Under the dangling Sword of Damocles

 

"There is one more thing. Iran has made it known, both directly and indirectly, that Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz as well. That would cripple the world economy, even if shut for a short period of time. The price of gas might return to Biden levels, and some other items might also increase in price. But to take Iran off the table of terrorism, to get rid of their theocracy, this might be the price we need to pay."

For those who are paying attention to all the military stuff, the clock might be clicking down to midnight. That is, for the Mullahs in Iran. For weeks now, for the bad guys who are running Iran, it appears that the dangling Sword of Damocles is getting closer to breaking free and falling. Iran knows it, Israel knows it, and the United States sure the heck knows it. And when the sword falls (figuratively) on Iran, it will make Operation Midnight Hammer look like a kiss on the cheek by comparison.

Negotiations (if you can call them that) continue with Iran. The liars from ancient Persia have told our team that 1) they are not getting rid of the present government, and 2) they will continue to enrich uranium. Not to make a bomb of course, just to have it for "peaceful purposes." Nobody on the United States negotiation team has "stupid" tattooed on their forehead - in other words, nobody is taking the bait. Trump said, no uranium - period. That is a bright red line.

With negotiations going nowhere, and with the United States "armada" sitting off Iranian waters, Trump has ordered the and F-22 squadron to England. Why does that matter? The F-22, which acts more like a sixth-generation jet than a fifth-generation jet, is the finest platform in the world right now - hands down. During Midnight Hammer, they were only on station for four days until used. If history repeats on the four-day window, expect hostilities to commence this weekend.

What can we expect if hostilities do break out? It will probably be the toughest fight we have been in for years. Iran has been expecting this for years. Are they ready for it? Sure are. Israel will take the brunt of much of the return fire. Why? Easy target. And any US base will also be on the table. But what they really want, which would be huge prize, is to sink one of our ships. In the eyes of the Mullahs, that would make the good guys "tuck tail and run". The war would be over, with Iran remain standing.

There is one more thing. Iran has made it known, both directly and indirectly, that Iran will close the Strait of Hormuz as well. That would cripple the world economy, even if shut for a short period of time. The price of gas might return to Biden levels, and some other items might also increase in price. But to take Iran off the table of terrorism, to get rid of their theocracy, this might be the price we need to pay.

What is wrong with white liberal women???

 

"And now I will say it, so get ready to hang up on me if you are a Trump hater. When I saw the men, arm in arm, singing the Anthem, this was my thought - MAGA is on display. America, the true America, is on display. Proud to be an American? I know I am!"   

First a caveat. I saw this story on social media this morning, so there is a chance it might be false. BUT - knowing how many liberals react to anything good and pure, I am guessing it might be truth. 

This posting was the picture of a white, liberal woman looking very angry. In this post, she was imploring her white, liberal sisters to shun the Olympic Gold Medal winning hockey team. Do not watch the State of the Union, as the Goldies were to be honored by Trump. The Olympic women, who also are Goldies, were invited, but declined. In any event, this white, liberal woman not only seethed hatred towards our latest heroes but also told her following to never forgive them. For what? For being with Trump tonight.

Let's revisit the list of offenses that our Goldie men did. First off - they won. Picked on a socialist country like Canada. SHAME! No wonder Mark Carney hates us! Then, the boys skated around the rink, with American flags in tow. Not upside down, like the liberal, white women prefer. No, our stars and bars were there for all to see. It was American pride on display.

One final thing they did which was simply unforgivable to the liberal, white women. Arm in arm, they sang the National Anthem. Nobody knelt, nobody turned his back, and nobody raised his fist. This was a love song for America, sung by a bunch of kids who love every inch of this great country.

Why can't white, liberal women act like adults, just for this one very proud moment in our history? Why is their TDS so strong? Why do they hate with such passion? Did they not learn in church that hate is toxic, and our Lord wants us to trade hate in for forgiveness. Maybe if the white, liberal women went to church, they would not be so bitter. They could be better, not bitter.

What do I think about the heroes who played the best of the best and won? I am talking both the men and women. I salute them. I am so, so proud of them, and happy for them. Every bit of kudos they receive from adoring fans are Fine with me. Being honored by our president is fine by me. 

And now I will say it, so get ready to hang up on me if you are a Trump hater. When I saw the men, arm in arm, singing the Anthem, this was my thought - MAGA is on display. America, the true America, is on display. Proud to be an American? I know I am! 

  

Can we MMGA (Make Mexico Great Again)?

 

"Many of the cartels are armed with stuff similar to a Delta Force unit. Amazing what can be bought on the black market. The cartels fight the Mexican military and Mexican cops all the time. And the cartels are good at it. But who is better equipped and trained than the cartels are? Us. It might be time to send in the carvery - invited of course, by President Sheinbaum."

Holy smokes! Talk about a throwback to our wild, wild west! Mexico, as most of us know, is the land of drugs, gangs, and cartels. President Trump had given the Mexican President a forced choice. Either you take our help in providing intel to get rid of a Mexican Drug Lord, or Trump was going to send in our special forces, and we would take care of business. President Sheinbaum agreed to the intel assist, and the Mexican military and cops killed the drug lord (El Mencho) in a gun fight. And then all hell broke loose.

Puerto Vallarta was particularly hard hit. Wait - this is a vacation town for American northern snowbirds. The bad guys probably know that and that is why it was chosen to be the object of their wrath. The American ambassador has advised all Americans to "shelter in place". Flights are cancelled, and word has it food is hard to come by. Some vacation.

I have advised friends for years to stay away from Mexico. Until Mexico can get ahold of their cartel problem, and make Mexico safe again, stay in the southern parts of America for warmth in February. Just so I don't sound like a hypocrite, my wife and I stopped in Cabo a few years back as part of a cruise. We went ashore, but I never felt fully safe, even with a cruise organizing it. On our last cruise to Hawaii a few years ago, there was a stop at a northern Mexico town just south of the border. We took a pass on going ashore on that one.

Many of the cartels are armed with stuff similar to a Delta Force unit. Amazing what can be bought on the black market. The cartels fight the Mexican military and Mexican cops all the time. And the cartels are good at it. But who is better equipped and trained than the cartels are? Us. It might be time to send in the carvery - invited of course, by President Sheinbaum.

Can the US finish up with Venezuela, fix Cuba, effect regime change in Iran, and tame Mexico at the same time? We might have to. My advice to the Democrats - stop playing games and get back to work. The world is a serious place right now, with some serious problems. Stop acting like children and open the government back up. Now. 

 

 

Fleeing blue states

 

"Let me close by using the Ron White saying, 'You can't cure stupid'. Cities and states who keep electing and re-electing Democrats and socialists are just plain crazy. If you want your state or city to end up poor and hollow, vote blue. If you are not careful, your city will end up looking like Minneapolis and your state like Minnesota. #COLDHARDFACT." 

Careful Governor Newsom - you might have some competition. You have been called the best salesman for U-Haul rental trailers in the United States. Why? With so many people (and businesses) leaving California, many of whom are using U-Haul rental trailers, you are a hero with the U-Haul business. But what about California? Is he a hero there? Not quite. Maybe just the opposite.

Wait - what? If Newsom is no longer the U-Haul king of sales, who has replaced him. Ah - a newcomer. Mamdani the socialist in New York is doing a MUCH better job in driving the normal people out of New York City. It has been said that as soon as the election was over, and Mamdani had not yet been sworn it, the floodgates were opened. And for those who have already left - well done. It seems that Mamdani is living out Lady Thatcher's quote - "Socialism is fine until you run out of somebody else's money." And just last week, Mamdani said he would raise real estate taxes by 10% to help pay for his giveaway programs.

But wait - until challenger might have just entered the race. The very strange Abigail Spanberger, the newly minted governor of Virginia has just told the good people of that commonwealth that they are all suckers. Just enough believed here cock and bull story that she was a moderate and will govern as such. Well, she is not and will not govern from the center. The first whiff of socialism by the new governor was enough for Boeing. They are pulling their headquarters out of Crystal City and moving out of Virginia. Why? The good folks at Boeing are not fools.

We cannot forget the new mayor of Seattle, Katie Wison. She is just as much a socialist as Mamdani is. What will happen to Seattle under her watch? It will become even more hollowed out. More crime. More homelessness. It will get ugly, but some have already fled. And speaking of almost forgetting something - how about Chicago? Losing the Bears to Indiana. Because the Illinois business climate is SO VERY bad under Pritzker, as well as the City of Chicago under Johnson, even the rough and tough Bears could not handle it anymore. And we can't ignore the hundreds of businesses which have also fled to greener (or redder) pastures.

Let me close by using the Ron White saying, "You can't cure stupid". Cities and states who keep electing and re-electing Democrats and socialists are just plain crazy. If you want your state or city to end up poor and hollow, vote blue. If you are not careful, your city will end up looking like Minneapolis and your state like Minnesota. #COLDHARDFACT. 

If it ain't broke, don't fix it!

"Don't worry - because Trump is smarter than most and a very good planner, he already has a 'Plan B' ready to go. 'Plan A'. using the IEEPA tariffs was the best way to go, but no longer. One might ask, 'Why not get Congress involved'? Are you kidding me? Have you seen Congress as of late? They look like the bar scene from Star Wars. No, Trump was right to avoid Congress, so he could get something done." 

Tariffs. They have been around since the days of George Washington. Been used many times since our republic (that is republic, not democracy for you Democrats) sprouted wings. Donald John Trump studied tariffs while in college. He liked them. He saw the value in them. He saw the power in them when used correctly. He vowed that if he was re-elected, he would use tariffs the right way. To stop wars. To influence nations. To build up our money supply by making trade more equal. But some in our country did not see it that way. They sued to have them stopped. It took a 6-3 SCOTUS decision to put a dagger in the heart of Trump's usage of IEEPA tariffs.

Trump said shortly after he became POTUS 47, that he was not a fan of the IRS. Many times, the IRS punishes good people. He said in a jocular manner, that he liked the ERS (External Revenue Service). Where money comes into this country from the outside. You know - like tariffs. Everything was going along just fine. Nothing was broken. The financial metrics in the country were good - very good. Wars were stopped. We had billions stocked up in our treasury. Then came the SCOTUS decision. And the bedwetters and the naysayers got their way. Let's fix something which is not broken.

I have thought this about Trump for a long time now. Besides the RINOs and Democrats having stage-four TDS, the big problem with Donald Trump is he is constantly playing four-dimensional chess in his head, when many of his opponents are still trying to learn checkers. What do I mean? Those who did not understand the extreme value of tariffs decided to hate them instead. Get back at Trump for being smart. For being right. Thus, to wound Trump, they decided to hurt the country instead. Well done folks - well done.

Maybe the country was not ready for a president who thinks like Donald Trump. Maybe many in the country liked a president in the manner of Joe Biden instead. Sleep much of the time, live in la-la land while at work, and take hundreds of days of vacation. The Europeans loved Biden - they could use us as an ATM machine. The Canadians? They charged 300% tariffs on our dairy products. Biden did not say boo. But Trump did. BTW - have you noticed that the left does not caterwaul about Canada's tariffs? Only ours.

Don't worry - because Trump is smarter than most and a very good planner, he already has a "plan B" ready to go. "Plan A". using the IEEPA tariffs was the best way to go, but no longer. One might ask, "Why not get Congress involved"? Are you kidding me? Have you seen Congress as of late? They look like the bar scene from Star Wars. No, Trump was right to avoid Congress, so he could get something done. 

   

Our stalwart few in St. Paul

"St. Paul is a mess. It is a microcosm of Washington DC. The blue team hates the red team, as the red team keeps trying to get the people's work done. The next time you see one of the red team, be it state or national, shake their hand and tell them to stay strong and you appreciate them. They are our last line of defense before the enemy is no longer at the gate but again gumming up the levers of power."

I will never forget the steamrolling the citizens of this state took in the 2023 legislative session. It was nothing short of brutal. Every goofy and expensive bill was passed by the trifecta DFL majority, and then Taxing Timmy signed them into law. Sure, we had some normal, God loving citizens on our side of the aisle, but they were outnumbered on every vote. A couple of them went to our church. Towards the end of the session, they had the "1,000-yard stare" like some combat vets had. They tried so hard to hold back the trifecta landslide, but to no avail. 

This year we have an even split in the House and the Senate. Translation = nothing will get done. Walz is still the governor, but he is a lame duck. The Democrats are going to push for legislation which will hamper ICE operations, and Republicans are going to push for legislation which will go after fraudsters. Why won't the DFL help with the fraud bill? Because many of their constituents were involved in it.

Thank God we have brave souls to venture down to St. Paul on these cold mornings and work with the DFL, many of whom have cold hearts. How can I say that? Just look at the abortion of an abortion bill which THEY passed in 2023. It is inches away from infanticide. The Republicans want to protect our valuable tax dollars. To aggressively go after fraud, waste and abuse. The DFL on the other hand, think it is all their money, to spend foolishly and waste constantly.

I know some of the Republicans who are now serving. They are good, solid folks. Believe in the right stuff. They believe in God (which is getting more and more rare in DFL and DNC politics). They also believe in the Second Amendment. And why is that important? Remember the street protests in Iran? When civilians had been mowed down in the street? No Second Amendment in Iran. Too bad, as if there were, we might be dealing with a much different (and friendlier government).

St. Paul is a mess. It is a microcosm of Washington DC. The blue team hates the red team, as the red team keeps trying to get the people's work done. The next time you see one of the red team, be it state or national, shake their hand and tell them to stay strong and you appreciate them. They are our last line of defense before the enemy is no longer at the gate but again gumming up the levers of power.

  

Speed of light, baby!

 

"...the only cold hard fact is the speed of light (as of right now) is it. The cosmic speed limit."

The Andromeda Galaxy. Our closest neighboring galaxy. Sure, would be nice to visit there some day as it is the closest spiral galaxy to our own Milky Way. It is a monster in size - about twice the size of ours. That would be about a trillion stars (many of which have planets). It is so big, and so close to us, on a dark clear night, you can see it with a naked eye. So, what is keeping us from going there? Figuring out how to build a spaceship which can travel the speed of light? Will that do the trick?

Many times, after watching Star Trek or Star Wars, we think going from here to there is a piece of cake. In reality, space is so very big, we can't comprehend it. Andromeda is our closest galaxy and is still a whopping 2.5 million light years away from us. Even if we had a spaceship which could make the magic physics speed limit of light speed, it would still take us 2.5 million years just to get there! Our closest star in our neighborhood would take four years to get there (traveling at the speed of light). 

What is the point of all this? Aliens. There is a growing number of scientists who believe in the Fermi Paradox. That means, if the speed of light is absolutely, positively the fastest a spaceship can travel, we are still stuck here in our own solar system. We can't travel to visit aliens, and they can't travel here to visit us. With the speed of light being 186,000 miles per second, the distance for light to travel one year would take more zeroes than my poor old laptop could type out. Plus, many scientists say to build a ship to travel light speed would about be impossible. Why? The size it would need to be just to carry all that fuel.

Then comes the question which begs to be asked. If getting to Earth is just about impossible from any distance, who or what are all these strange things in the sky? You know, UFOs or UAPs? Just this month, rumor has it one of our allies has a downed craft so large, the government of that country needed to build a structure around it just to keep it hidden. If that is true, where did it come from? How did it get here? 

More and more scientists are now thinking there might be something called interdimensional beings. To go down that path, one must first believe in the multiverse rather than just a plain old universe. Either that, or you would need to believe that space can be "warped" just like in the TV space shows. Both are just theories - the only cold hard fact is the speed of light (as of right now) is it. The cosmic speed limit.

That is tough love for many to accept, but with that speed limit, that is as fast as we can go. What is that going to mean for the Spielberg Disclosure movie coming out this summer? Stay tuned for June. We will all find out together.