At 2:10 p.m. this afternoon, after a nearly 40-minute delay, Donald J. Trump finally shuffled into the Oval Office. And as he stood behind the podium, with his bruised hand, unkempt hair, and swollen, glassy eyes, it became impossible not to notice how increasingly unwell he looked. And as he spoke, it became obvious his decline wasn’t just in his physical appearance. He seemed to struggle cognitively as well. For 44 minutes and 28 seconds, the President of the United States...
UK calling! It is so disturbing and sad to read your post . I have this vision of this ‘mob’ dancing along the yellow brick road creating chaos at every bend. The ‘real’ America has to divert the road into a prison , for all our sakes . God bless the America-that-could-be-again 😢🤞
Thank you for the invaluable moral support from across the pond. Most Americans LOVE the UK and treasure the relationship we had in the past with the UK and all our allies. It’s indeed sad to watch from the inside too. The No Kings protest will def be even larger than predicted I bet. They predict 9 million but I predict even more. People here are starting to wake up to the mob boss tactics and persona. We are each doing what we can do so far. But I’m afraid we’re going to have to take him down with pitchforks and gas lanterns in the dark of night. We could sure use all the support we can get. Thank you again.
I totally agree with you! After reading these post with my morning cuppa tea- I send it along to family and friends- across our country! I follow a few on Substack and appreciate the work they do to keep us informed- stopped watching the news on TV.
How you manage to keep up your relentless pace of exposing the truth is remarkable and you should be commended and your efforts are truly appreciated
I too am in the U.K. and agree that we feel helpless to help at this time of need yet we too feel the ripple effects of this world wide disaster that no sane person wanted
I urge all right thinking Americans to march on Saturday to show the visual proof of protest to a president who is all about optics
But I too urge caution as the sinister presence of ICE will be everywhere as always safety first but every opportunity needs to be taken to say enough is enough
It may even help to change the minds of some of the ridiculously blinkered staunch supporters of 34%? who still believe in the lying sociopath that is your president
It’s called the “vig” in mobspeak…you pay it to the boss to stay in business. He idolizes mob bosses…powerful men who hold people hostage to do their bidding…showering him with praise..power..money…gifts. He was taught by one of the worst to ever walk the earth..a horrible little man named Roy Cohn who worked for Joe McCarthy…a man who was as despicable as they come. He taught trump how to get what he wanted by cheating and lying and holding dirt over people you want to control. Cohn taught him the legal ropes to use to control the courts to beat the system..delay..deny…sue..sue..sue. He’s used what he learned all of his adult life..he’s magnified all of it to destroy the country all in his quest for complete power and more and more money. He worshipped Roy Cohn until Cohn got sick…his dear friend and teacher got AIDS…he couldn’t go near him then..he dropped him like a hot potato…he didn’t need him anymore..he was well on his way. Before Cohn died he wrote about his star pupil…he said he taught him everything he knew but he also said…” Donald Trump pisses ice water” and those 5 words say it all….HE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING OR ANYONE BUT HIMSELF…he never has he never will. We have to understand that and treat him like the cold blooded criminal he is..we have to call him out..we have to expose him for who and what he is. We must stand up to him..fight him and do it the best way we have..with our voices and our VOTE..take this mob boss down…
None of this is unexpected. After all, the remembrance to Mark Twain shows whose intelligence would be needed now. This is more than a hundred years after the prophecy of this presidency.
[July 26th, 1920] Quote by H.L. Mencken, writing in the "Baltimore Evening Sun"
"The larger the mob, the harder the test. In small areas, before small electorates, a first-rate man occasionally fights his way through, carrying even the mob with him by force of his personality. But when the field is nationwide, and the fight must be waged chiefly at second and third hand, and the force of personality cannot so readily make itself felt, then all the odds are on the man who is, intrinsically, the most devious and mediocre — the man who can most easily adeptly disperse the notion that his mind is a virtual vacuum.
The Presidency tends, year by year, to go to such men. As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. "
However, Henry Louis Mencken forgot to mention that the cabinet could be made up of chimpanzees.
Excellent to keep posting awareness of lunacy, corruption and incompetence, and the importance of citizen participation in demonstrating and voting, but can pressure be raised on Vance and others already no doubt conniving to solve the problem by surgery? It's past time for them to act.
It is of course possible that the ouster cabal is awaiting the No Kings Day popular uprising for empowering popular support. But if the don't act then they need to be pushed.
Heather - when this nightmare ends, we will collectively recognize what you have done, for all of us, but let us thank you now for your remarkable drive, courage and commitment to truth, justice and the American way. (Yeah, grew up,in the 50’s, Superman kid). With deep gratitude for helping us cope. Mark
I agree that Dear Leader is the symptom, but he became the problem the moment he stepped into the Oval Office and was given the nuclear codes and access to the United States Treasury.
Heather, if your daily posts, which are excellent by the way, were chapters in a novel they would be unbelievable, yet we are living in this horrific alternate reality where a mob boss, not even a very smart one, is the figurehead. He’s not really running the country. He’s just playing a president on TV but, apparently, he has Congress sufficiently cowed and enriched that they no longer care about our Constitution.
I am somewhat encouraged by the races that have been won by Democrats. I encourage people not to try and turn the MAGA cult voters but to concentrate on the 90 million people who didn’t vote last time. Give them something to vote for.
I live in a hopeless red state but I will be at a No Kings protest on Saturday and I hope it’s the biggest turnout ever. It’s always uplifting to see that there are more like-minded people than one would think here.
The best news we had this week was our arrogant governor, the Queen, was thrown out of a restaurant because she and her security detail were too annoying. That restaurant is doing more business now than ever before. This gives me hope. March on, everyone! We do outnumber them! 💪✊
Thank you! To say he is corrupt is a bit like smashing an already open door. Since corrupt scotus declared that bribing is ok and trump asked the oil barons to give him a billion dollars it is drill baby drill all the way every day that the (only) Almighty makes. What a world. Corruption and extortion becoming the norm in so many foreign countries where wannabe dictators feel free (at last)?! to replicate that fucking demented trump behaviour. Where are the “democrats”? Where is “out to lunch” congress? And they both believe to be (re) elected? Caramba! No shame, no remorse.
Thank you for your hard work. I read you every day. You bring a clarity to the chaos of these times. I'll be in Boston Saturday, protesting on the common as so many righteous people before me have done.
I’m so honored to be a paid subscriber of yours, Heather. Your work is brilliant and indispensable. I look forward to reading all your commentary— though it makes for painful reading. I count the minutes until this criminal regime is gone and held accountable.
trump and his family, friends, and GOP maga cult regime WILL stick around as long as they can still squeeze another nickel out of the American Treasury and American taxpayers...
UK calling! It is so disturbing and sad to read your post . I have this vision of this ‘mob’ dancing along the yellow brick road creating chaos at every bend. The ‘real’ America has to divert the road into a prison , for all our sakes . God bless the America-that-could-be-again 😢🤞
Along with Richard I also hail from Uk
We can see how the markets are being manipulated from inside so obviously.
Really good luck this weekend with the No Kings March. Please please all stay safe and in groups as Ice will be about and really dangerous.
This is all so hard to watch and hear from so far away and feel helpless to help change what you are all going through.
My only support is that I have heating oil with heating now turned off so my resistance is lots of jumpers!
I am standing with you and will be keeping an ear on how it goes. I have a vested interest as I love visiting USA. And hope to do so again soon x
Thank you for the invaluable moral support from across the pond. Most Americans LOVE the UK and treasure the relationship we had in the past with the UK and all our allies. It’s indeed sad to watch from the inside too. The No Kings protest will def be even larger than predicted I bet. They predict 9 million but I predict even more. People here are starting to wake up to the mob boss tactics and persona. We are each doing what we can do so far. But I’m afraid we’re going to have to take him down with pitchforks and gas lanterns in the dark of night. We could sure use all the support we can get. Thank you again.
I know your posts take so much time and effort but please keep up this incredible work. We meed this.
I totally agree with you! After reading these post with my morning cuppa tea- I send it along to family and friends- across our country! I follow a few on Substack and appreciate the work they do to keep us informed- stopped watching the news on TV.
Be safe everyone this weekend ♥️
How you manage to keep up your relentless pace of exposing the truth is remarkable and you should be commended and your efforts are truly appreciated
I too am in the U.K. and agree that we feel helpless to help at this time of need yet we too feel the ripple effects of this world wide disaster that no sane person wanted
I urge all right thinking Americans to march on Saturday to show the visual proof of protest to a president who is all about optics
But I too urge caution as the sinister presence of ICE will be everywhere as always safety first but every opportunity needs to be taken to say enough is enough
It may even help to change the minds of some of the ridiculously blinkered staunch supporters of 34%? who still believe in the lying sociopath that is your president
Stay safe
Thank you Lynne, your support means a lot.
It’s called the “vig” in mobspeak…you pay it to the boss to stay in business. He idolizes mob bosses…powerful men who hold people hostage to do their bidding…showering him with praise..power..money…gifts. He was taught by one of the worst to ever walk the earth..a horrible little man named Roy Cohn who worked for Joe McCarthy…a man who was as despicable as they come. He taught trump how to get what he wanted by cheating and lying and holding dirt over people you want to control. Cohn taught him the legal ropes to use to control the courts to beat the system..delay..deny…sue..sue..sue. He’s used what he learned all of his adult life..he’s magnified all of it to destroy the country all in his quest for complete power and more and more money. He worshipped Roy Cohn until Cohn got sick…his dear friend and teacher got AIDS…he couldn’t go near him then..he dropped him like a hot potato…he didn’t need him anymore..he was well on his way. Before Cohn died he wrote about his star pupil…he said he taught him everything he knew but he also said…” Donald Trump pisses ice water” and those 5 words say it all….HE DOES NOT CARE ABOUT ANYTHING OR ANYONE BUT HIMSELF…he never has he never will. We have to understand that and treat him like the cold blooded criminal he is..we have to call him out..we have to expose him for who and what he is. We must stand up to him..fight him and do it the best way we have..with our voices and our VOTE..take this mob boss down…
Excellent evaluation, Paula!
As with the MOB;
Mob boss John Gotti had tons of money, many many followers, and the best attorneys money could buy.
Gotti won so many of his court cases that he was dubbed The Teflon Don.
BUT....it still didn't stop him from dying in PRISON in Missouri!
Fingers crossed 🤞🤞🤞
Well said, sums it up perfectly!
None of this is unexpected. After all, the remembrance to Mark Twain shows whose intelligence would be needed now. This is more than a hundred years after the prophecy of this presidency.
[July 26th, 1920] Quote by H.L. Mencken, writing in the "Baltimore Evening Sun"
"The larger the mob, the harder the test. In small areas, before small electorates, a first-rate man occasionally fights his way through, carrying even the mob with him by force of his personality. But when the field is nationwide, and the fight must be waged chiefly at second and third hand, and the force of personality cannot so readily make itself felt, then all the odds are on the man who is, intrinsically, the most devious and mediocre — the man who can most easily adeptly disperse the notion that his mind is a virtual vacuum.
The Presidency tends, year by year, to go to such men. As democracy is perfected, the office represents, more and more closely, the inner soul of the people. We move toward a lofty ideal. On some great and glorious day the plain folks of the land will reach their heart’s desire at last, and the White House will be adorned by a downright moron. "
However, Henry Louis Mencken forgot to mention that the cabinet could be made up of chimpanzees.
Well said Paul!
Excellent to keep posting awareness of lunacy, corruption and incompetence, and the importance of citizen participation in demonstrating and voting, but can pressure be raised on Vance and others already no doubt conniving to solve the problem by surgery? It's past time for them to act.
It is of course possible that the ouster cabal is awaiting the No Kings Day popular uprising for empowering popular support. But if the don't act then they need to be pushed.
doesn't anybody have a horse's head?
In this case, I think the other end of the horse would be far more appropriate.
now that you mentioned it, i think you are right
just thinking, that bed already has the other end of the horse in it
Heather - when this nightmare ends, we will collectively recognize what you have done, for all of us, but let us thank you now for your remarkable drive, courage and commitment to truth, justice and the American way. (Yeah, grew up,in the 50’s, Superman kid). With deep gratitude for helping us cope. Mark
I agree that Dear Leader is the symptom, but he became the problem the moment he stepped into the Oval Office and was given the nuclear codes and access to the United States Treasury.
Heather, if your daily posts, which are excellent by the way, were chapters in a novel they would be unbelievable, yet we are living in this horrific alternate reality where a mob boss, not even a very smart one, is the figurehead. He’s not really running the country. He’s just playing a president on TV but, apparently, he has Congress sufficiently cowed and enriched that they no longer care about our Constitution.
I am somewhat encouraged by the races that have been won by Democrats. I encourage people not to try and turn the MAGA cult voters but to concentrate on the 90 million people who didn’t vote last time. Give them something to vote for.
I live in a hopeless red state but I will be at a No Kings protest on Saturday and I hope it’s the biggest turnout ever. It’s always uplifting to see that there are more like-minded people than one would think here.
The best news we had this week was our arrogant governor, the Queen, was thrown out of a restaurant because she and her security detail were too annoying. That restaurant is doing more business now than ever before. This gives me hope. March on, everyone! We do outnumber them! 💪✊
Dreams of gold:…a gold plated cyanide pill………a nitroglycerine filled gold plated golf ball……….dream on….
😂😂😂
The Oval Office is beyond gaudy now- a wanna be gangsters crib!
Thank you! To say he is corrupt is a bit like smashing an already open door. Since corrupt scotus declared that bribing is ok and trump asked the oil barons to give him a billion dollars it is drill baby drill all the way every day that the (only) Almighty makes. What a world. Corruption and extortion becoming the norm in so many foreign countries where wannabe dictators feel free (at last)?! to replicate that fucking demented trump behaviour. Where are the “democrats”? Where is “out to lunch” congress? And they both believe to be (re) elected? Caramba! No shame, no remorse.
Thank you for your hard work. I read you every day. You bring a clarity to the chaos of these times. I'll be in Boston Saturday, protesting on the common as so many righteous people before me have done.
I’m so honored to be a paid subscriber of yours, Heather. Your work is brilliant and indispensable. I look forward to reading all your commentary— though it makes for painful reading. I count the minutes until this criminal regime is gone and held accountable.
trump and his family, friends, and GOP maga cult regime WILL stick around as long as they can still squeeze another nickel out of the American Treasury and American taxpayers...
Because that's what GRIFTERS do!!!
VOTE THEM ALL OUT!!!!
This is on a Congress and Senate that don't have the cajones to invoke the 25th Amendment.
ALL EUNUCHS in the White House NOW!!
They also consider Treason which is also in the Constitution and easier to prove.