Once again it is time for some Random Musings On Current Events from the mind of a quiet, unassuming (at least in my own opinion) person observing the ramblings, rumblings, rants, raves and revelations in the media from behind the front lines of a purple state. I present these ramblings, rumblings, rants and revelations in a sort of stream of conscious journal format and, yes, there may be some sarcasm thrown in.
It seems that Presidents Trump and Putin are currently meeting in Alaska ostensibly for talks regarding Ukraine and the ongoing war. Considering the number of people that are still being killed in the war I certainly hope some sort of agreement can be reached. True, peace, does not provide food for the dogs for war but who cares. It would be good to see those dogs get put back into their place.
Speaking of Russia I saw an interview of Senator Mark Wayne Mullen and when questioned about Russia he made some sort of inane comment that Russian is faltering because they need the US Dollar and are feeling the effects of being a pariah state or something to that affect. Um, Senator, who do you think that you are kidding? Have you been drinking Senator Graham’s Neocon Kool Aid? Perhaps you should get a little bit of education about Russia and make a little more effort to see the world from their point of view and not the out-sized perspective of a man from Texas. Last I checked Russia is doing fine without the US dollar and the overbearing SWIFT system. Not only that Russia was invaded a little over eighty years ago and lost somewhere between 25 and 40 million of its people. The last time Texas was invaded was by Santa Anna. Of course, one could say Texas was occupied after the Civil War but it did not see nearly the amount of destruction that Tennessee, Alabama, Carolina’s and Virginia saw so there really is no comparison.
Speaking of the Chief Neocon of the Senate, Senator Graham, it surprises me that you do not have any perspective considering the state that you represent was paid a visit by General Sherman and his army during the War of Southern Rebellion. Sure it has been around 160 years but think about how long the collective memory of that war has stuck in the collective memory of the state that you represent. Imagine what could possibly be in the collective memory of the average every day Russian. I would hazard a guess that the Russians do not give one whit what the profit margins are of the western military industrialists are. What I am pretty sure they do give many whit’s about is the preservation of their society.
As for the Russian Frontier Lands (Ukraine) how can we blame the Russians for invading the lands east of the Dnieper River that are for the most part ethnic Russian? Especially after the war hawks and dunder headed former Vice President suggested allowing the Frontier Lands into NATO? Has Russian invaded Central and Western Europe in the past? Absolutely they have but only after more dunder headed western leaders (Napoleon and Hitler) threw the metaphoric first punches by invading Russia and its closest neighbors.
Which brings me to my final thought regarding Russia and Vladimir Putin. Is President Putin a ruthless and cunning leader with near dictatorial powers? Yes, by western European standards he absolutely is and I have no doubt that if I were a Russian I would not want to cross him. However, I would caution strongly against provoking a bear because when one pisses off a bear the outcome is not usually a pretty one. Vladimir Putin has managed to stay in power for a long time and who knows what his succession plan is, if any. I will say, however, that President Putin came to power during the push of other Neocons, for example Condoleezza Rice and others, when they began pushing into the Frontier Lands. The west has been lucky, so far, that President Putin has been measured and patient, so far, in his response to western provocations. However, one can only guess how long he and Russian people will maintain their patience.
Now that rant is out of my head, I have seen that there is only one out of three judges left to rule on unlocking any grand jury testimony regarding Jeffrey Epstein in three different jurisdictions. The first two have ruled against unlocking testimony. I have read that one of the judges who already ruled was an Obama appointee but I have to wonder if that is just media fodder to distract from the crimes and discovery of who all is and has been involved in the criminal behavior of Jeffrey Epstein. It truly does appear that there is a two tiered justice system in the United States which is criminal in and of itself. Once again, I will beat on my metaphoric drum that a family, a community, a state and a country cannot survive that either implicitly or complicitly allows its young to be abused for any reason.
Kash Patel is off opening offices in New Zealand but seems absent when it comes to arresting anyone in the United States for crimes. What is up with that? Mr. Patel, are you bought and paid for? Have you been compromised? Are you being extorted? What is going on? I see scant reports regarding anyone being fired or held accountable within the FBI but you have the time and money to open an office in New Zealand, the country being governed by leftists.
Moving on to the Department of Justice where is Director Bondi and where are the charges to be filed against the criminals that have operated with impunity at the highest levels of power and influence in the United States. The last time I saw the statue of Justicia she was wearing a blind fold and justice should be doled out without influence, pandering, and certainly not in a two tiered manner. Madam Director, you have a solemn and quite honestly a sacred duty and so far, I have seen little evidence to support that you believe in the true meaning of justice. How can the United States of America be the shining light on the hill if there is justice for one but no justice for another objectively?
To both Mr. Patel and Ms. Bondi, actions speak much louder than words. Words are, in fact, cheap.
Oh my goodness! I was about to wrap up my rants for the week and almost forgot about my favorite state to rant about. Of course, the state leadership makes it so easy to find things to rant about. Its Governor, Gavin Newsom, is calling a special election on November 4th to “seek approval of redrawn districts intended to give Democrats five more US House seats.” You have got to be absolutely kidding me! The corruption of the California political elite is on full display considering leftist controlled Los Angeles can barely issue a building permit many months after the devastating fires ravaged it, California faces a budget short fall, California cannot build infrastructure (i.e. high speed rail), California roads are crumbling outside of the main interstate arteries and big cities, and its productive population continues to flee the state. Yet, Governor Newsom seems to be able to find money to fight Donald Trump, send relief to Puerto Rico for a hurricane that might make land fall, and call a special election. I am not sure if the California’s election system’s rigging can be beat in the special election but as a citizen of another state I think no more federal funding should go to California period. It is time to cut California off from the federal teat with the exception of national defense and federal public works programs and that these should not be managed by anyone currently in power in California. If that means by people from outside of California then so be it. Election Rigging Response Act? Governor Newsom, his benefactor Nancy Pelosi, Adam Schiff and others need to be investigated for fraud, abuse of power, insider trading, and whatever else Justicia has been forced or duped into ignoring in her scales. Now, Mr. Patel and Ms. Bondi there is job that some ambitious investigators and prosecutors could sink their teeth into in addition to those who commit child trafficking and prostitution crimes.
Beijing is having a World Humanoid Robot Games with hip hop and martial arts competitions. Now this is truly unsettling in my mind. Just how far away are we from a robot army being used against us? We in the United States and the Western world need to wake up to the fact that the Chinese are very racist and absolutely do not value life in the way that the west is accustomed to. Chinese history is replete with examples of wars causing deaths in the millions and in which the victors destroy any vestige of their enemies. Maybe this is another history that Senators Mullen and Graham should study.
Lastly, I read that a woman was shot buy a gun in Chicago that was part of a buyback program. I hope this woman takes the city of Chicago to the cleaners and that, again, there is no federal bailout of the city to make up for its loss. Talk about corruption and malfeasance. It is obvious that criminals have had their hands dipping into this program, a program that was supposed to destroy the bought back weapons. Shouldn’t this fall into the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms? I wonder if they are investigating this. Something tells me that they probably are not. I certainly hope that I am wrong.
God bless America and all her citizens and residents, no matter whether they care enemies, not enemies or somewhere between. Additionally, forgive me for my trespasses as I forgive those who trespass against me.