Our nation’s wise Founders developed the United States Constitution with a plethora of check and balance systems for the specific purpose to forever eradicate tyranny and arbitrary punishment to the people. Many people rightfully expect different branches of government to place a check on the others to ensure no branch of government exceeds their scope of legal authority. The Founders primarily gave the duty of government oversight of the Executive and Legislative political branches to the people with rights to vote. They also gave the people the right to sit on juries to ensure our Judicial branch was not abusing power to arbitrarily harm the people. These systems were designed to enforce the rule of law on all people and the government to ensure a just society so our free government would always exist.

Wise Founder Charles Pickney from South Carolina who helped write and design the U. S. Constitution made a profound statement concerning how the Constitution had a flaw where tyranny could form. Every member of the Continental Congress had to travel back to their own colony or State to get the U.S. Constitution ratified by their government. On January 16, 1788 during the “Debates in the Legislature and in Convention of the State of South Carolina, on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution” in the House of Representatives, Honorable Charles Pickney stated, “[H]e is also, to remain in office but four years. He might ask, then, From whence are the dangers of the executive to proceed? It maybe said, From a combination of the executive and the Senate, they might form a baneful (deadly) aristocracy.” This foresight describes exactly how United States President Donald Trump has obtained powers of an unchecked King being deadly to many people by having an alliance with U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch A. McConnell Jr., and the Republican majority in the United States Senate.

U.S. Senate Majority Leader Mitch A. McConnell Jr., and other puppet Republicans failed to offer a fair trial to prosecute U.S. President Donald J. Trump in a valid impeachment trial for serious offenses. The result gave U.S. President Donald Trump the power of a lawless King who is abusing any official or person who spoke out against his crimes. The President then engaged in negligence failing to properly defend the lives of the people from a pandemic. Donald Trump also fired Inspector Generals who are law enforcement in every federal agency to ensure no waste, fraud or abuse that were supposed to offer oversight of COVID-19 loans. The President then ensured parties who supported his re-election received millions of dollars in forgivable loans. This money has already started to be funneled to the re-election campaign of U.S. President Donald J. Trump as media reports show Donald Trump’s campaign manager Brad Parscale as spending money in a flamboyant manner. President Trump is also making his United States Attorney General, William P. Barr drop charges on criminals or to give them pardons. This is just some of the harm Donald Trump’s union with the U.S. Senate has caused.

It is ironic that U.S. President Donald Trump and the Republicans claim to be strict enforcers of the rule of law with their criminal conduct allowing GOP criminals to go free. Their definition of the rule of law only applies to mere people, not to themselves. Some people are engaged in civil disobedience trying to correct this injustice. United States President Abraham Lincoln stated, “The people of these United States are the rightful masters of Congress and the courts, not to over-throw the Constitution, but to over-throw the men who pervert that Constitution.” Citizens may start correcting this injustice themselves while on a Grand Jury or Jury duty by mimicking the GOP to always vote not guilty when a citizen is on trial. The rule of law applies to government (Police Officers) and corporations – as well as to the citizen. The Rule of Law will not be equally served until “qualified immunity” or any government immunity is outlawed. The Founders never gave the Executive branch any immunity and law enforcement clearly abuse these privileges. While our wise Founders foresaw this problem, the Courts and Congress are oblivious to these dangers which are immunity privileges of nobility the Founders forbid.

John S. Dart, C.H.R., (1788), “Debates in the Legislature and in Convention of the South Carolina, on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution” S.C. House of Representatives. Charles Pickney. Publicly available at https://constitution.famguardian.org/rc.rat_sc-l.htm

E.B. & E.C. Kellogg, (1864), “Print showing three quarter portrait of Abraham Lincoln standing, holding a book, facing right” Library of Congress (LOC). Publicly available at https://www.loc.gov/pictures/item/2008680376/

Millions of people enjoy playing bridge and millions of players understand the basic rules of the game. They practice and play every day. Many reach a certain level of expertise and then plateau. Their game stops improving.

What’s responsible for this plateau? For many the answer is statistics. Or to be more accurate, a lack of understanding or knowledge of how to use statistics when you are playing.

What do statistics have to do with playing bridge, I hear you ask? The answer is “a lot”. They can be, and often are, the barrier to becoming a better bridge player.

Let’s assume, for example, that you are declarer. Once the opponents have made their opening lead dummy’s hand is exposed for all to see. You know which cards you hold and which cards dummy holds.

Now assume that you are playing a trump contract. Dummy holds 5 cards in trumps and you hold 4, a total of 9 cards. That means that your opponents hold 4 trump cards between them.

You need to plan your play. Depending on which cards you hold in trumps you may need to try and work out how the trumps are split between the opponents. A 4-0 split may mean the game plays very differently from the way it would play if there was a 2-2 split.

You can’t know for certain how the cards split in any given situation, but you can use statistics to give you a better chance. Then you can play for the most likely scenario – the percentage play. This won’t always work, but over a number of games it will give you the better chance of winning more games.

As you might imagine, there are a lot of statistics associated with playing bridge. The best players will have memorised and will use all of them. Those of us who are more modest, home or club players will just remember a few – the ones that we think will be most useful to us and that we will be able to understand use.

So, back to our trump split. While we are planning our play it may seem to us that a 4-0 trump split between the opponents will need us to play differently from a 2-2 split, or a 3-1 split. We can’t know how they split and we might not be able to plan for all 3 scenarios. So which should we choose as the most likely?

Statistics tell us that the probability of a 4-0 split is 10%. However, the provability of a 2-2 split is 40% and the probability of a 3-1 split is 50%. It probably doesn’t make sense to plan for a 4-0 split – although if it becomes obvious early on that the cards split that way, you will want to rethink your plan.

In a scenario where a 4-0 split could have a major effect on the number of tricks you win, you may feel that you want to test the split early on in the game by drawing a round of trumps (or whichever suit is of concern). If one of the opponents shows out in the first round, then you know you are up against a 4-0 split and can replan your play.

If testing the split isn’t possible, then you will probably want to make the percentage play and hope your approach pays off.

If there are 5 cards missing from a suit, the percentage chances change. The probability of a 5-0 split is just 4% (and the opponents may have helped you work out if that is likely to be the case by bidding that suit). The probability of a 4-1 split is 28%, but the probability of a 3-2 split is 68%. You will probably want to make your initial plan on the assumption of a 3-2 split.

Planning your play is an essential skill, and knowing some basic statistics will help you plan. But bridge is a dynamic game and you need to be prepared to rethink your plan if the opponents wrong foot you, or the statistics don’t work in your favor.

As the winter Olympics take center stage without too much fanfare the Trump Administration is poised to unleash a budget filled with draconian cuts in just about every safety net there is. These safety nets have had significant success in keeping millions of Americans from falling through the cracks of an already unbalanced society. Yet, we have Trump and the rest of the Republicans incapable of hearing the cries of the impoverished multitudes that continue to languish in desperation hoping for better times ahead.

When the latest report indicated that the United States dropped to 18th in world economic freedom indicates that the present Administration has not a clue in how to improve the economic and sociological stature of the United States. And, for that matter in the eyes of the rest of the industrial nations. So fixated on military spending without the slightest regard for bringing balance back into our society Trump and company are doing unparallel damage to an already damaged economy. So far the only people that have benefited from the Trump and Republicans agenda have been the top 1%.

As news broke of newly developed energy technology where wireless energy transmitted by the Internet should be front page news what is in the news instead is the audacity of Trump. Just think of the implications that having your computer transmitting enough energy for your home. Yet, you can bet your bottom dollar that this newly conceived energy source that by the way Nickoli Tesla envisioned at the turn of the 20th century for free unlimited electric power only to be capitalized latter on by the major electrical companies to profit from will again increase electrical rates all across the country.

As our infrastructure continues to crumble, job losses mounting, wages stagnating and more gun violence occurring it is quite evident that the Trump Administration has no intention of creating an agenda that would greatly reduce the inequality in our society. We have the technology and the capability to advance our society into a more prosperous and secure future yet we are continually denied the opportunity to achieve the results needed by Trump, and a political process that have for years stymied the hopes and dreams of millions of Americans.

With mid-term elections coming many Democrats are poised to capitalize on a Republican and Trump catastrophe. Yet, they too will be denied as well as the American public to see any meaningful results as a result. The gridlock will continue until we the American public realize that our whole political process has been corrupted. And, until elections are not bought by not only special interests but by the citizens themselves the corruption in our democratic political process will continue.

We have to realize that when wealth as it has been the prime ingredient for political power corruption is not that far behind. For too long political power has been solely held by the wealthy. Where there is wealth there is power, and where there is power there is control. This is the fundamental framework now of our political process. As a result millions of Americas continue to be at the mercy of a political process that continues to only favor the wealthy.

If we allow our democratic process to continue as it has been our country will be unrecognizable and for many of us it already is. There are ways to eliminated the travesty of a political process that has run contrary to every democratic principle but it will take a united effort by everyone to make it happen. That old say if you want to change the rules of the political process then you first have to play the game that is now being played, then win election in order to effect the changes needed in order to play the game again. That is what is needed in 2018 and 2020. And until we realize this our future continues to give us that sinking feeling.

Joseph R Biden or popularly known as Joe Biden, the 46th President of the United States of America, was sworn in a modest inauguration event on the 20th of January 2021 held in the premises of Capitol Hill which was invaded by Trump supporters two weeks back. At 78, he is the oldest ever President of the country to be sworn in: however, his arrival at this juncture is seen by many as momentous and much-needed in view of the aftermath of Trumpism.

Not surprisingly, considering the bitterly divided American society, President Biden pleaded for national unity and the end of the uncivil war with the slogan ‘shun division, embrace unity’. He explained that ‘unity’ is required in view of the paramount need, which he termed as ‘a desperate call for survival coming from the planet earth itself’, of countering the challenges of rising political extremism, white supremacy racism, domestic terrorism and the pandemic that caused more damage in one year than the whole of the World War-2 did to America. He declared that he was the President for all Americans including those who did not or still do not support him. The President said, ‘democracy is precious, democracy is fragile’, but went on optimistically by saying that ‘today is democracy’s day’ and that ‘democracy has prevailed’. There was much to heal and more to build, he pleaded.

The event was not attended by the outgoing President Donald Trump as announced by him a few days back, he became only the fourth President to do so in USA’s presidential history, and the first to do so in last more than one hundred and fifty years. However, Trump’s Vice President Mike Pence attended the ceremony, and significantly was not around when Trump delivered his farewell speech at an airbase before taking Airforce-1- to fly home to Florida. Trump has also earned the unique distinction of becoming the first ever US President to get impeached twice in the US House. With the Democrats establishing their presence in the Senate their next moves in permanently depriving Trump of all post-presidential privileges would be keenly observed.

Earlier, Kamala Harris was sworn in as the Vice President of USA, becoming the first ever woman VP, the first ever black person to rise to this post and the first ever person of Asiatic (Indian) origins to assume this privileged office of the country. People of her original village in Tamil Nadu, India celebrated this huge occasion by prayers in the temples and distributing sweets in large gatherings. However, Kamala Harris being a liberal democrat is unlikely to take her India-origins seriously and mix with the people as well as with some of the most aggressively Hindu nationalist governments of the country. More good news comes in the wake of Kamala Harris’s rise, in terms of appointing more than 20 Indian-Americans in Biden Administration out of which 17 are in key positions. In fact, Biden had already strengthened his COVID-19 team with quite a few Indian-Americans who had the expertise, and his call of ‘set aside politics, fight the pandemic’ augurs well for future of a country where around four hundred thousand people have lost their lives so far due to the Coronavirus infections.

President Joe Biden’s mission at the moment is clearly to end the legacy of Trump as soon as possible, and as he said in his speech, to start engaging with the world for peace and democracy. To lead by examples the President got into action on the very first day of his office. He signed around 15 executive orders reversing some of the crucial foreign policies and national security decisions taken by his predecessor Trump. These orders include, significantly, America rejoining the Paris Agreement on climate change, revoking the country’s withdrawal from the World Health Organization, making wearing of masks mandatory and rescinding a travel ban imposed on visitors from several Muslim-majority countries.

The President of the Democrats, basically the cynosure of all democracy-spirited people of the globe, had said in his inauguration speech, ‘Together we shall write an American story of hope, not fear, of unity, not division, of light, not darkness. A story of decency and dignity, love and healing and goodness’. We hope Joe Biden succeeds in his mission of making democracy secure and permanent in his country as well as on planet earth. We also hope that this American story would inspire many in several major countries of the globe where democracy has been coming under serious and ever-increasing threat.

DONALD TRUMP can’t be wrong, can he? Trump has fallen so much in love with Panama that he is building a $220 Million, 65 story (2.4 Million square foot) hotel/condo monoliths called the Trump Ocean Club International Hotel & Tower in a posh Panama City neighborhood. Trump will build 500 luxury condominium units along with a 312-room hotel. This complex will include a casino, private beach club and a marina. Groundbreaking is scheduled around this Christmas with a completion date in 2009.

Why is Trump doing this in Panama of all places? In an April 24, 2006 press conference in New York, Donald Trump said his interest in Panama was sparked three years ago when his “Miss Universe” pageant was held in Panama. He saw that Panama city was “beautiful” and vowed he would develop there if the right opportunity came up. His project was “easily funded”, noting that as many as seven “major financial institutions were fighting to put up money.” He agreed that “Americans are coming in droves to Panama,” due to it’s political stability, low cost of living, low interest rates, and being located outside of any hurricane path. “It’s great for baby boomers.” Trump said, although the project will be marketed worldwide. The condominium units will start at $180,000 with unobstructed ocean views.

Panama is just beginning to realize a real estate boom!

Besides Trump, many international real estate investors are also discovering Panama.

For example:

Bigger Than Trump: An even taller skyscraper will be built near Trump’s Tower. The Ice Tower will have over 100 floors making it the tallest building in all of Latin America, tied with the Empire State Building as the second-tallest in the Western hemisphere and 9th in the world when it is completed in 2010.

And Another! Even before Trump’s Tower and The Ice Tower are completed, another skyscraper (93 floors) called El Palacio de la Bahia will be completed in 2009 costing over $160 Million. They’ve already sold several dozen condos mostly to Europeans because this is a totally European investor project.

I asked a Panama City real estate brokerage owner, Daniel Hanna (Panama Real Estate Group), what he thought about how the Ice Tower and Trump’s Ocean Club will affect Panama’s Real Estate prices? His response echoes most real estate agents in Panama: “As Panama continues to grow in many different industries, these projects will definitely set a new standard of living in Panama, thus increasing the prices around the entire country.”

So, why are all of these real estate investors coming to Panama?

A little History will help explain these phenomena. Panama has always had a close relationship with the United States, which helped Panama to secede from Colombia in 1903 and was the first country to recognize the new Republic of Panama. The U.S. government built the Panama Canal starting in 1904. Only until the year 2000 did Panama actually take control of its Canal after the U.S. closed all of its military bases and left. People used to jokingly refer to Panama as the “United States of Panama” due to its close ties to the U.S. After the U.S. left, Panama’s economy slumped. Then American retirees re-discovered Panama as a peaceful, safe, and cheap place to retire.

Economical Growth: In 2004, real estate construction activity sprang up in different parts of the country. Mostly retirement communities nestled amongst the many beautiful unoccupied beaches and mountain valleys. In 2005, construction permits rose by 90% while Panama’s economy grew by a respectful 6.4%. The Panama Canal recorded its third consecutive year of double-digit growth in toll revenues. Tourism and financial services also made impressive growth gains.

Americans came back to Panama because of the excellent infrastructure built by the Americans, low crime, numerous English-speaking natives, great Immigration Visa programs; the currency has always been the U.S. Dollar, and great Tax incentives.

The Best Reason is that Panama is so cheap to live! Land, housing, local foods, transportation, leather goods, clothing, and local artisan wares are all far cheaper than anywhere in North America or Europe.

Don’t Take My Word for it. Read what leading experts have to say about Panama’s real estate opportunities.

The NY Times recently wrote: “Panama is increasingly lighting up the radar screens of those searching for an affordable alternative to the more traditional south-of-the-border retreats in Mexico, Costa Rica and the Caribbean, where escalating prices increasingly rival those along America’s own beach fronts.”

Forbes Magazine (July 11, 2005) praised Panama as a recommended “PARADISE FOUND: WHERE TO RETIRE ABROAD” where a U.S. couple “purchased a lot on a hill overlooking a golf course and have built a three-bedroom white-stucco house with a red-tile roof (total cost: about $250,000).” in Boquete. “You can hear the sound of rivers here,” says Janet. “It’s very peaceful.”

National Association of Realtors: Tom Stevens, who is their current President, recently visited Panama and explained: “We’re seriously thinking of investing here. It’s a great opportunity. Prices are what it was like in the U.S. 20 to 25 years ago.”

The London Financial Times wrote in its April 14, 2005 issue that Panama is now passing Costa Rica as the place to invest. “Like Costa Rica, Panama is loaded with exquisite beach towns, has inviting tax and ownership policies for foreigners and a long history of political stability. Moreover, Panama City is an urbane, safe city that has long had a military and civilian US presence because of the canal. A gated-community, three-bedroom luxury home on a golf course in the mountains can be had for $250,000 to $350,000, real estate experts say… Chuck Bedsole, who oversees Latin American real estate for PriceWaterhouseCoopers, thinks Panama is at an earlier stage in the real estate boom.”

Conde Nast Traveler’s October 2004 issue declared: “Panama is the new Central American bargain where the U.S. dollar – the market currency – goes a long way.”

Is it Safe to Buy real estate in Panama? Buying Real Estate in Panama is safe and secure for foreigners. The U.S. State Dept. verifies this by stating: “Titled land, and the process of buying this, is similar in concept to that of the U.S., and land deeds are duly recorded with the Public Registry…”

How Long Will this Boom Last? It’s just starting. Donald Trump hasn’t even broken ground yet.

Daniel Hanna, the Panama City real estate broker, reiterates: “Invest in Panama real estate now before the Towers are completed. Panama will become a hot real estate market because it has so many attractions than just real estate construction. Soon, the world will know Panama for its natural beauty, healthy climates, and charismatic people. Living in this beautiful country is just a benefit!”

The National Geographic Traveler predicted in December of 2004: “Panama is now where Costa Rica was 10 years ago. Panama is getting ready to explode.”

“Boom” I can hear the distant rumbling of a Big Boom yet to come!

With President-Elect Donald Trump’s shocking win and the ever increasing voice of white supremacy groups, comes an onslaught of racist comments which has gotten several Americans to stop and think. Does the slogan Make America Great Again’ entail an ethnic cleansing of the region? Are a hidden majority of Americans racist?

The Alt-Right came under the coat-tails of Trumps crowd rousing speeches of deportation and racist rhetoric. It is a modernized version of white nationalism tailored for the 21st century. The principles of white nationalism is that they believe that Caucasians should identify themselves as a group with common genetic heritage and often sharing the same cultural background. They wish to use this commonality to work towards policies which are favored by white people.

White supremacists believe that white people are superior to all races and the overwhelming response of the United States hints that no matter how culturally diverse America is, it is predominantly a white nationalist country. Directly after Trump rose to presidency, a hidden majority of voters who felt threatened by the racial diversity of the nation had voted for Trump to embark on this racial cleansing. Racial slurs began in everyday life from spray painting offensive words on cars owned by African Americans to physical assault of men, women and children of non-white descent.

While racism was definitely never invisible in America, and quite frankly, racism is never invisible anywhere, a huge number of rural, white American men and women gave voice to their dream of a purely white America. The number of racist attacks has increased with White supremacists acting extremely hostile against other races, even though the victim is often an American citizen.

The first warning sign came when Trump’s racists comments became so well received. Trump was going to deport immigrants, build a wall to separate Mexico, racially profile Muslims – suddenly Trump supporters grew like wild fire. Why is this racial discrimination so appealing to such a vast majority of voters? Is it because the deep racism of the past generations have been secretly harbored and nurtured inside select segments of Americans? Is it because they are not open minded? Or is it because they are blinded by their dream of a white America to even believe that cultural diversity does the country good.

President-Elect Trump has already commenced building his wall. He has built the wall of racial division inside America. Americans are no longer blind to someone’s race and diversity. They see it, they hate it and sadly, they want to get rid of it.

Plastic surgery isn’t a walk in the park. Although these procedures can go well at times, you can also experience serious consequences from them. It doesn’t happen to everyone, but facelifts can result in nerve damage. The procedure is, after all, a surgery, so the risks associated with surgeries apply here as well. For example, people have experienced cardiac arrest, respiratory failure and shock while they were on plastic surgeons’ operating tables.

Besides the risks of plastic surgery, you also have to consider the cost. On average, a facelift will cost you $12,000! This is money that you might rather spend on your retirement, a trip to Europe or making repairs on your house. You just don’t have money to spend on plastic surgery!

Plastic surgery is not necessarily the answer to everything. That’s because it could result in something worse than you were expecting. For example, after the swelling goes down and you see how you are going to look from then on, you may be unhappy with the results. With the surgery already done, you will not be able to go back and undo it.

Another problem is the immediate effects after the surgery. It may be a facelift, but you can still experience headaches, vomiting, nausea and pain that last for years. These side effects do not last forever in everyone, but some people have had to deal with unpleasant physical side effects that have lasted for several years.

During the surgery, it’s possible that you could lose too much blood. If you lose enough blood, your organs could fail, or you might even die. This is certainly not the outcome for most plastic surgery procedures, but it is something to be concerned about.

Fillers

The facelift is not your only option; you also have Botox. If you don’t have any problem with not being able to make various facial expressions, this option might be for you. When you receive an injection of Botox, the nerves are blocked, and your muscles will be paralyzed. This procedure has great effects for people, but they don’t last. You will need to have another injection in 12 months, but some people need to have their next injections in as little as three months.

Wrinkle Creams

If injections of fillers do not appeal to you, you also have wrinkle creams, and some of them work to a certain extent. These creams contain antioxidants that reduce the appearance of wrinkles fairly well. Some of the additives are retinol or vitamin A and vitamin C. These antioxidants take on the free radicals that damage your skin and cause wrinkles to appear.

You also have a choice of exfoliants, including poly hydroxy acids, beta hydroxy acids and alpha hydroxy acids that encourage the top layer of dead skin cells to slough off so that newer cells can come in and replace them. This has the result of creating softer, smoother skin. Creams that contain tea extracts, coenzyme Q10, niacinamide and grape seed extract also work with varying degrees of success.

You Are not a Candidate for Plastic Surgery

Not everyone is a candidate for plastic surgery. It doesn’t matter what type of surgery you are seeking, you will need to be in good health before a surgeon will agree to perform it. If you have a chronic illness, you may not receive clearance for surgery until your condition is stable. If you smoke, you are also not a good candidate for plastic surgery because smoking can complicate your surgery and the results. You would need to quit at least one month before the surgery, but this isn’t easy to do, so it may not be an option for you.

Your physical health is not going to be the only thing your surgeon will be concerned about. Many doctors will require you to undergo psychological screening before plastic surgery to ensure that you are having the surgery for the right reasons.

In our 25th episode of the Madness Chronicles, we’ll take a look at the madness over President Trump’s COVID-19 diagnosis. Remember, madness is a state of being mentally ill, severely, extremely foolish behavior, and a state of frenzied or chaotic activity. Let’s take a look at the Left’s vile reaction to the President’s diagnosis.

Twitter’s double standard was on full display. Twitter clearly states that ‘hoping that someone dies due to a serious disease’ is a violation, their terms of service and violators will be banned. Yet they allowed wishes of death against President Donald Trump from its verified leftist users to stay on the platform Friday morning after the President.

Zara Rahim tweeted, “It’s been against my moral identity to tweet this for the past four years, but, I hope he dies.” Rahim is a former national spokeswoman for Hillary Clinton’s campaign and Obama White House staffer. California congressional candidate Steve Cox tweeted, “I hope they both die.” When challenged by a follower who told Cox he was better than that, he replied, “No, I’m not. I hope they both die”.

Guardians of the Galaxy star Dave Bautista tweeted, “What’s really terrifying to me right now is that so many people who thought Trump was the fascist scourge of the earth yesterday are praying for him and wishing him a speedy recovery today.” He went on to say it would send the wrong message to people on the fence or even his supporters.

British Actor Dominic West told the audience on Good Morning Britain that he ‘leaped in the air with joy’ at the news President Donald Trump tested positive for the coronavirus. The volume of doom wishers prompted British talk show host Piers Morgan to respond. He said, “Interesting to see those who’ve spent the last few years screaming that Trump’s an uncaring, heartless empathy-devoid b*stard now spewing their gleeful joy that he & his wife have a deadly virus. They’re no better than the man they loathe.”

In the case of Leftist activist and Trump hater Michael Moore, he thinks the President is lying. In a Facebook rant, Moore claimed Trump was lying to postpone the election. He then said Trump wanted to get out of future debates and offer more theories of why the President wasn’t sick. In the end, he admitted he might be sick, and wanted him to stay alive so he can be held accountable for his gross mishandling of the coronavirus crisis.

Texas State Representative Gene Wu tweeted, “Hard to serve a prison sentence if you’re dead,” about President Trump’s coronavirus infection. He soon deleted the tweet. Wu then tweeted, “Currently, we are the only nation in the world that is actually safer with our commander in chief incapacitated.” Not done yet, he said, “If we’re taking extraordinary efforts to save Trump… why weren’t these efforts used to save more than 200,000 Americans?”

Iranian-American commentator Reza Aslan tweeted his response regarding the President. He said, “I hope Trump has a speedy recovery and lives a long life so that he can be humiliated at the polls, see his empire of greed crumble, be sued for rape, arrested for tax fraud, and watch as history condemns him as the worst president, the worst human in American history.”

You truly can’t make this stuff up. We live in unprecedented times in America and the world. The madness we are experiencing unequaled.

May we wake from this madness before it’s too late. I wish you good health, and until next time, have fun, enjoy life, and watch out for the madness amongst us. It’s 2020, and it’s getting out of hand.

Believe it or not, Donald Trump has joined MLM. Believe it or not Donald Trump has his own MLM company called The Trump Network. Some might say Donald Trump is crazy for joining MLM. MLM? Why it’s one of those pyramid schemes. Is Donald Trump nuts?

Actually Donald Trump is not crazy. He is smarter than most because he has landed in the right industry for our current economy. Donald realizes that you must diversify especially in hard times. He knows the state of our economy and he plans on not letting an opportunity like this slip by.

One Industry Decline Another Rises To The Top

We learn from the past and when we look back history has shown us that when one industry begins to fail others emerge. In the early 90’s real estate was seeing hard times but MLM was bounding with growth. That’s when a stampede of opportunity seekers jumped in the MLM arena. Donald Trump knows history repeats itself and is positioned for the next big explosion of growth in MLM. Examine our recent market in real estate. There are plenty of professional marketers out of work. The MLM field is ready to grow like wild fire as these marketers jump into network marketing.

That is why Donald Trump began The Trump Network. Trump Network is an MLM marketing firm that promotes health products very similar to other companies in the industry. Donald also knows that there is one very important element that has changed the face of network marketing from what it was in the 90’s and that is the internet.

MLM has always been a one-on-one face-to-face meet in person business. However today we have the internet and the ability to meet people all over the world with just a click of a mouse. When you are online your business is global. Lots of network marketing companies are already moving products on a global scale. In the past you had you warm list of friends and family and co-workers. Today network marketer’s have the ability to sponsor people all over the world. Imagine sponsoring a new rep in New Zealand who you met on myspace. The possibilities are endless.

So don’t think Donald and The Trump Network is crazy. The entire MLM industry is about to explode on a global scale. Donald certainly knows what he is doing.

Do you find yourself in a politically divided marriage? Are you struggling with reconciling diverging political views in your relationship? A poll exclusive to the Guardian “reveals that in households across the US, Trump is fueling a deep split among married couples.”

Not even counting the Trump effect on couples, we know that 50 % of all first marriages and 67% of all second marriages end in divorce no matter the economic status. Divorce is financially costly and the emotional costs can be devastating, such as increase in depression caused by loss of partner, hopes and lifestyle, according to Mediate.com.

What went wrong that so many couples feel they have to end their relationships? Many of us think that once things have started going south there isn’t a way to turn them around.

That’s no longer so. There are now proven practices to avoid breakups and increase the sustainability of a loving relationship without having to invest in years of talk therapy to get there. As Anne says, “According to our couple’s therapist it would have taken us ten years of therapy to get where we have gotten through two weekends with our Intimacy coaches.”

Through practices that are adapted from ancient Tantra and blended with principles in cognitive psychology backed by scientific research, couples are becoming able to resolve conflict quickly and enjoy more fun and intimate connection.

There are five shifts that distinguish happy and fulfilled couples who experience deep emotional and satisfying sexual intimacy while enjoying peace, fun and freedom of self-expression together.

Shift #1: Total Honesty

Most couples are not honest with each other, by either not telling the whole truth or understating the facts. Why is this? Because of FEAR. We’re trained to be dishonest because that’s how we learned to get what we want AND we’re terrified we won’t be loved.

When you learn how to come from a place of deep compassion and inspiration, rather than desperation or neediness, fear vanishes and deep intimacy is cultivated.

Shift #2: Resolve and Commitment

Most people live in a fantasy about what they want. The true intimacy dream requires determination, focus, the relentlessness needed to face the challenges, disappointments, judgments and criticism along with the waiting time.

Kate and Allan were stuck in a cycle of fighting and anger outbreaks. Through their resolve and total commitment to restoring their relationship, Allan reported: “Last night, after a 2 hour lovemaking session, I had enough energy to give Kate a full-body rubdown with moisturizing lotion. In the past, I barely had the energy or desire to have sex after a full day of work. But last night? Deep connectedness with Kate.”

Shift #3: Move Into Action

Thousands of couples try to bring deeper intimacy into their relationship but they don’t take the necessary action and therefore they make little or no progress. The #1 reason couples hesitate and don’t take action is fear of rejection. However, once we move into action we start to see great results.

Shift #4: Effective Intimacy Practices

So you’re honest, committed, and ready to move into action. Now what? You need to know what to do – a system of practices that can train you on how to be more intimate. The real problem is that most people have no system. This can keep us stuck in reliving old patterns and issues without providing any new way to solve them.

Dwain and Barbara felt so much blame and resentment towards each other. Once they learned and applied effective intimacy practices, the results were stunning as expressed by Barbara: “I have been awakened. Today I can truly love myself and can feel the love and acceptance from my amazing husband and experience a marriage beyond my wildest dreams!”

Shift #5: Mentoring

Working with a mentor or coach accelerates you at realizing what you want. A great mentor can see things in you and your relationship that you can’t see yourself. They make you more aware and insightful. A wise mentor knows how to help you think straight when you’re about to beat yourself up or question your path to success.