It is now 164 days later...

 ‘The boat is finally getting to me’: Wife of USS Lincoln sailor who jumped overboard shares texts. The sailor’s wife told MS NOW her husband expressed his mental health concerns to leadership during his long deployment on the aircraft carrier in the Iran war, but was brushed off.

Many family members are concerned about potential exhaustion, low morale and the mental health of those onboard, as the aircraft carrier’s deployment at sea appears to have been extended twice during the ongoing Iran war, with no clear end in sight. (MS NOW).

One more disgusting consequence is having two men who feel emasculated, who prefer to act as a superhero, who know nothing about the science behind the military, and who hide behind their delusional definition of masculinity. 

Demented Don and Pistol Pete declared war on Iran, with “bone spur” Trump proudly telling the American public that this war will only take a few weeks to be over, and everyone in America will be thankful for the military actions approved by President Donald J. Trump! Pistol Pete, huffing and puffing his alcoholic chest, with the vilest bravado an insecure male could muster, insisted that no one could match the power and might of the U.S. military.

Then the war was over, and when it wasn’t over, it was no longer a war. The US Senate, made up of a majority of spineless men and a few women who, if they had balls, lost them and were more fearful of Trump and the MAGA morons, most of whom have not enlisted, agreed that since it was not a war anymore, they, as Senators, really had no privilege to hold Trump, Rubio, and Hegseth accountable.

No mental health care, weak Wi-Fi, horrible conditions in the kitchen, and all Pistol Pete has offered is shots of testosterone. And as this horrible saga is happening, the people, as in the Senate; who could actually intervene, are not at work, nope, they needed an August recess.

It is now 164 days later…

A deluge of Double Standards

 The bleak reason Max Miller didn’t drop out of his race. The embattled GOP congressman knows that allegations of domestic violence aren’t a death knell on the right. The foremost example of how accusations of violence against women are tolerable on the right is Trump himself. (MS NOW)

Here we have another disgusting and HYPOCRITICAL example emanating from the self-proclaimed pompous and pious Republican Party, always pretending to be the Party of Life and, of course, Christian Values. 

The silence from the Republican leadership and a majority of the Republican politicians regarding the heinous, insidious, evil, and brutal actions of Max Miller toward his wife and child is deafening. Their outrage, their usual “tar and feather” approach, seems purposely muted and muffled. Why? Easy, as I see it… If Trump can be a slime and sleaze, so can any Republican, and oh, yeah, keeping their majority no matter how immoral or inhumane the action may be is an Oath one must keep as a member of MAGA.

AND THEN WE HAVE THIS REPUBLICAN DOUBLE STANDARD: Rep. Lauren Boebert (R-CO) — a MAGA congresswoman who has repeatedly accused LGBTQ+ people and their supporters of “grooming” children for sexual abuse — has a 21-year-old son who, as of today, has been charged with three felony counts related to sexual exploitation of a child. (LGBTQ Nation).

BOEBERT is always on stage performing her “I am a Nationalist Christian,” and only I have the capacity to know right from wrong, good from evil, and how children should be raised. She loves pointing her hypocritical fingers at anyone she deems conveniently a great scapegoat to keep her own vile MAGA followers happy. “Look over there,” she definitely screams and shouts, all the while paying more attention to everyone else's life and ignoring her own life and the lives of her family.

This is not the first time her son has committed crimes that are egregious and immoral, but BOEBERT has no incentive to pay him any attention because, like way too many other Republicans, her political career is a priority, and calling out others is what makes her happiest!

 

 

READ the writing, DAMNIT

  

Wayne Allyn Root is probably not well known, but Donald Trump certainly knows who he is. In fact, seven years ago this month, Root, a far-right radio host and conspiracy theorist, claimed that Israeli Jews view Trump as the “second coming of God.”

Root: You have the right to declare a national security emergency for elections. If you do this in the next month, we will get photo ID, proof of citizenship, and a limit to mail-in ballots… 

Trump: Let me just say stranger things have happened. I'll leave it at that. (MS NOW)

Prison time, maybe impeachment, paying out millions of dollars he and his family have stolen, returning gifts given to him by heads of state trying their hardest to bribe him, and alas alack no longer being a The King of the United States…these, ALL of these and probably some I have not even thought of are finding refuge in the space of Trumps brain that is not already infected and rotting from dementia and disease.

Trump acts as if any or all of his selfish and self-serving actions and intentions will not interfere with the Republicans maintaining their majority in Congress. He even brags aloud that he is not concerned with the Republican problems caused and created by Trump.

Paranoid, narcissistic, crime-ridden, and corrupt, the one thing that Trump does understand is that he must maintain his power, and Trump will, I believe, with the assistance of his Reich of helpers who hate America, hate Democracy, and despise our Constitution, do whatever he must to void out the upcoming Midterm elections.

Trump lies about almost everything, but the one thing he cannot lie about is his need to project his upcoming scheme of cringe and corruption. The writing has been on the wall; why does it seem so many in Washington seem to ignore reading it?

Triple header Trump

 Trump signs executive order that would roll back required childhood vaccines. The order recommends eliminating seven immunizations on the childhood vaccine schedule, a longtime goal of the so-called Make America Healthy Again movement. (MS NOW)

Move over measles and diarrhea; here come some once-upon-a-time diseases to make life even more miserable for the newest citizens of the United States. With Trump and Junior, you just can’t have enough diseases roaming free.

Regarding the current GOLF Outings by the wartime President, it seems that F-16 jets are flying over his golf courses. Seems Trump has lots of free time to play golf, while he argues that affordability is just a WOKE word. Wonder how much it costs the taxpayer for his Secret Service escort to play golf, and how really expensive it is to have F-16s flying overhead. Guess you can’t play golf in a White House Ballroom!

Trump amplifies message labeling GOP’s Murkowski a ‘traitor’ following Blanche vote. I’m hard pressed to imagine what the president thinks he’ll gain from going after a sitting senator from his own party in such a needlessly aggressive way. (MS NOW).

So, if this Senator is considered a traitor for not providing Trump’s personal lawyer to become Attorney General, then we must say that, in turn, those who voted for Blanche are considered Pedophile Protectors. Seems legit to me.

Oh, and have you noticed that Trump hasn’t called Susie (I am always concerned) Collins a traitor for not voting in a Pedophile Protector? I imagine it is because the GOP boys and girls in the Senate realized that Susie is up for re-election in a state where she is not so popular. So, I believe a deal was made for Susie to vote no, while paying off the three GOP Senators, Cornyn, Tillis, and the ever placid Cassidy.

Trump, three times today. Has zero care for the health and welfare and future of children, uses taxpayer dollars as if that bit of cash was his personal account, and hates anyone who dares decry Donnie’s pedophilia!

 

 

 

 

 

 

Where is MY money

 Corporations are receiving the majority of the $166 billion in tariff refunds issued after the Supreme Court struck down the blanket tariffs, with little indication that consumers will see direct rebates. Some large companies like Amazon and Costco have announced plans to use refunds to lower prices, but most others have not committed to passing savings to customers. (inequality.org)

Picture this, America, or is it AMERIKA, 2026: some guy, actually a 34-count felon, a man found guilty of rape, an accused Pedophile, a person found guilty of fraud, a man who enjoys the luxuries of mob-boss-style kickbacks, pretends that he is the KNOW ALL BE ALL GURU of ECONOMICS! Based on nothing but his bogus, bull shit, and bigoted ego, suffering from a very sick case of malignant narcissism, this dude decides that raising tariffs on countries he loathes, or countries from which the leaders of those nations he loathes even more are the answer to make America great, of course again!

Of course, none of this illegal executive power grab could have existed if the spineless, ball-less, and cowardly Republicans in the majority gave two hoots about their constituents, rather than the priority of their own political power. But by now, anyone with an IQ over 2 knows full well that the current crop of Republicans is a self-serving, useless bunch of people who will do nothing to stop Trump and will commit to everything to save their own careers. (But I digress).

Surprisingly, the Heritage Foundation activists judged the Supreme Court, placed the Constitution as a priority above and beyond their wealthy donors, and said, NO TARIFFS, Trump, not because they are an economic disaster, but actually they are illegal originating from the Executive Branch!

BUT, here is the real AMERIKA 2026 kicker. The average consumer, you and me, and millions and millions of Americans who have overpaid for products are not going to be rewarded for the economic damages created by Herr Trump. Nope, once again, the Republican philosophy of things trickling down economically ain’t trickling down. Instead, the giant corporations that passed on the cost of the tariffs to the public will reap the refunds, adding not only their jacked-up prices to their profits but now lavishing themselves with the revenue the government was told to return.

Sometimes it just feels like everywhere we, as Americans, walk, we end up stepping ORANGE SHIT!

 

Another vacation...AGAIN

  

Congress is set to recess for the month of August 2026, returning on September 9, 2026. (RollCall.com)

The boys and girls need another vacation; no worries. This group of tax-paying freeloaders will still get paid, will still receive their paid-for health coverage, and the money will still flow freely into their retirement funds. 

Congress is leaving town because, well, just because.

I mean, we have a war in Iran. The Epstein Files are still a big, bad, dark, devious secret. The new Attorney General is still Trump’s private lawyer. The corruption of the entire Trump Family and his Corporations remains outrageous and right in our faces.

Tariffs are back in style. The Strait of Hormuz, the once open Strait, remains closed, and gas prices are climbing higher and higher. Affordability is unaffordable. ICE is still hiding behind masks and kidnapping people. Wildfires are blazing and burning in the United States. Health premiums for anyone who is not a Billionaire or a Federal Politician are out of control.

The cuts by Musk's DOGE are hurting everyday Americans, and measles and diarrhea are two of the most popular illnesses to haunt, hurt, and sicken Americans.

Trump is still pouting and lying about the 2020 elections and is no longer in the shadows but perfectly in our faces, preparing for either a declaration of martial law in November, inciting another insurrection, or plotting with his Fascists how to make certain the Midterms are no longer a demonstration of democracy in action.

BUT THE CONGRESS is taking yet another vacation, giving zero shits about the rest of the country!

 

KISS ME

 Sen. Bill Cassidy stated that confirming Todd Blanche is better than allowing President Trump to nominate someone else, implying that Blanche is likely a preferable choice despite his imperfections. (AXIOS)

Damn, shit, and fuck. Once again, Senator Bill Cassidy has demonstrated and become the poster boy for a spineless, ballless, incompetent, hypocrisy-laden, and miserable person within the Republican Party. This Senator has demonstrated the art of giving no shits, having zero conscience or self-awareness, and showcasing his uninterest in what is best for the sanctity of democracy and service to the people of America.

Billy Boy’s vote was once again the determining voice in the selection of a Trump puppet (Blanche), appeasing Trump rather than the needs of the American citizen. Billy Boy was the deciding vote to permit the “Roadkill/ Anti Vaccine/I snort heroin off a toilet seat, Bobby Junior Kennedy to become the most disgusting HHS Director in the history of the United States, and once again, as if he has no introspective abilities, he presumed that to permit a rotten candidate to succeed was some kind of a noble gesture. 

Billy Cassidy said aloud that selecting Todd Blanche was a bad idea, but that doing so somehow offset the fear that someone even worse could or would be the Trump nominee. Umm, Billy Cassidy, if in fact someone even worse than Todd Blanche had been presented by Trump, you too could have voted no for that person!

So, along with the EUNICHS, like Tom Tillis and John Coryn, Billy Cassidy has demonstrated that law and order, truth and justice do matter as much as their support for the criminal agenda and priority of Trump. 

Todd Blanche remains Trump’s personal and private attorney. He met with Ghislaine Maxwell for hours on end and provided her with a cushy cell in prison. He met for just about an hour with the victims of the Epstein pedophiles; he never officially agreed to stop pursuing the Trump Han 6^th slush fund, and he never has agreed to end the payments of the January 6^th Insurrectionists.

And now Billy Cassidy, without any shame or any conscience, once again has cast the deciding vote to permit one more Trump shill to have the power of INJUSTICE.

And ain’t it interesting that his vote to permit Todd Blanche to continue to cover up the crimes of Trump allowed Susie (I am concerned) Collins to vote no. 

Sonny: Kiss me, man. Moretti: What? Sonny: Kiss me. When I am being fucked, I like to be kissed. (The movie ‘Dog Day Afternoon/Frank Pierson)