Was he going to have to endure the Bench of Counselors twice in the same day? Then the vexation was washed out of his face by a spreading grin. Bench of Counselors; that was the answer! Elevate Harv Dorflay to the Bench. That was what the Bench was for, a gold-plated dustbin for the disposal of superannuated dignitaries. He’d do no harm there, and a touch of outright lunacy might enliven and even improve the Bench.
–H. Beam Piper, “Ministry of Disturbance”
I’m not even sure what this means.
Is he getting Iceland and Ireland confused?
I’m not even going to try to parse the rest of that sentence.
I’m glad that Ireland is finally famous. They’ve deserved it for a long time.
Soon it’ll be as well known as Diego Garcia
Wait? Ireland is a real place? I thought it was mythical like Avalon, Atlantis and Sparta!
It’s time to back away slowly and bring in the big guys in the white coats and nets.
Not joking.
It’s been long past time. People in the know were quietly saying that a decade ago during his first campaign.
But it was always to somebody in wealth/power’s benefit to keep them away. And still is.
My guess is that that fucking moron tried to say “Island” and said “Ireland” instead, because he’s a fucking moron.
Trump: “They shot the now-famous Ireland— the island that the UK was very afraid to give us.”
Well, if they had to shoot the island, that does say something pretty scary about the local geology if you think about it. At least in Australia it’s only the wildlife that tries to kill you.
I thought they deported him along with Sir Lanka
I’m pretty sure he was talking about Kilmar Diego Garcia. They’re currently trying to rendition him to Liberia.
Stop it! Stop it! This is much too silly, too silly indeed! Now get on with it!
From the comments on the bluesky post:
Maybe he thought it was Dieg O’Garcia and that made him think of Ireland?
Yeah, even if he spat the words out correctly it would still be meaningless insanity.
There’s precedent.
Well, here’s one more reason to embrace cashlessness and/or keep a Sharpie in your pocket at all times;
Trump Eyes White House Treaty Room for Latest Renovation Project
President Trump is making new plans in one of the most significant renovations in the history of the White House.
The New York times website says that this is a gift link. I do not know if it’s really a gift link with no strings attached or if in order to read the article you will have to create some kind of a free account. Even though this is not my fault, and I have no control over it, I apologize for any inconvenience.
President Trump has discussed turning the White House Treaty Room, historically a meeting place for diplomats and statesmen, into a guest bedroom with an en suite bath.
He has added gold flourishes to the East Room of the Executive Residence in a style similar to the gilded trimmings he installed in the Oval Office. And he has affixed “challenge coins” that celebrate his presidency — including the newest medallions in red and gold — to the walls inside the West Wing.
In recent weeks, Mr. Trump has taken new, previously unreported steps to redecorate and remodel the White House, the latest moves in one of the most significant renovations in the history of the White House, according to people with knowledge of his plans, who were granted anonymity because they weren’t authorized to discuss them.
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Good fucking grief.
Who else believes as I do, that he is going to wind up bulldozing the entire White House? Leveling it to the ground. And putting up a multi story office building with his name in gold letters across the front.
Unless something stops him.
Seriously, by January 20, 2029, the only thing left of the Executive Mansion will be rubble. That’s fitting. It’ll be a physical representation of what he’s done to the government.
For sure that’s his ultimate object. Demolishing the East Wing was just getting started.
That way lies madness.
I shot the island
but I didn’t shoot no minister