It’s hard to know what to make of this.  Of course there are honest Christian missionaries who are 100% sincere in their commitments to feeding hungry children, keeping violent criminals off the streets, etc.  Apparently, Rev. Gabriel Salguero is one of them.

Yet it seems plain that, for every Salguero, there are thousands of MAGA Christian evangelicals that are joined at the hip to Trump for his white nationalism, absolute gun rights, homophobia, and appetite for punishing already marginalized populations.

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Earlier this week, gasoline prices out here in Central California took a one-day jump of $0.14, the largest single-day hike in memory. Today, another $0.12, for a total of $0.26 or a 6.5% increase in three days.

Not sure exactly what this means, but it doesn’t look promising for the working class Americans who re-elected Trump and who live paycheck-to-paycheck. Egg prices are high, but people can substitute dozens of different foodstuffs.  Won’t be as easy to substitute other fuels for gas and diesel.

The lower part of me says these idiots got exactly what they deserved, but the better part of me says I’m sorry that my country couldn’t have done a better job.

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If we didn’t see it in his first term in office, we learned following his loss in 2020 that Trump is just as happy breaking the law as he is complying with it.

The woman at left seems to think that Trump actually cares about a legal way to accomplish his goals.  Sorry, lady, but I have bad news for you.

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With virtually every passing day we learn about a new way that Trump voters and supporters hurt themselves.  Here’s one I didn’t see coming.

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Though 92% of EV drivers would not consider going back to internal combustion engines, one finds frustrated people from time to time.

 

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Are Trump and Musk looking for and eliminating waste, or for spending that runs counter to their agenda?

 

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“Is “twisted” a good word for this, or is it too mild?

We’re talking about deliberating making our country more ignorant, more likely to elect a fascist dictator, and less capable of competing on the world stage.

Maybe “evil” is better.

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You and I may agree with the author of the meme here, but the typical Trump supporter is delighted that their leader has released 1500 cop-beaters from prison and is threatening to invade our allies.

I often ask Trump supporters if they see any gray area, i.e., if the president has done anything that is in any way morally questionable in their view.  I’ve never gotten a yes answer, regardless of how outrageous the latest news is.

Of course, some of these people are typical MAGA idiots, but some are highly educated and extremely well-read.  That’s how strong the pull is here.

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Until quite recently, the United States was an honorable country.

In particular, our presidents weren’t criminal bullies.

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People speculate that Trump’s plan is to bombard the country and the rest of the world with enough outrageous stupidity that some of it sticks, and that it really doesn’t matter which part.

Re: the meme here, Trump is a convicted felon, and Netanyahu could be arrested any day by the International Criminal Court on numerous crimes against humanity.  But here at home, Americans are worrying about Canada, Greenland, the Panama Canal, the destruction of American education, and climate change.

Where exactly should we be focusing our attention? It’s over here …. Oh wait.