RAG Perspective: An American Pro-Liberty Conservative

Sunday, July 26, 2026

Post #7782 Social Media Digest

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This is Soft Rock America. Congratulations, VP Vance: https://t.co/WTfNxfTWai
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 20, 2026

L'm not sure what a thrill it is to work so hard for a trophy elivered by Trump. Afer Trump was told it was a football game, he probably couldn't figure out why Argentina didn't attempt a field goal in the first half. https://t.co/ApxWCfHo4X
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 20, 2026

I understand why Trump had to find two of his 3 wives among immigrants.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 20, 2026

America has survived power-mongering Presidents before Trump as well. https://t.co/KKaudSDqCW
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 20, 2026

No, MTG is correct about Trump abandoning the America First roots that propelled him to an unlikely nomination in 2016 against neo-cons Bush, Cruz, and Rubio. The same dude who ran againdt the Iraq intervention hired Bolton and Rubio & had endorsed the late Graham's reelection. pic.twitter.com/ztXDGy0Hs6
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 20, 2026

For example. this video explains why some canned goods from foreign suppliers may disappear or become pricier after August 1 under Trump's corrupt protectionist tariffs. Foreign suppliers are seeking non-American consumer alternatives. https://t.co/Mu3xJAAbZj
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 20, 2026

Regarding the OP claim about 99 cent eggs I saw a similar loss leader promotion my local ShopRite had briefly. You cannot use temporary loss leaders as inflation relief. Trumpkins do it all the time. Remember how Trump hyped Thanksgiving meal bundles last year?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 20, 2026

Pete told me In-N-Out had opened some Texas locations recently. He had recently tried them for the first time since lining in California. Same old same old. I just never got the hype. It's okay food, but not worthy of the hype. I mean, the long lines and limited seating?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 21, 2026

Biden is not responsible for Trump's corrupt illegal. inflationary tariffs/taxes he is stealing from American consumers. SCOTUS just got through telling the ignorant bastard all taxes have tio go through Congress. No Biden did not cause Trumpflation . https://t.co/OHNXxbT4Aq
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 21, 2026

Trump's economically illiterate Policies are exacerbating regime uncertainty and inflationary pressures. Global suppliers now find other consumer nations more accommodative. Walmart is losing global suppliers at the end of long contracts based on lower tariffs, bad for consumers https://t.co/UZDApirD1P
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 21, 2026

Remember when Trump tried to take credit for gas price drops during the recent ceasefire? Now Trump's chosen war on Ian has not only 17 KIA US soldiers despite no ground invasion of Iran, but Trump's renewed war has brought us higher gas prices again. pic.twitter.com/wVC5ogJDKh
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 21, 2026

I'm an American not British, and so really I haven't given a damn about Britain since we seceded in the eighteenth century. But the new leftist PM Burnham is like a political death wish. Thatcher rescued Britain from failed 70's economic policies, focus of Burnham's nostalgia.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 21, 2026

Nope. The Trump economy has never had a year of 3% GDP growth, which is below the post-WWII trend. Reagan and Clinton experienced far higher economic and job growth during their terms. https://t.co/HpRNmXSXdv
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 21, 2026

Incompetent.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 21, 2026

They need 67 votes to convict Trump of his numerous constitutional crimes. At best, the Dems will barely have a majority of Senate seats after the midterms.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 21, 2026

Trump's intervention in Venezuela was an unconstitutional international crime. https://t.co/khveiihwx4
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 21, 2026

White House propagandists are misleading Americans. The fact is, manufacturing jobs have disappeared under both Trump terms. https://t.co/FDIaHZ66Sl
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 21, 2026

Xenophobic job policies are not pro-American economic growth. Immigrant jobs are complementary, not zero-sum. Americans would be better off with an EXPANSION of rigged low worker visas. https://t.co/kchFcYwuiM
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 21, 2026

Dumbasses at FNC want you to believe it is harder to qualify to redeem Olive Garden's never-ending pasta pass than to vote in state elections. Actually, unauthorized aliens qualify to purchase a pass. Yes, Trumpkins are that stupid. pic.twitter.com/YfF1vcG8sI
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 22, 2026

The fat remains, Trump promised no new wars for both terms, and he has broken these promises. I had gullible libertarian friends who gullibly bought into his disingenuous rhetoric. This is the same SOB who hired Bolton and backed Graham for reelection.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 22, 2026

Trump's illegal tariffs on generic drugs, a futile attempt to increase politically connected domestic generics, will be inflationary for domestic consumers.. If you understand the law of supply and demand, what happens to prices and demand when you limit foreign competition?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 22, 2026

Trump claimed that he was #1 in Tic Tac (Toe?). But on Tik Tok, he has half the followers of Ms. Swift. By Snopes: pic.twitter.com/llmNdqldRU
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 23, 2026

I've seen so many videos of Trump's blatantly corrupt, illegal tariffs aimed at protecting politically connected metal producers at the expense of can producers and and consumers. So get ready for Trumpflation to hit your canned veggies, legumes, meat/fish, etc.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 23, 2026

This is Soft Rock America. Trump is channeling his inner Animals.https://t.co/qLcf629Tcz https://t.co/YbXyIArWlu
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 23, 2026

Via American Research Group: pic.twitter.com/G753cV9WAl
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 23, 2026

"America First" Trump repeatedly and falsely argues that he has ended 8 wars. In reality, Trump is considering an eighth unprovoked different national attack (on Mali) just since last year: pic.twitter.com/6MGs7EdHlv
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 23, 2026

The utter hypocrisy of Trump who bought shares of TKO before hosting their event on White House grounds. https://t.co/iyzLuXLFO6 pic.twitter.com/JcaLFKNM5s
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 23, 2026

An opinionated leftist actress. In contrast to James Woods, an opinionated Trumpkin actor.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 23, 2026

Oh, he embarrasses me daily (trying to photobomb the World Cup champ Spanish team photo was pretty bad). I'm not sure about that number because he still has an RCP approval of 40%. It's possible some who rate him well may still be embarrassed. https://t.co/jux3XpJgBc
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 23, 2026

I'm losing weight under Trump, but it has nothing to do with weight loss drugs under Trump policies. It's due to old-fashioned weight loss: based on higher food prices under Trump's corrupt tariff policies. pic.twitter.com/u0TuUfqr2u
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 23, 2026

Trump is tring to make Joe McCarthy relevant again. pic.twitter.com/aIZ25T3iWv
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 23, 2026

Ron Paul is right: Trump is not satisfied with bombing Iranian girls' schools. He wants to expand the range of civilian casualties from his war crimes. pic.twitter.com/qPH6gIlgg7
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 23, 2026

Whereas I have always been a Trump critic, I will not cite phony polls. Several polls show Trump's appoval in the 30's%, but nothing like these unsubstantiated numbers. https://t.co/GxtbIpYZiA pic.twitter.com/f88WhtrWpn
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 23, 2026

Nope. We need a legitimate POTUS who is respectful of states' constitutional authority over conducting historically valid elections.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 23, 2026

I haven't analyzed everyone in Trump's cabinet, but we have some of the worst Cabinet appointments in US history, starting with defense, state, attorney general and homeland security. Almost everyone he picks is a sycophant who puts Trump ahead of the Constitution.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 23, 2026

Not for a second. I was against him even when he asked the Celebrity Apprentice contestants what they thought about his possible run for te White House.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 24, 2026

Nope. You would have had the same Fed. Well, we wouldn't have a POTUS stupid enough to start a war with Iran or some stupid illegal tariff warrior exacerbating inflation and taxing American consumers.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 24, 2026

We have the lowest LFPR in decades, and economic uncertainty locking workers afraid of losing jobs with the difficulty in finding new ones. https://t.co/SZ2pZIesMU pic.twitter.com/9ydusihSDI
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 24, 2026

Yes, Trump's unlawful, corrupt, inflationary tariffs are being contested in court. pic.twitter.com/dH6lntbO9r
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 24, 2026

Dumbass Trump gets butt hurt over others parodying him. https://t.co/bBUTT54xfy pic.twitter.com/PjZSlE5MYN
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 24, 2026

More Trumpkin MAHA anti-vaxxer madness. I'm a lot younger than Trump & I went through measles, wished there was a shot. Almost all individuals can tolerate vaccine shots, and for a parent not to protect their own kids and to propagate the disease to others borders on negligence pic.twitter.com/xNJstfV3ps
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 24, 2026

Alec Vance is the only good thing to come out of the Trump Administration. pic.twitter.com/oSMbfjGCKv
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 25, 2026

Trump's Secretary of Evil Miller is rephrasing the idiocy we Boomers remember from the insanity of the Vietnam War: “It became necessary to destroy the town to save it”. pic.twitter.com/FLLUEWFwJ0
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 25, 2026

Remember, Trump's illegal tariffs are costing you more for everything in your grocery from lettuce and other produce from Mexico to the Canadian wood behind much of the nation's toilet paper. Billionaires don't buy much produce or toilet paper; Trump is taxing most of you. pic.twitter.com/lYqBV9yrpg
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 25, 2026

How gullible are Trumpkins? They were stupid enough to believe "Mexico" (not themselves) would pay for Trump's wall; they believed Trump's warning that Obama would open the Pandora's box of a war with Iran. No, Trump's open-ended insane new Gulf war is NOT "America First". pic.twitter.com/5yIh4TSFeV
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 25, 2026

Israel became a nation while Trump was a toddler. Israel prevailed in multiple Middle East wars while Trump was still bankrupting his company 6 times. https://t.co/RSxstiw0IK
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 25, 2026

Let's be clear: the War Powers Act is intrinsically unconstitutional; Congress cannot delegate its responsibility to declare war. It does not allow Trump to indefinitely war with Iran every 60 days, pass go and collect $38B.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 25, 2026

Trump's illegal tariffs and attacks on immigration have significantly reduced domestic economic growth. pic.twitter.com/GFvH78HbLc
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 25, 2026

We true conservatives oppose the Trump regime which has undermined free trade, attacked mostly legal immigration, and upsized the military industrial complex at the expense of a surging, unsustainable debt. pic.twitter.com/0v7ThMdtnz
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 25, 2026

Trump, who has been obsessed with getting the Fed to rig rates lower, now finds interest rates higher than he inherited from Biden. He is increasingly being rated lower on the economy and faces a bleak midterm this fall. Via the Gray Lady: pic.twitter.com/ov7m2ParmG
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 25, 2026

The SOB-in-Chief has no authority to tax Americans without Congress' explicit authorization. Trump's misconduct in diplomacy is undermining our alliances and global standing. https://t.co/OB3Zhx4LRo
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 26, 2026

Trump has the delusional hubris of central planner economists, like socialist regimes facing what we call the calculation problem. pic.twitter.com/jP0T8EJIns
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 26, 2026

Trump's xenophobic immigration policies are a classic example of the bootlegger/Baptist notion. the anti-immigrants play the Baptist true believers while human smugglers love the huge profits of working around Prohibition. The real solution is to lliberalize the market. pic.twitter.com/OR4VpklbPr
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) July 26, 2026

Post #7781 M: Trump’s Cabinet Joins TikTok; McClanahan on Hawaii Tells SCOTUS to Pound Sand; Save Our Children!

Quote of the Day

If you wish to travel far and fast, travel light. Take off all your envies, jealousies, unforgiveness, selfishness, and fears. - Glenn Clark

Trump’s Cabinet Joins TikTok

McClanahan on Hawaii Tells SCOTUS to Pound Sand

Save Our Children!

Choose Life

Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Sheneman via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1964 Top 100 Hits

Roger Miller ~ Dang Me

Saturday, July 25, 2026

Post #7780 J

Endemic Report

The latest CDC stats:

The Sick Times:

The latest data show a definite expanding summer wave, although far shallower than earlier summers this decade. COVID remains active outside the US, including the American territory of Guam. Rand Paul continues his anti-Fauci crusade in the Senate, including the release of selected private emails that appeared to undermine their public support for the zoonotic hypothesis of COVID-19 origin.

COVID-related news items include:

"Smaller COVID-19 vaccine booster doses match full-dose protection for up to two years"
"mRNA COVID-19 Booster Outperforms Protein-Based Shot on Antibodies, But Both Cut Infections Over 12 Months"
"Study identifies immune response causing severe COVID-19 susceptibility"
"COVID vaccination during pregnancy didn’t increase poor infant outcomes, data suggest"
"Study uncovers molecular connections between COVID-19 and PAH"
"Debilitating Ocular Symptoms Persist Years After Mild COVID-19"
"Low antibody levels after vaccination flag who's most vulnerable to severe COVID-19"
"Long COVID symptoms have declined since COVID-19 Omicron but can persist"
"Study Reveals Stress a Significant Factor in Women Experiencing Long COVID"
"Study reveals high prevalence of post-pandemic fatigue and sleep disturbances"
"Are mRNA vaccines safe? What scientists know so far"

COVID relief fraud/other crimes:

"Dallas lab, owners and investors set to pay $24 million to resolve allegations of COVID-19 testing fraud"
"Two men charged in $52 million COVID-19 tax credit fraud conspiracy"
"Feds want beloved Kearney businessman to testify in COVID-era loan fraud investigation"
"Ford Dealer To Pay $2.1M Over Fraudulent COVID-19 Loans"
"York County business owner indicted after $52.7M defrauded in multi-state COVID-19 tax scheme"

Legal/political issues:

"AstraZeneca immune from Covid-19 vaccine injury lawsuit:"
"Moderna says CureVac broke agreement by suing over COVID vaccine patents"
"Science and the public are learning the wrong lessons from Covid"
"Trump promised redemption for troops who refused Covid shots. A year later, many are still waiting"
"Pfizer (PFE) Faces New Patent Lawsuits Over Covid 19 Vaccine Technology"
Lawsuit over COVID vaccine policy at Idaho National Lab leads to $5M settlement"
"Pentagon asked for ‘gain of function’ research proposals years before COVID-19" pandemic, top virologist tells Congress"
"More than 100 INL workers to receive $5 million in discrimination settlement over COVID vaccine mandate"
"The patent war over COVID-19 vaccines has reached the courts in the U.S. — Reuters"
"COVID-inspired House bill would guarantee Americans in the hospital can see their clergy"
"White House admits it used keywords related to diversity, gender and COVID-19 to kill billions worth of research grants"

Other Notes

The blog continues to have elevated pageviews. up to 5K or more daily. Individual posts now routinely attract up to mid-teen double digits. X/Twitter is a different story, where I suddenly lost 7% of my followers at once. Not sure: X always talks about puging bot accounts or maybe I wrote something that really irritated some people.