Ranting Against [45]'s Immaturity & GOP then Some Twittervism
Well the last 24 hours has been a whirlwind of [45] going into manic crazy foreign horrible interactions, collusion craziness, "Outside" Establishment racists tearing each other apart, and [45] rapid fire getting rid of good regulations over the last couple days: Brock Turner raped a woman, spent three months in jail for that crime, and he wants to appeal his conviction so he doesn’t have to register as a sex offender. RT if you want everyone to know that BROCK TURNER IS A SEX OFFENDER AND A KNOWN RAPIST. https://t.co/RQDAIttkWU At the same time, the lack of focus on local Democratic party from the DNC makes it less surprising. The Trump Presidency is in its 324th day. Here's an overview: Waited for an @Uber, guy shows up, LEGIT says "I'm Jewish, Jerusalem belongs to the Jews, I can't drive you" and cancels the ride. I've got three kids waiting in the cold for a new Uber. Crucial reminder from Toni Morrison. pic.twitter.com/fVC6NKCpks “Every single county in which blacks make up more than 75 percent of registered voters will see their driver license office closed. Every one.” https://t.co/A1IyJTL32P Here's my perspective on the difference between sexual harassment and flirting. pic.twitter.com/LMq0HaTdJ4 People in cities with public transportation, choice between car ownership or having health insurance, which would take? No nuance or explanation. Juat one or the other. Just got off a call to thank folks who are working hard to help more Americans across the country sign up for health coverage. But it's up to all of us to help spread the word: Sign up through this Friday at https://t.co/ob1Ynoesod. https://t.co/8TYpLCestp Yo dudes calling for due process for harassers and rapists: the victims didn't get it when arbitration required them to get fired & sign an NDA. You cannot silence me or the millions of women who have gotten off the sidelines to speak out about the unfitness and shame you have brought to the Oval Office. https://t.co/UbQZqubXZv Well, $33 contributed to helping buy back my country was well worth it. Listening to @FiveThirtyEight pre Jones win. . .is the push to reform the DNC & the government called The Resistance? Can @DNC use @GDouglasJones as model for campaigns, esp re: coalition building? Still need local & state wins & activity to sustain #TheResistance. Can a motion for impeachment be rationalized by "Incompetency and DAMN! The majority of The People really think you're a horrible, reprehensible, deplorable human being." Space Unicorns! The Guidelines for the SPECIAL UNCANNY DINOSAUR ISSUE are LIVE! JOIN THESE WRITERS! https://t.co/4hhmVd2QZd pic.twitter.com/TBDj9OUh9f Despite my complaining about portions of the US population re: politics & White Supremacy, etc., am I the only one offended & baffled by [45] thinking he has stranglehold on the Electorate & other governmental branches? https://t.co/caOs4wBivb The Federal Trade Commission hates the end of Net Neutrality. They're going to have deal with a bunch of BS after it happens that the FCC made against the rules before it happens. The whole time leading up to this, Pai kept saying FTC would deal with. Last I heard was all "Wha?!" Consolation from current US Federal government, it's that they're so full hubris, lacking in social insight/perceptiveness, "saying it like it is", & so desperate to make things happen that we see how disgusting they are. They could do so many horrible things if slicker. Regardless of how this Alabama senate race ends, I have a message for the Democratic Party and the @DNC. Guess who is doing the heavy lifting for the party? Black voters. Not phantom white working class or white swing voters. Apply resources & time accordingly. *hovers in* Hey, folks. So, surprising absolutely none of us, there are men who enabled GamerGate looking to rehabilitate themselves--analogous to the Yiannopoulos enablers who tried to gussy up their own enablement of a neo-Nazi. Stuff like this is why gridlock in the US government is a virtue because the GOP is being very productive in destroying civil rights & lower & middle classes. Trump and allies are trying to destroy Mueller (Opinion) - CNN https://t.co/skKTR06xQL Ugh. I'm expecting sooooo much short-term political gaslighting by the GOP in 2018, and it's annoying how effective it could be. That means we have to make a lot more noise & expose their myths, fallacies, & deceipts. I meant NOT HONORING your deal. Welcome to the GOP wet dream. Get ready for them to take away Medicare, Medicaid, CHIP, Social Security, and other benefits hard fought to be made part of the fabric of US society. Time to throw them out! #Election2018 In the dead of night @SenateMajLdr gave a $414 billion real estate windfall to @realDonaldTrump and more than a dozen lawmakers, while healthcare expired for millions of children, at a cost of only $14 billion #CorkerKickbacks https://t.co/yl9ENzPO28 And organizations fighting voter suppression. https://t.co/gGRrDLQXjK (apologies for the SPAMl. [Did you think health rates were bad in 2018? Just wait for 2019.] The stealth repeal of Obamacare https://t.co/U1nmXCBH6R Today in America a bunch of rich white people are stealing money from ALL working people because they convinced a bunch of poor white people that brown people were to blame for the decline in the economy caused by the LAST TIME rich white people stole money. Trump Admin threat to retaliate against nations that exercise sovereign right in UN to oppose US position on Jerusalem is beyond outrageous. Shows @realDonaldTrump expects blind loyalty and subservience from everyone—qualities usually found in narcissistic, vengeful autocrats. Is this day & age of geography becoming less important for "sampling" demographic interests, is there a supplement to organizing representational voting blocs in the US while avoiding majority/minority tyrannies or does geography mix and match population blocs appropriately? Or maybe a lower stipend, depending on the actual lived experience of a variety of populationd that are in horrible financial straits that isn't their fault. In my opinion, those who *HAVE* should humble themselves by focusing on their duties to society & those who need while the marginalized & those who *NEED* should rise & do what they need for their rights. The worthiness of our world is measured by the worse off in our world. My rename of the tax bill: "The Fake It Until You Make It Tax Bill" Thanks for the tax bill, President Scrooge! Repealing the Individual Mandate & Ryan's plan to attack entitlements: Scroogecare! So Individual Mandate itself not repealed in 2019, there's just no charge for individuals to follow the mandate. In other words, it has no teeth in 2019, but the teeth can easily be put back on. Large Employers still have their mandate, though. https://t.co/mt39EKKiyX This article has expanded my view of the Insider vs Outsider (or Rich and Politicians vs Everyday People) in society and politics today. It also brings up Fed Up, looks a good answer to my call for another protest movement like Occupy Wall Street. https://t.co/zECmmUUxIx How awesome to have a science fiction short story be published on #NationalScienceFictionDay! Read it for free at the Uncanny Magazine website or buy the ebook at any major retailer.https://t.co/qi0qz5hsmF pic.twitter.com/GGahUNkMbR Join the Space Unicorn Ranger Corps! Please support Uncanny Magazine! Subscriptions! Patreon! Spreading the GOOD WORD! https://t.co/bw436zhoG3 pic.twitter.com/UpyR5x2a04 Uncanny Magazine Podcast 20A: "She Still Loves the ICYMI, Start your 2018 with art and beauty! BEHOLD! UNCANNY MAGAZINE ISSUE 20 IS LIVE! Please RT, Space Unicorns! https://t.co/2K6taIeOEg pic.twitter.com/VVArjVkS4L Is [45] really measuring his masculinity against Kim Jong-un. Don't tell me he isn't.
My takeaway: By acting this way, especially when it comes to foreign relations, [45] gives North Korea, the Middle East, and other nations that hate America the excuse to call us the "American Devil". Other Presidents and State Departments may have argued and had tensions with these other nations, but they at least had the tact and sense not to fall into the behavior and threats that these other nations label us with.
I would rather our country and nation act to promote justice and compassion in the world more than it has throughout history, but watching it fall into this kind of behavior and fulfilling their expectations just embarasses me. I would hope our country knew better than to put such an ass into office, for this and so many other things.
It all feels pretty overwhelming. This NPR article, though not directly about the topic, really gets to my feeling about this whole thing. US Presidents (and our elected officials) should behave well, provide consistency, and provide a good example and role model to the people of this country and even the world.
This! [45]. Paul Ryan. MItch McConnell. All these GOP public officials pretty much trying to put more money into the deep pockets of their donors and do what they can make the futures of the less well off, ruin the futures of younger people, and trying to increase the mortality and sickness of the elderly and poor. They believe they're making the world and country better, but just watch as [45] makes unneeded drama today while the GOP creates instability in the future, all in the name of the voters that put them into office as a supposed "referendum" (BTW, [45], you got 3 million votes than candidate Hillary Clinton). The drama makes me sick, and I fear the future.
Other countries excluding the US from the "global conversation" doesn't provide me much confidence, either. Hopefully it only lasts as long as [45] remains in office, and things can get better once we have him out of there.
At this moment, I have a hard time figuring out what to do, still busy with tiring day job and just trying to keep things straight around home and socially. I'm not complaining here, just stumbling about trying to brainstorm and try to figure what to do next.
In the meantime, I'm doing some reading into sociology and moral/political philosophy. I've started reading a book that has some interesting excerpts by sociologist Robert K Merton. My interest in him got started months ago after having some discussion with a couple people about the whole "Doctor Who" should stay a man to continue providing a good role model to boys and men. I won't get into the details of that conversation, but trying to understand the whole role model also brought the concept of "reference group" that Merton seems to have introduced to the world. I feel that getting a better idea of social, cultural, and moral sciences and philosophies will help me better figure out how I can contribute to make the world a better place, both in the now and the future.
But if today and the last couple days indicates how 2018 will go, I figure I'll empty the Twitterism queue:
- Wall Height: 0 ft
- Pro-pedophile rallies: 1 -
Campaign associates Plea Deals: 2
- Approval: 32%
- Golf trips: 78
- Puerto Ricans still w/out power: 1M
- Tax plan deficit: $1.4T
- Campaign associate Indictments: 4
— The_Lex (@screwjaw) December 17, 2017
Or maybe "The Job Cuts and Tax Bill".
Dragon" by Elizabeth Bear (as read by Stephanie Malia Morris), "The Cat’s Daughters" by Nitoo Das (as read by Erika Ensign), & Lynne M. Thomas interviewing Elizabeth Bearhttps://t.co/ybr22JtDkT pic.twitter.com/vafEX8QuJT
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