He Never, was!

 Part of the disconnect here is that Trump has never needed to worry about high prices. He’s been rich his whole life, never wanting for anything. It’s likely that he hasn’t gone grocery shopping in decades, if ever. So while he may know inflation is a problem, he doesn’t feel it the way a regular person does.

He called himself, and still claims that somehow, he is a POPULIST. A man of the people, he has marketed himself. He swears that HE and only HE can place the needs and desires of the common man (this is Christian Nationalist America, so I can only say common man) as a Government priority. And as usual, because his base lacks proper education, the word Populist sounds doable, the correct way to be an American, they never ever challenged him on identifying as a Populist.

It mattered not to his base, and the newly minted base of 2024, that Trump was a billionaire, that Trump only hung with billionaires, and that a great majority of his Cabinet are billionaires, nope, because Trump said all the correct words, did the correct PR, and told the correct lies to his followers, so why question who Trump truly was and is?

As this article states, Trump never had to worry about the same things that most Americans do. He was never of the people. Most likely, he hated the same as the people, having that in common, but more than his bigotry and racism, the billionaire Trump and the common, everyday non-millionaire or billionaire have nothing in common. Sad when the truth has been smashed into your face like a pie, but you still remain blind to it!

The Trump Threesome!

 At Patel’s direction, the FBI provides a separate security detail for Wilkins, 27, a country music performer who lives part time in Nashville for her work. Kash Patel also ordered FBI detail to give girlfriend’s pal a lift home: sources. The FBI director’s use of resources is under intense scrutiny as he insists he’s “a steward of the taxpayer dollars.” (MS NOW)

He is known as Keystone Kash, but Mr. Patel is the actual, as we live and breathe, current Director of the FBI. Seems Keystone Kash, only needed on credential to become FBI Director, grift and con, lie and cheat like Daddy-O Donald!

While previous directors of the Federal Housing Finance Agency were obscure figures who were unknown to the public, Bill Pulte, the FHFA’s current chief, has blazed a rather unusual trail by contrast. To an outlandish degree, the Trump loyalist has taken it upon himself to target one White House foe after another, weaponizing mortgage fraud allegations against the president’s perceived political enemies. (MS NOW)

Yeppers, another doozy, from dementia Don, a dude whose only real qualifications for the job include, ass licking, burrowing as far up an ass as one possibly can, and of course, inventing lies, then lying even more about the original lie when told you are a LIAR!

Without data to support their decision and defying warnings from doctors, medical associations and public health groups, a federal advisory panel stocked with loyalists to Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has voted to stop recommending a life-saving vaccine to infants at birth. (MS NOW)

And we round out this randy threesome with Dr. Death himself, the brain wormed RFK Jr. He is the go-to guy if you, as a parent, decide to cause as much illness, sickness, and early death for your kids, because you have the physical ability to make babies, the mind and soul of someone who has no right to be a parent. He is the guy who, based on nothing, the darkness of the internet, and its college of conspirators. I believe that dimwit Donald hired RFK Junior only because somehow Donnie thought he could really, really, really own the Dems by doing so!

 

 

 

 

 

 

"gratitude and joy"

 Just when we thought it could not get more evil, (Trumps hand-picked and confirmed by the Republican Senate) what with Brain Worm Kennedy denying the science behind vaccinations, Pistol Peter murdering fishermen, Little Marco siding with Putin over Ukraine, Cosplay Noam kidnapping kids and pregnant mothers, Linda McMahon telling us that the profession of being Nurse is really not considered higher education…Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins makes her EVILINA appearance. 

This is Brooke Rollins. She's the Secretary of Agriculture, and TBH, I'd never heard of her before today. But oh boy, I'll never forget her thanks to some controversial remarks she made during Tuesday's cabinet meeting.

"As Joe Biden was working to buy an election a year ago, he increased food stamp program funding by 40%. So now, as we continue to roll that back, so the partnership with Making America Healthy Again is also in food stamps, but a lot of what we're, Bobby and I, are doing together is really remarkable," Brooke said. (BuzzFeed)

This disgusting slab of blood and flesh is delighting in the idea that the Trump administration and her Department of Agriculture are cutting back SNAP benefits. Yep, she is all giddy about keeping poor families hungry and keeping Americans starving again.

But just to make certain she too got to leave the Clown Cabinet Meeting with a large round ORANGE ring on her lips, she creep added, "But again, just gratitude and joy for this work. And so, so grateful to you," she continued, apparently addressing Donald Trump.

Gratitude and joy to keep kids hungry and keep the poor in this nation starving. Wow, one more Trump asswipe!

 

 

The "fog" of what now?

 “I did not personally see survivors,” Hegseth said at a Cabinet meeting, sitting behind a misspelled nameplate identifying him as the “SSecretary of War.” The boat “was on fire and was exploded, and fire, smoke, you can’t see anything. You got digital, there’s — this is called the fog of war.” (The Week)

The U.S. is “not at ‘war’ with immigrants or drug dealers,” as Trump claims, and “any order to ’kill everybody,’ however conveyed, would be a black-and-white violation of the law. (The Week)

The Fog of which war is the question the Senate should be asking. The imaginary war created by Trump as a means to have the nation look over there, so as not to look for the Epstein Files, or the kidnapping of Americans in America? The Trump War to end all wars, war?

"We knew exactly who was in that boat, we knew exactly what they were doing, and we knew exactly who they represented, and that was Tren de Aragua ... trying to poison our country with illicit drugs," Hegseth said. (CBS News)

So, Hegseth, without any facts or evidence, says we knew what they were doing. He knew that because Trump needed new headlines to keep everyone from talking about senile Don, dozing Don? And for goodness’ sake, Pistol Pete, are the drugs from the Tren de Aragua cartel more poisonous than the drugs from Honduran President, Juan Orlando Hernández, who US officials said was at the center of one of the largest and most violent drug-trafficking conspiracies in the world? I had no idea drugs from Trump’s perceived enemies were more poisonous to Americans than the drugs from Trump’s pals?

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PROJECTING again

 Trump slams affordability concerns as a ‘con job,’ as he refuses to listen or learn. “The word ‘affordability’ is a con job by the Democrats,” the president declared at his Cabinet meeting, reality be damned. (MS NOW/Steve Benen)

Follow the money" is a catchphrase popularized by the 1976 docudrama film All the President's Men, which suggests political corruption can be brought to light by examining money transfers between parties. (Wikipedia)

When it comes to Trump, of course, we all should “follow the money,” but with him, we might want to add the new quote, “follow the projection,” as in when Trump declares something was wrong, or bad, or someone else’s fault, Trump is admitting to having done it himself.

Think about ALL of the times Trump has PROJECTED his misdeeds, his criminal actions, his poor planning onto others or has screamed aloud how he never, ever, did it himself. Trump is such a sick narcissist that he cannot help himself from admitting everything he has done, the good, the bad, and the ugly.

Now it is his economic shitty planning, and so we now have zero AFFORDABILITY ISSUES, because Trump knows we have a whole lot of AFFORDABILITY ISSUES, because of his actions!

 

 

 

ANTI WOMEN

 DOES HERITAGE SUPPORT DISCRIMINATION AGAINST WOMEN? (The Atlantic)

Why this should matter to Americans is due to the fact that Trump and his echelon of sycophants withing his Cabinet, the Republican Congress, and the Republican Activist Supreme Court Justices have been supported by The Heritage Foundation, and in fact have taken on most to many of their tenants listed in the Project 2025 handbook, you know, the one to dismantle our Constitution!

Seems the Heritage Foundation dug deep enough into the pit of insecure male egos and hired a guy named Scott Yenor, a family-policy scholar, to lead the Foundation’s B. Kenneth Simon Center for American Studies, which poses serious questions about the institution’s beliefs concerning the equality of women in the workplace and perhaps even as citizens.

Yenor believes that employers should be legally permitted to discriminate against women in the workplace, and has advocated for legal changes that would allow businesses “to support traditional family life by hiring only male heads of households, or by paying a family wage”—that is, denying women jobs solely on the basis of their sex or paying men more for performing the same job as women. He also believes that “governments should be allowed to prepare men for leadership and responsible provision, while preparing women for domestic management and family care.”

We have witnessed so much backward hate and bigotry from Trump and his gang of Fascists. And now the target de jour is women. The hypocrisy, however, remains the same. Seems that if you are a Republican female, it’s okay to look the other way, cause somehow all of these ANTI-WOMEN policies won’t affect you, just any female who is not you!

 

UH-HUH

 “After report of Hegseth’s ‘kill everybody’ order, Trump’s first instinct was to lie.” (Lawrence O’Donnell)

To keep himself alive, Trump lies. To lie is to live, lying is the oxygen keeping Trump alive!

“So far, the president and the secretary have not disputed the facts, instead fumbling about with classic Beltway-style “non-denial denials.” Today, the White House admitted that the second strike did in fact take place, but on the orders of the Special Operations Command chief, Admiral Frank Bradley, which seems to be setting Bradley up as a scapegoat.” (The Atlantic).

So, folks, here we have it, the actual admission of a crime, because, as is always the case with Trump and his accolades of walking turds, it is always convenient to place the blame on someone else. 

Two men, Trump and Hegseth, who brag about being the boss of everything, are suddenly nowhere to be seen at the scene of the crime, leaving the final decision about war to someone neither of them is. Both men who relish the idea of inflicting pain upon others, thinking that by doing so, it makes them more macho, macho men have nothing to do with the second murderous strike.

First, the second strike never took place, then suddenly it had. Trump and Hegseth would have never ordered the second strike, but suddenly, Admiral Frank Bradley took it upon himself to order the kill strike. Nothing to see here, so say Trump and Hegseth, just some Admiral usurping both of these narcissistic sociopaths’ orders. Uh-Huh!

Yeah, TRUMP

 The president added that "we'll look into it" and that he wouldn't have wanted a second strike. 

"The first strike was very lethal. It was fine. And if there were two people around, but Pete said that didn't happen," he said. "I have great confidence."

Trump added, "Pete said he did not order the death of those two men. (Axios)

So, we are to believe a few unbelievable things. First, that “Shoot 'em dead, Pistol Pete, never ordered a second strike. This is the guy who out Cos-plays Kristi Noam, sending selfies of himself dressed in military drag, hoping that by doing so, it creates more testosterone.  And second, we are to believe Trump when he says he wouldn’t have wanted a second strike. Really!

Hey, Trump, you are the guy who gave directives for kids to be dragged out of their apartments and have them cuffed while standing alone outside, with your personal private army aiming their weapons of war at them. Hey, Trump, you are the guy sending Americans who just happened to be of brown skin to Honduras torture prisons. Hey, Trump, you are the guy who instructs ICE to grab wives from their husbands to kidnap fathers from their children.

Yeah, Trump, you are void of empathy or caring about true justice. You hired people like Pistol Pete Hegseth, Stephen Miller, and Kristi Noam to follow your orders of terror. Of course, you believe Pistol Peter, cause now that the Senate Republicans are actually doing their job of checks and balances, you find yourself in a real hot seat. But no TRUMP, we don’t believe you would have not directed the second attack, you love to see people suffer, and or die!

TOO BIG TO FAIL, again!

 The cost of Trump’s bank deregulation could be catastrophic. Unfortunately, the Trump administration is tearing away every layer of protection that was designed for the next economic crash. (MS NOW)

This bit of how the fuck, is brought to the US citizen by the same guy who thought tariffs were like discovering gold mines, only to end up with shit pies. It is also brought to the US citizen by the same guy whose companies have filed for bankruptcy six times, primarily involving his casino and hotel operations. These filings occurred between 1991 and 2014.

Regulators are gutting the capital requirements that are sensitive to the riskiness of banks’ businesses, the ones that are risk-neutral, the ones determined by banks’ performance in annual stress tests, and the ones that require additional protection for the  “too big to fail” banks. This wholesale deregulation will allow banks to load up on more debt and have less of their own money available to absorb losses when their investments go south. (MS NOW)

It seems that the big banks, the big corporations, the big billionaires, who bought and paid for Trump’s presidency, are at it again, insisting that any guardrail established to help the average American is one too many guardrails keeping them from making even more enormous and out of proportion profits.

Ah, yeah, the good old days, when the taxpayer had to fund the TOO BIG TO FAIL BANKS. Good times, real good times are coming once again! 

their BIG TENT

 Hacked materials from the powerful rightwing thinktank the Heritage Foundation show that applicants to a Project 2025-branded effort to create a talent pool for the Trump administration cited the influence of Nazi political theorists and other far-right thinkers on their political views. (The Guardian)

As bad as it has been getting in this nation of ours, regarding the hatred, bigotry, racism, and antisemitism, we at least have more insight as to when and where this evil began. It should be to no one’s surprise that with the Republicans’ attempts to end any civil rights legislation, the Republicans’ attempts to limit voting rights, the Republicans’ attempts to discriminate against some perceived other, that all along the way the Republicans would include Nazi’s, Fascists, Misogynists in their BIG TENT.

And amid a developing “civil war” on the right about the influence of the antisemitic far right – which has included internal dissension at Heritage – the materials show that at least seven members of a nationwide network of men-only, nativist and antisemitic clubs applied to work in the administration, revealing the extent to which the Republicans and the far-right have converged. (The Guardian)

I must wonder how the People of Color, the Jewish Americans, Women, the Gay Log Cabin Group, must be so self-loathing as to have voted for the Republicans, thinking somehow that this political party actually honestly embraces them. Is it because they have lots of wealth, so they are assured that money will save them? Is it because they think that, somehow, they are on the higher end of the rung on the ladder that no one will see them?

We have a lot to fear in this nation, and now one more fact has found fruition, and we now should be terrified!

want to SCREAM

 A funny thing happened to Donald Trump in the past month. After spending much of the year on a sort of revanchist blitzkrieg that terrified the left and convinced many that his second term would far outpace his first, Trump has begun to genuinely fail. And the failure, for those who followed the last time closely, is familiar: Rising autocracy is headed off by rank incompetence. (New York)

I read articles like this, and I hope to find some new revelation, some insight, that I, as just an ordinary American, might have overlooked. But alas alack, once I finish reading articles like this, I sit at my computer, speaking to no one but the screen and say, “holy shit, who didn’t know this already, and if they didn’t know this already where the fuck have they been?”

Trump has demonstrated his incompetence ever since he arrived on the front pages of tabloids. He has set out to ruin almost every business he has owned or operated, he has been a proven liar, and he has always surrounded himself with the worst of the lot, because that ilk of almost human being is selfish, self-serving individuals, who also demonstrate little value for, well, morals or values. 

As Trump announced his team for his second round of “let’s fuck America,” each and every candidate he announced came with at least five flaws, everything from wife beaters, friends of Putin, pedophile protectors, fraudsters, hypocrites and liars.  The Republicans in the Senate did not bother to check and balance Trump, preferring to keep out of his harm’s way, giving zero shits for how his team could and would still harm America.

So much of politics frustrates me, so much of Trump bugs the shit out of me, but when I read articles from which professional journalists seem to suddenly be awake and aware of the obvious dangers from Trump I want to SCREAM!

well, maybe

 Why be surprised, when in fact, we have a Russian Asset, or an American President being blackmailed by Russia, or an American Traitor as Commander in Chief, who in turn hires others as slimy as he to work in his administration.

‘Traitor’: US representatives call for Trump envoy Witkoff to be fired after leaked Kremlin call. A handful of US representatives have reacted furiously to a leaked recording in which the special envoy to Ukraine reportedly coached Moscow on how to handle Donald Trump, but most have so far remained mute on the revelation that American officials were advising a US adversary. (The Guardian)

Don Bacon, a Republican representative, called for Steve Witkoff’s immediate dismissal. “For those who oppose the Russian invasion and want to see Ukraine prevail as a sovereign & democratic country, it is clear that Witkoff fully favors the Russians,” the Nebraska lawmaker wrote on X. “He cannot be trusted to lead these negotiations. Would a Russian paid agent do less than he? He should be fired.” (The Guardian)

There should be no reason, if you are a believer in freedom, or liberty, or DEMOCRACY, to side with the invading nation of Russia, over the invaded nation of Ukraine. If you are the supposed leader of the free world, then why, for even a second, would you or should you or could you do anything in your power to insist that Russia give back all of the land it illegally invaded? And why would you not give specific instructions to your lackeys to follow your orders?

Why not…well, maybe you are just a Putin puppet!

 

 

 

 

Trumps Thanksgiving

 President Donald Trump has argued with the architect he handpicked to design a White House ballroom over the size of the project, reflecting a conflict between architectural norms and Trump’s grandiose aesthetic, according to four people who spoke on the condition of anonymity to describe internal conversations.

Trump’s desire to go big with the project has put him at odds with architect James McCrery II, the people said, who has counseled restraint over concerns the planned 90,000-square-foot addition could dwarf the 55,000-square-foot mansion in violation of a general architectural rule: don’t build an addition that overshadows the main building. (The Washington Post)

Thanksgiving 2025 has arrived. Some families are gathering together in the comfort of their warm, comforting homes, delighting in dinners with friends and relatives aplenty, and how nice that is. Some people prefer a more intimate, quiet dinner, sharing stories and laughter, and remembering that is quite nice too. Travel was difficult and demanding, but for family and friends, it is a priority, a burden worth enduring. There is nothing wrong or ridiculous about any of that. Thanksgiving has become the warm blanket, the snuggle, and comfort, as much as apple pie and a white picket fence.

But then we have the Americans. who rely on SNAP, who must decide between health, welfare of food. Those living in America whose families have been both torn and tormented by the American Fascist army of ICE. The Americans who struggle to eat one meal a day, who can’t afford that nice warm Thanksgiving blanket.

And all the while this scenario is taking place, Donald Trump aloof, unaware, uncaring, a sociopath, a liar, a Felon, a coward, a psychopath, desires that we spend more, more money on a Ballroom. This palace will not enrich the American public, a place restricted for his billionaire buds, a private club to keep the riff-raff away from the few well-to-do. 

More, more for me, says Trump, and fuck the rest of you. Happy Thanksgiving from Donald Fascist, I want to be King, and let them eat cake Trump!

Thanksgiving 2025

 Memories. Yep, for me, they are as much a part of living as oxygen, inhaling and exhaling, thriving and surviving. To recall, to remember, to say once upon a time, and suddenly find yourself with family and friends who made you laugh, shared your sadness, consoled you, and congratulated you is what makes me human, and keeps my humanity alive.

At 76, my God, the amount of Thanksgiving I had welcomed, the myriads of people, places, adventures, opportunities, and memories collected. The moments of intimacy, indulgence, importance, coincidence, and kindness are all collections of my past.

To give thanks, for me, is to be thankful for those whom I have spent 7 minutes with to 76 years with. The never-ending stories, the tales worth repeating, the traumas, the dramas, the spectacles, the silent seconds of love and laughter. 

As we celebrate this newest Thanksgiving, I wish, I hope, that we are capable of rekindling, with kindness, our memories, and the people who have helped us become the person we are today! 

Happy, hopeful, and honest holiday to all.

 

Suddenly, WOE IS ME

This entire White House team has treated ALL Republican members like garbage. ALL. And Mike Johnson has let it happen because he wanted it to happen. That is the sentiment of nearly all — appropriators, authorizers, hawks, doves, rank and file. The arrogance of this White House team is off putting to members who are run roughshod and threatened. They don’t even allow little wins like announcing small grants or even responding from agencies. Not even the high profile, the regular rank and file random members are more upset than ever. Members know they are going into the minority after the midterms. (MS NOW)

WHAT IS IN IT FOR ME…Yep, that should be the motto for the low-life, sycophants, ass licking, spineless Republicans sitting in Congress. Day after day, week after week all that these elected Republicans have done is climb higher and higher inside Trump’s ass, and have burrowed deeply into his empty gut, to please the Felon, and hopefully not be noticed by him, so as not to have Trump threaten them and single them out not as an enemy of the state, but to keep them from being identified as an enemy of Trump! 

A large majority of the Republicans, probably 99% of them, have stood up against Trump, prioritizing Trump’s ego and needs above and beyond the welfare of their constituents and the rest of America. Had they the true intent on finding justice, many of them during Trump’s first term could have voted to have this man impeached, but now suddenly, as if they had been in a coma and suddenly brought back to reality, they are acting as if they had no idea what kind of perverted jerk their Dear Leader was and remains.

Once again, if THE OTHER is someone else, it is okay to maintain them as the enemy, but once the bully becomes the victim it is a whole bunch of WOE IS ME!

  

Misgivings

 GOP lawmakers have deep misgivings about Trump’s emerging Ukraine peace deal. Republicans on Capitol Hill have deep misgivings about President Trump’s emerging deal to end the war in Ukraine, as key GOP lawmakers fear the administration could set the stage for further Russian aggression toward NATO allies in Europe. (The Hill)

It is about time. Where the Hell have these Trump sycophants been…oh wait, I know, they have been hibernating up his orange ass, hoping that if they just remained quiet enough, Trump would not notice them and threaten them with being primaried. 

The same bunch of cowards and traitors towards Democracy, the Republicans, who could have easily ended Trump’s corrupt career by impeaching him, are now suddenly alarmed. 

They suddenly have misgivings…holy shit…Trump has never stopped catering to the demands of his master, Putin. The Republicans have been witness to this ever since Trump’s first term, as he acquiesced to every demand by Putin. The Republicans were more than pleased to sell the souls of the Ukrainians to the Putin Devil, just so they, the Republicans, could stay in power.

Misgivings, really, Republicans, that’s the best you can do!

 

one more line

 The problem is that the president seems to think that an action is just as long as he calls for it. Trump ran for office in 2016 openly and repeatedly calling for the military to illegally torture prisoners for intelligence purposes. “If I say, ‘Do it,’ they’re going to do it,” he insisted. (The Atlantic)

The above paragraph is an article regarding the President and his wife beating alcoholic Secretary of War Hegseth, trying to retaliate against the 5 Congress people who have correctly stated that if the military is asked to participate in an illegal action, they can refuse.

My blog is about this newest presidential directive and the entire Trump philosophy of “If I say, ‘Do it,’ they’re going to do it.” Trump believes that, indeed, he is a King, one who can ignore the laws he doesn’t like and enforce new laws that permit him to retain power and be above any law he disagrees with. Trump and his ass licking Nazi’s abuse the Constitution and use it when it is convenient and ignore it when it gets in their way to fuck over America and Americans.

Trump’s Nazi enablers know very well that most of their actions are unlawful, but they also know that so far, the guardrails such as Congress and the Supreme Court have been derailed, enabling LAW and ORDER to be ignored and disregarded. Here we go again, America marking one more line in the sand, and wondering if once again that too will be removed!

"Have you no decency"

 “Have You No Sense of Decency, Sir?” Edward R. Murrow to Senator McCarthy during the days when the Republicans were playing the propaganda playbook and calling anyone who disagreed with them a Communist in the 1950s.

The Pentagon announced it is investigating Sen. Mark Kelly for "misconduct" after President Donald Trump criticized him and five other Democratic lawmakers for urging members of the military to refuse unlawful orders. (azcentral.)

FIVE ex-military members who now serve in Congress have called out the illegal actions of Trump and his Regime and, of course, are now being scapegoated as seditionists. All the while, Trump, it seems, paid over $300 000 for the Insurrectionists to storm the Capitol and try to halt the election of a democratically elected President.

It’s Not Just MTG: Other Republicans in Congress Are Reportedly Eyeing an Exit. Why? According to one GOP House representative, “This entire White House team has treated ALL members like. (Vanity Fair)

Margie-Putin-Greene is a creep, but I will give her the benefit of the doubt, claiming that she has been threatened by the Mob Boss Trump and his army of MAGA Mafia. So now, instead of standing up to Trump, a whole bunch of Republican cowards would rather quit Congress than stand up for Democracy. 

Of course, threats to one’s life are terrifying, but imagine if a whole group stood together and said to the Mob Boss, “Have you no decency…” and as a unit fought back. The bully will remain in charge of the situation as long as he understands that everyone around him is a coward!

CRICKETS

 US senator criticises Republicans’ silence on Trump’s violent threats against Democrats. Senator Mark Kelly yesterday urged congressional Republicans to publicly reject Trump’s threats against him and five other Democratic lawmakers who have said that military personnel are not obliged to follow illegal commands. “We’ve heard very little, basically crickets, from Republicans in the United States Congress about what the president has said about hanging members of Congress,” Kelly, of Arizona, said on CBS’s Face the Nation. (The Guardian)

CRICKETS, the sound of silence usually emanates from cowards who would rather hide in the shadows, cowering in dark corners, hoping to be unseen and unnoticed. The Republican Senators, supposedly the august body of the Congress, are nothing but a bunch of spineless men and women who fear Trump, who most likely loathe Trump, but who are so personally selfish as to whimper and whine privately rather than demonstrate an ounce of courage.

One must wonder, and I am one of those, are the Republicans just cowards, so insecure and unsure as to permit the authoritarian Trump to ravage the Constitution and Democracy, OR, perhaps are these Republicans just eager to end the freedoms and choices that our Constitution and Democracy provide, as does Trump, so they too can remain in permanent power!

FIFTEEN YEARS

 Obamacare premiums are skyrocketing. Republicans can’t figure out what to do. GOP lawmakers knew subsidies were expiring and premiums would spike, but no clear, conservative alternative emerged. Republicans have said for months they had plenty of time to figure out what to do about Obamacare subsidies expiring at year’s end. During a six-week government shutdown that ended last week, they said they’d talk about it after. Now, with five weeks to go before New Year’s, they’re scrambling and divided. (Politico)

The Affordable Care Act and informally as Obamacare, is a landmark U.S. federal statute enacted by the 111th United States Congress and signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010. (USA Facts)

FIFTEEN YEARS! Yup FIFTEEN YEARS, that is how long the Republican Party has complained about Americans being almost able to afford health care, shouting out loud that making health care affordable for Americans was tantamount to inviting Socialism into this country’s government.

FIFTEEN YEARS, it has been that long for the Republican Party to haggle, harangue, dispute, and deny the facts that health care is a human right, let alone an American right. For FIFTEEN YEARS the Grand Old Party has lied about creating a new plan a better plan for health care, and in those FIFTEEN YEARS, none of the Republicans from then until now have done a fucking thing to create something else.

Once again, the American public has been the loser class for the Republicans. Yeah, even the Republican and MAGA voters are still on the losing end when it comes to a bigger, better, and more American health plan. But remember this, the Congress has a great socialized medical plan, one that they do not have to pay for, and one for which our tax dollars subsidize!

Russia are you listening

 GOP divided as Trump’s Ukraine peace plan slammed as Russian wish list. Some Republicans are condemning the president’s latest proposal for peace between Russia and Ukraine in unusually vocal terms. (MS NOW)

Oh yeah, another day, another example of the Republican Party kowtowing to the demands of their Fuhrer, Trump, pretending that somehow, following Trump, who seems to be nothing more than a Russian asset, or just one more American being blackmailed by Putin, is making America Great Again. 

Oh yeah, and another day in the life of the Trump Regime, trying to pull the wool over the eyes of America by first attempting to employ a foreign policy, endorsing it, but having been caught as nothing but a lie, pretending that the policy was never really intended to be the policy. In plain English, Trump and his fascists thought they could fool the public, but once again were found out to be liars and connivers.

Senator Rounds said that Secretary of State Marco Rubio called him and other members of a Senate delegation at the Halifax Security Forum in Canada on Saturday and disclosed the mistake. “The leaked 28-point plan, which, according to Secretary Rubio, is not of the administration’s position — it is essentially the wish list of the Russians,” Rounds said. (MS NOW)

So, Republican sycophant Senator Rounds wants us to believe that Trump would never acquiesce to the demands of Putin, that somehow Trump has never caved to the demands of Putin. Senator Rounds, one of the eager enemies of the state, did not call out Rubio or Trump for even thinking about screwing Ukraine in favor of Russia; he did not insist that the only peace deal should be Russia returning the occupied land in Ukraine, and he didn’t even mention that this is a battle about democracy versus authoritarianism. Nope, instead as he and way too many Republicans in Congress do he invents a stupid excuse, and lies his ass off!

 

 

 

 

Her indulgent fate

 I am not a fan of David From, nor Margie-Putin-Greene. David From had been a very rigid Republican supporting the likes of Ronald Reagan, Bush Sr, and Bush Jr, and spoke about the conservative movement as if it had been God sent. But like so many once staunch Republicans, David From got screwed, laughed at, and forced out of power, kind of like when the monster Dr. Frankenstein created finally became powerful enough to overthrow his master.

I am and have never been a fan of Margie-Putin-Greene, and even though she finally demonstrated an ounce of humanity regarding the rape and sexual misconduct of minor girls, I still had and have little regard for her history of self-serving and evil ways.

But in the magazine The Atlantic, David From writes an article that says exactly the correct information about who and what MAGA is, especially the leadership and politicians of the MAGA movement. I have listed his final comments regarding MAGA and people like Greene who was a soldier of that anti-American party. And to be honest, David From has written the words to describe how I feel.

“But she never did get the joke on the biggest joke in town, the joke that MAGA is about anything more than manipulation, exploitation, corruption, lust, and cruelty. She seems to have sincerely believed the lies that shrewder players merely mouthed. She gained her own millions without appreciating that her allies were scheming for billions. She balked at the self-abasement before every one of Trump’s whims that is indispensable to MAGA survival and success. Her failure on those scores is her one service to the country—because it helps other Americans, the joke’s ultimate victims, better understand what is happening to them and why.” (David From/The Atlantic)

 

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.