Thank you for this piece. It is making things make so much more sense about the ballroom. Also, thanks for the heads up on Don Junior. I do see that.
This clip is from Meidas News on Tuesday. He says, " I posted a video today of Trump this weekend walking on the tarmac towards Air Force One where he wasn’t able to walk in a straight line and was pretty wobbly on his feet. You can watch it on Twitter, Bluesky, or Threads.
… An anonymous doctor on Twitter reposted the clip with this caption: 'Ataxia. Issue with the cerebellum. Differential: stroke, degenerative, tumor, or drug adverse effects. We have physiological, behavioral, and observational evidence of chronic stimulant dependence. How this guy has not dropped dead of a cardiovascular or cerebrovascular event, given his poor lifestyle choices and risk factors, defies the odds. It’s coming.' "
It helps to have doctors assess Trump's well being. Clearly he is up and walking about, so he is not a goner yet, but I listened to a discussion by the Free Speech for the People group who has been working on a campaign to Impeach Trump since January 20, 2025 yesterday in an Indivisible Abroad meeting. We are going to help them work on this campaign. It starts with signing a petition. Here is a link. Please consider signing. https://www.impeachtrumpagain.org/
“Donald Trump fears Americans in the streets more than anything else. Millions of them, day after day, peaceful and ungovernable. It is one of the only things that can threaten his continued hold on power and the hardest to neutralize.
When someone tells you America has a left-wing violence problem, ask them why they are not talking about the right. They will probably say that there is no problem on the right. But that’s simply not true.
What Orban Learned and What Trump Hasn’t. Yet.
History suggests that massive numbers of voters or protesters are the one thing authoritarians can’t neutralize.
Trump can arrest dozens of citizens, but he can’t arrest millions. He can call protesters “terrorists”, but he can’t make that label stick when the protester is your neighbor, your doctor, your kid’s teacher, half the country standing in the street.
Orbán learned it the hard way. So will Trump, if Americans decide to show up.”
Trump Has A New Terrorist. It’s You.
HERE BE DRAGONS. WARNING SIGNS FROM THE EDGES OF DEMOCRACY by Barbara F Walter
Putin Is Losing His War And Authoritarian Cheeto Is F**ked
As Ukrainian drone strikes continue to pummel Russian oil and gas infrastructure deeper and deeper into Russian territory it's clear that Putin's economy under this attack is gradually collapsing Putin is becoming more and more paranoid and hunkered down in his bunker while there are schisms happening within his corrupt government And with its May 7 military parade no vehicles or armaments are set for the celebration parade and men are being pulled off the Ukrainian front lines to participate in the parade
The war events are happening fast and it is now apparent that Putin's regime cannot sustain nearly 1.5m casualties, untold loss of military armaments, weather economic sanctions without consequences that imperil his oligarchic dictatorship The end is coming clearer into focus as Putin considers how to capitulate
Meanwhile Putin's main ally Cheeto took a bet on the Russian authoritarian state and it's not looking good for the orange demented one He lost an ally in Orban who lost his re-election last month, will lose the fascist Zionist Netanyahu based on public opinion, and in the near future will lose his favorite Russian counterpart But one thing WE the People can count on, Cheeto will perversely double down until the electorate renders him impotent with the 2026 midterms
The only thing I wonder about is when someone says Ivanka is ‘smart' — what? I have heard her described as 'dense’, 'thick as a brick', and ’not as stupid as the boys', but as far as I know the only person who believes she is ‘smart' is her moron of a father, who also believes he is a genius himself. Yikes. I would say that she is shrewd, sneaky, manipulative, shallow, greedy, and full of herself. Having those attributes, I would not count her out of the ‘succession’ power struggle that’s going to happen when the orange monster passes. But it’s definitely dumb and dumber.
Always interesting and informative and I must admit, I particularly enjoyed the bits of snark in this piece. Especially the last sentence. Great start to my day!
"The mention of stimulants leads me to the most probable-improbable heir apparent, Donald Trump Jr., who would have the virtue of not falling asleep in Cabinet meetings." Hahaha!
I strongly recommend watching the movie "Downfall" depicting Hitler's last days in a Berlin bunker. I can't stop comparing it to the bunker Trump is building under his gilded ballroom. Is he subconsciously preparing for his last days?
I think Trump is going to retire to his bunker and refuse to leave, so he will not have to admit to himself that he had to walk out of the White House.
Your expertise is so helpful to understand this nightmare--and more importantly how we position ourselves to take our Country back. The thought of Jr. being put in power is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable but I can see that the building blocks of that possibility are being put in place. Your tell about the bunkers and your and Ivan's cartoon show us the sequence is already (too) well in-place.
The accession problem for the would be tyrant is a perennial historical problem. Cue the scene from Young Frankenstein where Dr. Frankenstein asks Igor whose brain he stole for the experiment. Igor responds, “One labeled A B Normal” (or words to that effect was the reply). This is the conundrum facing the MAGA faithful: replacing one abnormal brain with another. What could possibly go wrong? Or to be crisp, what could possibly get worse? The Golden Ballroom basement is really going to be a secret AI laboratory and we are the intended experimental subjects. If we fail to remove the cancer in Government, and the Technofascists, be prepared for life on a leash ala the Chinese Social Credit System.
The succession problem is being solved by creating a surveillance state owned and run by a few people. Once that is in place, it won't matter who the president is. Or how popular he is.
People get in the streets - those of us who e been there since BLM are exhausted but still protesting- we will be lost if millions and millions on the regular aren’t in the streets protesting peacefully
Thank you for this piece. It is making things make so much more sense about the ballroom. Also, thanks for the heads up on Don Junior. I do see that.
This clip is from Meidas News on Tuesday. He says, " I posted a video today of Trump this weekend walking on the tarmac towards Air Force One where he wasn’t able to walk in a straight line and was pretty wobbly on his feet. You can watch it on Twitter, Bluesky, or Threads.
… An anonymous doctor on Twitter reposted the clip with this caption: 'Ataxia. Issue with the cerebellum. Differential: stroke, degenerative, tumor, or drug adverse effects. We have physiological, behavioral, and observational evidence of chronic stimulant dependence. How this guy has not dropped dead of a cardiovascular or cerebrovascular event, given his poor lifestyle choices and risk factors, defies the odds. It’s coming.' "
It helps to have doctors assess Trump's well being. Clearly he is up and walking about, so he is not a goner yet, but I listened to a discussion by the Free Speech for the People group who has been working on a campaign to Impeach Trump since January 20, 2025 yesterday in an Indivisible Abroad meeting. We are going to help them work on this campaign. It starts with signing a petition. Here is a link. Please consider signing. https://www.impeachtrumpagain.org/
And I added that these can be symptoms of tertiary syphilis, which can also mimic dementia.
https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/syphilis/symptoms-causes/syc-20351756
‘Trump Has A New Terrorist. It’s You.’
“The plan is to criminalize protests. The answer is to protest more.”
https://barbarafwalter.substack.com/p/trump-has-a-new-terrorist-its-you?r=kxzps&utm_medium=ios
“Donald Trump fears Americans in the streets more than anything else. Millions of them, day after day, peaceful and ungovernable. It is one of the only things that can threaten his continued hold on power and the hardest to neutralize.
When someone tells you America has a left-wing violence problem, ask them why they are not talking about the right. They will probably say that there is no problem on the right. But that’s simply not true.
What Orban Learned and What Trump Hasn’t. Yet.
History suggests that massive numbers of voters or protesters are the one thing authoritarians can’t neutralize.
Trump can arrest dozens of citizens, but he can’t arrest millions. He can call protesters “terrorists”, but he can’t make that label stick when the protester is your neighbor, your doctor, your kid’s teacher, half the country standing in the street.
Orbán learned it the hard way. So will Trump, if Americans decide to show up.”
Trump Has A New Terrorist. It’s You.
HERE BE DRAGONS. WARNING SIGNS FROM THE EDGES OF DEMOCRACY by Barbara F Walter
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2026-05-06 | Substack
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https://no1sdailydigest.substack.com/p/daily-digest-2026-05-06?r=kxzps&utm_medium=ios
Putin Is Losing His War And Authoritarian Cheeto Is F**ked
As Ukrainian drone strikes continue to pummel Russian oil and gas infrastructure deeper and deeper into Russian territory it's clear that Putin's economy under this attack is gradually collapsing Putin is becoming more and more paranoid and hunkered down in his bunker while there are schisms happening within his corrupt government And with its May 7 military parade no vehicles or armaments are set for the celebration parade and men are being pulled off the Ukrainian front lines to participate in the parade
The war events are happening fast and it is now apparent that Putin's regime cannot sustain nearly 1.5m casualties, untold loss of military armaments, weather economic sanctions without consequences that imperil his oligarchic dictatorship The end is coming clearer into focus as Putin considers how to capitulate
Meanwhile Putin's main ally Cheeto took a bet on the Russian authoritarian state and it's not looking good for the orange demented one He lost an ally in Orban who lost his re-election last month, will lose the fascist Zionist Netanyahu based on public opinion, and in the near future will lose his favorite Russian counterpart But one thing WE the People can count on, Cheeto will perversely double down until the electorate renders him impotent with the 2026 midterms
And Hitler died in his bunker.
The only thing I wonder about is when someone says Ivanka is ‘smart' — what? I have heard her described as 'dense’, 'thick as a brick', and ’not as stupid as the boys', but as far as I know the only person who believes she is ‘smart' is her moron of a father, who also believes he is a genius himself. Yikes. I would say that she is shrewd, sneaky, manipulative, shallow, greedy, and full of herself. Having those attributes, I would not count her out of the ‘succession’ power struggle that’s going to happen when the orange monster passes. But it’s definitely dumb and dumber.
Always interesting and informative and I must admit, I particularly enjoyed the bits of snark in this piece. Especially the last sentence. Great start to my day!
"The mention of stimulants leads me to the most probable-improbable heir apparent, Donald Trump Jr., who would have the virtue of not falling asleep in Cabinet meetings." Hahaha!
I strongly recommend watching the movie "Downfall" depicting Hitler's last days in a Berlin bunker. I can't stop comparing it to the bunker Trump is building under his gilded ballroom. Is he subconsciously preparing for his last days?
I think Trump is going to retire to his bunker and refuse to leave, so he will not have to admit to himself that he had to walk out of the White House.
Another movie to watch is "Civil War."
Ruth Ben ghiat standing up with the truth for democracy, thanks
Thank you, Ruth!
Your expertise is so helpful to understand this nightmare--and more importantly how we position ourselves to take our Country back. The thought of Jr. being put in power is absolutely disgusting and unacceptable but I can see that the building blocks of that possibility are being put in place. Your tell about the bunkers and your and Ivan's cartoon show us the sequence is already (too) well in-place.
The accession problem for the would be tyrant is a perennial historical problem. Cue the scene from Young Frankenstein where Dr. Frankenstein asks Igor whose brain he stole for the experiment. Igor responds, “One labeled A B Normal” (or words to that effect was the reply). This is the conundrum facing the MAGA faithful: replacing one abnormal brain with another. What could possibly go wrong? Or to be crisp, what could possibly get worse? The Golden Ballroom basement is really going to be a secret AI laboratory and we are the intended experimental subjects. If we fail to remove the cancer in Government, and the Technofascists, be prepared for life on a leash ala the Chinese Social Credit System.
The succession problem is being solved by creating a surveillance state owned and run by a few people. Once that is in place, it won't matter who the president is. Or how popular he is.
Thank you Ruth.
People get in the streets - those of us who e been there since BLM are exhausted but still protesting- we will be lost if millions and millions on the regular aren’t in the streets protesting peacefully
This morning I was thinking of rush ordering a passport because the thought of having to look at his ugly face every time I go abroad horrifies me.