At 11:49 AM this morning, eleven minutes before their scheduled start time, the President of the United States' entire traveling press corps was sent away, cutting off all access to Donald Trump for the entire day, and ensuring he would not have to face any cameras and would not have to answer any questions. Just 41 minutes before this abrupt decision, the President had posted the first of many social media posts, starting with a reminder to the world of just how much he admires and considers himself friendly with Dictators. This morning, his dictator of choice was from North Korea. Along with a picture of himself and Kim Jong Un standing side by side, their hands practically touching, Donald Trump added the caption, “Despite the unfriendly look on this particular picture, there are many where we’re smiling, Kim Jong Un and I get along GREAT! President DONALD J. TRUMP”
We cancelled all of our premium TV channels which included HBO and are saving money by doing so. We stopped watching CBS after the last episode of Stephen Colbert. We spend less time watching TV and more time reading. We cancelled the Washington Post long ago and avoid shopping at Amazon. Crypto is a scam.
Thank you. I am just a concerned citizen that loves our country and abhors that our country is being currently run by criminals. Let’s vote them out of office starting on November 3, 2026.
It has already (kinda) started w/the primaries, but we need to get way more out to vote in Nov!! We can't take any chances.
Will the DEMs be able to bring back anti-trust laws that trump has dumped? regulations (again dumped) and the list goes on!!! We really need smart, thoughtful and outspoken new people elected. We can NOT elect whimps!! So a number of the older, do nothing DEMS (and GOPs) need to be replaced -- don't get me wrong -- I'm going to be 80 next year but I want our Democracy to continue and some of our reps have been too quiet and allowed trump to get away with too much.
Right now, I'm carefully reviewing not only the campaign promises of the candidates, but their history of accomplishing things. We have to elect people who really stand up for American regular folks (that is, non billionaires) and that accomplish goals. Frankly, I want those people also to stand up for immigrants - those hard working folks that are here because they want a better life. I don't believe they are our enemy--- in a lot of cases, they are our neighbors and co-workers and friends. This bullying and cruelty has to end.
I'm an independent. Always have been. JFK was president when I was born. I've been around awhile. My mother and I flew to Vegas from NJ when I was 3 so she could establish residency and get a "quickie divorce". It was scandalous. I was the only kid in school whose parents were divorced. I made it through Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, and every other thing that got thrown our way. Obama was pretty amazing. I voted with my head and heart and it worked for years. Then I woke up one morning and the bane of NYC was suddenly president? Wait what? Wtf just happened? Then January 6. That's burned into my brain almost as much as the Challenger exploding. What happened? Now I'm old. I'm in a nursing facility trying to exist on SS and the goodness of people. I have 2 granddaughters. They are my heart and 10 years ago I wouldn't have this dread that sits heavily in my gut thinking about their future. I am only one person, but I made sure my mail in ballot was in the works, and I will spread the word anyway I can. Please make sure we all do the same. I wake up every morning and think he can't trump yesterday's news (pun intended) and every single day he does it. A bank now? 80 days is long enough to make sure he doesn't defile this country any more than he has. Thank you Heather for all you do.
Thank you Ame for writing this post- well written from the heart- right to mine‼️We’re about the same age, been thru some tough times as a Country- but 1/6 is forever burned in my memory! That really hurt- I hope and pray We the People vote in November in droves- We the People need this election victory!
Heather, how is it possible you can cover this amount of detail? Amazing. I keep posting about your work and dedication. Thank you for sharing such extraordinary research and slap-in-your-face truth. It’s well beyond my pay grade as a casual observer. It’s seriously inspiring writing.
Trump is ruin. He’s the threat to everything I believe in. I will not stand by. Why would I ever be a rebel at 70 years? It’s never, ever crossed my mind. Until now.
Fuck Trump. Fuck ignorance. Fuck lack of education hidden as competence and homophobia and racism as a new idea. Fuck any Corporation that thinks they know what I’m worth. Fuck spin doctors and anyone else who looks to profit from a relationship. Fuck arrogance, perfect people, and anyone who thinks wildfires are normal. Fuck Republicans who sell their souls to keep their status. Fuck Democrats who do the same.
Fuck Presidents if they are that guy. Never, ever will I believe that he cares, has morals or wisdom. That sociopath is the worst person to be in that specific position in the history of democracy.
I truly believe that. I’ve never had negative experiences like this in my entire lifetime.
Keep going Heather, we need you. It’s really important.
Same. 70yo Navy vet and I have lived through a lot. NEVER before have I seen the United States in such ruin. No one was more patriotic than me and I raised my children the same way. We all feel shame now and are stunned by what we see. I fly my flag upside down in silent protest, a sign of distress, since our country is most certainly in distress.
I don’t watch football ( except uk playing in the World Cup ) but we do not want Bezos owning Liverpool Football cub and I will talk to fans and make sure they don’t either.
We saw the fiasco infantino and Trump made of the World Cup and do not want that to happen to our football teams. We are very proud of our football being clean and enjoyable so let’s hope we can keep it that way.
Democrats please start shouting from the rooftops and curtailing Trumps villainous counterparts from turning USA into another Russia. The corruption coming from the White House is not only stinking it is oozing
I wish I could somehow, somewhere find the answer to why ALL of Congress has been so silent on holding Trump and his fellow crooks accountable? Why Bill Cassidy caved not once, but twice in the confirmations of Kennedy and Blanche? The Republicans, by now, can see the utter corruption of this administration, and do nothing about it? Can someone explain this???
Tillis, Cornyn and Cassidy and soooo many others!! Isn't it time for Liz Chenney and Adam Kinzinger and others come out and shout louder?? Adam Schiff and others on the DEM side are and have been. MSNBC has been shouting this all along - so, yeah, drop CNN but tune into stations that talk about for real what trump and the GOPs are doing and keep subscribing to substacks like this and others instead of the WaPo
And how about we really start paying attention to actions on the part of DEMS - not just talk. So when you consider who to vote for in November (or any primary bejtween now and then) vote for people who have actually done/accomplished things -- not just talked about them. Especially those DEMs or INDs running for Pres in 2028 - what are they doing between now and then that really make a difference. Not just talk but march w/No Kings or make changes in their own state. Protect voting and human rights including abortion.
Is there no end to the orange Hitler's reign of terror? Because that's what it's been for the American people over the last year and a half. And it seems that there is no-one in the Republican Party to rein him in. Lord Acton, a British historian, once said "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely". If you substitute "power" with greed that sums up Trump's MO. My mother would have said that he has a greedy mouth and she was right. I'm still very fearful about the forthcoming mid terms in November and what will happen if the results don't go Trump's way.
I too am concerned about the midterms. "The people" appear to be disgusted and ready to throw the bums out, but I believe that the 2020 post-election shenanigans culminating on January 6 were a precursor for what will happen this fall. The election drama won't be over until the new Congress is sworn in on January 3, 2029.
Apparently a new DoJ memo defining what constitutes "executive privilege" just came out, and basically anyone who's spoken to (or about?) trump anywhere about anything is now covered. This is IMO a preemptive strike to neuter the inevitable subpoenas a Democratic congress will issue and allow the regime to escape accountability.
The best we can hope for during the next congressional term is what I call "sand in the gears fascism."
This reads remarkably similar to the secret book in George Orwell’s “1984”. One more Revolution, and then those in power control everything from the economy to history.
Heather is one of my top favorites…my first subscription. She writes how I would, if I could write as well as her! The dedication and coverage, with compassion.
I also highly recommend LanceRosen, longtime civil rights activist and his wife, even warned politicians about trump before his first term. I’m not sure who else you read, but probably Heather Cox Richardson, alsoRobert Reich, Aaron Parnas, Eyes on ICE on Eyes on ICE.
If you like Michael Jochum, you like I Fucking Love Australia…2 Australian writers and one Texas mom. He/theyare always sppot on and dummy. The Texas Mom usually write more heartfelt like HeatherDelaney Reese.
As Bono sang: "As prize Fighter in a corner is told: Hit where it hurts, Silver and Gold". The power of the people is Economic Power exercised through every single purchase we make (Food, Gas, Phone and Internet, Apps and Subscriptions, Entertainment) - all of it. Is it inconvenient to stop, think to intentionally channel every dollar away from a MAGA contributor? Yes, it is. However, the game is simple: "Feeding and Starving" - where every dollar I place into the hands of an individual or company that supports Democracy simultaneously starves MAGA - a true 2 for 1 proposition......
It's not MAGA we need to be worried about anymore. It's the entire takeover of our government by those who will be untouchable - they will literally own us and all of our resources, and we'll have no legal recourse. Blanche being confirmed as AG is the last nail in the coffin, and we don't have much time left to grab the reins. Read Heather Cox Richardson's latest, on Blanche's move to hide everything from Congress and the American people.
We cannot lose sight of the fact that congressional Republicans have enabled Trump’s corruption. Not one of them has come out and said, “This is wrong. You don’t get to bankrupt the entire country to benefit yourself and your friends, and then present the American taxpayers with the bill”. Some people say the midterms aren’t about Trump because he’s not on the ballot, but they’re wrong. Trump wants everything to be about him, and this time he’s right. His corruption, cruelty and incompetence, and his vision of our country as a playground for the sociopathic wealthy is what’s really on the ballot. Vote accordingly.
Now I hear that the Kennedy Centre board have approved Trump’s name going back up in the guise of ‘remodelled and refurbished by’ and that surrounding gardens are to be given Trump’s name
Such a blatant attempt to circumvent the court ruling
Try and eliminate any goods or services that his supporters own or control as best you can. It’s difficult because so much are big parts of our daily lives and it will take sacrifices to make the changes but if you can it will help send a big message.
Keep remembering that he suffers from a neurological syndrome that he will not recover from and delusional outbursts are a major symptom so when he posts his ludicrous memes scroll right by them they are the rantings and ravings of a madman.
We must do what we can and pray for some help from above.
Agree…it would take a huge amount of people and à National shutdown the likes of Albania.
It’s hard think about boycotting in small increments as useful because many people can’t afford to buy other places and also the convenience of delivery …these are tough economical times, not to mention the fear being inflicted upon people of color and all their added targets, but mostly people they think are immigrants.
We cancelled all of our premium TV channels which included HBO and are saving money by doing so. We stopped watching CBS after the last episode of Stephen Colbert. We spend less time watching TV and more time reading. We cancelled the Washington Post long ago and avoid shopping at Amazon. Crypto is a scam.
Carol, I have no idea who you are, but I immediately like you. Nicely written.
Thank you. I am just a concerned citizen that loves our country and abhors that our country is being currently run by criminals. Let’s vote them out of office starting on November 3, 2026.
It has already (kinda) started w/the primaries, but we need to get way more out to vote in Nov!! We can't take any chances.
Will the DEMs be able to bring back anti-trust laws that trump has dumped? regulations (again dumped) and the list goes on!!! We really need smart, thoughtful and outspoken new people elected. We can NOT elect whimps!! So a number of the older, do nothing DEMS (and GOPs) need to be replaced -- don't get me wrong -- I'm going to be 80 next year but I want our Democracy to continue and some of our reps have been too quiet and allowed trump to get away with too much.
Right now, I'm carefully reviewing not only the campaign promises of the candidates, but their history of accomplishing things. We have to elect people who really stand up for American regular folks (that is, non billionaires) and that accomplish goals. Frankly, I want those people also to stand up for immigrants - those hard working folks that are here because they want a better life. I don't believe they are our enemy--- in a lot of cases, they are our neighbors and co-workers and friends. This bullying and cruelty has to end.
Carol, are there other companies with Trump affiliations? If so I’d like to include them in my boycott!
Stephanie, there is an app called Goods Unite Us that is worth checking out.
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George Washington - “I cannot tell a lie” vs. Donald Trump - “ I always tell a lie.”
Washington could not tell a lie. Nixon could not tell the truth. Trump cannot tell the difference.
Well put!
I'm an independent. Always have been. JFK was president when I was born. I've been around awhile. My mother and I flew to Vegas from NJ when I was 3 so she could establish residency and get a "quickie divorce". It was scandalous. I was the only kid in school whose parents were divorced. I made it through Nixon, Reagan, Clinton, and every other thing that got thrown our way. Obama was pretty amazing. I voted with my head and heart and it worked for years. Then I woke up one morning and the bane of NYC was suddenly president? Wait what? Wtf just happened? Then January 6. That's burned into my brain almost as much as the Challenger exploding. What happened? Now I'm old. I'm in a nursing facility trying to exist on SS and the goodness of people. I have 2 granddaughters. They are my heart and 10 years ago I wouldn't have this dread that sits heavily in my gut thinking about their future. I am only one person, but I made sure my mail in ballot was in the works, and I will spread the word anyway I can. Please make sure we all do the same. I wake up every morning and think he can't trump yesterday's news (pun intended) and every single day he does it. A bank now? 80 days is long enough to make sure he doesn't defile this country any more than he has. Thank you Heather for all you do.
Thank you Ame for writing this post- well written from the heart- right to mine‼️We’re about the same age, been thru some tough times as a Country- but 1/6 is forever burned in my memory! That really hurt- I hope and pray We the People vote in November in droves- We the People need this election victory!
Heather, how is it possible you can cover this amount of detail? Amazing. I keep posting about your work and dedication. Thank you for sharing such extraordinary research and slap-in-your-face truth. It’s well beyond my pay grade as a casual observer. It’s seriously inspiring writing.
Trump is ruin. He’s the threat to everything I believe in. I will not stand by. Why would I ever be a rebel at 70 years? It’s never, ever crossed my mind. Until now.
Fuck Trump. Fuck ignorance. Fuck lack of education hidden as competence and homophobia and racism as a new idea. Fuck any Corporation that thinks they know what I’m worth. Fuck spin doctors and anyone else who looks to profit from a relationship. Fuck arrogance, perfect people, and anyone who thinks wildfires are normal. Fuck Republicans who sell their souls to keep their status. Fuck Democrats who do the same.
Fuck Presidents if they are that guy. Never, ever will I believe that he cares, has morals or wisdom. That sociopath is the worst person to be in that specific position in the history of democracy.
I truly believe that. I’ve never had negative experiences like this in my entire lifetime.
Keep going Heather, we need you. It’s really important.
Yep, what you just said Paul. I'm 72 and just can't believe all this shit is happening.
Same. 70yo Navy vet and I have lived through a lot. NEVER before have I seen the United States in such ruin. No one was more patriotic than me and I raised my children the same way. We all feel shame now and are stunned by what we see. I fly my flag upside down in silent protest, a sign of distress, since our country is most certainly in distress.
Today has been a particularly tough one. I'll allow this one day and that's it, tomorrow I'll be BACK.
I don’t watch football ( except uk playing in the World Cup ) but we do not want Bezos owning Liverpool Football cub and I will talk to fans and make sure they don’t either.
We saw the fiasco infantino and Trump made of the World Cup and do not want that to happen to our football teams. We are very proud of our football being clean and enjoyable so let’s hope we can keep it that way.
Democrats please start shouting from the rooftops and curtailing Trumps villainous counterparts from turning USA into another Russia. The corruption coming from the White House is not only stinking it is oozing
If there are sources on the Internet that list the companies that are aligned with this administration, I would appreciate getting the links.
There is an app called Goods Unite Us that is very helpful for determining the political affiliations of companies.
Oh thank you Carol, will check it out‼️
I wish I could somehow, somewhere find the answer to why ALL of Congress has been so silent on holding Trump and his fellow crooks accountable? Why Bill Cassidy caved not once, but twice in the confirmations of Kennedy and Blanche? The Republicans, by now, can see the utter corruption of this administration, and do nothing about it? Can someone explain this???
Former members of Congress want ma$$ive lobbying jobs after. Rocking the boat doesn't get you one
So much for country over self🤦🏻
Tillis, Cornyn and Cassidy and soooo many others!! Isn't it time for Liz Chenney and Adam Kinzinger and others come out and shout louder?? Adam Schiff and others on the DEM side are and have been. MSNBC has been shouting this all along - so, yeah, drop CNN but tune into stations that talk about for real what trump and the GOPs are doing and keep subscribing to substacks like this and others instead of the WaPo
And how about we really start paying attention to actions on the part of DEMS - not just talk. So when you consider who to vote for in November (or any primary bejtween now and then) vote for people who have actually done/accomplished things -- not just talked about them. Especially those DEMs or INDs running for Pres in 2028 - what are they doing between now and then that really make a difference. Not just talk but march w/No Kings or make changes in their own state. Protect voting and human rights including abortion.
Is there no end to the orange Hitler's reign of terror? Because that's what it's been for the American people over the last year and a half. And it seems that there is no-one in the Republican Party to rein him in. Lord Acton, a British historian, once said "Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely". If you substitute "power" with greed that sums up Trump's MO. My mother would have said that he has a greedy mouth and she was right. I'm still very fearful about the forthcoming mid terms in November and what will happen if the results don't go Trump's way.
I too am concerned about the midterms. "The people" appear to be disgusted and ready to throw the bums out, but I believe that the 2020 post-election shenanigans culminating on January 6 were a precursor for what will happen this fall. The election drama won't be over until the new Congress is sworn in on January 3, 2029.
Apparently a new DoJ memo defining what constitutes "executive privilege" just came out, and basically anyone who's spoken to (or about?) trump anywhere about anything is now covered. This is IMO a preemptive strike to neuter the inevitable subpoenas a Democratic congress will issue and allow the regime to escape accountability.
The best we can hope for during the next congressional term is what I call "sand in the gears fascism."
This reads remarkably similar to the secret book in George Orwell’s “1984”. One more Revolution, and then those in power control everything from the economy to history.
Heather, I tell everyone I know about you and Hope for America. Of my many news sources, you are my best.
Heather is one of my top favorites…my first subscription. She writes how I would, if I could write as well as her! The dedication and coverage, with compassion.
I also highly recommend LanceRosen, longtime civil rights activist and his wife, even warned politicians about trump before his first term. I’m not sure who else you read, but probably Heather Cox Richardson, alsoRobert Reich, Aaron Parnas, Eyes on ICE on Eyes on ICE.
Also, please look into following Michael Jochum. He’s brilliant and prolific as well. Like Heather. He is here and on Facebook.
Thanks…I do read him as well!
I Love his writings, too!
If you like Michael Jochum, you like I Fucking Love Australia…2 Australian writers and one Texas mom. He/theyare always sppot on and dummy. The Texas Mom usually write more heartfelt like HeatherDelaney Reese.
Get rid of him. NOW!
As Bono sang: "As prize Fighter in a corner is told: Hit where it hurts, Silver and Gold". The power of the people is Economic Power exercised through every single purchase we make (Food, Gas, Phone and Internet, Apps and Subscriptions, Entertainment) - all of it. Is it inconvenient to stop, think to intentionally channel every dollar away from a MAGA contributor? Yes, it is. However, the game is simple: "Feeding and Starving" - where every dollar I place into the hands of an individual or company that supports Democracy simultaneously starves MAGA - a true 2 for 1 proposition......
It's not MAGA we need to be worried about anymore. It's the entire takeover of our government by those who will be untouchable - they will literally own us and all of our resources, and we'll have no legal recourse. Blanche being confirmed as AG is the last nail in the coffin, and we don't have much time left to grab the reins. Read Heather Cox Richardson's latest, on Blanche's move to hide everything from Congress and the American people.
We cannot lose sight of the fact that congressional Republicans have enabled Trump’s corruption. Not one of them has come out and said, “This is wrong. You don’t get to bankrupt the entire country to benefit yourself and your friends, and then present the American taxpayers with the bill”. Some people say the midterms aren’t about Trump because he’s not on the ballot, but they’re wrong. Trump wants everything to be about him, and this time he’s right. His corruption, cruelty and incompetence, and his vision of our country as a playground for the sociopathic wealthy is what’s really on the ballot. Vote accordingly.
Now I hear that the Kennedy Centre board have approved Trump’s name going back up in the guise of ‘remodelled and refurbished by’ and that surrounding gardens are to be given Trump’s name
Such a blatant attempt to circumvent the court ruling
Try and eliminate any goods or services that his supporters own or control as best you can. It’s difficult because so much are big parts of our daily lives and it will take sacrifices to make the changes but if you can it will help send a big message.
Keep remembering that he suffers from a neurological syndrome that he will not recover from and delusional outbursts are a major symptom so when he posts his ludicrous memes scroll right by them they are the rantings and ravings of a madman.
We must do what we can and pray for some help from above.
Agree…it would take a huge amount of people and à National shutdown the likes of Albania.
It’s hard think about boycotting in small increments as useful because many people can’t afford to buy other places and also the convenience of delivery …these are tough economical times, not to mention the fear being inflicted upon people of color and all their added targets, but mostly people they think are immigrants.
The only George with whom 47 is on the same level is named Santos.