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K “Six years ago to this very Monday, those in power proclaimed they needed only two weeks to flatten the curve. Trump is now proclaiming that he needs only two weeks to flatten Iran.”
J “Looks like Fort Israel may be flattened within a few weeks. Everything is falling flat.”
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J “The two-year-old narcissist threw a tantrum and a hissy fit in public. He does not play well with others. And others are not willing to play well with him.”
K “His behavior is so infra dig at a time when he is digging a deeper hole.”
J “No one ever told him: ‘When you are in a hole, quit digging.’”
K “The sycophants and court jesters around him do not have the courage or the incentive to tell him that the puppet looks like a buffoon. He went way off script when he became the first American President to acknowledge publicly that Israel has nuclear weapons and then surmised that Israel would not likely use them.”
J “He is not operating with a functioning frontal lobe.”
K “Time for the Twenty-Fifth Amendment?”
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J “Most diplomacy and other shenanigans go on behind closed doors. However, based on some official statements, the UK, France, Germany, Italy, Japan, Australia and South Korea suggest they may not sail their vessels into the buzz saw. They are able to look at the current AIS data and take a hint from the heavily-fortified Abraham L. and Gerald F. and supporting entourage of vessels that are staying way offshore and far from threats.”
K “What if Trump issued a direct order to the U.S. Navy to sail into the Strait? Although the order is irrational and suicidal, the order is not patently illegal under United States or international law.”
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J “Those in power are shifting the narrative to support a draft.”
K “On the Solstice, December 21, 2023, Frank Murkowski of Alaska delivered a present to the youth of America. We are coming for you and taking your liberty and likely terminating your life.”
J “Oh, And Have A Happy Christmas! The soccer dad you mentioned will drive the kids to the induction center and swap soccer cleats for combat boots.”
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K “I must confess some surprise at how unaware and indifferent the public is to the horrors of the war and the likely devastating economic, political, and social repercussions in the next few weeks and months. The indifference reflects a populace of zombies just trying to crawl through the day without looking up or making a commitment.”
J “One needs to understand and cannot forget that the public is objectively overwhelmed by events. Few have the emotional software and the intellectual hardware to make any sense of what is transpiring.”
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K “Someone could modify ‘The Charge of the Light Brigade’ into ‘The Charge of the Lighter Barge’ to provide some poetic flair to the despair.”
J “The Strait now appears to be a toll road open to those with Yuan or to those who pay allegiance to those who issue Yuan.”
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[See “Frustrated by Failure, an Unhinged Trump Begins to Tilt as Hormuz Standoff Heats Up” by Simplicius at “Simplicius76” on March 15, 2026.]
[See the e-commentary on the strategic, geographic and economic choke point that is the Strait at Strait of Hormuz or Deutsche Bank? Deriving Derivatives (July 8, 2019) and So It Was The Red Sea And Credit Suisse. Who’s Counting? (Strait of Hormuz or Deutsche Bank? Deriving Derivatives (July 8, 2019)) (February 12, 2024). See the special edition uploaded on derivatives on St. Patrick’s Day three years ago this week at Special Edition. Deciphering Derivatives. Oh, And Happy Saint Patrick’s Day! (March 17, 2023). The first rumblings of a draft are discussed more than two years ago at Le Draft. And A Day Of Remembrance. Oh, And Happy Presidents’ Day! (February 19, 2024).]
Bumper stickers of the week:
FAFO
Karma
“When you are in a hole, quit digging.”
“When a clown moves into a palace, he doesn’t become a king. The palace becomes a circus.” Ancient Turkish proverb.
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