Tonight my husband and I went to dinner at a restaurant on the street that has been designated the de facto drag by people who need to show off their mufflerless, jacked up pickup trucks and Oakley sunglasses.
As we exited the restaurant, a couple standing nearby pulled us aside.
“Excuse me. Do you know what is happening?”
“Oh, yes. This is the drag.”
“Missoula has a DRAG?!” They made a face like they smelled a fart.
“Yeah. Started during Covid, which was slightly more understandable. I guess they just couldn’t let go of the good time.”
“Ugh. I’m surprised it’s legal. We just watched a guy going about 90 past Lowe’s.” The couple seemed really put off.
“It gets really fun closer to the election when they all start flying their Trump flags.”
What life choices could lead someone to believe loudly driving up and down the busiest street in town is the most fun thing to do on a Saturday night. Perhaps a criminal conviction that requires them to stay at least 500 feet away from children?
When we got in the car, my husband said, “Maybe you shouldn’t have said the thing about Trump flags. You don’t know their political affiliation.”
“I don’t care,” I said.
If they’re Trump voters, they’ve already voted for someone who bragged about sexual assault. They’ve already supported a man who said white supremacists were very fine people. They’ve already overlooked that he called other countries shithole countries. They’ve been fine with Trump’s humanitarian violations, religious discrimination, blatant lies. Encouraging people to drink bleach while getting a vaccine for a virus he claimed didn’t exist.
They’ve already been fine with Trump’s election denying, insurrection, stolen classified documents, r@pe of E. Jean Carroll, nepotism, scores of felony charges. They don’t mind that Trump has watched past associates go to jail for crimes committed on his behalf. Or that he’s currently planning to overthrow the government and end democracy as we know it if he’s elected again. He’s planning mass deportations of his political enemies.
So, yeah, I think obnoxiously driving up and down the drag is the least offensive thing Trump followers do. And I don’t really care who knows it.
If you saw my chat, you know I’ve been vacillating on changing the name of Project 2025 Takedown. What do you guys think about the name Democracy Defenders? It sounds a bit lofty, but that’s where we’re at isn’t it? You are a savior, a hero of choice and agency — even if being a hero just means casting your ballot for Joe Biden — the only presidential candidate who doesn’t want to restore the monarchy and crown himself king.
What a week it was for news, eh?
Perhaps this explains some things: We learned that a parasitic worm has been composting RFK, Jr’s brain, and somehow it Cyrano de Bergerac-ed him into running for president.
As usually, the best thing we got out of this news was the Tweets.
Did you have a favorite Tweet this week? Let’s hear about it in the comments.
We also watched MTG learn just how irrelevant she actually is, and Biden took more responsibility for bombs in Gaza than we’ve seen before. Will it be enough to keep Palestinian protesters from showing up to ruin the Democratic Convention in August? Doubtful.
The Trump trial continued with some seriously disturbing sexual details from Stormy Daniels. If you need to erase everything Stormy told us about Trump’s bedroom prowess, I hear RFK, Jr knows where to get a brain worm.
Speaking of storms, a massive solar storm produced the most incredible Northern Lights I’ve ever seen.
Onward, Democracy Defenders!
My husband would have said the same thing if I were in a similar situation. We all need to amp up our courage and speak out —even with strangers. Good for you.
Keep project 2025 takedown. It's important that the info about this playback is consistent across channels. Thx for what you are doing to shine a light on this heinous plan!