2025 sure is starting off with a bang.
January 7 my community burned to the ground. I live in what feels like a war zone. Driving my daughter to school on the opposite side of what used to be a thriving and beautiful town is like being assaulted by the trauma over and over again. Much of my mind has decided to just take a momentary break from reality, so I operate the best I can.
I find myself staring out my window breathing in the nature that surrounds me. Hummingbirds zip around, bluejays and humongous crows loudly proclaiming whatever it is they proclaim. Woodpeckers pecking, squirrels chittering and chattering in the trees mad that my cat is blocking access to the bird seed scattered on the ground.
And then I remember. I remember that the view I still enjoy turns to blackened chimneys and collapsed houses just down the street. Children’s swings still hanging in a tree, sometimes a doorway still stands with nothing behind it. I can see for blocks in every direction because the homes and trees are no longer there to block the view. On more than one occasion I have gotten confused as to where I was because there weren’t any familiar landmarks to guide my way. So many burned cars marked “not EV” or with a lightning bolt to signify it is an electric vehicle.
January 20 America began to implode. When this country accepted that the world’s richest man did a Nazi salute at a presidential inaugural event without even batting an eye, this country as I knew it was gone.
February 28 POTUS officially switched sides, standing behind a country that started the war in Ukraine while bullying the president of Ukraine, trying to blame the war on him. My god that was an embarrassing shit show if there ever was one. Not to mention Russia is NOT our friend.
Everyday comes with a new crisis, more chaos and outrageous statements. Everyday my traumatized brain gets a little more traumatized, and another little part of my mind takes a momentary break from reality.
So this post is really about political memes because I have so much I want to say but I can’t quite focus and organize my mind so I can type the words onto Substack. Hopefully the parts of my mind that Nope’d on out of here will be back soon.
Until then, here are some memes.
