As Rodney Balko lays it out, we're past the point of discussing the militarization of the police. Now, we're at the point of discussing whether or not the cops are going to be loyal to their oath, to the Constitution, or if they are going to throw that all aside and swear fealty to Donald Trump.
I believe that, in much of the country, that debate is also over. They are backstopped by a supine Supreme Court that uses the shadow docket to approve of whatever Trump does without once having to sign their names to it. The Republicans in Congress have lined up to suck the Orange Mushroom Dick.
The guardrails are down. Maybe we can re-erect them in 2026 and 2028.
But no matter how we repair things, we will always have those repaired cracks in our national psyche. No matter how we fix things, the rest of the world will always know that our dedication to freedom and liberty and civil rights is thin.
And, in the meantime, as Trump wrecks our trade relationships with his TACO tariffs, the rest of the world is adjusting to trading with each other and cutting out out the United States.
Meanwhile, stand by for a market crash.
A blog by a "sucker" and a "loser" who served her country in the Navy.
If you're one of the Covidiots who believe that COVID-19 is "just the flu",
that the 2020 election was stolen, or
especially if you supported the 1/6/21 insurrection,
leave now.
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Wednesday, July 16, 2025
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ReplyDeleteSo Trump wants to oust the person he put in his job accusing him of mismanaging a building renovation that was started during Trump's first term. It's just like the deal making with Canada and Mexico that was done by a incompetent president during his first term.
ReplyDeleteSomeone at work was hoping that he'd fire Jerome Powell so that he could get a 1% mortgage. Like anyone is going to write a 1% mortgage? Good grief, they're stupid.
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