When is Disney going to do a live-action remake of Roger Rabbit starring a black lesbian?

Maduro Deploys 15 Thousand Troops to Colombian Border, as US Military Close In on the Caribbean
August 25, 2025

□ [“Texas House GOP Caucus Votes Against Punishing AWOL Democrats Who Broke Quorum"]

Well that's Texas for you.  They'll make a rule that you have to show up to do your job.  Then you break that rule.  Then they say you'll be punished if you don't return by the end of the week.  Then you don't return for another week or so.  Then when you finally get around to coming back, they still won't punish you.  Could they be any harsher?

I cannot figure out how or why they did this but it looks like a stageshow.  Like they're just trying to distract everyone, which doesn't help the redistricting they're supposed to be doing.  As good as this might be, it just looks like the uniparty is trying to take Texas down rather than build it up.  No specific evidence to point to but there it is.

The redistricting will have to be handled across the country regardless.  I don't know how many states are taking part now but with kicking out illegal immigrants, there would be a big change anyway.  Then there's all the impact Trump 2.0 must be having on other forms of election theft.  I'd like to think that the administration is planning how to keep future elections from being stolen but am also worried that this is where the left will be victorious.  Please prove me wrong.

Trump Fires Biden-Appointed Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook Amid Mortgage Fraud Allegations
August 25, 2025

□ [“Trump Signs Executive Order to Prosecute People Who Burn American Flags"]

I'm ambivalent about this.  On the one hand, I do support freedom of speech and have always included flag burning as part of that.  On the other hand, we are at a point where anyone who does that should be seen as the enemy and punished accordingly.  On the third hand, is this really an issue that needs to be faced now?  Is there nothing more important that should be handled first?  On the fourth hand, the left is going to rush out to burn flags as publicly as possible and I can think of several responses to that.  On the fifth hand, the courts certainly aren't going to support this.  And on the sixth hand, where did I get all these hands from?  That's just weird.

The best reason for this would probably be identifying everyone involved in these public flag burnings.  The activists would be singling themselves out, as opposed to everyone else who disagrees with this but just goes on with their lives.  That's probably the best argument for this, but it still runs into a problem that a judge will probably shut it down tomorrow, and then what else is there to do?

It's not like police officers will be going after the people who do this, that's just way too much extra work and danger.  This will cause tension for law enforcement, although that might be good or bad at the same time.  Maybe it's just an example of making the problem worse as a method of finding a solution.

So this is a move that I am opposed to but not one I would really fight against, at least at the moment.  Tim Walz has already made an obnoxious speech about making a point about burning flags, so maybe this is really about inspiring the left to become even more insane.

Courtney Love, Frances Bean Cobain, Send Cease-and-Desist to Journalists Covering Kurt's Death
August 25, 2025

□ [“Kamala Harris Deceives Donors As She Strikes Deal with DNC to Pay Off Campaign Debts"]

This just seems strange all the way around.  The DNC already has money problems but they'll pay off her $20 million+ debt.  In exchange, she'll raise money to pay them back.  Maybe this will stop her from sending donation requests to Democrats, which it sounds like she's still doing, over nine months after losing the election.

Partially it's weird just because campaign laws are complicated.  In theory, it's pretty simple.  'You owe money, I'll pay your debt and then you'll repay me.'  But this must be worked out according to laws.  Then there's the question of what she's supposed to do for money.  Nobody wants her and even if they did, she's not running for anything.  I'm sure the elites are willing to cover up for her but they need a legitimate way to do that.  She was given a ridiculously-large advance for an autobiography coming out soon, that's probably related to this.

Of course they can't use illegals, DOGE has probably identified any number of ways to funnel money.  I'm guessing this will just be passed along and not get much attention, but it might be causing problems for the elites.  The uniparty has spent many years pushing money however it wants, ignoring debt, but suddenly things have changed.  They must be worried about what else they'll be caught with.

Islamists Raise Flags at Finland’s Most Historic Cathedral
August 25, 2025

□ [“It's The Budgets, Stupid..."]

This is more about comparing the Lethal Weapon movies to modern garbage, but it's a definite point about how ridiculously expensive the modern product is.  The original Lethal Weapon was cheap with little in the way of special effects, but it started a big franchise.  Although I'm in the minority, I prefer the later movies as light-hearted fun.  The first movie got it started but they couldn't keep the characters that way for the sequels.

Anyway, the modern movie studios are spending way too much money, guaranteeing that their movies bomb no matter how successful they are.  And if, for the sake of argument, we treat movies as an actual art form, that just throws out any attempt at creativity.  Interchangeable CGI superheroes punching people is the whole third act of seemingly every movie, the opposite of imagination.

I'm still surprised that more people aren't just doing the basics with little more than their cell phones.  Just out of novelty that would be something new, get a handful of actors together, hopefully a script and let them be normal people for a while.  If nothing else, it would show off talent to studios who could use some new energy.

But there's also the problem of being *woke* propaganda.  And something about modern Hollywood actors seems to be about making them into cult icons.  We see this with Marvel which seems more interested in giving as many actors a moment of screentime as a benefit to the movie.  That's not what interesting characters are used for and removes anything interesting.  But obviously the money aspect is where the failure will become complete.  Did they expect streaming to save the day?  I can't think of any other possible excuse.

John Bolton Trashes Trump’s Russia-Ukraine Strategy Days After FBI Raid
August 25, 2025

DNC Summer Meeting Opens With ‘Land Acknowledgement’ Claiming Minneapolis is ‘Stolen Land’
August 25, 2025