Thanks Heather, I am embarrassed by what the next four years will bring to our standing in the world. We are entering a period of the GOP clown show but it will be the evil clowns. They want to destroy the environment, the middle class and democracy as well as creating instability throughout the world. If there ever was a time for the phrase “ God help us!” It is now.
Thanks Heather, I am embarrassed by what the next four years will bring to our standing in the world. We are entering a period of the GOP clown show but it will be the evil clowns. They want to destroy the environment, the middle class and democracy as well as creating instability throughout the world. If there ever was a time for the phrase “ God help us!” It is now.
And God bless appeals court judge Ellen Gesmer in rejecting Trump's attempt to stop his sentencing. May we celebrate small wins and the courageous few willing to say NO to bullies.
She isn’t letting Trump escape the consequences of his own crimes. I hope there are people fighting hard to keep Judge Cannon from suppressing the January 6 report. If anyone should know, it should be the public. Unfortunately, all of this shows just what sort of lawlessness and lying we are in for.
She has no standing, so why she issued the hold is questionable. But anything to gum up the works in favor of DT. I hope she faces severe consequences of her own, as so many have in his inner circle. And that one day we get back to fair and orderly rule of law.
Even more questionable is why, since she has no standing, anyone other than the media would pay attention to the order. It would be a step toward re-establishing the rule of law and reason if AG Garland took the brave step of releasing the report and, if he lacks the courage, President Biden should instruct him, publicly and in words of one syllable, to release it now.
If she has no standing then HOW can she issue a hold? Besides the fact that she is apparently beholden to him for life? Is that even legal? I don’t know enough about the law to answer that????
Unfortunately standing means little…look at the mifepristone being considered by scotus. they had zero standing. SCOTUS took that in the idea they would ban it but the backlash and those pesky deaths of the lower class women made them pivo but just kicked the can down the road to hear it again.
Cannon is claiming Smith has no at ding as a special prosecutor so all his investigations will be invalidated by scotus and we will never see any of the evidence he gathered. If by some diving democratic interventions, scotus rules it to be made public, Thomas will almost certainly be forced to resign in disgrace because of how involved his wife is but that works for trump who will nominate someone younger and has no dirty to laws or facts, just like Judge Cannon. As an historian, Ms. Cox Richardson, can you cite an example of a less deserving person like Cannon having such a profound effect on American and world history?
Our democracy and the future of the world hinge on characters with no character like Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Cannon being used as demons to the devil Trump.
Garland needs to release the report. Clearly, following the rules has not resulted in any attempt to hold T accountable. I am pretty sure it will make little difference to the public....those that might be swayed won't see it, MSM will ignore it, MAGA will deny it. But posterity will have it.
Susan, you might be right, but if Garland does release the report it will be a tangible, even if small victory in the fight against Trump/MAGA. We need even small wins.
Emilie, this reminds me of a school administrator I i once worked for who went to things where he clearly was not wanted or had a fit if someone had an event off campus to which he was not invited.
And so many of us wish we were in a position to push back....in meaningful ways. I'm old, I've had a good life, I cherish the story of America's potential. So I think I would put myself in harms way. But I understand cowardice if family is threatened.
People need to be fighting to impeach Cannon. She is no judge, she's s simple minded toadie and probably headed to a seat on SCOTUS to join the other 5.
I really hope that somebody somewhere who has a shred of decency and a dim hope that democracy can survive with DJT and Musk at the top of the heap will have the intestinal fortitude to do what "Deep Throat" did, and get the report into the hands of a covert hack-tivist group, such as Anonymous, WikiLeaks, or OWS, who will then put it out on the Internet for the world to see what Cannon et al are determined to keep hidden from view.
Why is Cannon involved in the J6 report/case anyways. She was involved in the documents case so she may have jurisdiction there. But for the J6 case, thats Judge Chutkin. Wouldn’t it be a DC Appeals court?
Let the Trump pay-to-play administration begin. The tech side of MAGA will get tax breaks with no regulations. The blue collar side will get the Trump circus.
The supreme court is why we now have Donny dent head in office. They allowed him free reign. They gave him the get outta jail free card. Permitting him to run for office. Imagine a convicted felon as president. How insane is this?
I told ya so…a statement that will be frequented to many.
So, how to engage the public , the non voters, the disenfranchised , when such whitewashing has deadened most, tired of the chaos, not listening anymore, it’s been a continuous din for 9 years!!!!! I’m pretty well on board with disgust . Seems the chatter after the fact, same as the chaos after a mental hygiene, after the red flags weren’t used , buried in paperwork or denials, ( Pearl Harbor, 911, Ukraine…) really stand far better chance from ‘leaks’ or leakers…same as whistleblowers I assume. And yet redactions , public disclosure of facts , or the security people don’t message out ?
Seriously , my recurrent nightmare of waking up in a cruel joke…is front and center!
The ‘news’ ,especially today, remind me of yesteryear songs ‘There’s no hiding place down here’ …’slip sliding away’ , ‘ a change is gonna come’ remembering …protest in so many countries was barely tolerated/allowed through song..while the minorities were/are chastised , their songs stood boldly popular , only the celebrities got limelight.
The leveling of the playing field happens so rarely,so slowly, and often reneged…has never been given its due.
You're right. Just saw that Trump is petitioning them to step in to halt his sentencing. It's Wednesday, sentencing is Friday. Watch them take this on, and rule in his favor, in the next 36 hours.
For months and years, Trump has been protected by those who are using him to do their bidding. He is nothing more than a chosen "place holder" for those who are taking over our country .....destroying it and our Democracy for themselves!!!....As we watch!!!!
How long do they think we will live? Do they not realize there are babies being born everyday!!!! What kind of life will they have to look forward to??? These actions will not only cause serious problems now but for the long term future of our entire country and for the world.
It takes all of us to create a working, successful country as well as participate in the care of our global family!!!!
Trump and his minions are only looking out for themselves in the "here and now".
Trump needs to be prosecuted. He reminds me of myself and my little brother who were always getting into mischief . My mom would run after us to give us the punishment WE WELL DESERVED!!!! We would each run to our dad and each of us would grab a leg of his trousers and plead our case.
He would always take our side. We were always guilty!!! .....then one day, we became parents!
I do not believe Trump will ever grow up and he keeps getting away with his serious mischief....this is much more serious than that I and my little brother placed upon my dear mom....it will bring about the demise of our once great nation.
There is a reason why Trumps parents sent him away to military school as soon as they could. According to his niece Mary Trump, even as a child he was uncontrollable.
We are the ones who can help us (ourselves). As Rick Wilson highlighted on YT yesterday, we have power to RESIST. STAY in the fight. Resistance hinders Trump. Oh. And PERSIST. You are not powerless.
Steve, Because I was just about to comment similarly, I simply would add that we are faced with a real challenge where the results of a seemingly democratic election stand in real tension and contrast with the principles of the Constitution. And I think we as a nation need to figure out how we navigate that tension in the weeks and months and years ahead if we are to preserve consensual governance in this country.
While I don’t have all the answers, I am certain where people retreat into their private, personal spaces and no longer invest in the “small d” democratic work of being part of communities that engage publicly, democracy perishes.
Barbara, this is exactly my internal battle. And the desire to just say it’s hopeless & walk away is strong. However, I’ve been roused by a friend to organize a People’s Rally here in southeastern CT in conjunction with the national effort on January 18th. We cannot go away quietly. We have to stand in solidarity with those on the side of democracy. Connecticut’s Attorney General Tong is already anticipating constitutional overreach and leading the charge to stop it. We are reaching out to him to come & speak. We need to hear these voices and know there are people standing up for truth and the constitution. We are in the battle of a lifetime but this old bird is battle tested!
Claire I deeply appreciate your gutsy determination. I will think of you on the 18th, as we here in Massachusetts also are planning marches throughout the state to show support for the National People’s March.
Btw, we’re well aware of the leadership role your AG has assumed in creating coalitions with other state AGs.
It's media brainwashing, sanewashing. The Enquirer news media has everyone believing in humans birthing aliens....so crazy goes on. This country doesn't know it's ass from its head because they listen to lies consistently. And then believe them. The answer, is turn off the media. TURN IT OFF
While, at my age, the “fight” is more difficult, your words resonate with me, Barbara. Actually, they often do! I will not be giving-up. When you love something, you cannot give-up.
Democracy in this country has almost 250 years of inertia that will need to be overcome by the Donvict, et al. In New England, the tradition of town meetings will not disappear in the next 4 years. The people there are too crusty and salty for that. City, town, and county governments will still have to function, most have no other way to do this except through local elections. Revamping this will take decades, not weeks. Blue states and some purple states will remain democracies - the very places where the federal and red state oligarchies receive most of their funding from.
People are still talking about the 2026 elections. Due to the incompetence and potential for massive corruption I've seen in the cabinet picks, they will probably not go too well for '47. If the incoming administration tries to cancel those elections, it will go even worse for them.
Steve, it's a giving that they are going to either cancel or disrupt the 2026 midterms, specially if project 2025 ,the corruption and their inability to do anything right, affects the pockets of the general population .
What a great idea, Joanna. Take the uninfected press with you and camp out. Let US hope you will be joined by hundreds if not thousands. Remember the army of WWI veterans who marched on DC? But now there will be photographs!
HOW do we resist? My voting all blue and my sharing articles on FB seem to have done no good. How do we resist? P.S. I've pondered getting off of FB in the past but I am doing it today.
Getting off all meta controlled social media is wise at this point. Deleted my FB right after the election. Substack and YT have become the best way to read the true news. Local community gatherings and like-minded groups are really our best form of resistance for now. Stay strong!
Is it better to get off of FB and stay silent? Or is it better to stay on FB and post info about what Donass is doing? People have made up their minds to be for or against that lunatic, but I feel it helps those who are against him to see that there are others who agree. I really don't know anymore.
congratulations I left Facebook over a month ago and feel good about it. More so since Zuckerberg tore down more fact checking yesterday. You will have to ignore thier email notices on friends posts. I suspect this is their way of keeping their fangs in you.
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As Goebbels knew, institutions can bend and sway. Insanity can rule as the Trojan Horses, take over and run roughshod over our every humane impulse. Be prepared.
Resistance is a long game. We are running out of time with our environment and deadly wars and international land grabs. I'm not seeing a path forward.
A community of ethnic Aymara shamans in Bolivia called amautas, or “wise ones” in the indigenous Quechua language, are refusing to abandon their cliffside homes.
Called “suicide shacks,” these huts in the Andean city of El Alto sit a few feet from the edge of a steep cliff. Heavy rains and other weather phenomena threaten to erode the few feet between them and oblivion. Officials are now determining whether they should force the shamans out to save their lives, the BBC reported.
The situation could be a metaphor for the precarious situation in the South American country, as Bolivians debate who should lead them out of their current economic and political crises.
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales is seeking to return to office by running in the August 2025 presidential election on the campaign pledge of making the country great again. An ethnic Aymara who was the country’s first elected indigenous president, Morales held office for 14 years. He pursued a leftist agenda that redistributed the country’s vast mineral and other resources, spreading prosperity – at least temporarily.
But Morales resigned from office in 2019 after protests over a disputed election and his attempts to circumvent term limits. He claimed he was ousted in a coup but wanted to tone down the violence from protests arising from allegations that his rival had meddled in the election. Morales then went into exile in Mexico. He has since returned to the country and now faces charges of statutory rape that he says are politically motivated. Bolivia’s top court has ruled that he can’t run for office again, Al Jazeera reported, but he appears to be preparing to try.
“They don’t want me to be the candidate because they know I’ll win,” Morales said in an interview with the Associated Press. “We’re in a state of total siege, morally, legally, and politically.”
Meanwhile, Morales’ former protégé, President Luis Arce, who is running for reelection, is struggling to improve the country’s dismal economy, Reuters explained. Inflation is at a 10-year high, natural gas exports are decreasing as old fields have dried up and new ones remain unexplored, the central bank is bereft of foreign reserves, and fuel imports are up.
The fuel crisis is becoming especially destabilizing, noted Voice of America. Protests have been breaking out between Morales and Arce supporters who both claim their man should lead the country, the New York Times added. Perhaps most importantly, the country’s socialist government lacks the revenues it would like to parcel out to the people. Since Arce served as Morales’ economy minister, both are responsible for the situation, which is spiraling, argued Global Americans.
“Shortages and price increases; falling purchasing power and rising poverty; deterioration of the social mood,” Gabriel Espinoza, a former director at Bolivia’s central bank, told the Economist. “The question is when and how this will morph into conflict in the streets.”
It's a competition between the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the 10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks, and Trump's unhinged press conference though close on the heels of that is Musk's hostile takeover of the planet and the patently obvious fact that we have handed our future over to malevolent billionaire overlords who are all sucking up to Trump.
Here are two examples from Le Monde:
Donald Trump ou la rhétorique d'un nouvel impérialisme américain
Après Musk et Bezos . . . Zuckerberg: la tech en ordre du marche derrière Trump
My professional assessment is that the planet has come down with a terminal case of stupidity from which it is about to die.
It’s not being on the spectrum that makes them who they are. It’s the desire for control and power and the money to assert it. Musk is a drug abuser, I don’t know about Zuck. I do know Zuck did more work to build his companies while Musk just bought everything. They both pay people for their intelligence while being credited as brilliant geniuses.
I knew several autistic teens when I worked at high school. None had the vile characteristics of muskrat and zuck. One was brilliant, but never took actions that would hurt anyone.
As Louis XV said, “Après moi, le déluge.” I actually think those words are apt today. Tfg is uniquely hideous. There will be no replacement when he shuffles off this mortal coil. The quarreling minions will be at each other’s throats with no sun king to bind them together in a throng.
So true. But what is his appeal? I am dumbfounded beyond words. I find him grotesque. A liar, con artist, thief. They tried him once and he failed spectacularly to deliver. What does he bring to the table, except allowing to express their worst instincts, which may bring momentary perverse glee, but no long-term improvement to their lives. And the infighting and destruction will be painful and possibly permanent.
If we remember that humans are just members of the animal world, we can begin to understand Donald Trump. While most animals are prey, some are not. They have some unique natural defense that makes them immune to being preyed upon by other animals. Hummingbirds aren't prey because they can fly too fast to be caught by a would-be predator. Porcupines aren't prey due to their being covered in sharp quills. There are many other examples.
Donald Trump has no appealing characteristics, but as with non-prey animals, he exploits not one, but various defense mechanisms. Among them are blackmail, bullying, bribery, legal delays, and more. Intelligence is not one of them.
As Mary L. Trump described in her book, Fred and Mary Anne Trump gave birth to a defective boy whose defects were glossed over by money and whose base instincts were encouraged by self-absorbed parents with no moral compass. As a youngster, Donald experienced nothing resembling love. He experienced only wealth and domination, and came to equate those with love, which is the only thing he seeks, although he has no idea what it is.
In his drive for wealth and domination, Donald uses his arsenal of defense mechanisms to get what he wants. If one doesn't work, he instinctively tries another until he finally "wins." Only someone like him will stop him.
I, too, am fascinated by this. Last night I read an interesting article about “Strict Father Morality.” Why people follow someone like him. This is a hierarchical view of the world, obeying a dictator-like patriarch whose word is law. And the appeal crosses racial, ethnic, and gender lines. This was created by theframelab.org. And for years I have read many articles comparing him to an abusive father who family members appease, fear, and protect from the outside world.
People that come from small towns and are bored will talk about how they are destructive and got into trouble all the time because they are bored. They didn’t channel that boredom into good things but grew into bullies. When “reality tv” came along they fell for the con that this was real life hook, line and sinker. They hold Trump up as a hero for his hate.
Imagine if all the hate were turned to good and all the money being spent on the inauguration and pandering to Trump were spent on good works. None of it creates jobs or feeds people. None of it builds housing.
After Katrina people were displaced, given shelter in stadiums and left without jobs. Some got enough money to move to other cities, Houston grew. What should have been done is that every one of those unemployed people with no future should have been trained in skills to build housing and open small businesses. The majority were capable. NOLA was left to wither.
We don’t want people on handouts but refuse to train them and then complain. Musk and Zuck will never do anything to provide housing and training. Musk admits he’ll just hire foreign workers.
This was in my inbox this morning. Thought it quite insightful and seems to address your question about his appeal. Sadly, all cults end, usually in a tragic way. Hoping he doesn’t take the entire world with him 😵💫
Late update tonight: I see in the news that hundreds gathered in the Place de la Republique in Paris last night and popped champagne to celebrate Le Pen's passing, because in their view he tried to undermine the principles of the Republic.
And...I've assumed for awhile that His MAGAsty will use his superpower (the naming of which is uncouth, so you'll hafta guess) to invent Trumpy products with his personal brand affixed and then force the national gummint to contract (at vastly inflated costs) with sleazy, on-the-make enterprises produce them for sale at usurious prices to the public. And yes, one of those products will be Trumpwater.
Thus, at some point down the line, as we watch our friends and lovers fleeing the country we will have the small-beans satisfaction of throwing Trumpwater bottles in the ashcan, just like Cpt Reneau...
Dear Doctor of Classics, You and your ilk hold the key to our health. If liberal arts curricula had not been so disrespected and disregarded, it is highly doubtful that we would find ourselves in our current situation with stupid traitors in Congress and uneducated voters who put them there. The remaining Koch brother is supporting Russia after destroying American public universities (“Starving The Beast”) and now we have a racist Afrikaner (please excuse the redundancy) holding up the diapered balloon (the Brits got it right) we have as “president.”
Organizing resistance cells in our universities may be impossible, but that would be an excellent education for students.
Of course, he made two glaring gaffs that seem to sail right over people's heads. First, is that only on board a vessel do flags fly at half mast. On land they fly at half staff. The second is his bleat that this is the "first time ever". Nope. The flags were flying at half staff on January 20, 1973 following President Truman's death when Nixon was sworn in.
As I consider that the nation was in mourning for both of these events, and only these two inaugural events, for the two worst presidents, at least in my book. Seems to be quite appropriate.
Either Bush has made Nixon look like an angel from above even though he was a devil from below but not as far below as the Bush clan. They have destabilized the Middle East in perpetuity with their wars.
Enough stupid Americans were seduced into voting for the worse pig slut in history which will no create mayhem never to be outdone by anyone and our only hope now is a military coup by our good generals and I defy anyone to disagree that this is not the preferred and only option at out disposal to save us from ourselves. Feel free to disagree but remember these words.
No it is not our only hope and in fact it is truly a terrible idea. You've bandied around this military coup scenario too often really, so I probably won't change your mind. But what is the difference of who or how a military coup takes over a nation and its governance if it nullifies any chance for democracy while it's in power? What military coup would just relinquish power because suddenly everything is alright again?
The internet would most likely be shut down, so no more commenting here or anywhere, and no more of Heather's informative, inspiring, helpful letters she writes for us nearly everyday. Curfews on the streets and other restrictions on normal freedoms we take for granted, no protesting or speaking out against injustices, the Constitution suspended or done away with entirely, these are all things that can be expected from a military coup.
Which is exactly what Trump, the fascist cabal and sycophantic minions want. You're playing right into his hands by even suggesting a military coup, it's what THEY want!
It's a republic if WE can keep it! As a veteran, I have finally realized that my oath to uphold and protect the Constitution of these United States has never ended and never will...
Well, those of us who learned cursive writing, especially those of us whose penmanship is nearly illegible except to close family and friends (like me) will be of value.
I have taken pride in my penmanship over the years, but with the inexorable march of time, found it to very closely resembles my grandmother's writing and difficult to decipher! Very curious that is....!
The republic is likely gone. Watch and you might learn something. So you have a constitution to protect you? Tell that to the Russians they too have a constitution. Oh but we have amendments? They are about to be amended. Watch.
It ain't over til it's over...the U.S. Constitution is the Law of the land and has been for 235 years, it is indeed what is supposed to protect all of us American citizens. Russia has only had a constitution for a few decades, since the dissolution of the USSR, so never given a real chance to have any meaning with Putin in power so long.
And if you still think military coups are going to save our republic just ask the Chileans how that went with Pinochet and decades of military dictatorship. Ask Cambodians how Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge was for them. Generalissimo Franco took over Spain in a military coup before World War II even began and ruled there until the mid 70s!
For a lot of CN's it is all about power, which attracts some of them to the military. And for many CN's it is especially about white power. That is why they voted for the Groper-in-Chief instead of for THAT BLACK FEMALE.
I think the military and law enforcement attract individuals who struggle with independence and disorder. The Chain of Command provides order and reduces the amount of decision-making required to get through one's day. One just follows orders. In the Chain of Command, there is only right and wrong. Likewise in christianity, there is only right and wrong. There are only friendlies and enemies. Believers and non-believers. Someone is either "for us or against us."
For people who believe in a black-and-white world, shades of gray are nearly impossible to navigate.
Let me quickly emphasize that not everyone who enters military or law-enforcement life is one of these "black-and-white" people. Obviously many pursue these careers out of a sense of duty, patriotism and a desire to make the world safer. But we have to acknowledge ALL the motivations.
I agree. I think that's why so many 'christians' are following trump. They have learned to do what they're told and to have blind faith and not question anything. No sense in searching for the truth. Their leader has all the truth they need. This is so sickening.
That makes some sense— can’t handle disorder and nuance. Hasn’t thought of that though I’ve certainly known ppl whose life derailed when they weren’t working from a yes/no checklist.
I am embarrassed and heartsick. It is one thing to have to deal with the attempted destruction of our own country's democratic norms, but now to have to watch while he tries to destroy the sovereignty of our good neighbors, possibly by force, is a waking nightmare. Our allies will never trust us again...nor should they. We are still the most powerful country in the world, but no longer the greatest and, sadly, no longer either good or trustworthy in our dealings with our neighbors.
Trump is attempting to copy from his idol, Putin's, playbook in threatening to take over our neighbor's sovereign lands. Anyone still wondering about those 7 private calls with Putin in the past four years? For me, it's no longer a mystery.
This has been happening for years. One party wants all the power and not for all the people. We have reached a crescendo. Trump took over the shell of the GOP along with the party loyalists who have not left plus Republican voters. Trump will not govern for the good of the country, but for his oligarchy through his cabinet picks that the Senate will ratify. Trump personally will be all revenge and retribution, his own pledge. He will be divisive and hateful trying to split us even more deeply. He will use the media, and the Congress, those that fearing his power, will help to make that power even stronger. Talk about standing in the world? How we deal with this or acquiesce to it informs our standing in the world. That is secondary to how we here internally survive it. Can our constitutional representative democracy survive? This was/is an experiment. This is a test.
''...Constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe noted that the order “has no legal basis and ought to be reversed quickly—but these days nobody can be confident that law will matter.”...''
The law does not matter to Donald Trump but it matters to all patriotic Americans. We, the people, decide. Let's get to work, stay focused, and hold all the lawless accountable!
They want to take everything away from the rest of us and leave us with nothing, and Elongated Muskrat is blatantly using his influence not only here, but also abroad.
Alas the Biden administration has not done nearly enough for as Heather noted above US fossil fuel production is at an all time high. Simply put it means that the atmospheric GHG concentration is increasing and with it the temperature. Another example of centrist Democrats putting lipstick on a pig.
If nobody gags the muskrat, your standing will plummet, and the world will become even more dangerous for democratic people, in Europe, North America and elsewhere.
Thanks Heather, I am embarrassed by what the next four years will bring to our standing in the world. We are entering a period of the GOP clown show but it will be the evil clowns. They want to destroy the environment, the middle class and democracy as well as creating instability throughout the world. If there ever was a time for the phrase “ God help us!” It is now.
And God bless appeals court judge Ellen Gesmer in rejecting Trump's attempt to stop his sentencing. May we celebrate small wins and the courageous few willing to say NO to bullies.
She isn’t letting Trump escape the consequences of his own crimes. I hope there are people fighting hard to keep Judge Cannon from suppressing the January 6 report. If anyone should know, it should be the public. Unfortunately, all of this shows just what sort of lawlessness and lying we are in for.
She has no standing, so why she issued the hold is questionable. But anything to gum up the works in favor of DT. I hope she faces severe consequences of her own, as so many have in his inner circle. And that one day we get back to fair and orderly rule of law.
Even more questionable is why, since she has no standing, anyone other than the media would pay attention to the order. It would be a step toward re-establishing the rule of law and reason if AG Garland took the brave step of releasing the report and, if he lacks the courage, President Biden should instruct him, publicly and in words of one syllable, to release it now.
Her “consequence” might be an appointment by Trump to SCOTUS.
Ken, OMG, perish this thought. She is awful, but I guess that makes her a prime candidate for the Supreme nonsense we see now
Yup. My thoughts, exactly. I worry about Sonia Sotomayor's health (adult diabetes for many years).
If she has no standing then HOW can she issue a hold? Besides the fact that she is apparently beholden to him for life? Is that even legal? I don’t know enough about the law to answer that????
The Law is “there is no law but me”
Thats the law,
Or as Louis XIV put it: "L'etat, c'est moi."
Legal schmegal - what are you talking about?
Unfortunately standing means little…look at the mifepristone being considered by scotus. they had zero standing. SCOTUS took that in the idea they would ban it but the backlash and those pesky deaths of the lower class women made them pivo but just kicked the can down the road to hear it again.
Cannon is claiming Smith has no at ding as a special prosecutor so all his investigations will be invalidated by scotus and we will never see any of the evidence he gathered. If by some diving democratic interventions, scotus rules it to be made public, Thomas will almost certainly be forced to resign in disgrace because of how involved his wife is but that works for trump who will nominate someone younger and has no dirty to laws or facts, just like Judge Cannon. As an historian, Ms. Cox Richardson, can you cite an example of a less deserving person like Cannon having such a profound effect on American and world history?
Our democracy and the future of the world hinge on characters with no character like Musk, Zuckerberg, Bezos, and Cannon being used as demons to the devil Trump.
Garland needs to release the report. Clearly, following the rules has not resulted in any attempt to hold T accountable. I am pretty sure it will make little difference to the public....those that might be swayed won't see it, MSM will ignore it, MAGA will deny it. But posterity will have it.
Susan, you might be right, but if Garland does release the report it will be a tangible, even if small victory in the fight against Trump/MAGA. We need even small wins.
Don't hold your breath.
It would be nice if he did that today. It might prevent us seeing the clown at Carter's funeral.
Emilie, this reminds me of a school administrator I i once worked for who went to things where he clearly was not wanted or had a fit if someone had an event off campus to which he was not invited.
Susan,
It is difficult for me to say, but Garland is just a "place holder". He is fearful for himself, as are so many who must face Trump's minions.
We have a few men and women who are literally laying out their lives for this country....but it is the few!!!
And so many of us wish we were in a position to push back....in meaningful ways. I'm old, I've had a good life, I cherish the story of America's potential. So I think I would put myself in harms way. But I understand cowardice if family is threatened.
If there’s any time to leak a document, it’s now.
Remember -- Biden is president and has immunity for official acts ...
But Biden doesn't have the report.
Garland is Biden's Attorney General, for Pete's sake! Can't Biden just ask for the Jack Smith report?
Where’s the Lone Ranger , we need you now!
Batman. The Michael Keaton version.
People need to be fighting to impeach Cannon. She is no judge, she's s simple minded toadie and probably headed to a seat on SCOTUS to join the other 5.
I really hope that somebody somewhere who has a shred of decency and a dim hope that democracy can survive with DJT and Musk at the top of the heap will have the intestinal fortitude to do what "Deep Throat" did, and get the report into the hands of a covert hack-tivist group, such as Anonymous, WikiLeaks, or OWS, who will then put it out on the Internet for the world to see what Cannon et al are determined to keep hidden from view.
Why is Cannon involved in the J6 report/case anyways. She was involved in the documents case so she may have jurisdiction there. But for the J6 case, thats Judge Chutkin. Wouldn’t it be a DC Appeals court?
Let the Trump pay-to-play administration begin. The tech side of MAGA will get tax breaks with no regulations. The blue collar side will get the Trump circus.
Jazz, what a contrast between Judge Gesmer and Cannon ,alost the same as between President Biden and Trump.
They are few and far between, we will miss the justice that one should expect from our SC. Slip sliding away…
The supreme court is why we now have Donny dent head in office. They allowed him free reign. They gave him the get outta jail free card. Permitting him to run for office. Imagine a convicted felon as president. How insane is this?
Six docile sheep… following one deranged shepherd
They are not docile, they are complicit
I told ya so…a statement that will be frequented to many.
So, how to engage the public , the non voters, the disenfranchised , when such whitewashing has deadened most, tired of the chaos, not listening anymore, it’s been a continuous din for 9 years!!!!! I’m pretty well on board with disgust . Seems the chatter after the fact, same as the chaos after a mental hygiene, after the red flags weren’t used , buried in paperwork or denials, ( Pearl Harbor, 911, Ukraine…) really stand far better chance from ‘leaks’ or leakers…same as whistleblowers I assume. And yet redactions , public disclosure of facts , or the security people don’t message out ?
Seriously , my recurrent nightmare of waking up in a cruel joke…is front and center!
The ‘news’ ,especially today, remind me of yesteryear songs ‘There’s no hiding place down here’ …’slip sliding away’ , ‘ a change is gonna come’ remembering …protest in so many countries was barely tolerated/allowed through song..while the minorities were/are chastised , their songs stood boldly popular , only the celebrities got limelight.
The leveling of the playing field happens so rarely,so slowly, and often reneged…has never been given its due.
Insane rules us all now.
Damn straight, Kazz!
Unfortunately we still have the corrupt scotus to contend with…..don’t bet against them upending everything before Friday😡
You're right. Just saw that Trump is petitioning them to step in to halt his sentencing. It's Wednesday, sentencing is Friday. Watch them take this on, and rule in his favor, in the next 36 hours.
Rebecca Warner,
For months and years, Trump has been protected by those who are using him to do their bidding. He is nothing more than a chosen "place holder" for those who are taking over our country .....destroying it and our Democracy for themselves!!!....As we watch!!!!
How long do they think we will live? Do they not realize there are babies being born everyday!!!! What kind of life will they have to look forward to??? These actions will not only cause serious problems now but for the long term future of our entire country and for the world.
It takes all of us to create a working, successful country as well as participate in the care of our global family!!!!
Trump and his minions are only looking out for themselves in the "here and now".
Trump needs to be prosecuted. He reminds me of myself and my little brother who were always getting into mischief . My mom would run after us to give us the punishment WE WELL DESERVED!!!! We would each run to our dad and each of us would grab a leg of his trousers and plead our case.
He would always take our side. We were always guilty!!! .....then one day, we became parents!
I do not believe Trump will ever grow up and he keeps getting away with his serious mischief....this is much more serious than that I and my little brother placed upon my dear mom....it will bring about the demise of our once great nation.
There is a reason why Trumps parents sent him away to military school as soon as they could. According to his niece Mary Trump, even as a child he was uncontrollable.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/08/nyregion/trump-sentencing-supreme-court.html
And Trump asks the Supreme Court for help.
And just like that, he’s appealed it to the Supreme Court.
Curious- as a convicted felon, will he be eligible to vote?
A little win is better than none at all. What say? We have am10 cent stake for the next round of Snooker America.
We are the ones who can help us (ourselves). As Rick Wilson highlighted on YT yesterday, we have power to RESIST. STAY in the fight. Resistance hinders Trump. Oh. And PERSIST. You are not powerless.
Steve, Because I was just about to comment similarly, I simply would add that we are faced with a real challenge where the results of a seemingly democratic election stand in real tension and contrast with the principles of the Constitution. And I think we as a nation need to figure out how we navigate that tension in the weeks and months and years ahead if we are to preserve consensual governance in this country.
While I don’t have all the answers, I am certain where people retreat into their private, personal spaces and no longer invest in the “small d” democratic work of being part of communities that engage publicly, democracy perishes.
Barbara, this is exactly my internal battle. And the desire to just say it’s hopeless & walk away is strong. However, I’ve been roused by a friend to organize a People’s Rally here in southeastern CT in conjunction with the national effort on January 18th. We cannot go away quietly. We have to stand in solidarity with those on the side of democracy. Connecticut’s Attorney General Tong is already anticipating constitutional overreach and leading the charge to stop it. We are reaching out to him to come & speak. We need to hear these voices and know there are people standing up for truth and the constitution. We are in the battle of a lifetime but this old bird is battle tested!
Claire I deeply appreciate your gutsy determination. I will think of you on the 18th, as we here in Massachusetts also are planning marches throughout the state to show support for the National People’s March.
Btw, we’re well aware of the leadership role your AG has assumed in creating coalitions with other state AGs.
It's media brainwashing, sanewashing. The Enquirer news media has everyone believing in humans birthing aliens....so crazy goes on. This country doesn't know it's ass from its head because they listen to lies consistently. And then believe them. The answer, is turn off the media. TURN IT OFF
Joanne, With all due respect, in my view, one remedy is to cultivate and spread the acumen to view media critically.
While, at my age, the “fight” is more difficult, your words resonate with me, Barbara. Actually, they often do! I will not be giving-up. When you love something, you cannot give-up.
Democracy in this country has almost 250 years of inertia that will need to be overcome by the Donvict, et al. In New England, the tradition of town meetings will not disappear in the next 4 years. The people there are too crusty and salty for that. City, town, and county governments will still have to function, most have no other way to do this except through local elections. Revamping this will take decades, not weeks. Blue states and some purple states will remain democracies - the very places where the federal and red state oligarchies receive most of their funding from.
People are still talking about the 2026 elections. Due to the incompetence and potential for massive corruption I've seen in the cabinet picks, they will probably not go too well for '47. If the incoming administration tries to cancel those elections, it will go even worse for them.
Steve, it's a giving that they are going to either cancel or disrupt the 2026 midterms, specially if project 2025 ,the corruption and their inability to do anything right, affects the pockets of the general population .
If this happens, I will buy a 4 season tent and plant my ass on the white house lawn until he dies or is gone.
What a great idea, Joanna. Take the uninfected press with you and camp out. Let US hope you will be joined by hundreds if not thousands. Remember the army of WWI veterans who marched on DC? But now there will be photographs!
HOW do we resist? My voting all blue and my sharing articles on FB seem to have done no good. How do we resist? P.S. I've pondered getting off of FB in the past but I am doing it today.
Getting off all meta controlled social media is wise at this point. Deleted my FB right after the election. Substack and YT have become the best way to read the true news. Local community gatherings and like-minded groups are really our best form of resistance for now. Stay strong!
Is it better to get off of FB and stay silent? Or is it better to stay on FB and post info about what Donass is doing? People have made up their minds to be for or against that lunatic, but I feel it helps those who are against him to see that there are others who agree. I really don't know anymore.
I did that a few years ago Debbie and am happy about it. FB makes it difficult!
congratulations I left Facebook over a month ago and feel good about it. More so since Zuckerberg tore down more fact checking yesterday. You will have to ignore thier email notices on friends posts. I suspect this is their way of keeping their fangs in you.
Join your local Indivisible group or start one. This is an organization with outstanding infrastructure to support grassroots groups and the focus is on taking action that builds power for ordinary Americans.
Thanks! I never heard of this organization. Will look into it.
I agree. We tried to save ourselves, but our institutions are not up to the task.
As Goebbels knew, institutions can bend and sway. Insanity can rule as the Trojan Horses, take over and run roughshod over our every humane impulse. Be prepared.
Not one Dem in Congress inserted Paragraph 3, 14th Amendment into the Frderal Register on Monday.
With Merrick Garland as AG who needs power....?
I often walk to this acapella version of "We Are the Ones We've Been Waiting For" by Sweet Honey and the Rock. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nUHLA-_Us6c
Resistance is a long game. We are running out of time with our environment and deadly wars and international land grabs. I'm not seeing a path forward.
So, Steve, I agree with you. The real question is WHAT and HOW. I am open to specifics.
Exactly. Please host or join a people’s March on 1/18 to demonstrate your resistance.
We shouldn't put too much responsibility on a deity. Just remember: The Lord helps those who help themselves.
Like Job, for instance?
Oh my friend, you should read the papers here in France this morning . . . .
Oh, please do tell, Monsieur Philoctetes!
Reading this on Yahoo yesterday was pretty bad. Good grief.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/trump-struggles-understand-appliances-bizarre-175004536.html
Gaaa-reminds me of his rant about low flow toilets. Embarrassing doesn't cover it. The international stuff is too bizarre!
Meanwile in Bolivia......
A community of ethnic Aymara shamans in Bolivia called amautas, or “wise ones” in the indigenous Quechua language, are refusing to abandon their cliffside homes.
Called “suicide shacks,” these huts in the Andean city of El Alto sit a few feet from the edge of a steep cliff. Heavy rains and other weather phenomena threaten to erode the few feet between them and oblivion. Officials are now determining whether they should force the shamans out to save their lives, the BBC reported.
The situation could be a metaphor for the precarious situation in the South American country, as Bolivians debate who should lead them out of their current economic and political crises.
Former Bolivian President Evo Morales is seeking to return to office by running in the August 2025 presidential election on the campaign pledge of making the country great again. An ethnic Aymara who was the country’s first elected indigenous president, Morales held office for 14 years. He pursued a leftist agenda that redistributed the country’s vast mineral and other resources, spreading prosperity – at least temporarily.
But Morales resigned from office in 2019 after protests over a disputed election and his attempts to circumvent term limits. He claimed he was ousted in a coup but wanted to tone down the violence from protests arising from allegations that his rival had meddled in the election. Morales then went into exile in Mexico. He has since returned to the country and now faces charges of statutory rape that he says are politically motivated. Bolivia’s top court has ruled that he can’t run for office again, Al Jazeera reported, but he appears to be preparing to try.
“They don’t want me to be the candidate because they know I’ll win,” Morales said in an interview with the Associated Press. “We’re in a state of total siege, morally, legally, and politically.”
Meanwhile, Morales’ former protégé, President Luis Arce, who is running for reelection, is struggling to improve the country’s dismal economy, Reuters explained. Inflation is at a 10-year high, natural gas exports are decreasing as old fields have dried up and new ones remain unexplored, the central bank is bereft of foreign reserves, and fuel imports are up.
The fuel crisis is becoming especially destabilizing, noted Voice of America. Protests have been breaking out between Morales and Arce supporters who both claim their man should lead the country, the New York Times added. Perhaps most importantly, the country’s socialist government lacks the revenues it would like to parcel out to the people. Since Arce served as Morales’ economy minister, both are responsible for the situation, which is spiraling, argued Global Americans.
“Shortages and price increases; falling purchasing power and rising poverty; deterioration of the social mood,” Gabriel Espinoza, a former director at Bolivia’s central bank, told the Economist. “The question is when and how this will morph into conflict in the streets.”
Death of Le Pen?
It's a competition between the death of Jean-Marie Le Pen, the 10th anniversary of the Charlie Hebdo attacks, and Trump's unhinged press conference though close on the heels of that is Musk's hostile takeover of the planet and the patently obvious fact that we have handed our future over to malevolent billionaire overlords who are all sucking up to Trump.
Here are two examples from Le Monde:
Donald Trump ou la rhétorique d'un nouvel impérialisme américain
Après Musk et Bezos . . . Zuckerberg: la tech en ordre du marche derrière Trump
My professional assessment is that the planet has come down with a terminal case of stupidity from which it is about to die.
Trust me, I'm a doctor (um, of Classics).
Zuck has always sucked. Now he is a full-fledged cult creep
Autism is and autism does. Musk and Zukerberg. both on the spectrum with limited social skills.
My husband is on the spectrum and is a beautiful soul. Please refrain from generalizations
It’s not being on the spectrum that makes them who they are. It’s the desire for control and power and the money to assert it. Musk is a drug abuser, I don’t know about Zuck. I do know Zuck did more work to build his companies while Musk just bought everything. They both pay people for their intelligence while being credited as brilliant geniuses.
I knew several autistic teens when I worked at high school. None had the vile characteristics of muskrat and zuck. One was brilliant, but never took actions that would hurt anyone.
As Louis XV said, “Après moi, le déluge.” I actually think those words are apt today. Tfg is uniquely hideous. There will be no replacement when he shuffles off this mortal coil. The quarreling minions will be at each other’s throats with no sun king to bind them together in a throng.
So true. But what is his appeal? I am dumbfounded beyond words. I find him grotesque. A liar, con artist, thief. They tried him once and he failed spectacularly to deliver. What does he bring to the table, except allowing to express their worst instincts, which may bring momentary perverse glee, but no long-term improvement to their lives. And the infighting and destruction will be painful and possibly permanent.
If we remember that humans are just members of the animal world, we can begin to understand Donald Trump. While most animals are prey, some are not. They have some unique natural defense that makes them immune to being preyed upon by other animals. Hummingbirds aren't prey because they can fly too fast to be caught by a would-be predator. Porcupines aren't prey due to their being covered in sharp quills. There are many other examples.
Donald Trump has no appealing characteristics, but as with non-prey animals, he exploits not one, but various defense mechanisms. Among them are blackmail, bullying, bribery, legal delays, and more. Intelligence is not one of them.
As Mary L. Trump described in her book, Fred and Mary Anne Trump gave birth to a defective boy whose defects were glossed over by money and whose base instincts were encouraged by self-absorbed parents with no moral compass. As a youngster, Donald experienced nothing resembling love. He experienced only wealth and domination, and came to equate those with love, which is the only thing he seeks, although he has no idea what it is.
In his drive for wealth and domination, Donald uses his arsenal of defense mechanisms to get what he wants. If one doesn't work, he instinctively tries another until he finally "wins." Only someone like him will stop him.
I, too, am fascinated by this. Last night I read an interesting article about “Strict Father Morality.” Why people follow someone like him. This is a hierarchical view of the world, obeying a dictator-like patriarch whose word is law. And the appeal crosses racial, ethnic, and gender lines. This was created by theframelab.org. And for years I have read many articles comparing him to an abusive father who family members appease, fear, and protect from the outside world.
People that come from small towns and are bored will talk about how they are destructive and got into trouble all the time because they are bored. They didn’t channel that boredom into good things but grew into bullies. When “reality tv” came along they fell for the con that this was real life hook, line and sinker. They hold Trump up as a hero for his hate.
Imagine if all the hate were turned to good and all the money being spent on the inauguration and pandering to Trump were spent on good works. None of it creates jobs or feeds people. None of it builds housing.
After Katrina people were displaced, given shelter in stadiums and left without jobs. Some got enough money to move to other cities, Houston grew. What should have been done is that every one of those unemployed people with no future should have been trained in skills to build housing and open small businesses. The majority were capable. NOLA was left to wither.
We don’t want people on handouts but refuse to train them and then complain. Musk and Zuck will never do anything to provide housing and training. Musk admits he’ll just hire foreign workers.
This was in my inbox this morning. Thought it quite insightful and seems to address your question about his appeal. Sadly, all cults end, usually in a tragic way. Hoping he doesn’t take the entire world with him 😵💫
https://substack.com/app-link/post?publication_id=2985201&post_id=154234651&utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email&utm_content=share&utm_campaign=email-share&action=share&triggerShare=true&isFreemail=true&r=463md&token=eyJ1c2VyX2lkIjo3MDAzMDkzLCJwb3N0X2lkIjoxNTQyMzQ2NTEsImlhdCI6MTczNjMzNDAwMCwiZXhwIjoxNzM4OTI2MDAwLCJpc3MiOiJwdWItMjk4NTIwMSIsInN1YiI6InBvc3QtcmVhY3Rpb24ifQ.8zNfeHdPWelcXpLFWrtsMYDbdPmtxHXhFFzctmqZyGM
Merde!
Merci
Blind, deaf and dumb. The American spirit. The American brain. So brainwashed that they would sell their soul to the devils.
Late update tonight: I see in the news that hundreds gathered in the Place de la Republique in Paris last night and popped champagne to celebrate Le Pen's passing, because in their view he tried to undermine the principles of the Republic.
Sacre´Bleu!
And...I've assumed for awhile that His MAGAsty will use his superpower (the naming of which is uncouth, so you'll hafta guess) to invent Trumpy products with his personal brand affixed and then force the national gummint to contract (at vastly inflated costs) with sleazy, on-the-make enterprises produce them for sale at usurious prices to the public. And yes, one of those products will be Trumpwater.
Thus, at some point down the line, as we watch our friends and lovers fleeing the country we will have the small-beans satisfaction of throwing Trumpwater bottles in the ashcan, just like Cpt Reneau...
Dear Doctor of Classics, You and your ilk hold the key to our health. If liberal arts curricula had not been so disrespected and disregarded, it is highly doubtful that we would find ourselves in our current situation with stupid traitors in Congress and uneducated voters who put them there. The remaining Koch brother is supporting Russia after destroying American public universities (“Starving The Beast”) and now we have a racist Afrikaner (please excuse the redundancy) holding up the diapered balloon (the Brits got it right) we have as “president.”
Organizing resistance cells in our universities may be impossible, but that would be an excellent education for students.
Good luck to US all!
Mon dieu!
Merci.
He lived for too long and left a worse and more slime seed, his daughter.
I think your diagnosis is absolutely correct.
Yes do tell us, moname.
Thank you for your typically insightful commentary. BTW, how does one pronounce your screen name?
Phi-lok-teh-tees
Thanks. Origin?
Please send summaries!
I prefer not to.....it would be too embarrassing.
Did anyone else share my laughter that “ flags will be at half mast for his inauguration” ?
I found this appropriate irony!
( thanks, Jimmy😉)
Of course, he made two glaring gaffs that seem to sail right over people's heads. First, is that only on board a vessel do flags fly at half mast. On land they fly at half staff. The second is his bleat that this is the "first time ever". Nope. The flags were flying at half staff on January 20, 1973 following President Truman's death when Nixon was sworn in.
As I consider that the nation was in mourning for both of these events, and only these two inaugural events, for the two worst presidents, at least in my book. Seems to be quite appropriate.
Either Bush has made Nixon look like an angel from above even though he was a devil from below but not as far below as the Bush clan. They have destabilized the Middle East in perpetuity with their wars.
Enough stupid Americans were seduced into voting for the worse pig slut in history which will no create mayhem never to be outdone by anyone and our only hope now is a military coup by our good generals and I defy anyone to disagree that this is not the preferred and only option at out disposal to save us from ourselves. Feel free to disagree but remember these words.
No it is not our only hope and in fact it is truly a terrible idea. You've bandied around this military coup scenario too often really, so I probably won't change your mind. But what is the difference of who or how a military coup takes over a nation and its governance if it nullifies any chance for democracy while it's in power? What military coup would just relinquish power because suddenly everything is alright again?
The internet would most likely be shut down, so no more commenting here or anywhere, and no more of Heather's informative, inspiring, helpful letters she writes for us nearly everyday. Curfews on the streets and other restrictions on normal freedoms we take for granted, no protesting or speaking out against injustices, the Constitution suspended or done away with entirely, these are all things that can be expected from a military coup.
Which is exactly what Trump, the fascist cabal and sycophantic minions want. You're playing right into his hands by even suggesting a military coup, it's what THEY want!
It's a republic if WE can keep it! As a veteran, I have finally realized that my oath to uphold and protect the Constitution of these United States has never ended and never will...
If free speech is blocked on the internet, America will have to use pre-internet modes of communication.
Well, those of us who learned cursive writing, especially those of us whose penmanship is nearly illegible except to close family and friends (like me) will be of value.
I have taken pride in my penmanship over the years, but with the inexorable march of time, found it to very closely resembles my grandmother's writing and difficult to decipher! Very curious that is....!
Mine either, horhai.
The republic is likely gone. Watch and you might learn something. So you have a constitution to protect you? Tell that to the Russians they too have a constitution. Oh but we have amendments? They are about to be amended. Watch.
It ain't over til it's over...the U.S. Constitution is the Law of the land and has been for 235 years, it is indeed what is supposed to protect all of us American citizens. Russia has only had a constitution for a few decades, since the dissolution of the USSR, so never given a real chance to have any meaning with Putin in power so long.
And if you still think military coups are going to save our republic just ask the Chileans how that went with Pinochet and decades of military dictatorship. Ask Cambodians how Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge was for them. Generalissimo Franco took over Spain in a military coup before World War II even began and ruled there until the mid 70s!
I don’t think there would be a coup, and there is a strong Christian Nationalist presence in the military.
Yeah, that’s a separate issue I’ve wondered about—what is it about the military that attracts or turns these people into CNs? That is just terrifying.
For a lot of CN's it is all about power, which attracts some of them to the military. And for many CN's it is especially about white power. That is why they voted for the Groper-in-Chief instead of for THAT BLACK FEMALE.
I think the military and law enforcement attract individuals who struggle with independence and disorder. The Chain of Command provides order and reduces the amount of decision-making required to get through one's day. One just follows orders. In the Chain of Command, there is only right and wrong. Likewise in christianity, there is only right and wrong. There are only friendlies and enemies. Believers and non-believers. Someone is either "for us or against us."
For people who believe in a black-and-white world, shades of gray are nearly impossible to navigate.
Let me quickly emphasize that not everyone who enters military or law-enforcement life is one of these "black-and-white" people. Obviously many pursue these careers out of a sense of duty, patriotism and a desire to make the world safer. But we have to acknowledge ALL the motivations.
I agree. I think that's why so many 'christians' are following trump. They have learned to do what they're told and to have blind faith and not question anything. No sense in searching for the truth. Their leader has all the truth they need. This is so sickening.
That makes some sense— can’t handle disorder and nuance. Hasn’t thought of that though I’ve certainly known ppl whose life derailed when they weren’t working from a yes/no checklist.
I am embarrassed and heartsick. It is one thing to have to deal with the attempted destruction of our own country's democratic norms, but now to have to watch while he tries to destroy the sovereignty of our good neighbors, possibly by force, is a waking nightmare. Our allies will never trust us again...nor should they. We are still the most powerful country in the world, but no longer the greatest and, sadly, no longer either good or trustworthy in our dealings with our neighbors.
Trump is attempting to copy from his idol, Putin's, playbook in threatening to take over our neighbor's sovereign lands. Anyone still wondering about those 7 private calls with Putin in the past four years? For me, it's no longer a mystery.
This has been happening for years. One party wants all the power and not for all the people. We have reached a crescendo. Trump took over the shell of the GOP along with the party loyalists who have not left plus Republican voters. Trump will not govern for the good of the country, but for his oligarchy through his cabinet picks that the Senate will ratify. Trump personally will be all revenge and retribution, his own pledge. He will be divisive and hateful trying to split us even more deeply. He will use the media, and the Congress, those that fearing his power, will help to make that power even stronger. Talk about standing in the world? How we deal with this or acquiesce to it informs our standing in the world. That is secondary to how we here internally survive it. Can our constitutional representative democracy survive? This was/is an experiment. This is a test.
- Pulled Quote -
''...Constitutional law professor Laurence Tribe noted that the order “has no legal basis and ought to be reversed quickly—but these days nobody can be confident that law will matter.”...''
The law does not matter to Donald Trump but it matters to all patriotic Americans. We, the people, decide. Let's get to work, stay focused, and hold all the lawless accountable!
Their ultimate goal is to help the rich get richer. They get paid by us and by their $upporter$.
They want to take everything away from the rest of us and leave us with nothing, and Elongated Muskrat is blatantly using his influence not only here, but also abroad.
Alas the Biden administration has not done nearly enough for as Heather noted above US fossil fuel production is at an all time high. Simply put it means that the atmospheric GHG concentration is increasing and with it the temperature. Another example of centrist Democrats putting lipstick on a pig.
Catch Heather on Politics Girl. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QXpORF73n_8
I want to scream: IT WAS THE RUSSIAN PSY OPS that tilted the election.
If nobody gags the muskrat, your standing will plummet, and the world will become even more dangerous for democratic people, in Europe, North America and elsewhere.
Christopher, God will help us under one condition. God helps those who help themselves.
No kidding
😂