The Common Ills: The Convicted Felon is such a Chump

Convicted Felon Donald Chump continues to make life worse for all Americans. Take farmers in California, for example. Liam Archacki (THE DAILY BEAST) reports:

Local officials in California have revealed that President Donald Trump nearly flooded the region’s farms when his administration tried to send an excessive amount of water south, a feat he bragged about on Friday.

“Today, 1.6 billion gallons and, in 3 days, it will be 5.2 billion gallons. Everybody should be happy about this long fought Victory!” Trump gloated in a Truth Social post.

Over the last month, the president has often pushed for more water to be directed to southern California to help fight the fires that have devastated the area.

Behind the scenes on Friday, though, officials told Politico that they had to talk down the Army Corps of Engineers after they were alerted on short notice about a sudden—and excessive—influx of water.

The Army Corps was set to turn two reservoirs to max capacity, a decision the agency later told Politico was in response to Trump’s directive that the federal government “maximize” water supplies.

Victor Hernandez, who manages the water on a river in Tulare County, said he scrambled to alert farmers to the possibility of flooding before the Corps backed off. He said he was only given one hour of notice.

“I’ve been here 25 years, and I’ve never been given notice that quick,” Hernandez said. “That was alarming and scary.”

Natalie Venegas (NEWSWEEK) adds:

The sudden water release has since stunned local officials, who scrambled to prevent potential flooding as state and federal water managers typically coordinate releases carefully, ensuring that enough water is retained for future agricultural use while preventing flood risks. However, the Trump administration's order bypassed this process, creating a chaotic response among local officials.

The unprecedented release, which sent water rushing into the Central Valley, had no impact on the recent Los Angeles wildfires, despite Trump's claims, who took to his Truth Social account to tout the release of water.

Senator Alex Padilla issued the following in response to Chump's insanity:

Administration ordered two dams in Tulare County open without adequate notification to local officials, threatening Central Valley communities

WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, U.S. Senator Alex Padilla (D-Calif.), a member of the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, questioned Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth after the United States Army Corps of Engineers (the Corps) directed unscheduled water releases from Lake Kaweah and Success Lake in Tulare County, purportedly to assist in fighting Los Angeles County fires that are already almost fully contained.

Local officials warned the Corps that releasing water at the levels the Corps planned to would have flooded both the Kaweah and Tule rivers, posing a flood risk to communities and farms down river and wasting water that could have been used for irrigation over the summer. The decision followed President Trump’s Executive Order directing federal agencies to maximize water deliveries in the state, falsely claiming that statewide water policy was to blame for the devastating Los Angeles County fires.

“Unscheduled water releases require close coordination with local officials and safety personnel, as well as downstream agricultural water users, in order to reduce flood risks to communities and farms. Based on the urgent concerns I have heard from my constituents, as well as recent reporting, it appears that gravely insufficient notification was given, recklessly endangering residents downstream,” wrote Senator Padilla.

Padilla asked Secretary Hegseth the following four clarifying questions in response to Trump’s post:

1. Who directed that these releases be made?

2. If the purpose of these releases is to help fight wildfires in Los Angeles County (which are already almost fully contained), what is the plan to transport this water to Los Angeles rather than let the water simply be discharged into Tulare Lake where it will evaporate?

3. What type of notification, and how much advanced notice, was given to irrigation districts and public safety personnel to prepare for these increased flows?

4. What impact will these releases have on Tulare Lake communities, including private landowners?

Full text of the letter is available here and below:

Dear Secretary Hegseth,

I write regarding the troubling unscheduled release of water from two dams in California’s Central Valley by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers following President Trump’s Executive Order falsely linking statewide water policies to the wildfires in Los Angeles. As I’m sure the Administration is aware, the rivers into which this water was released do not actually flow into Los Angeles.

Unscheduled water releases require close coordination with local officials and safety personnel, as well as downstream agricultural water users, in order to reduce flood risks to communities and farms. Based on the urgent concerns I have heard from my constituents, as well as recent reporting, it appears that gravely insufficient notification was given, recklessly endangering residents downstream. Therefore, I ask that you respond in writing to the following questions:

1. Who directed that these releases be made?

3. What type of notification, and how much advanced notice, was given to irrigation districts and public safety personnel to prepare for these increased flows?

4. What impact will these releases have on Tulare Lake communities, including private landowners?

Clarity and transparency on these matters are crucial to ensure that the public is properly informed, that proper procedures are followed, and that any actions taken in the name of protecting against natural disasters will have the intended impact.

I look forward to your prompt response to these questions.

Sincerely,

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Given the chance, he'll destroy everything and everyone. That's what happens when a bumbling and hateful fool gets into the White House. He'll kill us all. And that's clear when he tries to get Glenneth Greenwald's crush Junior named Health and Human Services Secretary. The grifter attacked Caroline Kennedy this week because he's one of those creepy right-wing gays that we thought (hoped?) died out in the 70s but they're still around and they still hate women. That's why he can't keep a hag -- they all turn on him, from Jane to Bari -- and that's why he's so hateful to women and always has been.

As for Glenneth, next he'll probably attack AP's Michelle R Smith for reporting:

A letter submitted to the U.S. Senate that states it was sent by physicians in support of Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s nomination as secretary of Health and Human Services includes the names of doctors who have had their licenses revoked, suspended or faced other discipline, The Associated Press has found.

The letter was meant to lend credibility to Kennedy’s nomination, which has faced strenuous opposition from medical experts due to his two decades of anti-vaccine activism. Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana, a medical doctor who boasts on his official website of an effort he created to vaccinate 36,000 children against hepatitis B, expressed hesitancy about Kennedy's nomination and is seen as a key vote.

The AP found that in addition to the physicians who had faced disciplinary action, many of the nearly 800 signers are not doctors. The letter with the names of those who signed was provided to the AP by Sen. Ron Johnson’s office after he entered it into the Congressional Record on Wednesday during the first of Kennedy’s two confirmation hearings.

Among those who signed it were a self-described journalist, a certified public accountant, a firefighter/paramedic, a certified health coach and someone who said they had a bachelor’s degree “with an emphasis on Jungian Psychology.” The signers include at least 75 nurses, as well as physician assistants. More than 90 did not include any credentials at all.

Junior's a fraud and so are the people who support him -- that includes lonely boy Glenneth. Over in Brazil, unable to make a name for himself, so he obsesses over the US -- the country he chose to leave decades ago. Ugly face pressed to the glass, that's Glenny.

His grotesque Tulsi Gabbard (he broke with his hag Bari over Tulsi) continues to be a security risk and continues to be Chump's nominee for DNI. We've long noted Guru Chris and her bizarre attachment to this man whom she sees as a god -- she's in Guru Chris' cult -- and how she can't be trusted as a result. Hunter Walker (TPM) reports on guru Chris Butler's hold on Trashy Garbage:

Many of those with the most vehement concerns are people who formerly believed in Butler, whose main organization is called the Science of Identity Foundation. In conversations with TPM over the past week, they described their worries and the unique degree of involvement the guru has had in Gabbard’s political career. This has included, according to one ex-follower, Butler receiving detailed, regular “reports” on her campaigns and his group sending devotees to Gabbard’s events where they were “coaching everybody on how to behave.”

One person who has raised alarms about Butler’s sway over Gabbard is Anita van Duyn, who said she was among his flock from 1977 until 1994.

“He micromanages everything and, if you’re his disciple and he puts you in politics, he is going to micromanage everything,” Van Duyn said of Butler in one of a series of phone conversations with TPM. “That is my fear, that we’re really putting a hollow person in this position. That could be dangerous if the information gets in the wrong hands. And I do believe that her allegiance is first to her guru, second to her family, and third to America.”

There is a long, dark history of political figures from religious minorities having their fitness questioned on the basis of their background. Faced with growing questions about her association with Butler over the years, Gabbard and her allies have tried to dismiss the criticism as religious bigotry. However, van Duyn and other former followers of Butler have made clear the issues surrounding Gabbard’s guru are unique to his conduct.

Van Duyn has gone public with her concerns about Gabbard’s fitness for the powerful position, which is often colloquially referred to as “spymaster,” ahead of the confirmation hearings that are set to start on Thursday morning. Along with giving multiple interviews, van Duyn sent letters to lawmakers getting set to vote on Gabbard’s nomination, warning that any sensitive or classified information she would receive as intelligence director could be “communicated to her guru.”

Another former Butler follower also pointed to that possibility in a series of conversations with TPM, and said the guru has a history of receiving in depth updates on her political work. The ex-follower said Butler “was fully informed and involved” during one of Gabbard’s campaigns. Specifically, the former follower said Butler’s devotees gave the guru detailed reports on her operations.

Carl Gibson adds:

Officials in President Donald Trump's administration are reportedly "scrambling" in an all-hands-on-deck operation this weekend to gin up support for Director of National Intelligence nominee Tulsi Gabbard.

Axios reported recently that Senate Republican Conference chairman Tom Cotton (R-Ark.) has turned the conference's official X account into an unofficial Tulsi Gabbard "war room," in an effort to get her across the crucial first hurdle in her confirmation battle. Gabbard will need every Republican vote in the Senate Intelligence Committee to advance her nomination to the full Senate, and more than one Republican has indicated hesitancy in their support of Trump's pick to lead the United States' 18 spy agencies.

According to the outlet, the Trump administration is focusing particularly on convincing Sen. Todd Young (R-Ind.) to back the former Democratic congresswoman from Hawaii and military veteran. During Gabbard's confirmation hearing this week, Young and other senators confronted her on her refusal to call National Security Agency contractor-turned-whistleblower Edward Snowden a "traitor."

She's not qualified. She never will be. And I'm stopping here on this topic, just saw more insanity from the ridiculous Greenwald and want to carry that over to THIRD in the hopes that we can move quickly and get stuff up by Sunday night.

I did go on BLUESKY today and tried to reTweet and heart important stuff. I am amazed, however, by how many tricksters there are on the platform but found it encouraging that there were so many people confronting liars who tried to pass themselves off as Democrats. One on BLUESKY even had the receipts on one liar for the last three elections demonstrating that he had never voted for the Democratic Party candidate. That's the great thing about the internet -- and what Katrina vanden Heuvel hates about it -- it is a record in real time that you can use later on to expose liars. Katty hates that and she especially hates that even though she makes interns scrub her WIKIPEDIA page, you can look at earlier versions under the history and find all that she's ordered interns to hide.

Sorry, adding this 5 minutes after post published. Forgot to note 24-year-old David Hogg won as vice chair of the DNC. Great for him, great for new blood in party leadership. Let's note this from Florida's Democratic Party:

Today, David Hogg was elected Vice Chair of the Democratic National Committee. In response, the Florida Democratic Party has issued the following statement:

“Congratulations to our new DNC Vice Chair, David Hogg” said FDP Chair Nikki Fried. “David Hogg’s journey is truly remarkable — from Parkland survivor to national gun violence prevention advocate to now, the first member of Gen Z to serve as Vice Chair of the DNC. David’s unique life experiences and skills will transform the way Democrats engage with young voters and elevate how we run campaigns.

“I’m excited for his generation — and Florida — to have a seat at the table and I look forward to working with him as Vice Chair.”