Just another rant …

On January 21st,  we all saw posts on social media cheering for America’s new president and had to respond. 

I admit trump won the Electoral vote, trump did not win the Popular Vote, which is more important to most Americans who believe in one person, one vote.  Obviously,  America seemed stunned at how election 2016 turned out, and though there was talk about the electoral vote and how changes to the caucus, delegate rules, and processes, which have been a subject of debate for years, republicans are feeling themselves and doing little on all levels, least we talk about the number of actual Sessions held in Congress.

Then, in 2024, something wicked this way came, and the words to describe what happened are still hard to find. 

Unfortunately, the electoral process not only gave us trump, but a MAGA Trifecta Congress, that has became what some call “something else” and they still don’t seem to care or be worried or interested in much else other than getting lifetime judges appointed rather than preparing for another cyber attack, infrastructure, climate, fires, natural disasters or keeping the chaos down to a low roar let alone how to improve the caucus and delegate rules. btw, we have had several cases of foreign spies being arrested for federal crimes, yet trumps focus seems to be on clearing out Brown and Black immigrants from America

Ah… to be an American in this era of trump, who started his bid for president by shouting that Obama is not an American?  Yet, if you follow trump’s rise, and I do not use that word loosely,  we are definitely still hearing folks comparing him to Hitler, maybe Mussolini, while seemingly supporting white nationalists and or supremacists as well. Yes, some say he is acting a little like Napoleon, or dreams of being a king, and yes, it is all snarky … but ultimately nouns like authoritarian or a dictator are more likely the goal; none of which is accepted or the norm here in the US of A.  I voted for Hillary, supported her without question, knowing what we had …it was a binary choice.  This man is NOT presidential material, cannot fix our problem, he is NOT our savior, nor does he care about his constituents, who sadly were/are misinformed in my opinion. Apparently, with fear being tossed around like candy, his constituents are all too willing to be pushed and verbally shoved into whatever direction they need to change the balance of white Vs nonwhite America.

However, the changes will appear positive to those in his camp, and given his position of power, the President and #teamtrump can and will do anything they want.   The thing is, our end result seems to be headed in a negative direction.  Why do I say this, any person with so much power should know not to act out with revenge in your mind, he has a reputation, is called a narcissist in all its forms; so what we have had to experience for the last 2 years will not only impact Hillary voters but his constituents who continue to vote against their better interests, and as we witness all the rollbacks of the Obama legacy, his administrations reach will be long and global in ways that will take years to clean up or correct.  In 2017, the news covered his comments at the UN Assembly, tariffs, his SCOTUS nomination, and as we watched the stock market take a dive, the media dodged, danced, and seemingly ignored it, until they couldn’t.

It was impossible to ignore the House of Bush # financial collapse of 2007. We have heard trump disparage people of colour, women,lgbt, and trans people on the regular, and he is now moving to legislate what looks like hate. The trump government stated it was planning on making low-income folks in the US eat from dry goods boxes while taking money from countries that need help to cope with drought, disease, and health care issues that impact children and women, etc.

Do folks on the right even know that $15billion, that’s a billion cuts in spending, includes $7 billion of social services for children?

Speaking of Children, I believe in choice, so the effing idea that women should be punished for making decisions about their own bodies is crazy in itself, but the trump admin has made it impossible for Americans to help women globally with the Reagan gag rule… Women in America are and or have been arrested for miscarriages, and btw these decisions don’t seem to make legal or religious sense when challenged by our rights to privacy under the constitution

Do they know the number of unsafe abortions may certainly increase along with other reproductive issues women have and will most definitely continue, in all probability, end up in a rise in the rate of mortality among women globally?

This man is a failing protectionist, acting like an isolationist while standing with white nationalists, seemingly standing side by side. History speaks to us rejecting this behavior, so you have to wonder, will trump be the thing that serves as a vehicle for women on both sides of the political aisle, and race as a common denominator to vote out asap?! The poll numbers suggest married women voted for trump, but are seeing that this man should not be in power, as his policies make an impact on them and others they know. There are enormous numbers of women marching not just in America but globally.  While trump is only talking to his constituents, this carpetbagger can’t help but make all his speeches about himself. He has stomped on our constitution already, broken what most used to say are American values while republicans wring their hands in joy, their corrupt behavior will show itself as some of our economist suggest could be another ride into another ditch with all the costs created by actions like moving the Israel embassy, repealing ACA just to name two lest we talk about block granting education ending Medicaid and increasing qualifiers reinstating others that restrict health care … this man is NOT the savior but an emperor wannabe though he seems to act as if he was voted in as a king … hopefully, his voters will see the light in time.

People of colour feel that their rights and bodies will now be targets and a literal threat while living as Americans, depending upon which city is most likely to take his comments literally. If or will their social norms make them choose to act above the rule of law, lest we talk about how folks interpret trump’s rhetoric and unfortunately will be spread as often as he goes to a mic or holds rallies for the people to see him, and how far his communication staff is willing to go and say whatever it takes to keep his followers. 

Is it possible, is it apparent that this era of trump needed to happen to America …  As equality, freedom, and the pursuit of happiness seemed to be sliding away …  Hopefully not gone, just a wicked storm before the reboot to a better America …right?

On January 26, 2017, when trump whipped his pen of revenge out and seemingly took America back to the dark ages in just a couple of minutes, then moved on to other acts of hypocrisy on the regular, various people saw the issue. Yet, those same people who voted for him are now the targets.

Our country is NOT moving toward a more perfect union, but I believe we must gain insight, become mindful, analyze all that must get done before any elections; we need to be 2–4 steps ahead of the trump administration.  In 2018, I completely disagreed with a couple of pro-trump bloggers, but one was kind enough to accept opposition comments. I also admitted I understand their point, said as much when we elected Obama and watched as the opposition party in congress pledged to do nothing … So, as bill after bill had some kind of stipulation or nasty pill /rider attached to it; no one addressed stagnant wages, 21st-century living, climate, renewables or jobs and while babies were/still are being killed by guns; infrastructure among other things were all put on hold unless and until republicans could get the trifecta to make change their way. 

Thing is, they have done nothing to improve the status of American lives or social programs like social security, Medicare, and Medicaid, which, btw we all pay into, are at risk in the hands of this government. “Affordable healthcare”  for regular folk is at risk … FACT!  And how ironic is it that Congress enjoys good health care paid for by US taxpayers … yet, women seem to be wearing scarlet letters or the phrase of #preexistingcondition

Today, in the year 2025, it is all at risk of being realigned with dictatorship behavior and demands of what looks like Ethnic Cleansing here in the US of A. I could be wrong, but the new Republicans called MAGA are selling out their constituents for more money and power. I don’t know what to call this new normal by name or description, but American lives will suffer

It feels like he is talking in code… Has anyone in the US thought we would have to deal with a lack of our rights to freedom of speech and or censorship on this level? The government of trump seems to want absolute power over the people, the press, control women, tell scientists that any and all information about climate has to pass a White House review panel before the public sees it, or that a joint government/nonprofit summit can be and have been canceled by a President? This is offensive and should be considered inappropriate autocratic behavior, imo.  The notion of being told to have babies, let alone comply or be punished, is insane. Why is expressing an opinion inappropriate?  We have already seen the media be told to shut their mouths, other countries jail their dissident, and I’m guessing torture works, though it’s against the Geneva Convention.  The idea that he felt comfy saying we should have taken the Iraqi oil or that nukes should be available to all while sidestepping the 1st Amendment is more than concerning… maybe other amendments are at risk as team trump hearkens back to a time when men(white mean) who governed considered themselves to be the only legitimate Americans and suffice it say there weren’t many amendments back then to protect what we now call folks in “protected classes” 

So, I am resisting. I am not naive, but I am counting on enough folks who sat on the sidelines will finally see through the bull before it’s time to use our most powerful weapon against Dictatorship …

Our Legal Right to Vote

Thanks for letting me exercise my 1st amendment rights

Nativegrl77