RAG Perspective: An American Pro-Liberty Conservative

Sunday, May 24, 2026

Post #7697 Social Media Digest

X/Twitter

Deistic references to a god in foundational documents are an anachronism and irrelevant from a constitutional federal policy perspective. Speaker Johnson is resorting to symbolic gimmicks for manipulating Trumpkin voters. https://t.co/YIOBnaAXxu
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 17, 2026

I don't know why Trump is obsessed with British royalty and cultural icons like 007. We fought 2 wars against Britain to get away from them https://t.co/t6jiB1NOwE
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 17, 2026

This is a dude who actually ran against Trump in 2016. "Graham spent the early days of the campaign as a fierce critic of Donald Trump, calling him a "kook" and "unfit for office"." And yet Trump isn't primarying this neo-con of ne-cons. https://t.co/vabpkZiW96
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 17, 2026

I never cared for Trumpkins MTG or Boebert until Trump decided to go after them. Apparently, Trump is livid Boebert decided to endorse the best Congressman in Congress, Massie, who RINO-in-Chief is trying to primary for the second time
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 17, 2026

Does the Bonehead-in-Chief actually think his juvenile petty insults actually impress anyone beyond his gullible minions? Does he think signing his BS tweets make his idiotic soundbites "respectable"? https://t.co/ZyRwlCfU2e
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 18, 2026

Trump. upset with Boebert for endorsing Tom Massie, a key Trump target, has hypocritically slammed her migrating to a more GOP-friendly district, ignoring his gerrymander agenda. Let's compare the number of times Trump has won a CO election vs. Boebert.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 18, 2026

Trump's RCP job approval has dipped below 40%. He is now beginning to approach the numbers of Carter and George W. Bush. pic.twitter.com/P14Y30kLt3
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 18, 2026

Trump is sending Hegseth to stump for his challenger to Massie' If I were Massie, I would offer to pay Hegseth to visit; Hegseth is the face of Trump's deeply unpopular disastrous Iran war. I'm sure Kentucky voters love Trumpflation and Trump's fault for skyrocketing gas prices.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 18, 2026

Trump is trying to create a taxpayer-funded slush fund to compensate Trumpkins also paranoid that they were unfairly targeted by the Biden Administration. Merry Griftmas! pic.twitter.com/RIcSdIy67q
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 18, 2026

My cellphone reported that MAHA leaders are stumped that given high beef prices, struggling households are bypassing relatively inexpensive, nutritionally dense organ meats, like liver. Not me, but my local Walmart hasn't had Braunschweiger in stock for some time
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 18, 2026

Trump's Gestapo is not above the law. pic.twitter.com/WneXQV0tCl
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 18, 2026

I think I was sent a correct nonpartisan ballot, but MD contacted me not to send in the original but a forthcoming replacement ballot I got mailed a ballot for a single non-partisan county race. The RINO-in-Chief need not worry. I will not be voting for any Trumpkin candidates.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 19, 2026

I've been a SA Spurs fan since my undergrad days at OLLU when the Spurs were part of the ABA & we had a student ticket bundle. Victor Wembanyama is something special, a 7'4" center who drained a 3-pointer to send last night's opening game of the NBA conference finals into OT 2.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 19, 2026

Of course, the corrupt Bastard-in-Chief would endorse Texas impeachment survivor Paxton. They have impeachments in common.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 19, 2026

Apparently, Brock Lesnar's unexpected WWE Wrestlemania retirement was a work. I had let my Netflix subscription lapse, so I didn't see his revenge attack on Oba Femi.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 19, 2026

Sad but not surprising that corrupt Trump finally managed to primary Tom Massie. RINO-in-Chief Trump also had pro-liberty conservatives Amash & Sanford primaried in the past. I had hoped Massie could weather Trump's obsession to unseat him a second time, but Trump outspent him.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 20, 2026

Michael Boldin of the 10th Amendment Center is not directly here discussing Trumpkin's extreme partisanship and integration of religious nationalism, but the comparisons are obvious. https://t.co/oPantvpPsP
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 21, 2026

The extremism of Trumpist xenophobia has reached a jump-the-shark absurdity. Only one office is limited to natural-born citizenship, and Trump had telegraphed his xenophobia with his embrace of crackpot birtherism.
I still can't believe the Mace campaign tried once to recruit me pic.twitter.com/r6cqSEhjez
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 21, 2026

As a libertarian, I had zero tolerance for Massie's undue deference to the corrupt, self-serving RINO-in-Chief. Massie supported Trump's preferred votes most of the time ("91% "). Massie voted against Trump's impeachments. Massie won 7 Congressional elections w/o Trump. https://t.co/7iqUIYhepR pic.twitter.com/riwWwrjptw
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 21, 2026

The Hypocrie-in-Chief pardoned his violent J6 mob criminals who injured 140 Capitol cops. Local law enforcement is not a federal responsibility; Trump had zero to do with the preexisting downward trend. https://t.co/7JN08MX6Mo
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 21, 2026

Refrigerant rule costs do not constitute a major factor driving food Trumpflation. https://t.co/bMUgzxIAMj
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 21, 2026

Ever notice how Kimmel mocks Trump pissing on everything, like hyphenating the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, by referencing the Trump-Epstein files?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 22, 2026

I was particularly amused by the gag of Pope Leo walking off as the final guest (not really), over his appearance rider, which called for a real Chicago hot dog. As someone who has eaten hot dogs in Chicago (Leo's home city), you do not order a dog with ketchup.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 22, 2026

Biden didn't put taxpayers on the hook for Trump's ballroom fetish or a taxpayer-funded slush fund for J6 violent Trumpkin criminals. https://t.co/IAa8oLgvdZ
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 22, 2026

Trump, as usual, knows nothing about the Constitution. Statehood or SCOTUS expansion bills are subject to filibusters and, even if passed, to a veto requiring a supermajority override. https://t.co/mvDMzV5Igi
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 22, 2026

No, Rubio is arguing NATO agrees with Trump's rationale for an unprovoked war with Iran. Even hawks are more worried about Iran's drones than the nuclear threat. https://t.co/4zvJZMdLzH pic.twitter.com/sUjuZpkkKF
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 22, 2026

JESUS! Does SC breed neo-con interventionists? I don't know who's worse: Graham or Haley. The nuclear weapon fears are exaggerated . Iran does not pose an imminent threat against the US, with overwhelming nuclear response capabilities. https://t.co/whbI2Azcwm
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 22, 2026

Nope. Recall that the SOB vacated the White House after getting his ass kicked in the 2020 election. He lives with free rent in the minds of leftists. Losing the midterms will make his life miserable, and he's weeks from turning 80. https://t.co/3ky4cHAgn9
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 22, 2026

One of the most interesting things about the Late Show finale as that Donald Trump didn't make even a cameo appearance in Colbert's monologue. To me, it was Colbert's classy way of saying Trump didn't define him as a comedian or host
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 22, 2026

Trump won a plurality of 2024 ballots. He had no mandate, no Congressional coattails. Each chamber of Congress had razor-thin majorities. The hypocritical author of the Art of the Deal instead of negotiating with his opposition tried to muscle through a partisan agenda.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 22, 2026

Nope. Biden is not responsible for Trumpfation. https://t.co/W6FajFfUgd pic.twitter.com/6Rk2tEdBCL
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 22, 2026

This may be my favorite response to a Trump tweet. I particularly like how he mocks Trump's signature tweet close, https://t.co/s2hXBBU4GW
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 22, 2026

The neo-con Republicans have set the table for Dems to run against Trump's unpopular war this fall. pic.twitter.com/KdwK4pcwKl
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 22, 2026

Tulsi Gabbard has resigned as DNI, not over principle but to support her spouse over serious health issues. Best wishes.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 22, 2026

All hat and no cattle.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 23, 2026

No to Trump's unconstitutional disenfranchisement games.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 23, 2026

Yes.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 23, 2026

Trump knows a 4-letter word which isn't a swear word?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 23, 2026

Colbert has had a longer career than Trump will be POTUS, and Colbert has better job ratings.
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 23, 2026

It wasn't the FBI who injured 140 Capitol cops https://t.co/rwnNfddvr5
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 23, 2026

The Bastard-in-Chief doesn't know the Constitution doesn't give him tariff powers and he wants people to believe that he passed a cognitive test?
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 23, 2026

After nearly 18 months, it's not "Biden's economy". A tanking dollar (which Trump sees as good for exports) and Trump's unprovoked tariff wars have weakened foreign price competition and tight global energy supplies are a consequence of Trump's unprovoked war on Iran. pic.twitter.com/rjktp2j037
— raguillemette (@raguillemette) May 24, 2026

Post #7696 M: Trump toured his new ballroom; SOHO Debate: Should Billionaires Pay More Taxes?; McClanahan on Professional History is Bad

Quote of the Day

Education is a progressive discovery

of our own ignorance.

Will Durant

Trump toured his new ballroom

SOHO Debate: Should Billionaires Pay More Taxes?

McClanahan on Professional History is Bad

Choose Life

Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Rob Rogers via smerconish

Musical Interlude: 1964 Top 100 Hits

Under The Boardwalk - Drifters

Saturday, May 23, 2026

Post #7695 J

Endemic Report

The latest CDC weekly stats:

The Sick Times hasn't published a weekly update since the first week of May.

We continue to see of the winter surge as we reach the informal start of the summer season this holiday weekend, although the virus is resurging in 3 states: Florida, Louisiana, and Hawaii.

COVID-19 weekly news items include:

"COVID is shaping Americans' reaction to Ebola and hantavirus"
"Minority children have higher odds of severe post-COVID complications, study suggests"
"The oral drug, called ensitrelvir, significantly reduced the risk of getting sick among individuals who lived with someone ill with Covid-19, according to clinical trial results published May 13 in the New England Journal of Medicine." "A recent study published in The New England Journal of Medicine suggests that it could prevent symptomatic RT-PCR-confirmed COVID-19 if used within 72 hours after symptom onset in an infected household index patient."
"Fungal Adjuvant Mannadjuvant Extends mRNA COVID-19 Vaccine Protections"
"Pfizer, Moderna COVID vaccines 70% to 76% effective against severe illness in kids in 2022, data suggest"
"In a new study published in Nature Immunology, researchers at Boston Children's Hospital demonstrated that pairing the original COVID-19 mRNA vaccine with an immune system enhancer, known as an adjuvant, improved the duration of the vaccine's protection in mice"
"Chewing gum restores doctor’s taste and smell lost to COVID-19"
"Brain inflammation is unlikely to explain persistent long COVID symptoms"
"Boston Children's scientists create new booster-free mRNA vaccine strategy"
COVID-19 relief fraud/other crimes:

"Bozeman woman sentenced for COVID relief fraud scheme"
"Rockford man sentenced to federal prison in $85K COVID-19 loan fraud"

Legal/political issues:

"EEOC orders compensation for feds denied religious exemptions to COVID-19 vaccine"
"Statement by Chief Pentagon Spokesman, Sean Parnell, on "Establishment of the Department of War COVID-19 Reinstatement and Reconciliation Task Force" and "Reinstating Service Members Unjustly Discharged Under the Coronavirus Disease 2019 Vaccine Mandate" Memorandums"
"Senate Report Details Early Myocarditis Signals After COVID-19 Vaccination"
"Employer to pay $4.25M to settle claims it failed to consider vaccine exemptions"
"‘We’re not ready’: US lags on pandemic preparedness after Covid, experts say"
"United Fails to Ditch Religious Bias Suit Over Covid-19 Policy"
"Ohio Chief Justice Skeptical of Effort to Obtain Covid Benefits"
"Analysis: After the COVID-19 pandemic, thousands more kindergarteners faced developmental challenges"
"South Florida mother accused of drowning infant daughter claims COVID-induced insanity"
"Michael Gordon Jackson's appeal dismissed in COVID-19 abduction case"

Other Notes

The blog is still averaging over 1K, dubiously well over blog life stats. We should pass the 200 post mark over the coming week. I'm planning to post an essay on Massie's recent primary loss to Trump's recruited stooge. X/Twitter followers are starting to stabilize, but most tweets barely attract impressions.

I'm watching WWE Saturday Night, the last PLE series still carried by Peacock and probably the last I'll see on my expiring subscription. I think the NXT PLEs will be carried on the CW. The odd thing is that Peacock didn't really promote the PLE; I couldn't even see a link on my home page tonight. I ended up having to do a website search.