Kinky Sex October 11, 2026October 11, 2026 But first . . . > Rachel Maddow interviews Ari Emanuel. So fun. (What brothers these are! Ari–business, Zeke-health, Rahm–government.) I can’t wait to read Roll The Calls. > So now, after more than a decade of pretending that he is not associated with Russia . . . More on this tomorrow, but it’s a must-read. Feel free to jump the gun. Also: Trump’s Russian Diesel Deal: 7 Days of Fuel at What Cost? (2 minutes) > My ballot’s in the mail. To check on yours or find your early-voting place, visit Iwillvote.com. See you this coming Saturday! And now . . . Bondage Photos Weren’t Part of the Campaign Plan. Chris Gallant [is] a Long Island-raised Black Hawk pilot in the Army National Guard who flew choppers during one of his two tours in Kuwait, worked for five years as an air traffic controller at John F. Kennedy International Airport, serves as a volunteer firefighter and is an unabashed gun owner as well as a union man who posed for those photos almost 17 years ago, not because he was manipulated but because he was into it. . . . It is well known that Republicans — especially those in Congress — have sex only for purposes of reproduction, never recreation; do not fantasize about sex; and certainly do not fantasize about anything kinky. (Given that an estimated 61% of the adult population watches porn, it may fairly be inferred that they are all be Democrats and Independents.) Republicans consider having fun with sex shameful and reason enough to vote against Chris Gallant. Plus, they love that his opponent votes with Trump 95% of the time, which is why things are going so well. It’s never been easier for Long Islanders to make ends meet; and when they travel abroad (on planes, one hopes, guided into and out of JFK by air traffic controllers who do not enjoy recreational sex) they are proud to say they voted for Trump, winner of the inaugural FIFA Peace Prize. And yet one wonders. What if kinky sexual fantasies, or kinky sex itself, were not restricted to progressives and independents? And while we’re at it — Why Are So Many Anti-LGBTQ Republicans Interested in Queer Sex? (Did you know that red states record more Google searches for trans porn than blue states?) Ultimately, it seems to me, it’s about freedom. Which used to be a conservative value. The whole point of being an American — the great thing — is that we are granted inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness in any damn way we want, and certainly in the privacy of our bedrooms, so long as it’s legal and not hurting anybody else. Everything Chris has done has been legal and consensual. What does any of it have to do with the price of gas or groceries? And by the way? Where ARE the unredacted Epstein files? Chris has nothing to hide. Does the Trump? Was everything HE did legal and consensual? Not according to at least one lawsuit he lost. Or according to that allegation the FBI seemed to take seriously that he required oral sex of an unwilling 13-year-old. If the freedom-loving conservatives of NY-1 could vote for Trump three times and aren’t comfortable giving him un-checked reign over the next two years, maybe they’ll give Chris a pass on his kinky pics, or even enjoy them. Kinks aside, Chris has something of an action-hero’s resume. No bone spurs, he.