SNAP Benefits End November 1

The USDA is shutting down SNAP benefits, known as the Supplemental Nutritional Assistance Program on November 1, 2025, due to the government shutdown. The Republicans naturally point their heartless fingers to the Democrats, expressing their artificial concern for people relying on food stamps, while simultaneously yanking their health care away so insured people may die slow, arduous deaths. Just melts one heart, doesn't it? Talk about pro-life!

Some of the states relying on disbursement of federal funds for SNAP will attempt to pick up the slack as long possible, but those states will eventually come to the point of exhausting limited funds in reserve. Meanwhile, through the USDA, the federal government has 5 billion dollars in contingency funds which could be applied to the program, but issued an adamant refusal to do so, saying it violates federal laws.  The head of the USDA is Brooke Rollins, who is the Secretary of Agriculture. If you recall Rollins suggested people who are ousted of SNAP benefits and Medicaid could go work on farms to pick crops. So folks, please make sure the disabled and elderly have plenty of water to beat the heat out there. Trump's people are as wicked as the day is long.

Several state governments in the "heartland" put statements out weeks ago announcing they would not be picking up the slack, and advised recipients to turn to community food banks. This will place a tremendous strain on food banks and some other non-profit organizations. But one can take comfort in the Republicans, that their priorities are set straight: spending millions of dollars to send military Generals to Quantico Virginia to hear Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump say how much they hate fat people, tearing down the East Wing of the White House so a fat perverted old man can look good, and granting a 20 billion dollar bailout to Argentina (possibly 20 billion more additionally) to vamp up beef imports to the United States, while many of our nation's ranchers in beef production struggle. 

NONE of Congress should get paid during this government shutdown, because thousands of others are not getting paid! The Trump administration will attempt to make some token gestures for mid-terms sake, but since thousands of workers are not getting paid, these cosplay Washington bureaucrats should go without pay as well. The focal point of the government shutdown appears to be the Big Beautiful Bill, which is producing terrible consequences for many Americans on the left and on the right. Whites numerically comprise the biggest cohort who receive SNAP benefits, contrary to the stereotypes afloat (typically put out by white people). This holds true for Medicaid recipients as well. Face it, some liberals buy into these stereotypes like conservatives do.

When will MAGA wake up and realize this White House is about billionaires, and see they mean nothing to the Trump administration? They are simply placated by the racism the Republicans dish out, while remaining totally in the dark about what's happening in this country. Trump and the Republican party do not care about the people of this nation, unless they are both white and wealthy. Nevertheless, white supremacy remains at the height of their agenda to maintain political power.

Call For A One Day General Strike On Black Friday

This country needs a general strike, which has historically proven itself to be an effective way of dealing with specific authoritarian regimes worldwide. Now, this idea has been afloat amongst some YouTube influencers I frequently watch, yet the proposition is not well known among Americans, nor are things currently in place to accomplish so great of a task. A good deal of orchestration, networking and even a degree of financing is involved for implementing a prolonged general strike. But recently there was a great suggestion by one of the YouTube channels I frequently watch: for Americans to participate in an one day strike this upcoming Black Friday, which we all know is just about the biggest money making day in the United States.

We should all start talking about the idea of a general strike now. We should utilize whatever platforms we have available; tell our family, friends and neighbors. The old adage "money talks" is so true, and history proves orchestrated general strikes of longer durations have actually toppled rogue governments in the past and removed dictators effectively. There is an awesome link to a website which displays and ranks the history of "general strikes" across the world, and summarizes what those strikes actually accomplished (see here). There is great, effective power in general strikes; which does not require loss of life, or any form of violence. We, the people, need to get on board with the idea of a general strike, whether it comes in the form of refraining from labor, or closing our wallets. I think the people of the United States should utilize both of those approaches. However, I realize some people would likely lose their jobs if they strike, and such a prospect will greatly impact participation.

Yet, again, we are not organized at this point to launch a general strike which would produce the long term consequences required to regain our democracy back.  But I feel it is possible to organize a strike on Black Friday, and punch the U.S. economy in the gut. These big box retailers will have to reassess their commitment to our dictator felon-in-chief Donald Trump, because they cherish money over basic human rights, decency, and compassion any day. The wealthy will only wake up when someone speaks their language which is "cha-ching" in the negative. Hopefully a quantum flux in the red will weaken how enamored corporations are with the bloated pervert sitting in the White House. And it will hit more than their profits; it will reverberate through local economies and effect other business as well because of how companies network together, and calculating various patterns of consumer behavior on such a major shopping day.

Let's start talking about a one day strike on Black Friday and promoting it on social media and platforms. On a side note, I feel the past five years Black Friday has not generated enough good deals for my liking anyway. Walmart, for example, always have a limited number of Black Friday deals, including a calculated amount merchandise which can only be purchased inside their stores. The usual mass chaos which ensues over televisions and crockpots have never been worth me risking my life to physically go into stores. One time was enough for me, permanently! I now choose to stay online for my Black Friday shopping, but a one day sacrifice for our country is not too much to ask for to make a difference. A one day strike will alert American citizens, who have yet to hear about the effectiveness of a general strikes executed by people of various nations to deal with their authoritarian governments.

To regain our democracy, we are going to have make sacrifices and serious choices. Many in the past have lost their lives fighting for our democracy and to gain civil rights. Today, people feel like they are fighting when missing a program Netflix if they choose to vote; then have the audacity to complain how tired they are of fighting. It is truly pathetic how self-serving people have become; too self-absorbed to vote or even get registered to vote. Apathy is self-serving. When it hits people right in the ass, then they will look up and say "what's happening'?  Sadly, I do think personal "pain" from this dictatorship will have to hit apathetic Americans hard just to wake up millions of people across the political spectrum.  Once it personally effects these people, then they will began to care about what is happening in our nation. 

Of course not all will participate on Black Friday for a one day strike, or a general strike of longer duration. But if enough do, it will make an impact. And such an impact will generate fear and reflection in corporate America for supporting a tyrant. It could also shut down a good deal of the economy; as well as local, state and federal government agencies. We need to start promoting the idea of a general strike in the future which would be far more productive than an one day strike. Lets make a small sacrifice together and refrain from shopping online and in the stores on Black Friday, and send a signal to this nation we intend to fight against this dictatorship.

MAGA, Cruel Weeds In American Soil

I first started contemplating what makes MAGA tick after Donald Trump took the White House in 2016. I will never forget watching Chuck Todd's incredulous face on NBC's election countdown as the electoral college maps on display were indicating Donald Trump won enough votes to become president. Just a little over a week or two before, presidential candidate Hillary Clinton was doing quite well in the polls, and was actually favored to win the election. However, around that period,  James Comey who was the head of the FBI alleged there were security issues with Clinton's official email accounts. Trump, being the animated cartoon character he is, immediately vamped up the phrase "crooked Hillary") and threw it to his MAGA base (which were relatively disregarded at the time). The day after the election, a real awakening occurred in this country--that among our midst, undetectable cave dwellers had emerged out into the open who were registered to vote. People who would vote for a "grab them by the p*ssy" reality tv star who is racist and cannot take a joke.

MAGA reminds me of two science fiction movies, each most likely before the reader's time. Mad Max is one, depicting marauders roaming about who are simply cruel for no good reason. The second one is invasion of the Body Snatchers, a 1978 science fiction movie concerning an alien invasion. Donald Sutherland accomplished superb acting in the film--you literally forget he is acting as you are watching it. Aliens had arrived to planet Earth taking the form of seed pods which exhibit flowers and began duplicating human beings by invading existing human bodies. In the movie, there is great uncertainty as to which people have been assimilated into the alien collective. Herein lies the comparison in my mind. One day you wake up, and you are in the midst of aliens derived from cave dwelling populations which never got over the loss of the Civil War. Great grandparents, grandparents, aunts and uncles passing their hate from one generation to the next while praising God at the same time. Remaining quiet even in the polls and emerging by stealth.

The aliens featured in the movie are how I look at MAGA; duplicating and taking over our democracy until the point of destruction. Know, I never wore rose colored glasses regarding white supremacy in our country, but this group is more than that-they relish on cruelty, exalting themselves above others, and are gun-toting vicious people with a gladiator arena entertainment mentality. A truly disconcerting and beyond disturbed group of people.

MAGA has a cult like mentality, yet the driving force within them is racial hatred. Christian white nationalism is a very dominant force within their collective, but there are some in it who are not Christian, nor pretend to be. Again, in my opinion, the biggest driving force behind MAGA is hatred and fear of white displacement. True Christianity is the opposite of hatred, that is for those which actually follow a belief in Christ. But for Christian white nationalists, such as those like Charlie Kirk; they are hypocritical, often twisting the meaning of scriptures. They promote a very distorted, twisted view of Christianity to support their own agendas.  Kirk's goal was not only to spread hate and the idea of the "great white replacement theory", but just as importantly, he strived to promote his money making ventures off of his hatred. I do think however, the cave dwellers-- pea-pod birthed MAGA aliens, worship and idolize Donald Trump, our felon-in-chief. If the evil tyrant dropped dead, and J.D. Vance took his place, it would change some things; particularly the idolization component. These racists and cruel hearted people do not worship Vance like they do Trump. Nevertheless, Trump is just the symptom of an insidious disease known as hate by a white supremacist nation which feels threatened by people of color with increasing populations. This problem will remain long after Trump is gone.

Yet what is it about MAGA, even their youth, which engages them to rise up in great numbers and vote during the elections? Probably fear and great mobilization efforts.  However, some Democrats, and liberal leaning non-registered voters remain stagnant and consider themselves helpless when it is voting time. If you feel I am being too hard, just look at the statistics on how many registered Democrats did not vote in the 2024 presidential election.  Regarding MAGA, fear and racial hatred are two major motivating factors for election participation. MAGA Republicans are just as good at mobilizing as they are with gerrymandering and resulting to other underhanded methods to influence political elections aside the electoral college. It is my absolute opinion the electoral college needs to go. If it were not in existence in 2016, Hillary Clinton would had won the election because she had the popular vote. Elections by popular vote to me is how a true democracy should work. 

Additionally, since our democracy is now gone and replaced by an authoritarian regime, whatever government eventually evolves once this regime crumbles must rid itself of, or reform our Supreme Court structure. I personally feel no party should dominate it, that equal representation from liberals and conservatives should be its composition, and that terms should be limited to no more than 10 years. We would not have to worry about a buck dancing black walrus on it, longing to be white his whole damn life. The Republicans are orchestrating a host of methods to illegally and legally influence the mid-terms, such as the gerrymandering efforts we have witnessed in Texas, and pushing the Supreme Court to roll back protections on voting rights. The Supreme Court's  Justice Clarence Thomas has tunnel vision to destroy Section 2 of the Civil Rights Voting Act, which assures equal representation of minorities regarding elections. Instead, Section 2 has become twisted into an argument purporting whites who control nearly all the wealth in this country, and dominate nearly all of the powerful positions in government, are somehow being discriminated against.

MAGA is an unhinged movement, composed of very animated cruel people and fake Christians with no less than 20 guns in their homes. I do believe in the right to bear arms, but somehow with MAGA, their gun ownership seems related to preparing for war--such as a civil war. And these people have brewed over their cups since their ancestors lost the Civil War, and now they want to take America back--a country which never belonged to them in the first place, but which belongs to the indigenous people. I myself, do not even attempt to reason with them, but there is one thing they will take note of--hurt. Hurt from rising prices, hurt from lack of medical care or food, and relatives stuffed in their houses from nursing homes. Perhaps they will find "eggs" not to be so coveted after all. 

National Economic Blackout Day October 18

In synch with No Kings Protest Day on October 18, 2025 our nation is having an Economic Blackout Day. We need more of such days of refraining from economic activity, and I also feel we should engage in a "General Strike" of significant duration to drive the corrupted machine to its news. The call to participate on Economic Blackout Day is to not make purchases anywhere if possible; however if one must, do purchase from smaller businesses or gas stations as opposed to big companies like Walmart, Target or Amazon. Also, it would be a good day to donate to pro-democracy organizations, charities for the impoverished, and helpful media influencers and organizations. 

Tell all your family, relatives and friends. Blast it out on social Media, video and blogs. So whether you are out actively demonstrating, or spending a nice day at home, you can do your part in raising our voices agents this fascist government which has taken over our country. Stay safe and be vigilant!

No Kings Protest--October 18

This upcoming Saturday, Oct 18, 2025 marks another "No Kings Protest" across the nation.  I am sure Donald Trump intends to declare this protest, along with any other upcoming demonstrations, as the works of Antifa. The 34 count felon Trump gets his knickers wadded over anything which reflects badly upon his leadership, and vows revenge on anyone who makes even a joke about him; for example his ire directed against President Barak Obama and most recently, Jimmy Kimmel. Trump is attempting to criminalize any opposition against his policies, as well as his Republican constituents.

Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson, is now publicly stating people which participate in the No Kings demonstrations hate America. What a pathetic ass kissing weasel! The Republicans are swift to throw unfounded "phrases" out to their MAGA base who will parrot their words like birds on steroids. Johnson claims the crowds will be composed of Antifa, Marxists, and people who are pro-Hamas, which is bogus nonsense. He utterly fails to mention the American people's constitutional rights under the First Amendment--the right to protest. During the last No Kings Protest, even some Republicans protested, and I fully expect there may be more in numbers this time. There are some MAGA people freshly waking up to Medicaid cuts, veteran's benefits slashed, new Social Security rules, and new guests in their homes such as Mee Maw from the nursing home or first cousin Elroy.

For a full blown sociopathic narcissist in power, any protest against such a leader will make a tyrant wring his hands in derision. We have recently seen Donald Trump's campaign to exact revenge through indictments upon former FBI director James Comey, New York District Attorney Leltitia James; plus a little over a week ago, former National Security Advisor John Bolton too was indicted. Trump's retribution list will surely grow, perhaps more rapidly than we anticipate. However, we will not see the Trump administration sic Pam Bondi on James Holman; who captured on video, accepted a $50,000 bribe. Seems to me their priorities are out of place (sarcasm), but this is no surprise to anyone. Trump is truly a sociopath. Our felon-in-chief has babysitting office staff which generally sit him down daily before a television, so he can see if anyone from The View or the late night shows might be talking about him. However, Trump has scared the hell out of ABC, CBS, and NBC News about reporting relevant news stories related to authoritarianism, so my guess he is not as anxious about the prime time news networks as he once was in the past. 

From what I have learned personally about narcissists, nothing irks them more than looking bad. Americans protesting in the streets makes Trump concerned about his worldwide image; he could care less about his illegal policies, racism, and murderous activities against Venezuelans. Of course, he fears even peaceful opposition in the streets, but his narcissitic hide is also concerned about his image as a world leader. Why, he ponders to himself, I got to stop the people from protesting, because it makes me look bad--as if I do not have iron rule in this country. Truly a sick and dumb piece of conceited sh*t. He looks bad 24/7, every second of his wretched existence as he wreaks havoc upon this nation. Somehow, that realization has not caught up to him yet, and as a textbook narcissist, it never will.  It is not just about how he feels about democratic opposition, but he is also concerned about how protests make him look on an international scale. He cares less what it looks like to the American public, but to people like Vladimir Putin, Kim Jong Un, and the other fellow dictators he worships, he feels minimized by demonstrations. Yes, he is a true narcissistic sociopath, who likes little girls. A dangerous S.O.B. and such a characterization would make his sleaze gut swell with pride.

I recall how Trump pitched a fit when the tariffs against China were first implemented early in this second administration, because Amazon was initially posting the additional costs next to each product. I do not think this "betrayal" even lasted a full day, before he wet all of his incontinence briefs up in a frenzied tizzy and started making threats.  How dare Amazon try to make him look bad, as if he implemented the tariffs which are costing Americans more than they can afford! 

Yet, truly the most important development regarding demonstrations is how Donald Trump is trying to criminalize voices of dissent! Be careful out there October 18 at the No Kings Protest, wherever you may be protesting this Nazi administration. Trump wants the slightest, tiniest reason to declare martial law, and contrary to what a lot of black people believe, Trump will find a reason to eventually declare it whether black people protest or not! Particularly as the mid-terms loom ahead, because it is looking not so bright for the Republicans. And just assume there will be cookie cutter Kyle Rittenhouse type folks afloat in these crowds, along with Proud Boys and other kindred if they have not already signed up for ICE. They will deliberately seek to agitate and provoke the people actively protesting in the hopes of confrontation. If it appears drama is occurring, whip out your smartphones and start recording, lest the Republicans try to change the facts. We should try to protect others who may face illegal and unethical prosecution for being a "domestic terrorist" by substantiating facts through our evidence.

Peaceful protest is the best way, but we know Trump will not care whether the protestors are peaceful or not. He will lie, manufacture, manipulate facts surrounding the behavior of the crowds, and eventually yell Antifa to get his way. But--we cannot back down to this tyrant. The more given to him, the more he will take. If we want a future for this country, for our children, and to get out democracy back, we are going to have to take a stand: by utilizing peaceful protest, social media platforms, voting, and engaging in other peaceful methods. Yet this stand may cost us our very lives. For the blacks in our country-- not so long ago, it caused many people their lives for taking a stand, and even the lives of some of other races. I see no reason to exempt myself by hiding and declaring it is someone else's problem. I always had problems thrown my way because I am black, but now I got two war fronts: one for my civil rights as a black person, and one to maintain our democracy which is necessary to defend and keep my civil rights. Complacency, apathy, and resignation will get us nowhere in this constitutional crisis.

Generals Attend Hegseth's Meeting In Virginia

On Tuesday, Oct 1, 2025 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Donald Trump demanded all United States military generals from around the world to convene together in Quantico, Virginia for what was deemed a very important meeting. This administration is not too keen on security, as they not only announced where these very important generals would physically be; but had them gather as a collective across the globe into one place at the same time. The term which comes to my mind is "sitting ducks". Upon walking on the stage, both Hegseth and Trump were met with a deafening silence by the prestigious men and women composing the audience. It was insulting at best to our military, a waste of tax payers money and a waste of these leaders' time. But Trump & company is a firm believer in grandstanding, fireworks, and generating chaos on a daily basis.

The meeting was what one would expect from a administration packed with white supremacists hell bent to destroy our democratic processes and install a new form of government.  The racist and misogynistic undertones were quite obvious as soon as Hegseth began his blundering speech. Hegseth, who now insists on being called the Secretary of War, declared an end to "woke" culture in the military and later said no fat generals would be allowed, with his rationale being based on appearance sake.  Apparently, he feels fat generals and troops makes the country looks bad, but hey, never mind his moronic stance as Secretary of Defense and public drunken stupors for the world to see. Apparently, our 34-count felonious meat chubs commander-in-chief has been exempted from the looking fit requirements. 

Hegseth signed a new order the day of the meeting pertaining to Military Fitness Standards, which will now be based upon meeting a "male" standard. All active duty military must now work out every day, and troops must take two fitness tests a year. Hegseth, who is a misogynistic pig stated, "If women can make it, excellent. If not, it is what it is,". Obviously, he has faced a lot of rejection by females in his life, and is now on a mission to metaphorically de-castrate. He publicly stated women should not be allowed to vote in a tweet just a few months ago. Hegseth is now doing his damndest to oust women from the military and the electorate. And we well know how he feels about people of color. 

Hegseth stated during the speech "For too long, we’ve promoted too many uniformed leaders for the wrong reasons based on their race, based on gender quotas, based on historic so-called firsts." Translation: Americans should not recognize contributions to our society by people of color, gays, or women. Only white men will due as far as Hegseth is concerned. This guy is absolute insult to the United States military. 

What is essentially happening in this country is the further militarization of the United States using armed forces against our very own citizens. Sound familiar? One cannot help but think of Nazi Germany, and in fact, they are emulating Hitler's steps to create a fascist regime. Trump stated to the audience of generals, “We should use some of these dangerous cities as training grounds for our military, National Guard, but military”. He would later continue his discombobulated speech  stating "We're under invasion from within." Actually, it is his administration composed of white nationalists which are the invaders. However, thus far, the utilization of armed forces through the National Guard has been solely directed at blue states (led by Democrats) as opposed to Red States (led Republicans). Most of the targeted cities have black mayors, such as Chicago and Washington D.C.. 

I feel their biggest objective is to instill fear into citizens more so then detaining people which Homeland Security deems as "illegals". The recent event involving ICE at a Chicago apartment building proves their tactic is to terrorize people they hate--that is, people of color.  During this incident in Chicago, ICE broke down doors while people were sleeping, destroyed property inside apartments, dragged every individual out of the apartment building including naked children, next zip tied the children, and then placed detained black people into U-hauls. It has been reported others of different nationalities went into another type of vehicle. I notice these goons really love using U-hauls. 

I hope and pray the military generals and other high ranking military leadership stand up to this regime, and be obedient to the Constitution as opposed to Donald Trump. It is bad enough for Americans to deal with lawless and cruel ICE, a group which is the equivalent of a modern day Gestapo. The role to police Americans should be left to the police, not to our military. But we are now living under a dangerous dictatorship, with a total disregard to our laws and constitutional rights. The generals assembled at Quantico did not appear particularly enthusiastic with Trump and Hegseth's speech. My hope is many recognize the misuse of their military roles and will refuse the overreach and manipulative tactics by the Trump administration. If the military stands up to this tyrant, we might be able to maintain the few remnants left of what once a democracy and our country just may regain its footing in the future.

Antifa -A Foggy Characterization Turns Terroristic

Recently an executive order was issued from Donald Trump, designating Antifa as a "domestic terrorist organization". Antifa is an anti-fascist idea; it is not an organization, nor does it have a website or leader. Wikipedia describes Antifa as a "left-wing anti-fascist and anti-racist political movement." Already one can see "Antifa" is contrary to the Trump administration. Regarding the new executive order, White House spokeswoman Abigail Jackson stated “The Trump administration will continue to deliver the truth to the American people, restore integrity to our justice system, and take action to stop radical left-wing violence that is plaguing American communities.” However, according to research data from our own government, it is radical right-wing violence plaguing our nation. 

On September, 12, 2025, the D.O. J. (the Department of Justice) removed a study entitled "What NIJ Research Tells Us About Domestic Terrorism" off its website. The research study documented violence committed by political extremists in the United States, whether from the left or right side of the political spectrum. The D.O.J. considered the study not compatible with the current administration's scheme to go after groups on the left, whether non-profits, foundations, demonstrations... in essence, anything contrary to their white supremacist ideologies. The study states “Since 1990, far-right extremists have committed far more ideologically motivated homicides than far-left or radical Islamist extremists, including 227 events that took more than 520 lives. In this same period, far-left extremists committed 42 ideologically motivated attacks that took 78 lives."

The removal of the study from the government website was not only about Republicans spinning a fictitious narrative about political violence, but it was also in preparation to gaslight Americans about Antifa because of the executive order looming on the horizon. Trump and his loyalists do not particularly hide their tracks well, nor do they even care to do so. Essentially, Trump's executive order is a broad brush to paint a misty non-tangible cloud of disassociated people on the left who exercise their constitutional rights as "terrorist organizations".  As I have mentioned throughout this blog--the actions from this administration correspond with the Nazi playbook. This is exactly what all authoritarian governments do--crack down on free speech, as we saw with Jimmy Kimmel, and stifle protest and opposition to the regime. 

Whitehouse.gov states " Antifa is a militarist, anarchist enterprise that explicitly calls for the overthrow of the United States Government, law enforcement authorities, and our system of law.  It uses illegal means to organize and execute a campaign of violence and terrorism nationwide to accomplish these goals." However, as previously stated, such an organization does not exist. There is no leader, no website, no headquarters--nothing. Antifa could be best characterized as simply a political perspective or movement held by some on the left which oppose fascism.

Trump's executive order stands in direct contrast to the DOJ"s study recently removed from its very own website. It also stands in direct contradiction to the insurrection Americans witnessed on January 6, 2020, at the Capitol in Washington D.C..  It stands in direct contrast to far-right Timothy McVeigh, who committed the worse act of domestic terrorism in the United States by bombing the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995. The study clearly demonstrates most acts of political violence in this nation stems from far-right extremists.

Trump is mobilizing his white supremacist agenda via executive orders, and unleashing his goon squad consisting of Pete Hegseth, Russel Vought, Pam Bondi, Stephen Miller, Brendan Carr, ICE, and others; into a concerted effort to prevent political demonstrations and silence critics by intimidating and arresting people on the left. He also intends to label financial donors to various organizations  as "Antifa".  His whole goal is to silence and squash his opposition; and by targeting donors, he hopes to cripple left leaning political organizations by inhibiting donations to derail their operations. Instilling fear is a major component in this equation to suppress voices of discontent. 

We already know how Trump feels about ACT Blue, an organization devoted to financially support Democratic candidates running for political offices. Trump has also accused the Ford Foundation of providing resources to sponsor radical left activities associated with Antifa. How in the hell can anyone leap to characterizing such organizations as terroristic?  However, the illegality of the 34 count felon's actions will not dissuade his attempts to characterize certain political activity from the left as "Antifa". Trump blames everything on the "radical left",  and constantly strives to keep such terminology afloat in the psyche of his supporters, who eagerly lap it up without question. 

About a week ago, I read an AP article saying political analysts and scholars assert the speed of authoritarianism manifesting in the U.S. has been much faster in comparison to authoritarian governments in other countries. The diabolical foundation of Project 2025 has been in the making for decades by a group of white supremacists, who want to create a new form of government. They are essentially, undemocratic and unapologetic about crafting an authoritarian regime in the United States. "Everyone" is playing a part; acting like it is business is usual (news, government, commerce...), but in just a short span, our democracy has whittled away. We now have a full blown dictator in the White House, who I firmly believe has no intention of going anywhere in 2028. 

The new executive order concerning Antifa is daunting. White people on the left are no longer safe to express their beliefs or protest without possible penalty. No person of color has been safe since Trump's return, whether they realize it or not. There is so much apathy amongst black people, it is really quite alarming. Yet even some major players on the right became alarmed over Brendan Carr's effort to end Jimmy Kimmel's night show. But now with Trump declaring foggy Antifa as a terrorist organization, he will attempt to apply the classification to even peaceful protestors.  If Jimmy Kimmel cannot make a joke, imagine how he plans to suppress the speech of ordinary citizens. We cannot allow his effort to silence our right to freedom of speech and protest, nor should we succumb to fear. We must keep protests peaceful, and not allow this regime the ammunition it so desperately seeks. We must continue to utilize all platforms available to vocalize our concerns about what is happening in our country. 

The new executive order is already impacting some organizations. Several days ago, I watched a black woman on YouTube who had started a non-profit organization for black women, focusing on empowering them for life's challenges. She went on to say her organization would be removing all social media platforms, because she feared the Trump administration would target her organization. I cannot fault her really for her fears, but I personally feel we should not withdrawal because of his tactics--and one major tactic is to instill fear into liberals. We must continue to speak out and engage in peaceful protests, and continue donating to pro-democracy and equality for all organizations. 

I wish so greatly we had more unity amongst different groups of people to stand up to this regime. It took a television show to have the first semblance of a united front against the abuse of power emanating from our government. If only people cared about what is happening in this country, as much as they do about their television entertainment. We would surely be in a better place.

Every Democratic Senator Approved The Kirk Resolution

Little wonder why people no longer vote or experience resignation. I was initially registered as an independent, and later switched to Democrat. I think it is perhaps time to change this again. 

Do not vote for any of these people. They are simply career politicians. It is time to primary them--find a contender who will stand up for the people and do what is right. These people voted to honor a white supremacist who hates people of color. Raskin, Warren, Sanders, and the rest--forget about them truly representing us. We need new people!  Vote them the hell out!!!!!

List Of Democratic Senators Approval Resolution to Honor Charlie Kirk    • Ruben Gallego - Arizona     • Mark Kelly - Arizona     • Alex Padilla - California     • Adam Schiff - California     • Michael Bennet - Colorado     • John Hickenlooper - Colorado     • Richard Blumenthal - Connecticut     • Chris Murphy - Connecticut     • Lisa Blunt Rochester - Delaware     • Chris Coons - - Delaware     • Jon Ossoff - Georgia     • Raphael Warnock - Georgia     • Mazie Hirono - Hawaii     • Brian Schatz - Hawaii     • Tammy Duckworth - Illinois     • Dick Durbin - - Illinois     • Angus King (Independent) - Maine     • Angela Alsobrooks - Maryland     • Chris Van Hollen - Maryland     • Ed Markey - Massachusetts     • Elizabeth Warren - Massachusetts     • Gary Peters - Michigan     • Elissa Slotkin - Michigan     • Amy Klobuchar - Minnesota     • Tina Smith - Minnesota     • Catherine Cortez Masto - Nevada     • Jacky Rosen - Nevada     • Maggie Hassan - New Hampshire     • Jeanne Shaheen - New Hampshire     • Cory Booker – New Jersey     • Andy Kim – New Jersey     • Martin Heinrich – New Mexico     • Ben Ray Luján – New Mexico     • Kirsten Gillibrand – New York     • Chuck Schumer – New York     • Jeff Merkley - Oregon     • Ron Wyden - Oregon     • John Fetterman - Pennsylvania     • Jack Reed - Rhode Island     • Sheldon Whitehouse - Rhode Island     • Bernie Sanders (Independent) - Vermont     • Peter Welch  - Vermont     • Tim Kaine - Virginia     • Mark Warner  - - Virginia     • Maria Cantwell - Washington     • Patty Murray - Washington     • Tammy Baldwin - Wisconsin