I'm contrasting this with the forward-thinking and uplifting diplomacy coming from Ukraine, who is trying to make friends and allies around the world. We are one world. We have multiple difficult problems to solve and we must do it together. We need cooperation on a grand scale if we are to solve climate change, end wars, and abolish nuclear weapons, famine, poverty, and disease.
Thank you for your brutal truth and insight. With this, we are closer to our own peril brought on by this administration. I fear that many catastrophic events will need to occur before U.S. citizens see our decay, the decay the rest of the world sees at this moment.
Julia.....I believe a lot of us see what is happening it's the maga cult that is blind, deaf and dumb. I don't know if they will ever see the truth or they will go to their grave believing every word that comes out of the orange clowns mouth! We have to keep fighting, protesting peacefully, whatever it takes to save our democracy and our country. It might come down to civil war but I pray it does not go that far. We just need to get trump, his regime and the Supreme Court repubs out of power. We need more people like AOC and the squad and younger people in government with fresh ideas and willing to fight for We The People! David Hogg's movement "Leaders We Deserve" is finding and supporting younger people to run for positions in government whether state, local or government. Mamdani won his primary in NY for mayor and is one of David's people he supports. I hope he wins.
Thanks for writing this. I always appreciate hearing from you. Please do be aware, however, that 2 of 3 liberals on the High Court joined in this decision. This is because it pertained to an Executive Order that explicitly requires the reorganizations to proceed in obedience to the law. If the Administration violates the law in, for instance, laying off federal workers the courts are free to act. May I suggest Glenn Kirschner's exposition of the decision as a useful guide to its interpretation? He can be found on Youtube, Substack, etc. Thanks again,
Just another major step in Degenerate Don''s urgent quest to turn the United States into another unesteemed decrepit trump-hole country with a corrupt tinpot dictator that nobody except for rapacious exploiters of natural, national resources would want to have anything to do with.
And, of course, increasingly nobody wants to have much to do with us.
Of course, our adversaries in Moscow, Beijing, Tehran are joyful at the self-disembowelment of well over a century's efforts -- generally highly effective -- of "soft-diplomacy" globally. And the BRICs countries are put in an unparalleled opportunity to create partnership opportunities for themselves.
Taking just one example, over the past 20 years, since 2003, the American public has contributed over $100 billion to PEPFAR, begun by George W. Bush, to fight HIV/AIDS. People in all walks of life are likely to bypass thinking of the tens of millions of lives saved and the uncountable millions of people, especially children, saved from getting infected by the stark present-day reality that Donald Trump has abruptly wiped out much American support for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. For example, last year PEPFAR saved the lives of over 600,000 children plus many of their mothers. So far this year, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio have directly caused the deaths of an estimated 140,000 children -- the equivalent of the entire populations of, e.g., Cedar Rapids, Iowa or Waco, Texas -- by denying them treatment with medicines already bought and in many cases already delivered. 140,000 kids dead. So far. For literally nothing but the malevolence of a psychopath.
Congratulations, MAGAts, you've voted for a world much less pleasant for your offspring to exist in. You and they may deserve it. But the decent people of the world don't.
The damage done by this pack of fools is staggering at home and abroad. I fear we are reaching a point where their destruction of everything good about our country will be irreversible.
Many people are blind to what is happening. If it isn't on your front lawn or street , it didn't happen. Mostly due to the fact that we tend.to see to the end of our own noses. This is why it is.important that when u have.the chance.to talk with folks about.this. Acknowledge at least some.part.of.it that.they might be able to resonate with. June 17, "Good.Trouble"
Well reasoned there, and such a pity, a totally unnecessary fiasco.
— Everywhere he turns, Trump wreaks havoc & induces hatred towards America.
Now his conspiracy-minded MAGAs are starting to complain because he isn’t providing the promised Epstein files & he’s telling them to cool their jets! Their priorities are SO warped!
— we can only hope that the $$ pain from Trump’s tariff wars begins hitting soon & hard, their own pain the only thing that may motivate them & then him, and rein him in a bit.
The other thing motivating Trump is his desire to win a ‘Noble Prize’ … if someone in his orbit could get imaginative & use this to stop his various political rampages.
Further to my earlier comment, already SCOTUS has acted, without published rationale, to allow D.J. Trump to unconstitutionally destroy the Department of Education. Three justices dissented and, as usual, Justice Sotomayor wrote an opinion saying what demands to be said about such blatant disregard of law. I keep hoping the conservative majority will awaken or be awakened but it is at last clear to me that they fully intend backing every unlawful dream or ambition that D.J. Trump has ever had. And, they have once again done so decisively. May justice find them out and hold them accountable. As usual, Glenn Kirschner's explanation (cf. Youtube video titled "Right-Wing Supreme Court Justices Announce Trump CAN Keep Dismantling Department Of Education" in the channel named "Glenn Kirschner") is clear and compelling. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRdefw2EoD0&ab_channel=GlennKirschner
I'm contrasting this with the forward-thinking and uplifting diplomacy coming from Ukraine, who is trying to make friends and allies around the world. We are one world. We have multiple difficult problems to solve and we must do it together. We need cooperation on a grand scale if we are to solve climate change, end wars, and abolish nuclear weapons, famine, poverty, and disease.
Thank you for your brutal truth and insight. With this, we are closer to our own peril brought on by this administration. I fear that many catastrophic events will need to occur before U.S. citizens see our decay, the decay the rest of the world sees at this moment.
Julia.....I believe a lot of us see what is happening it's the maga cult that is blind, deaf and dumb. I don't know if they will ever see the truth or they will go to their grave believing every word that comes out of the orange clowns mouth! We have to keep fighting, protesting peacefully, whatever it takes to save our democracy and our country. It might come down to civil war but I pray it does not go that far. We just need to get trump, his regime and the Supreme Court repubs out of power. We need more people like AOC and the squad and younger people in government with fresh ideas and willing to fight for We The People! David Hogg's movement "Leaders We Deserve" is finding and supporting younger people to run for positions in government whether state, local or government. Mamdani won his primary in NY for mayor and is one of David's people he supports. I hope he wins.
Thanks for writing this. I always appreciate hearing from you. Please do be aware, however, that 2 of 3 liberals on the High Court joined in this decision. This is because it pertained to an Executive Order that explicitly requires the reorganizations to proceed in obedience to the law. If the Administration violates the law in, for instance, laying off federal workers the courts are free to act. May I suggest Glenn Kirschner's exposition of the decision as a useful guide to its interpretation? He can be found on Youtube, Substack, etc. Thanks again,
Just another major step in Degenerate Don''s urgent quest to turn the United States into another unesteemed decrepit trump-hole country with a corrupt tinpot dictator that nobody except for rapacious exploiters of natural, national resources would want to have anything to do with.
And, of course, increasingly nobody wants to have much to do with us.
Of course, our adversaries in Moscow, Beijing, Tehran are joyful at the self-disembowelment of well over a century's efforts -- generally highly effective -- of "soft-diplomacy" globally. And the BRICs countries are put in an unparalleled opportunity to create partnership opportunities for themselves.
Taking just one example, over the past 20 years, since 2003, the American public has contributed over $100 billion to PEPFAR, begun by George W. Bush, to fight HIV/AIDS. People in all walks of life are likely to bypass thinking of the tens of millions of lives saved and the uncountable millions of people, especially children, saved from getting infected by the stark present-day reality that Donald Trump has abruptly wiped out much American support for HIV/AIDS prevention and treatment. For example, last year PEPFAR saved the lives of over 600,000 children plus many of their mothers. So far this year, Donald Trump and Marco Rubio have directly caused the deaths of an estimated 140,000 children -- the equivalent of the entire populations of, e.g., Cedar Rapids, Iowa or Waco, Texas -- by denying them treatment with medicines already bought and in many cases already delivered. 140,000 kids dead. So far. For literally nothing but the malevolence of a psychopath.
Congratulations, MAGAts, you've voted for a world much less pleasant for your offspring to exist in. You and they may deserve it. But the decent people of the world don't.
The damage done by this pack of fools is staggering at home and abroad. I fear we are reaching a point where their destruction of everything good about our country will be irreversible.
I fear for our kids.
I am so afraid for our grandchildren.
Many people are blind to what is happening. If it isn't on your front lawn or street , it didn't happen. Mostly due to the fact that we tend.to see to the end of our own noses. This is why it is.important that when u have.the chance.to talk with folks about.this. Acknowledge at least some.part.of.it that.they might be able to resonate with. June 17, "Good.Trouble"
The destruction of our Country will take years, decades, if ever to repair.
Let's start today and November 2026.
Thank you Alex.
Well reasoned there, and such a pity, a totally unnecessary fiasco.
— Everywhere he turns, Trump wreaks havoc & induces hatred towards America.
Now his conspiracy-minded MAGAs are starting to complain because he isn’t providing the promised Epstein files & he’s telling them to cool their jets! Their priorities are SO warped!
— we can only hope that the $$ pain from Trump’s tariff wars begins hitting soon & hard, their own pain the only thing that may motivate them & then him, and rein him in a bit.
The other thing motivating Trump is his desire to win a ‘Noble Prize’ … if someone in his orbit could get imaginative & use this to stop his various political rampages.
Further to my earlier comment, already SCOTUS has acted, without published rationale, to allow D.J. Trump to unconstitutionally destroy the Department of Education. Three justices dissented and, as usual, Justice Sotomayor wrote an opinion saying what demands to be said about such blatant disregard of law. I keep hoping the conservative majority will awaken or be awakened but it is at last clear to me that they fully intend backing every unlawful dream or ambition that D.J. Trump has ever had. And, they have once again done so decisively. May justice find them out and hold them accountable. As usual, Glenn Kirschner's explanation (cf. Youtube video titled "Right-Wing Supreme Court Justices Announce Trump CAN Keep Dismantling Department Of Education" in the channel named "Glenn Kirschner") is clear and compelling. Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zRdefw2EoD0&ab_channel=GlennKirschner