Sunday Thoughts

The restoration is tomorrow, and the gods are sending unusually cold weather to the imperial capital, which should keep the lunacy to a minimum. There is always something happening in Washington, as the crazies never take a break. This has been true since forever. In the summer, there is a group protesting something just about every day. Bad weather and holidays are the exceptions. That means there will be some crazies out on Monday.

The thing to watch is the media attention. If the WaPo and NYTimes ignore these people, it confirms that there was a memo sent out to put the crazies on mute. The power of the media is the power to ignore, so if they are ignoring these people then that says something changed. The way things are shaping up, the coverage will be left to back page writers and the C and D list media. The crackpots of Bluesky will be where the action is tomorrow.

Not covered on the show, but the rumor is there will be one hundred executive orders signed by Trump on Monday. Most are probably rolling back things they had Biden sign. Many of Biden’s early orders were petty reversals of Trump polices, so there is executive order inception happening. It will be interesting to see the list, as it will give and preview of the coming battles. You can be sure that the lawyers are all set up to dash off their court challenges to all of them.

One good early sign is the Israel – Gaza ceasefire. Trump forcing this on Israel is the exact opposite of what most suspected. The antisemites are besides themselves over it. It looks like the Netanyahu government will collapse because the hard liners have left the government. It would be a good thing if Netanyahu left the scene and was replaced by a left-wing coalition. Maybe we could get a break from the Middle East for a little while.

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