Thank you Dan Rather I totally agree. When we have a government where there is only one person running the show we DON'T have any checks or balances. Now we have people that just agree with everything "HE" does and don't question motive or actions.
With almost all Republicans now denying even the reality of the birthday letter to Epstein we are seeing them cross the final line into total, irrevocable servitude to Trump and blind obedience to a Dictator. Please read and restack my latest. ⬇️
When a president plays judge, jury, and executioner, democracy isn’t limping. It’s face-down on the courthouse steps, wondering who slipped it the roofie.
Snatching kids at midnight? Blowing up boats 2000 miles away? That’s not leadership, that’s a Netflix pitch for Narcos: White House Edition.
And the GOP chorus response? Crickets. The kind that chirp over the sound of constitutional collapse.
This tyrant does his best to chip away at the constitution and rule of law almost daily.
I hate the fact that the republicans have turned a blind eye to this and allow the madness to continue. It’s almost like he has something over on them…I don’t get why, knowing what’s happening, they don’t break from him. Hopefully the American people…of all parties… in the midterms will stand up for america instead of kissing the ring of a madman. If not he will continue his reign of terror for the rest of his presidency and I don’t know how long it will take for us to dig out from under the carnage.
Abducting children from foster care with out legal protocol then blowing up a boat with 7 Venezuelans with out cause is illegal and dangerous. This could lead into another war which this country doesn't need. Trump is demented, apparently he doesn't realize how vulnerable this country has become without the support from NATO. His kangaroo cabinet doesn't realize how catastrophic this is when the United States has no support. No president in their right mind would do this. Well, we can thank the Supreme Court for giving Trump immunity plus the freedom to do what he wants. However, we still have part of the judicial system that is denying Trump the request about deportations.
I want Trump to die. Soon. Then I want to prosecute all of his enablers and co-conspirators and put them I prison. Especially Rubio, Miller, oh, hell, the whole fucking Cabinet.
It is impossible not to think of some of the worst outlandishly narcissistic and impulsively destructive tendencies of two of the most decrepit and debauched emperors of ancient Rome(i.e. Caligula, Nero) when encountering the malignancies of the Lonnie LeDouche death cult. He and his backers, supporters, enablers, apologists, and sycophantic fart-sniffin’ ass-munchin’ loyalists are the epitome of the term “dumpster fire”. This idiocracy will not stand, of that I am sure, but how much of this seemingly endless trail of egregious offenses and affronts to basic human decency willit take for the majority of Americans to say, “Enough!” An end to this madness must surely come to pass. Trump, with or without his First Butt Buddy, Leon, er, uh Elon, is a menace to the American way of life and to the world at large. Lest we forget, this lunatic has the nuclear codes and has explicitly and repeatedly stated he is not averse to employing the nuclear option. This is the highest height of recklessness, at the very least, and more accurately, complete and utter unhinged madness.
The recent assault and murder of eleven people from Venezuela can be explained in another perspective. Trump is lashing back at his failures.
He promised to stop Ukraine/ Russian War. Israel / Hamas war and Iran nuclear threat.
All of these have been unsuccessful. The two longest wars are still raging. Iran had to be bombed to stop nuclear enrichment. The recent 70-year anniversary of WWII victory was celebrated in China with Putin and North Korea support. Trump was not invited. The Trump/Putin meeting in Alaska to address Ukraine was a Trump failure. The Chinese are thumbing their nose at Trump with the threat of invading Taiwan.
Trump has only been “successful “in sending National Guard and Marines into Los Angeles and Washington D. C. He threatens Chicago, Baltimore, and other blue cities. His deportation program is not deporting as many people as fast as he promised either. Legal rulings have slowed the process many times and will reach the Supreme Court. So, in a low-level overview of his promises, he is not as successful as he bragged.
His tariff policy is exactly opposite to his prediction. The reverse of what he promised. His Big Beautiful Bill, while passed, is proving to be very unpopular forcing the Republican party to hide.
In summary, his presidency is not going well for him.
So, what does he do to stroke his ego and prove he is a tough guy? Start another War just like Bush.! But with whom? The Drug Cartels! While he has started the shooting war against the Cartel’s he is not prepared to protect our country. The cartels can now declare war on Trump. After all, they were attacked. Their people were murdered on the high seas. Without warning. We might expect a civilian bus being exploded. Mass murderer at a football game, an explosion at an airport or college. That would play into Trump’s plan to declare an uprising and declare martial law.
The bottom line is Trump is mentally unstable and has surrounded himself by people who only say yes. The billionaires and corporations will continue to make more money. Trump may declare there will be no 2026 elections because he knows he will lose, and the country is amid an uprising that he must control.
I know my writing is just the whining of a person who knows he has no control or input into his environment. I worry about my family, my children, and their children. This situation is changing my country forever and killing the grand experiment.
Hey, now. I was an adolescent male forty odd years odd years ago. I didn’t spend those years engaging in rampant dickswinging and malfeasance. No ma’am. I marched against nukes, opposed our invasion of Granada, Iran-Contra, the CIA’s distribution of crack cocaine in our inner cities, etc. etc. If Trump is acting like any variety of male it is the over-compensating dickless fuck sort of phony brave, bull fruity gurlyman, a la J. Edgar Hoover and Roy Cohn. I don’t mean to suggest that Trump is a twistoid closet case with both penis envy and a taste for man meat, but, If the tiny ruby slipper fits… (OK, I am saying just that—Trump is “a friend of Dorothy”, no doubt about It, and a self-loathing, misogynistic, pedophilic one at that). I truly believe that dynamic fuels his every atavistic, destructive, vindictive impulse, and his drag queen-like obsession with his hair and his makeup sorta cinches the deal, does it not?
Thank you, Dan and all, for the focus on this war-mongering move...not unlike the one that has just been revealed to have taken place off N Korea a few years ago. This one was in international waters - and what drug running fool would load his boat with 11 people instead of more "product?"
The labels and justifications stink. The real terrorists are the members of this regime that seeks to destroy America's democracy and all of its citizens. We must not cower or lose hope - these thugs can and must be stopped...all of them!
Your fixation with 47 as a sole manufacturer of neo conservativatism is unnerving and especially unhelpful in the liberal fight for democracy.
Invoke the 25th Amendment now!!!
Thank you Dan and the Steady Team for keeping us informed of these heinous and unlawful actions.
I'm 60 in October. I have never been more afraid to be an American of African decent.
Stay strong Victoria
Thank you Dan Rather I totally agree. When we have a government where there is only one person running the show we DON'T have any checks or balances. Now we have people that just agree with everything "HE" does and don't question motive or actions.
Thank you Mr. Rather. Keep reporting the evil acts. He is despicable.
With almost all Republicans now denying even the reality of the birthday letter to Epstein we are seeing them cross the final line into total, irrevocable servitude to Trump and blind obedience to a Dictator. Please read and restack my latest. ⬇️
https://mdavis19881.substack.com/p/epstein-xiii-the-cover-up-goes-orwell
When a president plays judge, jury, and executioner, democracy isn’t limping. It’s face-down on the courthouse steps, wondering who slipped it the roofie.
Snatching kids at midnight? Blowing up boats 2000 miles away? That’s not leadership, that’s a Netflix pitch for Narcos: White House Edition.
And the GOP chorus response? Crickets. The kind that chirp over the sound of constitutional collapse.
UGLY MO-FO!!!
This tyrant does his best to chip away at the constitution and rule of law almost daily.
I hate the fact that the republicans have turned a blind eye to this and allow the madness to continue. It’s almost like he has something over on them…I don’t get why, knowing what’s happening, they don’t break from him. Hopefully the American people…of all parties… in the midterms will stand up for america instead of kissing the ring of a madman. If not he will continue his reign of terror for the rest of his presidency and I don’t know how long it will take for us to dig out from under the carnage.
Perfectly said.
Abducting children from foster care with out legal protocol then blowing up a boat with 7 Venezuelans with out cause is illegal and dangerous. This could lead into another war which this country doesn't need. Trump is demented, apparently he doesn't realize how vulnerable this country has become without the support from NATO. His kangaroo cabinet doesn't realize how catastrophic this is when the United States has no support. No president in their right mind would do this. Well, we can thank the Supreme Court for giving Trump immunity plus the freedom to do what he wants. However, we still have part of the judicial system that is denying Trump the request about deportations.
I want Trump to die. Soon. Then I want to prosecute all of his enablers and co-conspirators and put them I prison. Especially Rubio, Miller, oh, hell, the whole fucking Cabinet.
It is impossible not to think of some of the worst outlandishly narcissistic and impulsively destructive tendencies of two of the most decrepit and debauched emperors of ancient Rome(i.e. Caligula, Nero) when encountering the malignancies of the Lonnie LeDouche death cult. He and his backers, supporters, enablers, apologists, and sycophantic fart-sniffin’ ass-munchin’ loyalists are the epitome of the term “dumpster fire”. This idiocracy will not stand, of that I am sure, but how much of this seemingly endless trail of egregious offenses and affronts to basic human decency willit take for the majority of Americans to say, “Enough!” An end to this madness must surely come to pass. Trump, with or without his First Butt Buddy, Leon, er, uh Elon, is a menace to the American way of life and to the world at large. Lest we forget, this lunatic has the nuclear codes and has explicitly and repeatedly stated he is not averse to employing the nuclear option. This is the highest height of recklessness, at the very least, and more accurately, complete and utter unhinged madness.
The recent assault and murder of eleven people from Venezuela can be explained in another perspective. Trump is lashing back at his failures.
He promised to stop Ukraine/ Russian War. Israel / Hamas war and Iran nuclear threat.
All of these have been unsuccessful. The two longest wars are still raging. Iran had to be bombed to stop nuclear enrichment. The recent 70-year anniversary of WWII victory was celebrated in China with Putin and North Korea support. Trump was not invited. The Trump/Putin meeting in Alaska to address Ukraine was a Trump failure. The Chinese are thumbing their nose at Trump with the threat of invading Taiwan.
Trump has only been “successful “in sending National Guard and Marines into Los Angeles and Washington D. C. He threatens Chicago, Baltimore, and other blue cities. His deportation program is not deporting as many people as fast as he promised either. Legal rulings have slowed the process many times and will reach the Supreme Court. So, in a low-level overview of his promises, he is not as successful as he bragged.
His tariff policy is exactly opposite to his prediction. The reverse of what he promised. His Big Beautiful Bill, while passed, is proving to be very unpopular forcing the Republican party to hide.
In summary, his presidency is not going well for him.
So, what does he do to stroke his ego and prove he is a tough guy? Start another War just like Bush.! But with whom? The Drug Cartels! While he has started the shooting war against the Cartel’s he is not prepared to protect our country. The cartels can now declare war on Trump. After all, they were attacked. Their people were murdered on the high seas. Without warning. We might expect a civilian bus being exploded. Mass murderer at a football game, an explosion at an airport or college. That would play into Trump’s plan to declare an uprising and declare martial law.
The bottom line is Trump is mentally unstable and has surrounded himself by people who only say yes. The billionaires and corporations will continue to make more money. Trump may declare there will be no 2026 elections because he knows he will lose, and the country is amid an uprising that he must control.
I know my writing is just the whining of a person who knows he has no control or input into his environment. I worry about my family, my children, and their children. This situation is changing my country forever and killing the grand experiment.
If we don’t do something soon, DT is going to start a war. His instincts are those of an adolescent male. Restraint isn’t a word in his vocabulary.
Sorry, you’re an exception! You’re right—“Dickless gurlyman” works for me.
Hey, now. I was an adolescent male forty odd years odd years ago. I didn’t spend those years engaging in rampant dickswinging and malfeasance. No ma’am. I marched against nukes, opposed our invasion of Granada, Iran-Contra, the CIA’s distribution of crack cocaine in our inner cities, etc. etc. If Trump is acting like any variety of male it is the over-compensating dickless fuck sort of phony brave, bull fruity gurlyman, a la J. Edgar Hoover and Roy Cohn. I don’t mean to suggest that Trump is a twistoid closet case with both penis envy and a taste for man meat, but, If the tiny ruby slipper fits… (OK, I am saying just that—Trump is “a friend of Dorothy”, no doubt about It, and a self-loathing, misogynistic, pedophilic one at that). I truly believe that dynamic fuels his every atavistic, destructive, vindictive impulse, and his drag queen-like obsession with his hair and his makeup sorta cinches the deal, does it not?
Thank you, Dan and all, for the focus on this war-mongering move...not unlike the one that has just been revealed to have taken place off N Korea a few years ago. This one was in international waters - and what drug running fool would load his boat with 11 people instead of more "product?"
The labels and justifications stink. The real terrorists are the members of this regime that seeks to destroy America's democracy and all of its citizens. We must not cower or lose hope - these thugs can and must be stopped...all of them!