News Vérité

I call them Demofiends for many reasons, and their will to eternal power through lies and corruption is one of the primary reasons. Nick Shirley, the 23-year-old freelance journalist who exposed the corrupt Demofiend machine that runs Minnesota, has now found an even juicier — in dollar terms — target in the Stolen State, ruled over by one Governor Grabbin’ Gruesome. What Shirley found in Minnesota is operating in California at 10 times the bang for the buck. While fraud in Minnesota is estimated at some $20 billion or so, in California it’s hovering more toward the $200 billion level. I know how the system works. I once worked for a teachers’ union in the Stolen State. The union would put out statements and ads, hold strikes and rallies, go on TV, and do anything to get what they wanted, which boiled down to two things — more power and more money for their constituents, the teachers who vote them into power. Once they win over the public, which they often do and still do, they funnel campaign contributions to the politicians who support them. Now, teachers’ unions face certain legal limits on the contributions — bribes — they can

President Trump dominated the daytime news yesterday with two events in the White House, both of which were capped by question-and-answer sessions with reporters. Iran and the Strait of Hormuz — and oil prices — naturally were dominant. But perhaps the most interesting Trump comment came when he said he wanted to “take” Cuba. “I think Cuba sees the end,” Trump said in the morning session. “All my life, I’ve been hearing about the United States and Cuba. When will the United States do it? I do believe I’ll be the honor of — having the honor of taking Cuba.” He further elaborated: “Whether I free it, take it — I think I can do anything I want with it, you want to know the truth. They’re a very weakened nation right now.” This commentary led CNN into a frenzy, smacking of dictatorial longings to its reporters. Cuba, however, is already seeing the light of a takeover, or more likely, the fear of imminent economic collapse. Yesterday, it offered Cuban expats living in the U.S. — and others — the opportunity to invest in their homeland. “There are no limitations,” Cuban Deputy Prime Minister Oscar Perez-Oliva Fraga, who also heads

Stocks did a turnaround today when President Trump told a reporter that military action in Iran was “very complete.” A few hours later, he did his best George “Dubya” Bush mime job when he proclaimeed on TV that the air and sea campaign against Iran would end “very soon.” As I posted earlier, Dubya — shortly after launching his campaign to unseat Saddam Hussein in Iraq — told the nation “mission accomplished,” as U.S troops occupied the country. Soon thereafter, bolstered by mobilization and money from Iran, Iraqi resistance groups rose up and continued the conflict for another eight years. Now, do I think something similar will happen in Iran? Frankly, I fear it might. I wouldn’t be surprised to see: a) an order by Trump within the coming days to halt all strikes against the country, and b) shortly thereafter, a resurgence by the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) to stifle any dissent, even if it means killing another 50,000 civilian protestors. I will be more than happy to be wrong, but I don’t see how Trump figures the action against Iran’s current regime is anywhere near “very complete.” They’re still in power, last I looked, and even just