What is "Project 2025"? A 900-Page Plan to Destroy America as We Know It. Here's a ONE-MINUTE Summary.

 

"Project 2025" is a 900-page Authoritarian plan mostly written by the far rightwing Heritage Foundation that will go into effect immediately upon the election of Donald J. Trump. 

It demands the purging of tens of thousands of career federal workers all across government in favor of hiring only loyalists to Trump. 

Makes the US in essence a "Christian nation." States that married heterosexuality is the only valid form of sexual expression and identity. 

Demands that all pregnancies would be carried to term, even if that requires coercion or death. 

Establishes that transgender and gender-nonconforming people do not exist. 

Eliminates the Dept of Education. 

Shuts down NOAA (National Oceanic & Atmospheric Administration) which is crucial during weather emergencies like hurricanes. 

Dismantles the immigration system.

Drastically reduce visas, ends the Dream Act (allowing minors who came here as children and have been in the US for at least 5 years to stay and work here, and if they qualify, to attain permanent residency). 

Continues tax cuts for the wealthy. 

Allows Trump to institute a 10% tariff on all imported goods (100% for some items) which will instantly create massive inflation. 

Slashes protections for LGBTQ Americans, abortion rights, Social Security and Medicaid. 

Stops government efforts to lower drug costs. 

Gives Trump total control over the FBI and institutes a rightwing agenda at the Pentagon. 

Forbes--hardly a Liberal publication--says it will undermine democracy, supercharge government corruption, and devastate the American economy.

California Congressman Jared Huffman said, “Project 2025 is more than an idea, it's a dystopian plot that’s already in motion to dismantle our democratic institutions, abolish checks and balances, chip away at church-state separation, and impose a far-right agenda that infringes on basic liberties and violates public will.”

Read more from Forbes here.

Read more from Yahoo News here.

Read more from President Biden's website here.

Read more from the BBC News website here.

Trump's Giant Whoppers During the Biden-Trump Debate

Yes, President Biden had a bad showing at the debate.  He seemed to be suffering from laryngitis and a cold. He was clearly off his mark.  We guarantee he'll be back to being "Scrappy Scranton Joe" in a couple of days. No one watching thought, "Gee, I wanted to vote for Biden but he sounds so raspy I have to go with Trump." 

Donald Trump, the 34-times convicted felon, however refused to answer almost every question. Moderators had to ask him three times if he'd accept the election results no matter who won. He eventually said "if it's fair and honest." That means no, he will not, unless he wins. 

Trump unleashed a torrent of lies so fast no one could possibly fact-check him in real time. Here are just a few:

TRUMP DEBATE LIES

"They are executing babies after birth." LIE. No such thing.

"Everybody wanted to overturn Roe." LIE. 75% of Americans Support Roe.

"We had the biggest deficit under Biden." LIE. One quarter of the entire debt happened with Felon Trump: $8,000,000,000. That's eight TRILLION dollars of debt.

"Biden takes millions from China." LIE. No evidence whatsoever. Know whose crap is all Made In China? The Convicted Felon and his daughter.

"Biden wants to quadruple your taxes." LIE. He's stated for 5 years NOT ONE PENNY of tax increases will go to anyone making under $400k a year.

"US provided more aid to Ukraine than Europe." LIE. Europe provides more.

"Immigrants come from prisons and mental institutions" LIE. No evidence for that whatsoever. And President Biden cut immigration numbers by 40% WITHOUT any help from this do-nothing congress.

"Pelosi turned down 10,000 National Guard I offered on January 6." LIE. She and Schumer are on videotape FURIOUS because for over 3 hours the Felon refused to send the Guard for his rioters.

"2020 election fraud." Giant LIE, also known as #TheBigLie. Over 60 courts said NOPE. His own Atty Gen said NOPE. His own DOJ said NOPE. Election officials in every swing state said NOPE.

"Biden indicted me." LIE. The Convicted Criminal Trump was indicted by the State of NY, not the DOJ, and found GUILTY of 34 felonies by a JURY his own lawyers approved.

"Biden made up the 'suckers and losers' quote." LIE. His own former Chief of Staff, John Kelly heard him say it and reported it to The Atlantic. Kelly's own son died serving in Afghanistan.

"I passed the Vets Choice Program." LIE. President OBAMA signed it into law in 2014.

We will continue to support the old guy who has served America honorably for 50 years--NOT the old guy who's a Convicted Criminal with 34 FELONIES so far, and 3 more criminal trials on the way, who sent rioters to overturn an election he lost, secretly paid a porn star hush money via Financial Fraud to hide his filthy affair from America, sent fake electors to 7 states, begged Georgia to invent 11,780 nonexistent votes, stole cases of classified documents and secret war plans, refused to answer any questions and LIED all through the debate.

Hunter Biden Guilty on 3 Charges. Trump is still a 34 Felon Criminal

A US jury found President Biden's son Hunter guilty of 3 charges of owning a gun for a week illegally and lying on the forms about drug use. At the time he was dealing with a severe addiction to cocaine but working on his recovery. 

Almost no one is ever charged for this unless they commit another crime using the illegally-owned gun. This is similar to many states' seat belt laws: You won't be pulled over for foolishly driving without buckling up unless you've committed some other infraction. Then you get the additional ticket.

Nonetheless, the jury has fairly spoken.

Notice that NO ONE in the President's family, none of the Progressive pundits, or any hosts on MSNBC are shrieking, "Unfair! Witch hunt! Conflicted judge! Did nothing wrong! Rigged! Weaponized!"

President Biden himself, last week on ABC, stated he would accept the verdict and would not hand his son a pardon, despite the fact that the prosecutor was a holdover from Trump's term. Did the President have the power to fire the prosecutor? Yes. Did he? No. Does the President have the power to pardon his son? Yes. Will he? No.

This is how a fair and honorable president who understands the judicial system shows respect toward it, even at the expense of his own son.

Now imagine if an Obama-era prosecutor was held over into the Trump administration. Of course that would never happen. And imagine if that prosecutor brought a trial against one of Trump's spawn. Would that continue? Of course not. Trump would never keep the Obama prosecutor on the job, never let his spawn be tried, and never accept the consequences.

Trump's MAGATS are happy because they finally got a little, tiny checkmark in the win column. Yep, Hunter illegally had a gun for a week. But their cult leader still has 34 felonies and committed financial fraud, election interference, was judged to have raped E Jean Carol, incited a violent insurrection, stole classified documents, war plans and nuclear secrets, schemed with henchmen to send fake electors to 7 states, defamed and slandered election workers, demanded Georgia concoct 11,780 non-existent votes for him, among other crimes. 

Kristi Noem is Not Only a Murderer But Also a Pathological Liar

 

We've all heard the sickening account of Kristi Noem, governor of South Dakota, who shot a dog in the face and then continued her killing spree of defenseless animals by shooting a goat in the same gravel pit. But beyond being a despicable sociopath she has also exposed herself as a liar.

In her own book, in her own words, "Cricket" the dog was exuberant, full of life, and playful, having "the time of his life" just before she dragged him to a gravel pit and murdered him. She stated--again in her own words--that she was training him to hunt and kill birds. When he did just that to a neighbor's chicken (last time we checked, chickens were birds!), she killed him. And then she killed a goat because, well, he smelled like a goat.

She claimed he got out of the car and got to the chickens. How did he get out of the car? That would be her fault. Dogs don't just get out of cars on their own.

At least two other lies have surfaced this week with probably many more to come.

First, she claimed she "stared down" Kim Jong Un. "I’m sure he underestimated me, having no clue about my experience staring down little tyrants."

Problem is, she never met him. "Nothing like this happened," said Syd Seiler, a former U.S. intel officer who worked with N. Korea for decades.

And then she claimed she cancelled a visit with French President Emmanuel Macron.  That never happened either. She was never invited for such a visit. 

Noem has proven that she is a self-aggrandizing liar who will say anything to appear tough in hopes of being picked to be running mate to Criminal Defendant Trump. Remember, Donald's former VP, Mike Pence, has stated he will not support him.

Trump's Dystopian View of America in His Own Words to Time Magazine

 

What to expect if Donald Trump is re-elected to a second term as president? With no guardrails, no worry about being re-elected, and no normal Constitution-abiding aides or cabinet members to worry about, this is what an unconstrained, authoritarian Trump told Time.

Among other things, he clearly stated he would

• Pardon all January 6th Capitol rioters
• Fire all U.S. attorneys who don't prosecute his enemies
• Add tariffs from 10%-100% on all imported goods, which consumers end up paying
• Deport 11 million people
• Open migrant detention camps
• Let red states "monitor" pregnant women
• Prosecute violators of abortion bans in all states
• Shut down the Pandemic Response offices
• Staff entire administration with election deniers

None of this is speculation; everything listed here--and more--was what he told Time. All directly from Donald Trump's mouth.

You can read the entire article here.

Trump Falls Asleep At His Own Criminal Trial

April 15 marked the first day of Donald J. Trump's first criminal trial. Jury selection began for what's casually called the "Hush Money Trial" but is really about financial fraud and election interference.

It's a simple case: Trump's lawyer and "fixer," Michael Cohen, paid porn star Stormy Daniels to keep her quiet about a sexual affair with Trump.  Donald paid Cohen back with a series of checks that were falsely labeled "retainer agreements."  The result: this case of hush-money payments designed to hide the whole scheme from voters.  Trump was busy cheating on his wife back when she was home nursing his newborn son.  Hiding this from voters just days before the election provides the election interference portion of the case.

So this "hush money case" is really about financial fraud and election interference.

Despite the gravity of the first-ever criminal trial of a former US president, Donald Trump could barely stay awake during his own jury selection. 

Multiple reporters stated they saw him having trouble keeping his eyes open. One stated he was "nodding off, head nodding down, sort of jolting back up at one point." Others stated he paid no attention to a note one of his lawyers handed him, but instead "his jaw kept falling on his chest, his mouth kept going slack."

As reported in Newsweek: 

"Breaking: Trump has fallen asleep at his own trial per @nytimes. OTOH [On the other hand] can you blame him? They were reading his tweets and posts," wrote journalist and commentator Keith Olbermann.

"Where's Mike Lindell when you need him #SleepyDon," posted The Lincoln Project, an organization founded by anti-Trump conservatives.

"If Trump is too old and weak to stay awake at his own criminal trial, what do you think will happen in the Situation Room?" posted Dan Pfeiffer, a co-host of Pod Saves America.

Joyce Vance, a former federal prosecutor, wrote, "If he can't keep his eyes open when his own liberty is at stake, why would Americans have confidence he's capable of focus when our country's interests require sound presidential leadership?"

Why the Supreme Court Must Rule Trump Is Not Eligible to Run

Pundits and Trump supporters on the right have been screaming that states "cannot take away our right to vote for the candidate of our choice." 

That is not correct. You have no such right. Not if that candidate is ineligible. 

If a 21 year old decides he wants to run for president, you do not have the right to vote for him because he doesn't have the right to run. The U.S. Constitution clearly states you have to be at least 35 years of age.

If a person born in, let's say, Venezuela wants to run for president, you do not have the right to vote for him because he doesn't have the right to run. The U.S. Constitution clearly states you have to be a "naturally born citizen of the United States," meaning born on American soil or meeting legal requirements for natural born citizenship. 

And just as clear is the U.S. Constitution stating "No person shall be a Senator or Representative in Congress, or elector of President and Vice-President, or hold any office, civil or military, under the United States, or under any State, who, having previously taken an oath, as a member of Congress, or as an officer of the United States, or as a member of any State legislature, or as an executive or judicial officer of any State, to support the Constitution of the United States, shall have engaged in insurrection or rebellion against the same, or given aid or comfort to the enemies thereof. But Congress may by a vote of two-thirds of each House, remove such disability."

Trump not only "engaged in insurrection" by inciting and encouraging his violent cultists to "march to the Capitol," and to "fight like hell or you won't have a country." He also gave "aid or comfort" to them (supported them) by watching their violent, deadly antics on TV for over three hours before weakly calling them off and telling them he loves them.

For the record, "insurrection" is defined as "a violent uprising against an authority or government."