You think David Brooks represents the perception of anyone other than a very narrow range of citizens?

The stupidity of this opening statement is all you need to read to ignore the rest: “ Trumpism… is primarily about the acquisition of power — power for its own sake. It is a multifront assault to make the earth a playground for ruthless men….”

Citizens are safer in their communities. They understand the process of righting decades of wrong take time. My only hope is Trump is up to finishing what he started and doesn’t let his thin skin and habit of “being the worst winner” take over. He can’t pick fights with those he’s beaten.

47 supports veterans? Not hardly. This is from a long time friend of mine:

"I'm a Vietnam war veteran. I have multiple problems caused by agent orange. Enough to be 100%. I have received travel pay based on the distance to and from the VA facility up until musk came on the scene. Now I get letters saying they will only pay for going to the closest medical facility that can take care of whatever problem I am having. Not the closest VA medical facility but the closest medical facility. I still drive about 140 miles to Nashville to the VA but I get paid $18. This only started since Trump came in. Has anyone else been getting these letters and getting screwed like I am? They quote some rules and regs. You can probably find a rule or reg to justify anything or make them up like the government is doing now. This is number crappity smacking 10,000 so they used to say back in the day in a place far, far away."

There WAS a planned freight line from Mexico to the Dallas area. Abbott's pro 47 posturing and ridiculous accusations, as well as his support for 47's illegal handling of the border, has caused Mexico to change the prospective rail construction to New Mexico, a friendlier, BLUE state, eliminating Mexico from needing to deal with Texas, and moving all related jobs and distribution points to Albuquerque. Texas FA,FO.

Needles wrote on 05/26/25 at 06:49:01:


You seriously believe Gerrymandering is a Right Wing thing? Both sides are guilty.
You are so upset about That, but don't want voter ID and cleaning up the voter rolls? You probably support illegal aliens voting. Your crocodile tears are laughable.

A veteran tells Trump 'to go straight to hell’
Sometimes, all this is just too darn much to take.
Sometimes, just the thought of the grotesque Donald Trump being in the vicinity of the United States of America much less our White House makes me shake with rage ...
So when I read on Saturday morning that the revolting, America-attacking wretch had given the commencement address to our cadets at West Point, my heart began beating with a runaway rage.
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I saw red.
I pulled myself away from my desk and tried to compose myself.
Then I returned and started typing, because when I saw this vile coward used this grotesque visit to honor himself, I decided a few things needed saying ...
This hideous man … his childish, red, made-in-China hat pulled tight over the dead ferret he tapes to his head each day, spent this morning lying to these cadets, and the world, about all he is doing for them, while benefits to veterans like myself and millions of others are being jeopardized, so he can repay billionaires and fascists like Vladimir Putin who helped lift his two-ton, lying ass into office.
Trump needs to stay far away from our military, and closer to all those fawning suckers he cheats on and berates on his golf courses.
Instead, he actually said this out loud to impressionable young men and women today, who enlisted to defend this country not burn it down:
“And you will become officers of the greatest and most powerful army the world has ever known. And I know, because I rebuilt that army, and I rebuilt the military. And we rebuilt it like nobody has ever rebuilt it before in my first term.”
My God …
This orange lowlife has done nothing but DISGRACE that army. He doesn’t know a single, darn thing about army values, navy values, or ANY values, because the only thing he truly values — the only thing he has EVER valued — is himself.
As a sailor, who read Stars and Stripes newspaper in the 1970s, and then became the managing editor of that great, editorially independent newspaper many years later, I had the honor of being a part of our military, and understand it, and them, better than that ghastly, country club bully ever will.
Morally busted lowlifes like Trump are the enemy of that culture, not the example.
He has NEVER had what it takes to serve his country, because above all, he is a liar and a coward, who uses America as his personal ATM.
The fact is, he is an America-attacking draft-dodger, who has called our fallen "suckers and losers" and did nothing for three hours while law enforcement officers in uniform were stomped to near death during the worst attack on our Capitol since 1812.
He could have called in the National Guard in minutes to stop that January 6th attack, but didn't for one reason, and one reason only: He was hoping it would prevail.
He has belittled true heroes like the late John McCain, and disgraced Arlington National Cemetery more times than I can count. He did nothing after the professional propagandist he chose to lead our military shared stop-secret information on his cell phone to God knows who, jeopardizing countless lives in our military that he alleges he cares so much about.
He is an enemy of the United States of America.
He is serial-liar and a cheater.
A racist.
A phony.
A punk.
A convicted felon.
A woman-abuser.
This dangerous bulls--- that he somehow loves our country or our military needs TO STOP RIGHT NOW.
He provably hates both.
He loves our country like an arsonist loves a burning house.
Duty, honor, country?
Give me a darn break. He doesn't have even the foggiest idea of what these things truly mean.
He can go straight to hell
D. Earl Stephens

Trump miscalculates on Japan

Something very bad for the US just happened.

Trump’s negotiations with Japan on trade and tariffs did not succeed.

This is very important and very bad because Japan is the single largest holder of US Treasuries, and is under heavy economic pressure. It has been politically and economically loyal to the US, sacrificing its own interests for the US, instead of standing up for its own.

It looks like that is about to change because the Japanese have just about reached their limit for tolerating US abuse. The nation is deeply in debt, and may have to sell US Treasuries, which will not be good for the US.

It will be interesting to see how Japan and China move closer together.

South Korea is heading for presidential elections in early June, and it will be interesting to see who they elect. The most pro-American South Koreans are older South Koreans and a new younger generation which is less anti-Chinese may come into power.

If Japan and South Korea choose to be neutral instead of pro-American, the only strong US allies left will be Taiwan and the Philippines.

Taiwan’s stock market has lost so much confidence that the government has instituted curbs against short selling (Did you see that in any US news coverage on Taiwan?) Recently, these short-selling curbs have just been extended in order to prop up the TAIEX.

The US is asking everyone to choose sides: either the US or China. This is really a very bad policy panic move, because ASEAN just wants to trade, and is not interested in any conflict between China and the US. It is not like NATO, and none of the member nations have any interest in creating a NATO-like organization in Asia.

Considering Trump’s moves to warm relations with Russia, the European members of NATO have come to the conclusion that they cannot count on the US; they have to plan their own security. [Quora]

The RECKONING has begun.
🔥UNTIL IT HITS HOME, TRUMP VOTERS WILL KEEP LOOKING AWAY—BUT THE RECKONING IS HERE. 🔥
Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” isn’t a budget—it’s Project 2025 turned into law. A blueprint for authoritarian rule disguised as fiscal policy.
And the damage? It’s about to hit YOU.
Here’s how it’s coming for YOU:
🌪️ WHEN THE STORM HITS & NO ONE COMES
Sec. 80307–80309: Slashes climate resilience + FEMA funds
➡️ Hurricanes, floods, and wildfires will leave your town in ruins—and there’ll be no help coming. Just ask North Carolina.
💊 WHEN YOUR MEDICARE IS GONE
Sec. 44141 + 44122 + 44131: Medicaid work requirements + limits + blue state penalties
➡️ Can’t prove you worked enough hours? Say goodbye to coverage. Missed the paperwork? No backpay. Live in a blue state? Tough luck.
💊 WHEN YOUR MEDICARE, MEDICAID, & VETERANS CARE DISAPPEAR
Sections 44141, 44122, 44131, 44125
➡️ Work requirements kick seniors off Medicaid.
➡️ Blue states lose funding for expanded coverage.
➡️ Gender-affirming care banned—even for veterans who served this country.
➡️ Retroactive coverage is eliminated—so if you got sick before paperwork cleared, too bad.
And veterans? They’ll face longer wait times, fewer providers, and reduced support for mental health, PTSD, and service-related conditions—while Trump brags about giving billions to his golf resorts.
🚑 WHEN YOU CAN’T AFFORD A DOCTOR
Sec. 44110 + 44125: Cuts all care for undocumented people + bans gender-affirming care
➡️ Your local hospital shuts down because funding dries up. You get in line—and find out your service doesn’t exist anymore.
🛒 WHEN YOUR GROCERY BILL DOUBLES
Trump tariffs + SNAP cuts in Sec. 10008, 10012
➡️ Your produce costs more, your gas costs more, and your neighbor just got kicked off food assistance at age 64.
🏣 WHEN YOUR PHARMACY, POST OFFICE, OR BANK VANISHES
Budget austerity + deregulation (Sec. 50002, 50003)
➡️ The institutions holding your small town together disappear—and with them, your access to medicine, checks, and mail.
⚠️ WHEN YOU LOSE YOUR JOB
Sec. 90004–90006: Civil service purge + pension gutting
➡️ You’re fired to make room for a Trump loyalist—and your pension just got slashed while you weren’t looking.
🎓 WHEN YOUR DAUGHTER’S SCHOOL TEACHES OBEDIENCE, NOT MATH
Sec. 30061 + DEI bans
➡️ Education turns into indoctrination. The path to college narrows. DEI is gone. If she’s not a legacy or male, she’s left behind.
📚 WHEN BOOKS DISAPPEAR FROM YOUR LIBRARY
Federal anti-“woke” regulation in play
➡️ The books your kid loves? Gone. Your own history? Whitewashed. And no, it’s not up for debate.
⚡ WHEN BLACKOUTS HIT & THE GRID FAILS
Sec. 42108–42301: Repeals environmental safeguards + Clean Air Act
➡️ Wildfires, rolling blackouts, and air so dirty your kid needs an inhaler. All so fossil fuel execs can cash out faster.
📉 WHEN YOUR 401(K) VANISHES
Market panic from deregulation + chaos economics
➡️ Trump’s chaos spooks Wall Street. Your retirement evaporates. No more dream home—just dreams deferred.
🪖 WHEN YOUR SON IS SENT TO WAR
Sec. 20001: Indo-Pacific military escalation
➡️ Trump fans the flames abroad, then demands your kid carry the torch. No plan, no diplomacy—just body bags.
🏳️‍🌈 WHEN LGBTQ+ KIDS HAVE NOWHERE LEFT TO GO
Sec. 44125: Strips healthcare + protections
➡️ Your gay nephew? Your trans friend? Denied care, expelled from school, forced into the shadows.
💰 WHEN BILLIONAIRES GET TAX CUTS & YOU GET THE BILL
Missing Now: Emphasize that Trump’s bill eliminates the tanning bed tax, free IRS filing, and expands MAGA-branded savings accounts while cutting food, healthcare, and energy support for working families.
➡️ They’re redistributing wealth upward—and branding it as patriotism.
➡️ Meanwhile, you can’t file your taxes without paying TurboTax.
👶 WHEN PARENTS CAN’T AFFORD CHILDCARE OR PRE-K
Missing Now: The bill slashed child tax credits and cut funding for childcare—directly impacting working parents.
➡️ You’re expected to work more while getting less—and pay more for someone else to watch your kids.
➡️ Universal Pre-K? Gone. Because raising smart, independent thinkers isn’t part of their plan.
🌱 WHEN YOUR COMMUNITY CENTER CLOSES & PARKS FALL APART
Sections 41009, 80301–80309: Guts historic preservation, climate justice, national park maintenance, and local community block grants.
➡️ No summer rec program. No park repairs. No local arts grants. Small towns and underserved communities get hollowed out.
📉 WHEN THE GOVERNMENT ISN’T WORKING—BECAUSE TRUMP FIRED EVERYONE
Sections 90004–90006 (Schedule F): Guts civil service protections and allows mass firings.
➡️ Experienced public health experts, FEMA coordinators, and environmental scientists—replaced by political loyalists who will say “yes” to anything.
➡️ It’s not about draining the swamp—it’s about drowning it in sycophancy.
🔌 WHEN TECH GIANTS RULE—AND YOUR STATE CAN’T STOP THEM
Section 44001: Blocks states from regulating AI, education tech, or privacy standards for 10 years.
➡️ Even if your state wants to protect your kids from unregulated AI or TikTok-style data mining—it can’t.
➡️ Trump’s bill hands the future of technology to unaccountable megacorporations.
🔍 WHEN THERE’S NO ONE LEFT TO WATCH THE POWERFUL
Sections 50002, 50003, 80121(h): Guts the CFPB, PCAOB, and court oversight of fossil fuel permits.
➡️ Corporate fraud? Unsafe consumer products? Toxic pollution? Nobody’s checking. Nobody’s stopping it.
➡️ The powerful will act with impunity—because Trump removed the referees.
🩺 WHEN BLUE STATES PAY THE PRICE FOR CARING
Section 44131: Penalizes states that expanded Medicaid (i.e., most blue states)
➡️ If your state worked hard to give people healthcare, it now gets less federal funding. Why? Because this bill rewards cruelty and punishes compassion.
🤡🗣️Trump said it himself: “I have the right to do whatever I want.”
This bill gives him that power—with your tax dollars.
This is not a warning.
This is happening.
It’s theft wrapped in a flag.
It’s censorship, cruelty, control—and collapse.
☎️ CALL YOUR SENATORS CONSISTENTLY : (202) 224-3121
🛑 Tell them this isn’t patriotism—it’s pillage.
📢 And if you’ve been silent? Now is the time to speak.  THIS BILL CANNOT PASS!
Because soon, this won’t be about politics.
It’ll be about survival.

JOG wrote on Yesterday at 09:47:56:


A YEP !!!!

A SELF ADMITTED, 'Full Blown Socialist'

A Person that believes,
Democrats are Conservative !