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LiberalLoner's Journal
LiberalLoner's Journal
February 27, 2025

They know about climate change. They know the only way for them and their loved ones to survive, 99% of

The rest of us need to die off, and quickly.

So that is the plan they are executing. But it’s tricky because if enough of us see through their BS to the plan they are implementing, we might shoot them before they kill all of us.

So that is the needle they are trying to thread, IMHO.

February 25, 2025

My best friend from Canada sent me this, American apologizing for Trump. Pretty cool.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/windsor/american-apology-meal-pays-canada-diner-1.7467020

Snippet:

Diners in a Windsor, Ont., restaurant were stunned and elated over the weekend when an American couple picked up the bill for the packed establishment — citing U.S. President Donald Trump's divisive rhetoric and their love of Canada.

May Hermiz is the co-owner of Toast on Erie Street. She says the day took an unexpected turn during their lunch rush when the couple from Ann Arbour, Mich., told her they wanted to pay for everyone in the restaurant.
February 25, 2025

For the first time in many decades, my husband had an empty seat beside him on recent plane trips. Many

Empty seats in planes at the moment.

In recent decades, every time he has flown, they have been overbooked and had to ask people to give up their seats.

Something is going on. Not sure if it is due to safety concerns, recession starting, lack of tourism, or all of the above.

February 24, 2025

Good vibes for you! May your new home bring you happiness and may it

Be nicer than you expect at the moment.

Wishing less pain for XanaDUer too.

Fed the crows their peanuts and a couple crumbled up stale cheddar biscuits I had made a few days ago. They seriously love my homemade bread, actually.

I have some bananas I am letting go overly ripe so I can make banana bread for my DH and me.

That’s about it for today. Have some housework to do. I exercise on the treadmill or walk outside each day. Which is more of an accomplishment than it sounds like because I have MS that has caused significant lower spinal cord damage. It’s good for me to exercise but it’s always a struggle. I miss the days I used to go on runs. But that’s life. Everyone gets health challenges when they get older.

Telling myself I should do some art but I just don’t want to anymore. Everything feels like, “what’s the point?” Except making banana bread for Dave because he will enjoy eating that.

Spending some time each day daydreaming about Dave’s retirement and us moving to Tucson. Where I won’t be cold for months and months each year. I really hate the cold.

Another 2 1/2 years. Or sooner if he gets fired from his fed position. His retirement is secure now, he will be okay unless they also take all of that away, all the pensions. All the SS, everything. If they take all of it away, half the nation or more will be in dire straits. But I think more and more, they want most of us dead, these agents working for Putin.

February 23, 2025

TBH, though, I seem to have lost my will to create. I don't know if it will ever return. So maybe I won't be

Posting here anymore.

Sometimes things just die.

Pets die.
People die.
Spirits die.

Sometimes things just die.

And none of it matters, really.

The dogs may bark, but the caravan rolls on.

February 19, 2025

Rep. Eugene Vindman, VA-7, held a fantastic town hall tonight.

It was packed to the rooftops with passionate liberals making important points about federal workers, federal programs, how the most vulnerable among us will be at risk, etc.

I am so impressed with the answers he gave to questions..I could easily imagine him running for President one day. (Oops, forgot he was born in Ukraine. Darn.)

So proud of my representative and so proud of my fellow citizens of VA-7.

This was the first town hall my husband and I ever went to…these are extraordinary times that call for all of us to be engaged in whatever way we can be.

February 17, 2025

Thank you all for the hearts, and I apologize for my post in

The artist’s forum last night. I started out wanting to tell people there why I don’t post my art any more (because I’m making nothing but garbage now, I’ve lost the spark) and I spiraled some.

I am grateful for the kind and patient DUers who helped me and I am very sorry to have burdened DU and for having posted in the wrong forum.

February 17, 2025

I had a meltdown on the artist's forum last night. I am so sorry to DU.

I am very grateful for the kind DUers who gave me support and hope.

I think everything has been getting to me a bit.

I don’t want to do art work anymore and I thought, I don’t think that will ever come back, I think my happiness is over, what is the point of anything? You know how you can spiral into those thoughts. And feeling like a failure because none of my work the last couple of months has been anything but garbage, and I thought, well there goes my hope that I still had something to give to the world, now I am useless and worthless. The dark thoughts.

Trying to do better today and stop myself from spiraling.

I feel shell shocked too from all that is going on, from what my husband tells me as a federal worker in DC. I feel hopeless on that front, too. We are all grappling with those feelings now.

It is so hard.

I’m grateful for the DUers who showed me kindness and patience last night and I apologize for my meltdown, and I should have posted it here and not there. I went there because I wanted to tell my fellow artists why I haven’t posted in awhile and why I maybe won’t post there ever again.

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