The Orange Demagogue Strikes Again

Just Another Brick In Donny’s Wall Of Stupid (my nod to Pink Floyd)….Just another distraction from his many other fuck ups.

The idiot that was elected has shown that he is an evil twat that will strike back if he does not get his way…..and his newest tantrum has made him a laughable figure….

President Trump said Thursday he is renaming Lake Ontario to be known as “Lake America” in the United States as he exacerbates his trade war with Canada. The president signed an executive order that updated the lake’s name for the US geographic naming service, the AP reports. Trump cannot force Canada to follow his preferred naming convention, however. Canadian officials have already said they won’t recognize the name, reports CNBC. The move is reminiscent of Trump’s move last year to rename the Gulf of Mexico as the “Gulf of America.”

Trump, who signed the order as he was sitting at the Resolute Desk in the Oval Office, had a large sign behind him propped on a stand with a map of the Great Lakes. Over Lake Ontario, in big red letters, the map read “Lake America.” He told reporters that Canada is “the worst” to deal with on trade. “They feel entitled and we can’t have that,” he said. The president had been floating the idea of the name change in recent days after trade talks between the countries broke down, though it wasn’t clear whether he was serious, CNBC notes.

  • The official US-Canada border stretches across the water between Lake Ontario’s northern and southern shores. The body of water forms much of New York state’s coastline and separates Buffalo from Toronto, the capital of the province of Ontario. Toronto is Canada’s most populous city and Ontario its most populous province.
  • The lake’s name comes from the Huron Indigenous people’s word “oniatarí:io,” which means “lake of shining waters,” and it predates European settlement in the region. The province took its name from the lake.
  • Trump’s executive order directs Interior Secretary Doug Burgum to “take all appropriate action” to rename the lake within 30 days. “The Board on Geographic Names shall provide guidance to ensure all Federal Government references to Lake Ontario, including on executive department and agency maps, contracts, and other documents and communications, shall reflect its renaming,” the order states.

What an idiot he is…..what will this do but waste time and energy?

And then the gloat….

For those skeptics who responded with chortles when President Trump on Tuesday floated the idea of renaming Lake Ontario as Lake America, well, the commander in chief suggests he wasn’t joking. His follow-up comments came Wednesday on Glenn Beck’s radio show, reports USA Today:

  • “You saw the Lake Ontario thing. People thought I was kidding, maybe I wasn’t,” Trump said. “Because the last one you saw was the Gulf of Mexico is Gulf of America. Now, we have a gulf and we have a lake. It’s very simple.”

Trump’s comments came as he defended 50% tariffs on many Canadian imports after trade talks collapsed, with Ottawa responding with its own steep duties. Trump accused Canada of treating the US like “a state,” claiming it harms American farmers and automakers and warning, “It’s time to teach Canada you can’t do this anymore.” Any actual name change, however, would require action by the US Board on Geographic Names, which was founded in 1890 to oversee such decisions and ensure consistency, notes the Hill.

This imbecile is an infantile idiot….what did he accomplish with this stupidity?

And yet he still has support from those with the IQ of their hat size.

I cannot stop shaking my head at this fool.

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Good News On The Beef Front?

We all know just how expensive going to the store to buy some beef for dinner and we all have been waiting for something to be done….well Donny has done something….and not everyone is happy….

President Trump’s latest move to tackle grocery costs is triggering a rare, public split with some of his own party’s most loyal allies. The president has temporarily lifted tariffs on up to 300,000 metric tons of foreign beef, saying the imports will be sold at 25% below current market prices and give domestic herds “space” to recover as the US faces its smallest cattle inventory in decades, per the Guardian. Key Republicans from ranching states say the plan undercuts that very goal.

Wyoming Sen. John Barrasso argues Americans want domestic beef, not cheaper foreign cuts, while Nebraska Sen. Pete Ricketts warns that “flooding” the market with imports will hurt local producers (a sentiment echoed by the National Cattlemen’s Beef Association) and doesn’t amount to a real fix. Montana Sen. Tim Sheehy, describing most ranchers as “MAGA Republicans,” says he’s counseled Trump against the move for a year. Kentucky Rep. Thomas Massie calls it “a slap in the face to American cattlemen & consumers.”

Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins defends the decision as a short-term way to get prices down but acknowledges she doesn’t yet know which countries will supply the beef, saying that call falls to US trade officials. At USA Today, columnist Rex Huppke raises concerns about the source and safety of the “mystery meat,” but primarily argues Trump is caught in a “hypocrisy turducken” in claiming that lifting beef tariffs will reduce prices for Americans. This “wholly undercuts his incessant claims that tariffs don’t affect consumers,” he writes.

American cattle ranchers are not happy with this decision.  Why is that?

My concern is since most of the programs on food have been gutted will this beef be safe for us to consume?

How many think that the price of beef will come down?

Will we be paying premium price for low quality beef?

If it is not inspected what will be the outcome?

A bunch of questions with few answers right now.

But knowing how Donny works there  will be massive amounts of profit in there somewhere….

Thoughts?

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UK Funds “Therapeutic Healing”

I post this to ask my UK readers if they any more about this program.

It appears that UK taxpayers are footing the bill for treatment for IDF soldiers that fought in Gaza.

British taxpayers funded “therapeutic healing” for Israeli soldiers who fought in Gaza, Declassified can reveal.

An Israeli organisation received the undisclosed sum via a U.K. charity, with 25 percent Gift Aid added on by the British government.

Emails obtained by Declassified show how the Yahalom Foundation — an Israeli veterans group — tells British supporters to channel their donations via its “registered partner platform in the UK.”

“Processing your donation through them ensures you receive full tax recognition and enabled Gift Aid, maximising the impact of your contribution,” it says. “100% of your gift is routed directly to Yahalom to support our core mission.”

The Yahalom Foundation directs British supporters to a list of fundraising projects for Israel Defence Forces (IDF) veterans, claiming that donations would be eligible for the tax subsidy.

The list includes funding a £5,000 “therapeutic healing journey” for soldiers returning from Gaza, as well as “individual psychological treatments.”

The foundation is also raising money for a £100,000 memorial hall to commemorate fallen Israeli soldiers.

Additional records from two years ago show that British donations were made to fund equipment for serving Israeli soldiers — although it is not clear whether Gift Aid was added to these.

A fundraising page said: “With your help we can buy more specialized equipment and supply it to our soldiers.”

The Charity Commission has previously warned: “It is not lawful, or acceptable, for a charity to raise funds to support a soldier of a foreign military.”

UK Funded Therapy for Israeli Soldiers

The US kisses Israel’s ass every chance they have and now we learned that the UK is doing the same thing…..it is time for all this ‘charity’ to end….let the bastards deal with their own mental problems….they have done enough damage to the two countries.

If anyone has more information please bring us up to speed.

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Our Vulnerable Power Grid

For some time we have been told that our power grid is old and in need of an upgrade for in this condition it is vulnerable to attack….so far no one in DC has taken these warnings to heart and our grid is getting older and weaker.

A recent article points out that if just 9 power stations go down it could take the whole grid with it.

The feature in the New York Times Magazine poses a stark question: “What if America went completely dark?” After interviewing more than two dozen experts on the nation’s power grid, Christopher Cox makes the case that the question isn’t as far-fetched as it sounds. The grid itself, for instance, “is perhaps the most complex machine ever built, but it was created without a master plan,” he writes. It’s more accurate to think of three grids—the Western, Eastern, and Texas Interconnections. Cox reports that a federal analysis once found that disabling as few as nine key substations across those three grids could trigger a coast-to-coast outage. A related problem is that the hardware that makes those substations work—huge, custom-built power transformers—is in critically short supply. Meaning, such a blackout could theoretically last years.

“It is difficult to overstate how completely the loss of the grid would disrupt life as we know it,” writes Cox, whose story explores how the bottleneck, combined with rising physical threats, aging equipment, and long repair timelines could combine for a life-altering catastrophe. As for those threats, Cox revisits a still unresolved 2013 attack in California in which assailants severed underground cables at a substation before snipers expertly knocked out 17 transformers in about 20 minutes. It’s unlikely that a domestic terror group could wipe out nine entire substations, notes Cox, but the feat would not be beyond the scope of a “state actor.” Read the full story, which explores what emerging tech like solid-state transformers and grid-scale batteries might do to blunt the risk.

The admin seems more worried about what name is on a building than the possibility of a nationwide loss of power….at what point does someone start thinking about our aged infrastructure?

My guess is they will wait until it happens then blame the Dems.

This is a concern and yet we vote for idiots that say nothing about a growing problem….matters not which party for they both are as useless as tits on a flashlight.

Now I know there is some opinions out there….let them fly.

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“lego ergo scribo”

Project 2025 Scorecard

Back in the days leading up to the election of 2024 myself as well as many others warned that Donny was pushing the Heritage Foundations plan named Project 2025….once in office he started using the plan from day one….

With that said should we look at the success of this plan?

Project 2025 has moved much further than most people realize, and the groups keeping count agree on the direction even when they disagree on the math.

One tracker following the blueprint across 34 federal agencies counts 321 objectives, with 141 marked complete and another 70 underway. That is roughly 44 percent finished and about two thirds either done or in motion. The Center for Progressive Reform, working with Governing for Impact, tracks a different and larger list of 532 recommended executive actions across 20 agencies and found that 283 of them, about 53 percent, had been initiated or completed within the first twelve months. The numbers differ because the lists differ. The trend does not.

On food and household assistance, the reconciliation bill carried two items straight off the blueprint. It rolled back updates to the Thrifty Food Plan, which is the formula the government uses to calculate how much money a household actually receives in food stamp benefits. Adjusting it downward does not change who qualifies, it changes how much food a family can buy. The same bill imposed stricter work requirements on SNAP recipients. Separately, staff at the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program, which helps families cover heating and cooling costs, were fired, and the program was sharply limited.

On the environment, the EPA finalized the rescission of the 2009 endangerment finding, which was the legal foundation for federal climate regulation. Interior finalized a rule narrowing critical habitat protections so drilling, mining and logging can proceed as long as animals are not directly killed. The Center for Western Priorities found that nearly 70 percent of the fossil fuel related actions in the blueprint have been implemented, with another 20 percent in progress.

On health and reproductive policy, Reproductive Freedom for All tracks 57 actions and counts 24 completed with 10 more in progress. HHS canceled 53 of the 67 grants in the Teen Pregnancy Prevention program and now requires recipients to teach abstinence as the only method. The National Institutes of Health stopped funding research using human fetal tissue.

On government structure, the administration stripped collective bargaining rights from federal workers across 18 departments, a move currently tied up in court. Treasury permanently halted collection of ownership data on private American companies that had been required under the Corporate Transparency Act. The military drew down forces in Europe, including 5,000 troops out of Germany. Four agencies have completed every objective on their list, including USAID.

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Now what is in motion but unfinished. The Department of Education has been hollowed out with the groundwork laid to dismantle it, but it still exists, because eliminating a cabinet department requires Congress. The Department of Homeland Security’s Office of Intelligence and Analysis, which the blueprint accused of being weaponized for domestic political purposes, has been targeted for major downsizing but has not been eliminated. On federal land protection, less than 20 percent of the identified actions are done, but nearly 70 percent are in progress, including efforts to rescind the Public Lands Rule and the Roadless Rule.

https://balleralert.com/project-2025-progress-completed-in-progress-pending-2026/

I would say that the implementation of Project 2025 has been a resounding success….to our chagrin….and to the country’s loss.

This runaway train must be stopped and it will be up to each of us to see that it is brought to a stop.

Can we do it?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Dolly Parton–R.I.P.

Sad news today an icon has passed away, Dolly Parton, her personality and music will be missed….the word is that she was dealing with cancer but no confirmation as of yet….

Stars are paying tribute to Dolly Parton, who died Tuesday in Nashville, Tennessee, at 80. Parton was among the most beloved personalities in music and beyond—the rare celebrity whose appeal transcended generations, geography, and politics, the AP reports. Here’s a roundup of notable reactions to Parton’s death and legacy:

  • Dionne Warwick. “The Heavenly Father has made the decision to bring another of his children to him. Dolly a true child of God is in the best hands now,” Warwick said in a statement.
  • Paul McCartney. “Her songwriting, her singing and her philanthropy were unrivaled in the world of country music and it is hard to imagine living in a world without Dolly,” McCartney wrote on Instagram. “She was a very clever business woman who understood the value of her music and, most importantly, the effect that she had on the people of the world. There was no greater honour for me than to have her sing my song ‘Let It Be’ and, even though I only made a small contribution to it, I am so honoured that she did it.”
  • Jane Fonda. “I never knew anyone like her. She was simultaneously a naughty, playful southern gal from the hollows of Tennessee and a deep, soulful thinker who could see through people right down to their true selves. She was many things … lyricist, songstress, player of many instruments, writer, prankster, visionary, loyal friend, who’d never go to bed before she and her friends had laughed so hard they’d have to cross their legs,” Fonda wrote on Instagram. She added: “To her gay and trans fans, I want you to know that she loved you. You know that without me telling you. She loved all her fans and they are legion. And you know she doesn’t want y’all to mourn now. Dress up and celebrate her spirit.”
  • Linda Ronstadt. “I am deeply saddened by the passing of my friend, Dolly Parton,” Ronstadt said in a statement. “One of the most extraordinary musical experiences of my life was recording with her. The world is a poorer place without her.”
  • Bette Midler. “Our beloved Dolly Parton has died. I am devastated, and I’m sure the nation will mourn her as I do, and for many years to come. She had a voice of pure gold and a heart to match. What a terrible, terrible loss,” Midler wrote on Instagram.
  • Ken Burns. “One of twelve children raised in a cabin, Dolly Parton left home carrying nothing but songs to become the most beloved figure in American music. She wrote ‘I Will Always Love You’ as a goodbye to Porter Wagoner. Today it belongs to all of us,” Burns, the filmmaker behind the Country Music documentary miniseries, wrote on X.
  • Reba McEntire. “Well, I just got the news that my buddy Dolly passed onto the higher and greater side,” McEntire wrote on X. “Dolly, thank you for all the wonderful things you did for us here on earth. Your love, your music and you gave so much with your huge huge heart. There will never ever be another you.”
  • Reese Witherspoon. “Throughout my entire career, she sent me little notes of encouragement and support, telling me to be the light in people’s lives and listen to my angels. Always signed: ‘I will always love you,'” Witherspoon wrote on Instagram.
  • Colman Domingo. “Dolly taught us that you can be anything and do anything and to do it with kindness. What a light. We are all grateful that we lived in a time of Dolly Parton. We will always love her,” the actor wrote on X.
  • Carol Burnett. “One of my favorite memories was taping the special ‘Carol and Dolly’ in Nashville,” Burnett wrote on Instagram. “We shot the week of Thanksgiving and Dolly made individual turkey dinners for every one of us, that she cooked herself. We were a family. That’s who she was.”
  • Beyoncé. “You were the barometer. The North Star. Bold and brilliant. Talented and tenacious,” Beyoncé said in a statement. “You taught so many lessons on how to be uniquely oneself. I am grateful for your art, your heart, your generosity, your humor, your entrepreneurship. I’m honored that I had the privilege to work with you. I will treasure that forever.”

As you can see she was loved by all those who knew her best.

As I said she will be missed….may she rest in peace and her family has our prayers….

As a closing tribute one of my favorite songs….from 1999….

 

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The Mouth Of The South

And that would be James Carville….the quintessential grumpy old man….you may remember him from his opposition to progressives or his statement that if progressives win he would leave the Democratic Party, among other jewels from this old fart.

I do not agree with him on too many things simply because he is entrenched in the corporate wing of the Party….but I will say that on one point I do agree with him….and that would be his takedown of Jeffries for his meeting with that bastard Kushner….

Here is what he had to sat….

James Carville launched into a passionate and incendiary takedown of Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) Monday after news that the latter met with Jared Kushner recently surfaced.

“Let me try to explain something,” Carville said. And Hakeem, you’re a smart guy … let me explain something here, very, very clear. You have Democrats that have a different position on Medicare for all, whether that’s a good idea. You have Democrats that have different positions on effective policing, and there’s a whole variety of subjects of which there are some disagreements within the Democratic Party.”

But Carville said that doesn’t extend to everything.

“On one thing, on one thing, there is no disagreement,” he said. “There’s unanimity. And it is simply this: in the opinion of every Democrat in the United States, progressive, moderate, middle road, left, f*ck, I don’t know whatever you want, we believe one thing above all. These people are a pack of felons and traitors and you do not meet with them. You do not meet with them!”

A more appropriate response to Kushner, who is President Donald Trump’s son-in-law via Ivanka Trump, would be to “drag his ass before a committee and find about what backdoor-dealing whorehouse sh*t he’s got going on with Steve Witkoff and everybody else,” Carville added.

The Trump administration and assorted family members and cronies “have no idea what they’re doing,” he continued. “They’re making every backdoor bullsh*t deal they can. And we don’t meet with them. Don’t meet with them.”

Carville added, “F*ck these people!”

(mediaite.com)

There is not much that I agree with Carville on but in this case I will have to bow to his words.

He is right….there is no way they can agree on anything unless it is who gets the loin share of the corruption.

Jeffries is a corrupt corporate Dem that is only interested in the cash thrown his way….when I heard about the two meeting I thought it smell like rotten fish….and I have not changed my mind.

What do you think of Carville’s takedown?

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They’re Watching!

From time to time I will re-post something from my other blog. Daily Agitator, for those that have not yet found their way to it with the hope that it will lead to more readership….

The government is watching you from facial recognition to what you do at the supermarket….it is not a new thing but rather a continuation from another era…

 

The D/Bags Are Watching

If you feel like joining the movement be warned you will be scrutinized….you whole life will be poured over.

Me?

I do not care….I cannot stand by and say or do nothing.

Join us if you dare.

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The Unscrupulousness Of AIPAC

It is no secret around here that I dearly hate AIPAC and what it has done to our political system….it has turned our elections into good and bad the good being whatever they tell the recipient of their money and in the meantime the country suffers from their sick influence….

After AIPAC failed to defeat El-Sayed in the Michigan Democratic Senate primary—after spending $32 million—it said that it remains committed to defeating El-Sayed and his “radical, anti-Israel” agenda in the general election. Which means it is poised to sink tens of millions of dollars in supporting Republican Mike Rogers. It also said that Haley Stevens, his opponent, had presented “an authentic Democratic agenda.” Meaning that El-Sayed did not? And they think that Mike Rogers, a MAGA Trump supporter, does compared with El-Sayed?

How can AIPAC say that El-Sayed does not present an authentic Democratic agenda when his socialist stance is much more in line with the principles stated in the Declaration of Independence than most centrist Democrats’? And making it sound like AIPAC cares about an authentic Democratic agenda is deceitful, when in the same breath they make clear that they will support Mike Rogers, a Trump lackey, in the general election.

AIPAC’s one-dimensional perspective is clearer now than ever. They will fight for the unequivocal U.S. support of Israel at any cost, even if it means having the Republicans and Trump remain in power and destroy our nation.

They are like the Evangelicals to whom there was nothing more important than the creation of a conservative judiciary that would reverse Roe v Wade and other liberal policies, such as LGBT rights, even at the cost of supporting perhaps the most Godless, misogynistic President that the United States has ever had and his MAGA allies. In both cases, they have made a bargain with the devil that will ultimately cost them their souls.

https://thefulcrum.us/governance-legislation/the-unscrupulousness-of-aipac-political-spending-u-s-policy

These fools will do anything to bolster support for Israel even if it means the destruction of the nation.

One can support Israel that is their prerogative but not at the cost of our country and our way of life.   Period!

This institution should be barred from dealing out influence….well not just them….the whole concept of lobbyists needs to be flushed down the crapper.   Period.

Thoughts?

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”