Eccentric and Idiosyncratic Commentary on Current and Military Affairs
4/3/2025 Donald Trump has published an addendum to the tariffs that were announced yesterday: cancel the scraps for the beggars and orphans, no more merciful beheadings, and call off Christmas.
3/21/2025 Elon Musk and DOGE are doing one great thing: They are demonstrating the truth of the old saying that for every complex problem there is a simple solution: one…
The MAGA movement has developed a violent edge and armed confrontations no longer seem impossible. Liberals need to consider the possibility of both general violence and personal threats and frankly…
3/7/2025 I wonder where the Ukrainians will test the secret nuclear device (if they don’t already have a program going they should start immediately) that they will want the world…
3/6/2025 Do the recent actions of the Trump administration, particularly those of the so-called Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) more closely resemble: a) An attempt to better serve the public,…
2/28/2025 If Trump had been president in 1940: “Winston, Germany didn’t invade Poland, you did. We’ve spent too much money, and you haven’t said thank you enough. Hitler is offering…
2//24/2025 Donald Trump and MAGAworld have been screaming their heads off that Europe and NATO are dependent on the Unites States for their defense, and have not been spending enough…
2/24/2025 Donald Trump has already quoted Napoleon, declaring that “He who saves his Country does not violate any Law.” Up next? Perhaps Louis XIV “L’etat c’est moi?”
2/21/2025 Purge among the Joint Chiefs of Staff and other senior military leadership. When do we stop talking about being on the verge of a constitutional crisis and admit we…
2/17/2025 I am awestruck: I thought it would take Trump a couple of years to destroy the United States, but Trump has already made an impressive start in his first…
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