Betrayal and double speak are the current ethos of the Trump administration. Refusing to pay bills for services already delivered through USAID, follows Trump’s lifelong pattern of stiffing contractors. Extorting Ukraine for minerals they would have freely sold us, is a ham fisted power play. And now the Tate brothers are being welcomed back to the US, displaying the administration’s contempt for women and the rule of law.
Watching Rubio betray his own values for access to power has been sobering. It also appears to be painful for Rubio himself. I haven’t seen a single smile on his face since his confirmation as Secretary of State & administrators of USAID. Rubio has destroyed his own legacy while betraying millions of innocent people.
With respect to “the change in leadership at the Joint Chiefs and firing of JAG officers,” and “to be engaged,” below are links to call upon senators to reject these unparalleled dismissals that threaten our national and international security.
As of earlier this week, I called offices of nine of the thirteen Democrats on the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services. A few were calls expressing appreciation for their voices; others were demands for breaking their silence in the face of peril. I will complete that task and then begin calling GOP Committee Members—to some of whom may be fruitless efforts, namely those of Tommy Tuberville, Joni Ernst, and Rick Scott.
What I know for certain is that in the process, I will be mindful of the exchange between Joyce Vance and Alexander Vindman, including that which A. Vindman said: “[t]he Senate must confirm new nominees to replace all of those removed. They should only do so after thorough hearings on each and every nominee rather than through unanimous consent. This is a pivotal moment for Congress to exercise its oversight responsibilities.”
United States Senate Committee on Armed Services / Leadership & Members:
With regards to values I stand firmly with you on your observations and conclusion; though I would like to add that values make up one point of a form that can be used to demonstrate what constitutes the actions and decision-making processes that yield an expression of a values system, of which there are as many as there are living persons on Earth.
As I am typing this out I already realize that this is going to become an essay.
For the moment the three domains that will make up the framework for this model are: Values, Knowledge, & Identity.
Yes, my mind is getting locked in on this now, so I need to break off and jot down some notes and do some research.
"we must recognize that values are not separate from U.S. interests—they are central to them."
"the U.S. must pivot to a strategy of values primacy."
"A foreign policy grounded in values isn’t just about morality—it’s about securing America’s long-term strategic interests."
Betrayal and double speak are the current ethos of the Trump administration. Refusing to pay bills for services already delivered through USAID, follows Trump’s lifelong pattern of stiffing contractors. Extorting Ukraine for minerals they would have freely sold us, is a ham fisted power play. And now the Tate brothers are being welcomed back to the US, displaying the administration’s contempt for women and the rule of law.
Watching Rubio betray his own values for access to power has been sobering. It also appears to be painful for Rubio himself. I haven’t seen a single smile on his face since his confirmation as Secretary of State & administrators of USAID. Rubio has destroyed his own legacy while betraying millions of innocent people.
With respect to “the change in leadership at the Joint Chiefs and firing of JAG officers,” and “to be engaged,” below are links to call upon senators to reject these unparalleled dismissals that threaten our national and international security.
As of earlier this week, I called offices of nine of the thirteen Democrats on the U.S. Senate Committee on Armed Services. A few were calls expressing appreciation for their voices; others were demands for breaking their silence in the face of peril. I will complete that task and then begin calling GOP Committee Members—to some of whom may be fruitless efforts, namely those of Tommy Tuberville, Joni Ernst, and Rick Scott.
What I know for certain is that in the process, I will be mindful of the exchange between Joyce Vance and Alexander Vindman, including that which A. Vindman said: “[t]he Senate must confirm new nominees to replace all of those removed. They should only do so after thorough hearings on each and every nominee rather than through unanimous consent. This is a pivotal moment for Congress to exercise its oversight responsibilities.”
United States Senate Committee on Armed Services / Leadership & Members:
https://www.armed-services.senate.gov/
To contact U.S. Senators / Senators of the119th Congress:
https://www.senate.gov/senators/senators-contact.htm
An apt reminder, for me, perhaps now more than ever:
“And most importantly, remember that democracy is not self-sustaining—it requires active participation from all of us.”
~ Lieutenant Colonel Alexander Vindman
With regards to values I stand firmly with you on your observations and conclusion; though I would like to add that values make up one point of a form that can be used to demonstrate what constitutes the actions and decision-making processes that yield an expression of a values system, of which there are as many as there are living persons on Earth.
As I am typing this out I already realize that this is going to become an essay.
For the moment the three domains that will make up the framework for this model are: Values, Knowledge, & Identity.
Yes, my mind is getting locked in on this now, so I need to break off and jot down some notes and do some research.
"we must recognize that values are not separate from U.S. interests—they are central to them."
"the U.S. must pivot to a strategy of values primacy."
"A foreign policy grounded in values isn’t just about morality—it’s about securing America’s long-term strategic interests."