Trump and MAGA Faithful Incapable of Empathy

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The Old Testament God was vengeful, jealous, and quick to wrath, and his chosen people lived by the code of exacting a tooth for a tooth and an eye for an eye. If Jehovah ordered the Israelites to commit genocide against the peoples who were living in the promised land, you could not expect them to express empathy for foreigners.

The God of the New Testament is forgiving, tolerant and merciful, and his followers lived by the Golden Rule.

MAGA evangelicals disdain Jesus as woke and weak, and they embrace the macho deity of the Old Testament who didn’t flinch from drowning every man, woman, and child in the world, except for Noah and his incestuous family.

Trump is a sociopath incapable of empathy, and in the eyes of his supporters, the sociopathy of their orange messiah is superior to the empathy of Jesus.

They have no empathy for immigrants who are fleeing poverty and persecution in their homelands and seeking freedom and dignity in America. They have no empathy for the LGBTQ community who are not seeking any special rights, but seeking equality in the church, workplace and in the public square. They have no sympathy for Blacks, Latinos and other racial minorities who are struggling to make America a more perfect union. They have no empathy for anyone who doesn’t look like them.

I’d rather follow the Golden Rule than subscribe to the “they who have the gold make the rules” philosophy of the Oligarchs and their MAGA useful idiots.

I am Disgusted by Blue Origin’s All-Female Crew Joy Ride

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The broadcast and cable news networks extended saturation coverage to the Blue Origin all female flight crew of pop star Katy Perry, Oprah Winfrey’s BFF Gayle King, Jeff Bezos’ fiancé Lauren Sanchez, social entrepreneur Amanda Nguyen, film producer Kerianne Flynn, and honest to goodness rocket scientist Aisha Bowe. The inclusion of Bowe did not give any legitimacy to this 11-minute fantasy flight, they might as well have sent six Hooter girls to space.

Blue Origin proudly declared that the celebrity crew had officially become astronauts. However, according to rules issued by the FAA, Perry and her fellow passengers are not really astronauts at all. They are technically classified as “space travelers,” in fact they are just glorified space cadets.

This was not an example of female empowerment, but another glaring example of our obsession with celebrity culture. It appears that most of the preparation for this joy ride was spent lathering on the make-up.

The millions wasted on this made-for-TV event should have been used to pay for university scholarships for dozens of financially needy women.

Katy Perry melodramatically kissed the ground after returning from her flight. Really? Anybody who thinks this circus deserved saturation media coverage can kiss my ass.

Trump Snubs RFK Jr.’s Wife at UFC Match

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“Donald Trump appeared to awkwardly leave Cheryl Hines hanging when she reached out to shake hands with him at a UFC 314 match.

The president warmly greeted Hines’s husband, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr, who was standing next to her. But as Hines prepared to shake Trump’s hand, he walked straight past her.”

Independent

UFC matches are a testosterone fueled environment where most of the females present are trophy wives or ring girls with big boobs and bootylicious butts.

Therefore, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that the misogynist-in-chief Donald Trump disrespected Cheryl Hines the wife of Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr.

Hines made no attempt to conceal her disappointment as she frowned, pouted, and turned to her husband looking for empathy, he sheepishly smiled back at her.

Was she really expecting her husband to express shock or anger at the disrespect heaped on her by the adjudicated rapist? Trump loves to attack the spouses of his political enemies, just ask Ted Cruz.

Why does Trump have such unbridled animosity for Hines? Well, Kennedy has acknowledged that his wife, a liberal Democrat, was uncomfortable with his decision to support Trump after suspending his own independent presidential campaign.

Hines didn’t leave her husband because he has a worm in his brain, or due to his penchant for dumping dead bears in Central Park but embracing Trump and not seeming to object when he humiliated her should be the last straw.

Dump the loser!

Vanessa Horabuena Speed Paints a Portrait of Donald Trump

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A speed painter is an “artist” who creates a painting within a limited timeframe, usually only a few minutes. These performers will never be mistaken for a Vincent van Gogh, Rembrandt or a Picasso, but they possess rudimentary artistic skills that impress drunken yokels. They’re usually hired as opening acts for 2nd rate standup comics, lounge singers, strippers or as featured guests at a Trump event.

Vanessa Horabuena is a Christian worship leader, life coach, speed painter and Trump fanatic who was hired to perform a live painting of Trump at the Liberty Ball, a presidential inaugural ball.

Horabuena looked like she was possessed by a demon or maybe she was high on amphetamines as she created her macabre portrait of her orange messiah.

She was accompanied by religious worship music, and the cultists were raising their hands in praise of Jesus (Trump?).

The speed painting of the monster who is an embodiment of the antichrist is a literal and metaphorical picture of idolatry.

As a sardonic tribute to the demented speed painter, I drafted this short essay in about five minutes, hopefully it will serve as a counterbalance to her blasphemous and idolatrous work.

LGBTQ Conversion Therapy Now Banned in Sydney, Australia

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“Dangerous and damaging LGBTQ+ conversion practices will be banned from today.

The Conversion Practices Ban Act 2024 makes conversion practices, which can include ‘conversion therapy’ and suppression practices, a crime punishable by up to five years imprisonment.

Life Site News

In America Donald Trump and his evangelical MAGA cult have declared war on the LGBTQ community; they are trying to erase sexual minorities from the federal government, education system and the media.

But down under, specifically in Sydney and New South Wales, things are right side up. Christians and other Neanderthals can face five years in prison and fines up to $1000,000 for offering counseling to or praying for LGBTQ individuals.

This can include any type of psychological or religious pressure, otherwise known as brainwashing. It has always been morally unethical, but now it is illegal to bully LGBTQ people to suppress their sexual orientation or gender identity.

Imagine if the shoe were on the other foot: A heterosexual boy is kidnapped by brainwashing experts. He’s shown pictures of scantily clad female celebrities, and he is electrically shocked if he gets an erection. He won’t be released from the reeducation camp until he expresses a romantic interest in other boys.

Evangelicals who think that LGBTQ individuals are depraved sinners, are on the wrong side of history, hermeneutically unsound, anti-science and plain ignorant.

The Jesus of the Gospels, who was a bachelor who surrounded himself with male disciples and never once mentioned homosexuality would lambaste these anti-gay evangelicals as hell bound evildoers.

Selfie of Karoline Leavitt Wearing ‘Make America Blond Again’ Shirt is Real

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“A photograph is circulating that allegedly shows White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt wearing a black T-shirt with white writing that reads: “Make America Blonde Again.” The picture appears to depict the Trump administration spokesperson taking a selfie in a mirror at a hair salon.”

Snopes.com

Snopes verdict: True! Not fake news. Not the product of digital editing or artificial intelligence software.

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt is the quintessential female face of the MAGA Trump administration: deer in the headlights stare, heavy eye makeup, pronounced facial contour, and blond locks befitting a Nazi Queen.

Of course, she usually wears the requisite MAGA accessory: a dangling ostentatious gold cross dangling from her neck.

Leavitt taking a selfie while wearing a black T-shirt with white writing that reads, “Make America Blond Again”, is the ultimate dumb blond joke. Leavitt’s blank stare indicates that she is oblivious to the racist connotations of her controversial shirt.

Her T-Shirt is as offensive as a red MAGA cap. When exactly was America great for Blacks, Latinos or Native Americans? The further back we go back in time the more of a dystopian nightmare life in America was for racial, sexual, and religious minorities.

We need to make America great by making White Nationalist Christian bimbos too ashamed and afraid to wear blatantly racist attire.

Elon Musk Humiliates Himself Trying to Buy Wisconsin Supreme Court

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Elon Musk, the world’s richest person, subscribes to the philosophy that “he who dies with the most toys wins.” Musk bought Tesla and turned it into the most successful EV company in the world before his affinity for extremist rightwing political parties in Europe and his bromance with Donald Trump sent Tesla shares plummeting.

He bought Twitter and turned the world’s most successful micro-blogging into a toxic site infested with racists and conspiracy theorists. Advertisers, corporations, and liberals deserted the site, nobody wants to be associated with his malignant social media platform.

Musk’s most controversial purchase was Trump, he poured more than a quarter of a billion dollars into the sociopath’s presidential campaign. Trump rewarded Musk by making him co-president and giving him free rein to slash the federal budget. Musk’s purchase of Trump is destined to be a bigger disaster than Twitter and Tesla combined.

After buying the American presidency Musk was under the delusion that there wasn’t anything he couldn’t buy. He tried to buy Wisconsin’s democracy to corrupt Wisconsin’s judiciary. The billionaire did everything in his power to buy a Wisconsin Supreme Court seat: he poured $20 million into the race, paid voters $100 to sign a petition against “activist judges” and gave out three $1million checks to voters.

But Wisconsin voters told Musk “You can’t buy our Supreme Court.” Liberal Judge Susan Crawford crushed Musk’s candidate, Judge Brad Schimel.

Hopefully, Musk’s humiliation will cause him to exit politics and concentrate on saving Tesla.

After Trump Meets with Laura Loomer, Security Officials get Loomered

Donald Trump has been urged to fire Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and other top security officials by influential pundits and top tier politicians following the devastating leak of extremely sensitive war plans. But Trump dismisses SignalGate as fake news and a witch hunt, and he refuses to fire or even discipline anyone involved in the debacle.

But after one 30-minute meeting with Laura Loomer, a MAGA influencer who is batshit crazy, he fired have a dozen security officials because she accused them of being disloyal neo-cons, and not due to their incompetence that endangered the lives of military personnel.

Loomer, a MAGA firebreather, has a penchant for posting Islamophobic and anti-immigrant posts on social media and she infamously made vile racist attacks against Kamala Harris. Naturally, she has the ear of the racist-in chief Donald Trump, and he values her opinion even though she is not officially a member of his administration.

Loomer is so notorious for ambush-style interviews that her surname has become a verb; politicians rarely agree to be interviewed by her for fear of “getting Loomered.”

The wrong individuals got Loomered, instead of low-level security officials, it should have Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth and Security Adviser Mike Walz who got Loomered.

Of course, it’s Trump who should be fired for surrounding himself with incompetent sycophants and crazy conspiracy theorists who care more about fluffing their messiah and furthering their own careers than they do about defending the rule of law and preserving our democracy.

Karoline Leavitt says SignalGate Case Closed

When White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt stands behind the podium that bears the presidential seal, she usually has a large cross dangling from her neck. She is sending a signal to the assembled reporters and to television viewers that she is representing President Donald Trump, her orange messiah.

During her Monday press briefing Leavitt was asked for an update on any review to the SignalGate debacle that witnessed a reporter accidentally added to a group chat in which top Trump officials discussed a war strike on Yemen.

“This case has been closed here at the White House, as far as we are concerned,” she snapped. “There have been steps made to ensure that something like that can obviously never happen again.”

“Case closed”. The message could not be any clearer, the Trump administration is done talking about the group war chat, and everyone else should fall in line, including reporters.

The case has never been opened, and the administration has not explicitly stated what steps, if any, have been taken to ensure that such a colossal mistake will never happen again.

Case not closed. Most of the White House correspondents are not members of the cult, and their job is to hold regime officials accountable for their mistakes and lapses in judgment.

SignalGate is unacceptable. Reporters must demand answers. Citizens must demand accountability. We must hold the Trump administration accountable for their gross incompetence and glaring arrogance that is making our country less safe, and our democracy more fragile.

Signalgate

Roy Cohn was the embodiment of evil, in his autobiography he dubbed himself, “a new strain of sonofabitch.” He was Senator Joseph McCarthy’s chief counsel during the Army-McCarthy hearings in 1954, when he assisted McCarthy in his crusade to destroy democracy in the name of fighting communism.

Cohn had a sociopath’s instinct for sniffing out evil, and he represented and mentored Donald Trump during Trump’s early business career.

Trump’s never forgotten the three rules he learned from his mentor: always attack, always deny everything, and always declare victory. These rules have served Trump well in his business, entertainment, and political careers.

Trump is a pathological practiced liar, and his penchant for lying has permeated his administration. They deny the unpleasant, inconvenient, and incriminating truth, attack those who speak truth to power, and they always declare victory even when they are standing in the rubble of a devastating defeat.

So, when caught red-handed sharing classified information on a public messaging app, Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and the other security officials, did what their sociopath boss would have done: brazenly lie.

Signalgate was an egregious act of incompetence, and an unparalleled display of arrogance that risked national security, put the lives of our miliary personnel at risk and flouted laws that try to ensure government accountability.

Signalgate has exposed that deceitful brats who express themselves with emojis hold the highest offices in our government and are beholden to the King of Lies.

Sleepy Joe Biden Wants Back In

“Former President Joe Biden has told some Democratic leaders he’ll raise funds, campaign and do anything else necessary for Democrats to recover lost ground.”

NBC News

Had Democratic leadership performed an autopsy on Joe Biden in early 2023 the results would have proven that his dementia and physical frailty rendered him politically dead. They should have given Sleepy Joe a swag bag containing adult diapers, a bottle of formaldehyde and forced him to retire early. We could have avoided the nightmare of Trump returning to power.

The party of the incumbent president tends to lose ground during midterm elections, and the chaos of the Trump administration, highlighted by the sheer incompetence of Signal Gate, will result in major gains for the Democrats in Congress.

The last thing the Democrats need is for Biden to return to the spotlight, to remind the electorate of how they propped up the senile old fool and pretended that he possessed the mental acuity and physical vigor to run for reelection.

The Democrats have belatedly learned their lesson and nobody is welcoming Biden back to the game. He is a symbol of the party’s crushing defeat in 2024, and the only time they want to recognize him in the future is at his funeral.

Biden claims he’s writing an autobiography. He doesn’t have the cognitive ability to read a children’s book, let alone write a memoir. I hope he will spend his final days pretending to write a book and stay away from the spotlight.

Putin Gifted a Portrait of Trump to the US President

“Russian President Vladimir Putin gave U.S. special envoy Steve Witkoff a portrait of President Trump to deliver to the U.S. president as a gift, the Kremlin confirmed on Monday.”

The Hill

Donald Trump an authoritarian sociopath, has a history of developing crushes on dictators. The overweight lover rhapsodized about his dalliance with Kim Jong Un, the Dear Leader of North Korea: “He wrote me beautiful letters. And they’re great letters. We fell in love.” After they consummated their love the first time, I bet he used a Sharpie to draw a heart on Kim’s butt, while Kim set off rockets in his mind.

Kim is Trump’s side piece; the love of his life is the ruthless Russian dictator Valdimir Putin. He is a brutal tyrant who assassinates his political opponents, invades countries bordering Russia, and destabilizes democracies by disseminating fake news, but Trump almost never criticizes him. To the contrary, the orange hued Romeo, with a penchant for uttering superlatives, saves the most sensational ones for his Russian lover.

Putin does not have any homoerotic feelings for Trump, but he encourages the idiot’s infatuation with him for political expediency. Putin knows the narcissist will be thrilled with a portrait of himself, and the gift will pay of dividends in the peace negotiations over Ukraine.

I would not be surprised if Putin also gave the orange buffoon a glossy poster of Putin. Imagine Trump admiring Putin’s poster with his ravenous raccoon eyes and his industrious tiny hands.

Snoop Dogg Offers to Help Heal Rift Between Prince Harry and Prince Willliam

“Snoop Dogg has offered his services to help reunite estranged brothers Prince Willian and Harry.

The American rapper, who lives close to the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in LA, has said he would be more than happy to act as a peacemaker between the brothers.”

The Daily Mail

Snoop Dogg is a music industry king: his hip hop catalog transcends genres, his influence spans generations, and he is a worldwide ambassador of goodwill and good vibes.

Even our most beloved icons make mistakes, witness Snoop’s endorsement of the vile and reprehensible Donald Trump. When Secretary of State Marco Rubio eventually resigns in disgrace, Trump can reward Snoop for his support by appointing him to replace Rubio.

In the meantime, Snoop is offering his diplomatic services to help reunite the estranged brothers Prince William and Prince Harry. I cannot imagine either Prince drinking gin and juice, waving their hands in the air like they just don’t care, and bopping their heads to the Chronic album, but they are both huge fans of the Doggfather.

Put the brothers in a room with Snoop, a stack of his albums and a bowl of weed and before long the rift between the brothers will heal as they smoke a peace pipe full of weed. If he smokes enough dope, Prince William will spit rhymes about his love for Meghan Markle.

Elon Musk is the CEO of the American Oligarchy

In a parliamentary government, the real executive power rests with the prime minister, who is the head of government. The president, usually a non-entity, serves as a ceremonial head of state. For example, everybody knows that the prime minister of Israel is the bombastic Benjamin Netanyahu, while almost nobody knows that Isaac Herzog is the president.

America is a constitutional federal republic, and the executive power rests with the president. In the second Trump administration, Trump acts like the president of a parliamentary style government; he loves the pomp and circumstance of the presidency and is in his element signing executive orders and making speeches.

The real executive power rests with Elon Musk, he is the CEO of the USA, and he is busy turning our democracy into an oligarchy. Two months into the Musk administration, the United States is in chaos mode. Musk is downsizing the federal government like an efficiency expert on crack. Musk is taking the patented Republican passion for limited government to an insane level, slashing the government to the bone.

Tariffs levied and then rescinded, legions of workers fired one week and then rehired the next, judicial orders blatantly ignored, what will be the end result of all this chaos?

We’re already in a constitutional crisis, will the Musk regime end in Civil War? An entrenched oligarchy? White Christian Nationalist theocracy?

We are in 1933 Germany when Hitler assumed power, and we don’t have a minute to lose, we must take back our country now.

Franklin Graham Cautions Trump on Profanity! Goddamn Wanker!

Matthew 12:36: “I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak.”

Franklin Graham, one of the most prominent evangelical Trump cheerleaders, has urged Donald Trump, privately and publicly, to refrain from uttering profanities at press conferences and speeches.

As President of the United States and nominal Leader of the Free World, Trump has a bully pulpit that amplifies his every utterance, even his most banal and profane tweets.

Trump will have a lot to answer for on Judgment Day; almost every word that emanates from his sphincter-shaped month is careless. Trump’s brain isn’t a computer that weighs the meaning of every word and calculates how it may resonate with different audiences, it’s a megaphone that blares his unfiltered diatribes.

Graham gets his panties in a twist whenever Trump cusses, but MAGA cultists cream their pants when their Orange Messiah swears, especially when the profanity is directed at a political opponent. Trump has uttered expletives in evangelical churches, with nary a murmur of disapproval from the god-fearing folks. They aren’t bothered even when Trump spits out a “goddam.”

Graham chastises Trump for using four-letter words, but he has nothing to say about Trump’s racism, misogyny, greed, mendacity, fascist tendencies, and overall contemptible behavior.

Goddamn Franklin straight to hell, the hypocrite will have a lot to answer for in the Day of Judgement. He will have to give an account for all his sermons praising Donald Trump, who is the embodiment of evil.

First Photo of Ailing Pope Francis Released

“The first image of Pope Francis since he was hospitalized over a month ago was released by the Vatican on Sunday.

Axios

The photograph shows Pope Francis sitting in a wheelchair in a chapel at Rome’s Gemelli Hospital after he supposedly celebrated Mass with other priests.

The pontiff did not “celebrate” Mass, he is infirm, confined to a wheelchair, can barely speak and is too weak to participate in any of the rituals of the Mass.

The leader of 1.39 billion Roman Catholics is alone, and he is observing Mass not in the magnificent and iconic St. Peter’s Cathedral in Vatican City, but in a humble hospital chapel.

This image is a metaphor of how old age and infirmity has separated him from his flock; in the end, no matter how powerful, and spiritually connected with are, we die alone as we face the abyss. How cruel that most of us face death not with the vigor of a young person, but with diminished physical and mental health.

The pic depicts him with his back to the camera, the image emphasizes his solitary condition, and it prepares the faithful for the fact that they will soon no longer see his visage.

The Holy Father is a hospitalized 88-year-old man with chronic health issues, why isn’t he allowed to resign with a measure of dignity, instead of lingering on until he finally dies.

This photograph is an illustration of how a patriarchal religious institution is out of step with today’s world.

‘Christ is King’ is a Chant Used to Troll Jews

Crucifixion, as practiced by the Romans, was an extremely painful way to die, it was meant to inflict maximum shame and humiliation. The crucified Jesus Christ is almost always depicted wearing a loin cloth, but Romans typically crucified victims in the nude. This was intended to degrade and dehumanize the condemned, and to serve as a warning of the fate lying in wait for Jews who opposed Roman occupation.

According to the Bible the cross had a label affixed to it. Above Jesus’ head were the words, “Jesus of Nazareth, the king of the Jews” written it Aramaic, Greek, and Latin. Pontius Pilate, the Roman prosecuting governor, wanted everyone to understand why Jesus was crucified. The label was not intended to honor Jesus, but to ridicule him, in essence Pilate was saying, “this is the King of the Jews, his body mutilated, naked, and left to rot on the cross of shame.”

Millenia later the slogan, “Christ is King” is still used to troll and ridicule Jews. The anti-Semitic motto is ubiquitous in MAGA rallies and meetings of White supremacists. It is spouted by racists who make a mockery of the teachings of Jesus.

“Christ is King” is not a jubilant expression of the sovereignty of Jesus, but a taunt expressing belief that our democracy should be overturned in favor of a white Christian nationalism led by the racist-in-chief, Donald Trump

The catchphrase “Christ is King” is anathema to everyone who cherishes our secular democracy, be they Christians, Jews, Muslims or atheists.

Marco Rubio Humiliated by Tiny Red Carpet as He Lands in Quebec for G7

During the 2016 Republican primary Marco Rubio called Donald Trump a conman and a fraud, and the infamous counter puncher retaliated by christening Rubio with the moniker “Lil Marco.”

A decade later Rubio, who now serves as Trump’s Secretary of State, lavishes praise on his boss, and vigorously defends his commander-in-chief’s unconstitutional and unamerican policies.

Trump has a talent for pinning derogatory nicknames on his opponents, and to this day Rubio is still called “Lil Marco” by his critics.

When Rubio arrived at the G7 Summit in Quebec, and he descended from his plane he set foot on a red mat. Usually host countries roll out the red carpet for foreign dignitaries, but the Canadians just plunked down an oversized red door mat.

I don’t blame the Canadians for humiliating Little Marco, after all Trump calls Justin Trudeau “the governor of Canada”, frequently rhapsodizes about annexing Canada, and has declared economic war on our loyal ally.

Rubio has his work cut out for him trying to mend relations with the Canadians and the other G7 Foreign Ministers at Quebec.

It’s a thankless job to be the Secretary of State for a buffoon who thinks he can annex Canada by redrawing the borders with a Sharpie, and who treats our allies like enemies.

The longer Rubio remains in office, before he eventually resigns in disgrace, the more he shrinks in stature. Next year, he will be welcomed in countries with a red mat that won’t be much longer than his tiny little feet.  

Evangelicals Protest Outside Orlando Metaphysical Bookstore

New Age stores that sell books about spirituality, the law of attraction, meditation and reiki massage are a dime a dozen in large cities. But a store that sells esoteric books, candles, sage, incense, and tarot cards are frowned upon in some small towns.

You would think a big city like Orlando would be accepting of a metaphysical bookshop, but Spiral Circle Bookstore and More, a woman-owned business, was the object of a protest by evangelicals from the Remnant Revival Outreach Center.

Evangelicals getting their panties in a twist over a novelty bookstore is a serious matter. True believers with a penchant for burning books and fantasies about burning witches are a real threat. In their twisted minds they perceive the owner and employees of Spiral Circle Bookstore as witches who have opened an outpost for Satan in their community.

These spiritually blind evangelicals held a raucous protest outside a small metaphysical bookstore, when they should be demonstrating outside the White House ruled by a sociopath who resembles the antichrist.

Julie Wilder, the owner of Spiral Circle, shared the following statement:

Representatives of the group said their goal was to shut the business down and said they will be back. While the incident was unsettling, the community’s response has been overwhelmingly positive.

Thank goodness Spiral Circle has the support of their city. I urge the citizens of Orlando who value free speech to patronize the Spiral Circle Bookstore, and those of us who live elsewhere can buy their products online.

Trump Turnberry Golf Course Wrecked by Pro-Palestinian Activists

“Pro-Palestine activists have took aim a Scottish golf course owned by Donald Trump this weekend, after they defaced buildings and dug-up holes on the green. Messages where also sprayed across the lawns, reading ‘Gaza is not for sale’.”

The London Economic

Trump-branded hotels and commercial buildings are his best-known real estate properties, but the avid golfer’s most prized possessions are his golf courses; he owns many including in the USA, Scotland, Ireland, and even in the United Arab Emirates.

I imagine Trump’s concept of heaven is a golf resort where the greens have pristine bermudagrass, every par-3-hole results in a hole-in-one, and every caddie has an Uncle Tom grin frozen on his face.

If you want to hurt Trump do not hire a gang of thugs to beat up his supporters, he has nothing but contempt for the blue-collar evangelicals who make up most of his base, and he could care less if they suffer in his name.

The pro-Palestinian activists who vandalized his Trump Turnberry Golf Course claim their action was in protest of Trump’s desire to ethnically cleanse Gaza and turn it into a Riviera of the Middle East.

I hope American pro-Palestinian activists take notes and make every Trump golf course in America look like rubble strewn Gaza.

Maureen McCormick ‘Marcia Brady’ Pleads With Fans Not to Use R Word

“The Brady Bunch” aired for five seasons from 1969 to 1974. The series revolved around the gender rivalries and trivial dysfunctions of a suburban blended family of breadwinner dad, stay at home mom, three brown-haired sons, trio of blond daughters, one frumpy housekeeper, and Tiger the dog.

The seminal series was never a ratings juggernaut or a critical success during its original run, but in the decades since its cancellation, it has become a cultural treasure, especially among children and teenage viewers. Ironic, since boomers like me, who grew up watching the Brady kids, thought the show was corny.

The sit-com may have been cheesy, but Marcia Brady was hot, and she was my first TV crush.

After all these years Maureen McCormick, who played Marcia Brady, still has a warm spot in my heart. At 68 she still turns heads, and I keep up with her social media activity. She has worked to promote the achievements of those with disabilities, and in 2020, she was named a Global Ambassador for Special Olympics International.

McCormick, whose brother Denny has intellectual disabilities, advised her followers on Instagram not to use the R word as “a joke, for a laugh, or to bully or hurt someone.” Marcia may have been mean to Jan, but she does not want anyone to be mean to people with special needs.

If you love the Brady Bunch as much as I do, and if you are especially fond of McCormick, please heed her advice and treat people with mental disabilities with respect.

Mike Pence Blasted by Evangelicals for Calling Pope ‘Holy Father’

“One of my greatest honors as Vice President was the hour I spent with Pope Francis at the Vatican in January 2020. @KarenPence and I join Catholics around the world Praying for this humble and godly man. God Bless the Holy Father.”

Mike Pence

On January 6, 2021, Mike Pence honored his oath to the Constitution over loyalty to his Orange Messiah and refused his decree not to certify the results of the election.

That was an unforgivable sin in the MAGA evangelical faith, and Pence has been anathema to them ever since, and he will never be welcomed back to the fold. Evangelicals have rewritten the Gospel of Matthew to read: “Every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven, but blasphemy against Donald Trump will not be forgiven.”

Pence’s innocuous tweet should not have ruffled any feathers, especially when you consider that his former boss publishes inflammatory posts on Truth Social almost every hour.

But Pence’s inoffensive post prompted MAGA cultists to accuse him of affirming Roman Catholicism despite being an outspoken Evangelical Protestant. In the diplomatic realm it is customary to refer to the Pope as “Holy Father, it simply means you respect his role as leader of the Vatican.

Pence has the temerity to call the Pope “Holy Father” and evangelicals are ready to burn him at the stake as a heretic, but their Dear Leader can do everything but shit on the Bible and tell the Holy Ghost to piss off and all you hear is crickets.

Elon Musk Doubles Down on His Nazi Salute

On January 21 Elon Musk performed a Nazi salute as a speaker on stage before Trump’s arrival on Washington’s Capital One arena. He made the Nazi salute with gusto and then turned around and repeated the gesture in the other direction.

Is there better way for a preliminary speaker at a MAGA rally to prepare the crowd for the racist-in-chief than to perform a Hitler salute? I do not think so, considering the Capital One arena erupted in cheers and jubilation when Musk made the execrable motion.

The MAGA loyalists defended Musk explaining that he’s autistic and prone to making awkward movements. If Musk makes the Nazi sign again while goosestepping will Trump’s supporters once again blame it on his autism?

Musk’s recent appearance on Joe Rogan’s podcast made it clear that he knew exactly what he was doing when he made the Nazi salute. He told Rogan that his gesture, described by many as a Nazi salute, was “meant in the most positive spirit possible.” Musk incredulously claimed that he did not see the backlash coming, despite performing the vile gesture twice in Washington DC on Inauguration Day.

There is no way that a Nazi salute can ever be made in a positive spirt, and those of us who want to save our democracy from Trump, Musk and their minions must double down on calling out their racism.

It’s late 1930’s Germany again, and the Nazi salute is a harbinger of atrocities yet to come.

Wake up America!

Marco Rubio Was Homer Simpson Disappearing into the Hedge

If you’re a fan of the “The Simpsons” or if you spend any time online, you’ve seen the GIF of Homer Simpson disappearing backward into a hedge, his cartoon eyes wide open. This meme is used to express embarrassment or the desire to disappear from an awkward social situation.

We’ve all felt like Homer at one time or another, sometimes it’s when we make a minor faux pas in a social setting and we want to disappear into the ether, and other times it’s when we make a major mistake and wish we’d never been born.

Volumes will be written about Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelensky Oval Office meeting with President Donald Trump. Trump’s attempt to pressure Zelensky, the president of a democracy invaded by Russian President Vladimir Putin, to betray his country and go along with Trump’s “peace deal” that is tantamount to Ukraine’s surrender to Russia is disgusting and revolting.

I won’t focus on the heroic Zelensky, the contemptuous Trump or the sycophantic JD Vance who joined his boss is berating the war time leader of Ukraine.

My focus is on Secretary of State Marco Rubio who was sitting next to Vance. While the Vice President appeared comfortable in the shitshow that was taking place in the hallowed Oval Office, Marco reminded me of Homer Simpson disappearing into the hedge. Little Marco sold his soul to the devil; was he praying that Jesus would rapture him to heaven or hell? Burning in the lake of fire would feel more comfortable than the Oval Office.

Rubio posted on X:

“Thank you @POTUS for standing up for America in a way that no President has ever had the courage to do before. Thank you for putting America First. America is with you!”

Rubio’s posture and demeanor wasn’t that of a Cabinet member who was proud of the behavior of his commander-in-chief. Rubio looked like he was sick of Trump’s betrayal of an ally who is fighting to save his country.

Rubio’s Faustian bargain will not end well, he should have stayed in the Senate. He will have many more Homer Simpson moments before he’s fired or resigns in disgrace.

Trump Will Lead Evangelicals to Damnation and Fascism

Evangelicals embrace superstition and conspiracy theories and reject science, empirical facts, and common sense. Evangelicals are woefully ignorant of the Bible; they memorize select verses and brandish them as swords to slay gay people, feminists, and liberals.

They don’t recognize that the Good Book was compiled over a period of about 1,500 years and written by different authors from various backgrounds. They consider the Bible to be one book and therefore feel free to cherry pick verses from disparate books in the Bible to construct their own dogmas which are alien to orthodox Christianity. They treat Scripture as a Lego set, each verse a Lego piece that they use to construct monstrous ideas that are antithetical to the teachings of Jesus Christ.

Atheists are more biblically literate than evangelicals, and they are immune from being conned by shyster evangelists and corrupt politicians who use religious rhetoric to sway the electorate.

Evangelicals are so ignorant of the Bible, and so unfamiliar with the Jesus of the Gospels that they worship a sociopath who has nothing in common with Jesus and everything in common with the antichrist.

You might as well tilt at windmills than use the Bible, common sense, or facts to prove to evangelicals that they are following Trump down a road that leads to damnation and fascism.

They are beyond spiritual or political redemption, and it is an exercise in futility to engage with them. Instead, expend your time and energy in encouraging Democrats to save our democracy.