I am in complete alignment with Sabrina. Miss Haake has hit it on the nose. Since Hilary’s debate I’ve felt Trump was a wannabe dictator, but honestly I thought back then the Senate would straighten him out - kiss that goodbye - it got worse. Now Trump is in a position of power, the SupremeCourt, has increased and it’s downright scary. It’s shocking there are those who follow and believe the lies. It’s almost like we are living in the, believing in witches times! I think about leaving, but know I’m stuck. I think about the military and pray they won’t standby Trumps dirty, cruel and unAmerican actions. General Miley said, “They do not go by one man, but the Constitution…hope he is right. I’ve been voting since President Kennedy and I ask, who are these Republicans? They’re as Hilary Clinton said, “the deplorable.” God help us now.
the timing's the thing. we won't know how bad it will get until we do, and then it will be good late. whether we go or stay I'm in the resistance for good.
I am terrified for America and for the world. The Republican party is a means to Trump's end. What's happened over the past six weeks is almost unbelievable.
agreed. then I watched silent video of republicans cheering and giving that monster a standing ovation, ala Germany 1936, and I knew we had gone too far.
In every fight I've been, whether in community activism, personal dilemma, or sports competition, I had moments when I asked myself, is it worth it? It leads to moments of self-evaluation, a sort of meditation. At the end I realize I fret because I care. The fight appeals to my humanity, and I will not allow anyone to make me feel less than human. But the process can feel defeating at times. At that point, meditation to gain my equilibrium is paramount. Sabrina, you must take care of yourself, and we need Sabrina in the fight. Take as long as you want, journey somewhere, and relax. But keep in mind your words of Resistance are golden in our effort to stop fascism. I felt like giving up and moving to Costa Rica. But what I've done instead is avoiding that ugly face that correlates so much with his ugly actions. Always remember it is your humanity that feels the pain. Don't let the ogre control your soul.
you have a beautiful soul Chris, more pure than mine. I think this week was particularly hard bc he confirmed that he's doubling down on the 'vermin' strategy. watching the GOP give the malignancy a standing ovation felt like a kick to the stomach and the revulsion lingers. I'm not going to quit the fight, I could never do that, sorry if I overstated my grief.
Who would have thought that the convicted felon and business fraud and convicted sexual predator and the ONLY president to actively lead a homicidal violent insurrection from the office of the 45th presidency might do something questionable, if NOT A SINGLE FEDERAL OFFICE HOLDER IN THE ENTIRE 3 BRANCHES OF THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FAILED TO TELL THE FEC TO SEND A LITTLE POST CARD FOR 40 cents to Republican party headquarters, AT ANY TIME BETWEEN January 6, 2021 and November 4 2024, informing the Republican party that the lead candidate on their ticket is NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY PUBLICLY ELECTED OFFICE IN THE U.S.?
Oh dear.
Oh dear, I forgot, those same goddamned incompetent, failures in moral, ethical and legal reasoning members of ALL 3 BRANCHES OF THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD ALREADY RECEIVED PUBLIC WARNING OF CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER IN PERMITTING AN OBVIOUS NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) PERSON ON ANY BALLOT FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, LET ALONE THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.
Oh dear, kiss MY ASS! You FAKE, IGNORAMUS POLITICIANS, IN ALL 2 DIVERSE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE 330 Million Working Poor MAJORITY OF U.S. CITiZENS! YOU WERE WARNED. TRUMP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 5 DEATHS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, WAS NEVER TRIED for it. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? YOU FUCKING GODDAMNED MORONS!!!!!
I guess the answer to the question "who would have thought. . .?" is ALL attorneys trained in the best U.S. law universities since 1976 SCOTUS ruling in Buckley, since NONE HAS EVER CHALLENGED THE 50 years of spiraling corruption and addiction to corporate money in federal elections, where only individual citizens, humans, have the right to vote, and the right to free speech. Not corporations. Attorneys are EXCELLENT followers of patterns. God forbid they use reason and moral reasoning. They would feel they are betraying a "fellow soldier" in the righteous fight for justice which they had been "taught." Fucking heartless, brain dead zombies.
Not sure where the post card came up but, what muddled up the waters of the 14-3 stipulation was a rewriting of it, instead of citing it As it was written. Including that for it to be enacted it would take 2/3s of the Senates vote, as it does to Remove the stipulation. But that First hurdle Doesn't Actually Doesn't exsist. It was added by SCOTUS! That's the Change that's needed to shut this shit show down
that's part of the distress. scotus is clearly compromised, and at least 4 justices are all in on the oligarchs' coup. Alito's last dissent (USAID case) where he wrote that he was "stunned" the majority sided with the constitution over trump makes clear that he's waging a pressure campaign against coney-barrett and Roberts, and I'm not confident in their commitment to the constitution.
Took me a minute, not a lawyer, but 14-3 stipulation refers to 14th Amendment 3rd section 3 I’m assuming. How that was ignored or rather rule to not apply in the J6 insurrection defies logic. So many people who could have made this different failed us, Mc Connell, Garland, John Roberts. Citizens United. Will Amy Coney Barrett be the decider?
Yes it Does. Ive spoken about a couple of times in Comments here. Because SCOTUS decided to add a phrase. Which is Beyond the scope of Their Job Description. They added the phrase has to be imposed by a 2/3 Majority in the Seaate. Instead of that Majority Is the Only way to get I t lifted
There's a lot of pain in your voice here, Sabrina. Look after yourself and your family. As I wrote in my recent article, whatever America thought it had, it's over.
I'll never give up. but I'd rather donate everything I have to a democratic government and live poorly than pay taxes to fascists who will only use it to hurt more people.
We came to that decision (to leave) in 2022 just knowing that 74 million voters thought he should be reelected in 2020, and having done so in 2023, couldn't be happier. We watch from afar now in shock and horror, still paying US taxes, still voting, but the 11k miles helps keep some level of our sanity.
I want to share the first article published in a non-partisan newspaper warning about the dangerous psychopathology of Donald Trump. It was written by clincial psychologist John D. Gartner and titled "Donald Trump's malignant narcissism is toxic." It was published on May 4, 2017.
At that time, Gartner and others weren't quite sure how utterly mad and dangerous he was. For example:
"Is it all for effect, to rile up his base, deflect blame and distract from his shortcomings, or does Trump really believe the insane things he says? It’s often hard to know, because as Harvard psychoanalyst Lance Dodes put it, Trump tells two kinds of lies: the ones he tells others to scam them, and those he tells himself. 'He lies because of his sociopathic tendencies,' Dodes said. 'There's also the kind of lying he has that is in a way more serious, that he has a loose grip on reality.' Is he crazy like a fox or just plain crazy? Not a question we want to be asking about our president."
Gartner, and many others, advocated for Trump being removed under the 25th Amendment.
This is how the article concludes:
"Some say it is unethical to dare to diagnose the president, but hundreds of mental health professionals have come together to found Duty To Warn. We believe that just as we are ethically and legally obligated to break confidentiality to warn a potential victim of violence, our duty to warn the public trumps all other considerations.
More than 53,000 people have signed our petition, aimed at mental health professionals, stating Trump should be removed under the 25th Amendment because he is too mentally ill to competently serve. At a conference on the Duty To Warn last month at Yale medical school, psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton warned against creeping 'malignant normality.' Under a malignantly narcissistic leader, alternate facts, conspiracy theories, racism, science denial and delegitimization of the press become not only acceptable but also the new normal. If we do not confront this evil, it will consume us."
Many of us tried to confront the evil. Now, while it is consuming the country, we - dare I call us the true patriots - are still doing our damn best to confront it.
I'm beginning to understand at a visceral level why the intelligentsia were sentenced to Siberia.
So many times, I have marveled at the obvious lack of appreciation for the repetition of history within this group of operatives. I find myself wondering how many heads does this ugly snake really have?
I'm perhaps naively believing there is a group within our government that does things we'd rather not acknowledge who will roll these many heads when the time is right.
I agree with you, Sabrina. I'm one of the fortunate ones--I don't have children or grandchildren. It was our choice, and my husband and I have lived amazing lives. But my heart breaks for the children and grandchildren in this country (and the children around the world who will be affected by these disastrous, cruel policies). Tragic, truly tragic.
my niece keeps wondering about having children. she's 34, biracial, extremely well educated, the kind of person you want to see procreate. but she's afraid, and I can't offer her much optimism.
Move away, yes! (I did, long before Trump rode DOWN his golden elevator, while asserting my intent to return.) But don't surrender your citizenship, as it will cost you huge tax liabilities.
With My voice even being shadow banned on Comments now I can Almost Realate. But I once took an Oath. For Military Men it Doesn't just stop. I will continue to Be squeaking wheel till Someone has completely Fixed this situation. Thus I have gotten hyper active on Utube now. Have seen a follow up video about the data investigation that's underway. All the Red flags are there and more keep popping up. Those 10s of Millions did Vote then were deleted except for enough to shift around to give all 3 to the crepublickers! That's the first Major step that Anyone has taken and the Man leading it Isn't stopping.
As well through The pressure of We the People making Our Voices Heard throughout the Country Daily, SCOTUS is finally taking the hint, their steps are falling in line More Now. The tide Is turning as We speak.
They now realize that Even They can be held accountable for his and Musks crimes when they overstepped their Bounds on a few Occassions strictly to help him further his agenda.
None of Us can forget to throw Our hands up and give in to the BS is Exactly what They are hoping for, but that Won't be happening! So stay Stong Sabrina and Everyone that sees this. Remember Everyone We the People Will Have Our Voices Heard!!°
I promise I completely understand! I took up creating Natural Art, that is Said to promote Good Health & mental Well being. Figure We could All Use That these days, lol. Will send U some pics in email. Our Nation has been vacated by too many already, My Taurian Nature says defeat is Not an option
Your column today makes me sad because every word of it is the truth. I share your fears. Martial law is coming to the United States of America and no one should be surprised when it does. I am also sad about you thinking about leaving the country. While I'm certain your voice will not diminish, I hate the fact that we're going to lose the best and brightest people to other countries that still believe in the rule of law and a constitutional republic. We will never recover from that. JB Pritzger says people need to "wake up" to the destruction of our democracy by malicious autocrats/oligarchs. I'm afraid they will instead sleep-walk into the ruins of what was once the greatest democracy in the world.
I can only comment that his evident inadequate education and knowledge combined with his narcissistic personality will be his downfall. He will surround himself with sycophants who he will individually be blamed for his mistakes subsequently replaced by another of even less ability. This will increasingly lead to a deteriorating administration to the extent his own republicans will start to rebel, this will be the catalyst for his paranoia to come fully to the fore with wild allegations about conspiracies.
The fastest way to save BIGLY money would be for the trump/Putin team to DISASSEMBLE the US military...unless they fear an attack by Canada and/or Mexico.
I am in complete alignment with Sabrina. Miss Haake has hit it on the nose. Since Hilary’s debate I’ve felt Trump was a wannabe dictator, but honestly I thought back then the Senate would straighten him out - kiss that goodbye - it got worse. Now Trump is in a position of power, the SupremeCourt, has increased and it’s downright scary. It’s shocking there are those who follow and believe the lies. It’s almost like we are living in the, believing in witches times! I think about leaving, but know I’m stuck. I think about the military and pray they won’t standby Trumps dirty, cruel and unAmerican actions. General Miley said, “They do not go by one man, but the Constitution…hope he is right. I’ve been voting since President Kennedy and I ask, who are these Republicans? They’re as Hilary Clinton said, “the deplorable.” God help us now.
the timing's the thing. we won't know how bad it will get until we do, and then it will be good late. whether we go or stay I'm in the resistance for good.
It is way past bad enough to alarm people if we can get them to notice.
We need to get them to notice NOW because as you say it will get harder and harder to resist successfully as time goes on.
I am terrified for America and for the world. The Republican party is a means to Trump's end. What's happened over the past six weeks is almost unbelievable.
agreed. then I watched silent video of republicans cheering and giving that monster a standing ovation, ala Germany 1936, and I knew we had gone too far.
In every fight I've been, whether in community activism, personal dilemma, or sports competition, I had moments when I asked myself, is it worth it? It leads to moments of self-evaluation, a sort of meditation. At the end I realize I fret because I care. The fight appeals to my humanity, and I will not allow anyone to make me feel less than human. But the process can feel defeating at times. At that point, meditation to gain my equilibrium is paramount. Sabrina, you must take care of yourself, and we need Sabrina in the fight. Take as long as you want, journey somewhere, and relax. But keep in mind your words of Resistance are golden in our effort to stop fascism. I felt like giving up and moving to Costa Rica. But what I've done instead is avoiding that ugly face that correlates so much with his ugly actions. Always remember it is your humanity that feels the pain. Don't let the ogre control your soul.
you have a beautiful soul Chris, more pure than mine. I think this week was particularly hard bc he confirmed that he's doubling down on the 'vermin' strategy. watching the GOP give the malignancy a standing ovation felt like a kick to the stomach and the revulsion lingers. I'm not going to quit the fight, I could never do that, sorry if I overstated my grief.
Oh dear!
Who would have thought that the convicted felon and business fraud and convicted sexual predator and the ONLY president to actively lead a homicidal violent insurrection from the office of the 45th presidency might do something questionable, if NOT A SINGLE FEDERAL OFFICE HOLDER IN THE ENTIRE 3 BRANCHES OF THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT FAILED TO TELL THE FEC TO SEND A LITTLE POST CARD FOR 40 cents to Republican party headquarters, AT ANY TIME BETWEEN January 6, 2021 and November 4 2024, informing the Republican party that the lead candidate on their ticket is NOT ELIGIBLE FOR ANY PUBLICLY ELECTED OFFICE IN THE U.S.?
Oh dear.
Oh dear, I forgot, those same goddamned incompetent, failures in moral, ethical and legal reasoning members of ALL 3 BRANCHES OF THE U.S. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAD ALREADY RECEIVED PUBLIC WARNING OF CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER IN PERMITTING AN OBVIOUS NPD (Narcissistic Personality Disorder) PERSON ON ANY BALLOT FOR PUBLIC OFFICE, LET ALONE THE PRESIDENT OF THE U.S.
Oh dear, kiss MY ASS! You FAKE, IGNORAMUS POLITICIANS, IN ALL 2 DIVERSE REPRESENTATIONS OF THE 330 Million Working Poor MAJORITY OF U.S. CITiZENS! YOU WERE WARNED. TRUMP IS RESPONSIBLE FOR 5 DEATHS OF LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS, WAS NEVER TRIED for it. WHAT COULD GO WRONG? YOU FUCKING GODDAMNED MORONS!!!!!
I guess the answer to the question "who would have thought. . .?" is ALL attorneys trained in the best U.S. law universities since 1976 SCOTUS ruling in Buckley, since NONE HAS EVER CHALLENGED THE 50 years of spiraling corruption and addiction to corporate money in federal elections, where only individual citizens, humans, have the right to vote, and the right to free speech. Not corporations. Attorneys are EXCELLENT followers of patterns. God forbid they use reason and moral reasoning. They would feel they are betraying a "fellow soldier" in the righteous fight for justice which they had been "taught." Fucking heartless, brain dead zombies.
That's just my first, knee-jerk impulse reaction.
tell it!
Yes! I would only add that with the cut-off of USAID, Trump is the direct cause of more than just 5 deaths.
Not sure where the post card came up but, what muddled up the waters of the 14-3 stipulation was a rewriting of it, instead of citing it As it was written. Including that for it to be enacted it would take 2/3s of the Senates vote, as it does to Remove the stipulation. But that First hurdle Doesn't Actually Doesn't exsist. It was added by SCOTUS! That's the Change that's needed to shut this shit show down
that's part of the distress. scotus is clearly compromised, and at least 4 justices are all in on the oligarchs' coup. Alito's last dissent (USAID case) where he wrote that he was "stunned" the majority sided with the constitution over trump makes clear that he's waging a pressure campaign against coney-barrett and Roberts, and I'm not confident in their commitment to the constitution.
Took me a minute, not a lawyer, but 14-3 stipulation refers to 14th Amendment 3rd section 3 I’m assuming. How that was ignored or rather rule to not apply in the J6 insurrection defies logic. So many people who could have made this different failed us, Mc Connell, Garland, John Roberts. Citizens United. Will Amy Coney Barrett be the decider?
Yes it Does. Ive spoken about a couple of times in Comments here. Because SCOTUS decided to add a phrase. Which is Beyond the scope of Their Job Description. They added the phrase has to be imposed by a 2/3 Majority in the Seaate. Instead of that Majority Is the Only way to get I t lifted
There's a lot of pain in your voice here, Sabrina. Look after yourself and your family. As I wrote in my recent article, whatever America thought it had, it's over.
If We don't give up it's Not Over!!
I'll never give up. but I'd rather donate everything I have to a democratic government and live poorly than pay taxes to fascists who will only use it to hurt more people.
Did U take a look at that data investigation video or the follow up one
We came to that decision (to leave) in 2022 just knowing that 74 million voters thought he should be reelected in 2020, and having done so in 2023, couldn't be happier. We watch from afar now in shock and horror, still paying US taxes, still voting, but the 11k miles helps keep some level of our sanity.
may I ask where?
She's in Portugal, if you click on her name.
She's in Portugal, if you click on her name.
I want to share the first article published in a non-partisan newspaper warning about the dangerous psychopathology of Donald Trump. It was written by clincial psychologist John D. Gartner and titled "Donald Trump's malignant narcissism is toxic." It was published on May 4, 2017.
At that time, Gartner and others weren't quite sure how utterly mad and dangerous he was. For example:
"Is it all for effect, to rile up his base, deflect blame and distract from his shortcomings, or does Trump really believe the insane things he says? It’s often hard to know, because as Harvard psychoanalyst Lance Dodes put it, Trump tells two kinds of lies: the ones he tells others to scam them, and those he tells himself. 'He lies because of his sociopathic tendencies,' Dodes said. 'There's also the kind of lying he has that is in a way more serious, that he has a loose grip on reality.' Is he crazy like a fox or just plain crazy? Not a question we want to be asking about our president."
Gartner, and many others, advocated for Trump being removed under the 25th Amendment.
This is how the article concludes:
"Some say it is unethical to dare to diagnose the president, but hundreds of mental health professionals have come together to found Duty To Warn. We believe that just as we are ethically and legally obligated to break confidentiality to warn a potential victim of violence, our duty to warn the public trumps all other considerations.
More than 53,000 people have signed our petition, aimed at mental health professionals, stating Trump should be removed under the 25th Amendment because he is too mentally ill to competently serve. At a conference on the Duty To Warn last month at Yale medical school, psychiatrist Robert Jay Lifton warned against creeping 'malignant normality.' Under a malignantly narcissistic leader, alternate facts, conspiracy theories, racism, science denial and delegitimization of the press become not only acceptable but also the new normal. If we do not confront this evil, it will consume us."
https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2017/05/04/trump-malignant-narcissistic-disorder-psychiatry-column/101243584/
Many of us tried to confront the evil. Now, while it is consuming the country, we - dare I call us the true patriots - are still doing our damn best to confront it.
I'm beginning to understand at a visceral level why the intelligentsia were sentenced to Siberia.
So many times, I have marveled at the obvious lack of appreciation for the repetition of history within this group of operatives. I find myself wondering how many heads does this ugly snake really have?
I'm perhaps naively believing there is a group within our government that does things we'd rather not acknowledge who will roll these many heads when the time is right.
I agree with you, Sabrina. I'm one of the fortunate ones--I don't have children or grandchildren. It was our choice, and my husband and I have lived amazing lives. But my heart breaks for the children and grandchildren in this country (and the children around the world who will be affected by these disastrous, cruel policies). Tragic, truly tragic.
my niece keeps wondering about having children. she's 34, biracial, extremely well educated, the kind of person you want to see procreate. but she's afraid, and I can't offer her much optimism.
No, any child she has will probably starve to death due to the climate crisis. No one should be having children now.
She's one of the ones my heart breaks for. And for her whole family, including you, Sabrina.
Move away, yes! (I did, long before Trump rode DOWN his golden elevator, while asserting my intent to return.) But don't surrender your citizenship, as it will cost you huge tax liabilities.
With My voice even being shadow banned on Comments now I can Almost Realate. But I once took an Oath. For Military Men it Doesn't just stop. I will continue to Be squeaking wheel till Someone has completely Fixed this situation. Thus I have gotten hyper active on Utube now. Have seen a follow up video about the data investigation that's underway. All the Red flags are there and more keep popping up. Those 10s of Millions did Vote then were deleted except for enough to shift around to give all 3 to the crepublickers! That's the first Major step that Anyone has taken and the Man leading it Isn't stopping.
As well through The pressure of We the People making Our Voices Heard throughout the Country Daily, SCOTUS is finally taking the hint, their steps are falling in line More Now. The tide Is turning as We speak.
They now realize that Even They can be held accountable for his and Musks crimes when they overstepped their Bounds on a few Occassions strictly to help him further his agenda.
None of Us can forget to throw Our hands up and give in to the BS is Exactly what They are hoping for, but that Won't be happening! So stay Stong Sabrina and Everyone that sees this. Remember Everyone We the People Will Have Our Voices Heard!!°
thanks- not giving up, not stopping, not quieting. never. just considering a change of citizenship and view, like a pressure release valve.
I promise I completely understand! I took up creating Natural Art, that is Said to promote Good Health & mental Well being. Figure We could All Use That these days, lol. Will send U some pics in email. Our Nation has been vacated by too many already, My Taurian Nature says defeat is Not an option
Your column today makes me sad because every word of it is the truth. I share your fears. Martial law is coming to the United States of America and no one should be surprised when it does. I am also sad about you thinking about leaving the country. While I'm certain your voice will not diminish, I hate the fact that we're going to lose the best and brightest people to other countries that still believe in the rule of law and a constitutional republic. We will never recover from that. JB Pritzger says people need to "wake up" to the destruction of our democracy by malicious autocrats/oligarchs. I'm afraid they will instead sleep-walk into the ruins of what was once the greatest democracy in the world.
Sorry, JB. I spelled your name wrong.
This is what I commented when it was published yesterday on RawStory+ only there I could include a photo.
First Hitler dehumanized people.
Then he made them the enemy.
We know what happened next.
This should be all that needs to be said but I'll add this anyway
I included the photo of the gate at Auschwitz which says "Arbeit macht frei" (Work makes one free) above it. See: https://www.ushmm.org/online-calendar/event/MWCHICLAWMEET1218. )
I can only comment that his evident inadequate education and knowledge combined with his narcissistic personality will be his downfall. He will surround himself with sycophants who he will individually be blamed for his mistakes subsequently replaced by another of even less ability. This will increasingly lead to a deteriorating administration to the extent his own republicans will start to rebel, this will be the catalyst for his paranoia to come fully to the fore with wild allegations about conspiracies.
The fastest way to save BIGLY money would be for the trump/Putin team to DISASSEMBLE the US military...unless they fear an attack by Canada and/or Mexico.
...or Democrats.
482217 I'VE BEEN SAYING THESE THINGS ABOUT THIS CLOWN tRUMP EVEN BEFORE HIS FIRST STOLEN TERM !!!!!!