The Supreme Court made a bad decision to allow Trump to allow deportations under the Alien Enemies Act which is unconstitutional in my view. This may led the President to deport American citizens (not just residents) to be removed from America without due process of law. The majority of Justices in the Supreme Court who voted for this should be ashamed of themselves. This is fascism. 80 years after World War II ended, we have a cruel irony that an authoritarian fascist Trump, who is promoting deportations when we are not at war to deport people without due process of law. This is part of the agenda of Trump and the MAGA cult. The Supreme Court doesn't explain how innocent people in El Salvador can get out of brutal prisons. We have a new age of corruption. Trump just shut down the DOJ's unit that investigates crypto fraud. Trump and his allies love to profit from their crypto investments with a proposed national crypto reserve (without legitimate regulations placed on crypto) while taxpayers could be left to pay for it. Since the Citizens United Supreme Court decision, spending by billionaires in elections have grown more than 16,000%. Billionaires trying to control our democracy completely is one example of an oligarchy. We want democracy, not oligarchy.
Markets lost about 6 trillion dollars as Musk clashes with trade advisor Navarro. The economic crisis now created by the Republicans shows the extremism of Donald Trump. Let's look at clear, real facts. Historically, in the past few decades, Democrats have had a better economic record than Republicans in terms of GDP levels, employment rates, job creation rates, and other metrics. New tariffs against China and other nations started at midnight. This comes as we have economic uncertainty. Trump claimed to want to lower inflation and cut prices involving groceries. The problem is that inflation is still high and prices of goods are high, because economic situations are complex. You can't solve economic issues by massive tariffs and tax breaks for the super wealthy. I tell you one fact. If a black, qualified woman like Kamala Harris was in office, these events would not have transpired. Trump is a convicted felon, a supporter of the January 6th insurrectionists, a 2020 election denier, and a habitual liar whose character is one thing that we should never support or emulate.
To be honest, if a black woman who was the former Vice President was elected President in November 2024, none of this would have happened. We wouldn't be under threat of another recession. We wouldn't have these massive protests against the bad policies of Trump too. The Trump administration downplays fears of a recession, but the first Trump term had a COVID-19-induced recession. Markets are crashing in America now in 2025. Trump wants 19th-century views to apply in a complex 21st-century world. Life doesn't work like that, because trade is massively interconnected with the nations of the world. Trump's mismanagement of the economy could cause America and the world to have a recession. Trump failed his multiple businesses too. Former Labor Secretary Julie Su made a report on how DOGE's cuts hurt workers. Over 40 DOL offices that inspect workplace safety have been closed. Even staff investigating child labor and wage theft are on the chopping block. It is illogical for Trump to promote massive tax cuts for the rich, massive tariffs on nations, depriving people of democratic rights, and other evil actions and claim to help America.
One lesson in life is not to take the bait. We have the right to disagree with Trump's many policies. Yet, we shouldn't be in the spirit of vengeance and unjust hatred. Many people want to play people in positions of danger, where their lives are ruined. We have to be about using the expression of peaceful dissent and be unapologetic in our views at the same time. All of us know that many of the policies of Trump are wrong, cruel, evil, and unjust. That is why it is important to allow our voices to be heard, help our neighbors, and be a living witness of truth, compassion, and human empathy. Additionally, we reject political neutrality. In life, you have to take stands on issues. You have to have not only a moral compass, but you must also embrace solid principles and boundaries that are sacrosanct and non-negotiable. Many of the demonstrators in the Hands-Off rallies have expressed their dissent with the Trump/Musk agenda. Trump's tariff policies are folly-filled with an ignorant interpretation of the complexities of the world trade system. We believe in protecting our environment, we believe in civil liberties, and the strengthening of our civil rights, we believe in equality for all (as the Golden Rule teaches that), we want our democracy to be here (without DOGE, without unjust firings of federal workers, and without a radical austerity agenda), and we desire economic justice (filled with living wages).
By Timothy
