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Democrats shut down the government for 43 days over health care subsidies for 20 million Americans.  They lost.  Now premiums are skyrocketing with no solutions in sight. What can be done?  Democrats can make it a central issue in this year's elections but that is small consolation for those paying hundreds more out of pocket.  Look for the number of uninsured in the country to rise and media stories about it.

 Symbolic.

2025 was not a good year for the country, and I bid it good riddance.  We learned that the President has unchecked power to do what he wishes and to abuse the Constitution whenever he wants.  We watched as a supine Congress became his lackey.  We heard one conspiracy theory after another and were agasht at those who believe them. It was a memorable year for all the wrong reasons and perhaps, a watershed for our democracy.  We have at least three more years of misdirection to experience.  May they not be as bad as 2025.

President Trump's mission to eliminate diversity, equity and inclusion from the US has struck a nerve in the Netherlands. There, the decision to remove panels honoring the service of black soldiers during WWII from a US cemetery has sparked outrage and demands they be returned.  Could it be that citizens of the Netherlands are far less racist than the US?  

US contributions to UN aid programs is only a pittance of what it once was.  The US is still the richest country in the world. Stiffing the poor and destitute is criminal. 

Consider this article as you wish, but it sure looks like President Trump is a reigning king. 

Merry Christmas...  Sometimes it seems that the popes of the Roman Catholic Church are forgotten voices calling for peace and the dignity of man. They are lone figures preaching the word of God in a secular world that has moved far from religion. Then, there is this.  A crowd far too large to fit into the massive St. Peter's basilica. Some are listening although those in power might not be. It's heartening to see and a sign of hope for a world convulsed in war, famine and genocide.