That moment when you realize it's getting close to a decade since we had to worry that Hillary might be POTUS.

Darth Vader was a pimp.  He never could've out-fought Santino.  But I didn't know until this day that it was Barzini all along.20260221
U.S. Airman in $11 Million Scam — Stole $3 Million in Government Medical Supplies to Fund Lifestyle
February 22, 2026

□ [“Armed Intruder Shot Dead After Breaching Mar-a-Lago Security Perimeter"]

He was in his 20s, I've seen several different ages listed.  Trump was in DC and unlike Nancy Pelosi, when he's not home there's still security making sure no one breaks in.  So far he's a lone wolf, or "was" anyway, I think his family had reported him missing a few days ago.

I assume he's mentally ill and we don't have any details but the obvious impression is that he's an insane leftist who was following orders to go kill Trump.  Those who would do something like this have a very low chance of success but it's not 0%.  The left must just assume they have enough people to keep trying and eventually someone will succeed.

Yet they never realize this is the wrong way to go.  At some point they have to realize this isn't working but how long does that take?  I'm not sure even Trump supporters can take another three years of this.  Or even one year and the left is so obviously convinced they'll win big time in November.  By all rights they should be wrong about that but I'm going to need to see some actual wins before I stop believing that will happen.

I should add though that some of my negativity is just my personality but a lot of it probably has to do with the leftist gaslighting.  Most of us see the world continuing to spin as normal.  Unfortunately the left and their pet media insists on pushing the opposite on us every chance they get.  It leaves us with no certainty in an upcoming victory for our side even as it deludes leftists into seeing nothing else for their side.  This is why I keep saying Trump needs some undeniable wins that can't just be ignored.

FBI Investigating Vandalism and Fire Set at ICE Warehouse in Arizona
February 22, 2026

Biden Admin. Shielded Illegal Alien from Deportation; Tries to Drown Random Woman at Florida Beach
February 20, 2026

□ [“Iran’s Ayatollah is Quietly Preparing for His Own Assassination With Detailed Succession Plans"]

No reason to trust this report and I'm not sure Iran has any official rules for succession.  Not that they'd break out into civil war if the ayatollah dies from "suddenly" but under current circumstances, it's not like everything is confirmed.  Khamenei is only the second ayatollah Iran has had since 1979.  There's just not much precedent.

Just a glimpse at the history of Persia indicates that it's a lot deeper than I'm ready to tackle.  It looks like a ongoing series of kingdoms or empires, periodically conquered by someone else but otherwise just a large chunk of southwestern Asia that all stayed unified.  It's obviously too complicated for me to understand but I was curious about how close the state religion was to the government.  In modern times, the ayatollah is the state leader but he's not really a chief executive.  As a religious tyranny, whatever checks and balances there are would be vastly different from anything we would understand.

So given Persian history, the long-running control by Islam, the modern state, the Revolutionary Guard and the tension of being at war with the great satan, just how reliable is the 86-year old ayatollah for picking who will replace him if something happens?  The POTUS and the British throne have a long list of potential successors and what order they come in.  The Catholic Church has its cardinals who do have to fight it out.

Meanwhile Trump is supposedly ready for war, although his latest deadline for Iran to give up is now 10-15 days away.  There's a big troop build-up in the region but it's not clear how much of that is for Iran and how much is for anyplace else that might need it.  We'll see what happens in the next week or so but the ayatollah won't be there at the end.  He's not going to be Maduro's cellmate.

NFL Wide Receiver Rondale Moore Found Dead in Garage, Suspected Suicide, Age 25
February 22, 2026

□ [“AOC Appears to Hold Back Tears on Camera, Blames Trump and Critics for Her Foreign Policy Disasters"]

Not that interested in her gaffes last week but the reaction to it is amusing.  And now her response is like those psycho chicks on youtube raging about how worthless men are and why can't they find one?  Her voice is bad, like she's not sober.  She makes no effort to clarify any of her gaffes, she just goes straight to attacking Trump.  And that's all she has to say.

She's also missing what the people at the Munich Security Conference thought of her.  She had no reason to be there in the first place but she clearly thinks she'll be POTUS and wants to act like she deserves it.  But she failed completely and these people saw it.  These people deal with a lot of puppets and there was nothing special about her but that's the best she has to offer.  At least those who want her to be their puppet saw an option, nobody else had the slightest interest and she doesn't even realize this.

Not clear who she's doing this for.  She won't convince anybody and you'd think her supporters would stick with her without hearing this, assuming they even listened.  Or have a clue about her gaffes last week.  I just get the impression that Democrats are operating in some collective of bureaucrats, media and leftist icons and only pretending that they need to appeal to actual people.  But that mask is coming off as we can see with "the squad."

NYC Bill to Ban Young Criminals from Being Arrested as Teen Gun Violence Hits All-Time High
February 22, 2026

NYC Hospital Ends Transgender Treatment Program for Kids Due to “Current Regulatory Environment”
February 18, 2026

Illinois University Cancels In-Person Classes When They Hear ICE is Working Nearby
February 19, 2026

□ [“Berkeley Professor Gets Rid of Finals, Assigns Editing Of 'LGBTQ+' Wikipedia Pages Instead"]

The internet tells me that a class at Berkeley is a little under a thousand dollars for resident tuition, over three thousand dollars for out-of-state.  That is a lot of money to pay to edit a Wikipedia page.  People are capable of doing that without going to college.  I get that no one taking this class has the slightest clue it's a rip-off but they aren't paying for it out of their own pocket.

They must have parents, even if they aren't paying for this they should be horrified at the waste.  Time and money devoted to focusing on propaganda and editing a fricking wikipedia page.  There's nothing you can take from this out into the real world, at most it's a shield to keep you from dealing with the real world.  And every employee from the university chancellor on down has to approve of this.

It just seems overwhelming, how can such an enormous brainwashing scam ever be shut down?  Is there any way to do that without just exterminating everyone who took part in this?  If it hasn't extended into every single part of society, it's not for lack of trying or funding.  There's just no way to co-exist with people who see nothing wrong with this.  Very depressing but at least it meets all the requirements of being *woke.*

Thousands of French Patriots Rally in Lyon After Antifa Killing of Conservative Student
February 22, 2026

But you told me my father was betrayed and murdered on Epstein Island!

Tennessee House Passes Bill Protecting Right to Decline Recognition of Same-Sex Marriage
February 21, 2026

□ [“Trump Defies ‘Anti-American’ Supreme Court, Raises Global Tariffs to 15% Effective Immediately"]

The headline is wrong, he's not defying the Supreme Court.  He's just citing already-existing laws which have been mentioned for the last day or so.  At a guess, I'm assuming he has the authority to raise tariffs on everyone, not specific countries, except for national security issues and things like that.  I also heard - can't recall where - that these tariffs are limited to 150 days, or some short period of time.

It sounds like the former will cause some chaos around the world, the latter is a bit more iffy.  Those that have been hit with tariffs already can probably get through them for another few months, it's everyone else who suddenly has to deal with them.  So our allies would possibly be hit worse than our enemies.  International politics being what it is, this may have already been worked out with everybody in advance but it doesn't look like a good move.

We'll also see how the left responds and not just with hysteria.  I suspect that a lot of international deals have adjusting prices in a certain way to accommodate the right people.  It's those people who might be hit the hardest by this.  After getting through DOGE and the last year of Trump 2.0, they might not be able to handle more shocks.  They may be desperate and fall into a trap.

New York Teacher Placed on Leave for Helping Students Launch TPUSA Chapter
February 21, 2026

□ [“Democrats Warn Against Heckling at Trump’s SOTU as Party Plans Competing Rebuttals"]

It's not clear if this is just hype or if there's something expected to happen, either at the SOTU or afterwards.  The impression, accurate or otherwise, is that the party has broken into pieces so everyone is trying to go their own way.  There's three different response speeches announced, one of them for a Spanish audience because I guess the others wouldn't have translators.  Others will be out at rallies or something like that.

Now those who will be there are being told not to heckle.  I don't see any specific names giving this order, suggesting either it's not real or that they plan to disobey.  It's not clear what kind of tyrant permits anyone to heckle but there's Trump for you.  I will continue to assume the party has a specific leadership planning all this but it doesn't look promising.

Iran and tariffs will probably be the main topics for the speech.  Maybe Epstein but it's not like Trump has said much about that for the last year.  I have to wonder how much Trump will even prepare, he doesn't strike me as someone who practices a speech in advance.  Or even has a speech, they might just list the points on a teleprompter and erase each one as he gets around to it.  I've covered the last year extensively but it's been so hectic, I can barely remember anything that happened.  But I don't have a memory, what's your excuse?

Backlash Erupts Over Disney’s New ‘Captain Durag’ Cartoon Character; ‘Stereotypical’ ‘Offensive’
February 21, 2026

□ [“Maryland Sheriffs Vow to Maintain ICE Cooperation Despite Ban on Formal Agreements"]

Things like this are going to keep happening.  The state admits that it can't stop them from working with ICE, only that it can't be a "formal agreement."  If they left that hole in the new law, I'm guessing they weren't stupid enough to really go after everything.  It's more for public consumption than a real regulation.  Don't know if it's likely but it's possible even the Democrat politicians were embarrassed that they had to do this.  They even admitted that federal law has to be followed.

Some of the bonds connecting society are breaking, others are being reinforced precisely to avoid these problems.  It's not clear which but a lot of the bonds go back so far that nobody even remembers how they came into existence.  This is a basic example, law enforcement as it deals with city, county, state and federal laws.  I'm not sure anyone has a good explanation of how they can best interact but many people have worked on this for many years and those that are based on reality have a better chance of lasting.

It's a sign that things are moving the right way, that civilization can overcome the chaos.  Those that pushed to destroy it, thinking they could restart on 'year zero,' won't survive but hopefully the rest of the people can.  Not saying it'll be fun or that anything can last forever but at least there's a chance to avoid the wreckage we've seen all our lives.

Beheaded German Woman Found Outside Florence, North African Suspect Taken Into Custody
February 21, 2026

□ [“Mayor Mamdani Urges New Yorkers to Help Shovel Snow — They Must Show Two Forms of ID"]

The left keeps showing how they cannot even comply with their own stated beliefs.  He promised free stuff and is already trying to raise taxes.  He can't handle cleanup from a snowstorm and now he opposes ID rules for voters but will impose them on temporary city employees.  He hasn't even been there for two months and can't handle it.  At least global warming will get rid of the snow sooner or later, it won't help his hypocrisy.

□ [“Minnesota Transgender Lawmaker Opposes Age Verification for Porn Sites - Content Can Be ‘Educational’ for Queer Kids"]

The other problem is that the left is revealing what they actually believe.  In this case, the guy is showing how you make new gay kids, since sex with women isn't an option.  We also see this with Democrats promising tyranny as soon as they regain power.  And there's finally enough billionaires now for megarich leftists to be jealous of people who have more money than them so they're all ranting about going after billionaires.

□ [“Obama and Susan Rice Cried in Front of White House Staff After Trump’s 2016 Win"]

I think they're also revealing more than they expected about their own connections.  We're starting to see this with the Epstein lists but this one stuck out for me.  Susan Rice was always in the background when Obama was POTUS.  She was also listed in the Epstein files - as far as I know, not for anything big - and she just made a speech about how the government will be weaponized against anyone who disagrees with Democrats the next time they're in charge.

And here she is crying.  More importantly, Obama is crying too, in front of people.  He was never known as the most masculine of men but this is not a good look.  She's not your wife so what are you doing?  Obama was supposed to be a leader, this is not how they're supposed to behave.  But apparently this is on "Obama Foundation" footage now located at Columbia University.  This just comes off as Obama's boss was crying so he subordinated and cried along with her, begging the question of who was really in charge.

She had high-ranking positions for Clinton and Obama from beginning-to-end of both their two-term Presidencies, think-tanks and media Board of Directors in-between.  Her parents were black but quite wealthy and part of DC for a long time.  And also worked for Biden for at least three years.  Married to an ABC news producer, she's just deeply in the system she wants to control.  I'm not saying Obama was a total pawn but how far was he ever out of her grasp?

US Forces Deployed to Nigeria for Christians Being Slaughtered and Abducted by Islamic Extremists
February 21, 2026

Life would be perfect if only I could drive 55

Genius Astrophysicist Shot Dead on His Porch in Southern California
February 20, 2026

□ [“Supreme Court Strikes Down Trump’s Tariffs in 6-3 Decision"]

I guess this is today's big news.  Something about it doesn't seem as straightforward as the court ruling for or against.  It's like there's an immediate retreat by the Trump administration but not as much of one as it appears.  It's also quite possible that they've planned for this and already have the next step in place, whatever it is.

The majority vote was to treat tariffs like a tax.  That's probably fair, at least to an extent, as a tax on foreigners.  That would be Congress' job but there's still some leeway.  Tariffs can remain on steel and aluminum as part of national security.  Trump supporters are already listing the laws and regulations which would justify most of the tariffs he had imposed.

Furthermore, this may be less about the tariffs themselves but about Trump's justification, the 1977 IEEPA law giving the POTUS authority to regulate international commerce in the case of emergency.  Are we in an emergency or not?  And who gets to decide that?  If you say "Congress," they aren't doing anything.  If you say the "Supreme Court," then what other influence do they have over national trade agreements?  Trump has gotten a lot of deals signed with these tariffs, do those get repealed?  And who gets reimbursed?

This was from the lawsuit filed in April 2025 by New York, Arizona, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Illinois, Maine, Minnesota, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, and Vermont, along with a number of private companies.  Looking into those may be relevant but like I said, I just get the impression this about something besides the actual tariffs.  Trump was asked if the six members of the Supreme Court would be invited to the State of the Union.  He wasn't nice with his answer but of course they were invited.  That's just Trump, an unprofessional way of being professional.

Pentagon Fires ‘Transgender Wolf’ Kindergarten Teacher at Fort Bragg After Parent Complaints
February 20, 2026

Mark Zuckerberg Ditches California for Florida as Left’s ‘Tax the Rich’ Agenda Drives Out Another Elite
February 12, 2026

□ [“New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani Raiding Retirement and Health Funds"]

It's amusing to watch but I just assume he's going to do something really big and stupid, probably before the end of the year.  Declare he owns everything or send troops out to loot the rest of New York, something like that.  He needs something, even loyal Democrats are horrified by him taking away their money like this, and he hasn't even gotten around to raising property taxes.

He's also looting from the police, cutting the budget and getting rid of a few thousand officers.  There's always some areas the left is willing to immediately cut spending.  I'm sure he's keeping his armed bodyguards though, no reason to go overboard.

He did open the government grocery story which has already had long lines and empty shelves.  They didn't even print enough tickets to let people in so a lot of them waited for nothing.  Some people got to go in without waiting in line but it's not clear if they were elites or just common thieves.  Either way, they're above the peasants.

Even without the stupid stunt I mentioned earlier, he'll just increase government control over everything.  Prices, hiring, regulations, all that stuff.  If you can't afford anything, at least you can make everyone else's lives miserable.  Because you care so much.

Mexican Illegal Shoots South Carolina Officer in the Chest While Attempting to Flee
February 20, 2026

War Secretary Hegseth’s Firey Message Ending Ties with Harvard ‘We train warriors, not wokesters’
February 7, 2026

Globalist Hungarian Candidate Filmed at Sex Drug Party, Alleges To Be Victim of Kompromat
February 13, 2026

□ [“Jasmine Crockett’s Texas Senate Run Seems Like an Afterthought Following Colbert’s James Talarico Stunt"]

I'm not that interested in Crockett or Colbert although I did notice the stunt.  The white male candidate had to get attention and the black female candidate was in the way so late night television was involved and they blamed Trump for everything.  Colbert filmed the interview with the white male but then complained that the FCC was trying to silence them so he posted it on youtube.  Now anybody can decide they want to vote for the white male from that interview and the black female doesn't have to be treated equally.

I think the only statement she's made on this was that she wasn't blaming the FCC for this mess.  She was probably only informed about it after-the-fact, like her or not she does have actual stuff to do so it was probably just a campaign issue until this happened.  Colbert gets another excuse to claim he's being silenced when nobody wants to hear him anyway and he's still paid very well.  But what I find interesting is that they're so quick to ditch the black female.  She's leftist, partners with AOC and represents the only voting block that didn't shrink for Democrats in 2024 but that's not enough, they want white males.

But they're doing it in such a fake way, instead of going for what voters actually want.  Do they really think this will win anybody over or is just playing to their own people?  Late night talk shows are not something that will win people over, the FCC has had these rules for most of a century, there are even signs that attacking Trump is getting tiresome.  And turning on their own side won't help any of that.

State Department Says Far Left Group ‘Code Pink’ is Linked to the Chinese Communist Party
February 11, 2026

Canada’s Liberal Government Opens Military Ranks to Foreign Nationals for Fast-Track Immigration
February 20, 2026

You just have to read one more post and then you'll finally get what I'm talking about.

Semi-Truck Driver Who Ran a Red Light and Killed Elderly Indiana Man Identified as Illegal Alien From India
February 19, 2026

□ [“Former Prince Andrew Arrested on His 66th Birthday Over Epstein Scandal"]

Stop teasing me!  This seems like a really big deal, I don't want it to just fall away and be forgotten.  Over the last several months, the British Royal Family has seemed determined to cut all ties with him.  This was the first time one of those people has been arrested since 1647 with King [looks up name] Charles.  The current Charles had to give approval, which he did and released a public statement that 'the law must take its course.'  They know what Andrew was doing and this is the only way to save themselves.

Finally someone has been arrested for these crimes.  And considering who this is, that's why it's such a big deal.  British royalty is one of the most enduring institutions on the planet, even in its current state.  This royal house only dates back to 1826 and the founding of Belgium but the vast wealth and connections show what a big hit this is.  Andrew may not know everything that went on but he knows people who do.

And this means he has a reason to start naming names.  He has nothing else to offer and no one will try to save him.  Even if he isn't imprisoned, it's not like he has a comfortable life ahead of him with no money, job or ability to get one.  I still think the 'new world order' has appointed their elites and he would naturally be at the top with them, so he can spill what was going on.  This is why we've been so angry about nobody being arrested for so long, when the first one happens, the rest can follow.

Haven't seen any recent list of all the names in the files currently released although some are still coming out.  Supermodel Naomi Campbell was probably the biggest name for me.  I didn't even know she was black, I just knew the name, but Epstein obviously had connections to the modelling business, wonder why.  We'll also need to start listing the people who might not be big names but whose job it was to find future victims.

Georgia Man Awarded Biden’s Presidential “Lifetime Achievement” Certificate Crosses Biden's Name Out — Asks Trump to Sign It Instead
February 19, 2026

□ [“Second Day of Trilateral Talks in Geneva Between US, Russia and Ukraine Breaks Down"]

We're probably due for another rant by Trump that if a peace deal doesn't happen this time, he's done, gone, not going to take part in this anymore, no way!!!  I vaguely recall hearing something about talks going on now but can't say I've been paying attention to that.  But counting the number of perforations on the ceiling tiles is a far more crucial task.  And more enjoyable.

Apparently Russia stormed out today.  The article doesn't say why although it's probably some variation on not getting everything they want.  As always, the troops keep moving eastward.  Haven't heard anything about Kiev restoring electricity but I guess winter will be over in a month or so.  Zelensky's problem is that people on his own side are demanding peace and that's just those permitted to speak in his presence.  At this point, I have to assume Ukraine keeps the internet and media under tight control, otherwise their people might hear what's happening in Iran.

It might be a bit subtle because there's so little attention on Ukraine anymore but I've wondered if the Trump administration has been working to separate us from them, and the rest of Europe as well.  Hungary and Slovakia have stopped sending diesel fuel and energy to Ukraine.  Last year Ukraine damaged the Druzhba pipeline which provides Eastern Europe with Russian oil and they want it back.  They've been helping Ukraine and that's what they get for it?

I get that Trump has to deal with the whole world and this war has been going on for ages but it's a regional issue that's gone on before we were born and will still be going on long after we're dead.  Expose the way Ukraine launders all this money, along with whatever other obsession the liberals have with this place, support Eastern Europe's defense and call it a day.

Taxpayer-Funded Horror at University of Chicago – NSF Spent Millions Inducing Severe Strokes in Dogs Before Killing Them
February 19, 2026

Delta Plane Forced to Turn Around When Black Man Starts Attacking Other Passengers
February 18, 2026

□ [“Trump to Iran – 'You’re Going to be Finding Out in the Next 10 Days… Bad Things Will Happen if it Doesn’t'"]

My big worry is that is the same waste of time we see with Ukraine.  Stop talking about doing something or giving up or whatever, just get rid of the mullahs.  That said, this does come off as more relevant than you might expect.  His actual statement is a bit more vague but he still specifies the next 10 days, indicating that all the pieces are now in place, or close enough to move forward.  We should know what's happening by the end of February.

I'm absolutely certain it's not going to be an invasion, not like the sort of things you'd expect.  As we saw with Venezuela, there are other possible tactics to take down the people in charge, I totally expect Trump to go with one of those.  Or it will be deliberately quiet, suddenly we drop a few bombs in a random location and the next thing we know, the mullahs and Revolutionary Guard have all vanished forever.  Probably weren't vaccinated against covid or something.

Poland just told their people to GTF out of Iran now.  Leaving aside WTF they're doing there in the first place, I think that's the second or third country to make this call in the last week or so.  Get out of the danger zone.  US planes are still going overhead, that probably helps motivate the protesters.  They've got to fight for their right to Persia but, along with whatever we've got happening on the ground, they know we're part of it.  We're all just waiting...

In Huge Blow to Newsom, Appeals Court Blocks California’s Law That Banned Masks For ICE Agents
February 19, 2026

Illinois City Issues $25,000 in Cash to Black Residents for Reparations
February 12, 2026

□ [“North Carolina High School Students Bolt Out of Class and Run Across 4-Lane Highway to Protest ICE"]
□ [“Teen Student Participating in Anti-ICE Protest in West Palm Beach Struck By Vehicle"]

This conveniently lines up with several major desires of leftists.  First of all, they need to get their hands on kids.  Second of all, they want all kids trained to obedience.  Third, this gives them casualties to promote about how they're all part of the 'resistance' and cry about any casualties.  Fourth, the teachers can claim - honestly or otherwise - that they had nothing to do with it, it's all the kids doing this.  Fifth, it's only a difference of degree from who you need to draft when you're at war, which the left claims they are.  They're all expendable.

Some schools are speaking out that children taking part of this will be punished.  No idea if that will actually happen or if it's just a public statement to keep the schools safe.  Parents are also speaking out that they oppose their kids being drafted into this.  I'm guessing that home schooling is going to be more and more popular in the near-future.

I don't have a dog in this fight so I'm really not sure what the main impact will be.  The left really needs to keep pushing people out to get Civil War 2.0 going for real.  I'd be fine with shooting them dead but other people closer to the front-lines probably have a different opinion.  They really are trying to put everything in, still believing they know best and they're the majority.

I notice the word has finally be sent out to stop calling Trump 'hitler,' probably because he'd have wiped them out long ago if that was true.  Of course there's still all the footage of Democrats saying that for the last ten years but that's another tactic, trying to gaslight their followers.  They'll all suddenly be ignorant of everyone saying this and call any footage fake, just more denying reality.  That's how they were taught as children.

Trump Hangs Portrait on Department of Justice Headquarters “Make America Safe Again”
February 19, 2026

□ [“Trump to Direct Pentagon to Release Government Files Related to Aliens and UFOs"]

He's spent over a year preventing the Epstein files from coming out but just one flip of a switch and he wants to put this out now?  I've already been wondering why he hasn't done that already.  I'm sure there's many rules for the highest levels of classified information but this is the sort of thing you'd expect every POTUS to get involved in, out of curiosity if nothing else.

Several days ago, Obama was giving an interview and asked if there were aliens.  He didn't hesitate, he said "yes."  Then he added that he hadn't seen them himself and there weren't underground facilities, unless they were all part of some conspiracy against the POTUS.

Exquise me?  Baking powder?  Of course there's conspiracies to keep the POTUS ignorant.  That's how the chain-of-command works.  As an Army supply sergeant, I couldn't have gotten half my work done if I had to inform the commander about everything.  The POTUS is a few levels higher than that.  Obama must have given away the game because he later had to speak out and say he was just 'speculating' on the odds that there was something out there.  He's made it this long without having to be taken seriously, he's not going to start now.

I think there's *something.*  I don't really believe in aliens and space ships and all that.  My guess is whatever there is runs closer to ghosts or demons then the sci-fi concepts all the conspiracies center around.  But I also don't care that much.  Trump was asked about Obama's statement and said he didn't know if there aliens but Obama was giving away classified information.  I'm guessing that was the real point being made and frankly, there's a fair chance that the two of them agreed to handle it this way.  I freely admit that I'm much more interested in earth-bound conspiracies at this point.  What I really want to know is why Trump hasn't retracted the regulations that keeps hoverboards away from the public.

‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Star Eric Dane – Known For His Role as “McSteamy” – Dead at 53
February 19, 2026

U.S. Women’s Hockey Stuns Canada in Overtime — USA Clinches 2–1 Victory and Snatches Gold
February 19, 2026

But you told me Darth Vader betrayed and murdered a 92Y!

Millionaire Philanthropist Found Shot Dead at Assisted Living Facility in Maryland
February 18, 2026

□ [“Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’ Is Doing the Job That NATO and the UN Can’t"]

I haven't paid any attention to the 'board of peace,' I don't even know who else is involved in it, but I'm just very skeptical.  What is there to stop it from just become an updated version of the UN?  Maybe not right away but in ten or twenty years.  It just comes off as a permanent dream that deludes a lot of people into thinking it will work in reality.

The concept has its good and bad side.  Like the UN before it, we should have a place where nations can make agreements and resolve problems peacefully.  But also like the UN, there are issues that simply cannot be solved.  Just look at Israel, founded by the UN, it should be the ideal, but it's unanimously opposed by those who run the UN.  That won't be fixed and I'm probably not the only person to compare this to the Tower of Babel.  Which, in case you don't know, doesn't exist anymore.

Then there's the problem of competing with the UN, however long it continues to exist, and BRICS.  That would just be an updated version of the Cold War.  Maybe it's just natural for there to always be conflict between the two biggest sides of human existence.  Britain versus France, Europe versus the Turks, Rome versus Carthage.  Of course if that's the case then these big groups would just be increasing the problem, but it's the way things work.

‘Not My Business’ U.S.-Born Skier Eileen Gu Competes for China; ‘Skeptic’ of Uyghur Genocide Claims
February 18, 2026

□ [“Dems Plot to Make a Circus Out of the State of the Union Address, Because of Course They Do"]

If Trump wants my advice, don't even bother with a speech.  As far as I know, there's no rules beyond the Constitution requiring an occasional report so just email them.  I know, I know, Trump is a showman, of course he wants to give a speech.  I'd just like to hear about - since it's not like I'll watch it - the novelty of doing something different.  And doing it this way means Democrats get to put on their own show with whatever idiotic stunts they come up with.

A week or so ago, Fetterman called out Democrats to not do anything stupid.  Of course they're going to, what else do they have to do?  Maybe Trump can bring the black kid out again so they can ignore him again.  Or the Iranian Grand Ayatollah, 'look who we just picked up!'  See how many will applaud then.

Because of all the secret intel games going on, maybe each member of Congress will receive a file, probably a standard practice, but these include the Epstein files that they really don't want released.  This speech will be given next Wednesday, I think the Clintons are supposed to testify to Congress the following day or so.  We still don't know what these people are really trying to do but we're supposed to be close to something happening.

Lara Trump Says ‘Many’ Other Trump Family Members May Run for Office ‘It May Not End Just with Donald Trump!’
February 18, 2026

□ [“The Iranian Regime’s Days Are Numbered – Explosions Reported Across the Country"]

I was expecting them to be gone by the end of January, look how that worked out.  I still think there is a mission underway but it is not clear what it is or when we'll see it.  If these explosions are real - and as always, we can't trust the reports - I bet they're hitting crucial locations for the government.  No idea what it could be but it probably isn't just random attacks or even the protesters.

The US has been having talks with Iran regarding their nuclear program.  It doesn't seem to be going anywhere - just like Ukraine - but I don't think it's expected to go anywhere.  Not sure if it's a distraction or if they're secretly about some other topic but I don't think either side intends it to go to any peaceful agreement.  Maybe the Mullahs wouldn't be permitted to surrender by their Revolutionary Guard and this is a way to give up while having a chance of staying alive.

I'm still surprised that, at least publicly, Iran is getting no support from the Muslim world, BRICS or even leftist protestors.  They must be getting assistance from somewhere but there's no clue from who.  And even that doesn't seem to be as helpful as you might expect, North Korea maybe?  The UN?  I still think the regime is ready to fall, I'm just disappointed that it hasn't happened yet.

Illegal Alien Semi-Truck Driver Runs Red Light, Kills Elderly Man in Indiana
February 18, 2026

□ [“NYC’s Mamdani Seeking First Property Tax Hike in Decades to Cover Budget Deficit"]

I try to ignore this idiot but he just won't go away.  Now he's trying to threaten the state of New York because they won't raise taxes the way he wants and - I'm assuming it's based on state law - he can't just raise taxes in the city itself.  Property taxes are the only place they can do that so Mamdani is threatening to do that unless the state raises taxes.  There's a chance they'll comply but it seems unlikely so he's going to need to screw over his own people, just like he's already doing to everybody else.

He couldn't clean out the snow after a storm - except at the Mayor's mansion - or get garbage picked up - ditto - and now he's saying that NYC is suddenly in massive debt which undoes all the 'free stuff' promises he made to take power.  This is where the left realizes they need to blame everybody else for their problems because otherwise they'll have to do something themselves.  NYC could just cut spending and it would be much easier to handle the debt, but that's not an option.  So poor and middle-class people need to pay higher taxes on rent and property, they just have to suffer.

I still don't get how or why they would do this but it just looks like the Trump administration is deliberately getting the left so outraged they'll seize power wherever they can.  Then they'll flop like this.  We don't know if that will really get through to the citizens but it will to the rest of us, they can't live up to their own beliefs and all they can do is demand more power.  That's why I'm tired of whatever plans the Trump administration has in motion, I want the world to see these people solidly defeated.  Don't wiggle through 52-48% of the vote in November, I want them to lose completely where even devout leftists can't deny it.

Jimmy Kimmel to Host $25K Per Ticket Fundraiser for House Democrats Headed Into Midterms
February 18, 2026

Whadda you want now?

February 17, 2026 Jesse Jackson, age 84
Black Man Walks Up to 13-Year-Old Florida Boy, Slashes His Throat in Unprovoked Attack
February 17, 2026

□ [“AOC Lashes Out in Phone Call with NYT Regarding Coverage of Her Embarrassing Munich Gaffes"]

I don't think her gaffes were all that bad.  Referring to Venezuela as "south of the equator" is simply an honest mistake.  You can blame her for not checking a map before making the comment but it's South America so it's a natural assumption.  Her other gaffes were stupid but nothing to make much of a fuss over.

She claimed that cowboys didn't come from Spain but it's a bit of a stretch to think she was referring to horses, who were indeed brought to the New World by the man whose surname she illegally stole.  If she had gone into more detail, she would have obviously had no clue what she was talking about but the actual comment was no big deal.  She was also asked if the US should defend Taiwan from China and her answer was complete gibberish.  Not just inability to finish a sentence, it was inability to even start a sentence but insisting on talking anyway.  It's fine to criticize her for that but it's also not that horrendous.  Even actual leaders can have that problem and she's certainly not one of those, although she's trying to play one on television.

The real problem would be her reaction to criticism from her own side, i.e. the New York Times.  If she can't take it from her own people, she's not going to do very well in the bigger world.  And that might be the real damage from attention this world conference she had no business taking part in.  Screwing up is one thing, not being able to recover from criticism about it is worse and shows these elites that she's not going to be very helpful.  Makes me wonder if she was brought there by Hillary Clinton for that reason, to set her up for failure.

Eric Swalwell Eroticizes Violence Against Women in Disturbing Drunken College Sex Poem Inbox
February 17, 2026

□ [“Oregon Could Vote to Ban Hunting and Fishing – Law Would Classify Both as Cruelty to Animals"]
□ [“Colorado Democrats Introduce Bill to Fully Decriminalize Prostitution"]

As always, the left needs to control people, although I wonder if they're just planning to tax the whores.  My first reaction was of all the decades demanding pot be legalized and recently even some leftists are saying it's a bad drug.  With banning hunting, I assume it's about an excuse to oppose people with guns, maybe also about getting more Democrat voters.

Given what they've been up to for the last year, I think it's clear that they really believe - beyond all reason - that now is the time they can get away with imposing leftism on the masses.  With hunting and fishing, they really have no clue how the number of animals will grow too big without it, not to mention the danger of bigger animals going after humans.  With prostitution, they ignore that it's always going to exist so just stay out of it, especially government.

They're going to be pushing more stupid laws, as are other blue states.  They probably expect most of them to fail for some reason but any success will get them further to total control.  

Illegal Aliens Break into North Carolina Man’s Home, Tie Him Up, Beat Him — Then Rape Him
February 17, 2026

□ [“Colbert Dumps Dem Interview Rather Than Follow FCC Rule and Provide Equal Time to Republicans"]

I suspect the Trump administration was making a few points about this.  First, the left will ignore whatever points they're making to suddenly become obsessed with 'tyranny' and then go back to ignoring whatever they claimed to support.  Second, they were showing how much control the FCC has over tv networks and mass media.  What the government gives, it can take away and leftists are the ones insisting the government must have such influence on tv shows in the first place.  Just because Trump is the only one getting attention for interference doesn't mean he's the only one interfering.

Third, they're also making a point about giving free ads to politicians you support.  I'm not sure the administration has any opinion on which way these rules should go but there are rules on whether or not you're a 'news show' reporting the truth.  Giving free ads like this is not 'fair and balanced.'  Then there's also the pleasure of tying tv networks down, wasting this money on shows no one watches.

I had to erase several comments here because I wrote them about the wrong person.  I don't even know who these rich celebrities are, that's how irrelevant they are to me and, based on their ratings, everyone else.  I suspect that, among the elite, tv networks like ABC and CBS are still very relevant, although to anyone else who watches tv, they're just a couple channels among dozens or hundreds.  There's just not enough viewership to make them valuable and these shows have done their part to destroy the concept of 'entertainment.'

Florida House Passes Bill to Rename Palm Beach International Airport After Trump
February 17, 2026

Investigative Reporter Nick Shirley Exposes Massive Voter Fraud in California
February 16, 2026

CNN Forced to Report That Inflation is Way Down Under Trump: ‘Lowest Annual Rate for Core Since 2021’
February 13, 2026

Canada and France Open Greenland Consulates Over Trump’ Decision to Acquire Denmark’s Arctic Island
February 7, 2026

Head of Rothschild Swiss Bank and the CEO of World Economic Forum Caught in the Epstein Files
February 6, 2026

The American Society of Plastic Surgeons Opposes Gender Transition Surgeries for Individuals Under 19 Years of Age
February 5, 2026

Kushner and Witkoff Draft $112B Plan to Turn Gaza Into ‘Smart City’ With Beach Resorts, High-Speed Rail, and AI Grids
December 22, 2025

Melissa Gilbert condemned child sex abuse weeks before husband Timothy Busfield’s arrest for child sex abuse
January 10, 2026

When I rule the world, there will be no spam. Instead there will be only memes as far as the eye can see.

February 15, 2026 Robert Duvall, big-name actor, age 95
Mobs in India Destroy Christian Homes After Believers Refuse to Renounce Jesus
February 16, 2026

□ [“Silence of the Lambs Producer and Actor Who Played Buffalo Bill Express Regret Over 35-Year-Old Film Because of ‘Transphobia,"]

The trans movement is realizing that their popularity is gone except among certain elites and their pets.  Of course they're deluded enough to think they can change that but they certainly need to give it a try.  Pretty sure few people give the movie any thought these days but these two obviously feel obligated to speak out.  They made sure to do it together so this was clearly the point of the interview, getting the message out.

As it is, we're going to be looking back at the last several decades of Hollywood productions and notice how much of this they had put in back then, even when they feel the need to be subtle about it.  We'll look at Bugs Bunny dressed as woman, or whoever, and wonder if they were trying to push something else.  It's an unanswerable question because it might have come from some corporate mucky-muck saying 'add a joke about this topic' and that was that.

□ [“Schumer Plans Bill to Make the Pride Flag a Congressionally Authorized U.S. Flag"]

Because of these ancient roots to the movement, it's arguable whether or not the trans movement is really connected to the gay movement.  I would say they are because the trans want it, if nothing else.  Some gays oppose this but the rest all act like subs waiting to be dom'd.  I assume Schumer knows he's doing this although it is possible he's just following orders.  It's another example of how the movement knows it's failing and needs to self-delude itself back into victory.

U.S. to Grant Political Asylum to Man Facing U.K. Blasphemy Charges After Publicly Burning Koran
February 16, 2026

□ [“Outrage After Florida Teachers Union Says Children Protesting ICE is ‘Required’"]

This lines up with the trans and gay movements, they need access to children to really feel like they're accomplishing anything.  Consent isn't required, they're paid to say they know best.  This lines up with the leftist insistence that government must control everything, so naturally they need to oppose parents having control over their own children.  The younglings must be taken away at an early age.

One thing I don't get is how the left can just move without hesitation from complete support of the government to complete opposition.  My theory is that it's about the man-in-charge.  The actual cause might run deeper inside themselves but that's how it comes out.  Anti-Trump, GWB, Reagan, etc. compared to pro-Biden, Obama, Clinton, etc.  Bernie, AOC, Mitt Romney, John McCain, etc. fall into similar categories but it's always the man-in-charge who makes everything perfect or miserable for everyone.  This is based on worshipping government and refusal to believe that there can be anything higher than that.

And now the schools are pushing this without even hiding it.  Naturally liberal governments support this because they don't have a clue how easily they can be defied as well.  The education system is something else that's ready to fall apart, given how big and worthless it is.  I wonder if, to a large extent, families are going to retreat to doing everything at home.  Not just schooling but also business and religion, working with those they know and trust while ignoring everyone else.  Those who run the government will find a lot less loyalty than they had expected.

French Patriots Turn Out to Demand Justice for 23-Yr-Old Conservative Murdered by Antifa Thugs
February 16, 2026

□ [“Suicide or Murder?  Forensic Scientists Call for New Investigation Into Kurt Cobain’s Death"]

I've managed to go 30+ years with little thought to Cobain but they keep trying to resurrect him.  I was in high school when "Smells Like Teen Spirit" came out and always cite that as the point where I started losing interest in modern music.  I will admit that I've been pondering the grunge movement lately as some corporate movement to control/eliminate the concept of rock'n'roll.  The most obvious proof is how pop music had spent the last few years focused obsessively on Guns'n'Roses, specifically Axl, who had finally gotten around to releasing their follow-up album, one week before Nirvana's Nevermind.  Both albums were released on Geffen so there was a larger marketing plan going on, approved by David Geffen.

Anyway, we're told that there's no way the drug-addled Cobain could have held a shotgun that way and he left multiple suicide notes with different handwriting.  I would think just putting up with Courtney Love would guarantee he found a way to do it and of course she's the primary murder suspect.  I'm ambivalent on this.  If there's more to be exposed about what our elites have imposed on us, go ahead and expose it to the world. But Cobain has been dead a lot longer than he was ever alive, just make sure he never comes back and I'm fine with that.

As always, I rush to blame a demon-worshipping cult.  That is, I'm not really sure that it was suicide or murder in any real sense of the word.  This is where I think David Geffen might be relevant, overseeing a human sacrifice to the dark lords.  I've long thought that if Nirvana and the grunge movement hadn't come along, it would have been Axl Rose.  Cobain died in Seattle, I've always thought that was relevant too.

Former New Jersey Mayor/Police Sergeant Indicted for Drugging and Sexually Assaulting Child He Met Online
February 16, 2026

□ [“Newsom Gives $90 Million in ‘Emergency’ Funds to Planned Parenthood"]

Couldn't use that money on building the mandatory high-speed railway?  All the people whose houses have been burned down for over a year have had enough help?  The billions of dollars of debt California owes is fine the way it is?  That's a strange set of priorities for a guy who thinks he has a chance of becoming POTUS.  He hasn't even started looking into all the taxpayer fraud that's starting to be exposed.

My guess is that's what this 'emergency' fund is really about, laundering money over to relevant voting blocks.  Maybe it's the California equivalent of Somalis, maybe it's people who were cut off by DOGE and are getting desperate.  Perhaps the state just needs to keep certain amounts of money running so it can be funneled through all the NGOs to fund leftism.  You can get away with anything as long as you put "pro-abortion" on it.

It's also probably another excuse to increase taxes because California doesn't have enough of those yet.  I think that comes naturally to leftists, totally ignoring the fact that people will leave rather than hand over all that money.  Each tax is supposed to solve their problems forever but they wind up with less funding than expected and fewer people willing to pay it but the cause-and-effect is never understood.

Islamic Prayer Is Now Broadcasting on the Streets of New York City – 5 Times per Day
February 16, 2026