Between the destruction of the East Wing and the construction of the octagon for a UFC cage match on the White House lawn, Trump has turned the nation’s presidential mansion into a hideous eyesore representative of his presidency. It’s ironic, considering his obsession with national monuments.
A ceasefire means the temporary cessation of hostilities. Yet, in the current conflict involving the US, Israel, and Iran, Israel in particular continues to bomb and kill. Nevertheless, the media describes the ceasefire as still in effect. Language no longer means anything.
We all know that Trump obsesses over attendance numbers for the big national events he throws. Which is why it’s curious that he has made clear half the country — Democrats — are not invited to the nation’s big 250th birthday party this summer.
In the same way that Nixon kept telling the American people that the end of the Vietnam War was right around the corner, Trump has told us at least 36 times that a peace deal with Iran and the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz—critical to the global economy—were imminent.
At least in public, Trump claims not to be concerned about the economy despite severe warning signs of rising inflation and shrinking jobs. Though he must be privately concerned, the impression he conveys to a worried public is that he doesn’t care about them. And why should he? He’s been grifting the presidency to amass extreme wealth that he only previously pretended to have.
The Israeli government under Benjamin Netanyahu refuses to alter course or accept any criticism of its genocidal policies. This has prompted many who previously favored a two-state solution to now call for the abolition of the Israeli ethnostate, which in turn causes supporters of Israel to accuse their critics of eliminationism.
One of the biggest threats to the planet is humans’ tendency to think of warm (hot) sunny days as “good” weather. As the planet warms, it is dying—and we will die with it, feeling great the whole time.
President Trump is facing backlash, even within his own party, for his plan to establish a $1.8 billion slush fund funded by U.S. taxpayers to compensate his political allies, including January 6 Capitol rioters. Government largesse and welfare are OK when you’re the beneficiary!
President Trump repeatedly says he feels no pressure to make a deal with Iran, even though his war led to the closing of the Strait of Hormuz and the entire global economy hangs in the balance. Given how much he has personally enriched himself from the presidency, it’s not hard to see why he feels that way.
Given how Congress remains obsessed with redistricting (gerrymandering) rather than the problems of the American people, it seems the only promise they are making is to make it impossible to unseat them if we ever decide to hold them accountable.
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