“Rights” from the Lincoln Project – 1 minute

“Stress testing the constitution” is the euphemism Trumpco is using for the current administration’s breaking of laws and norms, putting unqualified and ill-fitted nominees in very sensitive positions, ignoring judicial rulings and the use of unnominated persons to trash the government. By not executing the underlying golden rule of democracies “No man is above the law” we have de facto created a man and his minions who are above the law.

And so on this President’s Day we have a democracy that is teetering on the brink of oligarchy, economic chaos as Trump’s hand picked goons destroy one of the greatest achievements of humanity – democracy. If you voted for Trump you will no doubt be surprised as what you worked for your whole life is lost in the chaos.

A) Denmark has made an offer (sarcastic maybe?)to buy what US state last week?

B) Following Moscow Mitch’s vote against RFK, jr. for HHS Secretary old Stinky Pants questioned what about McConnell’s biography?

C) Of the criminals, by the criminals and for the criminals! What former Illinois governor once convicted for corruption got a full pardon and a possible ambassadorship last week?

D) What international body of water received a new name last Sunday that few will probably use?

E) What politician is bringing an anti-oligarchy message to Iowa and Nebraska later this month?

F) A question for President’s Day? Sure! In what city was first president George Washington inaugurated?

G) Here in Iowa the state House passed the school funding bill with what munificent percentage raise for Iowa’s public schools? 

H) Who brought his kid to work in the Oval Office last week? 

I) The world’s fastest supercomputer- ‘El Capitan’ – went online last week at what US facility? (Hint: California)

J) The Czech Republic got some unexpected help when the stalled construction on a dam south of Prague was finished by what group of volunteers?

K) Unless the AfD party wins next week in Germany, what individual will be expected to have election interference charges brought against him by the winning party?

L) Trumpco is refusing to follow judicial ruling. This may bring about what kind of crisis?

M) The DOJ acting AG Eric Bove ordered the office in the Southern District of New York to drop corruption charges against what high profile politician?

N) President’s Day question. What First Lady acted surreptitiously as president after her husband, the president, had a debilitating stroke?

O) What federal employee electronically removed $80 million from NYC’s bank account last week without telling NYC?

P) What art savvy person was elected as the new chair of Kennedy Center last week?

Q) Stinky Pants signed an executive order ending the federal purchasing of what item claiming “they don’t work and don’t last”?

R) Which president was sworn in using his nickname?

S) What ubiquitous fabric chain store will be closing over half of its stores nationally Wednesday?

T) Which president was a Rhodes scholar?

Elon Musk’s push to kill the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau comes two weeks after he struck a deal with Visa to launch a payment app on X. Sabotaging the agency would shield him from having to follow consumer protection laws. This is why you follow the money. – Robert Reich

The blue dot – 35th anniversary of the photo being taken 2/14/90 – was last Friday

Answers:

A) California

B) Whether McConnell had childhood polio

C) Rod Blagojevich former governor of Illinois – may be soon ambassador to Serbia!

D) The Gulf of Mexico

E) Bernie Sanders – Iowa City is on his itinerary

F) New York City 

G) 2.25% (and you wonder why Iowa’s schools are headed downward)

H) President Musk

I) Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory in California (expect President Musk to shut it down and then try to buy it for his company for pennies on the dollar)

J) Beavers – 

K) Elon Musk

L) constitutional – Trump refuses to acknowledge powers of the other two branches that are in the constitution

M) NYC Mayor Eric Adams

N) Edith Wilson

O) not really a federal employee Elon Musk

P) Donold Trump! Yep, old Stinky Pants himself

Q) Paper straws. Unfortunately the alternative – plastic straws – do last—— forever

R) James Earl (Jimmy) Carter

S) JoAnn’s

T) Bill Clinton of course

I’ve said for eight years Donald Trump is a Russian asset. His mission is to destroy the United States and it’s allies. Today, Trump ceded Ukraine to Russia.

Our allies now are forced to unite against us, US has become their greatest enemy.

Trump is a traitor. – Douglas Reber 

(Editor’s note: Trump may be the one who unites the forever split up European countries)