Okay, so he can’t tell the difference between a windmill and a wind turbine. But when you’re talking about someone who doesn’t know an excursion from an incursion, or reality from delusion, the correct name of a power source hardly seems significant.

What does matter, though, is Donald Trump’s obsession with the cockamamie idea that “windmills” — i.e., wind turbines — are dangerous, disruptive, ugly, and unjustifiably expensive.

Of course, he also believes that you can cure COVID with the anti-malarial drug Hydroxychloroquine . . . but that’s a whole other can of worms.

The earliest windmills were designed by Persians (modern-day Iran and Afghanistan) between the 8th and 10th centuries; improved upon in Northwestern Europe in the 12th century; and made their way to America around 1854, when a machinist named Daniel Halladay patented the first commercially viable, self-governing windmill capable of adjusting to changing wind speeds and directions. For centuries, in a virtually pollution-free world, they were an incomparable boon to farmers, ranchers and others who depended upon the water they pumped for agricultural and domestic use.

As technology advanced in the 20th century, windmills began to generate electricity. But it wasn’t until the 1970s, when it became obvious that oil and gas prices would only continue to rise, that many countries began developing more efficient wind turbines. By 2012, there were over 45,000 wind turbines active throughout the world, with more being added each year.

But Donald Trump doesn’t like them. He and his billionaire friends are oil-and-gas devotees, heavily invested in non-renewable fossil fuels; and wind turbines are their natural enemy. But he can’t just say that, so he has come up with a list of objections that he tries to sell as facts. Let’s take them one at a time.

CLAIM: They’re unsightly and noisy. He says they ruin the beauty of the natural landscape and are “incredibly noisy,” referring to wind farms as looking like a “junkyard of steel.”

FACT: One of the most beautiful sights I’ve seen from the air was the offshore wind farm abutting the magnificent Oresund Bridge that connects Copenhagen, Denmark, and Malmo, Sweden, as my flight approached the Copenhagen Airport. To me, they resembled gigantic seabirds: graceful, still, wings fluttering gently as they rested on the water’s surface between flights. While beauty is indeed in the eye of the beholder, these hardly qualify to any reasonable person as “junkyards of steel.” Even their soft, “whooshing” sound is barely audible above the human and mechanical ambient noise of everyday life.

And compared to a coal- or gas-fired power plant . . . Well, you decide which you’d rather have in your back yard.

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CLAIM: Bird Fatalities. He asserts that wind turbines kill huge numbers of birds, and calls the areas underneath them “bird graveyards.”

FACT: Yes, birds do sometimes fly into them — just as they do into glass window panes and airplane engines. But estimated bird deaths caused by wind turbines in the U.S. total less than 0.01% of bird deaths from other man-made causes. Also, new technologies are addressing the issue and minimizing even that small number.

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CLAIM: Economic Cost. He says wind energy is the “most expensive energy ever conceived,” and that the industry only survives because of massive government subsidies.

FACT: While wind turbines are expensive to construct, their maintenance requirements are minimal, and fuel is free. It’s air. The cost of their operation averages between $30 and $86 per megawatt hour (MWh), compared to $48 to $109 per MWh for new natural gas, and $71 to $173 for new coal. Again, Trump’s imagination runs amok.

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CLAIM: Foreign Manufacturing. He has often alleged that most wind turbines are built in China, and that China itself barely uses any wind power.

FACT: Well, he’s half right on this one. Yes, China is the world leader in the manufacture of wind turbines. But, contrary to Trump’s allegations, they also operate more wind capacity and install more wind turbines annually in their own country than the rest of the world combined. Methinks I sense a bit of turbine envy in the Oval Office.

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CLAIM: Health and Environment. Among other bizarre claims, he says that the noise from wind turbines causes cancer, and that offshore wind farms are “driving the whales crazy.”

FACT: Another falsehood. While construction of the turbines will temporarily disturb the whales’ natural environment, there is no credible evidence to support claims that they are being harmed. And as for cancer . . . How? I mean, it’s just air. If the air itself is polluted, don’t blame the turbines; we humans are responsible for every bit of the crap that’s been floating around out there for decades.

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It’s impossible to know where Trump gets his “facts” on any subject, other than from Fox “News” and his appointed “experts” (Bobby Kennedy, Jr. comes immediately to mind). But once he fixates on a subject, he never detaches from it.

Or perhaps this is just a campaign to justify his promotion of more fossil-fuel usage for the benefit of the big oil and gas industries. And let’s not forget all of those new AI data centers popping up like dandelions.

Either way, if he succeeds in decimating the wind turbine industry in the United States, not only will he have done irreparable harm to our environment; he will also have handed Xi Jinping another big, beautiful addition to China’s growing list of superior technological achievements.

I suppose congratulations are in order . . . but not to Donald Trump.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
5/23/26

Maybe . . . just maybe . . . we’re a little more civilized than we were 170 years ago. Or, more likely, we’re just more underhanded in the way we take our revenge on our perceived enemies.

Case in point: the caning of a Northern U.S.. Senator by a Southern U.S. Congressman over the most controversial issue of the day: slavery.

In 1856, slavery had already been banned in the Northern United States for more than 30 years. But the passage of the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854 had granted the new territories of Kansas and Nebraska the right to decide the slavery issue by vote, nullifying the Missouri Compromise of 1820.

Northerners were incensed; violence broke out in the Kansas Territory; and by 1856, the U.S. Congress had become embroiled in the issue. On May 19th, Massachusetts abolitionist Senator Charles Sumner began a two-day filibuster, raging against the “crime against Kansas,” and naming three of his colleagues, including pro-slavery South Carolina Senator Andrew P. Butler. [“This Day In History,” History.com, May 22, 2026.]

On May 22nd, Butler, then elderly and ill, was absent from the proceedings. But his cousin, Representative Preston Brooks of South Carolina — a man with a history of violence — decided it was his duty to defend his relative’s honor. Walking with a cane as the result of injuries incurred in an 1840 duel over a different political issue, Brooks entered the Senate chamber and attacked Sumner with his cane, trapping him behind his desk which was bolted to the floor. It was only due to the intervention of other legislators that Sumner escaped with his life. [Id.]

But he suffered severe head injuries from the bludgeoning by the heavy, metal-topped cane, and was forced to vacate his Senate seat for three years in order to recuperate. His seat remained empty during his absence, his Massachusetts colleagues refusing to replace him and choosing instead to leave his desk empty as a public reminder of the horrific event.

As for Brooks, while he was reviled in the North, he was celebrated as a hero in the South. The U.S. House of Representatives was unable to garner the two-thirds vote required for his expulsion; but he resigned in protest, and his South Carolina constituents immediately re-elected him. [Google AI Overview, May 22, 2026.]

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Even then, it seems, there was the occasional bad egg in government, with the ability to escape accountability for his unconscionable actions. But Brooks was one of a very small minority; and he was acting out his personal anger and frustration — not following the commands of an authoritarian president.

So are we indeed more civilized today? Or have we simply learned to use quieter, more devious methods of dealing with our adversaries, rather than resorting to physical battery?

I’m not sure which is worse.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
5/22/26

Aleksei Navalny gave his life for his country. An opponent of Vladimir Putin’s corrupt regime, he was poisoned, miraculously survived, then was arrested and imprisoned in a Siberian penal colony, where he died under suspicious circumstances on February 16, 2024.

His book, “Patriot: A Memoir,” published posthumously in October of 2024, is a treasure trove of wisdom, insight, and advice from a man of courage and conviction. Among my favorite quotes, because of its stunning relevance to my own country today, is this one:

“Having spent my first year in prison, I want to tell everyone exactly the same thing I shouted to those who gathered outside the court when the guards were taking me off to the police truck. Don’t be afraid of anything. This is our country and it’s the only one we have. The only thing we should fear is that we will surrender our homeland to be plundered by a gang of liars, thieves, and hypocrites. That we will surrender without a fight, voluntarily, our own future and the future of our children.”

– Aleksei Navalny, “Patriot: A Memoir”

Our two countries, once politically diametrically opposed, are now — beyond all comprehension — fighting the same sort of evil internal forces. Navalny and his contemporaries, and their parents and grandparents, lived their lives under autocratic rule. They are experienced in fighting the pervasive corruption, the lies, and the cruelty of such regimes.

But we Americans are new at this. We need to listen to them, and to learn from them, while there is still time.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
5/22/26

January 6, 2021, is a date that will forever live in infamy . . . and in the memories of those members of Congress who were present in the U.S. Capitol when Donald Trump’s fanatic right-wing followers attacked, beating police officers, breaking down doors, and screaming to kill then Vice President Mike Pence and House Speaker Nancy Pelosi.

Members of Congress barricaded themselves in locked rooms, hiding as best they could from the uncontrollable, violent mob until police were finally able to quell the riot.

Trump — having just lost an election that he said (and still says) had been “stolen” from him — called that day a show of patriotism. What it was, was an insurrection, designed to nullify the election and overthrow the democratic government of the United States.

During the ensuing four years, he built a base of followers and managed to be elected for a second term in 2024. You already know the rest of the story: With a loyal Republican majority in both the Senate and the House, sycophants installed in every Cabinet post, and a Supreme Court with a majority of six ultra-conservative justices more interested in serving their lord and master than upholding their oaths of office, he has run rough-shod over our laws, our Constitution, and international law since re-entering the White House on January 20, 2025.

But when he recently sued his own Internal Revenue Service for $10 billion of taxpayer money for releasing information that should have been made public long ago, and then “settled” for $1.8 billion as it became apparent that the case would be thrown out of court, he may have gone one giant step too far. Because the $1.8 billion was earmarked as an “anti-weaponization” slush fund to be used for the benefit of people he deems to have been wronged by the previous administration — likely including those same felons who attacked the Capitol five years ago, were convicted or pled guilty, and have since been pardoned by . . .

Well, you know whom.

For some reason Trump will never understand, the members of Congress who were there that day in 2021, or who have every reason to fear a possible repeat of that incident, found his illegal attempt to reward his criminal followers . . . shall we say . . . somewhat distasteful.

His “settlement” had been included in a broader bill that would provide funding for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) and border patrol. And he had demanded that that legislative package be presented to him for signature by June 1st.

But even some Republicans in the Senate said they were blindsided by the inclusion of the slush fund, and did not believe that the bill as written would garner the necessary votes for passage. So they all packed up and left for their ten-day Memorial Day vacations.

Somewhere, perhaps buried deep inside their subconscious minds, the memory of that January 6th seems to have resonated with some of the Republicans who usually blindly follow wherever Trump leads. Maybe they came to see this latest abomination for what it really is: another unconstitutional move by a fascist dictator who, in whatever delusional world he occupies, truly believes he is anointed by God.

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On the House side, as it also became apparent that Democrats were about to push through a vote on a bipartisan resolution to limit Trump’s war powers in Iran, House Republican leaders abruptly cancelled the vote without explanation. In a joint statement, top House Democratic leaders said that “the Republican-controlled House continues to behave like a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Trump administration.” [Manu Raju, Camila DeChalus and Morgan Rimmer, CNN, May 21, 2026.]

And House Democratic Leader Hakeem Jeffries, Whip Katherine Clark, and Caucus Chair Pete Aguilar issued the following statement:

“Republicans cowardly pulled a scheduled vote on a War Powers Resolution — legislation that would have passed with bipartisan support and required the President to end the conflict in the Middle East.“ [Id.]

Representative Gregory Meeks (D.-NY) added this:

“Here we are on the eve of Memorial Day, with prices for gasoline going up, prices for food going up. We had a vote because of this president’s war of choice that was going to pass, we had the votes without question, and they [Republicans loyal to Trump] knew it, and as a result they’re playing a political game, they’re cheating and have delayed the vote until we get back.” [Id.]

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So, the good news seems to be that more and more Republican legislators are beginning to see the light, either because they have actually grown consciences, or simply because they realize that tying their professional futures to Donald Trump’s wagon may turn out to have been a huge mistake. But, whether theirs has been a moral choice or a pragmatic one, those of us who love our country can begin to hope the tide is turning in favor of the principles of the Founding Fathers.

The not-so-good news is that change won’t happen overnight. But if we keep up the good fight, it will happen.

In the meantime, have a safe and memorable holiday weekend.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
5/22/26

In yet another bizarre turn of events, the Trump administration has instituted criminal proceedings against former Cuban President Raul Castro for conspiracy to kill U.S. nationals, destruction of aircraft, and murder . . . events that occurred 30 years ago.

While there is no statute of limitations in the United States on the crimes of murder or conspiracy to commit murder, I fail to see how Donald Trump envisions prosecuting Castro . . . unless he intends to kidnap the 94-year-old and whisk him off to the U.S. as he did Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro.

Considering Trump’s recent threats against the Cuban government, we can’t rule out anything, no matter how extreme or improbable. But if that is what he has in mind, he should consider carefully what kind of precedent he may be setting, and how it might backfire.

Think about it. The indictment against Castro stems from the 1996 shoot-down of two civilian aircraft, killing four men, of whom three were U.S. citizens.

Now fast forward to 2025 and 2026, when we have seen approximately 50 Venezuelan boats blown up in international waters, annihilating an estimated 200 people on suspicion — but without proof — of intending to smuggle drugs into the United States . . . all on Donald Trump’s orders.

And now ask yourself this: If Trump can prosecute Castro for taking three American lives 30 years ago, what is to stop Venezuela from doing the same to Trump on behalf of those 200 lost souls?

Not to mention the governments of Iran, and Gaza . . .

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
5/21/26

Last week, Donald Trump flew to Beijing to meet with Chinese President Xi Jinping, and received an appropriate red-carpet welcome. But he returned home with little more than a promise of some lovely rose seeds for the non-existent (paved-over) White House Rose Garden and a verbal agreement to discuss trade and tariff issues in the future.

Xi got a few good laughs at Trump’s expense, and a deal to buy 200 Boeing aircraft, thus ending a decade-long freeze on Boeing sales to China.

Trump, of course, thought the two-day meeting was a huge success . . . or so he said.

This week — while the seat of honor at the table was still warm — Trump’s presence was replaced by Vladimir Putin’s, who had flown to Beijing for a day of meetings in the Great Hall of the People. After being similarly welcomed with the fanfare due a head of state, Putin and Xi wasted no time in getting down to business.

Xi — in an obvious jab at the United States — said that the “international situation is marked by intertwined turbulence and transformation, while unilateral hegemonic currents are running rampant.” Because of this, he added, China and Russia should enhance their “comprehensive strategic coordination.” [Simone McCarthy, CNN, May 20, 2026.]

The two leaders ended their meeting by signing a joint statement — something that did not happen during Trump’s visit — reiterating the close ties between Russia and China and a desire for a “multipolar world.” Putin said that their relations had reached an “unprecedentedly high level” and were among the “main stabilizing factors on the international stage.” [Id.]

While we haven’t been told of any earth-shaking agreements resulting from either of these meetings, what we are seeing is the subtle positioning of China as the rising force in a world long dominated by the U.S. and Russia — both of whose current leaders are now viewed as declining in power and prestige, largely due to their nearly identical, disastrous military and economic miscalculations.

And make no mistake: Xi knew exactly what he was doing when he scheduled the two meetings back-to-back.

It’s a whole new ball game, folks; and we have front-row seats.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
5/21/26

“I’ve had the sort of day that would make St. Francis of Assisi kick babies.”

– Douglas Adams, “The Long Dark Tea-Time of the Soul (Dirk Gently, #2)”

I’ll be turning in now.

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
5/20/26

While taking a little scroll through some of my earlier blog posts this morning, I happened upon one from February 2nd of this year concerning the establishment of Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace.” And I wondered why we haven’t heard anything from them since then. So, of course, I went fishing . . . and it turns out that there was an update just this week. (I still don’t think I’m psychic, but . . . )

You may recall that this organization was initially promoted as a means of settling conflicts throughout the world, beginning with Gaza — a sort of alternative United Nations. Trump, of course, would be chairman for life, with unrestricted veto power over the Board’s decisions, including the choice of his successor. A permanent seat on the Board could be obtained by eligible countries for a mere $1 billion (or more, if one was feeling generous). It wasn’t immediately clear what the money would be used for, though presumably the chairman would let everyone know in due time.

A number of countries immediately applied for membership, reportedly pledging a total of $17 billion. These predictably consisted mainly of autocratic regimes, such as Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Egypt, Turkey, Belarus, Kosovo, and Uzbekistan. Vladimir Putin said he might consider membership, though he was holding out for the release of some frozen Russian assets to cover the $1 billion fee.

Those who promptly said “thanks but no thanks” included Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Italy, New Zealand, Norway, Slovenia, Sweden, the U.K., and Ukraine. No surprises there, either, as Trump has not particularly endeared himself to our traditional allies since reclaiming occupancy of the Oval Office.

You should note that the initial $17 billion consisted of pledges, and not cold, up-front cash payments. Now — and this is the reason for the sudden flurry of news items — it appears that those pledges may not have been engraved in stone, or set within a specific time period. Because, though he vehemently denies it, Trump may be facing a cash crunch.

He calls it a “funding gap,” saying that the Board is an “execution-focused organisation that calls capital as needed . . . [and that there] are no funding constraints.” [Emma Farge and Alexander Cornwell, Reuters, May 19, 2026.]

That’s a nice way of saying that only a small portion of the pledged funding has actually been received. And now Trump is calling for “faster disbursement of funding pledges” to cover his proposed $70 billion — yes, that’s $70 billion, not a mere $17B — plan to end the war in Gaza and to rebuild the territory.

And there it is: “ . . . to rebuild the territory.”

This is something the United Nations is not equipped to do. While it does assist with recovery in war-affected areas such as Gaza, it is not a bank; instead, it coordinates with the World Bank and other entities to assess damages and fund the immediate needs of recovery, such as clearing rubble and restoring basic health and water services. The U.N. also relies on agencies like the UNDP, UNHCR and UNICEF to provide humanitarian aid, temporary housing, and financial opportunities to people in war-torn regions.

It does not build high-end resorts and commercial/residential communities.

But that is precisely what Donald Trump and his son-in-law Jared Kushner have in mind.

At the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland, in January of this year, Kushner described a plan that begins with a “coastal tourism” zone to include up to 180 skyscrapers, many of which would likely be hotels. A residential zone would consist of high-end homes and apartments. He envisioned a new Dubai: another Middle Eastern playground for the rich and infamous. And he said:

“We have a masterplan. . . . There is no Plan B. If Hamas does not demilitarize, that will be what holds back the people of Gaza from achieving their aspirations.” [Andrew Carey , CNN, January 22, 2026.]

I hardly think the wounded, homeless, starving people of Gaza are really dreaming of a “new Dubai” to replace their former homes and rebuild their shattered lives. That is the dream of a family of billionaires looking for their next billion in profits from the sale and operation of those skyscrapers and apartments.

Kushner did go on to describe his proposed provision for the current residents of Gaza: an area called “New Rafah,” which would offer more than 100,000 permanent housing units, plus schools and medical facilities. But he didn’t explain what would happen to the rest of the estimated 2,000,000 displaced persons currently living in the Gaza Strip, nearly half of whom remain in the devastated northern region. Nor did he offer a plan for temporary accommodations while his “new Dubai” is under construction.

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I wonder whether the delay in fulfilling their pledges is due to Trump’s friends’ awakening to the fact that what they signed onto was not a peacekeeping mission at all, but another Trump-branded scheme to further enrich himself and his family, and to gain a foothold in yet another part of the world.

Ask yourself this: Would you invest any sum of money in a start-up organization created by, and under the sole control of, someone with this man’s record?

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
5/19/26

On Friday, May 15th, I wrote about Donald Trump’s latest threats against the neighboring island nation of Cuba, and wondered why he had sent the Director of the CIA, John Ratcliffe, to Havana rather than a diplomatic team. I closed with the following words of apprehension:

“Those of my generation remember all too well what happened when the CIA stuck its nose into Cuba 65 years ago. Maybe they’ve learned from their earlier mistakes . . . but this still makes me nervous.”

I was, of course, referencing the disastrous (for us) “Bay of Pigs” invasion of April 1961, which in turn triggered the following year’s Cuban Missile Crisis, when the Soviet Union stepped in to “defend” Cuba against any further U.S. threats.

For 13 days in October of 1962, the world trembled on the brink of World War Three. I remember clearly the feeling of going to bed each night, convinced that — because I lived at “Ground Zero” in Washington, D.C. — I would not wake up the following morning.

We were lucky then; our President was John F. Kennedy — a learned, seasoned politician and diplomat who kept his finger away from the nuclear button, and was able to convince Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev to take a deep breath, withdraw his missiles from Cuba, and let the world continue living for a while longer.

Today, our world is not the same as it was 64 years ago. There are — as far as I know — no Russian missiles on their way to Cuba. But Vladimir Putin’s Russia still has a strong presence there. And the White House is now occupied, not by a man of reason, but by a hotheaded malignant narcissist who delights in threatening to wipe out entire civilizations if they do not bend to his will.

Donald Trump has made no secret of his intention to “take over” Cuba, allegedly to rescue it from a very real economic and political crisis, but in reality to allow him to claim another victory in his parade of hostile takeovers.

And now, as though in answer to my question of a few days ago concerning the involvement of the CIA, U.S. intelligence sources have reported that Cuba has acquired more than 300 military drones and has recently begun discussing plans to attack the U.S. base at Guantanamo Bay, U.S. military vessels, and possibly even Key West, Florida. [Marc Caputo, Axios, May 17, 2026.]

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel has responded by accusing the U.S. of fabricating a case in order to justify potential military intervention, and said in a post on X that “Cuba does not represent a threat.” He added that any offensive military action against Cuba would lead to a “bloodbath.” [Kylie Madry, Reuters, May 18, 2026.]

And Cuba’s Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez posted that Cuba, “like every nation in the world,” has every right to defend itself against foreign aggression under the U.N. Charter and international law. [Id.]

So here we are again — though now in a world of drone warfare, splintering political alliances, and inmates running the asylum that is Washington. Who is telling the truth? Cuba’s president did not deny having the drones; but does he believe his country really has the capacity to launch and sustain an attack against the United States?

Or is Trump indeed fabricating a Cuban threat as an excuse for yet another unwarranted invasion?

And if he does make a move against Cuba, will Russia once again step in to defend its ally in order to maintain a toehold in the Caribbean?

And finally . . . will we all wake up again tomorrow morning?

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
5/19/26

“They’d better get moving, FAST, or there won’t be anything left of them. TIME IS OF THE ESSENCE!”

– Donald J. Trump, May 17, 2026

So said Trump about Iran on Sunday, as he spoke with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, according to the Times of Israel. [Ella Kipling, BBC, May 18, 2026.]

On Monday, after Iran said it had responded to the most recent U.S. proposal and that talks were continuing through Pakistani mediators, Trump did another of his dizzying U-turns and said that he would “hold off” on his plan to attack Iran on Tuesday, in accordance with a request from the leaders of Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates. [Kit Maher, Kevin Liptak and Kaitlan Collins, CNN, May 18, 2026.]

Adding that negotiations were becoming more “serious,” he nevertheless posted that he has instructed his leadership “to be prepared to go forward with a full, large scale assault of Iran, on a moment’s notice” if a deal isn’t reached . . . and that “This Deal will include, importantly, NO NUCLEAR WEAPONS FOR IRAN.” [Id.]

He later told reporters:

“It’s a very positive development, but we’ll see whether or not it amounts to anything.” Referring to other occasions when he thought a deal was close, he added, “but this is a little bit different. We were getting ready to do a very major attack tomorrow. I put it off for a little while — hopefully, maybe, forever — but possibly for a little while, because we’ve had very big discussions with Iran, and we’ll see what they amount to. I was asked by Saudi Arabia, Qatar, UAE, and some others if we could put it off for two or three days, a short period of time, because they think that they are getting very close to making a deal. . . . If we can do that without bombing the hell out of them, I’d be very happy.” [Id.]

So tomorrow (now today, Tuesday) was supposed to be Doomsday. But then it wasn’t. Although it might be just around the corner. Or not. He really doesn’t want to annihilate Iran. But he will gladly do it if they don’t meet his demands . . . whatever they might be. But definitely NO NUKES.

But hey — what ever happened to regime change? Has that already taken place, or did I imagine that it was ever an issue? And there was the little matter of opening the Strait of Hormuz . . . which, the last I heard, we (the U.S.) were still blocking. Though it was open before he tore up the prior agreement, thus giving Iran carte blanche to go ahead and develop the nukes they didn’t have before this all started.

The whole ugly mess is more than confusing; it’s downright vertiginous. Is he trying to scare the Iranians to death? Or does he really not know what the f*ck he’s doing? Maybe he’s just getting bored with this war, and is ready to move on to Cuba.

Seriously . . . who the hell knows anything anymore?

Just sayin’ . . .

Brendochka
5/19/26