It was a rough night. Nightmare became reality. Not only will Donald Trump again become president, but the U.S. Senate will be Republican controlled. Probably the House too. Said Time : Trump campaigned on an authoritarian agenda that would upend America’s democratic norms , and he is already preparing to deliver on it: mass detention and deportations of migrants; revenge against political enemies via the justice system; deploying the military against his own civilians. How far he chooses to go with the power the public has handed him is a question that will shape the fate of the country. A good look at Project 2025 provides you the Trump agenda. Global warming? While it might not be a hoax anymore, the U.S. will not be cooperative, citing the actual recalcitrance of China and India as reasons. Trump is also beholden to fossil fuel interests. The world will suffer. Freedom? Abortion rights will be minimized and restrictions maximized, leaving much up to the states. LGB
New SIMPLE SOLUTIONS for PLANET EARTH AND HUMANITY: This blog site derives from the original version of Planet Earth & Humanity, but will be more WE than ME. The coverage will remain similar, but perhaps these postings will seem to come from a parallel universe, or maybe even Purgatory. But truth and reality will prevail, with dashes of whimsy and levity to help make your day.