Apparently, a “Trump-endorsed” Continuing Resolution was introduced on the floor of the House of Representatives late yesterday. From the reports, it was skeletal, at least when compared to the 1500-page monstrosity that Speaker Johnson yanked before that. It funded the federal government through March, provided aid to hurricane-stricken areas, and some aid to farmers. …
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Nov 09 2024
They hate you
Over the course of my time blogging on these old inter-tube thingies, I have stated more than once that the Left hates you and they want you to die. Ahem. A federal disaster relief official ordered workers to bypass the homes of Donald Trump’s supporters as they surveyed damage caused by Hurricane Milton in Florida, …
Nov 05 2024
A Day Without News
Do you know what day of the year – well, of the years, actually – is most frustrating to a public-affairs commentator? Election Day. *** The President shall be commander in chief of the Army and Navy of the United States, and of the militia of the several states, when called into the …
Nov 03 2024
Awakenings
Yes, I’ve used that title before. Twice, in fact. But third time’s the charm, I hope. A word of warning, Gentle Reader. This one will get rough. Moreover, you may not sense it coming. But when it does, you’ll be in no doubt of it. If you can stand to have every …
Nov 02 2024
RIP Peanut, and what government does best
Have you heard of Peanut the squirrel? If not, here’s the simplified recap: A man living in New York named Mark Longo ran an animal rescue, and he had both a pet squirrel and a pet racoon. The squirrel, named Peanut, was the star of multiple online videos that helped raise money for the man’s …
Oct 27 2024
“Water Through The Locks”
Time was, the sentiment of the American people was firmly against allowing government – at any level – to engage in “public works.” That’s not the same as “public property,” of course. Public works, while they may result in the acquisition or creation of public property, are nominally intended for the improvement of some …
Aug 05 2024
Reminders
The evil of the State can be summed up in one brief sentence: The State does all things by force. Whether it wields its weapons openly or merely brandishes them, force is the State’s standard and its only tool. It’s typical of men that we strive, unconsciously, to blot out our more …
Aug 02 2024
An Exceptionally Valuable Phrase
We have Dave Blount to thank for this one: There are three possible explanations for the Trump assassination attempt, which Big Tech and the media have attempted to delete from our memory: (1) thanks at least in part to DEI, the Secret Service has achieved levels of incompetence heretofore unimagined; (2) the Deep …
Jun 22 2024
Greetings, my fellow domestic terrorists!
Oh, if you read any kind of anti-Marxist blogs, you know you’re on a list somewhere. And if your Catholic, or in the military (it’s a two-fer for me!) then the government is going to label you as a domestic terrorist. According to documents obtained by American First Legal (AFL), the DHS board called “Homeland …
May 20 2024
Support Transparency In Government!
The House Sergeant at Arms informed @RepThomasMassie that failure to remove this video depicting our government trading America for Ukraine will result in a $500 fine. He won’t be able to fine us if we post it in support of Rep. Massie. pic.twitter.com/DrJIJcf3hM — I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) April 24, 2024 …
Apr 16 2024
A Millennial Conflict
Earlier today, I put forth a provocative proposition. Candidly, it was so provocative that it deserved large font: The State and God are enemies. That probably upset a few folks excessively devoted to the opinions of Saint Paul: Let every soul be subject unto the higher powers. For there is no power …
Apr 15 2024
Good Guys And Bad Guys
“The first casualty when war comes is truth and whenever an individual nation seeks to coerce by force of arms another, it always acts, and insists that it acts in self-defense” – Locomotive Engineers Journal, February 1929 In high school, I had an American History teacher who opened his class on the subject …
Apr 10 2024
Another wind-up toy hits close to home
Aloha Snackbar! CNN reported Tuesday that Mercurio “planned to attack churches in Coeur d’Alene, Idaho, on Sunday ‘using weapons, including knives, firearms, and fire,’ according to court documents cited by the Justice Department.” He is accused of writing out his plan: “Stop close by the church, equip the weapon(s) and storm the temple, kill as many people as possible …
Mar 22 2024
Inversions
The C.S.O. does most of our grocery shopping, which insulates me against certain data that would otherwise arrive regularly in my awareness. However, now and then we go together to a “warehouse” style discount store for items we know to be available there in bulk, usually less expensively than at a commonplace supermarket. On …
Mar 01 2024
Longshots
Some longshots entice the bettor with misty visions of grandeur and glory. Others attempt to seduce with an emotional pitch. Still others are frank about the odds against them, but they appeal to the common desire to see oneself as a visionary or an adventurer. Their sole commonality is that a payoff is, in …
Jan 27 2024
Truth At 200 Proof
I heard some time ago that Javier Milei is staunchly pro-freedom – according to some reports, he’s openly styled himself an anarcho-capitalist – but I hadn’t expected that an individual who sincerely espouses libertarian views could become the head of state in a significant nation. Well, there he is, the freshly elected President of …
Jan 19 2024
It Might Not Have Started That Way…
…but in our time: Besides, how else could all those autocrats and tyrants in Third World hellholes get so rich? Did you know that infamous “Palestinian” terrorist Yasser Arafat had accumulated a personal fortune of over $1 billion before he died? Where do you suppose it came from, considering that the man never …
Jan 10 2024
Look Sharp: Narrative Engineering In Progress!
Beware the narrative engineers in government and the media, the ones who craft fear and suspicion from quite ordinary things. Have an example: In December of 2021, the Pentagon furthered the ‘white rage’ narrative, warning that ‘extremism’ within the ranks was on the rise, which would require ‘detailed new rules’ to prohibit service …
Jan 03 2024
Lies, damned lies, and statistics
The Kung Flu Plandemic by the numbers. A.K.A. you were lied to, repeatedly. As we can see, Covid-19 presented no more threat of death than flu to those aged under 75. In point of fact, there is a greater risk to the young in falling over and breaking their necks than dying from Covid-19. Conclusion: …
Dec 28 2023
“What Works” Versus “What Sounds Good”
Thomas Sowell has many pithy sayings to his credit, but the one that resonates most powerfully with our current maladies is this one: The more I study the history of intellectuals, the more they seem like a wrecking crew, dismantling civilization bit by bit — replacing what works with what sounds good. …
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