It was a long and difficult year as President Donald Trump and his administration sought to push America into authoritarianism. But, they are losing — and we can get through this.
One is guardedly hopeful. Especially when there is no leadership after Trump … worse than no leadership under Trump. No matter what the Project 2025 Boyz want, without a figurehead it may very well sputter back into the unacceptable racism and bigotry it always was.
Thank you for describing the positives. They exist, and we need to recognize them not just to elevate our moods but to know what to keep focusing on and doing!!
And a New Year's thank you for keeping us informed, and the expectation that this will continue. Your Substack is one of my Must Read pieces, even if I have to go back and find the ones where my busy day kept me from reading when fresh.
See my pinned post here https://x.com/blazintommyd - this is what the USA needs and what the USA doesn't have.
You realize of course that the Nazi fascist advocates * of the various Trumpster actions are going to use whatever 'defences' any opposition might impose **
IMHO the so called opposition - the Democratic Party, will use that , to go "Conservative" the kindler and gentler fascism variety.
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* If they were right wing they would honor private property.
** if there actually is any opposition other than diverse individuals - most of whom can't afford to lease a lawyer and increasingly demanded are the "ornamental" type, as well.
Do you believe that ICE, CBP, and other goon-squad hoodlums will be noting with care Kavanaugh's appended "update" to his original "Kavanaugh stop"? If so, it could only come top-down, Miller > Noem >
Homan > Bovino, or the like, and frankly I don't see any immediate change from that lot on offer, nor any of the other Justices signaling some corrective action needed to prevent wholesale abuse of the 4th Amendment, as we see daily posted on social media.
Yes, Kavanaugh did include the operative word "interior" re: immigration enforcement and standards to employ, but ICE/CPB have extended the "100 miles from an international border" to country-wide thuggery, and when will that be reined in, if ever?
One is guardedly hopeful. Especially when there is no leadership after Trump … worse than no leadership under Trump. No matter what the Project 2025 Boyz want, without a figurehead it may very well sputter back into the unacceptable racism and bigotry it always was.
Thank you for describing the positives. They exist, and we need to recognize them not just to elevate our moods but to know what to keep focusing on and doing!!
I really needed this post today. Thank you, and wishing you a happy New Year.
I feel like I want to say bless you, Chris. There are some positive signs and trends. We all have to just keep on in whatever ways we can.
And a New Year's thank you for keeping us informed, and the expectation that this will continue. Your Substack is one of my Must Read pieces, even if I have to go back and find the ones where my busy day kept me from reading when fresh.
Thank you for this
needed post, Chris. An
excellent way to close
out this year and
prepare for the next.
Happy New Year Chris
to you, your family and 8
friends.
Happy New Year all you
other Law Dorks.
See my pinned post here https://x.com/blazintommyd - this is what the USA needs and what the USA doesn't have.
You realize of course that the Nazi fascist advocates * of the various Trumpster actions are going to use whatever 'defences' any opposition might impose **
IMHO the so called opposition - the Democratic Party, will use that , to go "Conservative" the kindler and gentler fascism variety.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~
* If they were right wing they would honor private property.
** if there actually is any opposition other than diverse individuals - most of whom can't afford to lease a lawyer and increasingly demanded are the "ornamental" type, as well.
Do you believe that ICE, CBP, and other goon-squad hoodlums will be noting with care Kavanaugh's appended "update" to his original "Kavanaugh stop"? If so, it could only come top-down, Miller > Noem >
Homan > Bovino, or the like, and frankly I don't see any immediate change from that lot on offer, nor any of the other Justices signaling some corrective action needed to prevent wholesale abuse of the 4th Amendment, as we see daily posted on social media.
Yes, Kavanaugh did include the operative word "interior" re: immigration enforcement and standards to employ, but ICE/CPB have extended the "100 miles from an international border" to country-wide thuggery, and when will that be reined in, if ever?