Laurence Tribe, one of our nation’s top constitutional scholars, has been asking the question here, in one way or another, for many years. Sadly, it doesn’t seem like there is an answer in the offing.

Yes, 56% of Americans believe that Trump is in the process of becoming a dictator, but 41% believe that he needs more power if he is to succeed in making America great again.

Perhaps more importantly, the Republicans in Congress do not seem to be backing away from the sociopathic criminal in the White House.  It’s unclear to me how they live with themselves, knowing that they are the ones who are going to ultimately be responsible for turning the United States into the next North Korea, Russia, China, Turkey, Hungary, or any of the other 50+ authoritarian regimes on planet Earth.

 

 

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I would sure love to know why there is so much ignorance and misinformation in this country.

Students can read the Bible in public schools during non-instructional time, as long as it is done privately and does not disrupt the school environment.

It just takes a few seconds to look this up. And it’s something all Americans should know anyway.

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No reason to convict him of a crime first, right?

America used to stand for justice, but that was long ago.

Btw, the vast majority of the people who commented on this meme on social media said things like, “Of course!”

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The nation is still wondering about the thought process behind the selection of certain of Trump’s cabinet members.

The common wisdom, of course, is that the normal issue of qualifications as seen on the person’s resume’ is far less important than his unwavering loyalty to the president.

But does that explain RFK, Jr. or Pete Hegseth?  I’m fairly certain that you could find loyal Trumpers who aren’t complete crackpots to head Health and Human Services.  If you check the coverage on health and disease on Fox News or Newsmax, you’ll find plenty of people with “MD” after their names who aren’t batshit crazy like Kennedy.

Perhaps part of Trump’s thinking is that he wants to communicate to the American people that he is already a dictator, and as such, that he can do anything he wants, regardless of how destructive and apparently insane.

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Why not indict the anarchists, the Trotskyites, and the existentialists?

Aren’t Americans eventually going to conclude they’ve seen enough of this stupidity?

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Of course. Patel and Cruz are both such reasonable and honest people.

Btw, I want to know where the mayor of Dallas was on November 22, 1963.

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The United States needs to come to terms with the fact that there is an entire class of people, young and old, whose personalities are deeply rooted in the ultra-right-wing: Trump, white-supremacy, the rejection of science, Fox News, the dismantling of the federal government, and so forth.

The young Oklahoman at left is certainly nowhere near changing his political philosophy, and that’s just fine.

 

 

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I’ve often wondered how those who purchase Trump paraphernalia (sneakers, coins, etc.) feel about their purchases.

Of course, the guy at left is only one patron, but he doesn’t seem too happy.

 

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This is funny, but is she really any worse than any of the dozens of other paid liars befouling our media airwaves today?

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On a post of this subject, a reader notes: There is nothing clean about wind turbines.

Wow.  Didn’t know that.

To keep this simple, I would simply say:

A) wind energy is about 9% of the total grid-mix in the U.S., and

B) in the main, it displaces coal, with its CO2 and methane, heavy metals (cadmium, selenium, arsenic and mercury), and a huge array of highly toxic radioactive isotopes. All this makes coal by far the most devastating source of energy in terms of environmental and human health.

Of course, if you have additional information on the subject that I have missed, please let me know.

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