Patrick Baughman of Sioux City West made a stand for trans rights and against banning books as his school’s valedictorian last Saturday. A full story and a video of his stand can be seen here at iowastartingline. Excellent job,  Patrick. People like you give us hope. (1 minute):

Well, was it all you expected Thursday night as details slowly rolled out about the indictment of perhaps the most in-our-faces criminal ever. Trump has been committing his crimes pretty much out in the open and daring someone to do something about it. He no doubt felt his stature and his braggadocio would somehow shield him from paying for his crimes.

The very act of indicting the former president is indeed a super stress test for our democracy. For a nation founded on the principal that no person is above the law, this is really the first time it has been tested with someone of Trump’s stature. Were there no indictments it would signal a huge and possible fatal flaw in our system.

But the test is only beginning. The former guy has a huge contingent of believers who will be more than willing to take the country down rather than let their hero face justice. We have already seen a preview of that 2.5 years ago. Believe me, Trump truly believes he can intimidate the country into letting him go free.

In other news President Biden continues have a great presidency, even as Trump backers in congress try to create bogus charges for an impeachment.

Good grief – but boy what a week!

A) Trump will be arraigned in Miami next Tuesday. What is the next day (Wednesday) in Trump’s life?

B) Speaking of spy stuff, what extremely notorious Soviet double agent died in maximum security prison in Colorado Monday?

C) Significant news in the world of cats this week. Science has come up with a shot that could act as a potential what for cats for as much as a lifetime?

D) Gay Pride: We often hear of the Stonewall riots. What city did the Stonewall riots take place in?

E) When the indictment was unsealed Friday, how many counts was Mr. Trump charged with?

F) In Iowa, how many people applied for money for private school vouchers?

G) How much of a dent will those vouchers put in the public school funding next school year?

H) Big news in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine: a dam over what river in Ukraine caused massive flooding and other damage last week?

I) The first act by lawyers for Donald Trump after the indictments were announced was to do what?

J) In Washington, DC a woman sued her neighbor and won because of the problems caused by the neighbors use of what?

K) The play “The Laramie Project” deals with the aftermath of the murder of what 21 year old gay man in Laramie, Wyoming?

L) In Iowa politics this week what Senate Minority Leader was removed and replaced in leadership by Pam Jochum?

M) President Biden sent firefighters to help what country as more than 400 wildfires raged out of control in that country?

N) One of the spurs to President Biden’s action was smoke choking the air in what part of the US?

O) What televangelist who was one of the leaders in mixing evangelicals and extreme right wing politics died this week at age 93?

P) The Biden Administration was sued by what drug company that alleged that the Medicare Negotiation Law forced them to sell their products at government determined prices?

Q) Mexican President Obrador has told Mexican-Americans not to vote for what presidential candidate due his policies that are hostile to Latinos?

R) While it was labeled a ‘merger’ the truth was that it was a hostile takeover of the PGA golf tour and its counterpart in Europe by whom?

S) What state approved the first publicly funded religious charter school in the nation last week?

T) The year long downward spiral low lighted by a ‘town hall’ with Donald Trump ended last week for what CNN CEO?

Mike Pence is wrong. Indicting a former President does NOT send “the wrong” message to the world. Conversely, it sends the EXACT message to the rest of the world that we want to have communicated. Mike Pence continues to be a coward. – Jack Hopkins tweet

Answers:

A) His 77th birthday. Happy birthday, ~~~*&%$^

B) Robert Hanssen, notorious double agent responsible for many CIA deaths etc.

C) birth control shot that could last years, maybe for life

D) NYC 

E) 37

F) 10,000

G) $76,000,000

H) Dnipro

I) Resign as Trump’s lawyers

J) Medical Marijuana

K) Matthew Shepard

L) Zach Wahls

M) Canada

N) the northeastern states mostly – New York and Pennsylvania

O) Pat Robertson

P) Merck

Q) Florida governor DeSantis

R) The Saudi Arabian backed LIV golf tour

S) Oklahoma – this one really smells

T) Chris Licht.

DeSantis Rounds Up Disney Characters and Puts Them on Bus to New York. – Andy Borowitz