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Retired. Former professional television & motion picture writer (WGAW), former CBS Television Network Executive Producer, CBS Director, Program Practices, radio Program Director & news/talk host, Sgt. E-5 U.S. Army, NBC page & production assistant.
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What will it take? What horrifying, brutal, probably deadly act will the Trump regime commit before America says "Enough!". Where is the line he will inevitably cross that will be 'one toke over'? The bridge too far? And what do we do then?

Elon Musk's slash-and-burn firings on the pretext of "poor performance" is so evidently analogous to Donald Trump's long-standing pattern of stiffing subcontractors for "shoddy work". Just "two grifters off to steal the world..."

Joy Reid's "The ReidOut" on MSNBC canceled, only hours later Lester Holt stepping down as "NBC Nightly News" anchor, Alex Wagner on assignment, Jonathan Capehart, Katie Phang, and Ayman Mohyeldin all lost their shows. And hundreds of MSNBC staff and crew out of a job. A "Sunday Night Massacre".

Robin Hood in Reverse:

Comcast purge: It was bad enough to see Joy Reid canceled on MSNBC, Lester Holt departing NBC Nightly News, and Alex Wagner not returning to primetime. Now we learn that Jonathan Capehart, Katie Phang, and Ayman Mohyeldin have all lost their shows. All 'non-white'. This is appalling!

Joy Reid's final episode of "The ReidOut" airs TONIGHT! Members of my Facebook group are horrified by the decision, which appears an attempt to mollify the regime's repeated attacks on MSNBC and its parent Comcast. But Trump's unhinged Sunday night Truth Social rant proves appeasement won't work.

"The ReidOut" cancelled by MSNBC! And apparently more changes to come. MSNBC’s viewership is up by 77% in primetime and 34% overall and their new president, Rebecca Kutler, starts weilding a Musk-like axe? Some reports claim Joy was "too controversial"! How is that even possible in the Age of Trump?

The PayPal Mafia's efforts to devalue the dollar in favor of crypto help explain why Elon Musk insanely overpaid $44 billion to acquire Twitter (now X) based on the assumption that the world would soon transition to a new economic model. It also required causing doubt about the US gold reserves.

His weightiness, Emperor Trump, overcomes his imperial displeasure to reassure his people:

This banner was prominently displayed in the lobby at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) this week:

CRYPTO WARS: Musk will visit Fort Knox. Trump: "If the gold isn’t there, we’re going to be very upset.” Stephen Colbert: “We’re gonna see if there’s really silver at Long John’s. If the silver’s not there, then I solved that placemat for nothing.”

When a President of the United States has no values or philosophy of his own, occupies an alternate reality of adoration and grandiosity, and enjoys wielding vindictive power, it should be no surprise that all actions will be dictated by self-interest and enrichment for himself and those like him.

JD Vance semantics: Sex with a sofa is now called "fabrication". (Avoid tweed.)

Democrats need to amplify the schism between the MAGA base and the tech billionaires. They have conflicting visions of America's future. Bannon told a right-wing UK news outlet, "(Elon) Musk is a parasitic illegal immigrant... without any respect for the country’s history, values, or traditions."

At what point do MAGA Republicans fear the wrath of their constituents more than they fear Musk/Trump revenge? It hasn't happened yet. But it could happen soon. Red states are more dependent on federal funds than blue states. And the groundswell of outrage against indiscriminate cuts is building.

The Trump/Musk regime is facilitating Putin's expansionist dream of restoring a Soviet-style Russian empire in Europe. I suspect the Baltic States - Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania - will be next in Putin's crosshairs to obtain his warm-water port. "They mostly speak Russian anyway".

UKRAINE: "If you're not at the table, you're on the table."

Paving the Rose Garden will make it better suited for firing squads, however there is no money in the budget for cigarettes or blindfolds.

Donald Trump and I share the same birthday, June 14th. As a US Army veteran, I find it offensive that draft-doger "Cadet Bone Spurs" would also be born on Flag Day.

Musk has Trump by the 'short-and-curlies'. Musk's money and tech savvy kept him out of prison and quashed any opposition, but those same weapons can be turned against him if he balks at any part of Musk's demolition agenda. It's the kind of Mafia-style "leverage" Trump has long inflicted on others.