Tag: Autocrats Never Lose

Tucker Carlson & The Quest For A Trump Successor

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

I firmly believe that Trump’s historical purpose is to destroy the American Constitutional order to the point that it either implodes into a pure Russian-style autocracy or we are forced to have a Constitutional Convention to ride the ship of state.

I honestly don’t know which one will happen.

Regardless, Trump isn’t going to live forever. And he’s old. So, someone has to pick up the tyrannical mantle in his name. J.D. Vance currently has the best shot of being that dude…and, yet, Tucker Carlson is lurking in the shadows, ready to pop out.

Carlson is the perfect guy to take over for Trump, I suppose. Though I think he is kind of short. (Of course, given how history works, this could be negated if Democrats nominate a woman or…Jon Stewart.)

Anyway, it definitely will be interesting to see what happens. I still think Trump is going to run for a third term, destroy everything and then we’ll all sit around, scratching our heads as to what we’re supposed to do next. I do think if Trump ran for a third term that that, in itself, would start a civil war /revolution.

Stop The Steal 2026

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

There probably won’t be free-and-fair elections later this year. As such, the possibility of severe political chaos when Trump seizes ballot boxes (or whatever) is very real. This severity could be up to and including something a lot like a civil war.

Though, probably what would happen is it would be closer to Blues doing a January 6-the type insurrection. (Ugh.)

And, yet, I just don’t think Blues have it in them. They are too feckless and probably will get really mad on Twitter and that will be that. Trump will steal the election in a very brazen manner and we’ll become a “managed democracy” like they have in Hungary and Russia.

But only time will tell, I suppose.

Things Are Dark Politically In The USA (Yet Again)

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

I don’t know what to tell you, folks. It definitely seems as though if you have the means to get out of the country, you should. Trump is talking about “nationalizing” elections and I think soon enough the country is going to implode politically into a Russian-style fascist state.

Oh well. It was nice living in a liberal democracy while it lasted, I guess.

I feel so powerless. There’s just nothing I can do anytime soon to fix this particular problem. I guess when our AI Robot overlords take over soon(?) maybe I can advise them as to how to fix all this mess.

But until then, I just have to keep my head down and my mouth open to be a loudmouth crank as usual.

I’m Going To Pop A Gasket If Trump Tears Down The Kennedy Center

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

Let me begin by saying I’m totally powerless to do anything about Trump potentially tearing down or otherwise destroying The Kennedy Center. All I can do is just vent on social media.

No on listens to me — especially no one immediately connected to me — so I can’t expect to change *anyone’s* minds on the matter. The MAGA people I know are absolutely MAGA and that’s that.

Or even if they were alarmed at Trump tearing down / burning down The Kennedy Center, they sure as hell wouldn’t get me the satisfaction of telling me personally.

Anyway, two years is a loooooonnnnnnggggg time for Trump to do all sorts of untoward things against iconic The Kennedy Center building. I fully expect to wake up one day and it’s just….gone.

My Hunch On Where Trump’s Fixation On The Kennedy Center Comes From

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

Trump seems absolutely obsessed with destroying The Kennedy Center. My hunch for why this is comes from the fact that he was stopped at the last moment in his first term from remaking it in his own image.

As such, now that he’s back in power, he feels like he can stick it to the elites by pretty much destroying the place. I am a little nervous that there might be an “accidental” fire during its “renovation” that allows Trump to totally rebuild it into some garish edifice that he, personally, likes.

Who knows. All I know is things are fucking dark these days and only going to get much, much darker as we swerve into a troubling future.

‘ICE Off Our Streets’ — Lyrics To A Folk-Rock Protest Song Written By ChatGPT

🎸 Ice Off Our Streets 🎸

(Verse 1 — driving, gritty)
Some folks call it law and order,
Rolling heavy through our town,
Ice boots stomping on the pavement,
Citizens get dragged down.
A woman in her car, just living her life,
Shot down on a frozen Minneapolis street,
They said she was a threat — man, that explanation’s cheap.
They say they came to protect — we saw a body fall,
Renee Good won’t breathe again — that’s the cost of it all.

(Chorus — punchy, pointed)
Ice off our streets — they don’t protect or serve,
Ice off our streets — justice we reserve.
Ice off our streets — no more killing here,
Don’t want your fear — ice off our streets!

(Verse 2 — searing truth)
Then another Sunday morning,
Neighbors out to film the scene,
Alex stood to see what truth looked like,
But they stepped in with their machine.
Sprayed him, shoved him down — then rounds rang out,
Ten shots fired in a flash — and then the crowd cried out.
A nurse with no record, a citizen with a voice,
Now he’s just another name they tried to justify.
They call for calm while tension grows,
But every lie just fuels the cries,
People marching through Minneapolis
With truth burning in their eyes.

(Chorus — louder)
Ice off our streets — they don’t protect or serve,
Ice off our streets — justice we reserve.
Ice off our streets — no more killing here,
Don’t want your fear — ice off our streets!

(Bridge — shaking off complacency)
Oh, they’ll high-hat with their statements,
Spin the story every way,
But we saw what we saw
In the cold light of day.
We won’t stand still while our neighbors fall,
And we won’t be quiet when justice calls!

(Final Chorus — defiant)
Ice off our streets — hear the people roar,
Ice off our streets — peace is what we’re for.
Ice off our streets — not another soul,
Ice off our streets — that’s our rock-and-roll!

(Outro — spoken over fading chords)
Yeah… ice off our streets… can’t you see?
Justice isn’t something that’s given —
It’s something we take back.

Minneapolis Is A Turning Point, But…

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

While I do agree that what’s going on in Minneapolis is a “turning point,” I just don’t see it as anything that might lead to the downfall of Trumplandia. We’re stuck with MAGA for decades to come.

We’re just fucked.

The only way we get rid of MAGA is if Blues win a revolution or civil war and I just don’t want to go through that. So, lulz? I guess I just need to wrap up this novel I’m working on, hope I can sell it and get the fuck out of this country.

Don Lemon Is A Martyr Now

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

Oh boy. Trump really screwed up by arresting Don Lemon. He’s just the type of guy who will be able to make himself a media martyr. Of course, this happens in the context of the US zooming towards an autocratic state.

But who knows what happens next. I can’t predict the future. Maybe this will seem like just a blip on our march to an autocratic state. My fear, of course, is that this is just the beginning.

My fear is that Trump will go after people like Stephen Colbert in a more direct way. Maybe that would be enough to get Colbert to run for president. Which, come to think of it, we have to accept that Trump is going to arrest whomever becomes the Democratic front runner in 2028.

That’s just accepted fact at this point.

‘Those who make peaceful revolution impossible will make violent revolution inevitable.’ — JFK

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

Politically, the USA is in a luminal space. We have a nasty fascist staph infection that is only getting worse by the day. And, as such, I just don’t see us having free-and-fair elections ever again.

And, with that in mind, I do think there is a greater-than-zero chance of a revolution / civil war in the USA between late 2026 and early 2029.

I have said such things repeatedly in the past and nothing happened. And I can’t promise you I’ll get it right this time — I sure hope I don’t. The American population is just too blasé, too copacetic. I would be stunned if they did anything untoward like a revolution or civil war.

What’s more likely to happen is we’ll implode politically into a “zombie” democracy like they have in Hungary or Russia and probably Trump will divide the world up between the US, China and Russia.

And that, as they say, will be that.

Good luck, folks. Get out if you can.

The SAVE Act Will Mean The End of American Democracy

by Shelt Garner
@sheltgarner

Now, obviously there is the issue of the filibuster in the Senate…and…yet…I suspect the fucking SAVE Act is going to pass one way or another. This is an act that pretty much makes it so difficult to vote that even married women will be disenfranchised.

As such, I think there won’t be free-and-fair elections in 2026 — if ever again.

Somehow, someway, MAGA Republicans will pass the SAVE Act, despite the prospect of the filibuster and the US will become a “managed democracy” like Hungary or Russia.

And, before you know it, ICE will crash through my door and murder me in cold blood. Lulz!