Journal de La Reyna (World News Today): May 2025

Saturday, May 31, 2025

The Midway Wrap Up!

This Chinese AI image of President Donald J, Trump and First Lady Melania Trump explains where America stands.

So we enter the seven months of disaster.

June, July, August, September, October, November and December.

How many (up to 3 deaths or injuries) shootings?

5,965 shootings since May 31.

How many mass shootings?

158 shootings since May 31.

How many school shootings?

7 school shootings since May 31.

How many civilians killed by police?

513 people killed by police since May 31.

How many police officers killed by civilians, animals or nature?

27 members of law enforcement were killed since May 31.

How many firefighters and first responders died in incidents?

85 members of firefighters and first responders since May 31.

We are in the first year of President Donald J. Trump's second term. He and Vice President JD Vance are unpopular. The Republicans and Democrats are unpopular.

Most incompetent administration yet again. Trump hires media personalities from Fox and far right platforms as his administration. Already 10% of them left.

Elon Musk, Robert F. Kennedy, Marco Rubio, Herschel Walker, Jeanine Pirro, Alina Habba, Karoline Leavitt, Tulsi Gabbard, Kristi Noem, Pam Bondi, Mike Huckabee and Scott Bessent are idiots.

The junk food media is unpopular.

Israel is unpopular.

America is on the decline.

Former president Joe Biden has terminal cancer. The Democratic Party is rejected by the base it turned its back on. They are still in lockstep with Israel and repeatedly grandstanding on issues.

Republicans are quickly stripping away freedoms and massively deporting immigrants without due process.

It is a shitshow.

Trump has declared he may never leave. He threatens to seize Gaza, Greenland, the Panama Canal and Canada. He said that "democracy will be spread by the barrel of a gun."

Trump has this on and off relationship with the Israeli regime's leader Benjamin Netanyahu. He managed to free an American who served in the genocidal Israeli Defence Forces. The president used military forces on Somalia, Yemen, in the Red Sea and Chad.

The Karmelo Anthony and Austin Metcalf controversy still simmers.

Ibrahim Traoré has become the new threat to Israel, the European Union and the United States. Traoré has become the most admired leader in Black politics. As interim president, Traoré managed to kick out Western back businesses and wants to return natural resources to the people of Burkina Faso.

The president pardoned the Jan. 6 rioters. He pardoned Ashli Babbitt and offered the family a $5 million payout. He pardoned rapper Youngboy Never Broke Again.

Trump pardoned Gangster Disciples founder Larry Hoover. Hoover still has to finish his lengthy state term.

Trump also pardoned fraudsters Ross Ulbricht of Silk Road and former Hunter Biden ally Devon Archer. Trump pardons reality television agitators Todd and Julie Chrisley. Trump pardons Michele Fiore, the controversial Nevada politician who stole from fallen police officers. Trump is considering pardoning Sean "Puffy" Combs, Derek Chauvin and R. Kelly.

The No. 8 Ohio State Buckeyes won against the No. 7 Norte Dame Fighting Irish in the College Football National Championship. The Buckeyes rebound from massive losses to the Big Ten Champion Oregon Ducks and last year's champions and arch rival Michigan Wolverines to defeat the Fighting Irish.

The No.3 Philadelphia Eagles defeated the No. 1 ranked Kansas City Chiefs in a massive sweep.

Biden announced he has terminal cancer.

The popular children's character Peppa Pig is a big sister again. Mummy Pig gave birth to a third piglet. That was some major news in the U.S. and Great Britain.

The Equalizer, S.W.A.T., Poppa's House, Lopez vs. Lopez, Night Court, The Rational, and Found were minority lead shows. They were canceled.

The Neighborhood will end in Winter 2026.

American Dad! returns to Fox after TBS finalized its move. The Seth McFarlane animated sitcom returns to Fox after leaving the network in 2014. It will be on in Winter 2026.

The Oklahoma City Thunder won the Western Conference championship and await the winner of the Eastern Conference playoffs. The New York Knicks and Indiana Pacers will face off in Game 6. If the Pacers win, they will take the Eastern Conference championship.

Major American networks cover the second inauguration of Donald J. Trump as the 47th President of the United States. The inauguration was watched by 26.05 million viewers across all major broadcast and cable news networks, down from the two previous inauguration ceremonies: Joe Biden's 2021 ceremony received 39.87 million viewers and Trump's first inauguration in 2017 was viewed by 38.3 million. Fox News (which had the highest inauguration ratings among all networks, averaging 10.3 million viewers) was the only major news network to see an increase in viewership over Biden's 2021 inauguration.

Media personality Ms. Rachel hugs a 3 year old Palestinian toddler who lost her legs to the horrifc war crimes commited by Israel.

Sesame Workshop announces a deal with Netflix to stream new episodes of Sesame Street, starting with its 56th season. The move comes after Warner Bros. Discovery opted not to renew its contract with Sesame Workshop after Sesame Street's 55th season; the show had aired exclusively on PBS until 2016, when WBD-owned HBO gained rights to episode premieres, which moved to HBO Max in 2020. Under the WBD agreement, PBS could only air Sesame Street episodes several months after HBO or Max premiered them first; under the Netflix deal, however, the streamer will release each episode the same day it premieres on PBS or PBS Kids. (The public broadcaster and predecessor NET has carried Sesame Street in some form since the program's 1969 premiere.)

Lester Holt will leave the anchor chair at NBC Nightly News. Holt, who announced his departure from the role on February 24, but will remain with NBC News as host of Dateline, joined the weekend edition of Nightly in 2008, and moved to the weeknight edition in 2015, after predecessor Brian Williams resigned. Tom Llamas, anchor of NBC News Now's Top Story, will succeed Holt as Nightly anchor on June 2.

CBS will air the series finale of After Midnight, and with it discontinue original programming in the 12:30 a.m (ET) time slot that follows The Late Show. Airing since January 2024 and initially renewed for a third season, CBS decided to instead cancel After Midnight in March following host Taylor Tomlinson's decision to leave the program and focus on stand-up comedy and other projects. CBS has aired content in the 12:30 a.m slot since the 1970s (dating back to The CBS Late Movie), and most prominently carried The Late Late Show there from 1995 until 2023.

Rodney Hinton, Jr. smirks at Ohio deputies at his trial. He took revenge on law enforcement after they killed his son.

Joy Reid and Alex Wagner were axed from MSNBC. They were popular but unfortunately, they were too critical of Israel. So the Comcast people got rid of them. MSNBC is getting spin off from the NBC brand. Steve Kornacki left the cable network to work with NBC News. Andrea Mitchell left and continues to be senior correspondent at NBC News. Chuck Todd left the networks entirely. Medhi Hassan is hiring Jamaal Bowman, Joy Reid and Cori Bush to Zeteo Media.

New Orleans truck attack: Fourteen people (excluding the perpetrator) are killed and fifty-seven others are injured in a vehicle-ramming attack along Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana. The suspect is killed in the attack.[3]

Las Vegas Cybertruck explosion: A Tesla Cybertruck catches on fire and explodes outside Trump International Hotel Las Vegas in Paradise, Nevada, killing one person and injuring seven others.

Eleven people are wounded in a shooting at a memorial outside a nightclub in Jamaica, Queens, New York City, New York.

Los Angeles experiences the most destructive wildfire in its history, fueled by strong winds and prolonged drought conditions. Thousands of structures are destroyed, including most of Sunset Boulevard. Five deaths are reported, while 180,000 people are evacuated, with fires continuing for days.

Vance and wife Usha got cold reception in Greenland.

The state funeral of Jimmy Carter is held in Washington, D.C.

The Supreme Court rules that Trump can be sentenced.

The House of Representatives votes 243 to 140 to sanction the ICC for issuing arrest warrants for Benjamin Netanyahu and former Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant.

Senate majority leader John Thune promises swift consideration of the Illegitimate Court Counteraction Act so President-elect Donald Trump can sign it into law shortly after taking office. Under the act, any foreigner who investigates, arrests, detains or prosecutes United States citizens or those of an allied country, including Israel, not under ICC jurisdiction would be sanctioned along with their family members.

International Criminal Court Prosecutor Karim Ahmad Khan becomes the first person to have economic and travel sanctions placed on him by the United States government following an executive order signed by President Donald Trump intended to target the war crimes tribunal over investigations of United States citizens or United States allies.

The renaming of the Boy Scouts of America organization to Scouting America officially takes effect.

White woman in Rochester, MN got massive donations after calling a Black boy a racial slur.

The death toll of a historic winter storm event on the Gulf Coast of the United States rises to nine. 8 in (20 cm) of snow falls at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport in Louisiana, and the statewide snowfall record in Florida is broken as over 5.5 in (14 cm) falls in Molino.

The 67th Annual Grammy Awards are held at the Crypto.com Arena in Los Angeles, honoring the best in music from September 2023 to August 2024. "Not Like Us" by Kendrick Lamar wins Record of the Year while Cowboy Carter by Beyoncé wins Album of the Year.

At the 31st Screen Actors Guild Awards, Timothée Chalamet wins Outstanding Leading Male Performance for his role as Bob Dylan in A Complete Unknown, while Demi Moore wins Outstanding Leading Female Performance for her role in The Substance. Political thriller film Conclave wins Outstanding Ensemble Performance in a Motion Picture.

Pope Leo XIV is the first American pontiff.

Editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg, reveals that members of President Trump's cabinet inadvertently shared Yemen strike plans with him in a Signal group chat. It lead to Michael Waltz being fired out the cannon.

The MLB's A's (Athletics) are officially moving to Las Vegas.

Vice President JD Vance and several other senior Trump administration officials visit the Pituffik Space Base, a United States Space Force facility in Greenland.

Idaho Governor Brad Little formally signs a bill into law, that permits the death penalty for rape and sexual abuse of children younger than 12 years of age and the Bill will become effective from July 1, 2025, onwards. This law could ultimately challenge the precedent of Kennedy v. Louisiana.

The National Association of the Deaf files a lawsuit against the White House for not providing American Sign Language interpreters during press and media briefings.

China got AI mocking Trump, Vance and Musk.

The Supreme Court rules that President Donald Trump can legally revoke the temporary protected status (TPS) of Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan immigrants in the country, totaling over 530,000 people. This comes after the Supreme Court previously allowed the Trump administration to revoke the TPS of over 250,000 Venezuelans living and working in the United States.

Elon Musk officially out as the Department of Government Efficiency.

Trump is showing signs of cognitive decline.

The U.S. Treasury officially retires the $.01 penny.

I'm getting winded here. I am going to just say that in the next months, we will see more death, more successes and more controversy. I am certain I'll be around for some of these times. If you want to recap the first months, visit our blog, Wikipedia or read on the latest from the junk food media.

Thank you to the Associated Press, Al Jazeera, Zeteo, HuffPost, The Drudge Report, CNN, Fox News Media, ABC News, NBC News, CBS News, NewsNation, Mediaite, The Raw Story, TRT Media, WHIO-TV, WKRC-TV, WCPO-TV, WBNS-TV, WDTN-TV, WLWT-TV, Reuters, MSNBC, The Hinterland Post, Rob Redding News, Black America Web, Roland Martin Unfiltered, Clay Cane, Reecie Colbert of BlackWomenViews, BlackNewsdotCom, Guy Christensen, Blake Ley, Kenny of the 2RawTooReal Podcast, Candace Owens, Karen Hunter, Ms. Rachel and those who helped inspire these postings.

Winners and losers. The top 20

Winners

Donald J. Trump
Stupidity
Kendrick Lamar
Beyoncé
60 Minutes
Philadelphia Eagles
Ohio State Buckeyes
Pope Leo XIV
Protesters against Israel
Volodymyr Zelenskyy
Drake
Independent journalism
Tucker Carlson
Roland Martin
No Other Land
Ibrahim Traoré
Ms. Rachel
Spain
South Africa
_______________

Losers

United States
Israel
European Union
Russia
Benjamin Netanyahu
Vladimir Putin
The Anti-Defamation League
Democrats
Republicans
JD Vance
Elon Musk
Michael Waltz
Joe Biden
Norte Dame Fighting Irish
Kansas City Chiefs
AIPAC
Walmart
Target
Harvard University
Columbia University

Any more we will use in the Yearly Wrap Up. See you on Dec. 31.

I am an American.

I am Black.

I am a father.

I am a human.

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Okay enough of this. We move forward and continue to do what we do. At least until I am completely tired of blogging, I will keep you informed on what's happening.

Zionism Must End!

One greater evil leads to another.

As expected, President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, former president Joe Biden, former vice president Kamala Harris, politicians, media personalities, influencers and the apartheid ethnostate of fucking Israel reacted to the killing of two Israeli operatives.

They all in unison condemning what they claim is antisemitic terrorism.

For Pete's sake, it was a fucking gun violence.

The suspect was caught without a bullet fired. Even I think it may be a fucking op.

But that's why we have law enforcement..... nevermind.

One fucking incident of gun violence gets wall-to-wall coverage.

While there is an ongoing genocide in action, our U.S. junk food media continues to put forth stories of the victims, a 30-year-old German-Israeli man named Yaron Lischinsky and a 26-year-old American woman named Sarah Milgrim, were a soon-to-be engaged couple who had been in attendance at a "Young Diplomats Reception" hosted by the American Jewish Committee prior to the shooting.

Lischinsky was a German-Israeli staff member at the Israeli Embassy, working for around two years as a propagandist with responsibilities like spying in the Middle East.

This gives the humanizing of people who served in the Israeli Defence Forces or propaganda for the Israeli regime.

I can tell you one thing.....

We need to evaluate the junk food media. They need to stop oversaturating the public with drama.

We need facts.

Independent media is growing.

For nearly two years, people are seeing Israel continue its blockade of needs, targeting of innocents, targeting of public servants, targeting of journalists and the endless gaslighting of victimhood.

While Israelis are partying in nightclubs, sipping on drinks, eating the best cruisines, dancing on TikTok, taking a surf at the local beaches and enjoying the life, we watch the regime continue obliteration elsewhere.

This motherfucker was cheering the murder of people. And you expect people these victims an ounce of sympathy?

Enjoy hell you putrid bitch 😂🤡
— gato fumador (@KweenInYellow) May 22, 2025

The ICC is utterly corrupt and worthy of contempt. https://t.co/5DE6nghALq
— Yarón Lischinsky (@yaron_li) May 13, 2025

FM @gidonsaar says Israel seeks “good relations” w/ Damascus.

This has always been Israel's position. After 10/7, we will not compromise on border security anymore. The moment Syria stabilizes & treats minorities with respect, there is room for a mutually beneficial arrangement. https://t.co/EwVpU2Y7B5
— Yarón Lischinsky (@yaron_li) May 11, 2025

"If the Houthis continue to fire missiles toward the State of Israel, they will suffer painful blows...we will hunt down and eliminate Abdul-Malik al-Houthi in Yemen as we did with Deif, Sinwar and Nasrallah."
Houthis have no idea who they are messing with. https://t.co/7b02uCpP3J
— Yarón Lischinsky (@yaron_li) May 16, 2025

Those living in Syria, Lebanon, the West Bank and Gaza are being targeted by this evil.

Trump's "America First" policies must include Israel. Even in the "Big Beautiful Bill" includes a missile defense called the "Golden Dome," which Trump wants to install. Of course endless funding to Israel is in this damn bill.

Americans are living paycheck to paycheck.

We are watching Americans opt for home instead of traveling for vacations.

Concerts are no longer going to be a thing for some folks.

Rent increase, tutition increases, medical increases, product increases and everything else will squeeze people to a point of a fiscal crisis.

Elias Rodriguez will be regarded as Luigi Mangione, Rodney Hinton, Jr. and Karmelo Anthony in the eyes of those who felt the status quo is leading to violent reaction.

Luigi Mangione killed the UnitedHealthCare CEO Brian Thompson because he felt frustration with the national insurance providers denying Americans healthcare coverage. We are paying into insurance only to be denied services or told that it can't be coverage because of policies.

Rodney Hinton, Jr. killed an Ohio Sheriff's Reserve Deputy after watching a video of his son Ryan being shot in the back by a Cincinnati Police officer. He felt that the system will let this cop walk. He wanted to show the world that his son's death is not in vein. He rather sacrifice his life to protect his son. And even though his son committed a criminal act, it doesn't justify a cop shooting a fleeing suspect in a fucking open carry state.

We honor these foreign operatives over the thousands of civilians they've endorsed killing almost on a daily basis.

Karmelo Anthony was accosted by another teen inside a tent. The teen assaults him and Anthony stood his ground and stabbed the teen. The teen died and now the far right wants him to be imprisoned for life. The very same people who justified George Zimmerman, Derek Chauvin, Darren Wilson and the Jan. 6 rioters vilified this boy. No self defense for this teen.

Israel has become one of the biggest road blocks in the Democratic Party. Also the age issue is haunting the party. Many of the leaders are old, tired and stuck on the 20th Century's leading the party.

Israel and its allies overplayed the use of antisemitism. From now on, as long as there is no violence towards anyone practicing Judaism or Islam, I will not hold my tongue when criticizing Israel, Jews, President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, former president Joe Biden, former vice president Kamala Harris, most members of Congress, Benjamin Netanyahu, the Anti-Defamation League, Jonathan Greenblatt, the Canary Mission, Zionism, colonialism, imperialism, slavery, racism, Christian nationalism and white supremacy.

They are the cause of global instability in the world.

Again, as long as there is no violence towards anyone practicing religious beliefs, there is no antisemitism when criticizing the Jews.

To clear up the YNet's account of Oct. 7, the Israelis used the Hannibal Directive to massacre the settlers to prevent Hamas from taking IDF soliders. The IDF has used the weapons to kill settlers at a festival.

Hamas has been very clear on who they targeted. They targeted the IDF and the walls. They do not target civilians. Israel has exaggerated the way this went down.

They have used American weapons to kill children, women, men, their own settlers, journalists, doctors, humanitarian aid workers, UN peacekeepers and their own IDF soliders. Israel has killed Americans, British, German, Australian, Canadians and French citizens.

No investigations were carried out to why Israel targeted them.

Israel refuses to allow independent monitors into Gaza, Lebanon and Syria.

IDF soliders who refuse to carry out orders are often taken out by snipers.

The "hostages" were IDF soliders.

Israel has violated the ceasefire. They are planning on invading Gaza, the West Bank, Lebanon and Syria. They have stopped humanitarian aid and attacked any attempts by volunteers or independent surveyors.

Israel wants the U.S. to start a war with Iran.

The supporters of former president Joe Biden and former vice president Kamala Harris are playing on this "We tried to warn you" nonsense. How can you morally stand on principles of being a progressive and back Israel?

First and foremost, Americans have a right to vote for whomever they chose.

Second, Harris failed to win over voters. She stuck with former president Joe Biden on the economy, Israel, Ukraine, immigration and inflation. The former president failed to listen to voters and his base.

The former president gave unilateral support and cover. We knew Trump would be worse. We demanded that Biden and Harris put pressure on Benjamin Netanyahu and Israel to stop killing. We urged them to stop invading other countries. Biden ignored the concerns. The Democrats paid the price.

This shows a lot of "tone deafness" within the Democratic Party.

It is not Rep. Rashida Tlaib (D-MI) or the former supporters' fault for Biden and Harris' missteps. She warned them that Arab Americans did not like being ignored.

Those fucking hypocrites sat in silence as Israel is killing men, women and children.

They can fuck themselves.

Israel has killed Americans. No one was held accountable.

The killing of Rachel Corrie did not move George W. Bush to cut Israel loose.

The deaths of Aysenur Ezgi Eygi, Tawfiq Abdel Jabbar, Mohammad Khdour, Omar Assad, Shireen Abu Akleh, Jacob Flickinger and Kamel Ahmad Jawad were never investigated by the U.S. Justice Department.

Mask off.

Resistance is not terrorism.

Occupation of oppressed people is not peace.

A two state solution is "separate but equal" and a de facto apartheid.

Telling other countries to take Palestinians is ethnic cleansing.

A sovereignty seizing land in a violent conflict is a war crime.

A violent attack on children throwing rocks at tanks is justified in the minds of those who support Israel.

Spitting and shoving Christians, Satanists, non Zionist Jews, Muslims and Hindus is considered a custom in Israel. How is this disgusting act justified?

Elias Rodriguez will be regarded as the Luigi Mangione and Rodney Hinton.

The double standard in media coverage is the Israelis are hostages and the Palestinians are prisoners. Some of the Palestinians held in Israeli custody are children under the age of 14.

When Russia seized Ukrainian land and Crimea, the U.S. pushed for sanctions.

When Israel seized Lebanese and Syrian land, the U.S. recognized it as Israeli sovereignty. They have actively rejected sanctions imposed on Israel.

When the International Criminal Court issued arrest warrants for Russian president Vladimir Putin, the United States praised the decision. When it came to Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu, the United States rushed to sanctions and threaten imprisonment for the workers at the ICC.

Iran supports the resistance. The U.S. and Israel labels it as an enabler of terrorism and war. Yet, Israel has created the conflicts by forcing regime change, killing their civilians, their scientists, their military generals and their diplomats. No one seems to call this terrorism. In fact, some U.S. lawmakers see it as justifiable offense.

Hamas stated the reasons for the attack on occupation forces. It has nothing to do with the Jewish religion, a concert or Iran.

The IDF has the weapons to destroy everything. All on the American taxpayer, Israel has killed civilians, their own citizens and the status quo.

Holding these lawmakers accountable is not just a pledge, but a promise. You need to learn who represents your community. Your local community member, your school board member, your mayor, your state representative, your state senator, your governor, your U.S. Representative, your U.S. Senator and the president need to be held accountable for their actions.

Israel must be held accountable for war crimes and the U.S. must end its aid. Our taxpayer money should not help Israel any further.

Israel is the red line. If any lawmaker, entertainer, athlete or social media influncer backs the apartheid ethnostate, they will face a boycott.

Regardless of political affiliation, if you are supporting Israel, you are not getting donations or a vote from me.

I will hold President Donald J. Trump and Vice President JD Vance accountable.

The call number to the White House and U.S. Capitol is now going to be used. This is the official White House numbers 202-456-1111 and 202-456-1414. This is the Congress official phone number, 202-224-3121. Please be respectful to operators, staff members and elected leaders. Your calls are monitored by the U.S. Secret Service and U.S. Capitol Police.

Let them know that "thoughts and prayers," "hearts going to", blaming "illegal immigrants" and "good guys with guns" are no longer acceptable and you want legislation to focus on ending gun violence, lowering costs, improving healthcare and building relationships with other nations. Let them know that we are tired of police officers using immunity when committing death of suspects in custody. Let them know that you are tired of private equity firms getting away with destroying small businesses and long established companies. Let them know that you are tired of your taxpayer money going to foreign nations like Israel. You are tir9ed of hearing about "Israel having a right to..." and the bogus claims of being anti-Semitic or in support of terrorism.

We have bigger issues at home and our tax dollars should solve the housing crisis, lowering food prices, fixing roads, bridges, helping reinvest in struggling urban and rural communities. We don't want any more wars on behalf of Israel. We have hospitals closing, big box retailers leaving communities and television programs dying. There are bigger issues in the country than Israel. You want an immediate ceasefire and accountability for war crimes done by Israel. You want no more foreign influence in American elections. You also want to make sure future presidents and legislators avoid influence from lobbyists.

Loretta Swit Passed Away!

Actress Loretta Swit passed away from natural causes.

Actress Loretta Swit has passed away at the age of 87.

If you’re a child of the 1970s, you may have grown up watching the CBS comedy-drama M*A*S*H. The show lasted from 1972 until 1983.

Swit, who won two Emmy Awards playing Maj. Margaret Houlihan, the demanding head nurse of a behind-the-lines surgical unit during the Korean War on the pioneering hit TV series “M*A*S*H.,” has died. She was 87.

Publicist Harlan Boll says Swit died Friday at her home in New York City, likely from natural causes.

Swit and Alan Alda were the longest-serving cast members on “M*A*S*H.,” which was based on Robert Altman’s 1970 film, which was itself based on a novel by Richard Hooker, the pseudonym of H. Richard Hornberger.

The CBS show aired for 11 years from 1972 to 1983, revolving around life at the 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital, which gave the show its name. The two-and-a-half-hour finale on Feb. 28, 1983, lured over 100 million viewers, the most-watched episode of any scripted series ever.

#MemorialDay 🇺🇸 #NeverForget https://t.co/bcyou8E0yF
— Loretta Swit (@Loretta_Swit) May 26, 2025

Sending biggest birthday hugs to this incredible force of nature. Wishing you only good health and good things always and forever my beautiful friend! 🎂❤️🎊#KimFields #May12th #maybirthday #HBD #otd #birthdayhugs pic.twitter.com/jHEGGXywug
— Loretta Swit (@Loretta_Swit) May 13, 2025

Loretta I was living in Los Angeles when the final episode aired.
I also worked a bit at San Pietro’s
Restaurant where you used to frequent , you were always so nice to the staff .
What a cast , what a TV show and it is forever a major part of Television history.
Thank you for…
— Tom Savino (@creativedoginfo) March 1, 2025

Veterans Day 🇺🇸❤️🤍💙🗽Thank you for your service all 🙏🏻 #VeteransDay #VeteransDay2024 #army #navy #airforce #marines #coastguard #heroes #grateful #thankavet @USArmy @USNavy @usairforce @USMC @USCG #usarmy #usnavy #usairforce #usmarines #uscoastguard @mashmatters @RyanPatrick75 pic.twitter.com/6bRQk8Ries
— Loretta Swit (@Loretta_Swit) November 11, 2024

Rolling Stone magazine put “M*A*S*H.” at No. 25 of the best TV shows of all time, while Time Out put it at No. 34. It won the Impact Award at the 2009 TV Land annual awards. It won a Peabody Award in 1975 “for the depth of its humor and the manner in which comedy is used to lift the spirit and, as well, to offer a profound statement on the nature of war.”

Swit transforms the character of Houlihan

In Altman’s 1970 film, Houlihan was a one-dimensional character — a prickly, rules-bound head nurse who was regularly tormented by male colleagues, who gave her the nickname “Hot Lips.” Her intimate moments were broadcast to the entire camp after somebody planted a microphone under her bed.

Sally Kellerman played Houlihan in the movie version and Swit took it over for TV, eventually deepening and creating her into a much fuller character. Her sexuality was played down and she wasn’t even called “Hot Lips” in the later years.

The growing awareness of feminism in the ’70s spurred Houlihan’s transformation from caricature to real person, but a lot of the change was due to Swit’s influence on the scriptwriters.

“Around the second or third year I decided to try to play her as a real person, in an intelligent fashion, even if it meant hurting the jokes,” Swit told Suzy Kalter, author of “The Complete Book of ‘M*A*S*H.’”

“To oversimplify it, I took each traumatic change that happened in her life and kept it. I didn’t go into the next episode as if it were a different character in a different play. She was a character in constant flux; she never stopped developing.”

Alda praised Swit as a “supremely talented actor” in a post on X. “She worked hard In showing the writing staff how they could turn the character from a one joke sexist stereotype into a real person — with real feelings and ambitions. We celebrated the day the script came out listing her character not as Hot Lips, but as Margaret. Loretta made the most of her time here.”

“M*A*S*H.” wasn’t an instant hit. It finished its first season in 46th place, out of 75 network TV series, but it nabbed nine Emmy nominations. It was rewarded with a better time slot for its sophomore season, paired on Saturday nights with “All in the Family,” then TV’s highest-rated show. At the 1974 Emmys, it was crowned best comedy, with Alda winning as best comedy actor.

The series also survived despite cast churn. In addition to Swit and Alda, the first season featured Wayne Rogers, McLean Stevenson, Larry Linville and Gary Burghoff. Harry Morgan, Mike Farrell and David Ogden Stiers would later be added, while Jamie Farr and William Christopher had expanded roles.

“Loretta Swit’s portrayal of Margaret ‘Hot Lips’ Houlihan was groundbreaking — bringing heart, humor, and strength to one of television comedy’s most enduring roles. Her talent extended well beyond that iconic character, with acclaimed work on both stage and screen that showcased her intelligence, versatility, and passion,” National Comedy Center Executive Director Journey Gunderson said in a statement.

‘More of a real person’

Swit appeared in all but 11 episodes of the series, nearly four times longer than the Korean War itself, exploring issues like PTSD, sexism and racism. Swit pushed for a better representation for women.

“One of the things I liked, with Loretta’s prodding, was every time I had a chance to write for her character, we’d get away from the Hot Lips angle and find out more about who Margaret was. She became more of a real person,” Alda told The Hollywood Reporter in 2018.

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The series ended on a happy note for Houlihan, who spends much of the finale debating whether she wants to head to Tokyo or Belgium for her next overseas post. Ultimately she opts to return to America and work at a hospital, citing her father — a career Army man.

Swit didn’t personally agree that was the correct decision for a military-minded official: “I didn’t think that was correct for my Margaret,” she told Yahoo Entertainment in 2023. “I think her next move was Vietnam. So I didn’t agree with that, but that’s what they wanted her to do.”

But the actor did get to write the speech that Houlihan delivers to her fellow nurses on their final night together, in which she says: “It’s been an honor and privilege to have worked with you. And I’m very, very proud to have known you.”

“I was consumed with writing that. And I still get letters from women all over the world who became nurses because of Margaret Houlihan. To have contributed to someone’s life like that is remarkable,” she told Yahoo Entertainment.

M*A*S*H was one of the most popular sitcoms of the 1970s.

During her run, Houlihan had an affair with Hawkeye’s foil, the bumbling Frank Burns, played by Linville in the TV version, and in Season 5, Houlihan returns from a stay in Tokyo engaged to a handsome lieutenant colonel, a storyline that Swit says she advocated for with the writers.

“I told them: ‘Can you imagine what fun you’re going to have with Larry when I come back to town and I tell him I’m engaged? He’ll rip the doors off of the mess tent!’ And that’s exactly what they had him do. So we were all of the same mind.”

Toward the end, Swit was tempted to leave the show. She played the role of Chris Cagney in a 1981 television movie, “Cagney & Lacey,” and was offered the part when it was picked up as a midseason series for the spring of 1982. But producers insisted she stay with “M*A*S*H” for its last two seasons.

Swit told The Florida Times-Union in 2010 she might have stayed with “M*A*S*H.” anyway. “You can’t help but get better as an actor working with scripts like that,” she said. “If you’re in something that literate, well, we got spoiled.”

In 2022, James Poniewozik, The New York Times’s chief television critic, looked back on the show and said it held up well: “Its blend of madcap comedy and pitch-dark drama — the laughs amplifying the serious stakes, and vice versa — is recognizable in today’s dramedies, from ‘Better Things’ to ‘Barry,’ that work in the DMZ between laughter and sadness.”

After the TV series, Swit became a vocal animal welfare activist, selling SwitHeart perfume and her memoir through her official website, with proceeds benefiting various animal-related nonprofit groups.

In 1983, she married actor Dennis Holahan, whom she’d met when he was a guest star on “M*A*S*H.” They divorced in 1995.

Swit was born in New Jersey

Born in Passaic, New Jersey, the daughter of Polish immigrants, Swit enrolled in the American Academy of Dramatic Arts, then paid her dues for years in touring productions.

In 1969, she arrived in Hollywood and was soon seen in series such as “Gunsmoke,” “Hawaii Five-O,” “Mission Impossible” and “Bonanza.” Then in 1972, she got her big break when she was asked to audition for the role of “Hot Lips.”

She would regularly return to theater, starring on Broadway in 1975 in “Same Time, Next Year” and “The Mystery of Edwin Drood” in 1986. She was in “Amorous Crossing,” a romantic comedy, at Alhambra Theatre & Dining in 2010 and in North Carolina Theatre’s production of “Mame” in 2003.

Friday, May 30, 2025

A Shining Departure!

Elon Musk's right eye got DOGE'ed.

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The Boring Company, X Group, Tesla and Space X are concerned that his presence will further ruin the branding.

There are lawsuits awaiting him.

There will be child paternity tests and claims of sexual assualt to look forward to.

And lastly, an apparent trip to a rehab clinic to treat his demons.

A book deal on the horizon.

A possible break from his non-disclosure agreement.

The New York Times revealed that Elon Musk was allegedly using drugs and was confronting White House staffers with phyiscal assualt.

Musk’s departure from the Department of Government Efficiency was considered a blessing to many White House staffers.

President Donald J. Trump gifting him a golden key.

Musk was spotted with a shiner.

The New York Times is propaganda for the apartheid ethnostate of Israel. I wouldn't be surprised that Israel had information on him. He was palling around with Marco Rubio, Jonathan Greenblatt, Ashley St. Clair, Michael Waltz, Elise Stefanik, John Fetterman, Sean "Softball" Hannity, Mark Levin, Stephen Miller, Scott Bessent, Benjamin Netanyahu and Ben Shapiro.

Some of these individuals have drug and mental health issues too. Just saying.

Musk told people he was using ketamine so often that it was impacting his bladder, along with utilizing psychedelic mushrooms and taking ecstasy, the Times reported.

Trump gives Musk a key to his heart.

The tech executive, who was advising the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) panel on federal government cost-cutting measures, would travel every day with a box containing 20 pills, the Times said, citing individuals who have seen the box and the photo of it. Some of the pills were marked as Adderall.

Musk has said previously that he has a prescription for ketamine.

The billionaire, who heads six companies, spent well north of $250 million to help Trump get elected in November last year. One of those companies is SpaceX, an aerospace firm, that is a significant contractor with the federal government. Because of that government relationship, SpaceX has to maintain a drug-free workplace. The paper reported Musk has gotten advanced warnings of SpaceX drug tests, citing individuals close to the process.

The Times reporting included interviews with dozens of individuals Musk worked with or knew, along with obtaining private messages. Musk and his attorney did not respond to requests for comment sent by the outlet.

When asked on Friday if he was concerned about Musk’s alleged drug use, White House deputy chief of staff Stephen Miller told reporters that “the drugs that we’re concerned about are the drugs running across the southern border.”

Musk announced Wednesday that he would be departing the White House as his 130-day period as a special government employee expires.

The world’s richest person criticized the House GOP budget bill, which contains Trump’s legislative agenda, saying the legislation undercuts the work DOGE has done in the past four months.

“I was, like, disappointed to see the massive spending bill, frankly, which increases the budget deficit … and it undermines the work that the DOGE team is doing,” Musk said in an interview with “CBS Sunday Morning.”

A memorable four months.

Trump, who earlier this week shrugged off Musk’s criticism of the bill, said Thursday night that he will hold a press event Friday with Musk at 1:30 p.m. EDT.

“This will be his last day, but not really, because he will, always, be with us, helping all the way. Elon is terrific! See you tomorrow at the White House,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

According to the Times, some of Musk’s friends have severed ties with the tech billionaire over his public behavior.

“Elon has pushed the boundaries of his bad behavior more and more,” Philip Low, a neuroscientist, told The Times.

The Wall Street Journal reported in January 2024 that Musk has used cocaine, LSD, psychedelic mushrooms and ecstasy at private parties, prompting concerns from board members and executives at SpaceX and Tesla.

“After that one puff with Rogan, I agreed, at NASA’s request, to do 3 years of random drug testing,” Musk wrote in a social media post shortly after that article was published. “Not even trace quantities were found of any drugs or alcohol. @WSJ is not fit to line a parrot cage for bird 💩.”

Antisemitism Is Just Noise Now!

The Zionists labeled entertainer Ms. Rachel an anti-semitie for telling the world to have empathy for the children of Gaza.

Free Palestine 🇵🇸

Israel once again targets their critics.

Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced that he will personally revoke student visas to those who are antisemitic. He will deny entry to the United States if anyone criticizes Israel, probably including Americans. Free speech is only good for Zionists, President Donald J. Trump, Vice President JD Vance, Israel, Elon Musk, as well as Jewish and Christian extremists.

I am reminded that Trump said that we will spread democracy through the barrel of a gun. It is almost similar to the rhetoric of Israeli leaders saying that Gazans are animals.

This apartheid ethnostate is notorious for hasbara and blackmail campaigns to silence critics. If they are a threat to Israel, they would use deadly attacks like the Sept. 2024 electronic devices blowing up in Beruit, Lebanon.

So this group once again called StopAntisemitism has labeled a list of entertainers, media personalities and several controversial far right on this list of "anti-semities of the week."

Social media influencer Liora Rez founded StopAntisemitism as StopAntisemitism.org in October 2018 to monitor and expose online antisemitism. Rez was born in Kyiv, Ukraine, then in the Soviet Union, where her family experienced antisemitism.

Kehlani is targeted by the Israeli regime.

She started her social media career in 2013, under the name "Jewish Chick".

So some embarrassing things happened this Friday.

Glenn Greenwald, a controversial American journalist who lives in Brazil was notable for spreading the Tara Reade and Joe Biden situation. He is also known for his attacks on former vice president Kamala Harris during the 2024 U.S. presidential campaign.

Greenwald who has appeared on numerous television and podcasts is a staunch critic of President Donald J. Trump, the apartheid ethnostate of Israel and its prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu.

The criticisms at Israel comes from an openly gay Jewish media personality.

Videos surface of Greenwald in lingerie kissing the feet of a man. Then he pays the man in Brazilian currencies thanking him for allowing the services.

Greenwald is a libertarian.

What two consenting adults do in their privacy is no one's business. But I believe that Israel has the capability of sexually exploiting critics. They do this on social media and in the operatives they send to the United States.

Now Israel has launched a campaign against numerous influncers in attempt to delegitmize and humiliate them from speaking out against the genocide.

Ms. Rachel, a popular YouTube influencer, singer, media personality and social worker is labeled an anti-semitic for showing support for wounded Palestinian children.

A toddler named Rahaf became an overnight celebrity. The toddler lost both of her legs to the Israeli airstrikes and it was so heartbreaking to see that little child suffer. Ms. Rachel (Rachel Griffin Accoso) embraced the child and hugged her.

The social media influncer Guy Christensen has riled up Israel.

Guy Christensen, a TikTok influncer who amassed over 3.4 millions followers on the platform is also one of the Israeli regime's targets.

Rep. Ritchie Torres (D-NY) and Rep. Brian Mast (R-FL) reacted to videos made by Christensen. Torres had actually used the U.S. Capitol Police to investigate the 19 year old. They accused Christensen of endorsing the killing of Israelis.

The two Israeli operatives were killed by a man who chanted "Free Palestine" while being detained. Many believe the incident was random but others want to place the blame on one man's actions on everyone in the world who opposes Israel.

Some believes it was an op.

Even the victim used rhetoric that had endorsement of killing Palestinians.

What gets me is the fact they are triggered by opinion. These asshole lawmakers could care less about their own constituents being killed by gun violence.

Torres was also responsible for rapper/singer Kehlani being dropped from the New York Pride concert.

Tucker Carlson, Briahna Joy Gray, Candace Owens, Kehlani, Kyle Kuliniski, Katie Halper, Cornell West, Krystal Ball-Kuliniski, Ryan Grim, Nina Turner and others were insufferable in the past. Maybe they were right on former president Joe Biden.

Not because of Tara Reade.

It was because of fucking Israel.