losing still

 This blog is not about Margie-Putin-Greene’s sudden emergence as a person who cares or is caring. I salute her vocabulary regarding the child victims of the Epstein Pedophile Crime Family, but for me Ms. Greene has a track record of lots of hate for lots of people. But Her intentions on matters of Jews/Trans/LGB/and People of Color remain loud and hurtful.

Marjorie Taylor Greene could have led the anti-Trump resistance but the mob boss got his way. The Maga star won on the Epstein files and could have founded a Republican resistance movement but is instead the latest dissenter to head for the exit. (The Guardian)

Margie is exiting the clown show, which has become the House of Representatives. I am shocked because I thought she had great aspirations, but it is a choice she made. I am not one to quote Margie, but she did say something from which I can agree… “Loyalty should be a two-way street and we should be able to vote our conscience and represent our district’s interest because our job title is literally representative,’' she said. (Politico)

The Republicans in the House, as well as the Senate, have unequivocally demonstrated their desire to serve the MOB BOSS, Trump, and to ignore and deny the real reason they are in Government, that is to SERVE THE PEOPLE who voted them into power. We have witnessed one cowardly act after another emanating from Republicans in Congress, and as we witness this disregard for the people, we have observed a disdain, and disgust for Democracy.

Trump is still winning, no matter what the pundits proclaim, and the American people are losing, still!

 

 

 

Republican Voodoo

Republicans scramble for a health care plan before premiums explode. Republicans are exploring all sorts of options to address the expiring Obamacare subsidies. But they may not want to enact any of them.

The central question of the debate boils down to this: What should Congress do about the expiring enhanced ACA subsidies? When those credits go away at the start of 2026, premiums for Obamacare enrollees are set to rise dramatically, with some people seeing their rates double or even triple. (MS NOW).

Déjà vu. Or Republican voodoo? We have been there before, here we are once again, and all the while that the BS is being staged in both the House and Senate regarding American Healthcare, millions of Americans will either go without health care at all, or will have to prioritize housing costs, the cost of purchasing food, and trying to decide if they can afford heat this winter.

And those who have socialized health care (the House and Senate receive free, paid-for, and very high-quality health care thanks to socialism) pretend that when they signed that Big Bull Shit Trump Bill, that it did not include rising costs for the rest of Americans. The Republicans gleefully celebrated the Bill, ignoring the fact then, that the price of Health Care was on the rise. And now, of course, with no time to spare, the same Republicans feign worry and provide tons of sound bites acting as if they ever did or suddenly do give a shit!

 

  

HUH !

 Reporter: What did the president mean when he called the reporter piggy?

Leavitt: I think the president being frank and open and honest to your faces rather than hiding behind your backs is a lot more respectful than what you saw in the last administration. (BuzzFeed)

Frank and honest, how in the world does Karoline Leavitt kiss her young baby without worrying that the poison in her mouth will not burn her child with acid? Frank and honest, Leavitt wants us to believe that she believes that anything that comes out of Trump’s mouth can even try and be honest. Trump is unable to be honest; his mental illness of being a sociopath and psychopath limits any truth to be told.

"And I think it’s one of the many reasons that the American people reelected this president because of his frankness. And he calls out fake news when he sees it. He gets frustrated with reporters when you lie about him, when you spread fake news about him and his administration." (BuzzFeed)

Those who voted for this President, Karoline, agreed with his take on hate, on bigotry, on racism; those who voted for this President, Karoline, are similar to you, whereas they have no need for morals or values, but desire the dark side of humanity.

Karoline, do you avoid mirrors just so they do not crack as you pass by? 

NOPE

 NO. NOT AGAIN. NOPE. How many times and how many ways will Trump try to defer, detach, and deny his guilt regarding his association with Epstein and his participation with victims of pedophilia!

President Donald Trump said in a social media post on Wednesday night that he signed the Jeffrey Epstein files bill, again accusing Democrats of associating with the disgraced financier and saying alleged links between party members and Epstein "will soon be revealed." (abcNews)

Let’s get real. Anyone with any IQ and who is not willing to look the other way regarding the perverts and pedophiles understands that there are a great many reasons why Trump suddenly is going to release the Epstein Tapes.

First and foremost, Trump’s team of enablers who want to remain in power has explained to Him that many of his base will be better pleased if He acts as if he has nothing to hide. Secondly, exactly which tapes will be released. We all know that Trump’s personal attorney, Bondi, and Trump’s personal policeman, Patel, have spent many hours redacting the files, adjusting the files, and removing any and all incriminating facts that mention Trump. Thirdly, the Republicans who finally agreed to vote on the releasing of the files, did not do so because they have any morals or values or wish to find justice for the victims, rather, they too understood that many of their voters were growing quite pissed.

Now, at least for me, the fight should be focused on releasing the unredacted files, and the original files!

They love to hate

 Five days a week, thousands of fans gather online to watch Nick Fuentes hold court about the dangers of non-white immigration, feminism and “organized Jewry”. Usually dressed in a dark suit and tie, he lectures to his far-right followers, known as “Groypers”, about what he argues is the insufficient radicalism of Donald Trump’s Republican party and what he describes as the perfidies of the state of Israel and its American supporters. (The Guardian)

The Right Wing has a new problem, and it comes down to the fact that most to many who prefer to be identified as MAGA/Republicans/Conservatives, have sown significant dissent in trying their best to identify THE OTHER, as the cause for all the woes of the White Christian American. And by doing so, they have welcomed into their tent of hate a whole lot of racists, bigots, misogynists, antisemites, homophobes, and xenophobes who now want to take total control of anything Right Wing.

Using the words and deeds of Trump to enforce their strength, this newest group of Haters is shoving aside any morals or values that remained within the Republican Party, and replacing them with the leadership of people like Nick Fuentes, Tucker Carlson, Charlie Kirk (now his cry on cue wife, Erika), and the assortment of other deionizers of Democracy!

Hate has always been present within the Republican Party, but it had been contained to the back alleys and dark web…no longer needing to hide the newest army of domestic terrorists seem to be declaring victory and becoming the priority people. 

This, of course, places the current crop of Republicans in a bind. They lack backbone, principle, courage, and a clear conscience. They prefer their own political careers above the needs of the people, and for many, it is to their advantage to acquiesce to the prejudice and hate.

 

LOOPHOLES...of course!

 Loopholes. To be honest… which the White House, Pam Bondi, Mickey Johnson, and the Republicans in the Senate and House are never… these Loopholes should be titled One More Excuse To Excuse Trump’s Involvement in The Epstein Files. Or How Trump and his Republican Oligarchy will never be held accountable for being Pedophiles!

The bill says that the attorney general “may withhold or redact” records across several categories listed in the bill. That includes material that “would jeopardize an active federal investigation or ongoing prosecution,”

The bill says that any withholding of information on grounds of active investigations or ongoing cases must be “narrowly tailored and temporary,” but the bill seems to leave that determination to the attorney general herself.

Another potential exception to what can be released is information related to “national defense or foreign policy.” The bill says that such information would need to be classified pursuant to executive order. (Deadline: Legal Blog/MSNOW)

Is there another word for acting beyond hypocrisy? Playing the American public as fools, the Republicans acted as if they were almighty, virtuous, impeccably moral, and actually gave any shits regarding the survivors of the Pedophilia ring. Will their base of MAGA fall back into line, hoping that in fact the only pedophiles involved in sex trafficking, and raping underage girls were just Democrats. That is exactly what Trump and his Pedophile protecting Republicans hope.

 

none the less

 Despite congressional action, quick release of Epstein files is in doubt. The Justice Department has remained silent about its plans, and the new disclosure legislation contains major loopholes. (The Washington Post)

The shell game continues, all the while, the victims of pedophilia still suffer the emotional scars of deeds done by the very wealthy and privileged who live among us. Now, a bunch of Republicans who fought tooth and nail NOT to RELEASE the Epstein Files can go back to their constituents and say (with a straight face), we did our moral duty and voted to release those files, it is now out of our hands, so you can now feel free to vote for us come November of 2026!

Now these Republicans in the House will reassure their voters that Jesus would be proud to vote for them, because they played-acted at doing the right thing. And sadly, for a great majority of Republican/MAGA voters, this lie will usurp any past machinations that came from this group of Republicans, and they will, without hesitation, ignore the hypocrisy and probably be proud to cast their votes.

Loopholes, Pam Bondi, Wealthy 1% Men and Women, Pedophiles Hiding In Plain Sight Holding the Purse Strings, Trump…and are we even to think if any of the Files are released, they will contain any crimes at all! Oh, wait, except for maybe some of those people who happen to be Democrats!

 

 

he loves the evil

 The U.S. deported 50 people to Ukraine this week, a Ukrainian border official said on Tuesday, in what appears to be the single largest such deportation from the U.S. since the country has been at war with Russia.

The Trump administration has brokered deals with countries with notorious human rights records or who are facing conflict, including with South Sudan, Libya, Eswatini, Rwanda and El Salvador, to receive deportees from the United States, as it seeks to ramp up mass deportations. (npr)

Evil, no redeeming qualities, vile, lack of empathy, cruel, a masochist receiving great joy from the sorrow of others, Trump continues to hurt as many people as possible. As a sick, sad sociopath, he remains delighted in the harm he can and will inflict on others.

Mass deportations, of exactly who? And for exactly what rational reason except that Trump and his minions like Stephen Miller, and Kristi Noam are bigoted racists, who find pleasure in torturing others.

It is to no one who has a shred of empathy or feelings or emotion, a surprise that Trump has chosen war-torn nations or places with little to zero human rights laws in which to send these immigrants. Trump demonstrates his inhumanity toward American citizens as well.

"things keep happening"

President Donald Trump on Tuesday defended Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman over the killing of Washington Post opinion columnist Jamal Khashoggi, saying “things happen” and that he did not hold the Saudi leader responsible for the 2018 murder despite a U.S. intelligence report assessing the opposite. (The Washington Post)

OF COURSE HE DID.

So, Trump says, “things happen.” I suppose he would know about things just happening. I mean, things happened to Ivana Trump just days before her ex-husband, Donald Trump, and their children were scheduled to testify in a civil investigation regarding the Trump Organization. She suddenly fell down a flight of stairs in her own apartment. Her death was ruled an accident caused by blunt impact injuries from a fall. Hmm!

So, Trump says, “things happen.” I suppose he would know about things just happening like the time Jeffrey Epstein, we are told committed suicide while in prison. He was being held in Manhattan at the Metropolitan Correctional Center, a holding facility for prisoners awaiting trial or transfer to prison after their conviction. It has a dire reputation, having held al-Qaeda terrorists, mobsters and drug lords. Epstein was in the special housing unit, where prisoners are segregated from other inmates. Joaquín Guzmán, the drug lord known as El Chapo, was there until his conviction in February.

So, Epstein, who we all now know said he had a whole lot of goodies on Trump, was able to somehow commit suicide, with a 2-minute lapse in videotape, while his guards were either asleep or gone. Suicide happened, hmm.

Yeah, Trump sure knows that “things happen!”

  

Corruption 101

 Foreign governments have figured out how to receive favorable treatment from Trump. The White House’s recent interactions with Pakistan, Switzerland and Saudi Arabia offer a case study in how U.S. foreign policy is not supposed to work. (MS NOW)

Corruption: translation, how to deal with Trump, and how Trump works. Flattery first, then follow that with gifts, not any gift, something or everything with gold, and glitter. Give him an ego boost, because he is a frail, empty man whose insecurity is only outmatched by his narcissism.

Watch as the freeloader Trump receives objects d’art, platitudes, and cash. The cash is indirectly given to his family and his family's businesses. 

All of this corruption goes uninterrupted. His greed and gluttony somehow seemed glorified by his cultists and a harem of Republicans in Congress.

I suppose we should not be surprised by these actions, I mean, the nation elected a 34-count Felon, a Sexual Harasser, a Fraudster, and now, with the information we know about Epstein, his pal, an accused Pedophile, and a Pervert.

I write about this because the mere thought of all this unconscionable action sits heavily on my gut. I grow anxious as Trump’s behavior seems to be condoned by way too many people and not condemned! 

 

The UNREDACTED files, please

 I believe we, the people (except the majority of Republicans in Congress, and the immoral MAGA base), regarding the Epstein Files, have been asking our questions the wrong way. Yeah, we want the files released, but what we have not insisted on is the mere fact that we want the UNREDACTED Epstein Files released.

Considering how long Trump’s personal attorney, Bondi, and his personal Top Cop, Patel, and their staff have had control of those files, we should all acknowledge that the very crooked Justice Department, and the very crooked FBI have tried their best to obliterate any and all mention of Trump, and of course, his billionaire pedophile buds.

So, if Trump’s guardians of the King decide that it is a wiser political move to release the files finally, then to invent a million versions, why not…what EXACTLY will we the people actually be handed?

Anyone with moral fiber knows that the Epstein Files should have been released when they were first discovered…just because the Republicans in the House have decided that their political futures are essential, and have for the most part had a change in conscience, does not mean that what we, the people, see will be the truth!

So to be clear, I believe, what we should be demanding is to release the UNREDACTED EPSTEIN FILES!

A Nihillist

 A nihilist is someone who believes that life is inherently meaningless and that traditional values and beliefs are unfounded. This perspective often leads to a rejection of moral principles and a skepticism about the existence of objective truth. Nihilism in politics refers to a rejection of established political institutions and norms, often advocating for their dismantling without proposing alternative structures. (Psychology Today)

Mary Trump noted how her uncle doesn’t believe in legacy because he “does not believe that anything or anybody could exist beyond him.” “Which is what makes me nervous, because whether he thinks he’s going to be going down because of the Epstein issue, or if he starts to think that his health is failing, he will not go alone,” she predicted. “He will take as many people down with him,” she added. “So that worries me. Nihilists are very dangerous people if they feel like they’re losing control.”

Is anyone even surprised that if Trump goes down, he will, along the way, try to destroy as many people and institutions as possible? He will never quietly go into the sunset, and he will set a fire as many people as possible. 

We have already witnessed Trump when he feels he is losing control, everything from sending in the National Guard, to having his Justice Department subpoena his perceived enemies, to now, a very awful chance that he will invade Venezuela. 

As I see it, the more Trump understands that he is being trapped, the worse it will be for our entire nation…including YOU, MAGA, and Republican Politicians.

 

 

Who's zooming who?

 In a shift, Trump says House should vote to release Epstein files. It is unclear whether the Senate would take up the measure if the House passes it. Trump would also need to sign the legislation to compel the release of the documents. (Washington Post)

As Aretha Franklin once sang, “Who’s Zooming Who,” Donald Trump is trying his best to hand America his middle finger once again, hoping that all of us are just a bunch of dumb as shit people. Ya see, Donnie, all you have to do is tell your personal attorney, Pam Bondi, to release the files. You remind everyone that you can do whatever you want to do because you are President, so just as you have directed Pammy not to release the files, you can EASILY order her to release them.

Oh, Donnie, here is what is really going on. Let me break it down. One of your Fascist servants whispered in your ear that the Republicans would lose a lot of voters if they still backed up the pedophiles on the Epstein List. That would mean that you might lose even more House members in 2026. So, to make it look like the Republican Party has morals or values, you permit them to do the right thing.

The House members are more at risk of losing their jobs than the Senate.

But here is the truth, Donnie, all you have to do is just say RELEASE THE KRACKIN to your personal attorney, and wham bam thank you ma’am, suddenly and quickly the files will appear. You are King of the Con, dude!

 

 

some of my best friends

 For the past few weeks, conservatives have been having a heated and divisive debate about antisemitism and the sorts of characters that can or cannot be part of the Republican Party. At the center of this argument is a 27-year-old white supremacist and far-right political influencer who hosts an online show called America First with Nicholas J. Fuentes. (VOX)

You are, or you are not an antisemite. You are or you are not a homophobe. You are or you are not a bigot. You are or you are not a misogynist. You hate Jews, or you don’t. You hate the homosexual or you don’t. You hate women’s rights, or you don’t. You hate people of color, or you don’t.

You are an honest person regarding your hatred for others, or you lie about it, because somehow you are ashamed to admit it. You cannot be both a friend of and an enemy of.

I believe it is not a gray area, a place where one can take both sides of the issue; it is not the old, “some of my best friends are…”  kind of answer.

The Republican Party, in particular, seems to love pretending they are inclusive, but will limit that inclusivity depending on how it will affect their political futures. And currently, Republicans, you either support Pedophilia or you don’t. 

 

Oops he did it again!

 “They know that they shouldn’t have imposed a lot of these tariffs and that they’re hurting affordability for consumers. Now they’re looking for a way to justify lowering them. And that’s fine. But did we really need to go through all this in the first place?” said Christopher Padilla, senior adviser to the Brunswick Group and a former trade official in the George W. Bush administration. (The Washington Post)

As has been the case during the Trump Administration, or is a better use of a word, Reign, Trump and his lackeys create dire situations, only to retract them because, to begin with, those policies were nothing but deranged ideas stemming from a demented maniac and entrusted to imbeciles to deploy!

So now, the Trump Tariffs, which were meant to make America even greater, have been found to make Americans even poorer. Most economists understood the facts; the everyday American citizen felt the pain of these tariffs; even MAGA supporters felt it; and Republicans in Congress whispered about the negative impact. But Trump, being the ever-so unintelligent master of creating chaos, pretended that he was right, and everyone else was wrong. Typical!

And of course, never one able or capable to admit he made a HUGE mistake, the new bull shit erupting from the White House, or should we change the name to the Gold House, is to no one’s surprise! 

A White House spokesman said the president was pursuing “a nimble, nuanced, and multifaceted strategy” on trade. (The Washington Post)

Another Trump Nazi

 Trump Rewards Failed ‘Nazi’ Nominee With New Top Job. I do have a Nazi streak in me from time to time, I will admit it,” Paul Ingrassia allegedly texted a group chat of fellow Republicans. U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The lawyer, who was admitted to the New York bar last year, said that Trump had called him into his office on Wednesday evening and offered him the job at the agency, which manages the federal government’s buildings and real estate. (BuzzFeed)

A White House official confirmed the move to Politico, telling the outlet that Ingrassia “is a very helpful addition to GSA and will successfully execute President Trump’s America First policies.” (BuzzFeed)

Okay, now…Trump hires a guy who admits that he does have a Nazi streak in him from time to time… and Trump says that the guy with a Nazi streak in him from time to time is a perfect candidate to help execute Trump’s America First policies. 

I have to digest all of this, wondering if being a Nazi in America is what makes America First for Trump and his Fascists, the key factor for success?  And I have a few questions I must ask someone, anyone within smelling distance of Trump…what do the Millers, Stephen and Katie, who are Jewish, think about this…and how does Miriam Adelson, the Jewish billionaire who gave Trump $100 million, think about this?

Am I surprised that Trump would hire a Nazi, nope, cause I am certain if you look close enough at all of the crooked, criminal types Trump has hired, I betcha’  you will discover a plethora of them!

 

Too stupid

 “If you want to raise wages for American workers, you can’t flood the country with tens of thousands, or hundreds of thousands of foreign workers,” Ingraham said, to which Trump responded: “Well, I agree, but you also do have to bring in talent.” When Ingraham interjected, saying “We have plenty of talented people here,” the president replied, “No you don’t, no you don’t... And you have to — people have to learn." Trump went on to suggest that some U.S. workers might not be the best candidates for certain types of production. (NJ.com)

Well, now, it ain’t often when Trump tells the truth, but when he decides to be honest, he just does one hell of a job of shooting people in the foot. I am certain that Trump takes MAGA for granted, as Trump knows that his MAGA minions consider him some Messiah. Trump has often been quoted as saying that smart people don’t like him, but the dumb ones adore him. And to Trump’s credit, this estimation is right on target. (The only smart ones who support him are the Billionaires who own and operate his schemes and machinations…they are smart enough to realize the benefits of doing so.)

Trump‘s latest interview has MAGA absolutely raging: ‘Catastrophic’ (NJ.com)

MAGA, will they remain mad as hell, or will they, as they always seem to do, be given another scapegoat to pay attention to and NOT pay attention to the insults and slights!

 

Who'd have THUNK

 The “overgrown influence” of extreme wealth, wrote Thomas Paine in 1792, was “one of the principal sources of corruption at elections.” More than 200 years later, billionaires line up behind the president at his inauguration and the wealthiest Americans exert colossal influence over U.S. politics. Our deeply oligarchic times have vindicated the warning from Paine, whose pamphlet “Common Sense” helped spark the American Revolution. Now we should consider Paine’s solution to oligarchy: a wealth tax with a top marginal rate of 100%. (MSNBC)

Thomas Paine, who’d have thunk that his words and his message delivered some 200 years ago, make too much sense, and seem to be a remedy to keep America from falling into the pit of an Oligarchy. Who’d have thunk that his words, which helped spark an American revolution against a British oligarch, the King of England, would be as relevant NOW as they were when first written. But then again, after his first debacle as President, who’d have thunk that any American worth their weight in democracy, morals, and values would have provided a common criminal like Trump a second chance to fuck things up, even worse than the first time.

Thanks to the out-of-touch, oligarch-owned, and operated Supreme Court, Corporations became people, having the same privileges as the wealthy to purchase their favorite politicians. The politicians who have the mandate to limit dark money and outlandish gifts toward their own self-interests, of course, will not pass a bill limiting that kind of ownership, and with the same penchant for greed, grifting, and gluttony as Trump, the American Oligarchs, with great delight, willingly and lovingly indulge in keeping the poor, poor and a select few very wealthy!

 

Now, please, explain

 In the April 2, 2011 email, Epstein wrote to Maxwell: “I want you to realize that that dog that hasn’t barked is trump.. [Redacted name] spent hours at my house with him ,, he has never once been mentioned.  police chief. etc.     im 75 % there.” 

Maxwell responded that same day: “I’ve been thinking about that.” (Wall Street Journal)

n the 2011 email, the disgraced financier wrote to Ghislaine Maxwell that Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims and that encounter “has never once been mentioned” by police. In the 2011 email released by Democrats on the House Oversight Committee, Epstein wrote to Ghislaine Maxwell, his partner who was later convicted of sex trafficking, that Trump had “spent hours at my house” with one of Epstein’s victims and that encounter “has never once been mentioned” by police. Epstein called Trump a “dog that hasn’t barked.” (The Washington Post)

Now, please, Republicans, MAGA, FOX entertainers, explain to me EXACTLY how Jeffrey Epstein died while in a maximum-security cell. And then please explain to me how a few minutes of videotape just suddenly stopped working?  Tell me again that somehow Jeffrey, knowing a whole lot of shit regarding the shit that Trump had been deeply involved, just decided one day to commit suicide.

According to information Raskin says was provided to him by a whistleblower, Maxwell’s meals have been customized and delivered to her, and the warden has awarded her special privileges – including arranging guests to visit with computers, a security risk not typically allowed – and is sending documents and emails on Maxwell’s behalf. For other inmates, mail can take weeks to arrive or is often lost, Raskin said in the letter, which was reviewed by CNN. (CNN)

Now, please, Republicans, MAGA, FOX entertainers, explain to me EXACTLY how Ghislaine Maxwell suddenly has more perks than any other pedophile pervert serving time in jail. You, who still look the other way, are a bunch of sad, sick perverts yourselves 

Please HELP me understand

 Today’s rant and rave from me is full of “I just don’t know, and I am not certain I understand”. I am opinionated, I have my bias, I understand that where I come from is a liberal upbringing. I do harbor ill will for those who voted for Trump. I still believe even though many have sworn they only voted for this Narcissist Sociopath because he told them he was a populist and would lower the prices of everything, that in their hearts they voted for him because he hated the OTHER. For some ridiculous rational they thought they would never be the OTHER.

I have been, ever since the election of Trump, which I still believe was rigged, am 24/7 distraught, depressed, and angry that Trump won, and that so many people preferred becoming a member of his cult rather than a member of a moral and decent society.

But I digress from the real point of this blog. I am confused, truly confused as to what to think of the 8 Democrats who have sucked up to the bull shit of Trump and his Republican puppets in ending the Government Shutdown. 

I am not on SNAP, and so I have not had to worry about going hungry, yet I still remember the Big Beautiful Bill cutting SNAP benefits, so I wonder what exactly has been gained by opening the government. I am on Medicare, and survive as best I can on the benefits of a service I have paid for my entire working life, but nonetheless, I see the costs of something as humane as health care rising, rising to such an extent that people are having to prioritize health, home, and welfare.

I am not sure if I should be angry as fuck with the Democrats for once again acting like Charlie Brown —Lucy promises not to take the football away as he tries to kick it, only for her to pull it back. I know the Republicans live to lie, or is it love to lie, so I do, in earnest ask what the fuck Democrat Senators are you just fools. Or should I just say it’s okay —the government is open again? But then I must ask myself, what kind of government has reopened?

Pre-Meditated Murder

  

“Without SNAP, tens of millions would go hungry — the first among a cascade of other health and financial harms that would befall those forced to go without enough food, particularly in the months leading up to winter,” wrote Rikelman, a Biden appointee. “These immediate, predictable, and unchallenged harms facing forty-two million Americans who rely on SNAP benefits — including fourteen million children — weigh heavily against a stay.” (POLITICO)

And yet the Trump Administration and his Republican sycophants ignore this dire necessity of life and the health and welfare of the innocent, to play politics, preferring to remain in the good graces of an evil sociopath, Trump.

There are so many reasons, as I see it, as to why Trump and his fellow Fascists will not find a means to release the necessary funding. One, Trump can never admit he is wrong; his ego and narcissistic illness prohibit him from accepting any or all mistakes. Two, as long as the government remains shut down, Trump can remain the King and make unilateral decisions without that pesky Legislative Branch of government providing some guardrails. And three, keeping the House of Representatives from going back to work, Trump buys more time to keep that governmental body from voting on releasing the Epstein Files, which, day by day, seem to scream his name as a key player. 

Each second, each minute, each hour, each day, each week that goes by as people begin to go hungry, begin to starve, begin to have to prioritize, is it their shelter, is it their medical needs, or is it their nutrition which can be afforded, each moment seems like a premeditated murder plot by Trump and the Republicans.

Have you no shame

 As Millions Of Americans Lose SNAP Benefits, Trump Keeps The Party Going At Mar-A-Lago. Mar-a-Lago guests wearing tuxedos and gowns dined on filet, scallops and dessert. Meanwhile, 1 in 8 Americans are without critical federal food benefits. It’s now the second Friday in a row that Trump has hosted a party at his Florida resort. Just hours before millions of Americans lost federal food aid earlier this month, Trump hosted a lavish “Great Gatsby” themed party at his Mar-a-Lago resort. The theme of the night was “A Little Party Never Killed Anyone.” (HuffPost)

Please, Republicans, explain to America how Trump’s arrogance, ignorance, and complete lack of empathy can be tolerated by each and every one of you? This is the second weekend that Trump has had a Let Others Starve party at his one-star palace in Mar-A-Lago, adding another weekend of golf while people are going hungry.

There is no excuse for Republicans for pretending this selfish, self-serving behavior by Trump can be, could be, or should be overlooked. Almost to the person, Republicans, you pontificate that this nation is somehow a Christian nation, you love to nitpick against Trans people, people of color, the Gay Community, but when you have a real chance to demonstrate your Christian values, you remain silent as people go hungry, and Trump acts as a King. 

I might ask the question, have you no shame…but that would be a waste of time!

 

 

Bragging

 ‘Put that in your book boys’: CBP agent boasted about repeatedly shooting Chicago woman A Border Patrol agent who shot a U.S. citizen five times told her lawyer, “I take pride in my shooting skills.” She’s charged with assaulting him. (MSNBC)

ICE/CBP/Trump’s Army…a bunch of goons given the opportunity to just go about beating up people and shooting them. Just another day in the job of defeating democracy. 

This douchebag takes pride in his shooting skills, as might a hunter stalking his prey in the open prairie. 

“I fired 5 rounds, and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys,” Exum wrote in his Signal message, which was shared during a court hearing this week. (MSNBC)

Bragging about bagging an animal is bad enough, but this was not an animal; she was a human being. The lack of any emotion or empathy by this CBP agent is sadly not an isolated case; it is, in fact, the motivation these Trump Private Army criminals strive for.

And so far-, there is little to NO effort in stopping these man made, Trump-inspired inhuman actions from ending!

 

 

The Hunger Game

 Supreme Court lets Trump pause full SNAP payments for now.

The upshot is that the US Department of Agriculture will not have to immediately honor a lower court order that required it to transfer $4 billion to the key food assistance program by the end of the day. The decision, while temporary, could put at risk the full benefits for millions of Americans who rely on the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP, to feed themselves and their families. (CNN)

There is $4 billion available. There is money —lots of it —just sitting in some government fund. And all the while, millions of human beings are going hungry, will go hungry, and perhaps starve because people in power prefer to play politics rather than feed people.

Time, as if those who are hungry have the time to waste waiting to be fed. I do not understand, do not comprehend how anyone can pretend that people are going hungry, but somehow none of that matters, while the courts take their time to avoid this Pro-Death action easily.

Trump thinks he has a sinister tool to end the shutdown. Now the Supreme Court, acting as Gods, is also participating in avoiding a simple truth…people will go hungry…lots of innocent people will starve. What have we become as a nation, when the game playing involves playing with people’s lives?

ID this

 “All we want is voter ID, you go to a grocery store, you have to give ID, you go to a gas station, you give ID, but for voting, they want no voter ID. It’s only for one reason, and it’s because they cheat. We would pass that in 15 minutes,” Trump ranted, seeming to slur his words at times. “If you don’t get it, you’ll never pass that. You’ll never talk about mail-in ballots. Mail-in ballots make it automatically corrupt.” (The New Republic)

Where to begin. Seriously, where to begin to dissect this rant from a man who has no clue, who knows that once the Democrats take the majority in Congress, he will hopefully be on his way to prison, and a guy who is such a narcissist that he must project his own sour and sorry intentions upon others.

Of course, Trump has never set foot in a grocery store or pumped his own gas, yet from within his cauldron of lies and self-invented propaganda, he, without blinking an eye, states that Americans need an ID for doing almost everything Americans do during a day in their lives.

Then, of course, his projection takes shape as he accuses the Democrats of cheating at voting, forgetting, of course, about the FAKE ELECTORS he and his Republicans put in place during past elections. Somehow, in Trump's mentally ill world, he is certain that some creature takes mail-in ballots and changes, via some magical potion, how the votes are cast…somehow erasing the votes for Republicans to vote for Democrats.

Trump fears that his stay-out-of-jail card and his I-will-be-king card will be revoked, and that all the privileges he has received will disappear. This latest rant, of course, is all about his self-preservation and the continuous decimation of Democracy!

SIT UP

 On Wednesday, at a White House breakfast for Republican senators, Donald Trump discussed some of his takeaways after meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping. Reflecting on the mannerisms of the Chinese president's staff, he said, "I want my cabinet to behave like [Xi Jinping's staff]. I'm demanding that. I want them sitting up like that, just nice and straight." He continued, "I never saw posture like that. I've never seen men so scared in their lives." (BuzzFeed)

Fear and loathing are the two elements Trump loves and desires from his Cabinet.  At first, Trump just wanted all of America to be bullied and intimidated so they could NOT question his aspirations to become King…but now, after witnessing how the Dictator of China, Xi, handles his minions, Trump wants his staff, or does he think it's his peasants, to be scared for their lives. I suppose just kissing Trump’s ass is no longer good enough.

"JD doesn't behave like that," he said, comparing Vance to Xi's Vice President. "JD butts into conversations," he said. He added, "I want to have that for at least a couple of days, OK, JD? We'll keep you long-term, but a couple of days of that would be very, very nice." (BuzzFeed)

Just Dance Vance, who has had his head up Trump’s ass so far that Just Dance’s scalp can be seen when Trump yawns, has just been singled out as not being subservient enough. Of course, Just Dance will do and say anything to further his own political career, and Just Dance has no conscience, but one might think that this might sting a little.

Maybe, some of Trump’s serfs have informed Trump that Just Dance is in with the Heritage Foundation rather closely, and he is being groomed to become the Heritage Foundation’s numero uno puppet…so maybe this is Trump’s attempt to make the statement that no one, NO ONE, will ever be the belle of the ball except Trump. But still it is always a delight to read one more article in which Just Dance is made the fool!

Kim Davis at it again!

 The Supreme Court will meet behind closed doors Friday to consider a longshot bid to overturn its decade-old same-sex marriage precedent, an appeal that is churning fear among some LGBTQ advocates even though the justices themselves have repeatedly signaled little appetite for reopening the landmark decision. (CNN)

The pending appeal comes from Kim Davis, a former county clerk from Kentucky who refused to issue marriage licenses after the Supreme Court’s blockbuster 2015 decision.

Ms Davis is represented by Liberty Counsel, a religious legal group representing Davis. “In my view, it’s not a matter of if but when it will be overturned.” (CNN)

Kim Davis, who has been divorced three times and married four, has become one of the nation’s most steadfast defenders of “biblical marriage.”

Hey Kim, which kind of biblical marriage are you talking about? The Bible states that adulterers are subject to serious consequences, including judgment from God. It emphasizes that adultery is a sin that can lead to severe repercussions, both spiritually and socially, and calls for the marriage bed to be kept pure (Hebrews 13:4). (OpenBible.com) Now, to be sure Kim, you committed adultery and you have divorced, which, according to your Christian Bible, states you are one fucking hell of a sinner. And Kim, hon, as much as you want to believe it, this nation wasn’t built on worshiping any religion. But then again Kim you and the men at the Liberty Counsel who represent you share a REAL belief in Hypocricy!

he has no will

 Trump administration asks for emergency pause on judge's order to fully fund SNAP.  (NBC News)

But there is money to be found to pay ICE and hire new ICE Gestapo. But there is money to be found to redo the Lincoln Bathroom, and oh yeah, the Trump/Epstein Ballroom. But there is money to be found to purchase two new jets for ICE Barbie Kristi Noem. And there is a lot of money found to pay for Donald Trump playing golf. Trump has golfed 70 days out of 292 days since returning to office (24.0% of the presidency spent golfing).

The self-described, Populist… self-described as in how his handlers, propagandists, and fellow Fascists have told Trump to pretend to be, has demonstrated anything but populism. Trump and his Regime’s hatred toward any person not a millionaire or billionaire is so glaring that you must wear at least two pairs of sunglasses not to be blinded by it.

If there was truly a will, Trump and his Brown Shirts could find a way to fund SNAP. But as I see it, Trump’s inability to demonstrate any empathy, plus his thinking that the Democrats are mostly made up of empathetic men and women, will cave and give in to the devastating bill to fund the government,

So mentally ill

 "The Cruelty Is The Point": People Are Horrified By Donald Trump’s Latest SNAP Comment. (BuzzFeed)

 The psychological term for people who have little to no empathy is "psychopathy." Psychopaths often exhibit a lack of emotional response and concern for others, which is a key characteristic of this personality disorder. The psychological term for individuals who exhibit a consistent pattern of cruelty is often associated with "dark personalities," which include traits like narcissism.

SNAP benefits "will be given only when the Radical Left Democrats open up government, which they can easily do, and not before!" (Donald Trump)

Republicans are the Majority in all three Branches of the Government. Affordability, Health and Welfare, and Equality are the items on the agenda for Democrats, and sadly, if that leads this psychopathic dark personality, Fascist, to identify Democrats as Radical or Left, count me in.

This statement quickly sparked shock and confusion, as court orders recently directed the US Department of Agriculture, which administers SNAP, to continue paying full or partial benefits for November after 42 million Americans were set to lose them due to the government shutdown. (BuzzFeed)

Once again, Trump and his Gestapo are ignoring the courts, pretending that indeed Trump is a King, and breaking just another set of laws. And so far the Fascist leaning, Pedophile protecting Republicans are doing nothing to stop Trump!

PHEW, for now

 PHEW…at least for now. The knots in my stomach on Tuesday, November 4, were too much of a reminder of the last election of November 2024. Too afraid to watch the news or even look at my Facebook account, I spent the evening watching old 1950s black-and-white sci-fi movies. Watching giant spiders, locusts, and Green Men from Mars attacking the world seemed much more satisfying than witnessing an Orange Turd try to end the world.

I am an avid reader of the news, and shying away from the election results was difficult. Still, with the media, there is a lot of heresy, minus the facts prior to and during the election cycle, and this time around, I did not want the press to soothe my false hopes and then get slammed with a wham bam no thank you ma’am of reality. 

Tuesday’s results show Americans aren’t numb to Trump’s abuses. (MSNBC). I feared that too many people may have just given up, or worse, given in, and that their nonactions would provide the Republicans with winner trophies. PHEW, I was incorrect.

Of course, Trump, the psychopathic narcissist, took no responsibility and even said, “Trump was not on the ballot” (People speak in the third person, a practice known as illeism, for various reasons, including to boost self-esteem, manage stress). And so far, it seems most of the Republicans remain too cowardly to speak up, speak against Trump, and inform him that the Republican Party is the Trump Party.

But now, we must remain vigilant, because Trump is completely scared, knowing that the future is ominous for him to stay out of jail. His self-preservation antics and tactics will be full speed ahead. Trump will most likely invade more cities, increase his illegal use of ICE, and he will add scores of Democrat politicians to his enemies list. But what I fear most —and have feared —is that the 2025 election might be the last free election in the United States. The Felon, The Fraudster, The Sexual Predator, and most likely The Pedophile, does not want to go to jail, so he will, as I see it, slowly but surely, incite enough public outrage for him to have the Heritage Foundation Supremes permit him to invoke Martial Law. So PHEW, for now!

 

Historians

 As Trump’s approval rating sinks, Republicans have a decision to make. The question isn’t just about the president’s fractured relationship with reality. Just as notable is what his GOP allies intend to do with the facts. (msnbc)

Nothing new in that headline, but why I am writing this blog has a whole lot to do with that headline and what worries me about it! Anyone with an IQ higher than the average MAGA minion has known that Trump and reality do not fit in the same sentence. We could use words like delusional, demented, and devious to describe Trump and his layers and layers of lies, and in fact, we should use words when talking about Trump. 

Trump has been quoted as saying, "If you say it enough and keep saying it, they'll start to believe you."  This Trump statement is very similar to the quote: "If you repeat a lie often enough, people will believe it.” This phrase is widely attributed to the Nazi propaganda minister Joseph Goebbels (or sometimes Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf), who described the concept as a propaganda tactic. Trump’s American Nazi’s enablers seem to have little to no problem in spreading lies, as Johnny Appleseed had no trouble in spreading apple seeds. 

I write this blog hoping that some current historians understand facts and truth who are writing about our current state of Fascist affairs in America and are keeping a detailed journal. For what I fear is that unless we find a way to stop Trump and his ilk from lying, all of Trump’s lies will suddenly become an American truth. The Republicans have been keen on burning books, so it would not surprise me that these Republicans would have little trouble in banning the truth. I hope that those historians or journalists who still believe in freedoms and liberties, and democracy, write the truth, but I also hope those authors find a very, very safe and secure place to hide their books, for fear that they too will be burned.

 

 

How low

 Mike Johnson Accidentally Lets Slip Why He Won't Fund Food Stamps. CNN host Dana Bash asked Johnson why he wouldn’t consider moving money around to fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, which will stop receiving federal funds at the start of November. The House speaker accidentally revealed Republicans are using the program as leverage to end the government shutdown. (The New Republic)

Proclaimed Christian Mikey Johnson, the guy who will place parents of trans kids in jail, the guy who supports the Racist machinations of ICE, the guy who has helped the Epstein file remain secret, protecting pedophiles, the guy who says marriage is between a man and a woman, overlooking the fact that his boss Trump has committed adultery…this self-proclaimed “I am a better Christian than you,” is using food, shelter and the well-being of the many millions for his own political purposes.

Mikey Johnson, the poster boy for religious hypocrisy, finally admitted that he could give a Christian fuck whether or not his fellow Americans starve! One might beg ask the question, is there any depth for this asswipe to go lower? The answer is that there is no low, low enough for Mikey Johnson to go!

What, me worry!

 The image of Emperor Nero playing his fiddle while Rome burned in 64 CE is one of those stories that just won’t die. It’s a classic symbol of a leader ignoring disaster, and you’ve probably heard it tossed around to criticize politicians. (History Rise)

Trump Shares Rare Glimpse of Private White House Residence to Tout His Lincoln Bathroom Redesign 1 Month into Government Shutdown. (People)

Exactly how much Taxpayer expense is being used for Trump to ruin the White House, with his tacky ideas of class? While people are unemployed due to Trump’s Heritage Foundation directives? While vital programs for the health and welfare of Americans go ignored? While America is burning Trump arrogantly and intentionally caters to his whims and wishes.

"Let them eat cake" is a phrase traditionally attributed to Marie Antoinette, supposedly in response to being told that the peasants had no bread. (History Rise)

Trump slammed for lavish Gatsby-themed Halloween party as vital food funding lapses for millions of Americans. As SNAP funding was about to run out for millions, Trump was pictured enjoying himself at the Halloween bash at Mar-a-Lago, surrounded by guests in 1920s-style getup. (Independent)

Smiling, drinking, cavorting, dressed as characters from some sad, sick movie, the attendees at this Trump Gala gave zero shits to those families whose lifeline SNAP and WIC funding evaporates. I imagine most pay the minimum amount of taxes. I imagine they all voted to keep Trump and his Fascism in power. I imagine none of them have little empathy for the hungry, the homeless, the unemployed. And oh yeah, maybe this was a private event, but exactly how much of my tax dollars were spent to fly Trump and his family to Mar-A-Lago, and how much of my tax dollars were spent for the Secret Service to protect Trump!

 

 

More of the same

Ted Cruz condemns GOP antisemitism as conservative infighting grows. The Texas Republican decried the rise of antisemitism within his party. Cruz’s comments also come in the wake of Tucker Carlson’s friendly chat with Nick Fuentes — a white supremacist who has said he loves Hitler. (msnbc/opinion)

As an American who, among many attributes of my life, happens to be Jewish, I am not shocked by Cruz’s sudden revelation regarding the love of Nazi’s and Fascism by the Republican Party…I am, of course, disgusted, but Trump himself has surrounded himself with Nazi types for a long time, so once he gave the “okee doe kee” to chum around antisemites, his followers and voters just followed suit. 

As an American who, among many attributes of my life, happens to be Pro-Democracy, I am not shocked by Tucker Carlson’s love for Nazis, as he has made his antisemitic and pro Fascist philosophy very clear each and every time he speaks. However, I am dismayed that he still has sponsors who remain quiet about this kind of hate.

It has been very clear where the Republican Party is heading. They need the Nick Fuentes and the Charlie Kirks so that the Republicans can continue to intimidate and bully and eventually divide America and Americans. The Republican base is a cauldron full of bigots, haters, and Fascists.

Hey Mariam Adelson, you are Jewish, you gave $100 million to the Trump campaign, and your Adelson Family has donated to the Trump Ballroom…does any of this even phase you? Or do you actually believe your wealth will keep you safe?

 

 

  

he don't care!

 Shutdown effects bear down on millions more people after crucial deadline passes. Despite a judge's ruling ordering the administration to fund SNAP benefits, President Donald Trump said that November's payments were likely to be delayed. (NBC News)

 But the East Wing continues to be demolished. But the Trump/Epstein Ballroom continues to go forward. The $40 billion bailout was to buy the presidency in Argentina. The Congress, even when not in session, continues to get paid. Trump’s golf trips and overseas trips continue to get reimbursed. Oh yeah, and ICE agents, Trump’s newly minted Secret Police, continue to get paid.  

Another program that will be forced to shutter in states across the country is Head Start, which provides free learning programs, health screenings and meals to young children from low-income families. (NBC News)

Trump must prefer hurting people, so he can remain in place, shooting fishing vessels, invading blue cities, and having Pam Bondi weaponize the Justice Department. Trump must prefer homelessness, unemployment, extravagant health insurance, and starvation just to keep the Epstein Files from being released.

And all of his Christian Nationalists remain silent, pretending to be Pro-Life by eliminating abortion rights, attacking Trans People, and profiling people of color. 

Trump and fellow Fascists had no intention of making America great again; their only sociopathic intentions were to increase the divide between the wealthy and the poor, to increase racism, and to eliminate any hope for anyone who is not them.

 

when ya become the OTHER

A Facebook post from a MAGA voter on SNAP is going viral after she called out her mother-in-law for refusing to lend her grocery money because she decided to vote for Donald Trump. People in the comments had a range of opinions, with one user claiming that since the woman voted for Trump, she was "fine when other people were going to suffer." (BuzzFeed)

And there you have it in a Trumpian America nutshell. Ya voted for Trump because he promised you that the OTHERS would suffer. He promised you that you were better than the OTHERS. Ain’t no bad thing gonna come your way, because the liar Felon, Sexual Abuser, and probable pedophile, was only going after the OTHER. And DAMN it, you thought you were so far removed from the OTHER. If you were a female and voted for Trump, you knew your kind of femininity was unlike those women who wanted to take over masculinity. If you were a person of color, your skin color was not exactly like your brothers’ or sisters’. If you were a Christian, well, your Jesus was the same Jesus who anointed Trump in the first place. If you were an LGBTQ person, fuck it, you were not as Gay as those other Queers. If you were a Jew, you knew that Mariam Adelson gave millions of dollars to Trump so of course you were safe.

With MAGA, it has always been, "fine when other people were going to suffer." Why, well of course it’s never your shit that stinks!

 

  

Getting away with murder

 Even when the government was open, Trump and his Gestapo paid little attention to the rule of law. It was more annoying for Trump and his Brown Shirts to get away with Trump shit. Still, since the Heritage Foundation Supreme Court and the majority Republican Congress played Trump’s anti-democracy games, Trump and his fellow Fascists mainly triumphed in screwing the Constitution and the American Public.

But interestingly enough, some Republicans found a wee bit of their backbone and actually decided that even their Lord and Savior, Trump, might have gone a little too far for their limited Christian values, and pedophilia with young girls might be a bit icky.

Conveniently for the 34-Count Felon and accused Sexual Harrasser, keeping the government closed bought him some more time to remain in power, and to remain as a Führer. But let’s look into this, shall we? I mean, after a while, a few more Republicans might have thrown Trump under the bus, for their own political ambitions, and a vote could have been taken to RELEASE THE EPSTEIN FILES.

But here is the kicker, here is the really SCARY thing. The hesitation, the blowback, the intimidation must not be coming just from TRUMP, in fact, it must be echoing from the palaces, the mansions, and the bunkers of some VERY ELITE, POWERFUL, and DANGEROUS men and women—people who just might be powerful enough to get away with murder. 

Trump wields a lot of power, but Trump, I believe, aside from being Putin’s puppet, has a lot of very, very, very cadre of evil doers pulling his strings and those of the Republican Party.

I didn't mean it

 Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. admitted Wednesday that he doesn’t have “sufficient” evidence that pregnant people’s use of Tylenol can cause autism in their children. “The causative association between Tylenol given in pregnancy and perinatal periods is not sufficient to say it definitely causes autism, but it is very suggestive,” Kennedy said. (The New Republic)

But he said it anyway, and his War Lord repeated it, and most of the Propaganda Right Wing Anti-Life Media outlets spent time repeating it. And now it has, for the uneducated, the reluctant to read, the people who thrive on Conspiracy Theories, become real science. Once again, as Republicans do too well, they just added fiction to the conversation, knowing that the masses who adore them for being loathsome and give zeros shits about lying. Remember when Haitians were eating dogs and cats in Springfield!

As it seems the case has become, there is no remorse from the Republicans in lying, and worst of all, it seems there are few consequences for the lying Republicans. The people hurt, as far as the Republicans go, should not be so stupid as to believe a word Republicans say.

This Guy

At 3:20 p.m. on Sunday, the president shared a photo of himself looking haggard and bronze with his tie undone and a red hat bunched in his hand. "I want to thank Donald Trump for working like a dog for no money to save a Country that doesn't appreciate his sacrifice! Thank you, Mr President!" the post says. (BuzzFeed)

This is not from SNL. This is not from Cartoon Network. Neither The Simpsons nor South Park aired an episode using that dialogue. This text was from Trump’s Truth Social account, written and created by Trump.

No money, hmm, I suppose the jet from Qatar, the kickbacks from foreign companies towards anything Trump incorporated, the golf trips each and every week, the ballroom, do not equate to money. But okay he is the KING of GRIFTING, so he does not have to account for his blackmail and bribery scheme.

But Holy Shit America, this is the guy with the Atomic Codes. This is the guy who can provide rapists, murderers, felons, drug dealers with a free “GET OUT OF JAIL” card. This guy can incite the Insurrection Act.

Demented, drained, immoral, snake oil, frail both mentally and physically this DUDE has the ultimate power in our nation. I am fucking terrified! 

I CAN do anything

 “President Donald Trump on Wednesday shed more light on his threat to send “more than the National Guard” to U.S. cities he deems dangerous. “I would do that if it was necessary ... but it hasn’t been necessary,” Trump said on the plane. “We’re doing a great job without that. ... As you know, I’m allowed to do that.” (HuffPost)

The 79-year-old man who makes the age of 79 look like it’s ancient, decrepit and past death, declares that he can do whatever he wants to because he and his bout with dementia still permits him to do whatever he wants to. I mean the Heritage Foundation Supreme Court has indeed told him he can do whatever the fuck he pleases!

“If I want to enact a certain act, I’m allowed to do it,” he continued, claiming 50% of presidents have exercised that right. (HuffPost)

Guess which ACT this guy, who had to be led around Japan, looking like he and his caretaker were on a stroll in the park, all the while his Caretaker, pulling and tugging him not to wander away. It’s The Insurrection Act of 1807 is a U.S. federal law that allows the president to deploy military forces domestically to suppress insurrections or enforce federal law under certain conditions. It serves as an exception to the Posse Comitatus Act, which generally restricts military involvement in civilian law enforcement.

“And I’d be allowed to do whatever I want but we haven’t chosen to do that,” he said.  “... And the courts wouldn’t get involved. Nobody would get involved. And I can send the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines. I can send anybody I wanted.” (HuffPost)

As is usual for this sociopathic psycho suffering from Narcissism, he must project his actions because he is so pathetically insecure, he feels he must let people know just how evil he can be, so that they can cower in his presence. 

No Courts, No Congress, No Democracy, No Checks and Balances…just Fascism!

he doesn't care

 As the government shutdown continues, over 40 million Americans who depend on Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits to afford healthy food will go without on Nov. 1, according to the USDA.

"Bottom line, the well has run dry," a message on the USDA website reads. "At this time, there will be no benefits issued November 1."

However, it's important to note that, as HuffPost reported, "The US Department of Agriculture has a special fund to help supplement the program in an emergency, [but] the agency said on Friday it won’t use it during the shutdown." (Buzz Feed)

Trump is such a sad egomaniac narcissist that there is no way he will ever admit defeat, so he will continue to fuck anyone around him who disagrees with his insane and selfish decisions. Trump, I believe, thinks that the people who will suffer from the SNAP cuts are all Democrats, or people of color who, since Trump is a racist, assume they do not deserve any help from his government.

The silence from the majority of Republicans in Congress is just as deafening as are the pronouncements from Trump that he gives zero shits. And amazingly, the Republicans who were voted into office by the MAGA are pretending that it will be many of the MAGA who will suffer the consequences of their idol, Trump.

And while Trump demented mind continues to play game with the health and welfare of Americans...and as an estimated $300 million is being funneled into Donald Trump's 90,000-square-foot White House ballroom; Kristi Noem is spending about $170 million on two new jets for the DHS; and there are reports alleging Trump may demand the Department of Justice pay him $230M in compensation for the federal investigations into him.

 

trump

“I don’t think this meme-ification is based on someone’s instinct,” said the “Knocked Up” and “Funny People” filmmaker. “I think there’s think tanks and psychological studies and everything that’s being done is being done because it’s been proven to work as propaganda.” (Judd Apatow/regarding the flooding of memes by Trump)

Interesting idea. Propaganda has always been the key to victory for authoritarian-style governments. The “Dear Leader” surrounds himself with very smart players whose goal is to maintain the “Leader’s” powers so they, too, can remain in powerful positions, always aiming to incite the very low-IQ peons.

 Trump's Crazed Rant over Cognitive Test Shows His Decline. As Trump’s ramblings about his cognitive test accidentally reveals his unfitness, a critic of political media explains how the press fails to connect his mental decline to the real-world horrors he’s visiting on real people daily. (The New Republic)

Trump cannot help himself; he must project his actions, somehow thinking that by denying the truth, he is somehow fooling people into believing his lies. He is such a sick, sad narcissist that he must brag about EVERYTHING he does or intends to do.

 

  

vis-à-vis

So, we are told vis-à-vis Republican Propaganda and the PR machines of Corporations, which the Supreme Court anointed as People, that the corporations paying for Trump's new White House ballroom, including major companies like Amazon, Apple, Google, Meta, and Lockheed Martin, among others, providing $300 million, are doing so as a Patriotic gesture. Hmm, imagine if those same companies decided to spend another $300 million on an even more Patriotic gesture by helping to defray the costs of medical insurance, hunger, and homelessness! These Corporations pay little to no income tax, so maybe in return, they could actually help real Americans instead of boosting the ego of Trump, one very UN-AMERICAN in this nation!

The closure of thousands of farm loan offices have top Republicans like Senate Majority Leader John Thune acknowledging the pain hitting their own constituents. (POLITICO)

So, suddenly, some Republicans are worried for their constituents, vis-à-vis their insistence on keeping the Government shut down just to make sure there are no votes to release the Epstein Files. Suppose you look closely at the actual Republicans, who seemed worried. In that case, they are either the folks who will be running for office in 2026 and are not in their safe GERRYMANDERED Districts, or those in leadership positions who must keep their Lord and Savior, Trump, in office.

Hmm, imagine if those Republicans who fear the wrath of their voters just provided Micky (I lick Trump’s ass for free) Johnson the middle finger and returned to their jobs in DC and sat with the Democrats to brainstorm on a compromise bill. It might not be the OFFICIAL vote needed, but what a perfect fuck you it would be to Trump and his Brown Shirts!

 

  

Two more...

 The justice department announced that it intends to send federal observers from its civil rights division to “monitor polling sites” in five California counties and one New Jersey county during “the upcoming November 4, 2025, general election”. (The Guardian)

Are you afraid yet? What the fuck else could be behind this, besides election interference and intimidation? Perhaps by chance (yeah, by chance), this is the first glance at how Trump and the Republicans are planning to try and rig the Midterms in November 2026! 

Stephen Miller defended the unannounced demolition of the entire East Wing of the White House this week by arguing that the extension built nearly 125 years ago was not really part of the White House.
(The Guardian)


Wow, the Leader of the American Gestapo has now weighed in on the history of the White House, and has, of course, come up with one more lie, to keep his Führer delighted. Stevie Miller (America’s Heinrich Himmler) is trying to outdo the bull shit, blatant, and abhorrent lava of lies spewing from Karoline (but I wear a cross around my neck) Leavitt and tell his adoring racist crowd that the East Wing has never been a part of the White House. 

There is a plethora of falsehoods, tyranny intended, stories out there. One of them alone may just cause a snicker, but damn, with Trump and his ACCOLADES, these trite stories add up to the death and destruction of American decency and of course destruction!