Trump has made a somewhat cryptic announcement: President Donald Trump on Saturday said that the airspace “above and surrounding” Venezuela should be considered as “closed in its entirety,” an assertion that raised more questions about the U.S. pressure on Venezuelan … Continue reading →
Milei wasn’t running; he’s not up for re-election until 2027. This was a midterm election in which polls said his party wasn’t doing well. But it seems the polls were wrong Fancy that. And Trump apparently had a role in … Continue reading →
The left’s latest hero-victim, Kilmar Abrego Garcia, is apparently on his way back to the good old USA. This leftist victory may be Pyrrhic, however: Abrego Garcia is headed home, but with a twist: He’ll be charged with participating in … Continue reading →
SCOTUS ruled yesterday: Trump tried to address the problem as to a particularly vicious gang, Tren de Aragua (TdA), by invoking the Alien Enemies Act (AEA), which allows summary removal. That effort has been stymied by multiple courts, incuding the … Continue reading →
Do they want to end up in a prison in El Salvador? I doubt it: Secretary of State Marco Rubio met today with Salvadoran President Nayib Bukele in San Salvador. It was a tremendously successful meeting that will make both … Continue reading →
I don’t know about you, but I had missed the news entirely until yesterday, when I saw a story about them. Trump sent Richard Grennell down to Venezuela, and guess what he returned with? Six Americans: “Just been informed that … Continue reading →
Milei of Argentina has been making waves both within Argentina and without. I’ve written about him quite a few times before, in these posts. Tuesday Milei addressed the UN General Assembly, which was fresh from its recent attack on Israel … Continue reading →
… and has been granted asylum there: Former Venezuelan presidential candidate Edmundo Gonzalez arrived in Spain on Sunday after fleeing into exile in as part of a negotiated deal with Nicolas Maduro’s government that dealt a major blow to millions … Continue reading →
… but he’ll almost certainly stay in power: This was a blowout; however, Maduro remains in control of the domestic media, the Supreme Court and the military which means he can lie and bully people into compliance. And that’s what … Continue reading →
Perhaps. When one studies the history of tyrants and how they are overthrown, a turning point often comes when either the police, the army, and/or the tyrants’ bodyguards desert them and side with the people aligned against them. Is that … Continue reading →
Of course he does. As Erdogan said: “Democracy is like a tram. You ride it until you arrive at your destination, then you step off.” And the people of Venezuela are the losers: Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro was declared the … Continue reading →
No, I’m not talking about those ubiquitous Amazon delivery trucks dominating the city roads. I’m talking about this discovery: Researchers have detected a cluster of lost 2,500-year-old cities at the foothills of the Andes in the Amazon rainforest. This amazing … Continue reading →