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There are incompetent because they must be incompetent to be selected by Trump. A competent person would be a principled professional. No person of any principles whatsoever would bow down to Trump and serve his utterly unprincipled kakistocracy.
December 3, 2025 at 9:48 PM
There are incompetent because they must be incompetent to be selected by Trump. A competent person would be a principled professional. No person of any principles whatsoever would bow down to Trump and serve his utterly unprincipled kakistocracy.
Like the emperor with no clothes that he is, as he unravels, Trump's 'id' is being increasingly revealed to the public. Unfortunately, that also means it is being increasingly unleashed with potentially very dark and dangerous consequences for many people and groups.
December 3, 2025 at 8:44 PM
Like the emperor with no clothes that he is, as he unravels, Trump's 'id' is being increasingly revealed to the public. Unfortunately, that also means it is being increasingly unleashed with potentially very dark and dangerous consequences for many people and groups.
The future dangers of AI are far more profound than economics.
December 3, 2025 at 5:23 PM
The future dangers of AI are far more profound than economics.
I wonder if Trump appreciates Hegseth throwing him under the bus? We'll see. Hegseth's usefulness may be waning. He may soon get thrown under the bus by the bus driver.
December 2, 2025 at 9:24 PM
I wonder if Trump appreciates Hegseth throwing him under the bus? We'll see. Hegseth's usefulness may be waning. He may soon get thrown under the bus by the bus driver.
"I rely on Pete." Trump apparently relies on a lot of people he selected. Which is a big problem because in his second term, Trump has deliberately selected only incompetent sociopaths. And many of them seem to be directed by not-so-incompetent self-interested sociopaths hiding behind the curtain.
December 2, 2025 at 9:16 PM
"I rely on Pete." Trump apparently relies on a lot of people he selected. Which is a big problem because in his second term, Trump has deliberately selected only incompetent sociopaths. And many of them seem to be directed by not-so-incompetent self-interested sociopaths hiding behind the curtain.
Trump is bored by the useless, cowardly sycophants around him. But his enormous ego is addicted to their phony and constant flattery. This stuff is so unbelievably absurd I'm sure it will become the basis for many novels and plays in the future. Like a Shakespearian tragedy, only much more stupid.
December 2, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Trump is bored by the useless, cowardly sycophants around him. But his enormous ego is addicted to their phony and constant flattery. This stuff is so unbelievably absurd I'm sure it will become the basis for many novels and plays in the future. Like a Shakespearian tragedy, only much more stupid.
What makes it especially absurd is how transparently absurd it all is. It's not even subtle. These cowardly MAGA sycophants are paraded out in front of the cameras to ritualistically humiliate themselves to the glee of an egomaniacal tyrant. An embarrassment for everyone and the image of America.
December 2, 2025 at 8:51 PM
What makes it especially absurd is how transparently absurd it all is. It's not even subtle. These cowardly MAGA sycophants are paraded out in front of the cameras to ritualistically humiliate themselves to the glee of an egomaniacal tyrant. An embarrassment for everyone and the image of America.
We are entering 'boy who cried wolf' territory where Trump's credibility will start to unravel. The more desperate and paranoid (and maybe senile) he becomes, the more absurdly obvious will become his wild attempts to deflect attention onto scapegoats and political enemies. But who's gonna buy it?
December 2, 2025 at 4:49 AM
We are entering 'boy who cried wolf' territory where Trump's credibility will start to unravel. The more desperate and paranoid (and maybe senile) he becomes, the more absurdly obvious will become his wild attempts to deflect attention onto scapegoats and political enemies. But who's gonna buy it?
I think it is goes beyond doubt, beyond any question at this point that the current Trump administration is the most evil government in American history. At least the slave state governments could argue that their evil (slavery) was the norm in their history and was legal. Neither works for Trump.
December 1, 2025 at 8:46 PM
I think it is goes beyond doubt, beyond any question at this point that the current Trump administration is the most evil government in American history. At least the slave state governments could argue that their evil (slavery) was the norm in their history and was legal. Neither works for Trump.
It is always very telling what the price is that a person, usually indirectly, puts on their own soul. It is even more interesting what price the political, social and cultural elites put on the souls of their own institutions. Very telling of where we are as a civilization. Faust must be intrigued.
December 1, 2025 at 7:41 PM
It is always very telling what the price is that a person, usually indirectly, puts on their own soul. It is even more interesting what price the political, social and cultural elites put on the souls of their own institutions. Very telling of where we are as a civilization. Faust must be intrigued.
Money exchange is a substitute voting system. Fascists can have more control over the supply side of an economy than the demand side. Buy as you would vote.
November 30, 2025 at 10:57 PM
Money exchange is a substitute voting system. Fascists can have more control over the supply side of an economy than the demand side. Buy as you would vote.
"Most young people are worried about the impact AI will have." What is not being emphasized enough is the impact AI and digital culture in general will have on our humanity, on our mind, conscience and soul. Unless we soon master AI, it will master us. And it is soulless and nihilistic.
November 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
"Most young people are worried about the impact AI will have." What is not being emphasized enough is the impact AI and digital culture in general will have on our humanity, on our mind, conscience and soul. Unless we soon master AI, it will master us. And it is soulless and nihilistic.
"To work for Trump, is to lie for Trump." It's worse than that. As James Comey pointed out, to be around Trump is to have your soul eaten, one bite at a time. You become a pathological liar like him. That he has created millions of pathological liars is one of the most pernicious legacies of Trump.
November 30, 2025 at 10:23 PM
"To work for Trump, is to lie for Trump." It's worse than that. As James Comey pointed out, to be around Trump is to have your soul eaten, one bite at a time. You become a pathological liar like him. That he has created millions of pathological liars is one of the most pernicious legacies of Trump.
"Trump and Hegseth are not serious people." They are not serious adults, but they do present serious dangers. America collectively must figure out how to get back to a political and social culture that respects serious adults. That will be difficult in America's current anti-adult culture.
November 30, 2025 at 6:43 PM
"Trump and Hegseth are not serious people." They are not serious adults, but they do present serious dangers. America collectively must figure out how to get back to a political and social culture that respects serious adults. That will be difficult in America's current anti-adult culture.
If America gets through this dark chapter, future generations will look back on the Trump era with utter disbelief at the brazen hypocrisy, grift and corruption. They may just try to erase its memory like a bad dream. Given the Orwellian direction of society, it will be easy to digitally erase it.
November 30, 2025 at 5:20 PM
If America gets through this dark chapter, future generations will look back on the Trump era with utter disbelief at the brazen hypocrisy, grift and corruption. They may just try to erase its memory like a bad dream. Given the Orwellian direction of society, it will be easy to digitally erase it.
Long term harms go beyond politics. It is impossible to imagine anyone in American history who has had a more profoundly harmful effect on the moral fabric of America than Trump. The bar has been lowered, maybe forever, for what is normal in terms of lying, cheating, grift, cruelty and corruption.
November 30, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Long term harms go beyond politics. It is impossible to imagine anyone in American history who has had a more profoundly harmful effect on the moral fabric of America than Trump. The bar has been lowered, maybe forever, for what is normal in terms of lying, cheating, grift, cruelty and corruption.
The more paranoid he becomes, whether from fear of losing power or facing accountability, the more he will seek scapegoats. Because he is getting senile, it is only going to get worse. Because Republicans are largely useless, the 2026 elections may be the best hope to stem the harms he is causing.
November 30, 2025 at 6:36 AM
The more paranoid he becomes, whether from fear of losing power or facing accountability, the more he will seek scapegoats. Because he is getting senile, it is only going to get worse. Because Republicans are largely useless, the 2026 elections may be the best hope to stem the harms he is causing.
In the Trump era, anyone with a functioning conscience is essentially a 'liberal'.
November 30, 2025 at 4:18 AM
In the Trump era, anyone with a functioning conscience is essentially a 'liberal'.
Another narcissistic man-child play-acting at a role adults once had. Call me old fashioned, but I'm starting to feel nostalgic for adults in charge.
November 30, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Another narcissistic man-child play-acting at a role adults once had. Call me old fashioned, but I'm starting to feel nostalgic for adults in charge.
America has been exceptional in some ways, sometimes, but that may be over. To renew the story, America will need exceptional new leaders who emphasize principles over self-interest and character over egoism. In short, leaders who listen again to America's better angels instead of its inner demons.
November 29, 2025 at 10:18 PM
America has been exceptional in some ways, sometimes, but that may be over. To renew the story, America will need exceptional new leaders who emphasize principles over self-interest and character over egoism. In short, leaders who listen again to America's better angels instead of its inner demons.
Comey said Trump eats your soul one little bite at a time. That seems to be the effect of money values as well. If you spend too much time worshipping at the altar of money values, however well intentioned, they will eat your soul.
November 27, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Comey said Trump eats your soul one little bite at a time. That seems to be the effect of money values as well. If you spend too much time worshipping at the altar of money values, however well intentioned, they will eat your soul.
Humans became what they are on this planet by their own efforts and their own intelligence. By what logic is it a good idea to replace most human effort by robots and most human intelligence by computers? For what? For who? We simply must soon confront the perverse logic of our perilous situation.
November 27, 2025 at 4:44 AM
Humans became what they are on this planet by their own efforts and their own intelligence. By what logic is it a good idea to replace most human effort by robots and most human intelligence by computers? For what? For who? We simply must soon confront the perverse logic of our perilous situation.
He is basically just rubbing into everyone's face that he is all-powerful and can do whatever he wants, no matter how absurd, and absolutely no one can or will stop him.
November 26, 2025 at 11:49 PM
He is basically just rubbing into everyone's face that he is all-powerful and can do whatever he wants, no matter how absurd, and absolutely no one can or will stop him.
Trump's fragile inner child is throwing more and more temper tantrums against anyone that frustrates or threatens it. As he ages, that fragile inner child will become more dominant and demanding. He will regress from being a man-child to just being a child. An angry child with the nuclear codes.
November 26, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Trump's fragile inner child is throwing more and more temper tantrums against anyone that frustrates or threatens it. As he ages, that fragile inner child will become more dominant and demanding. He will regress from being a man-child to just being a child. An angry child with the nuclear codes.
This is so typical of how the unprincipled right-wing mind works. It suppresses any recognition of the morality of what it politically supports UNTIL it starts to directly them or their family. Only then does a light bulb turn on in their mind and conscience.
November 26, 2025 at 2:28 AM
This is so typical of how the unprincipled right-wing mind works. It suppresses any recognition of the morality of what it politically supports UNTIL it starts to directly them or their family. Only then does a light bulb turn on in their mind and conscience.