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I’m not sure if I’m going to waste my time watching Donald Trump perjure his way through his Address to Congress ‘presentation’ tonight. I’m not into rich white guys lying to confused, economically misdirected white people. I’m not into that. That in effect is bullying and not cool.

None of us are deplorable. Hillary Clinton should never have uttered that comment in public even if it was true. We are all human beings in search of the American Dream and our own sliver of human dignity in the manner in which we live our lives. We all want our dignity.

None of us are Deplorables. God didn’t create any of us as Deplorables. Not one.

So….the U.S. stock markets are roiling with the Trump tariffs adding to the mass confusion of the Putin> Musk>Trump Fuckfest Shitshow five weeks into Trump II.

Oh…big surprise you stupid motherfuckers. Who could have forcast that curveball coming, right?

As a graduate of the Bob Jackson School of Street Law… I’ve already done my first draft of my rebuttal to the utter nonsense which I know will come out of Donald Trump’s mouth later this evening.

Let’s say MJ is Hakeem Jeffries for tonight. I’d hammer on about seven or eight points which have actually already been handed to any prosecutor worth a grain of salt as to the corrupt nature of Donald Trump II five weeks in.

Hakeem, step up, buddy. Chuck Schumer has about a 78 mph fastball right now and that is not going to cut it. Step the fuck up.

Let’s go or elevate someone who will.

1 The American Rule of Law… where ostensibly all of us should be treated as equals under this umbrella of American democratic law. Pretty basic stuff. Of the people. By the people. For the people.

2 The fact a non-American citizen South African and a non-American citizen Russian war criminal, murderous thug have more political sway than Senate Majority leader John Thune and House Majority leader Mike Johnson is in effect proof we are in a dictatorship bubble at this juncture.

Our democracy is hanging in the balance. That is not a hyperbolic sentence.

I’m almost certain No. 1 and No. 2 were not covered in the Joe Rogan podcast which was watched by 40 million white males leading into the election. Joe Rogan does not impress MJ. He was played for internet hits.

3 The Southern border issue would have been much better served if James Lankford’s bi-partisan Immigration Bill had been passed with Joe Biden still in office. By allowing Trump to weaponize this culture issue—and move it away from a bi-partisan solution doomed the desired impact it could have had with bi-partisan support.

4 What I would also do is pull up a chart showing the federal debt which was added to our national debt during Donald Trump’s first term…the number was in excess of 8 trillion dollars. Not exactly Koch Brothers’ Liberterian dream fiscal conservative numbers. But, hey…that is one thing Donald Trump has always been good at…running up leveraged debt and then going into bankruptcy.

5 Then I would show the U.S. Office of Budget numbers from the U.S. Presidential GDP metric chart….The fact is Donald Trump’s GDP rating since Herbert Hoover ranks only above Hoover’s historically bad -10.1 GDP, and the Joe Biden 2.2 number. Trump’s acumulative GDP in his first term was 2.3. So…it’s not like any kind of economical miracle took place.

What fueled most of the markets’ growth were CEOs buying back their own stock with freed liquid capital from the corporate tax cuts of Donald Trump in 2017. Hey, Oklahoma…y’all, that ain’t exactly the rebuilding of rural towns and counties is it? How you liking this shit so far?

6 Covid stimulated inflation is not going down. You people have neen fed a crock of crap on that one as well. It wouldn’t matter if Nikki Haley, Ron Desantis, Chris Christie, Asa Hutchinson, Mike Pence, Josh Shapiro, Mark Kelly, or Gretchen Whitmer was the POTUS. Those pre-covid prices aren’t coming back unless Trump completely blows and deflates the U.S. economy.

7 And lastly…. what we just witnessed last week with the shameful vote by the U.S. Ambassador as instructed by Trump to the U.N.– to leave Ukraine hanging at the mercy of Putin would be historically analogous to FDR bailing out on Britain and France in 1939 as Hitler took Poland.

What in effect just transpired here was 80 years of American world geopolitical power being flushed down the toilet by a spolied, petulant trust fund brat who avoided serving his country because he had bunyons on his feet.

And if one needed a No. 8…how about the pardon and expungement of 1,600 felons who attacked our capitol on January 6th and sent 140 law enforcement officers to D.C. hospitals. And, oh…btw these ‘patriots’ were building a gallow to hang the sitting vice-president of the United States.

Great stuff there, Trump people. Great stuff.

You people have no grasp whatsover what it means to be an American. You are to this point a disgraced collective legacy of American presidential history. Your legacy to your children and grandchildren as far as democracy and freedom will be shameful. Doing the right thing is hard sometimes. But you people better locate some inner strength and courage in a hurry.

Mike J

What a fun week in Greenwood Village, Colorado with the grandkids…Robert (5) and Aubrey (4). We did everything and more. MJ is worn out. He left nothing in the tank.

Hockey, hiking, golfing, homerun derby, a death street hockey game while the parents were away, hot-tubbing, ice hockey scrimmages at the University of Denver ice facility, gymnastics at the Univesity of Denver’s Gymnastic Center, the beautiful Denver Zoo, sightseeing in the foothills of the Rockies, and watching the iconic golf movie the Legend of Booger Vance.

Then a tour of the Colorado campus where the kids will begin the next part of their educational journey next August.

It was beautiful.

I DID NOT watch one single moment of national or local news. I DID NOT watch one single moment of either a college or NBA basketball game. While the kids were asleep I finished Alexei Navalny’s memoir entitled Patriot.

I did not witness Trump and Vance’s shameful performance with President Zelensky at the White House until this Monday evening. I’ll just say this to you Trump voters…if you maintain that Kamala Harris should never have been the Dems nominee…MJ would sugget to you JD Vance should never have gone beyond being a state senator from Ohio.

Stick to the fake Hillbilly novels, JD. Know your wheelhouse. You’ve got that non-college educated white trash demographic wrapped up for certain in 2028. Yup.

I wonder if me being the only honest writing voice in the intellectually desolate Oklahoma landscape will eventually get me killed like my buddy Navalny. I wonder if at some point Markwayne Mullin, Ryan Walters, Mike Gundy and their boss the orange tinted Reality Televison Star will haul me off to an execution camp in Southeastern Oklahoma.

If they do…they do.

But unlike the passive-submissive Lindsey Graham, the pathetic JD Vance, and the floppy-eared Little Marco Rubio…..MJ will blog the truth on what is quite frankly the best underground blog left standing five weeks into Trump’s second term. If only the Dems had one-fifth of the editorial courage this blog has then maybe Trump’s second term would never have happened in the first place.

And Little Marco…you don’t need to worry about Trump’s dick…either get an ear job or cover those things up with a cap.

What I’m saying is the Democratic Party ‘almost’ makes me want to puke as much much as the gutless fifty-three Rebublican U.S. Senators.

But enough of this. I need to focus in on basketball as we are now in full March basketball mode.

Freedom is a beautiful thing.

But it requires attention, courage, and some integrity. All of which are achingly lacking in America circa 2025. You people are getting ready to get a full dose of what the Greek gods called perpetia…or just basic karma. It will be a bitch. Ask Eva Braun.

Trust me.

Mike J

How ironic?

We’re headed to Denver for a few days with the grandchilden on the very day ‘my’ Denver Nuggets have climbed into second place in the Western Conference.

My reward for working so hard through the chemo these last three months.

It will be so nice to be in one of our 19 remaining ‘free’ states in what once was America before the Trump-Putin-Jong-Saudi Alliance was put in place by the angry white apartheids who disguise themselve as Christians.

This was never about God. This was about the preservation of assets and not much else. I would challenge any one of you Trump fake Christians to show me once singular line from the New Testament which would prove me wrong. This is about marginal effective rates and the preservation of assets.

But enough of that. It is what it is. I’m at the end of my Earth runway.

It’s time to put that mindset in place and enjoy the time left.

Eternal love, MJ

Several years ago, because of my connection to my wife’s godfather who is a distinguished retired U.S. Air Force general, I was graciously accepted into a group of former SAC Air Force officers and their inner circle of sorts.

It’s been an honor and an education to get to know these men through these past years. SAC stands for Strategic Air Command. SAC was the soul of our country’s defense against the Soviet Union before the Berlin Wall fell and freedom was afforded to those who obviously understand freedom better than Donald Trump, Pete Hegseth, and these Trump voters who recently enabled Donald Trump to serve as Commander of Chief as opposed to serving time in a federal prison.

These men are very much down in their spirits today after Trump’s ludicrous comments in regards to President Zelensky and last night’s absurd firing of General Brown by men of of Donald Trump and Pete Hegspeth’s character.

I guess what we’re now saying in a America is in order to be elected to high office in America nowadays, and be enabled to make these type of gravely serious decisions is that you need to be thrice married, lacking in any moral compass whatsover, and being a drunk as well.

Can you imagine how my friends feel this morning after a lifetime of service was basically pissed away this week? Literally pissed away.

My advice this morning to these brave men is to remain true to your heart. Remain true to your inner core beliefs. Remain true to God and don’t give up your beliefs.

Thank you for your service.

Warmest regards, Mike

My, my, my, my. Isn’t MJ the one smiling and saying I told you so as the early Nikki Haley supporter.

Minus 9/11, Trump’s own insurrection, and the bombing of Pearl Harbor have we ever in Amercia observed such complete bullshit, confusion and chaos strewn across the American landscape.

American Carnage, baby!! On Trump steroids no less.

So MJ needs to make a First Days 30 Progress Check List given you people were told this was you being grifted again. THIS IS YOU BEING GRIFTED AGAIN, SUCKERS. Let’s get to the list.

1. Musk/Trump far behind President Obama’s Ice Detain and Deport numbers of 2016. Not even close.
2. Inflation still moving upward at about the same Biden dash board numbers at his departure.
3. A positive…Xi Peng and China leaders are laughing so hard they can’t focus in on the Invasion of Taiwan.
4. Greenland sovernity still intact.
5. Panama Canal hasn’t yet been renamed POTUS 45 Memorial Waterway.
6. Vice President Vance finalizing New World Alliance of U.S., Russia, Saudi Arabia, North Korea, and Oklahoma’s most rural, clueless, and unread 74 counties.
7. A one-time exclusive offer to buy the Trump Bible and the Trump Golden Presidential sneakers for an unbelievable discounted price of $145.00 American dollars. And if you call 1 800-SUCKERS before midnight tonight you will receive a free Trump…Mike Gundy You’re Fired t-Shirt.
8. It won’t be long…maybe next week, Day 1 when the intial Gaza oceanfront lots go up for sale at nevergive/asuckerabreak/and kickhim/whenhe’sdown.com.
9. That will be it for MJ on the first thirty days as I think I might head down to watch the Lady Sooners play Vanderbilt and then watch the Canada vs. U.S. Hockey Championship Game.
10. And, of course, drumroll, please–forced Mitch McConnell to retire in First Thirty Days.
11. Love eternal, MJ

*Editor’s Note: No. 6 on my list needs some clarification—there are 77 counties in Oklahoma. The reason for MJ only citing 74 counties is that people in Oklahoma County, Tulsa County, and Cleveland County (Norman) have shown markers which would indicate half of their populations can read at or above college entrance level.

It would be the editor’s ascertion at some point these three counties could indeed make their own move towards some sort of Baltic State like political existence.*

I got to know quite a few Canadians with my involvement in ice hockey. I pretty much for the most part respected all of them. Most of them are standup tough guys. Very proud men. And here’s what I would say to them before our 4 Team Championship Game in Boston on Thursday night.

I repeat…here’s what I would say, “There are around 330 million Americans. Only around 77 million ‘Americans’ voted for Trust Fund GrifterTrump. Trump never served his country because of the bunions. Bunions can be a bitch for Trust Fund Kids who have never had a day in their life where they had to worry about money…or survival…or basic life skills the rest of us have to learn.

He’s an asshole. The other 255 million or so Americans who didn’t vote for the convicted felon agree with you. But he doesn’t represent the vast majority of Americans. He doesn’t represent our collective soul.

I understand your frustration, but I wouldn’t boo our anthem, and I certainly hope we don’t boo your anthem tomorrow night as well.

Almost always in life…fake tough guys with seriously misplaced hubris get their ass kicked in a very serious way at some point.

The ancient Greeks had a word for what usually followed misplaced hubris. That word was ‘peripetia’, meaning a dramatic reversal of fortune. My guess is the hockey gods might be with you guys tomorrow night in Boston.

Boston’s best defenseman is a DNP. Just saying.

Team Canada coach Jon Cooper is my favorite NHL coach.

I have nothing but respect for our American players, but you know what….with all the stupid, misplaced hubris I’m witnessing in my country currently–maybe the laying down of some periptia wouldn’t be a bad thing for some Americans.

Being stupid, arrogant, ugly Americans in no way makes America Great Again. Not even close.

I love my USA hockey players. But know what… the America I’ve witnessed since the election is total nonsensical bullshit. I wonder if Team Canada wins the game if Trump will claim the game was stolen?

Rudy Guliani, Lindsey Graham, and JD Vance get ready to do your jobs. Namely…sucking POTUS 47’s dick. Elon don’t do that shit.

Good luck to both teams.

Mike J

I laughed to myself several times last week when I observed Mitch McConnell vote no on two of Donald Trump’s over the top Cabinet nominees.

None of this bullshit we’re currently witnessing in America would be taking place if Mitch McConnell, Lindsay Graham, and several other GOP leaders had simply had one/tenth of the set of balls the late John McCain possessed. ONE-TENTH.

None of this would still be dividing our country because Donald Trump would have been impeached and exiled on some island with his MAGA buddies and robber barons.

American historians will not be kind to Mitch McConnell. When the moment required courage, strength, integrity, and some valor. He whiffed all four times like some sheltered bitch looming in the shadows of Koch Industries and the Federalist Society.

But to Donald Trump’s credit…from the juncture he walked down the escalator in 2016 with his young payrolled wife…Trump was right. MJ was wrong.

Trump was correct in saying about 90% of the then orthodox Republicans were in effect even less honest and human than he was. Trump was spot on. And to his credit…I can’t totally assail him any longer because… he was correct.

So, yeah, as we witness the destruction of the Rule of Law, our three independent branches of government being torched, our judicial system blown up, and the shutting down of Associated Press access to the presidency…enjoy the journey as other nuances of American democracy head for the rocks as well.

And in the end, one thing Mike J has always been true to in his life here on earth–is a guy who’s big enough to admit when was wrong.

I WAS WRONG.

But my legacy will be fine. Mitch McConnell’s though will be in a very dark place. Very dark.

• My big sister on the West Coast, the highly liberal Del Mar Okie, has let me know from time to time she’d like to be Maureen Dowd on here and keep me somewhat within the guard-rails. So this will be that first time.

So Jan…let’s go.

Love, Mike

No blogging for me since Thursday or so. I laid up, never left the house, and went through what is called the ‘chemo recovery period’ in days four, five, and six post infusion. This one for some reason was the toughest…or maybe my immune system is getting a little weaker with each infusion. Two more and I’m done for awhile.

I thought the overall All-Star production was poor, but the $100,000 shot contest between a local college kid named Jaren and Damian saved it for me. I needed something like that.

Having Draymond Green on the TNT panel did not inspire me much at all either. As in none. I don’t need a guy who sabotaged his own team’s previous two seasons explaining the nuance of why this NBA format was brutal. It’s not that I disagreed with Draymond…I just don’t want to hear that shit from him.

Kevin Hart, dude, you’re better than that. That needs to be your last NBA All-Star permorfance for awhile.

Steph, was the other bright sphere of light. An MVP at the Summer Olympics in Paris and now add this All-Star trophy to the case as well.

It’s a shame the Warriors aren’t good enough to contend so as Steph could contend for the MVP Playoffs MVP as well. The MVP Triple is what I would call it. I don’t think it’s ever been done unless Wilt might have done it in his early years….of maybe the other MJ with the Bulls.

Anyway…thank you Jaren B for giving this MJ a little sunshine.

It will be a tough day for me on here tomorrow as I explain why this should be Porter Moser’s last season as the OU mens’ basketball coach.

Stay warm these next three days in Oklahoma. It’s going to be brutal.

Mike J

Having said bravo on here, I would guess every GOP gutless Senator will vote to confirm JFK Jr. tomorrow.

Can any reasonable person who has any clue whatsoever suggest that out of 340 million people… that this person should be making decisions which will have consequences in regard to the U.S. health system?

If I were a policeman, and I stopped a jabbering fool like this… looking incoherent, confused, and dazed…I’d do his blood-alcohol test as quickly as possible and drive him to the station for booking.

Wow. I mean…wow.

But you still won’t get a GOP vote tomorrow.

Not one…would be my guess.

MJ

MORE AARON WIGGINS.

I like what I’m finally seeing from Coach Mark and Sam Presti, but with Chet’s return and less of the 240 minute total team minutes pie available…I hope in no way do I see Aaron’s minutes minimalized in any manner.

No disrepect intended towards Alex Caruso and Cason Wallace, but I’m pretty certain most Thunder fans agree with me on this. That being said, Aaron needs at the least 25 minutes a game and maybe more on some nights.

It’s frigid, icy, snowy, and misreable out here on the Deer Creek mini-ranch today and will likely be the same for the next two days. So…since I had my fourth chemo infusion in the last eighty days yesterday…I think what MJ will do is stay inside, minus feeding the wild turkeys and our nine deer.

Since the Thunder close out the pre-All Star segment of their schedule with a back to back versus Miami and Minnesota…I think what I’ll do is watch both games and blog on both games since I have a blog named okcthunderground.com. But I’ll watch the Portland-Denver game as well with my radio headphones on the OU-Missouri game.

Chemo is going great with minimal side effects so far. There is no such thing as beating the Stage 4 bone cancer I have. You subdue, you corral it, as God, you, and your doctor figure out the most effective course moving forward. Hence—I will not be wearing a pink I Beat Cancer T-Shirt. Nor will I ever be seen wearing one of those goofy Thunder playoff T-shirts.

I wonder..if the Thunder do win the NBA championship if they’ll riot, set downtow OKC on fire, and loot like the Philadelphia fans did after their Super Bowl win. Very sad commentary on Philadelphia. Why would you destroy your city after something as joyous as beating the Chiefs and claiming the Super Bowl. I saw some of that in Stillwater last year when O State won a Bedlam game with Mike Gundy as coach…but not to this extent as I witnessed after the Super Bowl.

Our country is stupid and broken…and Donald Trump in no way had anything to do with this disgraceful display in Philadelphia.

Grow up, people.

Anyway…I look forward to all the hoops these next two nights.

Eternal love, MJ