I dunno, Steven. I’m scared out of my wits, and becoming more so every day. I’m not afraid of the Liar-in-Chief per se. I’m afraid of the capitulating and lying propaganda sources that his cult followers listen to and read, which keeps the truth from them. Or rather, the truth about this guy and the war is too painful for them because they would have to realize that they are worshipping the forces of evil that they now believe are defending the forces of good. Of course, the truth is much more complicated, because nobody was a fan of the Iranian regime. Still, we just cannot admit that the Iranian culture is ancient and deep and somehow we can’t seem to wrap our arms around the fact that they just might not enjoy being wiped off the face of the earth at the whim of a politically thirsty dictator like Trump.
My husband was a very little boy during WWII in France. At that time, food was scarce and they ate what they raised and grew. As such, my father-in-law raised bees for honey, as sugar was scarce. My husband enjoyed watching his father tend them, and, as kids often are, was naturally curious and wanted to examine the bees up close. As he approached the hives, stick in hand, his mother warned him NOT to go near the bees. Nevertheless, he raised his stick and tapped the hives; gently at first, and then more aggressively.
All at once, the bees exploded from the hive in a swarm, covering him, chasing him as he ran for the house. My father-in-law, alarmed by the site, grabbed him, wrapped him in a wet blanket and ran with him to the house, where my mother-in-law subsequently applied tincture of arnica and rubbed him down all over. Needless to say, he survived and learned a valuable lesson.
Trump has tapped the hive in Iran; not once, but twice. Who is going to wrap our country in a blanket and ferry us to safety where we can attend to our wounds? The horror of war never has a truly happy ending, nor does it make us safer.
He sends the military to murder innocent people and then cuts veterans benefits. His goal is torture, death, and destruction, plus stealing. What does it say about a country which supports him.
Thank you sir. Samuel Adams said, “It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.” We have the capability to eliminate the split screen. The courage to eliminate the demented creature on one side to reduce the fires around the world. Yet the courage is lacking from his lackeys in Congress to move forward to impeach on numerous issues. Will just his impeachment reduce the fires, no again courage, a tireless determination to fight everyone of these sycophants that have been placed by that same Congress that lacked courage, insight and determination. Will this occur with the present individuals in this legislature body, No. It may occur once our ‘tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires’ remove all of the cowards of this malignant MAGA cult. In the meantime be the brushfires alive with the calls and may we have the largest brushfire come March 28th. Stay safe and healthy.
Just going to share today is the 61st anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech. As the Republicans are taking a bill for to restrict voting nights
It is a perverse cosmic joke that our country's 250th anniversary occurs while this "deranged despot" and his equally deranged cabinet are doing their best to destroy everything our country stood for.
The split screen analogy is perfect. Moving forward with a national “birthday party” holds to the same illogical nightmare that we are now experiencing. And your thoughts on the ultimate distraction, beginning a war to hide the terrible truth of T…p’s involvement with Epstein, and seeming to get a pass from critical press coverage, is as pathetic as it gets. We cannot let this happen.
I'm less interested in the current split screen than in the decades that led up to it, starting with the Reagan administration's efforts to undo as much as it could of the New Deal and its successors. The New Deal curbed the capitalist excesses that led to the stock market crash of 1929 and the worldwide depression that followed. World War II defeated the fascist regimes that arose from that depression. The Great Society extended at least some of the benefits of the New Deal to people of color, not to mention the right to vote -- and spawned the white/right backlash that's culminated in Trump I and Trump II. (Trump II's roots go deeper, back to the 1920s and '30s, capitalism über alles and America First.)
So what *is* "our mission"? It's not clear to me. What does seem clear is that plenty of us think Trump came out of nowhere, that Trump I and certainly Trump II were aberrations. Others among us see Trump as the endgame we're stuck with because we the people weren't paying close enough attention, and because too many upper-level Democrats were trying hard to marginalize the Dems who talked about economic power and economic justice.
So what exactly does the rallying cry of "Save our democracy" mean? I hope it means going forward, not trying to restore a democracy whose flaws got us into the huge mess we're in now.
Do we want to be free from this? What will it take?
“Freedom is not something that anybody can be given. Freedom is something people take, and people are as free as they want to be” - James Baldwin
I dunno, Steven. I’m scared out of my wits, and becoming more so every day. I’m not afraid of the Liar-in-Chief per se. I’m afraid of the capitulating and lying propaganda sources that his cult followers listen to and read, which keeps the truth from them. Or rather, the truth about this guy and the war is too painful for them because they would have to realize that they are worshipping the forces of evil that they now believe are defending the forces of good. Of course, the truth is much more complicated, because nobody was a fan of the Iranian regime. Still, we just cannot admit that the Iranian culture is ancient and deep and somehow we can’t seem to wrap our arms around the fact that they just might not enjoy being wiped off the face of the earth at the whim of a politically thirsty dictator like Trump.
My husband was a very little boy during WWII in France. At that time, food was scarce and they ate what they raised and grew. As such, my father-in-law raised bees for honey, as sugar was scarce. My husband enjoyed watching his father tend them, and, as kids often are, was naturally curious and wanted to examine the bees up close. As he approached the hives, stick in hand, his mother warned him NOT to go near the bees. Nevertheless, he raised his stick and tapped the hives; gently at first, and then more aggressively.
All at once, the bees exploded from the hive in a swarm, covering him, chasing him as he ran for the house. My father-in-law, alarmed by the site, grabbed him, wrapped him in a wet blanket and ran with him to the house, where my mother-in-law subsequently applied tincture of arnica and rubbed him down all over. Needless to say, he survived and learned a valuable lesson.
Trump has tapped the hive in Iran; not once, but twice. Who is going to wrap our country in a blanket and ferry us to safety where we can attend to our wounds? The horror of war never has a truly happy ending, nor does it make us safer.
Tincture of arnica, Anyone?
Sight, not ‘site’. Sorry for the typo!
He sends the military to murder innocent people and then cuts veterans benefits. His goal is torture, death, and destruction, plus stealing. What does it say about a country which supports him.
Thank you sir. Samuel Adams said, “It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men.” We have the capability to eliminate the split screen. The courage to eliminate the demented creature on one side to reduce the fires around the world. Yet the courage is lacking from his lackeys in Congress to move forward to impeach on numerous issues. Will just his impeachment reduce the fires, no again courage, a tireless determination to fight everyone of these sycophants that have been placed by that same Congress that lacked courage, insight and determination. Will this occur with the present individuals in this legislature body, No. It may occur once our ‘tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires’ remove all of the cowards of this malignant MAGA cult. In the meantime be the brushfires alive with the calls and may we have the largest brushfire come March 28th. Stay safe and healthy.
it just proves he is certifiably insane....immunity just unleashed this monster... it starts with 6 maga supremes ...
Just going to share today is the 61st anniversary of Lyndon Johnson’s voting rights speech. As the Republicans are taking a bill for to restrict voting nights
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VbFmicUTb_k
It is a perverse cosmic joke that our country's 250th anniversary occurs while this "deranged despot" and his equally deranged cabinet are doing their best to destroy everything our country stood for.
It is.
Thank you Steven
Always clarity and truth
We have to act and speak in ways that prove we know right from wrong and truth from lies,
The split screen analogy is perfect. Moving forward with a national “birthday party” holds to the same illogical nightmare that we are now experiencing. And your thoughts on the ultimate distraction, beginning a war to hide the terrible truth of T…p’s involvement with Epstein, and seeming to get a pass from critical press coverage, is as pathetic as it gets. We cannot let this happen.
I'm less interested in the current split screen than in the decades that led up to it, starting with the Reagan administration's efforts to undo as much as it could of the New Deal and its successors. The New Deal curbed the capitalist excesses that led to the stock market crash of 1929 and the worldwide depression that followed. World War II defeated the fascist regimes that arose from that depression. The Great Society extended at least some of the benefits of the New Deal to people of color, not to mention the right to vote -- and spawned the white/right backlash that's culminated in Trump I and Trump II. (Trump II's roots go deeper, back to the 1920s and '30s, capitalism über alles and America First.)
So what *is* "our mission"? It's not clear to me. What does seem clear is that plenty of us think Trump came out of nowhere, that Trump I and certainly Trump II were aberrations. Others among us see Trump as the endgame we're stuck with because we the people weren't paying close enough attention, and because too many upper-level Democrats were trying hard to marginalize the Dems who talked about economic power and economic justice.
So what exactly does the rallying cry of "Save our democracy" mean? I hope it means going forward, not trying to restore a democracy whose flaws got us into the huge mess we're in now.
Agree. Not more of the same. That includes accountability.
Can someone explain: How is it *not* a windfall for China to have Iran continue to block the Strait to all outbound traffic not destined for China?