On 4-6-25, an article in the Washington Post about the Trump administration's trade and tariff warfare produced this Enlightened Prisoner response: 

I do a lot of reading, watch and listen to a lot of news presentations, even do a little science fiction reading. But, for the life of me, I can't see the strategy of trade and tariff warfare being a cause and effect for bringing manufacturing back to this country. So far, about all I'm seeing are a bunch of former allies tuning up to play whack the arrogant US mole.

      Yesterday, President Trump issued his list of countries being punished for their mean and unfair treatment to the economy of the United States.  Those listed countries will be assessed 10% or more tariffs for their products.  I noted that missing from the list of countries being punished were North Korea, Cuba, Belarus, and... Russia!?!?  The Enlightened Prisoner 4-3-25 

     On 4-2-25, the Washington Post penned an article for: "How the Trump Administration took aim at Maine", because of the words and actions of Maine's Governor Janet Mills, and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus: 

The treatment of the State of Maine is a despicable act of governmental abuse of State's rights. The corrupt principals of the Trump Administration lay out their true motive which is totalitarian control to eliminate the liberty and justice mandates of our Constitutional charter. Be very wary citizens. The Trump Administration gives and takes as it pleases, not as prescribed by law.

     On 4-2-25, after taking note of recent publicity covering President Trump, and after the broadcast remarks of US Senator Cory Booker, the Enlightened Prisoner was moved to respond with the following: 

This chicken-hearted President of our country has chosen to make governing statements from the pulpit of his personal social network platform because he does not want to be challenged or have to answer questions of accountability for his remarks.  Well, two can play that game.

 Dear President Trump.  If you cannot run a government that looks after those things that express a respect and duty to all of its citizens, then you’ve signed on to this endeavor under false pretenses. 

We, your citizens, don’t appreciate that you seem to be running this government for the good of your billionaire buds.  Neither they or you seem concerned that your citizens are showing more respect for each other than you or your selection of governing bastard buds.  Either shape up or better yet, ship out!   

"But we now live in the Trump era, where the president's terrible ideas are made real by a team of enablers and toadies. Democracy may die in darkness, but under Trump, it's just as liable to die in dumbness." (Bret Stephens, New York Times)

'Enuf said.

     On 3-26-25, The Washington Post penned an article relating to the judicial decisions made on transferring alien prisoners to a foreign prison without use of the due process clause, citing only the powers allowed by an obscure war footing ruling made centuries before, and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:  

The cumulative mistakes being made by this Trump Administration in the brief stint of their governance is a repeat performance of the early stint of Trump's first administration. However, the overall effect can only be attributed both times to the same cause. Trump has a fixation with pushing hard and fast to place people in his Cabinet and for administration of his White House staff to individuals that have demonstrated total loyalty and minimal working knowledge of their assigned post. That's right, he puts more value in their ability to talk the talk, not so much that they can walk the walk. And so, we see again how he resorts to making bland excuses or deflections to cover what amounts to gross incompetency. When the government makes such a cumulative display you see the effect on the national stock markets and the attitudes from the countries who consider us worthy of trust and mutually beneficial commerce. And you see their treatment of us as mediation to avoid Presidential tantrums. And a hope there's some relief coming.

     On 3-24-25, the Washington Post penned an article about the Trump/Musk conduct of fraud investigation into the government's Social Security program, and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:  

The Trump/Musk team are creating the same type of fraud rumors that created the fraudulent McCarthy Hearings of the 50's for communists in government. And for the same purpose. Get your mind deflected from their inefficiencies by lots of dog whistles. Beginning to see the light yet Bubba?

 No matter what blame you try and justify with finger pointing at Mexico, Canada or China, the drug problem exists because of the United States market of thrill-seeking drug heads who worship the chance to escape reality and cozy up with the most wretched of our irresponsible citizens. And capture so much of my tax dollars that could be used for far better citizen enhancements.

 

      On 2-27-25, the Washington Post penned the Emily Davies story, "She hoped Trump’s victory would change her life, but not like this, Ryleigh Cooper is normally more focused on motherhood than politics. Then came DOGE", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

Just another story of voter remorse? No. This in-depth account of Ryleigh Cooper's experience with the exposed truths of the great American candidate's dog and pony manipulations has so been told in such an understandable fashion. But writer Emily Davies has done a masterful piece of journalism here. If the corrupted state of our election process for paid placement of the unqualified in charge is to be exorcised, more like Ms. Davies writings are needed.

     On 2-26-25, the Washington Post penned an article that Trump had nominated his personal attorney D. John Sauer for the post of Solicitor General to the Supreme Court, and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus: 

There is a certain amount of kinship the SCOTUS wrote into their decision to install such power of decision-making immunity into the office of President. Judges usually assume their actions must have such authority of acceptance without question because their backgrounds result from such learned experience and an end result must be found. But what isn't taken into account in the case of Trump is there must be exceptions, and the Trump history of irrational behavior and evidence for unreasoned decision making does not lend itself to justification for total immunity. Absurd behavior for purely political self-serving reasons must have consequences. Would not that have been the consequences of a Nixon trial?

And one thing more, wouldn't Trump's nomination of his personal attorney D. John Sauer constitute a conflict of interest? And just the act of nominating Sauer would seem an absurd example of Trump's disregard for the ethical nature of governance for all the people, not just he who would rule.