10/23/2026

My Dear Friend & POTUS, DJT,

How was Sioux City yesterday? factba.se did not provide a transcript so I can’t tell what kind of mood you were in or which parts of your remarks scored high on the StressLens. The news outlets didn’t have much to report either, so I assume you didn’t say anything too surprising.

The only remarkable thing I found about your speech was in the G which said, “(you) stoked the controversy over an attack ad by Vivek Ramaswamy, featuring the mother of his Democratic rival, Dr Amy Acton (ALA).” The G noted you told the folks that you encouraged VR “ to ride with it’” rather than take it off the air.

Some think that ad is a “Hail Mary” & an act of desperation. Others, including your buddies, Ashley Hinson & Gov. Mike DeWine, find it abhorrent. I share ALA’s view that it is exploitive of her mother who led a traumatic life with an abusive spouse. You & JDV are appealing to a very small group of folks when you criticize us for “whining” about the ad. I suggest you rethink that stance.

Speaking about points of departure, did you see that Byron Donalds (BLD) has removed all mentions of you from his website. That’s a weird move at this moment in time when you’re headed to Fort Meyers to campaign for him. He no longer says that “enact(ing) the Trump agenda” is his top priority.

Fox says BLD & his opponent are in a toss up. The G says, “To win & become Florida’s first Black governor, Donalds cannot afford to lose huge chunks of the alliance that helped Trump win the state at three successive presidential elections, including Black voters & Hispanics.” He’s walking a tightrope & it’s unclear how helpful you are to him at this point. Keeping a low profile might help him & others who are in a similar situation. I’d love to see you give that a try.

OoM, I feel compelled to remind you that WINTA! The idea that you & Bibi are going to blow up Iran in the span of 3 days is short sighted. Do not fool yourself into thinking you will be victorious & your war will be over. Iran is talking about attacking data centers & undersea communications cables. I believe they have the capacity to do that. Let’s not test it.

Regarding Burma, the Irrawaddy reports the junta is buying satellites & other stuff from Russia. They claim tis will give them more info about the ethnic armies. You might want to prevent this or at least keep an eye on it.

BYBS,