Executive Orders Are Normal; [the troll's] Are Only Appalling Because of What They Say.

Some of them don't actually say much in substantive terms.

By the troll's executive order, all asylum seekers crossing the US southern border will be imprisoned.

Conditions in America's privatized immigration prisons are already cruel and dangerous, especially for children.

With many more people put in them, they will be overloaded and even more dangerous.

The troll proposes to impose a 20% tariff on imports from Mexico.

If Mexico retaliates with a tariff on US grain, Mexican peasants might be able to prosper in Mexico. A side benefit for the US would be a big drop in immigration of Mexicans.

The US grain that won't be shipped to Mexico is grown by corporations, not by family farms. (The Republicans, under Reagan, destroyed nearly all of those.) So to hell with them.

The Economic Intelligence Unit, which rates democracy of countries in general, has downgraded its rating of the US to "flawed democracy".

This is based on recognition of the flaws that existed before the last election, such as the fact that the people no longer get to decide anything much.

The Greek Supreme Court refused Erdogan's request to extradite eight Turkish soldiers that sought asylum in Greece.

They were sent to rescue troops that participated in the coup, but they themselves were not part of the coup. For Erdogan, hoever, association implies guilt.