Your last sentence, David, sent a chill up my backbone.
The damage being inflicted by the Trump monsters will be all but irreversible. As a senior citizen (age 75), I may not personally much from the dire results, but the entire globe will feel the pain for decades and centuries.
Fanning the flames of global warming is what Big Business has been doing and wants for decades. Can’t blame Trump for ascending to their long time interests—and what they’ve been corrupting democratically elected governments for.
Should maybe that I’m reasonably sanguine about military action from Russia against Europe. As a resource exporting economy, economic warfare would be a bigger problem. OTOH, European defense isn’t my responsibility… Talk is cheap and all that.
As for Jared the National Security Risk: Well, we elected as POTUS a lawbreaking 5hug who was a documented security risk that his predecessor wasn’t especially interested in prosecuting so I can’t see that Jared is all that huge a concern other than maybe norms being disregarded or something.
There just appeared in the Foreign Affairs magazine an article on this very subject of Germany rearming, with the implication that such moves could install Germany as the European hegemon, replacing the fast-fading US. But tbh, this is just more vintage Cold War agitation by veteran Nato hands for job security, as the EU is getting an avalanche of propaganda painting a dire portrait of a "revanchist Russia", bursting over its borders and launching its own "Operation Barbarossa" against European states.
Foreign Affairs has its moments but it, like, doesn’t resonate with me.
As for Europe, I think that endless era of constant warfare is over so the paramount need for the US is gone. Commercially, there are alternatives.
That said, a responsible EU should start distancing from the US. Whether they actually do the smart, responsible thing, who knows. Odds are probably against it. The corrupting private interests are too pro-US…
There was a huge peaceful turnout for the Seahawks' parade in Seattle. It was estimated at 1,000,000. We can do this, fellow citizens. We can show up and stand up against this.
Re: the latest in dismissals of DHS "felony" cases in MPLS...the Substack writer Michael Sellers has complete coverage of the case involving two Venezuelan immigrants, originally accused of attacking fed agents with "brooms and snow shovels" during an attempt to arrest them. Much as the Martinez case in Chicago, the fed case was nothing more than a farrago of lies, which gained huge notoriety outside the courtroom, but quickly and ignominiously fell apart once legal procedures were enacted...surprise-surprise, NOT!
Re: Judge James Boasberg...the trump regime, in their seemingly open-ended tussles with the Judge, has enlisted several members of Congress to "demand" impeachment of Boasberg on a variety of "trumped-up" charges, none of which have gone anywhere, except on right-wing media. The judge is fighting a losing battle, though, as the DCC has continuously stymied him, and any threat of contempt charges will go the same way.
What this long, drawn-out, and sordid episode in jurisprudence has shown is the Executive can thwart and ignore court orders indefinitely, reducing "the rule of law" to a mere formality, honored only in the breach.
I want to weep after reading all this. But must say thank you for keeping us informed
Your last sentence, David, sent a chill up my backbone.
The damage being inflicted by the Trump monsters will be all but irreversible. As a senior citizen (age 75), I may not personally much from the dire results, but the entire globe will feel the pain for decades and centuries.
the issue is these judges stay their orders pending appeal which means nothing changes. until they stop doing that they are just bloviating.
Thank you David for
your continuous
information on the
ruination of the EPA and
the ignorance of
climate change.
I live in the middle of a
forest and have for
many years. Our area
has been in moderate
drought for nearly a
year. Today we're finally
getting some steady
rain for 24 hrs. I can see
the changes here, with
the loss of several
trees, sudden invasion
of parasitic vines, very
low song bird count, no
bees and few
butterflies. Humming
birds aren't staying
around either. Hazardous breathing
alerts are becoming
more normal. Only a
fool would believe there
was nothing wrong
here, or anywhere else.
Uhh…
Fanning the flames of global warming is what Big Business has been doing and wants for decades. Can’t blame Trump for ascending to their long time interests—and what they’ve been corrupting democratically elected governments for.
As for Germany rearming, this:
https://bsky.app/profile/manqueman.bsky.social/post/3meq6sqtbuc2l
Should maybe that I’m reasonably sanguine about military action from Russia against Europe. As a resource exporting economy, economic warfare would be a bigger problem. OTOH, European defense isn’t my responsibility… Talk is cheap and all that.
As for Jared the National Security Risk: Well, we elected as POTUS a lawbreaking 5hug who was a documented security risk that his predecessor wasn’t especially interested in prosecuting so I can’t see that Jared is all that huge a concern other than maybe norms being disregarded or something.
There just appeared in the Foreign Affairs magazine an article on this very subject of Germany rearming, with the implication that such moves could install Germany as the European hegemon, replacing the fast-fading US. But tbh, this is just more vintage Cold War agitation by veteran Nato hands for job security, as the EU is getting an avalanche of propaganda painting a dire portrait of a "revanchist Russia", bursting over its borders and launching its own "Operation Barbarossa" against European states.
Some things just never change.
https://www.foreignaffairs.com/germany/europes-next-hegemon-liana-fix
Foreign Affairs has its moments but it, like, doesn’t resonate with me.
As for Europe, I think that endless era of constant warfare is over so the paramount need for the US is gone. Commercially, there are alternatives.
That said, a responsible EU should start distancing from the US. Whether they actually do the smart, responsible thing, who knows. Odds are probably against it. The corrupting private interests are too pro-US…
To both you and Lance
on the push from Russia
to take Europe.
Russia is recruiting
men, 18 and above,
from poverty stricken
areas in the world, to
come to Russia to work;
in fact training for war.
AP had a good article
on this last week, but it
didn't go deep enough.
Reuters had a little
more on this last week
as well.
ISW reports Lavarov/
Russia says they will
"rebuild" their military
to 400 thousand.
You must remember
who Putin, Lavarov,
Medevrov - not sure of
the spelling on these
last 2 - thugs are and
were; KGB to the bone.
This is why it's
imperative Ukraine wins
this "special operation";
southern flank of
Russia and buttress to
Europe.
Last para. "beating back...": yes, and the US did this. All Americans should sit with that.
There was a huge peaceful turnout for the Seahawks' parade in Seattle. It was estimated at 1,000,000. We can do this, fellow citizens. We can show up and stand up against this.
Wait, who are we rooting for? Isn’t the NFL part of the problem?
Re: the latest in dismissals of DHS "felony" cases in MPLS...the Substack writer Michael Sellers has complete coverage of the case involving two Venezuelan immigrants, originally accused of attacking fed agents with "brooms and snow shovels" during an attempt to arrest them. Much as the Martinez case in Chicago, the fed case was nothing more than a farrago of lies, which gained huge notoriety outside the courtroom, but quickly and ignominiously fell apart once legal procedures were enacted...surprise-surprise, NOT!
https://michaeldsellers.substack.com/p/a-forgotten-minneapolis-ice-shooting?utm_source=post-banner&utm_medium=web&utm_campaign=posts-open-in-app&triedRedirect=true
Re: Judge James Boasberg...the trump regime, in their seemingly open-ended tussles with the Judge, has enlisted several members of Congress to "demand" impeachment of Boasberg on a variety of "trumped-up" charges, none of which have gone anywhere, except on right-wing media. The judge is fighting a losing battle, though, as the DCC has continuously stymied him, and any threat of contempt charges will go the same way.
What this long, drawn-out, and sordid episode in jurisprudence has shown is the Executive can thwart and ignore court orders indefinitely, reducing "the rule of law" to a mere formality, honored only in the breach.