As disgusting as this event was, we shouldn't be distracted from Trump's primary strategy to keep him, his family, and fellow travelers in power for decades to come.
He freed J6 criminals to reconstitute his militias
He gutted the FBI so they would not interfere with militia violence in the future
He destroyed the US military leadership so they would not attempt to stop any coup
He's made Congress irrelevant
He stacked SCOTUS and Justice to ensure legal challenges fade away
He is preventing access by the 4th Estate, and painting legitimate media as an enemy
It doesn't take a genius to figure out this playbook.
Martin, you so beautifully articulate what I'm feeling each day as this horrific dystopian nightmare continues to unfold. Like you, none of what's happening surprises me, though some of what Trump, Vance and Musk are doing is even worse than I'd feared. I'm literally sick to my stomach a lot of the time.
"it appears that Vance and Trump may have choreographed the explosion, with Vance suddenly bursting in with his accusations, giving Trump an opening to turn on Zelenskyy. If true that is straight out of the Kremlin playbook."
Of course it was. I don't recall seeing the VP sit in on these kinds of press meetings with the President and another head of state before. If I am incorrect, please let me know. But, regardless, I believe Vance was there so they could gang up on Zelenskyy.
The repub congress & senate could put an end to this if they wanted to. Saying they are afraid is giving them an out. They want the power to make all the decisions all the time. At their town halls they keep telling their constituents they want respect....but they haven't given any to the people. None of them are deserving of any kind of respect for allowing what is happening to happen. Shame on them.
Look at who wrote it and you will see that the far right wants to go back to segregation and drive out all influence other than Christian "values". These are scary times. What are we to do? I don't feel like anyone is defending the level-headed and moderate citizens of our country. I don't believe we will be able or should swing the pendulum to the extreme left. I just want real "civility" back (not how the Heritage Foundation defines it). I'm afraid Trump would use our own military and the MAGA army to take down our own citizens who resist. I would never have imagined this could happen before Trump and MAGA came to be. Where is Liz Chaney now, the other republican resistance, the democratic leadership, the Lincoln Project? HAs everyone left the building???
What ever happened to the USA that everyone looked up to. I'm not even sure that your country will even make it to the mid-terms.
As disgusting as this event was, we shouldn't be distracted from Trump's primary strategy to keep him, his family, and fellow travelers in power for decades to come.
He freed J6 criminals to reconstitute his militias
He gutted the FBI so they would not interfere with militia violence in the future
He destroyed the US military leadership so they would not attempt to stop any coup
He's made Congress irrelevant
He stacked SCOTUS and Justice to ensure legal challenges fade away
He is preventing access by the 4th Estate, and painting legitimate media as an enemy
It doesn't take a genius to figure out this playbook.
Martin, you so beautifully articulate what I'm feeling each day as this horrific dystopian nightmare continues to unfold. Like you, none of what's happening surprises me, though some of what Trump, Vance and Musk are doing is even worse than I'd feared. I'm literally sick to my stomach a lot of the time.
https://open.substack.com/pub/ricknoz/p/playbook-how-8-groupings-can-resist?r=ukln1&utm_medium=ios
I'm glad that you're with us. Keep up the good work, Martin! ❤️
"it appears that Vance and Trump may have choreographed the explosion, with Vance suddenly bursting in with his accusations, giving Trump an opening to turn on Zelenskyy. If true that is straight out of the Kremlin playbook."
Of course it was. I don't recall seeing the VP sit in on these kinds of press meetings with the President and another head of state before. If I am incorrect, please let me know. But, regardless, I believe Vance was there so they could gang up on Zelenskyy.
Utterly disgraceful.
The repub congress & senate could put an end to this if they wanted to. Saying they are afraid is giving them an out. They want the power to make all the decisions all the time. At their town halls they keep telling their constituents they want respect....but they haven't given any to the people. None of them are deserving of any kind of respect for allowing what is happening to happen. Shame on them.
The current state of our country is outrageous! I have subscribed to the Heritage Foundation emails to be informed about what they are "cooking up." Read this: https://www.heritage.org/phoenix-declaration?mkt_tok=ODI0LU1IVC0zMDQAAAGY_Af94wB7MAz1vcrsZaldsYTLhXAeS8s6nCgnnnRuusG_2PcVJSPojgHpc68G-Zq2ef0RbztsMcWK5oumLdFq3Ax9YEeodCJz5BL9OD5TNHOd3S9QtQ#
Look at who wrote it and you will see that the far right wants to go back to segregation and drive out all influence other than Christian "values". These are scary times. What are we to do? I don't feel like anyone is defending the level-headed and moderate citizens of our country. I don't believe we will be able or should swing the pendulum to the extreme left. I just want real "civility" back (not how the Heritage Foundation defines it). I'm afraid Trump would use our own military and the MAGA army to take down our own citizens who resist. I would never have imagined this could happen before Trump and MAGA came to be. Where is Liz Chaney now, the other republican resistance, the democratic leadership, the Lincoln Project? HAs everyone left the building???