Update no.1237

 Update from the Heartland

No.1237

22.9.25 – 28.9.25

Blog version:  http://heartlandupdate.blogspot.com/

 

To all,

 

On Monday, 22.September.2025, [the person who shall no longer be named; AKA no name, the orange one, the Felon, et cetera ad infinitum ad nauseum] called a presser at the White House to seemingly inform us of a presumably important medical finding. What they were trying to say is, they believe they found a link between the use of Acetaminophen (Tylenol) while pregnant and the onset of autism in children. They offered no evidence other than they said so, and numerous other physicians who are experts in their field of practice refuted the contention of the announcement. No one has mentioned whether the linkage was a result of chronic, overuse, or abusive use by pregnant women. The annoucement was supposed to be focused on pregnant women, but it came across as all Tylenol use.

Listening to no name is like hearing scratches on a chalkboard. His speaking style is absolutely atrocious. As he always does, he chops sentences, cannot pronounce common words, and inserts outright false statements as if they are facts, just because he says them. Toward the end of his yammering, he dropped the qualification and condemn Tylenol entirely, essentially telling everyone, don’t use Tylenol. I am not going to take medical advice from a proven, consistent, and consummate liar.

Then, Bobby Junior added his worthless two cents. When I say worthless, I truly mean worthless. Listening to RFK Jr. is very difficult and downright irritating. To be fair, he is genuinely afflicted by a rare neurological disorder known as spasmodic dysphonia that causes halting and raspy speech. He was diagnosed with the affliction circa 1996, and several in his family exhibit the same dysfunction. He really needs a spokesperson to better communicate his message [not that I really want to hear his nonsense conspiracy theories].

No name and his minions accomplished nothing other than instill confusion and fear about using Tylenol. If you overuse anything, it can be toxic or injurious—too much oxygen, too much water, et al. This Tylenol announcement was the redux of the tragic COVID pressers. Anything would be better than this current administration.

 

On Tuesday, 23.September.2025, we were treated to an even more bizarre oratory performance. I listened to no name’s speech before the United Nations General Assembly. Excuse me, I should have said I ‘tried’ to listen to the president’s speech. To put my assessment simply, he is an unmitigated embarrassment. [emphasis mine] He is not, never was, and never will be representative of the United States of America. I have railed against the Ugly American Syndrome since the 1960s when I first witness the affliction, but no name is so far beyond the worst of those afflicted with the Ugly American Syndrome. Not only is he a horrific speaker, he openly and freely spews falsehoods and outright lies about myriad topics. He exaggerates everything. He is an orange buffoon. No name is striving mightily to isolate the United States. Despite what he thinks and claims, we cannot and will not stand alone. The orange one (and he was really orange on Tuesday) brought solely domestic matters to the world stage as if he is the oracle of humanity, which is quite akin to airing private family affairs on a nationally broadcast talk show--atrocious. The White House clown spoke for FOUR times the allotted time, and he rambled aimlessly, went off script far too many times with nonsense clumps of words. [emphasis mine] I cannot give him credit for cogent sentences. Even when he was reading off the teleprompter, he chopped up sentences and droned on with his irritating monotone voice as he gyrates at the podium. As he did in his Tylenol speech the day before, he spews his personal opinions as if they are the policy of the United States.

To the world I say, please forgive us for what we did in 2024. The foolish clown who we elected to be our employee and representative is NOT in any way reflective of what citizens of the United States of America were, are, or could be in the future. We made a dreadful mistake, and we shall do our best to repair the damage he has wrought on the planet.

 

Comments and contributions from Update no.1236:

Comment to the Blog:

“The $100,000 fee for H-1B visa applications will destroy high-tech in the US if it stands and will do severe harm to the Orange Menace’s attempt to onshore manufacturing.

“On a still more serious note, Judd Legum’s column this morning discusses the attempt to sanctify Charlie Kirk

https://mail.google.com/mail/u/0/#inbox/FmfcgzQcpnVJcTxRVWlKxHQsPrGCrvrP.

I was unable to read this carefully due to nausea, but I couldn’t avoid the parallel to Horst Wessel.”

My response to the Blog:

Perhaps so, but I think not. I suspect it is more likely that the companies than rely on H-1B visas will pay the tax as they are able. Each company will make a risk-benefit assessment, just as they are preparing to pay the Felon’s foolish tariffs. The H-1B fee (tax) will harm the new and future start-ups more than the established companies.

I am instantly reminded of Chief Justice John Marshall’s observation in McCulloch v. Maryland [17 U.S. {4 Wheat.} 316 (1819)] [416], ““[T]he power to tax involves the power to destroy.” The orange one is well on the way to proving that axiom.

I could not open the Legum article, but I can imagine. Kirk’s martyrdom has already been created by the MAGAts. I must say, the parallels between Kirk and Wessel are undeniable and unavoidable. We will witness similar veneration of Kirk as the NSDAP/Nazis did with Wessel.

 . . . Round two:

“I suspect you underestimate the number of people from India (mostly) working in high-tech jobs. I did a temp assignment in about 2011 or 2012 for a couple of months in an IT placement company here in Columbus, with revising Indian resumes for US needs as one of the duties. With only one major client (insurance company, not IT focus), I was doing four to six resumes a day from India. If we multiply that by all the companies using IT people, that’s a ton of money at $100,000 a head.

“The future is particularly unreadable right now. Robert Reich’s column today gives several reasons he believes the tide is turning, based on decades of experience in or dealing with Washington.”

 . . . my response to round two:

Perhaps so. From my perspective, it does not matter whether it is one or a million. It is still a tax. A rose by any other name . . .

No name is trying to claim he is “making money” on the routine operations of government. He is just increasing taxation by another name.

Reich would know better than me. He may be seeing something I have not seen, yet. I certainly hope he is correct.

 . . . Round three:

“The number of high-level workers affected by that visa fee could change the course of the industries that use them. Perhaps Agent Orange thinks many thousands of American workers are available in those specialties, but I doubt it very much. Thus, it's another economic misstep.

“The drastic consumer cost increases won't pay for the tax breaks for the very wealthy.”

 . . . my response to round three:

I can agree with that perspective. I might add, we have no clue whatsoever what the orange one is thinking. Whatever it is, it does not appear to be rational. He seems to be completely focused on revenge against those who do not support his actions and extorting money from whomever he can.

Quite so, but that will not stop no name from pressing on with his extortion program.

I wonder how many years will be necessary to recover from the destruction he has wrought on this once grand republic and the world in general.

 . . . Round four:

“The Orange Menace’s mental processes fail. Another source brought my attention to the effect of those visas on rural medicine. They’re already suffering plenty out there, and an enormous share of the doctors come from other countries.

“I also believe the recovery time will be long. Even if he vanished tomorrow and were replaced by a competent Chief Executive, our norms, international standing, economy, and government structure would take at least ten years to fully restore.”

 . . . my response to round four:

There a lot of things that have failed about the orange one, but there are also a lot of things that never were with him. Very good point. The pain induced by no name’s destructive behavior is incalculable. His mindless assault on Tylenol, his insulting virtually all world leaders at the General Assembly, and his putting his thumb on the scales of justice and parochial advocacy of prosecution of his enemies list are all impeachable offenses—conduct unbecoming . . . 

Oh, I think it will take far longer to recover from the damage no name has done to this once grand republic and to the world in general. He has made us far weaker on the world stage, e.g., Putin’s new aggressiveness.

 

My very best wishes to all.  Take care of yourselves and each other.

Cheers,

Cap                  :-)