They were careless people ...

“… they smashed up things and creatures and then retreated back into their money or their vast carelessness, or whatever it was that kept them together, and let other people clean up the mess they had made.”

― F. Scott Fitzgerald, The Great Gatsby

February 4, 2025

“This is a break-glass moment. A five-alarm fire. The Democrats must tell that story to Americans over and over, every day and in every way. They must make sure the public clearly sees the crisis at hand, understands what’s at stake, and perceives the Democrats as ferocious warriors for the common good. That is indeed a tall order. But one thing is for sure: You cannot win a war you are not fighting.”

David Corn, 

Mother Jones

February 15, 2025

We were told the resistance had to be different this time…
We can’t swing at every pitch, they said.
We have to choose our battles, they said.
We can’t overreact to everything Donald Trump and Elon Musk are doing, they said.
Well fuck that and fuck them. We need to resist it all. We need to fight it all. And we need to start right fucking now.

Adam Parkhomenko & Sam Youngman,

thealtmedia

July 4, 1776

“A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people.”

“The USA is no longer considered a democracy and lies at the cusp of autocracy; it has experienced a Presidental Coup and an Adverse Regime Change event (8-point drop in its POLITY score).”

March 20, 2025

“That is the great civic danger posed by Donald Trump, that the habits of his heart become the habits of our hearts; that his code of conduct becomes ours. That we delight in mistreating others almost as much as he does. That vengeance becomes nearly as important to us as it is to him. That dehumanization becomes de rigueur.”

Peter Wehner, 

The Atlantic

The Bagman Cometh

In another sign that Trump's tariff/consumer tax policy has failed, the Orange Bagman announced $12 billion in bailout money for America’s farmers.  In what seems to be a pattern, Trump also approved packages in 2018 and 2019 totaling $28 billion for farmers hurt by his economic policies. Soybean farmers were especially hard hit when China retaliated to Trump's U.S.-China trade war by blocking all purchases of U.S. soybeans.  During a meeting in October, Chinese President Xi and the Art-of-the-Dealster announced a concept for a deal framework that included soybeans. China "agreed" to purchase 12 million metric tons of soybeans in the final two months of this year, but, according to USDA data, the Chinese have only purchased about 2.2 million metric tons.  Are we sick of winning yet? (ABC) MS-Now details The Top Ten Problems with Trump's Bailout for US Farmers.

It’s the Racism, Stupid

The Three Horsemen of the Trumpocalypse are Chaos, Corruption, and Cruelty. Racism is a lifelong manifestation of the First Bigot's cruelty.  So it comes as no surprise that the MAGAt regime has modified the list of holidays that qualify for free entry to national parks, eliminating two celebrations of Black people and incorporating the birthday of the Dear Leader. Now visitors to the 116 parks that charge entrance fees will no longer get in for free on MLK Day or on Juneteenth, a federal holiday on June 19 that celebrates the end of slavery in the U.S. Visitors will, however, receive free entrance on the birthday of (Rose) Mary's Baby. (SF Gate)

Shocked, but Not Surprised

    DoJ Drops FIFA Corruption Case

    Days after Trump received the FIFA Peace Prize, the DOJ dropped the charges in a multi-million dollar FIFA corruption case against former Fox employee Herman Lopez.  A Brooklyn jury found Lopez guilty in 2024 on charges of money laundering, conspiracy, and wire fraud.

    12/11/2025

      Trump Crime Family

      The Trump crime family continues to turbocharge corruption: Don Jr., an ally of Defense Secretary Kegbreath, screened Pentagon office seekers who later awarded government contracts to … Jr.

      12/05/2025

      Erich Von Stroheim’s Greed

      HateGate

      Leaked Telegram messages from national Young Republican operatives reveal the future leaders of the party to be racist, antisemitic, misogynistic, and homophobic. The anti-woke MAGOP campaign has led to an atmosphere where bigotry and casual cruelty are no longer taboo.

      10/16/2025

      A graphical representation of the Trumpocalypse sortable by agency, subject and status.  Timeline and charts help to visualize how 21th Century America is being outfitted with an 18th Century state.