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!