Friends, it's official: Prince Andrew is no longer a prince, and he's been evicted from his home on the grounds of Windsor Castle. His crime? Well, all that Epstein stuff. Never mind that he's been charged with zero crimes. He stands condemned because of what has been claimed about him, which he adamantly denies. I don't care for it. I believe that everyone is innocent until proven guilty, even men! Even royals. What do you think?
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c62elnjnqqxo
In other news, Trump has buried the hatchet with the Red Chinese -- not for the first time, and probably not for the last. What this means is that our trade war with China is currently on a low boil...but it could pick up again any old time...
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c8eyx718pz2o
Generalissimo Trump has decided that the Department of War will resume the testing of nuclear weapons, which was suspended in the 1990s. The intention seems to be to send a message to Russia and China that we will be second to none in our nuclear arsenal. Could this produce another nuclear arms race? Well, it smacks more of theatrics, if you ask me. The logic of mutually assured destruction still holds, just as long as our nukes still explode in a big way, and their delivery systems are reliable. In fact, as has been the case since 1949, you could argue that we are all better off, and safer, when our focus is trained relentlessly on nukes, and therefore why we don't want to go to war. Let's hope Trump's move advances the cause of peace, and doesn't bring us closer to catastrophic conflict.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxn00l00r6o
Finally, there's now less than a week until the big gubernatorial elections in Virginia and New Jersey, and the mayor's race in NYC. As you'll see if this article, Democrats have high hopes that wins in these contests can alter the narrative that they are, well, losers. That may indeed happen. On the other hand, if the Dems were to win close contests in these indubitably blue states, they might not alter that loser narrative much at all. If they lose the two governors races, moreover, they'll probably be about ready to apply for exile in Canada. We can only hope!
Dr. Waddy from Jack: Well, I believe in the divine right of Kings and there an end!
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