Politics: The 10 Worst Parts of the Trump Administration

I am hoping that I am covering all the worst things that happened while Trump was president. I could not even cover all of what I wanted to since while mentioning ten is easy, I’m sure to be missing a whole lot of what some might feel should be on the list. Keep that in mind in case you think that something that should be on here isn’t.

 

#10 The photo op- This one was just all sorts of wrong in many ways. I think that he lost one of his cabinet members because of this, although I forget if it was right away or not. It goes down in infamy with one trying to wrap their mind about how he misused people like this.

 

#9 The longest government shutdown in US history-  You can tell how bad he is that this is only number nine out of all of the choices. He shut down the government and many people never got paid for the work that they were forced to do if I know what happened correctly.

 

#8 Unite the “Right” Response- Believe it or not, I was mildly tolerating Trump and willing to accept him as someone who might disprove his critics until this. But to say that an obviously wrong group of people has perfectly fine people like the actual good guys proves all of the power that he gave to white supremacists. I started wearing a safety pin because of this and while I stopped for a while after he left office, I brought it back because of it.

 

#7 Trying to extort Ukraine- The basis for his first impeachment should be all the proof that you need that he’s a terrible person as he is willing to hold up military aid to get what he wants in order to stay in office. But some people just can’t see the truth.

 

#6 Tainting the judiciary- Be it Neil Gorsuch, Amy Coney Barrett, or any of the number of people he both never should have gotten at the beginning or near the end of his term in office, we have a whole fucking lot of people with no business having the jobs that they do judging people that they do in so many controversies after another, I can only be glad that not all of them are bad as a good chunk of them are against Trump, but man, the bulk of them suck for one reason or another, be it their inexperience or radial ways.

 

#5 Poor pandemic response- He was willing to blame anyone and everyone except himself and was terrible at leading through this horrible pandemic made worse by him and governors who followed his lead. You’d think that him almost dying of covid would have changed his ways, but it made him even more cocky.

 

#4 Louis DeJoy- You’d think that someone with zero postal experience should have no business having the top job in the postal service, but Trump thought that this Republican donor deserved to help mess up the postal system in many ways including vote by mail efforts. All I know is that Trump votes by mail all the time and this is something that needs to be remembered as we still have to deal with his stink until he is able to be ousted in some way.

 

#3 All the fucking pardons et al- What’s even more terrible than how many corrupt people there were with the Trump administration or in some way associated with him got pardoned by him which continues a long line of Republican presidents pardoning friends or people who were involved with scandals during his administration.

 

#2 The storming of the capitol- This one day will be one of the worst in US and world history as the stink of it is not likely to go away any time soon. If the insurrectionist could just leave and have a peaceful transition of power, this never would have happened. But he would never admit defeat in his life despite all of his failures in life.

 

#1 Brett Kavanaugh- Defending this man is maddening. I’ll say this and if it falls on deaf ears, I’ll just yell it: he was unpopular before the sexual misconduct allegations were known. He is the worst part of the Trump administration for many reasons. For one, it shows just how much people will defend, jumping through hoops as to why it shouldn’t even matter these allegations and claiming that they were wronged when they got what they wanted! I cannot respect anyone who can support Kavanaugh and we never would have had him without Trump.

 

And there you have it. This couldn’t in any way ever cover every terrible thing that happened during the presidency of Trump. There’s a lot that I didn’t include that maybe should be on this list in the end. Consider these the worst of the worst.

Politics: Affirmative Action

This has been in the news this year after the Supreme Court case of Students for Fair Admissions versus Harvard overturned it. I can’t go into as much detail as I want to, but I can give what thoughts I have of this with my limited knowledge.

 

Basically, this seems to be yet another in a long line of rulings by the Roberts court which seeks to overturn long established norms and hope that nothing bad happens. Now this isn’t set to change any time soon as Republicans won’t rest until all of the justices are con servatives.

 

What is affirmative action? It is people intentionally hiring minorities in order to make up for the disparities they have had over the years. Well, that is my view of it which may be wrong. What’s wrong with affirmative action? Apparently it is racist to the whites that don’t benefit from it. That’s what five white justices and one black justice thought. One white justice didn’t think that. This ruling doesn’t affect military academies at the moment.

 

Liberals are hating yet another terrible decision by the Supreme Court while Republicans are loving the terrible things they get done as always. They are even threatening to sue any and all people who won’t stick with the new decision. We can hope that potential future lawsuits wind up changing things. Until then, problems are on the horizon.

Politics: The Random Trump Ads Boycott

Ever since the insurrectionist was let back on YouTube and he could air ads on this site again, I was wondering how I could get back at them. While there is still more that I can do regarding that, things are more broad than they can be. I’ll start with what inspired this:

 

Daily Kos sometimes does a reel of their stories on something like a YouTube video with regular interruptions for ads. In July of this year, it was Trump promoting himself. Now anyone who knows anything about Daily Kos would know that they would never accept money from Trump. But they do rely on ad revenue and do allow randomized ads which gives Trump a chance to be promoted on their site so I gave it up for the rest of that month and all of the next. I will also give it up for Lent again in 2024.

 

I plan to do this with any site that I use. It doesn’t matter how much I rely on this site. In the off chance that it is imdb, the only site that I use to do cast updates for four of my blogs, this being one of them. I’d more or less have to either give up those blogs or temporarily do away without casts updates for a while. It all depends on if I feel that I have to have them done on certain dates or not. If they do, then I will still update them. Otherwise, I’ll skip doing these blogs and post a link to this blog post (unless it affects this blog) once the updates are back.

 

There were some issues with my mind as to how I could manage this with facebook. There were two times that it was close to appearing in my newsfeed. One of them had a supposedly Christian thing I had followed sometime all the way back when showing up in my newsfeed, but at the very top in the story section that I don’t care about too much. I blocked that group.

 

The other one was a photo of a Trump flag in a photo album that a friend had posted. I unfollowed this friend, but am not sure that this is the same thing as sharing it the traditional way that I would hate even more. While I did some more on facebook on those days, both times afterwards, I went without facebook for a bit after it. It is just hard for me to give it up during football season when I try to keep updates going in my Rams group.

 

As for YouTube, I have boycotted YouTube once briefly in 2018 and even then I still watched a single video that wasn’t on the site, yet was. I can and will give up YouTube channels. I may even unsubscribe from some of them if I was subscribed to them in the first place. I can watch any and all of them again. I also am not giving up the YouTube channels of Brian Tyler Cohen, Taskmaster, The Lincoln Project, Politics Done Right, The Odd Ones out, my sister’s, and others TBD. If any of them relate to a TV show, I would have to give that up for a while. Some might even relate to Celtic Woman.

 

I’m still not sure what facebook related thing I might give up for Lent next year. And it is worth noting that Disney Fandom retroactively joins Daily Kos on this list as well. I might have to just randomly give up the old issues of TV Guide that I am too slow with if that website has these ads. I have no idea what else might change. But this is a good starting point and I can always cover more of what happens in my Elsbeth blog once that starts.

Cast Update 9-1-2023

I had to schedule a lot of things in advance in one day so this post is incomplete. I often do not have the time or energy for things that I would like to and yet still feeling like doing what I shouldn’t do, but do. And while I can cheat and say things went up before they did, I hate doing that and won’t do it if and when possible. I’m not sure if I can get back on top of my old blogging behavior as it is hard to stay on top of things and get all of the other things that I need done too as well.

 

Tea Leoni: She will be in a project called Endangered, which will be a movie. There are no other things that I see her in right now besides that. I don’t know when they finished filming the show, but you’d think that those who are still doing projects will have stuff right now to do (if that makes sense).

 

Endangered: This is a movie about the lives of threatened species. We’ll see what role she has in it. The website I’m checking makes it seem like she’ll be lending her voice to it so maybe it will be some sort of documentary. The release date is unknown now.

 

Bebe Neuwirth: She’s had a recurring bit on Blue Bloods and may show up on it from time to time. There are other minor things that she has done. It appears that she will be in a new show called Julia. Two more things that she is in are Frasier: Revival and Captian Fall. It is nice to see her doing things.

 

Julia: This is a show about Julia Child, the chef. It is available now on HBO Max. It first became available on 3-31-2022. There is a trailer for this that I will talk about. I might not care about missing the show even if I’m coming to like some cooking shows.

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PZBacZqwbCA

 

Thoughts on trailer: This looks way more interesting than I ever would have thought that it might be. Who would have thought that a woman would need to overcome cooking stereotypes? It seems like there is a lot more going on here than might need to be, but there isn’t much else to say about this. I doubt that I’ll be able to see it without borrowing this from my sister’s family for a moment, but it could be fine regardless of it I wind up seeing it in the future or not.

 

Frasier: Revival: This is best described as a revival of the show Frasier which I never saw for no good reason (lack of interest, I guess?). It is set to air in 2023. I don’t know what else there is to say about it yet and am unsure how or if I’ll see the original.

 

Captian Fall: This is currently airing on Netflix. While there is a trailer for it, I don’t have time to talk about it in this month’s cast update. I hope to next month. It is about a person who becames unwittingly part of a cartel and will be the fall guy in case something goes wrong. There’s a trailer for this that I will talk about now:

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RQiqPU3Mu6Q

 

Thoughts on trailer: This looks really dumb. I think that I will be glad to not be seeing this show at all. Am I supposed to be rooting for the hero? I can’t think of any redeeming characteristics that he might have. What else would I watch this show for?

 

Geoffrey Arend: He will be in a project called Physical, a TV show. Another thing that he is in now is a TV movie called Office Race. That’s all that I see him doing for now. I guess that I’ll see what else he might be into at times.

 

Physical: This is a TV show, but too much about this is unknown at this point in time. It is out now on Apple TV+. It also has a trailer that I will be talking some about. It is a very new thing and imdb isn’t revealing much about it now as a result. But we’ll find out more about this over time.

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQTFdslwJYo

 

Thoughts on trailer: I’m not entirely sure what to make of this. It doesn’t seem that bad, but it doesn’t seem anywhere close to good either. It is going for something maybe a bit different, but I can’t really get behind it that much. I was never one for the 80s as I wasn't even born yet and really only get stuff out of it from when I see The Goldbergs. It doesn’t seem all that interesting to me really.

 

Office Race: This is set for release on September 4, 2023. The plot of it sounds dumb. An employee is going to great lengths to one up his excercised obsessed boss. This doesn’t even sound that original, although I have no idea what it could be ripping off.

 

Kathrine Herzer: She hasn’t been doing much since the show ended or now, it seems. Maybe she is going back to a more normal life. Not all the child actors or actresses continue into the field when they get older as they want to do other things in life. Remember the people from Shining Time Station?

 

Evan Roe: Again, this person has not been doing much after the show ended. I guess it hasn’t been over long enough or a lot of these people just haven’t found a new job yet, at least in the Hollywood industry. You’d think that the filming would have ended long enough ago, but maybe not. While he is mentioned as in the cast for A Man in Full, which also stars Jon Michael Hill from my Elementary blog and William Jackson Harper from my CSI: Cyber blog, all three of those people are mentioned as only appearing in one episode thus far.

 

A Man in Full: There is no release date or trailer for this yet. It is about a mogul who has to defend his failing empire from those seeking to gain from his failure. This is set to be a miniseries. I’ll find out where later. It could be good, but the plot seems overused.

 

Tim Daly: The time has come to say what this man is finally doing after Madam Secretary as he finally has something new in the works now. He is in Finestkind. That’s it for now. Maybe we’ll do more at some point in time. Maybe he won’t.

 

Finestkind: I’m guessing that this is a movie or supposed to be. It has a release date of September 8, 2023. It is about two brothers finding themselves trapped in issues with organized crime people. There is no trailer yet.

 

Zeljko Ivanek: He is finally set to be in something called Now and Then, which is a TV show. Maybe we’ll see more of his acting in the future or maybe we won’t. Another thing that he will be in is Let the Right One in. He’s also in The Walking Dead: Dead City.

 

Now and Then: This is a TV series about a group of Hispanic friends meeting again years after one of them is found dead. It is available now. It is on Apple TV+. It could be good, but it doesn’t sound original. There is a trailer for this now:

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zfyk7tbtTN4

 

Thoughts on trailer: Well, this looks like it could be interesting and also complicated in different ways. It seems to focus too much on clichés, although I couldn’t guess who might be guilty in the end of anything (it might be all of them). I don’t think that I’ll miss much by not being able to see it, even if some of this could be good.

 

Let the Right One in: This doesn’t have a trailer yet. This is out now. This is a vampire drama that I believe is based on an existing movie that was also already remade into a movie before, albeit much earlier and too soon after the old one was just out from what I understand of it. Here’s another one. There is a trailer for this now:

 

Trailer link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_abIA--OY3Y

 

Thoughts on trailer: Well, I’m fine without this. While there have been a few horror movies that I have liked to an extent, this doesn’t look like one of them, although it is a TV show and not a movie. But that’s not the point exactly. It seems obvious and dumb so I’ll be better off without it.

 

The Walking Dead: Dead City: This is a continuation of The Walking Dead focusing on the character of Negan. I’m going to include some overlap with my blogs on Madam Secretary and The Good Wife as they both have actors in this show. It is currently available.

 

Erich Bergen: He’s also not doing much yet as of the show ending. After appearing in some episodes of the final season of Bull, I’ll have to wait to see what else he is up to in the future after this. I can only hope that he does more in the future.

 

Patina Miller: She is the narrator of a show called Word Party. That’s all that she’s doing for now. I think that she’s a mother so that may affect how much work she’ll be able to do. We’ll see what goes on in her life and I hope she can do something I can watch. She’s also set to be in the upcoming project of Into the Woods. That’s about it.

 

Word Party: This is a Netflix kids show that is available now. Patina is the narrator of it. I don’t know much about it. I doubt that I will be able to see it in the future. This show is about teaching others how to talk and learning simple things like that.

 

Into the Woods: This has no plot yet. What I’m unsure of is if this is a remake of the movie Into the Woods or, perhaps, a live musical version of this. It would seem kind of early in my mind to remake the movie. Anyways, it has no release date or trailer yet.

 

Wallis Currie-Wood: She has done very little outside of the show. Maybe she will do something more in Hollywood or maybe not. It will be hard to understand some of why I’m not seeing much in terms of what the cast is doing in the future unless or until more time passes.

 

Keith Carradine: He has two projects in the works. One is called Sallywood. The other one is called The Daylong Brothers. We’ll see what happens between those and anything else that he does. I look forward to hopefully seeing these films at some point in time. Maybe more will happen in the future. He’s also in the new season of Fear the Walking Dead. He is in is the TV show Accused. Two more things that he is in are They Listen and Rabbit Ears: Annie Oakley.

 

Sallywood: This movie romantic in some way, but I don’t know if it’s a comedy or not. It is about a man who moves to Hollywood and becomes a woman’s personal assistant. There will be more to it than that. It has an unknown release date at this time.

 

The Daylong Brothers: This has an unknown release date at this time. It is about three brothers who try to get revenge on their father for selling their souls. This could be interesting, even if I don’t really like to watch horror films. But this could just be normal supernatural.

 

Fear the Walking Dead: This is an AMC show that is a spin-off of the original Walking Dead. At first, it was a prequel set at the start of the zombie outbreak. Now, it is set sometime later during the same time frame as the original. I don’t know when or if I’ll be able to see this, but will include this in the updates for as long as Keith is in it.

 

Accused: I can’t quite tell what this is about, although I hope to have more explained in the future. It is a FOX show that is on hiatus. I don’t know how much there is to mention in something like this since a lot has changed about it in the present by now.

 

Review: Accused: Status- Currently on hiatus. Why I’ve seen it- I tend to watch a new FOX show at least once. Description- If I understand the premise of this correctly, we see the story of someone on trial, the events leading up to it, and what the end result is. Notable People- It might at some point star Keith Carradine from Madam Secretary. He might only appear in one episode. Pros- It is different from the usual courtroom drama. Cons- This show is all kinds of terrible in many ways. It doesn’t spend enough time in the courtroom, which is not a problem on its own, but seeks to take away why we are there in the end. It also seems to support the idea of vigilante justice instead of, you know, calling the police to make sure that a crime does not happen. Note to Parents- Don’t let your kids watch this show. Recommendation- Don’t waste your time with this. My Viewing Habits- I watched the first episode of this show and will never see it ever again. Prediction- I have no idea if this will last right now or not, but I would say that it might for now. We’ll see if it keeps the ratings that it has or if it gets lower ones in the future. Reception: positive. Grade: F.

 

They Listen: This currently has an unknown release date. It is unknown what plot is has right now to the general public as that is being kept under wrap. We’ll see how soon they will reveal information about it. We may learn nothing.

 

Rabbit Ears: Annie Oakley: This is based on the true story of this woman. It seems to be animated, I guess. It is a short and for the family. It has an unknown release date at this point in time. I wish that I knew who Annie Oakley is, but I guess that I’ll find out when I see this.

 

Sebastian Arcelus: He is set to be in the movie Into the Woods. That’s all that I can see for him at this point in time. But I’m going to talk about something. I want to say whatever dumb things I feel that I have to in order to make these paragraphs a certain length after all.

 

Into the Woods: This has no plot yet. What I’m unsure of is if this is a remake of the movie Into the Woods or, perhaps, a live musical version of this. It would seem kind of early in my mind to remake the movie. Anyways, it has no release date or trailer yet.

 

Sara Ramirez: We’ll see what else she might do in the future. It could be a lot or not much at all. One source is now saying that her show, And Just Like That, is returning for a season 2 after all. Other than that role, I don’t see anything mentioned of hers for now.

 

Kevin Rahm: There isn’t much to talk about for him right now. Maybe I’ll see more of him in the future or maybe not. It is hard to tell for sure what all might be covered in these blogs of mine or what all what stay there whether it is outdated or not.

 

Barbara Hall: I will see what future, if any, she might have in the TV or movie industry. You’d think that she’d be doing something at some point or another, but maybe she won’t be at least for a while. I guess that I’ll keep her in the updates since only death would get rid of someone.

 

Schedule

 

Available now- Word Party (on Netflix), Physical (on Apple TV), Fear the Walking Dead (on AMC), Julia (on HBO Max), Now and Then, Let the Right One in, The Walking Dead: Dead City, Captian Fall (on Netflix)

 

Currently on hiatus: Accused

 

September 4, 2023- Office Race

 

September 8, 2023- Finestkind

 

Unknown 2023- Frasier: Revival

 

Unknown year- Endangered, Sallywood, The Daylong Brothers, Into the Woods, A Man in Full, Rabbit Ears: Annie Oakley, They Listen