It has been over 90 days since the tornado hit us with a vengeance. There is still no convening of political, civic, social and medical minds to develop a comprehensive plan. There remains no unified office to provide tornado victims with information and resources. Instead, responses are reactive and fragmented, undermining effective support.

Disinformation for the purpose of divide-and-conquer is a tried-and-true tactic of the ruling class to manipulate and maintain control of the masses. In 2025, there are numerous ways to effectively confuse the American electorate to divert and sabotage any potential unity.

The E3 tornado that ripped through St. Louis on May 16 resulted in an unplanned topography for the city. It also exposed the ever-present racial history of the planned neglect and abandonment of certain predominantly Black neighborhoods. Two of those Northside neighborhoods were hit particularly hard during the storm.

This year’s Pride Month was a testament that things are changing. While the enthusiasm was greater than ever, the diminished corporate financial support was evident. In most places, activities were scaled back. In other places, organizers were forced to charge fees to offset the deficit. This may be a good time for the LGBTQA+ folk to assess its priorities and values as homophobic attacks intensify. The gay community is facing the biggest challenges ever.

Since trump and his rich buddy Elon Musk had their public breakup a couple of weeks ago, the country has gone to war with Iran.

The Big Ugly Bill is still being pushed through the U.S. Senate but with less enthusiasm by lawmakers after some serious threats by Musk about any support of the bill.

The trump administration’s big lie is that only the most vicious and violent of those in the country without proper documentation would be rounded up.

Tensions are rising. Civility is fading. Violence is spreading. This country has created a monster and now, rebellion is in the air. Millions hit the streets to remind trump that this is a democracy, not a monarchy.

The revenge of trump and his policies to make America white again has moved to another level. The hit list of sanctuary cities was released by the MAGA minions and included Madison and Milwaukee. Carrying out the immigration policies have already gone awry, and many cases are being contested in courts. If I were a betting woman, I’d bet that a showdown is looming, and one city will be made the humiliated example.

Most people forget that Missouri was a slave state. The state would like to forget that part of its history and pretend that because it’s in the middle of the country, that makes it Midwest. It’s ugly history which includes the infamous Dred Scott case in St. Louis, which makes the state more Southern than Midwestern. It was ripe for the MAGA virus to make St. Louis white again.