Russya Continues Assaullt on Kyiv/Ukraine

       So, 170 Ukrainians died per day this month.  Died under assault by Russyan arms: missiles, guided bombs, and drones armed with explosives. Capitol city Kyiv has been the target as Mad Vlad in the Kremlin continues his manic attacks on his sovereign neighbor. Volodymir Zelensky, president of Ukraine leads his country's defenses which have expanded and improved steadily as it counters the attacks by its northern beast.

      As has been reported, Ukrainian counter attacks have been inching closer to the Kremlin in Moskva. Armed drones have targeted Wildberries, the Rus version of Amazon warehouse commerce. Wildberries has sufferd the loss of several of its distribution centers and customers are waiting for insurance payments which may or may not show up.

     Way down south in Crimea, Ukrainian forces have targeted infrastructure such as bridges and port facilities. This region has not been a target until most receently been added to the targets list. As Ukraine defense manufacturing improves, the scope of attacks against Russya will grow wider as the country bleeds the Rus economy which is based on oil exports. Wider international sanctions will add more grief to the lives of Rus citizens who have endured the conflict for over 4 years with no end in site.

    Gas lines of cars waiting to fuel up have become common place in Moskva, St. Petersburg, and other cities. In the Far East, few if any reporters even venture to these outposts on the Pacific Rim. Does Moskva even care about the Far East Federation member(s)? Doubtful. The pain suffered by Rus civilians is hiding in the background, but it is there  nonetheless. 

     Does Mad Vlad care? No, he can't even think about outcomes of national policy. Not in his lifetime. 

        

World Cup Trophy Goes to Spain

        Well, sports fans were anticipating a titanic battle in the FIFA World Cup Final in New Jersey. As the Mayor will attest to, the game was a snoozer as both teams tried and failed to find the net until the end.  So, no repeat for Argentina. Despite going into the contest as the world's No. 1 ranked team, they came out only 2nd best this year.

    What happened to Argentina? How did Spain put so much pressure on the Blue and White? Where was Messi for 90 minutes? All good questions; all answered with : the best team won. Next time, Argentina; next time without Messi. Maybe a new coach. Maybe not. Time will tell. 

A Deal by The Deal Chump-in-Chief

    So, the timing: his 80th Birthday amidst a Fight Club Party at the White House in D.C. The Showman. Always looking for 'free publicity'-that is his specialty.

     The detail will follow, of course. He claims that the wording has already been finalized and the Iranian negotiators have announced a deal also.  Maybe, just maybe, some truth can be gleaned from such statements. We've heard it all before.

     Among the statements: The Strait of Hormuz will reopen to all(but a "fee" will be imposed, not a "toll", that has different implications/meaning. So, maybe the squeeze worked; but let's see the small print; the detaails as they are spelled out, word for word.  Maybe the IRGC leaders blinked. Maybe the new head of the Fed Res said no to an interest rate reduction until........?

    Meanwhile The Show must go on: World Cup Fever(now that the Knicks are off the front pages of both newspapers).   The 'mericans even scored 4 goals-the most ever for a team from USA. They looked good, too: fast, aggressive, skilled and young. It's group play so no shootouts, and ties are recorded with points given to both teams. The last game of the day between New Zealand and Iran ended in a 2-2 tie. The Kiwis had both goals by a scrappy forward-Just. He added to his international goal totals. Tomorrow's slate looks good and games will start early.

Watch 'em. 

Chinese Shut Out of Largest IPO Event

    By order from above, the SpaceX IPO was unavailable to Chinese investors whether from HongKong or Shanghai.  This clear indication that the treasury Dept., The White House; Homeland Security, and the State Dept. are squeezing Chinese foreign investments.

     This widely publicized stock offering by Elon Musk's company set a record for numbers starting with volume and price.  Many retail investors were shut out completely ; many insiders were gleefully counting their good fortune to be an insider, seeing long awaited pricing for their paper holdings over the last 15 years.  Many fortunes will be made, some now, some later.

And then there's Elon. His wealth is hard to comprehend. Oh, well. He makes a lot of people wealthy, that's for sure.  But not the Chinese. 

Birthday Sunday for the Chump

    So, sports fans tomorrow will feature a number of World Cup group play contests. On the same day, another game will be played in the Oval: The Chump-in-Chief will celebrate Numero OTTO, BD.

In my country, we say Buon Compleanno, Numero Otto. What a day: the Liar-in Chief arrived at his 9th decade on the planet. And he leads the free world as its most powerful person, ever. I wonder if the mullahs, Palestinians, Israelis, Lebonese, Haamas leaders, Hezbollah leaders, Pakistani leaders will send greeting cards or , in the case of Tehran, missiles and drones to the party.

      Will there be a small, intimate gathering in the White House (Casa Blanca)?  What will Raul Castro send via diplomatic channels?  Poor Raul, indicted for being a  Cubano. No, not really; indicted for being a Commie criminal, and murderer. Makes sense, given Fidel is in the ground somewhere.

   An 80-year old president-who would believe such a thing? Mike Johnson? Bill Pulte? Kash PAtel? Whoopie Goldberg?

Dua Lipa? 

World Cup Goes to Los Angeles

     So, football fans: the World Cup tournament has begun. After all the hype, the teams faced off all over the Western Hemisphere. From Mexicao to the Canadian provinces, players finally appeared on the pitch to play the Beautiful Game as it is called.

     The USA team faced off against favorite Paraguay.  Within the first 7 minutes, the USA got a gift when the Paraguayans scored an own goal, putting the USA on the board. By half time, the USA had added two more scores.

   After the half began, the Paras decided they had enough. Soon, they, too, had put one into the net. Now 3-1, US  But the score stayed the same for the rest of regular time.  7 minutes were added at the end. Soon enough, the USA boys put another ball into the goal making it 4-1.

    Great start for the boys from the host nation, scoring more goals than any other USA WOrld Cup team.

Keep it up. 

We Need a New Intelligent Department Head

    Goodbye, Bill Pulte. So, the Oval listened as the midterms approach. Pulte's named was erased from contention as the new head of Homeland Coordination Dept.; the great federal Waste Department. Who's next.

  Who is Jay Clayton? Anyway.