Russia hits UkrIne AGAIN - Update

BBC News: Reports the following, " Overnight drone and ballistic missile attacks damaged Ukrainian energy infrastructure, President Volodymyr Zelenskyhas said, causing blackouts and disrupting water supplies. "

Let's Get Real:

There are talks next week between the US, Russia and the Ukraine, so why the attack now, the Kremlin is sending a clear message they are still want their maximalist demands and expect the Ukraine to make concessions.  Also there is the grand plan as suggested by President Trump, that should worry Kyiv and Western Europe, is this another Yalta! As the Allies gave what Stalin wanted out of the WW2.  Interesting week ahead on the World Stage.

Stephen Miller NEW Chief of Staff - Update

Guardian: Reports in its 7.01pm post the following, " Trump promotes immigration hardliner Stephen Miller to White House chief of staff "

Let's Get Real:

The Democratic Party is furious that Miller has been appointed the NEW Chief of Staff, as Miller is tough on immigration and that makes Democrats furious, the extreme left wants open borders, this move my Trump is saying he is still President and will be fo the next two half years.  The Democrats will be starting investigations as soon as they gain power, Trump will have real opposition to him now! 

Another False Dawn from Trump on the Ukraine - Update

CNN: Reports the following, " US President Donald Trump has promised a new security deal for Ukraine that “might involve all of Europe,” "

Let's Get Real:

I feel a knife in my back, any new deal will benefit the Russians and not the Ukraine and not Europe.  NATO Countries should be very worried, Eastern Europe and the Baltic States should be on ALERT, Trump is about to sell then out, the coalition of the willing should need to back Kyiv, trouble brewing folks.

Changes at the White House after Mid Terms - Update

Sky News: Reports in its 6.58pm post the following, " Trump announces new White House chief of staff after midterm defeats "

Let's Get Real:

This is the Trump we know, its taken a few hours for the shock of Mid Terms to get through in Donald World.  The present Chief of Staff will stay in White House, moving to the political area.   The one person can't sack or move is him, nice to see reality has gotten through Donald blinkers! Even the First Lady stated that POTUS would not listen to the TRUTH.  The President knows he is lame duck, but after Reagan lost the Senate in 1986, his VP become President in 1988. A third Reagan term, thus Trump should want to achieve that for his VP, it will take a lot of rebuilding the Republican Party for 2028, at least know Trump will have a real opposition in a Democratic Comgress.  

Newsom for President in 2018 - Update

BBC News: Reports the following,  " California Governor Gavin Newsom has commuted the death sentences of all 548 people on death row in the state, changing them instead to life in prison. "

Let's Get Real:

This is purely political by Newsom, he is running in 2028, the left of the Democratic Party will be impressed! If you want to impress them!  The Republicans will be happy, they will go on that the Governor is weak on crime, Newsom has stated he won't run if former former VP Harris decideds to rum again.  The there is AOC, well known as a leftie.  This is just the start, you will hear more names, 2028 Presidential race is just beginning.

VP Vance on Iran and the Mid Terms - Update

Guardian: Reports in its 4.16 post the following, " JD Vance says it's 'obvious to almost everyone' that war on Iran is 'the reason we lost' midterms "

Let's Get Real:

Thus VP Vance declares his candidacy for President in 2028, putting some distance between himself and POTUS.  This might be a mistake in the long term for Vance who wants Trump to support him in 2028.  The perfect VP, Bush 41 only said he was out of the loop for Iran - Contra, but was seen as Reagan's 3rd Term in 1988, thus winning the Presidential election.  This move by Vance tells the runners and riders in the Republican Party to start getting their campaigns in order, Secretary of State Rubio and Senator Cruz should start to visit Iowa and New Hampshire over the next few months, Vance has distanced himself from POTUS, thus what will Rubio and Cruz say about Iran, Trump likes loyalty, so more the distance the more Trump will get annoyed by the lime light not being on him!! The Democrats have a problem and to many candidates and some of them are very left wing such as AOC, she will not do well in the fly over States.  Iowa caucus and the South Carolina primary will be a real test for some like AOC.  Thus the floodgates are open for 2028.

The Presidential Veto - Update

Sky News: Reports the following in its 5.01am post the following, " Could the final two years of Trump boil down to one word: Veto? "

Let's Get Real:

President Obama stated he had phone and a pen when Congressional results did not go his way, thus we have the Presidential VETO, the Democrats had a great night but not enough to override a Presidential VETO.   Thus the Trump Oval will have to show he can make deals with Democrats, this will be a test, can Mr Deal make deals with Democrats in Congress, who will start to investigate Trump and his family for corruption while in OFFICE.  The Democrats will have to be careful, they do not want to hobble their own nominee in 2028, that cycle starts today.

Trump, Iran and the Mid Terms - Update

BBC News: Reports in its 5.40 am post  the following, " Trump acknowledges Iran war played a role in midterms "

Let's Get Real:

This time the polls were right, even Trump acknowledges that the Democrats won last night. It shows that even Trump can show some Presidential grace sometimes! The point of this post, it seems that the US will hit Iran hard, the Trump Adminstration has shown mixed messages when it comes to Iran, VP Vance the dove and more tough approach at the moment from Trump.   The US Navy is ready to attack Iran, they wait the command from Trump, he is lame duck on the domestic side but has more freedom in foreign affairs, so as to this post, he is getting ready to strike!

Russia Attacks Energy sites in the Ukraine - Update

Sky News: Reports in its 7.50am post the following, " Russia launches 'massive strike' on Ukraine's energy infrastructure "

Let's Get Real:

This is typical the Russians and of Putin, Moscow wants to freeze the Ukraine in to submission, thus every year an attack on the Ukrainian energy facilities in the on coming Winter, Putin does not care about the people of the Ukraine or his own soldiers, never mind the troops from North Korea.  The coalition of the willing has to stand firm, the US under Trump cannot be trusted.   One hopes the Democratic control of the US Congress will shame Trump to do the right thing, support the Ukraine! .

Limited US strikes in the Strait of Hormuz- Updare

BBC News: Reports the following, " The US has launched strikes on Iran's Qeshm Island in the Strait of Hormuz, US officials have told CBS, the BBC's US partner. "

Let's Get Real:

Why a limited strike today, why not tomorrow after the Mid Terms, there has been speculation and reports that the US and Israel are going for another massive strike, so far we have seen a weak President react, big promises before Trump cancel plans for a major strikes and the stressing the talks, the Oval does not get the fact that Iran will never give up its nuclear stockpile to the US.   Thus faces two options, talks and appeasent or take decisive military action against Iran the theocracy Regime.

Nuclear Alert in the Ukraine - Update

Sky News: Reports in its 6.36am post the following, " Ukrainians received fake alert warning of nuclear and chemical threats after 'hack' "

Let's Get Real:

This is the Russians playing games, they want to make the people of Ukraine fearful that Russia had gone nuclear after not winning with Drones and Ballistic missile attacks and a ground invasion of East Ukraine.  Putin must have considered it, one likes to think common sense had taken over or threats from the Biden and Trump Administrations had paused the hand of the Kremlin.  It is reported that the Trump Administration has agreed to give 500 Patriot missiles to the Ukraine over the long term.  One hopes if the Democrats take the US Congress that they fund the Kyiv Government and get the Trump Oval to be more supportive.   It has been reported that Russia will move on a NATO Country  in the new year, time for the US and Western Europe to have their eyes and ears open and be on ALERT.

The last hours of the Mid Terms in the US - Update

BBC News: Reports the following in its 11.25am post, " Democrat endorses Republican in key Michigan Senate race "

Let's Get Real:

These are the final hours of the US Mid Terms, if you believe the polls it should be a Democrat wave, taking the US House and Senate, every US President faces this happening, Reagan lost the Senate in 1986, Clinton in 94 and Republicans taking over the House, Obama lost the House in 2010 due to ObamaCare.  These are considered good to great Presidents.  The more interesting question is how will Trump take this development, one hopes with grace or will he accused the Democrats of cheating, also interesting who will be running for President in 2028, the candidates should be turning up in NH and Iowa, for the Republican Party and North Caroline for the Democrats.  The 2028 cycle starts on Wednesday!

Deadliest month for Russia - Update

Sky  News: Reports in its 10.56am post the following,  " Russian forces suffered 54,400 casualties in October, the most in any single month since the 2022 invasion, Ukraine's military says. "

Let's Get Real:

The Russian soldiers are paying the price for the hubris of President Putin, the Russian Leader does not care about the lives lost in the Ukraine, his own soldiers or those serving in the Ukraine Army! The Russian Leader has warped view of history, in fact he would not get 3rd in any UK University, he is a neo Russian Imperialist, he sees the dissolution of the USSR as the greatest tragedy in history.  On the other hand he blames Lenin and the Soviet Regime for Russias defeat in WW1 and Revolution.  The Russian President sees Stalin as a great leader, not as he really was, a mass murder.   The WAR in the Ukraine will only end when Putin is overthrown by a Palace Coup, at some point the Russians must see Putin as he is really, a WAR CRIMINAL.  YOUNG Russians are paying for Putin's folly.

The King, the PM and Slavery - Update

BBC News: Reports the following, " King Charles III is to speak with "unflinching honesty" and "sincere sorrow" on the lasting pain of the transatlantic slave trade, during the final leg of his Caribbean tour in Antigua, Buckingham Palace has said. "

Let's Get Real:

The boy wonder our new PM Burnham wants to be liked to much, his great coverage as Mayor of Manchester has gone his head, the Lefties in the Guardian and the BBC want a full apology and reparations, the British public are not on the same page, slavery was hundred of years ago! The UK covered the any debt that it owed by standing up to Nazi Germany in 1940, does any think that if Nazi Germany had won what Hitler would have done to the Commonwealth Countries! It is beyond imagination.  The PM should 📚 some history, so he is a Cambridge English Graduate, so one assumes he can read, reading and understanding are two different things, should the UK ask for repartions from the old enemy 🇫🇷 and 🇩🇪 for their WARS of aggression in the 19th and 20th Centuries.  The boy wonders need to be liked will be his downfall.

The City ceasefire and Russian Lies

Sky News: Reports in its 2.29pm post the following " A lot more soldiers': Attention turns to what's next after Russian lies prove to be theme of evacuation "

Let's Get Real:

The Russians lie as the breath, Putin is a wanted War Criminal, they want the impression that most people in the Ceasefire City want to go to Russia, the Kremlin wants the PR impression for its own people! If successful Trump will heap praise on the Russians and condem the Kyiv Government as neo Nazis, and that Russia wants peace but the Kyiv Government wants War!! Trump makes Neville Chamberlain look strong.  What ever hold Putin has on Trump is effective, Trump lives in his own WORLD, even the First Lady has stated that Trump won't listen to the truth. GOD HELP THE UKRAINE!!

The Tyrant Putin and freedom of the press - Update

BBC News:  Reports the following, " For the last three decades, Novaya Gazeta has been one of the most high-profile independent news outlets in Russia. " It is now being closed due to government pressure.

Let's Get Real.

The autocracy of Putin has already killed Russian democracy at birth, if you do not allow the people to breath, it leads to Revolution as Russia has seen in 1905 and 1917.  The Soul of Putin should remember what happened to the last autocratic leader, Tsar Nicholas II and his family were killed in a basement in Siberia.  One assumes he is following the Stalin playbook, loyalty through fear, no space to breath.  When revolution does come will Putin kill 30 or 60 thousand in Red Square, as the theocracy has done in Iran, repression only works so far, and Putin is old and wants live forever, the PATH to WW3 has already started when Putin invaded the Ukraine.

Trump bends the knee to Putin - Obama - Update

Sky News: Reports the following in its 10.45am post, " Obama: Trump team bending the knee to Putin " 

Let's Get Real:

President Obama on this is right, but let's not forget that in 2014 the Obama Oval did nothing when Putin took the Crimea and parts of East Ukraine, and did nothing when President Assad of Syria used chemical weapons on his own people! It's easy to appear tough when your not in office, in fact Obama created the circumstances for Putin to invade the Ukraine in 2022.  Trump is an appeaser as this blog has started numerous times, but he is following the Obama playbook, no wonder Obama's 2nd volume of memories are late in coming, he wants to rewrite history!

Russia hits Ukrainian Train Station - Update

BBC News: Reports the following, " At least 14 people have been killed after a Russian jet-powered drone hit a crowded platform at the main railway station in the central Ukrainian city of Dnipro, local officials have said. "

Let's Get Real:

This is the latest barbarity by the Russians, Putin has the wind at his back, a deal with the US on diesel and Trump is his puppet, thus an appeaser in the OVAL OFFICE.  The Russians have an endless supply of men and the North Korean soldiers.  The Coalition of the willing must do more, or the Ukrainian people will ask why are they dying for Europe, when Europe does not give them enough Patriot missiles to defend themselves.

Deadlock in Israeli General Election - Update

BBC News: Reports the following, "Partial results from Israel's general election show veteran Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is leading his rival, former military chief Gadi Eisenkot, but is still short of a majority in parliament. "

Let's Get Real:

This is the last thing Israel needs, its Prime Minister is a WAR CRIMINAL to the outside world, he is in the company with President Putin.  Also the Arab vote is interesting, they could be the Kingmakers if the other parties would work with them.  Not as easy as it sound, the cost of Arab Israeli support could make them persona grata with Jewish Israeli voters.   The above is what you can get from elite media, they hate the present government and are anti Israeli.   The present government has its faults, but has been correct in its policies since the October attacks.  They have stamped on Hamas in Gaza  and attacked Hezbollah in Lebanon and has attacked Iran in alliance with the US.  This has been the right policy.

No Apology for Slavery from the King - Update

BBC News: Reports the following, " King Charles has arrived in the Bahamas for a nine-day tour of the Caribbean - the first time he has visited the region as monarch. "

Let's Get Real:

The King as noted by the article will acknowledge the suffering of slavery but will not say sorry, as it was legal at the time, and the UK was one of the nations to abolish slavery.  One hears the cries for repartions, but refused to accept what happened after the colonial States gained their right for nationhood, if they made of mess of Independence that is THEIR FAULT, there can be no blame on the Crown or the UK for their own failures.  God Save the King.