It’s 2026, and I’m happy to see it.  The fireworks were extra good in my neighborhood, and Donald Trump is President.  Maybe someone will tell me where I’m wrong, but I like this guy.

I’m not concerned that Trump means business.  I just hope we don’t get stretched too thin.  We’ve got warships off shore Venezuela, we’re tinkering with the Ukraine war and now Iran is all up in arms. Their money has just fallen off the cliff and now they’re marching in the streets.

Steve Bannon says that we need to stay out of Iran now.  Maybe they’re getting tired of Mullahs running things spewing slogans as they go.  They’re not THAT crazy.

We’ve blown up dozens of Venezuelan drug boats as well as a loading dock.  Where they’re getting recruits is a mystery.  Prices must be going up. Maduro’s trying to make friends, but Trump’s not having it.

Probably the most important situation is in Ukraine.  It doesn’t look like it’s going to stop.  Putin thinks he’s making progress, and maybe he is.  Zelensky better prepare to flee.  The money has probably been hidden, but he’ll make his get-a-way, at least that’s what he’s planning.  Or there’s a good chance I don’t know what I’m talking about.  There’s purportedly a deal in the air, but….

We’ve been hearing about the fraud in Minnesota.  I’ve watched a lot of the videos and there aren’t any children.  They’ve found a good scam, and now they’re caught.  What  will they do?  I’d book a flight home before the Feds come calling.  The whole country has seen these videos and I can’t imagine this can continue to go on. 

Mamdani is making a fool of himself in New York.  I’ve been there, and wouldn’t wish that life on anybody.  The rich people need to get out and go to Florida.  

Newsom has also ruined California, if that’s possible.

It’s 2026, and I hope you’re happy.  I think God has given us one last chance and we’d better not blow it.                     

Mark

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The meeting began at around 2 p.m. EST (9 p.m. Kyiv time) on Dec. 28, and took place at Trump’s Florida residence, Mar-a-Lago. The talks lasted for nearly two hours, ending around 4:15 p.m. EST (11:15 p.m. Kyiv time). Zelensky arrived in Miami a day prior.

Before the meeting started, Trump and Zelensky took a few questions from journalists.

Trump offered a vague outlook on talks over a revised 20-point peace plan, saying the war could “either end or drag on for a long time with many more casualties.” He also said there was no deadline for reaching a peace deal and added that he believed both the Russian and Ukrainian leaders want an agreement.

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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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President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday he was ready to hold new elections in Ukraine, and that he expected to send Washington within a day revised proposals on ending the nearly four-year war with Russia.

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Zelenskyy said Trump reneged on the possibility of sending the long-range missiles to Ukraine, which would have been a major boost for Kyiv, following his phone call with Russian President Vladimir Putin hours before the Ukrainian leader and American president were to meet on Friday.

“In my opinion, he does not want an escalation with the Russians until he meets with them,” Zelenskyy told reporters on Sunday. His comments were embargoed until Monday morning.

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Nobody walked out. That’s the best news. So now we’re in for round two in a couple of weeks? Maybe that’s just enough time for the players to consider what the consequences of intransigence might be. Trump is playing deal-maker, peace-maker and trying to convince the parties to cooperate on some shared goals. You’ve seen the media’s coverage of the Alaska meeting.  

Zelensky is starting to show signs of sanity, and let’s hope it lasts. Nobody wants to be on our President’s bad side, because there’s no telling what he might do if genuinely peeved. He’s the wild card, and he’s demanding peace. 

I watched a long-running press conference in which Trump had all his deputies and each got to speak about the crime in DC. Hegseth, Patel, Gabbard, Judge Jeanine and others. It was like a love fest with a record media crowd, and Trump as usual, speaking off the cuff.

Maybe you’ve already realized it, but we’re going to have to live through all this dirty laundry again. Not that we didn’t have it figured out, now we’ll have o see it adjudicated. The principals aren’t sleeping well, guaranteed. We knew these so-and-so’s were dirty and filed it away a long time ago. Some of these perpetrators may line up to turn state’s evidence, but you know they are communicating behind the scenes, trying to get their stories straight. It’s not going to be pretty. All the goofballs we knew were not telling the truth at the time.  They didn’t destroy everything, despite trying. Now they’re in trouble, and who knows how much?

There’s a running debate in the comments section, some claiming nothing will happen. Maybe there’s a little patience in order. Law cases take time, and not until all the T’s are crossed and the I’s dotted will they be brought. But I have a suspicion nobody’s off the hook. All the prevaricators we watched at the time, knowing they were fudging the truth at the very least. They messed with the wrong dude and we don’t even know what he’s thinking.

Things are happening fast. The Israelis have a green light, and they’re not messing around. There are still hostages, and apparently one digging  his own grave has made the rounds, and the Israelis are not amused. There’s a harsh truth about Israel. With a lack of enemies they argue amongst themselves. 

Alex Jones thinks Trump’s swollen ankles are going to precede a collapse. I hope he’s wrong. Dr. Ronnie Jackson says Trump is the healthiest President we’ve ever had. Time will tell.

We’re being run around about AI. Some of these companies are throwing billions at it, and we don’t know who’s going to survive to tell about it. If you think back, we’ve been through a lot of this, maybe not on this scale, but tread carefully. A whole bunch of “sure things” have been down the pike, and it’s a whole new world. We can thank God for everything we have, and with any luck, He’s not through.

Mark

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Ukraine’s parliament overwhelmingly approved a bill on Thursday presented by President Volodymyr Zelenskyy that restores the independence of two of the country’s key anti-corruption watchdogs, reversing a contentious move last week that curbed their power and sparked protests.

Lawmakers in the Verkhovna Rada approved Zelenskyy’s new proposal with 331 votes and nine abstentions on Thursday.

Zelenskyy, who signed the draft into law, said it was important that the “government listens to public opinion.”

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Starmer spoke from Albania’s capital, Tirana, where leaders of dozens of European countries were gathered for the European Political Community, or EPC, summit attended by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.

“We just had a meeting with President Zelenskyy and then a phone call with President Trump to discuss the developments in the negotiations today, and the Russian position is clearly unacceptable,” Starmer told reporters.

“As a result of that meeting with President Zelenskyy, under discussion with President Trump, we are now closely aligning and coordinating our responses and will continue to do so,” he said.

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