4 Or More Shots From 4 Or More Films is just what it says it is, 4 shots from 4 of our favorite films. As opposed to the reviews and recaps that we usually post, 4 Shots From 4 Films lets the visuals do the talking!
Happy Cinco De Mayo to all of our readers! It’s time for….
4 Shots From 4 Mexican Films
Simon of the Desert (1965, dir by Luis Bunuel, DP: Gabriel Figueroa)
El Topo (1970, dir by Alejandro Jodorowsky, DP: Rafael Corkidi)
Like Water For Chocolate (1992, dir by Alfonso Arau, DP: Emmanuel Luzbeki)
Pan’s Labyrinth (2006, dir. by Guillermo Del Toro, DP: Guillermo Nava)
Through the Shattered Lens 
Yesterday Iran seems to have forced President Trump’s hand to employ the Navy to guide ships (Project Freedom) through the straits; if Iran reacts with force, the Navy will counter subsequent skirmishes, for example, against ships or United Arab Emirates (UAE). Bottom line: President Trump demands from the Mullahs that their regime surrender their “near weapons grade”, its 440 kg of 60% enriched uranium. General Wesley Clark (Ret.) refers to the current stress as “Fog of War”.
Does the ‘Cease Fire’ put the “clock” of the War Powers Act on hold? Does trapping With 2,000 vessels and ~20,000 seafarers imprisoned in the Straits, compare to taking hostages? President Trump’s scheduled meet with Xi Jinping in China on May 14-15, 2026 influence the current Cease-Fire? Propaganda by definition “half-truth” rhetoric; it appeals to strong emotional reactions RATHER than far slower rational responses. This reaction/response divide separates “Yellow Journalism” made famous by Hearst Newspapers of the early 20th Century. A 21st Century tabloid gossip: the National Enquirer. Contrasts with the banter of the recent King of England’s speech before Congress.
Yellow gossip columns frequently employ sensational or misleading headlines that overstate or distort the story. This dark propaganda gossip specializes upon making “ad hominem” personal attacks; rather than public issues – like the previous Administrations Open Borders policy which permitted illegal aliens to enter the US completely unvetted. Trump 1.0 Nancy Pelosi led the Democratic opposition in the House of Representatives to stop “Trump’s Wall”.
The California Representatives to Congress: Pelosi, Schiff, Nadler, and Waters employment of the Obama/Hillary Russia-Gate Hoax based upon the Steele dossier – a classic example of Yellow Journalism, employed by the outgoing Obama Administration following the 2016 Trump victory over Clinton.
The unfounded claims stemming from the Steele dossier and the subsequent media frenzy, including figures like Rachel Maddow, exemplify the sensationalist approach. Rachel Maddow and the Late Night Comedy shows during Trump 1.0 often turned to dramatic photo selections, like an empty bed in a Russian Hotel where they discussed unverified sexual-allegation claims tied to the Steele dossier.
The Mueller Report did not “confirm” those allegations; it found insufficient evidence to establish a criminal conspiracy between the Trump campaign and Russia and did not substantiate the dossier’s salacious claims. The Muller Report highlighted the disjunction between media speculation and factual evidence.
Pelosi first attempted to impeach Trump in 2019 over Ukraine-related slander – when the House approved two impeachment articles in December 2019 related to Ukraine (abuse of power and obstruction of Congress). The Post Jan 6th‑event reviews attribute security breakdowns to misjudgments by multiple agencies and leaders, coordination failures, and delayed approvals—specifically including Nancy Pelosi.
Russia invaded the Ukraine under Biden/Pelosi because both Democratic leaders wanted to bring Ukraine into the NATO alliance. Trump by stark contrast sought to maintain the post WWII Russian trauma of twice invaded through the flat plains of the Ukraine, to respect post War Soviet ‘Allied Alliance’ which later changed to a Cold War NATO vs Warsaw Pact stalemate.
FDR’s approach aimed to stabilize Europe, promote democratic governance, and ensure a balance of power, contrasting sharply with later strategies that emphasized containment during the Cold War. Yellow Journalism accuses Trump’s America First policy as something akin to post WWI Isolationism!
Democraps repeatedly across the MSM Pravda press corporate monopolies, accused “America First” as isolationist – a pre-WWII FDR, Hooverism which dominated the Depression Era. Trump 2.0 Iran War proves otherwise. America First does not limit US domination of South America and Greenland but to the Straights of Hormuz which supplies 80% or more of China oil. Back in 1980, citizen Trump publicly favored that Washington should employ military force to prevent the Mullahs from acquiring nuclear weapons.
Iran has damaged the Saudi bypass pipeline temporarily, but has failed to destroy it. The attack on April 9 — a significant tactical strike, but Saudi Arabia’s rapid repair capabilities restored full operations within 72 hours. The pipeline remains the critical lifeline for Saudi oil exports during the blockade.
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