Keith and his entourage will be with us for an entire week. Ugh.
The President’s Office has no doubt carefully prepared briefings and enthusiastic officials to conceal widespread contempt for Z’s idiotarian style of governance and military management.
Russia smashed Krivyi Rih, Kharkiv, Vinnytsia, Zaporizhia and Odesa last night. Keith can visit and tell local residents Donald’s that paid-for anti-aircraft missiles are on the way finally, kind of. He can visit local hospitals, comfort the wounded and newly homeless. Photo ops abound. Def visit Sumy.
And maybe Keith can brush up on Article 10 of the Law “On The Legal Legime of Martial Law.”
Ordinarily, INR would have provided insight, but the bureau is being gutted.
“Volodymyr, can you hit Moscow? . . . Can you hit St Petersburg too?” Trump asked, according to two people familiar with the call, as reported by the Financial Times. Zelenskyy is said to have replied, “Absolutely. We can if you give us the weapons.”
Trump, who has previously pledged to end the war in Ukraine quickly if elected, allegedly signaled support for the idea as a way to pressure the Kremlin into peace negotiations.
“Make them feel the pain,” he said, according to FT sources. (FT, July 15, 2025)
The White House pushed back on the reports.
“The Financial Times is notorious for taking words wildly out of context to get clicks because their paper is dying,” said White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in a statement to Newsweek.
We seldom agree with Karoline about anything, but this is an exception.
AI tells me long-distance running over two decades tends to result in reduced muscle mass in the arms, which is generally considered beneficial for endurance runners because excess upper-body muscle mass can be "dead weight" that slows running efficiency.
This explains why I’m no good at push ups.
At least you get some time off from being bombed whilst Keith is in town.
hi, vaughan. the keith visit is looking like an extended dog and pony show so far