1. The Conspirators, including but not limited to: VP Vance, Suzie Wiles, Caroline Levitt, Kash Patel and, of course, Todd Blanche, the President's personal lawyer dressed up as Attorney General for the people. Meeting in the Situation Room to figure out how to protect Trump from Epstein-from-the-grave.
2. Ivanka and Jared being boycotted in Albania - I love this story, have you heard? They want to build a splashy resort on Albania's ONE island which used to belong to the people but has been acquired by the Kushners (or their proxies). Did I mention it's also a nature preserve? F__K the FLAMINGOS, the Kushners cry; AND the sea turtles AND the pelicans. Nice people.
3. The FBI raiding the offices and homes of a voter registration group in Ohio. Wouldn't that frighten you, opening the door? That's what they want. Regardless of whether you think elections are rigged or not, the point is the FBI will start raiding more private homes, offices and organizations with unlawful intent; not to mention hovering at our election stations.
4. Oregon has mail-in balloting, which is currently at risk from the Feds. Oregon, along with about 20 other states, are refusing to hand over sensitive voter information; you may recall I wrote about the 'volunteer' couple who came into our private RV park trying to obtain personal information about residents and guests. That's you, in case you're an RVer.
The threat is that if they don't supply the info, then the Post Office won't deliver ballots. They don't know or care how convoluted it would be to change things this late in the game. Hell, they don't care about anything except remaining in power.
The FAIR Elections Act has been reintroduced by Senators Jeff Merkeley (OR) and Alex Padilla (CA); which attempts to curtail AI interference with the November elections, I can't believe we're dealing with this shit:
"To combat threats of AI misuse in U.S. elections, the FAIR Elections Act features several provisions. This includes banning the distribution of false AI-generated election content with the intent of preventing another person of their right to vote. This content can include spreading false information about the time, place or manner of a federal election or eligibility to vote in an election."
I hate the idea of having to vote in person, but if it turns out to be the only guarantee my ballot will make it to the counters, I'll head for Newport on eletion day.
5. While the lawsuits are going around the courts, Trump's installed 38-yr old buffoon Bill Pulte as temporary Director of National Intelligence. Pulte's also the current head of the Federal Housing Finance Agency; from where he's already supplied sensitive personal information to the Justice Department to go after political enemies of the President.
Never mind that, following bi-partisan outrage to Pulte's nomination, Trump changed his choice to Jay Clayton who, like Pulte, has NO intelligence experience. It's too late: Pulte will have plenty of time to access all kinds of information before Congress gets around to approving Clayton, if they do. THAT should alarm people from every state; unless you weren't concerned about what those DOGE kiddie-employees were doing in our institutions last year. And finally, speaking of DOGE:
6. Our first trillionaire - Elon Musk, no surprise. But what did surprise me was how he managed to have his IPO included in market indexes prior to the usual length of time:
"Traditionally, newly public companies were forced to wait months to years before becoming eligible for major index inclusion to prove their profitability and trading volume. However, several mechanisms brought SpaceX into indexes almost immediately." In a nutshell, they changed the rules.
"Elon Musk's record-breaking SpaceX initial public offering (IPO) caused major stock market indexes (like Nasdaq and FTSE Russell) to relax their rules, forcing index funds to automatically buy shares for everyday investors and 401(k) retirement accounts within days of trading."
AI continues, "...the initial impact on your index portfolio is quite small." That should make people feel better; but it's the 'forcing index funds to automatically buy shares' which sounds alarming.
I do appreciate bumper stickers which proclaim (sic), "I bought mine B4 DOGE" for I consider that an adequate disclaimer. The vehicles without seem to be a declaration of sorts, but I can't point a finger for I still subscribe to Amazon Prime. Still, if I could afford an electric car I'd look for a different manufacturer.
But how many people who might not otherwise share Musk's vision for our country will now, through their stock portfolio, unwittingly support his causes just the same? Can you vote as a Democrat while supporting someone who most definitively places his thumb on the Republican scale? When the Uber-Elite switch back to supporting Democrats, the same could be said in reverse. Ahhh, it's not so easy now to spot the enemy...
It seems we're now two types of people: those who support Elon Musk and those who don't. People are certainly entitled to be entitled; but don't you doubt for a second that Musk is picturing his own progeny sitting in the Oval Office one day (hasn't the kid already been there?); just as I anticipated, among other things in 2024's The Emperor Has No Clothes, that the next Republican presidential candidate will still have the last name of Trump.
I may be in the minority on these issues; and if I was still working in Manhattan, watching my Paine-Webber account, I'd possibly read (these) words and discount (the author) with a tad of disdain (for not appreciating the importance of wealth over virtue.)
Is that you right now? You know, it IS possible to move your money, just speak to your financial adviser. I, for one, will be inspecting currency and not accepting any with Trump's signature, in case it turns out to be worthless like so many other items in the White House Etsy Store. It may take some effort, but so does doing anything worthwhile.
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