Republicans

Remember living through a worldwide pandemic? It seems ridiculous to ask: only a toddler or someone on Tokelau, which didn’t record COVID-19 cases until December 2022, could have missed the “fun.” You likely remember the witch hunt against Dr. Anthony Fauci, the infectious disease researcher on Trump’s White House Coronavirus Task Force. He helped guide the country through a pandemic that killed more than 1.2 million Americans, about three times the 405,399 Americans who died in World War II. ...

How low can Trump go? I’m writing for those unsettled by Trump’s behavior but unsure what to call it. I recognize the pattern from years of observing him and my fifth-grade history lessons. Each time I think he’s hit rock bottom, he manages to go lower. Most people don’t realize that Trump’s actions aren’t random. They’re part of a systematic pattern that follows the fascist playbook. Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. It’s like watching someone follow a recipe to destroy democracy. This pattern isn’t new, as I’ve written about fascism becoming a reality before, but Trump continues to escalate. ...

A friend who has worked for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) for 16 years and employs several great people is severely impacted by DOGE. He has no idea if the business he built, which provides immeasurable value to all taxpayers, will be destroyed. Evil profoundly immoral and wicked Why Is Trump Evil? Beyond fucking over my friend, and Volodymyr Zelenskyy who’s fighting for his country’s existence there are plenty of examples. ...

As our republic’s free world leadership status remains in question, the climate ravages the world, the global economy causes misery, and we’re confronted with a potential WWIII, our citizens are arguing about appropriate gender roles. Why are we doing this? Gender Is A Spectrum “Even the biological categories of male and female are blurred; we know today that not just the X and Y chromosomes but at least 12 others across the human genome govern sex differentiation, and at least 30 genes are involved in sex development.” — Simona Giordano, Director of Medical Ethics, Manchester University Medical School ...