You just can’t make this stuff up

Holy shit. These are the idiots we have running our country and our military. You 100% couldn’t put this in a novel – you’d get criticized for it being unrealistic, impossible – a naive plot device. But here we are in the real world – our military and Executive branch chain of command is using a Signal group chat to plan a war in Yemen, then discuss the outcome like a bunch of teenage kids on Facebook – with lots of emojis (WTF?). And the worst part is they didn’t realize they had included the editor of a national magazine on their little group war-chat. Oopsie. It’s frightening and disgusting. The world’s fate is in the hands of a bunch of low IQ, drunk by lunchtime, low emotional maturity bullies.

What happened to the idea that the American people need to know when we’re going to war with a nation; to deploy America’s military? For too long the Executive Branch has misused its power to routinely attack other nations with no discussion, no transparency, no checking with Congress or the American people. I get it, you don’t want to announce where/when/how you’re going to stage an attack, but I *would* like to know who we intend to throw bombs at and hear the rationale for it. The why is important. The Executive Branch is completely out of control – has been for quite a few years, but Donny Convict and his gang of fools make the situation even worse.

Warm glow

It’s a cold rainy Monday, but there’s still that warm glow of winning against Illinois to keep us comfortable. It’s been six long years since UK has made it this far in the NCAA tourney, and to have this ragtag team make it this far is fantastic. Anything else, like a win in Indianapolis next Friday, will be gravy. But a win against TN to reach the Elite Eight – that’s some rich, rich gravy. I may have to get there in person to sample some.

Offsetting the warm glow of the Cats’ win is the shitshow happening in US politics. We’re sending a delegation to Greenland, a delegation they don’t want and didn’t ask for, because…why? Because our country is now taking on Convict Donny’s personality – we’re now bullies, assholes, thugs. The only way we’re taking residence in Greenland is if we use military force (aka start a war), and I’m sure that’s on the table in Donny’s feeble mind.

And our polite, mild-mannered friends to the north have already decided to go to war with us. Not a kinetic war (yet), but in terms of trade and international partnerships…Canada has written us off. As they should, for at least the next four years. We’re not stable, we’re not reliable, we’re not trustworthy. We’re moving as fast as we to join hands with Russia on the world stage. Canada aligns with Europe and NATO, with free democracies, and they read us correctly as we align against all that. Canada’s new President Mark Carney was quoted yesterday: “President Trump claims that Canada isn’t a real country. He wants to break us so America can own us — we will not let that happen. We’re over the shock of the betrayal, but we should not forget the lessons. We [need] to act to fight the Americans.” It’s come to this – the Canadians are getting ready to “fight the Americans”. I don’t blame them.

Related, there was a great little demonstration in The Highlands yesterday that I got to witness – I was there to grab a bit at The Grale as the crowd marched across the street.. A few thousand people strolled down Bardstown Road in the rain, chanting and carrying signs protesting Trump, Musk, DOGE, and all the BS that’s happening. Encouraging, and we need a LOT more of this. Good for Louisville.