Balance of Powers
As suggested at left, this whole catastrophe could have been avoided had congressional Republicans upheld the U.S. Constitution, rather than buckle under the pressure they were under from a sociopathic president.
Donald Trump Stupid?
I’m not sure why people insist on calling Donald Trump “stupid.” All indications are that he’s in the process of toppling the world economy and positioning himself to become the most powerful figure on Earth since Julius Caesar.
Of course, this process will inflict immeasurable pain upon the the world’s population, and that is pure evil, but evil and stupidity have nothing to do with one another.
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Many Veterans Are Suddenly Impoverished
Here’s a short video that puts into perspective the pressure that U.S. military veterans are experiencing at the hands of team Trump and Musk.
Veterans make up only about 5% of private sector workers, but approximately 30% of the federal workforce. What happens when these folks are fired en masse? Obviously, many of them are now living out on our streets.
If that seems acceptable to you, congratulations, you have the moral qualifications to make you a Trump supporter.
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American Patriotism
I remember an essay I wrote when I was applying to colleges in 1972 in which I drew the distinction between what America’s Founding Fathers had intended and what the nation had ultimately become. I recall wondering if this made me appear unpatriotic, but I dismissed the notion on the basis that, after all, this was the Vietnam War era, and the conflict was opposed by at least 90% of people my age. Their admissions departments wanted only members of the Young Republicans? Seemed unlikely.
The point: being patriotic, at least in the United States, doesn’t mean believing that your country is perfect, but that it’s worth fighting to improve.
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Happy 91st Birthday Jane Goodall!
One of the main reasons that the legendary environmentalist remains optimistic in the face of all this destruction is the enthusiasm of young people, which is why I chose the photo here, co-featuring climate activist Greta Thunberg.
Advice to Mike Lindell
It seems that Mike Lindell, The Pillow Guy, has disappeared from the airwaves. Some have speculated that he went bankrupt, perhaps partly due to a court that ordered him to pay $5 million to computer forensics expert Robert Zeidman after (Lindell’s) making a public pledge to pay that sum to anyone who could disprove his claim that the 2020 election was rigged in Joe Biden’s favor.
In any case, the only news I can find on him at this point is his interest in running for governor of Minnesota.
My advice: Go south, not-so-young man. Minnesota, a state which the current president lost 51-47 really doesn’t like crackpot Trump supporters. And that was before DOGE, Musk, tariffs, market crashes, threats to Social Security, and all the other stuff for which the GOP is so thoroughly reviled right now.
Hate Is Not a Mentally Healthy Response
I can’t say, as Will Rogers did, “I never met a man I didn’t like,” but I really don’t hate anyone, regardless of the content of our disagreement. You can show me the lowest level MAGA KKK racist you can find in the bowels of rural Mississippi, and my reaction is really more pity than contempt.
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Trump Commands Fear, Not Respect
At the risk of stating the obvious, there is a difference between fear and respect. Anyone with any sense is terrified of Trump because he’s the leader of the most powerful country on Earth, and he’s obviously criminally insane.
Someone said recently that looking at Trump go about his business is like being tied to a chair and forced to watch a toddler play with a loaded handgun.
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Leaked Memo Reveals Insane Ban on Words Agriculture Department Can Say
According to this article, the Department of Agriculture is no longer allowed to use the phrase “safe drinking water.”
Why? Might it be possible that some of our drinking water might actually be unsafe? Might the common American want to know that, and hold its government responsible for making sure the water coming out of our faucets doesn’t have poisonous chemicals and biological pathogens?
This is akin to other actions taken to limit what government at the state and federal level can say about climate change or any other environmental threats our citizens may be looking to the public sector for help. Florida made it illegal for any official state document or website to mention “climate change” or “global warming.”
This, of course, is Orwellian. Big Brother is watching, and, in this case, listening to you and the words you speak.
Maybe if we ban the use of certain words or phrases, the problems they describe will simply disappear–though that doesn’t seem too likely, does it? The point here, of course, is to stifle conversation on these subjects, thus making it even easier for Trump and Musk to eviscerate our government.
We Need to Expect Only Lies from Trump
The author of the meme here seems to be surprised by Trump’s brazen lie to the effect that the United States is once again respected on the world stage, where, of course, the precise opposite is true.
For the sake of our sanity, I urge people not to get too wrapped up in the crap that comes out of the president’s mouth. His supporters, now dwindling in number, will believe anything he says, regardless of how absurd, so we need to learn to expect garbage like this.
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