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!

 

 

 

"Sir, Yes, Sir"

 1 rescued after U.S. fighter jet shot down in Iran; search ongoing for crew member. It’s the first known loss of an American aircraft inside Iranian territory since the war began a month ago. (The Washington Post)

I want to begin by saying I am glad to hear that one fighter pilot has been rescued, and I hope the second pilot is rescued soon.

Now this. Commander-In-Chief Bone Spurs told Americans that there is no need to worry about Iran’s power because all of his Toy Soldiers in the Play Box of the Military have succeeded in destroying Iran’s Army, Navy, and Air Force. Nothing to see here said President Bone Spurs, because his military is the mightiest, the best, the biggest, and when he directs them to get the job done, they say, “Sir, Yes, Sir!”

Then we have Trump’s Ken Doll, who wants so badly to become the GI Joe Doll, explaining that this war is a Holy War, no, not like the declaration by the Muslim nations, but an American Christian Nationalist kinda White Supremacy Holy War, where we take no prisoners because we are the U-S-A! Ken Doll Hegseth also has fired some top Generals and Admirals within Trump’s Toy Box of plastic soldiers, I suppose because they actually were informing him that just because Hegseth says God blesses this war, it ain’t necessarily so.

No Iran Army, Navy, Air Force, No Iran Oil, No Iran Regime, No worries America, cause it’ll be three weeks, no, maybe four weeks, no stop putting words in my mouth… Trump continues his lies, Hegseth continues his incompetence, and what continues while these two buffoons, with the assistance of the Republican buffoons, is death and destruction, billions of dollars being spent, and absolutely ZERO end game in sight!

 

She may be gone...BUT

 Trump Ousts Attorney General Pam Bondi. At the Justice Department, Bondi tried to deliver on president’s priorities but ultimately failed to appease him. (The Wall Street Journal)

Let me begin by saying, she received her “Just Deserts”/ "Just deserts" refers to the punishment or reward that one deserves, often used in the context of receiving what is rightfully owed. This phrase emphasizes the idea of justice in terms of consequences for one's actions. Not all of them, I might add, but this humiliation by her Idol and Daddy figure, Trump, is a great way to start, and a wonderful way to say, “You Go, Girl!”

I would hope this is the beginning of more justice that should come her way, and I really wonder about her being disbarred, but I digress.

One must wonder about the timing of any dramatic action Trump takes. Why now, I asked myself, and I said this is a ruse to have people stop talking about just how vapid and void Trump’s clown show was when he spoke to the nation about Iran. Maybe now he will appoint someone in her place who will swear under oath that Bondi never, ever had copies of the files on her desk, so, in fact, how could this new person pursue discussing them? And on that theme, maybe by discrediting Bondi, Trump believes that his stigma as a pedophile will disappear, being replaced with Bondi being the real bogey lady!

Bondi is gone from the public eye, but this public should never stop eyeballing Bondi, because her lack of action with the two murders in Minneapolis, the rampant waste of taxpayer funds filing phony lawsuits and even more ridiculous subpoenas towards Trump’s get-even list, and her lies and abuses of the law, must still be prosecuted.

Nope, she may be gone, but we must not forget or forgive!