Not Optimum & The Stupid Orange...

 

I was actually having a decent day yesterday & then it rained & we had to go shopping.  Walmart's parking lot was mostly fenced off so they could repave.  The open part was packed.  For some reason, with the parking lot, twice the shoppers seemed to be there.  

It was not fun.  But still, I was having an OK day.  I guess that was just too much for things.  About 5:30, the internet went down & stayed out until this morning.  Something just had to keep pulling at the threads & my decent day unraveled.  Maybe I'm just not supposed to have those.

I found an article that continues to show monstrous nature of the orange bastard & his ilk.  tRump has signed an executive order to end all AIDS funding to South Africa.  In this country where a rich, white minority created apartheid, a situation that's impact is still felt today, the orange feels white people are being treated badly.  There is no evidence of this.  White people are no longer being treated like nobility.  This is the country where some of the richest, white people come from like Elon Musk.

tRump also says it's because they opposed Israel's war, that they country shouldn't be helped.  The promise of US AIDS funds has been broken.  The administration may single-handedly bring back the HIV epidemic of the 80s.  Way to go MAGA.

Cya...

PS - It's the last day of Spring 2026 & it might find some sunlight sometime today, maybe not.  Spring was not a great season for me.

Last Sunday of January 2025...

 

This is the last weekend of January.  It's fairly dreary out & there's a small chance for some rain.  The warm reprieve is going away for a bit.  We didn't even have heaters last night.  That won't be the case for the next couple of days.  It's dipping back under freezing for overnight temps.  It is still January.

The articles have caught up to the PEPFAR situation I posted about yesterday.  There were some other pieces, but most focused on the pause in funding due to the orange stain.  The problem is the people who supported that man are fine with others dying.

That's all for now, take care.

Cya...

Republican Hate...

 

Republicans in their drive to fight abortion have taken aim at PEPFAR.  This piece goes into some the details.  PEPFAR is a program started by President George W. Bush.  Yes, this program to fight HIV was started by a republican.  They weren't great then, but now the party is nothing but bastards, buffoons  & monsters.  They are willing to let HIV spread & people die to further their fight against abortion.  That doesn't sound very pro-life.  There's no such thing as pro-life at this time, there's only pro-birth & suffering.

This doesn't aim at the fight against HIV in the US, but it's only a matter of time before they try.  Conservatives are evil & will do anything to get their way.  

Cya...

20 Years & Change...

 

This piece tells of how on this day in 2003 President George W. Bush announced in the State Of Union Address the US President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief or PEPFAR.   Not only was this a means to engage HIV at that time, but a hope of ending HIV.

It took over 2 decades for a President to do something like this for HIV.  It shows the fulls wing of the Republican party.  Ronald Reagan cowardly avoided dealing with HIV, even when it affected people he knew directly.  Slowly the party evolved. Then rapidly it descended back into hatred, bigotry & fear.    Trump all but defunded programs & now some governors are refusing federal monies to fight HIV.  Republicans are 1 of the biggest obstacles in the fight against HIV.

Give the piece & adjoining links a link a chance.  It's an interesting read.  Take care.

Cya...