Weekend Report: What’s happening?
Trump is more unhinged and dangerous than ever, and it just becomes more normalized.
As I wrote earlier in the week, I’m on vacation from my SiriusXM program, and it’s light posting here. I’m back on Monday, when we’ll do a Substack Live (I’ll send the time tomorrow), and I’ll take questions and comments from all of you.
But I couldn’t help but weigh in as I’m watching things from France and hearing from people here as well. The US is completely out of control with a crazed madman at the wheel.
Yet, when you read the American press, the further things go—ICE used as a paramilitary force, Trump threatening to seize Greenland, investigations underway of GOP opponents, the Federal Reserve chair under attack—it all becomes normalized. Greenland alone, for example, now seems more like a negotiation when you see the way it’s portrayed in the media, in which Trump will get something out of it, even if troops don’t take over the territory of Denmark. The idea’s been normalized that he’ll breach the sovereignty of another nation.
And yet, Trump is weak, tanking in the numbers, even with his own supporters, as a huge majority say he’s focused on the wrong things. There’s no question the American people are worried and engaged, ready to fight at the ballot box. But can we save democracy before Trump buries it for good?
We have a lot for us to discuss next week (back here on Monday and on my SiriusXM program on Tuesday), and I look forward to connecting with you all when I’m back. Meanwhile, continue the discussion here. Thanks!
You nailed it, that’s the most infuriating thing, the press commenting everything as if it were normal and bothsidizing us to death. Obviously part of it is ownership by shitler allies, for others it’s fear of retaliation. But I am still aghast at the normalization of crazy by those irresponsible assholes. His insane behavior has been met with so little resistance that now the fact that we are sending federal thugs to randomly murder citizens in all impunity, committing international high sea piracy and murders, attacking, kidnapping and murdering people on foreign sovereign land, and openly considering seizing territory belonging to countries that were allies until yesterday. WHAT THE FUCK.
It’s American apathy caused by so many factors. The fact that a convicted felon was “elected” president of the US says it all.
Non violent protest from EVERYONE who wants to protect our democracy is seemingly the only way out (and even that’s not guaranteed unless it’s consistent.) Call your local rep 202 224-3121 at the Capitol switchboard and tell them; no more funding for ICE (vote no in two weeks) no more discussion of taking over Greenland, open the Epstein files, or whatever issue you want addressed. Be proactive, DO something.