Thursday Flotsam and Jetsam

Miscellaneous thoughts and observations.

Have to hand it to Donald Trump - can you name another President who was as lauded and respected as much in Israel as in Saudi Arabia? You'll find him criticized in the media for one relationship or the other. Think that says more about the ones doing the criticizing than it does of Trump... With Jason Tatum rupturing his Achilles tendon the naysayers are really out in Boston. They say coach Joe Mazzula is over his head and should be replaced. They say break up the team and trade Tatum and Kristaps Porzingis for Giannis. Just let the games be played already… Reminder everyone knew even before 2020... The Presidential pardons by autopen are being investigated to see if they are legal. At the same time Tulsi Gabbard announced that Anthony Fauci is being investigated for lying under oath to Congress. If his autopen pardon is invalidated then he could go to jail for perjury. It's a start... Good parenting advice... In other NBA news - Paul Allen’s estate says they will sell the Trail Blazers. This is hardly surprising since Allen died in 2018 but the sale is not expected to be completed for the start of the next season. Allen also owned the Seattle Seahawks… Find it amusing that so many are protesting Qatar's use of money to buy influence. Where were these people when Qatar was hosting the World Cup? How do they think they landed that event?... She's not wrong... Question that will keep you up at night - if Harvard does lose tax exempt status does that make Harvard's endowment also taxable? Just that threat alone might make Harvard cave and make it dismantle all antisemitism and DEI policies... They all knew... Former MLB commissioners would say that Pete Rose would get into the Hall of Fame over their dead bodies but current commissioner Rob Manfred says he may get in over Rose's dead body... Make science great again... Speaking of Qatar - they just agreed to purchase 160 planes from Boeing. Are they trying to influence Boeing though money? The horror... Wondered if Trump's recent EO that slashed drug prices (and Big Pharma profits) would lead to even more negative coverage in the corporate media. But then I realized - how can you get worse than 100% negative coverage to begin with?... Tulsi Gabbard on privacy and freedom... Eddie Cicotte may be one of the more interesting cases of those players previously banned. If Shoeless Joe gets into the Hall of Fame can Eddie Cicotte be far behind?... Reminder... Funny but recently when I see Trump discuss foreign policy I hear John Lennon singing "all I am saying is give peace a chance" in my head... The price of eggs fell over 12% in April and the stock market is up. What will the corporate media complain about now? Tell us again how the sky is falling (you know something is coming)...

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