Let’s MAGA Dance

Sometimes you've got to forget all this political crap, and just dance. Who's with me? I think I love Donald TrumpWarmly floating MAGA tranceReality can’t change my feelingsI just hit the floor and dance Let’s dancePut on your slippers and slide for Donald TrumpHear that husky voiceLose your body in the musicIs there really any … Continue reading Let’s MAGA Dance →

Birds of a Fascist Feather: Evangelical Movements and Authoritarian Backlash in the US and Brazil

Supporters of former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro, who refused to accept his election defeat, stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and the presidential palace in the capital a week after the inauguration of his leftist rival, President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva in January 2023. Thousands of demonstrators bypassed security barricades, climbed on roofs, smashed windows … Continue reading Birds of a Fascist Feather: Evangelical Movements and Authoritarian Backlash in the US and Brazil →

Oval Office Ambush, Again

"These are all white farmers that are being buried," said Trump, confronting South African President Cyril Ramaphosa during a contentious Oval Office meeting on May 21, 2025.In fact, the picture was pulled from a Reuter's video of war-torn Congo, and published by Reuters on February 3. Look out world leadersIf you’re coming to D.C.Might get … Continue reading Oval Office Ambush, Again →

“Victory Day” for Donald Trump

I agree with David’s Frum’s assessment of Donald’s post:“That post is such a perfect crystallization of the Trump style – bombast and boast, all of it making Trump himself the center of a story that he had nothing whatsoever to do with.” Donald must look with envy at Russia’s Red Square parade held every year, … Continue reading “Victory Day” for Donald Trump →

Trump National Security Team — Incompetence and Arrogance

Above is first screen shot info from Signal chat group, as identified by Jeffrey Goldberg, from the Atlantic article. Above is second Signal chat screenshot, as reported by Jeffrey Goldberg As a long-time military planner and operator, I’m appalled by revelations that any government official was using the commercial chat app Signal to communicate deliberations … Continue reading Trump National Security Team — Incompetence and Arrogance →

Russia Russia Russia – Trump’s Vile Collaboration With Putin

March 8, 2025 -- Residents stand at the site of apartment buildings hit by a Russian missile strike in the town of Dobropillia, Donetsk region, Ukraine. Andrii Dubchak/Reuters MEMO FOR THE USAFROM: A Disgusted VeteranSUBJECT: Russia Russia Russia – Trump’s Collaboration With Putin Is Killing Ukrainians and Abandoning America’s Foundational Principles of Freedom and Democracy … Continue reading Russia Russia Russia – Trump’s Vile Collaboration With Putin →

Donald Trump says, “Fuck the Blue”

Jan 6, 2021. Supporters of President Donald Trump breaking through a police barrier at the Capitol in Washington. I was surprised in 2021 when 24 Republican congressmen, so beholden to their MAGA master and his BIG LIE, would not vote to honor the sacrifices of Capital Police for their heroic actions on Jan 6, 2021 … Continue reading Donald Trump says, “Fuck the Blue” →

American Democracy 2024 – Welcome to the Thunderdome

March 25, 2023 Waco, Texas.Donald Trump holds his hand over his heart as “Justice for All” plays at Waco Regional Airport on Saturday evening, 25 March 2023, In March 2023, Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 Presidential Campaign with a rally in Waco, Texas on the 30th anniversary of the 50-day standoff and bloody siege … Continue reading American Democracy 2024 – Welcome to the Thunderdome →