President of the Smithsonian?
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President of the Smithsonian
Meanwhile In the real World
LG Company Disservice Award
🌍 President Al Wilson Reverses Course on Climate Change
MAGA Dreams of the New Golden Age
Bonus -Letter from Concerned Christian Minister Re Cleaning Up the Smithsonian
Bonus Poem – It Can Happen Here
Bonus Poem Are We Living in North Korea?
co-pilot neo-neatnik rap 🌀 Red Tape Ripped in Rhythm
A Found Poem from the August 2025 Cabinet Meeting
🌀 Red Tape Ripped in Rhythm A Found Poem with Historical Echoes
President of the Smithsonian?
President Al Wilson
Not content with taking.
Over the Kennedy Center.
As part of the MAGA movement
Culture war against the communists
Radical left-wing Marxist
Enemies of real America.
Had described that the Smithsonian.
Must reflect traditional American values.
And avoid divisive or anti-American.
Or anti-Christian propaganda.
Therefore, he decreed,
The African American Studies Museum
Must close,
The African Art Museum
Must close.
The American Indian Museum
Must close.
The Smithsonian must be color-blind.
And not to mention race or gender
Slavery or the treatment of American Indians,
And the whole Chinese Exclusion Act
And internment of Japanese Americans
Which was a good thing,
Or the holocaust, for that matter.
End anti-American, Anti-Christian,
Anti-MAGA, cultural Marxism
Radical lunatic left, CRT, DEI
And WOKE programming.
Throughout the Smithsonian.
The African American museum holdings
And the American Indian Museum
And the African Art Museum
Will be sold off at an auction.
So the president decreed
MAGA baby all the way!
RESTORING TRUTH IN AMERICAN HISTORY:
Today, President Donald J. Trump signed an Executive Order restoring truth and sanity to American history by revitalizing key cultural institutions and reversing the spread of divisive ideology.
President Trump aims to ensure that the Smithsonian is an institution that sparks children’s imagination, celebrates American history and ingenuity, serves as a symbol to the world of American greatness, and makes America proud.
The Order directs the Vice President, who is a member of the Smithsonian Board of Regents, to work to eliminate improper, divisive, or anti-American ideology from the Smithsonian and its museums, education and research centers, and the National Zoo.
The Order directs the Administration to work with Congress to ensure that future Smithsonian appropriations: (1) prohibit funding for exhibits or programs that degrade shared American values, divide Americans by race, or promote ideologies inconsistent with Federal law; and (2) celebrate women’s achievements in the American Women’s History Museum and do not recognize men as women.
The Vice President will work with congressional leaders to appoint members to the Smithsonian Board of Regents who are committed to advancing the celebration of America’s extraordinary heritage and progress.
The Order also directs the Secretary of the Interior restore Federal parks, monuments, memorials, statues, markers, or similar properties that have been improperly removed or changed in the last five years to perpetuate a false revision of history or improperly minimize or disparage certain historical figures or events.
In preparation for the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 2026, the Order directs the Secretary of the Interior to complete restorations and improvements to Independence Hall by that date.
COMBATING CORROSIVE IDEOLOGY: In the last decade, Americans have witnessed a concerted effort to rewrite American history and force our nation to adopt a factually baseless ideology aimed at diminishing American achievement. President Trump is fighting back by reestablishing truth in the historical narrative and restoring Federal sites dedicated to American heritage.
The prior administration pushed a divisive ideology that reconstrued America’s promotion of liberty as fundamentally flawed, infecting revered institutions like the Smithsonian and national parks with false narratives.
At Independence National Historical Park in Philadelphia, the Biden Administration sponsored training by an organization that advocates for dismantling “Western foundations” and that taught Park Rangers that their racial identity should dictate how they present history to visitors.
The Smithsonian Institution—once revered throughout the world as a symbol of American excellence—has recently promoted divisive ideology that American and Western values are harmful.
The American Art Museum currently features an exhibit that purports to address how “sculpture has been a powerful tool in promoting scientific racism” and claims that the United States has “used race to establish and maintain systems of power, privilege, and disenfranchisement.”
The National Museum of African American History and Culture has proclaimed that “hard work,” “individualism,” and “the nuclear family” are aspects of “White culture.”
The American Women’s History Museum plans to celebrate male athletes participating in women’s sports.
CELEBRATING AMERICAN GREATNESS: President Trump is committed to honoring America’s extraordinary heritage and building a sense of national pride.
President Trump signed an Executive Order on his first day in office to establish a task force to prepare for America’s 250th birthday.
This Order also protects America’s monuments from vandalism and calls for construction of the National Garden of American Heroes.
President Trump signed a memorandum ensuring Federal buildings reflect the timeless grandeur of traditional, classical architecture.
By signing this Executive Order, President Trump is ensuring that American history is celebrated accurately, fairly, and with pride—honoring the remarkable progress, liberty, and ingenuity that define our great nation.
Media Coverage by Bias
| Bias | Outlet | Coverage Summary | URL |
| Left | MSNBC, The Root, The Guardian | Framed as censorship, historical erasure, and authoritarian overreach. | https://www.theroot.com/why-trumps-threat-to-d-c-s-african-american-museum-shou-1851773481 |
| Center | Smithsonian Magazine, USA Today | Focused on institutional process, placard standards, and exhibit updates. | https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/politics/2025/08/01/smithsonian-removes-trump-impeachment-exhibit-response/85473807007/ |
| Right | Fox News, Washington Examiner | Framed as necessary correction |
Kenneday Center Controversy
🏛️ Overview: The Kennedy Center Takeover
- Leadership Overhaul: President Trump installed himself as chairman of the Kennedy Center, replacing the bipartisan board with loyalists including Richard Grenell as interim president.
- Cultural Rebranding: Trump declared the center would be restored to “luxury, glamour, and entertainment,” rejecting “woke” programming and canceling drag shows and LGBTQ+ events.
- Renaming Efforts:
- House Republicans proposed renaming the Opera House as the “First Lady Melania Trump Opera House”.
- A separate bill, the “Make Entertainment Great Again Act,” would rename the entire center the “Donald J. Trump Center for Performing Arts”.
- These proposals violate a 1983 federal statute prohibiting additional memorials at the Kennedy Center.
🎭 Programming Changes
- New Honorees: Trump personally selected honorees including Sylvester Stallone, KISS, Gloria Gaynor, George Strait, and Michael Crawford.
- Cancellations: LGBTQ+ events, drag performances, and the opera Fellow Travelers were canceled or withdrawn.
- New Season Lineup: Includes Spamalot, Chicago, Moulin Rouge!, Back to the Future, and The Outsiders—with emphasis on mainstream, family-friendly entertainment.
🎨 Artist Protests
- Boycotts:
- Hamilton canceled its anniversary show.
- Issa Rae, Shonda Rhimes, Rhiannon Giddens, and Louise Penny withdrew from scheduled appearances.
- Les Misérables cast members staged a silent protest during Trump’s visit.
- Resignations: Renée Fleming and Ben Folds resigned from advisory roles.
- Public Statements: Leonard Slatkin urged artists to “stand up” and perform defiantly.
📰 Media Coverage by Bias
| Bias Spectrum | Outlet | Summary | URL |
| Left | The New York Times | Framed takeover as part of Trump’s broader cultural war and authoritarian tendencies | https://www.nytimes.com |
| Center | Reuters | Focused on Trump’s renovations and honoree selections, noting his influence on cultural institutions | https://www.reuters.com |
| Right | The New York Post | Highlighted Trump’s praise for honorees and his role in restoring the Kennedy Center’s prestige | https://nypost.com |
| Foreign | Sky News (UK) | Called the takeover “authoritarianism coming for arts institutions” and covered artist boycotts | https://news.sky.com/story/why-artists-are-boycotting-kennedy-center-over-changes-made-by-trump-13335298 |
| Public/Global | PBS | Provided live coverage and noted Trump’s renovation plans and honoree announcements | https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-visits-kennedy-center-as-new-honorees-announced |
Here’s a satirical, beat-inspired poem using found language from Trump and VP Vance’s statements:
Here’s a satirical, beat-inspired poem using found language from Trump and VP Vance’s statements:
🧢 Neo-Beatnik Poetic Takedown (Model Poem) Co-Pilot Version
🎤 “Make Art Great Again” Blues
- I am the chairman,
the chandelier king,
Red velvet dreams
and marble things.
“We don’t need woke,”
he said with a grin,
“Some of the shows
were terrible —sin.
” Melania’s name
etched in gold,
Opera House reborn, s
tories retold.
“I know grass,
” he said,
“like I know golf
, DC’s parks?
Tired.
Let’s rip ‘em off.”
Drag queens vanished,
rainbows dimmed,
“Luxury, glamour”—t
he new hymn.
“98 percent involved,
” he boasts,
“Turned down wokesters,
raised the ghosts.”
J.D. Vance in the lobby,
portrait hung,
“American exceptionalism,”
songs unsung.
Artists flee,
curtains fall,
But the gala goes on,
red-white-ball
. So here we sit,
in velvet chains,
Watching culture
scrubbed of stains.
The ghost of Kennedy
whispers low—
“Art is truth, not just a show.”
Kennedy Center Take Over found Poem
“I would say
I was about 98 percent involved.
They all went through me.”
“I turned down plenty.
I had a couple of wokesters.”
“Since 1978,
the Kennedy Center honors
have been among
the most prestigious awards
in the performing arts.
I
wanted one,
was never able
to get one.”
“I waited
and waited
and waited
and I said
‘to hell with it
, I’ll become chairman.’
I will give myself an honor.
Next year we’ll honor
Trump, okay?”
“In a few short months
since I became
chairman of the board
of the Kennedy Center,
we’ve completely
reversed the
decline of this cherished
national institution.”
“We’re going
to fully renovate the dated —
and really the entire
infrastructure of the building —
and make
the Kennedy Center
a crown jewel of American arts
and culture once again.”
“Look at the Academy Awards —
it gets lousy ratings now,
it’s all woke.
All they do is talk
about how much
they hate Trump,
but nobody likes that.”
“Just last year,
the Kennedy Center
featured drag shows
specifically targeting our youth —
THIS
WILL
STOP.”
“I said
I’m the president
of the United States.
Are you fools
asking me to do that?”
“The Kennedy Center
learned the hard way
that if you go woke,
you will go broke.”
It Can Happen Here
And so it goes—
the gradual taking down
of cultural institutions,
including the Smithsonian Institution,
universities,
law firms,
state governments,
blue cities,
and anyone
who stands in his way
to transform America
into a Christian fascist state.
Like his buddies—
Erdoğan, Orbán, and Putin.
Sinclair Lewis,
in his book
It Can’t Happen Here,
forecast how it could indeed
happen here.
Are we there yet?
Sadly, we are 80 percent there.
Will we go there?
I hope not.
But I am afraid
we are heading down
that path.
Meanwhile, In The Real World, You Can Be Fired For Going To The Doctor
Meanwhile
In the real world
You can be fired
For going to the doctor.
the worker’s bosses.
Can refuse to let workers
go to the appointment.
As they are not required
To grant them leave
sick leave.
Bad for the bottom line
And they have no empathy
For workers.
Who are seen as
Merely disposable, interchangeable
“Labor units of production.”
Who should be replaced
By robots
as soon as possible.
People will be given a choice.
Go to work, gravely ill.
Or go to the EER.
And six hours later
Perhaps see an overwhelmed doctor
And told me to follow up.
With your primary care doctor.
Who the hell knows.
Who that is any more?
You get the bill
10,000 dollars,
Pay up sucker!
No money?
Not my problem.
And go back to find.
You have been fired.
For leaving or not showing
Up for your shift.
Doctors visit?
That’s not my problem.
You are going to die.
So be it.
We can find other workers.
Or robots to take your place.
Loser.
President Al Wilson Reverses Course on Climate Change, From Denial to Action in the Wake of National Catastrophe
With the destruction of most of Florida
—including Mar-a-Lago—
Monster storms ravaging Texas,
And Los Angeles reduced to ash
By earthquake and fire,
President Al Wilson finally decided:
Climate change is real.
It is killing people—
Especially in red states
.
The costs of rebuilding are horrific.
The costs of doing nothing?
Even worse.
His advisors, once cautious, now urgent,
Convinced him to embrace
a rapid shift to green energy.
Solar, wind, geothermal—no longer fringe,
Now the backbone of survival.
And beyond Earth,
Plans accelerate for lunar and Martian colonies,
With NASA’s bioregenerative greenhouses
already in prototype.
Underground cities, domed habitats
—once sci-fi,
Now contingency plans.
Wilson must work with the world.
Not just to lead,
But to redeem.
If he fails,
And the world turns
into a hellscape man created,
History will remember him
As the worst leader
in human memory.
But if he succeeds—
If he reverses course,
And actually solves the problem—
He could be hailed
As the savior of humanity.
Doing something
to change the future
Is good politics.
Continued climate denialism
Is bad politics.
And so,
He reverses course.
MAGA Dreams Come True
President AL Wilson
Had a dream
The MAGA dream
Coming true!
This time will be different
The internet and AI
Will be used
To make sure
That MAGA rules
And Christian values
Take over.
LGBT folks
Back in the closet
Where they beyond
Women’s rights curtailed
Minorities deported.
Media tamed
public distracted
By the latest faked
Celebrity scandal.
The rich live very well
With robot servants
Self-driving vehicles
Great health care.
Maybe even cloned body parts
But the poor
Will barely live
But who cares about them?
MAGA, Baby
The real scandal
The taking over
Of democracy
By the oligarchs
Not talked about.
The secret camps
Filled with people
Who disappear.
Climate change
well the rich
Can live on
In walled off
underground shelters.
The rest of the public
Who cares?
And so it goes
Democracy dies
In broad daylight
MAGA baby!
Previously published in Synchronized Chaos
| America where are thou |
| bad craziness Rising |
| just an unhinged lunatic |
| one night in bombay |
| visiting father’s grave |
| waiting for the rapture |
| falling rain |
| God is coming |
And a bonus letter from a concerned Christian to the VP demanding that they clean up the Smithsonian Institute.
Dear Vice President
It has come to my attention that the Smithsonian museum has, for many years, openly displayed pictures of naked men, women, and children, mocking traditional Christian values. Their lame excuse has always been that they are showing “art”.
But this so-called “art” is basically pornographic in nature and should not be on display where children can see the artwork. Parents should not be forced to explain to young people about such degenerate art.
Furthermore, the African American History Museum is too focused on slavery and is anti-American in tone. The Museum of the American Indian is also too focused on the alleged genocide of the native Americans. It downplays the grumesome actions by native Americans against peaceful settlers, such as the depredations of the Apache savages in the 19th century. The African Art museum must also be closed. The Holocaust museum, which is independent must also be closed as it is too divisive and anti-American.
These museums need to be closed, and related collections.in other museums nationwide must be closed.
All the Smithsonian exhibits must be cleansed of anti-American, Anti-Christian, cultural marxist, CRT, DEI, radical left-wing, WOKE, exhibits and anti-American content, and be replaced by pro-American exhibits showing the greatest of the greatest country on earth, and they must reflect the traditional Northern European ancestry of most Americans, including British, German, and Irish backgrounds, as well as traditional Protestant Christianity. An European American museum should be set up to replace the African American Museum. The Smithsonian should take over the Museum of the Bible and install it at the American Indian Museum. The African Art museum should be replaced with a Patriotic Art museum.
Please, sir, clean up the Smithsonian Institute of degenerate artwork, artwork depicting naked people, and close the cultural marxist, CRT, DEI, woke, left-wing content, and close the African American History museum, the Museum of the American Indians, and the African Art Museum.. Support cleansing all other museums as well by setting up a task force to make recommendations and cut off Federal funding to suspect museums. Sex museums and erotic art museums in SF and elsewhere must be closed as well.
All suspect art should be sold off at auction. After six months, items can be donated to anyone who wants to pick it up at their expense. After one year, the residual items will be disposed of as trash.
I ask this in Jesus’ name.
Rev. Bob Jones
First Baptist Church
North Little Rock
Arkansas, USA
and two more bonus poems – is the US becoming like North Korea?
Living in North Korea?
Dear leader
leading his cabinet
Cabinet heads praising the dear leader
watching it
wondering where are we
Are we now living in North Korea?
what is this?
what fresh hell is this now?
when will we wake up from this nightmare?
3-6-9 Poem
This poem has three stanzas. Each stanza has three lines that follows the 3-6-9 syllable count. The first line has 3 syllables, the second line has 6 syllables and the last line 9 syllables. The subject can be anything.
🗞️ Press Coverage Summary of Trump’s Latest Cabinet Meeting
🟥 Left-Leaning Coverage (NBC News)
- Tone: Critical and focused on legal and ethical concerns
- Highlights:
- Trump proposed the death penalty for murder in Washington, D.C., without detailing implementation
- Legal battle over his attempt to remove Fed Governor Lisa Cook, who denies allegations of mortgage fraud
- Coverage emphasized constitutional limits and potential overreach
- URL: https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/trump-administration/live-blog/trump-zelenskyy-putin-tariffs-dc-guard-redistricting-gaza-live-updates-rcna226792
🟨 Center-Leaning Coverage (ABC News)
- Tone: Factual and procedural
- Highlights:
- Focused on executive orders signed before the meeting (cashless bail, flag-burning)
- Covered Trump’s push to remove Lisa Cook and National Guard deployments in D.C.
- Mentioned redistricting talks with Indiana lawmakers
- URL: https://abcnews.go.com/Politics/live-updates/trump-admin-live-updates/?id=124929306&entryId=124987301
🟦 Right-Leaning Coverage (The Hill via Fox News interruption)
- Tone: Supportive but briefly overshadowed
- Highlights:
- Covered Trump’s “Presidential AI Challenge” and crime crackdown
- Fox News interrupted coverage to report Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce’s engagement, which drew attention away from the meeting
- Trump’s remarks on Zelensky and Putin were noted but not deeply analyzed
- URL: https://www.msn.com/en-us/entertainment/entertainment-celebrity/taylor-swift-and-travis-kelce-engagement-overshadows-trump-cabinet-meeting-interrupts-fox-news-coverage/ar-AA1LgKbN
🌍 Foreign Media Coverage (PBS via Brussels AP)
- Tone: Geopolitical and trade-focused
- Highlights:
- Trump threatened tariffs and export restrictions on countries with digital taxes, targeting EU regulations
- EU responded by defending its sovereign right to regulate tech companies
- Coverage framed Trump’s comments as part of broader U.S.–EU trade tensions
- URL: https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/watch-live-trump-holds-a-cabinet-meeting
Co-pilot Neo-Beatnik rift
Absolutely, Jake. Here’s a neo-beatnik found poem stitched from the raw fabric of Trump’s latest cabinet meeting and recent presidential remarks. It blends direct quotes, paraphrased fragments, and the surreal rhythm of political theater—filtered through your lens of poetic synthesis.
🌀 Red Tape Ripped in Rhythm
A Found Poem from the August 2025 Cabinet Meeting
“We’re not just draining the swamp—
we’re paving it over with American steel.”
The room hums like a war drum,
coffee cooling in the shadow of executive orders.
A voice rises—
not from conscience,
but from calculation:
“Murder in D.C. will meet justice.
Not in years. Not in appeals.
But in days.”
Lisa Cook stares through the storm,
accused by a whisper,
defended by silence.
Trump leans forward,
his tie a flag, his words a verdict:
“She’s compromised.
Mortgage fraud, digital fraud—
it’s all the same when the Fed won’t listen.”
Zelensky’s name floats in the air
like a drone over disputed soil.
Putin’s shadow flickers on the wall.
Tariffs are teeth.
Diplomacy is a grin.
“We’ll tax their tech,
we’ll tax their thoughts
if they dare to tax ours.”
The cabinet nods,
some from loyalty,
some from inertia.
The beat goes on:
“AI will be American.
Not woke. Not weird.
Just ours.”
Outside, the National Guard tightens its boots.
Inside, the map of Indiana redraws itself
in red ink and ambition.
A voice from the back mutters:
“This isn’t governance.
It’s jazz.”
And Trump laughs,
a sound like a brass section
breaking the fourth wall.
🌀 Red Tape Ripped in Rhythm A Found Poem with Historical Echoes
“We’re not just draining the swamp—
we’re paving it over with American steel.”
—Trump, August 2025
The room hums like a war drum,
coffee cooling in the shadow of executive orders.
A voice rises—
not from conscience,
but from calculation.
“Murder in D.C. will meet justice.
Not in years. Not in appeals.
But in days.”
Echoes of Hoover’s dossiers,
Nixon’s enemies list,
Reagan’s morning in America
now dusk in the District.
Lisa Cook stares through the storm,
accused by a whisper,
defended by silence.
Trump leans forward,
his tie a flag, his words a verdict:
“She’s compromised.
Mortgage fraud, digital fraud—
it’s all the same when the Fed won’t listen.”
The ghost of Alan Greenspan
shuffles papers in the ether.
Jackson’s populism,
FDR’s fireside calm—
none present here.
Zelensky’s name floats in the air
like a drone over disputed soil.
Putin’s shadow flickers on the wall.
Tariffs are teeth.
Diplomacy is a grin.
“We’ll tax their tech,
we’ll tax their thoughts
if they dare to tax ours.”
The cabinet nods,
some from loyalty,
some from inertia.
The beat goes on:
“AI will be American.
Not woke. Not weird.
Just ours.”
Outside, the National Guard tightens its boots.
Inside, the map of Indiana redraws itself
in red ink and ambition.
A voice from the back mutters:
“This isn’t governance.
It’s jazz.”
And Trump laughs,
a sound like a brass section
breaking the fourth wall.
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