Trepidation is the right word, and the appointment of a Blinken.2 to the transition team is ominous and does not bode well, unfortunately. It may be that this draws out the state department neoconservative reactionaries to be then set aside, but it’s unlikely. The certain failure of the envisioned approach as set out in the article will be a key failure for DJT over the next four years. Sadly.
I think Trumps strategy should be to get the EU/UK/NATO to make peace first with Russia and then have the US enjoin after. This will put them in the drivers seat to keep any obligations or commitments negotiated as part of a peace treaty. It positions the Euro’s to develop means for better relations with Russia if they have the fortitude.
I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration, which is currently in formation. I very much enjoyed and appreciated working with them previously, and would like to thank them for their service to our Country. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Just listening to The Duran: Sign for hope is that Trump does talk to Orban. Mercouris: Ukraine is toxic, stay clear of it. Neocons want to use it like a tar baby to destroy Trump's admin right at the start.
One has to get halfway through the WSJ article on the harrowing escape of the Israelis before finding out there may have been a provocation or two prior to the street fights after the game.
Israel to Evacuate Citizens After Attacks in Amsterdam
(subhed: Violence, with five people hospitalized and 62 arrested, is condemned by Dutch leader as antisemitic)
(first paras: Israel said it was sending planes to the Netherlands to evacuate citizens after street violence following a soccer game in Amsterdam, where Israeli fans were chased down and beaten in what leaders of both countries called antisemitic attacks. The violence followed police warnings of tensions ahead of the game, which included friction between Israeli fans and others with heated references to the war in Gaza.)
next day headline
Antisemitic Attacks in Amsterdam Prompt Tight Security at Jewish Sites
(subhed: Dutch leader condemns incidents, Israel starts effort to evacuate citizens)
(first paras: Dutch authorities said they were tightening security to protect Jews and Jewish sites as they investigate an overnight wave of violence in which Israeli soccer fans were chased and beaten by crowds in the capital in what leaders of both countries called antisemitic attacks. Israel urged its citizens to seek shelter and began efforts to evacuate them. Five people were hospitalized, according to police, who said they made 62 arrests. Israel’s Foreign Ministry later said all the injured had been discharged from hospitals.)
All?
Anyhow, today I open my WSJ front page to find out that not only does Iran want to kill Trump, Russia is hiding bombs in the cargo holds of US passenger planes. The Neocons are right, the Russians under the bed want to kill us all in our sleep on planes.
How much of this action was written up before Trump won. I really don't want to be governed by theater kids.
I don't know how it would be framed, however these surgeries are part of a complex package of meds, as well, many of which need to be checked out for safety. Could be done through FDA for example. Or HHS.
By the way, this wouldn't be an "ultimatum" telling anyone what to do. It would be regulation of medical practice banning dangerous procedures and medications.
Fool Around and Find Out
This is all very concerning. Trump must turn away from the Neocons and focus on MAGA.
Trepidation is the right word, and the appointment of a Blinken.2 to the transition team is ominous and does not bode well, unfortunately. It may be that this draws out the state department neoconservative reactionaries to be then set aside, but it’s unlikely. The certain failure of the envisioned approach as set out in the article will be a key failure for DJT over the next four years. Sadly.
Trump will abandon his benefactors after he proves that he tried, but impossible to fulfill.
Iran has the capacity to destroy Isreal as we know it. Turkey has a 2 million man armed forces..
Iran can cut off the oil transit. Trump will have to close 100s of military bases to offset deficits.
Trump will have to release Russian money stuck in limbo. Trump will abandon NATO to save money.
I think Trumps strategy should be to get the EU/UK/NATO to make peace first with Russia and then have the US enjoin after. This will put them in the drivers seat to keep any obligations or commitments negotiated as part of a peace treaty. It positions the Euro’s to develop means for better relations with Russia if they have the fortitude.
Donald J. Trump @realDonaldTrump
I will not be inviting former Ambassador Nikki Haley, or former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo, to join the Trump Administration, which is currently in formation. I very much enjoyed and appreciated working with them previously, and would like to thank them for their service to our Country. MAKE AMERICA GREAT AGAIN!
Nov 09, 2024, 5:16 PM
Absolutely fabulous! Now do Jared. And by the way, FARA AIPAC. And open the files. And yes, all of them.
A good sign.
Trump is smart and cares about our country and its people. He learned a lot about the swamp and phonies who actively worked against his priorities.
One can only hope that he doesn't get us into wars.
Troll/provocateur free zone
Unfortunately, a lot of MacGregor's optimism depends on Trump getting good information. If Trump only knew....
Trump is a peacemaker at heart, and if war breaks out then somebody else besides Trump did not get to Trump in time with good information.
Alex Christoforou: Trump needs to get out in front and say, Ukraine wasn't my war. I want to pivot to America away from Zhou's war.
It might not be entirely true, but it would almost certainly work well.
Just listening to The Duran: Sign for hope is that Trump does talk to Orban. Mercouris: Ukraine is toxic, stay clear of it. Neocons want to use it like a tar baby to destroy Trump's admin right at the start.
https://x.com/angeloinchina/status/1855116358931169524
Crybullies.
Straight from Amsterdam direct to the IDF.
One has to get halfway through the WSJ article on the harrowing escape of the Israelis before finding out there may have been a provocation or two prior to the street fights after the game.
Just for fun, a little headline sleuthing between yesterday and today,
original url words are
"israel-sending-rescue-planes-after-israelis-attacked-in-amsterdam"
original headline
Israel to Evacuate Citizens After Attacks in Amsterdam
(subhed: Violence, with five people hospitalized and 62 arrested, is condemned by Dutch leader as antisemitic)
(first paras: Israel said it was sending planes to the Netherlands to evacuate citizens after street violence following a soccer game in Amsterdam, where Israeli fans were chased down and beaten in what leaders of both countries called antisemitic attacks. The violence followed police warnings of tensions ahead of the game, which included friction between Israeli fans and others with heated references to the war in Gaza.)
next day headline
Antisemitic Attacks in Amsterdam Prompt Tight Security at Jewish Sites
(subhed: Dutch leader condemns incidents, Israel starts effort to evacuate citizens)
(first paras: Dutch authorities said they were tightening security to protect Jews and Jewish sites as they investigate an overnight wave of violence in which Israeli soccer fans were chased and beaten by crowds in the capital in what leaders of both countries called antisemitic attacks. Israel urged its citizens to seek shelter and began efforts to evacuate them. Five people were hospitalized, according to police, who said they made 62 arrests. Israel’s Foreign Ministry later said all the injured had been discharged from hospitals.)
All?
Anyhow, today I open my WSJ front page to find out that not only does Iran want to kill Trump, Russia is hiding bombs in the cargo holds of US passenger planes. The Neocons are right, the Russians under the bed want to kill us all in our sleep on planes.
How much of this action was written up before Trump won. I really don't want to be governed by theater kids.
Mega Geopolitics @MegaGeopolitics
NEW:  Trump promises to ban transgender surgeries for minors in all 50 states.
“God created only two genders, male and female.”
I don't know how it would be framed, however these surgeries are part of a complex package of meds, as well, many of which need to be checked out for safety. Could be done through FDA for example. Or HHS.
By the way, this wouldn't be an "ultimatum" telling anyone what to do. It would be regulation of medical practice banning dangerous procedures and medications.
https://x.com/Megatron_ron/status/1854899703634153754
https://www.metrotimes.com/news/most-michigan-muslims-voted-for-jill-stein-followed-by-trump-exit-poll-suggests-37805422
Many Arab Americans in Michigan followed through on their pledge to vote against Kamala Harris ...
In fact, about 59% of the state’s Muslim residents voted for Green Party candidate Jill Stein, ...
About 22% cast a ballot for Trump, and 14% voted for Harris, according to the survey of 502 Muslim voters.
Did this give MI to Trump?
I don’t trust exit polls. Numbers in MI I’ve seen suggest Muslim voters went Trump first, Stein second, Kama third… So yes.