Late to the Pol
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Late to the Pol

My political commentary and opinions are all found here. May or may not involve falling up the stairs, falling off a stationary bike, or shaking hands with ghosts.


TIME Magazine's Bizarre Admission of Election Shenanigans, Ch. 1 - Priming the Audience

15 Feb 2021 5 minute read 13 comments LateToTheParty

Introduction Joe Biden is now the POTUS. Donald Trump lost in his legal challenges and is no longer in the White House. The results are clear and we should all move on, right? Well, not exactly as questions surrounding the votes in states like Arizon...

Gina Carano's Firing is Yet Another Example of Why Cancel Culture is Cancer

12 Feb 2021 2 minute read 2 comments LateToTheParty

Actress and former-MMA fighter Gina Carano has been fired by Lucasfilm. Before her dismissal, she played the role of Cara from The Mandalorian, a Star Wars televisions series. In their statement, LucasFilm described her tweets as "abhorrent" with muc...

Alexandria Ocasio Smollett, a Case of Pathological Lying for Clout

4 Feb 2021 1 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty

On February 2, 2021, New York representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez did a livestream on Instagram Live (archive) to recount her experience during the January 6th Capitol riots. She claimed that the rioters were actively looking for her, shouting he...

Joe Biden's Inauguration Puts His Popularity Into Question

21 Jan 2021 1 minute read 10 comments LateToTheParty

On January 20, 2021, Joe Biden officially became the 46th President of the United States. This came off of an unprecedented general election performance where he received 80 million votes, the most a presidential candidate has ever gotten. However, t...

Parler may be Coming Back by the End of January

20 Jan 2021 1 minute read 1 comment LateToTheParty

Twitter-alternative, Parler, may be up and running by the end of this month. After the January 6th Capitol protests and riots, Apple and Google removed the Parler app from their respective stores under allegations of inciting violence. In addition to...

The U.S. Will Lift Self-Imposed Restrictions on Contact With Taiwan

10 Jan 2021 2 minute read 0 comments LateToTheParty

On January 9, 2021, Mike Pompeo announced that he will lift the United States' self-imposed restrictions on contact with Taiwan. In his press statement, he said the following: Taiwan is a vibrant democracy and reliable partner of the United States,...

Trump Supporters Chose the Wrong Way to Protest the Election Results

6 Jan 2021 1 minute read 2 comments LateToTheParty

Today, at Washington, D.C., in January 6, 2021, several Trump supporters began the March to Save America to protest the 2020 general election results. The protesting escalated into violence with law enforcement, effectively making it more of a riot....