Given the credibility of the sources, Sidney Blumenthal and Nina Burleigh, if what is discussed here proves true, it means that as awful & horrible we think the Trump 2.0 Administration is, things are worse. Links between the Trumps & the Tate Brothers? Tate Brothers... youtu.be/19XachdZuI4?...
Trump's LINK to TATE Brothers EXPOSED by INNER CIRCLE!!!YouTube video by Legal AFyoutu.beWhile reading this morning's postings I saw Marc Elias's post about recognizing the chaos of Trump 2.0 as what is now normal. Last Memorial Day I posted this essay that, I think, articulates that current "normal" & how, through... The Ship[wreck] of State open.substack.com/pub/bwf27/p/...
The Ship[wreck] of StateNever ask "How could things get worse?" because you'll always get an answeropen.substack.comOriginally wrote this after the killing of Renee Goode. Soon after we saw the killing of Alex Predde. Recently the killings of Lorenzo Araujo & Johan Guerrero. Not one indictment yet, but plenty of obstruction. A Deadly Consequence of Masked Law Enforcement open.substack.com/pub/bwf27/p/...
A Deadly Consequence of Masked Law EnforcementAs a septuagenarian who lacks the time, interest, and energy to study law, much less try to earn a Juris Doctorate [assuming I still have the academic chops to do such a thing were I to try], I must s...open.substack.comReposting inspirational thoughts on how We the People must conduct ourselves over the next year or two if we want to reclaim the Great American Experiment in Democracy. Good-bye, Viktor open.substack.com/pub/bwf27/p/...
Good-bye, ViktorYears ago I heard someone say “he’s so far right even the center looks far left to him.” It put me in mind of a book titled “I’ve Been Down So Long It Looks Like Up to Me.” The book was written in the...open.substack.comDotted some t's. Crossed some i's. Still seems relevant. It Is All of a Piece open.substack.com/pub/bwf27/p/...
It Is All of a PieceFirst, let us begin with the consummate symbol or, in contemporary terms, avatar of the second Trump term, the demolition of the East Wing.open.substack.comBeginning w/ Democrats[from Blue Dog to DSA] & Independents, it won't be enough just to wrestle a majority away from today's zombie GOP. As many have pointed out, there must be new ideas that inspire. My thoughts on one of those. Sen. Andy Kim's MediKids Proposal open.substack.com/pub/bwf27/p/...
Sen. Andy Kim's MediKids ProposalAnd the gauntlet it will have to run throughopen.substack.comIf you need useful insight into our movement in time in America along w/ inspiration on how to live the rest of your life, it's all here. 55 minutes of your time well spent. Nicolle Wallace interviews Intelligence veteran Sue Gordon. youtu.be/agGiEszW2qk?...
'Breathtakingly Reckless': Trump’s Former Intel Chief has BOMBSHELL alertYouTube video by MS NOWyoutu.beFor those seeking guidance on what to do over the next few months to resist the Trump Administration attempts to corrupt the elections. youtu.be/FuDG2abWjXA?...
A Governor Tackles Trump's Announced Intent to Interfere in Midterm ElectionsYouTube video by Glenn Kirschneryoutu.beWatched Todd Blanche testify in the Senate committee hearing for his appointment to be the next AG. In the acrimonious exchange between Blanche & Sen. Whitehouse, Blanche foolishly accused Sen. Whitehouse of making false statements. I wondered about the follow-up. youtu.be/SQIgySefzak?...
Sen. Whitehouse Sets the Record Straight on BlancheYouTube video by Senator Sheldon Whitehouseyoutu.beSlight edits to hopefully improve conveying what I'm thinking, and hopefully assure those thinking the same things about our current dysfunctional federal government are not alone. Yes, it is as crazy as it seems. Best Government Money Can Buy open.substack.com/pub/bwf27/p/...
Best Government Money Can BuyAccording to the Yahoo Gods, it is Mark Twain who gave us the quip, “In America, we have the best government money can buy.” Some folks used to credit Will Rogers, but the Google Gods said no, so I’ll...open.substack.comRetitled it a little. Did some crossing the i's and dotting the t's but no changes to content or meaning. Still think it's a worthwhile reminding of what we're up against in the upcoming elections & beyond. Trump Is the Symptom, Not the Problem open.substack.com/pub/bwf27/p/...
Trump Is the Symptom, Not the Problem...or at least more the symptom than the problemopen.substack.comStrong argument for reprising a post-Gilded Age, T. Roosevelt styled antitrust movement along w/ a post-Great Depression, post WW2, FDR-Truman-Eisenhower model of progressive taxation, a tax model that fueled the rise of the greatest, largest middle-class in human history. youtu.be/OqF0enilxeg?...
Oligarchy and the MediaYouTube video by Paul Krugmanyoutu.beOnce again speaking truth to power [the power being the majority party], Rep. Raskin, not in partisan terms but in terms of common decency & our shared history & reality. Most of today's 340M Americans have roots outside of the US. We are absolutely a nation of immigrants. youtu.be/zrvsxVwF9KE?...
Trump's Latest Attack on Asylum and Immigrants: Raskin's Opening RemarksYouTube video by House Committee on the Judiciaryyoutu.beWritten last February. I still think it applies to our current & compelling need to somehow stop the madness, try to repair the damage, & try to steer our Ship of State away from oligarchy & authoritarianism & toward "a more perfect union." No Sense of Decency? open.substack.com/pub/bwf27/p/...
No Sense of Decency?Joseph who?open.substack.comMy thoughts on how we commit to ending the chaos & calamity of the current regime & try to reclaim the constitutional democratic republic handed down to us. The Greatest Generation vs the Greatest Degeneration open.substack.com/pub/bwf27/p/...
The Greatest Generation vs the Greatest DegenerationHow can we honor the Greatest Generation and follow their example of commitment to do what is right and necessary?open.substack.comWritten three months ago, I still think this is playing out. Brace for the Trumpocalypse. From Distraction to Destruction open.substack.com/pub/bwf27/p/...
From Distraction to DestructionThe Trumpocalypseopen.substack.comWritten Memorial Day Weekend, I think this still has value regarding current events out of DC. The Ship[wreck] of State open.substack.com/pub/bwf27/p/...
The Ship[wreck] of StateNever ask "How could things get worse?" because you'll always get an answeropen.substack.comEven though this is from last May, I think it maintains relevance in explaining, at least in part, what we are witnessing from Mr. Trump & his Administration. Selective Memory, Selective History, & the Cult of Narcissism open.substack.com/pub/bwf27/p/...
Selective Memory, Selective History, & the Cult of NarcissismBoth are as old as history itselfopen.substack.com