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Ann Panda's avatar

I am maintaining my sobriety but sometimes I tailspin into a panic becomes of all this, and I just want to gulp wine. I won't let rump drive me to drink, but geez, can this national nightmare be over?

Pete Reese's avatar

I sure hope we'll be through this soon.

Dale K. Nichols's avatar

Thank you, Heather. This is just the latest of the many “emergencies” Trump has declared or invoked since returning to office.

A State of Emergency

We live in a State of Emergency

According to President Trump

It’s one threat after another, be it

Energy, borders or drugs

There’s rampant crime in our big city streets

Thanks to Dumocrat Communists

And fraud in our country’s elections, down in

Georgia and way out west

The world is a very scary place

Since His Highness returned to the helm

With all the measures he’s passed or erased

For his citizens of the realm

But the biggest threat of all is looming

Now on the horizon

The majorities he is in danger of losing

In Congress—he’s mortally frightened!

Whether canceled elections or boots on the ground

He must let that happen

It’s far too Grimm—what could become of him

At the hands of the deadly Kraken

Dale K. Nichols

https://nevertrumppoetry.substack.com/

Ann M Palmer's avatar

This is another power grab by this regime in order to enable drumpf's donors in the energy sector can begin drilling and mining and basically destroying the national monuments.."a great thing for the people of Utah ". What about the American people?

What about the Native American people who consider these monuments sacred? These were set aside for protection for the future generations and for the dignity of the Native American people. And these two monuments will be just the beginning unless stopped now!

Patricia Poohkay's avatar

As I understand the unspoken intent, Ann, trump is just fine with leaving a few “examples” of the Native American culture, and grudgingly acknowledging, in doing so, that these cultures ever existed - and he’s pretty sure they “poisoned the blood” of Americans. Although he does not understand that it’s hundreds of cultures, and that it’s the entirety of all aspects that make up the cultures, and everything that makes the each culture alive, that he’s destroying. I am having difficulty describing what’s in my head. So please excuse my clumsiness in my attempt. The enormity of the destruction is left to much better than me to explain. I would suggest reading Brandi Morin of Substack Indigenous Insider and Angelina Pratt, also on Substack.

Ann M Palmer's avatar

Thank you for that referral. I agree that the enormity of the destruction of so much is impossible to express.

Patricia Poohkay's avatar

You’re most welcome Ann! Both women are amazing, while in very different ways, at teaching in a way that none other than Indigenous, First Nations, and Native Americans can do. Feeling clumsy again - it’s just that they both have a way of imparting knowledge and understanding that couldn’t come from any other base but theirs.

Patricia Poohkay's avatar

Thank you Heather and Pete!

Kelly's avatar

I don’t understand why Trump supporters can’t see the obvious corruption. Every time he dismantles another watchdog he does it so he doesn’t have any consequences.

Pete Reese's avatar

It boggles my mind.