Do we think this is real? Are they just giving dementia donny nonsense to keep him from throwing tantrums? What the actual fuck is going on in this country?
So the interest rate hike ain't gonna do it. Merely bending the inflation curve is not enough because prices have simply gotten too high relative to wages. Only a good old fashioned crash out will bring the value destruction and deflationary correction we need, and I vote for that happening on trumps watch.
We personally don't deserve it but we collectively deserve it for letting these fucks get away with this shit for the last 10 years.
They have changed the character of our daily existence for 10 years and we have done little about it. But don't worry! Voting will learn 'em! We'll get them out!!!! They'll accept the results and we'll get on with it. /s
So I go for my walk yesterday and what do I find lying on the ground?
*Tao Te Ching* by some cat named Lao Tzu. Tire tracks decorate the front cover, road pebbles jammed in the back. I dust the found object off and stick it in the back pack and move on.
I read about the rocky relationship between us and our neighbors and remember the found item. Is it one of those magic 8 ball kind of wisdom books that answer questions? Why not try opening it at random and reading the first thing my spying eys lands on?
Huh.
It's chapter 62 and the line is
"Words that are beautiful are worth much,
but good behavior can only be learned by example."
WHOA! HEAVY! Totally relevant! Glad I picked it up in that parking lot I was cutting across.
Still....gonna have to ponder that one today as I walk. Meanwhile I'll dust off the front cover and dig the debris out of the road-rashed back. It will look good on the shelf next to my prize for Random Events given out by the Schrödinger Institute every once in awhile for no apparent reason.
Australia and New Zealand might could also do something similar at some point
And ooh, Wales and Scotland and N. Ireland have mentioned the possibility of leaving the UK, NI reuniting with Ireland, and all of them joining the EU. Good job, Brexiters/Limey MAGAs! You destroyed what was left of your holy Empire, not to mention the Commonwealth and the UK itself!
As every Imperial hegemon eventually forgets, it's not possible to rule without the consent of the governed, at some point and to some degree. It's a handful of sand. Don't squeeze.
The US is becoming a global pariah, and certainly Trump is to blame, but so are all of the spineless Republicans that have refused to exercise their duties as defined in our constitutional framework to stop all this. And now the UN has announced "reasonable grounds" to conclude that the US committed war crimes in Iran, so great trajectory there.
Following the lead of the greatest president ever, your favorite president, the HOTTEST president ever) I am going to put an end to the trade deficit with the Stop 7 Shop by cutting off all trade with them, and any other local grocery stores. I'll make millions and they will come begging to me for the engineering work that they have been neglecting to get from me.
All of Trump's "jokes" about making Canada the 51st state and taking over Greenland are coming back to bite his ample ass.
This is a meaningful realignment of sovereignty, it's not a joke, and that's why Trump reacted the way he did. He's being confronted with a problem he can't bully or bluster or bomb his way out of, and as he always does in those circumstances, his response is to bluster some more and maybe make the same threats and take the same ineffectual actions like tariffs.
Notice how it's always the biggest fucking lowlifes and losers that embrace Donald. Anyone who is smart, decent and with an ounce of dignity rejects his fetid ass.
It may be that Trump will achieve the impossible dream of a one-world government. Unfortunately his would achieve this by driving everybody away from the US and uniting to defend themselves FROM the US. *sign*
FBI warns ICE agents could be targeted by fake online tradwives. Oh, the humanity! If only the FBI had given even half a goddamn shit as this about terrorists flying airplanes into buildings.
https://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/1wiiluq/trump_looks_at_a_placard_that_reads_kennedy/
Do we think this is real? Are they just giving dementia donny nonsense to keep him from throwing tantrums? What the actual fuck is going on in this country?
So the interest rate hike ain't gonna do it. Merely bending the inflation curve is not enough because prices have simply gotten too high relative to wages. Only a good old fashioned crash out will bring the value destruction and deflationary correction we need, and I vote for that happening on trumps watch.
Fuck this shithole country.
Every single country on earth should SHUN the US and charge us with crimes, including blowing up girls schools.
Every single country on earth should form alliances with countries OTHER than the US.
Every single country on earth should take their business elsewhere and leave us to hang.
We deserve it for electing this orange kiddie-fucker.
Yup.
We personally don't deserve it but we collectively deserve it for letting these fucks get away with this shit for the last 10 years.
They have changed the character of our daily existence for 10 years and we have done little about it. But don't worry! Voting will learn 'em! We'll get them out!!!! They'll accept the results and we'll get on with it. /s
So I go for my walk yesterday and what do I find lying on the ground?
*Tao Te Ching* by some cat named Lao Tzu. Tire tracks decorate the front cover, road pebbles jammed in the back. I dust the found object off and stick it in the back pack and move on.
I read about the rocky relationship between us and our neighbors and remember the found item. Is it one of those magic 8 ball kind of wisdom books that answer questions? Why not try opening it at random and reading the first thing my spying eys lands on?
Huh.
It's chapter 62 and the line is
"Words that are beautiful are worth much,
but good behavior can only be learned by example."
WHOA! HEAVY! Totally relevant! Glad I picked it up in that parking lot I was cutting across.
Still....gonna have to ponder that one today as I walk. Meanwhile I'll dust off the front cover and dig the debris out of the road-rashed back. It will look good on the shelf next to my prize for Random Events given out by the Schrödinger Institute every once in awhile for no apparent reason.
"He who feels empty must once have been a bubble"
*whimpers* Can Canada adopt New England before they lock the doors?
The real question is will they take the Patriots. The Red Sox are cool.
Only if they also accept Pacifica/Cascadia as Southern B.C..
Australia and New Zealand might could also do something similar at some point
And ooh, Wales and Scotland and N. Ireland have mentioned the possibility of leaving the UK, NI reuniting with Ireland, and all of them joining the EU. Good job, Brexiters/Limey MAGAs! You destroyed what was left of your holy Empire, not to mention the Commonwealth and the UK itself!
As every Imperial hegemon eventually forgets, it's not possible to rule without the consent of the governed, at some point and to some degree. It's a handful of sand. Don't squeeze.
The US is becoming a global pariah, and certainly Trump is to blame, but so are all of the spineless Republicans that have refused to exercise their duties as defined in our constitutional framework to stop all this. And now the UN has announced "reasonable grounds" to conclude that the US committed war crimes in Iran, so great trajectory there.
Following the lead of the greatest president ever, your favorite president, the HOTTEST president ever) I am going to put an end to the trade deficit with the Stop 7 Shop by cutting off all trade with them, and any other local grocery stores. I'll make millions and they will come begging to me for the engineering work that they have been neglecting to get from me.
All of Trump's "jokes" about making Canada the 51st state and taking over Greenland are coming back to bite his ample ass.
This is a meaningful realignment of sovereignty, it's not a joke, and that's why Trump reacted the way he did. He's being confronted with a problem he can't bully or bluster or bomb his way out of, and as he always does in those circumstances, his response is to bluster some more and maybe make the same threats and take the same ineffectual actions like tariffs.
https://bsky.app/profile/repemiliasykes.bsky.social/post/3mvpqlbzda22m
OT:
Happy Constitution Day, for the people of the U.S.!
Remember when that was a living document, and even the Republicans dared not wipe their arses with it?
That was fun, wasn't it?
Too old. They've moved on to a much younger Project 2025.
Meanwhile, in WAR CRIMES news:
U.N.-backed experts cite possible U.S. war crimes in Iran, including a school attack
https://www.npr.org/2026/09/17/nx-s1-5972934/us-iran-war-un-report-alleged-war-crimes
“If I think it’s at all a hostile act"
Fuck you, rapist.
Notice how it's always the biggest fucking lowlifes and losers that embrace Donald. Anyone who is smart, decent and with an ounce of dignity rejects his fetid ass.
It may be that Trump will achieve the impossible dream of a one-world government. Unfortunately his would achieve this by driving everybody away from the US and uniting to defend themselves FROM the US. *sign*
FBI warns ICE agents could be targeted by fake online tradwives. Oh, the humanity! If only the FBI had given even half a goddamn shit as this about terrorists flying airplanes into buildings.
Every time I think we've reached Onion-levels of rock-bottom absurdity in this country, something else happens. https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/sep/17/fbi-ice-tradwife-doxing
Oh, the luxe life of a stay-at-home ICE wife!
Hooray for the pseudotradwife honey traps!
And another band name.
Need to use tradwife honey trap because std women won't go anywhere near the MAGAts. Even they know it!
OT:
Budgie had a wash today. She cleaned her feathers. It was fun. :) :) :)
Also, Birb Mom got some things in town. Now she is back.
Budgie might go see a movie tonight. Not sure which one it will be. :) :)
If you haven't seen 'Coyote v. Acme', I can recommend it.
Strong seconded.
Oh yes, I saw it. Teee-rific.