The forecast for Washington DC on Saturday June 14 is typical: hot, muggy, and with maybe a passing thunderstorm. The expected “realfeel” is pegged at 97 degrees, Fahrenheit, with high humidity. Sweltering, in sum. I lived near D. C. For a long time, before global warming was a thing. Late spring and summer were the … Continue reading Trump’s June 14 Military “Parade” Will Be “Burning Man On the Potomac”
There were many snarky media cracks made about president Trump’s very weird West Point commencement address on May 24th. It was definitely up there on the crowded DJT Weirdness scale: a long shaggy dog story about an unhappy real estate developer and his unhappy trophy wife, a plop of freshly made up steaming malarkey about … Continue reading Did a West Point General Troll Trump Before His Weird Commencement Address?? (My Answer: Yes!)
March 22, 2025 From confidential Washington sources, the following excerpt is drawn from an account of the aftermath of the March 17 seizure and closing of the U. S. Institute of Peace, by armed agents of the DOGE administration. The account has been condensed and edited for clarity. Brief Encounter at 2301 Mid-March, 2025, on … Continue reading EXCLUSIVE: A Leaked View of the “Afterlife” of the U. S. Institute of Peace
Ukraine: Maybe a short cease-fire, maybe not By Gwynne Dyer – Mar 14, 2025 What’s hard to keep in mind, with all the hype that’s flying around, is that there’s no particular reason for either side in the Ukraine war to want a cease-fire right now, let alone a full peace settlement. The only … Continue reading Do Ukraine’s Ceasefire Hopes Hang on Trump’s Nobel Fever Dreams?
