So KLAN is out. No, not THE Klan. They’re welcome in this White House 24/7. KLAN is Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem. Yes, that’s her real name. Everyone keeps saying Kristi Noem was fired but the details clearly indicate Noem was “moved” to a brand new position made up just for her – ‘Special Envoy for the Shield of America.’ No, it doesn’t really mean anything other than she was fired.

It’s important to remember, with this regime, being terrible is the badge of honor. She may have been bumped because she wasn’t terrible enough. Yes, she was, ultimately, an incompetent boob but her loyalty never waned. His did. She didn’t speak against him but his policies are terribly unpopular (because they’re so evil and stupid) and he needed a scapegoat. Exit, Kristi Noem.

The actual reason, apparently, is that she spent a huge amount of money on an advertising campaign. When she was questioned about it, she dodged and weaved until she couldn’t any more. When she was asked if 47 knew of the expenditure, she said yes. Uh-oh. HE says no. I still say she didn’t speak against him, though. She just went with the standard fantasy that Trump is omniscient at a time when he needed to be ignorant. It was a timing thing, really.

Now we get a guy named Markwayne Mullin. His name sounds like his parent couldn’t agree. One wanted Mark, one wanted Wayne. They started shouting “Mark” and “Wayne” back and forth at each other until “Markwayne” got good to them. THAT set the child on a path that made him perfectly qualified to serve in this Trump disaster zone. A damaged person working for a ruined person.

TWICE, I’ve heard Mullin call Cadet Bonespur’s war-that’s-not-a-war, a war. When he was called out for calling the not-a-war a war by a reporter, he said, “That was a misspoke.” Not once. Twice. Really, that’s just par for the course with these guys. They NEED it to be a war but legally, it can’t be a war. So, they’re calling it a war until they fear they might get caught, legally. I think they’ve already called it a war enough that we know THEY think it’s a war…

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And since we’re on the topic, word is Russia is entering the war, too. No, not with bombs. With intelligence. Russia is helping Iran track American positions and troop movements. Everybody (except MAGA) knows that Donny takes orders from Putin and has for years. There’s a reason the US violated it’s promise to support Ukraine from a Russian attack: Putin told him to. Now Russia is siding with Iran.

Suddenly, Donny wants to “punish” Russia for getting involved by lifting sanctions on Russian oil. You can read it all day. It still won’t make sense. Lifting sanctions on Russian oil helps Russia economically and strengthens Putin’s hand in Ukraine. Lifting sanctions won’t be much in the way of “punishment.” Trying to get Russia to stand down by giving them a reward seems like rather an ineffective effort.

It seems entirely possible to me that this war-that-isn’t-a-war is about making 47 a “wartime” President, giving him extra power to consolidate his coup, AND to provide an excuse to get Putin out from under economic sanctions enough to get him some money coming in. The idea that it might distract from the Trump/Epstein files is just a bonus.

I’ll tell you this: I’m of the opinion that killing American soldiers – hell, anyone – as a political manipulation is one definition of pure evil. And there’s Trump, Netanyahu, and Putin, working together for their own benefits via war in Iran. Like I said, pure evil…

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Speaking of wars, there seems to be a civil war breaking out among MAGA talking heads. Some support Donnie’s illegal war in Iran, some don’t. Some do but wish we hadn’t gone in with Israel. They’re back and forth and sniping each other. It’s fun. I doubt it will last. Whichever of the mouthpieces has taken a position against what Felon 47 wants will be brought to heel soon. But in the meantime, MAGA rank and file might be all over the place on the topic, too. It depends on which lying mouthpiece they follow.

I suspect it’s part of the reason trump hasn’t made a speech praising himself for his brilliance, bravery, and insight regarding Iran. He’s waiting for MAGA to settle on an acceptable excuse they’ll agree on, then he’ll speak up and say, “Yeah, that’s the ticket. That’s the reason. I’ve said so all along.” But with those who distort people’s thinking not working together, an independent thought might slip through. It’s possible some MAGA someplace might realize just how deeply they’ve been misled by the MAGA movement.

Look at MTG. It happened to her. Once the scales began to fall from her eyes, it seems they continue to fall from her eyes. She started off dedicated to the dotard. She got confused when he refused to release the Trump/Epstein Files he had promised so many times to release. None of the excuses offered held up in her eyes. Eventually, she (I think) began to suspect that maybe, just maybe, he was hiding his association with his best friend – and possibly the closest thing to an actual friend he’s ever had – because he was involved.

That kind of set her free from the Q-Anon mind control. No more Jewish space lasers for her. These days, she sounds almost liberal. (Apologies, Marjorie. I don’t mean to smear you. Yes, one CAN break free of MAGA and Q-Anon and remain a conservative.) Still, as long as the thought-distorting MAGA media can’t decide on a common position, many positions are possible. That’s always dangerous to any thought controlling dictatorial movement…

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Holy gods, the DOJ released the pages they’ve been hiding on trump. They contain some horrifying stuff.

Man, this just keeps happening. After Trumps January 6th insurrection, a day he calls “a day of love,” he pardoned every person who had been convicted. Then, many of them started going BACK to jail because they really ARE “deplorables.” Now it has happened again. A Florida handyman has been sentenced to life in prison for molesting two children.

He was free to do that to those children because Donny insisted that reality isn’t reality and none of us saw all of the things we saw on J6. If you defended the J6 assault, or defended President Pedo’s decision to Pardon the assailants, you own a little of this. A small portion is very definitely on you. You had an opportunity to stand for truth, honor, and justice. Instead, you chose to stand for a pedophile dumbass…