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I wasn’t going to talk about this plane crash but thanks to President Narcissist, now apparently I’m going to scream about it.

Therese Odell
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I am heartsick over the terrible plane crash that occurred last night over Washington DC when a U.S. Army Black Hawk helicopter collided with American Airlines Flight 5342 out of Wichita, Kansas. My thoughts are with the families and friends of those lost, and I hope they find peace.*

PolUGHTics

Ugh, there’s so much going on.

President Constitutional Crisis declared a halt to funding of a multitude of programs on Monday, including everything from Meals on Wheels to farm subsidies which also happened to shut down Medicaid portals in an illegal power grab. A federal judge immediately put a temporary kibosh on it, only to have the White House be like, “Well, we only meant to freeze funding to things in the Executive Orders,” (which is still illegal because Congress has powers of the purse, not the President) but the judge was like, “Yeah, no, that’s not how that works. The stay remains in place.”

Then Elon Musk sent an email to all federal employees offering them a “buyout” if they quit their jobs. Technically, it’s not a buyout — they will continue getting paid for eight months. It’s unclear if this is legal, and as with anything involving President Doesn’t Pay His Contractors, there is no guarantee that the administration would actually uphold this offer to anyone who leaves their jobs. If you are a federal employee: DO NOT ACCEPT THIS OFFER WITHOUT CONSULTING YOUR UNION.

An anti-vaxxer with a history of heroin abuse who also has brain worms had a confirmation hearing to take over the Department of Health and Human Services.

A conspiracy theorist who loves Putin and Bashar al-Assad and who belongs to a weird cult is currently having a confirmation hearing to be the director of national intelligence.

And an unqualified QAnoner who has promised vengeance on President Criminal’s enemies is having his confirmation hearing to be the head of the FBI.

*AND I WASN’T GOING TO POLITICIZE THIS TERRIBLE AIR CRASH BUT HERE WE GO: President Don’t Blame Me is literally on my television screen right now, blaming President Obama, President Biden, and Pete Buttigieg, as well as DEI programs and the air traffic controllers for the crash that took place last night. Never mind that this man chased the head of the FAA out on day one, fired the head of TSA, “eliminated all the members of a key aviation security advisory group,” hired a Real World/Road Rules Challenge star to be the Transportation Secretary, and froze hiring of new air traffic controllers who are woefully understaffed and stressed as it is.

He literally came onto the television and said, “We do not know what led to this crash, but we have some very strong opinions and ideas,” and proceeded to announce that while USUALLY we have an investigation into why a crash happens, he’s just going to spitball and assign blame BASED ON ABSOLUTELY NO INFORMATION, JUST HIS “COMMON SENSE.” This is absolutely appalling and NOT HOW AIRPLANE INVESTIGATIONS WORK, MY GOD.

LOOK. What is happening here is that President Sociopath knows this looks bad for him, especially since he immediately takes credit for anything good that happens when he’s in office. As a malignant narcissist, he can not handle the feeling of shame or embarrassment, and so he’s out here pointing the fingers at the previous administration and screaming about DEI to blame someone, anyone else for something that probably is no one’s actual fault, just a horrific human accident — WHICH SOMETIMES HAPPENS. I am literally stunned at the sheer monstrousness of this. STUNNED.

Rolling Stone has a comprehensive list of all the shit this administration has flooded the zone with that is worth your time to read over. And let there be no confusion, this is intentional. The administration is trying to overwhelm and exhaust the American people so that we will become complacent. That’s why it is so imperative that we have not just an opposition party that is willing to stand up to this nightmare — and where the hell the Democrats are right now remains to be seen — but also a media that is not afraid to tell us what is happening without fear of retribution.

It’s going to be a long four years, don’t let the bastards grind you down.

Here’s A BUNCH OF TV News

So, this is fascinating: In a short film written and directed by the creator of True Detective, Nic Pizzolatto, Matthew McConaughey, Woody Harrelson, Dennis Quaid, Billy Bob Thornton, and Renée Zellweger make an appeal to the Texas Legislature to bring back film and TV incentives:

It’s complicated: basically, Texas has had a TV and film incentive program since 2009, but we don’t fund it consistently, making it an unstable bet for production companies, especially when Georgia and New Mexico are right there. It will be interesting to see if this little plea moves the needle at all.

If you are like me, the news that Netflix will finally allow Apple users to download an entire season of a show with one button instead of having to download them episode by episode is one of those good news stories that also makes you realize how ridiculously spoiled we all are in this modern world.

Bill Burr is mad that Howie Mandel ambushed him with Billy Corgan who may or may not be his half-brother. I don’t even know, you guys.

In more dumbest possible feud news: reportedly, Spencer Pratt is still all hurt that Andy Cohen called Pratt’s wife Heidi Montag “trash,” back in 2011, and swears she’ll never be a Housewife even though she’s never been invited to be a Housewife.

To be fair-ish to Andy, it sounds like the insult happened when Pratt and Montag were aggressively seeding the rumor mills with stories about her being cast on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills in 2011, which clearly pissed Andy Cohen off. On Watch What Happens Live, Andy responded to the rumors by saying: “Professionally, I’m not supposed to discuss any negotiations, so I have to parse my words here. That trash is delusional, and I would sooner stab my knives into my own eyes than see her on this network.” Andy Cohen soon publicly apologized to Montag, expressing frustration with all the talk about the casting that was happening.

ANYWAY, this all came back to light this week when some fan suggested Montag be cast on RHOBH, and Pratt went off about how she would never be a Housewife and he’d never appear on Watch What Happens Live because of what Andy Cohen said 14 years ago. Andy Cohen apologized again (half-heartedly) on his Sirius XM radio show this week: “I apologized, so what I will say also is that was mean. That was 14 years ago, and what I really don’t like about it is referring to her as trash. That is, I do not, that makes me, I don’t like that at all and I’m really sorry about that, so I apologize again, I guess.” AND THAT WAS A LOT OF WORDS FOR A STORY ABOUT SPENCER PRATT AND HEIDI MONTAG, I AM SORRY, EVERYTHING IS TERRIBLE RIGHT NOW.

Renewals

In Development

Casting News

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R.I.P.

Ken Flores, Stand-up comedian

WATCH THIS

Mo: The best, most honest depiction of living in Houston I’ve ever seen is back for its second and sadly final season. But even if you’re not from Houston, you’ll enjoy this heartfelt little series. Netflix

You’re Cordially Invited: Reese Witherspoon and Will Ferrell star in this comedy about two families trying to preserve their respective weddings when they are double booked for the same location. Netflix

School Spirits: Season two. Paramount+

The Recruit: Season two. Netflix

Georgie & Mandy’s First Marriage: Georgie intrudes on Mandy’s new job in the winter premiere. 7 p.m., CBS

Ghosts: Mark demands to meet the silent investor in the winter premiere. 7:30 p.m., CBS

Matlock: Matty helps Olympia in a wrongful termination case in the winter premiere. 8 p.m., CBS

Scamanda: This documentary based on the popular podcast explores the curious case of Amanda Riley, the young mother who faked a cancer diagnosis. Premiere. 8 p.m., ABC

Elsbeth: Elsbeth suspects a charismatic leader of a wellness center in the death of a young man. Winter premiere. 9 p.m., CBS

Bookie: Season two.  Max

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