FOR VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT DELCY RODRIGUEZ'S DEFIANCE, TRUMP HAS PROMISED HER A FATE WORSE THAN MADERO HAS SUFFERED

The world leadership will only tolerate Trump so long.  Other than cowardice I can think of no reason why our allies have not already formally distanced themselves from Trump.  What I see is Europe leading us into WWII.  They are hoping things will get better when in fact they will not. 

 AS TRUMP SEEKS TO IMPOSE THE TREATY OF VERSAILES ON VENEZUELA, ALA WALDO, NO ONE CAN FIND ANYONE LEADING VENEZUELA

The Treaty of Versailes effectively ended WWI but became the impetus of WWII. It sought to punish Germany with unsustainable sanctions which threw Germany's economy into turmoil.  Germans rallied around Hitler as he promised to end the sanctions and rebuild Germany.

Trump is pressuring oil executives to get behind rebuilding Venezuela's oil infrastructure in exchange for being paid for the property Venezuela allegedly stole from the U.S. oil industry. 

It is lost on Trump the Venezuelan revolution came about based on a belief the U.S. oil industry stole the oil from Venezuela.  This reality is ingrained in the minds of the Venezuelan people.

Trump has made clear he wants someone to lead Venezuela who can be trusted to do his bidding.  To get to this end he has already declared the opposition in Venezuela does not have the support of the people, or experience.  Translation, they will not go along with Venezuelan oil being used as restitution to U.S. oil companies.

Trump suggested he could work with the Venezuelan VP, but then this morning made her assent to the leadership impossible.  His administration is outlining a conspiracy hatched in Doha, UAE, with Venezuelan vice-president, Delcy Rodríguez, and her brother Jorge who to replace Maduro.

The people of Venezuela will rise up and defend their oil fields and denounce Delcy Rodriguez if they believe she was part of the removal of Maduro.  It is not that the people of Venezuela like Maduro, it is that she comes across as selling out Venezuela. 

Trump's decision to pull the national guard from the cities he had placed them in, allows him to now use them guard the oil fields in Venezuela.  It will not work.

Every oil company Trump is promising restitution to for loss of their assets in Venezuela has to know they will end up in court with Venezuela facing a PR battle they may not want.  Working with Trump to steal the assets of Venezuela, will cost them in terms of their reputation.

Oil is supply and demand.  The second Venezuelan oil comes online, Saudi Arabia, if not earlier, will cut production. Everyone in the oil industry knows we are at a pricing level, such that going any lower could result in losses for the industry. 

When you increase supply without demand, disaster will follow.

TRUMP'S FOLLY TO WORK WILL REQUIRE THE WORLD OIL INDUSTRY PAY TO REBUILD THE VENEZUELAN OIL INFRASTRUCTURE

 

NYC MAYOR ZOHRAN MAMDANI DEFENDS REVOKING TWO FORMER MAYOR ADAM'S EO FAVORING ISRAEL

MAMDANI EFFECTIVELY IS SAYING, YOU DO NOT PROTECT NYC JEWS BY CONTROLLING SPEECH AND BOYCOTTS, BUT BY INCREASING SECURITY.  THE FORMER ONLY PROMOTES HATRED TOWARDS JEWS, AND THE LATTER PROMOTES SECURITY 

You need background on what is happening.  Mamdani kept the NYC Police Commissioner, a Jewish woman, who was credited to increasing protection for Jewish residents and synagogues.

The debate should be about protecting Jewish residents, and their homes and places of worship, and not controlling speech which some non-U.S. organization seeks to silence.  The latter is what Adams did.  He was desperate for the Zionist Jewish vote, and it did not work.

Silencing people who seek to stand with Palestine does not help Jewish people around the world or Israel.  All over the world Jews are denouncing Bibi Netanyahu 's genocide against the Palestinian people. They are denouncing Zionist Israel which is actually the primary cause of antisemitisms rise around the world.

SO, THE DEBATE BEFORE MORE HISTORY

"On Thursday, Mamdani revoked orders by Adams that had prevented city institutions from divesting from Israel and that defined antisemitism in a way recognized by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, an intergovernmental organization of 35 countries that promotes Holocaust education."

"Mamdani, a Muslim who some have accused of antisemitism over his support of Palestinians in Gaza, told reporters on Friday that he would fund measures to prevent hate crimes, and would make protection of Jewish New Yorkers a focus of his administration."

This is how you protect NYC Jews and in fact around the world, which is something I support.  You do not protect Jews but limiting speech and protests in support of Palestine and against Netanyahu.  The latter is how you increase hate towards Jews, something I oppose. 

Antisemitism should be defined by the confines of our Constitution and reverence for speech. It should not interfere with a vibrant debate over the actions of Netanyahu's genocidal policies.  It should not allow for fundraising to build on occupied lands.  It should make clear, Jews all over the world can denounce Netanyahu without being called antisemitic.  This is how we make clear Netanyahu's policies are not of the Jewish people.

Just because I stand with Palestine, does not mean I will not defend Israel's right to exist.  It does not mean I will not come to the defense of Jewish people all over the world.  I am against genocide and occupation of sovereign people's land.  The press proves itself useless when it fails to repeat the Hamas attack was on occupied land.  I do not support the attack, but please since when does a nation not have the right to attack the people who have stolen their land? Netanyahu and his supporters have done more than anyone I can think of in history to damage the reputation of the Jewish people.

No Hitler, did not damage the reputation of Jewish people.  I tell the historical truth on this issue.  Henry Ford wrote the "International Jew" which influenced Hitler.  For all the wrong reasons people going into WWII disliked Jews.

Our leaders in the U.S. knew what was happening in Germany, they did not care.  Jews were a dime a dozen in the U.S. talking about the historical bigotry against Jews in Europe.  We shunned these Jews into the shadows so as to deny them a voice.  Our leaders were as much a part of the disgrace of the holocaust in Europe as the Germans.

Jewish children who were successfully evacuated to the UK during the war were treated like trash in orphanages.  

If you know history, Jews were a victim of bigotry which eventually only increased the distain for Jews.  Jews were forced as a punishment to become bankers, doctors and musicians.  They were not proper professions for Christians.  And then when they succeeded in education, we attacked them for being who we made them to be. 

No Hitler drew from the historical unjustified bigotry towards Jews.  He played on people's perceived fears. He was able to use the preexisting bigotry towards Jews to bring about the holocaust. Netanyahu is actually engaging in a policy of genocide towards Palestinians.  As a consequence of his policies poorly educated people are blaming Jews.

 

TRUMP'S SIMPLETON APPROACH TO MADURO IN VENEZUELA, 

WILL BACKFIRE

UPDATE:  TRUMP SAYS U.S. WILL RUN VENEZUELA

OKAY FIRST:  Trump moves from speaking about running Venezuela until we can have a correct new government, to claiming crime is gone in Washington DC.  He is now going city by city claiming the end of crime in city after city since he took control. Just bizarre.

Now he is back on Venezuela.  It is totally bizarre. 

It is true one would be hard-pressed to claim the people of Venezuela are not a lot happier this morning. But this is where the simpleton Trump, ends.

There are two constants which have not changed with the arrest of Maduro. The people of Venezuela will not tolerate a new government which allows the US to effectively govern them and control their oil.  The second constant is the price of oil dictates petroleum geopolitics.

Trump's mantra of "Drill Baby Drill."  is 100% dependent on the oil companies' willingness to drill. 

The other day for a few days gas was $2.11.  The oil and gas companies will not drill past a certain point. While the oil and gas is free below the surface, accessing it is not free.

Why has Trump been attacking wind energy?  He knows that the oil and gas industry is pumping less because of the wind industry.  He believes by getting rid of the wind industry oil demand will go up, thereby making us even more dependent on oil and gas. Trump is all folly.

First of all, who is going to pay to put Venezuelan oil back online?   Why would an oil company invest in a very destabilized county like Venezuela for new oil, when the price of oil is already nearing the point any lower will damage the industry.

Unless you can rebuild Venezuela overnight, the people will not tolerate the takeover of their oil and gas fields by foreign companies or countries.  Will Trump respond by squashing protests in Caracas?

The two constants in this case makes it impossible for Trump to pump any significant amount of oil in Venezuela. 

WHO WILL SUFFER FIRST

Nicaragua and Cuba will suffer almost immediately as oil exports from Venezuela come to a near standstill. But this is not a sure thing.  I believe Trump believes Cuba and Nicaragua will fall without the fuel, so an invasion is not needed.  This may be true, but it is contingent on Venezuela cutting off the oil and gas. 

ETHNIC FOOD - NOT SO DIFFERENT

While in NY I made a rather simple meal for a group of people at my brother's home.  I love to place my food out on platters.  No paper plates in my home, except when eating on the patio.

A guest asked me if the meal was Mexican or Spanish.  The question reflected an ignorance about cuisine.  

I said pork is universal all over the world.  I then mentioned that rice is a universal grain all over the world.

I then said different countries all over the world have some form of bean.

I then noted that depending where you live in Mexico or Spain the food is different.

Southern Spain has more in common with the cuisine of Italy than northern Spain.

Southern Mexican cuisine is closer to Central American cuisine than northern Mexican cuisine.

So, I asked, is the pork simmered with white onion, bell pepper and tomato not universal?  Does adding fresh garlic change anything?  Does a red tint seasoning change anything?

The rice was in a fresh chicken broth with white onion and bell pepper.  I squirt in some tomato paste to give it extra flavor and color.

Okay the beans were fresh Nicaraguan beans.  Does that make the meal Nicaraguan?  No

UNIVERAL FOODS

Unleavened bread is universal, whether made from flour or corn. In Mexico meat is wrapped in unleavened bread. This was standard practice in Europe, especially after the Mores occupied southern Spain and Italy from 711-1492.  Unleavened bread is standard fare in Muslim countries.

All over the world, cultures place meat in a flour tort whether made from rice, wheat flour or corn. 

Can we imagine a dumpling, wonton, pierogi or a Mexican torta?

Food is basic and a need-to-know which culture influenced a food before you eat it, denies you the wonderful flavors of the world.  

Our basic ethnicity is all the same.  We all begin with the basics.  We differ in how we spice up our ethnicity. 

TWILIGHT ZONE 1963, TRUMP'S PLAYBOOK

"He's Alive" scene from S4E4 of The Twilight Zone (1963) : r/videos

This is 1963, Twilight Zone.  It plays a Trump's play book.  It should scare you.

I tried to convert it to YouTube, but failed.  If you can do it post it and I will change the link. 

A NEW HOPE FOR ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY AND JUSTICE

Believe what you want, but we have moved into stage one of the socialist revolution.  There were no massive protests, falling a government.  There was not a shot fired.  There was an election, where the socialist democrat overcame some of the worst disinformation campaign, which included the press, and won a fair election. 

In theory how the win came about is important.  People looked at how they were living, and how billionaires were taking more than they were giving and said enough.  The revolutionary change came from within and not imposed on a frustrated people. 

The people are NYC.  The wealthy who tried to claim the sky was falling, do not see the people who clean their apartments, and office buildings.  They do not see the venders who keep the people fed.  They do not see any of the service industry which keeps NYC operating.  Without the service industry, there is no NYC.  

I remember when Times Square was adult theaters and stores.  Now it is a world renown tourist attraction.  It generates a ton of money for NYC and gives the millionaires and billionaires the comfort which makes NYC what it is.

Contract law and capitalism provide for the benefit of the bargain.  The millionaires and billionaires now prefer the welfare state, rather than paying their fair share for what they receive.

The NYPD costs money.  Without the NYPD NYC would not be livable.  While it is true many millionaires and billionaires pay for their own security, that is personal security and not the security which keeps the streets reasonably safe.  Without the NYPD these entitled individuals would be spending a lot more for personal security.

These entitled individuals have no idea how the NYPD protects their businesses, and workers.  

These entitled individuals have no idea how our military protects their corporate and personal assets.  

Millionaires and billionaires do not want to pay for the benefit they receive.  Without our military protecting their assets all over the world, they would have nothing.

It is too late for this mega change in politics to help with Texas politics.  Although I would say it is not too late for candidates in contested primaries to formally adopt the social democrat label and policies.  Yea, like that would happen.

But 2027, city elections will see change.

We begin now demanding a living wage, and a minimum wage of $15.00 an hour.

We have time to end the Plantation Democrats in Cameron County before 2028.  

It would be nice if a group could form to push the Social Democrats, but it does not work that way.  They would self-destruct almost immediately.  To work it needs one strong voice others would follow.

We need a real Social Democrat to begin soon running for mayor.  That candidate if a Mamdani who knows how to build a coalition could lead the way.  Then other candidates would try and follow him.  We need a coalition of people who can work together, but not a party.  

The party is formed as more and more candidates win.  In the beginning we need a candidate who can create a coalition but is his own voice.