The Friday Link for 8/22/25

Hi all.  Still taking a break from the Worst Thing Trump Did. My kids go off to college next week, and as I said, I'm trying to spend as much time with them as I can before I become an empty nester. 

But it's not like there aren't a lot of bad things going on right now.  Trump is ordering the miltiary into US cities, he ordered the DOJ to raid the home and office of a poltical rival today (and the DOJ eagerly obliged), he's making up fake mortagage fraud crimes to go after other poltical enemies, he is still rounding up people off the street, he's trying to find a way to throw out the 2026 election, he's actively helping genocide in Palestine, prices are skyrocketing for most Americans, school and healthcare are going to be destroyed, most of the world hates us, we're all goign to be a lot sicker, the Ag sector is on the verge of collapse, they're literelly taking the money from the poor and giving it to the rich, people are starving to death, racism is a main tentpole ideology for this Adminsitration, and every good thing about this country is being ground to a pulp.  

Yep, dark days indeed.  

There are a lot of little things that add context to what exactly is going on in this country.

I have posted the Anti-Chef multiple times.  He's a quirky cook who tackles complicated recipes, and over the years, he has become a pretty good cook himself.  What's funny is even though he clearly knows what he is going, and has all the tools one needs to be a great cook (RIP Silver Fox), he still makes an absolute mess in the kitchen.  He's relatable.

He's also Canadian.  A month plus ago, he announced he was leaving New York City. He didn't explain exactly why until this video came out 12 days ago, explaining why he is moving back to Canada.  In one of the nicest ways possible, he basically points to the current political climate here as a main reason (but not the only reason) he is leaving. 

Watch for yourself.

He won't say it directly, but it seems like Trump drove him out of the USA.

He did set up shop in Toronto, and he already has his first cooking video out, where he compares chicken and waffle recipes from noted chef Thomas Keller and Snoop Dogg...YES, that Snoop Dogg! 

I think the Snoop version looks great! 

Finally tonight, another Animated bit from Make Some Noise. 

Please be safe out there.  PLEASE stay up to date on your vaccinations.  

Have a good weekend.