Illinois Medical Aid in Dying

Posted on September 13, 2026 by royfmc

A federal judge on Thursday declined to block Illinois’ new “medical aid in dying” law from going into effect this weekend, clearing the way for terminally ill adults to legally seek life-ending medication from physicians.

Illinois’s End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act (EOLA), which legalizes medical aid in dying for terminally ill adults, faces several key legal, ethical, and religious controversies. [1, 2, 3]

Disability Rights Concerns

Allegations of Discrimination: Disability rights advocates and individual plaintiffs sued the state, arguing the law discriminates against vulnerable populations. [1, 2, 3]

Fear of Coercion: Opponents claim the law could implicitly pressure disabled or chronically ill individuals—who may not actually have a terminal prognosis—into ending their lives prematurely. [1, 2]

Impaired Doctor-Patient Trust: Critics argue the framework strains the relationship between patients with disabilities and their medical providers. (A federal judge declined a preliminary injunction to halt the law, ruling plaintiffs failed to prove immediate irreparable harm). [1, 2]Religious and Conscience Objections

Catholic Leadership Opposition: Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich, local dioceses, and Catholic healthcare organizations strongly oppose the law, viewing it as a violation of the sanctity of life.[1, 2, 3]

Conscience Protections: Legal challenges and temporary restraining orders have been sought to protect faith-based healthcare workers and institutions that refuse to participate in or facilitate aid-in-dying services due to moral objections. [1, 2]Medical and Ethical Debates

The Oath to Do No Harm: Opponents, including some physicians and religious leaders, argue that prescribing life-ending medication directly conflicts with the traditional healing role and ethical oaths of doctors. [1]

Division Among Physicians: While a majority of Illinois Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Medical Aid in Dying express overall support for the concept as an end-of-life choice, practicing doctors remain closely divided on whether they personally would be willing to write a lethal prescription. [1]Capitol News IllinoisJudge declines to block Illinois’ ‘medical aid in dying’ law ahead of Sept. 12 startSep 10, 2026 — Article Summary Illinois is set to become the first Midwestern state to allow terminally ill patients to seek life-ending medication from their physicians when …AxiosIllinois medical-aid-in-dying law takes effect Saturday – Axios ChicagoSep 10, 2026 — Advocates for the Medical Aid in Dying Act in 2023 in New York. Jim Franco/Albany Times Union via Getty Images Legal challenges to Illinois’ medical-aid-in-dyin…STLPRJudge declines to block Illinois’ ‘medical aid in dying’ law ahead of Sept. 12 startSep 11, 2026 — Capitol News Illinois The Dirksen Courthouse in Chicago. A federal judge on Thursday declined to block Illinois’ new “medical aid in dying” law from going into …Facebook·ABC 7 Chicago0:32A federal judge Friday approved a requested temporary restraining order …ABC7 ChicagoFederal judge approves temporary restraining order in lawsuit filed by Catholic leaders in Illinois ‘medical aid in dying’ lawSep 11, 2026 — Judge approves TRO in suit filed by Catholic leaders in Illinois ‘medical aid in dying’ law. … A federal judge approved a temporary restraining order in a law…Compassion & ChoicesSurvey of Illinois Physicians’ Attitudes Toward Medical Aid in Dying as an …By a margin of 58-25 percent, Illinois physicians support medical aid in dying or physician-assisted death (MAID/PAD). When asked whether they support or oppose…ABC7 ChicagoFederal judge declines to block Illinois’ ‘medical aid in dying’ law ahead of Sept. 12 startSep 10, 2026 — Chicago Archbishop Cardinal Blase Cupich and 2 orders of Catholic nuns filed a lawsuit in an effort to block an Illinois medical aid-in-dying law. … CHICAGO –WTTW NewsFederal Judge Rejects Bid to Block Illinois’ ‘Medical Aid in Dying’ Law Days …Sep 10, 2026 — Federal Judge Rejects Bid to Block Illinois’ ‘Medical Aid in Dying’ Law Days Before It Takes Effect. … A federal judge has denied a motion that sought to bloc…NBC 5 ChicagoJudge temporarily blocks Illinois’ ‘medical aid in dying’ law from starting — for someSep 11, 2026 — A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked Illinois’ ‘medical aid in dying’ law that was set to start this weekend — for some. With the judge’s approval, a…Facebook·Eyewitness News0:40A federal judge has temporarily blocked enforcement of portions of Illinois’ new …

You can access state-specific guides, forms, and advance directives through Compassion & Choices Illinois as the state implements its medical aid in dying law. [1]

Illinois is the first Midwestern state to authorize medical aid in dying for terminally ill patients under the End-of-Life Options for Terminally Ill Patients Act, also known as Deb’s Law. [1, 2]

Eligibility Requirements

  • Age & Residency: Must be an adult (18 or older) and a resident of Illinois.
  • Diagnosis: Must have a terminal illness with a prognosis of six months or less to live, confirmed by two independent physicians.
  • Mental Capacity: Must be mentally capable of making healthcare decisions, and depression alone does not qualify a patient.
  • Administration: Must be physically able to self-administer the medication.[1, 2, 3, 4]

How the Process Works

  • Requests: Patients must make explicit oral and written requests. Family members or surrogate decision-makers cannot request the medication for a patient. [1]
  • Witnesses: Written requests must be signed and witnessed by two individuals who confirm the patient acts voluntarily and without coercion. [1]
  • Informed Consent: Attending physicians must discuss all end-of-life care options, including hospice, palliative care, and pain control. [1]

Provider Participation and Legal Status

  • Voluntary Participation: No doctor, pharmacist, or healthcare worker is required to participate.
  • Facility Rules: Hospitals and healthcare networks can choose not to offer medical aid in dying.
  • Current Challenges: Ongoing legal challenges and temporary restraining orders apply to certain religiously affiliated health systems while court battles proceed. [1, 2, 3, 4]

Under SB 1950, individuals with a prognosis of six months or less to live can request a prescription for aid-in-dying medication. The oral and written requests can only be made by the patient to the patient’s attending physician. SB 1950 includes language for what that written request should entail. (A written, signed request is required.)

The attending physician’s duties include determining the mental capacity of the patient (with referral to a mental health profession if warranted), confirming that coercion did not play a role in the request, providing information on other end-of-life treatment options, and referring the patient to a consulting physician for medical confirmation. No health care provider is required to participate, and SB 1950 makes it a felony to coerce anyone to request the medication or to forge a request.

The Illinois Department of Public Health will produce annual reports on the number of prescriptions for aid-in-dying medication, the number of physicians who prescribed it, and the number of deaths. Oregon’s Death With Dignity Act was the first of its kind in the nation and dates back to 1997. In 2024, there were 607 recipients of aid-in-dying medication in Oregon and 376 deaths. The number of deaths under the Oregon law has risen over time — from 42 in 2003, to 73 in 2014, to a high of 386 in 2023 (followed by the slight decline in 2024).

Over the past five years, these measures have been introduced but not passed in several Midwestern states: Indiana (HB 1011of 2025), Iowa (SF 2101 and HF 2288 of 2024), Kansas (HB 2202 of 2021), Michigan (SB 681 of 2023), Minnesota (SF 3215 of 2025), and Wisconsin (AB 781 of 2024).

Canada has allowed eligible adults to request medical assistance in dying for nearly a decade. The federal law does not make eligibility contingent on a terminal illness; the criteria is having a “grievous and irremediable medical condition.” The aid-in-dying medication can be administered by either a health professional or the patient. In 2023, the number of medically assisted deaths in Canada reached a one-year high of 15,343 — 4.7 percent of all the country’s deaths that year.

To ensure the highest safeguards for patients, the law is effective in September of 2026, which affords participating health care providers and the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) significant lead time to implement stringent processes and protections as outlined in the law. ​ ​ 

Also known as “Deb’s Law,” the bill honors Deb Robertson, a lifelong Illinois resident living with a rare terminal illness who has strongly advocated for the bill and shed light on the impacts on families and individuals struggling with terminal illness as they seek dignity and autonomy to peacefully end their lives on their terms. 

“I have been deeply impacted by the stories of Illinoisans or their loved ones that have suffered from a devastating terminal illness, and I have been moved by their dedication to standing up for freedom and choice at the end of life in the midst of personal heartbreak,” said Governor JB Pritzker. “Today, Illinois honors their strength and courage by enacting legislation that enables patients faced with debilitating terminal illnesses to make a decision, in consultation with a doctor, that helps them avoid unnecessary pain and suffering at the end of their lives. This legislation will be thoughtfully implemented so that physicians can consult patients on making deeply personal decisions with authority, autonomy, and empathy.”

The legislation expands compassionate end of life options in a manner that establishes clear processes, guidelines, and protocols. Several safeguards are in place to ensure robust patient protection for Illinois residents. No physician, health care provider, or pharmacist is required to participate in the option. The law makes it a felony to coerce anyone to request the medication or to forge a request. Adult patients (18 or older) requesting end-of-life medication must: 

  • Have a terminal illness that will result in death within six months (as determined by two physicians).
  • Be informed by their physician about all of their end-of-life care options, including comfort care, hospice, palliative care, and pain control.
  • Have the mental capacity, confirmed by their physician, to make medical decisions.
  • Make written and oral requests in order to receive the aid-in-dying medication, among other requirements. The request can only be made by the patient, not by the patient’s surrogate decision-maker, health care proxy, health care agent, attorney-in-fact for healthcare, guardian, nor via advance care directive.

Lawmakers and the Governor have heard numerous personal stories from families and individuals who have faced harrowing circumstances as they near the ends of their lives. Some were enduring unbearable pain, even travelling thousands of miles to seek medical aid-in-dying in other states and countries while sick. They also heard from families who spoke of the pain of seeing their loved one experience prolonged suffering that they were desperate and powerless to end. ​ 

“With this law, we are strengthening our commitment to compassionate care for every patient, bodily autonomy for every person, and basic human dignity at every stage of life,” said House Majority Leader Robyn Gabel (D-Evanston). 

“Both of my parents died of cancer. I’ll never forget the helpless feeling of watching them suffer when there was nothing I could do to help them,” said Senate Assistant Majority Leader Linda Holmes (D-Aurora). “I believe every adult patient of sound mind should have this as one more option in their end of life care in the event their suffering becomes unbearable.”

“I want to thank Governor Pritzker for signing this measure into law – giving the full range of end-of-life options for Illinois residents,” said Deb Robertson, a retired Lombard social worker who worked to pass the Deb’s Law. “Today, I know the end for me could be near. But I’m pleased to have been able to play some role in ensuring that terminally ill Illinoisans have access to medical aid in dying.”

“As someone who is disabled, disability justice has always meant having the right to determine how I live,” said Beth Langen, a longtime disability rights advocate from Springfield who testified in support of Deb’s Law. “We know that disability is not terminal. ​ And like anyone else, I may face a terminal illness in the future that will make death imminent. If I do, I want my right to self-determination to include the final days of my life.”

“My son, Andrew, died peacefully utilizing the option of medical aid in dying in California, where he lived,” said Suzy Flack, a former Naperville resident who testified in support of Deb’s Law. “Most of our family members were able to travel to be with him, but his grandmother couldn’t travel to California because of her age. She never got to see Drew for a final goodbye. No other family in Illinois will experience that hardship.”

“Deb’s Law adds medical aid in dying care to the full range of health options that Illinois residents can choose and safely access as a result of a deep commitment from our state’s leaders,” said Khadine Bennett, Advocacy and Intergovernmental Affairs Director at the ACLU of Illinois. “Terminally ill individuals living in Illinois will no longer have to agonize about spending their remaining days fearful of a painful death because the full range of end-of-life care options were not available in our state. We thank Governor Pritzker for listening to the people directly impacted by this issue and applaud his continued commitment to ensuring that Illinois continues to be a place where our residents are allowed to make the most vital, personal decisions throughout their lives without government interference.”

“We applaud Governor Pritzker for signing this compassionate legislation, honoring the 71% of Americans who support the option of medical aid in dying for their fellow Illinoisans facing their last months, weeks, or days with a terminal illness,” said Kevin Díaz, President/CEO for Compassion & Choices and Compassion & Choices Action Network. “Thanks to Governor Pritzker’s thoughtful leadership in signing Deb’s Law today, Illinois will become the first state in the Midwest to authorize medical aid in dying, joining the growing number of U.S. jurisdictions that have committed to law their dedication to patient-driven healthcare at all stages of life.”

“Today, Illinois affirms the dignity and autonomy of individuals confronting the final stages of a terminal illness” said Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Sameer Vohra. “IDPH is committed to implementing this new law with the highest ethical standards, transparency, and care, supported by strong safeguards and detailed reporting systems that protect patients and guide providers.”

“Abundant research has shown that strong safeguards like the ones in this bill not only protect the patient, but also improve end-of-life care,” said Dr. Cynthia Chatterjee, Psychiatrist and Physician, and member of the Illinois State Medical Society who testified in support of Deb’s Law. “With these safeguards, patients who meet all the requirements will be able to end terrible suffering from a terminal illness and experience an easy, comfortable death.”

“In signing this law, Gov. Pritzker has given those who are at the end of their life freedom from the fear of enduring unrelenting, needless suffering, and replaced it with the chance to experience death as the final sacred moment of their being,” said Episcopalian minister Reverand Judith Doran from Chicago.

PROCESS TO RECIEVE MEDICAL AID IN DYING MEDICATION

  • Patients who meet eligibility criteria must make several oral and written requests in order to receive medical aid in dying medication. 
  • The written request must be signed by the requesting patient and witnessed by at least two individuals who attest that the patient has the mental capacity to make this decision, is making it voluntarily, and is not being coerced or doing so under duress. ​ 
  • Patients who qualify must be able to self-administer the medication. 

Patients who qualify and receive medication have the right to withdraw their request at any time or choose not to ingest it. The death certificates of those who take end-of-life medication under the bill will attribute their cause of death to the underlying terminal disease. The option to prescribe aid in dying will be available on September 12, 2026, when the Medical Aid in Dying bill goes into effect.

REQUIREMENTS FOR PHYSICANS

  • Attending physicians must provide informed consent regarding all appropriate end-of-life care options, not just medical aid-in-dying.
  • They must provide an in-person examination to determine whether the patient has an illness that will result in death within six months. Two doctors must concur.
  • As part of the process, the physician must also confirm that the individual has the mental capacity to make the decision to pursue medical aid-in-dying. If there are any questions about fitness, the patient will be referred to a licensed mental health professional. If the mental health professional determines that the patient does not have mental capacity, the patient will not qualify for medical aid-in-dying. 
  • If a patient elects the end-of-life option as outlined in the Act, physicians must submit information within 60 days after the patient’s death to the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) regarding the patient, their diagnosis, notice that requirements under the Act were completed, and notice that medication has been prescribed pursuant to the Act. This information is to be considered confidential, privileged, and not discoverable in any civil, criminal, administrative, or other proceeding. 

Health care professionals are not under any duty to participate in the provision of aid-in-dying and are not subject to criminal or civil liability for participating or refusing to provide aid-in-dying care to a patient in good faith compliance with the Act. 

HEALTH CARE ORGANIZATIONS AND ENTITIES

Health care entities can also prohibit their staff from practicing aid-in-dying care while working for the organization. The Act also requires that an insurance plan, including Medicaid, cannot deny or alter benefits to a patient with a terminal disease based on the availability of aid-in-dying care, their request for medication pursuant to this Act, or the absence of a request. It does not require coverage of this care either by private insurers or Medicaid.

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Capital Formation Lifts People Out of Poverty

Posted on September 7, 2026 by royfmc

Sixty-two years and $22 trillion later, the U.S. poverty rate sits at roughly 11 percent, almost identical to where Lyndon Johnson found it in 1964. The government ran the most expensive social experiment in human history and produced nothing measurable. Bureaucracies perpetuate themselves, and this policy worked exactly as designed.

When Washington transfers purchasing power to the poor through SNAP, Medicaid, housing vouchers, and 126 other overlapping programs, it doesn’t eliminate scarcity; it relocates decision-making from individuals to administrators. Those administrators develop career interests in perpetuating dependency, because a solved problem eliminates their department.

Free market thinkers identified this perverse incentive structure before Johnson signed the Economic Opportunity Act. Every dollar taxed from productive activity carries a deadweight cost before it reaches anyone’s dinner table.

Capital formation lifts people out of poverty. You build wealth through savings, property rights, and voluntary exchange, none of which $22 trillion in redistributed spending actually produced.

LBJ asked the highly reputed statesman on his staff, Daniel Patrick Moynihan, to do see some research on “how we can help the black folks.” Moynihan’s research led him to warn LBJ not to expand welfare to the black community because it would drive men out of the households and destroy the black family. Despite this warning, LBJ did just that in his Great Society. The reason? He wanted to steer the black vote from being historically pro-Republican to pro-Democrat. In that, he succeeded, at the price of dooming black families to fatherless homes, poverty, drug use, crime, and the creation of a permanent, unemployable, sociopathic sub-culture.

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Under the SAFE-T Act, Offenders have two days a week to roam unsupervised !!!

Posted on September 6, 2026 by royfmc

Insane! Under JB Pritzker’s Illinois’ SAFE-T Act, offenders on electronic monitoring can ‘turn OFF’ the device for 2 days! …every week!

The approved legislation says that offenders can get at least 2 days of movement each week outside their residence with NO monitoring….what could possibly go wrong here?

Yes…two days every week…free to roam! So this is supposed to make our communities safer? another Crazy JB Pritzker idea that puts criminals first!

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Why Trump is Allowed to Continue Building the New White House Ballroom

Posted on September 1, 2026 by royfmc

For all the non-lawyers in the room, here is what happened today at the Supreme Court and why President Trump is allowed to continue building the new White House ballroom.

Every law student learns fairly early that there is generally no such thing as taxpayer standing. Just because you don’t like how the federal government is spending your tax dollars does not mean you have the right to sue the government over that spending.

There is a broader principle behind that rule that is important to understanding today’s decision: You do not get to sue the federal government simply because you believe the federal government is doing something wrong.

As a general rule, the government cannot be sued unless it has permitted the lawsuit. And even when Congress has created a way to sue the government, you still have to satisfy the Constitution’s requirements for bringing a case in federal court. One of those requirements is called “standing.”

In plain English, standing asks a very simple question: What did the government do to you?

It is not enough to say, “The government is breaking the law.”

It is not enough to say, “I don’t like what the government is doing.”

And it is not enough to say, “I am a citizen and I want a federal judge to make the government stop.”

You generally have to show that what the government is doing is causing you a real and particularized injury.

That principle controlled today’s Supreme Court decision.

The National Trust for Historic Preservation sued to stop President Trump from constructing the new White House ballroom. But an organization needs someone with standing to bring that challenge. The Trust relied on one of its members, a woman who lives in Washington, D.C., and expects to visit the neighborhood around the White House about once a month.

Her claimed injury was essentially this: She is interested in historic architecture, she likes looking at the White House as it traditionally appears, and when the new ballroom is completed she is not going to like looking at it.

That was not enough.

The Supreme Court held that mere “offense, disagreement, or distaste” over what the government is doing is not the kind of concrete and particularized injury that gives someone standing to sue.

And this is the part of today’s decision that I suspect will be misunderstood.

The Supreme Court did not rule that President Trump has the legal authority to build the ballroom.

The Court expressly said:

“Today, we do not pass upon the legality of the government’s East Wing project.”

That is an incredibly important distinction.

The question of whether President Trump has the legal authority to build the ballroom is one question.

The question of whether this particular person has the right to walk into federal court and ask a judge to stop him is another question entirely.

Today, the Supreme Court decided the second question, not the first.

The woman simply did not have standing to sue.

And there is a good reason standing matters.

If merely believing that the President is acting illegally were enough to sue, virtually every controversial action taken by every President could immediately become a federal lawsuit brought by virtually anyone who disagreed with it.

That is not how our constitutional system works.

We live in a constitutional republic with three branches of government. The President is not above the law, but federal judges are not general supervisors of the Executive Branch either. Courts decide actual cases brought by people who have the legal right to bring them.

Congress is not powerless here. Quite the opposite. Congress controls federal spending, legislates concerning federal property and the District of Columbia, conducts oversight, and can enact laws restricting what the President may do.

If Congress believes President Trump has exceeded his authority, Congress has constitutional tools available to do something about it.

And if someone who actually has Article III standing brings the proper lawsuit, the courts may ultimately decide whether the President has the legal authority to build the ballroom.

But that was not the case before the Supreme Court today.

Today the Court decided something much simpler:

You don’t get to stop the President in federal court just because you don’t like what he is doing. You first have to show why you have the legal right to be the person asking the court to stop him.

This plaintiff couldn’t do that.

And that is why construction of the White House ballroom can continue.

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The Renaming Game, Who Started It ?

Posted on August 29, 2026 by royfmc

I have to admit, I’m enjoying the outrage over Lake Ontario being renamed Lake America.

For years, we were told that names matter. Names carry meaning. Names make statements about who we are and what we value. Whenever some old name offended the political sensibilities of the moment, changing it wasn’t treated merely as permissible. It was regularly celebrated as an act of moral courage.

The Biden administration changed the federal names of hundreds of geographic features because the existing names contained a term it considered derogatory. The Pentagon renamed military installations across the South. Fort Bragg became Fort Liberty. Fort Hood became Fort Cavazos. Fort Benning became Fort Moore. Fort Polk became Fort Johnson.

Nobody told us names were sacred then.

Princeton removed Woodrow Wilson’s name from its School of Public and International Affairs. Yale removed John C. Calhoun’s name from one of its residential colleges. The Cleveland Indians became the Guardians. The Washington Redskins disappeared and eventually became the Commanders. Aunt Jemima became Pearl Milling Company. Uncle Ben became Ben’s Original.

Even mountains weren’t immune. In 2015, the Obama administration officially changed the name of Mount McKinley to Denali for federal purposes.

And through it all, we were told pretty much the same thing. That language evolves. Culture changes. Names are symbols. If a name no longer represents our values, change it.

Fair enough.

But apparently that rule came with an asterisk.

Donald Trump changes Lake Ontario to Lake America for purposes of the United States government, and suddenly everybody discovers an almost religious devotion to historical nomenclature. Now we’re told the old name is centuries old and carries historical importance. So did plenty of the names they wanted changed. Now we’re told renaming something is unnecessary, provocative, and political.

Welcome to the last decade.

But that really isn’t the point.

The point is that the people now acting horrified by politically motivated renaming helped create the age of politically motivated renaming. They spent years teaching us that names aren’t merely descriptions. They’re declarations. They told us government has every right to reconsider the names it uses, and that changing an old name can say something important about the values of the present generation.

Trump apparently listened.

The difference is that instead of renaming something because America should be embarrassed by its past, he renamed something because he thinks America ought to be proud of itself. And I suspect that’s what bothers some of his critics more than the name itself.

For years, the approved direction of travel was away from old American names, old American heroes, and old American traditions whenever somebody found them insufficiently enlightened. Trump went the other direction.

And it’s driving the liberals crazy.

Is it necessary? Probably not. Is it subtle? Not remotely. Is it quintessentially Trump? Absolutely.

But spare me the argument that renaming things for political or cultural reasons is some shocking new violation of American tradition.

That ship sailed a long time ago.

They just never expected Trump to climb aboard.

ABOUT LAKE AMERICA

What’s the name of the river that separates Texas from Mexico?

The Rio Grande?

That’s right. The Rio Grande.

If you’re standing on the north bank.

But if you wade across and stand on the south bank, what’s its name then?

If you say, “The Rio Grande,” you’re an American.

But if you say, “The Rio Bravo,” you’re a Mexican.

Because that one river has two names. One officially recognized by the American government and one officially recognized by the Mexican government.

Kind of like the Persian Gulf.

On its eastern shores it is the Persian Gulf, on its western shores it is the Arabian Gulf. One body of water, two names, reflecting the values, heritage and pride of the nations which surround it.

A last example: The South China Sea. One body of water, officially known as the South China Sea to China, the East Sea to Vietnam and the West Sea to the Philippines.

Which means if Canada wants to call the easternmost body of fresh water between itself and the United States Lake Ontario, and the United States wants to call that same body of fresh water Lake America, it would be in keeping with a practice established around the world for centuries.

Kind of like the practice of governments changing the names of geographical features for political reasons, like Presidents Obama and Biden did some 650 times.

You knew that, right?

In the last two Democrat administrations, the federal government went on a spree, scrubbing the map of names, people, words and races it found politically unacceptable.

Remember Mount McKinley, Point Barrow, Squaw Peak and Fort Polk?

So, the precedent is broadly and repeatedly established by Barack Obama and Joe Biden — a president can name any damn thing any damn thing for any damn reason.

Like Trump did.

Like Trump trolled Democrats into believing he did.

It’s like he’s got a laser pointer and they’re a roomful of cats. He plays them like a fish.

He posts on Truth Social and they shit their pants. He scribbles with his giant Sharpie and their heads explode.

He says something about Lake Ontario and they completely forget the six-month anniversary of the Iran War. The Democrats and their puppets on the evening news.

Moron politicians with social media posts from the shore, breathless reporters doing Man On The Street with men on the beach, indignant Canadians spitting on America, earnest Native Americans explaining etymology.

He leads them around by the nose.

“Republicans take Trump seriously, but not literally,” a smart man said. “Democrats take Trump literally, not not seriously.”

And so he trolls them, for fun and sport. And distraction.

Because the same Democrats and reporters who seem to believe Trump gives a damn what Lake Ontario is called are completely oblivious to the real issue at hand — which is how the Canadians have lived like leeches off American prosperity for generations.

Take 2025, for example.

Last year, Canada’s trade surplus with the United States was about $150 billion. That means that as a result of trade between the two nations, they ended up $150 billion richer and we ended up $150 billion poorer.

That happens because they rip us off. They rig the game to enrich themselves and impoverish us.

That grabbing of American cash becomes more galling when you look at the rest of Canada’s top-10 trading relationships, in which it runs a trade deficit with every nation except the United Kingdom and the Netherlands.

In fact, if it wasn’t ripping the United States off for $150 billion a year, Canada would run a net trade deficit with the world, meaning that each year it would export wealth and become poorer and poorer. But it takes our money to paper over its weakness.

If it wasn’t siphoning off America’s prosperity through unfair trade practices, Canada would fall on its financial face.

We carry it on our backs, at the expense of American jobs and prosperity.

And that’s what has Trump pissed off. That is what he cares about.

No matter what you call the lake.

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Vaccine Researcher Poul Thorsen Expected to Plead Guilty

Posted on August 25, 2026 by royfmc

Poul Thorsen, one of the key scientists whose research is used to “prove” that vaccines do not cause autism has been charged with 22 counts of fraud, including falsifying reports on vaccines.

According to published reports, Danish vaccine researcher Poul Thorsen will plead guilty on September 1, 2026 to federal charges that he stole over one million dollars in grant funding he received from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Thorsen is accused of using Centers of Disease Control and Prevention money, earmarked for autism research, for his own purposes; the Danish-born researcher was studying the possible link between vaccines and the rise of autism rates.

Charges against him raise questions about whether he was deliberately falsifying vaccine data to ‘prove’ that vaccines do not cause autism and have nothing to do with the rise of autism in the United States.

According to author and investigator James Ottar Grundvig, Thorsen’s guilty plea is “a huge victory for justice in the generation-long controversy.” He continued, “CDC hired mercenary scientists, here and abroad, to cook data on MMR and thimerosal studies, to erase the autism signals in vaccine research. They were desperate to keep the trust in the myth that vaccines are ‘safe and effective.’”

According to U.S. Attorney Hertzberg, the charges, and other information presented in court: From 2000 to 2009, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Division of Birth Defects and Developmental Disabilities, awarded over $11 million to two governmental agencies in Denmark to study the relationship between autism and exposure to vaccines, between cerebral palsy and infection during pregnancy, and between childhood development and fetal alcohol exposure.

In 2002, Thorsen, who had worked as a visiting scientist at the CDC when it was soliciting the grant applications, became responsible for administering the research money awarded by the CDC.

Thorsen allegedly stole more than $1 million of the CDC grant money by submitting fraudulent documents to the Danish government, Aarhus University, and a Danish hospital where scientists performed research under the grant.

From February 2004 through June 2008, Thorsen allegedly submitted over a dozen fraudulent invoices, containing the forged signature of a CDC laboratory section chief, that falsely claimed a CDC laboratory had performed work and was owed grant money.

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How Do You Act at a DUI Checkpoint on a Friday Night ?

Posted on August 20, 2026 by royfmc

Sitting at a DUI checkpoint on a Friday night.

He handed my license back and waved me through.

Most people talk themselves into trouble at checkpoints. Not because they’re guilty. Because they think cooperating means answering every question. It doesn’t. Cooperating means following lawful orders. That’s it.

P.S. The case is Michigan v. Sitz. The Supreme Court ruled checkpoints are legal, but your right against self-incrimination doesn’t disappear because there’s a cone in the road. Provide your documents. Be polite. Say nothing else.

Officer leans into my window: “Have you been drinking tonight?”
Me: “No.”
Officer: “Where are you coming from?”
Me: “I’d rather not say.”
Officer: “Step out of the vehicle, please.”
Me: “Am I being detained or am I free to go?”

He paused. Looked at me. Looked at my car. Looked back at me.

Officer: “You’re making this difficult.”
Me: “I’m not trying to. I’m just asking a question.”

Here’s what most people don’t realize about DUI checkpoints.

He handed my license back and waved me through.

Most people talk themselves into trouble at checkpoints. Not because they’re guilty. Because they think cooperating means answering every question. It doesn’t. Cooperating means following lawful orders. That’s it.

P.S. The case is Michigan v. Sitz. The Supreme Court ruled checkpoints are legal, but your right against self-incrimination doesn’t disappear because there’s a cone in the road. Provide your documents. Be polite. Say nothing else.

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DUI

Posted on August 16, 2026 by royfmc

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We also know that even a conviction for a minor offense can carry consequences for years, affecting your finances, your insurance premiums, your driving privileges, and even your employment opportunities for years to come.

We will work with you to formulate a strategy to guide you through the process and work with you to accomplish your goals.

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Lobster ???

Posted on August 16, 2026 by royfmc

During the American colonial period, lobsters were not valued as food and were mainly eaten by the poor, prisoners, and indentured servants.

Native tribes near the coasts used lobsters as fertilizer or bait rather than food.

People even hid lobster shells to avoid the stigma of poverty. In Massachusetts, indentured servants sued to limit their lobster meals to three times a week, winning the case. Lobsters were abundant, easy to collect from the shore, and considered bottom feeders. 🦞

They were often consumed as a paste or stew. In the early 19th century, lobsters were cheaper than Boston baked beans, sometimes even fed to cats. 🐈 🫘

However, by the late 19th century, as railroads spread and lobsters were served on trains 🚂, people who were unfamiliar with them found them delicious 😋.

This led to increased demand and the start of lobster canning. By the 1920s, with lobsters becoming less plentiful but demand growing, lobsters transitioned to a delicacy 🦞, popular among celebrities and the wealthy by the 1950s. 🌟

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Physical Conditioning for Leyden Marching Band Members ?

Posted on August 16, 2026 by royfmc

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