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Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If you thought our government was in chaos, this is just the beginning. Not a single member of the Trump administration has any idea what they are doing. When their leader is an old, obese, vengeful, mentally challenged, and ignorant loser, what would you expect? Trump is a dictator, but he’s failing at this effort as he has everything else in his life. He and his Nazi Party can say anything they wish about the historic protests on October 18, but the truth lis clear. Real Americans, real patriots, will never live under fascist rule. By the time Hitler invaded Poland in 1939, he had the support of more than 95 percent of the German people. Trump’s supporters are decreasing in number. His support, at the highest estimate, is about 30 percent and in decline. these masked villains are not fully vetted, and many cannot pass drug testing or the physical requirements. The truth is clear: the federal government of the United States has a single purpose today: serve Fuh...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Hitler was without a doubt a madman. He was obsessed with power and control over the future. Today, he would be defined by psychiatrists as both a paranoid schizophrenic, and a malignant narcissist. You might remember a letter signed by 25 of our nation’s most respected mental health authorities, offering their beliefs that Trump is afflicted with malignant narcissism. However, Adolf Hitler was an accomplished artist and a brilliant man who chose tyranny over accomplishments which would benefit all mankind. His fascist playbook, Mein Kampf, details techniques designed to control the masses. It begins with extreme nationalism, and continues with many tactics guaranteed to eventually convince the weak-minded that everything he said was an irrefutable fact. First and foremost, a lie told often enough will eventually be accepted as the truth. We witnessed the use of this method after the 2020 election. Although Trump’s own “Election Czar” told the press that “the 20...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart I was watching something on television, and the picture moved to what appeared to be one of Trump’s ‘ego-soothing’ cabinet meetings. They have no other purpose because none of them have any idea about what they are doing. I was suddenly reminded of a scene in multiple movies and on the television series, “Succession.” In these films, an elderly billionaire was in poor health, and frequently losing his mental acuity. Family members and close friends were vying for his or her attention while offering unnecessary effusive praise and devotion. Of course, their intent was to receive a large inheritance. Trump’s cronies, acting in the same, exact manner, offered undeserved praise and, without an iota of shame, were vying for his attention. Their goals were to avoid his legendary temper, and obtain a larger share of power resulting in even greater wealth. These men and women are the leaders of your “Republican Party.” Millions of men and women stood up for the future o...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Saturday’s “No Kings” march was glorious and offered hope to all real Americans. The only problems in any city or state during the protest march, came from Trump’s “MAGA” cult. Trump and his ignorant supporters share one belief: if Trump says anything, he is right and everyone else is wrong. If anyone disagrees, they automatically receive anger and hatred. No one dares doubt the alternative facts offered by their Fuhrer. Desperate to protect their master, Republican politicians called this action by millions of real Americans, exercising their First Amendment rights, “a rally by those who hate America.” Stop laughing: it’s not funny. I know Trump and his Nazi Party are not Americans, but they don’t. They live in a world of fantasy and envy. Over the last eight-plus months, Trump has spent most of his time attempting to punish anyone who does not support his fascist plans for our country. This is childish, and reveals an insecure old man who is mentally incapable...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Later today, October 18, 2025, millions of true Americans will be performing the most patriotic act possible in a free country. They will be marching in the streets across America, peacefully protesting against the worst, illegitimate president in history and his many violations of the Constitution of the United States of America. If I were not physically disabled, I would be proud to join them here in Reno. Countries are people, and leaders of all countries have a single purpose: to protect and serve those people. In this country, when they fail to perform the jobs for which they were elected, it is the duty of every American citizen to exercise their First Amendment right and demand change by removing a tyrant from his or her position of power. Trump has proven beyond any doubt that his plan, Project 2025, is to end democracy in our nation and establish a permanent plutocracy/oligarchy in its place, supported by a fascist regime with himself as its Fuhrer. But...

  Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart It is abundantly clear that Trump is waging a war on the majority of Americans, known as the ‘working class.’ It is no secret that his loyalty is to his oligarchs; 902 billionaires. No indivdual who makes less than $100,000 per year can trust Trump or his party. There is one irrefuttable truth: if you vote for a Republican, you are voting for the continuation of our current plutocracy, and a plutocracy cannot exist in a democratic society. I am proud to have been an Independent voter from the beginning. Eligible in 1967, my first opportunity to cast my ballot was in 1968. The tragic event on June 6, 1968 when Robert F. Kennedy was murdered, forced me to look closely at every candidate, Democratic and Republican. Prior to that dark day, my choice had been clear. I won’t reveal which candidate received my vote, but I will tell you that I questioned why anyone would vote for a party, and not the best candidate. It makes no sense to surrender your precious vot...

OP-ed by TheWiseOldFart You hear it constantly: “the Conservative Agenda.” However, the definition of “Conservative 40 years ago was very different than it is today. Conservative: “(in a political context) favoring free enterprise, private ownership, and socially traditional ideas.” This was a simple and accurate description of those who sat on the right side of the aisle in the Capitol Building before Ronald Reagan. However, today’s “Conservative Extremists” are in reality fascists. They no longer believe in free enterprise, or “traditional social values.” There are fewer than a handful of true conservatives in Washington today, and they are members of the Democratic Party. Those who sit on the right side of the aisle can call themselves anything: Republicans, the GOP, Conservatives, or anything else. We know the truth. By their leader’s own words and actions, they are members of the American Nazi Party, and their polices are a combination of Mein Kampf and Project 2025. The former ‘G...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart First, a little advice: don’t get old. I begin with personal observations. On my next birthday, if I get there, I will become an octogenarian. I’m lucky that my brain works as well now as it did decades ago. However, I never thought I’d see the day when I became incapable of simple things like walking out to get the mail, taking out the receptacles on trash day, mowing the lawn, being able to drive a car, washing my sheets and remaking my own bed, and cleaning my shower, among many other normal duties. I’m not good having to rely on my bride to care for me. She has asthma and during Covid-19, I did all the shopping. Today, the best I can do is tag along with her. She does everything for me and never complains. However, this article is not about me, it’s about my country and whether or not it will survive the existence of a fascist who is defiling our White House for a second time. I remember 13 presidents. There were 14 inaugurations but Trump should not be coun...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart For more than 10 years I have written thousands of articles for newspapers, blogs, and my own effort, my blog, “TheWiseOldFart,”  to inform the American people of the truth. I feel a great sadness that most of what I offer my readers is about the men who intentionally changed the direction, the future, of a nation called the United States of America, not for good, but for the worse. I learned what patriotism meant when I began attending elementary school in 1952. I was one of the nerds who loved school. Every day at St. Mark’s Elementary School began with me and my fellow students standing, facing the American flag in the corner of the room, and reciting the Pledge of Allegiance. My younger brother and I were raised by a single mother. We were poor, but we didn’t know it because we were happy. Television was in its infancy and was our primary source of entertainment when we were inside our one-bedroom apartment. The screen was only nine inches wide and nine ...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart All “Republican” politicians are part of what makes America a far worse country than any other in the world. I have a long list of names which prove my allegation, but let me offer a few of the most obvious: Moscow Mitch McConnell, Ted Cruz, Lindsey Graham, Marjorie Taylor Greene, and Mike Johnson. None of these individuals care about you or me. Since 2017 they offered their loyalty to Trump and Vladimir Putin, ignoring the responsibilities they owe to the voters who made huge mistakes by surrendering to them their valuable votes: the only power average citizens possess. Yesterday a situation arose within the once Grand Old Party which proves that not a single man or woman on the right side of the aisle is worthy of occupying a seat in our federal government. Lindsey Graham has held a seat in the Senate since 2002. Normally, I would say that he “represented the people of South Carolina for the last 23 years.” However, in 2017, Graham abandoned his morals, integr...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart If you refuse to see the truth about the worst man in the world, from his own words and actions you know certain things about Donald Trump are very real and undeniable. First and foremost, Trump is the confirmed leader of the Neo-Nazi movement in America. Trump planned the January 6 insurrection with leaders of several Nazi groups in America. Project 2025 is a 922-page fascist manifesto composed directly from Trump’s long and self-serving rants during his many hate rallies. Secondly, Trump has zero respect for all women. Three wives have similar stories. During each marriage he had numerous affairs and an even larger number of sexual assaults. It is impossible not to believe Trump and his closest friend, Jeffrey Epstein, participated in parties where underage women were available for their pleasure. Trump is one of many old, white men who believe all women have a single purpose: to serve the needs of men. If you ever have an opportunity to visit Muir Woods in No...

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...

The annual right-wing extremist bitch fest is happening this weekend. It is officially called the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC. But those words have little meaning in 2025. If you are honest about who is in control of our country today, the list fails to include a single loyal American. Trump and his political party are not composed of a single American patriot. They are Nazi loyalists and accept Trump as their Fuhrer. These traitors to our nation take their orders from Trump, Musk, and their oligarchs, better known as our country’s 756 billionaires. Conservatives does not exist. America is a plutocracy and money is the only value of concern for anyone claiming to be a “Republican” today. President Musk has been firing necessary federal government employees as quickly as possible. He claims that it is an effort to cut the cost of our government. In reality, this is all about finding funds to give additional tax cuts to the super-rich. A large number of IRS agents have...