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The immersive installation in Pittsburgh known as "Randyland" is truly a balm for one's artistic soul. #art #artwork #arting #artist #artists #makingart #artinstallation #installation #immersive #immersiveart #immersiveartinstallation #pittsburgh #city #americancity #allamericancity #balm #soulbalm #soulbalms #inspirational #inspiration #inspirationalart #garden #gardenart #gardenartwork #junksculpture #sculpture #homemadesculpture #homemade #steel #steelcity #artistic #artcenter #artcenters

The immersive installation in Pittsburgh known as "Randyland" is truly a balm for one's artistic soul. #art #artwork #arting #artist #artists #makingart #artinstallation #installation #immersive #immersiveart #immersiveartinstallation #pittsburgh #city #americancity #allamericancity #balm #soulbalm #soulbalms #inspirational #inspiration #inspirationalart #garden #gardenart #gardenartwork #junksculpture #sculpture #homemadesculpture #homemade #steel #steelcity #artistic #artcenter #artcenters

The immersive installation in Pittsburgh known as "Randyland" is truly a balm for one's artistic soul. #art #artwork #arting #artist #artists #makingart #artinstallation #installation #immersive #immersiveart #immersiveartinstallation #pittsburgh #city #americancity #allamericancity #balm #soulbalm #soulbalms #inspirational #inspiration #inspirationalart #garden #gardenart #gardenartwork #junksculpture #sculpture #homemadesculpture #homemade #steel #steelcity #artistic #artcenter #artcenters

The immersive installation in Pittsburgh known as "Randyland" is truly a balm for one's artistic soul. #art #artwork #arting #artist #artists #makingart #artinstallation #installation #immersive #immersiveart #immersiveartinstallation #pittsburgh #city #americancity #allamericancity #balm #soulbalm #soulbalms #inspirational #inspiration #inspirationalart #garden #gardenart #gardenartwork #junksculpture #sculpture #homemadesculpture #homemade #steel #steelcity #artistic #artcenter #artcenters

The immersive installation in Pittsburgh known as "Randyland" is truly a balm for one's artistic soul. #art #artwork #arting #artist #artists #makingart #artinstallation #installation #immersive #immersiveart #immersiveartinstallation #pittsburgh #city #americancity #allamericancity #balm #soulbalm #soulbalms #inspirational #inspiration #inspirationalart #garden #gardenart #gardenartwork #junksculpture #sculpture #homemadesculpture #homemade #steel #steelcity #artistic #artcenter #artcenters

Pittsburgh has long been my favorite American city. I'm sorry I never got to live there. #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #pittsburghpennsylvania #city #cities #americancity #allamericancity #squirrelhill #mexicanwarstreets #randyland #phippsconservatory #phippsconservatoryandbotanicalgarden #thewarhol #thewarholmuseum #theandywarholmuseum #thecathedraloflearning #universityofpittsburgh #theuniversityofpittsburgh #vacation #rittersdiner #theelbowroom #carsonstreet #summer #summerfun

Pittsburgh has long been my favorite American city. I'm sorry I never got to live there. #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #pittsburghpennsylvania #city #cities #americancity #allamericancity #squirrelhill #mexicanwarstreets #randyland #phippsconservatory #phippsconservatoryandbotanicalgarden #thewarhol #thewarholmuseum #theandywarholmuseum #thecathedraloflearning #universityofpittsburgh #theuniversityofpittsburgh #vacation #rittersdiner #theelbowroom #carsonstreet #summer #summerfun

Pittsburgh has long been my favorite American city. I'm sorry I never got to live there. #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #pittsburghpennsylvania #city #cities #americancity #allamericancity #squirrelhill #mexicanwarstreets #randyland #phippsconservatory #phippsconservatoryandbotanicalgarden #thewarhol #thewarholmuseum #theandywarholmuseum #thecathedraloflearning #universityofpittsburgh #theuniversityofpittsburgh #vacation #rittersdiner #theelbowroom #carsonstreet #summer #summerfun

Pittsburgh has long been my favorite American city. I'm sorry I never got to live there. #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #pittsburghpennsylvania #city #cities #americancity #allamericancity #squirrelhill #mexicanwarstreets #randyland #phippsconservatory #phippsconservatoryandbotanicalgarden #thewarhol #thewarholmuseum #theandywarholmuseum #thecathedraloflearning #universityofpittsburgh #theuniversityofpittsburgh #vacation #rittersdiner #theelbowroom #carsonstreet #summer #summerfun

Pittsburgh has long been my favorite American city. I'm sorry I never got to live there. #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #pittsburghpennsylvania #city #cities #americancity #allamericancity #squirrelhill #mexicanwarstreets #randyland #phippsconservatory #phippsconservatoryandbotanicalgarden #thewarhol #thewarholmuseum #theandywarholmuseum #thecathedraloflearning #universityofpittsburgh #theuniversityofpittsburgh #vacation #rittersdiner #theelbowroom #carsonstreet #summer #summerfun

On our vacation day in Pittsburgh Monday, we had lunch at Ritter's Diner in the Bloomfield section of the city. It was great! #diner #diners #americantradition #tradition #dinerfood #goodeats #americancuisine #cuisine #simplecuisine #simplefare #delicious #plaincooking #baconcheeseburger #stuffedpeppers #vacation #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #westernpennsylvania #bloomfield #americancity #favoritecity #myfavoritecity #culture #cultural #museums #visitingmuseums #thewarhol #theandywarholmuseum

On our vacation day in Pittsburgh Monday, we had lunch at Ritter's Diner in the Bloomfield section of the city. It was great! #diner #diners #americantradition #tradition #dinerfood #goodeats #americancuisine #cuisine #simplecuisine #simplefare #delicious #plaincooking #baconcheeseburger #stuffedpeppers #vacation #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #westernpennsylvania #bloomfield #americancity #favoritecity #myfavoritecity #culture #cultural #museums #visitingmuseums #thewarhol #theandywarholmuseum

On our vacation day in Pittsburgh Monday, we had lunch at Ritter's Diner in the Bloomfield section of the city. It was great! #diner #diners #americantradition #tradition #dinerfood #goodeats #americancuisine #cuisine #simplecuisine #simplefare #delicious #plaincooking #baconcheeseburger #stuffedpeppers #vacation #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #westernpennsylvania #bloomfield #americancity #favoritecity #myfavoritecity #culture #cultural #museums #visitingmuseums #thewarhol #theandywarholmuseum

On our vacation day in Pittsburgh Monday, we had lunch at Ritter's Diner in the Bloomfield section of the city. It was great! #diner #diners #americantradition #tradition #dinerfood #goodeats #americancuisine #cuisine #simplecuisine #simplefare #delicious #plaincooking #baconcheeseburger #stuffedpeppers #vacation #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #westernpennsylvania #bloomfield #americancity #favoritecity #myfavoritecity #culture #cultural #museums #visitingmuseums #thewarhol #theandywarholmuseum

On our vacation day in Pittsburgh Monday, we had lunch at Ritter's Diner in the Bloomfield section of the city. It was great! #diner #diners #americantradition #tradition #dinerfood #goodeats #americancuisine #cuisine #simplecuisine #simplefare #delicious #plaincooking #baconcheeseburger #stuffedpeppers #vacation #pittsburgh #pennsylvania #westernpennsylvania #bloomfield #americancity #favoritecity #myfavoritecity #culture #cultural #museums #visitingmuseums #thewarhol #theandywarholmuseum

This friendly Canadian World Cup city is the North American gem I return to time and again

I’ve savoured over 50 North American cities, but if I had to choose one to return to repeatedly…
#Canada #Americancities #Americancity #city #NewYork #northamerica #Vancouver #VancouverIsland
https://www.europesays.com/canada/88897/

Watching world champions, but who's the real hero? Dad in flip-flops. 🏆👟 #JerseyCity #WorldCupFun #StreetPhotography #UrbanVibes #FamilyOuting #DowntownLife #LeicaQ2 #CityStroll #FathersAndSons #BlackAndWhite #WeekendVibes #CityEvents #NJLife #AmericanCity #StreetScenes

Watching world champions, but who's the real hero? Dad in flip-flops. 🏆👟 #JerseyCity #WorldCupFun #StreetPhotography #UrbanVibes #FamilyOuting #DowntownLife #LeicaQ2 #CityStroll #FathersAndSons #BlackAndWhite #WeekendVibes #CityEvents #NJLife #AmericanCity #StreetScenes

Watching world champions, but who's the real hero? Dad in flip-flops. 🏆👟 #JerseyCity #WorldCupFun #StreetPhotography #UrbanVibes #FamilyOuting #DowntownLife #LeicaQ2 #CityStroll #FathersAndSons #BlackAndWhite #WeekendVibes #CityEvents #NJLife #AmericanCity #StreetScenes

Watching world champions, but who's the real hero? Dad in flip-flops. 🏆👟 #JerseyCity #WorldCupFun #StreetPhotography #UrbanVibes #FamilyOuting #DowntownLife #LeicaQ2 #CityStroll #FathersAndSons #BlackAndWhite #WeekendVibes #CityEvents #NJLife #AmericanCity #StreetScenes

Watching world champions, but who's the real hero? Dad in flip-flops. 🏆👟 #JerseyCity #WorldCupFun #StreetPhotography #UrbanVibes #FamilyOuting #DowntownLife #LeicaQ2 #CityStroll #FathersAndSons #BlackAndWhite #WeekendVibes #CityEvents #NJLife #AmericanCity #StreetScenes

Federal troops in San Francisco? Locals, leaders scoff at Trump’s plan

SAN FRANCISCO — About 24 hours after President Trump declared San Francisco such a crime-ridden “mess” that he was reco…
#UnitedStates #US #USA #americancity #city #crimereduction #DonaldTrump #federalintervention #federaltroop #l.a. #local #manitlimlamai #MarcBenioff #people #POTUS #presidentdonaldtrump #presidentoftheUnitedStates #presidenttrump #sanfrancisco #suchdeployment #trump #year
https://www.europesays.com/2503015/

Trump-appointed judges seem on board with Oregon troop deployment

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appears poised to recognize President Trump’s authority to send soldiers to…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #America #americancity #authority #fact #federalizedtroop #Ground #hundred #judge #LosAngelesTimes #Military #Portland #power #president #protest #soldier #Trump #UnitedStatesofAmerica
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/213609/

Trump-appointed judges seem on board with Oregon troop deployment

The U.S. 9th Circuit Court of Appeals appears poised to recognize President Trump’s authority to send soldiers to…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #America #americancity #authority #fact #federalizedtroop #Ground #hundred #judge #LosAngelesTimes #Military #Portland #power #president #protest #soldier #Trump #UnitedStatesofAmerica
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/213609/

Trump once again says he wants to send U.S. forces to Chicago

President Trump on Monday continued to flirt with the idea of mobilizing National Guard troops to combat crime…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #America #americancity #Chicago #Crime #D.C. #department #Governor #LosAngelesTimes #monday #move #nationalguardtroop #PresidentTrump #Push #Trump #UnitedStatesofAmerica #war #Washington
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/143422/

Trump once again says he wants to send U.S. forces to Chicago

President Trump on Monday continued to flirt with the idea of mobilizing National Guard troops to combat crime…
#NewsBeep #News #US #USA #UnitedStates #UnitedStatesOfAmerica #America #americancity #Chicago #Crime #D.C. #department #Governor #LosAngelesTimes #monday #move #nationalguardtroop #PresidentTrump #Push #Trump #UnitedStatesofAmerica #war #Washington
https://www.newsbeep.com/us/143422/

Trump once again says he wants to send U.S. forces to Chicago https://www.byteseu.com/1361861/ #AmericanCity #Chicago #Crime #D.C. #Department #Governor #LosAngelesTimes #monday #move #NationalGuardTroop #Politics #PresidentTrump #push #trump #War #washington

Letters from an American – September 6, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson

Letters from an American

September 6, 2025

By Heather Cox Richardson, Sep 06, 2025

Today the social media account of President Donald J. Trump posted an AI-generated image of Trump as if he were Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore from the 1979 film Apocalypse Now in front of the Chicago skyline with military helicopters and flames and the caption “Chipocalypse Now.” Kilgore loved the war in Vietnam in which he was engaged; his most famous line was “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”

Over the image, Trump’s social media post read: “‘I love the smell of deportations in the morning…’ Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” The words were followed by three helicopter emojis, symbols the right wing uses to represent former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s goons’ disappearing political opponents by pushing them out of helicopters.

Although it has become trite to speculate about what Republicans would say if a Democratic president engaged in the behavior Trump exhibits daily, this open attack of the president on an American city is a new level of unhinged. Mehdi Hasan of Zeteo wrote: “The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.” He added, accurately: “In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.”

Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker called attention to the gravity of Trump’s post: “The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn’t a strongman, he’s a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.” Under the words “Know your rights, Illinois,” and “Stay safe and stay informed,” the governor’s social media account posted information about Americans’ rights in both English and Spanish.

Trump’s threats against American citizens are outrageous, but they also feel desperate. Trump’s popularity is tanking, the economy is faltering, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing a chorus of calls to resign or be fired, and the American people are taking to the streets. Thousands of people turned out today in Washington, D.C., for the “We Are All D.C.” march to protest the presence of troops in the city, and in Chicago for the “Chicago Says No Trump No Troops” protest. The protests are notable for the seas of signs the peaceful protesters carry.

And then, with Congress back in session, there is the resurgence of the issue of Trump’s appearance in the Epstein files. Last week, the White House warned Republicans that voting to release the Epstein files “would be viewed as a very hostile act to the administration.” Yesterday, Trump reiterated his claim that the agitation for the release of the files is a “Democrat HOAX…in order to deflect and distract from the great success of a Republican President.”

Also yesterday, lawyers for the Justice Department asked a federal judge to keep the names of two associates who received large payments from Epstein in 2018 secret. Days before the payments, the Miami Herald had started to examine the sweetheart deal Epstein got in 2008. One associate received a payment of $100,000, and the second received $250,000. As part of his plea deal, Tom Winter of NBC News reports, Epstein got a guarantee that the associates would not be prosecuted.

Last night, Trump hosted the inaugural dinner of what the White House is calling the “Rose Garden Club” in the newly-paved White House Rose Garden, telling those assembled that they were there because they are loyal to the president. “You’re the ones that I never had to call at 4:00 in the morning,” Trump told them. “You are the ones that have been my friends, and you know what I’m talking about.”

Yesterday, talking to reporters about the Epstein files, House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that Trump was “an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down.” The idea that Trump was secretly working to bring Epstein down is common fare among conspiracy theorists, but as Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo suggests, Johnson’s embrace of it might well be an attempt to spin material in the files before it becomes public.

Marshall notes that journalist Michael Wolff, who interviewed Epstein at length during Trump’s first presidency, says that Epstein suspected it was Trump who told the authorities about his systemic sexual assault of girls. But if so, Marshall explains, this is damning rather than exonerating.

It’s pretty well known that Trump and Epstein had a falling out in 2004 after Trump went behind Epstein’s back to buy an estate in South Florida that Epstein wanted. But at the time, Trump was headed toward bankruptcy, and it was not clear where he was getting the money to buy the estate.

Continue/Read Original Article: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-6-2025

#2025 #America #AmericanCity #Chicago #DonaldTrump #Education #Health #HeatherCoxRichardson #History #LettersFromAnAmerican #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #Opinion #Politics #Resistance #Science #Substack #ThreatensWar #Trump #TrumpAdministration #TrumpSSocialMedia #UnitedStates

Letters from an American – September 6, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson

Letters from an American

September 6, 2025

By Heather Cox Richardson, Sep 06, 2025

Today the social media account of President Donald J. Trump posted an AI-generated image of Trump as if he were Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore from the 1979 film Apocalypse Now in front of the Chicago skyline with military helicopters and flames and the caption “Chipocalypse Now.” Kilgore loved the war in Vietnam in which he was engaged; his most famous line was “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”

Over the image, Trump’s social media post read: “‘I love the smell of deportations in the morning…’ Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” The words were followed by three helicopter emojis, symbols the right wing uses to represent former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s goons’ disappearing political opponents by pushing them out of helicopters.

Although it has become trite to speculate about what Republicans would say if a Democratic president engaged in the behavior Trump exhibits daily, this open attack of the president on an American city is a new level of unhinged. Mehdi Hasan of Zeteo wrote: “The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.” He added, accurately: “In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.”

Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker called attention to the gravity of Trump’s post: “The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn’t a strongman, he’s a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.” Under the words “Know your rights, Illinois,” and “Stay safe and stay informed,” the governor’s social media account posted information about Americans’ rights in both English and Spanish.

Trump’s threats against American citizens are outrageous, but they also feel desperate. Trump’s popularity is tanking, the economy is faltering, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing a chorus of calls to resign or be fired, and the American people are taking to the streets. Thousands of people turned out today in Washington, D.C., for the “We Are All D.C.” march to protest the presence of troops in the city, and in Chicago for the “Chicago Says No Trump No Troops” protest. The protests are notable for the seas of signs the peaceful protesters carry.

And then, with Congress back in session, there is the resurgence of the issue of Trump’s appearance in the Epstein files. Last week, the White House warned Republicans that voting to release the Epstein files “would be viewed as a very hostile act to the administration.” Yesterday, Trump reiterated his claim that the agitation for the release of the files is a “Democrat HOAX…in order to deflect and distract from the great success of a Republican President.”

Also yesterday, lawyers for the Justice Department asked a federal judge to keep the names of two associates who received large payments from Epstein in 2018 secret. Days before the payments, the Miami Herald had started to examine the sweetheart deal Epstein got in 2008. One associate received a payment of $100,000, and the second received $250,000. As part of his plea deal, Tom Winter of NBC News reports, Epstein got a guarantee that the associates would not be prosecuted.

Last night, Trump hosted the inaugural dinner of what the White House is calling the “Rose Garden Club” in the newly-paved White House Rose Garden, telling those assembled that they were there because they are loyal to the president. “You’re the ones that I never had to call at 4:00 in the morning,” Trump told them. “You are the ones that have been my friends, and you know what I’m talking about.”

Yesterday, talking to reporters about the Epstein files, House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that Trump was “an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down.” The idea that Trump was secretly working to bring Epstein down is common fare among conspiracy theorists, but as Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo suggests, Johnson’s embrace of it might well be an attempt to spin material in the files before it becomes public.

Marshall notes that journalist Michael Wolff, who interviewed Epstein at length during Trump’s first presidency, says that Epstein suspected it was Trump who told the authorities about his systemic sexual assault of girls. But if so, Marshall explains, this is damning rather than exonerating.

It’s pretty well known that Trump and Epstein had a falling out in 2004 after Trump went behind Epstein’s back to buy an estate in South Florida that Epstein wanted. But at the time, Trump was headed toward bankruptcy, and it was not clear where he was getting the money to buy the estate.

Continue/Read Original Article: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-6-2025

#2025 #America #AmericanCity #Chicago #DonaldTrump #Education #Health #HeatherCoxRichardson #History #LettersFromAnAmerican #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #Opinion #Politics #Resistance #Science #Substack #ThreatensWar #Trump #TrumpAdministration #TrumpSSocialMedia #UnitedStates

Letters from an American – September 6, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson

Letters from an American

September 6, 2025

By Heather Cox Richardson, Sep 06, 2025

Today the social media account of President Donald J. Trump posted an AI-generated image of Trump as if he were Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore from the 1979 film Apocalypse Now in front of the Chicago skyline with military helicopters and flames and the caption “Chipocalypse Now.” Kilgore loved the war in Vietnam in which he was engaged; his most famous line was “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”

Over the image, Trump’s social media post read: “‘I love the smell of deportations in the morning…’ Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” The words were followed by three helicopter emojis, symbols the right wing uses to represent former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s goons’ disappearing political opponents by pushing them out of helicopters.

Although it has become trite to speculate about what Republicans would say if a Democratic president engaged in the behavior Trump exhibits daily, this open attack of the president on an American city is a new level of unhinged. Mehdi Hasan of Zeteo wrote: “The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.” He added, accurately: “In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.”

Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker called attention to the gravity of Trump’s post: “The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn’t a strongman, he’s a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.” Under the words “Know your rights, Illinois,” and “Stay safe and stay informed,” the governor’s social media account posted information about Americans’ rights in both English and Spanish.

Trump’s threats against American citizens are outrageous, but they also feel desperate. Trump’s popularity is tanking, the economy is faltering, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing a chorus of calls to resign or be fired, and the American people are taking to the streets. Thousands of people turned out today in Washington, D.C., for the “We Are All D.C.” march to protest the presence of troops in the city, and in Chicago for the “Chicago Says No Trump No Troops” protest. The protests are notable for the seas of signs the peaceful protesters carry.

And then, with Congress back in session, there is the resurgence of the issue of Trump’s appearance in the Epstein files. Last week, the White House warned Republicans that voting to release the Epstein files “would be viewed as a very hostile act to the administration.” Yesterday, Trump reiterated his claim that the agitation for the release of the files is a “Democrat HOAX…in order to deflect and distract from the great success of a Republican President.”

Also yesterday, lawyers for the Justice Department asked a federal judge to keep the names of two associates who received large payments from Epstein in 2018 secret. Days before the payments, the Miami Herald had started to examine the sweetheart deal Epstein got in 2008. One associate received a payment of $100,000, and the second received $250,000. As part of his plea deal, Tom Winter of NBC News reports, Epstein got a guarantee that the associates would not be prosecuted.

Last night, Trump hosted the inaugural dinner of what the White House is calling the “Rose Garden Club” in the newly-paved White House Rose Garden, telling those assembled that they were there because they are loyal to the president. “You’re the ones that I never had to call at 4:00 in the morning,” Trump told them. “You are the ones that have been my friends, and you know what I’m talking about.”

Yesterday, talking to reporters about the Epstein files, House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that Trump was “an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down.” The idea that Trump was secretly working to bring Epstein down is common fare among conspiracy theorists, but as Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo suggests, Johnson’s embrace of it might well be an attempt to spin material in the files before it becomes public.

Marshall notes that journalist Michael Wolff, who interviewed Epstein at length during Trump’s first presidency, says that Epstein suspected it was Trump who told the authorities about his systemic sexual assault of girls. But if so, Marshall explains, this is damning rather than exonerating.

It’s pretty well known that Trump and Epstein had a falling out in 2004 after Trump went behind Epstein’s back to buy an estate in South Florida that Epstein wanted. But at the time, Trump was headed toward bankruptcy, and it was not clear where he was getting the money to buy the estate.

Continue/Read Original Article: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-6-2025

#2025 #America #AmericanCity #Chicago #DonaldTrump #Education #Health #HeatherCoxRichardson #History #LettersFromAnAmerican #Libraries #Library #LibraryOfCongress #Opinion #Politics #Resistance #Science #Substack #ThreatensWar #Trump #TrumpAdministration #TrumpSSocialMedia #UnitedStates

Letters from an American – September 6, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson

Letters from an American

September 6, 2025

By Heather Cox Richardson, Sep 06, 2025

Today the social media account of President Donald J. Trump posted an AI-generated image of Trump as if he were Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore from the 1979 film Apocalypse Now in front of the Chicago skyline with military helicopters and flames and the caption “Chipocalypse Now.” Kilgore loved the war in Vietnam in which he was engaged; his most famous line was “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”

Over the image, Trump’s social media post read: “‘I love the smell of deportations in the morning…’ Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” The words were followed by three helicopter emojis, symbols the right wing uses to represent former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s goons’ disappearing political opponents by pushing them out of helicopters.

Although it has become trite to speculate about what Republicans would say if a Democratic president engaged in the behavior Trump exhibits daily, this open attack of the president on an American city is a new level of unhinged. Mehdi Hasan of Zeteo wrote: “The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.” He added, accurately: “In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.”

Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker called attention to the gravity of Trump’s post: “The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn’t a strongman, he’s a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.” Under the words “Know your rights, Illinois,” and “Stay safe and stay informed,” the governor’s social media account posted information about Americans’ rights in both English and Spanish.

Trump’s threats against American citizens are outrageous, but they also feel desperate. Trump’s popularity is tanking, the economy is faltering, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing a chorus of calls to resign or be fired, and the American people are taking to the streets. Thousands of people turned out today in Washington, D.C., for the “We Are All D.C.” march to protest the presence of troops in the city, and in Chicago for the “Chicago Says No Trump No Troops” protest. The protests are notable for the seas of signs the peaceful protesters carry.

And then, with Congress back in session, there is the resurgence of the issue of Trump’s appearance in the Epstein files. Last week, the White House warned Republicans that voting to release the Epstein files “would be viewed as a very hostile act to the administration.” Yesterday, Trump reiterated his claim that the agitation for the release of the files is a “Democrat HOAX…in order to deflect and distract from the great success of a Republican President.”

Also yesterday, lawyers for the Justice Department asked a federal judge to keep the names of two associates who received large payments from Epstein in 2018 secret. Days before the payments, the Miami Herald had started to examine the sweetheart deal Epstein got in 2008. One associate received a payment of $100,000, and the second received $250,000. As part of his plea deal, Tom Winter of NBC News reports, Epstein got a guarantee that the associates would not be prosecuted.

Last night, Trump hosted the inaugural dinner of what the White House is calling the “Rose Garden Club” in the newly-paved White House Rose Garden, telling those assembled that they were there because they are loyal to the president. “You’re the ones that I never had to call at 4:00 in the morning,” Trump told them. “You are the ones that have been my friends, and you know what I’m talking about.”

Yesterday, talking to reporters about the Epstein files, House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that Trump was “an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down.” The idea that Trump was secretly working to bring Epstein down is common fare among conspiracy theorists, but as Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo suggests, Johnson’s embrace of it might well be an attempt to spin material in the files before it becomes public.

Marshall notes that journalist Michael Wolff, who interviewed Epstein at length during Trump’s first presidency, says that Epstein suspected it was Trump who told the authorities about his systemic sexual assault of girls. But if so, Marshall explains, this is damning rather than exonerating.

It’s pretty well known that Trump and Epstein had a falling out in 2004 after Trump went behind Epstein’s back to buy an estate in South Florida that Epstein wanted. But at the time, Trump was headed toward bankruptcy, and it was not clear where he was getting the money to buy the estate.

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Letters from an American – September 6, 2025 – Heather Cox Richardson

Letters from an American

September 6, 2025

By Heather Cox Richardson, Sep 06, 2025

Today the social media account of President Donald J. Trump posted an AI-generated image of Trump as if he were Lieutenant Colonel Bill Kilgore from the 1979 film Apocalypse Now in front of the Chicago skyline with military helicopters and flames and the caption “Chipocalypse Now.” Kilgore loved the war in Vietnam in which he was engaged; his most famous line was “I love the smell of napalm in the morning.”

Over the image, Trump’s social media post read: “‘I love the smell of deportations in the morning…’ Chicago about to find out why it’s called the Department of WAR.” The words were followed by three helicopter emojis, symbols the right wing uses to represent former Chilean dictator Augusto Pinochet’s goons’ disappearing political opponents by pushing them out of helicopters.

Although it has become trite to speculate about what Republicans would say if a Democratic president engaged in the behavior Trump exhibits daily, this open attack of the president on an American city is a new level of unhinged. Mehdi Hasan of Zeteo wrote: “The president of the United States just declared war, actual military war, not a metaphorical one, on a major American city, and one governed by his political opponents.” He added, accurately: “In any other period, this would be impeachment-worthy.”

Illinois governor J.B. Pritzker called attention to the gravity of Trump’s post: “The President of the United States is threatening to go to war with an American city. This is not a joke. This is not normal. Donald Trump isn’t a strongman, he’s a scared man. Illinois won’t be intimidated by a wannabe dictator.” Under the words “Know your rights, Illinois,” and “Stay safe and stay informed,” the governor’s social media account posted information about Americans’ rights in both English and Spanish.

Trump’s threats against American citizens are outrageous, but they also feel desperate. Trump’s popularity is tanking, the economy is faltering, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is facing a chorus of calls to resign or be fired, and the American people are taking to the streets. Thousands of people turned out today in Washington, D.C., for the “We Are All D.C.” march to protest the presence of troops in the city, and in Chicago for the “Chicago Says No Trump No Troops” protest. The protests are notable for the seas of signs the peaceful protesters carry.

And then, with Congress back in session, there is the resurgence of the issue of Trump’s appearance in the Epstein files. Last week, the White House warned Republicans that voting to release the Epstein files “would be viewed as a very hostile act to the administration.” Yesterday, Trump reiterated his claim that the agitation for the release of the files is a “Democrat HOAX…in order to deflect and distract from the great success of a Republican President.”

Also yesterday, lawyers for the Justice Department asked a federal judge to keep the names of two associates who received large payments from Epstein in 2018 secret. Days before the payments, the Miami Herald had started to examine the sweetheart deal Epstein got in 2008. One associate received a payment of $100,000, and the second received $250,000. As part of his plea deal, Tom Winter of NBC News reports, Epstein got a guarantee that the associates would not be prosecuted.

Last night, Trump hosted the inaugural dinner of what the White House is calling the “Rose Garden Club” in the newly-paved White House Rose Garden, telling those assembled that they were there because they are loyal to the president. “You’re the ones that I never had to call at 4:00 in the morning,” Trump told them. “You are the ones that have been my friends, and you know what I’m talking about.”

Yesterday, talking to reporters about the Epstein files, House speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) said that Trump was “an FBI informant to try to take this stuff down.” The idea that Trump was secretly working to bring Epstein down is common fare among conspiracy theorists, but as Josh Marshall of Talking Points Memo suggests, Johnson’s embrace of it might well be an attempt to spin material in the files before it becomes public.

Marshall notes that journalist Michael Wolff, who interviewed Epstein at length during Trump’s first presidency, says that Epstein suspected it was Trump who told the authorities about his systemic sexual assault of girls. But if so, Marshall explains, this is damning rather than exonerating.

It’s pretty well known that Trump and Epstein had a falling out in 2004 after Trump went behind Epstein’s back to buy an estate in South Florida that Epstein wanted. But at the time, Trump was headed toward bankruptcy, and it was not clear where he was getting the money to buy the estate.

Continue/Read Original Article: https://heathercoxrichardson.substack.com/p/september-6-2025

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Old Ebbit Grill in Washington, DC, US. I was not able to eat there. But have heard the food is great. #AmericanCity #AYearForArt #TravelPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Arches

Old Ebbit Grill in Washington, DC, US. I was not able to eat there. But have heard the food is great. #AmericanCity #AYearForArt #TravelPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Arches

Old Ebbit Grill in Washington, DC, US. I was not able to eat there. But have heard the food is great. #AmericanCity #AYearForArt #TravelPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Arches

Old Ebbit Grill in Washington, DC, US. I was not able to eat there. But have heard the food is great. #AmericanCity #AYearForArt #TravelPhotography #BlackAndWhitePhotography #Arches