#trump #fucktrump Trump's hypocritical and performative campaign against "anti-Semitism" should start with the Department of Defense. US official who promoted antisemitic conspiracies appointed Pentagon press secretary. 😱

If China invades Taiwan, Korth Korea will likely invade South Korea. North Korean soldiers were sent to fight in Ukraine to gain valuable battlefield experience. Considering all these threats, how can Hegseth successful manage US military responses if he weakens senior military leadership?

If China conquers Taiwan, the US will lose access to the factories that produce the world's most advanced semiconductors, with severe repercussions for the military and the US and world economy in general. And those powerful chips would now be available to China, to further enhance its military.

In addition, Xi Jinping has order his military to prepare to invade Taiwan by 2027. China now has now the world’s largest armed forces. According to a recent NY Times editorial the Chinese military now rivals the United States in air, naval and missile power. Can the US win a war with China?

But there are many other military challenges facing the US and the West now and the near future. First is war in Ukraine. Putin wants to reconstitute the old USSR. That means attacks on NATO allies Poland and the Baltic States. If Trump does not support NATO, then NATO won't support the US

Does anyone think that Trump can successfully negotiate with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khameni to peacefully give up its nuclear program. Trump has stated that if the Iranians don’t agree to a peaceful settlement there will be war. How will the US be able to defend Saudi Arabia and other allies?

Hegseth believes that Trump can convince Iran to peacefully give up its nuclear programs by the "force of his personality." But recall that in 2019, Trump failed to achieve a denuclearization agreement with North Korean strongman Kim Jung-Un.

By way of historical precedent, Stalin’s 1936-1938 Great Purge included many Red Army generals, weakening Red Army leadership. When Hitler invaded Russia in 1941, the initial Red Army response was ineffective, suffering heavy losses.

Hegseth recently announced he was going to cut the number of four-star generals and admirals by 20% plus an additional 10% of one-star or above or generals and Navy officers. Those cuts risk US security long-term and also Trump’s upcoming negotiations with Iran.

Hegseth recently announced he was going to cut the number of four-star generals and admirals by 20% plus an additional 10% of one-star or above or generals and Navy officers. Those cuts risk US security long-term and also Trump’s upcoming negotiations with Iran.

Pete Hegseth is today’s featured inept and bungling Cabinet secretary. Sorry for the large number of posts, but this is a complex issue.

Trump's action is straight out of the fascism playbook, #14 voxpopulisphere.com/2017/08/23/l... False Elections … use of legislation to control voting numbers or political district boundaries, ... Fascist nations also typically use their judiciaries to manipulate or control elections.

Trump wants to shut down ActBlue, so he signed an executive order to direct Atty General Pam Bondi to investigate the organization for “unlawful ‘straw donor’ and foreign contributions to American elections.”

Denmark wants to buy California. Very well written spoof. denmarkification.com

Paul Krugman is a Nobel Prize winner who now writes a daily blog post about economics. He has been very critical of Trump’s tariffs, the tax cut bill, and possibly firing Jay Powell, the Chairman of the Federal Reserve Bank, which sets interest rates. Subscribe here paulkrugman.substack.com.

If Trump can successfully establish the power to deport or "disappear" _anyone_ including American citizens, at any time and for any reason without due process, it is a serious attack on the Constitution and rule of law. And the start of American gulag system. Please no blather about gangs.

The gulags were Soviet forced labor camps that imprisoned untold millions of people during Stalin’s reign, mostly for political offenses or members of ethnic minorities. Gulag prisoners worked under very harsh conditions, with tens of thousands dying each year from malnutrition and execution.

So exactly why can’t the US insist that El Salvador return Garcia? The government claims it can’t do anything to get Garcia back. No one believes that. The harsh truth is that Trump apparently wants to establish Soviet-style gulags, starting with El Salvador.

Trump threatened to impose steep tariffs on all Colombian imports, plus other harsh measure., per CNN. Trump wants to use the tariffs imposed on April 2 compel other countries to negotiate with the US.

Breathtaking hypocrisy: When it suits him, Trump will use any means to bully other countries. On January 27, Colombia agreed to accept flights of deported migrants. Columbia responded to harsh threats from Trump.

Pope Donald is expected to quickly shut down programs that favored immigrants, the poor, and minorities in general, which Trump has regarded as “woke” and contrary to MAGA values. Pope Donald will lay off staff, including all African Cardinals and bishops.

President Trump has moved quickly to appoint a new Pope, only hours after the death of Pope Francis, the White House has just announced. The new Pope will be Elon Musk, who will be known as Pope Donald. Trump had long sought to fire Pope Francis.

data breach (continued) Giving these DOGE kids access to sensitive databases, rushing the process, made a breach almost inevitable. At Twiiter, Musk fired most of the IT staff, and X reliability has gone way down. So we can assume that Musk doesn't care about government database security.

A gift to ransomware hackers and internet spies from our adversaries. Whistleblower says DOGE may have caused 'significant cyber breach' at labor watchdog. This breach is no surprise. Only question is how many more such breaches have not been reported. Will Musk fix them? Probably Not.

Trump DOES have a 2025 DEI agenda. It is just different from the agendas he so emphatically opposed. Defunding Extortion Intolerance or Disruptions Embarassment Inquisitions Any ideas for other versions of the Trump DEI?

More Nationwide Demonstrations this coming this Saturday. See www.newsweek.com/nationwide-t... for details.

Just pointing out that the Trump presidency has historical antecedents. osbcontent.s3-eu-west-1.amazonaws.com/PC-00466.pdf So the question for everyone. Which antecedents do you recognize in the Trump presidency, and why? What if anything can we as citizens to do oppose Trump?

(continued 3) i hope that my posts will generate responses that add ideas well beyond what I have posted Perhaps we can even generate some ideas that help rescue and re-invigorate the Democratic Party from paralysis and lack of direction. Somewhere in the USA, April, 2025.

(continued 2) I am very concerned about the direction of this country under Trump. I am adopting this alias to convey my concern about the dangers facing our democracy and avoid attention from online vigilantes. I hope to do several posts a week about an issue and add commentary or perspective.

(continued) Today the danger comes from a veritable “fifth column” of people among us wearing red hats. MAGA supporters. Ever the grifter, Trump is selling these hats for $55. shop.trumpwinery.com/product/Hat-... Who am I? Just another “radical left wing lunatic”

Red is now the color of DANGER to Americans. In 1775, the danger was "Redcoats," for the color of their uniforms. On April 18, 1775 Boston resident Paul Revere and two others rode on horseback from Boston to Concord, MA at night to warn the “minutemen” that the British Army was coming.