Thank you for articulating what we are seeing & feeling. I appreciate you & your dedication to truth and to calling out the total disregard for our rights. Steady on.
It's so good to have you and your wonderful mind hangin with the Mighty Dan! I know your love for music is great & especially like when you put songs of relevance in your writing. Rock on Dan we're with you!
I am more than frightened at the steady unraveling of our democracy, the ruthless manner in which an unelected rich man and the shadow king is bulldozing our government systems and threatening anyone who dare question what they are doing. Let me say, we are now totally under an authoritarian regime. Many Americans know it in their hearts, the rest who voted for this evil, are pretending it isn't happening and holding onto their delusions. Someone had better stand up to this monster we are facing or we all perish.
I wonder what the tipping point is among his supporters before they FINALLY start standing up to this madness?
On another note, I admit to being no expert on the electoral college, but I have heard many people since the 2024 presidential election say "over 1/2 the voters voted for Trump." That simply is not true.
I read this at the Brennan Center for Justice site:
"The discussion resonates even more this year (2024), since Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 despite losing the popular vote by nearly 3 million."
I then went to NPR and read this (from 3 December 2024):
"President-elect Donald Trump got very close to a majority of the vote in this presidential election, but not quite. It is not exactly the "unprecedented and powerful mandate" Trump claimed on election night."
So I for one would like those who keep insisting he won the popular vote (especially on the Steady forum) to realize that is incorrect.
I am assuming that's what makes the "swing states" so key in the election process - the winner, even if just receiving 51% of the popular vote, gets ALL that state's electoral votes. In my mind is an area needing revision. Why we can't just elect on popular vote alone is beyond me.
In just thirty days, Donald Trump has unleashed the deadliest policy shift in modern history—not through incompetence, but intent. These are not routine policy changes or ideological maneuvers. They are calculated acts of destruction: the dismantling of healthcare, the gutting of public health and scientific research, the acceleration of climate disasters, and the destabilization of global security. Experts warn the consequences will be nothing short of catastrophic. Trump’s first-month policies have triggered a human catastrophe unlike anything seen in American governance.
President Clinton personally signed into law a law that states if a person who is a superior officer to another employee and they have sex it is considered rape. He himself signed the bill BEFORE he raped her. It's hard to believe that a clear thinking adult actually believes that was the right thing for a president to do IN the oval office. But then again orange man bad ALL democrats good is your philosophy
Bill Clinton didn't rape Monica, that was consensual. All you had do was look at her face, She was in love. Monica was an aide. Anywhere he went, she was there. Always touching him... Yep, she was in Love.
Please, don't believe me but before you show your lack of knowledge about the subject look it up
It does not matter if it was consensual or not. There is a federal law signed into law by Clinton himself, that ANY federal employee who is higher in rank, (military) or higher in job status, (civilian) who has sex with someone below them is guilty of rape. I did not sign the law into being, Bill Clinton did. So it was very very hard for him to say he didn't know about the law.
Also, do you really think having sex in the oval office with a young lady who is 30 years younger then you is right, even if it was not illegal
He had consensual oral sex with her. I agree it's definitely not an acceptable thing for a president to do in the Oval Office, but that's not what I'd categorize as rape.
You are correct that "orange man is bad" on so many levels.
You are incorrect that we think "ALL democrats good". We have enough common sense to know no one is perfect. We prefer to side with the party, though, that is not destroying our country.
A point of interest regarding Clinton's encounter with ML, he claimed he did not have sex because many men would not consider fellatio having sex. I know many may disagree, but I am just pointing out a fact.
No he did not. Please, don't believe t, just Google it. He person signed the law that made it rape. But 100 percent of the Democratic senators thought getting iral sex a dozen times in the oval office was a perfectly normal thing. And 100 percent of them voted not guilty, he did not do it. Even though he admitted in federal court that he did do it. He lost his law license and was fined 400,000 dollars but every Democrat said he did not do it
I don't know what you're referring to when you say "No he did not". Clinton was accused of sexual harassment. If he signed the law that categorized it as rape, then so be it, but it was sexual harassment. Democrats did not say he didn't do it. Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice - which is what they acquitted him of.
It was not sexual harassment. And even if it was you must be so proud of the 100 percent of Democrats in Congress who said sexually harassing a young lady INSIDE the oval office is perfectly all right with them
And we’re so proud to have a convicted rapist in the White House along with some of his administration who also suffer from the same ailment. I’m sure Trump feels very comfortable around them, birds of a feather.
He was tried for rape and in a 12 to 0 count he was found innocent. Do t believe, please just Google it.
As for working with other rapists, please tell me who. I know I have made more mistakes then you ever will but I don't know if any rapists working in the White House.
Never said democrats said he didn't do it. They all admitted he did it. Clinton admitted in federal court he did it. What I actually said is that 100 percent of all Democrats in Congress said raping a young lady INSIDE the oval office was fine with them. They saw nothing wrong with that.
And what was the perjury for. Because he initially lied in federal court and said it did not happen. And again 100 percent of Democrats in Congress said that lying to a federal judge about raping a young lady was ok with them. Don't believe me please, just Google it. Why do you think he lost his law license and was fined 400,000 dollars, for telling the truth?
Okay, Mr. Velten, I'm going to end my participation in this discussion of something that happened 26 years ago. There's a whole lot more dangerous fuckery going on in the Oval Office right now that needs my attention. Have a good day.
Meanwhile, honest and constitution aware Americans are picking and choosing what to pay for, yet again. Never mind budgeting, we have to actually have to, as my son now says, band families together to make ends meet. Costs are still rising and he is making it so noone wants to fight. But, we will because I know one thing, the more you take away from me, from what I earned with my life lived, the more I will face you down. Protest is my middle name right now and I didn't watch the Berlin wall fall in 1989 to see my country cowtow to Russia. As a cold war veteran I assure you we have been thru worse and this too shall pass, although not without loss and struggle (I am very sorry to say).
As long as the Republicans in Congress are complicit in Trump's coup he will continue to push the envelope. It is amazing how elected officials who swore to defend the Constitution are willing to violate that oath for two men. I say two because we know Musk has gelded Trump with his money. We know Trump would never allow someone to steal the spotlight from him nor would he put up with all the focus of Musk being the president defacto.
Free speech seems historically to have been one of the first victims to fall to blossoming authoritarian regimes. This is not the only Trumpian attempt to suppress free press. We should all be afraid. I don't understand the lassitude of the American people. Why are they (we) not outraged? I moved to Canada in 2008 for work and family reasons, planning to return to the states for retirement in 2012. We found that we love Canada, Canadians, civility and common sense which seem in scarce supply in the states. I have little desire even to visit friends in the states now. But... even if my blood runs more and more Maple Leaf Red, I cannot purge my affection for my home country, nor my fears for its future.
Thank you Mr. Rather for being a beacon which gently but appropriately scolds me for my inclination to give up.
Why might the usual news sources not have covered the massive marches and protests yesterday? I didn’t know about them until checking social media this morning.
The renaming of the Gulf of Mexico is just the behavior I expect from a man baby. The larger issue is in fact what they have done to the AP and other news organizations. The hypocrisy is really amazing as the ban journalist from the White House Press briefings & while the vice president is falsely claiming that free speech in Europe is on the decline. These lies, and others, are then posted & re-posted online by musk, trump, their cronies & the maga-heads to the point where reasonable people start to believe this nonsense. As it is often attributed to the Nazi Joseph Goebbels, “Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth.”
Thank you for articulating what we are seeing & feeling. I appreciate you & your dedication to truth and to calling out the total disregard for our rights. Steady on.
It's so good to have you and your wonderful mind hangin with the Mighty Dan! I know your love for music is great & especially like when you put songs of relevance in your writing. Rock on Dan we're with you!
I am more than frightened at the steady unraveling of our democracy, the ruthless manner in which an unelected rich man and the shadow king is bulldozing our government systems and threatening anyone who dare question what they are doing. Let me say, we are now totally under an authoritarian regime. Many Americans know it in their hearts, the rest who voted for this evil, are pretending it isn't happening and holding onto their delusions. Someone had better stand up to this monster we are facing or we all perish.
Dan,
We need your clear and passionately eloquent voice now more than ever. Thank you!
When is Congress going to stand up to this Musk & Trump.
Musk wasn't elected to anything.
Trump is going to lead us into War.
I wonder what the tipping point is among his supporters before they FINALLY start standing up to this madness?
On another note, I admit to being no expert on the electoral college, but I have heard many people since the 2024 presidential election say "over 1/2 the voters voted for Trump." That simply is not true.
I read this at the Brennan Center for Justice site:
"The discussion resonates even more this year (2024), since Donald Trump won the presidency in 2016 despite losing the popular vote by nearly 3 million."
I then went to NPR and read this (from 3 December 2024):
"President-elect Donald Trump got very close to a majority of the vote in this presidential election, but not quite. It is not exactly the "unprecedented and powerful mandate" Trump claimed on election night."
So I for one would like those who keep insisting he won the popular vote (especially on the Steady forum) to realize that is incorrect.
I am assuming that's what makes the "swing states" so key in the election process - the winner, even if just receiving 51% of the popular vote, gets ALL that state's electoral votes. In my mind is an area needing revision. Why we can't just elect on popular vote alone is beyond me.
Insights welcome.
Well. He’s definitely succeeding. He’ll go down in history alright. But not the way he thinks!!😡
Well. Hes
Thank you, Dan, for your words. We must protect and defend our democracy for our children and grandchildren.
In just thirty days, Donald Trump has unleashed the deadliest policy shift in modern history—not through incompetence, but intent. These are not routine policy changes or ideological maneuvers. They are calculated acts of destruction: the dismantling of healthcare, the gutting of public health and scientific research, the acceleration of climate disasters, and the destabilization of global security. Experts warn the consequences will be nothing short of catastrophic. Trump’s first-month policies have triggered a human catastrophe unlike anything seen in American governance.
💀 𝗧𝗿𝘂𝗺𝗽’𝘀 𝗪𝗮𝗿 𝗼𝗻 𝗛𝘂𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝘁𝘆: 𝗛𝗶𝘀 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗶𝗲𝘀 𝗪𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗞𝗶𝗹𝗹 𝗠𝗶𝗹𝗹𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀
https://patricemersault.substack.com/p/trumps-war-on-humanity-his-policies?r=4d7sow
President Clinton personally signed into law a law that states if a person who is a superior officer to another employee and they have sex it is considered rape. He himself signed the bill BEFORE he raped her. It's hard to believe that a clear thinking adult actually believes that was the right thing for a president to do IN the oval office. But then again orange man bad ALL democrats good is your philosophy
Bill Clinton didn't rape Monica, that was consensual. All you had do was look at her face, She was in love. Monica was an aide. Anywhere he went, she was there. Always touching him... Yep, she was in Love.
Val,
Please, don't believe me but before you show your lack of knowledge about the subject look it up
It does not matter if it was consensual or not. There is a federal law signed into law by Clinton himself, that ANY federal employee who is higher in rank, (military) or higher in job status, (civilian) who has sex with someone below them is guilty of rape. I did not sign the law into being, Bill Clinton did. So it was very very hard for him to say he didn't know about the law.
Also, do you really think having sex in the oval office with a young lady who is 30 years younger then you is right, even if it was not illegal
He had consensual oral sex with her. I agree it's definitely not an acceptable thing for a president to do in the Oval Office, but that's not what I'd categorize as rape.
You are correct that "orange man is bad" on so many levels.
You are incorrect that we think "ALL democrats good". We have enough common sense to know no one is perfect. We prefer to side with the party, though, that is not destroying our country.
A point of interest regarding Clinton's encounter with ML, he claimed he did not have sex because many men would not consider fellatio having sex. I know many may disagree, but I am just pointing out a fact.
I understand your point. And I'm not defending Clinton, but there is a difference between sexual harassment, consensual oral sex, and rape.
No he did not. Please, don't believe t, just Google it. He person signed the law that made it rape. But 100 percent of the Democratic senators thought getting iral sex a dozen times in the oval office was a perfectly normal thing. And 100 percent of them voted not guilty, he did not do it. Even though he admitted in federal court that he did do it. He lost his law license and was fined 400,000 dollars but every Democrat said he did not do it
I don't know what you're referring to when you say "No he did not". Clinton was accused of sexual harassment. If he signed the law that categorized it as rape, then so be it, but it was sexual harassment. Democrats did not say he didn't do it. Clinton was impeached for perjury and obstruction of justice - which is what they acquitted him of.
It was not sexual harassment. And even if it was you must be so proud of the 100 percent of Democrats in Congress who said sexually harassing a young lady INSIDE the oval office is perfectly all right with them
And we’re so proud to have a convicted rapist in the White House along with some of his administration who also suffer from the same ailment. I’m sure Trump feels very comfortable around them, birds of a feather.
Lisa,
He was tried for rape and in a 12 to 0 count he was found innocent. Do t believe, please just Google it.
As for working with other rapists, please tell me who. I know I have made more mistakes then you ever will but I don't know if any rapists working in the White House.
Never said democrats said he didn't do it. They all admitted he did it. Clinton admitted in federal court he did it. What I actually said is that 100 percent of all Democrats in Congress said raping a young lady INSIDE the oval office was fine with them. They saw nothing wrong with that.
And what was the perjury for. Because he initially lied in federal court and said it did not happen. And again 100 percent of Democrats in Congress said that lying to a federal judge about raping a young lady was ok with them. Don't believe me please, just Google it. Why do you think he lost his law license and was fined 400,000 dollars, for telling the truth?
Okay, Mr. Velten, I'm going to end my participation in this discussion of something that happened 26 years ago. There's a whole lot more dangerous fuckery going on in the Oval Office right now that needs my attention. Have a good day.
First, thank you for your very civil texts. Most of what I received is far from it
Second, I truly hope you have a wonderful day and life.
Sincerely
Jack
Meanwhile, honest and constitution aware Americans are picking and choosing what to pay for, yet again. Never mind budgeting, we have to actually have to, as my son now says, band families together to make ends meet. Costs are still rising and he is making it so noone wants to fight. But, we will because I know one thing, the more you take away from me, from what I earned with my life lived, the more I will face you down. Protest is my middle name right now and I didn't watch the Berlin wall fall in 1989 to see my country cowtow to Russia. As a cold war veteran I assure you we have been thru worse and this too shall pass, although not without loss and struggle (I am very sorry to say).
As long as the Republicans in Congress are complicit in Trump's coup he will continue to push the envelope. It is amazing how elected officials who swore to defend the Constitution are willing to violate that oath for two men. I say two because we know Musk has gelded Trump with his money. We know Trump would never allow someone to steal the spotlight from him nor would he put up with all the focus of Musk being the president defacto.
Free speech seems historically to have been one of the first victims to fall to blossoming authoritarian regimes. This is not the only Trumpian attempt to suppress free press. We should all be afraid. I don't understand the lassitude of the American people. Why are they (we) not outraged? I moved to Canada in 2008 for work and family reasons, planning to return to the states for retirement in 2012. We found that we love Canada, Canadians, civility and common sense which seem in scarce supply in the states. I have little desire even to visit friends in the states now. But... even if my blood runs more and more Maple Leaf Red, I cannot purge my affection for my home country, nor my fears for its future.
Thank you Mr. Rather for being a beacon which gently but appropriately scolds me for my inclination to give up.
Why might the usual news sources not have covered the massive marches and protests yesterday? I didn’t know about them until checking social media this morning.
The renaming of the Gulf of Mexico is just the behavior I expect from a man baby. The larger issue is in fact what they have done to the AP and other news organizations. The hypocrisy is really amazing as the ban journalist from the White House Press briefings & while the vice president is falsely claiming that free speech in Europe is on the decline. These lies, and others, are then posted & re-posted online by musk, trump, their cronies & the maga-heads to the point where reasonable people start to believe this nonsense. As it is often attributed to the Nazi Joseph Goebbels, “Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes the truth.”