April 2025
Takin' It To The Streets
07/04/25 08:57
April 7, 2025 (Vol. 19 No. 16) - Millions of Americans took to the streets this past weekend to show that democracy and free speech are alive and well - at least for now. There were "Hands Offs" rallies in more than 1,200 communities, including right here in my hometown of Lawrence, Kansas (photo above). Of course, many butt-kissing MAGA sycophants in Kansas would tell you that Lawrence is the "Lib-tard" capital of Kansas. However, I was one of the 500+ people standing at a busy downtown intersection. While there were some individuals who may have come from the outer fringes of society, most were mainstream folks - some of whom identified themselves as Republicans - who were fed up with the reckless, heartless and unconstitutional dismantling of government that has occurred since President Poopinpantz took office in January. (And, by the way, did you see the strange life forms that attended last summer's GOP convention?) It is important to remember that this national day of protest was called weeks ago, before President Manchild single-handedly sent the American economy into free-fall by announcing "global across-the-board reciprocal tariffs." Many of the harshest penalties were levied against some of this nation's closest allies. He called them "The Dirty 15," although there were actually 29 nations on that list. (We are trusting our economy to a guy who can't even count?) One particularly onerous tariff was imposed against Heard Island and McDonald Islands, an Australian territory comprised of no people and maybe a million penguins. (It's a good thing the movie Happy Feet came long before penguins got on this administration's enemies list.) And guess who was not included in his "across-the-board" tariffs? Russia, of course. Maybe that's because we are going to need all of the vodka we can get to dull the economic pain Felon47 has inflicted upon us. Of course, our Demander-in-Chief says we should trust him, just like his voters did last fall when, as a candidate, he promised us that tariffs will not cost the American people any higher costs. If you believe that, why not go out and buy a new car? Of course, it is not his fault that he lied. It was his voters fault that they believed him. (Shame on you!) And I haven't even begun to discuss his unconstitutional mass firings, deportations and dismantling of vital government agencies - all on the behest of a psychopathic oligarch who wants to repopulate the earth with his own offspring. Millions of my fellow citizens took a page out of Howard Beale's script and said "they are as mad as hell, and they are not going to take it anymore." Some Republicans are beginning to take note. Those that don't, do so at their own risk. GOP elephants are not the only creatures with long memories. The mid-term elections are not that far off that we, the people, are unlikely to forget. That's it for now. Fear the Turtle. Photo copyright David W. Guth, 2025