Week In Review October 3, 2025. I was waiting for Diddy to be…

I was waiting for Diddy to be sentenced, but theatre, friends, sometimes runs long!

· “I’ll take ‘things I never ever ever ever wanted to come to light,’ Alex.” — Sarah Ferguson, whose letters to Jeffrey Epstein evidencing a very close friendship in fact came to light this week.

· A little legal pro-tip to Erika Kirk: unless you’ve got a whole Weekend at Bernie’s thing planned, your announcement that you will sue anyone who speaks disparagingly about your dead husband (even if untrue), isn’t gonna even get to the courthouse steps. Dead people can’t be “defamed,” pumpkin.

· Another little legal pro-tip to JD Vance in relation to your speech this week in which you called for emergency room doctors to stop treating undocumented human beings, and suggested ICE arrest them: the EMTALA law (signed into law under Ronald Reagan), requires hospital emergency rooms to administer care to patients regardless of their immigration status or ability to pay. You went to law school, right?

· The “Quiet Part Out Loud” award goes this week to Senator Ted Cruz who said during a Senate hearing Tuesday, “Let’s stop attacking pedophiles!” Congratulations, sir! Normally, such a statement in Congress would be rewarded with an investigation by the FBI, a forced resignation, divorce papers from your wife, and mandatory therapy sessions where your children point to the doll and show what you did to them. In the current regime, however, your name has been submitted as a nominee for the Supreme Court.

· This week, Elon Musk asked his followers to cancel their Netflix accounts because the company aired a series (cancelled in 2023) which contained a transgender person. Elon, have you met Lady MacBeth? I think you guys would get along.

· “It’s completely unacceptable to see fat generals and admirals . . . it’s a bad look. This also means grooming standards. No more beards, long hair . . no more beardos.” — Pete Hegseth, speaking to the world’s leading commanders this week, and apparently telling them in very specific detail what he likes in a man.

· “It’s only a Shutdown if it’s from the Shutdown region of France. Otherwise it’s sparkling incompetence.” — [gov’t employee name redacted], sipping a Kir Royale, on the first day of her furlough.

· A new program in Maine is allowing prisoners to work remotely, developing new skills that train them for life on the outside. The New York Times reports that 32-year old inmate Preston Thorpe trained to be a software engineer and has actually purchased a home which he’ll be able to live in once released. Millennials, if you’re still out there trying to make ends meet, a little embezzlement or tax fraud down east goes a long way.

· “I’m baaaaaack!” — the statue of Jeffrey Epstein and Donald Trump holding hands on the national mall, even though the administration had it removed a week ago.

· This week, the NYC police arrested close to 200 men in a bathroom at Penn Station for engaging in sexual hookups. The bathroom has become a hotspot for people who use the app, Sniffies. I’m sorry, is it 1970? Also, Sniffies?

· This etiquette moment brought to you by Jacob Chansley, the dude with the ram headdress from January 6th fame, who has now sued the current president, inter alia, for $40 Million, claiming he is the rightful leader of the US. Suing the man who pardoned you is indeed amusing but considered inappropriate and somewhat rude among polite society.

· “They’re trying to equate Sean Combs to a pimp. He is not.” — defense attorney Driscoll on Friday, arguing for no jail time for his client. He’s not entirely wrong. He’s also an abuser and a rapist. Thanks, counselor, for the reminder to always tell the whole truth.

· The Washington Post reports that military leaders are concerned about Pete Hegseth’s hairbrained military defense strategies and “uninformed leadership,” notwithstanding Mr. Hegseth’s own military record, which includes watching every single episode of F-Troop and Hogan’s Heroes.

· This week, the public went appropriately sideways on Harleen Grewel, a MAGA pediatric dentist who joked on camera that she under-medicates her liberal or complaining patients to cause them more pain (which are children, by the way). She’s now complaining about the liberal left “canceling” her. Yeah, we do that when you admit to torturing kids.

· Apple Removed ICE tracking app from its app store, because, very technically speaking, Tim Cook is a punkassbitch. Waze, you’re up.

· The president has made a deal with some drug companies to sell discounted drugs using his new business, TrumpRX. All you have to do (seriously) is give him all your medical information, tho the site won’t promise what they’ll do with it. Also, notfornuthin, you can do the same thing (cheaper and with complete privacy) at GoodRx.

· Note to Trump Administration: Bad Bunny is a US Citizen.

· Answer there: He required Universities to sign an oath of loyalty, and to reshape their curriculum in accordance with his fascist beliefs and ideals, placing severe limits on academic freedom. Who is: Donald Trump, who this week threatened to withhold all government funding to universities if they did not sign his “Compact,” and agree to espouse more conservative values. No, I’m sorry. The correct answer is Adolph Hitler, who required Universities to subordinate academic education to his Nazi ideology.

· Posters being put up in and around Los Angeles: “Did you peak in high school? Are your kids embarrassed by you? Do you consider yourself an ‘alpha male’ even though women can’t stand you? Are you afraid your legacy is missing committing domestic terrorism? Join ICE!”

· This week’s Uncle Tom award goes to Eric Adams, who — pursuant to being commanded by the Trump administration to do so (and with the promise of a federal position for appropriate step-n-fetchit behavior) — dropped out of the New York mayoral race, in an attempt to give Cuomo a better chance against Mamdami, who is growing in popularity. Your award comes with a red dog collar that says “Reek” and minstrel lessons from Clarence Thomas so you can learn how to shuffle appropriately around the president, suh.

In September of 1947, amid a[nother very] dark time in our history, Henry Fonda, Lucille Ball and others founded the Committee for the First Amendment to safeguard our rights as McCarthyism and its cousin, fascism (couched in protection against communism) spread across the US. This week, Fonda’s daughter, Jane, relaunched the Committee.

These are the creative artists who have (as of the date of this communication) been confirmed as having signed on this effort: Spike Lee, J. J. Abrams, Barbra Streisand, Whoopi Goldberg, Natalie Portman, Aaron Sorkin, Judd Apatow, Quinta Brunson, John Legend, Janelle Monáe, Billie Eilish, Lily Tomlin, Mandy Patinkin, Anne Hathaway, Kerry Washington, Pedro Pascal, Viola Davis, Susan Sarandon, Ben Stiller, Alyssa Milano, Julianne Moore, Julia Louis-Dreyfus, Bill Maher, Glenn Close. There will be more, to be sure, and while none of them individually are necessarily the resistance we need to push back against what is surely the lesson we need to learn again about the dangers of fascism and the evils of worshipping only capitalism, each of them, individually, put their reputation on the line.

Many of us don’t have the clout or financial means to stand up right now in all areas of our lives. I get it. But here is my ask of you: do what you can, at least a little, because it’s now or never. Californians? Vote yes of 50 (even if it stings your sense of fairness) — we’re in a fight for our lives. Stop shopping at Target (we must use our dollars for justice). Put up a yard sign. Download the ICEblock app. Stay woke. This is not a drill.