Thank you for highlighting the element of the fantasy world. Trump lives in that has him claim he can solve problems “in a day“. The war related activities he said would end are continuing, and the Middle East is now home too a shooting war between Israel and Iran, that Trump according to reports is itching to join so he can have the “fun“ of dropping the biggest non-nuclear bombs in the United States’ arsenal on a hardened mountain target. His mindset is drawn to extreme violence and such bombs represent the ultimate “play thing” for a person like him.
I pray those in the government who want to prevent him from joining the war between Israel and Iran are successful.
Trump’s standard, ad nauseam-repeated claim to Olympian judgment and wisdom and Herculean prowess at least approximates the apt comparative cultural era -- that of ancient Greek tragedy in which the leader is hoisted on the petard of his overweening hubris, suffering a catastrophic downfall, reversal of fortune and precipitous demise. We are experiencing such a Greek tragedy as we speak, played out on the world stage.
Steve Brant, today 6/19/25, Trump was deploying & major media platforms were dutifully re-publishing Trump-MAGA propaganda:
All the following quotes are verbatim from 3 major media platforms today6/19:
* The WSJ on 6/19/25, "Trump decision to Come within Two Weeks".
That's Murdoch.
* The WAPO on 6/19 the Washington Post headlined: "Trump says he'll decide on Iran strike within two weeks".
That's Jeff Bezos.
* AP on 6/19, the Associated Press headlined: "Trump says he'll decide whether U.S. will directly attack Iran [please say it with me now in unison] within 2 weeks".
*****
Hat Tip to Jen Psaki's "The Briefing" 'tonight. Jen dubbed the Presidential messaging: "Two Week POTUS".
I am tempted to coin a new 3 letter acronym. Instead of "WTF" let's go with "WTW" ... Within Two Weeks. Bonus: "WTW" goes well with WWL, World Wrestling League, jargon.
Dr. Lee history is going to look back and recognize and salute you. Ty for making us aware your updated book is available. I had downloaded the kindle version but will purchase the book today. As suggested by a member of this sub stack let's all purchase and write a review. If you've purchased and read any of Dr. Lee's books let's all post reviews for those books too.
Ten years ago, on June 16, 2015, I experienced something that astounded me, and to my mind was inexplicable.
That was the day that the orange sadist and melanoma descended the “gold” staircase in Orange Sadist Tower, with a paid audience cheering loudly.
Now, I knew next-to-nothing about this person, other than his full-page ad in the NYT saying that the Central Park Five should be executed.
But as soon as I saw him, I leapt out of my chair and shouted “It’s Hitler!” I had the worst feeling inside. I felt like what I had shouted was, somehow, true. I also knew that if I said that to anyone, they would think I was nuts. [Note: parallels to my “knowing” five days in advance exactly the time, day, and place that Hurricane Hugo would hit Charleston in 1989. I tried to warn people, but everyone laughed.] So this time I kept quiet.
His first term sucked, and treatment of immigrants was despicable. But he wasn’t Hitler, thank God. Then he lost to Joe Biden in 2020, and I felt so relieved that America was back on track. His ceaseless claims that he had “won” made me uneasy, but that was just words.
When he “won” in November, 2024, my unease returned. Since January 20, 2025, the hairs on my neck stand on end constantly. Hitler is here.
As I wrote in an earlier post, we put our house on the market (no buyers, yet) and have moved into a rental house. I am liquidating our assets in case life becomes full-fledged Hitler. Obviously, our nation is well on its way. Jews were unable to leave Germany because other countries would not accept the number of immigrants wanting to enter their countries, and were slaughtered as a result. My entire life, since age 8 when I first read a story about children — successfully — fleeing Germany, I have been haunted by the thought that if people could have left earlier, more would have lived.
I will put some of our cash into accounts into a couple of other countries in case money becomes frozen by the regime, thus trapping people — but probably more to line the pockets of the multi-billionaires.
How did I know, ten years ago today? I don’t know. But I feel like my guardian angels were warning me, as they have done on other occasions.
[I posted this on my substack on the tenth anniversary of the orange sadist's announcement that he was running for President.]
Think back to the 1940's.....France...Jerome Barzetti ., tears streaming down his anguished face, the sharp thud of German boots striking the pavement
symbolized the fall of France to Nazi Germany....
I was just a very young child at the time that image was captured...an image I have felt...kept in.my heart and soul.all these years Watching " .that man " come down the escalator " with a.paid audience cheering loudly."..brought back the distant memory of Jerome Barzetti, .." The Crying Man" caught so poignantly...graphically caught for history to.see...and remember.
Visions of those terrible years came flooding back...." if we do not heed the lessons of history, we are bound to repeat them."
Please....heed the words.of Dr Lee and her colleagues!
I'm not sure what you are saying to me. You wrote "Please...heed the words of Dr Lee and her colleagues!" Are you saying that I am not doing so? If so, please help me understand. Thank you!
Just my nonogenarian way to support all.the.protest volunteers who have given so much of.their time/ energy to protect/ defend.our democracy...our country.
Believe we are in lock step as regards the menace of drumpf ...his rubber stampers.! Read Dr Lee's book years. ago...as an.antique.nurse.it read like a master class on.the.malignant narcissist....
Again, my apologies....mea culpa!.Always enjoy.your keen postings.on.this...and other venues as well.. Will try.to do better in.the future. Lynn🤗
Please, Lynn, no apologies! I was sure that I was misunderstanding, and I appreciate your clarification. Yes, we are in lock step for sure. And BTW, I also enjoy YOUR postings! Yes, we must continue our protests. I wish there were large ones every couple of weeks, but I know that organizing them must take a great deal of effort. By "antique nurse" do you mean that you continued to work into your 70's, or more? I would never have guessed that you are in your 90's!!!
Nursing, like the rest of the world has changed.Loved every moment I was privileged to spend with.patients... retirement meant volunteering as a Docent at a library & garden in Corona del Mar, CA....retired with my Life Docent pin after 37 years. Family close by....children, grand & great grand children leading busy lives. Like so many other people my age...I am concerned about the legacy we will leave to our progeny....the very heart of what this great country has always stood for when my.parents crossed a great ocean to become Americans. As long as I draw breath...I will never cease to fight for all this country has stood for..freedom , democracy, the dream of a better life, opportunities for all.
Will look forward to your future contributions, my friend.
When I worked in hospitals as a doctor, I was always amazed at the great knowledge and insights of the nurses on the wards. I was also amazed at how many doctors never bothered to ask nurses for advice and opinions, and treated them like low-level staff. I was a psychiatrist for 35 years (had to retire early, way before I wanted to) b/o a coma that left me demented for a number of years. Now, I truly thank God for this, over the following seven years, have recovered from the dementia, but find my fatigue has prevented me from returning to work. I haven't given up, yet! Like you, I couldn't wait to go to work every morning. I loved every single patient. Thanks to their, and my, guardian Angels, no one ever committed suicide. God bless you, too, dear Lynn!
We could be very close to Trump’s ICE thugs, National Guard, Marine troops or possible unidentified vigilantes or irregular elements, shooting and killing Americans on our own streets. A terrifying video from yesterday out of Pasadena, CA showed a protester nonviolently bending down behind an unmarked car with ICE agents inside, who had just kidnapped several people at a bus stop, to take a cell phone photo of the vehicle’s license plate, when the driver jumped out, frantically ran to the rear and pointed a handgun, stiff-armed, directly at the head -- within a foot or so -- of this protester. A bone-chilling sight. We are already in Nazi Germany redux.
I fear that a US attack on Iran would not only further normalize violence and war overseas but potentiate its acceptance here at home, and likely be used by Trump to declare a war-related state of emergency aimed at crushing protest and dissent against his fascist, psychopathic regime.
Dr. Lee, in case you are not aware of this, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell last night again mentioned your and your group’s decade-long public warnings regarding Trump’s mental unfitness and dangerousness on his program ‘The Last Word’. While he did not mention you any other psychiatric expert by name, he did cite and flash a photo of the original Dangerous Case volume or a subsequent update. You need to be on his program but upper management appears to be blocking your exigent appearance.
Even he seems somewhat unclear about the complex relationship between cognitive decline and psychiatric illness and needs this explicated for the public.
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs terms claims of Putin’s expansionism as childlike fear-mongering gibberish and calls for adult realism. Western media tell Empire lies, not truth.
Why the sudden urge by Trump to join with Israel in attacking Iran, especially given Tulsi Gabbard's testimony, in which she passed along the collective judgment of our intelligence community, that Iran isn't even close to developing nuclear weapons?
Is it that Trump is acting on pure instinct, or a hunch, or is there some other explanation or, if I may hypothesize, an ulterior motive?
Let's look at the timeline to see if there may be some clues as to what suddenly caused him to do an about-face.
Let's start with Saturday and what was billed as the parade to end all parades and one whose glorification of Donald Trump as the master of the universe would be firmly implanted in the firmament.
To quote the late Dayton Allen, the parade " started off slowly but little by little it died out completely". As we all know, it was a huge fiasco and a total humiliation to Donald Trump. It was such a laughable event, that Trump could have easily imagined the participants at the G7 conference in Canada a few days later laughing at him behind his back along with the rest of the world.
So was it then a mere coincidence that at that very moment, he just happened to do a quick turn-around, reject the assessment of his own intelligence organizations and tell Iran and the world that unless Iran agrees to "unconditional surrender" the U.S. may join in Israel's attack on Iran?
Can we think of anything, other than a surprise announcement that we're going to war in the Middle East, that would have diverted the world's attention from Trump's utter humiliation on Saturday?
It obviously did the trick. The headlines about Trump's pathetic birthday military salute to himself have been displaced by Trump's threat to imminently join Israel in attacking Iran. It was a brilliant stroke of genius! All it took was a deranged mind and a willingness to commit our country to war.
Dear Dr. Lee… If you want to reach the audience size you need to be effective, stop with the paid subscription requirements for your Zoom sessions. Is money more important than reaching as large an audience as possible in this crisis?
In case you are unaware, one of her zooms was hacked by a malicious actor who forced the group to watch a very offensive video. I believe Dr. Lee needs to restrict participation to protect the integrity of the conversation she seeks to have during those zoom calls. Thanks for listening.
That's what ai thought when I saw Matthew's comment. There are unserious people out there that the only thing they thrive on is harming others. And so to make sure she doesn't get trolled it is best to have people pay to get in. Because a troll 🧌 and unserious person isn't going to pay.
Thank you. I also did not remember to mention that another political/social commentator with an even larger following… Ruth Ben-Ghiat… Also only allows paid subscribers into her weekly zoom chat.
Trump more so like Mussolini I think. But he is also like Hitler because he's such a failure at life and physically weak. The hypnosis of his followers is still astounding and extraordinary. Thank you.
Thank you Dr. Lee. You’ve sacrificed so much to bring the truth to the public. I believe, however, there is another mass delusion surrounding the Israeli response to the invasion by Hamas on 10/23.
As Salman Rushdie recently said, a “free Palestine” is little more than the Taliban. This is a man who wrote “Satanic Verses” and, had a fatwa issued against his life by the Iranian Islamic government.
What I’ve witnessed from this tiny little country called Israel is ingenuity, hard work and great sacrifice. They are taking massive casualties. But there seems to be moral confusion when it should be very obvious that Israel had to protect its citizens. The Islamists make no secret of their intense desire to destroy the Jewish people. I’m not Jewish, but I deeply appreciate their efforts.
Thank you for highlighting the element of the fantasy world. Trump lives in that has him claim he can solve problems “in a day“. The war related activities he said would end are continuing, and the Middle East is now home too a shooting war between Israel and Iran, that Trump according to reports is itching to join so he can have the “fun“ of dropping the biggest non-nuclear bombs in the United States’ arsenal on a hardened mountain target. His mindset is drawn to extreme violence and such bombs represent the ultimate “play thing” for a person like him.
I pray those in the government who want to prevent him from joining the war between Israel and Iran are successful.
Trump’s standard, ad nauseam-repeated claim to Olympian judgment and wisdom and Herculean prowess at least approximates the apt comparative cultural era -- that of ancient Greek tragedy in which the leader is hoisted on the petard of his overweening hubris, suffering a catastrophic downfall, reversal of fortune and precipitous demise. We are experiencing such a Greek tragedy as we speak, played out on the world stage.
Steve Brant, today 6/19/25, Trump was deploying & major media platforms were dutifully re-publishing Trump-MAGA propaganda:
All the following quotes are verbatim from 3 major media platforms today6/19:
* The WSJ on 6/19/25, "Trump decision to Come within Two Weeks".
That's Murdoch.
* The WAPO on 6/19 the Washington Post headlined: "Trump says he'll decide on Iran strike within two weeks".
That's Jeff Bezos.
* AP on 6/19, the Associated Press headlined: "Trump says he'll decide whether U.S. will directly attack Iran [please say it with me now in unison] within 2 weeks".
*****
Hat Tip to Jen Psaki's "The Briefing" 'tonight. Jen dubbed the Presidential messaging: "Two Week POTUS".
I am tempted to coin a new 3 letter acronym. Instead of "WTF" let's go with "WTW" ... Within Two Weeks. Bonus: "WTW" goes well with WWL, World Wrestling League, jargon.
Donnie Two Weeks cones to my mind. It’s his mob-style name.
Dr. Lee now more than ever I fear the approaching death spiral. And an emergent need to continue spreading the word of your work and warnings.
Perfect analysis.
Dr. Lee history is going to look back and recognize and salute you. Ty for making us aware your updated book is available. I had downloaded the kindle version but will purchase the book today. As suggested by a member of this sub stack let's all purchase and write a review. If you've purchased and read any of Dr. Lee's books let's all post reviews for those books too.
Today is June 16, 2025.
Ten years ago, on June 16, 2015, I experienced something that astounded me, and to my mind was inexplicable.
That was the day that the orange sadist and melanoma descended the “gold” staircase in Orange Sadist Tower, with a paid audience cheering loudly.
Now, I knew next-to-nothing about this person, other than his full-page ad in the NYT saying that the Central Park Five should be executed.
But as soon as I saw him, I leapt out of my chair and shouted “It’s Hitler!” I had the worst feeling inside. I felt like what I had shouted was, somehow, true. I also knew that if I said that to anyone, they would think I was nuts. [Note: parallels to my “knowing” five days in advance exactly the time, day, and place that Hurricane Hugo would hit Charleston in 1989. I tried to warn people, but everyone laughed.] So this time I kept quiet.
His first term sucked, and treatment of immigrants was despicable. But he wasn’t Hitler, thank God. Then he lost to Joe Biden in 2020, and I felt so relieved that America was back on track. His ceaseless claims that he had “won” made me uneasy, but that was just words.
When he “won” in November, 2024, my unease returned. Since January 20, 2025, the hairs on my neck stand on end constantly. Hitler is here.
As I wrote in an earlier post, we put our house on the market (no buyers, yet) and have moved into a rental house. I am liquidating our assets in case life becomes full-fledged Hitler. Obviously, our nation is well on its way. Jews were unable to leave Germany because other countries would not accept the number of immigrants wanting to enter their countries, and were slaughtered as a result. My entire life, since age 8 when I first read a story about children — successfully — fleeing Germany, I have been haunted by the thought that if people could have left earlier, more would have lived.
I will put some of our cash into accounts into a couple of other countries in case money becomes frozen by the regime, thus trapping people — but probably more to line the pockets of the multi-billionaires.
How did I know, ten years ago today? I don’t know. But I feel like my guardian angels were warning me, as they have done on other occasions.
[I posted this on my substack on the tenth anniversary of the orange sadist's announcement that he was running for President.]
Never thought I’d say this but I don’t think you’re over reacting
kdsherpa ...
Think back to the 1940's.....France...Jerome Barzetti ., tears streaming down his anguished face, the sharp thud of German boots striking the pavement
symbolized the fall of France to Nazi Germany....
I was just a very young child at the time that image was captured...an image I have felt...kept in.my heart and soul.all these years Watching " .that man " come down the escalator " with a.paid audience cheering loudly."..brought back the distant memory of Jerome Barzetti, .." The Crying Man" caught so poignantly...graphically caught for history to.see...and remember.
Visions of those terrible years came flooding back...." if we do not heed the lessons of history, we are bound to repeat them."
Please....heed the words.of Dr Lee and her colleagues!
No Nazis....No Kings..🇺🇸
I'm not sure what you are saying to me. You wrote "Please...heed the words of Dr Lee and her colleagues!" Are you saying that I am not doing so? If so, please help me understand. Thank you!
Apologize for my inept phrasing, kdsherpa.!.
Absolutely not !.
Just my nonogenarian way to support all.the.protest volunteers who have given so much of.their time/ energy to protect/ defend.our democracy...our country.
Believe we are in lock step as regards the menace of drumpf ...his rubber stampers.! Read Dr Lee's book years. ago...as an.antique.nurse.it read like a master class on.the.malignant narcissist....
Again, my apologies....mea culpa!.Always enjoy.your keen postings.on.this...and other venues as well.. Will try.to do better in.the future. Lynn🤗
Please, Lynn, no apologies! I was sure that I was misunderstanding, and I appreciate your clarification. Yes, we are in lock step for sure. And BTW, I also enjoy YOUR postings! Yes, we must continue our protests. I wish there were large ones every couple of weeks, but I know that organizing them must take a great deal of effort. By "antique nurse" do you mean that you continued to work into your 70's, or more? I would never have guessed that you are in your 90's!!!
We Welsh are a hardy cheeky.lot....
Nursing, like the rest of the world has changed.Loved every moment I was privileged to spend with.patients... retirement meant volunteering as a Docent at a library & garden in Corona del Mar, CA....retired with my Life Docent pin after 37 years. Family close by....children, grand & great grand children leading busy lives. Like so many other people my age...I am concerned about the legacy we will leave to our progeny....the very heart of what this great country has always stood for when my.parents crossed a great ocean to become Americans. As long as I draw breath...I will never cease to fight for all this country has stood for..freedom , democracy, the dream of a better life, opportunities for all.
Will look forward to your future contributions, my friend.
God Bless you....and keep.safe. Lynn 🤗
When I worked in hospitals as a doctor, I was always amazed at the great knowledge and insights of the nurses on the wards. I was also amazed at how many doctors never bothered to ask nurses for advice and opinions, and treated them like low-level staff. I was a psychiatrist for 35 years (had to retire early, way before I wanted to) b/o a coma that left me demented for a number of years. Now, I truly thank God for this, over the following seven years, have recovered from the dementia, but find my fatigue has prevented me from returning to work. I haven't given up, yet! Like you, I couldn't wait to go to work every morning. I loved every single patient. Thanks to their, and my, guardian Angels, no one ever committed suicide. God bless you, too, dear Lynn!
We could be very close to Trump’s ICE thugs, National Guard, Marine troops or possible unidentified vigilantes or irregular elements, shooting and killing Americans on our own streets. A terrifying video from yesterday out of Pasadena, CA showed a protester nonviolently bending down behind an unmarked car with ICE agents inside, who had just kidnapped several people at a bus stop, to take a cell phone photo of the vehicle’s license plate, when the driver jumped out, frantically ran to the rear and pointed a handgun, stiff-armed, directly at the head -- within a foot or so -- of this protester. A bone-chilling sight. We are already in Nazi Germany redux.
I fear that a US attack on Iran would not only further normalize violence and war overseas but potentiate its acceptance here at home, and likely be used by Trump to declare a war-related state of emergency aimed at crushing protest and dissent against his fascist, psychopathic regime.
Dr. Lee, in case you are not aware of this, MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell last night again mentioned your and your group’s decade-long public warnings regarding Trump’s mental unfitness and dangerousness on his program ‘The Last Word’. While he did not mention you any other psychiatric expert by name, he did cite and flash a photo of the original Dangerous Case volume or a subsequent update. You need to be on his program but upper management appears to be blocking your exigent appearance.
Even he seems somewhat unclear about the complex relationship between cognitive decline and psychiatric illness and needs this explicated for the public.
Hitler would have had a much better parade.
Prof. Jeffrey Sachs terms claims of Putin’s expansionism as childlike fear-mongering gibberish and calls for adult realism. Western media tell Empire lies, not truth.
Why the sudden urge by Trump to join with Israel in attacking Iran, especially given Tulsi Gabbard's testimony, in which she passed along the collective judgment of our intelligence community, that Iran isn't even close to developing nuclear weapons?
Is it that Trump is acting on pure instinct, or a hunch, or is there some other explanation or, if I may hypothesize, an ulterior motive?
Let's look at the timeline to see if there may be some clues as to what suddenly caused him to do an about-face.
Let's start with Saturday and what was billed as the parade to end all parades and one whose glorification of Donald Trump as the master of the universe would be firmly implanted in the firmament.
To quote the late Dayton Allen, the parade " started off slowly but little by little it died out completely". As we all know, it was a huge fiasco and a total humiliation to Donald Trump. It was such a laughable event, that Trump could have easily imagined the participants at the G7 conference in Canada a few days later laughing at him behind his back along with the rest of the world.
So was it then a mere coincidence that at that very moment, he just happened to do a quick turn-around, reject the assessment of his own intelligence organizations and tell Iran and the world that unless Iran agrees to "unconditional surrender" the U.S. may join in Israel's attack on Iran?
Can we think of anything, other than a surprise announcement that we're going to war in the Middle East, that would have diverted the world's attention from Trump's utter humiliation on Saturday?
It obviously did the trick. The headlines about Trump's pathetic birthday military salute to himself have been displaced by Trump's threat to imminently join Israel in attacking Iran. It was a brilliant stroke of genius! All it took was a deranged mind and a willingness to commit our country to war.
Bingo!
And a complicit media…
Dear Dr. Lee… If you want to reach the audience size you need to be effective, stop with the paid subscription requirements for your Zoom sessions. Is money more important than reaching as large an audience as possible in this crisis?
In case you are unaware, one of her zooms was hacked by a malicious actor who forced the group to watch a very offensive video. I believe Dr. Lee needs to restrict participation to protect the integrity of the conversation she seeks to have during those zoom calls. Thanks for listening.
That's what ai thought when I saw Matthew's comment. There are unserious people out there that the only thing they thrive on is harming others. And so to make sure she doesn't get trolled it is best to have people pay to get in. Because a troll 🧌 and unserious person isn't going to pay.
Thank you. I also did not remember to mention that another political/social commentator with an even larger following… Ruth Ben-Ghiat… Also only allows paid subscribers into her weekly zoom chat.
She does the right thing. 👍
Thanks… I did not realize that. It’s a tough situation.
You’re welcome. And thanks for understanding she’s gotta deal with being a target. Not good at all. 😢
Trump more so like Mussolini I think. But he is also like Hitler because he's such a failure at life and physically weak. The hypnosis of his followers is still astounding and extraordinary. Thank you.
On every single point you are spot on !
I look forward to reading your book.
MAGA TRUMP INSANITY MAGA TRUMP INSANITY MAGA TRUMP INSANITY MAGA TRUMP INSANITY MAGA TRUMP INSANITY 🤯
Please read “The Nazi Mind, Twelve Warnings From History “ by Laurence Rees
Thank you Dr. Lee. You’ve sacrificed so much to bring the truth to the public. I believe, however, there is another mass delusion surrounding the Israeli response to the invasion by Hamas on 10/23.
As Salman Rushdie recently said, a “free Palestine” is little more than the Taliban. This is a man who wrote “Satanic Verses” and, had a fatwa issued against his life by the Iranian Islamic government.
What I’ve witnessed from this tiny little country called Israel is ingenuity, hard work and great sacrifice. They are taking massive casualties. But there seems to be moral confusion when it should be very obvious that Israel had to protect its citizens. The Islamists make no secret of their intense desire to destroy the Jewish people. I’m not Jewish, but I deeply appreciate their efforts.
The Israelis should never trust trump.
💙💙💙