US Politics | May 2024

May 22, 2024

"Shrinkflation", Election Interference & More Trump Gossip

The Democrats' shrinkflation election campaign
While the President called out mainly the grocery chains for shrinkflation, his election campaign has now adapted the practice to his messaging. Short and concise, so the maximum duration of a speech may be 10 minutes. In short:

  • We have the greatest economy ever.

  • Inflation is not a problem; it was 1.9% when I took office.

  • I created, with all the bills that may become effective after 2024, at least 100 million jobs on paper, all great union jobs. So far, 15 million are created (counting the COVID recovery).

  • We have a unified United States; only the MAGA people don’t get it.

  • Guest workers coming across the southern border (called illegal immigrants) are a great addition to our social fabric and economy, so please join me in welcoming them. They will all get green cards or citizenship as soon as we have majority power.

  • However, Homeland Security has done a tremendous job under the leadership of Kamala. There is no longer illegal border crossing; they are all legal now with ankle monitors, and we saved all the money to build a wall.

  • Crime is eradicated, and so is homelessness, with people given extra special care in hotels and free reign to commit crimes unless you are a Republican. For those, we have special counsels and fines for free speech.

  • All the people who vote for me will be rewarded with loan forgiveness, special government programs, and direct handouts. Just bring me a copy of your voting record, and the check will be in the mail.
  • If you have any questions, please address them to Binder, CNN, or MSNBC. They will answer everything and keep the narrative of my campaign running.


If this was not enough, his Mother’s Day address was probably drafted by Jill. This guy has no ethics; turning a celebratory day into a campaign day.


The Biden campaign is using Mother's Day to criticize former President Trump in a new campaign video, urging Americans to "Stop Trump."

"Happy Mother's Day. At the Biden campaign, we are asking Americans to do the moms in their lives a favor. Stop Trump," the Biden campaign wrote in a press release.

In the video, the Biden campaign says that "On Mother’s Day, a reminder: Donald Trump stands only for himself and not mothers across America and their families."

Election interference has many angles. One of them is Biden's appeal to the UAW: we can’t let the US EV market be dominated by the Chinese, so tariffs are now good to save votes. So, when is the attack on Tesla coming? And to make sure it becomes a real trade war, include Mexico in it.

Election interference has many angles, one of them is Bidens appeal to the UAW – can’t let the US EV Market be dominated by the Chinese so Tariffs are now good, to save votes, so when is the attack on Tesla coming? And to make sure it becomes a real Trade War, include Mexico in it. 

Officials are particularly focused on electric vehicles, and they are expected to raise the tariff rate to roughly 100% from 25%, according to the people. An additional 2.5% duty applies to all automobiles imported into the U.S. The existing 25% tariff on Chinese electric vehicles has so far effectively barred those models, often cheaper than Western-made cars, from the U.S. market. Biden administration officials, automakers and some lawmakers worry that wouldn’t be enough given the scale of Chinese manufacturing. 

Tesla is the only major American auto manufacturer not represented by a union in the US as of January 2024. None of the unionization attempts between 2016–2023 by United Auto Workers (UAW), United Steelworkers (USW), International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (IBEW), and Workers United were successful.

UAW membership has declined in recent decades, and the auto industry is moving to electric vehicles. EV battery and production plants thus far in the United States are mostly non-union. To grow, the UAW will have to make inroads at EV plants.

“Tesla is the biggest threat in the long term to UAW wages and benefits. UAW doesn’t have any choice but to take on [Tesla],” said John Logan, a professor of labor and employment studies at San Francisco State University.

Tesla controls around 50% of the electric vehicle market in the United States, and Detroit and foreign automakers in the South are racing to catch up. Tesla workers earn on average about $55 an hour in wages and benefits, compared to $66 to $71 an hour at Detroit’s Big Three, according to industry estimates. If you can do Math – the Union dues are the difference? 

But will it sell more EV’s? or will the billions of investments on charging networks simply be expenses?

When Extortion becomes legal, and the payee is criminally charged? Let’s assume Stormy and Donald, in a weak half hour had Sex? Yeah, she really wanted to say no, but kept quiet, and he known for a quicky, went for it. Was that in 2006? Imagine Stormy would have used the #Metoo to allege Trump of rape? Did they just release a Mr. Weinstein from prison, (not yet) for people making false claims? What if it just did not pay out for Stormy, neither in the apprentice program nor any of her desires to become famous? So as with the Russian Dossier, paid for by Hillary, to throw a wrench into Trumps election, was it Stormy to the rescue of the democrat party failures, and we thought it to be a 134,000-dollar financial scheme, now we know it was about the sex position, potentially instilled in her from death people’s voices, but well she may have blacked out because it did not happen? And the left media calls it a threat to democracy? Let’s face it, it’s nothing short of an extortion, and the Judge, NY County District Attorney, the Biden surrogates, especially Matthew Colangelo should all be prosecuted for conspiracy and with the real Crime, election interference. Wonder which Hollywood producer provided the script? 

For Manhattan prosecutors, putting Daniels, 45 years old, on the stand was a gamble. Her testimony helped bolster the account of her former lawyer, Keith Davidson, and gave jurors a firsthand look at her efforts to sell her story and negotiations around her silence. But Trump’s lawyers raised objections over what she told the jury and later demanded a mistrial. They accused Daniels of changing her story and of providing details outside the scope of the trial. 

Daniels said at one point that she blacked out during the encounter, but clarified she wasn’t drunk or drugged. 

Todd Blanche, a Trump lawyer, said Daniels’s testimony was meant to inflame the jury and wrongfully raise questions about whether the sex was consensual.


US Elections coming up, for the defenders of Democracy – check out the Players. 

The Federal role in elections, a visual aid you may start reading now to see through the channels that may have the power to play interference, depending on the interest? Do we think they all are neutral to the vote, and simply carry out the mission. 

The Governments role, do we think they are all politically neutral and to no avail self-serving? Government employees may be different from the Administration, but there might be a bit of leaning to personal interest and political. 

Confidence in government employees has declined among both Republicans and Democrats since 2018. Among Republicans and independents who lean toward the Republican Party, 38% say they have a great deal or a fair amount of confidence in civil servants, down from 48% in December 2018.

Political Donations from Federal Employees

Several agencies have employee donations in the 2020 political cycle that total in the millions. The agency with the largest total donations was the State Department with more than $5.2 million. This agency also had the largest percentage of donations to Republicans (46.14%). The Department of Defense was a close second with more than $5.2 million donated during the same political cycle. 65% of donations from these employees went to Democrats.

The Department of Justice had more than $2.3 million in donations with 87.6% going to Democrats.

The agency with the highest percentage going to Democrats was the Federal Communications Commission (also, probably the smallest agency depicted and the one with the smallest amount of total donations). 99.29% of donations from people in this agency went to Democrats. The largest total amount going to Democrats was $3,356,391 from the Department of Defense.


Why do we have DEI requirements, would a political equivalent not require a balanced employee count, but perhaps like MSNBC, the left needs a safe heaven for extremists? 


The Corporate role in elections, do we think for 2024, Facebook, Google and all the others will simply refrain from endorsements, contributions and direct influence, you can always but a spin on it to justify? It may well be, as the public is much more aware of the Medias interpretation of infrastructure support. Perhaps some of the CEO simply are to be embarrassed by the current Leadership to publicly support it, but this is a thematic to follow. 

And the dark Money – start with Arabella

Schmitt's first guest was Scott Walter, president of the Capital Research Center and the author of the new bestseller "Arabella: The Dark Money Network of Leftist Billionaires Secretly Transforming America."

In "Arabella," Walter shows how billionaires like Soros, Mark Zuckerberg, the Pritzker family, and even investor Warren Buffett have used the shadowy group to pour billions into radical groups.

Arabella Advisors calls itself a philanthropic consulting company, but its network of subsidiaries, including the Sixteen Thirty Fund, rake in billions, but because the way they are structured, they do not have to disclose their donors.


And the Media, here a list of News outlets, have you ever thought which ones are balances, which ones plain left or right and which ones just a messenger for the Administration. 

Biden’s Tax plan, we have not heard much about it lately, perhaps he is taking Warren Buffets blueprint, and starts with the ones on the top, as a start? Wonder what the 80 billion in IRS investment will produce, studying Trumps tax returns? See the hypocrisy? 

U.S. IRS to hire nearly 20,000 staff over two years with $80 billion in new funds. 


Fair enough: At Berkshire Hathaway’s 2024 annual meeting, CEO Warren Buffett stated “if we send in a check like we did last year we send in over 5 billion to the US federal government and if 800 other companies had done the same thing no other person in the United States would have had to pay a dime of federal taxes whether income taxes no social security taxes no estate taxes…”

Valuable advice: At the time of this writing the U.S. national debt is heading towards 40 trillion dollars, let’s give it the benefit of the doubt that no U.S. citizen wants to pay income tax, Warren’s suggestion is actually a profound way to pay off the U.S. national debt within a decade.

For reference: If the top 800 U.S. companies paid a minimum of 5 billion annually to the federal government that equates to 4 trillion dollars per year.


U.S. IRS to hire nearly 20,000 staff over two years with $80 billion in new funds.

The tax agency, in its long-awaited Strategic Operating Plan, opens new tab, said it will obligate about $8.64 billion of the new funding during the 2023 and 2024 fiscal years, and that 7,239 of the new hires during those years will be enforcement staff.

"The IRS is going to hire more data scientists than they ever have for enforcement purposes," U.S. Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo told reporters, adding that these would complement more traditional tax attorneys and revenue agents in using new data analytics technology to identify audit targets.


Since abortion is still a high priority for some voters, here may be some help. Rather than pay for a surrogate, just adopt one? But if you read the story below, perhaps some rethinking of values might be appropriate. Or is it all Business rather then high ethics? You are not allowed to shoot a dog, but abort a Child up to birth? Get your perspective? 

USA: Man with makeup and fake fingernails receives a just-born child. How LGBTQ ideology is destroying the tried-and-tested values of our society. A man with long braids, make-up and artificial fingernails lies on a hospital bed and receives a child that has just been born. He bought it because he can afford it and another woman offered her body and her biological baby for sale. The innocent worm lies on his hairy chest, and the man seems quite animated.

While the legislator grants puppies an eight-week period during which the small dog must stay with its mother, people are not so merciful with human children. In the USA, it is increasingly common for the orderer’s to even be present at the birth in the delivery room. Just like in this video.

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As the tariff negotiations with China are currently underway in Switzerland, it appears the US and UK have agreed to a deal that seems to be an icebreaker in the ongoing saga of tariffs. However, in the end, there will be changes to the world order and a shift in focus toward more discussions about saving the planet rather than war. As of this writing, a 90-day pause with China was agreed , lowering tariffs, while China will likely have to consider some of the US demands. Here is a lesson in journalistic economies ? Friend shoring demonstrates that there are no friends or foes in politics , only interests. Even when the world’s resources were not material but simply dirt—more or less fertile—even in agricultural societies, wars and contests were common, whether for territory, ideology, or personal gain. So when people promote friend shoring, it’s more complicated these days. Just look at rare earths—it's not just dirt, is it? Friend shoring for military technology is another example; read about it for yourself. Still, there is ongoing dialogue but no long-term resolution. After Trump’s plan to control Gaza, Israel appears set to take charge instead, once again negotiating for the release of hostages and the evacuation of civilians , while the world looks on as bystanders . If trade can solve the problem , then make a deal. Here’s some food for thought —liberals may be rebellious about it, but the trend all over Europe is clear: MAGA is going global, especially with an economy in tatters and failing negotiations with Ukraine. There are more sanctions, but what can they sanction that the rest of the world cannot counter? The EU is simply a bureaucratic ideology serving its own interests. The EU wants more liberal students —which is fine, as long as we keep the STEM talent. They need more protesters , as long as the UK remains the leading provider of education ? European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on Monday slammed U.S. President Donald Trump's campaign against American higher education as she unveiled a half-billion-euro plan to attract foreign researchers.

Victory, Aftermath, and the Endless Game: Reflections from WWII to Ukraine

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May 8, a day in history, marks the end of WWII in Europe with the surrender of Germany , but was it really an ending? As with many wars, especially the ongoing Ukraine and Gaza conflicts, and the renewed animosities between India and Pakistan, one might wonder: have enough people died in wars? Perhaps some wars are justified, but often only after provocation. If you consider the basics of relationship building, communication is a key concept, but there is a difference between communication and simply talking. Perhaps we need more communicators and unified voices in government, whether rooted in realism or liberalism . Are these better choices, or in the end, are NGOs and individual voices the problem after all? We hope that reason will prevail—the only lasting fundamental principle—but is it really, or is it just another cause or excuse? Reason, the cause of an event or situation , or something that provides an excuse or explanation : War forever, according to this lawyer, yes . The UN Security Council is another voice that only speaks after the war, sometimes fueling the fire. Consider the Oxford Guide to Treaties —are these more sources of conflict than resolution? And historians—well, some of them are just presenting a version of their own vision of the world. How was Germany rebuilt after WWII ? Was it help on one side, and taking what you can on the other? The USSR suffered greatly and had to rebuild on its own, but why was the offer of the Marshall Plan rejected—was it due to mistrust, as we see today? Perhaps the reset button requires talks among all, but please, let the haters and ideologues out of the room—only communicators and stakeholders should be present, haters out, which probably means no Selinsky. Beginning immediately after the German surrender and continuing for the next two years, the United States pursued a vigorous program to harvest all technological and scientific know-how, as well as all patents in Germany. John Gimbel comes to the conclusion in his book, Science Technology and Reparations: Exploitation and Plunder in Post-war Germany, that the "intellectual reparations" taken by the U.S. and the UK amounted to close to $10 billion, equivalent to around $150 billion in 2024, [3] [4] concurrent to Operation Paperclip . The plea for a two-party political system (translation needed) stands in contrast to the idea of a global one-party or multi-party system as seen in European countries. Attempts at a global one-party system were made by the Romans and some other early cultures , but none proved sustainable by force or government—though that was before the advent of modern communications. Would things be different today? There are still forces hoping that may be realized, for global peace or power, as reflected in Elon Musk’s warnings about a single world government, Einstein’s global perspective , and people attempting to establish it, such as government by AI and supercomputer . Compare that to today’s European coalition building —for example, in Germany, Black/Blue coalitions seem politically unfeasible. In multi-party systems, the need to form coalitions to gain power may end in stalemates and concessions to the detriment of the people. Here is an overview of global systems and drivers of globalization . The ongoing cat-and-mouse game between advocates for peace and war continues as representatives try to negotiate an end to the Ukraine conflict. Does it matter that Europe seems unified in the effort to defeat Russia with sanctions and arms, while the US seems to favor a negotiated peace? You can argue endlessly that Putin is the aggressor and invaded, but he will counter that with claims about NATO expansion and broken treaties by the West . Is Germany evolving into the powerhouse of Europe, as it should be? After the election and the ousting of Chancellor Scholz, Friedrich Merz has somehow managed to establish himself as the new leader and has immediately begun to exert influence over Europe—at least, that’s what the German “Democrats” are hoping for. So, when Trump appoints loyalists, it's called a dictatorship, but when Germany does it, it's considered democratic? Also worth noting: another Carnegie piece—and apparently every member of the German Cabinet favors war? Expect Germany's defense Minister to keep Kaja Kallas as informant, hating in politics is never a good start. Imagine, 5 years to build up the military and then eliminate the hate, for good, using the Ukraine invasion as a reason. Merz has deliberately centralized foreign and security policy coordination in the chancellery. To start, he has done away with the long-standing tradition of giving the Foreign Office to the main coalition partner, a practice that baked in foreign-policy dysfunction by setting up a separate power base held by a different political party. Now, for the first time since 1966, the chancellor and foreign minister will be from the same party—in this case, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU). New Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul is a party loyalist who will ensure alignment rather than competition with the chancellor. Within the chancellery—where all important foreign-policy decisions are made—Merz has appointed close confidants to key posts: Jacob Schrot, a trusted trans-Atlanticist, as head of the newly created German National Security Council; veteran diplomat Günter Sautter as foreign-policy lead; and Michael Clauss to handle European Union affairs, which Merz wants to make a core strategic portfolio and to which Clauss brings credibility and experience, including significant work on China.

US Political News Round Up: Lawyers, Investors, and the New Age of Power and Policy

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Remember the Biden-era stock market jubilations ? It was all about the Magnificent Seven —overhyped and overvalued. The tariff talk came at just the right time to disguise an overdue market correction. The administration framed it as “uncertainty over tariffs.” But no worries, like COVID, it will be “cured” by the same people who created it . Political noise on both sides continues to serve as distraction— like whistling at a referee during a soccer match. Are lawyers and investors the most destructive forces in America? On one side, there are legal maneuvers that deter people from investing. On the other, roll-up acquisitions concentrate wealth that was once shared broadly. Bernie Sanders is on his “Oligarchy Tour,” pointing fingers at Elon Musk—but what about private equity groups (PEGs) ? Are they not a form of oligarchy? And PEGs owning law firms is legal—and mostly supported by Democrats. Try buying a house and living in peace ; your appreciation goes to investors. Under Bernie, it might become a kleptocracy ; under Kamala, a kakistocracy. There are a variety of flavors of corruption. Currently, the most concerning kind is grand corruption . Grand corruption is when public institutions are co-opted by networks of ruling elites to steal public resources for their own private gain. It involves a wide variety of activities including bribery, extortion, nepotism, favoritism, cronyism, judicial fraud, accounting fraud, electoral fraud, public service fraud, embezzlement, influence peddling, and conflicts of interest. The “party of youth” —as someone once said, “If you’re still a socialist at 40, you have no brain.” Harsh? Maybe. But look at the Democratic Party: do they seem to get wiser with age? “If a man is not a socialist by the time he is 20, he has no heart. If he is not a conservative by 40, he has no brain.” — Winston Churchill Why is fake news so persistent? It follows the same rule as bad customer service—the reputation sticks. On fake news, consider Isaiah Berlin and Friedrich Hayek , knights of classical liberalism. Maybe that’s why Trump won—elites don’t put food on the table. Liberalism and the Pursuit of Happiness The root of fascism, communism, and all totalitarian ideologies lies in the naïve belief that there is only one correct way to live and that intellectuals can determine it with the certainty of natural sciences. Liberalism, by contrast, does not prescribe a singular way of life and this is its strength. It enables individuals with diverse beliefs, goals, and ambitions to coexist. This principle is embodied in the Declaration of Independence, which proclaims the “pursuit of happiness”—a pursuit meant for individuals to discover, not for the state to dictate. This is the core belief of liberalism. With the Pope absent from climate advocacy, perhaps churches can fill the role . Whether lawyers act out of conviction or cash is debatable, but climate lawfare is on the rise. Are we heading back to gladiator justice—only with no one to fight? The public trust doctrine had little to do with environmental law until the 1970s, when Joseph Sax argued it could support lawsuits to defend public resources. Are law firms above the law ? Consider the government’s action against Perkins Coie , blocked by Judge Beryl Howell , an Obama appointee. Will we ever find answers to the big questions—like assassination attempts? President Trump’s executive order against Perkins Coie was ruled unconstitutional and retaliatory. It cannot be enforced. This ruling marks the biggest legal setback in Trump’s campaign against firms representing his political adversaries— many of which challenged the order in court . It’s all in the family. Once lawyers secure a case , the food chain never ends. Knowing the system matters—justice is second. And sometimes the lawyers themselves become the story. Abbe Lowell’s communications were ruled outside attorney-client privilege in a 2020 opinion by Judge Howell. The reason: potential evidence of crimes and involvement of non-lawyer third parties. And finally, on tariffs: if your population can’t afford the goods they produce, your export model collapses. Without a home market , tariffs eventually hit hard. Two years from now, Democrats may still hate DJT—but maybe they'll admit he saw it coming.

U.S. News – May 2025: Could American Education & Athletics benefit from the Integration of Apprenticeships and Academys?

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The betrayal of the American school system is evident when education becomes a secondary priority—supplanted by sports and social wellbeing. While some countries prioritize STEM in their education systems, the U.S. seems increasingly focused on “alternative” social issues. The value system now places lawyers, judges, and welfare programs front and center—paving the way for more lawfare, entertainment, and injustice dressed as justice. Yes, football players generate revenue , but so do scientists and engineers. Imagine if every ambulance chaser became an engineer designing fault-proof devices—the only downside? An hourly rate of $50 versus $250–$1500. Where is Congress in setting the tone? Nearly all members are lawyers. And while student loan debt exceeds $2.8 billion , we’re still debating whether to pay a third-grade volunteer assistant coach. It’s legal insanity. Next up? Pool, pickleball, darts, and cricket just to earn a buck. Maybe we should only have Division I colleges—and let sports fund all education. That, of course, would be a myth for the ACLU . Claudia Wilken is the jurist who will have the final say on the pending $2.8 billion settlement of a class-action lawsuit that is set to end the NCAA’s decades-old rules that have prohibited players from getting paid. It’s no exaggeration to say that the future of college sports rests on her decision. The deal Wilken is scrutinizing would award back pay to thousands of athletes, while allowing schools for the first time to pay their athletes directly from the billions of dollars they help generate. For an NCAA that had long sold the public on unpaid amateurs as central to the appeal of college sports, it is an earthquake. To athletes, it’s a revelation. European countries with apprenticeship systems educate roughly 60% of their college-age population. Even China implemented apprenticeships to address labor skill gaps. Meanwhile, the U.S. nurtures a college-for-everyone model, wasting millions for the profit of lenders and sports leagues that draft “free” talent. Sports are not an academic curriculum. The education and sports industries must be separated—eliminating the need to “draft” students to fill classrooms. The NFL could easily run junior leagues with the money colleges spend on coaches . Adopting apprenticeship programs in the U.S. would have clear benefits. But what happens to colleges that lose 60% of their students? And where does that leave the millions glued to TVs each March and fall? Education versus entertainment. With only 0.1% of college players turning pro, what happens to the 99.9% after graduation? Watching from the couch? In much of the world , especially in soccer, elite athletes are developed from a young age by professional clubs—not schools. Take Alan Carleton , as an example of how the system could succeed in the US.. The summer before his junior year, he became the first “homegrown” player to sign with Atlanta United FC in Major League Soccer. Atlanta United’s owner, Arthur Blank—who also owns the Atlanta Falcons—picked up Carleton from his Powder Springs, GA home in a Mercedes-Benz van to take him to a signing ceremony at The Varsity, a local Atlanta diner. Is it time for the U.S. to adopt a European-style model where pro clubs develop athletes and schools focus solely on academics? Another cultural debate making waves is the missed opportunity of not following seahorses in the sexual evolution cycle. Today, anything outside of “gender neutral” is treated as scientific radicalism. Gender ideology debates rage on, while perhaps Elon Musk has a solution he’d never use. Like it or not, we are male and female. Clothes and cosmetics don’t change biology. Feelings— no matter how intense —aren’t science. Ask Meta AI , or just be yourself—and be tolerant in both directions. But that's not their only oddity. Seahorses swim vertically, lack pelvic fins, have bony plates over their bodies, and move their eyeballs independently. Perhaps most distinctively, the males carry babies and give birth to them instead of females.

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