By Tommy Acosta
People have been asking why I haven’t written any articles or opinions for Sedona.biz lately.
Honestly? I’m bored. Nothing inspires me. I sit down to write and it’s like watching an old movie I’ve already seen a dozen times — I know the plot, the twists, the ending, and the credits before the first scene even opens.
I can’t find a single topic, political or otherwise, that lights a spark.
Take Trump’s now-predestined invasion of Venezuela. Ho hum. He’s using the “narco-terrorism” excuse as a pretense to go in and seize Venezuela’s massive oil supply. Who doesn’t already know this? Not to mention, it certainly shifts attention away from the Epstein files.
Yes, the Epstein files — the shiny apple dangling in front of a nation walking blindly forward into deeper and deeper ignorance. And let’s be honest: nothing will come of it. The redactions will rival the Kennedy assassination report. Another shrug from Washington. No big deal.
Even the cold-blooded killing of a few alleged narco-survivors will fade from the headlines. Washington marches on toward Bizarro World. Those little boats they blew up didn’t even carry enough drugs to fuel a Hollywood “freak-out” party. To keep America’s drug habit satisfied, it takes a tanker a week.
And what a waste of money — two $50,000-plus rockets to kill just two men. Efficiency clearly wasn’t part of the mission briefing.
Then there’s ICE. These uniformed agents walking the streets fully armed — a prelude to what’s been percolating for a long while. Once the former CIA operative fulfilled his mission to kill a Border Patrol agent, the gates opened for military-style control over every state and city. It’s so obvious it barely deserves mentioning.
Am I missing something?
Oh, right — Russia will get what it wants, Ukraine will return whatever territory it must, and the U.S. military-industrial complex will keep its revenue stream alive with the bombing of Venezuela and maybe a few more South American dictatorships in need of toppling.
Yawn.
How about Sedona?
The Cultural Park? You can be pretty sure that music venue will be built. Sedona will become a go-to stop for major acts. The proponents are stronger than the opponents and the affordable housing crusaders combined.
Even the fight against STRs is stupid and boring. Those trying to stop them stand about the same chance as a strand of spaghetti surviving a pot party. A man’s home is his castle — get over it and stop wasting money trying to undo it.
Oh, and what about NYC electing Mamdani? Again — no communist revolution is coming. New Yorkers aren’t about to grab pitchforks and storm the castles of the rich.
But then something actually interesting happened.
I went to dinner the other night at Bella Vita and witnessed a spectacle I never would have imagined. A group of four people sat at the table next to me, and among them was a man who must have weighed close to 350 pounds. He had to be eased into his chair and the table pushed away from him to make room.
I watched him with half an eye, expecting some cartoonish feast — five plates of spaghetti, a couple of steaks, maybe an entire loaf of garlic bread inhaled in one go.
But when his plate arrived — a large steak entrée — I was stunned.
Instead of the wild feeding frenzy I anticipated, the man approached his meal with reverence. Absolute reverence. He looked like a priest preparing to serve communion. His movements were soft, intentional, almost ceremonial. He cut each bite with the precision of a master surgeon. I was mesmerized.
And the joy — pure, quiet joy — radiated from him with every perfectly carved morsel. He never lost control. He savored. He appreciated. He was having a private spiritual experience with every bite.
Across from him sat a very skinny fellow who, the second his steak landed, dove into it like the cartoon character I originally pictured — swallowing huge chunks, ramming food down his gullet with reckless abandon.
The contrast was astounding.
Sometimes people-watching is far more interesting than watching the world fall apart, predicting political trends, or analyzing how populations are manipulated by those who profit from engineered misery.
Ah! That felt good.
Squeezed out an article. Knocked the rust off the pen.
Watching that huge man eat was a real eye-opener — and a reminder not to judge a book by its cover.
And by the way, if you haven’t eaten there yet, make it a point to visit Bella Vita Restaurant on SR 89A. Great Italian dishes and fantastic steaks. Yum.
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“And what a waste of money — two $50,000-plus rockets to kill just two men. Efficiency clearly wasn’t part of the mission briefing.“
Yup and those same missiles could’ve been used upon an actual enemy of the United States known as Putin. Not the Russian people oppressed suppressed and held hostage by Putin but Putin proper and his war machine.But instead we have a President who prefers our enemies to our democracy. Very depressing and predictable indeed.
Yes, every day is ground hog day-predictable, unimpressive and same ol’ same ol’. That’s precisely what Trump Inc. wants everyone to think and feel. Everything that was unacceptable is now acceptable, unlawful now lawful and so on and so forth. There are several Twilight Zone episodes that come to mind such as the couple riding the toy train stopping in a fake town and all the while thinking they’re living in a reality that doesn’t exist.
Don’t worry be happy everything is A++++ you’ll see! Maybe next year! 🤣
Donald Trump launches most vile attack yet on Ilhan Omar in racist rant
The U.S. president has been repeatedly attacking the Minnesota Congresswoman for weeks
https://apple.news/AVDMf1IeKTPyRvOEbb3fQLQ
The next time anyone calls me a hater for calling out the hate of our National Leader,remember these words straight from the mouth of your racist hatefilled part time Commander and Chief/full time Thief! What a vile disgusting excuse for a human being and yet you want him to be the most powerful racist hate filled thief there is next to Putin and Un.
The premise of Venezuelan entities illegally taking oil and minerals from the US is inaccurate; the reverse is closer to the historical dynamic, with the U.S. government alleging that Venezuela’s government “stole” assets that previously belonged to American companies.
In the early 2000s and 1970s, Venezuela nationalized its oil industry, leading to the expropriation of assets from foreign oil companies, including American ones like ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips. U.S. officials, such as President Trump and his advisers, have referred to these actions as the “largest recorded theft of American wealth and property” and have demanded the return of the “Oil, Land, and other Assets that they previously stole from us”.
More recently, the U.S. has targeted the Venezuelan state-owned oil company PDVSA and state-owned gold company Minerven with sanctions for engaging in what the U.S. considers corrupt and illicit operations to benefit the Maduro regime. As part of these sanctions enforcement efforts, the U.S. military has seized oil tankers carrying Venezuelan oil that were in violation of the sanctions, with the White House stating its intention to seize and keep the oil from those specific vessels.
In summary, the actions involve:
Nationalization of U.S. company assets by Venezuela: This occurred in 1976 and again in 2007.
U.S. sanctions and asset seizures: The U.S. has seized tankers with sanctioned Venezuelan oil, with recent actions in December 2025, and considers the original nationalization as theft of U.S. assets.
Seems the Commanding Thief has his facts and history completely WRONG as usual. Just as he claimed Peru has 28K venomous snake bites a year and WRONGLY claimed snakes and data from Australia’s venomous snakes from Australia are in and applicable to Peru which is completely absurd nonsense. And yet the brain dead of MAGA believe every word of his NONSENSE!
https://www.huffpost.com/entry/stephen-colbert-donald-trump-fact-check_n_694131a0e4b0a7596704117e
Obviously he is as hung up over South Americans as Hitler was with Jews. Two ignorant fascist in a pod!
Perhaps a bit nitpicky here but where the hell did our Commander and Thief and Chest Thumping Secretary of War learn their drill and ceremony? Definitely not from General Clausewitz or the Active Duty US military! The thumb should not be visible to those being saluted! It is to be neatly tucked (not hanging) along the underside of the right palm, all fingers straight and aligned with a 45• canter or tilt while held to the right eyebrow. Of course Mr I’m smarter and tougher than the Genrals and everyone else played sports while in juvenile reform Military School rather than learning to become a soldier. And he did evade his duty to our country 5-8 times (depending upon what records you access from NARA).
And former Army National Guard Major Pretty Boy Pete doesn’t know the proper placement of his hands and arms while standing at attention! He stood there with his hands balled into fist and held his hands forward of his legs which were separated and his feet straight.
The proper position is to stand ramrod straight with a slight bend in the knees, legs together with the heels of the feet touching while the toes are pointing outwards at 45• angles opposite one another. The arms should be straight downward and against the torso with the hands balled (also against the torso) with thumbs pointing straight downward toward the ground.
https://www.reuters.com/world/middle-east/trump-attends-ceremony-witness-return-us-personnel-killed-syria-2025-12-17/
I won’t even go into Trumps inability to march, stay in step or for that matter- in formation as he fell rapidly behind the formation he was in.
It’s nitpicking right? Not at all! Especially not when attending one of the most sacred ceremonies of our nation’s fallen patriots (real ones not self proclaimed ones)! Obama didn’t return a salute to a Marine saluting him as he left Marine 1 once and the GOP/Tea Party/MAGA idiots had a conniption just as they did when he god forbid wore a tan suit! So fair is fair!
Either POTUSi need remedial drill and ceremony training or they need to abstain from insulting those of us who did it for a living.
Just watched the UnPresidential Address to the Nation made by a full on Mussolini! All lies and disinformation with full on hatred of Migrants and Americans who don’t believe in nor fall for his bullshit. Is the Fascist DICKtator becoming clearer to those of you in MAGA who deny his being what he truly is! If not try taking off yer beer goggles.
“Pam Bondi wants FBI to offer bounties for ‘radical gender ideology’ groups, leaked memo shows
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Excerpt From
“Pam Bondi wants FBI to offer bounties for ‘radical gender ideology’ groups, leaked memo shows”
Christopher Wiggins
Advocate
https://apple.news/AEkuUHK79SVSOyn2hjLq9yg
“Among the ideologies flagged are “adherence to radical gender ideology,” along with positions favoring mass migration, anti-capitalism, anti-Christianity, and hostility toward “traditional views on family, religion, and morality,” the memo states.”
Mussolini lives! And in America too!
“Just give it another year” and you’ll all see what our king says even has promised will happen year after year but never does! Because he doesn’t know government nor the people he dupes. He only knows how to get wealthy off of a position of power that our country should hold in high esteem for being moral and just. Instead we cheer ol’ Rumpled Orangeskin on as he bold face lies to everyone about everything from Ukraine to migrants, Venezuelan boat killings to “affordability”.
People are slowly beginning to see the fraud behind the gold curtains!
Don’t believe the hype because it’s all lies and bluster as usual-
https://newrepublic.com/post/204600/trump-1776-military-bonus-warrior-dividend-truth
They’re robbing Peter to give Paul his entitlements they illegally took from Peter and Paul in the first place! Reminds me of the ol cups and ball scam where one has to guess where the slight of hand ball ends up! They did the same with millions of dollars pre designated for military base infrastructure improvements (such as DOD Schools and GI housing) during their last 4 years of crime and grift and illegally used it for his cheaply built overpriced border wall that is toppled by high winds.
Really have to watch all of their hands all the time because while they want us to focus on one hand the other is breaking every law in the book! Which is why Trump is so fond of criminal televangelist who rob their congregations using the very same techniques.
Can you say I-n-d-o-c-t-r-i-n-a-t-i-o-n? Seems the Charlie Kirk method is self imploding like the MAGA party itself is. Just another desperate attempt to divert attention and cover up crimes while trying to brainwash our youth into becoming little White Supremacist! It worked for Hitler after all with his HJ or Hitler Jugend. Same concept different nutjob at the helm!
Trump announces Patriot Games for 2026 https://www.azfamily.com/2025/12/19/trump-announces-patriot-games-2026/
Indoctrination is the process of inculcating (teaching by repeated instruction) a person or people into an ideology, often avoiding critical analysis.It can refer to a general process of socialization. The term often implies forms of brainwashing or disagreeable forms of socialization. However, it can refer to both positive and negative forms of cultural transmission, and some academics consider it an integral element of education.
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Hitler did recall some ambassadors and used them as pawns, but Germany’s diplomatic corps mostly stayed in place, serving Nazi goals, with Hitler often preferring personal agents; specific recalls happened, like the German Ambassador from the U.S. after Kristallnacht, but the general policy wasn’t a mass recall pre-WWII, but rather shifting control and using diplomats to further his aggressive foreign policy.
Key Points on Nazi Diplomacy:
Distrust of Professionals: Hitler distrusted career diplomats, preferring agents like Joachim von Ribbentrop, who were more aligned with his revolutionary aims.
Kristallnacht & Ambassador Recall: In 1938, after the U.S. recalled its ambassador due to Kristallnacht, Germany recalled its ambassador to the U.S., Hans-Heinrich Dieckhoff, as relations soured.
Loyalty & Ultranationalism: Most Foreign Office diplomats were ultranationalist and antisemitic, allowing them to work within the Nazi system despite Hitler’s personal reservations.
Policy of Aggression: German foreign policy before the war focused on dismantling the Treaty of Versailles, building alliances, and acquiring territory, often through aggressive actions, not just diplomacy.
Post-War Declaration: A key moment was the declaration of war on the U.S. in December 1941, delivered by Ribbentrop to the American Chargé d’Affaires, Leland B. Morris, signaling a breakdown of diplomacy.
In essence, while some ambassadors were recalled in specific diplomatic crises, the broader trend wasn’t a mass recall but a realignment and leveraging of the diplomatic service to support Hitler’s expansionist war aims.
And Now-
“Mass Recall of U.S. Ambassadors Leaves Unprecedented Global Vacancies
Almost 30 envoys are being recalled, some from countries where President Trump has lauded U.S. efforts to end armed conflicts”
Excerpt From
“Mass recall of U.S. ambassadors leaves unprecedented global vacancies”
Robbie Gramer, Vera Bergengruen
The Wall Street Journal
https://apple.news/Ade9-mzf-TgOg93LYRhsf_w
“US Supreme Court rejects Trump’s military deployment in Chicago area, for now”
https://apple.news/AFhcsHAb4TKqN0cfQ7PLAug
What what what? No demeaning salacious slanderous comments from the King about the Judges being Deep State, Deranged Democrats, RINO’s etc.? Probably because they’re on board with everything MAGA except the unlawful use of our Armed Forces which we have for National Defense not Domestic Law Enforcement.
“‘GI Jello’: JD Vance’s Training Session With Navy SEALs Clobbered By Critics
The vice president’s “cosplay” gave detractors a workout on social media.”
https://apple.news/AsLaaX36TR366_g8LrHtuDQ
First our “SECRETARY of War” does a photo op of himself playing Army RANGER which he was not and now Journalist Marine JD is playing Navy SEAL which he was not! Both could have volunteered for either school while they were actually in the military though they would’ve washed out solely based on their ginormous self centered egos. One would think they have more important things to do like running the country and keeping it safe rather than making their Make A Wish dreams come true on our dime! Trump pretends to be a tough guy despite evading his service to our country so it’s no wonder his administration members likes to be pretend tough guys as well.
If you read the news you know!
Neo-Nazi terror group steps up US operations as FBI pulls back
Online activity shows the Base, headed by alleged Russian asset Rinaldo Nazzaro, sees US and Ukraine as key centers
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/dec/22/neo-nazi-terror-the-base