https://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mwcgxhb2i22pMeanwhile, away from the spotlight on Trump & Xi’s visit… the US 10yr Bond Note yield rises to over 5.20% for the first time in 19yrs The 10yr yield is now up 50 basis points in 30 days and is up some 30 basis points over the last 2 days This, as Mortgage Rates rise to 7% The party is ending…24 Sep 2026 23:47 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mwcgxhb2i22phttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mw6ecztcc22l@ UN ystdy, Z perfectly summed up the Ru/Ukr War… “The Kremlin keeps dressing up its invasion in historical grievances while demanding Ukraine negotiate its own dismemberment…Meanwhile the West still debates escalation management…As if restraint from the victim is the missing ingredient…” Exactly!23 Sep 2026 08:50 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mw6ecztcc22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mvyae23jzs2nThe Times reports that the US became a laughing stock in the latest NATO Arctic exercise It says US troops struggled to operate effectively & lacked equipment & know-how for Arctic conditions. It says a large number gave up and left the exercise No wonder Denmark is happy with Trump’s ‘New Deal’20 Sep 2026 22:23 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvyae23jzs2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mv4cgkemn22sNorwegian PM Jonas Gahr Støre says Ukr President Zelensky’s plane was almost struck by a drone while departing Moldova today Zelensky was flying to Norway for King Harald V’s funeral & talks with Norwegian officials. According to Støre, the plane came dangerously close to being hit…09 Sep 2026 19:45 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mv4cgkemn22shttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3musjgpobb22j☘️ Congratulations Katie Taylor ☘️ What a champion, what a woman, what a way to complete a career 🇮🇪An Irish Phenomemon🇮🇪 You are… THE GOAT!05 Sep 2026 22:24 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3musjgpobb22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3muraarh3yc2jSo! District Judge Talwani granted a full injunction prohibiting USPS implementing mandatory sections of Trump’s ‘Ballot Mail for Federal Elections’ Rule (EO) She noted that States, (& not Federal Agencies) are the ONLY ones who can regulate these matters Also, that a Federal Agency has no role…05 Sep 2026 10:07 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3muraarh3yc2jhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mtwo7okluc2hRatcliffe’s unexpected Moscow visit 2day was after US intel shows Ru planning to test NATO. This has echoes of Bill Burns visit in 2021 warning Putin just before he began the Ukr war Putin’s threats against UK, Pol, Lith, Est, Den have widened the possibility of conflict to NATO front lines…25 Aug 2026 20:35 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtwo7okluc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mtpdwfun222wCarney @ Presser:- “The US introduced in the last hours, efforts to restrict our ability to have other trade deals. We're the partner of choice in many respects for countries around the world, and the Americans wanted to restrict that. Unacceptable…” That’s it, the US wanted to control Can Trade…22 Aug 2026 22:42 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtpdwfun222whttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mtmour6wp22gThe US had 4 Naval Ports in the Middle East, (NSA-Bah, Jebal Ali-UAE, Duqm, Muscat-Oman). These are now closed, mostly destroyed US also had 14 Land/Air Military bases, now there are 2, the rest are closed/abandoned The US Strategic loss here is massive. You can’t win without logistics & support…21 Aug 2026 21:20 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mtmour6wp22ghttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3msqvnryoic2sSuprise, Suprise… The Telegraph reports today that President Donald Trump has reversed his decision that would have allowed Ukr to obtain production licenses for Patriot air-defense technology…10 Aug 2026 20:07 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msqvnryoic2shttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3msg4fneb7c2fIn his $10bn case against the BBC, Trump just filed an emergency motion to stay the Judges Discovery Order. In it, he now shrinks his case down to NO financial loss, just reputational damage So! The $10bn is now gone, vanished in the face of financial discovery… Strike 1 for the BBC!06 Aug 2026 13:08 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg4fneb7c2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3msg27ugbuc2yWildberries (Ru’s Amazon) has now had 60% of its warehouse capacity destroyed or badly damaged by Ukr, costing them $3bn in stock & many more $bns in assets It's also carrying >$10bn in debt, most of which is to state-sponsored banks (like VTB Bank) This is a major & possibly unrecoverable blow…06 Aug 2026 12:29 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3msg27ugbuc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mriwxeqdx22oPretty good summation of the life & times of the US’s South African trillionaire…25 Jul 2026 22:44 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mriwxeqdx22ohttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mra7gxkcus2eIn Ukr, Z has dismissed Armed Forces C in C Syrski & appointed Drapatyj to the post, following increasing public protests over Federov’s dismissal as Minister of Defence Seems there was also external pressure from Eu over Syrski & the continued influence of Yermak in procurement corruption…22 Jul 2026 11:22 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mra7gxkcus2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mqppzxwbkk2vNews in Ukr today is that Z fired Mykhailo Federov (Minister of Defence), who has been key in reforming Ukr Army digital & drone infrastructure & weeding out corruption Looks like arms companies lobbied Andiy Yermak, who still seems to have sway in Z’s Office Bad news for Z, for Ukr & for Eu…15 Jul 2026 22:03 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mqppzxwbkk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mq5nlfly5k2aSitting next to a quiet Z @ NATO, Trump mouths the exact words of the Kremlin, after his 1.5hr phone call with Putin, all about Ukr:- “escalation” Meanwhile, Ukr just crippled 22 Ru supply ships in the Sea of Azov (tankers, g cargo & bulk c) essentially cutting off supplies to Crimea…08 Jul 2026 17:32 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mq5nlfly5k2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mpp7waxh5s2bTrump Interview on CNBC:- “Intel came in. They had a problem. I said I can solve your problem, but I want 10% of the company…” Note that 10% of Intel’s current share valuation is $70bn! That’s what this guy is at, blackmail on a scale that’s never even been contemplated before…02 Jul 2026 23:50 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpp7waxh5s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mpnvot4rr22vIn Term 2, Trump’s nett worth has increased by $4.0bn, (from $2.3bn to $6.5bn), $3.0bn from crypto (MemeCoin - $Trump & $Melania) These coins have NO value. They are ways to Tx $ directly to him via the 45 secret initial Whale Wallets Meanwhile 2.0m Americans lost $4.3bn investing in this scam…02 Jul 2026 11:14 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mpnvot4rr22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3moklac322k23For Fr President Macron to have Trump sign the $300bn US/Iran Deal in glitzy Versailles to the sounds of applause & ‘Bravo’ is probably one the great political ‘trolls’ of modern times Trump was unaware of the significance, the capitulation of US Foreign policy & power Everyone else knew full well18 Jun 2026 10:04 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3moklac322k23https://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mod632gn7c2bTrump’s $10bn BBC Defamation Lawsuit is backfiring… He has to prove damage by ‘actual malice’, so BBC says; 1. You’ve no jurisdiction over us, but go ahead 2. We didn’t broadcast this in the US, so ? 3. What damage? You won the election by 5m votes 4. But, show us your damages 47 Subpoenas… Wow!15 Jun 2026 11:20 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mod632gn7c2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mnif2zrbrk2mToday @ the St Petersburg Business Conference Ru’s Kirill Dmitriev announced the signing of an agreement on a tunnel between Chukotka in Ru and Alaska in US He it’s all agreed between Trump & Putin & was part of the ‘Alaska Deal’ The obvious questions one would ask are… WHY? WHAT FOR?04 Jun 2026 19:43 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnif2zrbrk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mnf3cn5lp22jIsraeli President Isaac Herzog ystdy:- “Our purpose is not to conquer lands, it is our security. We carry with us a moral vocation, we are a blessing and a source of ethics for the entire world." While invading 3 countries, killing >70,000 Palestinians (incl >20,000 children), annexing 70% of Gaza03 Jun 2026 12:10 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mnf3cn5lp22jhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mn6dgezqjc2xUkr’s Z today:- “The Russians have kidnapped 20,000 children, perhaps more; we have recovered 2,200 of them. The Russians proposed to us to exchange the children for soldiers. Can you imagine it? We cannot… The fact that they proposed it to us is the confirmation that they kidnapped them” Unreal…31 May 2026 19:47 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn6dgezqjc2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mn2zfcfiyc2yHegseth @ Shanghai-La ystdy:- “We let ourselves get distracted by empty Globalist rhetoric about the rules-based international order…” The US was the architect of that order, (Bretton Woods, UN, NATO, IMF, World Bank, GATT, the Petro-Dollar) Now we’re supposed to forget, because the US is broke…30 May 2026 12:09 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mn2zfcfiyc2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mmhpfle7zc2qWow!22 May 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmhpfle7zc2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mm35hy56dc2fDonald Trump’s recent ethics filing shows that he has made $750m in stock trades in one quarter of 2026. That is unprecedented in POTUS history From Jan to Mar 2026, he personally executed ~3,700 stock transactions valued between $220m & $750m That's ~60 trades/day…17 May 2026 19:57 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mm35hy56dc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mlxurbetv225Trump tells us that China refused to buy NVIDIA H200 chips even though the US officially approved it The world's most powerful AI chip company offers itself to China & China says: ‘No thanks, we’re fine!’ That’s is a bit terrifying China isn't just saying no, it’s saying, ‘we don’t need you…’16 May 2026 12:43 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlxurbetv225https://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mlvtm5qlv22x“Constructive Strategic Stability…” How China described Trump’s visit Trump was made to look like a man with no mission, flattering, anxious, not insisting, but asking Even Trump’s statements that China & the US are “aligned” shows how the US now NEEDS China’s help, in Ukr, in Iran, with Israel…15 May 2026 17:17 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlvtm5qlv22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mlupgvukbs2dFinal day quotes from Trump’s visit to China… China:- “Has reached a series of new consensus…” with the US “Is working tirelessly” to end the Iran War, “that should never have happened…” “Has no objection” to buying oil from the US Despite the ceremony, not exactly earth shattering stuff15 May 2026 06:30 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlupgvukbs2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/davemc5192.bsky.social/post/3mlg4hpt47s26Well! Ru’s peacefully had its May WWII Parade… it took 45 mins! No missiles, no tanks, no armour, few troops. But a march past of N Korean Troops, mothers of the fallen & children. Few World leaders there except the usual locals A far cry from Putin’s “Greater Russia” or his “Russian World”…09 May 2026 11:13 +0000at://did:plc:jpqn7wbblhak64krpcrododp/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlg4hpt47s26