A street corner in Irvine

The anti-ICE forces were out, loud and accompanied by bagpipes. Yes, bagpipes.

So, um … eh …

I pulled up to the wrong address.

It was earlier this morning. I wrote down the location for an anti-ICE rally in Irvine, arrived and … nothing. Some buildings. A pigeon or two. A sidewalk. And I thought to myself, “Hmm, maybe the mojo has vanished. Maybe people are tired. Maybe it’s a Friday afternoon, and HBO is airing a ‘Winning Time’ marathon, and people are a wee-bit exhausted.”

Then, I looked at my GPS. Wrong address.

So I hopped back in the car and headed toward 2020 Main Street, where—outside the offices of MGR Real Estate—a shit ton of people stood and barked and marched and waved signs and chanted chants and … and …

The spirit remains alive.

Hell, there were even bagpipes. And one can never go wrong with bagpipes¹ …

For me, rallies are a merging of six Red Bulls and a couple o’ lines of coke. And while I’ve never drank a Red Bull or snorted cocaine, I’ve been told the immediate impact (well before the shakes and 15 months of rehab) is a jolt of unbridled energy. That’s what this rally was—energy. Powerful energy. The type of energy that screams, EVEN THOUGH ALL OFTEN FEELS LOST AND SOMETIMES YOU’RE PROFOUNDLY LONELY IN YOUR PATRIOTIC DEPRESSION, HOPE IS ALIVE AND PEOPLE ARE GOOD AND TRUMP IS A VILE VOMIT PUDDLE WHO IS FAR CLOSER TO DEATH THAN BIRTH.

Deep breaths, Jeff.

Deep breaths.

In short, I love the rallies. And here are a few things I’ve noticed of late:

• More and more young people are attending. Which is no small trick, because the whole political puzzle is finding ways to engage folks under, oh, 40. I’m seeing actual engagement.

• Sign creativity is at a premium. They just keep getting better and better. And game raises game. For example …

• Trump is increasingly unpopular. And so are his initiatives. I don’t know how much is Epstein-driven, but, man … very few Americans are happy with what’s going down. And even though Orange Blog Douche views his power as absolute, it’s anything but. Just look at what happened today with the Supreme Court. Trump whined about the court’s “lack of loyalty.” Bruh, it doesn’t work that way.

• Honking. More honking. More honking. When these rallies began, you’d hear reluctant honking of support. That has changed. People are honking—LOUDLY. Proudly. It’s dope.

PS: MGR Real Estate has been accused of renting space to ICE. The company is denying such. We will look into this and report back.

1. Unless they’re being played at your funeral. But, since it’s your funeral, you wouldn’t even know there are bagpipes. So you’re good.