“ICE is completely out of control. They killed Renee Good. They’ve kidnapped toddlers and kids, including a five-year-old named Liam. They want to deport dozens of asylum-seekers to Iran, including two gay men who face the possibility of a death sentence for loving each other. And just the other day they killed Alex Pretti of south Minneapolis, a 37-year-old intensive care nurse and U.S. citizen.” hrc.org
“We don’t believe in political violence, but we do believe in CIVILITY” J.D. Vance
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“President Donald Trump on Monday blamed Rob Reiner’s outspoken opposition to the president for the actor-director’s killing, delivering the unsubstantiated claim in a shocking post that seemed intent on decrying his opponents even in the face of a tragedy.”
“Trump, in a post on his social media network, said Reiner and his wife were killed ‘reportedly due to the anger he caused others through his massive, unyielding, and incurable affliction with a mind crippling disease known as TRUMP DERANGEMENT SYNDROME.’”
“He said Reiner ‘was known to have driven people CRAZY by his raging obsession of President Donald J. Trump, with his obvious paranoia reaching new heights as the Trump Administration surpassed all goals and expectations of greatness.’” pbs
He’s talking about himself in the THIRD person.
“Narcissists often refer to themselves in the third person (a behavior called illeism) as a tactic to inflate their grand self-image, create distance from accountability, and present themselves as a larger-than-life figure, like a character in a story, rather than a flawed human, sometimes to self-soothe or control perception. It’s a way to build an idealized persona, separate from mistakes, and reinforce their perceived superiority or importance.” Google AI
Seriously, a President of the United States calls a woman a pig, while pointing at her demonically?
Let’s go back a couple of years. Biden is on Air Force One and says/does exactly what Trump just said and did.
What do you think the Republican response would have been?
And what has the Republican response been to Trump’s inappropriateness? Silence.
And we all know why: they don’t want to be pointed at by the evil bully.
And this was perpetrated by an old white man who is medically classified as obese.
As HR and I approach our anniversary next month, here are a few photos from our 2016 wedding.
Trump and his entourage responded with mockery to weekend “No Kings” protests by millions of Americans — embracing the narrative in a way that explains his growing hubris and belief that he has unchecked power. cnn
The president and Vice President JD Vance this weekend both posted AI memes to social media depicting Trump in a crown. The one Trump shared was a mocked-up vision of the president flying a fighter jet emblazoned with “KING TRUMP appearing to dump raw sewage on protesters. cnn
This Horrific Embarrassment is a President of the United States?
Trumpian Evil is on a rampage to destroy historical honesty and truth in the United States.
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I find it increasingly difficult to look at the news—from any source—these days. Trump’s Toxic Totalitarianism is literally day by day destroying the soul and self of what used to be the United States.
I feel that we MUST speak out against this administration’s resolve to annihilate our democracy.
A few headlines today …
Hmmm …
Hitler-esque evil …
A deadly regime …
Lack of respect …
Unreasonable Hatred …
Spineless cronies …
Anti-freedom-of-education …
We MUST speak out against these injustices.
We MUST rebel and vote evil out of control.
It is with divided sentiments that I awake early this 2025 Fourth of July and set the table for our little Independence Day breakfast.
Last evening Robert and I went over to daughter Amy’s for a family cookout and to watch incredible day-early fireworks from her lovely Moon River-facing balcony.
But as I stood behind my husband Robert and my ex-wife Donna, as they leaned on the railing toward the patriotic display …
… and as I listened to Lee Greenwood iconically singing from my son-in-law‘s speakers:
… I wondered, in the midst of the firework’s bangs, crackles, whistles and sizzles, if Lee’s words still ring true. Does the flag still stand for freedom under the current fascist regime? And if so, freedom for whom? For me as a married gay man? For my daughters and granddaughters to have autonomy over their own bodies? For my trans friends to live without threats of discrimination or even murder? Etc. Etc.
But Lee would have nothing of that viewpoint, as he continued to sing …
That absolute “knowing” of freedom in the USA has faded somewhat for me.
I love yesteryear Kate Smith’s rendition of “God bless America,”
This morning, her phrase “through the NIGHT” emanates new meaning for me. For we are living/trying to live through a Darkened Night Phase of our beloved country, with democracy under attack from within by our own leaders. A democracy which my husband Robert spent nearly 30 years in the Army trying to defend. A democracy which many of his comrades gave their lives to defend.
So why do I display the flag this Independence Day morn?
And why do I still feel a measure of pride as I take my morning walk and see all of this in my Savannah neighborhood?
Because I hope and believe that God (or whatever force you believe is greater than evil) Will Bless the True America and grant us a new Dawn of Democracy after this Darkness.
I especially like this darkened black and white version of Kate Smith’s “God bless America.”
Now that it has brightened up a bit, I’m going to sit down with HR (Hubby Robert) for breakfast.
Shame on the U.S. “Supreme” Court.
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It’s very sad, even frightening, when you realize that your federal government, along with the highest court of the land, are becoming your enemies.
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