“Instead of a democratic global superpower, we are left with a world divided up into several smaller spheres of influence where the mightiest and most militarily ruthless regional power can operate in an almost imperialist fashion - democracies be damned.”

For sure…that one drunk relative letting the “N” word slip during a football game is a shitload different than that same relative now “seig heiling” as they flip the Monopoly board over after being bankrupted by 10 yr old Jimmy.

The atmosphere this year is a bit more fraught (sarcasm), but during Trump's first administration we had kazoos on the table for holiday gatherings. Harder for That One Relative to get a good head of steam going when the rest of the room is aggressively humming "Battle Hymn of the Republic" at them.

We must provide legal justice for those that were harmed. Otherwise no one can move on from these illegal actions. Justice is how we civilly make ppl whole and begin the healing process.

I wanted to add more to this Ice post today. I would take the step to instruct the the Department of justice to have ICE preserve all records. To go through everything and charge those that committed crimes under trumps control.