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Prediction: RFK Jr. will be confirmed

My track record in prophecy is certainly mixed, but based on what I’ve seen so far, RFK Jr will be the next HHS secretary. He’s certainly no more unqualified than Pete Hegseth is to be secretary of defense, and it looks like Hegseth is headed for approval. “Amid reports that the adults in Donald Trump’s […]

A Bad Choice for Military Families and Vets

Steve Early and Suzanne Gordon have been advocating for veterans, the VA, and VA healthcare well beyond my introduction to them years ago. Steve had helped me early on and gave me a contact to use if needed. If Suzanne and Steve are writing about it, it is an issue. I know the Washington pols […]

Trump’s “External Revenue Service”

Kevin Drum has a post up at jabberwocking.com about Trump’s proposed “External Revenue Service.” This agency, which would duplicate the work currently done by Customs and Border Protection, would allegedly be responsible for collecting tariffs from exporting countries. Only that’s not how tariffs work—they’re collected from US importers, who in turn pass them on to […]

In Quest of Answers

Dear Coalition of Assholes, By hook or by crook, twice now you have elected a despicable bastard president. The first time brought a nightmare of chaotic incompetence. By far the worst American presidency ever. This second is poised to deliver the coup de grace to our democracy, to our once great Nation. What the hell […]

Nothing to Bragg about

Pete Hesgeth, Trump’s nominee for defense secretary, thinks that Fort Liberty should go back to its previous name, Fr. Bragg. “Fort Bragg, one of the largest Army bases in the US, was named for Braxton Bragg, a general in the Confederacy and slave owner who lost nearly every battle he was involved in during the […]

40 Broken Promises+3 more

“Forty broken promises” from his 2016 tour of duty as the President plus three more over the next four years which will fall by the wayside too. Already learning about the recent promises which can not be kept or would result in worst conditions. What promises did h make and then backed away from after […]