Month: September 2025

Prior to his ranting diatribe before the 800 top military officers of the Nation’s Armed Services, we suffered through Donald Trump’s Tourette’s Syndrome-style, delusional remarks to the United Nations, which were singularly unbearable and embarrassing to the Nation. We were premature in our declaration of its exclusivity; his sophomoric rant before the military, notably, exceeded William Shakespeare’s lines in “Macbeth “… a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing.” (Act V. Sce

The entire world shook its head in the attempt to divine a cause for President Trump’s Secretary of the Department of Defense (now, referred to by the autocratic Administration as the “Department of War”), Pete Hegseth, to issue an official order, summoning the 800 top military leaders of the Nation’s Armed Services to the Capitol for a joint meeting. The substantial security hazard associated with such an exemplary convention in one venue was disquieting, as was the need for the temporary removal of top military personnel from their respective supervisory duties. Of less exigence but of significance was the complicated subject of logistics and required expense..

President Trump’s message, his usual self-serving, long-winded, sophomoric, and interminable rant, revealed no rationale for his irresponsible and egotistically performative convening of the historically bizarre meeting, and demonstrated a Donald Trump rant that may conceivably have exceeded his effus and embarrassingly sophomoric remarks before the U.N.

A cringeworthy sample of Trump’s remarks, before the unprecedented convening of 800 members of the Nation’s top military forces, in addition to being delusional ( “I have stopped seven wars,” ” my penned signature is superior to Biden’s weak one,” ” on gold paper instead of cheap copy, his references to “the” crooked press, the “rigged” 2020 election, the prior weakening of the Nation and its military by “DEI wokeness,” the economically redemptive effects of tariffs, the viciousness of the democrats and irthe deceitful issue of global warning, comments on his “weak,” “sleepy” and crooked”” predecessor, Joeseph Biden, his purported successes in making the Nation strong, inclusive of the more descriptive title “Secretary of War,” in place of Department of Defense,” among his predictably delusional rant.

It is frustrating to be obliged to conclude that the historically unprecedented lincident, with all its implicit complications and dangers, was merely another occasion for our egocentric and insecure Head of State, to performatively reprise his dumpster of tiresome and neurotic delusions; and that the internationally advertised, costly and dangerous event was merely another absurd opportunity for the self-serving, and morally irresponsible President to again reprise his own perceived delusional praises.

We have, yet again, painfully confronted the empirical message that a Trump Presidency, like the optics of a carnival fun mirror, is ubiquitously predictable in its singular distortion of reality.

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Of all the dumpster-full loads of egregious actions, none, in our estimation, equals the asinine irony of Donald Trump’s illegal (ref. posse competitatis) utilization of the National Guard to flaunt his hubristic assertion of monarchial power.

The same has been effected by Trump’s unsupported declarations that certain major cities in the Nation (by sheer coincidence, “blue” voting, black mayorial metropolises) are rife with crime and in need of the military to restore the peace. The respective Governors and Mayors have loudly voiced their opposition to such unconstitutional and autocratic expressions of excess power to no avail. This reprehensible exercise of atavistic-style monarchial power is historically unprecedented and inarguably antithetical to the Nation’s systemic Federal System.

Such egregious policy, while consistent with Trump’s consistent disregard for the Constitution and the American traditional way of life, seems, in principle, to overshadow his plethora of egregious dictates by its exquisite irony and empirical dissonance.

It seems to be of little moment. In the selected cities, publicly declared by Trump to be targeted by the National Guard, the objective data, respectively, demonstrate a notable decrease in the rate of crime; what does seem to matter is Trump’s hubristic assertion of power and thirst for political “retribution.”

The Nation’s previous violent and bloody insurrection was terminated only when requested by its instigating source, Trump, himself. Yet, the truly telling dynamics and nature of the violent event were unquestionably and incriminatory articulated by Trump’s indication of gratitude and his arbitrary grant of pardon to the violent participants, responsible for death, great injury to Capitol policemen, intimidation of the legislators and staff, present during the riot as well as property damage to historical artifacts. More to our contextual point, Donald Trump, pending the lengthy course of the bloody violence ( nor thereafter) of which he was the inciter and director, did not deem it appropriate to have the Washington, D.C. National Guard called in by the authorities to quell the uprising

The disturbing facts referenced in this writing indicate Trump’s egocentric and ignorant delusion that the military’s assigned role in our Democratic Republic is to act as a Royal Guard dedicated to monarchical compliance. The notable distinction is that, while Trump egoistically aspires to the status of worshipped royalty, in reality, he empirically replicates the status of a deluded and hubristic neurotic.

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The Wistful Vista Pharmaceutical Company has announced the development of a newly formulated “miracle” tonic, “Re-Ignition.” The subject product is a revolutionary supplement, purportedly indicated for individuals naturally lacking in inherited cognitive function. (“I.Q..”). The new product, like most pharmaceuticals, will be marketed universally through television commercials to be broadcast on all channels except NPR ( where the demand is assumed to be less urgent).

Dramatic testimonials promoting the sale of the miraculous elixir have been produced and widely broadcast; illustrative examples are listed below:

Mr. Selwin Dumnkoff of Atlanta, Georgia, pictured, standing before a library suitcase, ” I am a user of the fruit-flavored tonic, ‘Re-Ignition’, and within five days of first use developed the desire to read classic novels and educational pamphlets, opening up new vistas to me, and adding to the personal value of my life,”

Ms. Elvira Snarl of Roanoke, Virginia, happily declared that the tonic, pleasantly tasting of fresh mango, made her forgo her lifetime reservations about reading newspapers and staying informed of current political events, and, consequently and beneficially, formulating a personal view on contemporary political issues.

Willie Lump-Lump of Atlanta, Georgia, waxed enthusiastic concerning his newly developed acumen in the sport of Chinese Checkers, becoming a leading contender in his county,

Mitzi Needlenose crowed about her newly discovered acumen in knitting initialed designer socks for her fellow congregants at Hapless Evangelical Church, the new capability resulting from her daily practice of drinking Bombay gin mixed with ” Re-Ignition.”

Louise Wu, of Manhattan, New York, testified to her newfound ability, thanks to taking the miraculous tonic, to effectively communicate in classic Mandarin with Yiddish-speaking American immigrants from Belarus, and,

Victor Vassuvian of Armenia, New York, happily declared that, thanks to the tonic, he was now able to play all five Brandenburg Concertos and The Well-Tempered Clavier of Bach. on his balalaika.

The jars of Re-ignation Tonic, however, notably contain an FDA warning that the regenerative tonic should not be taken by MAGA supporters and their families, for fear that it might lead to extreme hives and morbid constipation; anecdotal cases of migraine headaches and hallucinations, in such cases, have been anecdotally reported.

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At the Annual Fall Shareholders Meeting of the Silicon Valley computer research and sales corporation, “Wistful Future Development Co., Inc”. the President and CEO, Ingersall Ira (“i.. P,”) Daly, proudly announced the successful completion of a company-owned, newly developed algorithm, applicable to the entire universe of television viewers, to be licensed worldwide and predictably destined to be ,immensely profitable.

The Chairman explained that after three years of intensive research and tireless digital experimentation, its junior computer engineer, Vladimir G. Borscht, a recent immigrant from Belarus (and the third son of a famous Russian Chef), had successfully created a new and innovative algorithm, affording television viewers the revolutionary ability to experience the ambient odors of watched televised films or public events. The new facility, he continued, will be equipped with responsive adjustments, {“Apps”) flexibly adjustable, relative to the viewers’ nuanced olfactory sensitivities, tastes, or extant allergies. The jubilant Chief Executive announced that this miraculous program will bear the international brand name, “Smellovision.”

Within six months of its production and initial sale, the innovative program proved to be in universal demand by the television industry, demonstrating ratings far beyond any previous optimistic predictions. The new olfactory capability was so successful in its application to television commercials, notably, pizza, colognes, cosmetics, deodorants, air fresheners, shampoos, soaps, and condiments, that the corporation was literally swamped with urgent requests for licenses for the new app. The profits of this new facility were enormous and growing in exponential figures. Mr. Vladimir G. Borscht, now a celebrity whose name was suitably changed to
“Val G. Bush “was promoted to Vice President of the Corporation’s new Smellivision subsidiary and given Common Stock in the Parent Corporation.

Thereafter, the television consumer, for a modest annual fee, was treated to an enhanced sense of realism, thereby enhancing his movie viewing experience. The adjustable scent of the movie’s particular ambience, such as the smell of “curry” during Indian films, “garlic during movies dealing with the Italian Mafia, “gunpowder” during Clint Eastwood’s Spaghetti Westerns, “beer” in saloon scenes, ” fresh chocolate” while watching Willie Wonka, now had the franchise of personal choice of scent, as desired, as well as movie narrative. Needless to say, the demonstrative appeal of a fragrant consumer product boosted commercial sales in exponential volumes.

The New York Stock Market price for Wistful Vista Common Stock rose in proportion to its ever-increasing sales and profitability. Incidentally, we are pleased to report that the new millionaire, Vladimir G. Borscht ( now, “Val G. Bush”), was married to the granddaughter of the Board, the beautiful Kysme Daly, and, at the time of this writing, the happy couple had been blessed with two children, a daughter and a son, “Rose” and “Woody” Bush.

Life was happy for the new family, whose mutual love and good fortune were ideal, until a tragic event occurred. Val was in one of the corporation’s television studios when an official call from Washington was announced. It was the imperious, Eichmann-like Advisor to the President, Stephen Miller, himself, who advised Val that Donald Trump does not like the hamburger commercials and directed their removal. Miller smilingly continued, “And if you do not comply, I will have you deported back to Belarus, and at least one of your children will be banished to El Salvador.” Val was rendered into a state of shock and extreme fear and hung up the telephone.

By chance, the menacing telephone interaction was mechanically captured on a nearby open television camera and inadvertently broadcast to the public. Within minutes, the telephones in the White House were besieged with hundreds of protesting calls from Smellovision customers, private and commercial. The cruel threat delivered by the sadistically smiling Stephen Miller was summarily withdrawn with Jimmy Kimmel speed. Anecdotally, the automatic television recording of the cogent Miller admonition was seldom viewed by television consumers for both aesthetic and, equally, odiferous reasons.

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We have previously commented on the disturbing subject of the commercial exploitation of elderly members of the community. In our blog concerning “Equity Loan Mortgages,” we indicated the numerous unspoken financial responsibilities still remaining to the lender, such as taxes and upkeep, and the cruel requirement that a resident who is not the official title-holder, upon the decease of the record owner. must vacate the premises. On the subject of the sale back of insurance policies, we commented on the financial loss on the part of the originally intended beneficiary and the unconscionable windfall thereby obtained by the insurance company

However,. It would appear that the singularly most heartless and cruel of all of the profitable elder scams consists of the advertised sale of purported panaceas for the dreaded disease of dementia.

As is popularly known, “dementia” is a progressive decline in cognition, i.e., memory and thinking. The risk of the dreaded condition reportedly increases after age 65. It would appear that there is no known preventative or cure for the dehumanizing malady. We have confirmed the latter declaration by our readings on the subject and by inquiries of friends who are physicians.

Notwithstanding such a disappointing state of affairs, we daily experience televised offers of sale of pharmaceuticals allegedly designed to prevent or ameliorate the onset and nightmarish effects of this ultimate disability. If our information and resultant perception are correct, this practice is, demonstrably fraudulent but cruel and insulting to the elderly citizen and their family.

The dramatic portrayal in television commercials of scripted testimonial statements from smiling, fully cognitive, elderly citizens, attesting to the unfailing efficacy of various presented products, allegedly effective in the prevention or amelioration of this frightening disability, deserve condemnation. Assuming that our accumulated information is correct, this nefariously profitable practice is no more acceptable than the misleading sale of “Snake Oil” in the days of America’s wild west.

Notably, such practice is more misleadingly impactful and deceptive than the glamorous pretensions contained in cosmetic commercials; in its efforts to be commercially successful, it is sociopathically cruel. One requires but a modicum of circumspection to conclude that these empirically misleading representations are as brutal and insulting as they are unsupported, blatantly quixotic, and deceitful.

We would be overjoyed to learn of the future development of a medical preventative for the onset of the existential debilitation caused by this dehumanizing tragedy. In such instances, doctors would then be appropriately enabled to prescribe it to contextually vulnerable patients. Until that singularly celebratory event, it would seem that such advertised, misleading panaceas should morally be removed from television (as were tobacco products, for health reasons) as an avoidance of shameful commercial grift and the preservation of the dignity of our elder citizens.

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It is painful to recall the violent Trump-inspired insurrection against the U.S. Capitol on January 6, 2021. We have amply described Donald Trump, the exotic President of the United States, based on his egoistic, propagandistic, and notably, unsupported assertion that the results of his election loss to Joseph Biden were the product of election fraud. The violent riot was eventually recalled by Trump, but not before serious injuries were inflicted, damage to precious historical property, and the tragic homicide of a Capitol policeman. As an authoritarian act of illegal and sociopathic injustice, Trump, subsequently as President, shamefully, the instigator and director of the criminal insurrection, pardoned the wrongdoers with shamefully obscene commendations for their loyal service.

Donald Trump, ultimately, was not punished for his colossal act of unconstitutional and immoral criminality, but, bizarrely, was, instead, successful in the following Presidential election.; empirically enabling him to neurotically apply the disgraceful taint of fascistic autocracy to America’s systemic, humanistic democracy. At the time of this writing, he has been actively and perversely employed in an autocratic effort to exact his promised retribution on his political opponents, most notably the dedicated governmental officials who, dutifully, have attempted (but failed) to bring him to his deserved justice.

It is historically and morally embarrassing to contemplate the factual realitty of the glaring historical dissonance between our Nation, the avowed and recognized “avatar of democracy,” and crusader-in-chief for human equality and justice, and the recent response of the government of Brazil, relative to that Nation’s contrasting response to the occurrence of an analogously seditious and illegal insurrection.

Donald Trump has trotted out his personal, neurotically soiled catchphrases of “witch hunt’ and “stolen election,” notwithstanding which Brazilian justice has appropriately sentenced the Trump-like, immoral autocrat to 27 years in prison.

We have recently switched to drinking Brazilian Coffee to offset Trump’s outrageous, illegal, and notably, infantile, imposition of punitive tariffs on Brazilian imports.

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• title based on Dickens’ “Tale of Two Cities.”

In principle, the salubrious word “progress” connotes beneficial development, as in progress in science, medicine, understanding, and civil rights. Individuals who espouse modernity and societal development are properly referred to as “progressives.” The printing press, railroad, airplane, telephone, radio, television, penicillin, and vaccination are but a sample of the cornucopia of human developments, ineluctably deserving of the beneficial noun, “progress.”

The development of the revolutionary digital age caused the thematic word to become equivocal. From a noun irrefutably denoting the development of new and useful phenomena, scientific, medical, mechanical, and otherwise, it has morphed into a more empirically descriptive word for “change”; the latter noun denotes something more ubiquitously nuanced and equivocal.

Readers of this blogspace are familiar with our eternal reservations concerning the “progressive” change from natural interaction, i.e., in person or by telephone, to the impersonal “smartphone.” Unfortunately, our previously expressed concern regarding the loss of individuality, spontaneity, and personal affirmation has borne the worrisomely predicted results, confirmed in subsequent academic studies as causing unhealthy feelings of loneliness, anxiety, and depression, especially among the younger generation. Such universally declared “progress” led to a retrogressive and harmful social debacle by substituting an allegedly facile mode of interaction for the previously traditional, salubrious, and humanistic practice.

An analogous aspiration for “progress” resulted in the curtailment of the profoundly rewarding benefits derived from reading print books, as distinguished from digital replications or from spoken literature. The intimate scenario of a soft light, a comfortable, easy chair, and a hand-held book has no equal in terms of personal and contemplative experience. In this regard, we have even enjoyed the tactile pleasure of holding the book and, serially, turning the pages. The intimacy of such private experience is empirically catalytic to the intimate enjoyment of reading.

We also enjoyed the search for information and particular books in our trips to the public library. The successful discovery of the desired information was always satisfying, at times, exciting. Carrying the universe of information in one’s pocket or purse seems to be far less impactful or personally challenging.

It would seem appropriate to distinguish the broad category of technological “advancement” from the empirically salubrious term, “progress.”

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With barely ten days to go before we attain the advanced age of 89, we seem to have the urge to express our personal perspective on Humanity’s aging process. We find it convenient to employ the analogous dynamics of developing agriculture.

Accordingly, we would conveniently describe the universal process of human life as a dynamic process, proceeding from fertilized seed through the sprouting and fast-growing stage, followed by its floral maturity and, hopefully, its harvest. The growth process of Man’s life and development is analogically similar: fertilization, development, maturity, and, hopefully, harvest. In the nuanced life sequence of the planet’s human sapient species, there are predictable reactions, rational and emotional, to the process, which vary with the specific stage of development and its personally relevant reaction.

It is common and expected for the individual in this evolving process to react with personal pride regarding those stages of his increasing physical and intellectual changes from early childhood to adulthood, and mourn their decline as he proceeds to older stages of life, which present physical decline.

To exacerbate the reactive sentiments relative to the increase, and thereafter, the slow and steady decline, of physical capabilities, populist society, most especially the advertising and entertainment industries, daily instill and portray the impression that the worth and significance of the individual is founded upon his appearance and physical capabilities. It is thematically useful to note that there is, conversely, scant promotion of the classically proven, invaluable elements of internal growth and intellectual advancement. The latter, unprofitably, does not market clothes, sports equipment, running shoes, exercise equipment, and the like. By contrast, libraries, book stores, art galleries, and museums are not popular subjects for dramatic and compelling sales commercials. The common predilection for artificiality appears to be ubiquitous and ever-present.

The net result is the universal worship of the ethereal and insubstantial, and a neglect of the valuable and existentially humanistic and fruitful phenomena of which the human mind is capable.

Thus, when physical prowess and capability decline, the populist individual understandably feels worthless by declining degrees, until he reaches an infirm old age; for such individuals, “aging” is empirically identical to a diagnosable disease.

To ourselves and countless contemplative others, life has more to offer than the elements of celebrated motion or physical capability. Inarguably, physical decline, painful joints, and the other physical concomitants of old age are disappointing, even frustrating; however, old age, valuably, has a potentially generous harvest of desirable fruits that may compensate for the empirical frailty. Those who have discovered the special elixir are immune to the “disease” of old age and are capable of experiencing the admittedly uncomfortable period as a unique opportunity for a contemplative and life-nourishing harvest.

A mature perception of life and the environment is readily available to the contemplative individual who has beneficially chosen to include in his life, avenues of accumulated personal understanding, through empirical experience and, notably, by way of elective engagement in literature, the humanities, and the eternally available cornicipia of sources of potential human advancement..

After a lifetime of humanistic advancement, fortunate elders of the species, homo sapiens, can, as we, rationalize their painful joints by the invaluable pleasure of an ultimate understanding of their life in the context of its temporal circumstances; the latter, an incomparable resource, and a truly bountiful harvest.

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With barely ten days to go before reaching the advanced age of 89, we have the urge to express our personal perspective on Humanity’s aging process. We find it convenient to employ the analogous phenomenon of agriculture.

Accordingly, we would conveniently describe the universal process of human life as a dynamic process, proceeding from fertilized seed through the sprouting and fast-growing stage, followed by its floral maturity and,hopefully, harvest. The scheduled process of Man’s life and development is analogically similar: fertilization, development, maturity, and, hopefully, harvest.

In the empirically nuanced life sequence of the planet’s human sapient species, there are predictable reactions, rational and emotional, to the process, which vary with the specific stage of development and its relevant reaction.

It is common and expected for the individual in his evolving process to react with personal pride regarding the stages of his increasing physical and intellectual changes from early childhood to adulthood, and to mourn their decline as he proceeds to older stages of life, which feature physical decline and, at times, decline in cognitive abilities.

To affirm the changing sentiments regarding the increase and thereafter the slow and steady decline of physical capabilities, populist society, most especially the advertising and entertainment industries, consistently instill and portray the impression that the worth and significance of the individual is based upon his appearance and physical capabilities. It is noteworthy, thematically, to note that there is, conversely, scant promotion of the classically proven, invaluable elements of internal growth or intellectual advancement. The latter purpose does not market clothes, sports equipment, running shoes, exercise equipment, and the like. By contrast, libraries, book stores, art galleries, and museums are not popular subjects for dramatic and compelling sales commercials. The common predilection for artificiality appears to be ubiquitous and ever-present.

The net result is the universal worship of the ethereal and insubstantial, and a neglect of the valuable and existentially humanistic and fruitful phenomena of which the human mind is capable.

Thus, when physical prowess and capability decline, the populist individual. understandably feels worthless by simultaneous degrees, until he reaches an infirm old age; for such individuals, “aging” empirically constitutes a diagnosably fatal disease.

To us and many contemplative others, life is more than celebrated motion or physical capability. Inarguably, physical decline, painful joints, and other physical concomitants of old age are disappointing, even frustrating; however, old age has a potentially generous harvest of desirable fruits that may compensate for the empirical frailty. Those who have discovered this special elixir are immune to the “disease” of old age and are capable of experiencing the admittedly uncomfortable period as a unique opportunity for a contemplative and life-nourishing harvest.

A mature perception of life and the environment is readily available to the contemplative individual who has beneficially chosen to include in his life, avenues of accumulated personal understanding, through empirical experience and, particularly through elective engagement in literature, the humanities, and the eternally available cornicipia of sources of potential human advancement..

After a lifetime of humanistic advancement, fortunate older homo sapiens like us can rationalize his painful joints by the invaluable pleasure of ultimate understanding of the course of his life in the context of its temporal circumstances; the latter, an incomparable strength, and a truly bountiful harvest.

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As we have often declared, this blogspace had initially been dedicated to the exploration and aspirational enhancement of Man’s efforts to achieve a fulfilled life. We have eternally championed personal advancement through the study of the humanities, the reading of good literature, the study of art, and, in notable addition, the cultivation of personal, elective interests. However, the beneficial goal has b diverted by the ominous threat of anti-democratic and inept governance, personified by Donald J.Trump and his exotic menagerie of inept Cabinet Ministers in toxic combination with a catastrophic Congress.

Admittedly, in the course of our opposition to such a developing autocracy and our ardent support for appropriate constitutional governance, we may have been remiss in our discussion of the underlying, metaphysical subject relevant to the character of an electorate that would elect such a catastrophic Chief Executive. It is entirely conceivable that we had been reluctant to admit the fact that our venerable Nation is inclusive of a large, determinative horde of inadequately educated and poorly informed populists; the latter, dynamically hazardous to the endurance of a Democratic Republic.

Such a regressive public eschews the reading of good literature, salubrious participation in cultural and educational events, intellectual engagement in esoteric political and moral problems,; nor, ultimately, the salubrious incentive to advance its understanding of itself and perception of its environment. Notably,i It has historically been demonstrated that the most significant and impactful national resource is its people. As a necessary consequence, only a Nation with a sufficient population of educated and informed citizens can truly prosper and long endure.

It is sad and extremely disappointing to observe that too many fellow American citizens would appear to prefer ephemeral and insubstantial pursuits capable of momentary diversion to those more personally challenging and rewarding.. The inevitable result is an individual life consisting of minimally inspiring surface impressions, as contrasted with the salubrious sense of a life of self-fulfillment.

Returning to the matter of the metaphysical cause and dynamics of the Nation’s extant autocratic and dystipian indisposition,, contemporarily sickening and then metastisizing in America’s body politic, we would thematically observe that our inept and syastemically corrupt President initially attracted the notice of the contextual horde of American populists, by virtue of his service as the host of a sophomoric and insipid television game show, “The Apprentice;” the same apparently, an item of choice of the populist television audience. Donald J. Trump, previously relegated to the activity of a “real estate gonif,” thereby caught the attention of the stereotypical populist, with the ultimate consequence of a roiling, unstable, embarrassed Nation,

The many and ubiquitous Presidential overreaches of unconstitutional power, with the silent acquiescence of his MAGA, populist base, have been responsibly observed in many of our earlier writings. Trump’s demonstrated relationship with Jeffry Epstein, the rich package store, entrepreneur, demonstrably guilty of decades of sexual abuse of young women, Trump’s overt derogation of the Constitution, law, the media, his prosecution of institutions of higher education, intimate friendships with enemy leaders, stupendious violations of the Emolument Clause, profanely enriching himself and family, his Gestapo policies toward Hispanic Americans, his impropoer use of governmental authority to obtain autocratic retribution against political opponents, his untethered elimination of programs of food and medicinal aid, natioinally and internationally, his bizarre and illegal imposition of tariffs on imported goods, thus raising prices and courting inflation, (despite his demagogicly false promises vto lower prices,) his asserted control over educational institutions and scientific progress. his televised and other violations of the voting laws, his solicitation of an insurrection against thev Capital and subsequent pardoning and praising the criminal insurgents, his adjudicated 34 felony convictions and uncountable outstanding criminal indictments, his adjudications of tax fraud and sexual abuse, his sdjudicated defamation, his blatant violation of posse comitatus by dictatorily employing the military for private purposes, his unauthorized declarations of war, his fascistic program of retribution against political opponents, his warmongering statementsd regarding Greenland and Canada, and a dumpster-full amount of other immoral acts, apparently were not sufficient cause Trump’s loyal supporters to lose a wink of sleep.

However, Trump’s recent actions, causing certain late-night comedians to be removed and thereby daring to interfere with populist television choices, may well constitute appropriate grounds for the dense MAGA horde of populists to write Trump off the hallowed list of populist deities. The blatant interference with the populist, couch potato’s choice will undoubtedly constitute “a bridge too far.”

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• Title borrowed from the eponymous novel by Cornelius Ryan.