Trump is unable to have any kind of sympathy for killing anyone, including our own service men and women, he thinks this is all a game. He’s dangerous and should be removed from office, but that won’t happen because nobody has any backbone to do it. Every morning when I read what is happening, I just want to scream. Where is the empathy for human life? God help us!
"Every morning Trump/Epstein should be the headline."
There is absolutely nothing stopping the media (including this Substack) from covering whatever they want. The fact that (fill in your favorite topic here) is not being covered is their choice.
So what do you propose we do? Would you prefer that Iran continue their nuclear program until they finally develop a weapon? With every new agreement, sanction, or pallet of cash, Iran has gained much-needed time to advance their nuclear weapons program. Despite Trump's claims of "obliteration", Iran is still in possession of a significant amount of highly enriched uranium which it refuses to give up.
And make no mistake, Iran not only wants nuclear weapons - it wants to use them. It doesn't matter if the weapon is delivered by land, air or sea. It doesn't matter if the Iranians do it themselves or via a trusted ally. The current regime's goal is the destruction of Israel and the United States. Iran has been at war with us since their revolution. It's way past time we ended it.
We had an agreement with Iran - not perfect but a way to limit how they could develop uses for military ends - but Obama had negotiated it so Trump immediately pulle out of that and there is no agreement. In other words, first he creates the problem and then he goes rogue to 'solve' it. A re-occuring pattern.
"We had an agreement with Iran - not perfect but a way to limit how they could develop uses for military ends..."
Peaceful uses for uranium such as a nuclear reactor only requires five percent enrichment. Iran's stockpile is at sixty percent, which is only useful if you want to make a weapon. The mullahs were still working to obtain such weapons, despite the "agreement". Here was Jen Rubin's own view of Obama's approach:
"You see the goal is not to prevent Iran from going nuclear but rather to avoid war. So the Obami’s main obsession is now to deter Israel (which cannot tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran) from acting. (“Top officials — from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, to the national security adviser, Gen. James L. Jones — have visited Israel to argue that they should give sanctions time.”) But of course, we know that the chances of sanctions working are virtually nonexistent. So we are merely giving the mullahs, not sanctions, just more time."
The 2015 agreement merely kicked the can down the road. Iran is never, ever going to give up on its nuclear ambitions as long as the mullahs are in charge. Jen recognized that in 2010 but has had some sort of "epiphany" since without any explanation.
Having Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth dictate very complex, foreign relations matters, as well as military concerns, is like putting two teenage boys in charge of what to do about the stagflation concerns. That is to say it is not that stagflation is not a complex matter, it is that these two and their underlings are certainly not up to the task.
I think we are coming from very different places when it comes to Trump and MAGA. But America is highly divided now, so that should come as no surprise to hear me say that.
In general if Trump were to dedicate himself to defending Ukraine instead of military adventurism, the world would be a safer place. Attacking Iran when and how he did was a fever dream he had one night—a “you talkin to ME?” (while gazing in the mirror at himself) moment—à la Travis Bickle. I for one am terrified of this man virtually unilaterally deciding whom to off, when, why, and to what extent.
Hi Jason. For the record, I am neither MAGA nor a Republican. I did vote for Trump for the first time in 2024 but like so many other independents, I don't like him personally. To paraphrase a line from the movie "Patton": "Donald, your worst enemy is your own big mouth."
"In general if Trump were to dedicate himself to defending Ukraine..."
Agreed. Trump should be more forceful in defending Ukraine.
"Attacking Iran when and how he did was a fever dream he had one night..."
I think it's a perfect storm of events. First, our satellite intelligence was indicating the remnants of Iran's nuclear program was being disbursed to other sites and work was still continuing. Second, the Iranian negotiators just flat-out told us they had over 400kg of enriched uranium and they were not going to give it up diplomatically if we couldn't take it militarily. Last, Mossad learned that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and top Iranian leadership were going to be meeting in a particular building at a particular time and date. The Israelis were going in regardless. So it looks like Trump decided to join in now instead of waiting it out for the eventual Iranian intransigence and refusal to give up its nuclear ambitions.
So here we are, twelve days into the conflict and Iran has lost virtually all of its offensive capabilities. But the mullahs as well as all of their nuclear materials needs to be removed before we can think of ceasing hostilities.
"Having Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth dictate very complex, foreign relations matters,..."
Our military commanders are the ones who came up with the battle plan currently being executed. More than likely the plan has been in the works since the attack on Iran's nuclear facilities as a follow up should the Iranians continue to work on their nuclear program.
You still haven't offered another option to get the mullahs to drop their nuclear ambitions. I guess it's easier to complain about Trump than offer a solution of your own.
This Republican Congress ignores the oath they all swore to protect and defend the Constitution. They are all hypocrites who swore an oath they had no intention of keeping. Another way of looking at it is that their seat in Congress, with all its perks, more important than the United States. In my opinion, they betray both oath and country!
The power of "we the people" Kit. We have to vote them out, clean our own house and be less concerned about doing things by the book. Next time we should be bold to prevent another collective suicide.
Absolutely Susan. I always heard that any coming election its the most important in our lifetime but what I realized by myself (low bar here) is this midterm election its really the most important of all. Till the next presidential one at least.
This regime will throw the kitchen sink and use all the tricks at its disposal to prevent a fair election and will cheat to beginning to end. Thanks for your comment Susan 👍
I thought the military was compelled to resist orders that are illegal, while suddenly we are bombing people and things, firing torpedoes, losing "boots on the ground", etc. Did I understand the rules wrong? Or is this just another example of missing guardrails while this group does precisely what it wants?
BTW, Jen, how about one of your blistering columns on Hegseth? Everybody focuses on who wears a hat to what, while this untrained lunatic treats the military like his very own video game...
When 40 percent of the top brass are fighting for Armageddon and the resurrection of Jesus because they follow his teachings so well (sarcasm), you have to wonder if white men in positions of powers haven’t all drunk the poisoned Kool-Aid.
Aaah, Susan, I wonder about so many things in this upside-down world! Not much I can do about any of it - just continue calling Congress, signing petitions, writing postcards to swing states, and donating a bit when I can. I've stopped being intrigued by new ways to characterize things. Enough with the blahblah!! (she said, adding some more blahblah to the pile). lol
I wonder if we'll be seeing the exit of Hegseth soon. He's become the face and voice of the war, more so than our Hat-wearer in Chief. While the Hat-wearer is confused about whether this is a war or not (what would he know of war, having dodged it so often?), SecDef routinely calls it war as he gloats and threatens the human beings at the receiving end of his missiles. Secretary Warmonger has pretty much taken over this narrative. And we know how much President Hat-wearer loves to be out-performed. Look what happened to Musk when he tried that.
Yet Musk is still funding the right-wing election deniers and worse. I was shocked when he closed off Starlink to the Russian army, and can’t help but wonder what his payout is.
What terrifies me the most - out of a vast selection of terrifying prospects and events - is the fact that Musk has his finger on the Internet with many satellites quietly under his control, which he can disable on his slightest whim. He could totally paralyze everything that depends on it - and what doesn't??
Good point, Donna, as usual. He does hate being upstaged by anything. The only problem is the do-nothing, know-nothing, warmongering idiot chosen to replace him.
Jen Rubin hits it on the nail yet again. Unlike the current administration and its supporters, her analysis of the morass we are in is painfully accurate. Thank you, Jen, for your valuable work at this time of pending disaster.
There is more going on here than Trump and his narcissism and dementia. I fear he and his sadistic group of advisers feel they have nothing to lose. They want to take over the elections/country. When Terrorist Sleeper cells strike some big blows in United States homeland, close to the elections, they will declare Marshal Law and call off the elections. Thus ends our democracy. They already have ICE GOONS and other DHS THUGS trained to control the populace. All the more reason we need to get out in the streets for the March 28 No Kings event.
No excuses, if I can go having to use a walker so can you.
YES. The war is stupid beyond all reckoning, and unconstitutional, and has extremely long shadows. The question is "How do we get out of this" Assume a competent leader is in place. What does he /she do? Withdraw and say OOOPS, sorry about that? Pay Iran reparations? Declare victory and go home? Iran and it's next gen hardliners will be targeting US assets for a few generations. And my understanding is that Iran was on the verge of a good Uranium deal in Oman. WAKE UP PEOPLE. Not only does the emperor have no clothes, he has no brain as well. And is owned by Putin.
The only one who owns tRump is Putin. Putin must have a lot of goods on him. Don't assign blame to Bibi (who I also don't like). tRump only does what is good for him. What was in it for him by invading Iran, is the question.
If we get a competent leader in place because the MAGA folk who know they have been betrayed by their orange idol stay home instead of voting, and enough actually sane folks in Congress, the first step is to get a sane team with appropriate actual expertise in place. The second is to put a hold on as much of the lunacy as possible with a commitment to rethink, recalibrate, reform. Cleaning out the Augean stables is not going to be easy.
We’re living in a constant nightmare daily! Trump attacked and destroyed DEI while simultaneously hiring and giving power to the most incompetent people to be found in America.
The International CRiminal Court ought to indict both Don the Con and Hegseth for the crime of aggression and for extrajudicial killing by sinking those ships in the Caribbean.
It won't mean anything now, but after Drumpf is out of office, and after Hegseth resigns or is fired, then if they happen to land in any country that belongs to the ICC, they will be arrested and sent in chains to The Hague for trial.
Thanks for being part of the growing number of people who are saying this is wrong, this is evil. Call Johnson's office and call out his enabling the Epstein coverup and hypocrisy in not censuring Ogle for his Islamic racism, for trying to enable Christian law upon us all. We can't be afraid of being too harsh or one-sided.
Yes, Trump ultimately seems only interested in money, power, fame, and security for himself and his family - no one else. And the fact that Iran had a plot to kill Trump may have been a key motivation in Trump's war. Hegseth referred to that when he was discussing the assassination of Khamenei, and then he said that Trump or he or the U.S. "had the last laugh" -- i.e. killed Khamenei instead of him being able to have Trump killed. Well, Khamenei's son and others in Iran likely still have that goal in mind, so I doubt that Trump's attacks have eliminated that threat. Thanks to Trump's war, we now also have terrorist threats to all Americans (and America's allies) unlimited by location in the world, and which could go on for decades (or even forever). As I say, MAWA -- Making America Worse Again.
Trump is sick. That sickness and the unique position of power he holds imperil humanity itself. Republicans could check Trump, reduce the threat his sickness imposes but they steadfastly refuse to. Why? … Why? … Why, America?
War crimes tribunals await Trump and Hegseth. Trials can occur in absentia. And those two can be arrested if they visit a country that supportd the International Criminal Court (ICC). However, I hope the next Democratic administration finally recognizes the ICC and turns these monsters over to them.
Yes, DJT is a toxic narcissist who lacks all empathy. Yes he's diagnosable with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, NPD. But what in our culture gave birth to DJT and all the other monster bros running our government? What accounts for the Republican leaders who don't have NPD who line up behind him and give him the thumbs up and refuse to stop his cruelty? This is a much larger problem in our society and pointing the finger at DJT will not help solve it. The real monster giving birth to DJT and his monster bros is the progeny of the marriage between unregulated capitalism and Western Individualism.
You're entirely right, Kathleen. The problem has its roots in what we give priority to, our value system. Maybe the human race never had a truly humane value system, one which honors shared well-being over personal enrichment. But for sure we don't now.
For some good news about humans' capacity for shared well-being, read "The Dawn of Everything," a brilliant book by two anthropologists who contend we have overlooked the sophisticated social systems of interconnection and care in Indigenous cultures for thousands of years.
The guy upped the ante big time. And with his obvious, gruesome efforts to cheat in the midterms, this is a 6-alarm fire.
Before now five was highest. A sixth alarm had to be created to capture the gravity of the threat this demented freak poses to the Republic.
Trump is unable to have any kind of sympathy for killing anyone, including our own service men and women, he thinks this is all a game. He’s dangerous and should be removed from office, but that won’t happen because nobody has any backbone to do it. Every morning when I read what is happening, I just want to scream. Where is the empathy for human life? God help us!
Every morning Trump/Epstein should be the headline.
"Every morning Trump/Epstein should be the headline."
There is absolutely nothing stopping the media (including this Substack) from covering whatever they want. The fact that (fill in your favorite topic here) is not being covered is their choice.
Oh, the Humanity! (Herbert Morrison, 5/6/37.)
Me too Rose!
To paraphrase the elected convicted felon.
Your comment is a 15 on a scale from 1 to 10 with 10 being the highest.
"The guy upped the ante big time."
So what do you propose we do? Would you prefer that Iran continue their nuclear program until they finally develop a weapon? With every new agreement, sanction, or pallet of cash, Iran has gained much-needed time to advance their nuclear weapons program. Despite Trump's claims of "obliteration", Iran is still in possession of a significant amount of highly enriched uranium which it refuses to give up.
And make no mistake, Iran not only wants nuclear weapons - it wants to use them. It doesn't matter if the weapon is delivered by land, air or sea. It doesn't matter if the Iranians do it themselves or via a trusted ally. The current regime's goal is the destruction of Israel and the United States. Iran has been at war with us since their revolution. It's way past time we ended it.
We had an agreement with Iran - not perfect but a way to limit how they could develop uses for military ends - but Obama had negotiated it so Trump immediately pulle out of that and there is no agreement. In other words, first he creates the problem and then he goes rogue to 'solve' it. A re-occuring pattern.
"We had an agreement with Iran - not perfect but a way to limit how they could develop uses for military ends..."
Peaceful uses for uranium such as a nuclear reactor only requires five percent enrichment. Iran's stockpile is at sixty percent, which is only useful if you want to make a weapon. The mullahs were still working to obtain such weapons, despite the "agreement". Here was Jen Rubin's own view of Obama's approach:
"You see the goal is not to prevent Iran from going nuclear but rather to avoid war. So the Obami’s main obsession is now to deter Israel (which cannot tolerate a nuclear-armed Iran) from acting. (“Top officials — from the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Adm. Mike Mullen, to the national security adviser, Gen. James L. Jones — have visited Israel to argue that they should give sanctions time.”) But of course, we know that the chances of sanctions working are virtually nonexistent. So we are merely giving the mullahs, not sanctions, just more time."
https://www.commentary.org/jennifer-rubin/obama-makes-excuses-to-do-nothing-about-iran/
The 2015 agreement merely kicked the can down the road. Iran is never, ever going to give up on its nuclear ambitions as long as the mullahs are in charge. Jen recognized that in 2010 but has had some sort of "epiphany" since without any explanation.
Having Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth dictate very complex, foreign relations matters, as well as military concerns, is like putting two teenage boys in charge of what to do about the stagflation concerns. That is to say it is not that stagflation is not a complex matter, it is that these two and their underlings are certainly not up to the task.
You no doubt witnessed what Christy Norm did for the security of the homeland, same exact situation.
"You no doubt witnessed what Christy Norm did for the security of the homeland..."
No doubt she messed things up, but you failed to mention the "open borders" phase of homeland security under Biden.
I think we are coming from very different places when it comes to Trump and MAGA. But America is highly divided now, so that should come as no surprise to hear me say that.
In general if Trump were to dedicate himself to defending Ukraine instead of military adventurism, the world would be a safer place. Attacking Iran when and how he did was a fever dream he had one night—a “you talkin to ME?” (while gazing in the mirror at himself) moment—à la Travis Bickle. I for one am terrified of this man virtually unilaterally deciding whom to off, when, why, and to what extent.
Hi Jason. For the record, I am neither MAGA nor a Republican. I did vote for Trump for the first time in 2024 but like so many other independents, I don't like him personally. To paraphrase a line from the movie "Patton": "Donald, your worst enemy is your own big mouth."
"In general if Trump were to dedicate himself to defending Ukraine..."
Agreed. Trump should be more forceful in defending Ukraine.
"Attacking Iran when and how he did was a fever dream he had one night..."
I think it's a perfect storm of events. First, our satellite intelligence was indicating the remnants of Iran's nuclear program was being disbursed to other sites and work was still continuing. Second, the Iranian negotiators just flat-out told us they had over 400kg of enriched uranium and they were not going to give it up diplomatically if we couldn't take it militarily. Last, Mossad learned that Ayatollah Ali Khamenei and top Iranian leadership were going to be meeting in a particular building at a particular time and date. The Israelis were going in regardless. So it looks like Trump decided to join in now instead of waiting it out for the eventual Iranian intransigence and refusal to give up its nuclear ambitions.
So here we are, twelve days into the conflict and Iran has lost virtually all of its offensive capabilities. But the mullahs as well as all of their nuclear materials needs to be removed before we can think of ceasing hostilities.
"Having Donald Trump and Pete Hegseth dictate very complex, foreign relations matters,..."
Our military commanders are the ones who came up with the battle plan currently being executed. More than likely the plan has been in the works since the attack on Iran's nuclear facilities as a follow up should the Iranians continue to work on their nuclear program.
You still haven't offered another option to get the mullahs to drop their nuclear ambitions. I guess it's easier to complain about Trump than offer a solution of your own.
💯🎯
Just look at Trump's picture and tell me if that was a Dignified Transfer. This guy is a disgrace and an insult to every decent American.
“a war without end”, Amen
“ imagine a boot, stepping on a human face, forever.”
- George Orwell, 1984
What are the powers that be waiting for to what is necessary to "Lock him up"?
This Republican Congress ignores the oath they all swore to protect and defend the Constitution. They are all hypocrites who swore an oath they had no intention of keeping. Another way of looking at it is that their seat in Congress, with all its perks, more important than the United States. In my opinion, they betray both oath and country!
Absolutely Charles. We have to kick them out of power and clean our own house. Before it's too late.
The power of "we the people" Kit. We have to vote them out, clean our own house and be less concerned about doing things by the book. Next time we should be bold to prevent another collective suicide.
Make no mistake: getting a fair election will be exceedingly difficult - support every organization working toward that goal!
Absolutely Susan. I always heard that any coming election its the most important in our lifetime but what I realized by myself (low bar here) is this midterm election its really the most important of all. Till the next presidential one at least.
This regime will throw the kitchen sink and use all the tricks at its disposal to prevent a fair election and will cheat to beginning to end. Thanks for your comment Susan 👍
Right!
Looks like my children when I told them to take out the trash.
I thought the military was compelled to resist orders that are illegal, while suddenly we are bombing people and things, firing torpedoes, losing "boots on the ground", etc. Did I understand the rules wrong? Or is this just another example of missing guardrails while this group does precisely what it wants?
BTW, Jen, how about one of your blistering columns on Hegseth? Everybody focuses on who wears a hat to what, while this untrained lunatic treats the military like his very own video game...
When 40 percent of the top brass are fighting for Armageddon and the resurrection of Jesus because they follow his teachings so well (sarcasm), you have to wonder if white men in positions of powers haven’t all drunk the poisoned Kool-Aid.
At this point, and from the evidence available, it's hard to believe that they have not all drunk the Kool-Aid, poisoned by personal wealth and power.
Aaah, Susan, I wonder about so many things in this upside-down world! Not much I can do about any of it - just continue calling Congress, signing petitions, writing postcards to swing states, and donating a bit when I can. I've stopped being intrigued by new ways to characterize things. Enough with the blahblah!! (she said, adding some more blahblah to the pile). lol
I wonder if we'll be seeing the exit of Hegseth soon. He's become the face and voice of the war, more so than our Hat-wearer in Chief. While the Hat-wearer is confused about whether this is a war or not (what would he know of war, having dodged it so often?), SecDef routinely calls it war as he gloats and threatens the human beings at the receiving end of his missiles. Secretary Warmonger has pretty much taken over this narrative. And we know how much President Hat-wearer loves to be out-performed. Look what happened to Musk when he tried that.
Yet Musk is still funding the right-wing election deniers and worse. I was shocked when he closed off Starlink to the Russian army, and can’t help but wonder what his payout is.
What terrifies me the most - out of a vast selection of terrifying prospects and events - is the fact that Musk has his finger on the Internet with many satellites quietly under his control, which he can disable on his slightest whim. He could totally paralyze everything that depends on it - and what doesn't??
True WE still have his interfering ways, but he's not at the center of this president's orbit. Or maybe he is...
Good point, Donna, as usual. He does hate being upstaged by anything. The only problem is the do-nothing, know-nothing, warmongering idiot chosen to replace him.
I've been around narcissists too much in my life. I understand who pays, and we are all paying ginormous costs for this group.
I'm grateful for your clarity, Jen. Keep standing for each other and for humanity, Friends. You matter, and it matters.
Jen Rubin hits it on the nail yet again. Unlike the current administration and its supporters, her analysis of the morass we are in is painfully accurate. Thank you, Jen, for your valuable work at this time of pending disaster.
He is Hitler times 2. A crazy man losing, willing to burn the house down.
There is more going on here than Trump and his narcissism and dementia. I fear he and his sadistic group of advisers feel they have nothing to lose. They want to take over the elections/country. When Terrorist Sleeper cells strike some big blows in United States homeland, close to the elections, they will declare Marshal Law and call off the elections. Thus ends our democracy. They already have ICE GOONS and other DHS THUGS trained to control the populace. All the more reason we need to get out in the streets for the March 28 No Kings event.
No excuses, if I can go having to use a walker so can you.
No one can be Hitler times 2. No one was worse for the world than Hitler. One can only say that somebody is as awful as Hitler was.
Hitler did not have the ability to blow up the world. Trump does.
I agree completely with your analysis. I will cheer No Kings but probably won’t go. BTW “no kings” is an utterly stupid rallying cry.
YES. The war is stupid beyond all reckoning, and unconstitutional, and has extremely long shadows. The question is "How do we get out of this" Assume a competent leader is in place. What does he /she do? Withdraw and say OOOPS, sorry about that? Pay Iran reparations? Declare victory and go home? Iran and it's next gen hardliners will be targeting US assets for a few generations. And my understanding is that Iran was on the verge of a good Uranium deal in Oman. WAKE UP PEOPLE. Not only does the emperor have no clothes, he has no brain as well. And is owned by Putin.
Let's not forget that he is also apparently owned by Benjamin Netanyahu.
The great Lawrence O'Donnell frequently refers to Drumpf as "the stupidest person to ever be president" and an "ignoramus."
In the first Trump administration, Rex Tillerson, a member of his cabinet at the time, made another pointed observation. True then; true now.
Let’s not forget his longtime boss, Vladimir PUTIN.
The only one who owns tRump is Putin. Putin must have a lot of goods on him. Don't assign blame to Bibi (who I also don't like). tRump only does what is good for him. What was in it for him by invading Iran, is the question.
If we get a competent leader in place because the MAGA folk who know they have been betrayed by their orange idol stay home instead of voting, and enough actually sane folks in Congress, the first step is to get a sane team with appropriate actual expertise in place. The second is to put a hold on as much of the lunacy as possible with a commitment to rethink, recalibrate, reform. Cleaning out the Augean stables is not going to be easy.
We’re living in a constant nightmare daily! Trump attacked and destroyed DEI while simultaneously hiring and giving power to the most incompetent people to be found in America.
The International CRiminal Court ought to indict both Don the Con and Hegseth for the crime of aggression and for extrajudicial killing by sinking those ships in the Caribbean.
It won't mean anything now, but after Drumpf is out of office, and after Hegseth resigns or is fired, then if they happen to land in any country that belongs to the ICC, they will be arrested and sent in chains to The Hague for trial.
Thanks for being part of the growing number of people who are saying this is wrong, this is evil. Call Johnson's office and call out his enabling the Epstein coverup and hypocrisy in not censuring Ogle for his Islamic racism, for trying to enable Christian law upon us all. We can't be afraid of being too harsh or one-sided.
Yes, Trump ultimately seems only interested in money, power, fame, and security for himself and his family - no one else. And the fact that Iran had a plot to kill Trump may have been a key motivation in Trump's war. Hegseth referred to that when he was discussing the assassination of Khamenei, and then he said that Trump or he or the U.S. "had the last laugh" -- i.e. killed Khamenei instead of him being able to have Trump killed. Well, Khamenei's son and others in Iran likely still have that goal in mind, so I doubt that Trump's attacks have eliminated that threat. Thanks to Trump's war, we now also have terrorist threats to all Americans (and America's allies) unlimited by location in the world, and which could go on for decades (or even forever). As I say, MAWA -- Making America Worse Again.
Three infographics to illustrate Trump's grift from the war he started and the price Americans have to pay for it.
Starving for Strikes: How the GOP Slashed School Lunches to Fund Tomahawks to kill Iranian girls
https://thedemlabs.org/2026/03/09/raytheon-profits-iran-war-tomahawk-missiles-school-lunch-cuts/
War Tax: Live Dashboard For $100 Oil And Billions In Military Costs For Trump's War On Iran
https://thedemlabs.org/2026/03/08/trump-iran-war-tax-100-barrel-gas-dashboard-war-spending/
The Ultimate Disrespect: Trump peddles $55 baseball cap at funeral for soldiers killed in Iran
https://thedemlabs.org/2026/03/08/trump-selling-caps-military-funerals-iran-war/
Trump is sick. That sickness and the unique position of power he holds imperil humanity itself. Republicans could check Trump, reduce the threat his sickness imposes but they steadfastly refuse to. Why? … Why? … Why, America?
War crimes tribunals await Trump and Hegseth. Trials can occur in absentia. And those two can be arrested if they visit a country that supportd the International Criminal Court (ICC). However, I hope the next Democratic administration finally recognizes the ICC and turns these monsters over to them.
Yes, DJT is a toxic narcissist who lacks all empathy. Yes he's diagnosable with Narcissistic Personality Disorder, NPD. But what in our culture gave birth to DJT and all the other monster bros running our government? What accounts for the Republican leaders who don't have NPD who line up behind him and give him the thumbs up and refuse to stop his cruelty? This is a much larger problem in our society and pointing the finger at DJT will not help solve it. The real monster giving birth to DJT and his monster bros is the progeny of the marriage between unregulated capitalism and Western Individualism.
You're entirely right, Kathleen. The problem has its roots in what we give priority to, our value system. Maybe the human race never had a truly humane value system, one which honors shared well-being over personal enrichment. But for sure we don't now.
For some good news about humans' capacity for shared well-being, read "The Dawn of Everything," a brilliant book by two anthropologists who contend we have overlooked the sophisticated social systems of interconnection and care in Indigenous cultures for thousands of years.
Thank you, will look for this book. It's true that more 'primitive' cultures show greater appreciation for community-wide benefits.
The authors of this book make a great argument that these cultures were not primitive, but that we have misinterpreted their complexity.
Excellent commentary!!
Please keep repeating this is new ways to try to influence those MAGA who may still be human and reachable!!