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CAN YOU BELIEVE THAT DONALD TRUMP IS NOW PRESIDENT OF THE USA?

  These President Trump actions were reported the past few days by the   New York Times .  The Interior Department says the Gulf of Mexico is now, officially, the   “Gulf of America.”    Is this legal?  Apparently yes .  Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum  earlier this month, JOKINGLY, suggested North America be renamed Mexican America, a name used in early maps. Trump’s retreat from clean energy makes the U.S. an outlier in the world and   risks ceding a global market to China . House Republicans are considering   tariffs and Medicaid cuts   to pay for Trump’s tax cuts and immigration bill. About mass deportation. I've long wondered how people can support Trump when he almost always lies or exaggerates.   For example,  during his presidential campaign, he made it clear that his campaign had little to do with  Project 2025 , the controversial conservative policy blueprint created by the Heritage Foundation....

SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE AND DONALD TRUMP

The  cold open of Saturday Night Live last night  was a signing of the Declaration of Independence in the attire of those days, with Lin-Manuel Miranda appearing ( remember his  Hamilton ?) as Alexander Hamilton.   But in pops President Donald Trump : "Just like my founding fathers, I am creating a new country as well. And just like them, we're doing it very white-ly. Workplaces must go back to looking like the TV show ‘The Office.' Mostly white people but with one funny Black guy who's having a really bad time. We're bringing back Stanley culture." "SNL" also poked fun of Trump's newly appointed Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth. "We're filling my cabinet with some of the best people. They're all very good except for most of them. How great is Pete Hegseth? He said he's going to stop drinking if he got the job, and that's all I needed to hear!" About President Trump, the  New York Times  this morning was especially crit...

MEXICO TO GUATEMALA

   Left Acapulco, went to dinner.  Had two Spanish wines.  Here is the red Rioja. Endive and arugula salad, followed by Caesar Salad and another New York Strip Steak. Noticed in the background someone who looked like Irene Zane from 15 Craigside. Went to see the Adda Band.   Then to the theater for the Beatles.  They were great, and sort of looked like the originals. Went back to watch the Adda Band. Only walked 2936 steps today. We're at sea, heading for Guatemala.  Lunch today of suckling pig, noodles and salad. As you can see by the waves, rough day today.  Our first. Mexico is officially the United Mexican States. Having 761,610 square miles, it is the world's 13th largest country.  The USA has 3.8 million square miles and is #5. With 130 million people, it is the 10th most populous and has more Spanish speakers than Spain.   Population was 13 million in 1900. 25.5 million Mexicans live outside the country, mostly (16 milli...