Looking at the last three months — July 25 through October 25, 2026 — Trump has repeatedly talked about factories and manufacturing plants that are coming to the United States.The important distinction is whether you mean every time he said a factory was coming, including repeated claims at rallies, or the number of distinct factory projects he announced.
Here are some documented examples from that period.
Date Factory announcement or statement July 31, 2026 Discussed automakers building plants in the United States. August 5, 2026 Claimed more automobile factories were being built in the United States than ever before. September 2, 2026 Discussed factories being built in Ohio, Texas, and other locations. September 28, 2026 Discussed a proposed $15 billion steel plant in Iowa and a large aluminum plant. October 1, 2026 Repeated claims about a new aluminum factory and factories being built nationwide. October 2, 2026 Mentioned a planned Eli Lilly factory in Huntsville, Alabama, and other manufacturing investments. October 24, 2026 Announced that Audi would build a new automobile factory in Georgia. My preliminary count: at least 7 documented public occasions in which he discussed factories being built or coming to the country during this period. This is not a verified count of every time he made the claim; the same factory or general promise may have been repeated many times.
You can check the full Trump speech transcripts at Roll Call's Factba.se archive .
One important distinction: these are occasions when Trump made statements, not proof that every announced factory has been built or that every project is new.
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Sunday, October 25, 2026
I Newer Promised You A Rose Garden
I asked ChatGPT: In the last 3 months how many times has Trump said a factory was coming?
The people are now seeing his lies.
It's Trump!
Riots around the world! Gas and the economy are driving them in France, Albania, Italy, Spain, and other countries in Europe.
U.S.-led war with Iran → Disrupted oil supplies and shipping through the Strait of Hormuz → Higher oil, diesel, and gas prices → Higher transport, food, and household costs → Public anger, strikes, and protests.
Trump's war has destabilized Europe and the rest of the world, and with the growing unrest in Europe, there is strong evidence that Putin is capitalizing on it by fanning the flames of unrest!
ReutersBy John Irish and Tom BalmforthSeptember 23, 2026Russia is intensifying sabotage, cyberattacks and other hybrid attacks across Europe to undermine support for Ukraine, European ministers said, while dismissing concerns that Moscow is capable of launching a direct assault on NATO.Speaking on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly this week, officials from countries on NATO’s eastern flank said Moscow was increasingly using drone incursions, cyberattacks, sabotage and other covert operations to sow fear, test Western resolve and weaken backing for Kyiv."Europe faces a fast proliferation of sabotage attacks and airspace violations," EU foreign policy chief Kaja Kallas told reporters. "Moscow is trying to scare Europe into winding down its support for Ukraine."European governments increasingly see Russia’s most immediate threat not as a conventional military attack, but as a campaign of covert and deniable actions aimed at unsettling Ukraine’s allies and eroding Western unity as the war drags on.
There are reports that Putin is behind the growing unrest in Europe:
Kyiv PostOct. 21, 2026The Financial Times (FT) reported on Wednesday, Oct. 21, that EU regulators are investigating whether online actors in Russia, Iran, and Algeria sought to use disinformation to influence and exploit the current unrest in France. Citing unnamed European officials, intelligence sources, and researchers, the newspaper said suspicion has fallen on a possible Russian disinformation campaign.The report echoes much of the findings of an Oct. 18 report issued by the “Disinformation Commission,” an independent watchdog “specializing in information operations, OSINT, and strategic communications.”Foreign players exploiting “home-grown protest movement”According to the Disinformation Commission’s report, findings that were also shared by French and European intelligence agencies according to the FT, the unrest in France originally stemmed from domestic dissatisfaction, particularly the Sept. 17 teachers’ strike.[...]According to the watchdog’s report, there is no evidence that it was instigated, controlled, or directed by foreign states. It does say, however, that there is strong evidence that Russia and Iran, along with foreign far-left and far-right influencers, are actively exploiting and attempting to inflame the protests.
And since that was written, protests have turned violent! Bloomberg reports:
By Alessandra Migliaccio and Chiara AlbaneseOctober 21, 2026Italian officials are looking into whether outside actors such as Russia had a hand in violent protests that swept Milan and other European cities over the weekend, according to people familiar with the matter.Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni government has asked to be briefed on what role, if any, foreign provocateurs may have played, the people said, asking not to be cited as the conversations are private. A spokesperson for Meloni declined to comment.
I don't think Trump is smart enough to cause the unrest in Europe; no, he is just a stooge of Putin, and Putin is milking the unrest for all he can get out of it.
Has Trump's bumbling started WWIII?
Saturday, October 24, 2026
Trump...
I was watching Washington Week with The Atlantic on PBS. One segment was on the ad by Vivek Ramaswamy in the Ohio gubernatorial race. Ramaswamy ran an ad that featured his Democratic opponent, Dr. Amy Acton's mother, saying that she lies!
Well, what the ad didn’t say was Dr. Acton was sexually abused as a 12-year-old, and the state took her and her brother away from the mother because of her husband, who fled the country.
Enter into this Trump, who added his 2¢, saying when asked about the father during a press conference... ”I know nothing about him!”
It figures… that Trump doesn’t think anything is wrong with pedophilia.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
I Want You To Compare These Two Facebook Posts
I want you to compare these two images of agitators...
How the crowds responded tells it all!
Abdul El-Sayed didn't use disrespectful language. The crowd didn't boo Tommy, attack him, or do anything violent!
Trump commented while the woman was being assaulted. He characterized her as a paid protester, called protesters “scum,” and mocked her weight while the crowd reacted. The woman was eventually escorted out by the police.
The Republican strategist's son* who appeared at the Abdul El-Sayed rally, amid reports of paid efforts to provoke confrontations at other El-Sayed events... and he got one. A peaceful one. He walked out on his own two feet.
* What is known:
Thomas Teepell, who worked for Republican senator, demanded El-Sayed disavow Muslim BrotherhoodThe GuardianJoseph GedeonMon 19 Oct 2026A man who heckled the Democratic candidate for Senate Abdul El-Sayed and demanded he disavow the Muslim Brotherhood at a Michigan town hall is a former aide to the Republican senator Josh Hawley, according to congressional staff records.[...]He then asked Tommy whether he would disavow any attempt to read religious doctrine into American law. Tommy said he would not. El-Sayed answered that it was Tommy who needed to understand the constitution, drawing cheers, and the man left the room.
While at the Trump rally, the crowd chanted “USA! USA! USA!” as the woman was being physically attacked.
Fox News wrote:
The man also grabbed the woman by the hair and attempted to slam her face toward the ground.Police eventually intervened and broke up the fight before escorting the woman out of the venue. Video showed the man who struck her remaining in the arena and exchanging high-fives with other attendees.
So, tell me: Who are the people engaging in violence? Liberals or conservatives?
Monday, October 19, 2026
Alberta Subversion
Today in Alberta, Canada, voters are heading to the polls to vote on whether they want to secede from Canada. As of now, the secessionists are losing.
But how many of you know that conservative funding is flowing north of the border?
News Global: CanadaOct 3, 2026The pitch began with a prayer.On an afternoon in late January, Mitch Sylvestre, the leader of Alberta’s most prominent separatist organization, gathered with three of his lieutenants in a boardroom not far from the executive hangars at the Calgary International Airport, where private jets shuttle in and out of the city away from prying eyes.It was a few hours before thousands of Albertans would gather near the city centre at a rally to launch the separatist campaign. But this meeting, convened behind closed doors a half-hour drive away, was invite only.The Alberta Prosperity Project chose the location to accommodate its guests, Republican political strategists from Michigan who helped Donald Trump win the state in the 2024 U.S. presidential election.The American delegation travelled to Calgary to sell them on software developed for Republicans to get out the vote – and how it could be used to wrench Alberta from Confederation.“They were young Christians. Capable, intelligent people,” Mr. Sylvestre said. “We prayed before we started the meeting.”
United States citizens helping to create a separatist movement in Canada.
For Mr. Parker, the software was the path to victory – one that ultimately resulted in a massive privacy breach involving the sensitive personal data of nearly three million Albertans. The breach raised alarms inside Canada’s security agencies, according to a classified document obtained by The Globe and Mail.But Mr. Parker’s embrace of the Michigan delegation is evidence of something else – a pattern: separatist factions in Alberta eager to engage the U.S. in their plans for secession, and American actors willing to assist, either privately or openly.A Globe and Mail investigation has found that Republican political operatives were on the ground in Alberta this year to assist the separatist campaign in its bid to leave Canada, while harbouring their own aspirations for the province to secede.The Globe also found that when Alberta separatist leaders went to Washington to meet with the U.S. State Department, they offered up key assets from the province’s resource portfolio, including access to fresh water and royalties on crude oil, in exchange for help transitioning to independence.
STOP RIGHT THERE!
The Republicans are helping to destabilize a friendly nation! Why? Because of oil!
Come and listen to a story about a man named JedA poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fedThen one day he was shootin' at some foodAnd up through the ground come a bubblin' crude(Oil, that is. Black gold, Texas tea)The Ballad of Jed Clampett Flatt & Scruggs
Alberta's frustrations over energy, federal authority, immigration, and public services have domestic roots. Hmm… seem familiar? And the Republicans smelled an opportunity.
The separatists arrived in Washington, D.C., last year armed with a determination to leave Canada and a raft of ideas for how an independent Alberta could instead interlace its future fortunes with the United States.New oil pipelines could be built to the Pacific that would travel through Washington state, evading the politically hostile terrain of British Columbia. The loonie holdings of Albertans could be converted at par into American greenbacks, perhaps paid for by offering the U.S. a royalty on Alberta crude, or even a slice of Alberta’s land for a railroad to Alaska. Other repayment deals could be struck with the White House by offering Alberta resources in agriculture, forestry, mining and precious metals.
So the United States government met with Canadians who were just like the southern United States and wanting secession!
I want you to think for a second: if China held talks with secessionists here in the U.S. say, Texas wanted to secede from the Union… and gave them software and training to help, can you imagine the outcry? The interference in our elections! Then why is it okay for us to do it to a friendly country?
Reuters writes that...
Jeff Rath, the firebrand spokesman for the Alberta Prosperity Project group that supports independence, says the separatist movement is gaining pace. He confirmed he and other activists met with U.S. State Department officials in Washington in January to get a sense of how the U.S. administration would respond to an independent Alberta.Rath said he floated the idea of a new oil pipeline from Alberta to the United States - which he said U.S. officials responded to positively, noting their concerns on Ottawa's plans to sell more energy to China.
Texas tea
Investing writes:
Canada is the world’s fourth largest oil producer, and oil and gas is the country’s most valuable export product. The vast majority of Canadian oil and gas is produced in Alberta, where the energy sector is a significant employer and oil and gas tax revenues contribute substantially to provincial government coffers.
This has Trump & Company salivating! Oil! $$$$$! The billionaires smell cash!
Quebecor report says Americans tried to negotiate directly with Quebec on tariffsCBCErika Morris · The Canadian PressSep 25, 2026Allegations of political interference from the United States dominated the 30th day of Quebec's election campaign on Friday as Coalition Avenir Québec Leader Christine Fréchette expressed concerns that Americans were trying to help sovereigntists take control of the province.Her warnings were met with skepticism from her political rivals, but Fréchette said the threat was serious enough for her to request a meeting with Prime Minister Mark Carney and for her party to approach the Canadian Security Intelligence Service (CSIS)."I want help from the federal government to shed light on the issue," she said Friday morning, adding that it was up to Quebecers to choose the next government.Five parties are expecting to win seats in the Oct. 5 election, Fréchette's CAQ, the Parti Québécois, the Quebec Liberals, the Quebec Conservatives and Québec Solidaire.Fréchette spoke to journalists twice on the campaign trail on Friday about the allegations. Her office also issued a statement later in the afternoon to clarify that she was only publicly talking about the allegations due to a news report by Quebecor media.
Neighbors don’t do that to each other!
We don’t like it when Russia interferes in our elections; how do you think Canada feels when a supposed friendly nation does that?
Update: 10/20 @ 8:30AM
The election results:
Get the latest results from the 2026 Alberta referendumCBC News · Posted: Oct 19, 2026Should Alberta remain a province of Canada, or should the Government of Alberta commence the legal process required under the Canadian Constitution to hold a binding provincial referendum on whether or not Alberta should separate from Canada?VOTE:Remain75.9%Referendum24.1%
Election Interference?
The Trump administration is pushing politically motivated investigations of candidates and states just before the elections, accompanied by attention-grabbing headlines!
BT (Before Trump), there was an unwritten rule that politicians followed: no “bombshells” in the last 60 days before an election. But, as usual, Trump throws historic precedents out the window.
Vote Beat ArizonaBy Sasha HupkaSeptember 28, 2026Most Maricopa County voters flagged as potential noncitizens by an error-prone federal system are citizens after all, according to county detectives.Rachel Mitchell, the county’s top prosecutor, said on Monday her office had completed a monthslong investigation into 60 suspected noncitizens who had cast ballots in prior elections.Of those, she said 52 were citizens, and eight were not. Mitchell, a Republican, said all but one of the noncitizen voters appeared to have been erroneously registered while renewing their driver’s licenses.[...]Her announcement comes after Maricopa County Recorder Justin Heap, a Republican, referred 207 individuals to county and state prosecutors for review in the spring. He identified the potential noncitizens on the county’s voter roll while attempting to confirm the citizenship status of 61,681 voters impacted by a longstanding state record-keeping error.The database that flagged the voters as noncitizens — called Systematic Alien Verification for Entitlements, or SAVE — has repeatedly proven to be unreliable. Maintained by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security, SAVE was originally used to check immigrants’ eligibility for public benefits but was revamped and expanded last year to be used as a mass voter verification tool. However, it has produced false positives in several states.
So to put this in perspective: out of 2,589,827 voters in the district the feds identified 207 unqualified voters, but a review only found 8 who voted illegally. Or 0.00032%! And for those 8 no charges were announced, and the county attorney attributed the registrations to a flaw in the driver's-license registration process.
But the Trump adminstration have also broken the traditional 60 days break in new attack ads or false claims.
But the Trump adminstration have also broken the traditional 60 days break in new attack ads or false claims.
‘There’s lots of reasons to suspect this is politically motivated,’ one expert saysRoll CallBy Michael MacagnoneOctober 13, 2026A search of Rep. Ilhan Omar’s home has sent shockwaves through electoral politics weeks before the midterms, as experts said it appeared to flout longstanding norms meant to keep prosecutors out of elections.While the Minnesota Democrat herself has been on a glide path to reelection in a deep-blue district, some worry it could set a wider precedent for how the Trump administration handles investigations of other politicians.Homeland Security Investigations agents carried out a federal search warrant of her D.C. home on Monday, according to Omar and officials. It comes as Republicans face an uphill battle to retain control of the House and after President Donald Trump has criticized Omar for years and publicly accused her of immigration fraud.The timing of the search raises serious questions, according to several experts. David Sklansky, a professor at Stanford Law School and former federal prosecutor, said the search, even though it was conducted by Homeland Security officials, may have run afoul of two Justice Department policies, one formal and one informal.
Trumped-up charges!
Reuter reported...
Summary
- DOJ brings 'voting by aliens' cases at an unprecedented rate
- Noncitizen voting prosecutions a 'tier one' priority for Trump White House, official says
- Recent spate of cases a small fraction of votes cast
WASHINGTON, Sept 23 (Reuters) - President Donald Trump’s administration is ramping up criminal prosecutions of noncitizens accused of voting in US elections as he presses claims of widespread election fraud ahead of the November midterms.
Lies, lies, and more lies to justify whatever Trump has planned for the elections!
Here in Connecticut, we are not exempt from Trump’s wrath.
Inside InvestigationsBrandon WhitingSeptember 2, 2026Yesterday, Stephanie Thomas, Connecticut’s Secretary of the State, held a press conference to respond to reports that Connecticut would be one of nine states the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) officials intend to investigate in the coming weeks for election fraud. Thomas, who had neither confirmed nor denied the report’s validity or spoken to DHS officials, said she held the conference to assure Connecticut voters that elections will proceed as usual.“Every time there’s a news report, voters are getting impacted,” said Thomas. “They’re confused. They’re scared. So whether the news report is true or not, what I am addressing to Connecticut voters is that we will have an election, that there are many people, many agencies working to make sure that it is a secure election on many fronts, and that if something should happen, we have the people and the tools to address it.”According to a DHS memo obtained by CNN, starting today, Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) personnel will begin a “coordinated criminal voter fraud surge initiative to pursue investigative leads, conduct field interviews, and support timely prosecutorial review.” HSI, which falls under the umbrella of ICE, employs over 7,100 special agents, who are primarily tasked with investigating human trafficking, narcotics smuggling, financial and cybercrime and IP theft. The memo reportedly states that HSI personnel will continue these investigations until mid-October. In addition to Connecticut, HSI will reportedly be investigating New York, Pennsylvania, Washington, Wisconsin, Missouri, Georgia, California and Nevada.
Gee, aren't we lucky!
Sunday, October 18, 2026
"Bail Out Trump's A**"
There is renewed questioning... Is Trump Putin's stooge?
Boy, did Trump blow it! Now everyone is mad at him. He has been clutching at straws as he goes down.
Down, down, down, downI'm goin' down, down, down, downI'm goin' down, down, down, downI'm goin' down, down, down, downBruce Springsteen "I Goin' Down"
Nobody likes it at all! Well, except Putin... he's got Trump beholden to him now.
ANI NewsOct. 17, 2026Several US representatives and democrats have strongly criticised President Donald Trump decision to waive sanctions related to Russian fuel sales that were to take effect under the Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act, a month after signing the Bill.The law, which has now been paused, would have imposed tariffs of up to 100% on goods brought into the US from the five largest importers of Russian crude oil or gas, which include India and China.The move comes amid a diesel deal with Russia in the backdrop of soaring diesel prices in the United States ahead of the November midterm elections.Several US lawmakers accused Trump of siding with Russian President Vladimir Putin.California Governor Gavin Newsom‘s office accused Trump of getting paid by Putin. “OK. Someone has to be getting paid by Putin. Who? And how much?” the X post read.
This has raised a lot of questions.
Trump invoked Section 115 of the Graham Act, which authorises the President to waive the application of any sanctions provision with respect to a foreign person, any restriction with respect to a person, and any duty under the law."I have submitted to the Congress a certification that the issuance of such a waiver is in the national interests of the United States and a report explaining the basis for the certification, consistent with section 115(b) of the Graham Act," Trump said in the order.
Somehow, I don't see Congress seeing bailing out Trump's ass from the fire as a "National Interest."
If this had happened six months ago, Republicans would have been groveling at Trump's feet... but now, the emperor has no clothes!
And get this, even the Russian Pravda had this to say: "Betrayal of the people of Ukraine": 12 US senators write to Trump over deal with Putin.
No... Trump & company are on a sinking ship... and you know what rats do on a sinking ship?
The Canadian CBC writes,
'Betrayal' of allies"Granting Moscow the ability to sell Russian diesel freely in global markets damages American security interests and is a betrayal of the people of Ukraine, who continue to defend themselves from Putin's murderous, illegal war," the senators said in their letter."This deal is a gift to our adversary and a betrayal of our Allies; it should be rescinded."The letter was signed by Republicans Mitch McConnell of Kentucky, Thom Tillis of North Carolina, Susan Collins of Maine, Alan Armstrong of Oklahoma, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and John Cornyn of Texas, as well as six Democrats.[...]The administration has not yet told lawmakers whether it would impose the sanctions or issue a waiver.
I don't know about Congress, but... I think the public knows what's happening!
Israel dangles a plum in front of Trump → Trump bites it → Gets stuck in a quagmire → Frantically looks for a way out → Iran laughs at him and cuts off the oil → Trump grasps at the life ring Putin throws at him.
No... this is not "National Interest," this is "Bail Out Trump's Ass." The people know the truth!
Down, down, down, down
I'm goin' down, down, down, down
I'm goin' down, down, down, down
I'm goin' down, down, down, down
Friday, October 16, 2026
WTF!
Did you know that the government thinking about running ads in South Africa for White South Africans to come here?
Exclusive: Trump has falsely claimed Afrikaners are facing ‘white genocide’, but very few have applied to live in USThe GuardianJoseph GedeonThu 15 Oct 2026The US government could spend hundreds of thousands of dollars on a media campaign in South Africa to figure out why more white Afrikaners are not applying to become refugees to the US, as Donald Trump had hoped.State department officials, according to an August proposal seen by the Guardian, outlined a roughly $335,000 research and advertising effort after applications to the refugee program “trended lower than expected” since Afrikaners were allowed to apply directly online in November 2025. The document, written by the US mission in South Africa with a department research unit for the embassy in Pretoria, admits officials know little about why.
Do you need anything to tall you that the Trump adminstration is racist?
Thursday, October 15, 2026
Burn, Baby, Burn!
Earlier this morning I wrote about how the Republican candidate for governor is apposed to solar and wind power. His idea of burning fossil fuel just setback because of Trump and the national Republicans.
Satellite internet functionality while in motion via Starshield — the military version of the SpaceX service — had been restored Thursday morning, according to a source in Ukraine’s defense ministry.NBC NewsBy Yuliya Talmazan, Abigail Williams and Dan De LuceOct. 15, 2026Ukraine has resumed strikes on Russian oil refineries after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy angrily accused the United States of betraying Kyiv with the “dangerous” withdrawal of support critical to its defense against Russia.Ukraine held off on attacks for three days after President Donald Trump’s unilateral “energy ceasefire” announcement, but accused Russia of repeatedly attacking its power grid. Zelenskyy voiced mounting frustration over the Kremlin’s failure to abide by the truce, and what he sees as U.S. attempts to pressure Kyiv after gaps in intelligence sharing on Russian attacks and restrictions on the Starlink internet service.Satellite internet functionality while in motion via Starshield — the military version of the SpaceX service — had been restored Thursday morning, according to a source in Ukraine’s defense ministry, speaking on the condition of anonymity due to the sensitivity of the topic.
When Trump announced the ceasefire... it seemed like Zelenskyy didn't know about the ceasefire. It was like "That's news to me!"
Ukraine’s president reportedly says Kyiv would accept a deal if Moscow does after US president posts announcement with no detail on social mediaThe GuardianCharlie Moloney (now) and Fran Lawther (earlier)Sun 11 Oct 2026Here is a summary of today's events:
- Donald Trump has claimed Russia and Ukraine have agreed to an “energy ceasefire”, though the US president gave no details of the purported agreement. “Effective immediately, there is an ENERGY CEASEFIRE in the War between Russia and Ukraine. Both parties have agreed. Do not break it!” he wrote on his Truth Social network.
- Ukrainian president Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the “energy ceasefire” was news to him. He told the news outlet Axios that he was not aware of an “energy ceasefire” between Ukraine and Russia announced by Trump, but added that if Moscow agreed to such a ceasefire, Kyiv would accept it.
- Russia has yet to comment on Trump’s claim that Kyiv and Moscow had reached an energy ceasefire.
- Zelenskyy said he has discussed an energy ceasefire with the leaders of Canada, Finland and Nato and is awaiting details from the US. The president of the EU Commission later said she had spoken to the Ukrainian leader. Ursula von der Leyen posted on X that she “fully supported the call of President Zelenskyy for a ceasefire that would protect global food supplies and energy infrastructure in Ukraine and Russia”.
- Russia’s military said on Sunday it had struck a logistics centre in southern Ukraine’s Mykolaiv region and a cargo vessel in the Black Sea. A Russian defence ministry statement posted on Telegram said the logistics centre in the town of Ternivka was used to store military and dual-use cargoes for the Ukrainian military.
- The US is threatening to stop the procurement system that provides Ukraine with weapons in order to press Kyiv to halt its deep strikes on Russian energy infrastructure, the Financial Times reported on Sunday, citing officials in Europe.
I don't know about you but... Putin jumped into Ukraine think it will be a "Short Glorious War" to win back a former Soviet territory but now it is a a quagmire with no exit insight! Trump followed right in Putin footstep of a "Short Glorious War" and with a little coaxing Israel jumps headfirst into his quagmire. Now both are muddling around looking for exit strategies!
With them there is no long range planning... everything is now focus on put out we are operating in a 20th century political system in a 21st century world with AI and drones!
Wednesday, October 14, 2026
A Loser!
You can tell the quality of a person by the promises he keeps.
Now, regarding that diesel deal... do you think his advisor should have said something—maybe that this isn't a good idea because it breaks the law? The Ending Importation of Russian Oil Act (Public Law 117-109) bars the importation of oil from Russia. The law sets certain conditions for the import of oil products.
Under Section 3, the president must:
- Consult the relevant House and Senate committees at least 45 days before submitting the required certification.
- Certify that Russia has agreed to withdraw its forces and cease hostilities under an agreement accepted by Ukraine, poses no immediate military threat to a NATO member, and recognizes Ukrainians' right to choose their government.
- Wait 90 days after submitting the certification before the ban terminates, subject to Congress's power to disapprove
None of these conditions have been met. However, on Friday, the Treasury Department issued General License 135, authorizing certain transactions involving Russian-origin diesel. The question is... was it legal?
President Trump is picking a fight with Senate Republicans right before the midterm elections with his surprise deal to allow Russia to export diesel to the United States.Four Republican senators — Sens. Susan Collins (Maine), Lisa Murkowski (Alaska), John Curtis (Utah) and Thom Tillis (N.C.) — have already spoken out against the controversial deal between Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.Many others are likely privately critical of the stunning move, which Trump executed without advanced warning or consultation with Republican senators.“I think there are a lot more people that are privately critical of it. The question is whether they want to go public with it,” said Vin Weber, a GOP strategist and former member of the House Republican leadership.
This is only "touchy-feely" it offers false hope.
Trump has a history of announcing big projects that never come to fruition.
Yahoo FinancalBen WerschkulTue, October 13, 2026President Trump has been appearing around the US in the run-up to the midterm elections, announcing economic development projects — from a possible pipeline in Alaska to a steel plant in Iowa to an aluminum smelter in Oklahoma — that he says will transform the country."In the real economy, we are blowing it away," he said at a weekend stop in Tennessee.Trump's message of confidence comes as the ultimate shape of these projects remains far from certain and often directly echoes his pitch at this stage in the 2018 midterm elections, a Yahoo Finance review found.That election eight years ago was the last time Trump faced midterm voters and also saw him tout projects — most notably a Foxconn electronics manufacturing plant planned for Wisconsin — that turned out to be less than advertised.
Promises or lies?
You remember the steel plant for the Midwest back during the primaries? Do you remember a new steel mill by Mesabi Metallics?
The project has sparked doubts over whether the plant will be built and delivered as promised, given Trump’s recordThe GuardianMichael SainatoWed 7 Oct 2026[...]Most recently, the Trump administration announced plans to construct the largest steel plant in the US, a $15bn plant in Lee county, Iowa, to be built by India-based Mesabi Metallics.But the project and claims surrounding it have incited skepticism over whether the plant will be built and delivered as promised, given Trump’s record and the financial history of Mesabi Metallics’ parent company, Essar Global.The plant had originally been scheduled to be built in Minnesota, a state that usually votes for Democrats. The shift to Iowa – where Republicans are struggling in the midterms – has also attracted attention.Doug May, who worked for 43 years as a steelworker at a mill in Granite City, Illinois, characterized the announcement as “political pandering” given the timing and how tariffs are hurting Iowa farmers.“He pulled the same thing in 2018, just before an election, when he announced that $10bn Foxconn project,” May said.That project, in swing state Wisconsin, failed to produce the jobs Trump and Foxconn had promised.
The people are seeing through his shenanigans.
Updated: @ 11:30AM
This Is Treason!
Starlink has been cut for the Ukraine military was using to track missiles and drones. Blinding the Ukraine military!
EroNewsBy Sasha Vakulina14/10/2026The development has raised concerns that access to critical American satellite communications could become another source of leverage over Kyiv.Ukrainian forces reported restrictions on the military use of SpaceX's Starlink satellite communications system on Wednesday, saying an overnight change disrupted several drone missions amid escalating tensions between Kyiv and Washington.The restrictions appear to affect StarShield, the military-grade version of the satellite communications service, with connectivity reportedly cut when terminals move at speeds exceeding approximately 160 kilometres per hour.Serhiy Beskrestnov, an adviser to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on military technology, known as "Flash", said SpaceX had introduced the speed limit overnight without notifying Ukrainian forces.
Snip...
"Our defence forces did not receive a warning about this limitation and this led to the disruption of several missions," Beskrestnov wrote on Telegram.
There is strong hints that Trump was behind it...
Ukrainian volunteer Serhiy Sternenko also reported the disruption, suggesting that SpaceX might have introduced the restrictions at the request of US President Donald Trump's administration.There is, however, no independent evidence that the White House ordered the change, and the reason for the reported restrictions remains unclear.
If this is true then Trump purposely cause deaths for his oil deal... that is criminal! It goes against Congress!
Tuesday, October 13, 2026
Unc
Can you teach an Unc new tricks?
Ukraine just took out Russian data centers, and boy, did it hurt Russia! The question is… did Trump learn a lesson?
Info.roCristiana Dida12 October 2026,Attacks attributed to Ukraine against data centers in Russia may have reduced the activity of bots connected to Yandex infrastructure by more than 99%, with effects observed on social media in the United States and Europe. The incident occurred on Sunday, amid political tensions ahead of the U.S. congressional elections.Three major data centers were hit, according to information cited by Le Parisien: first in Sasovo, in the Ryazan region, then in the Kaluga region and, finally, in the Vladimir region, east of Moscow. The infrastructure was used by Yandex, Russia’s leading provider of online and cloud services.The company announced that the Vladimir data center was damaged in a drone attack and that operations were disrupted. Cloudflare subsequently reported a decline of more than 99% in bot activity originating from Yandex infrastructure compared with the previous week.
Hello? Donald? Are you listening? Your pal Putin can’t influence our elections… you’re on your own!
Meduza.io writes….
Overnight on October 8, Ukrainian forces struck Yandex’s data center in Sasovo, in Russia’s Ryazan region, with drones, causing a fire. No one was injured, but the data center temporarily shut down completely. This disrupted some of Yandex’s own services, as well as those of companies that used the tech giant’s infrastructure in Sasovo.[…]Data centers can withstand a temporary power outage thanks to their own diesel generators, the loss of an individual communications link thanks to connections to multiple telecom providers, and even a small fire thanks to automatic fire suppression systems. But, like online retailers’ warehouses, they have proved defenseless against drone strikes. Unless, of course, they are housed in former Cold War shelters — Europe has several such data centers.
Hey folks, this also affects you… all the stuff you have on the cloud could go poof! In a fraction of a second. Gone!
The world is getting a break from Russian bots thanks to Kyiv.Tom’s HardwareBy Jowi MoralesRussian bot traffic has dropped dramatically in the past few days after Ukraine knocked out Yandex’s biggest data centers, with a third attack happening last night. Cloudflare reports that bot traffic from the Yandex network has dropped to just 0.4% of the maximum number of HTTP requests recorded in the past two weeks. It initially dropped to around 57% on Oct. 8, which happened when Ukraine hit a Yandex data center housing two supercomputers in Sasovo, Russia, located around 195 miles to the southeast of the Kremlin. A second, bigger Yandex campus in Kaluga, about 220 miles to the west of Sasovo, was knocked offline yesterday.These attacks are apparently Ukraine’s response to Moscow’s strikes on its own data centers, some of which resulted in the outage of some of the most popular piracy websites.
So this is Russia’s Google… imagine if Google got taken out? Tom’s Hardware noted that these sites housed:
• State-sponsored "bot farms" & disinformation operations
• High-performance supercomputers & AI models
• Dual-use industrial & military tech
Did Hegseth and Trump learn anything from this?
We used to think warfare meant lines drawn on a map; tanks on land, warships at sea, fighter jets in the air. That’s traditional, symmetric warfare, where the side with the bigger budget and the heavier hardware usually wins. But asymmetric warfare flipped the board upside down.
There are no frontlines anymore. The battlefield is everywhere—and the ultimate weapon isn't a billion-dollar stealth fighter. It’s a $20,000 drone taking out a multi-million-dollar server farm.
I am sure that the Ayatollahs are stroking their beads over this.
So can a Unc learn new things?
Hey! You Want To See What Canada Thinks About Us?
I know that I will be using this a lot before the election.
Monday, October 12, 2026
Extortion!
The man who calls himself... “The Dealmaker” has just bombed out royally! And now he’s resorting to extortion to get his way!
Jim Sciutto, CNNSun, October 11, 2026The Trump administration has warned Ukraine and allies in Europe that the US could suspend intelligence sharing and European purchases of US weapons for Ukraine if Kyiv does not halt its deep strikes on Russian energy facilities, two European officials told CNN.The warnings from the State Department and the Pentagon were sent over the weekend to officials in Ukraine and Europe, including communications from the US military directly to Ukrainian commanders.Another source familiar with the matter said the US threatened to cut intelligence sharing.
This has Republicans in Congress hopping mad!
Trump has long blamed the rise in global diesel prices on the Ukraine-Russia war and demanded that both sides halt attacks on energy facilities. Those high prices have also been exacerbated by the US' war with Iran.
Yep, blame everyone else for his ineptitude! And he’s really, really pissed off the Republicans because they just passed a law that made the trade illegal! And Trump even signed it into law! The Lindsey O. Graham Sanctioning Russia and Iran Act of 2026, signed by Trump on September 18, 2026. And now he does this!
By ReutersOctober 1, 2026President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia will not supply its diesel to global energy markets until sanctions against Moscow are lifted.Speaking at the Valdai Forum of international Russia experts in Moscow, Putin said that Ukraine had "partially achieved its objectives" with strikes on Russian oil refineries that he said had cost Russia 1% of its gross domestic product.
Meanwhile, across the pond, Trump is quaking in his boots over the price of diesel and blaming everyone but himself! We know what's driving prices higher: Trump made a disastrous decision and invaded Iran! So much for “The Dealmaker”! He created the mess and now wants everyone else to clean it up!
Why did we go to war with Iran? Trump needed a diversion. Hegseth wanted to bring about the “End Times,” and Israel wanted a sucker to do its dirty work for it.
Oil! The Life Blood.
The whole thing is a farce. A publicity stunt.
The U.S. consumes roughly 3.8 to 4.0 million barrels of distillate fuel oil (diesel) per day. The initial Russian shipment of 300,000 metric tons... approximately 2.25 million barrels, will last us roughly 14 to 15 hours.
The remaining 11.25 million barrels will last about 3 days.
This is nothing more than a stunt to influence the election and make it sound like he’s taking action!
Sunday, October 11, 2026
Topsy-Turvy
That’s Trump’s administration! He’s turned everything upside down!
The Environmental Protection Agency? He’s turned it on its head—and it’s allowing more pollution!
The National Park Service is selling parkland!
The Department of Agriculture is allowing growers to inspect their own produce.
OSHA is letting factories regulate themselves.
The Department of Education is going back to teaching the “Three R’s.”
The Department of Health and Human Services is investigating the latest conspiracy theories, like contrails.
He’s also turned the Department of Justice’s Office of Civil Rights on its head…
NPR NewsRyan LucasOctober 11, 2026When Harmeet Dhillon took over as the new chief of the Justice Department's Civil Rights Division last April, the conservative attorney vowed to radically reshape the storied unit and its mission.Over the past 18 months, Dhillon has moved aggressively to make that goal a reality. She has pushed out hundreds of longtime attorneys, replaced many of them with inexperienced ideological allies, and used the division's enforcement powers to pursue President Trump's MAGA agenda, according to four current and former division officials.Three of the individuals spoke on condition of anonymity out of fear of retribution.
That last sentence is the most important: There is fear.
But Dhillon, who was born in India and immigrated to the U.S. as a child, argues that over the years the division's mission has narrowed to protecting the rights of just one segment of society: people of color.In her view, that has created a form of "benevolent racism" designed to punish "the descendants of those who may have been responsible for the sins of the past.""As the logic goes, the white oppressors of years past kept Brown and Black people down, why not give them a taste of their own medicine?" she said last November at an event for the conservative Federalist Society. "That's the thinking really that underlies a lot of our civil rights enforcement work."
Under the Trump administration, if a White employee doesn’t get promoted, it must be discrimination.
In just the past two months, the Civil Rights Division has accused law schools at the University of California, Berkeley and Duke University as well as the medical schools at the University of California, San Francisco and George Washington University of discriminating against white and Asian students in admissions.
They’re all WOKE… yeah, right! You know what else they have in common? They’re bastions of liberalism!
Do you really think these colleges would discriminate? Look at all the attacks Trump’s DOJ has launched against them, accusing them of antisemitism, racism, and discriminating against cisgender students!
They’ve turned civil rights laws on their heads! The Washington Post reported:
The Trump administration has upended civil rights enforcement at K-12 schools and colleges, prioritizing cases that allege transgender students and students of color are getting unfair advantages, while severe staff cuts have left thousands of other allegations unresolved.
When you stop and think about it for a moment… the Trump administration is following the White Christian nationalist agenda.
Some of these changes will be easy to roll back but others will take a generation to repair.
Politic Corner: Wind & Solar Power.
Wind and solar power have become hot-button issues since Trump began using federal buyouts to pressure wind and solar companies to abandon their projects. Trump has delayed wind and solar permits, and created bogus excuses to block offshore sites, saying that they posed national security risks. Trump's allies in Congress have also scaled back funding for renewable energy sources..
The The Natural Resources Defense Council writes:
Walking away from offshore wind projects in response to short-term political or regulatory uncertainty runs counter to sound energy policy and prudent long-term system planning.Kit KennedyJuly 8, 2026The Trump administration is now paying energy companies billions of taxpayer dollars to walk away from offshore wind leases, and the blowback is mounting. Members of Congress are investigating, calling the legality of these agreements into question while California regulators have issued a subpoena raising legal and transparency concerns. At the same time, a major U.S. pension fund is publicly questioning whether abandoning offshore wind leases during a period of political uncertainty reduces risk to the company and shareholders or increases it.[...]In recent months, the Trump administration finalized two major offshore wind lease buyout agreements, eliminating four leases that could have produced 8.4 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity—enough to power nearly four million homes.
As the price of electricity, home heating oil, and natural gas keeps rising because Trump’s energy policy quashes the sources of low-cost electricity!
AP NewsBy JENNIFER McDERMOTT and MATTHEW DALYApril 21, 2026A federal judge in Massachusetts on Tuesday struck down several Trump administration actions slowing down development of clean energy, including a requirement that all solar and wind energy projects on federal lands and waters be personally approved by Interior Secretary Doug Burgum.Chief Judge Denise J. Casper of the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts ruled that a coalition of plaintiffs representing wind and solar developers were likely to succeed on the merits of their claims that the administration’s actions violate federal statute and will cause irreparable harm if the court did not intervene.She issued a preliminary injunction to stop the administration from implementing the policies, which clean energy advocates said would hamstring projects that need to get underway quickly to qualify for expiring federal tax credits.
And Congress is starting to look into Trump buying out renewable energy projects as the price of energy keeps rising.
Administration’s actions will kill more than 30,000 jobs and raise energy costsWASHINGTON – U.S. Senators Chris Coons (D-Del.), Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Angus King (I-Maine), and Martin Heinrich (D-M.N.) launched an investigation with eight other Democratic colleagues into the Trump administration’s campaign to kill offshore wind energy projects with a letter to several energy companies who’ve recently canceled offshore wind projects demanding a response about lease buyout agreements.“These buyouts have been announced amid a larger effort by the Trump Administration to stall wind and solar projects – the energy sources that are cheap, clean, and fastest to bring online – across the country,” the senators wrote. “At a time when gas prices have spiked by an average of more than $1 dollar per gallon due to the President’s war in Iran and electricity prices are rising nearly twice as fast as inflation, clean energy offers a critical opportunity to reduce our dependence on fossil fuels and relieve costs for people across the country. Dismantling the burgeoning offshore wind industry now and creating broader uncertainty for investment in cheap, clean energy will have consequences for decades to come.”“These projects were poised not only to advance U.S. leadership in clean energy technology and generation capacity, but also to unlock hundreds of millions of dollars in federal and state investment in research and development, port upgrades, workforce development, and community benefit agreements,” the senators continued. “The two Invenergy projects in the Gulf of Maine were expected to help power more than 2 million homes and support over 18,000 jobs. The Leading Light Wind project in the New York Bight was projected to generate more than $3.7 billion in economic development benefits and over 7,000 jobs. The Golden State Wind project off California’s Central Coast would have powered 1.1 million homes, created more than 8,000 jobs, and delivered a $30 million commitment to workforce development and supply chain initiatives.”
As the war goes on with no end in sight, with Trump buying fuel from Russia, with energy prices going out of sight, with Trump sideing with the "Global Warming is a Hoax" oil and coal barons who have donated millions to Trump and the Republicans.
Fox59 News reports that...
by: JENNIFER McDERMOTT, Associated PressPosted: Oct 2, 2026Households in the contiguous United States will pay thousands of dollars more for energy through 2040 because of federal policy changes since President Donald Trump returned to office such as canceling new clean energy projects, according to modeling released Friday by a nonpartisan think tank.The Energy Innovation analysis found that households will pay an average of $6,500 more for energy, cumulatively through 2040. In five states, households will pay roughly $9,000 more: Oregon, Mississippi, South Dakota, Virginia and Wyoming.The California-based think tank said there will be more demand for natural gas for electricity because the administration is canceling new wind, solar and hydrogen projects and there will be more gasoline demand for transportation because Trump and Congress are revoking policies that incentivized efficient and lower-emissions vehicles. Higher demand increases prices.
Thank you, Donald! We love getting the shaft so you and your billionaire friends can pick our pockets!
Okay Let Me Get This Straight!
First: Russia attacks Ukraine.
Next: The U.S. and other countries impose sanctions on Russia, including oil embargoes.
Oh, let me squeeze this in: Hegseth fires generals and an admiral who are not politically correct.
Then: Trump launches a “Short, Glorious War” against Iran that lasts a couple of months.
Then: Iran closes the Strait of Hormuz and turns off the oil spigot.
Followed by: Trump running around like a headless chicken, desperately grasping at straws!
Then: Putin throws Trump a bone and dangles a carrot in front of him.
Then: F**k the sanctions! Trump grabs the gold ring!
But: Russia doesn’t have any fuel to sell us!
Now: Trump blames Ukraine for bombing the oil refineries!
The circle is complete!
Is this any way to run a government?
Updated: @ 2:30PM
Friday, October 09, 2026
Breaking News: Russia To Send Us Diesel Fuel!
Do you remember all the economic sanctions we placed on Russia over the Ukraine war like the Direct Import Bans, The Price Cap Coalition, Financial and Banking Sanctions, and Export Controls? Well, those all went out the window because Trump is running scared that the Republicans will lose control of Congress.
So he went to Putin with hat in hand... help me!
Trump eases Russia sanctions, says Putin will release diesel supplies amid unprecedented price spikeEscalations in the Russia-Ukraine war have caused diesel costs to spike this fall, repeatedly setting all-time records.NBC NewsBy Steve KopackOct 9, 2026President Donald Trump said Friday that Russian President Vladimir Putin would “immediately” release hundreds of thousands of tons of diesel fuel onto the global market.Trump made the announcement on Truth Social and said the action would will help bring diesel prices down.
Can you imagine if Biden did this?
“Today, at President Trump’s direction, the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) is immediately issuing a temporary general license to allow the supply of Russian diesel to the global market,” the Treasury Department said on X.A document posted to the Treasury’s website said that “the sale, delivery, offloading, or importation, including importation into the United States, of diesel fuel of Russian Federation origin are authorized through 12:01 a.m. eastern daylight time, April 7, 2027.In a separate statement, Putin said that he had informed Trump of Russia’s “readiness to supply oil and petroleum products to the US and global markets.” Putin did not offer any specifics, however, such as when a potential release would begin or how much fuel it would entail.
Just like that all the sanctions went out the window!
Diesel futures fell 4% Friday in the wake of Trump’s announcement, but they remain higher by more than 110% since the start of this year.
This was all done for politcial reasons.
BBC News reported...
"Diesel Prices for Americans and, indeed, the World, will be COMING DOWN, IN RECORD NUMBERS, AND FAST!" Trump wrote on Truth Social.Putin later said Russia was willing to supply both the US and global markets with oil and petroleum products.Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky, meanwhile, said any easing of sanctions on Russia played into Moscow's hands and would prolong the war.
Trump is now beholding to Putin! What do you think the real price is?
But Zelensky hit out at it, saying "gifts to Putin will not work for peace" and that Russia would repay the diesel with "further terror"."Allowing Russia to sell petroleum products is an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged," he wrote on social media.
Trump only thinks of one thing... himself!
Ship & Bunker reported that...
"Anyone considering buying or selling Russian diesel should keep in mind that UK and EUsanctions remain fully in force," Steve Simms, principal at Simms Showers LLP, told Ship &Bunker.
And The Guardian wrote:
Zelenskyy denounces Trump's decision to lift diesel sanctions on Russia as 'weak'Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, denounced Donald Trump’s decision to suspend sanctions on Russia, to let the US buy diesel fuel from the nation that kills Ukrainian civilians daily, in an interview with Axios on Friday.Zelenskyy, who had traveled to Washington to plead with US lawmakers to pass tougher sanctions on Russia last month, reportedly told Axios on Friday that Trump’s decision, was “not fair and not honest” and “looks like a happy birthday present for Putin”.“It looks absolutely terrible,” he added.Ukraine’s president also criticized Trump’s decision in a statement on social media, in which he wrote:Peace never comes through weakness. Today, representatives of the U.S. Congress were in Kyiv – a bipartisan delegation – and I am grateful to them for visiting Ukraine at such a difficult time. They asked: what is needed to end the war? The answer must be strong. There must be sanctions under the Lindsey Graham bill, there must be support for Ukraine in protecting lives, and there must be pressure on Russia for its war. And today, there was a conversation between the leaders of America and Russia. A conversation that leads to something different. …Any easing of sanctions against Russia without a clear and lasting de-escalation agreement with Russia is an obvious weakness. It plays into Russia’s hands – allowing it to kill more, wage war for longer, have even less respect for America, and inflict even greater losses and damage on the world. …Gifts to Putin will not bring peace or any benefit to the civilized world. Russia will “repay” the diesel with further terror and perfidy. Allowing Russia to sell petroleum products is an investment in a war that must be ended, not prolonged. What is needed is real de-escalation with Russia on a reciprocal basis. We count on America’s fair support for our defense of life, for our defense of people in Ukraine – and on the United States having a correspondingly strong conversation with Russia. A strong one, not a weak one.
The New Republic wrote...
Meanwhile, Russia will get the right to sell its oil globally. Congress last month passed a sweeping sanctions bill, which Trump signed, punishing countries that purchase Russian oil. Now it seems the United States is one of them.If Trump thinks his latest move cozying up to Putin will potentially help in the upcoming midterm elections, he has another think coming.
While Newsday wrote:
Rep. Don Beyer, the senior House Democrat on the Joint Economic Committee, called Trump’s announcement “infuriating.”“This is what we warned anyone who would listen: Trump isn’t the slightest bit trustworthy when it comes to Russia,” Beyer said in a statement on X. “Giving him expanded tariff powers in hopes he would use them to help Ukraine was a mistake. Now he’s lifting sanctions on Russian fossil fuels.”[...]“It’s kind of shuffling deck chairs on the Titanic,” said Michael Lynch of the Energy Policy Research Foundation, a non-partisan research institution focused on energy and economics.“If we get diesel from Russia, basically it means that their existing customers are not going to get it and they’ll have to go somewhere else, and that will keep the price basically where it is now,” Lynch said.
So the bottom line is that Russia is diverting fuel from their customers to appease Trump... Naw, Trump is not beholden to Putin. So you don't think Trump is a Russian asset?
So Russia is helping Trump & the Republicans to win the elections... so I guess we can say that we have Russian involvement in our elections.
Updated
As they just said on PBS News Hours Ukraine has been destroying the oil refiners in Russia... and Russia barely has enough fuel for it's own country.
Why Are They Attacking…
… The disabled?
I can think of many reasons why the Trump administration is cutting back on disability rights (Note: these are not my ideas, but rather seem to be the actual reasons driving the Trump administration's cutbacks):
It costs too much and he has to pay for tax cuts for billionaires,It cuts into business profits,It forces businesses to hire inferior workers,It forces them to deal with the disabled,They have to see people in wheelchairs.
I think all these reasons are very cynical and could very well be true.
AP NewsBy ANNIE MAJuly 1, 2026For decades, disabled people have fought for their rights to go to school and live alongside peers without disabilities — rights that some fear could be losing ground under the Trump administration.Last month, the Department of Education announced it would shift oversight of special education to the Department of Health and Human Services, led by Robert F. Kennedy Jr., whose comments on the limits of disabilities such as autism have drawn sharp rebukes from advocates and lawmakers.Meanwhile, after a White House push to police homelessness, the Department of Justice released guidance that lowered the barrier to institutionalizing any person with a disability.Taken together, the actions signal a worrying return to a reality where people with disabilities are pushed to the margins of society, advocates said.
Scary! Set your Wayback Machine to the 1930s!
The Nazis saw people with disabilities as an obstacle in their attempts to create an idealized "German race." In 1939, the Nazi regime began a systematic program to murder them.
Even if that is not the reason they want to institutionalize the disabled, and it is merely because it is cheaper to house them, the results are the same.
Reducing human independence and self-worth to a monetary value is typical Republican thinking. Me vs. Us.
Executive actions, budget cuts, layoffs, and legislation—all enacted in the Trump administration’s first six months—have curtailed disability rights and services, including access to Medicaid and the right to free, appropriate public education.Center For American ProgressBy Mia Ives-Rublee & Casey DohertyJuly 28, 2025History will show the first six months of the second Trump administration as an all-out war against disabled people. From executive orders intended to roll back civil rights protections to legislation that cuts key services and support, the disability community has faced structural violence in the form of federal policy. This all comes as the community continues to suffer severe impacts from the COVID-19 pandemic that have resulted in further disablement, isolation, and death. It has even been alleged that President Donald Trump once told his nephew, Fred C. Trump III, that he should let his son, who has “complex” intellectual and developmental disabilities, “just die” because of the cost of care.
To me, it sounds like Trump is taking us down the rabbit hole.
As I said, I’m cynical. We can keep saying “Trump,” but it is MAGA who backs him, and MAGA are Republicans. They are leading us down the hole of authoritarianism.
During the 1930s the Nazis tried to:
Influence the elections – Trump ✔
Controlling the press – Trump ✔
Go after immigrants – Trump ✔
Go after the homeless – Trump ✔
Go after the disabled – Trump ✔
Go after LGBTQ people – Trump ✔
Concentration camps – Trump ✔
Taking over the government – Trump Coup?
This election is probably the most important election ever! The next crux will come on January 3, 2027, when Congress is sworn in.
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