Another dud!

 President Donald Trump has tapped Bill Pulte, head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency, to be the acting director of national intelligence — putting a real estate scion and fierce Trump loyalist in a key national security post as the U.S. remains at war with Iran. (AP News)

Holy shit, as in HOLY SHIT, what could possibly go even more wrong and rotten with the Trump-Iran War, when the newest clown without any relevant job experience is placed as director of national intelligence.

We are losing lives, taxpayer dollars, and our reputation as a moral and decent nation, as Trump lies about his war, and becomes bored with his war, and now adding insult to injury, we have a dude, who has zero qualifications in the area of national intelligence, who also had zero qualifications when he became the Director of the Federal Housing Finance Agency. But the one thing Bill Pulte does have is a loyalty, to Donald Trump…and for Trump and his malignant narcissism, screw the needs of America as long as the needs of Trump come first!

For me, this is not a trivial concern. We are at war in Iran, there is a war in Ukraine, and China is slowly but surely gaining ground in Taiwan. If you look closely at the people Trump has selected to lead the way for the US, all you see are inept sycophants, whose only qualifications are to adore Trump, ignore the facts, and help continue in keeping Trump in power as King.

As long as Trump remains in power, all we can look forward to is going lower than the lowest common denominator!

 

"No Fatties"

 “No Fatties”

Only active military members who meet specific body composition standards, such as a waist-to-height ratio of less than 0.55, will be allowed to attend the UFC event at the White House. This has been described as a "no fatties" rule by some officials. (CNN)

Trump's White House UFC event will only feature troops who 'look good on camera, officials confirm. (MSN)

Hitler's desire for all people in Germany to look like "good Aryans" was rooted in his belief in racial purity, which idealized individuals with pale skin, blond hair, and blue eyes. This ideology aimed to create a homogeneous society that he considered superior to others. (Britannica)

There is just so much disgusting grossness to unpack, as America witnesses, the fat, old, out-of-shape, “bone spur” draft dodger Trump and his pretty boy, who knows nothing about defense or War, ex-Fox weekend anchor Pete Hegseth, try to create their own version of America’s Master Race.

From Hegseth firing Generals of color, and females, insisting also that there will be no fat generals, to this side show creepy Nazi-like attempt to highlight real He-men and He-women, and Trump always commenting on how well built, and good looking some men are, we are witnessing deep hues of Fascism in America!

And to add insult to injury, these ALL-AMERICAN Troops, even permitted to attend this Roman Colosseum Gladiator event, must pay their own way to travel to Washington, D.C.

And oh, by the way, this Hitler-esque PR, Trump self-promoting event, UFC event at the White House is expected to cost around $60 million.

"and so it seems to be going"

 A picture captured by Getty Images photographer Kevin Dietsch on Tuesday shows the multiple renovations and construction efforts simultaneously underway at the White House, from the UFC Octagon being built on the South Lawn to Trump’s $400 million ballroom being constructed on the site of the demolished East Wing. (The Daily Beast)

Perhaps, most of sane America must look at the news of the day, the hour, the minute, feeling completely overwhelmed, anxious, and sick and tired, and all we are left with is the old adage, “…and so it goes…”

The Trump War in Iran continues, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent continues to brag about how Americans are spending more money, so that must be a sign of a powerful economy. SNAP benefits and Health Care are being cut, causing more people to prioritize food, housing, and medical care. Once again, Pam Bondi is permitted to use the law as she sees fit, and the Republicans in the House prefer perverts and pedophiles. We are told by the Trump Reich that by not supporting all of Trump’s self-aggrandizing and self-serving theft of billions of dollars for his ego-boosting America at 250 years extravaganza that we are somehow Un-Patriotic! The majority of Trump-backed MAGA candidates win in republican primaries, with those voters overlooking the crime, criminality, and corruption history of those candidates.

Is “frustrating” even a purposeful word to describe our America right this moment? The Republican majority in Congress passes nonsensical bills to keep transgender people from playing sports or using bathrooms. They spend more time away from Washington, D.C., vacating the Congress for fear of even looking like they might piss off Trump. Tech Bros remain not only one of the most powerful forces prioritizing our politics, and they still are free to build mega warehouses that not only pollute our planet but also eagerly attempt to create even more unemployment.

The more the leader of a foreign nation embraces authoritarianism, the more Trump embraces them. We are lied to by the Trump Reich, and day in and day out, we are bombarded by the Trump Reich bullshit that if the facts actually prove how corrupt and evil Trump and his Fascists are, the more those facts are “fake news.”

I will not give in, or give up, but damn, it is becoming harder and harder for me to breathe, and that pain in the pit of my stomach seems to cry out in angst and anguish!

 

 

"it just ain't over"

 “Donald Trump is preparing to offer Iran a $300 billion bribe to back out of a war he never should have waded into—and it’s all thanks to Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner. (The New Republic)

The United States is considering creating a massive investment fund for Iran as part of a peace deal, after Tehran demanded reparations for the destruction, The New York Times reported Thursday. An Iranian official put the amount for the “reconstruction program” at $300 billion. ” Guess What Jared Kushner Tried to Include in Iran Peace Deal? Kushner wants to turn Iran into his next real estate development project. (The New Republic)

Whiplash, no, maybe, I have been in a coma, or perhaps the premise to the movie, ‘Groundhog Day’ is real, Americans are in a continuous loop of The Twilight Zone…

Trump claimed to have eliminated Iran's nuclear capability during a speech on February 24, 2026, as part of his State of the Union address, where he stated that U.S. military strikes had "obliterated" Iran's nuclear program.  (PBS). He received a standing ovation from his spineless Republican eunuchs in Congress. Then, hoping we would not remember that lie, because when all you do is lie, you think everyone is a fool and will move on, because according to Trump, it was inevitable, at any moment, Iran was about to fire its obliterated stockpile of nuclear missiles. Trump, on his own, declared war on Iran. And from one day to the next, we had won the war, then we needed to go back to war, then the war was almost over, until right now…

With Trump, it seems all of his deals start in the hundreds of millions of dollars and often reach billions. None of this money is coming from his bank account or his billionaire’s bank accounts because they either don’t pay income taxes or, if they do, it adds up to chump change.

And then, as has been the case, someone in the Trump Family is put in place to make deals, and as they make those deals, they ensure that an increase in their finances is added to that deal.

Trump is tired of his war in Iran. He has actually become a little nervous regarding how many of his cultists are tired of his war in Iran. Trump likes shiny things, and his Iran war is mightily tarnished. I imagine that Trump will pay the bribe to Iran with American taxpayer dollars, somehow go on FOX and declare victory or blame Biden, and will then seek out other shiny objects, most likely to invade Cuba, and perhaps Greenland!

 

 

 

Once again, Pam Bondi

 Cancer is evil. If there were words to describe it as something else, I would use them and list them. Cancer, however, as I learned from those I have loved and lost to its evilness, is also a very humbling disease, one that digs deep into the conscience and soul, and does not discriminate. 

Pam Bondi, we are told, is recovering from a form of cancer. One might have expected, with her diagnosis, that she would find the time and make the effort to correct the injustices she had willingly placed onto others, and that, knowing how close she is or has been to the destructive dimensions of cancer, realizing her own pain and agony, could, would or should, make an attempt to stop, to end the pain and suffering of others, the others as in the victims of Jeffrey Epstein, and Donald Trump. I suppose to do so, one must first have a conscience and an ounce of humanity. Apparently, Pam Bondi lacks both.

Once again, as if she was some member of royalty, as Pam Bondi was to appear in front of the House oversight committee, Pam Bondi demanded that she not be under oath, that video cameras not be used in the committee hearing, and via her attorneys from the so called Trump Justice Department, not be required to answer and question if that question asked, had the name Donold Trump.

And once again, Pam Bondi did not need to be honest, did not have to answer questions she desired to ignore, and once again covered up for pedophiles and the President. Nothing to see here once again!

Cancer is ugly, it is scary, it is devastating, it is deadly. The people I have loved and lost to cancer, one by one, each and every one of them, during their days and nights of pain, and agony, depression, and snippets of hope, looked at their lives, and those around them, and proclaimed a sense of humanity intense and pure. 

Pam Bondi was still unable to give a fuck, give a shit, empathize, sympathize with the pain and suffering of the Epstein/Trump victims and survivors. How dark and disgusting of a human being must you be to do so! 

 

 

 

On That Day

  

The Trump administration frequently emphasized the idea that sacrifices made, particularly in terms of economic policies and military actions, were justified for the greater good of the country. Trump and his supporters often framed their actions as necessary sacrifices for national interests, suggesting that the benefits outweighed the costs. (BBC)

Scott Bessent has expressed optimism about the U.S. economy, suggesting that the current financial challenges are temporary and will lead to significant economic growth and job gains in the future. He believes that the stock market's performance indicates that Main Street will benefit from the recovery ahead. (BBC)

I am not, nor ever have been, that great in understanding the nuances and narratives as they relate to economics. I majored in Social Work and Communal Services in college, and, thankfully for me, those majors placed less emphasis on Economics, Business, and even Math. But as I grew older, and as an adult faced the realities of life, and the cost of living that life, aside from the emotional and psychological aspects, I had to learn an awful lot about money, how to maintain it, how to grow it and how to balance living on some money sometimes, less money other times, and I wish I had more money often times.

So when I hear Sec Treasury Scottie Bessant, the billionaire, and his puppet master, Trump, lecture the average American (not the billionaire donors who own and operate the Republican Party) that it might be rough now, but just wait because magically it will get better, and we will be so GRATEFUL for that, I want to puke. And suddenly, I became a MAVEN in the fields of economics and finance.

Secretary Bessant, if an American has only so much money to pay for mortgage, or rent, health care, groceries, and gasoline, and that American NOW, must use that total sum of money just to make it through the day, and that day turns into the next day, and the next day ad nauseum, and said American actually runs out of all of the money they have, how the fuck will they be able to make it through to that PROMISED DAY, you and Trump swear will be coming? When you have some, and each day that sum of the some diminishes, and finally you have none, please explain to me using your best Economic and Financial Billionaire facts and figures, does an American even survive, waiting for the promised day of “it’s over, and we won!”

Enhanced MAGA Men

 Interesting, ain’t it. The MAGA-Manosphere, and its cult leader, Heir Trump, have been ranting and raving about who is a man, how a man should exist, and who are the people who hinder a man from being a man. You got MAGA influencers trying to out others in their ilk for being homosexuals, you got this same group of insecure males blaming women for not allowing male machismo to dominate. And then you have DonOLD trump commenting on the fine physiques of athletes, and even how handsome some foreign leaders look. You have RFK Jr, and Kid Rock taping a wanna be homoerotic video. Sounds a bit bizarre, until you read about this.

Adolf Hitler emphasized the importance of physical strength and fortitude in athletes, believing that "the weak must be hammered away" to create a strong and capable youth for the nation. He viewed sports as a means to promote health and prepare individuals for military service, aligning with Nazi ideology of strength and collective contribution to the national body. (quotes.com)

Then last weekend this happened: The Enhanced Games (TEG) is a multi-sport event that allows athletes to use performance-enhancing drugs without being subject to traditional drug tests, aiming to push the limits of human performance. The first event took place in Las Vegas from May 21 to 24, 2026, featuring competitions in swimming, athletics, and weightlifting. (enhanced.com)

The event, backed by billionaire investors including Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr., billed itself as a new model for sport: one in which performance-enhancing drugs are permitted, regulated, and celebrated. An event to push the human body to its ultimate limit. The Enhanced Games' parent company sells many of the same substances to the public, and argues that banning them stifles athletes' potential. (euronews.com)

Hmm. As I see it, a few things are happening at the same time. MAGA is a frail group of individuals who wanna be MEN, but they can only be MEN by belittling those around them who actually have nothing to prove when it comes to masculinity. Like Hitler, these clowns have some kind of AI image of what a real male American should look like and act like.

And then you have two Republican con artists, Peter Thiel, and Junior Trump, who understand that MAGA men are insecure and the only way to keep their egos thriving is to introduce them to an artificial means to become a HE-MAN. And both Thiel and Junior know that MAGA men love to drink snake oil and so both of these Snake Oil Salesmen invented The Enhanced Games, so they could sell a short cut for the MAGA men to become REAL MEN!

 

 

 

 

 

He still DON'T care

 President Donald Trump said Wednesday that he’s “not satisfied” with Iran’s negotiations on a deal to end the war and that he doesn’t care about the conflict’s effect on the midterm elections because he won victories in Tuesday’s primaries. (MS NOW)

There is one thing I agree on with Trump, in regard to the Midterms, I also give zero shits about the outcome of the Midterms for Republicans. 99% of the Republicans seem to give zero shits about the Trump/Iran War, so let them sow the harvest they planted.

But here is where I totally disagree with Trump, regarding his ego-driven and “look over there” war in Iran; his war has cost the lives of 13 Troops, at least what we have been told, and has wounded 380 Troops, again, as far as we have been informed. His war has created thousands of deaths from other nations and has caused millions of people to suffer from energy and food deprivation.  Trump’s war has provided millions of Americans and me with an economy that gladly permits prices of EVERYTHING to soar. 

 This war has permitted Trump, the Trump Family, and of course his billionaire Epstein Class to become wealthier and wealthier, as Trump and his KLAN delight in insider trading, knowing that Trump is the one calling the war on then off, and then on again.

And fuck the Republican majority for not joining the Democrats by not enacting a war powers act, an act within their purview, and the one way the Legislative Branch can actually act as a coequal Branch of the government.

I wish I could celebrate Trump once again screwing the GOP, but while he is collecting their backbones, spines and balls, it is the rest of us who must the consequences of a demented, delusional and dangerous man!

The 85th Groundhog Day this year

 Amid fresh U.S. strikes in Iran, Trump goes on the defensive following Republican pushback. The president effectively told his ostensible conservative allies, “Trust me.” Many of them effectively responded, “No.” (MS NOW)

Tuesday, May 26, 2026, and we are celebrating Groundhog Day, yet once again. There wasn’t a war with Iran till Trump decided it should be a war, a war he gloated about with the same zeal and zest as our invasion of Venezuela, but then it didn’t turn out that way. Then, after there was no clear victory or, for that matter, any decisive action on behalf of Trump's Toy Soldiers, Trump was always one step closer to the Twilight Zone, and then reality declared victory anyway. What the fuck he must have thought, whatever I say or do, should be reality because I am a gift to the American Nationalists, from Jesus Christ!

Then, with prices soaring, nations across the world rationing gasoline and energy products, farmers in the US running low on fertilizer, and rotting soybeans, Trump, with his Cosplay Secretary of War and Machismo, “Pistol” Pete, said it is no longer a war but now a Ceasefire.

But never to be outdone, and demonstrating a loser, when the once open Strait of Hormuz was blockaded, to make matters even worse, but to raise Trump’s ego, the US decided to blockade the blockade. Genius, except it made matters worse, and the war, which was no longer a war, became a war again, but this time with a new name, to maybe confuse the MAGA minions who, if given a test to locate Iran, would fail. Let alone asking them to pinpoint the Strait of Hormuz!

And now the man who intended on suing his government regarding the release of his family’s tax returns, the dude who once said the Ballroom would only cost $200 million, the douchebag who insisted that in a mere few weeks this Iran thing would be over and they would no longer have the capacity for nuclear weapons, and a more moderate US friendly regime, the guy who said rising gasoline prices are “just peanuts,” has the audacity to tell his eager enablers the Republicans, to “just trust me,”

Most of the rest of us not in the cult or fearful of being primaried scoff and smirk, as there is nothing TRUSTABLE about Trump. But Trump knows a gullible fool when he sees one, and is assuming that once again his eunuch in Congress will trust him! 

 

 

 

Trump's Memorial Day

And finally, on this Memorial Day, 2026, under the Trump Reich.

The timing is quite interesting. Trump demands that the BALLROOM be built, and that the billion-dollar expense be paid for by the taxpayers (of course, not the billionaires who donate to Trump, because in fact the taxes that they do pay are mere chump change). And wham bam oh my God ma’am, there is a breach to the security perimeters of the White House. Holy shit, how did all of that happen so quickly? (As a tidbit, as of May 2026, Donald Trump has spent 111 days golfing, which is about 22.6% of his presidency.) And like oh so many other Trump attempted assassinations, there is almost no media follow-up or Truth Social statements spewing from Trump regarding these people.

Now, we are told that the once-open and free-to-use Strait of Hormuz is about to reopen, but it will no longer be free to sail through. We are told that there will be no immediate discussion regarding Iran’s nuclear capabilities, and that the Iranian regime, albeit with new hardliners, is still the reigning government, and that the majority of weapons that were supposedly eliminated are at 70% in stock. We are told that the ceasefire is still in place, albeit a few attacks on ships have occurred; that was then, and this is now. We haven’t been told, but it is clear to see that the current reality for Iran is that, somehow, it is in a MUCH stronger position in the Middle East than it was before Trump declared war and thought that Iran would be another pushover nation like Venezuela!

Oh yeah, and Trump plans on building a larger-than-life Arch of Triumph between the Lincoln Memorial and Arlington Cemetery, hoping to place it to shadow, rather than maintain the prominence of two of America’s landmarks depicting freedom, justice, democracy, and justice.

  

"To lie or not to lie?"

 Trump Tells Republicans to Defend His Slush Fund by Lying. The Department of Justice has given Republicans a list of talking points not grounded in reality. (The New Republic)

Well, it ain’t too often to read about Trump telling a truth, but as the New Republic article states, Trump is at least being honest when he tells his eunuchs within the Republican Party to lie, and keep on lying because once again, truth is dangerous.

“The document says the fund is about “seeking accountability” for millions of Americans “who were victims of lawfare and weaponization.” It falsely claims the president cannot profit from it, lets senators know they can get a piece of the action themselves (wink, wink), and even attempts to paint the fund as a bipartisan win. “Democrats can submit claims, too,” the document states happily. (The New Republic)

I understand that there have been tsunamis after tsunamis of grifting, corruption, criminal behavior, and con jobs oozing from the Trump Reich, so one more “Get Rich Quick,” bottle of snake oil could be easily overlooked, but $1,776 billion is a whole lot of bottles of that snake oil being sold, and that is something NO ONE should overlook!

We know that Trump lies, is a liar, lives to lie, and let no lie ever die. Sadly, now, we have the guy who is the acting Attorney General, Todd Blanche, assisting in spreading the pandemic of all of the Trump lies, so one must wonder who will survive the insidiousness of these lies. (As an aside, and I am not an attorney, but how can it be that Mr. Blanche retains his license to practice law when Mr. Blanche has perjured himself in front of the Senate and now is inciting the Republican Congress to do the same?)

Now, we must watch, sadly, once again, as the Republicans decide the Shakespearean dilemma, “To lie or not to lie, that is the question?”

 

 

Their Master Race?

 Hmm…

The May 24 event in Las Vegas, backed by Trump-aligned investors including Peter Thiel, the Antichrist-obsessed cofounder of Palantir and PayPal, and Donald Trump Jr., through his MAGA-branded investment firm, is being marketed as an Olympic-style competition in which participants are encouraged to use performance-enhancing drugs. It seems MAGA world won’t be satisfied unless every aspect of human life is infected with a brazen disregard for ethics, from the White House to the running track. (MS NOW)

The Romans had their Colosseum, from which the Emperor and his ilk of the wealthiest of his ass lickers witnessed the well-built athletes try to decapitate and destroy one another. Fun for the wealthy watching the mere mortals bleed. The wanna-be Emperor in Washington, DC, and his 1%-wealthier sideshow hucksters wanna have their own fun in Las Vegas. Ya gotta wonder, if these Roman DUDES were watching the Gladiators for sport, or perhaps, to please some kind of sexual gratification!

And then this:

“President Donald Trump gushed over the physique of New York Giants quarterback Jaxson Dart during a bizarre rant about trans athletes in Suffern, New York, on Friday. During his tangent, Trump pointed out Dart in the crowd and marveled at the 23-year-old’s body, saying, “Is there any woman in the audience who thinks they can tackle that guy?” (HuffPost)

A CNN host was audibly stunned by Donald Trump’s latest strange comments about “young, handsome men,” so much so that her exasperated one-word comment was picked up by a hot mic and then shared online. “President, thank you very much, young handsome guy,” Trump told Peña. “It’s always nice to be young and handsome.” “It doesn’t mean we have to like you. I don’t like young, handsome men. Women, I like. Men, I don’t have any interest.” (LGBTQ Nation)

Seems Trump and his MAGA buddies are very fixated on the genitals, the physiques, the sexual identities of lots of people. One must wonder OUT LOUD, why! Kind of confusing to me, just how much time and effort these MAGA billionaires, MAGA minions, and the entire Trump Reich remind me of the Nazi’s and their quest for the MASTER RACE!

 

 

 

 

And ONCE AGAIN

 There is no official set number of days that Congress must be in session each year, but the Constitution requires that neither chamber can go more than three days without formally meeting unless agreed otherwise. (USA facts.com)

The annual salary of a member of the House of Representatives is $174,000, which translates to a daily pay rate of approximately $477.78 when divided by 365 days. (closeup.org) The daily pay rate for U.S. Senators is approximately $477, based on an annual salary of $174,000. (U.S. Senate)

MAGA Mike Johnson, once again, to appease Trump, and not his Constituents or “We the People”, has decided to close down the House of Representatives, because, ONCE AGAIN, MAGA Mike Johnson did not have enough votes to permit Trump to legally continue his war in Iran! So, as has been the regular routine for MAGA Mike, who believes he only works for Trump and not “We the People,” Mr. Johnson decided to fuck over the American public in favor of pleasing the President! John Thune, the Leader in the Senate, also decided to release his flock of Trump ass lickers, because too many of his Republican majority ass lickers are finally pissed off because Trump has once again decided that keeping Republicans in power is less of a priority than keeping Trump’s power in place.

Why this matters, to me and for me, is that the people we elect who get paid to work for “We the People”, are NOT working for “We the People”, are ONCE AGAIN, not at work, and still getting paid by “We the People’s” tax dollars, pretending that they have zero obligation toward the American voters, who have provided them the chance to be employed!

And why I write about this is the fact that ONCE AGAIN, “We the People”, are being screwed! As the character, Sonny, pontificated in the movie,’ Dog Day Afternoon’, “Kiss me. When I am being fucked, I like to be kissed.”

 

Please be AFRAID, right now

 Trump Blurts Out Plot to Rig Midterms after Humiliating Fox Poll Hits.

“It’s no accident that on Thursday, Trump let out a rambling diatribe, demanding Republicans pass his onerous voter suppression legislation. Critically, Trump said straight out that if they do, Democrats will “never be elected again.” Trump admitted that the whole point of his bill is to ensure one-party rule in perpetuity, in the GOP’s favor—exactly why he wants it passed before the midterms. (The New Republic)

Be afraid, NOW, America. Be worried, NOW, America. Donald Trump is afraid and worried that he will be out of power and in prison. Trump knows just how guilty he has been and remains, and inch by inch, as his lies are beginning to unravel, this demented, immoral, criminally insane rotted man will go to extreme lengths to remain KING! 

I will repeat and repeat and repeat my warnings that Trump’s desperation only brings despair, danger, and doom for the United States. So far, there have only been teeny, tiny punctures in Trump’s attempt at total AUTOCRACY by the Republican Party. The only Republican politicians who have rediscovered their spine, or backbone, or balls, are the dumb ass fuck ass lickers who spent time up Trump’s anal opening only to find that they didn’t kiss his ass just the way he preferred. Suddenly, each and every one of them who is either retiring from office or did not win their primary is acting like BRAVEHEART, ready to do battle against the evilest person to grace American history.

I have mentioned it before, but it must be spoken about every day: gerrymandered districts, elimination of the Voting Rights Act, the initiative for the SAVE Act, acting AG, Blanche’s non-commitment that perhaps ICE could be located at polling places, these are just the opening salvos, only a part of the fire power Trump is using or plans on using to stop fair elections in November. Be afraid NOW because, as President and so far with the willing enablers within the Republican Party, all kinds of harm and mayhem lurk on the horizon!

 

 

The art of NO deal

 Trump abandons subtlety, eyes Venezuela playbook for Cuba. The American president’s ambitions toward Cuba are increasingly obvious. They’re also eerily familiar. (MS NOW)

Trump is bored with his Iran War. The wham bam and destruction he supposed would happen in declaring war in Iran did not turn out the same way as Venezuela, and Trump’s ego got hurt. Trump only functions when his Toy Tin Soldiers are winning, so what to do, what to do, start another incursion or, as Trump says, “excursion,” and win again!

Mr. Art of the Deal, Trump, I believe, has made a deal with Putin and Xi. Putin can have Europe, and Xi can have the Pacific Basin.

Look closely at how Trump has pulled Troops out of Germany and Poland and is threatening to cut funds for America’s participation in NATO. Consider the non-denial of supporting Taiwan militarily after Trump’s fiasco visit to China. Trump believes, I imagine, that he and his authoritarian buds should just divide the hemispheres into little fiefdoms. 

Putin did nothing to assist their ally Venezuela, and so far, Putin ain’t doing shit to assist Cuba. Why, I am certain it is tit for tat, as Trump pulls America out of NATO. And the only thing Xi told Trump is that if he wants to keep the US-China relationship going, it is Taiwan.

Deal maker Trump assumes that he is smarter than Putin and Xi, and somehow, by kissing their asses, Trump looks powerful in the Western Hemisphere.

Trump is dangerous, but he is also very, very dumb. Putin and Xi are dangerous, but compared to Trump, both are very, very smart and more sinister. Trump will continue to weaken America, thinking he has a deal with Putin and Xi, all the while these two insidious and evil dictators will slowly but surely reclaim the world.

 

 

 

 

Watch what happens

 How Trump is angling to give cash to a MAGA paramilitary. Trump's new slush fund functions as a way to encourage insurrectionists to break the law on his behalf. (MS NOW)

Trump understands that he is a criminal, and he knows exactly how much of his family’s corruption he has enabled. Trump relished his time with Epstein, and now realizes that even with the so-called “suicide of Epstein, the truth of Trump’s immoral and illegal behavior is seeping to the surface. Trump does not want to be held accountable for any of his insidious actions, and will do EVERYTHING and ANYTHING to avoid imprisonment, due diligence, or justice for his past and present.

So, as I see it, there has been a series of dirty deeds deployed by Trump via the Heritage Foundation, the Supreme Court, and his dutiful eunuchs sitting in Congress from the Republican Party, all intended to keep Trump in power and to avoid any consequences for Trump’s anti-American actions.

Gerrymandered districts were the first ploy in fucking over the right to vote. Keep the Congress Republican by eliminating any Democrat challengers. Demand that the activists, authoritarian Republican justices in the Supreme Court, ban the voting rights bill, knowing full well that the spineless Republicans in Congress will do nothing to bring that bill back to life. Hint, but actually intend, that ICE will suddenly be sent to polling places, adding even more paranoia and fear for the minority voters. Bring back Elon Musk into the fold, so he can either rig the voting machines or spend the money he doesn’t spend on taxes to buy the election for Republicans.

And if none of those grifts don’t seem to catch much action, then purchase your own army of Insurrectionists to become violent and vigilantes, creating chaos and confusion, and civil unrest. Let your paramilitary goons know that you have the dollars to pay them to break the law and get away with it.

And then once your paramilitary has caused duress and destruction, blame it on ANTIFA and pretend that with all of this conflict, Marshal Law must be implemented, and of course, stop the citizens of this nation from voting. 

Trump is drowning in guilt and crime; he knows it, his Klan within his Reich knows it, so for Trump and his Fascists who support him to remain in power, eliminate the threat before it begins. This is not conspiracy thinking on my part; this IS observing Trump and his ilk in action!

 

 

 

To sum it up

 To sum it up:

Trump Shrugged Off Soaring Gas Prices As "Peanuts" Amid The Iran War, And People Have A Lot To Say About It.” I don't even think about that,” Trump said. (BuzzFeed).

The Trump Sush Fund, aka the Weaponization Act: $1.8 billion.

The Trump Ballroom: $400 million.

The Trump Reflecting Pool: $15 million

The Trump Arch: $15 million.

The Trump Iran War: Over $25 billion so far, with little end in sight; some estimates put the total as high as $1 trillion.

The estimated cost to taxpayers for Donald Trump's golf trips since returning to office is $155,400,000, based on the average price per round calculated from previous trips. He has golfed on 111 days out of 486 days since taking office. (PBS).

Affordability ain’t on Trump’s radar or agenda. The rising cost of almost every consumer-oriented item is of no concern to Trump. It seems that those who continue to support Trump don’t really care about what things cost, as long as Trump and his Reich prefer racism and bigotry over morals, values, decency, and freedom.

Trump, who it seems does not pay his fair share of income taxes, as well as his children, has no worries about the price of anything for the peons. And so far, his cadre of peons doesn’t seem to mind it either. When Trump proudly and boastfully calls the rising price of gasoline “as peanuts,” I imagine what he means is it just “Chump Change,” because he knows his voters are CHUMPS…willingly so!

 

 

 

No Middle Ground anymore

 Rep. Thomas Massie, a Trump critic, lost the Kentucky Republican primary after the president endorsed Ed Gallrein. (MS NOW)

The Republicans voting in Kentucky have made it VERY clear that they support Pedophiles, Fraudsters, and Corruption. It is not limited to the Republicans in Kentucky, but for any Republican who voted for the candidates that Donald 34-count Felon endorsed and supported.

I may not have agreed with the myriad policies Rep. Massie had supported throughout his tenure as a Congressperson, but Mr. Massie made it loud and clear that he understood that criminal and immoral acts had taken place and that Trump and the Epstein Class should be held accountable for those heinous acts. The majority of Republicans in Congress, a vast MAJORITY, demonstrated their cowardness and immoral priorities by pretending to ignore the facts regarding the girls who were victimized by Epstein/Maxwell/Trump, and God only knows the many, many billionaires and millionaires.

Mr. Massie learned the sad lesson that in today’s Republican Party, decency is deferred to indifference, taking on Trump is treacherous, and speaking up for the people leaves you at a professional loss.

The MAGA/ Republican voters have once again demonstrated their hatred for those who dare to speak up and speak against their Dear Leader, who, I must suppose, is their Racist and Bigoted Idol. 

As I see it, you either care about justice being sought, or you support Trump; there is no middle ground or excuses that can be made.

Once again HE benefits

 First, it was Make America Great Again. The message was more of Make Bigotry and Racism Great Again in America. The idea that Trump could, would, and should be the guy to make magic in America worked well…perhaps because he bragged about grabbing women by the p***y, had been a three-time adulterer, convicted of sexual harassment, was responsible for an attempted insurrection, and, of course, had 34 felony counts charged against him. Maybe it was his hatred for anyone whose skin was not pearly white. 

Then, to keep the Bigots, the Racists, the Christian Nationalists, the Fascists, the Klan, the Oath Keepers, the American Nazi’s, and of course the FOX viewers extremely excited, the new slogan turned into America First. And of course, his cult bought into the bull shit, praising Trump as a man of the people. But alas alack, the con and corruption can never be contained by Trump, and his sycophant billionaire buds, and suddenly it was no longer Making America Great, or America First, nope, it never was about either idea, rather just to further the self-serving, selfish needs of Trump and his Family of Crime.

After filing a highly unusual lawsuit in which President Donald Trump sued his own administration’s Internal Revenue Service, he settled it through his acting attorney general — also his former personal lawyer, Todd Blanche — setting up a team of “volunteers” to dole out nearly $1.8 billion in taxpayer money out of what the Department of Justice calls “The Anti-Weaponization Fund.” (MS NOW)

Why Trump’s stock trades are so exceptionally corrupt. The president continues to find new, once-unimaginable ways to use the awesome powers of the federal government to enrich himself. (MS NOW)

I thought our government was to be all about “checks and balances,” but that is just ancient American history. The Republican majority in Congress only cares about not being primaried, and the Supreme Court only cares about what their donors, the Heritage Foundation, find important. And here we go again, watching Trump bankrupt the rest of us as he benefits.

 

 

Now it's derogatory

 Mike Johnson rejects ‘new term Christian nationalism’ as ‘derogatory.’ The GOP House speaker made the comments ahead of the Trump-backed, all-day prayer festival on Washington’s National Mall Sunday. (M NOW)

A few right in your face thingies regarding The Republican party of Trump. They easily noticed and blatantly demonstrated. 

Whenever anyone from The Trump Republican begins to argue that their actions are being interpreted as derogatory, dangerous, or disgusting, the very first thingie The Republican Trump politician does is to identify that critic as either a non-Patriot, a left-wing domestic terrorist, a Communist, and accuses them of suffering from Trump Derangement Condition. When truth is told regarding the inappropriate, illegal or ignorant actions by The Republican Trump politicians, the façade of lies begins to melt, it is like the bucket of water thrown at the Wicked Witch in the Wizard of Oz, and the structure of bigotry, racism, theocracy, and Christian Nationalism is now in plain sight, and the nightmare becomes a day mare!

But sadly, The Republican Trump Party has little to no other reason for its existence, other than pretending that somehow Jesus, the white republican Jesus, fought side by side with Washington and his Troops, to make this new country, a Christian Nation. This fear of the other has been a key component in keeping Trump in power. 

Amazing ain’t it, that Christian Nationalism, as part of their beliefs, adore any heterosexual who commits adultery, any person who can sexually harass others successfully, individuals who participate in pedophilia (except if it’s Gay pedophilia), enjoy the thought that slavery was a freeing experience for the slave, and desire for the Confederacy to come back in style.

MAGA Mike makes Trump almost look honest, as he pretends to be offended by being called out as a liar, a hypocrite, a hater, and someone who has only contempt for the US Constitution!

 

 

Another one bites the orange dust

 Bill Cassidy held Trump accountable. Voters responded by humiliating him. Louisiana’s Cassidy is the first elected U.S. senator to lose a primary in more than a decade. (MS NOW)

Rape and Pillage, Crime and Corruption are meaningless for the Republican voters in Louisiana, and they demonstrated their disdain for democracy, prioritizing authoritarianism as their go-to form of government. As I read the results of the Republican primary in Louisiana, it seems that Trump is God, Trump’s form of racism and hate are gifts from God, and if you betray Trump’s bigotry, you will be cast away!

Why this should matter, to say, any American who believes in our democratic Republic, is that Senator Cassidy actually understood that Trump incited an insurrection, and instead of kowtowing like the majority of his Republican “ass lickers,” pretending that the demise of a free and honest government was at stake.

Trump, if anything, is good at revenge; he is very much like a Mob Boss and will stop at nothing to punish anyone who dares tell him that, in fact, this “Emperor has no clothes.”

As much as I appreciated Senator Cassidy doing the right thing then, he has not gone out of his way for the cause of democracy since. He has voted the Republican party line on every illicit, idiotic, and illegal scheme introduced by Trump.  Senator Cassidy is a practicing physician, and yet, to try to prove his fealty to Trump, this physician voted in favor of appointing RKK Junior as Secretary of HHS!

But even though this physician voted in favor of Kennedy and Kennedy’s absolute bull shit non-medical experience, to please Trump, that was not enough loyalty.

A few last words. Cassidy has once again demonstrated that you owe your soul to Trump, and if you commit one iota of disparaging Trump, you lose, because Trump neither forgives nor forgets. And the Republican voters in Louisiana have proudly stated out loud that morals and values are not as important as HATRED!

 

 

 

CLOSED...we've gone fishing

 House Speaker Mike Johnson has effectively stalled action on the Epstein files by adjourning the chamber early, delaying any votes until September. (BBC)

House Speaker Mike Johnson has closed the House for session multiple times, notably during the 2025 government shutdown, which lasted 54 days. This was the longest government shutdown in U.S. history, and the House was not in session for most of that period. Additionally, Johnson frequently canceled votes and sessions when internal tensions flared or legislation wasn't going his way, contributing to an unusually light legislative calendar. (AXIOS)

The Constitution requires that neither the House of Representatives nor the Senate can adjourn for more than three days without the consent of the other chamber. This rule ensures that Congress remains available to conduct legislative business. (USA Facts)

Members of the House of Representatives earn an annual salary of $174,000. Additional leadership positions, such as the Speaker of the House, earn higher salaries, with the Speaker making $223,500. (Indeed).

So, let us understand this, shall we…when MAGA Mike decides that any House business might interfere with the wishes and wants of his Lord and Master, Trump, MAGA Mike just adjourns for a few days, a few weeks, or even a few months. It ain’t the people’s business he is taking care of, but the business of taking care of Trump. Even though the House passed the Epstein Transparency Act, MAGA Mike decides to waylay that information, hoping that it will go away…And as MAGA Mike adds even more “We’ve Gone Fishing Days, Sorry We Are Closed, he and his Republican Fascist cohorts still receive a salary as if they are actually working for their Constituents.

The Trump Iran War, Mile High Gas Prices, Inflation on the rise, Pedophiles, including Trump, still face zero consequences, Affordability is unaffordable, people living paycheck to paycheck if they are lucky enough to have a job, Trump, having the Taxpayers pay for his Ballroom/Reflecting Pool/Triumphant Arch/privatizing public golf courses in DC, and the Voting Rights Act dismantled, but MAGA Mike says don’t worry be happy.

Please explain all of this, and then explain why the fuck you would vote to re-elect or even elect a single Republican come November!

And now this!

 Apparently, President Donald Trump’s “full, complete and unconditional” pardon for the roughly 1,500 rioters who violently assaulted the U.S. Capitol building and Washington police officers on Jan. 6, 2021, including those who pleaded guilty to felony charges and others who were serving prison time, did not go far enough. This week, a new class action lawsuit was filed by a group of participants in the Jan. 6 insurrection, claiming that the federal government owes them $18 million for injuries they allegedly suffered. It might be laughable if there wasn’t a real chance they could collect. (SLATE)

THE MADDNESS DOES NOT STOP, SLOW DOWN, BUT GETS STRONGER, AND STRANGER.

The Trump-inspired Insurrectionists, the Trump-motivated Domestic Terrorists, the people Trump was counting on to keep his Dictatorial position of Dear Leader intact, the Enemies of the State, are now demanding that they were the victims of the January 6^th attack on our nation, and as victims are due compensation. Yep, read that again!

Trump’s Army, Trump’s violent army of insurrectionists, has now decided that we, the people, whom they so despised and wanted to destroy, are the good guys, and the rest of us, not members of Trump’s army, are the villains.

In a real world of law and order, a respect for the Constitution and Democratic principles, this would be nothing but a big laugh, maybe a parody on SNL or an article in ‘The Onion’, but since Trump needs all of the votes he can get to keep the Republican majority in Congress, and keep himself out of jail, this lawsuit has a chance to actually become our reality. 

The crazy, bat shit, criminal actions within and by the Trump Reich keep on piling on!

 

 

Let them STARVE

 The only thing that matters when I’m talking about Iran, they can’t have a nuclear weapon. I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation, I don’t think about anybody.” (Donald Trump)

“When asked about the comment during a Friday night interview with Fox News’ Bret Baier, Trump said it was a “perfect statement.” “I’d make it again,” he continued. “You can imagine how many people stopped the soundbite at ‘I don’t think about Americans’ financial situation’ so what’s your response to that?” Baier asked, “It’s very simple, when people hear me say it, everybody agrees,” Trump said. “Short-term pain, it’s gonna be short-term pain.” (HuffPost).

Yep, I have to rehash the arrogant, selfish quote by Trump, because, for once, he has stated his true intentions, and when asked again if he might want to rethink his ignorant, nonchalant “I give no shits” commentary, he demonstrates his loathing for anyone who is not one of his billionaire puppet masters.

Trump, aloof, and (no MAGA, not a Populist Idol that you pretend he is), says “short-term pain,” because living from paycheck to paycheck, prioritizing food, healthcare, housing, utilities, and if you can afford to drive your car, are all silly inconveniences.

“Short-term pain,” meh, so what if you run out of money now, boo-hoo, you are not Patriotic enough, you are not American enough, you just don’t care enough. 

Trump does care, however, that Americans’ finances are used to soothe his insecure, narcissistic machinations, such as his Ballroom, his Triumphant Arch, his Reflecting Pool, his swimming pool, and his Golfing outings to not only Mar-a-Lago but also all of his golf properties. Oh yeah, and his billion dollars a day cost to continue a war in Iran, which he started with absolutely no idea or care about how to stop.

Maria Antoinette has been paraphrased as saying to her French citizens, “let them eat cake.” In Trump’s case, it sounds more like let them starve!

 

 

 

 

 

Keep letting them rig

 Tina Peters deserves due process, not political clemency. Colorado Gov. Jared Polis has sent a dangerous signal to election deniers that with enough political pressure, accountability becomes negotiable. (MS NOW)

Being pissed off, for me, does not just stop with the Christian Nationalist/Fascists MAGA Republicans, those who believe that Democracy is useless when it doesn’t work in their favor, but when I witness injustice, or is it indifference by Democrat politicians, my ire and anger must be shouted out toward their careless, and “let’s fuck the Constitution actions.

The Democratic Governor of Colorado just provided the same middle finger used by the Republicans to the Constitution and the American public, by permitting clemency toward a very insidious and evil person, who decided that she was the one who could fuck around with democracy.

Tina Peters was found guilty “by a jury of her peers — in conservative Mesa County — on seven counts, including four felonies, of orchestrating an illegal breach of her county’s voting equipment. She let an unauthorized outsider into a secure elections room, directed staff to shut off surveillance cameras and copied hard drives from voting machines — all to try to prove conspiracy theories about the 2020 election that were never true.”  (MS NOW)

Why this should matter, I believe, is evident, but I will shout it out, as I see it. Peters tried her best to deny the people of Colorado their ability to keep their votes legitimate. Peters was found by a jury of her peers to have committed various crimes. Tina Peters gave zero shits about truth. She deserved prison time, and now wham bam thank you, Governor Polis, you too, are playing the same Tina Peters game by saying screw all that law and order, I am more powerful, and I will determine right from wrong.

The other real thing here is that so far, Trump and his Fascist Republicans are doing everything in their power to undermine the Midterm elections. From canceling the Voting Rights Act to gerrymandering districts, the Trump Reich has also been screaming that voting is somehow rigged, especially when the Republicans lose. By ignoring the crimes of Tina Peters, Governor Polis, as I see it, is sanctioning anyone who wants to truly rig the elections to do so, and not to pay any consequences for their felonious actions. Shame on you, Governor Polis, shame.

 

 

A SCHLEPPER

  

A "schlepper" is a Yiddish term that can mean a servant who carries things or a pejorative insult for someone who wanders aimlessly or acts in a slovenly manner. (Yiddish Dictionary)

Schlep: To tote, to drag, to be a burden. (Chabad. Org)

The first thing our SCHLEPPER-IN-CHIEF says upon his departure from China is that they have a ballroom! A jealous Donald Trump praised Chinese President Xi Jinping’s ballroom in a suck-up post following the Beijing summit. “While flying back from China, the 79-year-old president whined that “China has a Ballroom, and so should the U.S.A”—while suggesting a deadline for his own $400 million vanity project at the White House.” (Daily Beast).

Perhaps his desire for a Ballroom is about the only honest thing Trump and his band of liars within his Reich have stated about his taxpayer-paid trip to try and get out of the Iran War, which he, and he alone, started.

Schlep, he toted his ailing, failing ass to China, praising just how wonderful an authoritarian President Xi is and has been. Schlep, he dragged his sorry ass, sloping shoulders, extra orange dyed skin, and absent look on his face as if someone every five minutes had to remind him where he was. Schlep, it was burdensome to normal Americans who once took pride in a President who did not praise dictators, fought mightily hard for a democratic Taiwan, and insisted that human rights were a priority. 

Watching Trump walk slovenly while complimenting Xi's hard-liner rule, as Trump’s cadre of Oligarchs preened and served as props for Trump…having the tax payer pay for his son Eric (the Dumber of Dumb and Dumber Trump sons and his wife Lara, scamming some business for Trump Enterprises along with Brett Ratner (the douche that directed the flop propaganda production of Melania, and who has been and still is accused of sexual harassment by six women)…and having Trump return home without any “ART OF THE DEAL”, was disgusting.

He is a SCHLEPPER, and all he and his ilk are good for is TO SCHLEP!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

I want receipts!

 Trump is in China. Trump praised and praised President Xi of China for being a strong, dynamic leader of the people. Xi had not found the time to meet Trump upon Trump’s arrival, but nonetheless, Trump, who told the media that he and Xi would have the biggest and best hug when they met, trudged onward and into the night, with only a few lower brass Chinese officials and a high band to greet him.

Trump’s entourage included some of the wealthiest and least paying taxpayers of America, the Tech Oligarchs, and Billionaire CEOs, and of course, because if corruption is to be done correctly, the Dumber son of Dumb and Dumber, Eric Trump, and his licking ass wife, Lara Trump.

Not a single expert on Chinese American affairs from the past was invited, because in the case of Trump, as he has publicly stated, he doesn’t prefer to be in the company of anyone who might be smarter than he. Oh, yeah, Little Marco came along for the ride, so he could once again return home and speak to the American people out of both sides of his orange-tinted mouth.

In public, Trump bragged, not only about the greatness of Xi, overlooking Xi’s lack of freedom of speech, tyrannical treatment of those he defines as enemies, and of course Xi’s continued myriad of support of Iran, but did his usual bull shit routine about how, he Trump has known Xi longer than any other President of the US, and how much of a Bro relationship he and XI have.

The cost estimate for this trip is that, just for Trump, the starting price is $3 million for the American taxpayer. But does that take into account the costs borne by all the American Oligarchs who are using taxpayers to pay for their business trips, and, oh yeah, the cost of the American taxpayer picking up the tab for yet one more Trump Family business deal?

Hmm, aside from the end of a democratic Taiwan, and more Chinese products arriving in America, and Trump’s attempt to change the conversation from the Iran War, the Epstein Files, and the affront of affordability, and Trump Family Business, and the Oligarchs making a larger profit, will there be anything in it for those of us who are paying for this?

 

Trump and China

 The exact cost of Trump's trip to China has not been publicly disclosed, but estimates for his trips to similar destinations have ranged significantly, with some reports suggesting costs could be around $3 million per trip based on previous travel expenses. (the dispatch.com)

The trip to China is being funded by the U.S. government, as the CEOs are part of a delegation accompanying President Trump. This includes business leaders with significant interests in China, highlighting the importance of their presence during negotiations. Trump Will Bring 5 Billionaires Worth A Combined $870 Billion On His China Trip. (Forbes)

The “Look Over There,” Trump trick book (so we don’t look for the release of the Epstein Files, or the price of gasoline, the rise in inflation, and of course, Trump’s war of choice in Iran) now includes his trip to China. 

Bidding farewell as Trump travels to China, ready to drool over yet another authoritarian leader, President Xi, Trump actually left us with a bit of truth, something he is averse to. Trump stated, "Not even a little bit" when asked about considering Americans' financial situations during negotiations with Iran, emphasizing that his only concern is preventing Iran from acquiring a nuclear weapon.

A few things, as one of the millions of taxpayers paying for this trip. What is Eric and Laura Trump doing there, and how much more will it cost me for them to do a private bunch of Trump Empire deals? If 5 of the Billionaires whose net worth is a combined $870 Billion and who are also going to do some private business deals while in China, how come they can’t pay, or better yet, why didn’t they insist on paying for this business excursion?

And oh yeah, Trump, what exactly will you be trading to get Xi, to stop aiding the Iranians in shooting down our bases, supporting their government and their proxies? Trump goes to China, watch out, Taiwan!

'A Clockwork Orange'

 A Clockwork Orange explores themes of free will versus state control, highlighting the conflict between individual choice and societal order. It questions the nature of goodness and the morality of using psychological conditioning to enforce behavior, suggesting that true morality must come from within rather than be imposed externally. (SparkNotes-a 1971 film directed by Stanley Kubrick)

As I read the headlines, listen to podcasts, and watch actual lurid, insidious, and immoral acts in real time, my head reels, my gut aches, and I feel my body shake, knowing that these days of Trump and his Fascist army of sycophants are not a movie, but my reality. As in like the movie ‘A Clockwork Orange’, issues of goodness versus evil, accommodating the actions of the worst people in society, and having to witness the psychological dystopia, have become an everyday ritual in America, and I fear becoming ritualized like the fabricated “apple pie”, “white picket fence”, and “baseball.”

The Supreme Court, the supposed highest court in the land, where facts and law are to be upheld, has turned into a Racist sewage plant. The Legislative Branch of Government, which was established as a guardrail against the tyranny of the Executive Branch, has become nothing but a make-a-wish come true for Trump. Corporate Media, for the most part, no longer cares about serving the people, but prioritizes bathing in profits by soothing the very insecure ego of Trump. ICE murdered people, and they remain free to do more. The Congress prefers to arrest trans people but ignores heterosexuals who are pedophiles. The HAVES have more, while the HAVE-NOTS receive less and less.

 I do not want to live in the world ‘A Clockwork Orange’ depicts, I do not want to be forced to live only the life that the “state” chooses, I do not want to become so used to violence, criminality, banality, corruption, vanity, and selfishness. I grow more afraid each day, as we still permit a sick, both mentally and physically, to rule as if he were the God he assumes he should be. I grow frustrated as to how this movie ends!

Once again hypocricy

 What Republicans said about suspending gas tax under Biden. (The Hill)

Then: The move was not received well by Hawley, who said on a radio show that “this is one of the dumbest things I’ve ever heard of.” ( Sen. Josh Hawley) …. “What the administration, of course, is coming up with is yet another gimmick, another Band-Aid and something they know is dead on arrival up here in Congress,” (Sen. John Thune) …““If he just suspends this gas tax for a period of three months — first of all, he would end up extending the suspension before the midterms for the reasons you alluded to a minute ago — but even if it were just three months, there’s a lot of revenue that still has to — we still have to pay for the upkeep and the maintenance of our interstate transportation network,” (Sen. Mike Lee) (The Hill)

Now: Sen. Josh Hawley (R-Mo.) announced plans to introduce a bill on social media Monday. Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-Fla.) followed up with her own message soon after. (POLITICO)

The words hypocrisy and double standards are no longer relevant when it comes to the Republican, opps, I mean, the Trump Party. It is useless to spend time calling out the men and women who refuse to admit that they are partisan hacks, ready and able to look the fool, act the fool, and remain foolish while stepping on their own words and pretending that, well that was then and this is now, and because this IS now, it is a whole different playing field, and set of rules.

I am certain that if someone had the time and patience, they could list almost eight dozen hypocritical and double standards promoted by the Republican Party. Are they liars? Are they Con Artists? Are they Snake Oil Salespeople? Are they Spinless? Are they the very worst DNA of a Politician? And then what does it say for those who encourage them and keep on voting them into office? 

 

 

hemorrhaging

 Trump is once again hemorrhaging, but like so many other times, he is not losing his own blood, but the blood from everyone else who is not Trump or his children and wife. Trump is imploding; his malignant narcissism, which has been his one and only reason to be, is being challenged, not of course by the Republican Party Politicians, or the Billionaire Tech Bros, or even the Corporate Media, nope, by none other than the Iranians. War is declared, war is won, then war is declared once again. Then a twelve-point, ten-point, one-point peace plan is delivered and disregarded. A cease-fire exists until it doesn’t. Threats of total annihilation are screamed across social media, with strict and severe deadlines demanded. And then once again the threats become nothing but a two-year-old boy whining about taking a nap, and his parents, in this case the Iranians, just tell him to stay in his room until his temper tantrum is finished.

Very few people in this nation, wielding power and prestige, have found the courage to place the freedoms and values of the American public above the Mob Boss demands of Trump. (If we as a nation survive this lunacy and cowardness, hopefully those who had placed their own fortunes above and beyond democracy will not only be publicly shamed, but the public will demand they go rot in some dark, dank corner of a cave.

Trump, they say, is tiring of the war; of course, he is, because the glitter of his military toys has stopped glistening for him. Because it is not his finances, he does nothing and lets our losses go on and on, forcing those of us who actually pay income taxes to foot the bill. Trump has once again demonstrated that he is bogus, bluster, and bull shit, but an excellent bully. Except this time, it seems the Iranians have called his bluff.

Trump is hemorrhaging, but it is not his blood which is pouring out; it is the blood of America and Americans, which, if not stopped, will actually bleed us to death! 

Radicals

 The White House's new counterterrorism strategy includes targeting "radically pro-transgender" groups as potential domestic threats, while omitting any mention of right-wing extremism. This approach has been criticized for misrepresenting the actual risks associated with violence and terrorism in the U.S. (Advocate)

Well, now, how convenient, ignore the wealthy billionaires who support Trump and are listed in the Epstein Files. They pose zero problems because they are heterosexuals, and everyone knows that if you have a whole lot of wealth, and with that whole lot of money, you support Republicans and especially Trump, you are no terrorist, let alone a domestic terrorist. But somehow, if you are a trans person, you are a bad person, a very naughty person out to demolish the integrity, safety, and democratic principles of this nation.  

“Radically pro-gender, if you use the word radically, then of course it means that no bathroom stall is safe, no little girl is safe, and your family values will be drained like your swimming pool by the end of summer.

Sebastian Gorka, the National Counter Terrorism senior director, outlined the policy in comments to The Daily Wire on Wednesday. “In addition to cartels and Islamist terror groups, our national counterterrorism activities will prioritize the rapid identification and neutralization of violent secular political groups whose ideology is anti-American, radically pro-gender, or anarchist, such as Antifa,” Gorka said. (American faith.com)

Forget the American Neo Nazi’s, ignore the Christian Nationalist groups, omit the Oath Keepers, play dumb regarding The Heritage Foundation or Turning Point USA…nope, they are just a bunch of white so-called Christians eating apple pie and painting picket fences white.

“Look Over There,” folks ignore anything that might resemble reality!

 

Another necessary suicide

 Cole Allen pleads not guilty to attempting to assassinate President Trump. (MS NOW)

I had no idea that Cole Allen had been placed on suicide watch while in jail. It seems that even after being tested with mental health professionals, and statements by Cole Allen’s attorneys with both groups stating that Cole Allen never acted in any way or communicated a desire to commit suicide, Trump’s private attorney, Jeanine Pirro, made the decision to keep Cole Allen in isolation and to be stripped searched, and of course, placed on suicide watch. Hmm. Makes one wonder don’t it, you know regarding that SUICIDE THINGIE!

I suppose if sudden SUICIDE worked in the Epstein case, perhaps two times is a charm, and the Trump goons could conveniently make the entire case against Cole Allen disappear. I suppose it’s better than having your wife fall down stairs. And I guess it is just Vladimir Putin-ish to have them just fall off balconies or die from some exotic poison! Just saying!

Oh yeah, also, Cole Allen’s attorneys made mention that the two Trump private attorneys, Todd (I can get down on my knees better than Bondi, Mr. President) Blanche, and the ex-FOX propagandist, Pirro, both said they were witnesses, so how the fuck can they act as judges or prosecutors? That is, unless this is an authoritarian Reich?

Ahead of his arraignment, Allen filed a motion seeking to disqualify Pirro and acting Attorney General Todd Blanche from involvement in the case, noting that both of them “were present at the scene during the alleged incident” and “have made statements indicating that they were witnesses to events at the Washington Hilton that evening.”  The defendant’s lawyers further observed in the motion that Trump is the primary alleged victim in the case and that the president and Pirro “have a well-document [sic] relationship for over three decades.” (MS NOW)

Ya' think we are gonna have Mid terms

 Todd Blanche, the U.S. Deputy Attorney General, has publicly supported the idea of having ICE agents at polling stations, stating that "illegals can't vote." This has sparked debate, with critics concerned about potential voter intimidation. (Daily Beast)

Two prominent things that any peon working within the Trump Reich does really well are when asked to tell a truth, they shout, or defer, or act like three-year-olds, almost saying, “If I am what, then what are you?” And the other blatant, sad, sick sociopathic habit they have is to project their evil intentions, never by admitting out loud they intend to commit one more form of fraud or crime, but to suggest someone else did it, or just for “shits and giggles,” propose the possibility of those actions.

Our already fragile Democracy is teetering further to the right. The Supreme Court has dismantled Voting Rights. Red States without voter approval have gerrymandered districts, eliminating most too many of their minorities from having a real chance of representation. And now, we have a real preview of EXACTLY what Trump and his personal and private Department of Injustice plan on doing to rig the Midterms: permit ICE to show up to polling places.  

Todd Blanche makes Pam Bondi look like a Nun, as he is eager to fuck over Americans in favor of not fucking up his chances of becoming Trump’s next Attorney General. Sure, there has been a blue wave, but Trump is placing lots of dams to make certain that wave is drowned out by his Fascist machinations.

Trump fears a Democrat Party majority, knowing the truth about his Epstein Pedophile actions will finally be found out, and Trump is well aware of the grift and fraud he and his Crime Family have committed.

I worry, and have worried that inch by inch step by step Trump has been empowered to dismantle my freedoms, and I worry more about is evil intentions as the Midterms arrive!