It's "Underwear on the Outside" Time
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- Trump's UN speech, including a bizarre renaming of artificial intelligence to 'superintelligence', echoes the absurd policies announced by a fictional dictator in the film 'Bananas'.
- The author compares Trump's mental state unfavorably to a fictional mad dictator, noting that while the dictator was quickly removed from power, Trump faces no real threat of impeachment or 25th Amendment proceedings.
- Republican critics are only now quietly distancing themselves after years of slavish obedience, despite Trump's obvious mental decline.
- Trump's deteriorating mental state has been evident for months, including his demand for a Nobel Peace Prize and his disastrous war in Iran.
- Polls suggest a 'blue wave' in the November midterms, which could hand Democrats control of Congress and deal a major setback to Trumpism.
- However, the author warns that Trumpism is the culmination of decades of threats to American democracy, funded by Koch brothers, allied with segregationists, religious fundamentalists, and tech oligarchs.
- Even with a Democratic Congress, Trump retains significant power and may act vindictively against the nation, and a Democratic win in 2028 would inherit a badly damaged country.
- The author urges massive voter turnout to defeat Trump and his party, but notes two huge 'IFs': whether Trump will allow a new Democratic Congress to be seated and whether he will step down in 2028.