He sums it up better than I ever could.
Quite frankly I fear that the experiment that has been the United States of America is crashing in the most obscene manner possible.
Racism and Misogyny have won out
Kamala Harris is infinitely more qualified to be President of the United States than the tRump. I just do not understand how so many people could vote for this horrible, terribly horrible person except by explaining it by their fear of a woman of color holding the office – racism and misogyny. They also rejected Hillary Clinton, who was probably the most qualified person to run for the office in my lifetime.
I am having fantasies of checking out of this world rather than living through the next four years of the cluster fuck that is going to be a second go round with this monster. But I am not likely to do so as Señora has had enough pain in her life, plus I doubt I have the courage. What is about to come down the road, however, might make me desperate enough.
As a military brat I always had a great love and pride of country. No more. With tRump, Christian Nationalism, Project 2025, etc., I have come to hate what this country has become, especially since they seem to be doubling done on the awfulness. It does seem like from all the history I have read, that in the long run, evil generally wins out over good. tRump is evil incarnate.
Truly if there is a god as detailed in the religious texts, he hates humanity, as we keep getting leaders of such low caliber. I really thought that when tRump was elected the first time, it was one of the worst days of my life. I was wrong. Since we know what a monster tRump is this time around, yet he was elected, this time feels and is significantly worse.
The only positive thing to come out of last night is that Missourians did vote to repeal the draconian ban of abortion. However, I fully expect tRump and gangsters to make a national abortion ban law.
May the Devil save us as apparently God is not going to do so.
And so it should not go.
#TomorrowIsTooLate
School House Rock – 2024 Edition Redux
I originally posted this”meme” on July 5th. Afterwards I remembered a song that might just go with our current political situation. See video below.
Theme song for politics in the USA circa the MAGA era.
School House Rock – 2024 Edition
You might need to be of a certain age to appreciate this. See video below image for a refresher.
From back in the day… when Saturday morning cartoons were still a thing and there was a little education thrown in.
My Anti-Trump Shirt
Below you will find my anti-Trump shirt. If you look closely you will observe that the motif is mostly sharks. I have been thinking about hand drawing some batteries onto my pool shirt to make it a double parody of Trump’s wonderful political rally speech in Las Vegas.
Just in case you do not get the reference, watch this video of the “highly articulate” felon going on about how he would rather be eaten by a shark or electrocuted.
Heaven forbid we should be talking about issues in this election cycle. What has our country come to that any sane person would think this man should be president one time, let alone a second time. My beloved country would cease to exist as anything I would acknowledge as my country.
John Oliver on a Trump 2nd Term… Be scared, very scared
John Oliver on a Trump 2nd Term… Be scared, very scared.
If you have 30 minutes it is well worth your time. There are groups gearing up to enable Trump’s anti-democratic, racist, classist agenda to be more effective on a second go-around. No matter how hard I try, I cannot come up with a single positive reason why anyone would support Donald Trump. I really wonder when they stopped teaching Civics, American History and critical thinking in the schools. Although I do not think critical thinking has ever been high on the American educational agenda.
Disheartening is the only word I can come up with…
Don’t wear them short socks…
I was in Columbia, Illinois at the first convenience store you encounter when you cross the Mississippi River into Illinois. I stop there as it is cheaper to buy a soft drink for my round of golf there instead of at the golf course.
As I was standing in line a fellow came up behind me toting a 12 pack of Busch Light and talking on his cell phone a little loud, which is what caused me to notice him, although there was nothing unusual these days in this.
As I stood in line I heard him say, “I don’t wear those short socks.”
“Well,” I thought, “that is a bit of a strange conversation.”
Then he went on, “They don’t hide my ankle holster.”
My new best friend…not.
The rest of the conversation was about preferred grips on pistols.
In Missouri it is a free-for-all on concealed carried, and you do not even need a permit. Illinois takes a totally different approach. So either he was a Missouri resident and/or an Illinois scofflaw.
My personal opinion is that this country has a terminal illness when it comes to guns. Hunting is one thing, but I have a hard time imagining why anyone would need a pistol, and especially why they would need to carry one concealed.
Internet Littering
My Daddy’s folks are from Kentucky. My Mama’s folks are from Oklahoma. Our childhoods were passed overseas or on the east coast, always around a Navy or Marine base. My father was first in the Navy, and then he went to work for Kaman Aerospace. I mention this as a frequent summer trip was back to Kentucky and/or Oklahoma. This was in the 50s and 60s. Initially there were no Interstates. Even later when the Interstates were under construction it was still a hodge-podge of Interstates and two lane roads. These were long, slow trips, not uncommonly in bumper to bumper traffic on two lane roads not always in the best repair. Heaven forbid if there was an accident. It would back things up for hours. Air conditioning in a car, surely you jest.
Vivid Childhood Memory
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Missouri GOP Looking to Criminalize State Teachers
The following article appeared in the local alternative newspaper RiverFront Times: Missouri Bill Makes Teachers Sex Offenders If They Accept Trans Kids’ Pronouns
1st Objection
Personally, I am not a big fan of this whole pronoun phenomenon, BUT as it says in the Book of David 1:1
“Within the bounds of the Golden Rule, people being who they are, and loving who they love are not immoral acts.”
I once worked with a fellow named Walter. He was very insistent on being called Walter and not the diminutive of Walt. I understand as I prefer the formal David to any of the diminutives of that name, but most of the time I just let it slide. I am just generally glad someone has acknowledged my existence by calling me by name.
I see selecting a personal pronoun, more of less, in this same category. And yeah, I realize there is a serious qualitative difference, but isn’t it the GOP that spouts all these libertarian ideals… like getting rid of helmet laws and allowing folks to carry firearms wherever they want.
The kicker for me is from the article:
“We showed that the more contexts or settings where they were able to use their preferred name, the stronger their mental health was,” the author of the study, Stephen T. Russell, University of Texas at Austin professor and chair of human development and family science, said.
Transgender youth already face a heightened risk of suicidal ideation. Another recent study, this one by the Trevor Project, showed that in 2022 nearly half (45 percent) of LGBTQ youth surveyed seriously contemplated suicide. One in five attempted it.
Sadly the article went on to say:
Missouri remains at the forefront of anti-trans legislation efforts and is one of the most prolific in the nation for bills targeting trans youth.
2nd Objection
My wife, Señora, was a special education teacher, retiring after more than 30 years in the profession. It had changed from a job she dearly loved to one she had a very hard time with. The last three or four years she taught, at the beginning of the school year she cried for a couple weeks from having to go back. It is, without a doubt, a very hard profession, one that does not pay particularly well when you consider the level of education and expertise required. I could write several blog articles on why the profession has become so difficult, but the burnout rate speaks for itself. If you are interested here is an article on the subject: K-12 Workers Have Highest Burnout Rate in U.S.
And now the Missouri GOP wants to criminalize teachers for doing their jobs and supporting students that who in all likelihood are already having a very hard time adjusting. I just cannot get my head around the fact that there are individuals out there that want to force teachers to register as sex offenders for saying he or she when this person’s rigid beliefs insists it should have been she or he.
Some things are more than a little wrong.
A Little Lagniappe
Interestingly enough the British newspaper, The Guardian, picked up this story: Missouri: home to child marriage, corporal punishment and sick ‘child welfare’ ideas
Sometimes I do not know if I am more embarrassed by living in Missouri or being from Oklahoma.