Cloward Piven? Or…

Piven-Cloward?

What's the difference other than who gets Top Billing? The ‘plan’ is overrunning the system to the point of collapse, or at least paralysis, regardless of who’s in charge.

While Trump’s Whirlwind of EOs, Memoranda, Directives, Veiled Threats and straight talk has been cheered by everyone not watching CNN and MSNBC, there are some potentially dark clouds closer than the horizon. Maybe we weren’t supposed to notice.

Stargate has raised the most eyebrows – and not just for the jolt of a $500B mass cash infusion. Even that became circumspect moments after the announcement when Elon Musk stated outright: “They don’t actually have the money”. When it comes to billions, he oughtta know.

More serious than financing was the question of a vaccine for cancer on the Second Day in office! Is Trump’s Transition Team not up on the mega-negative semantics of “vaccine”? Has Trump already forgotten his never-apologized-for ‘Warp Speed’ debacle?

And then the plot thickens…

Amazing what you learn on X

Among the 3 Hi-Tech Amigos introduced by DJT, there is Sam Altman.

Hmmmm…?

Some up-front unexpurgated Q&A needs exercising here. We’ve suffered through 30 years of gut-full Presidential hanky-panky from the Clintons, Bush, Obama in Arkansas, Waco, Oklahoma, Ruby Ridge, Benghazi ad nauseam. Joe Rambo noted, “Something isn’t adding up”. Let’s get someone on this who’s good a math.

Whither Vivek? The sudden departure of Vivek Ramaswamy from the DOGE Dynamic Duo, supposedly to run for OH guv, has an unpleasant air about it, too. A mega idea headed by two of the best whiz-kid “un-politicians” was just what the nation’s doctor ordered. Helping save America from financial implosion, exposing massive government waste, and likely the politicians, lobbyists, and corporate interests in on the steal would have been infinitely more rewarding than mud-wrestling with the massively corrupt labor-rooted insanity that is Ohio government. The fact that it happened so quickly, without any substantive coverage beyond a mention, and no follow-up since makes my Spidey Sense go off like Chris Matthews’ famous leg tingle. (I’ve written to Vivek for comment; you’ll be the second to know any response).

Grazing on the cable (what else can ya do when it’s 21 outside?)…

CNN rushed to get Episcopal Bishop Mariann Edgar Budde in front of their camera after her sermon raised more hackles than spirits at the traditional inauguration sermon. Of course, CNN Talking-While-Empty Heads threw palms at her feet for speaking truth to the orange satan while pointedly ignoring her open-arms welcome of David M. Ayres* to the board of governors of the Washington D.C. National Cathedral School.

*(Ayres was identified in 2022 as the owner of one of the private companies involved in training military personnel in tactics associated with the CIA’s “enhanced interrogation program,” which includes waterboarding and sleep deprivation, among others, and is regarded as a violation of international law.)

Trump demanded a public apology to the Public. Divine Intervention will be required for that.

My (former) Hero, LSU phenom Joe Burrow, made Police Blotter News when 4 muy mal hombres broke into his Ohio manse, ripping off some LSU merch, Bengal hats and Tiger threads. Joe was following in the cleat prints of Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce who also had uninvited visitors break in during their away games. He also made a fool of himself. College degree, Heisman Trophy, and a 4-year $36 Large contract, and this guy didn’t have ADT? Simply Safe? A trained German Shepherd? And this coming after Mahomes, Kelce, and Tagovailoa each had night visitors during their away games. Hey, even I have judiciously placed Claymores around La Casa de Wilson and any one of these dudes could buy the whole place and contents for less than one paycheck! (Accepting offers).

Led Around By The Nose(ring). It must have been my childhood National Geographic Trauma when our monthly issue arrived featuring some remote African surfari that included pictures of native men and women with nose, lip, ear, and other body piercings considered quite stylish by local standards. All I could do was wince. Hard. Today’s generational affection for similar impalements is equally cringeworthy. Pieced ears/earrings? No biggy. Mother and big sister had ‘em early enough to avoid any adverse reaction. But enlarged earlobes – men included – big enough to hold your Mulligan? No way, Hose! A tongue ornament (how do you eat with that?)! Lips? Maybe, if you’re modeling for Bass Pro Shops. Navels and other “nether regions”? How comfortable is that? And what does the gynecologist say? Personally. I’ll skip the check-out line with the purple hair and facial hardware. There’s an appetite at stake (steak) here!

THIS was CNN. I’m guessing most BWW readers avoid CNN like the plague it is. And I write that despite the fact I worked there on Day One (Story 14, “50 Strories”) and Mrs. Wilson was a writer/producer/Talent before the great fall years later. But doing Due Diligence to write, speak, or otherwise opine on issues of the day with a modicum of factual info, stinking up the den with CNN and MSNBC programming is an unpleasant necessity; fortunately, Cassie likes Yankee Candles. Jim Acosta is one of the most malodorous fetid corpses of what formerly was called “News”. Since the days of exposing his biased obnoxiousness during Trump’s first-term pressers, he’s been shackled to a desk in Atlanta where he can’t hurt anyone except viewers who pushed the wrong Remote Button. Imagine my delight when I eye-witnessed this failed Got’Cha exchange with Rep. Tim Burchett (R-TN). Outside of the notorious Senator John Kennedy, rarely does one see any Congressman or Senator one-up one of the smarmiest “hosts” on TV with such finality as Rep. Burchett did here.

I hope this brightened your day – or warmed the cockles of your heart, even the entire living room or office, or wherever you settle in for productive reading!

The temp has risen to a tropical 33! Better go mow the frost!

Thanks for reading this far!

BW

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