HALLOWEEN: We are TRICKED not TREATED

I love fall. I love the colors of fall and I LOVE Halloween. I know many Christians frown on Halloween for it being a pagan holiday. Hell, even our days and months are named after gods and goddesses and our capital, D.C, has large statues of naked gods and goddesses and kids playing dressup and eating candy is of the DEVIL. Let's not get into Easter and Christmas being on pagan celebration days. TRICK.

As my favorite holiday approaches, my heart aches for the children unable to participate in the fun due to financial concerns. Yes, even candy has succomb to INFLATION. Overall, candy is 10.8% more expensive this Halloween season than last year, according to an analysis of NielsenIQ data conducted by progressive think tank Groundwork Collaborative and shared first with CNN. That’s nearly quadruple the overall rate of inflation. In 2024, Halloween candy prices only rose 2.1%, the analysis found.The price of chewing gum and candy has risen 39% since February 2020, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Last year, 52% of the total volume of Halloween candy sold in the U.S. was made of chocolate, according to Dan Sadler, a principal for client insights at the market research company Circana. But in the 12 weeks ending Oct. 5, chocolate accounted for 44% of the Halloween candy sold in the U.S.

Campaigning for office a year ago, standing in front of a table loaded up with bags of flour, cartons of eggs and gallons of milk, President Donald Trump told voters, “When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.” The overall cost of food at home has ticked up between 0.2% and 0.4% almost every month since January, according to BLS tracking. One exception was in April 2025, when prices went down 0.1% from the month before. All those tiny increases have added up to a 3% increase in food prices year-over-year. TRICK.

Rather than addressing the rising cost of living, Trump has sown chaos and pushed policies that hurt working families. His plan to shut down the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau—our only watchdog against predatory practices by big banks and corporations—will drive up costs for everyday Americans. Meanwhile, he continues to prioritize tax breaks for the wealthy while ignoring critical issues like housing, child care, healthcare and grocery prices. Parents are in food lines at food banks due to government shutdown. TRICK.

These days little thought is being given to the plight of Americans and even less thought is given to the children of America. The Trump administration is pushing for no vaccines which are critical for children, their education is being formulated by Evangelicals and higher education is discouraged, SNAP benefits for the most vulnerable children is being stopped along with vital healthcare needed for children who catch every bug, and their parents are facing financial ruin from the government shutdown. Why would anything fun like Halloween be left for them to enjoy when this administration seems to enjoy the American people suffering?

All of the happiness and joy in America is being SUCKED out by Donald Trump and his supporters. Hate and racism is a steady DRUMBEAT these days coming directly from the White House. Little ears are listening and little eyes are seeing. Are children witnessing EVIL instead of enjoying CANDY this Halloween? Children are of little concern for them because they have no money to extract from them with Trump's countless use of the White House for his personal GAIN. TREAT.

HEY! AMERICA! You're getting poorer while your president and his family are getting RICH. Trump once said children don't need alot of presents at Christmas time. Remember that? While HE gifts HIMSELF daily. TREAT.

Parents rail against the demonic customes children wear for one night while Trump has his demon custom on daily. He is a frightening monster terrorizing the United States. He is TRICKING the Right and TREATING himself to more wealth and adoration from his supporters for his cruelty to Brown and Black people (I can never say this enough).

While the church cry SINNER for those who enjoy Halloween, they HITCH their Godly wagon to a person like Trump as we ALL suffer economically. Well, not all. Those in charge of the government will have their checks and healthcare. Well, they should. They work so hard for the people! TRICK.

As the government remains shutdown and flights are cancelled and federal workers fired, Trump is building a multi-million dollar ballroom to dance at taxpayer expense. MAGA counters with, Obama built basketball court. REALLY PEOPLE! TRICK.

The only one receiving a TREAT are the rich who are getting richer during this administration. While tummies of children will be rumbling with hunger, Trump acquires more TREATS for himself as he flies around the world making deals for himself and family. The Trumps have on their costumes and candy bags in hand wherever they go. They are offering TRICKS or TREATS to leaders around the world. They PAY to PLAY with the United States and that isn't evil in any way right? TRICK.

Christians have been sounding the alarm against those who hate God. Now their MASCOT is a culmination of every sin possible and has been indited and crimally charged. His Christian followers see no SIN in him, only Democrats and Halloween loving children without a felony record. TRICK.

So, yet another big blow for children living in an evil ADULT world. Fun and joy are not for America right now. Fear and anger are ruling. It is a time to be frightened by little ghosts and gobblins. Instead we are frightened of our OWN government to the delight of the Right and Evangelicals. TREAT.

The Trumps Are Grifters.

DOES DONALD TRUMP WANT YOUR VOTE OR YOUR MONEY!?

Trump says people can't afford MILK or BACON, but he is betting on you being able to BUY his merchandise.

I don't know about you, but I am beyond disgusted with the Republicans taking every opportunity to monetize any and everything. As the New York trial of Donald Trump began 4/15/24 (Stormy Daniels), there was a man outside of the courthouse selling Donald Trump hammocks. I mean everyone is getting in on the fleecing of Trump followers. Even though I do not support Trump as a presidential candidate, I do feel saddened by the everyday Republican being financially taken advantage of by people they hold in high regard and people they don't know. The hammocks are also being sold on a MAGA website for $1,545.24. NO LIE.

The merchandising to Republicans doesn't stop there. For the devote Christian, there is a Donald Trump Bible. I'm hoping his Bible contains the original content of the Old and New Testament. It would be a sad thing if even the words of a sacred book Christians have turned to for guidance for years has been manipulated for one man's own purpose. Side note, many already believe the Bible, through time in the hands of men seeking personal agendas, has already penned parts of the Bible as we know it now to conform to their agenda. Anyway, you can buy a Trump Bible for $60.00.

Merchandising a Bible was a stroke of genius since the majority of Republicans claim to be devout followers of the Christian religion. It is to Trump's ADVANTAGE to present himself as Christian. Research shows that candidates that are perceived to be religious are considered more trustworthy. A 2020 PRRI American Values Survey found that of Democratic voters, 42% were Protestant while 23% identified as Catholic. The same survey found that of Republican voters, 54% were Protestant while only 18% were Catholic. No one really cares how a Christian lives out their faith, unless they are from the Democratic party, then THEY are sinful and against God if they don't follow all the guidelines of the Bible.

People on social media are making jokes about Trump authoring parts of HIS Bible replacing the words of Jesus, even Moses, to his followers. Adding him as possibly a mystery author in the LEETERS contained in the Bible. Yes, Trump is turning the Christian and Christian Bible into a JOKE.

This was Trump's pitch when he first introduced his Bible, “Happy Holy Week! Let’s Make America Pray Again. As we lead into Good Friday and Easter, I encourage you to get a copy of the God Bless the USA Bible,” Trump wrote, directing his supporters to a website selling the book for $59.99.

Oklahoma’s top education official is seeking to purchase 55,000 Bibles for public schools and specifying that each copy contain the Declaration of Independence and U.S. Constitution, which are not commonly found in Bibles but are included in one endorsed by former President Donald Trump.

If you need shoes? You got it for $200.00 on one website. Trump was met with loud boos as well as cheers at the Philadelphia Convention Center as he introduced what he called the first official Trump footwear. The shoes, shiny gold high tops with an American flag detail on the back, are being sold as “Never Surrender High-Tops” for $399 on a new website that also sells other Trump-branded shoes and “Victory47” cologne and perfume for $99 a bottle. “The Never Surrender sneakers are your rally cry in shoe form,” the description reads. “Lace-up and step out ready to conquer.”

Donald Trump is apparently hoping to cash in on his own assassination attempt by once again selling tacky, limited-edition sneakers. The new, white high-top sneakers feature a decal of Trump with his fist in the air and blood splattered across his face, and the phrase “FIGHT FIGHT FIGHT,” the words the former president shouted as he was pulled off stage by Secret Service agents during his rally in Pennsylvania Saturday.

Need trading cards? Hell yeah!

Do you smell bad? You don't have to. For $145.00, The Don can change that.

If you are a Trump follower, there is a product made to take your coin.

This reminds me of when I was young. I mean like 5 years old young. Saturday mornings I would be lying on my belly watching my favorite cartoons. When the commercials came on, I loved seeing all of the toys they were showing me I could buy. I would make sure to have a bowl of cereal I say my favorite cartoon characters telling me/singing to me to eat. They were right, Captain Crunch was/is delicious. The steady stream of commercials during cartoon Saturday were just as entertaining as the actual cartoons. Scooby Doo was may fave. 

By the time I had children, who also parked in front of the television of Saturday mornings, parents were beginning to complain about the HEAVY marketing to children and the affect it was having on them. What they were marketing to kids came under fire, and that was all of the super sugary foods they knew children would beg their parents for and be hooked on almost like an addiction. Parents decided this kind of marketing to young people was against the health and wellbeing of the intended target, but it was the PARENTS, the adults/grown people that said you're not getting my money anymore. Now, we have less sugary Captain Crunch. But I still like it.

We all know cigarettes were marketed for profit. The manufacturers hit targeted demographics with expertise. The Marlboro Man was for the white man whose ego was wrapped up in how manly he was. So, a smoking cowboy, was an image they wanted to relate their own image to. 

Yes, cigarette manufacturers target specific demographics. The tobacco industry has been known to target many groups, including:

• Women

  Tobacco companies have produced brands specifically for women, and marketing often features themes of social desirability, empowerment, independence, and weight control.
• Racial and ethnic groups

  Some tobacco products are advertised and promoted disproportionately to specific racial or ethnic groups. For example, cigarette brands with names like Rio, Dorado, and American Spirit have been marketed toward Hispanics, American Indians, and Alaska Natives.
• Youth and young adults

  Tobacco company advertising and promotion influences young people to start using tobacco.
• LGBT community

  The tobacco industry was one of the first to develop marketing materials specifically targeting the LGBT community.  cigarette manufacturers targeted specific demographics - Google Search.

ONCE UPON A TIME ME

The tobacco industry has marketed menthol cigarettes and other tobacco products, especially flavored cigars, to Black communities, especially youth, for over 60 years. Menthol cigarettes are easier to start and harder to quit, which may contribute to disparities in use. The industry has also disproportionately marketed menthol products in African American neighborhoods, magazines popular with African Americans, and events that are aimed for African Americans.

The cigarette manufacturers are aware they are selling DEATH for money. MONEY will trump morality every time. GREED does not care about a PERSON. Greed cares about a person's MONEY and how to get it from them.

Smoking is the leading cause of lung cancer, causing about 80–90% of lung cancer deaths in the United States. In 2021, 134,592 people died from lung cancer, which is 22% of all cancer deaths. Of those deaths, 71,549 were men and 62,955 were women. number of people who died from lung cancer due to smoking - Google Search.

Why am I saying all of this? Because when a person knows if they can target you in just the right way, they can make a consumer out of you. A CONSUMER of things and IDEAS that are even harmful to you. It is all about the constant in-your-face advertisement. Like the sugary foods peddled to children every Saturday morning, and the cancer stick that will make you cool and excepted, the consumer became addicted and parted with their money no matter the price.

The RIGHT has become those little children wanting the latest toy or candy. They jump on what Trump and his MAGA corner peddlers are selling them in an effort to be the first cool kid to have it in the neighborhood or group. While choking and hacking up phlegm repeating Republican talking points, rhetoric, and dog whistles, you are reminded of the smoker diagnosed with lung cancer who continues to smoke.

What Donald Trump is doing to the image of a man who a country elects to the most important job in the country, the presidency, is no more than a corner street CD hustler or bootleg movie seller. He's like those traveling salesmen of the old West peddling wares. The TONIC which cures all ills and works wonders for whatever you may need. In actuality they were snake oil salesmen. Snake oil salesman is a common label used to describe someone who sells, promotes, or is a general proponent of some valueless or fraudulent cure, remedy, or solution. The term comes from the "snake oil" that used to be sold as a cure-all elixir for many kinds of PSYCHOLOGICAL PROBLEMS. People were reaching for anything, willing to part with the little bit of hard-earned money for something to help with what was going on with their mind and emotions. *****PAY ATTENTION PEOIPLE***** They were trying to cure what caused them pain, anxiety, stress, within THEMSELVES magical promises from outside of themselves.

There was one salesman who was said to be the most famous of all, Clark Stanley. This so-called Rattlesnake King was named Clark Stanley. He used to be a cowboy, then he patented the Snake Oil Liniment that he believed was going to make him rich. “Good for man and beast,” the bottle read. “The most remarkable curative discovery ever made in any age or country.

I do believe Mr. Stanley has nothing on Donald Trump. If you need IT or don't need IT, Trump has something to SELL you. Who is watching out for the vulnerable REPUBLICAN?

Trump is also selling promises. Promises for a certain demographic that ONLY he can deliver because he is unlike any other president ever before. His greatness is great unlike you have ever seen before. He's intelligent, Putin and Kim Jong Un said they have never met a president so intelligent. TRUMP SOUNDS LIKE A SNAKE OIL SALESMAN every time he speaks. He is peddling for money CONSTANTLY. 

The snake oil salesman didn't care if what he was selling you actually helped you. Usually, he blamed the purchaser for not receiving the promised results from what he had sold them. The salesman was always ready with an excuse and may have sold the person another item to remedy the first failed item they bought from him. This is Donald Trump in my opinion. 

I'm not so much writing this blog post to say people SHOULDN'T vote for Donald Trump (which I do stand on), but to say PEOPLE!!!!! STOP GETTING FLEECED BY REPUBLICANS!!!!

Now we have the former first lady joining in on fleecing Republicans while promoting her book, Melania. Many believe she is just USING the abortion issue to get people to buy her book. She states she is for women having control over their bodies. Joy Behar of the View, pushed back, however, stressing that she thinks the Republican party "put her up to this" and calling the clip "a big scam" and a lie to court attention and votes in the November presidential election.

Melania Trump is faced criticism and derision from detractors online, after promoting chains featuring patriotically themed pendants. According to the website, the Bravery version comes in stainless steel or gold plating and features the engraved image of a soldier and the U.S. flag. The steel version retails for $125 apiece while the gold-plated design is available for $175.

Trump supporters need to wake up and understand they are no more than a DOLLAR to Trump. He will be a president remembered as the ONLY president who used his elected position to SELL junk to his supporters. He has no shame or dignity when it comes to separating them from their money.