Why does my sleeping cat get more internet likes than I do?

Michelle Obama Announces Without Explanation That She'll Skip Trump’s Inauguration After the Carter Funeral
January 14, 2025

□ [“3 Democrats Vote Against House Bill to Ban Bio-male Athletes From Girl's Sports in Federal Funded-Schools"]

Some things are getting started.  The new Congress is open and we'll see if they can live up to their Republican majority.  This is probably the strongest move they could start with.  It's not a full ban of the transgender insanity, but it's as close as they could get.  So of course Democrats oppose it.

But they're going to lose the battle.  Even if by some miracle the Senate doesn't pass the bill, it's still clearly a losing stance.  There's only two genders and you can't switch to another.  This is collectively abusing children to impose this on them.  And now the right-wing has evidence that they're in the majority.  More than anything, that's been the biggest change in our mindset in the last two months.

There's an extremely small minority of people with actual biological problems, but the leftist mentality is to make *them* the normal.  It wasn't that long ago that gays were supposed to just want to live a normal life like everyone else and that sure didn't come to pass.  And yet the left is still obsessed with this.  They've been quiet for the last several months, but they're going to start again soon.

□ [“Transgender TikToker Spends $17,000 to Remove Six of His Ribs — Plans to Make Them Into a Crown"]

This came out out a few days ago and I've been mystified by it.  What is this thing trying to do?  Why is it there?  Spending money on self-mutilation is not something anyone should support, much less help with.  And it's not the only one out there.  How far away from reality does one have to be to think this is a good idea?

Black Lives Matter Supporter Julia Roberts Says ‘F-ck You’ to Los Angeles Fire Looters
January 14, 2025

□ [“Effort to Recall Gavin Newsom is Underway"]

I doubt this will have any effect, I think he's on his last year anyway.  But what this will do is damage his future plans to get more power.  Not sure it's really the case but at least publicly, he was the best option other than Kamala Harris [which is really depressing to think about] and now he's embarrassing himself for incompetence in his own state.

It's even funnier - depending on your sense of humor - what this would look like to other states.  You think liberal bastions like Chicago or New York City are going to say 'we need what this guy brings'?  And if you can't get support there, where else are you going to find it, China?  Wait... Ok, that's one point for Newsom.

At this point, I'm starting to think the fires are totally deliberate and China/Newsom are among the most likely suspects, but this is just destroying Newsom's future.  He's what California leftists have built towards, his family comes from wealth in San Francisco, Nancy Pelosi is tied to him, they just don't seem to have a better option and this is what they're stuck to.  But his career is burning down like the rich people's homes in Los Angeles.

Trump to Form External Revenue Service to Collect Tariffs, Maybe Even Abolish IRS-Collected Income Taxes
January 14, 2025

□ [“Hundreds of Veterans and SEALS March in DC to Support Pete Hegseth Before Senate Hearing"]

Not just veterans, these are special forces going in along with the SEALS.  I have no doubt this is a military operation.  No clue what they're going after, but that was never my job when I worked for them.  They are the advanced force, checking the territory, looking for assets and tracking the enemy down.  Hopefully there's more of them operating than just taking part in a march down the street.

There's are some anecdotes from the Senate hearing, slightly amusing but not all that interesting.  Obviously Democrats will do anything they can to stop any Trump nominee but Defense Secretary is the main one.  The military is really where socialism comes the closest to success because they're used to following stupid rules and still getting the job done.  The rank structure is very specific but it is about supporting the group as a whole.  So now the leftists are worried about the purge.

It will be interesting to see how this plays out.  I'm sure the military has policies regarding these things so we'll get to see what happens but it can go many possible directions.  There will be things that can be easily cancelled and others that need to go through endless meetings and practice-tries before it can be made the rule.  But which changes will there be and how will they be applied?

Top-of-my-head guess, but there will be something done very quickly.  The world will need to see that the US is actually a capable force militarily.  Similar to bombing ISIS in 2020, one big hit to show the enemy that they can easily be wiped out.  Trying to think of the most obvious target, probably Iran but that might be too big of a deal.  Or maybe the hit will be kept secret for a while.

Biden Removes Cuba’s Designation as State Sponsor of Terrorism in Deal Negotiated by Catholic Church
January 14, 2025

□ [“Washington Post’s Traffic is Cratering – Has Fallen by Nearly 90 Percent Since 2021"]

Media is taking some big hits.  They deserve it, but this is still interesting to watch.  We're seeing it from the internet perspective, so there's no clue how much of the audience was just 'bots, but there is a real sense that the genuine viewers have decided to go else where.  So now the media doesn't know what to do.

Meanwhile they're still owned by large corporations that expect a profit.  They pay a lot of money to their screen personalities to promote an agenda.  They can't fix a problem until they acknowledge it and first they have to get through everybody who thinks there are no problems (except Trump or whoever the latest target is.)  Meanwhile the audience continues to decrease.

And we're just looking for fast, easy info on whatever's going on.  We have no clue who or what to trust about anything.  Then there's the fact that any real details about a meaningful topic would take a long time to sift through, requiring us to ignore every other meaningful topic.  We might get some hints, the media that says how great the economy is doing probably doesn't need our money anymore, but there's not a lot to work with.

But as always, the leftist media seems to be taking the biggest hit.  They have to deny reality anyway, so they're the most convenient customers, but they're also perfectly willing to ditch anyone for any reason, even on their own side.  They're all doing much worse than they were the last time Trump was in charge, so do they really think they can do that again?  Not likely and it would be very stupid if they tried.

Congressman Tim McBride, who poses as a woman, reads the book I Am Jazz to young children
January 14, 2025

□ [“Third British Labour MP Breaks Rank to Demand Inquiry Into the Muslim Grooming Gangs"]

It took them long enough.  This news has been public for quite a while now and the Brits who have to live through it have known about it even longer.  More than anything, this just looks like the elites are falling back to the next line of defense, acknowledging a problem and pretending to do something about it.  The childrapists will remain protected and even funded by the government.

This isn't just limited to Britain.  Until proven otherwise, we should assume it's a worldwide endeavor.  At best, the elites that aren't involved have their own ways to do the same thing.  I'm thinking of China, but you can probably name any other country for the same result.  Lower-ranking elites have to find their own victims, but the illegal immigrants and human traffickers are still there to help.

Notice that different parts of this are becoming relevant at the same time.  Along with the British gangs, there's P. Diddy's parties with lots of rich and famous people.  Then there's Neil Gaiman whose abuse of women has suddenly stopped being protected.  All of them are connected with other people and groups, I notice that Scientology seems to be getting attention all of a sudden.  The demon-worshipping cults and the trans activists and all the rest are on the same side.  They're under attack although we still can't perceive how, but they're also at the very top of the social scale.  How many other secrets have they been hiding to exploit their power over the masses?

DOJ Releases Jack Smith Report on Jan 6 – Claims Trump Would Have Been Convicted If Not For 2024 Victory
January 14, 2025