Please note that the poems and essays on this site are copyright and may not be reproduced without the author's permission.


Friday 22 July 2016

Yea Though I Walk Through The Valley Of The Shadow The Drumpfsreich Is With Me

.

Fireworks going off outside in #Cleveland and the balloons are dropping inside Quicken Loans Arena.#RNCinCLE: image via Voice of America Verified account @VOA News, 21 July 2016


[Untitled]: image via Franz Cevert @franz_soapbar, 19 July 2016


LIVE - Donald Trump tells the #RNCinCLE crowd: 'I will win for you.
': image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 21 July 2016 




Trump vows to put 'America first' as he accepts Republican nomination
: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 21 July 2016



Trump vows to put 'America first' as he accepts Republican nomination
: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 21 July 2016



Trump vows to put 'America first' as he accepts Republican nomination
: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 21 July 2016


Trump vows to put 'America first' as he accepts Republican nomination
: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 21 July 2016




LIVE: Donald Trump accepts his party's nomination, says will lead country of law and order
: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 21 July 2016



LIVE: Donald Trump accepts his party's nomination, says will lead country of law and order
: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 21 July 2016



LIVE: Donald Trump accepts his party's nomination, says will lead country of law and order
: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 21 July 2016



Donald and Ivanka. On stage in front of millions no less. Creepy indeed! #RNCinCLE: image via Cornelia @PaladinCornelia, 21 July 2016

 

Donald and Ivanka. On stage in front of millions no less. Creepy indeed! #RNCinCLE: image via Cornelia @PaladinCornelia, 21 July 2016


LIVE: Donald Trump takes the stage at the RNC to accept Republican presidential nomination
: image via Reuters Top News @Reuters, 21 July 2016



Calling all animal lovers: Trump's sons are proud murderers of endangered species #RNCinCLE
: image via McSpooky @mcspooky, 20 July 2016



Speaking of "lives cut short by illegal immigrants". #RNCinCLE #EricTrump: image via Vadim Feichtner #shaftshaft, 20 July 2016




The Germans tried to warn us about Donald Trump. "Wahnsinn" means madness. #RNCinCLE: image via Cornelia @PaladinCornelia, 21 July 2016

 


Reince Priebus. I wonder if close friends like Chris Christy call him Rrrrrrrreince.
: image via Cornelia @PaladinCornelia, 21 July 2016

 

#TrumpIsWithYou
: image via Cornelia @PaladinCornelia, 21 July 2016




#RNC's slogan tonight is #TrumpIsWithYou. Reminds me of this: #RNCinCLE #TLOT
: image via tomwalls @tomwalls, 21 July 2016

 

#TrumpIsWithYou: image via Cornelia @PaladinCornelia, 21 July 2016



Thank you to the Evangelicals! I don't know if I deserve your support. #RNCinCLE: image via Donald J. Drumpf @RealDonalDrumpf, 21 July 2016



A Trump supporter poses with a rifle and a "Trump's Wall Brigade" sign #RNCinCLE @Reuters
: image via Gabby Kaufman @gabbykaufman, 20 June 2016



An American flag protrudes from a rifle muzzle at a pro-Trump rally #RNCinCLE @Reuters
: image via Gabby Kaufman @gabbykaufman, 20 June 2016



A man rides his bike with a rifle on his back near the #RNCinCLE @Reuters: image via Gabby Kaufman @gabbykaufman, 20 June 2016



A West Ohio Minutemen member takes a break from patrolling Cleveland #RNCinCLE @Reuters
: image via Gabby Kaufman @gabbykaufman, 20 June 2016



A Secret Service agent stands next to a table of Trump-branded products #RNCinCLE @hollybdcReuters: image via Gabby Kaufman @gabbykaufman, 21 June 2016



Wow! Crowd at #RNCinCLE yet more to the right than Ted Cruz...gee! Trump and his gang of redneck brownshirts...
: image via Carlos Latuff @LatuffCartoons, 20 July 2016

Postscript: Hamilton, Ohio | by satansburrito

Postscript: Hamilton, Ohio: photo by satansburrito, 8 October 2014

Postscript: Hamilton, Ohio | by satansburrito  

Postscript: Hamilton, Ohio: photo by satansburrito, 8 October 2014

Do chickens dream of Electric Sheep? | by michaelj1998

Do chickens dream of Electric Sheep? (Prop shop, Los Angeles, California): photo by michaelj1998, 21 July 2016

Do chickens dream of Electric Sheep? | by michaelj1998

Do chickens dream of Electric Sheep? (Prop shop, Los Angeles, California): photo by michaelj1998, 21 July 2016

Do chickens dream of Electric Sheep? | by michaelj1998

Do chickens dream of Electric Sheep? (Prop shop, Los Angeles, California): photo by michaelj1998, 21 July 2016

Excited yet | by michaelj1998

Excited yet (Los Angeles, California): photo by michaelj1998, 13 July 2016

Excited yet | by michaelj1998

Excited yet (Los Angeles, California): photo by michaelj1998, 13 July 2016 

Excited yet | by michaelj1998

Excited yet (Los Angeles, California): photo by michaelj1998, 13 July 2016

I10 corridor between Hammond and Baton Rouge.  Traveling west. | by Lucky Ned Pepper

 I10 corridor between Hammond and Baton Rouge. Traveling west.: photo by Lucky Ned Pepper, 15 July 2016

I10 corridor between Hammond and Baton Rouge.  Traveling west. | by Lucky Ned Pepper 
 
I10 corridor between Hammond and Baton Rouge. Traveling west.: photo by Lucky Ned Pepper, 15 July 2016
 
I10 corridor between Hammond and Baton Rouge.  Traveling west. | by Lucky Ned Pepper

I10 corridor between
Hammond and Baton Rouge. Traveling west.: photo by Lucky Ned Pepper, 15 July 2016

Soldiers.  Children.  Police officers.  Church members.  No one kills Americans quite as efficiently and as mercilessly as other Americans. | by Lucky Ned Pepper

Soldiers. Children. Police officers. Church members. No one kills Americans quite as efficiently as other Americans.: photo by Lucky Ned Pepper, 19 July 2016


Boy and his gun outside #RNCinCLE: image via Adele M. Stan @addiestan, 21 July 2016



"We don't want them in our country!" #RNCinCLE
: image via Adele M. Stan @addiestan, 21 July 2016 



Breaking: @realDonaldTrump
still yelling. #RNCinCLE: image via Adele M. Stan @addiestan, 21 July 2016 



Your populist savior:
image via radley balko @radleybalko, 21 July 2016 



So will you personally stop sending jobs overseas @realDonaldTrump? #RNCinCLE: image via Dr. Jill Stein Verified account @DrJillStein, 21 July 2016


"CHINA IS STEALING AMERICAN JOBS"  Okay. #RNCinCLE: image via *** @PTR_Says, 21 July 2016



Truth in advertising. @realDonaldTrump. #RNCinCLE #cheater
: image via Mary E. McGlynn @MaryEMcGlynn, 21 July 2016



The Overton Window is going bye-bye.#RNCinCLE:
image via John Rivers @JohnRiversToo, 21 July 2016




He's had a tough week. #mc #trump: image via TriumphT.I.ComicDog Verified account @TriumphICDHQ, 21 July 2016


He's had a tough week. #mc #trump
: image via TriumphT.I.ComicDog Verified account @TriumphICDHQ, 21 July 2016



 Current mood... #YeaThoughIWalkThroughTheValleyOfTheShadow #Cleveland: image via Charles M. Blow Verified account @CharlesMBlow, 21 July 2016



And these guys are in Public Square. #RNCinCLE @whuitv @WHIORadio #Cleveland
: image via John Bedell Verified account @JBedellWHIO, 21 July 2016



And these guys are in Public Square. #RNCinCLE @whuitv @WHIORadio #Cleveland
: image via John Bedell Verified account @JBedellWHIO, 21 July 2016



Drew from #Cleveland says his goal with the sign is to make people laugh. @NBC4i #RNCinCLE: image via Olivia Fecteau Verified account @oliviafecteau, 21 July 2016



Things you normally don't see in a Jimmy John's... unless you're covering the #RNCinCLE. @WEWS #cleveland: image via Mike Brookbank @brookbanktv, 21 July 2016


A bomb disposal expert wearing protective gear walks past emergency services personnel outside a police station in the western Sydney suburb of Merrylands, Australia

A bomb disposal expert wearing protective gear walks past emergency services personnel outside a police station in the western Sydney suburb of Merrylands, Australia, on Thursday: photo by AAP/Sam Mooy/via Reuters, 21 July 2016

A bomb disposal expert wearing protective gear walks past emergency services personnel outside a police station in the western Sydney suburb of Merrylands, Australia 

A bomb disposal expert wearing protective gear walks past emergency services personnel outside a police station in the western Sydney suburb of Merrylands, Australia, on Thursday: photo by AAP/Sam Mooy/via Reuters, 21 July 2016

Riot police clash with demonstrators who had gathered in show of support for gunmen holding several hostages in police station in Yerevan

Riot police clash with demonstrators who had gathered in a show of support for gunmen holding several hostages in a police station in Yerevan, Armenia: photo by Hrant Khachatryan/PAN Photo/Handout via Reuters, 21 July 2016

Riot police clash with demonstrators who had gathered in show of support for gunmen holding several hostages in police station in Yerevan

Riot police clash with demonstrators who had gathered in a show of support for gunmen holding several hostages in a police station in Yerevan, Armenia: photo by Hrant Khachatryan/PAN Photo/Handout via Reuters, 21 July 2016

Tribesmen loyal to the Houthi movement hold up their rifles as they shout slogans during a pro-Houthi tribal gathering in a rural area near Sanaa, Yemen

Tribesmen loyal to the Houthi movement hold up their rifles as they shout slogans during a pro-Houthi tribal gathering in a rural area near Sanaa, Yemen on Thursday: photo by Khaled Abdullah/Reuters, 21 July 2016

Tribesmen loyal to the Houthi movement hold up their rifles as they shout slogans during a pro-Houthi tribal gathering in a rural area near Sanaa, Yemen

Tribesmen loyal to the Houthi movement hold up their rifles as they shout slogans during a pro-Houthi tribal gathering in a rural area near Sanaa, Yemen on Thursday: photo by Khaled Abdullah/Reuters, 21 July 2016

Afghan children who work at a brick

Afghan children carry cans at a brick factory on the outskirts of Jalalabad: photo by AFP, 21 July 2016

Afghan children who work at a brick

Afghan children carry cans at a brick factory on the outskirts of Jalalabad: photo by AFP, 21 July 2016

People ride along a flooded street during a heavy rainfall in Beijing

People ride along a flooded street during a heavy rainfall in Beijing, China: photo by China Daily/Reuters, 21 July 2016

People ride along a flooded street during a heavy rainfall in Beijing

People ride along a flooded street during a heavy rainfall in Beijing, China: photo by China Daily/Reuters, 21 July 2016

Republican National Convention: Day Three

A delegate holds signs in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence during the opening of the third day of the Republican National Convention: photo by Chip Somodevilla, 21 July 2016

Republican National Convention: Day Three

A delegate holds signs in support of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump and Republican vice presidential candidate Mike Pence during the opening of the third day of the Republican National Convention: photo by Chip Somodevilla, 21 July 2016

Mount Bromo spews ash as Hindu villagers and visitors stand on the edge of the volcanic crater ahead of Kasada ceremony in Probolinggo  
 Mount Bromo spews ash as Hindu villagers and visitors stand on the edge of the volcanic crater ahead of Kasada ceremony, when villagers and worshippers throw offerings, livestock and other crops into the volcanic crater of Mount Bromo, in Probolinggo, Indonesia: photo by Beawiharta/Reuters, 21 July 2016

Mount Bromo spews ash as Hindu villagers and visitors stand on the edge of the volcanic crater ahead of Kasada ceremony in Probolinggo

Mount Bromo spews ash as Hindu villagers and visitors stand on the edge of the volcanic crater ahead of Kasada ceremony, when villagers and worshippers throw offerings, livestock and other crops into the volcanic crater of Mount Bromo, in Probolinggo, Indonesia: photo by Beawiharta/Reuters, 21 July 2016

World in focus – best photos for July 21, 2016

 

Hindu villagers and visitors stand on the edge of the volcanic crater of Mount Bromo, Probolinggo, Indonesia: photo by Beawiharta / Reuters, 21 July 2016

World in focus – best photos for July 20, 2016

A man walks in a field as Mount Bromo spews ashes into the air in Probolinggo, East Java, Indonesia
: photo by Fully Handoko / EPA, 20 July 2016

World in focus – best photos for July 21, 2016

A boy plays in the fountain during the Republican National Convention in Cleveland, Ohio
: photo by Adrees Latif / Reuters, 21 July 2016

4 comments:

Skip Fox said...

There is no waking from this.

TC said...

Skip, know what you mean.

Sleepwalking off a cliff... We have still to await the rude awakening phase of the whole trauma.

What was the poet's title -- If It Should Ever Come?

No, he can't have been meaning this...

STEPHEN RATCLIFFE said...

the week that was in unreal trumpland --- time to batten down the hatches . . .

TC said...

And the thing about the total unreality of it all was that it kept feeling like it was, you know -- just a small nagging sense of this but just saying -- actually happening

in

the

real

world...

So who knows what to expect of the week to come, or how to "realistically" expect it will or even could be in any important way different.