This part….from our supreme leader...….”For the most part, we’re going to take care of our people. There are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of.” Those words make me sick to my stomach. I hope more Americans, not just Democrats and not just Republicans, just Americans continue to see what is happening and peacefully resist. We are all in this together.
October 18 will likely see MAGA “false flag” actions to turn No Kings protests violent. We must be savvy and alert to ensure their tactics don’t succeed.
Yes, Casey, absolutely. Who can lead this? Who are the Americans who would put this together? Who are the Voughts et al on the side of liberty, freedom and democracy? Good thinkers, excellent writers, historians, politicians, ordinary smart folks with nothing but the future of our country as their guide. Where the f are they?
I think some of the front-runners for the 2028 presidential election might be good - Pritzker, Newsom, Joe Kennedy III. Senators like Adam Schiff, Patty Murray, and Cory Booker, as well as Representatives like Hakeem Jeffries, Jasmine Crockett, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could be helpful. People who worked on the DNC could help a lot, too. And of course Robert Reich, Heather Cox Richardson, Robin Snyder, Mary Geddry... There's already a core group we could build on, IMHO.
A refreshing take after all the bullshit I’ve been hearing and reading today about Trump’s dementia being the reason for this shit-show.
Why is that idea being wheeled out again? Apparently he’s got “obsessions that he can’t let go”. Yeah, Hitler had some of them. Stalin had some too. And so did Mussolini. It’s the obsession with World domination. Trump wants to rule the World. No joke. He actually thinks he already does, but he wants everyone else to feel it. Like, really, really, really feel it.
For some reason (and I’m damned if I know what it is), there are Americans other than MAGA cult members who are still trying to give Trump the benefit of the doubt. The poor guy’s all old and senile, apparently.
No!
He’s WICKED. Period.
They’re granting a bad, soulless man a free pass while ignoring the obvious fact that a christian [deliberately lower case] nationalist authoritarian regime is being installed before their very eyes.
So there are now two types of simpletons who can’t see the wood for the trees: the “MAGA Brigade”, and the “Trump can’t help it Brigade”. For me at the moment it’s a coin toss as to which of them is more deluded.
Who is in the “OMG, we’re about to be under the thumb of a bunch of diabolically evil sons-of-bitches Brigade”? Not enough peeps by far.
Americans… wake up to the fact that you are the length of a bee’s dick from becoming slaves. What is a “slave”? Someone who is not free.
Give up your belief that such a thing could never happen in your country. It’s happening now. Right now.
I’m a Kiwi looking in and I’m astonished at the general “it’ll all come right” attitude. “We’ll protest peacefully”. “We’ll vote them out”. “We’ll go to Court”. A big bunch of us World citizens are watching what’s unfolding and cringing at the naivety.
The only hope I can see for American citizens is to stop pledging allegiance to your country (which is fucked on the world-stage, by the way) and start pledging allegiance to your personal freedom, the freedom of your kids, and the freedom of your fellow humans.
America is not “The Land of the Free”, okay? It actually never has been in anyone’s mind other than those of its citizens. True story.
A Constitution that relies on “good faith” actions by a dude with executive powers in an oval office, to keep things tickety-boo, is not worth the paper it’s written on. If it can simply be ignored writ-large by a group of creeps with more money than a bull can shit, it was never fit for purpose.
In summary: Trump is evil. His administration is evil. His followers are stupid. And those that can’t see they’re being corralled by evil RIGHT NOW, are stupid too.
Oh my god, thank you for this perspective (and the bee's dick) from afar. We are in deep trouble and we are terrified. They have the guns, we have cardboard signs. We watch as elected officials have caved on everything. It brings tears to my eyes and a rage in my heart. Help! We are drowning. The U.N. had a lot to say about it recently but not enough and believe me, those who spoke against what is happening, did not get as much press as the idiot we elected president.
From the beginning of our country, there has been an insidious religious group that would have white men rule and women and "others" serve. That is what has grown out of proportion with the rise of the internet and its connecting creeps and weirdos with the dangerous and evil. We are in deep shit and you may see a rise of American immigrants in your beautiful country.
That insidious religious group is the fruit of the Abrahamic traditions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and it has been, since the beginning, focused on the rule of men, the subservience of women, and the destruction of any society that does not practice or embrace their god. What is their creation story? That it is a sin to question authority and to want knowledge. Who is their founder? Abraham, a man who terrified his own child because a god told him to. People may find this analysis rather sharp, but I am tired of seeing a book full of immoral gods and characters being characterized as a book of morality and "truth". This is what people like Vought and JD Vance and tons of others who have clawed their way up to power represent. And it's time to challenge their religious beliefs and reject them.
This column should be sent to every Democrat in Congress, and to every elected officials in the statehouses. We the people are doing the marches, the outrage, the commenting, but the real power (haha) is in the government and until Thom Tillis and John Thune wake the fuck up, we are screaming into the storm. The stakes are so high for most Americans who are not white and male.
A refreshing take after all the bullshit I’ve been hearing and reading today about Trump’s dementia being the reason for this shit-show.
Why is that idea being wheeled out again? Apparently he’s got “obsessions that he can’t let go”. Yeah, Hitler had some of them. Stalin had some too. And so did Mussolini. It’s the obsession with World domination. Trump wants to rule the World. No joke. He actually thinks he already does, but he wants everyone else to feel it. Like, really, really, really feel it.
For some reason (and I’m damned if I know what it is), there are Americans other than MAGA cult members who are still trying to give Trump the benefit of the doubt. The poor guys is all old and senile, apparently.
No!
He’s wicked. Period.
They’re granting a bad, soulless man a free pass while ignoring the obvious fact that a christian [deliberately lower case] nationalist authoritarian regime is being installed before their very eyes.
So there are now two types of simpletons who can’t see the wood for the trees: the “MAGA Brigade”, and the “Trump can’t help it Brigade”. For me at the moment it’s a coin toss as to which of them is more deluded.
Who is in the “OMG, we’re about to be under the thumb of a bunch of diabolically evil sons-of-bitches Brigade”? Not enough peeps by far.
Americans… wake up to the fact that you are the length of a bee’s dick from becoming slaves. What is a “slave”? Someone who is not free.
Give up your belief that such a thing could never happen in your country. It’s happening now. Right now.
I’m a Kiwi looking in and I’m astonished at the general “it’ll all come right” attitude. “We’ll protest peacefully”. “We’ll vote them out”. “We’ll go to Court”. A big bunch of us World citizens are watching what’s unfolding and cringing at the naivety.
The only hope I can see for American citizens is to stop pledging allegiance to your country (which is fucked on the world-stage, by the way) and start pledging allegiance to your personal freedom, the freedom of your kids, and the freedom of your fellow humans.
America is not “The Land of the Free”, okay? It actually never has been in anyone’s mind other than those of its citizens. True story.
A Constitution that relies on “good faith” actions, by a dude with executive powers in an oval office, to keep things tickety-boo is not worth the paper it’s written on. If it can simply be ignored writ-large by a group of creeps with more money than a bull can shit, it is not fit for purpose.
In summary: Trump is evil. His administration is evil. His followers are stupid. And those that can’t see they’re being corralled by evil as we speak, are stupid too.
Americans are frogs in a cooking pot slowly coming to the boil.
Trump’s first administration was thoroughly entertaining. Breaking out the popcorn every night.
This administration is a horror-show. I can’t raise a chuckle at any American news nowadays because it’s far from funny. Not even the late night show hosts are amusing me anymore because they’re making light of things that are as serious as can be. It’s all bread and circuses.
My brother regularly tells me our address (postcode and all) as a way of reminding me that we’re well out of it “Down-under”.
But I’m worried about the kids. Not my kids, particularly. ALL the kids!
If this video doesn’t play, search for “If you tolerate this, then your children will be next” by the Manic Street Preachers.
I was a NYC high school teacher for 25 years, retiring two years ago. Boy did the kids change from troubled to troubling in those years. The internet gave them their secret places to fester like open wounds and learn to hate one another, The lockdown gave them opportunity to spend 12 hours a day absorbing hate. And believe me, that hatred comes from all corners. It was horrible going back to work after the kids took off the masks and we saw their angry twisted faces emerge. Btw, your video will not play, apparently no permission by its owner has been given to show in this country.
That’s really sad, Katy. And what a grim note to retire a long and dedicated career on. I can’t imagine how awful it must have been to witness that.
So much suffering was caused by the pandemic. I didn’t suffer personally, but I saw it happening all around me. It was a difficult time for many, many people and there were a lot of things that could/should have been done better.
The video is “If you tolerate this then your children will be next” by the Manic Street Preachers. The original music video is chilling. REALLY chilling!
Americans are frogs in a cooking pot slowly coming to the boil.
Trump’s first administration was thoroughly entertaining. Breaking out the popcorn every night.
This administration is a horror-show. I can’t raise a chuckle at any American news nowadays because it’s far from funny. Not even the late night show hosts are amusing me anymore because they’re making light of things that are as serious as can be. It’s all bread and circuses.
My brother regularly tells me our address (postcode and all) as a way of reminding me that we’re well out of it “Down-under”.
But I’m worried about the kids. Not my kids, particularly. ALL the kids!
If this video doesn’t play, search for “If you tolerate this, then your children will be next” by the Manic Street Preachers.
This part….from our supreme leader...….”For the most part, we’re going to take care of our people. There are some people that really don’t deserve to be taken care of.” Those words make me sick to my stomach. I hope more Americans, not just Democrats and not just Republicans, just Americans continue to see what is happening and peacefully resist. We are all in this together.
I feel like we should hire banner toting airplanes with signs that they "THERE IS NO ANTIFA1" and fly them over every state in this country.
October 18 will likely see MAGA “false flag” actions to turn No Kings protests violent. We must be savvy and alert to ensure their tactics don’t succeed.
We The People need a Project 2026: a cohesive plan that will rebuild and restore our republic.
Yes, Casey, absolutely. Who can lead this? Who are the Americans who would put this together? Who are the Voughts et al on the side of liberty, freedom and democracy? Good thinkers, excellent writers, historians, politicians, ordinary smart folks with nothing but the future of our country as their guide. Where the f are they?
I think some of the front-runners for the 2028 presidential election might be good - Pritzker, Newsom, Joe Kennedy III. Senators like Adam Schiff, Patty Murray, and Cory Booker, as well as Representatives like Hakeem Jeffries, Jasmine Crockett, and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez could be helpful. People who worked on the DNC could help a lot, too. And of course Robert Reich, Heather Cox Richardson, Robin Snyder, Mary Geddry... There's already a core group we could build on, IMHO.
Bernie!
A refreshing take after all the bullshit I’ve been hearing and reading today about Trump’s dementia being the reason for this shit-show.
Why is that idea being wheeled out again? Apparently he’s got “obsessions that he can’t let go”. Yeah, Hitler had some of them. Stalin had some too. And so did Mussolini. It’s the obsession with World domination. Trump wants to rule the World. No joke. He actually thinks he already does, but he wants everyone else to feel it. Like, really, really, really feel it.
For some reason (and I’m damned if I know what it is), there are Americans other than MAGA cult members who are still trying to give Trump the benefit of the doubt. The poor guy’s all old and senile, apparently.
No!
He’s WICKED. Period.
They’re granting a bad, soulless man a free pass while ignoring the obvious fact that a christian [deliberately lower case] nationalist authoritarian regime is being installed before their very eyes.
So there are now two types of simpletons who can’t see the wood for the trees: the “MAGA Brigade”, and the “Trump can’t help it Brigade”. For me at the moment it’s a coin toss as to which of them is more deluded.
Who is in the “OMG, we’re about to be under the thumb of a bunch of diabolically evil sons-of-bitches Brigade”? Not enough peeps by far.
Americans… wake up to the fact that you are the length of a bee’s dick from becoming slaves. What is a “slave”? Someone who is not free.
Give up your belief that such a thing could never happen in your country. It’s happening now. Right now.
I’m a Kiwi looking in and I’m astonished at the general “it’ll all come right” attitude. “We’ll protest peacefully”. “We’ll vote them out”. “We’ll go to Court”. A big bunch of us World citizens are watching what’s unfolding and cringing at the naivety.
The only hope I can see for American citizens is to stop pledging allegiance to your country (which is fucked on the world-stage, by the way) and start pledging allegiance to your personal freedom, the freedom of your kids, and the freedom of your fellow humans.
America is not “The Land of the Free”, okay? It actually never has been in anyone’s mind other than those of its citizens. True story.
A Constitution that relies on “good faith” actions by a dude with executive powers in an oval office, to keep things tickety-boo, is not worth the paper it’s written on. If it can simply be ignored writ-large by a group of creeps with more money than a bull can shit, it was never fit for purpose.
In summary: Trump is evil. His administration is evil. His followers are stupid. And those that can’t see they’re being corralled by evil RIGHT NOW, are stupid too.
Oh my god, thank you for this perspective (and the bee's dick) from afar. We are in deep trouble and we are terrified. They have the guns, we have cardboard signs. We watch as elected officials have caved on everything. It brings tears to my eyes and a rage in my heart. Help! We are drowning. The U.N. had a lot to say about it recently but not enough and believe me, those who spoke against what is happening, did not get as much press as the idiot we elected president.
From the beginning of our country, there has been an insidious religious group that would have white men rule and women and "others" serve. That is what has grown out of proportion with the rise of the internet and its connecting creeps and weirdos with the dangerous and evil. We are in deep shit and you may see a rise of American immigrants in your beautiful country.
That insidious religious group is the fruit of the Abrahamic traditions (Judaism, Christianity and Islam) and it has been, since the beginning, focused on the rule of men, the subservience of women, and the destruction of any society that does not practice or embrace their god. What is their creation story? That it is a sin to question authority and to want knowledge. Who is their founder? Abraham, a man who terrified his own child because a god told him to. People may find this analysis rather sharp, but I am tired of seeing a book full of immoral gods and characters being characterized as a book of morality and "truth". This is what people like Vought and JD Vance and tons of others who have clawed their way up to power represent. And it's time to challenge their religious beliefs and reject them.
Mary- have you seen Sen. Allissa Slotkin's speech from I think last night? It's very good and very important.
If media stopped physically showing up, what would happen?
This column should be sent to every Democrat in Congress, and to every elected officials in the statehouses. We the people are doing the marches, the outrage, the commenting, but the real power (haha) is in the government and until Thom Tillis and John Thune wake the fuck up, we are screaming into the storm. The stakes are so high for most Americans who are not white and male.
A refreshing take after all the bullshit I’ve been hearing and reading today about Trump’s dementia being the reason for this shit-show.
Why is that idea being wheeled out again? Apparently he’s got “obsessions that he can’t let go”. Yeah, Hitler had some of them. Stalin had some too. And so did Mussolini. It’s the obsession with World domination. Trump wants to rule the World. No joke. He actually thinks he already does, but he wants everyone else to feel it. Like, really, really, really feel it.
For some reason (and I’m damned if I know what it is), there are Americans other than MAGA cult members who are still trying to give Trump the benefit of the doubt. The poor guys is all old and senile, apparently.
No!
He’s wicked. Period.
They’re granting a bad, soulless man a free pass while ignoring the obvious fact that a christian [deliberately lower case] nationalist authoritarian regime is being installed before their very eyes.
So there are now two types of simpletons who can’t see the wood for the trees: the “MAGA Brigade”, and the “Trump can’t help it Brigade”. For me at the moment it’s a coin toss as to which of them is more deluded.
Who is in the “OMG, we’re about to be under the thumb of a bunch of diabolically evil sons-of-bitches Brigade”? Not enough peeps by far.
Americans… wake up to the fact that you are the length of a bee’s dick from becoming slaves. What is a “slave”? Someone who is not free.
Give up your belief that such a thing could never happen in your country. It’s happening now. Right now.
I’m a Kiwi looking in and I’m astonished at the general “it’ll all come right” attitude. “We’ll protest peacefully”. “We’ll vote them out”. “We’ll go to Court”. A big bunch of us World citizens are watching what’s unfolding and cringing at the naivety.
The only hope I can see for American citizens is to stop pledging allegiance to your country (which is fucked on the world-stage, by the way) and start pledging allegiance to your personal freedom, the freedom of your kids, and the freedom of your fellow humans.
America is not “The Land of the Free”, okay? It actually never has been in anyone’s mind other than those of its citizens. True story.
A Constitution that relies on “good faith” actions, by a dude with executive powers in an oval office, to keep things tickety-boo is not worth the paper it’s written on. If it can simply be ignored writ-large by a group of creeps with more money than a bull can shit, it is not fit for purpose.
In summary: Trump is evil. His administration is evil. His followers are stupid. And those that can’t see they’re being corralled by evil as we speak, are stupid too.
Thank you! I was going to say those things. You saved me from writing.
Well someone had to say it, aye?
Americans are frogs in a cooking pot slowly coming to the boil.
Trump’s first administration was thoroughly entertaining. Breaking out the popcorn every night.
This administration is a horror-show. I can’t raise a chuckle at any American news nowadays because it’s far from funny. Not even the late night show hosts are amusing me anymore because they’re making light of things that are as serious as can be. It’s all bread and circuses.
My brother regularly tells me our address (postcode and all) as a way of reminding me that we’re well out of it “Down-under”.
But I’m worried about the kids. Not my kids, particularly. ALL the kids!
If this video doesn’t play, search for “If you tolerate this, then your children will be next” by the Manic Street Preachers.
https://youtu.be/cX8szNPgrEs?si=U-hsogTn8KQFVA0d
I was a NYC high school teacher for 25 years, retiring two years ago. Boy did the kids change from troubled to troubling in those years. The internet gave them their secret places to fester like open wounds and learn to hate one another, The lockdown gave them opportunity to spend 12 hours a day absorbing hate. And believe me, that hatred comes from all corners. It was horrible going back to work after the kids took off the masks and we saw their angry twisted faces emerge. Btw, your video will not play, apparently no permission by its owner has been given to show in this country.
That’s really sad, Katy. And what a grim note to retire a long and dedicated career on. I can’t imagine how awful it must have been to witness that.
So much suffering was caused by the pandemic. I didn’t suffer personally, but I saw it happening all around me. It was a difficult time for many, many people and there were a lot of things that could/should have been done better.
The video is “If you tolerate this then your children will be next” by the Manic Street Preachers. The original music video is chilling. REALLY chilling!
Well someone had to say it, aye?
Americans are frogs in a cooking pot slowly coming to the boil.
Trump’s first administration was thoroughly entertaining. Breaking out the popcorn every night.
This administration is a horror-show. I can’t raise a chuckle at any American news nowadays because it’s far from funny. Not even the late night show hosts are amusing me anymore because they’re making light of things that are as serious as can be. It’s all bread and circuses.
My brother regularly tells me our address (postcode and all) as a way of reminding me that we’re well out of it “Down-under”.
But I’m worried about the kids. Not my kids, particularly. ALL the kids!
If this video doesn’t play, search for “If you tolerate this, then your children will be next” by the Manic Street Preachers.
https://youtu.be/cX8szNPgrEs?si=U-hsogTn8KQFVA0d