Permission Granted

China strongly condemned the overnight U.S. strike on Venezuela and the capture of President Nicolás Maduro, calling the action “deeply shocking” and a serious violation of international law. The attack came hours after a Chinese special envoy met with the Venezuelan leader to reaffirm Beijing’s support for the imperiled regime.

https://wapo.st/3Z0XOMt

Xi Jinping likely sees Trump’s action as being justification for China to seize control of Taiwan.

Enabler in Chief

NORTHBOROUGH — Algonquin Regional High School has seen an increase in reported instances of hate since the start of the school year.

https://www.communityadvocate.com/education/algonquin-reports-increased-instances-of-hate-bias-since-august/article_260d33b0-5eea-43b5-9fa2-a7fa3266335f.html

Northborough is considered to be in Central Massachusetts. More Trump supporters tend to be found there than in Eastern Massachusetts. The state’s housing of immigrants generated some resentment in that region.

https://www.wbur.org/news/2025/08/12/maura-healey-massachusetts-shelter-emergency-homeless-migrants-critics

What interests, and concerns, me here is the racism and abusive bullying being engendered in kids. The President of the United States is a cruel person who openly expresses hostility towards all non-Whites. Kids see their parents openly state their support for him. This has been going on for ten years, since Trump announced his candidacy, so the first wave of kids exposed to this mentality are now teenagers and 20-somethings.