Darwinian Twitter Talk

Someone told me the other day that Oliver appeared on Twitter, dressed in his Halloween costume of Jake from State Farm. I think I set up a Twitter account a while back, but I haven't ever twittered, and today as I traversed the highways and byways of this great and insane city, Twitter-like thoughts were really the only thoughts that I had. Other than those thoughts, I spent a bit of time shedding tears, but I can't really tell you about all of that, so here's the diversion. Twitter thoughts. You know the kind, I think. Sentences or groups of words that are less than 140 characters. Is that right?

Anyhoo.

That's Darwin up there, and his wise old lined face and weird pancake index finger, his shushing motion, gives me comfort.

I gaze at him in response to the agita I feel reading about the new Repubs in town, and the old Repubs with new power.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.

Evidently, the estimable Republican senator from Oklahoma, Jim Inhofe, uses verses from the Old Testament to deny climate change as a human problem. He is poised to become the head of the United States Senate Committee on Environment and Public Works.

Here's what he told a group of Christian youth:

“[T]he Genesis 8:22 that I use in there is that ‘as long as the earth remains there will be seed time and harvest, cold and heat, winter and summer, day and night.’ My point is, God’s still up there. The arrogance of people to think that we, human beings, would be able to change what He is doing in the climate is to me outrageous.”

I think that was too long for a proper Twitter, but it gives me the shivers.

Holy shit.

Let go and let God, at best.

I wish Darwin would appear to Inhofe in a dream with his finger against his lips like the photo. I imagine Inhofe would think it was God Himself and perhaps shut up.

I don't even feel bullied into voting anymore by those who rattle on about who died or was chained to give us the privilege to vote. I vote, but purely on principle.

I don't believe that my vote counts for a bean, to tell you the truth. Or yours.

I vote so I can visit the Korean church down the street or the Lawrence of La Brea Morroccan rug store.

Kids in Florida with epilepsy won't be able to legally try cannabis to stop their seizures, but their older brothers and fathers can stand their ground and protect themselves with assault rifles if they feel threatened.

Shhhhhhhhhhhh.

Evidently a few red states whose residents have benefitted the most from the Affordable Care Act, insured for the first time, voted for conservative governors who want to repeal the reforms.

I think that was too long for a proper Twitter, but it gives me the shivers.

I try not to think some people are stupid, but I'm going to go out on a limb and say it.

Some people are stupid.

That Inhofe keeps his smarts in a leaky bucket, someone said today.

Twitter, twitter, twitter, twitter, twitter, twitter.

Shhhhhhhhhhhhh.