A cabinet member of the trump administration lies. [FN1] It’s news if his [FN2] lies are about a major part of that department and involves thousands of lives at any given moment is important. Government is “shut down,” but some jobs are considered “essential.” [FN3] 1/9

For 6 hours in the early morning of Oct 6, no air traffic controllers were in Burbank CA’s tower. [FN4] Sec’y of Transportation Sean Duffy’s comments about these personnel, lack of pay & their possible prosecution…

Illinois Gov Pritzker held a press conference this afternoon to announce a lawsuit that Illinois has filed [FN1] to enjoin trump, et al, [FN2] from acts of invasion [FN3] & illegal use of the Nat’l Guard to that end. The Complaint sounds in ten (10) counts. [FN4] 1/10

Parallels exist betw what trump/maga are doing to our Nation & what NSDAP did in 1933 to Germany. There are differences, such as gov’t officials like Gov Pritzker, Illinois A.G. Kwame Raoul, and Chicago Mayor…

Moments of candor [FN1] are as rare in trump’s administration as Nobel laureates educated in home schoolin’. Last week, Howard Litnick, Secretary of Commerce, talked about his former neighbor, Jeffrey Epstein [FN2] whose “suicide” many doubt. [FN3] 1/9

Litnick described Epstein as “the greatest blackmailer ever.” [FN4] I wasn’t surprised by Epstein leveraging recordings of the wealthy, powerful & perverted having sex w/kids & women, whom Epstein trafficked, to get big bucks.…

Several aspects of yesterday’s (9/30/25) “talk” to generals and admirals of the U.S. military by Sec’y of Defense Hegseth [FN1] & trump are troubling. Until the 6-maga core on the Roberts Court [FN2] rubber-stamps trump’s wish, it’s “Department of Defense.” 1/15

Weakness did not prompt the change from “war” to “defense.” The World emerged from a war of Nazi tanks blitzing across Europe as genocide was perpetrated in their wake. In the Pacific, the Empire of Japan conquered lands…

Of several quotes from yesterday, the scariest, from trump was about one of two “N-words” that he cannot use. “We were a little bit threatened by Russia recently, and I sent a submarine, nuclear submarine, the most lethal weapon ever made ... you can’t detect it. There’s no way.... 1/5

We’re 25 years ahead of Russia and China in submarines.” [FN1] That a dumbass like trump has access to nuclear codes makes his current (& illegal) occupancy in the Oval Office quite scary. In times…

That maga world has lost its collective mind [FN1] over the NFL® choice of Bad Bunny for the half-time show at the Super Bowl® is understandable. [FN2] A message can, and must, be sent in the selection of the half-time artist, particularly with trump in office & this year. 1/13

Pro football has been dear to trump’s heart [FN3] for several decades. His success as a pro football franchise owner has been chronicled in film [FN4] and public records. [FN5] The last Super Bowl® took…

October 18 will be another day of “No King” protests that seek to move closer to evicting trump from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. That the protests are non-violent is: a) made abundantly clear by the organizers; b) morally correct [FN1]; and c) smart. [FN2] 1/6

One thing that should not be overlooked. Events can move rapidly once our efforts to dislodge trump, et al, from power. The Berlin Wall, a cold war fixture for nearly 30 years, fell after an unbelievably short time once protests…

NOWHERE did the Framers [FN1] say during the 1787 Convention, State conventions or in The Federalist that a candidate for Pres who comes in second or lower in the popular vote should win in a republic. In fact, the notion of majority rule is of fundamental importance. [FN2] 1/13

“Winner-take-all” was not discussed as a way to award electors. National elections of 1788, the first under the Constitution, saw legislatures of five States select their electors [FN3]; three did not timely…

trump did not won in 2016 and 2024 via an electoral college. Theres no “electoral college” in the Constitution. No body meets to discuss anything. [FN1] Each State determines how to select its electors. [FN2] There are several things Art. II to remember. 1/8

1) POTUS is the only office that the winner of the popular vote necessarily wins. [FN3]

2) This is important because “electors” were not created as an aspect of strategy. Nowhere does The Federalist discuss electors as…

On 09/22/25, trump declared “Antifa” a “Domestic Terrorist Organization.” [FN1] I confess. I was involved in what I now know was a “DTO.” [FN2] There are details, dear Reader [FN3] that I ask be known before you judge too harshly. Rather than track elements requisite 1/14

for a DTO to be defined as, well, a DTO, the “bottom line” is set forth in the 9/22 Exec Order: “... pattern of political violence designed to suppress lawful political activity and obstruct the rule of law...” [FN4]…

Some are quick to ridicule authoritarian leaders. [FN1] These past two weeks, crises of trump’s disparagement at the hands (or off-hand remarks) of late-night comedy show hosts have raged. Some feel this distracts us from more important issues, [FN2] such as health care. 1/11

A study published this week examined health care & economics. [FN3] “After hospitals were acquired by private equity firms, patient death rates in the emergency departments rose by 13% compared with similar…

I “unfriended” HS [FN1] who: 1) is maga [FN2]; 2) said “this is my opinion and not open for debate” w/“unfriend” as the option [FN3]; & 3) copied/pasted w/o attribution drivel someone else wrote. [FN4] Blind praise of trump unencumbered by facts, the meme puts 1/12



the “ass” in “passive-aggressive.” [FN5] [FN6] The meme’s creator wants no one to question their assertions, but we can’t grant that wish. Last week I reposted a “feel good” photo of Dick Van Dyke, in a hospital…

Coup d’etat is a “sudden, usu. violent, government takeover.” [FN1] One might argue that other countries, and only shithole [FN2] countries at that, endure such events. To call what has unfolded over the past several years in the USA a “coup” might be difficult, but 1/10

only if one insists a takeover be “sudden.” Violence is here. Free speech? One late-night comedy host too-many has been fired. This not only is a warning, but a test. What is reality? Jimmy Kimmel was not fired for…

There are differences in these three lives. How each died can be interesting for conversation. Each engaged in self-promotion. At the core of their beliefs, one can argue with a reasonable amount of support, the only differences are nuances. 1/10

The first: held a high position in government. He, and his boss, took joy when those beneath him suggested he was a monster. The nicknames made him chuckle. His actions had a great impact after what he launched at Wannsee. 2/10

The…

"I think empathy is a made up New Age term that does a lot of damage." [FN1] Charlie kirk said this over three years ago, and does not appear to have changed his views on empathy, or on any political issues, since. Yesterday, Kirk was shot and killed as he spoke in Utah. 1/11

The Southern Poverty Law Center issued a statement w/which I agree: “Violence is never the answer. We condemn the shooting of Charlie Kirk and all violence in any form. Our history shows violence only fuels…

Cynicism about U.S. military involvement in Vietnam [FN1] ran high in the 1970s. [FN2] One of the first movies about U.S. military in Vietnam [FN3] was “Apocalypse Now.” In a memorable scene, a major, played by Robert Duvall, revels in an attack on a village for the surf: 1/10

“Napalm, son. Nothing else in the world smells like that. I love the smell of napalm in the morning. You know, one time we had a hill bombed, for twelve hours. When it was all over, I walked up. We didn't find…

In 2017, we challenged the validity of 2016's election for Pres/VP in two cases before SCOTUS. [FN1] I’d never encountered trolls and made the mistake of responding to a couple of posts from trolls. I wasted time, but learned, as shown yesterday. A “person” attacked me online. 1/4

I had replied to a news item from the IndyStar. The troll, in a short reply using a fake account and a pseudonym, tossed in some petty insults & hateful suggestions at my rather benign post. Here’s a…

One person’s irony [FN1] could be another’s hypocrisy [FN2] or, to someone else, pure bullshit. [FN3] Negatives around us today aren’t new, but they flared up, driven, like forced air from old bellows, by a militant embrace of ignorance-as-cudgel. In undergrad, during summers, 1/8

I worked construction. An “energy crisis” made ppl treat gas mileage seriously. During a break on a job site, a guy was defiant when he said, “I’ll always drive my gas guzzler.” He didn’t cite love of…

When I read that rumors were circulating that trump, who has not been seen “in public” since last Tuesday, is dead, I launched into action. We’ve had experience with this type of rumor. In 1967, rumors were about that Paul McCartney was dead. I looked for: 1/5

photographs of trump walking barefoot and out of step in a cross-walk with others (cover of “Abbey Road”). Nope.

cryptic badges or patches (e.g., “OPD” on “Sgt Pepper”). Huh-uh. 2/5

costumes worn that signify “death”…

The Russian asset in the Oval Office signs executive orders almost by the minute. His latest is aimed at burning the American flag. trump dodged the draft and was spared going to Vietnam, unlike the losers and suckers who had no choice. I want to be clear. 1/8

We had no legitimate reason to send military personnel to Vietnam. Pres Nixon was angry about the release of the Pentagon papers because they disclosed that U.S. military leaders and elected officials of the U.S. knew there…