hey Mark, good stuff as always, but one thought re GOP congress growing a spine: they won't grow a conscience, but if his support among the conspiracy wing of MAGA actually erodes over the next months bc of the perceived Epstein betrayal, those congresscritters already shaky about midterms will have to weigh whether Trump's threats against them have teeth anymore, and whether they stand a better chance of surviving if they start standing up to him. not saying it will happen, but it has become a real possibility as the base reels. and as you know, that story isn't disappearing, it's blowing up so even the folks who don't follow the news will begin to know about it as it osmoses into their brains.
Well put. I agree. Very few congressional Republicans have strongly held values. They have been cowards to Trump, so they're vulnerable to pressure from the anti-Trump forces as well.
Lethal violence as a means of retaining power is woven throughout America’s history, from Wounded Knee to Ludlow to Haymarket Square to Kent State. As Black revolutionary H. Rapp Brown said, “Violence is as American as cherry pie.” Trump says, “Fight, fight, fight,” and that goes both ways.
“This is one reason why large demonstrations are important. We need the Trump regime to be so worried about mass protests that it’s afraid to cancel the midterms. You can join the next major protest on Thursday, July 17. It’s called "Good Trouble Lives On," a tribute to civil rights leader John Lewis on the fifth anniversary of his death. Find an event near you.”
Yes, we can bring this monstrous regime to a grinding halt if we take to the streets in number too large for the fascists to subjugate.
But do we have the collective will to do so? Or will we choose to remain slumped over on our couches in order to stuff our faces with popcorn while watching news footage, between ads for laxatives and lubricants, of masked and jackbooted thugs snatching innocent people off our streets?
thanks Mark: Yes the administration may just implode just by itself . Laura Loomer is calling for the heads of Bondi, Patel and Bongino. Only seven months in and the internal bowels of the operation are starting to crumble . Jeffery Epstein may surface from the grave and haunt the pedophiles of prosperity. Trump will just have to play the "Pump and dump" with the tariff again. It took a while for Trump to figure out Putin thinks he is a moron. Putin is not alone. I do hope he survives the four years as the second in command is worse. JD Vance would be a dictator from hell. Presently as it stands the executive branch has got the legislative branch all locked up and the judicial branch is been slowly consumed. Eventually you will have just one branch and that could prove very unpleasant. The GOP members in the house and senate will never stop kissing the butt of the king. they will just keep glossing up their lips. Never count on those butt kissers , They are only there for self. they could care less for their constituents. Some quietly tell others how concerned they are with what is happening but that's all , they are concerned. Just watch them when it comes for the vote to place Emil Bove (Mr. F off) on a judicial bench.
Trump wants him there so he can eventually put him on the Supreme Court. The only way I can see how to beat the tyrants is voting (if you get a free and fair election) and protests. God Speed.
hey Mark, good stuff as always, but one thought re GOP congress growing a spine: they won't grow a conscience, but if his support among the conspiracy wing of MAGA actually erodes over the next months bc of the perceived Epstein betrayal, those congresscritters already shaky about midterms will have to weigh whether Trump's threats against them have teeth anymore, and whether they stand a better chance of surviving if they start standing up to him. not saying it will happen, but it has become a real possibility as the base reels. and as you know, that story isn't disappearing, it's blowing up so even the folks who don't follow the news will begin to know about it as it osmoses into their brains.
Well put. I agree. Very few congressional Republicans have strongly held values. They have been cowards to Trump, so they're vulnerable to pressure from the anti-Trump forces as well.
Lethal violence as a means of retaining power is woven throughout America’s history, from Wounded Knee to Ludlow to Haymarket Square to Kent State. As Black revolutionary H. Rapp Brown said, “Violence is as American as cherry pie.” Trump says, “Fight, fight, fight,” and that goes both ways.
I agree. If necessary, and we need plans, there should be lethal violence to take back democracy.
Today is Bastille Day in France.
I was thinking about just that!
Thank you Mark!
Excerpt from above;
“This is one reason why large demonstrations are important. We need the Trump regime to be so worried about mass protests that it’s afraid to cancel the midterms. You can join the next major protest on Thursday, July 17. It’s called "Good Trouble Lives On," a tribute to civil rights leader John Lewis on the fifth anniversary of his death. Find an event near you.”
https://goodtroubleliveson.org/
Yes, we can bring this monstrous regime to a grinding halt if we take to the streets in number too large for the fascists to subjugate.
But do we have the collective will to do so? Or will we choose to remain slumped over on our couches in order to stuff our faces with popcorn while watching news footage, between ads for laxatives and lubricants, of masked and jackbooted thugs snatching innocent people off our streets?
But if the slob were to drop dead from a stroke or heart attack, too bad so sad.
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Great piece BUT I do wish him ill health. May all the sorrow, pain, and suffering that this evil man has sent out into the world come back on him.
thanks Mark: Yes the administration may just implode just by itself . Laura Loomer is calling for the heads of Bondi, Patel and Bongino. Only seven months in and the internal bowels of the operation are starting to crumble . Jeffery Epstein may surface from the grave and haunt the pedophiles of prosperity. Trump will just have to play the "Pump and dump" with the tariff again. It took a while for Trump to figure out Putin thinks he is a moron. Putin is not alone. I do hope he survives the four years as the second in command is worse. JD Vance would be a dictator from hell. Presently as it stands the executive branch has got the legislative branch all locked up and the judicial branch is been slowly consumed. Eventually you will have just one branch and that could prove very unpleasant. The GOP members in the house and senate will never stop kissing the butt of the king. they will just keep glossing up their lips. Never count on those butt kissers , They are only there for self. they could care less for their constituents. Some quietly tell others how concerned they are with what is happening but that's all , they are concerned. Just watch them when it comes for the vote to place Emil Bove (Mr. F off) on a judicial bench.
Trump wants him there so he can eventually put him on the Supreme Court. The only way I can see how to beat the tyrants is voting (if you get a free and fair election) and protests. God Speed.
Thank You!