No one offers better analysis on the Iran War than SIR LAWRENCE FREEDMAN, the dean of British military strategists. He concludes that it's time for the US to shuffle off the stage so that the remaining nations of the world can work out a compromise on the Strait of Hormuz
David, this morning's MM is a monument to madness, a brief catalog of the insanity gripping the WH and its chief occupant. trump's behavioral spiral into unstaunched lunacy checks several boxes in the DSM, with "I'm actually Jesus" atop the list.
Oh, and I'm still trying to sort out the "Pope Leo is soft on crime" insult sent out by Jesus...any clue?
Actually, I like the Arc of Trump or whatever it’s called. What a great reminder of our nightmare, assuming we ever wake from it…
Anyway, about the closing of the Strait…
Last I knew, we had approximately nothing anywhere near it so I asked my search bot to explain how it would work — this threat from the little boy who’s kept making threats that he just can’t make happen. So this:
tl;dr: It’s actually not expected to work out. Props to our exceptional establishment media for hiding the reality.
And less facetiously albeit with regret for falling for the hope: How were peace talks even to work what with Trump being 100% untrustworthy? I know, one likes to think Iran’s rulers are dumb and foolish as someone who trusts, say, the Times or CNN’s reporting, but, you know…
And back to Baby Donny’s blockade: per what I just read via the WSJ, apparently we’re blockading some stuff somehow but how we’re doing so is a secret. Since there’s nothing nowhere nearby, I assume it’s just magic.
Or G. W. Bush? Interesting anyway that it is a man, not any female victims of . . .
also looks like someone tried to cut and past in the face of the statue of liberty on the horned being in the upper center. Either that or a three horned being.
Peace talks? With Vance, Kushner & Witkoff? A 100% fail rate.
For those of us who may not support "organized" religion, but have a deep faith, Trump's delving deeper into blasphemy with his little pictures and truths.
As for Pope Leo, he rocks and is very popular. That's why Trump has a problem with him. That and a little bit of Chicago.
"an emerging opposition figure who rose to the occasion with the skill to lead a movement, highlight the government’s numerous failings, and increase the salience of issues that are of interest to the majority of voters" Mamdani?
No one offers better analysis on the Iran War than SIR LAWRENCE FREEDMAN, the dean of British military strategists. He concludes that it's time for the US to shuffle off the stage so that the remaining nations of the world can work out a compromise on the Strait of Hormuz
catch gift link!
https://kathleenweber.substack.com/p/the-causes-and-consequences-of-trumps
Thanks to your tip elsewhere, Kathleen, Sir Lawrence is now on my must-read list amongst other stout Substackers.
David, this morning's MM is a monument to madness, a brief catalog of the insanity gripping the WH and its chief occupant. trump's behavioral spiral into unstaunched lunacy checks several boxes in the DSM, with "I'm actually Jesus" atop the list.
Oh, and I'm still trying to sort out the "Pope Leo is soft on crime" insult sent out by Jesus...any clue?
Actually, I like the Arc of Trump or whatever it’s called. What a great reminder of our nightmare, assuming we ever wake from it…
Anyway, about the closing of the Strait…
Last I knew, we had approximately nothing anywhere near it so I asked my search bot to explain how it would work — this threat from the little boy who’s kept making threats that he just can’t make happen. So this:
https://www.google.com/search?q=how+is+trump+going+to+blockade+5he+strait+of+hormuz%3F+where+are+all+the+ships+with+which+he+is+going+to+do+it%3F+or+is+he+yet+again+lying+in+anticipation+of+saying+things+to+goose+the+financial+speculation+markets%3F&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&hl=en-us&client=safari&fbs=ADc_l-aN0CWEZBOHjofHoaMMDiKpfml-924-fU71zBBqkF67cJhTzUzoM6AQTcskj5BuNvXYz-ZaZVIHQWppy4t9FLmEX0JrNlkGKVM9D79Cip-YIeBqz8vOfJmMHjHd_csWciW9mdicG_4m7Tcjb5h-VghPlmOpsmioFewdTMP-BX_PUEI7zTmcyglI8IBLt-PIXzpFP_V5V2vem1IGpWsSCBmXKPw4xg&ved=2ahUKEwi__5fdkOmTAxX5EFkFHcj6NsIQ0NsOegQIAxAB&aep=10&ntc=1&mstk=AUtExfAJD2DPGjNnp42RDFD6zxQOaDKXoNmAubwDypOO0pWuJ7ZzUU3ETm2gcFjxm5n5wQJXml1ZQBhHezG83p0GrOJkrf0TI-XPq5aK7z-7zc0pA-siavugfbP_YQIr3PrVdqSoQFqjKvmdbfvh9J3iIM85mrO60DbQQ3g8ESiAepL4pHfbOgFSPxxCN4Gg0OHJIeoKLmIHQsKq86CQc-uYZN8ddTkXCC2Ww-eO3c1gmfvifU5-KvVVHobylD4luOr0fbgkkh5z6W45nckwZeBTdVtHboZWHgEdtsGS2i8E6JHbOeJjRUwQyAh_f-B3gN3-HHXwQLZdDF26Y8qcXnc_EIqdX9RuF6zpe8ZBnc-WYj7Px9QIUgdtKwrawx1EHmGBaPLsbrRmW2n9Pu0GBFbK7upGoJFI2d0LFw&csuir=1&mtid=zv3bae_9DKrV5NoP75q_4QY&udm=50
tl;dr: It’s actually not expected to work out. Props to our exceptional establishment media for hiding the reality.
And less facetiously albeit with regret for falling for the hope: How were peace talks even to work what with Trump being 100% untrustworthy? I know, one likes to think Iran’s rulers are dumb and foolish as someone who trusts, say, the Times or CNN’s reporting, but, you know…
And back to Baby Donny’s blockade: per what I just read via the WSJ, apparently we’re blockading some stuff somehow but how we’re doing so is a secret. Since there’s nothing nowhere nearby, I assume it’s just magic.
The arch, if ever built, will make a great target.
And it's conveniently right by the water, so clean up would be easy peasy.
Not destruction but for anti-Trump/anti-Republican/anti-corruption graffiti.
Need a tech savvy teen to make an appropriate meme…
I think Jesus trump is raising Epstein from the dead -- looks like that to me. Probably another oops and why they took the image down.
Or G. W. Bush? Interesting anyway that it is a man, not any female victims of . . .
also looks like someone tried to cut and past in the face of the statue of liberty on the horned being in the upper center. Either that or a three horned being.
Yes! My first thought was that it looked like Epstein.
Also note that trump/Jesus actually "cured" the unsightly damage to the back of "His" hand...make-up and bandage-free!
I'm rereading the whole Laundry Files series (Charlie Stross) and coming back to them is really amazing, seeing things I'd missed the first time
Whoo hoo Hungary! Kicking Orban to the curb.
Peace talks? With Vance, Kushner & Witkoff? A 100% fail rate.
For those of us who may not support "organized" religion, but have a deep faith, Trump's delving deeper into blasphemy with his little pictures and truths.
As for Pope Leo, he rocks and is very popular. That's why Trump has a problem with him. That and a little bit of Chicago.
"Asked specifically about Truth Social, the pontiff offered a wry aside: “It’s ironic — the name of the site itself. Say no more.” "
Pope Leo wins hands-down today's internets! Touché, Your Holiness!
"an emerging opposition figure who rose to the occasion with the skill to lead a movement, highlight the government’s numerous failings, and increase the salience of issues that are of interest to the majority of voters" Mamdani?
Not yet my friend.