On January 20, 2025, at a meeting with governors in the White House, the Republican president singled out Maine governor, Janet Mills, and threatened to withhold Federal funds from her state if she didn’t “comply” with his edict (Executive Order) against trans athletes. The governor, being aware that the president is not a king, and … Read more
The Qatari royal family has given the Republican President a $400 million luxury Boeing 747-8 plane. His acceptance of the gift is a direct violation of the “Emoluments Clause” of the Constitution which states: No Title of Nobility shall be granted by the United States: And no Person holding any Office of Profit or Trust … Read more
The Republican President is very good at getting attention and seizing headlines, but if you pay attention to the content of what he has to say, and the rambling, garbled way in which he speaks, you will soon realize that he is not very bright. Analyses of his speeches generally find the language to be … Read more
The Republican Administration claims the right to arrest and “disappear” anyone to another state (or to another country), at any time, by masked men, without charging them with any crime. This is outrageous, illegal, and unconstitutional. The Republican Administration does not care. When ordered to stop the deportation of five named plaintiffs to a foreign … Read more
On January 24, 2017, Polish journalist and activist Martin Mycielsky published a piece on Twitter called “Year 1 Under Authoritarianism: What to Expect.” He did this warn Americans about what to expect during Trump’s first year in office, and to encourage us to fight back. (Interestingly, the document is still there, on Musk’s “X.”) Later … Read more
After his first month back in office, the direction that Trump plans to take our country is now frighteningly clear. His ignorant toxic narcissism has set us up for disaster on many fronts. National weakness The Donald has always been in thrall to the dictators and strongmen of the world. Now he is actively weakening … Read more
The Trump/Musk administration, under the direction of the wealthy fascists behind Project 2025, is going crazy trying to root “DEI” out of every part of the government. Actually, of course, they are just using “DEI” as a boogeyman phrase to hide what they are really doing – which is firing people they don’t like, freezing … Read more
The heart of the American experiment in democracy, indeed, the heart of civilization generally, is respect for law and order. Various empires throughout history have kept “law and order” through force or threat of force, but in a Constitutional democracy the law, and the scope of authority of those who make the laws, and limits … Read more