Lorraine Evanoff: As one suffering from a severe case of narcissistic personality disorder, Orange-Bottomfeeder loves outrage and chaos so long as that forces attention upon HIM.
The media seem all too happy to cooperate.
Meanwhile, we friends will oppose, be seen, be heard, and persevere.
Last I had heard, Kamala Harris has a very good shot at Governor of California in that State's next election. Do not underestimate that platform from a major industrial state with large population.
As far as the raging, windforced wildfires, one stands speechless and in horror, but all one can do is help (at least with donations) for the recovery.
Each victim has faced unspeakable loss and tragedy.
Unlike some (see the first two paragraphs, above), a natural disaster is not a political event and not there for political exploitation but is a real tragedy and loss for thousands of people, which makes it a loss for us all, because each person, regardless of foibles and faults, has equality of human dignity. Each human life is of incomparable worth. Each human is a subject, not an object.
In the terrible national disasters of LA and Ventura counties, there are not losses among Democrats or Republicans, there are losses among working persons and individuals and families and women and children, each of whom deserves our emergency help in this time of national crisis.
The only ones who will occupy my head rent-free are dear, dear friends, like you and FRIENDS OF Lorraine Evanoff.
For, as Professor Joyce Vance reminds us, We are in this together!
Armand! Your word are a firehose of truth and integrity. From beginning to end I’ll cherish your messages. Although the orange specimen keeps finding new ways to cry wolf and distract, we are laser focused and will not be silenced. Thank you 🙏🏻💙
The orange clod is heartless with brain functioning at a minimum. How IS America going to survive these next four years with this administration? Maybe with God's help and our faith, America WILL get through it and come out even stronger and more beautiful. We will not let this bastard grind us down! EVER!
Romelle Samantha Smith and Lorraine Evanoff: No. We will not let any Orange Bottomfeeder occupy rent-free in our minds. They will not grind us down.
We must first and formost LIVE: Nourish our own minds -- beauty in literature, philosophy, history, art, music -- our human mental nourishment is more necessary to growth than is our diet of fiber and protein; LOVE our family: LOVE our neighbor.
RESIST: You are one person. Pick what you can manage. It is sufficient if you can have influence in a small community.
I pick ONE issue. My heart is sorrowful and wrings in agony over national derangement over innocent immigrants.
There is an obscene and sadistic cruelty among people who characterize themselves as "Christian" in their judgment and exclusion of minorities and immigrants.
JD Vance's insistence on the Blood Libel.
Traditionally, the blood libel was used to enflame racial hatred and ignite pogroms.
The Blood Libel was the scandalous lie -- it was so obscenely monstruous as to involuntarily raise a laugh at the absurdity: Jews steal your little children and eat boys and girls in blood rituals.
In 2016, the Anti-Defamation League explained,
"The “blood libel” refers to a centuries-old false allegation that Jews murder Christians – especially Christian children – to use their blood for ritual purposes, such as an ingredient in the baking of Passover matzah (unleavened bread)."
This obscenity was repeated in the late Middle Ages to stir pogroms and is the ancestor to Third Reich baiting and ultimate genocide against Jews:
JD Vance transferred this blood libel to Haitians, as he kept doubling down on the great lie that immigrant Haitians would steal pets and eat the little puppies and kittens in voodoo rituals.
JD Vance repeated this lie until it enflamed violence against Haitians in Ohio, and even the Republican Governor and the Mayor of Sherwood, Ohio asked Vance to stop.
But instead, JD Vance doubled down and challenged mainstream media to cover the unfounded rumor as if it represented real events.
JD Vance doubled down on blood libel against Haitians and this appears to be the policy of the new administration. Witness the Madison Square Garden event that resembled the 1939 Madison Square Garden American-Nazi event.
So, my concentration will be on protecting immigrants.
My program will be to protest through LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens -- founded 1929), the ACLU, the Anti-Defamation league against the border family separations.
As I write this, Christiane Amanpour (CNN) is interviewing Errol Morris and Jacob Soboroff about the Documentary, "Separated":
This entire mess makes me want to cry. I remember when my family would go to the theater and see the newsreels and they would show the bodies in the camps of the Jews and my mommy would put her hand over my eyes so that I couldn't see the screen. I was so tiny I couldn't even see over the top of the seat. This is all very emotional for me. I also knew people who lost family member in those camps. And that's where my hatred is rooted.
The orange clod has no idea of the world surrounding him. He is unto himself. I saw a picture of him at the funeral and he doesn't even know where his heart is to place his hand. So many beautiful people and he has no idea where he's at.
Armand, your words resonate deeply. From Germany, I watch these unfolding tragedies with a mix of horror and helplessness. I concur with you—a natural disaster like this transcends politics. The losses in LA and Ventura counties are human losses, and each life is of incomparable worth. The focus should be on helping, not exploiting the pain for political gain, as some are shamelessly doing.
It’s inspiring to see voices like yours and Lorraine’s rising above the chaos, centering dignity and compassion in such a fraught moment. I may be far away, but my thoughts are with everyone affected and those doing their part to provide relief.
Thank you for this reminder that our shared humanity must be the foundation of our actions and words, no matter how divided the world may feel. We are indeed in this together. 💙
Romelle Samantha Smith; Wild Lion*esses Pride from Jay; Lorraine Evanoff: What is damnable is Elon Musk and Trump praising AfD -- Alternative für Deutschland -- which is a Party viewed with caution by Germany's Constitutional Court and which has leaders who tolerate the crimes of the SS.
In context: When Trump 2.0 talks about territorial expansion -- Canada, Mexico, Greenland -- does that denote that AfD could, too, look for Lebensraum and restore the greatest geographical reaches of the historic deutches Reich?
This is such a scary time, their lies and propaganda are working on people even in countries with strong education systems and anti-Nazi propaganda laws.
Again, my post has wandered elsewhere. Trump neither has the intelligence nor the knowhow to do the job as president. He put on a show. He is not of sound mind and body and only interested in his own future and not that of America’s.
Lorraine, reframing the Dunce Show and his fawning acolytes as a fire, as plain old bad behavior, is possibly the most effective, the most philosophically astute and the most blunt way to allow for folks to grasp at the basic need for reform - and putting the R's into perspective - that anyone could use to bridge the political fences on our way to finer and fuller ways of being a democracy in reality. It's not just a test of personality, it's a personal responsibility for every single citizen to address in whatever ways the complete imbalance of sanity itself having risen to the top of the political heap. Does that make the press depressed for what they aren't doing? They and we have to become unaddicted to the Show.
Thank you for the astute comment as always, Robin. The dangerous lies about the California fires are now reaching my Facebook feed and it's sickening. They are soulless ghouls. But the longer we stand our ground, just as they did until it gave way for them, (for now), we will be ready when the idiots who allowed this have had enough of the MAGA cult chaos. You guys help keep us stronger together.
We’re probably going to evacuate today. Moving important artwork and things to storage and packed. Pray for our little home and for Floofles. The patron saint of cats is St Gertrude of Nivelles. I'm lighting a candle. 😻🐾🐾
Well can only imagine what you have to decide and where you might have to go. Politics Girl has a very good rundown on fire water and wind info in her Rant today.
Northern CA is quite appealing for some. The weather isn't as hot and Sonoma County in particular is a very culturally rich area. Just saying. Yes we have better ground to stand on because of its firm qualities and enduring character so we just have to withstand the shit storms because that kind of energy is not very sustainable, and narcissistic hate is stupid in the first place. Who knows when civics starved people will ever understand their own lack of understanding. Be well. The P100 mask are best for toxic smoke protection as the 100 part tells us. The n95s do not handle the particulates of smoke, as we know so well up here.
Well can only imagine what you have to decide and where you might have to go. Politics Girl has a very good rundown on fire water and wind info in her Rant today..
Northern CA is quite appealing for some. The weather isn't as hot and Sonoma county in particular is a very culturally rich area. Just saying. Yes we have better ground to stand on because of its firm qualities and enduring character so we just have to withstand the shit storms because that kind of energy is not very sustainable, and narcissistic hate is stupid in the first place. Who knows when civics starved people will ever understand their own lack of understanding.
Be well. The P100 mask are best for toxic smoke protection as the 100 part tells us. The n95s do not handle the particulates of smoke, as we know so well up here.
So nice to see you here Aocm!! Palmer Report decided a while ago to cover tRump's ugly face with an emoji, I'm not sure if it's to counter Grok on Twitter or what. But I think it's hilarious!
You and your bff could clean up if either of you can have someone whip up a sample or two of the "kitty v. toys" and show them on Substack? Would Substack allow that?
I love the idea. I think it’s priceless. You two must have connections who can whip up something like this. But be sure you get, how do you say, as your idea, I can’t think of the word.
Nah. Something like that is impossible to copyright or patent until we invent a new technology, or substance, or chemical, or something. We could file for a trademark if we came up with a great name.
Thanks, dear friends. What would we do without our little clique? Comforting isn't it to know that we have each other to banter with. We are just going to set out to have the BEST 2025, no matter what. Aren't we...
I hope every single person who has a subscription to any one of the billionaire tech bros’ businesses or buys anything from one of them, cancels the subscription, sells the car, and deletes the app.
Agreed James. This is the first time I'm seriously considering cancelling my Facebook account. But authors really rely on all social media. The TikTok thing is concerning, as I was considering finally posting there. But I'm afraid a tech broligarch will acquire that now too.
May the winds die and give the firefighters a chance. You've suddenly become the representation of the threats from California's fire season. May you and the Golden State be well and safe.
Thanks Carol. This isn't even fire season. Two days ago, when the Sunset Fire started, because of the suspicious location, I posted that there must be arson involved. Then Henry Winkler also started posting his same suspicions. Sure enough, yesterday the arsonist who started the Kennedy Fire has been arrested and I'm sure there will be more arrests. This appears to at least in part be an act of terrorism.
Sheer treachery. Thank you for the information. I saw a picture today of flattened, burnt ground. Which circle of hell is this? Keep writing so we know you're safe and all is well. Prayers.
The tricky thing is, sometimes it's hard to tell unless you catch them with the accelerant on them, simply because we can get wildfires spontaneously started wherever there are drought-resistant plants (and the Sunset Fire, iirc, was in the hills originally), either native species or introduced, non-natives (often referred to as "invasive pest species" for a reason), there's going to be thicker sap; smaller, waxier leaves; and winds are way more patient than humans for rubbing sticks together. And if the plants aren't wet... X-P
But yeah, Pyro Mother Nature does NOT need any human help. X-P
Agreed. Many in SoCal replaced non indigenous gardens with indigenous drought resistant gardens years ago. And we are required to clear brush 150 from our homes every season. So, I don't understand how an entire city can go up in flames so quickly. But just like Lahaina, the winds did us in.
Lorraine Evanoff: As one suffering from a severe case of narcissistic personality disorder, Orange-Bottomfeeder loves outrage and chaos so long as that forces attention upon HIM.
The media seem all too happy to cooperate.
Meanwhile, we friends will oppose, be seen, be heard, and persevere.
Last I had heard, Kamala Harris has a very good shot at Governor of California in that State's next election. Do not underestimate that platform from a major industrial state with large population.
As far as the raging, windforced wildfires, one stands speechless and in horror, but all one can do is help (at least with donations) for the recovery.
Each victim has faced unspeakable loss and tragedy.
Unlike some (see the first two paragraphs, above), a natural disaster is not a political event and not there for political exploitation but is a real tragedy and loss for thousands of people, which makes it a loss for us all, because each person, regardless of foibles and faults, has equality of human dignity. Each human life is of incomparable worth. Each human is a subject, not an object.
In the terrible national disasters of LA and Ventura counties, there are not losses among Democrats or Republicans, there are losses among working persons and individuals and families and women and children, each of whom deserves our emergency help in this time of national crisis.
The only ones who will occupy my head rent-free are dear, dear friends, like you and FRIENDS OF Lorraine Evanoff.
For, as Professor Joyce Vance reminds us, We are in this together!
Armand! Your word are a firehose of truth and integrity. From beginning to end I’ll cherish your messages. Although the orange specimen keeps finding new ways to cry wolf and distract, we are laser focused and will not be silenced. Thank you 🙏🏻💙
The orange clod is heartless with brain functioning at a minimum. How IS America going to survive these next four years with this administration? Maybe with God's help and our faith, America WILL get through it and come out even stronger and more beautiful. We will not let this bastard grind us down! EVER!
Romelle Samantha Smith and Lorraine Evanoff: No. We will not let any Orange Bottomfeeder occupy rent-free in our minds. They will not grind us down.
We must first and formost LIVE: Nourish our own minds -- beauty in literature, philosophy, history, art, music -- our human mental nourishment is more necessary to growth than is our diet of fiber and protein; LOVE our family: LOVE our neighbor.
RESIST: You are one person. Pick what you can manage. It is sufficient if you can have influence in a small community.
I pick ONE issue. My heart is sorrowful and wrings in agony over national derangement over innocent immigrants.
There is an obscene and sadistic cruelty among people who characterize themselves as "Christian" in their judgment and exclusion of minorities and immigrants.
JD Vance's insistence on the Blood Libel.
Traditionally, the blood libel was used to enflame racial hatred and ignite pogroms.
The Blood Libel was the scandalous lie -- it was so obscenely monstruous as to involuntarily raise a laugh at the absurdity: Jews steal your little children and eat boys and girls in blood rituals.
In 2016, the Anti-Defamation League explained,
"The “blood libel” refers to a centuries-old false allegation that Jews murder Christians – especially Christian children – to use their blood for ritual purposes, such as an ingredient in the baking of Passover matzah (unleavened bread)."
This obscenity was repeated in the late Middle Ages to stir pogroms and is the ancestor to Third Reich baiting and ultimate genocide against Jews:
https://extremismterms.adl.org/resources/backgrounder/blood-libel-false-incendiary-claim-against-jews?gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAyoi8BhDvARIsAO_CDsCl0Gj-g6yANQkymbaQ5lVHFli7xMhW9BrtETeX_BIUmJM7Kv5xZaQaAqZkEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
JD Vance transferred this blood libel to Haitians, as he kept doubling down on the great lie that immigrant Haitians would steal pets and eat the little puppies and kittens in voodoo rituals.
JD Vance repeated this lie until it enflamed violence against Haitians in Ohio, and even the Republican Governor and the Mayor of Sherwood, Ohio asked Vance to stop.
But instead, JD Vance doubled down and challenged mainstream media to cover the unfounded rumor as if it represented real events.
JD Vance doubled down on blood libel against Haitians and this appears to be the policy of the new administration. Witness the Madison Square Garden event that resembled the 1939 Madison Square Garden American-Nazi event.
So, my concentration will be on protecting immigrants.
My program will be to protest through LULAC (League of United Latin American Citizens -- founded 1929), the ACLU, the Anti-Defamation league against the border family separations.
As I write this, Christiane Amanpour (CNN) is interviewing Errol Morris and Jacob Soboroff about the Documentary, "Separated":
https://www.chicagofilmfestival.com/film/separated/
Vance is the venom and worse than imagined. Devour with anger.
It seems to be getting worse in the environment or is it just me. I'm so ticked off. Can't be my hormones. I don't have any available.
This entire mess makes me want to cry. I remember when my family would go to the theater and see the newsreels and they would show the bodies in the camps of the Jews and my mommy would put her hand over my eyes so that I couldn't see the screen. I was so tiny I couldn't even see over the top of the seat. This is all very emotional for me. I also knew people who lost family member in those camps. And that's where my hatred is rooted.
The orange clod has no idea of the world surrounding him. He is unto himself. I saw a picture of him at the funeral and he doesn't even know where his heart is to place his hand. So many beautiful people and he has no idea where he's at.
Armand, your words resonate deeply. From Germany, I watch these unfolding tragedies with a mix of horror and helplessness. I concur with you—a natural disaster like this transcends politics. The losses in LA and Ventura counties are human losses, and each life is of incomparable worth. The focus should be on helping, not exploiting the pain for political gain, as some are shamelessly doing.
It’s inspiring to see voices like yours and Lorraine’s rising above the chaos, centering dignity and compassion in such a fraught moment. I may be far away, but my thoughts are with everyone affected and those doing their part to provide relief.
Thank you for this reminder that our shared humanity must be the foundation of our actions and words, no matter how divided the world may feel. We are indeed in this together. 💙
Thank you WildLionesses, we are so grateful for your support over here.
What I find astonishing is how many find that man innocent of all wrongdoings. And are professionals, no less. What are they smoking or ingesting?
Romelle Samantha Smith; Wild Lion*esses Pride from Jay; Lorraine Evanoff: What is damnable is Elon Musk and Trump praising AfD -- Alternative für Deutschland -- which is a Party viewed with caution by Germany's Constitutional Court and which has leaders who tolerate the crimes of the SS.
In context: When Trump 2.0 talks about territorial expansion -- Canada, Mexico, Greenland -- does that denote that AfD could, too, look for Lebensraum and restore the greatest geographical reaches of the historic deutches Reich?
Trump/Vance/Musk introduce venomous white-racist-nationalism.
I only know how to do one thing: Fight against cruelty towards our immigrants. That is my front line.
This is such a scary time, their lies and propaganda are working on people even in countries with strong education systems and anti-Nazi propaganda laws.
There is something about Vance that strikes me as being suspicious. He just doesn't look trustworthy. It's uncomfortable to look at him. Very strange.
Again, my post has wandered elsewhere. Trump neither has the intelligence nor the knowhow to do the job as president. He put on a show. He is not of sound mind and body and only interested in his own future and not that of America’s.
Lorraine, reframing the Dunce Show and his fawning acolytes as a fire, as plain old bad behavior, is possibly the most effective, the most philosophically astute and the most blunt way to allow for folks to grasp at the basic need for reform - and putting the R's into perspective - that anyone could use to bridge the political fences on our way to finer and fuller ways of being a democracy in reality. It's not just a test of personality, it's a personal responsibility for every single citizen to address in whatever ways the complete imbalance of sanity itself having risen to the top of the political heap. Does that make the press depressed for what they aren't doing? They and we have to become unaddicted to the Show.
Are you safe there in LA?
Thank you for the astute comment as always, Robin. The dangerous lies about the California fires are now reaching my Facebook feed and it's sickening. They are soulless ghouls. But the longer we stand our ground, just as they did until it gave way for them, (for now), we will be ready when the idiots who allowed this have had enough of the MAGA cult chaos. You guys help keep us stronger together.
We’re probably going to evacuate today. Moving important artwork and things to storage and packed. Pray for our little home and for Floofles. The patron saint of cats is St Gertrude of Nivelles. I'm lighting a candle. 😻🐾🐾
Well can only imagine what you have to decide and where you might have to go. Politics Girl has a very good rundown on fire water and wind info in her Rant today.
Northern CA is quite appealing for some. The weather isn't as hot and Sonoma County in particular is a very culturally rich area. Just saying. Yes we have better ground to stand on because of its firm qualities and enduring character so we just have to withstand the shit storms because that kind of energy is not very sustainable, and narcissistic hate is stupid in the first place. Who knows when civics starved people will ever understand their own lack of understanding. Be well. The P100 mask are best for toxic smoke protection as the 100 part tells us. The n95s do not handle the particulates of smoke, as we know so well up here.
Well can only imagine what you have to decide and where you might have to go. Politics Girl has a very good rundown on fire water and wind info in her Rant today..
Northern CA is quite appealing for some. The weather isn't as hot and Sonoma county in particular is a very culturally rich area. Just saying. Yes we have better ground to stand on because of its firm qualities and enduring character so we just have to withstand the shit storms because that kind of energy is not very sustainable, and narcissistic hate is stupid in the first place. Who knows when civics starved people will ever understand their own lack of understanding.
Be well. The P100 mask are best for toxic smoke protection as the 100 part tells us. The n95s do not handle the particulates of smoke, as we know so well up here.
FLOOFLES IS BACK! FABULOUS!
Yes Samantha, just away the windy night. Back home now😻
I wish they'd set fire to that friggers dumb ass. Sorry, not so sorry.
🔥🔥🔥
The fires are an unfortunate premonition of what's to come. Gotta celebrate the wins Super-Floofles, come save us!
We cannot give in to nihilism, Lolo!!💙
Force et courage!
Lorraine, I love what you’ve done with your emojis! I read you on the web for a long time, so happy you’re here. Thanks
So nice to see you here Aocm!! Palmer Report decided a while ago to cover tRump's ugly face with an emoji, I'm not sure if it's to counter Grok on Twitter or what. But I think it's hilarious!
Well thanks Palmer Report, it’s a great, fun compromise!
It is!!
Aw, c'mon; you gotta admit, Grok nailed his "daddy" Elon that one time... X-D
You and your bff could clean up if either of you can have someone whip up a sample or two of the "kitty v. toys" and show them on Substack? Would Substack allow that?
Right? Filled with catnip! And yes, a lot of people sell things on Substack.
Make one for adults filled with horsehair! They can find their own pins!
Love it! For us knitters and sewers!
I love the idea. I think it’s priceless. You two must have connections who can whip up something like this. But be sure you get, how do you say, as your idea, I can’t think of the word.
Do you need to "patent" this idea maybe? Ask.
Nah. Something like that is impossible to copyright or patent until we invent a new technology, or substance, or chemical, or something. We could file for a trademark if we came up with a great name.
Copyright was one of the words. Time to come up with the name then. Should it fit the man or the deed?
Go for it! You’ll clean up. Better than asking to pay on your site.
GO GIRL!
😻😻
I'm serious. It'll keep you crazier for at least 4 years???
Thanks, dear friends. What would we do without our little clique? Comforting isn't it to know that we have each other to banter with. We are just going to set out to have the BEST 2025, no matter what. Aren't we...
We need each other now more than ever. It's almost better than sticking pins in a voodoo doll or whatever you call it. What do you call it?
My bff and I was trying to create a voodoo doll of tRump to let the kitty chew on. 😻
If and when you do send a picture! Hey, we could make a fortune selling them on line! The Clique's doll!
Tis a thought...
I think I'm losing it. The stress of nursing my Gia has gotten to me. She's all better now thank goodness.
Thank goodness kitty is better.
Kitties are so smart. Thanks for responding Charles Austin.
I hope every single person who has a subscription to any one of the billionaire tech bros’ businesses or buys anything from one of them, cancels the subscription, sells the car, and deletes the app.
Today would be a good day for it, folks.
Agreed James. This is the first time I'm seriously considering cancelling my Facebook account. But authors really rely on all social media. The TikTok thing is concerning, as I was considering finally posting there. But I'm afraid a tech broligarch will acquire that now too.
May the winds die and give the firefighters a chance. You've suddenly become the representation of the threats from California's fire season. May you and the Golden State be well and safe.
Thanks Carol. This isn't even fire season. Two days ago, when the Sunset Fire started, because of the suspicious location, I posted that there must be arson involved. Then Henry Winkler also started posting his same suspicions. Sure enough, yesterday the arsonist who started the Kennedy Fire has been arrested and I'm sure there will be more arrests. This appears to at least in part be an act of terrorism.
Sheer treachery. Thank you for the information. I saw a picture today of flattened, burnt ground. Which circle of hell is this? Keep writing so we know you're safe and all is well. Prayers.
It's surreal. But we have known this was coming for a long time. Climate science told us 100 years ago. 💔
The tricky thing is, sometimes it's hard to tell unless you catch them with the accelerant on them, simply because we can get wildfires spontaneously started wherever there are drought-resistant plants (and the Sunset Fire, iirc, was in the hills originally), either native species or introduced, non-natives (often referred to as "invasive pest species" for a reason), there's going to be thicker sap; smaller, waxier leaves; and winds are way more patient than humans for rubbing sticks together. And if the plants aren't wet... X-P
But yeah, Pyro Mother Nature does NOT need any human help. X-P
Agreed. Many in SoCal replaced non indigenous gardens with indigenous drought resistant gardens years ago. And we are required to clear brush 150 from our homes every season. So, I don't understand how an entire city can go up in flames so quickly. But just like Lahaina, the winds did us in.
Thank you, Kris Tillman. Rest this weekend. I think it's going to get hectic soon.
We worry so much about our little critters. Thanks for responding Carol L. Clark.
SO HAPPY to see Floofles!!! Was worried ❤️
Flooflis is home. 👍
The Zen master returns 😻
Thank goodness! :D
😻