I may as well live in the 7th Congressional District of Arizona.
I’m not represented in the U.S. House of Representatives any more than the residents of the 7th District of Arizona. That’s the district in which Adelita Grijalva was elected on September 23, 2025, but Speaker of the House Mike Johnson refuses to install her because she is a Democrat and she will vote to have the Epstein files released.
Johnson might lose his position as Speaker of the House if he allows the truth to come out. At the very least Trump will have him “primaried” in 2026. But that’s enough about him.
My Representative in Congress
Three weeks ago, on October 10, I blogged about some of my frustration with my U. S. Representative: My Congressman sent a newsletter.
I’m still frustrated with him. I requested a response from him when I emailed him on October 10, but I haven’t received a reply yet. Of course, Speaker of the House Mike Johnson gave my Congressman a nice paid vacation the last week of September, all of October, and the foreseeable future.
My Congressman’s newsletters set my hair on fire. At least I know where he stands. He stands with Donald Trump. And he despises the likes of me because I don’t stand with Donald Trump. No doubt about it.
His newsletter on October 18 opened this way: “Dear Janet, Pro-crime Democrats continue to release dangerous criminals onto the streets to roam our neighborhoods.”
This guy represents me in no way, shape, or form.
Any U.S. Senator or U.S. Representative who spews hate against everyone in their opposition political party has no right to “serve.” Such people have lost sight of their job description and oath of office.
My Congressman went on in his October 18 newsletter to call on the City of Charlotte to ask for the National Guard to descend upon us.
The subject line of his October 25 newsletter was “The Democrats are Using the Troops as Leverage!” That pretty much set the tone for the entire newsletter.
In the meantime, I will not receive a response to my October early October letter to him. My Congressman will keep preaching. (Jesus must be so proud!) After all, that’s his “calling” and I guess he will represent the people of the 8th District of North Carolina in his spare time or whenever he decides to take that $174,000-a-year job which also gives him a $79-per-day food allowance and lifetime retirement and health insurance seriously.
I don’t think the mothers with young children or the elderly individuals who get the equivalent of $6.00-per-day in SNAP (Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program) benefits are the problem – especially since SNAP benefits end at midnight tonight, thanks to President Trump refusing to turn loose the $6 billion “rainy day” fund Congress earmarked for SNAP in the event of a government shutdown.
I don’t think the members of Congress know how disgusted Americans are. This “Mexican Stand-off” between the Republicans and Democrats must stop! I think both parties are to blame for the shutdown.
Starting tomorrow, a lot of people aren’t going to have any money for food, here in the richest nation in the world. The “Pro-Life” Republican Party is obviously only interested in babies being born. They don’t care whether they have anything to eat once they exit the womb. We’ve always known that, but starting tomorrow it will be blaringly obvious for the whole world to see.
I wonder what my Congressman and President Trump are eating this weekend.
Janet
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I agree, Janet. Fetal Americans of American citizens are the only one they really care about. I hope America wakes up and smells the excrement. My fingers crossed that both Virginia and New Jersey will send a clear mess on Tuesday hat this will not stand.
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I have the same frustration with my so-called representative.
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They are two peas in a pod. Very little of NC is now being represented in Washington.
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I hope so. We don’t have anything but city elections going on in NC. Since I live out in the country, I don’t have anything to vote on next week.
Today I couldn’t get on my Pinterest business account for the third time this week. Whatever chat told me to do……….. now I can’t get on Facebook. Perfect timing, with a new book to publicize. I’m at wit’s end. Half killed my old self raking leaves for hours this afternoon. Told my sister I have raked my last leaf. I do not intend to be living on this 4-acre yard of giant oak, hickory, poplar, sweetgum, maple, and ash trees come September 1, 2026. I might be living under a bridge, but I will not … I repeat…. I will not have a rake in my 73-year-old hands with an arthritic back, fibromyalgia, curvature of the spine, hypothyroidism, neurally-mediated hypotension, osteopenia, and whatever the heck has my hands and feet feeling like pins and needles 24/7. I quit. You are the second person to know. I’ve had it! Getting shut out of my Facebook account for no reason whatsoever was the last straw. Thanks for letting me vent.
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It’s hard to believe these despicable people are holding SNAP funding hostage—and for what? To feed that orange creature’s ego? To make themselves feel all powerful? When, oh, when is this nightmare going to end?
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Hopefully, it will end in our lifetimes, but I wonder. When 40% of SNAP recipients are children, I don’t know how Trump, his minions, and members of Congress can sleep this weekend. How many children are going to school next week with empty stomachs? 600,000 children in North Carolina.
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Denying hungry people, food, particularly children, is cruel and sadistic.
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It is, and it appears to just be a game for the lawmakers and the folks at the US Department of Agriculture.
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It’s sickening to accept the fact that there are such people among our citizens.
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It is the most depressing part of this whole mess. Even when he is gone, they will still be among us.
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Exactly, so disheartening.
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What a great title Janet
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Thank you, David. It is the way I feel. I hope you are doing all right these days. I’m looking forward to the release of my book, Traveling Through History: A Collection of Historical Short Stories this week on Amazon and the independent bookstores willing to sell it. It’s a dog-eat-dog world out there, as you know. Self-publishing continues to be a rewarding challenge and learning experience. I’ve learned that even when you publish through IngramSpark, there are picky independent bookstores that still refuse to sell self-published books. I think it is their loss. I will keep plugging along, hoping to defy the odds at the age of 72. Always great to hear from you.
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Hi janet. I don’t know anything about self-publishing but what I’ve heard about its difficulties. But I know your writng and your subjects will draw a following. I’ve never had to self-publish because everything I’ve wanted to publish–ttwelve nonfiction or poetry books–have been publised by one publisher or another.. I hope you are well. I would not worry about age if I were you., George Benard Shaw fell off a tree he was trimming in his nineties and was okay and went on writing,
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Thank you for the encouragement, David. I’ll keep George Bernard Shaw in mind! I’d like to think that everything I’ve had to learn how to do in order to self-publish books has helped to keep my brain active and learning new pathways. It might not be true, but that’s what I keep telling myself. There seems to be something new every day that I need to learn about technology. The technology side of marketing today is my biggest challenge. My sister marvels at some of the things I’ve learned to do on the computer. It hasn’t come easily! There is always something else to learn, and I’ve only attacked the tip of the iceberg.
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