Every week I'll be here to reveal and review some of my favorite moments from the internet. Whether it be binge-ing television shows, streaming sports or simply getting lost in a YouTube rabbit hole, I'm here to give you my top picks every Friday, as well as the perfect pairing to get into an optimal headspace for them.
This week, we're taking a look at the political climate through the lens of our presidents favorite medium for communicating, then trying to unwind a bit with some SNL news and some random commercial parodies.
Parks and Rekt!
Recommended Pairing: A jug of moonshine and a bag of trail mix.
Leslie Knope and her ragtag gang of government employees have been off the air for a few years now, though recent events in the Twitter-sphere might very well inspire an incredible new season — Netflix I hope you are paying attention.
Last week, the current President of the United States started cracking down on climate change. I don't mean like, he made strides for our country to rebuild its infrastructure to maintain the standards of a future economy with renewable energy sources like solar or wind. I mean he cracked down on the people who don't think climate change is a Chinese hoax. He moved to silence the community of scientists and researchers dedicating their lives to obtaining and analyzing data and coming up with ways to heal the planet.
These actions have had several interesting consequences and repercussions.
First, the aforementioned community of scientists have begun a movement to start moving away from the laboratories and into congress and other seats in government.
A second response to trying to strong arm compliance has been the instances of very snarky tweets about climate change facts sent directly from the official Twitter accounts of our parks. Here's a few good ones from Badlands National Park, the first of a growing list of agencies refusing to comply with draconian rules regarding scientific evidence and information
The administration had to actually demand the accounts be suspended to shut them up. Which totally worked, you know, except for the fact that it's pretty easy to open up a new account with a new handle and get your old followers to find you again.
So what are you doing now Parks service alt-accounts?
Alec Baldwin's Upcoming Emmy
Recommended Pairing: A yuge glass of milk, Trump Vodka, and Kahlúa to wash down a roasted Trump Steak.
Remember this from the debates?
Then, about a month after the election, do you remember this tweet?
Well one of the best things to come out of the week, simply from an entertainment point of view (aside from the fact that Trump's aides are concerned with the amount of television the President watches) is that Alec Baldwin will play Trump for an entire episode of an upcoming Saturday Night Live!
I can't wait. There is a chance that Alec makes Trump so mad we literally watch him tweet cuss words from the official POTUS handle on Twitter? Can you imagine how insane it's going to be to watch the episode on February 11, knowing full well that the Commander in Chief is glued to the television with steam coming out of his ears? Will it kill him? Will he try and have him arrested? There's literally no reaction too big for more to believe is possible!
And if, by some miracle, someone on his staff is able to keep his hands off of his phone in the aftermath of the show can you imagine what would happen if Alec gets nominated or wins an Emmy for his performance on the show? Trump might very well Nuke every national park.
We're doomed.
Commercial Backlash
Recommended Pairing: A twelver of Bud Light and a mid-priced sedan.
If you still have cable or are watching a pirated live stream of sports you're probably aware that every company now makes two or three commercials and then repeats them over and over until you either buy the godamned car they're selling or throw yourself off a cliff. Naturally that opens the door up for parody and recently I've stumbled upon a few good ones.
Chevy, as if expecting a backlash from their "Guy with a beard and a clipboard being kind of a dick to 'actual people'" campaign smartly partnered with the Lego Batman movie for a fun round of poking fun.
But the video that really captures anything near the hate that can be generated from seeing the same stupid commercial over and over and over again.
Every time one of those commercials comes on, I can't help but think to myself, What would happen if I could be selected to be one of the real people in that room? This guy gets pretty damn close, minus the accent.
I mean, who do they think they're fooling? I think to myself as I'm just sitting here in my brand new piece of shit Chevy Cruz with the fancy auxiliary port thing.
'Til next week.
Wanna see more of my favorite innerwebs finds? You can read the full "Mike's Favorite Things on the Innerwebs" series right here.
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