There are few voices in the Democratic Party I feel are knowledgeable and observant of the real issues. Bernie Sanders is by far the best. Here is a guy who can go to Liberty University and get applause (to the shock of the administration there). Hillary couldn’t get applause there if she told the audience she was paying their tuition. But second to Bernie I always liked Sherrod Brown, a man who always seemed perennially wrinkled and disheveled. Brown understood that the party lost its way when it moved away from being the party of labor, the party of the working man. Brown should have won his re-election, but if he lost it should have been to a normal human like Matt Dolan, not to a slimy car salesman who kowtowed to Trump better. Oh well.
Former Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown Launches Dignity of Work Institute

Well this will impact red states more than blue ones, considering where hurricane and tornadoes tend to occur. But the idea that FEMA isn’t necessary is insane. On the heels of yesterdays revelation about “amateur hour” at the Defense department comes this great news…

As the Carolinas burn, Homeland Security head Kristie Noem says Trump administration is going to ‘eliminate’ FEMA

Trump’s only condition for employment is loyalty to Trump. Knowing your job is not important.

Trump said it himself back in 2016, “I could “shoot somebody and I wouldn’t lose any voters”. We’ve all see it. Once they embrace the Donald, suddenly everything he does in excusable. It’s really weird. No horrible thing he says or does seem to bother his adoring fans. He’s like Taylor Swift like that. Case in point…

ICE Took a Trump Supporter’s Wife as They Returned from Their Honeymoon. Still, He Says, ‘I Don’t Regret the Vote’

saaay what? That’s weird. Unless you consider this…

Earlier this week he demands and then gets, a health care bill killed in the Senate because he didn’t understand it. Now this…

The truth about ‘condoms for Gaza’: DOGE canceled $33 million USAID contract treating 350,000 HIV patients

I mean we all knew it was a lie when Elon and Trump said it, but was all because he didn’t know there is a region of Mozambique in Africa called “Gaza”. The money was not for condoms, but was for the treatment of AIDS victims. A program designed early in the George W. Bush administration. Without the aid the health system in one of the poorest countries on Earth will collapse and thousands will die.

Great people. Remember when he fired all folks on the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and then had to hire them back. As Bugs would say “What a Maroon”.

Oh and by the way, 50% of all Teslas are made in China.

This guy’s a piece of work.

Trump’s commerce secretary: Don’t complain if we don’t send your Social Security check

His mother-in-law has a very rich son-in-law. He is totally blind to the fact that millions of Americans live paycheck to paycheck. And millions of those are on Social Security. This is government by the billionaires FOR the billionaires.

Unbelievable. Today Host most excellent personage Elon was granted a Defense Department briefing, and now he’s using his money again.

Musk PAC offering $100 for Wisconsin petition signatures opposing ‘activist judges’

Could you imagine if the anti-trump forces did this? Trumpers would be outraged.

It is becoming more and more apparent that Elon Musk has no idea what he is doing. But he’s sure he’s doing the right thing. However, no one who understands audits, or working at the Federal level, seems to agree with him on that. Elon is used to being the smartest guy in the room. That’s fine as long as you don’t start thinking you’re ALWAYS the smartest guy in the room. Which is where I think old Elon is right now. A poster child for the Dunning-Kruger effect.

‘It’s a Heist’: Real Federal Auditors Are Horrified by DOGE

For a better look at Musk as a person, how about the perspective of his first wife…
“I Was a Starter Wife”: Inside America’s Messiest Divorce

In just Two words, Florida Republican Senator Rick Scott killed a bipartisan health care bill that took months of work to create. All because Elon didn’t understand it apparently. We will see If Sen. Scott allows us to know why he objected. I’ll bet he says nothing.

Wyden, Sanders blocked from attempt to pass stand-alone health package

make no mistake as to the intent…

EXCLUSIVE: Memo details Trump plan to sabotage the Social Security Administration

UPDATE: More lies. Social Security is a separate tax, not part of income tax. However the funds raised are treated like general funds. The U.S. congress has misappropriated Social Security funds for years. It does NOT add to the deficit. This is a narrative they are trying to sell.

Even more…
Musk uses immigration and claims of voter fraud to sell Social Security Administration cuts

Maybe it happens to everyone who has too much power, too much money and too much praise. But Elon is not a stable person. Nor is he trustworthy.

Musk calls Sen. Kelly a ‘traitor’ over trip to Ukraine, Kelly hits back

Senator Kelly is a former Navy pilot, a former astronaut, and an elected representative of his state. Musk is a rich, unelected crybaby who has been allowed to have way too much say. He has no right to call anyone “traitor” let alone someone like Kelly. Now he wants to destroy Social Security, a program that millions of U.S. citizens rely on.

Musk eyes Social Security and benefit programs for cuts while claiming widespread fraud

What is Wrong with Elon?

Yes, it’s slow to get started (you could really skip the first 5 minutes), but Sen. Chris Murphy (D-Conn.) spells out just SOME of the corruption that has sprung up within the Trump/Musk administration so far. It is totally worth the 28 min. watch. This is why hundreds of prominent Republicans who held positions in previous Republican administrations begged voters NOT to vote for Trump.

I say again…

As Elon Musk works at destroying the Social Security that millions of Americans rely on, And Congress eliminates the Medicaid and SNAP programs that keep our poor children healthy, take solace in the fact he’s doing really well.

Starlink benefits as Trump admin rewrites rules for $42B grant program

Gotta love those clever Trump voters who figured out a team of billionaires would be the best to recreate our government. You know billionaires care about us, right?

Remember the Kurds? Y’know I didn’t want to believe that Trump was a Russian asset despite the mounting evidence, but his actions since taking office scream Putin. Greenland is owned by Denmark, a NATO country who allows the U.S. to have both an Air Force and Naval base in Greenland. We patrol the “Northwest Passage” and keep it safe due to our commitments to our NATO allies. But if the U.S. owned Greenland, Trump could cede control of the Arctic Ocean to Russia. Panama has strict sanctions against Russian ships using the canal, but if the U.S. owned the canal, it could unilaterally drop those sanctions. What a gift that would be to Russia! Like breaking the bond between the U.S. and Western Europe, or substantially weakening the functionality of our government.

Now this…

Exclusive-Trump plans to revoke legal status of Ukrainians who fled to US, sources say

We made a promise, those people trusted us. But so did the Kurds. The thing I struggle to understand is, are his followers okay with breaking promises or just okay with him breaking promises?

UPDATE! – I was wrong, the Panama Canal has a doctrine of neutrality and already lets Russian ships through. Scratch that conspiracy theory I fell for. This is why I have to check my sources before I publish. Fact-checking is essential Y’know.

Yeah, but if someone hadn’t enriched themselves for years using their celebrity to make dumb suburban moms doubt the efficacy of vaccines, we probably wouldn’t HAVE an outbreak. Dumbass. Herd immunity requires high percentages of vaccination. It cannot be a “personal choice” since the choice is asking for the right to sicken others.

As measles outbreak grows, HHS secretary says vaccination is a personal decision that can protect individuals and communities

“We don’t want to see anybody die,” – Marco Rubio (late January)

On second thought, Daddy and Musk say we are okay with that – Marco Rubio (late February)

The Trump Administration Said These Aid Programs Saved Lives. It Canceled Them Anyway

Musk’s Purges Suddenly Take a Horrific Turn—and Wreck an Ugly MAGA Lie

I remember how excited I was when “Plumpy nut (RUTF) was developed. No more kids starving! And it was cheap, and it supported American farms!

Yeah, feels good to be an American these days.

After slashing federal workers’ jobs, Elon Musk suggests pay hike for politicians

They do work SO hard.

Some folks believe the left manipulates the media. It’s a convenient conspiracy theory because it allows one to discount that which challenges their opinions. I read a post recently, called Inside the Manipulation Machine. I liked that the author bases the beginning of his article on a book I very much enjoyed called “Amusing Ourselves to Death” by the brilliant Neil Postman. Although he summarizes the premise of the book he does not reference it. Which seems dishonest, since he’s clearly read it. Basically we went from a visual species to a verbal species to a species capable of understanding the written word. Then we de-evolved with first radio (verbal communication) and then television (visual communication). Now our caveman brains are easily manipulated. So Obama manipulated them!

Wait! What?

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Oh, and if that wasn’t enough. We’re also offering the Tate brothers sanctuary. Because of course we are.

RFK Jr. issues rule barring public comment on HHS rulemaking

Wonder if my conservative friends will think their freedom of speech is being stifled. They always seem so worried about that.