Americans were dragged into this era when 77-year-old Joe Biden opened his campaign for president with the “No Malarkey” bus tour. (Malarkey: insincere or foolish talk, bunkum.). That term – and tour - quickly went by the wayside: too dated for contemporary voters.
Nevertheless, barmy, bunkum, and malarkey – call ‘em what you will - are ubiquitous. Take a peek:
Gay Men Hijack ‘Proud Boys’ Hashtag In Powerful Social Media Campaign.These new-version Proud Boys are “standing bi,” quipped one wag.
My head is still spinning from the abrupt about-face.
As said the matron of the facility in which my mother appeared happy until last Thursday, “You [meaning my mother] have gone through a number of major traumas: putting down your elderly dogs, leaving your home, moving into a strange place, selling your house…. Any of these alone is traumatic. Altogether they can easily overwhelm anyone.”
Too true.
Only problem? My mother believes she immune to trauma.
Me, on the other hand? I’m exhausted. This barmy bunkum and malarkey is also traumatizing. And I know I’m not immune.
Nevertheless, barmy, bunkum, and malarkey – call ‘em what you will - are ubiquitous. Take a peek:
News blues…
- ‘This is insanity’: Walter Reed physician among critics of Donald Trump drive-by visit. [The 74-year-old Covid-infected] President briefly left hospital for surprise drive past supporters with at least two others in vehicle .
- Trump, Still Infectious, Is Back At The White House — Without A Mask. The president went barefaced despite his physician saying he was still contagious.
- White House press secretary and two aides have tested positive for coronavirus.
Gay Men Hijack ‘Proud Boys’ Hashtag In Powerful Social Media Campaign.These new-version Proud Boys are “standing bi,” quipped one wag.
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The Lincoln Project pushes to raise more funds to oust Trump and neutralize Trumpism:Texas’ 38 electoral votes is the second largest prize on the map—and an absolute must-win for Trump.Our fight (0:55 mins)
We are the only movement that has proven we can effectively take Trump’s voters away from him.
If Texas flips to Biden, this election is over. Republicans will have squandered any ability to compete in a national election, all in the pursuit of unchecked power and loyalty to the worst president in our nation’s history.
Donald Trump's worst election nightmare is Republicans defecting from him. That is happening because we’re pushing deeper and deeper into GOP territory. Our best chance of crushing Trumpism for good is to deliver a humiliating and resounding defeat—with states like Texas in our coalition.
Healthy futures, anyone?
Political malarkey continues, but so do barmy practices that endanger every living entity on our vulnerable planet:At least 14m tonnes of plastic pieces less than 5mm wide are likely sitting at the bottom of the world’s oceans, according to an estimate based on new research. Analysis of ocean sediments from as deep as 3km suggests there could be more than 30 times as much plastic at the bottom of the world’s ocean than there is floating at the surface.
Australia’s government science agency, CSIRO, gathered and analysed cores of the ocean floor taken at six remote sites about 300km off the country’s southern coast in the Great Australian Bight.
Researchers looked at 51 samples and found that after excluding the weight of the water, each gram of sediment contained an average of 1.26 microplastic pieces.
Microplastics are 5mm or less in diameter and are mostly the result of larger plastic items breaking apart into ever smaller pieces.
Meanwhile, back at the ranch…
Seemingly overnight, I turned into my 87-year-old mother’s epitome of “disgusting,” “selling her furniture from under her,” etc., etc.My head is still spinning from the abrupt about-face.
As said the matron of the facility in which my mother appeared happy until last Thursday, “You [meaning my mother] have gone through a number of major traumas: putting down your elderly dogs, leaving your home, moving into a strange place, selling your house…. Any of these alone is traumatic. Altogether they can easily overwhelm anyone.”
Too true.
Only problem? My mother believes she immune to trauma.
Me, on the other hand? I’m exhausted. This barmy bunkum and malarkey is also traumatizing. And I know I’m not immune.
