The Donald Trump Paracosm
July 31, 2019
Some have said that Donald Trump is ‘a stranger to the truth’.
On a daily basis, Mr. Trump publicly provides a broad variety of ‘alternative facts’ to the world through twitter posts; impromptu press briefings; speeches at public events; and appearances at Trump rallies.
It seems clear that Trump resides in his own detailed imaginary world, sometimes known as a “Paracosm”.
Mr. Trump seems to have a complex and deeply felt relationship with his own subjective universe, which includes a rather large number of: imaginary characters; concocted occurrences; and untested political, economic and behavioral theories.
Trump’s particular recollection of 9/11 from the reservoir of his own personal Paracosm by itself is troubling; yet when combined with an endless river of similar and related public pronouncements over an extended time frame leads many of us to conclude that Donald J. Trump is probably unfit to carry out the duties of the Presidency
Today, Rudy Giuliani said he’s afraid his epitaph will say he ‘lied for Trump’
Rudy and Donald have a lot in common. Among other things, they were born in NYC; they are “Geminis”; and they are members of the “3 wives club”.
It does seem likely that Rudy may have taken up residence in the Trump Paracosm, the place where Donald’s mind has created an entire alternate universe.
The Trump Paracosm is a place where Sirens reside, Sirens who are able to use their enchanting music and singing voices to lure a percentage of political creatures to become residents of the Trump Paracosm.
Once in residence, Putin and his brother Satan are able to permanently infect the souls of those who refused to block their ears from the enchanting songs of the Sirens.
Rudy himself had a rather shady past; his legacy is further diminished and defined by his alliance with The Donald.
Emerging GOP Leadership?
July 28, 2019
The week of July 22, 2019 encouraged a new lineage of evil to emerge from the Republican dugout.
Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R, CA) has long been the lead mealy-mouthed obsequious patsy for Trump and his acolytes; Reps. Devin Nunes, Matt Gaetz and Jim Jordan are consistently reliable venomous vassals who worship at the alter of Trump, and who can be counted on to viciously attack anyone who dares to question the rapidly evolving, confusing and often contradictory Trump doctrine.
One of the emerging subservient scumbags — based on his memorable performance at the Robert Mueller inquisition on July 24 — is Rep. Louie Gohmert (R, Texas) who distinguished himself as both a dubious orator and an accomplished reprobate as he admonished Mueller for never before imagined fantasy behaviors.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g8g1Ynhiyag
The inability to remain calm, cool and collected in a stressful situation is not an attribute worthy of an elected official at any level.
In closing, Mueller presented the world with a new and quite smart response to a Kellyanne Conway-worthy soliloquy: “I take your question.”
Yes, thank you Congressman Gohmert for emerging from the shadows and sharing your serious psychological impairments with the world.
Let us hope you are able to find suitable help and intervention before your GOP colleagues manage to entirely repeal the ACA.
Meanwhile, we extend our sincere thoughts and prayers to your constituents in the First Congressional District of Texas who are relegated to represention by you in Congress.
Satanic Rituals at Our Southern Border
July 12, 2019
Vice President Mike Pence toured a Border Patrol facility in McAllen, Texas on July 12, 2019 where he observed hundreds of men standing in crowded cages.
“The stench was horrendous,” White House pool reporter Josh Dawsey wrote of the brief visit to an outdoor portal at the McAllen Border Station.
Dawsey reported that nearly 400 men “..were housed in sweltering cages so crowded it would have been impossible for all of them to lie down. Some of the detainees shouted to reporters that they had been held 40 days or longer and complained that they were hungry.”
“This is tough stuff,” Pence said at a news conference later. “I was not surprised by what I saw,” he said. “I knew we’d see a system that was overwhelmed.”
This, on the eve of a planned siege in communities around Atlanta, Baltimore, Chicago, Denver, Houston, Los Angeles, Miami, New York and San Francisco where representatives from the Trump Gestapo are poised to raid neighborhoods where suspected undocumented immigrants may be living. The raids are expected to start Sunday (July 14) and continue through July 18.
Instead of fixing the existing system that is already overwhelmed, Trump and his thugs have doubled down with Satan to intimidate and dehumanize our newest neighbors, and to create, nurture and perpetuate an atmosphere of fear among residents in these communities.
Separate parents from their children? Only Satan would approve of that.
Trump’s claim that the ICE raids are targeted to ‘look for bad players’? In a press conference on July 12, Trump said, “We’re really looking for criminals as much as we can. Trying to find the criminal population, which has been coming into this country the last 10 years.”
He touted his administration’s removal of members of the violent gang MS-13, claiming he’d deported them “by the thousands” and further stated that ‘we are also looking for people who came into our country not through a process, they just walked over a line. They have to leave.’
I’ve lived in the U.S. for many years, and I’ve experienced a great deal of good, bad and ugly.
This entire Trump administration charade centered on MS-13 as a justification for extreme immigration enforcement is the ugliest of ugly – it clearly is directly connected to Satan (a.k.a. Beelzebub; Mephistopheles; Lucifer; Prince of Darkness; Ash-Shaytan; Diablo; Devil), and it is clearly disconnected from facts or reality.
Trump – true to form – is scapegoating any and all people with connections to Central or South American as ‘Undesirables’ (or worse).
Pick your label: There is no place in American ideology which supports rounding up a class of residents and subjecting them to subhuman treatment with no process of law.
Mike Pence, who was raised in a religious household and educated in parochial schools, has described himself as “a Christian, a conservative and a Republican, in that order,” and as “a born-again, evangelical Catholic.”
If Pence is unwilling or unable to step forward to demand a stop to these Satanic atrocities and to organize a strategic fix to our existing immigration enforcement system which is already overwhelmed, then it is clear that he has sold his soul to Satan.
How very sad….
The Essence of True Leadership
July 11, 2019
After a remarkable 19 year career in leadership at the University of South Florida, President Judy Genshaft retired on July 1 in a planned and orderly transition, welcoming a new president, Dr. Steven Currall.
President Currall has spent his first few days talking with students, faculty, alumni and other stakeholders to ensure an open and honest transition.
In a recent radio interview, I was inspired to hear Currall tell us that his mission is to build on the accomplishments of the Genshaft administration.
Currall said, “My job is to help the USF community make the right decisions for the university in the long run. Sometimes those are group decisions: it might be my top leadership team, it might be decisions that the Board of Trustees has to make, sometimes the decisions that I have to make personally. But I don’t think it’s wise for a leader to try to do something simply symbolic as a way to establish authority.”
“I think the more mature approach is really just always to be thinking about what’s in the best long term interest of the university. I try to make decisions that will be received well and be seen as thoughtful and aligned with the strategic vision of the university.”
True Leadership: (1) A strategic vision toward the future. (2) Decisions aligned with the best long-term interests of the institution. (3) Building on an existing foundation of progress and excellence.
Wouldn’t this theory and practice help make our country a stronger and better place to live, work and relax?
An Economic Genius: Part One
July 9, 2019
Donald John Trump was one of 366 student members of the class of 1968 who was awarded a Bachelor of Science degree in Economics from the Wharton School of Finance and Commerce at Pennsylvania State University (Penn State).
Other than his bachelor’s degree and some experience working in the family real estate business, there is no evidence that Mr. Trump has pursued additional education, credentials or capabilities in the field of economics.
Trump’s paucity of bona fides in the world of economic theory and practice has not deterred him from taking an active role in testing new economic concepts.
From an economic perspective, the presidency of Donald Trump will likely be remembered primarily for his America First posture, which has influenced immigration, tariff and tax policies.
Immigration: Trump administration policy decisions focused on immigration have dramatically hurt domestic agriculture, food processing, hospitality, tourism and other low-wage, entry-level service occupations.
Tariffs: Tariffs imposed on imported goods and materials are nothing more than a tax paid by the end user, in many cases, the American consumer.
Tariffs can be effectively used as a component of a strategic long-term plan to reposition the competitive position of American manufacturers on the world stage.
There is no known evidence that tariffs have ever brought any long-term value-added when arbitrarily and capriciously applied.
Trump administration subjective tariffs on imported steel and aluminum (justified as a means to “protect our country and our workers”) have proven to be a financial burden on several high-wage value-added U.S. industries, including: Automotive; Aerospace; Construction; and Manufacturing.
Tax Cuts: The signing of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in December 2017 was lauded as landmark legislation which would: (a) lower taxes on businesses and individuals; (b) stimulate higher wages and more jobs; and (c) result in a larger and more dynamic economy as a result of dramatically increased domestic business investment in plant and equipment.
Almost two years after the passage of TCJA, it seems clear that some near-term economic stimulation was achieved, but the long-term impact on gross domestic product (GDP) will be modest, if at all. The impact will be smaller on gross national product (GNP) than on GDP because the law generated net capital inflows from abroad that must be repaid in the future.
The expectation touted by elected officials in their frenzy to pass the TCJA envisioned some $4 Trillion being repatriated, generating new and potent investment and jobs in the U.S.
Most recent estimates reflect $3 Trillion (or more) in profits that U.S. companies have left parked overseas, with about $465 Billion in “repatriated” cash returning to the U.S. to enjoy a tax rate of 15.5% (vs. the 35% prior tax rate) on profits returned to the U.S. from overseas.
A good outcome? Sure, in the short term. Capital investments? Plant and equipment? Not so much. There is virtually no evidence that any of the repatriated cash was invested in job creation. It was invested in executive bonuses; stock buy-backs; debt repayments; and some dividend enhancements.
Please stay tuned, there is more to come…..
Donald Trump is an Expert on Immigration Issues
July 8, 2019
No one understands the nuances of immigration better than Donald Trump.
Donald’s research begins in 1996 when Melania Knauss — also known as Melanija Knavs — arrived in the U.S. from Slovenia on Aug. 27, 1996, on a B1/B2 visitor visa. She was 26 at the time, highly regarded by those who knew her in her native Slovenia as quite intelligent, beautiful and very ambitious.
Melania was paid for 10 modeling jobs in the United States in 1996 before obtaining the necessary documents to legally work in the country, earning $20,056 before she obtained an H-1B work visa on Oct. 18, 1996, according to an investigative report completed and published by the AP in 2016.
The report, which AP said was based on accounting ledgers, contracts and other related documents, reveals that “the modeling assignments would have been outside the bounds of her visitor visa.”
In March 2001, Melania was issued a green card in the U.S. through the EB-1 program, which is sometimes called a “genius visa” or an “Einstein visa.”
EB-1 Visas are intended to encourage individuals who demonstrate extraordinary accomplishment in their field of endeavor, and/or sustained national or international acclaim to become permanent U.S. residents.
Melania Knauss married Donald Trump in January 2005; she is now known as Melania Trump. She became a U.S. citizen in July 2006.
Viktor and Amalija Knavs are Melania’s parents. Viktor was born in 1944, and the majority of his working career involves automotive transportation activities. Amalija worked as a pattern maker at a textile factory. They are now retired.
Several reliable sources report that Viktor and Amalija primarily reside in the U.S., and their immigration status is undetermined. They may be here on an IR-5 visa, which grants legal permanent residency to parents of a U.S. citizen.
Meanwhile, with the expertise he has acquired from his own family situation, President Trump has guided his own administration to become vehemently opposed almost all immigration to the U.S., particularly to extended-family chain migration, which is exactly how Melania’s parents apparently have established permanent residency in the U.S.
Although POTUS Trump apparently has no direct experience in the separation of immigrant children from their parents, he believes that his overall experience and knowledge fully qualifies him to an expert level on immigration policy.
Amazing stuff, isn’t it?
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