On 1-26-26, the Washington Post penned an editorial for: "How do you think the lack of accountability for federal officers impacts public trust in law enforcement?", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

"Our moral failure lies in the frailty of our vision and not in our hearts.  Our undoing is in our collective willingness to trust those whom we shouldn't, those who invariable used our best instincts against us."  (Quoted from the Epilogue of James Lee Burke's book "Crusader's Cross.)

Maybe there's something more mortal than accountability that is the causation for lack of public trust in law enforcement.  Maybe we have government leadership that undermines the sources of accountability being kept from the discovery of sunshine.  Maybe the media is remiss in the task of keeping the public informed for needed expansion of their thought process, eh? 

       On 1-25-26, the Washington Post penned an article for: "What are your thoughts on the actions of the federal agents during the incident involving Alex Pretti in Minneapolis?", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

And why is this unorganized militia even hanging around streets after the fact of arrests? There's no reason why they can't leave and let civil authorities deal with civil protesters. There's seems to be a motive to promote angst and incite reaction. They're not on federal property or in the act of protecting any fellow agents. They're a lawless posse gone amok.

       On 1-22-26, the Washington Post penned an article that: "Trump sues JPMorgan, Jamie Dimon over cutting off banking access", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner commented thus:

What about the "rest of the story" WAPO? Why no investigative effort to assure US citizens, (I'm sure there's a lot more fans of Jamie Dimon out there than just me), that no income tax-paid assistance was given Trump in this frivolous endeavor. And, if Jamie succeeds in putting this evil litigation to rest, will we get front page coverage on that? Will we hear that as loser Trump must pay for Jamie's lawyer expenses and that the court decision is available for public inspection? After all, the President spent time putting this suit together while his salary was being paid by the public, right?

       On 1-21-26, the Reuters news reported that US Solicitor D. John Sauer used this argument for the Trump administration's attempt to remove Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook from her post.  The argument was being made before the US Supreme Court.

"The American people should not have their interest rates determined by someone who was, at best, grossly negligent in obtaining favorable interest rates for herself," Sauer said. 

To that the Enlightened Prisoner who seeks and exposes the most ironic happenings found in our daily lives responded:  That's the argument used by the US Solicitor General?  When the President, Donald Trump, was convicted by a jury in May of 2024 at a New York state court of 32 counts of felony fraud which include falsifying business records to obtain favorable loans or lower tax rates on properties.

Or, that President Trump recently pardoned Brooklyn real estate manager Jacob Deutsch who plead guilty in 2022 for receiving $50 million in loans for overstating the value of his apartment buildings.  Oh my, does not that reek of irony?

       And again on 1-19-26, the Washington Post penned another article for Trump's continued performance as our Statesman, "Europeans see alliance at risk as Trump stokes trade war over Greenland", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

Here it is folks, continuing evidence of Trump's unhinged buffoonery as an incompetent Statesman representative the good old US of A.

       On 1-19-26, the Washington Post penned the article: "Trump plans to charge $1 billion for permanent seat on ‘Board of Peace’", and on the date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

Well, it you were awaiting further proof of President Trump's continuing buffoonery as a statesman, it just arrived.

      On 1-18-26, the one-year anniversary of Trump's inauguration and a period of extreme unrest in the country, the Enlighted Prisoner states the following:     

If you're beginning to realize the country's in trouble, blame Trump.  He has been the catalyst, the cause and his entire rhetoric is the blame for insurrection in these United States.  An Impeachment for that cause and effect is long overdue. 

 He is attempting to eradicate the very standards of the Constitution.  That standard being that it is a joined Republic to uphold the rights and justice of those it governs and not install the power of one to operate it independently.  

That type of government exists in those countries lead by communistic and extreme religious standards.  And that's not our cup of tea.  A concerned citizen. 

       On 1-15-26, the Washington Post penned an article that: "Native Americans are being swept up by ICE in Minneapolis, tribes say" and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus:

My Gawd, we don't have a trained and educated cadre of Immigration agents (no, they are not law enforcement officers) effecting the round up of thieves, rapists and murders in our country. We have an unorganized militia of racist thugs, intent on physical control to kidnap and detain anyone who looks the least like their vision of an American citizen, or not. This ICE fiasco is fortifying a message to the rest of the world of how far the US ineptness has fallen on the scale of being a nation for domestic security, economic opportunity and justice. We're badly in need of elected officials with a conscious, post haste.

(No AI assist was used in creation of this essay, maybe a little spell check.)

     On 1-13-26, the Enlightened Prisoner found a Facebook entry that bears repeating.  It was taken from a US Military booklet (published during World War II, Circ. 1944) that was made available to all US troops in a guide on how to recognize a fascist movement.       

The War Department thought it was important for Americans to understand the tactics fascists would use to take power in the United States. They would try to gain power “under the guise of ‘super-patriotism’ and ‘super-Americanism.’” And they would use three techniques:

First, they would pit religious, racial, and economic groups against one another to break down national unity. Part of that effort to divide and conquer would be a “well-planned ‘hate campaign’ against minority races, religions, and other groups.”

Second, they would deny any need for international cooperation, because that would fly in the face of their insistence that their supporters were better than everyone else. “In place of international cooperation, the fascists seek to substitute a perverted sort of ultra-nationalism which tells their people that they are the only people in the world who count. With this goes hatred and suspicion toward the people of all other nations.”

Third, fascists would insist that “the world has but two choices—either fascism or communism, and they label as ‘communists’ everyone who refuses to support them.”

       On 1-12-26, the Washington Post penned an article that: "Trump is trying to change how the midterm elections are conducted", and on that date the Enlightened Prisoner responded thus: 

Over 30 civil suits filed by Republican aligned groups were considered by our 3rd Branch of Government, (the Judiciary), after voting was certified in the 2020 presidential election. They all claimed that some form of illegality was involved to cause Trump's defeat. Not one of them was found to have merit. Yet here comes another election and the Republican MEGA radicals are already in full court press to try again at subverting election rules or standards to influence the mid-term elections. Why? Because Dear Leader is in chronic fear of the accountability that a Democratic Congressional majority will use to hold him up to the light. 

In the 2024 presidential election 89 million, (or roughly 36%), of US registered voters failed to cast votes. Trump's bully tactics are at work hopefully to keep those numbers even higher. Come on folks, it's time to say this is not the way we want the country run.