Half-Assed Peace President

The Donald seems to be trying to broker a peace deal in Ukraine, but Ukraine and the EU aren't interested. The partial ceasefire is being ignored and Russian energy infrastructure is being attacked. In an act of stupidity, the US started bombing the Houthis in a pre-emptive strike while they were refraining from blocking shipping despite the renewed genocide in the Gaza. Now the Houthis are directly striking Israel. Is this a move to start a war with Iran? To top it off we have deportations and censorship of anyone protesting the Palestinian genocide... What about the first amendment? Trump continues his good, bad, and ugly policies. All that plus the economy, food, and farming below the fold.
A real peace president...

(6 min) Retrospective of JFK's "Peace Speech"

Democrazy?

In plain view is the insanity of western (so called) democracies. Romania leads the way. First they cancel elections cause "far right' Georgescu was called to win. Now they charge, arrest, and eliminate him from running...The most popular candidate. Then consider the side lining of the first and second most popular elected parties in Austria, Germany, France, and others. Then there's Canada, now appointing a UK central banker as PM while playing against the Trump rhetoric as an election looms. Here in the US we call for free speech as pro-Palestinian speech is suppressed. The EU is a joke to my mind with an appointed board controlling elected national leaders. My question is: what democracy are you talking about?

The Times They Are A'Changin'

Well, we were robbed of an hour of sleep last night as we sprung forward in an inane practice most people want to end. Personally, I prefer standard time (I'm a morning person), but I would settle for DST if it was made permanent. It was another busy news cycle this week. Trump makes a State of the Union address. Europe holds war councils in an effort to keep killing Ukrainians...going so far as saying they will trade the welfare of the citizens for warfare. The European elite have lost their ever loving minds. The Islamic State In Suits in Syria is slaughtering non believers. The US is evidently meeting with Hamas perhaps in an effort to make an end run around Nitwityahoo. I have no idea about about the tariffs on, tariffs off scheme. I hear some say how bad tariffs will be and others claiming they are great. There's some of both opinions below the fold along with many other stories.

European Clown Car Circus

Another news filled week. The European Chihuahuas came to seek the favor of their master. One snaps at the hand that feeds him, and all four leave with their tail between their legs. EU style democracy doesn't look so good. Calin Georgescu, the populist frontrunner in Romania's annulled 2024 presidential election, was arrested while en route to register his candidacy for the upcoming May election. Perhaps Trump will finally stop all shipments of weapons and money to Ukraine. Sadly that isn't the case with Israel which is now occupying parts of Lebanon and Syria as they continue their expansion in the West Bank. US hypocrisy is on display, J. D. Vance criticizes the EU for their suppression of speech as the DOJ and FBI target pro-Palestine speech. The economy is probably in a recession which looks to deepen. Those stories and more below the fold.

The European elite and US neocons are in panic mode over ways to keep the Ukraine proxy war going. They were in literal tears as they closed down the Munich Security Council. Macron and Starmer are headed to DC to beg their master for more war. Pepe calls them Chihuahuas, and Putin predicted they would come to heel at the foot of their master. The summit in Riyadh was a good first step at normalizing US/Russian relations. Let's hope we continue down that path. D.O.G.E. is looking dodgy to me suggesting rebating taxpayers rather than applying it to our massive debt. Perhaps they see it as a stimulus package? Kash Patel made it through the senate to be appointed head of the FBI. Let's hope he follows through on his promised transparency and document releases. Plus lots more below the fold!
European warmongers try to develop a plan to keep the war going this week...but fail to do so.

European Meltdown and Rapid Fire Actions

The Trump administration is busy. It's difficult to keep up with the divergent paths of action from them. This week we had the good news that both Tulsi and RFK were confirmed. I enjoyed both Hegseth's and Vance's speeches in Munich, and the resulting globalists' outrage. Trump spoke extensively with Putin and they plan to meet in Saudi Arabia as Russia continues to gain ground in Ukraine. To my mind, the drone strike at Chernobyl was probably a false flag by Ukraine. The D.O.G.E. movement seems to be gaining speed and the support of the majority, despite the Demwit's fight against it. This week NED funding was suspended. The wall is being built again and many deportations are happening. The Gaza ceasefire remains tenuous with hostage exchanges still occurring. Plus we had Taibbi and Shellenburger testifying again in congress this week. Is your head spinning yet? All this and more below the fold...

The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly

Is the defunding of USAID good? Was the behavior of the dem-wits bad in the RFK, Tulsi, Kash hearings? Is the Trump plan for the Gaza Riviera resort and casino ugly? These and many other questions below the fold...featuring a variety of characters...

Groundhog Day, All Over Again!

Today is mid-winter, halfway between the winter solstice and the vernal equinox. Round we go on the wheel of time. Domestically, the news this week focused on the hearings for Tulsi, RFK, and Kash Patel. All three are targeted by the deep dark state, which makes me pull for all of them. If confirmed will they be able to substantively effect their departments? I'm not holding my breath. Kash seems a sure bet for confirmation. The other two are touch and go, but there's always recess appointments. Globally, Europe is circling the drain as they scream democracy while canceling elections, censoring media outlets, and eliminating undesirable parties...all as businesses and industries go under. The Ukraine proxy war is going well for Russia, and they are in the catbird's seat. BRICS+ is finally getting some attention in the west. And China's new AI programs are causing a stir in the tech world. All that and more below the fold....

One Week Down, 207 Remaining

Trump has sucked all the air out of the news cycle. On Joe Rogan Trump mused, "I don't know why the media is so fixated on me". To which Joe responded, "I know why...cause you say lots of crazy shit!". Well Trump has been true to form in the first week of his presidency. Larry Johnson wrote an article about the first 24 hours with the title "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly", in which he lists all the many executive orders and actions. It is an apt title. To my mind in general he's better on the domestic front than foreign policy. Larry Johnson thinks he's being misled by the CIA, et al. about foreign issues. One thing seems certain, it will be an interesting and entertaining 4 years. Of course there's much more than just Trump news this week. The EU and UK continue their decline, BRICS continues to rise, Ukraine is in dire straits, the Gaza ceasefire is temporarily holding although the IDF continues the capture of the West Bank, plus more below the fold.

Will this term be better, worse, or about the same as his first term? My guess is the latter. In the words of John Prine, "Pretty good, not bad, I can't complain but actually, everything is just about the same". My hope is he pivots from global domination to domestic development, and focuses on this country. One thing's for sure, I'm glad that Biden, Blinky, Jake the Snake, and the rest of that disastrous administration is out of office. However, administrations come and go, but the oligarchs largely remain the same. Meanwhile we have raging fires in the west, a colossal unpayable national debt, and a tentative ceasefire in Gaza. More domestic and global news below the fold...