Truth or Consequences

April 28/29, 2026

“We can easily forgive a child who is afraid of the dark; the real tragedy of life is when men are afraid of the light,”

Plato

“You know, part of this job is having a thick skin and understanding a lot of this stuff’s not personal... there is a ‘tone and tenor’ that needs to be improved... people in both the public and private walks of life must be able to ‘disagree without being disagreeable or making wild accusations about the other side.’”

Barack Obama, 2010

“Normally [I] would not be responsive to anything that he [Kimmel] said, but this is something beyond the pale. Jimmy Kimmel should be immediately fired by Disney and ABC.”

Donald Trump, April 2026

“I don’t really care what happens to Ukraine one way or another.”

JD Vance, February 2025

“Today, Mr. Speaker, that same, unyielding resolve is needed for the defence of Ukraine and her most courageous people – in order to secure a truly just and lasting peace.”

King Charles in his speech to Congress, April 28, 2026

JD Vance reaction — a standing O.

”NATO WASN’T THERE WHEN WE NEEDED THEM, AND THEY WON’T BE THERE IF WE NEED THEM AGAIN.”

Posted on Truth Social/Social Media, mid-April 2026. Presumably by Donald Trump

“From the depths of the Atlantic to the disastrously melting ice-caps of the Arctic, the commitment and expertise of the United States Armed Forces and its allies lie at the heart of N.A.T.O., pledged to each other’s defence, protecting our citizens and interests, keeping North Americans and Europeans safe from our common adversaries.”

King Charles in his speech to Congress, April 28, 2026

JD Vance and MAGA Mike Johnson reaction — a standing O.

When Plato referred to children’s fear of darkness, he was referring to the physical dark of night. But the light he referred to was the cold light of truth.

And on a night in which I spent the evening at a Democratic Club meeting with a local New Jersey politician, I will let the words of the principal players speak for themselves.

Pssst, VOTE!

And now you know where my head is.