Shabbat shalom.
Not much to write about this week.
Has it really only been 5 weeks since the orange turd committed the first lie of his second term by claiming he would uphold the constitution?
While most foreign leaders have figured out how to deal with the orange a-hole, apparently Zelensky missed the memo. All the Ukrainian President needed to do was to eat a little crow and follow the lead of Trudeau, Macron, the King of Jordan, and every other leader that has dealt with his bullying tactics: Begin by praising him lavishly, tell him he has completely transformed the landscape, offer him a civilian medal of honor or some such ego-gratifying reward, and tell him to come to the Ukraine and build the tallest Trump hotel in the world. Easy peasy. Deal signed. A little lithium in exchange for continuing to fuel the US military industrial complex.
But oh no. The hillbilly wildcard smelled blood. And the much beleaguered and war-weary former comedian couldn’t keep his cool amidst the boorish, bullying American hecklers. Hence, what unfolded in the formerly hallowed and now defamed oval office was, according to our former reality TV President, “great television”. Fuck you Donald. And fuck you too JD!
For all his flaws and corruption, Zelenskyy, who stayed in Kyiv under Russian bombardment, embodies the kind of wartime leadership that history will remember. Trump, meanwhile, who dodged serving in the Vietnam war by claiming bone spurs and hid in a White House bunker when protesters showed up, and Vance, who once despised Trump before groveling for his approval, will be remembered for mocking the heroics of the Ukranian people and rolling the dice on the post World War II strategy that has enabled global peace and prosperity for close to 100 years.
What does the average American take away from this debacle? Here is Joe Klein:
Nothing has changed. In the minds of most Americans, nothing has changed. Donald Trump had a dramatic exchange—Great Television!—with a foreign leader. People do not know about Ukraine. This is amazing but true. The film from there, the Russian atrocities, look no different from Gaza or Bosnia or…whichever. Americans used to know about Russia, but one wonders how much they know about the mafia obscenity Russia is under Putin. The threat from China is too subtle for most Americans. We’ve spent too much time on Tik-Tok and Dancing With the Stars to know the world.
It was great television, is all they know this Saturday night when American decency was massacred. And the heroic sacrifices of the Ukrainian people mocked by morally retarded politicians. But we know better. It was a total abdication of the dignity and the authority of the President of the United States. I lived through and protested Vietnam and Iraq, but I’ve never been more ashamed of our country than I was today.
Ditto that, Joe.
What happens next depends on whether it suits Trump to restore relations with Zelensky, or whether he has been cast out never to return. If Trump really craves a deal and an end to the bloodshed then Zelensky will be back. Much depends on the degree of dramatic tension that best suits the orange turd’s ego and purposes.
Lawrence Freedman put it this way:
The Trump administration is a soap opera. The president is the producer and the star, responsible for the plot lines, the script, and the cast (all of whom are chosen to look the part). If a plot line works, such as a drive for a Nobel-Prize winning peace deal, then it will be developed and might run for many episodes. Otherwise it will be quietly dropped, or may just peter out. The purpose of every episode is to demonstrate the star’s brilliance. The reason why this story has yet to run its course is the main theme of the Trump soap opera: that the star is especially brilliant when it comes to making deals.
The orange man has yet to negotiate a decent deal, never mind one that could lead to his much coveted Nobel Peace prize. Anyone with even a surface understanding of the deals he has struck over the last five weeks knows they are a sham at best. His lame ass attempt to get the King of Jordon to accept two million ethnically cleansed Palestinians resulted in the King agreeing to take in two thousand sick kids, treat them medically, then send them back home. And Trump beamed at the result! What a freaking loser!
We are leaving Palm Springs and jetting back home. I’m wrapping up this post from our current altitude of 32,837 feet. It’s been a great month in the desert oasis, escaping the cold, gray stormy weather of New England. And while it may seem like an orange cloud has permanently settled over the country, all I need to do is spend a few minutes in the company of a grand child to lift my spirits and hope for a better future ahead.
Be safe everyone. Next week I will return with a full JNR and the usual weekly roundup of news for the Jews. Until then, have a great week. And let’s hope the Academy Awards do not include any idiots brandishing red pins.
In closing, here is a letter from The Brigade, a group founded by PR, studio executives and filmmakers in the wake of the Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas terrorist attack on southern Israel. The Brigade has issued a strongly worded statement in response to an organized effort by Artists4Ceasefire that asks attendees of the 2025 Academy Awardsto wear red hand pins in support of Gaza.
To the Red Hand Supporters,
We turned the other cheek when you pinned a symbol of Jewish murder to your awards lapels.
We took the high road when you cried for a ceasefire that already existed before Hamas shattered it on October 7th.
But today, we will not be silent.
That pin is no symbol of peace. It is the emblem of Jewish bloodshed.
In 2000, Palestinian terrorists in Ramallah lynched two innocent Israelis, ripped them apart limb by limb, and held up their blood-soaked hands to a cheering mob. That infamous image is now your “ceasefire” badge.
And on the very day it was discovered that the Bibas babies—innocent Jewish children—were strangled to death by the terrorist’s bare hands, you asked Hollywood to wear it with pride.
Is this ignorance?
Or is this deliberate, calculated malice?
It’s not peace.
You Claim to See Humanity on Both Sides. Yet You…
❌ Ignore the facts surrounding the historic barbaric October 7 terror attack on Israel
❌ Push your anti-Israel narrative even after Israel agreed to ceasefires with Hamas AND Hezbollah.
❌ Refuse to condemn Hamas’ grotesque, sadistic ceasefire tactics.
Did you speak up when Hamas:
– Returned hostages on the brink of death, frail, bruised, and starved?
– Executed Israeli captives AFTER a ceasefire was reached?
– Traded mutilated corpses while laughing in the faces of grieving families?
*Actors, Actresses, Filmmakers and people of our Hollywood Community, Read This Before You Wear That Pin Again* Would you proudly wear the emblem of a lynching?
Would you parade the symbol of people who strangled babies with their bare hands?
Because that is what the red hand represents.
To those who wore it without knowing—now you know.
To those who knew and wore it anyway—we see you and we will not be silent.
Members of the Brigade
Brad out.
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