Marco Rubio with Cuban roots. Ignorant of history. And a Republican($$$). I grew up in South Florida when Castro ruled Cuba. It was John F. Kennedy (Democrat) that allowed Cuban refugees into Florida. I lived through the Cuban Missile Crisis, in South Florida and watched train after train heading for Homestead Air Force base carrying tanks, armored vehicles, canons, and troops.
Marco is only after the money, power and prestige. Self serving hypocrite.
READ THE BOOK--GREAT. THE TRUE "MAGA-ITS" ARE AN ARMED AND IGNORANT CULT. THE "OTHERS"-THE ELITES- WILL NEVER GIVE UP POWER-POWER IS INTOXICATING AND THEY ARE A BUNCH OF NICELY DRESSED DRUNK HOODLUMS DOMINATING--HOPEFULLY THE BACKLASH WILL BE QUICK AND THOROUGHLY BRUTAL--THEIR ONLY TRUE LANGUAGE. WHY DOES THIEL WANT GREENLAND, AGAIN?
I kind of thought that Trump would take Greenland for the rare earth minerals, but I wasn't aware of the libertarian dreamworld the oligarchs were planning to create up there. You can't make this sh*t up. This is like a sci-fi horror novel.
JVL, I think I would need a Venn diagram of MAGA isolationists to be able to tell you what they will do when they realize there is no Republican/conservative support for limited government, fiscal responsibility, the free market, democracy, the rule of law, or the culture of life.
Off the cuff, though, I think that as long as MAGA folks get their basic needs met as well as their deportation and brutality fix, they'll feel fine because they're owning the libs. I'm sure there's more to the MAGA Venn diagram than that, though. On the other hand, they may very well be just that shallow.
I believe a lot of people are deciding that if they don't want to lose everything they need to get the Hell out before there is an insurgency or suspension of Habeas corpus and Marshall Law. Forget about Minneapolis. Of course, we could end up with Vance sooner than later, but I think he is worse than Trump. The only upside is no one likes him. So, that doesn't stop everything coming apart. Or the enemies Trump is creating overseas which may get us into a foreign war. A lot of us don't have the means to flee so we better start preparing for the worst.
What will they do? They will continue to vote for the autocratic party (the only party that can "win" going forward just like United Russia) because they could never vote for the party that opposes the persecution of the darker skinned or sexually different.
So what would be the legal recourse for this? Can he be prosecuted after he leaves office? Can he be prosecuted and the money reclaimed from his heirs if he drops dead? We didn’t do much the last time he left office - nobody even tried to address the emoluments violations, so why wouldn’t he double down? But holding tariff and oil sales money offshore? How will we ever re-establish a trustworthy government, and if we do not, how do we not just become a fascist state? Will the MAGAs think the return to being subjects of a king is great? Or pretend this is a good democracy with sham votes and no voice, and we all answer to the mega-corporatists? Will they be forming their own militias now?
I simply cannot fathom why the Senate rolled over on the Venezuela bill. They won’t get rich from it, and they have given away all their power - why do they want to hold these jobs so desperately? It really doesn’t pay that well.
What will MAGA isolationists do when (if) they find out the truth? Nothing. They'll roll over and point to the things they do like. Don't count on them to lead even a lame rebellion.
So let’s think about this. Like the typical Bullwark subscriber, I’m a NEWS JUNKIE, first class. I have CNN and MSNOW on my home office tv all day long. Then some news streaming from the major networks. But it’s only because of JVL’s article that I’m now aware of a Trump tanker load of cash being deposited in Qatar. The mainstream media continues to miss the boat, or the tanker, when it comes to the real level of kleptocracy in the Golden Office. They helped elect him in 2016 with absurd, fawning coverage (remember the Joe and Mika drooling interviews) and now they’re practicing self preservation techniques. The soft ball interviews ain’t gonna work, Jake Tapper. The Ellisons are still gonna bitch make you in a Bari Weiss way.
Thank you for linking to Casey Michael's very important article on tech oligarchs running the administration from behind the scenes like Thiel-Vance, etc. Or are they in parallel with some overlap when mutually beneficial? This is indeed all about mineral resources and data center cooling/design for global AI dominance. Where will we be in 5-10 years? Unrecognizable.
My guess? and we are all guessing, aren't we? MAGA types will do what they've always done -- follow their leader. A sliver of them will be puzzled and discomfited enough to actually change their minds..And the wealthy big boys actually driving the Republican efforts will figure out which way they make the most money and pay the lowest taxes. But if that means a few of Trump's loyalist peel off, the election results could be affected.
Nancy, I believe the answer is that the money and power are equally important to him. And he gets his power from keeping his base very happy that he will attack liberals and immigrants 8 days a week. With that kind of power, he cows all GOP legislators and can thus get away with anything, including a range of obviously corrupt schemes and frequent demonstrations of his sociopathy to the world.
What I can't figure out is what a GOP member of Congress can possibly imagine is going to turn out well about this in 3-5 years. Those who wanted to break the hold of liberalism on American govt. got FAR more than they bargained for. Surely most of them can see that the Trumpistas have replaced said govt. with a fascist one, and the days of a "republic" with checks and balances are almost over. That genie can't be shoved back into the bottle, I'm afraid. How do they deal daily with the knowledge that they are enabling the end of the nation they swore that they loved for decades??
Marco Rubio with Cuban roots. Ignorant of history. And a Republican($$$). I grew up in South Florida when Castro ruled Cuba. It was John F. Kennedy (Democrat) that allowed Cuban refugees into Florida. I lived through the Cuban Missile Crisis, in South Florida and watched train after train heading for Homestead Air Force base carrying tanks, armored vehicles, canons, and troops.
Marco is only after the money, power and prestige. Self serving hypocrite.
READ THE BOOK--GREAT. THE TRUE "MAGA-ITS" ARE AN ARMED AND IGNORANT CULT. THE "OTHERS"-THE ELITES- WILL NEVER GIVE UP POWER-POWER IS INTOXICATING AND THEY ARE A BUNCH OF NICELY DRESSED DRUNK HOODLUMS DOMINATING--HOPEFULLY THE BACKLASH WILL BE QUICK AND THOROUGHLY BRUTAL--THEIR ONLY TRUE LANGUAGE. WHY DOES THIEL WANT GREENLAND, AGAIN?
I kind of thought that Trump would take Greenland for the rare earth minerals, but I wasn't aware of the libertarian dreamworld the oligarchs were planning to create up there. You can't make this sh*t up. This is like a sci-fi horror novel.
All the MAGA people I’m acquainted with care only with what Trump says. They don’t care about isolationism or dominance.
JVL, I think I would need a Venn diagram of MAGA isolationists to be able to tell you what they will do when they realize there is no Republican/conservative support for limited government, fiscal responsibility, the free market, democracy, the rule of law, or the culture of life.
Off the cuff, though, I think that as long as MAGA folks get their basic needs met as well as their deportation and brutality fix, they'll feel fine because they're owning the libs. I'm sure there's more to the MAGA Venn diagram than that, though. On the other hand, they may very well be just that shallow.
I believe a lot of people are deciding that if they don't want to lose everything they need to get the Hell out before there is an insurgency or suspension of Habeas corpus and Marshall Law. Forget about Minneapolis. Of course, we could end up with Vance sooner than later, but I think he is worse than Trump. The only upside is no one likes him. So, that doesn't stop everything coming apart. Or the enemies Trump is creating overseas which may get us into a foreign war. A lot of us don't have the means to flee so we better start preparing for the worst.
Trump is a thief. He will continue to steal. That's what he does.
Thank you, JVL. hitler is green with envy at djt’s capabilities. I also think this consolidation of information could be musk’s work.
What will they do? They will continue to vote for the autocratic party (the only party that can "win" going forward just like United Russia) because they could never vote for the party that opposes the persecution of the darker skinned or sexually different.
So what would be the legal recourse for this? Can he be prosecuted after he leaves office? Can he be prosecuted and the money reclaimed from his heirs if he drops dead? We didn’t do much the last time he left office - nobody even tried to address the emoluments violations, so why wouldn’t he double down? But holding tariff and oil sales money offshore? How will we ever re-establish a trustworthy government, and if we do not, how do we not just become a fascist state? Will the MAGAs think the return to being subjects of a king is great? Or pretend this is a good democracy with sham votes and no voice, and we all answer to the mega-corporatists? Will they be forming their own militias now?
I simply cannot fathom why the Senate rolled over on the Venezuela bill. They won’t get rich from it, and they have given away all their power - why do they want to hold these jobs so desperately? It really doesn’t pay that well.
What will MAGA isolationists do when (if) they find out the truth? Nothing. They'll roll over and point to the things they do like. Don't count on them to lead even a lame rebellion.
So let’s think about this. Like the typical Bullwark subscriber, I’m a NEWS JUNKIE, first class. I have CNN and MSNOW on my home office tv all day long. Then some news streaming from the major networks. But it’s only because of JVL’s article that I’m now aware of a Trump tanker load of cash being deposited in Qatar. The mainstream media continues to miss the boat, or the tanker, when it comes to the real level of kleptocracy in the Golden Office. They helped elect him in 2016 with absurd, fawning coverage (remember the Joe and Mika drooling interviews) and now they’re practicing self preservation techniques. The soft ball interviews ain’t gonna work, Jake Tapper. The Ellisons are still gonna bitch make you in a Bari Weiss way.
Thank you for linking to Casey Michael's very important article on tech oligarchs running the administration from behind the scenes like Thiel-Vance, etc. Or are they in parallel with some overlap when mutually beneficial? This is indeed all about mineral resources and data center cooling/design for global AI dominance. Where will we be in 5-10 years? Unrecognizable.
it won't take 5 or 10 years, much sooner
My guess? and we are all guessing, aren't we? MAGA types will do what they've always done -- follow their leader. A sliver of them will be puzzled and discomfited enough to actually change their minds..And the wealthy big boys actually driving the Republican efforts will figure out which way they make the most money and pay the lowest taxes. But if that means a few of Trump's loyalist peel off, the election results could be affected.
I don’t really understand why Trump cares about immigration… Its all about the money and I don’t see how Miller’s obsession helps Trump
I wonder if immigration and ELITE are proof of concept for what is to come. Sadly. Immigration is an easier place to start.
Nancy, I believe the answer is that the money and power are equally important to him. And he gets his power from keeping his base very happy that he will attack liberals and immigrants 8 days a week. With that kind of power, he cows all GOP legislators and can thus get away with anything, including a range of obviously corrupt schemes and frequent demonstrations of his sociopathy to the world.
What I can't figure out is what a GOP member of Congress can possibly imagine is going to turn out well about this in 3-5 years. Those who wanted to break the hold of liberalism on American govt. got FAR more than they bargained for. Surely most of them can see that the Trumpistas have replaced said govt. with a fascist one, and the days of a "republic" with checks and balances are almost over. That genie can't be shoved back into the bottle, I'm afraid. How do they deal daily with the knowledge that they are enabling the end of the nation they swore that they loved for decades??
I have said many times I don't know how they look at themselves in the mirror
Thanks for providing this link .. it is crystal clear