How subtle does Donald Trump, Elon Musk, and the Dogeshits have to get before it begins to sink in to ANY American who’s not part of the white nationalist movement? It was announced today that Trump wants to make an IMMIGRATION exception for “White South Africans.” Yep, you read that correctly! Do you think the head of the Dogeshits had anything to do with that? Or, should I phrase that as our co-president? Republicans ALWAYS eventually say the “quiet part out loud.”

What we’re witnessing is what, so far, can be called a “bloodless coup.” Trump is flashing one executive order after another at a pace nearly impossible to keep up with while Elon Musk and the Dogeshits (sorry, but I can’t think of a better description) are rooting around in our personal data like my neighbors three (little) pigs which he keeps in a fenced off area which likely looks like the records of the American people – and, if you’ve ever witnessed the handy work of a small band of pigs you know exactly what I’m talking about. They’re making a HUGE mess and it may be impossible, at this point already, to clean it up.

Add to that, the Senate, last night, confirmed Project 2025 lead author Russel Vought, with nary a “whimper” coming from those COWARDS who’ve been caucusing as republicans since the day in 2016 when almost EVERY one of them decided it was more important to keep their job than to stand up for the republic they ostensibly work for and took an oath to defend. And, when I call them COWARDS, let me emphasize the word COWARDS! Of course, when it comes to Mitch McConnell I’ll call him the SLEAZIEST COWARD of them all – because, when it comes right down to it, Trump is counting on those right wing COWARDS on the SCOTUS – two of whom McConnell is directly responsible for – to make it so he can, with impunity, ignore court orders to get his way – with the rest of us. In essence, I’ve always felt the SCOTUS ceded their power to Trump when they gave him “absolute immunity.” Yikes!!

It’s Vought who already attempted to shut down ALL spending by government agencies – spending lawfully appropriated by Congress – and is likely to do so again – despite the orders coming from various courts. In his confirmation hearing Vought came right out and said he feels no obligation to follow the laws relating to OMB’s (his agency, now) ability to IMPOUND government funds which have been authorized by Congress and, therefore, MUST be spent according to that authorization according to the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974. Back when Richard Nixon was making similar claims to Trump and Vought that the president can determine how to spend or not spend the appropriations of Congress – well, Congress made it clear – THEY have the “power of the purse.”

Now, in his confirmation hearing Vought simply claimed he didn’t recognize that act as “being constitutional.” That’s despite the FACT it was duly passed through Congress – and, I know you won’t believe this – but, back then bipartisan legislation wasn’t unusual. Here’s the deal, if the president doesn’t like the way Congress is appropriating funding, he simply needs to lobby Congress to “fix the problem” by repealing it. In the case of Trump, he’s got a majority in BOTH houses of Congress (there’s a person who sometimes comments here who doesn’t understand BOTH the House and the Senate make up Congress – but, I digress) all he needs to do is to get each House of Congress to vote to repeal whatever legislation he doesn’t like and then sign the bill. But, of course, Trump would rather – like his MO would suggest – do it ILLEGALLY. Must make him feel important – or something.

As I pointed out around the first day in office, Trump (and his project 2025 sycophants) was going to “flood the zone” with so many executive orders it would be nearly impossible to keep up with all of them – so, while “we the people” are busy “chasing our tails” him and people like Vought are sneaking through “stuff” we won’t be aware of until it’s too late. Even Trump had to know ending “birthright citizenship” with an executive order wouldn’t “fly.” However, he also KNEW democrats would expend a LOT of legal capital challenging it in court. Illegally shutting down the governments payment system, he knew, would spawn a lot of lawsuits while he’s busy with other “stuff.”

Here’s a doozy. Do you really think the USA is going to be creating “the Riviera of the Middle East” in GAZA? Do you think Trump felt it would be received like he suggested, “Everybody thinks it’s a great idea?” Maybe I should rephrase that – is it possible he REALLY believes “everybody thinks it’s a great idea?” Many people have accused him of being delusional. Of course, Bibi Netanyahu was standing right next to him when he said it to the press and, OF COURSE, Netanyahu thinks it’s a great idea. Trump said, “we’d own it.” And, for Netanyahu, what could be a better outcome.

Here’s where I think that idea might come across a bit of a problem. Do the Palestinians really want to “give” the USA what little land they have next? And, of course, Trump also wants to give Israel the West Bank. As the saying goes, what could possibly go wrong. Back when the Palestinian community in Michigan was encouraging people to NOT vote for President Biden, and then, Vice President Harris – was this the outcome they were hoping for? It was obvious to me – and, of course, I’m not Palestinian, that the Palestinian Americans couldn’t have a WORST choice for president than Trump. But. here. we. are.

What about all those young Americans who voted for Trump because he said he was going to “bring down the price of eggs ON DAY 1? Did they actually believe that? Did they do ANY research about Trump at all? Like, does he tell the truth? (As a starter point) Or, how about – what control does the president actually have over the price of eggs? Or, maybe the more sophisticated among them might have checked, what caused the post pandemic inflation and did Biden and the democrats do ANYTHING to mitigate it? I realize that last one creates – not “Critical Race Theory” – but, just old fashioned CRITICAL thinking – like what I used to teach the sixth graders in my class.

I tried to get people to read Project 2025 well before the election. I downloaded a copy and read the intro and about 100 pages and as I said at the time it was/is a “roadmap to fascism.” I left links to the document several times, although the last time I logged in to link to the document I was forced to give my email (I was too stupid to make one up) and said, here, I would no longer provide the link. The result of that foo-pah for me is that I’m still being FLOODED with Trump emails begging me for money. I actually filled out the “questionnaire” which was the front for the money – thinking, I’ll let him know what I actually think. However, you couldn’t submit your answers without sending him MONEY – which, in my case wasn’t going to happen.

These Trump emails are quite sophisticated. It’s set up so that when you send him MONEY you don’t know that you’re really agreeing to do it over and over again. Every month. It shouldn’t surprise me that EVERYTHING Trump does is dishonest. Count me as one of the pesky Christians who expect at least a modicum of honesty – something which has ALWAYS been impossible for Trump and NOW is, apparently, requirement #1 to be a member of his administration. And, of course, republicans in Congress shredded their oaths to the constitution LONG ago.

Now the “battle” is in the courts and, a few weeks ago I asked the question; “what’s going to happen when Trump and Musk and his administration tell the courts to fuck off.” (Once again, sorry for the language, but I couldn’t think of a more appropriate word) I believe we’re dangerously close to that point – maybe there already by the time I publish this rant – I heard this morning one judge already has instructed Trump’s minions the next step will be criminal contempt of court if they continue to ignore the injunction he imposed last week. An, injunction which will only last until they have the actual arguments in court from “both sides.” As many have said, as soon as Trump challenges the courts to enforce an injunction we are no longer a constitutional republic.

I’ve been involved in dialogue with several people who are part of Trump’s CULT lately, mostly outside of this blog, but in almost every instance what I’m running into is STUPIDITY which comes from right wing propaganda embedded into people’s minds who get their “information” – well, I can only guess where it comes from. One guy told me he watches “Newsmax” and he’s the classic example of someone spewing racist garbage and when you call him on it his response is, “I’m not a racist.” At that point, I have to say then quit regurgitating stuff which is OVERT racism. This person doesn’t understand – I’ll give just a couple examples – that calling “black and brown” immigrants “scum” while lamenting things like “BLM, DEI, CRT” while saying “White Lives Matter” – which he doesn’t understand implies RACISM. That’s the kind of stuff I’m just unable to abide.

From my standpoint, there are way too many Americans who have no idea about how our constitution actually works and they can’t handle that “the wheels of justice are slow.” They actually want Trump to make radical changes to our government, they just don’t seem to understand the result of a president saying he can do “whatever I want.” That’s NOT how our constitution is made. The beauty of “checks and balances” which is the foundational part of the document has stood for OVER 245 years. It’s the document which has allowed America to become the richest most powerful nation on earth. Of course, it’s also allowed America to teeter on the edge of becoming an OLIGARCHY – which the head OLIGARCH Elon Musk is attempting to embed into our future. Virtually EVERY person I’ve been able to dialogue with about all this don’t seem to understand this – OR, worse yet, they’re OK with it. We are losing our constitutional form of government – trading it for fascism.

I “get’ that MANY people think, when I say that, it’s pure hyperbole. Of course, I’ve been pointing out Trump is a fascist since his first reign on America. What lies ahead? I have no idea and, I have to admit, I’ve become impatient with people I know who have simply said, “I’m tired of politics.” Sadly, “politics” affects EVERY aspect of your life. Many seem to be saying, “well, it doesn’t affect me.” But, what will they say when it does – and, by that point it’s too late. Are they going to sit idly by while Trump attempts to takeover Greenland and Panama? GAZA? Is he trying to out-do Vladimir Putin? Or, simply be like him? Stay tuned!!

Final Thought: As I’ve said, this is a coup d’etat in the process as “we the people” sit here watching. I stated above what Trump is saying to the judges who are telling him you don’t get to make up the laws as you wish. Trump, a 34 times FELONY doesn’t seem to be much impressed by these judges. I firmly believe he dreams about his “absolute immunity” via the SCOTUS and doesn’t feel the need to appeal rulings he doesn’t like. Who’s going to stop him? Pam Bondi? Kash Patel? The republican controlled Congress – filled with a bunch of COWARDS? This is going to keep getting uglier until enough Americans have had enough.

Keep in mind – why do you think Trump PARDONED the 1600 thugs who attacked the Capitol and Metro Police on January 6th, 2021 – people he now says are the ones who were “assaulted.” For example, those who were convicted of seditious conspiracy – one of the MOST severe CRIMES on the books – are on the streets just itching for more opportunity for VIOLENCE. Combine this with Musk and his Dogeshits America could be at a breaking point. Musk is simply a South African believer in apartheid who is attempting to kneecap our government so he no longer has to answer for his challenges to our legal and regulatory system. I have to wonder how my acquaintances will respond when Musk has either cut or cut back their Social Security and Medicare benefits? (My peer group is a bunch of old – mostly – white guys. I don’t get out much :o) Lord help us!