On February 24, 2022, Russia invaded Ukraine, which was an extension of Putin’s previous 2014 fake election, when he took Crimea, with no one objecting.
Donald Trump is thirsting for the Nobel Peace Prize, and so far, his actions may give him that prize, but at a cost to innocent Ukraine. Trump seems oblivious to the un-alterable fact that Putin is unabashedly evil, is attempting to re-build the Soviet Union, and has no intentions of ceasing his brutal invasion and wholesale destruction of Ukraine. Putin’s sweet talk and constant postponing what should be obvious to anyone but Trump, is that the day after the meeting in Alaska He pounded Ukraine with a record attack with 760 drones, and over a dozen missiles. The attacks continue. On August 27th Russia sent over 600 drones and missiles into Ukraine. The media showed Trump and Putin walking down a red carpet and smiling at each other. It made me sick. Trump has said that he, “puts the blame on both sides, and we’re going to see whether or not they have a meeting.” Was it “both sides,’” which caused Russia to invade Ukraine on February 24, 2022? Of what could there be a ‘meeting’ about?
On June 28, 1919, the Treaty of Versailles was signed, ending World War One. In it, Germany was required to pay for the damage it had done, but it was broke, so it paid with paper Reichsmarks which quickly became worthless, and fostered the rise of Hitler. (The price of an ounce of gold in un-backed German Reichsmarks was 4.1 trillion!) That’s the only time in history, when the losers of a war were required to pay for the damage they had done, so Russia may escape paying for the barbarous destruction she has, and continues to rain down, on Ukraine. Vice President Vance, in an interview on NBC said, ”We are trying to negotiate as much as we can with both the Russians and the Ukrainians to find a middle ground to stop the killing.” What’s there to negotiate? A “middle ground,” when Russia invaded and began the war over 3 ½ years ago?
The price of gold 3 ½ years ago, was almost exactly half of its current price. Shows you what adverse world conditions, war, threats of war, or huge amounts of un-backed paper dollars sent to Ukraine has done to the prices of everything. In America, un-backed paper dollars being used to pay government bills, when there is a two trillion dollar deficit, will cause prices to continue upward, boosted by Trump’s tariffs. Trump didn’t run on ‘tariffs,’ but sealing the border and cutting waste in the federal government. Did a fairy godmother come down and tell Trump that he needed to anger most of our trading partners and raise consumer prices with absurd tariffs?
According to Tuesday’s Journal, Ukraine by itself, has developed a super-drone, which has caused, “Frequent disruptions to Russia’s rail net works, airports, and its economic lifeline of oil and gas exports. More than a dozen Russian refineries have been hit over the past month, as Ukraine drones have become more potent and numerous. In addition to drones, Ukraine is developing its own missiles, including the Flamingo cruise missile, which would be able to destroy enemy industrial and economic targets. Mr. Trump’s Pentagon, is preventing Ukraine from using the U.S. Army Tactical Missile Systems for long range strikes into Russia.” It seems to me, that if Ukraine has developed its own missiles, do they need Trump’s approval to use them? They could knock out the important bridges Russia needs to supply Crimea, with one of their new missiles!
More power to Ukraine, in spite of Trump’s lackadaisical and seemingly revolting cave-in to Putin’s refusal to agree to a cease-fire, and wanting a ‘peace.’
In 1982, 100 miles east of South America, the sparsely populated Falkland Islands came under attack. British P.M. Margaret Thatcher, didn’t say that because those islands were so close to the South America mainland, that why not let them have them, and make peace? Those islands belong to England and Thatcher sent destroyers and all sorts of heavy armaments, and took her islands back! I’m sure she must have said, ‘The hell with peace, I’m going to get our property back.’
In 1867, Russia sold Alaska to the U.S. for two cents an acre. If she attacked Alaska, like she has Ukraine, saying she wanted her land back because America stole it from her, would Trump say he wanted ‘peace?’ I’d hope that he wouldn’t beg for ‘peace,’ but would invade Vladivostok first, and then work his way to Moscow, with no holds barred. Putin doesn’t give a damn about ‘peace,’ Mr. President. He’s stuck with an enormous mistake, and let him solve his problem, and not give him an out to continue his dastardly war.
It’s ever so sad, when someone gets into a situation from which they cannot remove themselves. Putin thought his invasion of Ukraine would take but three weeks, and it has now taken close to 300 weeks, and he cannot remove himself from it without destroying his image and power. He has slowly bankrupted and destroyed Russia with his war. Newsweek on February 24th, in an article said that “Russia has lost 1,078,750 soldiers and officers, plus 190,883 pieces of equipment in Ukraine,” and of course the losses have continued. How can this war end? Surely, not with a compromise or land swap! Either would continue the un-holy destruction of an innocent Ukraine. Like that silly woman who thought she could ‘fix’ Cracker Barrel, Putin’s three week ‘fix’ in Ukraine, has cost over a trillion dollars so far, and there is no end in sight.
Crypto
Also on the front page of Tuesday’s Journal, the headline read, “Eric Trump Chronicles His Path to Crypto Bro.” I’m quite certain that readers know my opinion of bit coin, which is also known as ‘crypto,” whose dictionary definition is “Secret or hidden,” which description of gold and silver is the exact opposite. Gold and silver’s description could be described as, “factual, historic, tangible, beautiful, universally accepted money.”
The Journal’s piece explains: “Eric Trump wasn’t always a crypto bro. He says banks made him this way. In early 2021, not long after the Jan. 6th riot at the U.S. Capitol, several banks that the Trumps did business with, cut them off shutting down hundreds of accounts for the families businesses without citing an explicit reason.
“The Trump Organization went scrambling, scattering millions across accounts at regional banks before eventually migrating to a new bank that he declined to name. At that time, I realized how fragile the financial system was and how easily it could be weaponized against you,” Eric Trump said. Really?
From a Newsweek article September 27, 2023, several of the Trump properties were valued at huge amounts over appraisals, obviously to gain financing (mortgages) on them. I asked the internet if there were any of Trump’s properties which were not mortgaged, and could get no answer. But the below properties valued by Trump vs. their actual appraised value, are interesting, to put it mildly! The court has placed many properties in a ‘hold position,’ meaning that they could not be sold or used as devices to obtain financing or mortgages, which of course they probably already have.
Mar-a-Lago: The Palm Beach assessors’ office says is worth from $18-$24 million, and Trump says it is worth from $426.5 to $717 million, overvalued at 2300%?
Trump Tower. – Overvalues by a factor of three times
Trump Park Ave. Overvalued by 700%
40 Wall Street. Overvalued by 97%
The Trump Organization obviously has many dozens of properties around the world, and not Just in Manhattan, and as far as I know, none have been foreclosed upon or in any way been a cause of problems by any bank or lending institution. I love the guy and have sent him money and of course voted for him. I don’t wish him any bad luck or strenuous situation, but no bank has ever shut me down, and I don’t own anyone dime. I’m glad I’m not in what seems to be Trump’s situation!
In a depression, financial collapse, or any of a dozen situations, corporations, companies or individuals who are over mortgaged, would lose everything, and banks who issued the mortgages would fail, almost instantly, with customers losing their savings. Get free of debt is my opinion.
-Don Stott don@coloradogold.com