A Week of Full Moon Lunacy
February began under a full moon. A month featuring exactly four weeks that begin on Sunday and end on Saturday, a phenomenon that happens only once every 823 years. With this in mind, strange and disturbing events have ruled the start. Some blame the moon.
The spectacle of full moon lunacy refers to the curious behaviors and heightened emotions that often seem to coincide with the full moon. Many people report feeling restless, energetic, or unusually impulsive during this lunar phase. While some attribute these changes to folklore and tradition, others notice genuine shifts in mood or activity patterns. The full moon’s bright illumination is believed by some to amplify feelings and inspire creativity, but it can also lead to a sense of chaos or disorder.
This same full moon amplified feelings during the recent Grammy broadcast. Accepting an award for some tune that hardly anyone had heard of, composer Billie Ellish decided that this was the appropriate forum for her to weigh in with her profound thoughts on immigration practices in the US. She felt compelled to remind the world that America is Native Land. “No one is illegal on stolen land”, she declared during her award acceptance speech. Turns out her multi-million dollar mansion is on the Tongva tribe’s ancestral land. No sign that she’s welcoming them for a dinner at her home.
Super Bowl halftime entertainer, Bad Bunny also felt it necessary to chime in with the following brilliant remark while accepting a Grammy. “Before I say thanks to God, I'm going to say, ICE out.” The Heinous Hare was wildly applauded and cheered by the attendees including Supreme Court Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson. She was seen on camera grinning and clapping for a number of entertainers who made far left comments. Unseemly and unusual for a Justice. Meanwhile the Heinous Hare gathered up his awards and retreated to his multi-million dollar mansion where he dined on carrots grown on stolen land.
The House Financial Services Committee and Senate Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs committees interviewed Secretary of the Treasury Scott Bessent this week. In his testimony before both groups, it was clearly evident that the full moon had definitely affected their judgement and ability to ask salient questions. At one point during the House hearings Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters asked committee Chairman French Hill, "Can you shut him up?" because she didn’t like his attitude or answers. Of course, Mad Max was the epitome of decorum, badgering him during her allotted time.
Not to be outdone Senator Elizabeth Warren got into a fiery exchange with Secretary Bessent, accusing him of lacking a clear plan and resorting to insults instead of answers. Bessent wasn’t having it, saying the President has made progress in trying to dig out of a hole dug by the prior administration. “There is an affordability crisis, and you Senator were front and center in it. He (the President) is saying that trying to lay the blame at this administration, rather than the Biden-Warren economy, is a hoax.”
Entitled entertainers and politicians, all affected by the February full moon. Coincidence? Creating behavior that produces curiosity and disgust. Makes folks wonder about the mythical power of the cosmos.
Overall, the occurrence of a full moon captures the mysterious and sometimes unsettling effects that it can have on people’s lives. Whether these experiences are rooted in science or superstition, the full moon continues to fascinate and influence behavior around the world.
Clearly this week, there’s evidence that a full moon brings out the lunacy in some.