The Fleecing Continues

 

North Fork Loxahatchee River
Tequesta, FL
May 15, 2026

TGIF was yesterday.

And the weekend began with the passing of the day. 

I began yesterday with a nice 18-mile ride around Tequesta. The Loxahatchee was flat as I rode over the Tequesta Bridge. It was a beautiful and hot day. 

Chris and I ended the day at dinner with friends in Port St Lucie. All-in-all it was a great Friday. 

Reflecting on recent world events including the summit in China I, sadly, believe we are seeing the end of America's stabilizing influence on the world. Democracies are under fire, including ours, and the only bright spot I see is what happened recently in Hungary where the people took control of their destiny after 16 years of extreme right-wing oppression. 

Try as we might, it is hard to escape the cold reality that the current administration is more concerned about increasing their personal wealth than ensuring the well-being of Americans. To consider that the President has increased his personal wealth by $5.1B during the past year is unfathomable. Even worse, is the $10B lawsuit he filed against the government which is going to be adjudicate by his former personal attorney who is not the Acting Attorney General and could substantially increase his net worth at the expense of Americans. 

We continue to get fleeced by Trump, his billionaire cronies, and drained by fighting an unauthorized and unwanted war with Iran and we can't fun health care and food assistance programs, why?

The Republicans scream fraud, but cannot apparently comprehend that the most egregious fraud is happening within the walls of the White House. 

-- Bob Doan, Tequesta, FL