Good Bye TikTok

       SCOTUS rules against Chinese web app designed for the American market. The ban on the app in the USA takes effect this Sunday. The sitting panel of judges listened to lawyers representing the company and decided to let the ban stand. CEO of the company is no doubt wandering around Washington, D.C. at this moment as he looks forward to the celebration parties after Trump jumps into the whiye House on Monday.

     Millions of users of the app will jump their business to Instagram and What's App and other apps for their work efforts. 

       Now the PLA will have to come up with a different method to subvert the citizens of the USA. See what Trumpie does on Tuesday.

TikTok Ha Ha.

    Oh, let's not overlook the inauguration where the CEO of TikTok will be on the dais in a seat of honor. More humor than not.

Gaza Cease Fire: Release of Palestinian Killers

      So, media orgs are tripping over each other to grab a few nuggets of the Gaza Deal between HAMAS and Israel.  A very sad cease fire it is: serious players-eg. USA, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Turkey, Iran, Russya, are calling the deal great. The Israeli Cabinet has not approved the deal-yet. Why would they at this point; seems like not much will change and the murderers who attacked the kibbutz on Oct. 7th, killing innocent civilians, will not be held accountable. So, we should cheer a deal with PIRATES?

     HAMAS is nothing more than an organized criminal enterprise, holding Palestinian citizens hostage while they hold on to power in an isolated desert environment. Iran and the crazies who run that rat hole think the West and Israel will settle for anything  hail the deal. However, Bibi is not ready to push the stop button. he's lived through all the Arab/Islamist BS and sees no future by riding the same camel around and around on the merry-go-round of Arab lies, deceptions and bedouin double crossing business.

       The West wants peace so that business can be conducted uninterrupted. Israelis want the Arab world to stop lobbing missiles into their homes. Simple. But when the Big Boys push, things can happen, but often the outcome is not to everyone's liking. 6 weeks-the length of the agreement, will pass in a flash. A few hostages will be sent home, and gangs of Palestinian murderers will also return to Gaza to fight another day. Great. Who loses? How about the remaining hostages? What about them? Enough of the Pirate's BS.

      Time to wipe the Gaza desert clean of HAMAS. Oh, and what about Yawya Sinwha's brother, Mohammed, stirring the ashes of his brother's body, hoping to gain a little power that had rubbed off the relative's remains? Hmmmm. Won't be long before the Mossad puts Mohammed where he belongs: in the ash heap of Gaza.

      Oh, the media  types use related ink to fill their columns with: hope? Doesn't help. Actions speak louder than words. Remember this in 6 weeks.

Have a nice day; get ready for the Trump Go Round.

Putin Confers with Iran's Wizzened Leaders

     The old reprobate leaders of Iran are in a bind: Israel is on the march and is about to ink a cease fire agreement with Iran's proxy HAMAS. Israel will reaim its arsenal at Iranian targets as the IDF appears ready to give some payback to the source of most of the weaponry unleashed on the Jewish population during the Gaza conflict. 

      The mullahs are squirming in their seats as their world has been upended by a rebel force in Syria that has reconfigured the playbook in the whole Middle East.  Seems the mullahs didn't count on the IDF to wreck Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria after the HAMAS onslaught into Israel. Bad advice, again. Sure Bibi has been under pressure, but he's still there and Bashar and his family of murderers are in Moskva, under Putin's wing.

      So, Putin will listen to the pleas from the people that he has made partners. But Mad Vlad has issues at home, too. He's been waging a big loser battle in his own backyard, aka Ukraine. The Zelensky -led government has not given up and the Great Satan has donated billions of dollars in modern weapons to cause nothing but grief to Putin. Now he has to use North Korean soldiers, untrained and unwilling, to fight on his behalf.   Hmmm. What could go wrong this time?  So, Putin will want some cash, good old American dollars as his oil market keeps shrinking, and who knows what will happen when the new American Mad Man takes over in a week.

       It is way past time for a Middle East shake out and shake up. That Iran's proxy idiots from Palestine was the instrument makes it a great game to watch. While Americans are watching football come to the finale, Western Europe is focused on the Middle east, whether it's Israel, Turkey, Syria, or Egypt, the continent is watching closely.

Elon Sued by Government.

       Who maintains Elon's file on court cases? Must be a regiment of lawyers; but then, when you're the richest man on the planet with a company that publishes all your mental whims, it's not a big deal, even when it's the Federal Government going after you. In this case, the S>E>C> wants some of Elon's butt for violating reporting rules on stock purchases ahead of the pack. When he decided he wanted Twitter, he began buying the stock. At a certain date, he exceeded the 5% rule which requires an announcement to the public sphere of your purchases. He was late, taking advantage of the market's ignorance of his position which exceeded 5%.

      Let's assume that Gary Gensler is out in a week. Will the new S.E.C. chief follow up on the charges? Hmmm. A Trump appointee. What will Trumpie tell him to do-pursue of forget it? Money says we'll never hear another word by January 22, 2025.

Dharma Rain Needed in SoCal

         So, the insurance companies and Sacramento are bracing for the numbers related to the conflagration in southern California: they will be bracing. The pictures we have seen tell everything: block after block of rubble piles with maybe a chimney or two. History repeats itself. Gavin Gruesom, governor, has signed a law suspending the CEQA environment review  necessary to build anything in the State from an outhouse to a high rise. His advisors tell him to get ahead of the curve/wave.

     Sorry Gavin; you've got 2 more years in office and most of that time will be spent parrying Trump's arrows flung across the country in an attempt to quash any of your ideas about going to Washington in 2028. Who will suffer: homeowners who lost their homes to fire. For starters new homes built since 2001 have had to have fire sprinkler system installed during construction, including garages. Not cheap but cheaper than insurance premiums are sure to be. And Ricardo Lara, erstwhile State Insurance Commissioner, will be arguing mightily with insurers to keep rates under control. Good luck, Ricardo-ain't happening in your lifetime or Gavin's. These rate hikes will drive even more high earners to Florida and Texas where they will spend their dollars on real estate in Austin and Dallas. So long tax dollars, hello deficits.

     And on top of it all, insurers will do their usual scrutiny of all claims as the homeowners cast about for help. This charade in Sonoma and Napa counties 5 years ago led to extreme discord among Sacramento politicians whose phone were deluged with complaints about settlements that in some cases didn't happen. Even the revered company USAA was ordered to pay claims they denied in their largest market outside of home base Texas.  The company got reams of bad press, well deserved. State Farm and others had cancelled many policies in LA county BEFORE the fires began. How many homeowners were forced to go to the outrageous state FAIR Plan? Unknown at this time.

     Get ready for California political shenanigans, AGAIN.

What is "dharma" rain? It's a defensive system of sprinklers that is installed on roof tops to thwart the spread of fire that is wind driven into built up neighborhoods. Works great and is cheap to install, even cheaper than indoor systems which require permits and skilled plumbers. Been around for a long time.

Congress Holding Hearings on Trump Appointments

        Pete Hegspeth, nominee for Sec. of Defense, was questioned today by Congressional members as part of the approval process. The Army veteran and Fox news analyst deflected many of the questions asked about his past performance and his business dealings in companies that he worked for when a civilian.

     Will he get approved or will he bounce back to the airwaves to spill discord and lies associated with Fox news.

      6 more days until trumpie takes over. Wheeeeeeeeee.