I had just a short time to write yesterday after the kids left, so will make up for it today. There is so much to ramble about that my head is swimming. Tariffs, mass firings, illegal freezes, a MuskRat taking over the government, and a shocking NBA trade. I could add the stunning dress worn by Kanye West’s gal at the Grammy’s, but will forego that commentary. Let’s start with the tariffs, which I touched upon yesterday. As of 1:00 pm today, the Mexico tariff is on pause, but China and Canada are still on schedule. But, as you know that will probably also get paused, especially the Canadian sabre rattling. Why? Because Donnie is starting to figure out in that “highly intellectual brain overflowing with common sense” that this idiotic plan will have serious consequences, all of which will not have the majority of his dimwitted enthusiasts happy about. It was pretty ballsy of FOX News to show the list of goods affecting every sector of our economy as a result of the tRump tariffs. Whoever put that list together at FOX and the person making the decision to report it will probably be fired by this evening. Regarding the decision to put Mexico on hold for a month, this was probably a result of the stock market futures on Sunday night. The Master (in the words of Putin) who judges the strength of the economy by what the stock market is doing, started having a case of diarrhea last night when he was having to share his toilet with the stock market futures. He jumped off the commode, popped an Imodium or two, and quickly called Claudia Sheinbaum, the Mexican president, to grant a reprieve. If I was a betting man, I think that there might be some lingering effects of that tummy rumblin’ and Canada will be getting a call before midnight tonight. I love the Premier of Ottawa, Doug Ford, who basically has told fRump to shove it up his diarrhea hole and be ready for Big League retaliatory measures, including “ripping up” the $100 million order for MuskRat’s Starlink satellite program for Ottawa residents in rural areas, and banning all American booze. The Democratic Party in the USA should recruit this guy who has shown he has a spine. I also like the Canadian retaliatory plan to focus on putting tariffs on imported goods in American Red States, like gas and oil. Anyhoo, prepare yourself for, as FOX News reports, higher prices in just about every sector of our economy. And if it comes from FOX News, it’s gotta be true. Right?
Moving on. In an effort to remove all oversight for the Project 2025 Plan and to put in place lap dogs who will bow at the feet of the ‘Master,’ thousands of federal employees have received emails letting them know that the services they provide are no longer needed, so ‘get the Hell outta Dodge.’ This includes prosecutors, FBI agents, Inspector Generals, and personnel at all levels of our federal government. Why does this matter? Because many of these folks have decades of experience dealing with crises that we encounter, and you can be assured that we will have a number of crisis situations in our near future. Who will replace these experienced and knowledgeable folks? Trump and Musk lap dogs who are as incompetent and non-merit based hires as the Secretary of Defense Hegseth, Kristi Noem, Kash Patel, and RFK Jr. I don’t want to sound like a worry wart, but if you aren’t just a little nervous about what’s going on here, I think it’s time to buckle up and prepare for a pretty bumpy ride.
I’m not happy to learn that MuskRat has performed a hostile takeover of the federal Office of Personnel Management and locked career civil servants out of computer systems that contain the personal data of millions of government workers. Stephanie LaTour, who spent more than 30 years as a government lawyer, said “Citizens, even those who are not federal employees, should care that the whole federal government is being taken over by unelected people like Elon Musk. Who the hell is he? He didn’t win any election.” I’m gonna say it again. We are in deep doo-doo, my friends.
How about that blockbuster trade yesterday sending the Mavericks Luka Doncic to the LA Lakers for Anthony Davis? The Mav’s will end up regretting this, and like the Wall Street Journal called tRump’s trade war the “dumbest in history,” the Sporting News will probably come out and say this Doncic trade is the “dumbest trade in sporting history.”
BREAKING NEWS: It just came across my screen. The Canadian tariff bluff is now on pause for the next 30 days. So, there you have it. MuskRat didn’t want to lose that contract and Jack Daniels wants to remain on the shelves in Canada. Money talks.
Trump to Trudeau and Scheinbaum: “Stop the drugs, we stop the tariffs.”
I guess it’s snowing at the mountain house, but right now we have some blue sky and no wind at the beach, so I’m heading out the door for a walk. Hopefully it will clear my head from all this sh*t. Have a great Monday evening. Go Blazers!! Ziggyman
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