Can Pam Bondi Succeed in having the DOJ “scrub” any reference to our TWICE IMPEACHED, 34 Times a FELON, and INDICTED for another 50, adjudicated as a sexual predator, and found to be a serial fraudster president from the files? In the recently released emails it was reported his name was mentioned over 1600 times! Yikes!

I often get thoughts I believe I should write down but I’m driving some place and by the time I get home my aged mind has forgotten them. Just yesterday I was thinking I should figure out a way to record those thoughts for when I get around my computer (which, apparently, is as old as I am in computer think) and, if you’ve been around here most of my thoughts center around my lifelong interest in America’s government. (At least I remembered that much) With Trump as our so-called president it’s hard for me to think of just about anything else these days. (Just the way he likes it)

In the past week he’s sicked his right wing militia minded base on a range of politicians from Marjorie Taylor Greene (MTG) to a Senator who flew a space shuttle and a member of Congress who was in the Special Forces while serving abroad during war. Naturally, there are now members of Congress who oppose Trump (MTG has been a strong supporter up until recently) who are receiving vile death threats. Trump actually suggested as much for the group of Congressional leaders who simply made a video encouraging members of the military to honor their oaths and refuse any orders which may be illegal. Trump has referred to this video as “seditious” and suggested these members of Congress should be arrested and “put to death.”

When I heard those words coming from Trump’s mouth (in a Fox “news” interview) and saw them in one of Trump’s posts to his failing social media outlet all I could think of was his use of the Nazi strategy of “projection.” (Any accusation is a confession) Here’s the TRUTH when it comes to SEDITION. Several members of the so-called “Proud Boys” and members of the (absurdly mislabeled) “Oathkeepers” were convicted of “SEDITION” after Trump’s attempted coup following the 2020 election. Trump pardoned them along with hundreds more insurrectionists – about the only significant thing he did on “day 1.”

He didn’t solve the war in GAZA or stop the ILLEGAL invasion of Ukraine by his idol Vladimir Putin – the WAR CRIMINAL he gave the “red carpet” treatment despite the WARRANT for his ARREST by the International Criminal Court. He didn’t lower the “groceries” on day 1 – about the only thing he accomplished was pardoning about 1600 of those (using the auto pen for his signature, by the way) who attacked our Capitol on January 6, 2021 at his urging, chanting “hang Mike Pence.” That was SEDITION! Urging members of the military to honor their pledge to the constitution is NOT sedition!

With Trump there’s always more – every day there’s more in order to keep “we the people’s” minds off what is actually happening to our government via him and his Project 2025 puppet masters. Lately, Trump’s number one JOB is doing whatever he can to keep people from finding out about his (likely) participation in Jeffrey Epstein’s horrific sex ring. I mean I don’t see how you could be GOOD friends with him for 15 years (see Trump’s birthday card to Epstein on his 50th birthday plus public comments at the time) and have no idea what he was doing to young girls (and young women). I just finished reading Virginia Giuffre’s memoir detailing Epstein’s sex trafficking ring and I don’t know how you could go into one of his homes, with the walls lined with photos of young naked girls and suggest you weren’t aware of his conduct. And, Trump was often in Epstein’s homes based on public reporting.

Of course, Trump is the master at looking you in the eye and LYING as if he assumes you believe he’s telling the truth – and, he’ll keep doing it until he thinks he’s being believed. (Another of the Nazi “tricks” he’s mastered – the “Big Lie Theory” – he’s STILL claiming the 2020 election was “stolen” five years later) While it’s true Ms. Giuffre doesn’t accuse Trump of any wrongdoing in her book, she’s careful to point out she doesn’t “name names” because some of the participants in the sex Epstein was orchestrating are very “powerful” men who’ve threatened legal action which would bankrupt her in the process. For example, she refers to Billionaire #1, Billionaire #2, and Billionaire #3 along with a “prime minister” among other titles. Naming only a few who were already publicly known when she wrote the book.

And, remember, Epstein was at least 10 years into his “deplorable” actions by the time Ms. Giuffre (Roberts at the time) was “groomed” by Maxwell just as she was turning 17 years old. Ms. Giuffre was terribly vulnerable (based on her previous experiences) at that point and Epstein took full advantage of that vulnerability. We’ll likely never know the full extent of Trump’s interaction with her (Trump’s communication people claim that the person mentioned who spent a couple hours in Epstein’s home with Trump was actually Ms. Giuffre) and Trump is doing everything in his power to make sure we don’t know anything about his friendship with Epstein – a friendship leading Trump to reference their relationship in his alleged 50th “birthday card” with a last sentence of – “A pal is a wonderful thing, Happy Birthday-and may every day be another wonderful secret.” WTF?

We don’t hear much anymore about that “birthday card” – because “we the people” have an attention span of maybe a week or two. But, when you look at that “card” (in the outline of a naked woman with Trump’s signature apparently the “pubic hairs”) it’s not difficult to understand why Trump has fought so hard to keep the “Epstein files” secret. I still believe, like he always manages to do, Trump has dragged this out long enough for the DOJ lawyers to “scrub” Trump’s name from the files – although, in the process those files have been exposed to MANY members of the DOJ (including FBI agents) and, who knows, maybe some of them have some “wonderful secrets.”

Remember, just a few months ago “we the people” were assured there weren’t really any files worth being made public – no “there there” according to ultra sycophants Pam Bondi and Kash Patel. Well, Virginia Giuffre KNEW the names of many of Epstein’s “guests,” the lady who co-wrote the book with her says she KNOWS the names, and there’s a plethora of other Epstein victims who “know the names” that, no matter what the DOJ does in the future, the NAMES are going to be coming out.

Prince Andrew’s name had become public so it wasn’t going to be part of the “wonderful secrets” but, still, he was attempting to intimidate Ms. Giuffre in the ways powerful men ALWAYS attempt to intimidate their victims, but, it simply seemed to make her more determined to expose Epstein, Maxwell, and what they were doing. From my reading of the book Andrew’s attempts to hide his involvement ultimately led to the lawsuit Ms. Maxwell filed against him. One of her final actions.

In the end there was a settlement (if you want to know why, read her book) which included an apology from the FORMER prince and led to his final fall from “royal” grace this past year. Of course, Virginia Giuffre is no longer with us – the reliving of the trauma OVER and OVER again apparently took the final toll on her leading to her suicide (In the book she recounts two failed attempts at killing herself) so that chapter is done for good. But, there’s MUCH more to learn. And, many more victims determined for the TRUTH to be made public.

And, if you still don’t believe Trump will do whatever it takes to keep his name from being published in these files you haven’t been paying attention. With that, I have to add one more “juicy” detail coming from Giuffre’s book: Epstein was said to have killed himself in prison (shortly after being taken off “suicide watch” and coinciding with about 3 1/2 minutes of the jail’s video system going blank) by hanging himself – despite two guards supposedly watching him regularly at all times. Epstein’s brother had the autopsy “double checked” by an expert and the result was his expert claiming the broken bones in Epstein’s neck were consistent with “homicide.”

If you checked out the recent emails released by Epstein’s estate there was one in there where Epstein was pointing out he was the one who could bring Trump down. Now, I’m not suggesting anything – I’m just looking at the pieces which are part of the public puzzle when I remind (anyone) about Trump’s disdain for what he referred to as “rats” after Michael Cohen – his former lawyer and “fixer” (what does”fixer” mean?) – was arrested and was planning to testify to Congress. Trump attempted to keep Cohen in prison to prevent his testimony and his first book from coming out. With Epstein saying he could “bring Trump down” you don’t think…………. Remember, I’m not suggesting anything other than it seemed Epstein’s demise was strange – unusual – suspicious. Apparently Epstein has had BLACKMAIL material on a LOT of big shots.

Getting back to my original point, will Trump’s attack on MTG and the Congressional leaders urging their counterparts in the military to honor their constitutional oaths be enough to change the narrative away from the Epstein files. Personally, I found it ironic Trump would accuse anyone else of SEDITION after his attempted coup on January 6th, 2021. I would think he’d not be wanting to cause people to look up the meaning of SEDITION – not only in the face of what happened five years ago, but what is happening now in what has been referred to as a “slow motion coup” by people who’ve read Project 2025.

Here’s a question I have: Was the republican “revolt” (probably too strong a word) regarding the vote to release the Epstein files just a minor “blip” or is Trump actually losing a grip on these republican members of Congress who’ve been abandoning their place as an equal branch of government – part of the founders genius plan of “checks and balances” to the constitution? Of all people, it appears MTG may be the leader of the republican members of Congress who have had enough of Trump’s SEDITIOUS behavior. Time will tell. Because, eventually “we the people” WILL see the release of Epstein’s “files.” How many times will Trump’s name appear? Stay tuned!

Final Thought: I can’t believe I’m going to write this, but I have to add a bit about Marjorie Taylor Greene who I listened to for a few minutes tonight. I’m not interested in rehashing stuff she’s said (and I’ve written about) over the past few years because all along I’ve said Trump’s reign of terror will end when the republican party has had enough of his mafia style of “leadership.” I’ve been calling Trump a “fascist” (based on the American Heritage Dictionary’s definition and my own knowledge of history) since well before the end of his first term in the “White House.”

Personally, I’ve been surprised (almost shocked) that it’s Ms. Greene who has been the first (maybe second to Thomas Massie) republican to speak in terms of what is best for “we the people” – and, I’m talking about working class and below. She has been saying some things which make sense – and, trust me, in my mind her and I don’t agree on much. (Although, tonight she said some words I definitely agree with relating to Jesus) But, I welcome ANY of the people who’ve been sucked into Trump’s CULT who break away whether we agree on much or not. In fact, at this point, I’d love to sit down with Ms. Greene and discuss our differences with the idea that would be the best way to suggest solutions to the problems facing our nation today.

And, I have to give her full credit that she’s resigning from the House on January 5th of 2026. She doesn’t want to put her family through a re-election campaign with Trump spending MILLIONS in an attempt to unseat her. As I listened to her tonight it didn’t appear I was listening to a QAnon nut job – as she’s often been referred – but to a practical woman who is actually putting her family first. Was her comments about her belief in God something other than the white nationalist “Christian nationalism” point of view – well, to me, at this point that’s up to her. I have to say I hope not.

It remains to be seen how I end up viewing Ms. Greene – because, like I said, our views couldn’t be farther apart based on what I’ve learned from her in the past – and, she’s done some things I’ve found repulsive – but, not lately. I hope she ends up in the same “camp” as Liz Cheney – a staunch conservative who’s character ends up being based on the courage of sticking to real principles over the love of her job. I admire Ms. Cheney because her integrity was more important to her than “staying in office.” I hope Ms. Greene ends up following the same path. Anyone who is part of MAGA should be welcomed if they decide to return to “Earth one.”

Up until the 1970’s and the Lewis Powell Memo to the Chamber of Commerce – which has led to the corporate/government “partnership,” the foundation of fascism, American conservatives and liberals could work together to solve problems. Trump’s recent state dinner for MBS of Saudi Arabia with virtually EVERY “tech bro” and other corporate sycophant sitting at the table is just one more example of the challenge ahead for “we the people.” (See the $350 MILLION ballroom) We MUST recognize the threat to our republic! We WON’T win the battle to save it without support of people like Ms. Greene who have the guts to pull themselves out of the MAGA cult and come together so we can argue about conservative v liberal stuff later!

Personally, I’m hoping there will be a flood of republicans who will follow Ms. Greene’s (and Ms. Cheney’s) lead. Not necessarily resigning their position, but fighting to defend our constitution – just as the Congressional leaders mentioned above have suggested to members of the military. If Congress retakes its rightful role as part of the “checks and balances” our founders intended this nation will – possibly still in my lifetime – regain its role as the leading supporter of democracy in the world. I can dream can’t it?

I read today how Laura Loomer, one of Trump’s female “influencers,” is, in essence, accusing Thomas Massie, republican who is key to the releasing of the Epstein files, (although I’ll believe it when I see them released) of killing his wife. Of course, she doesn’t come right out and say it, (in Trump tradition) she is just saying “it’s bizarre” and it’s a “serious question” regarding the passing of Massie’s first wife. “How did Massie’s wife die? Is there a police report? Is there an autopsy report?”  She asks before adding,  “Why is this such a mystery? I’d like to know. I find it to be bizarre and I always have. Now there’s a much younger woman in the picture.”

Well, actually, it’s NOT a mystery. Massie’s wife, according to the coroner, died due to “respiratory complications of chronic autoimmune myopathy,” Do you think this has come up now because of the impending House vote on releasing the “Epstein files?” So, I’ll do Ms. Loomer one better. How did Jeffrey Epstein really die? Do you really believe the missing 3 1/2 minutes in the video surveillance at the jail where he was held was a coincidence? Do you really believe Trump, in the words of Epstein, didn’t know he was the one who could bring Trump down? And, do you really believe it would be beneath Trump’s “moral clarity” to, you know, – OK, not accusing anyone of anything, but, was there an autopsy? If so, where are the results? (and, who performed it?) “This is such a mystery.”

Trust me on this. Trump will continue doing whatever he can to prevent the release of the total Epstein “files.” Remember, there’s a “treasure trove” of photographs and video evidence. I’m reading Virginia Giuffre’s memoir and Epstein was video taping the “stuff” going on in his homes – apparently so he could potentially blackmail people. (Trump? Just asking) I’ve seen more than one report regarding at least one photo with Trump and several partially clad YOUNG girls sitting on his lap. If you’ve been reading any of my posts of the previous 10 years you know I find Trump “deplorable.” That said, it’s even worse after reading 3/4 of Giuffre’s memoir.

It’s true she (at least to this point in the book) doesn’t make direct accusations regarding Trump although she references “Billionaire #1” – which I took to mean Trump – my inference. She only names a very few of the people who she was actually “trafficked” to because she was afraid. She was afraid of Epstein and Maxwell – Epstein had warned her (like he apparently did with all his victims) about his connections to the authorities and that something “bad” would happen to her if she told anyone about what was going on in his house. He said things like he knew where her little brother went to school. Of the people she did identify the one which sticks out the most to me, of course, was Prince Andrew.

Based on Trump’s actions in trying to prevent these files from coming out the logical conclusion is he’s a lot deeper into this SORDID mess than is even known at this point. The photos of him and Epstein, the comments attributed to both of them (Trump saying they were good friends for 15 years, Epstein saying they were “best buds” for 10 years), the “birthday card” from Trump to Epstein in 2002, and NOW the FACT Trump’s name has shown up over 1500 times in the recently released emails of Epstein makes it clear there’s more to this mystery – and, we all know Trump is going to do whatever he can to deflect or deny that he even knew Epstein. It’s almost like watching a movie about the mob.

There are those saying, according to Giuffre, she never saw Trump doing anything with any of the girls. Well, remember, Giuffre wasn’t introduced to Epstein until late 1999 and Epstein and Maxwell’s control over her ended sometime in 2002. Their horrendous conduct began something like 10 years prior. In the interim she was raped who knows how many times and there’s just one report of Trump spending a couple hours at Epstein’s house with “one of the girls” – the name redacted. However, since that email came out there are reports that girl was Giuffre. Well, what do you think Trump was doing with Giuffre for those two hours? Your guess is as good as mine. Talking about the success of the Trump Organization?

Virginia Giuffre isn’t the only person who has shared that the walls in Epstein’s homes were covered with photographs of YOUNG naked girls. It’s hard to imagine anyone spending much time there without having a clue what was happening. Go into a main room and right in the middle is a massage table. Huh? Even Trump’s Secretary of Commerce, Howard Lutnick, whose home shared a wall with Epstein’s in Manhattan, says he visited only once and that was enough.

He said as soon as he was in the room with the massage table him and his wife left immediately saying to one another this is “CREEPY.” Of course, there are no reports of Trump doing the same during the FIFTEEN years he claimed to be friends with Epstein. And the internet is full of photos to confirm their friendship – which started somewhere close to 1990 based on Trump’s original comments. (I have to believe Trump was in BOTH of Epstein’s homes – the one in Palm Beach and the one in Manhattan – at a minimum. Talk about CREEPY!

So, here’s the “64 thousand dollar question:” What is Trump going to do in order to save his ass? What is going to be the distraction? When the issue wasn’t as “hot” as it became once Adelita Grijalva put the 218th signature on the House’s “discharge petition” which will FORCE an up or down vote on whether to release the files Trump brought the National Guard into Washington DC. Well, that didn’t work. I’m going to bring up something I’d be better able to understand if I was a lawyer – but, if you noticed at the end of last week Trump ORDERED Pam Bondi – his subservient Attorney General (the biggest disgrace in the HISTORY of the Justice Department) – to investigate Bill Clinton, Larry Summers, and some other democrats regarding Epstein’s files. He seems to think people like me care about “party affiliation” when exposing the creeps who were raping these young girls.

Seems stupid and”tit for tat” on the surface. But, I believe it may be more sinister than that. I’ve heard a couple lawyers point out that the release of the files could potentially be blocked due to an “existing investigation.” Do you believe that will calm all the republicans who are planning to vote yes on the petition? Now he’s encouraging the House to vote for the discharge petition. Do you really believe he means that? My take is this “investigation” will somehow block the files from being released.

That discharge petition will cause the House to have an up or down vote on whether or not to release the files – all of them – and there are LOTS of files. (Apparently, when Epstein’s home was raided, the FBI confiscated several computer hard drives, several phones. lots of photos and videos, and who knows what else. Epstein was clearly a pervert. According to the old saying, “birds of a feather flock together.”

Now, I can’t bring myself to believe the reason Trump is working overtime trying to prevent the release of these files – which, just a few months ago AG Bondi and Kash Patel were assuring everyone there was no “there there” is because he’s not in them. (Flash alert: Now he’s saying “release the files” – which I take to mean he knows there’s going to be a “hitch”) Do you think they didn’t know how many times Trump’s name was in the files before the recent “tranche” of emails came out? Of course they knew – they’ve got them all.

One of the places where I miscalculated was believing Trump’s name was being “scrubbed” from the files in the possession of the FBI – but, I wasn’t aware that the Epstein estate was sitting on a “treasure trove” of evidence. For example, the “birthday book” was in their possession – and they’re not hiding anything from anyone. (If you haven’t seen Trump’s “birthday card” to Epstein, well, look it up online.)

Here’s the worst case scenario from my standpoint on what Trump is likely to do in order to change the narrative dominating the public airwaves – and, of course, the internet. He’s already given the order to blow up close to a couple dozen boats off the coast of Venezuela killing what is now close to 80 PEOPLE. Trump and Hegseth accuse these people of being drug smugglers – without evidence. And, even if they were “drug smugglers” – taking (maybe) cocaine to Trinidad – their boats couldn’t possibly make it to the U.S. – the LEGAL way to confront them would be to stop the boats (In U.S. waters), board them, and if they had the drugs Trump and Hegseth says they had – confiscate the drugs and arrest them if that would have been appropriate. (I’m not sure the U.S. has any LEGAL authority to police drug smugglers in international waters)

Next step for Trump – is it going to be starting a war with Venezuela? Will all the MAGAts in America just look the other way? What on earth is it going to take before Trump’s hard core base figures out he could care less about them. Especially, those in his base who rely on SNAP benefits, the ACA subsidies to be able to afford health insurance, or Medicaid for their health insurance. Are Trump’s supporters going to make the connection as the rural hospitals start closing? Are they noticing the declining Job market? I don’t think they can miss the increase in the cost of living – higher now than at the end of Biden’s administration and OBVIOUSLY prices have not come DOWN – not on “day one” or on day 250. What about the no wars policy?

Trump claims to have stopped EIGHT wars – and some in his base may be gullible enough to believe him – although he gets mixed up with the country’s names and, I’m sure, he has no idea where they’re located. He didn’t end the war in GAZA on “day one” and, sadly, his peace agreement there lasted just a few days – until Israel started BOMBING again. And, what about Ukraine? I’ve always said Trump is going to go down in American history right next to Benedict Arnold – but, in world history he’ll be compared (and possibly in a worst way) Neville Chamberlain due to his appeasement of Vladimir Putin. Many in Ukraine are DYING due to Trump’s inability to bring himself to send to Ukraine what they need to defend themselves. Sadly, I don’t believe he’ll choose to help Ukraine as a way to change the narrative he fears so much. He blames Ukraine on his first IMPEACHMENT. Let’s face it, it’s just a matter of time until “we the people” know the truth re: Epstein and Trump! Trump will fight this to the bitter end! Stay tuned!

Final Thought: Another HORRIBLE part of Trump’s “legacy” is going to be the number of people who DIED needlessly under his “watch.” We all knew about the bungling of the COVID-19 pandemic where, according to estimates I’ve read, anywhere from 200 to 500 THOUSAND Americans died because of his botched response. Hard to top that, right? Well, soon after Trump 2.0 was in it’s early stages Trump’s (at the time) co-president (f)Elon Musk disbanded USAID – America’s “Agency for International Development” – the agency which was feeding the poorest people around the world, that ran the PEPFAR program providing HIV medication saving THOUSANDS of lives in Africa (countries Trump refers to as “shit holes”), and many other life saving programs costing America far less than what was gained from the programs. The last estimate I read said over 600.000 people (mostly children) have DIED due to the shuttering of the agency and many estimates suggest the number of lives lost will surpass a MILLION by the end of the year.

Three more years of this is unthinkable to me, but “we the people” voted Trump and JD Vance (who may be worse) into a miserable four years and, if you’ve read Project 2025 as I have, you know their plans are for a lot more years than four. I know I shouldn’t call Trump supporters “MAGAts” – because likely most of them are hard working Americans who simply have been exposed to Fox “news” and other right wing media (remember, right wing corporations control about 90% if America’s media – and, it’s getting worse on the internet) These right wing outlets (as I’ve been pointing out here for years) use the propaganda techniques of the Nazi’s of the 1930’s. Why? Well, because it clearly works. Tell your LIES over and over until people believe they’re true. (Trump’s masterful at this) AND every accusation is an admission. (Projection) Lord help us! Yikes!!!

Sunday night, when I heard there were 8 democrats voting with republicans to re-open the government without ANYthing more than a “promise” for a vote on the Affordable Care Act (ACA) sometime in December (they meet for maybe 6 or 7 days in December, I too was outraged. That was, until I gave it a couple days and thought more about what appears to me to be the “big picture.’

First off, I realized this would require the House to end their nearly two month “vacation” on the orders of Speaker Johnson – clearly designed to stop any further Epstein disaster when it comes to Trump – so, Adelita Grijalva was going to be sworn in and, therefore, the so-called Epstein “discharge petition” would have the required 218th signature. Of course, that means in the near future the House is going to have to vote on requiring the “Epstein files” to be made public. And, apparently, it also allowed for the release of some of Epstein’s emails which suggest Trump to be complicit (to some degree) with Epstein’s evil bullshit. (I’ve been reading Victoria Giuffre’s memoir and both Epstein AND Maxwell are/were pure evil)

Secondly, I wasn’t fooling myself as to whether or not the republicans were going to give in any time soon on the ACA subsidies. I don’t question, for example, the concern about the SNAP benefits by some of these democrats and the issue of all the government employees fired (who got their jobs back) or working without paychecks – plus the condition of the airports and all the canceled flights. (I personally met a couple from Santa Barbara in California who were visiting my hometown, Vancouver, WA and had to rent a car in order to get home because their flight was canceled)

After thinking about it, and this seems a bit cold hearted on my part – in regard to the 6+% of Americans who are about to face HUGE increases in the cost of their health insurance – I came to the conclusion this might be the best case opportunity for these subsidies to be restored. Remember, they were taken away without a single democratic vote in the so-called BBB so it’s understandable democrats want to make their point. I believe they’ve made their point. In fact, should – as I expect – the December “vote” fail – I believe what takes place in January will be like a large weight around the necks of ALL the republicans who’ve refused to help the mostly lower income people who will be knocked off their health insurance by the payments which apparently will increase by 100 % or more. And, a significant number of these people will be Trump’s own voters. Plus, this reopening of the government only lasts until late January.

Naturally, it would be better to avoid this type of cruelly coming from our government to our own people (although with the military and ICE “goons” wearing masks in our streets it shouldn’t surprise anyone) but these increases could have “ripple” affects on the insurance costs of many others. OBTW – the $40 BILLION given to Argentina would have been enough to fund the subsidies for, I don’t know, a couple years or more. Just sayin…..

Back to my thoughts on Trump/Epstein the emails released today simply confirmed what people like me (paying attention to public information) didn’t question. (about Trump’s involvement) However, when emails from Epstein confirm Trump “knew about the girls” and had spent several hours in Epstein’s house with one of the girls (apparently Giuffre – based on at least a couple things I’ve seen) you can see why Trump is getting desperate. And why Maxwell SHOULD be getting nervous!

Without getting into the emails’ details here it appears to me the “dam” might be breaking. Trump was in the Situation Room (The Situation Room!!!) today attempting to get Lauren Boebert to pull her name off the discharge petition before Grijalva could sign it – once they had 218 that was it – no changes!)

Additionally, Ghislaine Maxwell should be sent back to the prison in Florida where she was removed after answering the “softball questions” from Trump’s lawyer Todd Blanche. Clearly, she was LYING! And, so far it’s worked. Because, as far as anyone in Trump’s DOJ being concerned with her LYING, well, “don’t hold your breath.” Also, one of the emails, as I read it, suggested Trump maybe was a (as he himself would call it) “rat” because Epstein didn’t understand why Trump’s name never came up in the investigation against him.

Final Thought: Do you think Trump might spill the beans on someone else to save his own skin? Well, it appears to me Epstein and Maxwell were thinking along those lines. There’s going to be thousands more emails and files coming out in the near future and, keep in mind (if you’re someone like me who believes Pam Bondi has been working overtime to “scrub” Trump’s name from any files in the possession of the DOJ) that the Epstein estate has MOST of these files – or, at least many of them. That’s where Trump’s “artistic” birthday card to Epstein (in 2002) referencing their “secrets” came from in addition to the emails released today by democrats from the House Oversight Committee. Apparently, there’s several thousand more – so get ready for tomorrow! Stay tuned……

Oh yes! Trump, tonight, signed the bill to reopen the government and, surprise, surprise – he took no questions. He just got up and left the room. Maybe you understand why – he always takes questions doesn’t he?

Is JD Vance preparing himself to take over? OMG – even more reason for Dems to control Congress in 2027 – to IMPEACH Vance who, to me, is even worse than Trump. Yikes! Three more years of this!

The number of people MURDERED by America’s military based on orders (allegedly) coming from the “top” – meaning Trump and Hegseth has gone over 50. Personally, it’s hard for me to comprehend that ordering the extra-judicial MURDER of unknown PEOPLE in boats in the Caribbean Sea – PEOPLE who pose no serious danger to “we the people” and, according to some estimates, would have needed to refuel 20 times in order to reach the United States is “legal.” Of course, by now, we understand the SCOTUS has given Trump the idea “legal” is a term used by others.

It appears this ordering of MURDER by Trump, Hegseth, and military personnel (who very possibly are following ILLEGAL orders) has expanded to the Pacific Ocean from the Caribbean. The number of victims, I believe, as I said above has grown into the 50’s and, of course, these are PEOPLE that cause not a bit of remorse to Trump and Hegseth. The reason I bring this up is because the optimist in me is hopeful the details will become part of an investigation once Trump is no longer in office. Should the American people somehow turn control of BOTH branches of Congress to the Democrats in 2026 (If we actually have elections that November) this SHOULD, at a minimum, result in IMPEACHMENT #3.

I’m someone who remembers the antics of our CIA in years past when the leaders of “we the people” felt comfortable in causing “regime change” in various countries in Central and South America according to the wishes of our OLIGARCH class. Well, it appears that is happening again because Trump doesn’t like the ELECTED leader of Venezuela. Reports which came out of Venezuela recently stated the CIA was organizing Venezuelans to enact a “false flag” attack on an American ship in the area setting the groundwork for our “peace loving” president to attack. Yikes!!!

Of course, with republicans, there’s always more. While “we the people’s” government is in a shutdown – which is standard fare while Trump is president and republicans control Congress – Trump, as everyone knows by now, summarily ordered the razing of the East Wing of the “White House.” I’ve stated this before here – this is like me renting my house and the tenant then destroying the detached garage. That is to say, Trump DOES NOT own the “White House.” He’s a tenant for a short time (that feels like an eternity) and seems hell bent on destroying much of it. He’s turned the “Rose Garden” into a concrete slab!

Trump destroyed the East Wing of the “White House” so he can build an obscene “ball room.” This “ballroom” will dwarf the actual “White House” and will cost upwards of $350 MILLION to build. The estimated cost began at $200 MILLION but has nearly doubled and they haven’t even begun the “permitting” – as if that’s an impediment to Trump. The East Wing sat on top of the “bunker” where officials go when there is a threat to the building – like during 9/11. The $350 MILLION is supposedly going to be provided by America’s OLIGARCHS further “cementing” them to Trump’s whims. Many of these same OLIGARCHS pledged to have NOTHING to do with Trump after January 6th 2021. Oh my! How the thirst for MORE riches can change one’s moral compass! (Reminder, the foundation of FASCISM is a corporate/government partnership)

While all this is going on it’s become public knowledge that Trump is attempting to GRIFT $230 MILLION from “we the people” to compensate him from the “horrible” experience he had defending himself from the FELONY charges he incurred after instigating an attempted coup and from STEALING Top Secret documents from the government archives when he high tailed it out of town in January of 2021. He’s been on “high speed” in Trump 2.0 extracting as much MONEY as he can while he’s got a subservient Congress which has virtually ignored the CONSTITUTION. Reports are Trump has enriched himself in the BILLIONS during is first year back in POWER.

While I’m lamenting the first of these HORRIBLE four years I’ve got to add a bit more. We’re in a “government shutdown” and the republicans are attempting to block the release of emergency “SNAP” (food stamps) funds for the 40 MILLION low income Americans who depend on this assistance to EAT. Of the 40 MILLION there are reportedly 16 MILLION children. Extending those benefits SHOULDN’T be a hard call – but, once again, we’re dealing with republicans. To me, this is STUPID!

Another example of the STUPIDITY of the republican party (and their leader) is the bailout of Argentina – to the tune of $40 BILLION – apparently enough to pay for the Affordable Care Act supplements which are a sticking point (yeah) for democrats regarding the “shutdown.” Trump has also agreed to allow Argentina “beef” into the U.S. in order to cause meat prices to drop. It seems he really is aware of how much food prices have risen since he took office – prices he PROMISED would come down. Well, farmers aren’t too happy with him. Trump just got played by Xi Jinping of China so the Chinese are going to purchase HALF of the amount of soybeans they normally purchase while they get the rest from, you guessed it, Argentina. (They also get them from Brazil – a market developed during the shutdown in Trump 1.0 – Additionally, they now will have access to the technology they want)

This money going to Argentina will also bail out some “investors” who are affiliated with Treasury Secretary Bessent. They’ll be able to unload their STUPID “bets” on the Argentinian economy in order to save a pile of money – as usual, Thanks to “we the people.”

And, speaking of the government shutdown and who to “blame” for it – I have to say the democrats are FINALLY putting their collective feet down opposing the never ending republican attack on America’s health care system. Remember in their “Big whatever Bill” they slashed all aspects of our health care system without a single democratic vote. So, why would the democrats agree to republican demands when their votes are needed and if they agree their base would NEVER forgive them. The “we’ll negotiate health care later” promise of republicans isn’t worth the paper I could use to print out this rant (never happening, by the way). Republicans have the POWER to get rid of the filibuster and pass their legislation. “We the people” would then be crystal clear on why democrats are holding out. I, like many progressives, expect the democrats to “give in” – but, for once I hope they stand by their basic beliefs.

Trump gives people like me something to complain about daily – sometimes hourly. So, here’s my last bit for today. Trump is very unhappy that Zohran Mamdani is likely to WIN the election to be mayor of New York City. The FACT Mamdani is a Shia Muslim and belongs to an affiliation of “Democratic Socialists” rankles Trump and his republican sycophants. (Remember, one of the key attributes of FASCISTS is racism) Now there are reports republicans are going to somehow “de-naturalize” Mamdani (Who became a U.S. Citizen in 2018) and deport him to somewhere like Somalia or Libya. Honestly, I can hardly believe I needed to write those words. Yikes!!!

Final Thought: Slowly but surely the so-called “liberal media” is figuring out we are witnessing a FASCIST takeover of America’s government. Most people, including at times me, keep their focus on the brazen illegal conduct of Trump – which is understandable – but we MUST realize what is really happening is the slow motion coup laid out in Project 2025. And, to me, the two most responsible perpetrators of this “rollout” are Stephen Miller and Russel Vought – two of the authors of Project 2025. Obviously there are other “authors” of that “roadmap to FASCISM” who are lingering in the shadows. Don’t for a minute believe Trump fully understands what the Project 2025 “folk” are up to. They are happy to encourage Trump to perpetrate his “revenge tour” while they chip away at what’s left of our democratic republic.

Personally I believe if this republic is to be saved the “liberal media” MUST start explaining FASCISM to the American public and how we’ve been tiptoeing our way toward it for years. And, it’s not just the Project 2025 authors – who know the details of what it will take to permanently topple our constitutional order. You have the BILLIONAIRE (oligarch) class which includes the “Tech bros” along with people like Charles Koch who have access to UNLIMITED funding and a SCOTUS which unleashed their POWER with the Citizens United decision. America’s OLIGARCHS have masterfully gained control of the ENTIRE government and it will take a herculean response by “we the people” to regain that control of the “ship of state.” Stay tuned….