1) On the College Republicans story — where is AIPAC? They spent $13.7 million in Illinois primaries to protect their influence inside the Republican party. But confronting a Holocaust denier in a leadership role would mean confronting the people they need. So they look away. That tells you everything about what AIPAC is actually protecting.
2) The immigrant truck driver story is being framed as an immigration story. But I wonder if it's actually an automation story? Self driving semis aren't coming — they're here. Removing 200,000 immigrant drivers now is a convenient way to thin the herd before the robots arrive. No union to fight back. And the immigrants get blamed for a disruption that was always coming.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. I’ve been thinking a lot about the automation piece of the truck driver story and what this means going forward. It’s definitely something to follow.
You could see this all coming when Reagan was elected. The conservatives were biding their time, giving ground on the social agenda while playing the long game, increasing their control of the economy, and preparing for everything that the article describes. We could see it, we talked about it, but we couldn't make it stop.
Now here we are on the cusp of becoming a police state that is acting a role similar to the Axis of WW2. Cuba will be the tipping point in my mind. I fear that we will take military action against Cuba, and when that happens, I will be certain that we have crossed over the line, and that the Department of War is living up to its name.
It started with Archangel Reagan, catering to the wealthy with his tax cuts; slashing social svcs to “try” to pay for it; ignoring AIDS and more 1%er policies.
THAT is where the GOP decline began.
Then Newt and the Family Values charade, Evangelical Christianity, W, Palin, Pence and a host of other truly vapid ppl propped up by insipid soundbites and their faux Christianity. Trump was inevitable
But nothing turbo charged their decline like Fox News in ‘96.
As with everything in this Administration they act in haste, repent at leisure. Erasing semi-truck drivers will come back to haunt them. They forget who moves goods across the country. They are not murderers and rapists. They are hard working people paying taxes.
I have 2 questions: Has anyone checked on who is working at Mar-a-Lago? My next more dire question-Olivia, do you feel Trump will cancel mid-terms as a result of our “excursion” otherwise known as WAR in Iran? This is frightening. The country is overwhelmingly not happy. Trump doesn’t like to lose. And it looks like a gigantic loss is coming his way.
Well that’s their only card to play. So they will, without question go all in on it
Question is - how successful will it be?
J6 was a haphazard, slapdash, seat of the pants thing, cooked up over cocktails and only a few weeks. This time around it’ll be years in the making and they’ve got the DoJ, the FBI and the SC in their stable to make it happen.
Well done, my dear. You’ve lived this. I trust your experience and agree with your viewpoints.
These college kids (mostly male) scare the dooky out of me. I mean, their brains literally are not fully developed yet!! How can they possibly have any real idea what TF the consequences of their behaviors/words could be??
They need to be put in “time out.”
Sweet baby Jesus!
And, there’s zero need to apologize for an earworm being used for good. It’s making me smile. ☺️
Damn so good. Some of your best work. I never buy into that antifah stuff they try to say. That’s bullshit. Bondi doing that is just distracting. There’s nothing terroristic about them. They try to help people. So sad about the war in Iran and how you paint that and describe that. People don’t do that. The people who are actually there what they have to go through. Just terrible. And you are an expert at this so that’s your lane. Security. I trust what you say. Thank you.
Thank you for your clear and focused writing about the issues that are most concerning, as we continue to slide into autocracy…if we are not there already. The non-profit attacks scare me as they provide infrastructure for the grassroots actions pushing back against the regime. Looking forward to No Kings 3 in March 28, and I’m calling my senators to vote NO on the voter suppression SAVE Act being debated right now, as well as NO more funding for the illegal war!
My local NBC affiliate was part of this merger. Law suits have already been filed. As of now, all I know is MY favorite station will be consolidated with the local Fox affiliate. I’M NOT HAPPY with these smash and grab tactics that are going through. Do the billionaires want to covet EVERYTHING? Sorry for the yelling.
Who are the parents responsible for raising these "men"? I mean, all these robotic, identically thought programmed thousands of men? Have they no single original thought to call their own? Are they required to buy into every vicious cliché? Do they ever ask themselves "WHY" they believe all this crap? I suspect not.
So I ask once again, who are the parents responsible for raising these "men"? Because this is not 1984. This is Brave New World.
I'm a little late for coffee at this point. I had a long rehearsal. this AM. And today I actually pondered on whether what my Symphony Chorus is rehearsing will actually be allowed if the thought police gain the power they desire. You know, planets existing for millions of years and the like....I wonder...Thanks as always for keeping us informed with truth, and consequence!
Hello I believe I upgraded to paid but am not receiving the benefits how do I check?? I appreciate your insights and clarity in defining the issues and giving us resources to do more investigating.
Re. 200,000 truck drivers set to lose their licenses, this is another terrible consequence of our government’s failure to provide a path to citizenship for law-abiding tax-paying immigrants who contribute to society. What is the plan to replace the drivers?
A couple of things jumped out at me Olivia:
1) On the College Republicans story — where is AIPAC? They spent $13.7 million in Illinois primaries to protect their influence inside the Republican party. But confronting a Holocaust denier in a leadership role would mean confronting the people they need. So they look away. That tells you everything about what AIPAC is actually protecting.
2) The immigrant truck driver story is being framed as an immigration story. But I wonder if it's actually an automation story? Self driving semis aren't coming — they're here. Removing 200,000 immigrant drivers now is a convenient way to thin the herd before the robots arrive. No union to fight back. And the immigrants get blamed for a disruption that was always coming.
Thank you for your thoughtful comments. I’ve been thinking a lot about the automation piece of the truck driver story and what this means going forward. It’s definitely something to follow.
I love your Saturday morning Covfefe. I learn so much from it!
As a Gen Xer, I am thrilled to hear that Jenny’s number is being used to help people affected by Cancer.
Thank you for sharing.
You could see this all coming when Reagan was elected. The conservatives were biding their time, giving ground on the social agenda while playing the long game, increasing their control of the economy, and preparing for everything that the article describes. We could see it, we talked about it, but we couldn't make it stop.
Now here we are on the cusp of becoming a police state that is acting a role similar to the Axis of WW2. Cuba will be the tipping point in my mind. I fear that we will take military action against Cuba, and when that happens, I will be certain that we have crossed over the line, and that the Department of War is living up to its name.
Thank you
I’ve been saying this for years.
It started with Archangel Reagan, catering to the wealthy with his tax cuts; slashing social svcs to “try” to pay for it; ignoring AIDS and more 1%er policies.
THAT is where the GOP decline began.
Then Newt and the Family Values charade, Evangelical Christianity, W, Palin, Pence and a host of other truly vapid ppl propped up by insipid soundbites and their faux Christianity. Trump was inevitable
But nothing turbo charged their decline like Fox News in ‘96.
How in the world is this ever reversed?
Appreciate the citations! Others don't bother and that is harming their message.
As with everything in this Administration they act in haste, repent at leisure. Erasing semi-truck drivers will come back to haunt them. They forget who moves goods across the country. They are not murderers and rapists. They are hard working people paying taxes.
I have 2 questions: Has anyone checked on who is working at Mar-a-Lago? My next more dire question-Olivia, do you feel Trump will cancel mid-terms as a result of our “excursion” otherwise known as WAR in Iran? This is frightening. The country is overwhelmingly not happy. Trump doesn’t like to lose. And it looks like a gigantic loss is coming his way.
Not Olivia, but …
They definitely have a plan to steal the mid terms, and/or cancel them and it’s years in the making.
But that’s not the same as saying that will happen.
I kinda doubt they pull it off.
Truly praying they don’t interfere with what looks to be a monumental loss for them.
Well that’s their only card to play. So they will, without question go all in on it
Question is - how successful will it be?
J6 was a haphazard, slapdash, seat of the pants thing, cooked up over cocktails and only a few weeks. This time around it’ll be years in the making and they’ve got the DoJ, the FBI and the SC in their stable to make it happen.
We haveSchumer and Jeffries
Sigh ….
I can't think of any times they've repented.
Good point. Act in haste while the rest of us suffer.
Well done, my dear. You’ve lived this. I trust your experience and agree with your viewpoints.
These college kids (mostly male) scare the dooky out of me. I mean, their brains literally are not fully developed yet!! How can they possibly have any real idea what TF the consequences of their behaviors/words could be??
They need to be put in “time out.”
Sweet baby Jesus!
And, there’s zero need to apologize for an earworm being used for good. It’s making me smile. ☺️
Damn so good. Some of your best work. I never buy into that antifah stuff they try to say. That’s bullshit. Bondi doing that is just distracting. There’s nothing terroristic about them. They try to help people. So sad about the war in Iran and how you paint that and describe that. People don’t do that. The people who are actually there what they have to go through. Just terrible. And you are an expert at this so that’s your lane. Security. I trust what you say. Thank you.
Thank you for your clear and focused writing about the issues that are most concerning, as we continue to slide into autocracy…if we are not there already. The non-profit attacks scare me as they provide infrastructure for the grassroots actions pushing back against the regime. Looking forward to No Kings 3 in March 28, and I’m calling my senators to vote NO on the voter suppression SAVE Act being debated right now, as well as NO more funding for the illegal war!
Hard at work in the situation room at his country club.
My local NBC affiliate was part of this merger. Law suits have already been filed. As of now, all I know is MY favorite station will be consolidated with the local Fox affiliate. I’M NOT HAPPY with these smash and grab tactics that are going through. Do the billionaires want to covet EVERYTHING? Sorry for the yelling.
Thank you so much.
Who are the parents responsible for raising these "men"? I mean, all these robotic, identically thought programmed thousands of men? Have they no single original thought to call their own? Are they required to buy into every vicious cliché? Do they ever ask themselves "WHY" they believe all this crap? I suspect not.
So I ask once again, who are the parents responsible for raising these "men"? Because this is not 1984. This is Brave New World.
And Donald J. Trump CELEBRATES a fine man's death! How could anyone find that acceptable? The man is an abomination.
I'm a little late for coffee at this point. I had a long rehearsal. this AM. And today I actually pondered on whether what my Symphony Chorus is rehearsing will actually be allowed if the thought police gain the power they desire. You know, planets existing for millions of years and the like....I wonder...Thanks as always for keeping us informed with truth, and consequence!
Hello I believe I upgraded to paid but am not receiving the benefits how do I check?? I appreciate your insights and clarity in defining the issues and giving us resources to do more investigating.
Re. 200,000 truck drivers set to lose their licenses, this is another terrible consequence of our government’s failure to provide a path to citizenship for law-abiding tax-paying immigrants who contribute to society. What is the plan to replace the drivers?