Trump Log #65: No Common Ground

Facts are our common ground. If Fact A plus Fact B therefore Fact C.  C is where the debate happens. We used to agree on the A's and B's and had fine discourse over the C. C is where the fun happens. But if we don't agree on what the facts are then there is no common ground. In a post-fact world there is no common ground. There is no A or B, there is no equation whatsoever. Democracy's foundation is the solid ground of consensus, not the muddy haze of dissension.

Some fear the next Trump. The damage that he does in office may be to the office itself. Each breach of decorum and each envelope he pushes, sets a precedence for future presidents. When discord becomes acceptable and the norm, Democracy itself is in trouble.

Trump Log:
Monday 10/8/18 - The environmental state of the planet is worst than we thought. Trump doubts the validity of the report from the IPCC (the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. (Source: Washington Post)

Tuesday 10/9/18 - Nikki Haley resigns as Trump's U.N. Ambassador. She is one of that last moderate voices in his administration. (Source: Washington Post)

Wednesday 10/10/18 - Trump still has not filled 22 leadership roles in FEMA ... as Hurricane Michael starts to barrel down on the Southeast coast of America. (Source: Bloomberg)

Thursday 10/11/18 - Trump still has no problem doing business with Saudi Arabia as they bomb the shit out of Yemen causing a massive famine and assassinate one of our journalists. (Source: Washington Post)

Friday 10/12/18 - Trump write an Op-Ed in USA Today in which almost every lie contains a lie. (Source: Washington Post)

Saturday 10/13/18 -In a secret deal between and Catholic colleges, 74 Catholic institutions are denying students access to birth control. (Source: The Intercept)

Sunday 10/14/18 - In a speech in Ohio, Trump says that black people should "honor" Republicans with votes and then praises Confederate generals. (Source: Washington Post)

Prior Trump Logs:
Issue # 1 - posted November 15th, 2016
Issue # 2 - posted November 22nd, 2016
Issue # 3 - posted November 29th, 2016
Issue # 4 - posted December 6, 2016
Issue # 5 - posted December 12, 2016
Issue # 6 - posted December 19, 2016
Issue # 7 - posted December 26, 2016
Issue # 8 - posted January 3, 2017
Issue # 9 - posted January 10, 2017
Issue #10 - posted January 17, 2017
Issue #11 - posted January 24, 2017
Issue #12 - posted January 31, 2017
Issue #13 - posted February 7, 2017
Issue #14 - posted February 14, 2017
Issue #15 - posted February 21, 2017
Issue #16 - posted February 28, 2017
Issue #17 - posted March 7, 2017
Issue #18 - posted March 14, 2017
Issue #19 - posted March 21, 2017
Issue #20 - posted March 28, 2017
Issue #21 - posted April 5, 2017
Issue #22 - posted April 11, 2017
Issue #23 - posted April 18, 2017
Issue #24 - posted April 25, 2017
Issue #25 - posted May 2, 2017
Issue #26 - posted May 9, 2017
Issue #27 - posted May 16, 2017
Issue #28 - posted May 23, 2017

Issue #29 - posted May 30, 2017

Issue #30 - posted June 6, 2017
Issue #31 - posted June 13, 2017
Issue #32 - posted June 20, 2017

Issue #33 - posted June 27, 2017
Issue #34 - posted March 12, 2018
Issue #35 - posted March 19, 2018
Issue #36 - posted March 26, 2018
Issue #37 - posted April 1, 2018
Issue #38 - posted April 8, 2018
Issue #39 - posted April 15, 2018
Issue #40 - posted April 22, 2018
Issue #41 - posted April 29, 2018
Issue #42 - posted May 6, 2018
Issue #43 - posted May 13, 2018
Issue #44 - posted May 20, 2018
Issue #45 - posted May 27, 2018
Issue #46 - posted June 3, 2018
Issue #47 - posted June 10, 2018
Issue #48 - posted June 17, 2018
Issue #49 - posted June 24, 2018
Issue #50 - posted July 1, 2018
Issue #51 - posted July 8, 2018
Issue #52 - posted July 15, 2018
Issue #53 - posted July 22, 2018
Issue #54 - posted July 29, 2018

Issue #55 - posted August 5, 2018
Issue #56 - posted August 12, 2018
Issue #57 - posted August 19, 2018
Issue #58 - posted August 26, 2018

Issue #59 - posted September 2, 2018
Issue #60 - posted September 9, 2018
Issue #61 - posted September 16, 2018
Issue #62 - posted September 23, 2018
Issue #63 - posted September 30, 2018
Issue #64 - posted October 7, 2018