Worrisome

What's happening in America today is something we can't just watch from a distance.

- BOO CHANCO

It is a mess out there and everything seems like a miniseries streaming on Netflix.

But even Hollywood productions about the US presidency and American politics were not half as exciting as what's unfolding before us today. We can't help but sit at the edge of our seats every morning when we read about what horrendous things Trump and Elon Musk did overnight while we were sleeping.

Trump and Musk are like two bulls running wild in a china shop. Their reckless behavior is causing damage to people and American institutions. And yes, add the rest of the world, too. All that mayhem will affect us sooner or later.

One would think they wouldn't be as reckless as to fire the people in charge of America's nuclear arsenal. But they did. They fired the researchers working on the bird flu virus at a time when the virus seems to be on the verge of infecting humans.

And they fired cancer researchers working to keep American healthcare at the cutting edge of technology.

They fired the people at the USAID in charge of its humanitarian aid program, putting $500 million in food aid at risk of spoilage in ports, ships and warehouses worldwide.

It gets worse. A recent article in The New York Times warned that Americans are blundering their way into a financial crisis. That's worrisome. Remember that when the US catches a cold, the world gets pneumonia.