From propaganda in the Oval Office to contempt immunity in Congress, the Trump regime just declared war on reality, and the working class may have only one option left.
As I live in the ruby red state of South Carolina with Miss Lindsey Graham and Timmy Scott as my senators, I don’t hold out much hope for the big beautiful budget being canceled. And I just simply cannot understand why a huge band of independent journalists cannot get together and speak as one voice have a giant rally with dissident musicians. I keep calling for this and then a general strike to follow. I have absolutely 100% given up on the Democratic Party to do anything
Totally agree with you Reba. At least I live in Oregon, whose elected officials ( for the most part) will fight for Oregonians at both the State and federal level.
Love your piece, particularly the last sentence about a general strike……the resistance movement must have teeth in it because the this administration is quite short on intellect, and completely bereft of conscience or compassion.
I agree with everything you have said here. I’m a Canadian and feel very sorry for the good people of the United States. I urge you all to think logically about Trump and what he has done, is doing and will do. You have to get rid of him and his cronies.
The big ugly bill provision to hamstring the judiciary from enforcing its orders using its contempt power scares me most. This subversion clause is likely to get lost in the noise yet has devastating consequences for the separation of powers.
The dean of Berkeley Law wrote: "Without the contempt power, judicial orders are meaningless and can be ignored. There is no way to understand this except as a way to keep the Trump administration from being restrained when it violates the Constitution or otherwise breaks the law.”
The Trump-Johnson bill needs both effective PR and mass protests on its ugly contents.
I am wondering what good judges’ contempt ‘power’ is, even without this Bill. Judges are making rulings which are already being ignored. Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still confined in El Salvador gulag.
American is already seeing the rule of law being diminished on a daily basis. People are being snatched off the streets. The Bill is just trying to make shit that’s unconstitutional into something ‘legal. It’s horrific.
Mary, you laid into Musk for his exploding rockets but it seems like the social media platform formerly known as Twitter is more ripe for targeting since he rendered it into a much worse cesspool that it was before he bought it.
As I live in the ruby red state of South Carolina with Miss Lindsey Graham and Timmy Scott as my senators, I don’t hold out much hope for the big beautiful budget being canceled. And I just simply cannot understand why a huge band of independent journalists cannot get together and speak as one voice have a giant rally with dissident musicians. I keep calling for this and then a general strike to follow. I have absolutely 100% given up on the Democratic Party to do anything
Totally agree with you Reba. At least I live in Oregon, whose elected officials ( for the most part) will fight for Oregonians at both the State and federal level.
I love that you call him Miss Lindsey Graham.
Just calling it like I see it😬
Love your piece, particularly the last sentence about a general strike……the resistance movement must have teeth in it because the this administration is quite short on intellect, and completely bereft of conscience or compassion.
I agree with everything you have said here. I’m a Canadian and feel very sorry for the good people of the United States. I urge you all to think logically about Trump and what he has done, is doing and will do. You have to get rid of him and his cronies.
Mary. Thank you. Your viewpoint is always insightful. I’m in total agreement. And I’m trying not to panic.
It’s past time to call a general strike. Why not set it for June 14.
sounds like a plan
The big ugly bill provision to hamstring the judiciary from enforcing its orders using its contempt power scares me most. This subversion clause is likely to get lost in the noise yet has devastating consequences for the separation of powers.
The dean of Berkeley Law wrote: "Without the contempt power, judicial orders are meaningless and can be ignored. There is no way to understand this except as a way to keep the Trump administration from being restrained when it violates the Constitution or otherwise breaks the law.”
The Trump-Johnson bill needs both effective PR and mass protests on its ugly contents.
I am wondering what good judges’ contempt ‘power’ is, even without this Bill. Judges are making rulings which are already being ignored. Kilmar Abrego Garcia is still confined in El Salvador gulag.
American is already seeing the rule of law being diminished on a daily basis. People are being snatched off the streets. The Bill is just trying to make shit that’s unconstitutional into something ‘legal. It’s horrific.
...So do the courts now have the power to throw out the entire bill since part of it is unconstitutional?
Great question
Mary, you laid into Musk for his exploding rockets but it seems like the social media platform formerly known as Twitter is more ripe for targeting since he rendered it into a much worse cesspool that it was before he bought it.
I lay into X and Musk’s use of it to amplify disinformation regularly. You are correct, it is much worse than it ever was as Twitter
this is incredible commentary, Mary! Can you tell me what your background is? Thank you!!
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That about sums it up.
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