Andrea Pitzer writes today:
"At this point, we’re over eighteen months into the second Trump administration. Officials have unleashed countless crises in health, science, medicine, government services, military affairs, foreign affairs, and several other arenas. On top of it all, we’re trapped in a totally unnecessary and unbelievably dangerous war that’s following the plot of Groundhog Day.
In addition to the war, there are, to my mind, three particularly significant horror shows unfolding right now—ones that may be easier for most Americans to ignore or fail to notice than the war. The first, which I try to mention almost every week, is the ongoing death toll of the cuts to USAID. We are on track for millions of deaths to take place before the end of the first Trump administration. The second, which is also easy to miss, despite current conditions, is climate change. The third — which is the focus of this post and the one I write most about on here — is the war on immigrants and the concentration camp system that Trump and Stephen Miller have prioritized expanding exponentially while they are still able to.
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...the same tactics and dynamics that radicalized a significant minority of Americans against immigrants are now in play against trans people. We’re just witnessing an earlier stage of the demonization. A story out this week about U.S. Army Captain Kai Proce traces the Department of Defense’s systematic removal of trans people from service through shameful hearings in which the outcome has been decided by top brass before each session even begins."
War helps no one:
Added Fuel Costs Of Trump's War In Iran Hit Estimated $100 Billion For U.S. Families Higher prices for gasoline and diesel fuel have soured Americans on the war and helped drive Trump’s approval rating into the toilet. Dave Jamieson, HuffPost, Sep 8, 2026
Excuse me, which party waged war against Iran?
JD Vance: "The message is don't give power to the crazy people who started these problems in the first place. If you're frustrated about high prices, you have every reason to be."
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar.com) September 21, 2026 at 8:19 PM
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So, just to review. In roughly seven months the US has had to abandon all bases in the Middle East, flee from a British base, the petrodollar system that is the foundation for hegemony has collapsed, and we’re facing historical energy and food crises. Great work. www.cnn.com/2026/10/04/p...
— Jared Yates Sexton (@jysexton.bsky.social) October 4, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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Trump is foolishly but deliberately shrinking the American presence in several key regions, but because he and Pete Hegseth are total incompetents, they have unintentionally allowed Iran to destroy the entire US military infrastructure in the Middle East archive.is/yviFY
— Matthew Sheffield (@matthew.flux.community) October 7, 2026 at 6:51 PM
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His war, causing us much financial pain, is also a miserable failure. We are not great at all. Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...
— Randy Roller (@tristan1949.bsky.social) October 8, 2026 at 9:02 AM
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“The financial costs have continued to climb by billions each month, even as the administration refuses to acknowledge the munitions crisis we face or admit the costs to rebuild bases heavily damaged by Iran." — Senator Jack Reed (D-RI) 🎁 www.nytimes.com/2026/10/07/u...
— Pam Spaulding (@pamspaulding.bsky.social) October 8, 2026 at 9:32 AM
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Previously
Stoking ‘Trans Panic’?! We Have to Create Other Political Narratives: Andrea Pitzer’s video on ‘Ending Trans Panic’ (my 5-min read on Medium, Apr 2, 2026)
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