Anything in English
Let’s send the National Guard to Washington, D.C., Chicago, and Portland. Let’s get rid of due process. Let ICE zip tie kids. Let’s indict my political enemies. And don’t forget to award me a Nobel Peace Prize. Nope.
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From the True Colors Department. See this from the New York Times:
Turning Point USA, the organization founded by the late right-wing activist Charlie Kirk, announced on social media that it will be hosting its own Super Bowl halftime show on Feb. 8, 2026, to counter the NFL’s choice of Bad Bunny.
On the flyer shared on social media, Turning Point USA is calling the initiative “The All-American Halftime Show,” celebrating “faith, family and freedom.” The flyer says that more information and musical artists will be announced at a later time. Following Kirk’s death last month, his wife, Erika Kirk, was named CEO of Turning Point USA.
The website provided for the halftime show currently displays a form that, aside from personal information, asks only one question: “What music genres would you like to see featured?” The options include: Anything in English, Americana, Classic Rock, Country, Hip Hop, Pop and Worship.
Since the NFL’s announcement almost two weeks ago of Bad Bunny being the featured artist for the Super Bowl LX halftime performance in Santa Clara, Calif., in February, there have been polarizing opinions on the choice.
As one of the most popular musical artists in the world, Bad Bunny has received support from many fans as the halftime choice selected by the NFL, along with Apple Music and Roc Nation, the entertainment company founded by Jay-Z. Others have voiced their disapproval, including President Donald Trump.
Same old, same old. Just gotta hate. Some things will never change.
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The “3rd Hour of Today” is live this morning from Tulsa, Oklahoma, and they opened the show with a marching band playing, you guessed it, “Oklahoma!” by Richard Rogers and Oscar Hammerstein. It is one of my favorite show tunes. It is also the official state song of Oklahoma. The featured photo is from this morning with Sheinelle, Dylan and Al looking over Tulsa’s Black Wall Street gear. Cool.
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There will be no postal service on Monday, October 13, 2025. The banks are also closed. The State of Texas doesn’t observe a holiday on October 13, 2025.
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Yesterday, the Astros got rid of two hitting coaches, the catchers coach, and an assistant general manager. You have to start somewhere, I guess.