The fear of a return of His Malignancy The Mad King to the White House grows by day in this election year of 2024. I awoke (yes, awoke) this morning with it on my mind. Last night we were watching "When Hitler Stole Pink Rabbit" which may account for this morning's musings. Fleeing home from fascism has been dramatized countless times but it has, for the most part, been focused on the Holocaust. Often, escape from Germany and fascism in the mid-20th century is the setting. The tragic loss of home and hearth and all that it encompasses is, of course, an ancient tale that never seems to end.
Enter His Malignancy and the hordes of sociopathic followers in this, the 21st century. What are the chances they will actually come into power, overcome The Mad King's multiple indictments and have their seditious Brownshirts released from prison in the wake of the January 6 attack on the Capitol? We like to think those chances are slim. That said, shouldn't we "Be prepared", like the scout's motto says? What preparations should we consider? Is it as simple as fight or flight? What will you do?
"The years teach much which the days never know."-
- Ralph Waldo Emerson
In many cultures around the world, cultures far older than what we have here in the United States, elders are held in high regard. Their experience and knowledge serve to guide those less experienced as they grow into their roles as leaders and teachers. It seems our fashionable youth oriented culture in the U.S. missed the memo. Worse, our mainstream media with its tendency toward constant replay goes along to get along, thus reinforcing youth culture's failure to grasp what ancient cultures knew all along.
The more progressive or thoughtful among us, while quick to point out racism, sexism or other gender inequalities, appear to have overlooked ageism as another form of oppression. During the current presidential cycle, most likely between two older men, issues of age related capabilities have arisen in the media and elsewhere focusing mostly on the slightly older but more articulate candidate, President Joe Biden. The President has had his share of memory lapses and gaffs in his speeches and comments, but his opponent has gone far beyond mere forgetfulness into outright incoherence. The media, for the most part, has chosen to focus on the few years older President rather than an opponent who acts unhinged. It's called ageism and it threatens the future of our democratic republic.
My advice to the mainstream media is to immediately balance the scales before history condemns them for contributing to the end of the Republic because that is what the other candidate has called for.
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Went to the dump today
Dump Master agreed
We're all on a bad trip
It's so unreal she said
Maybe it's not reality
Maybe it's a Bad Trip
and we are all on it
All of us
The former reality TV game show host and crime family boss, Donald Trump, has announced to the world that his Palm Beach resort, Mar-a-Lago, has been raided by the FBI. This is a developing story and little is known beyond the basic facts that a search warrant was served, although it is unclear which of the currently open investigations it refers to.
Unsurprisingly, Trump has issued a frantically deranged statement that is filled with hostility and unrelated nonsense. For the record, it is posted here:
"These are dark times for our Nation, as my beautiful home, Mar-A-Lago in Palm Beach, Florida, is currently under siege, raided, and occupied by a large group of FBI agents. Nothing like this has ever happened to a President of the United States before. After working and cooperating with the relevant Government agencies, this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate. It is prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats who desperately don’t want me to run for President in 2024, especially based on recent polls, and who will likewise do anything to stop Republicans and Conservatives in the upcoming Midterm Elections. Such an assault could only take place in broken, Third-World Countries. Sadly, America has now become one of those Countries, corrupt at a level not seen before. They even broke into my safe! What is the difference between this and Watergate, where operatives broke into the Democrat National Committee? Here, in reverse, Democrats broke into the home of the 45th President of the United States.
"The political persecution of President Donald J. Trump has been going on for years, with the now fully debunked Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax #2, and so much more, it just never ends. It is political targeting at the highest level!
"Hillary Clinton was allowed to delete and acid wash 33,000 E-mails AFTER they were subpoenaed by Congress. Absolutely nothing has happened to hold her accountable. She even took antique furniture, and other items from the White House.
"I stood up to America’s bureaucratic corruption, I restored power to the people, and truly delivered for our Country, like we have never seen before. The establishment hated it. Now, as they watch my endorsed candidates win big victories, and see my dominance in all polls, they are trying to stop me, and the Republican Party, once more. The lawlessness, political persecution, and Witch Hunt must be exposed and stopped.
"I will continue to fight for the Great American People!"
Among the bizarre assertions in Trump's rant about "dark times for our Nation" are that...
His "beautiful home" is "currently under siege."
Actually, it the subject of a lawful search that had to be approved by a judge and officials at the highest levels of the Department of Justice.
He claims to have been "cooperating with the relevant Government agencies."
In fact, he has obstructed the investigations at every turn. He even falsely claimed to have executive privilege that prohibited himself and numerous associates from having to testify.
He claimed that "this unannounced raid on my home was not necessary or appropriate."
Obviously law enforcement disagreed as to whether it was necessary or appropriate. And given the fact that he is known to have destroyed evidence by shredding and flushing it down toilets, and even taking classified materials from the White House to Mar-a-Lago, the necessity of the raid is fully justified.
His accusations that the raid was "prosecutorial misconduct, the weaponization of the Justice System, and an attack by Radical Left Democrats..."
...is utterly unfounded. He offers nothing to support his wild charges. And it should be noted that the current FBI director is a Trump appointee.
He whines that "Sadly, America has now become one one of those [Third-World] Countries."
This is only true to the extent that his efforts to undermine our elections and overthrow government contribute to that claim.
He asks "What is the difference between this and Watergate?"
Well, the illegal Watergate break-in was conducted by criminals working for a rogue White House operation. This lawful raid was conducted by law enforcement professionals under the supervision of the FBI and Justice Department.
Trump repeated his obsessive rants about "Russia, Russia, Russia Scam, Impeachment Hoax #1, Impeachment Hoax #2"
These are wholly unrelated deflections that have nothing to do with this current activity. But it is part of his routine script of robo-outrage.
He also unleashed on Hillary Clinton, who he said "was allowed to delete and acid wash 33,000 E-mails."
These are more false charges that Trump regularly dredges up. Clinton actually testified under oath for eleven hours, something that Trump is too cowardly to do.
Trump closed by exalting himself as the people's champion who is now being persecuted for his divine virtue. And he throws in an obligatory reference to it all being a "Witch Hunt." But the bottom line is that the entirety of this statement is just more proof that he is scared witless and pulling out all the stops to enrage his potentially violent cult followers. Hopefully he will not succeed in inciting more riots and harming more law enforcement officers and other citizens.
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The next J6 Commission Hearing will be July 26, 8pm eastern
Back when His Malignancy first took the throne this writer began a Facebook page under the title "Devolution Days" simply because it seemed that way. That effort ran on Facebook for all the surreal four years of The Mad King's presidency and on into the turmoil of the post-election and opening days of the Biden presidency. At some point in the new year of 2022 the powers that be on Facebook warned me about re-posting a brief comic video of a young woman hijacking a Russian Armored Personnel Vehicle on the grounds another FB poster had complained about the woman's reported ethnicity? I disregarded the warning due to its ridiculousness on face not realizing the consequences. Before too long I was then given a month's suspension that has now apparently morphed into complete banishment. If you are unfamiliar with FB's structure let me just say there are no humans there with which to have a dialogue or plead one's case, it is entirely automated and very much like a twisted work of Kafka. If you are familiar with FB I need say no more. So it is that I begin this effort here.
Devolution Days was mostly a space containing reposted news stories focused on His Malignancy's bizarre statements and behavior, as well as his basic inhumanity and sociopathic proclivities. Sometimes I would post a poem of my own or some sort of commentary but for the most part I let whatever news story concerning His Malignancy or his minions speak for itself with some pithy introduction of my own to set the stage. All that is gone now due to my banishment but I intend to continue on here now until the man and his enablers are safely put away. I hope you will find Devolution Days appropriately gobsmacking.
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