A GRAVE situation

 Trump Threatens ‘A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight' If Deal Not Reached With Iran. In one of his gravest threats yet, the president said he will decimate Iran's people if a deal isn't reached to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. (HUFFPOST)

Trump thinks that Iran is the city of Minneapolis, and that he can send in his ICE agents to create a new landscape of law and order. Trump thinks this way because so far, Congress, the supposed Legislative Branch of the government, has done zero, zilch, nadda, nothing to prove Trump wrong.

The world, yes, the world, along with Americans who are not members of the MAGA, Christian Nationalist Crusaders, watch, and wait, wondering if this senile, demented, deteriorating, douchebag of a President will actually set the world on fire or not. This is not hyperbole on my part; it is, I hope, hyperbole on behalf of Trump, but words matter, and his words are dangerous!

I was 13 years old, and remember too well, my parents insisting that my siblings and I sit together in our living room to watch Walter Cronkite of CBS, speak to America, about what might be an oncoming few hours of deadly destruction. It was the Cuban Missile Crisis.

Walter Cronkite addressed the Cuban Missile Crisis and the situation in Cuba during a televised broadcast on October 22, 1962, when President Kennedy announced the naval blockade of Cuba. This event was a significant moment in television history, marking a critical point in U.S. relations with Cuba.

I remember my father looking ashen; my father, the policeman who always seemed to be the bravest person I knew, looked worried as Cronkite spoke about the potential for chaos unimagined. I did not truly know the meaning of the phrase “a grave situation,” but I felt the weight.

So, here I find myself once again, waiting, worried, wondering, will this maniac Trump, who lacks any emotion except what’s best for his ego, be just bull shitting, or begin an action which will ignite the world on fire!

 

 

 

 

Come on ALREADY

 GOP patience with Iran operation growing thinner as Trump escalates tensions. (The Hill)

Bull shit and fuck the GOP. If they actually gave a shit about the whole Trump-Iranian War, they would not have gone on Spring Break, and if they suddenly seem concerned, why the fuck have they not returned from their vacation? Congress, led by the Republican majority, is a con artist, just like their Dear Leader, Trump. They talk out of both sides of their mouths, but the slime oozing from their orifices is made from the same lying sludge as Trump’s.

And as for the Democrats, I understand you cannot officially call Congress back into session, but hey Dudes, why not go back to Washington en masse, show up to work, and tell the American audiences that you are at work, ready to do the legislative work you were hired to do by the American people.

Enough of your charade, insisting that you gotta wait for MAGA Mike or MAGA John Thune to permit you back to Washington. It may not count by law, but by now your show of force would highlight the willful omission by the GOP to take this entire Trump-Iran War seriously!

So, somehow the world awaits, holding our breath to see if Trump has once again blustered and fumbled, or if, in fact, this mentally ill maniac will set ablaze a fire that could engulf the entire world.

This is on you Republicans in Congress, but I would have expected the Democrats to at least try harder in Washington at their jobs, and not rant and rave from their homes or vacation spots!

One Day More

 So this afternoon, Monday, April 6, 2026, I just left the gym after a terrific, invigorating workout, feeling hopeful and positive about life. I started my car, and my radio was on, tuned to MS NOW. I backed out of my parking space, paying more attention to who might be behind me, adjusting my mirror, and finally putting my car in drive. And now that I could concentrate a little better, all I heard was this rambling, slurring, incoherent braggadocios voice telling reporters that Iran will be turned into rubble, return to the Stone Age, people who doubt the usefulness of the war are idiots, and of course, more insults to the parts of the press that print the truth. As Trump was about to digress once again about Iran having no military, then being able to drop mines in the water, I shouted to no one in particular, “HOLY SHIT,” I can’t stand this. And in shouting out loud, I immediately changed the station to one of my favorite escapist channels on Sirius, On Broadway.

And immediately I heard the song ‘One Day More’ from the musical ‘Les Misérables’.

The lyrics to "One Day More" from Les Misérables include multiple characters singing about their personal struggles and the impending revolution. The song builds tension as each character expresses their fears and hopes for the future. (allmusicals.com)

I went from crazy, scary, ignorant, criminal to the lyrics of a song that had promise, was poignant and hopeful, and, most of all, was full of courage and conviction. I could actually feel the tension in my fingers lessen, and the steering wheel did not seem as stiff. My heart, which had been beating with such force, diminished. I started to sing the lyrics, and felt that maybe just maybe, for the moment, I could live in sanity.

I am afraid, VERY afraid. Trump remains in power, and so far, nobody seems interested in removing him by using the 25^th Amendment or just firing him from office. And oh by the way, nobody with the power to do so seems to care, as Congress is currently adjourned and will reconvene on April 9, 2026.

So, it will be one day more…

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Magical Thinking

 Trump Fury Rattles Aides as Midterm Woes Take Worse Turn: “He’s Angry” As the president’s frustration reportedly mounts, a writer who covers crises unleashed by Trump’s war explains how and why he’s suddenly running headlong into the limits of his magical thinking. (The New Republic)

I wish I had come up with the term of Trump’s Magical Thinking, because thinking about Trump and his delirium of delusion, I suppose the best way to summarize this deranged and dangerous man is to state that he, Trump, must believe he is a person of great abilities, a sort of wizard, who makes magic. All of that fits in well with what many mental health professionals have stated as Trump’s illness of malignant narcissism, with the right blend of sociopathy.

Surrounding himself with peasants who place their own self-aggrandizement above and beyond any morals or values, Trump actually has been able to pull off some magic tricks and honestly has gotten away with some of the most abhorrent and egregious actions humanly possible.  Trump, so far, has paid very few consequences for any criminal activities he has overtly or passively committed, and so, why not believe in Magical Thinking?

Imagine if the Republicans in Congress actually presented their own fury and frustration regarding Trump’s insane actions, imagine if the billionaires who supported Trump placed the safety of America above their own profits, imagine if the MAGA replaced their fury against the Liberal Democrat Snowflakes, and had the insight to understand it is they too who suffer the deeds of Trump. Imagine if anyone with the power and ability to tell Trump, no, stop, your magic powers are over, actually came forward. 

The New Republic article states that Trump is ‘suddenly running headlong into the limits of his magical thinking, but so far, I see no roadblock, no pushback, no backbone, no attempt at stopping any of this. 

 

 

Seemingly, no last straw

 “Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the F—-n’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell – JUST WATCH!” Trump said, adding, “Praise be to Allah.” President of the United States, Donald J. Trump)

Happy Easter, especially to the MAGA Christian Nationalists, who actually believe that their Jesus did the groundwork and laid out the holiest of plans to have Trump ascend to the highest power in America, and perhaps the once-considered most powerful position of governance in the world. One more Truth Social example showcasing the stability, the grounded, the sane intentions of a subhuman who was voted into office by millions of other subhumans, and of course, financially supported with millions and millions of dollars, by men and women who count on the subhuman population to remain dumb as shit, and shitting on themselves.

Of course, we all ask if it’s the final straw. Of course, we all know that while billionaires are reaping in billions, the ultra-wealthy of pedophiles remain out of jail, the Republicans in Congress have, as a gift to Trump, provided him with either their backbones or balls, and the racists in America have the room to roam free, this is not the last straw, or next to the last straw, or any straw at all. 

This monster should be in jail, out of office, in a mental institution. But, here we are stuck with a ticking time bomb, ready to implode and most certainly take a whole lot of us with it.

 

And so it seems to go

 “Donald Trump boasted about potentially making a fortune in oil as a frantic search took place for U.S. crew members whose fighter jet was downed in Iran. In a bizarre posting spree on Friday, the president also raged against fraud, hit out at “crooked” Democrats and boasted about America’s future.” (The Daily Beast)

Trump likes anything that looks like gold or is a shiny object; his intellect cannot take him any further than hiring someone to ride the carousel and grab that gold ring for him. It was a wham-bam in Venezuela, so of course, Trump thought that his Toy Soldiers could grab and smash in Iran, and as Trump boasted and sadly still boasts, “…no other President has done this before me…” Whether Trump is surrounded by sociopathic sycophants, profit-driven derelicts, or the malignant narcissistic voices in his head he still remains in the role of Commander-In-Chief, and even though he and his band of self-serving court jesters pick and choose which parts of the Constitution to abide by or rape, We The People are stuck in this version of the Twilight Zone, and because of our allegiance to the US Constitution all it seems we can do is wait, wonder and ask what the fuck!

And so American Troops will die or suffer life-shattering injuries, and so the American taxpayer will watch as Trump, with permission from his puppets called Republicans, will raise the deficit, and remove any and all programs to aid in the health and welfare of all of us. And so it will go and go and go that Trump will give no fucks about any of this because he is unfit mentally to do so. 

And so it goes, until the Republican majority finally places our sanity above the insanity which is Trump!

 

 

 

We, the Peasants

 Trump’s new budget proposal is historic — in one of the worst ways possible. The proposal would double down on last summer’s “big beautiful bill” and its legacy of cutting programs that struggling Americans rely on. (MS NOW)

America First, and you Red Hat White Robed MAGA morons bought the snake oil, bathed in the snake oil, and danced around a Felon, Fraudster, Con Artist, Liar, Rapist, Adulterers, claiming he was YOUR God, and as way too many of you swore, the Second coming of Christ. And now some of you, those of you who realize that when you voted for Trump, you honestly did not get to own the Democrats, but instead, you got owned and operated, grifted and schemed!

The budget called for steep cuts to funding for education, housing, and health, funneling resources toward the military as the war in Iran reached its fifth week. This shift would leave the portion of the budget known as “nondefense discretionary,” or NDD funding, which accounts for most domestic activities aside from Medicare, Medicaid, Social Security, and SNAP, at its lowest level since at least Dwight D. Eisenhower’s presidency. (MS NOW)

The Party of Pro-Life, as you MAGA Christian Nationalists love to proclaim, the Republicans who actually pretend to care about living, being healthy, and being wholesome, are now being led by a moron who has no intentions of making any life livable with the exception of his corrupt family, the billionaire donors, and the ultra-wealthy on the Epstein Pedophile List.

And Trump and his Ken Doll, Hegseth, scream and yell, brag and boast that they will turn Iran into the Stone Age, all the while denying anyone in the country, who is not a multimillionaire or billionaire, access to affordable food, health insurance, a stable place to live, a clean environment, and aging with grace. Proud of yourselves, you “America First,” bigots, xenophobes, racists, misogynists, homophobes! Guess what money spent on Trump’s Box of Toy Soldiers actually means, even you, EVEN you get nothing in the end…and you voted for him because you thought he hated the same things as you did!