I am in tears more often than I want to be. I have children; I *teach* children. The sadism of an administration that would crow about something like this...I feel broken, and I know that I will never be proud to be an American again, even if we were to suddenly become a utopia. I am broken.

If you ever happen to find yourself part of a hostile occupation force that invents rules and then punishes the "insurrectionists" who break these rules--my guy, you're doing a Nazism.

If horrors weren't rampant across the country, it would almost be entertaining to watch his minions do a banshee screech every time a news anchor questions their fictional reality.

If Americans cosplaying as brownshirts weren't actually killing people in his name, it would ALMOST be funny. Almost.

There's such a childlike credulity to it all, as though his administration were hired to get on the news and insist that Walter White is a real guy, and that Breaking Bad is a documentary. Not because they believe it, but because their patron is a child who won a contest where they have to pretend.

Definitely a study in the "stop, or I'll say 'stop' again" school of governance.

Fr, the American Evil Empire era is headed by the most embarrassing leaders and henchmen I've ever seen. Stephen Miller looking like Ozempic Nosferatu, trying for the aura of a man who has at least googled weightlifting at some point. Ben Shapiro getting his eyebrows extra angried for TV. Galling.

And a Tower of Babel reference, too!

4. It is acceptable to say we light a menorah on Chanuka, as the song asserts. Generally,

5. Hebrew-speaking Jews call it a "chanukkiah," but will understand what you mean. So, to summarize:

6. Almost all/Some/Many Jews light a Menorah/chanukkiah/מנורה on (Ch)(Kh)(H)anu(k)ka(h). Hope this helps.