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Trump’s Phony Attack On “Communism”, When He Consorts With Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping, And Kim Jong Un!

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Donald Trump is now promoting a new tactic, attacking “Communism”, which to him is being critical of progressives, liberals, and “democratic socialists”, who have won some Congressional seats for the upcoming 120th Congress (2027-2029).

Trump, meanwhile, consorts with “true” Communists, such as Vladimir Putin of Russia, Xi Jinping of China, and Kim Jong Un of North Korea, idealizing their totalitarian bent, and working to model himself after their strategy and tactics.

Trump is preparing to use the old, worn out tactic of promoting a “Red Scare”, as was conducted by Woodrow Wilson Attorney General A. Mitchell Palmer from 1919-1921 after World War I, and by Wisconsin Republican Senator Joseph McCarthy, and a whole slew of Republicans and Southern Democrats in Congress from 1950-1954, including Richard Nixon.

These attacks on the Left were designed to scare people into promoting violations of the Bill of Rights, and to promote white supremacist Christianity, by utilizing ignorance and fear of “Communism”, to promote a right wing abuse and violation of the Bill of Rights.

So Trump is using the tactics that his close associate Roy Cohn utilized first with Joseph McCarthy, and now, three quarters of a century later, and nearly fifty years after Roy Cohn’s death, again his ghost is being revived.

On The SemiQuincentennial Anniversary Of America, A Salute To Immigration Which Is The Nation’s Lifeblood Long Term!

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Here we are, on America’s Semiquincentennial Anniversary, and the immediate thought that comes to mind is that America is what it is today, the greatest experiment in democracy in world history, and so much of it due to IMMIGRATION, from all over the world.

In the past, there was discrimination and prejudice against Irish and German immigrants in the 1840s-1850s; the Jewish and Italian and Polish immigrants in the 1870s-1920s; Asian immigration and Hispanic immigration through most of American history; and Middle Eastern and African immigrants in recent decades.

But through all of the ups and downs of immigration history, it was such immigrants of all stripes and backgrounds who contributed mightily to American progress, and made the nation a better place.

We live in a time of overt racism and nativism, but the nation will, over time, get past this.

When one studies the history of immigration, one finds a primarily “welcoming” attitude overall by Presidents of all political persuasions until the 1880s-1890s; again in the 1920s and early 1930s; and again since the rise of Donald Trump.

The Presidents most negative toward immigration include:

Chester Alan Arthur, Grover Cleveland, Benjamin Harrison, William McKinley, William Howard Taft, Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge, Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Donald Trump.

Notice with the exception of Grover Cleveland and Woodrow Wilson (who were Democrats), all of the remaining 9 nativist Presidents were Republicans.

At the same time, Republicans, such as Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush were very open minded and tolerant on immigration.

While immigration is a negative right now under Donald Trump, one can be quite assured that in the long run, the role and contributions of immigrants will, once again, triumph in the post Donald Trump years.

Temperamental, Unstable Donald Trump Cancels Ceremony For Bipartisan Housing Legislation, Obsessed With “Fixing” Midterm Elections!

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Donald Trump has just undermined his own Republican Party, by canceling on Wednesday a ceremony to sign an overwhelmingly bipartisan Housing bill, which would have been a major positive for his party, as the Midterm Elections of 2026 arrive about four months from now.

But instead, the temperamental and unstable occupant of the White House has demanded passage of the so called “Save America Act”, which would, if passed, mandate that all Americans provide documentary proof of citizenship when registering, and present a photo ID when voting, including for absentee ballots.

It would work to end voting by mail, and cause a major expense for millions of voters to have to purchase a passport, or pay for a copy of their birth certificate if one is not readily available.

It also would cause problems for women when they marry, and their name changes, and for rural, younger, and lower income individuals. It is designed to discourage and make voting more difficult.

This proposed legislation has been unable to advance, since it would require a 60 vote threshold to overcome the filibuster tactic, which means members of both political parties would have to agree for such legislation to move forward.

Trump has pressured Senate Majority Leader John Thune to work to end the filibuster tactic, but Thune and other Republicans are concerned that doing so will cause grief in the future when Democrats again control the majority in the US Senate.

Trump wants this legislation enacted to suppress voting, as he is concerned that his party is likely to lose control of at least one chamber of Congress, which is also part of the usual reality of midterm elections, that the party in the White House loses seats and often, control of the majority in one or both houses of Congress.

So there is a stalemate, and it makes clear that Trump does not care about the need for housing legislation, but ironically, even if Trump vetoes the legislation, it would likely pass over his veto, and if it did not, the Republican Party would further suffer in public opinion support.

And if Trump does not sign the legislation, it would become law without his signature in the next week or so.

So this whole controversy demonstrates how crazy Trump has become, undermining his own party.

Democratic Party In Danger Of Destroying Their Chances Against Republicans!

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The Democratic Party has the opportunity to advance to a potential majority in both the House of Representatives and the US Senate in the Midterm Elections occurring in a little more than four months from now.

But the victories of “Democratic Socialists” in a number of New York City races for the House of Representatives and the state legislature endangers the ability of New York Governor Kathy Hochul in her Gubernatorial race against right wing Trump supporter Bruce Blakeman, the Nassau County Executive, and also endangers the possibility of Democratic House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries to become Speaker of the House if the party wins the majority in November.

Two newly nominated and certain to be elected women for New York City Congressional seats—Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez– will be a danger to political stability as the upcoming Presidential race begins after the Midterm Elections, and it also undermines Mayor Zohran Mamdani, due to his strong anti Israel stand, which is shared by the two new women who will be in the 120th Congress.

“Democratic Socialists” sounds fine, until one looks at what they propose that is “pie in the sky” and also will only help MAGA Republicans.

They want:

Defund Or Abolish Prisons and the Police

Tax the Rich

Guarantee Free Health Care

End Military Aid to Israel

Expand the Social Safety Net

Raise the Minimum Wage, Shorten Work Week

For this author and blogger, ONLY Expanding the Social Safety Net is reasonable, along with “some” minimum wage increase and “some” taxing the rich.

To suggest Defund or Abolish Prisons and the Police; Guarantee Free Health Care; and End Military Aid to Israel–are all non starters.

These two new Congresswomen will get lots of attention, and become regarded as more extreme than Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez has been perceived, but it will only undermine the Democratic Party as it looks to the long term future beyond Donald Trump.

New York 12th Congressional District: Can Jack Schlossberg Revive The Kennedy Family History?

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Tomorrow, Tuesday, June 23, the 12th Congressional District of New York State, covering Midtown Manhattan, the Upper West Side, and the upper East Side, and the smallest and most population dense Congressional District in America by area in the United States, will elect a new Democratic member of the House of Representatives. It is among the wealthiest and oldest districts in the nation, and has the most college graduates, and a very large percentage of Jewish voters. All the major television and cable news networks, along with the NY Times and the Wall Street Journal are based there.

Congressman Jerrold Nadler is retiring after serving since 1992, and the fight for the seat, guaranteed to the Democrats, involves four major contenders, with the most attention being paid to Jack Schlossberg, the son of Caroline Kennedy, and the only grandson of President John F. Kennedy.

However, it seems likely that Micah Lasher, endorsed by Nadler, or Alex Bores, who is promoting AI regulation, will win the primary, as polls show the main battle between them, with Schlossberg, with little work or government experience, way behind.

There is also former Republican George Conway, who divorced his wife KellyAnne Conway, over her involvement with Donald Trump after the first year of the first Trump term, who is running as a Democrat, wanting to work to remove Donald Trump, a basically lost cause, but Conway is adding publicity to the race.

In the present circumstances, the Kennedy “Mystique” seems unlikely to be revived, as two Kennedys lost elections in recent years:

Congressman Joseph P. Kennedy III (2013-2021) lost US Senate primary to Senator Ed Markey of Massachusetts in 2020.

Christopher G. Kennedy lost the 2018 Illinois Democratic Primary for Governor to JD Pritzker.

But when it comes to the Kennedy name, one cannot be sure what the results of the upcoming primary will be.

So Tuesday’s New York State primaries will be fascinating to watch.

The Barack Obama Presidential Center In Chicago Opens!

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On Thursday, June 18, there was a three hour opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago.

There were lots of entertainers performing; the presence of all three former Presidents and First Ladies; and magnificent speeches by both Michelle Obama and Barack Obama.

As the Obama Presidential Center opens, as it did on Friday, June 19, the Juneteenth national holiday, public opinion polls show Obama is the most popular former President, and his wife is regarded as an exceptional First Lady.

Of course, Fox News Channel and Donald Trump badmouthed the event, but it did not succeed, and never will, to undermine the accomplishments, common decency, empathy, and principles of the 44th President and his wife.

This author and blogger hopes to visit the Obama Presidential Center in Chicago at some point in 2027, adding to the list of Presidential sites he has visited, which include all Presidents in modern times, except Herbert Hoover, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and George H. W. Bush

In Many Ways, Trump’s “Lame Duck” Presidency Has Arrived!

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Donald Trump’s Presidency is clearly in “free fall”, with his unstable behavior and his inability to realize how he has alienated many of his own 2024 supporters, leading to dramatic collapses in public opinion ratings, due to his Iran War and hyperinflation occurring.

So it can be said that, in many ways, he has entered his “lame duck” period as he reaches the age of 80 on Sunday.

Trump has lost support from his own party, after helping to defeat Louisiana Senator Bill Cassidy, Texas Senator John Cornyn, Kentucky Congressman Thomas Massie, and South Carolina Congresswoman Nancy Mace in primaries.

Trump has lost support on the outrageous “anti weaponization” fund for January 6 Insurrectionists; the proposed White House Ballroom; the proposed Freedom 250 concert series; Trump’s name on the Kennedy Center; the proposed 250 foot Triumphal Arch; and clearcut opposition growing toward Todd Blanche being nominated to be Attorney General, among many other issues.

Presidents’ Common Birth Years, And Death Dates, As Three Presidents Reach Age Of 80 In Next Eight Weeks!

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The year 1946 witnessed the births of three American Presidents, in reverse order of date of birth, and all three will reach 80 years of age in the next eight weeks:

Donald Trump June 14
George W. Bush July 6
Bill Clinton August 19

But there are other Presidents who share similar birth years, although no cases of THREE Presidents, rather TWO, who have the same birth year.

1767—John Quincy Adams (July 11) and Andrew Jackson (March 15), consecutive Presidents but reverse dates of birth.

1822—Ulysses S Grant (April 27) and Rutherford B. Hayes (October 4).

1913—Richard Nixon (January 9) and Gerald Ford (July 14).

1924—Jimmy Carter (October 1) and George H. W. Bush (June 12), non consecutive Presidents but reverse dates of birth.

At the same time, there are only three sets of cases of death dates of American Presidents dying on the same day of a year, with two in the same year:

July 4—John Adams and Thomas Jefferson (1826) and James Monroe (1831). But Jefferson died a number of hours before Adams on the 50th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, and supposedly, Adams’ last words were “Thomas Jefferson still survives”, which was not the truth!

March 8—Millard Fillmore (1874) and William Howard Taft (1930)

December 26—Harry Truman (1972) and Gerald Ford (2006).

Trump Vanity Projects Add Massive Costs, And Against American Historical Traditions!

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Donald Trump is on a rampage to have as many “Vanity” projects as possible, defying history, where only leaders who have passed away, and have high regard of the American people, have projects and buildings named after them.

Trump has destroyed the East Wing of the White House, in his mad dash for a massive 90,000 square foot Ballroom, that would overwhelm the historic building of 226 years.

Trump has also destroyed the Rose Garden, one of the major attractions of the White House.

Additionally, he has promoted a 250 foot Triumphal Arch;

renamed the John F. Kennedy Center For The Performing Arts to include his name;

adding his name to the US Institute of Peace;

is renovating the Reflecting Pool of the Lincoln Memorial;

painting the Eisenhower Executive Office Building to be as white as the White House, even though it has always been granite;

a proposed National Garden of American Heroes;

banners on federal buildings of his portrait;

wishing to have Penn Station in New York City and Dulles International Airport in Virginia renamed after him;

proposal to have American Passports with his face on them;

along with wish to create a $250 bill with his face on the currency, when that only happens for leaders who have passed away.

The extent of his self aggrandizement and ego promotion is unprecedented, and no past President would endorse it, not even Richard Nixon, and would be particularly condemned by the likes of George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln, Theodore Roosevelt, Harry Truman, Dwight D. Eisenhower, and Ronald Reagan.

What Trump is promoting reminds one more of the ancient Roman Empire; King Louis XIV of France; and Adolf Hitler of Nazi Germany.

In a new development, the federal courts have intervened to attempt to end control of the Kennedy Center and the adding of Donald Trump’s name;

and are resisting the “Weaponization” proposal to award financial damages to January 6 Insurrectionists, a proposal that many Republicans in the US Senate are now working to prevent.

While for now, there is no final decision on these matters, finally, we are seeing an organized attempt to rein in the reckless activities of Donald Trump, and it is a good sign for the preservation of American democracy and the rule of law.

Donald Trump Has Added Nearly One Third Of All National Debt Since 1789!

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President Donald Trump has managed, in his five and a half years in the Presidency, to add more to the national debt than any other President.

His debt increase has been close to one third of the entire national debt, with 8 Trillion Dollars added in his first term, and so far, nearly 3 Trillion Dollars in his second term, and with the national debt presently at about 39 Trillion.

Trump has added overwhelmingly to the national debt with his two massive tax cuts in 2017, and even more so, in 2025.

Sadly, the COVID 19 Pandemic caused a massive increase under Joe Biden of 8 Trillion dollars, so the national debt has risen from 19 Trillion when Trump entered office until now, nearly ten years later.

The national debt has increased seven fold since 2000 when Bill Clinton was about to leave the Presidency, and has doubled since Trump came into office in his first term in 2017.