Five rears ago today, the Executive Branch sought to nullify the Constitutional powers of the Legislature.
We thought, at the end of that day, that it had failed.
Five years later its success is complete. Congress does not exercise the power of the purse, nor the authority over war, nor oversight of the Executive, nor the power to impeach.
There are no checks and balances—we have a unicameral government with two withered stumps of the other branches.
The US invasion of Venezuela is a clear violation of international law and the UN Charter. Celebrating the capture of Maduro, Donald Trump went further, calling it an “attack on sovereignty” itself.
Countries the world over must work together to rein in the United States before it’s too late.
After years of careful observation and listening, I am firmly and deeply convinced that neurodivergence is real.
I have serious doubts about the existence of neurotypicality, though. 🧵