If you lived in NYC during the 1980s, none of this is new. Donald Trump took a full page ad demanding the death penalty for the Central Park 5 teens (who were innocent, BTW) demanding that they be forced to suffer. He used the same type of rhetoric that we now see today on a daily basis either in press conferences or Truth Social, with vitriol, random ALL CAPS and gratuitous use of exclamation points. If only Mark Burnett hadn’t rehabbed Trump’s image via The Apprentice; we might not have been dealing with this today.
Its so disgusting and he was just as bad on the campaign trail. If millions of Americans can't tell this man is an evil demented idiot the country is doomed to fail.
Oh, and then he went night-night in front of the cabinet/press corp/world and… I just have not been able to fathom all day why there’s no reaction. Sorry: the Times mentioned he SEEMED to struggle to stay awake. Oy.
He has always been vile and greedy, but now he is seemingly more deranged each day, as well. There is a crack in the Republican party that is growing bigger. I keep hoping that elected Republicans will finally find their spines. Some have, like Massie, and are pushing back and some are starting to distance themselves from him and his sinking ship. BUT WE NEED MORE. We need more than just Newsom, Pritzker, Kelly and others. If you haven’t watched Kelly’s speech to the press the other day, do so…it was very impressive .I expect he’ll be running for President in 2028.
We can’t expect our next (Democratic) President to be our savior. We all must raise our voices (thank you MIB for continuing to be an outspoken critic). Remember the movie “Newsroom” and the main character shouting out the window in NYC: “l’m mad as hell and not going to take it anymore”?! I think most of us feel that way 1000 times more.
So many people in our country are afraid for their lives or their loved ones right now. A small act of kindness goes a long way. You don’t have to save the world or even your state……think about what you can do on your street or neighborhood to make things better, if just for one person.
Agree with the "act locally" argument. I'm very concerned about what happens post midterms. GOP will get, to use Obama's word, shellacked. And then we have gridlock/impeachment hearings, followed by more finger-pointing, disgust, and a rinse-repeat scenario where we find ourselves listing aboard a ship whose fate is less dramatic than the Titanic's but no less dire.
Good points! Yes, we don't want a repeat of that , which bored/annoyed half the country, but we do need accountability. Right now there are even Republicans calling for investigation into Hegseth's 2 big unlawful acts. I do see TD throwing him under the bus at some point, like he just did to the Admiral. HIs DOJ is rotting from the inside, as I believe you pointed out. And the traditional media (at least the NYT...I quite WAPO awhile ago) is starting to report and even have Editorial Opinion pieces on the disasters that this admin is fomenting. So while some things will indeed get worse (who will he pardon/go to war on next?), I do believe the tide is turning. Per Heather Cox Richardson (HRC), the Republican Party is undergoing a massive shift right now, as is the Democratic Party. I'm betting on us.
No matter how infuriated, I prefer not to call a fellow human being garbage. There are better derisive words, and also a thesaurus at the bottom of my desktop screen.
No matter how tempting, I refrain from assigning hateful people to eternal hellfire. That's not my judgment to make, because I'm not God.
cc: Donald J. Trump, thanking him for his attention to this matter if he's awake.
cc: Trump's Cabinet and Congressional Cult Members for whom the 25th amendment was apparently a waste of time.
I just want him gone!
How about doing the tax evasion thing like we did with Capone?
If you lived in NYC during the 1980s, none of this is new. Donald Trump took a full page ad demanding the death penalty for the Central Park 5 teens (who were innocent, BTW) demanding that they be forced to suffer. He used the same type of rhetoric that we now see today on a daily basis either in press conferences or Truth Social, with vitriol, random ALL CAPS and gratuitous use of exclamation points. If only Mark Burnett hadn’t rehabbed Trump’s image via The Apprentice; we might not have been dealing with this today.
Fun fact: W.E.B. Dubois had Huguenot ancestors.
What about the Flemish? Named themselves after snot, for God's sake. Not to be trusted. And their waffles are a travesty.
Its so disgusting and he was just as bad on the campaign trail. If millions of Americans can't tell this man is an evil demented idiot the country is doomed to fail.
I agree with Larry. There’s nothing more to add, except you are right on the freakin’ nose.
The guy is beyond the pale…out to pasture would be too good for him.
What if the pasture was located at Ft. Leavenworth, Kansas?
I hear there’s nice pasture at Leavenworth! 😜
Ooh, a girl can dream…
Oh, and then he went night-night in front of the cabinet/press corp/world and… I just have not been able to fathom all day why there’s no reaction. Sorry: the Times mentioned he SEEMED to struggle to stay awake. Oy.
Scott Bessent is Huguenot trash
He might actually be a Huguenot!
He actually is!
https://mdavis19881.substack.com/p/hey-maga-2026-is-coming
U got a point about the Cubans!! LOL..great piece
It’s almost hard to remember there was a real time when the GOP pressured President Nixon to resign rather than face impeachment and he did!
Quaint.
He has always been vile and greedy, but now he is seemingly more deranged each day, as well. There is a crack in the Republican party that is growing bigger. I keep hoping that elected Republicans will finally find their spines. Some have, like Massie, and are pushing back and some are starting to distance themselves from him and his sinking ship. BUT WE NEED MORE. We need more than just Newsom, Pritzker, Kelly and others. If you haven’t watched Kelly’s speech to the press the other day, do so…it was very impressive .I expect he’ll be running for President in 2028.
We can’t expect our next (Democratic) President to be our savior. We all must raise our voices (thank you MIB for continuing to be an outspoken critic). Remember the movie “Newsroom” and the main character shouting out the window in NYC: “l’m mad as hell and not going to take it anymore”?! I think most of us feel that way 1000 times more.
So many people in our country are afraid for their lives or their loved ones right now. A small act of kindness goes a long way. You don’t have to save the world or even your state……think about what you can do on your street or neighborhood to make things better, if just for one person.
Agree with the "act locally" argument. I'm very concerned about what happens post midterms. GOP will get, to use Obama's word, shellacked. And then we have gridlock/impeachment hearings, followed by more finger-pointing, disgust, and a rinse-repeat scenario where we find ourselves listing aboard a ship whose fate is less dramatic than the Titanic's but no less dire.
Good points! Yes, we don't want a repeat of that , which bored/annoyed half the country, but we do need accountability. Right now there are even Republicans calling for investigation into Hegseth's 2 big unlawful acts. I do see TD throwing him under the bus at some point, like he just did to the Admiral. HIs DOJ is rotting from the inside, as I believe you pointed out. And the traditional media (at least the NYT...I quite WAPO awhile ago) is starting to report and even have Editorial Opinion pieces on the disasters that this admin is fomenting. So while some things will indeed get worse (who will he pardon/go to war on next?), I do believe the tide is turning. Per Heather Cox Richardson (HRC), the Republican Party is undergoing a massive shift right now, as is the Democratic Party. I'm betting on us.
Fabulous rant. Thanks.
No matter how infuriated, I prefer not to call a fellow human being garbage. There are better derisive words, and also a thesaurus at the bottom of my desktop screen.
No matter how tempting, I refrain from assigning hateful people to eternal hellfire. That's not my judgment to make, because I'm not God.
cc: Donald J. Trump, thanking him for his attention to this matter if he's awake.
cc: Trump's Cabinet and Congressional Cult Members for whom the 25th amendment was apparently a waste of time.
It's just the most outlandish thing in U.S. history, that this guy has access to the nuclear codes. We'll be lucky if we're still here in three years.