In less than a month, Northampton County Council will be seeing some new faces. County issues played next to no role in the election of five Democrats and rejection of five Republicans. The message sent by voters is that they reject Donald Trump, who just last night visited Mount Pocono to pretend that our economic woes are caused by “filthy, dirty, disgusting” immigrants. This reminds me very much of exactly how Hitler demonized Jews in 1938. He is also telling Ukrainian Presodent Volodymyr Zelenskyy to "get on the ball" and allow a Russian agressor to just take huge swaths of a sovereign nation, including territory still held by Ukraine. This reminds me of Neville Chamberlain's 1938 Munich betrayal of Checkoslovakia, under which the Great Appeaser allowed Hitler to take over that sovereign nation's Sudetanland. I'd agree it's unfair to hold local Republicans responsible for the damage being done by Trump. But our local press is dying and no longer has the ability to update you on local issues the way it once did. This is weakening our democracy and the result is elections that can result in representatives who in no way speak for them. As a result, Lehigh County has one Commissioner who refuses to participate in the Pledge of Allegiance and another who is facing charges of delivering a large amount of marijuana. Northampton County has an incoming Council member from Pakistan named Nadeem Qayyum. He's actually Muhammed Nadeem Qayyum but is apparently afraid to use his real first name out of a concern that it might incite Islamaphobes. He is unable to speak English and thinks Thanksgiving, established as a holiday by President Abraham Lincoln, is "myth and historic settler colonialism." He also is well known to Easton police. I'll give you more detail tomorrow.
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You are getting almost as rabid as Molovinsky
"The message sent by voters is that they reject Donald Trump"
Bernie stop being a drama queen. Proof? Motivated party turnout is more plausible and likely.
Since the newspapers folded and the county reporters went away, the mice play. McClure may not have gotten away with stuff with the cold and objective reporters looking into things. The people just elected in the county are a disaster.
Zirinski, what? McLure may have given her campaign money and his people but not any real budget. Democrat socialist Nadiem, and the Boulette guy that wants the county to build houses, will give windy Warren a run for his money.
It will be a shat show. Get the popcorn.
Jews weren’t immigrants and were citizens of their countries. Do not compare the agony Hitler bestowed on the world to justify millions of migrants from all over the world invading our country and living off our taxpayer dollars without any idea of ever assimilating and becoming productive legal citizens.
Oh, how we long for the good old days where instead of you ragging on republicans in general, and President (yes he is your president also) Trump, you regaled us with tales of your criminal, alcoholic, disbarred past. Pot, meet kettle...
Still doing the Hitler stuff. Ho frickin hum. You've learned nothing. The greatest loss of the last several years is our loss of national pride in being an immigrant country. That's what happens when you flood the country with 20 million unvetted immigrants whose common bond is outrageous ingratitude (like Qayyum and his crazy, chaotic, and criminal spouse. That gives rise to buffoons like Trump who capitalized on it. Even the NYT realizes that Biden really screwed us and our immigrant-nation heritage. Blame Trump, because that's what political simpletons do. But to paraphrase Billy Joel, "he didn't start the fire."
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/12/07/us/politics/biden-immigration-trump.html
There is a lot of cognitive dissonance here. The first half of the article starts by complaining about Trump’s rhetoric. The second half of the article is basically, “anyway, let me tell you about these problematic immigrants in the Valley.”
Are you assuming that is the reason he doesn't use the name Muhammed or do you know that for a fact? Because I know for a fact your assumptions have always been wrong regarding me.
And as for your critique of the loss of media...your blog contributions are filled with worthless opinions, bothersome ideas, and half truths most of the time so please don't take any credit for what you consider are your media contributions. The only people who read this rag are county employees, elected officials, and past elected officials, and it's mostly just for fun to read the insane comments that people post. It's kind of like doing Wordle everyday. It's a daily comic laugh.
Yes it will be a mess. There’s more to say on how it occurred but it doesn’t matter now. Norco will pay the consequences of this vote as the country did under Biden. It’ll take years to clean up the latter mess. This one is just waiting to be created.
You forgot to mention a new county executive with zero experience of managing an entire county and over 2,000 people
I know you think that you published a condemnation of a despicable man.
What you really did is shine a light on the incompetence and depravity of Northampton County’s Democrat voting block.
The real story is how left the democrat party has gone. Trump is done soon, and like Obama, can't get anybody elected but himself. Republicans will endure a blood bath in the midterms because of Trump. Polling shows 66% of democrats approve of socialism according to Gallup. The media is so obsessed with Trump it doesn't even mention this disturbing trend. They just elected a guy to county council who can't speak English and runs around wearing pajamas because he won't assimilate. His wife is a child abuser, and she's bat shit crazy! Get your popcorn out it's going to be a shit show.
We're screwed!
The message is that Ds press the D button and Rs press the R button. Very few are educated enough, or care enough, to-do some research and vote for the best person not the party.
Nadeem Qayuum is spot on about Turkey Day being a disgraceful farce, settler colonialism is spot on at the local ANTIFA meeting last week a motion was tabled to topple the vile and disgusting Columbus statue in Easton hope Salami Pinto is ready for his latin lover to be treated like that infamous Sadaam statue many moons ago
Amen and thanks for the truth
BO must have fallen off his bike and hit his head again.
I know for a fact that there are a lot of employee past and present that have stopped reading this blog.
I stated that Qayyum is "apparently" afraid to use his actual name out of concern that it might incite some Islamophobia among some voters. That is admitted speculation on my part and I am open to other explanations from you. The name "Muhammed" is quite popular.
I'm mostly a "vote blue no matter who" voter but I left his bubble unfilled on my ballot. Can't say I have high hopes for him.
On the other hand, he got the votes. If the county Republicans couldn't field a candidate with more support than this guy, then so be it.
no one really has experience managing an entire county until they attempt it -- there's only 4 or 5 counties with executives in our state
almost none of the original immigrants to this country were "vetted" they just wanted a better life with freedoms & economic opportunities that they didn't have wherever they came from ... its what makes American like no other place.
The Germans that came here kept their own language into the 20th century, but thats right, they're europeans, so it's ok. Everyone lives off of taxpayer dollars and most immigrants contribute taxes like everyone else, so you're argument is meaningless
As a resident on northampton County I'm actually scared. Scared to see what is going to become of this county.
It's always funny when someone knows they lost the discussion or argument or debate the first thing they run back to is insults or degradation of the other person or organization or party. This is how I know when someone or something is going in the correct manner. If the only thing one can repeatedly say is trump is Hitler or he's a nazi that means they can't debate the facts of what is happening.
Thanks for letting me know BO
Correct spelling is: Muhammad - That's his name in the judicial system.
I'm scared, too. You have a President who is demonizing and dehumanizing both immigrants and Democrats. This is precisely what Hitler did to Jews in 1938. You have a president who is telling a sovereign nation to give up territory it has not even lost to an aggressor. This is precisely what Chamberlain did in 1938 in the Munich betrayal. I have not called Trump Hitler or Chamberlain but am pointing out the analogies so that history does not repeat itself, as it is wont to do.
Trump isn't Hitler. Hitler was actually a commoner and was backed initially largely by farmer and factory laborers. The big money only came to him later after they gained some power. Trump is more like one of the proto-Ceasers of the Roman Republic. An Oligarch who self-funds a lot of his efforts. We are not there, but it feels like a Ceaser, Hitler, or Lenin is coming.
Either way we are headed to a conflict between so-called "Heritage America", and the DSA-style new left. Older White liberals are expecting it to go back to the 1960's woodstock, or Jimmy Carter eras. That ain't happening. People are going to long for the day PA was quiet dutch country.
Baron Trump will be the progenitor of a master race once he is installed in 28, his combination of elite genetic material and reported 179IQ positions him to be a benevolent dictator for decades as he is very young. The Roman empire benefitted greatly from several benign dictators and there are numerous other examples Ghengis Khan comes to mind we must move away from weak leadership and embrace the Trump dynasty before the swarthy invasion diminishes out gene pool and culture
BOH: “I have not called Trump Hitler or Chamberlain but am pointing out the analogies so that history does not repeat itself, as it is wont to do.“
Potato - - - poh-tah-to
From my readings, that section of Ukraine voted (when citizen voting was considered legitimate) to rejoin the Russian Federation, as they mostly speak Russian and follow Russian customs. Corrupt politicians from several nations, including America, have created this war for personal profit.
I would say there is MORE than enough reason to demonize the Somali invaders. The adults are rip-off artists and criminals. Read up!
Many languages are spoken here by legal citizens and would guess most understand English even if it’s not their first language. Once I upon a time, immigrants used to be proud to say they were American of (country) descent I’m. Now it seems they claim being an American second.
Innocent Jewish people who were not criminals were killed! Seriu
Oddly how can you believe it's the same as criminal illegal aliens get real!
And we're they criminals and gang members and murderers?
I too long for the good old days when Presidents were mature and civil not childish with name calling and vindictiveness and worked with congress for the good of the country. Bottom line Trump is a horrible human being. Marjorie Taylor Greene has seen the light maybe someday you will too
Start with the SquaD Leader ILL HAN O Mar!
If we leave out trump DS and politics no American wants millions of immigrants who have criminal backgrounds in this country. I don't believe one democrat wants this but because of their hate we all miss the main point. We have enough citizens who are criminals. We have enough citizens struggling. We don't need to add illegal criminals to our population.
Some of the best Taco trucks are run by Illegals, if you are a taco hater then will attack undocumented folks this is a crime against gastronomy
12:13, If anyone is deranged, it is Trump. It is one thing to deport illegal immigrants who have committed violent or serious crimes. It is quite another to remove someone who merely overstayed a visa. It is quite another to arrest someone simply bc his green card is not on his person. It is quite another to arrest and detain American citizens. And most concerning of all is the dehumanization and vilification of immigrants by Trump. It is pure xenophobia. This should not happen in America. I do not want this country to morph in a police state patrolled by masked people in tactical gear, and hopefully, you do not want that, either. Please take off the blinders.
Bernie, you should take a page from John Fetterman and stop calling Trump and his supporters Hitler. It shows your immaturity and gets us nowhere!
she's incompetent
A lot of people have stopped reading your blog for the obvious reason- you can't go a couple days without bashing Trump supporters. I'm no MAGA voter, in fact, I'm a registered Libertarian, so cool your jets. If we got through 4 years of a non-existent, 3rd term Obama President, who didn't even know what day of the week it was- we'll get through 4 years of Trump!
If only more Americans will admit to the obvious. That being, way too many of our House Representatives and Senators in Congress (Democrat and Republicans) are dishonest, corrupt, and even criminal. Only then will they understand why the decline of America is continuing on to a point where we can lose our Republic in a couple of years. This is NOT a game being played!
Start using your right to vote (assuming that's on the up and up) to get rid of Incumbents in Congress. These people are failing all of us.
Bernie not that my 2 cents is worth anything but agree with everything you said. Unfortunately people like to constantly trash you. I don't know how you cope with it.
Fact is tomorrow and for the foreseeable future we're stuck with Trump because far too many citizens allowed him to hold office (and still do), My opinion of the American people, congress and the supreme court greatly disappoint me. Not the kind of country I once thought we were made up of.
People simply voting for someone who claims to be a Democrat is just as dangerous to democracy. A whole lot of screwballs on both sides these days.
If you lose the poltical argument, it's best to change the electorate. I can't wait for each county meeting too begin with a required land acknowledgement. The government center sits on land that was stolen from Lenne Lenape natives. It's time for whites to own up to their crimes against humanity. Wilson Warriors? Good grief. Reparations are in order. Properties named for racist whites should be renamed. Do it Tara.
You are one sick person but maybe you are not a real human.
And perhaps some working together by piliticians on managing the millions who aren't following simple rules to have the honor of being in our country instead of making it seem ok that they aren't able to follow rules and making it hard for those here legally. Why aren't democrats working on that instead of telling people to ignore ice and ignore the rules!
I’m afraid we are moving in that direction with NO LEGAL way to stop it. History has shown as early as Roman times, that the only way to stop anarchy, dictators, or Rogue Kings, is through death, bloody revolutions, military coups, and all out civil war. Sad but true.
Just let 20-30M into the Country w/o any vetting. Anyone with an ounce of common sense knows NO Country could sustain that. BTW, you never mention the 250-300K missing/exploited Children that the Feds have no idea where they are.
I highly doubt that 20-30 million were allowed into the country with no vetting. Trump himself has never gone that far. But even if true, that is no justification for dehumanizing them and treating them like animals. Don't you see that?
LVCI, no worries. I have thick skin.
You may want to check your Carbon Monoxide Detector batteries... You're f'n delusional. Our borders were wild open for 4 years by your great dementia riddled leader Biden and his boarder tsar whore Kamala. Anyone who entered without permission is illegal/criminal... Period! Now you want to blame Trump and co for having to cleanup this mess and tell them they aren't doing it the right way. None of what you describe above would have happened or would need to happen if your vaunted Democrats didn't leave the door open and upheld our existing laws.
Same applies to drug epidemic... 200 Americans die every day from fentanyl alone! I personally lost family. Democrats only worry when a drug boat is attached, were the narcotraffickers' treated humanly. WTF! Each one of those drug filled boats will more than likely kill 100's of Americans.
You are the one who is deranged!
This comment is outrageous. We as people can come together for solutions. If we cant there is no one to blame but ourselves
Sulktana will be the puppetmaster pulling Muhammed Nadeem Qayyum's strings, making his mouth gape and his hands flail. Let's just refer to him as Howdy Doody; even this crowd can't misspell that one.
Nope…he’s not MY choice, it’s the 36% of the moronachrocy followers choice. The same MAGA lemmings who say Democrats should die. If the shoe gets put on the fed up Dems foot, MAGA should be worried.
First, one must actually name a specific Trump violation of our United States Constitution. Not just some vague theory or talking point from a heavily biased source.
From what I've seen, when Trump loses an appeal, he appeals to a higher court where he frequently wins. Until all that plays out, Trump willingly yields. No dictator does that.
The Orange Devil is the new New Hitler.
BOH is a courageous patriot.
Forward!
Talk about a racist comment!!!
This blog has always been a blend of
sarcasm, hate, jealousy, sometimes fact, but mostly entertainment. Yes, many former staff, council, others contribute at times, or just enjoy taking pot shots occasionally. To his credit, and I can’t believe I’m saying it, Bernie has consistently attended and recorded council rhetoric and meetings. I know few, if any other local rags even attempt to attend council meetings. So, hats off to you Bernie! May not like, or agree with you, but you are able to say you have established your base via your personal attendance record.
he is only one of Nine, he will be silenced
It’s 1930’s Germany all over again.
Thank you for your vigilance, Bernie.
*Czechoslovakia
The number is 20 million. Citing flawed cultures is not dehumanizing. And I don't even like Trump. But he's correct in calling scumbags scumbags.
Bernie - you are way off base on this one. Just look at how dangerous the Lehigh Valley has become. Biden allowed them in and Trump has to remove them. I welcome ICE, masks and all. Mistakes may occasionally be made but look at the task at hand. You highly doubt but people highly doubted a lot of things that are coming to light. PS - I always "have my passport" on me in a foreign country and I'm a visitor.
This will prove TRUMP AND THE REPUBLICIANS will have the last laugh
The Democratic committee is another joke with the people they BACK
But his wife won’t!
Aw, cmon Bernie! Chamberlain? How bout somebody more contemporary? Like, Richard Nixon! “Hanoi, do I have a deal for you. We will withdraw all our U.S. troops and let Vietnam defend itself. Considering South Vietnam’s penchant for mass corruption, they won’t last two years. What a deal!” Of course, one criticism: you make this deal before you have lost fifty thousand lives. Just another neophyte learning diplomatic ropes. Yeah, .people forget that the U.S. is a nuclear power as is Russia and if you push too hard, Armageddon is the result. Russia will never accept the Western proposals. Regardless of the territorial sacrifices Russia has to accept a Western security force. Deal or No Deal? No deal!Read Trump’s books. Always offer ice cream and cookies to get them to the table. Then, negotiate it away. Works every time. Just not this time. Putin ain’t stupid, Trump was heavily criticized for meeting North Korea. Was not a bad move, considering that North Korea has rockets capable of carrying multiple nuclear warheads to the continental US. We are too consumed with what we believe is our power. in reality is not much. We need to stick to invading South American countries.
Try the emoluments clause for openers
Shame on you Bernie. Shame on you. You pull us in with the cliffhanger for Nadeem the Dream and you hook everyone on Trump. Clickbait by Bernie.
8:56 - There has been judicial finality related to the Emoluments Clause as it relates to Trump and his corporations. There's been no case, and no decision to appeal. Your wishful thinking will probably have to remain stalled until Trump is out of office. Until then, it's a non-issue.
And just how/why do you think the party is “motivated”?
Semantics, I guess.
Feel free to leave the country if you don’t like it!
You are correct! It’s the acceptance of socialism by more and more young people that’s the biggest threat to this country. Not lame duck Trump!
We have Trump because of democrats. They dusted Biden off and hid him in the basement. Because they knew nominating Bernie Sanders would be a disaster. They made Biden choose “a woman of color” specifically Jim Clyborn, as his running mate. Then they nominated Kamala, perhaps the worst presidential candidate in history! With no primary, they just anointed her The One. Thats how you end up with Trump 2.0, they basically just gave it to him.
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