E.U. Extends Financial Lifeline to Ukraine

        Well, now we can all breathe a sigh of relief as money will begin to flow to the valiant Ukrainian people who have been attacked by scum from the Kremlin. Putin's "Special Operation" has gone awry and the Rus peoples have suffered at least 1 million casuakties sine the invasion into Ukraine over 4 years ago.

    What a boondoggle Mad Vlad has led his peoples into. For what? Only Putin knows the aswer to this question, based on flimsy evidence and ever fewer facts. So, off they go: Little Green Men; and now these same Little Green Men are being routinely massacred on the front lines in the Donbass Region of eastern Ukraine.  Mini drones seek them out and kill them instantly(but not painlessly.) There is little defense against these munitions and Ukrainians are making them as fast as possible, by the tens of thousands. They are even exporting those beyond their needs to help other countries deter efforts by Crazy Iranians who still think they are the best Arab country in the Middle East(not!).

   The E.U. has freed up billions for the country after being held up by Viktor Orban in Hungary. he's been voted out for a week and that's no great loss for the West. The Old Fart had been around for 16 years or about 15 years too long.  The money is in the form of a loan for $106 billion, a meaningful amount when one is talking ammunition, supplies, transport, and new technology.  Volodimyr Zelenski will put it all to good use to make the Mad Russyan pay in piled up Rus bodies on the front lines of the war.

Kudos to the E.U. and the Central Bank. 

Another Iranian Tanker Seized by US Forces

        Well, now, it's becoming routine: Iranian ship leaves port. Heading into or near the Strait of Hormuz, the rocky gap in the earth near Iran. After disregarding orders to turn around, the ship was boarded from helicopter-born commandos who took over the ship and promptly took custody of the crew and the ship's cargo(oil). This the 2nd ship boarded by and captured by US military commandos.

      So, the mullahs and the IRGC leaders have a new snack to chew on over the weekend. Oh, what we going to do, Ali?  Send another tanker and lose it, too? doesn't make sense to me or anybody else in the room. Hmmmm.

      Maybe we should talk with the Oval; maybe not. Maybe we chance it, and send another shipment out of the Strait, see what they do. They wouldn't do it 3 times or would they. What is Oval thinking now? Who knows.  31 ships have been turned back either leaving or entering Iranian ports. This won't help their oil sales one bit.  Maybe some of Iran's customers will put a little pressure on the IRGC leaders since they are running the government now and for years.

   Don't hold your breathe on this one.  

Damaged Ships, Blocked Straits, Mines in the Passage

       So, we civilians are being treated to grand theater in the Persian Gulf and the Strait of Hormuz. One could see years ago after the brits gave up on the Middle East that the future there would have a difficult time.  As the "black gold" became a modern necessity, the stakes got higher and more expensive as the tribes jockeyed for oil fields in the desert. So, here we are today, fighting and bombing so oil can flow wherever.

        Ukraine has joined some of the Gulf states in their efforts to keep the oil customers adequately supplied. Nop supply=higher prices worldwide. Take California, an oil exporter that has seen a large increase at the gas pumps for those w/o electric vehicles(EVs). Shocking, but thius is the 'real'effect' of the blocking of tanker traffic in the Strait.

       The Oval has done little to alleviate the situation. rather, the Oval continues to antagonize the Iranians and bluster with more and more threats. My, my. What are all those millions who stayed home from the polls in 2024 thinking now? Maybe things would be different if we had voted.  Sad, really. All those dead bodies piling up around Tehran.

   It will end, but nobody other than the Oval is saying when that will be. 

Sen. Scott weiner: D-California State:

    Quick, Scott, grab some headlines with more outrageous trash. The carpet-bagger from the East(unlike the Magi) has imposed his hysterical positions across the board and has gained a following of sorts in Ultra Blue San Francisco, a well known harbor of wackos and street crazies.

      Sen. Weiner is running for Governor in a field well stocked with wackos and crazies(see my earlier post with candidates list). He fits in  with this crowded slate of grabbers, reachers, cloyers, and work-avoidance types.  Locals were happy he went to Sacramento instead of sitting around SF's City Hall looking for solutions for the homeless encampments proliferating around the civic center. But carpet baggers have no shame, no ethics but what they conjure up in their many fever dreams of a fantasy life paid for with taxpayers hard-earned dollars.

     The Washington Post editorial board had a nice comment to make regarding the weiner's proposed bill to restrict a psychotherapist's speech.  Therapy as noted in SCOTUS rejection of a Colorado law is professional practice, guided by standards set by competent authority. Weiner wants to challenge the Supremes with a state law that circumvents this decision.  Gov. Gruesom might even agree with the law, but he won't sign it as he wants the Oval in 2028. Weiner wants the Gov's mansion, a form of therapy in his case. 

How is Kash: Today

    So, the F.B.I.director , Kash Patel, is looking over his shoulder for "the Oval" axe. After he filed the $250 million lawsuit against the Atlantic for an article that stated that Mr. Patel  has had episodes of heavy drinking, some while on duty. Isn't he always "on duty".?

      So, the FBI Director has denied boozing. Really?  

Truth Social: Please Buy Me

       So, former congressman, Devin Nunes, has departed the sTump media platform, TRUTH SOCIAL. He'll be looking for work and spend more time with his Lego toys. The No. 2 person will be interim leader. It was announced by board member, Donald sTump, Jr. 

       Truth Social, where Ol' TACO sTump sends his media whimperings to the pathetic list of followers, has been losing loads of money since its founding. Income last year was about 3.2 millons. It lost over $300 millions. Hmmmm. Has the family adapted this major loss to its balance sheet(s)? How would you like to be the bearer of this 'bad' news to the Oval Office? You would end up like Devin Nunes, out in the cold cruel world of Washingtoon, DC. Ol' Devin is another Californian who attached his life and his future to the Republican Party apparatus. How is that move loking now?  Will he come back to CAlifornia with hat in hand and try again to be elected to some minor position out in the red estates of the 'Inland Empire" of Agri-Business? Perhaps he'll find some sympathy in Fresno, or Bakersfield; certainly not anywhere near Sacramento or the Deep Blue Coastal Region(anywhere north of Ventura).

       This duplicitous liar will find it difficult to arrange a future. His world is a known world of"Former Trumpsters", a world growing by the hour.  Soon, this world will be joined by the director of the F.B.I., Kashli Patel, the whiskey-drinking lover boy who loves to wander about with his Logo-windbreaker that screams in gold Caps his federal membership in the former elite organization.  Next up, why Tucker CArlson as he tries (in vain) to cut ties with the Oval(egghead-shaped)Office on Pennsylvania Avenue. Ol' Tuck, proud son of San Francisco, will wear this mantle F O R E V E R.  What a Putz. MArjorie Taylor Green is already a leader of the "Former sTump crowd.  She will where her tattooed body forever also. (well deserved in her case).

     So, who will buy the losses of Truth Social? Mad Vlad? Ali Khomenai? Mr. Maduro? John Roberts? Tim Cook? Jamie Dimond? Mayor Magdami. ? Ha. 

Strait of Hormuz: How Are Things at Sea

    well, the US NAvy boarde an Iranian ship carrying crude. We'll see how the mullahs and the beehive of terrorists reacts. Maybe they'll blow up a few mosques, or maybe a few coffee houses where Iranians like to smoke and drink strong coffee(no booze). They'll be discussing the "Great Satan" and all of its allies in the"West". You know, 'The West", where fleeing citizens of terrible Middle East countries run to when they need a life outside of Islamic states of terror.

   Perhaps the next move will be a few drones sent blasting west toward Greece-easy target,close, unprotected, few people care about the place-rocky, hilly, smells like goats and sheep. Ormaybe lob a few toward Turkiye-rocky, hilly, smells like sheep and goats. Or Iraq-rocky, hilly, smells like goats. Or Macedonia_rocky, hilly, smells like goats. Or South Macedonia: rocky, hilly, smells like goats. Or____________(fill in with any place similar).

    The mullahs are great at the bluff- they've used it exclusively now since the revolution.  Maybe someone in power will remember. Maybe the diplomatic playbook will include a bit of Iranian history since about 1950. A few things one could learn. Among those things: Iranians are great at bluffing, and in using partners, like Hezbollah, to carry out their dirty work(murders and bombing usually).

     So, MArco Rubio, trying his best to keep up with the Oval character to get things done. Good luck, Marco, you'll need all of that.