MICE is an acronym used in the counterintelligence and espionage world to describe the motivations behind someone becoming an agent for a foreign government. It stands for “Money, “Ideology,” “Compromise,” and “Ego.” MICE. History is filled with people who betrayed their countries for one or more of these reasons. Money is certainly a motivator for… Continue reading Feb. 20, 2024

It’s no small wonder that the day after a judge ordered Trump and his company to pay $355 million due to the fraud they committed in New York, he started hawking the golden ”Never Surrender High-Tops” sneakers which retail for $399 per pair. Let’s see, $399 divided into $355 million is – a lot of… Continue reading Feb. 19, 2024

One of my previous posts posited the question along the lines of, “Can we afford Trump?”  I was not asking so much because of his political philosophies (if you can call them that!) but more just in terms of dollars and cents. His legal bills have already reached the tens of millions of dollars and… Continue reading Feb. 17, 2024

And yet another Republican investigation blows up in their face! The FBI agent who was a star witness in the Hunter and Joe Biden probes being driven by the Republicans was arrested yesterday and charged with lying to the FBI! Perhaps if some of these MAGA Republicans and other Trump sycophants were more interested in… Continue reading Feb. 16, 2024

Ho Hum, another mass shooting! At least one dead, and more than 20 injured during the Kansas City Chiefs celebration of their Super Bowl victory. Three suspects are in custody. It doesn’t seem like a terrorist attack or something that was planned out in advance. It seems more like a dispute between individuals, all of… Continue reading Feb. 15, 2024

We should all rest easier this morning now that the House of Representatives took a major step in addressing the immigration issue at the southern border. By a one vote margin, strictly along party lines, they voted to impeach the Secretary of Homeland Security, Alejandro Mayorkas. Impeachment, as you may remember from the two failed… Continue reading Feb. 14, 2024

Despite the ongoing censorship in Russia, there are some reports that at least part of the population is pushing back against Putin’s war on Ukraine. The large numbers of Russian casualties must have had a negative effect on those whose loved ones have been killed or injured. However, the good news for Putin is that… Continue reading Feb. 13, 2024

Trump’s lack of a strategic vision, contempt of the need for allies and dollar-focused transactional view of the world was on full display with his recent remarks about how he would let Russia do whatever the hell they want in Europe if the members of NATO did not pay the amount he thought they should. … Continue reading Feb. 12, 2024

Most are familiar with the story of King Midas. Midas was already a wealthy man but when Dionyssus granted the king one wish for the kindness he had shown to the satyr, Silenus, King Midas’ greed was such that he wished that everything he touched turned to gold. Dionyssus cautioned Midas about this wish, but… Continue reading Feb. 10, 2024

What a great choice America is being given for the 2024 election. On the one hand, we have Joe Biden, an octogenarian who was portrayed in the report released yesterday by, Robert Hur, the special counsel appointed to investigate Biden’s handling of classified information, as a forgetful old man. On the other hand, we have… Continue reading Feb. 9, 2024