Today brought another example of Donald Trump and his loyalists demonstrating that they are White Nationalist, Racist, Social Darwinist Pigs.
Last night, Trump, or a kindred racist staffer,posted a picture ofMichelle and Barack Obama's heads on top of the bodies of apes.
Out of common decency that Trump and his white nationalist supporters lack, the image will not be posted here.
The image clearly harkens back to the despicable, Social Darwinist, and racist worldview that blacks are at the low end of the evolutionary chain.
Facing blowback from Democrats and Republicans, Trump's fascist staffers in the White House took down the post and blamed the posting on an unnamed White House staffer.
I am pretty sure who this unnamed White House staffer is.
Donald J. Trump, the White Nationalist Racist Fascist Pig, who instigated the Birther farce against Barack Obama, shared Anti Semitic tropes about Jewish financial control of the world, screamed that Haitians were eating dogs in Ohio, raved that Somalians in Minnesota were garbage, and claimed that immigrants from Third World non-white countries should not be allowed into the United States so they could not "poison the blood."
In a statement from the White Racist House, Press Secretary and purveyor of disinformation and lies Karoline 'I wear crosses to hide my holy roller hypocrisy' Leavitt called on the people rightly incensed about the post to "stop the fake outrage."
"This is who Donald Trump is...This is a man who spends money to take a full-page ad calling for the execution of five black and brown men...This is someone who spent months and years saying Barack Obama was not born here...The idea from this White House that this was an accident. The idea that this was just a meme that was posted. This is who Donald Trump is. Even if it is true that a staffer posted it...this person believed and represented the thoughts and beliefs and the feelings of the president that they serve..."
Arizona's Congressional Democrats were quick to pounce on Trump's latest ugly racist foray.
Representative Greg Stanton was short and sweet in his condemnation,writing,"This is straight up racist. It’s pathetic and sad Trump chose to amplify."
"This is racist, plain and simple. Trump's behavior is beneath the Office of the President. Is there anyone around him who will tell him when he’s wrong?"
Senator Ruben Gallego posted this picture, showing his solidarity with the Obama's.
Earlier in the week, Donald Trump raised another stink in his ever-ending pursuit, fueled by lying disinformation and public denialism, to create election infrastructure in his MAGA image by suggesting, on the recently departed F.B.I. Deputy Director Dan Bongino's podcast, that Republicans should nationalize and control elections in 15 areas.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5Fvw283r9c
Trump repeated his suggestions, backed by his serial lying, to reporters in the Oval Office on February 3.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xcEw3TCktIw
This latest tirade comes after Mr. Trump apparently directed his National Intelligence Director, Tulsi Gabbard, and a group of F.B.I. agents to raid the Fulton County Recorder's offices and take documents, including ballots, related to the 2020 election, which the American Duce wannabe lost.
Someone knows his party, thanks to his destructive policies, is probably going to go down in electoral flames in the 2026 elections.
Arizona Attorney General Kris Mayes and Secretary of State Adrian Fontes reacted to this latest power grab attempt by Mr. Trump on the franchise.
Mayesjust needed two wordsto express her opinion of the Mad King wanting to nationalize elections.
"Blatantly Unconstitutional."
Secretary Fontes had more fun with his response,saying in an Instagram videowith a whiteboard and a copy of the Constitution:
"I don't know how many times we have to ask folks to read the Constitution.It comes in little books like this...This is a state function. Clearly not within the purview of the Chief Executive...Congress does have a role. Here is the hook they have with the Help America Vote Act. They have with the National Voter Registration Act. They have with the Civil Rights Act...This is how the normal process works. The states are in charge of elections. It's a very simple thing. And no, nobody won any elections in 2020 except the ones we certified at the states. And that's all over. What needs to happen is we need to have a sober, intelligent conversation now. At the end of the day, this is what the Constitution says, and if you want to change it, there's another article that talks about amendments.But for now, I will remain the Chief Election Officer for the great and sovereign state of Arizona. And we, here in the Grand Canyon state, will run our own elections..."
This week, Senator Ruben Gallego continued adding to his menu of policy proposals to help expand the Middle Class in the country.
After introducing plans to increase access toaffordable energyandhousing, the Senator unveiledThe Strong Start Act,which builds on one of the few positive policy components of Trump's Big Billionaires First Bill by:
"Establishing a $3,000 New Child Tax Credit to be paid to parents as a one-time payment as soon as 30-days after birth.
Changing the name of Trump Accounts to American Dream Accounts and make the $1,000 government contribution permanent, indexed to inflation.
Automatically enrolling newborns into the program, reducing the logistical burden on families.
Adding an additional $500 yearly government contribution for children ages 0 to 17 from households with incomes below $75,000 ($150,000 for married joint filers), indexed to inflation.
Adding an additional $250 yearly government contribution ($750 in total) for children from Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)-eligible families per year, indexed to inflation.
Creating a $1 to $1 match on individual contributions, not to exceed $250 per year, for households eligible for the EITC."
It should be noted that former Vice President Kamala Harris laid out similar proposals in her 2024 Presidential run.
Commenting on the plan in a press release, Senator Gallego wrote:
“As a father of three, I understand just how expensive it is to welcome a child. From the crib and car seat to the seemingly endless diapers and wipes, the costs add up fast. And those costs are just the beginning of what kids need to grow up financially secure.This bill is about ensuring every American child gets a strong start in life. It’s about getting us one step closer to making sure every kid, no matter their circumstances, can achieve the American dream. I’ll fight for this bill because it what kids and their parents deserve.”
Later on social media, the Senator said:
"Thank you for joining me on my continuing tour of how to make the Middle Class, the real Middle Class, like it used to be...the Strong Start Act. Working-Class families get a little money as the baby is born so they can buy some necessary goods for them to have a strong start. And what does that look like? When you have a newborn, for those that don't know, it costs a lot of money. That means cribs. That means strollers. That means car seats. It means buying as many diapers in bulk wipes. My bill is going to give that family three thousand dollars in the first month of their baby being born. That could also be used to, for example, pay down your co-pay on your insurance. I'm still paying off parts of Cooper's Insurance co-pays from his birth."
"The second part of that is the American Dream Bond. Basically, what it does is every child in this country is automatically going to get a thousand-dollar bond in their name, and you could go every year, and parents and people at family parties can just add more and more money to them by the time it matures, when they're 18, they could use that money for whatever they want. It's basically if you're born the United States, you're going to get this right away, and you're going to be able to use it...This is how we start creating the real middle class, the middle class that actually has spending power that has opportunity to enjoy life, invest in themselves, invest in their families, and actually, really live part of the American Dream."
Commenting on Senator Gallego's Strong Start Act, Third Way Communication Director Kate deGruyter told Blog for Arizona:
"Senator Gallego’s legislation is sotimely and smart.We’re big fans. This strategy to start building wealth at birth is part of howwe create a revolution in wealth attainment for working families.It tracks with our focus at Third Way on giving every American a slice of the growing economy, which we expand on in this recent paper."
Zach Moller, Senior Director of Third Way’s Economic Program also said of Gallego's program:
“Senator Gallego’sforward-thinking billwould make a big difference for working families in Arizona and across the country. The Strong Start Act not only helps parents afford the huge expenses that come with having a new child, but also gives that childa leg up on building wealth for their future.It’s an idea that should have strong support.”
Senator Gallego, with other Senate colleagues, held a press event, announcing a new effort to further reduce prescription medication prices after drug companies announced the raising on 948 medicine costs at the start of the New Year.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kp3_MYnW2p0
In his comments at the event, Senator Gallego said:
"We're not going to accept an America where millions of families live in that fear, in that world.Nobody should have to choose between prescription or making rent. That is not the country you want. We need to be on the side of working people."
Citing the experiences of one of his constituents who has lung disease and his own mother, Gallego noted:
"The doctor wrote prescriptions, and her inhaler cost $471 for just three months supply.(This) is a result of our broken health care system...Two-thirds of Americans say that prescription costs are a financial burden for them. Ten percent state say it is a catastrophic burden.My mom was one of those people...We had to struggle for every dollar we could. I remember growing up, after going to bed, hearing her crying in the middle of the night over all the stress of having to make ends meet. I remember her every day, trying to make, get that dollar stretch."
In a press release, the Senator wrote:
“When Big Pharma gets richer off the back of a grandmother struggling to pay for cancer medication,the system is broken.That’s what this is all about: big pharma execs sitting in their fancy corner offices profiting off of sick, working-class Americans.We are not going to accept an America where millions of families live in fear of getting sick and needing to fill a prescription.We are going to fight and fight hard for a health care system that does what Donald Trump never did: actually lower costs for working families.”
On Gallego and his Senate colleagues efforts to further reduce drug prescription prices, Third Way's deGruyter told Blog for Arizona:
"We are very supportive of capping drug costs for employees at the same $2,000 level as Democrats enacted for Medicare. We’re also thrilled to see Gallego continue to prioritize affordability and lowering costs in essentials from housing to medicine."
Yesterday, February 5, the Senator released his proposal to raise the federal minimum wage to $20.00 an hour over three years in theGive America a Raise Act.
The measure would also "index the minimum wage to the higher of either inflation or GDP growth – ensuring that when prices go up, wages keep up and that when the economy is doing well, working people share in the success they helped create."
Commenting on this proposal in a press release, Gallego stated:
“Across the country, people are struggling to make ends meets. But as the cost of groceries, housing, and utilities continue to go up, the minimum wage has remained stagnate for over a decade.No one who works full-time in this country should live in poverty. Building an economy that works for working people starts with ensuring not just a minimum wage but a living wage, and that’s what this bill does.”
With another Government Shutdown looming over, not health care costs this time, but what to fund ICE and the Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Senate Democratic Leader Chuck Schumer is negotiating a potential deal to avoid it with the White House.
In reporting from theNew York TimesandMSNOW, the outlines of the deal would be:
Splitting off DHS funding from the other government sectors so the Senate can approve those right away.
Give a temporary funding extension to DHS while...
Negotiations continue on apermanent DHS bill that includesrestrictions on ICE thugs no longer wearing masks, requiring them to wear body cameras and have identification on them, halting "roving arrests," mandating that they have judicial warrants before any search or arrest, and similar accountability measures if they abuse situations where they use force.
While all of these proposals the Democrats are demanding are right and necessary and echo many common sense public safety proposals put forth by organizationslike Third Way, they need to insist on more vital conditions to get their votes.
The first is making sure every innocent person, especially the children, being detained in one of America's Concentration Camps is released. If it is an American citizen who is there because he looks brown, let that person go. If it is a family that is here legally on an asylum claim, let them go. If it is people who have followed every correct step in the immigration process, let them go to their home in any of the United States.
Second, insist that Trump fire all the White Nationalist vermin who are responsible for the brutality and killings over the last year and who have put these innocent people and the country through needless hell.
That means getting rid of Kristi Noem, her advisor, and sleeping partner Corey Lewandowski.
That means dismissing Stephen 'Judenrat' Miller and Tom '$50,000 bribe man' Hohman.
They also need to fire and prosecute any ICE agent who has committed crimes against the people and launch a massive vetting and retraining program where they get rid of the rotten apples.
Watch Senator Mark Kelly's comments on the Senate Floor. They seem to reflect what is needed in any deal.
When a new Democratic Senate and Administration come in, ICE can be torn down, and a new, rebranded organization, with legal parameters that restrict potential abuses, can be constructed to protect the border and promote public safety.
Democrats should insist on the release of the innocents and the firing of the White Nationalist-Fascist wing of the Trump regime, a
