Week 014 - The ShitShow

“We are not enemies, but friends. We must not be enemies. Though passion may have strained, it must not break our bonds of affection. The mystic chords of memory will swell when again touched, as surely they will be, by the better angels of our nature.”

 

Abraham Lincoln

Week 001 recap

“We are in the process of the second American Revolution, which will remain bloodless if the left allows it to be”.

Kevin Roberts

Heritage Foundation President

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Apparently, MAGA wasn’t pleased to see the PLAN so nakedly exposed.

A member who identifies as a progressive independent is beyond frustrated with the incoherent messaging embraced by the Democrat Party.

He’s frustrated and disgusted by the messaging coming from the democrats and suggests their timed temerity will likely be a running joke in this topic, IF – in the coming onslaught of the Project 2025 agenda – you want to call what’s happening a joke. 

Fundamentally, Project 2025, is built to WIN without compromise!

The “left”, as MAGA and Project 2025 sees it, the “left” can lose gracefully… without blood… should they – the “left” – choose to either not resist or engage in token resistance.

This is a single member comment:

So far + so near as i can tell, the 2 gender executive order is a big feather in trumps’ cap. I like the all-caps declaration from Trump.

Another feather goes to the incredibly sympathetic interviews with ex-J6 “hostages” who clearly fit the model of MAGA militia types.

Another feather is added by Newsmax who continue to let trump bask in the glow of Gaza hostages being greeted by family & friends.

So far as I can tell, AOC is the only democrat who gets it… she sees what’s coming; as does Bernie who – like me – isn’t really a dem . Of course, he gets it; he got “it” decades before AOC was born.

i watched Ro Khanna – CA. Silicon Valley Rep) on Real Time with Bill Maher last night; in the middle of the panel discussion, after Maher peppered him with hard questions about the soft – TIMID – messaging+ talking points being proffered by the Democrats.

 It was interesting, in a hopeful way, to see him almost coming around to getting “it” as he was sitting in one of the 2 pundit chairs.

Oh + also, Nancy Mace is on the panel; fresh from genetalia checking.

The following is a single member comment.

Bill Kristol, labeling the White House post as “Welcome to North Korea”, makes an interesting point; at least superficially.

it seems possible; however, a “big question” appears to be looming over the landscape of news organizations:

Will Trump be able force large news outlets, most particularly the NY Times, to bend the knee and say the same kinds of things and could such a thing happen within 4 years?

Seems like it would be very hard to do; my fear remains that it may happen. Every time I conjecture on a range of possibilities that might happen with Trump, he has consistently done things at the very worst level within that range.

If I were to make a simple algorithm with maximum accuracy based on the data thus far, it would be:

“Predict and accept as likely the worst thing that you can somewhat-realistically imagine Trump doing”.

I guess I’ll find out how accurate that algorithm continues to be.

This is a single member comment:

I believe we’ve hit the point where the opposition – be they Dems, Never-Trumpers, newbies to political advocacy because they’re personally impacted, Libertarians… whatever…

Folks who understand what’s at stake need to organize and, as individuals and groups, be as resolute in opposition to Trump as Mitch McConnell has been to the Democrats.

It’s time to engage in mudfights as viciously as Gym Jordan, without resorting to the persistent lying employed by Trump and the MAGA-NAUTS.

The opposition needs to rely in on verifiable facts & truths and then persistently hammer a wedge of facts & truths into the MAGA lies.

The gloves of niceties need to come off.

A brief conversation:

When power dynamics are equal, fights and arguments are won by who cares more; sometimes it’s difficult to see who’s “right”.

By willing do destroy more, one becomes the more powerful. Also, the one with a willingness to walk away from a deal can gain leverage.

If power is skewed, it is won by the more powerful.

Sorry if I come across a downer; all of this crap is in my private life as well.

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I don’t know that “destroy” needs to be – or should be – a part of the resistance ethos; however, a commitment to being a part of a movement is, imo, critical.

ps. I get that the Die Hard GIF sorta implies destroying; at a certain point, I guess one does what ones gotta do.

But, seriously… no destroying…

Every Day will have lots & lots of NEWS

It was suggested that this: EXPLAINS A LOT!

The End of Today

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Day 0005

Welcome to “The Curse of Living in Interesting Times!”

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You’ll be seeing the published record of trump 2.0 in Weekly Recaps… and eventually we’ll fill in granular level daily pages for the hardest core of hardcore political news junkies.

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

“Living in the TRUTHINESS of the Curse of Interesting Times!”

 

ps. “Interesting times” usually means HORRIFIC

 

There’s a Method to this MADNESS!

You’ll be seeing the daily news summarized & narrated in a “News Carrousel” with titles such as “DEI & Racism” & HATE“… determined by the news from that week; following that will be a smattering of actual News Headlines in the form of buttons… connecting you to the original news sources.

Some headlines & stories are too important to scroll past; the borders of the buttons are highlighted to entice you to check ’em out.

Following the Headlines are the “Memes o’ the Week” because we like memes… following the Memes you’ll discover a carefully curated selection of 100’s upon 100’s of videos… 16 per week.

Every week will feature a quote from an aspirational voice from somewhere in recorded history; far, far below every quote, in the Videos, you will find a minimum of 2 great stories – with dashed red borders – borne from experiences connected to those words.

You’ll be watching award winning movies; comic takes on the news; award winning documentaries, music, podcasts, anecdotal video clips and much, much more!

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 fresh insights whenever you revisit.

 

Welcome to the Immersive Experience of trump 2.0

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Welcome to the 2nd 1st WEEK

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Each week looks to be overwhelmingly overwhelming… so many headlines, so many videos… and too many memes. 
 

In a way that’s the point. 

 
If you allow yourself an opportunity to soak it in, you’ll realize all of “the crazy” can be (with a slight degree of difficulty) broken down into bite-sized chunks… enough so you don’t have to get lost & overwhelmed in the chaos of trump 2.0. 
 
Please take a minute or 10 to scroll through the news headlines below; the stories of significance (historically speaking…?) are highlighted.
 
Please be amused by the memes…
especially the ones that age like milk.
 
Videos which historically relate
to the quote directly below this button
are surrounded by a red-dashed border.
 
Much time & effort went into curating an
entertaining media destination for our visitors.
 

Please, Simply Enjoy some

TRULY GREAT VIDEO CONTENT

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