USMC, Retired Fire Captain/Paramedic, Choctaw, Active Curmudgeon. “Death is simple. Life is messy. Give me life, the more complicated the better.” ― Tom Robbins
8 May 1940 | An Italian Jewish boy, Gianfranco Pontecorvo, was born in Rome.
He arrived at #Auschwitz on 23 October 1943 in a transport of 1,035 Jews deported from Rome. He was among 839 of them murdered in a gas chamber after the selection.
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent trying to walk it all back after alienating our allies:
"I wish to be clear: America first does not mean America alone. To the contrary, it is a call for deeper collaboration and mutual respect among trade partners."
The art of the cave.
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This morning Telegraph publishes Trump's 7-point peace plan, labeling it as surrender. Yesterday, Zelensky (indirectly) rejected it as unacceptable.
Next, Secretary of State Rubio canceled his participation in today's London discussions about the plan. 1/