Big Bopper, Big Bopper, everything you like, you know I got her!

D-Mas Senator Ed Markey’s Special Assistant Admits Using Autopen Without Markey’s Knowledge
September 30, 2025

□ [“Over 100,000 Federal Employees Expected to Quit Tuesday Amid Government Shutdown"]

There might be some legal distinction between getting fired or quitting the day before.  For convenience, I'll assume they all have paychecks coming in from Soros or his ilk so they won't be missing anything. They're government officials, it's not like they're hired for courage.  These people could have taken Trump up on his offer to quit several months ago but obviously didn't.

Hopefully with months of his people in running the executive branch and what DOGE learned, the Trump administration knows exactly what needs to cut out.  I'm also curious how relevant established law is to this, since there will be no Congress in a few hours.  There are laws to ensure the executive branch continues to function during a shut-down but how many changes are permanent and how many will go back to the way things were whenever the government gets around to reopening?

At a lower level, that's probably not much of a problem in the executive departments.  The leftists will quit or be fired and those who work for the chief executive can then rewrite the regulations for their particular division.  If this is anything like the other government shutdowns I've been through, I doubt much will change from our perspective.  The question is what the left will do about it.

The Senate is still making noise about trying to pass something but I assume they'll fail.  The only alternative is if enough Democrats cave, or whoever's in charge of them gives up.  But taxpayer-funded healthcare for illegal immigrants but not Americans is really the hill they'll die for.

PA Dem Funneled Money to Help Opioid Addicts to LGBTQ+ ‘Medical Transition’ Seminars For Kids
September 30, 2025

□ [“Pete Hegseth Declares a Return 'the Highest Male Standard Only' in Military Combat Roles"]

No idea if this will work but it's certainly nice to hear.  The 'kinder, gentler Army' has been around for a long time so this speech won't be enough to get rid of it.  But this is what the big meeting was about, at least the parts we'll be informed on.  More PT and no lowering standards for women.  You'd think that would be obvious but the left has spent decades on that and won't give up now.  This also applies to grooming, uniforms and medical requirements.

□ [“Trump Suggests Dangerous US Cities Should Be Military Training Grounds, 'A War From Within'"]

Trump covered this part.  He did say we'll be moving into Chicago soon.  You'd think urban combat would be a standard part of training at this point, or at any point for the last century.  Of course I was never infantry so maybe they are trained on that, but there could be a refresher.  I'm sure they're putting a lot of thought into how this will work.

It's quite possible they'll start moving into these cities in the next couple days, just to get the ball rolling.  As I've said, they probably already have troops there - it's not like these cities don't have military units - but we'll see how many citizens are ready to fight back.  I'm sure there will be something but I also doubt there won't be a lot of resistance.  It'll probably be closer to 'suicide by cop soldier' than anything else.  But that was probably covered in the part of the meeting that won't be reported.

Poland Authorities Arrest Ukrainian Man Suspected of Exploding the Nord Stream Gas Pipelines
September 30, 2025

Stan Lee and Steve Ditko's Spider-Man certainly qualifies as a building block of my life, even though it came out over a decade before I was born and even longer before I started reading it.  Although I don't pay a lot of attention to it anymore, when I do think about it, I'm usually trying to figure out what Ditko was intending to do with the characters.  He certainly had a direction and, just from what I've glimpsed at this evening, it started early on.

For all that we're told about Spidey being an unusual superhero, he was actually the first one at Marvel who followed the standard tropes.  The Fantastic Four didn't have secret identities, they didn't even have costumes for the few few issues.  Thor and the Hulk were literally separate characters from their secret identities and what they had as far as love interests was very simple and unimportant.  Basically none of these characters even fought standard supervillains for quite a while.

That's not the case with Spider-Man.  Costume, identity, he fought criminals and supervillains right away.  Didn't have a love interest for a few issues but he had the kids at school.  We don't know how much Stan Lee really contributed to the stories beyond dialogue and editing and we know that Ditko did more and more as time went on, but I've been looking at the basics for the first several issues.

Skipping the origin story which is very different from the actual series, the first issue had Spidey encounter the main antagonist, J. Jonah Jameson, and meet the Fantastic Four, to start re-enforcing that all the different titles took place in the same world.  Technically DC did the same thing but there was much less continuity or connection.  Atlantis was presented very differently depending on which title it appeared in, and you couldn't just have Superman or Batman show up for a few pages.

The second issue had Peter Parker start working for JJJ, establishing their long-standing relationship.  The third issue was the first one to be a single story instead of two short stories and made use of the extra pages.  The hero thought things were good, then he was defeated, then he found his way back.  Not great literature but better than comics had been known for.  All that plus a guest-appearance by the Human Torch.

The fourth issue had the Sandman attacking Peter's high school, detailing some of their interaction.  Liz Allen makes her first notable appearance as Peter messing things up with her.  We also see him having other problems, including dealing with JJJ and his secretary, Betty Brant.  Stan always said he preferred writing romance comics the most and Steve was clearly pushing this plotline.  I've been convinced for some time that he always intended Betty to be Peter's true love and everyone else was just a distraction.

The fifth issue has Spidey face Dr. Doom.  Usually characters didn't fight enemies from a different title, but this would indicate things were different here.  All the characters were involved.  The sixth issue was a bit different, leaving NYC to fight the Lizard.  I've always noted that after this issue, Doc Connors never became the Lizard again during Ditko's run but was always available as a brilliant scientist when Spidey needed help.

The seventh issue had the Vulture return and attack the Daily Bugle itself.  This starts the theme of JJJ getting closer and closer to the villains.  Sometimes he supports them, sometimes he's the victim, other times he's just comic relief.  The issue ends with Peter and Betty chatting, like they're attracted to each other.  Can't be too specific in superhero comics aimed at kids but it is what it is.

The eight issue is unusual in that it's two short stories.  The first one is an evil robot attacking the high school and is probably notable that Peter makes a convincing case that no one should suspect he is Spider-Man, unlike what Clark Kent and Superman have to deal with.  The second story is another meeting with the Human Torch and is drawn by Jack Kirby.  The Marvel Universe was slowly becoming more solid and coherent, helped by the fact that only a handful of creators were involved.

The ninth issue has Betty and Peter fighting because she's scared for him, taking pictures of crimes.  It ends with them walking off together.  This was the first of the 'Aunt May is almost dead' issues and Betty even visits her in the hospital.  JJJ is being attacked by Electro and when the villain is defeated, it's the first of several times where Spidey unmasks him and realizes it's a complete stranger.

This was redone in the tenth issue when Spidey spent the whole issue assuming the villain was JJJ but it turned out to be another reporter for the Daily Bugle.  Ditko would continue to do stories like this here and there for the rest of his run.  Unfortunately he died without telling us what his intentions were because this is definitely one of the many reasons the series and character were so popular.

The eleventh and twelfth issues started a change of direction, but it's still not clear exactly what.  Betty had left town for some mysterious reason and it turns out she was working for Doc Ock.  Her brother is a criminal and they're all in on it.  Peter tracks her down to Philadelphia and is not remotely creepy about it.  Betty's brother dies and Doc Ock escapes, possibly the first time that ever happened in a code-approved comic.  We're told Betty will never be back, then she returns on the first page of the twelfth issue.  With a new haircut.  Chicks, amiright?

This issue is finishing the Doc Ock storyline with some very stupid parts to the story.  Betty and Peter are clearly dating by this point although it's not specific and now Liz gets a crush on Peter.  He was caught impersonating Spider-Man and she thinks that's awesome.  That's not even the stupidest part of the story but at least in context, you could believe these characters are doing this.

The thirteenth issue introduces Mysterio who doesn't really have any great insights but the characters all continue moving forward.  The fourteenth issue is weird in several ways.  First of all, the Hulk appears.  If his series hadn't been cancelled yet, it was close, and either way he made appearances in multiple titles which helped push the overall franchise.  Second of all, the story was a rip-off of a recent Fantastic Four story where the villain pretends to hire the heroes to make a movie because they need the money.  And third of all, this villain was the Green Goblin.

In one of the few revelations in his later years, Ditko did say that he always intended the Goblin to be Norman Osbourne, although it's not clear if he'd even conceived of Osbourne by this point.  As Spidey carries out this adventure, back home the other characters are all doing their usual things, keeping the series fleshed out that way.  It's also noteworthy that the Goblin was working with the Enforcers, who had appeared in issue ten.  Issue fifteen had Kraven's first appearance, helping the Chameleon who had appeared in the first issue.  Villains were bringing in helpers to deal with the hero.

And on the romantic side, Betty is getting very jealous of all the other girls in Peter's life.  It's interesting that it's done so subtly that kids can read it without knowing what's going on but there's still enough to understand.  This was also the first chance Peter had to meet Aunt May's friend Mrs. Watson's niece, Mary Jane.  Luckily that doesn't happen but unluckily Peter can't call Betty or Liz to spend the evening with.

Issue sixteen is the first time the story starts and ends with Peter dealing with Betty and the rest of it is one long scene of Spidey and the villains.  And Daredevil, because there hasn't been another Marvel character appearing for a few issues.  Issue seventeen has the Human Torch appear as the Spider-Man Fan Club finally gets together.  No really, that's what happens.

The high school kids love Spidey so they form a club.  Everybody shows up to the first meeting, including the Human Torch and the Green Goblin.  There's standard superhero hijinks, there's Betty and Liz, another attempt to meet Mary Jane and then the big fight scene is interrupted because of news that Aunt May is dying so Spidey runs off like a coward.  There is no 'to be continued' but Ditko is clearly putting out a continuing story.

Issue eighteen has JJJ thrilled by this and the rest of the Marvel Universe confused at Spidey the wuss.  Aunt May is slightly better, Spidey is trying to figure out different ways of making money but it doesn't work out.  Sandman is going around loose and nobody can stop him.  It's an effective change-of-mood from issue-to-issue and I'm quite impressed that all the characters keep getting shown off in their roles.  I haven't looked at these issues in years and I'm not even reading them now but the interest still seeps out and fascinates more and more with each page.

This is one of the first examples of a long story being told in comic-book form.  It is known that Ditko was plotting several issues in advance although we don't know how far ahead he was.  This was effectively a three-part story - issue nineteen has Spidey taking down Sandman and the Enforcers, with help from the Human Torch - while setting up future stories.  The issue ends with someone following Peter for some reason on behalf of a mysterious character.

In this instance, it wasn't a big set-up, the mystery is solved in issue twenty as JJJ being responsible.  But he sets up his spy to become the Scorpion, definitely stronger than Spidey and JJJ actively creating another villain.  Betty is also trying to get Peter jealous by hanging out with Ned Leeds.  Despite being superhero comics aimed at kids, something about this comes off as believable character interactions presented on a day-by-day basis.

Issue twenty-one has Spidey and the Torch flirting on each other's girlfriends to make them jealous.  Issue twenty-two brings back the Circus villains as Peter and Betty's relationship keeps bouncing back and forth from bad to good.  Issue twenty-three brings back the Green Goblin and the criminal reporter from issue ten.  Periodically Ditko's stories, especially when the Goblin was involved, focused on crime gangs and sometimes with business.  This was one of the former and one of the reasons we wish he had continued on the title for a few more years.  In the first few issues after Ditko had left, Stan made sure to clear out the Betty Brant story and finally introduce Mary Jane, but I assume he wanted to continue the crime gang storyline which is why the Kingpin soon appeared.  Issue twenty-three also has someone standing in the background with JJJ who is clearly Norman Osbourne.

Issue twenty-four has JJJ trying to start a news story about why everyone hates Spider-Man and gets suckered and embarrassed by Mysterio.  Peter ends the story going out on a date with Liz.  He's been getting more confident in the last several issues.  Issue twenty-five has a great scene of him suckering JJJ into funding a robot to beat Spidey with while Betty is trying to get him to stop.  Once again, all the characters interact in a very well-paced scene, leaving Betty and Liz so angry that they storm over to Peter's house to confront him.  He's not there but they get to meet Mary Jane.

Ditko was only credited for "drawings" but a caption says he came up with the plot so by this point, Stan probably had no idea what the story would be until the pages were brought in.  I don't know if Ditko was still giving them to Stan personally or if he was just leaving them with the secretary.  After this, he would receive "plot" credit for the story.  But it must have been a big problem for him as the artist.  He had plotted and penciled the story, then he had to ink the lettering for dialogue and captions Stan had contributed.

Issue twenty-six and twenty-seven were a two-part story, continuing the Green Goblin and the criminal gangs.  Issue twenty-eight began and ended with a few pages about the girls in Peter's life and graduating high school, the rest was one long fight scene with the Molten Man.  Annual 2 had Spidey teaming up with Dr. Strange and I still can't figure out how Ditko of all people would come-up with a magician for a heroic character.  Issue twenty-nine was another long fight-scene, the Scorpion wanting revenge on JJJ.  Also Betty and Ned are getting closer and Aunt May is hiding her sickness.

Issue thirty was supposed to be a minor issue as far as superheroics go.  There was a screw-up because Steve was setting up a future villain but hadn't told Stan, who assumed the gang committing robberies around town worked for this issue's villain.  Spidey's basically useless in stopping this villain, the police solve everything.  Otherwise we meet Liz again and see that she's totally done with Peter and Betty tells him that Ned has proposed to her.  Spider-Man is keeping these two apart.

Is it the greatest romance you've ever read?  No, but it's very obvious that Ditko intended Betty to Peter's eventual love interest.  The personalities are very different but her behavior isn't that different from Dominique, the lead female character in Ayn Rand's The Fountainhead.  She'll eventually end up with the hero but goes through a lot of effort - and two marriages - before figuring that out.

Issues thirty-one through thirty-three are generally considered the high point of Ditko's run on the title.  As noted before, these issues came out overlapping with three issues of the Fantastic Four fighting Galactus, which is generally considered that title's high point with Jack Kirby.  I don't know how this was deliberate but I'm quite certain it was.

Aunt May's in the hospital.  Peter starts college, we meet Harry Osbourne and Gwen Stacy.  Gwen knows how hot she is and acts like you'd expect a college girl to act but for some reason Peter isn't paying any attention.  Part one sets up all these problems.  Part two has Spidey going to Doc Connors for help, the villain is revealed to be Doc Ock and Spidey is left to die in a flood.  Part three resolves everything quite well, except for Betty who has had enough of this and leaves.

Issues thirty-four and thirty-five are mostly fight scenes with the return of Kraven and the Molten Man, interspersed with Peter finally paying attention in college.  Gwen is getting more and more interested in him even though he's barely said anything to her at all.  She tries to get closer in issue 36, which features an odd villain called the Meteor.  I'm not sure he ever appeared again but it seems he's deliberately simplistic.  Either Ditko was getting burned out working for Stan or he was deliberately trying to make the superhero parts less interesting.

Issue thirty-seven has a villain creating robots, and working for Norman Osbourne.  Issue thirty-eight concludes Ditko's run with another meaningless villain and Peter arguing with Ned over Betty.  There were also bits with his fellow college students and criminals ganging up on him.  If it didn't have a strong ending, I have to admit I really enjoyed flipping through the pages.  I knew the stories, even if I'd forgotten parts of it.  Ditko/Lee's run is clearly part of my life and these 800-and-some pages show why.  That's not even counting the franchise built from it.

If there's a problem, other than the long fight-scenes taking up too many pages of the later issues, I would say it was that the crime gang/business subplots weren't especially developed.  You could argue that Ditko was going somewhere or that he was just using it as a plot device whenever he thought it was a good idea and that was all it ever was.  Peter was certainly growing and changing as a character, Ditko had totally stopped presenting him as a dweeb when dealing with his fellow students or with his employer.

Other characters weren't particularly changing but they were showing more complexity.  Gwen and Harry could range from being mean to Peter or trying to be nice because they weren't bullies.  Even Flash wasn't a total bully, deliberately taking all the blame for a fight with Peter, trying to get along with him at college.  Liz decided she was out of school now and it was time to grow up.  Maybe Ditko would bring her back some time in the future but probably not as a major character.

Really, it's Gwen and MJ that show the potential lost by Ditko leaving.  They were clearly more mature than Liz and perhaps that was the goal.  First Gwen, then MJ would compete with Betty to win Peter.  Wouldn't surprise me if Ned Leeds would have eventually been caught working with the Green Goblin to ruin that marriage.

Part of the problem is that comics are really time-intensive medium to work in and progress is slow.  It usually takes a month of work to create one fairly-short read.  So whatever plans Ditko had, or anyone else for that matter, it would take years to really produce a readable work of decent size.  And of course he wasn't doing it with his property, it was a corporate IP, so he didn't get final say on anything.

The reason I was thinking about Spider-Man today is because I was pondering that his creation was a deliberate act of *something* with an IP in the newly-borne Marvel Universe and I was trying to figure out what it was.  All I came up with was the romance subplot and the less-developed crime gang/business stories and, considering how none of this got very far, I was still impressed by how much work Ditko put on the page.  This is the sort of thing comics needs, fascinating readers right from the start and keeping them interested.  I don't know if I'll come up with anything else to say but I'm probably going to be thinking about these comics for a while.  This is really how a franchise deserves to be built from the ground up.

South African Ambassador to France Falls From 22nd Floor of Paris Hotel in Suspected Suicide
September 30, 2025

Same as my girlfriend, I totally love the government and am sure we'll never ever be apart, we'll stay together forever.

FBI Investigates Marxist LGBTQ Paramilitary Group in Utah; Group Leader is Tied to State Department and United Nations
September 16, 2025

Woody Allen Says Trump ‘Is a Pleasure to Work With’ and He ‘Would Love to Work With Him Again’
September 2, 2025

The cooler the weather
The closer together
That's what I said
The earlier sunrise
Is only for nice guys
Or so I have read

The days are colder and vacation stops
I'd like to stay home just picking crops, yeah

Big autumn, big autumn
Talk about leaf blowers
My girl's got 'em
Big autumn, you answered the call
It's isn't much further to fall

We met in September
I made her a member
You know what I mean
I know where we're going
At least it's not snowing
You know what I mean

The season started for football ranks
I want to spend a whole day giving thanks

Big autumn, big autumn
Talk about sweater hogs
My girl's got 'em
Big autumn, you answered my call
We don't have much further to fall

In Spain, a priest could go to prison for preaching against Islam
September 29, 2025

□ [“'I Think We’re Headed to a Shutdown” – Vance Slams Democrats For Funding Illegal Alien Healthcare"]

That's a given.  There's absolutely no way the left can turn around now.  They'd have to answer to all the leftists who want to burn everything down.  You've taught several generations to not be loyal to America well guess what, they're not loyal to the Democrat party either, even though they're all tied to each other.

Another problem they're facing is that this isn't the first government shutdown ever.  It's not even the first one under Trump, or the second.  Does anybody even remember the two shutdowns from 2018-19?  No we don't, but one of them was the longest federal shutdown in history.  Yet we did just fine without the government then, even though there was the same 'we'll all die!' rhetoric.  They really need to hope Antifa is ready to do something, anything.

Still anecdotal, but I'm thinking of all the youtube videos of aging women crying that men no longer notice them.  I think that's effectively what's happening here, most people won't even notice that the federal government has vanished.  Pretty sure these women voted for Harris so it's the same effect written large.  You're not appealing and people can do without you.  Bye.

□ [“'I Tell Them to Go F**k Themselves' – Nancy Pelosi Melts Down on GOP 'Sh*t' about Healthcare"]

Here's another example, a drunk old woman babbling about how she doesn't need anybody else around her.  Who is this supposed to appeal to?  They really need to hope Antifa is capable of doing something - and I assume at least some of them are - or this is who their party is stuck with.  This is the world you wanted, Nancy, except that we have the right to vote against you.

Florida Man Arrested After Killing and Eating His Pet Peacocks, Angry That a Neighbor Had Fed Them
September 29, 2025

□ [“Actress Ariana Grande’s Attempt to Embarrass Trump Supporters Backfires When They Respond"]

I've heard of her before so she must have done something I'm vaguely familiar with.  [looks her career up]  Well I've heard of her anyway.  So she stupidly tweets the question to Trump supporters if anything in their lives has gotten better in the last 250 days, and many of them respond 'yes' in detail.  This is a common problem with these rich leftists, they have no clue what it's like for normal people and even less interest in finding out.  She gets to be surrounded by sycophants and those aren't cheap.

This is really who the liberal base is.  People who have never known anything about reality and were installed as celebrities to try to keep the masses in line.  And their paid employees because who but a leftist would go for a job like that?  Hollywood probably has the highest percentage of leftist plumbers and electricians in the world.  But that's a very limited number and all these activists are doing is pushing everyone else away.

□ [“Rep. Eric 'Fang Fang' Swalwell Vows to Go After Private Citizens Working With Trump if Democrats Control Congress Again"]

And this is the same thing, just the next level up.  He's obviously been programmed by his Chinese masters and mistress but he's blatantly threatening to go after the public if he ever gets power again.  It's not just that other Democrats should be telling him to stfu, it's that they've known how he is for a long time and still haven't done anything about him, meaning they feel exactly the same way.  It's just that only now are they going to say so out loud because they... think they'll win.

One very obvious thing they're missing, where are they going to find new supporters?  They spent years pretending Biden was coherent, then ditched him to someone who was even worse but had the right gender and skin color.  Then they couldn't steal the popular vote and now they're supporting shooting people to death and promising massive purges if they ever get power again.  Who do they expect to listen to this and think 'I never got into politics before but this is a great idea and I want to be part of it!'?

A.I. ‘Actress’ Tilly Norwood Generating Controversy as ‘Talent Agencies’ Line up To Work With It
September 29, 2025

□ [“Vladimir Putin Orders Largest Fall Conscription in 9 Years, Drafts 135,000 Men"]

It's Russia so there's no way to know if this is true, or if they could actually accomplish it.  It's also strange that they promise not to send the draftees to Ukraine.  One the one hand, again, it's Russia, why would you believe them?  On the other hand, it's not like they need much help in Ukraine so to a large extent, this is probably believable.

The obvious guess is that this is about dealing with NATO and the EU who have decided to become obnoxious.  It sounds like the notion that Russian drones hit Hungary seems to have been laughed off with obvious questions like 'why would Russia just waste a few drones with they have nukes?'  It's not like the west has ever faked an attack as an excuse to expand a war.  I have yet to find a Ukraine supporter who even considers that possibility.

□ [“Hungary Says Zelensky ‘Losing His Mind’ After Allegations of Hungarian Drones Invading Ukrainian Airspace"]

Then there's stuff like this.  I'm sure it's not 100% true but there's no way to know who is lying or why.  Maybe all of them are.  But it does show that NATO is in no condition to face Russia, at least not without the US handling everything, taking all the risk and getting all the casualties.  Otherwise they'd have to figure out whether they should side with a member or a non-member who's attacking that member.

But Trump is still involved in this, against all reason.  He's supposedly going to limit the missiles he's giving Ukraine, they won't have enough range to hit Moscow.  Wow.  Truly that'll end the war immediately.  There is no sign of a serious plan here, just staying involved for its own sake.  If you need a reason for Trump supporters to ditch him, here it is.

YouTube to Pay President Trump $24.5 Million Settlement Over 2021 Suspension of His Account
September 29, 2025

□ [“Witch Who Took Part in ‘Jezebel’ Hex of Charlie Kirk Before His Murder Now Expresses Regret"]

She doesn't say exactly what she regrets, just something about "distress" and then goes on to talk about how summoning demons is totally not a bad thing to do.  Sounds more like it's just an aftermath of what she did with the demons and it's not a coincidence that these witches were aiming straight at Kirk just before he was shot.  They knew something was going on and wanted to help however they could.

A lot of people had never heard of the guy and seeing all these people thrilled at his death is not appealing.  That's not even counting the idiocy of trying to claim a right-winger did the shooting, then why aren't any right-wingers happy about it?  This is not a way to appeal to any new followers and it's possible that this is what she's really sorry about here.

□ [“Oklahoma to Launch Turning Point USA Chapters in Every High School in the State"]

I can see reasons to oppose this, most notably that it'll probably be popular with all the religious-equivalent of RINOs.  But even there it will be built on a more solid foundation to build from.  These kids have had to put up with the *woke* school system all their lives, most of them would be desperate for a change.  I don't really know what to think about the concept of 'demons' but to my understanding, they don't always get things going their way.

DOJ Targets Pro-Palestine Groups with Same Law Used by Biden Admin Against Pro-Life Activists
September 29, 2025

The news keeps happening. Make it stop!

Wisconsin Couple Jailed for Imprisoning Their 6 Kids - One is 2-Months Old - in a Filthy Storage Unit
September 28, 2025

□ [“Mass Shooting at Eagle Pass Casino Leaves 2 Dead, Several Injured"]

A couple shootings today, one at a Mormon church in Michigan, I think this one was in California.  And one last night at a North Carolina dock.  Of course everyone is trying to figure out who to blame for this and the left will use it as a reason to ban guns.  That alone suggests the shooters were leftists though there's not much evidence.  The Mormon shooter still has 2016 anti-Trump/Pence stickers, that's about it.

Although I'll assume they're leftists, it's quite possible they were just targets of the mindset pushed by the left, regardless of their individual beliefs.  Back in February I noticed that the left was openly admitting they're at war - presumably against the rest of us - and that does explain the insanity and violence they've emersed themselves in this year.

They were probably also inspired by the murder of Charlie Kirk and the left's approval of that.  Sorry, but until there's proof otherwise that they're die-hard MAGA, that's what I'm going with.  Until we find a way to identify who's on what side, I'll just assume it's all 'enemy' action.  It does suck to be the people involved in this but maybe it will encourage more people to be armed for self-protection.

Eric Adams Drops Out of NYC Mayoral Race
September 28, 2025

□ [“What If Ozzy’s Song Was a Piano Ballad?"]

Not great but I liked it.  She picked one of my favorite Ozzy songs, "Mama, I'm Coming Home," although that may be just because it was the first one constantly playing on MTV when I got cable so that's what I know most.  I love power ballads anyway although I'm not sure this one transferred to a piano particularly well.  The video probably didn't name the song just to let people guess when they started listening.

Anyway I have been enjoying any number of cover songs people are putting out now.  At least I hope these are real people, we're at a point where you have to seriously wonder if it's all being done by A.I.  But assuming these are real, it's nice to hear people actually making an attempt to play music.  It's not like you can get much of the garbage from the last twenty or thirty years into an interesting piano track, or whatever.  Pretty sure no one's going to try covering a rap song on piano.

But these covers require some actual ability, playing an instrument and being able to sing.  They also call back to a time when there was actual melody and you had to get it right or your performance would flop.  We're not getting any of that from A.I. or from the modern corporate product.  They're just playing music for enjoyment, no profit and whether it's really good or not, it's fun to hear.

Prince Harry Blasts ‘People in Gray Suits’ Trying To Sabotage Reconciliation With His Father
September 28, 2025

United Kingdom Allows Sharia in Voluntary Legal Decisions for the First Time
September 27, 2025

□ [“Oregon Files Suit After Hegseth Orders 200 National Guard to Protect ICE in Antifa Stronghold"]

A lot of antifa stuff has come from Oregon although I may have thought that was just part of being on the 'left coast.'  For that matter, these states may be competing to be more antifa than the others.  But Oregon governor and mayors have been begging the federal government to stay out so may there's something worth looking at.  What happened to 'if you're not doing anything wrong, there's nothing to worry about'?

I'm fine with that but what's happened to the other cities this has been going on in?  At this point, I'm not even sure which places the federalized National Guard has gone, much less how long they've been there.  30-day limit without Congressional approval, anyone remember that?  But now there's just leftists begging 'please, not us!'

In whatever cities this has taken place, I'm pretty sure we'd have heard if there was any big public opposition to it.  Gangs showing up to fight the troops or something like that.  And another thing, notice that there's been no attention to DC for the last month or two?  Any major crime going on that they want to bash Trump for not preventing?  Any blacks protesting because they were happier without law enforcement?  Funny how the left just suddenly ignores this stuff.  How's Chicago and NYC doing?

So there's the obvious benefits of stopping crime.  There's the fact that the townsfolk see it being done and realizing that their Democrat leaders refused to do it.  The worst of the lot are being taken off the streets, I'm sure they're getting questioned intensely about who organizations they're part of and where their money goes.  Hopefully what we've gotten so far is very valuable and we can get more.  Meanwhile the opponents don't have much to stand on.

Michelle Obama’s Ex-Chief of Staff Hired Illegal Alien to Run A Des Moines School District
September 27, 2025

Kamala Harris Attacks ‘Unhinged’ Trump, Republicans at Black Caucus Gala, Incites Leftist Violence
September 28, 2025

Zohran Mamdani Wants to Spend $100 Million NYC Tax Dollars to Increase Services for Illegal Aliens
September 24, 2025

□ [“Three Days Into Jimmy Kimmel’s ‘Big Comeback,’ His Ratings Have Crashed by 70 Percent"]

Liberals demanded a giant corporation support a rich white man and force smaller companies to comply, then the audience doesn't show up.  A lot of us assumed that would happen from the start but Disney insisted on proving us right.  And of course the left will completely ignore this, other than making sure Kimmel gets $20 million a year for a failure.  What would rich white men do without them?

Disney forced the affiliates who didn't want to air the show to comply, so now they get to share the low ratings.  The advertisers get to see how much money they've wasted for a show that people won't watch, no matter how loudly they demand it must be aired.  The government didn't make them do this.  Reportedly Bob Iger threatened to take away the Super Bowl if the affiliates didn't obey and now they're stuck with this.

So now Disney put their muscle into this and it failed.  And where is the so-called 'government censorship' they were all insisting was happening?  All Trump had to do was make a little noise and they've ruined everything by themselves.  And now they're facing real rebellion from their own people because they couldn't leave well-enough alone.  The only thing to help Kimmel would be an interview with Orange Man where he comes off as interesting.  But even for $20 million, I'm sure he's not going to do that.

US Dept of Energy Pulls Back $13 Billion in Wasteful Spending
September 28, 2025

If I had known that the cat would do something so monstrous and horrific, I'd have adopted him years ago.

Syria’s Minorities Face Massacres and Threats Under Al-Julani’s HTS Rule
September 27, 2025

□ [“Trump Orders Troops to Multiple Cities to Protect ICE From Antifa and Other Domestic Terrorists"]

They're going to try something on Wednesday when the government shuts down, aren't they?  Maybe they think ICE will somehow be shut down and are dreaming they can free the prisoners, burn the building down, etc.  That seems unlikely but these are leftists so they may be completely unaware that the chief executive will decide what parts of the executive branch will shut down and Trump, hard as it may be to believe, wants to keep ICE.

We see this sort of idiocy in California, as they suddenly have a law requiring ICE to not protect their identity with masks.  The state government thinks it commands federal employees so its military forces (i.e. antifa) are just as stupid.  And they do think they're an actual military force, they're preparing for conflict.  As is the federal government.

□ [“Newsom Says Trump Will Rig the Midterms, ‘I Fear That We Will Not Have an Election in 2028’"]

Another example of the idiocy.  They keep saying Trump will rig and/or cancel the elections and it hasn't happened once.  He keep winning and you never learn anything from that, you stay with the same old mindless rhetoric.  I get the impression he's not even trying to convince anybody, he just knows that their servants require hearing the same thing over and over.  Otherwise, since he's so sure Trump will cancel 2028 elections, why is Newsom wasting time and money campaigning for 2028?  That's time and money he could use to focus on problems right now.

□ [“Portland Anarchists Firebomb Ice Cube’s Tour Bus After Mistaking It for ICE Deportation Bus"]

Yet another example.  How could they make such a stupid mistake?  You're supposed to hit Ice-T!  Can't you tell those people apart?  All right, stop.  Collaborate and listen!

Germany Censors an Athlete, Will Control His Social Media for Condemning Celebration of Charlie Kirk’s Murder with a Christian Message
September 27, 2025

□ [“The Defendant, His Attorney and the Judge Make Jim Comey’s Trial the Most Corrupt in History"]

I doubt I'll pay a lot of attention to this because it's not like we can expect anything important to happen, at least not on our side.  So we're being reminded that he was behind faking the Russia Hoax as an excuse to attack Trump for all these years, faking whatever documents they needed to make it happen and leaking them.  His attorney was one of those people.  The judge started his career working for Comey in the mid-90s, then again in the early-2000s.  Totally not a conflict-of-interest.

Now they'll start putting out all these stories so we want the guy punished.  I'm not sure it's going to work and not just because we know he'll get a six-month suspended sentence.  They had all these months to do this and waited this long.  Of course the media will be helping him too, they aren't covering this the way they covered Trump staff being sent to court in the last few years.  Back then it was 'prosecuting criminals,' now it's the POTUS going after his enemies.

Another problem about taking so long to do anything means we've all forgotten what actually happened at the time so now we have to trust what we're being told now.  I wrote about all this stuff for years and don't remember who did what.  Ok, I have memory problems but I also have thousands of pages to look through to try to find anything relevant.

If there's any chance this might go anywhere - I know, I know - it's that we might start getting more ties to their affiliates.  John Brennan has rushed out to defend Comey, a former CIA head who is now paid to handle the media.  We're also told that the anonymous sources Comey authorized leaks to the media for was covering the FBI investigation of Hillary Clinton.  *Maybe* the web is getting larger and will trap more relevant people.  And *maybe* monkeys will fly out of my butt.  But this is all we have to go with now.

Military Preparing for Strikes on Drug Labs Inside Venezuela
September 27, 2025

□ [“White House List of Political Agitators — 'Gestapo' Rhetoric for 1,000% Surge of Assaults on Federal Agents"]

Congressmen and governors who recite these cliches that anyone who disagrees with them is a nazi and needs to be shot, especially government employees.  Partially they have their own fanbases and partially they link together so it becomes something their mindless servants hear over and over until it becomes a direct order and they must obey.  Might not specifically direct them who to murder but oh well, one less living enemy is one less living enemy.

Ok, nice start but what are you going to do about it?  Other than identifying enemy leaders, where can this go?  What connection can be drawn between these people advocating violence against people they don't like and their claims that they had nothing to do with someone they don't like being shot to death but they're glad it happened?  If Trump+ doesn't have an actual plan, they need to let us know so we can stop depending on them to fix everything.

I'll use the term "uniparty" for convenience, I've long suspect that these people have been working together in more than just political ways.  I've mentioned before that I think they self-identify as being part of a 'new world order' government and do not accept submitting to any particular nation or state.  I'm willing to bet that more than a few of them are just gay, and/or part of the Epstein cult, or similar groups.

I remain a big supporter of Israel but that country is probably deeply imbedded in whatever's going on here, and just today it occurred to me that these people may have all converted to Islam a long time ago.  It would explain why they can lie to the infidel, how they self-identify as part of another entity and why they're so willing to ignore when women are outside and unsupervised by a man, so they get attacked.  Basically the virus that is leftism has managed to become attached to real world powers that actually matter and is using them to push disaster upon us all.  I hope Trump and his people know what they're fighting but don't have a clue how they can win, or even inform the rest of us what's going on.

Trump Warns European Countries ‘You’re Destroying Your Heritage’ Because ‘You Want to Be Nice’
September 27, 2025

US Revokes Colombian President’s Visa for Urging U.S. Soldiers to Disobey Orders and Incites Violence on NYC Streets
September 27, 2025

When there's nothing to say, blame Trump. Or Batman. Say, has anybody ever seen them together?

ICE Arrests Des Moines Public School Superintendent – A Fugitive From Guyana with Prior Arrest

September 26, 2025

□ [“Insane Liberal Pregnant Women Chug Tylenol to Protest Trump and RFK Jr."]

I haven't been following the recent news about drug companies and whatever Trump is doing with them.  But Trump made a comment that pregnant women shouldn't take Tylenol because it would increase their baby's risk of autism.  He should have said pregnant women shouldn't jump off the roof instead because that's what these Kamala Harris fans are doing.  Videos of themselves swallowing a bottle of Tylenol and winding up very very very sick.  Reportedly at least one of them had her liver give up and she'll be dead any time now.

You have to hope this is all 'fake news' because the idea of these people being so stupid is hard to believe.  It's also as big an argument in favor of abortion as you can find, these people must not be permitted to reproduce.  Whatever it takes, their bloodline must end with them, as soon as possible.

That sounds extreme and I might change my mind at some point but if this really is happening, it's very disturbing.  These people - presumably all self-identified as female - are just pumping drugs in with no clue what they're doing to themselves, except their delusion that everything is fine.  Don't they have any friends or family who suggest checking on this first?  Not that long ago, Tylenol had warnings on the bottle that pregnant women shouldn't take it.

What do you say at the funeral of your fellow Trump-hater that decided to swallow tyenol to prove a point?  Some of them are nursers or otherwise in the medical profession, they should be out screaming 'stop!'  But this gives the sense that they've just gone too far to turn around now.  This is why an increasing number of people believe the left is possessed by demons because how else do you explain this?  Notice that Trump supporters aren't just offing themselves like this, that's something to learn from.

Slovakia Approves Constitutional Amendment to Recognize Only 2 Sexes: Man and Woman
September 26, 2025

□ [“James Comey Indicted on Two Counts – False Statements And Obstruction of Justice"]

On September 30, 2020, he lied to Congress and said he didn't "authorize" anyone in the FBI to put out anonymous info on Russiagate.  That's it.  That's his crime.  Trump had three and a half months to prosecute him in the first term and eight months to do it this time around but they're only getting to it now, a few days before the statute of limitations ran out.

Well isn't this going to do something huge against the leftist tyranny across the nation.  Wow.  I'm... (tries to think of an appropriate word) thrilled.  Congress didn't bother to prosecute the guy for lying to them.  Sounds like he's just going to get an activist judge and the only punishment will be the waste of time.  Is this really the best they can do?

Now he gets a chance to become a leftist idol.  He didn't bother showing up to the police today, maybe he'll show up at his scheduled court date next month.  Congress gets to work on laws to protect people who lie to them and promise they'll attack Republicans this way as soon as they're in charge again.  And of course Comey insists he's innocent of everything.  What, at this point, does it matter?

Comey supporters in the DOJ are planning to resign, that's also not a big deal.  They probably don't need money, they probably do have connections and now they'll have more time to work against Trump, just as they've already been doing for years.  Apparently he also has relatives in the DOJ or SDNY and they were going after Trump too, maybe they're quitting, maybe they'll stay right where they are.

6-3 Supreme Court Rules That Trump Can Withhold $4 Billion in Foreign Aid
September 26, 2025

□ [“DA Alvin Bragg Lets Violent Thug Walk Free After On-Camera Assault on Pro-Life Woman"]

Assaulting a woman isn't something you can be punished for anymore because that's how leftists run the legal system.  This was in NYC.  Down in Florida, another state attorney refused to prosecute a man masturbating in public in front of children.  There have been other recent cases, activist legal officials letting their people go regardless of the crime.  This has clearly been going on for a long time but it's never been so prevalent as it is now.

Maybe they're getting bribes from Soros or someone but I don't get the impression that's a priority.  They're showing off their authority and political preference, expecting the citizens to just shut up and obey.  That's not healthy for any society as they demonstrate that law enforcement cannot be trusted.  At the very least, people are going to make a point of severely injuring the criminal right away because they know no one else will doing anything about it.

The activist criminals are certainly funded so it's possible, even likely, the judges are too.  Maybe I'm just pessimistic but I don't see a good way this can go, even if Trump is right about everything and defeats the enemy by the end of the year.  There's just too many people all through the legal and political system who are simultaneously too damaged and too powerful to just be gotten rid of, not to mention their followers.

The left may be incompetent but they're at least organized and funded.  That's a major advantage.  It looks basically impossible for them to win but that doesn't mean they can't destroy everything else in the process.  And Trump still hasn't put out any design of actual 'order' being built here.

Trump Orders Declassification of Amelia Earhart Records
September 25, 2025

Muslim Socialist Michigan Senate Candidate on Trump and His Fans: “When They Go Low…We Take Them to the Mud and Choke Them Out!”
August 24, 2025

□ [“Democrats Are Convinced Republicans Will Take the Blame for a Government Shutdown"]

Blame from who?  The people who already blame them for everything no matter what?  The Senate needs 60 votes to pass a budget, Democrats refuse to give up any votes, so that's that.  We're willing to see the government shut down and, at least rhetorically, so is the left.  Ok, let's go.

They had a chance to do this last March but reportedly the reason they gave in was because the economy was collapsing and they'd get blamed for everything if the government shutdown happened at the same time.  They don't seem to have noticed that the economy didn't collapse then and hasn't collapsed since.

I'm not quoting any government statistics because, well, they're government statistics, but they do say the employment rate is getting better and inflation isn't much of a problem.  We can see that just because gas prices haven't gone up for most of Trump's term.  If you want proof of economic problems, that's the most obvious place to look.  When gas is more expensive, everything is.  So if the Democrats were wrong about this, they could be wrong about other things too.  But yeah, it's totally Republicans' fault.  Everybody believes that.

Their political and media pets will be reciting this endlessly but it will just show the limited affect they have on anyone else.  The left will believe this but they already believe we'll all die without the federal government.  What are they going to do when the rest of us just go on with our lives?

University of Cincinnati has removed the TPUSA chapter from campus suddenly with no explanation
September 26, 2025

If you don't like us shooting people, stop saying things we disagree with.

James Comey Indicted – Two Counts:  False Statements And Obstruction of Justice
September 25, 2025

□ [“Hegseth Summons Military’s Top Officials Worldwide For 'Rare and Urgent' Meeting in Virginia"]

I'm guessing that this is primarily about the upcoming government shutdown.  We should be expecting the left to go bonkers any way they can, so obviously there will need to be military preparations in place, along with the usual comment about plans not surviving first contact with the enemy.  They'll need to know where and how to take over if it comes to that.

Al Qaida is demanding attacks on the US, an example of other preparations that need to be accounted for.  Countless other nations and organizations could want this opportunity as well.  China, Soros, the Clintons, Antifa, any number of others.  So I think this will be centered around the shutdown but obviously that's not everything.  We're getting ready to deal with Venezuela too.

But these are just back-up plans in case something goes wrong.  Most likely life will go on as normal, as with other government shutdowns.  The left will do something and it's not clear what, but they won't have their usual protection by the government.  They're also the left so for the most part, they really have no idea what to do.

Not sure how much it's connected, but in the recent spat of videos by people whining about losing their job because they're stupid, it's surprising how many of them make sure to mention how attached to that job they are.  Even low-level employees said they felt like it was their whole lives.  That's just spooky but I suspect it's at least as relevant to government bureaucrats.  No evidence and I can't imagine how this actually works, but it's quite believable that they deluded themselves into thinking this was so important.  At least the military is a 24/7 job and even there you're entitled to time off.  But leftists aren't capable of that.

Black Texas Man Charged with Making Terroristic Threat Against Charlie Kirk Prayer Vigil
September 25, 2025

□ [“Clinton Judge Orders Reinstatement of USD Professor Who Celebrated 'Nazi' Kirk Murder”]
□ [“Judge Denies Detaining Man Who Aimed Red Laser Pointer at Marine One With Trump Onboard"]

I think judges are still demanding to make the rules for everybody but something about this seems to have gone quieter recently.  The Supreme Court hasn't spoken out very much lately, it's like they're just letting these activists make their attempts.  Or maybe it's at basically the same pace as it's been all year and I'm just not paying much attention.

The laser pointer guy just seems weird.  Doing it deliberately would seem to be an obvious crime, targeting the POTUS.  The aircraft was fairly low so it must have been close to take-off or landing.  Also not clear if Marine One is always a helicopter, which may make a difference here regarding how low the aircraft was.  But even if the guy was close to the airfield or helipad, how would he know that's Trump and not just another random aircraft?  We're missing some details about this.

Anyway, it's not clear how the courts are affected by the government shutdown.  I've just looked it up in several places and still don't get it.  They are affected, they're still operating, their staff might not be paid, there is back-up financing...  At least Congress is a little clearer, they still get paid during a shutdown although their staff doesn't.

So the judges will continue to operate.  We'll see if this makes any difference for the activists, or if the Supreme Court will step in and fix a few things.  Then again, the Supremes might just make things worse.  The last several years will probably be taught in civilized schools for generations as an example of why government must be kept as small as possible.

Former French President Sarkozy Gets 5 Years in Prison for Plot To Have Libya's Muammar Gaddafi Fund His 2007 Campaign
September 25, 2025

□ [“Trump Plans Mass Layoffs of Federal Employees If Democrats Shut Down the Government"]

I really want to hope this was always part of the plan.  So much has happened this year that I don't even remember how the threatened shutdown went in March, but it sounds like whatever good will Democrats had is gone.  Federal employees are one of their prized servants but the activist branch of the party thinks the shutdown will be a weapon against Trump.  One of these sides will have to lose and Democrat leaders will need to pick which.

Out of curiosity, what will happen if Republicans cave on Democrat demands?  My guess is Trump would sign the bill because why not?  They've already lost, just go with it.  If he doesn't sign the budget and Congress is in session, it becomes the law anyway.  If Congress is not in session, it's effectively a veto.  I really don't think Trump supporters would go along with this but I also don't know what response they could have.  I'm pretty sure the Republicans won't cave but unlike leftists, notice that I've given some thought to the options if they do.  Like it or not, the enemy gets a vote.

To the extent these people really are a cult, I'm wondering what their behavior will be in this situation.  Depression, desperation, possible suicide?  Or attacking other people?  There's no way to know how needy they are for a regular income, although it's possible government investigators could be very specific on who is broke and who isn't.  It seems unlikely that the better-off would be funding their poorer co-workers although that's a possibility, charity without the government.

Whatever happens will probably be totally unexpected but it's certainly fun to think about the possibilities.  The left has considered themselves to be at war for years, if not decades, so now they'll get a chance to pretend they're really on the front lines.  Or maybe they'll just beg the black community for help after all the assistance they've given them for so long.

DOJ Orders 6+ Attorneys to Investigate a Soros-Funded Organization – Possible Charges Include “Material Support for Terrorism”
September 25, 2025

□ [“MSM Reports on How Ukraine Is Crumbling Under Military, Political and Economic Problems"]

This was is coming off like watching a re-run of an old tv show and one of its later seasons.  It's like they're just replaying the same things over and over.  Finally admitting Ukraine is losing, Russia keeps moving forward, yet there's never any change in the war itself.  One minor change is that in his UN speech this week, Trump said Ukraine might regain all of its territory, with the EU's help.  Yeah, and monkeys might fly out of Russia.  [quick internet search to make sure that hasn't happened.]  Maybe that could be why the media is now saying this, just to contradict Trump.

The EU is also really trying to get a bigger war started, trying to get Russia to attack them so NATO has a reason to openly respond.  So of course Trump added that of course they could shoot down Russian aircraft in NATO airspace.  Which has already happened.  It can be argued that he's making some subtle point but screw that, there's no way to keep him from getting closer to being at war.

So Russia moves forward, Ukraine's logistics fall apart, drones are showing what they're capable of and this comes off as everybody getting involved in the Spanish Civil War as a prelude for the next big thing.  But that's why I compared it to a lousy sitcom, nobody else is following this anymore and even the most die-hard anti-Russians are happy to stay home and complain on the internet.  Nobody outside the region actually wants to fight this war so the elites, Trump included, deserve to be humiliated if they keep pushing it.

Oklahoma City Councilmember Forced to Resign After Telling Trump Supporter to Kill Herself
September 25, 2025

You've defeated me this time, kitty, but I'll be back!

White House Removes Joe Biden's 'Presidential Walk of Fame' Picture, Replaces With His Autopen Signature
September 24, 2025

□ [“Gaza Aid Flotilla in Turmoil as Pro-Palestine Militants Quit Over the Presence of LGBT Activists"]

I've lost track of how many times this flotilla has been tried because I have more important things to do like seeing if I can count to a million without taking a single breath, but it doesn't seem to be working out very well.  And now the coordinator who is from Tunisia quit because he discovered there were gays.  He says they had lied about the identities of the participants.  A female Muslim involved posted that including gays "risks placing my children and loved ones in a situation we reject."  Probably an A.I. translation but it makes the point clear.

How could these people have gotten through the last twenty+ years and not heard about how leftists love gays and Muslims don't?  This makes me wonder if something else was going on, like the Muslims were fully aware of it but waited for the right moment to insist they were horrified.  And I can't get it out of my mind that things like this were quite possibly one of the long-range plans made after 9/11, encouraging the left to get closer and closer to Islam until they crash into each other like this.

The manufactured Swedish star, Greta Thunberg, has reportedly resigned from leadership but there's nothing of that in this article.  She's been a leftist puppet ever since she became famous however many years ago it was and she's only 22 now so it's not like she has a working brain.  But at no point has she ever looked into this stuff.  Even when her latest anti-Israel stunt fails and she's sitting around waiting for the ship to return to port or something, doesn't she ever check her phone and google how the abortion clinics and gay restaurants in Gaza are doing?  Just to, you know, kill a few minutes until she goes out to proclaim to the world how 'aware' she is of everything?

For that matter, it may be why Israel hasn't gotten around to simply erasing all the people in Gaza from existence, just to give these puppets more opportunities to show the world how pointless this is.  It's a neat idea although I'm probably wrong.  These people will *never* realize the truth, that's what they're here for.  So why not let them go to a place where they can humiliate themselves and ruin their own schemes?

Trump Gives the UN a Spanking: No More Climate Agenda, No More Illegal Immigration
September 24, 2025

□ [“Starbucks Fires Ohio Employee Who Wrote Hateful Message to Customer About Charlie Kirk"]

I have enjoyed the videos of people shocked to discover they've been fired, although I assume those have gone away by now.  I really don't get the mentality of people who want to film themselves and post in online, especially if they need to make stupid comments.  That applies to those who attack the customers for (checks article) ordering a drink favored by someone you don't like.

It's a lack of self-control that stretches across these people, as well as a self-obsession.  Essentially it's believing that anyone who thinks differently than you is bad and having that belief is all the evidence you need to do whatever you want against them.  Consequences are only for bad people.  Which you're not.

□ [“Democrat Mom Has ‘Turning Point’ - 11-Year-Old Daughter Hates Charlie Kirk But Doesn't Know Why"]

To the extent they actually conceive of other people, it's about teaching them who to hate.  Then the self-obsession returns, so they can proclaim how loving and caring they are, not like all those people they hate.  If they aren't going to pick up a gun and start shooting people, at least they support those who will.  In words and publicity, if not money or action.

On MSNBC, Hillary Clinton Claims White Christian Men Are Doing Damage to the World
September 24, 2025

Italy’s Refusal to Recognize Palestinian State Sparks Violent Riots
September 23, 2025

□ [“Senior DOJ Epstein Investigator Reveals 'Epstein Was CIA' – R*pes Occurred When Bill Clinton Was on the Plane"]

This was one of those O’Keefe Media recordings.  He was talking to a female but it's not clear if he was bragging to impress some hot chick.  It's described as being 'overheard' in the Phoenix airport.  The DOJ immediately responded saying this was not accurate information and the guy hadn't worked here for over fifteen years.  The guy later spoke out to confirm he was just basing it on opinion and common public knowledge.

So it's false then?  Because the DOJ and their (former) employees are so trustworthy.  Except when they're not.  This is clearly believable although it's also quite possible that there's no remaining evidence one way or the other.  He does state that whatever connection Trump had with Epstein, there were no occurrences like with Bill Clinton.  Last week the FBI released some documents, also stating Trump wasn't involved in this, nobody seems to have noticed those.  It was also revealed that, like Trump, Bill also sent Epstein a card on his 50th birthday.

The left is still obsessed with this, having ignored anything about Epstein all these years, and still no interest in anybody else he was associated with.  Around the time of the above releases - @September 8 - an FBI agent was fired for saying these were all being covered up.  His statements read like they're attacking Trump although he goes into all the Democrats being hidden as well.

Not having thought of them for a few weeks, I just realized that several of the scheduled House Oversight Committee interviews should have already taken place.  William Barr, Alberto Gonzales and Jeff Sessions, all former Attorney Generals, were scheduled for August.  FBI Director Robert Mueller was scheduled for September 2 but is senile so he got a pass.  AG Loretta Lynch was September 9 and Eric Holder is September 30.

As far as I know, there's been no information whatsoever on if any of these appointments with Congress ever happened, much less what was discussed.  But the remaining subpoenas are scheduled for October and it's interesting to point out that, unless Democrats cave in the next week, the government will be closed by that point.  AG Merrick Garland, FBI Director James Comey, then Hillary and Bill, all in the first two weeks of the new fiscal year.

Will anything actually happen?  All the way back in May, O’Keefe Media was releasing footage of Epstein Island, even inside his gold-domed temple.  Haven't watched much of the releases but what I saw looked pointless, closer to Al Capone's vault than anything relevant to what we know about.  Of course there's something relevant but we're being kept ignorant of anything meaningful.

29-Year Old Joshua Jahns, Dallas ICE Shooter Engraved Anti-ICE Messages on Bullet Casings
September 24, 2025

Boston Black Lives Matter Activist Pleads Guilty to Federal Fraud Charges – Scammed Donors to Fund Her Lifestyle
September 23, 2025

□ [“Letitia James is Expected to be Indicted 'In the Coming Days'"]

We'll see if Bondi actually does anything here.  They're also expected to go after James Comey but that's even stupider.  He lied to Congress and you can't be charged for that after five years, which is almost up now.  There's also some noise about going after John Bolton for having classified information and even printing it in his books.  This does not look good, setting such a low bar.  It looks like they're doing *something* but not with anyone important.  And with James, might as well say it's about Trump trying to get revenge for persecuting him.

I do wonder if the end of the fiscal year is relevant.  Not sure what possibilities there are, it's not like these people will be in jail by October 1, but maybe if charges are filed before then, there will be some significant change made which will give Trump more leeway when the government shuts down.  That's the best excuse I can think of.

It's things like this that make Trump look like a fraud.  It doesn't detract from what he's doing to the left and I will support him continuing to do that, but seriously?  Six months ago it was believable that he'd actually take down the real enemies.  But there's still right where they were and haven't been hiding how eager they are to get rid of him by any means necessary.  It's long since time to start being open about the conflict we're facing here yet he gives no sign of even realizing that, much less doing anything about it.

Gunman Opens Fire Outside Nevada Air Force Base Linked to Area 51
September 24, 2025

My memorial service was so good, I should have another one.

Judge Dismisses Peter Strzok’s Lawsuit Claiming He Was Illegally Fired During Trump’s First Term
September 23, 2025

□ [“Chuck Schumer and Hakeem Jeffries Beg Trump for Meeting About Gov't Shutdown"]

No idea if we'll actually have a shutdown but this could be fun to watch.  Trump said their budget demands were ridiculous and there would be no productive reason to have a meeting with them.  Their demands were standard leftism, taxpayer-funded transgender surgery for minors and such.  As the Falcon once said, 'do better, senator.'

I checked leftist sites about this and they were thrilled, now they could blame Trump for everything.  Basically they said Congress was 100% irrelevant just to give themselves someone else to blame.  Trump Derangement Syndrome is that devastating.  Otherwise they'd realize that Congress is supposed to have a funding bill and vote for it first before it ever comes to the POTUS.  And these people are on Schumer and Jeffries' side.  If you were in their position, what would you do with your own followers putting this out?

Whether or not the shutdown happens, I'll assume Democrats will give in.  They're the minority party so they don't have much leeway.  They refuse to accept that they're just pushing their moderates away so they'll keep doubling down until it's too late.  They're the ones who demand government employ people and they could restart it any time by passing a budget.  Meanwhile Trump will have much more authority as the only functioning part of the federal government.

I'm not saying they have plans but it's possible that the left will go bonkers in the event of a shutdown.  Their masters might have plans but then they'll need to account for these people desperate for government to fix everything, which isn't going to happen.  That's why I assume Democrats will cave one way or another.  And maybe Trump will have the chance to really use DOGE and get rid of unessential government positions.

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□ [“Google Censored Speech At Biden's Urging; Creators Kicked Off the Platform for Telling the Truth Now Welcomed Back"]

This is a big deal and you can understand why the left is suddenly rushing to hide under Jimmy Kimmel to pretend they're being censored.  They need to keep their supporters ignorant of actual censorship by the people they support against people who disagree with them on the orders of government officials.  I think it's unlikely Joe Biden knew anything about this but if he'd been less senile, he would have totally supported it.  Ditto Kamala Harris.

So far there's only footage of one Biden official admitting this, Rob Flaherty as Director of Digital Strategy at the White House.  He had been Digital Director for Biden since 2020, Beto O'Rourke before that and Hillary Clinton before that.  These are common leftist tactics to silence the public.  None of Jimmy Kimmel's supporters see anything wrong with this, much less anything hypocritical.  Doubtful their news bubble will report any of this either.

We'll see if it means anything, but Alphabet (the company that owns Google, Youtube and more) has agreed to restore the people they cancelled on government orders to their social media.  Your mileage may vary but at least on the surface, it's a good move, at least a show of decency.  Of course they'll just be accused of being ten times worse to obey Trump and it is the internet, so it must be true.

September 15, 2025 Ron Friedman, tv/cartoon screenwriter, Transformers and G.I. Joe, age 93
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□ [“Rob Reiner Tells Bill Maher Democrats Should Only Talk to Republicans With Preconditions"]

Those 'preconditions' are that they must agree on certain facts, which is impossible when one side thinks reality is whatever their words currently mean.  Reality is not going to comply with that but these people disagree.  There is no conversation possible.

Reiner had to be put away after the election but he had to come out to promote the new Spinal Tap movie, which by the way seems to have bombed.  Maybe they weren't intending it to be a hit and expect people to see it at home, but in a week and a half, it hasn't made $3 million.  Even I was slightly tempted to see it, but it looks like nobody wanted to see these aging leftists again.  Maybe, as Reiner would put it, we have some preconditions and they are not being met.

The elite left, at least their Hollywood membership, has clearly thought of *something* to try next.  Not sure what it is, it comes of as being dominative and expecting everyone else to be, what do you call, submissive.  Even weirder, I think the big companies in Hollywood are ready for this too.  Not sure whose side they're on - although I automatically assume they're leftists - but they may be ready to purge these people.

A few others, whose names I probably recognize, are making ridiculous public comments too.  Keith Olbermann is attacking someone from CNN yesterday and must have been called by someone because he had to rush out a big apology today.  They want more violence but still think it won't be returned on them tenfold.  There's really only one way they're going to learn a lesson, so when does it start and where?

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Disney should give me a raise or I'm going to get a job with them and then go on strike!

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□ [“ABC Caves: Jimmy Kimmel to Return After Mere Six-Day Suspension"]

He'll probably get a raise because $20 million a year isn't enough for someone doing a show that no one watches.  And Disney was probably worried that other ABC affiliates would be shot up if they didn't cave.  I assume the left will consider this a win over "fascism" and still won't watch the show so it'll keep losing money.  The right won't really care, other than to point out that Disney fired Roseanne for public statements, they fired that Star Wars chick for public statements but the rich white male gets treated differently because *freedom of speech!!!*  Personally I hope Kimmel got an enormous raise so Disney can lose even more money, and more affiliates.

At a guess, I'll assume Kimmel just blackmailed them so that was it.  He's got proof of what they do to each other and will put it out if they don't give in.  Or, possibly, this was just a show to try increasing his ratings.  Or Kimmel caved but made the condition that he get credit for it so the on-screen celebrity looks good.

My other guess is that Disney is just making a different move this fits in with.  Not sure what but they had plans involving streaming and movies and have probably been altering them with all their failures, so they'll ditch ABC and/or its stars soon enough.  I've heard that other big names like Robert Deniro and Tom Hanks are getting dumped from contracts although I haven't looked into it or seen what companies are doing this.

I'm guessing this will be forgotten pretty quick.  The right doesn't care in the first place, the left will ignore it and Disney will go on.  But the larger perspective won't change, we'll see that the left will immediately defend a rich white male and ignore people getting shot to death for their beliefs.  It's this sort of thing that makes them look pointless as Civil War 2.0 builds up so it's not clear why they wanted to start it in the first place.

□ [“Sinclair Broadcast Group Won’t Broadcast Jimmy Kimmel’s Show After ABC Caves"]

Not sure where this will go but here's a large group of affiliates that won't be providing Disney/ABC with money for this.  So they're going to risk being shot at, I assume the left is fine with that.  We'll see if the left immediately goes back to supporting Disney against the smaller companies who don't comply.

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□ [“Trump Vows to Discover Who Is Financing Antifa, Trantifa, and Left-Wing Violence"]

This just sounds hollow and meaningless, although I don't actually mean that in a bad way.  This was from his speech at the memorial yesterday so he'd say something like this for the audience approval.  But first of all, wouldn't this have been something his people were already checking into at any point over the last eight months?  And his previous administration?  We're supposed to believe that they woke up and decided a few days ago to check out this 'antifa' organization that people are talking about so much.

Second, it can't be that hard to check on.  It is true that there are very strict rules against calling Americans 'domestic terrorists' but these people are funded by foreigners and the sort of NGOs that DOGE was supposed to be going after.  There will be legal issues which you should have been working on for the last eight months, but you should have all the required tools in place, not to mention all the evidence from all the years of previous involvement by the federal government.

Third, the 'domestic terrorism' label is accurate but it shouldn't be required.  They're committing crimes, shooting and assaulting people, burning property, threats...  I'm sure antifa deliberately avoids a specific leadership structure but would at least qualify as street gangs as accomplices.  You could start hitting them and they should have evidence that would help this 'domestic terrorism' charge.  There must be legal ways to go after obvious criminals without confirmation of what specific crimes there are, which is exactly what the left has whined about for so long.

Fourth, they have military training.  That means that at some point at least some of them were enlisted, you'd have them on record and a way to go after them.  Then there's those who weren't in the military but are now being trained that way, there has to be valid charges to use against them.  Even more, there's the way the left has suddenly decided that antifa doesn't exist, it's all made-up, after spending the last decade promoting it.  That may not be terrorism but it's cult behavior, it's covering up for their armed forces, there's still more charges that could be used.

So why have you waited so long to get started?  Hopefully they didn't wait, this is part of the long-range plan and it's just because Trump said this yesterday is why it's being talked about now.  There's probably any number of leftist terrorist groups that don't use it at all.  I'll stick with the name for all of them but they're mentally fungible so it's just a convenient term.

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□ [“Letitia James Indictment:  Here’s the Prosecution Memorandum for Federal and State Charges"]

It hasn't been filed yet but this looks like what Trump and Bondi will be doing next.  This is a listing of the charges, the relevant laws and her probably defense.  She's the New York AG who tried to prosecute Trump over claims he made about the value of his properties to get a loan which he paid back.  She's also listed herself as married to her father to get a mortgage deal in the same state.  She falsely listed how many dwellings her rental property had and which one was her permanent residence.  She also let her fugitive niece hide from the law in one of those buildings.

She'll claim they've passed the statute of limitations, although some of these are recent.  Also that it was just a mistake, one she kept making many times over decades.  James has just made a public statement that these crimes are rare, as if that somehow makes them legal.  And she wouldn't let Trump get away with this because 'the law applies to everybody,' so why is she even defending herself from breaking it?

It's New York so we should assume she'll get away with everything.  But it'll show that the law does not apply to everybody so it's just another way to damage her own side by protecting herself.  Don't know where this will go but even if she wins here, it does look like a loss in the larger scheme of things.  But this is why real estate is just annoying and government-intrusion just makes it worse.

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□ [“Center-Left Democrats Have to Open Their Eyes to the Reality of Modern Democrats"]

Now that Civil War 2.0 is getting ready to start, both sides need to start working out who is on each side.  The ruling elites probably have a different perspective that we'll have to account for, but at the ground level most of us exist at, I think it'll be a bit easier.  Essentially the leftists who actually believe in this will need to come out and start shooting, which will scare the living sh*t out of their fellow Democrats, even a lot of them who thought they wanted this.

I think we're in that period now when the war has officially begun but each side is still trying to get ready.  I'm thinking of World War II where months went by between the conquest of Poland and Germany entering the western front.  It's a bit different since, as far as we know, there aren't standing militaries on either side.  And this is where I think the leftists will crack.  They may want war but they really didn't expect it and, no matter how much propaganda their masters have pumped out, the real thing is going to hit them hard.

Obviously I'm biased but I assume the right-wing is a little more prepared, just for acknowledging reality.  There's even people who've put in thought to 'transgender ideology-inspired' violence - a term which the FBI is studying - to identify the enemy's ground forces.  Even those who use the *real* genders are going to believe there's a lot more, so they will fall into certain behavior types.

Thinking about it, the Germans would have gone through a large amount of experimentation and thought into what they were doing, and surely a lot of that would be on reports that survived the war.  And governments around the world would certainly be willing to take those experiments further, so that may be in play as well.  Geez, I haven't put thought like this into what might happen since the early-2000s and the wars we were getting into then.  We've been building to this for a long time.

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