Oops
Marjorie Taylor Green is devastated by the Epstein papers cover up. Megyn Kelly is playing it smooth as an objective former-Fox journalist. Joe Rogan sucks down his coffee and shakes his head in bewilderment.
Come to Jesus time for the MAGA faithful. Like Pizzagate. If there is no pizza in the basement topped with baby sacrifices by the demonic Dems led by heinous Hilary C., what’s the point?
The ruse is a common part of the Trump script, and the Epstein ruse appears to be up. In order for so many people to blindly believe and follow Trump, to find happiness in the misery of blaming “the other,” one must have a most-horrendous reason to hate. Pedophilia fits. Toss in trafficking and it’s show time.
Trump is a bully, and he is a scapegoater. Scapegoating is as old as sin and banishment; it’s part of our social makeup. MAGA had to have a scapegoat to offload their complaints about a liberal America. They had to have a villain, and Donald gave them one. Me and my friends, us, on the “other side.” Trump hates us, he said so.
Trouble is, he’s taking the bully pulpit away from his hungry followers. What do we do now, they murmur?
Back at ya. Because it is entertaining as hell to watch the Republicans eat their own. “They’re coming to get you, Barbara.” Welcome to the Grand Old Donner Party.
Postscript
Per the name of this Substack, what has any of this to do with the climate? Everything. This man is dismantling years of work and science dedicated to the safety and health of everyone, even him. If this continues, all our efforts will be set back even further. And the scary, sad truth is that no one, not even climatologists, knows for sure how rapidly our climate will change. CO2 isn’t going anywhere but up. (BTW, the Trump Administration plans to close the Mauna Loa Observatory in Hawaii, where we measure important changes, like carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere.)
While I am tempted to lump everything together in a conspiracy theory mashup, too, I hope we can get back to climate change soon.
I hope to see you and all your other followers for Good (climate) Trouble tomorrow at the bandshell!