Trump should have written The Art of the Blame. He's an imbecile and a coward.

I do not object to rebuilding America's manufacturing base where feasible. We have suffered in some ways by letting that slip away.

But you can't just flip a switch and change the status quo overnight. It's not practical nor moral to try to force an immediate rejiggering of the world's economy after many decades of evolution. You can't just start building factories this week on land that maybe hasn't even been purchased yet or gotten funding in place, or had zoning or infrastructure approved. You'll also have to build a logistics system. And does anybody really think we have all the natural resources we'll need to be fully self-sufficient?

Not to mention the workforce issues. We can't fill jobs now, so what's it going to be like when the new mills and button factories and so on start advertising their openings? Be honest, how many Americans are interested in repetitive physical labor that generally doesn't pay very well? When is the last time an isolationist approach worked?

What the Trumpers like to say is "short-term pain for a long-term gain." But how short is short term? Are we willing to go through years of recession and job loss? Are a few years of breadlines and Hoovervilles OK with everybody? Maybe a few starvations and suicides?

We risk being left far behind, as the rest of the world reconfigures itself to leave us out. And Trump isn't even content with economic changes. He is breaking diplomatic ties with our allies, risking our national security with his daily childish tantrums.

The way to do this would be to start a national conversation, and build a plan that is well thought out, inclusive, and fair to people. Because not everybody can afford to suffer for a few years.

Two-Doll Donnie has no problem telling commoners to be content with less, as long as he and his inner circle can continue to exploit their wealth and power for even greater largesse.

And now we should lead a revolt against him.

This is what it's going to take. There are a lot of people starting to see just how terrible it is when you let a narcissistic psychopath run the country the way he really wants to. They need to feel the pain in order to realize how disastrous he is.

One day, all the lies and crimes Trump and his cult have perpetuated on this country will come back to bite them, and they may find themselves desperately begging for mercy.

Good. Drastic action is needed if we have any hope of preserving what Benjamin Franklin was reputed to have said when asked after the 1787 Constitutional Convention to describe the American government: "A republic, if you can keep it."

Trumpers seem to prefer a monarchy, consolidating power within the executive branch.

Knowledge is power, and the Trump administration is hellbent on consolidating power within a closed loop. Science and other forms of independent thought have the potential to run counter to its promulgation of a system in which the populace receives all its information from Dear Leader and his claque. All you have to do is look at RFK Jr. and Dr. Oz to see how opposed they are to scientific knowledge.

If this doesn't trouble you, you are beyond help.

I'm sure it's just coincidence that the Trumpers want to investigate the main fundraising organization for the opposition, just as they begin to arrest judges after years of claiming the entire judiciary in this country is evil, just as they act to shut down inspectors general within the federal government, and just as they want to remove media protections in leaks. I'm sure it's just coincidence that all these crackdowns on dissent are taking place as Trump starts talking about running again in 2028 while dismantling any pretense of separation of powers.

My late grandparents used to tell us grandkids about how bleak it was for them in the late 1920s and 1930s. All those tales of sacrifice seemed so remote and irrelevant to me then.

But now I see how bad luck compounded by bad decisions can do terrible things to the country. Add the banal stupidity and corruption of the Trump regime, and pretty soon you're looking at a recipe for disaster.

Well, to be fair, Rein, the entire stock market tumbled (again) today, thanks to Elon's pal, the Tariff Man.

Weird that he died right after a visit from JD Vance.

Jesus Christ, the excuses you brainwashed MAGA traitors have for this crap never stop. Musk or Trump could kill your family, and you'd still try to explain it away. Just admit, you like having a dictator who reports to Russia.

DOGE seems interested in a lot more than efficiency.

Trump is trying to end all debate about his magnificent royal cloak by extortion, threats and imprisonment.

Still the MAGA lovers see no issue with anything he does.

As punishment for refusing to lick his taint, the Trump administration has asked the Internal Revenue Service to revoke Harvard University's tax-exempt status.

Harvard is telling Trump to take a flying leap. With that massive endowment, Harvard can afford the risk. This is the beginning of a much-needed pushback against this regime's bullying tactics.

MAGA diehards say this is a hoax, or at least no big deal, everything is fine, we don't like them dirty foreigners' money anyhoo, we're playing 4D chess, the stock market is supposed to crash, prices are supposed to be rising, something about flip-flops from Africa, something about trans, owning the libs, cleanin' up Biden's mess, Hillary's email.

#6 | POSTED BY LEGALLYYOURDEAD AT 2025-04-15 01:50 PM | FLAG:

Very good indeed!

The cuckold expresses his regret as his wife packs up and leaves.

They walked Pearre out of the building, "

note absence of "DOGE thugs" and "dragged"

#13 | POSTED BY ITCHYP AT 2025-04-13 04:48 PM | FLAG:

Either way, you really should GFY.

It's been clear for a long time, but even clearer now, that Trump doesn't really want America to do well. He only wants for himself and whoever happens to be on his approved list of miscreants and oligarchs to do well.

Moving people's names into a "death" file to get around legal constraints, then dragging out an administrator who knows it's a scam, is disgusting but so on-brand for this corrupt administration. Every day the goons of DOGE and MAGA operate is another day of thuggery and lies.

Newsmax can join its friends at Fox as being adjudicated liars. Not that it makes any difference to MAGA, who get off on being lied to as long as it owns the libs.

What a sick way of looking at life, to enjoy making well-intentioned civil servants suffer. To buy into MAGA, you have to be sadistic.