Sunday, August 31, 2025

Call For Kennedy to Resign

       Senator Bernie Sanders came out yesterday calling for HHS leader Robert Kennedy to resign. He didn't just call for his resignation, he listed all or almost all the bad effects that have damaged the health system in the United States. And it was an incomplete list, to say the least.

      Was this outburst a result of specific actions? Absolutely yes. Kennedy, the former drug- addicted lawyer of various causes, long a pariah of the famous clan Kennedy of Massachusetts/Chicago, has been the poster boy of the anti-vaccine mob for years. He has mounted his ill-fated campaign based on his convincing a few wackos that autism came from hidden substances placed in the vaccine solutions. He went so far as to visit American Samoa where he pointed to the debunked theory and locals followed his suggestion and did not vaccinate their many children. What followed is an illustration of what can happen: scores of children died of measles, one of the most virulent viruses known. Well known for this fact worldwide led to complete eradication in the USA and most other western nations.

        Most recently, Kennedy fired the recently appointed head of the C.D.C. for not supporting his fake science agenda. Her 3 assistants resigned the next day. Chaos has ensued at the Center. Scientists are reeling for these continued  assaults on accepted research by this strange modern day anti-science movement. Kennedy has also cut research on mRNA vaccines, that vaccine produced in record time that saved millions of lives from Covid infections.

      We can only hope that this call for his immediate resignation will be followed by increased pressure from the White House to get its house in order.

Fat chance. 

Saturday, August 30, 2025

Rus Bombard Kviv: Again

      So, does anybody not understand that Mad Vlad has no desire to stop the War. The most recent assault on Kviv rained down over 500 missiles and scores of rockets, killing more than 18 civilians. Emergency workers in the Ukrainian capitol were again putting their lives on the line as they ruched to rescue the injured survivors amidst the ruins. The Rus onslaught continued as they worked despite the Rus habit of following one air assault with another capturing the rescuers during attempts to find survivors. This is the modern weapon of terrorists, pirates, and murderers, the apt description of the Rus and the Kremlin lackies who carry out the madness of the largest country in the world's smallest mad man.

      What will the most powerful man in the world do to this tyrant/murderer? Will Trumpie do anything or just bluster as he has done since January 20, 2025? Certainly the medical field of psychiatry has diagnosed the  root of the problem(S) DEMENTIA.

     Listening to Trumpie talk is like listening to a broken record: noise, scratching, unintelligible ranting laced with groundless accusations against imaginary crimes and imaginary people(murderers, rapists, criminals from down South).  

   So, we have seen the future today and everyday for the last 7 months. Not pretty.

Enjoy the holiday-somewhere, maybe France or Netherlands. 

Kennedy Manages Chaos Poorly

       So, the former addict threatens his own staff with dismissal if they don't follow his fake orders. He doesn't realize what he's doing to the health of the United States. He's exhibiting all the characteristics of a demented person in over his head, way over his head to be exact. This reflects perfectly on the demented person(s) who approved his appointment in the very beginning. Unfortunately, Trumpie thought Kennedy would deflect criticism of POTUS actions and appointments. Wrong. The glaring lights shed on Trumpie are  putting all his bone-headed executive orders under the microscope of public awareness.

         Three of the top scientists/doctors at the CDC resigned all at once this past week. Their chief executive was opposed to supporting Kennedy's   directives to publish "his" nonsense guidelines that were to be disseminated under the banner of the CDC/Federal government. Ms. Monarez would have none of it. She does not wish to be branded as a supporter of fake science and fake HHS Director.

      So, Trumpie and his MAGA crackpots will own the next pandemic that's just around the corner. With air travel becoming more open globally, vcarriers of germs, and bacteria will shed disease everywhere. Without reasonable precautions taken by direction from the federal government scientists, the citizens of the USA are sure to suffer. 

    Have a nice day. 

Thursday, August 28, 2025

Hurricane Katrina: Remebered

      So, 20 years on, Hurricane Katrina is recalled. The Hurricane came ashore east of New Orleans and Louisiana. Warnings were announced days in advance and those that could hit the road, especially if they had been through Camille. So the storm came rolling across the Caribbean and slammed the low lying coastal area of Mississippi, roaring northward with a storm wave estimated to be 20'-25' high. This wall of water surged toward Interstate 10, about 10 miles from the shoreline.

     It ran out of power just at the highway. And then: the ebb. All the debris picked up on its way north gave the wave the content that acted as a grinder on the return to the shore. It acted like rototiller-chopping, turning, paving, and dumping its contents all the way back for 10 miles. This was more destructive than the advancing wave. Friends owned a restaurant in town of Lakeshore, just west of Bay St. Louis. The business served locals and many visitors along the coast road. The wave grabbed the building and everything in it and carried it away. No article was ever found again. The olnly remaining part was the concrete slab.

      The owners also had two commercial fishing boats: 1 of wood, and 1 of steel. The wooden trawler was smashed beyond repair  over 5 miles from the shore. The steel oyster boat was found near I-10, in a grove of large trees. It was hauled back to the port and eventually repaired. While the boat was repaired, the oyster beds were demolished and the industry disappeared for several years until a Federal program sponsored a reseeding effort that restored the industry.

       FEMA finally showed up bringing trailers and aid of many types. FEMA was faulted for being unorganized, under staffed, under funded, and poorly led. Many changes were put in place afterward. The seen at the Super Dome involving chaos and disastrous conditions are still recalled by the nation.

       Now we have a New Director-without disaster experience. Won't that be helpful. Who is in Charge: why the Liar in charge of HHS, Robert Kennedy, former drug addicted loser.

     When is the next hurricane? Soon. 

Tabulation of the Lies

    How long must the citizenry suffer through the lies of Liars in the Federal government? The head of the CDC refused to publish those lies. She was intentionally fired by HHS Head, Robert F. Kennedy, liar in charge of the nation's health. Why does Congress and the idiots within allow this to continue? Are they so delusional top think that the rest of the citizens don't recognize incompetence when we see it?

       The rest of the civilized world realizes that America has fallen off the path of progress into the abyss of ignorance and darkness. After all the years of progress, a drug-addled lawyer is now telling accomplished scientists that  left is right and up is down. George Orwell described this very thing about governments years ago. Now it's here, among us.

      What will it take to solve this pathetic takeover by the soldiers of lies and incompetence. This is Trumpie's revenge and retribution(s).   Not 9 months into his 2nd and final tenure as POTUS, the nation suffers unceasing harms. Whether the cancellation of programs, departments, laws, and policies, altogether the country is in crisis, a crisis unrecognized by elected representatives in the House and in the Senate. See the redistricting games playing out around the country. Who can stop the madness? Only the voters.

      The Mayor drove through downtown San Francisco early in the week. The scene was out of a bad movie: streets filled with obvious destitute characters, hanging about, waiting for something, anything to relieve their collective despair. Sorry; our governing bodies have no responses of any success. They are at a loss; the average American suffers, endless encounters with street level mental illness. Back in the day, these folks were put away, giving the locals some relief from the illness we observed daily. Not anymore; the institutions are closed; the lawyers and judges have ruled against the majority who seek peace and a normal urban life. It is not possible today: pick a major city; find chaos. New York? Lost. Chicago, lost. Los Angeles, lost. Pittsburg, lost. Detroit, lost. Minneapolis, lost. A sign of decline, sure.  

Head of CDC Pushed Out By Vaccine Skeptic Leader

    So, HHS Director, Robt. F. Kennedy, has dumped Trump's recent appointee, Susan Monarez. Her tenure lasted about a month. The merry-go-round of senior staff leaders continues as the wack-a-doodle 5-year Old performs his media sensitive government programs. Ms. Monarezz disagreed with CDC policies favored by Kennedy. She was of the opinion that HHS guidelines were wrong and not helpful for Americans trying to negotiate health directives across the board.

    Chief Vaccine skeptic Kennedy wasted no time in removing her, despite her appointment by Trumpie. As Covid surges again in various locations, the CDC now says it only recommends the new vaccines for those over 65 and those with compromised immune systems or other complications. The accusations are flying and whirling around Federal departments charged with overseeing our health system. The chaos is unprecedented and does not bode well for the citizenry. But, nobody expected Trumpie to do anything differently. 

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

Cabinet Meets For Record 3 Hours

    Trumpie just set the record for Cabinet meetings: 3+ hours of nonstop Trumpisms. Members were subjected to the blaring, honking, gurgling, stentorian braying of an incompetent boob(not haboob, that's different). The 79-year old child was on a mission to paralyze the Cabinet members so he could pontificate about all he has accomplished since January 20 of this year.  (Apologies to the sitting Pontiff in the Vatican).

     Let us NOT count the ways.

      Meanwhile folks in Washington, D.C., are being coddled by the National Guard troops, armed, roaming the back streets of the Capitol. In small team-sized units, they are seen in various uniforms of their home units; some from Virginia, Pennsy, , and Maryland. They've just begun carrying their own weapons as a show of seriousness as opposed to a "walk in the sun" as we used to call a patrol without incident. Trumpie topped it all with a call for the death penalty for murderers in the District. He says this will cut back the murder rate. Dems claim thaat the murder rate has gone down substantially. Hmmmm? Do we need a " murder rate" number at all? Is this America's modern answer to criminal behavior? What next: murder type stats?

       Meanwhile, the head of the infamous Sinaloa Cartel of Mexico made a plea of guilty in US court yesterday. He was sent to the US by the Mexican government to face charges of drug trafficking, etc., etc. It was a deal cut during the pre-trial period of negotiations between the defendant's  attorneys and prosecutors. The 77-year old drug lord was lured into a meeting in Mexico to help negotiate a truce between rival cartels. His lieutenant blew the whistle and the police were waiting. He has been in business for over 40 years, or most of his adult life. Mexico does not have a great record dealing with the cartels despite promises. Pres. Sheinbaum says the courts and police are focused on the criminal gangs. The US/Trumpie wants the cartels designated as terrorist organizations to allow the US military to enter the country to thwart their activities seen as a threat to US security. Right.

       So, Trumpie carrie son, in his own world, devoid of anything real. It's his world and we live in it, for a little while longer. 

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Rus Line Up for Fuel

    Lines of autos are now common place in various cities and towns across the largest country in the world. You know, Russya, the Siberian home of Mad Vlad & Co., dictator of the Rus populations and those tribes consolidated by Cossacks and other undesirables. Seems that the Ukrainians have figured out how to target refineries in Russya and how to direct drones laden with explosives to destroy refineries. Hmmmm. What next? Well, Russya's refining capacity has dropped by 13%, which puts gasoline products in short supply. Want to drive on vacation this summer(what's left of it), get in line and pay very high prices. Maybe folks will start using vodka to put in the gas tank. Why not? Drives everything else in Russya.

      Old Sergei Lavrov is still mumbling about wanting to talk about a cease fire. Get real. Nobody in the Kremlin wants this war to stop-there's no benefit to stopping. Putie only wins by keeping the war going. But maybe Trumpie, former bromancer -in-chief, will wake up and put the screws to oil sales from the Kremlin to China, Japan, Korea,(N), and India. Then maybe confiscate the $300 billions held in European banks so the money can flow to the US for more arms for Zelensky & Co. in Ukraine. The world knows Ukraine has finite war making potential while the Rus can keep on sending martyrs down south until there's nothing left of Ukraine. As Putie said, "If I can't have Ukraine, nobody can have it, not even Ukrainians. Nice attitude, Putie.

    So, we have another forever war. Courtesy of the Kremlin. How many children did you kill today, Vladimir? How many did you kidnap and send to the childless mothers? What will happen this winter when the earth turns to mud and transportation stops? Hmmmm. Maybe Trumpie is waiting for winter, like the Czar in 1812.

Have a nice day.  

Ruth Asawa: Artist-Sculptor-Teacher: San Franciscan

      The work of the late artist, Ruth Asawa, has been on display for the last 4 months at San Francisco's Museum of Modern Art in the downtown city center. It has been a well-attended special exhibition that has drawn large crowds of City visitors. Ms. Asawa, a native Californian from the southland, lived in San Francisco most of her adult life with her artist-husband and their 6 children. They lived in a friendly neighborhood -Noe Valley, on the eastern slopes of Twin Peaks, the City's high point(s).

      She came to SF for a variety of reasons, not the least was her desire to be closer to her parents who still lived in SO CAL. At the outbreak of WW II, she and her family were interned in camps for Japanese -American citizens by Pres. Roosevelt's executive order, defying the Constitutional rights of these citizens. Asa young teenager, she faced the prospect of isolation for unknown time period; unknown educational opportunities, and cultural deprivations. However, professionals among the detainees gathered themselves to offer educational courses to their fellow Japanese. Ruth was saved from neglect and learning resources.

   She signed up for geometry, painting, art classes of all types, and poetry writing. She found much to increase her own artistic abilities. After the War ended, she was accepted to art college in Asheville, North Carolina at Black Mountain College, a private school founded there in 1933. The school offered holistic approach to the study of art, organized around the many individual disciplines of painting, sculpture, design, landscape architecture, printing, and poetry. This inter-disciplinary approach was a new methos rarely taught in the US before 1933. Ruth prospered hereand met many other artists who mentored her, including Buckminster Fuller, Robert Rauschenberg, and her husband to be, Lanier. For the 3 years of residency, she honed her skills until leaving in 1949 to begin a career as a professional artist.

     During one period of her training, Ruth worked with Native American basket weavers who taught her the age-old techniques of basket weaving styles and designs. This basic skill was altered by Ruth to become her iconic metal wire sculptures for which she is renowned. Many are on display at the exhibition. also among the works are oil paintings, water color works, and much of her advanced wire designs. Her insistence that art be taught to children included her own children who often helped with her projects at home in her studio. Before too long, her own children learned basic techniques to assist her, especially with casting and molding figures she designed, including the historic fountains in SF at Union Square and Ghiradelli Plaza.

      She led an amazing life that despite the wartime incarceration, she found meaning and redemption in her life's work. 

Friday, August 22, 2025

Sacramento Solons at It Again

     So, Gavin Newson Gruesom signed the documents yesterday to redesign districts in California that will increase Dems numbers in the House of Representatives. Yhis move comes after the bizarre governor of Texas, Greg Abbott, had the Dems humiliated by chasing them down like rats under threats of fines or loss of jobs. on NOthing; and never mind John Bolton.

  Abbott redrew district boundaries to assist in increasing Republican seats in the House. Clearly, a power play to support the 5-Year Old White House occupant. Maybe Abbott wants a Federal job, like Kennedy. Maybe Abbott knows his tenure doesn't last much longer and is looking for higher roles(look out D.C.

    The world is viewing the USA as a dysfunctional playpen where the playmates have forgotten the rules of the 'pen. It's not only open season on players, but it's open season on the rules of the game as they change daily according to the whims of the 5 year Old -in-Chief.  All the MAGA voters are scrambling to justify their votes as they complain about policy changes that affect their daily lives. The mainstream media can hardly keep up as the fallout rumbles through the population. Never mind the tariffs; never mind the intimidation of Jerome Powell and the FED; never mind the "Alligator Alcatraz," never mind the border wall; never mind the Ukrainian mightmare, never mind the absurd Alaska Summit. This is the REPUBLICAN PARTY in living color.

Sad.

Have another nice day. 

John Bolton Greets the Day Today With F.B.I. Agents

         Former National Security advisor John Bolton has had a rough time of late. As many of former Trumpie insiders have found out, the position is always precarious.  Mr. Bolton decided even he could not stomach what the 5-Year Old in the White House was doing. So, he ,Mr. Bolton, turned on his former boss. Then, his troubles began. Shortly after Trumpie decided it was 'retribution time', he yanked Bolton's security detail which watched over his place 24/7 because of personal threats from Iran and other baad actors.

       Bethesda, Maryland, is accustomed to the scene of dark SUV's and husky men w/ earbuds hanging. But today, they were treated to agents with a mission: search Bolton's residence and gather documents believed to be in the house, illegally set there by Bolton. Oh, how the mighty have fallen. Bolton is just one of the many MAGA supporters who lost the stomach for Republican programs, actions, and unAmerican activities in the courts.

       Bolton has claimed the mantle of conservative, but in reality, he's just another self-serving shill for his own brand. Just look at the mustache; that says it all. Oh, he hangs some cred on his brief Naval career, not unlike many others(Nixon, Johnson, Carter, Kennedy, McCain). Bolton went too far in the eyes of POTUS. Enough; time for retribution. This is another example of Trumpies childish revenge mode now most familiar to supporters and the public at large. Even the Musk Rat has felt the revenge lash from the White House. And now a judge has dismissed a $500 million judgment against the Trump organization. It's great day for POTUS, Inc.

     So JOhn Bolton is having a "I told You SO' morning." The old man must wake up and think, "Where did I go wrong?" Probably not. He's of a mind to go on social media and rant, ala Steve Bannon, et. al.

    Oh, and how about Don Bongino, Deputy Director of F.B.I.? He's been supplanted by another appointee, Mr. Bailey, who will assume the 'same' role @ F.B.I. Politics: it's soooooo fun in America. I won't get into the HHS leader, that pathetic Kennedy.

Have a nice day, even the 10,000 IDF reservists called upo to help takeover GAZA City.   

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Rus Want to Join Security Discussions

       You have to love the Rus. They are a strange people. They don't think like you or me or other rational beings. It's the vodka which they swill like wild beasts of the Steppes, or the Siberian plain, or the frozen tundra and its vastness which creates a feeling of smallness which permeates the entire culture. The European leaders realize that no matter how long until the war in Ukraine ends, the aftermath is very, very important for European countries, those most familiar with the duplicity of the Rus.

       The arrogance of this backward tribal culture knows no bounds. They invade a country without warning. They kill soldiers and civilians alike; but most barbarically, they kidnap defenseless children after killing their parents and then parcel them out to childless alcoholics whose fertility has been halted by excessive alcohol consumption. Now the Rus want to control the post war era. Hmmmm. How do they come to this position? It's a mystery.

     The recent meeting of Trump and the European leaders, including Pres. Zelensky of Ukraine, indicate that the US will assist in ending this massive invasion and its massive killing by the Rus army, directed from the Kremlin and the Little Dictator.

    This is worse than even events in the Gaza Strip where the HAMAS pirates want to negotiate some end to the IDF Army's takeover. Perhaps if they were somewhat rational, they , too, could stop the killing. Maybe they should release the hostages they are starving to death. Maybe they should release the bodies of those hostages who have died in captivity. Are there any human being among the Palestinian people?

   So, the bombing continues in Ukraine. Even as the Lapdog asks for participation in discussions among European leaders, the Little Dictator cant help hisself. Clearly, mental illness has taken over the Rus nation.  

Tuesday, August 19, 2025

Trump Wants Hitler to Meet With Roosevelt

         Novelists couldn't imagine this scenario: Adolf Hitler, chief Nazi, to meet with leader of the Free World, Franklin Roosevelt. Roosevelt met with other leaders who fought together to defeat Nazism and Adolf. Roosevelt even sat down with the history's mass murderer himself, Josef Stalin who was already known for starvation in his country and the gulag archipelago prison system that housed opponents, big and small.

       So, the  the 5 year Old in the White House suggests that Volodymyr Zelensky meet up with the former KGB Colonel and Dictator of the Largest Country in the world for 24+ years and discuss the 3 1/2 year old war in Ukraine following te Rus Invasion of its neighbor, Ukraine. Sound like an idea? Trumpie has only the best advisors(RFK,Jr., Christie Noem, Tulsi Gabbard, Kash Patel, Pete Hegseth, Greg Abbott, Marco Rubio, to name a few. So this brain trust told POTUS this is a good idea. Then Trumpie says he's signing an executive order telling states they must remove mail in balloting from their elections. Most 12 year olds know this is illegal and the Executive Branch has no constitutional authority over elections. But this claim gains some more negative publicity to the 5-year old -in-Chief.

      European leaders including Pres. Zelensky met Trumpie in the White House yesterday to discuss the ongoing war in Ukraine. After stumbling badly in Alaska with the KGB Colonel, Trumpie & Co. are desperately trying to save a little face. Fat chance. Jump around Washington, without bumping into National Guard troops here and there, and one will probably see numerous individuals piling into Uber rides fleeing the city after fleeing from their former jobs now gone. Many upper echelon F.B.I. agents have been given the heave-ho, even those without pensions. Most were tagged by POTUS supporters as opponents of Trumpie & Co, especially if they investigated the January 6th rioters who were pardoned en masse after the inauguration on January 20th. Thank you, Kash Patel for supporting the Constitution.

     What are the chances of Putie meeting Zelensky? Zero.  Trumpie would have to admit they he can't stop the war; can't order a cease fire, nor even slow down the invasion of eastern Ukraine by Rus army units. What to do? Order more National Guard units into Wash., D.C. to arrest unruly teenage bad actors as they carjack, assault, and stun local citizens in another failed Democratic city. Hmmmm. 

Sunday, August 17, 2025

Trumpie's White House Fandango

      Well, the Alaska Tea party was a bust: nobody wanted to go fishing or bear hunting. Conversations were short, not sweet. Trumpie and Stumpie the Dictator, hardly shook hands, let alone come to a cease fire agreement that might save a few thousand Rus soldiers' lives. Instead, the Little Dictator will continue to kill civilians- men, women, and children indiscriminately, wherever the missiles, drones, and artillery rounds land.

      Trumpie is stumped. Typical Trumpie bluster: "I can get a deal". HA, this blustering buffoon can't get a deal anywhere , except the Kennedy Center where he took over the board chairman position by default. The locals in Alaska breathed a sigh of relief that the two bumblers came and went w/o even walking through the neighborhoods near the airport/military forts. Maybe Putie wanted to take a long summer flight across the vast Siberian wasteland.  Perhaps he wanted to count all the times zones he crossed on his Apple watch.

      Maybe he was reading Anna Karenina, or "The Gulag Archipelago ".  Maybe his wife told him to take a hike for a week and clear his pea brain so he might assume a different position on war in Ukraine and war in general that continues to drain the population of young men. Those same young men that possibly could lead the revolution that could bring the Rus into the 21st Century instead of reaching back in time for a long forgotten Russya that is now ancient history. None of his people seem to be able to influence his thinking. He's an isolated human being without any ethical basis for his thinking. His goal: restore a myth of his own making; a history fabricated out of the fog of the Steppes; the visions of tundra and vast empty space. 

     Meanwhile, trumpie lines up some European allies to discuss the future, hoping to shape it to his own ideas. Zelensky will hope to sway his thinking and the thinking of those other Europeans who will attend this 'new' summit this week.

     So, get ready for more reporting by a flummoxed group of journalists who have no clue as to what is happening here, there, or anywhere. 

Alaska Show Business

      So, the Famous Alaska Summit is now history. What will history record: not much, really. POTUS and the dictator were photographed holding hands(shaking hands?).  No decisions were handed down regarding: 1) cease fire in Ukraine, 2) definition of peace requirements, 3) conditions for cessation of hostilities, 4) international law violation recognition.

      Pres. Zelensky of Ukraine was not a party to these foto ops put on by the Entertainer and the Dictator. Putie wanted to resurface outside the largest country in the world to appear to his supporters that he was doing something that might reduce the million + casualties suffered by the Rus down south. It's already become an issue among dissidents(even those in gulag).

       Trumpie likes the idea of bringing the Dictator out of the Kremlin onto American soil. Hints of possible agreements were leaked by White House toadies to media outlets. Some journalists speculated that trumpie would sell Alaska back to Russia is he gave up designs on eastern Ukraine.  It was also mentioned that trumpie would sell some mineral rights to the Kremlin(maybe the entire North Slope). Maybe some timber; maybe some metal ores. Maybe a grizzly bear or two. Maybe some salmon; or a slice of the Arctic maritime passage.

     But, as has been reported, both parties left Alaska as they came in: empty handed, no deals announced, no deals completed. Only a few pleasantries passed their lips.

   Oh, well. The world waits for Mad Vlad to pass away.  

Friday, August 15, 2025

All Look North: See Northern Lights

      So, POTUS flies to an air base near Anchorage, AK., to meet the "Little Dictator" hisself. It's summer now in the Arctic. Brown bears are cavorting among the wild flowers as they pursue a meal to fatten up for the winter hibernation effort. Trumpie and Putie will appear to be serious in their combined attempt to put an end to war in Ukraine. Oh, is Pres. Zelensky going to be there? Only in spirit as these 2 rock heads gambol about the landscape  trying to look presidential. Sorry, that can't happen with these two saps.

      The Mayor has not been to Alaska recently, but past trips usually included some fishing; Alaska is known for natural resources: oil, oil, and more oil. It's been pumped from the North Slope for almost 50 years. The pipeline traversing the entire state north to south was instantly controversial when proposed. Eco troops  warned of many potential problems, not the least of which who among them would get a check from the State of Alaska that reaped significant tax benefits from extractor companies.

     So, the annual cash benefit has been reduced somewhat(for all residents) has been reduced as flows decrease. The detractors have had to acknowledge that problems were minimal. The largest oil problem happened with the grounding of a oil tanker in the Sound that crerated the largest environment problem in US history, But that was then.

     Now oil will take a backseat to politics and international efforts to stop the indiscriminate killing of Ukrainians by Rus soldiers who lob rockets and missiles into Kviv, and other civilian centers. Read non-military targets. These acts will never be forgotten, nor should they. Those responsible(starting in the Kremlin) should be tried for these war crimes because that is what they are: war crimes.

      One wonders what POTUS will think as he stares into the beady little eyes of the Little KGB colonel, now dictator of the Rus. 

Monday, August 11, 2025

Kamchatke Volcanic Action

      Well not to be outdone by the blowhards in Moskva, the magma movement vic. the Kamchatka Peninsula has vented some gas; oh, and some lave, formerly magma. 7 dormant volcanos have puffed and groaned into powerful seismic entities, scoring headlines around the Pacific Rim and beyond. No doubt, this activity was prompted by all the gas coming from the depths of the Kremlin and its Onion Tops.

      Trumpie and company(Marco who?) will descend on Alska in a few days to talk(and to blow hard at each other as Putie wants to stop the bad press and all the International criminal accusaations that have caused his family to wonder if it's all worth it.(not). Putie wants some real estate for the 1 million casualties incurred by his Rus conscripts who have been dodging drones and missiles for almost 3 long years. My, my, my. Old Putie just can't help hisself. Maybe he should call Dr. Oz who could offer some psychobabble to alleviate his distress. MAYBE NOT.

     So, let's be real. Putie is pleased that Trumpie agreed to talk on US neutral ground. trumpie probably has the National Guard out there now herding Grizzlies into temporary quarters so they don't make a blin with Putie in the middle. My old cousin Phil was a pilot stationed in Alaska during the Cold War. He hated Alaska. Or actually, Adak Island where he was posted flying P2 bombers for the USN. After two tours, he jumped ship(not literally). Became a civilian and went to work for the local utility(PGE!) Oh, well, they paid better than the $300/mo he was earning as a Lt. jg.

      Trump might play some golf while in Alaska; the Secret Service says they are ready for the challenge. Golfers in Alaska always carry, carry that is long guns, short guns, and everything else necessary to stop a charging grizz with hate in its heart.

    Media types will flock to Alaska and see what's up there.  They know about Senator Lisa there who likes to flip for locals, local donors that is, such as fishing boat captains, etc.

      With all the geologic unrest along the Pacific Rim, don't be surprised if rumblings occur vic. Anchorage/Aleutians/Kodiak/ redoubt Mtn. Plate tectonics are active these days. 

        

Saturday, August 9, 2025

Texas Dems Head For the Hills(of Oklahoma)

       Texas Governor Greg Abbott has called in the FBI to help find the missing legislators who've fled the capitol to avoid a vote on redistricting that could alter the House of Representatives more heavily in favor of Republicans.  This has happened before in the Red state of Texas, home to a stubborn class of independent types who like to think they are "special" in some way or another.

     Some folks are saying this is an abuse of the FBI's role in America because they are known as crime fighters, not 'dog catchers'. certainly, if the Dems think this tactic will work, then in your face, Greg Abbott. We know this tactic smacks of partisanship in a big, mean way. Voters in Texas are hardly sympathetic to Dems, but they are aware of public opinion in some small way. Will the 'roundup'succeed? Who knows, Governors don't always know the future despite their wish to have a handle on it. Where are the fabled Texas Rangers? Seems that call would generate more hysteria than calling in Feds to do the roundup. But first, they have to find those who fled. Maybe they've donned disguises. Maybe they've gone to Montana to fish; maybe they've gone to Mexico to hideout with cartel members.

   The Saga of the Missing Dems continues. 

Tuesday, August 5, 2025

Meeks Bay Helicopter Rescue

    Amid wailing sirens from multiple sources, a medevac helo landed on the beach at Meeks Bay at 3:12pm today. After making many circling maneuvers on the approach, the skillful pilot landed on the sand at the water's edge on the campground side of the beach. 

    It appeared from observations thaat a victim was being attended to by personnel on shore. The causal event is unknown at this time, but summer weekends are oftgen the time when accidents happen on the west Shore of LAke TAhoe. The flying weather is fine as of this minute-there's almost no wind observed and skies are clear of clouds. The sun is bright and conditions are optimal for this medical flight.

    The population of the West Shore climbs as this week and next are high summer season when campgrounds are full and beaches are crowded with vacationers from all over. For some visitors, this is their first view of this most beautiful blue alpine lake, one of the deepest on the planet. However, as has been seen on July 4th weekend when a loaded passenger boat flipped near Emerald Bay, tragedy is not unknown here.  

Friday, August 1, 2025

Dancers Lining Up for Trumpie Ballroom Tickets

       King Trump has ordered a new ballroom to be built in the White House. The Present place is too, too, small. King Trump needs elbow room to shake, rattle, and roll with the First Lady, the Slovenian. It's a good thing the Musk Rat isn't around, he might have nixed the $200 million dollar redo.

    But Trumpie being Trumpie, he gets what he wants. Oh, and the Rose GArden will be paved over so Melania's high heels won't get stuck in the mud; she might fall over and embarrass Trumpie. Trumpie is used to the spaces at MAr-A-LAgo dance palace in Florida, the Winter White House or Golf Parley Center Club House for high donors and lackies.

Carry on. 

Earth Shaking News from Russya Far East

    So, some subduction activity on the Russyan PAcific Coast rattled the area. Tsunami sirens lurched into action, notifying the drunken population that: "Something happened. Whoooooo". What was it? A kremlin operative of the FGSB blew farts out his ass?

   The Tsunami never amounted to much, anywhere. But some coasties did head for the top floors of their condos in Florida and Hong KOng and Tokyo.

More vodka please, Vlad. More potatoe based liquor to stop the pain. 

Putin's Gerbil Awakes

    Remember Dmitry Medvedev? I don't either. But when googlrd, one finds this worm took over when Mad Vlad needed a dacha rest back in the early days of Mad Vlad's czarist rule. So the Gerbil speaks about how important it is for the West(us) to pay attention to his rantings. So he mentioned the usual Rus garbage.

    Why didn't one of the other puppets, such as Pesky Peskov speak out? Too much vodka probably. It's a nation wide problem in the largest country in the world. Vodka makes everything better according to competent medical authority in----Russya!!!!

   Ha ha ha.

     Dmitry Medvedev: put the puppet back in the box before his pants fall off. 

King Putin Rides Again

So the supporters of King Putin  launched more missiles into Kviv yesterday. This time the well-aimed barrage destroyed an occupied apartment house. !3 Ukrainians are dead, most of them children. The message from Putin;"We don't care about children, yours or ours"." Please pass the vodka bottle(s) so we can continue with our Rus leadership methods: shoot first, ask questions later."

   And the war goes on.

   Trumpie: "It's time for the 'secondary' sanctions against this madness. Madness is all it is. There's no rational coming from the Kremlin or from anybody inside the Onion Domed Fun House. Who goes there anyway? Nobody with a brain or with a conscious or with a pulse or with humanity or with a future without nightmares. Pass the vodka, please. MAybe Xi JP will drop a dime on King Putin and put a stop to this once and for all. Who cares about earthquakes? Who cares about tsunamis? Nobody when the missiles are flying and children are dying.

      Sure, Ukrainians are protesting against their own government. They want the madness to stop as much as the Rus in the trenches in front of them. Who wants war? Nobody involved excepting the Rus in the Kremlin. Shame on the Rus and all their history. A history of madness. Maybe it's in the water? Maybe the vodka?   

      When the occupants of the largest country in the world wake up, and they eventually will,  some will at the place that tells them they have been fooled by wannabe Communists. Maybe some will speak of the horrors under Old Joe, Master Murderer. Maybe some will speak of a czarina, or Ivan the Terrible. Or maybe Napolean in 1812.

Or maybe Ukraine in 2025. 

India's Modi Meets with Steppe Mad Man in India

       The Mad Man of the Steppe, aka Vova, aka Mad Vladdy, had a meeting today that will discuss ongoing issues with the nrelationship betw...