We're six month into 2025 and the Trump agenda appears to be taking hold. True, his parade was a joke which was sort of heartwarming to see but:
(1) Iran and Israel have a ceasefire which they might even keep. If you don't think Trump's attack on Iran, even if they didn't completely destroy the targets, had anything to do with that you're probably mistaken.
(2) The Stock Market has recovered from its crash in the early part of the year. Whether it won't crash again as the effects of Trump's economic policies take hold remains to be seen.
(3) Trump is getting trade agreements that seem advantageous. Of course only time will tell if they actually are.
(4) The Big Really Fucking Awful Bill has passed the Senate and is on the cusp of passing the House.
(5) The deportations are a mixed bag. We can't get the crops picked or planted but we are getting rid of a fair number of people that we can do without.
(6) DEI is dead.
(7) It's beginning to look like having athletes that went through puberty as males competing against athletes that went through puberty as females is about to end.
Whether you agree with, or are horrified at, his agenda I think we have to recognize that Trump has been rather successful at getting it implemented even if his parade was a flop. On the bright side, at least he hasn't invaded Greenland or Panama.
