When did the United States become a nation of heartless, sadistic, stone-cold killers?

Apparently, on January 20th.

It started with immigrants. Some of them were here illegally, and some may have committed crimes; so they said let’s just send them all to third-world countries, or to our own private hellhole, Alligator Alcatraz.

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But why stop there? Let’s clean up our city streets, beginning with the homeless. They’re mostly harmless folks, down on their luck. But can they prove that? No? Well, then, let’s just label them a danger to society, drag them out of their tents, and move them to . . .

Wait a minute. Where were they taken? Are they all right? We haven’t heard anything about that, have we?

Come to think of it, Fox News host Brian Kilmeade did comment on Fox & Friends that those who didn’t accept the services offered to them (whatever “services” he’s talking about) should be jailed . . .

“Or involuntary lethal injection, or something. Just kill ‘em.” [CBS News, September 15, 2025.]

He did later apologize . . . but how can you expect people to forget a statement taken right out of Adolph Hitler’s playbook?

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Then Attorney General Pam Bondi happily echoed Donald Trump’s “suggestion” that the death penalty be reinstated in Washington, D.C. She even upped the ante by announcing that her Justice Department would be seeking capital punishment across the country . . . ignoring, as usual, any and all legal impediments to such a move, as well as verified statistics proving that the death penalty is not a deterrent to crime.

And in order not to overlook any other potential targets of their sadistic spree, Bondi further stated that prison inmates who had been moved off of death row by former President Joe Biden were now being relocated into maximum security facilities:

“We’re moving them to Supermax facilities where they will be treated like they’re on death row for the rest of their lives.” [Alayna Treene, CNN, September 25, 2025.]

Nice one, Cruella. You get to watch the inmates suffer, while at the same time giving your boss the thrill of reversing another of Biden’s humanitarian acts.

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So where does the killing enter the picture? In the Caribbean, of course, with the point-blank murders of at least 17 alleged drug runners from Venezuela, in missile or drone strikes on three (or more) separate boats on separate days, in international waters.

Trump had this to say during his rambling presentation to the United Nations on September 23rd:

“To every terrorist thug smuggling poisonous drugs into the United States of America, please be warned that we will blow you out of existence.” [Reuters, September 23, 2025.]

That’s telling ‘em, mister!

There are also unverified indications (from anonymous sources familiar with the situation) that Trump is attempting to reach agreement with Venezuelan authorities whereby he could target drug traffickers inside their country. [Courtney Kube, Gabe Gutierrez and Katherine Doyle, NBC News, September 26, 2025.]

And he still thinks he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize.

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And last, but far from least, is this from the Department of Defense, where Secretary Pete Hegseth has called hundreds of generals and admirals to an urgent meeting in Virginia next week, without providing any details.

However, according to several people with knowledge of the plan, Hegseth’s purpose is to describe the Trump administration’s “reinvention” of the DOD as the “Department of War,” and to outline new standards for military personnel. A White House official has said:

“It’s meant to be a show of force of what the new military now looks like under the president.” [Natasha Bertrand and Alayna Treene, CNN, September 26, 2025.]

Portrayed as a sort of “pep rally” designed to emphasize the importance of a “warrior ethos,” the event is intended to instruct the captive audience as to new readiness, fitness and grooming standards that the officers are expected to adhere to and enforce.

One defense official had this to say:

“It’s about getting the horses into the stable and whipping them into shape. And the guys with the stars on their shoulders make for a better audience from an optics standpoint. This is a showcase for Hegseth to tell them: get on board, or potentially have your career shortened.” [Id.]

Are we preparing to go to war? Because this is what Herr Hegseth’s showcase calls to my mind:

It’s all about the optics: scare the masses, and they will submit.

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Had enough? If not, I’m fairly certain we won’t have long to wait for the next installment of Murder, Inc. Just give me a few minutes to digest today’s news.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
9/27/25