YouTube/Ascendents Net (Jan-20) shared (210 videos, updated: May-3), "2025 Trump's Second Administration: First 100 Days - Ascendents.net News — videos from and related to the start of Donald J. Trump's second term as U.S. President." Playlist for YouTube (includes: The Wall Street Journal, PBS News Hour, Forbes, CNN, CBS News, and others).
"President Donald Trump 2025 Official Presidential Portrait," CNBC asc.cool/?gW and The White House asc.cool/?57
EVERYTHING THAT SOUNDED GOOD — first day in office — a swamp: Trump launched an agenda by signing roughly 200 executive orders, CBS News (Jan-20) reported. The Washington Post (Jan-20) added, Trump claimed there was party unity, even though headlines repeated (e.g. USA Today, Politico, Al Jazeera, and Local 3 Chattanooga TN) that the Republican Party was more divided than ever: X] typical Republican politicians, Y] MAGA Nationalists, Z] Neo-MAGA Oligarchs. Trump's second administration (struggling with the reins to point the elephant in the right direction) was bringing back memories and echoing the chaos/disorganization of his first administration.
"President Trump began his second term Monday with a sweeping order aimed at reversing dozens of former President Biden’s top priorities, from regulations aimed at lowering health care costs, to coronavirus outreach, Affordable Care Act expansions, and protections against gender-based discrimination,"STAT (Jan-20) reported.
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President-elect Donald Trump (Jan-19) held (video) a pre-inauguration rally. "The purpose of the rally was intended to be clear, but the music suggested a far messier — and still unresolved — truth underneath,"New York Times had noticed contradictions. Trump spoke, "...and he (Elon) knows those computers better than anybody. All those computers, those vote-counting computers... And we ended up winning..."
(Nov-14) YouTube/Ascendents Net - playlist: 2024 U.S. Presidential Transition - Ascendents.net News, "documentaries about the first U.S. Presidents, America's Founding and the Constitution, Immigration, Foreign Policy, Democracy, WW2, 2024 updates, and more..." (61 videos, updated: Jan-24)
"Photograph of Harry S. Truman and Robert Kennedy at the Harry S. Truman Library, 24 September 1960, photograph by Alex Petrovic (courtesy Harry S. Truman Library, photograph #77-4108)" via U.S. National Park Service asc.cool/?x(2024, Jul-19) (Compared to Truman) "How popular/ unpopular is Joe Biden? An updating calculation of the president's approval rating, accounting for each poll's recency, sample size, methodology and house effects," via FiveThirtyEight asc.cool/?gM
During July 10th's NATO 75th anniversary, Biden quoted (to the, "Secretary-General, Allies, and friends):" 33rd U.S. President Harry Truman's idea behind the Alliance, "we hope to create a shield against aggression, the fear of aggression, and to permit us to get on with the real business of creating government and society... For 75 years, our nations have grown and prospered behind the NATO shield. Today, we’re stronger than we’ve ever been." In the 1948 election, Truman vs Dewey: Brittanica wrote, "Dewey was widely tipped by pollsters to win the election easily. Indeed, the New York Times considered it over and Life magazine had already declared Dewey the, next president of the United States."Brittanica continued, "in early September 1948 (2 months before the election) Elmo Roper, of Roper Research Associates, reported that Truman trailed Dewey by about 13 percent in the polls... Truman refused to believe he stood no chance." After Truman won by more than 2 million people and getting over 100 more electoral votes, Dewey said, "I was just as surprised as you are." July 18th, as RNC events unfolded, CNBC reported, Biden was in Delaware recovering from Covid-19, "showing mild symptoms with no signs of a fever."
(1917) "Wake up America! Civilization calls every man, woman and child!," by James Montgomery Flagg via U.S. Library of Congress asc.cool/?g
Being so driven and determinedto play a show with local band, The Dandy Warhols, The Ascendents' drummer Timmy and bassist Josh had given away their souls to the Dandy Warhols."THEY GAVE THEIR F---ING SOULS TO THE DANDY WARHOLS!" Kyle commented with extreme contempt and disappointment, "other past Ascendents souls also were lost to the Dandy Warhols," and referenced an earlier Ascendents' drummer from long, long ago.
(1918) "Don't talk, the web is spun for you with invisible threads, keep out of it, help to destroy it--spies are listening," via U.S. Library of Congress shorturl.at/jBUDu
Kyle added, "we are the better band, are they going to headline us? By the way, for that kind of style: compared to The Dandy Warhols, The Brian Jonestown Massacre sounds more--" a fight interrupted.
The two rival West Coast "psychedelic" rock bands had somehow polarized/split The Ascendents' fanbase(A.K.A. the entire human race). Kyle shouted, "I demand 10 million-billion dollars (contribution) from each and every one of them!"Everyone was out and in it for themselves. Reaching to the highest ground, Kyle had exclaimed, "whatever happens, I hope that it is my best!" Timmy had replied, "actually, I hope that too, lol!" From Josh, no comment was provided (classified). Kyle had pushed the narrative that Josh's soul was probably too busy being tortured while trying to get through The Dandy Warhols - The Best Of The Capitol Years: 1995-2007 album.
"S & H green stamps," by artist Andy Warhol, "exhibit at the Institute of Contemporary Art, Philadelphia, 1965." via U.S. Library of Congress shorturl.at/ayR5A
Eventually, as the years passed, it became more obvious (via Reddit) that the BJM (The Brian Jonestown Massacre) actually was a lot more-preferred than the Dandys, but even through the year of 2024, Josh and Timmy were still overly committed and possessed, all day and every day, fantasizing and thirsting, for the possible dream, of one day, playing a "show"... with the Dandy Warhols. They wouldn't come down. Their poor, unfortunate, and blinded "Dandy-sipping" souls didn't care about their own band, only the Dandy Warhols. Instead of pushing for the next Ascendents album, Josh and Timmy prioritized going to Dandy Warhols concerts: to be top #1 Dandy fans, to maybe see someone top-less, and to try talking about that great shining "dandy" gig on the horizon. Kyle shared a link, "340 minutes (80 songs) of Anton Newcombe and The Brian Jonestown Massacre." He summarized, "their hunger for power was over. It wasn't a bed of roses or a pleasurable cruise. It was like getting sand kicked in my face, but we didn't lose. This is a victory for all of the free world." Then, Kyle shared a special (Raw Sessions) version of Queen's "We Are The Champions."
"Rifts of The Ascendents" YouTube Playlist by Kyle Keith - (28 videos) Play all | Shuffle — "Timeless full albums and songs out of Portland, Oregon, the West Coast, the United States of America, and more... Includes music from: The Ascendents, Michael Jackson, Queen, Guns N' Roses, The Doors, Milli Vanilli, INXS, Earth Wind & Fire, Black Box, The White Stripes, Iggy Pop, Hüsker Dü, Everclear, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, The Dandy Warhols, Dead Moon, Ween, and Minutemen. Read the full article at Ascendents.net News."
Intellectual Property refers to, "creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic works; designs; and symbols, names and images used in commerce." - World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
On Aug. 7, 2019, Sintia Radu for U.S. News, wrote about IP theft and international business, "Intellectual property infringement, including patent violations, trademark counterfeiting, copyright piracy, and trade secret theft brings significant financial losses for both individuals and businesses and is a United States government concern. IP infringement can compromise the country's competitive advantage in innovation and creativity."
The U.S. Customs and Border Patrol confirmed in their Intellectual Property Rights Brochure, IP rights are considered Priority Trade Issues (PTI) because they, "represent high-risk areas that can cause significant revenue loss, harm the U.S. economy, or threaten the health and safety of the American people." The brochure also mentioned that they enforce IP rights, "CBP engages in the interdiction of products that infringe on U.S. trademarks, copyrights, or exclusion orders issued by the U.S. International Trade Commission (ITC). The enforcement of IPR supports public health and safety, promotes economic prosperity, and preserves domestic and international security."
2019 Special 301 Report.pdf
U.S. Customs and Border Patrol's website for Intellectual Property Rights explains how IP violations affect Americans -- "Trade in counterfeit and pirated goods threatens America’s innovation economy, the competitiveness of our businesses, the livelihoods of U.S. workers, and, in some cases, national security and the health and safety of consumers." The website also said, "CBP Trade protects the intellectual property rights of American businesses, safeguarding them from unfair competition, and use for malicious intent while upholding American innovation and ingenuity."
Americans have intelligence and experience
Generally speaking; U.S. has known how far to trust other countries/governments with IP.
The USTR 2019 Special 301 Report, for ensuring, "U.S. owners of IP have a full and fair opportunity to use and profit from their IP around the globe," lists China as first on Priority Watch List, page 3. In Executive Summary (page 6), "China’s placement on the Priority Watch List reflects the urgent need for fundamental structural changes to strengthen IP protection and enforcement, including as to trade secret theft, online piracy and counterfeiting...," and more. The music download site IP issue is believed to be a PTI of a much greater scale/volume than usual instances.
This article follows an ongoing story -- for more context, read Ascendents.net News November 5th article: Artists Need Lost Revenue.
It is true that even in America and in many other countries, streaming services pay low rates, but they don't blatantly host a free MP3 download site. No signup is required for unlimited downloads -- this is branded and ad-free, it's different than a hacker website, U.S. companies are distributing directly to them. It would appear they unethically steal billions of music downloads and then underpay artists for streams by ~90%, bypassing the will of the American people -- they can't be trusted like honorable IP partners/governments -- such as Japan, and UK.
Because the United States is a free country, its citizens and businesses can survive creating intangible/intellectual property. For art/research/invention IP -- copyrights, patents, and trademarks allow freedom not protected in other parts of the world. Especially when doing international business, consider that while each and every industry/company/individual entity might not always get as government controlled -- in the future, they could be.
The U.S. Dept of Commerce 2018-2022 Strategic Plan, written on page 3, for Strategic Goal #1 - Accelerate American Leadership, "the United States leads the world in research, invention, and innovation. To strengthen our leadership, we are supporting the growth of commercial space activities, investing in foundational research, and protecting intellectual property (IP) to ensure creators can be rewarded for their inventions." The U.S. Department of Commerce plan's Strategic Objective 3.1 explains, "American businesses thrive when they compete internationally on a level playing field. We work to level the field by enforcing U.S. trade laws and ensuring that foreign governments comply with international agreements."
On November 11, U.S. President-elect Joe Biden who enters office in January, sent to Twitter this message (approaching 500-thousand likes) -- "When I’m speaking to foreign leaders, I’m telling them: America is going to be back. We’re going to be back in the game."
On November 3 -- with a record number of voting ballots returned, the voice of America called for change -- ultimately expected, with a growing lead, over 77-million voters have chose democrat, Joe Biden for President of the United States. The U.S. House of Representitives also remained democratic blue. For four years, the American way has been constantly challenged, and by voting for a change in leadership, the country asserted who does not represent it. The U.S. Senate also had a few changes of seating, a few senate races are still being counted. Recounts and runoff senate races are expected -- current president, Donald Trump has continued to dispute the results.
Ahead, the United States has a lot of work to combat the coronavirus and get back on track as a country -- from rebuilding its departments and recovering destroyed research to sorting out intelligence and fighting remaining corruption. If parties can work together, more stimulus will likely easily be passed, and help fuel the slow careful recovery required to stomp out the coronavirus -- the slow but necessary aggressive/balanced recovery that the previous administration repeatedly has failed to make happen.
In addition, American culture needs to get on a new track and consider what happens after the current president exits and as Biden takes office. Citizens need a positive way of understanding how the country has changed, narrating the previous presidency, and dealing with the times it affected them. It might never be known the extent in which 2020's issues were directly caused by those in power.
