Governments are run by people who are in it for the power or for the money, in no case should these be the people running things. What we need is to give the job to someone who doesn't **want** it.
- paraphrase of Bertrand Russell (lost the original quote, he was much more eloquent, of course)
Actually, most people don't seem to want strangers running around and killling people at random. Sad but true. Now, tigers -- I imagine one entering a dark alley might prefer to find a random tiger than a random human being. But you don't always get a choice.
Out of curiosity: Did you feel the same way about the previous fifteen months watching Joe Biden arm a genocide while providing political and diplomatic cover for Israel? A genocide Kamala Harris went along with? Or is Trump's "lunacy" in some way worse?
Absolutely! I did not support Biden or Kamala and I spoke out against their support of Israel’s genocide, and other policies that harm humans and the environment. Trump is worse by far!
Whoever replaces Trump in 2029 will be worse: Buttigeig, Vance, Gabbard, Fetterman, Shapiro (odds are we'll run back to the Democrats and continue the eternal cycle of insanity)... It's always a contest to see who can be worse than the last.
Best things to do now:
1. Break up the country. This empire should ended like decades ago.
2. Contact Congress and demand impeachment and removal hearings.
I hope I can write for my friend Pat: to her and me, Genocide Joe and his snake Kamala mirror precisely -- via the damned demonic duopoly that has us by the neck -- Trump and his very own swamp of slithery reptiles.
Pat, if you happen across this, please add your wisdom in your unique spunky way...as you already did above!
The U.S. has been a mess for a long time. Its history is one of genocide, slavery, colonialism. My maternal ancestors arrived 30 years after the Mayflower from England. How they treated people, I can’t say, but I know how to treat people and the environment. I’m just plain disgusted with the lack of integrity.
move to mars? you think he’s the start of the show? you must have entered after the curtains drew up and the crowd quieted. baby,this is the beginning of the third act. shhhh…
I would say "Take a highly metaphorical walk." If things look bad, if you're in a bad position, start thinking about moving one way or another. You're not actually helpless.
Damn Caitlin : ) "They can lock up Luigi, but they can't lock up everyone" Damn ha, I wish I had written that. That alone is inspiring to most of us. Bernie Sanders, the coward failing to call out RFKjr. on his " Everyone loves their ins." comments.
Through most of Jan. in Chicago upper 30s to 50 deg F. That is NOT F ing normal. Today it was 50 in F ing Jan. We have had almost no snow as cover for the farm fields. Without enormous amounts of rain this Spring, drought will take the crops.
Not a peep about the climate for many years now. Thank you China for DeepSeek, a black eye to Wall Street. Much love to all in China and Caitlin/family of course : )
"They can lock up Luigi, but they can’t lock up everyone."
YES! If this isn't a call for all to unite and take it to the streets to let the "tiger handlers" know who's in charge, I don't know what is. GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! (Tiger for "Power to the People!)
Nobody is coming to save anyone. No god, no politician, no billionaire, no non profit. Democrats bleat that they can save your social security, your medicare, your voting rights, but they won't fight their masters. They are paid by the jewish billionaires who run the usa. Look at how little they care about non jews in israel and that is what they have in store eventually for the usa.
I feel that all the Caitlin writes on her newsletter is what many of us feel. But here is my question. what do we do? I feel many of us have fear to really express our authentic feelsings. We have seen in the US how Universities have fired professors for not going along with keeing quiet. Students also punished for protests.. So back to the fear..and this is probably every where. What is said in this newsletter is how most of us feel. What do we do? For me I will share with people I trust. Many times I feel like really giving an opinion of the ugly that is going on the corruption that is going on in governments, companies...imagine if I did that on FB...that is even just a stupid thougt! I would be deleted. I only use it to communicate with family and friends from all over..but still I hesitate. I never thought we would be in this incredible state of feeling numbed, frozen! just last night we saw a uTube about how AI will be able to track every single thing we say and do..and I am not describing this in detail. What kind of world is this? I truly want what Caitlin said in this newsletter..how do we do this?
Put 100million (or more?) NONVIOLENT people in the streets…..just standing there…..or sitting in lawn chairs in their yards. For 1 week. No yelling. No signs. No marching. No violence. Doing NOTHING. Bring the whole sickening mess to a grinding halt. That is all that will get anyone’s attention. Maybe someone will be interested in talking, then.
Cheap. No traveling and burning fuel. No special clothes or songs to learn.
If no meaningful change or progress results?…..do it again.
This will happen……when? Ever? How could it happen? Could it be organized? If it did…what would come afterwards?
I have never found making my bed to be silly. It is a rewarding activity increasing the order in my little bit of the planet, gets the day off to a good start and gives me a sense of satisfaction when I return at the end of the day.
"control of the world must be ceded to the dumbest, crudest and cruelest among us".
This is an inevitable result.
The braindead public elect their representative. Well, who better represents them than a dumb idiot?
Although that is only performative entertainment to keep the stupid mass of the popular either content or at each other's throats.
The real cruelest among us are not dumb. They do not subject themselves to elections. They lead by coercion and corruption.
One of the best things you ever wrote. Bravo!!
Thanks!
Power is to sociopaths what catnip is to cats. In fact, these are precisely the humans who will do Whatever It Takes to get power.
Catnip makes cats playful and funny. Power makes humans greedy and grabby and not funny at all.
Hi Susan
I believe that Feral was referring to the attraction, not the consequences.
Governments are run by people who are in it for the power or for the money, in no case should these be the people running things. What we need is to give the job to someone who doesn't **want** it.
- paraphrase of Bertrand Russell (lost the original quote, he was much more eloquent, of course)
But someone who doesn't want the job won't take it.
Hi Starry
I don’t want the job but I’d take it, if I thought I could make an iota of difference.
And I’d do it for subsistence wages.
Rise up people!! The time has come!!
We don't have to take the billionaires’ abuse anymore!!
“They can lock up Luigi, but they can’t lock up everyone”
We need thousands of Luigi’s! Let’s not allow his sacrifice to be in vain: he was just the beginning!
Actually, most people don't seem to want strangers running around and killling people at random. Sad but true. Now, tigers -- I imagine one entering a dark alley might prefer to find a random tiger than a random human being. But you don't always get a choice.
Luigi was a Tiger..or a Lion…Panther, Cougar, Leopard, whatever one wishes to call him.
We may well reach a point when we DO want people unliving other people…and not at random.
"We have galaxies and sorcery roiling within us." Let us also remember,
"We are stardust, we are golden."
that's the line it reminded me of as well.
Me too.
Its over for me! Eleven days of Trumps utter lunacy is enough for me !enough for my nation! , enough for the World! So how do we end it?
Out of curiosity: Did you feel the same way about the previous fifteen months watching Joe Biden arm a genocide while providing political and diplomatic cover for Israel? A genocide Kamala Harris went along with? Or is Trump's "lunacy" in some way worse?
Absolutely! I did not support Biden or Kamala and I spoke out against their support of Israel’s genocide, and other policies that harm humans and the environment. Trump is worse by far!
Hi Patricia
How does it get worse than genocide?
Not that I believe tRump will end it..,,
Americans are going to experience fascism. It’s already started.
Fascism since 1776. Think about it, this country made it's entire empire by dehumanizing and destroying communities.
Whoever replaces Trump in 2029 will be worse: Buttigeig, Vance, Gabbard, Fetterman, Shapiro (odds are we'll run back to the Democrats and continue the eternal cycle of insanity)... It's always a contest to see who can be worse than the last.
Best things to do now:
1. Break up the country. This empire should ended like decades ago.
2. Contact Congress and demand impeachment and removal hearings.
Eddie, an alternative:
Revolution, the sooner the better. Who’s on board?
PS Fuckerman needs to be Luigied before he can be allowed to be POTUS. Despicable subhuman.
I hope I can write for my friend Pat: to her and me, Genocide Joe and his snake Kamala mirror precisely -- via the damned demonic duopoly that has us by the neck -- Trump and his very own swamp of slithery reptiles.
Pat, if you happen across this, please add your wisdom in your unique spunky way...as you already did above!
The U.S. has been a mess for a long time. Its history is one of genocide, slavery, colonialism. My maternal ancestors arrived 30 years after the Mayflower from England. How they treated people, I can’t say, but I know how to treat people and the environment. I’m just plain disgusted with the lack of integrity.
Good Q!
I don't think we have to do anything. Trump and the state are already in action to end us. Panama and Greenland are just tools for the war on China.
move to mars? you think he’s the start of the show? you must have entered after the curtains drew up and the crowd quieted. baby,this is the beginning of the third act. shhhh…
I would say "Take a highly metaphorical walk." If things look bad, if you're in a bad position, start thinking about moving one way or another. You're not actually helpless.
I love this! What will get us to embrace our power, because we must.
Brilliantly written!!
Damn Caitlin : ) "They can lock up Luigi, but they can't lock up everyone" Damn ha, I wish I had written that. That alone is inspiring to most of us. Bernie Sanders, the coward failing to call out RFKjr. on his " Everyone loves their ins." comments.
Through most of Jan. in Chicago upper 30s to 50 deg F. That is NOT F ing normal. Today it was 50 in F ing Jan. We have had almost no snow as cover for the farm fields. Without enormous amounts of rain this Spring, drought will take the crops.
Not a peep about the climate for many years now. Thank you China for DeepSeek, a black eye to Wall Street. Much love to all in China and Caitlin/family of course : )
Same thing happening in Utah. Might get a storm tomorrow, but temps into the 50’s.
Good thing we aren’t holding the Olympics this year.
🤣
Eloquent
You deliver per usual!!! Bravo!
"They can lock up Luigi, but they can’t lock up everyone."
YES! If this isn't a call for all to unite and take it to the streets to let the "tiger handlers" know who's in charge, I don't know what is. GRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! (Tiger for "Power to the People!)
Nobody is coming to save anyone. No god, no politician, no billionaire, no non profit. Democrats bleat that they can save your social security, your medicare, your voting rights, but they won't fight their masters. They are paid by the jewish billionaires who run the usa. Look at how little they care about non jews in israel and that is what they have in store eventually for the usa.
Zionists, not all Jews.
Zionist billionaires.
I feel that all the Caitlin writes on her newsletter is what many of us feel. But here is my question. what do we do? I feel many of us have fear to really express our authentic feelsings. We have seen in the US how Universities have fired professors for not going along with keeing quiet. Students also punished for protests.. So back to the fear..and this is probably every where. What is said in this newsletter is how most of us feel. What do we do? For me I will share with people I trust. Many times I feel like really giving an opinion of the ugly that is going on the corruption that is going on in governments, companies...imagine if I did that on FB...that is even just a stupid thougt! I would be deleted. I only use it to communicate with family and friends from all over..but still I hesitate. I never thought we would be in this incredible state of feeling numbed, frozen! just last night we saw a uTube about how AI will be able to track every single thing we say and do..and I am not describing this in detail. What kind of world is this? I truly want what Caitlin said in this newsletter..how do we do this?
Put 100million (or more?) NONVIOLENT people in the streets…..just standing there…..or sitting in lawn chairs in their yards. For 1 week. No yelling. No signs. No marching. No violence. Doing NOTHING. Bring the whole sickening mess to a grinding halt. That is all that will get anyone’s attention. Maybe someone will be interested in talking, then.
Cheap. No traveling and burning fuel. No special clothes or songs to learn.
If no meaningful change or progress results?…..do it again.
This will happen……when? Ever? How could it happen? Could it be organized? If it did…what would come afterwards?
Dreaming….sorry.
We just need a focal person or website to rally around in solidarity. There are soooo many of us.
Looking for a Leader?
We clearly need one.
True! 👏👏👏👏
Let’s collectively make sure every Luigi remains free
I have never found making my bed to be silly. It is a rewarding activity increasing the order in my little bit of the planet, gets the day off to a good start and gives me a sense of satisfaction when I return at the end of the day.
"control of the world must be ceded to the dumbest, crudest and cruelest among us".
This is an inevitable result.
The braindead public elect their representative. Well, who better represents them than a dumb idiot?
Although that is only performative entertainment to keep the stupid mass of the popular either content or at each other's throats.
The real cruelest among us are not dumb. They do not subject themselves to elections. They lead by coercion and corruption.