Expletive ridden talk by Trump this afternoon, Easter Sunday

I'l give you 2 poem by Rumi, one of Irans most famous poets:

A long time favourite: Father Reason
www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cb925F87rf0&list=RDCb925F87rf0&start_radio=1
and the Guest House

"This being human is a guest house.
Every morning a new arrival.

A joy, a depression, a meanness,
some momentary awareness comes
as an unexpected visitor.

Welcome and entertain them all!
Even if they’re a crowd of sorrows,
who violently sweep your house
empty of its furniture,
still, treat each guest honorably.
He may be clearing you out
for some new delight.

The dark thought, the shame, the malice,
meet them at the door laughing,
and invite them in.

Be grateful for whoever comes,
because each has been sent
as a guide from beyond.

(he was a Sufi - Sufism, often called the "religion of love," typically approaches other religions with tolerance, respect, and a belief in the underlying unity of all faiths)

Just done my nightly sauna in a bag whilst listening to podcasts but now had to re enter Trump world to check if anything had happened. If I’m this scared how must the people in Iran be feeling. Especially as Trump, mad as he is, must realise that he is becoming the boy who cried wolf.

I await with my candle, thinking of those Iranians, innocents, that Trump - and tbh, Netanyahu, for he has not spoken against a scorched earth policy by Trump, in fact is joining in - who'd wipe out. The amazing historical Persian culture is part of what he would destroy, the artefacts, the peoples, whilst MAGA supporters, safe in their homes, far away, remain approving or silent.

The West is far from being the magnificent democratic, caring civilisation that is so much vaunted. It's been a series of Empires historically that have partially caused what we witness over the world. Not sure I'll sleep either as we move towards the brinkmanship.

Mojack26

He is not fit for the office of President! Vance is just evil. Israel are pulling the strings ! I think this is all a deflection from the Epstein Files as Trump is up to his neck in it! It's all horrendous and Trump, Putin, Kim Jung and Netanayhu are all evil human beings.

I agree

I feel extremely worried about what may be going to happen. There has as yet been no TACO. If there is no news that Trump has extended his deadline or removed his threat by bedtime tonight I think I will find it difficult to sleep.

M0nica

Moii

The Iranian regime are the biggest dictators and unelected, someone has got to remove them and no one else is doing much.

What even worse than the ruler of North Korea, or Netanyahu or Donald Trump, not to mention the leaders of a number of African countries, China, (do you know what is happening to the Uighurs?), Russia and others

Good heavens, compared with that lot, Iran is a pussy cat. What universe do you live in?

The Iranian leaders are not pussycats even compared to that lot.

They are all evil and I wonder how these people rise to the top.

Moii

The Iranian regime are the biggest dictators and unelected, someone has got to remove them and no one else is doing much.

What even worse than the ruler of North Korea, or Netanyahu or Donald Trump, not to mention the leaders of a number of African countries, China, (do you know what is happening to the Uighurs?), Russia and others

Good heavens, compared with that lot, Iran is a pussy cat. What universe do you live in?

www.theguardian.com/world/2026/apr/06/raf-fairford-day-trippers-watch-us-warplanes-gloucestershire

Hopefully the human shield the Iranians are planning around their infrastructure will make Trump or the military think again.

He is not fit for the office of President! Vance is just evil. Israel are pulling the strings ! I think this is all a deflection from the Epstein Files as Trump is up to his neck in it! It's all horrendous and Trump, Putin, Kim Jung and Netanayhu are all evil human beings.

Wyllow3

daughterofbonniebelle

The same standard should be applied to Trump (eg talking about Iranians as 'animals' & etc) as was applied to Kanye West, ie he should not be given a visa to enter the UK.

He is not going to be given one. R4 breaking news at the 1pm news.
Starmer gets it right again.

I am increasingly impressed by Starmer

Moii

The Iranian regime are the biggest dictators and unelected, someone has got to remove them and no one else is doing much.

Any thoughts on the 4 million displaced in Lebanon at all?

Who will he "remove" next?

And I sure as hell don’t envy the US astronauts descending through the atmosphere and the skies as their commander is threatening to wipe out an ancient nation and destroy a portion of the beautiful planet they have been looking down upon.

Moii

The Iranian regime are the biggest dictators and unelected, someone has got to remove them and no one else is doing much.

Not by ignoring international law, they don’t!
Something was being done: delicate negotiations were taking place. Trump decided to drive a coach and horses through them because he got wind that the equally despicable Netanyahu was about to strike and he couldn’t bear to be seen as “second”.

That’s what the safety of the planet has come down too, two corrupt, greedy, self-centred megalomaniacs gambling with humanity for the sake of their egos.

Trump should be sectioned.

MayBee70

I keep thinking is it any wonder Iran wanted a nuclear weapon? Because, if they had one this wouldn’t be happening to them now.

Indeed. Nukes are a deterrent.

I’m not religious. But it just crossed my mind that maybe we should all pray for peace at this moment in time.

Absolutely. MayBee70.

Well according to Trump fancythat but that man seems to find it impossible to tell the truth.

imaround

I know everyone is saying. Why can't he be removed through the 25th?

Because the rest of his Government is just as corrupt as he is. They want him there. They want these wars, and gas prices surging. Because they are making money.

He is useful to them because he has a command of MAGA that no one else does. They will prop him up for as long as possible and keep MAGA stringing along.

If you are so inclined and want some reading, search for the market manipulation happening right now with the war. Every Friday, he posts something on Truth Social, the Sunday before trading opens he posts the opposite to calm prices down for the consumer.

There has been several suspicious trades from someone who buys before the big announcement on Friday, makes a ton of money, then he changes his mind, gas prices drop a few cents and he tells MAGA "see, I lowered the cost of gas for you". And they lap it up and say "you are right dea leader, it was higher under Biden anyhow".

Good post.

MayBee70

I keep thinking is it any wonder Iran wanted a nuclear weapon? Because, if they had one this wouldn’t be happening to them now.

I think the point is, if they had one, it would likely have been used.
According to some.

sixandahalf

*The air bases were only to be used for defence anyway*

We were told this, doesn't make it true at all.

True.
Though probably is.

Some American planes were circling near here this morning.
Which is unusual.

Maremia

A basic question. Iran is trying to survive. Why would it bomb Germany?

I just used Germany as an example.

Not that this will help, but at least someone in Congress is trying something.

It appears Articles of Impeachment have been filed.

www.congress.gov/119/bills/hres1155/BILLS-119hres1155ih.pdf

This, IMO. Is showmanship because there is no way Johnson will let this be voted on in the House. And even if they did somehow impeach him in the House, the Senate will never convict and remove.

The 25th will never happen because it has to be Vance and his Cabinet who does it. Since they are all complicit in his war crimes, I don't see how that will happen. Especially since Vance is over in Hungary supporting another Authoritarian regime.

I will say that there is a lot of angry MAGA on Social Media over this war. Whatever that means.

I’ve been reading this afternoon of widespread diagnoses of dementia.

I keep thinking is it any wonder Iran wanted a nuclear weapon? Because, if they had one this wouldn’t be happening to them now.

It did make me cry sixandahalf. 😢