“ … bread and circuses to stare at while he’s stabbing you in the back,” brilliantly said; that’s it in a nutshell. We need you to make sense of the statistics and motives. Will keep your phrases in my pocket so that when I’m asked, I don’t have to talk in circles.
Well said Anand. I’ve heard several Democratic leaders say that their strategy now is to let the Republicans get things done their way since they have the majority they’ve longed for but at the expense of the American people and Democracy?! The silence of a visible and valiant COUNTERFORCE not RESISTANCE is deafening.
I’m a leadership coach focused on teaching individuals and organizations to prioritize the common good over narrow self-interest, leveraging the political will to do Good that enables us to lead with vision, conviction to overcome all obstacles, and integrity that inspires others’ commitment to the cause.
We need more leaders like this and I’m willing to do my part because WE the people cannot sit idly by while chaos and confusion undermine and silence the best of who we are!
Yes, outright theft by those who were at the regime’s ceremony, aka “inauguration. But this “win” was possible only by the brazen and succsessful efforts of the trumpists to disenfranchise millions of non-white people. Greg Palast has investigated in depth this disenfranchisement in the swing states: had all votes been cast and counted, the trumpists would have been overwhelmingly defeated.
After a restless sleep, I woke up this morning with the tune "Puff, the Magic Dragon" running through my head, and these words: "Trump, the fascist dragon, lived and ruled one day. He tried to take this land away, our land called USA" It's up to us American citizens to make sure that doesn't happen. Resistance can start in many ways, even in song.
A 2024 post election survey by More in Common reports that 93% of Americans, Democrats and Republicans believe we need solutions to our immigration problems. Effective, durable solutions must be rooted in a compassionate and humanitarian understanding, where truth and facts, not narratives of hate-filled rhetoric drive bipartisan coordinated federal policies that recognize the failings of an antiquated immigration system. Wrecking current successful programs is akin to throwing the baby out with the bath water. That never has a good outcome. It certainly will not result in updated policies.
Thank you thank you thank you for your attention to these issues, for your caring, for your well- toned outrage, for your insights and tireless pursuit of the awful truths of this time.
DJT is a failed incompetent dictator. He has neither beliefs nor principals. His god is the dollar and his only prayer is how much he can get of it. He leaves the thinking to people like the architect of the 2025 project, Stephen Miller, Kash Patel etc. in a truly meritocratic society, they would have been begging for attention, not given positions of responsibility. Unfortunately, the Democrats are trying to match them in utter incompetency.
Watching "Morning Joe" (or even reading this piece) is no longer an option since they made the pilgrimage to Florida to kiss Trump's "ring'. They are hypocrites.
Anand, thank you for your insight and willingness to try to educate the public about our fate that many of us did not choose, but are having to live with. I catch myself holding my breath and bracing for what’s happening and what else is to come. But I want to do something, to push back however I can. You are a light in the darkness.
Your capacity of explaining complex issues its refreshing a treasure reading your stories. I think you are one of a handful of special individuals thank you :)
Look to the courts. Also, given time one of two things will happen as people begin to see and feel the import of these extra legal raids--in terms of humanity AND their own pocketbooks when the price of many everyday staples goes through the roof. People will either rise up and organize to stop these predations or they will cower in solitude at home while the raiders continue to raid us all.
“ … bread and circuses to stare at while he’s stabbing you in the back,” brilliantly said; that’s it in a nutshell. We need you to make sense of the statistics and motives. Will keep your phrases in my pocket so that when I’m asked, I don’t have to talk in circles.
Well said Anand. I’ve heard several Democratic leaders say that their strategy now is to let the Republicans get things done their way since they have the majority they’ve longed for but at the expense of the American people and Democracy?! The silence of a visible and valiant COUNTERFORCE not RESISTANCE is deafening.
I’m a leadership coach focused on teaching individuals and organizations to prioritize the common good over narrow self-interest, leveraging the political will to do Good that enables us to lead with vision, conviction to overcome all obstacles, and integrity that inspires others’ commitment to the cause.
We need more leaders like this and I’m willing to do my part because WE the people cannot sit idly by while chaos and confusion undermine and silence the best of who we are!
Yes, outright theft by those who were at the regime’s ceremony, aka “inauguration. But this “win” was possible only by the brazen and succsessful efforts of the trumpists to disenfranchise millions of non-white people. Greg Palast has investigated in depth this disenfranchisement in the swing states: had all votes been cast and counted, the trumpists would have been overwhelmingly defeated.
Let's not forget that trump and his minions are also moving to disenfranchise women!
After a restless sleep, I woke up this morning with the tune "Puff, the Magic Dragon" running through my head, and these words: "Trump, the fascist dragon, lived and ruled one day. He tried to take this land away, our land called USA" It's up to us American citizens to make sure that doesn't happen. Resistance can start in many ways, even in song.
A 2024 post election survey by More in Common reports that 93% of Americans, Democrats and Republicans believe we need solutions to our immigration problems. Effective, durable solutions must be rooted in a compassionate and humanitarian understanding, where truth and facts, not narratives of hate-filled rhetoric drive bipartisan coordinated federal policies that recognize the failings of an antiquated immigration system. Wrecking current successful programs is akin to throwing the baby out with the bath water. That never has a good outcome. It certainly will not result in updated policies.
Thank you for you incisive analysis.The clarity and precision with which you make the case is much needed and appreciated.
Wow Anand! Thank you for being real. Mika could not even respond because she is part of that group with trump.
Thank you thank you thank you for your attention to these issues, for your caring, for your well- toned outrage, for your insights and tireless pursuit of the awful truths of this time.
Excellent points, Anand. I hope there is a protest movement around the country against these Gestapo raids.
DJT is a failed incompetent dictator. He has neither beliefs nor principals. His god is the dollar and his only prayer is how much he can get of it. He leaves the thinking to people like the architect of the 2025 project, Stephen Miller, Kash Patel etc. in a truly meritocratic society, they would have been begging for attention, not given positions of responsibility. Unfortunately, the Democrats are trying to match them in utter incompetency.
God help us.
Watching "Morning Joe" (or even reading this piece) is no longer an option since they made the pilgrimage to Florida to kiss Trump's "ring'. They are hypocrites.
Anand, thank you for your insight and willingness to try to educate the public about our fate that many of us did not choose, but are having to live with. I catch myself holding my breath and bracing for what’s happening and what else is to come. But I want to do something, to push back however I can. You are a light in the darkness.
Your capacity of explaining complex issues its refreshing a treasure reading your stories. I think you are one of a handful of special individuals thank you :)
And nothing can be done. . . . ?
Look to the courts. Also, given time one of two things will happen as people begin to see and feel the import of these extra legal raids--in terms of humanity AND their own pocketbooks when the price of many everyday staples goes through the roof. People will either rise up and organize to stop these predations or they will cower in solitude at home while the raiders continue to raid us all.
There's significant pushback already — it's absolutely not the case that nothing can be done, however lacking leadership has been so far.
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/01/28/trump-spending-freeze-upends-washington-triggering-legal-threats-delays/