God Hates Lazy—Now Get Back To Work!While the country and world burn, Stephen Miller wants to cancel your long weekends—because nothing says “freedom” like fewer holidays and more unpaid overtime.You can almost hear it, can’t you? The gentle, nasal whisper of Stephen Miller slithering into the presidential ear canal like a snake that read Atlas Shrugged too many times: “Sir, Americans are resting too much. Too many days off. It’s hurting the GDP.” And before you can say “please don’t cancel Labor Day,” we’ve got a new post on Truth Social: “Too many non-working holidays in America!” No, seriously. That’s the message coming out of the White House bunker this week, dropped like a moldy sandwich on Juneteenth, of all days—a holiday that, just a few short years ago, passed with overwhelming bipartisan support. But now? Suddenly, it’s public enemy number one. Not because it’s controversial (it isn’t), or costly (it’s negligible), but because somebody—probably the same guy who thought putting kids in cages was sound immigration policy—decided holidays are making America lazy.
Let’s pause for a second and try to absorb the ridiculousness of this. Americans—who already get the least paid time off in the industrialized world—are somehow being blamed for having too many days off. We’re the country that practically worships hustle culture, that celebrates people for working through illness, skipping vacation, and dying at their desks. You know what they call that in most countries? A labor violation. And yet, here we are, with the president—or more accurately, his dark-arts Rasputin of domestic policy—claiming that our handful of sporadic holidays, days people use to visit family, go camping, sleep in, or just breathe, are a drag on the economy. They say it’s costing “billions.” Of course, there's no data, no math, no report—just the usual fog of vibes, grievance, and projection. Let’s talk facts. The United States has zero statutory requirement for paid vacation. None. We don’t guarantee workers a single day off. Not for Christmas. Not for the Fourth of July. Not even for giving birth. And despite that, a full 25% of American workers still don’t get any vacation or holiday pay. Not a single day. And those who do? Nearly half don’t take all of it, often out of fear they’ll be penalized, replaced, or seen as “not committed enough.” Compare that with Austria: 25 days of paid vacation and 13 national holidays. France and Spain offer 36 total days off. Germany: 30. The UK: 28. Even countries with reputations for being hyper-productive, like Japan and South Korea, mandate over 25 days of time off. Mexico, often dismissed by the MAGA crowd, offers 12 vacation days after the first year—and bumps that up over time, plus a vacation bonus. What do they understand that we don’t? That rest isn't the enemy of productivity—it’s the fuel. That workers aren't lazy—they're human. And that a nation that doesn’t allow its citizens to pause, reflect, and recharge is a nation sprinting toward burnout and collapse. But what’s most galling here—what makes this latest assault on common sense so bleakly comic—is how out of touch it is with actual public sentiment. Americans love their holidays. They plan their lives around them. They endure months of daily grind for that one long weekend in July, or the sacred stretch between Thanksgiving and New Year’s. Strip that away and what do you have? A hollowed-out work culture fueled by resentment, fatigue, and Red Bull. But sure—let’s “Make America Great Again” by telling exhausted people they don’t deserve a Monday off. This isn’t governance. This is culture war cosplay. It’s a desperate attempt to win points by poking the bear of so-called “entitlement” culture—which in this case just means being allowed to take your kid to the beach without checking Slack every five minutes. It’s the politics of bitterness, dressed up as policy. And let’s be real: this isn’t even Trump’s idea. He doesn’t wake up thinking about labor laws or national calendars. He’s thinking about polls, lawsuits, and whether someone’s been mean to him on cable news. No, this holiday-hating nonsense reeks of Miller—this is textbook Millerism. Something stiff and mean, cooked up in a policy dungeon, designed to punish the idea of collective joy, rest, or leisure. And it’s so deeply unpopular, so weirdly joyless, that even some Trump voters are probably blinking twice and saying: “Wait, he wants to take away Memorial Day weekend?” Because say what you will about America—we may be divided, we may be struggling, we may be clawing our way through political quicksand—but we still know how to cherish a freakin' holiday. We still believe in the simple dignity of a long weekend. So if this administration thinks cutting back holidays is the path to greatness, they’re not just wrong—they’re stupid. Because anyone who sees joy, rest, and family time as threats to national prosperity isn’t leading a country. They’re managing a sweatshop. And the American people? We’re not having it. THIS IS A CRITICAL PERSONAL APPEAL If you’re reading this, you’re already part of the resistance. You believe in truth. In justice. In dragging the roaches of corruption into the light. But let me be brutally honest: I can’t do this without you. This isn't just another newsletter; it's a war cry. A movement. A battering ram aimed at the liars, the grifters, and the authoritarian wannabes hijacking our democracy. And we need to grow this platform into a voice so loud, so relentless, that they can’t spin it, silence it, or shut it down.  I’m calling on you—not passively asking, but urgently demanding—to fuel this fight. We are the last line of defense between democracy and dictatorship. And yes, as a small token of my appreciation, the first 240 Founding Members will receive a signed, numbered, limited Substack edition of my New York Times bestseller, Revenge: How Donald Trump Weaponized the U.S. Department of Justice Against His Critics. 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Because Americans are so poorly informed, they have no idea about any nation beyond the oceans. PRO NATALISTS, like the WACKO SEAN DUFFY want women to pop out kids, no family medical leave, piss poor pre-natal care in much of the country, high infant mortality rates & high maternal mortality rates, poor post natal care (if at all), no subsidized day care.....
Americans have no idea what other nations offer!
SLITHERING NAZI STEPHEN MILLER authored the FAMILY SEPARATION BRUTALITY....but never kept track of either children or parents, much like to current ICE GESTAPO tactics.
Children disappeared, now ICE GESTAPO are disappearing people, even arresting AMERICAN CITIZENS.
EPA investigations of PRIVATE PRISON CRIMES deleted & no bid contracts reward their abuse.
During COVID, hospitals in EUROPE were conducting IN PATIENT TESTING of all of the BOGUS CURES recommended by BRAIN DEAD INTERNET POSTERS - determined to be ineffective, yet the BRAIN DEAD continue to take online advice, some with fatal results. PUBLIC HEALTH in EUROPE are superior to the US - it matters! Instead, Americans have the BRAIN WORM FAILURE!
MAGA CULT whines & complains 'that's not what we voted for...' as CUBANS & TPS IMMIGRANTS are deported.....YEAH! It's what you voted for...or stayed home & didn't vote for SANITY!
LIBRARY FUNDING SLASHED...who needs libraries? MUSEUM FUNDING slashed...who needs museums? RESEARCH FUNDING slashed so drastically that other nations are soliciting AMERICAN RESEARCHERS.
Much of the damage will never be undone!
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