War is a particular brand of insanity that we as Mankind seem too often inclined to repeat. There are simpler and better ways to sort out problems—and they a hell of a lot less bloody.
No Kings Day was a glorious reminder of how powerful joy, hope, diversity, and our individual and collective humanity are in resisting this Renaissance of hatred—and that we are their caretakers.
There’s a conspiracy of pretending that many of us engage in because we’ve been conditioned to believe that exposing vulnerability or revealing despair are some kinds of character flaws or signs of weakness.
One man is trying to leave the planet. The other is trying to stay out of jail. And in between, the rest of us are left decoding tweets, watching trials, and wondering...
Step by Step, MAGA Is normalizing repression and setting America up for tyranny. Will we wait, like so many before us, until the knock comes to our own door?
Trump is always looking for his Reichstag Fire—his reason to bring the hammer of the Military down upon the nation. Declaring Martial Law has always been his endgame, and his strategy has been transparent.
Trump and his fascist squad want to export his version of DEI to the world and are giving new meaning, volume and magnitude to the concept of the "Ugly American."
As long as a massive segment of our nation’s young men are being raised to see malignant narcissists like Donald Trump and men like him as role models, a lifetime of great loneliness is all but guaranteed.
Right now, living one’s best life in this fascist hellscape seems like a fruitless fight and a losing battle, but it is actually the bleeding, beating heart of the war we’re in.
Donald Trump’s traitorous presidency, his undeserved occupation of the Oval Office, and his very repugnant presence in the highest seat of power in America are all a massive middle finger to those we honor on Memorial Day.
The only thing now standing between Trump's ability to fully ignore court rulings and thus attaining full dictatorship is the Senate. Not a comforting thought.
The one thing Trump knows how to do, even better than manipulating the media, is run and produce a "reality" show. When we understand that, it makes it easier to understand everything he's doing.