Author Archena Posted on April 3, 2025April 3, 2025Categories Current, ThursdayTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Zelenskyy Isn’t President of the US

I’d have thought that much was obvious but evidently, not. For those of you who seem perpetually confused, Volodymyr Zelenskyy is the duly elected president of Ukraine. I know, it’s hard to keep track sometimes but the US president is Donald Trump. Please make a note of it. Sheesh! Sure, I’m being snarky as all get out but this has gotten to the point of absurdity. Honestly, I’m not sure why the heck so many Libertarians despise Zelenskyy so much. … Continue reading “Zelenskyy Isn’t President of the US”

Author Archena Posted on March 7, 2025March 7, 2025Categories ThursdayTags , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Oval Office Meltdown – Much Ado About… Something?

So, that was fun, huh? I waited to do this blog because it’s almost never useful to analyze fast moving events. When events are going fast, it’s best to rely on real reporters (the few that still exist) and let events shake out if at all possible. That’s not to criticize commentators that weighed in earlier. I’ve found a lot of that commentary very useful. Special nods to Bill O’Reilly and William Spaniel (links provided below) for more measured and … Continue reading “Oval Office Meltdown – Much Ado About… Something?”

Author Archena Posted on September 4, 2024September 4, 2024Categories MondayTags , , , , , , , ,

Will Israel Cost Harris the Election?

Nah, Harris is busily doing that all by herself. But her ineptitude on the crisis in Israel is making things much worse for her. Neither Michigan nor Minnesota are worth the kind of grief the Biden admin – including Harris – is creating for itself. Sacrificing millions of votes not only in this election but in contests to come for the sake a few hundred thousand that might or might not even vote is gross political incompetence. The Jewish vote … Continue reading “Will Israel Cost Harris the Election?”

Author Archena Posted on March 12, 2024March 12, 2024Categories Current, MondayTags , , , , , , , , ,

Useless to Ukraine and Turning on Israel – Biden’s Confused Foreign Policy

Seriously? What the heck, Joe? Hint: winning wars – or at least supporting the winners – tends to go over well with voters. Betraying the nation-states that count on us, not so much. It’s like the Democrats have no idea how to win elections any longer. I’ll help you out guys – this ain’t it. I’m well aware that many conservative supporters of Ukraine blame the Republicans for the failure to pass a new aid package. They are half right. … Continue reading “Useless to Ukraine and Turning on Israel – Biden’s Confused Foreign Policy”

Author Archena Posted on January 11, 2024January 11, 2024Categories Current, WednesdayTags , , , ,

Does Israel Care What the World Thinks?

Pretty sure they don’t. This appears to me to be the final stage of what happens when this ‘all or nothing’ mentality world gets what it wants only to realize it didn’t really want what it got. Israel is no different than any other nation-state in one main respect. It comes only in Size Human. No angels, no demons, just people that stick pants on one leg at a time, sometimes do great things and sometimes do awful things. Israel … Continue reading “Does Israel Care What the World Thinks?”

Author Archena Posted on December 18, 2023December 18, 2023Categories Current, MondayTags ,

Iran, Yemen, Venezuela, China, and Russia, Oh My!

The world is burning down. Ack! Head for the hills! The End is Near! Dogs and cats are marrying! So, basically, it’s Tuesday on the Internet. Let’s take a bit of a deeper dive, shall we? Or we can just do the headless chicken dance. Deeper dive? Good call. I left Ukraine, Israel and Guyana out of my list on purpose. Today, let’s look at the bad guys. I’m grossly oversimplifying because this isn’t a Perils of Pauline serial and … Continue reading “Iran, Yemen, Venezuela, China, and Russia, Oh My!”

Author Archena Posted on November 29, 2023November 29, 2023Categories Current, WednesdayTags , ,

Division, Derision and Devolution: Middle East Version

Growing pains only with guns and insanely over complex cultures. The next fifty years are gonna be way more interesting than anyone in the Middle East is gonna like. America makes it look easy from the outside. We blend cultures, ideas and peoples like a tapestry. What the rest of the world doesn’t see are all the knots in the back. They don’t notice the times we rip out the messed up sections to weave in new ones. On top … Continue reading “Division, Derision and Devolution: Middle East Version”

Author Archena Posted on November 27, 2023November 27, 2023Categories Current, MondayTags , , , ,

Ceasefire: Good for Israel? Good for Biden?

Yes to the first. No to the second. What is it with you people and details?! Can’t a cranky old lady get any peace around here? Well, that’s obviously a no. So, details it is. Y’all are probably wondering if my opinion has changed since a ceasefire doesn’t seem part of the program I anticipated. The answer is no, I haven’t changed my opinion – yet. Look, politics only comes in size people and people only come in size messy. … Continue reading “Ceasefire: Good for Israel? Good for Biden?”

Author Archena Posted on November 17, 2023November 17, 2023Categories Current, FridayTags , , , , , ,

Division, Derision and Devolution: What the Heck is Going on in the World Today?

I thought I’d pick a nice, light, simple topic for today. Oops, sorry about dripping sarcasm on your shoes. I hear laughter takes it right out! They say history doesn’t repeat but it does rhyme. The problem is that history is created by people. People who assume they’re smarter than their ancestors because enlightenment, science, technology, the passage of time, et cetera. Pick your poison, we all do this. We assume that the big questions can easily be answered by … Continue reading “Division, Derision and Devolution: What the Heck is Going on in the World Today?”

Author Archena Posted on November 14, 2023November 15, 2023Categories Current, MondayTags , , , ,

Suspicious Protests

It would be nice if we could magically just know how sincere a person was when they say something. Of course, you’d find out that your mom really did have a favorite kid and your boss isn’t going to think about giving you a raise so there are some downsides. But with this magic power we could tell just how legit a given protest was. Well, my superpower ring still hasn’t come in the mail so I guess we’ll just … Continue reading “Suspicious Protests”