LaBoyteaux–Tariffs
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LaBoyteaux–Smithsonian
Has the Smithsonian Institution distorted U.S. History in the interest of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion? Certainly not, but Donald Trump has a problem with the African-American History and Culture section of the Museum. Also the contribution of women to our Country. See the following linked article. You may need to paste this link into yourContinue reading →
LaBoyteaux–The “Signal” Chat Controversy
Trump administration cabinet officials, Tulsi Gabbard, John Ratcliff, Kash Patel, Timouthy Haugh Jeffrey Kruse, Pete Hegseth and Vice President J.D. Vance had a chat discussion, using an App on their personal cell phones a couple hours before the US attack on Houthis targets in Yemen. A reporter for Atlantic Magazine was included in the chatContinue reading →
LaBoyteaux–532,000
Trump administration says they have terminated the Temporary Protected Person status and will deport 532,000 people currently living legally in this country. These people from Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua and Venezuela were sponsored here by US citizens and permanent residents to escape horrific conditions in their home countries. They are not criminals. They are causing noContinue reading →
LaBoyteaux–The Measure of a Good Leader
The mark of a good leader is the respect and consideration with which he or she treats other people and by extension other nations. The Houthis is Yemen cannot be allowed to shoot up international shipping in the Red Sea, which connects to the Suez Canal. Their cause, humanitarian aid for Gaza is just, butContinue reading →
LaBoyteaux–Will We Remember Them
The American Cemetery above Omaha Beach in France, my parents generation. The Vietnam Memorial Wall in Washington D.C., our nation had the courage to inscribe there the names of more than fifty thousand killed in Vietnam, my generation. And the women’s memorial nearby. The images don’t quite line up with what I am about toContinue reading →
LaBoyteaux–Where is he now?
The case of this Palestinian man, a legal US resident who was involved in pro-Palestinian demonstrations at Columbia University. Political dissent is not antisemitism. Admit I don’t know much about the demonstrations but he has been arrested and being held at a detention facility in Louisiana, awaiting deportation. Trump threatens there will be more. ThisContinue reading →
LaBoyteaux–Is Trump a Russian Asset (Spy)
IT DOES NOT MATTER. He is already weakening out country by firing experienced intelligence and security officers ….. and by imposing tariffs on our nearest trading partners which will ultimately be paid by American consumers. His “State of the Union” said nothing about inflation, the cost of medicine, housing or food. These are non-issues toContinue reading →
LaBoyteaux–Abandoning Ukraine
It appears the United States will abandon Ukraine, a democratic nation fighting for survival against Russian invasion. Trump appears to be cozying up to Putin again, something I could never understand during his first term. Further the United States seems about to forsake our NATO friends and allies in Europe. Although I was an objectorContinue reading →
LaBoyteaux–Efficiency not Cruelty
Below I outline how I would make the Federal Government smaller and more efficient Would I have done this without the current Musk/Trump/DOGE fuss? I think I would because I have been thinking about this and like all those people lined up at the Park in Eagle Pass, a deeper dive into the numbers isContinue reading →