Sociopathic grifters to the core. This is disgusting.

The good people in the world are boycotting US-made goods. Yeah, that’ll MAPA (Make America Poor Again.)

People are starting to wake up to what I think is the true story of Trump. Here’s a recent comment in the NY Times:

It’s almost like a foreign adversary succeeded in securing an asset for four decades who accidentally wound up president, and then that asset proceeded to do everything he could to damage the country. Right?

Politico tells the story quite convincingly. The Guardian elaborates on the story, with testimony from an aging Russian spy. From The Guardian article:

But the Moscow Project, an initiative of the Center for American Progress Action Fund, found the Trump campaign and transition team had at least 272 known contacts and at least 38 known meetings with Russia-linked operatives.

And this history explains pretty much everything that’s happening today. Trump was compromised in 1987, and Putin’s agents came calling for him when he ran for President starting in 2015. His first wife, Ivana – connected to Russia. His closest ally, Paul Manafort – connected to Russia. Etc, etc.

And at this moment the mask is coming off. Trump and Putin see a way to raid the world’s largest piggy bank, together – America’s national wealth. When Putin became Russian President-for-life (a dictator, in other words), this is exactly what he and his cronies did to Russia’s wealth and natural resources – they carved it up among friends. That playbook is being enacted here and now by Trump and Putin, with Musk playing some weird role also.

Trump’s second term is/was about (1) gaining criminal immunity for himself, (2) revenge against anyone who impeded him in the 2020 election, and (3) maximizing his financial gain. No other explanation for current behavior is needed.