As we try to, ahem, *project* 2025, here are some of the worst people in America, ranked by how much harm they have done and/or are poised to do to the people of this country and the world
You’ve hit another one out of the park Greg. I think there may be two up and comers in the next four years. Putin and Zuckerberg. Zuck is vying to be the next Elon should Trump get tired of him. Vlad is pulling all the strings (or so I think). Sitting back with my popcorn and hoping to survive it all!
Thanks, Mary. Putin is disqualified, on account of not being American -- even though he plenty of assets he owns here. I should have been Zuck in with Bezos. Good call.
Oh, and as a follow-up. Eli$e Stefanik didn't make the list. She should have. Watch her, please. Ironic that LB moved to her district, that is now vacated due to her nom to the UN. She is as gifted a networker as Leonard Leo, and as a mouthpiece for elevating Trump she is almost unparalleled. She may not have extortable vices, as far as I can see, except for her ambition. This may set her apart in the GOP, and how they use idiots. IMHO this makes her a more dangerous Reagan, a more useful Dubya, because she is much more strategic and knows all the intel to keep people in line. Like Trump, she came up through the inside of the belly of the political beast, and that's why she recongnized his utility. She is dangerous, Greg. Mark my words.
Her UN role is anything but ho-hum. It gives her access to global power circles and also leaves her out of the DC circus spotlight. To align with your theory, it was like when Putin was assigned to Dresden. Stefanik will have NYC access to the "wallets" of capitalism, and will cement her ties to Israel and all the backdoor software of modern-day espionage and intel used to half-nelson the world.
Call me naive, but I'm still hoping for a Biden Hail Mary before trump's inauguration. Irrefutable evidence of a stolen election, held back to keep SCOTUS from entering any of their staggeringly evil judgements before said day? [BTW, you need a longer list with every conservative on that court listed. They were the key to trump's "win."]
Not an optimist--just hoping Biden is doing SOMETHING behind closed doors. Considering the power SCOTUS granted his position, cannot believe he allowed this to go unchallenged, especially in light of musk and trump's contacts with putin.
He does appear to be doing SOME things, mostly executive order kinds of things, making it hard to drill etc...tying things up into Gordian knots, thinking that will stop Trump, who will only, like Alexander, cut right through them. Sigh.
I am holding out hope, too, but I saw this movie in 2016, and I know how it ends. The Empire Strikes Back, with no Return of the Jedi. The silence and normalizing from the executive branch is the most disappointing part of all.
[I thought about that, but the Court is really one unit. I focused on Alito because I hate him the most, but it could have been Roberts or Thomas or Kavanaugh, too]
Elon's picture is a SEAMLESS Photoshop! Our eyes tend to compensate for perceived errors with the truth of the matter, and yes, Elon belongs at #1, without a doubt. The only one I'd push back on a little is Jared. I think he and Ivanka (who may soon be known as "Ivanka Kushner") will stay as far away from this mess as they can. I'd have replaced him with Donald Trump, Jr., who although is allegedly a cokehead, keeps the Nazi fires burning whenever he can. His little podcast is, apparently, very popular with the Rumble set, which has again been set free to roam the countryside.
So, the pipe-bomber-who-will-remain-nameless, Ivan Raiklin (oops!), SHOULD be well-known to the FBI, and yet, remains free and walking around to be on podcasts with the odious Roseanne Barr and her terrorist-adjacent son? Did they lack enough evidence to have brought him in for questioning sometime during the past four years? Has no one since 2021 even SUGGESTED to the FBI that he might be someone to take a look at? Now, there's a $500,000 reward. What is the damned hold-up? Certainly NOTHING will happen in the next four years if it doesn't happen RIGHT NOW, and it may be too late already.
I look forward to your Villains List every year, although I can't say I much enjoy the people that invariably keep coming up on it. We need NEW villains; the kind Adam West's Batman could take care of in 25 minutes. CARTOON villains FTW! Although some of them are no better than cartoon villains, they're all very dangerous, but here's hoping that Trump and Co will be as ineffective as he was four years ago. Trump is STILL a lazy fuck and won't extend himself much beyond saying, "Sure, go ahead," or "No, I don't like that. What's in it for me?" There is also the question of the Clash of the Egos that will SURELY happen between Trump and Elmo, that Trump will win because his ego is all he's got and he WILL be the president, so there's that. JFC, look what we have to hope for now! Ugh, going to look for some new whale furnishings.
I tend to agree about Jared, but if the opportunity is there to grab power, they will jump right back in. The first go-round, people liked Jared bc he wasn't completely crazy. But I really do get the sense that Ivanka's Insta is how they would both like to live.
I know for a fucking FACT that the Bureau has been notified about our prime suspect. It would be funny if he were wearing a wire, but it may be one of their fruitless counterintelligence ops that yield zero arrests -- that's best case scenario. Worst case is, they're inept.
I should do a supplemental list of all the losers who fell off. The "Most Power Lost Since Last Year" losers. Tucker, etc.
And, yes, in a battle between DT and EM, EM is whalemeat. He's a wannabe Bond villain; Trump is a bona fide gangster.
Thanks Greg. I cannot quibble with any name on the list. They are all reprehensible in their own way. Perhaps there is an alternative villian list, those who failed us miserably.
People who could of, should have made a difference. Those who most bear responsibility for our current predicament. Top of that list, Merrick Garland followed closely by Moscow Mitch. Sadly in my mind a very good and decent man, Joe Biden belongs on this list.
Your top 25 are the force to be feared, all are reprehensible and capable of complete destruction of our way of life. My list represents those who could have rendered your top twenty-five powerless, even if in other ways they are good people but by inaction empowered them. You list, those to fear, my list those to loathe. Call it the sour grapes list.
Right?!? I think she read this list and was like, "You can't get rid of me so fast!"
If they don't simply defy her, we might as well shut it down, because we're toast. This is an easy one. Jack seems like he's fine with, like, printing out his doc and walking it down the hall to GIVE TO HIS BOSS. Garland? Nah. The scuttlebutt is, MG won't release the report bc he thinks Trump may be charged in the future. Stupid fucking asshole, that guy, incapable of learning.
As I type this, I am a five minute drive from Kushner's family HQ and the airport where DT lands when he goes to Bedminster. They surely know this. [checks go bag...]
Wonder whether 60% of these playground Draculas want Greenland for a huge place to stash, punish & get labor from dissidents, like Russia's Siberia. Add "illegal" immigrants & non-white people & you have many magas' dreamworld.
It’s TUESDAY🎉
The penultimate Tuesday of the Before Times...
Ugh, but I can't quibble with any of this.
Ugh is the right word!
Oops. You left out the FLOTUS-elect. She has failed to properly influence donny, her husband, who was #2 on your shit list.
#2 is unappetizing. Billserle.com
Ha, I didn't think of that, that Trump is, and smells like, #2.
Melania, I don't expect to see much of her. Her kid, yes, but not her. But I've been wrong plenty...
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Well put!
You’ve hit another one out of the park Greg. I think there may be two up and comers in the next four years. Putin and Zuckerberg. Zuck is vying to be the next Elon should Trump get tired of him. Vlad is pulling all the strings (or so I think). Sitting back with my popcorn and hoping to survive it all!
Thanks, Mary. Putin is disqualified, on account of not being American -- even though he plenty of assets he owns here. I should have been Zuck in with Bezos. Good call.
Oh, and as a follow-up. Eli$e Stefanik didn't make the list. She should have. Watch her, please. Ironic that LB moved to her district, that is now vacated due to her nom to the UN. She is as gifted a networker as Leonard Leo, and as a mouthpiece for elevating Trump she is almost unparalleled. She may not have extortable vices, as far as I can see, except for her ambition. This may set her apart in the GOP, and how they use idiots. IMHO this makes her a more dangerous Reagan, a more useful Dubya, because she is much more strategic and knows all the intel to keep people in line. Like Trump, she came up through the inside of the belly of the political beast, and that's why she recongnized his utility. She is dangerous, Greg. Mark my words.
Agree
I agree that she is dangerous. She's smart and power-mad and completely lacking in morals. But her role is pretty ho-hum for her to cause real damage.
I wrote about here here, when I was afraid she'd be VP. Trust must have read and listened!
https://gregolear.substack.com/p/american-fuhrerin-the-potential-tyranny?utm_source=publication-search
Her UN role is anything but ho-hum. It gives her access to global power circles and also leaves her out of the DC circus spotlight. To align with your theory, it was like when Putin was assigned to Dresden. Stefanik will have NYC access to the "wallets" of capitalism, and will cement her ties to Israel and all the backdoor software of modern-day espionage and intel used to half-nelson the world.
Call me naive, but I'm still hoping for a Biden Hail Mary before trump's inauguration. Irrefutable evidence of a stolen election, held back to keep SCOTUS from entering any of their staggeringly evil judgements before said day? [BTW, you need a longer list with every conservative on that court listed. They were the key to trump's "win."]
Not going to happen Mij
Boy, you are the optimist. I don’t think we’ll be getting any hail Mary’s from POTUS on his way to retirement 😢.
Not an optimist--just hoping Biden is doing SOMETHING behind closed doors. Considering the power SCOTUS granted his position, cannot believe he allowed this to go unchallenged, especially in light of musk and trump's contacts with putin.
He does appear to be doing SOME things, mostly executive order kinds of things, making it hard to drill etc...tying things up into Gordian knots, thinking that will stop Trump, who will only, like Alexander, cut right through them. Sigh.
I know--laughable--trump doesn't care about procedure/rules.
I am holding out hope, too, but I saw this movie in 2016, and I know how it ends. The Empire Strikes Back, with no Return of the Jedi. The silence and normalizing from the executive branch is the most disappointing part of all.
[I thought about that, but the Court is really one unit. I focused on Alito because I hate him the most, but it could have been Roberts or Thomas or Kavanaugh, too]
No longer will Steve be a felon when
Trump pardons his sloppy ass again
Steve is going to trial in New York for his wall scheme. Presidents can't pardon state crimes, so hopefully, he'll be out of our hair for a while.
Build the wall / Take the fall / Steve's the sleaziest of all
Holy hell and the maga henchmen.
It's good to stay brilliant, though.
Let's prevail through this nevertheless.
😵💫❤️
We shall prevail...we have no choice.
Thanks, Silvia.
What a frightening list. But true.
So many horrible people, and we have handed them all the power in the word. This is like an Aesop fable. Ugh.
Elon's picture is a SEAMLESS Photoshop! Our eyes tend to compensate for perceived errors with the truth of the matter, and yes, Elon belongs at #1, without a doubt. The only one I'd push back on a little is Jared. I think he and Ivanka (who may soon be known as "Ivanka Kushner") will stay as far away from this mess as they can. I'd have replaced him with Donald Trump, Jr., who although is allegedly a cokehead, keeps the Nazi fires burning whenever he can. His little podcast is, apparently, very popular with the Rumble set, which has again been set free to roam the countryside.
So, the pipe-bomber-who-will-remain-nameless, Ivan Raiklin (oops!), SHOULD be well-known to the FBI, and yet, remains free and walking around to be on podcasts with the odious Roseanne Barr and her terrorist-adjacent son? Did they lack enough evidence to have brought him in for questioning sometime during the past four years? Has no one since 2021 even SUGGESTED to the FBI that he might be someone to take a look at? Now, there's a $500,000 reward. What is the damned hold-up? Certainly NOTHING will happen in the next four years if it doesn't happen RIGHT NOW, and it may be too late already.
I look forward to your Villains List every year, although I can't say I much enjoy the people that invariably keep coming up on it. We need NEW villains; the kind Adam West's Batman could take care of in 25 minutes. CARTOON villains FTW! Although some of them are no better than cartoon villains, they're all very dangerous, but here's hoping that Trump and Co will be as ineffective as he was four years ago. Trump is STILL a lazy fuck and won't extend himself much beyond saying, "Sure, go ahead," or "No, I don't like that. What's in it for me?" There is also the question of the Clash of the Egos that will SURELY happen between Trump and Elmo, that Trump will win because his ego is all he's got and he WILL be the president, so there's that. JFC, look what we have to hope for now! Ugh, going to look for some new whale furnishings.
Thanks, Steve. Whale furnishings ha!
I tend to agree about Jared, but if the opportunity is there to grab power, they will jump right back in. The first go-round, people liked Jared bc he wasn't completely crazy. But I really do get the sense that Ivanka's Insta is how they would both like to live.
I know for a fucking FACT that the Bureau has been notified about our prime suspect. It would be funny if he were wearing a wire, but it may be one of their fruitless counterintelligence ops that yield zero arrests -- that's best case scenario. Worst case is, they're inept.
I should do a supplemental list of all the losers who fell off. The "Most Power Lost Since Last Year" losers. Tucker, etc.
And, yes, in a battle between DT and EM, EM is whalemeat. He's a wannabe Bond villain; Trump is a bona fide gangster.
Thanks Greg. I cannot quibble with any name on the list. They are all reprehensible in their own way. Perhaps there is an alternative villian list, those who failed us miserably.
People who could of, should have made a difference. Those who most bear responsibility for our current predicament. Top of that list, Merrick Garland followed closely by Moscow Mitch. Sadly in my mind a very good and decent man, Joe Biden belongs on this list.
Your top 25 are the force to be feared, all are reprehensible and capable of complete destruction of our way of life. My list represents those who could have rendered your top twenty-five powerless, even if in other ways they are good people but by inaction empowered them. You list, those to fear, my list those to loathe. Call it the sour grapes list.
Old Man, that's a FANTASTIC idea. Really good. Maybe I will do that. Wait, what's that I hear? It's Chuck Schumer's music!
Note:: Trumps fanatical Christians.
Mike Johnson and wife.
Vs
Trumps Athiest supporters.
Putin, XI, Kim Jong Un,
Armageddon, but boring, and without any side I want to win...
A cock fight.
They tear each other to pieces.
You missed Judge Cannon.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/01/07/us/politics/trump-documents-case-jack-smith-report.html?campaign_id=190&emc=edit_ufn_20250107&instance_id=144078&nl=from-the-times®i_id=73913480&segment_id=187537&user_id=9c140bf3c44cdae8b10e35c4bfc0c317
She can’t do much since she dismissed the case. Looks like she shut own herself out of this mosh pit.
Check the news medium of your choice.
I did. Joyce Vance.
Ball's in DOJ's court now. They have to defy it. Will they?
Right?!? I think she read this list and was like, "You can't get rid of me so fast!"
If they don't simply defy her, we might as well shut it down, because we're toast. This is an easy one. Jack seems like he's fine with, like, printing out his doc and walking it down the hall to GIVE TO HIS BOSS. Garland? Nah. The scuttlebutt is, MG won't release the report bc he thinks Trump may be charged in the future. Stupid fucking asshole, that guy, incapable of learning.
This is a keeper. Do you have protection from these knaves? I sure hope so.
As I type this, I am a five minute drive from Kushner's family HQ and the airport where DT lands when he goes to Bedminster. They surely know this. [checks go bag...]
Wonder whether 60% of these playground Draculas want Greenland for a huge place to stash, punish & get labor from dissidents, like Russia's Siberia. Add "illegal" immigrants & non-white people & you have many magas' dreamworld.