The following is a review of one week’s damage to America and YOU by the Trump-Musk KAKISTOCRACY as reported by the New York Times in their “The Week In Trump” series of one-week of their destruction.

March 28 – “Reiterated his desire to take the territory of Greenland, saying the United States “cannot do without it’
– “Laid out plans to effectively eliminate U.S.A.I.D. by moving the agency under the State Department and reducing its staff to some 15 positions”. [thus crippling an American “soft power” effort around the world!]
– “Said he picked a conservative journalist and Fox News contributor to be his ‘drug czar'” [?qualifications?]
– “Pardoned Trevor Miller, the founder of the Nikola Corporation, an electric truck manufacturer that went bankrupt [Milton had been sentenced for securities & wire fraud; Trump claimed his conviction was political]
– “Commuted the sentence of a media executive convicted of fraud, on the day he was set to surrender to prison [he’d been sentenced to almost 10 years for defrauding investors & lenders]

March 29 – “Fired nearly all U.S.-based staff at the Institute of Peace” [an independent nonprofit]
– “Said he wouldn’t fire the officials involved in a leaked Signal chat” [which disturbed U.S. allies for its incompetence]
– ‘Said he ‘couldn’t care less’ if car prices went up in response to his tariffs”. [meaning he doesn’t care about YOU]

March 30 – “Gave Elon Musk’s cost cutters access to a federal payroll system” [ and sensitive data like YOUR Social Security number]
– “Suggested imposing so-called secondary tariffs on Iran and possibly bombing the country if Tehran didn’t make a nuclear deal”. [like maybe the one Trump killed himself earlier???????]
– “Fired two longtime career prosecutors in Los Angeles and Memphis” [because Trump knows more about u.S. law?]
– “Said he was serious about running for a third term in office” [because he had ‘methods’ to circumvent the U.S. constitution – is the Trump DICTATORSHIP official now?????????]

March 31 – “Admitted that the U.S. has deported a legal immigrant because of an ‘administrative error'” [ Trump also Aclaimed American courts lacked jurisdiction to stop him – is the Trump DICTATORSHIP official now????]
– “Said the administration would relax limits on pollution from cars, saying the move wouldn’t make a difference to the environment” [ because Trump “knows’ decades of science have proved him wrong?????]
– “Made a DOGE employee the new acting president of the U.S. Institute of Peace” [“qualified’ because he helped take it over earlier !!!!!!!!!!!!!!]
– “Nominated Anthony D’Esposito. a former U.S. representative of New York, as the next inspector general for the Labor Department” [‘during his House term’ he’d earlier “raised concerns of ethics rules violations”]
– ‘Dropped a Biden-era voting rights lawsuit in Georgia”. [ Georgia Republicans tried to limit voting]

April 1 – “Planned to target another law firm that brought lawsuits against the president and his allies” [they made the ‘mistake” of ‘documenting Mr. Trump’s role in the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the U.S. Capitol”]
– “fired thousands of federal health workers” [“the purge included senior leaders & top scientists charged with regulating food & drugs, protecting Americans from disease & researching new treatments & cures” – why do we need this ?!?!?]
– “Laid off the entire staff running a $4.1 billion program to help low-income households across the United states pay their utility bills” [why should “we’ care if 6.2 million Americans freeze – they must be “un-deserving”]
“Laid off one of the leaders of the Food and Drug Administration’s response to bird flu” [hey – its only in birds, right???]
– “Removed between 350 and 400 books from the Naval Academy library to comply with a verbal order from Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth”. [obviously, these must have been subverting minds, right???????]

April 2_ “Unveiled expansive global tariffs in a significant escalation of the president’s trade fight, sending shock waves through the global economy” [ like in many other areas, “our’ president is a “genius” on tariffs and the world economy!!!]
– “Demanded additional cuts at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention after extensive staff reductions” [!!!!!]
– “Picked a lawyer who has defended several key Trump loyalists for the Justice Department’s No. 3 post” [All dictatorships run on the principle of loyalty – does this mean the Trump DICTATORSHIP is now official???]

April 3 – “Fired head of National Security Agency and U.S. Cyber Command” [after a well-known FAR RIGHT “influencer” talked to Trump – rumor has it the Russians and Chinese are laughing and celebrating}
– “Threatened to cut funding at more universities” [ rumor has it the Russians and Chinese are laughing and celebrating over “our” president destroying intellectual ability at leading U.S. universities]
– “Restored gun rights to Mel Gibson and nine other people with criminal convictions”. [DICTATORSHIPS reward ‘prominent supports”; America NEEDS more people with criminal convictions running around with guns, right????]

*** “Every time we turn our heads the other way when we see the law flouted, when we tolerate what we know to be wrong, when we close our eyes and ears to the corrupt because we are too busy or too frightened, when we fail to speak out, we strike a blow against freedom and decency and justice.” [Robert F. Kennedy, Senior]

1]. So you want to change a democracy into an autocracy. Where to begin?…………Begin by eroding press freedoms. Then move on to threatening major universities….Frighten the legal community…go after any judge who has the temerity to disagree….. Your tools are fear, confusion, intimidation, and, where applicable, loss of funding..” [Judge Edward J. Cleary: “A step-by-step checklist toward autocracy – moving along too easily so far”: Minnesota Star-Tribune; 3/26/25. – READ THIS ARTICLE1111 – excerpts following…]

*** “So long as men worship the Caesars and Napoleons, Caesars and Napoleons will duly arise and make them miserable.” [ Aldous Huxley ]

2] “…..the land of the free, and the home of the brave…”??? YOUR democracy is undergoing a COUP right now – conducted by ruthless, GREEDY, cruel, ARROGANT, anti-democratic people. What have YOU done to stop them?
In 60 days, the Musk-Trump KAKISTOCRACY has done more damage to America, American society, American democracy than ANY individual or group, 1789-2024.
They are following. “Move Fast and Break Things.” And they have, they ARE. As usual, this particular FAR RIGHT group “justifies” their ILLEGAL acts by LYING. They’re MAKING STUFF UP. There is NOTHING in the U.S. Constitution, nor ANY “intent,” nor ANY practices, 1789-2024, that allows this ‘PROJECT 2025″ destruction
They are presenting YOU with a fait accompli and. daring YOU to undo it.

***. “In the end the Party would announce that two and two made five, and you would have to believe it. It was inevitable that they should make that claim sooner or later: the logic of their position demanded it.”

[. George Orwell: “1984” ]

3] “Let us begin with the press…she resigned in protest doe to a directive issued by the owner of the Post, Jeff Bezos….The directive limited the subject matter opinion columnists could cover and circumscribed what viewpoints they could express. So much for press freedom..” [ Judge Cleary: ‘…checklist…” ]

***. “I tell you..the cornerstone of democracy is free press…because that’s what they’re always first after..newspapers, radio, television..” [ Milos Forman ]

4] “On to the major universities. The Trump administration has made it clear that it will withhold funding from these institutions if they don’t cooperate….a climate of fear is descending on institutions of higher learning, leading to self-censorship and muted voices.” [ Judge Cleary: “…checklist…”

*** “Fascist politics seeks to undermine public discourse by attacking and devaluing education, expertise, and language…its representatives and facilitators denounce universities and schools as sources of “Marxist indoctrination”…By debasing institutions of higher learning and impoverishing our joint vocabulary to discuss policy, fascist politics reduces debate to ideological conflict.” [ Jason Stanley: “How Fascism Works” ]

5]. “Our goal is to intimidate the legal community and settle old scores. We’ll punish large law firms..for who they have represented in the past, thereby discouraging attorneys from taking on clients that do not adhere to the administration’s positions.” { Judge Cleary: “…checklist…” ]

***. “Fascist law-and-order rhetoric is explicitly meant to divide citizens into two classes: those of the chosen nation..and those who are not..women who do not fit traditional gender roles, non-whites, homosexuals, immigrants, “decadent cosmopolitans,” those who do not have the dominant religion, are by their very existence violations of law and order.” [ Stanley: “How Fascism Works” ]

6] “That brings us to the one major impediment to establishing your autocracy: the rule of law, as pronounced by the third co-equal branch of government, the judicial branch….a dozen federal judges…have issued injunctions and have otherwise put at least a temporary halt to your myriad attempts to impose your will….You cannot allow that to continue. Back to fear and intimidation. Call for the impeachment of these obstructionists….Sooner or later..cases will come to the Supreme Court. If a majority..rule against the administration..if the rule of law holds – then you will have to decide if you will accept the decision or defy it. If you defy it, and succeed in doing so, you have your autocracy.”
[ Judge Cleary: “…checklist…” READ THIS AGAIN! – THIS is how close YOU are to dictatorship ]

*** “Trump has no knowledge of the American story and so cannot have any faith in it. He has no understanding of our sympathy for the language of the Founders, so he cannot be inspired by it. Since he doesn’t believe American democracy is good, he has no interest in an America that aspires to be a model among nations…..”To destroy a society..it is first necessary to delegitimize its basic institutions.” If you believe that American institutions are no different from their opposite, then there is no reason to defend them. the same is true of transatlantic institutions.” [ Anne Applebaum: “Twilight of Democracy” ]

7] “Our nation is in the middle of a coup d’etat..a classic coup..An ill-defined but powerful group of people, most with no legal standing but with ample private funding, is making drastic change in our nation’s politics and governing structures. Many of these changes violate existing laws and some our Constitution.” [ Edward Lotterman: “Shaky politics make for a shaky economy”; St. Paul Pioneer Press; 2/16/25 ]

8] “President Trump’s second term dizzies many Americans, but I find it oddly familiar…I”ve seen parallels in authoritarian countries I’ve covered…Strongmen seek power through a pattern of behavior that is increasingly replicated in Washington.”….”When authoritarians covet power, they pursue several common strategies.
First, they go after checks and balances within the government….Trump ignores laws he finds inconvenient.”…
Second, authoritarians try to crush independent referees and civil society institutions….Trump is doing his best to intimidate news organizations and discredit them as “enemies of the people.”…
Third, authoritarians sometimes recruit shadowy private enforcers….Trump has not gone that far.”…
[ Nicholas Kristof: “An Alarming Pattern Emerges”; New York Times; 2/16/25 ]

***. So, OK – YOU tell me – as a patriotic American – should YOU be alarmed at what the Musk-Trump KAKISTOCRACY is doing? One simple test for you: the Constitution’s Preamble: “We the People, created OUR government to “…establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility…promote the general Welfare…” What, IF ANYTHING, has the Trump-Musk KAKISTOCRACY done to achieve these goals – in realty, not rhetoric – for ALL 340 million Americans???

*** “Corruption is never an individual act. It always involves groups of people bound by one fundamental rule of association: an exchange of favors…It allows crimes to be protected with impunity and is characterized by an intolerable arrogance.” [ Roberto Matta ]

1] “The reality is that he [Trump] brings together the least attractive elements of capitalism and socialism, fusing heavy-handed state control with high inequality, and entrenching a set of oligarchs who serve simultaneously as the ruling party’s victims and co-conspirators. The more that political favor displaces market competition as the basis of corporate success, the worse things will get.” [ Jonathan Chait: “The Fear Economy..How Trump is exploiting American capitalism for personal power”; April, 2025; The Atlantic – portions follow – READ THIS ARTICLE!!!!!]

***. “Fascism should more properly be called corporatism because it is the merger of state and corporate power.”
[ Benito Mussolini ]

2]. “Mr. Miller told Mr. Zuckerberg that he had an opportunity to help reform America, but it would be on President-elect Donald J. Trump’s terms….His rehabilitation complete, Zuckerberg assumed a place of pride at Trump’s inauguration..”

*** “People of the same trade seldom meet together, even for merriment and diversion, but the conversation ends in some conspiracy against the public, or in some contrivance to raise prices.” [ Adam Smith ]

3] “The President’s public communion with the business titans who have submitted to him has been analyzed as a signal of authoritarianism and his alliance with the rich. But it also reveals another emerging aspect of Trumpism: his rejection of the capitalist principles that ultimately generate prosperity.”

*** “Wherever there is power, greed, and money, there is corruption.” [ Ken Poirot ]

4] “He [Trump] believes, like Putin in political control of the economy’s commanding heights – success for those executives and companies who please him, failure for those who don’t.. a psychological transformation within the executive class…the combination of fear and solicitousness that Trump now commands is wholly new.”

*** “The fear tactic is a tactic that’s used by people who want to maintain control, and it’s very effective.”
[ Hamza Yusof ]

5] “Putting the screws to media owners in particular, especially early on, seems to follow the same playbook that Putin and other strongmen have used.”

*** “It is a characteristic of a tyrant to dislike everyone who has dignity or independence; he wants to be alone in his glory.” [ Aristotle ]

6] “Although Trump has so far devoted the most attention to media businesses, he has not ignored the broader economy. Every economic policy decision is a potential weapon to punish dissent or reward his friends, beginning with tariffs.”

***. “My task is not to make men better but to make use of their weaknesses.” [ Adolf Hitler ]

7] “..Trump has also used tariffs to gain personal and political leverage over American businesses. During his first term, Trump..entertained a parade of executives pleading for exemptions, which his administration doled out at its whim.”

***. “The technique of acquiring dictatorship over what has been a democracy… always involves the same mixture of bribery, propaganda, and violence.” [ Bertrand Russell ]

8] “A 2019 investigation by the Commerce Department’s inspector general reported ‘the appearance of improper influence in decision-making”…Trump has managed to solve this problem..by firing, to date, the inspectors general of 18 federal agencies, including Commerce.”

*** “Corruption is like a ball of snow, when once set a rolling it must increase.” [ C.C. Colton ]

9] “Musk, like Trump, respects no distinction between his personal financial interests, those of his political party, and those of the country….tells everybody [in] the upper class or aspires to it that their safest path is to join the ruling claque.”

*** “..Trump’s administration proceeded to crystallize and put into practice – in barefaced ways unseen in the United States for a century – exactly the type of systematic corruption Americans decry…a U.S. integrated kleptocratic network like the ones that dominate so many developing countries. It is the most sophisticated, powerful, and threatening such organism..in the United states since the Gilded Age…They want private, not democratic , control of the country’s resources.” [ Sarah Chayes: “On Corruption In America” – READ THIS BOOK – to understand post-1980 declines in people’s incomes and in American democracy}

10] “If Americans think that by empowering Trump, they have traded away some of their equality, civic decency, and political freedom for prosperity, we may find one day that we have sacrificed them all.”

*** “They that can give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
[ Benjamin Franklin ]t ]