Stupid is as stupid does but stupid isn't what stupid was

At Least 16 People Injured in Massive Explosion at New York Shipyard
May 22, 2026

□ [“Trump Admin Preparing to Strike Iran"]

They're hitting the storage depots at Daiquiri at 1800 hours, coming in from the north below their radar.  That's some great planning there.

Of course we'd be moving in again.  The 'ceasefire' hasn't really been a thing for a while and if I had to guess, I'd say it only existed because other nations were aware of it and would report attacks going on.  I'm pretty sure getting rid of the existing Iranian government is one of the goals of the mission, even though Trump says it's not, so that hasn't been accomplished yet.  I'm fine with that.

But yesterday US intel reported that Iran could rebuild its military capabilities much faster than expected and its industrial base.  The obvious question is "how?"  Unless China and Russia are sending their forces in, where is any of this coming from?  If Iran has enough people willing to enlist and fight for the mullahs and IRGC, we've done a very bad job of winning them over.  They shouldn't be able to rebuild anything much less so quickly, especially since we've had control of the air this whole time.  We've been able to watch them every step of the way, there shouldn't be any surprises.

Which leads to my bigger problem with this report, is there any sense that it's true?  Is there any reason to think this isn't just about keeping the war going?  Or, in the most positive way to put it, just looking at a 'worst-case scenario' that we need to prepare for.  But then why announce it to the public?  

Tulsi Gabbard Resigning as Director of National Intelligence – Trump Makes Statement on Replacement
May 22, 2026

And then Thanos killed half the universe or something like that.  But all I could think about was Jenny.20260522
□ [“Alberta To Hold Referendum on Independence From Woke Canada in October"]

An interesting trick.  The courts would shoot down any attempt to actually vote for independence because it doesn't include the 'natives' or whatever they called them.  So this will simply ask Albertans to state whether they'd rather stay in Canada or leave.  If it's a big enough vote, it will let the rest of Canada know these people aren't happy.  And if not, Alberta will have to accept defeat.  They're probably used to that.

I doubt it will stop there.  This is probably going on elsewhere in western countries.  If there's a benefit to leftism, it's the way it reminds people of their roots because the leftist government tries to erase those roots.  It also makes people think seriously of how to get away from that government and if independence is the only way to do it, there you go.  We see that in the US with large parts of some states trying to get away.  Wouldn't surprise me if some of that is happening in Europe too, we just wouldn't be told about it.

We also need to see what China and other nations are doing to Canada.  It's on our border so that's quite relevant.  They've also been pushing the *woke* agenda for decades so we'll need to learn if any Canadians are still capable of functioning without it.  It looks like we're all coming to a breaking point in many ways.  Hopefully it'll work out clear definitions of how society can function and what peoples are capable of maintaining it.

Obama Judge Dismisses Criminal Case Against MS-13 Gang Member Kilmar Abrego Garcia
May 22, 2026

□ [“South Carolina Senate Kills Motion to Expedite Redistricting – 6 Republicans Join Democrats"]

So the Uniparty may be showing its muscles.  Doesn't matter if you call yourself a RINO, you need to return and defend your home station.  It's weird, the article doesn't say this was a committee vote and South Carolina Senate is mostly Republican, how could six votes make a difference?   But we see the same thing happening in DC, the Senate has quit to go on vacation because they don't have to get by like poor people do.

They still haven't gotten around to funding DHS and ICE and Senate Majority Leader Thune admits they're just getting back at Trump on this.  I'm sure this is why the Big Beautiful Bill made sure they were funded for the next few years, precisely so these issues wouldn't interfere but it's still ridiculous.  If DHS is important than you should want it funded, if not then get rid of it.  You're the ones making this more complicated than it needs to be.

The upside is that I think leftists are getting a lot more tired of this fight than normal people.  The downside is they hold most of the official and bureaucratic positions so it's tough to take them out and they can stay there for many years.  I assume this is why Trump is trying to push MAGA for the midterms.  At the moment I'm not optimistic but hopefully that's just a temporary feeling and I'm wrong about it.

DHS Says Three Million Illegal Aliens Have Left U.S. With Trump in Office — Two Million ‘Self-Deportations’
May 22, 2026

□ [“Pentagon Releases Video of Fighter Jet Shooting Down UFO"]

They keep releasing stuff and nobody seems to even notice, much less pay any attention to it.  I don't even know if the files on MLK's death have come out, haven't heard anybody talk about JFK, RFK or Epstein.  Now they've been putting out stuff with UFOs and makes me wonder if this is all a joke.  This is why nobody will believe this stuff even if it's true.

This is a video from February 2023.  It's not the first time people considered that there might be space aliens.  The footage is undefinable, you could tell us this was a lab experiment with cells in water being hit with heat or chemicals and we wouldn't have any way to prove that wrong.  There's no proof that it's from 2023 and even if it is, isn't there anything better from all these decades since cameras were invented?  And why is the camera-work always so bad?  I never get fancy expensive cellphones but for years I've had one that takes better pictures than what we see here.

Maybe they're just putting all this stuff out now while everybody's caught up in all the other stuff going on.  That makes sense but some people would still be going through it, if there was anything meaningful it would be released.  I wonder if there is some rule that nothing can be pointed out by anybody involved in keeping it classified so everyone else has to go through millions of pages to find anything.  You'd think someone could use A.I. to do that, but then A.I. could also create better videos to release.

Iran-Linked Migrant Spy Ring Targets Jewish Leaders in Germany
May 22, 2026