Test Day

     Today -- this afternoon -- should be interesting.  Mr. Trump's appearance before the court in Manhattan attracted some supporters and detractors but face it, it's Manhattan.  The people of NYC have got plenty else to do and a long tradition of cynicism and indifference.

     Miami?  Magic City.  Vice City.  Part of a vacation and retirement paradise and among big cities, it's in fourth place for the number of people with incomes below the Federal poverty level.  I'm told the traffic's pretty awful but there are a lot of people in the area with time on their hands.  And Florida is the land of Mr. Trump and Governor DeSantis, of The Villages* and the War On Woke.  (Miami's also been invaded by the Little Fire Ant, a pest with a bite painful far out of proportion to its size.  Make up your own metaphor.)

     Things could get slightly sporty.  On the other hand, the Florida Governor's popularity and not-exactly-supportive opposition to Mr. Trump may combine with the prospect of Federal hard time next to convicted J6 offenders to give pause to some prospective demonstrators.  It's hard to predict but not to worry: it'll play out on your TV and computer screens this afternoon, live, wall-to-wall and overheated.  There's probably even theme music already.
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* Which is like Portmeirion on the flat, just a seesaw panopticon and guardian blob away from an American version of The Prisoner.  Be seeing you!