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Month: October 2025

TRUMP HAS NO LEGAL AUTHORITY TO GIVE BILLIONS TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY, SO WHY IS CONGRESS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT?

TRUMP HAS NO LEGAL AUTHORITY TO GIVE BILLIONS TO A FOREIGN COUNTRY, SO WHY IS CONGRESS DOING NOTHING ABOUT IT?

The U.S. Treasury has announced that it is providing Argentina with a $20 billion currency swap, essentially an emergency credit line that constitutes a large-scale rescue of a failing economy. The US Treasury, led by Secretary Scott Bessent, has defended the $20 billion currency swap as a legal and strategic move to stabilize Argentina’s economy, which is seen as “of systemic importance” to US interests. Bessent is a close Ally of  Russell Vought, head of the White House Office of…

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PAUL LUVERRA SR AND “SAY HELLO TO YOUR FATHER FOR ME”

PAUL LUVERRA SR AND “SAY HELLO TO YOUR FATHER FOR ME”

 When I was growing up in the small town of Anacortes, my dad, Paul Luvera, Sr., was a prominent figure in town as well as the West side of the State of Washington. He operated our neighborhood grocery store at the same location, 7th and Commercial, for many years. He had been active in every community club or town activity for years. He had even served one term in the State Senate. He was very well known and was prominent…

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THE UNCOMFORTABLE NEWS REPORTS THAT SUGGEST THE RISK OF WAR

THE UNCOMFORTABLE NEWS REPORTS THAT SUGGEST THE RISK OF WAR

There has been a gradual but clear increase in news and events that remind us of War. Recent examples include the unification of China, Russia, and North Korea, as well as India looking for alliances not involving the United States. The image of Xi Jinping, Vladimir Putin, and Kim Jong-un together at Tiananmen Square was a masterclass in political theatre, a chilling and unambiguous declaration for many in the West of a new anti-Western axis. US President Donald Trump has…

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