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May 20, 2026

MAGA Is Not Against Donald Trump’s Corruption

Rolling Stone precisely sums up Donald Trump’s continuous corruption. “Let’s say it plainly: There has never been a president as corrupt as Donald Trump. There is no close second in our history.” “Take two days in May as Exhibit A. Americans just found out that in the first quarter of this year, Trump’s stock portfolio… Continue reading

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May 17, 2026

Donald Trump’s Slush Fund Runs Counter To Founding Fathers’ Constitution

Though the particulars and specifics were not known in 2024, a presidential election year, countless voices across the political landscape, including mine, stated that a primary motive for Donald Trump to gain the Oval Office was to grift and make a lot of money. The irony was clear for all to see. His conservative supporters… Continue reading

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May 16, 2026

Another Pardoned Trump Insurrectionist Broke The Law, Gun Threat On Church Property, Thug Behavior Continues Among White MAGA Males

One does not even need to do an online search for the latest criminal behavior from the MAGA males who violently stormed the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. One only needs to read a newspaper or listen to the news on the radio. There’s a certain grim predictability to these people and their low-brow… Continue reading

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May 15, 2026

What Donald Trump Got Wrong On China Trip

Leonid Brezhnev, the leader of the Soviet Union for 18 years, died on November 10, 1982, at age 75. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger was asked that evening how the personal relationships between Washington and Moscow would fare following the death. He made it clear that personal relationships were not the guiding force of international relations.… Continue reading

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May 11, 2026

The Billion‑Dollar Ballroom Nobody Asked For, But Republicans Want You To Pay For

So, we are to believe that Donald Trump supporters in 2024 were so unable to afford eggs and pay their bills that they needed to defy logic and reason and vote for the Republican candidate in the November election. If we were able to keep a straight face reading that line, let’s try out another… Continue reading

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May 9, 2026

Melanina Trump Is A “Working Mom”, I Call It Bunk

The latest insult to American women came from Donald Trump’s third wife. Melania Trump, who emphasized her experience as a “working mom” while serving as First Lady. It pays not to eat food and read the newspaper at the same time. Surely more than one person nearly choked when reading the Op-Ed column supposedly written… Continue reading

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May 8, 2026

Mysogyny Against Female White House Reporters Must End

We have come to the point where we must stop pretending that the degradation of our institutions is just another day at the office. That point arrived the moment Donald Trump again unleashed yet another tirade at a female reporter doing her job. This time, it was ABC News’ Rachel Scott, a strong, confident Black… Continue reading

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May 7, 2026

Nation Knows The Sitting President Is Incompetent

Two separate political nuggets caught my attention over the past several days. According to a new Washington Post–ABC News–Ipsos poll, fifty-nine percent of Americans believe Donald Trump does not have the mental sharpness necessary to lead the country. Fifty-five percent think he does not have the physical health to serve as president. Fifty-four percent say… Continue reading

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May 6, 2026

Lies From The Oval Office Are Creating A Threat To Democracy

When we start to rebuild and address the myriad problems Donald Trump created, fostered, and nurtured during his terms in the White House, it will be essential that we begin with his default position of telling lies, seemingly with every breath. Regaining honesty in the Oval Office might seem like a low bar to achieve,… Continue reading

ethics, politics, Words

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May 2, 2026

Story Of The Week: Fractions Widen Between UAE and Saudi Arabia

I suggest the most interesting and consequential news story this week was the growing divide between the United Arab Emirates and Saudi Arabia. I noticed that national evening news broadcasts on ABC and NBC, while giving time to fluff stories and reports because they had videos of crashes and fires, could not provide viewers the… Continue reading

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