Thank you Mary. As usual you have inspired my comment.
One thing about the military, they are never without an appropriate acronym or aphorism. So as we watch with both horror and anger, two come to mind. The famous and trite: FUBAR. The other, “lovely opinions raped by gangs of ugly facts.” And to the latter the observation.
As Trump nearly killed himself hammering the House gavel just before signing the Big Ugly Bill, the fates conspired. So no, Donald, an opinion climate change is political was contravened tragically in TX. We do need a NOAA to predict an approaching storm’s intensity. Building a shoddy Alligator Alcatraz using FEMA funds to protect us from “aliens” ignores the larger need of a FEMA to aid us Americans in real distress.
I note with foreboding the upcoming hurricane season and a FEMA director unaware of same. We have a witless Cabinet looking for ways to further ingratiate themselves with ‘dear leader’ while the world moves on. Oh Canada, you are now the shining city on the hill. For us, I offer the acronym: FUBAR. Next time let’s discuss SNAFU.
We need to continue to break through the right wing propaganda machine that is now on Big Lie steroids.
For example, the recent, official Social Security Administration email led recipients to believe Congress had just passed an “historic” grant of tax relief for seniors, implying fulfilment of Trump’s pledge not to tax Social Security. In fact, benefits remain taxed at different levels based on income. While taxable income levels were raised from 1980s numbers, any “historic” benefit from this law expires in 2028 (!) - exposing it as a short-lived ploy to help Republicans mislead their voters in the 2026 midterms.
I don’t think our America is quite prepared,perhaps even really cognizant , of what the rest of the world is experiencing. The rise of autocracy. Long forgotten is The Civil War, Great Depression, McCarthyism ,Robber Barons, etc. we kinda gloated on saving the world in WWII.
We have slowly come to see the vast number tales..addiction, incarceration, murders, quietly blanketed by the rich and famous/goals glorified as The American Dream/steady corporate takeovers, relative complacency, and a false set of security financed by credit cards, all the while our educational system faltered ,our infrastructure crumbled,and then the taxes thing and whole cart upside downed by extreme amounts of money hollowing out the middle starched shirts which gave us an oligarchy.
Oligarchs know how to do one thing.
So it’s a time of waking up! Seeing the smoke (not the smoke screens, sleight of hands oligarchs are cons at, or the downward spiral) .
Having advanced to this level is going to take a lot of time ,at best , to straighten the mess out.
Mary, could you please explore the mega prisons for all the innocent people who have not had due process; and how certain corrupt people are getting richer by locking people up rather than actually deporting them? This whole ICE situation is terribly disturbing to me. Thank you.
Thank you Mary. As usual you have inspired my comment.
One thing about the military, they are never without an appropriate acronym or aphorism. So as we watch with both horror and anger, two come to mind. The famous and trite: FUBAR. The other, “lovely opinions raped by gangs of ugly facts.” And to the latter the observation.
As Trump nearly killed himself hammering the House gavel just before signing the Big Ugly Bill, the fates conspired. So no, Donald, an opinion climate change is political was contravened tragically in TX. We do need a NOAA to predict an approaching storm’s intensity. Building a shoddy Alligator Alcatraz using FEMA funds to protect us from “aliens” ignores the larger need of a FEMA to aid us Americans in real distress.
I note with foreboding the upcoming hurricane season and a FEMA director unaware of same. We have a witless Cabinet looking for ways to further ingratiate themselves with ‘dear leader’ while the world moves on. Oh Canada, you are now the shining city on the hill. For us, I offer the acronym: FUBAR. Next time let’s discuss SNAFU.
We need to continue to break through the right wing propaganda machine that is now on Big Lie steroids.
For example, the recent, official Social Security Administration email led recipients to believe Congress had just passed an “historic” grant of tax relief for seniors, implying fulfilment of Trump’s pledge not to tax Social Security. In fact, benefits remain taxed at different levels based on income. While taxable income levels were raised from 1980s numbers, any “historic” benefit from this law expires in 2028 (!) - exposing it as a short-lived ploy to help Republicans mislead their voters in the 2026 midterms.
The fight continues!
I don’t think our America is quite prepared,perhaps even really cognizant , of what the rest of the world is experiencing. The rise of autocracy. Long forgotten is The Civil War, Great Depression, McCarthyism ,Robber Barons, etc. we kinda gloated on saving the world in WWII.
We have slowly come to see the vast number tales..addiction, incarceration, murders, quietly blanketed by the rich and famous/goals glorified as The American Dream/steady corporate takeovers, relative complacency, and a false set of security financed by credit cards, all the while our educational system faltered ,our infrastructure crumbled,and then the taxes thing and whole cart upside downed by extreme amounts of money hollowing out the middle starched shirts which gave us an oligarchy.
Oligarchs know how to do one thing.
So it’s a time of waking up! Seeing the smoke (not the smoke screens, sleight of hands oligarchs are cons at, or the downward spiral) .
Having advanced to this level is going to take a lot of time ,at best , to straighten the mess out.
It’s not a comforting reality.
It’s not easy.
It’s not a quick fix.
But it Can.Happen.
Should happen.
We’ve done it before…admirably.
Mary, could you please explore the mega prisons for all the innocent people who have not had due process; and how certain corrupt people are getting richer by locking people up rather than actually deporting them? This whole ICE situation is terribly disturbing to me. Thank you.
Further proof that Mark Carney is playing 4 dimensional chess. Meanwhile Trump tips over the board and tries to eat the chess pieces.
https://open.substack.com/pub/deanblundell/p/mark-carneys-latest-power-move-canada?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=1wbr1r
the Fourth may be over but The Force is still strong. My message: https://jaywilson1.substack.com/p/may-the-fourth-be-with-you?r=10sd39