From the Back Forty: There’s Never a Dull Day with Trump and AOC

King Charles and Queen Camilla kept tongues wagging last week, but this week, heartlanders had Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez - better known as AOC - and her political gaffes. Disney was also in the chat as arrests on one of its cruise ships caused alarm for vacationers with children. And finally, as Americans remember victory over the Nazis, Russia and Ukraine have a right to celebrate, too. Can Trump manage a three-day ceasefire in a war with so much less at stake?

Seriously? She Said That

“One thing that a lot of people do know, in the voting rights space, is that a lot of red states aren’t just necessarily red or Republican, they are voter-suppressed. And so, it’s less that there are more Republicans than there are Democrats, and it’s more that the rights, the voting rights of communities that have historically voted for Democrats have been slowly eroded over time and it’s been an uneven playing field,” Rep. Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) claimed in a livestream with Protect the Vote Arizona.

Now the heartland is making comparisons to AOC and Aliens. The extraterrestrial kind, not the undocumented kind. In Michigan, Al Hardwick said the quiet part out loud: “I think she’s part of the alien files.” The Pentagon has declassified a lot of documents in relation to UFOs and such. So, if AOC disappears, she may have been called home.

In Trenton, MO, Gary Etherton needed to know:  “Are those Red States below the Equator?”

“Almost every state is red... there are just a lot of blue cities,” reminded Marc Stranger of Evans, GA. He went on for a bit: “I think every county should get 1 vote which will decide the state. Then every state gets 1 vote to decide the president. That’s how all people are represented.”

“Not just 10 cities deciding what's best for the whole country," Stranger added.

Coming in hot to help the heartland pound AOC into submission was Glenn Chadaris: “Californian here. About 40 percent of the state is red and you'd never know that.”

In Los  Cruces, Clifton Evrage spoke out: “Blue states may not be blue, illegals, dogs, cats, chickens, and birds voting, not to mention a recent case where 108 votes were found to come from 1 address.” That is a talking point that will take decades to forget.

But mostly, the heartland wants to just let her talk because the things she says every day – like her keen observation at the University of Politics in Chicago about gun usage – is political gold: “It is true that in rural Vermont, the way guns show up in that landscape is very different than in Brownsville.” That might be considered racist by some.

Oh yeah, let’s keep AOC talking.

Happiest Place on Earth? Depends on the Fetish

US Customs hauled 28 people off a Disney cruise ship docked in San Diego who were involved in either “the receipt, possession, transportation, distribution, or viewing of CSEM or child pornography,” Homeland Security Investigations officials said in a May 7 statement.  For those unfamiliar with the term, CSEM stands for Child Sexual Exploitation Material.

In Minnesota, David Houghtaling observed: “The very agencies that the Democrats want to eliminate are the ones who made the arrests. Now we know why.”  

The roundup and arrest were part of Operation Tidal Wave, which was based on information received from the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children. “We have a zero-tolerance policy for this type of behavior and fully cooperated with law enforcement,” a spokesperson for the company said in a statement. “While the majority of these individuals were not from our cruise line, those who were, are no longer with the company.”

Kevin H. Lowe of Acworth, GA, attempted to lighten a particularly dark situation: "Ped O, Ped O, it's off to work they go," he stated, making readers cringe.

Patricia Moore Rommel of Illinois commented: “Disney has become a vacation of perversion. Just the name ‘Disney’ makes ya gasp.” Are parents, including the progressive ones, rethinking vacation plans?

Victory Day for Trump?

This announcement came late in the week but had symbolic value for all involved as President Donald Trump stated on social media: “I am pleased to announce that there will be a THREE DAY CEASEFIRE (May 9th, 10th, and 11th) in the War between Russia and Ukraine. The Celebration in Russia is for Victory Day but, likewise, in Ukraine, because they were also a big part and factor of World War II."

“This Ceasefire will include a suspension of all kinetic activity, and also a prison swap of 1,000 prisoners from each Country. This request was made directly by me, and I very much appreciate its agreement by President Vladimir Putin and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy,” he added.

The National WWII museum states: “Both Victory Day and the Day of Remembrance and Victory over Nazism in World War II are important holidays for Russia and Ukraine, as the Soviet Union, which included both countries, suffered more than 24 million total civilian and military deaths in World War II.”

Russia threw a parade. Ukraine did not. But both sides of the conflict needed a time-out.

Instead, Zelensky made a speech that seemed pouty: "They want permission from Ukraine to hold their parade, so they can safely march onto the square for one hour once a year and then go back to killing our people and waging war again."

Tim Roller in Ohio remarked: “Putin, Zelensky, and TRUMP will all play [a] round of golf together.” And in Mississippi, Jason K. Rice agreed: “Tim Roller, let’s hope so! Great deals are often struck on the golf course.”

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