Don't miss the No Kings Protests tomorrow

U,S. House Speaker, Mike Johnson, has branded himself as a certified idiot and the GOP as scared beyond comprehension of tomorrow's No Kings Protests by saying, "We refer to it by its more accurate description, 'The Hate America Rally.' I'm not sure how anybody can refute that." Only a double-digit IQ would make a statement like that in view of what Donald Trump has done to destroy this country. And also the work desperate and sincere Americans have achieved to demonstrate the fact they are fed up with Donald Trump and his minions.

The points made by Johnson in the above article are so preposterous and pathetic that it shows they clearly understand the No Kings movement as being something that can bring down the Trump administration and the radical right with it. So be sure and check for your protest location here, and then turn out on Saturday for the big day.

Donald Trump for Nobel Peace Prize? It wasn't for dictators

Although a dictator has never been awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, some were nominated like Adolf Hitler, Joseph Stalin, and Benito Mussolini. Another dictator by the name of Donald Trump was nominated by Florida House Representative, Anna Paulina Luna, for brokering a historic ceasefire between Israel and Hamas. What she doesn’t say in her nomination is that Donald Trump has reached the bottom of the barrel as a human being and as a leader. The Oval Office lunatic is accused of…

"a wide range of “atrocious acts” or abuses of power across his two non-consecutive presidencies and in his personal life. These allegations include inciting an insurrection, attempting to subvert the 2020 election, using his office for personal enrichment, and engaging in sexual misconduct. Legal experts and government watchdogs have described his actions as a threat to democratic norms and institutions."

 In legal and ethical abuses, Donald Trump…

• was convicted for falsifying business records
• he attempted to overturn the 2020 election
• he incited the January 6 Capitol attack
• accused of Improper handling of classified documents
• he used the office of the President office for financial benefit and emoluments
• New York authorities found Tax fraud for Trump’s political and business interest

And then there are the sexual misconduct allegations…

• E. Jean Carroll defamation and sexual abuse lawsuit
• Recording of lewd comments in 2005 (”grab ‘em by the pussy”)
• As of 2025, at least 28 women have accused Trump of sexual misconduct, including rape, kissing, and groping without consent

There is so much more, like branding the media fake news when it disagrees with him, siccing his AG, the bumbling Bondi, on all his enemies including James Comey and Letitia James, Illegal firing of federal workers during the government shutdown, and the illegal transfer of hundreds of individuals to a foreign prison without due process. Then there is one of t-Rump’s worst offenses, use of the government to hold onto power for his corruption and personal financial gain.

Pam Bondi

But his sending in of troops to the Washington, D.C. , Los Angeles, Portland, OR, and Chicago is solid evidence of Trump’s authoritarian takeover of this country. And, CNN reports…


”US President Donald Trump spoke on Friday with Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado after his administration denounced the committee awarding her the honor.”

Apparently Machado did speak with Trump but would give up nothing from the conversation. According to CNN, “A growing number of world leaders have also said he should win the award.” This because of his peace progress in GAZA. The way I view it, some of the world and a select group in the U.S. consider the GAZA news separate from all of the above, with that of the above completely disregarded when making their decision. Something that makes absolutely no sense to me.

How can one not impinge on the other? How can you qualify a head of state to receive a distinguished award for peace when he has knowingly plunged his country into ideologies that provoke Big Brother, a police state and the loss of democracy? The White House, of course, disagrees. Trump’s communications director Steven Cheung said to the BBC…

“The Nobel Committee proved they place politics over peace. President Trump will continue making peace deals, ending wars, and saving lives. He has the heart of a humanitarian, and there will never be anyone like him who can move mountains with the sheer force of his will.”

Have you ever heard such bullshit? Here are the points from Cheung that just scream at the havoc t-Rump is wreaking on America: Trump is a peacemaker; Trump ends many wars; Trump saves lives; and here’s my favorite, Trump has the heart of a humanitarian. However, there is one point made by Cheung that I fully agree with, there is no one like Trump. I don’t know how close the Nobel committee came to choosing Donald Trump but with a year to go, we can only hope.

Here’s a twist, at least I didn’t expect, from the winner, Machado…

Machado herself praised Trump on X following her win, writing that “I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!”

Machado won her Nobel Prize for fighting the Venezuelan authoritarian government under Nicolás Maduro. Yet Donald Trump is in the final stages of setting up an autocratic dynasty in America. You have to wonder, is Machado stupid, is her cause a hoax, or has she been brainwashed like Trump’s MAGA Maggots? Agreed, it is only the sane who realize the disaster Trump has set in motion, and, again, we can only hope there are enough of us to prevail in 2026.

On the other hand, with Maria Corina Machado’s position on Donald Trump, I would say she is on her own.

Violence is not the answer...or is it?

Trump's own Jan. 6, 2021 insurrection

Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a professor at American University and founding director of PERIL, the Polarization and Extremism Research and Innovation Lab. says...

"the data over the last decade shows the majority of political violence originated from right-wing and white supremacist groups."

According to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll, 30% of the American public feel it will be necessary to resort to violence to get the U.S. back on course. Within the three political groups, the Democrats take the lead in agreeing with this trend. 28% of Democrats share that view, up 16 points. Independents are up 7 percentage points in agreement, Republicans 3 points. Since it is the right-wing and white supremacist groups that commit a majority of political violence, no wonder the lack of concern. On the other hand, Democrats are genuinely frustrated with a Trump administration that is destroying our country.

There is still no proven motive for the killing of Charlie Kirk by Tyler Robinson, but, according to Robinson's mother, her son had left leanings. Robinson said Kirk spread too much hate, and Common Dreams exclaimed...

"We can condemn political violence and this hideous murder while also condemning Charlie Kirk for the rotten, vile hatred he fomented."

In addition to the Charlie Kirk assassination, you might recall the murder of a Democratic state legislator and her husband in Minnesota in June, somebody tossed a Molotov cocktail into the Pennsylvania governor’s mansion in April, he is a Democrat, and there were two assassination attempts against Donald Trump while he was running for election. Miller-Idriss says the latest poll findings “should be a real wake-up call.” Then she adds...

“It’s a horrific moment to see that people honestly believe that there’s no other alternative at this point than to resort to political violence,” Miller-Idriss said. “One of the things you really want to see right now is universal condemnation of the use of violence and de-escalation of rhetoric.”

Yes, that should be, but we have a Trump administration and his MAGA maggots aggressively pushing

Million MAGA march violence

violence on both the domestic and international arenas. Now, 28% of Democrats are ready to take up the mantle. This country is between the biggest rock and a hard place it has ever been, and, without any plan to solve its problems. Miller-Idriss cautions...

“It is really important to show and to document the rise in the left and left-wing extremism,” she said. “It still doesn’t reach the threshold of any legitimate researcher I know of saying it’s the biggest threat.”

The country is divided half and half over its concern for those most threatened by violence between public officials and protesters. Republicans are more inclined to worry about public officials, Democrats for protesters. Again Miller-Idriss...

"said Americans 'do not want to see rising political violence be used as an opportunity for political leaders of any platform, of any party, to suppress freedom of speech, to attack individuals for their ideas when those ideas are protected free speech in this country, because that is a slippery slope to authoritarianism.'”

Executive Order 14149, titled "Restoring Freedom of Speech and Ending Federal Censorship", is an executive order signed by Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, the day of his second inauguration. Yet trump tried to silence ABC's Jimmy Kimmel this past September for bad-mouthing him, by pressuring the network to cancel his show, which it did. Kimmel did go back on the air but the damage was done and Walt Disney, ABC's owner, is suffering zero traffic in their amusement parks. A classic example of how the public can right a wrong by asserting their right of protest.

PBS notes how the Trump gang went all out to suppress any negative efforts against Charlie Kirk after his death, threatening those who disobeyed their order. FCC Chair Brendan Carr wanted to punish ABC for Kimmel's comments on the air, but a hefty number of Americans disagreed with this nonsense...

"Nearly eight in 10 Americans said the U.S. has gone too far in restricting the right to freedom of speech, according to the latest PBS News/NPR/Marist poll. Another 19% said the country has gone too far in expanding freedom of speech. Nearly a third of Republicans share that view."

Just as with voting, Republicans want to silence anyone who disagrees with them. 

In a recent social media post, someone, in responding to Trump demanding applause from the 800 assembled top military brass in Quantico, VA, gave a quote from George Orwell: "All tyrannies rule through fraud and force, but once the fraud is exposed they must rely exclusively on force." Donald Trump conned us through his first trip to the White House. This time he has decided that it is time for the fury of his long sought revenge.

Loss of democracy not our only problem-Just follow the money to Donald Trump

How long have we talked about how money is the answer to' all political needs. SCOTUS made it easier for Republicans to draw on the business community...

"The 2010 Supreme Court ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission established that corporations and unions have the same free speech rights as individuals and can spend unlimited amounts on independent political communications."

Bernie Sanders has been progressively stalwart on GOP spending habits, but the big issue today is the disagreement between parties on spending factions that could have already shut down the U.S. government. One of the major points of contention is healthcare spending, which, naturally, the Republicans want less of, but Democrats want at least to hold the line on current spending; the former to enrich the wealthy and the corporate community, the latter to continue to help those in need. But, suffice it to say the biggest financial wrecking ball is Donald Trump and his family. 

Here is an AI opinion on the Trump family grifting...

Recent financial activities of Donald Trump and his family have been described as "grifting" by critics and watchdog groups, citing their extensive monetization of public office through cryptocurrency ventures, real estate deals with foreign governments, and other enterprises. A civil fraud case in New York found that Trump and his sons inflated their assets to secure favorable loans, reinforcing accusations of deceptive business practices.

These government parasites pull no punches...'We did it and we're glad...And we'll do it again.' As former Friends actor, Chandler, would have said, 'Could it be more blatant?' Robt. Reich says...

"That tsunami [of legal bribes] has grown dramatically over the last forty years. It underlies the crisis of democracy. It is fueling polarization. Democracy and social cohesion are impossible to sustain when big money is dictating political outcomes.

There's more...

"Over the last four decades, corporate political spending has more than quadrupled, adjusted for inflation."

Reich comes to an interesting conclusion: union political contributions no longer offset those of the

corporate world. I have been talking about this for several years in the sense that this kind of evolution has reduced the strength of the individual voter. Some of the financial experts contend that there is a cycle in who controls the marketplace. But contrary to this concept, unions reached their peak around 1954 when 35% of the total workforce belonged to a union. In 2024, this changed to 10% with a total of only 14.3 million members. Dems were in control then but that too has changed substantially.

I use the union examples for two reasons. One, To show how the individual has lost most of its power in the workplace. Two, To show how the corporations have not only taken up that slack, but how they have forged a tremendous position in the control of employee benefits and wages, plus holding the dominant spot in political donations at a three to one ratio. And, you can only blame the last ten years on Donald Trump. However, look what he has recently done to federal employee unions, including ending collective bargaining rights for over one million federal workers in March 2025.

Here's a shocker...

"According to a landmark study published in 2014 by Princeton professor Martin Gilens and Northwestern professor Benjamin Page, the preferences of the typical American have no influence at all on legislation emerging from Congress."

And the conclusion...

“The preferences of the average American appear to have only a minuscule, near-zero, statistically non-significant impact upon public policy.”

In other words, Congress doesn't give a damn what the American public wants. We'll get what these dunderheads--and yes, there are some Democrats--think that we need, and, currently, what is best for the Republican Party. This won't change, folks, until we divorce politics from the big money and return to the system where donations are reasonable and regulated. And there is no way this will happen until the left is in control from state governments to the White House. The GOP has been flying high with t-Rump's steam-rolling administration. But now there is gloom on the horizon...

"The share of Republicans who see the country headed in the right direction has fallen sharply in recent months, according to the September survey by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. Today, only about half in the GOP see the nation on the right course, down from 70% in June. The shift is even more glaring among Republican women and the party’s under-45 crowd."

With only 25% of Americans agreeing that the country is headed in the right direction, a massive shift to the left could be coming...just around the corner. And I do agree, big-spending Democrats will have to be managed.

If this doesn't wake up Republicans, America goes down the authoritarian drain

America down the drain

Donald Trump finally pushed the bumbling Bondi to do his dirty work in the indictment of James Comey. Just for the sake of revenge, with skimpy evidence...

"On September 25, 2025, former FBI Director James Comey was indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of making false statements to Congress and obstruction. Some legal experts and internal Department of Justice (DOJ) prosecutors have expressed skepticism about the strength of the case, raising the possibility that it could be perceived as "dud"."

Democrats are coming out of the woodwork, finally, with massive criticism of a dilemma they are calling a "constitutional crisis." Not that we haven't been there several times before with t-Rump, but it does look like the Dems are putting their foot down this time with the vigor of the party they used to be. Since we are nearing the shut down of the U.S. government, also due to Republican nonsense, tying the two together might just be the strategy to bring Trump to his knees. Democratic Sen. Chris Murphy from Connecticut said...

"We aren't on a slippery slope to a constitutional crisis. We are IN the crisis. Time for leaders - political leaders, business leaders, civic leaders - to pick a side: democracy or autocracy?"

But to illustrate the incompetence of Trump's Dept. of Justice under the control of the inept Pam Bondi, here's the headline from The New Republic, "Genius Trump Attorney Submitted Wrong Comey Indictment Docs to Judge," followed by...

"Interim U.S. Attorney Lindsey Halligan got a grand jury to indict former FBI Director James Comey on two counts. But Halligan showed her inexperience Thursday as the jurors rejected a third charge, and she submitted the wrong documents to the judge."

You might remember Halligan as one of Trump's former personal lawyers who orchestrated the

Trump in his natural mode

president’s efforts to de-emphasize slavery at the Smithsonian museums. She was only on this new job for four day, which clearly shows t-Rump hasn't the slightest idea of what he is doing, while he goes on his insane way of wreaking revenge on enemies and ruining people's lives. Without a doubt, this is autocratic, tyrannical, totalitarian and dictatorial, to emphasize the crisis we are in, and to depict where the Oval Office lunatic is taking the United States.

Get this...Halligan got the job only because her predecessor would not attack Trump's enemies with enough force. Former prosecutor, Erik Siebert, working on yet another of t-Rump's cases, resigned on September 19 under pressure from the Trump administration after he failed to bring charges against Letitia James, NY AG. for mortgage fraud. Halligan stepped in and right away was accused by the judge hearing the case of submitting a confusing brief. Her solo performance had a reason...

MSNBC’s Ken Dilanian reports that Halligan “presented the Comey indictment all by herself to the grand jury,” a sign that she “may have a problem finding a prosecutor in office to work on the case.” The indictment was also signed only by Halligan, according to The New York Times, while “typically such filings are also endorsed by career prosecutors who have gathered the evidence in the case.”

In other words, there are still people around the DOJ who have realized their boss, the inept Pam Bondi, and their over-boss, the White House maniac, have no idea what the hell they are doing. I want to remind my readers right here, incompetence like this is mitigated by a Republican congress whose only goal is to remain in office and keep the party in power. It is this faction that must wake up and realize the horrors they are endorsing and bring Donald Trump to his knees. If not, we can most certainly expect the dictator in Trump to emerge full-bore before the end of the year.

Is that what you want?

Even Republicans don't like what Trump is doing

Republican support for Trump's flagrant slate of authoritative miscues has dropped 20 points since just June; from 70% to 50%. It's almost as bad for Republican women, who have lowered their backing to 25% from 40%. This from a "new AP-NORC poll  conducted shortly after the Sept. 10, assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk." Apparently the Kirk incident didn't change the minds of Republican voters. The question, of course, is whether those now dissatisfied in the GOP will switch their votes to Democrats. We've had some big ones but the 2026 election looks to be mind-boggling.

If you like statistics, stay with me, since the AP-NORC poll has come up with some extraordinary numbers. To continue, only one-quarter of Americans say the country is headed in the right direction; it was 40% in June. This should be shattering to the Trump administration, its lackeys and supporters. Especially the MAGA maggots. Only 24% of U.S. adults think t-Rump is focusing on the right priorities; 44% say he emphasizes the wrong ones. Since Donald Trump's main priority is himself, these figures are easy to understand.

It would make sense that only 7% of Democrats think he's on the right track; 75% don't. Somewhat surprisingly, only 9% of Independents think Trump is heading in the right direction; 42% think not. The Independent Center thinks independent voters, economic anxiety, and the evolving definition of the American Dream will be big factors in deciding 2026 and 2028. The Center says Independent voters are...

"...now the fastest-growing segment in many states—are not just political spectators. They are shaping the future of American democracy. In battleground states like North Carolina and Maine, unaffiliated voters now outnumber both Democrats and Republicans. These voters are not beholden to party loyalty. They vote based on issues, character, and authenticity."

There's more...

"This shift reflects a broader trend: independents are tired of partisan gridlock and empty promises. They want leaders who address real concerns—like affordability, housing, and economic opportunity."

Politico's headline, "Independents are increasingly souring on Trump," a new Gallup poll from July finds

independents gave t-Rump only a 29 percent job approval rating. Sixty-four percent of independents said they have an unfavorable opinion of the job he is doing. Here's more...

"Though Trump made fortifying the economy a central pillar of his campaign, 68 percent of independents said they disapprove of how he is handling the issue.

"Independent voters also remain largely displeased with his handling of immigration... only 30 percent approve..."

From another perspective, Gallup says 89% of Republicans approve of what the Oval Office lunatic is doing, a number that conflicts slightly with AP-NORC, above. The difference could be AP's poll was conducted shortly after the Kirk assassination, Gallup was in July. But here's the clincher and most disturbing part, "Republicans are largely standing behind the president, but are ambivalent about what he has chosen to emphasize." Here's the definition of ambivalence...

"Uncertainty or fluctuation, especially when caused by inability to make a choice or by a simultaneous desire to say or do two opposite or conflicting things."

The Republican Congress is not only stupid, they don't even know what the hell they want from Trump. 

Are you prepared for armageddon...Donald Trump's death?...REVISITED

For example, what side of the street do you live on, Democrat or Republican? It will be divisive, you know. Some even believe it could be another Civil War with neighborhoods divided by political ideology. Neighbor against neighbor. Block against block. City against city. State against state. Firearm laws will be moot since everyone will carry a gun. The question is, who will shoot first? Once the fracas begins, all law and order will be confined to the streets. My guess is the Trumpsters will be the strongest, at least initially, because they have been preparing for this for some time. 

The war, and it will be considered a domestic war, will pit families against families, friends against friends, workers against workers; in fact, it will involve any group or order of people. There will be deaths but there won't be arrests. That is because law enforcement has also divided between the left and the right. The Trump administration, although focused on the dictator's pre-death wishes, spirals into complete chaos because there is no one to tell them what to do. Yes, the leader is gone and suddenly we begin to see the startling incompetence of Trump's minions.

Do you know your next door neighbor, acquainted with others in the neighborhood? Remember that recent block party where everyone brought a food dish to the get together? Well, the next time they'll bring their AR-15, loaded with backup ammunition. The conversation quickly digresses into politics and what happens next is anyone's guess. You go to the super market and everyone is carrying assault rifles, and the look you get is pure surly making friendliness a fond memory of the past. Disagree with your butcher and you have a semi-automatic weapon staring you in the face.

And what about relationships? Like when your girlfriend reveals one day that she is a Trumpster, and you have to worship at his altar. You find out your doctor loves Trump and wants to talk about him more than he wants to find out what's wrong with you. Your lawyer is a follower and his interpretation of the law goes off the right side of his desk. You discover the minister of your church is married to an extreme rightist Evangelical who pressures him to worship you know who. But the epitome of it all is when you return home from work one day and your wife tells you she is on the way to a MAGA rally.

This one won't be like the war between the North and the South. Now, the dividing line will be the street

in front of your house; depending who lives across from you, what action you take. The bulletproof glass industry will boom with any window facing the critical demarcation receiving immediate attention. My guess is life and business will go on as usual with violence erupting only when someone makes a derogatory statement about Donald Trump, when the shit will hit the fan. There will be deaths and, where the neighborhood watch used to report intruders, in this case they will remove the dead. 

Silencers for guns, although illegal in this country, will be a necessary part of every arsenal. Let's say you are a Trumpster and go to the movies, see an anti-Trump person you hate. You quietly sit down behind them, and in a blaringly loud scene from the movie, you blow your enemies head off. Or you're trying on clothes and see an adversary; under the cover of a garment, you drop him or her. Whichever side you are on, the reaction of onlookers will be a combination of both shock and curiosity. In either case, there is little or no reaction, allowing enough time for an escape.

And this whole boondoggle won't come to an end until Trump's Cabinet and other doormat bootlickers start their own infighting, which will bring down the government. J.D. Vance has become president, Mike Johnson V.P. Both are borderline smart and think they can control Trump's gang. But this inept crew of morons erupts into dissention, with Stephen Miller ending up as their leader. Miller, who is a white nationalist, decides to round up all Blacks, Hispanics, Orientals, anyone non-white, and put them in a concentration camp. Then Kristi Noem calls and says, 'Let's move them to Alligator Alcatraz.'

Liberals are breaking loose onto the political landscape

I'm back...had to attend to some medical issues and other problems. During my absence my blog has exploded with traffic numbering 14,800 readers yesterday, 10,000 already today, two months over 100,000 each, and averaging 80,000 per month. All since the first of the year, when Donald Trump recaptured the White House. You know that Nasty Jack Buzz is totally anti-Republican, more specifically anti-Donald Trump, the reason for the headline above, and my belief that support for Trump is dwindling fast indicates the nation is finally realizing we are on the precipice of losing our democracy.

I heard something recently in the media that a large portion of the American public have resigned themselves to accept Trump as a dictator, letting him make all their decisions, but feeling they will be better off with this. In a recent Google AI poll...

"around 44% of Americans express sentiment that aligns with giving former President Donald Trump extensive power, though no mainstream poll frames the question with the loaded term 'dictator.".

Maybe these morons are salvageable, at least a portion, but, regardless, the rest of our country must move ahead and work toward ridding the U.S. of Donald Trump and his administration of imbeciles. And it's not just the left that is reacting, Republican Rep. from Kentucky, Thomas Massie, is "spearheading a bipartisan bill for transparency on the notorious late sex criminal Jeffrey Epstein." This is one of, if not the biggest, obstacle facing Trump today. Massie and Democratic Representative Ro Khanna’s bill to force the DOJ to release the so-called Epstein files in full have garnered support...

"Three of MAGA’s strongest soldiers are flipping on President Trump to back Thomas Massie and Ro Khanna’s bipartisan discharge petition to force the Justice Department to release the Epstein files in full."

And they are...

Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene, Lauren Boebert, and Nancy Mace have all come out in support of the discharge petition, while virtually everyone else in their party cowers in fear of angering the president further.

This is just the beginning so please keep reading my blog for more of what is eventually going to bring down Donald Trump and his corrupt administration. And...THANK YOU! THANK YOU! THANK YOU! for your support.

Laura Loomer has Donald Trump by the balls...again

 

Donald Trump - Laura Loomer

The Donald Trump mass firing across the U.S. government are unconscionable on their own, but letting a fellow lunatic talk him into cutting loose the director of the National Security Agency, Gen. Timothy Haugh and his civilian deputy Wendy Noble is questionable for the security of the American public. Loomer even confirmed it on her Twitter post...

"NSA Director Tim Haugh and his deputy Wendy Noble have been disloyal to President Trump. That is why they have been fired ... Thank you President Trump for being receptive to the vetting materials provided to you and thank you for firing these Biden holdovers."

How the hell have they been disloyal in this short period Trump has been in the White House? Of course, this question cannot be answered. ABC reports...

"Loomer has frequently spread misinformation. In July, she claimed in a social media post, without citing evidence, that President Joe Biden had a medical emergency after landing at Joint Base Andrews."

There's more...

"She had also started unsubstantiated claims about family members of Judge Juan

 

Merchan in Trump's New York hush money case, including that his daughter posted a fake photo of Trump in jail on social media, which the court has denied. It prompted Trump to share Loomer's posts and spread the rumors."

In other words, in a critical national security situation of two very competent individuals, NSA Director Tim Haugh and his deputy Wendy Noble, The Oval Office lunatic has let a misinformation crackpot tell him what to do. And the USA is now more vulnerable. Loomer was shunned during the 2024 election campaign because of her previous inflammatory rhetoric, with Republican leaders limiting her access to Trump. But once in the White House, the conspiracist called t-RUMP and got an appointment.

CNN reported this statement from Loomer...

“This is called vetting,” Loomer wrote on X early Friday, adding of the NSA leaders: “Their firings are a blessing for the American people.”

You might want to read Loomer's X post, above, as it reeks of misinformation about the NSA staff fired as well as someone formerly fired by Trump, Gen. Mark Milley, who called the White House maniac a fascist. But it looks like Loomer is just getting started...

"And it appears Loomer’s work isn’t finished. In the days since her meeting with Trump, Loomer has publicly accused the president’s advisers of failing to block Republicans whom she sees as unfaithful to Trump from top White House and administration jobs. In response to what she calls a 'vetting crisis,” 'Loomer recently announced she was starting an opposition research firm to dig into the backgrounds of executive branch hires on her own."

Here's what The Guardian had to say about the white nationalist and conspiracy theorist...

"Loomer, 31, has been involved in politics as an advocate of Trump. She twice unsuccessfully ran for Congress, in 2020 and 2022, in south Florida and had been known for staging protests including handcuffing herself to a Twitter office after the service banned her and jumping a fence at a home owned by the then House speaker Nancy Pelosi."

The Guardian has much more about Loomer that is worth reading. 

And what I want you to take away from this post is the fact that Donald Trump has some very dangerous supporters and that Laura Loomer is by far one of the most dangerous. 

Is there anything right about tariffs?

 

Markets plunge after Trump slaps tariffs on world

What do tariffs do?...

Tariffs on imports are designed to raise the price of imported goods and services to discourage consumption. The intention is for citizens to buy local products instead, thereby stimulating their country's economy. Tariffs therefore provide an incentive to develop production and replace imports with domestic products.

What are the effects of tariffs?...

Tariffs affect consumers in two main ways. First, they increase the cost of what we buy when the added cost, which companies pay as a tax to the federal government, gets passed on to consumers. Second, they might reduce the range of products available by making some importation unprofitable.

 On what tariffs do, it would seem the push for citizens to buy local products would not be so necessary when you have a thriving economy. According to Chicago Booth Review...

"The White House released a brief on October 30, just days before the election, touting the latest quarterly data. Under the Biden administration, real GDP rose 12.6 percent, rightly cheered in the report as “a historically robust expansion” that repeatedly defied forecasts. Since the pandemic, economic growth in the US has far outpaced that of our peer nations. Business investment is up; unemployment is low."

The above is what Joe Biden passed along to Donald Trump. 

Sure, we want everyone to buy American. But, is that need so justified when we have a

Tariffs stock market concerns

thriving economy as described above? And, are tariffs justified when they increase costs to the public and we could end up in a vicious trade war, accompanied by a damning recession? On the other hand, CNBC has come up with tariff comparisons between the United States and several countries. This is very interesting, but I am going to concentrate on just those nations that are similar in size to the U.S.

China tariffs charged to the USA, 67%; Trump charge 34%. Israel charges 33%; U.S. 17%. Japan 46%; U.S. 24%. India 52%; U.S. 26%. Here's a switch, U.K. 10%; U.S. 10%. And again, United Arab Emirates 10%; U.S. 10%. Likewise, Australia 10%; U.S. 10%.

There's more...

The White House told CNBC’s Eamon Javers on Wednesday that the new reciprocal rate on China will be added to existing tariffs totaling 20%, meaning the true tariff rate on Beijing under this Trump term is 54%.

Trump said his plan will set a 10% baseline tariff across the board. But as his charts make clear, many countries are set to face significantly higher rates. “We will charge them approximately half of what they are and have been charging us,” Trump said in an announcement in the Rose Garden at the White House.

Here is some U.S. tariff history from Wikipedia...

The United States pursued a protectionist policy from the beginning of the 19th century until the middle of the 20th century. Between 1861 and 1933, they had one of the highest average tariff rates on manufactured imports in the world. After 1942, the U.S. began to promote worldwide free trade. After the 2016 presidential election, the US increased trade protectionism.

It would appear that world trade has proven one of the reasons for the current tariff policies of the U.S. In the past, America has been a fair country, working with its allies around the world for equal economic prosperity. That is, until Donald Trump started his demolition of diplomacy. The outlook now is increased consumer prices, a potential trade war, and a possible recession. Is this what you elected Donald Trump for?

 

Did Cory Booker stir the silent left?

 

Sen. Cory Booker

The silent left, you know, the apathetics; that bunch that has taken an oath to hear no politics, see no politics, speak no politics. They're convinced what they have to say and their vote don't count so they just stay home and fester. Did Sen. Cory Booker's 25 hour speech, a new record, start the pot simmering when he turned up the flames of democracy? This is the first dramatic move the left has made in a long time and the hope is the base won't let Cory Booker down. Here is Sen. minority leader Chuck Schumer's full statement on the speech...

Washington, D.C. – Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) today spoke on the Senate floor to applaud Senator Cory Booker (D-NJ) for his record-breaking, 25 hour floor speech fighting for American families against the injustices of the Trump administration. Below are Senator Schumer’s remarks, which can also be viewed here:

Yesterday, my good friend, Senator Booker, delivered the longest address in the history of the Senate to lay the case of Republican cruelty for all of the American people to see.

And as important as the length of Senator Booker’s speech was – and it was phenomenal, the stamina, the preparation, the focus he showed by speaking for 25 hours was amazing enough – but just as amazing was what he said. He shined a light on the terrible dangers the Trump administration poses to the country we love.

I thank him for his brilliance, for his moral clarity, for his inextinguishable passion. It was a speech for the ages. It will be long remembered not only here in the Senate, but throughout America. It was a tour de force like we rarely see here.

Senator Booker, I thank you, the Senate thanks you, but most of all, the American people thank you.

The Silent Left

Take note of the last paragraph where Schumer shares thanks and ends with, "...but most of all, the American people thank you." I personally feel the 'American people' were ready for this and with some help from the left, the long-awaited steps against Donald Trump and his administration will begin. Do you realize, folks, we have nothing to lose. t-RUMP and the White House maniac #2, Elon Musk, have plunged the U.S. into utter chaos with the mass closing of critical agencies and the firing of valued employees.

Booker might have limped off the floor after his 25 hour, 5 minute speech, but what he said was a firm declaration of the corruption and destruction by Donald Trump and his minions, as they destroy the U.S. government. Here's the scenario...

"It was a remarkable show of stamina as Democrats try to show their frustrated supporters that they are doing everything possible to contest Trump’s agenda. Yet Booker also provided a moment of historical solace for a party searching for its way forward: By standing on the Senate floor for more than a night and day and refusing to leave, he had broken a record set 68 years ago by then Sen. Strom Thurmond of South Carolina, a segregationist and southern Democrat, to filibuster the advance of the Civil Rights Act in 1957."

And this from the U.S. House...

"House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, the first Black party leader in Congress, slipped into the Senate chamber to watch Booker on Tuesday afternoon. He called it 'an incredibly powerful moment' because Booker had broken the record of a segregationist and was 'fighting to preserve the American way of life and our democracy.'”

The Senator wrapped up his speech and then yielded the floor to enthusiastic applause, as reported by ABC...

"From all Americans, this is a moral moment. It's not left or right -- it's right or wrong," Booker said after continuing his speech and touching on everything from cuts to federal programs initiated by Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency to the controversy surrounding Trump administration officials' use of the Signal messaging app.

I definitely think the pot has been stirred. 

Donald Trump’s NEW reality show...GHASTLY

 

Trumpelstiltskin

To kick off today's show, after we have enormous, replicated, perplexing blather from its creator, Donald Trump's new reality show features a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention decision...

"...not to release their experts’ assessment that found the risk of catching measles is high in areas near outbreaks where vaccination rates are lagging."

And according to ProPublica, this is why RFK Jr.'s CDC did not release the report: “because it does not say anything that the public doesn’t already know.” If ever we have seen RFK's stupidity at work, this takes the case. Of course we wouldn't want to re-alert the public to the dangers of the vicious spread of measles; the Kennedy dropout doesn't think there is any danger.

Just what we need, the new Canadian Prime Minister told Donald Trump, "...the country’s relationship with the U.S. was “over.” This in response to t-RUMP'S asinine actions against our northern neighbor and friend for years. And then the Oval Office lunatic backed off, according to The New Republic...

“I just finished speaking with Prime Minister Mark Carney, of Canada. It was an extremely productive call, we agree on many things, and will be meeting immediately after Canada’s upcoming Election to work on elements of Politics, Business, and all other factors that will end up being great for both the United States of America and Canada.”

Go figure.

Revisiting the antics of RFK Jr., this conspiracy maniac forced the FDA’s top vaccine scientist, Peter Marks, the nation’s top vaccine regulator and an architect of the U.S. program to rapidly develop coronavirus vaccines, to resign. This estimable professional in his field was offered the choice to resign or be fired. He resigned, but added...

“It is unconscionable with measles outbreaks to not have a full-throated endorsement of measles vaccinations,” Marks told The Washington Post.

And this is why was he was fired...

"A Department of Health and Human Services official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss personnel matters, said that Marks did not have a 'place at FDA' if he did not buy into Kennedy’s vision for the agency."

A vision that has already seen two people die from measles in the U.S.

As a means to call attention to a major intelligence blunder by the Trump administration and their moves to "downplay" their strategy, as well as reconfirming their credibility, The Atlantic, reported by Mother Jones...

"...on Wednesday published new exchanges that confirmed war plans—including launch times—of the upcoming mission to bomb Houthi targets across Yemen were discussed in the Signal chat that accidentally included the publication’s editor-in-chief, Jeffrey Goldberg."

The reaction was also prompted by the fact...

"Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, smeared the publication and denied that classified information was discussed in the chat."

After botching confidential U.S.intelligence, then Donald Trump resorts to lying about it. Cause for impeachment?

Now the Apprentice has-been wants to “'[Restore] Truth and Sanity to American History' by ordering the Smithsonian Institution to teach only the good stuff about America." Wonkette adds, with a bit of sarcasm...

"...which has always been just and right and perfect except when Democrats stole elections.

Here's the scenario...

"The order instructs Vice President JD Vance, who by law is one of 17 members of the Smithsonian’s board of regents, to “work to eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology from the Smithsonian and its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo,” because, the order lies, Joe Biden came in and made the Smithsonian, and indeed all American history curricula everywhere, all woke, all by himself."

Nothing is sacred to this fruitcake, but what is at stake here is an accurate history of our country. 

Terrifying: A Donald Trump third term. Here's the headline from Tag 24: "Trump says he is 'not joking' about possible third term as US president." And I'm not joking, if anything can awaken the apathetic American public, four more years of Donald Trump could do it. Of course, the Constitution specifies a two-term limit, but what the hell does t-RUMP care about a 237-year-old document. In his conversation with NBC News, Trump said, "There are methods which you could do it."

This is not about a third term, this is about a continuing dictatorship. But here is one plan NBC News came up with...

"NBC News asked about a possible scenario in which Vice President JD Vance would run for office and then pass the role to Trump. Trump responded that 'that’s one' method."

 “But there are others, too,” Trump added.

Asked to share another method, Trump simply responded “no.”

The key to this piece is a 237-year-old document that has stood the challenges of time.

Trump sends J.D. Vance to Greenland, where he pisses off the people by being there and they completely ignore him. Here's what the Danish Foreign Minister Lars Løkke Rasmussen had to say...

"The Danish foreign minister on Saturday scolded the Trump administration for

 

its 'tone' in criticizing Denmark and Greenland, saying his country is already investing more into Arctic security and remains open to more cooperation with the U.S."

Of course Trumpelstiltskin and his big mouth chimed in...

"...Donald Trump maintained an aggressive tone, telling NBC News that "I never take military force off the table" in regards to acquiring Greenland.

And that's not the White House maniac's only threat this week, he threatens to bomb Iran if a nuclear deal can’t be reached. His actual words...

“If they don’t make a deal, there will be bombing.”

Iran had already rejected direct negotiations with the administration in response to a letter from Donald Trump. Now a country with strong support for terrorism doesn't trust Trump.

Coming up...Donald Trump's shell game.

 

The Donald Trump collection...DISORIENTED

 

Donald Trump disoriented

It is almost impossible to select one blog post subject these days when talking about Donald Trump. So, here is a selection that should delight even the most radical Republican...

The Trump gang is downplaying the Signal issue, but new polling suggests that the president is facing a growing revolt over it among GOP voters. Read more

Rachel Maddow says "GOP poll numbers 'dropping like a stone.'" 

"New polling from Gallup just out today shows that there's no issue in which the American people like what Donald Trump is doing,"

"On his handling of the economy, Trump is 18 points "under water," Maddow said, and 19 points under water on his relations with Russia.

"He's underwater on his handling of the federal budget, energy policy, on foreign affairs, on the Ukraine war, on the environment. On even his relations with the dreaded news media!"

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A member of Denmark's parliament has warned the United States: "We cannot be allies with US if Trump tries to take our territory away." Vance is in Greenland while Trump exclaims, "he wouldn't rule out using economic and/or military methods to take over the island. Read more

In his 1949 novel, 1984, George Orwell warned of the Surveillance, Manipulation, and Authoritarianism that t-RUMP's administration has forced on Americans. Orwell's dystopian society is no longer fiction, it has become the reality of today. What we are experiencing is Donald Trump's escalation to the dictatorship he has been string for years. Read more

This headline says it all: "Vaccine skeptic hired to head federal study of immunizations and autism." That's right, RFK Jr. hired a long-discredited researcher and vaccine skeptic to conduct a government study on whether vaccines cause autism. Read more

Are we really getting rid of Elon Musk? He says "he'll 'ditch Trump' and quit Washington D.C. after DOGE purge." DOGE employee said, "President Trump has been very clear, scalpel not hatchet and that's the way its been getting done." Bullshit! Here's what the House Committee on the Budget said just last week: "DOGE's Mass Firings Result in Gutted Services and Higher Costs." Read more

Steve Bannon attacks the courts to keep Trump out of prison. U.S. District Judge James Boasberg ordered President Donald Trump to preserve all records from the "Signalgate" scandal. Bannon's concern is that when [not if] the Democrats come back into power, Trump's track record of dodging prison time for his criminal charges will run out. Read more.

New Canadian Prime Minister, Mark Carney, says 'old relationship' with US 'is over.'

t-RUMP, the White House sham, cowers and plans his next stupidity. Read more

Here is Canada in retaliation: "Canada 'rage room' lets visitors smash Trump, Vance, Musk portraits to release tariff angst." But, "Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says there may be a limit to Ottawa's ability to escalate a tariff war." Read more

Signal chat won't go away. "U.S. District Judge James Boasberg orders Trump administration to preserve Signal chat on Yemen strikes."  The same judge, earlier this month, temporarily blocked Trump's use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport more than 200 alleged migrant gang members to El Salvador without due process. Read more

The New Republic reveals Trump's cluelessness over what he is doing. "The American public knew before Donald Trump that top administration officials had conducted airstrikes on Yemen via a Signal chat, and now it appears that the president has been left in the dark on other intelligence matters too. Read more

Is Trump losing interest in governing? Not that he has ever really governed but AlterNet has concerns...

"over President Donald Trump’s ability, willingness, or even interest in engaging with the most pressing issues facing the country, as he increasingly—and casually—admits to being unaware of critical matters. His repeated declarations of ignorance, often delivered without hesitation or concern, have deepened alarm among critics who warn of a dangerous void in informed leadership in the Oval Office."

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Here's a headline that is irresistible: "The American Dream is officially over," by Donald Earl Collins of Aljazeera. Collins adds, "All because the rich must always steal from the poor." Sound familiar? Bernie Sanders has been saying that for years. Here's an example...

According to a report from Moody’s Analytics in February, the richest 10 percent of Americans (households with an annual income of at least $250,000) [12.7 million households] drove half of all US consumer spending (about $10 trillion) between September 2023 and September 2024.

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 RFK Jr.'s vitamin A conspiracy sends kids to the hospital. Here's the scenario...

As the New York Times reports, overuse of Vitamin A — health secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr.'s purported measles cure, alongside cod liver oil, which contains the same vitamin — has led to liver damage and yellowed skin in children infected with measles.

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And, so much for today...