She actually said that!

 Joni Ernst is a U.S. Senator from Red Oak, Iowa. She is a Republican, mother, veteran, leader who is proudly serving Iowa in the U.S. Senate since 2015. 

She is proudly in favor of the "Big Beautiful Bill of President Trump and would  be down-right happy to cut the hell out of Medicaid!

During a town hall get-together, she was asked, "Aren't you upset about the Iowans who will be left with no health insurance when you cut off their Medicaid? It will cost some of your neighbors their very lives!"

Well, Joni didn't bat an eyelash. She responded with, "Well, for goodness sakes, we are all going to die." 

Folks, this is the answer to that question you'll get from most Republican/MAGA politicians. It is how their minds works - they don't even have to think about it. Such answers roll off of their tongues like water rolls off a duck's butt. 

If you are wondering if I am sitting in my office in Montana and worrying about whether the good people of Iowa will re-elect Joni Ernst or not, let me tell you  -  I'm not. But, I'm sure you all have noticed that ALL REPUBLICANS have started thinking and talking alike, and that's why America is in such a mess.

You see, Ernst is but one of the symptoms, They are like bed bugs. One can suddenly produce 80,000 in the blink of a MAGA eye. And each one of those 80,000 can produce 80,000 more. Before you know it, you have to fumagate the entire damn herd! 

That's why I worry about Joni. For some issues, she's the "bell cow" of the herd. If you "hear" her, you've heard the "herd."

Voters need to start rounding 'em up and "stompin' on 'em." Squash 'em like the bugs they are!

But always remember to smile and say 'cuse me whenever you can. 

(Her "walk-back" will be coming shortly)

Anyone Remember How To Build A Factory?

MONEY AND POWER BOSSES OF CONGRESS

Where Have All The Factories Gone?

The Congressional Republicans are scurrying around, trying to look helpful and finding someone to blame for the demise of American Factories and workers. These folks have long and memorable bank balances, but short and convenient memories as to why the factories left the shores of America.

The rich political power brokers of our former industrial base threatened they'd move overseas if unions weren't shut down, demands for higher workers' pay wasn't dropped, and safe working conditions wasn't forgotten.

When the workers decided to hold to their paltry requests, the factories left for cheaper workers and even-cheaper made products. The big lie was born. The money and power bosses (The Grand Old Party) turned on the propaganda machines and let the world know they were not really to blame for all of the factories that were shut down or moved to "greener pastured across he seas." It was just  those damn union bosses who were trying to look out for American workers!

Today, there is a big push to bring back the Industrial Age in America. It is an idea that the Democrats have been begging for since the great Republican Plan to get that cheap work overseas and make more money!

And guess what?  The Republicans now want voters to understand that it is they who are pushing for the American Industrial Build-up 2.0!  You know, they've always been on the side of the workers!

Good Golly, Miss Molly. . . as we live and breath!

Lest we pass this way again. . .

John Watson

 A Word to the Stupid

Let's take a stroll down a memory lane strewn with bramble bushes, thorns, and weeds during the past four months. 

It was the beginning of a time that was promised to each and every American that would fill their hearts with joy, happiness, a chicken in every pot, and a hundred or so solid gold bars for our citizens of affluent means.

If we go back to his campaign speeches, we will learn, however, that nothing was specific. Nothing was absolutely promised in black and white. It was "kind of" said that America was going to "win" so much, we'd get sick of it. We were going to get rid of the terrible corruption in our government, we were going to erase a mountain of waste that will save us billions and billions (and billions)  of dollars, and we were going to deport millions of people we don't like and much, much more (and even more than that.) 

We let Mr. Musk help himself to as much  of our top secret information from all of our governmental computers as he wanted. He has at least enough data to start another Washington D.C. database. 

Last of all, our stroll takes us to the Oval Office. Inside, the president is raving on for two hours and seventeen minutes to the press people around his desk about the herculean job  Musk did for America. He then asked Musk to say a few words: 

And so help me God, he really  said, 

"Don't worry, the D.O.G.E. is not done. It has just begun!"

(And the nation shrieked in horror!)

Always leave 'em wonderin'

As of September 2024, it was reported that there were 22 million millionaires who resided in the U.S. There were also 735 billionaires. (Forbes reports the number of billionaires rose to 801 as of September 2024.)  Most are certified as oligarchs, politicians, lawyers, shysters, and Republicans.

You see, this is important stuff to know if you are considering a move upward for yourself.  "You need to know who is ahead of you in line at the new Crypto Business that is mimicing Saylor-introduced selling share of stock and debt and turning the proceeds toward amassing bitcoin. It is said that Trump is building a crypto empire out of "thin air." It was reported that they announced it is selling shares and bonds to raise $2.5 billion to create a "Bitcoin treasury." It marks the Trump family's latest addition to their cryptocurrency empire.

No, I don't have a clue what I just typed, but it came from a very reliable sourse. (that's all gobbledygook to me)

One thing I can tell you I do understand is "Trump is always in it just for the money!" It's only for the money. It will never be for anything else but the money. He has turned over control of governing America to a handful of Cabinet imbeciles who don't know the difference between a cow pie and a custard pie!

The Art of the Deal is everything. He sold enough voters a phony deal about letting the greatest businessman in America run our nation. The thing is, he may be the worst businessman in America! He has gone bankrupt six or seven times, he has cheated employees, bankers, contractor and God-only-knows-who-else out of millions over the years. Maybe  even billions.

I don't know a bitcoin from a two-bit cryptocoin, but I do know this guy is so crooked that when he dies they'll have to screw him into the ground with a corkscrew!

Isn't it supposed to be We the People?

"The execution of the laws is more important

than the making of them."

Thomas Jefferson

There is no doubt in anyone's mind that the current Trump Administration has plunged us into the depths of Hell as they attempt to rewrite their Rules of Law. Most treasonous is when they bend some of them and break and mutilate the rest. 

When we begin to accept the fact that Trump is never going to abide by our 1789 Rule of Law, we will then understand what this fight with Trump is all about. America's U.S. Constitution has been in effect for approximately 246 years and forms the basis of our rule of law.

Without our laws, the United States government is but a spindly bush, blowing whichever way the wind chooses to blow it. Then the Rule of Law is as worthless as the worthless authoritarian who assumes control of the country. 

The Rule of Law is vital for creating and maintaining our democracy, proving security, protecting human rights, and promoting economic development. Every one of us is bound by the same law and that law protects and holds accountable both the governed and governing.

Today, our president and his MAGA Cult are breaking our laws and are in the process of writing new ones at a rapid pace. 

We are throwing away 246 years of what has been the most perfect demcracy experiment ever conceived on this earth! Will we allow a man named Trump and his followers to throw it into a landfill. . . and declare a dictatorship? Through his bevy of questionable Executive Orders  that seem to repesent his "wish list" to Santa Claus, he is attempting to rewrite our Constitution every day. 

We're in a huge bog of quicksand, and I don't see a "Superman" even offering to help!

He called Democrats "scum" and Judges ""monsters" in his Memorial Day Speech

President Donald Trump railed against his predecessor Joe Biden, branded the Democrats "scum" and federal judges "monsters" in a Memorial Day message. 

In an all-capsTruthSocial (his personal message board) Memorial Day tirad, the president wished a "Happy Memorial Day to all" before his message went awry and devolved into an all-out attack against his political opponents.

He added, "Including the scum that spent the last four years trying to destroy our country through warped radical left minds, who allowed 21,000,000 people to illegally enter our country, many of them being criminals and the mentally insane, through an open border that only an imcompetent president would approve." Trump typed the message in all capital letters to display to us his hostility toward all people, places, and things that he violently dislikes!

The president's volatile anger is becoming more prounced. When compared to previous men who have occupied the office, he must be fully aware of how he must stack up. He must also be consumed by the mistakes he is making,

Is there anyone in his administration who can have an honest discussion with him? Is there no one who he will listen to? I'm sure every president had someone to help keep them locked on the "north star" of their course of action. Even a terrible president would need that.

Over the weekend, it was reported that Russia's leader, Putin, said he thinks that Trump is in the process of an "emotional overload."

Most Americans think Trump is in the process of a "full-blown meltdown," because no one believes he has any "emotions!" But, we also believe Putin knows him better than any of us!

It's a long drive home. . .

It's nearly midnight and we still have a long drive yet to go. There seems like nothing but  a lonely highway, a glimpse of faint yellow stripes on the roadway, and a bright, full moon just hanging there in the sky.

We've been through a lot in our lifetime, but the past few years have tested the grit and determination of our bodies and souls. Sure, we have all seen world wars, personal grief, global catastrophes, accidental death and injuries, family disputes, and marital breakups. And, on a lesser scale, we have had our share of political head-bangers, too.

But the collapsing of our nation's spirit and hope has never been tested like it is today. One man, a pied-piper  of gullible citizens, a mesmerizing figure of lies and conspiracy theories, gathered our weakened brothers and sisters and swallowed them up in a cult the likes of which has never been seen in our nation.

He has promised them a future that is a thousand times more dark than anything they could imagine on their own. They have been blinded by a string of lies that may have sealed their eyes  as well as their senses for an eternity.

The America most of us knew is slipping away. It is as dimly lit as the road up ahead. What has happened is beyond our understanding. This is a time when those we placed in roles of leadership are supposed to know what to do for us. Sadly, many of them have selfishly found riches on the other side.

It is still a long, dark and dangerous journey home. And it will take all of our trust in our democracy to get us home.

The Bimbo

 The Bimbo 

"Attractive but unintellgent or frivolous young woman. As of the early 21st century, the "stereotypical bimbo" appearance became akin to that of a physically attractive woman. It is commonly employed to characterize women who are blonde, have a curvaeous physiques, wear expensive makeup, and dress in revealing attire while being associated with "the dumb blonde" stereotype. Chosen by the boss because of her looks and not necessarily for her brain."

I was taught that the word "Bimbo" was not a nice word to use for a woman in a high-ranking job. It is demeaning and in poor taste. It cheapens her reputation and portrays her as a "woman of the street."

However, when she has a curvaeous physique, wears makeup that is obviously expensive, dresses in slightly revealing attire, and is obviously dumb as a fence post, she is, in fact, probably a "bimbo." 

If she mishandles a charge against one of the president's political opponents and the case is thrown out of court, she will not only be sexy, cute, and alluring, she will also be out of work!

News from Christy and the Gov

 In an effort to make it harder to vote in Montana

WE THINK THIS WILL MAKE 

FEWER  LIBERAL  VOTERS

To vote in Montana, you will need to present a valid form of identifications. Those acceptable forms of Photo Identification are:

Montana Driver's License

Montana State ID card

U.S. Passport

Military ID Card

Montana Concealed Carry Permit

School District Postsecondary Education Photo ID

If you do not have one of the photo IDs listed above, you can present two forms of identification, and one of those must include your photo. Acceptable documents for this purpose are:

Current utility bill

Bank statement

Paycheck

Government check

Notice of confirmation of voter registration

Other government document(lol)showing your name and address

New rules for voting in Montana come from the same helpful Montana Republicans who will bring us "how to out-bid the millionaires and billionaires who are lining up to purchase our Public Land "Auction" and the demise of Women's Rights in Montana. 

MONTANA GOP IS HELPFUL IN SO MANY WAYS!

(lol)

Ladies and Gentlemen, Lend me your ears

I know, I know. . . there's politics and then there's politics. But I think there's a time to get serious about a thing or two. Is this guy a certifiable nut case, or not? Inquiring Americans want to know!

In American politics, we know there are many cases where things are "covered over" for the good of their Party. We all know of a time when a political party fell afoul of out-and-out criminal corruption and they had to backtrack and do some serious cover-up maneuvers. 

Let's say the Republican Party got suckered into a pledge to back Trump and make some promises they now know they can't live with. Trump could threaten to tell the nation of the deal he made with them and that could spell the end to the Grand Old Party. In the big leagues, they make horrendous deals to gain the power they crave!

I, for one, can absolutely see that happening.

We all have to admit that there is something happening that just doesn't look, smell, or act like an average legitimate American administration. When was the last time you saw a president and his phony two-bit administration talk about how they are going to flip our nation into an authoritarian rule? When did you see them more attentive of our adversaries than our allies?

The reputation of our nation is in the dumpster. Our "leader" is dealing with our dreaded adversaries about things we know nothing about! Our allies are wondering what the hell is going on with the world's super-power! Our administration's Cabinet is filled with unqualified and quite possibly treasonous people! 

And our citizens are scared out of their every-loving minds to learn the truth!

At the very least -  we know this whole picture is

 cattywampus

Opinion by

John Watson

5amphilosopher

They'll choose the briny sea. . .

Mutiny On The USS MAGA

I don't particularly think much of predicting what may happen in the political world. There are too many unknowns that can pop up and bite you on your butt. Or, some politician may find an oligarchy who will put down enough cash to steal the election. 

However, I'm going to crawl out onto that proverbial weak tree limb and make a prediction that will curl your toe nails! 

I'm guessing that the end of the sea voyage is over for the MAGA scoundrels before the mid-term elections. That's it. It's Trump's worst nightmare. Those MAGA House and Senate Republicans who have been living in his hind pocket decided to peeked out one day and realized the gravy train ride was about over and the American voters were not at all happy about where MAGA was headed. 

A political party that was well on its way to building a nightmare version of a dictatorship is not a winning idea. And many of the MAGA folks could see it as a losing vote for them, too, and digging ditches, selling cars, or making cold calls on the phone every day was not very profitable for them, either.

While it may sound like on FOX "news" that a Trump idea just can't ever lose, I'm telling you it will be DOA before the mid-terms. An American dictatorship has as much chance of winning as Trump has a chance of getting a third term!

Oh, there will be a lot of bluster, begging and bullpuckey from Trumop, but the people, in the end, like their democracy too darn much. And the last time I looked at the polls, Trump is about as likeable as rattlesnakes at the family picnic.

Anybody want to bet against America's down-but-not-out democracy?

We're either loyal to Trump or we start packing

When America's authoritarian dictatorship decides they need to thin out the people who are working and speaking for America instead of the dictator, it's time to step back and take another look at what evil is bubbling underground. 

I didn't hear anyone say we sold off our democracy,  and constitution to this dictator named Trump. I'm also very sure we didn't give the inept and egotistical Atturney General  our rule of laws. either.

So, how can this all happen in a democracy?  How can we wake up some morning and find that Trump and his Cabinet's officials-of-the-junk-drawer have changed all the rules?  Listen to me, that is not a rehetorical question! I'm looking for a damn answer!

Are we still a democracy or not?  Do we still have a legislative branch in this fractured country that still remembers what they are suppsed to do? And do we have an honest-to-God president in the Oval Office or do we have a wheeling-and-dealing self-appointed business manager for America? I mean, who picked a guy who has gone bankrupt six or seven times and has a list of felony convictions as long as your arm?

I'm aware that an impeachment would be hard because of the treasonous MAGA/Republicans in congress who would never punish him for handing over our nation, but they could at least show us they care a little!

Good grief!  We all have a pretty good idea what it would be like to live under a dictator.  We're not there yet, but I'm shaking in my slippers at what he's done so far.

We've given up way too much, people! When is Enough Enough?

Hell is where you find it

 America's Rich Plays King Of The Hill''

While America's Oligarchs, Billionaires and Millionaires play atop the vestiges of what once was, they are on a constant look-out for more opportunities to fleece their countrymen. 

These money-grubbin' Republicans are terminally ill with a disease not yet named that eventually drives them crazy as a loon. They can be seen scampering over huge piles of the bones of their wretched and tormented departed brethern as they search for something of value that they may have overlooked. 

The richest of America are slowly finding little to glean from the citizenry who gave up the ghost and passed away. The nation's semi-rich has found little to mine from the secondary level of affluency and may actually need to make their daughters happy with only three dolls and a measley five or six pencils for their sons this Christmas. 

Things are collapsing in what once was the richest nation in the world. The mega-oligarchs are still around, but they are holding their bank books closer to their chests and buying fewer politicians these days. 

Even the "Deal Maker" has pulled in his horns and is tip-toeing more gingerly through the fields of what once was the masses of "easy pickin's."  The only thing that's holding the last vestiges of poverty together are the "federal hand-outs" and the "soup kitchens!"

If only the oligarchs, billionaires, and millionaires would have paid their fair share of taxes and learned to share! If only they were born with a modicum of empathy! 

If only they didn't spend all of that money on Republican politicians who frittered it away on a third summer home, yatchs, sixty-foot-long motor homes, and political bribes!

Oh, well, maybe another fad like MAGA will come along and help the well-heeled get another foot hold. . .  around our necks. 

Man's Inhumanity to Man

 This Is Trump's New America

Nothing should be more dispictable to an American citizen than watching a fellow human being of this planet undergo physical trama by another human being. 

This injustice, however, does not meet the level of concern for Donald Trump because he personally feels neither pain nor loss from his deplorable actions. 

Charlie Chaplin, former actor (1889-1977), tried to teach us all what empathy was. In his films, he often played The Little Tramp to instill empathy in us. I remember one film where he stood outside of a diner and watched a wealthy family sitting just inside near the window where The Little Tramp stood watching each of them take a mouthful of their food. He was, in his mind, savoring each bite of their food. But there was no empathy from the diners inside aimed his way. The people inside just could not muster enough concern to take him a bite, even though they knew he was starving.

Chaplin talked in public about "Man's Inhumanity to Man." That concern was what helped him developed the character "The little Tramp." It was the theatre audience's most popular movie character.

America has reached that level of "Man's Inhumanity to Man." Too many of us are too oblivious to the suffering of others. It does not pertain to our lives, and we have enough to handle for ourselves. 

And, the more affluent we are, the less empathy we possess.

How a citizen of this country can watch an official or maybe-  official "agent" of this country rip families apart and fly some of them to an unfamiliar land thousands of miles away and all without warning, is astounding!

It's done nearly every day, and it's done under Trump orders! 

And worst of all, we watch without fighting back.

Only 3 dolls for Susie, but $400 Million plane for Donnie

The Deal Maker 

Is On His Way To The Middle East 

President Trump is on board Air Force One and headed to Saudi Arabia first on a four-day trip to the Middle East. Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman vowed to invest $600 billion in the U.S. over the next four years and it would be prudent to pay him a visit. 

However, the president made a special point to say this trip is all about his favorite subject: Bu$$ine$$. That means it's "Let's Make A Deal" time! He slips into his costume (see the photo above) of "Art of the Deal" on Air Force One and is ready to "hit the ground running." This is where we all get to stare at our toes and get as embarrassed as all get-out! He is in high gear and is making the world laugh at our nation once again!

When he lands in the country of Qatar, he will act as giddy as a young girl with a new prom dress. Qatar is in West Asia. It occupies the Qatar Peninsula on the northeastern coast of the Arabian Peninsula in the Middle East. It shares its sole land border with Saudi Arabia to the south, with the rest of its territory urrounded by the Persian Gulf - soon to be known as the Trump Gulf.

It is of special importance to Trump because the Royal Family of Qatar has offered to give a $400 million plane to the United States. It could replace Air Force One! Trump wet his pants when he got the news. It is not, however, a popular idea among many government people. . . Democrats and Republicans alike. Everyone wants to know what Qatar gets out of the deal. Trump wants to know when he can go for a ride.  He announced today from the White House that anyone would be a dang fool to turn down the gift. Photos of the interior of the plane are exquisite! 

So, while he has outlined three countries he will be visiting on this trip, Qatar is the one that's "wetting his pants!"

And I'll tell you something else; I'm guessing the plane will go straight to the paint shop and Trump's name and new title will be in forty-foot tall letters! 

This is the beginning of a new dictator on the planet! oops!. . . that just made him wet his clown pants again.

Being Wrong is Alright

How He Gets The Best Deals For Himself

Let's talk about his rather infamous "Art of the Deal" How-To Book.If anyone has ever claimed they made a pile of money after reading the book, they are now either in a federal prison, a county jail cell, or their wife wrote something obscene on his tombstone. 

First, it isn't even clear how much - if any at all - he authored in the book. It has been said he had someone "ghost-write" the whole thing.  Whatever, the thoughts and phrases obviously came from his criminal mind. If you can find him lucid, he will tell you there is no "art of the deal" - other than the deal where he swindled hundred of thousands of suckers into buying the book!

The real "art of the deal" was getting him elected a second time to the Oval Office.  That ghastly move is still stupefying people!  It was a mortal sin when that happened, and whoever tossed the eye of newt and hiney of frog into the caldron will suffer mightly for that witchcraft maneuver!

While no one of any sales talent has ever read anything that is legal within the pages of that book, it did seem to give him a few lucrative years.  Of course, we're talking about a man and his flying monkeys who are always innocent until they're behind bars, screaming that the judge and all the jurists are (censored) liberals, and someone has called for the hangman and undertaker. Then, they might admit they just may have done something bad.

The "Art of the Deal" is history, just like what he will one day be. And there will be a "post script" at the base of his tomb stone information that will read: 

"So long, Suckers and Losers!"

That makes me a Winner. . .

Latest  poll shows 21% to 28% of a typical hour of television

IS COMMERCIALS! 

Have you noticed the endless time that is devoted to commercials in a typical one hour of television viewing? That means we are grossly interrupted 16.8 minutes during every 60-minutes of why we turned on the television and intended to watch in the first place.

I have also noticed that commercial time is slowly edging higher. The FCC (Federal Communications Commission) is an independent U.S. government agency that regulates communications in the United States. It oversees radio, television, wire, satellite, and cable companies, ensuring they adhere to regulations and promoting competitive and innovative markets. The FCC also works to protect consumers and enforce communications laws.

One of their regulations used to be watching how much time each hour of television could be alloted to commercials. I called them the other day and asked if they still did that.  They laughed and laughed and laughed. . . until they hung up the phone!

During my working life in the newspaper business, I remember those percentages being much lower. The television advertising industry has grabbed we viewers by the eye balls and slowly-but-surely has been stealing time from why we turned on the damn set in the first place!

I took this problem as a personal battle and decided to put a stop-watch on the scoundrels. I think they got wind of what I was up to and had me black-balled from every cable television supplier between here and New York. I now have to watch the three channel I can legally get on some source called "Todaloo." But, I have no satelite on the roof, no cables running down the side of my house, no cable box, no remote, and no recognizable television channels!

But, I also have no commercials. . . and that makes me a winner!

 

No Sense Worryin' 'Bout It. . .

 

I'm having one of those days like the famous radio personality, Paul Harvey, talked about. He started a club and invited listeners to join. He called the club "No sense worryin' about it 'cause nothin's gonna' turn out alright." 

 As we walk down the midway of our nation's political circus, that club of Harvey's sounds perfect because there is no reason in the world why anything should turn out alright there.

Maybe you have to be an old coot  like me to remember when the air was a little cleaner, the sky was a little blue, the birds seemed a little happier when they sang, and the people were a little friendlier. It just seemed like it was a better place to live!

Today, it seems we have all been bitten by some kind of bug that has turned everyone (except me, of course) into grumps, geezers, and grownup gremlins! We're not happy anymore and we want to make damn sure no one else is, either. We've all decided this is not a nice place to live and we're begining to look for something better. (Canada has always been a favorite with American folks.)

But, to put a finer point on my rant today, our politics can't be blamed for everything. It's a new kind of politics that has stirred us up so much. It's this "hate" that is the burr under everybody's saddle. When anyone heads to the grocery store, medicine shop, or a visit to see the mother-in-law across town, we toss on a burr before we throw on the saddle. It's what we do these days!

We now have a would-be-king who will make the air a little dirtier, the sky a littler browner, the birds a little less cheerful, and, if he should became King - it would make all of us want to show him what we think of him. If we wait just a few minutes, grandma is almost through working on a unique crochet item. Then we'll give it a good test!

She's Young, and She's Kinda' Dumb

Unsweet Karoline

Press Secretary

Karoline Leavitt began her duties as White House Press Secretary this year. She was the Republican candidate in the United States House of Representatives election for New Hampshire's first congressional dstrict in 2022. 

Karoline was born August 24, 1997 in New Hampshire. She received her education at Saint Anselm College. She is a member of the Republican Party.

Her political background is limited. She does, however, know how to stand her ground on political issues as she fields questions from the press room. Too often, though, her lack of political wisdom leads her into the tall weeds by a savy old news hound. Karoline's instinct to charge into the mouth of the lion will be her waterloo! Plus, she unleashed an abundance of lies yesterday during the press briefing. They will be her down-fall as the press gets less patient with her. 

If she can remain professional and factual in her press answers, she will be proven a good Press Secretary.

However, she has that bad habit - like most other Republicans - to lose her grip and shoot from the hip. If she doesn't know the facts, she'll make up some.

It's what Trump does, so why shouldn't she?  Well, is she working on being like him? It's a heck of a life goal, young lady!

Hot Air and a Lot of Gas

On May 6, 1937, at Lakehurst Naval Station in New Jersey, the Hindenburg airship, a passenger Zeppelin  was coming in for docking and it exploded in a firey destruction, causing 36 deaths.

The exact cause of the explosion remains a mystery that ended transatlantic commercial airship travel.

On May 6, 2025, exactly 88 years to the date, a man named Donald J. Trump was embroiled in a disaster of his own and he too was headed for an explosion. He had just recently surpassed  his first 100 days of his second term as President of the United States of America. It has been one critical mistake after another and it was building up to an explosion of immense proportions.

He was messing in the field of Tariffs on a global basis and he was in way over his head. He might as well have put on some physician's scrubs and began operating on Vice-President JD Vance's brain. It would have gone just as poorly.

The self-appointed world's greatest deal maker was swiming without a life vest and sharks were smelling blood in the water! Highly upset Democrats and Republicans alike, were losing confidence in him. He began inching backward while telling anyone who would listen that he has the plan that will make everything better. That was not one bit likely.

He understands the explosion is coming. His "hot air" balloon is about to burst. He has over-sold himself a little too much, this time, and he had purposefully put idiots in his Cabinet who know nothing about his problem or how to help him get out of it.

What will be the final "spark" that will blow everything to smithereens? How bad will it be?  What king of nation will we have after the blast? 

As his Trumpenberg floats toward the mooring tower, he thinks of how close he was to showing us he really was the master of the "art of the deal!" 

Only he wasn't. He wasn't even close.

And that hydrogen was mightier than his "hot air" -  and it was catastrophic! 

Democracy will serve us until the next fool tries their faulty hot air ballon to float their authoritarian ideas!

Republicans Who Helped Are Complicit

 IT  HASN'T  BEEN  A  PRESIDENCY

IT'S BEEN  A  CRIME  SCENE!

As of March 2024, Donald Trump has been personally charged wih 88 criminal offenses in four criminal cases. This total reflects charges related to Trump's attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 election, election interference in Georgia, falsifying business records after leaving the presidency. Donald Trump is the first former president in U.S. history to be criminally indicted.

A Manhattan grand jury approved a thirty-four count felony indictment against Trump for falsifying business records in the first degree in connection with his hush money payments to Stormy Daniels, made though Trump's attorney Michael Cohen and reported as legal expenses.

On June 9, 2023, Special Counsel Jack Smith charged Trump with thirty-seven felonies related to his handling and refusal to return hundreds of documents containing clasified information. On July 27, 2023, a grand jury issued an  indictment alleging additional charges against Trump.

On August 1, 2023, Smith charged Trump with four federal criminal counts after a grand jury investigation into Trump's attempt to overturn the 2020 election, culminating in the January in the January 6th insurrection. In October 2023, Trump claimed in the case that he had absolutely immunity from prosecution for actions he took as president but Judge Chutkan, the trial judge in the case, rejected Trump's claim of absolute immunity, finding that "neither the Constitution nor  American history supported the contention that a former president enjoyed the contention that a former president enjoyed total immunity from prosecution.

I confess, my list of Donald Trump's crimes most certainly is not complete. I could have easily missed a few. . .  and he still has a long way to go on his presidential term of office.

OPENING FAIRLY SOON!

The All-New and Improved

 TRUMP 

ALCATRAZ TOWER

President Trump announced this week that he has ordered the complete renovation of Alcatraz to a fully-operational federal prison. 

It will be spectacular! The first view a new convict will see upon stepping out of the ferry from San Francisco will be the sign over the main entrance in 40-foot high letters that read: "TRUMP ALCATRAZ TOWER. "In smaller, but easily read letters, it will read, "This site was developed and constructed by - and some cells are proudly reserved for - Donald J. Trump and Family"

It will be a proud moment when the Alcatraz Tower is finally open for convicts and visitors. You are cordially invited to stop by, mingle with the inmates, browse the gift shop and enjoy a delicious meal at the "Mobster's Lobster Dining Room!"

The Trump Family will stop in on special ocassions. Photos with any or all of the family members are $2,500. each.  And for an extra $125,000. you will receive a newly-minted gold-plated lapel pin of the image of Donald J. Trump, himself!

Ride over in the S.F. Ferry - Ride back to S.F. (if you're lucky.)