Hang Tough

For Decency

Donald John Trump is a corrupt businessman with a lucrative side gig as 47^th president of these barely United States. He lacks the depth of character to be called “shallow.” He more closely resembles old pond scum in nature. Primitive. Invasive. Unattractive. Malodorous. Toxic to healthy life in its vicinity.

The first ten months of his second term in high office were purposefully chaotic and blatantly self-serving. He is the useful fool and dispensable tool of the Intergalactic Billionaire Boys Club.

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The cruel and unusual consequences of Election 2024 will haunt every person, place, principle, and moment of Thanksgiving 2025.

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His current abuses of Article II powers are immoral, tiresome, harmful, unsustainable, and unconstitutional.

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They are hazardous to the health and well-being of all forms of life on this planet and in near space.

Of the moment, Putin’s Pal is trying to force Ukraine specifically and Europe generally to surrender world peace to the obsessive territorial ambitions of the Grey Guy in the Kremlin.

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On 23 Nov 25, Mark McInerney (Smoke Signals) posted an article on the Substack platform entitled “Ukraine at the Edge of Betrayal.”

It should be IMMEDIATE and mandatory reading for every person in a position of political power and/or possessed of clear moral compass.

TACO Time

November of 2025 has not been a happy month for the Tyrant Trump.

The grassroots power of determined, strategic, sustained, and peaceful Resistance 2.0 protests gave purpose, direction, and authority to the results of the 04 Nov 25 referendum on Trump 2.0. Mr. Big Stuff subsequently had to reverse course three times in 3 weeks:

1. Epstein Files: Congress took the referendum results seriously. In a 427-1 vote, it sent the Epstein Files Transparency Act to the Resolute Desk. Without the usual press gaggle, Donnie the Debauched signed the measure into law. It is a simple and telling wonder that he used his trusty sharpie. Rather than resort to an auto-pen to give himself a cowardly credibility when denying understanding of or responsibility toward his liabilities for crimes and misconduct discovered under the law.

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His justice department now has 30 days to publicly share all information from federal investigations into all the widely-scattered and diverse Epstein files. However, it can withhold files that relate to active criminal investigations or are deemed to invade personal privacy. Watch those off ramps. Under protections that the Roberts Court provided him in 2024 under Trump v. United States, expect Tricky Trump to claim protections of private conduct his administration denies the governed.

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2. Tariffs: The partisan Roberts Court cast a (too-long delayed) skeptical eye on Ding Dong Donnie’s self-serving and gleefully abusive high jacking of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA.) Trump 2.0 has hasty rollbacks in progress to hedge against and limit damage from an adverse ruling. The administration hints that the trillions of dollars in fees collected have gone somewhere insufficient to cover refunds. Note that the high court has avoided comment on what the lower courts found profoundly worrisome—President Chicken Little’s practice of granting himself “temporary” powers to fight unsubstantiated threats to national security or the U.S. economy that originate from outside the country

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3. Ukraine: The purpose of the 2020 Abraham Accords was to “normalize” relations between Israel and its Arab neighbors. The Tyrant’s slimy son-in-law led the effort to broker the deal. Arab interests made Kushner a billionaire during the process.

He participated in October 2025 discussions with the manager of Russia’s sovereign wealth fund to craft a 28-point “Peace Plan” to end the Russo-Ukraine War. Just another trade deal.

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The draft of the plan leaked before it was presented to the nations affected by its terms and conditions. It was a dipolmatic misstep. Ukraine and Europe had not been invited to or included in formulation of the plan. When given view of it, they reacted immediately and badly to the suggested loss of territory, sovereignty, security, wealth, resources, and identity.

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Embarrassed, Double Down Donny blustered. He gave Ukraine until Thanksgiving to accept the plan as drafted. He abused America’s reputation and integrity by threatening to withhold military and intelligence support as well as financial aid unless and until Ukraine agreed to the terms proposed by Russia, with U.S. support.

Here’s the rub. The guy is intermeddling in a regional dispute for fun, effect, and personal profit. And in violation of a long-standing international nuclear weapons non-proliferation treaty.

He does not have the authority to:

1. Withhold appropriated funds and lawful assistance; much less

2. Make or modify treaties without the advice and consent of the Senate.

In 2020, the House impeached the Big Guy for attempting to coerce Zelenskiy into claims against Biden. The 2024 Trump v United States decision provides him some protection from prosecution for similar misconduct in 2025. Unless and until his attitude toward and actions in support of Russia’s advantage can be proven to be collusion of a treasonous nature. The complete and unredacted Epstein files may illuminate reasons for such an otherwise impossible and inexplicable compromise of high office.

Regarding the Russian-US “Peace Plan” proposal:

1. The people of Ukraine do not have to accept a suggested or forced surrender;

2. Europe and NATO do not have to agree to allow Russia to devour Ukraine in part or whole; and,

3. Why would anyone believe the United States would provide full, adequate, reliable, continuing, and true security for a diminished, disarmed, and devalued Ukraine against an emboldened Russia?

As November 2025 draws to a close, Donny Dumb Dumb is busy trying to save his brand from the fact and consequences of various of his willful, self-serving, ignorant, and poorly-executed executive gambits.

Meditation

Ukraine is not just another trade deal. Or, real estate opportunity. It agreed to nuclear disarmament in exchange for certain assurances from other nations with like capability. Since 05 Dec 94, the United States has had an obligation to protect that nation’s territory, sovereignty, and safety. Military force or economic coercion against it by the United Kingdom, the United States, and Russia specifically are prohibited in the Budapest Memorandum. France and China gave individual assurances in separate documents.

In recent weeks, the Tyrant Trump has overplayed a losing hand regarding his powers under Article II as “Commander in Chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the Militia of the several States, when called into the actual Service of the United States.” Per constitutional and international law, he cannot compel persons sworn to the Constitution to obey his orders when they are illegal. Disobedience is mandatory when following orders received from him may or surely will cause harm to or death of civilians. Read L. D. Michaels 24 Nov article in Substack entitled “I Was Only Following Orders” for an erudite rebuttal of Truth Social rants.

In simple and brutally honest terms, the Big Guy likes to cause violence to make him look decisive and strong. And, like any smart mob boss or craven general, he stays at a safe and credible distance from implementation of his self-serving orders. He restyled the 06 Jan 21 assault on the Capitol and pardoned those persons punished for reliance upon his incendiary remarks. He very likely will not be available to rescue from prosecution and punishment the ICE, Border Patrol, militia, and/or sworn military personnel performing illegal acts in 2025 against civilians on land, sea, in the near air or from far space.

Manifesto

04 Nov 25 requires immediate, strong, sustained, and strategic support. It is the mission and the task of Resistance 2.0 to fashion the next 12 months into a successful campaign to obtain a Congress in the majority composed of persons:

1. Of good character;

2. Eager and willing to provide responsive and responsible representation of the will and best interests of the governed;

3. Faithful to their oath of office;

4. Committed to such measures as are necessary to:

a. Affect a more perfect Union;

b. Reestablish a rule of law supportive of inalienable human rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness;

c. Restore domestic tranquility;

d. Provide for the common defense;

e. Promote the general Welfare; and,

f. Assure that government of the people, by the people, and for the people shall not perish from the earth.

Anthem

Trump 2.0 has delivered NO benefit to 92% of the governed. Trump IS the turkey at every table this Thanksgiving. A Ghost of Government Gutted.

He is not your lovable Crazy Uncle. Everyone expects Al to irritate and amuse the rest of the family again this year.

Nope. The Ghost claims he is a very distant relative. He swears he was invited, but no one will take responsibility for his presence. He wears too much gold jewelry, has a bad comb over, sits with his knees wide, leers at the women, smirks at the men, and keeps telling everyone how smart, rich, and powerful he is. He is old, ugly, loud, and can’t dance for shit. He clearly is a jumped-up jerk:

1. From whom you would not buy a used car;

2. To which you would not make a personal loan; and,

3. With whom you never ever ever under any circumstances would leave your children unattended.

The rest of the family either ignores or tolerates him. Not you. He makes your tongue go fat and taste funny every time you are around him. Under his store-bought and too liberally applied scent your nose picks up undertones of rot and mendacity.

Okay, fine.

You don’t like him. Or being obligated to endure his presence, attitude, and actions. Let the whole family know you will not tolerate him again at any family table you share.

Use your indivisible Power of One to make a stand for decency.

Refuse to go along to get along.

Rise up. Speak up. Stay standing and resolute until your point is heard and won.

Endure and abide.

Insist upon respect for your opinion. And that of every other family member.

Never mind who invited the Ghost to this year’s gathering. Just clean up everywhere he was. And repair anything he disrespected, damaged, or broke while on the premises.

Give thanks for real you have the liberty and power to cast him away from all you love and cherish.