Trump’s “peace through strength” doesn’t really want peace in the sense of justice or freedom from fear or mutual respect, understanding and cooperation or conflict resolution through peaceful dialogue. It wants total control. It wants absolute power.
The cost of Trump’s parade? $45 million. The No Kings protests? Priceless.
We know what Trump is and wants, and it’s up to us to outfox and outplay him.
You’ve been pardoned!
Hamlet speaks of a government of corruption and moral decay. Sound familiar?
We can be like Bishop Budde and The Boss. They speak our mind. We can speak truth to power in our protests, our letters, at the polls.
This Qatari gesture is a masterful stroke, killing two birds with one plane.
In one fell swoop, Trump glosses over our men and women who actually fought and brought about those victories, while simultaneously dishonoring and disrespecting all of our Allies who fought and died valiantly defending their own soil.
No amount of second hand laurels can hide the fact that Trump and Vance disdain the rules of fair play, commit legal and moral foul after foul, do not care who gets hurt, and accept no penalty.
This shambling shyster would rather schmooze with wealthy Saudis on the golf course than honor our American soldiers’ ultimate sacrifice.
The average wage for manufacturing in Vietnam is $3 an hour. In Mexico it’s $7 or $8. In the US, it’s about $30. It’s pretty clear why so many companies produce their products somewhere other than the US.
Trump and Musk posed before several Teslas on the White House lawn, orchestrated and live streamed for all to see. All so Trump could show support for his billionaire bro.
How far we have come from Trump’s pinocchial pledge, ““When I win, I will immediately bring prices down, starting on Day One.”
The atrophy of empathy continues.
Measles was declared eliminated in 2000. And now it’s baaack.