Jimmy Kimmel is back! Hurray!
He never should have been suspended.
But Trump's attempts to stifle any
Criticism hasn't ended.

Trump seems to get great pleasure
Watching Americans lose their jobs
While HE gives tax breaks to the wealthy
And fraternizes with the nobs.

The man's so terribly insecure
That he is unable to take a joke.
Anyone who voted for him
Really "bought" a pig in a poke.

To silence the voice of anyone
Who's witty enough to make us laugh
At Trump and his ridiculousness--
Along with the craziness of his staff--

Is out of the playbook of dictators.
Trump's idols have all done the same:
Putin, Orbán, and Erdoğan
Are all in the autocrats hall of fame.

Since tyrant Trump will NOT allow
Anyone to criticize him
And calls them anti-American,
He just makes more people despise him.

Let's all give three cheers for Jimmy
And not give in to intimidation.
Trump is the one who needs to be muffled;
Kimmel deserves a standing ovation.

-by Bob B (9-27-25)

If Trump has a goal to be respected,
It is very far out of reach,
For he has disgusted the world again--
This time with his U.N. speech.

For someone to sound like a narcissist,
He definitely takes the prize.
His almost an hour-long speech became
A litany of bald-faced lies.

Asked to speak only 15 minutes,
He chose to ignore the request. Not strange.
Touching on the economy,
Immigration, and climate change,

He berated world leaders
And spoke of the wonderful things he's done.
He said he ended seven wars--
Another tale that the spinner has spun.

Of course, he had to criticize
The previous administration.
How can he not see that he
Himself is the real abomination?

His message--Christian nationalistic
At times--was hardly unifying.
In fact, his creepy, bombastic words
Were ultimately world-denying.

He also complained of sabotage--
In typically Trump-like fashion--
Of the escalator and teleprompter.
The far-right jumped on that with passion.

As it turned out, the malfunctions
Were caused by members of Trump's own team.
More examples of carelessness
Existing within the Trump regime?

Foreigners ask if we know how
Embarrassing Trump looks. We do.
They feel that he's stark raving mad.
All we can say is, "That's so true."

-by Bob B (9-24-25)

Now that Charlie Kirk is dead,
Christian nationalists will ask
If they can make him a Christian martyr.
Would that be a worthwhile task?

To make a martyr of a man
Who while debating stirred up hate
Would be a slap in the face to all
The people he would denigrate.

Radicalizing college students,
Kirk was clear about his goals:
Normalizing bigotry
And feeding ideas to far-right trolls.

His widow said that she forgave
Her husband's killer--a righteous pose.
But Trump used Kirk's memorial
To threaten his political foes.

He and others lie and say
That Charlie Kirk's assassination
Was a left-wing conspiracy--
A false, divisive accusation.

It's true that Kirk fit right in with
The MAGA world, and that's no bluff.
But there are some who think that he
Wasn't radical enough.

Racist Christo-fascists will now
Exploit Kirk's death to plan and scheme
To make his already over-the-top
Ideas even more extreme.

Trump will continue to placate far-right
Extremist groups. The hate will spread.
And people will ask, "How could this happen?"
While they're burying the dead.

-by Bob B (9-22-25)

Because of the boarish president,
Who grabs more power every day
And cannot handle criticism,
More firings are underway.

The current victim, Jimmy Kimmel,
Has been fired by ABC
Because of the man in the Oval Office--
The power-hungry SOB.°

So insecure is Donald Trump
That he'll put pressure on any station
And threaten to take its license away--
Another form of *******.

Trump's oligarchs will soon
Control all media outlets, and so
Our right of freedom of expression
Will be dealt a heavy blow.

Benjamin Franklin was asked what type
Of government we had. He said,
It's "a republic--if we can keep it."
But that's now hanging by a thread.

Most Republicans don't mind
Trump's tactics--his strong-arming.
They have ceded their power to him.
That is terribly alarming.

-by Bob B (9-19-25)

°an acronym that Trump uses frequently in referring to other people

If someone builds a multimillion-dollar
Fortune teaching folks to scorn and fear
People who are different from them,
Is that person one we should revere?

And if that person uses racist language
That white supremacists all love to use
And ties himself to Christian nationalists
With whom he shares extreme, repulsive views

And calls our many immigrants invaders,
Thus stirring up contempt, disdain, and dread,
And also says he has a preference
For the days when gays were ****** till dead

And normalizes bigotry and hatred,
Should that person then be idolized?
It seems to me that there would be more reasons
For him to be distrusted and despised.

If that person lacks the decency
To care about the people whom he slights
And says that violence is very often
Necessary to protect our rights

And later he becomes the hapless victim
Of the violence that he promoted,
It's like a self-fulfilling prophecy:
To die from views to which one is devoted.

They say the dead should not be talked about
With words of malice; we should be forgiving.
But should someone be glorified in death
If he was reprehensible while living?

-by Bob B (9-16-25)

Folks on the Right are up in arms.
Frankly, they are going berserk
After the death of one of their
Provocateurs, Charlie Kirk.

Kirk was mired in controversy.
His death was tragic, nonetheless.
But Trump is wildly lashing out
Instead of trying to decompress.

He's NOT decrying violence
In ALL forms. Instead, he chooses
To tear into people with vengeance and hatred--
A strategy he always uses.

He and his fawning admin team--
Mostly grounded in wild delusions--
Before they even know all the facts,
Are quick to jump to crazy conclusions.

When asked about domestic attacks,
Trump didn't even pause.
He said that far-right perpetrators
Promote, of course, a worthy cause.

It's folks on the Left, he said, who are
The evil ones and must be stopped.
What will the new authoritarian
Measures be that he'll adopt?

People have been fired from jobs
For merely having expressed their views
Regarding Kirk and his agenda.
That has been all over the news.

Trump will demonize his critics,
But will he focus on reason? Never.
We HAVE TO stress the truth and facts
In this country more than ever.

-by Bob B (9-13-25)

(This poem could be sung to the melody of Tom Lehrer's song "An Irish Ballad: Rickety Tickety Tin.")

A dangerous person is on the loose--
Sing wackety-tackety-tame.
A dangerous person is on the loose.
He carries around a hangman's noose.
The government won't tell him vamoose.
RFK Jr.'s° his name--
His name--
RFK Jr.'s his name.

Conspiracy theories he knows well--
Sing wackety-tackety-tame.
Conspiracy theories he knows well.
Like rotten fish they really smell.
In such a world he likes to dwell.
He plays a dangerous game--
A game--
He plays a dangerous game.

He tells lies about vaccines--
Sing wackety-tackety-tame.
He tells lies about vaccines,
And he'll resort to any means
To blow our health to smithereens.
And he will be surely to blame--
To blame--
And he will be surely to blame.

Ah, and this is one of his faves--
Sing wackety-tackety-tame.
Ah, and this is one of his faves:
That cancer is caused by Wi-Fi waves.
By using it we dig our graves.
That's what he's trying to claim--
To claim--
That's what he's trying to claim.

That shootings are linked to prescription drugs--
Sing wackety-tackety-tame.
That shootings are linked to prescription drugs
Is one more crazy idea he plugs.
From co-conspirators he'll get hugs.
At science they like to take aim--
Take aim--
At science they like to take aim.

Fluoride causes cancer, says he--
Sing wackety-tackety-tame.
Fluoride causes cancer, says he,
And AIDS isn't caused by ***.
But leading experts disagree.
They are not out to get fame--
Get fame--
They are not out to get fame.

People will die because of him--
Sing wackety-tackety-tame.
People will die because of him.
With him in charge our future looks dim.
"Wack job" is his synonym,
And he has no feelings of shame--
Of shame--
And he has no feelings of shame.

-by Bob B (9-12-25)

°Trump's Secretary of Health and Human Services

J.D. Vance is trying to
Pretend he's getting tougher.
All he's doing is being Trump's
Enthusiastic fluffer.

CHORUS:
Shady J.D., if you can,
Why not try to be a man,
Instead of being a spineless simp--
Trump's sycophantic wimp?

It's scary what is happening
In these crazy times.
We merely have to think that folks
Are committing crimes,

And once we have suspected that,
We take the easy route:
Without due process, what do we do?
Hell, we ***** them out.

J.D. Vance thinks that's so cool.
When people throw a fit
And say that's wrong, Vance replies,
"I don't give a sh*t."

CHORUS:
Shady J.D., if you can,
Why not try to be a man,
Instead of being a spineless simp--
Trump's sycophantic wimp?

To pick a fight with Venezuela
Is Trump's current goal.
And J.D. Vance has followed Trump
Down the rabbit hole.

Their desire for power is both
Shocking and perverse.
But their disdain for human life?
That is even worse.

Unbelievable the havoc
Both of them have wreaked.
No, we're not the mouse that roared;
We're the lion that squeaked.

CHORUS:
Shady J.D., if you can,
Why not try to be a man,
Instead of being a spineless simp--
Trump's sycophantic wimp?

-by Bob B (9-9-25)

Often I get messages
That say this site is not secure.
Frequently, I can't sign on,
Which is a bunch of steer manure.

The site creators ought to fix
The problem. Could it be that hard?
I think that hackers could break in
And leave a nasty calling card.

So, site creators, do us a favor
And do what it takes to secure this site,
Making it less vulnerable
AND a bit more watertight.

-by Bob B (9-7-25)

Whom was sitting all alone,
Feeling sad and dejected.
For quite a while, the pronoun has
Been a bit neglected.

"I just don't understand," he cried,
"Why I am not used.
And when I am, I'm very often
Terribly abused."

Who walked over and sat with him.
Sad that he was blue,
She said, "It's just that speakers prefer
Me instead of you.

"I am easy to find and use,
Whether by voice or ink.
However, you make speakers of English
Have to stop and think--

"Unless they know you very well,
And many of them don't.
Folks have the chance to make your acquaintance,
But, sadly, many won't.

"You are not the only one
To be in such a funk.
Look what's happening to our friends
Eaten, Gone, and Drunk!"

(By the way, Who was sincere;
She WASN'T a mere pretender.
And don't forget that Whom and Who
Both can change their gender.)

"At least," said Whom, "I'm in the books--
The great works from the past.
As long as folks will read them, I know
My legacy will last."

Who left feeling depressed about
Whom's impending doom.
How horrible to witness the sad
Demise of brother Whom!

-by Bob B (9-5-25)

(This poem could be sung to the melody of Gilbert and Sullivan's "When I Was a Lad," from the H.M.S. PINAFORE. There are grammatical irregularities for obvious reasons.😉)

TRUMP:
When I was a kid, I learned from Dad
To stay on top and to never get had.
I learned the pleasures that our wealth could bring,
And he often called me "killer" and he called me "king."

SYCOPHANTS:
And he often called him "killer" and he called him "king."

TRUMP:
Since Daddy called me "king" it really helped somehow
For me to be the ruler of the country now.

SYCOPHANTS:
Since Daddy called him "king" it really helped somehow
For him to be the ruler of the country now.

TRUMP:
I learned quite fast. My goal? Get rich quick!
Some fraud can be a plus, for it does the trick.
I got my way, or I would come unglued.
And if people gave me problems, piece of cake: I sued.

SYCOPHANTS:
And if people gave him problems, piece of cake: he sued.

TRUMP:
I grew so rich and famous that the crowds said "Wow!"
So therefore I'm the ruler of the country now.

SYCOPHANTS:
He grew so rich and famous that the crowds said "Wow!"
So therefore he's the ruler of the country now.

TRUMP:
I learned very quickly all the tricks of the trade:
A boss saves money if folks aren't paid.
I learned so fast how to crush dissent,
And I SOON became an unrelenting president.

SYCOPHANTS:
And he SOON became an unrelenting president.

TRUMP:
Since ALL my fans adore me, I will take a bow.
They like that I'm the ruler of the country now.

SYCOPHANTS:
Since ALL his fans adore him, he will take a bow.
They're happy he's the ruler of the country now.

TRUMP:
A manifesto that is helping me survive
Is known as Project 2025.
Oh, the project helps expand my role:
I'm a president who wants complete control.

SYCOPHANTS:
He's a president who wants complete control.

TRUMP:
And so criticism I won't allow
Because I am the ruler of the country now.

SYCOPHANTS:
And so criticism he won't allow
Because he is the ruler of the country now.

TRUMP:
For admin teams, it makes no sense
To put TOO much emphasis on competence.
They MUST be loyal and kowtow to you,
And support you when you're asking "What would Putin do?"

SYCOPHANTS:
And support you when you're asking "What would Putin do?"

TRUMP:
My DEAR friend Putin is the cat's meow.
He helped me be the ruler of the country now.

SYCOPHANTS:
His DEAR friend Putin is the cat's meow.
He helped him be the ruler of the country now.

TRUMP:
So all out there, please listen to my plea:
If you WANT to get to the top just like me,
You should toss out your conscience, be as cold as ice,
And never say you're wrong or be contrite or nice.

SYCOPHANTS:
And never say you're wrong or be contrite or nice.

TRUMP:
If YOU'RE more like me--yes, holier than thou--
Then you could all be rulers just like I am now.

SYCOPHANTS:
If WE'RE more like him--yes, holier than thou--
Then we could all be rulers just like he is now.

-by Bob B (8-30-25)

It looks as though the president--
The dull and tedious bore--
Has unilaterally decided
That he's declaring war.

War on what or whom? you wonder.
The man who thinks he's king
Appears to be declaring war
On almost everything:

War on truth; war on judges
Who don't agree with him;
War on any critic who doesn't
Support his every whim;

War on immigrants' rights and war
On aid to people in need;
War on any measures that
Restrict corporate greed;

War on DEI, or course,
And war on voters' rights;
War on historic records that he
Thinks are unfair to Whites;

War on the rule of law, and war
Also on reason and science;
War on wokenesss, because he doesn't
Tolerate defiance;

War on schools with high Hispanic
Enrollment; war on the press;
When he imposes his tariffs, then war
On countries that don't acquiesce;

War on clean-air regulations
And health protections for sure,
For he's defunding research, which
For him has no allure;

War on an independent Department
Of Justice and FBI,
For now they jump when he says "Jump!"
And do not ask him "Why?”;

War on public broadcasting
Which gives him fits of pique;
War on ANY station that
Allows his critics to speak;

War on cities, particularly
Those in states that are blue;
War on you if you perhaps
Are LGBTQ;

War on us, for he is using
Our troops against us. His orders:
Troops have the right to stop and question
Anyone near our borders.

Especially on Democrats
War has been declared,
But he'll go after anyone.
Very few are spared.

It's really war on democracy
As our rights disappear.
I never thought I'd see the day
That THAT would happen here.

There seems to be no end in sight
Of this continuing saga.
The Statue of Liberty now wears
A red cap saying "MAGA."

-by Bob B (8-23-25)

Crime is up in D.C., says Trump,
And so he wants the National Guard
To take control of our capital.
Typical Trump: no holds barred.

Crime is actually DOWN in D.C.,
But there's a place where crime runs rife--
Where it is basically par for the course--
Where it is merely a way of life--

Where ***-traffickers congregate
And party with their scumbag friends--
Where victims are groomed and lives are shattered
And perpetrators won't make amends--

Where classified documents were once found
Lying around for guests' perusal--
Where the owner would be adept
At teaching a course: How to Bamboozle--

Where anti-democratic plotters
Plan how they will fleece the country,
How they'll support a corrupt regime,
And how troops will police the country.

The place is owned by an infamous felon--
A mob don, kingpin, crime boss type,
Who chases after any critic
With whom he has the slightest gripe--

Who also is an extortionist
And wants us all to bend to his will--
Corporations, places of learning,
And legislators on Capitol Hill.

So get the troops out of D.C.
And send them to the Florida coast
To crime-ridden Mar-a-Lago.
THAT'S where they are needed the most.

-by Bob B (8-21-25)

Trump is flexing his flabby muscle.
He keeps doing that all the time.
He wants to prove that he's in control
And show that he is tough on crime.

A triple-axe murderer
Fled Madrid. Yes, he's the one
Who went to Venezuela where he
Was sent to prison for what he'd done.

Trump had the killer released
After he'd made a prison deal.
The murderer now walks our streets!
Tell me how that makes you feel.

Kilmar Obrego García was sent
By accident to El Salvador
To languish in prison. After some months
He was returned, but Trump is sore.

So Trump's administration found
A felon set for deportation
To testify against García.
The ****'s now free. An abomination!

Ghilaine Maxwell, *** trafficker
Linked to Trump and sentenced in court
To a 20-year prison term,
Was moved to a prison more like a resort.

After Donald Trump took office,
We saw him pull out all the stops
To pardon the Capitol rioters--even
One who called for killing cops.

The guy is now a DOJ
Official. The AG hired the man.
In order to please Donald Trump,
Bondi will do whatever she can.

Although in D.C. crime is down,
Trump wants control, of course.
And so there's now a domestically
Deployed military force.

And NOW he calls on the national guard?
Before he wasn't so quick to respond
When rioters stormed the Capitol.
With them he has a special bond.

We are aware that Donald Trump
Employs distractions all the time.
Instead of releasing the Epstein files,
He wants us to think he's tough on crime.

-by Bob B (8-17-25)

(Thanks to R.M. for the inspiration)

(The following poem can be sung to the melody of "The Major-General's Song" from Gilbert and Sullivan's THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE. Check it out on YouTube. The first STRESSED syllable in each line is the SECOND syllable.)

Trump IS the very model of a modern major autocrat.
He sidles up to despots and we see him do a lot o' that.
He thinks he is a genius who displays originality
And doesn't understand that he is reeking of banality.
He doesn’t like diplomacy and has no grasp of history.
How people can put up with him is really quite a mystery.
He fans the fires of discontent and lives for praise and flattery,
And if he doesn't get them he resorts to verbal battery.

He WANTS complete control to rule the country with an iron fist.
He's NOTHING but an ego-driven maniac and narcissist.
He thumbs his nose at democratic ways and does a lot o’ that,
For he’s the very model of a modern major autocrat.

He scorns the rule of law and doesn't care if he's a criminal.
His instincts for corruption are much more than just subliminal.
He hopes that crypto currency will fill his coffers to the brim
And acts as though he doesn't care about what allies think of him.
He's fired a lot of workers and he boasts that he’s expedient.
His sycophants must fawn on him and prove that they’re obedient.
The gifts and money that he gets affect his greedy attitude.
His favors in return display how he will show his gratitude.

Regarding scientists and experts, Trump will ask, "What good are they?"
Since HE is such a know-it-all, it doesn't matter what they say.
He thumbs his nose at democratic ways and does a lot o’ that,
For he’s the very model of a modern major autocrat.

While more detention camps pop up--there's one now in the Everglades--
It seems that he is trying to distract us from his sexcapades,
For he and Jeffrey Epstein often seemed to be contiguous.
That they were friends was obvious and clearly not ambiguous.
But now that he's in power he will use the DOJ, of course,
To threaten and intimidate his "enemies" with no remorse.
And once he has control of what the media can say to us,
Imagine all the lies that he will force it to convey to us.

How sad to have a president who oozes such hypocrisy
Become the biggest threat we've ever seen to our democracy!
He thumbs his nose at democratic ways and does a lot o’ that,
For he’s the very model of a modern major autocrat.

-by Bob B (8-7-25)

Donald Trump never ever
Likes to be outdone.
Now he's teaching a brand new course:
Autocracy 101.
Trumplicans are fine with that;
Most of them don't care.
They'll bend over with utmost glee
To kiss his derrière.

Instead of working with current laws,
Trumplicans have a solution:
Let Trump do what he wants to AND
Ignore the Constitution.
We can see where their fealty lies;
It's NOT with the law of the land.
It's with their ruler who wants them all
To bow to his every command.

When Trump does NOT like test results,
He fires his physician.
When numbers aren't what he expects,
He fires the statistician.
When he's involved in scandals and doesn't
Like the people's reactions,
He diverts attention with
Conspiracy-based distractions.

If he thinks he is losing votes
And doesn't like the projections,
He'll encourage some of the states
To rig our future elections.
If he objects to certain decisions--
And we know he holds grudges--
He will blast the lawyers and also
Try to remove the judges.

When interviewed, he knows that there
Are people to pacify,
So he has no compunction about
Telling a whopping lie.
Since he can't take criticism,
Companies get two choices:
Settle in court for millions of dollars,
Or stifle critics' voices.

Surrounding him, Trump must have
His loyalists who fear
That they'll be fired if they don't tell him
What he wants to hear.
The truth becomes irrelevant;
"Facts" become invented.
A sentence we hear frequently
Is "That's unprecedented!"

And while he's bringing the country down,
His mind is growing dim.
If he continues to get his way,
Our future will look quite grim.
I always used to enjoy attending
Classes that were fun,
But NOT the one that Trump is giving:
Autocracy 101.

-by Bob B (8-4-25)

Just in case you're unaware,
There are many folks out there
Who sadly have been rounded up
And wrongfully detained.

A president who's unrelenting
And WHO is always circumventing
Laws is pushing cruelty;
In him that is ingrained.

He called his act a state of war
And sent folks to El Salvador
Where many were mistreated; they
Were tortured and abused.

A lot of people living here
Are forced to live in constant fear
Of what the government might do
And methods being used.

Folks are snatched from off the street.
Plain-clothed, masked, and indiscreet,
The "agents" representing ICE
Are really crooks and thugs.

Citizens are targets, too.
If YOU are one, what would you do
If you were stopped and held for hours
Or days? But Trump just shrugs.

Is this what we've come to be?
What happened to the land where we
Believed in rights, due process, and
The vital rule of law?

Republicans in Congress! How
Can they support what's happening now?
Ask them what they think and they
Will merely hem and haw.

The situation we are in--
I mean the color of our skin--
Can put a target on our backs,
As cruel as that might sound.

Don't let silence be your guide.
Be vigilant and open-eyed.
Empty the detention camps
And burn them to the ground.

-by Bob B (7-26-25)

The music is playing; it's NOT "Brigadoon."
But WE can still hear a familiar tune--
A tune that Trump likes when he's hiding his faults.
This one is known as the Trump-Epstein waltz.

Trump is upset and is starting to squirm.
Things are not running so smoothly this term.
He's taking spaghetti to throw at the wall
To see what will stick, and so HE gives his all.

Obama and Hillary Clinton are now
His targets as he tries to show people how
The two were both treasonous. Trump's such a kid!
He blames them for having done JUST what he did!

To serve as another distraction, Trump's team--
Showing how good they can be when they scheme--
Released certain records: the MLK files.
They hope they can lead us off track with their wiles.

Epstein's accomplice, convicted of crimes,
Is sitting in prison. I'm SURE oftentimes
She wonders if she'll die from "suicide," too.
Or will she be pardoned by Trump? What think you?

The lawyers for Trump want to talk with her, so,
A deal might be made, and then THEY’LL let her go.
She'll HAVE to agree that she won't testify,
And IF she must do it, they'll want her to lie.

As Trump rambles on spouting nonsense, it's clear
That his mental issues are now more severe.
He hopes that the mess will blow over; the crook
Thinks IF he wastes time he will be off the hook.

So watch as Trump dances across the dance floor
To music that we have all heard played before.
He LOVES to distract us when hiding his faults.
This time he's dancing the Trump-Epstein waltz.

-by Bob B (7-23-25)

Fifty-six years ago!
For progress, what a boon!
Neil Armstrong, our astronaut,
Stepped onto the moon.

One of the greatest achievements of science
Since the world began:
He called it a "giant leap for mankind,"
And "one small step for a man."

Many of us who were living back then
Watched it on TV
Since it was being transmitted down here
For all the world to see.

However, science skeptics now
Think they're being deceived
And seem to prefer the times when people
Were killed for what they believed.

Humankind is greatly threatened
When people haven't learned
That ignorance is a dangerous thing
And science shouldn't be spurned.

Let's SING the praises, whether or not
You can carry a tune,
Of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin,
Who walked upon the moon.

-by Bob B (7-20-25)

We knew that Jeffrey Epstein was a cad and palled around
With Donald Trump his buddy, and in friendship they were bound.
But after his conviction, Jeffrey Epstein wondered why
Trump would lie and tell the press he barely knew the guy.

Chorus:
Oh, Jeff Epstein! You did not die for me.
But your death they say was suicide, and that's a mystery.

We hear a lot of what the people call the Epstein files.
We know that there is evidence that's stacked in piles and piles.
The AG made some promises, but now she's changed her mind.
It seems that she is nervous and afraid of what we'll find.

Chorus:
Oh, Jeff Epstein! You did not die for me.
But your death they say was suicide, and that's a mystery.

We cannot trust the DOJ since it's been weaponized.
That Trump is in the Epstein files, oh, who would be surprised?
They'll release as little information as they can
And hope that all the furor will blow over. That's their plan.

Chorus:
Oh, Jeff Epstein! You did not die for me.
But your death they say was suicide, and that's a mystery.

Because of what the "Wall Street Journal" wrote, Trump's lawyers say
That he's been "damaged" and they'll sue to make the "Journal" pay.
But what about the girls whose lives were changed forever? Shame
On Epstein, Trump, and other creeps who clearly are to blame.

Chorus:
Oh, Jeff Epstein! You did not die for me.
But your death they say was suicide, and that's a mystery.

-by Bob B (7-19-25)

There is a **** in the White House--
A member of Donald Trump's team--
Who's trying like mad to fulfill
His ideological dream.

Perhaps does the name Stephen Miller
Happen to ring a bell?
If so, then you know the one who
Acts like a demon from hell.

As Deputy Chief of Staff
And often in Donald Trump's ear,
Miller is using his power
To put his plan into high gear.

He didn't like the statistics
That he was hearing from ICE.
He went in ranting and raving.
The numbers, he said, don't suffice.

Criminals are very hard
For ICE to catch and deport.
If that's where they put all their focus,
They will keep coming up short.

Go into places of dining,
Home Depot stores, and fields
And round up the undocumented,
He said. Let's see what that yields.

ICE was met with resistance.
People said, This is a sham.
So Trump deployed the marines
And said, I DON'T give a ****.

Some of Trump's cabinet members
Have ceded a lot of control
To bloodthirsty Demon Miller:
A monster without any soul.

The Muslim ban was his baby.
He's anti-transgender rights.
Foreign policy matters
He also keeps in his sights.

Any diversity practice
For Miller's a target, we know.
As he goes after our rights,
We wonder how far he will go.

Family separation
Of immigrants: his goal for sure.
His cruel and racist agenda
Is very hard to endure.

For someone raised Jewish its odd
To have such a ****-like stance.
But it all makes sense as we watch
The Trump and Miller bromance.

Maybe one day it will happen
That we can all say good-bye
And wish Demon Miller good riddance.
Will YOU be as eager as I?
To wish him good-bye and good riddance,
Will YOU be as eager as I?

-by Bob B (7-14-25)

In Trump's mad world, we are seeing
That competence is not required,
For loyalty will get you the job,
And disloyalty will get you fired.

Just imagine the people least
Fit for a job: THEY'RE Trump's picks.
So now we have a government
Run by a bunch of lunatics!

His Cabinet members are out to destroy
The very agencies that they run.
WE are not their major concern;
It's singing the praises of number one.

When White House daily briefings must
Be dumbed down for Trump, we know
That we are very vulnerable.
Our situation is touch and go.

When asked difficult questions, Trump
Rambles on and his face goes blank.
It's pretty obvious that he
Is running on an empty tank.

When the defense secretary
And Trump are asked about Ukraine,
They shake their heads and cannot answer
The journalists' questions. That's insane!

In fact, when Trump is asked about
Specific accountability,
He responds in the following manner:
"I don't know; YOU tell me."

Is Trump demented, insane, or stupid?
Or is it that he just doesn't care?
Before his election, there was a warning
Loud and clear: Voter beware!

Carrying out vendettas, golfing,
And making money are Trump's concerns.
He sells his wares and makes his deals
While rivers flood and the nation burns.

When difficult problems arise, he just
Passes the buck and shifts the blame.
His major focus seems to be
The Trump brand. What a shame!

-by Bob B (7-12-25)

From recent floods in the state of Texas,
More than 100 lives have been lost.
Natural disasters can mean
That there's a tremendous human cost.

The horror and the tragedy
Cannot be overemphasized;
Nor can the magnitude of all
The suffering be verbalized.

We should lament the loss of lives
But NOT let ourselves get carried away
By false interpretations, which
Make no sense in the world today.

Governor Abbott of Texas has said
That prayers "could have been the reason
Why water stopped rising" where the storm
Took place this deadly monsoon season.

He thanked "God almighty" for having
Blessed his state. What a shame!
God always gets the credit
But never seems to get the blame.

If God was so concerned, then why
Did he even allow the slaughter
Of innocent people who were trapped
By rising, rushing river water?

What Abbott should be focusing on
Is public safety and being prepared
For such disasters, so in the future
Many more human lives can be spared.

Without research, adequate staffing,
Climate-change mitigation,
And smart, effective alert systems,
We will see more devastation.

Making a private matter a public
Announcement is what’s at issue here.
Abbott can pray as much as he wants
If that is something that he holds dear.

He makes God sound just like Trump:
Someone who without a doubt
Loves to start a fire and then
Receive great praise for putting it out.

-by Bob B (7-9-25)

And so last week, Republicans--
Who legislate from Capitol Hill--
Passed what was very UNPOPULAR:
Trump's big, ugly billionaire bill.
UNPOPULAR? Republicans don't seem to care.

CEDING their congressional POWER
To Donald Trump--a would-be king--
They are there to do his bidding.
The man has got them on a string.
CEDING POWER? Republicans don't seem to care.

Giving TAX BREAKS to the WEALTHY,
Republicans are truly loath
To tell the truth--that these tax breaks
Really will not spur on growth.
UNFAIR TAX BREAKS? Republicans don't seem to care.

Ask them why they are taking billions
Of dollars from health care. Here's one reply--
Which isn't very compassionate--
Someday EVERYBODY MUST DIE.
PEOPLE SUFFERING? Republicans don't seem to care.

By giving ICE unprecedented
Power, it is crystal clear
That THAT along with billions of dollars
Could help create a POLICE STATE here.
POLICE STATE? Republicans don't seem to care.

Republicans always scream about debt,
But when they have power, they're very quiet.
The NATIONAL DEBT will greatly increase.
What happened to their debt-free diet?
NATIONAL DEBT? Republicans don't seem to care.

When critics oppose the bill, Trump says
He hates the Democrats. Not smart.
He thus INCITES more VIOLENCE
And keeps on tearing the country apart.
INCITING VIOLENCE? Republicans don't seem to care.

So what will be the Republicans' fate
When people vote in FUTURE ELECTIONS?
Will they lose at the ballot box
For heartlessness and misguided affections?
FUTURE ELECTIONS? Ah, NOW they'll care.

-by Bob B (7-6-25)

(This poem could be sung to the melody of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic.")

We know that there are folks out there who say they love to teach.
Some of them should know that they should practice what they preach.
Even THOUGH the preacher Jimmy Swaggart gave a fiery speech,
Hypocrisy lives on.

CHORUS:
While they're singing hallelujah,
They can really sock it to ya.
Some of them are out to ***** ya.
Hypocrisy lives on.

You heard him speak with thunder as he stood upon the stage,
And whenever he would talk of Satan, he was filled with rage.
But the money that flowed in was more than just a living wage.
Hypocrisy lives on.

CHORUS:
While they're singing hallelujah,
They can really sock it to ya.
Some of them are out to ***** ya.
Hypocrisy lives on.

And of course he slammed Jim Bakker just before his fall from grace.
An adulterer was Bakker, Swaggart said with a straight face.
After THAT he went and found himself a ****** to embrace.
Hypocrisy lives on.

CHORUS:
While they're singing hallelujah,
They can really sock it to ya.
Some of them are out to ***** ya.
Hypocrisy lives on.

After WHAT he'd done, poor Swaggart claimed to be oh so contrite.
And even though he knew that seeing hookers wasn't right,
He found another one and she was NOT an acolyte.
Hypocrisy lives on.

CHORUS:
While they're singing hallelujah,
They can really sock it to ya.
Some of them are out to ***** ya.
Hypocrisy lives on.

He was LESS remorseful this time, and he said that what he'd done
Wasn't ANYBODY else's business. Oh, the tale he'd spun!
When a preacher misbehaves so, he cannot fool everyone.
Hypocrisy lives on.

CHORUS:
While they're singing hallelujah,
They can really sock it to ya.
Some of them are out to ***** ya.
Hypocrisy lives on.

So I wonder now if many folks out there feel much regret--
I mean THOSE who helped him fund his fancy palace and his jet.
Though he's PASSED away, there's something that we all should not forget:
Hypocrisy lives on.

CHORUS:
While they're singing hallelujah,
They can really sock it to ya.
Some of them are out to ***** ya.
Hypocrisy lives on.

-by Bob B (7-5-25)

Some folks are afraid to use
The f-word; I am certainly not.
If YOU are, then think about
What's happening, and give it a shot.

Assaults on democratic rule
In America we must deplore.
This has never happened here
To such an extent ever before.

The f-word here is "fascism."
Just watch as it undermines
Our rights and freedoms in frightening ways.
Be aware of the tell-tale signs:

A ruler who wants total power
All to himself and stifles dissent,
And one who expects loyalty
From ALL, or he is never content;

A ruler who constantly lies and expects
Close supporters to spread his lies;
Who acts like a powerful despot whom
Folks are afraid to criticize;

A country where many people fear
Going to work, to stores, or to school
Because the government hunts them down
In ways that are unfair and cruel;

A ruler who supports the practice
Of scapegoating and demonization,
And gives extremist groups the right
To justify discrimination;

A place where freedoms are threatened by
A far-right governing apparatus,
And where the ruler is elevated
To practically a god-like status;

A ruler who uses violence
To help him achieve political goals
And always insists he's right, though all
His arguments are full of holes;

A dictatorial ruler who wants
Total control of the higher courts
And tries to force the media
To hide the truth in news reports;

And one who pits the people against
One another and has his squads
Who carry out his reign of terror--
Many of whom are thugs or frauds.

People will always say, "No way!
Fascism couldn't happen here!"
And live their lives ignoring the signs
As rights continue to disappear.

“The hell it can’t!” is what I say.
Look at the signs; learn from the past.
The once-so vivid colors of
Democracy are fading fast.

-by Bob B (7-1-25)

The poor, poor billionaires
Are really having it tough.
It seems as though the money grabbers
Just aren't rich enough.

They dumped a lot of money, of course,
Into Trump's campaign.
Now they're hoping that poorer people's
Loss will be their gain.

Trump and wealthy supporters, including
Folks on Capitol Hill,
Are backing what Trump stupidly calls
His big, beautiful bill.

Many people will lose health care
With cuts to the safety net.
The bill will also add trillions of dollars
To the national debt.

Billions of dollars will go to ICE
To do its dastardly deeds.
Trump wants everybody to think
It's what the country needs.

Again we see that Trump and fellow
Republicans have the itch
To push through legislation giving
Tax breaks to the rich.

-by Bob B (6-29-25)

Trump just couldn't wait for the chance
To bomb Iran's nuclear sites--
Urged on by Netanyahu
And Trump's supportive troglodytes.

Diplomacy is anathema
To Bibi Netanyahu it seems.
Bomb now, talk later:
That is how he plans and schemes.

Was it only a minor setback,
Or were the bombings a major hit?
When journalists want to know the truth,
Trump gets angry and has a fit.

"Obliterated?" "Severely damaged?"
Those are questions we have to ask,
As Donald Trump loses his cool,
Taking the media to task.

In 2018 Trump stupidly
Tore up the nuclear deal that we had
With the Iranians. In his articulate
Manner he said, The deal is bad.

If he had left it intact, the bombings
Wouldn't have been necessary.
And if the sites were merely damaged,
The setbacks will only be temporary.

But he feels like a warrior now--
The guy who wily avoided the draft
By using the good ol' bone spur excuse.
The British would say: "The man is daft!"

-by Bob B (6-26-25)

Trump's three stooges--Karoline Leavitt,
Pam Bondi, and Kristi Noem°--
Perform for their almighty leader
And lie until the cows come home.

Listen to them and you will hear
That when the three of them are pressed
To give an answer to journalists' questions,
They'll undoubtedly do their best

To artfully avoid the topic,
And you will hear them bring up the name
Of Joe Biden, their punching bag.
For ALL that's wrong, Biden's to blame.

If they want to keep their jobs,
They have to lie for Trump, of course.
If they told the bitter truth,
Then he'd demand a quick divorce.

Trump and all his admin team
Have been well-trained in hocus pocus.
They have been instructed to always
Deflect, ignore, and shift the focus.

We are watching as day by day
The river of lies continues to widen.
Trump and his team think they'll win points
By telling untruths and screaming "Biden!"

-by Bob A (6-16-25)

°Karoline Leavitt - White House Press Secretary; Pam Bondi - U.S. Attorney General; Kristi Noem - U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security

Curses; devils; magic wands;
Talking donkeys; talking snakes;
References to sorcerers;
Angels helping with prison breaks;

Bizarre prophets predicting the future;
Flaming chariots in the sky;
Fratricide and patricide;
The dangers of an evil eye;

Talking bushes; teleportation;
Exorcisms; magical cures;
The sun and moon both "standing still";
Visits to heaven through visual tours;

Soothsayers; seers and wizards;
Giants causing fear on Earth;
Dead folks coming back to life;
A super-miraculous ****** birth;

The strangest beasts you've ever heard of;
Divine intervention in wars;
Curious dreams predicting the future;
A lot of talk of harlots and ******;

Food that feeds some wandering folks
And falls from the skies for forty years;
An angry god with little patience
Causing lamentation and tears;

Violence and genocide
Commanded that jealous god;
Incestuous relationships;
A man parts waters by lifting a rod;

Angels that **** and fight with humans;
Evil spirits possessing swine;
Miracle workers; deadly plagues;
Water turning into wine;

Mysterious hands that write on walls;
A star that makes a guiding trail;
A prophet who's cast from a ship and then
Allegedly spends three days in a whale;

Voices from clouds; someone who
Can walk on water and talk to devils--
A storytelling itinerant preacher
Whose lessons work on many levels.

What's all this? A horror story
Or fantasy novel fit for all ages?
A book by Stephen King? Well, no.
It ALL can be found on the Bible's pages.

-by Bob B (6-14-25)

(This poem can be sung to the verse and chorus of the Village People's song "Macho Man.")

Trump doesn't like it if you call him TACO° man.
Anyone who calls him that cannot be his fan.
Tariffs up the ying yang--not so cool.
Thinks he's smart but he is just a fool.

Everyone can see that he's the TACO man.
He's turned the U.S.A. into TACOSTAN.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

TACO TACO man--
Trump's nothing but the TACO man.
TACO TACO man--
Just call him Mr. TACO (man).
TACO TACO man--
He'll cheat you any way that he can.
Know that that's his plan.
Just call him Mr. TACO (man).

You can read right through him; he's like an open book.
The people who are near him know he is a crook.
******* over others: his routine,
With the biggest ego that we've seen.

Everyone can see that he's the TACO man.
A boy who will not grow up, he's just like Peter Pan.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

TACO TACO man--
Trump's nothing but the TACO man.
TACO TACO man--
Just call him Mr. TACO (man).
TACO TACO man--
He'll cheat you any way that he can.
Know that that's his plan.
Just call him Mr. TACO (man).

He has filed for bankruptcy many many times.
One wonders when he'll have to pay for all his crimes.
Filling all his coffers to the brim,
He thinks corruption, greed, and grift can't hurt HIM.

It's so obvious that he's the TACO man.
We saw his shenanigans before his term began.
Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes! Yes!

TACO TACO man--
Trump's nothing but the TACO man.
TACO TACO man--
Just call him Mr. TACO (man).
TACO TACO man--
He'll cheat you any way that he can.
Know that that's his plan.
Just call him Mr. TACO (man).

-by Bob B (6-12-25)
(Thanks to Larry R for the inspiration.)

°The term "TACO trade" was first coined by Financial Times columnist Robert Armstrong and stands for "Trump Always Chickens Out." Some people prefer "Trump Always Cheats Others."

In this growing autocracy
That too many people are getting behind,
Folks are getting in trouble for merely
Saying the truth and speaking their mind.

ABC journalist Terry Moran
Was fired from the network for having said
That Stephen Miller's° a "world-class hater."
He hit the nail right on the head!

That's what Stephen Miller is--
A "world-class hater" through and through.
His neo-**** rhetoric
Is really bizarre, for he is a Jew.

James Comey°° is also in trouble
For what he'd written in the sand:
86 47.
He was merely taking a stand.

Because of what Mr. Comey had written,
Trump called on the FBI
To carry out an investigation,
For Comey he'd LOVE to crucify.

86 47.
I'll say it now; I'll say it again:
86 47,
About Donald Trump, the vilest of men.

If Miller and Trump would like to keep
Attacks on them from percolating
Through news sources everywhere,
Maybe they should both stop hating.

-by Bob B (6-11-25)

°Aide to Donald Trump
°°Former FBI director

Trump is looking for a showdown,
Repeating his tired and weary refrain:
How to inflame a situation
So he can obtain political gain.

Amping up the ICE raids here
In California: his newest plan.
He wants to show the people that
He's in charge--that he's the MAN.

Equating migrants with evil doers--
A racist and dangerous equation--
He says he's going to "liberate"
L.A. from a "migrant invasion."

He knew that scary raids by ICE--
His cruel, scummy, and constant fixation--
Would anger people, and thugs would take
Advantage of the situation.

He'll say the state can't solve its problems
Of violence. "However, they'll see
That I can fix it by sending in troops.
Everyone, bow down to me."

Protests had been peaceful for months,
But Trump right now is overjoyed.
To see how sick the man has become,
You don't have to be a Sigmund Freud.

Pursuing his political goals--
Let's call this "The Dictator Hour"--
He's shattering norms, one by one,
And bypassing any limits on power.

He's setting California up,
Knowing what would come about.
He loves to start a fire and then
Employ theatrics to put it out.

-by Bob B (6-9-25)

Trump is causing chaos again--
Something for which we'll ALL pay the price:
He's revving up his strong-man-ordered,
Police-state-tactic raids by ICE.°

To add to the chaos, he's calling on
The National Guard to get involved.
He thinks that all he has to do
Is send in the Guard and problem solved.

Going into places of work
And yanking people off the streets,
ICE agents want Trump to be
Proud of their autocratic feats.

When we are shouting civil rights,
Trump doesn't care if there's abuse.
He merely wants to find more ways
To flex his muscle. Any excuse!

We will have a police state where
We live in fear if we allow
ICE to continue its cruel tactics.
We have to PEACEFULLY protest now!

-by Bob B (6-8-25)

°Immigration and Customs Enforcement

We see that Trump and his Republican
Friends are not averse
To funding cuts. Thus, they've become
Robin Hoods in reverse.

Robin Hood had a giant heart,
But this is quite a switch:
Republicans are robbing the poor
And helping out the rich!

Cutting healthcare and food assistance
Programs is their goal--
Something very unpopular
In almost every poll.

Some were holding out at first,
And, no, it wasn't a bluff.
They opposed the bill because
It didn't cut enough!

The bill also has a provision,
Which we know from reports
Takes away the contempt power
From our federal courts.

Is letting them take away our freedoms
Something we're okay with?
We must stop them from doing something
They shouldn't get away with.

Speak up! Protest! Raise your voice!
Watch Republicans gloat
As they take away our rights.
Remember that when you vote.

-by Bob B (5-22-25)

Some folks say that God is Love.
Oh, my goodness! Then sue me for libel!
He doesn't sound very loving to me--
The god that you find in the Christian Bible.

It's mainly the Old Testament god
Whose loving aspects are hard to find.
Watch out or he will harden your heart,
Give you boils, or make you go blind.

In fact, he is insanely jealous
And proud to be so, the writers say.
Even look at another god,
And there is going to be hell to pay.

He can be quite petty at times--
Indifferent as to whom he offends.
He doesn't want you to eat shellfish.
And what's his problem with cotton blends?

Very often he is unjust--
Sometimes for neither reason nor rhyme.
Work on the sabbath and you should be ******!
Does that punishment fit the crime?

An unforgiving control freak,
He wants to micromanage us all.
And woe to you if you disobey him.
Look what they say he did to Saul.

A bloodthirsty ethnic cleanser,
He's truly worthy of being reviled
For telling his people to plunder towns
And **** each woman, man, and child.

Misogynistic, homophobic,
And very vindictive if you say no.
From sacrifices to wars and slaughter,
He seems to love to see blood flow.

Megalomaniacal,
He longs for glory and applause.
Cower when you stand before
The great and mighty Wizard of Oz!

For those who are unfaithful, he says,
Unless their evil rebelliousness ceases,
They will fall by the sword and their
Children will be dashed to pieces.

He often derives sadistic pleasure
In hurting those who don't adhere
To his commands and who do not
Sing his praises and live in fear.

Fear of what? Of retribution.
If you don't believe in him,
He threatens eternal punishment.
I hope that hell at least has a gym.

He always seems to be mean and angry.
Look how he treated the Philistines.
Acting like a malignant bully,
He isn't loving by any means.

A very unpleasant character,
Instead of a help, he's more of a bother.
I wouldn't want someone like that
To even be considered my father.

If you don't believe me, then you
Should read the Bible and you will see
How God in the scriptures is not so loving
As people make him out to be.

-by Bob B (5-20-25)

War criminal Netanyahu
Still isn't satisfied
Even after 52,000
People who lived in Gaza have died.

He wants to prolong the Israeli presence
In war-torn Gaza, which will mean
The campaign of carnage will continue.
Ah, the Israeli war machine!

Mass population transfers!
Ethnic cleansing! That's his plan.
Meanwhile, there will be much more
Suffering. What a despicable man!

Blocking food, blocking aid,
Netanyahu doesn't care
Whether he breaks international
Laws and causes death and despair.

Being anti-Netanyahu
Doesn't mean you're antisemitic.
Decrying atrocities in Gaza
Doesn't make you an unfair critic.

October 7, 2023,
Was a horror, without a doubt.
But how many more people will die
Before both sides will iron things out?

-by Bob B (5-9-25)

Trump is looking for countries willing
To take more migrants off our hands
And house them in their hell-like prisons
Far away in distant lands.

To send them there without due process
Violates our current laws.
But autocrats, of course, do not
Concern themselves with probable cause.

Due process takes too long,
Says Trump and fellow troglodytes
Who run the country conveniently
Overlooking human rights.

***-kisser Marco Rubio°
Says that we are sending the most
Despicable human beings to prisons.
Once they end up there, they're toast.

If we're sending the most despicable
People away, then it would seem
That we should start with Donald Trump
And his deplorable admin team.

-by Bob B (5-8-25)

° U.S. Secretary of State

By keeping one's mouth shut, one might
Appear to be a stupid lout--
They say--however, by opening it,
The person thus removes all doubt.

That's a message that Donald Trump
Really ought to take to heart.
Often when he opens his mouth,
He comes off sounding not so smart.

Trump dismissed concerns about
His tariffs raising the price of toys.
And so when Christmas arrives this year,
Watch out, little girls and boys.

He says that kids this year might get
Just two dolls instead of THIRTY.
Once again, it looks as though
Trump is getting down and *****.

And, yes, those dolls are going to cost
A wee bit more, but that's okay.
Is the man entirely clueless?
What a stupid thing to say!

It sounds just like the comment he made
Regarding injecting ourselves with bleach.
He says the most ridiculous things
In every interview or speech.

Bringing and keeping prices down
Was part of his election campaign.
The nonsense we are going to have to
Put up with during the mad king's reign!

-by Bob B (5-2-25)

Shhh! The Trump administration
Doesn't want you to know
One reason why Donald Trump's
Approval ratings are low.

What they're doing is very much
A gaslighting technique.
Their talk on tariffs truly is
Political doublespeak.

The tariff war that Trump has started
Will NOT raise prices, they say.
Do they realize that we
Were NOT born yesterday?

Prices indeed are rising and workers'
Jobs are at risk. What's more,
Small businesses are hurting
As costs are starting to soar.

Tourism is slowing down.
Bankruptcies will occur.
Instead of helping businesses, Trump's
A business saboteur.

The tariffs are hitting farmers hard;
They don't know how to plan.
It's easy for them to identify
The real bogeyman.

If countries want a tariff war,
Trump says we'll defeat them.
Regarding the tariffs, he keeps saying
That China is going to eat them.

Whoever thinks that's going to happen
Hasn't been paying attention.
That CEOs are caving in
Is also worthy of mention.

But shhh! Don't talk of rising prices,
Or Trump will be irate.
If you upset the king, he will
Want your head on a plate.

-by Bob B (4-30-25)

Years ago we threw off the shackles
Of tyranny and built a nation
(Though sadly the previous occupants
Suffered loss and deprivation).

We refused to pledge allegiance
To any king; those days were past.
We created a democratic
System that we thought would last.

But that has changed. The king is back.
Has history ever seen such a thing:
When the fool--or the court jester--
Slipped into the role of king?

It's Mad King Donald who has become
The absolute ruler of this land.
His lackeys lavish him with praise
And blindly obey his every command.

The king has become darker, crueler,
And more unstable than ever before.
His rude, sadistic, impulsive actions
Give us the people so much to deplore.

Weaponizing information,
Lying to us about our borders,
Repeating Kremlin propaganda,
Disobeying judicial orders,

Banishing people to other countries,
Not caring about our health,
Causing economic chaos,
Caring only about his wealth,

Completely distorting reality,
And having no empathy, he's the result
Of what happens when millions of people
Join a personality cult.

He thinks he has complete power
And no one can tell him what to do.
Bring up truth or reason with him,
And you'll be told "To hell with you!"

The tyranny in America
Could end if people gave their all.
Folks all over the world are watching
And waiting for Mad King Donald to fall.

-by Bob B (4-23-25)

Aunt Em received a letter from Dorothy--
A curious one in which she said
That even though she liked it in Oz,
She'd rather be back home instead.

Then she told her aunt about
Something she'd never seen on the plains:
A person lacking THREE important
Things: courage, a heart, and brains!

"The Tin Man, Scarecrow, and Lion, of course:
Each lacked ONE of those three things.
It's scary to know there's someone who
Possesses NONE of those three things."

Aunt Em replied, "I know it's strange
To find someone who lacks all three.
But I'm afraid you're not in Oz;
You’re in Washington, D.C.!”

-by Bob B (4-20-25)

(inspired by an anonymous Facebook post)

You'd better mind your p's and q's
And pay attention to the news
Or you'll be stuck forevermore
In a prison in El Salvador.

Trump has made a special deal
With that country, and it's real.
And CECOT° gets Trump's rubber stamp
For being a concentration camp.

Deportees are being--you see--
Sent there quite illegally.
Watch out if you have a tattoo,
For Trump might say good-bye to you,

And off to the prison you'll be flown,
Down there in the torrid zone.
Forget due process; it doesn't exist
For those on Trump's get-rid-of list.

People with even a legal status
Are victims of Trump's apparatus
Of hate and fear and terror and find
Themselves locked up in a real bind.

Once you're there, your rights have ceased.
Most likely, you won't be released.
Even if they admit mistakes,
The government says, Hey, that's the breaks.

Today deportees; tomorrow who knows
Will join the prisoners. That's how it goes
When autocrats are in control
And total power is their goal.

-by Bob B (4-17-25)

°Centro de Confinamiento del Terrorismo (Terrorism Confinement Center)

Our spirits hover over the rubble--
Here and there a school or dwelling,
An abandoned camp or a hospital--
Targets of constant Israeli shelling.

We see our bodies within the debris--
Along with our siblings, our fathers and mothers,
Doctors, teachers, journalists, medics,
Aid-workers and many others.

We see the doctors desperately
Treating the injured with few supplies.
Cries of anguish and pain fill the night
As rockets carry more bombs through the skies.

While Palestinians are under attack
And tens of thousands of people have died,
The world wastes its time debating
"IS it or ISN'T it genocide?"

"Ethnic cleansing"--whatever you call it--
Is ****** on a scale that is grand.
It's Netanyahu's excuse to commit
Atrocities in the "holy land."

A fantasy of the "chosen people"?
Thousands of years of tribal strife,
Blood, ******, vengeance, violence…
Lies in the scriptures come to life.

Countries supplying Netanyahu
With deadly weapons, have you no shame?
Have you lost your sense of compassion?
In what he's doing, you share the blame.

Our spirits hover; our sadness lingers.
We yearn for the madness and killing to cease.
We yearn for an amicable resolution.
Will we be able to rest in peace?

-by Bob B (4-16-25)

I no longer recognize
These United States.
In my lifetime, we've never been
In such desperate straits.

Due process for many folks
Is widely being denied.
We are seeing the Constitution
Being cast aside.

The power-hungry president
Constantly tries to extort
Favors from others and threatens them if
He doesn't get their support.

The rule of law is currently being
Eroded by the hour
To give the demented president
Authoritarian power.

Trumplicans watch him defy the courts,
And they're okay with it.
He could spit in their faces, and yes,
He'd get away with it.

He treats the DOJ as though
It's his private firm,
And AG Bondi wants to make
Trump's dissenters squirm.

The envy of the world was our
Economy when he
Ascended the throne, but now the mess
He's making is sad to see.

He doesn't care if people might suffer
From a Trump recession.
Doesn't he understand that tariffs
Worsened the Great Depression?

Trump and his administration
Will not back away
From trying to have control over
What we do and say.

His many executive orders are being
Challenged, but he doesn't care.
He derives great Schadenfreude
From other people's despair.

"America the Beautiful"
Is now a different song.
It's lyrics must reflect what is
Occurring. Sing along:

How sad it is to see this land
Become what it's become!
The president looks down on us
As though we're worthless ****.
America! America!
Please say it's not too late.
Democracy? Autocracy?
Oh, what will be our fate?

-by Bob B (4-12-25)

If you listen, you will hear
The sounds of discontent
As the people join together to
Defy the president.

We meet to send a message to
The one who would be king,
Who only pays attention to
The sounds that go ker-ching.

You'll see us on the sidewalks
And in parks and city squares,
As we say we are tired of being
Controlled by billionaires.

The president thinks it's okay
To do whatever he wants.
He knows that Republicans
Will fear his jeers and taunts.

Every effort is being made
For people to be erased
From history. The government
Is doing it in great haste.

We watch as many people now
Are forced to live in fear.
They try to live their daily lives;
Then BAM! they disappear.

They're sent off to prison that
Is in a far-off land.
How people can put up with this
Is hard to understand.

The DOJ's being weaponized.
Trump says it's required
That anyone not loyal to him
Be canned, be ousted, be fired!

Needless tariffs are raising prices;
People are losing employment.
The pain we suffer seems to add
To Musk's and Trump's enjoyment.

Our health's in greater jeopardy;
Our safety's less secure.
If we don't fight, however will
Democracy endure?

If you love America,
Speak up! Make a fuss!
No for tyranny! Yes for freedom!
March along with us!

-by Bob B (4-8-25)

Our economy is a mess.
What else would anyone expect?
Experts say that Trump's huge tariffs
Will have a devastating effect.

Millions of people are hitting the streets.
Wall Street folks are feeling grim
As they acknowledge that Donald Trump
Is someone who runs the country by whim.

When Trump was reelected to office,
The nation was in excellent shape
Economically, but now
Economists watch with mouths agape.

Will Trump listen to experts? No!
He, instead, has made it clear
That if you are a conspiracy theorist,
You will surely have his ear.

The wackier you are the better;
Your crazy theories are your tools.
Therefore, we have quickly become
A country run by dangerous fools.

Republicans in Congress could stop him.
But, no, they'd rather toe the line
And do what their puppeteer makes them do.
How can one live without a spine?

As workers are being fired from their jobs
And prices rise, there's no remorse
From Trump who's merrily playing golf
On his Florida golfing course.

He keeps doubling down on his tariffs
And says they are a beautiful thing--
A stupid comment to make; however,
He doesn't care, for he's the king.

-by Bob B (4-7-25)

The Ten Commandments on public buildings?
How does that not violate
Our Founding Fathers yearning for
The separation of church and state?

Still it's occurring across the country
In numerous states by folks who demand
That Christianity, of course,
Be blatantly given the upper hand.

Condemn such in-your-face proposals.
Religious freedom it is not.
It's ignoring the Constitution
Through a crafty religious plot.

And charging American taxpayers
To fund our country's religious schools?
It violates the First Amendment,
Thus breaking established rules.

The Ten Commandments? Then why not post
Muslim and Buddhist precepts that dwell
Within the hearts of many folks,
And lines from the Bhagavad-Gita as well?

And speaking of the Ten Commandments,
By the way--yes, the sum of them--
We have watched with no surprise
As Trump has broken every one of them.°

-by Bob B (4-4-25)

°Even killing? Consider how many people have died because of his disastrous policies and responses to public health crises.

Vandalizing people’s Teslas
Is wrong, terribly wrong,
Even though Musk sticks his nose
Where it doesn’t belong.

Instead, protest at dealerships
With messages loud and clear:
We are sick of Musk's involvement,
And we will persevere.

Trump has given him carte blanche
To ravage our country. We need
To stop these onslaughts on agencies
Because of far-right greed.

DOGE--Department of Greed and Evil--
Has gained access to
Personal records. Think of all
The damage it could do!

The little DOGE whippersnappers
Are also going after
Non-federal agencies!
This is no cause for laughter!

All the damage that they are doing
Is going to be hard to fix.
While people suffer, the president
And Musk are getting their kicks.

Find a protest nearest you.
Let your voice be heard.
Fight to save democracy,
And meanwhile spread the word.

-by Bob B (4-1-25)

Humpty Trumpty,
You have some gall.
Humpty Trumpty,
One day you'll fall.
Fawning supporters
And your business men
Will not put you back
Together again.

Humpty Trumpty,
Your sinecure
You think will last.
Don’t be so sure.
What you are asking
We simply won't do.
We bet they'll all be
Decisions you'll rue.

Humpty Trumpty,
What a con game!
Humpty Trumpty,
Have you no shame?
Stop all this talk of
America first.
Of human beings
You're CLEARLY the worst!

Humpty Trumpty,
You'll hear the call.
With great relief,
We'll watch you fall.
And even your lackeys
Who give you support
Will soon be saying,
"We'll SEE you in court!"

-by Bob B (3-31-25)