TE Schmitt

As #NoKings approaches remember this from your HS Gov’t class: In a Monarchy belief is all power originates & emanates from the KING. Rights of the people are only those granted by the KING (Dictator/Authoritarian) Federalist / Democracy belief is all power originates & emanates from the PEOPLE.

My heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today. Walter and I met on the bridge of the Enterprise in the 1960s, and we stayed friends for nearly six decades. When Brad and I married in 2008, Walter stood beside us as our best man.

I don’t get it. If the tariffs are great for America and are bringing back manufacturing and are one of Trump’s signature policies, why won’t the Republicans who refused to overturn them even mention them?

As his policies bankrupt them, Trump-supporting farmers fully embrace socialism. But only if it’s for them.

Folks here in Georgia are working hard to send @ossoff.bsky.social back to the Senate and elect @keishaforga.bsky.social as their next Governor! Proud to see so many volunteers show up yesterday to get out the vote in the final days ahead of the midterm elections.

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Glad our chief exec is on top of the issues that are front of mind for most Americans.

🚨 Netanyahu is threatening renewed war with Iran just days before Israel's elections. Israel's military chief has reportedly warned that restarting the war this close to the vote could force an indefinite delay. That appears to be exactly what Netanyahu wants.

Albania is erupting, and Ben Meiselas is calling attention to the Trump family's connection. As protesters clash with police, Ben points to the controversial island development involving Jared Kushner and Ivanka Trump. He calls it a “Trumpenstein Epstein-style oligarchical island.”

JD Vance claims the Trump family isn't enriching itself. That's a flat-out lie, and he knows it. Trump's businesses generated $1.4 BILLION in crypto revenue in 2025 alone. The idea that the family isn't cashing in is laughable.

NEWS: Young people are taking out strongmen. They just defeated a Trump-backed strongman. Trump is likely next. The bottom is falling out from the Republican Party right now. Trump's closing message? Look at Nicki Minaj's ass. Musk gets access to sensitive military information. Subscribe:

As thick as thieves. And this is supposed to lead to stopping US involvement is foreign wars? Sounds like more and continued involvement, and in one of the most politically complicated parts of the world. And by a US pres & Admin who has no understanding of true diplomacy or international relations.

And to think the American political tradition (for good reasons) was to stay out of other countries’ politics….

EL-SAYED: I get that the President takes personal offense to my first name. He doesn't mind as much when it's the Saudis who are funding his son-in-law's private equity. Doesn't seem to mind as much when it's the Qataris who are giving them a $400 million private jet…

So Trump’s closing argument is that high gas prices are good because his donors who run oil companies are making bank, Jon Husted has a nice ass but not quite as good as Nicki Minaj’s ass, after 7 months the Reflecting Pool is almost done, and we get a ballroom, arch and helipad.

Tricks and authoritarian tactics learned from DT!

Nobody's shocked that Jason Miller is the one posting Bolsonaro's refusal to concede. Trumpworld isn't just watching Brazil, they're coordinating. Same playbook, same people, different country. The authoritarian network is global, and it's poison.

Folks, if you hate authoritarianism, you should be feeling good this morning. In Serbia, a student-led movement just ousted a longtime strongman, peacefully. And we Americans should be paying attention, because we have a chance in November to send a similar message. (link below)

From Zelenskyy. Patriot interceptors that could save innocent lives are sitting in European countries for weeks, which they paid for, unable to be transferred to Ukraine because Hegseth refuses to sign off.

No surprise here:

The humanitarian Putin bombed more civilians today. Maybe Witkoff should spend a couple weeks in Kyiv to see first hand how much of a humanitarian his friend in Moscow is.

Making civil service decisions based on political affiliations or donations is flat out illegal and anyone involved in implementing this should know that they will be held accountable.

May be labeled as a bomb shell, but certainly is no surprise given all the corporate activity that’s already taken place! FTC review became a joke beginning in 2025.

The idea that Musk has no leverage over Donald Trump is laughable. He's spending hundreds of millions to try and keep Republicans in power.  Now we're seeing just how dangerous that relationship can be.

Based on current tax law, churches are to lose their tax free status if they explicitly support candidates and / or political parties! These types of call-outs are not simply speaking to issues and only issues!

Wow Trump is just making huge gaffes during this speech: They gave the wonderful peace prize, right? Does anybody know the name of that peace prize? They gave the Pulitzer Prize to a young lady

Wouldn’t shock me if Witkoff nominated Putin for the Pulitzer Peace Prize.

Courtesy of the “humanitarian” Putin:

NEW: Hegseth's chaotic secret evacuation of a US base in Bahrain left military families in harm's way. “They’re not telling the truth. They’re not telling the full story. They’re not telling how much damage there really was." www.ms.now/news/militar...

He is so good at this 🔥

The agency built to protect the vote got gutted by DOGE, and the Trump admin asked what was left to hack a voting machine. In secret. Imagine if this came out about Joe Biden. Trump would call it one of the greatest crimes in American history. Full story covered in today's show, link in comments ⬇️

The corruption is just staggering. Dozens of dozens of pardons being given out to wealthy criminals paying millions for them. The US government is for sale to the highest bidders & DOJ operates as Trump’s consigliere. Have you had enough of this yet America? I know the world has.

Dems have so much to investigate, their problem will be where to start! Historically any president would have been impeached & convicted on any one of the infractions DT & family have committed. No longer the case w/ this abdicating & complicit MAGA led House & Senate. Vote all Repub’s out!

And the continued growth of the trees planted in the 1920’s is and was part of the plan! Contempt punishment needs to include contractors who execute work in defiance of judicial orders!

This is what happens when companies and large investors get directly involved in wars, negotiations , etc. And are personally running government institutions and security & military assets!

MAGA congress, esp Senate, is wholly responsible for allowing key Admin leaders to be and stay in office AND for not creating a super majority to pass laws to stop him! Need to vote all Dems in during the midterms!

Trump’s lawyers should have a great time at this hearing this morning in front of the judge he just called a “crazed lunatic” and “insane.” Enjoy.

What do you mean it won’t be televised?

Wonder how Darlene Graham and the SC voters (& the rest of the US electorate) feel about DT & his congressional sycophant supporters now? I seriously doubt the current MAGA congress would take steps to override this; I’m sure if they wanted to, they could (like everything else DT & Admin have done).

Trump and Musk are doing everything they can to try and force Ukraine to surrender to Putin while Musk spends over $300 million to try and buy the midterm elections to maintain total power. The American government under Republicans are on the side of evil. Vote them out.

Pretty clear that Trump/Hegseth are doing everything they can to force Ukraine to surrender to Putin by withholding all US assistance while actively helping fund the Russian war machine to kill as many civilians as possible including kids. What a dark, evil chapter in US history.

Today’s inflation report: · Prices up 3.7% · Gas up 34% Paychecks aren’t keeping up and families fall further behind. Trump’s tariffs and his war of choice with Iran are to blame. He doesn't care.

Dems & Independents: 1. Don’t spike the ball before the election is over; it happened in 2024 & can dampen needed voter turnout. 2. If Dems do take control, don’t waste time before taking action. The electorate is frustrated & tired of the DT Admin’s abuse, back-stabbing, grift & self-dealing.

So true [NYT]! Dems and Independents: Don’t be fooled by the struggling Republican rhetoric! Big difference between stopping DT & the MAGA Admin versus mere periodic symbolic “pseudo-resistance” votes (which are scripted with the rest of the party to protect a seat and ensure a non-failure for DT!

- Implement Project 2025 - Discuss Arnold Palmer's Genitalia - Bulldoze East Wing of WH - Open Wildlife Habitat to Drilling/Mining/Logging - Cut 760,000 from ObamaCare - Ban CNN, MS NOW & Politico - Cancel Iran Nuclear Deal - Cringeworthy Speech to Boy Scouts - Mass Deportations #IgnoreEPSTEIN

- Obtain Greenland - Make Canada 51st State - Rename AI/Gulf of Mexico/Lake Ontario/Atlantic, Pacific Oceans - Declare War on Iran - Kidnap Venezuelan President - Build Ballroom/Triumphal Arch - Want Face Carved on Mt. Rushmore - Buy Putin's Oil - Remove Russian Sanctions - Deploy ICE Goons

Who could’ve predicted it?

Back in the day we used to wait around for Dem Party leaders and mainstream media to rapidly debunk things like the Talarico hoax and rage as they did nothing. Now we do it ourselves because they aren’t coming to save us. Just do a search to see the lack of stories from them on it.

I don’t care how conservative you are. Abandoning Ukraine to Putin spits on everything Reagan stood for. Tax cuts and party loyalty cannot excuse this betrayal. If your principles mean anything, this alone should cost Trump your support. Grow a spine. Some things matter more than the GOP.