THE PIRATES OF 2025

 

This is a political comment.

June wears a "red hat".  Not by choice.  

Only as a statement, immediately removed from her sweet furs after creating this image.

When I first did her image for today, her hat read "Unmask Ice Agents".

That issue then dominated the news.

However, for any who follow news daily, as I do, it changes fast.

Distraction the key word.  Chaos each day to intentionally cause stress,

concern, drama, confusion and worse - to all.

It matters not whether one is left, center left, a true conservative

[as that word once meant], or progressive.  

Think a moment. Is it not ideal to have left and right eyes to see clearly?

Those who think and reason for themselves cannot be blinded

by the attempts at distraction.  Those who care about rights and

democracy and our Constitution cannot avoid and ignore the truth of 

all that is happening before our eyes.  

Remember Scarlett's infamous line from Gone With the Wind?  

"I'll think about that tomorrow."

Tomorrow will be too late.

This administration is destroying individual freedoms and rights

created, fought and died for, our foundation for nearly 250 years.

No longer day by day, but hour by hour.

The dismantling of valuable and worthwhile federal agencies

and employees that served American citizens and populations worldwide.

Attacks on immigrants, citizen/non citizen/legal/or not/who cares:

little or no concern for status, masked, unidentifiable: all about numbers.

Grab now, ask questions later, if at all.

Attacks on law firms, requiring pro bono, so called "charitable" work

and so called "donations" to so called "entities".

Attacks on universities and colleges, private and public, destroying

and threatening decades of research, withholding grant funding, 

student visas and even suggesting how faculty should teach.

Attacks on independent and corporate media - 

newspapers, television, magazines and podcasters - journalists, reporters - 

intimidated by potential removal of licensing or lawsuits.

Attacks on public health.

Attacks on our environment.

Attacks on small businesses.

Attacks on farmers.

Attacks on sports teams.

Attacks on arts and entertainment.

Attacks on museums.

Attacks on comedians.

Attacks on ____________ [fill in the blank].

The Pirates of 2025 are here.

Are everywhere.

And they attack

arbitrarily and by force.