I witnessed in the last 4 years, the mandating of medical treatments against one's will under threat of losing your livelihood which resulted in the injury and death of many (as shown by actuary tables, not conjecture). I saw the extreme censorship of any speech that did not agree with a governmental narrative with active campaigns to control all speech on mainstream media with my tax dollars. The President even tried to have a Ministry of Truth, for God's sake. Right out of Orwell. I saw multiple proxy wars being carried out by this same administration that enriched the military industrial complex while killing hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. I saw the enforcement of DEI policies upon corporations, universities and govt's that demanded that race and sexual proclivity takes presidence over merit. So, your warnings of what we face seems to be the very thing we were all already living under with this administration. There was no way I wanted 4 more years of that.
Yes, justify it like so many others whose only reason is their own selfishness. Vaccines mandated? False. No one mandated you to get vaccinated. I'm unvaccinated, and no one forced shit on me. You either did it on your own volition, or you didn't. I find it hilarious for you to state that since Trump and his "Operation Warp Speed" brought the vaccine about—the very thing you're railing against.
DEI? Something that protects minorities and people of color so they have a shot in a racist and bigoted country? Color me shocked. That's straight out of right-wing disinformation. The same idiots that threw a fit when Kamala talked about banning plastic straws due to the environmental impact. The same idiots that lost their minds about Democratic leaders proposing to reduce the size of dangerous sugary sodas, salt, and chemicals in food. The same idiots, like on Fox, that had convulsions over Democrats wanting to remove certain harmful chemicals from processed foods. How do you support that absolute bullshit and come to my page to read nutrition articles on my Substack? And you want to bitch about vaccines being dangerous and being mandated?
Many of your points are nothing more than disinformation from the right-wing corporate disinformation machine. Then, people like you get on here and claim I am supporting "Leftist" talking points. One problem: You people regurgitate your own false talking points—all wrong, and so are you. On the other hand, I have been proven right time and again, and my "talking points" now stand as facts.
So, what you've said is that you voted out of spite in the hopes that Trump will be better than those things you listed, even though he said he'd be a dictator on day one. Even though he said he would be out for retribution. The guy is a fucking grifter who sells his sheep-like viewers $100,000 watches that were made for $50 in a Chinese factory—all with a straight face. This is the guy who sells $400 sneakers with his mugshot on them or with his "assassination attempt" photo on them. This is the asshole that sells $50 Trump USA Bibles that are made in China. Where is the humility? Where is this on the Left? It doesn't exist. And you support that for president because of "DEI" and non-mandated vaccines which he brought about? Let's get a dose of logic here.
The fact is, the economy and this country have been steadily improving for the past four years, after Trump previously tanked the economy. The only thing you guys really care about is the price of your groceries and gas. Other than that, you don't give a shit about much else. You blame Biden for inflation instead of greedy corporations that are price-gouging. Will Trump fix that? No. He has proposed no such thing. Democrats didn't propose anything much better. In fact, all indicators are leaning toward him fucking this country up royally with his massive tariffs and isolationism because he's a racist xenophobe, among so much more. And thanks to people like you that voted for him, we'll all find out the hard way under the regime of Project 2025, which this psychotic liar also lied about being involved in. My generation and those after me will be trying to reverse the damage from this upcoming administration for many years to come, if not decades.
The only saving grace we may have is if RFK manages to accomplish some positive changes for our food supply and our right to choose healthy food. But this is unlikely when you consider Trump will be working against the very things that RFK supports—clean air, water, green energy, etc.
"False. No one mandated you to get vaccinated." Tell that to Nick Rolovich - former head football coach of the WSU Cougars. Fired because he didn't get the jab. And members of the DOD (including the reserves)? But - "Orange Man Bad" is the "root cause?" - From Alex Krainer's substack (11.09.2024)- "They had the choice, essentially between two candidates. In electing Trump, they rejected the incumbent government’s brazen assault on civil liberties, the wokeism, the forever wars and the creeping Sovietization of the United States. To see the reactions to Wednesday morning’s news in social media, the uplifted spirits and, dare I say, joy, was beautiful and heartwarming. But after the celebrations, it will be time to roll up the collective sleeves and get to work."
I do not support Operation Warpspeed. Never did. Would Trump have mandated the shots as Biden did? I can't say. But I know Biden did mandate them and ruined many people's lives in the process. All Federal workers and all healthcare workers who had any connection to Medicare(which is just about all) were mandated to receive the shots. Look it up. Airlines enforced mandates on all their employees as did many other companies under the urging of the Biden administration. A quote from a Biden official at the time: If you want to work for the federal government, you must be vaccinated. If you want to do business with the government, you must vaccinate your workforce." Airlines took cash from the gov't(aka "doing business") and enforced the mandates. All military personel were also mandated to take the jabs or leave with dishonorable discharges.
DEI is quite different from Equal Opportunity employment. DEI emphasizes sexual proclivity and race over capability and merit. I have no problem with anyone of any gender or race getting chosen for a position IF they were chosen because of their ability. I would prefer my pilot and my surgeon be people who earned their positions because of intelligence and skill and not because they look good in a dress or meet some color chart requirement.
I do agree with you that RFKjr is one of the positives coming from the Trump election. I do hope he tears down the CDC and FDA to the foundations and ends the corporate capture that pharma has over those agencies. I hope he can really make America healthy again. That's a tall order. It was mentioned that RFKjr first went to Harris and offered to work with her but she rejected his offer. He then went to Trump who was wise enough to see what he wanted to do. Harris wanted to maintain the broken system while Trump wants to shut it down.
The economy under Trump was actually quite strong until Covid hit and companies all shut down out of unnecessary panic again dictated by the CDC and NIH. This caused high unemployment, business shut downs and stock drops. While the stock market was doing well under Biden, job growth was not. Inflation was up not because of "greedy corporations price gouging"(a very left-wing talking point) but partly because of Biden's energy policies that drove up the cost of energy. Corporations did raise costs to accomodate the increased wages that workers demanded. Someone has to pay for those wage increases. That also increased inflation. Any increase in the cost of doing business to any company is paid for by those who buy the products. Always been that way.
The nation, before income taxes, used tariffs to pay for government. I see no problem with reducing taxes by increasing tariffs on goods.
You accused me in rather unsavory language of being a dupe for right wing disinformation but you repeat left wing disinformation as your defense. The Project 2024 fear mongering is one of them along with the "greedy corporations" sobriquet . I saw endless fear stories from the left during this campaign being rolled out as the Armageddons we face if we dare to leave the fold. I'm tired of the fear mongering.
Harris had one job. To control the illegal immigration at the border. She couldn't or chose not to do that job. We have seen a huge influx of illegal immigration during the Biden years and you and I pay for it in our taxes. I don't consider the distaste for the huge financial and social costs like providing housing, cell phones, handing out spending money, increased crime to be xenophobic. Even very liberal NYC began to criticize the Biden policies that were filling the city's hotels and streets with immigrants all on the citizens' dime. A headline from a UK Daily Mail story: "NYC to stop giving migrants FREE pre-paid cards worth $18,500 a year." To use your phrase, "color me shocked". Even San Francisco chose a more conservative Democrat that wants to end the takeover of the streets by homeless camps. We have cities turning into toilets, infrastructure collapse and we are handing out cash to each illegal person that enters the country. It must stop.
It's really time to stop clinging to a failed system and give something else a chance. I used to be a progressive but saw how the nanny state has infringed on everyone's ability to live a rewarding life without the gov't watching and controlling all that we do. When a govt gets involved in how much sugar I can consume but then has agencies like the FDA and USDA that support more processed fake foods, I know they aren't sincere. Only controlling. I am optimistic there will be positive change in this country and an end to the "wokeness" that has proven to be a boat anchor on our health, freedom, growth and security.
Believe it or not, I see Trump for what he is but I chose to vote for the policies and not the person. Once RFKjr, who I was originally supporting, joined him, that made my decision. Harris, in all her interviews, offered nothing. She was as vapid as space.
Project 2025 is something people should be looking at closely because what it proposes is serious. And no, I don’t consider the warnings about it to be fearmongering at all. Sometimes the media gets it right, and in this case, it actually failed by not talking more about what’s in those proposals. Proposals that RFK Jr. is fully against. RFK has always been about protecting clean air and water, not to mention addressing climate change. Project 2025 pushes the exact opposite, aiming to give mega oil corporations a green light to pollute our environment, water, and food in the name of supposedly lowering energy costs. RFK has fought against these kinds of pollutants for years. People trying to connect RFK to Trump is just wrong—RFK has gone head-to-head against Trump’s positions more than once.
I’m trying to keep a bit of optimism here because people like RFK offer something real to get behind. Some, like yourself, may have voted for Trump because of people like RFK, but then there are those who went for Trump for all the wrong reasons. Remember, just a few months back, Trump dismissed RFK outright, calling him a "liberal loon." RFK was attacked by right-wing media outlets as well.
But like I said in my last article on RFK, both sides are at fault for the situation we’re in, and it’s frustrating. We’re left with Democrats who lie, and Republicans who lie just as much. And Trump’s constant flip-flopping makes it hard to trust anything he says. If I have to question what someone really means week to week, then I can't trust the words and intentions of that person. Democrats are guilty of the same—shifting whichever way public opinion blows. It’s blatant that both sides support whatever keeps them electable in the moment. And it’s pathetic that we’re rarely given a real choice to vote for. I’m tired of this “lesser of two evils” garbage; I want a choice that’s not between a billionaire conman or a prosecutor who props up a broken system and has no problem supporting Israel at all costs, including cheering at the endorsement of a war criminal like Dick Cheney. Both sides are painfully out of touch with what real people want.
People want certainty, and they want to feel their vote actually matters—not sidelined by an Electoral College that can ignore the voters’ choice entirely after the fact. That’s a big reason why so many people didn’t vote this time. They’re fed up with a system that keeps pushing the same flawed options and want something real to stand behind.
Jeff, Your article , in my opinion , is badly needing to be said ; the spiritual battle is upon us all now and I might say this even as a 78 year old "Doubting Thomas" However, my doubt is not in the immutable beauty we can each discover for ourselves in the prophesies and the teachings of the Lord ( for those can indeed make, " ...the morning star rise in your hearts") but more on what we premise an understanding of our soul`s responsibilities to the Heavenly Father but at the same time to the ruling powers of this world , a world now requiring much soul searching?
Both sides of the political spectrum have contributed to this outcome. The pendulum has now swung to the far right. The real issue is that neither side listens to the other. This lack of dialogue has paved the way for the election of a conman and grifter. The Left votes against the Right, and the Right against the Left—two extremes, with no room for centrism or balance. Two extremes whose sole mission is to perpetually piss each other off and 'win' against the other. Again, balance is a necessity, and it is sorely lacking in today's world.
I witnessed in the last 4 years, the mandating of medical treatments against one's will under threat of losing your livelihood which resulted in the injury and death of many (as shown by actuary tables, not conjecture). I saw the extreme censorship of any speech that did not agree with a governmental narrative with active campaigns to control all speech on mainstream media with my tax dollars. The President even tried to have a Ministry of Truth, for God's sake. Right out of Orwell. I saw multiple proxy wars being carried out by this same administration that enriched the military industrial complex while killing hundreds of thousands of innocent civilians. I saw the enforcement of DEI policies upon corporations, universities and govt's that demanded that race and sexual proclivity takes presidence over merit. So, your warnings of what we face seems to be the very thing we were all already living under with this administration. There was no way I wanted 4 more years of that.
Yes, justify it like so many others whose only reason is their own selfishness. Vaccines mandated? False. No one mandated you to get vaccinated. I'm unvaccinated, and no one forced shit on me. You either did it on your own volition, or you didn't. I find it hilarious for you to state that since Trump and his "Operation Warp Speed" brought the vaccine about—the very thing you're railing against.
DEI? Something that protects minorities and people of color so they have a shot in a racist and bigoted country? Color me shocked. That's straight out of right-wing disinformation. The same idiots that threw a fit when Kamala talked about banning plastic straws due to the environmental impact. The same idiots that lost their minds about Democratic leaders proposing to reduce the size of dangerous sugary sodas, salt, and chemicals in food. The same idiots, like on Fox, that had convulsions over Democrats wanting to remove certain harmful chemicals from processed foods. How do you support that absolute bullshit and come to my page to read nutrition articles on my Substack? And you want to bitch about vaccines being dangerous and being mandated?
Many of your points are nothing more than disinformation from the right-wing corporate disinformation machine. Then, people like you get on here and claim I am supporting "Leftist" talking points. One problem: You people regurgitate your own false talking points—all wrong, and so are you. On the other hand, I have been proven right time and again, and my "talking points" now stand as facts.
So, what you've said is that you voted out of spite in the hopes that Trump will be better than those things you listed, even though he said he'd be a dictator on day one. Even though he said he would be out for retribution. The guy is a fucking grifter who sells his sheep-like viewers $100,000 watches that were made for $50 in a Chinese factory—all with a straight face. This is the guy who sells $400 sneakers with his mugshot on them or with his "assassination attempt" photo on them. This is the asshole that sells $50 Trump USA Bibles that are made in China. Where is the humility? Where is this on the Left? It doesn't exist. And you support that for president because of "DEI" and non-mandated vaccines which he brought about? Let's get a dose of logic here.
The fact is, the economy and this country have been steadily improving for the past four years, after Trump previously tanked the economy. The only thing you guys really care about is the price of your groceries and gas. Other than that, you don't give a shit about much else. You blame Biden for inflation instead of greedy corporations that are price-gouging. Will Trump fix that? No. He has proposed no such thing. Democrats didn't propose anything much better. In fact, all indicators are leaning toward him fucking this country up royally with his massive tariffs and isolationism because he's a racist xenophobe, among so much more. And thanks to people like you that voted for him, we'll all find out the hard way under the regime of Project 2025, which this psychotic liar also lied about being involved in. My generation and those after me will be trying to reverse the damage from this upcoming administration for many years to come, if not decades.
The only saving grace we may have is if RFK manages to accomplish some positive changes for our food supply and our right to choose healthy food. But this is unlikely when you consider Trump will be working against the very things that RFK supports—clean air, water, green energy, etc.
"False. No one mandated you to get vaccinated." Tell that to Nick Rolovich - former head football coach of the WSU Cougars. Fired because he didn't get the jab. And members of the DOD (including the reserves)? But - "Orange Man Bad" is the "root cause?" - From Alex Krainer's substack (11.09.2024)- "They had the choice, essentially between two candidates. In electing Trump, they rejected the incumbent government’s brazen assault on civil liberties, the wokeism, the forever wars and the creeping Sovietization of the United States. To see the reactions to Wednesday morning’s news in social media, the uplifted spirits and, dare I say, joy, was beautiful and heartwarming. But after the celebrations, it will be time to roll up the collective sleeves and get to work."
I do not support Operation Warpspeed. Never did. Would Trump have mandated the shots as Biden did? I can't say. But I know Biden did mandate them and ruined many people's lives in the process. All Federal workers and all healthcare workers who had any connection to Medicare(which is just about all) were mandated to receive the shots. Look it up. Airlines enforced mandates on all their employees as did many other companies under the urging of the Biden administration. A quote from a Biden official at the time: If you want to work for the federal government, you must be vaccinated. If you want to do business with the government, you must vaccinate your workforce." Airlines took cash from the gov't(aka "doing business") and enforced the mandates. All military personel were also mandated to take the jabs or leave with dishonorable discharges.
DEI is quite different from Equal Opportunity employment. DEI emphasizes sexual proclivity and race over capability and merit. I have no problem with anyone of any gender or race getting chosen for a position IF they were chosen because of their ability. I would prefer my pilot and my surgeon be people who earned their positions because of intelligence and skill and not because they look good in a dress or meet some color chart requirement.
I do agree with you that RFKjr is one of the positives coming from the Trump election. I do hope he tears down the CDC and FDA to the foundations and ends the corporate capture that pharma has over those agencies. I hope he can really make America healthy again. That's a tall order. It was mentioned that RFKjr first went to Harris and offered to work with her but she rejected his offer. He then went to Trump who was wise enough to see what he wanted to do. Harris wanted to maintain the broken system while Trump wants to shut it down.
The economy under Trump was actually quite strong until Covid hit and companies all shut down out of unnecessary panic again dictated by the CDC and NIH. This caused high unemployment, business shut downs and stock drops. While the stock market was doing well under Biden, job growth was not. Inflation was up not because of "greedy corporations price gouging"(a very left-wing talking point) but partly because of Biden's energy policies that drove up the cost of energy. Corporations did raise costs to accomodate the increased wages that workers demanded. Someone has to pay for those wage increases. That also increased inflation. Any increase in the cost of doing business to any company is paid for by those who buy the products. Always been that way.
The nation, before income taxes, used tariffs to pay for government. I see no problem with reducing taxes by increasing tariffs on goods.
You accused me in rather unsavory language of being a dupe for right wing disinformation but you repeat left wing disinformation as your defense. The Project 2024 fear mongering is one of them along with the "greedy corporations" sobriquet . I saw endless fear stories from the left during this campaign being rolled out as the Armageddons we face if we dare to leave the fold. I'm tired of the fear mongering.
Harris had one job. To control the illegal immigration at the border. She couldn't or chose not to do that job. We have seen a huge influx of illegal immigration during the Biden years and you and I pay for it in our taxes. I don't consider the distaste for the huge financial and social costs like providing housing, cell phones, handing out spending money, increased crime to be xenophobic. Even very liberal NYC began to criticize the Biden policies that were filling the city's hotels and streets with immigrants all on the citizens' dime. A headline from a UK Daily Mail story: "NYC to stop giving migrants FREE pre-paid cards worth $18,500 a year." To use your phrase, "color me shocked". Even San Francisco chose a more conservative Democrat that wants to end the takeover of the streets by homeless camps. We have cities turning into toilets, infrastructure collapse and we are handing out cash to each illegal person that enters the country. It must stop.
It's really time to stop clinging to a failed system and give something else a chance. I used to be a progressive but saw how the nanny state has infringed on everyone's ability to live a rewarding life without the gov't watching and controlling all that we do. When a govt gets involved in how much sugar I can consume but then has agencies like the FDA and USDA that support more processed fake foods, I know they aren't sincere. Only controlling. I am optimistic there will be positive change in this country and an end to the "wokeness" that has proven to be a boat anchor on our health, freedom, growth and security.
Believe it or not, I see Trump for what he is but I chose to vote for the policies and not the person. Once RFKjr, who I was originally supporting, joined him, that made my decision. Harris, in all her interviews, offered nothing. She was as vapid as space.
Project 2025 is something people should be looking at closely because what it proposes is serious. And no, I don’t consider the warnings about it to be fearmongering at all. Sometimes the media gets it right, and in this case, it actually failed by not talking more about what’s in those proposals. Proposals that RFK Jr. is fully against. RFK has always been about protecting clean air and water, not to mention addressing climate change. Project 2025 pushes the exact opposite, aiming to give mega oil corporations a green light to pollute our environment, water, and food in the name of supposedly lowering energy costs. RFK has fought against these kinds of pollutants for years. People trying to connect RFK to Trump is just wrong—RFK has gone head-to-head against Trump’s positions more than once.
I’m trying to keep a bit of optimism here because people like RFK offer something real to get behind. Some, like yourself, may have voted for Trump because of people like RFK, but then there are those who went for Trump for all the wrong reasons. Remember, just a few months back, Trump dismissed RFK outright, calling him a "liberal loon." RFK was attacked by right-wing media outlets as well.
But like I said in my last article on RFK, both sides are at fault for the situation we’re in, and it’s frustrating. We’re left with Democrats who lie, and Republicans who lie just as much. And Trump’s constant flip-flopping makes it hard to trust anything he says. If I have to question what someone really means week to week, then I can't trust the words and intentions of that person. Democrats are guilty of the same—shifting whichever way public opinion blows. It’s blatant that both sides support whatever keeps them electable in the moment. And it’s pathetic that we’re rarely given a real choice to vote for. I’m tired of this “lesser of two evils” garbage; I want a choice that’s not between a billionaire conman or a prosecutor who props up a broken system and has no problem supporting Israel at all costs, including cheering at the endorsement of a war criminal like Dick Cheney. Both sides are painfully out of touch with what real people want.
People want certainty, and they want to feel their vote actually matters—not sidelined by an Electoral College that can ignore the voters’ choice entirely after the fact. That’s a big reason why so many people didn’t vote this time. They’re fed up with a system that keeps pushing the same flawed options and want something real to stand behind.
My friend, I'm in complete agreement with what you just wrote.
Jeff, Your article , in my opinion , is badly needing to be said ; the spiritual battle is upon us all now and I might say this even as a 78 year old "Doubting Thomas" However, my doubt is not in the immutable beauty we can each discover for ourselves in the prophesies and the teachings of the Lord ( for those can indeed make, " ...the morning star rise in your hearts") but more on what we premise an understanding of our soul`s responsibilities to the Heavenly Father but at the same time to the ruling powers of this world , a world now requiring much soul searching?
Romans 13:1-2
King James Version
Both sides of the political spectrum have contributed to this outcome. The pendulum has now swung to the far right. The real issue is that neither side listens to the other. This lack of dialogue has paved the way for the election of a conman and grifter. The Left votes against the Right, and the Right against the Left—two extremes, with no room for centrism or balance. Two extremes whose sole mission is to perpetually piss each other off and 'win' against the other. Again, balance is a necessity, and it is sorely lacking in today's world.