Putin's North Korean Problem

      So, the generals running the Kremlin's Special Operations in Ukraine needed some manpower to counterattack the incursion of Ukrainian troops into the Kursk region of the Motherland. A shockinh development. The generals were ordered by Mad Vlad to attack this insult. What happened? Nothing. No manpower available. Remember, the Rus invaded their neighbor 1000 days ago. Yes, 1000 days ago. It has cost thr Kremlin hundreds of thousands of young men from a country that doesn't have very many young men left to expend their lives for a MAD MAN. So, what to do?

       Call Kim Un, now. "Kim, I need a division pronto, price is no object." Ok, Vladdy, I'll give the order soon. The price: oil, lots at a favorable price, below Saudi price. Ok. done. SO Kim sends 10,000 North Koreans to Russya ready for action. Wait, they don't speak Rus. Ok, add a few Russyans to each unit for communications. Done. Now we have North Koreans dancing around in Kursk. Those North Koreans liek the fresh air, something they've never experienced. Some like the geography, so different that the peninsula with its hills and valleys and stinking weather and stinking Dear Leader. Oh, to be free of the dear Leader. yes, we still have the in house assassins watching us but we are here, not there.

    As a result, Old Joe freed up some requested rocket munitions for Volodymyr which he promptly put to good use, raining some steel on to the heads of the North Korean conscripts digging around in the Ukrainian black soil. But now the Rus generals have the manpower to counterattack the intrusion. Never mind that the war has dragged on for 1000 days.(This means that MAd Vlad is 1000 days closer to the end of 'his' time, which is coming faster than even he anticipated). Oh, and he's trotted out the 'nuclear option' pony for the scaredy cats. Clear indication that he's losing it.

Wrlcome to the "new Russya".

Big Day in Hong Kong

      Remember Hong Kong-the 'former' British colony operating within the boundary of the Red Menace? And then, Beijing decided that the treaty signed back then was a mistake. So, the Communist government jumped the piece of paper by 25 years and took over HK.

     How did that work out? Ask the 45 citizens of Hong Kong that were sentenced to prison terms yesterday. Some got 4 years, and some got ten. I guess the judge(can a Communist be called judge?) wanted to break up the pattern for the sake of media terms. Many of these prisoners have been waiting awhile for the sentencing phase of their trials(are there 'real trials' in the Communist government? No) So, they'll join Jimmy Lai, the publisher who has been sentenced to life(what's left of it) in prison for publishing something Xi doesn't like or the PARTY doesn't like or the council of Commies doesn't like.

       So, the Communists exalt on their victory over dissent, again. Lovely country China. Been there, smells like fish. These sentences send another message: don't oppose Beijing or Xi JP or else. Or else PRISON. Want to spend your time in a Chinese shithole? Then just keep quiet and eat your rice allocation. Oh, complain about real estate problems? Be careful, it's a very sensitive topic lately. Even the rest of the world knows about China/ Beijing's real estate fiasco. Can you believe it : millions and millions of condos rotting away, empty and the debt on the government's balance sheet(s). How does this happen? Communism, pure and simple. Sure the West has its problems but did the West build millions of condos on order of Washington? No.

Have a nice day, Hong Kongers.

Snow: It's About Time

      Well, sports fans, get your snow boards ready: here it comes. That's the atmospheric bomba, guaranteed to dump the white stuff. Folks were starting to get concerned about the "season"; but now, here we go: WINTER.

       Strolling around Homewood yesterday gives one the impression that the San Francisco-based owners care less about Tahoe than they do about their $$$$$. No surprises there. They are capitalists and thats what you get. However, the regulators are in charge here, thankfully. Can you imagine what the lakefront would look like without TRPA? Exactly, just like Vegas. We don't like Vegas; we like Tahoe Blue.

     So, Palisades will probably be making snow by the ton tonight, tomorrow, and for months to come to satisfy the needs of their customers who will pay dearly for the privilege of skiing/boarding down Squaw Peak(don't say squaw). Get ready for the traffic-the holidays are on the near term horizon. Oh, well.

New Attorney General Nominee

        DJT's disdain for the legal profession only matches his disdain for Congress. In a move to insult all lawyers everywhere, DJT named Matt Gaetz as his choice for Attorney General of the USA. Can you imagine? This is what was expected from DJT: he could care less about those saps who voted him into another term in the White House. Now the chickens are coming home to roost. Republicans are clattering about their warrens chattering about the flood of appointments being made by the winner on Nov. 5th.

      So the voters and those who abstained from voting will be spared the post election day protests and mass resignations that would have followed a defeat of Trumpism. Now they have to live with the new reality for 4 more years: a wackadoodle housed on Pennsylvania Avenue. Of course, much of his time will be spent on the golf course at Mar-A -Lago in Florida, his southern home of record where he housed all the documents he stole from the White House after being defeated by Joe Biden in 2020. Federal Judge Eileen Cannon took care of that problem for the Donald. She can probably play a round of 18 holes at Mar-a-Lago for free.

     Matt Gaetz has been under investigation for sex crimes and other dark deeds while in Conress as a representative of Florida. He resigned before the report was released. Now he will face confirmation hearings in the Senate. How about that?

     His Deputy is Todd Blanche, the pathetic counsel of DJT through many of his trials. He's another grabber/climber/status seeker/compromiser. If Gaetz gets dumped, Toddy Boy will be elevated into the leadership position. 

      This whole affair is great entertainment unless you prefer less drama, less facade, less fake truths, less corruption, less ignorance, less scary, less doomsday, less narcissism, less Orange hair.

Viva Italia

President of Italy to Elon Musk:

       So the "Whirling Dervish" of Washington,D.C., aka Elon 'X' Musk, was told publicly by Sergio Marterella, President of Italy, to stay out of Italian politics. The Italian President is not part of Prime Minister Georgio Meloni's government not its party-Brothers of Italy. This came on the heels of a judicial decision by the Supreme Court of Italy that put on hold the government's plan to house migrants intercepted at sea in a facility in Albania unril the courts can hear their requests for asylum.

     For years, Italy has seen huge numbers of migrants land on remote islands in the Mediterranean  Sea after precarious journeys in flimsy watercraft provided by traffickers in North African ports. Unknown numbers of these migrants have drowned during these attempts to reach Europe. Most of them seek to pass through Italy to Northern European countries rather than risk staying in Southern European sites that offer fewer opportunities for employment and housing.

      The audacity of Elon Musk, the richest man in the known universe, is well known. Now Pres. Elect DJT, has anointed him as Director of Government Efficiency. This title has only increased his gall in over reaching everywhere his money can bring him. PM Georgia Meloni and Elon met at the Atlantic Council awards ceremony in September. He assured his millions of followers on X that he is not dating Ms. Meloni. That may or may not be true as the dark shadows of Philanderer in Chief Musk hide many trysts and social engagements  that are well documented. Perhaps Pope Francis should offer Elon some advice, too. "Elon, keep it in your pants and leave our PM alone." The Italian president is the leader of the legal arm of the government and as such as a certain role in the country beyond legislative Parliament.

      My advice to Elon: "Take your schtick to DJT's government, leave Italy out of your overreaching grabs."

Viva Italia

Melania Trump Snubs the First Lady

      What else is new? The former First Lady, Melania Trump, turned down an invitation to the White House to meet Jill Biden, the First Lady. No comment followed. Melania deserves DJT. Two of a kind: narcissists.

Russya Acknowledges Demographic Cratering

        Let's see: Mad Vlad orders the military to invade Ukraine. Russyan soldiers are under-trained, ill-prepared, and hardly excited about a war against a neighbor in their back yard. Then start sending home to Moskva tens of thousands of body bags filled with the remains of dead Russyans. Then, have those with means, a few children of oligarchs/kleptogarchs, flee abroad so they won't end up in a body bag. Then arrest anybody who speaks out against the Putin model of government, eg. no rights of any sort. Then put Alexei Navalny in prison, then kill him there.

       Now Mad Vlad and his puppets in the Duma will address the shortcomings of the fertile female population. A new law will be signed by Mad Vlad which will outlaw a life style that doesn't include children. Hmmmmm. How's this going to work in practice.? Demented Peskov, spokesperson extraordinaire for Mad Vlad, stated that the new law will only ensnare those subversives and subversive organizations that advocate for the "modern" lifestyle which doesn't include procreation, ie., having children/Little Russkies. This law might just be the last straw-the straw that breaks the camel's back. With sanctions in place and more on the way, young folks with a few rubles will be fleeing in droves again; essentially giving Mad Vlad(Vova) the finger/the bird.

        So, the Poor Rus. Stuck. Chained to their modern history of inhumane treatment for all, especially their own. What will it take to turn the shit ship of state to turn around? Now, Mad Vlad(Vova) has enlisted help from his buddy in North Korea: Kim Un, aka Rocket Man. He helps the Rus by sending 10,000 soldiers to fight in Ukraine. These are mercenaries who don't speak Rus, but die like the Rus. They'll be sent home like their Rus soldier comrades. But, they'll have gained some freedom to breathe air other than the toxic fumes that flow from  Pyongyang, North Korea.

       Like China, the population bust is only getting worse  in Russya. While the lives of the Party elite is comfortable, the majority suffer, suffer, and suffer some more. The world outside the borders of the largest country in the world have made Russya a pariah state, not only for the occupation of Crimea in 2014, but the ongoing war against Ukraine. Mad Vlad will soon die; but his legacy will haunt the Rus for centuries.