Trump says his god awful “ballroom” must be built (without Congressional approval) because it’s necessary for “national security.” He also says his so-called “trumphal arch” is necessary because of “national security.” The (illegal) invasion if Iran was necessary due to Iran’s threat to our “national security.” (He claimed, at first, they were near having a nuclear bomb that could reach the U.S.) In order to demonstrate this topic almost causes him to stutter he’s now saying he banned Politico, CNN, and MSNOW from the “White House” due to their threat to our “national security.” (And, I’m sure he’s used the same excuse in multiple other ways I just can’t remember. He’ll likely use “national security” as his excuse for the emergency when he calls off the 2026 mid-term elections. Oh so Russia like)

I’ve been saying since “day one” of Trump 2.0 that America will NOT withstand four years of this tyrant, er mob boss, er “so-called president.” In fact, I’m beginning to think the WORLD will not be able to withstand the DAMAGE caused by this nin-com-poop of a president. For example, it’s not as if Trump’s ill-advised, illegal war in Iran is only screwing up the United States. European countries’ economies are close to recession due to the spike in energy prices (and availability) along with the other factors that go along with rising oil prices and a SHORTAGE of oil. This is a world wide issue.

Europe and China are much more committed to “green energy” via more EV’s (Electric Vehicles), solar energy, and wind energy than the U.S. Europe is producing 20% of its energy via solar power and China is the leading country in the world in renewable energy. China leads the world in solar installations and is a major contributor to global renewable energy growth. Trump is still pushing “clean coal!” (Whatever that is) By the time Trump is out of office (barring an IMPEACHMENT and removal by the Senate) The U.S. will be so far behind in the renewable energy field it will be near impossible to catch up. But, hey, we’ll have a “golden ballroom.”

Trump’s latest fiasco was getting all the tech bros at the “White House” so he could change the “name” of AI to SI – from Artificial Intelligence to “Super Intelligence.” Once again he was seen patting himself on the back for such a creative renaming of what most Americans don’t want anything to do with. (Reminds me of him bragging to have discovered there’s a “b” in the word “dumb.” Who would’ve known that?) At this meeting of all these AI “gurus” he got them to agree to “self monitor” the advancement in AI because, well, OK, he must know they are incapable of such a thing but there’s money in it for him. They are fighting amongst themselves to have the most powerful AI platform and to have the MOST data centers around the nation/globe so they can make the MOST money possible. That’s (MONEY) the thing that motivates these tech bros. (Can you imagine any of them taking an oath to our constitution?)

It’s now about a month until the (above mentioned) mid-term elections arrive and, like I’ve said here many times, I don’t expect Trump to take a thorough thrashing from America’s voters “sitting down.” I don’t believe he has any intention of simply allowing these elections to take place in a free and fair manner. He knows he’s going to be IMPEACHED shortly after democrats retake the House and it’s not a certainty he won’t be convicted in the Senate. After all, just the government sponsored propaganda TV “spots” the “White House” produced and is running (to the tune of $20 MILLION of taxpayer finds) is blatantly ILLEGAL! Naturally, Trump could care less if these ads are illegal – doing illegal stuff is routine in Trump 2.0. His personal lawyer, er the attorney general, has been complaining that Minnesota judges are unethical for pointing out the administration violated something like 100 court directives to members of the media. Of for shame! And, Trump et al are ignoring the judges ruling regarding the three news agencies he unconstitutionally blocked from access to the “White House.”

I’ve been slacking a bit – the above paragraphs were written about a week ago. There are now – as I’m typing this 26 days until the election. Brace yourself for the “October Surprise” Trump will come up with in a desperate attempt to prevent the will of the people from becoming a reality. I have no idea what their plan is, but I can virtually guarantee you the Project 2025 authors who are embedded in Trump 2.0 in various ways are prepared to act. The potential for a Blue “tsunami” is real and it’s causing Trump and his sycophants to be trying – well, who knows what? From JD Vance “begging” for two more years of republican control of Congress to Trump offering varying sums of MONEY to motivate people to vote republicans it appears nothing is working. ($90 to Seniors, $500 to some ACA “victims,” to $5000 for every adult American – that would be about $1.4 TRILLION added to the national debt – if republicans remain in control of Congress – different levels of the same strategy – BRIBERY)

Here might be what’s driving Trump’s desperation more than even IMPEACHMENT. With republicans in charge of Congress the full release of the EPSTEIN files will finally be a reality. I personally don’t believe there is any other issue which has Trump “shaking in his boots” more than the possibility “we the people” would find out the TRUTH regarding his 15 to 20 years as Epstein’s best buddy. Somehow I can’t get the picture of Trump’s “birthday card” to Epstein out of my mind – where he brought up their “wonderful secrets.” What do you think those “secrets” might be? Do you believe the allegations by the woman who claims Trump assaulted her (both sexually and physically) when she was 13 or 14 years old (back in the 1990’s) was the only situation where he participated in Epstein’s pedophilia? I can only speculate because Trump and Blanche have been participating in the “mother” of all coverups.

There are many I’ve read who have suggested the invasion of Iran was one of the many attempts by Trump to take American’s minds off of the Epstein files. The Epstein “coverup” seems to be – as has been reported in numerous places – part of the “flood the zone” strategy causing “we the people” to be “chasing our tails” so that we never “catch” it (our tail) at anytime. Meaning while we are witnessing a neverending supply of scandals we never are able to focus on any of them. For example, today’s scandal has to do with Kimberly Guilfoyle, our ambassador to Greece, allegedly providing “help” with the Trump administration in exchange for a $100,000 payment to her Amex credit card account. That would be a “quid pro quo.” (Apparently, there are “receipts” – text messages which she attempted to tell Eric Deters to stop because it was leaving a trail) This will be today’s scandal, tomorrow’s “history.” Guifoyle was Don Jr.’s fiance’ – so, there could be some “secrets” that will allow her to remain the ambassador to Greece.

Even before the news about Guilfoyle had a chance to give people at least one day to process the reality of another member of Trump’s “team” participating in CORRUPTION – I mean it usually happens “only” on days ending in “y” – we got another “doozy” coming from our “boozy” Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. No, he wasn’t reaffirming his racist and bigotted speech to young officers in America’s military academies, he was announcing the soldier who murdered 14 soldiers at Fort Hood in Texas back in 2009 (I believe he wounded another 30) was himself going to be murdered via the death penalty. I knew this guy was facing the death penalty, but Hegseth is taking it to another level. The culprit (I’m not going to use his name) is now going to be murdered (er executed – not sure the difference) via firing squad. This is a rare form of Capital punishment. likely to be more “popular” after the recent failed execution via lethal injection in Tennessee. Here’s the rub, for me – Hegseth wants to “livestream” the execution. Personally, I find this spectacle nauseating. This will be the first execution of a soldier by other soldiers since WW II. That’s all I’ll say on that “scandal.” Stay Tuned!!!

Final Thought: I read, the other day (and, I can’t remember where), that Trump considers ANYONE who uses the term “Artificial Intelligence” the “enemy.” OK, so after reading that I immediately put those (deplorable) words into the “title” of this rant. (Which is taking me quite a few days to finish) And, I couldn’t resist including the word “Epstein” as well, simply because I don’t want anyone to forget it – especially considering the odds favoring democrats taking control of the House after the mid-terms (if we have them). And, today, I read about Trump suggesting Ukraine needs a new President because they keep attacking Russia’s oil infrastructure – obviously because of Trump’s TREASONOUS agreement to lift sanctions on Russia in return for “we the people” paying through the nose to buy their diesel. I join with the others who pointed out it’s “we the people” who need a new President (and, it’s not JD Vance).

After I wrote down the words to the “title of this piece” I was reminded of one of the strategies I used back in the day when I was teaching 6th grade Middle Schoolers. I had a white board in the front of the room and one to the left of where the students were facing when they took their seats at the beginning of class. When there was something I absolutely wanted them to write down in their planners I would put that on the white board to their left and on the one in the front of the room I’d write: “Whatever you do, DO NOT look at the other white board and write down what it says! Of course, they would immediately look that way, write everything down, and the day would be off to a good start. Often times, I feel dealing with Trump and his sycophants is similar to attempting to teach sixth graders. Trump reminds me of the ultimate spoiled sixth grade bully! In the tradition of FDR I feel Trump HATES people like me, and it seems likely most of us “welcome” his HATRED! May God help us! Yikesee!!