The tide is changing, at least a little. I am darkly amused how quickly the members of this administration are throwing each other under the bus. Noem is now saying the talking points she vomited out after Pretti was killed (that the victim (paraphrased) was locked and loaded, and that he was looking to commit an act of domestic terrorism. She said this within minutes of the killing. She said sometihing similar soon after Good was killed three weeks ago. In fact, domestic terrorism seems to be her signature calling card these days. That includes going out in public in your own city, apparently. Several officers in the federal administration repeated these lies. And, yes, they were lies.
By the way, another thing that darkly amuses me is how quickly theMAGAtts have turned on the second amendment. They went from pushing guns 24/7 for all occasions, and now, they’re saying that Pretti deserved to be killed for legally conceal carying.
Side note to the by the way: I am deeply conflicted. I am anti-gun, and I hate that we have this on our legal books. However. It is the law here, and Alex Pretti was legally carrying his weapon when he was murdered. He had it holstered, and the only weapon he had in hand when he was gunned down–was his phone.
A note to the side note to the by the way: I still can’t get over the rightwing asshole pundit who tried to make it seem like a phone could be taken for a gun (if pulled out from the pocket quickly and jerked in front of you, pointed sideways like a gun, and you don’t look very closely at it). It made me wince at how desparate he was to paint Pretti as a threat*.
That’s not the point, though. The point is that now that this administration is rrealizing that they got this so very deeply wrong. As I wrote about in my last post, they deeply miscalculated what they would find when they came to Minnesota (either in expecting Minnesotans to roll over and/or riot).
Now, they are doing what they do best–pointing fingers at each other. Noem, the head of DHS who is perpetually cosplaying as a cowgal and puts camo on her podium (*eye roll*) is now saying it’s the White House who fed her the lines about ‘domestic terrorism’ and others of that ilk. Stephen Miller is saying that he got his info from Noem. As for Trum himself, well, who knows what exactly he’s saying or thinking? But he, too, seems to incidacte that Noem was the one who misspoke.
It’s the oroboros of lies, and it’s eating its own tail. I’m going to include a video from The Daily Show about how they are all pointing their fingers at each other. (There is also a bit later on about the man who squirted Rep. Ilhan Omar with a liquid from a syringe at a town hall meeting last night. Her first reacttion was to move towards him, fist cocked. “Hold my purse, girl. I’m going in!” She was badass.) The clip is funny, but it’s correct in that they’re playing hot potato with the blame.
By the way, the video I included above is a song written, sung, and recorded by Bruce Srpingsteen since Alex Pretti was killed. I’m not the biggest Sp
Has there really been a shift in the mentality of the federal government? No. They are doing what they can to placate the plebes while continuing their actions. They aren’t going to stop. In fact, they’re already starting to make their presence known in Philly. And Maine.
I was talking to K tonight. She lived here for a decade or more, and she now lives in Philly. Her brother lives in Maine. I didn’t know this, but Maine has a high number of Somalians a do we. That’s why Trump is going after them. He’s got a bug up his ass against Somalians for who knows what reasons. I don’t. I’m sure I can find out, but I just can’t be bothered.
It’s really hard to live in an occupied state. I wake up every day, checking the news with my heart in my mouth. What new fresh hell am I going to read about? That’s what I wonder as soon as I’m sentient enough to do anything other than groggily wipe my eyes.
It’s not good for the nerves. I’ve had a hard time sleeping, which is probably the norm for Minnesotans right now. My Taiji teacher lives in South Minneapolis and teaches there, too. I get in touch with her every few days, and we do a quiet commiseration.
It’s deeply exhausting. Even if something is not actively happening (and it is, but I’m just not seeing it), there’s a feeling in the air that suffocates everything. I have been doing what I can from behind the scenes, but it feels like too little too late. Or rrarther, that it’s jsut a drop in the bucket.
The only I hope I have is predicated on this administrration being able to feel shame–which they don’t/can’t/won’t. Do they think they’re in the right? I have no idea. I mean, I know Trump believes whatever he says at the moment he’s saying it, but that can change within two seconds. Vance has no morral compass, and he only says whatever he thinks will give him power. Noem? She does not believe what she’s saying. Bovino….probably did, but it’s because he’s so delusinoal and way too invested in his duster coat and his shaky self-worth.
Miller? Fuck, no. He doesn’t believe a damn thing. He’s a power fucker, plain and simple. Weirdly, though, while he and Vance are both power hungry, I think the reason why for each is different.
Leavitt is the Mean Girl who just wants to be noticed by the football quarterback. She’s Regina George (from what I’ve read), and she acts like a simpering fool. I remember one clip in which Trump made a terrible (terrible as in bad and terrible and is repugnant) jokke and Leavitt was in the backk, tittering like a vapid schoolgirl. They are each so terrible in their own way.
I’m done for tonight. More tomorrow.
*Still not the time for that post.