Dan Rather

1 week ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

While everyone was obsessing over parades and protests last week, Donald Trump made a stunning reversal on immigration. You may not have heard about it, but his decision instantly defanged his deportation initiative. MAGA must be having a meltdown, because now a lot of immigrants aren't going anywhere. A little background: The acronym TACO has been making the internet rounds, after Donald Trump kept (keeps?) flip-flopping on tariffs. It stands for Trump Always Chickens Out.

1 week ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

Yesterday millions of you got off your couches and into your communities to rally for democracy and protest the presidency of Donald Trump. The mass mobilization “No Kings” was dubbed “a nationwide day of defiance.” That alone is a big reason to smile. But we have another. “No Kings” is a double entendre: First, many of Trump’s unilateral and dubious actions are more king-like than president-like. And second, this country was founded by revolutionaries who overthrew a monarch, King George III.

2 weeks ago | record-bee.com | Dan Rather

By Dan RatherFor all those who have served and sacrificed so much, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States Army is fitting. But the Army doesn’t need to celebrate Donald Trump. That’s what’s about to transpire in the shadow of the White House — a ridiculous, self-aggrandizing display that would look right at home in Moscow or Tiananmen Square. It should not happen here. Ever.

2 weeks ago | steady.substack.com | Dan Rather

For all those who have served and sacrificed so much, celebrating the 250th anniversary of the United States Army is fitting. But the Army doesn’t need to celebrate Donald Trump. That’s what’s about to transpire in the shadow of the White House — a ridiculous, self-aggrandizing display that would look right at home in Moscow or Tiananmen Square. It should not happen here. Ever.

2 weeks ago | record-bee.com | Dan Rather

By Dan RatherNot many things you can take to the bank, but believe me — this reporter has, through many decades of employment, never felt discriminated against because I’m white. But to hear Donald Trump tell it, times have changed dramatically in America. Trump insists that white American heterosexual men are now a persecuted group.