Wednesday, January 07, 2026
Support Remains Strong For Legal Abortion, Same-Sex Marriage, And Banning Assault Rifles
The charts above reflects the results of the Economist / YouGov Poll -- done between December 26th and 29th of a nationwide sample of 1,550 adults (including 1,420 registered voters). The margin of error is 3.6 points for adults and 3.1 points for registered voters.
Is Trump Receiving Treatments For Early Alzheimers/Dementia?
The following is part of a frightening post by Lev Parnas:
When it comes to leaks around Donald Trump, almost nothing is truly locked down anymore—except one thing.
His health.
On policy, on personnel, on internal power struggles, the dam has broken. But every time I pushed on Trump’s medical condition, I hit a wall. People went quiet. Conversations changed. The tone shifted. That alone told me more than any single sentence ever could.
What I was consistently told—by more than one source—is that while details are being tightly guarded, Trump has been receiving ongoing IV treatments. That part, I can say with confidence, is not conjecture. It also helps explain the repeated and increasingly visible bruising on his hands—something the media keeps dismissing, even as it appears again and again.
And now look at how they’re trying to explain it away. Trump himself has been floating the idea that the bruising is “just aspirin” — not even a low-dose, doctor-prescribed baby aspirin, but a higher daily dose because he wants his blood “thin.” Could that be true? Sure — aspirin can make people bruise more easily. But that explanation also raises even more questions than it answers, because it’s not the typical regimen most doctors recommend for prevention, especially at his age, and it conveniently gives the press a one-line excuse to stop asking follow-up questions. The problem is: bruising is only the surface of what we’re seeing. When the public is watching increasing confusion, slurred or disorganized moments, mood swings, and erratic judgment in real time, “it’s just aspirin” starts to sound less like transparency and more like a shield — a way to wave everyone off while something bigger stays hidden.
Now here’s where it gets serious.
Sources would not name a specific diagnosis. They would not confirm a single drug. But multiple people independently said the same thing to me in different ways:
what he is receiving is consistent with treatments used for early cognitive decline.
That matters.
Because in recent years, there has been a new class of IV-infusion drugs approved for early Alzheimer’s and dementia-related conditions—drugs like lecanemab or donanemab (Kisunla). These medications are not casual treatments. They require regular infusions, careful monitoring, and MRI oversight because of known neurological side effects.
And those side effects are not abstract.
They include:
Confusion
Worsening cognition, sometimes temporarily
Personality and behavioral changes
Poor judgment and impulse control
Memory lapses
Slurred or disorganized speech
Mood swings and agitation
I want to be crystal clear: I am not diagnosing Donald Trump.
I am saying that the behaviors we are all witnessing—on camera, in real time—are consistent with the side-effect profiles of these treatments, and with untreated or progressing cognitive impairment.
When you step back and actually look at the full picture, it’s impossible to ignore how all of this adds up. The repeated bruising on his hands and arms. The sudden reports of frequent MRIs. Watching him on stage drifting off thought, losing his place, slurring words, struggling to complete sentences, snapping emotionally, lashing out, showing poor judgment, confusion, agitation, and visible mood swings. These aren’t isolated moments anymore — they’re a pattern. No, we don’t have the single smoking-gun document yet, and anyone telling you otherwise is lying to you. But real investigations don’t wait for permission, and they don’t ignore obvious warning signs. My job has always been to connect the dots others are afraid to even acknowledge. And when you connect these dots honestly, it raises serious, unavoidable questions about what’s really going on behind the curtain — questions the public deserves answers to, whether the political establishment likes it or not.
Tuesday, January 06, 2026
January 6, 2021 Was The Most Shameful Day In American History.
The following post is by former Labor Secretary Robert Reich:
Five years ago was the most shameful day in American history.
We must not allow Trump to persuade America that it did not happen or that he was innocent, or let him deflect the nation’s attention from the fifth anniversary of what occurred that day.
Less than three weeks ago, Jack Smith, the former special counsel to the Justice Department, appeared before the House Judiciary Committee and testified under oath:
“Our investigation developed proof beyond a reasonable doubt that President Trump engaged in a criminal scheme to overturn the results of the 2020 election and to prevent the lawful transfer of power.”
The sole reason Donald Trump is not now behind bars is that Smith dropped the case after Trump was elected to a second term, because the Supreme Court’s ruling in Trump v. United States — written by Chief Justice John Roberts and joined by five other justices, three of whom were nominated by Trump — prevented the prosecution of a sitting president.
Let us ponder this for a moment.
Although the peaceful transfer of power lies at the heart of American democracy, Trump sought to overturn the result of the 2020 election. He is now president once again.
Five years ago, on January 6, 2021, when Vice President Mike Pence walked into the Capitol, he faced a withering pressure campaign by Trump.
Trump and his henchmen had already twisted the arms of governors and election officials around the country to change the result of the election in his favor. They had coaxed loyalists in five swing states to submit signed certificates falsely claiming they were “duly elected and qualified” members of the Electoral College.
Pence was about to throw out the slates of false electors. As he began the electoral vote count, thousands of Trump supporters — many of them armed — stormed the Capitol. Some chanted they wanted to “hang Mike Pence” for refusing to block the certification.
They came directly from a rally Trump held on the Ellipse, in which Trump repeated his false claim that the election had been stolen and told the crowd, “If you don’t fight like hell, you’re not going to have a country anymore.”
According to the criminal indictment,
“After it became public on the afternoon of January 6 that the Vice President would not fraudulently alter the election results, a large and angry crowd — including many individuals whom the Defendant had deceived into believing the Vice President could and might change the election results — violently attacked the Capitol and halted the proceeding.”
The FBI estimated that between 2,000 and 2,500 people entered the Capitol Building in the attack, some of whom participated in vandalism and looting, including of the offices of members of Congress. Rioters also assaulted Capitol Police officers. They occupied the empty Senate chamber while federal law enforcement officers defended the evacuated House floor.
Within 36 hours, five people died. One was shot by Capitol Police; another died of a drug overdose; three died of heart attacks or strokes, including a police officer who died the day after being assaulted by rioters. Many were injured, including 174 police officers. Four other officers who responded to the attack died by suicide within seven months.
“President Trump was wrong,” Pence said subsequently. “I had no right to overturn the election. And his reckless words endangered my family and everyone at the Capitol that day, and I know history will hold Donald Trump accountable.”
A week after the attack, the House of Representatives impeached Trump for incitement of insurrection. In February 2021, after he left office, the Senate voted 57–43 in favor of conviction but fell short of the required two-thirds majority, resulting in his acquittal.
Senate Republicans then blocked a bill to create a bipartisan independent commission to investigate the attack, leaving the House to organize its own select committee.
After an 18-month investigation including more than 1,000 witnesses and nine televised public hearings, the House’s select committee identified Trump as the “central cause” of the Capitol attack by the pro-Trump mob.
The panel, made up of seven Democrats and two Republicans, voted unanimously to recommend charges to the Justice Department to prosecute Trump for seeking to overturn the results of the 2020 election.
Following a special counsel investigation by the Justice Department, Trump was indicted on four charges in August 2023.
As I’ve noted, all charges against Trump were dismissed after his reelection to the presidency.
Of the 1,424 people charged with federal crimes relating to the riot, 1,010 pled guiltyand 1,060 were sentenced and served time in prison. Enrique Tarrio, then the chairman of the Proud Boys, received the longest sentence, a 22-year prison term.
Upon retaking the presidency, Trump pardoned them all.
Trump and his lackeys in the Republican Party have since promoted a revisionist history of the event — downplaying the severity of the violence, spreading conspiracy theories, and portraying those charged with crimes as hostages and martyrs.
Trump has tried to recast the violent events as a “day of love.”
On December 8, 2024, in his first broadcast news interview since the 2024 election, Trump said members of the House committee that investigated the riot “should go to jail.”
We must never forget. We must teach our children and our children’s children and all future generations of Americans what happened on January 6, 2021— so that, as Mike Pence hoped, “history will hold Donald Trump accountable.”
January 6, 2021 was the most shameful day in American history. It should live in infamy, as should the traitor who refused to accept the election results and incited the attack on the U.S. Capitol — Donald J. Trump.
Trump Has Turned The United States Into A Lawless Rogue State
It was bad enough that Donald Trump was flouting United States laws to gain more power (and wealth) for himself. But now he's decided that's not enough. He has begun to ignore and violate international laws.
Trump's is trying to justify his actions against Venezuela by claiming he is doing it to protect Americans from illegal drugs. That's ridiculous. Grabbing and kidnapping Maduro (and his wife) will do nothing to decrease the amount of drugs available on the streets of the United States.
Venezuela (and Maduro) was not a major importer of drugs in this country. Other countries are far bigger importers of hard drugs - Colombia and Ecuador (cocaine), China (fentanyl), Afghanistan (heroin). And Trump's pardon of the Honduran president, who was convicted of exporting over 400 tons of hard drugs to the United States, also gives lie to Trump's claim.
The truth is that Trump doesn't care about the drugs or the plight of Venezuelan citizens. He wanted Venezuela's oil reserves - generally considered to be the largest in the world. And he didn't care what he had to do to get them.
Trump's bombing of small boats and killing those on them is a violation of international law (and U.S. due process laws).
Trump's seizing of tanker ships and stealing their oil is a violation of international law.
Trump's bombing of Venezuela and killing of its citizens is a violation of international law (and an act of war).
Trump's kidnapping Of Venezuela's leader is a violation of international law.
And Trump's current attempt to steal Venezuela's oil reserves is a violation of international law.
The United States used to be a freedom-loving country that supported democracies around the world. But Trump has turned it into a lawless rogue state that threatens democracy and world peace. All Americans who love democracy (at home and abroad) should be ashamed of Trump's actions - and dedicate themselves to opposing his lawless regime.
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