Survivor: America

     These days, going to Raw Story every morning and reading the headlines is like reading the chapter titles of the most horrifying dystopian novel ever written. "Trump Signs EO Dismantling Dept. Of Education." "DOGE Orders Closure of 47 SSA Offices." "Trump Starts Intergalactic War With Technologically Superior Civilization."

     These days, the more literate of us can be forgiven for thinking of that famous WB Years phrase, "the center cannot hold." We're hearing a lot over a year and a half in advance of the 2026 "Blue Tsunami" that promises to sweep these Republican scumbags out of Washington like a pile of trash on a floor.

     And whether or not that happens, one has to ask, altogether for good reason, will we survive long enough until 2026 and will Trump allow that to happen? The obvious answer is, Hell no. If he ever did for America what he's done for Russia, America would be truly great again.

     But everything he does, whether directly or indirectky, in some way benefits Putin and Russia. Taking his side over our intelligence agencies. Backing out of the INF. Taking Russia's side over Ukraine. The list goes on.

     His brazen attempt a few days ago to unilaterally dismantle the Dept. Of Education was another example. Trump actually thinks he can run the country by the quasi-royal fiat of Executive Orders regardless of how illegal or unconstitutional they are.

     Trying to destroy the Department of Education is a case in point. It was created by an act of Congress in 1979 under President Jimmy Carter. That means, if it was created through an Act of Congress, it can only be dismantled through an Act of Congress. Of course, right wingers in Congress, who have been foaming at the mouth at the very idea of destroying it from the beginning, pre-emptively cheered Trump for all of one hour until, whoops, Trump backed away from his own Executive Order and directed that same Congress to act as his own collective hatchet man.

     And Linda McMahon, the so-called Education Secretary, like all of Trump's Cabinet, has no problem sitting in an office in an empty building with nothing to do. Of course, the Republican mania for destroying the DoE is all about getting charter schools run by their wealthy buddies and keeping our children ignorant. Plus, the DoE is one of many examples of the government working for the people, which gives Republicans the dry heaves.

      But the DoE oversees school loans and, while kicking in just 13% of the national public school budget, it provides 100% of the funding for special education. This means a lot of Special Ed teachers are about to lose their jobs and every special needs student in the US will be denied the curriculum they require that had met their needs.

      The list, tragically, goes on. The Trump administration has gone to war with hungry school kids, axing free school breakfast and lunch programs, destroying federal aid through USAID and other relief agencies and have essentially declared war on anyone that isn't white or has a swinging dick.

     Keep in mind, all this is being done by an aging slug who doesn't heave his fat ass out of bed until late morning and spends all his weekends playing golf at one of his resorts.

     Yet most of this damage is being done by some of the worst psychopaths this nation can offer. Proving even the worst, most despicable criminals and excuses for human beings can always find an army of monsters to do their bidding.

      So, are we going to survive until January 3, 2027 and will Democrats undo the damage? The jury's out on that one.