To Russia With Love

Our crackerjack FBI director is slated to go to Russia soon…a lush going to the home of great vodka…..sounds like a party.

FBI Director Kash Patel is lining up a rare and politically fraught visit to Russia this fall, a US official and another person briefed on the plans tell Politico. The mid-October trip would take Patel to Moscow and St. Petersburg, likely at the invitation of Russia’s FSB security service, the successor to the KGB. Details are thin: it’s unknown whether he’ll see President Vladimir Putin or top Kremlin aides, or what exactly he plans to discuss. The FBI, Justice Department, and White House all declined to comment.

An FBI chief heading to one of Washington’s chief rivals would be notable under any circumstances, but Patel’s history adds extra charge. He rose to prominence as a House Intelligence Committee staffer during the Trump-era Russia investigations, later denouncing them as the “Russiagate hoax,” and has since attracted controversy over high-profile foreign trips that have blurred the lines between personal and professional. His planned Russia visit comes as US-Russia relations remain strained over the war in Ukraine and election interference, and as lawmakers push for tougher sanctions. With US-Russia relations strained over Ukraine and new sanctions under discussion, Politico lays out why this trip is so sensitive—and why Congress is paying attention.

Read the full piece.

Recently Patel got butt hurt with an article about his drinking….

FBI Director Kash Patel lashed out at the news media Tuesday with a combative public rebuttal to an article that claimed his drinking had sometimes left him difficult to contact, alarming colleagues and his security detail.

Appearing before reporters for the first time since The Atlantic exposé was published last week, a defiant Patel framed the story as part of a deliberate effort to disparage him, pointed to the libel suit he filed Monday against the magazine and warned other journalists they could be next if they echo the allegations.

“I can say unequivocally that I never listen to the fake news mafia and when they get louder, it just means I’m doing my job,” Patel said in response to questions during an unrelated announcement at Justice Department headquarters. “I’ve never been intoxicated on the job, and that is why we filed a $250 million defamation lawsuit. And any one of you that wants to participate, bring it on.”

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/04/21/patel-press-fbi-00885963

I am sure that as the head of the FBI those journalists will be investigated.

He should enjoy himself in Russia….nudge nudge….wink wink.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Those “Loony” Positions

Since the DSA has been having some success in the elections I have watched the predicted panic from the MAGA twats and also from Dems and most of the centrists (who pretend they are independent voters)….all this chaos these dweebs are creating is really amusing.

That Repub, ex-House member, Joe Scarborough, who has not been Donny’s biggest fan, has had his say about the ‘progressives’ success….

Joe Scarborough has managed to find some common ground with a man he frequently criticizes, President Trump. On Monday’s Morning Joe, Scarborough made the case that Democrats were embracing “extreme” positions on their left flank, reports Mediaite. The reference is to the success of social democrats in Democratic primaries, a group that Trump has taken to calling “communists.” “I mean, there have been some extraordinarily loony ideas coming from some,” said Scarborough. “Some of these people have actually won races and are going to be seated in Congress, most likely. Like, you know, getting rid of prisons, getting rid of cops, that didn’t work well for Democrats before, didn’t work well for American cities, either.”

His comments came in a discussion with Ed Luce of the Financial Times, who wrote a column suggesting that the Democratic Socialists of America “comes across as anti-American, which does not play well in the heartlands.” Both say that the DSA’s recent wins are clustered in safe, highly educated districts, not among the working-class voters Democrats need. Scarborough likened the moment to the 2020 primary, saying progressive contenders performed well early, but Joe Biden’s centrist stance ultimately prevailed—and predicted a similar clash of visions in the party’s next presidential contest.

His ingrained BS from being a GOP toadie is started to show again….get rid of cops, nowhere did I see that as a policy….I did see defund the police and take away that military air about them and let them go back to serving the community not the M-IC….plus Joe said that lack of police did not work well for cities….and which American cities would that be?

Hey Joe!  Here is what the DSA platform says….

Demilitarize police departments, disempower police unions, and redirect funding to public services. Treat drug addiction and mental illness as health issues, not crimes. End qualified immunity and empower civilian oversight bodies with real authority over the police.

The platform does call for replacement of the police but they will be as popular as the Dems promise of health reform.

The platform also calls for Healthcare for all, housing reforms, tax reform, education reforms and the Green New Deal….none of it is anything a Repub or a Dem will support…that brings me to a question I often ask….If these ideas are not good then what does the Democratic Party stand for?

That little demented nazi, Miller, has lots to say about Dems….

White House deputy chief of staff for policy Stephen Miller blasted the Democratic Party as “a party of freaks, weirdos, losers, and crazies,” warning that if they gain power, the “American people will lose everything.”

Let me ask just what has the American people, working people, got from this admin with all its morons?  I may agree with him if he is speakjing of the centrists….but anyone else and he is full of shit.

That is not something new for me for I wrote about it 10 years ago…..

What’s A ‘Democrat’ Anymore?

There was NO answer ten years ago and that trend continues for there is NO answer today.

There are the obvious answers….they are for greed, corruption and wasteful government….but those are feelings not real answers….then what is the long overdue answer?

Will these few upcoming elections answer the question.

I think not.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Health Update

First I would like to thank my readers that shown concern for my hospital visit yesterday…..I appreciate the concern and kind words.

I had have 2 procedures yesterday and I had to be there at 0645 which I was and checked in….they got to me at 0930….I hate waiting and thinking….I has out after the 2 procedures at 1130 still loopy from the gas….

The doctor came in and told me what he had found….one procedure was good and he could see no problems the other was inconclusive and he said we would give it awhile and run the procedure again….oh f–cking joy.

My daughter was great she hung in there with me and made jokes trying to cheer me up….it did not work…..but she tried and I love her for that.

After I got home I went to bed and did not move until about midnight….now I am drinking coffee and trying to get caught up on the news which by the way was not all that thrilling so I really did not miss anything, did I?

Thanx you guys for caring and all the kind words.

Today is another doctor’s visit….at least this one is at a descent time….I wonder what this one will have for me?

as long as I am giving a health update….news for Medicare (that would be me)….

A federal program that has helped steady premiums for Medicare prescription drug plans is going away. The Trump administration will phase out $3.6 billon in subsidies to insurers after 2026, saying the companies no longer need the support on Medicare Part D plans, reports the Wall Street Journal. The move means that millions of seniors may face higher Medicare drug premiums next year, notes the New York Times, but the particulars likely won’t become clear until the fall.

Administration official tells the Journal that about 45% of Medicare Part D enrollees are projected to face monthly hikes of roughly $11 to $20, and 30% would see increases of under $10, though some could avoid increases by switching plans. The remaining 25% would see no hike or perhaps a decrease. Dr. Mehmet Oz, head of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, framed the move on X as ending a Biden-era “bailout” that he said encouraged higher pricing and gave “billions” to big insurers, per Reuters. Still, analysts say rising use of pricey GLP-1 and specialty drugs—and cost shifts under the Inflation Reduction Act—will keep pressure on premiums.

Let me be honest….all these twats should be taken out and shoot twice to be sure they are dead.

Sorry about that but I have had enough of this crap.

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