I am Just Sick & Tired

Of people saying Trump isn’t a racist: this whole “Woke” debate is just white supremacy masquerading as discrimination! Mississippi Today writes about how Trump & Company is whitewashing history.

Medgar Evers’ killer was a Klansman, but Trump administration says stop calling him a racist

by Jerry Mitchell

February 5, 2026

The National Park Service has removed visitor brochures from the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument. Among the anticipated changes? No longer calling his murderer a “racist.”

Edits to the brochure have removed that reference to Byron De La Beckwith, according to Park Service officials, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution. Other edits include eliminating the reference to Medgar Evers lying in a pool of blood after being shot.

Reena Evers-Everette, executive director of the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Institute and daughter of the couple, said the family has been told the matter is under review, “but the final product has not been put out yet.”

Gone were trans people from Stonewall, slavery from Mount Vernon, and removed from the people… history being hidden or de-emphasized:

• CDC and HHS LGBTQ+ health resources – removed from public websites
• Department of Defense pages on Tuskegee Airmen – temporarily removed or edited
• National Park Service materials – systemic racism and Black contributions minimized
• Smithsonian exhibits – reviewed/edited for “divisive” content (slavery, civil rights)
• Federal DEI webpages – content about underrepresented groups deleted or reduced
• WhiteHouse.gov pages – LGBTQ+ rights and diversity content removed or rewritten
• Federal flag policies, monument signage, award recognitions – minority representation reduced

And the list keeps growing!

In another article Mississippi Today reported that the park service caved it and...

Hours after Mississippi Today reported Thursday that the National Park Service had removed brochures to the Medgar & Myrlie Evers Home National Monument that identified his murderer as a racist, the Park Service returned the brochures to the home.

On Thursday, Park Service officials told Mississippi Today that the reason they removed the brochures was they were “outdated.”

The Park Service had pulled the brochures in anticipation of replacing them with a new version, which would remove the word “racist” to describe the killer, Byron De La Beckwith, according to Park Service officials, who asked not to be named for fear of retribution. Other edits include eliminating the reference to Medgar Evers lying in a pool of blood after being shot.

Medgar Evers’ niece, Hinds County Supervisor Wanda Evers, said, “You can take away the brochures, but the one thing you can’t take away is history.”

I am reminded of the quote from 1984:

“Who controls the past controls the future.

Who controls the present controls the past." 

I Want You To Stop And Think For A Moment…

Trump has been cranking out executive orders one after another and pushing relentless rhetoric — consider what he is saying about our citizenship.

Trump Threatens to Denaturalize U.S. Citizens If They ‘Deserve’ It. Experts Raise Grave Concerns About Future

Time

by Callum Sutherland

Jan 9, 2026

President Donald Trump is seemingly trying to redefine what counts as an American citizen. Since returning to the White House, he’s not only ramped up his immigration crackdown, but has also questioned the citizenship status of foreign-born U.S. citizens, sparking mass concerns over the potential weaponization of denaturalization.

Trump has paid particular focus to Minnesota, on account of the widespread investigations regarding fraudulent schemes targeting government-funded programs within the state. The President has used the scandal to target Minnesota’s Somali community and has accused them of “destroying” the state, on account of some people of Somali descent being found guilty of involvement with the schemes. He has seemingly taken to blaming the community as a whole rather than the individuals involved.

[…]

But Trump’s main focus has been on foreign-born American citizens. He previously questioned the citizenship status of New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani, who was born in Uganda and became a U.S. citizen in 2018. And in December, he lashed out at Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, who was born in Somalia and gained her U.S. citizenship aged 17 in 2000. During a speech in Pennsylvania, Trump told a rousing crowd: “We ought to get her (Omar) the hell out.” He then listened as the crowd chanted “send her back.”

Remember the controversy over Trump and President Obama’s birth certificate?

Then, according to the Times of India: “Foreign-born Americans to lose citizenship? Trump administration working to find '100–200 cases per month.’” The phrase “Foreign-born Americans” is what is causing angst among millions of U.S. citizens. This category could include:

Then, according to the Times of India: “Foreign-born Americans to lose citizenship? Trump administration working to find '100–200 cases per month.’” The phrase “Foreign-born Americans” is what is causing angst among millions of U.S. citizens. This category could include:

• Naturalized citizens
• Americans born abroad to military families
• Americans born abroad to diplomats or expats
• Refugees who later became citizens
• Dual citizens
• Corporate employees
• Missionaries
• Aid workers
• Border community families

It is the last group that I want to focus on. In states such as Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, New York, and other Canadian-border states, it was common practice — especially before September 11, 2001 — for families to drive to the nearest hospital, even if it was across the border in Canada.

But now, Trump and his rhetoric are creating fear and uncertainty among millions of Americans because of being born in Canada.

As citizens, we are supposed to be equal, no matter where we were born. But Trump wants to drive a wedge between us. His xenophobia is spreading into government policy. White South Africans? Green-lighted. Everyone else? The door is slammed shut.

Meanwhile, U.S. citizens live in fear of ICE knocking on their front doors. This is not the country that I know.

Saturday 9: Won't You Be My Valentin

Saturday 9: Won't You Be My Valentine? (1961)

On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun… 

 

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here.

 

1) Dore Alpert sings that while he considered asking others to be his Valentine, he's sure that this is the girl he wants to love "forever more." What do you think is the secret of a long-lasting romantic relationship?

This is from a single person…

Respect.

2) Dore is better known as Herb Alpert. He used the name "Dore" early in his career because he thought it was more befitting a teen idol than "Herb." Who made you swoon when you were a teenager?

Yeah, I know it is a cliché but my homeroom sweetheart. 

3) Herb found he was a better trumpeter than singer. Between 1962 and 1969, Herb Alpert and the Tijuana Brass, had 12 consecutive gold albums. They were so popular that in 1966, they sold more records than Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones. Of those artists (Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, The Beatles and the Rolling Stones), which is your favorite?

I believe his first, “A Taste of Honey”

4) He found his greatest success as an executive. Herb and partner Jerry Moss founded A&M Records and signed an array of talented artists including Cheech and Chong, The Carpenters, and Cat Stevens. Herb was happy to step away from performing and run the record label. Are you comfortable in front of an audience or crowd? Or would you prefer to be behind the scenes? 

Yes to both!

This was back on January 20, 2019 at the Women’s Match on Hartford, I wrote about it here.

5) Karen admitted that when The Carpenters were first signed by A&M, she had a crush on Herb and liked his aftershave lotion. Do you usually wear a fragrance?

No, I think about others.

This is our Valentine's Day Saturday 9 and so this morning we shall focus on the holiday. 

6) The holiday is also known as The Feast of St. Valentine. Do you have a special meal planned for February 14?

Nope, if you didn’t mention it I wouldn’t have known that it was  alentine's Day

7) Thames River Cruises offers special dinner cruises for Valentine's Day that give lovers a view of London. Some cruises offer live jazz, others classical music. Which would you prefer: jazz or classical?

Jazz.

I have been on river boat cruises on the Connecticut River. They had dinner and a dance band, it was a reward for volunteer work. I was also on a river boat cruise as a reward for volunteering for another non-profit. 

 

8) Women buy and send more Valentines than men do. Who received the last greeting card you sent?

Um… um… I can’t remember the last one that I sent.

9) Men buy and send more roses at Valentine's Day than women do. What's your favorite flower?

Lilacs.

I planted some outside my bedroom window.

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I am doing something a little different at the end here, a lot of times I post here items of interest to me.

Well this week we heard a lot of talk about family values because of the half-time show.

I want to share a letter that I got from my cousin when I came out… now these are my family values!

Diana,

The last time we saw you was at your father's funeral. It was actually the first time in my memory that we had spent any real time together. I remarked to “T” as we were leaving  what a warm and charming host you were and how sorry I was that I never knew you well. Now I understand better why. Thank you for sharing your story with us. I, in turn, shared your letter with my children who, as parents themselves, need to be reminded of the importance of accepting their children as they are. whatever their differences may be.   To see from another person's  point of view is always enlightening. We  admire your courage and rejoice in your new life.

“E” and “T”

Weaponizing The FCC

Everything about Trump & Company is geared toward one goal... power!

They weaponized grants... changed the name of the railroad station and I'll release the money!

If you don't turn over your voter rolls… we invade your state with ICE & DHS!

Then of course there is us... stop trans healthcare with we cut funding!

The Justice Department... DEI lawsuits.

And now the FCC!

The patterns you're seeing—leveraging federal funds or regulatory power to secure specific political or cultural outcomes—have indeed become a central part of the administration's "America First" strategy... extortion!

US agency investigating if ABC's 'The View' violated equal time rules for political candidates

Reuters

By David Shepardson

February 7, 2026

Summary

    • FCC said in January late-night, daytime talk shows were no longer exempt from equal time rules

    • Trump has repeatedly pushed FCC to go after broadcast networks

    • FCC chair said in September he was considering probe into ABC talk show

The Federal Communications Commission is opening an investigation into whether ABC's "The View" daytime talk show violated equal time rules for interviews with political candidates after an appearance by a Democratic Texas Senate candidate this week, a source told Reuters on Saturday.

[…]

President Donald Trump has repeatedly pushed Carr to take action against U.S. broadcasters and criticized networks for what he views as one-sided coverage. The move is the first significant step by the FCC to go after networks for interviews with political candidates.

Gee… are they going after any conservative talk shows? Nope! The Hill writes,

TALK SHOWS WERE PREVIOUSLY EXEMPT

Until January, talk shows have qualified for the equal opportunities exemption as genuine news interviews, ever since the FCC Media Bureau granted an exemption to the interview portion of Jay Leno’s "The Tonight Show" in 2006. Networks have relied on the ruling as a precedent for recent interviews with political candidates.

[...]

"Like many other so-called 'investigations' before it, the FCC will announce an investigation but never carry one out, reach a conclusion, or take any meaningful action," she said. "This is government intimidation, not a legitimate investigation."

But is anyone surprised Trump & Company are attacking liberal shows? The LA Times reports,

For years, hosts of “The View,” ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and CBS’ “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,” have freely parried with high-profile politicians without worrying about being subjected to the so-called “equal time” rule, which requires broadcasters to bring on a politician’s rival to provide balanced coverage and multiple viewpoints.

With the new guidance, the FCC appears to take a dim view of whether late-night and daytime talk shows deserve an exemption from the “equal time” rules for stations that transmit programming over the public airwaves. The move comes amid FCC Chairman Brendan Carr’s campaign to challenge broadcast networks ABC, CBS and NBC in an effort to shift more power to local broadcasters, including conservative-leaning television station groups such as Nexstar Media Group and Sinclair Broadcast Group.

But the FCC seems to be blind to talk radio! Talkers writes about the FCC ignoring talk radio.

According to a piece in , the Federal Communications Commission’s recent Guidance on Equal Opportunity Issues was pointed toward broadcast TV license holders and not radio is because, as FCC chairman Brendan Carr states, “There wasn’t a relevant precedent that we saw that was being misconstrued on the radio side asimg that wasn’t part of anything in that decision. It was focused on the potential misreading of precedents on the broadcast TV side. Of course, as you know, the rule applies to broadcast, radio and TV, but that one was focused on those TV precedents.” The memo to broadcast TV was relative to the 1996 bona fide news interview exemption that came about in the wake of an interview Jay Leno did with then-California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger on “The Tonight Show.” The FCC Media Bureau ruled that “The Tonight Show” did not have to give Schwarzenegger’s opponent equal time because that interview segment qualified as a bona fide news interview. This matter doesn’t seem to be a big one for news/talk radio since news/talk stations are viewed as news outlets, on top of the fact that most talk radio hosts would love the opportunity to interview candidates with whom they might not personally agree.

I think that it is only the FCC thinks talk-radio as news!

Talk radio isn't a target of FCC's 'equal time' notice, Brendan Carr says

The FCC chair says the problem lies with TV broadcasters' interpretation of the rules.

Politico Pro

By: John Hendel

01/29/2026

FCC Chair Brendan Carr said he’s not worried about enforcing political fairness from radio stations the same way he is with late-night and daytime TV.

Carr made waves last week by saying TV hosts must comply with rules requiring they give similar airtime to candidates of both parties. Lawyers have been puzzling over whether, or how, it would apply to talk radio, a traditional bastion of conservative voices. On Thursday, Carr said he didn’t see any reason to similarly press radio stations — although the same underlying rules apply.

TV broadcasters have spent years claiming an exemption from these rules in a way Carr hasn’t seen in the radio world, according to the agency leader.

“If you're fake news, you're not going to qualify as the bona fide news exception,” Carr said during a press conference after the agency’s monthly meeting?

And why is it? Is it because most talk radio shows are conservative?

U.S. Senator Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) writes on his government web-site,

In his letter to Webre and Boone, Blumenthal highlighted eight recent investigations and complaints by the FCC under Chair Brendan Carr that appear to focus on newsrooms and broadcast stations that may be disfavored by President Trump.

“Each of these eight actions single out media broadcasters that faced the wrath of President Trump during his Presidential campaign, including actual litigation or outright threats of investigations in retaliation for perceived negative coverage,” Blumenthal wrote. “This exclusive targeting to the apparent benefit of the President is further reflected in the fact that other media broadcasters, particularly allies of the President, have not faced any similar scrutiny.”

Blumenthal’s letter describes Carr’s apparent break from FCC’s past legal interpretations and guidance, including Carr’s own positions prior to becoming Chair of the FCC. The letter requests information and seeks documents about the legal standards that the FCC is now operating under. The letter also asks for information about what investigations the Commission has recently opened, including whether there are inquiries focusing on media entities favored by President Trump that have engaged in the same activities as those targeted by Carr.

It seems that Trump & Company have a very narrow definition of news based on political views.

Lies, Lies, And More Lie... Yes, I'm Talking About ICE

What does it mean when you cannot trust your government? It seems like one lie after another is coming form DHS!

Feds are not telling the truth about shooting of Marimar Martinez, attorney says

“We live in a strange time right now. We cannot trust our federal government,” attorney Chris Parente said.

NBC Ch 5 Chicago

By Charlie Wojciechowski 

February 11, 2026

An attorney representing a Chicago woman who was shot by a federal agent in the fall said the government is not telling the truth about her case and directed the public to look at newly released evidence to see for themselves.

“We live in a strange time right now. We cannot trust our federal government,” attorney Chris Parente said.

Parente represents Marimar Martinez, a Chicago Montessori teacher who was shot several times by Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum on October 4 last year.

However, evidence show it different!

In an attempt to clear Martinez's name, her attorneys filed a multi-million civil lawsuit on her behalf on Wednesday.

“To have your own government call you something as hurtful as a domestic terrorist when you know you are not, is simply unacceptable,” Parente said.

Late Tuesday night, the US Attorney’s office released a trove of evidence related to the shooting, including body camera video from those officers inside their vehicle.

On the video, one of the officers and be heard saying, “it’s time to get aggressive and get the [expletive] out of here.”

Thirty seconds later, another officer calls in that “we’ve been struck” then shots can be heard.

It is one lie after another, they lied about Ms. Good, they lied about Mr.Pretti!

Marimar Martínez lawyers say officials ‘created a culture of violence’ among agents

By Jason Meisner

Chicago Tribune

February 11, 2026

Lawyers for Marimar Martínez, the Chicago woman shot by a Border Patrol agent in October, said Wednesday newly released evidence in the case demonstrates how Trump administration officials “have created a culture of violence among their agents” where the shootings of U.S. citizens are “embraced, celebrated and promoted.”

Investigative materials made public Tuesday showed that after shooting Martínez five times on Oct. 4, Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum joked about it in a text chat with colleagues, was called a “legend” by one of his fellow agents, and even received praise directly from his boss, Border Patrol Cmdr. Gregory Bovino, as Martínez lay badly wounded in a hospital.

“As Marimar was fighting for her life, Greg Bovino was promoting the agent without any investigation being done into the shooting,” Martínez’s lead attorney, Christopher Parente, said in a statement Wednesday ahead of a news conference at a downtown law office.

One of the things about lawsuits is the "Right of Discovery"

After the shooting, Parente said, government officials immediately attacked Martínez, saying she had a history of doxing federal agents and had posted threats on social media, including one specifically that said in Spanish: “Hey to all my gang let’s (expletive) these mother(expletive) up, don’t let them take anyone.”

But investigative reports released by Parente on Wednesday showed that threat had been posted by someone else unrelated to Martínez.

The DHS agents lied for the start!  ABC Chicago 7 reports that Ms. Martinez is filing a civil lawsuit,

While all criminal charges have been dismissed against Martinez, the I-Team is learning more about an open criminal investigation into the shooting, and the agent who fired those five shots.

[...]

Contradicting Evidence

It was Oct. 4 near 39th Street and Kedzie Avenue on the Southwest Side when footage from a Border Patrol agent's body-camera starts recording, after Martinez had followed the agents for several blocks, honking her horn.

While the footage has been referenced in court, the public is now able to see it for the first time.

U.S. Border Patrol Agent Charles Exum Jr. can be seen driving an SUV, along with three other agents as passengers; all of the agents' faces were blurred by the government.

I would like to point out that honking a horn is not a crime. Honking your horn is not a death sentence!

Surveillance footage reviewed by the I-Team shows Martinez was on the driver's side of the agents' vehicle when Agent Exum can be seen swerving the SUV's steering wheel in her direction. He then stops the car, steps out and fires five shots.

But...

"I got out (of the vehicle) so we could defend," Exum says. Then, multiple agents can be heard warning him to stay quiet.

"Hey, hey, since we're recording, keep it... Keep everything out, you're good man," one agent tells him.

"You don't give statements to anybody," another agent can be heard telling Exum. "Absolutely no statements at all, no statements, you keep your mouth shut."

You think that they just realized that "screwed the pooch"

"You can see the bullet went back to front, which is not only inconsistent with (Agent Exum's) statement to the FBI that all five shots went through the windshield," Parente said, "but it's also extremely troubling that he's shooting at a fleeing vehicle, which is a violation of the Border Patrol's published use of force policy."

Wait a minute... the agent said she was driving towards him?????

With the public getting its first look at evidence in the case on Wednesday, one thing that's still locked in federal custody is Martinez's car she was driving the day of the shooting.

That's because more than four months later, the federal government still possesses her vehicle due to an "ongoing and pending criminal investigation" into the shooting by the U.S. Attorney's Office in South Bend, Indiana, according to court testimony and filings reviewed by the I-Team, as well as Martinez's attorneys.

On cross-examination at the November hearing, Parente disputed Exum's version of events, citing FBI reports stating it was not a supervisor, but Exum who initiated the request for the vehicle repair.

Why? Maybe because the damage doesn't match what the agents said?

Mother Jones writes,

Newly released body camera footage further undermines the Trump administration’s efforts to falsely portray Marimar Martinez—who was shot multiple times by Border Patrol agent Charles Exum in October—as a “domestic terrorist.” Federal prosecutors shared three videos on Tuesday evening after a federal judge ruled last week that the footage and other evidence could be made public.

Martinez’s shooting caused nationwide outrage, particularly after it was revealed that Exum had bragged about shooting Martinez. “Read it,” he wrote in one message after being sent an article about the incident. “5 shots, 7 holes.” He continued: “I fired 5 rounds and she had 7 holes. Put that in your book boys.”

[...]

The videos released on Tuesday shed further light on why prosecutors dropped charges against Martinez rather than try to bring a case against her to trial.

The newly released evidence is also part of a pattern. It is one of many examples of DHS immigration agents lying and providing false information to justify shootings and other uses of excessive force against US citizens and immigrants. These claims have collapsed again and again once DHS is forced to defend them in court. 

The current adminstration is okay with lies, as long as it is their lies.

House Democrats ask Trump administration if any Jan. 6 rioters are now working for ICE

CBS News

By Scott MacFarlane

January 13, 2026

Nearly one year after the mass pardon of more than 1,500 Trump-supporting Capitol riot defendants, members of a House committee are investigating whether any of the pardoned rioters are now working for President Trump's administration in the fast-growing Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency.

In a three-page letter sent Monday to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Attorney General Pam Bondi and obtained by CBS News, the ranking member of the House Judiciary Committee has requested all "records, documents, memos, and internal communications regarding the solicitation and hiring of anyone charged or investigated for actions in connection to the January 6, 2021, attack on the Capitol."

The committee's Democrats also said it remains unclear how many January 6 defendants "have been invited to join the ranks of this Administration, including among the masked Department of Homeland Security agents and officers."

If you want thugs you hire thugs!

Raskin's inquiry said, "Who is hiding behind these masks? How many of them were among the violent rioters who attacked the Capitol on January 6th and were convicted of their offenses?"

DHS Noem & DOJ Bondi both said that there weren't any!

At least one Capitol riot defendant has secured a high-ranking post in the Justice Department: Jared Wise, who is serving as an agency adviser.

I repeat my question: What does it mean when you cannot trust your government?