PREFACE: (Or ''Mission Statement'' as they say nowadays)...
PREFACE ADDENDUM- 1-5-26 -
You will notice a slight change in format for 2026. I have had several suggestions to switch to a dark font on a light background in order to make the site more easily readable. Therefore, as of 2026, although I personally prefer a light font on a dark background, I have followed those suggestions herewith and made the change to dark on light. Thank you!
PREFACE ADDENDUM- 5-8-25 -
I have, as of May 8th, 2025 (the anniversary of my last major heart attack and resulting stent placement) decided to ADD to this, already LENGTHY, preface. I do so because I feel I need to call attention to something very important about this effort and, just perhaps, others like mine....but ESPECIALLY mine since I can only speak for myself. Here is the point- it is MOST important not to take things out of context! One can always find a line or two (or three or four etc.) within any essay or article that rings differently outside of the QUALIFIERS of the entire context! Remember that. It is MOST important. This is one of the reasons that I have this PREFACE at the top of the page ... it is meant to be read as the foundation for what comes next. While I realize it is asking a lot of new readers, I would also appreciate you reading my early efforts since, they too, lay a further foundation for what comes along in all the later editions. That is really the ONLY way you will understand my evolving perspective and not see each post as an entity unto itself.
I realized that when I, later on, added the catch phrase in the opening regarding ''Deprogramming the MAGA Cultists'', I was becoming much more provocative than I had been previously and that it would likely raise the ire of some of those Trump supporters who did not consider themselves to be cultists or even MAGA extremists. But, I did it intentionally, at the time, for a bit of ''shock value'' (for lack of better terms) I suppose in the hope that it might just cause some deep introspection for those few Trump followers, who are otherwise seemingly reasonable, caring people, who STILL, after ALL THIS TIME AND TRAGEDY, continue go along relatively unscathed by the result we are now dealing with as a nation. HOWEVER, as for reasons that will be further explained here, I have decided to REMOVE that particular phrase from the heading since I do NOT want to have someone turn away from this site at a glance simply because they might get the impression that MAGA STEREOTYPING is what I am all about! In fact STEREOTYPING is, and always has been, one of my PET PEEVES!
But, truthfully, ''IN CONTEXT'' is why it is most important to read this ENTIRE endeavor, if interested, since it not only chronicles much of the evolution as to how I, personally, evolved in my thinking over my lifetime based on wiser insights developed over the years, but it also lays out the evidence regarding this current destructive situation in America in a way that, hopefully, will allow others to more quickly ''evolve'' in the way they perceive things than I did. I am afraid we do not have a ''lifetime'' of evolving left if we are to have enough aware, caring individuals to literally SAVE our American institutions, our government, our values and our FREEDOMS! This does NOT mean to imply that we do not need CONSTRUCTIVE change in our government and our politics on both sides of the aisle. Is there waste in government that needs addressing? Most definitely, always has been and, unfortunately, always will be to some extent no matter who is in charge. But we can always work to improve it in SANE , orderly ways WITHIN the system and within the law. You don't have to, to use a tired worn phrase, ''throw the baby out with the bath water'' in order to address this waste.
But back to the point of context. Do I think that ALL Trump voters should be categorized as ''cultists''? NO and I have NEVER said or implied that. I have said that I have spent far too many hours pondering and wondering HOW ANY reasonable person could still support what is happening to this country NOW under this regime and, like so many others who care, try to determine the reasons for it. One that I have covered ''ad nauseam'' is propaganda and I still believe that this is the main reason. But, some of the feedback I have gotten from ''Trumpist converts'', which I cherish by the way since their ''conversion'' is part of what makes my humble efforts feel worthwhile, has caused me to see and consider other reasons.
Many of these people are very much like myself in my younger days. They are simply too involved with their own day to day lives to really pay much attention to ''daily politics'' (which can become ''weekly'', ''monthly'' and so on). Maybe they were also a bit cynical like I was in my early days, feeling that nothing was going to make much difference anyway and that the same old ''politics as usual'' would continue no matter who was ''in power''. Then, on top of that, they have ALWAYS voted Republican because they had always identified with what they had always been told were the supposed, core values and ideology of the Republican party... they just couldn't quite bring themselves to vote Democrat no matter what.
I could go on and on trying to find reasons and justifications for them but, at some point, THEY HAVE TO OWN IT! They have to seriously, open-mindedly WAKE UP and see the true reality. As of this writing, there is currently a FASCIST operating in the White House and an authoritarian regime HAS taken over our country in the most vile way possible! This is NOT overstatement, this is NOT hyperbole, this is FACT. I lay out, in orderly chronology throughout these web pages, INDISPUTABLE EVIDENCE for that if you make the effort to read it (as do many, many others out there far more qualified than I)! It has NEVER BEEN MORE IMPORTANT for every TRUE AMERICAN PATRIOT to get past prior ''political leanings'' and realize that this is NOT politics as usual here. It doesn't matter what kind of party label these thugs have hijacked and slapped on themselves EVERYONE HAS TO SEE THEM for what they truly are ... AUTHORITARIAN FASCISTS.
So, what it comes down to is this. If you STILL condone all of this, at this point in time, then SOMETHING is badly amiss somewhere, somehow. Does this mean you are a ''cultist''? I don't know. That's what many qualified observers have concluded. Why not consider the definition of ''cultist'' and do your own honest introspection. (CULTIST DEFINITION-
A cultist is a follower of a group exhibiting extreme devotion to a person, idea, or object. Cultists are often characterized by their unquestioning loyalty and dedication to a leader or belief system. ) As the old saying goes...''if the shoe fits wear it''! OR...
does it mean you are a basically good, but still naive person? I don't know. Does it mean that you are still somehow just not paying attention at all ? I don't know. Does it mean you don't really care one way or another? I sure hope not but I don't know.
In worst case, can it mean that you actually indentify with this crowd and WANT to live under, and be a part of, an Authoritarian regime? This is becoming more and more likely than many of us can fathom I am afraid. If that truly is you, then you and I have a REAL problem! My Father fought and risked his life in every major European battle of World War II from Normandy to Bastogne (5 major battle stars to prove it) to fight FASCISM! That is one of the many reasons I feel obligated to continue this fight for him now! I will NEVER stand by and watch our country taken over by fascists without speaking out against it with all I have in me. It's that simple! I invite, and URGE EVERYONE, WHATEVER your ''political persuasion'', to unite and to stand with all of us AGAINST this facists takeover!
I live in one of the most ''red'' states in the country, South Carolina. Here, I guess I am now considered one of a few ''blue islands'' in a ''red stream'' although I assure you that I owe NO ALLEGIANCE to ANY political party! My neighbors, friends and family are, with some NOTABLE exceptions (you know who you are!), lifelong GOP supporters. They are, mostly, some of the best, most loyal, kindest, UNSELFISH people in the world when it comes to helping each other. But, if they have a serious fault, it's that many of them have a stubborn, blind, UNSHAKEABLE allegiance to the Republican Party no matter WHO/WHEN/WHAT! Do I consider them all ''cultists'', or even extreme MAGAs? NO, not at all! But, I have to say that this ''blind allegiance'' characteristic is what I have a hard time understanding or having any patience with in THIS particular time! As I keep on, and keep on, saying...these are NOT normal times....this is NOT NORMAL POLITICS! It does NOT excuse or allow for ''NORMAL'' viewpoints to override the blatant TRUTH and THREAT that has been unfolding before our eyes since January 20th! THIS, my friends, is the whole point of this little website of mine ... to KEEP pointing this very sad state of affairs out in honest, documented fashion, to the best of my limited ability, to anyone who WANTS TO take the time to listen!
ADDENDUM ( March 2025)- Since these single pages tend to grow significantly with each added post, it was decided that a new page will be started with each new quarter to minimize lengthy scrolling and with a smaller index links list. They will be labelled by year and quarter (Example-2025-1, 2025-2, etc. through 4.). Each archived quarter/year can/will be reaccessed from the index in the current home page.
A little, out front, about the author of this webpage and it's purpose. I am Hayne Davis, a lifelong media professional in all aspects from the creative side (writing, producing for radio, TV and film, commercial advertising, radio programming and consulting etc.) to the technical side (audio engineering and electronics design). I helped build one commercial radio station (WIXE, Monroe, NC-1968) and completely built another (WNMX-''MIX106'' FM, Newberry, SC-1988). Through my business, MCP DaviSound, I wrote, produced and consulted for over 1200 broadcast stations worldwide. Often, these associations required me to originate and write editorials for broadcast. So, I suppose I will always be an ''old editorialist'' at heart.
As many who read these pages may find ironic, if you read of my ''political evolution'' elsewhere herein, most of my early, young adult editorials often took a most conservative stance in those days! It basically evolved something like- politically critical altogether, to more traditional ''liberal critical'', to finally more traditional ''conservative critical'. Now it is simply critical of the right wing EXTREMISTS trying to turn our country into a full blown autocracy! I like to think that I, myself, did not ''evolve'' so much as did the political and social environments around me which shaped the shifts in my views over the years. I think we need more of that ability, for all people to recognize, that you should NOT be glued to a ''party'' or ''ideology'' just for the sake of it no matter how much it changes or what kind of demagogue takes it over!
2025 is the year of my 77th birthday so I have definitely been alive on the planet long enough, lived through and experienced enough, to offer some, hopefully valuable, insights regarding the current situations we find ourselves in. Over the past four years (as of 2025) I have endured
THREE heart attacks (one major), two heart catheterizations, one stent placement, and triple by-pass open heart surgery.
I currently still operate my audio engineering company, DaviSound on a limited basis and each month I post a monthly News Updates page from my website there.
In recent months, based on all the chaos happening with our government and our democracy, I just could not help but use that forum to comment on what I saw happening to my beloved country since it affected me greatly (and should affect ALL of us!) in every aspect of my life including my work. I never intended for the DaviSound News Updates page to evolve into the direction of ''politics'' or commentary on any other topics besides audio and electronic media. So, with that in mind, and at the encouragement of some family, friends, and even some recent inquirors, I decided to create this site dedicated solely to those topics while keeping them completely OUT of the DaviSound News Updates! Thus, here we are now ...on the new DaviSoapBox!
The format of this page will be presented, very much like the DaviSound News Updates page just mentioned. Each new post will be dated and placed at the top of the page just above the prior post. All posts will be indexed so that they may be accessed individually from the top of the page or the entire page of prior posts may, of course, be scrolled. There will be no regular posting schedule since I expect to present them as time permits and/or as occasion may necessitate...most likely on a weekly basis or thereabout but no regular schedule. I ask that you please bookmark this page and please share it with anyone you feel may be interested. It would also be MOST helpful to share it with friends who ''need it'' if you know what I mean (those well meaning friends, and family, we all have who ''keep on drinking the MAGA cult Kool Aid''!). As one of my readers once pointed out- Those who really NEED to read and consider what you are saying will never even see it!
Several of the aquaintances, who I just mentioned suggested that I start this new endeavor, also recommended that I do a PODCAST. That would certainly seem to be a ''natural'' for me given my broadcast and audio background. I may just, possibly, include that, at least from time to time, in the future and it would be called ''DaviSoundOff'. However, recording audio and uploading it is very time consuming and I do not need to have my, already limited, work time much further disrupted. Therefore, I may just stick to the written word, for the most part anyway. Besides, I feel that too many ''Podcasts'', to use the old adage, ''just go in one ear and out the other'' whereas the written word gives one time to ponder, reference and easily access and share.
At the beginning, to initiate things here, I will be including some of my most recent past posts from my DaviSound News Updates page to get things started so that you will ''know where I'm coming from'' as they say.
I also feel the need to emphasize here, in this prelude, that it is important, more important nowadays than EVER, to be able to differentiate between political propaganda and honest commentary. I WILL be offering the latter! I hope that ANYONE who happens upon my writings here will have the common sense to distinguish between the two! Nowadays, if you criticize one side of the political spectrum you are automatically aligned with the other. This itself is one of my MAIN PET PEAVES! I will be largely criticising the FAR RIGHT side of the political spectrum simply because they are the ones that have EARNED the criticism by their actions. Recognizing and pointing out the obvious does NOT make me simply ''one of them'' (meaning the OTHER side). That's much of the whole problem - one ''side'' versus the other ''side''. My agenda will be on the side of FACT and TRUTH! If the facts and the TRUTH go against one ''side'' or the other than so be it. This does NOT necessarily relegate me to the ''left'' side of the spectrum just because the currently disgusting TRUTH about the ''right'' side deserves to be told! But, when I see the ''left'' screwing up (and they DO), I will be honestly pointing that out as well!
Truthfully, this is NOT about right versus left or, really, not about political platforms or even ideology. Things have become MUCH more serious than that now in this country! We are motivated by urgent concern for our way of life and our way of government as a whole- NOT by some political party agenda! And, too, my concerns for our grandchildren and the environment they will inherit, as well as the future of the planet as a whole, are no less a concern. Renewable energy is a LONG TIME passion of mine and the ONLY logical salvation of mankind's future! Therefore, we MUST fight to promote and protect the move towards renewable energy also!
As most of my readers know, I am MOST against HYPOCRISY, double standards and the distortion of facts to suit one's ''side''. Unfortuntely, today one does not have to look far to see that this is a CONSTANT method of operation for those on the right side of the political spectrum. So, that being the case, they will be the ones having THEIR hypocrisies and lies, of their OWN MAKING, called out! Alec Baldwin in his satirical portrayal of Donald Trump on Saturday Night Live once gave one of the funniest, but simultaneously MOST ACCURATE, lines of any of his performances. In a mock press conference he was asked, ''Mr. President, why is it that you hate all the media besides Fox News?" His answer was, "Because you report on all the things I say and all the things that I do!" That simple line was BRILLIANT, and kudos to whoever wrote it, because it says so much in so few words! The honest networks simply show the buffoon being himself! Unfortunately, Fox News did not/does not simply report on, or show video of, Donald Trump, or his chronies, as they really are. That network was designed STRICTLY as a propaganda machine and, as obvious as it may be to all but the gullible, unfortunately there are too many gullible viewers in America today.
That outfit alone, along with a few little copycat wannabes, has done more to destroy America than any other single entity over the past several decades! It is what they were designed for and, unfortunately, they do it fairly well. President Obama once famously said, ''If all I did was watch Fox News for my news source, I wouldn't like me either!". That being the case, this forum will undoubtedly be calling out Fox News, it's tabloid styled hosts and it's millions of ''brainwashed'' viewers quite often! They also had much to do with me increasingly distancing myself from the ''political right'' over the years since I, along with any other reasonable person, easily saw through them as being as believable as a televised fake wrestling match. My wife and I spend FAR too much of our time pondering and lamenting the fact that so many well meaning, otherwise honest Americans now align themselves with a movement so OBVIOUSLY WRONG and DANGEROUSLY opposed to fact and truth as well as right over wrong! America is now, so sadly, becoming very much like Nazi Germany in the late '30s with much of it's citizenry following behind a glorified, self-serving, imbecile-bully narcissist, with his oligarch chronies, and there is no doubt that Fox News has much to do with that!
In wrapping up this prelude, let me point out that this site is totally INDEPENDENT! It is my OWN PERSONAL endeavor and any and ALL views presented here are my own. I am not beholding to ANY advertiser, corporation, political entity etc etc or anyone else WHATEVER! You will NOT find any data hogging scripts, No PopUps, NO COOKIES, first, second or third party or otherwise! I will NOT be mining and selling your data! You will find this site/page instantly loading with NOTHING running in the background! I type all of my content myself in Windows notepad text editor and use the good old fashioned hyper text markup language- HTML. I try to proofread but, since my text editor has no spellcheck, please expect and overlook typos from time to time!
Finally (for this preface that is), let me point out that I do this largely to try and help maintain my own sanity in what I see as INSANE times! I know that if it were not for a few encouragers who I hear from occasionally, and without the likes of (fellow South Carolinian) Stephen Colbert and Jimmy Kimmel (I watch the former live and the latter afterwards on YouTube-daily! ED NOTE 2026 - Unfortunately, as of May 2026 due to the capitulation of the, now regime empowered, CBS network, we will be deprived of Stephen Colbert's late show- at least on that sinking platform ) I would never have survived the first Trump administration let alone another one!
When you have overwhelmingly deep concerns about what you observe going on day in and day out, it just helps to get things off your chest, so to speak, and to at least TRY to make a positive difference by keeping FACT and TRUTH at the forefront and DOCUMENTING IT in some way...Thus-
my ''DaviSoundOff''' with 'DaviSoapBox''! Thank you so much for joining me here and I hope you will let me hear from you!
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I don't think there is any evil that is beyond Donald Trump - The Romano Report
Trump projects the term "hoax" on everything he dislikes ...
probably because he knows deep down that ...
it is he, himself, who is the greatest HOAX of all time!
If we let good men bend the law for what they feel are just reasons,
then bad men will feel free to bend it for unjust reasons.
— Judge on the old Gunsmoke TV series
"The rich didn’t just get richer. They got worse.
More shameless. More out of touch. Less empathetic.
Thinner-skinned. And, for some mysterious reason, angrier.
They’re people who consider equality for others oppression for themselves.”
— Molly Jong-Fast-NY Times
I think one of the saddest things, frankly, about the period that we've lived through...
is the extent to which men and women who know better ...
have been willing to rationalize and accept, and really enable, things that are indefensible.-
— Liz Cheney
"If it walks like a lame duck ... and talks like a lame duck ... guess what it is!."
November 15, 2026
''DaviSameOld DaviSorriness ! ...
Well, it is obvious that the remaining Republicans in Congress didn't get, or don't care about, the message sent by voters in the midterms.
The term ''SORRINESS" can be defined two ways. The first one is what I have - Sorrow or Regret . My "sorriness" is over the fact that we STILL have the same old feckless Republicans in Congress at the moment willing to do the same old COUPany bidding and that we'll also be stuck with the same old bunch of Neo-Nazis in the IMPeror's regime for at least two more years. That brings us to the SECOND definition of sorriness that fits them exactly - Worthlessness or Paltriness . I think we also have to add one more important characteristic which fits most of them, and ESPECIALLY the Führer's new right hand man, Stephen Miller, and that is downright EVIL!
The headline reads ...
"Unfazed by Midterm Rebuke, Miller Is Poised to Push the Limits of Trump’s Power"
Everyone is talking now about how the MAGA Führer's new chief of staff, Stephen Miller, has already demonstrated his intention to forge ahead and even embellish the very agenda that the majority of voters just rejected. Well, true, the IMPeror has given him the official title but, I say that in reality, this ''Hermann Göring'' of the regime has been actually producing and running most of the evilness all along anyway. SO ... I don't expect much to change in that direction as they already concoct dozens of illegal and unconstitutional destructions and/or corruptions every day anyway. The ''flood the zone'' pool is pretty well full and running over daily already. It just might be a bit more visible in the next couple of years as long as the corrupt, IDIOCRACY contines to control the executive branch.
And now the blatant weaponization attempt of our entire justice system continues with the latest being the most ridiculous yet. That is, if the incoming, newly elected Congress DOES ITS JOB that the voters gave them, then the "investigators will be investigated". What a shameless and ridiculous bunch of goons to even suggest such further perversion of our "justice system" with the White House warning House Democrats of possible "criminal charges" over plans to duly investigate Trump!
White House counsel Will Scharf warned Rep. Robert Garcia, the incoming head of the House Oversight Committee, that Democrats' "threats" to investigate the Trump administration (more appropriately the COUPany Regime) could "cross the line into criminal conduct." That's about the worst line of "BS" to spew out of one of their foul, hypocritical mouths to date! Talk about the old "pot TRYING to call the kettle black" routine ... there has NEVER, in the history of the United States, been a more CRIMINAL regime in charge than this current MAGA Mafia bunch of crooks that Will Scharf himself is a member and enabler of ... AND EVERYBODY KNOWS IT - JUST LOOK AT YOUR ELECTION RESULTS!
ANYBODY hired by, appointed by, or associated with Don-The-Con is, and has proven to be, just as sorry, crooked, corrupt and as big a projectionist liar as he is! If they were NOT, then they would NOT let themselves be in any way associated with such a vile and contemptible COUPany!
Doesn't it concern ANY Republican politician, or ANYONE in the now corrupted and weaponized INjustice Department, that, among all his other obvious ongoing criminal actions, The Felon-In-Chief stole hundreds of US top secret documents? Hasn't it dawned on any of them that he, no doubt, had plans to sell our sensitive secrets to Russia et al and probably already has to some extent? After all, he secretly cut the Russians in on the recent Alaskan natural gas deal, accepting financing from the, supposedly sanctioned, Russian energy giant, Novatek or haven't you heard? How naive or apathetic can you be and how uncaring about the safety of our country, the rule of law and our society as a whole? Obviously, the Trumps love Putin and his Russian Oligarchs and the Russians love the Trumps as long as they can continue to manipulate them which, apparently, is easily and perpetually.
No... instead of investigating the Trumps themselves as they should be doing over the past two years' worth (and well beyond) of illegal and semi-legal operations, they are, instead, threatening the Congressional Oversight Committee over doing their job! Par for the crooked course!
But on the brighter, positive side ... we have ...
POLITICS GIRL !
You know ... I almost decided to just do a "one-liner" for this edition ... that being a simple suggestion that you just watch Politics Girl's latest (as of this writing) video which I will link here. Many times I have said that ..."this one says it all". BUT ... this one TRULY DOES say it all and with more passion and clarity than I could ever convey here. So, PLEASE, do watch it and forward it to everyone you know!
I ESPECIALLY urge all the Democrats in Congress to watch it because she lays out, in detail, the most logical and simple course of action for them to follow over the next two years and NOBODY, inside or outside their camp, could possibly come up with a better plan or outline it any better. LISTEN TO WHAT SHE SAYS ... AND ACT ON IT!
(No "ifs/ands/buts" ... just DO IT!)
I suggest that you write, or call, your representatives and urge them to watch this video...SERIOUSLY!
POLITICS GIRL - ELECTION'S OVER. NOW WHAT?
Politics girl is the on-line personna of Leigh McGowan, an American political commentator, author, and digital creator. She is widely known, and loved, for her "KitchenRants," where she stands in front of her refrigerator and, excitedly, translates complex government issues, processes, legislation, and current events into the plain language that anyone and everyone can understand. She can carefully develop, and then drive home, a point like nobody else I have ever heard in my entire life. She is truly BRILLIANT in her content and her style and delivery!
She originally launched the project as a civics-focused YouTube channel back in 2015. She, then, later expanded her reach during the COVID-19 pandemic and the Chump administration by posting short-form, digestible breakdowns of U.S. politics on platforms like TikTok, Twitter/X, and YouTube. This talented young woman has won two Webby Awards, has been featured as a contributor on MSNBC, and authored the book A Return to Common Sense: How to Fix America Before We Really Blow It. She is a truly remarkable stand-out amongst all those "podcasters" out there who are "would-be's" and "wannabe's".
She is definitely a most amazing woman and, what is even more amazing is the fact that she has to battle a chronic health condition along with staying active in her award winning work. Ms. McGowan lives with, and battles, a rare, chronic, and incurable heart and lung condition called pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH), which she was diagnosed with in 2008 shortly after the birth of her son.
In addition to living with PAH, she faced a severe health scare when she contracted a COVID virus that developed into pneumonia, leading to prolonged hospitalization, severe weight loss, and subsequent tests to rule out cancer.
If you can listen carefully to Politics Girl and not be moved by her cold, hard, indisputable logic, then you must just face the fact that you are, yourself, a flawed human being who needs serious, introspective work! You can find a link to her YouTube channel in our OUTSIDE LINKS section and you can visit her website here POLITICS GIRL.COM I, personally, think that she is the most BRILLIANT and most POWERFUL voice out there!
DaviScolding DEMOCRATS!
It seems that a slew of Democrat House members are about as "responsible"
and "dedicated" as some of their Republican counterparts.
As you have probably heard, ELEVEN Democrats failed to show up for the Hegseth impeachment vote recently. They offered a variety of lame excuses none of which should have taken priority over this important vote. Instead of showing up to do their duty, these Democrats put on display where their loyalties, interests and priorities lie.
Reps. Julia Brownley (D-Calif.), Melanie Stansbury (D-N.M.), Brittany Pettersen (D-Colo.), and Laura Gillen (D-N.Y.) missed the vote
by attending a "reception" for EDW ("Elect Democrat Women").
The event, advertised as a “New Member Reception,” was attended by a flock of lobbyists for defense contractors, AI companies, Big Pharma, assorted crypto firms, Big Insurance companies and others trying to do what lobbyists do ... bribe their way into more favors from elected officials. And, it seems, at least, these four women were more than willing to listen. EDW is chaired by Rep. Lois Frankel (D-Fl.) and it served as a major funnel for AIPAC cash in the 2026 cycle. According to federal campaign finance records, AIPAC’s super PAC United Democracy Project poured at least $2.35 million into EDW Action this year. According to this event list, it was attended by 132 lobbyists! Heads up "Democratic Women", this is NOT what the American voters want to hear! This is NOT the way you clean up Washington politics for the good of the people. Get your heads and hands OUT of the money bags and start serving the American people who elected you to represent THEM ... NOT your anticipated lobbying donors!
Take a lesson from the "party" that your side just defeated ...
More Cash Is Not What Republicans Needed!
While tons of money can powerfully amplify a great campaign message... it cannot alone create one.
—Mike Murphy- NY Times
SO ... let's see about the others who failed to show up. The seven others who missed the vote included Nancy Pelosi, Haley Stevens, Marilyn Strickland, Frederica Wilson, Jonathan Jackson, Steven Horsford, and Lou Correa.
Pelosi said she was attending a Veteran’s Day event. Too bad it wasn't a more important "Veterans' Day Event", that of removing the greatest enemy of service members and veterans ever to hold office! Haley Stevens, who was endorsed by EDW but kicked out of the Michigan Democratic Party for endorsing the Republican in the Michigan Senate race, has been reported hiding out in the Republican cloakroom during votes. Jonathan Jackson made it to the Capitol alright but, instead of going in to vote, he was seen standing on the steps recording a social media video and never made it in for the gavel. Steven Horsford claimed he had an undescribed “personal emergency” that kept him from doing his duty. BUT ...we do have to forgive ONE of the truant eleven, however. Lou Correa actually suffered a GENUINE emergency ... he had a heart attack.
It is time for ALL politicians ...not just Democrats included but ESPECIALLY DEMOCRATS ... to STOP ACTING LIKE "POLITICIANS" AND START ACTING LIKE PUBLIC SERVANTS!
Didn't ANY of you GET THE MESSAGE just sent to you by the biggest voter turnout for a midterm in years? Americans are TIRED of the "same old same-old"! They want, and they DEMAND, significant change NOW and that means getting down to the BUSINESS that you were elected to do at ALL TIMES! There is really NO legitimate excuse for missing a crucial vote in Congress except for a genuine, serious emergency.
Attending "events" is CERTAINLY not legit and is woefully negletful, dereliction of duty! As for catering to the lobbyists, this is NO TIME for Democrats to be resembling their corrupt Republican counterparts in that regard. There never was a time but there definitely isn't time or room for that any more in this party restructure! So ... please get on the phone and send a clear message to your Democrat representatives and tell them to GET TO WORK and pay attention to the ultimatum delivered to them by their voters! I don't want to have to include Democrats, ever again, in my ''DaviSorry'' list!
NO BEATING AROUND THE BUSHES -
While no big fan of the Bushes ... I do have to give them credit here for what is well beyond many Republilcan die-hards who refuse to get their collective heads out of the quicksand.
Neil Bush, a brother of former President George W. Bush, announced that he had voted for James Talarico, the Democrat, in Texas’ Senate race. In a Facebook post, Bush praised Talarico as a “principled, pragmatic leader,” and criticized his Republican opponent, Ken Paxton, for helping Trump’s efforts to overturn the 2020 election. Well, BRAVO to his going public with his principles which should obviously be held by ALL Republicans but are not!
Bush wrote on Facebook, “I have been a Republican for most of my life, and I still believe deeply in many traditional Republican principles, but character matters more than party affiliation.” Ironically, that very thing (country before party) has been the theme of my little website here all along! Glad to share it with a "Bush"! It has also been reported that most of the rest of the Bush clan, including George W., voted Democrat in many races to reject the Trump regime.
A few closing ''tidbits'' to ponder ...
Ukraine's military says Starlink restrictions still remain in place despite the LIAR-In-Chief's claim that Elon Musk had lifted them.
The disruptions have naturally seriously affected Ukrainian military drones, including those used for the most important purpose of intercepting Russian attacks. This dispute came as the TRAITOR-In-Chief continued to pressure Ukraine to make concessions to Russia, instead of the other way around as it should be. I guess the Führer is still paying off his election support debt to his buddy, Putin.
Some REAL voter FRAUD for you ...
Conservative influencer James O’Keefe was charged in Minnesota after he and his fellow right-leaning commentator Cam Higby misrepresented themselves using registered voters’ names at polling places during the state’s primary election in August.
Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty announced during a press conference that the two men are facing felony unlawful voting and identity fraud charges. Well, I hope somebody gets to collect Chump's $30K "voter fraud reward" for turning them in! And, while you're at it, send me $30K as I would like to turn in Donald J. Trump, and all his cronies, for committing election fraud in the 2020 election!
How The Regime Honored Veterans Day ...
As you may have heard/seen, Following a Veterans Day wreath-laying ceremony with the DRAFT DODGER-In-Chief, Hegseth, his wife, and senior advisers gathered on the steps of the memorial for a big photo-op. As the group laughed and gabbed very loudly, an Army Old Guard sentinel did an abrupt right-face toward them and shouted loudly, "All visitors will maintain an atmosphere of silence and respect at all times".
Pretty Petty Petey briefly turned around and looked back and continued walking without directly acknowledging the guard. Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell later defended the sentinel's actions, saying that the guard "correctly and respectfully reminded everyone to maintain decorum". This disgusting incident and the typical behavior of these self-servers speaks for itself. I don't need to comment further. You can see a video of it here posted by the BBC - INCIDENT AT TOMB OF THE UNKNOWN SOLDIER
As for more of Pretty Petty Petie's antics ...
It was revealed by The Washington Post that Hegseth's team of "efficients" dropped and damaged a historic World War II-era globe previously used by Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower. While moving the artifact to the war monger's office, his staff lost control of the 30-inch floor globe, causing it to crash on its base which resluted in a several inches wide gash in the globe.
The Post learned that earlier this year, Hegseth coveted the globe (always the "wannabe", remember?) and wanted it to be relocated to his office, Then, instead of using trained curators, his staff dispatched its own team out to botch the job. The Post reported that the Army office in possesion of the artifact wanted, and expected, the move to be consulted and handled by the experts typically charged with moving such treasures to make sure it could be safely transported if it had to be moved from its original location in Eisenhower's office. Instead, Pretty Petty Petie's own staff took the matter "into it's own hands" (and subsequently and disastrously OUT OF it's own, clumsy hands!).
Afterwards, upon being discovered and confronted, a staff official issued this stupid statement - "Accidents happen, we are grateful no one was harmed, and the globe is being repaired. It is unsurprising that the Washington Post is once again dedicating time to another inconsequential non-story.”
Naturally Petty Petie's office staff thinks it's "inconsequential"...of course they do... they're all likely chosen for being as thick headed and soul-less as he is.
Contrast that with the statement from professionals who moved another Eisenhour globe in 2022, "When packing an asset of this size, we had to consider the context of its worth on many levels,” Craters & Freighters wrote in late December 2022. “Since the globe is considered priceless, we knew its value was much greater than financial, and that our team was heavily relied upon for a safe delivery."
The Eisenhower globes have pen drawn lines and markings from World War II on them according to a source familiar with them who spoke to The Hill on the condition of anonymity.
This is yet another perfect metaphor for the incompetence of Hegseth's office and the entire incompetent regime. Everything they're involved with follows the same pattern of careless destruction.
Then from another direction and another of the regime's departments ...
Erin Schaff of the The New York Times reports ...
McMahon Spends $43,000 on New Furniture as She Looks to Close Her Department
Education Secretary Linda McMahon, who moved the department’s headquarters, said her old office furniture “cannot be configurationally or aesthetically integrated” into the new space.
So, in the REAL, TRUE spirit of MAGA Republican ''anti-fraud and waste'' claims ... she spends another bundle of taxpayer funds on her own selfish vision of ''aesthetics''.
She was appointed and hired to DESTROY the Department Of Education (like everything else this destrucive COUPany regime prioritizes) but, of course, she will hang around long enough to keep getting her huge salary and waste taxpayer money on all the trappings. Count on it!
BTW ...if you are taking notes ... and keeping score ... After the NONsupreme court finally ruled against their IMPeror and rejected his destruction of the mail-in ballot process, the two Supreme Court justices who rebelled for the record and voted to allow the regime's mail-in ballot restrictions to proceed were Samuel Alito and Clarence Thomas. Why, of course!
AND FINALLY ...
FROM THE NY TIMES-
President Trump was told aboard Air Force One in May en route to China that the United States had obtained sensitive intelligence showing that Nvidia’s chief executive was in a relationship with a woman believed to be a Chinese spy, people with knowledge of the matter said.
The message was delivered by Marco Rubio, his secretary of state and national security adviser, shortly before the Nvidia leader, Jensen Huang, joined the presidential trip to Beijing at Mr. Trump’s invitation. It marked at least the second time in seven months that the president had been told of intelligence about Mr. Huang’s involvement with the woman.
The existence of the previously unreported update given to Mr. Trump contradicts the president’s assertion on Monday that he had not known at the time of the trip about Mr. Huang’s relationship with the woman, who U.S. officials had concluded was working for China’s Ministry of State Security. “No, I didn’t hear about it then,” Mr. Trump said when asked at a news conference whether he knew about Mr. Huang’s ties to the woman when he headed to a summit meeting with Xi Jinping, China’s leader.
Of course the ''LYIN' KING'' lied ... has he EVER done anything else? Truthfully, (pun optional), has ''his evilness'' EVER told the truth?
I still think about the bewildered, elderly gentlemen who was asked about Chump way back during his first term. When asked what he thought he said with a genuine look of awe on his face, ''this man just lies all the time ... he tells a lie when the truth will do"! Exactly. He is a pathological liar (among many other things just as bad). He lies even when there is no need, or benefit for him. The so-called ''art of the deal'' is, of course, the ''art of the steal'' but, now, even the most gullible have caught on and that makes him and his IDIOCRACY even more dangerous. There can/will be NO MORE ''deals'' on behalf of America since no one can believe ANYTHING that comes out of him or his COUPany!
So, while there is much renewed hope following this HISTORIC election, and we have some bold, newly elected visionaries to look forward to arriving in the halls of Congress, there is still so MUCH more to be concerned and worried about in the coming two years. Naturally, after first lying (as everyone knew) that he would be willing to "work with" the Democrats, he has now vowed to veto any and all legislation put forward to him, by them, during the remainder of his reign.
Then, as I wrote about in my "DaviSerious" edition last quarter, there is no telling just what this deranged pyschopath might do as he becomes further and further unhinged in the coming months. Hopefully, the American people have given us at least SOME needed guardrails with the newly elected reinforcements in Congress and, I hope, that the "old guard" will move over and give these younger voices a chance to be heard and accomplish what they have shown they can do, and WANT to do for our country. I truly believe that those on the Democrat side ran for office for the right reasons....as James Talarico put it, "To serve and not to be served". This is exactly what America needs now.
As I write this in closing this November 2026 edition, we do have more encouraging good news to leave you with. I have just learned of two more wonderful news items concerning the election.
It seems that we have FINALLY gotten rid of "Bimbo Boebert"! Lauren Boebert, one of the doofus MAGA favorites, lost her re-election bid in Colorado! Boebert’s loss to Navy veteran Eileen Laubacher in a conservative House district represents yet another significant victory for Democrats!
And, then, there is the final result in from Mississippi. Democrats have now officially flipped yet another seat in these amazing midterms, with Scott Colom narrowly defeating Republican Sen. Cindy Hyde-Smith in Mississippi! Colom has become Mississippi’s first Democratic senator since 1989, and the first Black candidate elected to the Senate in the state in 140 years.
The Mississippi result is almost as surprising as the historic win for Dr. Annie Andrews in my home state of South Carolina as she defeated the Chump plant, sister of Lindsey Graham.
So, as I said in my post election comments in the November 4th supplement edition, while there is still much to be concerned about in the coming two years, we do, INDEED, have MUCH to be thankful for this Thanksgiving ... MUCH INDEED ...AND I AM THANKFUL , believe me! I thank all of you who turned out in droves to vote and demonstrated that you HAVE been listening, watching and reading and that you HAVE been paying attention and caring deeply for the soul of our nation!
Therefore ... until my next effort ... I simply
THANK YOU AGAIN !
Hayne Davis
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"Never fear to follow TRUTH, wherever it might lead." - Thomas Jefferson
November 4, 2026
''DaviSwept ! ...
FINALLY! ...
It is a GREAT DAY to be an American again! Trump was FINALLY ''Trumped'' and, more importantly ... ''TRUMPLED''! For the first time in AGES, I am proud of the majority of Americans once again...and proud to be among them!
This will be just a quick SUPPLEMENT for the month of November (the usual will come on November 15) but I just HAD to do a quick acknowledgement of the UNBELIEVABLY SUCCESSFUL midterm elections!
Most of us anticipated the so-called ''blue wave'' but I don't think anyone quite expected anything of this magnitude. WE EVEN HAVE A DEMOCRATIC SENATOR IN SOUTH CAROLINA! TRULY UNBELIEVABLE (BUT WONDEFUL)! I had said that Dr. Andrews, even without corporate backing, had a ''chance'' for an upset but I was really ''DaviSurprised'' to see her ACTUALLY WIN in my historically ''red'' state let alone by a fair margin! And the SWEEP was nationwide and across ''red boundaries'' ... not just swing states!
Just some of the wonderful headlines
we woke up to this morning! -
Latest: Democrats take control of Congress in midterms rout
Top News:
Democrats Seize Control of Congress, Ending a G.O.P. Trifecta
Breaking news: Susan Collins is ousted in Maine
ending three-decade Senate tenure
Breaking news: Democrat wins Texas governor’s race in tectonic upset
James Talarico becomes first Texas Democrat
elected to the U.S. Senate since 1988
Breaking news: Democrats flip Ohio Senate seat
Democrat Roy Cooper flips North Carolina's U.S. Senate seat
Democrat Jon Ossoff wins decisively in Georgia
I could go on and on and on ....BUT ...
THIS IS MY FAVORITE BY FAR!-
Democrat Annie Andrews flips S.C. Senate seat !
Yes, the American people let the world know that far from all of us were MAGA cultists and that the truly patriotic and aware Republicans joined thousands of independents to take the first step in squelching the scurge that has plagued and injured our country and our Democracy these past two years. It was gratifying to see the rest of the world take as much joy from our election as those of us did. Naturally CANADA was overjoyed and their headlines echoed it ... as did their BLUE lighting of Niagra falls! Thousands of Australians poured in the streets and celebrated like it was the end of WWII! Celebrations raged all across Europe as well! Britain’s Daily Mail called it a “historic blue tsunami,” and The Times of India’s headline ran “midterm blues for Trump.”
While it is great to ''DaviSelebrate'' ... I have to be cautious and remind that this is only the beginning and it will be an ongoing fight in many respects. Elon Musk has already come out projecting this result as ''the end of Democracy'' when, of course, it was actually HE and his oligarch buddies who were attempting to end Democracy in this country! This is the beginning of our attempt to RESTORE DEMOCRACY and DEMOCRACY was on the ballot as much as any other issue! The evil COUPany won't give up easily and we still have months before the newly elected can be sworn in and begin reform. Then of course, they (the newly elected) still have the IMBECILE-In-Chief and his ''project 2025'' cabinet COUPany to deal with (as do we) for two more years!
But ... let's take time to enjoy the relief and satisfaction of this election and the prospect of a new beginning ... something to TRULY be thankful for this Thanksgiving!
Until next time ...
I thank you for joining me!
Hayne Davis
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“What’s different and SCARIER now is that ...
the Justice Department’s leadership is working together ...
to validate the president’s election lies from the top down.
Turning fiction into fact is now part of the job description.”
—
Liz Oyer, a NYT writer covering the rule of law
"Our government has transformed into a tool
of one man's vengeance and enrichment"- Jon Ossoff
"Never fear to follow TRUTH, wherever it might lead." - Thomas Jefferson
"I consider myself a public servant and ...
I am not, and never want to be, a career politician." -
Dr. Annie Andrews, S.C. Senate Candidate
The GOP now stands for "Guardians Of Pedophiles"
"How can ANY, truly patriotic, American ...
continue to tolerate this ongoing castration of our Democracy?" - HD
The rest of the world now views the United States ...
the same way we viewed Nazi Germany in 1935!
October 15, 2026
DaviScary '26! ...
YES ... this might just be the SCARIEST Halloween of a lifetime ... because it is certainly the most important midterm election of a lifetime right around the corner!
I am afraid that it is just possible that we may be "treated" to the worst, dirtiest "tricks" of all times shortly after "trick or treat" this year, on November 3rd! I, along with others who document the TRUTH , have warned from the beginning of the second term of this maniacal regime of the probabilities of their election sabotage come the midterms. Now that the midterms are about here, and with all that we have seen and heard unfolding as they approach, these fears have been more affirmed than alleviated!
I mentioned last time how the Sneaker Squeaker of the House, MAGA Mouse Mike Johnson had stated that they would NOT let the Democrats take over the House no matter what. Then recently, the Führer himself had some comments about the "big surprise" they have in store for the upcoming election-
"I think we're going to have a big surprise, because they don't know what's happening". The TRAITOR-In-Chief said this while speaking onstage inside a high school gymnasium near Dayton Ohio. He followed with this "eloquently presidential" language, "We're going to win big and we're going to shove it up their ass." This is what we have come to in the United States Of America ... UNBELIEVABLE!
MOST IMPORTANTLY ...
VOTE LIKE OUR DEMOCRACY IS AT STAKE ...
BECAUSE IT IS !
In case you watch "FOX News", or otherwise haven't heard by now (I doubt any other mainstream media has covered this either since they are all now "sane-washing" and "normalizing" Trumpism it seems), Tina Peters met with the Traitor-In-Chief at the White House on Monday, October 5th to discuss "election integrity" (INTEGRITY? Yeah ... RIGHT... believe that like you believe the LIAR-In-Chief is going to pay everybody thousands in illegal, taxpayer funded, bribe money if the Republicans win the election!)!
This should alarm (SCARE?) EVERYBODY (but it won't). You will recall that Peters was one of the crooked Colorado "election denier officials" who the Führer instructed to help sabotage the 2020 election and who was subsequently convicted of multiple FELONS for her illegal activity. Of course, her IMPeror then attempted to pardon her but after learning that he couldn't for a state offense, he pressured the Colorado Governor, just another crooked Republican in his back pocket, to commute her sentence.
So, this crook was imported to the White House, at taxpayer expense no doubt, to discuss plans (as an expert, professional fraud consultant I suppose) to again help sabotage another election. They discussed federal seizure of ballots and voting machines among other tactics it is reported.
Her slime-bag attorney commented positively on this and went so far as to say that we ought to go ahead and have a "civil war" now while "our side is in control and Trump is in control of the weapons"! THIS IS YOUR AMERICA, NOW, FOLKS!
So, if you want a REAL Halloween scare ...watch these two videos as they will give you the full inside on just some of their, planned, upcoming despicable "Halloween 'TRICKS" for November 3rd!
Brando On Peters et al
Adam Kinzinger Reports
As I have said over and over and over and over ... EXPECT FULL-BLOWN MAGA CHAOS AND CORRUPTION before/during/after the 2026 Midterms!
“A not irrational response to all this would be to try to ignore it.
Lots of people are doing so.
Yet this kind of avoidance will just get us in deeper trouble...
by ceding control to those who profit from it.
So, I hope we won’t choose quietism or escape.”
— Bill McKibben, a professor at Middlebury College
As I initiate this 4th and final quarter of DaviSoapBox posts for the year 2026 with this edition, I have to point out, here out front, that much of my commentary for this edition may be a bit outdated by the time you read it! I write my commentary to most news events as they occur and there is so much "DaviSwinging" going on lately that what happens during one day or week, may be flip-flopped the next day or week so, it is often difficult to keep up with these "swinging doors" . It can be quite a "roller coaster ride". So, pardon if some of this edition (much of it?) might be "old news" that may have changed in context somewhat since I first documented it. I hope the comments remain relevant regardless.
Here is one such "swinging pendulum" account ...
Are there ANY Americans left out there who are still actually as stupid as the LIAR-IN-CHIEF thinks they are? It would certainly only be stupidity that would buy into, and fall for, his latest (as of this writing) propaganda pitch.
An ad almost identical to the garbage he ran during his 2024 camping that shows him walking down a hallway trying to look "cool and tough", while an audio clip plays of a speech he delivered at an unidentified event claiming "This is the final battle. With you at my side, we will demolish the deep state, we will expel the warmongers from our government. We will drive out the globalists, we will cast out the communists, Marxists and fascists. We will liberate America from these villains once and for all," The TRAITOR-In-Chief is heard declaring as an unseen audience supposedly cheers in the background.
The latest iteration of the ad, however, ends with a disclaimer informing viewers that it was "paid for by the U.S. government."
Your tax money paying for this ultimate projection as he is only describing HIMSELF and HIS COUPany, most accurately, when he talks about those types that should be "driven out".
What a sick, slimy, shameful disgrace we continue to have to endure as our so-called "president".
As always, what he projects on others is simply a mirror of himself and his like minded cronies.
There has obviously never been a more self serving "globalist", "fascist" and "war monger" operating in our government than Donald J Trump himself and, by this time, all but the most hopelessly stupid (and/or corrupt) among us are certainly all too well aware of it!
Nonetheless, he pushes this political ad on us anyway knowing that there will be plenty in his base that fit that description who will be all too willing to swallow the swill one more time!
Now in relation to that current "swinging door" news syndrome I mentioned at the beginning, as of this review it has just been announced (on 10-5) by the MAGA Mafia that since the IMPeror has been chastised so much by some of his own COUPany about the political fallout (all they care about of course) of his stealing tax money to pay for this propaganda, it will now be funded by the Führer's own super PAC, MAGA Inc.
(PACs and "Super PACs" ought to be ELIMINATED by the way if we are ever to have a government that is not totally corrupt, bought and paid for!)
Of course, who's to know what actually occurs with this bunch of crooks. As Rachel Maddow famously says, "Watch what they DO, not what they SAY"!
THEN...
Now there is yet another "twist" to the never ending saga ...
Kenny Holston/The New York Times -
Trump Does Not Plan to Reimburse Taxpayers for Promotional Ads
A day after Trump said his super PAC would pay for the ads, which had drawn bipartisan backlash, officials said that he meant "moving forward". THEN ... A new taxpayer-funded ad aired Tuesday!
*10-15-26 UPDATE*-
(From NPR News)- The U.S. government continues to pay for ads promoting President Trump, even after he announced that his MAGA Inc. super PAC would take over funding. A federal judge ordered the ads to be taken down, yet they remained on air. An NPR analysis of data from AdImpact finds that nearly $22 million in taxpayer funds have been spent since the campaign began in late September. Almost $10 million of that was spent after Trump pledged on an Oct. 5 Truth Social post to fund the campaign privately. The White House has called the ads public service announcements, but a lawsuit by Common Cause and others argued they were funded without congressional approval, violating restrictions on taxpayer-funded publicity and propaganda.
Why, of course!
And, so ...
What about this promised $5,000 Dollar Vote-Buying Bribe the Führer has put out there ...
Here are some comments lifted from social media showing what our neigbors in other countries think about us now ...
“Bribery. There's no ways that's legal and who is going to cough up the 1.5 trillion. Which bank account has this?” - Phil Taylor
“I wonder if there’s even any police in the US? Are they actually going to lock up that old piece of scum, or is he allowed to get away with absolutely anything?” - Ironcap
“It's bribery, plain and simple. You don't have to think too hard about it. And if republicans do manage to win, no way in hell does he live up to the offer.” - Steve_D7
"Trump knows how to fraud Americans every time because they are suckers.he choose words that allow him to wriggle out of situations. He didn't say he would hand out cash; instead, he said ‘dividends’—much like corporate profit payouts.
but ur fools go to search where if legal,” - Vettung8
“So sad to see the USA collapsing into corruption, nepotism, and antisocial behavior!” - Han Dommers
Of course, no reasonable person expects any of this to materialize ... only, perhaps, the 29 per cent of fools who still support and believe in their beloved IMPeror. This tactic also echoes the LIAR-In-Chief's previous broken promises of direct payments to Americans like the $2,000 tariff-funded “dividend” spewed out previously which, of course, did not materialize after failing to secure congressional support. That will also be his excuse this go-'round should the corruption prevail and the Republicans win ...
"I wanted to but Congress wouldn't let me".
From the department of WAR MONGERING ...
How MANY times do we have to say ...JUST WHEN WE THOUGHT THEY COULDN'T GO ANY LOWER, THEY FIND A NEW WAY?
Now the sicko in charge of the "war department" (the disgraced United States doesn't "defend" any more... we aggressively invade and make war just like all the previous vile, authoritarian regimes), the hair-gelled, makeup-clad, testosterone/alcohol guzzling, Pretty Petty Petey, has decided to publicly LIVE-STREAM a military firing squad execution! I guess he does know the mentality of the average Don-The-Con and COUPany supporter as they would definitely be the only ones watching such (and CRAVING it just as he does, no doubt!).
As the "official" troop death count rises to 21 with hundreds more injured in the Iran war of choice, Hegseth occupies himself with more theatrics to force on the country as he obviously tries to reinforce or establish his own (self-doubted) masculinity. He then has the gall to have his "Department Of War" insignia changed from the classic sloped-wing American Eagle to the imitate the disgraceful, straight-winged "Parteiadle", the official symbol of the Nazi Party (shown above at right)! Can you imagine the World War II veterans' reaction to this insignia that they risked, and gave, their lives in order to remove this symbol and all it represents for all time? And now, thanks to your "glorious MAGA Republican" leaders, it now hangs in full display in our own war department! And, all you corrupt state-controlled spinners ... PLEASE don't try and tell us this is just another "coincidence of ignorance"!
Then there is the Führer himself raising his whiny voice to spew, "They can take out a city. Let them take out Los Angeles. Let them take out San Diego". During a campaign rally in Grand Island, Nebraska, the treasonous TRAITOR-In-Chief stated that potential attacks on Los Angeles and San Diego by Iran would be a "small price to pay" for national security, as reported by The Guardian and BBC News. Then, the video clip of him actually making his comments spread all over the Internet.
Of course the MAGA "spinners" wasted no time in telling us that we didn't hear what we heard, or see what we saw, and that, if we did, we were "taking it out of context" ... well his tiny little audience of wildly cheering, MAGA-hatted, narrow-heads didn't make any mistake about the "context" in which he meant it when they instantly reacted. He tossed it out as one of his "after thoughts" but he knew, and his little cult crowd knew, exactly what he was saying ... and so do we. He was mocking two Democrat governed cities in a Democrat governed state- that simple. Suggesting that a foreign power should take out American cities is PURE TREASON, plain and simple! Don't even try to spin it otherwise!
He continues to try to divide our country and spread hate in the most vile ways possible continually demonizing Democrats as "the enemy within". Well I have some REAL news for him to counter his own "fake news" ... the United States has NEVER had a more DANGEROUS enemy from within than the current IDIOT-In-Chief and his like-minded, little-hands-picked COUPany of cronies! This scum isn't fit to service a cesspool let alone hold the title of "President Of The United States" ... I continue, over and over, to CRINGE at just how low we have now stooped in this, once dignified, previously law upholding country.
The California governor and the cities’ mayors naturally quickly condemned the comments. “After sending the National Guard and Marines to occupy California, Donald Trump is now saying our foreign enemies should ‘take out’ Los Angeles and San Diego,” Governor, Gavin Newsom, said on X. “He is deranged and dangerous.”
Xavier Becerra, the Democratic nominee for governor said, “Thirteen million Californians call LA and San Diego counties home. Their lives are not a ‘small price to pay’ or a punchline for Donald Trump.”
Karen Bass, the mayor of Los Angeles, assailed the "president" for making what she called “irresponsible threats” that “could potentially compromise” the safety of America’s second-largest city. San Diego, the nation’s eighth-largest city, is also home to critical US military infrastructure.
So, just how many dangerous and TREASONOUS comments/acts do we need before some responsible entity gets this most deranged, cretinous, "mal-idiot" out of office?!
As for the ongoing Iranian "excursion/love tap/ skirmish etc. etc." ...
An NBC News review found dozens of instances where Trump said the Iran war was "won" or almost won — comments that were often immediately followed up by more threats of military action or bombing. Over 40 documented trimes, spread over seven months with the first occurring about just a week after the war started on February 28th, the LIAR-In-Chief has claimed victory and an end to the "skirmish". Of course, more recently he has threatened to use NUCLEAR force to "wipe them out" and "remove them from the map".
This most unpopular war of choice with Iran has raged on for more than 100 days, and 21 U.S. service members have been killed (as of this writing) with hundreds more seriously injured, military bases destroyed, munitions exhausted, military morale crushed, the economy has been wrecked and prices at home continue to skyrocket. Since the war began, Chump has claimed more than 40 times that the war was close to an end, that a deal was near, or that the war was already over.
The WAR CRIMINAL-In-Chief originally claimed the war would last “four to five weeks” and said the war was “substantially ahead of our time projections.” Since then, he has consistently said — sometimes multiple times in the same day — that he was close to reaching a deal. In April, the RAMBLER-In-Chief referred to the war, saying, “it should be ending pretty soon,” and “We’re very close to a deal with Iran.” Nearly every week thereafter, the Tyrant has claimed the war is almost over, declaring, “We’re in final stages” of a deal and that terms were “largely negotiated.” And the mainstream press just keeps "sane-washing" all of it it and the populace just keeps "normalizing it" and going about their daily routines. As Sonny and Cher famously sang ... "And The BEAT Goes On ..."
"Don't know what to tell you about this war, Martha...I guess it's just like all wars ...the politicians talk of the glory of it....the old men talk of the need of it....and the soldiers... they just want to go home." - Jimmy Stewart as Charlie Anderson at his wife's graveside in the civil war movie, Shenandoah.
While there is NOTHING more "SERIOUS and SCARY" than the upcoming election ... I do have a few other items worth mentioning in closing.
As most of you know, from DAY ONE of this COUPany take-over, one of my foremost concerns has been their attempted take-over or silencing of the free press and the media. Coming from a media background, this has really grated on my most "sensitive nerve" since it all began.
Well, as you no doubt know by now, the ultimate dictator move has taken place awhile back. It was one that, I said at the time, EVERY OTHER media outlet ought to stand in solidarity against. As it turned out, they surprisingly did, including even FOX News in this instance!
In an insult-laden post on Truth Social, The TYRANT-In-Chief said he was instituting a ban on CNN, MS Now and Politico from the White House because of reporting from the outlets that he deemed “fake news.”
This, in my view, was the FINAL straw! ALL AMERICANS should be alarmed and appalled by this. Instead of banning the free press, it's time to ban this IDIOT-In-Chief from the "people's house" and support the free press. NO dictator has the right to manipulate the American press on any level and no one but a completely treasonous traitor would support such a move!
My wife shared with me some of the idiotic posts of the "noisy nuisance" MAGA posters on Facebook (I am not on Facebook) parroting the White House's claim that covering the White House is a "privilege not a right". Of course they all have it backwards like they have most everything else. Press coverage in the "People's House" IS most definitely a right whereas serving there is the privilege!
The IMPeror does NOT own the White House and he certainly does not own the media in the foundational sense (even if he does "own" and manipulate most of the other "state controlled" capitulators nowadays.). Perhaps the TRULY most "DaviScary" thing we have to recognize is the continuing realization that far too many of our fellow citizens are truly ignorant ... and too many are also downright stupid, just no other way to sugar-coat it. And ... they also VOTE! SCARY INDEED!
This is what I have been primarily warning about since day one. The freedom of the press exemplifies American Democracy more than anything else does and the CONTROL of the media by any official exemplifies FASCISM more than anything else does! Remember, the FIRST rule in the authoritarian playbook - 1. GO AFTER THE MEDIA
How can ANY, truly patriotic, American continue to tolerate this ongoing castration of our Democracy? I don't give a damn what political label you hang on yourself you still need to, finally once and for all, WAKE UP and RISE UP against this atrocious dictatorship that has taken over your country!
"Someone needs to explain to President Trump how the First Amendment works," said Tim Richardson, journalism and disinformation director at PEN America. "As we've seen time and time again, this administration's hostility toward the press is never about the accuracy of news stories, but about its inability to withstand scrutiny of its actions."
Seth Stern, chief of advocacy at Freedom of the Press Foundation, also summed it up pretty well saying it was "difficult to imagine a more blatant violation of the First Amendment than Trump banning news outlets from the People's House for criticizing the government."
He then added, "These outrageous attacks only demonstrate how scared he is of an informed public."
But John Stewart had another interesting take that I have also thought about many times ... Why even give the manipulating liar a platform at all?
Stewart voiced my thoughts exactly when he said that the White House press corps may be giving Donald Trump exactly what he wants. During the September 17 episode of The Weekly Show podcast, Stewart questioned the value of repeatedly chasing the president for comments and suggested reporters could deny him the attention he seeks by just stepping back and ignoring him.
Stewart also took issue with the current interview dynamic, saying reporters rarely get room for substantive follow-ups and that Trump can always just turn the interaction into another platform for his own personal performance. "So it really serves no purpose in terms of public value. It's just another platform for him to spew," Stewart said.
Good point. Spare us!
BUT... I do think that, all things considered, the public needs to see/hear the EMBICILE in action for what he is without the sane washing, normalizing and censoring of his conduct by FOX News et al.
PLEASE VOTE TO THROTTLE THIS IN THE MIDTERMS!
And don't just hope your vote gets counted ...
PLAN TO ... SHOW UP AND SHOW OFF!
It's not about ''POLICY'' ... It is about PEOPLE!
WAKE UP and RISE UP !
Yes, many of the heretofore boot-licking MAGA Republican politicians have been trying to defect their licking duties and distance themselves as far as possible from their leader's boots as the election approaches. Don't let them. NOW IS THE TIME TO HOLD THEM FULLY ACCOUNTABLE!
And what about the GOP voters? Well, indications are that quite a few of them ARE FINALLY showing resistance, in fact some are actually planning to vote "Democrat" for the first time in their lives! I congratulate and applaud them for FINALLY standing up against the Fascists' hijacking of their party!
But, rumor also has it that many mainstream Republicans plan to just stay home and not vote at all. This is the coward's way out. Instead they should admit, and face up to, their past voting mistake (as damaging as it has been and will continue to be!) and CORRECT it this go around by actually voting for a Democrat for a change! You only have one legitimate choice and you know in your hearts that ANYTHING is better than the ongoing tragedy which we now endure that MUST be stopped at all costs! It's not enough to pay for your mistake by hiding in the sand and pouting over the situation.
Certainly, it is great that you FINALLY are beginning to recognize your mistake but just recognizing it and, now, just ignoring it, is NOT enough. You need to make a statement AGAINST what your party has turned into and overwhelmingly show up and vote against it. If you don't like the idea of voting for a "Democrat" ... then just see it as voting AGAINST all the incompetence, corruption, destruction and disgrace that has befallen our country since you last voted Republican! Remember, this vital election is NOT about policy ... it is about PEOPLE!
While the last election WAS the most important of our lifetime, at the time, and the Republican voters blew it causing this pit we must now dig our way out of, THIS time it is AGAIN the very most important election ever! It is that and MORE because if it goes to the Trumpists Cult/COUPany one more time, it could very well be our LAST election! THIS MAY JUST BE OUR LAST CHANCE! This time it is ALL about PEOPLE ... the GOOD versus the EVIL! And, if you can't see that the PURE EVIL now running/ruining our government is NOT THE DEMOCRATS, then God help you!
TROLLS R THEY ...
As expected, the right wing influencers, operatives and trolls are now working overtime and will continue to do so through the election! The influencers and podcasters will go/are going to great lengths to CREATE (like their fabricator mentor, J.D. Vance) all sorts of fake propaganda, for this is ALL THEY KNOW HOW TO DO! For example, two right-wing influencers, Nick Sortor and Rhein Amacher fabricated a tale that Texas senate candidate, James Talarico had been hospitalized in an Ohio mental hospital with "evidence" to back up the claim. Of course, fact checking proved this to be entirely false, providing genuine counter evidence that Talarico, a Type 1 diabetic, had been home over a near ten day stretch combatting the flu just as he had stated.
The hospital issued a statement that he had NEVER been a patient there and, indeed, Talarico and his associates verify that he has never even been to Ohio, period. Maybe the right wing podcasters (most of whom, themselves, should consider mental health counselling!) will next claim that Talarico was out scrounging the neighborhood "eating the pets"! Meanwhile, his corrupt, criminal, right wing opponent, Paxton, is just considered "squeaky clean" by these wackos just as they consider their deranged IDIOT-In-Chief to be the "very stable genious" he claims to be. Do all these right wing propagandists ACTUALLY view the world with this upside down, inverted view of reality or do they just do it for the "fame and fortune"? Either way, and probably some of both, they are, themselves, the lowest of the low and some of the most despicable and DANGEROUS people on the planet!
I don't have any idea what my next commentary might look like or just what awaits us in terms of this midterm election. Like most of you reading this, I can only HOPE for the best outcome and the least chaos. I do leave you with the reminder to not let ANYTHING stop you from casting your vote this time in this most important election of our lifetime!
Whatever happens, I hope you will join me here next time and, as always ...
I THANK YOU for ''tuning in''!
Hayne Davis
PS- Be sure to take advantage of the slight "good thing" to come out of all of this - the brief lowering of gas and diesel prices that will, no doubt, occur for a brief period in the weeks prior to the election. There is little doubt that the "Petroleum Gods" will decrease their profits just a bit ahead of the election so that their beloved PUPPET-In-Chief can claim he is lowering fuel prices ... just in time for the election of course. Then, expect them to swing even higher immediately afterwards. Just another example of the BRAGGART-In-Chief claiming to "solve" a problem that he, himself, needlessly created!
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DAVISPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT!
As I close out another edition of DaviSoapBox, as always I SINCERELY thank you all for continuing to join me here! Some of you have taken your time to send me an email now and then and I do appreciate and ALWAYS welcome that. One recent suggestion I received was to publish my posts on a designated schedule so that readers would know when to look for the latest. I think that is an excellent suggestion so ...''DaviSchedule'' it is henceforth! HOWEVER ... while I will have a designated date for regular monthly posts (as you may have noticed, my frequency of new posts has waned significantlly as of late mainly due to increasing duties and time constraints on the homefront and the workfront), I MAY also, when circumstances dictate, post additional supplements from time to time during any given month. Otherwise, there will only be ONE per month.
But, that considered...
From now on, the REGULAR posting date for DaviSoapBox will be the 15th of each month. Thank you again!
OTHER LINKS OF INTEREST
In my opinion, Rachel Maddow is, BY FAR, the BEST all around news commentator anywhere today, period! She is honest, intelligent, articulate and has a way of framing her commentaries in a clear and factual manner unlike anyone else out there. And there is NO DOUBT that her CONCERN for our sad state of affairs is truly genuine! I HIGHLY recommend that you follow her insights regularly if you REALLY want to know what's going on!
Rachel Maddow Mission Statement .
Another YouTube favorite of mine is a brilliant young woman who calls herself ''Politics Girl''. She, herself, is putting aside ongoing health issues to crusade against the numerous atrocities of this second Trump Administration. Here again, she is also intelligent, factual and forceful in her commentary with an obvious, deep passion for exposing the truth behind the corruption.
You can find her channel here-
POLITICS GIRL .
This next one is most unique! Here you find a guy that, at first glance, you might label as a definite ''MAGA Redneck''! He has the southern accent and often uses imperfect grammar. But this ''Blue surrounded by RED'' Tennessee native is one of the more entertaining and insightful presenters on YouTube with an audience that is growing drastically day by day. He has the most honest, common sense approach to presenting the ''receipts'', as he calls them, of the numerous atrocities of Trump and company. He calls himself -
Tennessee Brando .
I would be willing to bet, that most MAGA supporters don't even know about Mary Trump, the psychologist niece of Donald Trump. If they did, HOW ON EARTH could they have ignored her inside revelations for years prior to the recent election (well, that is a DUMB question on my part since I have pointed out as often as anyone that the MAGA crowd ALWAYS ignores any TRUTH about their glorified cult leader!)? Here is how WIKIPEDIA describes Mary Trump -
''Mary Lea Trump (born May 3, 1965) is an American psychologist and writer. A member of the Trump family, she has been critical of her uncle, U.S. President Donald Trump. Her 2020 book about him and the family, Too Much and Never Enough, sold nearly one million copies on the day of its release''. Her YouTube channel is-
Mary Trump Media .
Perhaps the truly largest and fastest growing independent ''news network'' on YouTube is now the Meidas Touch Network. They have a variety of presenters from time to time under their banner and they keep up with the current events of the MAGA bunch on a nearly daily basis. Although they are now, all too often in my opinion, presenting themselves in a ''tabloidish'' style, they are still worth keeping up with. They are here -
Meidas Touch Network .
Other worthwhile outside links ...
CIVIL DISCOURSE WITH JOYCE VANCE
LETTERS FROM AN AMERICAN- HEATHER COX RICHARDSON
ADAM KINZINGER
LEST WE FORGET THE HORRORS
HELP WITH HOW TO LEAVE MAGA - LEAVEMAGA.ORG
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