Over? Did you say it's over? It's not over until we decide it is! Was it over when the cat was nice and friendly and didn't demand anything? Hell no!

Honduran Migrant Arrested in California For Registering to Vote and Falsely Claiming to Be a US Citizen
August 28, 2026

Barack Obama Elementary School in Virginia Closed Indefinitely Due to Mold and Rodents
August 24, 2026

□ [“CNN Uses Photo of Las Vegas Impersonator While Reporting Dolly Parton’s Death"]

There are several possibilities.  CNN really doesn't care about the accuracy of what they report so they just grabbed a random picture and used that without the slightest hesitation.  Or they really don't know anything about Dolly Parton or impersonators so they truly believed they had the truth right in front of them and put it on the air.  Or they really don't like Dolly Parton and knew full-well what they were reporting was false, the picture they were showing was not Dolly even though they said it was.  Whichever it was, nobody anywhere along the line put the slightest effort into making sure it was correct before they broadcast it.  Or worse, they did put in effort and this is just how good CNN is at its job.

There's the old anecdote of someone reading the newspaper and seeing that they were very wrong on a subject he's very knowledgeable about and then looks at the rest of the paper, wondering what else they got wrong.  And CNN can't be bothered to see if they got the right celebrity who's been famous around the world for decades.  Of course they had to apologize but is there any reason to believe that?

And they're trying to fight the Warner Bros/Paramount merger, or otherwise be separated from the company so they can stay in California.  It says a lot about their priorities.  Given that they already support the government being in control of what media is broadcast, maybe they should ask the Trump administration for advice and guidance.  Or maybe none of this matters, it's not like they have much in the way of an audience.

Milo Yiannopoulos Taken Into ICE Custody in Louisiana
August 28, 2026

Los Angeles Residents Disgusted by Their Choices for Mayor: ‘I Wish They Could Both Lose’
August 26, 2026

□ [“Fed-Up Spanish Citizens Charge Beach in Ceuta, Disperse the Invaders, Set Fire to Their Shacks"]

It's a start.  I watched several of the videos, not all.  I had wondered where the police were, I did see a few in uniform but they weren't doing anything.  Then I noticed the news said there were clashes with the police.  How nice, that's more than they did to protect Spaniards from the invader.  I did check and found one short video where the police (?) fired some rubber bullets.  But it was still daylight when the attack happened and this video was at night.  I'd like to think the police deliberately held off doing anything as long as they could.

The attackers destroyed the shacks and tossed the wreckage into the sea.  It would be easy to replace but it's important that they get rid of any sign that non-Spaniards tried to take their land.  Also funny was a female leftist reporter trying to support the invaders and the crowd quickly took over the camera.  It's been a month and the government hadn't done anything about it, now it was their turn.

So it's nice to see this but it's a very short glimpse of progress.  These invaders probably haven't left the country, just the beach, and the government will be ready to protect them tomorrow.  Every government in Europe will see the need to step in and support the invaders against the citizens.  If we're lucky, the majority of police will refuse but I wouldn't bet on that.  I have no idea to what extent Europe actually has any free elections or if anything relevant is coming up any time soon but this will encourage the nationalist parties to win more votes.  Even if it doesn't happen soon, they're getting closer to a point where the people will rebel.  Or the government will entirely replace them with new subjects.

US Tells the UK Increase Defense Spending or Lose Support for Sovereignty Over the Falklands
August 28, 2026

□ [“Pennsylvania Erases 'Mother' and 'Woman' From State Health Code — Is Now 'Postpartum Individual'”]

They never notice that it's always the same gender they need to erase, the gender they claim to support and also don't know how to define.  It's also the gender that so many people suddenly decide they want to be and is also totally suffering all the time because they're so oppressed.  It helps that they have no clue what they're talking about but expect everyone to listen anyway.

After several months of being mostly quiet, the trans movement is loud again, trying to pretend that most people side with them despite all the proof to the contrary.  The fact that they don't just quietly go on with their pretend-lives shows that they're the real problem.  I'm guessing they think this will help in the mid-terms although the foreign financing may also be relevant.  As skeptical as I am about other victories against the left, this is definitely one where the majority clearly doesn't support this and is sick of the minority pushing it on everything.

I don't get why city and state governments are trying to push this now, along with media and Hollywood.  At least putting it into government policy leaves the chance that it'll stay, even if they lose elections, but what would they do differently if they were determined to push more people away?  I can't figure out how but I still think Trump 2.0 planned this, to trick these people into doing this and show everyone how ludicrous they are.  And hopefully to expose whoever's in charge of this.

Man Sets Himself on Fire Inside Lobby of Manhattan Building That Houses Google Offices and NYPD’s Internal Affairs Bureau
August 28, 2026

□ [“Progressive Leader Describes Playing 'Wargames' Before Midterms to Take Over Congress"]

"So you have people playing roles as the leadership in the Congress, right?  You have people playing roles as the leadership in the administration, right, the Attorney General, Director of National Intelligence, the Secretary of Homeland Security.  You have people playing roles of who’s out in the civil society ecosystem, the nonprofit litigators who are going to litigate, the governors and secretaries of state of key states, maybe the people who spread conspiracy theories online, sort of big influencers online.  What are they going to do?  Foreign actors, right?  What is Russia going to do in the middle of all this?  What is Iran going to to do, right?  And so you create all of those roles."

This is just idiotic.  First of all, you're ignoring tens of millions of people to think you can get through this.  Second of all, you're not actually knowing the jobs of the people you're pretending to be, the requirements and the regulations.  Third of all, you have no way to see any actual results.  Apparently some congressmen and other officials are participating so they have some actual knowledge but this has little to do with reality.  At best it comes across as trying to work out a plan but ignores that the enemy gets a say.

There's also the fact they will obviously ignore facts on the ground.  Blacks don't like transgenders, if you have one group, you lose the other, so how do you "wargame" that?  I'm not saying this is totally worthless, you might come up with some marketing strategies to tell blacks what they want to hear while winking to your real allies what you're doing.  But this comes as elites working out ways to keep the peasants in line, that's not what a "wargame" is supposed to do.

Just the fact that they're going to play "big influencers online" shows how far off the rails this notion is.  And who is funding it by the way?  The, uh, the wargames, not the, you know, big influencers online.  These games will probably have them using some secrets they hide from the public but that's another problem.  You might be able to "pretend you don't know" these secrets but how do you include the enemy that already does know?

And how do you plan to deal with Trump Derangement Syndrome?  You probably can't fake that but you can bet Trump and MAGA have lots of experience with it.  A "wargame" should show you where you're weak so you know what to improve on.  There is absolutely no sense that you're willing to test that which is a good way to guarantee your loss, just as you've had against Trump all these years.  Hell, offer me enough money and I'd probably be willing to put you through some of that.  Treat it like an actual "wargame" and not just telling your buddies how awesome they are.

Woody Harrelson Formally Asks UK’s New Prime Minister to Probe Covid ‘Vaccine Injury’
August 28, 2026

Do not try to eat this post. It's not healthy.

August 26, 2026 Peter Cullen, voice actor, Optimus Prime, age 85
Fifteen NY Sheriffs Sue Kathy Hochul Over New Anti-ICE Law
August 27, 2026

□ [“Trump Signs Executive Order Renaming Lake Ontario to 'Lake America'”]

Ok, this is funny and for whatever reason I like it better than renaming the Gulf of Mexico.  I don't think he's that serious with either renamings, I think it's more about proving a point.  We do all the work and pay all the costs to maintain these waters but other countries get benefits, so let's just call it what it is.  There may also be legal reasons for the name change, perhaps some treaties or contracts need to be redone if some part gets a name change.

This is part of the trade arguments going on since the Great Lakes are customarily considered how goods get moved between the countries.  I also wonder if it's part of Trump's push for nationalism, reminding Canada that they need to justify their own existence.  If you're on stolen land anyway (or lake) then we'll just take it.  What's the difference?

□ [“Alberta Premier Danielle Smith Speaks Out – PM Carney’s US Threat is Suicide for Canadian Economy"]

There have been some hints that at least a few Canadians understand this.  Without US companies, Canada wouldn't exist, so maybe they should cut us a little slack.  They've always been about pushing the *woke* agenda before it ever had that name but at some point it runs out of gas.  Or at least Canada does, that's the economic disaster Smith is referring to here.  They mine the oil, we refine it so if they make it more expensive, we just use our own, or Venezuela or someone else's.  They'd lose jobs, money and gasoline.  It's not like Europe would jump in to help them.  That only leaves China.

So as I said, I don't think Trump is that determined to rename the waters, it's more of a tactic to prove his point.  I haven't bothered to check in on how leftists are whining about this but I doubt none of them are asking why he isn't picking "Lake Trump."  And if he's so delusional, why doesn't he change the bodies just because he can?  Lake Ontario is now the "Gulf of Trump" and the Gulf of Mexico America is now "Lake Trump."  That sounds like something he do, right?  So why isn't he doing it?

France Bans Use of ‘Black Friday,’ English Expressions From Government Communications and Online Ads
August 27, 2026

□ [“Russia Hammers Multiple Ukrainian Cities in One Night — US Envoy Kellogg Backs Drafting Women"]

Another "final" resistance is ready to be defeated in this last part of the region Russia was ready to take ages ago.  And of course they're hitting cities all over.  It's been a while since we've heard anything about Europe wanting to join in.  It's like they've realized that they'd need an actual military if they want any chance of winning and without the US, they have nothing to work with.  Four and a half years of supporting this war and they haven't even considered that yet.

I'm actually surprised anybody suggested drafting women.  There's the obvious point that they can't be treated equally to men but it's also relevant that what men does Ukraine have left?  Doesn't look like Russia is remotely interested in drafting women.  Maybe this would be a good time to show how great women are in difficult situations like this.

This has already been suggested by a former Defense Minister but also already rejected by parliamentary National Security Committee who have already stated that this “is not being carried out, prepared, or considered.”  For women, military service will remain voluntary.  Suddenly leftists are totally against women bringing peace.  As always, the beliefs they want to impose on the rest of us get ignored whenever it's convenient.

Gavin Newsom Claims He Didn’t Know About the 5,000 Bottle Wine Cellar in His Own Home
August 27, 2026

□ [“Police Raid Apartment of Ilhan Omar’s Son, Seize Firearms and Ammunition"]

I'd like to think they've got all the evidence for all the connections and are moving in.  That's probably too optimistic but it's a nice idea.  He's had quite a few arrests over the years and he's only 22 years old.  Leftist defenders say *most* of those arrests were misdemeanors.  Oh really?  His roommate was also arrested.

Like I say, it's probably just too hopeful to think he'll need to turn on his mother to save himself, or that she'll do something obviously tyrannical to save him.  But Omar is the most obvious target of the "Squad" and they're all tied to DSA and foreign enemies so it is possible this could go somewhere.  I'd like to think every day or two for the next month, we'll keep seeing another big step forward that finally reveals what our elites have been up to for so long.

Otherwise, as much as I'd like to believe otherwise, I'm coming to the conclusion that at best, we'll get to see who the enemy is by the time Trump leaves office.  Maybe if Republicans can overcome the voter fraud this November, maybe if actual MAGA gets elected, something can be done, but I'm not optimistic at this point.  It's more like Trump is just doing the ground work and younger men will have to handle the next step when he's gone.  But it would be nice to be proven wrong about that.

OK Senate Candidate Storms Into Bedroom, Shrieks, Cuts Up Pic of GOP Senator, Pastes Into ‘Burn Book’
August 27, 2026

□ [“For Midterms, Democrats Will Make an Extreme Effort to Sound Like Normal People"]

It's not an easy problem to fix.  It's probably not that hard for Democrats to talk like normal people although on an individual level, that doesn't mean they'll be convincing.  Even if they are convincing, there's still no reason to believe them.  That means every big name Democrat is out of luck.  It's even worse if they have to do more than talk, they have to *act* normal.  No one tried to eat the hamburger Chuck Schumer had barbequed.

This is several different things coalescing in one spot.  As politicians, they're used to their own buzzwords.  It's similar to military-speak, I've probably forgotten most of what I used to know but there was a lot of it which wouldn't remotely be comprehensible to anyone outside the bubble.  Then there's leftists going for their own "educated" words, or just following the latest trend.  All of this already existed but was multiplied a thousand-fold when we got internet access because we could focus all our thoughts on those 'like us,' meaning they all talked the same way.

Then there's still the problem of getting people to believe it.  The brand-new candidates have a chance, they have no record to look back at.  But there's still leftist voters who will be offended by not hearing what they want to hear.  I can't think of any Democrat since Bill Clinton who was really able to sell that to the public.  Top-of-my-head guess, Obama was a distant second and only in the primaries and the campaign.  And they surrounded themselves with leftists who built this problem Democrats are now facing.

Just the fact that they're becoming open about this problem shows how big it is and how hard it'll be to solve.  They've spent decades pandering to the left, everything they do is based on that.  They'd have to tear down the whole system and start rebuilding, which is what the left is demanding anyway.  And this isn't even considering what the donors want.  'I want to seize your money so give me money!' isn't a good argument, and that's before getting into the candidates running for Senate who want to remove the Senate.  Then there's the desperate need for voter fraud, the problems just keep building on each other.

DHS Secretary Mullin Orders Mandatory Random Paper Ballot Audits for 2026 Midterms — Chinese-Made Voting Machines Pose “Significant Security Risks”
August 27, 2026

133-Year-Old Church in Grand Rapids Burns Down
August 27, 2026

This post will not stop a house fire. Please call the fire department instead. I never thought I'd have to write that.

August 25, 2026 Tim Curry, Rocky Horror Picture Show, Duckman, actor, age 80
Massive Flash Floods in Nepal – Hundreds Missing, Untold Number Feared Dead
August 26, 2026

□ [“Obama Judge Lifts Nationwide Injunction Blocking Trump’s Mail-In Ballot Safeguards After Supreme Court Rebuke"]

Trump did an executive order in March, making it so the Post Office didn't have to take ballots to people who weren't confirmed US voters.  District Judge Indira Talwani issued a stay on this.  The Supreme Court overruled her so she overruled the Supreme Court.  Now she's decided to back down.

I've got several articles open on this and none of them are clear.  Partially it's the legal language - is "stay" the right term or was that what the Supreme Court issued? - and partially it's because this judge has already had to obey the Supremes against a different Trump executive order.  Nobody writes this stuff in a sensible straightforward manner so it's really not clear which ruling is being referred to paragraph-by paragraph.  It's also not clear if it was the SCOTUS or the Justice Department who convinced her to retreat.

I don't like covering these judicial stories because they're so confusing.  This is why nobody likes dealing with the legal system.  But whatever the problem is, it's building.  This chick was defying the Supreme Court and even when she reversed, her statement made it clear that it wasn't because of the law, she just had no other options.  That's not how you should run a courtroom.

Yet that's how the left wants its courts to be run.  They've been installing these people around the country for decades.  At least this district judge probably saw a reason to eventually comply, if she doesn't obey the judges above her, the same standard can be applied to her.  But we're getting to a point where there's no reason to rely on judges either.  The whole field is just too far away from normal people for us to see any point in dealing with them, even if that way leads to chaos.

Canadian PM Carney To Address European Parliament in Search of Deeper, Closer Globalist Ties
August 26, 2026

□ [“Democrats Urge Kamala Harris to Stay Away From Their State Ahead of Midterms"]

Not many but it's a governor candidate and Senate candidate in Iowa and another Senate candidate in Alaska.  What sticks out to me is that these are rural states.  They don't want the "help" from these globalist leftists, even if they share the same goals.  The left wants to ignore the states and just focus on getting the most people on their side, which is always in cities.  They really don't like people who don't live in cities so they can't help these politicians.

And especially Harris.  There's a reason Clinton and Obama never made a big point of endorsing candidates around the country and at least they had something to offer.  Harris doesn't even have that.  Notice that she hasn't found anything useful to do with her life in the last two years except try to see if she can get elected anywhere.  There was a brief moment where she considered running for California governor and then that ended quickly.  Don't recall any explanation so it's clear the party didn't want her there either.

The polls can't be trusted of course but "officially" she's still at the top of the list for potential candidates.  Her own fellow Democrats don't want anything to do with her but somehow she's popular and nobody ever says what she's popular for.  She fits all the check-boxes of DEI requirements?  Not a good way to win elections, at least not fairly, and at least some candidates know that.

So this is an indication of the internal conflict the party is facing.  They keep it private so we have no way of knowing how many just don't like Harris, how many don't see her as an asset professionally, how many are jealous of the attention she gets, how many actually support her and the *woke* agenda she was supposed to install.  The race-based DEI policies that got her this far haven't gone away.

Massachusetts State Rep. Arrested on Covid Relief Fraud Charges — Second Lawrence Bust This Month
August 26, 2026

□ [“Soros-Backed Philadelphia DA Larry Krasner Threatens to Blow Up White House Ballroom"]

We see this all over, people are just going off the rails.  Just the fact that these leftists got installed in such high positions is starting to show the scope of the conspiracy against us.  He's backed by Soros which shows a lot of what's going on - because leftists love billionaires who tell them what they want to hear - but if Soros wasn't there, others would be doing the same thing.  The goal is to destroy everything and they aren't even bothering to hide it anymore.

Trump 2.0 obviously has a plan to deal with this but there's just no way to measure how it's working.  We really would like to see some actual victories at some point but so far it looks like we'll be lucky to even have a clear definition of who the enemy is by the time he leaves office.  Maybe they'll all just flip out and run around bonkers but I wouldn't bet on that.

But I do think Trump has hit them in a way that's making them snap.  We see a lot of this now, from famous people or posts on social media.  They're showing that they aren't the type of person you'd want to be around when things get rough but according to them, things are rough now.  The rest of us have seen tensions get higher and higher over the last decade or two but we haven't gone over the cliff yet.  I'm also wondering how military policies might have been put to use here, thinking specifically of Basic Training where some people really couldn't handle the new policies we lived under.  The Drill Sergeants were able to identify that and step in, usually before something bad happened.  Perhaps that's what the Trump administration is doing here.

New CBC Memo Tells Journalists Not to Refer to 9/11 As a Terrorist Attack
August 26, 2026

□ [“Iran Insiders:  Mojtaba Khamenei Either Dead or Brain Dead"]

At least Mitch McConnell was seen in public once or twice before he vanished, what's this guy's excuse?  Everybody knows he'll be hit if he goes out in public but there's a level of leadership where you need to let people know you're still alive and Iran is big enough that you can't just give a speech to a few people.  McConnell's in the Senate so he's not as important as the head mullah to Iran.

Haven't heard anything about negotiations for a while.  If there's anything going on, it might just be a way to keep track of whoever might be in charge at this point.  It's possible that our attacks have broken the Iranian government down into factions who are just pulling for whatever control they can get.  This is definitely the weirdest war I've ever seen.  No way to know but all the pro-Iranian forces might just be wandering around with no idea what to do.

That even lines up here in the US.  What happened to all the protests?  Last year there were thousands of anti-Trump protests every month, and that was before the war with Iran started.  It's like there's a lot more Trump supporters than the left is willing to admit or there's just a lot fewer people being paid to have protests.  It's almost certainly the latter but the point I'm making here is that these people are opposed to the war and anti-war protests would get a lot of publicity.  Whether they realize it or not, these people are siding with Iran yet they're just staying on the internet to complain about the war.  How much of that money was coming from Iran?

Girl Scouts of America Now Offers ‘Muslim Badges’ Girls Can Earn by Learning the ‘Pillars of Islam’
August 26, 2026

I can't apologize for this post until I've finished writing it so get off my case! I'm sorry, that was harsh.

August 25, 2026 Dolly Parton, busty country singer/songwriter, age 80
US Air Force Major Hit With UCMJ Charges After Calling for Trump’s Impeachment While in Uniform
August 25, 2026

□ [“Gary, Indiana Have Been Without Power for Two Weeks – Of Course Left Cries 'Racism!'"]

There were storms a couple weeks ago, it shut down the power.  Electric company sent in people to fix it and they got shot at so the electric company didn't come back.  For some reason no one in this mostly-black town is capable of fixing generators or electric plants.  Maybe they're just too lazy.

Unusually, I've heard about this for several days, this is the first time I've seen any reports on news sites, at least any of the ones I go to.  The left couldn't say much, there was nothing to point to about Orange Man Bad!!!  They also needed to hold off to get the blacks to suffer enough, that way they could cry 'racism!'  Wouldn't help Democrats if some rich Democrat sent in food and an electric crew to fix things on day three of the crisis.

But now a crew with security is finally able to start fixing things so the mayor can start bitching about how bad whity is for making this happen.  The state government has promised to investigate the electric company for being racist.  None of them lifted a finger to fix the problem, they just want to find someone else to blame.  Which is just what the residents are now doing on social media after someone else provided them electricity.  Not a good look but that's how they want it.

ICE Quietly Nabs 1,328 Illegal Aliens in Just 14 Days in Democrat Sanctuary Suburbs Around D.C.
August 25, 2026

□ [“DSA Member Explains That Their Takeover of the Country Will be a ‘Violent Process’"]

“We have seen that the Democratic Party establishment that we have has to be ripped out. We can actually start to grab hold of the ship of state and steer it in our direction, but it’s going to be a, you know, violent process.”

This guy's a streamer, Michael Beyer, not someone who seems used to violence.  This is why I keep saying those who are not on his side need to start putting groups together in their neighborhood and town.  Particularly those with military or police experience, they'll at least know how such an organization works.  At least by their looks, the people in these videos really don't comprehend what they're getting themselves into.

This is one of those things that really look like they could go either way.  The most likely option would be that these people have no clue what's going to happen.  They're a vast minority with no training or understanding of what's going on so of course they want to seize power and are willing to do anything to get it.  Or rather, they'll order others to do anything to get it.  I am very slowly becoming confident that this is what the results will be.

The problem is that there's still a significant chance that they'll be capable of something.  Either they can handle a real attack themselves or they're such a large number that they're basically unstoppable.  Or most likely they're pawns used by China or Iran or whoever, bringing in nukes or bioweapons that'll take the rest of us down quickly.  That's the real danger and I just don't see any way most people can defend against it.

So keep both possibilities in mind but I gotta admit, these people do look ridiculous.  They have barely any power but they're already proclaiming violent intent against the rest of us.  That's just a stupid way to go.  A couple grenades at their rallies would basically end the problem there.  Even if they steal every election by some miracle - apparently there are some going on tonight - that doesn't mean anyone's going to obey them.

Keith Ellison Tries Diplomacy by Negotiating With Somali Gangs On the Upcoming State Fair
August 25, 2026

□ [“Trump Links a Report Suggesting ICE is Investigating Ilhan Omar for Immigration Crimes"]

ICE was given an FOIA request about Omar's immigration status and refused to answer because it would interfere with "enforcement proceedings."  This means they're investigating her so they won't answer.  The implication is that they're checking if she's still married to her brother and what's up with that?  I doubt that's all, she has to provide marital duties to her brother, that's just the way things go in Congress.

I think it's more likely they'll be looking into the Somali connections in Minnesota.  Haven't heard much about it for several months but it was the most prominent example of colonization outside of the Texas border which Trump shut down last year.  I don't know if it's the biggest example but Omar is the reason they got all the attention.  Most notably there were the federally-funded childcare services although I'm sure DOGE found plenty of other examples in the region.

Omar is also the most obvious target of AOC's "Squad" so connections to her will probably be connections to the others.  From there we see the connections to the whole DSA movement.  I only just found out she was a long-time member.  It's one of those things you don't pay attention to because they obviously agree on everything whether or not you actually join the club, but she's the star of this group and this was obviously about installing her into a position of power.  So with Omar as the other prominent member - I can't even name any others - we can glimpse the organization and its goals.

We can safely assume China and Iran are the main supporters of their movement although any number of other leftists are also tied in.  This is why it's a big deal that ICE is investigating Omar.  As a member of Congress she gets a lot of immunity for things that the rest of us would be punished for because the laws don't apply to everybody.  I am very tired of waiting for anybody to get punished and am not impressed by these hints that *something* is being done.  That said, for the time being I'm optimistic that we're on the edge of something big in the next two weeks.

WNBA Store Blocks “Jesus Christ” on Custom Jersey — “Muhammad” and “Allahu Akbar” Clear Initial Filter
August 25, 2026

□ [“Lucasfilm President Dave Filoni’s Star Wars Strategy Divides the Fanbase (Again)"]

The corporations are trying to figure out how to make their IPs into whatever they want at the moment, deliberately ignoring what made them popular.  This may just be trying to develop a standard corporate policy.  First you make something that everybody likes, then you aim at different target audiences and for blockbusters like this, try to include some piece that will appeal to each.  Then when that fails, figure out how to redefine your IP in numerous different ways.

This is just propaganda that they're going to appeal to everybody.  They couldn't do that with a Han Solo movie which had a bigger audience than this year's failure.  They don't have any characters that attract people and at this point, the story is the last thing they bother with.  Talk about this or that spin-off or something in other media is just the edge of a tree branch when they're trying to cut down the trunk.

I'm wondering if Disney really has specific knowledge of how to establish a cult and their purchase of Star Wars, Marvel and Pixar was about expanding that.  There's been a slow release of reports about people who visit Disneyland many times a year and everything about them seems mentally like they're four year olds.  People who live as close to Disneyland as possible, not because they work there or one of the related companies, but as the center of their lives.  Germany, Russia, China, North Korea and probably the US has conducted massive experiments on how to control their population and good or bad, that research was shared with others.  That might explain what Disney is doing here with Star Wars.

That's why this release comes off so empty.  You could make the argument that Kathleen Kennedy is still calling all the shots and it wouldn't make a difference, this is what the company is after.  Whether for the last decade or for the last century, this is what they've always been working towards.  It just seems guaranteed to fail but it's startling how many people have automatically been won over with no hesitation.  If I paid more attention to current Star Wars, it might explain a lot about how the current definitions of the light and dark sides of the force, which was definitely a replacement for religion.

Separate Mobs Storm Pharmacy, Fast-Food Restaurant in LA ‘Street Takeovers’
August 25, 2026

Despite what I said yesterday, I never contradict myself.

Supreme Court 6-3 Upholds Trump’s Executive Order Restricting Mail-in Voting
August 24, 2026

□ [“Norway Will Drill for Oil and Gas in the Barents Sea Despite European Union’s Objections"]

The EU forbids drilling in the Arctic, Norway is going to ignore that.  My guess is that they see how much longer their current supplies will last and need to start working on this before it runs out and Russia is the only one they can turn to.  I'm also guessing the EU won't throw much of a fit about this, at least not for a while.

But this is another crack in the regime, their laws are just going to be ignored when convenient.  It's understandable, they need energy and the invasion is much more important to deal with right now.  Morocco has declared its ownership of Ceuta, not Spain.  That's why they sent their military age males to attack.  Switzerland has admitted that most of the Africans applying for asylum are committing crimes even now.  Other nations are dealing with similar problems, "global warming" isn't an issue.

□ [“AfD Surges in German Polls, Vows to Close Borders, Lose the Euro, Return All Syrians"]

I'm skeptical of a female German in charge but otherwise, this is probably the biggest example of Europe finally going the right way.  They need to restore their nations and get rid of the invaders.  At some point I think the EU will realize they have no chance of surviving unless they side with actual Europeans.  Some might even try to turn against the EU, either to save themselves or to give the elites some cover.  This is not a problem that's going to be solved in our lifetime.  At best, we'll see that it's headed towards a solution.  But this doesn't look good.

Owner of San Francisco 49ers Arrested in Ohio Trailer Park in Prostitution Bust
August 24, 2026

□ [“Another Michigan Clerk Asks For Feds To Step In And Remove Non-Citizens From Voter Rolls"]

This also happened in Michigan a week ago.  Government clerks making videos pointing out how immigrants get registered to vote.  It's a more-or-less automatic process, they aren't able to stop it at their level and their superiors refuse to do anything, or even admit there's a problem.  So they're calling it out in public videos.

I assume that most government employees support the voter fraud because why wouldn't they?  So these people had to go public because there was no other way to expose it.  This gives the federal government another reason to look into the state - not only in Michigan - to see stunts like this.  It's yet-another step the Trump administration is taking to fight voter fraud and if there's a chance to beat the left in November, I think this is where it will come from.  They're getting rid of illegals, cut funding for NGOs, undoubtedly have worked to stop other options.  The Democrats will still try to steal elections but they'll have to work out new ways and they aren't used to this.

The clerks are also making a point that they tried to do something about this and the whole system wouldn't let them.  I'm really not someone who uses phrases like "the whole system" but there you go, it's clear that politicians have found ways to keep themselves in power as long as they want.  Really, I'm surprised that there any clerks who spoke out against this.

Trump Confirms ICE Enforcement Proceedings Underway Against Ilhan Omar Over Immigration Fraud
August 24, 2026

□ [“Treasury Secretary Bessent Unveils Economic Sanctions Against Iran"]

I seem to go back and forth from positive to negative on my reactions to these reports.  I've chosen positive today, at least until the medication kicks in and my ex-girlfriend begs me to forgive her and take her back.  Wait, did I write that?  Better not jinx it.  Anyway...

Bessent says “Treasury has mapped every node, every facilitator, and every network that Iran has used to smuggle oil and evade sanctions.”  So my reaction is that this is what we spent the last six months doing, indentifying how Iran has connected itself around the world to pursue its goals.  We've destroyed their military so they can't do anything about it by force.  We've destroyed their economy already, one US dollar is now worth about 2 million rials.

So Iran itself is basically helpless, all it can rely on is allies and they're the ones who will be hit by these new sanctions.  They'll be exposed as laundering money for "drug/human/sex/arms/dark web networks" that have been built over the decades.  That's probably half the liberal *woke* agenda right there.  And then there's China, they haven't been able to get oil from Iran for a while now.  Russia produces a lot but they've already got their customers and can't really handle China right away.

I've seen "two weeks" mentioned in a number of articles on this.  Most people are thinking of the 25th anniversary of 9/11 which, you know, deserves to be thought about.  And it deserves to be hitting the enemy where they live they way they hit us.  But that wasn't even what I was thinking about when I started this paragraph, I had noted that this will have been roughly 90 days since Trump said gas prices would be lower in 90 days.  I still don't think it has anything to do with the war, it's about the drilling deals Trump made in early 2025 but just look at the timing and the planning it would take to make this happen.

So now we're going to see how the enemy reacts in the next "two weeks."  [and now I'm going to have that scene from "Total Recall" in my head.]  Democrats have been mostly silent about Iran for a while, now we'll see how their servants react.  This may explain why DSA has suddenly exploded and taken over, Congress knew this would happen.  I'm also wondering if this explains why we've suddenly been told Bill Clinton is getting close to death, that way he can't be blamed for anything.  I'm probably being over-optimistic but this could be a big show ready to start.

Antifa Mob Storms Los Angeles Catholic Church, Chases Conservative Activist While Screaming “Nazi!”
August 24, 2026

□ [“WNBA Says Former NBA Stars Enes Kanter Freedom and Royce White Are Ineligible"]

I probably guessed this would happen but I really thought they would delay it for a while.  I guess they hoped to end the fuss as quickly as possible.  I don't think that's going to happen.  At best, the WNBA will lose all the publicity it's gotten for the past few weeks and it's not a profitable business.  It's a charity for the NBA, good luck without that.

One of the aspiring players has already commented on this bigotry and discrimination.  The player might well be looking into legal options to fight the transphobes.  The public statement was generally entertaining in its babbling but if you take it seriously, it's indistinguishable from any other male who's decided to be female, so what's the problem?  This isn't a problem the league will solve just be deciding it can determine who someone's gender is.

I do think it'll go silent at this point.  Hopefully these two will sue so that means they'll have to go quiet.  This season's draft is probably close enough that nobody else will be able to step up and give it a shot so the league has a little leeway.  But they want this to end, hopefully as the winner but if it keeps going, they're going to lose.  So we'll see if this comes back next year but unless something surprising happens, I assume it's over for the time being.

Ontario Premier Threatens to Cut Electricity to U.S. — Trump Warns Consequences for Canada Will Be ‘Far Worse’
August 24, 2026

If I didn't have this blog, I'd probably be back on the circuit as a rodeo clown.

German Media TAZ Calls for Violence to Prevent AfD From Winning Elections
August 23, 2026

□ [“Rep Brandon Gill (R-TX) 'Absolutely a Legitimate Case That We Ought to Test These Autopen Pardons'”]

He specifically talking about Fauci as the most obvious example.  That's totally fair and I hope something is done about it but (a) I don't think there's much chance of success and (b) I don't think anything can be done about it.  Fauci's old, he'll be dead long before this is a relevant issue to him.  If we're lucky, the state governments will make him miserable but I just don't see a big chance of winning on that.

To me the issue is more about determining the policies of using the autopen.  I'm pretty sure Trump has used it meaning there's a legitimate question on when or how it should be an option for the POTUS.  It was used during Trump's 4-year vacation but that's a separate issue.  It must be looked into and is what they're talking about here with Fauci but we are talking about the POTUS using it.  I don't recall any mention of it during Obama's term and I'm not sure this would have been an issue earlier.

Having said that, there are already rules on doing this sort of signature, I dealt with that just from being a supply sergeant and seeing rule changes for my commander's signature, or dealing with teams on deployment.  I don't know what the rules are but they have clearly existed for a long time and a lot of thought has been put into this already.  At least as much thought would have gone into the POTUS using the autopen as the military so it's just a valid question of how unnamed White House staff got these signatures for Fauci and everyone else.  Did anybody know about it?

So I think this is a valid question that needs to be looked into.  I don't think the answers will be meaningful to the rest of us in any real sense but at least there should be a definite policy.  There are times when the POTUS can't sign by pen for whatever reason and autopen should be used but those occasions should be minimized and defined.  No idea how long it'll take to do that.  And yes, go after Fauci and the rest but don't expect any wins on that.

Sorry Dems, Puerto Ricans Don't Want to Become the 51st State
August 23, 2026

□ [“Hillary Clinton Reportedly Planning Bill’s Funeral as 80-Year-Old’s Health Concerns Mount"]

It's odd that this is coming out now.  Bill has been in bad health for a while but it's the sort of thing you'd expect them to stay silent about until it finally happens.  I guess there was a bit noise about Jimmy Carter before he died and he'd been mostly forgotten by then.  Bill is not in that category.  I expect he'll want a big funeral and probably wants a bunch of celebrities to visit before he dies, like Ozzy Osbourne did.

There's speculating that he's having his will redone and the beneficiaries will be a surprise.  With that much money, I'd think the laws would change often enough that the will has to change regularly anyway.  With DOGE and the Big Beautiful Bill cutting off a lot of options, there are probably reason to change who gets the money.  Taxes and regulations still apply to the Clinton Foundation (maybe) so they need to account for that.

Bill has been the center of a lot of conspiracies for the last thirty years so these must be getting close to an ending.  It seems unlikely that he built anything that will really survive beyond him.  The Clinton Foundation will probably exist at least long enough to support Hillary but Chelsea might need to sell it for scrap to maintain her lifestyle.  Beyond that, what has the family really brought to the world?

And just a note because I'm still surprised by this.  Many years ago I was shocked to learn that Jimmy Carter and George Bush Sr. had been born at close to the same time, October 1 and June 12, 1924 respectively.  It just never made sense that two POTUS would be so close in age.  But then I learned that Bush Jr. and Bill Clinton were born even closer in date, July 6 and August 19, 1946, then I learned Trump was born June 14.  Three two-term POTUS born within 66 days?

Detroit Public Schools Now Offering Students Cash Prizes Just for Showing Up
August 23, 2026

□ [“Rep. Anna Paulina Luna (R-FL) on the Takeover of the Democrat Party, 'This is Not Organic'”]

She is specifically aiming at China and cites Neville Roy Singham, a leftist billioniare who is clearly used as a tool to fund the left.  Just a brief look at his wikipedia page indicates that he's always pushed for globalism and has clearly always been used by China.  He became rich with a computer company in the late-80s-90s which seems to have made a lot of leftists rich.  He's fine as a target but if he weren't doing this, someone else would be.

He's been fine with a lot of leftist dictators and is rich enough that he was probably friends with them.  The way his wealth can be used probably helps demonstrate the use of NGOs and similar groups to funnel money around the world.  He's very opposed to the US support for Ukraine which does surprise me.  If he's a fan of China, he'd probably support Russia too but this does raise questions about how Ukraine launders money.  That was the only big thing that stuck out for me, otherwise he's totally leftists and has the wealth to back it up.

The Trump administration has been negotiating with China for a year+ now.  Not sure what they're talking about, probably a lot of things, but this might explain some of the decisions they've been making.  It does seem to be generally accepted now that China is the main enemy in this war, at least the 'big boss.'  It is strange how much of this is actually being handle at the bargaining table.

Gavin Newsom Signs “Stop Nick Shirley Act” – Journalists to be Finded and Jailed for Uncovering Democrat Fraud
August 23, 2026

□ [“Putin Says Kiev ‘Opened Pandora’s Box’ by Striking Russian ‌Economic Targets – Moscow To Hit Back At Ukraine’s ‘Most Sensitive Economic Sectors’"]

This war has really lost the script.  First of all, Ukraine has been hitting Russia with a lot of drones and presumably rockets or missiles.  Where did these all come from?  Who is supplying this?  It's not clear how much of this has been successful but even if it was, this is Russia.  You successfully hit a thousand places, they've still got fifty thousand more that are far out of range.

But this leads me to the second point, if these are such important targets in Kiev, why has Russia waited so long to strike?  You saying you could have hit them three years ago and the war would be over?  If not then they aren't that crucial to Ukraine.  Yes, there are stories about their grocery stores being empty.  That's bad and it would be nice if they surrender but Iran's in the same position and look how that's working out.

Ukraine is suffering other internsal struggles.  Zelensky's Deputy Chief of Staff is being busted for corruption.  The former Defense Minister is trying to get elections restarted so he can run against Zelensky who obviously has no incentive to allow that.  Obviously we don't know the facts on the ground but this does look like both sides are fine with the war being a regular thing, the new permanent.  If China really is behind all this, it makes me wonder if Trump negotiating with them has put both Ukraine and Russia without a clue what they're doing.  Even more than usual I mean.

U.S. Postal Service Tightens Mail-In Voting Rules, Moves to Verify Voter Eligibility
August 23, 2026

I don't understand why you think it doesn't make sense, what do you mean?

Florida Illegal Alien Films Herself Setting Fire to Daughter, Then to Her Kitchen
August 22, 2026

□ [A.I. “Christopher Reeve’s Superman Meets Supergirl | The Meeting We Never Got"]

A.I. is slowly getting better at videos.  There's nothing flashy or interesting about the visuals but there's also nothing that stuck-out to me as a distraction.  The angles didn't suddenly change, the characters looked the same throughout.  The characters look right although their faces can seem a bit artificial at times.  The pacing is still too slow to be believable but it's slowly getting better, as is the characterization.  Clark offers to take Supergirl back to the Fortress, he adds "I should probably change" and she has a short startled laugh.  Just a brief second but it came across like people having a real conversation.

They're still very stiff so the rest of the chit-chat is slow and boring.  They mostly discuss events from the Supergirl movie and I'm very surprised to have recognized that.  I really don't remember the Helen Slater movie so I don't know how good this was but there is an immediate delight to seeing Christopher Reeve back in the costume.  There's little in the way of story or acting but despite that, it looks nice and probably gets some credits just because someone was able to make this.

I would like to know how much the real creator was involved in the design, the staging, the pacing, and how much was just telling the A.I. 'do this.'  It's not clear when these will be easier to make and how long it'll take to make them good but that will be the result sooner or later.  I can certainly see the appeal to doing these.  Soon people will be doing whatever they want with corporate IPs and there's no way to know how that's going to work out.  I'm definitely curious and I will probably wind up watching some that actually respect characters I used to care about.

Biden Judge Strikes Down Trump’s America First Immigrant Visa Freeze for 75 High-Risk Countries
August 22, 2026

□ [“Florida Democrat Angie Nixon Now Desperately Trying to Distance Herself From the DSA"]

They needed to promote how leftist they were to the leftists who run the party to win the leftist primary votes, now they need to pretend they're not leftists to win actual votes.  By all rights there's no way that should work.  It's just one of those things where if they were smart enough to do that, they wouldn't be leftists.

But there is still massive reason to worry about voter fraud.  There's also the fact that they've been loading schools with leftist propaganda for generations and it's obviously worked out pretty well for them.  We've cut government funding and all the illegal immigrant votes.  I'm sure the Trump administration knows all the other scams that will be tried and will do what they can to prevent it but there's know way to know how effective that will be.

It would be nice to believe that sensible people will vote the right way.  The 2024 election went a long way towards letting us know that we really are the majority and there's no reason to think that's changed.  But that's one of the left's real abilities, making the individual see themselves as completely alone and outnumbered.  Social media and the internet doesn't help either.

Hopefully the left will be seriously defeated at the ballot box this November.  Even those who win will have a small majority and realize they're surrounded by a lot of people they hate.  We really can't stay together like this and the only way to change that is either if the left realizes what a bad situation they put themselves in or if we just wipe them out permanently.

Pastor at Dearborn City Council “You Are 1% of This Nation…This City Is No Longer Under American Law…Enough is Enough!”
August 22, 2026

□ [“Starbucks Headquarters in Seattle Lays Off Hundreds as They Prepare to Send Jobs to Nashville"]

Strange how these people never give Trump any credit for promoting their socialism.  They couldn't be doing this without him.  And because he's such a tyrant, he's not even bothering to stop them.  All these rich leftists are thrilled to see big companies leave so they won't have to pay taxes or hire people.  They never realize this is why East Berlin had to build a wall, it wasn't to stop people from coming in.

I'm fine with these companies leaving, my worry is that the people in charge will bring their leftist values to red states.  We can see that with Hollywood as the big studios are getting ready to leave California.  These people are fine with hypocrisy and they certainly expect to keep their wealth so what is there to stop them?

There's also the worry about what A.I. is going to do to basic jobs.  That's going to hit the working class harder than most if robots are able to replace our jobs.  The economic system is going to be taking a huge hit no matter what and it's not clear what the results will be.  Another skill the left has is that their elites are good at surviving everything so unless they get purged by their own leaders, they'll still be pushing leftism no matter what.

Somali Pirates Seize Another Cargo Ship off the Coast of Yemen, Sixth Vessel Hijacking Since April
August 22, 2026

□ [“Trump’s Economic D-Day Threat on Iran Could Work if Coupled With Embargoes on Other Axis Nations"]

I'm sure there are plans for this but there's no way to know how well they're working.  We've heard almost nothing about Venezuela since the beginning of the year.  We're told China is having economic problems but there's no way to know that for sure.  Ditto Russia.  Iran is definitely having economic problems but it's the country where the rulers would be most likely to survive despite that.

Then there's Cuba which has hassled us longer than any of the others and has been a useful weapons for them to hit us with.  Reportedly their leaders have been surrendering economically so long as they get to stay in power.  As always, we don't know the real facts on the ground, this is just what I've heard.  I realized a day or so ago that Trump is effectively fighting BRICS himself and if he's not winning, he's at least doing a lot of damage to them.  South Africa is basically falling apart on its own and India seems to go with whoever they think will give them the best offer.

There is definitely a plan going on here.  If nothing else, just look at how Democrats in Congress have stayed almost totally silent about the war with Iran.  Their followers are ranting about how awful it is but those who get classified briefings know that there's more going on here.  That must be why they're pushing DSA but no clue who they really think that'll work for.

Radical ‘Maoist’ Faction of the DSA Says AOC is Too ‘Moderate’ to Run for President in 2028
August 22, 2026

Oh all right, let's get this over with...

Assistant US Attorney Found Dead Inside San Diego Federal Building After Being Reported Missing
August 21, 2026

□ [“French Police Intercept Illegals on Inflatable Boat Trying to Cross the Channel Into the UK"]

They're just moving around as they choose.  It says there's been about a dozen recent incidents like this, the French usually just let them go anyway.  They usually avoid involvement because of the danger and risk to life.  Just shoot the boat!  These people won't be capable of swimming the channel so that will solve the problem.  For all these centuries, the French haven't been able to invade Britain but the people who conquered France are allowed to do that?  Although I guess I'm surprised they aren't just using the Channel Tunnel.

The French prime minister is at least talking about the problems they have, drug gangs who bribe, blackmail or intimidate public officials and police.  Not that they're going to do anything about it but at least he's admitting it.  The implication is that upcoming French elections will be hit by right-wing candidates that actually promise to do something about this.  It sounds nice but this is still France so, well...

Even worse, this is where each of us has our own internal struggles as we watch France and Europe deal with this.  I think very few people are willing to outright say 'they're done, it's over.'  But at some point that's going to happen, anything that is not infinite comes to an end.  As always, the government is doing everything it can to fight the people so that means siding with the invaders.  And face it, other than massacuring all the Muslims and their leftist supporters, what exactly can be done to turn this around?

California City Council Candidate Arrested on Five Felony Counts — Listed a Cocktail Lounge as Her Home
August 21, 2026

□ [“James Gunn’s DC Farewell Is Already Written, Per Insiders"]

That should be expected.  The take-over of Warner Bros. going on might be delayed but it will happen.  If it does't, the company is too broken and the collapse will happen anyway, so they need to get rid of their high-paid producers who bring them little besides failure.  Even if they said they'd wait for Gunn's contract to be done, I don't know if he could believe them.

It's still strange to see how much attention I've been giving to DC products which I have no interest in seeing.  I've heard youtube commentary but otherwise haven't seen a DC product since Dark Knight in 2008.  Even the comics characters I used to care about are almost as far away from my interests these days.  But they're still part of my life and are very helpful in illustrating this disaster.

The new Green Lantern tv show has just started.  Reportedly the first episode had good ratings but we also heard Supergirl had a good opening weekend.  Apparently the show is completely *woke* and even Supergirl didn't have that problem.  At this point I have to think half the audience at the opening is there to make videos about how horrible it is, or paid studio shills.

But this is what Gunn has been reduced to.  He was supposed to make a ton of movies and tv shows, very few of which have ever come out.  Or even gotten started.  I don't get why they're bothering to let him get through another Superman movie before his contract is up, it sounds like the sort of thing he'd deliberately mess up just to prove he can.  We'll see how long it take to get rid of him, a lot probably depends on the ratings for the rest of Green Lantern.

It will also depend on how many secrets he has on the other people in charge and I'm sure has a lot.  Look at how defensive everyone was for him after his tweets about raping children came out.  That will help him a lot but there are limits.  It took years for Disney to get rid of Kathleen Kennedy, I doubt Gunn has that much to fall back on or so many high-ranking people willing to protect him to save themselves.

MSNOW:  Cuban Voters in Florida Don't Understand the Difference Between Communism and Democratic Socialism
August 21, 2026

□ [“Jill Biden Entertains the Possibility That Joe Was Drugged Before 2024 Debate"]

She's not really considering it, she's asked about it and answers "who knows?"  In theory she's a doctor but that doesn't mean she knows anything.  She just expresses how worried she was by Joe's performance, then dragged him to a campaign event after the debate instead of getting him checked out.  'Til death do us part' might need a little help.

The elites have seperate version of "marriage" than normal people and that lines up with leftists who seem to oppose the basic concept.  Or at least they want to apply it to everyone.  One man/one woman is Wrong, anything else is perfect.  So far they haven't figured out a way around that but not for lack of trying.  This is why they can enjoy adultery and going through multiple marriages.  It's probably why so many high-ranking liberal women marry men who are obviously gay, like Nancy Pelosi.  This also lets them get incredibly wealthy.

Women are less likely to want to deal with the public scrutiny of fame and power but they like the benefits.  Recently I've been noticing how many of these politicians seem to be doing what their wives want rather than what actually supports the voters.  I've also assumed that's why last year's protest motto was 'no kings' instead of 'no royalty whatsoever.'  No, the queens intend to keep their place, they'll just sacrifice the men to do it.

Of course the queens have to fight it out amongst themselves.  Hillary Clinton, Tipper Gore, whoever John Kerry's married to these days, Michelle Obama, just to name a few.  You could make a case that they've run the show and sent their husbands out to promote the new liberal ideology, abortion, global warming, race, complaining about rich people while being very rich themselves.  There's a reason the queen is the most powerful figure on the chessboard.

But they need to work out who the real queen is, they just don't want the public to know the details.  So here we see Joe is done so Jill has nothing else to fall back on.  Hillary never gets asked why she was so close to Harvey Weinstein, he was just doing his job as her servant, much like her husband does.  And as elitist women, they're always more than a little interested in witches.  Conspiracies build on each other the more you look into it, meanwhile their husbands have to do the actual work and take the blame because that's what men are there for.

Supreme Court Allows Construction Work to Continue on Trump’s White House Ballroom
August 21, 2026

Actress Hayden Panettiere Dead at 36
August 16, 2026

□ [“DNC Chair Ken Martin Insists Democrats Are United, Pushes ‘Big Tent’ Talking Point"]

Right, those people who insist on getting rid of the senate are right there with people trying to elect senators.  The depressing part is that they really are on the same side.  They don't give any real thought to what they're saying, no consideration of how they contradict each other, and they'll switch beliefs when they're told to.  Just look at how many rich people support this party.

Everything about Martin comes off as being a puppet but just the fact that everyone agreed to install him in this position indicates some ability.  Specifically that he's able to work with anybody.  Not saying he has any real character but it's gotten him this far and he doesn't need to convince any voters.  Essentially he's just *there* but at least they can rely on that.

To an extent he's just doing what Joe Biden was supposed to do, be a place-holder until they get a new leader of the proper gender and skin color.  It'll probably work out for Martin about the same.  If they can steal enough elections this November, he'll be able to retire as a victor or be pushed out by the 'new wave.'  If the party doesn't win, of course he's done.  The fact that he's going with this 'big tent' rhetoric shows how weak his position is and how much illusion the whole party is running on.  Election fraud is the only hope they have, soon we'll find out if it's enough.

Mamdani to Subsidize For-Profit Grocery Stores to Compete With State-Supported Grocery Stores
August 21, 2026

I dream of a world where the memes will post us and spam anybody we don't like! It'll be beautiful.

Treasury Secretary Bessent Blasts Democrats After Target Gets $1 Billion Tariff Refund – Democrat-Funded Corporate Welfare
August 20 2026

□ [“FBI Confronts Eric Swalwell at San Francisco Airport and Seize His Electronics"]

He had just gotten off the plane, they had whatever he did with his cellphone and laptop on the flight.  Between attacking women and working for China, they've got a lot to nail him on.  Their warrants declare the “color of law” which apparently means he was conducting these crimes under his official duties and so he does not get standard protection that most criminals would get.  I may be wrong on the details, I haven't gotten around to learning how those crimes work yet.

As always, there's no reason to be optimistic.  He's got every reason to spill his guts about co-conspirators but there's no reason to think that will go anywhere.  For that matter, China has other assets in the FBI, maybe Swalwell will die of "suddenly" to make sure he doesn't tell anybody anything.  This is why there should be more forward movement if you want us to believe anything is ever going to happen.

And that's not even getting into other big names.  Dianne Feinstein got away with this for decades and died extremely rich.  Nancy Pelosi isn't far behind her.  Then there's Gavin Newsom and Kamala Harris, just to name a few other big name politicians from the San Francisco region.  Then there's all the other people who made sure to connect themselves to Jim Jones and the young Charles Manson, beloved by leftists back in the day.  And that's just San Francisco, other stuff is going on elsewhere.

It makes sense that Democrats are very worried about what might happen but there's no reason to think it'll go anywhere.  Swalwell is a convenient target and maybe it'll go somewhere at some point in the future but there's no reason to believe it will, so this is effectively meaningless.  About all we can do is hope this is relevant to China in a way that damages their leaders but that's even less likely.  That's why they're funding DSA.

NJ Gov. Mikie Sherrill Signs Draconian Law To Block People from Praying Outside Abortion Centers
August 20, 2026

□ [“Britain Hands Out Guides to Illegal Migrants Reminding Them Not to Rape Women"]

Will these guides be printed in the language of the country these people came from or will people who come to England be expected to read English?  I'm guessing the answer for both questions is "no."  So then my next question is are there any negative consequences if they disobey?  But of course the answer to that is also "no."  Why should these newcomers be treated any different than the Pakistanis the govenrment supported raping their daughters all these years?

□ [“Wedding at Pakistani Venue in UK’s Birmingham Firebombed – Guests Flee as Supercars are Torched"]

Probably just a coincidence.  I'd like to think that the British have had enough and are attacking the invaders but where would Brits be able to put together petrol bombs or molotov cocktails?  It's probably some other Pakistani gang who wants to destroy cars or get revenge for some grudge they've had from Pakistan.  Once again, it's not like anyone else is going to punish them for this.

□ [“Women Desperate to Flee Spanish City of Ceuta as Rapes Explode in Wake of African Invasion"]

And more are coming in every day across Europe.  Even if they don't succeed, there are more behind them who will continue to try.  There is some resistance, Portugal just banned face coverings in public.  Those who self-identify as women cannot hide behind the burqa or niqab.  But there are already listed exceptions to the rule, health reasons, professional or artistic reasons, weather-related reasons, places of worship or aircraft.  Just wait until the next "covid" comes along.

Europe is forming some slight resistance but even when they make a move, there's always exceptions, or just more evidence of retreat.  This is why I would like to think the car bombing was done by Brits because they need to fight back as hard as possible.  And that seems more and more unlikely every day.

Fat White Woman Converted to Islam, Arrested for ISIS-Inspired Plot to Bomb New York State Capitol
August 20, 2026

YouTube Children’s Host ‘Ms. Rachel’ Now Pushing Reparations for Slavery and Jim Crow
August 14, 2026

Massive Explosion Shatters Italian Factory South of Rome That Supplies Munitions to Ukraine
August 14, 2026

□ [“P. Diddy May Face Charges Linked to Tupac Shakur’s Murder"]

It's been 30 years and I still have to remember who did what back then.  He also started his career in San Francisco.  His mother was a Black Panther activist and she's the one who's kept his memory around although I don't hear much about it these days.  In this case, it's a gang member who said he and the gan did the shooting and Diddy was the one who made it happen.

It's believable but still an 'I don't really care either way' matter.  I'm not interested in the gang issues that led to the shooting itself.  What I was always more curious about was that this came from P. Diddy's conflict with Suge Knight of Death Row Records, for those who paid attention to gangsta rap back in the day.  Suge and Diddy were essentially the leaders of the East Coast/West Coast gang war, or at least they got the most attention.  Diddy had tried to get Tupac on his record label, Bad Boy Records, but it didn't work out.  Tupac went to jail at some point, Suge got him out and that's how he was on Death Row when he died.

There are reason to not believe this, Tupac was causing problems for as many people as possible in his last few months, there were plenty of people who wanted him dead.  The fact that he spent the next couple decades being promoted as some sort of idol shows that even his supporters wanted him dead for that exact reason.  Everything I look at these days seems to be some sort of demon-worshipping cult but whatever this is, it's definitely effected pop culture for the last thirty years.  I don't know if Tupac's death was the starting point or just one of the random consequences, but like gangsta rap itself, it's probably something we don't need to hear any more about.  But it's not going away.

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□ [“Comey’s Wife Texted Him Meaning of '86' Minutes Before His '86 47' Beach Stunt"]

He's trying to pretend that he was qualified to run the FBI and yet have no knowledge of basic terms used for common crimes.  He's also putting a lot of blame on his wife for getting him to text this obvious crime, calling for Trump's assassination.  If this were a fair society, he is obviously guilty of treason and attempted assassination.  But he's a leftist so he'll get away with it.

This is another investigation that looks like it'll go nowhere.  Maybe Comey himself will get a slap on the hand but that's it.  He was trying to go after Trump anyway and now he's just got the death-worshipping left to look for ways to kill him.  They know no one will try to stop them and they know the right would never reciprocate.

Then there's all the other unelected bureaucrats trying to make this happen.  Then there's all the places Comey would have influence as head of the FBI.  Either he's lying about this because he knows he'll get away with it or he's admitting that he absolutely knew nothing and was only a puppet for others to use.  Maybe that's why he's pushing everything on his wife.

Federal Housing Regulator Bill Pulte Opens Kosher, Amish, Sharia Compliant Mortgages to All Americans
August 20, 2026

When life gives you lemons that need some help, use lemonaids.

Seven People, Including Five Americans and a Telemundo Executive, Die in Helicopter Crash in Kenya
August 19, 2026

□ [“Democrats Bomb Out on Manly Men, Settling for Sexy"]

All these years of telling us masculionity is bad and good looks are subjective, especially heterosexuality, but the left has all ditched that to suddenly declare they've found "sexy men"!  And by an amazing coincidence, they're all totally leftist.  It's like they've completely missed the last decade or three of feminist propaganda.

Last election cycle they finally noticed that men weren't voting for them.  Apparently the best way to attract them is to show off sexy men.  Um...  Something about that doesn't sound quite right.  Where exactly do you find these male voters who are looking for sexy men to vote for?  You know what, I'm not sure I want to know where you find them.

This is just an attempt to ignore a problem that all leftists face, they don't have a clue how to appeal to the working class.  Especially men although they are also limited when it comes to women without a college degree.  At least those women like looking at sexy men but we're always told that women are too smart to fall for that.  And anyway, they're still working class so they have no chance of getting with the rich leftists who oppress us.

The real problem is that leftism only works for the wealthy and they need poor people to stay wealthy.  I forget how many but some DSA leaders have already been exposed as coming from wealth.  They wouldn't have time to aspire to leftism otherwise, they'd be busy earning a living.  The only poor people they deal with are the employees in their mansions who have no chance of ever buying mansions for themselves.  So naturally the elites are going for the most superficial appeal they can find to win over the masses.

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□ [“Harry and Meghan Abandon Hollywood Activism, Crawl Back to Britain Six Years Later"]

I'm surprised they're still married.  I thought she'd have dumped him once she lost all the perks of being attached to the royal family and doesn't strike me as the most devoted wife either.  Maybe it's just about the image, they spent the last six years trying to promote themselves as some sort of 'power couple.'  They've promoted themselves with reality tv and there's just no audience for it.

I'm assuming the British royal family has the most complicated financial system on the planet and it's much cheaper to stuff these two in a mansion for the rest of their lives than to let them go free.  So they're in no danger of poverty but they probably won't be allowed to do anything else.  Harry and his brother reportedly have a very strained relationship, that probably won't change when William takes the throne.

It also doesn't help that he does things like whining about how taxpayers aren't funding his security, or at least not funding as much of it as he wants.  You can make an argument about how much the royal family really deserves that but he's the one who left.  You can't be the public's responsibility in private, especially when you've spent your entire life being so freaking rich.

And now they've found that they can't get anywhere on their own.  All these years complaining about Britain, that's where they run to.  If I was king they wouldn't even be allowed to come back.  This leftist elite mentality is really what's destroyed the civilized world and I'm sure his mother would totally support that if she was still alive.  His father too for that matter.

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August 19, 2026

□ [“Trump Announces 'The Most Crushing Economic Operation Ever Taken Against Any Country' on Iran"]

A few weeks ago you were doing that with the military, now you're using economics?  I'll use the word "tarrifs" for convenience but it's not clear what he's doing.  The threat is against anyone anywhere who is still funding Iran.  Why didn't you do that in the first place?

In theory I can see this is a valid option, although I thought the same thing about the military operations of a few weeks ago, and for the last six months.  But I keep saying this, Muslim countries don't crack under the pressure like western nations do.  Afghanistan stood up against Russia for almost a decade.  We sent in troops and the Taliban retook power a couple decades later.  You need to wipe the mullahs out to get rid of them and I don't see a way to oversee the victory without troops on the ground.  The only other option is for Persians to stand up and fight but that hasn't happened so far and I wouldn't bet on it happening any time soon.

The mullahs just have to survive.  They're threatening more attacks in the Strait and on US assets in Europe.  They might be able to do a bit of damage but probably nothing major.  But they don't have to do anything other than wait.  Just the fact that Trump keeps announcing something big will happen is also a problem, it makes us expect success at some point.  Or progress, let's say progress, we're still not seeing any of that.

In less than three weeks, we will have reached the point where Trump promised gas prices will be a lot cheaper.  I still don't think that has anything to do with Iran, it's based on the oil deals he signed when he took over in January 2025, but I think that's the tipping point.  If gas prices start dropping big time, he'll look good, but if the mullahs are still there, it won't help.  He got rid of Maduro in a day, that was awesome.  This mess is the opposite, it's exactly what he was supposed to avoid.

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August 19, 2026

□ [“Two Men Dressed as Women Show Up to Toronto WNBA Game – Declare for Next Year’s Draft"]

The WNBA may not even realize they're feeling the heat yet but that's because they're idiots.  The rest of us can see that this is going to keep happening.  There's no way to know how many of these guys are making a point, how many are just enjoying the joke, how many see an opportunity for money or publicity and how many are insane enough to believe they can pick a new gender.  The longer it takes to fix this problem that they brought on themselves, the worse it's going to get.

It may depend on the Al Gore-ithms but my social media has been flooded with pro-trans posts for quite a while.  You can say it's all posted by 'bots but someone is pushing this and it's not helping politicians who really need this topic to go quiet until after they win some elections.  At a guess, I'd say it's partially the insanity of the pro-trans movement and partially just trying to cause chaos in general.  And then there's the 'bots, serving their masters.

So how long with this stay limited to the WNBA?  The females there had been causing problems for a while which I totally ignored because duh, the WNBA.  Black players were attacking one or two of the whites, something like that.  So it was already getting attention when this started.  I don't know if that will happen in other sports or anywhere else but it really does seem to be ready to explode everywhere.  Most people want nothing to do with this trans movement and they don't need our consent so that's going to be conflict.  They're also insane.

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August 19, 2026

North Korea Rejects Trump Overtures, Calling US-South Korea Drills 'Provocative, Aggressive'
August 19, 2026

I don't know, just include something that uses the word "memes" or "cat." It's not like anyone's going to read this anyway.

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□ [“St. Louis TV Station in a Fight to Retrieve Its Archive After Cloud Company Went Bust"]

In the near-future, this is going to be a big issue for a lot of companies.  This PBS station had a contract with a cloud storage unit but something interfered so now they've lost everything.  Now they've lost their history and needed to work out who to sue to regain access to the storage.  This is a major problem and we're going to see how many companies have to face this.

This is why physical units are so important and, at least anecdotally, appears to be growing in popularity these days.  It's most notable for movies and tv shows, probably music and I'm sure other mediums are following.  You pay the company for a copy of their product, it does not mean renting it on your computer until they turn it off for whatever reason, or modify it to promote the current *woke* agenda.  It's why I don't consider my books complete until I have received physical copies.

This does create extra problems with storage, finding a place to maintain everything and making back-up copies.  Things can still go wrong but at least there's less of a chance.  I was always pleased at keeping my vhs tapes just in case they were needed, I even bought a spare vcr when I realized that dvds would be taking over soon.  Even without a television to play them on,  I was glad to store them and still feel bad that all of it was lost for personal reason a couple years ago.  But at least I did the work and maybe someone somewhere can still use those tapes.

I think the current cloud storage system is going to collapse soon, either from something going on in the World War or the companies and government behind it will just shut it off to prove they can.  Over the years there's also been any number of anecdotes about companies upgrading their files to the new version which then stopped working somehow so they were screwed.  By the same token, I wasn't surprised to learn many years ago that the Army still maintains and uses those ancient media systems precisely so they can still access original old material.  The government will be able to do this, they don't want the rest of us to have that opportunity.  This new technology helps them erase the past.

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□ [“DOJ to Deploy Record 1,000 Federal Monitors to Polling Places Nationwide for Midterms"]

On the one hand, that doesn't sound too big, that only averages 20 monitors per state and there are probably more than a thousand polling places in the US.  But it also says they only monitored 86 jurisdictions in 2024 so this is obviously a large increase.  They're probably aimed at the most likely tampering suspects so this is covering more targets.  As always, I'll be negative but we'll have to see.

We will also see how it goes without illegal immigrants voting.  Trump has announced that over 24000 have been found in the 2020 election with many millions of votes left to count and has declared that he actually won.  I assume we can all agree that's what happened but it's one of the down-sides of such big leftist schemes is that it takes so long to verify and then there's nothing to be done about it.  Some of us demand payback, where do we get that?

As much as I continue to insist the left will successfully steal the midterms, I will also point out how much work the Trump 2.0 administration has put into keeping that from happening.  There's all the defunding of NGOs, there's kicking out illegal immigrants and exposing as much of the fraud as possible.  Then there's the way the left has just delusionally insisted they'll win everything next time and aren't shy about the tyranny they want to impose on us.  The stereotype about 'mid-terms' shouldn't be happening this time around, both sides should be wanting the enemy crushed as badly as possible.

If there's any justice, it's the left that should be hit the hardest.  You can see that with their members suddenly trying to pretend they're patriotic in the most-idiotic ways, or just plain admitting their side is nuts.  And that's just those who are speaking out, a lot more would be quietly vanishing.  Only the most dedicated blue spots should easily win the election and even they might be facing more problems than they're used to.

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August 18, 2026

□ [“Disney Sues FCC to Protect ABC’s Public Airwaves After Leftist Network Faces License Audit"]

There's a number of legal issues going on these days.  I'm not sure if it's becaues we're getting close to the mid-terms or if it's just the way things work but there's judges ruling that illegal immigrants can hide in churches because of course leftists support that.  20 states are suing DC to protect illegals as truck drivers.  Minnesota is suing Texas over sending back a member of ICE because apparently that's who federal agents work for or something.  All of this is relevant, possibly even more relevant than Disney, but my perspective is focusing on these producers of illusion and propaganda with their IPs.

Disney owns several tv stations - I think studios own a few but are limited to that for some reason - and these are being hit by the FCC for their pro-DEI hiring practices, i.e. blatant discrimination.  Disney supports that so they're fighting back but this also connects to some of the programs they produce.  The daily The View show, late-night talk shows, there's an issue on whether or not these qualify as "news shows."  Every time I look in to the specifics I immediately stop giving a f*ck so I don't know how that issue applies to these shows, but Disney and the FCC do know and are very concerned about what is being broadcast in compliance with the law.

I am focused on Disney, not because I care about their tv shows or networks but because I think they are a major part of modern leftism and the *woke* agenda.  The enormous reach they have in pop culture is astounding, and if it's not still growing, it's only because they've created their own failures.  It's not clear when they became a leftist icon but they have been one for a long time.  Star Wars and Marvel are the franchises I pay attention to but it's easy to find others that are owned by the mouse.  My favorite band for the last 35 years has been Queen and after years of bouncing from one record company to another, they signed with a Disney sub-company and have stayed there.

So they are a peak source of modern leftism and as such are on the front-lines as pushing this onto the rest of us.  They've always assumed that their way is the only way to go and government must comply with their wishes.  Here they are fighting to decide what benefits their tv shows get and protect their ABC stations, ABC having always been part of Disney's plans even before they purchased the network.  They've always been close so that's why I think this particular legal fight is very important to them.  Do they have to submit to the government or vice-versa?

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□ [“Russia Expands Strikes on Ukraine’s Critical Infrastructure"]

I would be taking this more seriously if it wasn't for the obvious question, 'why do they still have any critical infrastructure?'  You've been invading them for four and a half years!  The critical infrastructure should have gone the way of the dodo back in 2024.  You really expect us to believe you finally had this brilliant idea?  It sounds like Ukraine doesn't really have a military anymore, just drones.  Which is fine to an extent but there's not much you can do with them against a real enemy.  But apparently Russia isn't a real enemy, so what are you complaining about?

It's also ambivalent how much support Ukraine is really getting from the west at this point.  I'm not sure any *real* news is coming from this war any longer and it looks like most people are just ignoring it anyway.  Russia is threatening the UK and the EU for the support they do provide, or attacking Russian ships.  Hopefully that's their problem, not ours.  It would be nice to think that the US has totally dropped support and that's why we're ignoring the war these days.  But then, based on what news we are getting, I don't really see how Ukraine is in a different position than Iran is these days and that doesn't seem to be ending any time soon either.

I still try to figure out if this war really is connected to our fight against Iran, or China, or leftism in general.  Partially it's just Russia and Ukraine's problems that go back for centuries but you could say that about Persia and the rest of the world.  It's the way leftists have been connected to these wars for so long that makes me suspicious, it's not like the fight between (for instance) India and Pakistan which is quite important to those people but not to anyone else.  But the left stayed focused on this war for the first few years until they moved on.  Still no explanation but this looks like a problem they really wanted to create.

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August 18, 2026