At 7:50 PM local time last night, Air Force One came to a stop on the tarmac at Beijing Capital International Airport. Three hundred Chinese children in matching blue and white uniforms lined the red carpet, waving American and Chinese flags. A military band played. An honor guard stood at attention. And then the door of the plane opened. The President of the United States walked down the steps first. Behind him came...
Once upon a time in China there was a small, but powerful group of greedy moths who were attracted to a mesmerizing bright flame. They were dazzled by the rich splendor of the bright light and could think of nothing else except to capture that splendor for themselves and all else be damned. Their lust to possess drove them at full speed straight into the flame. The flame had the last laugh.
Thank you Heather for presenting the details of this abomination inhabiting our White House.
I keep hearing Congressmen and commentators half apologetically say, “I know we have two more years….”
If they do not impeach Trump for treason/insurrection and making war on the American people and Constitution NOW, all is lost. If they successfully impeach Trump for what you so clearly demonstrate as part of his neglect of duty to the idea of America expressed in the Constitution, then under Article II, Section 4, all of these businessmen, Vance, Johnson, and the Cabinet will fall with Trump.
Is the law tough enough to withstand the money and foreign influence under oxymoronic “Citizens United”? Amendment 25 is not strong enough a removal. It must be TREASON/Insurrection to bring down the monied oligarchs as well.
Keep us informed, please. We need your clear, detailed insights.
Wow! What a column! Totally nails what is happening… and the betrayal facilitated by the Supreme Court decision… watching it all unfold. So very dangerous
Important to let people know what was going on, and who was there.
When I heard POTUS was going to China, I was angry that he would LEAVE the US with the WAR still raging in Iran. A WAR he started, that CONGRESS DID NOT STOP. ONE MAN HAS BEEN KILLING PEOPLE AND DESTABILIZING THE WHOLE WORLD. CAUSING SUFFERING ON A GLOBAL SCALE, AND THEN FLYING TO CHINA ( AF1 = $23,000 AN HOUR TO FLY.) WITH BILLIONAIRES, THAT AS YOU SAY, ARE NOT DIPLOMATS, BUT 💰💰💰💰💰💰 LOOKING FOR BUSINESS.
HE not only does not care about us, Congress has been AWOL in STOPPING HIM.
How dare he assume Air Force One is his own PRIVATE jet to use as he pleases, even as a golf shuttle EVERY WEEKEND.
There are forces that want us to suffer and DIE, which Rs policies are certainly producing.
Rs wanted $BILLIONS+ to fund ICE, while cutting food programs/health insurance. This can guarantee Americans will rise up, and POTUS will have manufactured his " insurrection."
CONGRESS IS ALLOWING ALL OF THIS CORRUPTION while being PAID, AND VOTING AGAINST REMEDIES.
There are too many COWARDS AND TRAITORS. They should be RESIGNING....
Thank you, Heather for your extraordinary and insightful postings every day. They are deeply appreciated. There is great hope and opportunity for the American people in what just happened Hungary on April 12. In a severely damaged democracy, the people rose up and voted in a tsunami wave to oust their version of Donald Trump. The democratic system in Hungary was so badly compromised that for instance, people in rural areas had their votes count 3 times as much as someone who voted in a city. In spite of that, complete control of the media and the courts, the people saw through all of it and fired him. The secret of success of the winner was that he went and spoke with all those people in the rural areas personally. He told them what was really going on, and they believed him. And they all voted for him. That opportunity exist for us. It is possible to overcome what seems insurmountable.
Kindness. I am told by so many that we need to be kind. We need to not be so angry and feel so much hatred for this man. For each other. The people who tell me this actually are Trump supporters. They vote for this individual who is corrupt and steals from them. They defend him. They listen to the cruel, vicious and vile things he says to people and about people. They endorse and condone him. They then turn around and say to not show so much hatred towards each other. Don’t be so angry. Be kind to each other. We are all so angry, all the time, at each other. He has given everybody permission to be that way. He is the epitome of hatred, anger, dislike and cruelty. He cares nothing for and about any of us. He would spit on us and kick us aside if we were in his way. I truly believe that the people in his cabinet, the oligarchs, the controlling faction of our government, see themselves as being above us, “peasants“ if you will. They and the other members of Congress, Maga side, feel they can do anything and not experience any repercussions for their behavior. I hope in November, they all feel the repercussion of losing their job. Of course, they’ll be far richer than when they entered the servitude of a government position. After all, as the saying goes, no one working for the government should ever get rich. Padding their pockets, insider trading, unlimited supplies of money with no control. Yeah they’ll leave with a lot more money in their pockets, but they just need to leave.
I first want to say that I am so thankful for your reports. It is such a blessing to have someone reporting on these issues who I feel is trustworthy, intelligent, and capable. It is clear that you truly care about our country and its citizens. So thank you from the deepest parts of my soul for all that you do to keep us aware and informed. It gives me motivation to continue fighting for what is right. Although we are in very difficult times and even more defeating is looking ahead to our future with hopelessness and despair, you are a sparkle of light that reminds me of what is in my heart. You also remind me of my responsibility to do my part everyday to resist the temptation to ignore what is happening or to normalize any of the insanity that has become our government. You make me stronger, more passionate, more driven and you are inspirational. If everyone would just believe that there is still hope for turning all this around and repairing our country then I have no doubt that we could all create a country that is even better than we could imagine. Because Americans can do something about all this and yes all of the people who went to Beijing may be rich and powerful and it may seem like we don’t have a chance but there is power in numbers and there is a hell of a-lot more of us than there is of them. They really wouldn’t stand a chance if we as a country would all just stand together.
Terrific, Heather! Talk about speaking truth to power! Legitimate public truth to corrupt private power. Democracy so vividly in action, truly illuminating what is actually going on. You have a wonderfully powerful mind, and we are so privileged to have you.
“The country sees him for who he is.” Is a significant statement.
But writers were writing that same statement even before he glided down the golden elevator with Natasha 11 years ago.
And now with all that’s been uncovered about him including Epstein, he is still walking off airforce one, with billionaires in tow.
“Oh we’ll get him the next time” is a continual sentiment, but his approval rating is still at 68% among republicans.
And now his billionaires are openly backing him in plain site and the scotus is ruling favors for him left and right?
So who’s really fooling themselves here?
Amerika has largely been a racist country from the beginning, 1492. If you are indigenous or black you know that.
These are the kind of people that sent the first boats, pinto, Santa Maria, etc. we are back to the beginning again. The mercantilist and gold seekers plundering the land uncaring of whose blood is shed.
We may have been led into easy living thru innovation and advanced everything, but we are still human
beings.
Easy living to me is being out in nature and enjoying the sunshine, with as little distraction from technology as possible.
I’m thinking of going back to landlines only and being self sufficient again. And moving further away from “civilization”.
"Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, that independent expenditures “do not give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption.”" Funniest, wrongest, most ridiculous statement of modern times.
Very inciteful, I mean Insightful, Justice K.
Heather, I think THIS is your most important post.
I am subscribed. Thank you for this. I am speechless so I’m glad you can write. Where are the comments from our ex-presidents? And others? And the regular media? That picture says it all. Robin Whaley
Once upon a time in China there was a small, but powerful group of greedy moths who were attracted to a mesmerizing bright flame. They were dazzled by the rich splendor of the bright light and could think of nothing else except to capture that splendor for themselves and all else be damned. Their lust to possess drove them at full speed straight into the flame. The flame had the last laugh.
Thank you Heather for presenting the details of this abomination inhabiting our White House.
I keep hearing Congressmen and commentators half apologetically say, “I know we have two more years….”
If they do not impeach Trump for treason/insurrection and making war on the American people and Constitution NOW, all is lost. If they successfully impeach Trump for what you so clearly demonstrate as part of his neglect of duty to the idea of America expressed in the Constitution, then under Article II, Section 4, all of these businessmen, Vance, Johnson, and the Cabinet will fall with Trump.
Is the law tough enough to withstand the money and foreign influence under oxymoronic “Citizens United”? Amendment 25 is not strong enough a removal. It must be TREASON/Insurrection to bring down the monied oligarchs as well.
Keep us informed, please. We need your clear, detailed insights.
Totally, arrest, indict, convict , imprison!
Wow! What a column! Totally nails what is happening… and the betrayal facilitated by the Supreme Court decision… watching it all unfold. So very dangerous
Thank you.
Important to let people know what was going on, and who was there.
When I heard POTUS was going to China, I was angry that he would LEAVE the US with the WAR still raging in Iran. A WAR he started, that CONGRESS DID NOT STOP. ONE MAN HAS BEEN KILLING PEOPLE AND DESTABILIZING THE WHOLE WORLD. CAUSING SUFFERING ON A GLOBAL SCALE, AND THEN FLYING TO CHINA ( AF1 = $23,000 AN HOUR TO FLY.) WITH BILLIONAIRES, THAT AS YOU SAY, ARE NOT DIPLOMATS, BUT 💰💰💰💰💰💰 LOOKING FOR BUSINESS.
HE not only does not care about us, Congress has been AWOL in STOPPING HIM.
How dare he assume Air Force One is his own PRIVATE jet to use as he pleases, even as a golf shuttle EVERY WEEKEND.
There are forces that want us to suffer and DIE, which Rs policies are certainly producing.
Rs wanted $BILLIONS+ to fund ICE, while cutting food programs/health insurance. This can guarantee Americans will rise up, and POTUS will have manufactured his " insurrection."
CONGRESS IS ALLOWING ALL OF THIS CORRUPTION while being PAID, AND VOTING AGAINST REMEDIES.
There are too many COWARDS AND TRAITORS. They should be RESIGNING....
🗽🇺🇲🇺🇦
Thank you, Heather for your extraordinary and insightful postings every day. They are deeply appreciated. There is great hope and opportunity for the American people in what just happened Hungary on April 12. In a severely damaged democracy, the people rose up and voted in a tsunami wave to oust their version of Donald Trump. The democratic system in Hungary was so badly compromised that for instance, people in rural areas had their votes count 3 times as much as someone who voted in a city. In spite of that, complete control of the media and the courts, the people saw through all of it and fired him. The secret of success of the winner was that he went and spoke with all those people in the rural areas personally. He told them what was really going on, and they believed him. And they all voted for him. That opportunity exist for us. It is possible to overcome what seems insurmountable.
Kindness. I am told by so many that we need to be kind. We need to not be so angry and feel so much hatred for this man. For each other. The people who tell me this actually are Trump supporters. They vote for this individual who is corrupt and steals from them. They defend him. They listen to the cruel, vicious and vile things he says to people and about people. They endorse and condone him. They then turn around and say to not show so much hatred towards each other. Don’t be so angry. Be kind to each other. We are all so angry, all the time, at each other. He has given everybody permission to be that way. He is the epitome of hatred, anger, dislike and cruelty. He cares nothing for and about any of us. He would spit on us and kick us aside if we were in his way. I truly believe that the people in his cabinet, the oligarchs, the controlling faction of our government, see themselves as being above us, “peasants“ if you will. They and the other members of Congress, Maga side, feel they can do anything and not experience any repercussions for their behavior. I hope in November, they all feel the repercussion of losing their job. Of course, they’ll be far richer than when they entered the servitude of a government position. After all, as the saying goes, no one working for the government should ever get rich. Padding their pockets, insider trading, unlimited supplies of money with no control. Yeah they’ll leave with a lot more money in their pockets, but they just need to leave.
You have expressed my feelings exactly. I have been trying to put them in the comments here without much success, but you have said it for me.
The Chinese are laughing at the fools we send to represent us.
I first want to say that I am so thankful for your reports. It is such a blessing to have someone reporting on these issues who I feel is trustworthy, intelligent, and capable. It is clear that you truly care about our country and its citizens. So thank you from the deepest parts of my soul for all that you do to keep us aware and informed. It gives me motivation to continue fighting for what is right. Although we are in very difficult times and even more defeating is looking ahead to our future with hopelessness and despair, you are a sparkle of light that reminds me of what is in my heart. You also remind me of my responsibility to do my part everyday to resist the temptation to ignore what is happening or to normalize any of the insanity that has become our government. You make me stronger, more passionate, more driven and you are inspirational. If everyone would just believe that there is still hope for turning all this around and repairing our country then I have no doubt that we could all create a country that is even better than we could imagine. Because Americans can do something about all this and yes all of the people who went to Beijing may be rich and powerful and it may seem like we don’t have a chance but there is power in numbers and there is a hell of a-lot more of us than there is of them. They really wouldn’t stand a chance if we as a country would all just stand together.
You rock. Keep on writing. Thankful as always.
Terrific, Heather! Talk about speaking truth to power! Legitimate public truth to corrupt private power. Democracy so vividly in action, truly illuminating what is actually going on. You have a wonderfully powerful mind, and we are so privileged to have you.
Thank you Heather. It is so good to get the truth and seeing all the razz matazz in China is sickening.
The world is in chaos and Trump and his sidekicks are on the make again.
I am about to meet with a group of Americans it will be interesting talks methinks.
This sentence stunned me:
“Pew Research found that Republican approval of Trump has slipped from 73 percent in January to 68 percent now.”
Two-thirds of Republicans still approve of Trump? ! ? !
“The country sees him for who he is.” Is a significant statement.
But writers were writing that same statement even before he glided down the golden elevator with Natasha 11 years ago.
And now with all that’s been uncovered about him including Epstein, he is still walking off airforce one, with billionaires in tow.
“Oh we’ll get him the next time” is a continual sentiment, but his approval rating is still at 68% among republicans.
And now his billionaires are openly backing him in plain site and the scotus is ruling favors for him left and right?
So who’s really fooling themselves here?
Amerika has largely been a racist country from the beginning, 1492. If you are indigenous or black you know that.
These are the kind of people that sent the first boats, pinto, Santa Maria, etc. we are back to the beginning again. The mercantilist and gold seekers plundering the land uncaring of whose blood is shed.
We may have been led into easy living thru innovation and advanced everything, but we are still human
beings.
Easy living to me is being out in nature and enjoying the sunshine, with as little distraction from technology as possible.
I’m thinking of going back to landlines only and being self sufficient again. And moving further away from “civilization”.
Coraggio Heather!
"Justice Anthony Kennedy wrote, that independent expenditures “do not give rise to corruption or the appearance of corruption.”" Funniest, wrongest, most ridiculous statement of modern times.
Very inciteful, I mean Insightful, Justice K.
Heather, I think THIS is your most important post.
I am subscribed. Thank you for this. I am speechless so I’m glad you can write. Where are the comments from our ex-presidents? And others? And the regular media? That picture says it all. Robin Whaley