Christian fundamentalists believe we are living in the End-Times. So, why worry about climate change or plan for the future? But they should worry, and they should plan. The notion that the end is near has needlessly troubled people throughout history beginning with the crucifixion. Prophets of every generation have predicted Armageddon. Yet we’re still here, and provided humankind does not do something insane, we will be for a long time to come.
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So said Senator Marco Rubio during confirmation hearings to become secretary of state in the second Trump administration. In those few lines were indicators of the core beliefs that underlie current US policy toward China: that only China has “ignored all its obligations and responsibilities” and is untrustworthy; that China cheated its way to becoming rich; and, most disturbing, that US trade and technology policy must fully disconnect from China lest it continue to develop “at our expense.”
The Pope is a blessing, The Dope is a curse
I’ll reopen Guantanamo. I’ll reopen Alcatraz. And the electorate can sigh with a sense of relief and safety. He’s bringing back our greatness – that is to say, our racist certainty. He’s recreating a country that real Americans can understand . . . one that’s like them.
Too many are copacetic about nuclear weapons. That nukes have not been used since Nagasaki leads them to conclude their use is so insane they will not be used, so everything is fine. The reality is far different, and the India-Pakistan conflict may lead to the first use since Nagasaki for a simple reason: Pakistan has a declared policy of “use ‘em rather than lose ‘em” and India’s conventional military superiority could give Pakistan as few as five minutes to launch or lose their “nuclear umbrella.” During the fog of war the potential for error is great.
In early April, I attended the Hands Off! Rally in Washington, DC. Living near the nation’s capital, I’ve always tried to engage in protests and events to support causes I believe in, often as a family with my wife and children. I fondly remember attending Barack Obama’s first inauguration, watching it on jumbotrons with thousands of others.
-Alumni, faculty, students, celebrities, faith organizations, and a popular blog site are rallying against what they call a “hostile takeover” of the nation’s top Historically Black University, Florida A&M. Adding Marva Johnson as a finalist in the presidential selection process was challenged by selection committee members but was never addressed. Johnson is the favorite of Governor Ron DeSantis. Dubbed “MAGA Marva,” the blog site Rattle Nation wrote several articles slamming her lack of university administrative experience or necessary academic credentials to manage 14 colleges and schools.
The first 100 days of President Trump’s second administration have been an unrelenting assault on civil rights, civil liberties, economic justice, the constitutional separation of powers, and the rule of law itself.
President Trump during a national televised interview asserted that pending information from his Attorney General, expressed uncertainty about his need to provide “due process”. And frankly, this assertion does not suggest that he will not uphold the Constitution. The oath taken by the President during the swearing-in to the Presidential Office is not merely a ceremonial oration. It is a binding legal oath with both legal and constitutional mandates. However, a Constitutional crisis could occur when the President loses at both a lower court and the Supreme Court (SCOTUS) and defies SCOTUS’s orders.
When the storms come harder and the heat comes earlier, it does not matter who you voted for. You still have to rebuild your home. You still have to find a way to breathe clean air. You still have to keep your family safe.