#TrumpIsUnfitForOffice    #wtpBLUE    WE THE PEOPLE   wtp3257   Russia expects us all to believe it doesn’t deliberately target civilians when it bombs buses and apartment buildings in Ukraine. So are they saying they just have terrible aim then? President Trump says Russia wants peace. No, no they do not. President Putin just convinced Trump to fall for that fallacy.
 Recently in the city of Kramatorsk, 30 civilians were killed by bombs and just one day after that, 22 were killed at a residential apartment building in the north. President Zelenskyy is urging Trump to step up pressure on Russia, but Trump has clearly chosen a preference to align with the Russian dictator. How likely is a diesel deal going to happen by the way? Experts say there’s currently an export ban in place by Russia as they have no extra to spare. There’s no actual ceasefire by either side, either. While Ukraine is our ally, they’re increasingly asking for support from Europe since President Trump hasn’t renewed any military aid. The only shipments they are receiving were approved during Biden‘s time in office.
 If Democrats win the midterms, the pace of military aid to our true ally will once again resume. General Alexus Grynkewich, the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe, offered a warning during the most recent Warsaw Security Forum. NATO will be implementing its “theory of victory“ planned about three months ago, saying “any attack against an ally will end up utterly futile.“
 Let’s rejoin NATO officially by Voting Blue.

#TrumpIsUnfitForOffice    #wtpBLUE    WE THE PEOPLE   wtp3256   Do you remember when President Trump told the progressive caucus “Squad” to “go back and help fix the totally broken and crime infested places from which they came“? The Department of Justice used to avoid investigations of Congress members so close to an election, but this Department of Justice is full of personal lawyers for Donald Trump. The rule was 60 days, especially if the investigation could occur after an election with no harm done. The DHS claims they are investigating Representative Ilan Omar of Minnesota. Just 22 days or so before Election Day, a search warrant was executed for a long list of reported potential crimes. These include false statements, fraud, immigration paperwork, and a general conspiracy charge. Representative Omar made a statement calling the raid “an attempt to target political enemies, and weaponize federal law-enforcement…this is just the latest escalation in his campaign of political intimidation,” adding “I will not be silenced.”
Trump recently said, “she comes from a country that is a non-country,“ and “I think she’s a terrible person.“ 
MarkWayne Mullen, Secretary of Homeland Security says the end result could be deportation. Representative Omar was born in Mogadishu and after the civil war, her family came to the United States. They were admitted as refugees. She was vetted before she ran for Congress. Minnesota is home to the largest Somali diaspora in this country. In the last presidential election, Trump decried the 60-day rule when he accused the DOJ of acting improperly during his campaign. In that case it was in response to a court order, not subject to DOJ policy at all. The investigation against Rep Omar is based on an accusation that her late father either lied or omitted information as he sought legal status. Omar has had basic disagreements with Trump over foreign policy, national security, and immigration. She states Trump has tried to distract from his own legal challenges by attacking her.
 All Americans have a duty to call out President Trump’s bigoted attacks that have villainized an entire community of Muslims.

#TrumpIsUnfitForOffice    #wtpBLUE   WE THE PEOPLE   wtp3255   The publication KFF and the AP conducted a poll of rural voters in August. The price of groceries, gasoline, and healthcare are the biggest areas of negative responses among those surveyed, including many Republicans. Rural voters, largely Republican, still support and approve of Donald Trump‘s job performance more than among the rest of US adults overall in separate polling. The results show that rural voters haven’t yet turned on Trump, while still believing he hasn’t delivered on his promises fully. Some are unsure whether they will even cast a vote for the midterms, which would benefit Democrats. Only about 4 in 10 rural voters approved of Trump‘s performance on the economy. These voters usually have lower wages than those who live in suburban and metro areas, and they’ve been hurting for decades. Only about 45 percent of these Republicans say Trump has made their local economies better off. Only 17 percent of voters said Trump‘s healthcare policies have had a positive impact, 41 percent say they’ve had no impact, and another 41 percent say they’ve had a negative impact.
 A year after Trump passed the “Rural Health Transformation Program” 8 in 10 voters in rural areas said they’d heard either a little or nothing at all about the health fund. One woman in Maine stated that hospitals are consolidating making it harder for her to see a specialist, now an hour away. Some hospitals there are closing their labor and delivery centers. About 8 in 10 Democratic voters trust the Democrats to address healthcare costs, while Republicans are more ambivalent. Republicans in rural areas are more likely to blame an imaginary “economic mess“ left behind by Democrats. Democrats have a chance to “show up and give a message that rural people might find appealing,” said Nicholas Jacobs, a political scientist at Colby College and a co-author of the book ‘The Rural Voter’. Democrats need to stay on this message.

#TrumpIsUnfitForOffice    #wtpBLUE    WE THE PEOPLE   wtp3254   President Trump’s latest campaign promise is to claim there will be a big Iowa steel mill built, saying it is the “largest steel plant in American history“ and it’s a “done deal” about three weeks before the midterms, where Republicans are facing competitive races.
 But actually the deal is far from done. According to the Washington Sun, the company behind the project, Mesabi Metallics and its Indian parent company the Essar Group, did not own property in Lee County Iowa where the plant is proposed or even in the state anywhere. The Des Moines Register reported that residents were approached by the company in September about purchasing land. Mesabi Metallics is reporting however that it has “secured land in Iowa for the project“ but declined to disclose details. The Washington Sun was unable to find any property records.
 The timing of the announcement has raised eyebrows of both Republican and Democrat state lawmakers. The lawmakers were only told they were in competition with several other states, including Arkansas. The president told reporters September 28 that the investment would be $15 billion, create 6000 construction jobs and 1750 permanent jobs. Secretary of Commerce Lutnick says the president doesn’t bring people together unless it’s a done deal. Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds republican after that called the state legislators back to the capital to consider major tax incentives for the company. Democrats were not able to get the company to guarantee the 6000 construction jobs would go to Iowa workers. The governor’s office did not respond with a comment. In 2016 the same company declared bankruptcy in Minnesota while trying to build an iron ore complex. The ore complex finally opened last week. 
 Iowa is ground zero for backlash over Trump’s tariff policies. The White House was quoted as saying the president has “a proven record of securing historic investments creating high-paying jobs and bringing manufacturing back to the United States.” According to Fortune and PBS NewsHour, total US manufacturing is still lower than it was in January 2025.

#TrumpIsUnfitForOffice    #wtpBLUE    NOSOTROS, EL PUEBLO   Los incendios, huracanes y tornados se han visto empeorados por el cambio climático. El cambio climático está añadiendo un gasto más al presupuesto de los propietarios de viviendas: el seguro de hogar. Los huracanes en Florida, las inundaciones en Carolina del Norte y las tormentas en Kansas se han sumado al debate sobre los costos antes de las elecciones intermedias. Florida tiene las tarifas de seguro de hogar más altas del país. Carolina del Norte está considerando una enmienda constitucional sobre los impuestos a la propiedad, y en Kansas la carrera por el Comisionado de Seguros se está calentando. Esto ha ayudado a convertir estados confiablemente republicanos en campos de batalla. También ha afectado la política en California. Desde 2021, las tarifas de los propietarios de viviendas han subido un 46 por ciento, casi el triple de la tasa de inflación. El 58 por ciento de los estadounidenses dijo que el aumento de los costos de seguros los haría más propensos a votar.   En otra encuesta, la gran mayoría de los encuestados quería que los funcionarios electos hicieran más para reducir las primas y responsabilizar más a las compañías. Muchos dijeron que tuvieron que posponer compras importantes o decisiones de vida debido a los aumentos de los seguros. Los 10 estados más caros para el seguro de hogar están en el centro del país, en corredores conocidos como el pasillo de tornados y el pasillo del granizo. La prima anual para una casa de $300,000 con un deducible de $1000 ahora es de $5289 en Kansas, un 84 por ciento más que el promedio nacional. California y Oklahoma están eligiendo nuevos comisionados de seguros. California elegirá entre dos demócratas: uno representa el área de los incendios del año pasado, mientras que el otro ha propuesto un plan estatal de desastre de pagador único inspirado en Nueva Zelanda. 1 de cada 7 propietarios de viviendas está optando por no tener seguro para poder pagar otras facturas.   Nuestra primera prioridad debe ser elegir personas que crean que el clima se ve afectado por nuestras acciones. Por favor, #VoteAzul.

#TrumpIsUnfitForOffice    #wtpBLUE    WE THE PEOPLE   Fires, hurricanes and tornadoes have all been worsened by climate change. Climate change is adding another expense to homeowners’ budgets - homeowners’ insurance. Hurricanes in Florida, flooding in North Carolina and storms in Kansas have all become added to the debate over costs before the midterms. Florida has the highest home insurance rates in the country. North Carolina is weighing a constitutional amendment to property taxes, and in Kansas the race for Insurance Commissioner is heating up. This has helped to put reliably Republican states into the battlefield. It has affected politics in California as well. Since 2021 homeowner rates have risen 46 percent, nearly triple the rate of inflation. 58 percent of Americans said rising insurance costs would make them more likely to vote.
 In another poll, respondents overwhelmingly wanted elected officials to do more to reduce premiums and hold companies more accountable. Many stated they had to postpone major purchases or life decisions because of insurance spikes. The 10 most expensive states for home insurance are in the middle of the country, in corridors known as tornado alley and hail alley. The annual premium for a $300,000 house with a $1000 deductible is now $5289 in Kansas, 84 percent higher than the national average. California and Oklahoma are electing new insurance commissioners. California will choose between two Democrats - one representing the area of last year’s fires, while the other has proposed a single payer state-run disaster plan modeled after New Zealand. 1 in 7 homeowners are opting to go without insurance to pay other bills.
 Our first priority must be to elect people who believe the climate is affected by our actions. Please #VoteBlue.

#TrumpIsUnfitForOffice    #wtpBLUE    WE THE PEOPLE   wtp3253   When has isolationism ever made this country great? The Program Electronic Review Management system (PERM) is the pipeline that brings high skilled immigrants to the United States. Many of them start businesses and improve our economy. The process begins with J-1 education visas. Many visiting scholars become temporary workers, and then they can achieve permanent resident status. Suppressing this pipeline will cause highly talented individuals to simply go to other countries, like Canada or Europe. 
 Vice President Vance recently came out and accused companies like Microsoft of committing visa fraud without any evidence. There’s no evidence of improper financial relationships or visa abuse. “I don’t care how prestigious a university thinks it is, I will personally cuff you in the university square.” Labor Inspector General Anthony D’Esposito said. Trump’s administration has gone all in on this tough guy agenda, making it harder to attract and retain talent for businesses and universities here. Calling it “Project Firewall,” the administration is investigating companies they claim are abusing the H-1B visa program. Vance claims employers are making workers “indentured servants,” but this policy prevents workers the freedom to obtain green cards even if here legally, making them more dependent on unscrupulous employers.
 Work will move overseas, perhaps to India instead. Applications to one Master’s program by foreign students at Columbia University have already fallen 27%.
It seems to be more about money when the administration has changed the fee to $103,265 for a H-1B visa for the “federal government‘s cost.” These fees were already struck down by a judge last year. It replaces random lottery selection to favor higher-paying applicants, and eliminates the 60 days you have to find a new sponsor if you lose the first one. They are also scrutinizing applicants’ social media accounts - they have revoked thousands of student visas during Trump’s terms in office. Trump has employed 566 foreign laborers who make between $15 and $27 per hour on the H-2B and H-2 temporary visa programs. Why is it OK for him to hire foreign workers, but we can’t bring superior students into our universities anymore? It’s anti-intellectualism, and it doesn’t make America great.