Pretty good summation of the life & times of the US’s South African trillionaire…

In Ukr, Z has dismissed Armed Forces C in C Syrski & appointed Drapatyj to the post, following increasing public protests over Federov’s dismissal as Minister of Defence Seems there was also external pressure from Eu over Syrski & the continued influence of Yermak in procurement corruption…

News in Ukr today is that Z fired Mykhailo Federov (Minister of Defence), who has been key in reforming Ukr Army digital & drone infrastructure & weeding out corruption Looks like arms companies lobbied Andiy Yermak, who still seems to have sway in Z’s Office Bad news for Z, for Ukr & for Eu…

Sitting next to a quiet Z @ NATO, Trump mouths the exact words of the Kremlin, after his 1.5hr phone call with Putin, all about Ukr:- “escalation” Meanwhile, Ukr just crippled 22 Ru supply ships in the Sea of Azov (tankers, g cargo & bulk c) essentially cutting off supplies to Crimea…

Trump Interview on CNBC:- “Intel came in. They had a problem. I said I can solve your problem, but I want 10% of the company…” Note that 10% of Intel’s current share valuation is $70bn! That’s what this guy is at, blackmail on a scale that’s never even been contemplated before…

In Term 2, Trump’s nett worth has increased by $4.0bn, (from $2.3bn to $6.5bn), $3.0bn from crypto (MemeCoin - $Trump & $Melania) These coins have NO value. They are ways to Tx $ directly to him via the 45 secret initial Whale Wallets Meanwhile 2.0m Americans lost $4.3bn investing in this scam…

For Fr President Macron to have Trump sign the $300bn US/Iran Deal in glitzy Versailles to the sounds of applause & ‘Bravo’ is probably one the great political ‘trolls’ of modern times Trump was unaware of the significance, the capitulation of US Foreign policy & power Everyone else knew full well

Trump’s $10bn BBC Defamation Lawsuit is backfiring… He has to prove damage by ‘actual malice’, so BBC says; 1. You’ve no jurisdiction over us, but go ahead 2. We didn’t broadcast this in the US, so ? 3. What damage? You won the election by 5m votes 4. But, show us your damages 47 Subpoenas… Wow!

Today @ the St Petersburg Business Conference Ru’s Kirill Dmitriev announced the signing of an agreement on a tunnel between Chukotka in Ru and Alaska in US He it’s all agreed between Trump & Putin & was part of the ‘Alaska Deal’ The obvious questions one would ask are… WHY? WHAT FOR?

Israeli President Isaac Herzog ystdy:- “Our purpose is not to conquer lands, it is our security. We carry with us a moral vocation, we are a blessing and a source of ethics for the entire world." While invading 3 countries, killing >70,000 Palestinians (incl >20,000 children), annexing 70% of Gaza

Ukr’s Z today:- “The Russians have kidnapped 20,000 children, perhaps more; we have recovered 2,200 of them. The Russians proposed to us to exchange the children for soldiers. Can you imagine it? We cannot… The fact that they proposed it to us is the confirmation that they kidnapped them” Unreal…

Hegseth @ Shanghai-La ystdy:- “We let ourselves get distracted by empty Globalist rhetoric about the rules-based international order…” The US was the architect of that order, (Bretton Woods, UN, NATO, IMF, World Bank, GATT, the Petro-Dollar) Now we’re supposed to forget, because the US is broke…

Wow!

Donald Trump’s recent ethics filing shows that he has made $750m in stock trades in one quarter of 2026. That is unprecedented in POTUS history From Jan to Mar 2026, he personally executed ~3,700 stock transactions valued between $220m & $750m That's ~60 trades/day…

Trump tells us that China refused to buy NVIDIA H200 chips even though the US officially approved it The world's most powerful AI chip company offers itself to China & China says: ‘No thanks, we’re fine!’ That’s is a bit terrifying China isn't just saying no, it’s saying, ‘we don’t need you…’

“Constructive Strategic Stability…” How China described Trump’s visit Trump was made to look like a man with no mission, flattering, anxious, not insisting, but asking Even Trump’s statements that China & the US are “aligned” shows how the US now NEEDS China’s help, in Ukr, in Iran, with Israel…

Final day quotes from Trump’s visit to China… China:- “Has reached a series of new consensus…” with the US “Is working tirelessly” to end the Iran War, “that should never have happened…” “Has no objection” to buying oil from the US Despite the ceremony, not exactly earth shattering stuff

Well! Ru’s peacefully had its May WWII Parade… it took 45 mins! No missiles, no tanks, no armour, few troops. But a march past of N Korean Troops, mothers of the fallen & children. Few World leaders there except the usual locals A far cry from Putin’s “Greater Russia” or his “Russian World”…

UAE today… Cellphone Emergency Alerts being sent out in Dubai in the last few hours, plus reports of overhead missile intercepts Seems Trump’s War is not ‘Over’ just yet…

The EPC (Eu Political Community) Summit in Armenia has all 27 EU & 20 other Eu Countries + Can attending The goal:- ‘building Unity, Stability & Partnership’ across all strategic fronts, (eg; democracy, security, economy, energy) It’s ignored by MSM, but this is a big reset from US & Ch influence…

US DOJ Indictment of James Comey will not succeed… The 2 page indictment states that Comey:- “did knowingly & wilfully make a threat to take the life of, & to inflict bodily harm on…” POTUS Precedent in Watson v US defines threat vs joke. Comey will use this to quash the charges at 1st hearing…

Pete Hegseth (US Sec Def) today:- "We are not counting on Europe, but they need the Strait of Hormuz much more than we do and might want to start doing less talking and having less fancy conferences in Eu and get in a boat. This is much more their fight than ours” Eu isn’t at war Pete, you are…

Scott Bessant 3 days ago, Press Conference quote:- “We will not be renewing the General Licence on Ru oil…” Last night, a Treasury Dept Official Notice extends that same General Licence (134B) from April 17th to May 16th So! Once again, it’s a lie. They are renewing it, just a month at a time…

Perfect…

Pope Leo on Trumps’ attack:- “I have no fear of the Trump administration or speaking out loudly of the message of the Gospel… We are not politicians. We don’t deal with foreign policy with the same perspective he might understand it, but I do believe in the message of the Gospel, as a peacemaker.”

Turkish President Erdogan ystdy:- "The war is Netanyahu’s war for political survival, but 8 billion people are suffering the consequences" True! Whether it’s Netanyahu in the M East, Putin in Ukr or Trump’s expeditionary attempts in the Americas & the M East None are interested in making Peace…

If Iran controlling & tolling Hormuz were allowed, what precedent does that set? Think of the other vital shipping bottlenecks like the Turkish Straits, the Bab el-Mandeb, Malacca, Sunda, even Gibraltar, the Danish Straits, the English Channel There are maritime laws here that must be adhered to…

1/3 Excerpt from US VP Vance speech today on the stump in Budapest alongside Victor Orban:- “Foreign election interference! The bureaucrats in Brussels have tried to destroy the economy of Hungary. They have tried to make Hungary less energy independent…” 1/3

Trump details the US weapons officer ‘rescue mission’ in Iran, which he says included 155 aircraft, including:- — 4 bombers — 64 fighters — 48 refueling tankers — 13 rescue aircraft Also there were 2 large military transport aircraft which were left destroyed on the ground Interesting…

There were always toll booths in Panama & Suez Canals, but now it looks like there’ll be one in Hormuz too The only differences are that US & Israeli ships & cargoes are banned & to pass, the $ is the only currency that will not be accepted The 40 countries negotiating right now seem OK with that…