Lone Candle
Champion of Truth
Trump and team accuse Democrats of relatively minor corruption based on weak evidence and then Trump and his family and his allies make ludicrous amounts of money while abusing power and no one cares.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GOKSV06VRFg
“A federal judge in Rhode Island ordered the Trump administration to release full funding for November food stamps by Friday.
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“Last weekend, SNAP benefits lapsed for the first time in our nation’s history. This is a problem that could have and should have been avoided,””
https://www.politico.com/news/2025/11/06/judge-orders-trump-administration-to-pay-full-snap-benefits-00640627
“As of mid-2025, there were roughly 50 simultaneous national emergencies in force.”
https://reason.com/2025/10/25/how-to-ruin-a-shutdown/
Trump’s Appeal of His New York Convictions Highlights the Absurdity of Alvin Bragg’s Convoluted Case
https://reason.com/2025/10/28/trumps-appeal-of-his-new-york-convictions-highlights-the-absurdity-of-alvin-braggs-convoluted-case/
The shutdown didn’t force Trump to not fund food welfare. There was money available, and the administration chose not to fund it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l5AU-yDO35c
“As of this writing, the U.S. military has killed at least 61 people.
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According to Philippe Sands, who frequently argues before international tribunals, the administration’s actions are “contrary to the basic precepts of international law.” The question, of course, is what that means as a practical matter and whether foreign governments — including the countries whose citizens have been killed in the attacks — might try to do anything about it.”
https://www.politico.com/news/magazine/2025/11/01/trump-boat-strikes-international-law-interview-00632077
“To fill the roles, the Trump administration is turning to agents from Customs and Border Protection, the agency that has led aggressive immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles and Chicago.”
https://reason.com/2025/10/29/trumps-move-to-replace-12-ice-directors-could-mean-more-aggressive-and-unconstitutional-immigration-enforcement/
“President Donald Trump says his tariffs protect American businesses, but more than 700 small businesses represented by We Pay The Tariffs beg to differ.”
https://reason.com/2025/10/30/these-small-business-owners-explain-how-trumps-tariffs-are-more-of-an-existential-crisis-than-covid/
Trump is moving the United States in an authoritarian direction and there is a real question as to whether authoritarianism will consolidate, or Democracy will survive.
There are post-truth authoritarian movements in the West, and it’s not clear which countries will survive as democracies.
Many politicians won’t act against Trump because they are afraid it will hurt their careers.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoO3_EaoE6Y
ICE is grabbing whoever they can because they have quotas to meet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aDbtrdfYqBc