More of the Theater of Cruelty

Headlines abound. Wives and Husbands of American citizens rounded up by ICE. Students on visas grabbed off the street. Workers who have been in the U.S. for years as taxpayers, active duty soldier’s parents. Cancer patients, nursing mothers, all grabbed by the President’s hand picked squad of masked, plain clothes goons, and all for the amusement of his sick followers. These awful people who have been misled into thinking that foreigners are responsible for the crappy condition of our economy and their own, or more often perceived others, lack of success, rather than the Republican party who has consistently screwed them since Reagan. Not that I am considering the Democrats to be free from sin either. They could have fought back, but their bread was being buttered as well. Still, have these people no human compassion for their fellow man?

Man Rushed to Help 9-Year-Old Shark Attack Victim. Days Later, ICE Arrests Him and Says He’s in the Country Illegally

Father of 3 Marines who was arrested by immigration agents raised his sons ‘to serve our country’

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Surprise! ICE Barbie is a Crook Too

Is anyone surprised? Only the best people…

Kristi Noem Secretly Took a Cut of Political Donations

As Congress prepares to gut social services, not to balance the budget, but rather to give Jeff Bezos and Elon Musk a bigger tax break, as well as subsidize the fossil fuel industry by gutting clean energy programs. Is anyone surprised?

Last-minute changes to Trump’s ‘big, beautiful bill’ stun clean energy industry (and Elon Musk)

If You Voted for Trump, Here’s a Clue You Got Fooled

Government drops cases against ‘predatory’ financial firms

During Biden’s administration the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) was led by Lina Khan, who has relentlessly pursued corporations who have preyed on consumers. Khan had earned praise from both sides of the aisle with her actions. Trump and Musk attacked it first, even though it has returned to consumers way more money than it costs to run. They falsely claimed it was waste. Now what’s left of the agency can do little to protect us. So one of Trump’s first acts was to get rid of an agency who was trying to rein in payday lenders. Folks, unless you’re rich, you were had.

If You Are Religious

I tend to believe most people who claim to be religious are, in fact, hypocrites. But, assuming there are some actual Christians reading this, let Bernie put the Republican budget into perspective…

Update: In case you thought I was being uncharitable when I said most Christians are hypocrites. Please see below…

‘Christian’ Lobbyists Embrace Ohio Republican Budget That Guts Programs to Help the Poor and Hungry

Insanity

The science behind vaccines is some of the most stringent in medicine. Double-blind tests are mandatory. Vaccines have been one of the most important developments of modern medicine; perhaps only second to antibiotics.

CDC vaccine advisers who were removed from committee by RFK Jr. speak out

NIH has been a great leader in medical research and outreach. It has made some of the best science based educational computer software out there.

Judge rules some NIH grant cuts illegal, saying he’s never seen such discrimination in 40 years

Capricious, and racist, these cuts were designed to please their fan base. This guy should know.

Trump’s former surgeon general is now one of his most pointed critics

No Kings Day

Kent, Ohio today
Kent No Kings Day 2025

My wife and I attended the “No Kings” protest in Kent today. Nice turnout, great vibe, it felt good. I saw quite a few veterans there as well as other folks you wouldn’t expect to see at a protest. I saw two people with a sign that read something to the effect of “I have too many reasons to be here to list on this sign”. I only saw one really vulgar sign that contained the “F” word. Most of the rest were clever or just sincere. One veteran carried a sign that read “My oath did not expire. I’m still defending the constitution” which I thought was nice.

Jimmy Kimmel’s Monologue Last Night

I don’t normally post Kimmel’s stuff. While I think he is usually dead on in his criticism of Trump, I frequently don’t enjoy his comedy sketches. The events in Los Angles are a welcome distraction for Trump, from his “Big Beautiful Bill” that will kick 7.7 million people off Medicaid, reduce or eliminate SNAP benefits for needy families, make most civil servants eligible to fire and replace with sycophants, and so many more dreadful things. Not to mention Elon’s casual mention of Trump being in the Epstein files (something most of us knew anyway). So Trump wants this fight. Kimmel puts the whole thing into perspective…

It is interesting that Trump’s insurgents, who broke into the Capitol and assaulted police, were “fine people” who were mistreated. But these protestors are “bad actors” and “paid protestors”.

Arnold is the Voice of Common Sense

Arnold Schwarzenegger tells climate activists to ‘stop whining’ because they don’t have any support from the White House. ‘Sometimes problems need to be solved by the people’

Will Smith said when he was just starting out he met Arnold and said, “I want to be a movie star like you. How do I do it?” Arnold replied, “If you want to be a movie star you can’t just be popular in the U.S.” Smith said it was common sense, but no one else ever told him that, and it was important. Back before he was governor in California, Arnold had a Humvee converted to electric. He said, “No one will buy electric cars until they’re sexy.” Tesla proved that one right. Watching a video of a Tesla Plaid Edition blow the doors off a Dodge Hellcat in a drag race was pretty cool. Arnold often has the sense to put things into perspective really simply. If you haven’t before, watch his video he released after the January 6th 2020 insurgence. Great stuff. Sadly you have to be native born to be President because he’s one Republican I would vote for.

The Planet is on Fire

Climate change is going to cost A LOT. This year is predicted to have record temperatures. Guess what year is the current record holder? That would be last year. Second place goes to 2023, third to 2022 and so on. The longer we wait to deal with this, the longer we stall, the more it will cost our kids.

Summer 2025 forecast calls for ‘overwhelmingly above normal’ heat starting in June

Consequences
More than 90 wildfires are out of control in Canada

Fires in Canada

Drugs are Bad, Unless Elon Does Them

Drug claims overshadow Musk’s Oval Office farewell

Hmmm. Well I’m sure that’s not going to fly…

Stephen Miller on report of Musk drug use: We’re worried about drugs crossing the border

I guess it did. Incompetence and drug use all in one. Invest in Tesla now!

BTW, Those that are ignorant of history are doomed to repeat it. If only Musk studied the stories of other businessmen who tried this…

100 years before Elon Musk, one of America’s richest men came to fix Washington. It didn’t end well.

The richest men are always surrounded by sycophants who will tell them they are geniuses. Maybe they are smart, but they are also lucky. They forget that part. Business and government are two completely different entities. They would be wise to remember that. It looks like Elon also thought he knew more than doctors and prescribed himself medications he shouldn’t have. Elvis fell for that one.