I think that Putin placed Elon Musk as Trump's shadow. I believe that Musk will hold Trump accountable if he goes against Putin's wishes.

We shall see who wins the fight between Bannon and Musk, my money is on Musk.

Putin will allow Trump to grift all he wants, but Putin will make the big decisions, enforced by Musk.

it's that now he has to deliver for Putin. We're fucked. Ukraine and Poland are fucked. Immigrants are fucked.

The GOPs are all in on the gutting of democracy. As are a working majority of the electorate. America grew fast because of racism. It's going to fall fast for the same reason. Don't kid yourself.

"It's going to fall fast for the same reason."

That's an interesting point of view. I know the possible beginning of the end is racist driven but never thought about it as a stimulus for growth.

The south's cotton economy was a large part of the expansion of American power, but I would assert that the handwriting was on the wall for the southern slave-labor agricultural model once the Industrial Revolution reared its head.

The genocide of the indigenous rather than negotiation of fair price/trade for land and resources. Slave labor subsidizing the accelerated accumulation of wealth.

Blah, blah, blah and by the end of the year he will be golfing. He wanted and lusts for the title of president. The actual job he has no interest in. He will fake being president like he faked being a wealthy business man on his TV show. Apparently people bought the t-shirt in his first term, so why would he plan on changing.

Now his cabinet of horrors . . .

Facts and the truth are irrelevant – the script says Trump will win the day, he’s the hero of he show.

This is what makes Trump so dangerous, consistent with his incompetence and being unfit to be president.

Looks to me like he's enjoying the power and patronage, back as the host of his national reality show.

I don't think he cares one bit about the country. It's just a game to him, and the game can be just as fun when the plot darkens for the audience.