It's been a wild eight months since Orange taken office. Everyday it seems the news mentions one ridiculous thing after another that he has said or done. I've tried to shut it out but it's everywhere when looking at posts from Facebook or on the news. He promised to end the war between Ukraine and Russia on Day 1 of his being in office. Lies. The price of eggs became a hot topic for awhile. At one point he claimed that he'd get the prices lowered, which didn't happen. Prices did eventually peter down months later.
Every other day looms the threat of tariffs which has caused havoc with the cost of items like cars, electronics, and now even drugs. Because of his antics, international travel has dropped significantly, with cities such as Las Vegas, reporting much fewer visitors. There was also an uptick of near misses on the air due to cuts in federal workers and his relentless attack on anything DEI.
The latest attack is now on the First Amendment. The First Amendment is part of the U.S. Constitution's Bill of Rights that protects core freedoms from government interference. These include the freedom of religion, speech, the press, the right to assemble, and the right to petition.
This amendment has been in the news a lot lately. It came into play when folks who spoke out against the racist beliefs of "political activist" Charlie Kirk being fired from their jobs. Orange and Sofa have stated that there would be consequences for anyone who celebrate or mock Kirk's death.
Sadly it's become the norm for US Immigration & Custom Enforcement (ICE) agents to randomly harass and arrest U.S. Citizens and whisk them away to unknown locations. A detention center, nicknamed Alligator Alcatraz, was built in Florida by the Florida Division of Emergency Management that is used by ICE to house detainees. Conditions there have been described as being extremely hot, full of bugs like mosquitoes and crickets, with lack of food and water. Also it's built near the Everglades which is swampy land that includes alligators and snakes. Orange even alluded that escapees shouldn't run in a straight line since they may get eaten by an alligator.
ICE agents have been deployed in Washington D.C. and Chicago and is slated to be sent to other cities. In particular he's targeting blue cities that have black mayors.
The government is at risk of being shut down on October 1st due to Congress and Orange stalemating on the budget. Orange wants to cut everything that helps those that aren't rich. The economy is in shambles with lots of layoffs happening.
This is supposed to be the land of the free. But a lot of freedoms are being eroded away. It's getting scary out here.
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