The Closing

Cockfight in Mexico (1913)

What kind of. closing do you have following a cock fight? You know those illegal matches where knives are attached to the left leg of the bird. Both bleeding out is one possibility.  Remember Fight Club? Value-free animosity is the lingua franca of Trump World. "You know, they had a hard relationship, very bad, very bad relationship. And now we'll see how. they do and, if necessary--and it probably would be, but, if necessary--I'll go and I'll probably be able to close." Maybe Trump should wear a striped ref shirt and declare a TKO before someone gets put to sleep. Remember Benny Paret? The missing element is history. Why don’t these guys like each other? Whitewashing is literally what Project 2025 is doing to the Smithsonian. So what’s left? Social Darwinism which is the ultimate “zero sum.” Back to The Art of the Deal. What’s the score? You don’t get points for good behavior when the field starts to narrow and the contenders take off the gloves.

read "_RT" by Francis Levy, The East Hampton Star