OK, I have to admit once again where I was wrong. First, I started off predicting Trump would TANK the American economy withing six months of him LYING about the oath of office. Then, I modified my prediction (after admitting I was wrong) to one year. Again, I have to admit I was “sort of” wrong, it’s apparently going to take something like 14 or 15 months. But, again, I came up way short on this one. Now it appears Trump is hell bent on TANKING the entire WORLD economy. Trump has made a really STUPID invasion of Iran with a bombing “excursion” that is now threatening the oil and gas infrastructure of the entire Middle East. And, the most depressing reality of this fiasco is Trump’s inability to EVER admit he made a mistake. It appears the Iranians are going to get a “pound of his flesh” before this is over. And, we’ll all see another version of TACO Trump!
Reports are beginning to circulate on the amount of time it’s going to take to get the oil infrastructure back up and running if there’s NO more damage inflicted and the estimates range from several months to a matter of years. If the Israeli’s continue hitting the Iranian natural gas infrastructure at “South Pars” – in their attempt to turn Iran into a failed state – “we the people” (and the world) could be looking at the second “great depression.” Yikes! (Apparently, this is what you get when you “elect” an imbecile as your “so-called” president TWICE. Barely surviving the FIRST time – we had to bring him back for more. Well, here we are.) What does that say about us?
Trump is creating one disaster after another – based on virtually everything he “touches.” For starters, his misadventure into Iran is further destroying America’s influence in the world. Trump is, in essence, begging the Europeans – our NATO partners – to come to his aid – suggesting they could open the Strait of Hormuz with virtually no danger. They’re answer: pound sand! Additionally, as the Russians are giving Iran intelligence on American targets Trump has taken off sanctions on Russian oil – allowing a great windfall for Vladimir Putin (who must be chuckling – the power of kompromat). On top of that, we’ve also taken off sanctions of IRANIAN oil – that’s supposedly who we’re fighting – giving the IRANIANS a multi BILLION dollar windfall. This is your strategy when you suffer from bone spurs!
He’s STARVING the Cuban people in order to, as he says, “do what he wants with Cuba.” While all this Iranian stuff is going on Trump is “running” Venezuela – which he believes he can replicate in Iran. Trump (and Rubio) have succeeded in controlling Venezuela’s oil and they’re blocking any deliveries to Cuba. Therefore the Cubans are suffering from energy blackouts and shortages of food and, apparently, everything else. Trump’s next target is running Cuba. After that Colombia? Brazil? Canada? Greenland? Whatever it takes to change the subject from Epstein!
Trump is aggressively attacking the gains made in the fight against the climate crisis. Under Joe Biden the United States was aggressively – and, with bipartisan support – attempting to mitigate the climate crisis. Encouraging “green” initiatives from renewal energy projects to the EV “revolutions” along with a nationwide buildout of charging stations for EV autos and expanding solar and wind energy. (Full disclosure: both my wife and myself drive EV’s and we have solar panels on our home) Trump is apparently PAYING some foreign entity to take down planned wind projects – he HATES wind energy. People all across this nation are paying MORE for energy and it’s going to get worse with this nincompoop in the “White House.”
Trump is losing his fight to cover up his actions as Jeffrey Epstein’s best buddy for over 15 years. For anyone who doesn’t understand why we’re in Iran it can be explained in one word: Epstein. Shortly before Trump invaded Iran documents accusing Trump of sexually and physically assaulting a 13 year old girl back in the 1980’s became public. He was desperate to change the subject so – here we are. Now, he’s backed into a corner in Iran and the fantasies are coming out every day. Sometimes I have to wonder if he’s told so many LIES that he actually believes them as they roll off his tongue. Take it from me – the U.S. and Iran are NOT negotiating. Why would Iran negotiate with Jared Kushner after he allegedly set up the Iranian leadership after the pre-war negotiations. Trust me, the Iranians are not stupid.
MAGA faithful seemingly haven’t grasped the amount of national debt piling up under Trump’s “leadership.” Republicans have complained, for years, about the national debt – WHEN DEMOCRATS CONTROL THE WHITE HOUSE. Most MAGAts didn’t notice that in the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” there was an increase of $5 TRILLION to the debt ceiling. Why would that be necessary if balancing the budget was the plan? Reports I’ve read suggest the deficit for this year will likely be more than $2 TRILLION. Remember, in Trump 1.0 his administration was responsible for 25% of the entire national debt over the entire lifetime of the United States. And, here we go again!
Despite all this the OLIGARCHS are smiling. For example, (f)Elon Musk was worth a reported $250 BILLION before he pored $300 MILLION into Trump’s campaign to get him elected. A little over a year later (after “Dogeing” the federal government and eliminating restrictions to his businesses) the last report I read said his net worth NOW is $850 BILLION. At this rate he’ll be a TRILLIONAIRE before we know it. Now that’s what you call a “good investment.” Unsurprisingly, 8 of 11 of the richest BILLIONAIRES in the world are U.S. technology OLIGARCHS who control MOST of the “news” that people around the world get from their addiction to social media. It’s “great work if you can get it.” (You’ll find all of them on the list of “donors” to Trump’s ballroom) Is it any wonder they are already funneling MILLIONS into the republican party ahead of the mid-terms.
I have to continually ask myself, WHO is benefiting from Trump’s continual manipulating of the stock market. Today, it’s stopping the bombing for five days to allow negotiations the Iranians say aren’t happening to prove fruitful. Does Trump signal ahead of time what he’s going to say to the press? Think about it. He’s the “engine” right now that is driving the roller coaster market. Today, the stock market rebounded significantly, and the price of oil dropped significantly – based on Trump’s remarks. I have to believe there are “insiders” who are making, for people like me, unbelievable profits off the knowledge, ahead of time, what he’s going to say to the press. Trump is playing the markets like it’s one of his childhood toys – and, they keep falling for it.
I’m having a difficult time FORCING myself to continue watching the “news.” I’m sure it’s obvious around here I’m no “fan” of Trump. I go to church regularly and keep listening to sermons telling me I should “love my neighbor as myself.” I guess I justify my disgust of Trump by telling myself “he’s not my neighbor.” I’m trying to be better but I just can’t help myself when it comes to Trump – in the words of Keith Olberman – “The WORST person in the world.” I have to be totally transparent – I’m not feeling anything resembling “love.” When I look back to when I was still teaching sixth graders I really struggled on the rare occasion I had a student who was a pathological LIAR. Well, it’s even worse with someone is “deplorable” as Trump, is the “leader” of our country, and when his lips are moving he’s LYING! Stay tuned…..
Final Thought: I write to get my frustrations with my government “out.” Trying not to allow these frustrations to get “bottled up.” I live in a rural area and choose not to get involved with my neighbors – who are scattered in an area where people live on small acreages. That all being said, this coming weekend is the next “No Kings” protest. I have an appointment for the AM hours, but my plan is to head straight to the local protest as soon as possible. I’ve got my sign and I hope a place to sit while people walk by – unfortunately, my ability to walk even short distances is a thing of the past. I hope people show up in record numbers which will be a sign “we the people” may yet put this nightmare to “bed” after the mid term elections.
I’ve been ruminating for the past year that Trump will attempt to stop the mid-terms. He actually told some of his supporters that the 2024 election would be the last time they would need to be voting. Project 2025, as I’ve said as nauseam here, is a “roadmap to fascism” and they are smart enough to know what lies ahead for Trump if they can’t somehow block the November elections. Progressives continue to put their hopes in a “blue wave” come November and I hope they are correct. People everywhere need to make sure they refuse to allow the privilege of voting to be taken from us. Yikes!!!