TheWiseOldFart

If you are an informed citizen, what I am about to tell you is not a surprise. However, if you are a member of the majority, you will surely be shocked. The Justice system of the United States of America is broken beyond repair. This is not “news” based on the fact that the current system became politicized during the Reagan administration. His support of the super-rich, and disdain for the working class created two entirely different systems in America. If you are poor, or struggle to survive in the low-income bracket of our nation, if you commit any crime, you will surely be punished to the fullest extent of the law. However, if you are rich and/or powerful, and especially if you are member of the federal government, you will receive a slap on your wrists or receive no punishment at all. Between 2017 and 2024 this situation became permanent and irreparable. Breaking his own rule, a rule which was in itself unconstitutional, Senate Majority Leader, Moscow Mitch McConnell ignored the r...

Denying facts is standard operating procedure for right wing politicians. But the truth is undeniable: Trump is undoubtedly the leader of America’s Neo-Nazi movement. Since 1981, politicians who sit on the right side of the aisle began a campaign to remove the darkest facts about our country’s darkest past. The most well-known issue has been slavery which began long before the Declaration of Independence in 1776. In 1619, the first slaves stepped onto the land of what would be a new nation. Although Abraham Lincoln signed the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863, and the Union declared victory in the Civil War in 1865, racism continues to be as great a problem today as it was 406 years ago. The illegitimate inauguration of Donald Trump on January 20, 2025, was a travesty for our entire nation. However, for minorities it was a confirmation that genocide is acceptable in America. Trump is the leader of America’s Neo-Nazi movement. He and his army of white supremacists attempted to overthrow...

During the 2024 campaign, billionaire/oligarch, Elon Musk donated at least 270 million dollars to Trump’s campaign. After Trump’s illegitimate inauguration on January 20, 2025, it was immediately clear that Musk was Trump’s co-president. An unauthorized agency was created for Musk called DOGE: the Department of Government Efficiency. In reality Musk and his children were nothing more than a “firing squad,” removing thousands of men and women who actually work in Washington from their positions in critical government agencies. As of yesterday, May 28, 2025, the bromance is over. The co-conspirators attempting to destroy our country are separating and the divorce will certainly be unpleasant for them, but cheap entertainment for the rest of us. Let me be perfectly clear about how much I am enjoying this break-up. I despise both of these old, white racists. They are unfit to hold any office in the government of the United States of America. They have no interest in improving the lives of ...

Every human being has at least one fear; a fear he or she cannot conquer. For nearly 79 years, Trump has fought his personal “windmills:’ the truth and scientific fact. His reaction to fear is revealed by his need to destroy anything considered “good,” or “worthy of praise.” His defunding of humanitarian programs resulted in anger from all men and women who believe in the principles, morals, and ideals of our nation which could have resulted in making America a “great country” for its first time in 249 years. Anyone with average IQ is aware that Trump never thought of a lie he didn’t love. If you pay attention to his speech, his attacks on others are actually admissions of guilt about his own destructive actions. In 2016, he repeated one attack dozens of times: “the election is rigged.” Evidence proved that it was indeed rigged, in his favor with the assistance of Vladimir Putin, the mainstream media, and James Comey. This is just one of many instances in which attacks on his detractor...

Want to read a fake headline? Here it is. “Republicans demand ‘crippling’ sanctions on Russia after brutal drone onslaught in Ukraine: ‘Take action.’” Please! It is no secret that every man and woman who calls themselves a “Republican” in 2025 is lying. They are loyal to Trump, and therefore loyal to Vladimir Putin. They may be able to con millions of uninformed Americans, but not this wise old fart. On Friday, Trump engaged in a phone conversation with his puppeteer for more than two hours. Now Trump is trying to tell the American people that they “disagreed” about how to end the invasion of Ukraine. Bullshit. Putin was obviously informing Trump about actions he could take to make it appear that Putin was capitulating to Trump’s demands. It’s called a “smokescreen.” Trump has been Putin’s most valued asset since 1987. If you doubt me, look it up. In 2018, congress voted to place sanctions against Russia and Vladimir Putin for interference in our 2016 election: Trump vetoed them. Recen...

Trump loves to pardon men and women who committed crimes against the people and the Constitution. Fascist dictators only support the worst of the worst, because they are the worst of the worst. Unfortunately, America’s judicial system is, (no other way to put it), fucked up. When Trump was allowed to pardon more than 1,500 traitors who violently attempted a coup, planned, organized, and executed by Fuhrer Donald John Trump, it was clear that America is a lawless nation. Judges, law enforcement, our elected officials, and virtually anyone with power over us are undeserving of our respect and trust. Trump is a Mafia Don. He is in complete control of today’s fake Republican Party. They are not allowed free thought, or dissent, and are required to mimic and praise their Fuhrer. If this appears familiar, learn a little history, most importantly Nazi Germany in the 1930’s. Hitler was not known as a “Don,” his title was “Fuhrer.” Unlike his predecessors, every man and woman Trump pardoned was...

Trump is a very bad man; an evil man who has proven time and time again that he cares about no one but himself. The number of times he made an ass of himself in 79 years is incomprehensible. However, over the last few days, Trump embarrassed our country to the extreme, while making a complete ass of himself. On Saturday he spoke West Point. He was addressing the graduating class of 2025. He failed to talk about the traditions of West Point, or what an honor it was for him to speak before the next group of our nation’s military leaders. Wearing his laughable red hat, which we all know really means, “make America white again,” he confirmed that he is a very old, senile man who is unfit for any political office. For just a few seconds, I thought he might remain focused on the purpose of his attending the graduation exercise. But he quickly became Trump: bragging about something he never accomplished, and making the event all about him. “In a few moments, you’ll become graduates of the mos...

In March of 2003, George W. Bush and his ignorant and over-reactive administration decided that instead of properly funding our nation’s existing Border Control, they would create a new agency, costing millions of dollars a year for political reasons. They named it “Immigration and Customs Enforcement.” However I.C.E. has become Trump’s personal gestapo, and its proper name is more apropos. It is another Republican failure I call it an “Incompetent Criminal Enterprise.” “We will only be deporting illegal immigrants focusing on criminals, drug dealers, and gang members.” Another lie and broken promise from Trump. Over the last four months, I.C.E. has been arresting and placing American citizens, men and women who have legal residence in America, and anyone who is not pure white in detention centers awaiting deportation to God knows where. The truth is, the right wing’s move towards extremism and finally fascism did not begin with Trump and his handler, Vladimir Putin. It began in 1981 i...

Trump, like all white supremacists/fascists, believes that pure whites are stronger and more resilient than all other races. Of course, he is ignoring the fact that Hitler’s fascist army was soundly defeated by allied forces composed of a racially diverse and ethnically mixed group of “inferior” fighters. Trump was trained by his father. The reason he was sent to a military boarding school at the age of 13 is unknown. What we do know is that Trump was removed from his mother during the most critical and formative years of a teenage boy’s life. When his “education” in the private sector ended in 1964, he joined his father’s real estate business. Although the details of his duties are not clear, it is acceptable to believe that during that time, he was involved in his father’s high rise apartment rentals. When a Black man or woman applied, a large red “C” was placed at the top of the rental application, literally preventing men and women of color from gaining residence in his buildings. ...

In 2024, Kamala Harris said: “Donald Trump would deliver tax cuts to his donors. I will deliver tax cuts to working people and the middle class.” Millions of Americans chose to believe another lie, and ignore Ms. Harris’ warning. Trump made another promise he failed to keep: “I will end inflation on day one.” He offered voters the same lie about Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Here’s what Trump’s “Big Beautiful Tax Plan” will do to America. While giving huge tax cuts to the people who need it least, 813 billionaires/oligarchs, it will add more than three-and-one-half TRILLION dollars to the national debt. To offset the nearly four trillion dollars allowing the super-rich to become even richer, nearly six million Americans will lose their healthcare immediately. Millions more will see a decrease in, or the end of Medicaid programs. And SNAP, the former food stamp program, will likely disappear entirely. This is Trump’s plan: give all of the money to his rich friends and fuck the American...

I’m not going to be nice, but I will tell you the truth. All Republicans are stupid and racist. They use terms such as “deep state,” refer to President Biden’s extremely successful economic policy as a “virus,” label all social programs ‘socialism,’ call progressives ‘elitists,’ and the most idiotic of all, use “woke” without understanding its meaning. They have no idea what they are saying, they simply mimic their Fuhrer’s illiterate speech. The most laughable is “woke.” The word’s origin comes from the Black community and its constant fight for justice and equality. [It has been traced all the way back to “Scottsboro Boys,” a protest song recorded by Lead Belly in the 1930s advising Black people to “stay woke” and be aware of racist policies in the deeply segregated South.] The right is aware that “woke” in the 21 st century simply refers to social injustice. If you are “woke,” you care about others as much as you care about yourself: you embrace feelings of compassion and understan...

A confirmed draft dodger: called the brave soldiers who lost their lives in WWI “suckers and losers:” and next month he will honor, or more realistically disgrace himself with something only fascist dictators demand, a military parade. If you were graduating from West Point, would you want this old, obese, convicted felon and America’s biggest traitor speaking at the most important day in your young life? When Trump became your illegitimate president for the first time in 2017, members of his staff criticized me and millions of others who refused to accept him as our president. They baselessly claimed that as the president, he deserved our “respect.” Let me explain something to these morons: respect and trust must be earned, never given freely. Trump is undeserving of both. It is a farce to offer Trump the title of “Commander-in-Chief.” In reality, Trump is our “Criminal-in Chief.” He continues to violate the Emoluments Clause in the Constitution every day he pretends to be your presid...

  The media once again refuses to tell the truth about one of the most evil and vile efforts to commit genocide in modern history. The terrorist group, Hamas, and those who harbor these evil and worthless scumbags¸ including some of the residents in Gaza, the government of Qatar, and others including the probabil ity of the Saudi Royal family, opportunistic members of our current, corrupt government, and Israeli Prime Minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, are participants in the unnecessary deaths of thousand of innocent men, women, and children. The story begins with an attack on innocent Israelis attending a concert. A cowardly group of hate-filled cowards and fake Muslims, armed with personal agendas opposed to the Religion of Islam, attacked innocent and unarmed young men and women from the nation of Israel. 1,196 innocents were killed and thousands injured, and the terrorist group responsible, Hamas, took approximately 251 hostages. No one can blame the Israeli people for taking ever...

Fifty percent. That’s the number Trump is planning for tariffs on products coming to America from the European Union. Have no illusions, Putin’s ambitions are Trump’s responsibility. During his service in the KGB, Putin was open about his intent to end the organization which has prevented a WWIII, NATO. Trump’s constant criticism of NATO , the reason world peace was ever a possibility has a darker intent. He is desperate to accomplish his puppeteer’s primary ambition. If you are honest, everything Trump does or says is moronic. I would love to see the mainstream media post a notice everyday why they are not reporting anything about the idiot who occasionally visits the White House: “Trump did a bunch of stupid stuff again today that you don’t want to know about.” If the truth is told 25-40 percent of Trump’s time in office is spent on a golf course, at Mar-a-Lago, or at some event where the purpose is selling his cheap bibles, watches, fake bitcoins, or something else which puts money ...

Somehow the current corrupt and biased Supreme Court almost did something right. Eight of the nine justices heard arguments concerning “ Oklahoma Statewide Charter School Board v. Drummond.” The issue was whether or not a school operated by the Catholic Church should be allowed to use public funds to operate a charter school available to all children, regardless of religious affiliation. The final decision was 4-4. Those involved in the Court’s proceedings believe that the only right-wing dissenter was Chief Justice John Roberts. When the vote of the Court is tied, the decision of a lower court is upheld. In this situation, the Catholic Church cannot operate a school funded by taxpayer dollars. Justice Amy Coney Barrett recused herself. Prior to her appointment in the Court, she taught at the Catholic school involved for 15 years, and is godmother to one of the director’s children. It would have been a certainty that if she was involved, this religious extremist would have voted agains...

In 2018, Trump should have been impeached for the first time. He was impeached in 2019 and again in 2021. The fact that he was not impeached during his first or second year in office proves that our government is totally corrupt, and that the United States is a nation without laws. Trump refused to divest himself from the Emoluments Clause, continuing his foreign business interests. At the end of his four-year term, Trump Corp made a profit of 1.7 billion dollars. [The Emoluments Clause, a crucial part of the U.S. Constitution, aims to prevent corruption and undue influence on government officials by prohibiting them from accepting gifts or benefits from foreign or domestic entities without congressional consent. While it doesn't explicitly outline specific punishments for violations, potential consequences include legal action, impeachment, and the loss of credibility.] Above all of his crimes, including violations of the Emoluments Clause, his most egregious and arrogant is accep...

My father, and four of my uncles on my mother’s side of the family, fought against Hitler’s fascist army in WWII. My mother was one of many women we affectionately labeled as “Rosie the Riveter” at Boeing’s Seattle plant during the war. I am an original baby boomer, born in 1946. I despise Trump for many legitimate reasons, but one of the most important is the fact that he calls the men and women who gave their lives to preserve freedom in WWI and WWII, “losers and suckers.” Today, this traitorous, illegitimate president is following the Republican’s fascist manifesto “Project 2025” exactly as he wrote it. When he was much younger, Trump read the speeches made by Adolf Hitler over and over again. In 2017 and again in 2025, Trump is using Hitler’s tactics to control his ill-informed “basement dwellers.” He learned that if you tell a lie often enough, the people will eventually accept it as fact. Most people will accept extreme belief in extreme forms of loyalty, falsely considering thei...

  It is an irrefutable fact: Donald John Trump is a traitor who also violated the Espionage Act. Because a corrupt and biased Supreme Court gave him total immunity and a path to a second illegitimate presidency, he is openly committing crimes against America every day in 2025. Our corrupt government allowed a convicted felon and the greatest criminal in American history to defile our White House for a second time and he’s far worse than the first. That was expected by anyone who loves this country. Donald Trump us not an American President because his loyalty is not to all of our nation’s people. Trump is the Don of the Washington Mafia. Not only is Trump following the right-wing’s fascist manifesto, Project 2025, this week he engaged in a two-hour phone call with his puppeteer, Vladimir Putin. Without a single live brain cell and suffering from malignant narcissism, Trump is nothing more than a tool for Putin and his 813 billionaires/oligarchs. Our government is allowing Don Trump...

  One look at Trump’s residence inside Trump Tower on 5 th avenue in New York City, and it is clear that the malignant narcissist has delusions of grandeur. Gold paint is everywhere on everything. It is gawdy and unlivable for any normal human being. The only differences in Trump 2.0 and his original illegitimate presidency in 2017 is that he is exacerbating his destruction of American values at a much faster pace, and is finding ways to spend more of your tax dollars, while reducing the amount of revenue necessary to slow or end the rising national debt. Between 2017 and 2021 Trump averaged more than six million dollars each month using taxpayer money for personal pleasure. He is on pace in 2025 to increase that unfathomable number to ten million each month. Once again, he is reducing taxes for the super-rich, using funding allotted for Medicaid and other necessary funds to justify his homage to those who don’t need it. He hasn’t talked about his most moronic idea, yet, his unnec...

Trump is investigating contributions made to Kamala Harris Campaign by major celebrities. Apparently, it is perfectly legal for Trump to receive donations from billionaires/oligarchs, including 270 million dollars from Musk. It is also acceptable for him to take a 400-million-dollar bribe from Qatar. The word, my friends, is HYPOCRISY. Trump is a moron, and he thinks you are even less intelligent. Is he right? His party and his Supreme Court are liars and opportunists. My new motto had become, “trust no one in a position of power.” The right-wing’s primary political tactic has moved from fear to “blame the other guy” for their failures, especially with our nation’s economics. Trump has been the worst, averaging more than six million dollars of wasted tax money to live the life of a legitimate billionaire. I reiterate what most people know: Trump will be remembered as the worst, illegitimate president in our nation’s history for eternity. Op-ed by James Turnage Please follow my blog and...

The illegal and immoral wars in Afghanistan and Iraq, waged by George W. Bush, forced many of our nation’s bravest and best young men and women to return to war zones a number of times. The human brain lacks the ability to survive this type of torture. Fact: Bush’s lies and incompetence, which placed our nation in two unwinnable and costly wars, are unforgivable sins for which he was never prosecuted or punished in any way. More than 4,500 American military lives were lost in Iraq. More than 2,400 were killed in Afghanistan. Add to this the thousands who suffered serious injuries and committed suicide, and the number rises to more than 12,000 injured or killed in wars we lost. However, one number no one has ever reported, another failure by the mainstream media, is the number of Americans who were seriously damaged by PTSD, Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. These mostly men and a considerable number of women lost their ability to live a normal life after returning from multiple deploymen...

When presidential historians and other politicos attempt to rate our nation’s 47 presidents, there are always a large number of opinions. As a writer who has been involved in American politics since 2012, I feel qualified to offer my opinion, based on years of reading historical fact and current articles from legitimate sources written by the world’s most respected journalists.   My assessment of our presidents is focused on the 13 men I have experienced in my nearly 79 years. I rate them by applying how well they served all of our nation’s people, their abilities to make decisions which positively affected all of our nation’s people, their loyalty to our country and their willingness to do the right thing every time, regardless of political consequences. Of the 13 men who affected me and those I love since 1956, I believe that only one could be considered great, five were good, and four were a disgrace to the principles and values of our founding fathers. The remaining three were ...

First, two facts which cannot be denied by any person with common sense who faces reality. All religions are cults, and all governments are bad: some worse than others. I have long made the claim that at least one half of all Americans are ignorant; not because they lack basic intelligence, but because they choose ignorance. It is too difficult for them to look at facts and make intelligent decisions based on the truth. This is why religions exist. Most people are sheep in need of a sheppard. The only time professional politicians pretend to listen to the voting public is during an election year. They will say and do anything to remain in office. Washington politicians live lives of power and privilege incomparable to any other profession in our country. Their aides do all the work. They are far too busy campaigning and begging for contributions for their next election to perform the jobs for which they were elected. When religious zealots and ambitious politicians unite, they intentio...