Trump and Racism

Today's high is not going to make it out of the teens.  16 (F) is the predicted high.  And we have blustery winds, too.  After that, things will begin to slowly warm up.  Honestly, I'm looking forward to warmer days.  For those counting, Spring is 40 days away.  Mark March 20 on your calendars.  

I'd say yesterday was pretty much a meh day, but that isn't true.  I finished the first draft of The Body in 4:4 Time.  This morning I will print a copy off and begin reading through the manuscript.  I suspect this will be the longest book I've ever written.  That's because there are two stories being told, one in the early 1980s and the second in the present.  Things will happen in the past that will effect things that are happening in the murder investigation, things that only the reader will know.  

Otherwise, most of yesterday was spent on rather mundane stuff.  I'm changing out the caulking around the shower, so I worked on the for a bit.  I made some chicken and potato stew, that will serve as lunch tomorrow when I work a full day.  Today I will finish of the rest of the moussaka.  

And yes, I do work today.  Joy of... well, let's just say I'll be sitting at the flooring desk for 6 hours this afternoon.  Today, being the first Saturday of the month means our lumber department will be taken over by around 300 kids; today is Kids Workshop.  Though with the brutal cold, there might only be 200.  You see kids get a small apron and a little project for kids to build and there are those parents who will take their 4 and 5 year-olds out in any weather if they know they're going to get something free.

And so much was happening on the political stage yesterday.  The Winter Olympics began.  If you watched the ceremonies live, you got to see the American team getting cheered, however, JD Vance was jeered from an International crowd of spectators.  

Orangie was hit hard by the critics for posting a racist video of the Obamas as monkeys.  Rasmussen College and it's conservative polling group, put out a daily poll.  Being conservative, they have always given Orangie higher ratings than other polls.  According to yesterday's poll, which was taken prior to the release of the video, on 27% of the country strongly approved of Orangie's job performance.  That number represents the hardcore Republican haters.  That number includes the White Supremacists, and the Christian Nationalists, and every other racist hater who wants to bow down and kiss Orangie's ass.  Like Orangie, these people are weak.  They will TACO every time he does.  They will sit in the shadows and brood about things like pronouns, and skin color, and the shrinking white American population.  They have always been in existence.  Orangie's hatred allows them to wear their prejudice as if it were a badge.  They do not understand they represent a weakness that can easily be dispatched.

Revealing the Republican Core of Corruption

We've got 13 (F) outside and our high today is only expected to be about 6 degrees warmer.  We are under a cold weather cold and wind advisory throughout the day tomorrow.  Bitter cold is upon us again, but only for a day.  A friend sent me a video of a local weatherman saying, "this time it's only going to last for one day, not 8 or 9 days."  We are 17 days into an approximately 90 day season.  My response was that there is warmth at the end of the tunnel.

Yesterday was supposed to be a cardio day.  It wasn't.  I do believe this is part of the winter doldrums, a time when I simply don't exercise.  I probably shouldn't have paused my Trainwell subscription, and plan to start it back up in 2 to 3 weeks.  Today's machine day.  That I like.  Growing muscle is always a good thing.

And I am watching Fallout on Prime.  Fallout New Vegas is considered the best game in the series, and this season they are in New Vegas.  Some of the set designs are straight from the game.  One of the most enigmatic characters of the game is Mr. House and in the series he's played by Justin Theroux.  In this series, he sports a moustache and does not run around in revealing sweat pants.

I also made moussaka for dinner.  Since it's quite tasty, it's something I'll make again, though I'll cut down on the liquid ingredients.  

Orange spoke at the National Prayer Breakfast yesterday and his hateful dementia came bubbling over when he said no person of Faith could vote for a Democrat.  Yes sir!  he's going to turn Christian against Christian.  I've seen comments about him being the anti-Christ.  Sorry, I'm not buying into that hokey pokey BS.  He is pure evil, though.  

Fascinating, is it, that so many other countries are beginning to investigate Epstein and his connections with men of power in their own countries, while the United States subpoenas the Clintons.  Nobody else.  This is rapidly become a global scandal and the Republicans in this country want to do what they've always done, try and deflect by kicking a dead horse.  It's pathetic when you think that the best idea rattling around in the petty, little brains is to subpoena Bill and Hillary.  Of course, they have to ignore so many people, because investigations into Thiel, or Musk would reveal the Republican core of corruption.  While other countries are asking serious questions, our Republican Congress wants to give them a safe haven.  They don't seem to understand that many Americans are watching them and assessing their evil intentions.  Republicans are so blinded by their lies they don't see truth is coming towards them at Mach speed.