The Decline

Once upon a time, the United States was graced with presidents of great probity and wisdom.

Now, we have Donald Trump.

Screenshot of an official Tweet from the White House, collection two screenshots of Trump's Truth Social account. (Screenshots within screenshots, turtles all the way down...)  Top, an AI slop image of a drone blowing up two Iranian gunboats with the caption, "BYE BYE Fast Boats." Bottom, a US Navy vessel shooting down an Iranian fighter jet with the caption, "Lasers: Bing, Bing, GONE!!!"

I’ve known three year-olds throwing tantrums who have displayed more maturity than Trump.

He is an old man, dying of congestive heart failure, in the throes of a ever worsening and increasingly visible dementia. His ego will doom us, and the machinations of those who can manipulate him will destroy us.

These are dark days, my friends.

Published by Allyn Gibson

A writer, editor, journalist, sometimes coder, occasional historian, and all-around scholar, Allyn Gibson is the writer for Diamond Comic Distributors' monthly PREVIEWS catalog, used by comic book shops and throughout the comics industry, and the editor for its monthly order forms. In his over fifteen years in the industry, Allyn has interviewed comics creators and pop culture celebrities, covered conventions, analyzed industry revenue trends, and written copy for comics, toys, and other pop culture merchandise. Allyn is also known for his short fiction (including the Star Trek story "Make-Believe,"the Doctor Who short story "The Spindle of Necessity," and the ReDeus story "The Ginger Kid"). Allyn has been blogging regularly with WordPress since 2004.

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