Living With Nuclear Anxiety
Life during Trumptime 3/30/26 - 4/5/26
I am finishing this up on Tuesday April 7, 2026 and it feels impossible to talk about the week that was without mentioning what happened just before I sat down to write. This morning we woke up to a new post from the President.
“A whole civilization will die tonight, never to be brought back again,” he said. “I don’t want that to happen, but it probably will. However, now that we have Complete and Total Regime Change, where different, smarter, and less radicalized minds prevail, maybe something revolutionarily wonderful can happen, WHO KNOWS? We will find out tonight, one of the most important moments in the long and complex history of the World.”
The promise to kill an entire civilization has caused anxiety, panic, and fear since it was issued in the morning. Some are calling for impeachment or invoking the 25th amendment. White House sources have told reporters that nukes are off the table, while others have told other reporters that nukes ARE a possibility.
It’s good to remember that we’ve been here before. Trump once threatened “fire and fury the likes of which the world has never seen” against North Korea which set off a similar round of nuclear panic and worry. But America wasn’t at war with Iran then and North Korea had nuclear weapons.
So we are left to wait. Maybe you’re reading this on Wednesday or Thursday or Friday and nothing happened. It’s possible Trump just ordered the destruction of civilian infrastructure like bridges and power plants, something he’d threatened in an Easter missive. Feeling relief at that possibility is an obscenity.
“I think what’s happening is that, for the first time in his life, Trump is being told “no.” Having dealt with people who have this particular personality disorder, there’s no obvious limit to what he’ll do to himself or others trying to avoid accepting it,” Jeffrey Lewis, a nuclear weapons expert and previous guest of the show, said on Bluesky.
3/30/26
TMZ published photos of South Carolina Senator Lindsey Graham enjoying a vacation alone at Disney World. The images are odd as is the idea that Graham, who is a 70 year old lifelong bachelor, would visit Disney World by himself. There is a war on, one he has championed. There’s an energy crisis and a partial shutdown of the government.
And there is the Senator, hanging out with Mickey Mouse.
3/31/26
Reuters reported that Italy had previously denied the United States access to some bombers that were headed to the Middle East as part of America’s war with Iran. Speaking with reporters, Italian officials reiterated that they were abiding by existing agreements. The day before, Spain had closed its airspace to any US planes involved in the Iran War. Austria would do the same a few days later. Both France and Portugal have set conditions on the use of their airspace but stopped short of an outright ban.
4/1/26
The US Supreme Court heard oral arguments about birthright citizenship. Trump sat in the crowd for a little more than an hour and listened to the Justices, even those he’d hand picked, tear into his administration’s argument against birthright citizenship. A decision on the issue is expected this summer and early analysts predict it won’t favor Trump. This was the first time a sitting President attended a Supreme Court argument hearing.
Later that evening, Trump addressed the nation on national television to update them on the war in Iran. He thanked the troops, said the War had gone well, denounced Barack Obama, declared victory, and said there was still so much war left to fight.
“This is a true investment in your children and your grandchildren’s future. The whole world is watching and they can’t believe the power, strength and brilliance, they just can’t believe what they’re seeing—theyu—leave it to your imagination, but they can’t believe what they’re seeing, the brilliance of the United States military,” he said.
4/2/26
Pam Bondi is out as Attorney General.
“Pam Bondi is a Great American Patriot and a loyal friend, who faithfully served as my Attorney General over the past year. Pam did a tremendous job overseeing a massive crackdown in Crime across our Country, with Murders plummeting to their lowest level since 1900. We love Pam, and she will be transitioning to a much needed and important new job in the private sector, to be announced at a date in the near future, and our Deputy Attorney General, and a very talented and respected Legal Mind, Todd Blanche, will step in to serve as Acting Attorney General,” Trump said in a post on Truth Social.
Blanche has previously claimed he was magically “transported” or “teleported” to a Waffle House in Georgia. The Waffle House employees do not remember this. In a post on Truth Social, Blanche claimed that God had cured his prostate cancer and “transported” him.
“I BELIEVE IN MIRACLES,” he said.
4/3/26
It was a big day for American airpower losses.
Iranian forces shot down an F-15E over western Iran. During an early search and rescue mission for the pilots, an A-10 Warthog took fire and went down. The Warthog pilot ejected and American forces recovered him. A Black Hawk and a HH-60 helicopter also took fire during the search but made it back to base. An Iranian drone hit a CH-47 Chinook on the ground in Kuwait.
Back home, rapper Tekashi 6ix9ine got out of jail and showed off a Spongebob Squarepants toy signed by fellow inmate and former president of Venezuela, Nicolas Maduro.
4/4/26
The State Department revoked the permanent resident status of the niece and grand niece of assassinated IRGC leader Qasem Soleimani. According to a notice from the State Department, the women spread Iranian propaganda and called America the Great Satan.
“Afshar Soleimani pushed this propaganda for Iran’s terrorist regime while enjoying a lavish lifestyle in Los Angeles, as attested to by her frequent posting on her recently deleted Instagram account,” the memo said.
4/5/26
Trump celebrated Easter by praising Allah and threatening to destroy Iran.
“Tuesday will be Power Plant Day, and Bridge Day, all wrapped up in one, in Iran. There will be nothing like it!!! Open the Fuckin’ Strait, you crazy bastards, or you’ll be living in Hell - JUST WATCH! Praise be to Allah,” the President of the United States said in a post on Truth Social.