Tariff Impact

 For those foolish people who believed Trump when he said that higher tariffs are not paid for by the US consumers... Trump has apparently changed his mind...

https://abc7ny.com/.../trump-announces.../19726983/

https://www.foxbusiness.com/.../trump-allows-300000...

How We Got Here

An excellent summary of how we screwed ourselves and our kids!!!

How did we become so selfish and short sighted?

https://www.yahoo.com/.../how-the-us-government-pushed... 

Blanche is so Not Good for USA

 What sad state of affairs for Law and Order in the USA...

https://www.yahoo.com/.../blanche-refuses-pledge-doj...

https://www.huffpost.com/.../todd-blanche-trump-jan-6...

https://newrepublic.com/.../todd-blanche-breaks-promises...

Trump Sending Money to Terrorists

 https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/todd-blanche-is-looking-for-a-way-to-funnel-money-to-trump-supporters/ar-AA29YadE

Inflation Info

Trump tries to lie about inflation. See the data for yourself.

https://www.factcheck.org/.../trumps-cherry-picked.../

https://www.mediaite.com/.../trump-shares-wildly.../

Jul2026 Scorecard

 The numbers look good for the "haves", stock and house values are up. The "have nots" are hurting for certain, costs climbing. And our kids are screwed, national debt growing.

https://www.factcheck.org/2026/07/trumps-numbers-july-2026-update/

Refection of LIES

 I really wonder who believes anything Trump says now days.

https://apnews.com/.../pirro-trump-reflecting-pool-damage...

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz05yx5dd7yo

https://wnyc.org/npr/nx-s1-5915828

COVID Deaths vs Freedom

 https://apnews.com/.../fauci-covid19-pandemic-senate-rand...

https://www.nbcnews.com/.../trump-deposed-ny-ag-civil...

Accountability and the US Military

 I think the US Military should be held to a higher standard than Trump / Hegseth are operating at.

https://www.ap.org/.../as-the-pentagon-stays-quiet-ap.../

https://www.democracynow.org/.../minab_forensic_architecture

https://www.ohchr.org/.../iran-un-experts-alarmed-renewed...

Respect Women

 rump was found guilty of sexually assaulting a woman, the appeals court ruled against him and now he is trying to plead immunity to SCOTUS...

And yet Fathers around the country vote for support this sexual predator. Hypocrisy is alive and thriving in MAGA world.

https://www.npr.org/.../e-jean-carroll-trump-sexual-abuse...

https://www.ms.now/.../trump-carroll-5-million-award...

More Election Lies

 I am still amazed that people believe him...

https://www.pbs.org/.../politifact-live-fact-checking...

https://apnews.com/.../trump-primetime-address-elections...

The Problem and Answer

 https://www.murphy.senate.gov/.../murphy-details...

https://www.politifact.com/personalities/donald-trump/

Wealth Changes

 https://www.cbo.gov/publication/60807

https://www.voronoiapp.com/wealth/-About-1-Million-US-Households-Hold-Nearly-50-Trillion-in-Wealth-4203

Sexual Abuser Acceptance

Same question I always ask. Why would people support a man who would force themselves upon their Mother, Sister, Daughter? Reminder this is not just an allegation, a jury looked at the evidence and found him liable.

https://www.pbs.org/.../judge-orders-e-jean-carroll-be...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhsSzIS84ks

Political / Economic Systems

 Another Learning Opportunity

Mega Corruption

 It amazes me that people who were horrified by Pelosi and Hunter Biden's "self dealing" are silent about the Trump Families cons and corruption that is worth Billions?

I mean he accepted a $400 million plane from a foreign country, spent hundreds of millions more in tax dollars improving it and he plans to keep it... If Biden had done that they would have FREAKED...

https://thehill.com/.../5951517-wall-street-journal.../

https://www.motherjones.com/.../trump-financial.../

Loss of TPS :-(

 Imagine living and working here for years or decades to be sent back to unsafe countries. Image being a child who knows nothing about that country or its language. The supposed Christians sure are NOT doing what Jesus would do.

https://www.migrationpolicy.org/.../tps-trump-supreme-court

https://www.msn.com/.../it-s-just-so-wrong.../ar-AA26FraE

Legal Insanity

 How did we get to the point that our DOJ is charging curious people and our President pardons violent felons who beat police officers? It is such a disappointing waste... Like usual, the stupid political charges will be tossed.

https://www.nbcnews.com/.../6-people-arrested-connection...

https://www.citizensforethics.org/.../at-least-10.../

Things are Tough Out There

 When Trump got elected, I posted that I am thankful that I am a 60 year old empty nester white straight male who saved a lot for retirement. 

 And that I felt for everyone who is less fortunate than me.  It seems that I was correct, since only 33% of people approve of "his" economy... 
https://www.npr.org/.../trump-economy-gas-prices-midterms...
https://www.msn.com/.../running-off-the-cliff.../ar-AA26bJRW 

Religious Righters are All Similar

 I had to expand on this excellent cartoon... I think our Christian religious right has more in common with the crazies over seas than they are willing to admit... Thankfully the majority of us understand that their preaching is crazy talk !!!

https://www.pewresearch.org/.../45-of-americans-say-u-s.../

https://www.ncronline.org/.../new-poll-250-years...

FISA Is Not So Important

 Last week GOPers were blaming DEMs for putting the US security at risk for letting FISA lapses, now Trump stalls it further and doubles down on this incompetent idiot...

https://www.npr.org/.../jay-clayton-confirmation-hearing...

https://www.npr.org/.../fisa-702-surveillance-expiration...