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TAPA # 181 SAVE??? AMERICA ACT
The Save America Act is a desperate attempt by Republicans to stem the political damage caused by Trump. But remember what “America” means to him. He said we shouldn’t worry about rising oil prices because “we make more money.” That “we” refers to those who live off investments, not the majority of Americans who rely on weekly…
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TAPA # 180 WHICH ROAD???
History is replete with examples of bullies who overplay their hand and suffer the consequences. Many of us saw it on the playground as children. David felled a giant with a simple sling. Some may recall Colonel Nathan Jessup in A Few Good Men. A man who abused his authority, ordering Marines to punish a fellow Marine…
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TAPA # 179 THE BULLYING PARADOX
The attached article from The Atlantic is about an old, nasty, ignorant, ingrate neighbor who trash talks everybody and nobody wants to talk to or hang out with anymore. They have ostracized him. Can you blame them? What did he expect? Sadly, he can’t figure out why. Dementia? Stupidity? Narcissistic megalomania? VOTE!!! RESIST!!! & EDUCATE!!! Trump Is…
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TAPA # 178 WHAT A DEAL…???
The attached Robert Reich article provides the detail behind my TAPA #176, “WHAT A DEAL.” The administration, led by “Hillbilly” JD Vance, is quick to cut or freeze funds that save lives while enabling those who profit from death and destruction. It is just one more example of the Trump administration’s irresponsible, devious, and self-serving behavior; filling their coffers…
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TAPA # 177 ‘NOBLESSE OBLIGE’
“Noblesse oblige”: with privilege comes responsibility, is an 1808 French phrase that mirrors Luke 12:48: “To whom much is given, much will be required.” It means that those with wealth and privilege, whose lives are largely removed from the daily struggle for life’s basics (food, clothing, and shelter) have a moral responsibility to help those who do struggle.…
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TAPA # 176 WHAT A DEAL???
Sometimes liars, in their effort to obfuscate and redirect, reveal what they are actually thinking and doing. Trump’s tweet yesterday did just that. Until the Trump Republican war, “old bone spurs” was touting low gas prices. And it was true: low gas prices were good for the average American who lives paycheck to paycheck. They…
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TAPA # 175 BLOODLUST & BLUSTER
Most Americans, and much of the world, do not support the war in Iran. Trump is constantly asked for the rationale, and his answer changes depending on the last thing he heard or thought about. But this is not Trump’s war alone. It is Congress’s war. It is a Republican war; bought and paid for…
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TAPA # 174 THE ROGUES’ GALLERY
Maureen Dowd’s attached opinion piece is simultaneously humorous and sad. The story of Kristi Noem and Corey Lewandowski is a microcosm of Trump World, people in it for themselves, looking for every opportunity to gain power, position, and pleasure at America’s, or anyone else’s, expense; life or death be damned. What ultimately triggered Trump to…
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LET’S HOPE
A friend sent this to me. You don’t have to be religious to grasp the core of the message. There’s little doubt that when the Iran and Trump debacle are over, we will be a different country. Let’s hope we can reclaim the sense of humanity and purpose the founders believed they had enshrined in…
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TAPA # 173 EXISTENTIAL OBLITERATION
Richardson’s Letters from an American frames Trump’s march toward war as a rejection of principle, morality, and constitutional process. She argues that bypassing Congress, substituting one man’s unilateral decision for the deliberative structure the Constitution requires before risking American blood and treasure, is itself a betrayal. When Republicans, who swore an oath to uphold that Constitution, fail…
THE AMERICAN POSEIDON ADVENTURE 