JerryBaumchen

Hi Joe, Or as SSGT Don A. Willocks said to us, in Basic Training back in 1960, and which I have never forgotten: 'If you do not like the rules, don't play the game.' Jerry Baumchen

Hi Nigel, Once Trump can control The Fourth Estate [ which now includes our electronic devices ], he can control info like this: Less than five years after urging rioters to "kill" police at the Capitol, a former Jan. 6 defendant is working as a senior adviser for the Department of Justice Former Jan. 6 defendant who called cops 'Nazis' gets DOJ job : NPR This is why he is pulling the money out of any version of The Fourth Estate; i.e., Public Broadcasting. The truth hurts. Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, WOW - it looks like even the red states are having Buyer's Remorse: a group called Mad Voters held events with speakers nearby where Vance's visit was jeered loudly. JD Vance loudly booed in ruby red state: video IMO when the people in Indiana are not happy with being MAGA-people, something is Wrong in River City. We do live in interesting times. Jerry Baumchen PS) Hmm, wonder what he wants them to buy: Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order to allow 401(k) investors to access alternative assets for better returns and diversification. Fact Sheet: President Donald J. Trump Democratizes Access to Alternative Assets for 401(k) Investors – The White House Once a con man, always a con man.

Hi folks, Add at least one more crazy to the MAGA-lot: [Trump] simply understands the political value of weaponized religion. We better hope that this idiot never makes anymore 'progress:' The Cross and the Crown: How Christian Theocracy Threatens American Democracy One thing is for sure; Trump loves to be at the front of a parade. These are not times for good people to be silent: SPEAK UP Jerry Baumchen

Hi to all the veterans who did not vote for Harris, Aren't you glad that you didn't: The U.S. Air Force said Thursday it would deny all transgender service members who have served between 15 and 18 years the option to retire early and would instead separate them without retirement benefits. Trump's Air Force denies retirement pay to ex-trans service members | AP News Talk about being stabbed in the back. Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, I do not think it is just Canada: Ontario Premier Doug Ford said Thursday that President Trump is probably the most disliked politician in Canada Ford: Trump most disliked politician in Canada Anywhere else? Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, More MAGA-forked tongue: Bentz was outspoken about reining in government spending Oregon representative outspent every U.S. House member on Trump inauguration weekend - oregonlive.com Looks to me like there is no limit on spending money for Trump; but, for you & me, NADA. They only care about themselves. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Wendy, 'But, yeah' is absolutely correct. Trump is slowly, but surely beginning to control the media. This, along with the other dark web sites, is what can sink democracy in this country. I have been saying for years, that things are similar to the Third Reich in the 30's. The Nazi's first came for the Communists and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Communist. Then they came for the Jews and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a Jew. Then they came for the trade unionists and I didn't speak up because I wasn't a trade unionist. Then they came for the Catholics and I didn't speak up because I was a Protestant. Then they came for me, and by that time there was no one left to speak for me. Rev. Martin Niemoeller Jerry Baumchen PS) Bill, keep speaking up; we need to hear this stuff.

Hi John, Not at all; they are merely tossed out of the dorms. Jerry Baumchen

Hi Joe, I'm with you. However, I would also add that they would have to obey any rules 100%, no exceptions; maybe with one pass on any rules violation. Jerry Baumchen

Hi folks, Looks like they might not be glad: “So here’s a question,” Flood said in response to the crowd. “Do you think that people who are 28 years old that can work and refuse to work should get free healthcare?” Attendees replied with cheers and shouts of “yes.” Rep. Mike Flood booed over Medicaid cuts during town hall Jerry Baumchen

Hi Phil, Re: He believes that everyone will betray him eventually. I think you might be very correct. But then again, why would he not think that when he has betrayed almost everyone he has ever met. I think the ultimate irony would be if Vance and his cabinet invoked the 25th & gave him the boot. If only, Jerry Baumchen

Hi Phil, Trump can hire/fire as he chooses. However, history tells us that people vote with their pocketbook. As Bill Clinton said: It's the economy. When there are no jobs, people will vote Trump [ and, hopefully, his supporters in Congress ] out; no matter what he tells them. Only 15 more months to go. Jerry Baumchen

Hi John, A link with no firewall: Corporation for Public Broadcasting to Shut Down After Trump-Backed Funding Cuts Jerry Baumchen PS) And, let me add: "Despite the extraordinary efforts of millions of Americans who called, wrote and petitioned Congress to preserve federal funding for CPB, we now face the difficult reality of closing our operations," CPB President and CEO Patricia Harrison said in a statement. Anybody who wrote or called a GOP CongressCritter was wasting their time. It all falls on deaf ears with their fealty to Trump.

Hi folks, If he thinks changing the messenger will change the message, he is delusional: President Trump is firing the commissioner in charge of the Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), which handles the monthly jobs report, after a bad report showing the economy in trouble was released on Friday. Live updates: July jobs report raises concerns over US economy Jerry Baumchen