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Trump Goes Full Democratic Socialist Condemning Greedy Oil Companies for Gouging Consumers

Posted by on August 4, 2026 at 2:38 pm. 0 Comments :

As the midterm elections in November draw nearer, the desperation of Donald Trump and the Republican Party is spreading faster than an outbreak of measles at RFK Jr’s kiddie pool party. Every recent poll shows that Democrats are likely to come away with a majority in the House of Representatives, and have a good chance of doing the same in the Senate.

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Donald Trump with Earth, Globe, warming, climate change

Ordinarily a party that is running as far behind as the GOP would reconsider their campaign strategy in order to appeal to a broader base of the electorate. But in this case the MAGA Republicans are so beholden to Trump and his unique brand of derangement that they are falling in line with his plan to alienate as many voters as possible by ignoring their needs and focusing on endless wars, vanity projects, and enriching himself. And Trump seems to think that his plan is working.

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However, in a peculiar departure from his routine, Trump appears to have adopted some of the platform of the Democratic Party, and more specifically, the policies of progressive Democratic Socialists. In response to a question about the record profits recently reported by Exxon and Chevron, Trump replied that…

“They’re making too much money, based on a shortage, They’re making too much money. I don’t like it. And I should be the last one to say it because I’m a big free enterprise guy, nobody bigger. And you’re gonna see oil, when we’re finished with Iran, you’re gonna see the prices drop through the floor.

“But they made too much money. Chevron, too much money. ExxonMobil, too much. When you look at one company, where they made 12 times what they made the year before, they ought to give some of that back to the public. And they better cut the retail price, the consumer price.”

Trump on oil companies gouging consumers:"They're making too much money…and they ought to give some of that back to the public…and they better cut the retail price."When Democrats say this Fox News and MAGA – and Trump – scream "COMMUNISTS!"

— News Corpse (@newscorpse.bsky.social) 2026-08-04T10:05:28.615Z

Trump is right. The oil companies are reporting record profits. And it isn’t just because the price of oil has gone up due to Trump’s illegal war against Iran. If prices were only rising due to supply issues, their profits would would remain stable. But they are raising their prices so much that they are generating higher profits, even while people are driving less because they can’t afford the gas. As reported by USA Today…

“ExxonMobil and Chevron last week reported massive second-quarter profits as a result of the war. ExxonMobil said it made $14.5 billion between April 1 through June, up from $7.1 billion in profits during the same time period in 2025. Chevron posted $12 billion in second-quarter profits, a 380% increase over the company’s $2.5 billion in earnings during the second quarter of 2025.”

Accusing corporations of gouging consumers, and calling on them to lower their prices to generate reasonable levels of profit, has long been the policy of Democrats. And whenever Democrats proposed it, Republicans – including Trump – would condemn them as socialists and/or communists. But now that Democratic Socialists are understandably appealing to an ever greater proportion of the electorate, Trump is trying to grab some of that glory for himself.

It’s not going to work. Trump and his MAGA-tist Party have been lambasting Democrats over this for far too long. They can’t just slither in and pretend that they have been for this all along. And by trying to fool the American people this way, he is just letting them know how stupid he thinks they are.

Although Trump himself has been leaning toward some of the worst aspects communism for months. He is the one who has been implementing communist-like control over the “means of production” by taking a role in corporate mergers, demanding multimillion dollar payments from corporations seeking government favors, and forcing corporations to sell parts of the businesses to the government. His mentor, Vladimir Putin, must be so proud.

Trump and company are still, however, opposed to all of the best parts of the Democratic Socialist agenda, which are broadly popular and in the mainstream of American politics. They including things like Social Security, interstate highways, public libraries, Obamacare, and more. And if you need further proof of the Trumpian hypocrisy, check out his comment today on his failing Twitter ripoff, Truth Social, wherein he is advocating on behalf of oil companies and the fossil fuel industry so that they can gouge even more profits from struggling Americans…

Trump posted an insane, 27 multi-threaded post on Truth Social of a 7 month old op-ed with the 20 "best" actions he took in 2025.They were all either lies or never actually happened. But this one was particularly ridiculous. He's bragging about things he did to destroy the environment.

— News Corpse (@newscorpse.bsky.social) 2026-08-04T19:19:32.705Z

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BLAME AMERICA FIRST: Trump Takes Iran’s Side in an Allegation of a Cyberattack in Minnesota

Posted by on July 31, 2026 at 1:37 pm. 2 Comments :

Patriotism has long been a core principle of the Republican Party, at least during election campaigns when they try to portray themselves as unwaveringly devoted to America and its founding philosophies of democracy and liberty, and equality. Too bad that the GOP only wears that mantle of flag-waving allegiance as a campaign costume that they discard as soon as the campaign is over.

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No one in the Republican realm has been more dishonest with regard to loving their country than Donald Trump. He generously disgorges hollow praise in the form of mushy clichés and drenches his remarks about the nation with fawning flattery that has the stench of scammy evangelical sideshows. In reality, Trump displays a profound aversion for America, it’s laws, and its Constitution.

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As is often the case, Trump provides the best examples of his treasonous tendencies. On Friday he spoke to reporters during a White House Cabinet meeting. These meetings are never held to work on matters of critical importance to the nation. Instead, they are ceremonial kiss-up rituals where Trump has his flunkies take turns fluffing him. That is, when he isn’t doing it himself.

On this occasion Trump had something to get off his chest. He had heard about a cyberattack on water systems in Minnesota, a blue state whose governor, Tim Walz, Trump has a particular animosity toward. The New York Times reported the news on Thursday saying that…

“Investigators believe a cyberattack this week on dozens of municipal water systems in Minnesota was probably the work of Iranian hackers, according to U.S. and state officials and others familiar with the matter, a potential act of aggression that comes at a precarious moment in the U.S. war against Iran.”

Despite the preliminary assessment by Trump’s own FBI and cybersecurity agency surmising that the attack was by Iran, Trump had other ideas. He told reporters that…

“I just wanna mention that we heard in Minnesota there was a cyberattack and they blame it on Iran. I don’t think so. I blame it on Minnesota because they’re grossly incompetent. There was a cyberattack on 30 water plants. And I would blame it on Minnesota, and the corrupt government of Minnesota. They like to say ‘Oh, it was Iran.’ Iran should be so lucky. Iran’s got bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota.”

As he often does, Trump has chosen to blame America first. He is defending our enemy Iran against these accusations despite the fact that he is at war with them and bombing their civilian infrastructure, which gives them motives to disrupt infrastructure in the U.S. And he is making wholly unsupported accusations against fellow Americans who would only be harming themselves if Trump’s preposterous charges were true.

In Trump’s mind his political foes in Minnesota are more likely to be the culprits of this cyberattack than actual wartime enemies in Iran. That’s how twisted Trump’s thought processes are. And he assigns blame to what he calls the “corrupt government of Minnesota,” without any rational benefit a corrupt government would receive for attacking its own water plants.

What’s more, Trump is absolving Iran in part because messing around with Minnesota’s water plants would be too small an endeavor for Iran. So according to Trump, Iran has “bigger problems than worrying about Minnesota,” but Trump doesn’t? Really? What about the high cost of gas and groceries and housing and healthcare? What about his ICE thugs persecuting migrants and killing citizens? What about his collapsing approval ratings as the midterm election nears. What about Iran?

Trump is doing nothing to resolve any of those problems. But he is taking the heat off of Iran, while simultaneously taking time out to baselessly accuse Minnesota of attacking their own water plants.

Well, at least he’s only taking time away from building his vanity ballroom, and renovating the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool and other DC beautification projects, and shouting insults at journalists. Because Trump has bigger problems than worrying about affordability or war. After all, his ego have been hurt.

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Donald ‘QUIXOTE’ Trump: Any Time You See Windmills You See a Failing Country

Posted by on July 29, 2026 at 4:09 pm. 1 Comments :

The derangement of Donald Trump is often mocked and ridiculed. But it would be a dangerous mistake to fail to take seriously the harm that his mental impairment can produce.

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Donald Trump Climate Change

That harm is evident in Trump’s waging of a reckless and illegal war against Iran, in his inflationary tariffs that burden millions of Americans with higher prices, in his Gestapo-style military invasions of American cities with immigration StormTrumpers, in his attacks on Democracy and the Constitution, particularly the free press, and so much more.

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On Wednesday Trump spoke to a gaggle of reporters in the Oval Office and, as he often does, he wandered off topic to ramble about unrelated pet peeves. On this occasion it was British Prime Minister Andy Burnham and Trump’s nightmare of those vicious and hostile windmills that he thinks are destroying nations. He said of Burnham that…

“He’s got an energy problem. He’s got windmills all over the place. And any time you see windmills you see a failing country. They’re made in China, not used by China.”

This rant is a regular part of Trump’s raving repertoire. It has been debunked too many times to count. But he is relentless and impossible to sway from the nonsense he spews about renewable energy sources. He literally believes that you TV will shut off if the wind stops blowing, and your car can’t be driven at night. And that’s just for starters.

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For the record, here is a list of the “failing countries” that produce the most wind energy. Notice that number one is China, where Trump says they don’t use any wind energy at all. And number two is the United States, a country that, in many ways, he himself is leading into failure, but not because of wind power.

    Leading Wind Energy Producers:

  1. China: Generates over 1,135 TWh annually with a massive capacity above 640 GW.
  2. United States: Produces roughly 464 TWh with nearly 159 GW of capacity.
  3. Germany: Generates about 136 TWh, covering over 27% of its domestic electricity.
  4. Brazil: Produces close 118 TWh, accounting for about 15.6% of its generation.
  5. India: Generates around 104 TWh with a total capacity of 54.5 GW.
  6. United Kingdom: Produces roughly 86 TWh, supplying nearly 29% of British electricity.
  7. Spain: Generates about 59 TWh, representing 20.4% of total generation.
  8. Canada: Produces over 51 TWh with an installed capacity near 17.7 GW.
  9. France: Generates about 46 TWh with a capacity of 25.6 GW.
  10. Turkey: Produces roughly 39 TWh, making up 11.1% of its domestic electricity mix.

What’s more, within the U.S. the leader in wind energy is one of Trump’s favorite states, Texas, that was responsible for generating 28% of the nation’s total wind production in 2024.

Surely there people in Trump’s administration who know these facts. But they are either too devoted to disseminating his bullshittery, or too afraid to dispute him. It’s a sad state of state affairs. And it’s a pathetic way to run a country.

And yet here we are. Hopefully there will be some relief after the November midterm elections. Although even then the reality-based community must remain vigilant and engaged. It’s gonna be a bumpy ride until January.

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Legal Genius Trump Sued the BBC for Defamation and Now Must Turn Over His Financial Records

Posted by on July 28, 2026 at 5:06 pm. 2 Comments :

The most litigious president in American history is, without a doubt, Donald Trump. He is reported to have filed more than thirty defamation lawsuits since the 1980s. With that experience you might think that Trump would have a pretty good idea how the law works, and how to get the most from his numerous frivolous and retributive lawsuits.

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However, Trump is clearly suffering from some sort of learning disability because, despite his frequent legal misadventures, he has never won a single case. Although he has managed to extract via settlements what were essentially bribes from conflicted corporations who were seeking government favors. But more often than not he came away with nothing after exposing himself to more embarrassment and ridicule.

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Trump is still making pedestrian mistakes. But then, no one has ever regarded Trump as the sharpest tool in the shed. Among them is his recent $10 billion lawsuit against the BBC, wherein he alleged that “a BBC documentary caused catastrophic harm to the value of his ‘brand, properties, and businesses.'” As reported by Meidas Touch News…

“Donald Trump just suffered another brutal courtroom defeat—and this one could force one of his most closely guarded financial entities to start handing over sensitive records.

A federal magistrate judge in Florida has ordered the Donald J. Trump Revocable Trust to begin producing financial documents sought by the BBC in Trump’s sprawling defamation lawsuit.”

By identifying his “brand, properties, and businesses” as parties to his financial losses, Trump has been required to present his financial records so that the alleged financial harm can be substantiated and to ascertain appropriate compensation if he prevails. This would provide insight on all of the Trump family business affairs, including crypto and stock trading earnings.

The problems for Trump are twofold. First, it is unlikely that his business records will prove that there were any losses that could be attributed to the BCC documentary, which didn’t even air in the U.S. And secondly, once those records are presented to the court they are a matter of public record. So Trump’s financial affairs, that he has steadfastly refused to disclose for years, would become readily available to anyone who is interested them. That includes other potential litigants, prosecutors probing his criminal activities, investigative journalists, and of course voters.

Trump was recently stung by a ruling in a defamation lawsuit against him by author E. Jean Carroll. Trump had lost that case but was deploying legal tactics to avoid paying. Then a federal judge ruled that the judgment, which was being held in escrow, would be released to Carroll. Trump’s final attempt to avoid paying was foiled when his pleading to the Supreme Court was refused.

It will interesting see what Trump’s finances actually look like. Although the Court’s ruling was limited to records spanning January 1, 2023, through the present, there are still a lot of suspicious business dealings by Trump in those years. So his determination to sue the BBC may result in revelations that go way beyond that one case.

Hopefully other media enterprises will learn from this that Trump is a paper tiger who can be beaten in court, and that capitulating achieves nothing other than showing Trump that you’re weak and susceptible to more legal threats and exploitation. Don’t fall for it. Standing up for your constitutional rights is both legally and morally the right thing to do.

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MAGA Mike Johnson is ‘Confident’ Republicans Will Win the Midterms Because ‘This is a God Thing’

Posted by on July 27, 2026 at 2:48 pm. 2 Comments :

The second term of Donald Trump is proving to be an even bigger failure than the first. The economy is in decline. The nation is embroiled in another quagmire in the Middle East. But Trump and his MAGA Republican Party is honed in on the upcoming midterm elections with a set of brilliant campaign strategies that are certain to deliver a historic victory – for Democrats.

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Donald Trump, Congress, Mike Johnson

Trump and the GOP are desperately afraid of their electoral prospects. So they are focusing squarely on the issues that are most popular with voters. Such as fighting a war in Iran, building vanity ballrooms, trying to rig elections by gerrymandering and suppressing voters, pardoning felons, enriching themselves through tax cuts and corruption, protecting pedophiles, and calling Democrats communists.

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The Republican’s congressional figurehead, House Squeaker MAGA Mike Johnson, is taking the lead in his party’s crusade to retain power. In pursuit of that goal Johnson appeared on “This Week on Capitol Hill,” a program on the ultra conservative Salem News Channel that is hosted by Tony Perkins, the president of the religious right-wing Family Research Council. During that interview Johnson revealed his secret weapon for winning the midterms…

Johnson: The American people can trust House Republicans, the Republican Party, to run this government. We keep delivering and we’re gonna run all the way through the tape through the end of year. And I believe for this reason that we’re gonna win the midterms. I’m very bullish about the outcome. We talk about it all the time, and with each passing day, I’m more confident.
Perkins: You repeatedly say that you exceed the expectations of the pundits. They still don’t understand the power of prayer.
Johnson: That’s right! And look, I’ve been openly saying this. And I told a big gaggle of Hill press reporters yesterday, I said listen, THIS IS A GOD THING! It really is. And we have intercessory prayers who are on the ground at the Capitol praying each of these things through.

House Speaker Mike Johnson says he grows more confident "with each passing day" that the GOP will retain control of Congress. Why? "This is a God thing. We have intercessory prayers who are on the ground at the Capitol praying."

— Right Wing Watch (@rightwingwatch.bsky.social) 2026-07-27T15:58:31.154Z

Johnson seemed to be leading with some comedy by asserting that “the American people can trust House Republicans…to run this government.” He has presided over the least productive Congress in modern history. Even with majorities in the House and Senate, they passed almost nothing of significance. Which left wannabe dictator Trump to rule by executive orders, many of which were struck down in court.

More troubling is Johnson’s reliance on The Almighty for his election protection. What is making him confident of victory are his “intercessory prayers” lobbying God directly for votes. Johnson has stumbled onto a fantastic strategy for electoral success: Pray to win. Let’s pray he relies on it.

Although, if prayer works the way that Johnson claims, why hasn’t it stopped the war in Iran, or ended homelessness, or mass shootings? Does Johnson really believe that God is taking sides in American politics, but ignoring actual human suffering? And is Johnson aware that prayer is bipartisan? Millions of Americans are praying every day for Trump to be removed from office.

What’s more, if Democrats win the midterms, does that mean that God prefers Democrats? Which would make sense since Republicans are a profoundly anti-Christian political party that violates the principles that Jesus preached: feeding the hungry, healing the sick, giving shelter to the homeless, welcoming refugees, etc.

Democrats will be encouraged by statements like this from Johnson. While they are out on the campaign trail, talking with and listening to voters, Republicans will be in the House chapel praying (whining?) for God to find them a few more votes and deliver them from the evil of a Democratic agenda that actually helps people, rather than just catering to corporations and the wealthy. Something tells me that Johnson’s confidence may be misplaced.

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WHUT? John Fetterman Tells Fox News He Doesn’t Understand Why He’s So Popular With Republicans

Posted by on July 26, 2026 at 1:53 pm. 1 Comments :

Politicians quite often are not the most self-aware individuals in American society. They frequently are driven by ego and self-interest, which results in them distorting reality (aka lying) or simply failing to grasp what is obvious to everyone else.

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Sen. John Fetterman (PA-FOX) is a prime example of someone suffering from this unique type of OCD (Oblivious Complicit Disorder). Although he was elected as a progressive Democrat, he has transitioned to a new role as a reliable Republican enabler who seems to cherish his service as a traitorous MAGA flunky. Which goes to prove that you can’t always count on opportunistic pols being predictable. For instance…

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On Saturday Fetterman took up his post on Fox News, where he has become as regular as their paid contributors. He was interviewed by Donald Trump’s daughter-in-lawlessness, Lara Trump, who really has no business being employed by an alleged news network. Just imagine the outcry if CNN had hired Hunter Biden as a host while his father was in the White House.

In the interview Lara prefaced her question by noting that Fetterman has been supportive of Trump with regard to strikes on Iran and voter ID. Of course he has. Otherwise, he wouldn’t have been invited to be interviewed. Then she lobs a softball, asking him what he hears from his constituents. Fetterman replies that most of what he hears is positive, then elaborates…

“I’ve seen polling where why I’m so popular with Republicans. I don’t really understand that. But I’m always gonna treat both sides with respect. We can agree on what we can, or we’re gonna disagree in a respectful way. And I’m not gonna call people like ‘You’re a Nazi, you’re a fascist, or you’re trying to destroy democracy,’ and use those things.”

It’s hard to believe that Fetterman really doesn’t understand why he is popular with Republicans. Perhaps it has something to do with his appearing on Fox News at least twice a week to bash Democrats and stick up for Trump. If he really doesn’t understand why that would make him popular with Republicans, then he is too mentally impaired to serve in Congress.

Fetterman went on to take a rational sounding position about disagreeing with others without being disagreeable. And he insists that he wouldn’t resort to calling his political foes names. But if he actually feels that way, why would he appear on Fox News where they regularly call Democrats terrorists and communists who are out to destroy America? Doesn’t he realize that he is validating that vile rhetoric?

It’s hard to know what happened to Fetterman. He started out as a reasonable liberal representative. Then he had a stroke, followed by struggles with severe clinical depression and anxiety. Democrats came to his defense when Republicans began portraying him as cognitively disabled. But he nevertheless has embraced his GOP attackers. And of course, given his new right-wing opinions, they no longer attack him. In fact, they are trying to persuade him to switch parties.

There is no mystery as to where this is headed. Fetterman will be primaried and lose the Democratic nomination for reelection. Hopefully his Democratic successor will win the seat in 2028. In the meantime Democrats will have to endure his betrayal. While he still claims to be a Democrat who votes more often with his party, he is doing more harm than good by cozying up to Fox News.

What’s more, Fetterman seems to enjoy dangling the possibility of party switching over the heads of his Democratic colleagues. He has become this year’s Kyrsten Sinema or Joe Manchin. But his time in that role will be brief. And Democrats will just have to win a large enough majority in November to cancel out his contrarian votes.

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HUH? Stable Genius Trump Threatens to Tariff Mexico for its Lettuce and Canada for its Smoke

Posted by on July 24, 2026 at 3:53 pm. 0 Comments :

In the midst of an economic downturn that has most Americans struggling to afford basic necessities such as gas, groceries, healthcare, housing, etc., the current occupier of the White House, Donald Trump, is working diligently to make things even worse.

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Typically, Trump is demonstrating that he couldn’t care less about the hardships that are burdening the American people. But he is also ignoring the harm he’s causing to the electoral prospects of his Republican confederates, whose looming defeats will contribute to his becoming the lamest of ducks for the last two years of his term.

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So how is Trump responding to the economic crises that he faces as the midterm elections approach? He’s persisting with, and even escalating, his reckless, illegal, and expensive war against Iran. And on top of that, he’s threatening America’s allies with expanding his inflationary tariffs, which will result in even higher prices for American consumers.

On Friday morning Trump announced that he is increasing tariffs on our Europe Union trading partners, supposedly because they levied fines on American technology companies for violations of EU laws. That’s a profoundly stupid way to react to the judicial rulings by foreign courts against private corporations. But it wasn’t the stupidest thing that Trump did Friday morning. Have a listen to the following exchange with Peter Doocy of Fox News…

Doocy: There’s a nasty parasite that is giving people in nine states explosive diarrhea. When is it gonna be safe to eat lettuce again.
Trump: I don’t know. I haven’t thought about it. First time I’ve been asked that question. Are you eating a lot of lettuce recently?
Doocy: There’s this food coming in, I guess from Mexico. It’s tainted. It’s making a lot of people sick. That is the CDC’s terminology.
Trump: I think what it is, we’re gonna put a major tariff on Mexico because of the lettuce, and we’re gonna put a big tariff on Canada because of the smoke.

Q: When is it going to be safe to eat lettuce again?Trump: I don't know. I haven't thought about it. There's this, there's this food coming in, I guess. From Mexico. We're gonna put a major tariff on Mexico because of the lettuce, and we're gonna put a big tariff on Canada because of the smoke.

— Headquarters (@headquartersnews.bsky.social) 2026-07-24T19:47:42.284Z

Let’s break down this episode of Trumpian trash-talk, beginning with his admission that, before this, he has never thought about the health crisis that is sickening thousands of Americans, and when it might be resolved. That should bring comfort to a nation reeling with anxiety about what is safe to eat for themselves and their families.

More troubling is when he does get around to addressing his solution to the problem, it is a kneejerk, all-purpose proposal to slap tariffs on the “offending” country. Where Trump gets the idea that a tariff will result in untainted produce is anyone’s guess. It will just make all produce more expensive in the U.S.

Making matters worse is Trump’s threat to add more tariffs to Canada. He seems to think that making everything that the U.S. imports from Canada more expensive is a good way to put an end to wildfires and the nefarious actions by those evil, anti-American global wind patterns.

So Trump is punishing America’s top trading partners for ridiculous reasons that lean more toward satisfying his bruised ego, than resolving real problems. What’s next? Will Trump slap tariffs on France for not awarding him the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival? Will he tariff McDonalds for making him fat? Will he tariff Blue States for not voting for him? Oh wait…he already did that, sort of…

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LOL: Trump Posts Democratic Governor’s Memo Proving He ‘Has Zero Credibility on Election Security’

Posted by on July 22, 2026 at 1:01 pm. 0 Comments :

The midterm election is just a little more than three months away. And the closer it gets, the more riddled with anxiety Donald Trump and his MAGA-tists become. Trump’s approval ratings continue to be dragged down by his reckless and illegal war against Iran, his mismanagement of the domestic economy, and his overall distasteful demeanor that is comprised mostly of his noxious hatred and relentless lying.

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Trump’s response to his persistent and spreading unpopularity has been to focus his attention on a subject that he seems to think is uppermost on the minds of the American people: Alleged election fraud in 2020. It’s a strategy that is simultaneously outdated, while actually being aimed at rigging future elections, which his White House minions are boldly admitting in public.

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On Tuesday night Trump was engaged in what he appears to believe are the essential duties of an American president: Shit-posting on his failing Twitter ripoff, Truth Social. He unloaded more than thirty rants before noon on Wednesday. They were all teetering on the brink of sanity, while serving no purpose other than to exalt himself.

In one particular comment, Trump reposted a memo from New Jersey Governor Mikie Sherrill regarding a technical glitch in the state’s voter registration system. In her memo, Gov. Sherrill disclosed that a software error resulted in some non-citizens mistakenly being added to the state’s voter registration rolls. There was no nefarious plot by Democrats or evil foreigners, or any deliberate intent to deceive. It was clearly not a case of election fraud by any rational standard. The mistaken registrations were recorded for Democrats, Republicans, and Unaffiliated voters.

What’s more, fewer then 6% of the errors – 0.009% of all voters – resulted in invalid votes mistakenly cast. No election outcomes were affected. And on top of all of that, Trump’s “Save America Act” (aka Voter Suppression Act) would not have prevented any of it. Nevertheless, Trump declared that it was “Rigged Elections!!!” at the top of his post.

What’s funny is that the memo that Trump posted also had some decidedly negative assessments of Trump’s own disingenuous and self-serving efforts to interfere with the conduct of free and fair elections. Gov. Sherrill wrote that…

“As the Trump Administration tries to weaponize elections for political gain, I am ensuring we protect our elections. Let me be clear: Donald Trump has zero credibility on the issue of election integrity. For more than ten years, he has worked to undermine Americans’ faith in our elections by spreading lies about legitimate election results, attempting to overturn a free and fair election, encouraging an attack on our Capitol when he couldn’t accept the will of the voters, and defunding election security at the federal level.”

That’s a damn good summary of Trump’s un-American, anti-constitutional, scheming to accomplish what he has been falsely accusing Democrats of doing. And in a subsequent comment Trump actually made the case against his Voter Suppression bill. That comment attempted to counter the valid arguments that his Voter Suppression bill would place too big a burden on legitimate voters. It proposed providing free access to “birth certificates, citizenship-marked IDs, mobile units in rural areas, digital options, and assistance for elderly/disabled.”

However, none of those things are in Trump’s bill. So that post is, in effect, conceding that Trump’s bill actually does pose unacceptable burdens for legitimate voters. And combined with the fact that it doesn’t prevent invalid voters, there is no other conclusion than that Trump’s bill should be rejected.

America needs more voter participation, not less. And Trump needs to STFU until he has some verifiable evidence that to support his complaints. Which he hasn’t been able to provide for over six years now.

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Trump FREAKS OUT Over a Democratic Proposal: ‘They Do This, and the Republican Party is DEAD!’

Posted by on July 20, 2026 at 2:21 pm. 0 Comments :

The desperation of Donald Trump continues to boil over as we get closer to the midterm elections in November, and Trump sinks farther down the rabid hole with record low approval ratings and no clue as to how to turn things around.

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Trump’s ongoing fiasco in Iran, with the resulting tragic loss of life, for both Americans and Iranians, and the fragmenting of international diplomatic relations, is just one reason why he is floundering. He is also presiding over an abysmal economy that is pressured by rising national debt and skyrocketing costs for gas, groceries, housing, healthcare, and more.

While Trump has no one to blame but himself, he still blames everyone else, especially his Democratic predecessors, Presidents Obama and Biden, who have been out of office for years. The only way out, from Trump’s perverse perspective, is to rig the election.

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Another red flag alarm indicating how badly worry is gnawing at his already mushy brain, is a comment that he posted Monday on his failing Twitter ripoff, Truth Social. Typically, it is an emotionally enraged outburst that is devoid of any coherent substance. He wrote simply that…

“They do this, and the Republican Party is DEAD!”

Trump on Truth Social: "They do this, and the Republican Party is DEAD!"www.politico.com/live-updates…Trump is afraid that positive reforms like expanding the Supreme Court, and term limits, and a code of ethics will kill the GOP?Well, that's just another great reason to do it.

— News Corpse (@newscorpse.bsky.social) 2026-07-20T09:29:35.880Z

That petulant whine was accompanied by a link to an article about a Democratic proposal for Supreme Court reforms that was published by Politico. (Wait, aren’t they fake news?) The proposal by progressive Democrats called for expanding the number of Justices on the Supreme Court, imposing term limits, and mandating a code of ethics. It’s telling that Trump believes that those common sense reforms will kill the GOP.

That’s kind of like worrying that passing laws to prohibit extortion and murder will kill the Mafia. Of course Trump is adamantly opposed to making the Court more honest, accountable, and representative of the nation. Notably he didn’t cite anything specific about what would be killing the Republican Party. And since his MAGA-tists won’t ever read the Politico article for themselves, here’s an excerpt…

“The leaders of several prominent House Democratic caucuses are proposing a Supreme Court overhaul as well as the Senate filibuster in response to the justices’ decision to narrow the 1965 Voting Rights Act earlier this year.

“Their resolution obtained by POLITICO calls for the expansion of the Supreme Court and to establish term limits and a code of ethics for justices. It also calls for the elimination of the 60-vote filibuster in the Senate.”

Scary, isn’t it? Trump failed to mention that the Democrats also proposed terminating the filibuster in the Senate. Perhaps because Trump has been pushing for that for months. He also left out that the article said that “the resolution stands virtually no chance of adoption.” That may or may not be true, but it would definitely be an uphill battle.

Trump leaves things like that out precisely because it’s his intention to stir up fear. So he has to make his MAGA cultists believe that it’s imminent. Although he may be working against himself with the warning about killing the Republican Party. Because that would just be another great reason to do it. It would likely drive millions of voters to the polls who would be thrilled to see that outcome. So go for it Donny. Your strategy here would give a fantastic lift politically – for Democrats!

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Trump Flunky Todd Blanche Won’t Admit He’s Trump’s Friend, But Does Admit that ‘I’m His Lawyer’

Posted by on July 15, 2026 at 3:39 pm. 0 Comments :

The long awaited confirmation hearing for Todd Blanche to become Donald Trump’s next Attorney General, and official “Justice” Department apologist, took place on Wednesday. And to no one’s surprise it was a contentious affair that featured Blanche getting fluffed by glassy-eyed Republican MAGA cultists, and grilled by righteously outraged Democrats.

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The nomination of Blanche is a particularly egregious abuse of power by Trump, whose sole criteria for the post of Attorney Genuflect is how loyal he will be to Trump, rather than to the Constitution or the American people. Among the prerequisites is adhering to the preposterous belief that Trump won the presidential election in 2020.

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Throughout the hearing Blanche steadfastly demonstrated his allegiance to Trump in the most humiliating manner. His devotion was bluntly displayed in the answer he gave to Republican Senator John Kennedy in the following exchange…

Kennedy: Are you and president Trump friends?
Blanche: I’m his lawyer…was his lawyer. I’m not sure there are very many people who have ever had a criminal defense attorney who calls that person their friend.

In that response Blanche not only carelessly let it slip that he is still Trump’s lawyer, but he didn’t actually deny being his friend as well. Only that it would unusual. But then, nothing is “usual” about Trump and his relationships. And his relationship with Blanche includes this affectionate moment a few weeks ago when Blanche drooled that…

“If [Trump] chooses to nominate somebody else and asks me to go do something else, I will say ‘Thank you very much. I love you sir.'”

So Trump and Blanche are actually more than friends. Trump’s lover was challenged by Democrats on a multitude of issues that exposed his disqualifying biases and inability to be impartial with regard to his Dear Leader and love interest Trump. Among those issues were…

  • Failing to meet with Jeffrey Epstein’s victims or releasing all the files.
  • Moving Epstein associate Ghislaine Maxwell to a low security, Camp Fed prison.
  • Supporting Trump’s pardons of hundreds of January 6th insurrectionists, many of whom assaulted police officers.
  • Closing investigations into the ICE murders of Alex Pretti and Renee Good.
  • Presiding over the firing of prosecutors and FBI agents who investigated Trump.
  • Consideration of indicting Trump’s special counsel Jack Smith for perjury.
  • Outlawing the abortion medication mifepristone.
  • Backing Kash Patel despite his alleged improprieties with alcohol, women, and personal travel.
  • Dining with Paramount owners David and Larry Ellison while their merger was still being analyzed.
  • Refusal to show justification for the 66 strikes on boats in the Caribbean that have killed more than 220 people.
  • Pleading ignorance of the $50,000 the FBI reported it gave to ICE boss Tom Homan.
  • Approving Trump’s $ 1.7 billion slush fund as a settlement with the IRS.

Any two or three of those would be more than enough to justify denying Blanche confirmation. But the entire collection is a repulsive resume that represents a historically unfit nominee for Attorney General, or any position of power in government. And yet, most of the Republicans on the Judiciary Committee will vote to confirm Blanche anyway. And if he makes it out of Committee, most of the Republicans in the Senate will do the bidding of Trump.

That doesn’t mean that Blanche’s confirmation is sealed. The partisan split in the Senate is so tight that it would only take a couple of Republicans to show some courage and patriotism to ditch this scoundrel. We’ll see if they can muster that courage when it counts.

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