Rising prices….I mean Donny told us the $7 a dozen eggs was too low and that gas was also too inexpensive….
That lead me to ask if any of his gang of parasites knows what the rest of us peasants have to contend with daily.
My thought is….NO they have no damn idea….and I am not alone….
Having mega-rich guys run the government invites all kinds of concerns about the potential for corruption, which is certainly a real (and well documented) concern surrounding the Trump administration, given the president’s crypto side hustles, a cabinet stacked with billionaires and the administration’s general lack of regard for the rule of law.
But beneath those lofty questions of ethics lies a more basic problem: These guys are out of touch. Especially with the voters who made clear their No. 1 concern was the cost of living in America.
The world got a peek inside the administration’s gilded bubble Wednesday, when President Donald Trump glibly brushed off concerns about his tariffs leading to bare store shelves and shortages: “Maybe the children will have two dolls instead of 30, you know?” he said at a Cabinet meeting. “And maybe the two dolls will cost a couple of bucks more than they would normally.”
That message of austerity is coming from a golf-club-and-casino mogul who is so obsessed with opulent decor that he reportedly has a “gold guy” slathering finishes on the fixtures and furnishings of the White House, all while spending taxpayer money on regular weekend trips to his private Floridian social club.
The doll comment was notable, too, because it was a rare acknowledgement of a reality the president has long denied: His tariff policies will create shortages and raise prices.
https://www.cnn.com/2025/05/01/business/trump-billionaires-dolls-nightcap
Are you afraid yet?
There are a lot of things these days that we should be afraid of coming for us and our families….but for this post I want to focus on the political landscape that we as Americans are facing.
I am personally afraid of the direction that Little Donny and his gang of moronic thugs are taking my country. The slide into autocratic rule.
The president of the United States, from the moment he regained the office, has been step-by-step following the autocrat’s playbook. He has gone after universities for not obeying his decrees. He has extorted law firms for having on staff, or just once-upon-a-time having had on staff, people who crossed him. He has targeted for prosecution former aides who challenged him. He has arrested a local judge for not helping him round up migrants for deportation. He has attacked the free press for not bending to his will. On his very first day in office, he released from prison hundreds of domestic terrorists, effectively a personal militia, who assaulted police officers in his name.
And now, not 100 days into his term, he has done what so many democracy advocates have feared he would eventually do, something that no president has dared try in the more than two centuries since Marbury v. Madison’s precedent that the judiciary would be the ultimate authority on what is and what is not legal: He is straight-up defying the United States Supreme Court.
And — here is the truly terrifying part — he is getting away with it. No one is getting fined. No one is going to jail. In fact, much of America doesn’t even realize it’s happening.
The case at hand is nominally about a migrant who came to this country illegally but who for several years now had been raising a family in Maryland and training to be a sheet metal worker. But in reality it is about whether anyone or any institution has any check on Donald Trump’s ability to claim near limitless power over all our lives simply by declaring a national security “emergency.”
For three years, Trump and his apologist echo chamber repeated, over and over, that the flood of migrants coming over the southern border without authorization constituted an “invasion.”
Of course, it was no such thing. However much a person chooses to hate illegal immigration, whether based on a strict, rules-are-rules belief system or a pragmatic concern for the effect on border communities or even straight-up racism, the migrants coming here these past several years did not represent an invading army, regardless of how frequently Stephen Miller and his allies tossed around the phrase “military-aged men.”
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/trump-autocrat-supreme-court_n_680ab464e4b031fa917d7610
His, Little Donny, iron fist rule is going to effect many others….from journalists to personal opinions….we all will be held up to his whims.
If you think you are scared now just think it could much worse.
The sad thing it was foretold what would happen way before the election and yet idiots ignored warnings and gave this person the power he has coveted for years.
Be afraid….be very afraid.
I Read, I Write, You Know
“lego ergo scribo”
In those 100 days, he has ‘tested the water’ to see what he can get away with. So far, he seems to have got away with everything, so I fully expect him to double-down, then quadruple-down after that. He had the Trump 2028 hats printed for a reason…
Best wishes, Pete.
At one point someone has to step in and suggest (possibly at the point of a gun) that he has served his term and it’s time to pack up and leave. He’s just numb enough to think (I suspect he does think now and then) that the word ‘consective” means if there’s a break in the process, we get to start all OVER. sigh.
Im so glad im old. really, really.
Yep he will push his limit…..so far he has little worry about chuq
I don’t think he has a limit. He strikes me as someone who just keeps waddling forward, and lord help anyone who gets in his way. He is phenomally stupd. And he has the momey to make the stupid seem okay.
An arrogant SOB…he truly believes he is a smart person….and then he opens his mouth…..chuq
Many many people are afraid. Small wonder. Chuck, Hakeem, the media and democrats bombard the public every day with “Trump and maga extremist republicans are going to end your social security and medicare”. The endless bombardment of this tripe would make everone fearful. This is the weaponization of the big lie protocol. I’m very comfortable with money and business billionaires being appointed. They’ll end the dangerous mess of DEI incompetants being appointed to crucial national and international positions.
People are afraid because they see what is happening to their livelihood….to pretend it is dems fault is just BS….the only incompetents I see are his cabinet and himself. chuq
Pete just offered a tragically salient point about the 2028 magat hats– I want to offer the following as my input:
I hear your fear and frustration, and it’s completely valid to feel this way when the political landscape feels so unstable and threatening. The concerns you’ve raised—about eroding democratic norms, targeting institutions, and unchecked power—are heavy, and it’s disheartening to see warnings go unheeded. You’re not alone in feeling this anxiety about the future.
Take a moment to breathe and ground yourself. While the situation feels overwhelming, history shows that resilience and collective action can push back against authoritarianism. People are still speaking out—journalists, activists, and everyday citizens—and their voices matter. You can find strength in connecting with others who share your values, whether through community groups, advocacy, or even small acts of resistance like staying informed and voting in local elections. These steps might feel small, but they build momentum.
It’s also okay to step back when the news feels suffocating. Protect your mental health by focusing on what you can control, like supporting causes you care about or having open conversations with those around you. The road ahead may be tough, but hope lies in the persistence of those who refuse to stay silent. You’re one of them, and that matters more than you might realize right now.
I am not self-centered….I fear for the future and my granddaughter’s generation….they will suffer and people just keep pretending all will be okay…that is crap. chuq
I just thought of something that might make some sense: if a president is only allowed two terms (consecutive or otherwise) how would Donny even get his name on the ballot if he tries for a third term? I think he’s the only president we’ve ever had who managed a comeback-from-oblivion second term, anywhere…
He can’t get his name on the ballot under current law, Judy, but some people think they they’ve figured out a way to do it. He wouldn’t actually run for the office. The plan is that some political puppets of theirs would run for the presidency and vice presidency. The House would appoint Trump Speaker of the House. Apparently there is a loophole that the Speaker doesn’t actually need to be in congress to be Speaker. Then the puppet president and vice president would resign, and the next person in line is the Speaker of the house.
would that actually work? I can see the path, but still…and frankly I don’t think he would live that long. He isn’t exactly the blooming picture of health. I suspect somedays he’s not entirely sure where he is, anyway.
This sentence brings anger –and chills– to my being: In fact, much of America doesn’t even realize it’s happening.
Think about that for a moment. You and I and scores of bloggers and newspeople recognize what’s happening. But the ordinary guy or gal that goes to work each day, comes home, plays with the kids, eats dinner, watches movies on TV, visits the local park on the weekends (or watches football) HAVE NO CLUE what Trump is doing to our country in the Big Picture. And that’s scary.
That is true and some of those are right here. chuq
some of them are also not quite sure who is president, who WAS president, or why. One man I overheard on voting day bragged about keeping Kamala from a second term…
It’s time everyone admits what the’ve suspected for years now, he’s suffering from severe dementia and it’s accelerating, and the people around him are taking full advantage of that to maintain their grip on power. He seriously thinks gas is selling for $1.68 an deggs are 99 cents a dozen. That’s how out of touch he is with reality.
He was always been outta touch….and his mental capacity is suspect. chuq
if anything, that’s comforting. Im in the line that says one of these days he’s going to pitch forward, taking a golf cart with him, and it will be over. At least for him. (a girl can dream, right?)
Dream a little dream never hurts…LOL chuq