Everything is not alright. Ignorance is not bliss.

And we know it. We’re coping with it. But not dealing with it. Calling institutionalized racism, bigotry, insanity, fascism “it” will need to end. “It” is up to us all.

He’s gross and grosses everyone out everyday. Today insulting the country “greetings scum” as if he isn’t doing that thing where he’s practicing his ciphers in the mirror. He begins as we are asked never to, “Happy” Memorial Day. He’s why we barely celebrate anything. He’s not taking away our gummies so we’ve a safe harbor?

“You mean you've never heard of a cryptahlajojick technician?” said a Normie upon hearing Grandpa butcher language striking chords even Hegseth can’t ignore. Above today at an official ceremony for the other side of the realm. The ones that fought and died defending constitution. Of all days to get royally pissed, pun unintentional, it’s today.

Original tweet for your inspection…

Biggest problem for the regime is getting anything done while also maintaining the performative veneer for the different groups. Maga, tecbros, legit corporate heads, lawyers and courts, the other oligarchs across the globe. The divisive manner is helping them scatter groups fighting among ourselves. Dysfunction will be the norm. The blank stares are performative rather than pure stupidity.

Vance is the threat he carries in his pocket. Let him flounder and even poop while at the podium, but we don’t want the pope killer in charge he will be worse, we have all leapt the line called shark, or too much like the script of the Godfather, whichever part. BTW, happy unofficial start to summer. Remember when Jaws was the big scary thing.

I used to teach at a spa. We all had to get certification to save lives should things go badly. An exceeding pleasant time at the local fire station. A small group was taught life saving intermediary measures to save a life while waiting for EMS team. First, dial 911. They are the experts to help. They would be there to assist, in 3-4 minutes. Dial 911, then apply the medical help. But but but but but, was the background noise inside my head. What should I do?

We did infants. Tiny little dummy in a diaper, so use two fingers… call 911 first. Then… we did adults, bigger dummy, choking, falling, grabbing their chest… call 911 then… initially, my head hurt but in the end, raising the flag, making the call, asking for help was logically, the only right choice. I had learned what they need me to do. Call the damned number. Get the real help on the way in an ongoing emergency needs the acknowledgement.

We aren’t the real help, are we? We are the drowning ones in the sea waving, no, not waving. Arms frantic, grasping for ropes that don’t appear, unless perhaps, could we be so weak as to need to ask?

Big strong leader of the world is falling. Stumbling. Faltering and isn’t used to asking for anything. Our credit rating was just downgraded. Yes, a big deal. We do it ourselves, thanks. Hat tip. It’s dawning, we are not the cowboy that opened the west, were the one who bought the Marlboro’s. cough cough.

Offered, Timothy Snyder on the topic.

We didn’t want any of this and yet we will blame ourselves and say we must take it. Partially because it’s all the rage to be down on the failed party who did it all wrong and losing before we try agian. I won’t read articles that tear down democrats and the system for how we failed. It began in earnest when the world needed to get democrats to take Biden off the ticket. Failed republicans and the rest of world who does not have the privilege of voting were frightened and shouted their demands. The loudest voices may not have even been American. People are people. We want to be loved. We want to be thought well of by our bot who doesn’t live here with perfect english slang oh you know. Ok, here’s some love. Get that where appropriate.

Not from politicians.

I know how we failed. We failed to put him in jail, to stop him.

Garland? Painful. Our mistakes were in not being aggressive enough. We literally have let ourselves get beaten up while being held down. Our own hand is held. Used against us as a voice whispers,… “quit punching yourself, quit punching yourself.” Any youngest children out there? First graders targeted by a 5th grader? He’s so stupid?

We fight like woke people we are and he punches below the belt. I also won’t listen to the answer that says do the same back, only harder… Ghandi? Mandella? What? We don’t have time for that? No time for peace so hit harder.

“Ask the Germans” is one good idea that Snyder mentions. We need to protect ourselves and our loved ones on the streets when necessary, but a big and not good cope now is in corporate sector that thinks racism and the uncertainty of business in a tariff economy can just be ridden out. Many small business will be destroyed by price increases. I was a mom and pop, the margin for profit is nearly nonexistent when people shop only sales. Corporate has us all trained never to pay full price.

Giving in, is the only way to keep going some think.

Harvard is the golden standard and we aren’t all Harvard and strong with money and history or are we? It won’t be easy and people will be hurt. That’s happening now,…wandering around looking for peace and shelter from the orange tirade.

America, get thy shit together. This is fascism on the doorstep. We will be smarter, we just don’t know how yet.

“Ignorance is bliss,” this dude said. He also said “Knowledge is power.” in 1597. His name, Sir Francis Bacon.

Lastly, must remark on the latest Trump verse, that attempts to hold Putin accountable at least to him, for what he thought Putin told him. A game upended? Not counting on anything except he also spoke on it in an agitated way.

Snyder mentions the myriad of important points ‘in the air’ so to speak. Impossible to know how our history will be written. Let’s grab some pens.

Who’s crazy now? Putin? Trying to duck out of his responsibilities and something just keeps pulling him back in. Did they have agreements and assurances we know nothing of?

We can get serious and do this now, or we can do this later. Here is a great video that show what happened in similar territory, but somewhat down the line.

In 1989, the Romanian leader needed to get gone. Needed an expedited “trial’. It’s the Russian way to capture countries, slowly. And look at the photos of what Romania looked like. In a word, bleak. We should not let ourselves go down this path any longer. It’s the Russian path and why are we letting a tiny twerp like Putin push us around? Russia is so BIG? Eff off now. The US GDP is roughly 14.3 times that of Russia. Is Trump ok with being Putin’s puppet? Hilary, what do you think?

Thanks for being here. I wouldn’t be here without you.

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