Maggie's Farm

The decision to eliminate Georgescu from the May 4 presidential race will likely deepen Romania’s anti-establishment mood and benefit the far-right.

Polls showed that had Georgescu run, he would’ve garnered between 40% and 45% of the vote in the first round, giving him a real chance of becoming Romania’s president.

. . . Two weeks ago, the prosecutor's office has reportedly imposed the following restrictions on him and his campaign:

1) Barred from appearing on mass media

2) Forbidden from creating social media accounts

A Romanian Court Press Release cites "attempted incitement against the constitutional order" (coup), "spreading false information," as well as "false statements on campaign funding," and links to "fascist, xenophobic, and antisemitic organizations."

And that prompted yet more large-scale protests.

. . . . Simply put, from the perspective of western liberal world order, Georgescu cannot be allowed to win because he takes the common sense approach that confrontation with Moscow does much more harm to Romanians than to Russia.

And Romania is simply too important to NATO and the effort to weaken Russia. Washington and Brussels are already dealing with wayward governments in Hungary and Slovakia, but Romania is a different animal.

. . . It’s entirely possible that Romania is just the start of annulled elections as the neoliberal war champions who call themselves the “center” would no doubt love the power to cancel elections wherever they see fit.

No Vested Power to Fund This

There is no vested power for Trump to fund a crypto reserve with taxpayer or Treasury funds.

I am not sure who if anyone would have standing to block a crypto advisory committee, but I fail to see how Trump can get this legally funded without Congress or gifts that would then become government assets that Congress could appropriate.

. . . And if you are foolish enough to be cheering for this, wait until Democrats use their “vested power” to do similar things.

The Hartford Insurance Company just notified the American Energy Institute that its insurance coverage is being cancelled because it’s the stated policy of The Hartford that it discriminates against carbon-energy advocates. This is in service to The Hartford’s radical Net Zero / DEI agenda.

. . . This is an excellent opportunity for red states to make a statement. If The Hartford faces licensing cancellation across much of the United States, and if Christopher Swift finds himself having to lawyer up to defend against The Hartford’s discriminatory business practices, executives across corporate America might start to re-think their desire to be obedient apparatchiks in service to Klaus Schwab and Larry Fink.