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MAGA = Make America Go Away The new America ... where criminals are rewarded and the honest are punished! It's not about left versus right... it's about right versus wrong. It's about TRUTH versus fiction. It's about Democracy versus Authoritarianism. America has been ''ANTIFA'' since The Declaration Of Independence! This site dedicated to my father... John Will Davis Who was ''ANTIFA'' all his life! Who fought in all 5 major WWII European campaigns AGAINST FASCISM! ''COUNTRY BEFORE PARTY!'' - George Washington ''Watch what they do, not what they say.'' - Rachel Maddow PAGE INDEX PREFACE/ABOUT CONTACT INFO 1-5-26 DaviSyndrome ! TO DaviSoapBox 2025-1 1ST QUARTER POSTS TO DaviSoapBox 2025-2 2ND QUARTER POSTS TO DaviSoapBox 2025-3 3RD QUARTER POSTS TO DaviSoapBox 2025-4 4th QUARTER POSTS Share This Page On Facebook Share This Page On ''X'' RIGHT-CLICK to Copy Link to Share OUTSIDE LINKS

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!) 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! My business email address is Hayne at DaviSound dot com My personal email address is LHD521 at Yahoo dot com My phone number- for texts only- is 803-944-7972. (email addresses spelled out to avoid spam robots) I welcome your comments and suggestions! If you would like to see these efforts continue, please share a link to this page! And, should you like to make a contribution to help maintain the site (we accept NO advertising and display NO advertising, and share/sell NO DATA whatsoever! This site is TOTALLY SELF SUPPORTED!)... then please hit the ''DONATE'' button below to make a PayPal donation. ALL DONATIONS ARE DISCREET, SAFE AND COMPLETELY CONFIDENTIAL! Thank you VERY much for ANY support! BACK TO INDEX ''As we go into the new year let us lead with love, and with light... because we are in a dark time with dark people!'' - Politics Girl They count on you being IGNORANT ... They count on you being AFRAID... DON'T BE EITHER! WE MUST NEVER LET THE ''LIES LIE'' ... CALL THEM OUT! January 5, 2026 ''DaviSyndrome!'' In case you missed the new preface addendum above... ... ... 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! Again, as I stated in my 2025 wrap-up last month, my thanks for your support in 2025 and I will pledge to try to do my best to help ''ease the pain'' of our situation in the coming year, letting you all know that you are not alone in your grief, with commentary on the ongoing insurrection trying to offer some hope wherevever I can (YES a genuine INSURRECTION DOES continue as the COUPany is now in control of a genuine authoritarian regime attempting to run [dismantle] the country, make no mistake!) . We all recall the huge, sustained ''production'' by the right over the death of their ''beloved'' Charlie Kirk awhile back ... lamenting constantly all over social media and elsewhere for weeks. They heaped praise where none was deserved, censoring and chastising anyone who simply described the dangerous, child grooming propagandist just as he was. The American flags were all ordered at half mast while the false accolades flourished (and now the GRIFTS from it all continue on with the ''grieving widow'' at the helm). Then, just recently, when a known and respected ''liberal'' activist was murdered in his home by his own son, the ''laments'' were of a different sort entirely. Surprised? Just when we thought that the Maniac-In-Chief could not possibly sink any lower, he managed to disgrace himself, and our country, even further, perhaps setting a low-life record, with his on-line comments about the death of Rob Reiner. The IMPeror weighed in on the deaths of director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele chalking it up to “Trump derangement syndrome.” That is certainly an applicable term for what is wrong with the country ever since Don The Con came down the gold escalator, but not in the way he means it, obviously. Donald Joke Trump's OWN DERANGEMENT is, of course, the sense in which I refer to his term the ''Trump Derangement Syndrome''. I honestly don't believe we have ever before had a more DERANGED public figure plaguing us in the history of our country! In case you (luckily) missed his exact quotes on the subject, then forgive me as I present them for you here. The FELON-In-Chief said the following- “I thought he was very bad for our country, I wasn’t a fan of his at all. He was a deranged person as far as Trump is concerned. He was a big part of 'the Russia Hoax.' ” He rambled on spewing out more garbage, “I think he hurt himself career wise. He became a deranged person. Trump derangement syndrome. So I was not a fan of Rob Reiner at all in any way shape or form. I thought he was very bad for our country,” When confronted by one of the few remaining honest journalists the next day who pointed out to him that even a few of his Republican colleagues had chastised his comments, he doubled down further with more of the same before insulting the reporter who asked the question. This ''less than human low life'' is certainly predictable but that doesn't make it any less sickening to have to endure his swill over and over and over again as we all have to. MEANWHILE... The IMPeror and his COUPany with their congressional puppets went home for the holidays with no solution to the rising healthcare crisis in America. They rolled out a couple of half-baked, ludicrous schemes that have no chance of succeeding while ignoring the expiring subsidies and the overall increasing healthcare premiums on the horizon caused by their ''big ugly bill''! One of Trump's ''brillliant ideas'' (which his MAGA base probably thinks is manna from heaven!) is to give a few bucks (comparatively speaking, nowhere near even the cost of the average deductible or the overall expected increase in premiums) directly ''to the people''. HUH??? This just may be one of the dumbest, oxymoronic quotes to ever dribble from the mouth of the IMPeror ... "I want to see the billions of dollars go to people, not to the insurance companies, And I want to see the people go out and buy themselves great health care." That's a real beaut isn't it! Just where in hell does this ''stable genius'' think the people are going to ''buy themselves great healthcare'' from besides the insurance companies? And, never mind that the AMOUNT of his proposed ''gift'' is a joke in itself especially considering rising premium costs and deductibles as a result of his ''big ugly bill''. Anyone with an ounce of awareness and reasoning knows that the ONLY REAL solution to the American health care crisis is the one that will NEVER be voted in...that being UNIVERSAL HEALTHCARE ...period...like that employed by every other reasonable and responsible country on the planet Earth EXCEPT the United States! As we start a new year, and as I reflect back on 2025 and my efforts here, I realize that a WHOLE LOT of this effort, particularly early on, was devoted to trying to figure out just how we could possibly be where we are and how we could have gotten here. This means, I have spent an inordinate amount of time trying to analyze just how it is possible that we had a corrupt, incompetent, chauvanistic, narcissistic, downright EVIL CRIMINAL elected as ''president'' (dictator) for a second time! I could just never imagine this possible since to anyone who cares about character, the rule of law, democracy, good over evil and right over wrong, ANYBODY ELSE would have been the ONLY logical choice possible! Then...even though he surrounded himself with like minded corruptors and has set us back about 50 years (behind every other wealthy country or region) in terms of sustainability, and has damaged our democracy almost beyond recovery (especially if allowed to continue as-is for another three years) ... even though all of that ... he STILL has an approval rating of close to 40%! To me, that is just unbelievable and incomprehensible. As I have lamented herein many times, I will just NEVER understand it and give up trying to understand it! But, a lot of it still comes down to my initial assessment, aside from the obvious brain-washings from a daily diet of propaganda, it is plain old IGNORANCE (please see my early editions for my opinions on the REAL IGNORANCE now growing in America which I see as our greatest threat ... especially when combined with AI - Artificial Intelligence). Whenever bringing this up, I again must remind you that IGNORANCE doesn't necessarily equate with STUPIDITY (though there is plenty of that also!) or low IQ. IGNORANCE, from the root word IGNORE, simply means a lack of real awareness of the true reality of things. This could be for a variety of reasons which I have written about in my earliest posts on ''RI'' (Real Ignorance). A lot of it is by choice since so many supporters of the regime simply do not pay attention to what is going on with their government and their leaders on a regular basis. They IGNORE the ongoing reality! They leave it all up to ASSUMPTION that those they empowered are doing a great job simply because they belong to ''THEIR PARTY'' and that will ''ALWAYS'' be the better choice ... never mind that the ongoing facts, obviously and consistently, prove otherwise! ''RI''(Real Ignorance)? ... Believe me, I do NOT enjoy saying this but I have to ... the mental level of many of these MAGA diehards is truly astonishing and, actually, depressing to realize that this is what we're up against.... that this is what the typical Trump hold-out supporter actually is! My wife just showed me some of their posts on Facebook and it made me realize that this country may just be a lost cause after all. I try to be hopeful but when I read what these poor misguided souls have to say, I am hit square in the face with the hard slap of reality. To describe them as extremely "shallow" is , truthfully, being too kind. I can't find the words to adequately define them and the narrow perception they exemplify with their stupid comments (sorry, but STUPID really is the most accurate label for their rants and raves posted all over social media). While their very country and the constitution is crumbling right around them and in front of them, all they can focus on are the ''huge issues'' of the possibility of ''men playing women's sports'', that ''Bill Clinton is a 'POS''' and that ''liberalism is a disease'' etc etc. All that seems to politically motivate them is their desire for a constant ''culture war'', never mind that the country is ''going to hell'' in all respects! You can show them the ''receipts'' of their ''leaders' '' consequences all day long and they will just be IGNORED (''RI''). All they want is someone that they think they can ''one up'' on social media and that seems to be the sole motivation for their existance. When confronted with a long list of the atrocities of their current regime, perhaps the most corrupt in the history of global politics, led by a draft dodging criminal (both for crimes convicted of and not yet convicted of), the only reply you get is ''Well, Bill Clinton burned his draft card''. Yes, they are to be pitied for their shallowness but all of us are to be pitied moreso for having to suffer the results of their shallowness. I guess it really should not surprise me that the approval rating statistic never drops much below 40% because if this kind of ignorance has prevailed all the way to this point, how can we possibly expect it to change now...or even after further collapse down the road? But...my BIGGEST PERPLEXION will always remain ... how in hell can the INTELLIGENT few who still support this monstrosity still do so (or ever could, in my view!)? I have some, reasonably intelligent (so I always thought anyway) friends and aquaintances in this area who voted for, and don't just QUIETLY support, this regime. They are also very VOCAL about it and consistently posting some of that ''one-upsmanship attempt'' on social media that I referred to earlier ... and of course, it is usually off topic at best, typically erroneous and most often downright ''BS'' that they take to be fact! It's the very ''FAKE NEWS'' that they like to project on everyone else's REAL truths! THIS is the hardest realization that I have had to adjust to over the entire ''Don The Con'' era. I see people who I would have thought would never even associate with a flawed character like Chump, let alone support him, continue to do so ... and do so throughout ALL the multiple treasonous atrocities against our country and the ongoing crimes against it's legitimate leaders and populace! It would (or, at least SHOULD) benefit ALL of you to read the FULL transcript (or watch video if you can find it) of Jack Smith's recent revelations before Congress about the Felon's multiple acts of treason! He brings the TRUTH ... he brings the EVIDENCE ... does anyone CARE? As I have said before, trying to accept this reality makes me feel like I am living in the Twilight Zone! What in the hell is WRONG with these people? ... WHAT'S GOING ON WITH THEM??? WHY CAN'T THEY SEE IT??? Perhaps this is a good time to reference one of my favorite old songs written by Linda Perry and performed by her Group, 4 Non Blondes. While an old release from 1992, the lyrics could certainly be applicable to my ''Twilight Zone Reality'' feelings of today! Here is a video of them doing it for the Dick Clark's New Year's Rocking Eve show this year... ''What's Going On?'' (What's Up?) I've always loved that simple, old chord progression and instrumentation utilized in this song and Ms. Perry's vocals are impeccable ... but its the lyrics that I feel are more applicable today when I try to ponder why old friends continue to be defending and waving the banners for a genuinely corrupt, self-serving, criminal fascist! And...speaking of performances ... Let's add one more brick to the pile of atrocious Trumpian acts which keep on amassing and keep that Twilight Zone fog ever beclouding my understanding and tolerance for the ''Trumpists''! The narcissistic IMPeror has actually, and ILLEGALLY, put his NAME on The Kennedy Center! This comes after he basically took it over for his own self-gratifying purposes months ago by hand picking his own ''board'' and naming himself ''chairman''. I say, old friends ... are you not EMBARRASSED for this ''leader'' you so idolize? Are you not EMBARRASED for yourselves for your support of him? HOW CAN THIS BE? WHAT"S GOING ON? Why can't you see that you continue to support the most SHAMEFUL, crooked, disgusting, imbecilic fascist the world has ever known? The rest of the world sees it....over half of your fellow Americans see it and bemoan it ... just WHY CAN'T YOU? PLEASE....get me OUT of this ever descending mist of Twilight Zone fog once and for all! Restore my faith in you! Make some sense for a change...PLEASE! WAKE UP! ... go to the mirror, look yourself in the eye, then look deeply into your conscious, and finally admit your shortsightedness like mature, responsible, reasonable, human beings and let's move on! GET OVER IT! PAY ATTENTION TO FACT AND REALITY! Stop defending a delusion while your very country istself is being stolen from you right out in the open! THIS is my plea to ALL of you for the New Year! So here we go ... as I close out this first edition for 2026, the regime has now finally, fully unveiled it's intent for Venezuela, and, of course, it is coming up ''OILY''. The ''Peace Prize Profiteer'' has now announced his complete military takeover of the South American country so that he can hand over the spoils to his fellow polluting profiteers of the petroleum industry. Maybe now, he can FINALLY boast about $2.00 per gallon gasoline without his usual lies (but don't count on it ... the greed won't go away just because the supply outweighs the demand ... I doubt this move will consistently lower any prices at the pump and I KNOW it won't save one acre of condemned public land or one sustainable wind farm)! By the way ... this entire questionable operation was, of course, ENTIRELY ILLEGAL, but, then of course, so is about EVERYTHING ELSE this COUPany has done since 1-20-25 (and in preparation well before that). It's now the Rule of OUTlaw in this country! And, the conservatives, for the most part, are just fine with that. Can you just begin to imagine what would have happened had Biden or Obama tried to pull just ANY ONE of Trump's countless, interminable stunts? So I have to ask all the continual supporters ... are you entirely okay with no longer having a Congress or a Supreme Court in operation to maintain the supposed ''balance of powers''? Your Congress has COMPLETELY abdicated any and all power as has the UNSupreme court. Never in your wildest imaginings could you come up with such a scenario ... a Congress that quits on the people yielding to a tyrant and a supreme court that bestows complete immunity from the law upon him! The founding fathers were not blind to the possibility of a Trump coming along at some point which is why they created the three equal branches of government to begin with for checks and balance. However, I doubt they ever imagined that all three branches could become EQUALLY CORRUPT simultaneously and throw out the Constitution at the same time! This is where we are. One of the most LAUGHABLE of all the Führer's comments during his ramblings is his incessant desire for immigrants from the Scandanavian countries. He wants to know why we don't have more immigrants from these places ... why are the Scandanavians not lining up in droves to come to his MAGA world in his proclaimed ''Golden Age''? Well, perhaps I can tell him. Let's take a look at one that he consistently mentions, Norway, for example. Just maybe he and his supporters would do well to REALLY examine WHY no Norwegian would EVER consider leaving their TRULY GREAT country to head for the IMPeror's kind of imaginary ''MAGA Greatness''! Just for starters, Norway boasts a higher happiness score, longer life expectancy, and more equitable living standards than the United States. Quality of life is more consistent in Norway, where even lower-wage jobs afford housing and vacations, unlike many in the U.S. who continually struggle financially all their lives. Norway is often ranked as one of the richest per GNI (Gross National Income). Norway, with Universal Healthcare, offers a higher life expectancy than the U.S. with Norway being (82M/85F) compared to the U.S. average at (76M/81F). Norway's healthcare system is a universal, publicly funded system, providing broad coverage for all residents, primarily through taxes, ensuring equal access regardless of income, with municipalities handling primary care (GPs, local clinics) and the state managing specialist/hospital care via Regional Health Authorities. Patients pay modest co-pays, capped annually (around 3,000 NOK), after which care becomes free, while children under 16 and pregnant women get care at no cost. I'm sure the Norwegians would LOVE to trade this for this mess of a broken healthcare system in the U.S. Of course, Norway is not alone in Universal Healthcare...as often pointed out herein ... healthcare actually IS ''UNIVERSAL'' (pun optional) everywhere else BUT the United States! Norway's working conditions are characterized by strong worker protections, good work-life balance, low hierarchy, and regulated hours (around 36 hours per week), enforced by law and collective agreements ensuring high safety and fair pay, though minimum wages vary by industry, with significant emphasis on health, safety, and employee participation. Key features include flexible hours, paid overtime (or compensatory time off), mandatory breaks, strong union influence, and robust enforcement by the Norwegian Labour Inspection Authority. In all cases the minimum wage equivalent is at least three times that of the U.S. minimum wage. One of the more appealing features of Norway, to me personally, is their emphasis on renewable energy (a LONG-time passion of mine). Norway is a global leader in renewable energy, with hydropower forming the backbone of its nearly 100% renewable electricity system, complemented by growing wind power, especially offshore floating wind farms even implementing solar successfully in an unlikely location. They are a world leader in utilizing electrification for transport and heating. The nation aims to leverage its energy wealth for further decarbonization, focusing on new technologies like floating solar, while managing impacts from increased development. Norway also leads the world in electric vehicle (EV) adoption, with EVs making up nearly 96% of new car sales in 2025, nearing its goal for 100% zero-emission new car sales by 2025, driven by strong government incentives (tax breaks, cheaper tolls/ferries) that made EVs cost-competitive with gasoline cars, despite Norway being a major oil exporter. The market features strong sales of brands like Tesla, Nissan Leaf, Volkswagen, and BYD. Norway's EV market is now the strongest in their auto industry, supported by these government incentives and by exceptional charging infrastructure ... a dream come true for a long-time EV enthusiast like myself (I converted my old Isuzu pickup to electric LONG before Tesla or lithium batteries were ever heard of!)! If he were capable of realizing and actually absorbing these comparative facts, I wonder if even a pampered delusionist like Donald Joke Chump could now figure out just why the Scandanavians are not salivating for U.S. citizenship? And, it's certainly NOT just Norway or Scandanavia as a whole. Most of Europe, New Zealand and Australia offer similar statistics when compared to the United States. No...I am NOT ashamed of being an American... far from it ... I have always been as proud of our heritage as the next citizen. But, I am also a realist and not a ''pipe-dreamer'' when it comes to America's comparative ''greatness''. The longer I live, the more I realize that we are being, and have ALWAYS been, HELD BACK (and most recently DESTROYED!) by the so-called ''conservatives'' in EVERY important regard that was just compared to other countries. Nowadays, I do have to admit that I am ASHAMED of what my beloved country has NOW become under this current, CORRUPT regime ...VERY ashamed! I assure you that all these other countries I just mentioned, and those that IMPeror Trump wonders why their citizens don't immigrate to ''HIS'' MAGA version of America, are ALSO MOST ashamed of what their once admired ally across the pond has become in the last decade! Through my business, I correspond with several clients from each of the countries I have just mentioned and every one of them has shared my concerns about my country! Since Chump and COUPany have taken over, I have seen more concern expressed by them than I have by my own neighbors and friends! This is yet another of the many reasons why I continue to BEG and PLEAD with my fellow Americans, my old friends and neighbors, to PLEASE WAKE THE HELL UP! It is mind boggling to me that people in other countries can be reaching out to me with more awareness of, and more concern for, what is actually happening to our country than some of my own friends and fellow citizens! In closing out this first edition of the new year, I truly hope that 2026 will, somehow/some way find us heading up a better path. But, from what I see ... I have to say it is discouraging. HOWEVER ... I emphasize that we just HAVE to keep fighting....we have to KEEP ON calling it out and TELLING IT LIKE IT IS! We must always avoid complacency and we must never let the ''lies lie''! This is why I will be continuing to try to do my part in the coming year and why I ask and urge you to please do the same, whoever and wherever you are and whenever you can! Thanks for continuing to join me here and thanks for sharing a link.... it is the ONLY way to ''DaviSpread'' the word about this little effort of mine. Please remember that. The ONLY growth this little website has had, or will have, is because of YOU and your link sharing, calling attention to it. It is not advertised elsewhere! I may not be able to post quite as often in the coming year as I did last year, but I promise to do so as often as possible! Hayne Davis PS- I have mentioned the Twilight Zone a lot herein. For those of you who spent your teenage years in the 1960's or thereabout, you will ALL fondly recall growing up with Rod Serling's Twilight Zone (that hazy dimension that I have often said that I now feel like I am confined to because of all the persistent Trumpists!). Rod Serling was a brilliant writer and he recruited simlar brilliant writers for his epic weekly series. One such epsiode written by Serling himself was "He's Alive", episode four of the fourth season of The Twilight Zone. It tells of an American neo-Nazi who is visited by the ghost of Adolf Hitler. As the ''ghost'' gives him his instructions you will note that it sounds exactly like the current regime's employment of Project 2025 and the fascists' playbook! It has prompted one, also brilliant, YouTuber to create the following video that begs the question, DID THE TWILIGHT ZONE PREDICT TRUMP? EVERYONE needs to watch this and judge for himself/herself! It seems that Rod Serling could foresee the MAGA gullibles long before they came to be! HE'S ALIVE- Twilight Zone Episode - Dennis Hopper    Buy Me A Coffee Here THANK YOU! Share This Page On Facebook Share This Page On ''X'' RIGHT-CLICK to Copy Link to Share If you would like to see these efforts continue, please share a link to this page! 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