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16 tons of number 1 Crap!


In less than 2 years this administration has successful impoverished millions of voters while stuffing their own pockets. This puts a large sign on the GOP who are supported by many voters. We (voters) deserve good and honest governance no matter what party we endorse. If the people, we elect allow the travesties we now endure then they should be removed. This is a Democracy that’s being trampled by “Black hatted” individuals and groups whose sole objective is power to run the government as THEY see fit and fill their own pockets. We do not need another Civil War, or do we? Currently the new BS is taking Medicaid money from States who are falsely accused of providing Medicaid to illegals. Illegals cannot, I repeat cannot receive Medicaid under any circumstances! It is my belief they (the misadministration) are looking for ways to get funding for Presidiot’s ill-conceived war and other whimsical projects.

It is Officially Official!


The political Mafia (aka Trump Organization) has taken over the government and dragged the criminal ruling class from each state with it. There is no other way to say it. The Federal Government as it is right now can be likened to the “Star Wars” saga. We have elected the basest members of society to represent us under a thin cape of “honesty” and strength to fight for us. To quote another Movie: “What we have is a failure to communicate”. There is no other way we can overcome this is the power of the vote (guided by facts). The once trustworthy streams of information are now suspect in the information they provide except for the comic strips that dare to poke fun at politicians and their politics. Make no mistake we are now under the leaky umbrella of long time suspected and now confirmed grifter on a grand scale. The common denominator is “proof of concept”- we have always suspected the political class and we have been proven correct more times that we should have to experience. OUR ONE JOB (as voters) is to forget party lines if possible and pay attention to who is running for office (new or incumbent) and determine by facts if they are worth your support. Remember the good and bad often meld into “tolerable” as far as politics go.

We may have to abide by “tolerable” to survive these next few years, with that exercise any of the several avenues of contacts with the existing seat fillers and voice your opinion-OFTEN!

The rise of the Reconstruction era?


The Reconstruction era (1865–1877) was the period after the American Civil War focused on reintegrating the Southern states into the Union and defining the rights of newly freed African Americans.OverviewThe Reconstruction era followed the Civil War and addressed the challenges of abolishing slavery, restoring the Union, and integrating millions of formerly enslaved people into American society and politics. It involved significant legal, social, and political changes, including the passage of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments, which abolished slavery, established birthright citizenship, guaranteed due process and equal protection under the law, and prohibited racial discrimination in voting. Wikipedia+2Phases of ReconstructionPresidential Reconstruction (1865–1867): Led by President Andrew Johnson, this phase was lenient toward the former Confederate states, allowing them to quickly reestablish governments with minimal requirements. Southern legislatures enacted restrictive Black Codes to control the labor and behavior of African Americans. History+1
Radical Reconstruction (1867–1877): Congress, dominated by Radical Republicans, imposed stricter conditions for Southern readmission, including ratification of the Fourteenth Amendment and granting voting rights to Black men. The South was divided into five military districts to enforce federal authority and protect African Americans. During this period, African Americans actively participated in politics, holding public office at local, state, and national levels. Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History+2Achievements and ChallengesReconstruction restored the federal Union, established a legal framework for racial equality, and temporarily empowered African Americans politically. Freedmen’s Bureau programs provided food, shelter, education, and legal support to newly freed people. However, the era faced violent resistance from white supremacist groups like the Ku Klux Klan, and Southern states implemented measures such as poll taxes and literacy tests to suppress Black political participation. Wikipedia+2LegacyAlthough many Reconstruction reforms were rolled back after 1877, when federal troops withdrew from the South, the constitutional amendments laid the foundation for the civil rights movement of the 20th century. Historians now view Reconstruction as both a period of significant progress in interracial democracy and a time of unfulfilled promises due to systemic resistance and racial violence. Wikipedia+2Broader ContextReconstruction also intersected with national developments, including economic changes in the North and West, the rise of the Gilded Age, and debates over federal versus state authority. The era remains a critical chapter in understanding the evolution of American citizenship, civil rights, and the ongoing struggle for racial equality. Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History+1

‘Stop! Stop!’ Hegseth accused of ‘lying’ about Iran war in fiery hearing clash


Nicole Charky-Chami

April 29, 2026 3:02PM ET

‘Stop! Stop!’ Hegseth accused of ‘lying’ about Iran war in fiery hearing clash

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY) delivered a stern comment to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth amid a fiery line of questioning on Thursday during the

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth got in a fiery exchange during a congressional hearing on Wednesday with a lawmaker who accused him of lying about the number of military service members injured since the Iran war started.

Rep. Pat Ryan (D-NY), a West Point graduate and Iraq war combat veteran, spoke to Hegseth at the House Armed Services Committee hearing about the wounded soldiers and what they described from the attack on March 1 at Port Shuaiba in Kuwait that left six Americans dead and more than 30 wounded.

“Before the war started, there was clear intelligence that was high on Iran’s target list,” Ryan said. “Internal analysis that said the site was indefensible from aerial attack and should not be used. Yet you sent our soldiers from 103rd sustainment command there anyway. Is that true or false? True or false? Straightforward question.”

Hegseth got defensive with Ryan over the question.

“Are you going to give me a chance to answer or just play ‘gotcha?'” Hegseth said.

Ryan continued and pressed Hegseth to respond to him.

“Let’s talk about what defenses they had prior to the attack,” Ryan said. “Officers on the ground knew our troops were vulnerable. In fact, they requested additional force protection. Did they receive it?”

Hegseth said the soldiers did have additional security resources — Ryan said they did not.

“In fact, when asked to describe the base’s defense, one survivor who’s come forward from the unit said, ‘I mean, I would put it in the none category from a drone defense capability. None,'” Ryan said.

“So let’s be clear. No counter-drone capabilities, no counter-rocket systems, no counter-mortar or counter-artillery, not even the basic overhead protection that you and I had 20 years ago in Iraq. And now six of our soldiers are dead,” Ryan said. “The next day, you downplayed the attack. You said it was a squirter that squeaked through fortified defenses. But since then, thankfully, brave survivors have come forward to set the record straight. One of our surviving soldiers told CBS, ‘painting a picture that one squeaked through is a falsehood.’ Another said the unit was, ‘unprepared to provide any defense for itself. It was not a fortified position.’ Another survivor said the building’s protection was about as weak as one gets. Secretary Hegseth, that is obviously in direct contradiction to what you said from the Pentagon podium the next day. So are you saying that these soldiers, our soldiers who survived this horrific attack, are lying?”

Hegseth claimed the Pentagon had set a “maximum defensive posture,” and Ryan pushed back, interjecting.

“Can I speak or are you just going to monologue falsehoods all over the place?” Hegseth aid.

“It’s not a falsehood,” Ryan said.

The two got into a heated back-and-forth over the questions.

“I’m reclaiming my time,” Ryan said. “Stop! Stop! I’m reclaiming my time on the behalf of these survivors.”

“Just because you yelled doesn’t make you right,” Hegseth quipped.

Ryan demanded Hegseth to resign — just as he had said a year ago.

“I’m not playing games,” Ryan said. “I want to finish. With one more quote from a survivor of the attack and this on the record. Telling the truth is important and we’re not going to learn from these mistakes if we pretend these mistakes didn’t happen, Secretary Hegseth, those soldiers told the truth. Those soldiers are braver than you are. They are asking for accountability. They deserve accountability. And I’m asking for the same, starting with you.”

Are You Tired Of Bending Over?


First, I would like to state that we should focus on the individual running for office rather than the associated party. Adhering to the party line is like being a herd animal following the crowd. Each person has the capability to reason and understand the spoken word in hearing or reading. There is no party that can deliver the promises made without Congress and Congress consists of long serving members who range from intelligent to moderately competent. Many members are in for the retirement program by doing just enough to get by some look for glory by pursuing unsubstantiated facts (especially against the opposite party) and pointless hearings (or as I see it “Brow beating sessions” on our dime!). The current administration is so hamstrung by the “Grifter in Chief” that nothing of note is being accomplished other that his ill-fated “executive orders”. In “normal” times, it is hard to govern a country with so many varied people with a multiplex of views on what should happen in the country.

The concept of how the actions of one affect another has been covered over by a blanket of bigotry and ignorance, the reality is that no matter the Religious preference, the nationality of the “melting pot” residents WE are all Americans chasing the American dream, not a reason to denigrate or “other” fellow countrymen and women. At this time we are in the grips of a Master Grifter and his minions who are all out make a buck on the backs of 99% of Americans who are just looking for a decent life for themselves and their children. The last 10 years have brought us plagues (covid, measles), fires and flooding across the nation yet the main powers are literally ignoring the needs of the country while waging an illegal war using our money. at least 6 of these past 10 years have been under the thumb of Trumpelstilskin and the worst cabinet members he can scrape up. If one spends a few minutes and remembers the time when no matter what we had competent members of government who had the wherewithal to consider the results of their actions on the voters. Currently Trumpel has us in a undeclared war with no defined end or result other than destroying a country because his perception was ” they would be easy to defeat”. Coerced by “BIBI: who wants to continue warfare in order to distract from his troubles with his own government, the USA is now isolated from our international allies who were not advised or consulted about the attack (as the proper protocol would dictate). Now there is an icy uneasiness with our European partners along with the expense of an unnecessary “war” which takes funding from programs sorely needed by the American voters. Midterms are coming!

Black farmers shut out of Trump White House farmers’ event: ‘Why can’t we be at the table?’


Gerren Keith Gaynor

Fri, March 27, 2026 at 2:20 PM CDT

As President Trump hails his administration’s efforts to support farmers amid rising costs, Black farmers facing foreclosure continue to get the cold shoulder.

President Donald Trump welcomed hundreds of farmers to the White House on Friday, in what the administration touted as a celebration of agriculture and American farm producers. On the South Lawn, decorated with a massive, obviously Trump-inspired gold tractor, the president hailed the event as the “single largest gathering of American farmers that the White House has ever seen.”

Noticeably missing from the crowd of farmers at the White House were the nation’s Black farmers, who have been repeatedly shut out of meetings and dialogue with the Trump administration, which has simultaneously eliminated several programs intended to address decades-long disparities impacting marginalized farmers at a time when many are facing foreclosures amid continued high costs in farm production, mortgages, and property taxes.

“I certainly asked to be a part of it,” says John Boyd, founder and president of the National Black Farmers Association, which represents tens of thousands of Black farmers.

The longtime activist and farmer, who has repeatedly tried to advocate on behalf of Black farmers with the Department of Agriculture and the White House, tells TheGrio he has heard “nothing from this administration.”

“For them not to invite us, they’re really saying, ‘We don’t want you to be a part of this administration at all,’” says Boyd, who told TheGrio that a White House official had previously told him that the administration was “doing away” with farmers of color and DEI. The official told Boyd that farmers being prioritized “happen to be white,” emphasizing, “This is not about race.”

Upon learning about the farmers’ event, Boyd reached out to a Trump official at the White House Office of Public Liaison; however, Boyd’s inquiry to join the event went unanswered. A spokesperson for the White House did not immediately respond to TheGrio’s request for comment.

National Black Farmers Association, USDA payments, theGrio.com

President Trump praised what he described as his administration’s many accomplishments on behalf of farmers, even as input prices for land, machinery, seeds, pesticides, and fertilizers have risen. The president’s war is also driving up fuel costs, which are impacting farmers. Trump pointed to last year’s $12 billion aid announcement to farmers amid the financial firestorm created by his global tariffs, and the elimination of federal estate taxes, even though USDA’s own data shows that only about 0.3% of farm estates are subject to federal estate tax. Trump also announced that the Small Business Administration will issue a new loan program for farmers.

“My first year back in the White House, farm income has soared by 20%,” Trump falsely stated (USDA forecasts income in 2026 will decline). “The American farmers, ranchers, growers and producers, once again have a true friend and champion in the Oval Office.”

Despite the president’s remarks, Boyd says the Trump administration and its anti-DEI policies have been less than friendly to Black farmers. Cultural and systemic barriers largely shut out Black farmers from much of the USDA resources, in addition to the termination of grants and debt relief that was intended to help dig them out of financial ruin.

Boyd tells TheGrio he has turned to the Congressional Black Caucus for help; as many as 190 of his members are facing foreclosures on their farms.

“The White House don’t want us, but these congressional districts have companies in them that represent some of these [agriculture] companies. Let’s bring them to the table and see what they can do to help us with these farmers,” he says.

As for being shut out of Friday’s White House convening of American farmers, Boyd said of President Trump, “[He] says that he’s not racist, but this shows racist tendencies right in your face.”

Where are the White Farmers in the Farming Brotherhood?

Jesse Ventura on Donald Trump assassination attempt: ‘Ever hear of a blade job?’


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Published: Mar. 26, 2026, 5:00 a.m.

By Brian Linder | blinder@pennlive.com


Professional wrestling legend and former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura appeared on Piers Morgan this week and went after Donald Trump again.That’s not uncommon for Ventura, but one of the bits from the interview making headlines is an accusation that he made about the assassination attempt on Trump’s life that took place in Butler, Pennsylvania during the 2024 Presidential Election.

While the two were discussing Trump, Morgan said, “To be fair to Trump, when he got shot, he got back up and said, ‘Fight, fight, fight!’”

“Oh yeah, right, right, right,” Ventura replied. “You ever hear of a blade job?”

A “blade job” is a term used in professional wrestling for when the performers actually cut themselves out of view of the audience so that they bleed during the match.
“You think it was fake?” Morgan replied.

“I don’t know,” Ventura replied. “Where’s his scar today?”

Morgan then referenced Pennsylvania native Corey Comperatore who was in the crowd that day and was killed during the assassination attempt.

“Somebody died literally sitting behind him,” Morgan replied.

“I don’t know,” Ventura said. “You know, come on Piers. You’re gonna tell me this guy is a big hero now? That’s what you are going to tell me?”

“I thought that day he was,” Morgan replied. “That day he was.”

“Really?” Ventura said. “Really?”

Morgan stated again that Trump was a hero on that day.

“Then he accomplished what he wanted out of you guys,” Ventura said smiling.

“No, I think you can be heroic on one day, and you can be less heroic on others,” Morgan said. “But, if you ask me was he heroic when he got shot, he was.”

“Sure, yeah, yeah, you’re right,” Ventura said. “You know what I feel bad about it? Was that if he’d have joined us in Vietnam we might have won, huh?

“Why did he run and hide, when he could have joined us and led us to victory?”

Morgan replied that he didn’t think anything could have changed the United States’ fortunes in Vietnam.

“Yeah, probably not considering he called us all suckers, didn’t he?” Ventura replied.

There is no evidence the assassination attempt on Trump was staged.

“On that tragic day in Butler, Pennsylvania, we tragically lost an American hero, Corey Comperatore, who selflessly laid down his life to protect those around him,” the White House said in a statement. “President Trump will never forget Corey and his beautiful family.

“On that dark day, God spared President Trump’s life by a miraculous millimeter,” the statement continued. “President Trump is standing stronger than ever as he continues to ‘fight, fight, fight’ for the American people. Only a fool would believe otherwise.”

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Ventura is not the only person to question the circumstances around the assassination attempt, with some MAGA-leaning content creators on social media also entering the discussion of late. In fact, the rumors prompted a response from White House communications director Steven Cheung earlier this month.

Cheung shared an X post stating that the assassination attempt was not staged.

“For those of us who were there with POTUS at Butler,” he wrote, “anyone saying it was staged truly needs to have their heads checked out because they have no sense of reality.”

Naivete: affliction affecting voters, both sides!


First rule of political issues: do your homework, do not I repeat DO NOT take promises and statements from ANY politician as fact without investigating issue yourself. All statements may not be false, but you owe it to yourself to spend a little extra time sourcing the basis of that information. It does not matter if you like facts, you just to have them to make intelligent voting decisions. Remember as a general rule all politicians lie (or stretch b the truth) but often their words or beliefs are generated by speech writers and influencers. Common sense always prevails and 99.9% of us have it, so engage that gear!

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Presidiot aka Trumpelstilskin aka mental midget!

Reasons for Current economic conditions and an undeclared war, strained relations with European and Asian allies.

The Useful Idiot


Trumpelstilskin continues to march to a different tune which only he hears. It took no less that 4 Primary Generals and Admirals to wage WWII. They (the Generals) had a mandate from Congress to do so. These top military leaders had many qualified military officers and men to evaluate their moves based on intelligence from a myriad of sources including their allies. Aside from wet dreams what nightmares are popping up in his head other than being used by: BIBI” who has determined along with Putin and our allies that he is no more than a useful idiot. Now he “Trumpel” has become a danger to the world order. There appears to be no other country running to his aid but his actions have prompted other countries to activate their military due to unprovoked attacks by the “little Country” “Trumpel” thought he could bully. It is not too far a stretch to say that China and Russia are working their own plans to continue doing business without being involved in this little war. IF we ever get a few well-endowed members of Congress this all could be halted!