Steve, how about discussing a practical method to get Kennedy Jr potentially removed as Healthcare Secretary and/ or as a powerful attack in the election? 1) Mitch McConnell was THE ONLY Republican Senator to vote against Kennedy; 2) Wouldn’t it be extremely effective if Republican & Independent voters were repeatedly informed that their Republican Senator who is up for reelection enabled Kennedy Jr to prevent University scientists from discovering cures for cancer and/or developing important vaccines to protect us? 3) a series of well produced commercials that make the direct connection between their Senator’s reelection and the dangerous diseases we all are exposed to can be an effective game changer in close Senate elections in Maine, Iowa, North Carolina, Nebraska, and even Texas and Ohio!
They are trying to kill us in numerous ways, Sue and Judy, by eliminating healthcare, ceasing funding for research and education, and cutting programs like SNAP that allows for food. With deportations, many immigrants who worked in care homes and hospitals are gone or will be. I don’t understand what MAGA voters clearly do not.
All of this is frighteningly true. I am not confident that we will make it to the midterms. The protests by millions of citizens don’t seem to be working. Legal challenges even when we win are either too insignificant to matter or are totally ignored by the administration. The quorum blockage by democratic legislators in Texas is a step in the right direction but it’s facing challenges and is a drop in the bucket.
Assuming our democracy survives the daily outrages of these sociopaths and their assaults on decency and the American way of life, I propose that there be trials - Nuremberg style - to bring these thugs to justice in the same way that World War II criminals were tried and convicted. No need to name names. We all know who they are.
I am SO tired of his demands, his threats, his narcissism, his corruption, his anger and cruelty. I am tired of the extortion. I am tired of the endless babble of nonsensical word salad. I am tired of the constant lies. I am tired of the attacks on free press. I am tired of the attacks on our democracy and freedom. I am tired of Trump and his regime.
How did we get here? Are we going to allow this to continue?
If only a time machine could be invented so that we can correct this wrong... 🤦♀️
We have a lunatic running the country in to the ground. We lost everything we know to be honest, caring, and good.
Just got my t-shirt which reads "We the People" are PISSED OFF! This one 👇
As a child, during the summer of the Watergate hearings, I was mesmerized by watching the process of my government rooting out corruption. I did not understand everything but I understood the bottom line…presidents cannot get away with committing crimes while in office! Now with the death of the GOP and the birth of MAGA, this rule no longer applies. But if these people were ever held accountable and it was live on TV, just imagine your heart feeling the complete joy and utter satisfaction from JUSTICE being done. My heart would just be bursting with an emotion I can’t seem to even name at this point.
Have talked w friends - FOTUS needs 2 B given choice- resign or face legitimate ouster. Have nick-named it 'FOTUS MUST B NIXONED!' YEP, Noreen - JUSTICE & cannot come soon enough. Thx
We all grew up a bit when the Impeachment hearings against Trump came to nothing. Further cases from Jack Smith: nothing. The GOP went out heavily against the prosecutors in Georgia, a Trump Judge (Cannon) derailed the one in Florida. In the end only New York cases were successful. But then the Supreme Court joined in and decided Trump had immunity but held things up for six months so sentencing was too close to the election. Legally, there is little hope left.
And I, @Noreen, was a young adult, who had the Summer off and also watched, riveted at the good questions, justice playing out. We’ve lost those in the GOP who once would’ve agreed. Their fear of the bully is astounding. They could do such good.
Your essay continues to explain how this administration prioritizes a political ideology over public health and national security. We are living a pattern of supporting leaders who exhibit shamelessness, manipulation, and a lack of empathy is a significant societal problem.
Actionable Ideas . Some modest suggestions.
1. Public Education: Continue to educate the public on how to identify the traits of sociopathic leaders and the real-world harm they cause, not just in politics but in business and other fields. Hold elected officials and candidates responsible for helping with this.
2. Media Accountability: The media must stop normalizing or sensationalizing destructive behavior and instead hold leaders accountable by rigorously fact-checking their claims and highlighting expert consensus. Again, people, like public figures, have the loudest megaphones and can assist.
3. Civic Engagement: We should actively support and elect candidates --at all levels--who demonstrate empathy, a commitment to science and facts, and a history of working collaboratively for the public good. And continue to protest (thanks to one of your readers for protest signs.
4. Systemic Safeguards: We should consider implementing stronger checks and balances, perhaps including some form of psychological or ethical evaluations for high-level political appointments to act as a guardrail against dangerous personalities. I write this carefully since I was a 6 terms state legislator and held statewide appointed office under 2 Governors.
How about being absolutely certain our Election Process is not corrupted and provides honest results. W/O good elected officials. Nothing good can come about
This election was unbelievable. I keep hearing quiet news about places where there were no Democratic or Independent votes cast. Yet, where I live, working elections, and we had double the votes in 2024 vs 2020 overall.
I especially like #4. We thought we had guardrails in place. This thievery of our government data by DOGE, Musk, and now Palantir, that is navigated by Peter Thiel, is a travesty.
Stephen Miller deserves to be explicitly named along side of Bondi, Noem and Hegseth. He has earned his place in the upper ranks of the cruel and inhumane people who have held positions of authority in the US government over its many years.
You’re right, he’s not a leader. He’s a nasty, inhumane failure as a person who lives out his own inadequacies by committing appalling acts of cruelty against defenceless people. He’s in the same category as Irma Grese and other infamous death camp guards in WWII. Miller is a total disgrace to Judaism - we don’t have excommunication or a similar concept, so there isn’t any religious consequence on this earth to hold accountable this wastrel and moral vacuum of a man, unfortunately. I’m hoping that there will be some legal accountability when this horrible nightmare is over, but I’m not betting on it.
If Miller attempted to enter our synagogue, I’d be pressing the panic button which would elicit a riot squad response to an intruder. (I’m a volunteer on our security group.)
I have a visceral reaction to the presence of this ghastly individual in any position of power, anywhere. Apologies for the rant.
I do too and the fact that he comes from a Jewish family makes me even more ill since his grandparents were Holocaust survivors! So were both of my parents. They had Jewish Nazis in Germany and he Is one of them.
Obviously we need some kind of test to check for qualifications for public office. Kennedy has no experience in public health, and the things he does show very poor judgment for his own health.
His anti-vax beliefs will kill many people who would still be alive simply by getting a vaccine that is efficacious and safe.
Sigh. No test was needed to know that RFK Jr., Hegseth, Bondi, Noem, Miller, et. al, were unfit. Their past, public actions proved it. And the Republicans couldn't move fast enough to approve them. The problem is at the level of the Senate, and at the level of people who vote for these spineless wonders.
A test for Qualifications has been abandoned by Trump, the Republicans and the Supreme court. You can have all the test for qualifications you want, but when the VOTERS want Republicans and Trump running the country, we get what we get!
I’m still not positive about the voters selecting the felon. There was too much money floating around. Also he ‘won’ with only a plurality; more people voted against him than for him.
There are no tests that couldn’t be corrupted to keep good people out of office. I suspect that is why the Founders did not add them to the minimal requirements in the Constitution for elected officials. It is the responsibility of the people to not vote for scum who will want to surround themselves with the likeminded.
Steven, I am a scientist - an Earth scientist, not a medical one, but I can still recognize the horrific corruption of science and scientific principles taking place since this regime came into power. Your question, "Can we stop supporting sociopathic leaders," is distressing to consider. I think most of us here recognize the warning signs and would not have supported any of these so-called 'leaders'! But as you point out, many Americans are drawn to the bullies, the self-promoters, the liars and law-breakers. And the members of Congress who are frozen by fear, who have given up all attempts at independent thought, who do nothing but rubber-stamp one after another of the sociopaths into positions of leadership - what can we do about them? They have the power. I have no answers ... but I won't stop looking!
I agree we need to vote out anyone with an R behind their name. Even if they seem like good and decent people, the party will steam roll them into compliance. There's an attempt to brainwash us into thinking the whole country goes along with their cruel agenda. In reality we are being terrorized by minority rule. That's dictator thinking. Their main goal is to crush us. Crush the Constitution, crush our civil liberties, crush our humanity. That's not even hyperbole, when it's being pushed in our faces everyday. We should already be past the ... I can't believe my eyes phase. Beyond that is ... Sorry suckers, you were warned but you didn't act fast enough. This won't end until we end it ourselves.
"Crush the Constitution, crush our civil liberties, crush our humanity." What a succinct and eloquent way of describing the intent of this regime. Thank you!
Kennedy is an idiot. He hiked Camelback mountain in AZ recently, gloating his achievement of reaching the top. People with commonsense don't do that here when we are in the triple digits. Our rescue teams then have the tough job of getting those stupid people who collapsed down the mountain. No brains. No role model. Bad message. We Arizonans just shook our heads.
Not to detract from your piece with which I’m in full agreement, but shouldn’t the HHS Secretary know the importance of good dental hygiene? That plaque’s been building for a while! And the tape? Periodontal disease?
Here are 100 protest signs. The moment demands protest. To each it should be unmistakable—urgent and morally unassailable. I speak for justice, duty, and shared humanity. Act now for those we must protect. Rise. We have protests to do. Good trouble. Restock these signs to spread your wealth.
I truly believe as Trump put together his cabinet he had only 2 criteria 1)Total subservience & 2) Incompetence! I have sent emails to Senator Cassidy several times now. Remember during RFK Jr's confirmation hearing Cassidy(who is a medical doctor) promised to meet regularly with Kennedy and provide some oversight. I guess he forgot that. So I will dash off another email soon. Heaven help us if we are exposed to another pandemic. I wonder if we will even have a flu vaccine this fall? And I saw on MSNBC yesterday that Bobby was photographed coming out of a Tanning salon. OMG!!!!
RFK Jr has a cult following. As a candidate he was taking votes from trump. He wanted a big job & no other campaign would touch him. Bringing him in neutralized Donnie’s history with vaccines. He captured a Kennedy which sickens the rest of the Kennedys. Probably delights Donnie because he has no interest in health.
He and RFK Jr share a love for cruelty. The depths of RFK Jr’s cruelty was exposed by his cousin, Caroline Kennedy. I wish more people would have read her letter to the Senate. I suspect Senator Cassidy wanted to be “convinced” by RFK, Jr.
Steven, I think that tRump has appointed the worst US Cabinet in history. How are they ever to be unseated and, probably several, if not a majority, brought up on various charges…the very least being gross incompetence! Then, when (if) the dust finally settles… others may include endangering public safety, corruption, criminal and even treasonous charges., etc., etc.!
Next, if tRump’s tariffs are bringing in hundreds of billions of dollars (according to CNN) where the HELL are they going??? According to tRUmp they could? Be used to pay down the National Debt or we may even throw a couple of bucks to the citizens to keep them quiet. The rest …we’ll put in the Floor Safe at MAGA-Lardo for a rainy day…!
That old adage of “birds of a feather flock together” applies to many of the leaders in this administration - they have found each other and amplify these traits. I agree seem to display sociopathic traits based on their interactions with their constituents both online and in person. What to do about it? Continue to speak the truth, wherever possible validated by science and statistics, and resist complacency or the idea that it’s hopeless or to wait it out. Sociopathic behavior is cunning and baffling, similar to behavior of addicts (who are not sober.)
I have never understood why Trump did not take full, public credit for Operation Warp Speed. Indeed, had he added some official support to measures like mask wearing, he would almost certainly have been reelected. He could have — probably rightly — claimed that he was responsible for saving hundreds of thousands of American lives.
Like you, I was relieved and grateful when the vaccine became available. I and my 79-year old husband had to drive over an hour to the VA hospital in DC to get the shot (twice, because it was a 2-part one), but I was thrilled to be able to do it.
He was booed after admitting he was vaccinated in Dallas and Alabama after he left DC.
I think he tried. For one thing he never had a plan for getting it to people to use. (He resented the praise Biden got — after he refused to give any transition info to help them even on vaccine distribution.) He spent a lot of time trying to get a handle on the vaccine thing & never did. Too many in his cult following were listening to influencers & podcasters pumping out stories. Stories he amplified when he wanted someone like Dr Fauci targeted.
Stories like under Biden tanks were escorting NIH medical people in communities so they could go door to door with “forced vaccinations”. (Yes, I actually knew people who believe it.)
Is there any way the money RFK, Jr stripped away from this vaccine funding to be restored by suing on behalf of the American People? Could a respected medical entity try to launch a widely publicized campaign?
If another pandemic shows up, this unhinged lunatic in the Health Department could be responsible for our national lack of preparedness, and subsequent high death toll!
When will people finally realize it's not just RFKjr or #PedoTrump or House GOP or Senate GOP or MAGA/GOP but
ALL OF THEM?
They do not give a shit if we live or die as long as they can hold power & profit from US
The only way to save US?
#VoteOutAllGOP
Steve, how about discussing a practical method to get Kennedy Jr potentially removed as Healthcare Secretary and/ or as a powerful attack in the election? 1) Mitch McConnell was THE ONLY Republican Senator to vote against Kennedy; 2) Wouldn’t it be extremely effective if Republican & Independent voters were repeatedly informed that their Republican Senator who is up for reelection enabled Kennedy Jr to prevent University scientists from discovering cures for cancer and/or developing important vaccines to protect us? 3) a series of well produced commercials that make the direct connection between their Senator’s reelection and the dangerous diseases we all are exposed to can be an effective game changer in close Senate elections in Maine, Iowa, North Carolina, Nebraska, and even Texas and Ohio!
If they kill us all off..as they obviously will try to do…where will they get their MONEY from?
The Billionaires think they will live forever
Not until the "Grim Reaper" catches them!!!!
Is Ted Williams ' head still frozen? How silly!
They are trying to kill us in numerous ways, Sue and Judy, by eliminating healthcare, ceasing funding for research and education, and cutting programs like SNAP that allows for food. With deportations, many immigrants who worked in care homes and hospitals are gone or will be. I don’t understand what MAGA voters clearly do not.
All of this is frighteningly true. I am not confident that we will make it to the midterms. The protests by millions of citizens don’t seem to be working. Legal challenges even when we win are either too insignificant to matter or are totally ignored by the administration. The quorum blockage by democratic legislators in Texas is a step in the right direction but it’s facing challenges and is a drop in the bucket.
What is the answer before Kristallnacht 2.0?
As I commented above…
Assuming our democracy survives the daily outrages of these sociopaths and their assaults on decency and the American way of life, I propose that there be trials - Nuremberg style - to bring these thugs to justice in the same way that World War II criminals were tried and convicted. No need to name names. We all know who they are.
I am SO tired of his demands, his threats, his narcissism, his corruption, his anger and cruelty. I am tired of the extortion. I am tired of the endless babble of nonsensical word salad. I am tired of the constant lies. I am tired of the attacks on free press. I am tired of the attacks on our democracy and freedom. I am tired of Trump and his regime.
How did we get here? Are we going to allow this to continue?
If only a time machine could be invented so that we can correct this wrong... 🤦♀️
We have a lunatic running the country in to the ground. We lost everything we know to be honest, caring, and good.
Just got my t-shirt which reads "We the People" are PISSED OFF! This one 👇
https://libtees.dashery.com/products/76978001-we-the-people-are-pissed-off-t-shirt
That's how I feel now.
As a child, during the summer of the Watergate hearings, I was mesmerized by watching the process of my government rooting out corruption. I did not understand everything but I understood the bottom line…presidents cannot get away with committing crimes while in office! Now with the death of the GOP and the birth of MAGA, this rule no longer applies. But if these people were ever held accountable and it was live on TV, just imagine your heart feeling the complete joy and utter satisfaction from JUSTICE being done. My heart would just be bursting with an emotion I can’t seem to even name at this point.
Have talked w friends - FOTUS needs 2 B given choice- resign or face legitimate ouster. Have nick-named it 'FOTUS MUST B NIXONED!' YEP, Noreen - JUSTICE & cannot come soon enough. Thx
We all grew up a bit when the Impeachment hearings against Trump came to nothing. Further cases from Jack Smith: nothing. The GOP went out heavily against the prosecutors in Georgia, a Trump Judge (Cannon) derailed the one in Florida. In the end only New York cases were successful. But then the Supreme Court joined in and decided Trump had immunity but held things up for six months so sentencing was too close to the election. Legally, there is little hope left.
And I, @Noreen, was a young adult, who had the Summer off and also watched, riveted at the good questions, justice playing out. We’ve lost those in the GOP who once would’ve agreed. Their fear of the bully is astounding. They could do such good.
Now entering my second year of law school, these are the cases I would like to prosecute as an attorney.
I certainly hope you get that very opportunity, Jill.
Thanks Marlene. I'm 73, no time to waste.
I am 74. You go, girl!
Yes and YES.
How, @Jim Gray, might that work? I ask seriously. Thanks.
Your essay continues to explain how this administration prioritizes a political ideology over public health and national security. We are living a pattern of supporting leaders who exhibit shamelessness, manipulation, and a lack of empathy is a significant societal problem.
Actionable Ideas . Some modest suggestions.
1. Public Education: Continue to educate the public on how to identify the traits of sociopathic leaders and the real-world harm they cause, not just in politics but in business and other fields. Hold elected officials and candidates responsible for helping with this.
2. Media Accountability: The media must stop normalizing or sensationalizing destructive behavior and instead hold leaders accountable by rigorously fact-checking their claims and highlighting expert consensus. Again, people, like public figures, have the loudest megaphones and can assist.
3. Civic Engagement: We should actively support and elect candidates --at all levels--who demonstrate empathy, a commitment to science and facts, and a history of working collaboratively for the public good. And continue to protest (thanks to one of your readers for protest signs.
4. Systemic Safeguards: We should consider implementing stronger checks and balances, perhaps including some form of psychological or ethical evaluations for high-level political appointments to act as a guardrail against dangerous personalities. I write this carefully since I was a 6 terms state legislator and held statewide appointed office under 2 Governors.
An excellent list of suggestions. Thanks, Ralph.
How about being absolutely certain our Election Process is not corrupted and provides honest results. W/O good elected officials. Nothing good can come about
I still believe Musk did something to the computers in Pennsylvania. Trump made a comment that Elon really knows computers and we won Pennsylvania.
I have the same nagging suspicion.
This election was unbelievable. I keep hearing quiet news about places where there were no Democratic or Independent votes cast. Yet, where I live, working elections, and we had double the votes in 2024 vs 2020 overall.
Thank you for for the sane and reasonable post that reminds us that we can do something!
I especially like #4. We thought we had guardrails in place. This thievery of our government data by DOGE, Musk, and now Palantir, that is navigated by Peter Thiel, is a travesty.
Stephen Miller deserves to be explicitly named along side of Bondi, Noem and Hegseth. He has earned his place in the upper ranks of the cruel and inhumane people who have held positions of authority in the US government over its many years.
Agree, although I wouldn’t call him a leader.
You’re right, he’s not a leader. He’s a nasty, inhumane failure as a person who lives out his own inadequacies by committing appalling acts of cruelty against defenceless people. He’s in the same category as Irma Grese and other infamous death camp guards in WWII. Miller is a total disgrace to Judaism - we don’t have excommunication or a similar concept, so there isn’t any religious consequence on this earth to hold accountable this wastrel and moral vacuum of a man, unfortunately. I’m hoping that there will be some legal accountability when this horrible nightmare is over, but I’m not betting on it.
If Miller attempted to enter our synagogue, I’d be pressing the panic button which would elicit a riot squad response to an intruder. (I’m a volunteer on our security group.)
I have a visceral reaction to the presence of this ghastly individual in any position of power, anywhere. Apologies for the rant.
I do too and the fact that he comes from a Jewish family makes me even more ill since his grandparents were Holocaust survivors! So were both of my parents. They had Jewish Nazis in Germany and he Is one of them.
I'm not sure he's even human.
Obviously we need some kind of test to check for qualifications for public office. Kennedy has no experience in public health, and the things he does show very poor judgment for his own health.
His anti-vax beliefs will kill many people who would still be alive simply by getting a vaccine that is efficacious and safe.
Sigh. No test was needed to know that RFK Jr., Hegseth, Bondi, Noem, Miller, et. al, were unfit. Their past, public actions proved it. And the Republicans couldn't move fast enough to approve them. The problem is at the level of the Senate, and at the level of people who vote for these spineless wonders.
I agree--the Senate could have forestalled most of this.
A test for Qualifications has been abandoned by Trump, the Republicans and the Supreme court. You can have all the test for qualifications you want, but when the VOTERS want Republicans and Trump running the country, we get what we get!
I’m still not positive about the voters selecting the felon. There was too much money floating around. Also he ‘won’ with only a plurality; more people voted against him than for him.
There are no tests that couldn’t be corrupted to keep good people out of office. I suspect that is why the Founders did not add them to the minimal requirements in the Constitution for elected officials. It is the responsibility of the people to not vote for scum who will want to surround themselves with the likeminded.
Steven, I am a scientist - an Earth scientist, not a medical one, but I can still recognize the horrific corruption of science and scientific principles taking place since this regime came into power. Your question, "Can we stop supporting sociopathic leaders," is distressing to consider. I think most of us here recognize the warning signs and would not have supported any of these so-called 'leaders'! But as you point out, many Americans are drawn to the bullies, the self-promoters, the liars and law-breakers. And the members of Congress who are frozen by fear, who have given up all attempts at independent thought, who do nothing but rubber-stamp one after another of the sociopaths into positions of leadership - what can we do about them? They have the power. I have no answers ... but I won't stop looking!
Thanks. Keep looking. One silver lining is a percentage of voters may now better understand the danger of supporting these people.
I'm hoping!
I agree we need to vote out anyone with an R behind their name. Even if they seem like good and decent people, the party will steam roll them into compliance. There's an attempt to brainwash us into thinking the whole country goes along with their cruel agenda. In reality we are being terrorized by minority rule. That's dictator thinking. Their main goal is to crush us. Crush the Constitution, crush our civil liberties, crush our humanity. That's not even hyperbole, when it's being pushed in our faces everyday. We should already be past the ... I can't believe my eyes phase. Beyond that is ... Sorry suckers, you were warned but you didn't act fast enough. This won't end until we end it ourselves.
"Crush the Constitution, crush our civil liberties, crush our humanity." What a succinct and eloquent way of describing the intent of this regime. Thank you!
Kennedy is an idiot. He hiked Camelback mountain in AZ recently, gloating his achievement of reaching the top. People with commonsense don't do that here when we are in the triple digits. Our rescue teams then have the tough job of getting those stupid people who collapsed down the mountain. No brains. No role model. Bad message. We Arizonans just shook our heads.
Yes but maybe next time he'll die and we'll be rid of him.
Not to detract from your piece with which I’m in full agreement, but shouldn’t the HHS Secretary know the importance of good dental hygiene? That plaque’s been building for a while! And the tape? Periodontal disease?
Even worse - I think it's some kind of nicotine product. Though knowing this guy who knows what it contains.
HA! Good observation!😁
It’s so depressing. The scars they are carving into our nation’s face will remain.
We must hang in there.
Here are 100 protest signs. The moment demands protest. To each it should be unmistakable—urgent and morally unassailable. I speak for justice, duty, and shared humanity. Act now for those we must protect. Rise. We have protests to do. Good trouble. Restock these signs to spread your wealth.
https://hotbuttons.substack.com/p/100-free-protest-signs?r=3m1bs
I truly believe as Trump put together his cabinet he had only 2 criteria 1)Total subservience & 2) Incompetence! I have sent emails to Senator Cassidy several times now. Remember during RFK Jr's confirmation hearing Cassidy(who is a medical doctor) promised to meet regularly with Kennedy and provide some oversight. I guess he forgot that. So I will dash off another email soon. Heaven help us if we are exposed to another pandemic. I wonder if we will even have a flu vaccine this fall? And I saw on MSNBC yesterday that Bobby was photographed coming out of a Tanning salon. OMG!!!!
Keep up the emails Jeaneen! Some days feel hopeless, but we must keep trying.
RFK Jr has a cult following. As a candidate he was taking votes from trump. He wanted a big job & no other campaign would touch him. Bringing him in neutralized Donnie’s history with vaccines. He captured a Kennedy which sickens the rest of the Kennedys. Probably delights Donnie because he has no interest in health.
He and RFK Jr share a love for cruelty. The depths of RFK Jr’s cruelty was exposed by his cousin, Caroline Kennedy. I wish more people would have read her letter to the Senate. I suspect Senator Cassidy wanted to be “convinced” by RFK, Jr.
I too wonder what the fall will bring.
I deeply appreciate your comments, and the questions you are raising, Steven B.
I wish / hope they would resonate more loudly into the public consciousness and discourse. Thank you!
Thank you.
I have shared your post on my Facebook page. Wishing you all the best in this struggle for democracy that we are engaged in!
Steven, I think that tRump has appointed the worst US Cabinet in history. How are they ever to be unseated and, probably several, if not a majority, brought up on various charges…the very least being gross incompetence! Then, when (if) the dust finally settles… others may include endangering public safety, corruption, criminal and even treasonous charges., etc., etc.!
Next, if tRump’s tariffs are bringing in hundreds of billions of dollars (according to CNN) where the HELL are they going??? According to tRUmp they could? Be used to pay down the National Debt or we may even throw a couple of bucks to the citizens to keep them quiet. The rest …we’ll put in the Floor Safe at MAGA-Lardo for a rainy day…!
They're going to build ballrooms and hire secret police.
The White House is supposed to be American People’s House, How is it that nobody asked me if they could disfigure it????
Boy, do I agree with that!
I’m smirking, not laughing.
That old adage of “birds of a feather flock together” applies to many of the leaders in this administration - they have found each other and amplify these traits. I agree seem to display sociopathic traits based on their interactions with their constituents both online and in person. What to do about it? Continue to speak the truth, wherever possible validated by science and statistics, and resist complacency or the idea that it’s hopeless or to wait it out. Sociopathic behavior is cunning and baffling, similar to behavior of addicts (who are not sober.)
I have never understood why Trump did not take full, public credit for Operation Warp Speed. Indeed, had he added some official support to measures like mask wearing, he would almost certainly have been reelected. He could have — probably rightly — claimed that he was responsible for saving hundreds of thousands of American lives.
Like you, I was relieved and grateful when the vaccine became available. I and my 79-year old husband had to drive over an hour to the VA hospital in DC to get the shot (twice, because it was a 2-part one), but I was thrilled to be able to do it.
He was booed after admitting he was vaccinated in Dallas and Alabama after he left DC.
I think he tried. For one thing he never had a plan for getting it to people to use. (He resented the praise Biden got — after he refused to give any transition info to help them even on vaccine distribution.) He spent a lot of time trying to get a handle on the vaccine thing & never did. Too many in his cult following were listening to influencers & podcasters pumping out stories. Stories he amplified when he wanted someone like Dr Fauci targeted.
Stories like under Biden tanks were escorting NIH medical people in communities so they could go door to door with “forced vaccinations”. (Yes, I actually knew people who believe it.)
Is there any way the money RFK, Jr stripped away from this vaccine funding to be restored by suing on behalf of the American People? Could a respected medical entity try to launch a widely publicized campaign?
If another pandemic shows up, this unhinged lunatic in the Health Department could be responsible for our national lack of preparedness, and subsequent high death toll!