Humanity vs. trump

Posted on September 16, 2026 by Trish and Rob

In the past, when you said that someone or something exhibited humanity, it meant something. But what does that mean now?

Humanity seems to be lost in a black hole of disinformation, at least for trump supporters who still stand behind this  convicted felon, pathological liar, demented  orange lunatic.

Think about it. Trump has alienated our allies, other countries and governments view him as a dangerous buffoon, he is decimating D.C.with his  arches, ballrooms and other tributes to himself- like the Kennedy Center etc. The guy is so terrified that history will view him as a loser asshole that he lusts to keep his name everywhere.

Meanwhile, back here in the real world, I intend to get gas tomorrow before the price soars past 5 bucks a gallon – diesel already past 6 bucks a gallon – and to pick up a few things at the grocery store before ordinary stuff reaches unsustainable prices. In other words, trump’s 2nd term is a disaster and if the dems don’t take back both the house and the senate in the midterms, we are totally fucked as a democracy.

Humanity? That word doesn’t  exist in terms of this admin.  For trump, the humanity is about making as much $ as possible for himself and his family. & getting to serve a third term so he can be dictator/king until he dies, and please, please, may that be soon! & please, again, may the dems take back the house and the senate in the midterms.

 

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TMU’s fascinating conversation with Max Furek

Posted on September 14, 2026 by Trish and Rob

In this gripping episode of The Mystical Underground, hosts Trish and Rob MacGregor sit down with prolific paranormal author, music journalist, and researcher Maxim W. Furek to discuss his latest book, The Scream of the Haunted House. Together, they take a deep dive into historical and modern hauntings, exploring why our culture remains obsessed with the macabre. Maxim pulls back the curtain on the real-life Smurl haunting, the lingering mysteries of Amityville, the shocking sudden death of Dan Rivera (lead investigator and handler of the Annabelle doll), and the emerging multi-million-dollar industry of commercial ghost hunts. And take a journey into the uncharted territory where human psychology, egregores, and the spirit realm collide!

 

 

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Daily…

Posted on September 12, 2026 by Trish and Rob

I used to think the trump horror show was daily. But now it just looks like an impersonator: a new, twisted version of an old lie.

Whether it’s ICE or what he intends to do with the ballroom or renaming of lakes, states, oceans, the moon, the man is clearly nuts. He’s not just  old or demented or suffering  from Azheimer’s. He’s CRAZY, LOCO, consumed by  narcissism, ego, a complete breakdown of human personality.

In short, he isn’t fit to be president or to be in any government job. He needs to walk out with the zillions he and his family have made during his 2nd term and move in with one of his kids and drive them nuttier than they already are.

I keep dreading the Mercury retro in Scorpio that runs from Oct 24- Nov 13. In other words, it happen during the Mercury retro in Scorpio , trump’s 3 rd house of communication.In the election of 2000, Mercury retro handed us Bush, not Gore. But trump, a Gemini ruled by Mercury, hasn’t done to well during Merc retros since he won this 2nd term.

So maybe this one will be awful for him – LOSER! – and great for the rest of us!

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Love it!

Posted on September 9, 2026 by Trish and Rob

 

This summer, we’ve had an invasion of ants – not roaches but armies of tiny ants that appear wherever food has been dropped.  Okay, yes, this is Florida where its hot and insects of all kinds thrive. But in the decades I’ve lived in South Florida, I’ve never seen an incursion of ants like we’ve had recently.

Since we got the puppy, Jupiter, I now feed the 4 cats in my office, on elevated dishes that I bought because of the ants. I did some research and I suspect these are ghost ants, which are tiny, practically  invisible and are found on kitchen counters, floors, wherever food has dropped.

I got so tired of being the ant terminator, that I called my buddy Arlene and asked if she knew of a good exterminator. She immediately  told me about Neil and sent me his number.  TEXT HIM. So I did.He assured me that what he uses is safe for cats and dogs.

He arrived today with his nephew. As soon as Neil started talking about ants, I liked the man. Within the first few minutes he was in the house, I mentioned trump’s name in a disparaging way and he called out, “I hate that man!”

What followed among the three of us – Neil, Rob, me- was an exchange of stories of our experiences of the trumpies in our lives. A discussion of what the man was doing and already had done to our country, to democracy, followed. We expressed our mutual hopes for the midterms but agreed that even if the dems takes back the house and senate, trump will still have two more years in office.

Unless he dies.

Or walks away to enjoy his billions with his little blonde Natalie Harp.

Since he and his nephew sprayed, there has been a noticeable absence of ANTS. The cost? A whole lot less than Terminex or some of the larger corporations that do this. Just $35. You never know when you’ll encounter an allly!

Thank you, Arlene, and Neil!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Daily Craziness

Posted on September 5, 2026 by Trish and Rob

 

Think about it. If Biden or Obama had acted daily as trump does, the repugs would have ridiculed and screamed and shouted about it. When trump does it, we get a deafening silence for the most part.

Just Google: what crazy stuff did trump do today – and fill in the date. The risk, of course, is that what you find may make YOU nuts just reading it. The man is so obviously demented, out of his mind, that my hope is that he decides to just leave the presidency and walk away. & why not? He has made billions for himself  and his kids, the supremes have given him the freedom to do pretty much whatever he wants and get away with it.

Personally, I think he senses he’s going to pass on soon &  that’s why he’s so obsessed with having his name on everything – and destroying the norms of democracy and what’s decent.  Well, if that’s the case, I wish he’d hurry up and pass on so we the people can start piecing this country and democracy back together.

 

 

 

 

 

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Down the Rabbit’s Hole

Posted on September 3, 2026 by Trish and Rob

I’m bewildered by humanity these days, but especially about women. The other night, Rachel Maddow did a story on Moms for Liberty, a right wing group of women who oversaw the Sarasota school board for several years. They banned books and ruled about all the favorite right wing stuff like LBGQTs in sports, the way bathrooms were used etc. etc. By now,that drill is familiar to many of us.

They lost two of their seats to Democratic women in the primaries.

But who are these women? How were they so effectively brainwashed? How far down the rabbit hole did they fall, anyway?

I look at women who still support trump, talk to them, and I still don’t get it. What’s there to believe in? What has the orange monster done for improving your life? That of your kids? Your family? Nothing. Zero.Why have our expenses soared during this administration? Why are we now in what looks like another forever war?

So someone, please, explain it to me.

I asked a new AI about this and it came down to identity politics. I think it means that these women identify with a particular tribe. Great. But the question remains: WHY? Is it like a Jim Jones cult?

Today, it’s two months until the midterm elections. Best to vote in person this year since mail-in voting is in jeopardy.  And if trump can’t control the post office, then he’ll probably declare a national emergency and cancel the election. And who’s going to stop him? The supreme court? The spineless republicans in congress? Ha.

If you get a chance, check out a substack called Caracas Chronicles. The author details what has happened to the country since the admin had dictator Maduro extracted. The Maduro regime is still in power because his VP, Delcy Rodriguez, is cozying up to trump, who is laying claim – or trying to – the country’s billions of barrels of oil. So it goes…

 

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Reedsy…

Posted on September 1, 2026 by Trish and Rob

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No, it’s not a new kind of crispy cracker or a movie you should see or a book you should read. Reedsy is s a British ghostwriting site.

I joined after Al Zuckerman, my agent of 25 years, retired at the beginning of Covid. I’d done ghostwriting before, but not in this way. People with ideas or manuscripts come to Reedsy requesting  professional help. Some of the ideas are…well, not great, but some are terrific. As are the people seeking help.

The main thing for me is that the idea appeals to me, speaks to me in some way. Sci-fi with a vision rather than a zillion books in a series that Netflix or someone will love. The paranormal presented as the mystery and mind-blower that it often is. Stories about people getting through the twists and turns that life hurls their way. In other words, I gravitate toward stories that challenge me and my skill as a writer. I like the strange, the weird,but give me a taste of the characters who experience it.

The writer evaluates the idea or manuscript  and makes a financial offer.I base my offers on the difficulty of writing the story and the time I think it will take. One thing I’ve discovered is that writing is sometimes undervalued. My husband, Rob, who also writes for Reedsy, and I have a standing joke: please, just 5 dollars!

Many of the requests I receive involve sci-fi of 80K words or more. An 80,000 word book is roughly 320 pages,  double-spaced. Quite a few people use AI and I can usually tell.  A common AI thing is to state what something IS NOT, then state what it is. Like in  this example: He knew is wasn’t an illusion. He knew it wasn’t an opinion. It was a truth.

Yes, writers may use this technique on their own, but I usually figure it’s AI because it’s so common.

So if you’re a writer with novels or non-fictions books to your credit, and have lost your agent or would like to tap into some extra income, give Reedsy a try. For one thing, the people you meet & work with are often from different cultures and countries & have valuable perspectives. And some of these people, both foreign and domestic, often become friends. Here’s my link.

 

 

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Happy Birthday, Megger!!

Posted on August 30, 2026 by Trish and Rob

That’s daughter Megan there to my left, and I think the photo is from our trip to Cuba in 2017, after Obama made it legal for Americans to travel there.

August 31, is her birthday.  Her 37th.

I still remember the night she was born after 30 hours of labor. I glanced at the clock on the wall, saw the time, 8:10 PM, and was delighted I would now have a correct natal chart for her. Double Virgo – sun and moon, with Pisces rising. Sagittarius at the midheaven.

Two days after she was born, our friend and my astrology mentor, Renie Wiley, who had spelled Rob during my long labor, came by our place.  She took a look at Megan’s chart. “Holy shit, Trish. This kid is gifted. Animals are going to play a huge part in her life. So is art. Veterinary school is a possibility. With three planets in Capricorn in her 10th house – profession and career – she’ll know how to set goals and achieve them.”

There was more, but those are the words I remember. All true. It  wasn’t veterinary school but hands on stuff for her- working with dolphins her senior year, while at New College  (before DeSantis turned it into a right-wing horror show years later!) & a major in art. For awhile, she was a dog walker. She writes, paints, and now she’s working as a naturalist on whale tours in the San Juan Islands in Washington state. Whales are her newest passion.

I remember when I was about 4 months pregnant, I asked for a dream that would tell me something about our past life connection. The dream was simple and direct: I was alone in a store when my water broke and she was born. In the dream, I picked her up and she said, “Iceland.”

It’s on my bucket list.

She’s a total joy and wonder to me. Love you, Megger, and thank you for choosing me as your mom and Rob as your dad. And for introducing us to all the wonders in your own life!

 

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Star Power Astrology Forecast for September 2026

Posted on August 30, 2026 by Trish and Rob

written forecast here

No Mercury retro, no eclipses!

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DOLLY

Posted on August 25, 2026 by Trish and Rob

It’s tragic for us – this country, the world- when someone like Parton passes on.

She was emblematic of more than music. In spite of her fame, she always came across as a genuine human being, someone you’d love to sit down with over coffee or a drink and just listen to her talk or, even better, have a conversation with her.

And what an interesting synchronicity that meteorologists are talking about how the next named hurricane will be Dolly. Not the kind of synchro I want to hear!

However, our podcast producer, Jon Posey, called Dolly “a force of nature.” So that hurricane synchro make perfect sense!

 

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