Michael Wayne
@mwayne2
Writer and filmmaker. New documentary film,”How to Save Democracy,” now available on Fandango at Home, at
Truth Social is another in a long line of failing Trump businesses Yesterday, Trump Media & Technology--which owns Truth Social--reported 2nd quarter results: revenue of $1.7 million & $238 million loss. That's on top of 1st quarter results, which showed revenue of $871,000 & loss of $406 million
"I Won’t Back Down" is about fighting injustice. Not only not backing down, but creating a society that works 4 all I’m in last 2 weeks of crowdfunding for my new film, The Revolution Will Be Televised, about creating a society that works 4 all. savingdemocracy.allyrafundraising.com/campaigns/14...
Mitch McConnell is probably second to Trump in the irreparable harm done to democracy. In his final act of democracy destruction, he's been in a hospital for 6 weeks while his office doles out statements that claim he's rehabbing This is the picture that should be released regarding McConnell.
Scientists following spread of cyclosporiasis parasitic infection state it's largest outbreak of cyclosporiasis in U.S. history They originally thought the disease came from raw fruits & vegetables, but new research has traced the origins of the current outbreak to an event that occurred in 2015.
One commenter said of Trump's speech: "Mitch McConnell recently showed a photograph of himself as proof of life. Trump just gave a speech to show proof of dementia" It also showed delusional fabulism, sociopathy, character disorder, bipolar disorder, paranoia, aberrant behavior, and mania.
Trump's speech tonight will say 2020 election was stolen. He also says Georgia senators Ossoff & Warnock were not legitimately elected Hitler wrote about Big Lie, defining it as propaganda technique that tells colossal, outrageous falsehood repeatedly until seen as truth. Trump is Hitler incarnate.
In 1968, Senator Robert F. Kennedy gave a famous speech about the follies of GDP (then called GNP). He ended the speech by saying that GDP "measures everything in short, except that which makes life worthwhile." This is the kind of leader we need today.
Lindsey Graham’s death made me think of Blood, Sweat & Tears song "And When I Die." I especially thought of it cause of lines: Just bundle up my coffin 'Cause it's cold way down there I hear that it's cold way down there, yeah Crazy cold, way down there Here's a short video in Lindsey's honor
Trump has shown Republican strategy for midterms: brand Democrats as socialists/communists. But US has already had a socialist president & things worked out very well Who was this socialist? Why Republican Dwight Eisenhower, who presided over highest income tax levels ever in US, w/ rates at 91%
In 1944, Woody Guthrie wrote the song "All You Fascists Bound to Lose." Woody even saw firsthand the fascism of Trump family, as he lived in the Beachhaven housing complex in Brooklyn, NY, owned by Fred Trump, the father of Donald Trump. This inspired him to write the song "Old Man Trump."
On the 250th anniversary of US, we're still aspiring to the radical words "All men are created equal" The purpose of a democratic society is to create conditions under which greatest number of people can flourish together Happy birthday, America. May our best days & greatest aspirations be ahead
Biden Crime Family was constant mantra of rightwingers during presidency of Joe Biden. But now the same people are silent amidst disclosure forms Donald Trump filed that show in 2025 he took in $2.2 billion. "He's a businessman & knows how to make money," is what one Trump supporter said. Bullshit
ICE has picked up the pace in arresting immigrants, surging to 10,000 people detained in the last five days, all because of a push to increase arrests. Now if ICE truly wants to increase the numbers of people they arrest, there's a lot of people against immigration they can deport.
SCOTUS is forever-Justices are appointed & there until they retire or die In clip from my feature doc “How to Save Democracy” Madiba Dennie, a constitutional scholar/author of book “The Originalism Trap,” explains what to do Stream “How to Save Democracy” here: athome.fandango.com/content/brow...
Patti Smith: People Have the Power! One of core themes in my upcoming documentary, The Revolution Will Be Televised, is how ordinary people can reclaim power & create change I'm currently crowdfunding the film because this conversation matters: savingdemocracy.allyrafundraising.com/campaigns/14...
Alan Greenspan, who died today at 100, testified to Congress in Oct 2008 about the financial crisis he helped cause Greenspan, a devotee of Ayn Rand, told Congress he found "a flaw"-he didn't realize banks & corporations could be selfish and screw people. Duh! Shocker! Thanks Alan Greenspan.
Trump's war on algae is going as well as his war in Iran. Expect soon for Trump to sign memorandum of understanding to end the war w/ reflecting pool. He'll threaten to bomb reflecting pool to smithereens if it doesn't comply with agreement & then blame Biden for failures of reflecting pool.
Trumps hate Obamacare. Granted, ACA is flawed; U.S. needs a single payer, Medicare for All system Trump has now come up w/ a concept of a plan--he's suggesting insurance companies make loans to the one-third of Americans who have medical debt and can't pay their medical bills. What a concept!
The Knicks play tonight at MSG, 2 games away from winning NBA championship. The biggest obstacle to winning won't be the Spurs. It'll be the presence of Trump, who will be @ game. His presence will emit a dark stench and Knicks need only good vibes. Trump, for the good of the Knicks, stay away!
Billionaires want us to believe they're good guys & problem is we don't think big enough or else we too could be billionaires That's the message of 2 billionaires, Jeff Bezos, owner of Amazon & Washington Post & Agnelli Family, which owns The Economist magazine & various well know car brands.
What's going on at CBS is another reason for why guardrails need to be put on billionaires and wealth accumulation. If there were guardrails on billionaires--as there were in the 1930s to 1970s--CBS would still be the Tiffany Network. Now it's just a cheap costume jewelry brand.
Trump's favorite cartoon when he was a kid: a Humpty Dumpty king in love w/ gold In the present day, life has reflected art, w/ U.S. having a Humpty king in love w/ gold One day Humpty will take a great fall & all the king's horses & all the king's men won't be able to put Humpty together again
Mike Johnson says Congressional salary of $174,000 a year isn't enough to live on, which is why he defended insider trading. $174,000 not enough to live on? Tell that to people struggling to make ends meet. It's trickle down theory--$ Republicans gift to billionaire friends trickles down to them.
Ken Paxton is facing a divorce trial in a few weeks. His wife cited adultery in her court filings. A fundamentalist pastor stated how Paxtons can reconcile-if Paxton's wife, a state senator, listens: "Step out of public office, go home, submit to your husband, love your kids & try again."
FDR tried to make the US a nation focused on the common good. On January 11, 1944, he proposed a 2nd Bill of Rights In this short clip from my feature documentary, "How to Save Democracy," you will hear parts of FDR's 2nd Bill of Rights speech. Stream the film: athome.fandango.com/content/brow...
Poor Republicans. They bend the knee to Trump & he throws them under the bus. Republicans are angry. Will they stand up & push back? Nah. They'll keep bending the knee, because they're cowards and care more about power. Trump screws Republicans & Republican payback is Republicans screw democracy.
We are in a Mafia state here in US. With the large amounts of $$ Trump has stolen from taxpayers & primary losses of Bill Cassidy and Thomas Massie, Trump the Mafia boss has taken over government. We need to take a stand. As a banner unfurled over highway in Boston says, We Are Underreacting.
Before Voting Rights Act of 1965, Southern states blocked Blacks from voting, reducing voter registration to near zero. Now SCOTUS has completely eviscerated VRA so GOP can stay in power. This 10 second clip from my film "How to Save Democracy" is a woman telling what voting was like in 1960.
Trump called strikes against Iranian targets a "love tap." He called Jan. 6 coup attempt at Capitol a "day of love." Who knew he was a man of love? No wonder he got FIFA peace prize Unearthed photos of Trump show he was at Woodstock. Maybe he did too much LSD then, which explains his fried brain.