Writing, History, and Thoughts

 KQED - NPR In his latest move to clamp down on illegal immigration and immigration more broadly, President Trump has filed a presidential action invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a seldom-used law that gives the president authority to detain or deport nationals of an enemy nation during wartime. It's only the fourth time in American history a president has used the act — and the first since World War II. The directive targets members of Tren de Aragua, a Venezuelan prison gang, and authorizes expedited removal of all Venezuelan citizens 14 and older, deemed to be members of the organization, who are not U.S. citizens or lawful permanent residents. According to the presidential action, those people "are liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured, and removed as Alien Enemies." U.S. District Judge James Boasberg issued an order hours after Trump invoked the wartime power stopping the administration from using it to deport anyone, adding that the administration sho...

Grace Hall covers U.S. politics & news as well as local Florida politics for content partner Modern Newsstand LLC. Democratic Rep. Al Green (D-TX) recently filed Articles of Impeachment against President Donald Trump, citing his comments on a U.S. “takeover” of the Gaza Strip. The remarks, made during a press conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, have quickly drawn backlash from lawmakers and international leaders. Green accused Trump of proposing actions amounting to “ethnic cleansing” in Gaza. Trump outlined a plan for the U.S. to take control of the Gaza Strip, claiming it would stabilize the region. The proposal includes resettling Palestinians into “safer and more beautiful communities” and developing the area to create jobs and housing. Trump said no U.S. military involvement would be necessary. Trump said, “The U.S. will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too. We’ll own it and be responsible for dismantling all of the dangerous unexpl...

 So, I borrowed this book from my library: Sex With Kings: 500 Years Of Adultery, Power, Rivalry, And Revenge by Eleanor Herman I'm on chapter 9 now and one of the things that came to my mind was how many of those royal mistresses plundered the royal treasury through various means.  While we don't have Aristocracy or Royalty (well, not the Monarchical type - but those whose families are in spheres of influence are just as good as being in that category) some of the people who shape our country have both power and wealth aplenty but just like those royal whores, are greedy for more. Ol' Orange Head and those he surrounds himself with are of that ilk.  His latest moves and that of those working with him feel as if he's making it easier for himself  (and others who are also in power right along with him) to 'plunder the treasury' by redirecting funds through his cuts and creating a distraction with his other executive orders.   It isn't beneficial for the ordi...