There Were Zero Things Better This Week Than Willie Nelson Accidentally Owning Republicans

FANS TURN ON WILLIE: Country singer @WillieNelson was called just about every name in the book after announcing he's playing during an upcoming rally for Texas Democratic Senate candidate @BetoORourke. https://t.co/vgIv7Fgc0t pic.twitter.com/iJGcBJptlT

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FANS TURN ON WILLIE: Country singer @WillieNelson was called just about every name in the book after announcing he's playing during an upcoming rally for Texas Democratic Senate candidate @BetoORourke . https://t.co/vgIv7Fgc0t pic.twitter.com/iJGcBJptlT
ABC13 Houston (@abc13houston) September 13, 2018

Welcome to Good Stuff, HuffPosts weekly recommendation series devoted to the least bad things on and off the internet.

A few dozen Texas conservatives this week apparently decided they hated Willie Nelson because the country music star is planning to appear at a rally with Rep. Beto ORourke , the Democrat who is running against Sen. Ted Cruz in Novembers elections.

This isnt good so much as it is deeply rich and hilarious the idea of people finding out, after all these years, that Willie Effing Nelson might not be a dyed-in-the-wool Texas Republican like them. Willie, of course, is a hero of the pro-weed legalization movement and sits on the board of an animal welfare organization. Hes friends with the Clintons and the Obamas, and hes recorded Iraq War protest songs and tunes about gay cowboys: In 2005, Willie made an appearance on the Brokeback Mountain soundtrack. The next year, he recorded a cover of Ned Sublettes Cowboys Are Frequently, Secretly Fond of Each Other, which begins with these lyrics:

Well, theres many a strange impulse out on the plains of West Texas.
Theres many a young boy who feels things he cant comprehend.
And a small town dont like it when somebody falls between sexes.
No, a small town dont like it when a cowboy has feelings for men.

My guy hasnt exactly been subtle about his political beliefs, and the faux outrage (these people are all still going to listen to Willie Nelson, get real) immediately reminded me of something Sturgill Simpson said after he called our president a fascist fucking pig last year: Anybody thats surprised to hear me say that, thats going to unfollow me or stop buying my records, probably wasnt listening that closely anyway. Time to spend the weekend putting a little something in the air for old Willie, I guess. Travis Waldron

This Fk Yes Photo Of NY State Senate Candidate Alessandra Biaggi**

Perhaps the biggest story of the night in NY politics:
Democratic insurgents toppled 6 NY Senate incumbents who had aligned with Republicans.https://t.co/EJgFNjvCDb pic.twitter.com/ukoGsmmFYH

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Perhaps the biggest story of the night in NY politics:
Democratic insurgents toppled 6 NY Senate incumbents who had aligned with Republicans.https://t.co/EJgFNjvCDb pic.twitter.com/ukoGsmmFYH
Clifford Levy (@cliffordlevy) September 14, 2018

I cant stop looking at this outrageously happy photo of Alessandra Biaggi, the 32-year-old lawyer who beat state Sen. Jeffrey D. Klein in New Yorks Democratic primary on Thursday. Biaggi, who will most likely head to the state Legislature after Novembers general election, not only becomes yet another millennial woman to run and win, but she also toppled the head of the Independent Democratic Conference, a group of Democrats who caucused with Republicans in the New York State Senate.

In the above photo, captured by the New York Times, Biaggi has a wide, open-mouthed grin (is she in the middle of screaming yes?) and crinkled eyes, her fist raised powerfully into the sky. For many on the left, there have been few moments of genuine celebration since November 2016, so when they happen, there is something just utterly delicious about watching them unfold. Emma Gray

This F**k Yes Photo Of NY State Senate Candidate Alessandra Biaggi

Blake Livelys Delicious Thriller A Simple Favor

This Fk Yes Photo Of NY State Senate Candidate Alessandra Biaggi**