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The lesson is clear, when faced with conflicting orders made by ill trained armed and masked men make the correct choice in an instant - or you can and will be shot dead at point blank range without warning and then be slandered by the highest levels of government within the hour.

We need to acknowledge that Donald Trump won the most racially balanced winning coalition in Presidential history … how can Democrats address the ‘us v. them’ anger felt against ‘elites’ by voters regardless of race. Is it just about language? That those folks feeling like ‘the downstairs help’?

Of the obsessions that are red flags for security clearance investigations (illicit sex, greed, revenge, unhealthy need for approval and praise), Trump lacks only substance abuse. His defects of character are known bases for treachery, treason and poor judgment. Why is this man still in power?

We need to find common ground in embracing freedom AND giving grace. The whole point of abstaining from things I can do but choose not to is to keep my brother or sister from feeling judged and becoming bitter. I’ll try to remember to use a ‘they’ pronoun because I love you, I still think it’s dumb.

Values, whether they be codified in the teachings of Jesus or the bill of rights, are passé. Repentance is passé. The electorate wants ‘straight talk’ but is intolerant of personal sacrifice unless it is tied to a tangible benefit. Attack the lies. Demand maturity and promise truth.

The future is … murky. There is a shift in US power internationally, regardless of the party in power. The worldwide economy is divided between consumer goods and software as service, more and more. There is no safety in autocracy - because the free exchange of ideas is true power.

My wife has said that America is getting the society it’s been choosing for a while. Reality TV snark and stupidity. LOL nothing matters cynicism, now with a sadistic sting. Of course the junior senator from Iowa mocked her own constituents as fools … why wouldn’t she?

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FED WATCH: “.. the dollar has entered a bear market of its own making .. “.. It’s not like the Turkish lira, the pariah example of a currency that spiraled into a crisis when Erdogan replaced the central bank governor. Nonetheless, markets are adding a risk premium to US assets ..”

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republicans are disappearing people under the guise of fighting antisemitism and can’t even pretend to give a fuck when a jewish governor’s house gets firebombed on passover