The Black Anti-MAGA Pope? Our RINO president?
The New Pope
Who was Pope Leo XIII and why did the new pope pick his name? He could have been Pope Francis II but he chose Leo XIV. Since 1555 the newly elected pope has chosen a papal name. John is the most popular having been picked 21 times. Francis has been chosen only chosen once so Robert Francis Prevost could have been Pope Francis II. But since Prevost picked Leo XIV, then it must have been to honor Leo XIII.
I earlier posted whether we were going to get a black pope. I only looked to Africa. Well genealogists say that Prevost has black ancestry. Prevost’s mother was the daughter of a Haitian-born father and a New Orleans Creole mother – I presume a Creole of color. His grandparents are listed as black or mulatto in the Census when they lived in New Orleans but later listed as white when they moved to Chicago. BTW, both of my mother’s grandfathers are listed in the 1870 census as “mulatto.” I don’t know how the Pope identifies himself. Has anyone asked? If he doesn’t identify as black, then is he black? I once wrote concerning gender identity, that identifying as something you are not does not make you something you are not. Does this mean that Pope Leo XIV is indeed the first black pope?
The backlash against U.S.-style MAGA politics is being credited for the wins of Australia’s center-left Labor Party and Canada’s Liberals in recent national elections. But the new pope too?
Were Canada, Australia and now the pope elected as the anti-Trump? Jack Posobiec, a Maga type person said “This choice of the American cardinal was done as a response, as a message to President Trump.” Laura Loomer, a far-right influencer – whatever that is, called the new Pope “anti-Trump, anti-Maga, pro-open Borders, and a total Marxist like Pope Francis”. Steve Bannon agrees. We will see.
OutFoxed again?
Because of the lack of republican support, the president withdrew Ed Martin’s nomination to be US Attorney for the District of Columbia. Then the president announced that his new nominee would Judge Jeanine Pirro from Fox’s The Five. Does this mean that the show will now be The Four? She is the 23rd person from Fox to be in the Trump administration. When Pete Hegseth was nominated I joked that who was next, Greg Gutfield? I wasn’t that far off. However, the one person who Trump has not nominated from Fox but should is Harold Ford, Jr.
Trump a RINO?
Yes Trump is a RINO. No self-respecting republican would impose these tariffs, order a cut prescription drug prices and impose a millionaires’ tax. A republican who imposes tariffs, wants to fix prices and increase taxes? Say it ain’t so.
Trump blinked (again) when the U.S. and China tariffs announced a reduction in tariffs for a 90-day period. The US tariffs on Chinese imports will be cut to 30%, while Chinese tariffs on US imports will be cut to 10%. Hey, why is this reciprocal?
The White House iterated after the agreement with the UK that the 10% baseline tariff is here to stay.
Was this a “let them eat cake” moment when President Trump said because of the tariffs that “Children will have two dolls instead of 30 dolls”?
I don’t understand the president’s executive order that institutes a “most favored nation” policy for drug pricing, saying that it will reduce drug prices “almost immediately, by 30% to 80%.” The order would set prescription drug prices to match those of comparable countries but would only affect drugs covered by Medicare Part B for doctor’s office visits. But we don’t pay the full cost of the drugs. We only pay the copay. If his “cut” only covers those drugs covered by Medicare and given in an office but not at the pharmacy, then how will citizens see any savings? It seems that the government will save by paying less. But would this mean fewer drugs for Medicare? Currently there are 270 drug shortages in the US and the tariffs coupled with the cut in prices will mean even more shortages. One expert said that “You’re going to have companies that may not be able to bring the product into the United States.”
Who taught this president economics?
The president keeps talking about increased taxes for people making over $2.5 million. This would raise only $8.2 billion this year. Did we elect Bernie Sanders? The president is also considering ending a provision that allows hedge-fund and private-equity managers to pay lower tax rates. Hallelujah I am 100 percent for this! Currently, hedge fund managers share in the profits of the fund and those profits are taxed as carried interest at 20% rather than the 37% if it were considered as ordinary income. Close that loophole, Mr President. Of course with Scott Bessant and Howard Lutnick in the cabinet, don’t look for a lot of support from them.
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