… Despite the best efforts of Trump, Fox and right-wing influencers to draw big crowds, Trump’s Freedom 250 Fair in DC has been attended so far by a small handful of MAGA cultists, Republican politicians, media members covering the debacle, and people with nothing else better to do.
If they are adamant on destroying the First Amendment's Separation of Church and State, these MAGAt bible beaters should be paying taxes then. I never understood why churches are tax exempt anyway.
Especially when so many of them are now just propaganda mills for the Trump cult. I was going to say the Republican party, but I truly believe the Republican party is dead.
Right, Jennifer. There's no longer a Republican party. MAGA hijacked the party along with the American flag. I cringe when I see an American flag in people's yards as the majority are MAGAts. Very few are vets etc. but most are MAGAts.
I have many, perhaps thirty, small American flags in my yard. I certainly am not a MAGA fan - far from it. I despise the imbecile stumbling around in our White House. I proudly fly the American flag because I love this country and cry because of what is happening to it right now.
Its not dead, it just has ceased to pretend anything other than a vehicle for white nationalism. It has been that since at least the 80s, and its stopped pretending to be anything else after it succumbed to first the "moral majority" then the "tea party" and now that they've become MAGATS they've reached their final form. But this is always where they were going.
Religion is a form of brainwashing. Indoctrinate from birth and the child's brain will be mush by the age of eight. if not before. A child who is only exposed to only one train of thought will grow up thinking that is the only way. Children should be allowed to gather knowledge from all avenues and then decide what they want to believe in.
A fair - a poor - a waste! It is a waste of taxpayers' money that we all worked hard to earn and then contribute our share to the government, thinking that it would be spent on worthwhile projects that would benefit the American people. Can someone please duct-tape the imbecile's rotting hand and take away his automatic pen to keep him from squandering our taxes? We need a lot of things right now - but a 'fair' is not one of them. IMPEACH-CONVICT-REMOVE the fool and his minions.
The Trump Family is stealing from us. Every Senator and Representative who is on Trump's side is working against the interests of their constituents. They can't work for Trump and for the citizens who gave them their jobs.
Question for Ron: what can be done about the national design studio that is trampling on our privacy? This might be the most concerning thing in today’s excellent (as usual) publication.
I know, I thought the same thing. I have to renew my passport shortly, and it chills me to think my info will end up in some rogue Trump DOGE database.
Yes, and it's time to renew ours! I must do that in case the Save Act is passed! But I don't want DJT'S picture on it! I hear you can be arrested for defaming the picture!
OK. This POS better layoff destroying nature! The Rose garden? The pool. A whole effin wing? STOP IT. Leave the trees alone !!! This is too far gone for words. He is demented. 😡
I've hated him since the 1980s. I've hated him during his first regime. I hate him during this current regime. I'll hate him when he's finally dead. Hell, I'll hate him when I'm dead!
You got me beat, Sue. I've hated him since the 90's. In the 80's I was young and in high school, doing high school things and didn't pay a lot of attention to that vile piece of filth. I'll hate him to my grave. I've never hated anyone so much in my life.
I remember the first interview I saw of him when I was in Junior high and I thought then what an arrogant ass. My opinion has never changed only now I can’t stand hearing him speak at all!
I made this comment on Ben's daily update but I'll repeat it here since there are largely crickets everywhere about it. The earthquakes in Venezuela are a massive humanitarian crisis but there is virtually no aid going there. Trump is happy to steal their oil and claim to be their 'president' but again it proves in glowing neon how everything is about enriching himself at any cost. Gangster is too small a word. Crook doesn't even cut it. Scum is close, but no word currently describes the level of immoral, corrupt and narcissistic behaviour committed by this individual and his family
… WaPo: Trump has a new side project: counting the number of trees in a public park across the street from the WH. He wants Lafayette Square to feature 47 trees - to match his 47th presidency, per people familiar.
… There are 94 trees in the park, including 81 large, beautiful, mature maple trees.
Is there any way the Dems can get an injunction against the murder of these trees BEFORE the human pig cuts them down like he bulldozed the east wing of the WH?
Yes, it IS America now. I'm guessing you meant this is not what we want America to be, but we need to stop acting as if it isn't an ongoing coup waged against our Constitution and the rule of law.
… “The average life expectancy of a new Russian recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and 3 weeks. Once sent onto the battlefield, they survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes.”
It's even worse than that; superior officers are torturing and threatening lower ranked soldiers to force them to hand over their pay and food and sending crippled and wounded soldiers out to be killed by drones so they can locate the source of the drones. PBS did a report on this several weeks ago on the PBS Newshour.
When will Americans catch the drift from Ukraine.....Hungry and Albaina.......It is time to ditch the complaining..shut down the computers and hit the streets in the tens of thousands!!!!
If they are adamant on destroying the First Amendment's Separation of Church and State, these MAGAt bible beaters should be paying taxes then. I never understood why churches are tax exempt anyway.
Especially when so many of them are now just propaganda mills for the Trump cult. I was going to say the Republican party, but I truly believe the Republican party is dead.
Right, Jennifer. There's no longer a Republican party. MAGA hijacked the party along with the American flag. I cringe when I see an American flag in people's yards as the majority are MAGAts. Very few are vets etc. but most are MAGAts.
American lovers of democracy only display upside down, distressed US flags.
You know it!
I have many, perhaps thirty, small American flags in my yard. I certainly am not a MAGA fan - far from it. I despise the imbecile stumbling around in our White House. I proudly fly the American flag because I love this country and cry because of what is happening to it right now.
I want our flag back!
It's now, the DJT party!
You mean the Epstein Party…
Its not dead, it just has ceased to pretend anything other than a vehicle for white nationalism. It has been that since at least the 80s, and its stopped pretending to be anything else after it succumbed to first the "moral majority" then the "tea party" and now that they've become MAGATS they've reached their final form. But this is always where they were going.
No, they enabled this in order to stay relevant, because they were losing bigly in this century.
Amen, ah hem.
Churches are considered to be non-profit charitable organizations.
Yeah, I’d love to see Joel Osteen’s tax returns. I’m sure not a nickel of profit in there….
I just Googled a picture of his house. Not sure how a man of god can afford a $10 million mansion.
Exactly!!!! 😒
I always called bullshit on the "non-profit" crap.
Religion is a way to legally defraud people.
One of the many reasons why I'm an atheist.
Religion is a form of brainwashing. Indoctrinate from birth and the child's brain will be mush by the age of eight. if not before. A child who is only exposed to only one train of thought will grow up thinking that is the only way. Children should be allowed to gather knowledge from all avenues and then decide what they want to believe in.
Yes I agree Uncle Dave but the basic requirement for tax exemption is to be non partisan.
And the Trump IRS recently changed their rules to permit some partisan politics by churches while keeping their tax exempt status.
Which many churches have been violating for years.
Q. for Ron: Why do they continue to get away with this?
That's been ignored forever, by both parties. Taxing churches would be electoral suicide.
Very good point, Bonnie.
Bullshit! They are organized cults.
Amen to that!!!
Or why one can’t park in front of them!!!
"causing 10s of the attendees to leave." 🤣 My word, Ron, thank you for the first laugh I have had today.
That cracked me up too. 😂
Ditto.
Ha-Ha-ha-ha--ha. I'm about to fall out of my chair. Tens of attendees! What a joke.
There has to be something suspiciously wrong with an event touted by Trump that contains the word “fair”…. That one is not in his lexicon.
It's not a fair, it's a poor.
A fair - a poor - a waste! It is a waste of taxpayers' money that we all worked hard to earn and then contribute our share to the government, thinking that it would be spent on worthwhile projects that would benefit the American people. Can someone please duct-tape the imbecile's rotting hand and take away his automatic pen to keep him from squandering our taxes? We need a lot of things right now - but a 'fair' is not one of them. IMPEACH-CONVICT-REMOVE the fool and his minions.
“continuing a pattern of self-enrichment in the second Trump admin that has few precedents in American history.”
Wrong. It has NO precedents in American history.
The Trump Family is stealing from us. Every Senator and Representative who is on Trump's side is working against the interests of their constituents. They can't work for Trump and for the citizens who gave them their jobs.
Oh, I almost forgot to repeat:
The Trump Family is stealing from us.
The corruption in this administration makes Teapot Dome look like a kid stealing a Snickers.
Question for Ron: what can be done about the national design studio that is trampling on our privacy? This might be the most concerning thing in today’s excellent (as usual) publication.
I know, I thought the same thing. I have to renew my passport shortly, and it chills me to think my info will end up in some rogue Trump DOGE database.
Yes, and it's time to renew ours! I must do that in case the Save Act is passed! But I don't want DJT'S picture on it! I hear you can be arrested for defaming the picture!
I think they are only available in DC
I agree 100%.
Only a duck would name their son “Donald”….
🤣🤣
Poor ducks!
How much do you want to bet, the MAGA influencer caught wanking at the fair will get a job offer from Trump. He fits the bill.
If he is into mico mushrooms he will get the job like Natalie Harp did.
LOL!!
And if the guy is charged and imprisoned DJT will pardon him!
I thought about that too! It should be a federal crime? If so, he will be pardoned for sure.
I’m sure it’s a Federal crime. Speeding in a national park is a federal crime.
Lol good one Joanne!
😜
OK. This POS better layoff destroying nature! The Rose garden? The pool. A whole effin wing? STOP IT. Leave the trees alone !!! This is too far gone for words. He is demented. 😡
I hate him with all my might. 😒
...with the fire of 10,000 suns.
(not 10s of. 10,000s of. LOL)
Right?! "not 10s" 😂😂
I've hated him since the 1980s. I've hated him during his first regime. I hate him during this current regime. I'll hate him when he's finally dead. Hell, I'll hate him when I'm dead!
You got me beat, Sue. I've hated him since the 90's. In the 80's I was young and in high school, doing high school things and didn't pay a lot of attention to that vile piece of filth. I'll hate him to my grave. I've never hated anyone so much in my life.
I remember the first interview I saw of him when I was in Junior high and I thought then what an arrogant ass. My opinion has never changed only now I can’t stand hearing him speak at all!
I made this comment on Ben's daily update but I'll repeat it here since there are largely crickets everywhere about it. The earthquakes in Venezuela are a massive humanitarian crisis but there is virtually no aid going there. Trump is happy to steal their oil and claim to be their 'president' but again it proves in glowing neon how everything is about enriching himself at any cost. Gangster is too small a word. Crook doesn't even cut it. Scum is close, but no word currently describes the level of immoral, corrupt and narcissistic behaviour committed by this individual and his family
Thanks Ron, for bringing the truth out for the world to see on this evil regime. You’re amazing how you go through this mess. Thank you.
So much grift, so little time
Q. for Ron ré:
… WaPo: Trump has a new side project: counting the number of trees in a public park across the street from the WH. He wants Lafayette Square to feature 47 trees - to match his 47th presidency, per people familiar.
… There are 94 trees in the park, including 81 large, beautiful, mature maple trees.
Is there any way the Dems can get an injunction against the murder of these trees BEFORE the human pig cuts them down like he bulldozed the east wing of the WH?
Leave the fucking trees alone Donnie. You're circling the drain and you can't complete your destruction of DC in the next four plus months.
This is Not America 😫❗thank you,Ron, for this well written article Tonight, and will reStack ASAP 💯👍
Yes, it IS America now. I'm guessing you meant this is not what we want America to be, but we need to stop acting as if it isn't an ongoing coup waged against our Constitution and the rule of law.
This is an extraordinary statistic.
… “The average life expectancy of a new Russian recruit—from arrival at a training ground to death in a combat zone—lies somewhere between 10 days and 3 weeks. Once sent onto the battlefield, they survive an average of 20 to 35 minutes.”
It's even worse than that; superior officers are torturing and threatening lower ranked soldiers to force them to hand over their pay and food and sending crippled and wounded soldiers out to be killed by drones so they can locate the source of the drones. PBS did a report on this several weeks ago on the PBS Newshour.
That's what's led to rumblings in the army about "turning their weapons on the Kremlin."
He is truly destroying this country. I'm absolutely utterly tired of his toxic lies and delusional thinking.
When will Americans catch the drift from Ukraine.....Hungry and Albaina.......It is time to ditch the complaining..shut down the computers and hit the streets in the tens of thousands!!!!
Methinks, trump harps while the US burns
I see what you did there. 😊