Welcome to DU!
The truly grassroots left-of-center political community where regular people, not algorithms, drive the discussions and set the standards.
Join the community:
Create a free account
Support DU (and get rid of ads!):
Become a Star Member
Latest Breaking News
Editorials & Other Articles
General Discussion
The DU Lounge
All Forums
Issue Forums
Culture Forums
Alliance Forums
Region Forums
Support Forums
Help & Search
A darkness has descended on America. We must seek the air and light of hope. [View all]
“Who will lead us?”
That’s the question that echoes as Donald Trump gathers ever more power to his oligarchic, neo-authoritarian rule. In less than a fortnight, Trump issued a raft of executive orders remarkable for their cruelty and unfettered by any allegiance to the rule of law.
The orders seek to end birthright citizenship, eliminate protections for transgender people and engage in the mass deportation of migrants. His nominees for important federal agencies are, nearly without exception, unqualified in all but their loyalty to Trump. He has created a quasi-governmental agency called the Department of Government Efficiency — DOGE, a pun on a cryptocurrency but also the honorific for the lifetime leader of a medieval Italian city-state — and appointed Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, to run amok with it.
Musk, who spent $288 million to help elect Trump, has literally been given the keys to the U.S. Treasury. Musk or his associates have seized access to the federal payment systems, including those that process Medicare and Medicaid checks. Musk has also halted all work by USAID, which distributes foreign aid, and has called the agency a “criminal enterprise.”
That’s the question that echoes as Donald Trump gathers ever more power to his oligarchic, neo-authoritarian rule. In less than a fortnight, Trump issued a raft of executive orders remarkable for their cruelty and unfettered by any allegiance to the rule of law.
The orders seek to end birthright citizenship, eliminate protections for transgender people and engage in the mass deportation of migrants. His nominees for important federal agencies are, nearly without exception, unqualified in all but their loyalty to Trump. He has created a quasi-governmental agency called the Department of Government Efficiency — DOGE, a pun on a cryptocurrency but also the honorific for the lifetime leader of a medieval Italian city-state — and appointed Elon Musk, the world’s richest man, to run amok with it.
Musk, who spent $288 million to help elect Trump, has literally been given the keys to the U.S. Treasury. Musk or his associates have seized access to the federal payment systems, including those that process Medicare and Medicaid checks. Musk has also halted all work by USAID, which distributes foreign aid, and has called the agency a “criminal enterprise.”
Much more at:
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/02/09/a-darkness-has-descended-on-america-we-must-seek-the-air-and-light-of-hope/
2 replies
= new reply since forum marked as read
= new reply since forum marked as read