Day 1,949: delude, prod, abominably, foment

But we believe voters who minimise it are deluding themselves.

He prodded some of America’s allies to increase their defence spending. Even when Mr Trump behaved abominably by fomenting an attack on the Capitol to try to stop the transfer of power on January 6th 2021, America’s institutions held firm.

A second Trump term comes with unacceptable risks

Artwork of the day 
The return of the prodigal son
Marc_Chagall
Original Title: Le retour de l'enfant prodigue
Date: 1975; Saint-paul-de-vence, France
Style: Naïve Art (Primitivism)
Genre: religious painting
Media: lithography, paper
Dimensions: 80.5 x 59.5 cm

Word of the day 
delude: to make someone believe something that is not true, especially because you want to believe it:
prod: to push something or someone with your fingeror with a pointed object: to encourage someone to take action, especially when they are being slow or unwilling:
abominably: in a very bad or unpleasant way:
foment: to cause trouble to develop:

Quote of the day
“Dreams, dreams. I walk them; I live them. I delude myself with them. It's a wonder I can spot reality anymore.”

― Richelle Mead, Spirit Bound