Dictatorship Versus Democracy.

I'm baaack. 

It's been a minute field hands, but I have been so overwhelmed with the fall of our democracy that I honestly didn't know where to start writing.  It's been one instance of abuse of power after another. Mr. Trump and his minions are testing the limits of presidential powers and there is no one stop them. The democrats are weak and feckless, and the republicans are sheeplike cult members who have become idol worshipers for the MAGA king who has taken over their party. 

From the killing of civilians without due process, to waging war against American cities with American troops, it seems like no one can stop King Trump. I shudder to think where this is going. 

Mr. Trump has the Supreme Court, Congress, and the American press in his pocket. (And soon what is supposed to be an independent Federal Reserve will be his as well.) It seems that everyone is afraid of offending America's dictator in chief. His ego must be stroked at all cost, and others in positions of power will do just that to get what they want.      

Don't even get me started on this Jeffrey Epstein mess.  

The following is a blog post from the National Women's Law Center:

"Trump’s return to power after the election last fall felt like a gut punch to so many survivors of sexual assault and harassment and advocates. It sent a devastating message: that even in the face of dozens of credible allegations of sexual assault and harassment, and after being found liable in one case, powerful perpetrators can continue to rise—untouched, unaccountable, and even celebrated. 

But this isn’t new. In both his current and previous administrations, Trump has repeatedly elevated individuals accused of committing or enabling abuse, harassment, and domestic violence to some of the most powerful positions in the country. It reinforces what so many of us who work in this space already know: sexual violence is about power. And this administration is all too willing to protect that power—at any cost. "

I’ve been advocating for survivors for decades, and one of the first lessons I’ve learned is that gender-based violence often manifests through control—physical, emotional, and financial. Financial abuse is a powerful weapon: using money to manipulate, silence, and force dependence. And under Trump, the federal government is now wielding that same tactic—not against an individual, but against an entire ecosystem of survivor-serving organizations. The Trump administration’s attacks on survivors are systemic—embedded into politically-motivated policy shifts through executive orders, funding freezes, and administrative chaos that threaten the very groups tasked with supporting survivors of sexual assault.  

Many groups supporting survivors rely on federal funding to provide essential services, such as crisis hotlines, hospital advocacy during forensic exams, and prevention programs in schools.  

Trump’s administration has jeopardized these efforts in numerous ways"

Meanwhile, Americans go on with their lives as if all of this is normal. Most white Americans do it out of racial solidarity, because, he is, after all, one of their own.  And most black Americans, still angry over the Kamala diss, are too busy line dancing and putting their boots on the ground to care. 

*Image from the Las Vegas Sun.