Red Alert: Spain, Grotesque Idiots, and Inertia

By Paul Sankey Published on June 29, 2025 at 4:53 PM

Today we do some work. I can see you sitting back on your yacht in Venice, cursing in Italian that Jeff Bezos has ruined your weekend. You call to the captain. Use your hands to be understood: “Questo fottuto Jeff Bezos e il suo stupido matrimonio. Ha 200 invitati e invita Sydney Sweeney? Non è fisicamente possibile che l’abbia incontrata più di due anni fa. Leviamo l’ancora, corriamo a Portofino. Non parlarmi nemmeno della sua …

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Sunday Certificate from Boston

By Paul Sankey Published on May 11, 2025 at 1:47 PM

Hello from Boston, “Hello”, he said, in a most British tone. The British are coming! Sure, the Tea Party, Independence Day. Don’t believe the hype, they are sequels. We need a Democrat Tea Party, in true Boston style, but the Democrats here are hopeless. My youngest son Harry’s full Boston graduation (Northeastern) is this evening, putting me free & clear from private education fees that are crippling. His college: $84k per year. We are leaving. …

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Sunday Auto Armageddon & Peace with Iran

By Paul Sankey Published on April 13, 2025 at 4:14 PM

One of the recent Happy Hour lines that struck me, came from a Republican lobbyist who was a guest in the interim between Trump winning, and Trump being inaugurated. He repeated “tariffs” strongly, then followed up by saying that “During Trump 1, our firm had a track record of 85% success in getting an exemption on tariffs for our clients.” Hmmm. Sure enough, this weekend we have the “Tim Apple Tariff Exemption” whereby suddenly per …

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