Someone close to me lost a loved one a couple of days ago. I reached out to her, and we just talked. About grief. I have dealt with grief. She is now dealing with it. I mention this because Sheinelle Jones made it back to Studio 1A on “Today” this morning. Sheinelle took some time…

The following isn’t surprising. MAGA has been stirring this up for a while. See this from AP: ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. (AP) — Florida plans to become the first state to eliminate vaccine mandates, a longtime cornerstone of public health policy for keeping schoolchildren and adults safe from infectious diseases. State Surgeon General Dr. Joseph Ladapo,…

The NFL season kicks off tomorrow night on NBC. The NFL Commissioner was on “Today” this morning, and he strongly hinted that the league was in discussions with the Taylor Swift camp on her performing at the Super Bowl next February. Nice. _____ Look for the bare necessitiesThe simple bare necessitiesForget about your worries and…

Folks know Commentary watches “Today” every morning.  I was glad to hear Savannah Guthrie announce that Sheinelle Jones would be returning at the end of this week. See this from the “Today website: Sheinelle Jones is returning to TODAY following the devastating death of her husband, Uche Ojeh, in May. The 3rd Hour of TODAY co-host will…

September I’ll remember A love once new has now grown old Is from “April Come She Will” by Paul Simon. _____ From the Don’t Bogart that Joint, My Friend Department, I have to hand it to Evan Mintz for making the call to put GOP West Texas DA Sarah Stogner smoking a joint on the…

“Lost in Space” was a sci-fi TV series in the 1960s about the Robinson astronaut family that was, well, lost in space. The series featured a robot who would say “danger, danger” and “danger, Will Robinson” and “it does not compute” when sensing a dangerous situation or not understanding certain predicaments in outer space. This…

This is from Houston Public Media: Bike lanes, police department policies, street closures and crosswalks — those were among the topics addressed by more than 90 speakers during the Houston City Council’s first-ever evening-time public comment session on Tuesday. “I think this is a great first start,” said council member Mario Castillo, who spearheaded the…

Swifties and many others throughout the planet celebrated the huge engagement news yesterday. It was joyful and great. Of course, we have two bozos running in the Texas MAGA primary next year for U.S. Senator. One of the bozos used the big engagement announcement to go after the other bozo in a classless move. See…

I know it is a tad early, but California Governor Gavin Newsom is making the case to be the Democrat’s nominee for president in 2028. He’s taking the fight right at MAGA. On redistricting and on trolling. See the latest from a California ABC TV affiliate: SACRAMENTO, Calif. — As campaigning for Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Proposition 50 ramps…

I saw this tweet yesterday: Poppy Northcutt @poppy_northcutt Some folks think quorum breaks & filibusters don’t matter since the GOPers have the votes to win anyway. If those folks were right the GOPers would have just shrugged it off instead of trying to get Dems arrested & breaking the rules to silence @CarolforTexas @harrisdemocrats Here…