"without me..."

 June 5, 2025.

“Without me, Trump would have lost the election, Dems would control the House and the Republicans would be 51-49 in the Senate,” Musk wrote on his social network, X.

“Such ingratitude,” he added.

The thing about malignant narcissists is that they cannot help themselves from disclosing even the nastiest of actions they have initiated or have been in cahoots with. Trump, for example, loves to project onto others the vile and vicious machinations he initiated or complied with, and for Trump, his admission of illegal activities even extends to calling people the kind of names he most assuredly understands he would be called for his own nefarious crimes. 

And of course, we have Elon, an immigrant to this nation who has used his wealth to undermine as much of our democracy as humanly possible. He cares very little for our Constitution, our rule of laws, and despises the idea that all men and women who are not billionaires might be equal under our Republic.

I mention this because ever since Trump SOMEHOW won his second term in office, he has done nothing but bash mail-in-voting as rigged. I truly believe, as is usually the case, Trump cannot help himself but brag that his election was rigged and he got away with it. And he realizes, without a little help from some of his tech-savvy bros, his Republican majority in Congress, who have yet to act upon the Epstein Files, the Trump Family Grifting, and the Trump War, might be removed from office by the voters if, in fact, no one intervenes with the voting machines.

Now back to Elon’s quote from June 2025, “Without me, Trump would have lost the election.” Seems a year ago, Elon was, as a malignant narcissist might wanted the world to know and his puppet Trump to understand, that maybe, just maybe Trumps second term was not the will of the people, but the efforts of just one very powerful person!

They ain't TRUTH TELLERS

 The same Trump Reich, which has delayed and tried to silence the Epstein Files, whose Acting Attorney General has tried to block anyone with the name of Trump from having any of their IRS returns made public or even scrutinized. The same Trump Klan, which told Americans that Iran’s nuclear and ballistic capabilities have been obliterated and obliterated again and again. The Same Trump Regime which now says the war in Iran only cost the American taxpayer $29 billion, and that the Ballroom would be paid by private funds. And the same Trump Empire that still declares that the 2020 election was rigged, NOW wants the courts and the American public to actually believe them as (TRUTH TELLERS) to believe that their illegal $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund is dead, and never to be resurrected!

The Trump administration refused to formally kill its nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund on Friday, declining to submit a court-requested sworn declaration to a federal judge acknowledging the program is dead. Instead, the Department of Justice continued to rely on Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche’s congressional testimony that the administration is not moving forward with the fund. In a notice to the court, the DOJ wrote, “Such declarations are unnecessary and the compelled testimony of senior officials from the Executive Branch implicates serious separation of powers concerns.” (MS NOW)

I do not wear a sign that says, “I am with stupid!” I do not wear the Fascist Red Hat of MAGA, confirming I am a racist and a bigot. I do not want to buy a Bridge in Brooklyn. I believe in science. I am not proud to be as dumb as shit. BUT somehow, when it comes to the Trump Team of liars and cons, traitors and authoritarians, the selling of snake oil is still their top priority.

The Trump lies are no longer hidden or hinted at; they have become blatant and hit like a pie in the face. When is this Trump bull shit enough?

 

 

 

 

As they now say: FAFO

 FAFO. Fuck Around and Find Out!

“Some lawmakers that were once happy to brush off impulsive and disruptive behavior by saying they hadn’t seen the president’s social media posts or that it was just “Trump being Trump” are increasingly willing to speak out against what they view as bad decisions that undermine their ability to deliver legislative wins as the midterms approach.” (POLITICO)

Reading this article from POLITICO made me snicker, not necessarily out of pure humor, but more so out of pure KARMA.

The article is titled: Trump escalates his war on Senate Republicans — and senators are striking back. And if you read this article, you will discover and an inconvenient truth regarding the majority party in Congress, the Republicans, and that is none of them really cared when Trumps bigotry, racism, BS, and sheer selfishness hurt others, but now that the Midterms are nearer and nearer these self-serving Republicans are a bit worried about what’s in it for them…not or ever their constituents.

The Republican Politicians have acted as if the Trump stench doesn’t affect them. They lied for him, they feigned amnesia for him, they overlooked the Constitution for him, I believe, because most of these Republicans are not in the business of the people, but in the business of becoming powerful and wealthy. 

But alas alack, these Republican Senators who were busy buying plots of land inside Trump’s anal cavity, are realizing that having zero backbone, no spine, and in the case of the male Senators, no balls, has been noticed by their voters. So, of course, these Republican Senators, having given the middle finger to the Democratic principles of the United States, are realizing that kissing Trump’s ego ain’t really paying off for their own self-interests.

It is so common, so very evident, so many examples that no matter what allegiance you demonstrate for Trump, he gives nothing back in return, because malignant narcissist, one with no conscience, is always and will remain about what’s best for him. As they say FAFO!

 

 

where to begin

  Where to begin: President Donald Trump said Iran should be allowed to keep some ballistic missiles because other countries in the region, including Saudi Arabia, possess them. (NYT)… Trump On Iran Deal: "What Am I Going To Do? Let Saudi Arabia Have Missiles, But They Can't?" (Real Politics)

President Trump has consistently stated that Iran must never be allowed to acquire nuclear weapons and has expressed concerns about their ballistic missile capabilities. He emphasized that an Iranian regime armed with long-range missiles and nuclear weapons would pose a dire threat to the United States. (Factcheck.org)

I wish I could say I am aghast, confused, irritated, and completely blindsided by Trump’s complete 360-degree and hypocritical messaging, but to say so would be me having to admit that I am a republican or a MAGA, and those two descriptions would be like admitting I was dumb as fuck, or in a Cult. And to top it all off, we now have the Vice President, Just Dance Vance, once again, as he licks the anal opening of Trump, declaring that Trump has made the most progress in taming the Iranian regime!

Imagine if FDR stood before the world and said, " It is only fair for Japan and Germany to have an atomic bomb, because the United States has one. 

Iran is victorious; they won the war that Trump, Vance, Rubio, and Hegseth started. Iran is victorious as the Republican majority in Congress looked the other way, preferring their primary elections as a priority over their constituents. 

And now once again, the Trump Reich and their accolades, and fellow domestic terrorists and republican Fascists, are selling more Snake Oil, hoping that the majority of voters who elected Trump to power in the first place, simply play dead and acquiesce, pretending that the real importance is to support their Racist and Bigoted King, Trump!

worse than before

 The greatest deal, EVER. The greatest deal EVER brought to you and me by the greatest deal maker EVER. The Earth is flat. The 2020 elections were rigged. I never knew Jeffrey Epstein. And now we have a memorandum of understanding, and since I am the boss of the world, I will decide whether to bomb them on their heads if they do not follow through.

I reopened the Strait after my actions had closed it. We now have a very smart regime in power in Iran, and I respect them. The Iranians will not charge a toll for ships to cruise through the Strait, but they might charge fees, which is not the same as tolls, and please do not remember that before I bombed Iran and demolished all of their nuclear arsenal and other ballistic weaponry, there was no toll or fee to transit through the Strait.

He is paying a ransom fee to the terrorists. (The Bulwark). He capitulated (Senator Mark Kelley). We are not offering the content of the Memorandum of Understanding because some of our Arab Gulf partners prefer to keep it secret, because it is some kind of Muslim thing. (Vice President JD Vance).

Billions of taxpayer dollars spent on Trump’s war, and now billions of dollars will be returned to Iran, even though about 27 times, Trump told the world that the US won the war. 13 Troops died, for what? Thousands of Iranians killed, for what? Almost 1300 Troops injured, maimed, and harmed, for what?

Trump declared war, but his majority party in Congress, the Republicans, did nothing to try to control this war. Consumer prices have risen, and Americans are out of savings and on-hand cash, for what? But Trump is proclaiming that after 47 years, he and he alone have stopped Iran in its tracks, something no other President has ever done before. 

Trump is a tired old man who gets bored easily and is quite dismayed when his imaginary scheming and con go awry. And what is left is something worse, MUCH WORSE, than we ever began with!

 

"The Boy Who Cried Wolf"

 The moral of "The Boy Who Cried Wolf" is that if you lie too often, people will stop believing you, even when you tell the truth. This teaches the importance of honesty and the consequences of deceit. (studycat.com)

FBI disrupts alleged explosive-drone plot targeting White House UFC event, officials say. (FOX).

If this is the truth, I am glad it was stopped. IF THIS WAS THE TRUTH!

I know a whole lot of people living in Trump’s America wondered aloud if these Roman Gladiator games on the White House lawn would be the scene of yet another assassination attempt. I mean, there had already been 5 assassination attempts on Trump’s life, so a curious mind could wander.

And, dear American, how often has there been a real attempt by the Trump Reich to offer the results of a comprehensive report on the why, the how, and the when, when we only get information on the who?

“The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” hmm, it seems Trump and his fellow Fascists cry wolf at least 23 hours of a 24-hour day. Oh yeah, and just so no one is fooled, isn’t it amazing that this alleged assassination attempt happened while Trump was outside, perhaps hinting that his taxpayer-funded Ballroom would have somehow saved him from this alleged attack.

I know that the Trump Reich thinks most Americans are dumb as shit, but come on!

no more Habeas corpus?

 Habeas corpus is essential to protect against tyranny, as it requires governments to justify the detention of individuals, ensuring that no one can be imprisoned arbitrarily. This principle is a foundational right that separates free societies from authoritarian regimes. (constituting America).

It has now been reported, during one of those Trump Reich meetings in the Situation Room, that Stephen Miller discussed the idea that we revoke Habeas corpus and immediately pick and choose those that he and his fascist government decide to deserve zero Constitutional protection.

Habeas corpus is enshrined in the United States Constitution in Article 1, Section 9. This section states that the privilege of the writ of habeas corpus shall not be suspended, except in cases of rebellion or invasion. (Brennan Center for Justice).

There is always writing on the wall, a foreboding projection of things to come, by Trump and his authoritarian and Democracy “brown shirt” sycophants, and an expression of vile intentions for them to remain in power, and for Trump to be the all-powerful.

Stephen Miller is dangerous, unlike his Orange Idol, Trump. Stephen Miller is not delusional, so that makes him even more terrifying. From every action, even beginning in the first term of Trump, the intelligent people identified his motivations to become King, The Dear Leader, and now in his second term, Trump and his fascists are speeding up their intentions to make America into an Authoritarian nation. 

We may be talking about this potential Blue Wave in November, but don’t get too excited because men like Stephen Miller and his Trump ilk have much more insidious intentions otherwise!

Going back to Before

 With tentative Iran deal, Trump secures breakthroughs that he already had. Last month the president said he wanted Iran’s “unconditional surrender” and a “perfect” deal. As the war nears an apparent end, he’s achieved neither. (ms.now)

And so, after 13 deaths of American troops,100 and some school children in Iran, almost 1300 injured American troops, and who knows how many Iranian civilians dead or injured, coincidently on Trump’s birthday, the deal maker Trump made a deal, let’s be honest and give credit where it is due, to the Iranians, and he gave the Iranians almost everything they wanted, and because Trump remains intimidated by President Obama, gave the Iranians even more leverage and power than they had under the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA).

 After we, the people, have spent more of our income on everything from gas to groceries, losing money week by week, month by month, Trump, who started the war with Iran, now has a deal, and the ever delusional Trump and his Fascist enablers are trying to PR this deal as a win for the United States.

So, I will pretend I am really MAGA stupid…so help me understand. If Trump declared in April of 2026 that the USA had wiped out all of the Iranian missiles, had eliminated the Iranian stockpile of uranium, and decimated the entire Army and Navy of Iran, and had since then declared that the US had been victorious about 34 times, over Iran…how is this tentative deal a deal?

Who knows how many billions of dollars the US taxpayer has spent, and now, with the destruction of the US bases in the Middle East, and the use of US weaponry, depleting our arsenal, what the final cost to those of us who pay taxes (not Trump’s Billionaire Oligarchs) will actually be? And Trump and his ilk will pretend that somehow, going back to before is a victory!

 

 

 

 

Imagine this

 Imagine if someone described the following: A half dozen men in tight-fitting Speedo-type trunks, very physically well-built and muscular, were standing in a mini version of a Roman colosseum, similar to the space the very muscled and rugged Gladiators once stood, all rough, tough, and ready to battle till only one remains able to walk and talk. Sweat pouring down their sleek bodies, soon to be replaced with blood and perhaps some guts. And watching this spectacle were a majority of other men, cheering, booing, rooting for a choke hold, a kick to the face.  Imagine all of that, and then one might consider that this was a very homo-erotic porno movie, or the sight of a male’s sadomasochistic circle jerk. 

Now imagine this: A man who has been found guilty of sexual harassment and fined millions of dollars, who also has had his name listed in a Pedophile sex trafficking ring thousands of times, who also has told many male athletes just how hot his legs are, or that his body is really good looking, or that he would touch that athlete’s body.

And while you are imagining all of that, you also listen to a whole swath of other men, drooling at the mouth to describe that men beating up men, making them bleed or tag out, is what makes America masculine again.

One might imagine that if all of that is a perfect description and a red, white, and blue definition of Male Heterosexuality, we have some very sick, sad, and pathetic men trying and dying to be masculine. If the true sense of masculinity is to just be a physical bully, either beating up young girls or beating the shit out of other men, then damn, American men have a real psychological problem, and a very dangerous one at that.

On Sunday, June 14, 2026, we witnessed a disgusting example of a presentation of being a man in America! 

 

Little Ladies Listen UP

 The Southern Baptist Convention dug deeper into its hole of misogyny Wednesday when, after only a brief debate, the denomination voted to advance a formal ban on women pastors. The amendment, approved with a roughly 3-to-1 vote, says that Southern Baptist churches may not act “to affirm, appoint, or endorse a woman serving in the office or function of a pastor/elder/overseer, specifically preaching to the assembled congregation.” (MS NOW)

Okay, now, Southern Baptist ladies, go back to your kitchens, go to your local Wal-Mart and purchase that ruby red Handmaid’s outfit, do not dare go to the polls and vote, and let your Southern Baptist He-Man run your life. It may not be God’s will, but it is the will of the men within your Southern Baptist Cult Leadership who like to pretend they, in fact, are God and abiding by his will. You know, Southern Baptist ladies, one of the most terrifying things in this world is not the Anti-Christ, or the Devil, but any female, like you Southern Baptist ladies, who might demonstrate any bit of power, any bit of authority. Can I hear an AMEN!

Erika Kirk has ignited a backlash in the US after telling thousands of young women at a Turning Point USA Women's Leadership Summit in San Antonio, Texas, on 5 June to 'have more kids than you can afford,' while fellow speakers warned against marrying 'overweight slobs.' (msn.com)

Erika Kirk, not your TRAD kind of wife, rather a CEO, manager, boss, type of gal, has a word for you TPUSA kind of ladies. First, she insisted that you do not find a career, as she did, but rather that you lie on that bed in your Handmaid’s ruby-red uniform and let your man have at you as often as he wishes. Now the CEO Kirk is adding insult to your injury by insisting that it matters not if you can afford health care for that child, or food for that child, or education for that child or even a roof over the head of that child, because TPUSA ladies none of that matters because all Erika Kirks God had in mind for you is to always be in the kitchen with a bun in your oven. Oh yeah, remember that CEO Kirk is a multi-millionaire so the cost of anything is just chump change!

Help me with the math

 I was never great at math. For me, algebra and geometry were like speaking foreign languages, and I cannot even imagine myself in trigonometry or calculus class. But I digress.  Scotty Bessent, the Billionaire Treasury Secretary, a man living in the same kind of Ivory Tower as Trump, albeit Trump’s tower is made of faux gold, made the following statement: Scott Bessent has expressed optimism that oil prices are likely to plunge below pre-war levels if a peace deal is reached with Iran, which would help stabilize the economy. He also mentioned that the economy is resilient and that short-term challenges will be overcome, predicting substantial disinflation in the near future. (New York Post).

Because I admit to NOT being math savvy, I must wonder if…

As of June 13, 2026, the government has spent approximately $29 billion on the Iran war. This figure includes costs from the initial days of the conflict and ongoing military operations. (americanprogress.org)

The estimated cost of damage to American bases targeted by Iran in the Iran war is approximately $800 million. This figure includes damage to military infrastructure and specific systems like radar and air-defense systems. (BBC)

American households have paid nearly $450 more on energy amid Iran war, according to a Moody’s analysis shared exclusively with CNBC. (CNBC)

…please tell me, Scotty, if the government has already spent $29 billion on the war so far, and must spend another $800 million to repair US bases in the Middle East, and if the American consumer has ALREADY spent over $450 a month on energy, please tell me, the self-admitted math dummy,  in your calculations, how does any of that money ever come back to any of us. I mean, if we spent the money, what is the mathematical equation to not only be prosperous in the future but also get back the billions of dollars we have already spent? Is there a special potion to bring back the money we no longer have?

 

Three more things Trump

 Trump doubles down on election fraud—Should Democrats worry about midterms? (Newsweek)…Umm, like duh, Democrats/Independents/American Citizens still hoping for the survival of democracy should all be worried. Trump has demonstrated his fear of actually being held accountable for each and every crime and corruption he and his ilk have committed. And Trump will do everything and anything he can to stop free and fair elections.

Trump's Name Is Currently Being Removed From The Kennedy Center. Around 3 a.m. ET on Saturday morning, workers began adding a tarp that obstructed any view of the removal of Trump’s name. (HUFFPOST)…Interesting, not surprising, however, that somewhere along the way of finally removing the name of Trump from the Kennedy Center, wham, bam, no thank you ma’am, a giant tarp had been ordered to hide the workers from taking down the name of Trump from the building. Could it be Donny’s ego being shattered, or shamed, and in his own malignant narcissistic world in which Trump lives, Trump thought if no one witnessed the removal of his name, then no one would ever know!

‘Extraordinary’: Judge demands Blanche put IN WRITING Trump’s “anti-weaponization” fund is dead. (MS NOW)…Because anyone affiliated with Trump also suffers from the TRUMP TO LIVE IS TO LIE SYNDROME, a Federal Judge had to tell the Injustice Department’s acting Attorney General that his word and the words alone from his boss Trump were not good enough and could not be trusted. A Judge had to demand that any promises or actions hinted at by Blanche and Trump to follow the law MUST be put in writing. Holy Shit, the highest Law Enforcement officer and the Commander-In-Chief are such liars that their verbal promises are meaningless. What the fuck!

 

 

there is INDEED, a there, there!

 President Trump’s advisers gathered in secret in the Situation Room without him as they struggled to handle the Epstein files scandal. On July 17, 2025, at around 6 o’clock in the evening, President Trump’s top officials filed into the White House Situation Room — the secure bunker where classified and high-stakes national security matters are discussed and decided. Now, however, Trump’s most senior advisers had gathered — without him — to figure out how to gain some measure of control over a very different kind of crisis threatening to engulf the presidency: the Epstein files. (NYT)

Nothing to see here, folks. Not a single itty-bitty bit of evidence that some horrific events took place regarding girls, regarding sexual crimes, regarding some very powerful people, including the current President of the United States. Nothing to hide, and with nothing to hide, why not go to the Situation within the White House, one of the most secure and untouchable spaces in that building, to pretend that ABSOULUTELY there is no THERE, regarding Trump and the Pedophilia related to the Epstein Files.

Vice President JD Vance took a seat at the head of the table in the John F. Kennedy Conference Room of the Situation Room complex. “This is a huge problem,” he told the group. Arrayed around him were the White House chief of staff, Susie Wiles; the White House counsel, David Warrington; the press secretary, Karoline Leavitt; the deputy chief of staff Taylor Budowich; the communications director, Steven Cheung; the deputy attorney general, Todd Blanche; the associate attorney general, Stanley Woodward Jr.; and the deputy chief of staff James Blair. Attorney General Pam Bondi and the F.B.I. director, Kash Patel, joined on speakerphone. (NYT)

NOW, not only is there no THERE, THERE regarding Trump and the Epstein criminal pedophile files, but we are also void of anyone within the Trump Reich of protecting the pedophile Trump, and his collaboration of wealthy perverts. Umm, except what we’d have cowering in the Situation Room is a cast of characters who had decided that protecting Trump is morally and ethically the correct thing to do, and while doing so, ignoring the criminality of this entire tale of pedophilia and perversion.

And yet, to this day, the Republican Party, you know the folks who swear that they are the party that supports life, that prays harder to Jesus than anyone, that will fight tooth and nail to keep transgender folks from using bathrooms, these men and women within the Republican Party STILL are fighting their hardest to keep The Trump/Epstein Files from the light of day, and still keeping the victims victimized!

 

Trump/Through the Looking Glass

 Maddening, sad when something maddening is an ongoing occurrence. Nothing is real; it is as if we all have slipped through the looking glass, as Alice had. Alice’s was a dream, ours is a nightmare. Trump remains a sick, senile, demented demon, enabled by an even more pathetic cast of Republican characters than Alice met while in her imagined Wonderland. Alice in Wonderland/Alice Through the Looking Glass were works of fiction. Living in the Time of Trump is a fact. Help!

`Have you guessed the riddle yet?′ the Hatter said, turning to Alice again. `No, I give it up,′ Alice replied: `what’s the answer?′ `I haven’t the slightest idea,′ said the Hatter. (Lewis Carroll/Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)… Citing new talks, Trump says he has canceled strikes on Iran tonight. Backtracking again, President Donald Trump announced this afternoon he has “cancelled the scheduled strikes and bombings against Iran this evening.” (MS NOW)

‘Alice sighed wearily. `I think you might do something better with the time,′ she said, `than waste it in asking riddles that have no answers.′ (Lewis Carroll/Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland)… Trump said the Iran war was ending 16 times since March. (msn)

Alice laughed. “There’s no use trying,” she said: “one can’t believe impossible things.” “I daresay you haven’t had much practice,” said the Queen. “When I was your age, I always did it for half-an-hour a day. Why, sometimes I’ve believed as many as six impossible things before breakfast.” (Lewis Carroll/Through the Looking Glass)… Trump said in a March 13 Truth Social post that Iran was "totally defeated" and said in a post the following day, "We have already destroyed 100% of Iran’s military capability." He’s offered similar assessments daily since then. (POLITIFACT)

“Well, now that we have seen each other,” said the Unicorn, “if you’ll believe in me, I’ll believe in you. Is that a bargain?” (Lewis Carroll/Through the Looking Glass)… Donald Trump has declared the Strait of Hormuz 'permanently open' after secret talks with Xi Jinping, claiming the Chinese leader had agreed to stop arming Iran. (Daily Mail)

 

 

An unending bout of lies

 Trump vows U.S. military will strike Iran ‘hard’ today. (MS NOW)….Hit ‘em hard, give ‘em Hell, say it long enough, and if you click your heels three times and say Beetlejuice three times, I suppose something is gonna happen!

 Speaking to reporters about high oil and gas prices this afternoon, Trump said the U.S. has taken “millions of barrels of oil” out of Iran and that otherwise prices at the pump would be even higher. (MS NOW)…So now, it ain’t so bad regarding the price of gasoline, because as long as you use your imagination, and pretend that oodles and oodles of oil have somehow materialized in the US, the price at the pump is not really a great concern, because there is more oil than we know what to do with!

Trump said the roller-coaster stock market and record-high oil prices triggered by the war with Iran “was worth it to me” as he weighed another bombing campaign in Iran today. (MS NOW)… He has manipulated stocks he bought and sold, knowing the information in advance, because he has the power to manipulate the price of everything. Isn’t every single action this demented, malignant narcissist takes taken for only one person, and for one reason! So, let the peasants eat not even the whole piece of cake, just some leftover crumbs which have fallen from his obese waistline! 

Trump told WSJ yesterday that helicopter downing ‘wasn’t a big deal.’ (MS NOW) …Feh, as Alfred E. Neuman so proudly stated, “What me worry!” It was no big deal to Trump at the time, I believe, because if he had made it a big deal that an American helicopter flown by American troops had been attacked by an enemy, then IMMEDIATELY there should be consequences, alas alack, Trump was trying to downplay this disaster so he would not have to start his “the war is over” all over!

The ceasefire has for months existed in name only. (MS NOW). There is no ceasefire; there was a ceasefire. There is war, a war started by an insane and arrogant con artist, and now that same Con Artist can’t even sell his snake oil!

 

 

 

"Instinctively' true

 Speaker Mike Johnson says his election conspiracy theories feel ‘instinctively’ true. What we’re dealing with is a political leader who believes gut feelings are a legitimate substitute for knowledge. They are not. (MS NOW)

There is so much bull shit coming from the Republican Party (this is the true “Trickle Down” theory) that at times a person truly concerned about the future of our democracy, let alone our day-to-day existence, seems to be gasping to breathe. I know I am!

Mike Johnson is the Speaker of the House, a position our US Constitution declares is second in line to the Presidency, a position that, in normal times, every American should demand be held by an intelligent person who uses facts and truth as a basis for understanding. Now I know that we elected a Felon, a Fraud, a tax evader, a liar supreme, a man found guilty of sexual harassment, so the standard for choosing some of the most powerful people in the United States has certainly been demeaned, dropped, and deluded, so why should anyone be surprised that the Speaker of the House, MAGA Mike Johnson, be any different?

What I see is a foreshadowing of a very insidious and sinister plan to try and maintain Fascism as the form of government in America, and means by which, the Republican Party with the help of each and every Right-Wing Domestic Terrorist Media, hope to use this tool of deceit to brainwash, the already brain dead MAGA morons, to consider that the one person one vote method of our democracy is no longer good for America! 

Trump is still touting his conspiracy theories of the 2020 election, knowing that if he can keep that lie alive, just how much easier it will be to convince his cultists, who, like Mike Johnson, instinctively feel that if Republicans do not succeed at the ballot, then of course our system of Democracy is rigged.

The signs are no longer hidden, the intentions no longer covert. Even though it might look like the potential of a Blue Wave for the Midterms in November, the Trump Reich is presenting their war plans to keep Trump as King, and of course, out of jail. 

I seriously want to know: how can we stop this NOW from ever coming to fruition?

 

 

 

 

Be aware NOW

 The media has to up its game for an election that Trump desperately wants to undermine. (MS NOW)

Trump is making it very clear that he intends to do everything and anything within his power as President to disrupt the Midterm elections. He will also try some tricks which have no basis in law or under the adage of Executive powers, because the one reality Trump does embrace is that if the Democrats take the majority in Congress, ALL of the Trump crimes will be investigated.

Because of his narcissistic machinations, the one thing Trump relies on is projecting his intentions. He can hardly help but admit his next nefarious plans, because by doing so, he can brag aloud. Perhaps it soothes his fragile and disjointed ego and permits him to admit out loud just how evil his intentions truly are.

From Trump’s personal attorney, Todd Blanche, not ruling out the idea that ICE might be sent to polling places come November, to Trump’s continuous rants about the rigged 2020 election, to Trump’s newest crusade insisting that the California Governorship and LA mayoral races are Left Wing ANTIFA plots against anyone in Trump’s orbit, DonOLD is setting the stage for direct involvement in destroying whatever bit of democracy remains as the November 2026 Midterms arrive.

It is almost too late, even now, to stop the domestic terroristic attempts by Trump and his Republican Fascists from fueling a very bleak and frightening attempt to banish free and fair voting in America, but I believe there is time enough to try and put in place some fail-safe measures to stop Trump from stealing the elections.

We must not just whisper about Trump’s desire to remain in power and avoid jail, but we must be LOUD and demand that actions be taken to inform the voting public, that the only thing rigged regarding the Midterms, will be the action taken by Trump and his Reich!

 

Trump's Fragile Masculinity

 Fragile Masculinity and Hypermasculine Defenses. How men use hypermasculine defenses to protect a fragile sense of masculinity.

Masculinity is something men may feel they have to earn and then constantly defend. Some men develop hypermasculine defenses to avoid being perceived as feminine, i.e. not masculine. Hypermasculine defenses reflect insecurity about masculinity. (Psychology Today)

 From saying, "when you're a star, they let you do it. You can do anything. ... Grab 'em by the pussy." From “piggy” to “ugly” to “obnoxious,” the president has lobbed insults at women questioning him. One might rightly conjecture that he is quite insecure about his masculinity.

Now we have a UFC battle on the White House lawn, a sport where the goal to become champion is to beat up your opponent, demonstrating who IS the real alpha male. Kind of like the Caesars of Rome, who had to convince their citizens that having Gladiators surrounding them made them stronger male leaders! And as if grabbing women and insulting their looks or personality is not enough of a demonstration by the very insecure Trump, we have his comments on how hot some male physiques are:

“Look at this guy over here. I don’t know who the hell he is, but he is one hell of a specimen. This guy, this is one hell of a physical specimen,” Trump quipped, sitting next to the former NFL player.  (Donald Trump) “I thought I was big until I met you, Joe, you know,” he told Thomas. “Fantastic, that’s what I like.” (Donald Trump) "I forgot to touch his leg. I didn't want to do that. But I can tell you one thing: His leg is like a rock," Trump said. "Two gold medals, wow." (Donald Trump regarding Olympian speed skater Jordan Stolz)

I do not believe Trump is a homosexual; I believe, however, that Trump is not certain himself just how much of a red-blooded heterosexual male he is. He fears strong females; he loves being in the company of hot, strong men, which I believe just proves how inadequate a male he finds himself.

Oh yeah, can you imagine how BIZZURK the MAGAS and the Republican Man-O-Sphere would become if any Democrat male politician made the same adoring comments regarding the same sex!

 

 

 

 

GOP look over there part 2

 It is June, and it is a month when many LGBTQ Americans are able to find some space within their community to stop, for at least a few hours, perhaps step out of not only a self-imposed closet, but a very imposed prison by many in power within their community, and actually discover that, in fact, they are not alone. For the Republican Party and their faux religious zealots, it is also perfect timing to identify yet one more minority demographic to confuse their cult of bigots and racists, and claim that when Jesus founded America, he definitely did not include the Gays!

Is he really a man? That’s the question the GOP has been focusing on in this race, with GOP state Attorney General Ken Paxton mocking Talarico for supporting LGBTQ+ rights, being vegan (he’s not), and calling him a “freak.” (LGBTQ NATION)

Several red states and their governors approved declarations calling June things like “Nuclear Family Month” or “Fidelity Month,” pointedly saying that LGBTQ+ families are not “God’s design.” (LGBTQ NATION)

The Republicans are always at their very best creating lists for their followers to “LOOK OVER THERE,” a way to keep any wrongdoing, criminal action, blatant transgressions against the Constitution from capturing the attention of the MAGA lemmings. Immigrants are anti-Christian, the Pope, and any Catholic American following the Pope are anti-Christ. Women who dare to vote, or work and not have a dozen babies are heretics, people of Color should just go back to Africa, or as Trump loves to say, “any shithole nation they came from, and of course it is time to scapegoat the LGBTQ community.

All this hate against others, yet not a peep, not a hue or cry from these same Republicans regarding the practice of pedophilia by heterosexual men, or the heterosexual women who helped these heterosexual men with their perversion.  I write this, and I sigh, knowing that as long as the Trump Reich is committing crimes and felonies, the supporters and sycophants will always find someone else to blame for whatever is wrong in their lives!

 

 

 

 

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Princess Ivanka's Fairytale

 The Fairy Tale: Once upon a time, a Princess named Ivanka, the daughter of a King named Donald, the King who once bragged, “I’ve said that if Ivanka weren’t my daughter, perhaps I’d be dating her,” and her husband, Duke Jared, happened to be sailing on a private boat…Opps, I mean million-dollar yacht. And by the luck of the Gods in Fairy Tale Land they spied an abandoned and mysterious island. They swam and swam and then walked barefoot the 1400 hectares falling madly in love with this island, and wham bam no thank you ma’am they imagined, right there in the midst of nothingness, that they could save the world by building a $1.4 billion luxury hotel complex. They gave no shit about the flora and fauna that have survived living in isolation on this island, because the Princess said she wanted to return to her ‘real-estate roots.’ “You know, it’s not even a business for me, despite the scale of it,” she added. “For me, this is — it feels more like a challenge than anything else.”

“We all want to hide away on some abandoned Mediterranean island that we discovered after jumping off a friend’s boat and swimming to shore. And now, Ivanka is working to “build something that’s a tangible manifestation of that” by constructing a $1.4 billion luxury hotel complex on an Albanian island. Ivanka said she and Kushner first came across Sazan during a boating trip with friends. (New York Magazine)

“We were on a friend’s boat, and we stopped for a swim, effectively, that’s how we found it,” she said. “We swam to the island. We went on a hike, barefoot all the way up to the top, and we were just captivated.” (Ivanka Kushner).

In yet another Trump family, “let them eat cake,” corruption action, we watch as Princess Ivanka and Duke Jared pretend that the real world of poverty, less and less affordability, strife, and turmoil at the hands of Kind Donald do not exist. Just when we thought that Dumb and Dumber, the Trump sons, could not be stopped using their family name to rob the poor and get paid by the rich, we witness Princess Ivanka walk the same grifting walk and talk the same grifting talk. 

Manliness...Republican style

 TEXAS REPUBLICANS ARE DESPERATE TO SOUND MANLY. Attacks on James Talarico show the GOP’s narrow, anxious definition of masculinity.

“Tying together Talarico’s politics and personality, and deeming both to be weak and unmanly, is part of an attempt to turn all of Ken Paxton’s alleged vices into proof of his virility: Real men eat barbecue, pocket unattended stationery, and cheat on their wife. This ideal of masculinity is not a patriarch but a perpetual adolescent, endlessly irresponsible and endlessly indulged. (The archetype is also present on the left.) (The Atlantic)

There is oh so much madness, buffoonery, bull shit, criminality, corruption, hypocrisy, and lies making headlines in the NEWS of each and every day, mostly and mainly spewing from the Republican Party/The MAGA/The Trump Administration, that even a wildfire of decency, normality, and honesty would be diminished in a mere few seconds. 

Masculinity has made a resurgence, once again within those who support Trump, and those who understand that to keep their own powerful positions, they MUST support all of the absolute insanity and inane garbage that falls out of Trump’s deranged, dangerous, and demented mind. Once again, the go-to “look over there” piece of propaganda is how to define masculinity, decide who is masculine, and, of course, identify who is not masculine.

It seems that the Republican/MAGA in Texas, knowing full well that their chosen Senatorial candidate Ken Paxton is a loser, has been a loser, lives the life of a loser, actually may be in a bit of jeopardy. Offering very little positivity towards Paxton, because he lacks many or any kind of virtues, values, or morals, the dudes in Texas must somehow pretend that his opponent, James Talirico, ain’t MASCULINE ENOUGH. And in Texas, that ain’t a good thing. 

Cheating on your spouse, permitting pedophiles to get out of jail, committing fraud, participating in corruption of public funds, NOW, those, it seems with Texas Republicans and the MAGA, are as manly as you can get. How sad it is that the men in the Texas Republican Party have such low self-esteem and self-loathing with their own masculinity!

 

 

another insecure male

 June IS considered Gay Pride Month. I am Gay, and I am proud, and I am both gay and proud 12 months a year. But sadly, at the age of 76, I had only been proud of one of the genetics of my birth, homosexuality, for only 28 of those years. I did not come out officially until I was 48. I was afraid, I felt insecure, I was unsure; some of those sensations reflected how I viewed society, and, worst of all, some of those emotions reflected how I saw myself. But then, thank goodness, was then, and here I am now. 

As the lyrics to the song “I Am What I Am” were written by Jerry Herman, “…I don’t need praise, I don’t need pity…” 

But all along the long way out of the closet, I will not and never again be told that who I am is less than, by some hateful, insecure people who seem to feel intimidated by anyone who chooses to be free and who decides to no longer be victimized.

“Republican Rep. Andy Ogles deleted a shocking social media post—only after members of his party condemned it. Ogles, the Tennessee lawmaker who introduced legislation that would allow Donald Trump to serve a third term, on Tuesday went well beyond the more politically tolerable—yet still outdated—stance that the legalization of gay marriage should be overturned. “Homosexuality has no place in America,” he wrote on X at 10:32 a.m. (The Daily Beast).

Republican Rep. Andy Ogles has zero issues with Pedophiles, with Sexual Harassers, with Rapists, with Fascists. He adores Trump the Felon, the Fraudster. So, it seems to me that if this man is playing his Christian morality card, he sucks at the game. Fuck off, Andy Ogles, and more than that fuck off all of you who voted for this man, because you too are nothing but insecure fuckwad, hateful, hurtful, and full of shit!

 

 

 

 

 

Security...umm...no

 Vladimir Putin has plans…for America. Vladimir Putin has his favorite Domestic Enemy in power, and as Vladimir Putin, he is spending money on trying to dismantle Ukraine with weapons of war. Vladimir Putin is only using blackmail tapes of Trump, most likely saying and doing the most vile and incriminating acts.

President Donald Trump announced Tuesday that Federal Housing Finance Agency Director Bill Pulte would become acting director of national intelligence. Pulte is stepping in to replace Tulsi Gabbard, who resigned from her post last month. Though Trump claimed his appointee “has deep experience managing the most sensitive matters in America,” he’ll take the position with literally zero relevant experience for coordinating 17 American intelligence agencies’ work. But Pulte’s appointment makes slightly more sense when you consider his place in Trump’s orbit. The 38-year-old heir to his family’s massive home construction company shares the president’s love of social media bullying, golf and abusing power for personal gain. (MS NOW)

This nepotism dude, living off of his father’s successes and billions of dollars, is the inexperienced go-to guy to oversee 17, count ‘em 17, intelligence agencies of the US.

But then, to add insult to a great injury, and perhaps as Bro kinda gift to Putin, Trump sanctioned this act of domestic terrorism towards America.

A convicted Jan. 6 rioter who later said that he regretted his participation in the U.S. Capitol attack has been hired by the Trump administration to work inside a Pentagon office that manages highly classified military operations, according to four people familiar with the matter. The appointment of Elias Irizarry, who was 19 at the time of the riot in 2021, to a post in the Defense Department’s Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict office has raised alarm internally among staff who question how anyone convicted in the assault on American democracy could be trusted for such a sensitive role in the U.S. government, these people said. (MS NOW)

Feelin’ safe yet? Feelin’ confident that our nation’s security is actually secure? Feelin’ as if Trump only gives a shit about you if you help his grift of collecting millions from you or if you are willing to fuck the Constitution, so Trump can do whatever the fuck he so desires?

But then, if you actually think about things regarding Trump and Security of the United States, just go back to the days when Trump had a private meeting with the Kremlin’s Top KGB buds in the Oval Office, or the time Trump stole classified documents and stored them in his bathroom. We ain’t safe, we are inch by inch, step by step being sold out to the guy who owns and operates Trump, Vlad )The Impaler, Putin

 

 

 

Another dud!

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

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

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

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

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

 

"No Fatties"

 “No Fatties”

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

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

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

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

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

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

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