Are we on the cusp of magic?

 

"President Trump wants the United States to be the leader in AI. Why? Because AI will change just about everything. From the very large to the very small. When I say very small, I am talking about things like protein sequencing. Why is that important? For a starter, many diseases could be cured if we understood the correct proteins to use to combat them."

Every now and again, I have trouble falling asleep. One of my natural cures for those times, is finding something on YouTube which might be so boring to me, I will only hear the "white noise" and ignore the content. Quite often that does the trick. Recently, I found one on YouTube which could be a doozy. It was about how AI could help in protein sequencing. Wow! I should doze off in about five minutes with that one. Was I ever wrong! This was one of the most fascinating things I have seen on that channel in a long time! It was about true science moving so fast right now, it is almost like magic.

President Trump wants the United States to be the leader in AI. Why? Because AI will change just about everything. From the very large to the very small. When I say very small, I am talking about things like protein sequencing. Why is that important? For a starter, many diseases could be cured if we understood the correct proteins to use to combat them. But here is where the tricky part comes. The permutations of proteins are almost endless. Without AI, it could take the average computing many lifetimes to get this right.

Using AI and quantum computing, it is possible to have the right proteins identified to cure autoimmune diseases by the end of Trump's term. Maybe even cancer. Maybe AIDS. Maybe many diseases we have made progress on but still have not discovered the magic bullet which will cure them. What does this mean? AI has put us on the cusp of medical magic.

Besides medical solutions, protein sequencing could also help in fixing different types of pollution, agriculture, energy, and so forth. With the possible combination of different proteins being almost endless, as the saying goes, "we don't know what we don't know". Translation: we might discover many things which we had not expected to find. 

One scientist said we are now falling down the rabbit hole of discovery at an increasing fast pace. Knowledge builds on knowledge, and the speed of discovery seems to increase every day. Is it good that Trump wants us to be the biggest and brightest in AI? For sure it is. But it is also good for mankind that other countries are also doing research on this. Finding cures for diseases which have plagued mankind for generations, is a good thing, and should be shared. 

Are we on the cusp of magic? Might be. But we are definitely on the verge of a Golden Age of America. The America we see out the window right now, will look and act much differently in 2030. And again in 2035. And 2040. 

Change is not only coming, but it is here. The new "roaring twenties" are really about ready to live up to their nickname. This is a great time to be alive.   

Why is hate so harmful?

 

"President Trump knew what he was getting into when he ran for president again. Does he like the country being so divided? Not a bit - but this is the current landscape in America. He knows the hatred in the Democrats - he feels it each and every day. But his love for country is stronger than the hatred he feels directed at him, his family and his voters."

I love this country. Always have, always will. But I am ashamed of part of this country. The part which divides us. And that is hatred. The hatred that one party has for the current president and those who voted for him, belies the very foundation of our melting pot - E pluribus unum. Our new motto could be I hate Trump and MAGA. Hate them so much, it affects everything they say and do. Hate them so much, it made them look small and foolish at Trump's speech on Tuesday night.

If Democrats had more of a faith-based foundation, they would realize how toxic hate is. It has been called the battery acid on our souls. Hate is destructive because it never hurts the person or people who are hated - it only hurts the hater. If more of them went to church, they would learn that. Hatred left unchecked; can actually cause medical issues within the hater. It can destroy a person from the inside out.

Tuesday night was a night for America - not for Donald Trump. President Trump just happened to be the person behind most of the wonderful things which have happened to and for our country during the past six weeks. A kid with cancer, a kid going to West Point, Gold Star families, heroes, and on and on. These were American stories.

The kid with cancer who wants to be a cop is from Houston. So is Al Green. The kid acted like a hero and was recognized for it. Al Green acted like a hateful, spoiled child and was tossed out of the room. Instead of being there to help honor this wonderful kid from his district, Al was in the other room, wearing a dunce hat. 

Maybe many of the Democrats missed that lesson growing up. "Be the better person". Or the lesson we learn from going to church - "Forgive 70 times 7". Or can't they just act like adults instead of contrarians? If I say black, they say white. If I say no, they say yes. Not some of the time - all of the time. 

The other day, a commonsense bill was but forward on the Senate floor regarding woman's sports. It was a simple bill - nothing complicated. All it said was biological woman should compete in woman's sports and biological men should compete in men's sports. Easy peasy. Well, not that easy for some. 100% of the Republicans voted for this "duh!" bill, and 100% of the Democrats voted against it. It this same bill had been proposed by either side twenty years ago, it would have passed 100-0. Not today - the hatred in the Democrat Party has spoiled even a biological bill like this one. Men are men, and woman are women. Period.

President Trump knew what he was getting into when he ran for president again. Does he like the country being so divided? Not a bit - but this is the current landscape in America. He knows the hatred in the Democrats - he feels it each and every day. But his love for country is stronger than the hatred he feels directed at him, his family and his voters.

Most importantly, Donald Trump feels God spared his life to fix what has been the unfixable. To make America great again. Stronger again. Healthier again. That is his purpose, that is his quest. Hatred belongs to the Democrats - not to Trump.  

  

The pink ladies, all tied up in knots (again)

 

"But be that as it may, the Trump Train is headed full speed, on down the tracks. The Democrats? They are still on the side of the road, hitchhiking."   

He did it again! They did it again! Anybody who saw Trumps (unofficial) "state of the union" speech to Congress saw it happen again. Trump, with the help of the Democrats, made the Democrats look small. Not only small but confused. How so? Many came to the event dressed in pink. Why? To show solidarity to women's issues. 

Yes, but I bet they all stood and clapped when Laken Riley's mom and sister were honored. That is a woman's issue. Nope - they say on their hands. How about when Angel Mom Alexis Nungaray was honored because her daughter Jocelyn was killed by two Venezuelan illegals. That for sure is a woman's issue. Nope - they again sat on their hands. I guess maybe the only woman's issue they care about are women who are still hung like men. 

But wait - what about the young boy with brain cancer who wants to go into law enforcement? That young man could melt any cold heart. Or the young man who just got an appointment to West Point? Nope - Democrats sat on their hands. 

By far and away, the best spectacle of how unhinged the Democrats are these days came from the always greasy Al Green. Against House order, good old Al got up and started yelling at the president. What did he say? Nobody could understand him (as usual). But nevertheless, the Speaker had to have him ejected. Was it a big splash like Al wanted? Nope - hardly a ripple. Again, the Democrats showed their hand, and as Trump would say - "you have no cards".

What about the president? How did he do? On the downside, it was a bit long. On the plus side, it was awesome! All bases were touched, all current subjects addressed. The entire time he was speaking, I kept thinking - nobody does this better. Comparing Trump to just about any other president is not a fair comparison. But coming in right after Biden, makes Trump look almost superhuman.

What is going on in America these days? Just about everything. To fix every moving part in this country which needs fixing, takes a CEO of vision and multitasking. Even though Trump and his team seem to be going pell-mell and crazy, trust me, they are not. While the Democrats continue to obstruct and resist, the Republicans are making America great and greater again.

I wonder what Trump thought of last night. Part of me thinks that Trump delighted in the Democrats looking like stooges. For Trump, making Democrats look weak and foolish is like shooting fish in a barrel. Hardly any sport in it for Trump.

But be that as it may, the Trump Train is headed full speed, on down the tracks. The Democrats? They are still on the side of the road, hitchhiking.   

 

The best deal in town...

 

"This is the best deal in town. Trump knows it, and the smart folks in our country know it. As I have said, time is not anyone's friend right now. Well, except the Grim Reaper. He is having a heyday right now in Ukraine. He has been for three years now. Let's put an end to it."  

I really don't understand why Zelenskyy does not understand. Rather than being coddled and supplied with numerous weapons of war which will continue to kill Russian soldiers and allow Russian soldiers to continue to kill Ukrainian soldiers and civilians, Donald Trump had a better idea. And it was nothing less than brilliant. For some reason however, the simplicity of this very strategic move towards peace, escaped the Ukranian logic.

Ukraine has said for a long time now that they are loaded with rare-earth minerals. Like maybe $15T of them. That may or may not be accurate. Some are spread all over non-occupied Ukraine, and some are within the Donbas area of occupied Ukraine. Because of their locations in non-occupied Ukraine, should Zelenskyy had signed the agreement in the Oval Office, as soon as Putin agreed to a cease fire, American technologists and miners would have been crawling all over Ukraine. Trump would have warned Putin that Ukraine is now off-limits for any more fighting. Not one bullet should be fired in Ukraine now that Americans are living and working there.

How do you get American boots on the ground security without putting boots on the ground? By having a joint mining agreement such as the US presented to Ukraine. It was also step one. Trump could not approach Putin until this agreement was in place. But hold on - it is not just the Ukrainians who did not understand the pure logic in signing this agreement - it was also the loony left who live in this country. And the loons who live in the EU.

Because over 1,000 soldiers are being killed every week, time is not Trump's friend. Trump needed to step up the pressure a bit. Yesterday, he put a halt to anymore weapon deliveries to Ukraine until this matter is settled. That will put pressure on Ukraine as well as the EU. Why the EU? They can't fill the void of not having the US on board. If Zelenskyy was smart (and I am really starting to wonder about that one), he would be on a jet headed to Washington on Wednesday to apologize to the American people and then sign the agreement. But he would let Trump know today, so Trump would announce it in front of Congress tonight.

This is the best deal in town. Trump knows it, and the smart folks in our country know it. As I have said, time is not anyone's friend right now. Well, except the Grim Reaper. He is having a heyday right now in Ukraine. He has been for three years now. Let's put an end to it.  

  

America is changing - now more than ever

"Hang on and hold on tight. Some things which will coming at us on the high-tech highway will amaze us. Other things will confuse us. Still other things might disturb us. But big changes are coming. As sure as the snow is melting and spring is coming, so are big changes."    

Before I start, just a word about the price of eggs. Why are they so high right now? Is it Trump's fault? Of course not! But never mind the facts - the Democrats are blaming the high cost of eggs on Trump. Here is the truth - eggs might remain high for the rest of the year, until the egg producers can get their flocks of egg layers repopulated. But some of this is our fault. How? Some states have mandated that only "cage free" hens be allowed. That changes the equation. Not as easy nor cheap as restocking the old hen house. But even with that, we will get there. Just be patient.

Starting this year, keep an eye on the developments with both AI and quantum computing. What was expected to be rapidly developing technologies, are all of a sudden going to changing at light speed. Even with the changeover from AI to AGI, and some of the "spooky" results generated by the new quantum chips, the desire develop these two wonder technologies quicky are like a drug for humanity. The promises of "good" things to come have far outweighed the danger signs which have been posted by some technologists. 

I have addressed this before, but not for a while. I saw a video on YouTube this weekend about the "army" of humanoid robots which are being developed by China. They looked and acted almost like humans. But they were machines, loaded up with AI. The same is happening here. More and more companies are entering the race to produce humanoid robots. Why? Are they a novelty? More than that. They are the new workforce. Some people will soon lose their jobs to machines. You think there is a howl going up from government workers who might lose their jobs to DOGE? Just wait until the machines start to replace humans.

Also, this weekend I saw a new lawnmower, which can be operated by your cell phone. It is robotic in nature and has enough battery power to mow over an acre of grass. No more getting home from work being dog tired and then having to go out and cut the grass. Now you just pull up the app on your phone, set a time to start, and by the time you get home, the grass is cut, and the robotic grass cutter is recharging. Or, in the next year or so, just have your at home humanoid robot go outside and cut the grass with a regular lawn mower.

I read an article about a well-known technologist recently. The technology changes we will see between now and 2030 will be simply amazing. Every year's changes will build upon the last year's changes. But the changes for the rest of this decade are nothing compared to what awaits us in the decade of 2030 to 2040. Those who think of terms of "today" are really thinking in terms of "yesterday". Yes, things will happen that fast. 

By the way, our knowledge of physics might be changing also. How so? Physicist Michio Kaku was asked to comment about the abnormal things which were happening with some of the newer and more powerful quantum chips. He blamed the odd read outs coming from these newer machines, the "spooky" things, on parallel universes. Not there might be parallel universes - he talked about them as if they were a fact. If it is ever proven that parallel universes, or the "String Theory" are real, they will be game changers. 

Hang on and hold on tight. Some things which will coming at us on the high-tech highway will amaze us. Other things will confuse us. Still other things might disturb us. But big changes are coming. As sure as the snow is melting and spring is coming, so are big changes.    

 

And the hard part is yet to come...

"I once read that starting a war was easy, but brokering a peace to end it is very hard. Right now, we are in the very hard stage. The easy part is over. The hardest part is yet to come. Zelenskyy needs to grow up and smell the coffee. He can save his nation. He can keep this war from spreading. But the next part with take guts. It will take vision. It will take leadership."   

Uff-da. The easy part is behind us (yet to be finished), and the hard part remains to be tackled. But here is the rub - the easy part must be done first. And from the sounds of Zelenskyy, there is no give in this Ukrainian President. He still wants the United States to make some kind of NATO type guarantee before he will sign the mineral deal. I mean, Zelenskyy would sign it tomorrow, if some strings were attached. Trump's position has not changed one inch. The mineral deal is as deep as we will go. It is time to end this bloodbath. But without the deal from Zelenskyy, there can be no deal with Putin. 

Here is the grim reality. The ONLY reason we are at this juncture right now is Putin has thousands of nukes. Period. If Putin did not have any nukes, this war would have been over in weeks, not years. Why? The NATO nations of Europe would have stepped in to help Ukraine. But Russia does have nukes. And he has threatened to use them many times. If he uses just one, it is game over. The fuse would be lit, and WW III would be in full swing. And it would be over in about one day. Then, nuclear winter. A poisoned planet. The end. 

I don't know if Zelenskyy fully grasps the magnitude of the situation we are in right now. We have been lucky so far. We have poked the bear by supplying Ukraine with ATTAMS and Storm Shadow missiles. Now F-16 fighter jets. And intelligence. Any of which could have dragged us into this bloodbath and then accelerated it. But Trump knows how close to the edge we are right now. And he wants this endless war to stop. Now.

Anybody who thinks that Putin will agree to a cease fire without keeping Crimea and the Donbas Area he occupies, is not reading the tea leaves nor the room. Already, Putin is hinting that he might like some more territory than he already has. This is Trump's challenge. IF Zelenskyy gets in line with this cease fire agreement, and signs the mineral agreement then Trump needs to convince Putin that stopping this war is in Russia's best interest. Is this fair to Ukraine, that they need to give up some land to a tyrant? No, not a bit. But war is not fair. Never has been.

By the way, to those on the left who are chanting "Russia, Russia, Russia" again, like Trump is in Putin's pocket - grow up. If Putin thought for one second that we were aligned with Ukraine and not neutral, there would be no deal to be had. Trump knows Putin is a thug and a murderer. He knows Putin started this war. And Trump also knows if the war drags on much longer, this WW I type of trench warfare would eventually end up with Kiev falling into Russian hands. And the streets with Kiev would be running with innocent blood.

I once read that starting a war was easy, but brokering a peace to end it is very hard. Right now, we are in the very hard stage. The easy part is over. The hardest part is yet to come. Zelenskyy needs to grow up and smell the coffee. He can save his nation. He can keep this war from spreading. But the next part with take guts. It will take vision. It will take leadership.   

"Spare the rod and spoil the child"

"Here it is Mr. Zelenskyy. Your way out of this mess. Come on bended knee and ask for the forgiveness of Donald Trump as well as the American people. Sign the Rare Earth deal. Agree to the cease fire once Russia does. This is your way out. This is your way out of the hell which has gripped your country for the past three years."

 

Somebody said this is what happens when you elect an average comedian to be your leader. Somebody else said it was amazing that Zelenskyy could not read the room yesterday. Finally, another voice was heard saying that Zelenskyy just looked a gift horse in the mouth and then walked away. People who know Donald Trump said this was the maddest they have ever seen him. Why? After Biden had given Ukraine everything but our kitchen sink, and none of which was paid for, Zelenskyy had the stones to come into the Oval Office and ask for more. Not sign the Rare Earth mineral deal - ask for more security.

First off, yesterday America had a chance to see the real Volodymyr Zelenskyy. No gratitude, no thank you to the American people, just arguing with our president and vice president about not getting more. At first when I saw this, I cringed. Trump should have not let the American people see the sausage making of a negotiation. But then I changed my mind. This event yesterday went far and beyond any negotiation. It was almost a temper tantrum. Biden had spoiled this young leader rotten, and Trump wanted no part of it. All Trump wants is peace. Now.

But here is the thing which I found most amazing. I really thought that Zelenskyy was smarter than what he showed yesterday. With this deal in place, which would make the United States a partner in the mining of Rare Earth minerals in Ukraine, that in itself would be a security guarantee. Even though we would NOT have "boots on the ground", the fact the Ukraine landscape would be crawling with American miners should be guarantee enough. Putin would know that non-combatant Americans were present and would not dare to try any incursions because of that fact. Why? If Putin did, that would open the door for our boots on the ground to respond to that threat. 

Trump has said many times he wants his legacy to be a peace maker. The first and biggest target he has to restore world peace is Ukraine. Trump really thought to broker the peace in Ukraine, the easiest part would be the Rare Earth deal in Ukraine. Once that was in place, then get Putin to sign a cease fire agreement. That would be the opening to the road to peace in Ukraine. For Zelenskyy to balk at this deal, was unfathomable to Donald Trump. "You are gambling with World War III" Trump told Zelenskyy. And he is. No hyperbole - just a fact.

Do you think the Russians were watching this play out on their TV sets? That is a safe bet to say yes. After seeing this spat, Putin might think it is time to put the pedal to the metal, as peace is nowhere close. As Trump told Zelenskyy, if they walk away from this deal, Ukraine might have to just "fight it out" with Russia. Bottom line? If that happens, after much more bloodshed, Kiev will fall. 

Here it is Mr. Zelenskyy. Your way out of this mess. Come on bended knee and ask for the forgiveness of Donald Trump as well as the American people. Sign the Rare Earth deal. Agree to the cease fire once Russia does. This is your way out. This is your way out of the hell which has gripped your country for the past three years. Your people deserve this deal. Our people deserve this deal. Be smart about your next move. Your country depends on you to do the right thing.