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W.C. Fields - The Dentist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvQRYd8xUYU
Carol Burnett The Dentist https://youtu.be/9IUSM4EKcRI?si=qJqGBSs5dCOImbge
Trump opened a can of woms in DC
Village Idiots https://youtu.be/jF-CkMpQtlY?si=tnWbXP4Xhk2wRasF
mysterious epstein deaths https://nationalenquirer.com/more-than-two-dozen-people-linked-to-jeffrey-epstein-have-died-under-mysterious-circumstances/
Russa 22 oligarchs + Putin https://youtu.be/xSZUj4CYCnY?si=Sdm32bAQoASh1-Mz
George Carlin The American Dream https://youtu.be/rsL6mKxtOlQ?si=kyXyaNRsps6TjGtE
WSJ Tariffs https://youtu.be/_-eHOSq3oqI?si=NW6VIFPBl194g3cS
Trump
two people familiar with the matter said. The two men were blown the best video https://youtu.be/sAP4AvTvOUI?si=RjFoUMEcgNMcdMDY
esident-elect Donald Trump to be the next secretary of Defense. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images CNN —
forrest gump https://youtu.be/Lz-YDhmlpsM?si=kckW_WB4quqx5tPe
why vwnwzuela https://youtube.com/shorts/hQN98kIwgAk?si=UydWVAbLOe8ZypTM
Russia has secretly installed nuclear missiles in Venezuela a US politician has sensationally claimed in a chilling echo of the Cuban missile crisis. Republican congressman Mario Diaz-Balart said he believed Vladimir Putin’s hidden nukes were a direct threat to the “national security” of the United States.
Why Venezuela oil matters https://youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?si=s_YPxV90pGOjVhT-
John Mearsheimer? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mearsheimer https://youtu.be/JWdG8qqcZ4U?si=7yq2LcHkuOKBalh0 https://youtu.be/sXQ_NunPvMY?si=4WttWVE1TPuylpHX
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive," is from Sir Walter Scott's 1808 epic poem
Venezuela's military https://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.php?country_id=venezuela
TE 60 MINUTE STORY https://youtu.be/jiehEMlNiCI?si=TikQaQ2Re4Z8F3oi
Archie's chair https://youtu.be/gFMbx8-DhUE?si=IucnkGGElZVUDwjL
Greenland https://youtu.be/mQrRY9SY_9A?si=0NKiS5pK9qVK6oG4
Stephen Miller “We live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power,” he said. “These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.” (Readers have permission to copy and e-mail any of my blogs to acquaintances.)
President Trump declared on Wednesday evening that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his “own morality,” brushing aside international law and other checks on his ability to use military might to strike, invade or coerce nations around the world. Asked in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times if there were any limits on his global powers, Mr. Trump said: “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.” “I don’t need international law,” he added. “I’m not looking to hurt people.” ames Carville "He's done!" https://youtube.com/shorts/ibKSdn_9K4w?si=MTkZtIhDYj6suAgO Andrew Chang The fatal shooting https://youtu.be/ZEiw1rMjZsc?si=msLKiByUhjwXxcs3
The Rorschach test https://youtu.be/LYi19-Vx6go?si=FAl1ztDe3CryQPYh
YouTube Video #1.---->"How To Win Friends And Influence People
Nicole Wallace https://youtu.be/uJ9A99EmLUY?si=UpjSxKcyMZ6prr2V
Greenland https://youtu.be/SQtbZPlMeU0?si=8VxbtRjy26jB2CCl
Ice Dragging Trump down https://youtu.be/yR9qxxV112Q?si=by7zMha6uVRna8Nl
Greenland https://youtu.be/AxRqeOfglKE?si=kgVMnXDGZPOsZ730 A Rugged, Harsh Way Of Life https://youtu.be/FlL4F_-vOdw?si=7YDKVyjmdmBQFjyV
We don't need Canada https://youtu.be/zfbpahLHEFg?si=Qe4tmwEM2TWRAXl1
George Will https://youtu.be/VYYQI31iTyQ?si=cByXU0wJkcXqkyum
175 years Canada canada relies entirely on the U.S., we don't rely on Canada. The most illiterayte economic statement ever made by a President of the u.s. https://youtu.be/VOSxaLBEnEw?si=5HcZ-qxb4LLBJOtK
Stephen Miller Is Bringing Trump Down https://youtu.be/hNg0o1OXG4g?si=oxuiuqhGDMfLmPss
Who is Stephen Miller? https://youtu.be/KRqTWe7ZV2s?si=VrcSGDcy1hTvGaxc
George Will https://youtu.be/yF0FFgCUQlo?si=32riS-TCb6B28BcW
Rubio explains why Venezuela https://youtu.be/n2SI0K8hbIM?si=dPXAT4885XEVx_da The objectives
+ Penguins https://youtu.be/4PwDFddpo4c?si=ScFydjZmw_TD-Glj
Canaqda believes Greenland belongs to its people. https://youtu.be/iBv9_ld7guM?si=ssI3IykV6pxis-yM
The Obama's as Primates https://youtu.be/0nCBdz00w9M?si=_-qkbbJeJgNJjLiK Leavitt = false outrage not only racist it is regression to childish humor
Cuba choked https://youtu.be/-oyBpabPxmM?si=UQaArVcnVGoq7b_5
Opening a Canadian consulate in Nuuk, th
rosie o'donell https://youtu.be/Z5UzOALw88Q?si=38IvuvXZhDCCjun1
George Will Trump is bullying Canada https://youtu.be/jK3f-JN8GiY?si=oDbcqU6B3q0iDkKe
letter to norwegian pm, the obamas as monkeys, the gordie howe bridge, mark carney
Potpourri 5322 "It's A Mad, Mad World " #502
Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Chapter 4. "How to 'Piss Off' Canada" (Continued from last blog.)
In a recent YouTube Video, George Will discussed a spat between
President Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney
that took place in the Oval Office earlier this month.
George Will is, in my opinion, the brightest "Libertarian Conservative Thinker"
in the 21st Century. Will described "three demands" that President Trump
tried to make on Canada, including tying the Canadian dollar to the American dollar.
Carney refused to sign a Memorandum of Understanding.
In effect, he calmly told the President to "pound sand," and walked out.
George Will claims that Trump was ranting, raving and "childish."
For whatever reason, YouTube took down that video.
So I've posted another relevant George Will Video below.
<(George dislikes Trump but is too rational to diagnose as T.D.S..)
*****
What caught my eye was the fact that George Will, a distinguished Conservative,
used the adjective "childish" to describe the President's behavior.
That seems to be happening more and more, unfortunately.
I've previously mentioned my concern that Trump 2.0's personality seems
significantly different from the one that I supported in Trump 1.0.
He may be undergoing a "progressive cognitive slippage." That should
worry all of us. (He's in charge of the "nuclear football.")
Let's look at some of the "Childish Stuff" he's shown in 2026.
"Childish Stuff #1. A Silly Billy Letter
Early in 2026, President Trump sent a letter to Jonas Gahr,
the Prime Minister of Norway, stating:
"Considering your Country decided not to give me
the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS,
I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace,..."
PM Gahr immediately shared the letter with other European leaders.
It made Trump look like a pouty, angry child who was taking his bat and ball
and going home. His "Fitness for Office" was questioned by some Senators.
"Childish Stuff #2. A Silly Billy Video
He posted a racist video on Truth Social depicting the Obamas
as apes and claimed a staff member had mistakenly put it up.
Only children about age 10 would see any humor in it.
"Childish Stuff #3. A Silly Billy Threat
On January 13, 2026 Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney visited China.
A trade partnership between Canada and China was forged.
President Trump "had a bird about it." He believes it is okay for the U.S.A.
to have trade ties with China. Canada is not supposed to.
On his Truth Social account he wrote:
"China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it...
The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being
played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup,"
Canucks puzzled about that "Silly Billy Threat." Was it supposed to
be an attempt at humor? Nobody laughed. The general consensus was that
he thinks Canadians are morons and will believe that tripe. We know that
it was just a very childish threat expressed through anger.
If I had to evaluate it "blindly," for the F.B.I.,
I'd tell them a Grade IV student probably wrote it.
Recently, he's made threats about The Gordie Howe International Bridge.
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YouTube Video ---->"George Will Discusses Trump's Psychological State?"
George Will https://youtu.be/otooTTwF4Xc?si=9jwmH8fuGqqVlMab Potpourri 5321 "It's A Mad, Mad World " #501
Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Part 102. "How To Win Friends And Influence People?" 6.
In the last month President Trump has upset a lot of people in
a lot of nations around the World. Today I want to continue the
discussion started in the last blog from his potential book:
Chapter 4. "How to 'Piss Off' Canada"
Since the start of the Trump 2.0 Presidency, "The Prez" on
several occasions has expressed the desire to annex Canada and
make us the 51st State. This idea has not gone down well with
most Canadians. Then in January he told the World:
"Canada lives because of the United States,"
That got our national dander up. Economically, we are not dependent
on the United States. Until now the United States has been our biggest
partner with 75% of our exports destined to go there. We could
limp along if we absolutely had to if that North-South trade corridor
is ever closed to us. Unfortunately, President Trump keeps ripping up
trade contracts with Canada that he previously signed.
(As kids we called people who did that "Indian Givers!")
With respect to "Defense," Trump's belief has validity.
Of course most Canadians have never thought about the possibility
that we could be invaded by another country. In fact, in 1938
Prime Minister McKenzie King assured President Franklin Roosevelt that
Canada would never allow another nation to attack the United States
from our frozen north.
However, since 1938 the "Weaponry of War" has changed.
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles can cross our vast land in a matter
of minutes. What many Canadians don't accept is the fact that Trump
was probably right when he said "Canada lives because of the United States,"
Canada is the second largest country in the World. Our population
of only 40 million people has to defend thousands of miles of coasts
on three oceans and 3.85 million square miles of land mass.
Ninety percent (90%) of us live within 100 miles of
the Canada - United States Border. Millions of square miles of
land to our North are mostly empty. They are loaded with natural resources.
If we weren't sitting next door to the most powerful nation on the planet,
Canada would have been captured by China or Russia
decades ago. The truth is, Canada has only been spending
1.47% of GDP on Defense. Trump and NATO want members
of that organization to spend 5% GDP annually
on "Defense."
I'm embarrassed to say, for several decades Canada has made
the lowest financial payments per capita to NATO of the
32 member nations. (Our Liberal and Conservative Governments
assumed America would have to protect us from foreign attacks.)
Allow me to make a prediction here.
We all know that Donald Trump has a large narcissistic side
and wants to leave huge legacies to be remembered by.
He's already seized Venezuela's oil. As a realtor, he says
that he wants the U.S.A. to own Greenland. I'm predicting:
"Sometime within the next three years,
Donald Trump will seize Canada's Arctic Islands
and make them part of the United States.
Canadians won't like it but won't be in any
position to fire any shots."
In the meanwhile, President Trump has been angered by our
our Prime Minister Mark Carney for signing trade deals with China.
Trump's reaction was "very bizarre." I'll discuss it next...Continued
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YouTube Video ---->"Canada's Arctic Archipelago"
the canadian arctic archipelago https://youtu.be/STQqzAYIeYY?si=TzlTxWQklxi3zqGB https://youtu.be/o_sGswWwJxc?si=VRbiMK_6jkM2cjwL
Potpourri 53210 "It's A Mad, Mad World " #500
Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Part 101. "How To Win Friends And Influence People?" 5.
In the last four blogs I suggested Stephen Miller could easily help the
President write:
"How To Lose Friends And Outrage People"
In this blog I want to discuss:
Chapter 4. "How to 'Piss Off' Canada"
It is no secret but in the second term of Donald Trump's presidency, he has
done a very good job of getting large numbers of Canadians "Pissed Off"
with him. As a result, Canadian tourism to the United States has dropped 25%
since he came into office. A large part of Canadian disgust has been due to his
threatening suggestions that ""Canada should become a 51st State!"
(More recently, Jesse Ventura, a former Governor of Minnesota, suggested that State
should become an 11th Canadian Province. Take that Trump.)
Two people strongly contributed to shaping Donald Trump's misguided
understandings of Canadian sentiments. Former Canadian Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau, not the sharpest blade in the drawer, referred to
Canada as a "Post-National State" at the United Nations. He told Trump
that Canada wouldn't survive without the U.S.A. Trump believed that dullard.
Kevin O'Leary, a Canadian businessman who is known as Mr. Wonderful" on
Shark Tank, beat a path to Mar-a-Lago as soon as Trump was elected
President. He made a strong sales pitch to the "Prez" about the financial advantages
of "merging the U.S. and Canadian economies together."
Both Trump and O'Leary underestimated how fiercely proud Canadians are about
Canada. The idea of becoming a 51st State has been rejected by over 90 % of us.
Most Canadians see Donald Trump as a huge threat to our sovereignty and
many unfortunately suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome.
"Canada Lives Because Of The United States"
A beaver is depicted on the backs of Canadian nickels. It's our
official "national animal" and symbolizes the hard work we've done to
develop Canada. Folklore has given us a short allegory about our busy
well-respected rodent.
"A mouse from England was touring Canada.
When visiting a pond he met a beaver and asked
"How do you ever sleep at night in bed next to that American elephant?
The beaver replied - "VERY, VERY CAREFULLY!"
Canada's current Prime Minister Mark Carney seemingly never knew that advice.
On Jan. 20, 2026, Carney spoke at The World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
He urged weaker power nations to form more trading alliances to counter-balance
the tremendous "leverage" that "Super Powers" have available in trade negotiations.
President Trump was infuriated by that idea and said Carney should remember:
"Canada lives because of the United States,"
Trump's comment set off outbursts of rage from coast to coast to coast
in Canada. (Yep. He knows how to piss off large groups.)
Canadians don't like to admit it, but there is some truth in Trump's negative
views of us. Economically, Canada has enough resources to survive
without the United States. But with the U.S.A. being our major trading partner,
we would experience some hardships.
Please understand that for most of our "Military's History" our
Canadian soldiers have served us well in conflicts around the World.
We're proud of them. However, in 1945 the "Nuclear Age" roared in upon us.
Canada's small population was in no position to become a "Super Power."
Hence for the last 80 years we've been relying on the United States
to come to our aid if we are ever attacked. Unfortunately, that reliance has
led to our own army using equipment that has come into disrepair.
"Believe it or not Ripley," in 2023 on a mission in Latvia, our Canadian
soldiers were asked to buy their own helmets!
Trump's view has validity regarding our defense vulnerabilities. Continued
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YouTube Video ---->"Canada's Military - Underfunded and Underprepared"
Potpourri 5319 "It's A Mad, Mad World " #499
Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Part 100. "How To Win Friends And Influence People?" 4.
In the last three blogs I suggested Stephen Miller could easily help the
President write:
"How To Lose Friends And Outrage People"
Today, I had intended to say more about the contents of:
Chapter 3. "How to 'Piss Off' Allies"
Chapter 4. "How to 'Piss Off" Canada"
But on Friday Donald Trump did something so "childish and outrageous" it
became evident that another Chapter heading had to be added entitled:
Chapter 5. "How to 'Piss Off' All Sensible Fair-Minded People Worldwide"
Yes, what President Trump did was so abominable he has absolutely
guaranteed that the Republicans will lose the House and maybe the Senate
next November. It's as if he wants them to lose in order to declare the results
were "rigged and therefore are invalid."
Earlier this year, I reported on a prediction that Canadian journalist
Andrew Coyne made last fall about President Trump's behavior.
Coyne observed:
"Donald Trump is getting exponentially worse!"
He went on to claim that If Donald Trump does something "outrageous"
today, he'll do something even "more outrageous" next week and
more the next and so on throughout his Presidency.
This far to date in 2026, Coyne's forecasting has been "spot on."
So what did President Trump do this time that was so "outrageous?"
He posted this Photo --->Barack and Michelle Obama as Monkeys!
It was an insult to the Obamas and all of us!
Complaints came in. He left it up for 12 hours. Karoline Leavitt
brushed the "outrage" off as false. Bad Bunny? No. Dumb Bunny.
Trump may not be a "RACIST." But that post makes him look like one.
I believe that "All human beings have traces of racism within us.
We feel more comfortable with people who are more like us than people who
are different than us. It's true, "Like birds of a feather, we flock together."
Even with those tendencies, preferences, and traces present in our psychological
makeup, the vast majority of us humans "are not RACISTS!" We accept
our skin and cultural differences and usually work in harmony with one another.
Unfortunately, the case against Donald Trump is getting harder to defend.
In the last year he's said "Somalians are garbage, & Haitians eat cats and dogs."
His DOJ has charged Black reporter Don Lemon with a felony for
covering an ICE protest and now "The Donald" is mocking the Obamas.
All of that sort of crap and more has chased away what limited support he had
in the last election from Blacks and Latinos.
This post about the Obamas should also raise concerns about his Mental State.
Only children in the elementary grades would see humor in that post.
Coupled with the fact he wrote a very childish note to the President of Norway
a few weeks ago about not being awarded The Nobel Peace Prize,
every adult on the planet concerned.
After all, he is in charge of America's Nuclear Football.
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YouTube Video #1.---->"An Insult To The Obamas And All Of Us?"
YouTube Video #2.---->"Disabled Aliha Rahman Dragged From Car By ICE"
Potpourri 5318 "It's A Mad, Mad World " #498
Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Part 99. "How To Win Friends And Influence People?" 4.
In the last two blogs I suggested Stephen Miller could easily help the President write:
"How To Lose Friends And Outrage People"
Chapter #1. Seize Venezuela and Threaten to Invade Greenland
(That is guaranteed to upset NATO Allies, Denmark, and Greenland)
Chapter #2. Flood Minneapolis with 3,000 ICE Agents
(Have Kristi Noem put out false narratives if anyone is killed)
Chapter 3. Denigrate the contributions of Allies in Afghanistan
(That is guaranteed to "PISS OFF" several nations with one blow)
Chapter 4. Insist that Canada lives only because of the United States
(That is guaranteed to "PISS OFF" 40 million Canuckleheads)
In this and the next blog I'd like to look at possible contents for
those chapters.
"Chapter 1 (Continued from the last blog)
President Trump's remarks about unilaterally taking over Greenland for
"Security Reasons" angered virtually all of the other N.A.T.O. member nations.
Military teams from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, and France were
immediately sent to Greenland to discourage Trump's stated ambitions.
At the World Economic Forum's Annual Conference in Davos, Switzerland,
President Trump again repeated the need to own Greenland in order to
make North America's "Defense Systems" less vulnerable.
At that Davos conference, Mark Rutte, the Secretary-General of NATO,
settled the President down by reminding him of long-forgotten 1951 Treaties
that President Eisenhower signed with Denmark and are still valid.
Those treaties give America and NATO free reign for anything they want to do
regarding the defense of that island and North America.
So far, nobody has consulted today's Greenlanders and asked for their
permission and views on this possible takeover of their nation.
By the way, the takeover of Venezuela has not gone smoothly.
Former Vice VP Delcy Rodrigez trashes orders from America.
If she doesn't want to suffer Maduro's fate, she'd better cooperate soon.
*****
Chapter #2. Flood Minneapolis with 3,000 ICE Agents
(Have Kristi Noem put out false narratives if anyone is killed)
Before Christmas I wrote several blogs in this space that predicted the
Republicans would lose the House unless they spoke up and asked
President Trump to insist that ICE use gentler and more humane tactics
in their hunt for illegal aliens.
They didn't heed that advice. President Trump allowed Kristi Noem to continue
overseeing ICE's "highly offensive assaults," that thanks to camera phones,
we watched disturbing videos of ICE each evening on cable TV channels.
Kristi Noem proved to us "She is dumber than a truckload of hammers!"
Instead of lightening up with ICE, she doubled down and sent 3,000 ICE Agents
to Minneapolis. After only a couple of weeks, Kristi's armed, masked ICE Agents
killed all chances of Republicans coming back as a majority in the House, and possibly the Senate, next November.
Speaking of "Killings," the World saw ICE Agents take the lives of
Renee Good and Alex Petti.
Yes. The World clearly saw videos of those deaths but President Trump, Kristi
and Fox News anchors saw "Domestic Terrorists" who were victimizing ICE Agents.
In denying what the majority of us saw and vilifying those dead protesters, they
seriously hurt their own reputations.
Of course they may not have been lying. They could have been in states of
Wilful Blindness choosing to see only what they wanted to see.
Either way, they were losing touch with reality and building distrust. Continued
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YouTube Video #1.---->"What Is Wilful Blindness?"
YouTube Video #2.---->"Disabled Aliha Rahman Dragged From Car By ICE"
Willful blindness is a psychological and legal phenomenon where individuals intentionally avoid, ignore, or suppress known information because the truth is uncomfortable, fearful, or threatening to their ego or beliefs. It is a deliberate choice to remain ignorant to avoid responsibility or conflict, often leading to catastrophic, large-scale organizational failures. The Marginalian The Marginalian +6 not cooperating fully with truimp https://youtu.be/PFRj5c2l9QE?si=h9KvnQ0z0H2ZEeRC
Trump insuled afghanistan vet allies https://youtu.be/jch1y4S74H0?si=ve9m1svw0TxfudHp
Minneapolis civil war https://www.youtube.com/live/S5sSveV9qpM?si=B62kC3cyt9yDTw4b
Impeachment? https://youtu.be/0buMkLCIft4?si=yTdEn0-zHoUzGQoa
Miller on Greenland https://youtube.com/shorts/SdhZ9vKGNq0?si=NnTGLvvbaHAKHZGo
Pete Hegseth avoids Slotkin's questions https://youtu.be/cHBG6Xql4B8?si=kzUAw8uoABmU8Df8
Potpourri 5317 "It's A Mad, Mad World " #497
Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Part 98. "How To Win Friends And Influence People?" 2.
In the last blog I said Stephen Miller was dragging the Trump 2.0 regime
down and was partly responsible for low poll ratings. Miller is a bright, "cold fish"
type, who is a big fan of a Conservative Position Paper known as Project 2025.
He has the President's ear and makes sure that everyone in the Administration
keeps rowing towards the goals of Project 2025. As of January 30, 2026
President Trump has signed 235 Executive Orders.
Stephen Miller authored most of them.
Unfortunately, Stephen Miller is a hard taskmaster. He's the one who insisted
that ICE Agents must sweep up 3,000 Illegal Aliens/day.
To attain that goal ICE has employed aggressive tactics which are
more in tune with what one might expect in a Stalinist country.
In the last blog I suggested Stephen Miller could easily help the President write:
"How To Lose Friends And Outrage People"
Chapter #1. Seize Venezuela and Threaten to Invade Greenland
(That is guaranteed to upset NATO Allies, Denmark, and Greenland)
Chapter #2. Flood Minneapolis with 3,000 ICE Agents
(Have Kristi Noem put out false narratives if anyone is killed)
Chapter 3. Denigrate the contributions of Allies in Afghanistan
(That is guaranteed to "PISS OFF" several nations with one blow)
Chapter 4. Insist that Canada lives only because of the United States
(That is guaranteed to "PISS OFF" 40 million Canuckleheads)
In this and the next blog I'd like to look at possible contents for
those chapters.
"Chapter 1 Seize Venezuela and Threaten to Invade Greenland
On June 6, 1944 Allied Troops landed in Normandy to start the
Liberation of France from German occupation. That day is known as D-Day
and is still the largest seaborne invasion in history.
Don't tell Pete Hegseth that. He is a "Meathead" who is idiotically
boasting that the recent U.S. invasion of Venezuela with 150 aircraft
was a greater event than D-Day! (Gimmee a break Jake! Was he drinking?)
By saying what he did, "Meathead" Hegseth insulted our remembrances
of the 39-Allied Divisions of soldiers who stormed the Normandy Beaches
undergoing over 10,000 casualties and 4,414 confirmed dead!
Yes, the Venezuela invasion took a lot of planning and was well executed.
However, it was pretty one-sided. Over 100 defenseless Venezuelans died.
President Maduro and his wife were surgically extracted to stand trial for
drug trafficking. Donald J. Trump became the Acting President of Venezuela.
The White House and Hegseth initially told us that it was not a Military
Operation. Instead, it was about "Law Enforcement."
If that was true, and it wasn't, that would have been the "most expensive
arrest of a husband and wife in history." That apprehension cost American
Taxpayers over $500 Million dollars.
But most Americans aren't stupid. They didn't buy "Meathead" Hegseth's B.S.
So President Trump came clean and said the Operation was about taking control
of Venezuela's huge Oil Deposits. If the U.S.A. can achieve that,
they won't have to worry ever again about their own oil pools.
So far, major U.S. Oil Companies have shown only lukewarm interest in returning
to Venezuela. The Venezuelans aren't keen on giving up that oil revenue either.
Most North Americans approved of the Trump and Hegseth takedown of dictator
Maduro, who was illegitimately in office anyway.
Several European leaders were more skeptical. They saw parallels between
Vladimir Putin's attempt to seize Ukraine and President Trump's seizure
of Venezuela. That observation has obvious validity.
Then within days, President Trump announced that he was going to get
control of Greenland one way or another.
All Hell broke loose among European leaders. They were outraged by
President Trump's threat and rushed to defend Denmark's sovereignty
over that large island. N.A.T.O.'s European "Trust Levels" for Anerica
as an Ally have never been lower. Continued
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YouTube Video #1.---->"D-Day Footage June 6, 1944"
Stephen Miller family rejects his ideas is a weirdo https://youtu.be/yISAsnjtsxc?si=MX7XrFUFSTiEK3UV
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Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Part 61. "Popularity"
When I was a kid in school 75 years ago, another kid in our class
was always "trying to be popular." Once a week or so, Roy brought
chocolate bars, gum, or other candies to share with the rest of us.
Looking back, he had the right idea. Popular people are popular because
they make others feel good about themselves. They aren't threats and
you feel safe arond them.
In Roy's instance, he was a decent enough kid in his own right.
But because he was always striving to be well-liked, he came across
as "too needy, always needing to know if he was liked."
Other kids were "turned off." You probably knew a kid like
that when you were in school. There were lots of them.
Could that be President Donald Trump's problem too?
He said before his second term started that he wants to be
remembered as "America's Greatest President ever!"
Certainly he has been America's Most Transformational President
so far during my lifetime. He's "sealed the border" and is
"deporting thousands of illegal migrants." He's also made
it clear that there are only two sexes and Men should not compete
in Women's sports. He's also claiming that on the International Stage
he's personally responsible "for stopping six Wars!"
Since he became "the Prez" in January, he's been on TV
every day telling us all of the good things he's been doing.
But like Roy, that kid I went to school with, Donald Trump's
"Popularity" keeps on dropping every month.
The "Law of Reverse Effect" is in play here:
"The harder one tries to achieve a certain outcome
through conscious effort, the less likely they are
to succeed. Instead, consciously trying less and
letting go can increase the chances of success."
Let's not forget that when Donald Trump entered his second term
as President his "Favorability Rating was 57%.
As of August 8, 2025, his "Gallup Favorability Rating" is 41%.
Below is how he ranked with other well-known newsmakers.
Above Water
Pope Leo XIV 57
V. Zelenskyy 52
Below Water
B. Sanders 49
Joe Biden 43
R. Kennedy 42
Donald Trump 41
J. D. Vance 38
Ocasio-Cortez 34
Elon Musk 33
Marco Rubio 31
E. Macron 30
G. Newsom 30
Netanyahu 29
P. Hegseth 26
The above ratings tell us that the Americans who were polled by Galllup
were a tough crowd indeed. For heaven's sake (pun intended), Pope Leo XIV
only got a 57 and many believe that he has a direct pipeline to God!
Donald Trump's rating of 41 shows him to be performing lower
than Joe Biden. Republicans have to be concerned about that.
If he's that low by next year's mid-term elections, the Dems will
be gaining seats in both houses.
In future blogs I'll be taking closer looks at what the President is
perceived as doing well and not so well.
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“Six months into his second term as president, Donald Trump looks to be on the ropes with the American public,” says Tatishe Nteta, provost professor of political science at UMass Amherst and director of the poll. “Trump’s approval ratings, already historically low for a newly elected president, continue to sink with close to 6-in-10 Americans (58%) expressing disapproval of the job that Trump is doing in office. While Trump remains a popular figure among Republicans and conservatives, Trump’s time in office is viewed more negatively across genders, generations, classes and races, with majorities of each of these groups disapproving of Trump’s performance. With over three years left in the Trump administration, there is still time for him to right the ship and fulfil the promises that catapulted him to the presidency, but the president is not off to the start he or his supporters envisioned.”
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Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Part 62. President Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize?
Monday July 8 was a wonderful day for President Trump in this "Golden Age.".
Three days earlier he was thrilled as his One Big, Beautiful Bill became Law.
That "Win" in Congress put him on "Cloud Nine" for the dinner meeting that
he was hosting for Prime Minister Netanyahu and a small Israeli contingent.
Part way through the evening Mr. Netanyahu rose and said:
"I want to present to you Mr. President a letter that I sent
to the Nobel Prize Committee.
It's nominating you for the Peace Prize which is well-deserved."
"Wow!" Even just to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize is a great
honor. Bibi Netanyuahu's nomination of him was a pleasant surprise.
But in Trump's typical humble fashion (wink, wink), he stated:
"I deserve the Peace Prize but I probably won't get it!"
Apparently, "The Donald" sent Secretary of State Marco Rubio in June
to Africa. While there, Rubio brokered a "Peace Agreement" between
the Republic of Congo and Rwanda. Those two nations had been warring
for three decades. Rubio carried the water. Trump wanted the credit.
Most of us never even knew there was a War going on there.
Bibi Netanyahu was beaten to he punch in nominating President Trump for that
prestigious "Peace Prize." Georgia's representative in Congress Buddy Carter
had already sent a letter to the Norwegian Prize Committee nominating Trump.
Carter nominated Trump for stopping the Iran vs. Israel 12 day War.
The President oversaw the dropping of 14 bunker-buster bombs that "obliterated"
Iran's underground nuclear facilities.
Asif Ali Zardari, the President of Pakistan, has also added his weight
to the nomination. He credits Trump with stopping their War with India.
In total, Trump claims to have ended the following seven wars:
Egypt vs. Ethiopia, Armenia vs. Azerbaijan, Congo vs. Rwanda,
Israel vs. Iran, India vs. Pakistan, Cambodia vs. Thailand, Serbia vs. Kosovo
So what's this Nobel Peace Prize all about anyways?
The prize was bequeathed in the Will of Alfred Nobel (1833-1896). It is awarded to:
"the person or society that renders the greatest service to the cause of
international fraternity, in the suppression or reduction of standing
armies, or in the establishment or furtherance of peace congresses."
Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1833. His dad was an Engineer who
invented plywood. Alfred was also an Inventor. Over his lifetime he patented
335 inventions, which is 335 more than I've made. The invention that he is best
known for is "Dynamite." He developed it to be used in construction and
other peaceful reasons. It bothered him immensely that so many Governments used
it in munitions for warring purposes.
Alfred Nobel's inventions earned him a large fortune. He remained single through
life and had no children. He left a small part of his Estate to a few relatives, and
the bulk of the fortune to the establishment of annual prizes in Chemistry, Physics,
Medicine, Literature, and Peace.
Between 1901 to 2024 the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to 111 individuals
and 31 Organizations. The list includes:
Linus Pauling, Albert Schweitzer, General George C. Marshall, Lester B. Pearson,
Martin Luther King Jr., Henry Kissinger, Mother Teresa, The Dalai Lama
Mikhail Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela, Yasser Arafat, Jimmy Carter,
Al Gore, Barack Obama, Malala Yousafzai,
How some of those people ever earned the distinguished Nobel Peace Prize is a
"head scratcher enigma" to me. Arguably, Donald Trump has done far more than
Gore and Obama with respect to "World Peace.". But I'd be surprised if he receives
the award without getting Putin to stop his unconscionable attacks on Ukraine.
Trump is a very "polarizing" individual who some Nobel Committee Members
would likely never vote for. Besides, it's hard to imagine him as a member in
the same club as Mother Teresa.
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WATCH: Jeffrey Sachs tells the cold, hard truth how the US and NATO provoked war in Ukraine in 4 minutes "It started in 1990, when US Secretary of State James Baker said to Mikhail Gorbachev that NATO would not move one inch eastward... The US then cheated on this, starting in 1994, when Clinton signed off on a plan to expand NATO all the way to Ukraine. The expansion of NATO started in 1999 with Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Then, the US led the bombing of Serbia in 1999. That was the use of NATO to bomb a European capital for 78 straight days to break the country apart. The Russians didn't like that very much, but even Putin started out pro-European and pro-American. He considered whether to join NATO when there was still the idea of some kind of mutually respectful relationship. In 2002, the US unilaterally walked out of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. What it did was trigger the US putting in missile systems in Eastern Europe that Russia views as a dire, direct threat to national security, by making possible a decapitation strike of missiles that are a few minutes away from Moscow. In 2004-2005, the US engaged in a soft regime change in Ukraine, the so-called First Color Revolution. In 2009, Yanukovych won the election and became president in 2010 on the basis of neutrality in Ukraine. In 2014, the US participated actively in the overthrow of Yanukovych. Nuland and the US Ambassador to Ukraine...talked about regime change. So they made the new government! The US then said 'now NATO's really going to enlarge.' Putin kept saying 'stop, you promised no NATO enlargement.' Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, seven more countries in the 'not one inch eastward.' In 2021, Putin put on the table a draft Russian-US security agreement. The basis of it was no NATO enlargement. The special military operations started, and five days later Zelenskyy said 'okay, okay, neutrality.' And then the US and Britain said no way, you guys fight on. We've got your back. That's 600,000 deaths now of Ukrainians since Boris Johnson flew to Kyiv to tell them to be brave. Absolutely ghastly. We're not dealing with, as we're told every day, this madman like Hitler. This is complete bogus, fake history that is a purely PR narrative of the US government. We're playing games here. So God forbid a nuclear power comes at us. I don't know what's going to happen, but we came at them." Stenosis (narrowing) of my spinal cord made it impossible for me to
walk and landed me in the Royal Alexandra Hospital. Surgery to
correct that condition was done on my third day there. The surgery
only took 45 minutes. I was awakened and taken back to Station 33 in
what seemed like no time flat. I now had 20 staples in my back
closing an incision line. Surprisingly there was absolutely no pain
emanating from the lower back region where the surgeon had made his
intrusion. The only pain that I felt was in the right leg that was
still swollen from my fall.
Now keep in mind that the Royal Alex is an "Acute Care Treatment
Center." It has 869 beds and sees over 500,000 patients a year.
There is always "pressure for beds."
Once my surgery was over, the doctors who were treating me would
have liked to see me sent elsewhere. Since I couldn't walk, they
couldn't send me home. They had no choice but to wait until a bed
opened up in the Spinal Treatment Ward of the Glenrose Rehabilitation
Hospital. So there I was for several days simply laying like a bump
on a log taking up space and being brought 3 good meals a day.
The "Good News" was Marianne (my wife) was visiting me
8 to 12 hours each day. That cut down the number of times that
I had to ask the nurses for help. The "Bad News" was my
inability to get out of bed and walk to the washroom meant all
of my toilet requirements had to be done in bed. Laying flat
on your back on a bedpan hoping for a bowel movement which
may or may not come is no fun, trust me on that.
These early days of waiting after my surgery made me appreciate
how lucky I was in comparison to the other patients in my
room. The Station that I was on was a "Trauma Unit."
It was designed to treat accident victims from a wide range
of circumstances. One change that was different from when I
retired was Men and Women were now in beds in the same room.
Across from me was a young woman who was hit by a truck while
riding a motorcycle. She had immediate surgery when the ambulance
brought her in. She told my wife that one of her legs was now
two inches shorter and several more surgeries still have to be done
before she'd ever be discharged. Then there was another young
man in our room who was brought in by an Air Ambulance Helicopter.
I'm not sure what his problem was, but his mother was a nurse.
She stayed around the clock 24 hours a day at her son's bedside.
Unfortunately, she believed that she knew more about medical
treatment than any of the doctors and nurses and was forever
telling them so. She was "a Royal pain-in-the-ass" but they
tolerated her. She even told my wife that the video tablet
that I was watching was too loud for her son's sensitive
ears. We could barely hear it from a few feet away. Continued
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The M.R.I. results indicated that my weakening legs and falls
were being caused by spinal stenosis. The Edmonton area center for
surgeries for that condition is The Royal Alexandra Hospital.
Therefore on the third day of my hospitalization I was transferred
to that facility 10 miles away.
The ambulance that would take me on that trip was old. I mean really
old. I jokingly asked the driver~
""Is this Edmonton's original ambulance?"
He laughed and replied~
""It's old and rides a little rough.
I'll try and avoid potholes and bumps!"
I took those to be "famous last words." Fortunately, I was laying on a
stretcher which absorbed bumps. The poor attendant who sat in the
back with me got a headache as our driver seemed to deliberately
hit every crevice, hole, and bump along the way.
The Royal Alexandra Hospital
The Royal Alexandra Hospital and I have a long history together.
In 1949 my poor mother was burned in a housefire, while I and my
new older half-brothers and sisters were in school. (Grade 1 for me.)
With flames raging from a plastic apron, she raced out of our house and
rolled on our front lawn. 83% of her body was burned in varying degrees.
Neighbor ladies covered her in a blanket and called an ambulance.
A "Smith Ambulance" came. In those days Canada did not have
the universal healthcare system that we have today. The ambulance
attendants would not take her to a hospital until those ladies
payed them $20. Most of those "stay-at-home housewives" did not
have that kind of money on hand. Luckily, Mrs. Pritchard remembered
that she had $20 in a jar and raced home across the alley.
The Smith Ambulance attendants then brought my mom to the Royal Alex.
In 1949, children were not allowed to visit in our hospitals. I spent
many days on the Alex's front lawn hoping to catch a glimpse of
my mom waving through a window when she was well enough to do so.
Thankfully, mom survived that very painful and traumatic period
of her life and went on to live another 64 years.
Of course, as a child, it never crossed my mind that someday
I too would be working at The Royal Alexandra Hospital.
I was the Senior (Chief) Psychologist there 1975 to 2002.
Nor did I ever imagine that 75 years later I would be
bouncing around in an old ambulance that was taking me there
for surgery on my spine.
Yes, my 10 mile trip across Edmonton evoked a lot of old thoughts
and feelings. But in general, I had very good feelings about
the quality of care at the Royal Alex. Those of us who worked
here could always take pride in our treatment programs.
To this day, "The Alex" still has a very good reputation for
"a roll-up-the-sleeves and work identity" with its inner-city population.
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Potpourri 5199 "It's A Mad, Mad World ..."The Butterfly Effect? " #379
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"The Butterfly Effect - Our 2020's World?" Part #15.
"Very tiny changes to a system can bring about large changes in the future."
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Butterfly Effects Due To The World's Perception Of Joe Biden
D. America's Leadership Matters In The World
Potpourri 5199 "It's A Mad, Mad World ..."The Great Debate? " #379
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The Presidential Debate - Thursday 9 pm EDT CNN
"Well, Well, Well" said the 3-headed English policeman.
We're going to see a "Debate." It's a debate that the majority of
Americans didn't want to see in the first place. Neither of these two
men have high popularity ratings, except within their own parties.
Both are old, but Joe is "perceived" to be much older.
Both have shady warts, but Donald is "perceived" to hqave many more.
When Senator Mitt Romney heard about the debate in May he astutely said~
"It'll be entertaining, informative, like two old guys on The Muppets"
The two old geezer Muppets were curmudgeons, Statler and Waldorf.
They were funny. But we shouldn't expect any "Ha Ha" moments to be
shared between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. They loathe each other.
So what can we expect? Here's a couple of thoughts~
1. Joe Biden Will Be Well-Prepared
President Biden blotted out 1 week on his calendar to prep for this event.
He's spending it in Camp David doing "Mock Debates" with several Democrat
support staff advisors. They'll have directed him on how to respond, how to
stand, when and when not to smile, show anger, and so on.
Physically, he'll be at his best - "souped up" with whatever combination
of meds + vitamins was used to get him ready for The State of the Union
address in Congress.
But, once again, "Riddle me this Batman?"
"Why would a man who has spent 3.5 years running the
country need a week off to prepare for a debate?"
For starters, I don't know how a President takes a week away from a 24/7 job in
first place. Secondly, any "Certified Professional" in any career who has been
steeped in his or her work for years should never need a week off to prepare.
Can you imagine a Brain Surgeon, Heavy Duty Mechanic, or Candlestick Maker
needing a week off to study for something that should be "old hat" to them?
Besides, a President only has to be familiar with "the Big Picture," not minutia.
Only someone with "MEMORY PROBLEMS" needs that kind of leave!
2. Donald Trump Should Expect To Be Hit By Mud Balls
Trump is "streetwise." I'm sure that he can smell that this CNN offering
has "ambush" in mind. Moderator Jake Tapper hates his guts.
The setting brings to memory the following anecdote~
"A neat, well-dressed, and well-groomed elderly man walked down an
unfamiliar street. As he passed some rough urchins, they tossed
hundreds of mudballs at him. Then the children shouted to passersby:
'LOOK EVERYBODY, LOOK, THERE'S A DIRTY OLD MAN!'"
That's exactly what has happened to Donald Trump since he came down that
escalator in 2015. He's had to fend off Russian Collusion hoaxes, flimsy
impeachment charges, and almost every insult allowed on TV.
Now he's being accused of trying to destroy Democracy. Except for Fox News,
the Mainstream Media has tried to set traps for him every step of the way.
Democrat prosecutors have convicted him of rare exotic charges which should
never have seen the light of day, except his last name is Trump.
He's going to be smeared again. He knows it. Expect him to be raked over
the coals for the Jan. 6,2021 Capitol Building Riot. Expect him to be
called a "convicted felon" (A fair Appeals Court should overturn
the conviction. By then it will be too late for this Election year.)
In the Post Debate Panel, CNN will likely have a "Fact Checker" who
will say Trump lied X times and Biden's fibs won't be mentioned.
I've got to give Trump credit for even accepting this televised event.
But I have doubts as to how well he will do. The playing field is unlevel.
Today's Video
The video below offers a brief look at how the World sees Biden and Trump.
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Video ---->"How The World Sees Biden And Trump "
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Comedy Lane will return. This blog is posted here for 4 days.
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"The Butterfly Effect - Our 2020's World?" Part #15.
"Very tiny changes to a system can bring about large changes in the future."
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Butterfly Effects Due To The World's Perception Of Joe Biden
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The Great Debate Update
It was sad to see. A 12 round boxing match would have been stopped before
3 minutes. We've likely seen the start of the end of Joe Biden's campaign
Who is behind the curtain running America? Joe isn't. We're living
in a dangerous time. Presidents in Beijing and Moscow saw what we saw.
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C. A World Heating Up - First Ukraine, Then Israel
Several years ago, Irish novelist/playwright Roddy Doyle was asked
"What is it about humans that we're always getting into fights and wars?"
Roddy, a keen observer of human nature, is said to have replied~
"A man can spend his whole life sitting on a hill of thistles
and defending it. Why? Because it's his hill of thistles!"
Yes. That's the way we are. It's why the Taliban in Afghanistan were so determined
to get back their semi-barren dismal land. It's why the young children in the
Day Care Center behind my house don't like sharing their toys even though their
caregivers tell them every hour to "Share."
It's perfectly natural for nations to fight back when another nation tries to take
something from them. We see that clearly in the examples of Ukraine trying
to fend off Russia and Israel responding to the October 7th attack
from Gaza. (There are several other Wars going on around the globe now,
but those two are the ones that our media highlights every day.)
The scarey part about the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza is the fact that none
of our Western leaders have a clue about how to end them.
For the last three decades or so, the President Of The United States has
been given the status of being "The Most Powerful Man In The World."
That's not the case with Joe Biden. Other World leaders see him as
"Old, Frail, and Weak." If he gets voted in again in November,
they'll see him as "Older, Frailer, and Weaker" as his term goes on.
It may well be that those two wars would never have started if Biden
was "perceived" as stronger. Certainly by now a strong Western
leader would have brought Putin and Zelenskyy to a summit on
"Peace Negotiations." A stronger American leader would have told the
Hamas warlords in Gaza to release the American hostages or face
severe consequences.
IMO, Barack Obama has "too much influence" on Joe Biden.
Obama's early childhood saw him being raised in the Muslim religion.
His "Worldview" has large globs of pacificism interwined with a need
to protect Muslims while holding a moderate disdain for Jews. Therefore
it was not surprising when Joe Biden told Israel's Netanyahu what he
also said to Ukraine's Zelenskyy ~
"We'll support you defending yourself, but don't attack!"
Joe Biden has also taken that stance with regard to the U.S. Military Bases
in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan. Since October 17, 2023 there have beem 170 attacks
by Iranian "Proxies" on U.S. Military assets in the middle-east. Dozens
of U.S. Service Members have been injured. The U.S. response has been very
timid with only a handful of strikes back in return. Continued
Today's Videos
Video #1. ~Sky News offers an objective view of the Debate.
Be sure to watch a delusional Jill Biden's praise of Joe near the end.
Video #2. ~ The Trump hating hens of "The View" discuss The Debate.
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Potpourri 5200 "It's A Mad, Mad World ..."The First 2024 Debate " #380
Discussion of "The Butterfly Effect" is paused. This blog is posted here for 4 days.
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The First 2024 Presidential Debate Update
It was sad to see. A 12 round boxing match would have been stopped before
3 minutes. We've likely seen the start of the end of Joe Biden's campaign
Who is behind the curtain running America? Joe isn't. We're living
in a dangerous time. Presidents in Beijing and Moscow saw what we saw.
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Today's Videos
Video #1. ~Sky News offers an objective view of the Debate.
Be sure to watch a delusional Jill Biden praise Joe near the end.
Video #2. ~ The Trump hating hens of "The View" discuss The Debate.
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Video #1.---->"An Objective Overseas Analysis Of The Debate"
Video #2.---->"The View's Trump Hating Hens Discuss The Debate"
Hostile storm clouds are forming over Joe Biden's Presidency.
They are being drummed up by skeptic tribes in Democrat encampments.
Nate Silver - Joe Biden should drop out!
Bill Maher - he looked like a cadaver.
The United States of America is still the most powerful nation in the World.
But its strength and Global status has declined somewhat over the past 15 years.
In contrast, China, has slowly been growing stronger and has hopes of
surpassing America militarily and economically by 2050. Already their
Yuan currency is being accepted by some countries who would only deal
in U.S. dollars as the standard of exchange before. That fact tells us that
America is "perceived as weaker" in geopolitical affairs.
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Their ideas suggest a World Government with the following rough structure~
Ruling Class Government Of Wealthy Barons
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As times changed, Marxists changed.
The "Neo-Marxists" moved
on to talking about "A New World Order." They preached that we
should "despise Nationalism" and surrender some of our
Western "Wealth" to poorer nations. They told us that our survival
would depend on increasing "Global Equities" and ceding some
of our decision-making power to organizations such as the
World Health Organization and The World Economic Forum.
They want us to put all of our trust in them to meet the challenges
of the existential threats of"Pandemics" and
"Climate Change."
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candace owens exposes black lives matter is a terrorist group https://youtu.be/Oj3duS5PI3I
destroy the nuclear family, no god , only govt a communist movement taking place iin america.
https://youtu.be/BE87SxSAeDk Candace Owens 2022
That our Western leaders in NATO have tip-toed around directly
intervening on "Mad Vlad's inhuman ravaging in the Ukraine
is understandable. This maniac has access to over 5,000 ballistic
missiles. Hundreds have nuclear warheads. If he gets desparate, it is
quite within his peabrain thought system to use them.
I believe that if "Mad Vlad" doesn't stop on his own,
the best chance of bringing him down will come from within Russia.
Psychopathy is a condition characterized by the absence of empathy and the blunting of other affective states. Callousness, detachment, and a lack of empathy enable psychopaths 1 percent of males.
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, implicitly supports Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. He spouts Kremlin propaganda, claiming that Russia is not the aggressor and that genocide is being perpetrated by Ukrainians against Russian speakers in the Donbas. Nor is his endorsement of this war unique. During his tenure, Russian priests have blessed bombs destined for Syria and Crimea. Bishop Stefan of Klin, who presides over the Cathedral of the Armed Forces, leads the church’s department for co-operation with the army. Before taking holy orders he was an officer in the missile-defence force.
“Once upon a time there was also talk in our churches of holy war or just war,” the pope said, according to the Vatican press office. “Today we cannot speak like this.” Ten days earlier, in a sermon, Patriarch Kirill appeared to endorse Moscow’s so-called “special peacekeeping operation,” as the war on Ukraine is officially called in Russia.
The Gapfire Free Play Area Sunday April 10 2022
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For Thursday's Race 9 at Oaklawn Park our Quickgaps were 6-8-1-(3-12).
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For Thursday's Race 8 at Aqueduct our Quickgaps were 1-8-6-5.
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Kevin played 1 Unit Win and 3 Units Place on #7 Hulk and
Exactas 4-6-7/1-4-5-6-7-9 .
Result: "Yes!" 6/7/9 Kevin's key #7 Hulk $3.80 P Exacta $24.20 (Tri $261.20)
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W.C. Fields - The Dentist https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xvQRYd8xUYU
Carol Burnett The Dentist https://youtu.be/9IUSM4EKcRI?si=qJqGBSs5dCOImbge
Trump opened a can of woms in DC
Village Idiots https://youtu.be/jF-CkMpQtlY?si=tnWbXP4Xhk2wRasF
mysterious epstein deaths https://nationalenquirer.com/more-than-two-dozen-people-linked-to-jeffrey-epstein-have-died-under-mysterious-circumstances/
Russa 22 oligarchs + Putin https://youtu.be/xSZUj4CYCnY?si=Sdm32bAQoASh1-Mz
George Carlin The American Dream https://youtu.be/rsL6mKxtOlQ?si=kyXyaNRsps6TjGtE
WSJ Tariffs https://youtu.be/_-eHOSq3oqI?si=NW6VIFPBl194g3cS
Trump
two people familiar with the matter said. The two men were blown the best video https://youtu.be/sAP4AvTvOUI?si=RjFoUMEcgNMcdMDY
esident-elect Donald Trump to be the next secretary of Defense. Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images CNN —
forrest gump https://youtu.be/Lz-YDhmlpsM?si=kckW_WB4quqx5tPe
why vwnwzuela https://youtube.com/shorts/hQN98kIwgAk?si=UydWVAbLOe8ZypTM
Russia has secretly installed nuclear missiles in Venezuela a US politician has sensationally claimed in a chilling echo of the Cuban missile crisis. Republican congressman Mario Diaz-Balart said he believed Vladimir Putin’s hidden nukes were a direct threat to the “national security” of the United States.
Why Venezuela oil matters https://youtu.be/Pgwny1BiCYk?si=s_YPxV90pGOjVhT-
John Mearsheimer? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mearsheimer https://youtu.be/JWdG8qqcZ4U?si=7yq2LcHkuOKBalh0 https://youtu.be/sXQ_NunPvMY?si=4WttWVE1TPuylpHX
"Oh, what a tangled web we weave, when first we practice to deceive," is from Sir Walter Scott's 1808 epic poem
Venezuela's military https://www.globalfirepower.com/country-military-strength-detail.php?country_id=venezuela
TE 60 MINUTE STORY https://youtu.be/jiehEMlNiCI?si=TikQaQ2Re4Z8F3oi
Archie's chair https://youtu.be/gFMbx8-DhUE?si=IucnkGGElZVUDwjL
Greenland https://youtu.be/mQrRY9SY_9A?si=0NKiS5pK9qVK6oG4
Stephen Miller “We live in a world, in the real world, Jake, that is governed by strength, that is governed by force, that is governed by power,” he said. “These are the iron laws of the world since the beginning of time.” (Readers have permission to copy and e-mail any of my blogs to acquaintances.)
President Trump declared on Wednesday evening that his power as commander in chief is constrained only by his “own morality,” brushing aside international law and other checks on his ability to use military might to strike, invade or coerce nations around the world. Asked in a wide-ranging interview with The New York Times if there were any limits on his global powers, Mr. Trump said: “Yeah, there is one thing. My own morality. My own mind. It’s the only thing that can stop me.” “I don’t need international law,” he added. “I’m not looking to hurt people.” ames Carville "He's done!" https://youtube.com/shorts/ibKSdn_9K4w?si=MTkZtIhDYj6suAgO Andrew Chang The fatal shooting https://youtu.be/ZEiw1rMjZsc?si=msLKiByUhjwXxcs3
The Rorschach test https://youtu.be/LYi19-Vx6go?si=FAl1ztDe3CryQPYh
YouTube Video #1.---->"How To Win Friends And Influence People
Nicole Wallace https://youtu.be/uJ9A99EmLUY?si=UpjSxKcyMZ6prr2V
Greenland https://youtu.be/SQtbZPlMeU0?si=8VxbtRjy26jB2CCl
Ice Dragging Trump down https://youtu.be/yR9qxxV112Q?si=by7zMha6uVRna8Nl
John Bolton on greenland https://youtu.be/9OY0AHvkMpc?si=OffblGfGuYj3JKLl
“Dear Jonas,” the 79-year-old president wrote to Norway’s prime minister, Jonas Gahr Støre. “Considering your Country decided not to give me the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS, I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace, although it will always be predominant, but can now think about what is good and proper for the United States of America. “Denmark cannot protect that land from Russia or China, and why do they have a ‘right of ownership’ anyway? There are no written documents, it’s only that a boat landed there hundreds of years ago, but we had boats landing there, also. “I have done more for NATO than any other person since its founding, and now, NATO should do something for the United States. The World is not secure unless we have Complete and Total Control of Greenland. Thank you! President DJT” Even by Trump’s standards, this letter is so dangerous and so delusional that there is no longer any question that the president is mentally “unable to discharge the powers and duties of his office,” as laid out in the 25th Amendment to the Constitution. It is clearly not rational to start a war because your feelings got hurt by not winning a prize that you were not even eligible for. It is certainly not rational to sabotage the country’s national security—emboldening Russia and China—over those hurt feelings.
cn and Greenland https://youtu.be/eM_w4IUeeGI?si=TswaRxI3mBwXTHgqGreenland https://youtu.be/AxRqeOfglKE?si=kgVMnXDGZPOsZ730 A Rugged, Harsh Way Of Life https://youtu.be/FlL4F_-vOdw?si=7YDKVyjmdmBQFjyV
We don't need Canada https://youtu.be/zfbpahLHEFg?si=Qe4tmwEM2TWRAXl1
George Will https://youtu.be/VYYQI31iTyQ?si=cByXU0wJkcXqkyum
175 years Canada canada relies entirely on the U.S., we don't rely on Canada. The most illiterayte economic statement ever made by a President of the u.s. https://youtu.be/VOSxaLBEnEw?si=5HcZ-qxb4LLBJOtK
“The officers attempted to disarm this individual, but the armed suspect reacted violently. Fearing for his life and for the lives of his fellow officers around him, an agent fired defensive shots,” said Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem at a Saturday evening press conference. “It looks like a situation where an individual arrived at the scene to inflict maximum damage on individuals and kill law enforcement.”
Can Trump serve a second term? https://youtube.com/shorts/8AVTxwwnh7c?si=-R6aB2PLOz67fZ7NStephen Miller Is Bringing Trump Down https://youtu.be/hNg0o1OXG4g?si=oxuiuqhGDMfLmPss
Who is Stephen Miller? https://youtu.be/KRqTWe7ZV2s?si=VrcSGDcy1hTvGaxc
George Will https://youtu.be/yF0FFgCUQlo?si=32riS-TCb6B28BcW
Rubio explains why Venezuela https://youtu.be/n2SI0K8hbIM?si=dPXAT4885XEVx_da The objectives
Trumpland It’s Clear Punch Drunk Trump, 79, Is On the Ropes PAST HIS PRIME Trump has taken more serious punches in the past month than in the year that marked the start of his second term. David Rothkopf David Rothkopf Published Jan. 29 2026 9:56AM EST comments icon 0 Comments fb icon twitter icon email icreddit icon OpinionDonald Trump boxing photo illustration Photo Illustration by Eric Faison/The Daily Beast/Getty Images The heavyweight champion of the past decade in American politics is on the ropes. His knees are getting rubbery. His hands are bruised. His eyes are glassy. Sometimes he doesn’t seem to even know where he is. In any other bout, the fight would have been stopped long ago. President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on January 27, 2026. President Donald Trump gestures as he boards Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on January 27, 2026. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images The problem is in this case, the refs—on the Supreme Court and in the majority on Capitol Hill—are on the take, and the people in the champ’s corner won’t throw in the towel because it could lead to all of them ending up in the hoosegow. So, as bad as it has been recently for Kid Cankles, it seems likely that the more punishment he takes, the dirtier he will start to fight. Trump has taken more serious punches in the past month than in the year since his return to office a year ago. Trump's $1.4B Payday Since Returning to Office Exposed CASHING IN BIGLY Martha McHardy trump He opened with a flurry of attacks that went badly. While he landed a blow against an adversary (someone not in his weight class) when he grabbed Venezuela’s Nicolas Maduro and his wife, the rest of his attempts at punching down have not gone well. Trump’s assertions that he had become the “acting president” of Venezuela were met with mockery. The US still has no control over the country or plans for its future—and US oil companies, like Exxon, are skeptical about turning Trump’s “victory” into sweet, sweet pipelines. Sure, the U.S. is continuing to murder men in small boats in the Caribbean and to pirate oil, but the world sees those measures for what they are: ugly and illegal. But Trump did not realize that his moves in Venezuela signaled weakness rather than strength, and immediately started demanding that a new opponent join him in the ring. He wanted to take on Denmark for control of Greenland. The only problem? His complete failure to understand how alliances work led him to face not just one foe but dozens, as NATO and the EU put on their boxing gloves and threatened to hit Trump back where it would really hurt. (Right in his tariffs.) He retreated. President Donald Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House, Oct. 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. President Donald Trump met with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney in the Oval Office of the White House on October 7, 2025, in Washington, D.C. The Washington Post/The Washington Post via Getty Im The most stinging blow was landed by an opponent Trump grossly underestimated: Canada’s Mark Carney, who called out Trump’s sleazy tactics and received a rousing ovation from the crowd as each of his blows landed sharply. Reeling, Trump turned his attention back home. Surely, he could attack here since he could be both the aggressor and the one responsible for defending American cities. Surely, he could not lose while shadow-boxing himself. If he couldn’t invade the rest of the world successfully, why not attack the American cities he was supposed to be defending? Again, the loopy old warhorse miscalculated, showing he misunderstands how America works even more than NATO or international law does. Again, he went after what he thought was a smaller opponent, only to discover it was much, much bigger than him. The president reports to the voters—not the other way around. The people of Minneapolis reminded Trump who really has the clout in our system. They turned out in the streets and confronted Trump and his army of thugs. They showed they were fearless. Trump’s team literally executed two of them in the streets and they only grew stronger. Demonstrators march through downtown protesting ICE operations and the death of Renee Good and Alex Pretti on January 25, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Even after he let go of one of his guys, it was clear that the vast majority of Americans were outraged by a president who would occupy American cities and kill U.S. citizens in cold blood, writes David Rothkopf. Scott Olson/Getty Images The tactics were so repugnant that many of his supporters turned against him. Republican Senators like Thom Tillis, Lisa Murkowski and Rand Paul have all demanded investigations and resignations from Trump’s corner. Trump supporters around the world have started calling him out. The former head of FIFA called for the rest of the planet to boycott the World Cup in America. One of Europe’s most Trump-friendly leaders, Slovakia’s Robert Fico, announced that he was deeply disturbed by Trump’s state of mind during their last meeting, and thought Trump came across as dangerous. Elsewhere, it looks like the kn
Stephen Miller Greenland should be part of te Unied States https://youtube.com/shorts/tidejP41CBk?si=dFlGx6Kkd8-0ug72+ Penguins https://youtu.be/4PwDFddpo4c?si=ScFydjZmw_TD-Glj
Canaqda believes Greenland belongs to its people. https://youtu.be/iBv9_ld7guM?si=ssI3IykV6pxis-yM
The Obama's as Primates https://youtu.be/0nCBdz00w9M?si=_-qkbbJeJgNJjLiK Leavitt = false outrage not only racist it is regression to childish humor
He also fulminated against reports that Canada seeking is new trade deals with China, which he claimed would "eat Canada alive". "The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup," Trump claimed, without explaining how exactly this would be done.
Kevin O'eary https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kevin_O%27LearyCuba choked https://youtu.be/-oyBpabPxmM?si=UQaArVcnVGoq7b_5
Opening a Canadian consulate in Nuuk, th
In wide-ranging post on Truth Social Monday, Trump complained that Canada has treated the United States unfairly and says he will not allow the bridge to open until “the United States is fully compensated for everything we have given them, and also, importantly, Canada treats the United States with the Fairness and Respect that we deserve.”
the bridge https://youtu.be/ivqzfIpeqGs?si=C44T7oNyLReuPlLjrosie o'donell https://youtu.be/Z5UzOALw88Q?si=38IvuvXZhDCCjun1
George Will Trump is bullying Canada https://youtu.be/jK3f-JN8GiY?si=oDbcqU6B3q0iDkKe
letter to norwegian pm, the obamas as monkeys, the gordie howe bridge, mark carney
Potpourri 5322 "It's A Mad, Mad World " #502
Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Chapter 4. "How to 'Piss Off' Canada" (Continued from last blog.)
In a recent YouTube Video, George Will discussed a spat between
President Trump and Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney
that took place in the Oval Office earlier this month.
George Will is, in my opinion, the brightest "Libertarian Conservative Thinker"
in the 21st Century. Will described "three demands" that President Trump
tried to make on Canada, including tying the Canadian dollar to the American dollar.
Carney refused to sign a Memorandum of Understanding.
In effect, he calmly told the President to "pound sand," and walked out.
George Will claims that Trump was ranting, raving and "childish."
For whatever reason, YouTube took down that video.
So I've posted another relevant George Will Video below.
<(George dislikes Trump but is too rational to diagnose as T.D.S..)
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What caught my eye was the fact that George Will, a distinguished Conservative,
used the adjective "childish" to describe the President's behavior.
That seems to be happening more and more, unfortunately.
I've previously mentioned my concern that Trump 2.0's personality seems
significantly different from the one that I supported in Trump 1.0.
He may be undergoing a "progressive cognitive slippage." That should
worry all of us. (He's in charge of the "nuclear football.")
Let's look at some of the "Childish Stuff" he's shown in 2026.
"Childish Stuff #1. A Silly Billy Letter
Early in 2026, President Trump sent a letter to Jonas Gahr,
the Prime Minister of Norway, stating:
"Considering your Country decided not to give me
the Nobel Peace Prize for having stopped 8 Wars PLUS,
I no longer feel an obligation to think purely of Peace,..."
PM Gahr immediately shared the letter with other European leaders.
It made Trump look like a pouty, angry child who was taking his bat and ball
and going home. His "Fitness for Office" was questioned by some Senators.
"Childish Stuff #2. A Silly Billy Video
He posted a racist video on Truth Social depicting the Obamas
as apes and claimed a staff member had mistakenly put it up.
Only children about age 10 would see any humor in it.
"Childish Stuff #3. A Silly Billy Threat
On January 13, 2026 Canada's Prime Minister Mark Carney visited China.
A trade partnership between Canada and China was forged.
President Trump "had a bird about it." He believes it is okay for the U.S.A.
to have trade ties with China. Canada is not supposed to.
On his Truth Social account he wrote:
"China will eat Canada alive, completely devour it...
The first thing China will do is terminate ALL Ice Hockey being
played in Canada, and permanently eliminate The Stanley Cup,"
Canucks puzzled about that "Silly Billy Threat." Was it supposed to
be an attempt at humor? Nobody laughed. The general consensus was that
he thinks Canadians are morons and will believe that tripe. We know that
it was just a very childish threat expressed through anger.
If I had to evaluate it "blindly," for the F.B.I.,
I'd tell them a Grade IV student probably wrote it.
Recently, he's made threats about The Gordie Howe International Bridge.
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YouTube Video ---->"George Will Discusses Trump's Psychological State?"
George Will https://youtu.be/otooTTwF4Xc?si=9jwmH8fuGqqVlMab Potpourri 5321 "It's A Mad, Mad World " #501
Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Part 102. "How To Win Friends And Influence People?" 6.
In the last month President Trump has upset a lot of people in
a lot of nations around the World. Today I want to continue the
discussion started in the last blog from his potential book:
Chapter 4. "How to 'Piss Off' Canada"
Since the start of the Trump 2.0 Presidency, "The Prez" on
several occasions has expressed the desire to annex Canada and
make us the 51st State. This idea has not gone down well with
most Canadians. Then in January he told the World:
"Canada lives because of the United States,"
That got our national dander up. Economically, we are not dependent
on the United States. Until now the United States has been our biggest
partner with 75% of our exports destined to go there. We could
limp along if we absolutely had to if that North-South trade corridor
is ever closed to us. Unfortunately, President Trump keeps ripping up
trade contracts with Canada that he previously signed.
(As kids we called people who did that "Indian Givers!")
With respect to "Defense," Trump's belief has validity.
Of course most Canadians have never thought about the possibility
that we could be invaded by another country. In fact, in 1938
Prime Minister McKenzie King assured President Franklin Roosevelt that
Canada would never allow another nation to attack the United States
from our frozen north.
However, since 1938 the "Weaponry of War" has changed.
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles can cross our vast land in a matter
of minutes. What many Canadians don't accept is the fact that Trump
was probably right when he said "Canada lives because of the United States,"
Canada is the second largest country in the World. Our population
of only 40 million people has to defend thousands of miles of coasts
on three oceans and 3.85 million square miles of land mass.
Ninety percent (90%) of us live within 100 miles of
the Canada - United States Border. Millions of square miles of
land to our North are mostly empty. They are loaded with natural resources.
If we weren't sitting next door to the most powerful nation on the planet,
Canada would have been captured by China or Russia
decades ago. The truth is, Canada has only been spending
1.47% of GDP on Defense. Trump and NATO want members
of that organization to spend 5% GDP annually
on "Defense."
I'm embarrassed to say, for several decades Canada has made
the lowest financial payments per capita to NATO of the
32 member nations. (Our Liberal and Conservative Governments
assumed America would have to protect us from foreign attacks.)
Allow me to make a prediction here.
We all know that Donald Trump has a large narcissistic side
and wants to leave huge legacies to be remembered by.
He's already seized Venezuela's oil. As a realtor, he says
that he wants the U.S.A. to own Greenland. I'm predicting:
"Sometime within the next three years,
Donald Trump will seize Canada's Arctic Islands
and make them part of the United States.
Canadians won't like it but won't be in any
position to fire any shots."
In the meanwhile, President Trump has been angered by our
our Prime Minister Mark Carney for signing trade deals with China.
Trump's reaction was "very bizarre." I'll discuss it next...Continued
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YouTube Video ---->"Canada's Arctic Archipelago"
the canadian arctic archipelago https://youtu.be/STQqzAYIeYY?si=TzlTxWQklxi3zqGB https://youtu.be/o_sGswWwJxc?si=VRbiMK_6jkM2cjwL
Potpourri 53210 "It's A Mad, Mad World " #500
Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Part 101. "How To Win Friends And Influence People?" 5.
In the last four blogs I suggested Stephen Miller could easily help the
President write:
"How To Lose Friends And Outrage People"
In this blog I want to discuss:
Chapter 4. "How to 'Piss Off' Canada"
It is no secret but in the second term of Donald Trump's presidency, he has
done a very good job of getting large numbers of Canadians "Pissed Off"
with him. As a result, Canadian tourism to the United States has dropped 25%
since he came into office. A large part of Canadian disgust has been due to his
threatening suggestions that ""Canada should become a 51st State!"
(More recently, Jesse Ventura, a former Governor of Minnesota, suggested that State
should become an 11th Canadian Province. Take that Trump.)
Two people strongly contributed to shaping Donald Trump's misguided
understandings of Canadian sentiments. Former Canadian Prime Minister
Justin Trudeau, not the sharpest blade in the drawer, referred to
Canada as a "Post-National State" at the United Nations. He told Trump
that Canada wouldn't survive without the U.S.A. Trump believed that dullard.
Kevin O'Leary, a Canadian businessman who is known as Mr. Wonderful" on
Shark Tank, beat a path to Mar-a-Lago as soon as Trump was elected
President. He made a strong sales pitch to the "Prez" about the financial advantages
of "merging the U.S. and Canadian economies together."
Both Trump and O'Leary underestimated how fiercely proud Canadians are about
Canada. The idea of becoming a 51st State has been rejected by over 90 % of us.
Most Canadians see Donald Trump as a huge threat to our sovereignty and
many unfortunately suffer from Trump Derangement Syndrome.
"Canada Lives Because Of The United States"
A beaver is depicted on the backs of Canadian nickels. It's our
official "national animal" and symbolizes the hard work we've done to
develop Canada. Folklore has given us a short allegory about our busy
well-respected rodent.
"A mouse from England was touring Canada.
When visiting a pond he met a beaver and asked
"How do you ever sleep at night in bed next to that American elephant?
The beaver replied - "VERY, VERY CAREFULLY!"
Canada's current Prime Minister Mark Carney seemingly never knew that advice.
On Jan. 20, 2026, Carney spoke at The World Economic Forum in Switzerland.
He urged weaker power nations to form more trading alliances to counter-balance
the tremendous "leverage" that "Super Powers" have available in trade negotiations.
President Trump was infuriated by that idea and said Carney should remember:
"Canada lives because of the United States,"
Trump's comment set off outbursts of rage from coast to coast to coast
in Canada. (Yep. He knows how to piss off large groups.)
Canadians don't like to admit it, but there is some truth in Trump's negative
views of us. Economically, Canada has enough resources to survive
without the United States. But with the U.S.A. being our major trading partner,
we would experience some hardships.
Please understand that for most of our "Military's History" our
Canadian soldiers have served us well in conflicts around the World.
We're proud of them. However, in 1945 the "Nuclear Age" roared in upon us.
Canada's small population was in no position to become a "Super Power."
Hence for the last 80 years we've been relying on the United States
to come to our aid if we are ever attacked. Unfortunately, that reliance has
led to our own army using equipment that has come into disrepair.
"Believe it or not Ripley," in 2023 on a mission in Latvia, our Canadian
soldiers were asked to buy their own helmets!
Trump's view has validity regarding our defense vulnerabilities. Continued
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YouTube Video ---->"Canada's Military - Underfunded and Underprepared"
Potpourri 5319 "It's A Mad, Mad World " #499
Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Part 100. "How To Win Friends And Influence People?" 4.
In the last three blogs I suggested Stephen Miller could easily help the
President write:
"How To Lose Friends And Outrage People"
Today, I had intended to say more about the contents of:
Chapter 3. "How to 'Piss Off' Allies"
Chapter 4. "How to 'Piss Off" Canada"
But on Friday Donald Trump did something so "childish and outrageous" it
became evident that another Chapter heading had to be added entitled:
Chapter 5. "How to 'Piss Off' All Sensible Fair-Minded People Worldwide"
Yes, what President Trump did was so abominable he has absolutely
guaranteed that the Republicans will lose the House and maybe the Senate
next November. It's as if he wants them to lose in order to declare the results
were "rigged and therefore are invalid."
Earlier this year, I reported on a prediction that Canadian journalist
Andrew Coyne made last fall about President Trump's behavior.
Coyne observed:
"Donald Trump is getting exponentially worse!"
He went on to claim that If Donald Trump does something "outrageous"
today, he'll do something even "more outrageous" next week and
more the next and so on throughout his Presidency.
This far to date in 2026, Coyne's forecasting has been "spot on."
So what did President Trump do this time that was so "outrageous?"
He posted this Photo --->Barack and Michelle Obama as Monkeys!
It was an insult to the Obamas and all of us!
Complaints came in. He left it up for 12 hours. Karoline Leavitt
brushed the "outrage" off as false. Bad Bunny? No. Dumb Bunny.
Trump may not be a "RACIST." But that post makes him look like one.
I believe that "All human beings have traces of racism within us.
We feel more comfortable with people who are more like us than people who
are different than us. It's true, "Like birds of a feather, we flock together."
Even with those tendencies, preferences, and traces present in our psychological
makeup, the vast majority of us humans "are not RACISTS!" We accept
our skin and cultural differences and usually work in harmony with one another.
Unfortunately, the case against Donald Trump is getting harder to defend.
In the last year he's said "Somalians are garbage, & Haitians eat cats and dogs."
His DOJ has charged Black reporter Don Lemon with a felony for
covering an ICE protest and now "The Donald" is mocking the Obamas.
All of that sort of crap and more has chased away what limited support he had
in the last election from Blacks and Latinos.
This post about the Obamas should also raise concerns about his Mental State.
Only children in the elementary grades would see humor in that post.
Coupled with the fact he wrote a very childish note to the President of Norway
a few weeks ago about not being awarded The Nobel Peace Prize,
every adult on the planet concerned.
After all, he is in charge of America's Nuclear Football.
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YouTube Video #1.---->"An Insult To The Obamas And All Of Us?"
YouTube Video #2.---->"Disabled Aliha Rahman Dragged From Car By ICE"
Potpourri 5318 "It's A Mad, Mad World " #498
Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Part 99. "How To Win Friends And Influence People?" 4.
In the last two blogs I suggested Stephen Miller could easily help the President write:
"How To Lose Friends And Outrage People"
Chapter #1. Seize Venezuela and Threaten to Invade Greenland
(That is guaranteed to upset NATO Allies, Denmark, and Greenland)
Chapter #2. Flood Minneapolis with 3,000 ICE Agents
(Have Kristi Noem put out false narratives if anyone is killed)
Chapter 3. Denigrate the contributions of Allies in Afghanistan
(That is guaranteed to "PISS OFF" several nations with one blow)
Chapter 4. Insist that Canada lives only because of the United States
(That is guaranteed to "PISS OFF" 40 million Canuckleheads)
In this and the next blog I'd like to look at possible contents for
those chapters.
"Chapter 1 (Continued from the last blog)
President Trump's remarks about unilaterally taking over Greenland for
"Security Reasons" angered virtually all of the other N.A.T.O. member nations.
Military teams from the United Kingdom, Sweden, Germany, and France were
immediately sent to Greenland to discourage Trump's stated ambitions.
At the World Economic Forum's Annual Conference in Davos, Switzerland,
President Trump again repeated the need to own Greenland in order to
make North America's "Defense Systems" less vulnerable.
At that Davos conference, Mark Rutte, the Secretary-General of NATO,
settled the President down by reminding him of long-forgotten 1951 Treaties
that President Eisenhower signed with Denmark and are still valid.
Those treaties give America and NATO free reign for anything they want to do
regarding the defense of that island and North America.
So far, nobody has consulted today's Greenlanders and asked for their
permission and views on this possible takeover of their nation.
By the way, the takeover of Venezuela has not gone smoothly.
Former Vice VP Delcy Rodrigez trashes orders from America.
If she doesn't want to suffer Maduro's fate, she'd better cooperate soon.
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Chapter #2. Flood Minneapolis with 3,000 ICE Agents
(Have Kristi Noem put out false narratives if anyone is killed)
Before Christmas I wrote several blogs in this space that predicted the
Republicans would lose the House unless they spoke up and asked
President Trump to insist that ICE use gentler and more humane tactics
in their hunt for illegal aliens.
They didn't heed that advice. President Trump allowed Kristi Noem to continue
overseeing ICE's "highly offensive assaults," that thanks to camera phones,
we watched disturbing videos of ICE each evening on cable TV channels.
Kristi Noem proved to us "She is dumber than a truckload of hammers!"
Instead of lightening up with ICE, she doubled down and sent 3,000 ICE Agents
to Minneapolis. After only a couple of weeks, Kristi's armed, masked ICE Agents
killed all chances of Republicans coming back as a majority in the House, and possibly the Senate, next November.
Speaking of "Killings," the World saw ICE Agents take the lives of
Renee Good and Alex Petti.
Yes. The World clearly saw videos of those deaths but President Trump, Kristi
and Fox News anchors saw "Domestic Terrorists" who were victimizing ICE Agents.
In denying what the majority of us saw and vilifying those dead protesters, they
seriously hurt their own reputations.
Of course they may not have been lying. They could have been in states of
Wilful Blindness choosing to see only what they wanted to see.
Either way, they were losing touch with reality and building distrust. Continued
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YouTube Video #1.---->"What Is Wilful Blindness?"
YouTube Video #2.---->"Disabled Aliha Rahman Dragged From Car By ICE"
Willful blindness is a psychological and legal phenomenon where individuals intentionally avoid, ignore, or suppress known information because the truth is uncomfortable, fearful, or threatening to their ego or beliefs. It is a deliberate choice to remain ignorant to avoid responsibility or conflict, often leading to catastrophic, large-scale organizational failures. The Marginalian The Marginalian +6 not cooperating fully with truimp https://youtu.be/PFRj5c2l9QE?si=h9KvnQ0z0H2ZEeRC
Trump insuled afghanistan vet allies https://youtu.be/jch1y4S74H0?si=ve9m1svw0TxfudHp
Minneapolis civil war https://www.youtube.com/live/S5sSveV9qpM?si=B62kC3cyt9yDTw4b
Impeachment? https://youtu.be/0buMkLCIft4?si=yTdEn0-zHoUzGQoa
Miller on Greenland https://youtube.com/shorts/SdhZ9vKGNq0?si=NnTGLvvbaHAKHZGo
Pete Hegseth avoids Slotkin's questions https://youtu.be/cHBG6Xql4B8?si=kzUAw8uoABmU8Df8
Potpourri 5317 "It's A Mad, Mad World " #497
Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Part 98. "How To Win Friends And Influence People?" 2.
In the last blog I said Stephen Miller was dragging the Trump 2.0 regime
down and was partly responsible for low poll ratings. Miller is a bright, "cold fish"
type, who is a big fan of a Conservative Position Paper known as Project 2025.
He has the President's ear and makes sure that everyone in the Administration
keeps rowing towards the goals of Project 2025. As of January 30, 2026
President Trump has signed 235 Executive Orders.
Stephen Miller authored most of them.
Unfortunately, Stephen Miller is a hard taskmaster. He's the one who insisted
that ICE Agents must sweep up 3,000 Illegal Aliens/day.
To attain that goal ICE has employed aggressive tactics which are
more in tune with what one might expect in a Stalinist country.
In the last blog I suggested Stephen Miller could easily help the President write:
"How To Lose Friends And Outrage People"
Chapter #1. Seize Venezuela and Threaten to Invade Greenland
(That is guaranteed to upset NATO Allies, Denmark, and Greenland)
Chapter #2. Flood Minneapolis with 3,000 ICE Agents
(Have Kristi Noem put out false narratives if anyone is killed)
Chapter 3. Denigrate the contributions of Allies in Afghanistan
(That is guaranteed to "PISS OFF" several nations with one blow)
Chapter 4. Insist that Canada lives only because of the United States
(That is guaranteed to "PISS OFF" 40 million Canuckleheads)
In this and the next blog I'd like to look at possible contents for
those chapters.
"Chapter 1 Seize Venezuela and Threaten to Invade Greenland
On June 6, 1944 Allied Troops landed in Normandy to start the
Liberation of France from German occupation. That day is known as D-Day
and is still the largest seaborne invasion in history.
Don't tell Pete Hegseth that. He is a "Meathead" who is idiotically
boasting that the recent U.S. invasion of Venezuela with 150 aircraft
was a greater event than D-Day! (Gimmee a break Jake! Was he drinking?)
By saying what he did, "Meathead" Hegseth insulted our remembrances
of the 39-Allied Divisions of soldiers who stormed the Normandy Beaches
undergoing over 10,000 casualties and 4,414 confirmed dead!
Yes, the Venezuela invasion took a lot of planning and was well executed.
However, it was pretty one-sided. Over 100 defenseless Venezuelans died.
President Maduro and his wife were surgically extracted to stand trial for
drug trafficking. Donald J. Trump became the Acting President of Venezuela.
The White House and Hegseth initially told us that it was not a Military
Operation. Instead, it was about "Law Enforcement."
If that was true, and it wasn't, that would have been the "most expensive
arrest of a husband and wife in history." That apprehension cost American
Taxpayers over $500 Million dollars.
But most Americans aren't stupid. They didn't buy "Meathead" Hegseth's B.S.
So President Trump came clean and said the Operation was about taking control
of Venezuela's huge Oil Deposits. If the U.S.A. can achieve that,
they won't have to worry ever again about their own oil pools.
So far, major U.S. Oil Companies have shown only lukewarm interest in returning
to Venezuela. The Venezuelans aren't keen on giving up that oil revenue either.
Most North Americans approved of the Trump and Hegseth takedown of dictator
Maduro, who was illegitimately in office anyway.
Several European leaders were more skeptical. They saw parallels between
Vladimir Putin's attempt to seize Ukraine and President Trump's seizure
of Venezuela. That observation has obvious validity.
Then within days, President Trump announced that he was going to get
control of Greenland one way or another.
All Hell broke loose among European leaders. They were outraged by
President Trump's threat and rushed to defend Denmark's sovereignty
over that large island. N.A.T.O.'s European "Trust Levels" for Anerica
as an Ally have never been lower. Continued
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YouTube Video #1.---->"D-Day Footage June 6, 1944"
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Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Part 61. "Popularity"
When I was a kid in school 75 years ago, another kid in our class
was always "trying to be popular." Once a week or so, Roy brought
chocolate bars, gum, or other candies to share with the rest of us.
Looking back, he had the right idea. Popular people are popular because
they make others feel good about themselves. They aren't threats and
you feel safe arond them.
In Roy's instance, he was a decent enough kid in his own right.
But because he was always striving to be well-liked, he came across
as "too needy, always needing to know if he was liked."
Other kids were "turned off." You probably knew a kid like
that when you were in school. There were lots of them.
Could that be President Donald Trump's problem too?
He said before his second term started that he wants to be
remembered as "America's Greatest President ever!"
Certainly he has been America's Most Transformational President
so far during my lifetime. He's "sealed the border" and is
"deporting thousands of illegal migrants." He's also made
it clear that there are only two sexes and Men should not compete
in Women's sports. He's also claiming that on the International Stage
he's personally responsible "for stopping six Wars!"
Since he became "the Prez" in January, he's been on TV
every day telling us all of the good things he's been doing.
But like Roy, that kid I went to school with, Donald Trump's
"Popularity" keeps on dropping every month.
The "Law of Reverse Effect" is in play here:
"The harder one tries to achieve a certain outcome
through conscious effort, the less likely they are
to succeed. Instead, consciously trying less and
letting go can increase the chances of success."
Let's not forget that when Donald Trump entered his second term
as President his "Favorability Rating was 57%.
As of August 8, 2025, his "Gallup Favorability Rating" is 41%.
Below is how he ranked with other well-known newsmakers.
Above Water
Pope Leo XIV 57
V. Zelenskyy 52
Below Water
B. Sanders 49
Joe Biden 43
R. Kennedy 42
Donald Trump 41
J. D. Vance 38
Ocasio-Cortez 34
Elon Musk 33
Marco Rubio 31
E. Macron 30
G. Newsom 30
Netanyahu 29
P. Hegseth 26
The above ratings tell us that the Americans who were polled by Galllup
were a tough crowd indeed. For heaven's sake (pun intended), Pope Leo XIV
only got a 57 and many believe that he has a direct pipeline to God!
Donald Trump's rating of 41 shows him to be performing lower
than Joe Biden. Republicans have to be concerned about that.
If he's that low by next year's mid-term elections, the Dems will
be gaining seats in both houses.
In future blogs I'll be taking closer looks at what the President is
perceived as doing well and not so well.
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YouTube Video #1.---->"How To Win Friends And Influence People
“Six months into his second term as president, Donald Trump looks to be on the ropes with the American public,” says Tatishe Nteta, provost professor of political science at UMass Amherst and director of the poll. “Trump’s approval ratings, already historically low for a newly elected president, continue to sink with close to 6-in-10 Americans (58%) expressing disapproval of the job that Trump is doing in office. While Trump remains a popular figure among Republicans and conservatives, Trump’s time in office is viewed more negatively across genders, generations, classes and races, with majorities of each of these groups disapproving of Trump’s performance. With over three years left in the Trump administration, there is still time for him to right the ship and fulfil the promises that catapulted him to the presidency, but the president is not off to the start he or his supporters envisioned.”
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Potpourri 5281 "It's A Mad, Mad World " #461
Trump's Golden Age Of America?
Part 62. President Trump and the Nobel Peace Prize?
Monday July 8 was a wonderful day for President Trump in this "Golden Age.".
Three days earlier he was thrilled as his One Big, Beautiful Bill became Law.
That "Win" in Congress put him on "Cloud Nine" for the dinner meeting that
he was hosting for Prime Minister Netanyahu and a small Israeli contingent.
Part way through the evening Mr. Netanyahu rose and said:
"I want to present to you Mr. President a letter that I sent
to the Nobel Prize Committee.
It's nominating you for the Peace Prize which is well-deserved."
"Wow!" Even just to be nominated for a Nobel Peace Prize is a great
honor. Bibi Netanyuahu's nomination of him was a pleasant surprise.
But in Trump's typical humble fashion (wink, wink), he stated:
"I deserve the Peace Prize but I probably won't get it!"
Apparently, "The Donald" sent Secretary of State Marco Rubio in June
to Africa. While there, Rubio brokered a "Peace Agreement" between
the Republic of Congo and Rwanda. Those two nations had been warring
for three decades. Rubio carried the water. Trump wanted the credit.
Most of us never even knew there was a War going on there.
Bibi Netanyahu was beaten to he punch in nominating President Trump for that
prestigious "Peace Prize." Georgia's representative in Congress Buddy Carter
had already sent a letter to the Norwegian Prize Committee nominating Trump.
Carter nominated Trump for stopping the Iran vs. Israel 12 day War.
The President oversaw the dropping of 14 bunker-buster bombs that "obliterated"
Iran's underground nuclear facilities.
Asif Ali Zardari, the President of Pakistan, has also added his weight
to the nomination. He credits Trump with stopping their War with India.
In total, Trump claims to have ended the following seven wars:
Egypt vs. Ethiopia, Armenia vs. Azerbaijan, Congo vs. Rwanda,
Israel vs. Iran, India vs. Pakistan, Cambodia vs. Thailand, Serbia vs. Kosovo
So what's this Nobel Peace Prize all about anyways?
The prize was bequeathed in the Will of Alfred Nobel (1833-1896). It is awarded to:
"the person or society that renders the greatest service to the cause of
international fraternity, in the suppression or reduction of standing
armies, or in the establishment or furtherance of peace congresses."
Alfred Nobel was born in Stockholm, Sweden in 1833. His dad was an Engineer who
invented plywood. Alfred was also an Inventor. Over his lifetime he patented
335 inventions, which is 335 more than I've made. The invention that he is best
known for is "Dynamite." He developed it to be used in construction and
other peaceful reasons. It bothered him immensely that so many Governments used
it in munitions for warring purposes.
Alfred Nobel's inventions earned him a large fortune. He remained single through
life and had no children. He left a small part of his Estate to a few relatives, and
the bulk of the fortune to the establishment of annual prizes in Chemistry, Physics,
Medicine, Literature, and Peace.
Between 1901 to 2024 the Nobel Peace Prize has been awarded to 111 individuals
and 31 Organizations. The list includes:
Linus Pauling, Albert Schweitzer, General George C. Marshall, Lester B. Pearson,
Martin Luther King Jr., Henry Kissinger, Mother Teresa, The Dalai Lama
Mikhail Gorbachev, Nelson Mandela, Yasser Arafat, Jimmy Carter,
Al Gore, Barack Obama, Malala Yousafzai,
How some of those people ever earned the distinguished Nobel Peace Prize is a
"head scratcher enigma" to me. Arguably, Donald Trump has done far more than
Gore and Obama with respect to "World Peace.". But I'd be surprised if he receives
the award without getting Putin to stop his unconscionable attacks on Ukraine.
Trump is a very "polarizing" individual who some Nobel Committee Members
would likely never vote for. Besides, it's hard to imagine him as a member in
the same club as Mother Teresa.
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YouTube Video ----->Martin Luther King Jr. Accepts The Nobel Peace Prize
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Mary Trump's Analysis of Her Uncle Donald https://youtu.be/NcwasdoDMtg?si=cO3JBmpMtatd4g23
Pete Hegseth Praising President Trump https://youtu.be/el5uwqRPRpk?si=7qmMN_2dTv2JW_RT
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America's New Golden Age ?
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YouTube Video----->"What Is The Deep State?"
WATCH: Jeffrey Sachs tells the cold, hard truth how the US and NATO provoked war in Ukraine in 4 minutes "It started in 1990, when US Secretary of State James Baker said to Mikhail Gorbachev that NATO would not move one inch eastward... The US then cheated on this, starting in 1994, when Clinton signed off on a plan to expand NATO all the way to Ukraine. The expansion of NATO started in 1999 with Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic. Then, the US led the bombing of Serbia in 1999. That was the use of NATO to bomb a European capital for 78 straight days to break the country apart. The Russians didn't like that very much, but even Putin started out pro-European and pro-American. He considered whether to join NATO when there was still the idea of some kind of mutually respectful relationship. In 2002, the US unilaterally walked out of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty. What it did was trigger the US putting in missile systems in Eastern Europe that Russia views as a dire, direct threat to national security, by making possible a decapitation strike of missiles that are a few minutes away from Moscow. In 2004-2005, the US engaged in a soft regime change in Ukraine, the so-called First Color Revolution. In 2009, Yanukovych won the election and became president in 2010 on the basis of neutrality in Ukraine. In 2014, the US participated actively in the overthrow of Yanukovych. Nuland and the US Ambassador to Ukraine...talked about regime change. So they made the new government! The US then said 'now NATO's really going to enlarge.' Putin kept saying 'stop, you promised no NATO enlargement.' Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Bulgaria, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, seven more countries in the 'not one inch eastward.' In 2021, Putin put on the table a draft Russian-US security agreement. The basis of it was no NATO enlargement. The special military operations started, and five days later Zelenskyy said 'okay, okay, neutrality.' And then the US and Britain said no way, you guys fight on. We've got your back. That's 600,000 deaths now of Ukrainians since Boris Johnson flew to Kyiv to tell them to be brave. Absolutely ghastly. We're not dealing with, as we're told every day, this madman like Hitler. This is complete bogus, fake history that is a purely PR narrative of the US government. We're playing games here. So God forbid a nuclear power comes at us. I don't know what's going to happen, but we came at them." Stenosis (narrowing) of my spinal cord made it impossible for me to
walk and landed me in the Royal Alexandra Hospital. Surgery to
correct that condition was done on my third day there. The surgery
only took 45 minutes. I was awakened and taken back to Station 33 in
what seemed like no time flat. I now had 20 staples in my back
closing an incision line. Surprisingly there was absolutely no pain
emanating from the lower back region where the surgeon had made his
intrusion. The only pain that I felt was in the right leg that was
still swollen from my fall.
Now keep in mind that the Royal Alex is an "Acute Care Treatment
Center." It has 869 beds and sees over 500,000 patients a year.
There is always "pressure for beds."
Once my surgery was over, the doctors who were treating me would
have liked to see me sent elsewhere. Since I couldn't walk, they
couldn't send me home. They had no choice but to wait until a bed
opened up in the Spinal Treatment Ward of the Glenrose Rehabilitation
Hospital. So there I was for several days simply laying like a bump
on a log taking up space and being brought 3 good meals a day.
The "Good News" was Marianne (my wife) was visiting me
8 to 12 hours each day. That cut down the number of times that
I had to ask the nurses for help. The "Bad News" was my
inability to get out of bed and walk to the washroom meant all
of my toilet requirements had to be done in bed. Laying flat
on your back on a bedpan hoping for a bowel movement which
may or may not come is no fun, trust me on that.
These early days of waiting after my surgery made me appreciate
how lucky I was in comparison to the other patients in my
room. The Station that I was on was a "Trauma Unit."
It was designed to treat accident victims from a wide range
of circumstances. One change that was different from when I
retired was Men and Women were now in beds in the same room.
Across from me was a young woman who was hit by a truck while
riding a motorcycle. She had immediate surgery when the ambulance
brought her in. She told my wife that one of her legs was now
two inches shorter and several more surgeries still have to be done
before she'd ever be discharged. Then there was another young
man in our room who was brought in by an Air Ambulance Helicopter.
I'm not sure what his problem was, but his mother was a nurse.
She stayed around the clock 24 hours a day at her son's bedside.
Unfortunately, she believed that she knew more about medical
treatment than any of the doctors and nurses and was forever
telling them so. She was "a Royal pain-in-the-ass" but they
tolerated her. She even told my wife that the video tablet
that I was watching was too loud for her son's sensitive
ears. We could barely hear it from a few feet away. Continued
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YouTube Video ----->Stars Air Ambulance
The M.R.I. results indicated that my weakening legs and falls
were being caused by spinal stenosis. The Edmonton area center for
surgeries for that condition is The Royal Alexandra Hospital.
Therefore on the third day of my hospitalization I was transferred
to that facility 10 miles away.
The ambulance that would take me on that trip was old. I mean really
old. I jokingly asked the driver~
""Is this Edmonton's original ambulance?"
He laughed and replied~
""It's old and rides a little rough.
I'll try and avoid potholes and bumps!"
I took those to be "famous last words." Fortunately, I was laying on a
stretcher which absorbed bumps. The poor attendant who sat in the
back with me got a headache as our driver seemed to deliberately
hit every crevice, hole, and bump along the way.
The Royal Alexandra Hospital
The Royal Alexandra Hospital and I have a long history together.
In 1949 my poor mother was burned in a housefire, while I and my
new older half-brothers and sisters were in school. (Grade 1 for me.)
With flames raging from a plastic apron, she raced out of our house and
rolled on our front lawn. 83% of her body was burned in varying degrees.
Neighbor ladies covered her in a blanket and called an ambulance.
A "Smith Ambulance" came. In those days Canada did not have
the universal healthcare system that we have today. The ambulance
attendants would not take her to a hospital until those ladies
payed them $20. Most of those "stay-at-home housewives" did not
have that kind of money on hand. Luckily, Mrs. Pritchard remembered
that she had $20 in a jar and raced home across the alley.
The Smith Ambulance attendants then brought my mom to the Royal Alex.
In 1949, children were not allowed to visit in our hospitals. I spent
many days on the Alex's front lawn hoping to catch a glimpse of
my mom waving through a window when she was well enough to do so.
Thankfully, mom survived that very painful and traumatic period
of her life and went on to live another 64 years.
Of course, as a child, it never crossed my mind that someday
I too would be working at The Royal Alexandra Hospital.
I was the Senior (Chief) Psychologist there 1975 to 2002.
Nor did I ever imagine that 75 years later I would be
bouncing around in an old ambulance that was taking me there
for surgery on my spine.
Yes, my 10 mile trip across Edmonton evoked a lot of old thoughts
and feelings. But in general, I had very good feelings about
the quality of care at the Royal Alex. Those of us who worked
here could always take pride in our treatment programs.
To this day, "The Alex" still has a very good reputation for
"a roll-up-the-sleeves and work identity" with its inner-city population.
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YouTube Video ----->Nurses and Computers?
Potpourri 5199 "It's A Mad, Mad World ..."The Butterfly Effect? " #379
Comedy Lane will return. This blog is posted here for 4 days.
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"The Butterfly Effect - Our 2020's World?" Part #15.
"Very tiny changes to a system can bring about large changes in the future."
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Butterfly Effects Due To The World's Perception Of Joe Biden
D. America's Leadership Matters In The World
Potpourri 5199 "It's A Mad, Mad World ..."The Great Debate? " #379
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The Presidential Debate - Thursday 9 pm EDT CNN
"Well, Well, Well" said the 3-headed English policeman.
We're going to see a "Debate." It's a debate that the majority of
Americans didn't want to see in the first place. Neither of these two
men have high popularity ratings, except within their own parties.
Both are old, but Joe is "perceived" to be much older.
Both have shady warts, but Donald is "perceived" to hqave many more.
When Senator Mitt Romney heard about the debate in May he astutely said~
"It'll be entertaining, informative, like two old guys on The Muppets"
The two old geezer Muppets were curmudgeons, Statler and Waldorf.
They were funny. But we shouldn't expect any "Ha Ha" moments to be
shared between Joe Biden and Donald Trump. They loathe each other.
So what can we expect? Here's a couple of thoughts~
1. Joe Biden Will Be Well-Prepared
President Biden blotted out 1 week on his calendar to prep for this event.
He's spending it in Camp David doing "Mock Debates" with several Democrat
support staff advisors. They'll have directed him on how to respond, how to
stand, when and when not to smile, show anger, and so on.
Physically, he'll be at his best - "souped up" with whatever combination
of meds + vitamins was used to get him ready for The State of the Union
address in Congress.
But, once again, "Riddle me this Batman?"
"Why would a man who has spent 3.5 years running the
country need a week off to prepare for a debate?"
For starters, I don't know how a President takes a week away from a 24/7 job in
first place. Secondly, any "Certified Professional" in any career who has been
steeped in his or her work for years should never need a week off to prepare.
Can you imagine a Brain Surgeon, Heavy Duty Mechanic, or Candlestick Maker
needing a week off to study for something that should be "old hat" to them?
Besides, a President only has to be familiar with "the Big Picture," not minutia.
Only someone with "MEMORY PROBLEMS" needs that kind of leave!
2. Donald Trump Should Expect To Be Hit By Mud Balls
Trump is "streetwise." I'm sure that he can smell that this CNN offering
has "ambush" in mind. Moderator Jake Tapper hates his guts.
The setting brings to memory the following anecdote~
"A neat, well-dressed, and well-groomed elderly man walked down an
unfamiliar street. As he passed some rough urchins, they tossed
hundreds of mudballs at him. Then the children shouted to passersby:
'LOOK EVERYBODY, LOOK, THERE'S A DIRTY OLD MAN!'"
That's exactly what has happened to Donald Trump since he came down that
escalator in 2015. He's had to fend off Russian Collusion hoaxes, flimsy
impeachment charges, and almost every insult allowed on TV.
Now he's being accused of trying to destroy Democracy. Except for Fox News,
the Mainstream Media has tried to set traps for him every step of the way.
Democrat prosecutors have convicted him of rare exotic charges which should
never have seen the light of day, except his last name is Trump.
He's going to be smeared again. He knows it. Expect him to be raked over
the coals for the Jan. 6,2021 Capitol Building Riot. Expect him to be
called a "convicted felon" (A fair Appeals Court should overturn
the conviction. By then it will be too late for this Election year.)
In the Post Debate Panel, CNN will likely have a "Fact Checker" who
will say Trump lied X times and Biden's fibs won't be mentioned.
I've got to give Trump credit for even accepting this televised event.
But I have doubts as to how well he will do. The playing field is unlevel.
Today's Video
The video below offers a brief look at how the World sees Biden and Trump.
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Milton berle vs Statler and Waldorf https://youtu.be/PGfx3QAV64M?si=A7KwLg9XlBhepvZX Potpourri 5200 "It's A Mad, Mad World ..."The Butterfly Effect? " #380
Comedy Lane will return. This blog is posted here for 4 days.
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"The Butterfly Effect - Our 2020's World?" Part #15.
"Very tiny changes to a system can bring about large changes in the future."
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Butterfly Effects Due To The World's Perception Of Joe Biden
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The Great Debate Update
It was sad to see. A 12 round boxing match would have been stopped before
3 minutes. We've likely seen the start of the end of Joe Biden's campaign
Who is behind the curtain running America? Joe isn't. We're living
in a dangerous time. Presidents in Beijing and Moscow saw what we saw.
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C. A World Heating Up - First Ukraine, Then Israel
Several years ago, Irish novelist/playwright Roddy Doyle was asked
"What is it about humans that we're always getting into fights and wars?"
Roddy, a keen observer of human nature, is said to have replied~
"A man can spend his whole life sitting on a hill of thistles
and defending it. Why? Because it's his hill of thistles!"
Yes. That's the way we are. It's why the Taliban in Afghanistan were so determined
to get back their semi-barren dismal land. It's why the young children in the
Day Care Center behind my house don't like sharing their toys even though their
caregivers tell them every hour to "Share."
It's perfectly natural for nations to fight back when another nation tries to take
something from them. We see that clearly in the examples of Ukraine trying
to fend off Russia and Israel responding to the October 7th attack
from Gaza. (There are several other Wars going on around the globe now,
but those two are the ones that our media highlights every day.)
The scarey part about the Wars in Ukraine and Gaza is the fact that none
of our Western leaders have a clue about how to end them.
For the last three decades or so, the President Of The United States has
been given the status of being "The Most Powerful Man In The World."
That's not the case with Joe Biden. Other World leaders see him as
"Old, Frail, and Weak." If he gets voted in again in November,
they'll see him as "Older, Frailer, and Weaker" as his term goes on.
It may well be that those two wars would never have started if Biden
was "perceived" as stronger. Certainly by now a strong Western
leader would have brought Putin and Zelenskyy to a summit on
"Peace Negotiations." A stronger American leader would have told the
Hamas warlords in Gaza to release the American hostages or face
severe consequences.
IMO, Barack Obama has "too much influence" on Joe Biden.
Obama's early childhood saw him being raised in the Muslim religion.
His "Worldview" has large globs of pacificism interwined with a need
to protect Muslims while holding a moderate disdain for Jews. Therefore
it was not surprising when Joe Biden told Israel's Netanyahu what he
also said to Ukraine's Zelenskyy ~
"We'll support you defending yourself, but don't attack!"
Joe Biden has also taken that stance with regard to the U.S. Military Bases
in Iraq, Syria, and Jordan. Since October 17, 2023 there have beem 170 attacks
by Iranian "Proxies" on U.S. Military assets in the middle-east. Dozens
of U.S. Service Members have been injured. The U.S. response has been very
timid with only a handful of strikes back in return. Continued
Today's Videos
Video #1. ~Sky News offers an objective view of the Debate.
Be sure to watch a delusional Jill Biden's praise of Joe near the end.
Video #2. ~ The Trump hating hens of "The View" discuss The Debate.
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Potpourri 5200 "It's A Mad, Mad World ..."The First 2024 Debate " #380
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The First 2024 Presidential Debate Update
It was sad to see. A 12 round boxing match would have been stopped before
3 minutes. We've likely seen the start of the end of Joe Biden's campaign
Who is behind the curtain running America? Joe isn't. We're living
in a dangerous time. Presidents in Beijing and Moscow saw what we saw.
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Today's Videos
Video #1. ~Sky News offers an objective view of the Debate.
Be sure to watch a delusional Jill Biden praise Joe near the end.
Video #2. ~ The Trump hating hens of "The View" discuss The Debate.
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Video #1.---->"An Objective Overseas Analysis Of The Debate"
Video #2.---->"The View's Trump Hating Hens Discuss The Debate"
Hostile storm clouds are forming over Joe Biden's Presidency.
They are being drummed up by skeptic tribes in Democrat encampments.
Nate Silver - Joe Biden should drop out!
Bill Maher - he looked like a cadaver.
The United States of America is still the most powerful nation in the World.
But its strength and Global status has declined somewhat over the past 15 years.
In contrast, China, has slowly been growing stronger and has hopes of
surpassing America militarily and economically by 2050. Already their
Yuan currency is being accepted by some countries who would only deal
in U.S. dollars as the standard of exchange before. That fact tells us that
America is "perceived as weaker" in geopolitical affairs.
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Speaking at the World Economic Forum (WEF) annual meeting in Davos on Tuesday, Alibaba Group president J. Michael Evans announced that the Chinese multinational e-commerce platform would soon be launching carbon footprint trackers in an attempt to change people’s shopping and travel behaviors.
https://sociable.co/business/individual-carbon-footprint-tracker-alibaba-wef-2022/
Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla “It is a, basically biological chip that is in the tablet. And once we take the tablet and dissolves into the stomach, sends a signal that you took the table. So imagine the applications of that – the compliance. The insurance companies know that the medicines patients should take, they take them.
https://theparadise.ng/pfizer-ceo-pitches-davos-elites-on-wifi-microchip-pills-video/
Their ideas suggest a World Government with the following rough structure~
Ruling Class Government Of Wealthy Barons
&
Schwab as publisher of the World Economic Forum's 2010 "Global Redesign" report postulates that a globalized world is best managed by a self-selected coalition of multinational corporations, governments (including through the UN system), and select civil society organizations (CSOs).[41] He argues that governments are no longer "the overwhelmingly dominant actors on the world stage" and that "the time has come for a new stakeholder paradigm of international governance". The WEF's vision includes a "public-private" UN, in which certain specialized agencies would operate under joint state and non-state governance systems.[42] According to the Transnational Institute (TNI), the Forum is hence planning to replace a recognised democratic model with a model where a self-selected group of "stakeholders" make decisions on behalf of the people.[43] The think tank summarises that we are increasingly entering a world where gatherings such as Davos are "a silent global coup d'état" to capture governance.[43]
As times changed, Marxists changed.
The "Neo-Marxists" moved
on to talking about "A New World Order." They preached that we
should "despise Nationalism" and surrender some of our
Western "Wealth" to poorer nations. They told us that our survival
would depend on increasing "Global Equities" and ceding some
of our decision-making power to organizations such as the
World Health Organization and The World Economic Forum.
They want us to put all of our trust in them to meet the challenges
of the existential threats of"Pandemics" and
"Climate Change."
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Microchip Pills
The self-proclaimed elites have gathered in Switzerland at the World Economic Forum (WEF). One of the newest ideas is a microchip in pill form. No, this is not a conspiracy theory. The president of Pfizer spoke publicly about a pill that would dissolve in the stomach and send an immediate signal to all storing your data that you complied and took the pill. “Imagine the implications of that – the compliance!” Pfizer CEO Albert Bourla daydreamed. The WEF crowd has publicly shared their ideas to build a total surveillance system and microchip human beings to gain ultimate control. “Once you can hack something, you can also engineer it,” Yuri Harari, Schwab’s top mouthpiece, said in 2018.
It was in 2013, alongside community organisers and friends Opal Tometi and Alicia Garza, that Cullors founded the Black Lives Matter movement. They created this powerful movement initially due to their anger and frustration over George Zimmerman’s acquittal in the killing of Trayvon Martin. The hashtag #BlackLivesMatter was then created by Cullors in 2013 and has helped to spread the movement’s message in fighting against all forms of inequality and discrimination that are unfortunatley are still experienced by Black people around the world today. In 2020, after the tragic death of George Floyd the social movement received an astounding $90 million in donations, which has been used to help Black communities fight oppression and to also spread their message across the world.
We needed to get dollars out to grassroots organizations doing the work of abolition, doing the work that would shift the moral tide of this world towards one that does not have or believe in police, prisons, jails or violence,”>
We needed to get dollars out to grassroots organizations doing the work of abolition, doing the work that would shift the moral tide of this world towards one that does not have or believe in police, prisons, jails or violence,”
candace owens exposes black lives matter is a terrorist group https://youtu.be/Oj3duS5PI3I
destroy the nuclear family, no god , only govt a communist movement taking place iin america.
https://youtu.be/BE87SxSAeDk Candace Owens 2022
That our Western leaders in NATO have tip-toed around directly
intervening on "Mad Vlad's inhuman ravaging in the Ukraine
is understandable. This maniac has access to over 5,000 ballistic
missiles. Hundreds have nuclear warheads. If he gets desparate, it is
quite within his peabrain thought system to use them.
I believe that if "Mad Vlad" doesn't stop on his own,
the best chance of bringing him down will come from within Russia.
Psychopathy is a condition characterized by the absence of empathy and the blunting of other affective states. Callousness, detachment, and a lack of empathy enable psychopaths 1 percent of males.
Patriarch Kirill, the head of the Russian Orthodox Church, implicitly supports Vladimir Putin’s invasion of Ukraine. He spouts Kremlin propaganda, claiming that Russia is not the aggressor and that genocide is being perpetrated by Ukrainians against Russian speakers in the Donbas. Nor is his endorsement of this war unique. During his tenure, Russian priests have blessed bombs destined for Syria and Crimea. Bishop Stefan of Klin, who presides over the Cathedral of the Armed Forces, leads the church’s department for co-operation with the army. Before taking holy orders he was an officer in the missile-defence force.
“Once upon a time there was also talk in our churches of holy war or just war,” the pope said, according to the Vatican press office. “Today we cannot speak like this.” Ten days earlier, in a sermon, Patriarch Kirill appeared to endorse Moscow’s so-called “special peacekeeping operation,” as the war on Ukraine is officially called in Russia.
The Gapfire Free Play Area Sunday April 10 2022
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For Thursday's Race 9 at Oaklawn Park our Quickgaps were 6-8-1-(3-12).
Result: "Yes!" Quickgap #8 Braska $10.50 Win Not selected on top for Exacta
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For Saturday's Race 12 at Oaklawn Park our Quickgaps were 4-6-9-8.
Result: "Yes!" 8/3/6 Quickgap #8 $13.70 W Kevin's Exacta $116.20 ($2 Tri $427.40)
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For Sunday's Race 9 at Aqueduct our Quickgaps were 6-9-7-4.
Result: "Yes!" 6/4/7 Kevin's key #6 $12.60 W $4.70 P Exacta $39.90 (Tri $111.80)
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For Thursday's Race 8 at Aqueduct our Quickgaps were 1-8-6-5.
Result: "Yes!" Kevin's Quickgap key #1 $3.90 W $3.80 P No Exacta 1/10/6
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For Saturday's Race 12 at Santa Anita our Quickgaps were 7-6-4-(5-9).
Kevin played 1 Unit Win and 3 Units Place on #7 Hulk and
Exactas 4-6-7/1-4-5-6-7-9 .
Result: "Yes!" 6/7/9 Kevin's key #7 Hulk $3.80 P Exacta $24.20 (Tri $261.20)
Kevin will post a play for Sunday April 10 by 1 pm EST. Best luck at the ponies!
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