POTPOURRI

 Good Monday Morning! There's a lot going on in the world. Let's catch up!

In the REGIB the prosecutors are still notifying the Court that ....steady now..."The victim wants max." ***Yawn***

The market looks to open strong. But in this environment all that means is an afternoon sell-off. If you swing trade (something we do not recommend for anyone other than very experienced investors) you should be selling in the morning and buying in the afternoon. 

The President asked for assistance from the allies to send naval ships to the Gulf to escort oil tankers through the straits of Hormuz. That was met with a big ***yawn***. Germany, and give them credit for being the most honest, said "Nein! It's your war. We didn't start it. You did." Britian demurred, but did agree to send some aircraft for aerial mine-sweeping. Speaking of which, our sources tell us that USS Tulsa and Santa Barbara, which are Independence Class Littoral Combat Ships that have been reconfigured for mine sweeping left the Gulf and reappeared in the Pacific at the port of Penang. What is that all about? 

Did you know? That there is a fascinating trial taking place in our own Federal Court involving people in Miami orchestrating the assassination of Joveniel Moise in July, 2021. It is worth stopping in to watch; Judge Becerra presiding. Imagine that.  A leader of a country is assassinated in cold blood and of all the gin joints and cities in all the world, it is Miamians who are alleged to be involved. Pretty soon people will be saying Miami had a role in the Bay of Pigs and the Kennedy assassination. Oh, wait....

Actually there are two fascinating trials taking place at the ol Wilkie Ferguson federal courthouse. Miami's own David O Markus is starting a trial today representing a political consultant, who along with a former MAGA congressman, are accused of not registering as foreign agents in representing a Venezuelan oil company for a simple 50 mill consulting contract for like 5 or 6 months of work. Nice gig if you can get it. Mr. Markus, and co-counsel- the legendary Ed Shohat, have none other than your Secretary of State lil Marco Rubio on the witness list. Marco and Mr. Shohat's client- David Rivera- go waaaayyyy back. Very interesting trial, especially since our current government recently removed the President of Venezuela by force, something that the consultants may have been advising on. And how will a Miami jury view two local Hispanic defendants who were working against a communist government? There's a lot to unpack here, and if anyone can do it, it's Mssrs. Markus and Shohat. 

Last Cold Front of the year is heading our way as a new storm batters the midplains and northeast. Temps will drop tonight. Brrr.

And finally, last week we ventured over 395 to Miami Beach and enjoyed a repast at Joes Stone Crabs. What is your go to order at Joes? 

We start with the grilled tomatoes and the coleslaw. No one has coleslaw like Joes. Then we add the potatoes lyonnaise which is the only potatoes dish to get there; and make sure you get an order to go because they go so well with eggs the next morning.  For our out-of-town guests we order the Selects for the stone crabs. The Jumbos are too big and tough (and expensive) and everything else is too small. The Selects are sweet and the right size. But here is the big Joes secret that only local long-time patrons know. There is one dish that blows away all the others, and maybe the best incarnation of this dish in all of Miami. And to top it off, it is ridiculously cheap. Ready? 

The fried chicken for $8.95! You get a half a bird for that price. Really.  No one makes better fried chicken than Joes. It's crispy and juicy and the coating is perfection. And a half a bird for $8.95? Get outta here! That's crazy inexpensive for the best dish on the menu. 

We know we didn't do our weekend post on the Five Days in May series. Sometimes clients get arrested on the weekends. The post is coming.