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@GILSAN I have been logging in on and off, but no domain news lately. Decided to pick up the guitar again, so practicing with new tools. Also, researching and planning my next move of travelling long term for maybe in the Fall for end of year. Having difficulty as the world is getting uglier it seems, Tommy Robinson arrested and all the stabbings and violence so boycotting any UK trips, same with terrorism crap in France, Sweden and Germany and their anti American sentiment, already had issues in Austria on my journey a couple years ago. Iโd like to stay travelling in Latin America, I was getting confident in going 6 months south down through all countries to Argentina until reading about their money thing AGAIN! Reading about the pending dumb defaults once more.
Venezuela govt elections I see has scammed itself into status quo, been seeing a few around and took an uber ride with a dentist who escaped. A qualified dentist surviving driving an Uber. Ugh.
In Nicaragua I have several good friends, numerous acquaintences and one I sent Visa money to help her and her son escape. The MSM isnโt covering anything, but they are looting, burning down houses, robbing, stabbing, shooting off mortars total โcaosโ as she described it. And she lives near the Honduras border, so it appears from other reading country wide mess. Another friend left college for safety. And a gringo guy business owner south of the capital, writes the govt supporters are tied into their police force on their side doing the dirty work. Normal people dont get tear gas or mortars, so its from someone described via email an inside job. At least no bombs going off, YET. Hope this isnt another civil war brewing. The people are tired of Ortega, Maduro should invite him there or to exhile in Cuba.
As far as politics, I am getting really tired of so much negativity of what I read and the mainstream press. There is no real reporting on either side, Fox seems to be all Trump only and CNN is all anti Trump only and really skewed now since the election.
I was dismayed at that news this week that Kim K. was given an hour to talk to a busy president, I guess he is trying too score points with Hollywood idiots. Nowhere did I read about what crime or 21 years in prison this 63 year old did though. Complete omission of pertinent facts. All articles I read (3) never once mentioned her crime and why she deserved the sentence she got, all the articles were focused on โpoor meโ part and need of a pardon. The president has the โother Kimโ to focus on that effects all of the world. Funny, watching NHK TV in English, no mention I have seen what the NK neighbors are doing like S Korea, and Japan it would be nice to hear them state something, maybe they are too close to the problem and need to be quiet anyway. Its all Trump all the time on many channels.
I say bring on the trade wars if the imbalances are not addressed. Leave the Mercedes and BMWโs in Duselldorf or stuck in Rotterdam and let the new American leadership figure out all the mess country by country. US leadership has been incompetent in managing the trade imbalances over 30 years now. Sure buying cheap imported goods has been great, but the party needs to end and manufacturing and middle class has overall shrank. Now it is time for smaller business to start building something other than more hot-air โappsโ, and more infrastructure jobs. Compare the Barajas Airport to LAX or Newark, its a total joke. Same with EU trains versus Amtrak.
Maybe the EU will split apart?, not sure how you feel about that but seems like a few unelected people in Brussels and their decisions are screwing over the entire continent. Seems like borders and cultures should be respected once again, no free flow of just anyone (Soros agenda) anywhere in schengen and leave the easy trade and transport of goods part just the way it is among the EU nations. Italy was in the news today. Denmark recently banned wearing stuff covering your face, which makes sense for personal safety reasons. Try entering a Bank anywhere in the world with a mask on, same thing not permitted, but because of pandering to the PC crowd, they want to argue it.
