Lots of gossip this week about this new CBS anchor person. Makes me wonder: Why do the Big Three networks from our childhood stick with this half hour news thing every night at 630 pm? The whole format seems outdated at this point. Do you think there’s some kind of detente/arms race thing with the networks meaning no network will cancel their show first?
What happened to Mark Kelly's assertion that one doesn't have to follow illegal orders? How many of Trump and his DOJ's actions have been illegal? Shouldn't have some of them not been followed?
I read somewhere that Ross, who killed Renee Good, had been dragged by a car and seriously hurt a year ago so he was triggered by Renee. If so this smacks of his employer not seeing he had the right rehab and retraining. Was he police or ICE? I don’t know. I do not think he was fit for service or properly trained- a black mark for his
I’m trying to imagine what a military takeover attempt of Greenland would look like. Would our NATO allies pitch in to defend it?? Would Congress awake from their slumber and actually pull the trigger on impeachment ?
You spend every day reporting on democratic norms collapsing, bad-faith actors winning, and consequences failing to land. How do you stay mentally intact doing this without either burning out or just going numb?
Do you think that Democrats and Republicans in congress have a secret handshake? For example, do they agree that they will talk smack about those across the aisle in public, but accept the fact that reelection is a priority they all share, and act cordially with each other in private? Or, as I hope is true, politicians on the left work diligently to change the minds of those on the right?
David, can you be very specific as to what the Dems could actually do to stand up to this Orange Douche Bully? They may not have majority votes, but surely they can speak FORCEFULLY and call him
Out on every lie? Can they gather enforce on the Capitol steps and ask all their constituents to join them in a massive protest led by them? From where I stand, they seem so passive and still so cautious how they word this regimes power takeover. Mark Kelly, Gavin Newsom and a few others are are verbally pushing back, but what about the other 200?
One area of success so far. In just under a year, the Trump administration has been hit with roughly 575 court challenges to executive actions and has won only about 36 percent of decided cases. Most administrations face far fewer cases and win 60 to 70 percent. Both the scale and the losses are historically bad.
Authoritarian politics often fail when governing becomes more painful than symbolic. Do you see this administration approaching the point where its own base begins to disengage because the chaos costs them more than it empowers them?
What future economic, health, or security crisis is the country now less prepared for because of how governance is being conducted today?
A personal question: I recently self-published "The Great Divide: Poems and Politics" that includes a section on how Trump's assault on faith and values has created a societal great divide. If you'd like a copy, email me with your postal address - Joe@JoeTye.com.
Lots of gossip this week about this new CBS anchor person. Makes me wonder: Why do the Big Three networks from our childhood stick with this half hour news thing every night at 630 pm? The whole format seems outdated at this point. Do you think there’s some kind of detente/arms race thing with the networks meaning no network will cancel their show first?
What happened to Mark Kelly's assertion that one doesn't have to follow illegal orders? How many of Trump and his DOJ's actions have been illegal? Shouldn't have some of them not been followed?
I read somewhere that Ross, who killed Renee Good, had been dragged by a car and seriously hurt a year ago so he was triggered by Renee. If so this smacks of his employer not seeing he had the right rehab and retraining. Was he police or ICE? I don’t know. I do not think he was fit for service or properly trained- a black mark for his
employer.
I’m trying to imagine what a military takeover attempt of Greenland would look like. Would our NATO allies pitch in to defend it?? Would Congress awake from their slumber and actually pull the trigger on impeachment ?
Just curious if you went to college and, if so, where? Also, how did you get into doing what you do? Thanks!
David,
You spend every day reporting on democratic norms collapsing, bad-faith actors winning, and consequences failing to land. How do you stay mentally intact doing this without either burning out or just going numb?
Do you think that Democrats and Republicans in congress have a secret handshake? For example, do they agree that they will talk smack about those across the aisle in public, but accept the fact that reelection is a priority they all share, and act cordially with each other in private? Or, as I hope is true, politicians on the left work diligently to change the minds of those on the right?
David, can you be very specific as to what the Dems could actually do to stand up to this Orange Douche Bully? They may not have majority votes, but surely they can speak FORCEFULLY and call him
Out on every lie? Can they gather enforce on the Capitol steps and ask all their constituents to join them in a massive protest led by them? From where I stand, they seem so passive and still so cautious how they word this regimes power takeover. Mark Kelly, Gavin Newsom and a few others are are verbally pushing back, but what about the other 200?
One area of success so far. In just under a year, the Trump administration has been hit with roughly 575 court challenges to executive actions and has won only about 36 percent of decided cases. Most administrations face far fewer cases and win 60 to 70 percent. Both the scale and the losses are historically bad.
Authoritarian politics often fail when governing becomes more painful than symbolic. Do you see this administration approaching the point where its own base begins to disengage because the chaos costs them more than it empowers them?
What future economic, health, or security crisis is the country now less prepared for because of how governance is being conducted today?
A personal question: I recently self-published "The Great Divide: Poems and Politics" that includes a section on how Trump's assault on faith and values has created a societal great divide. If you'd like a copy, email me with your postal address - Joe@JoeTye.com.
I've just started reading The Echo Machine.