Today I spent a few minutes watching individual 1 demeaning our electoral process in regard to CHEATING relating to November’s election as he was making his case against voting by mail. I’m going to hurt my neck one of these days as I’m shaking my head while listening to this DEPLORABLE person. He’s back to his suggestion – made much earlier this go round compared to 2016 – the election is going to be “rigged.” Apparently, if he’s unable to “rig” the election – keep in mind, that’s how he got IMPEACHED – trying to “rig” the election – apparently then, well, it’s bad. Of course, voting by mail is NOT a problem and there’s NO evidence of fraud, but as he looks at the polls I believe he’s ginning up all the “very fine people” who support him in case they need to hit the streets in November.

I can guarantee you he’s NOT going to be a “good LOSER.” The ultimate bad thought in his mind is HIM being the LOSER in the election. It’s already going to be a “rigged” election from his point of view – we’re going to get tired of listening to this – I’ll call it “pre-BLAMING” – I don’t think that’s a word, but I’m doing the best I can under the circumstances. It’s five months until the election but we’re already hearing the “rigged” accusation! Yikes! And, this will continue no matter how MANY crises “we the people” are facing. Right now, the pandemic seems to be “flying under the radar” despite the FACT the “numbers” are going up (thanks to all the get togethers over Memorial Day weekend) because of ANOTHER African American being MURDERED by a white police officer. I’m sure individual 1 will again say, “I take no responsibility.”

So, let’s take a closer look at the issues “we the people” are facing right now, as I’m writing this. Of course, the novel coronavirus is on everyone’s mind (closing in on 110,000 Americans dead “officially” and likely many more – from the disease caused by coronavirus – Covid-19) and the news about the pandemic was suffocating the airwaves until George Floyd was MURDERED by Minneapolis police – while being videotaped from multiple angles. The virus had further exposed the disparity between the “haves” and “have nots” in America – especially those in the “Black and Brown” communities when Mr. Floyd was MURDERED for all to see.

Of course, now the “news” is focused on the reactions of the “Black” communities around the country and those who support them – and, by the way, from what I could tell there are many white Americans in the protests – which makes me feel just a bit better on the one hand and uneasy on the other. Of course, individual 1 had to chime in, as usual speaking out of both sides of his mouth – first giving his “condolences” to the Floyd family – and, of course, he couldn’t help himself as he added to his “tweet” something like “when the looting starts the shooting starts.” I guess that will make some people feel better although those are the same words once used by George Wallace. I woke up last night thinking the attack on the various businesses very well could be coming from people outside of Minneapolis. Could it be the white nationalists who are focused on starting a racial “civil war?” We’ll see……………..

When I hear all the stories about the racist behavior of the Minneapolis police department over the years I can see why there is so much anger. I’ve never had a family member MURDERED by police. I’ve never felt I was the target of police because I was out walking on the street or driving my car down the road. What happened in this instance was CRIMINAL behavior, just as what happened to Breonna Taylor was CRIMINAL, just as what happened to Ahmaud Arbery was CRIMINAL – three MORE cases of innocent BLACK Americans MURDERED at the hands of police or faux police (racists) – a list of tragedies which just keeps going on and on and on………………….

So, from the stand point of individual 1, I suppose, all the attention on the MURDER of Mr. Floyd takes the focus off of his ineptitude in regard to the Covid-19 pandemic while he’s seemingly “betting” his re-election on re-opening the economy “come what may.” Well, of course, that “flies in the face” of the recommendation coming from MOST scientists who are cautioning “we the people” that we’re not through the “first wave” so worrying about the “second wave” is premature. To me, it would make a lot of sense for our federal government leading a coordinated response to this pandemic but, obviously, that “aint happenin” so we should be bracing ourselves for what is on the horizon. I’m guessing any chance for the baseball season to resume may have gone out the window with all these gatherings over Memorial Day weekend which could serve as massive “super spreaders.” As I’ve said, the next two weeks will determine if that’s true.

If you look at the Kinsa “Health weather map” and consider their accuracy in predicting outbreaks of “flu like” illnesses, it doesn’t look good for Florida or Arizona – two of the places MLB, I believe, have been thinking would work to open the season and, based on my previous “reporting” (OK, my guessing) two of the places where republican governors have been LYING about Covid-19 and how it’s affecting their states. I believe, for example, Ron DeSantis has “allegedly” ordered people to LIE about the cause of death in numerous cases in Florida – to make himself look better for his ineptitude – similar to our IMPEACHED so-called president.

Well, now I believe DeSantis and individual 1 are going to be having something else “disaster” wise to deal with. Reports are that this year’s hurricane season is going to be “more active” than normal. Which could be more horrible than normal under these circumstances. I hope this isn’t true, but, just in case, I do hope preparations are being made, just in case. The other issue which I heard about the other day, which was no surprise to me, sadly, was the danger of the “wild fire season” this year. The drought (Climate Change anyone?) continues in the West and, essentially, there could be three disasters going on at once in America. I have to say I’m not one to feel comfort knowing it’s individual 1 at the helm as this all is on the horizon.

I’m convinced the ONLY thing on the horizon for him, as I’ve said numerous times, is trying to find a way to suppress enough votes to allow himself to “win” in November. I pray for our country on a regular basis and I must admit (no surprise to anyone who’s been here before) my main prayer is that “we the people” end this nightmare which is the individual 1 administration in November. I’m not sure how much incompetence Americans need to see all at once, but this summer could put incompetence by an American (so-called) president in record territory. Of course, the challenge for Joe Biden goes way beyond pointing out the obvious DAMAGE which is being inflicted on America by our IMPEACHED so-called president and his sycophants – he MUST put forth a plan.

It is up to Biden to choose a Vice Presidential running mate who will inspire Americans to vote in large numbers in this upcoming election. It will be up to Biden to recognize he’s an OLD “codger” (like me) and we’re actually in the 21st Century and he MUST be making proposals which will effectively deal with ALL these crises – proposals much more “progressive” than he’s previously suggested. Just a reminder of what lies ahead; Covid-19, Climate Change, income inequality (which includes the issues of health and issues of police killing African Americans and the issues of generational poverty among others), and the issue of how to rebuild “Main Street” as it appears “we the people” are headed into an economic depression. I had NO confidence in individual 1’s ability to deal with ONE crisis, let alone four, all happening at the same time. And, you thought Bush/Cheney left Obama/Biden a mess?

I read, yesterday, how Jerome Powell (and the Fed) have now “pumped” $7.1 TRILLION into Wall Street to help stabilize it in the face of what is likely to be unemployment numbers closing in on 25% – the worst since the Great Depression. I’m not sure how many people actually have confidence in individual 1 and Moscow Mitch to know what to do to create a recovery from this disaster but I do believe the reality they can’t find the money to fund our “first responders” but can come up with over $7 TRILLION for Wall Street in a matter of days – and then call additional funding for “Main Street” “Dead on Arrival” – pretty much “says it all.” I believe more and more Americans are going to see the incredible hypocrisy in that.

I’ve been listening to republicans complaining about the generous benefits which have been included in the unemployment benefits for people who very well may not get their jobs back. People like Lindsey Graham see putting a few extra dollars into the pockets of “the least of these” as if it might encourage some of them to stop seeking work. I’m having trouble putting the frustration of my gut into words right now. Of course, if you’ve been watching the news the past few days it’s not focused on the pandemic or the HEROES Act both which are so important at this point in time, but the focus is on the reaction to the MURDER of George Floyd.

The protests have spread across the country into virtually every major city. And, as I suggested above, I feel many of the people creating the damage to property and ginning up the violence are “outsiders” who are using these protests to spur on what they hope will be some kind of “civil war.” I listened to the mayor of St. Paul Minnesota this morning and they arrested around 20 protesters last night and NONE (later revised to say some were from out of the area) of them were from Minneapolis/St. Paul – they were ALL from out of state. My guess is not all of them were there to “protest” the MURDER of Mr. Floyd. Time will tell – I listened to the Attorney General of Minnesota this morning and they are attempting to identify the people who were starting the fires, breaking the windows, and encouraging the looting. Apparently, using cell phone “data mining” they can identify people coming from out of state into the protests. Stay tuned……………….

Final Thought: Individual 1 will be doing everything he can to use this crisis in Minnesota and around the country to twist it into some kind of campaign slogan. I don’t think there is anything which can happen in America right now that will cause him to take his eye off of November’s election. He was unable to figure out an organized federal response to Covid-19 which was his best bet to look “presidential” but was unable to “rise to the occasion” and ceded responsibility to the 50 governors, city mayors, etc. It will be interesting to see how he responds to racial unrest all across the country when, in reality, he’s been ginning racial division up since the day he announced his candidacy back in 2015. (In fact, the public knowledge of his history of racism goes back to the 1980’s) I’ll say it once more; As the polls grow bleaker and bleaker for our IMPEACHED so-called president he’ll be claiming the election is “rigged” almost daily – and, this is before the election has actually happened.

I don’t believe most Americans understand individual 1 is attempting to destroy the Postal System and trying to prevent Americans from being able to vote from home during a time when voting in person could put their health at danger. Reports are that 70 people who showed up to vote in Wisconsin’s primary election (there was a right wing judge on the ballot – who LOST) a month or two ago contracted the Covid-19 disease. It was entirely unnecessary and I sincerely hope none of the 70 ended up dying from voting. I do have to say, those people were inspirational to me – watching them stand in line for hours, part of the time during a rain shower, determined to cast their ballots despite attempts by the republican legislature and right wing Supreme Court to discourage them.

Stay tuned…….. I’m going to write more about who may have been the outsiders coming in to Minnesota to instigate violence – whether it was “Antifa” or “white nationalists” it is imperative “we the people” don’t get confused about the real problem. And, that’s why I suggested Joe Biden MUST address the systemic problems we face – which are serious and numerous – and not simply because we need to get rid of individual 1 and what he represents – which is true. I do have to add; yesterday when I took to the “web” to find out who was instigating the violence I found NUMEROUS instances of people who seemed to be in a group identified with the moniker “Boogaloo” in varying degrees – these groups seem to be committed to instigating a “race war” in America. They were white nationalist organizations and they were calling on their “bois” to head to Minneapolis with the purpose of instigating trouble. There were several white nationalist/supremacist groups calling their members to “action.” And, they were encouraging their members to show up armed.

The ONLY reference I found to “Antifa” came from individual 1 and websites affiliated with individual 1 including, surprise, white nationalist type groups. I’ll keep looking. All I found regarding “Antifa,” so far, was they show up protesting at individual 1’s rallies and counter protesting at white nationalist rallies like the one which took place in Charlottesville. I will try to educate myself – although I must admit I’m NO fan of fascism – not sure if that makes me an “anti Fascist.” We certainly know which side individual 1 falls on.

In all this, “We the people” MUST not lose our focus that goal number one, if we want any progress in dealing with the issues which have caused the people in the area where George Floyd lived to hit the streets, is to get rid of individual 1 – vote him into the history books. We MUST vote a bunch of his republican sycophants in the Senate into the history books with him. Moscow Mitch has been blocking progress which people like me favor for longer than since the day President Obama took the oath of office. Obviously, racism is the original “sin” of America and we will likely never totally expunge it from our midst, but that doesn’t mean we shouldn’t be working to that end – and, having a racist as our IMPEACHED so-called president is DEFINITELY not the solution!

OK, I have to say this: I looked at the images of all the protests around the country and, obviously, people are not concerned about the coronavirus as they head to a protest. Selfishly, I really want the virus to subside – at least for the summer – and, based on what I saw and what I’ve heard from distinguished scientists, I’m concerned for what we might see in the next two to four weeks as far as a potential spike in cases once all these protests subside. Yikes!