Merry Christmas

Peace On Earth and Goodwill To All

Earthrise (NASW Photo) Lunar Reconnaissance Orbiter (LRO).

It this time of year that we reflect on all that has happened this past year and to give thanks. However, for many it is not a time to rejoice, it is a time of loneliness, their families may have moved and left them behind, their family or spouse might have pasted away leaving them without any close relatives or their children might be at their in-laws for this holiday, for whatever the reason, it is a lonely time.

But for many in the LGBT community it is an especially lonely time,

they might not have seen their family since they came out to them. Their families and children have disowned them. Sometimes when we do attend the gathering, we feel like outcasts, like the square peg in the round hole, we just don’t fit in, we are tolerated when we bring our partners or ourselves to the table.

So let us open our hearts and doors to them and think of them this holiday season, give them a call, have a Zoom get-together or drop them a Christmas card, let them know that they are remembered.

For me I am going to be with my family down in New Jersey this weekend.

And I added this song to by Joni Mitchell - River all of you who are with your chosen family...

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American traditional songs...

And a cute little video...

Cuckoo Award!

Okay folks we have a winner this week for the coveted Cuckoo Award... this time it goes to a whole company! Open mouth, insert foot!

CBS Frantically Tries to Stop People From Seeing Censored ‘60 Minutes’

The network began a game of whack-a-mole with a segment that newly hired Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss didn’t want to air.

The Daily Beast

William Vaillancourt 

 Dec. 23 2025

The 60 Minutes story that CBS News Editor-in-Chief Bari Weiss abruptly pulled from the air on Sunday has been leaked—and the network is responding with copyright takedowns.

Canadian broadcaster Global TV aired the segment, which deals with Venezuelan migrants to the U.S. whom the Trump administration deported to CECOT, the notorious prison in El Salvador. Videos of the segment—in some instances, people recording their television screens—began circulating on Monday. But many didn’t last.

Paramount Skydance, CBS News’ parent company, began issuing a flurry of copyright notices on X, YouTube, and other platforms.

I like how they described as a game of whack-a-mole

Just Like History...

...Laws get interpreted by the victors! And now we are getting the shaft, Trump & Company have turned the discriminations laws upside down!

EEOC chair urges white men to report discrimination

By: New England Biz Law Update staff December 23, 2025

The chair of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) has publicly encouraged white male employees who believe they have experienced discrimination to file complaints, emphasizing that federal anti-discrimination laws protect all workers, regardless of race or gender.

In recent public remarks, the EEOC’s leadership stressed that Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination against any protected group and that claims alleging bias against majority-group employees are entitled to the same consideration as other discrimination charges.

The statements come amid broader scrutiny of workplace diversity, equity, and inclusion initiatives and reflect a shift in how the agency is framing its enforcement priorities.

While the remarks do not change the law or formal EEOC guidance, they signal how the agency may approach charge intake, investigations, and enforcement decisions going into 2026.

I was in charge of hiring for my department before I retired... I always picked the best person for the job. Period!

EEOC Chair Signals Shift in Workplace Civil Rights Enforcement

SHRM

December 22, 2025

Jesse Stanchak

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC) Chair Andrea Lucas recently asked her followers a question on the social network X: "Are you a white male who has experienced discrimination at work based on your race or sex? You may have a claim to recover money under federal civil rights laws."

Her post signals a shift in the EEOC's enforcement priorities. With the recent confirmation of Commissioner Brittany Panuccio, Chair Lucas now commands a quorum—the minimum three out of five commissioners required to vote on litigation, rule-making, and guidance.

"The EEOC is committed to identifying, attacking, and eliminating ALL race and sex discrimination — including against white male employees and applicants," Lucas added.

While Title VII’s underlying text has not changed, the legal framework governing discrimination claims is evolving, especially in light of recent Supreme Court decisions that are focusing on the text of Title VII to render decisions. Following the Supreme Court’s recent unanimous decision in Ames v. Ohio Department of Youth Services, which settled a circuit split and held that plaintiffs from majority groups — those who are not traditionally believed to be disadvantaged — need not overcome artificial procedural barriers to obtain Title VII’s protections against discrimination. The EEOC's message further suggests that all discrimination claims will be scrutinized, regardless of the claimant's background.

They say to look for patterns. The Trump administration has consistently shifted from protecting minority groups from discrimination to reframing discrimination as something happening to the majority, especially white Americans.

Does reverse discrimination exist? Yes. But it is nowhere near as common as discrimination against minorities.

Trump issued executive orders restricting DEI training in federal agencies and among contractors. In Trump’s rhetoric, anti-racism is portrayed as discrimination, and equity is portrayed as an unfair advantage—in Trump’s upside-down world.

Trump has dismissed racism as exaggerated or even a “hoax.” He exaggerates violence at protests, emphasizing crime, riots, and a lack of “law and order” when racial justice protests occur. He uses executive orders to attack minorities and to villainize the trans community.

He is attempting to reframe discrimination itself as a weapon for white supremacy.

Who does the government now imagine as the primary victim of discrimination?

The Grinch Who Tried To Steal Christmas

Down in Florida, the Grinches tried to steal Christmas but the city said... pound sand.

A Florida official wants to cancel a sold-out Christmas drag show. The queens are performing anyway

A Drag Queen Christmas, featuring artists from RuPaul’s Drag Race, will stop in Pensacola despite the state attorney general’s efforts to stop it

The Guardian

Lex McMenamin

Tue 23 Dec 2025

A drag queen Christmas tour has become an annual holiday tradition in Florida – and in recent years, so has the ensuing backlash.

Now in its 11th year, A Drag Queen Christmas, featuring performers from RuPaul’s Drag Race, will stop in the Florida Panhandle city of Pensacola on Tuesday night, despite state officials’ best efforts to cancel the show for what they claim is an “anti-Christian” performance at a city-owned theater.

The state attorney general has spent nearly two months lobbying Pensacola officials to cancel the show, to no avail. Instead, the 1,600-capacity tour stop is sold out.

The show is going on! WEAR TV reports,

A controversial traveling show is performing Tuesday night at Pensacola's Saenger Theatre.

Florida attorney general James Uthmeier criticized the city for allowing "A Drag Queen Christmas" at a taxpayer-funded facility. It's the only show to sell out the venue this year.

Uthmeier and hundreds of Pensacola residents have addressed city council asking them to cancel the show.

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The city owns the Saenger Theatre, which is why residents who disagree with the content of the show have spoken out against it.

Funds from the city go towards the facility itself for things, like maintenance and upkeep, not towards the show itself.

"If the council were to decide that they wanted to just cancel this contract, I think they would expose the city to immediate and significant risk, legal and financial liability," Pensacola City Attorney Adam Cobb said.

Yeah... like tons of lawsuits! This is a show that is on TV! The article ends with...

Council President Jared Moore said cancelling the show before it ever happens is the same as issuing a speeding ticket before a driver is caught speeding.

Will Florida get away with stealing Christmas?

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All this is hurting our community, corporate support is dwindling because of Trump & Company DEI! It is more than sponsoring Pride events!

Revealed: how big businesses are rolling back public support for Pride

Guardian analysis of 20 major companies in UK and US shows mentions of Pride on social media have fallen substantially in past two years

Chris Osuh, Raphael Boyd and Geneva Abdul

Mon 22 Dec 2025

The UK’s biggest businesses are rolling back their public support for Pride celebrations, Guardian analysis suggests, prompting warnings that “clear signals” are needed in the face of growing global LGBTQ+ hostility.

Analysis of social media posts by the country’s biggest companies found mentions of Pride had plummeted by 92% since 2023, mirroring a trend seen in large American firms.

The findings come after the US president, Donald Trump, signed a series of executive orders in 2025 that overturned federal government diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programmes, leading companies on both sides of the Atlantic to rebrand, scale back and even scrap fairness policies.

The Guardian analysed the main customer-facing social media accounts of the 10 biggest UK-listed or headquartered companies, and the 10 biggest US companies by market capitalisation.

Sponsorship Marking Association reported;

While most company’s public statements regarding their decision to drop Pride sponsorships cite factors such as the economy, budget constraints and marketing priorities, their anonymized responses to topical survey questions are likely closer to the truth.

Approximately 60% of companies responding to the Gravity Research poll cited the Trump administration—with its opposition to DEI initiatives and anti-trans policies—as the primary reason for changing their approach to LGBTQ+ support, with conservative activists and policymakers ranking second and third in influence.

For now, we will save the debate over whether corporations are being prudent and responsible to their shareholders and other stakeholders by trying to steer clear of government retribution and avoid consumer controversy and potential boycotts or whether making a commitment to the LGBTQ+ community would be the right thing to do both ethically and for their bottom lines.

They are pulling back from Pride events but it goes way beyond that! Unleash wrote that,

News in Brief

• DEI has been a strategic priority for numerous organizations in recent years, particularly following social trends and increased scrutiny from employees and potential candidates.
• However, the wave of anti-DEI sentiments, driven by President Trump and other vocal individuals has seen some of the biggest companies around the world begin the roll back on DEI commitments.
• UNLEASH is recording which companies are abandoning their DEI initiatives and policies - read on to find out which organizations are rolling back on diversity, equity and inclusion.

In the not-so-distant past, businesses across the globe were competing to be known for their strong, unwavering stances on diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).

Bold, supportive statements filled company websites, social media campaigns, and corporate reports, each striving to demonstrate a commitment to fostering fair and inclusive workplaces.

But just as DEI became commonplace – furthered by the murder of George Floyd in 2020 – the backlash began as what some have termed ‘culture wars’ seeped into the workplace. 

President Trump’s initial term saw DEI firmly in the crosshairs, and his second term – bolstered by high-profile support from the likes of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg – catalyzed its demise. 

At the start of 2025, the global conglomerates that once stood for equality are now rolling back their promises – with varying reasons, but still sending the same message.

Some businesses have maintained their stance, such as Costco, Microsoft, Apple, and Delta Airlines – while some have seen different regional arms take opposing stances, such as Deloitte and McDonalds in the US and the UK.

Meanwhile, others have moved to drop DEI from their agenda altogether.

They are afraid of the "Wrath of Trump!"

And now the EEOC discrimination against the "majority" and not discrimination against the minority!

I Told You So!

For all of you "Gay Inc." who were only interested marriage, I told you that they would be coming for you also... well your time has come!

Texas judge asks federal court to end marriage equality nationwide

She has been arguing that, as a Christian, she should not have to follow state rules about judicial impartiality.

LGBTQ Nation

Alex Bollinger (He/Him)

December 22, 2025

A Texas judge is asking a federal court to overturn marriage equality in the U.S., arguing in a lawsuit filed on Friday that marriage for same-sex couples is unconstitutional because it was legalized in a decision that “subordinat[ed] state law to the policy preferences of unelected judges.”

The case involves Judge Dianne Hensley of Waco, Texas, who has been involved in years of legal proceedings to try to win the right to not perform marriages for same-sex couples while still performing them for opposite-sex couples. She claims that, as a Christian, she should not have to follow state judicial ethics rules about impartiality.

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Now Judge Hensley, who has also refused to perform marriages for same-sex couples since Obergefell was decided, is asking federal courts to end marriage rights for same-sex couples.

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The Texas Commission on Judicial Conduct opened an investigation into her discriminatory policy in 2018 and found that she violated state rules requiring judges to be impartial, issuing her a warning.

“If you’re going to perform marriages, you must perform marriages for everyone,” said Texas Justice Court Training Center executive director Thea Whalen in 2019.

Hensley claimed that the investigation discriminated against her as a Christian, and she sued with help from an anti-LGBTQ+ legal organization, the First Liberty Institute. She eventually got support from Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton (R).

What gets me is that these "religious" people take a job that they know they are not going to do and then they sue when they get fired! What a racket!

We have been here before and the Supreme Court just refused to hear an appeal by Davis, the Kentucky county clerk who refused to sign marriage licenses for same-sex couples. These "Born Agains" seem to think that they can avoid the laws just by saying the magic words... "It is against my religion" they think that it is their "god given right to discriminate!"

Label This Under WTF!

Trump & Company hate our guts!

Now look at what they dreamed up to persecute us. This is from the far-right media;

FDA Sends Warning Letters to Companies Promoting Sex-Rejecting Breast Binders

Daily Citizen (Focus on the Family)

by Emily Washburn

December 22, 2025

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) sent warning letters to twelve companies last week ordering them to stop selling breast binders to children with wrong-sex confusion.

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary revealed the letter campaign on December 18 at the Department of Health and Human Services’ press conference denouncing sex-rejecting procedures for minors.

“These binders are not benign,” Commissioner Makary warned. “Long-term usage has been associated with pain, compromised lung function … and even difficulty breastfeeding later in life.”

Breast binders are constricting tops designed to ease swelling from some abdominal surgeries, like cancer-related mastectomies. The FDA classifies them as medical devices and regulates their sale.

Healthy women and girls with wrong-sex confusion frequently use breast binders to appear more masculine — a dangerous, off-label use with serious physical consequences.

The FDA sent warning letters to:

• TransGuy Supply
• The Fluxion
• ShapeShifter Apparel
• Marli Washington Design
• GenderBender
• TomBoyX
• FLAVNT Streetwear
• Early to Bed
• TOMSCOUNT
• For Them
• Passional Boutique
• Trans-Missie

Each company explicitly advertises breast binders to “ease,” “reduce” or “alleviate” gender dysphoria. The letters reveal none of the companies have registered their breast binders with the FDA, which means they are illegally selling “misbranded” medical devices.

This is total bullsh*t!

The quacks have spoken! Health and Human Services writes on their website;

Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. today signed a declaration, based on an HHS peer-reviewed report, finding that these procedures do not meet professionally recognized standards of health care. Under the declaration, practitioners who perform sex-rejecting procedures on minors would be deemed out of compliance with those standards.

“Under my leadership, and answering President Trump’s call to action, the federal government will do everything in its power to stop unsafe, irreversible practices that put our children at risk,” Secretary Kennedy said. “This Administration will protect America’s most vulnerable. Our children deserve better—and we are delivering on that promise.”

“Children deserve our protection, not experimental interventions performed on them, that carry life-altering risks with no reliable evidence of benefit,” said CMS Administrator Dr. Mehmet Oz. “This proposal seeks to clarify that hospitals participating in our programs cannot conduct these unproven procedures on children. CMS will ensure that federal program standards reflect our responsibility to promote the health and safety of children.”

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is issuing warning letters to 12 manufacturers and retailers for illegal marketing of breast binders to children for the purposes of treating gender dysphoria. Breast binders are Class 1 medical devices used for purposes such as assistance in recovery from cancer-related mastectomy. The warning letters will formally notify the companies of their significant regulatory violations and how they should take prompt corrective action.

“Illegal marketing of these products for children is alarming, and the FDA will take further enforcement action such as import alerts, seizures, and injunctions if it continues,” said FDA Commissioner Marty Makary, M.D., M.P.

H.HHS is also moving to reverse the Biden administration’s attempt to include gender dysphoria within the definition of a disability. The Office for Civil Rights’ newly proposed revision to Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 clarifies that the definitions of “disability” and “individual with a disability” exclude “gender dysphoria” not resulting from physical impairments. The rule would reassure recipients of HHS funding that policies preventing or limiting sex-rejecting procedures do not violate Section 504’s disability nondiscrimination requirements.

Do you believe this? They are going after the binder manufactures!!!!

Trump's FDA sends warning letters to companies selling chest binders

Trump's FDA claims that companies selling chest binders have "misbranded" medical devices.

The Advocate

Ryan Adamczeski

December 19 2025

Donald Trump's Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has sent warning letters to nearly a dozen companies that sell chest binders, claiming that they have "misbranded" medical devices.

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While the HHS does not have the legal authority to implement either policy, a bill banning gender-affirming care for trans youth and another bill banning Medicaid from covering the care were approved by the U.S. House of Representatives this week. Both bills now head to the Senate, where it is unclear if they have the support needed to pass.

FDA Commissioner Marty Makary also announced the challenges to chest binder manufacturers at the conference, saying the supposed “Illegal marketing of these products for children is alarming. The FDA will take further enforcement action such as import alerts, seizures, and injunctions if it continues.” There is no chest binder designed for exclusively minors or using a child model on any of the sites sent warnings.

Why do they hate us so?

All we want to do is live out lives in peace.

Down In NZ

New Zealand like other countries around the world is attacking our healthcare. But the courts down there said, "Not so fast!"

Cabinet overrode health advice in decision to ban puberty blockers

Health officials said there was ‘no evidence base’ about the likely impacts of the Government’s decision to ban puberty blockers for transgender youth

Newsroom

by Marc Daalder

Dec 22, 2025

Ministers rejected the advice of Ministry of Health officials when they decided to implement a ban on new puberty blocker prescriptions to treat gender dysphoria, newly released documents reveal, findings which prompted the High Court to say the decision appeared to be politically motivated.

Although the ban went into effect on Friday, the High Court on Wednesday issued an order preventing it from being enforced until fuller legal arguments can be held next year. In its decision, it cited health advice which found the status quo was the preferable option and said “the views of Cabinet do not reflect the medical advice set out in the RIS [Regulatory Impact Statement]”.

Late on Thursday, the Ministry of Health released a trove of Cabinet papers, official briefings and the crucial regulatory vet, in which health officials effectively said there were no good options but the status quo was the least bad one.

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In advice underpinning the Cabinet paper, officials made clear the status quo or enhanced monitoring were preferred.

“There is no option that we can definitively say advances our objectives. Having regard to this,

the Ministry of Health considers Option One (Status quo/Counterfactual: baseline of close

ministry monitoring and adjustment as needed) (Options A and B in the Cabinet paper) is the

best fit overall,” they wrote.

So once again, the data shows that puberty blockers work and do no harm,,, but the politicians have an agenda. Just like here in the States, we wait on the courts for our rights to healthcare.

It Was Bad Before, But...

Now it is a quagmire, a bottom swamp.

People were calling for the release of the Epstein File and Congress passed a law release them by the 19^th!

But as usual Trump & Company ignores the laws... trying to wiggle out of the release! Oh we are going to drag them out for weeks! Um... the law said all! Not dribbling them out!

Reps. Ro Khanna and Thomas Massie say they're considering inherent contempt charges against Pam Bondi

Khanna and Massie's remarks came after Sen. Tim Kaine said that Congress has other mechanisms to force the release of additional Epstein files.

NBC News

Dec. 21, 2025

By Alexandra Marquez

Reps. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., and Thomas Massie, R-Ky., on Sunday said they are committed to holding Justice Department officials accountable for their failure to release all eligible Epstein files by Friday’s deadline, saying they're speaking with members of Congress about holding Attorney General Pam Bondi in contempt.

"The quickest way, and I think most expeditious way, to get justice for these victims, is to bring inherent contempt against Pam Bondi," Massie told CBS' "Face the Nation" on Sunday when asked about how Congress can force the Justice Department to release the rest of the files they have related to Jeffrey Epstein.

To say that many in Congress are pissed is an understatement!

On Friday, the department released thousands of files, but not all the documents Khanna and Massie expected, leading to widespread condemnation of the Justice Department on both sides of the aisle.

Khanna told CNN on Friday that, “Congress is talking about possible impeachment. They’re talking about inherent contempt for the attorney general or deputy attorney general."

The California congressman added, “Any Justice Department official who has obstructed justice could face prosecution in this administration or a future administration."

But it goes even deeper then not releasing all of the files.

What’s missing from the Epstein files release

A lot of information that would help the public understand the case is still under wraps.

Politico

By Erica Orden

12/19/2025

The Justice Department’s long-awaited release Friday of documents related to the federal government’s investigation into Jeffrey Epstein was perhaps most notable for what it lacked.

Financial records, internal memos from prosecutors who investigated Epstein’s alleged sex-trafficking ring, key material obtained from the searches of Epstein’s palatial homes — none of it figured prominently in the documents released Friday.

Interested in records that would help explain how Epstein grew so wealthy? None to be found.

Want to read emails from federal prosecutors deciding who to charge — and, equally importantly, who not to charge — during their 2019 investigation? You’re out of luck.

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The department was obligated by law to release the entire universe of documents related to Epstein, the late convicted sex offender, and Maxwell, who was convicted of aiding and participating in his sex-trafficking ring, by Friday. The tranche made public represented only a fraction of the total material, which the government has said exceeds 300 gigabytes worth of data and physical evidence.

Some estimate are that only ten percent of the files were released! And even more disturbing are the missing photos!

At least 16 files have disappeared from the DOJ webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein

AP News

By  MICHAEL R. SISAK and DAVID B. CARUSO

Dec 20, 2025

At least 16 files disappeared from the Justice Department’s public webpage for documents related to Jeffrey Epstein — including a photograph showing President Donald Trump — less than a day after they were posted, with no explanation from the government and no notice to the public.

The missing files, which were available Friday and no longer accessible by Saturday, included images of paintings depicting nude women, and one showing a series of photographs along a credenza and in drawers. In that image, inside a drawer among other photos, was a photograph of Trump, alongside Epstein, Melania Trump and Epstein’s longtime associate Ghislaine Maxwell.

The Justice Department didn’t answer questions Saturday about why the files disappeared but said in a post on X that “photos and other materials will continue being reviewed and redacted consistent with the law in an abundance of caution as we receive additional information.”

Trump & Company has really pissed off both sides of Congress buy not releasing all of the files and photos. I don't think that they could have bungled it even more then they did.

They made the Department of Justice a Trump stooge proving that they are no longer an independent and separate from the White House.

Despite a Friday deadline set by Congress to make everything public, the Justice Department said it plans to release records on a rolling basis. It blamed the delay on the time-consuming process of obscuring survivors’ names and other identifying information. The department has not given any notice when more records might arrive.

You want to be that they will drag this out for as long as the can... just dribbled and drabs!

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Then we have Trump & Family milking the U.S. for all it is worth!

A $6 billion nuclear deal has Trump’s name all over it. It’s raising serious ethics concerns

CNN

By Matt Egan

Dec 22, 2025

The Trump business empire’s expansion into nuclear fusion is alarming ethics experts, who warn it poses glaring conflicts of interest and risks the federal government playing favorites in what could be the holy grail of clean energy.

Trump Media & Technology Group (DJT) shocked Wall Street last week by arranging a $6 billion marriage with TAE Technologies, a Google-backed company at the leading edge of fusion energy.

The merger means that soon, President Donald Trump will simultaneously have a major financial interest in a company whose fortunes will be influenced by the actions of a government that Trump himself presides over.

Nuclear fusion companies are regulated by the federal government and will likely need Uncle Sam’s deep research and even deeper pockets to become commercially viable. The merger needs to be approved by federal regulators – some of whom were nominated by Trump.

“There is a clear conflict of interest here,” Richard Painter, the top ethics official under former President George W. Bush, told CNN in a phone interview. “Every other president since the Civil War has divested from business interests that would conflict with official duties. President Trump has done the opposite.”

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For instance, he said the secretary of energy would have to recuse him or herself from any matter linked to fusion if they simultaneously had a significant stake in a fusion company.

“It’s only legal because the criminal conflict of interest statute does not apply to the president,” Painter said, adding that while it is “technically legal” he doesn’t believe presidents should be excluded from the law.

Of course Congress is not going to do a darn thing! They are afraid of the wrath of Trump.

Rep. Don Beyer, a Democrat from Virginia who co-chairs the House Fusion Energy Caucus, told CNN in a phone interview that he was “stunned” by the Trump Media deal.

“I hate the thought of a president who puts his name on the Kennedy Center putting his foot on the scale of who the winners and losers are in fusion energy,” Beyer said.

Beyer said he has been “encouraged” by the Energy Department’s support for fusion energy and is pleased to have a president supportive of the industry.

The Trumps and the cronies all have a piece of the pie while the American people get the shaft.

Tightening The Screws

 "Who controls the past controls the future: who controls the present controls the past" 1984.

White House threatens Smithsonian funds in sweeping content review

“American people will have no patience” for any museum that is “uncomfortable conveying a positive view of American history,” read a letter from Trump aides.

The Washington Post

By Kelsey Ables

December 20, 2025

The Trump administration escalated pressure on the Smithsonian this week, threatening to withhold federal funds if it does not submit extensive documentation for a sweeping content review. President Donald Trump earlier this year set out to purge what he called “improper ideology” from the nation’s most prestigious museum system, efforts that are expected to intensify as his administration tries to shape the country’s 250th anniversary celebrations next year.

He wants to whitewash the Smithsonian! If you remember back in the summer Trump was ranting that the Smithsonian was WOKE! Back in August,

White House Demands Thorough Review of Smithsonian Museums so All Exhibits Match Trump's Interpretation of U.S. History

The Trump administration has ordered eight Smithsonian museums to make its exhibits more "unifying" before the nation celebrates its 250th birthday in Washington next year

People

By Meredith Kile  

August 13, 2025

NEED TO KNOW

• Donald Trump's White House sent a letter to the Smithsonian this week, directing the institution to ensure its museums align with the president's vision, according to The Wall Street Journal
• Eight Smithsonian museums have been directed to thoroughly review and update their exhibitions, internal communications, featured artists and more
• The directive comes with a deadline, as the Trump administration readies its plans for America's 250th anniversary next year

The White House continued its cultural crackdown on the Smithsonian this week, pressuring the institution to review its exhibits and operations and align them with President Donald Trump's view of American history.

On Tuesday, Aug. 12, The Wall Street Journal reported on a letter that was sent by three top White House officials to Smithsonian secretary Lonnie Bunch. According to the outlet, the letter followed up on the directive laid out in Trump's March 27 executive order, titled “Restoring Truth and Sanity to American History," which targeted the Smithsonian museums by name.

The executive order read, in part, "Once widely respected as a symbol of American excellence and a global icon of cultural achievement, the Smithsonian Institution has, in recent years, come under the influence of a divisive, race-centered ideology. This shift has promoted narratives that portray American and Western values as inherently harmful and oppressive."

So now Trump is getting antsy so he is tightening on the screws, threatening to cut funding! The Smithsonian is having none of that;

The Smithsonian was diplomatic in its reply to the White House letter, saying, “The Smithsonian’s work is grounded in a deep commitment to scholarly excellence, rigorous research, and the accurate, factual presentation of history. We are reviewing the letter with this commitment in mind and will continue to collaborate constructively with the White House, Congress, and our governing Board of Regents.”

However, The Wall Street Journal spoke with historians who fear that the president's vendetta against so-called "diversity, equity and inclusion" initiatives may have a negative impact on the Smithsonian's ability to give a comprehensive look at U.S. history.

“The Smithsonian museums have never reflected one person’s view, or even one administration’s view,” Harvard history professor Tiya Miles told the outlet. “They have reflected the composite research, analysis, discussion, findings of many different people, scholars and researchers.”

It doesn't take much of an imagination to guess what is coming:

1. Trump will cut funding,
2. Smithsonian sues,
3. Courts find in favor of the Smithsonian,
4. Case goes tot he Supreme Court,
5. Supreme Court finds in favor of the Smithsonian.

You know this is how it will play out!

The Branding Of The United States!

I want you to look at all these images...

Trump Tower - NYC

Trump Tower - India

Trump Golf Course - Ireland

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U.S. Department of Labor - Washington DC
Doesn't that look Orwellian from 1984

Trump Ballroom - White House

Arc de Trump - Washington DC

AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin

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George Orwell wrote: "When the brand becomes the state, the citizen becomes the customer"—But for Trump they are shills.

What are your thoughts?

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Updated: 12/25 @ 4AM

Trump now wants a battleship named after him!

First He Rounded Them Up!

Back in the summer Trump had the homeless rounded up and dispersed by the National Guard, 

MPD sweeps unhoused encampments by Washington Circle, L Street amid Trump takeover

GW Hatchet

By Tyler Iglesias

August 15, 2025

Local law enforcement, at President Donald Trump’s directive, cleared four unhoused encampment sites near Washington Circle and L Street late Friday morning after federal officers failed to sweep the sites Thursday night.

The sweeps, conducted by Metropolitan Police Department and Department of Public Works officers, cleared at least seven tents and evicted at least four unhoused individuals from encampments at 22nd and K streets, Washington Circle and K street and 26th and L streets. The clearings come after two separate groups of federal agents arrived to evict residents near Washington Circle Thursday night — three days after Trump federalized the MPD and deployed 800 National Guard troops and other federal agents throughout the city, in part to clear unhoused encampments — but left after a resident showed the agents a sticker from the Office of the Deputy Mayor of Health and Human Service indicating she had until Monday to leave.

[...]

Shortly after, a garbage truck and about eight MPD officers began clearing another encampment at 26th and L streets. At 11:33 a.m., about twenty MPD vehicles and the garbage trucks from the operations lined the 2600 block of Pennsylvania Avenue before headings toward Georgetown.

So four months latter...

HUD overhaul

Judge blocks homelessness changes, rebukes agency

By Jennifer Ludden | NPR

Published December 20, 2025

Topline:

The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development cannot impose dramatically different conditions for homelessness programs for now, according to an oral ruling Friday by U.S. District Judge Mary McElroy in Rhode Island.

Why it matters: McElroy granted a preliminary injunction to a group of states, cities and nonprofits who said a last minute overhaul of how to spend $4 billion on homelessness programs was unlawful. She also agreed with their argument that it likely would push many people back onto the streets in the middle of winter, causing irreparable harm.

The backstory: HUD has sought to dramatically slash funding for permanent housing and encourage more transitional housing that mandates work and treatment for addiction or mental illness. The overhaul – announced last month — also would allow the agency to deny money to local groups that don't comply with the Trump administration's agenda on things like DEI, the restriction of transgender rights and immigration enforcement.

So Trump has them rounded up, all their belongings were taken, many individuals lost their tents, winter clothing, and even lifesaving medications when their property was cleared by sanitation crews and law enforcement. NPR wrote,

McElroy granted a preliminary injunction to a group of states, cities and nonprofits who said a last minute overhaul of how to spend $4 billion on homelessness programs was unlawful. She also agreed with their argument that it likely would push many people back onto the streets in the middle of winter, causing irreparable harm.

"Continuity of housing and stability for vulnerable populations is clearly in the public interest," said McElroy, ordering HUD to maintain its previous funding formula.

The National Alliance to End Homelessness, one of the plaintiffs, said in a statement the order "means that more than 170,000 people – families, seniors, veterans, and people with disabilities – have respite from the government's assault."

Have you noticed that Trump barrows ahead with no consideration for the laws!

HUD has sought to dramatically slash funding for permanent housing and encourage more transitional housing that mandates work and treatment for addiction or mental illness. The overhaul – announced last month – also would allow the agency to deny money to local groups that don't comply with the Trump administration's agenda on things like DEI, the restriction of transgender rights and immigration enforcement.

Section 8 housing!

Section 8 on the Brink? Inside Trump’s Plan to Let States Decide Who Gets Help and Who Doesn’t

Fox Homes

by Dustin Fox 

Tuesday, May 6, 2025

Section 8 housing assistance has long served as a crucial buffer against homelessness for low-income families, the elderly, and people with disabilities. But in 2025, that safety net may unravel. President Trump’s proposed budget takes a bold, controversial turn—cutting rental aid by 40% and shifting program authority from the federal government to the states.

This seismic shift in how housing aid is distributed could reshape the way America supports its most vulnerable citizens. It also raises the question: What happens when the federal government stops guaranteeing rental support and leaves states to “fill the gap if they want”?

Trump’s 2025 HUD Budget: What’s Being Proposed?

The 2025 proposal doesn’t mince words. The White House has called the current rental assistance system “dysfunctional,” and proposes the following:

• A 40% reduction in Section 8 and housing voucher funding
• Replacement of federal oversight with state-controlled block grants
• A two-year eligibility cap on able-bodied adults receiving aid
• A 12% cut in funding for homelessness programs
• The elimination of community development grants used for housing and neighborhood revitalization.

While framed as an effort to promote efficiency and local autonomy, the reality is more complex. This isn’t just a policy shift—it’s a gamble that assumes states will step in to carry a burden that has, for decades, rested on federal shoulders.

Okay... Trump rounds up the homeless, seizing their belongings, cuts funding to Section 8 housing,

Here’s what we’re really risking:

• Accelerated Housing Displacement: Without vouchers to stabilize monthly rent, families will face an immediate risk of losing their homes. This isn’t just a coastal problem. Rent burdens in the Midwest and South are rising just as fast—and the safety net is thinning everywhere.
• Breakdown of Local Rental Markets: Many landlords, especially small-property owners, rely on timely voucher payments to keep their properties afloat. Removing that guaranteed income undermines the rental ecosystem, potentially pulling hundreds of affordable units off the market entirely.
• Increased Burden on Public Systems: When Section 8 fails, the burden shifts elsewhere—emergency shelters, overstretched school systems, hospital ERs, and child welfare departments. These aren’t just budget line items—they're life-saving services that were never designed to substitute for long-term housing solutions.
• Disruption of Workforce Stability: Workers without stable housing are less reliable, less productive, and more likely to cycle in and out of employment. Cutting Section 8 not only destabilizes lives but also weakens local economies dependent on a consistent labor force.
• Fracturing of Generational Progress: Housing is foundational to everything else—education, employment, health, and mobility. When families lose that foundation, the long-term impact stretches far beyond temporary displacement. We’re not just erasing progress—we're obstructing the path forward.

Even within the administration, there is a concerted effort to reframe the conversation. HUD Secretary Scott Turner described the budget as “bold,” stating that rental programs have become “too bloated and bureaucratic to efficiently function.” He emphasized that the agency’s goal is to promote self-sufficiency over subsidy dependency. But critics argue this position ignores structural issues like wage stagnation and the chronic shortfall in affordable housing development.

This isn’t a partisan debate. It’s a practical one. The numbers don’t lie: cutting Section 8 without structural alternatives will displace, disrupt, and destabilize communities. And unlike other federal programs, there’s no easy or immediate replacement when housing security vanishes. We need to stop framing these cuts as an efficiency measure—and start acknowledging them for what they are: a wholesale retreat from one of our country’s most critical responsibilities.

What is Trump's next step? Turning the program to the states? Housing concentration camps? Where is he heading?

Pentatonix

I was watching CBS Sunday Morning and they had a segment on Pentatonix, but that is not what I want to write about this afternoon but rather it is about one of the groups members, Grassi.

At their high school in Arlington, Texas, they formed a trio: a soprano, a baritone, and a countertenor. Grassi said of his voice, "It is incredibly high, and it got made fun of a lot while I was growing up. Yeah, growing up in Texas, you know, it was very different and it's a little feminine, so it was like, 'Get him outta here.'"

The hairs on the back of my neck stood up over that.

Thou Shall Not Criticize RFK Jr.

They broke Kennedy's commandment... Thou shall not criticize the appointed one! So he cut the grants to AAP because they contradicted him! Funding for:

• Reducing sudden infant deaths... Cut!
• Improving adolescent health... Cut!
• Preventing fetal alcohol syndrome... Cut!
• Identifying autism early... Cut!

Why? Because they dared to challenge the leader!

HHS cuts millions in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics

The move is an escalation in the agency’s clash with the medical group, which is suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy.

NBC News

By Berkeley Lovelace Jr.

December 17, 2025

The Department of Health and Human Services has terminated seven grants totaling millions of dollars to the American Academy of Pediatrics, escalating its confrontation with the group, which is suing Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. over vaccine policy.

The grants supported initiatives aimed at reducing sudden infant deaths, improving teen and young adult health, preventing birth defects, such as fetal alcohol syndrome, and identifying autism early, according to an academy spokesperson.

You know this guy lives in his own little "Neverland" world!

In an emailed statement, Andrew Nixon, an HHS spokesperson, said the grants “were canceled along with a number of other grants to other organizations because they no longer align with the Department’s mission or priorities.”

When NBC News asked about the agency’s priorities, Nixon responded by sending links to “about” pages on websites of HHS, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the Health Resources and Services Administration.

Mark Del Monte, the academy’s CEO and executive vice president, said the group learned this week that the grants had been terminated and was now exploring “all available options, including legal recourse.”

“The Academy is proud of this work, and of the staff, pediatricians, and partners who were engaged in these important programs,” he said in a statement. “The sudden withdrawal of these funds will directly impact and potentially harm infants, children, youth, and their families in communities across the United States.”

Hey just because we are HHS you think that care about people? Nurse.org wrote...

The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has cancelled millions of dollars in grants to the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) without warning, a decision that could have significant implications for pediatric healthcare delivery nationwide.

On December 17, 2025, HHS under Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. terminated seven grants supporting critical pediatric programs, citing a misalignment with "the Department's mission or priorities," according to an HHS spokesperson. 

The Guardian has reported that the HHS pointed to "identity-based language" as part of the issues the organization found with the AAP, including references to racial disparities and using the gender-neutral term "pregnant people." 

HOW DARE THEY USE  "Pregnant People."!!!!

We're cutting millions from them because they used  "pregnant people." and pro-trans healthcare! For that we make everyone in the U.S. suffer!

Reuters reported that,

"These grants, previously awarded to the American Academy of Pediatrics, were canceled along with a number of other grants to other organizations because they no longer align with the Department's mission or priorities," an HHS spokesperson said.

It’s clear: these programs are no longer "in alignment" with the administration's pogrom against us. Trump has issued a decree that there are only two genders, and his minions are kowtowing and lick his boots while we get the shaft.

But it wasn't just us that pissed off RFK Jr. but also about Kennedy’s personal grievances;

The AAP has received $18.4 million in federal funding from HHS in 2025, according to government records. The newly canceled grants had been communicated to the organization earlier this week, according to Del Monte.

The AAP broke with federal policy in August when it recommended that all young children get vaccinated against COVID-19, diverging from the CDC. It condemned Kennedy when he fired the CDC's independent panel of vaccine experts in June.

In October, it said it does not recommend the routine use of leucovorin - a form of vitamin B9 - in children with autism, citing a lack of evidence on the treatment's benefits and risks to support widespread use in this population. Kennedy touted the decades-old drug in September at a White House event.

The AAP response will be "We'll see you in court!" 

Stalin? Mao Zedong? Kim Jong Un?

[Editorial]

Whose giant picture is all over the capitol city?

Those dictators?

No! It Trump!!!!

On the front of the Department of Labor

You imagine huge leader portraits on government buildings are commonly associated with authoritarian or totalitarian regimes — like those in China, Russia or in North Korea!

Big Brother is watching you!

Then we have the case of the Kennedy Center,

Maria Shriver’s Tweet About Renaming The Kennedy Center Is Seriously Chilling

"Next thing perhaps he will want to rename JFK Airport, rename the Lincoln Memorial, the Trump Lincoln Memorial. The Trump Jefferson Memorial. The Trump Smithsonian. The list goes on."

by Matt Stopera

BuzzFeed Staff

December 19, 2025

Remember way back in July when Republicans advanced an amendment to rename the "John F. Kennedy Opera House" to the "First Lady Melania Trump Opera House?"

Yeah, so that never happened.

However, on Thursday, we got news that it would be renamed to the "Trump-Kennedy Center."

Maria Shriver wrote;

"The Kennedy Center was named after my uncle, President John F Kennedy. It was named in his honor. He was a man who was interested in the arts, interested in culture, interested in education, language, history. He brought the arts into the White House, and he and my Aunt Jackie amplified the arts, celebrated the arts, stood up for the arts and artists."

"It is beyond comprehension that this sitting president has sought to rename this great memorial dedicated to President Kennedy. It is beyond wild that he would think adding his name in front of President Kennedy’s name is acceptable. It is not."

"Next thing perhaps he will want to rename JFK Airport, rename the Lincoln Memorial, the Trump Lincoln Memorial. The Trump Jefferson Memorial. The Trump Smithsonian. The list goes on."

"Can we not see what is happening here? C’mon, my fellow Americans! Wake up! This is not dignified. This is not funny. This is way beneath the stature of the job. It’s downright weird. It’s obsessive in a weird way. Just when you think somone can’t stoop any lower, down they go…"

You picture dictators doing this, not someone in the White House!

Then we have the commemorative "Trump Dollar"!

Senate Democrats introduce bill to block Trump from putting face on dollar coin

The Hill

by Alexander Bolton 

12/09/25

Sens. Jeff Merkley (D-Ore.) and Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) introduced legislation Tuesday to prevent President Trump or any sitting or living former president from being featured on U.S. currency, a bill that would thwart the U.S. Treasury’s plan to issue a commemorative $1 coin with Trump’s image on it.

The bill, titled the Change Corruption Act, is cosponsored by Democratic Sens. Ron Wyden (Ore.) and Richard Blumenthal (Conn.) and states: “No United States currency may feature the likeness of a living or sitting president."

The bill’s authors note the historical precedent of the United States not featuring a living or sitting president on a circulating coin.

The U.S. Mint may announce a decision as soon as this week on issuing a Trump coin to coincide with the nation’s 250th birthday.

“President Trump’s self-celebrating maneuvers are authoritarian actions worthy of dictators like North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, not the United States of America,” Merkely said in a statement. 

[/Editorial] 

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Update: 12/22 @ 3:30AM

Trump Now Shares One More Thing in Common With History’s Worst Dictators

Slate

By Paul Finkelman

Dec 20, 2025

On Thursday, the board of the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts voted to rename the center “the Donald J. Trump and the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts.” Weirdly, the board of the center, mostly picked by President Donald Trump, does not seem to understand that a “memorial” center is named for someone who is deceased, and thus the new name implies that Trump is dead. By Friday, Trump’s name was physically added to the building at the behest of his handpicked board. Don’t be fooled by the absurdity of Trump’s vanity and the obsequiousness of these government officials: This is not an at all an innocuous move.

American political culture has long rejected the idea that sitting officer holders, or even living persons, should be honored with buildings or institutions named for them, or have their names and faces on currency, coins, or postage stamps. This sort of behavior is alien to a republic and a democracy. It is common, however, in dictatorships. Adolf Hitler, Benito Mussolini, and Francisco Franco had heir faces on stamps, currency, and coins during their respective despotic reigns. Josef Stalin appeared on numerous stamps while he was the dictator of the Soviet Union and renamed a major city Stalingrad, after himself. Kim Jong-un sometimes appears on North Korean stamps.

[...]

Which brings us to the Kennedy Center. The idea of a national cultural center had bounced around American politics for three decades before President John F. Kennedy pushed for legislation to create it, using both public and private money. The center opened in 1971, nearly eight years after JFK was assassinated. It was formally named the John F. Kennedy Memorial Center for the Performing Arts. Richard Nixon, a Republican, was president when it opened. In fact, Kennedy had beaten Nixon in the 1960 presidential election, but Nixon did not try to change the name. He did attend a performance there in the Eisenhower Theater, which also opened in 1971. Bipartisanship and honoring deceased leaders were etched into the building, literally.

Now Trump has physically etched a different, more sinister tradition into its walls.

SATURDAY 9: HAPPY HOLIDAYS

SATURDAY 9: HAPPY HOLIDAYS
On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun… 

From the archives

1. As you can see, when Sam Winters was a little girl, she loved giving her annual wish list to Santa. If you could ask Santa for anything at all, right now, what would it be?
My two front teeth is all I want for Christmas!
But seriously, as you get older “Wants” don’t matter any more, but being with family does.
So all I want for Christmas is to be surrounded by family.
 
2. Are you currently on the Naughty or Nice list? How did you get there?
Well it depends on whose list we are talking about!
On Santa’s list I am nice…
On the government list I’m a terrorist (I'm not kidding, so if anyone wants a little extra cash this holiday season, turn me in and we can split the reward!). 

3. Are you traveling this Christmas? If so, are you going by car, plane or train?
On Christmas Day I will be with friends and the weekend I will be with family.

4. Did you ship any gifts to friends and family this year? If yes, which one traveled the farthest?
The adults do not exchange gifts, we have a Yankee Swap.

5. Did you buy yourself a gift this year?
I cut way back on what I’m buy this year… everything is so expensive!
One thing that I found with Amazon is you can look at back orders and see what you paid;
2024: Royal Dansk Danish Cookies Tin, butter, 24 Ounce = $9.36
2025: Royal Dansk Danish Cookies Tin, butter, 24 Ounce = $9.78

6. Which do you prefer: candy canes or gingerbread?
Do Gingerbread cookies count? The look farm store has homemade cookies. Their gingerbread and raisin cookies are very good, especially with some of their fresh apple cider.

7. Can you see any holiday decorations from where you're sitting now?
Nope.

8. What's your favorite winter beverage?
Hot chocolate milk with the above cookies.

9. Share a memory from last Christmas.
Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow… I got snowed in for Christmas. They are no longer are massive storms but just enough for us seniors to panic.

They Are Not Woke Enough!

They have refused to hire trans people or lesbians or gay... but it seems like one franchise has turned a little left,

Conservative Christians rage at Chick-fil-A for celebrating gay couple’s marriage

Chick-fil-A has rejected "biblical truth" by embracing "identities rooted in same-sex behavior," one conservative leader complained.

LGBTQ+ Nation

Alex Bollinger (He/Him)

December 15, 2025

Conservative Christians – including the anti-LGBTQ+ hate group Family Research Council (FRC) – are outraged that Chick-fil-A isn’t as homophobic as they would like the fast food chain to be.

At issue is a Facebook post from an Orem, Utah, franchisee celebrating two young men who got married.

“CONGRATULATIONS TO THE HAPPY COUPLE!” the December 3 post reads. “Dougie & Toby recently got married and we are so beyond happy for them!”

The restaurant has limited comments on the post, and most of them at the moment are supportive of the couple.

And the company did it do with the franchise? Did they strip them of their franchise?

“Chick-fil-A embraces all people, regardless of race, gender, ethnicity, sexual orientation, or gender identity,” the company’s corporate office said in a statement it’s been sending out to people who complained about the Facebook post, according to FRC. The statement also says that the company is “embedding Diversity, Equity & Inclusion (DEI) in everything we do.”

“When Chick-fil-A says it ‘embraces everyone,’ that’s faithful to Scripture,” David Closson, director of FRC’s Center for Biblical Worldview, said. “But to embrace contested identities — such as transgender identities or identities rooted in same-sex behavior — as morally legitimate expressions is something altogether different. A company grounded in Christian conviction should be able to love and serve every person without endorsing categories that contradict biblical truth.”

The other "Christian" company Hobby Lobby stands-by their discrimination Chick-fil-A still is anti-LGBTQ+

But the fast food chain has cleaned up its image in the last several years as it tries to expand internationally, and has even been accused by major Republicans of being too woke. Former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee (R) said that Chick-fil-A surrendered to “anti-Christian hate groups” last year, and Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) said the chain “badly lost its way” for having a DEI initiative at all.

They are not far enough for the bigots.