Typical of the extremist Robert ‘s Court…

…they are always trying to control the future.

“Not so much in deciding this case, but, the cases in the future…”

Since when does a Supreme Court require clairvoyant decisions?

Donald John Trump ordered the assassination of two Iranian generals, of which, he is yet to be indicted. There is no way any president should be shielded from murder. 

The use of drones in military operations is used primarily in intelligence gathering and destroying terrorist cells where it was in the interest of national security, including defending troop deployments. 

There have been proposals by Congress to define domestic use of drones (click here). 

In the case of Trump’s use of military drones to assassinate others, the USA was not engaged in any confrontation with Iran. The only motive that is possible in those assassinations was the war with Saudi Arabia and the Houthis (click here).

The USA was not engaged in that war. The assassinations were far outside any defense of American troops or within the Defense Department preview. The assassinations took place in Iraq where meetings were being held with the Prime Minister. Who is to say what the outcome of those meetings would have been? 

Richard Nixon was a criminal, too.

The reason he never stood for trial is because he was pardoned by then President Gerald Ford. The Robert’s Court has no right to interfere with criminal prosecutions of presidents that turn criminal. 

The DOJ is raising awareness.

Nearly 43,000 people died from gun violence in 2023

A few American cities with populations approximately 43,000:

Niagara Falls, New York

Florence City, Alabama

Hutchinson City, Kansas

Apache Junction City, Arizona

Momence City, Illinois

Cape Girardeau City, Missouri

Grove City, Ohio

Lebanon City, Tennessee

Charleston City, West Virginia

Wauwatosa City, Wisconsin

April 23, 2024

U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris (click here) visits the memorial outside a dance studio where a mass shooting took place on Lunar New Year’s Eve on Jan. 25, 2023, in Monterey Park, Calif. 

Attorney General Merrick B. Garland (click here) and Director Steven M. Dettelbach of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives (ATF) dedicated a new “Faces of Gun Violence” exhibit today at a ceremony hosted during ATF’s Inaugural Gun Violence Survivors’ Summit. The exhibit honors and memorializes those whose lives have been tragically lost to gun violence.

“As we remember those we have lost to gun violence, the Justice Department promises that we will strive every single day to honor their lives in our work,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “We promise that we will not rest until every family, every law enforcement agent, and every community is safe from the devastation of gun violence. As our dedicated ATF agents pass by the ‘Faces of Gun Violence’ exhibit every day, it will stand as a powerful monument to those they are fighting for.”

Farmers are high tech these days.

April 20, 2024
By Linda Qiu

Loren Brey, (click here) a poultry grower in Minnesota, walked onto the farm where his egg-laying turkeys nest in November to discover a handful of hens, dead from the highly pathogenic avian flu.

Within a week, he lost nearly half of his entire flock.

So when Mr. Brey’s turkeys began producing eggs again in the spring, he gave a seemingly unconventional prevention method a go: lasers installed atop his barns, firing beams of green light to fend off wild ducks, owls and other possible carriers of the deadly virus....

There are bird flu vaccines for humans, but they aren’t available to the public right now.  (click here)

There are currently several states that not only have some farmers frantic about protecting their flocks, but, also cow herds are experiencing the virus. Out of that comes a concern for the milk produced by these herds. There is a concern. It is legitimate, but, there is a precaution that all Americans can understand and heed.

DO NOT USE RAW MILK PRODUCTS.

That is the concern and the warning. The pasteurized milk does not contain the avian virus.

This is not an "inject bleach" issue. The scientists at the FDA are aware of the problems and are addressing each one. They do not believe any transmission of the avian flu will occur once the milk has been pasturized.

April 23, 2024

By Brenda Goodman

The US Food and Drug Administration (click here) said Tuesday that it had detected viral particles of H5N1 avian influenza in milk purchased at grocery stores, but the agency says it still believes that the milk is safe to drink.

In an update about an ongoing outbreak of bird flu in cattle, the FDA noted that it believes the viral particles were detected by highly sensitive lab tests and are likely to have been remnants of viruses killed during the pasteurization process. The agency said that it does not think it is likely that the particles would able to infect people but it is conducting additional tests to be completely sure....

From the CDC site:

...The best way (click here) to prevent bird flu is to avoid sources of exposure whenever possible. Infected birds shed avian influenza viruses in their saliva, mucous, and feces and other infected animals may shed bird flu viruses in respiratory secretions and other body fluids (e.g., cow milk)....

...Cooking poultry and eggs to an internal temperature of 165˚F kills bacteria and viruses, including bird flu viruses. People should separate uncooked (raw) poultry from cooked foods and foods that won’t be cooked. Cook all poultry and poultry products (including eggs) all the way before eating. More information about safe handling and cooking of poultry can be found here: Chicken and Food Poisoning | CDC...

It is a darn shame.

(Click here)

But, the six consecutive justices value law over human life. The USA is entering into a new phase of oppression as exampled by the incredibly diminishing women’s rights. According to the Washington Post the Robert’s Court is about to state Idaho does not have to save a woman’s life if it means carrying out an abortion.

This court is very dangerous. Women are going to fear pregnancy if this continues. There will be more and more men having vasectomies. Is that the goal of the Robert’s Court? A sterile USA? 

It is difficult to realize a Supreme Court of this country is so immoral in most of its decisions. Letting a woman citizen perish when it is completely unnecessary is anti-American. I guess this is one way to end the Affordable Care Act; make doctors afraid of practicing. 

The Robert’s Court are human rights violators. They see words and not citizens.

Semester closes

The big crush by students at campuses across the country that want to see the end of Israel, is the end of the semester. Why not create encampments that could linger for years? Campus housing can be expensive. 

Perhaps the chancellors of the universities should declare a safety emergency, retreat to online classes for the remaining semester. Exams can be conducted off campus in controlled halls. Even the avian flu can be a reason. Nip it in the bud.

High School rankings are not weighted on all dynamics

US News and World Report comes out with a variety of ratings for the country. The most recent are high school rankings. I found one high school to be exceptional above all others.

Why?

It has an enrollment of over three thousand and still holds high ranks in both STEM and National Rankings. 

I find the rankings a bit skewed due to enrollment size. I haven’t looked at socioeconomic status of the schools, but, the actual fiscal demographics are probably interesting, too. 

Earth Day is about survival

It has always been about survival.

As the amount of greenhouse gases increase in the troposphere the temperature of Earth increases. 2023 is a record increase in temperature globally. Air conditioning will ultimately fail. The concentrations of greenhouse gases must come down. It is the only mitigation that matters and it is achieved by modifying consumerism to drastically lower the human carbon footprint.

It is isn’t just for schoolchildren (click here).

AXIOS is reporting drop in homicide rates

Only two exceptions have seen an increase in LA and Atlanta.

President Obama had it right.

Choosing someone for the judiciary wasn’t about political ideology or putting religious dogma before the USA Constitution.

(Click here)

He wrote this for a blog that followed the Supreme Court. It was the time he nominated then Judge Merrick Garland. It is the only way to choose a judge as far as I am concerned. It shows reverence for the Rule of Law, US Constitution, and the American people. The last component is completely missing in the Robert’s Court.

Burning man

Trump doesn’t care about people and could not care about the distress his lying Truth Social causes. It is a darn shame.

There is no such thing as absolute free speech in this country. The FCC should have a professional monitoring company report to them regularly about inaccuracy and lies from the Trump camp and their media companies. Distress as witnessed at Trump’s trial is alarming and needs to be understand stopped.

This is the fringe. 

A subversive Supreme Court

18 US Code 1512 (click here)

Look, the current case of Fischer v. US (click here) is clear. The law as written is below. It is my opinion given the overall performance of the Robert’s Court that they are a subversive court to the Rule of Law. Besides this case, there is the assault against New York use of law and Roe v. Wade, etc 

The US has a problem with this court. The conservative justices have given themselves permission to rewrite law passed by the legislature as well as stare decisis. That is subversive to the Rule of Law and leans heavily into corruption and permission of criminality.

Law enforcement officers were completely disabled from enforcing the rule of law  on January 6, 2021. It took the arrival of the National Guard to return law and order. 

Where does the Robert’s Court assault on the U.S. Constitution end? This is far more than political hubris.

Communism oppresses religious freedom

Ron DeSantis signed the teaching of communism into law during the most formative years of Floridian children (click here). 

Add to that former Attorney General Barr is now endorsing Trump for president and realize the idea of freedom is dead in the Republican Party. My first reaction is what does Barr need a pardon for?

At one time the fear of communism was never more evident when the fringe political left embraced communism. Now, a major political party of the USA is embracing communism in a toxic manner with our children. Communism is a dictatorship. If Americans have a reason to fear for their country it is on full display in Florida. DeSantis was a candidate for president. This reality with his priorities is starkly alarming.

Be afraid, be very afraid.

Maror during Passover has never been more real.

(Click here) 

President Minouche Shafik is absolutely correct.

Anti-Semitic speech is not free speech, it is hate speech. There was an American valedictorian that wanted to erase Israel from the map. She stated same in her online account in social media.

Anti-Semitism is Anti-American.

People with influence such as a valedictorian and a professor that has values of anti-Semitism are subversive and do not believe in democracy. There is no room for hate within people of influence. Absolutely not!

April 17, 2024
By Gabriella Borter

A U.S. congressional committee on Wednesday (click here) accused Columbia University's president of failing to protect Jewish students on campus, echoing accusations leveled against three other elite university leaders at a hearing last year that sent shockwaves through higher education.

Columbia President Minouche Shafik responded to the accusations by some members of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Education and the Workforce by strongly denouncing antisemitic behavior by students and professors at the New York City-based Ivy League university, and by pledging there would be consequences.

Shafik said the university was facing a "moral crisis" with antisemitism on campus, and it had taken strong actions against suspected perpetrators. It had suspended students who participated in unauthorized protests, for example, and terminated a professor who supported the deadly Oct. 7 attack on Israel by Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, she said.

"Trying to reconcile the free speech rights of those who want to protest and the rights of Jewish students to be in an environment free of discrimination and harassment has been the central challenge on our campus and numerous others across the country," Shafik told the committee....

There is some criticism…

…that the case in New York regarding Trump’s Hush Money is not the most appropriate to start with. That is nonsense for several reasons. First, there aren’t politics that are suppose to rule any court, so there is no best trial to start with, there is just starting and the New York court was ready to begin.

Secondly, this is hush money to oppress harsh opinions about his adultery with a Playboy model and exotic dancer. This is about his election in 2016 against Hillary Clinton. If these facts were known would he have been elected at all? 

The hush money case exposes his willingness to discard USA law to benefit himself. It is a highly important case and is very appropriate one to begin the trials. The other cases exist after the fact he was elected.

Dismiss the U.S. House Impeachment

Senator Schumer simply needs to dismiss the impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas. There is no legitimate basis for it. It is the Trump wing GOP use of the USA Constitution for the purpose of politics. The USA Constitution is not a political tool which is also the Robert’s Court needs to learn!

President Biden has important work that needs to be conducted. The Trump extremist GOP is not governing. The Congress must act for the country’s national defense and securing our allies as well. There is the ongoing genocide in Ukraine that cannot be tolerated. There is far too many national security issues and this impeachment is a waste of time.

It is also an unpaid advertisement for a former President with a criminal history and 2 impeachments besides. Trump’s impeachment was due to his direct assault on the USA national security and he upheld Putin’s genocide in Ukraine.

The U.S. House Representatives that brought this impeachment are extremists and should be recalled by their electorates.

Senator Kennedy can be added to the list of Congresspersons that should be recalled by their electorate. Israel and Ukraine needs the support of the USA Congress and Senator Kennedy is not practicing governance so much as politics. How stupid is this?

Just as a reality check, the Congress has not passed border law that applies to the circumstances that exists in 2024. In that is to realize these proceedings for impeachment of Secretary Mayorkas are all lies. By not acting to pass effective law it compromises the national security of the USA of which creates an egregious situation for the Secretary. The measures at his disposal are insufficient. It is not his fault there aren’t enough border patrol and funding. When Congress does not do their jobs the country suffers. The Republican House and Senate have refused to bring effective law and instead decided to roll out an impeachment in the practice of their politics. 

Inflation

This advice will be laughable to many Americans, but, there is a method to balance the current inflation. 

Banks don’t offer much in the way of interest to any savings. There is an option to beat inflation. The current inflation rate is about 3.6 percent. The current interest rate on US Treasury Bonds are higher than inflation.

I think for Americans where such investments into USA Treasury Bonds being impossible a “buying club” or “cooperative” may be a potential with proper legal advice.

Tax Reform

President Biden and a strong Democratic federal legislature can lead to a fair tax code without corruption. It is an interest proposal so far that is on the table and addresses the deficit.

Many economists, including Larry Summers supports many aspects of the proposed tax reform. Some actually applaud the current proposals. Larry Summers has one objection and I agree with him to some extent and that is in regard to increased stock values, but, unrealized income.

If I may?

There is a measure in the proposals that want to tax increased values of stock holdings. That is not income, but, further investment. If an investor allows increased value to stand without taking profit that is further investment. I think it is folly to bring such a proposal to law. 

Increased values of stock holdings is an asset and not an income. When stocks are sold for profit it then becomes income and should be exposed to taxes. 

As an added value asset a lot of options exist within the investment network and through banking including loans, both business and personal. Those loans or other use of these value added assets create tax deductions in the way of interest and fees. Those are legitimate uses of the tax code and should not change. 

The value added assets must be viewed, no matter what form they exist; including home ownership; as assets and not income. Value added assets are fluid and can lose value in the future. While a loss in value will be a deduction and not income it is a concern for corruption. 

If such value added stock tax were to become law it would open up the tax code to manipulation. There is nothing preventing an investor to throw money at stocks losing value while other stocks increase in value. This would put a huge hole in the tax code where manipulation would result in larger national deficit. Such a dynamic would affect the USA code on Moodys and the like. I think a great deal of caution to such concepts has to be viewed as excessive overreach in law.

The new tax code should have a reasonably predictable income for the country year after year. Those types of tax incomes to the USA treasury will stabilize the reliability of the USA, hence translating that stability to allied as well.

I think the Democrats are the absolute best party to pass this new tax code into law. They will listen to the people and provide stability to the USA treasury. The tax code will finally be fair while eliminating current corruption such as offshoring. The Democrats must pledge to bring about a fair tax code while eliminating corruption and regulations that do not service the country well.

EV glitches

This is an email between friends. It shows complete disregard for the importance of adapting to electric vehicles. At the first inconvenience it would seem some Americans at least run home to mommy and gas powered cars because it is what they understand. By all consumer standards these days both these people should be yelling and screaming to the manufacturers and elected officials about the lack of cohesive infrastructure for ease in using electric vehicles. 

The car never failed to operate and provide good service. It is the electric charging infrastructure that has yet to be adequately addressed. The charging stations must be less competitive and more able to adapt to all the cars on the road that need to be charged up.

Capitalism is a valuable aspect of the USA economy, but, to place charging stations in an attempt to dominate this need for consumers is simply wrong. This is a huge paradigm shift for this country and there is enormous opportunity to bring down the carbon footprint of the country. These charging stations are about a child's future, the richness of nature in that future, and a livable climate. The climate today is causing deaths and none of it can be ignored.

So, rather than any company seeking to have exclusive rights to charging stations forcing consumers to purchase only one type of car, there needs to be charging stations that are more generic to accommodate any and all electric vehicles on the road.

LET'S GET THIS RIGHT! 

There is no turning back. This is the future and Americans have to stop whining and "get with it!"