Post #7816 M: Tucker interviews Hunterl Your Verdict Counts - the Power of the Juror; Florida's vouchers vs. government schools

 Quote of the Day

Love is patient, 

love is kind. 

It does not envy, 

it does not boast, 

it is not proud. I

t is not rude, 

it is not self-seeking, 

it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs 

1 Corinthians 13:4-5  

Tucker interviews Hunter

Your Verdict Counts - the Power of the Juror

Florida's vouchers vs. government schools

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Musical Interlude:1965 Top 100 Hits

Help Me, Rhonda - Beach Boys

Post #7815 M: Trump Shocked by Karoline Leavitt's Resignation; Dumb BLEEP of the Week; Why Government Grocery Stores ALWAYS Fail

 Quote of the Day

Never give up, never, never give up.

Winston Churchill  

Trump Shocked by Karoline Leavitt's Resignation

Dumb BLEEP of the Week

Why Government Grocery Stores ALWAYS Fail

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Courtesy of Steve Sack via Politico 

Musical Interlude: 1965 Top 100 Hits

My Girl - Temptations

Post #7814 M: Smile 3; The 17th Amendment Broke the Founders Kill Switch; What If the Future is Actually Good?

 Quote of the Day

So long as I am acting from duty and conviction, 

I am indifferent to taunts and jeers. 

I think they will probably do me more good than harm.

Winston Churchill  

Smile 3

The 17th Amendment Broke the Founders Kill Switch

What If the Future is Actually Good?

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Courtesy of Bill Bramhall via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1965 Top 00 Hits

Can’t You Hear My Heartbeat - Herman’s Hermits

Post #7813 M: Trump Comments on Escaping Iranian Threat; Thomas Sowell on Trump's Tariffs; McClanahan on The Next Chapter in the History of American Conservatism?

 Quote of the Day

To live at this time is an inestimable privilege, and a sacred obligation 

devolves upon you to make right use of your opportunities.

Grenville Kleiser  

Trump Comments on Escaping Iranian Threat

Thomas Sowell on Trump's Tariffs

McClanahan on The Next Chapter in the History of American Conservatism?

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Courtesy of Adam Zyglis via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1965 Top 100 Hits

The Beatles - Help!

Post #7812 M: Trump Snuck Off Air Force One in a Catering Truck After NATO Summit; McClanahan on The 14th Amendment Strikes Again and Again; Stossel on Delivery Drones

 Quote of the Day

You may have a fresh start any moment you choose, 

for this thing that we call 'failure' is not the falling down, 

but the staying down.

Mary Pickford  

Trump Snuck Off Air Force One in a Catering Truck After NATO Summit

McClanahan on The 14th Amendment Strikes Again and Again

Stossel on Delivery Drones: The Future That Got Grounded By Government

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Courtesy of Michael Ramirez via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1965 Top Hits

Downtown - Petula Clark

Post #7811 M: Trump Hid in Catering Cart to Sneak Out of Turkey; McClanahan on The Normalcy of American Wars; Fed's OUTRAGEOUS Demand for $500K RUINS Family Farm

 Quote of the Day

One of the strongest characteristics of genius is 

the power of lighting its own fire. - John Foster  

Trump Hid in Catering Cart to Sneak Out of Turkey

McClanahan on The Normalcy of American Wars

Fed's OUTRAGEOUS Demand for $500K RUINS Family Farm

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Courtesy of Steve Kelley via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1965 Top 100 Hits 

You've Lost That Loving Feeling Righteous Brothers

Post #7810 Social Media Digest

 Twitter/X

Protecting, say, domestic metal production does not constitute globally sustainable competitiveness. You have rigged shortages and price hikes at the expense of downstream producers and consumers (domestic and global). Rigging sugar internally favors international expansion.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 9, 2026

The issue with Trump is his economic illiteracy and lunacy. He has misunderstood trade deficits for decades. Picking winners and losers in the domestic economy has spillover effects: concentrated (political) benefit and diffuse costs. His steel and aluminum tariffs hit groceries.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 9, 2026

Worse.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 9, 2026

Obama got a majority vote in both elections, while Trump failed in 3 elections

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 9, 2026

An outhouse.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 9, 2026

Yes. I'm tired f Trump pissing on everything marking his territory.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 10, 2026

No. You have to have charge, conduct investigations, etc. If it happens, it'll take a while. I'm not saying impeachment won't happen, but it is unlikely to result in a Senate conviction, and impeachments can backfire politically.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 10, 2026

Trump doesn't hold that kind of power over me. He's like bird poop on my windshield.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 10, 2026

Congressional Republicans know a POTUS with a 39% approval rating doesn't help them in the midterms. He's basically a lame duck.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 10, 2026

A fish.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 12, 2026

No, but I question her judgment in settling for Trump.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 12, 2026

The dude who once spitballed the use of cleaners in a human body an "idiot"? Yup. His dumbass son who wanted dirt on Clinton from Russians? Say it ain't so.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 12, 2026

Nope. Lincoln and Wilson.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 12, 2026

Hegseth is signaling forTrump to steal another base in Greenland.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 12, 2026

No. Michelle is even less qualified than Barry for POTUS. No public sector executive experience. No track record.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 12, 2026

Fat One

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 12, 2026

Gee. I don't know: maybe a sub-40% job approval?

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 12, 2026

Politically manipulative photo op. He's played the victim card during his whole political career.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 13, 2026

I don't think this pit bull Trumkin persona is effective.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 13, 2026

Vance was an early Trump critic. I think his unprincipled political opportunism undermines his credibility. I thought his role in getting Zelensky thrown out of the White House was reprehensible. pic.twitter.com/j34G6R05P1

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 13, 2026

You underestimate Trumpkin paranoia. In American politics, it's not unusual to see crossover voting to promote a weaker opponent for the general election. pic.twitter.com/1mKoOYg0OR

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 15, 2026

Enough.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 16, 2026

Post #7809 M: Trump Has Weird New Hair, Falls Asleep at Work Again; The Legal Trick That Gutted the 1st Amendment for 140 Years; Powers not delegated, the Feds get no more

 Quote of the Day

If one speaks or acts with a cruel mind, misery follows, as the cart follows the horse... 

If one speaks or acts with a pure mind, happiness follows, as a shadow follows its source.

the Dhammapada 

Trump Has Weird New Hair, Falls Asleep at Work Again

The Legal Trick That Gutted the 1st Amendment for 140 Years

Powers not delegated, the Feds get no more.

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Courtesy of Milt Prigee via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1965 Top 100 Hits

You Were on My Mind - We Five

Pos t #7808 J

 Endemic Report

The latest CDC weekly stats:

The Sick Times:

Well, the summer wave is in full bloom, with the virus spreading in almost every state, though it's the weakest surge since the pandemic. Over the past week, we've seen an executive order from Trump looking to reduce the childhood vaccination schedule.. The GOP, led by Rand Paul's long-standing antagonism toward Dr. Fauci and seeking his federal prosecution, tried to politically exploit Fauci's private theoretical concerns about possible risk of miscarriage by vaccines, and a few red states sought prosecution beyond Biden's pardon of Fauci. I'm not sure, but I would think Fauci is protected by qualified immunity.

COVID-19 news items include:

• "COVID-19 Vaccination Does Not Increase Miscarriage Risk, Studies Show"
• "A study in Estonia has found a link between long COVID and chronic diseases"
• "US prison guards refusing vaccine despite COVID-19 outbreaks"
• :"Mutated COVID-19 variant could be behind surge in SF virus levels"
• "IRO-203: a novel intranasal COVID-19 vaccine showing immunogenicity and viral suppression in African green monkey challenge study"
• "COVID Excess Deaths Paper Retracted Over Misinformation. Study paid "disproportionate attention" to vaccination as potential cause, investigation finds"
• "Study ties COVID vaccine conspiracy theories to distrust of government, mainstream media"
• "Prevalence of hypertension in severe vs. non-severe COVID-19: a systematic review and meta-analysis"
  
• "Covid-19 patients with allergic, upper airway diseases face 66% higher asthma risk"
• "Students miss over 200M more school days annually since COVID"
• "27% of UK health care workers report long COVID symptoms"
• 
  
• COVID relief fraud/other crimes:
• "Bergen County man gets two years for $670,000 COVID-19 relief fraud"
• "‘Trying to steal every last cent’: Final defendant convicted in $6.8M COVID-19 fraud scheme"
• "Feds Allege Lawrence Mayor DePeña Used COVID-19 Aid for Campaign, Taxes, Debt"

• Political/legal issues:
• "GP guilty of professional misconduct over 'dangerous' Covid-19 social media posts"
• "Ted Cruz Exposed Covertly Deleting Dangerous Medical Lies"
• "Teen in school stabbing case showed signs of mental condition during Covid, court hears"
• "Fact Check: Studies Do NOT Show an 81% or 82% Miscarriage Rate in Women Vaccinated Against COVID-19 in First Trimester"
• "Bill Maher blasts Rand Paul for releasing Fauci’s COVID diaries"
• "Sen Marshall calls for special counsel investigation into Anthony Fauci after COVID-19 vaccine texts"
• "The Case Against Fauci Was Never About the Origins of COVID-19"
• "University of Washington Avoids Covid Shot Suit in Ninth Circuit"
• "Cam Newton backs Aaron Rodgers, claiming NFL 'players, coaches and executives' used fake COVID vaccine cards"

Other Notes

The blog still attracted a historically high page read rate, though it has tapered down from recent weeks and only showed a teen total for Saturday. I still haven't published an essay this month, but I've started a rant on Rand Paul, and you can see where I'm headed based on my weekly summary above. X/Twitter is still a struggle with my followers dipping below 200 for the first time in months.

It's probably not a good idea to flame the IRS, but I've had a weird experience this year, which is particularly annoying because they made no attempt to contact me and their AI front end repeatedly dropped my calls. They owed me a modest refund, and I directed them to apply it to 2026 taxes. Since I didn't request a refund back to my bank account, I didn't complete that info, although the IRS already has that from prior estimated tax payments. I ended up getting a puzzling notice from the IRS saying either I didn't provide bank info or the bank info was wrong. I had no clue why this was an issue. I reached out to my local congressman. In the weeks that followed, the IRS sent me a notice to the effect that they had recomputed my taxes and determined the IRS owed me more money- and apparently their preference is not to cut a paper check for the residual refund. My Congressional contact implied the IRS might end up cutting me a paper check. At some point, the IRS ombudsman seemed to suggest the relevant IRS employees hadn't accounted for my declared income correctly. Keep in mind I never got an explanation of why the taxes were recomputed.  The IRS sent me a notice saying they owed me money, but nothing le like how they would refund me. Then one day I get a paper check. I got back in touch with the aide and said I needed to get feedback from his IRS contact because I was inclined to cash the check. The aide said (this was weeks ago) he expected to hear from the ombudsmen in mid-August, and I should sit on the check. Well, I just got word back that the IRS rolled back these interim findings, and I now owe the IRS the amount of the paper check, so I need to return the voided check.

Post#7807 M: Trump Shifts to "Low-Keying It" with Iran; The AI Revolution Has Happened Before; Can Progressives Admit They Were Wrong?

 Quote of the Day

True genius sees with the eyes of a child 

and thinks with the brain of a genie 

Puzant Kevork  

Trump Shifts to "Low-Keying It" with Iran

The AI Revolution Has Happened Before

Can Progressives Admit They Were Wrong?

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Courtesy of Matt Davies via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1965 Top 100 Hits

 (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction - The Rolling Stones

Post #7806 M: America invented elevators. Now we suck at building them; Ayn Rand on What Capitalism Teaches #economics; Econtalk: Ben Sasse

  Quote of the Day

There is nothing so useless as doing efficiently 

that which should not be done at all.

Peter F. Drucker  

America invented elevators. Now we suck at building them

Ayn Rand on What Capitalism Teaches #economics

 

Econtalk: Ben Sasse

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                 \Courtesy of Bill Bramhall via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1965 Top 100 Hits

I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch) - Four Tops 

Post #7805 M: Dumb BLEEP of the Week; The US faces genuine economic security challenges; We Asked AI To Simulate If The U.S. Had A Second Civil War

 Quote of the Da

Nevër miss an opportunïty to make others happy, 

even if you have to leave them alone in order to do it.

Source Unknown  

The US faces genuine economic security challenges

Dumb BLEEP of the Week

We Asked AI To Simulate If The U.S. Had A Second Civil War

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Courtesy of Kal vua Politico

Musical Interlude: 1965 Top 100 Hits

Wooly Bully - Sam the Sham & the Pharaohs

Post #7804 M: Trump Threatens Missile Shortage "Leakers" After Snapping at Hegseth; McClanahan on A "Populist" Revolt on the Left?; Hamilton VS Jefferson Rap Battle: Constitutional Construction Debate

 Quote of the Day

A true friend is the most precious of all possessions 

and the one we take the least thought about acquiring 

La Rochefoucauld  

Trump Threatens Missile Shortage "Leakers" After Snapping at Hegseth

McClanahan on A "Populist" Revolt on the Left?

Hamilton VS Jefferson Rap Battle: Constitutional Construction Debate

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Courtesy of Dennis Goris via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1964 Top 100 Hits

Needles And Pins - Searchers. This ends the year retrospective.

Post #7803 M: Faucis Diary; The Burritoflation Debate; Trump Threatens Missile Shortage "Leakers" After Snapping at Hegseth

 Quote of the Day

I am in earnest; I will not equivocate; 

I will not excuse; 

I will not retreat a single inch; 

and I will be heard.

William Lloyd Garrison  

Faucis Diary

The Burritoflation Debate

Trump Threatens Missile Shortage "Leakers" After Snapping at Hegseth

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Louie Louie - Kingsmen

Post #7802 M: Trump Teases Strait of Hormuz Deal; Have Democrats Become the Party of Elites?; McClanahan on Hackivist "Historian" Fired

 Quote of the Day

I am only one; but still I am one. 

I cannot do everything, but still I can do something. 

I will not refuse to do the something I can do.

Helen Keller 

Trump Teases Strait of Hormuz Deal

Have Democrats Become the Party of Elites?

McClanahan on Hackivist "Historian" Fired

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Courtesy of Joel Pet via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1964 Top 100 Hits

There! I’ve Said It Again - Bobby Vinton

Post #7801 Social Media Digest

 X/Twitter

Trump would have fired General Washington over mandating smallpox inoculation. And would have napped while standing watch. https://t.co/No3Ww5Rkgc

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

It figures that AI photoshops Hypocrite-in-Chief Trump's unwanted kiss of some unfortunate woman while ICE arrests Roman Catholic nuns and confiscates their rosaries. https://t.co/GKO3YA2pb5 pic.twitter.com/LsoI9sENvR

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

Most people don't stop driving to cut off a road-kill raccoon's penis.https://t.co/defkK32Z8R https://t.co/SQ2jSWsVg8

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

Trumpkins are bluffing. It's an Internet virtue-signaling show of sycophantic loyalty; I seriously doubt they even hold commemorative Trump passports. https://t.co/dw0J9jKsMh

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

Obama is like a broken clock: he's right twice a day.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

The Founding Fathers implied the possibility of prosecuting the POTUS beyond impeachment and conviction. https://t.co/OSrPuOmJtq pic.twitter.com/6vBjhqXqoo

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

Trump, as usual, is lying. He's pointing to a paper (not realized) gain on an unconstitutional stake in Intel stock https://t.co/K80iegBnqd pic.twitter.com/W5139DBn7l

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

OMG. This is Trump's cheap-ass Mt.Rushmore fantasy. Washington would never approve the wars of his successors. https://t.co/gaGSSh3zHJ

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

NO.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

Never. POTUS is a despicable traitor and economic illiterate.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

Fauci. RFK, Jr. is incompetent and a proven idiot.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

No. I don't know the basis for a "crime" there. There are specific reasons why some specific data are sttil subject to legal protection. pic.twitter.com/XYreEdLu7b

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

Trump is a notorious cheater on the golf course. He "wins" at his own courses, where he doesn't need to appeal his score to FIFA. https://t.co/6vVIzhyPCh pic.twitter.com/1qQ1lIE7ea

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

A head injury.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

Why do we elect incompetent, inexperienced political whores like Trump to lead democracies?https://t.co/4LYjXmDIKz

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

It's sad that nepotism and Trump's corrupt endorsement mean more than experience and political principle. The GOP deserves to lose this seat. Being related to a dangerous crackpot neo-con does not qualify one for office. pic.twitter.com/GAAjDp19GN

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 3, 2026

Trump is resurrecting Commie fearmongering, but while the Hypocrite-in-Chief attacks democratic socialists, he brags about "investing" taxpayer money in corporations, a textbook definition of socialism.https://t.co/DNcwhOgQt1

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

The American people elected a convicted felon with multiple-count federal indictments and 2 impeachments as POTUS, never mind sex abuse charges, POTUS. I wouldn't be shocked if it happened. https://t.co/SqHzOhk9eP

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

Zero.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

Wearing this: pic.twitter.com/gH6u18Ey1v

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

I don't think the Senate will have the votes to remove him from office. Do I want to see Trump held responsible for his crimes? Yes.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

He ended the Afghanistan war.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

The act of impeachment carries political risk; the GOP didn't do well after Clinton's impeachment. There were reasons Pelosi originally dodged Trump's impeachment. https://t.co/tvWyiylAVX

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

Yes.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

The fact that Americans elected a manifestly incompetent, corrupt bastard twice is a weakness of our Constitution.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

I think Trump politically weaponized all of the Justice Department. Pirro is just one example.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

You're fired!

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

All of the above

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

Trup's last known contact with Epstein was while a private citizen, a registered Democrat, in the early 2000's. Federal charges against Epstein came during Trump's first term. Trump actually signed the bill to release the Epstein files.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

Trump feels entitled to be corrupt.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

I believe this marks Trump's lowest approval his second term. pic.twitter.com/j83x1rA8O8

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

Trump is a pathetic liar who refuses to acknowledge facts, like his 2020 election loss. It's all about losing face. He's the moron who publicly cited his "evidence" and then realized he'd played the fool, contradicted by his own Justice Department. https://t.co/OXRw0dgHdw

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

When I drove to Arizona through West Texas on the interstate via Dallas in 2016, I drove past innumerable windmills on the right. Trump has an ideological, irrational objection to alternative energy, even when the private sector invests in wind for intrinsic value. pic.twitter.com/eLCAZbdKw5

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 4, 2026

Trump thinks gimmes and mulligans also apply to Trumpkin elections. pic.twitter.com/XnIVIibmv7

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 5, 2026

Cruz is engaging in polarizing partisanship. He once supported free trade and trade pacts versus Trump's inflationary protectionism. The fact is, most Americans have not benefited from Trump's policies, and "free stuff" is an alternative to failed economic policies. pic.twitter.com/JDR1A2yoNC

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 5, 2026

criminal behavior

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 5, 2026

Trump was convicted of involuntary digital penetration. The essence of rape is forceful, involuntary sexual behavior. This is a man who bragged in books about adultery and "grab them by the p*ssy".

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 5, 2026

I don't know if he really said such a stupid thing, but the political whore is a narcissist who doesn't give a damn about anyone else.. I won't mourn his passing. I just want him out of the WH.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 5, 2026

Trump's tariffs and wars have disrupted and exacerbated global trade and inflation. His economy job approval is lower than his 39% RCP job approval. His hype is pure fantasy and out of touch. https://t.co/DzFiz4IWYF

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 5, 2026

The definition of stolen valor. https://t.co/cowRVGgKpW

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 5, 2026

None of the above.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 5, 2026

A reality check on Trump's self-deluded hype of his failed economic policies. pic.twitter.com/P8kXYxse4b

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 5, 2026

I'm pleased to see the FDA approval of a Moderna mRNA flu vaccine. The Trump Administration had largely demonized the proven technology.https://t.co/We8EnnXmJo

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 6, 2026

Trump thinks his minions are too stupid to know that even if the Dems win control of Congress, Trump can veto any such bill and likely would retain enough Republicans to sustain a veto. What a Democratic majority would mean is the death of the Trump agenda. pic.twitter.com/7dHAVwhYpm

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 6, 2026

Trump has had Obama Derangement Syndrome for nearly a generation,, starting with his revival of birther rubbish. Obama hasn't been POTUS for a decade. Obama is not responsible for Trump's political malpractice on tariffs and Iran. https://t.co/2fmGMEemLq

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 6, 2026

Trump's economically illiterate obsession with the trade deficit has led to 2 disastrous policies: his tariff trade wars and his attacks on a strong dollar disadvantage American consumers.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 6, 2026

Why is Japan defending its currency? Unlike Trump's simplistic hopes of mutually destructive beggar-thy-neighbor currency wars to address trade imbalances: pic.twitter.com/tJbnDEWTiu

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 6, 2026

The morally contemptible motion by the political whore Rand Paul to hold Fauci in contempt of Congress is reprehensible. There is no excuse: Rand Paul's scientifically illiterate questions were thoroughly discussed before Fauci retired. and Paul's views on prosecuting on record.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 6, 2026

I recall pre-pandemic buying an 8-pack of branded frozen burritos for about $3.43. At Walmart or Lidl, I now see the same costing about $5.47. Now, granted, this is easier than buying an oversized fresh burrito, even without guacamole, but that's a big price jump.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 7, 2026

The faltering job market, low LFPR, wage stagflation, and increasing Trumpflation are signaling tough GOP midterm prospects. Polls show the Senate in clear danger with Dems leading in GA, ME, NC, OH, and TX, and IA in play. We are past peak-Trump. pic.twitter.com/37Ru07OOVq

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 8, 2026

Neo-con duopoly foreign policy is almost always bad policy. Passing a Graham-like economic sanctions bill against Russia is misguided and counterproductive. We libertarians have a maxim: "When goods do not cross borders, soldiers will."

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 8, 2026

Yes, but that's also true of all recent Presidents.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 9, 2026

The basic issue with the said amendment was that it was limited to the office of the Presidency.

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 9, 2026

Trump's attempt to rationalize his indulgent ballroom at taxpayer expense is disingenuous, misleading rubbish. https://t.co/0G0Dr9073w

— raguillemette (@raguillemette) August 9, 2026

Post #7800 M: Trump's Military Asks Troops for "Creative" Ideas to Punish Iran as U.S. Runs Low on Missiles; 53% of Gen Z views socialism favorably; The "Democratic" Socialist Deception

 Quote of the Day

We should nevër permit ourselves to do anything 

that we are not willing to see our children do.

Brigham Young  

Trump's Military Asks Troops for "Creative" Ideas to Punish Iran as U.S. Runs Low on Missiles

53% of Gen Z views socialism favorably 

The "Democratic" Socialist Deception

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Political Cartoon

Courtesy of Pat Bagley via Politico

Musical Interlude: 1964 Top 100 Hits

Bad To Me - Billy J. Kramer & the Dakotas