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  The junior senator from the confusing state of Iowa supports Trump’s destructive “big, beautiful bill,” which means she supports drastic cuts in Medicaid and Medicare. It also means that for Ernst, tax breaks for the super-rich are more important than the lives of the people of Iowa and the United States. In a county which overwhelmingly supported Trump in 2024, she was asked multiple questions about Trump’s “big, beautiful bill,” which is estimated to increase the national debt by 3.5 to 9 trillion dollars over the next 10 years. "When you're arguing about illegals that are receiving Medicaid benefits, 1.4 million (people) … they are not eligible so they will be coming off," Ernst said. Someone in the crowd shouted in response: "People are going to die." "Well, we all are going to die," Ernst responded. "For heaven's sakes, folks," she continued with a smile. I might add, “only the good die young,” and Ernst will surely live to be 100....

It was a sad day. After an effective Governor, Steve Sisolak, led my state of Nevada through Trump’s devastating pandemic, he was defeated by a Trump lackey, Joe Lombardo. Lombardo is now seen in ads for developers and as an advocate for private and charter schools Here’s why “The Truth Lives Here.” I moved to Northern Nevada in 1986 from North County San Diego. I plan to die here. I feel very fortunate to have lived in three extraordinary places. At the age of five my parents moved from Lewiston, Idaho, where I was born in 1946, to Los Angeles, California. We, my maternal grandparents, and one of my uncles caravaned to a city which promised good jobs. In 1977, just after the birth of my daughter, I moved my family to San Diego’s booming north county after accepting a job offer. After a divorce, and a new marriage, I left California for the Reno, Nevada, area in 1986. I worked in my profession as a hairstylist, but a year later entered into the gambling industry. I worked with men and ...

Think of America as an enormous boat. In the front are 813 oligarchs, and in the rear 340 million working men and women. In the middle are more than 20 million millionaires who want to be billionaires. The people would like to move forward, but they can’t. The problem appeared to be the enormous difference in the numbers. So many people in the back who wanted to move towards the front. However, after the super-rich brought their billions of dollars in gold onto the boat, the weight began to shift. As the riches grew, the bow began to slide deeper into the sea, and the stern began to rise. The working parts of the boat had been forgotten, and were no longer able to function as designed. The boat lost its ability to move forward. The balance of power had changed as its most necessary section rose above the sea. This is what is happening in America today and worse. The working class is moving backwards, while our country’s oligarchs are paying fewer and fewer taxes and moving their outrag...

A free press is protected by the First Amendment. Now that the mainstream media is controlled by some of America’s wealthiest men and women, there is no longer a ‘free press,’ formerly known as the ‘Fourth Estate.’ What your read or see on television is closely censored by the men and women who own our nation’s largest newspapers and broadcast television networks. Donald Trump uses the term ‘fake news’ incessantly. He is referring to the only national news services who were not afraid to ask the tough questions, questions Trump and his cronies refuse to answer. He was not including the original fake news, Fox News, or the newest right-wing propaganda machines including Newsmax, The Old-Time Gospel Hour , One America News Network, Real America's Voice, and others which seem to appear from nowhere every week. Our billionaires/oligarchs are busy spending their money on misinformation. I know what you are thinking: “if what I am saying is the truth, where can I find ‘real news,’ storie...

It’s hard for me to believe that any man or woman on earth is more despicable than Donald Trump. However, the maniacal and treasonous Representative from Georgia, Marjorie Taylor Greene, is very close. She is the ugliest woman on earth, both inside and out. Greene is the poster child of why our government is the most corrupt and incompetent in the world. Every man and woman in Georgia who gave Greene their vote is a perfect example of why not everyone should have the right to vote, and why not everyone should be allowed to run for office. It now appears that she is dumber than she looks. It is becoming more evident that Trump was playing a game with his outlandish and foolish tariffs. He drove the stock market down to levels not experienced since 2020, but he had a purpose. He and his oligarchs bought low so they could sell high after the orange buffoon declared a 90-day moratorium. They made billions. It appears that Greene was included in his crime of insider trading, and was too dum...

      I have been writing articles about American politics since 2012. I know that what I learned altered the way I once thought about my country, our people, and the men and women who spend their days in Washington. The details are contained within the thousands of articles posted in newspapers and blogs. Today, April 11, 2025, I can tell you one fact I have come to accept; one fact which truly disappoints me. The men and women who control our major corporations, the men and women we elect and are chosen to serve on the Supreme Court, the men and women who lead our military, the men and women who provide healthcare, and the majority, the average American citizen are collectively the stupidest people on God’s green earth. The nation created by our Founding Fathers was far from perfect; they made many mistakes when they signed the Constitution in 1789. However, letters written by Jefferson, Madison, Adams, Washington ...

If you saw a recording of Trump’s explanation for placing a 90 day pause on his moronic tariffs, I hope you had as great a laugh as I did. First, he was definitely lying. However, his explanation, although it was a lie, was so convoluted and moronic, I was forced to reevaluate my opinion about his intellect. It is clear that your illegitimate president, Dumbass Trump, is dumber than a bag of rocks. Or maybe not. The stock market crash was followed by a record surge when on Wednesday Trump announced a 90-day delay in the implementation of his tariffs, with the exception of China. Anyone who purchased stocks at their lowest point made billions when Trump placed a moratorium on his tariffs. Is this fraud? Is this stock price manipulation. Trump and his oligarchs must be fully investigated, but will it happen? America has become a nation without laws for the rich and powerful. Was the tariff situation a ‘smokescreen,’ and if so, will an obvious act of insider trading be ignored by the most...

Bessent is not quite a billionaire, yet, but he is a perfect example of how ignorant Trump’s administration is. Scott Bessent is Trump’s unqualified Treasury Secretary. He is not one of the billionaires on Trump’s cabinet, but he is worth 521 million dollars. This one fact prevents the old, white man from understanding what it is to be a real American in the 21 st century. What they're saying: "There is a little uncertainty, but in general, the companies I've spoken to, CEOs, who have come into Treasury tell me that the economy is very solid," Bessent said at a conference hosted by the American Bankers Association. Really? Nobody asked me. I can offer you one fact, one example of how ignorant this Trump stooge actually is. My wife and I worked for about 40 years each. We chose our professions badly. The only retirement income we have is what we paid for: our Social Security. In January we received a 2.5 percent increase in our monthly checks. However, the cost of nec...

Trump and his first administration were incompetent, ignorant, unqualified, arrogant, losers, and nothing more than pretenders. If you remember how horrific they were and how badly they failed their responsibilities, you are beginning to experience “Trump 2.0.” First, a personal comment. In my 78 years I have learned that great wealth and intelligence are not synonyms. Most of our nation’s 813 billionaires are men and women who had one talent, but fail to have a general knowledge about anything else, and have absolutely no common sense. That said, the orange buffoon’s second administration is filled with billionaires and wannabes. Politicians like Marco Rubio, Kristi Noem, and Tulsi Gabbard failed to perform in their first jobs, and are now taking their incompetence to the executive branch. It is laughable that a complete airhead like Gabbard is now your Director of National Intelligence. I doubt she is able to spell ‘intelligence.’ Noem is the Secretary of Homeland Security. This is a...

If you are a low-income or poor America who will soon appear in a court of law, you will find justice is swift and brutal. However, if you are rich, and/or powerful and face similar charges, your case may not come to trial for years, and the outcome is likely predestined. The Sixth Amendment in the United States Constitution guarantees the right to a speedy trial in all criminal prosecutions. This sounds good, but the truth is this amendment offers the rich and powerful more ways to escape a fair trial and to never be punished for their crimes. The best lawyers in America are also the most expensive. Our nation’s justice system is similar to the Income Tax Code. The Tax Code is composed of 6,871 pages. With the exception of about 200 pages the remainder offers ways for the wealthy to avoid paying their fair share of taxes. Our justice system allows the rich and powerful to manipulate the law. Not a single one of these privileged Americans has ever been fairly punished for his or her cr...

Hey dumbasses: Social Security is not an entitlement: it is our money. I hope every right-wing politician reads this. Someone needs to inform these morons of the facts. In August of 1935, the greatest president in history signed a bill making Social Security a reality. Every American worker, and their employers would contribute to a retirement fund. It was perfect. Social Security would not receive funding from the general fund. It would be fully funded by individuals, and the amount of money received at retirement age would be based on the amount of money contributed by each individual worker and his or her employer. If Social Security is under-funded today, the fault clearly lies with our incompetent and corrupt government. In 2017 Trump chose billionaire Wilbur Ross to be his Secretary of Commerce. His only qualification involved Trump’s puppeteer, Vladimir Putin. Ross had been the President of the Bank of Cyprus. The bank was owned by Putin. This year Trump chose billionaire Howard...

The Democratic Party is filled with cowards. However, 10 Democratic Senators displayed a distinctively higher level of cowardice last week when they voted for Republican’s terrible and destructive budget. Their act of waving a white flag prevented a government shutdown. Democrats are now calling for a vote to remove Chuck Schumer from his leadership role, and I agree. Schumer and Pelosi surrendered their power to fake Republicans and Trump over and over again. Real Americans need a determined, and strong leader who will do the right thing and say “fuck you” to Trump and his Nazi followers. Democrats reached their lowest level in October of 2016 after a meeting in the Oval Office with President Obama, Vice-President Biden, and the leaders of both parties, Schumer, Pelosi, Moscow Mitch McConnell, and Paul Ryan. The meeting was held at the request of all 18 national security agencies. It was confirmed that Vladimir Putin was interfering in our upcoming election in support of his puppet, D...

  Trump will no longer be forced to accommodate  his most avid supporters, who in private he refers to as “basement dwellers.” He will now be surrounded by his 756 billionaire supporters, who are more accurately known as oligarchs. Trump has never been a legitimate billionaire. Like the rest of his life, his wealth was an illusion. He “cooked the books” in his favor throughout his failed efforts to become a legitimate businessman. When taxes were due, he deflated the value of his real estate holdings, each of which was deep in debt. When he needed a loan from Deutche Bank, or other large lending institutions, he inflated the value of his holdings. His controversial victory on November 5, 2024 offered him another opportunity to play the role of a billionaire. Trump said many times that “he loves using other people’s money.” During his first illegitimate presidency, he wasted more than six million taxpayer dollars every month. That’s more than one-quarter of a billion dollars ov...

It’s pitiful, but undeniably true. If this was an accurate description of my life, I would have committed suicide long ago. After researching Donald Trump for the last ten years, I know that your illegitimate president’s entire life’s story is built on lies. To this day, if his lips are moving, he’s lying. It was easy to learn that Trump’s educational history is manufactured, not earned. If this is untrue, why in 2017 did the old, obese, white man have all records related to his education sealed? I know from reading and watching the lowlights of his rallies that he never earned his diploma from Wharton and the same is undoubtedly true about his graduation from military boarding school. As he did to obtain deferments from serving in the Vietnam War, father Fred most certainly paid for his diplomas. Trump is virtually illiterate, refusing to or incapable of reading. His attention span is less than five minutes. Do you remember when he was in the Oval Office, on a rare occasion, engaged i...

Trump’s first action, after lying to God and the American people without his hand on the bible, was to take a huge dump on the Constitution and the graves of every soldier who fought bravely in WWII to save the world from fascism. Trump pardoned the leader of the Proud Boys and commuted the sentence of the leader of the Oath Keepers, the two leaders of Neo-Nazi groups who helped him plan and execute the attempted coup on January 6. This proves once and for all that Trump is the official leader of the Neo-Nazi movement in America, men and women whose ultimate goal is to overturn the government of the United States of America, and hand the reigns over to Vladimir Putin. Not a single Trump supporter can continue their denial that Trump is a Russian agent. By association and their brazen support for Trump, we can now confirm that all 756 billionaires in our nation are Nazi sympathizers, including Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, and Mark Zuckerberg. We can also justify our suspicions that all leader...

        In the second paragraph of the Declaration of Independence, our Founding Fathers laid the groundwork for what would be the Constitution of the United States of America. “We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.-“ The men who created the United States of America were in denial, ignoring their own failures to “put their money where their mouths were.” Most of them owned slaves, and obviously did not consider them equal to white men and women. When framing the Constitution between 1787 and 1789 during the Constitutional Convention, an agreement was made to protect the practice of owning slaves, primarily in the southern states. The Second Amendment was written for two reasons. First, to guarantee the availability of organizing an a...