Specific issues, within the constitutional crisis that we face, should be discussed only after we understand a foundational problem some want to ignore. Like rusty and broken pipes, deep in the ground, unless fixed the system only will worsen & sicken those who drink the water. 1/6

We look at the past & try to understand our present. Each July 4, we celebrate the signing (the actual date of which was July 2, 1776 [FN1]) of a document. As kids we are taught that things that…

Sen Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) said today that a “third term”in office for trump is clearly forbidden by the Constitution. [FN1] She explained that even if a convention is called under Article V and a “new” Constitution is written, still there are steps that must be taken to ratify it. 1/6

There will be no further steps taken and the “new” Constitution that only a fool would think is not already written by people at the Heritage Foundation. Because once called to order, such a convention…

The arts provide moments of escape from an increasingly mordant World. It was unsettling to read that Robert DeNiro referred, inaccurately, to Stephen Miller [FN1] as “the ‘Goebbels’ of [t]rump’s cabinet.” [FN2] [FN3] "’(He's) a Nazi!’ De Niro said.” [FN4] 1/13

There is no evidence that Miller is, or has ever been, a hate-filled, bigoted, racist member of the NSDAP. Rather, Miller has been been, a hate-filled, bigoted, racist person involved w/ the GOP and other “conservative”…

trump can order that the U.S. arsenal of nukes be launched. You cannot say, “That’s silly - he’d never do that.” This afternoon his mouth piece to the media, Karoline Leavitt, was asked if trump also had the authority to tear down the rest of the White House. In “trump speak”? 1/7

Employees of trump cannot give definitive answers that limit his authority. Leavitt said that other Presidents have carried out renovations without prior approval from anyone. Her answer, unless you are a…

Whether X distracts us from Y can be tough. [FN1] X derives strategic value by being so obvious that we cannot see Y. Today there are a lot of X’s, a ton of Y’s & they seem interchangeable. Example: demolition of a big chunk of the White House is in our faces, w/funding > 1/9

detailed, but still opaque, today. [FN2] It’s a crap shoot. Given trump’s failures at running the “house” (i.e., casinos), the outcome bodes ill for us. And then there’s what most people would agree tops…

Pyramids = Egypt. Eiffel Tower = Paris. Washington, DC? The Capitol, Washington Monument and White House are in DC and are our history. Congress established a site for “the District.” It was built from scratch, much of it by slave labor. In 1800, Congress met in an unfinished 1/8

Capitol & John Adams moved into an unfinished White House. [FN2] [FN3] In 1846, work on the Washington Monument began. In 1861, when Southern States seceded, Pres Lincoln [FN4] in the White House and…

How to solve a problem [FN1]:

A) Determine what’s broken; and B) Figure out how to fix it. [FN2]

There are a lot of directions from which people arrive to that “broken” part. [FN3] 1/10

trump holds office in violation of the Constitution in at least two ways:

1) Elections of 2016 & 2024 were hacked for his benefit [FN4]; and

2) trump participated in an insurrection on January 6, 2021. [FN5]

You may believe only one of these points and not the other.…

A person wears a mask either to hide her/his/their identity so as to not get caught, or to attend a costume party. Unless we missed the announcement, no “police state theme” costume party is on any official calendars. That leaves us with “not get caught,” that means ... 1/4

“Escape accountability.” Today’s ICE agents trash homes, bust non-white people who “look” like they’re illegal, and just all around carry out the same types of “patriotic acts” as others in our country who wore…

The Framers of the Constitution created a government that was flawed. The greatest flaw was its protection of slavery. [FN1] As many as 25 of the delegates to the 1787 Philadelphia convention claimed ownership of human beings. [FN2] Only Civil War brought abolition. 1/10

Today millions of people will take to the streets across the United States, and around the globe, in “No Kings” protests as our country is being taken over by authoritarianism. Some stress that “labels” do not win…

Our country is in turmoil. trump exacts revenge against those who displease him. When Nixon tried to do the same thing, he had to quit before he could be impeached and convicted. Next weekend, millions will protest on “No Kings.” Our military leaders are quiet. 1/24

This weekend, we could see events in this country similar to the Berlin Wall falling. This essay attempts to answer three questions:

I. How the hell did we get here?

II. Where the hell is “here”?

III. How the…

Sec’y of Defense Hegseth announced on 10/10/25: “Today we’re signing a letter of acceptance to build a Qatar Emiri Air Force facility at the Mountain Home Airbase in Idaho.” [FN1] A foreign power builds a military base on the soil of another country to use that base militarily, 1/5

something the United States has done frequently. To build a base is different from having planes from another country use one of our bases, such as “Singapore’s air force F-15SG fighter jets” as a different…

1) As reported by Judd Legum at Popular Information, by “Presidential Memorandum” of 10/6/25, trump okayed:

a) building a road 211 miles long through Alaska wilderness to mine “valuable minerals located in the Ambler Mining District”; and

b) U.S. purchase of a 10% stake in Trilogy Metals, a business involved. [FN1] 1/9

2) As Legum notes further: “The entire value of Trilogy Metals”, based in Canada, “is tied to the Ambler Mining District project because it has no other…

Like horses in “Young Frankenstein” that whinny at “Blucher!” maga followers scream when a magaGOP politician hisses “socialism!” No threat exists [FN1], but magaGOP guts public ed [FN2] to foster an ignorance that is an effective tool to manipulate voters. 1/11

maga people can’t define “socialism” [FN3] but they know it is evil, because it just is. Contrast it w/ “capitalism” as “good” though its definition is cold [FN4] but it has warm & fuzzy attributes: “free markets” and…

A cabinet member of the trump administration lies. [FN1] It’s news if his [FN2] lies are about a major part of that department and involves thousands of lives at any given moment is important. Government is “shut down,” but some jobs are considered “essential.” [FN3] 1/9

For 6 hours in the early morning of Oct 6, no air traffic controllers were in Burbank CA’s tower. [FN4] Sec’y of Transportation Sean Duffy’s comments about these personnel, lack of pay & their possible prosecution…

Illinois Gov Pritzker held a press conference this afternoon to announce a lawsuit that Illinois has filed [FN1] to enjoin trump, et al, [FN2] from acts of invasion [FN3] & illegal use of the Nat’l Guard to that end. The Complaint sounds in ten (10) counts. [FN4] 1/10

Parallels exist betw what trump/maga are doing to our Nation & what NSDAP did in 1933 to Germany. There are differences, such as gov’t officials like Gov Pritzker, Illinois A.G. Kwame Raoul, and Chicago Mayor…

Moments of candor [FN1] are as rare in trump’s administration as Nobel laureates educated in home schoolin’. Last week, Howard Litnick, Secretary of Commerce, talked about his former neighbor, Jeffrey Epstein [FN2] whose “suicide” many doubt. [FN3] 1/9

Litnick described Epstein as “the greatest blackmailer ever.” [FN4] I wasn’t surprised by Epstein leveraging recordings of the wealthy, powerful & perverted having sex w/kids & women, whom Epstein trafficked, to get big bucks.…

Several aspects of yesterday’s (9/30/25) “talk” to generals and admirals of the U.S. military by Sec’y of Defense Hegseth [FN1] & trump are troubling. Until the 6-maga core on the Roberts Court [FN2] rubber-stamps trump’s wish, it’s “Department of Defense.” 1/15

Weakness did not prompt the change from “war” to “defense.” The World emerged from a war of Nazi tanks blitzing across Europe as genocide was perpetrated in their wake. In the Pacific, the Empire of Japan conquered lands…

Of several quotes from yesterday, the scariest, from trump was about one of two “N-words” that he cannot use. “We were a little bit threatened by Russia recently, and I sent a submarine, nuclear submarine, the most lethal weapon ever made ... you can’t detect it. There’s no way.... 1/5

We’re 25 years ahead of Russia and China in submarines.” [FN1] That a dumbass like trump has access to nuclear codes makes his current (& illegal) occupancy in the Oval Office quite scary. In times…

That maga world has lost its collective mind [FN1] over the NFL® choice of Bad Bunny for the half-time show at the Super Bowl® is understandable. [FN2] A message can, and must, be sent in the selection of the half-time artist, particularly with trump in office & this year. 1/13

Pro football has been dear to trump’s heart [FN3] for several decades. His success as a pro football franchise owner has been chronicled in film [FN4] and public records. [FN5] The last Super Bowl® took…

October 18 will be another day of “No King” protests that seek to move closer to evicting trump from 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. That the protests are non-violent is: a) made abundantly clear by the organizers; b) morally correct [FN1]; and c) smart. [FN2] 1/6

One thing that should not be overlooked. Events can move rapidly once our efforts to dislodge trump, et al, from power. The Berlin Wall, a cold war fixture for nearly 30 years, fell after an unbelievably short time once protests…