This is a stupid as Dodge putting a noise maker on their Charger EV.

Our aircraft carriers won’t mean shit when they’re the leading industrial power fueling the global energy economy.

Honestly, it’s sounding more and more like a state run healthcare system.

He would never need to. The man gets things done and doesn’t do stupid shit that works against his long-term goals.

Someday, we’re going to have to get off of the population growth escalator and reckon with building a stable and sustainable economy. Growth has to stop.

This is not offered as an argument against immigration.

He has no capacity to imagine what it’s like to be a little fish in a sea of sharks. He’s always been a shark. That and a sociopathic, lack of empathy.

That tracks.

And this is why all western nations, if they have any remorse for the colonialism they cannot undo, must support Ukraine fully in order to show their sincerity in moving forward on a different path.

No one’s feelings are wrong. That’s not my point. We’re in a real battle, against a corrupt and malevolent foe, with huge stakes. We must win.

This is the inevitable result of under regulated capitalism, and once they secured enhanced leverage over our government (thank you Supreme Court/citizens United) all stops were pulled out.

These corporations need to be broken up and their influence needs to be deeply curtailed.

The version of me that voted Reagan in 1980 couldn’t imagine being here, but here I am. What is the purpose of a government and economy if not to provide for the basic well-being of every citizen?

America’s national myth of rugged individualism is just cover for exploitation at scale.