The Schloss-Blog sees America (Trump, that is), declaring war on ... passenger boats? Venezuela? Venezuelan passenger boats?
Passenger boats in the Caribbean?
Somebody tell the administration that most or close to all of the fentanyl coming into the United States is not from Venezuela - it is produced and shipped from Mexico.
Yes, Mexico.
The country that was going to pay for the wall. But it seems the wall has not adequately kept fentanyl out to the point that Trump has to attack passenger ships coming from Venezuela, which are not carrying fentanyl.
WTF?
So, as long as Trump is attacking Venezuelan shipping interests, is he going to attack Mexico? Is Trump going to send troops into Mexico? Is Trump going to attack SUV's coming out of Mexico. Even the ones with American tourists coming back from vacation?
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Why aren't we attacking Mexico?
Mexico is the source of most if not all the fentanyl coming into the United States. Why aren't they under attack by our military?
You know, the same military patrolling the streets in LA, Portland (soon), Chicago (sooner), and Memphis (a Red State deployment, shocking). While we're at it, why not Miami (talk about smugglers ports of call), Houston and, where the mayor and the governor are screaming for help, New Orleans, y'know, in that blue state, Louisiana.
Except that same call for help from the governor of Louisiana is being met with statistical backlash from AH Datalyst Jeff Asher, a statistical analyst who reports that in New Orleans: “Carjackings are down 80% relative to 2022, vehicle burglaries are down 70%, [and] shootings are down 63%,” Asher also wrote, adding in part: “This is a wholly unnecessary stunt.”
Stunts are what Trump is famous for. And he uses the military to try to pull them off. Like his gathering of generals from all over the world to be bored to death listening to dreck from Trump and Sec'y of War Pete Hegseth encouraging them to be ready for war with ...
...wait for it ...
...peaceful protesters in American urban centers (especially the ones in Blue States with Black mayors).
And they better lose weight and all of their morals to be ready to do it.
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Meanwhile, Bad Bunny, who hosted Saturday Night Live last night, is no longer touring the U.S., fearing for the safety of his crew and his fans from ICE detainment.
However, he will perform at halftime of the Super Bowl in February, at Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara, California. even though ICE has announced it will have a presence at the game, although it's not clear what that will look like, only that it will target Bad Bunny's crew and fans at the game.
He's from Puerto Rico; that's the United States.
ICE at the Super Bowl. Should provide a chill. Although Bad Bunny may have a surprise in store for them.
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Meanwhile, my favorite Starbucks in Phoenix has closed. Just gone, just like that. The place was always jumping, full of patrons talking and working on their laptops, or reading the paper on a Sunday morning.
It's part of a massive closing spree and layoff pattern for Starbucks, which is closing 1% (400) of its stores and laying off 900 employees at headquarters in Seattle.
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Between Venezuela and Iran, it is incomprehensible that neither or both have not struck back at the United States with terrorist-like action after the brutal attacks they have suffered at U.S. hands and continue to suffer in the Caribbean. Four passenger/tourist boats have been attacked by the U.S. in international waters off the coast of Venezuela, allegedly carrying drugs. Were they? No evidence has been offered that they were. None, Zero. Zip.
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This week's Charlie Kirk quote of the week: "...gun deaths are “unfortunately worth it” to preserve the Second Amendment.
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Good night, Mrs. Calabash. Here's to you, Napheesa Collier.
More Sunday night on my Radio Free Phoenix rock 'n' roll show.
And Andy Olson, here's to you for keeping Radio Free Phoenix afloat, literally, this past week.
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