Tea at Trianon: Air Dominance

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Monday, March 24, 2025

Air Dominance

From Tierney's Real News:

President Trump announced that Boeing has been awarded a contract by the U.S. Air Force to build the F-47, the world’s first sixth-generation fighter jet, as part of the Next Generation Air Dominance (NGAD) program. Boeing won this contract over Lockheed Martin.
PRESIDENT TRUMP: "The F-47 will be the most advanced, most capable, most lethal aircraft ever built. An experimental version of the plane has secretly been flying for almost 5 years and we're confident that it massively overpowers the capabilities of any other nation. This was a big secret. In fact, we don’t show too much of the plane for that reason."
SECRETARY OF DEFENSE HEGSETH: “The name of this program is ‘The Next Generation of Air Dominance.’ The Next Generation of Air Dominance sends a very direct and clear message to our allies and our enemies that we are not going anywhere!”
Officials claim it surpasses every other aircraft on Earth. It has been nicknamed the “Ghost Eagle” by some in the MIC. (Read more.)

Trump is ending debt slavery. Also from Mrs. Tierney:

TRUMP: “April 2nd is Liberation Day in America!!! For DECADES we have been ripped off and abused by every nation in the World, both friend and foe. Now it is finally time for the Good Ol’ USA to get some of that MONEY, and RESPECT, BACK. GOD BLESS AMERICA!!!”
SUNDANCE: “President Trump’s strategy to reduce inflation starts with reducing energy prices by increasing supply and reducing obstacles. Energy prices, like gasoline, are already dropping, and this will lower the cost of everyday items, especially food.
Food prices will decrease in two stages: first, a small drop from cheaper farming costs after the first harvest, and then a bigger drop after the second harvest due to even lower farm expenses. By Thanksgiving 2025, cheaper energy and home-cooked food prices will help bring down inflation a lot.
Starting April 2, 2025, new tariffs will affect durable goods (like appliances or cars). At first, some prices will go up and others will go down, depending on how much of the product is made in the U.S. Goods made mostly in the U.S. will get cheaper, and over time, this will outweigh the price increases from imported parts, leading to lower overall prices for these goods.
President Trump’s economic plan, called "MAGAnomics," goes beyond just goods. It also involves fixing the damage done to the dollar’s value by past presidents and building a new economic partnership with Russia after the Ukraine conflict ends. This partnership will focus on trade but also help with global issues, like in the Middle East and Asia-Pacific.
Trump plans to lift U.S. sanctions on Russia, which will weaken a rival group of countries (BRICS+) and make the dollar stronger. A stronger dollar gives Trump more power to solve conflicts and reduces the impact of tariffs because imports cost fewer dollars. (Read more.)