Trump's Tyranny
Moral injury is the social, psychological, and spiritual harm that arises from a betrayal of one’s core values, such as justice, fairness, and loyalty.
“Moral Injury” - Psychology Today, emphasis added.
The incredible LEV PARNAS tells us an astonishing story of the dark money & deep betrayal that is Donald Trump.
Born in Ukraine, Lev was raised in the mobbed-up corners of Brooklyn, leading to the unlikely depths of the Trump miasma.
As the star of “From Russia with Lev” by Rachel Maddow, Lev answers some of the most critical questions of Trump’s pending demise.
In this is an unforgettable insider hour; Lev gives us unique, powerful insights into the seismic Trumpian madness now shaking our world.
Solartopia co-host MYLA RESON introduces Donald & William Barr into this rogue’s gallery of global embarrassment.
Progressive PR maven ILENE PROCTOR tells us about Ghislaine Maxwell and more.
Alabama Doctor RUTH STRAUSS argues that the “Apprentice” movies goes too easy on Trump.
Long-time activist HEIDI VERTHAILER chimes in.
Co-convenor MIKE HERSH adds a dimension on Watergate.
Health Care activist CHUCK PENACCHIO explains his sterling campaign for the public wellbeing.
Cal Care proponent PAUL NEWMAN checks in from Santa Monica on AB2200 which was killed by Gavin Newsom.
Benjamin Netanyahu is on his way for his third visit to Washington during the first six months of the second term of President Donald Trump. Bibi requested the visit because he clearly wants something and he never likes to hear anyone tell him “No!” The American Jewish community and the state of Israel working together are already mustering their substantial resources to give the Prime Minister anything he wants, whatever that might be. If necessary, the so-called Israel Lobby, which controls many aspects of what is referred to colloquially as the United States Government, has a unique ability to lay down a serious guilt trip on anyone who tries to interfere with their prerogatives. Their ability to persuade is frequently based on repeated invocations of a semi-mythical event called the “holocaust,” which has been and will continue to be a burden on all the rest of humanity forever.
Elon Musk is not in the car business; he is a pollution salesman.
As a car company, Tesla is effectively bankrupt. This past quarter Tesla’s reported profits were only $405 million, a profit shown only because he sold “emissions credits” to General Motors and other car companies to the tune of $595 million.
In other words, he’s not in the car business, but in the business of selling the right to pollute. He helps GM sell Chevy Tahoe’s that get 15 mpg.
That is because Musk is a master of conjuring money out of thin air, or more accurately, dirty air.
So, my dear green friends, when you buy a Tesla, you’re not reducing your carbon footprint by a quarter inch, because Musk is selling your good intentions to General Motors so they can pollute more. It’s like when the medieval Catholic Church sold indulgences, so your relatives didn’t have to go to hell.
How has Trump failed MAGA (and the rest of us)? Let me count the ways.
1. Russia-Ukraine: King Trump promised to end the American Empire's proxy war against Russia, which he correctly blamed on Biden. Putin, cognizant of the facts that Russia is overwhelming Ukraine on the battlefield and that Trump's hates Ukraine's Zelensky, has refused to stop. Trump has only strengthened his hand. Meanwhile, King Trump has proved to be untrustworthy, meaning that to agree to stop the fighting with the necessary agreement that Ukraine would remain neutral is worthless under this King. Russia requires that Ukraine never be allowed in the Empires Military Alliance (NATO) and will require relief from economic sanctions. The Empire's promises have always been worthless, broken with each change of administration, but Trump cannot be trusted to keep his promises even in the short term since he can't remember what he said yesterday. Thus, Trump has failed on this major promise to MAGA.
This article will focus on the reason the American people cannot have nice things. The obvious reason is that military is spending more than America can afford. The idea that the budget deficit can be decreased while military spending increases is simply ludicrous.
The American people are desperate for financial relief. During the last election cycle, they were told that one candidate would relieve their struggles by bringing down the cost of eggs. The other candidate pretended that the economy was in good hands, and the population should ignore the cost to themselves of American support of genocide in Israel and the cost of the proxy war against Russia (via Ukraine). The candidate known for lying even promised to balance the Federal budget.
In 1776, Thomas Paine set a revolutionary tone rejecting the King: "But where, say some, is the King of America? … as far as we approve of monarchy… in America the law is king."
The American Revolution replaced the authority of a sovereign with the authority of a written Constitution and a people who govern themselves. Paine's vision was the bedrock of the American Revolution, a declaration that no person — not a king, not a president, not a general — would stand above the law.
Today, nearly 250 years later, that vision is dimming, not because the words have faded, but because the institutions meant to uphold them have withered. And at the heart of this erosion is a truth too many fear to speak: we are witnessing the collapse of the implicit moral principles of the Declaration, the American promise of liberty under law.
The conduct of America’s current chief executive recalls the cadence of the usurpations of George III, iterated in the July 4, 1776 Declaration of Independence. We have arrived at a George III moment.
July 4, 2025, a People’s Declaration
Meet Danielle Khalaf, 14, a Michigan student who refused to stand for the Pledge of Allegiance last January in protest of US support for the Israeli genocide in Gaza. Danielle said she was humiliated by her teacher after she declined to stand for and recite the Pledge of Allegiance, according to Washington Post.
She tried to explain to her teacher in private three times, as to why she refused to recite the Pledge. However, her teacher ignored her and told her, “Since you live in this country and enjoy its freedom, if you don’t like it, you should go back to your country.” The teacher added, "By doing so, you are disrespecting the flag and our military."
The American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) and the Arab American Civil Rights League said Danielle’s First Amendment rights were violated. Both groups filed a lawsuit on behalf of Danielle claiming she “suffered extensive emotional and social injuries,” including nightmares, stress, and strained friendships and are seeking a financial award in the suit.
One of the more interesting aspects of the expanding war between Israel and Iran is the way the media and the crowd of “experts” have avoided any discussion of the possible, or perhaps even likely, upcoming decision of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to dig deep into his secret nuclear weapons arsenal to enable the total destruction of Iran’s prime targets. Such targets are likely to include Iran’s own apparently civilian use nuclear develop program, which is protected deep underground in Natanz and elsewhere. Iran’s surviving military and civilian leaders are also now believed to be well protected underground after the recent debacle which saw the Israeli first strike kill a number of generals and other top officials. Netanyahu would like to finish the job by making a leaderless Iran unable to defend itself and maintain sovereignty as an independent nation.
General Wesley Clark, a former NATO commander, claimed that after the 9/11 attacks, the Bush administration had a plan to attack seven majority-Muslim countries over five years, starting with Iraq and followed by Syria, Lebanon, Libya, Iran, Somalia, and Sudan. Iran was the only country not yet attacked, until this week. But it has been in the cross hairs of the American Empire for a long time. Clark said this was shown to him about 10 days after 9/11.
The American Empire has been consistent over the years in demonizing Iran, using the same playbook that was used to demonize Saddam Hussein and Muammar Gaddafi . There is a long list of propaganda tools that are effective. One obvious one is that every event in the Middle East is preceded by “Iranian backed”. Iranian backed Hezbollah, Iranian backed Yemeni, Iranian backed Hamas, Iranian backed Ice Cream.