Trump has gutted the USAID organisation which has resulted in a lack of contact with local NGO’s around the world; so what! It has saved $millions – but there is a catch. The earthquake disaster in Venezuela has left the US Government clueless a govt. spokesperson said aid was going to be big, fast and effective. Well the fast bit is already a lie, it will probably be big in terms of cost (Trump needs to keep his newest friends sweet), but effective needs good contacts with local NGO’s – so that is a no. Iran has revealed that Trumps belief that power is correlated with military might is totally false. Influence is a much more difficult factor to control, and Trump has destroyed much of the goodwill that tempered the brash behaviour of governments in the past. Copious funding may seem to be wasteful, but the alternative posited by Trump is “do as I say or I will bomb you back to the Stone Age”. He and his supporters are all thick as and talk shit!
Of course we have our own version here – Farage has been strangely quiet since a furure was created around his £5mill pound gift from a foreign cryptocurrency billionaire. He keeps changing the story – hopefully he will need to have a byelection in Clacton and lose. Clacton was where I got my first speeding ticket! Clacton – populated by losers from the east end of London? My brother told me to lock my car doors as I drove through Jaywick! Farage might find a byelection difficult as he has done nothing for the area, does not even attend parliament often, and is basically a rich, privileged, useless toe rag.
What else – there was ssomething in the RWP about Charlie paying tax – almost certainly less than Erling Haarland but does he pay tax on the welfare benefits the state pays him and his family to dress up in ever more ridiculous costumes on a regular basis. Buck Palace has had a refurb of £350million? but he will not shag his way through the state rooms – or is Andy panda still allowed access? I am a little surprised that Trump did not have it dismantled and transported to the USA like the old London Bridge! After all how many palaces and castles does one need?
Colder, or less warm today. I am drying herbs now it is cooler (for the borrowed dehydrator!).
World Cup – Canada makes it to last 16 which is a great achievement, Proportions per continent are as expected – but could change? And will Trump attend? after being booed at the NY Knicks game he stated that the support was loud and enthusiastic for him. Twat!