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When You Shine a Light on Roaches They Scatter

Government has not been for the people for a long time. It took a while for freedom loving Americans to mature from trusting that those in government were acting in good faith and in the best interests of the people to recognizing that, while we weren’t paying attention, corruption infiltrated not only the government, but also corporate America and the media. Along the way, the Constitution and the will of the people took a back seat to money and power. We were losing our freedom and we were shocked.

When liberal extremists tried to capitalize on our complacency to fundamentally change how we live, our shock became outrage. We are taking our country back and we put Donald Trump back in charge. He is the disruptor we need. Trump loves freedom and he will put America first. He has proven he is a man who does what he says he is going to do.

With the campaign to destroy him a dismal failure, Trump emerged stronger than ever. The people are with him and the naivete of his first term has been replaced with a full understanding of who and what he is up against. He has had 4 years to plan precisely how he will deliver the sweeping changes he promised. As he begins to execute at “Trump speed,” the response of those who now face a reckoning for their betrayal of the American people is striking. About to be fully exposed and stripped of their power, we see bad actors scrambling [like roaches] to save themselves. Trump will not be fooled or deterred.

We know Trump will be transparent with all the dirt he is about to uncover. Early indications suggest even those of us who are convinced the corruption in government is widespread will be surprised by some of what we are about to learn.

Make America Healthy Again

Robert Kennedy, Jr. has spent most of his adult life fighting for the health and well-being of the American people. He has targeted environmental toxins, and the food and pharmaceutical industries. When he decided to make a run for the Democratic nomination for President in the 2024 election, the media and the Democratic Party set out to destroy him. They pulled no punches as they tried to make him look like a man on the verge of lunacy. They spent millions trying to keep him off the ballot.

They pushed him into an alliance with Trump and Kennedy is now Trump’s nominee to serve as Secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). In an ironic twist of fortunes, he will now oversee food and drug safety and regulation. He is a champion of many Americans for going after the pharmaceutical industry for putting profit over people. He is against pushing drugs as the answer for every ailment and he believes we should insist on robust drug safety trials for every drug approved for human use. He has challenged the food industry for their ultra processing of foods which is contributing to the epidemic of chronic illness in Americans of all ages. Trump listened to Kennedy and positioned him to be a powerful force for change.

Patrick Soon-Shiong, businessman, medical researcher, transplant surgeon and owner of the Los Angeles Times, was asked what he thought about Kennedy as HHS Secretary. He responded that he had not known Kennedy personally but recently met with him for hours to learn about his thinking. His conclusion: “Kennedy is interested in the science. He knows more about the science than most medical doctors.”

Many Americans know little about ultra processed foods but we should because they line our grocery shelves and are linked to the negative health effects of obesity, diabetes, heart disease, depression, and dementia. Simply explained, ultra processed foods are loaded with ingredients that could not be duplicated in a home kitchen including additives, colors, and preservatives. Manufacturers ultra process because it’s cheap and makes foods irresistibly delicious. The combination of sugar, salt and fat is addictive.

Defenders of the status quo argue that the connections between ultra processing and bad health outcomes are not sufficiently proven. Dr. Neena Prasada, Director of the Bloomberg Philanthropies’ Food Policy Program, counters, “Do we want our kids to get sicker while we wait for the perfect evidence to emerge?”

Suddenly CNN, CBS, the New York Times, the Associated Press, and others are running educational stories about ultra processed foods. Where have they been?

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) just banned the red dye that is used in food, drink and medicine and linked to cancer. They gave manufacturers until 2027 to get it out of food and until 2028 to get it out of drugs. Why so long? Europe banned this dye in 1994 and American companies like Kellogg’s and General Mills already stopped using the dye in their cereals that are sold in Europe while they continue to use it in their products sold in America.

The Transgender Lie

The Federal Government enthusiastically promoted the transgender lie throughout the Biden years. Rachel (Richard) Levine is a man who, in his 40’s, decided to change his gender identity. In 2011, he “transitioned” from a man to a woman. In his zeal to infiltrate the highest levels of government with the extreme woke agenda, Joe Biden appointed Levine Assistant Secretary of HHS. It was pathetic to watch this confused man in a skirt held up as a role model for others to follow.

Levine holds the rank of 4-star Admiral in the US Public Health Service Commissioned Corps. This uniformed Service falls under the HHS and was established within the Marine Hospital Service. It organizes its officers along military lines. If Rachel Levine was 18 years old, he would have to register with the Selective Service.

In 1940, the United States Government implemented mandatory registration with the Selective Service for all male citizens and legal immigrants between the ages of 18 and 25. This created the pool of men who would be drafted in the event of war. The draft was discontinued after the Vietnam War but the requirement to register remains.

Requirements for registration are published on the Selective Service website. One category is “Transgender People.” It says, “US citizens or immigrants who are assigned male at birth and changed their gender to female” DO have to register. Further, “Individuals who are born female and have changed their gender to male” DO NOT have to register. This is an acknowledgement of the truth. Gender cannot be changed.

Like Rats Jumping off a Sinking Ship

Marc Caputo is a journalist who worked for Politico during 2020 when the Hunter Biden laptop was discovered. He now works for Axios and has gone public with the truth about how the Biden story was suppressed by journalists and news outlets trying to tip the 2020 election in Joe Biden’s favor. In a recent interview Caputo revealed that he and his editors knew the allegations being made were true. “I was covering Biden at the time, and I remember coming to my editor and saying, ‘Hey, we need to write about the Hunter Biden laptop.’ And I was told this came from on high at Politico: Don’t write about the laptop, don’t talk about the laptop, don’t tweet about the laptop. And the only thing Politico wound up writing was that piece that called it disinformation, which charitably could be called misinformation, at the least.” The piece Caputo referred to was titled “Hunter Biden story is Russian disinfo, dozens of former intel officials say.”

(Trump just stripped all 51 former intelligence officials who signed the letter that provided news organizations headlines like this of their security clearance. He said they used the “gravitas” of the intelligence community to manipulate the political process).

Marc Caputo stayed at Politico until December 2021. He and others of his ilk who think coming clean now exonerates them are sadly mistaken. His dishonesty and disregard of his duty to follow the truth wherever it leads disqualify him from a future as a journalist. He cannot be trusted.

Billionaires Mark Zuckerberg (Meta CEO), Jeff Bezos (Chairman of Amazon and owner of the Washington Post) and Bill Gates (founder of Microsoft) used their money, power, and influence to obstruct Trump from becoming President in every way imaginable. Now that he is back in power they want us to believe they have undergone a remarkable transformation. Their game plan has them donating millions to his inaugural festivities, shedding company Diversity Equity and Inclusion (DEI) policies and telling lies. One of the biggest lies: Gates found Trump “very impressive” when they met. These men are the face of insincerity. They are unprincipled corporate opportunists and will do whatever is necessary to serve themselves. They will turn on a dime when the political winds change. Trump will use their newfound spirit of support and cooperation to achieve his agenda but he will not be deceived by them.

The Media Didn’t Get the Message

The American media didn’t get the message of the 2024 election. They are competing with the Democratic Party over who will mount the greatest resistance to Trump. They continue to focus on January 6, search desperately for negative stories on deportation, Trump cabinet nominees, and anything else they believe may contribute to Trump’s failure. These serial liars have designated themselves Trump “fact checkers.” As they accelerate their own descent into total irrelevance, they haven’t seemed to notice no one is listening.

So Many Reasons for Optimism

The first week of Trump’s Presidency has given the American people countless reasons for optimism. He is moving thoughtfully and at lightning speed to demonstrate what ”promises made promises kept” looks like. From exiting the World Health Organization to terminating participation in the Paris Climate Agreement. From speaking directly and clearly about the America first agenda to world leaders at the Economic Forum in Switzerland to eliminating DEI offices from government. From securing the border and immediately beginning mass deportation of criminal, illegal aliens to releasing the classified documents related to the John F. Kennedy, Robert F. Kennedy, and Martin Luther King assassinations. From pardoning everyone accused or convicted in the January 6 riot to visiting disaster sites in North Carolina and California. We see with our own eyes Trump has a limitless capacity to work for the American people and he is a man of his word. A rare and welcome change. On July 4, 2026, our country’s 250th birthday, we will have a great deal to celebrate.

We are just getting started. When you shine a light on roaches, they scatter and hide but they creep back out under cover of darkness. The house is not clean until they are gone.

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