It’s Tuesday. I know everyone loses their shit if I put up anything political but you’re just going to have to deal with it today. Our assbag of a President released this tweet yesterday and once again it’s complete misinformation. First, Bubba Wallace did nothing wrong and therefor has nothing to apologize for. Second, it was not a hoax. An FBI investigation determined that Wallace was not the victim of a hate crime and that the pull rope fashioned like a noose had been on a garage door at the speedway since as early as October. After the FBI’s investigation, Wallace said that he was thankful that the noose wasn’t intended for him but that he doesn’t think the ensuing investigation was an overreaction. He thanked his fellow drivers and NASCAR for their overwhelming support.

Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham (South Carolina) said in an interview with Fox News Radio that Wallace’s reaction to the noose “made perfect sense” and commended NASCAR for supporting him. “You saw the best in NASCAR. When there was a chance that it was a threat against Bubba Wallace, they all rallied to Bubba’s side. So I would be looking to celebrate that kind of attitude more than being worried about it being a hoax,” Graham said.

And third, NASCAR viewership on Fox networks is up +8% since returning from its pandemic hiatus on May 17. In addition, NASCAR said ratings on NBC for Sunday’s race at Indianapolis were up 46% from last year’s event there.

Seriously, please take a moment to check that your voter registration is up-to-date or register for the first time at:

https://www.vote.org

If your state doesn’t have mail-in voting, you can request an absentee ballot here:

https://www.vote.org/absentee-ballot/

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It’s Monday. We had a lot of heat and humidity over the holiday weekend and there doesn’t appear to be an end in sight. My weekend started on Friday when the girlfriend and I decided to take the Vette out for a cruise along the Illinois river. On Saturday we went to a cookout and got stuffed. And since most public fireworks shows were canceled, practically everyone in the neighborhood had fireworks of their own. So no matter where you looked there was plenty of fireworks lighting up the night sky. My Sunday was just lazy. Did some reading out in the sun and then caught the Nascar Cup series race at Indy. Not a bad weekend.

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It’s Sunday! Did everyone get through the holiday with all ten digits in tact? I’m good but I can’t say the same for my gut. I went to a small family party yesterday afternoon and had way too much to eat. It was damn tasty at the time but I’m paying for it now.

I think I’m going to take it easy today, kick back and watch the Nascar race at Indy. Surprisingly, Jimmy Johnson won’t be in the race because he tested positive for Covid-19 as did his wife. It looks like it’ll be up to backup driver Justin Allgaier to put the #48 Camaro into the wall this week!

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Uggg… so damn full.