Here's Richard Wolff, describing the predicted effect of Donald Trump's erratic tariff policies upon the American economy. The whole thing is three hours but it's broken up into sections and don't worry, you won't have to watch for long past my bookmark to get the point:

So you have all sorts of speculation about what is coming out of the Trump administration, including the attack on the Deep State and the jettisoning of Ukraine. Chris Hedges gives us the pessimistic view: Trump aims at personal dictatorship.

The last time I posted here I left this little tidbit from Moon of Alabama:

...one wonders what means the deep state used to push Speaker of the House Mike Johnson, and Trump, into this full capitulation.

Well, The Grayzone weighed in on this. Here's the relevant part of the video:

The latest polls out of Arizona, Florida, and North Carolina show Trump with a slight lead in those states.

Peace is only good if it's proposed by someone with a (D) next to their name, so at least a couple of outraged (D) Senators have decided to take matters into their own hands.

Senators move to prevent Trump from removing US troops in South Korea

Here's the headline:

Just do a Google search for January 20 protest.
People are getting ready.

You better sit down and brace yourself for this.
Are you sitting down?
This is going to be hard to believe, but Donald J. Trump, reality TV star and Wrestling Hall of Fame member, conned the poorly educated.
Surprise!