TRUMP’S TYRANNY

I can’t keep up. If feels as if not a day has gone by since Trump decided he would run for President, that he has not said or done something inappropriate, ignorant, or just plan crazy. He is unhinged and not stable and I don’t know what is taking so long in regards to removing him from office. The majority of Americans did not vote for him and day by day more and more people recognize his ignorance and lack of experience for the job at hand put the US at great risk.

His latest was a reactionary response to Sessions’ Russian ties and eventually recusal from any future Russian investigation. Supposedly he went off to Mar-a-Lago, what he calls the Winter WH and the rest of the world call an unsecured time bomb, in a HUGE huff. After all he is a petulant child who cannot take criticism and is the epitome of a sore loser–and sore winner for that matter. It did not take long before the latest twitter rant began.

Terrible! Just found out that Obama had my “wires tapped” in Trump Tower just before the victory. Nothing found. This is McCarthyism!

Then there is his crazy cronies who are ill prepared for the roles he has assigned them. So much for all of those Republicans who said, “Wait, we know he is crazy but he will surround himself with smart people.” Wellllll, along with a Russian investigation, I want a full on investigation into how Carson passed his medical boards because I can’t get over his ignorance. He had this to say in his address to HUD employees yesterday, March 6, 2017:

“There were other immigrants who came in the bottom of slave ships, who worked even longer, even harder, for less, but they too had a dream that one day their sons, daughters, grandsons, granddaughters, great grandsons, great granddaughters might pursue prosperity and happiness in this land,” said Carson, who is black. 

Seriously, you cannot make this $*** up. Wake up, people. This is not our America and we are in danger with this man in office.

Resources:

Trump’s baseless wiretap claim, http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/04/politics/trump-obama-wiretap-tweet/

Carson: ‘There were other immigrants who came in the bottom of slave ships, who worked even longer, even harder, for less’, http://www.cnn.com/2017/03/06/politics/ben-carson-immigrants-slavery/index.html

Day 42/43 TWITTER WILL BE HIS DEMISE

Yesterday, the story was all about Jeff Sessions lying under oath claiming he had no contact with Russia during the election. When the media uncovered 2 points of contact, the spin was —well, that was not in his capacity as a Trump advisor, it was in his role as a Senator. Unfortunately for him, his answer to Franken during his confirmation hearing was damming and taped so you can review it for yourself.

Social media and mainstream media spent the day guessing about his motive and what was discussed with Putin’s lackey, Kislyak. Why did he lie if it was an innocent meeting? The whole thing just smelled and although he recused himself from any Russian investigation the public was looking for their pound of flesh.

Today, March 4th, we awoke to a twitter storm—HEEEEEEE”S BACK. Yes, the Trump that relies on right wing websites for news, that only knows how to be on the offense (look at his tweets post Sessions fiasco–calling out Democrats who met with Putin–in the capacity of their JOBS, Donald), that cannot resist a good twitter rant, that is the world’s biggest sore loser–Really, no one is as big of a sore loser as he is–was back.

How low has President Obama gone to tapp my phones during the very sacred election process. This is Nixon/Watergate. Bad (or sick) guy!

He may have gotten this information from a right wing nut job but the interesting twist is it just may implicate him. First of all, Presidents do not order wire taps. Secondly, wire taps like this would have only been permitted with probable cause and approval. Soooooooooo… Trump, you were under a Federal investigation with probable cause. No wonder the outgoing admin tried to secure the data and information for fear of a coverup.

By confirming it publicly, Trump has also pretty much guaranteed no one can be charged for leaking the existence of this FISA warrant. Oops!

The most gratifying thing is that Trump’s demise may be directly related to a tweet.

Resources:

Trump, Offering No Evidence, Says Obama Tapped His Phones, https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/04/us/politics/trump-obama-tap-phones.html?_r=0

Days 39, 40, 41 BREATHE AND THEN PUSH

I fell behind in my accounting of the Days of the Trump Tyranny but don’t worry DT has been busy and there is plenty to report and I plan on ending with some HOPE.

Trump addressed Congress Wednesday Night, February 28th; this was in place of a State of the Union address. Here is a recap by Colbert of the “Surprisingly Presidential” Speech. It seemed that a lot of people were pleasantly surprised stating DT was more optimistic and used better tone than he typically does but those of us familiar with this buffoon were not fooled by his polished well read speech. One tweeter commenter called the speech, “Nationalism with an indoor voice” and I could not agree more. Don’t be fooled people, a leopard does not change his spots. He has done this before and the REAL tyranny will shine through soon enough. Check out Colberts recap below.

Day 40, I spent the day after his speech contemplating how I felt about everything. The bar was set so low, how could one mediocre speech where he did not really say anything make so many people excited. How could people not feel disgusted over the obvious exploitation of the widow whose husband died in the botched Yemen raid. The death most likely due to incompetence; the raid DT did not watch from the situation room because he was busy tweeting (yes, there is evidence of this)–the raid where Owens’ father is calling for an investigation. I am terribly sorry for Carryn Owens and her family. Her husband died a hero’s death but he deserves respect and his death requires an investigation even if it only helps to identify how to avoid tragedies like this in the future. In the field of medicine we call this Grand Rounds, where we use real life cases to help improve patient outcomes.

A friend shared the following film clip with me and it is still resonating with me. Please take a few minutes to watch this–I promise it is worth it. This woman, this mother, clearly outlines the concerns of many. She describes the troubles and the worries, that people face everyday. She describes how lately it feels like we are no longer moving forward, that instead we are regressing and she is fearful. Fearful for her son, fearful for all others, stating “I am leaving my son a world more dangerous than the one I was given.” I feel it too, hate is on the rise—but it is the end of the clip, the end that fills me with hope.

What if the darkness is a womb. “What if our America is a country that is not dead but a country that is waiting to be born…What if this is our nation’s Great Transition….Breath and then PUSH!” If her words do not leave you teary eyed or filled with hope–you may not have a heart.

Today, Day 41, I awoke to news that the Russian story will not be easily swept under the carpet. That Obama and his team tried to preserve information and scatter it before DT came into office in an effort to make sure it was not destroyed. That we have video footage of Jess Sessions lying under oath during his confirmation hearing for Attorney General. The stories broke in NYT and the Washington Post late last night–aka DT’s fake news–LOVE it!

Sessions met with the Russian Ambassador,  Sergey Kislyak, 2 times during the election in July/September. One meeting was a private meeting in September (2 months before the election and well after the US got wind about Russian interference). Why did they meet? What did they discuss? If the US was worried about Russian interference and Sessions came onboard with DT back in February, why didn’t Sessions realize this was inappropriate? If the discussion was related to his Senate role (which will be difficult to prove support of this), why did he LIE?

I hope we find out soon. PUSH, people.

Mother of 3

Nurse 

Colts Neck, NJ

Resources:

Trump’s Congress speech: Live updates, http://www.cnn.com/2017/02/28/politics/trump-congress-speech-live/

Sessions met with Russian envoy twice last year, encounters he later did not disclose, https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/sessions-spoke-twice-with-russian-ambassador-during-trumps-presidential-campaign-justice-officials-say/2017/03/01/77205eda-feac-11e6-99b4-9e613afeb09f_story.html?utm_term=.f92d3381d6ab