I read that Trump wants to appoint Sebastian Gorka as czar of counter terrorism. Trump had hired Gorka, a protege of Steve Bannon, some sort advisory capacity at the beginning of his first term. Gorka did not last very long and disappeared into the creepy far right circles whence he came. This time maybe he will last longer. Gorka can make a real contribution to the Trump cabinet by balancing the home-grown incompetents and crack-pots with some Euro-trash.

The term “patriot” is everywhere I look. The accumulated low-lifes of our several “militias” all call themselves patriots. Trump calls the rioters of Jan 6 patriots. And a firm in Kirkwood MO calls itself Patriot Sunrooms and Windows. The old-time firearms company Mossberg had called their latest .22 rifle “Patriot.” But I see now that “Patriot” is now to be called “Patriot Predator,” with the intent, I suppose, of making it even more appealing to the bigoted boys in our militias.