The Trump Administration claims that it’s not okay to demonize Trump and his Administration’s policies. Such rhetoric incites political violence, according to Trump and his Doofuses. (Doofuses or Doofi? Does anyone know the plural of “Doofus” or are we just supposed to say “People who work for Trump”?).
After a gunman attempted to wreak havoc at the recent White House Correspondents’ Association dinner, Trump’s press secretary declared that that “this political violence stems from a systemic demonization of [Trump] and his supporters by commentators, yes, by elected members of the Democrat Party and even some in the media.” (By the way, if you ever are trying to remember how to spell Karoline Leavitt’s last name, it’s helpful, though not entirely so, to think about the command people give to mouthy dogs on walks: “Leav[e] it!”–just drop the “e” and add a “t.” You’re welcome.)
Anyway, I assume that among the things we’re not supposed (allowed?) to say anymore is that Trump and his clowns are “trying to kill us all.” I mention this because the now-forbidden thought that he is trying to do just that sprung entirely unbidden into my mind when I saw that Trump’s FDA (i) suppressed research showing that COVID and Shingles vaccines are safe and (ii) pulled a proposed rule barring teens from using tanning beds.
I can understand the first of these actions. MAGA and MAHA have had it out for COVID vaccines from the get-go. As for the Shingles vaccine, recent research has found that it may prevent or delay dementia, and people without dementia are somewhat more likely to recognize that there is something definitely not right with Trump.
As for the tanning bed thing, that had me confused until I looked at a collection of photos of Crazy Bobby Kennedy. It’s also possible that some Administration officials simply prefer teenagers to be tanned. Maybe more on that will come out when the Epstein files are fully disclosed.