Ruth A. Sheets
July 9, 2026
I once thought I just had some differences with Republicans and things could be worked out THROUGH HONEST DISCUSSION. That is no longer the case no matter what Republicans may plead. I realized that I now have 3 basic responses to whatever Republicans come up with since Trumplandia absorbed the Republican Party: embarrassment, Horror, and Disgust, sometimes all present in a single speech, action, or declaration of Trumplandia.
This morning, I learned that our dear Congressional Republicans and possibly some Democrats too are planning to lower safety REGULATIONS on toxic chemicals, putting all of us, even the bribed recipients from chemical lobbyists AT RISK. In my note to Congress below, I indicate which of the 3 (E,H,D) is my response to the statements.
“Do you all realize, particularly my senators, that lowering chemical safety standards will impact you too (D). I think Republicans have forgotten to reason clearly while blinded by Trump's "glory" or something. The earth is a closed ecosystem for the most part and when bad chemicals are released somewhere, they will eventually do harm other than at their starting point (D). Those chemicals are often released on unsuspecting people,usually folks who are poor, non-white, or women and children (H).
In my begging mode, I ask you to please oppose any effort to roll back the health protections in the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) (E). That is really the least you should be doing in this time of environmental destruction and global warming. Alas, you might need to take things a tiny bit at a time, just not making things worse.
As you would know if you cared, current proposals being pushed by the chemical industry would dramatically weaken our nation's chemical safety law, making it easier for dangerous chemicals to enter the market (H). It would also be harder for EPA and states to protect people from toxic chemicals linked to cancer, Parkinson's disease, impaired brain development, and other serious health problems (H).
In some cases, these proposals would provide fewer safeguards than Americans had more than 50 years ago. Yeah, it is just so superior to go backward! Even children know that makes no sense, but alas . . . (D).
As I mentioned, We the people need stronger protections from toxic chemicals—not weaker ones. OK, here comes the begging again, please oppose any legislation that rolls back TSCA's health protections and stand up for the health of our families, workers, and communities (E). We will be paying attention because it may well be our lives you are putting at risk.”
There are many other instances of E,H,D. The E is ever-present when Donald Trump speaks these days; he has no clue what he is talking about and simply does not care: calling Democrats Communists, saying the war is over or will be over or something, getting the president of FIFA to release a player from a red card penalty, representing the US at a NATO meeting in Turkey.
The H relates to the regime’s violence perpetrated without congressional approval: Trump’s vanity war with Iran that our Baby Donnie and his inept, incompetent “negotiators” can’t figure out how to end if they even want to end it: bombing a girls’ school on Netanyahu’s orders, using missiles to destroy small boats in the Caribbean and Eastern Pacific claiming they were drug smuggling but with no proof, setting masked ICE nuts on immigrants and peaceful protesters.
The wrecking of our 250th Birthday celebration of the “Declaration of Independence” was a resounding “D,” along with his reflecting pool stupidity and blaming innocent people for the destruction caused by an incompetent pool company and Trump’s need to run a motorcade over unset materials, etc. I thought these would be embarrassing, but when the person orchestrating the events is an ignoramus with dementia, surrounded by a pool of incompetents, disgust is the thing I feel. There is also some anger that Republicans, Musk‘s AIers, and some judges, returned Trump, an insurrectionist, to office.
Identifying whether this regime’s actions are E, H, or D, is like keeping score. It helps me remember, when one votes for incompetence and incompetents, that is what we get. Keep that in mind as the primaries wind down and the November midterm elections near. We must be aware that Trump and his white house toddler pool are scared they might lose, so will do anything, including wrecking or stopping our elections to keep their ignorant, undeserved power. They are already actively pushing again, the lie that non-citizens are voting. They are threatening members of Congress that they must vote for the SAVE Act which would keep many American citizens from voting. Their desperation is embarrassing, but disgusting and could be horrific if they win in November. Beware!
