and set them on fire.

Burning in effigy is a very old tradition in western culture. I think it’s still done in Europe and in other parts of the Americas. Maybe history-minded patriots can revive it here in the US after what’s-his-name passes on.

Burning in effigy won’t come even close to undoing the harm done between 2016 and when his span ends. But it will surely be cathartic.

It will be beyond ghastly and sadly it's all on purpose so krasnov and the reich wing rich take everything from the working class and poor.

due to his USAID cuts alone. More than two Holocausts worth of human beings.
https://www.npr.org/sections/goats-and-soda/2025/07/01/nx-s1-5452513/trump-usaid-foreign-aid-deaths

"The Trump administration is formally shutting down the United States Agency for International Development today, after cancelling 83% of its programs earlier this year.

The administration says the agency has misspent billions in funds and "has little to show since the end of the Cold War."

That argument clashes with a new study published Monday in the medical journal, the Lancet. The study estimates that USAID programs have saved over 90 million lives over the past two decades. The researchers also estimate that if the current cuts continue through 2030, 14 million people who might have otherwise lived could die.

"Is [USAID] a good use of resources? We found that the average taxpayer has contributed about 18 cents per day to USAID," says James Macinko, a health policy researcher at UCLA and study co-author. "For that small amount, we've been able to translate that into saving up to 90 million deaths around the world."...(more)

No really, some people in this country would rather see others die than for their tax money to go to the .

What is wrong with people?

is that they're fine with that tax money going to terrorize other human beings, build concentration camps, reopen Alcatraz, pay for zero to go golfing or for the puppy killer to fly around on private jets. SMDH.

They can fund certain stuff. They don’t want to. They hate other people.

"The act of being present in the United States in violation of the immigration laws is not, standing alone, a crime. While federal immigration law does criminalize some actions that may be related to undocumented presence in the United States, undocumented presence alone is not a violation of federal criminal law. Thus, many believe that the term 'illegal alien,' which may suggest a criminal violation, is inaccurate or misleading."

Entering the United States without being inspected and admitted, i.e., illegal entry, is a misdemeanor or can be a felony, depending on the circumstances. 8 U.S.C. § 1325. But many undocumented immigrants do not enter the United States illegally. They enter legally but overstay, work without authorization, drop out of school or violate the conditions of their visas in some other way. Current estimates are that approximately 45% of undocumented immigrants did not enter illegally."

"Undocumented presence in the United States is only criminally punishable if it occurs after an individual was previously formally removed from the United States and then returned without permission. 8 U.S.C. § 1326 (any individual previously 'deported or removed' who 'enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in' the United States without authorization may be punished by imprisonment up to two years). Mere undocumented presence in the United States alone, however, in the absence of a previous removal order and unauthorized reentry, is not a crime under federal law."

"*Note: In this issue brief, we use the popular term 'undocumented' to describe all immigrants whose presence in the United States is unauthorized."

https://www.aclu.org/sites/default/files/field_document/FINAL_criminalizing_undocumented_immigrants_issue_brief_PUBLIC_VERSION.pdf

Trump is treating immigrants who simply violate a regulation like hardened, violent criminals.

Damn soon, very , very soon … can’t wait wait to see his obituary, won’t read though.

Responding to: "If someone is here illegally, can’t they just be deported back to their home country? Why were FEMA funds diverted to build a concentration camp? Being here illegally might be a crime, but does it justify responding with militarizing budgets, inhumane conditions and police states?"

It's all about enriching themselves and their donors. The methodology and the damage that's left in that wake (to people/planet) are just part of the minutiae.

I share your feelings on this issue resoundingly, EnergizedLib. I don't want to pay for deporting the guy or gal who is picking my strawberries, or cleaning hotel rooms simply because the color of their skin is brown. If they ARE being extracted from America for something that they think is just cause, then that human needs to be treated with dignity: as in being allowed to have a lawyer, and their day(s) in court. I simply do NOT want our money dolled out to POTUS or Wall Street (aka: the duo), so that they can profit off of injustice, abuse and cruelty.

The duo are currently laying claim to every cent of our paycheck money (which coverts to Fed dollars). That's the rub for me, they have been underpaying us since at least 2009 and socking away that extra money offshore. And now (through the creation of Project 2025), they have their hands on our FED dollars via contacts for: planes, weaponry, war, concentration camps, prisons, the education system, ad nauseam. As a bonus, the willful conspirators are in the process of dismantling the USPS.

The day of that party is what keeps me hanging in there.