Author Archena Posted on April 1, 2024April 2, 2024Categories Current, MondayTags , , , , , , , , ,

Is Ukraine Doomed?

No. Seriously, people who pick up Molotov cocktails and shotguns to take on TANKS are not going to crumble because the US is late with a delivery or ten. Not immediately, anyway. Sure, they legitimately need the aid and it should have been there by now, but they were at war more than two years before the US finally decided to send lethal aid sometime in 2017. No, they can’t hold out forever against the economic power Russia can bring … Continue reading “Is Ukraine Doomed?”

Author Archena Posted on September 27, 2023September 29, 2023Categories WednesdayTags , , , ,

Fixing America

If you want to make the world a better place, start with the funny face in the mirror. It’s no different for nation states. If you want a better world, start with the stupid country you’re living in. It’s great to shoot for the stars – but pick the low hanging fruit on the way up! Yes, I mix metaphors for a living. Okay, so let’s get the easy stuff out of the way. There is no energy crisis. There … Continue reading “Fixing America”

Author Archena Posted on October 5, 2022October 5, 2022Categories WednesdayTags , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Did We Do It? Nord Stream Sabotage

Knowing only the public information I have access to right now, no. I’m extremely dubious that the US was involved. Let’s start with the elephant: Biden’s comments in February that the US could destroy the pipeline. The German Chancellor was right there. It was a joint press conference held February 7th. Reporters pestered Biden until they got a soundbite. It wasn’t even a very good one considering he said nothing about destroying the pipeline, just ‘ending it’. Germany did that … Continue reading “Did We Do It? Nord Stream Sabotage”

Author Archena Posted on October 4, 2022October 4, 2022Categories MondayTags , , , , , , , , , , ,

Calm Down – This is Normal

I don’t mean the ‘new normal’. I mean normal. The half insane, scary as heck, what are they thinking behavior of not just Russia and China but the entire international community is the real normal. Those of you who can’t remember the Cold War have lived in the weird times. America was the big scary thing so everyone loved/hated it – including some Americans. Europe was preoccupied with becoming something never quite defined. Elites worldwide were convinced – or pretending … Continue reading “Calm Down – This is Normal”

Author Archena Posted on July 20, 2022July 20, 2022Categories Current, WednesdayTags , , , , , , , , 2 Comments on Nine Guys in Black Robes

Nine Guys in Black Robes

In 1973, seven of the nine justices of the United States Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Warren Burger decided that an unborn baby wasn’t a person and that the Constitution of the United States did not fully protect that child until after birth. In 2022, six of nine justices of the United States Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice John Roberts decided that the Constitution didn’t give the Federal government the power to decide such matters and gave that … Continue reading “Nine Guys in Black Robes”

Author Archena Posted on June 1, 2022June 1, 2022Categories CurrentTags , , , , ,

Thank You For Your Service

It’s been eighty years since the US faced a direct, significant threat to its own survival. However, the US has taken on the burden of trying to not only keep the peace but to promote it worldwide. Our servicemen and women have worked on our behalf all over the world. These weren’t always wars and the wars they fought weren’t protecting American soil – directly – but all of it made America and the world safer. The mistakes were ours … Continue reading “Thank You For Your Service”