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Sunday, May 24, 2026

YOUR SUNDAY MOMENT OF ZEN

 







17 comments:

Joe Conservative said...

Trump stole some money? Why isn't DoJ demanding the money's return?

Les Carpenter said...

Corruption in the Executive Branch and in the legislative branch will only worsen unless and until this nation votes the filth that now runs the country out of power in 2026 and 2028.

Shaw Kenawe said...

The U.S. government doesn't HAVE a DoJ. It has an entity called the "Department of Justice;" but, in fact, it is the "Department of Trump's Personal Lawyer." To not understand this is to be part of a cult.

PS. The DoJ was supposed to release ALL of the Epstein files. It did not, which is contra to what the law required.

"The Department of Justice maintains that it has fulfilled its legal obligations under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

However, lawmakers and transparency advocates strongly dispute this, noting that only about half of the six million potentially responsive pages identified by the agency were actually made public."

When the DoJ flouts the law and gets away with it, we do not have a Department of Justice, we have a Mafia Consiglieri in charge to please his mob boss.

To answer you question again: There is no DoJ!

skudrunner said...

Anyone is eligible to file a claim.
The democrats should create a shrine for trump and epstein because that is their only talking point. Of course when you have a senate minority who learned from biden how to read a speech and a house minority leader who has no ideas how to help the country they have to play with their strengths, we hate trump and epstein only chose republicans to corrupt.

Les Carpenter said...

That is true skud.

If the only thing listened to or read is OAN, FAUX Snooze, trump's social media posts, and the propaganda disseminated by the trump regime sycophants supporting him, skud.

BB-Idaho said...

Meanwhile, we learn that his 41 million profit of fguv, has turned into over 400 million - he buys stock, then has the guv give them a contract. Same way with defense contractors. Illegal of course, but Blanch and Company have declared him immune from ANY prosecution. Skud's Hero. Remember when they tore down all the Hitler, Stalin and Mussuolini statures and monuments But they won't tear the pages of of future hstory books. Our progeny will
understand.

BB-Idaho said...

"Scud" can refer to a Soviet-designed tactical ballistic missile, small freshwater crustaceans popular in fly fishing, or low, ragged clouds driven swiftly by the wind" Take your pick.

Shaw Kenawe said...

skud never misses an opportunity to blame the Democrats for Trump's presidencies. What did the Democrats do? They ran two women who were superior to Trump in every category: intelligence, experience, and in human decency.

And skud forgets that more Americans voted for Hilary than voted for Trump in 2016. It was the electoral college that put Trump in office (and possibly, according to the Mueller Report, Russian interference.

The 2024 election also saw that more Americans voted for someone other than Trump in the popular vote. The electoral college won Trump the election agains.

Trump has never been able to break 50% approval, and is now at the lowest point in approval ratings in BOTH terms: 34%. Trump is deeply unpopular with Americans across political parties.

The Republican Party is responsible for Trump, not the Democrats. I'm guessing skud's frequent accusation that the Dems bear the blame is probably because he is unable to face the truth, even if he claims he's an Independent, he sure likes to carry water for the Trumpublican Party.

We will guarantee that the American people will not forget the fecklessness, cowardice, immorality, and venality of the Republican Party of the Trump era. The current Republican Party will also be remembered a the pedophile protector party. What a legacy!

Dave Miller said...

Skud... let me ask you a question. Let's go back to an earlier time. A time when Barack Obama was president. Maybe I'm mistaken, but I seem to remember the GOP being all about being against everything Obama.

Isn't being anti whoever is in the White House and their policies standard fare for politicians? At least until you have a presidential candidate? Isn't "we're not them" the default response, especially for the minority party?

Seriously... I read your Joe Biden c#@p in almost every post. Ask yourself this... why don't you slam our current president for his Obama Derangement Syndrome?

And no, contrary to your beliefs, it is not the Dems fault Trump is our president. It's the fault of everyone who ever voted for the guy, everyone who continues to support him, everyone who voted for people who support him, and everyone who did not pressure their GOP Reps and Senators to oust him when they had the chance.

Nothing is happening now that us lefties did not predict. I just wonder why now ppl like -FJ are finally on the "he's got to go" train. What changed?

skudrunner said...

Who else can you blame for the trump disaster other than the democrats. Can't blame west or williamson because they were just a diversion not a true threat. Since trump got less than 50% of the vote and there were two parties it does seem that the democrats didn't show up. With the disgust felt for trump had the democrats run a competent candidate many republicans would have voted democrat. Of course the party of a candidate who couldn't get any any support in the 2020 race chooses a clown for VP and wonder why they lost.
I understand how difficult it is to admit your party really screwed up but, like jim crowe, it was the democrats who caused this and we are all paying or it.

Dave Dubya said...

Skud and Joe Con both demonstrate a primary trait in a radical Right Wing Authoritarian personality. Facts will never change their minds.

They despise and demean anyone who opposes Trump.

Let's remember our fallen heroes today for their sacrifice in combating the Right Wing Authoritarians who promised to make Germany and Japan great again.

And let us take up their cause now that Right Wing Authoritarianism has take America hostage and is dismantling our freedom, voter rights, and democracy.

Shaw Kenawe said...

skud: "Who else can you blame for the trump disaster other than the democrats."

The people who voted for Trump and who still support the convicted felon are to blame. Period. Full stop.

Your opinion is not fact. And you can have your own opinion but not your own facts.

skud: "Since trump got less than 50% of the vote and there were two parties it does seem that the democrats didn't show up."

It is true that many Democrats did not show up, but many Republicans and Independents did not vote for Trump either. More people voted for someone else rather than Trump. He was not popularly elected; he was electorally elected. He is and has been in both terms a very unpopular POTUS.

skud: "Of course the party of a candidate who couldn't get any any support in the 2020 race chooses a clown for VP and wonder why they lost."

Your rank misogyny is noted. Both Hilary Clinton and Kamala Harris were eminently qualified for the presidency. In fact, more qualified than the current convicted felon who was a failed businessman with zero experience in any form of government. It appears you call them unqualified or "clowns" simply because they're Democratic women. And for that your OPINION is worthless.

Both women are highly educated and had years of experience in government on the state and local level.

Not once in the years of Trump's presidency did I ever see you state on this blog that Trump had no business becoming president because he had no knowledge of how government works. He only knows how to bully and debase people into doing his bidding.


skud: "I understand how difficult it is to admit your party really screwed up but, like jim crowe, it was the democrats who caused this and we are all paying or it."

Yes, I knew you'd bring in the rap for the SOUTHERNERS who initiated Jim Crow laws while labeling themselves as Democrats. As soon as the Civil Rights and Voting Rights Acts were passed, those Jim Crow Southerners left the Democratic Party and became Republicans. One thing they ALWAYS were and always will be are the old Confederacy. Y'know, the ones who committed treason against the U.S. and lost the Civil War.

Once again, I will repeat: THE ONLY PEOPLE THAT ARE RESPONSIBLE FOR PUTTING TRUMP IN THE OVAL OFFICE ARE THE PEOPLE WHO VOTED FOR HIM. THAT'S A FACT, NOT AN OPINION.

Dave Miller said...

On Memorial Day Skud... you chose today to confirm to us your inability to think rationally? I doubt you even believe what you're writing... Seriously.

Who else can you blame for Trump other than the Dems?

I remember when conservatives such as yourself said people were responsible for their own actions. Maybe you can tell us how Biden, Clinton, the DNC or even Obama forces the GOP to nominate a lying convicted self agrandizing felon to be their candidate?

Maybe you can tell us how Biden, Clinton, the DNC or even Obama forces the GOP to vote not guilty in either of the two times Trump was impeached. you know, the times GOP leaders said he was clearly guilty but chose to acquit anyways.

Don't come here and blame us or the Dems amigo. This is on the GOP, their voters and everyone else in America who held their noses and voted for this clown, and voted for the Congressional candidates who support him.

Shaw Kenawe said...

Skud’s insistence on blaming the Democrats for the disastrous Trump regime is Skud’s way of dealing with the embarrassing fact that his fellow conservatives are inept cowards. At least, that’s how I understand his ridiculous assertion that the Democrats are responsible for electing Trump.

Les Carpenter said...

The absurdity of skud's blaming democrats for trump's election and resulting incompetent regime is simple pretzel logic delusion.

Seems to be a speciality of MAGA and its cultists.

Grey One talks sass said...

More than a few posts ago I opined that skud's words and behavior reminded me of every abuser I've experienced in my life. And yep, their response was all kinds of indignant because how dare I accuse them of being an abuser!

And yet, here they are again saying it's the fault of the Democratic party that Trump is president and able to cause so much harm. For someone who says they aren't an abuser they sure do walk the walk as they talk the talk.

I've got a gripe here. On this post and others skud calls women the word female" which in and of itself is a scientific term used to differentiate between the male and female of all species on our planet. That said, it's been explained to me by wise minds that the denzions of Men's Rights Advocates aka Men Going Their Own Way aka Incels aka Male loneliness epidemic use the term female when speaking of women is their method to reduce women into just another species aka not equal to their inherently superior malehood.

So, for the record, the words men and man are only used for to denote humans which means the terms women and woman are also only used to describe humans. Female or male means all species - and if most humans on the planet didn't treat critters as something only to be exploited I wouldn't be making this much fuss.

skud's use of the word female when they meant woman is noted. Their refusal to denounce the Trump admin's refusal to release all the Epstein files as required by law is also noted.

Last point: Yay Shaw Kenawe for using all caps when skud was deliberately misunderstanding what you said, heck, what we've all said. Brilliant take down. Now if only they'd abandon their ego and learn from the experience.

skudrunner said...

There always has been a prejudice against smart women especially by fellow women. Since when do you need to be smart or qualified to get elected as president. Maybe that is the reason the two you used as an example lost. Of course both were disliked as shown by losing and one of the two was unable to complete a complete sentence. When I said clown I was referring to the VP clown who has done a outstanding job of running a state.

Your statement "He was not popularly elected; he was electorally elected"
is not true. Trump 77,303,568, Harris 75,019,230. You try to run from the democrat written jim crowe but you can't run from facts. They were democrats when they wrote the law and that is fact.

Dave, The GOP wanted to win and they did with a lying, cheating, felon and the DNC stayed with their mission to elect a women and that was a mistake which they should have been smart enough to realize that the right women could win so they pick the wrong one. Now they spend ten million to tell them what everyone knew.

Grey, How dare I call women females and men males. You have every right to be incensed.