melmalton.bsky.social
šØš¦Gardener, cook, scribbler and god-botherer. Author of the Polly Deacon mysteries.
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Thatās adorable.
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Well, heās bonkers. Like a man who believes that (as C.S. Lewis writes about a lunatic) he is a poached egg.
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Itās such a benign name for such a cursed document.
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Itās the hat he wears everywhere. Does he imagine that it instils respect in those who behold him? Does he wear it in bed? In the shower? What a maroon.
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His administration will be around for a while, though. Heās mostly a demented puppet at this point, I think.
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And please mute the voice. It would be much funnier to see a translation below while he blathers on.
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It does. With a great deal of glee.
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Isnāt the Small Business Administration department where all the former Department of Education authority and funding is getting moved to? Hmm
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Poor old Travel and Tour World dot com always sounds so perplexed when writing about the Canadian boycott of all things American, particularly travel. So they have to explain it carefully every time. Really, guys, just watch the news and count the kidnappings. Itās not that hard.
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Thatās okay. It takes a village, etc.
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The big chap looks so happy! Ooooh! Sargassum! Wide fishy grin.
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Smelly, too. A smelly, jelly-bellied felon.
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Youāre welcome. We had to throw the mattress out, but the rest of the damage was cosmetic.
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Toss that nasty object straight into the bin.
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I get this, too. I think the partner canāt stand not to be the focus of your attention. So they blither on until you give up and give it. The neediness of this is excruciating.
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I like the phrase āmalicious compliance.ā In the case of the US Army doing its minimal duty yesterday, it looked like the troops-marching version of the waiter spitting into your soup in the back kitchen before bringing it to your table.
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So, at some long past moment, the infant that was Donald was lovely - innocent, as cute as babies are designed to be. He probably had the capacity for these good things - compassion, kindness. But at some point, somehow, the wiring went terribly wrong.
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Military karaoke.
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Looks like an attendee poured in.
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Wonderful! Story-inspiration is exciting, isnāt it? May the muse be with you.
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Yes. Sadly, our geese are not as polite as we are. Weāve tried to tell them, but they wonāt listen. Weāve tried bribes, rewards for good behaviour, therapy for the goslingsā¦nothing works.
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What a splendid way to spend a summer. Such a generous thing heās doing.
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Erā¦I guess defeated would be better.
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Wouldnāt it be lovely if the motion was carried?
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Remember the kid in kindergarten who filled his pants in class and nobody really ever forgot it? The US is that kid.
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I love āobey to the geeseā. This is a wise move. We all need to do that.
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Ooh, heās not looking well. Why so all these unpleasant blowhards look like theyāre about to explode?
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The Dear Loser has perhaps for the first time been made to see how deeply reviled he really is. His ego (and other more wrinkly bits) must surely have shrunk to the size of a raisin.
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I think that their Dear Loser probably didnāt sleep very well last night.
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One could almost feel sorry for him, out of natural kindness, seeing his unhappy face and remembering that heās a weak and stupid old man, and then you remember that heās a bigoted narcissistic worm. And a fascist. Boo bloody hoo.
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J6 boys. Teeny peenies, Amazon uniforms, husky-lad sneakers and not much between the ears.
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If circumstances were different. Sigh.
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Sorry. Weāre trying to give it up.
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I know itās shallow, but I love Mr Twainās boots.
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I think sheās probably medicated.
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A military meander. Those soldiers must surely be making a point. How mortifying for them to be ordered to do this. Instead of honouring your military, your president has just set them up to be laughed at.
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Well, thatās brilliant. Thanks.
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Chin up. The world is watching with an enormous amount of sympathy, in spite of the general invective.
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Iām watching the No Kings movement (and the wildly diverse coverage of it) with huge enthusiasm. If I were there, Iād be participating, wholeheartedly. Best of success. And peace be with you.
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May everyoneās day be as peaceful as this painting is.
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Iām a Canadian friend who mourns the relationship we once had, and I remember how excited and hopeful we were when you elected Mr. Obama. So sorry for your present trouble.
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My word, what a charismatic, measured, icily angry takedown. I could happily listen to that on repeat for a while. It doesnāt even need musical underscoring. Chocolate for the intellect.
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Yerse. It swarm.
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That was exactly what I needed, apparently. Theng-kew.
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This doesnāt cut the mustard.