“See, in my line of work you got to keep repeating things over and over and over again for the truth to sink in, to kind of catapult the propaganda.” — George Bush, “President Participates in Social Security Conversation in New York,” May 24, 2005.

We start with the MAGA strategy of propaganda for Trump. (10 minutes)

I am not going to spend a lot of time on the 34 Trump convictions. We all know it happened. This guy gets so much free publicity I hate to give him any more. Let me simply say that I am glad to see that in at least one corner of the US, the justice system still works.

What was sad was to see the Trump sycophants representing Iowa were so quick to jump to Trump’s defense. The other side of that coin is that they are more than willing to undermine our justice system for one man. Try to remember that when they ask for your vote.

One of the best stories of the week was the inclusion of the old Negro League records into Major League Baseball records. ‘Bout damned time.

The week started slow and took off like a rocket:

A) Speaking of the inclusion of African-American records in baseball’s record book – who now is recognized as having the highest lifetime batting average in baseball?

B) Last weekend Trump vied for the Libertarian Party presidential nomination. How many votes did he get? 

C) What presidential candidate last week said he was against removal of confederate statues because the people they honor may have had “other qualities”?

D) In Iowa, 4 million chickens were slaughtered due to the detection of what?

E) Another sports question – What all-time NBA star and Grateful Dead head died of prostate cancer last week?

F) Gay Pride Month already? Why is Gay Pride celebrated in June?

G) Nikki Haley did what thoroughly disgusting act while visiting Israel last week?

H) What well-known actor took a trip to New York to confront Trump supporters outside of Trump’s trial?

I) Who is Chase Oliver?

J) Louisiana designated mifepristone and misoprostol as “dangerous drugs” because they do what?

K) Louisiana’s legislature also passed a bill last week to require what to be posted in every public school classroom?

L) When was the first legal same sex marriage in Iowa?

M) In economy killing mega-merger news What oil company bought out Hess Oil for $53 Billion?

N) In another competition killing merger in oil what company bought  Marathon Oil for $22.5 Billion?

O) Do you like tubing on snow? What midwestern city opened a park with a hill that has a surface to allow tubing all year?

P) What head of the Judicial Branch of the federal government declined an invitation to discuss judicial ethics sent by Senators Durbin and Whitehouse?

Q) Because Ohio has a law that says presidential candidates must be nominated on a date before the Democratic convention, the Democrats will do what?

R) OMG it got hot in India last week. How hot (in Fahrenheit) did it get in New Delhi?

S) As the sun rotates and the side with the solar storms faces the earth again, it is possible we could see some spectacular what again next week?

T) Trump’s sentencing will be July 11th. Trump’s attorney will argue that Trump has what condition that should keep him out of jail?

24 yrs ago—Kavanaugh, Amy Coney Barrett & John Roberts were ALL on the legal team that helped Bush steal the presidency from Al Gore

24 yrs later—all 3 are now on the Supreme Court that’s helping to steal the presidency from the American people

Crooks will ALWAYS be crooks. – Lindy Li

Answers:

A) Josh Gibson at .372 besting Ty Cobb’s .367

B) 6 or 0.65% (he lost bigly)

C) RFK jr. (so sad for his family)

D) bird flu in an egg laying flock)

E) Bill Walton

F) In commemoration of the Stonewall riots that took place June 28,1969. – July 3, 1969

G) Wrote “finish them” on bombs that were used to bomb Gaza

H) Robert DeNiro

I) The Libertarian Party’s presidential nominee

J) They are used in chemical abortions

K) The Ten Commandments

L) April 3, 2009

M) Chevron

N) Conoco-Phillips

O) Des Moines

P) Chief Justice John Roberts 

Q) Hold a virtual convention to nominate Biden before Ohio’s date

R) 126 F or 52.4 C

S) Northern Lights

T) he’s too OLD! Not too old to run for president, but too old to go to jail.

In 1944 Einstein stated, “Behind the Nazi party stands the German people, who elected Hitler after he had in his book and in his speeches made his shameful intentions clear beyond the possibility of misunderstanding”.