I was alarmed when I heard 11 nations stopped using the dollar “forever”. Until I read which countries . . .

Chalk this one up to the media echo chamber and AI pilfering of original news: “11 countries say goodbye to the dollar forever”. There are dozens of variations on this headline over the past 24 hours. See link below. Disclaimer - I have no idea if this is an original story or plagiarism; there's no attribution as to source.

I tried to imagine which 11 countries were ganging up on us. China? Canada? Mexico? How about Greenland? They've been pretty cold to us recently . . .

Nope . . . the leadoff hitter is Russia. A nation which escaped largely unscathed from the recent inferno of Trump tariffs. More bizarrely, Ukraine has the number two spot. THIS is how we get repaid for $400 billion in Biden era weapons gifts? Hey guys . . . you’re still drawing breath because of the USA. If it were up to Britain, France and Germany your kindergarteners would be singing the Russian national anthem at the start of each day: “Be glorious, our Fatherland, Age-old union of fraternal peoples, Be glorious! We are proud of you!” . . . (continues for 108 more verses).

Who else is in the gang of 11? Well, 5 of the least popular “stans” – Turkmenistan. Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan. Impressive, no? Rounding out the starting roster are Armenia, Belarus, Azerbaijan, and Moldova. I looked it up – Moldova is a real country. Karjackistan is an AI hallucination if it appears in news summaries. Any US students using ChatGPT for their homework . . . you've been warned!

Are any of these laughingstock nations applying for NATO membership? Application will likely be denied. And you’d better watch your step, current members like Latvia and Estonia. Not only is your allegiance suspect, but you also don’t bring anything credible to the NATO troops and hardware arsenal.

Putin will probably appear on Sputnik TV tonight - Протоколы агитации – (their version of “60 minutes”) to explain how he’s making Russia great again. (“Well, for one thing, Dimitri we don’t charge 104% tariffs on a Hyundai Ironic 3 with upgraded snow and mud tires in this country . . . “)

Is any of this relevant to the US economy? Probably not. So, I’m just as guilty as Newsweek, Business Insider, and US News and World report for hopping on this story and trying to get clicks/eyeballs. But the threat is real . . . if all those “-istan” countries make good on their threats, we’ll be left with only Pakistan as a friend. And with friends like that, who needs enemies? (Save, save me . . .)

I’m just sayin’ . . .

Not only Russia and Ukraine: these 11 countries have just said goodbye to the dollar forever - AS USA

Could Trump's New Tariffs Push More Countries To Ditch US Dollar? - Newsweek