Predictions (My Crystal Ball)

 First, before spring of 2026, at least five US metro-cities will have Nat'l Guard folks assigned and patrolling (probably a 90 to 120 day deployment situation).  Federal prosecutors will be doing daily charges....via the fed-court system, and bond will be substantial to cover if detained for any assault or physical violence.  Vast majority of public support....going against Democratic Mayors/Governors.  By mid-summer 2026, realization will occur that they picked the wrong side and their stupidity has lost votes for the mid-term election.

2.  Some foundation will go and test 18-year old school kids graduating....determining that more than one-third of them should not be any further along than the 8th grade of school, and that half of them are entering some first year of college (oddly enough).  

3.  After the Putin-Trump peace deal is done....with 3 districts of Ukraine 'given' to Russia.....two years will pass and reporters will find fewer than 20-percent of original population (2020 levels) reside in the three districts, and that most of the Russian-ethnic class....refuse to live in what they see as a ghetto-like situation....either leaving for Russia itself, or for Ukraine.

What Happens In DC AFTER The Nat'l Guard Arrives?

 I pondered over this, and would offer six observations:

1. Once Trump's 'crew' of Nat'l Guard arrives to 'check' on crime in DC, and interact with the Capital Police....I expect the Capital Police chief to attempt to be the 'authority' over the situation,  and within a week....be on suspended status by order of the President.

2.  I expect a financial review of police funds, and DC funds to occur shortly....identifying a minimum of $20-M a year in some money-pit, and no way to explain the situation.  I also expect them to find a number of Capital Police  on  long-term rehab situations (more than a year), and worthless while occupying a billet.  

3.  DC judges will be found 'lacking', and mostly just working for juvenile 'gangs'.  The suggestion will come up that either they are blackmailed, or getting some under-the-table bribes.  A change in policy will result in policy will introduce fed-judges to handle the juveniles (probably by December).

4.  By October....curfew for under-18 will be established.  

5.  Democrats in DC will find by survey results....more than 80-percent of the city residents approve of what Trump is doing. 

6.  Finally, this period will end in 6 months....proclaimed a success, and 1,500 new federal police will be added.....with a federal appointee established to run the police in DC.....leaving the mayor and city council out of control.

How I Got Debanked

 It's an amusing story, and I'd rather call it  deinstitutionalized.

For a number of years, I was a member  of stock 'unit' (to buy/sell stock).  It's a big-name unit and I'd rather not say their name.  I'd probably been a member for at least seven years.

One day....as I tried to log in.....it refused to allow me access.  I called the support line. They couldn't figure out why (almost 90 minutes were wasted on this).  I eventually got led to a IT guy, who discovered about 30 seconds into the call....I was on a non-American list (I worked in Germany, for the Air Force, and had a APO-box).  

The IT guy read off the note....there had been some kind of rule handed down (fed  level), that if you met  x-conditions.....even as an American, you were going to be treated as a non-American.  So I was given limited access...told to sell off my stock, and 'leave'.

I spent several hours reviewing options and found a Texas bank dealing with banking and stock.  It took 15 minutes to open an account, and I transferred my situation to them. No problem.

It's been around 12 years since then....I hardly think about  it.  But oddly....once a year, from this institution (the non-American group).....I get an email about my status.  Yeah, I'm still listed there.....still an open account....with around 16-cents left in the account.  For some reason, they goofed-up and left the account open. 

How many folks got screwed this way?  I would imagine out of Germany....probably over 100.  If you were in the military.....you had status.  If you were a civilian  working for the military....you didn't have status (from what I could figure). 

Big Balls Story

 About ten days ago....in DC....'Big Ballz' (the DOGE associate of Elon Musk) came to the rescue off a gal who was being roughed-up/robbed.

The basic story?  Edward Coristine (aka "Big Balls,") came under assault at the Logan Circle area....near Swann Street and 14th Street Northwest, during an attempted carjacking around 3 a.m. on Sunday, August 3rd.  I'll just say from the pictures of the guy after the attack....he was  roughed-up pretty good.

As for location?  If you leave Layfette Park (next to the White House)....straight walk of 10 minutes....you reach Logan Circle.  On my 'safe-index'....between Logan Circle and Dupont Circle (about 700 ft away to the West)....I'd give the neighborhood a '8' for day-time walking.  However, if you were discussing partying (as the young lady was) to  3AM?  NO, on my safe-index....it's a '3' at best.

I'd also tell you after 10 PM....generally avoid walking, traveling, or riding the subway.   

Faked-up?  No.  Around 2010, when I was in Arlington, you could probably count  on twenty cars hijacked in DC,  Montgomery County (Maryland) and Prince Georges County (Maryland) on a weekend.  It's usually 2 to 4 young males....ages 14 to 18.  Even if they are busted (unlikely)....the judge will put them on some program....release, and within a month or two....back to juvenile bad-boy behavior.

Giving B-B a status?  Yeah, in a dozen years....I suspect he'll run for office somewhere and this is listed on his sheet as a remainder of how far he might go.

But this also got Trump's attention, and I would imagine it's a added weight to taking the capital  back to federal status.....possibly even splitting off  two chunks of the district to give back to Maryland.

As for partying in a unsafe area?  It's up to you, but I'd generally say if you are in DC, NYC, Miami, Atlanta, LA, or Portland at 3AM....you probably earned the robbery or assault.  We aren't living in the 1970s/1980s any longer.

Another Trump Priority

 I saw this today.  It's been on my mind.  I lived in Arlington, VA across from DC, Jan 2010 to July 2013.  My six points:

First, it's an odd factor.....there's homelessness in DC, and across the area in Maryland.  But in Fairfax, Arlington and Alexandra (all Virginia)....it's awful hard to find homelessness.  

At the bus-stop one day....two former homeless folks (residents of Arlington) told me the basic story.....cops in Virginia will treat you as 'problems' and give you a choice.....you get treatment, or leave the city.  Both ended in alcohol rehab, and in controlled dorms.

Second, DC homeless population?  It's generally figured in the 4,100 to 4,500 range.

Third, you can divide the group into five categories: (1) druggies, (2) paranoid shizophrenic folks, (3) severe alcoholism (to the level that they burned out most brain cells), (4) individuals with no income skills to handle housing, and (5) military folks with PTSD and no real help from the VA.   

Fourth, you could pick up 100 folks a day, and put them through a line....establishing forced rehab/treatment, or a compound situation for the remainder of your life.  I'd be blunt...staying on the street is no longer your option (or you need to leave for NY City asap).  It'd take about three months to clear the problem, or put them on someone else's street.

Fifth, I'm fairly skeptical that the homeless charity groups are doing much constructive....except have management folks with high salaries.

Sixth, a lot of the crazies and the druggies....all fall into the same 'path', and mostly need a controlled lifestyle for the remainder of their life.

Three Humble Thoughts

 1.  All this chatter of Trump revising the Cannabis/weed/grass/pot rules....bringing  it to the level of booze?

If you had simply the type or lesser-weed that existed in the 1960s/1970s/1980s....I wouldn't say much.  That was low-grade THC  (meaning less than 14-percent on the content level of THC).  

But we emerged out of the 1980s with commercialization...with THC levels of 50-to-90 percent.  

The 1980s guy could get a buzz....sleep a bit better....over-eat  on occasion, and cut back on pain.

The 2020 guy with the high THC level weed....cognitive impairment?  Well...if he were a electrical technician, or a mechanical engineer....he's probably by the 5th year of regular use...not  going to be at his top level.

The 2020 guy with the high THC level weed....psychosis or paranoia?  Well...yeah, the  risk goes up with occasional problems....like thinking that dogs talk, his neighbor is an alien, or that the wife is hooked up with the minister.

The 2020 guy with the high THC level weed....experiencing anxiety on a weekly basis?  Yeah, there will be some point....where certain things will trigger this gal....to have anxiety, or panic attacks.  It might be the Piggly Wiggly clerk asking about your health, or some gas-station clerk noting your tires seem low, or your doctor asking about your drinking habits. 

2.  I'm about 50-50 in belief now on the idea that Senator Adam Schiff has both a California and Maryland license/ID, and probably registered to vote in both.  If true, he has to be tossed from the Senate.

3.  DOGE will be doing a complete audit of US funding to Ukraine.  I'll just go and predict...50-percent will not be accountable (just dissolved into thin air).

What Happens In The End?

 1.  Since Trump wrote the EO to identify the drug cartels as terror organizations?

Pentagon will start using drones (yes, even over Mexico), and pick targets.  Cruise missiles will follow, and over the course of 2025/2026....probably over 3,000 cartel 'members' will die.  Mexico's President will complain and stage a UN protest.  The 'war' will escalate, with politicians/military members in the US being targeted. The only way you know about success?  If the price of cocaine suddenly doubles over a one-month period.

2.  Senator Schiff and AG of NY James?

Raid of their homes by fall....with grand jury situations.  Both will say they were given bad advice....stalling.  Both will be offered some deal....correct your actions, pay the correct taxes/fees, pay a $100k fine, and 3 years of probation.  The other issue that might pop up....did both register to vote in two states, and vote in a dual situation.....getting deeper into a mess.

3.  Mayor-Pete?

He's finished unless some Democrat wins the Presidency and appoints him back into some Cabinet position.

4. Clinton Foundation?

When all the Epstein 'smoke' clears....it'll be noted as a money-laundering organization....with Bill and Hillary telling most of the blackmail story (claiming themselves as victims).  We will also discover that various other charity foundations were designed the same way.

5.  New Census out of cycle?

Massive lawsuits will occur to stall this....with at least 20 activist judges doing their best.  Supreme Court will rule....there's nothing written into the Constitution to prevent it.

Virtually every single state will lose from the 2020 Census.  

6.  Alberta, northern two-thirds of British Columbia, Manitoba, and Saskatchewan?

Free of Canada by end of 2026.  Likely to be applying for US statehood.  Remainder of Canada falls financially apart by 2027.  This will affect the House numbers for the present 50 states....giving up at least 12 to make entry possible.

7.  Governor Newsom?

Some money-laundering element will be noted with Newsom's wife.  President Trump probably will offer a pardon after the conviction....if Newsom just goes back to the catering business and stays out of politics.

8.   Gaza Strip?

My humble belief....once every single building is leveled....the Israelis arrange a path to exit....either to the West Bank, some other country, or a opportunity to stay (but to be evaluated that you are not connected to Hamas).  The strip will be rebuilt, under IDF control, and free of all Hamas players.

9.  CNN, MSNBC?

By summer of 2026....both will be sold off to media operations.  The high-cost folks?  Sent off.