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Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is a Nazi. He is proud of his concentration camp built in the middle of the Florida Everglades. He gave it what he thought was a clever name, “Alligator Alcatraz.” This is what people who hate America are willing to do to innocent men, women, and children who are guilty of nothing more than seeking a better life, not unlike the early settlers who arrived from Western Europe in the 1500’s and 1600’s. [The 92-page report, “‘You Feel Like Your Life is Over’: Abusive Practices at Three Florida Immigration Detention Centers Since January 2025,” was released this week by Americans for Immigrant Justice, Human Rights Watch and Sanctuary of the South. It alleges widespread mistreatment of migrants detained at the Krome North Service Processing Center, Broward Transitional Center and the Federal Detention Center in Miami.] There is no denying the fact that Trump’s personal gestapo, hiding their faces behind masks and calling themselves “ICE,...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Thursday evening, Stephen Colbert announced that his show, “Late Night with Stephen Colbert,” has been cancelled. CBS management surrendered its First Amendment rights to Fuhrer Donald Trump. Another reason to boycott television news and most networks in general. For ten years Trump has pissed on, shit on, and flushed the Constitution down the toilet. Another thing I never thought would happen has happened. A broadcast network, with all the rights and guarantees of the First Amendment places its profits ahead of the future of our country, and the rights of the people to know the truth about corruption and crime in Washington. [CBS Television's management structure is a key part of Paramount Global, with George Cheeks serving as President and CEO of CBS, overseeing various divisions including CBS News and Stations, CBS Sports, CBS Studios, and CBS Media Ventures. Other key executives include Bryon Rubin (Chief Operating Officer and Chief Financial Officer, CB...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart 249 years ago today, July 4, 1776, our Founding Fathers declared their independence from the country of their birth, England. King George III considered this an act of civil disobedience. We all know what it really was, an act of courage, and a revolt against a powerful and ruthless despot. It required great courage to have faith that the people of the new nation wanted their freedom as much as they did. They rightfully believed that the majority of men and women now living in a new world, a new nation, wanted the same things, freedom from and of religion, freedom of thought, freedom of choice, complete equality, a government which works for people, regardless of race, ethnicity, religion, sex, sexual orientation, and protects and encourages open and honest dissent. The rest is literally history. A band of farmers, hunters, merchants, and tradesmen defeated the largest and greatest army in the world because freedom, and individual rights were worth dying for. Sa...

Op-ed by TheWiseOldFart Have you ever noticed that the growing number of acts involving Domestic Terrorism are primarily committed by right-wing extremists? If you look closely, you will realize that Trump and his fascist supporters in Washington and red states constantly encourage, anger, hatred, and violence against anyone who refuses to agree with their plans to destroy democracy in America. Just a couple of days ago, Florida’s fascist governor suggested motorists who encountered protestors had a right to run over them with their vehicles. Just a few years ago, Republican Representatives Marjorie Taylor Greene and Paul Gosar were seen attending a Neo-Nazi rally and praised Hitler and Putin. Take a look at who is in control of the future of 340 million people. Of course, it is Trump, the leader of the American Nazi Party, but he could not do it alone. America has 902 billionaires/oligarchs, a number which has grown since Trump’s second illegitimate election on November 5, 2024. Trump...