Washington ,D.C. Reflecting Pool

    It will soon be: Blue, like many of the states on both coasts. So, the Oval wants a nice "blue" appearance  when he sees the pool.  This will serve to remind the Oval of his enemies-those who inhgabit the Blue states of the realm.

     Blue is bad, except when it comes to reflecting pools. The Oval like the idea of a blue pool-very restful and calming, just what a chief executive needs to stay calm and cool while governing the most powerful country in the world.

Love it. What does Tucker say about the blue pool? What  does MArjorie Taylor Green say about a blue pool?  Or Lindsay Graham: blue pool?  Hmmm.

    What does VOVA think of a blue pool?  What does Xi think iof a blue pool?   Maybe he prefers tundra green, or taiga brown.   

Norway: Looking Good

     How about those Norwegians? They are living the good life thanks to their oil production.  Yes, Norway: a oil exporter, better than most. Their oil is offshore in the North Sea. It doesn't go through the Strait of Hormuz, that sad bit of geography now contested by a few maniacs in Iran which has harbored more than a few maniacs sinselling fossil fuels ton support this national fund is a moral and social dila the revolution turned the kingdom into a theocracy run by religious fanatics and their lackies and supporters.

     So, the Norwegians invest in Norway and the citizenry: government provided health care; government provided education; government provided retirement, and best of all: Norway has a sovereign fund of over 2 trillin dollars.  One must love this situation. Oh, some locals think that  sellin fossil fuels is a dilemma: is it a good to pollute the environment?  Hmmm. The debate goes on.

     But, until suitable alternatives to fossil fuels become more common place and more affordable, the world will continue to depend on fossil fuels for basic energy needs.

The sovereign fund has about $356,000 for each member of the country-nice. 

Pussy Riot on the March

       So, Old Mad Vlad has a new headache: his old nemesis the Pussy Riot Rock Group. They've been out of his reach and out of the FSB's reach for several years, but, on occasion they resurface to stick a finger in VOVA's eye, just to let him know that they are still watching his dictatorial moves over the Russyan peoples.

        So, way down south in Venice, Italia, the annual art show the Biennale in Venice attracts lots of artists, lots of collectors and dealers, and more than a few tourists, art patrons, curious types, and even a few Italians, wouldn't you know it.

       So our girls, the Pussy Rioteers, descended on the Russyan Pavilion in the Giardini, the scene od most pavilions celebrating an artist chosen for the country hosting the pavilion. In this case, the Rus pavilion. Pussy Riot wants the world to know that after 4 years of war that cost the Russyan peoples over 350,000 dead soldiers. Think about it: that's enoough to populate a modern city somewhere in Ruusya.  Then count the wounded: maybe a  million more suffering every type of disabling wounds.  Thousands upon thousands will suffer the effects of those wounds for the rest of their lives with little support from Moskva and the insiders who run the government while VOVA runs around calling Zelensky a puppet.

     Many think that Putin likes to harass Pussy Riot because they are well known and whenever they perform he likes ton criticize their music.  Maybe he'll invite them to perform for his wife and daughters who like rock music.  recently, Patriots Day was celebrated on the low down in Red Square because it was thought that Kyiv would order drones to attack participants in the parade and wreak havoc on spectators inflictking a publicity blow to the Rus Army on parade. They just don't appreciate what thenKremlin's fool does for the country: killing 350,000 Rus for prestige and empty patriotism.  Some Rus never change, and VOVA is one of those pathetic humans who can't overcome his inferiority complex.  

Strait of Hormuz Not a Problem

    So, tankers are lined up near Iran and the Strait of Hormuz.  Lots of issues surround the location; lots of media coverage worldwide. Lots of verbal chatter over the opening, closing, re-opening, re-closing. Naval vessels shooting at each other; ships' crews going hungry, and on and on and on. But:

Not For Everybody

   And not for Alexey Mordashov nor his "super yacht"- The Nord. The ship, at 465' long, is said to be worth about $500 millions with space for 36 guests, has its own helipad. While not in Mordashov's name, but his wife's name, the Super Yacht Times says Alexey controls the ship. 

   Mr. Mordashov is owner of Severstal, the Rus steelmaker(majority shareholder) and is a sanctioned billionaire. He is the epitome of the definition of oligarch, or is simpler terms; a friend of VOVA, aka Mad Vlad Putin, dictator of all Rus.  His net worth is north of $30 billions. In America, he'd be looked down upon as a pretender billionaire.  When Russya invaded Ukraine, the U.S. , U.K., and the European Union sanctioned Mordashov because of his connections  to the Kremlin.

    The Russyan military developed relations with the Iranian government and imported Shahed drones which the Rus then conveerted into their own variant known as the Geran. So, there is some speculatkion that Mordashov paid a small passage fee to Iran to be allowed to pass through the Starit of Hormuz and head to the open seas, somewhere more quiet, less prone to bombs and artillery and naval gunfire. Money 'always' talks, Igor.

    Despite the passage of one ship, more than 1600 other ships are starnded in the vicinity with more than 20,000 crew and servicing staff.  The International Maritime Organization has reported that logistics of servicing agents has become a problem for stranded crew members.   And all of these individuals are stuck because the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps is in charge of Iran, which seized 2 ships in the Starit last week.

Welcome to the Middle East. 

New Casualty Figures Expose Rus to Truth

     Well, now, 350,000 combat deaths suffered by-------Russyan Army in Ukraine.  The Rus people are having to reconcile this figure with their own perceptions of Mad Vlad's "Special Operation". The outside world knows about the debacle, but inside Russya, those locals don't have much of a clue. They sit and stare at their smart phones, hoping for something, anything that will transport them to a world a separate world, a world away from reality.

        As the war drags on and kills more Russyans everyday, the fantasy created in the brain of the Kremlin's own dixtator persists as not only a headache for the Rus, but also a headache for the  Ras-Putin. His generals convinced him that the powerful army of Russya would steamroll Ukraine in weeks. After 4 + years of war, the "steamroll" has deteriorated into the "slug roll", inching along, battered by ice and snow, and the ever present effect of swarms of Ukrainian drones.

       So, modern warfare looks different than the war in the old army textbooks.  A few years ago, a frontal assault could happen. Not anymore. That tactic is long over. Mass troops? Look out from above, the swarms are on their way to blanket any and all concentrations of forces: they are being tracked, targeted, and destroyed before they even begin.  The generals are scrambling; the Kremlin is scrambling, the recruiters are scrambling.  Who wants to join the army? Nobody with a brain.  Maybe a North Korean. (Where are they now?). All that information is available online, but nobody in the Kremlin wants to read it. Oh, Patriots DAy celebrations?  Ha, ha, ha, ha, : another concentration to be targeted. Some wiseass in the Kremlin thought it would be cute to ask for a temporary ceasefire during the parade. Laughable, really. More missiles, more drones is Ukraines's response, as it should be. Step up the costs on the Old Dictator and perhaps his advisors will show some spine and assassinate the old bastard. 

Patriots Day in Russya

   Well, now, are aall the tickets sold for good seats for Mad Vlad's parade of failed dreams? Who will show up to the Onion Top's favorite day when all the fat oligarchs crowd together in their fur hats and pathetic half smiles hoping the FSB is not taking their pictures to show Puttin who's on board and who's stashing money in Dubai and Zurich.

     Also in the mix will be the threat(s) from down south: has Kyiv attained enough power to reach Red Square? Will a drone or drones swarm the parade observers with clouds of armed suicide drones that will cripple the government? No doubt Kyiv is thinking ahead and has target makers zeroing in on the rparade route that could provide the best targets.

    Putin will probably observe the parade from an unknown location, maybe in the Urals or Vladivostok on the Pacific Coast.  Good place to hide but not good enough. The Israelis know where he is at all times. hey have paid informants throughout the country, including the East Coast.

Have a nice day. 

     

World Cup: What

   FIFA is concerned-all the tickets have not been sold. What is going on? Hmmm. MAybe not enough folks want to pay for high air faes. Gasoline prices are through the roof. Bad timing FIFA.  Ha,ha, ha, haaaaaaaa.

    Take your World Cup to Russya.