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Latest Commentary: Patel Confirmed as FBI Director -- Apart from Matt Gaetz at Justice, Donald Trump has gotten the people he wanted to appoint confirmed by the Senate. This includes the horrid trifecta of RFK, Jr. at HHS, Tulsi Gabbard as DNI and as of yesterday, Kash Patel at the FBI. Of these three, Mr. Patel poses the most immediate threat to America and American democracy. RFK may get everyone killed by disease, but that will take time. Ms. Gabbard may undermine national security, but no one is going to suffer for it today. Mr. Patel, however, can have agents kicking down doors before the close of business. It is clear he is going to make the FBI the kind of political police force J. Edgar Hoover had built and that had been dismantled over the years. [21 February] Trump Deals NATO Fatal Blow -- The NATO alliance has been one of the most effective bulwarks for world peace in all of history. Europe's past is littered with war, but for the last 75 years, NATO has kept a lid on almost all of it. The idea, as one wag put is, was to keep the Russians out, the Americans in and the Germans down. The Trump administration yesterday made it clear that the American administration is no longer interested in doing its part. The betrayal of Ukraine and every other NATO member by the administration is a shameful, foolish, dangerous and stupid move. The deed is done, though, and any trust the other members may have had in the US is gone. Without trust, the NATO Treaty is just ink-stained paper. [20 February] Rick Buckler, 1955-2025 -- Rick Buckler passed away peacefully Monday night according to a statement from his management company. For those who were alive and aware of British music in the 1970s and 1980s, Mr. Buckler formed a third of the most important trio to come out of that era, the Jam. His drumming was not the typical punk-rock fast and furious all the time. He could pound out rhythms with the best of that lot while at the same time could provide a subtlety that let ballads shine. After the Jam, he continued playing music, wrote a few books and became a furniture designer and restorer. That he passed away in Woking, the same town in which the Jam started, sums him up. He never forgot where he came from and who he was. In the music business, that is an achievement. [19 February] Four NYC Deputy Mayors Quit over Adams Scandal -- New York City lost four deputy mayors yesterday, as they resigned following Mayor Eric Adams corrupt bargain with the Justice Department. In exchange for dropping corruption charges against him, the federal immigration round-ups in New York City will receive support from city officials, in violation of New York City and State law. No fewer than 7 Justice Department bigwigs resigned rather than file the papers dropping the charges. Now, the resignation epidemic has come home to the mayor. Today, the governor will meet with top politicos to discuss exercising her power to remove him from office. This meeting should have been held last week, and the decision to ax the mayor should have come over the week-end. [18 February] Trump Struggling to Rehire Federal Nuke Employees -- When cutting fat from an organization, and there is some in every group, one must be careful not to cut away the muscle and bone. Someone should have told President Donald "Neville Chamberlain" Trump and First Lady fElon Musk. As they fire thousands from the federal work force, they have not considered whether the people losing their careers are needed for anything important. For instance, the National Nuclear Security Administration [NNSA] is in charge of designing, building and overseeing American nuclear weapons. The Trump-Musk administration fired many of them and then, realized it needed them. So, they are going to have their terminations rescinded. The trouble is they have lost access to their government email accounts, and the White House is not sure how to get hold of them.. [17 February] © Copyright 2025 by The Kensington Review, Jeff Myhre, PhD, Editor. No part of this publication may be reproduced without written consent. Produced using Ubuntu Linux.
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