Tea and Vitriol

Every culture on Earth has their version of the old tale "The Sorcerer's Apprentice," where a student of the mystic arts unleashes the Dark Forces in his master's absence and cannot exorcise them when they get out of control. Disney's "Fantasia" features a delightful retelling of that tale, with Mickey Mouse as the sorcerer's apprentice. Unfortunately, for both the US and the world, The Donald has taken over that role. While The Donald IS a rodent, he is not nearly so loveable as Mickey Mouse. The effects have been nothing short of disastrous for everyone but The Donald, the Trump Crime Family, their cronies and Israel's Benjamin Netanyahu, who is The Donald's particular partner in crime. War crimes, that is. The world has seen The Donald unleash the Dark Forces when he sought to annex Canada and Greenland, when he threatened to withdraw from NATO, with his on and off again support for Ukraine, with his erratic imposition of illegal tariffs o...

 99 Jahre Krieg Liessen Mann kein platz für Sieger. Kriegsminister gibt's nicht mehr Und auch keine Düsenflieger. Heute zieh ich meine Runden Seh die Welt in Trümmern liegen Hab'n Luftballon gefunden Denk an dich un lass ihn fliegen... These are the last lines of Nena's international hit song 99 Luftballons . And they apply nowadays more than ever. The old "world order" is clearly dead and the new "world order" hasn't quite worked out the way that The Donald wanted. Yet he is the new "world order's" primary architect. Surrounded by a war mongering cabal who are "yes" men and ass kissers, the world has learned that The Donald does NOT ask for advice of his advisors. He gives them orders, to which most of them happily comply, they being no better than he. The prime example of The Donald's cabal is Pete Hegseth, his Secretary for War. The position was formerly called Secretary for Defense. Changing the title was a hint of the...