What is "rape"? Trump says he didn't do it.

Does anyone believe that Donald J. Trump actually did not rape E. Jean Carroll? He said she is just not his "type." A jury had found him guilty of "sexual assault," not actual rape. What's the difference? Trump may not specifically remember Carroll, saying he had never met her, as he may have raped other women, making it hard to keep them all straight. If any woman had resisted, then he might have felt obliged to use force. Isn't that what happened when our cave-dwelling ancesters first impregnated females of their tribe, unleashing our human evolution? Rape may actually have been how we humans first got our start.

During most of his early life, young Donald Trump was always protected by his father, who got him excused from the military draft (for "bone spurs"), helped him get a college degree, and then passed on the family's considerable wealth. Now Dad is long gone and Donald at age 80 is on his own. He's been having memory problems, so may not even remember raping Carroll or anyone else. And Carroll's case is not actually his only felony sex conviction either. Remember Stormy Daniels? Apparently most American voters don't remember her either. 

(AP) — Donald Trump became the first former American president to be convicted of felony crimes Thursday as a New York jury found him guilty of all 34 charges in a scheme to illegally influence the 2016 election through a hush money payment to a porn actor who said the two had sex. Trump sat stone-faced while the verdict was read as cheering from the street below could be heard in the hallway on the courthouse’s 15th floor where the decision was revealed after more than nine hours of deliberations.

Now more recently, Donald Trump has lost another sex-related case, this one brought by E. Jean  Carroll. She just wasn't interested, so he raped her. Apparently Trump has trouble keeping his fly zipped up. 

A federal judge in Manhattan ordered the release of nearly $5.8 million to writer E. Jean Carroll from funds deposited by Donald Trump. This follows the Supreme Court's June 2026 decision to decline Trump's appeal of a 2023 civil verdict, where a jury found him liable for the 1996 sexual abuse and defamation of Carroll.

​CNN, E. Jean Carroll officially receives more than $5M from Trump in sexual abuse and defamation judgment

​By not calling what Trump did to her "rape," he gets to stay on as president.

All this legal wrangling is costing Trump money, which he can easily afford, as he has vastly enriched himself since first becoming president. Wife Melania has wisely kept her distance now, occupying herself with the well-being of their 20-year-old son Barron. She came to the US on a visitor's visa, then managed to get pregnant by Trump after it expired, which was her golden ticket to stay in this country. She is still legally married to him, but lives her own separate life. (When Donald Trump grabs her hand for a photo-op, she seems to resist.)

Opinion - $6 million a day: Trump’s disclosures show he is the swamp’s biggest monster 

According to this report, that's the amount that Donald Trump and his family are 

making from his position as president. Given all his financial perks as president, 

Donald doesn't even have anywhere to spend his vast and ever-accumulating wealth. 

Whew! What a problem! 

But now Donald Trump is required to give $5.8 million to E. Jean Carrol, making 

only a small dent in his fortune. He fought her lawsuit all the way to the Supreme 

Court, which declined to hear his appeal. Though he can easily afford the payment 

to Carroll, Trump doesn't want to admit guilt or responsibility, He managed to 

weasel out of the rape charge, but was found guilty of sexual assault. What's the 

difference? Apparently that designation has allowed him to remain in the presidency. 

Add Yahoo as 

CNN, E. Jean Carroll officially receives more than $5M from Trump in sexual abuse and defamation judgment

Trump had resisted paying Carroll to the very end, but he finally had to do it. 

Here's another legal case that Donald Trump has lost.

Wash. Post, Trump’s attorneys, DOJ leaders misused courts in IRS case, judge saysThe president’s lawsuit against the IRS — which resulted in a now-scuttled proposal for a $1.8 billion payout fund — was filed for an “improper purpose,” U.S. District Judge Kathleen M. Williams said. She referred the attorneys involved for potential disciplinary proceedings.

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Wash. Post, Lindsey Graham’s sister picked to serve the rest of his Senate term

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) announced his selection of Darline Graham Nordone to serve into January after the senator's sudden death. 

Wash. Post, Darline Graham Nordone has little political history beyond praising her brother

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Here now is an urgent message from Amnesty Interntional about a case already mentioned before.

{aiusa-d} 📢TAKE ACTION NOW!! ☎️Solidarity for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya🕊️

Join us for a day of solidarity for Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya as we take action together to demand his immediate release! Several members of Congress have spoken out in the last few days demanding his release.When Dr. Hussam Abu Safiya’s lawyer visited him a few days ago, he told him this might be the last time he sees him and that Israeli forces brought him there to kill him. The lawyer reported that he had obvious signs of torture. He has been imprisoned without any charges for for over 500 days after being taken from the hospital where he was treating his patients.

Can Israel actually now be prosecuted for war crimes? Probably not as long as Donald Trump is still US president because he will keep on protecting his good buddy, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. They are birds of a feather.

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Wash. Post, The testosterone craze fuels fear — not masculinity

There is no pill or treatment to effectively delay or stop normal aging. Sorry folks, we are all going to decline and die. Tweaks can be made here and there, but most anti-aging regimens have risks, as well as benefits, and some may actually accelerate the aging process. 

So guys and gals, beware of promises to reverse aging. It's just not going to happen. Testosterone Replacement Therapy (TRT) carries significant risks, including blood clots, thickened blood, and infertility. It can also worsen sleep apnea, accelerate the growth of existing prostate cancer, and cause gynecomastia (male breast enlargement).

The same sort of warning accompanies Estrogen Therapy for women, which also offers both risks and benefits. If you are a woman starting menopause hormone therapy at age 60 or older, or it has been more than 10 years since menopause, your risks of serious complications increase. But if you start menopause hormone therapy before age 60 or within 10 years of menopause, the benefits may outweigh the risks. Menopause Hormone Therapy (MHT) may relieve symptoms, but also increases risks of blood clots, stroke, heart attack, and certain cancers.

Therefore, ladies and gentlemen, just pick your poison. Dealing with one health risk of aging may simply accelerate another.  We are all going to decline, then to die, RIP.  

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My sister and her husband living in Philadelphia absolutely reject having email or a smart phone.They never Google anything. So they get their daily news from an actual newspaper delivered right to their doorstep. But soon even that service may no longer continue as newspaper subscribers decline.. My DC friend Greg and his wife also get daily delivery of a physical newspaper. There is apparently something quite satisfying about turning those paper pages, especially for folks of a certain age.