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Ann Panda's avatar

I hate him so much, and I hate everything he's doing. Destroying our beautiful protected land though - I just want to scream. Who does he think he is? I'll bet he's never taken a hike in any of these places he's destroying. He's rotten to the core and he's smashing everything on his way to hell.

Yodagirl's avatar

He can't land in hell soon enough. What I can't fathom is when that happens, is it a house of cards that collapses or does it stand and get worse?

Jack DeMille's avatar

And what is he doing to the N side of the White House? Are you ready for gold pillars, maybe some ivy growing on them.

Critical Thinking's avatar

Let me as you a fairly simple question, who benefits most from the following consistently repeated legislative actions that:

lowers taxes on wealth and investment more than on salaries;

cuts to public benefits while protecting advantages for business owners;

weakens workers’ ability to bargain collectively;

allows unlimited political spending by corporations and wealthy interests;

reduces enforcement against monopolies, financial abuse, pollution, wage theft, or unsafe products;

permits industries to regulate themselves or places industry insiders in charge of their regulators;

privatizes public services so taxpayers carry the risk while private investors receive the profit;

runs up public debt to finance tax advantages whose largest benefits flow upward.

Removing protections for Federal parks and reserves for expanded drilling, mining, grazing, and commercial development.

The answer to this question is deserving of serious consideration because your life and wellbeing depend on it.

Critical Thinking's avatar

The Enemy of My Enemy

or What’s a plutocrat

While We Were Fighting Each Other…

Americans have been taught to believe that their financial problems are caused by other ordinary Americans:

Republicans blame Democrats.

Democrats blame Republicans.

Workers blame immigrants.

The middle class blames the poor.

Rural communities blame cities, and cities blame rural America.

But while we have been fighting one another, something much larger has been happening.

The country has become deeply indebted. Workers have become more productive. Corporations have become more valuable. Yet an extraordinary share of the resulting wealth has accumulated at the very top.

The problem is not that every wealthy person is evil, nor that every political disagreement is manufactured. The problem is that concentrated wealth can purchase political access, lobbying, advertising, media influence and the power to shape the choices placed before voters.

The people financing the conflict do not need everyone to agree with them. They need us to remain angry at one another long enough that we fail to notice who is gaining wealth and power.

Our neighbors did not set our wages.

Our neighbors did not write the tax code.

Our neighbors did not eliminate competition.

Our neighbors did not decide who would receive subsidies, contracts or favorable treatment.

Our neighbors did not create a system in which wealth can buy political influence.

Ordinary Republicans and ordinary Democrats may disagree about many things. But neither group benefits when government increasingly serves concentrated wealth rather than the public.

The real divide is not simply left against right.

It is increasingly those who must live under the rules against those wealthy enough to shape the rules.

Critical Thinking's avatar

Let me as you a fairly simple question, who benefits most from the following consistently repeated legislative actions that:

lowers taxes on wealth and investment more than on salaries;

cuts to public benefits while protecting advantages for business owners;

weakens workers’ ability to bargain collectively;

allows unlimited political spending by corporations and wealthy interests;

reduces enforcement against monopolies, financial abuse, pollution, wage theft, or unsafe products;

permits industries to regulate themselves or places industry insiders in charge of their regulators;

privatizes public services so taxpayers carry the risk while private investors receive the profit;

runs up public debt to finance tax advantages whose largest benefits flow upward.

Removing protections for Federal parks and reserves for expanded drilling, mining, grazing, and commercial development.

The answer to this question is deserving of serious consideration because your life and wellbeing depend on it.

Critical Thinking's avatar

Let me as you a fairly simple question, who benefits most from the following consistently repeated legislative actions that:

lowers taxes on wealth and investment more than on salaries;

cuts to public benefits while protecting advantages for business owners;

weakens workers’ ability to bargain collectively;

allows unlimited political spending by corporations and wealthy interests;

reduces enforcement against monopolies, financial abuse, pollution, wage theft, or unsafe products;

permits industries to regulate themselves or places industry insiders in charge of their regulators;

privatizes public services so taxpayers carry the risk while private investors receive the profit;

runs up public debt to finance tax advantages whose largest benefits flow upward.

Removing protections for Federal parks and reserves for expanded drilling, mining, grazing, and commercial development.

The answer to these questions are deserving of serious consideration because your life and wellbeing depend on it.

Left Rudder's avatar

It’s always been horrifying to watch someone in that Office who has no idea what he’s talking about.

Joan p Kitchen's avatar

I’m definitely horrified. No joke.

Paul Vance's avatar

Thank you Mary!

NANCY BARDOS's avatar

Thank you, Mary, for everything you do to keep us informed and tell us how it is at the moment. You da best.

Jack DeMille's avatar

Mary you just can't keep up to this AH. No more toll on the strait. lol

June Kimmel's avatar

Idiot couldn’t even accomplish regime change. US$1 billion a day for absolutely nothing. Iran may have always been some threat to Israel, but never to us! Guess what? NOW they are. Good going, Donny.

Ellie still in the mix in 26's avatar

This his way of proving he's more powerful than Teddy Roosevelt?

Ken's avatar

State legislatures used to have a say dealing with Declaring War and Military Draft. There were Draft riots during the Civil War. Which States do you think will have the most draft riots in the future? The Military Draft is a form of slavery. No person should ever be forced to fight and die for a country.

How many millions of people will die during the next pandemic because of the massive incompetence of Trump?

2000

Biological and Chemical Terrorism: Strategic Plan for Preparedness and Response

Recommendations of the CDC Strategic Planning Workgroup

The following CDC staff members prepared this report:

https://www.cdc.gov/mmwr/preview/mmwrhtml/rr4904a1.htm

The Trump Administration and the COVID‐19 crisis: Exploring the warning‐response problems and missed opportunities of a public health emergency

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC9115435/

Deeply conflicted, Kushner represents the U.S. in high-stakes negotiations with Iran

Judd Legum

Feb 25, 2026

https://popular.info/p/deeply-conflicted-kushner-represents

USA has nationalized industries in peace time and War. Steel and coal may have been nationalized when Harry Truman was President.

Eisenhower used CIA to overthrow our FRIEND Iran because of oil and Guatemala because of business ties his administration had with United Fruit. The following article shows some of the business ties

The Dulles Brothers: How to wreak havoc in Guatemala and Iran

https://www.mohammadmossadegh.com/news/dulles-brothers/

The CIA decided to terrorize people in Iran for over 20 years after the overthrow. This led to the Iranian hostage crisis, bombing of our embassy in Lebanon, and the murder of our Marines in Beirut in 1983.

Did Israel's spy agency and Israel's military help CIA terrorize and murder people inside and outside of Iran?

One of main reasons illegal immigration is a major problem in USA - Eisenhower broke Central America.

The decision to attack Iran does not belong to the President. It belongs to Congress. When will members of Congress fulfill all their responsibilities dealing with the military? Congress could take full control of the military including control of nuclear weapons via Letters of Marque and Reprisal and make Rules and Regulations of the military.

Congress should use its powers to make Rules and Regulations for the military to take control of VA, VA hospitals, Military hospitals

Constitution

Article 1, Section 8

https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/constitution-transcript

To constitute Tribunals inferior to the supreme Court;

To define and punish Piracies and Felonies committed on the high Seas, and Offences against the Law of Nations;

To declare War, grant Letters of Marque and Reprisal, and make Rules concerning Captures on Land and Water;

To raise and support Armies, but no Appropriation of Money to that Use shall be for a longer Term than two Years;

To provide and maintain a Navy;

To make Rules for the Government and Regulation of the land and naval Forces;

To provide for calling forth the Militia to execute the Laws of the Union, suppress Insurrections and repel Invasions;

To provide for organizing, arming, and disciplining, the Militia, and for governing such Part of them as may be employed in the Service of the United States, reserving to the States respectively, the Appointment of the Officers, and the Authority of training the Militia according to the discipline prescribed by Congress;"

There were draft riots during the Civil War. I expect future military drafts would have worse riots.

An Amendment to the Constitution that Eliminates the Draft as a Possibility

Thursday, February 15, 2007

by Kenneth Scot Stremsky

https://www.thegreenpapers.com/Vox/?20070215-1

I ran for US Senate in 2002

How to increase membership in the Republican Party

Sunday, July 21, 2002

by Kenneth Stremsky

https://www.thegreenpapers.com/Vox/?20020721-0

What do you mean 'not at all responsible to the Congress of the United States'?

Monday, April 13, 2009

by Ken Stremsky

https://www.thegreenpapers.com/Vox/?20090413-0

I believe Congress has more control over our military than the President

Wednesday, February 14, 2007

https://www.thegreenpapers.com/Vox/?20070214-0

Dealing with Punishment

Thursday, November 19, 2009

https://www.thegreenpapers.com/Vox/?20091119-0

Does the way our Republic wages War bother Mr. Berg-Andersson?

Friday, November 20, 2009

by Ken Stremsky

https://www.thegreenpapers.com/Vox/?20091120-0

Letters of Marque and Reprisal

Monday, November 23, 2009

https://www.thegreenpapers.com/Vox/?20091123-0

Response to 26 November 2002 Homeland Security Commentary

Thursday, November 28, 2002

by Kenneth Scot Stremsky

https://www.thegreenpapers.com/Vox/?20021128-0

"MILITARY TRAINERS DIVISION

Congress should create a Military trainers division because the United States of America should benefit more from the vast experience of its Veterans in a family friendly way.

The Military Trainers Division may increase the likelihood that our country will win future battles and decrease the probability that our soldiers will die in combat.

I think many soldiers die in combat and in training exercises because they were not trained as well as they should have been.

Members of the Military Trainers Division should be former members of the United States Military.

Members of the Military Trainers Division should be able to work part-time or full-time. A member of the Military Trainers Division could work less than 10 hours a week. A member of the Military Trainers Division could work one day in one month and not work again for several months.

Members of the Military Trainers Division could help train current soldiers, ROTC members, and junior ROTC members.

Members of the Military Trainers Division should not have to serve in combat.

Members of the Military Trainers Division should be allowed to serve in combat.

Members of the Military Trainers Division should not have to train people outside of the United States of America.

Members of the Military Trainers Division should be allowed to train people outside of the United States of America.

Formers special forces personnel and former non special forces personnel should be asked to apply."

Police officers, fire fighters, and others could be members of the Military Trainers Division.

The USA should only have a National Police Force if an Amendment to the Constitution is ratified that gives control of the National Police Force to Congress. The USA should never have a national police force under the control of the President.

Elected officials might care more about doing their jobs if they are more worried about being fired by the people before the next election.

Amendment to Constitution - each State gets 3 US Senators - 2 chosen by the people and 1 by State legislature. State Legislatures should be allowed to fire US Senators they choose whenever they want and pick replacement to reduce corruption. State legislatures would again have a say on Declaring War, value of our money, national debt, Military Draft, Tariffs, regulating banks and investment companies.

Would like Amendment to Constitution that fixes Electoral College. Winner of a state gets 2 electoral college votes and winner of Congressional districts gets 1. Current electoral college system and popular vote for President both provide huge benefits for violence at polling places, ballot stuffing, voter suppression. Popular vote for President would decease odds Presidents would care about states low in population like NH.

Would like Amendment to Constitution that says when a Treaty conflicts with Bill of Rights or other parts of Constitution that part of Treaty is not constitutional.

Would like Amendment to Constitution that gives US House of Representatives Advice and Consent on Treaties.

Would like Amendment to Constitution that gives State legislatures the power to nullify, federal laws, federal regulations, Treaties.

Would like Amendment to Constitution that gives the people the power to nullify, federal laws, federal regulations, Treaties.

Would like Amendment to Constitution that gives State legislatures power to pardon federal crimes.

Would like Amendment to Constitution that gives States legislatures power to pardon state crimes.

Would like Amendment to Constitution that gives US Senate power to pardon federal crimes and state crimes.

Would like Amendment to Constitution that gives US House of Representatives the power to pardon federal crimes and state crimes.

Would like Amendment to Constitution that gives people the power to pardon federal crimes and state crimes. Innocent people have received death penalty.

Would like Amendment to Constitution that gives State legislatures the power to fire President, Vice President, Speaker of US House of Representatives, Secretary of State of USA, Judges on US Supreme Court, Secretaries of Federal Departments, Director of FBI, Director of CIA.

Would like Amendment to Constitution that gives the people the power to fire President, Vice President, Speaker of US House of Representatives, Secretary of State of USA, Judges on US Supreme Court, Secretaries of Federal Departments, Director of FBI, Director of CIA.

Would like Amendment to Constitution that gives the people the power to fire their US Senators, their Representatives to US House of Representatives, Governors, Mayors, Aldermen, members of School Boards, members of State legislatures, STATE JUDGES. When the people fire US Senator chosen by State legislature, State legislature chooses the replacement. The people pick the replacements for US Senators and others they elected via elections.

Would like Amendment to Constitution that gives State legislatures the power to fire US Senators and Representatives to US House of Representatives the people pick. The people would pick the replacements via elections.

Sincerely,

Kenneth Scot Stremsky

187 Poplar Street

Manchester, NH 03104

603-647-5898

Gregg Hill's avatar

While I'm Canadian, for some reason, maybe because I have an ActBlue account, I get several emails a day from the "Democratic" Party. A few of them have asked, "What would be your one word description for Pres. Donald Trump?" For me the answer was easy: "Garbage".

Jackielou's avatar

His never admitting he's wrong, while he's constantly doing wrong, is very exhausting and crazy.

Peggy Hendrickson's avatar

Bears Ears is the most sacred place I have ever been. It is beyond beautiful. It is majestic, awe-inspiring, and very, very quiet. The stars are so bright they keep you awake in your tent! Your uncle is the king of doom and destruction. He and his subjects leap from one destructive act to the next without taking a breath. They should be forever known as The Destroyers. They are also keenly stupid to kill the golden goose and destroy a once great democracy.