George's - Writings

Watching MS NOW - early Sunday, September 20, 2026, 44 days before the November 3rd, general elections, I find things very clear in some significant ways, totally in conflict with the perspectives of MS NOW.   I also admit that I "can't predict the future". Let's start with Donald Trump.   Trump is a narcissistic, sadistic, aging, white male who wields a lot of power! MS NOW and CNN and The New York Times and The Wall Street Journal and other mainstream media on one level accurately portray "reality" as we move towards the 2026 general election. Common Dreams is a non-mainstream media source I rely upon.  I will list a number of "headlines" from - https://www.commondreams.org/news - I've just pulled up: Trump Greenland Deal Panned as ‘Largely a Rebranding of the Status Quo to Claim a Win’ “Trump did an incredible job negotiating for things we already had in Greenland,” said one US critic. NAACP Sues to Stop Trump From Sending Armed Agents to ‘I...

  There is no question that Medicare for All would be better than the status quo.     Individuals with limited income and resources have Medicaid ( https://www.medicaid.gov/ ) and Supplemental Security Income (SSI) ( https://www.ssa.gov/ssi ) to seek assistance with.    Oft times these government assistance programs have their own complexities.   Many physicians and other medical providers won’t accept individuals with Medicaid coverage due primarily to their reimbursement rates. People who are not low income have their own complexities related to Medicare itself.    For most such people, having a supplement to Medicare is a “must” to avoid potential bankruptcy as well as to simply get by in their day-to-day life.    Medicare Supplements can be costly for those who aren’t high income.    Comparing plans and choosing options isn’t easy. All of this is separate from the issues related to what is not covered by Medi...

  I Live in a World Today Where - NOT ONLY Fascism – is threatening – Deeply Threatening All of Us – Something I’ve Never seen before in my lifetime since the mid-60’s when I first had some awareness of “politics” and similar But Also: Where clearly I see two – slightly overlapping Groups – both of Caring, Loving People who: 1.     1,   Despite – being – “Intellectually – Intelligent – Highly Formally Educated” – still: Don’t See – Literally Don’t See How The Genocide in Gaza, the West Bank and even in “Israel” itself both: a.      Literally – is dangerous – in the coming days, months, and years   - including potentially – causing – Nuclear War – which could destroy our entire world – related to:   Israel, The United States (most deeply), India, Pakistan, Russia, China – and likely reluctantly Iran – and faintly conceivably – countries like Syria, Saudia Arabia, and Yemen as well as b.     Mo...

Resisting Republicans is N0T Enough!                        October 19, 2025 Yesterday an estimated seven million people demonstrated at No Kings Rallies throughout the U.S., as well as in multiple other countries.    These protests may be a Huge step towards major resistance in the U.S.    They may also be a blip, that has little or positive impact. Obviously, with the U.S. Government significantly shut down, massive divisions between the Democratic and Republican Party politicians, we are facing huge divisions and verbal conflicts in our country. Much of the foci I see are heavily focused upon:   Anti-Trump and/or Anti-Republican messaging.    In the recent past there has been a rapid acceleration of danger signs related to Fascism/Dictatorship/Economic Hardships for many and more.     At the same time, life for many go...