Savvy?

A Letter in a Bottle... Or Rather Online

Blast and barnacles! Seems a gaggle of me ol' mateys from Yale – aye the '84 vintage – have penned a rather pointed letter to one Scott Bessent the Treasury Secretary no less. They're wringing their hands claiming he's aiding this Trump fella in turning America into some sort of... what was it? An 'authoritarian state'? Savvy? Sounds like a right load of bureaucratic balderdash to me.

Fascism? I've Dealt With Worse!

Fascism they say! As if I Captain Jack Sparrow haven't faced down curses krakens and the East India Trading Company! This 'fascism' sounds suspiciously like a bad case of scurvy – easily cured with a bit o' rum and a daring escape plan. The letter full of righteous indignation urges Bessent to 'be brave' and 'stand up for what he knows is right.' All very dramatic innit?

Unconstitutional? Bah Humbug!

They're saying Trump's actions are unconstitutional undermining democracy and all that rot. Blimey if I worried about every law I bent I'd never have gotten me hands on a single doubloon! But these Yale blokes seem genuinely concerned. Perhaps they've never had a proper adventure eh?

Bessent's Backlash: Keyboard Warriors Ahoy!

Now Bessent being the clever sort fired back with a statement that could peel paint off a galleon. He called them 'close minded progressives' hiding behind keyboards. 'How very brave,' he sneered 'to wage their campaign from behind a keyboard.' He even quoted Teddy Roosevelt! Imagine that politics and Teddy Roosevelt the world's gone mad.

The Trump Administration or a Pirate Crew?

The letter goes on listing grievances like giving Elon Musk – and his 'DOGE cohorts,' whatever those may be – access to private data attacking news media and illegal incarcerations. Sounds a bit like me crew after a particularly successful raid if I'm honest. 'Conflicts of interest,' they cry! As if I Captain Jack Sparrow ever let a little conflict stand between me and a chest of treasure!

Whistling in a Hurricane or Reminding Us What We Care About?

One of these Yale chaps admitted they might just be 'whistling in a hurricane.' But another argued that it's all about reminding themselves and everyone else what they care about. Symbolic gestures like exchanging rings or attending a funeral. Or perhaps like me hoisting the Black Pearl's colors high even when the odds are stacked against us. So what is it to be? Symbols or hurricanes? The choice as always is yours...savvy?