Donald Trump...The 25th Amendment...When?

Everyone was caught off guard, even his MAGA maggots, when Donald Trump "posted an AI-generated image of himself escorting a shackled alien alongside Secret Service agents." The Oval Office lunatic has been mesmerizing over secret UFO files accusing Biden's administration of a coverup. They certainly may be out there but this kind of insanity means just that, T-rump is unfit for holding the office he does. There are many morons out there who believe every word this man says, without the brains to know what to do with it.

Gavin Newson posted this...

“The President of the United States just posted this. Do you think he’s lost it?”

If you do , you are in a group of "major figures" who have...

"Called to Invoke 25th Amendment to Remove Donald Trump From Office."

The list starts with  Former GOP Representative Adam Kinzinger, who remarked...

"This is absolutely insane and 25th amendment grounds in and of itself."

This coming from a former Republican who declined to run for reelection from the U.S. House because of the GOP's reaction to the investigation into the 2021 Capitol rioting. And just as bad, one of Trump's former staunch allies, Alex Jones, has increasingly turned on him asking...

"How do we 25th Amendment his a--?"

This guy spent a narrow amount of time working for Donald Trump but some of his insights since he turned against him have been interesting. Anthony Scaramucci shared...

"It was at this point that our Founders thought the best thing to do would be to remove a mad man who has the executive office. It became more formalized with the 25th amendment, but more people now should be calling for this man's removal."

Connecticut Sen, Chris Murphy, perhaps an undiscovered candidate so far for the 2028

Democratic presidency, says he agrees with the others on the 25th...

"No president in control of his senses would publicly promise to eradicate an entire civilization. Trump seems to be taking us on a path to mass war crimes. That's a path we cannot accept."

Murphy is the one who came out strong for gun control after the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting in Newtown, CT. killing 26 people, including 20 children.

Democrat Representative Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, introduced a bill...

to create a "Commission on Presidential Capacity" under Section 4 of the 25th Amendment. It would determine whether the president is no longer fit to serve in office."

Raskin was also dismayed over the fact that no Republicans were in the least interested in the impeachment of Donald Trump.

Even former Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene reacted after Trump's threat to annihilate Iran, referring to him as  "evil and madness." She added...

"25TH AMENDMENT!!! Not a single bomb has dropped on America. We cannot kill an entire civilization,"

JB Pritzker, a possible Democrat contender in 2028, joined more than 50 House Democrats and conservative pundits, saying, "the 25th Amendment "must be invoked. "Then...

"This is not foreign policy, it's a deranged mad man threatening to wipe out an entire country,"

Then this, Ty Cobb, Trump's former White House counsel said the 25th Amendment should be looked into...

"Given the fact that the Cabinet will not invoke the 25th Amendment for a man who is clearly insane — this war highlights that and these screeds that come out nightly, you know, at 2 a.m. or 4 a.m., or whatever time Trump decides to vent without oversight — it highlights the level of his insanity and depravity,"

There are more prominent figures in this article who are worth reading, but there is so much more covering this issue that also demands attention. Back to MTG; here is someone who...

"resigned from the U.S. House of Representatives in January 2026 due to a severe, public falling-out with President Donald Trump and frustration with Republican congressional leadership."

Here's the Atlanta Black Star headline.. ‘Remove Him Now!’: Donald Trump Posted a Photo So Insane That Even MAGA Couldn’t Find a Way to Defend It." Here's a comment from one of the MAGA maggots, somewhat questionable but typical...

“President Trump just posted this still on Truth Social. Trump walking alongside a handcuffed alien at a military base, escorted by agents and military personnel. He always knows how to keep it interesting. What do you think he’s signaling?”

AlterNet's headline, "Betrayal: This surprising group is gearing up to crush Trump and his broken promises," reveals an interesting group of potential voters who have had it with Donald Trump, and will come out of the closet en masse to vote for Democrats. Here's the scenario...

"As passionate as some people may feel about elections, politics and Trump it is “the least politically engaged Americans” that are deciding American elections. It may sounds like sacrilege, but it’s true," said polling analyst G. Elliot Morris.

There's more...

"In 2024, according to Pew, non-voters leaned toward Trump over Harris by four

 

percentage points, 44 percent to 40 percent. But today, the Democratic margin among non-voters is a whopping +20 points — a 24-point shift since 2024."

And finally, here's a headline that will knock your socks off: "Iran Plans $58 Million Bounty For 'Whoever Sends Trump, Netanyahu To Hell.'" Here's the status...

"Tehran: Iran is reportedly discussing placing a $58 million bounty on US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Ebrahim Azizi, the Chairman of the National Security and Foreign Policy Committee of the Iranian Parliament, has announced that the body was preparing a bill titled "Counter-Action by the Military and Security Forces of the Islamic Republic" that would formalise payment of 50 million euros (approximately $58.23 million) to any individual or entity who would assassinate the United States and Israeli leaders"

Under Donald Trump, violence has become the order of the day. The White House maniac has pushed this country so far as to put a bounty on his head. He started an unnecessary war and assassinated their leader. In the U.S. Congress the Democrats have pushed for a War Powers Resolutions with some Republicans on board. 

And, between 58% and 64% of the American public is against the U.S. war with Iran, according to a PBS News/NPR/Marist Poll, plus a New York Times/Sienna Poll find that 60% to 64% of Americans disapprove of the war and the current administration's handling of the conflict.

If this country continues to condone this kind of violence, we might as well throw in the towel.

Donald Trump v. Xi Jinping...another failure...what's next after the mockery?

Donald Trump with Xi Jinping
looking confident but beaten

CNN's  Erin Burnett comes on strong with her "stunned" reaction due to uninhibited mockery China has been hurling at Trump during his visit. There is a report that Xi did not meet him at the airport, instead...

"Trump was greeted by US Ambassador to China David Perdue; Xi’s vice president, Han Zheng; China’s Ambassador to Washington Xie Feng; and Executive Vice Minister of Foreign Affairs Ma Zhaoxu.”

Xi did send a gang to welcome T-rump but did not do the honorable thing of appearing himself to greet Trump. This apparently really pissed off MAGA, resulting in a meltdown over the insult. What a way to start a summit with the second strongest country in the world, showing disrespect.' Erin Burnett said that even as Trump was scheduled to meet with Xi that evening, the meeting was being mocked across China, adding...

"Beijing's strict censors are letting the ridicule go viral, which is a statement in and of itself."

There's more,,,

"America has lost its swagger. They're nothing but a paper tiger," one of those viral posts read. "The U.S. economy is in bad shape. Trump has been blustering Iran for so long."

It is beyond me how the Republican Congress, dumb as they are, could allow Dufus Rump to try and negotiate with a country so important as China. With the way Chinese manufacturers are taking over the electric car business, they could literally demolish the EV trade in the United States. And, China has nearly erased the overall performance gap in artificial intelligence chips. Currently, Trump thinks the U.S. is substantially ahead in AI but has registered concern over the competition in electric cars.

Here's another take on Trump's China visit from his niece, Mary Trump...

“Xi couldn't be bothered to meet Donald at the airport because he understands as well as Donald does that humiliating your underlings is a great way to keep them in check.”

So, the Oval Office lunatic blundered through an orchestrated greeting designed to show that Xi was in complete control with Trump later adding his adoration for the Chinese leader while Xi maintained a firm response. Donald Trump loves dictators. Other than Xi Jinping, the is Kim in North Korea, Putin in Russia and Erdogan from Turkey. Trump obviously had a thing for Adolph Hitler, admitting he had a copy of Mein Kampf given to him by a friend that he read regularly. 

Donald Trump is being laughed at all over the world, as well as in his own country, the U.S. Republicans in Congress know this but justify what's happening by the power they hold and are afraid of losing this if they defy the White House maniac. Remember in 2007, when Mitch McConnell, then head of the Senate. exclaimed that "The Senate has no claim on greatness unless its power is put to great ends." The GOP has used this ideology since then to create a power base that has brough America to the point of disaster.

Chinese media mocks Donald Trumo

But more about the laughter and mockery by the Chinese media, both during and even before Trump's visit with Xi...

"Trump is about to meet with Chinese leader Xi Jinping tonight, a high-stakes meeting which is being mocked across China. Beijing's strict censors are letting the ridicule go viral, which is a statement in and of itself."

Here are some comments from the people of China...

"They will look up to us from now on," read a post that Burnett shared. "Trump came to China! We won the tariff war! 

"Trump, you're welcome to visit China and learn from us," the mockery continued.

"The U.S. is no longer a country that we look up to. We can now compete with them with confidence and strength," a Chinese social media user wrote."

Did you hear this kind of rhetoric when Joe Biden was President, Or Barack Obama, or even going back to Bill Clinton? First of all, neither of the three admired dictators, as does Donald Trump, and in each of those three Democratic administrations, they were strong against the Chinese government, yet, also open to working with the country. There's a big difference between this and fawning over adversaries like North Korea's Kim, Russia's Putin, and now China's Xi.

And, there are other negative ramifications to Trump's China trip than mockery and being ridiculed. Donald Trump, who is supposed to be the leader of the free world, presents the weakness of a poor slob coming to Xi Jinping with his hat in his hand. This, after military experts have just told Trump he "is leaving US dangerously vulnerable." Trump was

U.S. vulnerable after depleting arms
in Iran War

warned...

"Before U.S. President Donald Trump launched the war against Iran in late February, military experts were warning his administration that taking on the Iranian regime would be a very heavy lift — as Iran is a larger country than Iraq, where a war proved to be much more complicated than George W. Bush Administration officials said it would."

And then...

"The Iran war has depleted America's weapons stockpile, leaving Donald Trump vulnerable and constraining his ability to resume hostilities, military analysts say. The majority of Iran's missiles and launchers, meanwhile, are believed to remain intact."

Not only has Trump left us vulnerable against Iran, he has put us in the position of not being able to defend ourselves against China--should they decide our weakness prompts a move--and actually the entire world. Think of this when you vote in November. 

 

Donald Trump continues to implode with each new 'loyalist' disaster

You're fired

Donald Trump's most recent move is to remove a cabinet member who shouldn't have been there in the first place, Tulsi Gabbard, from her position as U.S. Director of National Intelligence. She knew zero about intelligence and is an air head, but a devoted Trump loyalist. Dufus Rump told her he wants her out before the midterms. Here's the scenario according to The Mirror...

"At this point, her departure remains unconfirmed and the timing of any potential exit from Trump’s cabinet remains vague. It comes amid growing concern about the president's erratic behavior."

And, on tap for the next possible exit through the revolving doors is Kash Patel, who gained a seat in Trump's administration through suck-up and adoration of the dictatorial White House maniac. Although Patel was a federal prosecutor and defense attorney, he has no solid experience in law enforcement. Trump is pissed over "FBI Director Kash Patel’s embarrassing boozy Olympics antics, according to a new report, said DB." Here's the scenario from Daily Beast...

“Patel had skipped the official U.S. delegation in Milan — which included Vice President JD Vance, 41 — and flew out on his own, only landing after Vance and his entourage had left town, reports DB. After the gold medal triumph, Team USA general manager Bill Guerin — who also runs the NHL’s Minnesota Wild and is reportedly friendly with the FBI director — waved Patel into the locker room celebrations."

Apparently the media was waiting and turned on the cameras to Kash Patel lovingly

Patel boozing after Team USA
won the gold medal in ice hockey

downing the booze. Then, The Atlantic's Sarah Fitzpatrick penned an article about Keystone Kash's insobriety, covering not only the above, but also that he was drunk in the office, and missed a number of days from FBI headquarters due to his intoxication. The accused promptly filed a $250,000 lawsuit against Fitzpatrick and The Atlantic. As a result of this...

"Fitzpatrick, who authored the bombshell article in which sources described Patel as a paranoid, excessive drinker, revealed on Thursday that she has been “inundated” by more insiders willing to corroborate her reporting."

In other words Kash Patel is screwed and Donald Trump does not like it when his closest aides lose control. Me thinks it is just a matter of time.

But it seems like Trump won't give up on the fact that he is convinced the 2020 election was rigged in Joe Biden's favor. AlterNet reports the Berkeley Research Group was hired by Trump in 2020 to find voter fraud. In Fulton County, Georgia...

"They believed there was a 'potential statewide exposure' of 23 such votes across the Peach State — or 4,977 less than the 'minimum' Trump claimed."

In other words, there was basically no voter fraud. Not to be discouraged, the lunatic Trump..."hired Simpatico Software Systems to find the widespread voter fraud necessary to declare him the 2020 winner. They also failed to find any.

However, Dumbo Donald never gives up ...

Now there's a third option, this one run by the former Trump campaign lawyer, Kurt Olsen.

"Reuters reported this week that Olsen and his colleagues set out to prove discredited conspiracy theories about Dominion Voting Systems machines, which he apparently suspected had been infected with some kind of malicious Venezuelan code. Trump administration officials even scrutinized Dominion machines in Puerto Rico, looking for evidence that never emerged, said Benen."

Would you believe, the Trump team, lead by Tulsi Gabbard at the time, also hired another contractor who found no voter fraud. There were all kinds of accusations of a connection to George Soros, but when Mojave Research Inc. opened their books, no evidence of a connection with the billionaire was found. Benen closed by saying...

"that on Thursday, Trump again claimed 'they' are finding proof that his 2020 election was 'totally rigged.'"

Robt. F. Kennedy, Jr. has just lost another major fight that could cause a Donald Trump melt-

Robt. F. Kennedy in meltdown

down, a "federal judge overturned the Trump administration’s ban on gender-affirming care for children on Saturday." The judge said it was...

"Robert F Kennedy Jr’s 'wanton disregard' for the law that 'causes very real harm to very real people.'”

 There's more...

"A different legal decision recently halted the agency’s attempt to raze vaccine recommendations, and new research and regulatory decisions have undermined controversial announcements by Trump and Kennedy on autism."

As you may know, Dufus Rump is building a ballroom where he demolished the East Wing of the White House, and is planning a Donald Trump Triumphal Arch in Memorial Circle, between Arlington National Cemetery and the Lincoln Memorial. Seemingly to commemorate America's 250th birthday, the arch has been...

"something of a pet project for Trump, who has suggested that the structure would “top” Paris’ Arc de Triomphe in stature and cultural gravitas."

Pure and simple, it is just another way for Donald Trump to honor and celebrate himself. The big question is, after this absolutist moron is gone, how long will it take to tear down all these fanciful and spurious edifices?  

There is so much more like Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi and most recently the ex-Sec. of the Navy, John Phelan, who have gone down in flames. More on this in the future.

Donald Trump: Amid the chaos, some good news

King Charles of the U.K. is scheduled to visit the U.S. on April 27, but Prime Minister Keir Starmer has been urged to "cancel King’s state visit due to Trump's 'dangerous' behavior." Here's the scenario...

"The leader of Britain’s Liberal Democrats party, Ed Davey, dubbed President Donald Trump a 'dangerous and corrupt gangster,' pleading with Prime Minister Keir Starmer to cancel King Charles’ visit to the U.S."

Now, Great Britain is perhaps our closest ally, as we continue to lose them due to Dufus Rump's insane antics, and one of their leading politicians calls the U.S. president a "dangerous and corrupt gangster." Nothing yet from Trump but his retort should be a doozy.

And China outwardly defied Donald Trump by sending a tanker through the Strait of Hormuz, exclaiming the U.S. blockade was "dangerous and irresponsible" If there were expectations of WWIII, I would guess it would more likely start between China and the United States. Right now, another aggressor, Russia, is too tangled up in its war with Ukraine and an uncertain economy.

Robert Reich, the epitome of credibility, says, "Trump's mental state in death spiral,"

adding, "even his allies are calling him 'insane.'" This is the guy who sits in the Oval Office, leading the operations of our country, of late, directing its moves to destroy everything our forefathers stood for some 250 years ago. Donald Trump plans to celebrate this anniversary by building a 250 ft. "Triumphal Arch" on the National Mall. It will include...

"a massive state fair-style exhibition with pavilions, a national prayer event, and a fireworks display at Mount Rushmore."

How often have we heard Donald Trump described as a lunatic, a maniac, obviously mentally unbalanced? Maybe not as many times as he has lied but getting close. Regardless, the Republican cowards of Congress sit on their butts, a likely place their brains reside these days. It is both laughable and tragic.

Reich points out Trump's disoriented response to the NYTimes when his mental health and stability were questioned...

“'HAVE THEY NO SHAME? HAVE THEY NO SENSE OF DECENCY?' Trump posted in CAPITAL LETTERS about the Times, inadvertently echoing the famous words of Joseph Welch when standing up to Joseph McCarthy during the Army-McCarthy hearings of 1954. Trump went on to take issue with the Times’s coverage of his war in Iran rather than his mental state, as if to prove the Times’s point."

Franklin Graham suck-up Trump

But here's the kicker that has Billy Graham/ still tossing in his grave. Graham's son, "Franklin Graham defends Trump from backlash over image depicting himself as Jesus." Whether you are a believer or not, this is pure blasphemy, and here is its definition from AI...

"In the Bible, blasphemy is defined as showing great disrespect, contempt, or irreverence toward God, sacred things, or His name."

To portray Donald Trump in any way connected to Jesus Christ is as irreverent and disrespectful of God as you can get. Franklin Graham is an idiot and is obviously in an attempt to curry the favor of Trump to benefit himself. Graham should go down with Trump.

Yes, this good news you can believe in all the turmoil of Donald Trump and how his administration has wreaked havoc on our country. Thanks to a move by Abigail Spanberger, Virginia’s governor, the U.S. comes closer to the popular vote deciding the winner of presidential elections. Here are the results...

"A national majority vote for president is one step closer to reality after the Virginia governor, Abigail Spanberger, signed the national popular vote bill into law, joining an interstate compact with 17 other states and the District of Columbia.

Under the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact, states would assign their presidential electors to the winner of the popular vote, regardless of the results within the state. The compact takes effect when states representing a majority of electoral votes – 270 of 538 – pass the legislation and thus would determine the winner of the presidential contest. With Virginia, the compact now has 222 electors."

And this past week in Phoenix, Donald Trump came to town for the "Build the Red Wall"

Erika Kirk - Donald Trump

rally, where he was introduced on stage by Erika Kirk, who heads up the questionable group, Turning Point USA. She gave Trump a quick hug and then scurried off the stage. Earlier, Kirk's/Trump's event was booted off the Pinnacle High School campus because the students and parents didn't want her there. Rumors abound that her hurried exit was due to repeated threats against her.

Pinnacle High School principal Jeremy Richards sent families a notice Thursday announcing the event would be relocated off school grounds and pushed to after the final bell, saying the visit had the potential to create serious problems for the school day, The Daily Beast reported Friday. Here's the scenario...

"Kirk’s quick departure may be linked to heightened safety concerns; she had just canceled a Georgia appearance earlier this week due to "very serious threats.

"This comes after her controversial embrace with J.D. Vance last year, but instead of being awkward, it was rather intimate, which she tried to brush off with a joke."

The time will come for Erika Kirk to fish or cut bait on many fronts and the biggest will be just how sincere she is about carrying on the questionable mission of Turning Point USA. 

But I have to leave you with this statement by Donald Trump to Dr. Mehmet Oz, the longtime TV personality-turned-Administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Dufus Rump said that diet soda must have anti-cancer properties because “it kills grass.”

Now all we need to do is find Trump's financial connection with the diet soda market.

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Let's see...What has Donald Trump botched up today

Donald Trump's "Art of the Deal" with Iran ends up costing $2 million per ship to pass through the Strait of Hormuz. The warning to Iran by the White House maniac to halt the fees is just about as  good as his recent threat of genocide against the country. Trump has made demand after demand but Iran knows they have him by the balls. I would love to be a fly on the wall in government offices across the world to see the hilarious reactions top politicians are having to the inane stupidity of Donald Trump. 

And just recently, Donald Trump commented on Robt. Mueller's death...

"Robert Mueller just died. Good, I'm glad he's dead."

"I'm glad he's dead." This, coming from someone who is half dead himself. Trump may have said this about Robt. Mueller but you can bet millions will say this about Donald Trump when he passes away. On another issue, Sen. Mark Kelly from Arizona presented "receipts suggesting Trump is selling ‘private’ national security briefings." Here's the scenario from Mary Sue...

"A particular moment that has been gaining significant attention online, especially on X (formerly Twitter), involves Senator Mark Kelly asking Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe to confirm whether they had seen the circular Trump sent to his donors, promising them access to classified briefings. Both Gabbard and Ratcliffe said they weren’t aware of such a document, while refusing to hold Trump accountable for any wrongdoing and instead defending him, as expected."

In April, the public went ballistic over rising energy prices and the effects the Iran war is having on their pocketbooks and lifestyles in general. CNBC reports a sharp spike in inflation and a substantial increase in prices. In his second term, Donald Trump, in addition to the Iran war, has been responsible for aggressive tariffs and mass deportations. The University of Michigan's headline index of consumer sentiment tumbled to 47.6, down 10.7% from the March survey to its lowest on record.

There is one thing that Trump can't shake, even with wars and the murders of innocent

Americans by ICE, the Jeffrey Epstein enduring cancer that is eating Donald Trump alive. Accusations from a woman, name redacted in the report, alleges...

"that when she was between 13 and 15 years old, Epstein took her to either New York or New Jersey, where, 'in a very tall building with huge rooms,' he introduced her to Trump."

There's more...

"The woman said other people were present, but she couldn’t recall who. Trump asked them to leave the room, then said 'something to the effect of, ‘Let me teach you how little girls are supposed to be,' according to the interview notes. Trump then unzipped his pants and put her head 'down to his penis,' she recalled in the interview. She said she 'bit the shit out of it.' In response, she said he pulled her hair and punched her on the side of her head."

Following, Trump's response...

“Get this little bitch the hell out of here,” the woman recalled him saying. At that point, she said, people reentered the room. The FBI interviews don’t contain information about how the incident ended or how the woman exited the encounter.

Coming full circle on the Epstein saga, Melanie Trump recently exclaimed she hardly knew Jeffrey Epstein, denied any ties to him. Jimmy Kimmel listened to Milania's surprise statement and "quickly aired a controversial photo of the Trumps posing with Epstein at his home," from Art Threat. Some of the biggest controversy here is the way Pam Bondi, Donald Trump's ex-AG, handled the files on the matter. It is said this is one reason Dufus Rump fired her, but, regardless, she still remains a legal target of the U.S. House.

Michael Wolff sues Melania Trump

Anyway, Michael Wolff, author of Donald trump books says, “They hate each other,” adding, they don't live together. Apparently Melania made her recent move to gain stature of her own, something that isn't likely to work. So much for Trump/Epstein/Melania, there is another hot story, still Donald Trump, but digressing from the lewd side of his life, but much worse. He threatened Pope Leo and the Catholic Church: "the U.S. military has 'the power to do whatever it wants — and that the Church had better take its side.'”

In The Hill, Former diplomat Richard Haass was asked on Morning Joe, how unusual is it for a government leader to address the Vatican in this matter. His reply...

“On a scale of 1 to 10, maybe 23?” Haass, president emeritus of the Council on Foreign Relations, said with a laugh. “I mean, of all the fights to pick. So we give Russia a free pass. We let Iran do half the stuff it’s doing. We attack Europe and so forth. I go around the world –– we give China a free pass. And who do we go after? We go after our democratic allies, and then we go after the Catholic church.”

It is alleged that Elbridge Colby, in a meeting with Cardinal Christophe Pierre, actually raised the threat of the “Avignon Papacy...

 "when France’s King Philip IV captured the pope and subsequent popes resided in Avignon instead of Rome from 1309 to 1376."

If it was anyone but a Donald Trump goon, I would question this, and, the Pentagon did, but the damage was done. The Pope has questioned Trump since his invasion of Venezuela and the Oval Office lunatic doesn't like it. 

There is so much more Dufus Rump is doing to bring down America, but this will have to wait for another post.

Donald Trump...The anti-icon

An icon, when referring to an individual, is a person who is a widely recognized symbol of a specific set of beliefs, era, or lifestyle, embodying traits like consistency, influence, and uniqueness. They are looked up to with admiration for their accomplishments, someone with integrity. They have cultural impact, affecting how people think. Although some of this ideology, like widely recognized, specific beliefs, even influence, can be attributed to Donald Trump, we completely lose Dufus Rump when it comes to integrity.

Still, there is no doubt Trump has an effect on how certain people think, a sordid group of double-digits who can't think for themselves, nor do they have the ingenuity to act as a responsible individual. A group this country can do without. There is some of this gang who are turning against the Oval Office lunatic, as well as many congressional Republicans. And, when you are cornered with no other way out, you resort to any desperate moves you can make. Glenn Kirschner, a former federal prosecutor said...

it was “highly likely” Trump, 79, will exercise his pardon power to protect himself and his close circle from scrutiny.

“And then you know what our challenge will be, and I hope we’re up to the challenge,” Kirschner said. “We have to go into court, and we have to fight corruptly delivered pardons.”

Robert Davis says Trump is "sweating" over a new legal Epstein settlement...

"Bank of America is reportedly in talks with victims of disgraced financier Jeffrey 

Epstein to settle claims concerning the bank's connection to Epstein's sex trafficking operation."

Dufus Rump is still reeling from the testimony given by a victim who apparently bit his penis when he tried to force her to do oral sex. B of A is apparently trying to reach a settlement regarding it liability. Legal expert Joyce Vance says,,,

"That settlement should "raise the temperature" in the Trump White House because it shows the investigation is moving one step closer to shining a light on whatever it is Trump wants to hide."

And, as all these events occur and are covered in detail daily by the media, Donald Trump, completely lost in his thoughts of power and corruption, once again turns maliciously on the press as he proceeds with the Iran war. Margaret Sullivan in the Guardian says, "There’s nothing completely new in Donald Trump’s latest attacks on reporters." Adding...

"But they’re more extreme now and ever more indicative of what he wants: a docile press that provides propaganda – not factual journalism – for everything he does, including for his misguided war in Iran.

"He even suggested this week that news organizations could be charged with treason for, as he baselessly sees it, spreading false information and thus helping America’s enemies."

Trump isn't alone. Brendan Carr, chair of the Federal Communications Commission, " threatened that media companies could lose their licenses if they didn’t get in line." This reeks of George Orwell's 1984 which...

"portrays media as a totalitarian tool used by Big Brother to enforce conformity, rewrite history, and manipulate reality via telescreens."

Do we really want to go down this road? And the answer from a sane population is obviously no. This all is somewhat diminished when we return to the White House maniac's Iran war. And although Dufus Rump has regularly tried to promote his war against the Iranians, at the same time minimizing its disastrous effect on Americans, as well as Middle Easterners, the Daily Beast says experts are warning...

"that President Donald Trump’s war in Iran could rattle the energy market for months to come because of a strike on a critical facility in the Middle East.

"An Iranian missile hit Ras Laffan in Qatar, home to the largest liquefied natural gas, or LNG, export facility in the world. In total, Ras Laffan supplies about a fifth of the world’s supply."

As a measure of reference, Ras Laffan has extensive damage and took three decades to complete. Gas prices in the U.S. and Europe have skyrocketed and could climb even more. 

Just recently Sen. Mark Kelly from Arizona revealed that Trump is selling ‘private’ national security briefings and presented receipts to confirm his charge. United States Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Director of the Central Intelligence Agency John Ratcliffe were questioned about the Iran war, reported by Mary Sue. And then the subject was turned to Donald Trump’s corrupt practices in government. Followed by this...

"A particular moment that has been gaining significant attention online, especially on X (formerly Twitter), involves Senator Mark Kelly asking Tulsi Gabbard and John Ratcliffe to confirm whether they had seen the circular Trump sent to his donors, promising them access to classified briefings."

Both said they had not. while at the same time defending their boss over something they were supposedly unaware of. The whole thing escalated when both Ratcliffe and Gabbard further denied that Trump had even done what they were accusing him of. Kelly said that the document had been made public six days earlier and offered to provide a copy. The question was never answered whether Dufus Rump should profit from offering classified briefings to donors.

 

Donald Trump's diversion of Iran War won't hide Epstein, immigration murders and mixed economy

Epstein and Trump

You couldn't miss the new bronze statue of Donald Trump and Jeffrey Epstein entitled "The King of the World," on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., U.S., March 10, 2026. What' more it has become impossible to ignore the fact that Dufus Rump will do anything take away the attention of the American public on Epstein, immigration murders and mixed economy going nowhere. Here's the scenario...

"Dubbed Operation Epic Fury, the Trump administration’s military campaign against Iran has been routinely mocked as “Operation Epstein Fury,” a reference to the ongoing scandal that has rocked Trump’s second presidency."

 Senator Chris Murphy, Connecticut Democrat, Trashes Trump as ‘Senile Old Man’  after secret war briefing. He said...

“This is the most incompetent, incoherent war America has fought in the last 100 years, and that’s saying a lot,” Murphy said, with his comments at the Capitol aired on CNN’s NewsNight on Thursday.

“This administration has no idea what they are doing. There is no viable war plan. They change their goals and their aims every single day,” Murphy added.

Of course, Donald Trump has never been accused of knowing what he is doing, embarking 

on whims that have placed America in a precarious position both domestically and internationally. Thomas Kika says in AlterNet, "Trump nosediving as his presidency is dragged down by 'failure after failure': analysis." He has basically lost control due to a combination of blunders launched solely to satiate his enormous ego and line his pockets where possible. And here are the results...

"Gas prices surging. Unemployment climbing. War with Iran threatens to engulf his presidency," Cheney wrote. "The fracturing of his political coalition. The collapse of his signature trade-negotiations-by-tariff strategy. Relentless scrutiny of the Epstein files. A public backlash to his agenda that could swamp Republicans in the midterms. Failure after failure to criminalize the conduct of his political adversaries."

And apparently Trump's co-conspirator in the Iran War, Netanyahu, has his own problems. Iran has threatened to assassinate Netanyahu, although there is a question if he is still alive, according to a suspicious video. Iran calls him a "child killer," but directs attention to a clip of the Israeli PM's national address that went viral. In his speech...

"there's an unusual moment in the video where Netanyahu appears to develop six fingers all of a sudden, sparking a lot of people online to wonder if the stream was generated using artificial intelligence and that the PM is actually dead."

As an example of Dufus Rump's stupidity and egotistical resistance to advice,...

"Joint Chiefs Chairman Gen. Dan Caine told Trump in multiple briefings that U.S. officials long believed Iran would deploy mines, drones, and missiles to close the critical shipping lane."

It appears that Donald Trump was well aware of the risk but decided to proceed anyway, in my opinion as a result of an ego that constantly tells him that he is the king of the world. And, of course, we know what has happened, he recently demanded  NATO and China police the Strait of Hormuz. So far they aren't joining;  France and Italy have opened talks with Iran amid the oil scandal, leaving Trump humiliated; but here is the kicker, Iranian attack on US soil likely...

“It’s not a matter of if — it’s a matter of when,” retired Top Gun Navy fighter pilot Matthew “Whizz” Buckley told The New York Post, warning that Americans were vulnerable to Iranians hungry to retaliate after the US killed the Islamic Republic’s supreme leader and unleashed war across the Middle East.

Chief among the dangers are scores of Iranian agents who “likely” slipped into the US over the southern border and could be waiting for orders from handlers in Tehran to strike, Buckley said.

“There is probably thousands, if not tens of thousands of Iranian agents and sleeper cells in this country,” he said, adding that sources in Customs and Border Protection have ominously told him, “You wouldn’t believe how many Korans and prayer rugs we find in the desert.”

Elizabeth Warren says, "After Helping Convince Trump to Attack Iran, Kushner Solicits Billions for His Private Equity Firm." She continues...

“While US servicemembers die in another forever war in the Middle East, Donald Trump’s ‘peace envoy’ is raising money for his private equity firm.”

Kushner has been quietly working with Saudi Arabia in the background of Dufus Rump's shenanigans

Twins of corruption

since the first term of the Oval Office maniac. If Donald Trump eventually goes before war trials, Kushner's co-conspiring corruption with Donald Trump should also put him in line for conviction. Here's the scenario...

"Citing five unnamed people with knowledge of the talks, the Times reported that 'Affinity’s representatives have already met with Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund,' Affinity’s largest investor. Saudi Arabia’s leader, Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, reportedly played a significant role in the behind-the-scenes lobbying campaign urging Trump to attack Iran—Saudi Arabia’s top regional rival."

And to cap it all off, the White House maniac said last Saturday that he "may strike Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub ‘just for fun’" Do you voters who put this moron in the White House, and you Republicans in Congress who are keeping him there heat this. Apparently stupidity reigns in this country under the letters G-O-P.

Is American democracy dead?

Let's start at the top. We know Donald Trump will never change, only get worse. The Republican Congress has made it clear they will not give up support for the Oval Office lunatic. The MAGA maggots are firmly entrenched in their following of Trump. And there is a combination gang out there like the apathetics, the double-digit voters who chose the White House maniac in 2024, and finally those who are completely clueless about politics and political parties. This is just the tip of the iceberg. Trump has been working on the destruction of our democracy since day one of his second term.

The Crew site says Donald Trump has been "dismantling our democracy, one piece at a time," and that it is important to keep a record as a reminder of the damage that has been done. Dufus Rump is changing democracy gradually so as not to alert those who aren't keen on current issues. Here's an AI analysis...

"Approximately 67% to 70% of Americans cannot name all three branches of government, and over 70% fail a basic civic literacy quiz. Furthermore, 27% of Americans follow national political news "not too closely" or "not at all," while about two-thirds feel exhausted by politics."

So when you combine the percentages who don't know what's going on with those who don't care what's going on, there is only a small group out there voting who place their votes with the knowledge of what they actually voted for. Based on these scary figures, we have ended up with Donald Trump in the White House and a Republican Congress so cowardly in their fear of Dufus Rump that any of his utterances becomes their goal. Here are more AI facts...

According to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce Foundation, more than 70% of Americans fail a basic civics test.

Gallup News indicates that 27% of Americans follow political news "not too closely" or "not at all".

Pew Research Center notes that 22% of Americans cannot identify a single strength in the nation's political system.

Looking at the above, either the educational system has failed at teaching political science in schools, or

a majority of Americans are just turned off by their government. With 27% of the public virtually ignoring the political news, you end up with a large block of misinformed voters. And the Pew finding that 22% of Americans cannot identify a single strength in the nation's political system, indicates to me another large block that has basically given in to the destruction of the Donald Trump administration. All three items considered are competent confirmation that Americans have lost their dream.

Getting back to how Crew explains how Dufus Rump is dismantling our democracy, one piece at a time, there are four core main categories used to identify the onslaught Trump is making on U.S. freedom and justice. They are, Corruption, Weaponization of the Department of Justice and U.S. military, Regulatory Retaliation and Hiding or Distorting Legally Required Information. Starting with the first...

Corruption, "Trump's abuse of entrenched power for private or personal gain. Over the past 10 years, despite some attempts to fight corruption including the creation of a National Strategy on Countering Corruption, we have seen a precipitous worsening of corruption in the United States." This has expanded to enormous proportions during both Donald Trump administrations. Corruption, in my opinion, is one of the worst factors in the overthrow of democracy,

Weaponization of the Department of Justice and U.S. military, When the dictator looks inward to shore up his strengths, the first move is to make sure the legal arsenal is in place that will loyally support his every move. "Strong democracies have a robust civil society, including an active and engaged opposition. A network of constitutional and statutory laws, as well as executive branch policies rooted in the First Amendment, are designed to prevent politically motivated investigations and prosecutions and ensure that government law enforcement and military resources are not used to suppress dissent." Trump, however, has made the Executive Order (EO) the new way of governing, his ploy to eliminate Congress from the process. He relies strongly on the Dept. of Justice to back him up on every move.

Regulatory Retaliation, To begin with, Dufus Rump has taken away the independence of government agencies, "an independence which has all but evaporated thanks to a series of Supreme Court shadow docket decisions permitting the indiscriminate firing of independent agency heads." Donald Trump, using as an example the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) and Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) to enact regulatory retaliation. If the White House maniac doesn't like what you are doing, vengeance and retribution will follow you everywhere you go.

Hiding or Distorting Legally Required Information, "Transparency is the currency of democracy, because it allows people to know that their government is acting honestly and with their best interests at heart." Add to that the fact that anything that does come from the Trump administration is misinformation...lie after lie, after lie, after lie, after lie...into ad infinitum. And transparency to Donald Trump is the release only of that information that both pleases and honors him. What we should expect: "This category therefore tracks government attempts to hide or misrepresent information that is supposed to be lawfully available, obscure reliable data or make government decisions in secret outside of the eye of the American public." 

Unless you are living under a rock, you know the latter couldn't be farther from the truth. This all screams the question of why anyone would want to live with an authoritarian government. Here's an AI answer...

"Some Americans express a desire for an authoritarian government or strongman leader primarily as a response to perceived threats to their economic stability, social status, and traditional way of life. This mindset is often driven by a need for order, safety, and conformity in a society seen as increasingly chaotic, unstable, or threatening."

My opinion is that many of these ne'er-do-wells and apathetics are just too dumb or too lazy to make a good life for themselves. That leaves those of us who still have the will to be free to fight on, and I do mean fight hard, in the war against autocracy. I urge you to read the Crew article for the extensive timeline it contains on all of the above categories.

American democracy is not dead...it's just snoozing,

There is someone who could bring down the Trump administration

This was No Kings Day Oct. 18, 2025

No one can say it like Robert Reich, the man and his rhetoric, who could send Donald Trump and his minions packing.  Here's what he said on X to kick off the No Kings Protests...

"As we resist tyranny, America gains solidarity. As we gain solidarity, we build courage. As we feel courageous and stand up to Trump, we weaken him and his regime. Let's continue to build solidarity by peacefully opposing our tyrant-in-chief today at No Kings Day 2.0."

One can only hope that these protests will produce a decline in t-Rump's power, leading to a return to democracy. Millions of Americans hit the streets last Saturday in peaceful protest against a dictatorial government "in the spirit of a street party," as The Guardian described it. The idea was to counteract the balderdash from a moron sitting in the U.S. House Speaker's seat by the name of Mike Johnson. He called the No Kings Protest the “hate America” protests and was seconded by another moron, Steve Scalise, House majority leader. Not enough brains between these two to come in out of the rain.

Reich did a piece in The Guardian early in October professing leverage by the Democrats because of the shutdown of the U.S. government. Here's what's happened...

Agencies and departments designed to protect consumers, workers and investors are now officially closed, as are national parks and museums.

Most federal workers are not being paid – as many as 750,000 could be furloughed – including those who are required to remain on the job, like air-traffic controllers or members of the US military.

So-called “mandatory” spending, including Social Security and Medicare payments, are continuing, although checks could be delayed. The construction of Trump’s new White House ballroom won’t be affected.

The former Labor Secretary expresses his experience with shutdowns but claims this one is different. One reason, "Republicans used an arcane Senate procedure called 'reconciliation', which allowed the big ugly (Trump's big beautiful) to get through with just 51 votes rather than the normal 60 required to overcome a filibuster." The bill barely made it with J.D. Vance breaking the tie with no Democrat votes. This put everything in motion for a shutdown which started on October 1. Results of the shutdown...

"The big ugly fundamentally altered the priorities of the United States 

Robt. Reich and Trump's "Big Ugly"

government. It cut about $1tn from healthcare programs, including Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act, meaning that health insurance premiums for tens of millions of Americans will soar starting in January.

"The big ugly also cut nutrition assistance and environmental protection, while bulking up immigration enforcement and cutting the taxes of wealthy Americans and big corporations."

The big ugly was inevitable with Donald Trump in the White House, but what is not inevitable is Trump staying in the White House. Here's the scenario...

Senate Democrats refused to sign on unless most of the big ugly’s cuts to Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act were restored, so health insurance premiums won’t soar next year.

Even if Senate Democrats had obtained that concession, the Republican bill to keep the government going would retain all the tax cuts for the wealthy and corporations contained in the big ugly, along with all the cuts in nutrition assistance, and all the increased funding for immigration enforcement.

Enter the Trump troika, Stephen Miller, Russell Vought and J.D. Vance. Vought, and Elon Musk before him, have irresponsibly fired thousands of federal employees, then found it was necessary to hire many of these people back immediately. As Reich puts it, they are firing those in jobs they don't value like the   Consumer Financial Protection Bureau and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting. They have seized appropriations approved by Congress which the experts say is unconstitutional. What will happen...

"All of this is illegal, but it seems unlikely that courts will act soon enough to prevent the administration from harming vast numbers of Americans."

So here is Robert Reich's answer to this fiasco...

"If tens of millions of Americans lose their health insurance starting in January because they can no longer afford to pay sky-high premiums, Trump and his Republicans will be blamed."

Democrats have won political battles on healthcare in the past...

"Over the last two decades, Democratic political wins on healthcare include the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the expansion of ACA premium tax credits, and the Inflation Reduction Act's provisions to lower prescription drug costs."

January isn't that far away but, in the meantime, the left must keep up and increase their efforts like the No Kings Protests. 

Be sure and see the documentary, 'The Last Class' examines the legacy of professor Robert Reich."