Statistics are only as good as the data you report , and in a year when crime is a political factor, it might be the easiest way to show improvement, but at what rate. For the affluent in gated communities, the shielded politicians, crime is never a problem—they rather sympathize with the poor criminal who, without stealing or murdering, has an existential problem. For many of the "survivors on their own," if an improvement of 5 or 10% is touted as success, well, that does not show real progress and justification. Take the Summer of Love —for most people it was a devastating event, and well, for Democrats, chaos might be a weapon of subduing and controlling the law-abiding citizens. It keeps them off the street, so less crime—for left-leaning governors, a formula to tout success. Well, as long as the political machine functions and you get reelected, okay, but never complain about a Russian dictatorship. A one-party system is a dictatorship, especially if manufactured by gerrymandering. Just a case: it was a tragic accident , but at the end, a 180 over a highway divider always lands you in hot water, and it is at least negligence or willfully accepting, as you can always turn at the next exit. Sitting in Pelosi's chair for 5 minutes did not kill anyone.
As the liberal cries against ICE may motivate some people to incite another Summer of Love, the legal progressives seem to have the upper hand—a legal dictatorship, or do we believe institutions like the Brennan Center are about democracy? More like the old Roman Empire, ruled by rulers. The ancient Roman world was a complex tapestry of power, politics, and daily life, shaped by a rigid social hierarchy and the influence of the emperor. At the heart of this world were the families that made up Roman society, each with its own internal power dynamics. Well, put NGOs and think tanks (legal centers) in its place and you get a New York Mamdani. Sanctuary, everything free for all, no need for police, only social workers, and everyone not needed will flock to New York. But sanctuary cities are not so new—you could sarcastically say it is a doorstep to heaven, but perhaps local drug addicts may disagree. But you will always find people living in a bubble and a media to convey the message. When the streets calm and people suggest once again that we hire more black police officers or create more civilian review boards, I hope that we remember all the times those efforts have failed. No police, no problem for these countries—just bring either lots of warm clothing or money , or perhaps it is just imagination.
You may like it or not —drain the swamp is no promise of revenge , another political stunt by the left to frame Trump as authoritarian. Forget the impeachment tries and smear campaigns— that was all to save democracy. But there is hope for the Democrats to win on the ballot in 2026/2028 if they choose, but the chances are about 5% the way they present themselves at the moment. They may become the party of the white elite (oligarchs) if they continue the path, and bluffers. If you look a bit closer to John Bolton's worldview, someone from the Dick Cheney camp must have recommended and then helped infiltrate the Trump camp. By Mafia standards, it is called a rat—just another form of democracy?
Bolton is widely considered a foreign policy hawk and advocates military action and regime change by the U.S. in Iran , Syria , Libya , Venezuela , Cuba , Yemen , and North Korea . [14] [15] [8] [16] A member of the Republican Party, his political views have been described as American nationalist , [17] [18] conservative , [19] [20] [21] [22] and neoconservative , [23] although Bolton rejects the last term. [24] [25] [26] He is a former senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute (AEI) [27] and a Fox News Channel commentator. He was a foreign policy adviser to 2012 Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney . [28]
Mail-in ballots —why not put it on the ballot, and it needs an electoral majority, like the presidential election or elections with national consequences? Here is a view of who would be most affected , and it is not necessarily the poor states, but more of a partisan issue—see the author's background. Absentee voting versus mail-in —absentee voting is global. Absentee voting/voting by mail started to be provided as an option in the United States in the late 1800s for non-military, in-country voters who had reasons for not being able to vote on election day, such as work or serious illness. In the 1980s, California became the first state to allow absentee voting for any reason, including voter convenience.
But California has had some of the greatest difficulties sorting through mail votes quickly. Of the states with the highest share of mail-in voting in the 2024 election, California set a benchmark for slowest progress the morning after the election.
Will America be the winner of all the Ukraine–Russia conflict? Only if it can stay on friendly terms with Russia. If the warmongers become their say, Russia–China–India will form the next powers (they simply need the Russian oil), and Europe will be the biggest loser, worst case with the rebuild cost for Ukraine. They are pimps of war , puppets of the Pentagon, a state within a state, and the defense contractors who lavishly fund their think tanks — Project for the New American Century, American Enterprise Institute, Foreign Policy Initiative, Institute for the Study of War, the Atlantic Council and the Brookings Institution. Like some mutant strain of an antibiotic-resistant bacteria, they cannot be vanquished. It does not matter how wrong they are, how absurd their theories, how many times they lie or denigrate other cultures and societies as uncivilized or how many murderous military interventions go bad. They are immovable props, the parasitic mandarins of power vomited up in the dying days of any empire, including ours, leaping from one self-defeating catastrophe to the next. Just a reminder—Russia is actually much closer to the US. Ever thought of a Russian occupation of Alaska ? There are more natural resources than in all of Europe.
Science takes over sports, and private equity college football. The Enhanced Olympics —the idea of AI has obviously triggered an idea of everlasting life, chemically optimized humans. And with that goes any fairness or ethics, but stay put—people will be entertained, so we can all watch, and if you have the money, you can participate.
Do we have any Bolsheviks in the US? Not officially, but a communist party that lives by Stalin's credentials. Well, Bernie Sanders traveled the old USSR and still claims the proletarian system —perhaps Soros's idea, but the open society is more a ruling-class people, like the unifiers. At the end, totalitarians, or the holy of all holy —warmongers are good people.
Here is an interactive map for RDE and political maps. Interesting that states with 75% white accuse others of racism—affluent opinions? Here is the base.
