To Comfort The Afflicted
And Afflict The Comfortable

To Comfort The Afflicted And Afflict The Comfortable

Friday, April 11, 2025

Observercast

Trump, Musk And ‘Little Buddy’ Vs. The People

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Eeeeeek, there’s a mouse in the house! Oh wait – it’s just Little Mike Johnson. He’s harmless. Mike is the Speaker of the House of Representatives, which used to be a vital part of America’s national government. The Constitution empowers the House to oversee the federal budget, public policies and the actions of presidents. But Johnson has meekly surrendered these core powers [and his relevance] to President Donald Trump’s autocratic executive branch. Mike even failed […]

Jim Hightower
Jim Hightower
Populist author, public speaker and radio commentator Jim Hightower writes "The Hightower Lowdown," a monthly newsletter chronicling the ongoing fights by America's ordinary people against rule by plutocratic elites. Sign up at JimHightower.substack.com.