To hear the media tell it, we’re all in grave danger. Trump however goes on and on, telling us not to worry about an Iranian attack. They’re destroyed. I don’t know why they keep putting on such a brave face. Maybe because they know the media is buying it. Iran has been a sore spot longer than we can remember, and they’ve been calling us something I won’t dare to repeat. But they never saw Donald Trump coming. Neither did we.

The war in Iran goes on, but Trump says not much longer. He’s calling the shots and I believe him. They’re down to their second or third string for Ayatollah. Nobody wants to emerge as Iran’s new leader. For obvious reasons.

I still don’t like Zelensky. Ever since I saw that he was with a comedy troupe with who-knows-whose legs in the air. He should have known better. But the war goes on, and I don’t think that relations are getting any better. Putin may be an oligarch, but Zelensky…

The lines around airports are bad and getting worse. I wouldn’t mind if they disbanded the TSA altogether. I’ve not told this story before, but Dad and I traveled to Australia in the winter before he died. Winter over here means Summer in Australia. They searched us thoroughly before we were allowed to board the airplane. I was mad. But the TSA is blind. Especially now that they got these X-ray machines. I know there’s a way to go to the shorter line, but there wasn’t then, and I resent it. Not only that, but the TSA agents were mostly foreigners. GRRRR.

All of a sudden, with the advent of Donald Trump (he flies private and has never been groped) we’re talking about expansion. The power is out in Cuba. We’re talking about taking over Greenland, and who wouldn’t want to be part of our glorious country? I marvel at how we’ve been blessed.

Weather has turned great here, and you people up North don’t have long to wait. I talked to a friend and the weather is great in Vancouver. But they’re not happy with their leadership. Me? I’m happy.

Mark

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You can’t keep up with all the details. We’re at war with Iran and they’re doing what they always do, making threats. But Donald Trump seems pleased with the way things are going. No signs of backing off. The Straits of Hormuz is a place that needs our attention. Who can forget all the claims and counterclaims, but these people don’t seem to care what the truth is. Remember Baghdad Bob?  

They’ll say anything, as I found out a long time ago. They’ll claim they’re winning with their last breath. It’s something to keep in mind as you’re reading about the war. Trump says we’ve wiped out all their missile capabilities, or almost all. You just have to hope for the best, but these people are liars.

Europe is trying to make their own deal, by negotiating passage through the straits. We, on the other hand, aren’t negotiating. The religious regime is putting on a brave face. I remember what brazen liars these people are. They don’t think they can be defeated.  Trump thinks otherwise.

The war in Ukraine has taken a back seat, but we haven’t changed our minds. Zelensky probably thinks he’s getting second billing.

The left disputes everything Trump says, but we seem to be winning. Hopefully, we know where all the missile silos are, and are taking care of them. There are already reports of dead American soldiers, but only a handful. I’m sure it doesn’t feel that way to the parents who’ve lost them. We appreciate the sacrifice, and they’ll get another chance. 

They’re shooting down missiles right and left in Israel, but aren’t you glad you’re not there.  

The left just keeps on coming, despite the scandals. They hate our President, because he’s doing the job they wouldn’t. When you look at the Biden era, what a difference! We need someone who’s on top of his game. President Donald Trump. He seems to care about us, and I recently saw a clip where he’s giving God all the credit. We hate that anyone is lost, but this is war!

The media is trying to scare us, but it’s not working. Oil prices are on the move, maybe that will do it. I doubt it. We understand that these things can’t be clean.

We’re living the good life in Texas, and I hope you are too. Donald Trump believes in God, and I’m sure he’s praying for a proper outcome. With God on your side, who can be against you? Certainly not these idiots, but they’re hardheaded. Talks can only take place once they admit they’ve been defeated.

We here in Tyler are preparing for company. The Holy Days are not far away, a couple of weeks, and if you can come see us, do.      

Mark

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The media is going to get Donald Trump one way or the other.  He releases the Epstein files and doesn’t break a sweat. The media is trying to make us think he’s involved in pedophilia.   

There’s lots of noise about the Democrats wanting ICE reforms or they’ll shutdown the DHS ( which oversees ICE, FEMA, TSA, etc.)  I’ll admit that the pre-boarding experience is a little humiliating. I remember my Dad having to take his belt off before boarding a flight to Australia. He was happy to do it. We almost got into an argument, which I wouldn’t have won. But I’m all about law and order now, even if most of these TSA people couldn’t get a job anywhere else.

Suddenly these trans people are causing trouble. That alone should convince anybody that these weirdos have nothing else.  They’re so consumed.  Don’t they have any other way of getting attention?  I’m convinced that’s what it’s all about.

The trannies have gone crazy.  They’re shooting up everything, like what just happened in Canada.  They can’t go in public without the stares, and I’m sure they’re miserable.  We don’t need to say a thing. They don’t want to kill themselves so they’re shooting up the public.  They think that normal thinking is a crime.  They go to the public and see that everybody isn’t like them, so they want to kill everybody that doesn’t stand up for them.  We’ll see how that goes.

Don Lemon needed a little attention after getting fired from CNN.  He apparently orchestrated the trouble at a church.  Who needs it?  They view our beliefs as beneath them.  I hope they throw the book at the interlopers.  Even though we don’t agree with anything that went on in those churches.  The underlying tenet of our Constitution is freedom.  Who invited these freaks?   Nobody.

If we learned anything from the Covid scare, it’s that you can’t trust what the news tells you. Online articles tell us that the administration is barely over 30 percent approval.  Not here in Texas!  They’re trying to tell us that everybody hates our President. It’s supposed to be a battleground state, but I think they’re in for a surprise.

Big Pharma and the networks are trying to convince us that we’re all crazy.  They thought they’d established the ground rules for how we’re supposed to think.  But we didn’t buy it.  They’re still carrying on about the jab.  I’m glad I didn’t take one, even under pressure from my friends.  

People are in the streets in Iran.  The regime is loosing control, and they better hope they didn’t murder or torture anybody.  We’ve got aircraft carriers on the way amid nuclear talks.   

Mark

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Things are starting to get dangerous.  The Left hates Donald Trump so much, the news reporters and their hangers on, you wonder if another assassination plot is afoot.  He’s trying to transform this nation into what it should have been.  We’re tired of bailing out the rest of the world, and Europe in particular.  The news is trying to shame us for bailing on their false narratives.

Minnesota is ground zero, but a lot of other states may get caught up in the mix.  I don’t know what would happen if they sent EVERYBODY home.  We may find out.  

Don Lemon got arrested with a bunch of protesters.  It’s starting to look as if the media is on the side of the protesters.  ICE has been on the job in Minnesota, and everybody’s outraged.  They’ve been engaging in unbelievable fraud up there, and are living better than us, at our expense.  

ICE agents are reportedly leaving Minnesota, given all the claims and counter claims.  Maybe you’ve seen some of the undercover videos at Learning Centers.  I could have told them, Muslims don’t send their children anywhere.  All these Learning Centers are empty?  What did they expect?  It’s simply a scam to get us to support their lavish lifestyles.  Send them back to where they came from.

The news is pumping this narrative that everybody’s equal but these people couldn’t play a hand of Bridge without being at each other’s throats. Our forefathers civilized this nation, but they’ve got a million claims of why nothing is fair.  

The war goes on in Ukraine, despite all measures to the contrary.  People are being killed daily and Trump wants it stopped, no matter what.  But that’s not the end of it.  Trump is threatening to unleash the hounds if somebody wants to keep fighting.

Iran may be where we need to be concerned.  Well, not concerned, it is way over there.  But it looks like the last time they had a revolution.  Only this time they want the Ayatollahs and the military police disbanded.  It’s a recipe for disaster.

We’ve got ships off-shore Venezuela, Maduro is in custody, claiming innocence, and everything is coming up roses.

And what about Greenland?  They’re about to make a deal.              

Mark

P.S. Gold and silver are fluctuating wildly with a record breaking boom to bust in a month. But what’s new?

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Trump rocked their world at Davos.  Nobody wants to say the wrong thing.  Private parking for jets was at a premium, and nobody had to guess who was running the show.  America may be in for the greatest era of growth we’ve ever seen.  I drive the same highway every day, and I’ve never seen so many dump trucks and heavy equipment on the highway.  This may be the greatest time in American history, but let’s not get too carried away.

Everybody wants to be friends with DJT.  They certainly don’t want him lying awake at night thinking of ways to ruin them.  Davos used to be where they preached global warming and worried about how many years we had.  Now they’ve got a spoiler.  They can either save the planet or do business, their choice.  Not that the planet needs saving.  That’s in God’s domain.

We’ve got Maduro, and Venezuela is celebrating.  We dug the wells and they kicked us out.  But things haven’t been too good domestically.  That’s about to change.  Maduro’s not dancing around any more.  Furthermore, we demonstrated some technology in Venezuela that has the rest of the world talking, or worrying.  Apparently Venezuela’s defenses were knocked out without warning and they were helpless.  Now they’ve lost their fearless leader, and they’re happy.

Here at home, things are good.  The grocery store is stocked, gas is cheap(er) and things are looking up.   I don’t know when we’ve seen gas prices go down, but don’t look now.  

DJT has got big things on his plate.  Europe has worried about global warming, and Donald wants business.  Who knows what’s to become of Ukraine?  There must be some minerals that everybody needs, but other than that people are being killed.

Donald Trump has positioned himself as a peacemaker, and you know what the Bible says about that!

A new letter has just been written and you can get all the details, or some of them, there.

Sabbath services have been canceled here in Tyler due to the potential for severe weather. We hope you all stay warm and safe.

Mark

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They’ve got full blown pandemonium in Tehran. Maybe the mullahs won’t survive it. People are using the internet, and we’ve got real time pictures of what’s going on. I don’t know if you know this, but things haven’t been good under the religious police. There are hints that the son of the shah may return to set things right. When you look at downtown Tehran, keep in mind that the British built those buildings. There’s a limit to how much a population will take, and I think the weird holy men have crossed the line. Anyway, everybody’s in the streets and it looks like the last time. Maybe the crowd has come to its senses.

The whole thing is falling apart. Democrats don’t know which way to turn. The fraud is being exposed and we’re all witnesses. ICE agents are going door to door to get the illegals out in Minneapolis. I don’t know if there’s time in Trump’s presidency to get everybody who doesn’t belong in the U. S. out or not. We’re going to be hurting for landscape work in East Texas. (I don’t employ them.)

Tim Walz is in trouble. And he could have been our Vice President. Can you imagine? Apparently he’s known about the scams the Somalis were running in Minnesota and has admitted as much. He apparently thinks if he admits to the scam now he’ll escape trouble. I don’t think so. He’s dropped out of the gubernatorial race, and don’t look now, but he’s in a heap of trouble.  Apparently he knew about the Somalis scamming, and hushed it up. Can you imagine having a phony like that in high office? Now he looks and sounds like a buffoon, not that he didn’t already.

There’s been someone shot in Minnesota, by an ICE agent. The media is going crazy. You can imagine what they’re saying. There will be recriminations and that’s probably all you’ll hear on the networks. They always seem to want to blame the enforcers, but the situation was serious and the guy didn’t have much time to decide. The liberals are losing on every other front, so they’re going to milk this.

Trump wants Greenland. There’s word that $100,000 is on offer to those that want independence from Denmark. Trump says we need it for national defense, and who knows? Maybe, given Russia’s nuclear capabilities, we do. 

We’ve still got ships off-shore Venezuela. We’ve already taken Maduro, and he’s pleading his case in an American court. If there was any doubt, there’s not anymore. Trump means business. The whole world has to decide whose side to be on.             

Mark

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All the women we love to hate are in trouble. Ilhan Omar, Fanni Willis, Letitia James. Who named these women? We keep hearing allegations of fraud in Minnesota. How much of our money did they steal? Trump says go home, and see how nice things are, maybe improve the situation. But no. We’ve got them over here telling us how things should be. 

Pandemonium is breaking out in Ilhan Omar’s district. Oh no! They’re sending them back! We’re supporting all these people. They’ve found some loophole and exploited it. Word is that Ilhan is fabulously rich. Wonder how that happened.  

We’ve got the largest armada ever deployed offshore Venezuela. And Maduro is dancing around like an idiot. President Trump is not playing games.  Maduro better go into hiding, maybe change his appearance far away. But he thinks he’s going to survive this onslaught? We’ve got assets offshore, and oil tankers are apparently afraid to depart. There’s going to be more on this story.

I’m sure you’ve seen us blowing up drug boats, semi-submersibles. Turns out they can’t hide from helicopters, and they’re getting blown up. Where do they get these volunteers? Better learn how to swim first. On second thought, there are no swimmers.

As far as Ukraine and Russia? Putin is feeling like a boss, and I don’t know what Zelensky is thinking. These guys better wise up, otherwise it isn’t going to be pretty.  Not knowing what Trump has in mind may be a blessing.  

Dad never liked Charles, now King of England. It seems like they’re determined to save the planet whether we like it or not. When he was young he was goofy, and things haven’t changed much. Andrew, however, is in seclusion. How could he?

Christmas is over, thank goodness. In my neighborhood there aren’t many decorations, but some have gone all out. I’m glad we’ve survived another one, and one whole year to go before we have to see the same houses with the same decorations. Some have taken to huge blow-up critters that move their heads. I’m not scared. God has blessed us beyond imagination and we better thank Him.

Mark

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We’ve seized a Venezuelan ship full of oil. This is not unusual but it is inflammatory. You can watch on released video, it was rehearsed. Apparently we took control of this tanker and it was an armed endeavor. We don’t know the status, but apparently this is not unusual given the hostilities.

Trump is holding so many meetings that there’s not time to watch them all. The unsettling part is that there are hints that Russia may have stationed nuclear weapons in Venezuela. I wouldn’t swear to it, but there are indications. If that be the case, hold on to your hat. Putin says he’s backing Venezuela, and that’s all we need (sarcasm). That may turn out to be a factor.

It seems like a state of war exists between the U. S. and Venezuela, and Maduro is dancing around for the cameras. I don’t know if we’ve got any bigger fish to fry.

Trump wants peace, and I think that’s what he’ll pursue hardest. He thinks big, doesn’t sleep much and I’m rooting for him, if you couldn’t tell. There’s this situation with Erdogan of Turkey. What were they thinking when they allowed Turkey into NATO? It’s a complication, to be sure. Especially after the killing of a good guy.

Apparently the Ukraine constitution forbids holding elections during a time of war. Lucky for Zelensky. Trump is the eternal optimist, thinking he can cut a deal. I hope he’s right. Zelensky always has that look, like he may queer the deal at the last minute. I don’t think you can trust any of them.

There are big banquets that have been held in London. King Charles has been to the Vatican and apparently they’ve permanently installed some chair for him to sit in. Is the Vatican somebody that you want to pal up with? This may be movement on the prophetic scenario.

Meanwhile the trial has started with the killer of Charlie Kirk. The wife and mother is not pulling punches in her public appearances. The little fink who killed him is appearing in court, looking like exactly what he is. What defense does he have? We’ll have to live through this nightmare.

The United States is back on track again, we have that to be thankful for. The whole world has Donald Trump on their lips, and he’s not pulling any punches.

Just PLEASE don’t get us into a nuclear war.

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Our President is apparently intent on getting the foreigners out, especially the ones who want us defeated. They’re so critical of us! But it would be inhumane to send them back where they came from. Why don’t they go home and solve some of the problems there? No, they’re smarter than any-one who came before us, they know just how things ought to be.

Everybody thinks they know better. Liberal ideas have taken this nation to the brink of disaster, and they think they can just tell us and then we’ll know better. If you look at the rest of the world, where else would you want to live? I’ve been all over, and can’t think of anywhere I’d rather live.

Meanwhile we’ve got Donald Trump. The guy looks sleepy, but I guess you would too if you had the weight he does on his shoulders. We’ve got people from disaster countries trying to tell us how to do things, and he’s not buying. 

It turns out that those we’ve imported have been scamming us Americans. We’ve been supporting them, and they send money to the worst human beings on earth. If you don’t believe me, go to where they’re from and try to talk sense. They couldn’t, so they’re here, at our expense, telling us how things should be. We don’t need to travel, the internet has brought everything everywhere. You can see where they came from, and why they settled in the United States. I’d be more graphic, but you couldn’t stand it.

They’re trying to say we didn’t build this county. So who did, Muslims? Give me a break. Trump is trying to get so-called birthright citizenship suspended. Does that mean we can send them all home? 

So they think they’ve got the guy who placed the pipe bombs on January 5. It doesn’t look like he’s all there, does it? He’s confessing. It’ll be a while before we understand what all was at work. They’re celebrating on network TV, but it’s not over.

Ilhan Omar is in trouble. I hope that picture of her without her head dress was just made up. Can you imagine? Minnesota has been a hotbed of immigration fraud. Some of the money we give these people is being sent back to terrorists. It’s a nightmare. If we find out we’ve been paying for some of the terrorist attacks, oh boy.

Meanwhile we’ve got lethal assets off Venezuela’s coast. I saw a video of Maduro doing some kind of dance, but that doesn’t make him innocent. Donald Trump is ordering the sinking of drug boats headed our way. Whose life is worth money? They’re going to be having a hard time getting anyone to pilot these boats. 

We’ve got a man who doesn’t sleep much looking out for the United States. I know everybody’s looking for other ways the world will end, but I don’t think it will be under this President’s watch. Maybe I’m wrong, and some other thing that we’re not worrying about will erupt. 

But meanwhile, let’s enjoy it.

Mark

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The hurricanes have passed, and didn’t do any favors to the islands.  We can’t even imagine the degradation.  That goes for the rest of the world too.  I’ve traveled, and can’t think of anywhere else I’d rather be.

If you don’t know it, the media is totally against Donald Trump.  They despise him.  You see his poll numbers, it’s in the thirties.  He’s just back from flying around the world, and everybody wants to be his friend, with the possible exception of Putin and Zelensky.

Ukraine is a particularly tough one.  I don’t know about you, but I don’t like either side.   Both are playing games.  They better solve it now, or pay in spades.  Trump supported Ukraine, but that’s about to run out.  I was disappointed when I found out, but that gives him something to bargain with.  Now both sides better get serious about ending the conflict, or else.

The mainstream’s interest in getting rid of Trump hasn’t waned.  They’re waiting with bated breath, hoping he’ll say something they can condemn him for.  Meanwhile, the government shutdown is over, until January. Will they start the government shutdown again in January?  Have we only been granted a respite?  We all hope not.  I don’t know how much more we can take. Can you believe we’ll have that to look forward to?  Maybe things will be different, but I doubt it.

Trump has just finished circling the globe, bringing home all kinds of benefits.  Then there is the visit by the Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, MbS, to Washington D. C.  The other Arab countries better take a hard look at what Trump is doing and play ball.  At least we don’t have Iran to worry about anymore.  They better watch their P’s and Q’s if they want to be friends.  Who doesn’t want to be friends with DJT?  The alternative might not be good.  We still have a huge debt burden.  With any luck he’ll solve that too.

It seems to me that the Democrats are playing a losing game.  Their big stars are in legal trouble.  They’re doubling down on the Epstein story, but… If they’d had Trump they’d have released the information during the election. You don’t see Jeffrey Epstein’s name unless they’re trying to smear Trump with it. But Trump ultimately encouraged Congress to release it all. We’ll know soon enough.

Mark

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