Could we please have a normal 2026? Pretty please? Or is that too much to ask?

Sigh.

Look, I said I wasn’t going to doomscroll in 2026, but when the world is figuratively and literally on fire and the powers-at-be are actively pouring gasoline on the flames, it’s hard to resist the temptation. Yes, I’m not American and I don’t claim to be a political expert in any way, shape or form but I think it’s safe to say that Trump’s latest actions against Venezuela are profoundly concerning. Not entirely surprising considering this is Trump we’re talking about, but it is concerning, especially since Trump has become a lot more vocally imperialistic since being re-elected. He’s already threatened to annex Greenland, Canada, Mexico and Panama, to say nothing of his plans to turn Gaza into some kind of fucking luxury resort. Barf.

So, yeah. That all happened this morning and while I generally do not like to talk about politics — mostly because I almost always feel like shit afterwards — I also can’t bury my head in the sand either. In my humble opinion, Trump is an impulsive, ignorant, rude, selfish, piggish and pathetic little man who is not only woefully unqualified to be the president, but his recklessness, volatility and insecurity puts us all in jeopardy. I’ve been saying it for years and I feel exhausted having to say it over and over again because everybody knows what a turd he is. I wish he was just some easily ignorable or disagreeable loudmouth but he’s not. He’s one of the most powerful and influential people in the world right now and quite frankly, that scares me to no end.

Alas, there’s not much I can do right now other than remain hopeful and find solace in the things I enjoy.