Historians

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

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

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

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

 

 

How low

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

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

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

What, me worry!

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

More of the same

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

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

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

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

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

 

 

  

he don't care!

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

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

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

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

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

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

 

when ya become the OTHER

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

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

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

 

  

Getting away with murder

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

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

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

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

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