Remembrances, refusals, resistance

 

My late son Andrew's birthday was September 4. He would have been 58. For me, losing a child has been worse than losing a spouse, sibling, lover, or friend, though I have lost all 4 during my long life.

Now, at age 87, I am hoping to go

next, as I cannot endure any more such losses. Let others cry over my grave. 

Donald Trump may now be getting only tepid support from ordinary voters, but Republican lawmakers are throwing their full weight behind him. 

Daily Beast, Voters at a town hall meeting in Missouri demanded that their Republican congressman denounce President Donald Trump’s “lies”—and told him to get his head “out of Trump’s a--.” Rep. Mark Alford was the latest GOP lawmaker to host a contentious live event during the August recess despite party leaders advising their caucus to avoid in-person meetings with constituents.

C-Span, President Donald Trump’s personally appointed sycophants were not so subtle in their sucking up to him during a cabinet meeting on Tuesday afternoon. In an introduction described as being akin to North Korean state TV, Labor Secretary Lori Chavez-DeRemer invited Trump to travel to the Department of Labor and see his “big, beautiful face” on a massive banner she had hung from it.

Wash. Post, Social Security official says DOGE compromised Americans’ data Chief Data Officer Charles Borges said sensitive data was uploaded to a digital cloud, risking the security of critical personal information for more than 300 million people.

Wash. Post, Trump’s move to take over the Fed adds more uncertainty to the economy

By seeking to remove Fed governor Lisa Cook, the president has taken his boldest step yet in a campaign to bring the independent central bank under his control.

Wash. Post, Trump wants expanded death penalty, longer control over police in D.C.

Call for greater use of capital punishment is likely to draw fierce political and legal pushback.

Yes, expanding the death penalty will certainly get pushback from me, now living in West Va, which has no death penalty, but where Trump's allies may try to re-install it. Here my vote counts for more than it did in DC. 

The president also wants a review now of all Smihsonian exhibits. He disliked this painting and wants it removed. 

Here's an image on display at the Smithsonian that Mr. Trump really doesn't like. He wants it removed.

I have to stop now, as this posting is giving me a lot of trouble. Will I have to give up the blog?