Anyone and anything that is suggesting doing anything after Trump other than taking advantage of the Republicans corruption and destruction of our institutions and the system of law to punish them and hold them accountable for their corruption and the damage they have inflicted on society unless and until there isn't a Republican party anymore will get nothing from me or anyone like me.
Turns out there are a lot of progressives and leftists who aren't interested in turning the other cheek OR turning the page after our lives have been turned over and we've had the Gravy Seals sent out on the streets to shoot mothers and one year olds who's seditious behavior involved observing public servants and being black. If we want a nation that looks after us and works for everyone, its time to stop letting the people who set it on fire for their own profits have a controlling interest in how our government, our society, our economy, and our lives are being run.
"Polities that lack stable rule of law rarely deliver long-term equitable prosperity—corruption, retribution, and oligarchic patronage ultimately shortchange ordinary voters."
Um, isn't it the other way 'round--that corruption, retribution, and oligarchic patronage destroy the rule of law???
The only way I know to institute needed changes is to focus ALL Democratic funding, energy, and communication on Our Rotten Deal. Namely, reality that 1% of of the population owns 50% of the world's wealth, and that the average American dies $50,000 in debt.
Investigating these disastrous numbers will reveal that our Declaration of Independence has been been surreptitiously replaced by what I'm calling the "Oligarch Declaration of Independence." See below:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that we and the entrepreneurial gifts we have and continued to present to mankind are superior, that any attempt to tax, regulate, or hold us or our corporations responsible for any collateral concerns is irrefutable evidence of constraining that superiority by jealous, inferior bureaucrats, and that the digitalization and distribution of our consumers' identities and activities belongs entirely and completely to us. That to secure our rights, End User License Agreements (EULAs) are instituted between Corporations and Users (previously known as "Citizens"), deriving their just powers from the forced consent of those with who have no other option. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the Oligarchs to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new EULAs, laying their foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Signed, from our offshore shelters,
Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Palantir, the Oil Industry, and their political lackeys
No, it is the perfect metaphor for the ineptness and sheer incompetence of Trump's failed endeavors! His no bid contracts given to his inexperienced supporters, his shoot from the hip way of conducting his business transactions, and the total grift involved, is staggeringly stupid and dangerous to us all.
I like the reference to checks and balances. This is Congress's main job which they have failed. I suggest calling out names and pointing blame. Comer in charge of House Oversight has been a joke in letting Bondi and Epstein's financer skate. Cruz, Hawley, Cornyn, Graham, Grassley, Jordan, Biggs, Roy have done nothing to stop the corrupt DOJ or FBI. Congress is not watching how Vought spends the money either - Musk and Kushner get a lot - and Palantir and Oracle. All we need is 4 ethical GOP to join the Dems to change Committee leadership and they could save the country.
There are 535 in Congress - how many pedophiles are they protecting? We know 140 Insurrectionists.
As far as a metaphor for Trump’s America, I still react strongly to the one I read in one of Adrian’s columns many months ago. Upon comparing the similarities between the Alligator Alley lock-up with the Uihger camps that the Chinese tried to hide from the world, the comment was made, “They hide their concentration camps from the world. We sell merch.”
Self-reflection is the enemy of the conservative mind, so the Reflecting Pool is the sworn enemy of the Trump administration. Maybe it is an even better metaphor than you think.
Do we exploit the mechanisms Trump put into place or get rid of those powers permanently? I think Tolkien made it clear that no one can resist the power of the ring and it needed to be destroyed in Mt. Doom. Where is the Fellowship that will commit to that purpose?
Anyone and anything that is suggesting doing anything after Trump other than taking advantage of the Republicans corruption and destruction of our institutions and the system of law to punish them and hold them accountable for their corruption and the damage they have inflicted on society unless and until there isn't a Republican party anymore will get nothing from me or anyone like me.
Turns out there are a lot of progressives and leftists who aren't interested in turning the other cheek OR turning the page after our lives have been turned over and we've had the Gravy Seals sent out on the streets to shoot mothers and one year olds who's seditious behavior involved observing public servants and being black. If we want a nation that looks after us and works for everyone, its time to stop letting the people who set it on fire for their own profits have a controlling interest in how our government, our society, our economy, and our lives are being run.
I would just add a couple more to this list:
a) Barge ahead with no coherent plan
b) Disparage past Presidents for not doing it
c) Make sure his friends “get a taste” regardless of their qualifications
"The Weave" (= "babbling incoherence")
Declare "Mission Accomplished" before it has even begun, and change what the mission was as often as is needed.
Taking credit for negotiating peace terms between two countries where one or both countries were totally unaware an agreement was reached.
Hooking up with enemies of the US while kicking tried and true allies in the 'nads.
"Trump [sic] is the greatest showman" Glenn Beck 16 June 2026
If at first you don't succeed, give up and scapegoat someone.
fnord
There is no reflection.
"Polities that lack stable rule of law rarely deliver long-term equitable prosperity—corruption, retribution, and oligarchic patronage ultimately shortchange ordinary voters."
Um, isn't it the other way 'round--that corruption, retribution, and oligarchic patronage destroy the rule of law???
The only way I know to institute needed changes is to focus ALL Democratic funding, energy, and communication on Our Rotten Deal. Namely, reality that 1% of of the population owns 50% of the world's wealth, and that the average American dies $50,000 in debt.
Investigating these disastrous numbers will reveal that our Declaration of Independence has been been surreptitiously replaced by what I'm calling the "Oligarch Declaration of Independence." See below:
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that we and the entrepreneurial gifts we have and continued to present to mankind are superior, that any attempt to tax, regulate, or hold us or our corporations responsible for any collateral concerns is irrefutable evidence of constraining that superiority by jealous, inferior bureaucrats, and that the digitalization and distribution of our consumers' identities and activities belongs entirely and completely to us. That to secure our rights, End User License Agreements (EULAs) are instituted between Corporations and Users (previously known as "Citizens"), deriving their just powers from the forced consent of those with who have no other option. That whenever any Form of Government becomes destructive of these ends, it is the Right of the Oligarchs to alter or to abolish it, and to institute new EULAs, laying their foundation on such principles and organizing its powers in such form, as to them shall seem most likely to effect their Safety and Happiness.
Signed, from our offshore shelters,
Google, Meta, Amazon, Apple, Microsoft, Palantir, the Oil Industry, and their political lackeys
We must stay focused on the election no matter what is thrown in the way.
No, it is the perfect metaphor for the ineptness and sheer incompetence of Trump's failed endeavors! His no bid contracts given to his inexperienced supporters, his shoot from the hip way of conducting his business transactions, and the total grift involved, is staggeringly stupid and dangerous to us all.
Giving out no-bid contracts to your wealthy donors.
I like the reference to checks and balances. This is Congress's main job which they have failed. I suggest calling out names and pointing blame. Comer in charge of House Oversight has been a joke in letting Bondi and Epstein's financer skate. Cruz, Hawley, Cornyn, Graham, Grassley, Jordan, Biggs, Roy have done nothing to stop the corrupt DOJ or FBI. Congress is not watching how Vought spends the money either - Musk and Kushner get a lot - and Palantir and Oracle. All we need is 4 ethical GOP to join the Dems to change Committee leadership and they could save the country.
There are 535 in Congress - how many pedophiles are they protecting? We know 140 Insurrectionists.
Amen Mr Larry!
As far as a metaphor for Trump’s America, I still react strongly to the one I read in one of Adrian’s columns many months ago. Upon comparing the similarities between the Alligator Alley lock-up with the Uihger camps that the Chinese tried to hide from the world, the comment was made, “They hide their concentration camps from the world. We sell merch.”
Self-reflection is the enemy of the conservative mind, so the Reflecting Pool is the sworn enemy of the Trump administration. Maybe it is an even better metaphor than you think.
Jim Swift standing up with the truth about events for democracy, thanks
Do we exploit the mechanisms Trump put into place or get rid of those powers permanently? I think Tolkien made it clear that no one can resist the power of the ring and it needed to be destroyed in Mt. Doom. Where is the Fellowship that will commit to that purpose?
Sweet irony——the pool has become an algae swamp that needs draining.
One additional element of the metaphor: Blame Obama (and/or Biden).