As I sit here this morning reflecting on the historic and horrifying moments of this past week, I want to be very clear: we are living through a global power shift—one being sealed with drone strikes, courtroom rulings, and backdoor alliances.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO END UP AS A CIVIL WAR. I’m sitting here pondering what the fuck is happening to my Democratic government? It all boils down to that we’re all different and in many ways we’re all the same. But it is the here and now, so, what is the worst-case scenario are we realistically looking at? And how can we avoid it. I was told the worst things that we’re looking at now is a Civil War, and I say this because just before the shit hits the fan, and I’m told it will hit the fan, I’d say 75% to 80% of the American people will be ready to fight for Freedom. This majority of the people will know exactly which elected leaders caused this volcano that is about to explode. So, no matter which sides comes out on top, all the conservative of the Supreme Court Justices and all the Republicans in Congress that backed the Trump government will never be safe. These co-conspirator’s of Trump must really recognize what they have caused and created, so it behooves them to reverse all the decisions that they made to further this takeover of our American Government, and take a stand for Democracy, and while many of them have stood on the sidelines holding Trump’s coat, because as sure as God made little green apples, one day you will be hunted down. That is if history repeats itself. So, mark my words, and so will for that matter, that every elected Republican leader, in every city in the United States of America, will be hunted down, as well. And y’all should Govern yourselves accordingly.…..and that goes for your families as well! The really sad part is, that all of Law Enforcement and our Military will be caught in the middle. They will have a difficult choice to make, because they took an Oath, which is a just cause, and on the other hand do they blindly follow that Oath, or do they fight the real enemy that didn’t follow America’s Constitution and the laws of America? These American heroes have families to consider, and they might be fractured politically as well. America, we have a dictatorship at the wheel of this ship! SOS
Thanks for this. I still struggle to understand how the Democratic Party appears so surprised by any of this. The risk of sitting quietly waiting for primaries cannot be their only option. I’m utterly disillusioned in scotus, the dems and the erstwhile military. Clearly the world class defenders of evil only exist in American action films. Russia, China, the Middle East, the machinations going on; they’re frightening and require attention to be sure. But if those put in charge of protecting the constitution can’t even get their collective shit together to get behind Mamdani, what hope do we have. You got me on a dark day. Thanks for indulging me
Exactly, Dems mostly are concerned about optics, not the time. If we lose our country because Dems do not understand that this moment calls for solidarity-with any and all who want to save our country, our home. Solidarity and prayer got Poland out of Communist clutches. Before it’s even later than it is now
BERNIE was the man they should’ve listened to. The Clintons put a stop to that, BERNIE was on the streets during the civil rights movement fighting for the black community. BERNIE is a street kid. I used to send messages when Kamala was running for Office that the way to get them excuse me or the way to become president was to go ahead and use social media and let them spread the word every day, and money spent on the right INFLUENCERS is the best way to go. I’m going to post my manifesto, and I’m trying to learn how to use the dashboard so I can go ahead and start making videos and go live because honestly what I have to say is the solution. Thank you for indulging me.
Just like the corporate media helped get Trump elected, they continue to ignore and not discuss the road to authoritarianism we are on. Why should they care about access to his and lying Karoline’s pressers. No real answers come out of this so why waste their time. Of better use would be telling the real story of how our country is being “obliterated” by the actions of this administration and his supporters in Congress and the Supreme Court
My hyphenated Russian birth name was a constant source of suspicion in my SoCal beach hamlet. My immigrant grandparents were tolerated as small-business people (“At least they’re white”), who’d settled in our “sundown town” shortly after it incorporated in 1912. Hearing a nominal POTUS coo about Putin and himself as “Daddy” causes extreme cognitive dissonance in me.
I can't understand how you feel, what's happened is extremely upsetting. This is so wrong, it's incomprehensible that it's even real.. How can this be?
SCOTUS is helping to usher in Project 2025. Elections have consequences. For those who don’t think voting matters, wake up! For those who voted for Trump or third party because you didn’t like this or that about the Biden administration’s policies so you cast a protest vote against Kamala, fuck you!
Obliterated is exactly what's happened. I feel like taking up arms and getting with the resistance to storm the capitol and start arresting every one of those criminals starting with RUMP and put them all in prison!!! for what they've done to our country. The rule of law is gone, the constitution is in tatters, and Rump is controlling the world. What options are left?
Why the hell do we need Putin, China, and North Korea to respect us? We need our allies to respect us. Make America great again by making that happen. 😡
So the news outlets and our legislators aren’t talking about this, asking the questions. What do we do? Keep calling them, telling them that we want info about Witkoff?
They want us scared and panicked so they can continue ...there's little we can do about them BUT WE CAN REALIZE SINCE THEY WANT US SCARED ...DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO MAKE US WEAKER BY BEING ALERT , BE AWARE OR BE AWARE . JUST MAKE SURE YOUR READY
Trump and his entire Republican regime, including 2/3 of SCOTUS are complicit in the wholesale betrayal of America, and the oppression of its population.
If immigrants legal rights have been dismissed before they are even detained, we can only imagine how inhumane they are being treated once in custody. Minorities are not considered human by the racist scum running roughshod over the population. Miller is truly a Nazi, and Trump is sitting back loving the show being provided for his rabid base. They are also making huge money off the purge and imprisonment of both immigrants and some citizens. Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan spent his time during Biden's Presidency as a consultant for the Geo Corp. The constant grift is sickening enough, but it doesn't take much imagination to wonder when they will setup gas chambers and cremation ovens. Which race will they target next? Apparently Tom Homan just announced that there could be 2 Million Iranians in sleeper cells in the US. Guess what nationality is next on the list for slave labour camps.Will they start euthanizing the disabled, the elderly or anyone who disagrees with their criminal policies?
Obviously the steady stream of ridiculing memes and outraged protest signs haven't really made this regime reconsider its actions or alter its course. I don't see any solution in sight other than massive general strikes, and even that action may be insufficient.
I would exercise my 2nd amendment rights while you are still able to, as a precautionary step, because if strikes don't deter them, the only remaining option is civil war in self defence. That is an outcome that nobody in their right mind would welcome, but the participants in this racist regime are not in their right mind.
IN WHAT other era in American History did a Russian president (or vice versa) flatter an American president, and the response was a gushing, glowing compliment in return? We are in VERY deep water, people! We don't just need a rowboat- we need a drain! The swamp keeps filling, and we are about to drown. Don't expect Congress or the Senate to help us- they are just are elected leaders or swore and oath, not that they were ELECTED to serve WE THE PEOPLE or anything. Don't expect SCOTUS to help- they are just presidentially-appointed judges who are placed AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL to uphold the laws of the land. Looks like it just us now. :(
This ridiculous love affair between Trump and Putin is almost laughable if it wasn't so serious. Aren't they embarrassed by this? People over the world are laughing at the both of them. Talk about two people that needs to disappear, that would be them. Maybe Ice can grab them off the streets and send them to a third world country. What a wonderful dream.
ICE showed up this past week at the County Courthouse about 10 min away. (This suburb in VA is predominantly white with a substantial black population. The Hispanic population is rising though.) ICE was waiting for them after they came for minor offenses. One man was detained after he came to pay his fines of $130 for driving without a license and failure to yield. My husband tagged me on the FB post, and I am so disgusted by the things people say. I tried to be rational and attempted to explain due process, but it’s almost not worth it. They want to believe whatever they want. Historically, the US hasn’t done a great job of protecting the due process rights of people that have been detained. But just because DP has been loosely followed doesn’t mean it’s no longer a right. I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but I’m at a loss. If people don’t care about the way human beings are being treated, little children even, I just don’t know what’s going to convince them that this is not right!
I am a native Californian and the treatment of our immigrants is unbelievable. Without them we here in California will loose our state, due to bankruptcy. We can't exist without them. My Mexican gardener has been with me for almost 10 years. A hard working family man. When he left the other day I said goodbye and said "will see you in two weeks." He smiled and said "maybe.:" I smiled back but aware of the implication. As a native for 6 generations, my family has never had one problem with one immigrant. Can't say that about Mr. White Man. My gardener and his family would always be welcomed in my home, can't say that about Trump and his. I don't associate with convicted criminals and rapist.
As the world watches in horror...for Ukraine and for us, I read today from a few hours ago in the NYT, Hungary, another authoritarian country, with another one of Donnie's dicktator friends, had a 100,000 person march for PRIDE, and it turned into a referendum against ORBAN. It said they usually get a small turnout, but despite Orban wanting it cxl'd, the liberal mayor of Budapest let it go on. Frankly I was surprised to read they have had them since1995, but smaller turnouts. Orban threatened and people basically told him fuck you. Their own FOX/PRAVDA news said it was"chaos". It was no such thing. These were not just people marching for LGBTQ, they are getting sick of 15 years of Orban. Two people they interviewed said they are tired of being afraid. They are tired of the corruption and him trying to deflect. I don't know anything about Hungarian politics, but WOW WOW WOW!. Maybe they saw our NO KINGS DAY. Maybe it's a spark, maybe they will be silenced, I don't know, but the Manchurian Cantaloupe should take note.
REMEMBER THAT WE NEED TO ORGANIZE NOW FOR NATIONWIDE STRIKE and her is why and please copy and share.
* The Price of Freedom: A Nation's Stand
My fellow Americans,
We stand at a precipice. The very foundation of our democracy, the principles that define us as a nation – freedom, justice, and the power of the people – are under siege. A regime has taken root that seeks to dismantle these ideals, to centralize power, and to silence the voices of ordinary Americans.
This is not a drill. This is not a partisan debate. This is a battle for the soul of our nation, and we, the American people, are the last line of defense.
To reclaim our democracy, we must face an uncomfortable truth: we must halt the engine that fuels this regime. We must, together, choose to disrupt the very systems it relies upon. This means a collective act of non-cooperation. It means temporarily stopping the flow of productivity that empowers those who seek to undermine us. It means, for a time, accepting financial pain.
I understand the gravity of these words. I know the fear and uncertainty that such a prospect evokes. Families will struggle. Businesses will face hardship. But I ask you: what is the cost of losing our democracy? What is the price of living under a system where our rights are eroded, our voices are silenced, and our future is dictated by a few? That cost, my friends, is far greater and far more enduring than any temporary economic pain we might endure.
Think of those who came before us – who risked everything, who shed blood and treasure, to establish and preserve this nation. They endured famine, war, and unimaginable sacrifice for the promise of a free society. Are we, in this generation, less capable of defending that legacy?
This is not about surrender. This is about strategic withdrawal of our energy and resources from a system that has become weaponized against us. By stopping our collective productivity, we starve the regime of its power. We deny it the resources it needs to perpetuate its control. We create an undeniable crisis that forces a reckoning.
This will be painful. There is no sugarcoating it. But we are a resilient people. We are ingenious. We will organize. We will support each other through community, through shared resources, and through the unbreakable bonds of our common purpose. We must prepare for this pain, knowing that it is the necessary path to a greater good.
The choice before us is stark: a brief, intense period of shared hardship for the promise of a free future, or a slow, agonizing slide into authoritarianism with consequences that will echo for generations.
Let us rise to this challenge. Let us stand together, united in our resolve. Let us choose freedom, no matter the cost. Our democracy, our future, depends on it.
This makes me absolutely sick to my stomach. What in the world are we going to do. Is anybody going to help Ukraine? If Russia can do this to Ukraine and no one is going to help them, he can do it to anyone including the U. S. If anyone should have been bombed, why wasn't it Russia? This is inhumane. He has destroyed this country, when is he going to 🛑!!!
IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS GOING TO END UP AS A CIVIL WAR. I’m sitting here pondering what the fuck is happening to my Democratic government? It all boils down to that we’re all different and in many ways we’re all the same. But it is the here and now, so, what is the worst-case scenario are we realistically looking at? And how can we avoid it. I was told the worst things that we’re looking at now is a Civil War, and I say this because just before the shit hits the fan, and I’m told it will hit the fan, I’d say 75% to 80% of the American people will be ready to fight for Freedom. This majority of the people will know exactly which elected leaders caused this volcano that is about to explode. So, no matter which sides comes out on top, all the conservative of the Supreme Court Justices and all the Republicans in Congress that backed the Trump government will never be safe. These co-conspirator’s of Trump must really recognize what they have caused and created, so it behooves them to reverse all the decisions that they made to further this takeover of our American Government, and take a stand for Democracy, and while many of them have stood on the sidelines holding Trump’s coat, because as sure as God made little green apples, one day you will be hunted down. That is if history repeats itself. So, mark my words, and so will for that matter, that every elected Republican leader, in every city in the United States of America, will be hunted down, as well. And y’all should Govern yourselves accordingly.…..and that goes for your families as well! The really sad part is, that all of Law Enforcement and our Military will be caught in the middle. They will have a difficult choice to make, because they took an Oath, which is a just cause, and on the other hand do they blindly follow that Oath, or do they fight the real enemy that didn’t follow America’s Constitution and the laws of America? These American heroes have families to consider, and they might be fractured politically as well. America, we have a dictatorship at the wheel of this ship! SOS
Thanks for this. I still struggle to understand how the Democratic Party appears so surprised by any of this. The risk of sitting quietly waiting for primaries cannot be their only option. I’m utterly disillusioned in scotus, the dems and the erstwhile military. Clearly the world class defenders of evil only exist in American action films. Russia, China, the Middle East, the machinations going on; they’re frightening and require attention to be sure. But if those put in charge of protecting the constitution can’t even get their collective shit together to get behind Mamdani, what hope do we have. You got me on a dark day. Thanks for indulging me
Exactly, Dems mostly are concerned about optics, not the time. If we lose our country because Dems do not understand that this moment calls for solidarity-with any and all who want to save our country, our home. Solidarity and prayer got Poland out of Communist clutches. Before it’s even later than it is now
BERNIE was the man they should’ve listened to. The Clintons put a stop to that, BERNIE was on the streets during the civil rights movement fighting for the black community. BERNIE is a street kid. I used to send messages when Kamala was running for Office that the way to get them excuse me or the way to become president was to go ahead and use social media and let them spread the word every day, and money spent on the right INFLUENCERS is the best way to go. I’m going to post my manifesto, and I’m trying to learn how to use the dashboard so I can go ahead and start making videos and go live because honestly what I have to say is the solution. Thank you for indulging me.
Putin knows exactly what to say to make Toddler Trump respond with childish glee, asking “Again, Daddy, again!”
Grrrrr
Just like the corporate media helped get Trump elected, they continue to ignore and not discuss the road to authoritarianism we are on. Why should they care about access to his and lying Karoline’s pressers. No real answers come out of this so why waste their time. Of better use would be telling the real story of how our country is being “obliterated” by the actions of this administration and his supporters in Congress and the Supreme Court
My hyphenated Russian birth name was a constant source of suspicion in my SoCal beach hamlet. My immigrant grandparents were tolerated as small-business people (“At least they’re white”), who’d settled in our “sundown town” shortly after it incorporated in 1912. Hearing a nominal POTUS coo about Putin and himself as “Daddy” causes extreme cognitive dissonance in me.
I can't understand how you feel, what's happened is extremely upsetting. This is so wrong, it's incomprehensible that it's even real.. How can this be?
This is getting VERY SCARY!!!!!!!!
SCOTUS is helping to usher in Project 2025. Elections have consequences. For those who don’t think voting matters, wake up! For those who voted for Trump or third party because you didn’t like this or that about the Biden administration’s policies so you cast a protest vote against Kamala, fuck you!
Agree!
Perfectly said 👍
Is Oleks still there? Is he okay?
My fiance is in Odessa, thankfully she is ok. Trump..Putin.. you both deserve 8647.
Obliterated is exactly what's happened. I feel like taking up arms and getting with the resistance to storm the capitol and start arresting every one of those criminals starting with RUMP and put them all in prison!!! for what they've done to our country. The rule of law is gone, the constitution is in tatters, and Rump is controlling the world. What options are left?
Why the hell do we need Putin, China, and North Korea to respect us? We need our allies to respect us. Make America great again by making that happen. 😡
So the news outlets and our legislators aren’t talking about this, asking the questions. What do we do? Keep calling them, telling them that we want info about Witkoff?
👋👋👋
They want us scared and panicked so they can continue ...there's little we can do about them BUT WE CAN REALIZE SINCE THEY WANT US SCARED ...DO NOT ALLOW THEM TO MAKE US WEAKER BY BEING ALERT , BE AWARE OR BE AWARE . JUST MAKE SURE YOUR READY
Trump and his entire Republican regime, including 2/3 of SCOTUS are complicit in the wholesale betrayal of America, and the oppression of its population.
If immigrants legal rights have been dismissed before they are even detained, we can only imagine how inhumane they are being treated once in custody. Minorities are not considered human by the racist scum running roughshod over the population. Miller is truly a Nazi, and Trump is sitting back loving the show being provided for his rabid base. They are also making huge money off the purge and imprisonment of both immigrants and some citizens. Trump's Border Czar Tom Homan spent his time during Biden's Presidency as a consultant for the Geo Corp. The constant grift is sickening enough, but it doesn't take much imagination to wonder when they will setup gas chambers and cremation ovens. Which race will they target next? Apparently Tom Homan just announced that there could be 2 Million Iranians in sleeper cells in the US. Guess what nationality is next on the list for slave labour camps.Will they start euthanizing the disabled, the elderly or anyone who disagrees with their criminal policies?
Obviously the steady stream of ridiculing memes and outraged protest signs haven't really made this regime reconsider its actions or alter its course. I don't see any solution in sight other than massive general strikes, and even that action may be insufficient.
I would exercise my 2nd amendment rights while you are still able to, as a precautionary step, because if strikes don't deter them, the only remaining option is civil war in self defence. That is an outcome that nobody in their right mind would welcome, but the participants in this racist regime are not in their right mind.
I'm ready to take physical action. I'd like to wipe that "smile" off his ugly ass face.
Aaron Parness reported today that some watch dog group investigated 10 ICE facilities with over 400 EMS calls. Conditions are deplorable and inhumane.
Putin says: Donnie, my boy, jump!
DJT: Anything for you! How high?
IN WHAT other era in American History did a Russian president (or vice versa) flatter an American president, and the response was a gushing, glowing compliment in return? We are in VERY deep water, people! We don't just need a rowboat- we need a drain! The swamp keeps filling, and we are about to drown. Don't expect Congress or the Senate to help us- they are just are elected leaders or swore and oath, not that they were ELECTED to serve WE THE PEOPLE or anything. Don't expect SCOTUS to help- they are just presidentially-appointed judges who are placed AT THE HIGHEST LEVEL to uphold the laws of the land. Looks like it just us now. :(
This ridiculous love affair between Trump and Putin is almost laughable if it wasn't so serious. Aren't they embarrassed by this? People over the world are laughing at the both of them. Talk about two people that needs to disappear, that would be them. Maybe Ice can grab them off the streets and send them to a third world country. What a wonderful dream.
ICE showed up this past week at the County Courthouse about 10 min away. (This suburb in VA is predominantly white with a substantial black population. The Hispanic population is rising though.) ICE was waiting for them after they came for minor offenses. One man was detained after he came to pay his fines of $130 for driving without a license and failure to yield. My husband tagged me on the FB post, and I am so disgusted by the things people say. I tried to be rational and attempted to explain due process, but it’s almost not worth it. They want to believe whatever they want. Historically, the US hasn’t done a great job of protecting the due process rights of people that have been detained. But just because DP has been loosely followed doesn’t mean it’s no longer a right. I know I’m preaching to the choir here, but I’m at a loss. If people don’t care about the way human beings are being treated, little children even, I just don’t know what’s going to convince them that this is not right!
I am a native Californian and the treatment of our immigrants is unbelievable. Without them we here in California will loose our state, due to bankruptcy. We can't exist without them. My Mexican gardener has been with me for almost 10 years. A hard working family man. When he left the other day I said goodbye and said "will see you in two weeks." He smiled and said "maybe.:" I smiled back but aware of the implication. As a native for 6 generations, my family has never had one problem with one immigrant. Can't say that about Mr. White Man. My gardener and his family would always be welcomed in my home, can't say that about Trump and his. I don't associate with convicted criminals and rapist.
As the world watches in horror...for Ukraine and for us, I read today from a few hours ago in the NYT, Hungary, another authoritarian country, with another one of Donnie's dicktator friends, had a 100,000 person march for PRIDE, and it turned into a referendum against ORBAN. It said they usually get a small turnout, but despite Orban wanting it cxl'd, the liberal mayor of Budapest let it go on. Frankly I was surprised to read they have had them since1995, but smaller turnouts. Orban threatened and people basically told him fuck you. Their own FOX/PRAVDA news said it was"chaos". It was no such thing. These were not just people marching for LGBTQ, they are getting sick of 15 years of Orban. Two people they interviewed said they are tired of being afraid. They are tired of the corruption and him trying to deflect. I don't know anything about Hungarian politics, but WOW WOW WOW!. Maybe they saw our NO KINGS DAY. Maybe it's a spark, maybe they will be silenced, I don't know, but the Manchurian Cantaloupe should take note.
REMEMBER THAT WE NEED TO ORGANIZE NOW FOR NATIONWIDE STRIKE and her is why and please copy and share.
* The Price of Freedom: A Nation's Stand
My fellow Americans,
We stand at a precipice. The very foundation of our democracy, the principles that define us as a nation – freedom, justice, and the power of the people – are under siege. A regime has taken root that seeks to dismantle these ideals, to centralize power, and to silence the voices of ordinary Americans.
This is not a drill. This is not a partisan debate. This is a battle for the soul of our nation, and we, the American people, are the last line of defense.
To reclaim our democracy, we must face an uncomfortable truth: we must halt the engine that fuels this regime. We must, together, choose to disrupt the very systems it relies upon. This means a collective act of non-cooperation. It means temporarily stopping the flow of productivity that empowers those who seek to undermine us. It means, for a time, accepting financial pain.
I understand the gravity of these words. I know the fear and uncertainty that such a prospect evokes. Families will struggle. Businesses will face hardship. But I ask you: what is the cost of losing our democracy? What is the price of living under a system where our rights are eroded, our voices are silenced, and our future is dictated by a few? That cost, my friends, is far greater and far more enduring than any temporary economic pain we might endure.
Think of those who came before us – who risked everything, who shed blood and treasure, to establish and preserve this nation. They endured famine, war, and unimaginable sacrifice for the promise of a free society. Are we, in this generation, less capable of defending that legacy?
This is not about surrender. This is about strategic withdrawal of our energy and resources from a system that has become weaponized against us. By stopping our collective productivity, we starve the regime of its power. We deny it the resources it needs to perpetuate its control. We create an undeniable crisis that forces a reckoning.
This will be painful. There is no sugarcoating it. But we are a resilient people. We are ingenious. We will organize. We will support each other through community, through shared resources, and through the unbreakable bonds of our common purpose. We must prepare for this pain, knowing that it is the necessary path to a greater good.
The choice before us is stark: a brief, intense period of shared hardship for the promise of a free future, or a slow, agonizing slide into authoritarianism with consequences that will echo for generations.
Let us rise to this challenge. Let us stand together, united in our resolve. Let us choose freedom, no matter the cost. Our democracy, our future, depends on it.
God bless America!
Author unknown but reposting permitted by family.
This makes me absolutely sick to my stomach. What in the world are we going to do. Is anybody going to help Ukraine? If Russia can do this to Ukraine and no one is going to help them, he can do it to anyone including the U. S. If anyone should have been bombed, why wasn't it Russia? This is inhumane. He has destroyed this country, when is he going to 🛑!!!