Me too. I want my gov't to stay friends with our allies and not start tariff wars. I don't want gov't to have more drama than middle school. I'd like my gov't to be competent enough to not destroy democracy in 4 months in the hands of a bully. No one can be that scary
I was telling my daughter how, as kids and teenagers, we'd have these elections and someone wins etc... But it was just another day. "oh, x won. OK. Moving on".
It wasn't this all consuming, waiting for the end times shit.
That all changed when we decided to elect a black man. And they hated it!
I don’t care whether it’s boring or not, but basic competence, and the ability to maintain necessary confidentialities, are both minimal requirements for me.
Along with a Loco Potus every day is a different drama. accompanied by incompetence, lies, money making schemes, fraud and most of all retribution. On weekends, however, he plays golf, and all the cabinet counts the $$$.
🤔. 🙏💕❤️
Those were the good old days.
When Obama was president, 8 straight years not one scandal except a tan suit. Biden righted the ship and got slammed for it. Here we are with Don the Con, Traitor, Rapist, Racist, wrecked everything in 2 months.
He's figured out--as vile/stupid as he is, brilliant at this--you can in fact fool some of the people (a majority of us) all of the time. Founders rolling over in their graves.
I agree in principle. Still I’d like to point out that his final tally of the voters was something like 49.6%. I’m sure it upsets all of us to hear him talk about his mandate. Or his very large brain or his _______ insert your favorite lie here.
I've always had more to do than I can do in a day, but the feeling that I have to watch for the final lurch off the rails makes getting much done harder.
Yes. I can't do the thing that earns me money and has value while having to check and see if it's time to count the seconds until the sky turns white or some body shows up to arrest me. I'd like to be able to make progress on the next book, make brownies, get ALL the laundry folded, chat w/friend.
I liked Ike! Can you imagine Ike selling jeeps off the south lawn of the White House? Of course you can’t. No one with brains, character, or integrity would do that.
Great point! first felon thinks he’s a TV star, not a president. Good presidents only appear on TV two or three times a month. Crooked, lying, ignorant presidents apparently are on TV two or three hours a day. Plus, intelligent, well, reasoned, and consistent policies equal prosperity.🇺🇸🇨🇦🇺🇦
Humor is what keeps me going! My English mother used to say that as long as you have your sense of humor intact, you can make it through anything. I’ve always slept with the light on and I used to have a boring 📕 to read in nursing school when my mind wouldn’t stop. Exercise helps too
Have you ever asked a maga what they want from government? Either they don't know or they say "nothing". They don't have the critical thinking skills to go beyond the lies and conspiracy theories on fox.
That’s the very reason that they think Biden didn’t do anything. I’ve seen this opinion on local chats. Boring and not in your face =incompetence and lack of action.
All we needed was Clooney and Pelosi to use one brain between them, let Biden recover from debate week COVID, and be content with VP Harris taking over if Biden could not do the job as he aged. Not much to ask, but Clooney and Amal thought they could set US foreign policy. Privilege gave us Trump.
sorry, that was the Biden administration, and people didn't seem to like it. No fireworks, just competence, public service, vision, honorable motivation. Seems people would rather step on their own willies with cleats on. Repeatedly.
thats called sweeping everything under the carpet, and its borrrring. It was that way until the late 1970s. after aout a year yould be trying o rock the boat
You mean the way it’s always been before we elected a con man and convicted felon? Totally agree. Also I’d love to go back to when political disagreements were not so vicious and hateful.
same. but, i don't think I'll ever be able to do that again. if we don't watch them and let them know how we feel about what they're doing, good and bad...well, i think we'll just end up back here. electing/voting isn't enough, we have to hold them accountable for what they do in office
Your statement really resonates! His first 4 years were god awful, and I'm not even including his ineptitude over the pandemic! The daily check to see what he was doing, the impeachments, the attempted coup!
I knew this time would be even worse... I hate that I called it 😠
Well personally I want to be able to have peace and unity you know not worry about this chaos and rage. Don has no heart had no clue what love is. So here we are! I voted for hope and my grandchildren future not billionaires getting rich !
I'm old enough to remember when the only major difference between parties was whether or not to raise taxes and where taxes would be invested to best benefit communities. How far we've fallen.
I agree, and I think there's movement towards combining progressive thinking with outstanding competence (e.g., "Abundance". I'm a composer, am following you, hoping you might follow me, latest song is me grasping for some sort of hope: https://www.sugardoubts.com/outoffire-clip/. Be well.
This. This RIGHT HERE. All I want to do is be with my family, play DnD, lose at StarCraft 2 and hate my job. Now I'm going to protests, worrying about whether I will get to see my son grow up, and what the exit points are in every building I'm in because the governing body is ran by blind idiots.
Complacency leads to Fascism. A desire a Return to your Status Quo Complacency and your Delusional Comfort Bubble. Trump did not Happen Overnight, he is the product of 50 Years of Neoliberalist Policy by Both Right Wing Corporate Teams that you Voted for Year after Year. #Neoliberalism #GreenParty
Love 💕 your people in government in Canada. Originally from Calgary and both my parents were from Europe and lived there during the 2ndWW, so i know what’s coming! 👺👊👊😱💪🍊🔜🗑️💕💝😊🇨🇦🇲🇽🇺🇦👋👍🏼🦋🦋
Seriously, citizens in other countries actually enjoy their daily lives without thinking about politics because their government actually works for them. Also, voting is easier overseas. Why can’t we have that here 😭
https://static.project2025.org/2025_MandateForLeadership_FULL.pdf Chaos is the plan. Trump is just designated “hit-man” for “Mandate for Leadership:Conservative Promise” playbook Project2025. He was promised opportunity to exact revenge from a culture which rejected him & personal wealth. It’s the HeritageFDN we should fear.
Amen Patrick. Just to know it is working and I don't have to discuss the next awful thing that has happened every night at dinner. I miss Joe, slept well after the previous 4 years
Yes, I miss restful sleep. I’d argue that we all should be reimbursed for supplies to combat (side effects of) existential dread-induced insomnia—eg. eye creams for dark circles/puffiness, melatonin—except that I’d much prefer that gov’t stopped destroying lives & creating sleep-murdering chaos 😵💫😱🤯
Totally agree! Friends and I would comment in the early Joe time how nice it was not to worry what mess he was going to get into unlike DT. We all slept better. Stay safe and well!!
In fact, I hope that we all can find ways to protect ourselves and our wellbeing while also maintaining our strength and stamina to remain vigilant in our efforts to defend/protect justice and sanity to the best of our abilities 💪😌
Amen hallelujah well ahead that’s all we all want. Our government should not be in the forefront of our minds every day #Stressful #NotNeeded #Insanity #DonaldTrump #RNC #Republicans #Mega
Yup. I think many of us have had enough of the lies, the hyped up emotions. There's a country to run. Steady, experienced hands are needed now more than ever. Bring on the boring I say!
That’s how you got into this mess. But then again you libs would rather just be comforted while your government commits horrors, so long as brunch isn’t harmed, you’ll think it’s fine.
That would be nice but now I will always be more vigilant. Complacency is what the Christian Nationalists and Tech bros banked on. They played the long game overtaking local politics and carving out legislation and legal cases to slowly erode our very democracy.
That's exactly the kind of grand narcissistic vanity Trump has: he wants us thinking about him every GD second of our waking lives. He lives and breathes for total occupation of our consciousness. It's malignant for us & the country.
Yep, and I think the general populace shouldn’t be able to name more than their local MP and the party leaders. There should be no fame, no endless press and media interviews. No “I’m (not really anything like) a celeb” bs. They should shut up and get on with running the country in a dignified way.
Yes! I don't want to know who anyone is specifically. Like the head of the health department should just be some Doctor somebody with glasses and minimal personality.
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It wasn't this all consuming, waiting for the end times shit.
That all changed when we decided to elect a black man. And they hated it!
I want to be governed by people who are smarter than me 😕
Contamination.
🤔. 🙏💕❤️
When Obama was president, 8 straight years not one scandal except a tan suit. Biden righted the ship and got slammed for it. Here we are with Don the Con, Traitor, Rapist, Racist, wrecked everything in 2 months.
If you add them in he’s way less than 49%.
https://www.grassley.senate.gov/news/news-releases/grassley-cantwell-introduce-bill-to-restore-congress-constitutional-role-in-trade
Now I know why they called Biden Sleepy Joe, ...
Because with him in charge I could actual get a good night's sleep.
Kindergartens could do a better job in their sleep.
Idiot
Ashole
Just this century: Obama rebuilt economy and greenlit op to kill OBL... but a TAN FUCKIN SUIT? OMFG!
Biden fixed trump 1.0 carnage, but he's old? NO!!! 😵
I thought retirement would be relaxing. 🙄
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My kitchen slash back is this colour....I can't cook in my own home anymore. Make it end
#resist
#trumpcession
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1_8oBHAK5BM7yQ_x93EqeGV1hS2-4y7ZL/view?usp=drivesdk
I knew this time would be even worse... I hate that I called it 😠
The leader is deranged.
MAGA is a cult.
Trump is mentally unfit.
Remove Trump before he pulls a Jim Jones.
#AllStandup #Resist
“What do you know about homemade salves?”
In fact, I hope that we all can find ways to protect ourselves and our wellbeing while also maintaining our strength and stamina to remain vigilant in our efforts to defend/protect justice and sanity to the best of our abilities 💪😌
Never did I imagine that I would live under the rule of such an
UNWORTHY man as Trump.
I've changed the name AMERICA to CHAOS, complete disorder 😐 and confusion.
#Americans across #America want to know:
WHERE'S CONGRESS ?
This is nuts.
They are backed by tons of oligarch money, or the Christian nationalists with tons of money.
It's easy to play the long game when you have the resources and can pay people. Nothing impressive there.
Also, being middle class, anonymous, and content weren't crimes.