Operation Epic Stupidity
As I write, it’s about 11 AM Eastern Daylight Time in the United States. Two days ago, Orange Mussolini told everyone he was going to start bombing Iranian power stations at 7:44 PM today, unless Iran capitulated on the Strait of Hormuz. This morning, out of the blue, he changed his tune, claimed to have “very good talks”—with an unnamed person or persons in Iran—and “extended” his “deadline” by five days.
Iranian officials denied that any talks are going on and reasserted their maximalist demands for an end to hostilities, including monetary reparations.
Logically, there are three alternative explanations:
- The official Iranian sources are lying through their teeth, and Trump is telling the truth.
- A la Venezuela, Trump is actually talking to someone in Iran, just not to those who are officially in charge.
- Trump pulled the claims of “peace talks” out of his ass.
I think you know my guess as to which of these three possible alternatives is accurate.
More Fools They
The markets, keenly anticipating a Trump TACO on Iran, reacted to Trump’s announcement of Operation Epic Bullshit by leaping higher. Right now, the Dow is up around 1100 points.
More fools they.
It’s a Good Thing Trump Didn’t Become a Lawyer
Down here in Georgia yesterday, our Supreme Court listened to oral argument on a murder case. At the end of the argument, the chief justice had a few questions for the prosecution, including
- Why did she cite five cases that do not exist?
- Why did she cite another five cases that don’t actually stand for the propositions for which they were cited? and
- Why did she quote three passages legal opinions that di not actually exist?
The prosecutor promised to look into the matter and report back.
I look forward to Trump’s report on the “very good” “ongoing negotiations” that are supposed to be taking place this week.
Facing MAGA 