Trump's DERP State

[toomuchbaloney]

Confirmation Hearings for the Trump's incredibly bad choices for cabinet leadership positions.  Traitors, drunks, rapists, pet killers and television personalities were the first choice of the mentally ill old man.  

My Senator, Dan Sullivan is all over his social media singing the praises of these folk so we should expect most of them to be confirmed.   

Hegseths hearing should be starting about now.  

 

[toomuchbaloney]

nursej22 said:

Of course the current Justice Department found no credible evidence, even though it was on tape. Do the undercover FBI agents who gave the bribe still work for the FBI? 

Where did the $50,000 go? Was it declared as income? 

 

It's remarkable that open corruption is simply shrugged away in Trump 2.0. Bondi and Patel have already more than proved that they are not honest with the American people if honesty is unflattering to Trump.  

[toomuchbaloney]

https://www.hhs.gov/press-room/hhs-trump-kennedy-autism-initiatives-leucovorin-tylenol-research-2025.html

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First, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) will act on a potential treatment for speech-related deficits associated with ASD. The FDA today is publishing a Federal Register notice outlining a label update for leucovorin for cerebral folate deficiency, which has been associated with autism. This action establishes the first FDA-recognized therapeutic for children with cerebral folate deficiency and autistic symptoms.   

The change will authorize treatment for children with ASD, with continued use if children show language, social, or adaptive gains. Following the label update for ASD, state Medicaid programs will be able to cover leucovorin for the indication of ASD, in partnership with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). Finally, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) will launch confirmatory trials and new research into the impact of leucovorin including safety studies.  

Trump sounded like an angry old dementia patient who is absolutely certain that what he's telling you is important and true. That agitated state is common among frontotemopral dementia victims. They can be quite combative in their delusions.  The DERP State is going to leave a mark as this madness continues.  

https://autismsciencefoundation.org/press_releases/asf-statement-wh-briefing/

[toomuchbaloney]

https://www.newsweek.com/trump-contradicts-vance-over-hegseths-mystery-meeting-with-top-generals-10787094

Chaos is the calling card of conmen,  grifters and charlatans.  

[heron, ASN, RN]

Tweety said:

I think we have to accept that we have entered into an era of vaccine skepticism and victory of the anti-vax influencers.  

If mandates go away as they might seem to be here in Florida, I hope that enough of the public makes the right choice.

Right now the stance is "We're not against vaccines but are against mandates".  But I think in promoting choice they are encouraging people to not get vaccinated.

What I'm concerned about is that recommendations from pediatrician medical groups and the organizations like the CDC are going to be squashed and the pseudo science of RFK and followers like the Florida Surgeon General will prevail.  

Covid hit us hard, but what if some future illness hits children hard?  I wonder if the politics would be different?

https://allnurses.com/trumps-derp-state-t763859/?page=43

So ... cui bono?

[heron, ASN, RN]

Tweety said:

That doesn't sound like a mandate.  Sounds like a choice.  At least they aren't enslaved like Floridan children are according to our surgeon general. 

  We have a similar requirement where I work, we just sign that we know what the flu vaccine is about and the importance of taking it and that we aren't going to take it anyway.  That's choice, not a mandate.  The only choice is to not sign the waver.  You either take the flu shot or sign that you're not taking it.  

 

Hmm ... I'll bet that, over time, endemic covid is going to cost way more than the pandemic has.

I also suspect that there are too many unvaccinated for us to be able to avoid it.

Buckle up indeed! Who do you think is going to have to clean up the mess? LTC?

[toomuchbaloney]

https://alaskabeacon.com/briefs/trump-administration-plans-to-close-unknown-number-of-u-s-forest-service-offices-in-alaska/

Hmm 

I wonder how we're supposed to rake our forests now.  All joking aside, it's sad that the capitalists have decided that they are going to harvest Tongass National Forest and they will just ignore the no road rules and get rid of the people who might contradict the government's lies about the plan.  

[toomuchbaloney]

https://apnews.com/article/wounded-knee-hegseth-soldiers-medal-of-honor-0310c47952ad7aeabb176f94d8af4d52

My bet is that Hegseth knows that it wasn't a battle as much as it was a massacre but  in his world, cruelty and violence against the unarmed are the hallmarks of a warrior and not a coward.  

[toomuchbaloney]

New FDA Guidance for Listeria Control - Food Industry Counsel https://share.Google/MEZJ4SFespJ5jMmzy

Will this contribute to increased Listeria outbreaks? 

[toomuchbaloney]

A few days ago some media outlets reported that Hegseth staffers were telling the press that Pete was experiencing episodes of mania.  I think we may have seen some of that mania in his speech to the generals and admirals. 

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

Yet another example of the basketful of incompetents that head our government. 

DHS was going to cut $187 million in funds for intelligence and counterterrorism operations in New York state. They were literally going to defund the police.

Trump only learned about it during a phone call with Gov. Hochul. The cuts have since been reversed. 

https://www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/nyregion/trump-new-york-counterterrorism-funds.html?unlocked_article_code=1.qk8.7quu.nvx5aSxk4xIs&smid=url-share

[nursej22, MSN, RN]

This disturbing story from the Washington Post describes how the Trump administration is betraying an Afghani who was promised asylum:

https://wapo.st/3W4mySQ

If he is deported, he fully expects to be killed by the Taliban. I lay this at the feet of Stephen Miller, who seems to be serving as the shadow President. 

And I am yet to hear a single elected Republican speak up about this. 

[NRSKarenRN, BSN, RN]

Fox News 10/27/25

ICE leadership shakeup exposes growing DHS friction over deportation tactics, priorities
 

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...Border Czar Tom Homan and ICE Director Todd Lyons, who have advocated focusing on criminal aliens and those with final deportation orders.... DHS Secretary Kristi Noem, senior adviser Corey Lewandowski and Border Patrol Commander Greg Bovino, who have pushed for a broader and more aggressive approach, targeting anyone in the U.S. illegally to boost deportation numbers.

...Reassignments impacts ICE field chiefs in Los Angeles, San Diego, Phoenix, Denver, Portland, Philadelphia, El Paso and New Orleans — positions expected to be filled by Border Patrol and Customs and Border Protection (CBP) officials.

Minimal ICE activity in Philly area, expect uptick now with Philly ICE office head replacement.