Melodía J. Parker

Category: Commentary

  • If you’re running for office, don’t be an idiot.

    If you’re running for office, don’t be an idiot.

    I can’t believe I have to say this, it should be a given, but some people insist on being idiots: if you’re running for an office (any office), then don’t be an idiot. Ethan Wechtaluk (EthanForMD on social media) is one who decided to be an idiot. Let me tell you the sad tale of Ethan Wechtaluk.

    He didn’t have much of a chance anyway, as he was running in the Democratic primary for Maryland’s 6th congressional district. Though I’m not in District 6, I was well aware that the top two candidates there are April McClain Delaney and David Trone. It was really a toss-up as to who would win the primary since both are very visible candidates. At the time of this posting, Delaney is the projected winner. District 6 really could’ve gone either way to her or to Trone.

    However, a man named Ethan Wechtaluk really thought he could win the race. He prides himself on being a “Democratic Socialist,” but he’s no Mayor Zohran Mamdani! He latched onto talking points that are popular on social media, thinking this would make him “stand out” in the District 6 race. However, a false story about our governor, Wes Moore, had come out from the disinformation and misinformation bots. Ethan Wechtaluk decided that he would now latch himself onto this, since it was a hot topic for a short while before Governor Moore and others shut it down.

    Wechtaluk proudly posted his bad take on Threads, where he was rightfully called out by several people for posting lies about Governor Moore. I was one of the people who called him out. Instead of realizing he was wrong and apologizing, he doubled down on his stupidity and blocked everyone who called him out (and, yes, I was one of them). Since Wechtaluk decided to be an idiot, I decided that I would watch the District 6 race to see him get humiliated. And, yes, he lost badly!

    These are the results, at the time of this posting. I highlighted the loser in yellow.

    He didn’t even make it in the top three! This is what happens when you’re an idiot. He might have been able to fool 2,256 people, but that was all. I hope Wechtaluk learned something from this. He probably didn’t, but he certainly got humbled in the primary! He really thought he could beat Delaney or Trone! He couldn’t even get past Alexis Goldstein!

    Ethan Wechtaluk, this is what you get for being an idiot! Now, go try working on not being an idiot, so maybe you’ll have a better chance of at least being number three (since you’ll never be one or two) the next time you want to play politics.

  • It is the Kennedy Center forever, no matter what Drumpf tries to do!

    It is the Kennedy Center forever, no matter what Drumpf tries to do!

    I was “live Threading” all day on June 12, 2026, and into the early hours of June 13, 2026 (here, here, and here). On June 12, 2026, the illegal graffiti and vandalism on the Kennedy Center were to be removed by midnight, as per the final court order. I stayed with the live feeds for about 14 hours. I, along with millions of others, wanted to see that disgusting graffiti finally removed from the Kennedy Center.

    I had a feeling they were going to violate the court order. By 12 pm on June 12, 2026, they were nowhere close to finishing the scaffolding. It was clear what was going to happen as the workers kept taking long breaks. Then a pop-up storm came, and they were gone for several hours.

    By the time the deadline hit, midnight, they were STILL working on the scaffolding. Just how high does this scaffold need to be? Then, the tarps came down. The moment we had all been waiting for and tarps were deployed so that we could not see it. This was done on purpose. Drumpf threw a big tantrum when he was told his graffiti had to come off the Kennedy Center. He waited until the last possible moment to do this, remember the judge gave him TWO weeks to remove it, and he still chose to have it done at the very last minute. Then, to add insult to injury, the tarps were put up so that we could not see the removal.

    Drumpf was hoping that no one would see his name being removed. His name should have NEVER been put up there in the first place! As the judge correctly said in his order, the Kennedy Center is a living memorial to beloved President John F. Kennedy. Only Congress can change the name of the Kennedy Center. And because it is a memorial, Congress won’t change it. Despite the number of idiotic Drumpfers in Congress, there are more people with functioning brains in Congress who will not allow the Kennedy Center to be renamed.

    Now, just think about how Drumpf’s name was added to the building. They used a scissor lift truck and quite possibly caused irreparable harm to the building in the process. They didn’t care about the damage they were causing when they put the dictator’s name up. Then, when it is ordered that his name be removed, now he wants to use a big scaffold and tarp. It’s obvious that he’s angry that he was told NO for the first time in his pathetic life.

    I see people trying to defend the emotional support tarp by claiming it’s needed to fix the damage Drumpf did. I don’t believe that for one second. Drumpf likes destroying things, and he absolutely loves to see the aftermath of his destruction. Look what he did to the East Wing. He made sure he rubbed that in our faces. So, no, the emotional support tarp is because he can’t handle being told NO, and now he will make all of us suffer because he’s a big toddler.

    The emotional support tarp can’t stay up forever. It WILL come down. The Kennedy Center will FOREVER and ALWAYS be the Kennedy Center, no matter what Drumpf tries to do.