We see examples of extreme hypocrisy virtually EVERY day during Trump 2.0. I’ve pointed out here that I don’t believe America can withstand 3 1/2 years of Trump’s absurd conduct – keeping in mind he’s the puppet of the Project 2025 puppet masters. Remember, Trump has an unenviable history of support for the Military. Back in the day, during the Viet Nam War, his daddy found a doctor who would certify mysterious “bone spurs” which allowed him to avoid service back then – him calling those who were drafted and sent to Nam as “stupid.” Then, in Trump 1.0 he referred to those who gave their lives during WW II as “suckers and losers.” Now, he’s decided to send 700 Marines into Los Angeles for an emergency Trump is attempting to create.

Remember, Trump PARDONED 1500 INSURECTIONISTS who stormed our Nation’s Capitol building on January 6, 2021 and assaulted over 140 Police Officers, many with career ending injuries (along with several deaths) calling them “patriots.” These were people who were attempting to overthrow our nation’s government as part of Trump’s attempted coup. The attacks on Police were brutal and, for the officers, it was about three hours of hand to hand COMBAT. At the time, Trump sat in his dining room and watched the INSURRECTION for something like 185 minutes without calling for the National Guard to help. Over 1000 of the INSURRECTIONISTS pled guilty to assaulting police with many incarcerated for their lawbreaking. There were even two groups found GUILTY of SEDITION – ALL of them PARDONED on Trump’s first day in office.

So, well, here we are. Suddenly, Trump is concerned with the actions of people in Los Angeles who are opposed to the ICE raids on businesses where their neighbors or family members are being swept up in Trump and Stephen Miller’s white nationalist actions aimed at finding people they can deport – whether legally or not. Fathers and Mothers are disappearing – even some younger people are being caught up in the actions of ICE agents who’ve been threatened for their jobs if they can’t meet the quotas set by Miller. Apparently, like the cowardly republican members of Congress these agents value their job more than the OATH to the Constitution they had to make in order to get that job in the first place. I used to believe taking an OATH meant something. Members of the military who take an OATH which includes refusing to follow an illegal order. We’re at that line! (I took that oath in 1967)

Actually, Trump is the sucker and loser. (And, I’m talking about MORE than the reality he LOST the popular vote in TWO elections) He feels like a “strong man” because he can ORDER the National Guard and/or the Marines into situations where they are contesting the constitutional protected actions of their fellow citizens – and OBTW the local and state police are totally capable of dealing with any troublemakers who instigate violence in the protests. Trump is simply digging himself DEEPER into the hole where his legacy will lie once he’s out of office FOREVER. Will he last another 3 1/2 years – well, like I’ve said, I believe his motive behind these actions is a kind of trial run for how he’s going to stop the Mid-Term elections which will likely cause republicans to lose their “grip” on Congress.

America will survive, the question is in what state? And, of course, the DAMAGE (which I’ve been talking about since Trump 1.0) will likely take a generation or more to alleviate. I’ve pointed out that in the case of the Supreme Court if America EVER elects another republican for, say, the next 40 years – then they (I should say “we the people”) deserve the consequences. If you are unable to see the imprint of the SCOTUS on what’s happening in America right now you haven’t been paying attention. Just off the top of my head, “Citizen’s United” (allowing the flow of MONEY from around the globe into our elections), the gutting of the Voting Rights Act (leading to voter suppression legislation in over half the states), several votes against civil rights advancements, and, of course, the “mother of all STUPID SCOTUS decisions” the “absolute Immunity” for the president.

Is the court totally in cahoots with Trump and the Project 2025 puppet masters? Well, it sure looks that way from my perspective. Just think back to the 2024 election. Trump was deemed an “insurrectionist” by the Colorado Courts thusly (potentially) taking his name off their presidential ballot. The court acted with haste and found a way to rule against their own professed beliefs – like as “originalists” or “textualists” for example – to decide against the state of Colorado – in record time. Then, of course, when it came time to rule on Trump’s appeal of his (stupid) “absolute immunity” claim – the court STALLED the ruling out to the very last day of their term – ensuring Trump would not stand trial before the 2024 election. It was as if they were part of his campaign – and, of course, they ruled he had “absolute immunity” while doing official government actions. Obviously, Trump no longer feels hindered by our constitution – thanks to the SCOTUS!

So, now, everyday members of the Los Angeles community who are attempting to come to the aid of their neighbors and family members are being referred to by the republicans as “insurrectionists” – apparently as a way to make ordinary Americans forget the actual INSURRECTIONISTS who stormed our Capitol in 2021, beat up a bunch of police officers (with no call for National Guard backup) and were PARDONED on “day one” by Trump. (Trump made numerous “day one” guarantees – PARDONING the INSURRECTIONISTS was the ONLY one he actually followed through on – of course, if you have a logical brain you KNEW he couldn’t end the wars in Ukraine and GAZA or bring down the cost of eggs and other “groceries”)

I spend a lot of time lamenting the evil doings of Trump, but since his first day in office during Trump 1.0 I’ve come to realize that possibly the greatest thing I’ve been wrong about during the entire many years I’ve been sending my thoughts out to cyberspace (If you’ve found this I have no idea how) is I fervently believed republicans in Congress would tire of Trump’s pathological LYING and extreme narcissistic behavior to the point where they would lead the effort to remove him from office. I terribly miscalculated the level of COWARDICE which permeates the republican members of Congress. Don’t get me totally wrong here, there are several democratic members of Congress who I wonder if they have what it takes to meet the danger of the day – the greatest danger to our constitutional order since the Civil War.

Trump keeps “we the people” focused on the “shiny object” while behind the scenes “stuff” (which, admittedly, I can only speculate on – with no actual factual basis) is going on which, very likely, is far worse than what is happening in the streets of Los Angeles. Just this past week there was a “blowout” of the Musk/Trump administration leaving (f)Elon Musk out if the political neverworld. Trump is worried Musk is going to fund democrats in the future, but I can’t get those two Sieg Hiels he “threw” at Trump’s inauguration out of my mind. Will democrats take his money? Probably someone will, but that certainly won’t cause me to cast my vote in their direction (If we’re still voting). Kilmer Abrego Garcia was returned from the El Salvador Gulag and jailed somewhere in Tennessee on “Trumped up charges” designed to make Trump look better if they can get a guilty verdict to charges brought by a couple guys stuck in a Tennesee jail somewhere – likely with the promise of a PARDON if Mr. Garcia is convicted.

There’s the issue with the Tariffs and the reality it’s just a matter of time until they torpedo the entire economy. To what level? I, of course, have no idea, but it could be really bad and I have NO confidence the Congressional republicans will have a clue as to how to pull “we the people” out of Trump’s personal created economic downward spiral. If we’re all focused on the protests in Los Angeles our minds will be, at least temporarily, not thinking about Trump’s disastrous economy.

I’ve always said a new president gets kind of a pass for the first year in office because he/she inherits the economy of his/her predecessor. Well, Trump inherited an economy people called the envy of the world – the BEST economy in the entire world. It only took a matter of days for Trump to start the bludgeoning process and the only reason it’s not worse is because Senate democrats didn’t have the courage to put up a fight against a “continuing resolution” back in March. Chuck Schumer seems to have a problem with “drawing a line in the sand.” This was deflative for progressives all around the nation. It’s like too many democrats don’t understand the nature of the “fight” which is happening as I write this – and, it goes much deeper, as I’ve tried to point out, than just the Los Angeles protests. (These issues will be spreading across the nation – as part of Trump’s – and project 2025 puppet master’s – plans)

I’ve been writing about how “we the people” need to vote “today’s republicans” into the History books since back in the days of Bush/Cheney. I lamented how President Obama chose to IGNORE the FACT both Bush and Cheney admitted on national TV they authorized TORTURE (and both said they’d do so again) back in the Iraq and Afghanistan fiascoes. Obama (now infamously) said “We’re going to look forward instead of back,” which I pointed out at the time was an absurd way to see that the laws be faithfully executed. To prosecute criminal conduct you MUST look back to gather the evidence for whatever trial will eventually take place. I pointed out if this lawbreaking was allowed to stand it would simply get worse the next time. A statement which has been proven TRUE in Trump 1.0 and now more so in Trump 2.0. The lawbreaking just keeps getting worse and, now, with a SCOTUS that is in collaboration. Yikes!!

Final Thought: Speaking of Trump’s torpedoing of the economy I happen to follow (superficially) the doings of Wall Street pretty much on a daily basis. It’s amazing to me that America’s 2nd largest city can be getting INVADED by our OWN troops and Wall Street just keeps buzzing along – as if nothing’s happening. President Biden warned “we the people” about the potential of America becoming an OLIGARCHY and, well, here we are. For years I’ve pointed out that the foundation of any fascist nation is a “government/corporate partnership.” It should be clear to just about any clear thinking person – we’re here. There is a tiny fraction of our nation holding well over a MAJORITY of the nation’s wealth (and, of course, seeking even MORE) and these corporate leaders have lined up in support of Trump – assuming he will be their “best buddy.”

Well, (f)Elon Musk has discovered the fallacy in this “agreement.” As Trump continues to consolidate POWER he becomes less and less dependent on these corporate leaders. In fact, if you were paying attention to the Trump/Musk “breakup” when Musk threatened to decommission the space capsule which retrieves astronauts from the space station in response to Trump’s threat to cancel all Musk’s government contracts, none other than Steve Bannon responded by suggesting Trump should SEIZE Space X and Musk should be deported because he allegedly entered the country ILLEGALLY and LIED about it in his citizenship application. As Rick Wilson says, anyone Trump touches dies. (figuratively, of course)

I have to add: To any democrats who chose to abandon Biden because he was/is too old you didn’t surprise me a bit. I’ve seen this spineless behavior by democrats my entire voting life (since 1968). I guess I feel I have to keep repeating myself, President Biden was the most knowledgeable person in America at “governing” in my lifetime. The difference between him and Trump should be even MORE obvious NOW! When Trump spews his propaganda that he “inherited a mess” – well, if you believe that there’s no hope for you – Sorry to have to point that out. The issue in the 2024 election SHOULDN’T have been President Biden’s age, it SHOULD have been the FACT Trump is a 34 times FELON, he’s a pathological LIAR, he’s the MOST narcissistic person I’ve ever witnessed (maybe his sons are right in there), he attempted a coup on January 6th, 2021. he’s also a traitor to our military presence in the world (sucking up to Putin), and he has no idea how to run the government – which he proved during the pandemic. That SHOULD have been the issue in the campaign.

Democrats are so easily manipulated it’s disgusting. In other words, the blame for Trump 2.0 isn’t President Biden – he was doing a great job of managing the economy – the blame stands squarely on the shoulders of the democrats themselves – who I’ve pointed out for years are afraid to defend their own fundamental values! Just as they turned on Carter in 1980, just as they bailed on Gore in 2000 they did the same thing to Biden in 2024. Take a closer look at what transpired during the Reagan, GW Bush, and now two Trump administrations for the consequences of this spineless political party! (And, I’m talking about the democrats here) There, I got it out!

There ARE democrats with guts. The two who first come to mind are AOC and Bernie Sanders. Once again, democrats have allowed (are allowing) the republicans along with the “Main Stream Media” to label democrats like AOC and Sanders as too extreme – they are unabashed “liberals.” Might I point out republicans have been besmirching the word “liberal” since the days of Reagan. I might also remind you, virtually EVERY “right” you – or should I say “we the people” – take for granted are the result of democrats (liberals) pushing through “stuff” republicans hate. Things like voting rights, Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, unemployment insurance, food safety, environmental regulations, public education, workplace safety, the 40 hour workweek, overtime pay, minimum wage (which in many places is way too low – it’s $16.75 where I live) national parks, the federal highway system, libraries, civil rights, and on and on. All this stuff is under attack because democrats are afraid to defend what has really made America “great.” Trump et al are trying to recreate the “Robber Baron era 2.0.” “We the people” need to wake up! Once Trump is out of office “we the people” will need to “Make America Great Again.” Stay tuned!!!