Digest..

Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told Reuters on Friday that any potential peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia would be "difficult to digest" but would still be better than the alternative of more death and destruction.

Turkey, a NATO member, has maintained cordial ties with both Kyiv and Moscow since Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022. It has voiced support for Ukraine's territorial integrity and provided it with military help, while opposing sanctions on Russia.

"It will be extremely difficult to digest any proposal," Fidan said. "But when we look at the other option, which is more death and destruction, I think whatever the conditions that we have... will be more reasonable" than the alternative.

Danger..

The wife of a recently retired Green Beret who disappeared in late January is accused of killing and dismembering him after he told her he wanted a divorce, authorities in North Carolina said.  

Shana Cloud, 50, was denied bond Monday after she was charged with first-degree murder and concealment of death in the killing of Clinton Bonnell, 50, court records show.  

Bonnell’s remains were discovered in a body of water in a rural area southeast of Fayetteville in February, the Cumberland County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement. DNA testing confirmed the remains were those of Bonnell last week, according to the statement.  

West said authorities gathered digital and video evidence alleged to link Cloud to the area where the torso was found, the station reported.  

Shana Cloud’s attorney, James McRae Jr., told reporters that she is innocent and looks forward to her day in court.

Term..

 

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What's New..

 

We Are..

 

Con..

Dealmakers have little sympathy for Charlie Javice, the startup founder who was convicted last week of tricking JPMorgan Chase into buying her startup. 

Javice, who just turned 33 last month, faces years in prison after a jury found her guilty of multiple counts of fraud. 

One venture executive said they would’ve been shocked if a jury had acquitted Javice. “This was an open-and-shut case…[Javice] created fake customers and left a clear paper trail!.”  

 But even as the Wall Street community concludes Javice got what she deserved, some are asking how she was able to con JPMorgan Chase—a giant and sophisticated bank with an army of top-notch lawyers—in the first place.

Issue..

 

Left..

Terminator..

 

Moving Forward..

 

Move..

 

The foreign ministers of Ukraine's main European allies said on Monday they would redouble their aid to the country while considering new sanctions on Russia to force it to accept a ceasefire.

In a joint declaration after a meeting in Madrid, the top diplomats representing Spain, Germany, France, Italy, Britain and Poland - as well as European Commission Vice President Kaja Kallas - called on Russia to agree to an "immediate and unconditional ceasefire on equal terms and with full implementation".

 Comment:

The Europeans didn't attempt to enforce ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine till Trump came back to the White House. Why was that?

Trade..

 

Radicals..

 

Yikes..

Fight back..

 

Spin..

Plans..

 

Comment: 

The Democrats are jumping up and down about the War Plan to bomb the Houthis in Yemen.

The bombing of the Houthis has been going on for the past ten years. The Yemen is the poorest country in the world. And with that, they don't really have a country or a military installation to bomb

 So we are just spending money on bombs to make holes in the ground. Just a thought.

Fake..

Ukraine’s European allies say now is not the time for lifting sanctions on Russia, in a clear message to the Trump administration as Moscow pushes Washington for concessions ahead of signing a US brokered deal on ending the fighting in the Black Sea.

The leaders of the United Kingdom, France and Germany all affirmed at a summit on Thursday that Europe will not lift sanctions on Russia – a strong and seemingly coordinated nod to the Trump administration, which has said it is still evaluating the Kremlin’s demands.

They spoke after a meeting of the so-called “coalition of the willing” in Paris which discussed how to bolster support for Kyiv and what role they might play if a peace deal is struck with Russia.

Comment:
The voice of these allies wasn't heard in the past 4 years. The sanctions they are forced to enact on Russia caused 20% inflation and the oil gas prices doubled and quadrable.

The G 7 Leaders who didn't want to stop the war all lost to the challengers and Macron party's popularity in France was reduced.

Beer..

 

Question comes up frequently as the Democrats complains about food prices:

Where was Senator Schumer during the four years of Biden's 10 % inflation and shortage of food caused by the severe sanctions on Russia and the rest of the world which led to higher gasoline prices, food prices and worldwide shortages of food and inflation. 

 Just a thought.

Game over..

 

Bill Maher about the Democratic Party:

"I mean, this looks like game over. And the reason why people are voting with their feet is a lot of what your book is about: taxes and regulation," Maher said. "I've certainly been screaming about it forever. 

I did three years with a sign here that said, 'How long is it gonna take me to get my solar hooked up?' Three years. Talking about it on television in this state, you couldn't do 

We're taxed more than any other state. People are leaving these kind of states for places where they [don't] feel the heavy breath of government on them…. 

It's not that hard for Democrats to understand this, but they don't. They seem to be incapable of doing anything about it.

Plan..

 

No Logic .

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy has acknowledged his military is in a difficult position in Kursk and that he expects continued attacks from Russia as it attempts to push the remaining Ukrainian forces out of the region.

Russia's retaking of the Kursk region removes a potential bargaining chip for Ukraine just as U.S. President Donald Trump undertakes talks to end the war with Russia, which holds around a fifth of Ukraine's national lands.

Ukraine's retreat from the Kursk city of Sudzha, confirmed by Kyiv on March 16, prompted questions and deepened the public divide in Ukraine on the benefits of the incursion.   Just a thought.

ssssTop..

 

Waste..

Fraud..

Last year, the U.S. government made at least $162 billion in improper payments, according to a nonpartisan government watchdog. Kristin Kociolek of the Government Accountability Office also told a House oversight subcommittee that the government was defrauded of $233 billion to $521 billion per year between 2018 and 2022.

Social welfare programs and pandemic emergency programs have proven especially prone to errors and abuses. Medicare , the health insurance program for senior citizens, racked up $54.3 billion in improper payments last year. Medicaid, the healthcare program for low-income people, improperly dispensed $31.1 billion. 

The earned income tax credit , which gives an income tax cut, accounted for another $15.9 billion, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or food stamps, cost $8.7 billion.   

just a thought.

Cause..

“Household and business inflation expectations have reached very high levels, and they could rise further if the Russian invasion of Ukraine causes energy prices to spike or disrupts supply chains,” wrote Goldman Sachs in a note Monday warning of higher and more persistent inflation than previously forecast.

On that knowledge, the Biden administration Placed restrictions and sanctions on the Russian energy of oil and Natural gas, in addition of cancelling the Nord Stream 2, a new pipeline ready to transfer natural gas from Russia to Europe for reduced prices.

The price of a gallon of diesel hit $4 a gallon for the first time in nearly eight years over the weekend. Although few Americans drive diesel-powered cars, most large trucks use it. And just about all goods sold in the United States are moved by truck at some point.

The trucking industry itself has been facing challenges for years, mostly due to a shortage of drivers. The higher fuel costs will be passed on by trucking companies in the form of fuel surcharges. So all businesses will have to pay higher transportation costs. With already high inflation, they are likely to pass along those costs to consumers.

Back..

 

Social..

 

Billions..

Trump administration threatened on Tuesday to withhold federal funding from New York’s mass transit network if the Metropolitan Transportation Authority did not respond to a series of demands about efforts to prevent crime on the city’s subway and buses.

Sean Duffy, the transportation secretary, said in a letter that the M.T.A. must provide a long list of details about crime in New York City’s transit system, including expenditures on programs to combat it, or face the prospect of losing an untold sum of federal funding.

 And in 2023, for the first time in nearly two decades, felony assaults outnumbered robberies in the subway, raising concerns that the nature of violence underground was becoming more unpredictable.

 Mr. Duffy reminded the authorities that their federal resources could and should be used for crime prevention. the letter referred to the use of federal funding to pay for infrastructure projects.

Comment:

I am not sure how the MTA runs.  The administrator of the MTA thinks they can run the system their own way, and on the same time wants billions of dollars from everyone else. What kind of business is that? and is this how to serve the people of New York City?

Then and Now..

President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday agreed on steps toward a peace deal to end the war in Ukraine and struck a narrow ceasefire that is set to take effect at once.

“We agreed to an immediate Ceasefire on all Energy and Infrastructure,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post after his call with Putin, which lasted at least 90 minutes.

That agreement came “with an understanding that we will be working quickly to have a Complete Ceasefire and, ultimately, an END to this very horrible War between Russia and Ukraine,” Trump wrote.

On the other hand..... Few months earlier.
President Joe Biden, the Leader of the free world's decided to transfer U.S. cluster munitions to Ukraine which will exacerbate a humanitarian crisis and break with a widely followed international norm. The move encourages the proliferation of weapons that have been banned by over 120 countries because they endanger civilians both during strikes and for months, years, and even decades afterward. 

Cluster munitions disperse dozens or hundreds of smaller submunitions, or bomblets, across a broad area, the size of a city block. Each of these submunitions shatters into metal fragments that can tear off limbs and inflict fatal wounds. They cause civilian casualties at the time of attack because they cannot discriminate between soldiers and civilians. In addition, many do not explode on impact, lingering like landmines and posing an ongoing threat to the local population.

Cheer....

Democrats got nothig to offer the American people after the Biden Terms of four years where they cover all the mental questions surrounding Biden Health, the pardons of family, the Democracy that they claimed its protected by only their administration.

So now they are running either to support the republicans in fixing the inflation, Energy multiplication, Tarriff, Peace in various parts of the world particularly the Russia/Ukraine conflict that was embraced by the Bidens as to keep the focus away of the cost of it at home. 

Self..

An illegal immigrant who once served as an aide to Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, D-NY, has reportedly self-deported to Colombia, praising the “freedom of movement” in the South American nation after working in Congress despite being in the country illegally.

Diego de la Vega was born in Ecuador and immigrated to the United States as a 7-year-old in 2001 on a visitor’s visa that he overstayed, Migrant Insider reported.
The news raises thorny questions about his employment status for the Queens-based congresswoman.

“It’s bittersweet. I hadn’t left the country in 23 years — from age seven to age 30,” de la Vega told Migrant Insider. “Now, I can’t go back to the US. It feels like exile. It’s a very permanent move. But my wife and I are confident we made the right decision. And, after some time, it’s been a real pleasure to be here.

Pump the Brake..

 

State Democratic lawmakers are trying to pump the brakes on the Hochul administration’s “nearly impossible” green-energy rule requiring more new large trucks to be emissions-free.

The proposal, pushed by state Sen. Jeremy Coney Cooney (D-Rochester) and Assemblywoman Donna Lupardo (D-Binghamton), would postpone the start of the Democratic governor’s edict until at least Jan. 1, 2027.

The legislators said the green edict promoting electric and even hydrogen-powered trucks is wreaking havoc on an important industry.

“Unfortunately, the ACT regulations are nearly impossible for the trucking industry to comply with because of a lack of truck charging infrastructure, cost factors, and other challenges,” Lupardo said in a memo supporting her bill.

Causative..

Upping your physical activity level may lower your risk of developing neuropsychiatric diseases such as anxiety, depression and dementia, according to new preliminary research.

And the protection for your brain applies no matter how intense your exercise is, “highlighting the importance of regular movement in promoting mental health,” said lead study author Dr. Jia-Yi Wu, a researcher at Huashan Hospital at Fudan University in Shanghai, China.

Researchers analyzed accelerometer data from more than 73,000 adults with an average age of 56 years old to compare their amount of physical activity with instances of neuropsychiatric diseases, according to the abstract published.  

The results have strengthened by the large sample size, the reliability of accelerometer data, and the large body of work supporting a strong connection between exercise and improved outcomes for conditions that affect the brain, said Dr. Scott Russo, Leon Levy Director of the Brain and Body Research Center at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai in New York City. He was not involved in the research.

“In this case, there’s so much data, both correlative and causative … that I’m pretty confident,” Russo said.

Depression..

The data showed that increasing physical activity and lowering sedentary time was helpful for conditions such as dementia and depression, and that isn’t a big surprise.  Some studies have shown that exercise is as effective against depression as medications.

To understand why exercise may be so helpful, it’s important to note that some researchers are starting to think of depression as not just one condition, but a collection of subtypes with different causes.

About 25% to 30% of people with major depressive disorder may fall under the immunometabolism subtype, which is characterized by inflammation and altered metabolic function.

Exercise may help to regulate the metabolic function and lower the inflammation behind this subtype of depression.

“That could be an effective way to treat patients with this particular subtype,” Researcher indicated.

Sorry..

Since taking office in January, U.S. President Donald Trump has paused U.S. military aid to Ukraine as well as intelligence-sharing with Kyiv.

He has accused Zelenskiy of not being serious about reaching a peace agreement with Russia, which invaded Ukraine three years ago and has seized about 20% of its territory.

Comment:

Why did Biden's Administration provided weapons of destruction, cluster bombs, that Human rights opposed it due to it's impacts on civilians years after the war ends. 

Why providing hundred of billions of dollars and share intelligence with the Ukraine's.? 

No wonder Zelensky is not welling to end the war as he thinks the US and Europe are behind him.   Just a thought.

Late..

Machine..

 

Yoyo..

 

The Media lost its mind and went crazy the minute this president mentioned tariff. Yak yak back and forth. This will cause this and that. Some say recession, others say good for our National Security .... 

Just a thought.

Yikes..

 

As the World Turn..

 

Help..

 

Ping pong..

Eggs..

 

Under..

 

Tell Me..

 

Waste..

 

Spat..

 

President Trump will have to come up with $15 billion in federal cash to fix New York City’s subway system if he wants to cut congestion pricing, Gov. Kathy Hochul insisted Thursday as their ongoing spat over the controversial Manhattan toll only continues to escalate.

If I lose $15 billion that we’re able to leverage with the money brought in by congestion pricing, then I won’t be able to fix the stations and the repairs and the new buses I need.

Comment:
Let's get real. One month gave less than 50 million dollars tax revenue. 15 billion dollars will need more than 20 years of taxing people who are overtaxed already to fix a non-fixable, deep hole, money waste, system. 

That MTA system just cause misery to those who works evening and night. Also to those who live out of certain zones where the service is scarce. The expansion of rush hour on congestion pricing doesn't match the rush hour of the MTA services to the people.   

 Just a thought.