It looks like President Trump and his Republican minions are getting pushback on the heavy-handed firing of government workers. I think a lot of Trump's constituents are starting to get nervous as the blade cuts deeper into government programs.
A lot of MAGA politicians have been awfully quiet lately. I wonder how long that can continue?
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Lately I've been doing research on a seemingly unusual topic--boredom. It is a malady all have experienced and it seems to be more common nowadays.
I surmise it has much to do with the plethora of technologies available to all of us.
Related to this topic, it would be shocking to see anyone who is not a senior citizen sitting outside just looking around doing nothing. It would be rare, say, thirty years ago, but now it might appear positively alien.
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Our new president has definitely made a splash in his first two weeks in office. What I predicted, as did many others, seems to be coming to fruition. That is, chaos writ large.
I think many of the people who devoutly supported Trump will be in for an uber-rude awakening. There will be a, to take from the title of a book, reaping of the whirlwind.
Some of our best guides during this tumultuous time will be people who have gone through autocratic regimes, such as Masha Gessen, of The New York Times. They know the lay of the land.
Buckle up, the ride will be something for the record books.
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I'm listening to a great interview at The New York Times. The interviewee is Dr. Anna Lembke, a psychiatrist who works at Stanford University's Addiction Medicine Dual Diagnosis Clinic.
The interview is dated February 1st and is titled, "Digital Drugs Have Us Hooked. Dr. Anna Lembke Sees a Way Out."
I may write another post after I finish the podcast.
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