No More Mister Nice Blog

Here's a disheartening headline in The New York Times:
Without a Border ‘Invasion,’ Texas G.O.P. Turns to an Old Enemy, Islam
Republican politicians and strategists in Texas are amping up anti-Muslim rhetoric as a way to energize Republican voters after several elections when the border was the animating force....

Here's a response to Bad Bunny's joyful Super Bowl halftime show:
Beyonce and Ricky Martin performed at Bush's 2000 inaugural is a thing I think about a lot when considering how much more culturally isolated and extreme the right has become.
— Zeddy (@zeddary.bsky.social) February 9, 2026 at 10:16 AM...

It's almost time...
How will the headliner, Kid Rock, celebrate Faith, Family, and Freedom? I assume that a recent flurry of negative publicity means that he won't be performing this early hymn:
... social media users honed in on Kid Rock’s 2001 song, “Cool, Daddy Cool,” which contains the lyrics, “Young ladies, young ladies, I like ’em underage, see some say that’s statutory (but I say that’s mandatory).”...

The New York Times has published another roundtable discussion about the potential for President Trump and his allies to prevent a free and fair election in November. The participants, once again, are Jamelle Bouie, Michelle Cottle, and David French...