On April 15, I predicted that the President of El Salvador would agree to return Kilmar Garcia when requested to do so by President Trump. On April 16, he refused to do so. So much for my predictions.
Apparently, the person who claimed he was master of “The Art Of The Deal” couldn’t make the deal or, more likely, didn’t try to make the deal.
I’m sure this was his way of sticking it to the Federal Courts and the unanimous Supreme Court. I’m also sure that the Courts will now take that message to heart.
I have always thought that four years of Trump could not undo the 250 years of the American Experience. Now, I am not so sure.
We have a Mafia Don in the White House who revels in blackmailing universities, law firms and corporations to do what he wants. Unfortunately, too many bend.
For many years, I have maintained that Trump was the Devil and, by that, I meant the real Devil, the snake in the Garden of Eden Devil. However, I always thought that the real Devil would be a very attractive fellow who spoke in literate sentences and was always persuasive and not an illiterate character with an awful haircut.
I guess I was wrong on that.
Jay – unfortunately David Brooks has become a bitter, tired “old” (I am a bit hypocritical using that word) reporter with a neocon-globalist agenda. His language is becoming much more vindictive and “Trumpian.” He presents his thoughts in a “so nice” fatherly way, so you automatically comfortable with him. But his agenda belies his so “Cool” demeanor. https://youtu.be/28E8WKZ614w?si=EPgbYolTfiS0inkN
Why doesn’t he have the chutzpah to rail against the million deaths/casualties the US proxy war has caused in the Ukraine, and how we continue this disastrous policy in the Middle East: Brooks “has consistently argued that Israel has a right-and in his view, a necessity-to use military force against Hamas in Gaza, even acknowledging the tragic civilian cost. He frames the conflict as a “tragic” but unavoidable dilemma…” (obviously there’s a better way through communication and diplomacy combined with the “US bully pulpit.” Clinton had it figured out, but eventually did not use the “big stick” in negotiation. https://www.instagram.com/reel/DJdwOY0t-if/?igsh=MWd3bzhlcDQycWlsZQ== At least Trump is trying to avert a nuclear war by communicating – Biden did not communicate with Putin for over 2 years even though Putin offered numerous times. Communication solves a lot of problems – see how it averted a nuclear war with the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962 now that all the CIA records have been released. https://youtu.be/AcUUgYQASfI?si=ovUMk4eHq1CIvgFp What is Brook’s solution to the 300,000 fentanyl deaths in the United States in the last 4 years, or the estimated awful, awful, awful
About 50,000 people, primarily from Mexico and the Philippines, are trafficked into the U.S. annually. A significant portion of these are children, and many are exploited for sex trafficking5.
with illigal immigration. On a more upbeat note, we may be getting closer to peace in the Ukraine and Middle East – one can only hope and be optimistic. Interesting interview with Jeffrey Sachs (Columbia) – please bypass the first 2 minutes about gold (sorry about that, but everybody but Jay needs sponsorship money -Jay is the last of the purest. https://www.youtube.com/live/WJJuU2psL8k?si=xGUHEfzugFPFhhxy Hopefully in the next few weeks we can celebrate some peace initiatives: https://youtu.be/90WD_ats6eE?si=OwTE9BSRHSwRA1uD