FIVE YEARDS AGO

 FIVE YEARS AGO. JANUARY 6, 2021. AN ATTEMPTED INSURRECTION. A TRUMP LEAD, A TRUMP INSPIRED, A TRUMP PLOT, A TRUMP PLAN TO END DEMOCRACY AS WE KNEW IT IN THE UNITED STATES.

FIVE YEARS LATER, and Trump is once again sitting in the Oval Office, as the President of the United States. The guy who tried to screw this nation once, and was, conveniently, not convicted of his crimes, by the Republicans in Congress, has regained the power to, this time around FUCK the living daylights out of American Democracy!

FIVE YEARS AGO, TODAY. And today, we the people are suffering the dire consequences of a madman who desires to become the Emperor of the Western Hemisphere, the guy who seemingly will permit his cohorts of evil, like Putin and Xi, to become the emperors of their own hemispheres. Once again, with the permission of the Republicans in Congress, this criminal is getting away with murder.

FIVE YEARS LATER, and it seems no lessons have been learned. FIVE YEARS LATER, and we still witness the same insane man, even more sinister, run amok, run rampant, and run any semblance of morals or values, justice or law into the ground. It is once again history repeating itself, and it is as if those with any power to stop it have gone blind!

 

"governing by strength", as if!

 “We live in a world in which you can talk all you want about international niceties and everything else, but we live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power. These are the iron laws of the world that have existed since the beginning of time.” (Stephen Miller, aka Heinrich Himmler, Joseph Goebbels, but a Jewish kind of Nazi)

This douchebag, Miller, a proud kind of Republican thug, just stated, very precisely, how the Trump Reich has ruled this nation, and plans on continuing to run this nation. 

Unapologetic, uncaring, arrogant, and living his fantasy as somehow being a mucho macho dude, something I imagine Miller never was during his younger years, Stephen, let’s play Nazi, Miller stated that strength is all you need to become the next dictator.

Play this out, America. The Trump Doctrine (and that is giving Trump some credit which he is not due) states that a bully wins, a bully with all of the weapons of mass destruction can and will establish the rules and set his own standards, and fuck with the law any which way he sees fit.

Play this out, America. Basically, Trump has given Putin permission to invade all of Ukraine, because in that region of the world, Russia has all of the power. Xi of China can invade all of Taiwan, because he has all the power in that part of the world. Democracy is an annoyance for Trump and his Fascist accolades; due process is a bore, but strength and power are kingmakers.

And so far, due to the lack of any resistance from the Republicans in Congress, and the who gives a shit mentality of the Heritage Supreme Court, Stevie I wanna be the Nazi bully Miller is very correct in his assessment.

 

Here we go again

 ‘I’m going to die this year’: Millions face grim realities as Affordable Care Act subsidies expire. Enhanced tax credits that helped Americans afford health insurance ended on New Year's Day, leaving families scrambling to pay sharply higher premiums or go without coverage. (MS NOW)

According to the calendar circulated by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, R-La., and obtained by CQ Roll Call, the chamber is scheduled to be in session for the first three weeks of January, before departing on Jan. 23 for a weeklong district work period. (Roll Call)

After a record-long government shutdown that ended in November, Congress faces another funding deadline just two months later, January 30^th (CT mirror)

Death and destruction, and the House under the leadership of MAGA Mike Johnson will only be in session in January for three, count ‘em three weeks. Turmoil caused by the lack of any attempt to create legislation by the Republicans, trying their best not to release the Epstein Files, a lack of interest in the health and welfare of Americans, and placing Republican priorities for the profits of Insurance companies, playing self-preservation politics above the preservation of the American people, MAGA Mike Johsnson and so far without much ado from his spineless Republican majority in the House, will spend the next three weeks, minus the weekends which add up to a total of only 15 days, pretending to work.

No legislation on the horizon to help Americans keep the cost of their healthcare affordable means that the so-called Pro-Life Party, the Republicans love to brag about, will only provide Pro-Death opportunities for way too many Americans!

 

 

The THREAT

 “Donald Trump poses a threat to civilization. The moral purpose of civilized society is to prevent the stronger from attacking the weaker. The US was founded on that principle. (Robert Reich/The Guardian)

With all of my daily angst, my gut hurting, debates in my own head about how it is that evil seems to be winning the battle against good, I missed a straightforward point to this constant worry, and that is, that Donald Trump not only poses a threat to civilization, but IS a threat to civilization.

Knowing this does not ease the anguish I suffer from the moment I wake up to the time I hope I can fall asleep, but knowing this does clarify my symptoms of stress, doom, and hopelessness.

But the sad thing, as I see it, is that without Trump’s cadre of enablers, sycophants, con artists, users, takers, bigots, racists, and cowards, Trump’s threat would not be anywhere near as destructive as it is now and continues to grow. 

The frustration of living in a world dominated by people like Trump is bad enough, but living in this nation with his homegrown army of evil makes my daily existence tenuous and treacherous!

 

from Greenland

 “So when Trump decides to go get Greenland he's just going to fly in and kidnap our prime minister. Great. You have a unscrupulous and clinically insane idiot elected as your president and he wants to own the world. I have absolutely no trust in any of you Americans whether you are pronounced MAGA or if you "didn't vote for the guy": Your elected president is a megalomaniac dictator and it's your fucking responsibility to stop him.” (Joachim Lykke)

YES. This citizen of Greenland is absolutely correct. I write my blogs, I share my rants, I feel my gut ache, I cannot stop worrying about the crimes this man has committed and continues to do, my frustration of helplessness is overwhelming, evil, right in front of my eyes is challenging good and knocking the living daylights out of it.

This citizen of Greenland says, “I have absolutely no trust in any of you Americans.” I hold my head in shame, knowing that he is correct, because so far, the DEMAND that Trump be removed from office and that Trump faces the justice system are stymied by the Republicans in Congress, the Supreme Court, the Fascist Propaganda News Outlets, and the overwhelming silence of the majority of Americans.

Now that Congress has returned from its vacation, NOW is the time to immediately, 24/7, fight back. As this citizen from Greenland says, “it’s your fucking responsibility to stop him,” I wait, I worry, I wonder, will it happen?

 

INSANITY

 “THE FUCK-AROUND-AND-FIND-OUT PRESIDENCY”

“In Marco Rubio’s telling, the stunning events in Venezuela on Saturday illustrate an essential truth—possibly the essential truth—about Donald Trump’s presidency: Global leaders cross him at their peril. “I don’t understand yet how they haven’t figured this out,” Trump’s secretary of state told reporters at Mar-a-Lago just hours after the capture of Nicolás Maduro.” (The Atlantic)

The Felon, the Rapist, the Pedophile, the Protector of Pedophiles, the Fraudster, the Mob Boss, Trump has never ever been held accountable; he has rarely paid any consequences for his immoral and illegal actions. He could have been stopped during his first reign of terror, but Crypt Keep Mitch McConnell and his sad, selfish Republicans preferred to enjoy their political futures rather than improve the future of the American people. 

He could still be stopped, but once again, but nothing has changed from within the Republican Party, who seem to cheer on a senile, sick, sociopathic narcissist, again providing democracy with a large middle finger. Release the Epstein Files and perhaps Trumps power begins to be deflated, but nope, the Republicans still fear Trump.

I am not a fan of John Bolton, but read what he had to say, “There is no Trump Doctrine: No matter what he does, there is no grand conceptual framework; it’s whatever suits him at the moment.” (John Bolton/The Atlantic)

Sadly, the Republicans in Congress know these words are valid, and YET, for fear of simply being PRIMARIED the Republicans are happy to concede any power they have as written in the Constitution, permitting a crazed animal to dismantle law and order and democracy! 

 

 

 

 

 

Trump Corollary

 Fiona Hill's testimony to Congress on Oct 14, 2019, she described how Trump and Putin discussed exchanging Ukraine for Venezuela. The quid pro quo was if Trump refuses to help Ukraine fight off a Russian invasion, Putin would not help Venezuela (a Russian ally) (Ambassador Kenneth J. Fairfax)

And the Russians at this particular juncture were signaling very strongly that they wanted to somehow make some very strange swap arrangement between Venezuela and Ukraine.... You know, you have your Monroe doctrine. You want us out of your backyard. Well, you know, we have our own version of this. You're in our backyard in Ukraine.... (Fiona Hill testimony before Congress October 14, 2019)

Donald Trump has repeatedly stated that "American dominance in the Western Hemisphere will never be questioned again," framing this stance as a "Trump Corollary" to the 1823 Monroe Doctrine. He has emphasized a policy of U.S. preeminence in the region, asserting the Western Hemisphere as an area of core U.S. interest and influence.

Trump imagines himself an Emperor; no one within his regime has told him otherwise. Trump craves power and financial gain, and so far, the Oligarchs of the United States have assisted Him in gaining both. The Republican majority in Congress, preferring their own security above and beyond securing democracy, has laid down their responsibilities, acquiescing to Emperor Trump. 

With this in mind, those who believe in democracy had better worry about Ukraine and Taiwan. Oh yeah, and start worrying about endless wars!