Johannes Vermeer The astronomer c1668 • Trump And Musk Are Ready To Shake Up America (Ryumshin) • Delaware Judge Rejects (Again) Musk’s $56 Billion Pay-Package (ZH) • Musk Again Asks To Block OpenAI’s “Illegal” Conversion To For-Profit Model (CT) • Special Counsel Rejects Hunter Biden’s Pardon (ZH) • The Pardon (Paul Craig Roberts) • The Blob Has a Migraine (Kunstler) • The Democratic Diaspora (Turley) • West Won’t Return Russia’s Currency Reserves – Top Banker (RT) • The Long
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Rembrandt van Rijn Man with a falcon on his wrist (possibly St. Bavo) 1661 • Joe Biden Pardons His Son Hunter (RT) • Trump Slams ‘Shocking’ Pardon of Hunter Biden (RT) • US Reps Urge Biden For Full Pardon Of Julian Assange (Antiwar) • Who is Kash Patel, Trump’s Pick to Head the FBI? (Sp.) • Kash Patel’s Prescription For Ailing FBI: Accountability, House Cleaning (JTN) • Ukraine’s Military Dead ‘Have Already Won’ – Zelensky (RT) • Ukrainian Military
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Caravaggio Adoration of the Shepherds 1609 • Trump Nominates Kash Patel For FBI Director (ZH) • Pam Bondi To Visit Capitol Hill Next Week, Joining Musk, Ramaswamy (JTN) • A Top Priority for DOGE: Decentralizing the Federal Government (AmG) • Schedule F – Trump’s Plan A for Emptying the Swamp (Donner) • Mexico, Canada Cozy Up To Trump Amid Tariff Threats, China Goes It Alone (JTN) • Trump Threatens BRICS (RT) • Democrat Mayors Say They Will Use Police
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Rembrandt van Rijn The Adoration of the Magi 1634 • What Part of Mandate Don’t You Understand? (James Howard Kunstler) • West Plotting To ‘Occupy’ Ukraine – Russian Intel (RT) • Lights Out In The Ukraine, In General Kellogg’s Brain Too (Helmer) • Zelensky Offers To End ‘Hot Phase’ Of War In Exchange For NATO Membership (ZH) • Deaths of Western Fighters In Ukraine Is ‘Dangerous Escalation’ – Orban (RT) • Boris Johnson Calls For NATO Troops On The
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Mattia Preti The Adoration of the Shepherds 1660-99 • Trump Is ‘Not Safe’ – Putin (RT) • Putin: Oreshnik Saved For A Rainy Day (Helmer) • Trump May Be Oreshniked On Ukraine Even Before He Gets To China (Pepe Escobar) • Oreshnik Missiles Could Be Used To Strike Kiev – Putin (RT) • Russian General Staff Prepares Retaliation Friday-Saturday (Helmer) • Did Trump Just Solve The US-Mexico Border Crisis? (ZH) • Marc Andreessen Describes “Alarming” Meeting With Biden Admin
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Pieter Bruegel the Elder Hunters in the snow 1565 Note: Tomorrow’s a travel day, so probably no Debt Rattle. Hope to be back Nov 29, but no guarantee. I can barely walk, which makes traveling very difficult. • Trump Transition Team Signs Modified White House Agreement (CTH) • Israeli-Hezbollah Truce Takes Effect (RT) • Ukraine Could Be Pushed Into Negotiations ‘Within Months’ – WaPo (RT) • EU Spy Agencies Fear End of Ukraine Conflict –
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Caravaggio Burial of St. Lucy 1608 • Zaluzhny Claims ‘World War 3 Has Officially Begun’ (ZH) • NATO Admiral Urges Businesses To Prepare For ‘Wartime Scenario’ (RT) • Kremlin Comments On Trump Team’s Ukraine Positioning (RT) • Britain, France Discussing Deployment Of Troops To Ukraine – Le Monde (RT) • Biden Going Out With a Bang (Michael Moore) • Trump Announces 25% Tariff For Canada, Mexico; Ramps Up Tariffs On China (ZH) • Jan. 6 Investigation Looks Less and
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Caravaggio Nativity with St. Francis and St. Lawrence 1600 • Majority of Americans Support Trump’s Mass Deportation Plans (RT) • Can Armageddon Be Avoided? (Paul Craig Roberts) • New Trump Admin Focus on Ukraine Conflict Resolution – Security Advisor (Sp.) • Dialogue Is Only Way Out Of Ukraine Conflict – Merkel (RT) • Stop Supporting War – Medvedev To Europe (RT) • US and European Officials Discussed Giving Ukraine Nuclear Weapons (Antiwar) • France Wants To ‘Finish Off’ Ukraine
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Giovanni Bellini St. Francis in ecstasy 1480 • The Ukraine War After The Penny Has Dropped – Make That The Oreshnik (Helmer) • Oreshnik – The 3 Km Per Second Plot Twist (Pepe Escobar) • Reach Of Russia’s New Hypersonic Missile: ‘London In 20 Minutes’ (ZH) • Putin Announces Mass Production Of Oreshnik Missiles (RT) • RFK Jr. vs WaPo First Round In Trump’s Fight With Legacy Media, Censorship (JTN) • Trump’s AG Fight Threatens To Spill Over To
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Titian The rape of Europe 1560-62 • In the Weeds of the Swamp (Kunstler) • Ukrainians Have Stolen Up To Half Of US Aid – Ex-Polish Deputy Minister (RT) • Trump Eyes Richard Grenell As Special Envoy For Ukraine (RT) • Ukrainian Military Plans For 2025 ‘Derailed’ – Moscow (RT) • RFK Jr.’s Plans for Reshaping HHS Draw Strong Reactions (ET) • Trump Names Billionaire Scott Bessent As Treasury Secretary (ZH) • Washington Chose to Go to War with
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