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□ [“Leftists Freak Out as Trump Reportedly Plans to Send Military to Chicago"]

I'm sure it's already being planned, it's not "reportedly."  It may only be one of the possible options but Trump 2.0 does seem to be a lot better prepared for all the possibilities.  In this case, leftist-run cities have major crime problems so since Democrats won't do anything about it, Trump will.  Chicago is the next one, then New York City.  They've probably been putting together a list.

In theory, the Democrats in charge *could* be doing something about this.  If they did the job they were supposed to do, Trump will be fine with that and there will be one thing less he has to bother with.  Citizens of these cities may even have a clue why they vote Democrat because it's clear they're asking that nowadays.  As I said, in theory, they could do this.

But so far, the Democrats-in-charge aren't remotely interested in this.  They're looking to fight Trump, and the troops he sends by extension.  To be fair, they don't really have any other options (except fighting criminals.)  Lawsuits will take ages to go anywhere and it's not like they have a chance against the military.  I see leftist comments about how citizens of Chicago can get guns and fight off the invaders.  They could have done that years ago but they didn't.  And why not just build a wall to seal the borders?

DC must still be a couple weeks away from needing Congressional approval.  Both here and Chicago, and probably other leftist cities, I'm wondering if those in charge are trying to make deals with the criminals to lighten up for a little while.  That would cause some problems there, it's not like the criminals have actual jobs to get by on.  They could try to blackmail the politicians.  Or worse, the fed could be spying on them and would know about these discussions.  So far this has all been a positive development.

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□ [“Left-Populist German MP Demands Zelensky Testify on Nord Stream Sabotage"]

Europe is suddenly having more problems with Ukraine than they've acknowledged for the last three years.  Germany's been looking into it and Italy recently arrested a Ukrainian involved in the matter.  The one in Italy is former Ukrainian special forces and was connected to another Ukrainian, Volodymyr Z., also involved.  If they could, they'd probably try to get Joe Biden to testify, who had promised there would be no Nord Stream if Russia invaded.  Is that really the moment you want to say Biden knew exactly what he was talking about and was completely right?

Meanwhile Ukraine is still pissing off NATO/EU member Hungary, bombing the Druzhba pipeline for the third time.  It's really not a good idea to attack the people you want help from but that's what Ukraine does.  That's what Ukrainians voted for, back when they were permitted to vote.  That may be why France and Italy are now arguing, Macron is insisting on sending troops to Ukraine as soon as a ceasefire happens and Italy doesn't want that.  And these people want to handle a war?  The Czech president has said Ukraine should accept territory loss to get to a peace agreement, although he does add that the loss would only be "temporary" and Czech troops would be on the ground with France as soon as there's a ceasefire.  Not a good way to end the war.

At the European protests going on now, are any of these people going to pick up a gun and go fight to protect Ukraine?  Doesn't seem likely.  It's only slightly more likely that they'd be willing to send other troops out to handle that.  'Stay out of their problems' seems to be a very unifying stance and the EU leaders seem to be the last ones to understand that.  I'm going to stay pessimistic about this but it does appear to be a good sign.

Meanwhile Russia just keeps moving westward, taking more and more territory.  Or just restoring it to Russia, depending on how you want to look at it.  Although it doesn't look like the peace talks went anywhere, Trump has ordered Ukraine to not use US-provided missiles against Russia.  Then what do they have them for?  To use against each other?  Might as well arm the South Vietnamese again, this time they'll get it right!

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August 24, 2025

□ [“Hey, Cracker Barrel!  Drag Queens Don’t Eat Sausage Biscuits and Grits"]

So far, it sounds like they're heading down the same road as Bud Lite, Target, Jaguar and Levi Strauss.  Along with Disney, they did all this for an imaginary batch of 'new customers' who never bother to show up.  I'm curious if that'll be noticed right away.  The stock prices are dropping, ok, but investors probably aren't a majority of the normal customer base.  So what about the others?

I think it would be hilarious if the drop in customers was noticeable right away.  Today's Sunday, I'm guessing people might have gone there after church.  If a significant number decided to skip having lunch there today, that would be a big deal.  I know very little about Cracker Barrel, not sure I've ever been there a single time, it certainly wasn't worth repeating.  I *think* they sponsor the Grand Old Opry, which suggests the old customer base they were so eager to ditch.  That could make a difference.

Have they even officially made the change yet?  If I drive by one nearby, will the logo be changed?  Can't tell.  The company website has the new logo but in very few places and I had to search for it.  The website for the one closest to me still shows the old logo.  It would be even funnier if they hadn't even gotten around to it yet, they were just announcing plans for a change in 2026.

If that's the case, this would be a great example of how sick and tired people are of the *woke* elites imposing their latest change on everything.  It's like they really think the customers will just continue to show up and have no other choice in the matter.  But as in war, the enemy gets a vote.

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August 24, 2025

□ [“Gay Satanic Rapper Lil Nas X Arrested and Hospitalized After Apparent Mental Breakdown"]

*Maybe* he's just doing too many drugs.  That's probably it.  Well, he's certainly doing too many drugs but it might be a better question, what else is he doing?  Part of the job for sycophants is to keep you from wandering around the streets of LA in your underwear, and you don't become a popular rapper in LA without sycophants, so where were they?

Almost makes you reminiscent of the good old days when Snoop and Dre acted like you expected.  But I suspect they were one step on the path that lead to this.  For convenience, I just call it "Hollywood" although the elitist cult undoubtedly runs all around the world.  Also for convenience, I assume they're all a demon-worshipping cult, which they probably are in the long-term although that may not be totally applicable to the specific beliefs of any particular cult.  I do think they've been primarily aiming for black and children and most of the last several decades shows how successful they were.

So I'm guessing this is a sign that things aren't going well for the Hollywood conspiracies.  They've tried but things really aren't working out for them.  I assume they do conduct human sacrifices but even those who are still alive aren't mentally healthy.  Just looking at his wikipedia page, this guy became famous when he was 16, put out one album in 2021 and still hasn't put out another one.  And this is suppose to merge rap and country?  Why would anyone want to do this?  Because they're depraved?  Oh, right.

And just to note, assuming his wikipedia page is correct and his biography wasn't made up, he's from Atlanta, Georgia.  There's nothing specific to look to but I've had a theory for a while that this was a central point of an American demon-worshipping cult, before and after the Civil War.  Here and there I see small clues - such as Lil Nas X coming from there - but nothing I can point to as an explanation.  But I suspect that cult was able to handle the South and afterwards, move west to Hollywood, which is probably a fair summary of what they're doing.  Since 1879, Atlanta has only voted Democrat so the party must know what they're doing.

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