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From Rutherford B. Hayes, President of the United States (1877-1881):
“In church it occurred to me that it is time for the public to hear that the giant evil and danger in this country, the danger which transcends all others, is the vast wealth owned or controlled by a few persons. Money is power. In Congress, in state legislatures, in city councils, in the courts, in the political conventions, in the press, in the pulpit, in the circles of the educated and the talented, its influence is growing greater and greater. Excessive wealth in the hands of the few means extreme poverty, ignorance, vice, and wretchedness as the lot of the many.”
Here we have the rationale for overturning the 2010 U.S. Supreme Court decision “Citizens United,” which grants corporations the right to spend as much money as they wish to control the outcome of our elections and insure total control over our lawmaking processes.
Will such a measure be sufficient to right the ship? Of course not, but it’s a great first step, to be taken along with restoring the taxation of the rich and corporations that we had before the “trickle-down economics” hoax of the Reagan era.

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Trump’s Cabinet

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The nation is still wondering about the thought process behind the selection of certain of Trump’s cabinet members.

The common wisdom, of course, is that the normal issue of qualifications as seen on the person’s resume’ is far less important than his unwavering loyalty to the president.

But does that explain RFK, Jr. or Pete Hegseth?  I’m fairly certain that you could find loyal Trumpers who aren’t complete crackpots to head Health and Human Services.  If you check the coverage on health and disease on Fox News or Newsmax, you’ll find plenty of people with “MD” after their names who aren’t batshit crazy like Kennedy.

Perhaps part of Trump’s thinking is that he wants to communicate to the American people that he is, in already a dictator, and as such, that he can do anything he wants, regardless of how destructive and apparently insane.

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Global Cooperation

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The point made at left is spot-on.

There may be exceptions, but the very last thing that our Earth’s most visible leaders will do will be to spontaneously decide to begin to cooperate with one another, as that would signal a diminution of their domination.

Want a good example?  Take Netanyahu.  He had opportunities all throughout this tragedy with Hamas and the Palestinians to save lives and alleviate suffering, but doing so would require him to loosen his fists on the absolute power he enjoys in Israel.

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No Kings Rally

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The many millions of participants in today’s “No Kings” rallies around the world are doing everything possible to avoid hostility between the event supporters and Trump supporters who claim it promotes a “hatred of America” and “domestic terrorism.”

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