More innocent Venezuelans killed and injured in another illegal strike against their country. Military attacks on another nation’s military can be considered a declaration of war without the authorization of Congress as required by the Constitution. Trump is a domestic and international terrorist. At least when we went after Noriega we didn’t have a criminal in charge of operations. I wonder how much it will cost Maduro to buy a pardon?
When Hitler came to power he improved the lives of the average German. He bought their loyalty.
Trump failed to do that. If he had placated the average American, they might have ignored his abuse of others. He didn’t buy us off.
So we have no reason to be loyal.
Every time I consider our insignificance to the universe I’m overwhelmed with awe and dread.
On January 1st, don’t make a resolution, join the revolution.
I honestly don’t know what we’re going to do about the third of the nation who is fine with fascism, wants white supremacy, anticipates evangelical intrusion into every aspect of our lives.
They have no desire to assimilate into a democratic republic and will resort to violence to get their way.
We’re seeing capitalism displace democracy as the fundamental principle guiding the country. Everything must generate a profit for a few men at the top of the consolidated monopolies. The rest of us work for them.
We got into this mess because we lied to ourselves about what a wonderful country this was, all the while lynching blacks, putting Japanese into internment camps, accepting white male supremacy, even kidding ourselves that we were Christians. We fucked around, and now we’re finding out.
Unlawful orders and defenses to Article 92 and Article 90 According to UCMJ Law Article 92 An order is unlawful if it violates the Constitution, U.S. laws, or military regulations and it directs a service member to commit a crime or unethical act. An unlawful order is a directive issued by someone in a position of authority that violates the law, a person’s rights, or ethical principles. Following such orders can have legal consequences for both the person giving the order and the one executing it.
Trump has eliminated the rule of law and instituted the rule of bribery, flattery, and oppression. We are being ruled by fools, liars and frauds. The truth no longer matters. I once took a non-expiring oath to defend this country against any domestic enemy, and that’s exactly what this regime is, and that’s exactly what I intend to do.
For hell’s sake, Kamala, please sue 60 Minutes over their edited interview with little Donnie Trump.
Play the game by their rules.
When Steve Bannon was asked about the 22nd Amendment he stated flatly that Trump will be the president (not “elected”, but “will be”) in 2028, he answered “we have a plan”.
He didn’t elaborate but I think we know what that plan is.
Start a domestic war then declare martial law.
You can say America is now a dictatorship, a fascist state, an oligarchy, the 4th Reich, but what you can’t call America is a democratic republic.
We’re no longer the “United States” either.
All that we were is gone.
Either we rebel and resist or we give up and comply.
There’s no middle ground.
We’ve broken the code.
When one, or ten, or fifty people march in protest, the Gestapo can muster enough goons to violently put it down.
But when thousands, even hundreds march together, peacefully, the goons are outnumbered and their false narrative is exposed.
This is how to do it.
American techno-capitalism is destroying communities, polluting water, and causing soaring electrical rates all so some dumbshit in his mom’s basement can make funny Ai videos about cats with 5 paws.
I was listening to a podcaster rip into this fascist regime today, but from the specific viewpoint of Apple’s involvement in it. I agreed with everything he said. Cook has not only tarnished his image but Apple’s as well, removing apps at Trump’s command and awarding him with a trophy for who knows what. Not to mention Cook’s $1 million homage to the king. So I need to either stand by my principles or admit that I’m a tech hypocrite.
This regime’s contempt for the rule of law is unprecedented.
It can only be explained by accepting that the goal of Project 2025 is complete domination of America, and eventually of the world.
We’ve permitted the wealthy to buy anything they want, including nations and their citizens.
I’ve always wished I could live my inner self as a gentle person. Instead, my life involded the military, law enforcement, even radical protestation. But if you’re the kind of person I really wanted to be, emapthetic, a companion animal to other animals of all kinds, compassionate and kind, you should watch The Famoius Last Words of Jane Goodall on Netflix. If you don’t have Netflix, find a friend who does and watch it together.
Let’s scrap the National Anthem. It’s total bullshit now. Land of the free and home of the brave? Give me a break. We need an anthem that accurately reflects the times. May I nominate:
I’m amused when news people say that Trump was elected over concerns about rising costs and health care.
No, he wasn’t.
He was elected, or more correctly put into office, because his supporters hate the same things Trump hates, most having been told by Trump who and what to hate.
The closest religion gets to science is that it employs the first two steps of the scientific method, it observes a thing and formulates a hypothesis to explain it. But then it gets lazy and accepts the hypothesis as fact without making any effort to test it.