"In tweet storm, Trump attacks MSNBC over ‘Morning Joe’ and ‘Greta,’ calls CNN ‘garbage journalism’ "
"Trump defends social media use as ‘modern day presidential' "
""President Trump Tweet Video of Him Punching CNN in the Face"
"Fox News host confronts Conway on Trump getting ‘crazy with Twitter’ "
"More Dems sign onto bill to impeach Trump"...

Just a few headlines from today's news. I could add more, probably many more of the same type. Just one day. Meanwhile nothing, absolutely nothing is getting done in Washington.
Welcome to the United States of an effing Joke. The laughing stock of planet earth. You, those of you who put him in office made us the biggest gag in the known universe. We went from leader of the free world to a pathetic loser in an instant.

The only winners at this point are Vladimir Putin, ISIS, and a variety of other terrorists organizations, you know, individuals and groups who thrive on anger and hate and negative energy generally.
Courtesy of you deciding it would be a good idea to elect a petulant pouty misogynistic dangerously neurotic 71-year old child who exhibits enough textbook psychotic behavior to warrant being committed, as your president.
Good work.

On the upside he will continue acting "presidential" which as we all learned in school means making up law as he goes parsing out rights based on his judgment of your religion or gender or color, destroying generations of international diplomacy, raping the planet censoring your news supporting terrorism grabbing your pussy giving us World War III deporting all the immigrants or anyone related to such which in the case of the US means EVERYBODY (except of course his fresh-off-the-boat trophy wife), and - reducing to absolute zero the value of effort and sacrifice of those who came before us and gave so much including their lives, for this country. Millions of people with millions of stories. Poof. Gone. Meant nothing.

And the best part is he's doing it all in 140 characters or less.
Because that's Presidential.

Recent surveys seems to indicate those who supported Trump at election time still support him. Now, I understand we are human and prone to mistake. Part of who we are. Another feature of being members of this particular species is that, we tend to be reluctant to own up to our mistakes. We all make 'em we all try to pretend we don't. I get that. Even still, at some point don't we need to ask some questions, like - at what point do you pull your head out of the sand and look around you? How much destruction is required before you finally open your eyes?
I am sad, I am embarrassed for all of us.
I am definitely worried for you and me both.
Your president is doing everything in his power to ensure we - you me and planet earth, are not safe.
And the Republican members of congress are following him around like a flock of brainless, frightened puppies, looking as if they will all step over the cliff together.

Preying on your fear, your anger your frustration to advance is personal goals.  

Seizing on tragedy in support of his personal, hate-filled agenda.

Trivializing the suffering of those involved while at the same time fomenting conditions ensuring further carnage.  

He will push and spout and hate and tweet until a major terrorist attack happens in the U.S.  

At which point he will rub his bloody little hands together and with a sleazy smile announce, "see, told ya so :)"  

This country, this planet........you, me and everyone else is increasingly in danger because of your president.

Killer Shrews. 1959. This following The Wasp Woman, circa 1958. Monster month on the TCM. B-Grade SyFy, aka my fav movie type. But on to the news:

Our president represents a clear and present danger to the USA. He is an enemy of the state. Left to his own devices he will continue to purposefully and willingly cause us harm. The only question remaining is the magnitude of the pending disaster.

It can't be easy stepping in and instantly becoming the worst president in the history of ever. We've had some bad 'uns. Yet Comrade Trump is already making Richard Nixon look like a patriot. In fact when you think about it, there must be a lot of past presidents and other politicians out there somewhere, smiling and thinking, "See, told you I wasn't so bad :)"

Donald Trump does not have a whisper, not even a molecule of that difficult to define quality known as "class." Yet somehow you came to the conclusion this was someone who should lead the country.

Cool.

I realize he represents a textbook example of uber-neurotic personality and very much enjoys listening to himself talk (AKA sounding like an idiot,) but it is my suggestion (along with that of countless others) that at the very least he should absolutely cease and desist speaking in an impromptu manner. Your president is a walking talking testament to the fact you can spend millions on private education and still come out sounding like a dipshit. The nature vs. nurture argument on full display.

He does not play well with others seems intent on angering those he needs as allies clearly thinks the law does not apply to him and his cronies, and lately proves he can make even tragedy seem tacky (Manchester.) Nope, anything he says now, and I mean ANYthing, needs to come originally from others. And preferably that someone will have something beyond a second grade diploma. You know, so maybe we can at least limit the embarrassment Trump is causing this country and everyone who cares about it. So he can sound like something other than what he is.

That way he will be free to focus on more pressing matters such as attacking human rights, promoting terrorism, selling out our children, trashing the environment, destroying the economy, starting World War III..........that kind of thing.

Anyway, nothing to see here. Nothing new. Just me being sad for my country. I realize I am changing nothing. Singing to the choir for those who agree, and watching people who voted for Trump continue to support him. Unwilling to admit, unwilling to even allow themselves to see their mistake.

Smiling and waving as the boat sinks all the way to the bottom.

Human nature sucks.

Have a nice day.

At the risk of offending morons - I truly believe Donald Trump is a moron. Watching his presidency, at first I thought he was only a.....hate mongering, clinically paranoid, misogynistic, insecure, spoiled, racist, dictator wanna-be playground bully so far removed from the real world he can't even see us common folk. An embarrassment to our country?  Most definitely. Dangerous? Absolutely.  But its only now beginning to dawn on me that he also may simply be, stupid. I don't know how else to explain his actions. Lurching from one drama to the next, getting absolutely nothing done beyond putting a smile on Putin's face - and making sure you me and everyone else who cares about this country looks like an idiot. 

The USA is the biggest joke going. A big, stupid really really dangerous joke. Because you elected Comrade Donald. 

Nothing new to report.  I'm too amazed with how bad this is going to be able to focus enough to write about it.

"Trump invites Philippines' Duterte to Washington, White House says"
Which of course brings up the obvious wardrobe question:
What does someone wear when dining with a mass-murderer?
I'm honestly asking.  Do you go full-on tux, or just a simple suit and tie?  Your favorite Charles Manson jumpsuit?  Bit of Kevlar, sure.  I'm thinking a flak jacket might be in order.
Tag-a-log Trump, and Trump. 

Heil Donald.  Heil Rodrigo.  Oh, and Heil crazy, short, fat North Korean dude who required zero skill and energy to draw the Donald into a Twitter pissing match that could cost us Planet Earth. 
Sadly, that chubby little fuck is the smartest of the bunch.

"Trump has not been cunning but credulous; not an authoritarian but a pushover.
Ultimately, Trump is failing because he has little knowledge of the world and no guiding star of moral principle. The best of our leaders — think Abraham Lincoln — have been sure about the truth and uncertain about themselves. Trump is the opposite. His mind is uncluttered by creeds. He knows what he wants at any given moment, but it can bear little relation to the moment following. Who really believes that he would be sleepless if the wall were not built or if NAFTA ultimately survived? Who believes he would not be sleepless because of a nasty joke at his expense during a dinner party?
Without deep and thoughtful beliefs, persuasion is impossible. It is public reasoning that allows others to follow a leader’s footsteps in the snow. What has Trump done to rationally and respectfully persuade his critics?
During his campaign, Trump looked down on the weak; now it is revealed HE, is weak." 
*Michael Gerson, WP

"A federal judge on Tuesday blocked any attempt by the Trump administration to withhold funding from "sanctuary cities" that do not cooperate with U.S. immigration officials, saying the president has no authority to attach new conditions to federal spending" (this apparently from a judge on some little island in the middle of California.)

"This is why we have courts — to halt the overreach of a president and an attorney general who either don't understand the Constitution or choose to ignore it," the San Francisco Attorney said in a statement.

If it wasn't for the Judiciary, Comrade Donald would have us back in about 1937 Germany.
Where his fresh off the boat trophy wife would have never been allowed in.

re-post.  still valid and I don't know how better to say it -

Saturday, January 28, 2017

Today, I am Muslim.
Always - I will be a human who supports basic human rights. I am not referring to rights associated with being a woman or a man or having lighter or darker skin color or your sexual orientation or what God you worship or don't.   I'm talking about the bigger picture.  HUMAN rights. And in fact until we stop separating ourselves into groups, demanding OUR rights for whatever group we identify with, until we stop doing that, we can never truly be equal. Your president is proving just that.  By picking and choosing who gets rights and who doesn't. 

I am very sad. Anxious, worried. I am truly embarrassed to be a citizen of the United States of America. A country built by immigrants.  A wonderful beautiful place created by people from somewhere else (well, you know - after we sliced and diced the indigenous folks, AKA the first immigrants.)  A country who's very founding documents require us to welcome those seeking sanctuary. Instead our leader is slamming the door on those fleeing the largest humanitarian crisis since WWII. A crisis that in large part WE, you and me, the United States, created.  Your president is discriminating against, oppressing literally millions and millions of people - based on their religious affiliation.  It is immoral it is un-American.   It is wrong by any civilized standard.  History has proved it to be extraordinarily destructive.   It is opposite of what this country is supposed to stand for.    

And this is only the start. Generations of diplomacy are circling the drain. The new foreign policy akin to what happens on a second grade playground. Except this is real world. The president of the greatest country on earth pouting and shouting and tweeting and otherwise acting like a 70-year old toddler, sowing confusion and fear across the globe. And angering really big, really well armed nations.  Why? Aside from feeding the oversized ego of somebody who has never even lived real life........what possible benefit is there to anyone?

Donald Trump. The best president Putin could buy.

I am embarrassed to be a citizen of the United States of America. You can tell me to leave, go somewhere else if I don't like it here. But I won't. It isn't ME being un-American.  I'm not the one violating so many principles this country was founded on.   It's not me tearing up the constitution and stomping on the flag.  And it wouldn't be prudent for me to go anywhere else, anyway.  Your president is making sure of that.  By leading with hate and paranoia, your president is making sure that being a citizen of the United States is becoming a very unpopular condition.  Increasingly unsafe for all of us. 
Both abroad and at home.

I'm probably getting too told to be climbing over all these walls he wants to build, anyway.
Yes, today I am Muslim.