A plurality, not a majority.

He may only have been short of the majority by a fraction of a percent, but no sense in giving him any more credit than is due or contributing to the myth of a mandate.

Hurting the wrong people again?

And on the flip side, Russia’s nukes are the reason that aid for Ukraine was only gradually ramped up and came with strings attached, for fear of provoking them. It makes it pretty clear that the world can be divided into those who have nukes and those who don’t.

And that was before Trump started talking with Putin about how best to slice up Ukraine. Oh and also threatening to annex his neighbors. The world looks that much more unstable, and anyone relying on norms, allies or international law for their security will probably want to reconsider that position.

79 million people lose healthcare so that a handful of billionaires don’t have to go from paying virtually no taxes to paying very low taxes.

This would be a disaster. It would cause immense suffering and would ultimately kill a lot of people. Every last member of congress that votes to kill medicaid should be thinking of just how they might have to answer to the people, both at the ballot box and on the street.

It will also make some portion of the would be customers choose to drive by.

Don’t worry, I’m sure his replacement will be even worse.

To all those in Wisconsin, reminder there’s an election coming up that will determine which side controls the state supreme court. If you like policies like this one and also having fair elections, don’t let the Republicans win.

They are claiming to obey courts but are dragging their feet on actually complying with court orders. I don’t think they are going to publicly acknowledge the fact that they are breaking the law and violating the constitution, they’re just going to keep doing whatever they want and keep lying about it being legal.

This executive order exists for that reason, to tell the rest of the executive branch to shut the fuck up about any concerns they have about the legality of what they are being told to do. The president and AG decide what is legal, and if you don’t like it, you can quit. Even if the don’t explicitly state it, functionally, interpretation of and compliance with court orders would fall into that same category of legal questions.

He’s an absolutist. Unfortunately, he means absolutely not.

Creating an environment of corruption, chaos, hate and suffering. Hurting the majority of people economically, and ripping away hope for the future. Cutting programs that safeguard people, and specifically targeting their access to healthcare. And taking away the medications that help people deal with mental illness.

Sounds like a recipe for causing people to become desperate and decide they have nothing to lose.