Democracy

Climate change is inadmissible in Republican political thought, such as it is, yet the Trump Administration creates new icebergs every week, hoping to distract voters. As menacing as a GOP-Berg may appear, there is far more hidden below the surface-- out of sight-- from voters.

Improbable remarks from two people not famous for honest discourse helped bring this into focus as the US Senate prepares to debate and vote on what Donald Trump, in his real estate salesman mindset, calls a Big Beautiful Budget Bill. Will a loss here mirror the Titanic's ill-fated maiden voyage?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k9RweR9EUSg&t=929s You've Been Trumped Too. Recently Pope Francis daises Holy Hell over Trump's Biggest 'Day 1' Promise https://cimages.me/content/DAY-ONE Trump did not place his hand on Bibles held for him while he said "I do solemnly swear that I will faithfully execute the Office of President of the United States, and will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the Constitution of the United States." Then it was Castro 2.5 as he rambled on and on... etc.

The Renaissance man is an outstandingly versatile, well-rounded person, who performed brilliantly in his different fields.

Democracy is facing a deeply important paradox as it’s modern erosion highlights a troubling reality: the slow undermining of democratic norms occur with overt violence, direct overthrow, or legal, procedural, and institutional manipulation.

Lame Duck Donald receives a one-two punch in the form of a couple of reality checks and it may have reached his fragile ego.

POTUS regrets ending re-election campaign and says he’d have defeated Trump 

https://apple.news/A4iRtjPJ7RUGpKlt8TwFNsg

Trump melts down over Harris' endorsements https://www.rawstory.com/trump-harris-beyonce-endorsements/

“There is a cult of ignorance in the United States, and there has always been. The strain of anti-intellectualism has been a constant thread winding its way through our political and cultural life, nurtured by the false notion that democracy means that 'my ignorance is just as good as your knowledge.” - Isaac Asimov

Over the years, Saudi nationals and Japanese military adversaries have attacked our great American nation and failed miserably. 

I am a media maestro but not a registered Republican or a Democrat. I have no political affiliation and I have voted for different parties over the years. This is not just a civics test. This is our final exam. Do not allow an insider who is hell-bent on calling this great country and our cities derogatory names to divide or another attempt to destroy us.

Election Day is one week away and both candidates are racing to get their final messaging out to American citizen registered voters.

At the site of Trump’s Jan. 6 rally, Harris makes her closing pitch for the campaign  https://www.npr.org/2024/10/28/nx-s1-5169210/kamala-harris-donald-trump…

Trump is an evil criminal and his indifference during the Capitol insurrection, encapsulated in the phrase "So what?", raises critical questions about accountability and the values that underpin our American Democracy.

The reason why he has chosen another VP candidate is because he tried to get his last one taken out. The newly chosen one JD Vance's defense of Trump underscores a troubling trend where facts are twisted to fit a political narrative. As the general election approaches, these discussions will shape the way voters perceive both DJT and JDV.