Millions Turning Out for 3rd NO KINGS DAY Protests in all 50 States

Today Americans are sending a message out - loud and clear - to the Trump regime, "We don't want you here!"

Last year there were two NO KINGS DAY. The first was on June 14th and it set a record with five million Americans participating in all 50 states. 

The second NO KINGS DAY event broke that record with 7 million Americans turning out in the streets to protest against the corrupt regime and the use of Trump's private thug army, Aka ICE.

This third iteration of the nationwide NO KINGS demonstrations will be highlighting Trump's illegal war in Iran and the ongoing destruction of our economy. 

There are hundreds of new locations added to the map. Organizers have announced that there are 3200 events scheduled across the nation. I expect a new record attendance this time. Again.

People will be turning out to say ENOUGH! Trump is not a king. He is a pathetic version of a dictator with dementia doing his best to sell out our freedoms to foreign enemies.

My wife Shirley and I will proudly be attending the NO KINGS event here in Medford, Oregon today. We went to the first two here and came away inspired. There's nothing like being among people who are real patriots. The camaraderie is real.

As it Stands, "Freedom is never voluntarily given by the oppressor, it must be demanded by the oppressed." - Martin Luther King, Jr.

Trump's Legacy of Lies Will Affect Future Generations

Lies can be deadly. 

When they're amplified by a malicious narcissist, they can take down a democracy and plunge countries into chaos.

I can see historians documenting Trump's cult shaking their heads in wonder at the damage he did to America in just one decade.

Here's what gets me... everyone (that includes his deranged supporters) knows Trump lies every day without exception. 

He announces something publicly and then turns around and changes his story when it suits him. Fact-checkers don't bother him. In his world he's winning when he takes a crap on his golden throne.

You can't embarrass Trump. It's impossible. He operates on a different level that has no morales or compassion. The fact that he hates dogs tells me he's a special asshole who if he had a pet, it would be a snake. 

One of the biggest problems with Trump's constant lies is they poison the younger generation who will go on and live twisted lives based upon the misinformation he's spread like rancid butter over the years. They will truly be a lost generation.

Watching Trump's sycophants giving him fake awards for telling lies to stroke his fragile ego has been a regular occurrence throughout his time in office. 

The steady stream of lies Trump tells daily not only hurts Americans but people throughout the world. His lies are like bombs dropping on our allies and enabling our enemies. No lie is too big, or too small. He tosses them out like grenades to see the effect they have on people.  

If there was an annual prize for telling lies Trump would shut out the competition every year. He enjoys spreading fear with his outrageous lies and his private army of masked goons who ignore citizens and immigrants' rights.

Historians will have their hands full digging through unending mounds of documents that expose his lies and the damage they caused everyone in the country and the world. The sheer magnitude of mistruths will require some AI assistance to sift through them.

In the future I suspect there will be whole sections of online libraries dealing with Trump's track record of lies. There will be books like, "The Art of the Lie," and "50 Shades of Lies," alongside his complete history of lies beginning at the moment he learned how to speak.

As it Stands, "Lying is done with words, and also with silence." - Adrienne Rich

Wishing Trump Would Die is a Waste of Time

Our time is precious.

Wasting it on wishing Trump would die isn't a positive way to go about your day. 

Too much negative karma is attached to that kind of thinking.

Don't worry. 

In the end he's human (I know that's debatable) and we all die someday. He's going on 80, has dementia, and other physical problems that go along with that age. So be patient. 

I know that doesn't stop a lot of hopeful people who track Trump's health more assiduously than his personal physicians. From bruised hands to swollen ankles they examine every physical ailment closely hoping it will spell Trump's demise.

I would remind everyone that only the good die young. That means Trump will probably live to be 100 years old. 

Here's a thought; what will happen to Trump when his term is over in 2028? I know some traumatized Americans worry about him not stepping down when his term is expired. That we will be pawns in an authoritarian government and he will be dictator for life. 

Take a deep breath. It isn't going to happen like that because We the People won't allow it too. 

On Saturday millions of people across all 50 states will be protesting during the 3rd edition of the No Kings movement. This protest is going to be larger than the one's prior - which were historic in their scope.

Democracy isn't going to die under Trump. The desire to be free from tyranny is deeply embedded in the American spirit. We take threats of losing freedoms seriously. We've made mistakes in history but have always overcome them to keep America a Democratic republic.

I don't think wishing anyone would die is right. Having said that I will be with the rest of America celebrating when Trump has gone on... to wherever people like him go.

Instead of wasting time wishing Trump would die I think we should all be using this time to help Democrats win back Congress in the midterms. Getting the House of Representatives back from MAGA would be a positive step in reigning in our deranged First Felon. 

If the Democrats take back the Senate, then there's a real chance Trump would get impeached. Imagine that. It's more likely to happen than Trump just dropping dead tomorrow.

On the other hand, it could happen.

As it Stands, I'll be joining other protestors here in Oregon for another NO KINGS historic turnout of Americans united against Trump and his minions.

Trump's Fantasy World Keeps Colliding with Reality

In the middle of a hot war of his own making Trump is displaying more signs of dementia as he descends into an alternate universe where he's always the "good guy."

By now Americans are convinced Trump is crazy. Most of the rest of the world agrees. But it's not changing the fact that he's doing things that only a malicious narcissist and a lunatic would do.

In between bragging about winning the war in Iran Trump took a trip to Elvis Presley's mansion. In his world Trump thinks he looks like Elvis. He managed to blow a tour guides mind when he asked him if he would win a fight with the legendary singer?

The poor guide came up with a mealy-mouthed answer when he suggested Elvis would let Trump win out of respect for him. I understand why such a suck-ass reply was necessary as he probably thought his job depended on his answer.

Trump claimed that Iran was days away from having a nuclear bomb when in fact that was a lie that his own regime accidently revealed to be untrue. His claim that he was defending the American people from an imminent attack was quickly refuted by U.S. intelligence agencies.

Trump said we won the war and Iran wanted to negotiate a surrender. Iran called bullshit on the claim and told the world Trump is batshit crazy. They didn't want anything to do with Trump's negotiators Steve Witkoff and Trump's son-in-law Jared Kushner.

With the economy staggering under Trump's financial direction, he's directed the U.S. Mint to print a commemorative coin with his ugly mug on it despite the fact it's against the law for living presidents to be featured on coins.

While Americans are dealing with higher prices on everything Trump revealed plans to build a massive ballroom next to the White House. Just what the country needs along with his proposed triumphant Arch and new colonnades on the West Wing.

When Trump slapped his name on the Kennedy Center, he basically destroyed the memorial to John F. Kennedy and then decided to shut it down because the public wanted nothing to do with Trump goons programing right-wing entertainment.

In Trump's world turning the White House interior to a replica of a 19th century brothel with gold gilding on every available surface, was a gift to Americans.

Trump's makeover of the White House continues with additions that racists would think are appropriate. 

He just put up a statue of Christopher Columbus on new black granite paving stones on the famed West Wing colonnade. It was a replica of one that was toppled by anti-racism protesters in the city of Baltimore in 2020. 

The fact that we have to put up with a madman at the helm is scary. In Trump's lizard brain he believes he's winning every day and making America great again.

The reality, of course, is the opposite. Trump has castrated Republican lawmakers and they're afraid of him. As a result, Congress is crippled and partially shutdown.

As it Stands, we're at the mercy of a madman whose agenda doesn't line up with average Americans who are struggling to survive in an unstable economy and from the adverse effects of an illegal war.

It's Unanimous: The Tariffs Were Terrible

Trump managed to cripple the automotive industry in record time. 

When he was campaigning for re-election, Trump bragged about imposing high tariffs on the entire world and what a great benefit that would be for the average American.

Even our allies who enjoyed having a free trade agreement since 1930 were hit with tariffs when he slunk into office the second time around.

"Tariff shock" caused by Trump's stupidity has spread across the world causing a financial toll that has been swift and deep. The First Felon's boasts about saving his "beloved automobile industry" have come home like vultures hovering over a dying animal.

A car magazine, WardsAuto, reported the damage done to the industry has been horrific. The magazine pointed out that General Motors took a tariff hit of $3.5 to 4,5 billion in 2025. Ford absorbed an $800 million second-quarter blow. Volkswagen is bracing for a $5 billion impact.

In just the first seven months of Trump's term the car industry had collectively accumulated more than $25 billion in tariff obligations. That's roughly $5,200 per imported vehicle.

The U.S. software company ServiceNow and the UK multinational professional services network KPMG recently issued a joint white paper called, When Tariffs Hit an Industry in Transition. 

KPMG managing director Len Prokopets, an expert on supply chains, explained that the tariffs "have created a three-dimensional crisis: direct cost increases on materials and parts, deteriorating supplier financial health, and a massive internal burden as OEMS must analyze, validate, and renegotiate thousands of individual supplier claims."  

To be perfectly clear, the tariffs have done the opposite of what Trump promised. 

The Court of International Trade Judge Richard Eaton is presiding over the case to determine how the Trump regime is going to reimburse the tariffs he illegally collected.

Deciding who should get a refund will undoubtably be a cluster-f**k. First, they have to decide what the price would have been had there been no tariff. It gets more complicated when you break down all the variables.

Our legal system will probably give the refund to the party that spends the most on lawyers instead of the one with best evidence, according to Karl Widerquist, an economist and philosopher at Georgetown University.

As it Stands, as for the American public who have absorbed the increasing prices, I don't see refunds coming anytime soon. Or ever.

What Trump Doesn't Want You to Know: The U.S. Government is Insolvent

The sound of silence was never more damning than last week when the Treasury Department announced the government is insolvent. 

You can be excused for not knowing how bad America's finances are because the press barely covered the alarming news last week. There was a near-total media silence after consolidated financial statements for fiscal year 2025 were released.

The report stated that the U.S. has $6.06 trillion in total assets against $47.78 trillion in total liabilities as of September 30, 2025. That $47,78 trillion does not include the unfolded obligations of social insurance programs like Social Security and Medicare - those are disclosed separately in the off-balance-sheet Statement of Social Insurance.

In a nutshell, our total liabilities are now nearly eight times the value of reported assets. The largest drivers were a $2 trillion increase in federal debt and interest payable (now $30.33 trillion) and a $438.8 billion increase in federal employee and veteran benefits (now $15.47 trillion).

If you think that's bad the off-balance-sheet picture is even more alarming. The 75-year unfunded social insurance obligation surged by $10.1 trillion in a single year. The Treasury's Statement of Long-Term Fiscal Projections shows the 75-year fiscal gap widening from 4.3 of GDP in 2024 to 5.7 GDP in 2025. 

Experts say the problem is due to serious, ongoing financial management problems at the Department of Defense and weaknesses in accounting for interagency transactions.

It's bad enough that the financial press ignored the consolidated financial statements, but most members of Congress and members of the general public will never see those financial statements. Now they're submerged in a government swamp created by MAGA.

Meanwhile in real time the country is in chaos with a partial shutdown and a tanking economy as prices for everything climb higher daily. Gas prices are surging as the Trump-Epstein war in Iran drags on with no clear idea when it's going to end.

Because of Trump's ongoing illegal war in Iran and against immigrants and American citizens, what should have been a financial bomb turned into a dud. 

Woe onto the reporter who dares ask Trump about this financial fact. They'll be insulted and kicked out of the room. Trump will lie about it and dare anyone to defy him.

As it Stands, Trump's flood of lies continue to flow and it's our job to know the truth by researching every claim he makes.

If You Think Air Travel is Bad Now - You Haven't Seen Anything Yet!

Thanks to our First Felon it's going to be even more miserable at airports on Monday. 

In his infinite stupidity Trump is surging ICE agents into airports to go after illegal immigrants.

Can you say riots?

Think about it for a moment. Our airports are facing a severe operational strain due to a partial government shutdown, causing unpredictable security wait times, significant staffing shortages, and low employee morale, with some major hubs experiencing delays of over two-and-a-half hours.

Trump is injecting chaos into a system on the brink of collapsing because... he's an asshole.

There's no other reason for him to stage ICE agents in airports at a time of crisis where there's already security and staffing problems. 

Can you imagine the reactions international travelers will have when they see masked and armed thugs arresting people of color for no apparent reason? 

Watching women and children being rounded up like cattle is going to shock all of the travelers and is almost certainly going to cause more delays in the rapidly deteriorating system.

Why is Trump doing this?

First and foremost, it's a threat aimed at pressuring Congressional Democrats to agree to a deal to fund the Department of Homeland Security.

"I look forward to moving ICE in on Monday and have already told them to get ready. No more waiting, no more games," Trump said from the comfort of his Florida mansion Saturday.

Reportedly ICE agents will focus on arresting immigrants from Somalia because Trump hates blacks. There are no details on how ICE would take a role in airport security. That's because the mission is really to cause pain to further Trump's political agenda.

Since Day One of his presidency Trump has formed ICE into his private army to carry out his dirty work against immigrants and American citizens. He doesn't want any restraints against his thugs and is pressuring GOP congressional members not to compromise on funding them.

Those same gutless Republicans are getting nervous as they see mounting problems that will hurt them in the midterms. Their aware that sabotaging airports isn't going to get them votes in November.

"If we can't come up with a solution really quickly, things are going to get worse and worse," said Senate Majority Leader John Thune.

How right you are leader Thune. Wait until Monday.

As it Stands, to be sure, we're fighting two wars. One abroad and one here at home.

Free Press Pushes Back Against Trump and Hegseth's Lies

We still have a free press, but just barely.

Trump's doubling down on his long-time crusade against truth in reporting has been getting assistance from Pentagon Pete since the illegal war was started.

Hegseth's chest-thumping claims on the Iran war paint a different image of the scenes on the ground. 

Data from the U.S. military show that the pace of operations in Iran has been fluctuating since Trump declared war, contrary to Hegseth's bombastic claims of "more and larger" waves of strikes.

Thanks to the U.S. Central Command we have data that shows the average number of strikes per day. Despite Hegseth's lies, the strikes have risen and fallen over time, even as Hegseth claims we're hitting them harder every day.

Meanwhile Trump told reporters recently that the U.S. has obliterated (he loves that word) Iran's defenses. The fact is Iran has been hitting key bases in the Middle East even as Hegseth claims he destroyed their fighting ability.

The good news is the news media has pushed back on Hegseth's Pentagon policy restricting press access. 

A federal judge has struck down Hegseth's ridiculous rules. 

The judge, Paul Friedman, ruled the policy - which forced journalists to sign agreements not to solicit unapproved information - was unconstitutionally vague and amounted to viewpoint discrimination.

Outcome: the court ordered the reinstatement of credentials for journalists. The Pentagon filed an immediate appeal, but I don't see it going anywhere.

The Committee to protect Journalists published a special report by Leonard Downie Jr. titled "The Trump Administration and the Media." The report stated: Trump has habitually attacked the news media in rallies, responses to reporter's questions, and many hundreds of tweets.

From funding cuts and executive orders to billion-dollar lawsuits, the Trump regime has mounted an historic assault on independent journalists and press freedom.

History tells us dictators always try to intimidate the free press or outright shut it down if they can. See Nazi Germany.

As it Stands, press protections are integral to the First Amendment, including the right to report without fear of government interference.

GOP Lawmakers Follow the Bouncing Ball Regardless of Where it Leads

           Hey! Karaoke fans I've got a good one for you. 

It's called following the bouncing ball which is a classic sing-along technique popularized by Fleischer Studios in the 1920s.

Viewers were invited to follow a ball-shaped icon bouncing on lyrics to guide the rhythm. It allowed audiences to sing along to on-screen text.

The bouncing ball is sometimes used as a metaphor for ignoring complex details to focus on simplistic guided narratives.

We currently have Congressional Republicans who follow Trump's bouncing ball every day. Like the old TV show Sing Along with Mitch, the tune has been updated to sing along with Don the Con in Congress.

It doesn't matter if the ball ends up in a sewer, the spineless GOP lawmakers will faithfully follow it. To get the full effect watch a video of these cowards in action to appreciate their slack-jawed subservience.

Following the Bouncing Con is an act of daily devotion. Only the most gutless go where no sane person would, clinging onto Don the Con's every declaration.

The sounds of stupidity echo through the Congressional corridors as slavish GOP members sing along to "Donnie's Always Right," a cult classic.

While Trump's playing with toy soldiers on the carpet in the Situation Room his generals are following the bouncing Con's orders to the detriment of our military infrastructure and national security.

As it Stands, the way I look at it is those spinless GOP lawmakers are going to end up going off a cliff while following Don the Con's bouncing balls.

What's Trump's Doing About the War Today? Answer: Selling His Special Sneakers

           Trump is really unhinged today. 

The war isn't going his way so he's ranting about everything but the hot mess he created in the Middle East.

This morning's frantic social media posts included one so bizarre I couldn't believe my eyes at first. But there it was. Donnie decided to remind the world about his tacky line of overpriced gold sneakers.

The First Felon shamelessly posted on Truth Social that his "Never Surrender" high top shoes were being listed for sale at $180,000 at a sneaker convention in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. You read that right. $180,000 for a pair of Trump sneakers. By the way, I strongly suspect that sneaker event isn't happening soon.

Think about that for a moment. For starters the seller of these sneakers never found a buyer after a year of trying. The shoes originally sold for $399 at Sneaker Con Jeddah on Feb. 4th. There's a video of the seller apparently struggling to offload that same pair of sneakers.

This kind of distraction is Trump's go to tactic for not facing reality when it gets disastrous... like what's happening in his mindless war right now.

Israel launched a widespread strike on Iran's world-largest gas field, South Pars, triggering retaliation from Tehran against key energy sites across the Gulf Arab states. An Iranian drone struck a Saudi Aramco refinery in Yanbu, on the Red Sea, and the damage is still being assessed.

Kuwait's Mina Al-Ahmadi Refinery was also struck by an Iranian drone causing a "limited" fire. 

Qatari authorities said that Iranian missile attacks caused "extensive damage" at the Ras Laffan terminal, which carries about one-fifth of the global supply of liquid natural gas. It caused gas production at Ras Laffan to come to a halt.

With the current situation in the Strait of Hormuz closed to countries that aren't sanctioned by Iran, energy prices are surging worldwide.

Trump's knee jerk reaction to today's dismal news was another sign that his dementia is getting worse. He rambled about windmills, (actually turbines but don't tell him that) a source of grievance over 20 years old. 

He also took the time to praise GOP National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley, who is running for a North Carolina Senate seat. No mention of course, that Whatley is a convicted child sex offender.

As it Stands, what's it going to take for Republicans in Congress to recognize the obvious threat that Trump poses to America and the entire world?

Despite Trump's 'Bigly' Distractions the Epstein Files Won't Disappear

In the past when a president decided to wage war on another country it was the BIG news of the day. It stayed that way, more or less, until the war was over. 

For a brief moment when Trump mindlessly started a war with Iran it was the BIG news of the day. Americans and their allies were shocked, disturbed, and deeply suspicious because Trump illegally bypassed Congress and gave several accounts of why he started the war.

After considering Trump's excuses for launching an illegal war (I just had a good feeling) everything points to his desperation to bury the Epstein files. 

Yes, we are talking daily about the ravages of war and the destruction of the entire Middle East and its economic effects upon America and the rest of the world. 

But the Epstein files are gaining momentum daily. Two days ago, The House Oversight Committee requested testimony from one of the prison guards, Tova Noel, who was on duty at the Metropolitan Corrections Center in New York when Jeffrey Epstein died.

Tova Noel - along with another guard Michael Thomas - were charged in a federal indictment in 2019 (During Trump's first time in office) with falsifying records to make it seem as though they completed their required rounds of the Special Housing Unit, when they did not.

Guess what? Noel and Thomas later reached a deal with prosecutors, and the case was dropped in December 2021.

Yesterday, Attorney General Pam Bondi was subpoenaed to testify on April 14th before a House Oversight Committee over the Epstein files. The committee had asked her to voluntarily testify but she refused.

The Republican-led investigation committee believes "about half" of the Epstein files are still being held by the Department of Justice and she is covering up for Trump. The carefully worded subpoena says they plan to question her "Mismanagement" of the Epstein files. 

I expect this new phase of accountability to involve questioning Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick who denied visiting Epstein Island when in fact he did.

For the last week we've been hearing about Epstein's Zorro Ranch in New Mexico and the possible crimes committed there. I wouldn't be surprised if this investigation is going to turn up more dirt on Epstein and associates.

I am surprised that so many Republicans on the committee seem to want the truth and are becoming more proactive in their pursuit of it.

It's no wonder why Trump is becoming increasingly desperate to change the subject of his complicity with his long-time pedophile buddy.

As it Stands, I'm concerned about what Trump's next distraction will be. You know there will be one.