It Occurs To Me That I am America

 It Occurs To Me That I am America, Edited by Jonathan Santlofer is an anthology of stories and art work published in 2018.

In the Introduction by Viet Thanh Nguyen, he writes: 

“It is hardly surprising that the population of much of the literary world is terrified by Mr. Trump’s vision of good versus evil, us against them.” <2016>

Horrifying that they put The Felon Dump back in the White House. The stories in the book brought back the horror from his first campaign and term in office. Then Jan 6th; then 4 more years of his lies, leading people to hate.  I wonder if these authors will write Part II of It Occurs To Me That I am America. 

After The Storm

 After The Storm is a short story by Walter Mosley published in The Awkward Black Man and also, in It Occurs To Me That I Am America.  In the first book, "President Obama took a train." In the second it said "the president took a train."

There may have been other differences, but I did not care to read the story again. When asked what he wanted, the character said

“I want people everywhere to stop for a minute and think about only the essential necessities of their lives. You know; air and water, food and friendship, shelter and laughing, disposal of waste, and the continual need for all these things through all the days of our lives.”

If everybody everywhere had those thoughts in their minds, then they would realize that it’s not individuality or identity but being human, being the same that makes us strong.”

Senator Obama pointed this out: we are more alike than we are different, during his campaign speeches. I often thought we all want the same things: to love, be loved, have work to do, food, clothing, shelter. Might add acceptance, to live and let live attitudes from others.

Or as Governor Walz said: "Mind your own business." I guess more people prefer Dump's Us vs. Them attitudes. 

High Crimes

 Article II Section 4:

"...convicted of high crimes and misdemeanors." 

A felony is a higher crime than misdemeanors, yet citizens and Congress put the Felon in the White House again.

(just cleaning out scribble notes; not going to bother writing to Congress people again to protest DOGE and the Felon) WHYBOTHERISM SETS IN

I got rid of the other 3 Blogs; might as well ditch this one as well. I miss having my own WiFi, but nice to save $$$.  Have been spending more time reading now that weather was nice enough for long walks over cracked sidewalks with rollator. 

I go to first floor Computer Lab to use their computers; mostly just playing Farmtown which I keep saying I will quit. I play Scrabble and card games "Mary vs. Alice." Endless games of Peggle Land just for something to do. Mama Dukes vs. alyce. Trying to get top 5 scores with only those two names. 

Why? Don't Ask Me Why; Why Ask Why? 😏

Htilerism

 "...Congress has the power to create4 new Federal departments & agencies within the executive branch."

How then, was it legal for the Felon-Elect to create a new department (DOGE?)

It is said "when people tell you who they are to believe them." Dump said he would use military force against protestors. I do not know who is protesting in California, but it seems like using military force on our own soil against citizens is the start of Nazi Hilterism. 

November 2024...

 ...after the fools elected the Felon, I quit Amazon. I got rid of my Cable connection. They asked why, I lied. Why did I not tell the truth? Do not trust The Felon, his sidekick, GOP Congress, stacked GOP Supreme Court. Might lose Social Security of Medicare benefits. End up Homeless again. Older, infirm, leaving in cold east coast? 

I would use the building Wi-Fi. Like my daughter advised me when building got it; too slow, too many people using it. Some days it will not load anything on my computer. I am typing this on apartment complex computer in the "Computer Lab."

I stopped reading/commenting on Yahoo news articles. I was at BlueSky for a short time. Got too depressing and why did they have to show his face multiple times a day?

A hassle trying to get signed in to My Blogger blogs. Still have my log in info from before Google bought it. Can not find a Google Chrome login info. Hope next time I come down to see if I want to keep anything from this Blog, I will be able to remember how I got here today.

I went to Gmail; and they wanted me to prove who I was. I am not Ed Beers; no option to use another account. I know know that neighbor who uses this same computer, Ed, was born the same year I graduated from high school. I remove my presence from these public computers. There are 8 computers, but I prefer this one in the corner, due to my walker. I guess that is why Ed favors it also; to stash walker to the side. 

I do miss my cable connection. But I am getting more housework done. And now, getting rid of my Homeless in Long Beach story.

Bankruptcy

 "The country is going bankrupt. A country is no different from a person. If a country overspends and doesn't spend wisely, just like a person, a country will go bankrupt." Elon Musk

That is duh comment. Does he know how many bankruptcies The Felon in the Oval Office filed? That he even managed to bankrupt a Casino? Yet, Musk and millions trusted #45 more than the candidate with the Economics Degree?

#45 increased the debt by $7.8 trillion dollars. Maybe Musk needs to have a talk with the Liar in Chief?

Do not know if I should laugh or cry. 

And why is the government paying Musk for serving in an illegal department? 

General Welfare

 Thg US Government was to provide for the General Welfare of its citizens.

Instead we have a Felon president that is firing (as if this is his reality tv show) Federal workers, causing citizens to be without income.What job will a newly unemployed Park Ranger be qualified to do? 

Admin's often brag about job creation. Instead we have "increase unemployment" administration. 

MAWAs probably do not care that thousands of people are now unemployed due to their loving the Felon more than loving the U.S. of A. and Constitutional law. 

Dept. of Government Efficiency

 Congress and media are not doing their jobs. The U.S. Constitution gives Congress the power to create new departments for the executive branch. Yet they remain silent when The Felon-Elect created the Department of Government Efficiency. And appointed a dual citizenship immigrant to run the illegibly created department. Joe Biden's Congress did not create that department in December 2024, The Felon needed to wait until Jan. 21, 2025 to ask his Congress to create a new department. 

So dual citizenship immigrant gets our bank info? He has power to fire Federal Employees? 

What kind of presidential administration would increase unemployment by firing workers. Imagine a 60 year old Park Ranger being suddenly without a paycheck. Needing to find a new job as s/he nears Social Security retirement age. What type of jobs will the younger employees be qualified to do? 

Does he pay the dual citizenship immigrant to head his newly  created department? 

Disgusted with family & friends who voted for the Felon. Too, too sad. 

Inactive

 I ditched my Service Electric WiFi. Yearly price increase of $2.00 is still affordable. Apartment Complex requires us to have Cable TV. That cost also increased $2.00 I told Cable reps that I was cancelling service due to my age and need to save $$$ for cremation. I was saving $$$ for cremation in local bank Savings Account. I no longer trust the government. The $50.+ WiFi savings is sent to one of my adult children. 

The real reason: election of The Felon.  

Now I use the apartment complex WiFi. It is a metered connection. Do not know if that includes everyone using it at same time, or my computer only. It is 5:04AM. I already did Farmtown, and checked Yahoo mail; still have time to do this. Which is unusual.

I have been going down to the first floor "Computer Lab" to use their wired connection. Better to quit Farmtown; but even more bored now that I can not spend the day on the 'net. 

I enjoyed blogging, even though I never attracted an audience. My paid for URLs for my free websites from Freewebs are gone. I did so much work creating them. Sad someone did not hire me to do that. Work from home. 

Who am I talking to? 

Economic Blackouts

 I do not know why they are called Economic Blackouts. Do not spend any money on Feb. 28, 2025, for instance. My daughter said she would make sure the gas tanks are full before Friday Economic Blackout.  Anyone who would not spend any money on that day, could stock up before hand; thus retailers will not be losing any $$$. 

Unless people participating sid not buy any extras those days; like no Starbucks coffee, not bakery store products, not fast food lunches. If they are used to buying lunch at workplace cafeteria, they bring lunch from home that day. Yet, how much of an impact will these Economic Blackouts actually have?

I would call them boycotts instead of blackouts. Upcoming events:
April 7th to 13th no Wal-Mart purchases

April 18th Do Not Spend Any Money Day

April 21s do not buy any General Mills products

March 5th 40 day boycott of Target

March 7th to 14th Amazon boycott

50501 50 states 50 capitals 1 day

March forth on March 4 

March 14th Do Not Go To Work Day

The last impractical ~ nurses, surgeons, firefighters and such all t aking the day off would wreck havoc with people's lives, more than impacting government.

I 'boycotted' Amazon in December by closing my account.

Likewise Mark Zuckerberg ie: META by ditching Facebook. I was one of the earliest users of that site; it got worse and worse as years went by. Peeps do not pay for Facebook; but the numbers of users influences how many advertisers will pay them by buying ads.

I think large numbers of not using Amazon would impact the site. 

Project 2025

 One by one, Project 2025's goals are being implemented, despite The Felon claiming he knew nothing about it. The new $5 million dollar Green card was not part of Project 2025. That must be Elon Musk's idea. Does The Felon in the Oval Office think people who want to flee horrible conditions in their countries have that amount of money to come to the U.S. of A. 

Who are they? His and Jared's UAE buddies? What benefits will the billionaires have in coming to the U.S. of A. that they do not have now? A desire to run our government the same was as Musk is doing? 

America: for sale to the highest bidder? 

The First Lie Wins

 The First Lie Wins is a novel by Ashley Elston.

"The first lie wins. The lie that set the stage for everything that comes after it. And once that lie is told, it's what most people believe to be true."

That might explain MAGAs blind loyalty to the Felon. His first lie: successful businessman. Hence when his quid pro quo impeachment trial begins they parrot him shouting: Witch Hunt. Many lies later, came The Big Lie: stolen election. 

Increase Unemployment

 The Felon's mass layoffs and firings will increase unemployment. Is that how to make 'America' great? 

White Nationalist FOX news host has a job as Cabinet member. Every Cabinet member is there to push the Felon's agendas; none of which will make the US of A great; will do the exact opposite.

He sold his MAWAS on "no wars," now he is promoting using military force to take Greenland, Panama and the Gaza Strip. He plans to deport Palestinians, who can never return to THEIR OWN COUNTRY. 

Renaming the Gulf of Mexico day? I guess that is to be like Columbus Day? 

Is this what his loyal MAWAs really wanted to happen to our country? Too, too sad & disgusting.

Suspend Constitution

 “A Massive Fraud of this type and magnitude allows for the termination of all rules, regulations, and articles, even those found in the Constitution." Trump Dec. 3 

And they put the Felon back in the Oval Office? February 6, 2025 headline news articles I did not read ~ Bipartisan members of Congress calling The Felon in the Oval Office "deranged" and "problematic," due to his Gaza strip proposal. That is, to remove Palistances and relocate them.

How can a US of A president order deportation of residents from another country? Insane. And Congress just now realizes the man is insane? 

j6th

  "My administration will always stand against violence, mayhem, and disorder." DJT promise.2016

4:17 PM

“I know your pain, I know you’re hurt. We had an election that was stolen from us. It was a landslide election and everyone knows it, especially the other side. But you have to go home now. We have to have peace. We have to have law and order. We have to respect our great people in law and order. We don’t want anybody hurt. It’s a very tough period of time. There’s never been a time like this where such a thing happened where they could take it away from all of us — from me, from you, from our country. This was a fraudulent election, but we can’t play into the hands of these people. We have to have peace. So go home. We love you. You’re very special. You’ve seen what happens. You see the way others are treated that are so bad and so evil. I know how you feel, but go home, and go home in peace.”

6:01PM “These are the things and events that happen when a sacred landslide election victory is so unceremoniously & viciously stripped away from great patriots who have been badly & unfairly treated for so long. Go home with love & in peace. Remember this day forever!”

DC plane crash

J20 FAA director fired

J21 Air Traffic Controller hiring frozen J22 Aviation Safety Advisory Committee disbanded J29 Buyout/retirement demand sent to existing employees J29 First American mid-air collision in 16 years Making America Great Again? Of course his "common sense" "strong opinion" is that DEI hires caused the crash. He has a list of those DEI hires ~ all false info. Will he start ordering the removal of persons with disabilities from society? Those he claimed were hired by the FFA? Mentally deficient people (more projection on his part,) dwarfs and more?

I hope MAWAS are happy with the Felon they felt worthy of putting back in the Oval Office.

Seating chart

  

Week One

 Felon's Week One more idiocracy.

Interview with Hannity he repeats the lhe lie that other countries empty their jails and send criminals to us; migrants faces full of tattoos is proof of that. Does not anyone notice his insanity?

My Son-in-law, army war vet, full time National Guard, commutes an hour to work, and hour back. He used to do this 4 days a week; was able to work from home, the fifth day. The Felon put an end to that. What is wrong with working from home? It saves traffic, gas, and, in son-in-law's case ~ commute time. He used to work closer to home, but they transferred him to the new location. Why? I dunno. 

Daughter with two college students is in a panic due to Federal loan freeze. Did not read article about that being blocked. His end to birthright citizenship executive order was temporarily blocked as it violated the 14th Amendment. His Attorney General is investigating Military General Milley. Mainly due to his opposition to the Felon.

More outrage as Project 2025 goals are put into place via executive orders. Why, oh why, did anyone vote for the Felon?

Smart guy Putin

 On Putin “The smartest one gets to the top. That didn’t work so well recently in our country. But they ask me, ‘Is Putin smart?’ Yes, Putin was smart. And I actually thought he was going to be negotiating. I said, ‘That’s a hell of a way to negotiate, put 200,000 soldiers on the border.’”

“I’d say that’s pretty smart. He’s taking over a country – really a vast, vast location, a great piece of land with a lot of people, and just walking right in.”

#Felon-elect wants to do likewise to Greenland and Panama. Maybe even Canada if they continue to refuse becoming USA's 51st state.

Interrupt this book of dump

 ...to bring you an important message:

"He was very effective. He knows those computers better than anybody. Those vote counting computers and we ended up winning Pennsylvania in a landslide. It was pretty good. Thank you to Elon." The Felon in the Oval Office

Maybe that is why my vote did not get counted at state level here in PA?