What Happened Today - 1 August 2025
What Happened Today – 1 August 2025
Don’t have it in me for a “fun Friday” this week. Honestly, I’ve had one question running through my head nonstop: *Why are people still standing behind all of this?* Not from a place of smugness, not out of anger—I’m genuinely asking. After everything we’ve seen, everything we now know, how is it possible that so many are still excusing this madness? It’s not just about politics anymore. It’s about the damage being done—to our rights, our reputation, our neighbors, and the people who need help the most.
Trump made promise after promise: Gold Cards for the rich, $5,000 DOGE checks for struggling Americans, protection for Medicaid, “jobs like we’ve never seen.” But where are the receipts? Medicaid’s being gutted—hurting sick kids, seniors in nursing homes, and entire rural communities who rely on it to survive. His tariffs don’t punish China—they push prices up here at home. And now, this week’s jobs report? The White House spun fairytale numbers last month, only for the Labor Department to quietly revise May and June *down* by more than 250,000 jobs. The smoke and mirrors are exhausting—and working people are the ones left holding the bag.
Then there’s the constant gaslighting—packaged lies treated like policy. The Epstein scandal is back in the spotlight, and Trump’s been caught in a web of contradictions. He says he “barely knew” Epstein, but flight logs say otherwise. Victims and families are stepping forward. Evidence is coming out. And every time he opens his mouth about it, he makes things worse. Meanwhile, someone with a sex offense conviction is somehow heading up the **Presidential Fitness Award program for children**—and literally said, “I don’t even know what I’m doing here, but I’m here for it.” That’s not just uncomfortable—it’s terrifying. How did we get to a place where convicted predators are shrugging at press conferences while being put in charge of anything tied to *kids*?
At the same time, we’re being fed recycled distractions—Obama’s “treason,” Hillary’s emails, Buttigieg’s personal life, some ancient Biden file. The theater never ends. But while eyes are on all that, what’s happening under the radar? Medicaid gets gutted. USAID is slashed—hurting innocent lives around the globe. Immigrants are shipped off and left in detention centers under brutal, dehumanizing conditions. We’re watching actual harm play out in real time—and pretending it’s normal.
And through it all, Trump and his inner circle are making millions. From hotel bills and campaign donations to foreign “gifts” and government contracts, they’re cashing in while claiming to be the voice of the “forgotten man.” Look at the pattern—jobs cut, then “rehired,” either to pad numbers or because they realized, too late, the people they let go were crucial. Allies turn a blind eye. Anyone who asks, *“Wait, is this okay?”* is painted as the enemy.
I’m not here to mock. I’m here to ask—carefully, sincerely, humbly: What exactly are you still supporting? What’s being built with all of this loyalty? A better system? A more just government? Or just more of the same—for the powerful, while the rest of us get scraps?
If you still support this, I really want to know *WHY*. Help me understand. Tell me what I’m missing. But I’m begging—look at the facts, the evidence, the damage. Stop dismissing the harm just because the harm is coming from someone you’ve invested in. We can still shift, still demand better—one where everyone, not just the connected or the loud, gets dignity, protections, and a fair shot.
We owe it to each other—and to the country we claim to love—to stop blindly following and start truth-telling. America deserves way better than this.
Speak Truth! Keep speaking TRUTH!
Go Cause Good Trouble, with Your Elbows Up!
**These are facts that I researched and verified – AI helped put together some sentence structure, but the words and tone are mine. These are my views based upon facts, research and thoughtful consideration using logic. I own the copyright to any images used. I’m comfortable to stand alone to uphold truth. Feel free to check me, but do not attack me. I am only causing good trouble.**