Signs are there that it could, and it is Putin’s nightmare — Balkanization is the fragmentation of a larger region or state into smaller regions or states, which may be hostile or uncooperative with one another. It is usually caused by differences of ethnicity, culture, and religion and some other factors such as past grievances. ~ Wikipedia We may be watching dreams…

Especially when the target has not even indicted anyone — Extreme Republicans in the House of Representatives are wasting our money and time on incredibly stupid stuff. There’s no polite way to put it. They’re not doing the work they were elected to do. They seem to think that attack politics are the primary role of elected officials, rather than…

It could send him off the deep end — There’s no way out and he knows it but his mind is so controlled by his narcissism that he can’t help seeing indictment as a PR opportunity. There are stories that he wants to be cuffed and appear in public that way. He seriously believes that image will cause an…

A quote from Batman that describes the state of the world — Russia’s Putin and Xi Jinping of China have declared that they have been each other’s best friend for ten years, a weird statement in a very weird week of news. They seem to have a strange idea of what constitutes friendship. Can two power hungry dictators be buddies for life…

Their phony indignation over looming Trump indictments — Once again Donald Trump has managed to put his party in a bind, but is his luck running out? …

The power of opinion and observation — My readers know my voice and my topics and they are generally supportive of both. I write with certainty about uncertain things like elections, climate change, and global events like the Ukraine war, events that are turning points. …

He is making terrorist threats, there’s no other word for it — Law enforcement across the board in NY are gearing up for trouble in NYC if Trump gets arrested and indicted this week for the Stormy Daniels hush money payments. Their concern is understandable, with Trump doubling down on his witch-hunt claims and attacks on those law enforcement agencies. If any…

Will Xi Jinping risk his economy for Putin? — The two autocratic leaders meet on Russian soil on Monday. Will it be a turning point for the war? Putin needs arms from China. …

Portraying him as doddering and senile is a big mistake — The right walked right into the trap, but they don’t seem to know it yet. It appears they believe their own portrait of Joe Biden as an incompetent old man, even though they conjured up that belief as a campaign weapon. The weapon has backfired. There is something interesting going…