My Thoughts On This Trump-Iran Situation

 You can basically sum this up into three pieces.

First, if you lined up the top 300 Iranian 'bosses' back a year ago, and lay out their situations in life today....250 are either dead, or in physical situations where they are 'laid-up' (not coming back). Those 250 folks were replaced, and in further action....there's probably 100 of them....either dead, or 'laid-up' (not coming back).  So there is a fair amount of 'boss-chaos' going on.

Second, IQ-wise.....the Iranian national average swings from 87 (fairly low) to 97 (about 5 points less than average).  If you ask me....the 'boss' recruitment angle is mostly leaning toward hardline Islamic trends, and the majority are probably in 85 to 90 group.  Logical decisions.....don't come easily.  I suspect Trump felt he'd eventually find a smart Iranian, and that hasn't worked  well.

Third and final....the Kurd-card is about to be played....where non-Iranian  Kurds see a chance to  probably take over one-third of Iran.  I'm not saying this is a improvement, but it will change the dynamics.

The key 'play' to avoid?  You don't want 20-million Iranians rushing around to be exiting Iran....with half of them destined toward Europe.

My Take On This Mitch-Is-Dead Gimmick

 I spent an hour today....reading up on Senate powers to confirm Mitch's health....basically, they ZERO-power over this.

His wife could settle things.....his kin-folks could settle things.  None of them seem keen proving Mitch lives.

The governor?  He sent a note.....but it's basically going to the staff. 

This turning into a joke?  Yeah.

Trump settling it? He could  walk into the hospital, but I doubt that the guards would allow him into the room.

As the smoke clears (he's a vegie-guy)....the House/Senate need to hire a doctor and mandate once a month.....you prove you live and breathe. 

Fear-Mania

 Over the weekend....I noted that co-host of The View....Sunny Hostin...got hyped-up and uttered that she does NOT feel safe in a neighborhood....if there are American flags on display.

I sat and pondered upon it.

Generally....growing up in the 1970s of rural Alabama....there might have been two or three folks out of 300 houses around the farm....where a flag was on display.  

The flag-thing....took off in the 1980s...as Wal-Mart arrived, and suddenly you could buy flags (yeah, K-Mart and Piggly-Wiggly never saw this as a 'hot' item).

But this safe and unsafe BS?  I can't think of much of a threat from 'flag-houses'.

If you feel this way....wouldn't Easter bunny decorations, or Halloween 'skulls' freak you out?  Wouldn't fireworks for the 4th of July freak you just as well?

This leads me to a thought....that probably 25-percent of society is in a permanent fear of something.

They probably don't want to talk about it.....fear of Trump....fear of raccoons....fear of white-women  playing basketball....fear of eagles....fear of flying....fear of Covid....fear of rational people.....fear of Fox TV news....fear of Gunsmoke episodes....fear of logical engineers....fear of the Bible....fear of honky-tonk women....fear of people who can't be trans-something....fear of people who seem competent.....fear of fear.

The crazy thing?  This is the kind of BS....that in the 1970s/1980s....you would never have brought up to a friend/relative/co-worker.  You'd keep this fear-crap internal and avoid admitting it.

Dumbass Discussion

 Big scientific study of 160,000 people....discussing numbers....large percentage of college students operating at the 5th-grade level.

Then they add....same group....intellectually....think at the 10-year old level.

I paused over this yesterday.

It's been on my mind for several hours.

Numbers?  14-percent of US college students ranked at this 5th-grade level.  They read at 10-year old level, and their comprehension at same level.

OECD study.

So...my 3 questions:

If this 'crew' is that stupid....does it mean that colleges are recruiting instructors to be 6th-grade level....just above the 5th grade level?

What happens after four years....do they graduate at 9th-grade high school level?

Finally....how exactly will we utilize a bunch of educated dumbasses?

My Thoughts On M K ULTRA (The CIA-Owned Operation)

 First, a great deal of the 'science' that started the program....came from the Germans (1860 to 1945).  I don't think anyone has clearly laid out this path, in book form.

Second, when the CIA said they 'dumped' M K ULTRA....in 1973....I think 99-percent of the program  went to non-CIA gov't programs (to  hide)....mostly in the health services landscape....mostly overseas.

Third, I would suggest that M K ULTRA played a role in the trans-crap over the past 20  years.....getting people to accept castration, and drug-use to make believe in some miracle 'change'.

Fourth, a lot of this irrational behavior BS....probably goes to some M K ULTRA program.

Fifth, the Butler-rally where shots were fired at Trump?  Part of me believes some element of M K ULTRA was active....same story for the Charlie Kirk shooting.

Sixth, I suspect one of the M K ULTRA  'cells' exists in Israel.

Seventh,  50-50 odds in my mind....that some process of M K ULTRA was active in getting Putin to believe he could win a 'war' against Ukraine.

Eighth,  I believe....if you dragged out the top five CIA 'bosses'.....they probably know nothing of the current program.

Ninth, wouldn't shock me if five to ten managers of CNN....were involved in the program, and arranging news bits to confuse you.

Finally, the bigger question is....does China and Russia have their own program, and trying to hype Americans in some way?

Three Observations

 1.  New York Times/CNN journalist/news-activist LuLu Navarro....spoke up over the weekend and said she was having a nervous breakdown and PTSD from the America 250 flyovers and fireworks displays.

I usually reserve criticism over folks with PTSD....it is generally a legit problem.

The general problem I see....we are at a point where there's probably 500,000 Americans with PTSD, and only half of them are military-occupation folks.

At the pace of things...by 2035....there's probably over 2-million that will ID'ed with PTSD.

2.  The movie 'Citizen Vigilante'....I'm  predicting at least three additional versions.  One for the US.  One for Japan.  And a third set in a Scandinavian country. 

3.  The 'Mitch-is-dead' comedy lingers on.  

He's obviously on life-support and will linger (in my humble  thoughts) until late August. 

Is WNBA Action....More Or Less.....Glorified Demolition-Derby Crap, Pro-Wrestling, And Roller-Derby?

I paused this past week....realizing that much of what you see on WNBA....is just faked-up action....with poor ref's....mostly women crashing each other, and crappy basketball skills on full-display.

I worked with a Air Force guy who  was big into demolition-derby action here in  Germany.  I asked....is  there any point to the race.  NO....it's purely for thrills.

Yeah, it's taken me a long time to reach this level.

It explains a lot....lessens my criticism....and gets me to the point of saying  'don't-worry' over the show.