FOX news entertainment today showed a clip of the US president declaiming:
"Russia has been fine on Ukraine."
Can it be clearer for US voters that this person must be removed?
He is an ally of Russia and acts against the interests of the US, Europe, NATO, and Ukraine.
I AM A LIFELONG DEMOCRAT AND I BECOME MORE DISGUSTED WITH THE QUIET ACQUIESCENCE OF THE REPUBLICAN PARTY'S THEFT OF THE US GOVERNMENT.
WHY DO YOU NOT SPEAK OUT?
WHY DO YOU NOT DECRY THIS NEW DSA, A NEW PARTY, A DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST PARTY?
IT IS TERRIBLE ON ITS FACE.
I'm wasting the morning watching YouTube, and when "The Rest is History" video ended, a documentary about the life of the infamous attorney Roy Cohn began.
While Mr. Cohn seems to be a devious, driven ruthless attorney, I'd like him to be on my side if I were in legal trouble.
What strikes me is the question: "Why is there no 'Roy Cohn-like' person or group of people in my weak, polite, ineffective Democratic Party?"
The last angry Democratic Senator I can recall was Ted Kennedy. Where are the Democratic Ted Kennedy's today?
The Republican Party has innumerable 'Cohn-like' pit bulls and they are quite successfully raping the Republic.
Enough said.
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One after another, these candidates for positions requiring Senate confirmation refuse to answer.
What does this say about the US government?
It's broken.
Recent/current example of why I hate Dem leadership:
Platner can win a Senate seat but since he has been accused of past behavior involving improper activity with females.
What do Dems do?
They light him on fire and forfeit the upcoming election to Sen. Susan Collins. And THIS when the overturning of the Senate domination by Republicans is potentially within reach! Nutso.
That is all that I can think about today because my brain may overheat.
This Platner deal is occurring simultaneously when Senator Mitch McConnell is AWOL and Republican leadership is covering his absence for 3-plus weeks now with all their might. Repubs know how important it is to keep their Senate majority. Dems seem eager to remain minority losers.
That is all.
We could lose the vote...
We could lose Democracy...
They might stop following the Constitution...
They can take away your health care...
Your SNAP benefits might get reduced...
They might just start stopping people on the street because of their color and take them away...
It goes on and on.
What drives me to frustration is that Republicans HAVE LONG AGO done all these bad things and much more.
Our Democrats pretend that these breakdowns are POSSIBILITIES, but we know they occurred steadily and easily and in a pre-planned manner. They even published their Plan 2025 well in advance of the last election.
The country is in a losing position from which the Democrats are way down, losing on a scoreboard, and need to come from behind to restore the Democratic Republic.
A dictator has all the power. No balance of power. Fascism exists. The money supply in the country is NOT circulating among the people. The money is in the possession of the top tier of oligarchs, and that money is NOT available for the rest of the population.
Crime and stealing are so commonplace among the well-connected administration that an average American doesn't even give the stealing of tax money a second thought.
Don't think that 'bad things could happen;' They already have!
I'll just put the link to an AP whistleblower story about how DEA leadership permitted hundreds of thousands of fentanyl tablets to be transacted in a mobile home park residence in Albuquerque, New Mexico.
https://apnews.com/article/dea-fentanyl-unseized-drugs-new-mexico-8f5b546e668e5007c64078da74b90903?utm_source=copy&utm_medium=share
This lack of DEA enforcement takes me back to the NON-ACTION of DEA that allowed the oxycontin crisis to flourish in the southeast US in the 1990s.
Disgraceful.
When have you heard the term "Melting Pot" last?
How about almost never; Maybe I heard it taught in grammar school. It is a good idea for a country. Let's create a national unity and leave ample space for maintaining pride in ethnic and historical pride and traditions.
The existential fostering of divide & conquer that Americans live under is a road to losing the country.
When I was introduced and trained in the military as an eighteen-year-old kid with a 'New Yorker' mentality, I was exposed to young men who spoke and looked and acted so differently than what I knew, that it was an extreme 'wake-up call' to a wider view of the USA and who lived here. It was a very positive experience for me, a merging into one body from disparate parts of the country.
National service of some sort, two years of uniting young adults would certainly benefit the spirit and unity of the country.
I would include a basic school introducing basic American values in line with Civics, the Constitution, and require the training in some specific subject area: metalwork, first aid, hospitality, welding, electronics, power tools, heavy machinery, something specific, so that a young person can begin with: "I'm a cell phone technician; I'm a carpenter; I'm a lighting specialist; I'm a paramedic; I'm SOMETHING.
A beginning, a first step for young people with no clue as to what direction their lives will take.
It's important.
Like dictators, who must create fights continuously or fall, a bicyclist must pedal and pedal to keep the cycle on track, in motion, maintaining momentum or fall to the ground.
We may wonder why we observe new battles, wars, and arguments between our nation and many others, and the reason is this metaphor of the cyclist pedaling or falling.
The cyclist is the fascist.
I filled up my Corolla last week in California and paid $6.35 per gallon.
The average gas price in the US is $4.83 per gallon.
We pay more in California because the state taxes it and also requires some kind of cleaner-burning type of fuel. I don't know and I don't care.
For the country as a whole, the $4.83 is remarkably high and the typical family in the US is unhappy.
I predict that our federal government will resolve this price shock by requiring gasoline prices to be posted as dollars per liter.
Since 1 gallon is equal to 3.79 liters, the big gas price signs will show a much smaller number, and the average oblivious American will be relieved to see that gas prices have greatly decreased.
The $4.83/gallon will be read as $1.68 per liter. Terrific!
Trump will brag at how much he lowered gas prices and the masses will believe!
Just divide your per-gallon price by 3.79 to yield $1.68/liter.
It's coming. It is done this way in many other countries.
This is the way to vote! Thank you San Diego County for mailing me a mail-in ballot for the June election, including an envelope requiring NO Postage!
This is smart, efficient, and certainly not subject to voter fraud as the president would have us believe.
I voted.
Meanwhile, the president and weak-spined Republicans in Congress work assiduously to restrict voting rights!
For shame, for shame!
I have one vote but how does my vote compare to the big money backed candidates who, in reality, get the benefit of many, many votes to my single vote.
Money, dark money must get out of our elections. It shrinks our personal one vote to obscurity.
This Marine vet will win handily against Susan Collins. He is an answer to the quasi-Democratic mouthpieces on the internet who repeatedly criticize Democrats in Congress for not having clear policy goals.
I'm sooo tired of hearing that US problems are the fault of a weak Democratic leadership. And I also am tired of hearing Pelosi and her husband's bundle of millions probably acquired by her inside knowledge of government contracts used as a rough EQUIVALENT to the seemingly universal financial corruption of this administration.
Pelosi is one name. Trump's insiders profiting are MANY!
I do not excuse Pelosi. But there is no comparison of who is better at stealing between Democrats in Congress versus Republicans in Congress. I hope there will be follow-up criminal prosecutions if we get a functioning democratic republic again.
This Graham Platner is clearly elucidating his platform. He's a start.
Medicare for all.
Unionization of workers.
Stop wasting lives and billions in conflicts that make no sense.
The Supreme Court corruption to be disrupted.
Money out of elections...Citizens United must go away.
Voters rights eliminated by gerrymandering and absurd document requirements...all to skew election results in favor of Republicans.
Republics don't exist forever without constant vigilance by the people of the republic.
They can come into being after violent struggles or fade away if the populace permits it.
When the Republicans, and in this designation today I include Democrats & Republican representatives, allow the country's military might to be gradually merged with the elected leaders, the republic is in peril.
We have seen many generals and flag officers fired without cause by this administration, then replaced by flag officers essentially swearing loyalty oaths to the president. Who controls the military will control the republic. What can follow is the decline of the republic into an autocracy, an empire, a military dictatorship...NOT a true republic.
The Roman Republic eroded in this matter with generals allying themselves, and thus their soldiers and weaponry, to the next likely Emperor.
The US is undergoing this similar erosion now.
While reading about the post-WWII de-nazification process in Germany, I again see the similarity of Trump's autocracy/dictatorship/illegal activities/state-sponsored terror of civilians, etcetera, to the Hitler and Nazi activities with Trump's crimes.
I read about the tribunals set up to evaluate how industrialists, in particular the Stihl chainsaw manufacturer, whose owner/founder Mr. Stihl, joined the Nazi Party and then the SS Division.
He utilized forced labor during the war in his factories. Post-war, what was he? A Nazi SS to be hung or imprisoned? Was he a leader? Was he innocent of war crimes? Was he a follower with no choice but to do what Hitler ordered he have built in Stihl factories?
Below are the Nazi Classification Categories.
Stihl was declared a follower, after 3 years in a camp. He eventually regained his company factories and restarted his businesses.
WHEN TRUMP FALLS AND IS PROSECUTED, his family members, co-conspirators, cabinet members, bankers, and others who broke US laws will be prosecuted. I suppose there will be a similar classification system for the assignment of how culpable certain people were in crimes against the Constitution, against human and civil rights, violent crimes, kidnappings, SEC violations, outright embezzlement and government theft, etc.
Where would you assign a person such as Bondi, Noem, Jared, Triump, some judges, and use your imagination for the many criminals involved in the creation and implementation of Trump Executive Orders and directives?
Good food for thought below:
NAZI Post-WWII Criminals:
The categorization of individuals following World War II was primarily standardized through Control Council Directive No. 38 (1946). While the Nuremberg Trials focused on "Major War Criminals," these categories were used by denazification tribunals to process millions of Germans, including prominent industrialists and managers.
Industrialists (such as those from I.G. Farben, Krupp, and Flick) were evaluated based on their level of complicity, financial support of the SS, and use of slave labor.
| Category | Title | Description & Typical Penalties |
| I | Major Offenders (Hauptschuldige) | Top-tier leaders who committed specific war crimes or crimes against humanity. Penalties included death, life imprisonment, or hard labor. |
| II | Offenders (Belastete) | Activists, militants, and "profiteers" who gained significantly from the regime. Penalties included up to 10 years in prison and confiscation of property. |
| III | Lesser Offenders (Minderbelastete) | Probationary group; those who supported the party but were not deeply involved in crimes. Placed under supervision for 2–3 years with restricted employment. |
| IV | Followers (Mitläufer) | The "fellow travelers." People who were members of the Nazi party but remained passive. They usually faced fines and temporary restrictions on holding office. |
| V | Exonerated Persons (Entlastete) | Those who were acquitted or could prove they actively resisted the regime. They faced no penalties and were restored to their former status. |
I can't bear the thought of US Marines landing on the ground somewhere in Iran!
You may have seen news footage or documentaries of Ukrainian soldiers in the field waiting for Russian drones to fly over them and drop bombs on the Ukrainian troops.
This is what will happen when Trump orders a landing of Marines in Iran. Our Marines will be sitting ducks for Iranian drones, and casualties will come rapidly and in great quantities...for nothing but the delusions of a criminal felon in the White House.
To you important people in the US, civilians and military leaders--if you have not been fired yet--stop this man!
Supporting this president because you do not want to lose your easy, gravy Congressional job is the old Faustian Bargain, the deal with the devil in exchange for your soul.
Stop him, please, Republicans in office.
I do not want to see a single Marine fall to a drone for Trump's greed and lunacy. I love the Marine Corps too much.
In England, you can get into big criminal trouble when you're young and not be stained for life.
They have a law that gives a second chance...maybe a clean slate, a tabula rasa, if you can stay out of
criminal trouble for ten years. I pasted some of it below:
That law is the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (ROA).
The ROA allows most criminal cautions and convictions to become "spent" after a specific period of time, known as the rehabilitation period, provided the person does not re-offend during that time. Once a conviction is spent, the person is generally treated as if they were never convicted for that offense and does not have to disclose it for most purposes, like job applications or insurance.
Regarding the 10-year period you mentioned, this was historically the rehabilitation period for certain prison sentences:
For adults (18+ at conviction): A sentence of imprisonment or detention for over 6 months but not exceeding 30 months (2.5 years) had a rehabilitation period of 10 years. However, please note that the rules have been updated over time, and the current rehabilitation periods may be different.
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In the US, we have this baseball referenced law in some states: "THREE STRIKES."
I know that felonies can get knocked down to misdemeanors to escape the 3-strike rule at times, but it makes one think, "Why does the US want to lock people up for life, when a civilized country like the UK is giving out second chances?"
posting an article from Associated Press:
Newsom says 8 senators who struck shutdown deal aren't alarmed enough about Trump | AP News
The Democratic senators, the defectors, are either retiring and so do not give a damn about you and your grocery store and your doctor appointment, or are not facing a re-election race upcoming next year.
Therefore, they do not have a vested interest in voting as the residents of their respective states want them to do. Personal greed and financial comfort is the guiding directive of our members of Congress...most of them.
Can we clone Sen. Bernie Sanders?
When will Democrats in Congress find their voices and their backbones?
Republicans in power in the former Republic know that in time they get whatever they want.
Do Democrats in Congress know what anger is?
Being nice and polite and expecting rabid dogs to heel does not work.
The Republicans and their connected cronies operate a black market, which works excellent for them.
But when you were not born into the club, it's a matter of time before you lose your job, lose your health insurance, lose your home, cannot afford to feed your family, and die off.
When was this the overall strategy of a government? The Nazis. They pulled licenses to earn; they killed outright; they penned groups into areas in pogroms; they stole blatantly from residents; the situation is occurring today--and it is not hidden from view.
OUR SUPREME COURT IS BOUGHT AND PAID FOR BY THE FELON IN THE WHITE HOUSE AND THAT FELON WANTS YOU LOW-INCOME AMERICANS TO LOSE YOUR EMPLOYMENT, GO WITHOUT NUTRITION ASSISTANCE, PAY EXORBITANT RENTS OR BE HOMELESS, AND DIE PREMATURELY OF UNTREATED ILLNESSES.
THIS IS THE PLAN. IT IS AN INTENTIONAL REPUBLICAN PLAN.
FOX news entertainment today showed a clip of the US president declaiming: "Russia has been fine on Ukraine." Can it be clearer ...