From the final Morning Jolt of the week . . .

Patriots Fans Suddenly Morally Troubled by Political Disagreements
The Boston Globe finds that some New England Patriots fans . . . just aren’t as enthusiastic as they used to be, because of the team leaders’ ties and support for President Trump:
In the midst of a contentious presidential election, the three figures most commonly credited with the Patriots’ success — Brady, head coach Bill Belichick, and owner Robert Kraft — all expressed support for their friend Donald Trump, despite many divisive and polarizing statements made by the then-candidate.
Now, at a time when [Patriots fan Chuck] Daly should be exulting in yet another banner season — Sunday’s Super Bowl LI matchup with the Atlanta Falcons will be the team’s seventh title-game appearance in 16 years — he is among a contingent of fans who admit to feeling somewhat . . . conflicted.
“With sports, there definitely are a lot of things that you overlook in order to just enjoy the entertainment of it,” said Daly, a 26-year-old South Shore native. “I was a Pats fan my whole life. I want to watch and love them and root for them. I just feel like I can’t.”
The “Make America Great Again” hat that Brady kept stationed in his locker for a time put some on edge, as did the letter of support Belichick wrote to Trump prior to the election. Kraft, a longtime friend who credits the president with supporting him after the 2011 death of his wife, Myra, attended last month’s inauguration.
The willingness of three prominent members of the organization to associate themselves with Trump — particularly in a state as blue as Massachusetts — has left some scratching their heads.
Hey, fellas, welcome to the world of any conservative fan of movies, television, or music. I think it was Lachlan Markay who said something like, “every musician and pop star on my playlist thinks I’m ‘The Man,’ but I listen to them anyway.”
Patriots fans, I would offer to trade football allegiances with you, but that would leave you rooting for the New York Jets, and the team’s owner Woody Johnson is Trump’s selection to be U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom.
In fact, I thought about the single most devious thing I could do to the New England Patriots franchise, a nefarious plan guaranteed to bring their two-decade run of excellence to a crashing end, and to steer them into a ditch of hapless futility for decades to come. I could . . . abandon the Jets and adopt New England as my team. Don’t test me, Patriots fans. My favorite television shows get canceled early, Serenity crashes at the box office, and my favorite GOP candidate last cycle was Bobby Jindal. I can jinx a team faster than the cover of Sports Illustrated, the cover of Madden NFL video games, the Bambino, the Billy Goat, or Gillette. If I start rooting for you guys, you won’t even see a Lombardi Trophy until the 2060s . . .