News roundup.

 The main stream media seems to be more fixated on an ideological difference within the Democratic party, than they are actual fascism being practiced by the Trump faction of the Republican party these days. They can't seem to get over the fact that millions of young voters are joining what they call insurgency candidates because they are fed up with the way things are done in Washington. Primarily,  the feckless go along to get along Democrats, and a willingness by both parties to fund a actors in the Middle East who are practicing genocide on their neighbors. 

It's not all that surprising, though, given the fact that ninety percent of the media in America is controlled by corporations, and their only concern is making sure that they are profitable. Real news be damned. 

I am glad to see that the Tate brothers have been arrested and now face extradition to stand trial in England for rape and sex trafficking charges.  Now they are threatening the Trump administration that if they don't step in and do something, they will lose the support of a lot of their young male supporters. In case you didn't know, a large portion of the MAGA base is made up of young INCEL type males. It should be interesting to see how Marco Rubio's state department handles this one. 

Also, it's noteworthy that the president's youngest son, Barron, is very friendly with Andrew Tate. Keep an eye on this one. 

You know that famous legal idiom, that a prosecutor can indict even a ham sandwich? Well, as it turns out, that's not the case if you happen to be a prosecutor in Trump's justice department. Jeanine (I will have another one) Pirro  was just forced to drop felony destruction of property charges against David Hearn, the man her boss recklessly and falsely accused of damaging the reflecting pool in Washington. 

It's sad that the poor man was even charged in the first place. Ms. Pirro got on television and made an absolute fool of herself, by lying about the weight of evidence that they, the Justice Department, had against the man.  She did it all to please her boss. who was no doubt watching on his gold plated television. Now her boss is openly questioning her decision, and turning on her as we all suspected that he would.  

Let this be a lesson to all you Trump sycophants, he will turn on you at the drop of a dime, or if it means that he will be proven wrong about something.

The president's approval ratings is now at approximately thirty three percent and dropping. Americans blame the Iran war, the economy, and the chaotic way the administration stumbles from one crisis to another. We can't eat lettuce, we can't get eggs. and there are measles outbreaks not seen in decades all over the country because of the incompetence of this administration. The rise in cyclosporiasis, measles and foodborne pathogens, can all be blamed on staffing cuts, and budget reductions at federal health agencies. I am honestly amazed that Trump's approval ratings is even this high.  

 Mr. Trump's on again off again threat to bomb Iran into the stone age is off again. Wall Street called, and the markets need a boost. So the TACO (Trump always chickens out) effect theory holds true. Wall Street figured this guy out, and if they can do it, I am sure that the Iranians, who are very smart people, have figured him out as well. So, for the what seems like the hundredth time since this pointless war of distraction started, Mr. Trump is declaring that there is a framework of a peace agreement. The Iranians will once again have time to regroup, while they gaslight American negotiators.  Rinse and repeat.   

Finally, Dr. Anthony Fauci pleaded the fifth and did not testify in the dog and pony show hearings led by the republicans to discredit him in Washington this past week. Good for him. His lawyers gave him sound advise, because there is no telling what some rogue attorney general from one of these red states would  try to do in terms of prosecuting him. Yes, he might have gotten a pardon from President Biden, but that would not apply to state prosecution, so he did the right thing. 

MAGA Senator Josh Hawley tweeted that someone who pleads the fifth in such a fashion is not an honest person. This would be a good time to remind Mr. Hawley that Mr. Trump pleaded the fifth over four hundred (400) times in a civil deposition in 2022.