Tag: iran
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TAPA # 189 OXYMORONIC
First let me say I’m thankful for the reprieve and I’ll gladly take the TACO However, Iran’s regime and uranium remain in place. The Strait of Hormuz is now restricted, with possible tolls that could cost the world billions. More than $50 billion in U.S. treasure has been spent. Russia and Iran continue selling oil,…
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TAPA # 186 A FOOL’S ERRAND
Well, I didn’t get a “TACO” from Trump, arguably the least bad option for the global economy. Instead, April Fool’s Day delivered a ‘fool of fools’ speech that was disjointed, convoluted, contradictory, and saturated with lies and distortions. In other words, the same old routine. We were told the Strait of Hormuz would “open naturally.”…
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TAPA # 185 FOOL OF FOOL’S
I hardly know where to begin. Today is April 1st, April Fool’s Day, and the President is set to “address the nation” about the Bone Spurs “Excursion.” But with him, who knows even the topic is subject to change. The only certainty is this: there will be lies, layered, repeated, and wrapped around occasional fragments…
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TAPA # 180 WHICH ROAD???
History is replete with examples of bullies who overplay their hand and suffer the consequences. Many of us saw it on the playground as children. David felled a giant with a simple sling. Some may recall Colonel Nathan Jessup in A Few Good Men. A man who abused his authority, ordering Marines to punish a fellow Marine…
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TAPA # 178 WHAT A DEAL…???
The attached Robert Reich article provides the detail behind my TAPA #176, “WHAT A DEAL.” The administration, led by “Hillbilly” JD Vance, is quick to cut or freeze funds that save lives while enabling those who profit from death and destruction. It is just one more example of the Trump administration’s irresponsible, devious, and self-serving behavior; filling their coffers…
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TAPA # 177 ‘NOBLESSE OBLIGE’
“Noblesse oblige”: with privilege comes responsibility, is an 1808 French phrase that mirrors Luke 12:48: “To whom much is given, much will be required.” It means that those with wealth and privilege, whose lives are largely removed from the daily struggle for life’s basics (food, clothing, and shelter) have a moral responsibility to help those who do struggle.…
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TAPA # 176 WHAT A DEAL???
Sometimes liars, in their effort to obfuscate and redirect, reveal what they are actually thinking and doing. Trump’s tweet yesterday did just that. Until the Trump Republican war, “old bone spurs” was touting low gas prices. And it was true: low gas prices were good for the average American who lives paycheck to paycheck. They…
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TAPA # 175 BLOODLUST & BLUSTER
Most Americans, and much of the world, do not support the war in Iran. Trump is constantly asked for the rationale, and his answer changes depending on the last thing he heard or thought about. But this is not Trump’s war alone. It is Congress’s war. It is a Republican war; bought and paid for…
THE AMERICAN POSEIDON ADVENTURE 