The Clown Show

Posted on February 15, 2026 by Muller

UPDATE below.

YouTuber Bryan Tyler Cohen launched a scoop yesterday when he interviewed former US President Barack Obama on topics encompassing current President Donald Trump’s racist ape depiction of his predecessor and his wife, even Bad Bunny, and how the Democrats will win the next election.

The contrast between these two Presidents was breathtaking. Has Obama been Plato’s Philosopher King? At least Trump is not.

I have been critical of Obama’s presidency since I have launched this blog shortly before his election in 2008 (although, I have to admit that I had got goosebumps too when he spoke at Berlin’s Victory Column).

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“There’s A New Sheriff in Town” – Bad Lieutenant?

Posted on February 12, 2026 by Muller

One year on, I remember having got a panic attack when in the center of my city, just after an appointment to my dermatologist. The annual Munich Security Conference had its decisive moment when US Vice President J.D. Vance addressed the Europeans in a special way, admonishing. For democracy’s sake, as a, element of uncertainty, a security threat.

It was two weeks before the Ukrainian President, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on 28 February 2025, had come to the White House and was treated in a way, not only by President Donald Trump but also by Vance, nobody had ever experienced coming as an alleged ally of the United States. And later he was complimented out of the White House.

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Trump’s Hatred For Obama Runs Deep

Posted on February 9, 2026 by Muller

President Donald Trump was the most prominent proponent of the “birther” movement, a conspiracy theory that falsely questioned whether President Barack Obama was born in the United States and was therefore constitutionally eligible to serve. In fact, Obama was born, in 1961, in Honolulu, Hawaii.

Trump started his claims in 2011, long before having decided to run for presidency himself. On 30 April 2011, Obama addressed, in his speech, Trump’s false claim when the latter was present at the White House Correspondents’ Dinner.

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Get Lost!

Posted on February 6, 2026 by Muller

What about Gaza? Does it make sense to make plans about rebuilding the strip in the foreseeable future? The above is a fantasy of Netanjahu’s, AI generated. “A massive free trade zone with rail service to NEOM”, the Saudi Arabian fantasy project in the desert. Netanjahu’s Gaza is not too different from Donald Trump’s shameless and vulgar “vision” of “Trump Gaza”.

It is now clear that Trump was sent a paper by George Washington University Professor Joseph Pelzman of 2024, which outlines the complete destruction of Gaza and rebuilding it from scratch. Was that a cart blanche for Israel to more or less nuke the strip?

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Ash Wednesday and 1 Ramadan On the Same Day

Posted on February 2, 2026 by Muller

At the hight of the carnival season, I noticed that the holy month of Ramadan starts this year, provided moon sighting, on 18 February, that is Ash Wednesday. This seems to be a remarkable coincidence. Both Catholics and Muslims start their seasonal fasting, although in a completely different fashion.

Ash Wednesday is also celebrated by Protestants. It is especially a day of reflection and repentance. There is some voluntary fasting throughout the entire 40 day periods. Especially on Good Friday, that is the day, Christians memorize Jesus’ crucification, no meat is allowed.

I tried to get some information on whether this coincidence has been recorded before, to no avail. In the early 1990s and in 2024 and 2025, there was some overlap of fasting periods, sure. But exact alignment on the same day seems to be extremely rare.

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