Week 007

Week 006
Week 008
The Curse of History

“John Marshall has made his decision; now let him enforce it.”

Andrew Jackson initiating the “Trail of Tears”

DEI & Racism & Hate

I expect it isn’t lost on anybody that DEI has become the “NEW” word for Ni**er, LGBTQ, the Jews who “Hate” Israel, People with Accents, Brown but not quite Black People, Hollywood and/or New York City (another word for the wrong kind of Jew), Elitists – this is a broad spectrum slur, the “Fake News” (yes, the “Fake News” belongs here), and anyone who isn’t from “flyover country” – especially left-coasters.

Emoluments & Corruption

Legacy norms from a foregone era when the government had “guardrails”.

How quaint.

We have Custom Presidential & First Lady Bitcoins for sale.

Project 2025

The most amazing thing about this entire Trumpian ascent is the brazen, “We’re going to tell you exactly what we intend to do and you’re not going to pay attention,” combined with a Trumpian set of lies, repeated for weeks & weeks & summed up thusly in a Jedi mind-trick manner, “I don’t know anything about this, what did you call it, oh yeah, a project 2025 or something; it sounds crazy to me.”

The Ascent of Musk  – Presidential Bully Pulpit

As this is being written, the days in this first week offer glimpses into what will come.

What’s sorta crazy is that the realization of how quickly things could unravel hadn’t begun to sink in with our group; even the few who have been expecting the worst will, it turns out, be surprised by the coming Blitzkrieg attack on the Civil Service, the Courts, and Unions.

Executive Power

SCOTUS recently endowed Trump with the awesome authority to do “Whatever the hell he wants!” in his official capacity as POTUS.

In addition, Trump is bullying congress to give him the DOJ, the FBI and the DOD he desperately craves… and will need to quell the very expected domestic uprisings.

We’re wondering when Trump will shatter the 1,000 Executive Order ceiling.

Inauguration

We have plenty-o-billionaires.

The events are all indoors because Trump is done with the folks who don’t know how to get inside.

The hand-o-trump will not rest upon the bible-o-god.

more to come

Festivities

 

 

Trump does not enjoy the Bishops’ sermon.

more to come

Pardon Me

 

 

more to come

Cruelty for Compliance

 

 

more to come

Executive Orders

 

 

 

more to come

 

 

Links o’ the week

Kremlin Says US Foreign Policy Shift Aligns With Its Vision
Marco Rubio
Why demagogues were the Founding Fathers’ greatest fear
The Evil Inclination: A Chapter in Talmudic Anthropology
Rep. Gill Introduces Golden Age Act Honoring President Trump on $100 Bill
Task force on government secrets to interview ‘witnesses’ of JFK assassination
Canadian Premier will cut off electricity exports to US ‘with a smile on my face’
Former Social Security Chief Warns Musk’s Meddling Could Lead to ‘System Collapse’
MAGA to monarchy: How tech billionaires are engineering American autocracy
Trump delivers on new tariffs and draws retaliation with economic toll expected to be heavy
Province hits back at U.S. tariffs with toll hike, alcohol ban
Top FBI official in New York retires under pressure
“They’re Scared Shitless”: The Threat of Political Violence Informing Trump’s Grip on Congress
Texas Woman Threatened to Kill Black Judge;Thought She Was Protected By Free Speech
Fascinating
Rep. Derrick Van Orden threatens to report already fired VA employee to Elon Musk’s DOGE
Washington BANS Britain from sharing any US military intelligence with Ukraine
“Thank you again. Won’t forget,” Trump says to Roberts
‘We’re taking’ back the Panama Canal, Trump says
Trump rolls his eyes as Democrat has sign with a bizarre four-word insult ripped from her hands
Lawyer submits ‘new evidence’ in case against DOGE, using Trump’s own words
Supreme Court upholds a lower court order to force USAID to pay contractors
Newt Gingrich predicts “we are sliding towards a recession”
Trump’s Strategy For Speech to Congress: Craft Viral Moments, Blame Biden
How Hitler Dismantled a Democracy in 53 Days
Five Key Insights Into Americans’ Views of the News Media
Macron to address the French on Wednesday ‘at moment of great uncertainty’
Fact-checking Trump’s address to Congress: Why bother?
What Ketamine Does to the Human Brain
Trump: Millions Spent ‘Making Mice Transgender.’ Cancer and Asthma Research
French university opens doors to ‘threatened’ US scientists
The scientific exodus from Nazi Germany
The scientific exodus from Nazi Germany
Hamilton Cancels Show at Kennedy Center
Supreme Court rejects Trump administration’s bid to avoid paying USAID contractors
Peter Navarro: ‘Canada has been taken over … by Mexican cartels’
Trump expands clash with law firms with order against Perkins Coie
The EU backs a big defense package as Zelenskyy confirms talks with the U.S. next week
The fired head of a federal watchdog agency says he’s ending his legal fight
Trump Republicans lash out at SCOTUS Justice Amy Coney Barrett as a DEI hire
Inside the Explosive Meeting Where Trump Officials Clashed With Elon Musk
Trump asked ‘alarmed’ aides to move original Declaration of Independence to the Oval Office
Poland seeks access to nuclear arms and looks to build half-million-man army
Federal Layoffs Shake Christians in Government
Top FBI official forced out after questioning Trump pursuit of agents who investigated Jan. 6
Homeland Security ends collective bargaining agreement with TSA workers
Musk Warns Of ‘Civilizational Suicidal Empathy’ As He Pushes For Massive Government Cuts
US Ends Support for Ukrainian F-16s, But French Mirages Will Be Salvation
Watchdogs fired by Trump raise alarms over future of independent government oversight
Trump Organization sues Capital One for closing bank accounts four years ago
NCAA changes transgender athletes policy after Trump ban
Georgetown Law dean rejects US Attorney request to eliminate DEI
Elon Musk says X was knocked offline by ‘massive cyberattack’ that originated in ‘Ukraine area’
Elon Musk Calls Sen. Mark Kelly ‘A Traitor’ After Visiting Ukraine
Thousands Attend His ‘Stop Oligarchy Tour’ Rallies, Bernie Becomes a Face of the Anti-Trump Resistance

Memes o’ the week

Videos o’ the week

“Woke”Re-education Camp: Quick Introduction to History
Week 006
Week 008
Introduction & Welcome
Intro to History

Welcome to History in the Making!

You’ll be seeing the day-in-&-day-out record of trump 2.0 in the Daily Forum News pages; in the Weekly Recaps you’ll be seeing the daily news summarized & narrated in a carrousel with titles – such as “DEI & Racism & HATE” – determined by the news from that week; followed by the actual News Headlines in the form of buttons connecting you to the original news sources.

Following the links are the “memes o’ the week” because we like memes… followed by a curated selection of 100’s of videos & full-length movies we really, truly, especially, really-really hope you’ll explore and enjoy.

The goal is to provide a cohesive & expansive story of this history as it unfolds…. and offer new insights whenever you revisit.

We are “Living in the Curse of Interesting Times”

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