Despotism

 Despotism is a form of government where a single ruler has absolute power and authority, often exercising it in an oppressive or tyrannical manner. This type of rule is characterized by a lack of checks and balances, leading to arbitrary and unfair governance. (Merriam-Webster).

250 years later, and what have we become, a nation that has permitted a Despot to become a king, and a political party a sack of shitty enablers. Kowtowing has become a national pastime, our Justice system a roadblock for individual freedoms, monopolies piling up faster than the cars of a derailed railroad, and our once fourth branch of government has been co-opted by the billionaires and board members who prefer big bucks rather than fair and balanced.

The interests of Americans take a back seat to Trump’s kingly demands. Our nearly 80-year-old president has an authoritarian obsession with remaking America in his image. (MS NOW)

How easy it was for the Fascists/Christian Nationalists/ Heritage Foundation/ Dark Monied domestic terrorists to pretend that all they wanted and all they were was Populists, making America great and making America first. Sell the snake oil that there were THE OTHERS out there who, like the monster under your bed, were coming for the hearts and souls of decent men and women who had hate in their hearts, bigotry in their blood, and selfishness in their souls.

A Ballroom, for the King and his billionaire bogus buds. Corruption in the form of the Trump family grifting off the taxpayer. Avoidance of the Constitution, replacing it with cliff notes of the Bible and babble of faux preachers and pastors. A felon, a rapist, and an accused pedophile, and his merry band of dangerous “what’s in it for me,” gangsters propping up a malignant narcissist, and all we the people seem capable of doing is watching the rape of our democracy!

 

 

upon our 250th

 US Supreme Court guts key provision of Voting Rights Act. (Reuters)

Upon our 250^th anniversary as a Republic, after decades of attempts to correct the wrongs that drift into the crevices of a democracy still trying to grow and develop into more than just an idea, an ideal, we find ourselves traveling back in time, permitting those who are the antithetical purposes of creating a society free of confining its citizens.

The same people who decided that women do not have ownership over their own bodies, the people who claim that a President, is much more like a King or Queen, the same people who roil at the idea of any kind of legal and ethical guidelines for their behavior, have decided that any which way this nation can legally stop its citizens from voting, is exactly the way forward as we end our 250^th year of existence, and begin a new anniversary facing backwards rather than forward.

This Court, which praised the existence of Dark Money, which prescribed gerrymandered districts as some kind of Constitutional right, this Court, which has redefined the Executive Branch as the pillar of our government to practice authoritarianism, has decided that the legalities of the rules of law weigh less than the partisan politics, preferring philosophical definitions above reproach.

And here we have Justices sitting on the highest court in the land, who, at their own whims, or worst of all, the whims of their moneyed puppet masters, or their pastors or preachers, can reshape and remake our freedoms for the entirety of their lives as Justices.

250 years, and suddenly every single right and freedom we have fought for is facing its death!

Seeing is believing

Seeing is believing:

Donald Trump expressed frustration on Truth Social, stating that "it's too much work" to manage the demands of his presidency and social media presence. He often shares his thoughts late at night, reflecting his busy schedule and the challenges he faces. (The Independent) 

Too much work, says the President of the United States. Then dude quit, there ain’t a whole lot of people who would be sad to see you go. I mean, it must be a whole lot of work to make up bull shit promises, lies, and having to ignore all of that. It must be even more work to invent a war and then have to think about what you just did! Or maybe just become a podcaster and forget your job as President.

Today, Tuesday, April 28, 2026, we had a photo op of the Royal Family from Great Britain, standing with the two people who think they are the Royal Family of America. But what caught my eye, (after watching Trump seem to sway and pivot, and almost lose his balance, or listening to this very demented man try to read a speech from a piece of paper right in front of his eyes), was the fact that standing next to the King of England and the King of America were their two “tricks” standing all in white. Melania and Camilla both have had affairs with married men, both having committed adulterous affairs, and now both are supposed to represent a high moral standard. And their now husbands both having done a fine job cheating on their ex-wives!

If you have not viewed any of the videos of fearful, terrorized participants running for cover, hiding under tables, or crawling on the floor to escape the ballroom during the White House Correspondents' Dinner, it is worth a watch.  There, we had ladies in high heels and ball gowns, men in tuxedos, all having to fend for their lives while dressed up. It must have been difficult… but was it as difficult as the kids in sneakers and T-shirts and teachers in casual clothing who had to duck and cover, hover in a corner or a dark room? I am still waiting to hear from anyone who had to go through the trauma of that night, print or write or blog about how terrifying it was for them, but how much more horrifying it must have been and still remains for the victims of each and every school shooting! 

 

Ain't that peculiar

 “Ain't that peculiar? A peculiar-arity. Ain't that peculiar, baby? Peculiar as can be.” (‘Ain’t That Peculiar’ A. Warren/S. Robinson)

3 days after correspondents’ dinner, FBI still unsure who shot officer outside ballroom. The Secret Service officer was wearing a bulletproof vest, but sources say investigators haven’t found the fragment that pierced it — and can’t definitively say whether it came from the suspect. (MS NOW)………. This is beginning to sound like the Parker Brothers Board Game of CLUE, who dunnit’, damn it! Every time you play the game of CLUE, it is a different person who had dunnit’

Trump stated he was evacuated from the White House Correspondents' Dinner and waited to see what was happening after JD Vance was rushed off stage. (NBC News)……..So Trump sat in his seat a few seconds longer than his VP, to see what was happening, it almost seems as if he knew what would happen, but had to make sure there was just the right amount of PR chaos!

The Washington Post reported that the Trump administration actually provided a lower level of security for the dinner than it has done in many other meetings of top officials, despite the president attending along with several members of his cabinet. In such cases the Secret Service are often given oversight of all security and the event designated a “national specialsecurity event”, which did not happen on Saturday, the paper reported, citing local and federal officials. (The Guardian)…….. Interesting that when the top echelon of the Trump Reich is all together, the highest security procedures are not established. Kind of, almost like the same excuse used by the White House when the supposed assassination attempt in Butler, PA. happened. Sources cited a less secure detail. Amazing, ain’t it? It's almost as if someone knew that shit was about to happen, and it would be much easier to let it happen!

 

 

 

Now It's the TOP-Secret Ballroom

 “What happened last night is exactly the reason that our great Military, Secret Service, Law Enforcement and, for different reasons, every President for the last 150 years, have been DEMANDING that a large, safe, and secure Ballroom be built ON THE GROUNDS OF THE WHITE HOUSE,” Trump posted on Truth Social on Sunday morning. He said that the shooting incident, which caused Trump and senior administration to be hustled out of the Hilton hotel complex, and hundreds of guests to duck for cover, “would never have happened with the Militarily Top Secret Ballroom currently under construction at the White House”. (The Guardian)

A BALLROOM, no longer just one more scam by Trump for him to build something large using taxpayers’ dollars, no longer a personal ego trip by a malignant narcissist, now suddenly the purpose of THE BALLROOM, all along had been just for security reasons. And to make certain this lie reached a critical level of suddenly becoming truth, a well-staged Press conference in the unsafe Hilton Hotel had been planned to speak about it. And if you looked at each and every ass licking Trump sycophant standing adoringly ogling Trump, not a one of them seemed to be suffering any traumatic consequences.

So, the stateroom in the White House, as Trump said, one of the safest places, is no longer safe enough. So, Trump insinuates that he is not safe going out in public, so one has to wonder: when he does go out and about in communities, will he be carrying a pocket-sized ballroom? And when Trump is busy playing golf (which he calls his Executive Time), will the Secret Service carry ballrooms in their pockets, which all you need is water for them to expand?

The first thing out of this Snake Oil Salesman Felon, is not I am glad everyone is safe, I want to work with both Political Parties and deal with gun violence or political rhetoric which causes chasms within our Republic…NOPE, the very first thing on Trump’s mind is that he wants his $400 million ballroom, and he wants it now!

 

 

 

Not gonna ignore it

 I refuse to ignore this latest con from the Trump Administration. It would be too convenient, to place a hanky to my eyes and as the tears fell, pretend that what I just witnessed was true, was out of the blue…No, I will not fall prey to the evil and insidious games Trump and his Reich play, day in and day out on Americans, hoping indeed that we will continue to remain gullible.

There are way too many instances of either déjà vu, Groundhog Day once again, and once again, the Trump Reich is doing their best to gaslight Americans. 

As of April 26, 2026, White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has ordered a major review of the Secret Service following the shooting at the White House Correspondents' Dinner, indicating she is likely meeting with them to address security concerns. (MS NOW)

Huh! Trump’s ass licker Chief of Staff is meeting with the Secret Service, not the FBI, not the CIA, not the DOJ. Come on, the entire Upper Echelon was in the same room at the same time, and gunshots were heard, and they had to evacuate King Trump and his Court Jesters, and Susie Wiles, with zero experience in crime or justice or attempted murder, was the one meeting with the Secret Service.

And then there is Trump praising the Secret Service, even though way too many experts report that there was not a lapse in security procedures, but not enough security. If you paid any attention to the so-called assassination in Butler, the same two problems of lapse in security and not enough security were at issue. Makes a curious person wonder why, when suddenly an assassination attempt takes place, there ain’t enough security and the security seem haphazard. Kind of like insinuating that if we cut back on procedure, we, the Trump Reich, can make things happen the way we want.

Nope, as I said and will insist on stating, something is very rotten going on, and on, and on!

HMMM!

 I need a little more to understand regarding this incident at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner last night. I mean, I am an American citizen, and a whole lot of my taxpayer dollars were spent at that event, so I am puzzled, and want some answers. No, not the lies and bull shit which will flow from the White House cadre of criminals, but some truthful answers, the kind you never find on FOX!

So, we have the braggadocios P***y Grabber, and accused Pedophile (Trump), and his wife, I have never known or been with or even recall having been with any Pedophile (Melania), along with almost the entire ass licking, subservient, spineless, and ballless clown Trump Cabinet Members in the same place at the same time, and we are to believe that with all of those American Royalty, the FBI, the Secret Service, the DC Metropolitan Police, (all of whom we the people pay their salaries) were unable to establish the amount of security, and precaution, and standards, to keep anyone, EVERYONE, from entering the area with firearms or knives, or weapons of any sort!

Hmm! No, I mean HMM! The very first thing, of course coming from the mouths of the acting DOJ Director and Trump’s personal lawyer, is that this suspect intended to harm Trump. And yet, and yet with almost the entire gaggle of US Government goons assembled in one place, this incident, by the “lone wolf,” (I love when they define the attempted murderer as a “lone wolf”, it sounds so dramatic, was able to take place, or, just because this is the Trump Reich, maybe it had been staged. Just saying!

No one was hurt. I am relieved because the FBI, the Secret Service, or the Metro Police finally apprehended the suspect, but imagine if, in fact, the President and the Vice President had been murdered, we would have woken up to President Mike Johnson. And that is a very frightening thing!

The Boy Who Cried Wolf

“For the third time in less than two years, Trump found himself under the threat of gunfire. Hundreds of people — table after table — dove to the floor, reporters huddling next to Trump officials and other dinner guests, some draped by white linen tablecloths, others pressed up against the ballroom’s walls. (The Washington Post)

Three times, hmmm. One must wonder if, this time, it was real or a means by which the Trump Reich needed another reason to have the public look the other way, and stop looking at low polling numbers, the Epstein Files, The Trump/Iran War/the prices of groceries and gasoline/and the deterioration of both Trump’s mental and physical health.

Thankfully, this time, no other innocent people were killed, and it seems that the injuries were not life-threatening. 

Of course, Trump posted a picture of the alleged shooter shirtless on the hotel’s kitchen floor. Good graphics to show the people that they arrested him. Lots of this and that floating around, from the fact that the suspect was a hotel guest, to the fact that he was out to harm as many members of the Trump Cabinet.

Hmm, one must wonder how this could have happened. I mean, almost the entire Trump Reich was to be in one place at one time, so where were all of the security systems in place by both the Secret Service and the FBI? 

I remember, as a young child, being read the story of the Boy Who Cried Wolf, and wondering, not how many times a liar can get away with telling his falsehoods, but just how many times a person remains stupid enough to believe them. And then I remember thinking, when the lie is no longer a lie, and morphs into the truth, how can you ever be able to tell the difference the next time it happens! 

 

  

"EXECUTIVE TIME"

 When you are aloof, arrogant, and uninterested in the common man and woman, insincere, and never truly give any fucks about anyone but yourself, and you happen to be President of the United States, you, of course, board a plane, leave the White House, and travel to your palace. You do all of this knowing that the cost of jet fuel is at its all-time high, but since you do not pay for any of your vacations, you, of course, don’t care that your travels have been extraordinarily expensive for the taxpayer.

Trump is flying to Mar-A-Lago for one night to participate in a grift. He is then flying back to Washington, all during a period in time when his war is still raging, and because of his war, the price of fuel has skyrocketed. I suppose for Trump, this is just “chump change,” and the chumps paying for his self-serving absence from the White House are you and me.

To make matters worse, the lying press secretary, Karo-Lying Leavitt, has told reporters that Trump’s trip to Florida is considered “EXECUTIVE TIME!” Karo-Lying Leavitt has often used the made-up term “Executive Time” whenever Trump flies to Mar-A-Lago, plays golf there, or is off to one of his other resorts to play golf. The term “EXECUTIVE TIME” is just one more “look over there” term coming from the White House, to continue to confuse the American public. 

After several weeks away from his Palm Beach home, President Donald Trump returned to his Mar-a-Lago Club. His visit coincides with a major cryptocurrency gathering at the private Mar-a-Lago Club that is facing scrutiny from Democratic senators who questioned Trump's role in planning, promoting and, they say, profiting from the event. Trump arrived Friday, April 24 and is expected to leave sometime Saturday, April 25. First lady Melania Trump's birthday is Sunday, April 26. (USA Today)

All the TIME in the world!

 President Trump has stated, "Whatever it takes," indicating that the war with Iran could last longer than the initially projected four to five weeks, and he emphasized, "I don’t get bored," suggesting he is committed to the operation for as long as necessary. (NBC News)

Trump understands the equation. “I have all the time in the World, but Iran doesn’t,” he declared on social media Thursday. He then lashed out at media narratives suggesting he’s desperate to end the war. “Don’t rush me. Don’t rush me,” Trump told reporters. “Every story I see, ‘Oh, Trump is under time pressure,’ I’m not. No, no. You know who’s under time pressure? They are.” (CNN)

Now that Trump says he has all the time in the world to do whatever he, and only he, so desires to do regarding the Iran War (Congress could actually speed up that timeline by denying war powers acts and, of course, the budget for the Trump/Iran War, but I digress).

All we, the people, have to do is just continue to pay higher gasoline prices. Higher grocery prices, higher fertilizer prices, which of course will add to even higher grocery prices. Because Trump gives zero shits about anyone who is not Trump, all we the people will have to do, as Trump has all the time in the world, is witness our government spending a billion dollars a day on Trump’s War of choice. (The Iran war is costing the U.S. roughly $1 billion per day, with estimates ranging from $1 billion to $2 billion daily. The total cost has reached over $11.3 billion in the first six days alone.)

All we, the people, can do while Trump has no idea how to end this war he started, is watch as Erick Trump (the dumbest of the sons, Trump Dumb and Dumber) scams American taxpayers with his company’s drone business. We can watch while Trump talks about his ballroom, his freedom arch, his repainting of the White House walls, and of course, as he flies to his Palace in Florida.

When will someone with power finally say to Trump you have no more time in the world you are fired?

An Influencer...a what?

 “Conservative influencer Brilyn Hollyhand, who billed himself as the new Charlie Kirk shortly after Kirk’s death, is getting mocked online for a particularly offensive hypothetical he discussed that was supposed to make people angry at the left.

“From where I’m standing right here,” Hollyhand, age 19, said, “a 12-year-old girl could travel two hours, claim they’re going to school, get an abortion, have a baby ripped limb-by-limb out of her body, drive back into the States, come home ‘from school.’ Parents have no idea, and politicians are just giddy.”

“That’s what’s allowed in this country.” (LGBTQ Nation)

This dud, er, I mean wanna be dude, who looks like a Charlie Kirk mannequin with the same lying eyes, and lips that double speak, has decided that a 12 year old girl getting pregnant is not the issue or important enough to discuss, rather the real immoral thingie, for this 19 year old adolescent snake oil salesman, is that she at 12 years of age should carry that baby whether she was raped by her dad or brother, uncle or grandpap, and that at the age of 12 should enjoy motherhood.

I am a man of a certain age, and thank goodness, within the madness of growing up in the 1960s, my contemporaries did not have the sudden rise to power of people called influencers. I still do understand how unqualified, very opinionated and biased, often bigoted, and mostly uneducated folks gain the trust and notoriety to become influencers! 

For this douchebag, who himself has far from a life lived, to pontificate hypothetically that a 12-year-old girl is somehow a woman, reminds me of the same people on the right who think that the girls raped and sexually abused by Trump and Epstein, and the cauldron of billionaires, are old enough to just relax and stop complaining!

Does this right-wing Conservative Christian nationalism ever end? Will those who do damage to others ever be held accountable, and when will this whole influencer bull shit just dry up and go away?

 

 

"I'm Sorry, So Sorry"

 I'm sorry, so sorry. That I was such a fool. I didn't know. Love could be so cruel. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh yes. (I'm sorry) I'm sorry. (So sorry) So sorry. Please accept my apology. But love is blind. And I was too blind to see. Oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh, oh yes. (‘I’m Sorry/by Self & Allbritten)

I ain’t buyin’ what your sellin’ Tuck! Nope bud, your history of lyin’ goes way back, as far back as your decisions to change your opinion when that opinion ain’t sellin’ anymore. Tuck, my man you made millions upon millions working your voodoo over at FOX. You were paid richly for the con, and you knew exactly who was in the market to purchase your home-made bigotry, racism, xenophobia, and paranoia. You ain’t no dummy Tuck, just a cold hearted liar, the kind of guy who most likely would set fire to a theater, lock the doors on the way out and then blame the entire fiasco on some minority, someone you delight in identifyin’ as the other.

I imagine you have already selected the next best bull shit person to become King of the Morons, so you pretend that somehow you have a conscience. You hurt lots of people, Tuck, and until Trump’s popularity began to slide, you suddenly came up with this newest rendition of SORRY!

Oh, yeah, Tuck, you can tell your ex-co-star Megan (please notice me) Kelly over at FOX propaganda and bull shit, that I ain’t buyin’ the snake oil she is tryin’ to sell. Ms. (but I am important too) Kelly changes her mind a lot more than you do; she is less cautious than you, perhaps more insecure than you, who knows. 

So, sorry Tuck, and Megan, your sleaze bag tricks are nothing but ploys and plots, schemes, and scams to jump the Trump ship, and I suppose highjack whatever hateful cruise liner comes along next!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Conveniently it is now your body

 Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on Tuesday announced an end to the mandatory flu vaccine for all service members, citing a need to restore ‘medical autonomy.’ (MS NOW)

I have so many things to say, I must contain myself or this blog will become as long a read as the novel ‘War and Peace!’ But I will SAY this, if anything, Pete (Vlad The Impaler) Hegseth is superior at, it is his inability to witness his own hypocrisy in action, in plain sight. 

Pete (The Impaler) Hegseth has the audacity to say he wants to restore MEDICAL AUTONOMY, I mean, Holiest of fucks! Hey Petey Boy, when a female desires to decide the fate of her pregnancy, or if she so desires to take the Morning After Pill, you and your Christian Nationalists want her arrested or even tried for murder. You and your White Nationalists have zero tolerance for HER MEDICAL AUTONOMY. NONE!

“We’re seizing this moment to discard any absurd, overreaching mandates that only weaken our war-fighting capabilities,” Hegseth said in a video posted to his social media channels. “In this case, this includes the universal flu vaccine and the mandate behind it.” (Washington Post)

Of course, Pete (The Impaler had no time to read about bouts of disease that killed the Military in every war from WWI to Vietnam, because if he did so, he would realize that one of the biggest threats to our Troops is disease.

“But we will not force you, because your body, your faith and your convictions are not negotiable,” he said. (Washington Post)

Once again, Mr. Bull Shit and Mr. Christian Nationalist, and of course, the guy who is so insecure about his own masculinity, spew their bull shit when they SHOUT, “your faith and your convictions are not negotiable.” Perhaps Petey thinks vaccines make you a “sissy,” maybe he thinks that believing in the use of vaccines makes you too woke. But fuck it, Petey, how dare you use the excuse it’s your body and that makes it non-negotiable. 

I know you loathe women, no, not in divorcing them or getting physical with them in a drunken state, but you loathe them when they decide that if they want to seek an abortion, or a pill to make certain there is no pregnancy, it somehow AIN’T their body there choice! 

 

 

A "JAGOFF"

 Jagoff is a derogatory slang term from Pittsburghese that refers to a person who is a jerk, stupid, or inept. It is commonly used in the Pittsburgh area and has roots in the northern British Isles, derived from the verb "to jag," meaning "to prick or poke."

A jagoff is a jerk, idiot, or really any kind of irritating or unlikeable person, not unlike douchebag. It’s closely associated with the city of Pittsburgh, ya jagoff. (Slang dictionary)

Here are some ways to best describe a JAGOFF.

 Although Trump is the Commander-in-Chief, his irrational and at times bizarre and disturbing behavior is so counterproductive that it seems that military officials reportedly kept him out of the Situation Room during a high-stakes rescue mission in Iran due to concerns about his volatile demeanor. Translated into Pittsburghese, because Trump is such a Jagoff, it was best to keep him away from making any decisions that could affect the lives of the Troops. (Military Times)

Trump’s major concern has always been how to make a profit, no matter who else might lose. His greed is his oxygen. Because the only established goal Trump seems to have with the War in Iran, Trump has been JAGGING OFF investors, with his on-again, off-again declaration of victory or a ceasefire, or the end of the war. One might wonder what this JAGOFF is up to:

Trump's inconsistent messaging regarding the war with Iran appears to be a strategy to manipulate the markets, particularly in response to fluctuating oil prices. Analysts suggest that his announcements often coincide with significant market movements, indicating potential insider trading and market manipulation. (New Republic)

Trump ain’t the only Political JAGOFF, currently floating in the Washington DC toilet, actually, there is a major JAGOFF from the Pittsburgh area, who also deserves his cred as a full-fledged JAGOFF, and that is PA Senator John Fetterman. This JAGOFF has voted to confirm a vast majority of Trump’s personal picks as JAGOFFS, and Johnny Boy continues to ignore the wants and wishes of the vast majority of Pennsylvanian constituents who thought that by not voting for the JAFOFF Dr. OZ, they were going to get a real ally!

 

 

 

Math for Dummies

Math For Dummies

Trump Math: How many times must you claim VICTORY in the Iran War before there is actually a real victory? ANSWER: As many times as it takes until Trump is committed to a Mental Institution! 

Republican Math: How many Republicans in the Senate does it take to ensure that Trump disregards the US Constitution, diminishing the Republican Senate to nothing but spineless specimens of sacks of shit. ANSWER: All of the spineless Senate Republicans and the one Democrat, John Fetterman. 

Trump Math: How many times does your name have to show up in the Epstein Pedophile Files, before your Department of Injustice, and your cohorts of Republican Pedophile Protectors, realize that you are one of the most perverted criminals ever to be President? ANSWER: Infinitely, if it will at least keep you from facing time in prison!

Christian Nationalist Math: How many female CEO’s, female Executives, female professional working women will it take until the women of MAGA realize that the only people that are supposed to be Trad Wives are the hypocritical, misogynistic, snake oil female sales folk? Answer: Never gonna happen because the MAGA women are self-loathing, women who have been raised to understand that they are, were, and will be less than men!

Trump Math: How many bogus investigations will the Trump Administration require to be held until Trump and his sycophants realize that no matter how much they try to erase the past, the truth will remain that Trump lost the 2020 election? ANSWER: Not until Trump is placed in a secure Institution for the Criminally Insane! 

OTHERWISE, I might implode

 It is Sunday, April 19, 2026, in America, and once again, we read headlines as if any of us, those who still possess morals, values, intellect, and compassion, are supposed to be shocked or surprised that the world around us, led by a ragtag army of imbeciles, should be shocked or in awe. I will add, however, that as for me, I am not certain how much more my gut can absorb, as I feel the gnawing in the pit of my stomach, so ready to explode!

Trump's Bizarre Outburst Has Mental Health Experts Warning About "Narcissistic Collapse". (BuzzFeed) My response is… like DUH, this bit of information is noteworthy and new?

Energy secretary says fuel prices may not get back under $3 until 2027. (POLITICO)…But be happy, American consumers, these prices are higher for you, because the guy the majority of you voted for, is only doing this war for your protection. Don’t be a hater as you prioritize food, housing, and healthcare, it makes you so unpatriotic, as your Fuhrer Trump only has your freedoms in mind.

US extends waiver on Russian oil sanctions to ease Iran war shortages despite Bessent denial. The extension underscores how the fallout from the Iran war has made it easier for Moscow to profit from its energy exports. (POLITICO)… Snooty, snobby billionaire Scottie Bessent, who has zero time for the common people, is all a glow spreading Trump’s lies and helping with Trump’s conspiracy to make Russia Great Again. Scottie, Ms. Priss, and the Queen of Pout have no qualms about keeping Putin happy. Because keeping Putin happy keeps Scotty’s boss happy, which then keeps Scottie happy.

The FBI Director Is MIA. Kash Patel has alarmed colleagues with episodes of excessive drinking and unexplained absences. (The Atlantic) …You hire a Podcaster, a douchebag who is only famous because most of America would rather rely on morons and hate mongers than anyone with intelligence to become the FBI Director, and you expect an iota of competence or professionalism. HA! But here we are living in Trump Landia!

I write my blog because if I internalize the madness in which I find myself living, I might implode!

 

 

 

Ayatollah Hegseth

 Ayatollah Hegseth is all testosteroned up and is feeling his roid rage. Being a MACHISMO MALE is challenging, but Petey Boy is ready to rumble and take on the Pope, Catholicism, and those other Ayatollah’s in Iran. No one is gonna out DUDE, this All-American DUDE, and even if Hegseth must call up the writers of Pulp Fiction to make an epic point, Petey Boy is at the ready. He is the SECRETARY OF WAR, and if he must annihilate each and every Iranian to prove his own masculinity and his worship of his God, Jesus Trump, he is ready. Trump once bragged, saying, "I could stand in the middle of Fifth Avenue and shoot somebody, and I wouldn't lose any voters, OK?" he said, referring to the major street in New York City that cuts through Manhattan's large commercial district. "It's, like, incredible."

Incredible, amazing, awe-inspiring, God-like, almost like witnessing the Second Coming before it was due to arrive. Pistol Pete is ready; it is his Holy War, his Crusade, his Manliness, which will never be disparaged or disputed. Pistol Pete’s first God, Jesus, is standing behind him, and Pistol Pete’s newest Lord and Savior may be cowering in Mar-A-Lago, but “There for the Grace of God,” Pete goest!

Hegseth was confirmed in a vote mostly along party lines, with 51 voting in favor and 50 against. Three Republicans broke with their party to oppose his nomination, forcing Vice President JD Vance to cast a tie-breaking vote. At least four Republicans would have had to vote against Hegseth to sink his nomination. (CBS News). So remember, America, and MAGA, that the only reason we have a very UNQUALIFIED douchebag as Secretary of Defense, oops my bad, Secretary of War, is because the Republicans, minus three of them, decided that it would be no big deal to confirm an idiot, a FOX B personality into a position as important as this. The fucking Republican Majority once again is placing the lives of Americans in jeopardy, so as to make certain their political careers remain intact! 

Let's call the whole thing off

 “You say eether and I say eyether. You say neether, I say nyther. Eether, eyether, neether, nyther. Let's call the whole thing off. You like potato and I like po-tah-to. You like tomato and I like to-mah-to. Potato, po-tah-to, tomato, to-mah-to. Oh, let's call the whole thing off. “(‘Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off’/Ira Gershwin, circa 1937)

Iran closes Strait of Hormuz again over U.S. blockade and fires on ships. Iran’s joint military command warned it would continue to block transits while the U.S. blockade remained in effect. (MS NOW)

Demented and the self-anointed new Jesus Christ, Trump, lives in some make-believe land where he is adored and desired by his cauldron of collective sycophants, and due to his delusional world, thinks that when he lies, it is the truth, and when he creates fiction, it becomes fact. To that point, Trump, the newly anointed Jesus, has received little to no blowback from his army of Christian Crusaders of Republicans in Congress and his Clown Car Cabinet members.

But there is another group of gang members in Iran who have also anointed themselves as God, albeit not Jesus but Mohammad, and they too believe that they are the divine, and in doing so, they also believe that they too have the power to lie, cheat, and steal, but since they holier than the mere peasants of their country, they too can get away with bull shit and snake oil.

There was no war; there was an excursion, like a family vacation to a foreign land. Then it became a war. Then it was nothing more than some kind of Venezuelan thingie, where Trump was just protecting America from a perceived invasion. Then there was victory, then there wasn’t. Then we won because Trump was the architect of the deal, but the deal collapsed. Then it was on. All the while, the billionaires were making money from the Futures Market, and then they weren’t. We blew Iran to bits, but then there remained the pieces. Trump played us for the fool, with the permission of his Republican majority, and then Iran played Trump for the fool.

As the song goes, ‘let’s call the whole thing off’!

 

 

Please explain the Christian rules

 Riley Gaines expressed her disapproval of President Trump's AI-generated image depicting himself as a Jesus-like figure, urging him to show a little humility and not mock God. Despite her criticism, she reaffirmed her support for Trump, stating, "I love the President and I’m so grateful he’s in the Oval Office." (The Independent)

To begin with, I had no idea who the fuck this Riley Gaines wanna be was or is. But I found out she was and remains a sore loser who didn’t make the cut at the Olympics, and as most sore losers do, she blamed her lack of athletic prowess on someone else, that someone else being a trans athlete. In doing so, Riley Gaines caught the attention of the MAGA Republicans who will fight to their death any idea that Trans People should exist, but who at the same time have zero problems with Pedophiles and their existence. One more MAGA Republican Scam Artist, Ms. Gaines, was banking lots of bucks on spewing her hypocrisy of hate.

I am not a Christian, but in witnessing this sudden obsession within the MAGA Christian Nationalists regarding who is the son of God, their Jesus, I have been amazed at just how puzzling it seems for these so-called Christians to keep their stories straight.

For years now, these MAGA Christian Nationalists have declared Trump Christ’s representative of his Second Coming. They have called Trump the new Jesus; they proclaimed that Jesus took a bullet for Trump during that staged assassination attempt. They have laid hands on him, prayed to him, idolized him.

But once Trump finally said out loud what he has always considered, that in fact he is God, once Trump proclaimed himself to be Jesus’s BFF, if not Jesus incarnate, suddenly his followers are pissed. HUH, and WTF.

YOU, the MAGA Christian HYPOCRITES, have verbally and publicly stated that Trump is GOD, yet when Trump announces out loud, HE IS GOD, you protest. I am so confused, please, as a non-Christian, explain to me your rules?

 

 

 

Corner Store, HUH!

 Baffled by his own ‘corner store’ reference, Trump’s problems with groceries persist. The president can wax rhapsodic about his marble preferences and his affection for Corinthian columns. “Corner store,” however, left him badly confused. (MS NOW)

Many Trump voters feel that he represents their values and beliefs, particularly regarding issues like immigration and the economy, which they believe are under threat. This connection to their identity and concerns has been a significant factor in his appeal. (Cambridge University).

Yep, the millions of voters who decided that Trump was the “EVERYMAN” said proudly that Trump understood them, knew them, and related to them. It mattered not that Trump was a billionaire, supported by billionaires, a con, a felon, a fraud; nope, Trump was America personified, or maybe it was, as Trump proudly expressed out loud the same hate, bigotry, and racism that his supporters had secretly kept hidden. They found a leader who verbalized their own insecurities, and finally, they, too, could be proud to hate and prouder of their ignorance.

Oh MY Goodness, their role model, their idol, was nothing but a sham, a false idol, a snake-oil salesman who successfully fooled the already stupid into believing his words and ignoring the reality in which they lived.

Trump was angry that one of his Propagandist writers had the audacity to pretend to think that Trump, the man of the people, would connect with words like mom and pop, and corner store. Aloof, perhaps, senile most likely, arrogant, of course, and a bit demented, Trump announced out loud that he had no idea what the words corner store meant. 

But hey, no worries, because you voted for Trump because of one thing and one thing only, he gave you permission to HATE, to LOATHE the OTHER, to feel SUPERIOR. What a bunch of MAGA minions, mindless and meaningless!

 

 

 

Just Pulp BS

 Hegseth channels his inner Tarantino with fake Bible verse from Pulp Fiction. The defense secretary said his prayer drew on Ezekiel, but wording closely matches Quentin Tarantino dialogue. (The Guardian)

How fitting for Pete (It’s A Holy War Damnit) Hegseth to quote from a film script to declare that his CRUSADES are God’s will, when in fact the words he quoted came from Quentin Tarantino’s script Pulp Fiction. It is fitting because Hegseth (And the Lord Has Directed Me) Hegseth seems to play the part of a cartoon action figure each and every day he boasts about the maiming, murder, and pillaging that Donald Trump’s Boix of Tiy Soldiers has been commanded to do.

Petey (I am a real man and don’t you forget it) Hegseth is an out loud and proud member of the Communion of Reformed Evangelical Churches (CREC), an archconservative network of Christian congregations. 

CREC ascribes to a strict version of Reformed theology — rooted in the tradition of 16th-century Protestant reformer John Calvin — that puts a heavy emphasis on an all-powerful God who has dominion over all of society. Oh and its leader, Pastor Pat Wilson's church and wider denomination practice complementarianism, the patriarchal idea that men and women have different God-given roles. Women within CREC churches cannot hold church leadership positions, and married women are to submit to their husbands. (PBS).

Petey (Call me Tarzan) Hegseth, with a marriage history that includes three different women, cheated on his wives while married, and there are rumors regarding how he demonstrated his machismo while being drunk and had allegedly been accused of spousal abuse.

None of this would be of my concern, but it seems we have a Secretary of War, who enjoys his male-oriented religion, loves himself some rough and tough behavior, seems to provide the middle finger to laws he disagrees with, and is the go-to guy for President “Bone Spur” Trump.

As I see it, Hegseth is a blowhard, a has-been who wants to be, a self-loathing male, a phony, who prefers to pretend he knows God better than you or I. I mean, how icky do you have to be to quote Quentin Tarantino, as if those words were the words of a God you adore?

 

 

Wait, what now?

 Wait, what now? Suddenly, the Christians who have heralded Trump as the Second Coming of Christ, the same people who have anointed him as the guy Jesus personally selected to represent Christianity, the pastors and preachers who have laid hands on him proclaiming him as a deity, now, they act as if all of their religiosity and rigorous rituals of proclaiming Trump God like are very pissed because, Trump has dared to claim he is God?

Wait, what now? The same people who went to their knees when Trump supposedly survived a very rigged assassination attempt, hailed his regrown ear as a miracle, a sign from their God that indeed Jesus was here to protect Trump, and thus as a sign that Jesus knew Trump was the go-to guy for the Second Coming.

Wait, what now? Suddenly, the Christians are upset with Trump, calling him blasphemous. Trump has become unholy, now. I suppose Trump’s 34-count felonies did not matter. The fact that a Jury found Trump guilty of rape did not matter. The fact that Trump was found guilty of fraud was of no concern. The fact that Trump ordered adults to be dragged from their families, and many children in those families to be tormented and kidnapped from their parents, was no big deal! Trump’s two adulterous actions were just chump change.

Wait, what now? All of the factually immoral actions and illegal actions meant nothing. Did the Jesus the Christians pray to ignore all of that? I do not understand this HYPOCRICY!

 There is a poem titled ‘First They Came’, by Martin Niemöller, which originally included groups like communists, socialists, trade unionists, and Jews. In some adaptations, it mentions Catholics as well, emphasizing the theme of silence and complicity in the face of persecution.  Wait, what now, you suddenly have convictions?

Don't worry be happy

 Republican Senator Roger Marshall wants Americans to stop complaining about gas prices because they’re necessary for ‘national security.’ Speaking on Newsmax’s ‘Wake Up America’ Tuesday morning, Marshall was asked about the Iran war, and the Kansas politician was dismissive of its negative economic effects on the American people. “I’m sorry the gas prices are going up, but help is on its way, and your national security, yes, is even more important than your pocketbook,” Marshall said. (MS NOW)

“Here's a little song I wrote. You might want to sing it note for note. Don't worry, be happy. In every life we have some trouble. But when you worry, you make it double. Don't worry, be happy. Don't worry, be happy now.” (‘Don’t Worry Be Happy’/Bobby McFerrin)

Well, well, well. The Republicans are once again demonstrating their preferred loyalty to an authoritarian mob boss, over and above their responsibility to their constituents and the simple fact that because of the Authoritarian, their Constituents are going broke, and having to prioritize food over shelter, shelter over healthcare, healthcare over gasoline and groceries.

We were secure before Trump’s War; even if groceries were still sky-high, at least energy costs seemed reasonable. Our national security was compromised at the hands of ICE, but that was domestic terrorists and not international terrorists. But going broke now, not the billionaires who own and operate most of the Republicans, but you and me, the common citizen, is a cost we must pay because Trump is a demented maniac, trying his best to cover up his pedophilia and the pedophilia of his billionaire buds.

Don’t worry, be happy, you selfish mother fuckers, stop pickling on Trump, ignore the fact that almost 100% of the Republicans in Congress give zero shits about you. Going broke so Trump remains in power is the patriotic thing to do!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Being Afraid

 U.S. sends thousands more troops to Mideast as Trump seeks to squeeze Iran. The deployment includes sailors and Marines due to arrive as the administration attempts to enforce a maritime blockade against the regime in Tehran. (The Washington Post)

The fragile ego, the emasculated male, the sad sick sociopath, the dangerous delusional demented demon, Trump is back a wounded, cornered rat, a rattlesnake trapped, a madman with enough ammunition to murder and maim, Trump, with permission by his eunuchs in Congress, is going to show the world that whether or not they believe it, he is KING!

It matters not how many lives he must endanger, destroy, or delete. Donnie is demonstrating his frailty of being a loser, so if he goes down, he intends to bring everyone else with him.

Here we go again, and again, and again, because those within the Republican majority continue to place their own political careers above and beyond the good and welfare, the morals and values, and the law and order of Americans.

Trump plans on squeezing Iran. He started a war, lost the war, claimed he won the war, ended the war, and now vows to continue the war, which was never a war but, as he said, an excursion! The Republican majority in Congress, returning from their vacation, having ignored this whole IT IS A WAR IT IS NOT A WAR dilemma, still seems to avoid the very serious consequences of permitting their Lord and Savior Trump to run roughshod.

I am so tired of waking up each and every day, BEING AFRAID!

 

 

Please explain

  “I think the president was posting a joke. And of course he took it down because he recognized that a lot of people weren’t understanding his humor in that case. I think the president of the United States likes to mix it up on social media.” (JD Vance-Douchebag).

Lots of questions have I, regarding this latest attempt by Trump to claim that he is the highest power not only on Earth, but in our universe. And I have a whole lot of questions regarding the Christian community in this nation, regarding what exactly is the breaking point for you to finally say that Trump is in fact EVIL INCARNATE?

Blasphemy is the act of insulting or showing contempt for God or something sacred. It can involve disrespectful speech or actions towards religious beliefs or figures. Many, but not all MAGA Republican Christians have suddenly become aware of Trump’s behavior, and it seems for some, but not all, their tipping point is Trump’s AI depicting him as Jesus. (As Trump might say, Dr. Jesus).

Hmm, I need clarity, please. These same MAGA Republican Christians who have said “this action by Trump goes too far” had no problem with kidnapping innocent people, tying up kids, or taking them away from their parents. This same group of MAGA Republican Christians seemed a bit too unfazed while Trump's private army of ICE murdered two American citizens, the ones we know of, and has probably murdered a bunch of other people we will never know of. This same group of MAGA Republican Christians still voted for a 34-count Felon, a man found guilty of rape by a jury, a two-time adulterer. 

None of those actions seemed to be relevant for these voters until Trump pretended he was Jesus. Trump has a whole bunch of Evangelical Christian Pastors, Bishops, and wanna be Gods and Goddesses lay their hands on him, proclaiming that he was the chosen one, and when Trump faked his own assassination, he was proclaimed INDEED to be chosen by Jesus, to seemingly come back from the dead.

But none of the above concerned these MAGA Republican Christians. I am confused. Trump can act very Un-Jesus like, each and every day of his life, but when Trump portrays himself as Jesus, the very God so many of you MAGA Republican Christians have, you yourself, proclaimed him to be, suddenly, you are outraged. Please explain

 

Suddenly NOW

 So Trump and his sick, sad sociopathic group of enablers posted an AI meme of Trump being a God-like figure, the God is Jesus, to appease his hypocritical American Christian Nationalists, who, to the person, believe that in fact Trump is actually the Second Coming of Christ, doing a whole bunch of Christ is King machinations. Halo’s stigmata, wings, and all of the resurrection material necessary were included in this MEME. The Savior Christ, aka Donald Trump, was provided for an audience of Christian Nationalists who most likely have purchased the Trump Bible, and more likely have followed the calling of Trump’s snake oil salesmen and women who insist that if you invest in their bull shit, you too will go to Heaven!

In addition to this SCAM, Trump and his Devil worshipers have decided that the POPE is no longer important and that, in fact, because he believes in peace and love, and kindness, empathy, and doing good, is in fact an enemy of the citizens of the United States. Just Dance Vance, in abiding by the rules and regulations of Trump, has also tried his best to persuade the wayward Catholics to rebuke the POPE, replacing their devotion to his calling and his description of Christ’s calling and following the Anti-Christ, Trump.

Well, waddya know, some Christians have suddenly found some moral foundation and have decried enough is enough. As great as that sounds, I must beg the question, WTF.

WTF as in where the fuck were your morals and values, regarding Trump’s refusal to bring Pedophiles to justice? Where were your morals and values when Trump was found guilty of sexual harassment and rape? Where was your indignation as Trump sent innocents to concentration camps, when he permitted his secret army of ICE to murder innocents? Where was your outrage when Trump was found guilty of 43 Felonies?

Suddenly, this AI MEME upsets you, when you easily and readily ignored the heinous actions that Trump committed, from murder to adultery to fraud to rape! What a bunch of so-called Christians you are, what a bunch of hypocrites indeed.

Sadly the same song

 Trump has grown bored with his war. He thought his toy box of soldiers was SUPER SOLDIERS, and with the words and whims erupting from Trump’s vile tongue, Donald was certain because he willed the war in Iran to be as easy peasy as his war in Venezuela, it would be just a few hours and the world would say “SIR, YOU HAVE ONCE AGAIN SAVED THE DAY, DOING SOMETHING NO OTHER PRESIDENT COULD OR WOULD HAVE EVER TRIED.

But, Dumb Demented, Delusional Donald, discovered that even though he prefers to be in the company of stupid people, stupid people are just that, stupid, and inept, untalented, unprepared, and their lack of intelligence leads to dangerous circumstances, circumstances even Trump’s con and snake oil cannot claim as successes. 

No Ceasefire, with Iran, even though Trump swears to the American people that victory is ours, no more negotiations, even though Trump sent three people who creditability in negotiating their way out of a paper bag is limited, and the cost of Trump’s war grows and grows, and the consequences of Trump’s war rise and rise and rise!

And as the rest of the world, along with the USA, suffers the consequences of Trump, Donald found time to go to a fundraiser in Virginia, attend an MMA fight, and spend time building his ARCH, as might a leader of a Fascist regime do.

The Republicans playing their best game of avoidance, avoidance are still out on a vacation they do not deserve, and when they do arrive back to work on the 14^th, most likely will play approach avoidance, the game where they verbalize the dilemma douchebag Trump has created but will avoid trying to solve it.

And now we supposedly wait less than two more weeks to see if once again Trump will blow Iran to smithereens! 

 

 

The Three Trump Stooges

 Three Trump stooges are now in negotiation with the Iranian leadership. Just Dance Vance, Jared Kushner, the Trump son-in-law, and Steve Witkoff, Trump’s golf and real estate buddy.

Jared Kushner was stripped of his top-secret security clearance in 2018 due to concerns over his contacts with foreign officials, but he later worked with an interim clearance. As of 2026, Kushner was appointed as a Special Envoy for Peace, but it is unclear if he currently holds a confidential government clearance. Steve Witkoff, who was appointed as a special envoy alongside Kushner, filed a public financial disclosure report, but his security clearance status is not specified in the available sources. (The Week)

Steve Witkoff has connections to the Russian government, as he served as a de facto envoy to Russian President Vladimir Putin during the Trump administration. Additionally, his real estate empire has financial ties to individuals linked to the Kremlin. (BBC)

Jared Kushner has significant ties to the Saudi royal family, particularly through his close relationship with Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. This relationship has raised ethical questions, especially following a $2 billion investment from a Saudi fund into Kushner's private equity firm after he left the White House. (BBC)

JD Vance was in Hungary to support Viktor Orbán ahead of the country's elections. He publicly endorsed Orbán and criticized the European Union during his visit. (CNBC).

Three unqualified members of the Trump Reich are sent to Pakistan to undo the damage Trump had done, and to pretend that somehow, because they are in town, Trump actually gives any shits regarding the damage Trump has done. The three Trump Stooges.

Oh and by the way, he departed for Charlottesville, Virginia, for a closed MAGA Inc. fundraiser dinner, possibly at Trump Winery, and this Saturday he is scheduled to attend UFC 327, confirmed by UFC CEO Dana White, who told streamer Adin Ross: “Yeah, it’s good to be back in Miami, we got the big guy coming on Saturday too.” (polinews)

Or as Trump probably says to his sycophants, “War, what war, where?

 

 

 

 

 

 

His Get out of jail fee offer

“I’LL PARDON EVERYBODY!” — Trump Promises Cabinet Get Out of Jail Free Card. (Substack).

Well, if it wasn’t blatant enough that the entire Trump Administration is nothing but a Cabal of Crime, I suppose this latest bit of truth falling from the sinister lips of Trump is just a bit of reinforcement. Nothing says it’s legal what my sycophants and I are doing to destroy America, American democracy, and our Constitution, then admitting out loud, that he, as Emperor, will let his goons be free to commit fraud, crime, murders, rape, and pillaging, because as Emperor, he has the magic “GET OUT OF JAIL FREE CARD!”

There are a few things regarding our Constitution that I have always questioned, such as why there are lifetime terms for Federal Judges and the Supreme Court. How it is that the Legislature, which has the power to change how dark money advances, how much salary they receive,  and when they can just abandon their duties and leave Congress if some of them do not wish to take on difficult policies that affect their voters, and the power to stop the amount of profit they make from Lobbyists. And why is it up to these Legislators to decide if they should also have term limits?

I also wonder why there is no official legislated code of ethics for the Supreme Court. I wonder why there is no real demand that anyone sitting in the President's Cabinet actually have prior job experience to become a Secretary of each and every department for which they are chosen.

I wonder why there is no law that any elected official, before taking office, must take the same exam required of new US citizens?

And lastly, why is it that one person, just a mere human, who is identified as President, permitted to be judge and jury, God and King, and PARDON whoever the fuck they want to, based on nothing but their own interpretation of morals and values, or in the case of Trump his lack of morals and values.

 

  

Happy days are here again!!!!!!

 WELL NOW, that was easy breezy, no longer anything to worry about, or to see, let alone be bothered with.

After announcing a ceasefire in the weekslong war with Iran, President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth declared that the U.S. had emerged victorious. When Trump declared April 7 that the U.S. would suspend bombing Iran for two weeks to allow for negotiations, he said the U.S. had "already met and exceeded all military objectives." "Total and complete victory. 100%. No question about it," Trump told Agence France-Presse. Hegseth was similarly triumphant. "Operation Epic Fury was a historic and overwhelming victory on the battlefield, a capital-V military victory," he said during an April 8 Pentagon press conference. "Epic Fury decimated Iran's military and rendered it combat-ineffective for years to come. (PBS)

The 34-Count Felon, the man whose name appears in the Epstein files at least 3000 times, who insists he never knew Epstein,  the guy who swore he won the 2020 election, the guy who asked Russia if they are listening, who calls his association with Russia a Hoax, the guy who told his cultists there would be no new wars, and who promised his bigoted fans that grocery prices would immediately come down on day in office, the guy who told his MAGA base “America First,” has just declared “Total and complete victory. 100%. 

No mention that the Strait of Hormuz had been open and free to transport shipments before He decided to declare war. Still tons of unenriched uranium in Iran. Still a hostile and hardline regime in power. Still, Iranian-sponsored terrorist groups are running wild. Higher gasoline prices at the pump than before he declared war. But in the land in which Trump lives, and is enabled to live by his Republican enablers, I guess the Iran War is over. Also, if a war is over, why would there be a ceasefire? Isn’t a ceasefire put in place to hopefully negotiate the end of a war?

But I guess this all TRUE, because Trump’s Ken Doll, Pistol Pete, the American Christian Crusader, repeated his idol’s word salad, saying, “a capital-V military victory,"

Gee, happy days are here again!

 

 

 

 

 

Another day in Amerika

 Is there a ceasefire, or not, but whatever there is that is occurring in the Middle East, I know that had Trump not started a war, in which he was certain his box of toy soldiers could finish in mere hours, no questions would have to be asked about whether today is the last day of our lives.

I have learned that Jared Kushner, who has no top-secret credentials to his name but is, of course, the son-in-law of the Felon Trump, sat in the Situation Room at the White House with the Israeli military espionage team, some members of the US intelligence team, and Trump. Kushner is in a billion-dollar partnership with the Saudi’s and the guy who wants to build condos in Gaza.

Even as the Republicans remain on their VACATION, they are praising Trump as a great dealmaker for agreeing to the 10-point Iranian-written ceasefire plan. The Republicans, of course, prefer the extension of their political careers above and beyond the future of a safe and free American Democracy, so they praise Trump for, in fact, making things worse in Iran than they were before his war of ego!

It seems the markets rise and fall, with the two-day, ten-day, two-week extensions that Trump suddenly comes up with, leaving one to wonder just how much inside trading is going on and who is profiting from this trump scheme.

There will never be a 25^th Amendment to remove Trump from office, because his Cabinet members understand that they would be vulnerable for their own crimes of fraud, accommodating the pedophiles in the Epstein Files, and for some, their own sexual crimes.

And here we are, living in America, Thursday, April 9, 2026, and absolutely nothing seems to matter, because if those who could make things matter did so, they would do so by enraging the wrath of America’s dictator, Trump. 

GASLIGHTING

 The theme of the movie Gaslight revolves around psychological manipulation and emotional abuse, specifically how a husband attempts to drive his wife into questioning her own sanity. This manipulation is exemplified through tactics that sow doubt in her perception of reality, highlighting issues of power and control within relationships. (goldenageofdetectivefiction.com)

Gaslighting is a form of psychological manipulation where one person causes another to question their own reality, perceptions, or memories, often leading to confusion and self-doubt. It typically involves persistent denial, misdirection, and undermining the victim's confidence in their own judgment. (Merriam-Webster)

Ken Doll Pete Hegseth told reporters and the American public that it was Trump’s ability at the art of the deal to create this ceasefire. Trump scared the Iranians into implementing a 10-point deal, which actually creates more autonomy, financial gain, and ownership of the Strait of Hormuz. Victory is ours, continued Ken Doll Hegseth, because the war that Trump created has almost ended, because the Iranians demanded more authority than they ever had before.

Karol-lying Leavitt continued on with how great Trump was to end a war, the one he started, and that anyone who has anything negative to say about Trump is a domestic terrorist. Her cross hanging around her neck, however, did not burst into flames, so I suppose that was a good thing for her.

The fools following FOX, I sadly believe, that Trump could claim victory, without ever acknowledging the fact that by declaring victory, it is Iran’s victory to be celebrated, but the same peons, imbeciles, and racists that voted for Trump, have no use for truth. And even though they are still on vacation, the Republicans in Congress are salivating out loud, screaming that it was Trump who won.

Another day in America, another successful attempt at GASLIGHTING!

 

What remains

 Tuesday night, April 7, 2026, I waited, I resisted watching the TV, even logging on to my social media, it was about 8:30, and hearing no air raid sirens, observing no zombies running amok, I slowly but surely approached my computer, and much to my relief, I discovered that the Mad Man, in the United States White House, did not light the fuse to set off a World War. No hyperbole on my part but, but the rantings and ravings of a cornered rat with the power to say to the world BOOM, scared me.

Wednesday, April 8, 2026, I waited once again; it was difficult not to rush to my favorite Free Press outlets to hear the latest on what mayhem Trump might have begun again, but I decided that whatever would be reported on at 8:00 in the morning would most likely have changed direction and meaning at 8:05 in the morning. Again, no air raid sirens or zombies running amok, I mistakenly thought, hmm, maybe something good has happened.

It is now 5:09 on Wednesday, April 7, 2026, and sadly, there is no real ceasefire. There is no end to the war, and still sitting in the most powerful seat of government in the entire world, remains Donald J. Trump.

The Strait is still closed; before Trump’s war, it was open. The decimated Iranian Military still maintains control of the Strait. The nuclear-grade uranium is still located in Iran. 1300 Troops still remain dead, and hundreds of other Troops still remain injured. The Uranian regime may have changed names, but its hardcore dictatorship is even more entrenched in power. Oil prices remain high, and Congress, led by the Republican majority, remains on vacation.

The good news is that an ancient civilization is still somewhat intact. The bad news, at least for me, is that Trump remains in power, and now instead of a few hours wondering if the world as we know it will end, we have TWO WEEKS. How in the fuck should this be the new normal!

In the meanwhile

 As Trump, the crazy, batshit crazy, demented self-appointed demagogue says ‘A whole civilization will die tonight,’ Trump says as deadline for Iran deal nears. (MS NOW).

Here is what is happening: The Senate, lacking leadership from John Thune (R), and the House, lacking leadership from MAGA Mike Johnson (R), are still on their self-declared, very much needed and earned Spring Break. Neither is due to return to work until April 14! In other words, I guess they can use the excuse that since they were away, they had nothing to do with Trump blowing up the world.

The Vice President, Just Dance Vance, is trying to prop up Viktor Orban's popularity. Viktor Orbán has been described as an autocrat by various human rights organizations and EU reports, which accuse his government of undermining democratic norms and creating an "electoral autocracy" in Hungary. Orban is one of Trump’s idols. Vance is not in Ukraine trying to support its democratically elected President Zelensky. 

The Military leadership is going ahead with Trump’s plan to commit war crimes, I suppose, using the Nazi military excuse that “we were just following orders!”

Wannabe GI Joe Doll, Hegseth, is already announcing great military victory, puffing his pathetic emasculated out, and the Trump Cabinet of Clowns is doing their best cheerleading machinations possible.

And, we and the rest of the world must sit and wait to see if the Madman Trump, who can never, ever admit to making any mistakes or committing any crimes, will, this time, finally be told NO, you fuckwad, NO!

A GRAVE situation

 Trump Threatens ‘A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight' If Deal Not Reached With Iran. In one of his gravest threats yet, the president said he will decimate Iran's people if a deal isn't reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. (HUFFPOST)

Trump thinks that Iran is the city of Minneapolis, and that he can send in his ICE agents to create a new landscape of law and order. Trump thinks this way because so far, Congress, the supposed Legislative Branch of the government, has done zero, zilch, nadda, nothing to prove Trump wrong.

The world, yes, the world, along with Americans who are not members of the MAGA, Christian Nationalist Crusaders, watch, and wait, wondering if this senile, demented, deteriorating, douchebag of a President will actually set the world on fire or not. This is not hyperbole on my part; it is, I hope, hyperbole on behalf of Trump, but words matter, and his words are dangerous!

I was 13 years old, and remember too well, my parents insisting that my siblings and I sit together in our living room to watch Walter Cronkite of CBS, speak to America, about what might be an oncoming few hours of deadly destruction. It was the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Walter Cronkite addressed the Cuban Missile Crisis and the situation in Cuba during a televised broadcast on October 22, 1962, when President Kennedy announced the naval blockade of Cuba. This event was a significant moment in television history, marking a critical point in U.S. relations with Cuba.

I remember my father looking ashen; my father, the policeman who always seemed to be the bravest person I knew, looked worried as Cronkite spoke about the potential for chaos unimagined. I did not truly know the meaning of the phrase “a grave situation,” but I felt the weight.

So, here I find myself once again, waiting, worried, wondering, will this maniac Trump, who lacks any emotion except what’s best for his ego, be just bull shitting, or begin an action which will ignite the world on fire!