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The lack of respect from Attorney General Pam Bondi towards Senators during a hearing yesterday was astounding. It was horrible, it was hostile. She had scripted notes for each Senator in order to attack them. The Senators did their best to grill her and not let her get away with anything, Adam Schiff was notably powerful. But still, at times they seem too nice. Which is horrible to say—Trump is forcing us to be mean. Trump’s people, like Bondi showed us yesterday, are not hiding it anymore: they work solely for the good of TRUMP, not the good of the American people. And the Congressional MAGA /GOP is enabling him for partisan gain. They are spineless. When will they stand up to Trump?
Nobody welcomes military on the street. National Guard troops from Texas are expected to arrive in Chicago today, and Trump has called for the arrest of Illinois Gov Pritzker and Chicago Mayor Johnson, saying they failed to protect ICE agents, which of course is a falsehood. This after a Trump appointed judge ruled that he could not deploy troops from another state, which Steven Miller calls “legal insurrection” against the administration.
Trump and company have repeatedly portrayed protesters in Portland and Chicago as a threat to the United States on par with foreign gangs, drug cartels and terrorists. Officers in Portland referred to protesters as “low energy” before Trump ordered in the National Guard.
Gov Pritzker believes that the militarization on the street is in preparation for the 2026 midterm elections which he knows he will lose if he doesn’t use the military at the polls in some way. A new Times/Siena Poll finds that 53% of Americans think Trump has gone to far, particularly in not treating immigrants fairly.
Steven Miller is frightening, and he is lying through his teeth.
I have to say I am having trouble keeping track of all that’s going on. And I am well aware that is what Trump/Miller/Vought/MAGA wants—they want to confuse us and spread untruths about what is going on in Chicago and Portland. The more lies they spread, the more people will throw up their hands and say oh I guess they’re right and then tune out.
In my search for what’s true, I jump from the NY times to Politico to the Guardian to Axios to social media to wherever in order to try to piece together their tactics and understand what is being done to combat them. The lower courts are still working hard to keep Trump in line, but it’s a barrage. I admire protestors, but we must keep it non-violent, because violence is what they want.
This is our country, and we will not lose it. I refuse to let Trump take it away.
This from Heather, please listen. She says, “This is our moment.”
Thanks for being here, as always. I really appreciate you. I plan to have a quiet evening watching baseball….I hope you can relax tonight. Let me know how you’re doing, and do let me know how I’m doing here on Seeing Things. I feel driven, we need to keep our eyes on the prize. You all are helping me do that.
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