There are signs from the United States that the capricious, irrational chaos surrounding Donald Trump’s decision making is beginning to have a serious effect. The trade wars debacle, the Supreme Court’s upholding by 9 to 0 to uphold a lower court’s decision regarding the lawless deportation of Abrego Garcia to El Salvador, the mess that… Continue reading Trump and voter remorse
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Trump has shown you can fool enough of the people
The world is a much more dangerous place now, all because Trump sold a bunch of lies to politically illiterate rednecks and hillbillies. First, he told them the Mexicans would build a great, big, beautiful wall and pay for it. And that never happened. The amazing thing is the knuckle draggers who voted for Trump… Continue reading Trump has shown you can fool enough of the people
Trump’s poll numbers
It’s truly shocking that Trump has acted like an autocrat for his first two weeks in office and his poll rankings have skyrocketed. It has been said that he is ruling like a king because he is too weak to rule like a President. But the poll numbers, people? What do Americans want? I have… Continue reading Trump’s poll numbers
The brutal influence of your news sources
It is easy to underestimate how the news and media sources you consume influence and determine your view of the world. The problem nowadays is there are so many from which to choose, with wildly varying degrees of inaccuracy and misinformation. I noticed it in my own world in the coverage coming up to the… Continue reading The brutal influence of your news sources
The worst aspect of Trump’s re-election
The worst part of the success of Trump in the United States Presidential election is how it affects the culture, everywhere. It emboldens intolerance, racism, homophobia, transphobia, misogyny, sexism and virtually everything that is base and vile in a human being. We will see its full effects as the next year unfolds. We will see… Continue reading The worst aspect of Trump’s re-election
Trump looks set for victory
It is early days yet in the counting of votes in the United States Presidential election. But it looks almost certain that Trump will regain the Presidency of the United States. The New York Times puts his chances of victory at 95% as I write this. I feel nauseous, to be honest. I cannot believe… Continue reading Trump looks set for victory
Of course, Harris was going to win the debate
Kamila Harris was always going to win the US Presidential debate against Donald Trump. On the one hand you had a professional lawyer, a career prosecutor who became the top law officer-Attorney General-in the State of California, a state eight times the size of Ireland. On the other hand you had a convicted criminal, sexual… Continue reading Of course, Harris was going to win the debate
Trump still ahead in the national poll-New York Times
It’s hard to believe that Trump, the convicted con man, is still ahead in the national polls by 1 percentage point. The New York Times report this stark and worrying fact one day before Trump and Harris debate for the first, and perhaps only, time. It is incredible that Trump is still ahead, if this… Continue reading Trump still ahead in the national poll-New York Times
Kamala Harris v Donald Trump-looking forward to it
“Dumb as a rock”, he says. The Trump playground, intellectually barren, childish insults against Kamala Harris have started already. A woman who rose to the highest law office position-Attorney General-in a State eight times the size of Ireland-California-after years of being the chief prosecutor in the same state being name called by a convicted felon.… Continue reading Kamala Harris v Donald Trump-looking forward to it
The Trump criminal trial in New York-2 things I will be watching for
The Trump criminal trial in New York commences this morning with opening statements in the case. It will be fascinating and is expected to last for 6 to 8 weeks. Two things I will be looking for over the course of the trial are Trump’s hubris and narcissism will be big factors in determining the… Continue reading The Trump criminal trial in New York-2 things I will be watching for