Return Of The King?
May 15, 2025
2026 election, Amardeo Sarma, Donald Trump, ending habeas corpus, how we arrive at certainty, intuition, Oath Keepers, Proud Boys, Republican indifference to governing, Steven Pinker, Trump's private malitia, Twilight Zone of Trump4 Comments
After solving my computer problem over the telephone, my hardware guru and I paused for a chat. Not a fan of Donald Trump, he said he couldn’t wait until the 2026 election. Though I shared his impatience, I admitted I wasn’t sure there would be another election. His reply shot acr
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February 20, 2025
ACLU, citizen resistance to Trump policies, consumer power and politics, Cuts in Medicaid & Obamacare, Elizabeth Warren’s faith in the courts, end of federal elections, extra-judicial options to power, legislators speak to save Depart. of education, Oath Keepers, oligarchs meddle in democracy, Proud Boys, Republican 4 trillion dollar raise in the debt ceiling.hs and democracy, South Koreans resist martial law, Susan Collins, Trump’s challenge to judicial authority
The Peril I will be blunt. Our Constitutional Order and our democracy are comatose. Here’s why. • We can no longer depend upon our elected leaders. The Republican Party has imploded. The Democrats are in disarray. Checks and balances in government are moribund. Bip
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January 30, 2025
artificial intelligence, Bit coin, Catholic confession, Dorian Gray, Dylan Thomas, effects of limitless money and power, Elon Musk, F. Scott Fitzgerald, futurists, January 6 2020 rioters, Joe Biden's Presidential pardons, militia movements, money and compassion, Oath Keepers, Oligarchs of past and present, presidential immunity, Presidential Pardon, Proud Boys, Stargate, The Great Gatsby, Trump's private militia
Growing up as a Catholic, taking Confession struck me as a wonderful device. Whenever I did something wrong during the week, if I confessed on Friday, the priest would assign me a few prayers to recite, and “poof”, like magic, I was absolved of sin. If I missed a week, I cou
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