Everything sublime is as difficult as it is rare. Baruch Spinoza

Thursday, October 23, 2025

Just Another Day

Thursday. Time is speeding by. The East Wing of the White House has been demolished. Federal workers are out of a job. Food assistance is stopping. Cost of living is rising. Argentina gets 20 billion (or more?) to prop up a strongman. Apparently the US will be buying cattle from Argentina (how's that working for you, ranchers). Kristi Noem gets a new jet. You get the picture. Are we great yet?



 

30 comments:

CheerfulMonk said...

Apparently the $20 billion will actually be $40 billion once the private investors gets their guarantees from the government. And apparently the cost of the billionaires ballroom keeps going up and up.

Sandra said...

I saw a communication from The Cattlemen's Association sent to the White House. They are not pleased, Cheerful. Let them eat cake is being shoved into the face of the people of this country. Private donations would not normally be allowed, but nothing is normal. It's called buying favors.

Anonymous said...

Don't forgot the round up of brown people..no profiling there . Disgusting, appalling may these people who are doing this have pay back/karma whatever you want to call it. They are evil.
I love your frog pot, delightful.
Take Care,
Kaye

Pixie said...

trump is a cancer, and like cancer, he has metastisized, slowly destroying everything around him.

Far Side of Fifty said...

:) On our way to being great!

Sandra said...

Not so slowly, Pixie.

Sandra said...

None at all. Actually I don't think they try to deny that, Kaye. They are evil. They need all of their money taken away. Let them see how it is.

Sandra said...

I'm not trying to be pugnacious, Far Side. You have always been polite in your responses. I am curious, though, what it is you see that I don't. I'm interested, truly. I see the dominoes starting to tumble.

nick said...

And what exactly is this ballroom going to be used for? Will visiting political leaders be dancing into the White House?

Val Ewing said...

Gov. JB Pritzker -- created IL Accountability Commission. "We will not meet intimidation with fear, we will meet it with truth."
Those who break the law will be held to account.

Sandra said...

It's for his ego and the billionaires. It says a lot about his intentions as far as leaving office in 3 years, nick. From what I understand other than it being huge, no plans have been drawn yet. It will take time to get it built and gold plated.

Anvilcloud said...

I say that the USA once had greatness within its grasp, but then it decided, Nah.

Rita said...

I heard Kristi Noem is getting TWO jets. ??
So much for Trump saying he wouldn't touch the White House with the construction of his ballroom.
And ICE and all the rest are still on the loose.
Baking bread is a good idea.

Boud said...

Baking bread is a good response to this madness.

The Happy Whisk said...

Bread looks goooooooooooooood. Crazy about the SNAP and the rest. Good idea to bake. Baking rocks!

Dreaming said...

I get physically sick when I get too focused on the disgusting man who believes he is great - I was hospitalized for seriously high BP around election time!

Lori Skoog said...

How about a big bunker under the ballroom for all the investors? I too would like to know what Far Side thinks will make things great. From what I gather, his supporters don't believe he is a rapist or a convicted felon, or guilty of all the things he has been charged with. Not to follow the constitution or judges rulings does not sound like a good idea for any of us. The saddest part of all, he does not care about the people who have supported him from the start. It's hard for me to understand how the current state of our country is acceptable. Decency has disappeared.

Jane said...

All I’ll say about what’s going on in this country is that it makes me sick. It’s shocking to see a leader put power and ego above the country’s well-being.

Granny Sue said...

I do my best to avoid the news because it makes me so ill.

Linda's Relaxing Lair said...

Baking bread 🍞 is a great pastime.

Sandra said...

He has my respect. He doesn't mess around, Val.

Sandra said...

Yah, we seem unable to help ourselves, AC

Sandra said...

I've also read that, then I've read one. I stick with one since I am not sure about the other. A wreaking ball has been used on the entire country. Chaos rules, Rita.

Sandra said...

I knead by hand, Boud. Lots of frustration makes for good bread.

Sandra said...

What's more christian than denying children food, Ivy.

Sandra said...

Oh, no! That is not good at all, Denise. My frustration extends to those who still ardently support him. I really would like to understand why.

Sandra said...

I would really like to understand the reasoning but I guess I'll never know, Lori. Far Side is polite and I do like her. I just don't understand. She's also brave in expressing herself where she knows the opinions are much different. A bloviating, self-aggrandizing person who cannot to three words together coherently is the president of the US, a president who blatantly ignores the system of governance,

Sandra said...

What is more shocking is that it has been absolutely allowed, Jane.

Sandra said...

I know, Sue. It does just sort of consume the air in a room.

Sandra said...

It is, Linda. About twice a week I am punching dough.