Let’s Go Brandon!
Here’s a “Let’s Go Brandon” flag at half-staff. Kinda funny, I must admit.
One wonders where its owner is going to stow it after the indictments for seditious conspiracy against Trump are handed down.
Tagged with: "treason" or "seditious conspiracy"
Trump, His Indictment, and His Political Future
If there is any precise language that the judge handed down that governs what Trump may and may not say about his upcoming criminal trial for fraud/obstruction, it’s not on public display. However, using common sense, we can surmise that anything that threatens violence against the DA, his family, or the judge himself will mean that Trump is held in contempt, presumably to be immediately remanded into custody at Rikers Island.
It’s impossible to know precisely what the Republican party is going to do to distance itself from Trump at this point, but it’s going to be decisive.
No one likes to lose, but the GOP, notorious sore losers, are certainly not going to sit around and watch defendant Donald Trump, who’s sure to be the target of at least a few more criminal indictments, go down in infamy.
Tagged with: Trump indictment
Recent Data on Climate Change
Translation: Is it still possible to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees C (above pre-industrial times)? This is what recent scientific data says.
The answer presented by a member of the Union of Concerned Scientists is roughly this: Yes, but only if we are able to exert enough pressure on our governments to stand up to the fossil fuel industry.
Another First for Florida: Permitless Concealed Weapon Carry
Most people across the country take a dim view of Florida, largely because of its retrogressive policies on women’s rights, book bans, racism, voter suppression, and, of course, unlimited gun rights.
Here’s a bill being signed into law that even Floridians rebuke: permitless concealed gun carry. No more need to get a license to carry a concealed weapon, making school shootings that much easier. The state already ranks #3 in mass shootings; why not go for the gold?
As a White House spokesperson said, “This is the opposite of common sense gun safety.”
DeSantis clearly doesn’t care about our kids’ lives, or even the will of the people of Florida; he’s fixated on this presidential run, and earning the votes of rednecks everywhere is all that matters.
Are Trump Supporters Normal People?
Former Ohio governor John Kasich said today that Trump cannot possibly win the presidency in 2024, because “There is no way on Earth that normal people will vote for him.”
He corrected himself, however, adding, “I shouldn’t say ‘normal’ people because I don’t want to imply that his supporters are abnormal. Let’s say ‘There is no way on Earth that traditional Republicans will vote for him.'”
Jane Goodall Is Hopeful
Anthropologist/primatologist Jane Goodall is optimistic about the outcome of our civilization, despite the hole we’ve dug for ourselves vis-a-vis environmental collapse.
As shown here, she bases a great deal of her hope on the devotion that young people have when it comes to protecting our ecosystems.
My own personal hope is that her observations are valid, and that she’s correct in her assessment here.
Where Do You Stand?
Before you buy the hat, it may be a good idea to take into consideration the scope of the felonies Trump committed. From here, it looks like a minimum of fraud, election tampering, obstruction of justice, theft of classified documents, and seditious conspiracy.
Now, if you’re OK on standing with that, go ahead. Buy the hat and wear it wherever you go, so the rest of us know exactly who you are as a human being.
Humanity’s View on Efforts to Serve It
Mid-20th Century sci-fi author Robert Heinlein was a counter-culture hero with his novel Stranger in a Strange Land, which spoke to a generation that was already in the midst of challenging our most stupid and harmful social conventions.
As much as I loved the book, and to the degree that I revered Heinlein himself, what he said here doesn’t ring true.
I would say that humanity is indifferent, rather than resentful, to efforts to serve it. In general, we, as a species, don’t have the intelligence to understand what’s helpful or harmful.
Our capacity to grok what we’re doing to our environment stands out here. The common American believes that efforts to prevent the collapse of our ecosystems come at the cost of a robust economy, where the precise opposite is correct.
Indicting Trump on Stolen Classified Documents
I wish the first indictment against Trump were this one.
Voters may believe that Trump wouldn’t have been indicted if he were just some random citizen who committed tax fraud.
Yet very few voters can convince themselves that Trump’s actions described at left should be ignored.
Tagged with: Stolen Classified Documents
Removing Trump
We need to hope that the meme here represents a short-term perturbation in American society.
We will not get rid of uneducated and hateful people, but we must remove this criminal conman from our lives.
Tagged with: Trump a criminal conman
