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Hang tough?

Last fall, Donald Trump repeatedly promised that if elected he would lower prices “On DAY ONE.” But since taking office, he has done exactly the opposite. Economists and business leaders warned him that steep import taxes would raise prices on American families. Trump insisted that other countries would pay, but in reality, American importers pay the tariffs, passing most of the cost on to consumers – as much as several thousand dollars a year. “WILL THERE BE SOME PAIN?” the President wrote. “YES, MAYBE (AND MAYBE NOT!)” Experts also cautioned that foreign governments ...

Transplantation at risk

In my practice of medicine, there is nothing more noble, more splendid, more miraculous than to see a patient suffering from kidney disease being literally resurrected by a successful kidney transplant. We just celebrated “Transplantation Day” on the grounds of UPMC by the raising of the Transplant Awareness Flag. But for me and many of my patients, it was not a happy day--not this year. The Trump Administration’s funding cuts to the NIH pose a serious threat to critical transplantation research to a number of local and national research centers like UPMC in Pittsburgh, ...

Who does Thompson represent?

Thanks to Representative Glenn (GT) Thompson for his newsletters, showing he’s out of touch with constituents’ needs. In recent newsletters, Thompson said nothing about the chaos engulfing our country – high prices; fired government workers; canceled contracts providing food and health services to millions of Americans; threats to Social Security, Medicaid, and supplemental nutrition aid; tattered global alliances; Trump’s revenge tours. So, what did Thompson say? He co-sponsored legislation to ensure that AM radio remains available on cars, so “drivers can access news ...

Talking points at a town hall

I just listened to the telephone town hall with Representative Dan Meuser. What a waste of time! The first caller accused him of being a “Trump cheerleader.” Of course he pivoted saying, many times, that the people wanted this! No mention of the millions who marched last weekend in all 50 states in opposition to Trump’s dismantling of democracy. I knew prior to logging in that he would pivot to Republican talking points and place the blame for everything on Democrats, and he did just that! He began by telling us how he stands for the Constitution, yet he did not mention how ...

Who gets rich, who pays

On April 4, 2025, President Trump posted on his social media platform: “This is a great time to get rich, richer than ever before!!!” This made me wonder who will get rich. Farmers, whose costs for fertilizer and equipment will shoot up? Home builders, who must pay higher costs for lumber? Coffee shop owners, whose imported beans will cost more? No. Everyday working folks aren’t going to get rich. I think the billionaire pals will get rich. Mark Zuckerberg, Elon Musk, Jeff Bezos, among others, are poised to get huge contracts, paid for by taxpayers, to privatize ...

The enemy within

I had said long ago that the greatest threat to the safety and security of our country would be from within. I thank God we have an America-first president again but as always, the far-left Democrats who hate America are fighting President Trump and his America-first agenda. We now have crybaby liberal judges who are fighting his deportation of illegal alien criminals from our country. Judges who do not care about the safety and security of American citizens. Where were these judges when the Biden administration disregarded our Constitution and his oath of office to keep our borders ...