Trump's address to the American people on Wednesday night was a total rant against democracy and common decency. Trump said that he wants Iran to go "back to the Stone Ages." This type of rhetoric provokes war crimes (which has already occurred in Iran). Trump claim that he will fulfill America's military objectives shortly in a few weeks. Trump wants Iran to accept his demands of either allowing Iran being a colonial protectorate of the United States or wipe that nation of Iran out (which has 90 million people). Trump's words not only represent total insanity, but they promote war crimes. An address like this has never been given by an American President. Trump's words are not a negotiation. It is a language of those who love fascism. This is not new. We know of the far-right Air Force General Curtis LeMay who directed the firebombing of Tokyo during World War II that killing over 100,000 people in a single night). During the Vietnam War, there was Operation Phoenix where Vietnamese people were slaughtered. War Secretary Pete Hegseth said that there will be no rules of engagement. This is part of the mentality of imperialism to see how evil operates.
One of the breaking news is about the firing of Pam Bondi as the Attorney General after 14 months. Trump was angry over the failed revenge prosecutions. Pam Bondi remains a controversial person who was criticized for her political agenda in favor of Trumpism unconditionally. With the anti-immigration agenda shown in Minneapolis, Los Angeles, Chicago, and other places, Pam Bondi has been criticized by people from across the political spectrum. The issue with the Epstein files also contributed to the public sentiment against her performance as Attorney General. Bondi has testified to Congress to use ad hominem attacks against Democrats and anyone who disagrees with her. Yet, it is bigger than Pam Bondi. It is about how Trumpism is a failed philosophy, and Trump is trying to protect himself instead of protecting the American people. Ultimately, the responsibility for what is going on in America lie with the President. Pam Bondi used the Justice Department to be like a prosecutor in defense of Trump instead of being independent. Pam Bondi was a total loyalist to Donald Trum, even more than Jeff Sessions and Bob Barr combined. Todd Blanche is the United States Deputy Attorney General. Only the Senate can approve a cabinet member from the Presidency.
The aftermath of the firing of Pam Bondi showed that while one Trump acolyte is gone, the system remains. Bondi was the most controversial Attorney General in American history since the days of John Mitchell. Trump fired her not because she turned the Justice Department into a biased pro-Trump instrument. She was fired, because Bondi didn't hide corruption well enough, and Trump wants to maintain political power. The people had to force Bondi to release more Epstein files when we know that more Epstein files existed. Bondi didn't fully prosecute his enemies as Trump wanted. She made remarks on television and congressional hearings that advocated for Trump, but in Trump's eyes, she embarrassed her. Trump desires unconditional loyalty among his cabinet, not necessarily loyalty to the U.S. Constitution and the American people. Trump believes in the utopian vision that Iran would no longer be threat, and his objectives are nearing completion when Iran is as defiant as ever. In California, there is a one time tax on the ultra wealthy which is very popular among the American people. Yet, billionaires are using millions of dollars via PACs to oppose this plan. This plan only allows 5% of wealth going to fund California.
The Artemis II rocket launch is another era of space exploration. More and more of what we have seen in science fiction movies are being a reality in our time as we enter the half century mark of this important 21st century. It is a very large machine (with tons of fuel) that is carrying four NASA astronauts to travel around the Moon and return back to Earth. It is estimated that the journey will last for many days. Also, this is a scientific event that comes decades after humans have walked on the Moon that took place on August 1969. It wasn't born in that year, but my parents and grandparents were alive to experience that historic journey to the lunar surface. NASA and other space exploration in institutions desire a permanent human civilization (filled with buildings, farming, etc.) on the Moon's surface. That will have to take oxygen, domes, waters, and other supplies to create a progressive human civilization on a location other than Earth for the first time in human history. As human beings, we have come a long way in the formation of our technological development. We went from the horse and buggy to the invention of satellite communication that can make discussion from people on opposite sides of the globe simultaneously. This occasion outlines a monumental historic moment that is just the beginning.