Dwain Northey (Gen X)

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/naacp-travel-advisory-florida-says-state-hostile-to-black-americans/

Remember the good old days when there were only travel advisories and or ban for, what some would call, third word countries? Well now because of the vile vitriol of one Governor Ron DeSantis the state of Florida, a vacation destination, has received a travel advisory by the NAACP.

The wannabe future President has made the climate so venomous in Florida the anyone who is a part of any minority group does not feel safe in the state. Black, Brown, LGTBQ+, these are all groups that are under attack in the Sunshine State. The majority Republican legislature and their fearful leader has passed laws that make almost everything a jailable offence and the fact that the state has very loose gun laws and a stand your ground law makes it more dangerous than being a blonde female in central America.

Florida residents are able to carry concealed guns without a permit under a bill signed into law by Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis. The law, which goes into effect on July 1, means that anyone who can legally own a gun in Florida can carry a concealed gun in public without any training or background check. This with their ridiculous stand your ground law, ‘Florida’s “Stand-Your-Ground” law was passed in 2005. The law allows those who feel a reasonable threat of death or bodily injury to “meet force with force” rather than retreat. Similar “Castle Doctrine” laws assert that a person does not need to retreat if their home is attacked.’ Makes it really sketchy to go there.

This in top of the don’t say gay rule and the new trans ruling that just passed.

“Florida lawmakers have no shame. This discriminatory bill is extraordinarily desperate and extreme in a year full of extreme, discriminatory legislation. It is a cruel effort to stigmatize, marginalize and erase the LGBTQ+ community, particularly transgender youth. Let me be clear: gender-affirming care saves lives. Every mainstream American medical and mental health organization – representing millions of providers in the United States – call for age-appropriate, gender-affirming care for transgender and non-binary people.

“These politicians have no place inserting themselves in conversations between doctors, parents, and transgender youth about gender-affirming care. And at the same time that Florida lawmakers crow about protecting parental rights they make an extra-constitutional attempt to strip parents of – you guessed it! – their parental rights. The Human Rights Campaign strongly condemns this bill and will continue to fight for LGBTQ+ youth and their families who deserve better from their elected leaders.”

This law makes it possible for anyone to just accuse someone of gender affirming care to have their child taken from them this would include someone traveling from out of state. This alone justifies a travel ban to the Magic Kingdom for families.

Oh, and I haven’t even mentioned DeSantis holy war with Disney, the largest employer in the state. I really hope the Mouse eats this ass holes lunch.

Well that’s enough bitching, thanks again for suffering though my rant.

  • What’s that Smell? It’s Elon Musk🎶

    Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

    How is it possible for Musk to stop Social Security checks? He is not an elected official, not a properly appointed official, and his status is basically illegitimate, over indulged,rich boy with and attitude problem. He needs to be sent back to Sout Africa and fed to a Great White. This entire situation is just so stupid. Our government was set up with 3 equal parts and it seems that one part does nothing, another has given away all its power and the other part is being contolled or at least manipulated by someone with the metal capacity of a spoiled 4 year old. There must be a loop hole in this someplace that will allow saner minds to take the spoiled part out. The talk for years has been about drain the swap and all that has really been done is to stock the swamp with worse types of preditors. The appointed cabinet members will hopefully be held accountable for their crimes when we are able to remove them from their current positions. It will need to happen before any pardons can be issued, or just like Trump, have it decided that the pardons are of no value. The nation has come to a standstill in many places in order for people to protest the actions of this President and his lackies. When the Republican half of Congress thinks about whether to stand with the people who have the vote or the 1% with the money it would behove them to realize that choice matters. Yes wealth can pay for efforts to remove you from office but it would appear that when public oppinion is against what the money wants then money does not make much difference. Life is becoming difficult for a large segment of our people with cuts to social services and social programs, the withholding of money that was earned legally, etc, and when all these people get together life may get very uncomfortable for the 1%. These policies have affected people around the globe negatively and that has consequences. If the rich think that they can run away from hostility on the streets where they live they need to be aware that people in other places may not choose to be nonviolent with their dissatisfaction. So where are you going to go to enjoy your tax breaks and bask in the approving smile of your leader? The time is overdo when we reinstate laws that forbid wealth having influence in our political process. Inovation and inventiveness should be rewarded but those qualities should not bestow such greatness that allows dominance of others. Being rich or famous should not be the ticket that allows anyone to violate anyone else, in other words you can't grab any woman by her pussy. It is sad that we have become so divided in our views of what is happening, and that it is no longer possible to trust the media to be honest with what is reported. The reporting of everything negative they could find on Biden and the silence on Trump make believing what is being reported to be complete and honest extremely difficult. Mainstream media is run by very wealthy individuals that have supported Trump because they know they can get him to do their biddding. That fact alone, is enough to cause reason for distrust of what is being reported. If independent media sources are seeing and reporting so much that is negative and it is not being reported on the other side we have reason to question and for those of us that depend on some of the targeted agencies, a reason to fear. The media seems to be covering their heads rather than report the truth. It is no wonder they are hiding, look at the pictures of those that are putting people on airplanes to fly to a concentration cmp in South America. Everything this administration does is either covered by a mask or hidden behind a lie.

  • Kakistocracy

    Dwain Northey (Gen X)

    A kakistocracy is a government run by the worst, least qualified, or most unscrupulous citizens. The word was coined as early as the 17th century, and is derived from two Greek words, kákistos and krátos, with a literal meaning of ‘government by the worst people’.

    This is a big $20 word that absolutely describes the government that we are dealing with currently. We have a group of people put into positions that have absolutely no experience in the position they put in. We have the wife of WWE entertainment running the department of education who has zero experience in education was never a teacher, never administrator never had anything to do with education. Pete Hegseth, who was a lower level officer in the guard, running the department of defense, who has never run anything larger than the department with 10 to 12 people in it now in charge of the largest department in the government. I could continue to list all of the clowns that he has in apartments. Well, let’s just point out one more RFK Junior, who was an environmental lawyer now in department in charge of health and human services. He has been a vaccine denier for 20+ years has even caused deaths by having Aries in Africa stop giving measles and other vaccines.

    This is the group of circus freaks that we’re leaving in control of our country and our reputation and our treasure for the next four years. I am disheartened and terrified.

  • Trumpubican Science Experiment

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  • Christian Nation (?)

    Dwain Northey (Gen X)

    The guy that cleared the plaza by force in front of the National Cathedral for a photo op while holding a bible upside down wants us to believe that he is not only Christian but anointed by God himself. ( or at least his devotion psychopaths do.) This rabid group of his devoted supporters claim all the time that we are a Christian Nation and that we should live our lives by those values. Sadly it appears that non of them ever read the New Testament because all they can spout are Old Testament scriptures.

    Christ and his followers were taught to welcome the stranger today we want to deport anyone who doesn’t look like us. Definitely not a New Testament Christian value.

    Those who say that our founders were built our constitution off of Christian values or Christianity are mistaken, because it does say that we have the right to freedom of religion, but that also means a freedom from religion. Most of our founders were Mason’s and agnostic the Masons creed is that you have to believe in a God, but not the Christian God or the Muslim god but just that there is a creator. So I will argue till I’m blue that we are not a “” Christian nation, although we do follow or have in the past followed the value set forth in the New Testament.

  • Can’t believe we are Losing our Democracy to These Clowns

    Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

    How in the hell did Congress get to the lame position of allowing this President and his lacky to destroy our government and our country. They have the power to put the brakes on and they are doing nothing, or at least the republican half is doing nothing. If you can do nothing else to situlate the muscles in your ass think about the world you will leave for your children. Education for the privileged, no public protection in case of disaster, no food safety inspections, probably inadequate or no safety for air travel, roads and bridges falling apart. Our entire country will crumble around your ears and because the jack ass in the White House says he will destroy your political careers you sit on your hands. Have you not figured out that your inaction has already destroyed your career, your home, and our country. The wealthy of this nation are all smart to a point, but blind to the fact that when it all implodes they are not going to have the easy life either. Change needs to happen as we move forward, but the changes that are now being made indicate a drastic downward spiral not a change for the better. Musk has a kid on his team that goes by "Big Balls" and at present all members of the republican party should be known as "No Balls". The number of people that voted to put Trump back in office that are now regretting that move far outnumber the ones that are proud of their vote. None of these people thought about what had been in his first term. They could not have listened to his speeches and comprehended what was being said, or they refused to believe it. Whether they are rich or poor they are all going to suffer from that decision just like those of us that did not vote for the felon. The attacks on Social Security by people that would treat the highest amount paid to any one individual as pocket change makes no sense. These rich folk think that reducing the size of government is going to help them, and yet all those people losing their jobs may mean they lose their homes because they can no longer pay for them, that means if you are into property investing you can buy more, but no one can afford to buy what you just aquired. How does this help? No one gets a Social Securit check and people start being homeless, and lots of people die. How does this make your world better? If you, Mr Money, run a service industry you will lose first. If you sell products that are considered extras your fortune will be the next lost and finally when no one can afford to buy anything all the money in the world will not change the fact that you to will starve and die. Society is build on interdependence of interactions and when the ability to be a part of those actions are taken away destruction follows. Break out the history books and look at what has happened before and you will get a good idea of what is going to happen next. Many of the wealthy that currently think this is truly a blessing are going to be some of the first to feel the fury of those they have caused harm for the sake of a few dollars in tax breaks and it will be a kind of justice for your good works. Fear and intimidation are the products being pedalled from the Oval Office. He and his innercircle feel that they are going to get away with whatever they want to get away with and no one is going to stop them or even challenge them. That is a falicy as more and more people are standing their ground and the resolve of the bullies is not nearly as great as the discust of the masses. The push back has gone from the street all the way to the Supreme Court. The wholesale destruction has got to stop and whether Trump or Musk or any other fool thinks they are going to walk over people without consequence are totally mistaken. Every day there is more crap thrown at the fan. Why do we have all the strife that goes on for what seems to be forever. Our situation has not gotten to the point of killings in the streets, and hopefully it will not, but to satisfy a damaged ego creating the destruction of your own home is stupid. Trump did not buy an insurance policy that is going to pay off when America is destroyed, his fate and fortune are linked to our well being and there is no way he is going to prosper from all this, and that also serves for all the people that are following his orders. We have been shown the program of this effort to destroy America, project 2025. This was put together by people that are privileged to have money and power and they want more believing that destroying the middle and lower classes is going to make that possible. It was written and published and preached during the election and now they have a spokesman that is blaming it all on a former President from the opposition party. The least they could do is take responsibility for their actions, but placing the blame elsewhere is hoping they will not be the ones that have to stand trial when all this falls apart and the citzens of this nation decide to put those responsible on the chopping block as the French did with the Royals.

  • Self fulfilling prophecy

    Dwain Northey (Gen X)

    I drive around all day long and see hundreds of accident attorney billboards. I don’t know if I believe in manifesting but I do believe if something is always on your mind it just might happen. So do you think there may be a plan with attorneys that if they keep showing us pictures of accidents or asking the public about accidents that we may just get into an accident?

    I know crazy thought, but look at the world we live in.

  • Sad facts

    Dwain Northey (Gen X)

    With all these numbers dear Donald is on track to double the deficit he created the first time he was sitting in the Oval Office but once again the American public refuses to accept provable facts.

    He is on track to turn our Democracy into an autocracy and there isn’t an automatic government on the planet that is successful or effective in helping its citizens. The 2025 project, that this administration is implementing, will hand the power and treasure of America to a few at the sacrifice of many.

    If we have fair elections in 2 or 4 years the Democrats will again be expected to fix the problems just as we have for the past 50+ years, that is if we have free and fair elections.

  • Gettin’ Shit Done

    Lyndon B. Johnson led the nation in an untraditional manner at times, going so far as to conduct meetings with his advisers while seated on the toilet. The 36th U.S. president was known for a method of persuasion called the “Johnson treatment,” in which he won political victories either through flattery or bullying. One of LBJ’s most common tactics was inviting people into the bathroom and continuing the conversation, often leaving the door wide open and creating an awkward environment.

    While some advisers would turn away in order to give the president privacy, Johnson would invite them to come closer so he could hear them better. One such instance saw national security adviser McGeorge Bundy nearly stumble and fall onto LBJ’s lap while he was seated on the toilet. Johnson treated other private facilities as meeting rooms as well — he was known to have aides stand just outside the shower, and he kept the conversation going while drying himself off afterward. Johnson even had telephones installed throughout various White House bathrooms, to ensure he’d never miss an important call. The president’s eccentricities weren’t limited to just the toilet, either. LBJ once completely stripped down while conducting an interview with reporters aboard Air Force One, continuing the conversation as normal. He also began many mornings by inviting aides into the White House bedroom to discuss official business while he was still in bed with his wife, Lady Bird Johnson.

  • Tear it all Down…

    Lyle Northey (Silent/Boomer)

    Where have we gone? The administration is using armed force to enter buildings and shutter offices that they have no business being in. The French want the Statue of Liberty returned becasue of Trump and his policies. The military is preparing plans for the takeover of the Panama Canal, Greenland is to be annexed by force if necessary and Canada is being targetted as the 51st State. That is just this side of the world what else besides Gaza does he have on his agenda? He has no plan for helping anyone unless they are rich, he plays golf most of the time and ignores the duties he was elected to fulfill and seeks to avenge every little slight or insult with the power of the federal government, and no one has called him unfit or tried to remove him from office. That may be because they have looked at what will take over, either an unelected foreign born egotistic rich boy, or another mentally defiencent idiot that once called Trump a Nazi and now kisses his ass. Now Putin and Trump are going to have a talk about ending the war in Ukraine without anyone from there being in the meeting. These two despots are going to decide what happens to another nation that was violated by one and has been abandoned by the other. This reminds me of the story of the flea climbing the elephants back leg with rape on its' mind. Both of these "rulers" need to have an awakening of their limitations even if it means a dramatic end to the capability to draw breath. The outcome of this meeting is no doubt going to be detrimental to Ukraine and its citzens and that is not a positive things for them or anyone else involved. We in the US are on the brink of having all this turmoil turn into open violence and we do not need to destroy our country for the sake of one mans ego. The Supreme Court has just decided that they are not going to roll over all the time, now they need to pull the immunity nonsense so the courts can take this idiot out. He has been classified as an insurrectionist by two states highest courts and found guilty of felony 34 times amoung other charges why he was ever allowed to run for office again is an insult to the rule of law. Everything the founders found to be repulsive in a monarch are present in this administration and the little ass wipe that is doing all the dirty work of destroying our nation. The time to stop this is about 4 years over due. Time to punch the ticket and make him pay for his crimes instead of making the citzens of the nation be his scape goats for his criminal prosecutions. The push to grab power over everything and everyone is very concerning. Those that have been named to positions of authority at the various agencies appear to have no conprehension of the damage they are doing, or they are just mental enough to enjoy being bullies on a fanominal scale. The goal to destroy so much of our structure, the principles we live by and the resources that allow us to live period, seems to have no positive outcome for any of us, the poor or the wealthy or anyone in between. If only one person profits from all this we can bet that person is named Trump. His ego, his vanity, his thirst for power will hopefully consume him in negative fashion before he has destroyed us.