"All that we see or seem is but a dream within a dream."
~Edgar Allen Poe
Because of Donald Trump, we are no longer part of the free world. His treatment of the President of Ukraine, Volodymyr Zelensky, at the White House today, Trump proved, yet again, he has no intention of saying out loud that Putin is a dictator. Not just that, but Trump and Vance ambushed Zelensky in true bullying fashion. See the video below. The world, western Europe in particular, offered their unwavering support for Ukraine, as they should, while Donald Trump basked in the glory of the reality show drama, which he does so well, and serves up to his MAGA base. Red meat. Juicy lies. Delicious backstabbing of your friends. The reality show they all crave. Life is about to get real, but reality has become subjective, so will it even matter as the missiles fly? As for myself, I am taking it for granted I don't have long to live free. After that, only God knows. Is it, Punch A Nazi Day, yet?
His promises are as worthless as a degree from Trump University."
~Mitt Romney
I swear to god that I have tried to tune out all the noise, including Donald Trump, who is mostly wind, but today he hit a new low in politicizing the plane crash that occurred in Washington D.C. and I just can't sit quiet! He's such a jackass. He took the oath of office a little over 10 days ago, and in the time he has done a lot of damage across government, but to imply that the crash happened because of DEI and democrats, with NO PROOF, is not just stupid, it is beyond cruel to the victims, families of the victims, and their friends. It sometimes take years to fully investigate the cause of the crash. YEARS! So truly, save me your conspiracy theories! I am trying so hard to not sit here with deep anger, and deep sadness, but I find myself failing magnificently. I should be posting a photo of a glorious bird, but instead Ellipsis is filing another example of yet another deep low Donald Trump has reached and how it affects a little fish like me. I am already tired.
I know I probably only have a few of you out there still reading this blog, but even it I am only reaching one of you, please know I appreciate you for still visiting me. I want the best for you, and all of us, so please VOTE on Tuesday. If you haven't already done so, please really consider the character of the candidates. Consider whether they will have a higher agenda that serves the general population or whether their agenda serves only themselves. And most importantly, write down what is important to you, what will affect you in the future, so think beyond the here and now.
Trump's campaign is trying to throw this "comedian" under the bus, by saying his "humor" does not align with their values, but they vetted him, and they loaded his jokes into the teleprompter, so once again, as far as Trump's little MAGAt posse goes, Trump gets a pass. He had nothing to do with the grotesque jokes made by the comic, and we should all just ignore the fact that each of his surrogates said pretty much everything Trump said was in the same vein as the vileness this guy spewed. It was one racist, misogynistic, lie after another. So make NO MISTAKE, that rally Trump held at Madison Square Garden was a political NAZI rally, not an American political campaign event. They are now saying the quiet part out loud. Nazism is running for president, and it's hidden in a cult of personality. So how do I get in touch with the autumn inside me, when this might be the last free election we spend as Americans.
One week from today will decide our future. Our fate.
This final paragraph of Judge Sotomayor's decision, pretty much seals it. On this day, July 1st, 2024, we have, in affect, a King, not a President. Today, we lost America. I will never forgive the justices who allowed Trump to ruin us. He couldn't have done it without them! Today Jack Smith has not only been knee capped, his legs are broken and his gut punched.
In The Words Of Justice Sotomayor...
"The majority’s single-minded fixation on the President’s
need for boldness and dispatch ignores the countervailing
need for accountability and restraint. The Framers were
not so single-minded. In the Federalist Papers, after “endeavor[ing] to show” that the Executive designed by the
Constitution “combines . . . all the requisites to energy,” Alexander Hamilton asked a separate, equally important
question: “Does it also combine the requisites to safety, in a
republican sense, a due dependence on the people, a due responsibility?” The Federalist No. 77, p. 507 (J. Harvard Library ed. 2009). The answer then was yes, based in part
upon the President’s vulnerability to “prosecution in the
common course of law.” Ibid. The answer after today is no.
Never in the history of our Republic has a President had
reason to believe that he would be immune from criminal
prosecution if he used the trappings of his office to violate
the criminal law. Moving forward, however, all former
Presidents will be cloaked in such immunity. If the occupant of that office misuses official power for personal gain,
the criminal law that the rest of us must abide will not provide a backstop.
With fear for our democracy, I dissent."
Gross, but still a necessary part of the story. I am relieved her testimony is over, and I am sure she is too! The media's talking heads seemed to think she did much better today, then she did a couple days ago. It was obvious that he was nervous to be in the same room with the man, for the first time since the news of their sexual encounter broke, and under these circumstances to add to the fun. She was treated badly by the defense attorneys. There was a strong implication that Stormy brought everything on herself. That because she was a porn actress, she should have known Trump would try to make a move.It was sick. I think she did her best on both days. She showed up. She told the truth under oath, and she made a clear point when she told one of Trump's lawyers, basically, if I were lying, I would have told a better story. That was paraphrased by me, of course.
Anyway, I don't consider Stormy a hero, nor a villain. I think she is a lady who got caught up in Trump's notoriously icky behavior. Trump cheated on his first two wives, so it's not a stretch to believe he would cheat on Melania as well. And if he cheated, and didn't want it to come out before the 2016 election, well, again it's not a stretch to believe he paid her, and Karen McDougal off! He has led a life of, throw money at it, and move on. The NDA has been his friend. So, now that the her testimony is over, it's time to move onto other witnesses, big and small. Soon Michael Cohen will be on the stand, and that might just be a bigger storm that Stormy Daniels was.
"I won't give up because I am telling the truth
And I kind of don't even know if it matters anymore."
~Stormy Daniels
When asked if she had a message for Donald Trump.
The United States Of America Owes Hillary Clinton An Election!
"Fourteenth Amendment Equal Protection and Other Rights
Section 3 Disqualification from Holding Office
No
person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of
President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military,
under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously
taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United
States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or
judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United
States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the
same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may
by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."
It's not unexpected that the Supreme Court ruled the way they did, but it seems that they handed him another win. You can read and download a PDF of the judgement here. Also be sure to see Judge Luttig's opinion of today's decision on Youtube (CNN)
“The measure of a man is what he does with power.”
~Plato
I am expecting the Supreme Court to rule that Donald Trump is allowed to be on the ballot. You know how I feel about things, but here is a link to the 14th Amendment of the Constitution Section 3. It's not a long read, it's one small paragraph, and that is kinda the joke, isn't it?
One small paragraph is standing between us, and the fall of democracy. The court issued a trigger warning for tomorrow, a rarity on a weekend, so I assume they want both sides to brace for impact. Well, I am doing just that.
I can't stop thinking about this clip of Trump saying something to Justice Kennedy, the night of his retirement announcement. Justice Kennedy seems genuinely taken aback about something. Who knows? Trump is such a goon it could have been anything I suppose, but it also could have been Trump bragging about his political power to do evil, and how the Supreme Court will now be young enough now to continue his agenda for years to come. He made them his bitch.
Trump has been convicted, for a second time, for defaming E. Jean Carroll. He is currently going for a third time! He cannot keep his mouth shut. I hope she sees the money, but I am doubtful she will ever see a dime, because he is a fucking slime ball deadbeat. But at least he was found guilty and that provides all of us, including justice, a brighter day. I will keep a good thought for her!
“Be skeptical, ask questions, demand proof. Demand evidence. Don't take
anything for granted. But here's the thing: When you get proof, you need
to accept the proof. And we're not that good at doing that.”
~Michael Specter
17, 990 people died because of Donald Trump. THIS DRUG DID NOT AND WOULD NOT WORK! I knew it then, and I know it now, and so does everyone else, well, not the dead obviously. Donald John Trump is a fucking, opportunistic MONSTER, and I just know if he is reelected he will cause even more folks to lose their lives. I pray that those going to the polls next November will remember not just him telling a frightened America to drink bleach, but that he encouraged American's to take Hydroxychloroquine when he knew there was NO PROOF it would be effective against Covid-19.
Here is the current trends from the CDC data tracker. Please check it out. Please Mask up. Please seriously consider getting you vaccinations caught up.
Here is a map of states with the highest Covid rates.
Please take care of yourselves. We all have the information at this point, don't get complacent. Don't think for a moment this thing is gone. It's not. It continues to mutate, and it will do so for years. I am fairly sure I only have about 15 visitors, give or take, but I care about all of you. I don't need a big audience. I am just grateful for all who visit my posts.
OMG, can you imagine if Donald Trump had done an episode of The Love Boat? I found myself pondering that for about 30 minutes the other day, after I spotted that meme of Trump's mug shot. His dumb puss is now on t-shirts, hats, posters and, as you might imagine, mugs. He had made the t-shirts available for order before he even got back on his plane to return to New Jersey, after his booking! He has no dignity. He will continue making money off his own mug shot, demonstrating what truly matters to him, the almighty dollar. Although I suppose if ever there was a time to cash in on his image, now is it!
But the cheesy slogan, "Never surrender" is nothing short of a bad joke, because he literally had just surrendered! And to add an additional bit of snicker to the whole situation, Chris LaCivita, whose one of Trump's top advisers, threatened to "go after" anyone who markets Trump's mugshot image in anyway. That silly man thinks he owns his own mugshot image? And he was president? And his "top advisor" didn't know any better either? So all things considered, I think the title of The Love Boat episode would be, Never Surrender. Which let's face it, sounds a lot like the title of a drugstore romance novel, and Trumps co-stars would be 282 Electoral Collage votes he managed to receive in the 2020 election.
Does all this finally answer the question of how we got here?
Love boat
By Jack Jones
Love, exciting and new Come aboard. we're expecting you. Love, life's sweetest reward. Let it flow, it floats back to you. The love boat soon will be making another run The love boat promises something for everyone Set a course for adventure, Your mind on a new romance. Love won't hurt anymore It's an open smile on a friendly shore.
The love boat soon will be making another run The love boat promises something for everyone Set a course for adventure, Your mind on a new romance. (1st time end) Love won't hurt anymore It's an open smile on a friendly shore. It's love! it's love! it's love! It's the love boat-ah! it's the love boat-ah!
"You were wrong. There is something more dangerous than a humiliated man. A nasty woman."
~Ally Mayfair-Richards
American Horror Story, Cult
Donald J. Trump Booking Photo
#PO1135809
Watch the clip. It was produced in 2017. The Trump Halloween mask looks exactly like Trump's mugshot, which was taken just yesterday. Do you ever feel like you live in every season of that show? Now, don't get me wrong, I love horror, always have. I grew up on Creature Features with Bob Wilkins, on KTVU channel 2, which aired late on Saturday nights. It was a great cheesy camp. Lots of Vincent Price and Lon Chaney jr. Bella Lugosi too! I have watched horror whenever I got the chance! So when American Horror Story debuted, I fell in love with the show instantly. I have really enjoyed all their seasons to day, but so far the one that has deeply resonated with me was called, Cult. It wasn't quite about Trump specifically, but rather it served as a warning about what we can let ourselves become when we allow ourselves fixate on a single line of thought. Of turning our critical thinking over to obsessive devotion to... well... anything or anyone.
Is it a need to belong? Maybe. Is that what the "silent majority" means when they yell and attack the rest of us? Are the just wanting to belong? Maybe. I am not sure, but one thing is really clear, Donald Trump thought so, and he knew that all he needed was a foot in the door of discontent, even if that foot wore a clown shoe. The circus of the world needed a few hundred thousand court jesters, so the masses came running and the MAGA cult was born. Why not? Insurrections began in other countries for partially, you have to throw in the word "patriotism" and you have the makings of a dangerous situation. But keep in mind, Sarah Palin designed the circus tent during the 2007 election cycle, when the Tea Party Patriots was conceived. She failed, but the circus quietly continued with the help from Ted Cruz.
And a little while later the biggest clown now had the biggest big top of them all. He had a circus called MAGA otherwise know as a CULT.
And like most leaders of cults, he will not only NEVER love them. He will never satisfy their needs or wants. He will always beg them to literally bail them out, and he will always, always, demand that they do his dirty work, and most of all, he will throw them to the wolves, or perhaps sell them outright. He did that last one once before when he lied about Covid-19 to further his own agenda. He lied about all of it. People died. Nothing changed. He came as close as it gets to shooting someone on 5th Avenue, and got away with it. Charles Manson. Jim Jones. David Koresh. Marshall Applewhite, and the fictional Kai Anderson, the mentally ill leader of season 7 of American Horror Story, Cult.
From the start I identified with Ally Mayfair-Richards. She had fears and phobias. So do I. She was a democrat who cared deeply about her country. So do I. Donald Trump terrified her. And I share that too. She let her fears make her act irrationally. Paralyze her. And I pretty much did that too. When I wasn't crying, I was stomping my food in anger. I finally sought help, and today my confidence is almost back to pre-Trump levels. I am happy. I have better skills for handling things. I am exhausted from the last couple years, and really the last few months as well, but I get up, every day, and face life... with a little help from Alan, who has let me retire for a while, while I gain my footing again.
I don't know what the next couple years, leading up to the national election, will be like. I have an feeling it won't be good. Hopefully things won't turn out like it did for the town that Ally and Kai lived in. Hopefully, America will give up on Trump's drama. Hopefully, America will embrace rebuilding American ideals of community and and the use of the Golden Rule. Evil has been losing in the last few elections, so maybe the population at large will learn and grow in that.
Now, about that quote. The first episode of Cult, takes place on the night of the election, in 2016. Ally and her wife, Ivy, were holding an election party, and watching the worst unfold. Hillary was losing, and only by a little in their small town in Michigan. Her neighbor from across the street, who also just happened to be a city councilman, pointed out that if Hillary didn't claim more of the swing states, her chance of winning was over. To which Ally replies...
"No! That's bullshit.
I won't believe anything until I hear Rachel Maddow say it!"
Or is it? As far as I know he is only facing 5 upcoming cases.
The E. Jean Carroll Case, being held in New York..
The Stormy Daniels Hush Money Case, also being held in New York.
Mara-Lago Documents case. being held in Florida
The January 6th case being prosecuted by Jack Smith in D.C. .
And finally, his RICO trial being prosecuted by Fani Willis in Georgia.
And there you have it! 5 indictments. But he said 7! Was it a slip of the tweet? Has he received two addition target letters that he has not formally made public? Sorry, I don't count Truth Social as making it public! I am not sure what's going on, its always like a walk through HELL with him, when it come to trying to figure out what comes next! Stay tuned, and keep the cannoli handy.
“Someday", you said you'd do it yesterday; Yesterday, you said you'll do
it today. Today, if you push it to tomorrow, it's likely tomorrow,
you'll shift it to "Someday"! Do it now!”
~Israelmore Ayivor
Daily Drive 365
Trump wants to delay his case in Atlanta for as long as he can. I sincerely hope the judge turns him down FULL STOP. I want to live long enough to see that traitorous MF go off to jail before die. He took my sanity. He took my health. I need to see him be handed his ass by Lady Justice!
“In these difficult years, America has suffered from a fever of
words; from inflated rhetoric that promises more than it can deliver;
from angry rhetoric that fans discontents into hatreds; from bombastic
rhetoric that postures instead of persuading. We cannot learn from one
another until we stop shouting at one another, until we speak quietly
enough so that our words can be heard as well as our voices.”
―
Richard M. Nixon
It cost 10 cents for a copy of the New York Daily News, in 1973! Today I think it costs around $3! It was a lot cheaper to watch Nixon fall, which makes sense because the fall of Donald J. Trump cost him, his co-conspirators, and the rest of America so much more the the time we all wasted in the early 70's watching Nixon deteriorate. And so it goes, on Monday, August 14th, Trump was indicted yet again, but this time it was in the state of Georgia, it was on charges of trying to steal the 2020 election, and again he has 19 co-conspirators, including Rudy Guiliani. RICO charges for everybody! Yep, that's right...Trump and his band of halfwits, are just like John Gotti, without the brain, intelligence or sense of patriotism.
The newest case against Trump will be a lot different than the previous three, because if nothing else, there are so many conspirators that can turn against him. I think its a strong possibility Guiliani will turn, if for no other reason, then because Trump has stiffed him for work done while Giuliani was assisting Trump in his attempts to overturn the election. Guiliani should have known better. He was a former prosecutor who put away some of the biggest crime bosses of the Mafia. He expanded RICO definitions, so he can't claim ignorance of his own actions.
The irony that it was Richard Nixon signed into law the RICO act, on October 15th, 1970, and Trump loves dropping his name, and showing off a picture of the two of them, and sharing a letter, in the most basic of sense, that Nixon once wrote him. What would Tricky Dick think of Donald Trump today? It's fascinating that Nixon and his cohorts were not charged on RICO violations. It seems like the set criteria was present. Lots of folks went to jail for the conspiracy, yet they weren't charged that way. I will have to do more reading about that. I have a deep curiosity about Watergate, always have, so that will be time well spent. Perhaps it had to do with the prosecution of the co-conspirators without Nixon being named directly as the head of the criminal enterprise.
That is certainly not the case here. Trump was named all the way at the top, with his toadies bringing up the rear. We will see what unfolds for everyone over the coming days, months and GOD HELP ME, years! He has until Friday the 25th, at noon, to turn himself in for processing at the Rice jail in Atlanta. Between now and the he has scheduled a big press conference for Monday, that he says will bring irrefutable evidence of his innocence. He, so far, hasn't mentioned if it will exonerate his co-conspirators. As of this morning, his currently lawyers were frowning on the idea. Also next week is the first republican debate. Chris Christie will be there, will Trump? And as I said, he has until noon next Friday to turn himself in.
Next week will not be dull! Will Trump give his speech on Monday? My guess is no. Will Trump show up to the republican debate? My guess is yes. Will Trump show up for processing at the Rice jail in Atlanta, my guess yes, but if he pulled an O.J. and ran around the streets of Atlanta with his head on fire, that would be highly entertaining also. Decisions, decisions. But can't you just see him in the back of a big, black SUV, starring out the back window pitifully, with Walt Nauta driving? Oh sure you can!
Well, that was quick. While I was composing this post, he changed his mind about his big fancy news conference. Sigh. Seems his lawyers "prefer" he not admit to even more crimes! Doh!
Doggone IT! I was going to get cannoli to enjoy while watching.
“Democracy cannot succeed unless those who express
their choice are
prepared to choose wisely.
The real safeguard of democracy, therefore,
is education.”
―
Franklin D. Roosevelt
I
have heard my whole life the following words, "This is the most
consequential election of our lifetime, it's the democracy, stupid!" so,
it seems like we whined for nothing, because in those other years we
weren't fighting the effect a known liar had on the electorate as a
whole.The BIG LIE as told by Donald Trump and pals has completely
replaced common sense and critical thinking, with voting with one's,
ahem, "gut." But this time, democracy is at stake because the
education of critical thinking has ceased as a tool of voting for so
long, it's now a dead process for choosing a candidate. Will a snake oil
salesman, Dr. Oz, win tonight, simply because he is recognized from TV?
Will Val Demings be successful in Florida because she is an excellent
candidate who will protect Roe v Wade? How about the issue of abortion
in states with it on the ballot? Will it be shored up or will the right
to govern our own bodies be lost forever, at least in those states?
(Shakes head back and forth). I will keep you posted.
The night will tell. And democracy is indeed hanging by a thread!
