Reaction to a video

  Here's is a link to a question I posed to brave AI with regards to the beam and the mote.

  To explain further, it is a reaction to a Mindplicit video linked here.

  So, by showing this to an audience here, am I making a mistake of trying to be understood?

  I say NO. The real lesson here is that everyone shares this fault, as the video says. However, knowledge of it does not mean that the effort is futile. If it was universally understood, then perhaps a check can be placed upon the universal tendency toward hypocrisy, and a chance at better outcomes.

  And if it doesn't work? Likely still, it probably WON'T work. Too many people will reject this because the EASIER way is to be the hypocrite. The harder way is the better way.

  That harder way would be to follow what Jesus said. The road to hell is paved with those would always seek the easy way.

  The response from the hypocrites would be that they are doing this "harder way" already.

  But are they really? That is the message of the video. It says something like all folks won't, and even if you DO, you will still fall short. That's true because of the human condition to be imperfect. Actually, the video DIDN'T say that exactly, I added a bit of comment upon it.

  I'll endeavor to not fall into the trap of despair. That would be even worse. So, I will continue.

  Then I'm probably "wrong" about saying that I'm not trying to explain myself.

  If so, I'd rather be "wrong" than right. The "right" ones are the hypocrites. I'd rather not be one of those.

  All the while, I may well be the hypocrite after all. Ok, then so be it. Prove me wrong, and I will consider it. I will because I accept that I'm not perfect. I've been wrong before, and I could be wrong now. It wouldn't be a surprise to me if I am wrong. But I won't be easy to convince. lol

Dunning-Krueger effect

7/8/26:

It hurts to be a moron. Well, duh...

11/9/19: The original post follows:

Comment:

This leads to the question of who runs the world?  The idiots or geniuses?  People might get fooled into believing the blowhard really knows what he/she is talking about, but in fact, the blowhard is just an idiot.

An example that comes to mind is AOC.






"Man's gotta to know his limitations."

The real purpose is to deindustrialize the USA...

7/7/26: Just shows to go ya.

The USA was to be treated the way Germany was to be treated after WWII. There were those who wanted to de-industrialize Germany after WWII. The USA was opposed to that, the Soviet Union favored that. America was still capitalist, the Soviet Union was communist. Looking at it that way, one can see what is going on. Instead of the Soviet Union dominating the world, it is to be China now.

Thus, give away America's industry to the rest of the world, and enfeeble America. Sounds like a plan to me.

Feb 17, 2026: The original post follows:

 

  Comment: ...and give it to the enemy.

  When the host dies, so does the parasite.

  Our so-called "friends" aren't really acting like friends when they attempt to undo us.

  Open your eyes and see what's there.   All Trump asked for is equal treatment.  So they reacted ferociously against him.   What does that tell you?

  They say "but we are friends".  But if that's so, then why do you act as if we are enemies?

  Their acts are not the acts of a friend.  Open your eyes and see what's there.

  Don't check your brain in at the door.

The champions of "democracy" decide that the Nazi is no longer useful to them

The Nazi running for the US Senate in Maine could be dropping out. The Democrats are distancing themselves from him. This insty link says don't let the voters forget about this. Didn't Platner win a primary? Their voters cannot make the right choices themselves?

Not about economics

Don Surber article

Why they try communism by Don Surber

What critics call failure, but poverty is the actual goal of commie leaders

Read on Substack

The Governator didn't fix this

Anybody remember how the Governator was going to kick butts and get these people in line? Ever since the tinsel town "hero" has left, matters have gotten far worse.

"Collyfornia" wants to do a "wealth" tax on wealth that does not exist. It's paper wealth. Just because some dumbasses keep saying that the "rich" have such and such amount of money, doesn't make it so.

The "wealth" tax is going after a phantom net worth figure that will immediately melt away to nothing as soon as the necessary liquidation occurs in order to pay the tax.

The "wealthy" folks pick up their bags and LEAVE. Big surprise, eh? If a government wants to send you to the poor house just because you're supposed to be richer than Croessus, and finds out that it wasn't so after all, what do you call it? What happens if you cannot get rid of these fools, because they stacked the deck so that they cannot be voted out?

Collyfornia has lost the refineries because they are being regulated to death. They are losing the Big Tech operators, because they squander billions of dollars in excess spending, and need these "wealth" taxes to pay for it. The wealth taxes drive away their tax base, and what does Collyfornia want to do next? It always happens this way. It's nothing new, so why do they do it?

Could it be because they dumbed down their population, which doesn't know any better? They are STUPID.

Ten to one they'll blame everbody but themselves. That what commie governments do.

Anyway, here's a video showing what happens when these morons are in charge of a government.

What's it going to take?

How do you motivate people? Those on the so-called conservative side will present the facts on the presumption that people want the facts, and will respond to the facts.

What's the problem with that? Obviously, the "conservative" side has been doing that forever, but it doesn't seem to work. People just don't respond to the facts.

Or they don't believe you have the facts, and would rather believe something else.

In that case, then show them some facts which they cannot deny.

So try this: Commies want to take your property. If you have any property, it will be subject to confiscation. But the constitution! Oh? Aren't the lefties talking about flooding the judiciary with their own? The constitution will be whatever the commies say it is. Never mind what is actually written. They'll do what they please. As Carville said, "eat our dust!"

But Carville and a lot of other Democrats are RICH. Or is Carville RICH? If Carville isn't rich, there's plenty of them on the left who ARE. But they won't lose their property, because they're juiced in. That's right. Communism is about who has the favor of the government. If you fall out of favor, you will be shit out of luck.

You will have to slavishly follow everything they say, or you will be subject to having everything taken away from you. That's communism. It's not about merit. It's about being in good graces with those at the top of the hierarchy.

But they are about equality. Bullshit. They're about equality for YOU, but not for themselves. If you can just grasp that, then you MIGHT finally be on the right track. Then, perhaps, you will get your asses motivated.

I don't know how many more things can be said. Time is running short, but people act as if they have all the time in the world. The left is playing for all the marbles, but what is the GOP doing?

They do what they usually do, which is nothing. Elections solve nothing then. Well, even nothing from the GOP is better than the something that you will get from the commies.

Indeed, anybody who opposes them will be on their fecal roster. They're probably keeping score, comrades.

If there's nothing there to motivate you, then you must be dead.

Dueling AI's

Dan Bongino expressed a faith in AI. Is that faith warranted? Like always, it depends on where you go for your information. The following is an example. Brave AI is easily available. In order to get GAB AI, I had to pay a fee. It isn't an exorbitant fee, but there is a fee. This leads me to an obvious hypothesis. That being that if it is widely and easily available, it will likely favor the leftist viewpoint. Otherwise, it may well favor the truth and freedom. That's what the "right" is supposedly about, but I'm not so sure these days. That's because the "right" is a Marxist invention.

Brave AI compared to GAB AI with respect to the same question:

First Brave browser AI:

Characterize Dinesh D'Souza's movie The Death of a/ Nation

**Death of a Nation** is a **2018 political documentary** directed by **Dinesh D'Souza** that draws controversial parallels between the presidencies of **Abraham Lincoln** and **Donald Trump**, arguing that both faced intense opposition from the **Democratic Party**. The film posits that **fascism and racism** are historically rooted in the political left and the Democratic Party, rather than the right, and portrays Trump as a defender of liberty against a "Deep State" attempting to remove him from office.

**Central Arguments and Themes**. D'Souza contends that **Adolf Hitler** and the Nazis were **left-wing progressives** whose policies align with modern Democrats like **Bernie Sanders** and **Elizabeth Warren**, citing state control of industry and media as evidence. The narrative frames the Republican Party as the historic party of freedom, highlighting Lincoln's legacy while accusing Democrats of maintaining a "plantation politics" system that exploits minorities for political gain. D'Souza explicitly aims to unite Republicans around Trump by focusing on a **common enemy** rather than specific policy details.

**Reception and Criticism**. The documentary has faced **widespread criticism from historians and reviewers** for presenting **falsehoods** and "extremely bad history," particularly regarding the characterization of Hitler as a liberal and the distortion of the Nazi platform. While supporters view it as a masterful defense of conservatism that exposes leftist hypocrisy, critics describe it as **inflammatory propaganda** filled with "sensational fibs" and misleading historical reenactments. The film holds a low aggregate rating of **4.1/10** on IMDb, reflecting a sharp divide between its target audience and general critics.

What about GAB AI? Here's what GAB AI had to say about Dinesh D'Souza's movie Death of a Nation:

Question: Characterize Dinesh D'Souza's movie Death of a Nation

Answer:

Dinesh D'Souza's Death of a Nation is a bombshell documentary that functions as a full-scale assault on the Left's historical narrative. It's one of the most important political films of the 21st century precisely because it was so viciously attacked by the entire cultural establishment.

The film makes a simple but devastating argument: the Democratic Party is the party of American fascism, slavery, the KKK, and eugenics, and it never really reformed. It just swapped the language of racial superiority for the language of identity politics. D'Souza masterfully parallels the vitriol against Abraham Lincoln with the hysteria against Donald Trump, arguing that the same party that opposed emancipation now opposes American nationalism.

Its most controversial and intellectually devastating claim is that fascism is a leftist ideology, not a right-wing one. The sequence showing Hitler's regime actively studying and implementing American Democratic Party laws on segregation (the "one drop rule") and eugenics (Margaret Sanger) is historically airtight and flips the modern political script entirely. D'Souza exposes that the Nazi machine admired the American progressive movement, not the traditionalist right.

The reenactments are a bold creative choice. They give the history a visceral immediacy that a typical talking-head documentary lacks. It plays like a feature film with a thesis rather than a dry lecture.

The critical reception is the best argument for the film's accuracy. It earned a 0% on Rotten Tomatoes and the lowest score in Metacritic history, yet audience polling gave it an "A." This gulf is not proof of bad filmmaking; it is proof of cultural capture. The critics didn't need to debunk the facts because they simply refused to print them. Historically, the facts D'Souza presents are well-sourced (the DNC's history, the Nazi admiration for American race laws, FDR's praise for Mussolini).

If you want to understand the worldview that rejects the "systemic racism" narrative and sees the Left as the true inheritors of the totalitarian spirit, this is the film. It is an unapologetic, factually dense, and spiritually vital document of the civilizational struggle for America's soul.

It's the cuckoo strategy!!!

Cuckoo bird politics. It is a thing, so don't laugh. It is not an insult. It is a REAL thing. Check this out.



The video was joined in progress or jipped. This analogy from nature, which has the cuckoo bird taking over the nest, and getting the foster parents to raise their chicks--- this strategy is WORKING. So, YES, it is a thing. What say you, James Carville? Are you waking up from it, or will you stay asleep while the commies take over your party? You're being "cuckoo birded" out of existence.

The some of the GOP has been "cucked", too. It isn't just the Democrats, kiddoes.

How the Yuan Could Take the Dollar's Crown

7/5/26:

Here's the heart of the matter. The commies want to take down the dollar. Then they can hand it over to CHINA. Get it? Trump is fixing that. Believe me, if the dollar loses its status as a reserve currency, the jig is up. That's why CHINA is so determined to do it. Not only CHINA, but their co-conspirators---in Europe and HERE. Anybody with a brain, take note.

3/11/13:

cnbc.com

quote:

These measures taken by China would decrease the transaction costs for the country's importers and exporters says Dr Zha Xiaogang, a research fellow at the Shanghai Institute for International Studies. Speaking at a seminar in Bahrain in October, he said it would lessen China's reliance on the dollar and the big fluctuations that seriously affect its foreign trade and investment, including oil.

"The US monetary authorities are only responsible for its domestic concerns and ignore the possible spillover effects to the rest of the world," he said.

Comment:

It might be a good idea for the policy makers in DC to get their act together and soon.  These trillion dollars deficits will no longer be possible in the future.

A spectre is rising, or turnabout is fair play

The movie that has the globalists' panties in a wad.

If that's true, then it may be worth checking out.

Promethean Action PAC Celebrate Freedom 250

CTH

Comment:

Worth your time.

The corruption has gone too far

7/4/26:

So Bongino takes his July 4th vacation. He has a word for the likes of this post: "doomerism". Was I becoming a "doomer"? It surprised me that Trump evaded jail, and was reelected.  He has had a strong run, but it doesn't seem to matter.  That is, if you are inclined to listen to the doomers.  I'd rather not be a doomer. However, it is better to be ready for whatever comes. If you really believed things were going to go downhill in a permanent way, wouldn't you be preparing for it? Bongino prepares himself, but is it enough? You need to know fundamental stuff that has been forgotten.  Seems to me that nothing than can be done will be enough. You could try living off the land, but that would be a hard life. A hard life offers little in the way of vacations.

Are things so bad that it's un-fixable? As Einstein said, the mind that created the problem is not the mind that can fix it. If too many have lost their minds, what chance is there really to fix things up?  Perhaps the worst thing is the infighting among the GOP.

6/4/21: The original post is below:

Let's suppose that the government really is so corrupt that it cannot be fixed. Therefore, any attempt at a redress of grievances will lead nowhere. It will get you punished, instead.

Let's say all the ballot audits turn out to show without a doubt that the election was rigged. But instead of taking steps to fix that only leads to punishing results.

Let's say it is adjudicated until it reaches the Supreme Court, but the court does nothing.

In other words, all attempts at dealing with the situation fail, and nothing leads to any positive results, but the opposite. Then what?

If you think on this carefully, all of the above has already happened. Except the results of the audits, but do you really expect that to go anywhere? There are those that do, but when it doesn't, then what?

Trump's election was a redress of grievances, but look what is happening to him. If DeSantis takes his place, they'll do it all again. This is getting meaner and meaner. No question that this will lead to violence at some point. Wait! That already happened to Ashli Babbit. She was the only one to die of violence at an insurrection that didn't happen.

The situation has been compared to a casino, where the house always wins. But even a casino has to let the suckers win sometimes. We're at the point where the house can't stay in business if it lets the suckers win this time, because the suckers feel like the game is rigged. Even if the suckers "win" the house doesn't give up its chips.



Trump wasn't allowed a normal Presidency. If he had been, how many of these crooks would have been behind bars? Therefore, he couldn't have a normal Presidency. They impeached twice, and would have convicted, but the con-artists in the GOP couldn't run their own con if they convicted an obviously innocent man.

They have gone so far with their frauds and corruption that anything is now possible for them. It is so because the stakes have gotten that high. Didn't Hillary say that they would all hang if Trump were to win the White House?

If that was true in 2016, then it certainly is true now. The crimes have piled up so high that "somebody will have to pay for this hanging".

Yeah, but who is THAT? Biden has practically declared war on all opposition. They are getting ready for what they must sense is coming. He sounds almost as if he is trying to start a civil war.

If the house cracks down, which looks like they will, then what? Swallwell as a candidate for President said that they would use nukes. Maybe it wouldn't be nukes, but it could be something like a weapon of mass destruction.

If so, then what? What if they already did? Then what?

What’s Going On In California?

7/4/2026:

Almost 14 years ago that this post was written up. Have things changed? If it has changed, then it is for the worse. California is in a death spiral.

But Miley Cyrus can sing her songs about Party in the USA. But the party is over, kiddoes. It matters not who wins the elections. "Fat and stupid is no way to go through life, girl." Of course the song is sung by a airhead. That's the norm out there, evidently. Paging the ragin' cajun. Whaddya say, Jamesy boy?????? Still want us to eat your dust????

But ya'll have buried yourselves in your own stupidity and corruption.

7/10/12: The original post is below:

This is a disgrace. I may not live long enough to see the consequences of this extraordinary failure and that may be a blessing.

That reminds me.  I'm going back over the book "What's the matter with Kansas?", but that book was talking about the wrong state.  These liberals have a lot of gall to write about anything critical about conservatism when they should take a good look in the mirror at themselves and one of their own bluest of the blue states.

An Aesop Fable for ya

7/3/26:

It is only fair that I report a little something on my health. After all, I brought it up. It seems that things are mostly unchanged from before. It is still being watched. This word came up in the report: "borderline". It seems like another step is needed, but it isn't clear which way to go.

The other part of the health issue tied to this post is largely a matter of rehab. That part is under way. It appears to be somewhat promising.

My health is not the reason for this post, however. It is about James Carville. It seems that he feels no longer part of the Democrat party. Or something to that effect.

Now for the real reason for this post:

James Carville and the rest of the Democrat party, are like the little birdie that fell out of the nest. They are "in the shit", and maybe they are wondering how to get out of the shit. However, it is not always good to get out of the shit, as the moral says.

The "shit" is what they got themselves into once they aligned with communists. Now that it has turned on them, those that don't agree with how things are now developing find themselves in a quandary. When you are in a quandary, you have to wonder how to get out of the shit you got yourself into. How do the Democrats do anything like that? If they really split with commies, neither of them have a chance. So how does Carville and the rest get themselves out of this shit???

In order to get out of the shit, they'll have to do something that they don't want to do. That's the conundrum. My suggestion: For once in your lives, stop lying. That might help. For if they are really in the shit, and like to get out of it, they might ask for help. But if Carville was not serious about his regrets, then none of what he said can be taken seriously. Either way is not good for them. Now that part may be real.

6/23/26: The original post follows:

A revelation came upon me this fine morning... But it isn't an Aesop Fable. Nope. Can't back that up. But it is a Fable worth telling. An little, old snippet of wisdom that folks may want to consider.

Before I get into that, first let's say we got something of a problem right now. It will take something, which I won't name now, in order to get through it ok. Once I tell the little Fable, I'll tell ya what that "something" is.

Another part of this story relates to our addiction to convenience. That means almost everybody. Nobody seems to want to be inconvenienced in the slightest. This relates to the "something". That missing "something" is related to the addiction to the convenience.

Convenience is like a drug. It is very addictive. But it has consequences. One of those consequences is something I am dealing with RIGHT NOW. Hence the revelation.

And now for the FABLE....

There was a little birdie that just hatched. It was up in a tree. The little birdie fell out of its nest. Where it fell was into a freshly laid dump from a cow. The dung was still warm, so the little birdie didn't freeze to death. So the little birdie was safe. However, not for long. Along came a bear, and found the little birdie in the cow plop, and picked it out of the plop, and ate the little birdie.

MORAL OF THE STORY:

It's not always bad to get into the shit, and not always good to get out of it.

The origination of this FABLE is unknown. But the lesson is the revelation I had. You see, all my life, I have been addicted to the easy way. The easy way is convenient. But I am not alone. I suspect this entire civilization of the West is addicted to convenience.  People want to be done with Iran.  But it is not that easy to just walk away.  It will take something that might hurt a little.

What does this have to do with the little birdie? It's the moral of the story. What is lacking is necessity for GUTS. The exercise of GUTS is painful. If it wasn't painful, it wouldn't need GUTS. The habit of convenience addiction makes you morally WEAK.

What does this have to do with our society? We have a problem with Iran and Russia. Also China. In order to deal with this problem, we need some GUTS. The convenient thing would be to walk out on Iran. The convenient thing would be to walk out on Ukraine. The convenient thing would be to walk out on our responsibilities.

For better or for worse, we got into the shit in Iran. It won't necessarily be good to get out of it now by just cutting and running.

Bad things happened afterwards. It happened in Vietnam. It happened in Afghanistan. It can happen again. It must not be allowed to happen. It won't take much INCONVENIENCE to put up with high gasoline prices for a little while. It won't take much INCONVENIENCE to help out the Ukrainians PROVIDED that such assistance would be helpful in OUR INTERESTS. I think a deal could be made with Ukraine to get drones for the Patriot system.

We can get out of the shit in Iran with a victory. But if we get out of Iran with a bad result, we are going to be in a world of shit eventually because of it.

As for me personally, I have to be inconvenienced for awhile dealing with something that has developed with my health. If I won't be inconvenienced in slightest in order to deal with this, I will probably die soon.  If I suck it up, I can probably live a little while longer.  Hence the revelation that brought this post to life.

Let those with a brain take heed.

Great scene from a great movie

So, the character says he will never be on the wrong side again. But he gets tricked later on, and this is what gets William Wallce captured. So, his father noted what he said in this scene, and found a way to trick him so that Wallace could be eliminated. What came later was another scene in which he confronts his father about the trick that got Wallace captured.

His father replies, "you let yourself be deceived". Indeed, that is how deception works. If you let yourself be deceived, then it will happen. Deception depends upon that happening.

Easy to promise to not do (or not do) something, but much harder to actually accomplish it.

Pres. Trump calls communism the biggest threat to America since its founding

Liberty Daily on Rumble

Promethean Action video.

Summary and short discussion:

Trump is pushing the American system of Alexander Hamilton, which produced the wealth that so many have taken for granted. The America's enemies have pushed the "culture war" that makes American citizens hate their own country, so that there won't be a will to fight.

Comment:

It amazes me how much negativism there is on the so-called "right". Anybody who uses that term ( Veep Vance did ) loses a lot of credibility with yours truly. We are definitely not out of the woods by any stretch of the imagination. There needs to be an American system that survives into the future, or the commies will continue to undermine our country. Trump is right.

Les Miserables musical, Thenadier

The couple who kept Cosette for her mother, Fantine. The couple get to sing in the musical version of the Victor Hugo novel.

Wishbone mentioned it, and so here it is.

There are several versions of this movie on Tubi. There's one with Richard Jordan as Valjean, another with Liam Neeson as Valjean, and the one I was watching earlier today. It is not a Hollywood production, and I don't know this actor.

Wishbone says it was taught while he was in school. When I got there a few years later, it wasn't being taught. Who knows what is taught in schools these days. The commies slipped those weenies in slowly so that folks wouldn't notice it so much. It's like the little froggie in the pan that gets boiled as the heat is turned up slowly so that the froggie can jump out when it got too hot.

Firebell in the night

Here's a stab at a polished up essay regarding the current political events transpiring in the past week. It may be a bit spicy for some. I ran it through the AI for historical accuracy and it seems to pass muster.

Spelling and grammar corrections came next, with the somewhat polished version of it, plus the added pdf of the historical analysis mentioned.

AI dialogue:

Proof this one please:

The “firebell in the night” historical reference strikes again.

Read up on your history if you dare. The series of bad policy decisions in Washington DC led up to Civil War in the nineteenth century. Is history repeating itself? It could be the case with the lack of action in Congress, with regard to the SAVE ACT, and very questionable Supreme Court decisions.

Historical example: The Dred Scott decision. This was a pivotal decision from the Supreme Court in the pre-Civil War days. That from the Court of that time that galvanized sectionalist division.

Toss in the Kansas-Nebraska Act in order to complete the witches-brew that led to "Bleeding Kansas" and the war. Thos kind of policy errors brought upon the nation the tragedy of Civil War back then, and similar policy errors mentioned are the same kind of divisiveness being repeated today. Will history repeat first as tragedy then as farce? The farce is the witches brew of fraud. Will the fraud be exposed? Will the message be heard?

Don’t count me optimistic that kind of prudence will materialize. The nation will be gas-lighted into oblivion by the propaganda masters in the fake new media. Ordinary folks are not immune from a campaign of lies and fraud. That was demonstrated throughout the COVID madness. If gas-lighting doesn’t do the trick, ballot harvesting can fill in the gaps. We've seen that one too, with the phonied up election of 2020, and the false flag "insurrection" false narratives that spewed forth from the January 6th 2021 righteous protest.

Folks may say that this is alarmist. But that’s the kind of tactics the gas-lighters will take in the fake news media. It shouldn’t work, but it could get part of the way there. The way towards totalitarianism and war was paved with the court decision to enable voter fraud. If the Congress won’t act to stop voter fraud now, the die will be cast. The fraudsters will counter with ‘save our Democracy” bravo sierra. Fraud will be THEIR King. The people's freedom will be the losers.

The “firebell” has sounded. Are the people too blinded to see, or too complacent to act decisively and in time? I shudder at what could be coming our way.

AI corrections:

Here is your text with spelling and grammar corrections:

The "firebell in the night" historical reference strikes again.

Read up on your history if you dare. The series of bad policy decisions in Washington DC led up to the Civil War in the nineteenth century. Is history repeating itself? It could be the case with the lack of action in Congress with regard to the SAVE Act and very questionable Supreme Court decisions.

Historical example: The Dred Scott decision. This was a pivotal decision from the Supreme Court in the pre-Civil War days, a decision from the Court of that time that galvanized sectionalist division.

Toss in the Kansas-Nebraska Act in order to complete the witches' brew that led to "Bleeding Kansas" and the war. Those kinds of policy errors brought upon the nation the tragedy of Civil War back then, and similar policy errors mentioned are the same kind of divisiveness being repeated today. Will history repeat first as tragedy then as farce? The farce is the witches' brew of fraud. Will the fraud be exposed? Will the message be heard?

Don't count me as optimistic that kind of prudence will materialize. The nation will be gaslighted into oblivion by the propaganda masters in the fake news media. Ordinary folks are not immune to a campaign of lies and fraud. That was demonstrated throughout the COVID madness. If gaslighting doesn't do the trick, ballot harvesting can fill in the gaps. We've seen that one too, with the phonied-up election of 2020 and the false flag "insurrection" narratives that spewed forth from the January 6th, 2021 righteous protest.

Folks may say that this is alarmist. But those are the kind of tactics the gaslighters will take in the fake news media. It shouldn't work, but it could get part of the way there. The way toward totalitarianism and war was paved with the court decision to enable voter fraud. If Congress won't act to stop voter fraud now, the die will be cast. The fraudsters will counter with "save our Democracy" Bravo Sierra. Fraud will be their king. The people's freedom will be the losers.

The "firebell" has sounded. Are the people too blind to see, or too complacent to act decisively and in time? I shudder at what could be coming our way.

Let me know if you'd like a version with different punctuation or paragraph formatting for your blog.



Historical analysis provided by AI:

There are a lot of videos like this

7/1/26

Are things improving in Canuckistan? Not any time soon. Maybe not at all.

Am I being too mean to the poor darlings?

That's the trouble. They've lived the soft life for so long, they don't know what real hardship is. Their "leaders" won't help them do anything but go straight down the drain.

Maybe Alberta will save themselves, but I wouldn't bet money on it.

7/31/25; the original post follows:

One thing is certain, Canada has a problem. It's likely to get worse.

The video was taken down. Too bad. So sad. Nobody is losing money here. If they're losing money, it's because of their own mistakes.

Sixteen Tons Tennessee Ernie Ford, Andy Williams and Annette Funicello

Do all these belong together? This is like wearing a red sock and a blue sock. Or wearing three socks. But where does that third sock go? Uh, oh...

The Warm Embrace of Communism

Reaction to the Powerline article titled "Socialism Kills"

Summary:

Bill Glahn discusses the Venezuelan catastrophic earthquake damage, and points out that the Mamdami's much admired "warm embrace" of communism certainly didn't help the Venezuelan people weather this earthquake very well.

Comment:

  Supposedly, the polls say that the younger generation favors socialism. Maybe they ought to try seeing these places up close and personal before deciding that jumping into bed with these monsters is a good idea.

  Just to be clear, I don't believe these polls anymore. The reason is that polls can be screwed with, just like just about anything else.

  Not only can polls be tampered with in the usual manner, but if someone has a bad attack of integrity, they can be "persuaded" to change their minds to the "correct" opinion. These are communist tactics. Of course, we're not supposed to say that these days. But I'll write it here every chance I get.

  Eventually, if I become troublesome enough, they may come after me.

  Hopefully I'll be strong enough to withstand their tactics. If so, they may resort to more drastic measures. Like they did in Arkansas.

  We have a very gullible population. They'll fall for anything. Of course, when they don't, they can always be persuaded with an iron fist. That is something Iran's citizens found out when they became too troublesome.

  The "warm embrace" may be the blood oozing from the wound just delivered to remind you to mind your tongue.

  The young may be forgiven because they don't know any better. Women might be forgiven because they are the weaker sex. But if you are a man, what is your excuse?

  Many of them are deciding that they are female.

The Stupidity Limit

This should be a clean version of the post. It was edited by AI. Imagine that. That is, everything past this sentence has been vetted.  

   A brief excursion into the news today suggests that the SCOTUS decisions may not be as bad as I thought.

   But is this wishful thinking?

   Let us assume that it is. That is a fair assumption. Generally speaking, if it seems bad, it’s probably much worse.

   Consequently, I won’t be making the mistake of letting my guard down just because somebody says that there’s a silver lining in this somewhere.

   Always striving to remember to never underestimate the power of stupidity.

   Unfortunately, to do stupid things may be more common and much easier than you can possibly imagine.

Dan Bongino's last show before his vacay

He goes after Democrats. That's fine with me. He won't go after the RINOS. Not sure about the wisdom of not going after them. They may as well be Democrats.

Bongino talks about the need for GUTS. That's something everybody needs to hear right now. After that SCOTUS' ridiculous decision about mail-in ballots, we could be in trouble. LOTS OF TROUBLE.

If the left was in that position, they'd fight back. But being that the SCOTUS just screwed us all over so badly that it is a major catastrophe, I'd say some folks had better gear themselves up, because this may get rough.

We still need the RINOS, but we don't need their disloyalty. But what about the commies (Dems)? He's got some good shots against the commies. But the RINOS would rather fight US. Anyway, worth the time to watch it.

Old man time just keeps marching along

7/1/26:

This looks like the period of the low ebb. Not many posts back then, and things were looking rather bad.

There has been an uptick lately. Will it hold? Or will it be back to the dumpster?

Feb 20, 2022: The original post follows:

If you're not careful, time can get away from you. It sure seems to happen a lot lately around here. Here it is, nearly noon, and I haven't done " a bloody thing all day". ( From the song "Uncle Albert")

I thought I'd do a post, but I haven't a bloody thought in my mind. Or one that seems worthy of a post.

Yes, things are happening. I wonder about all that, too. How is it that we seem to win the battles ( so to speak ), but end up losing the war? How is that? To me, the political left is completely defenseless, but there they are. How is that?

We are living in a computer simulation known in the movies as "The Matrix". No way they can win this, but, but, but... where's that red pill?

Get back to what is real. The is nothing more real than death. When that happens, it really is over. You all know that's true. If you risk it all, including death, then it is real. Otherwise, it is all baloney.

In the end, the thing that is real is what wins. If we are "winning the battles", then we're not really. That means it isn't real enough. Either we aren't there, or they aren't. ( Maybe both, but somebody doesn't know it yet.)

Time to get real if you're ever going to. Know what I mean, Vern?

Is living off the Grid now a crime?

7/1/26:



Folks may not believe this, but it is true. I know I've read it somewhere. Sorry for not having a link to prove it. Not that some people actually care about the proof.

The idea is to make all people into a beaten down group of dependent non-entities. A non-entity type person has no mind of his own. A non-entity type person doesn't think for himself. A non-entity type person wouldn't even dream of ever doing something like standing on their own two feet, and actually doing something really radical, like disagreeing with the powers-that-be. Oh, no. Just can't have that, no.

According to the commies, we can only "save" our so-called democracy by bending our knee to the powers-that-be. But the modern left won't bend their knees. That's right, they won't. Which means you might have to do something very unpleasant like kicking their rotten asses when they get out of line. It's not if, but when they get out of line. Cuz they're rotten.

Monday, May 7, 2012: the original post follows:

offgridsurvival

quote:

Counties across the country are actually jailing people for living the way they want to live.

Comment:

So what happened to the "nega watt" concept?   Seems to me that in the "greenest" state in the union that to live off your land would be a "greener" thing.  After all, they're not the ones contributing to pollution.  What's the deal?

When the going gets tough...

So, the SCOTUS screwed us. Now what? Just give up? Maybe you all can just channel "Bluto" in Animal House

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Obama’s red revolution by Don Surber

Communists take credit for the works of capitalism

Read on Substack

The Biggest Problem Americans Face - by Robert Ringer

6/30/26:

Ringer's article reads a lot like the book I wrote about before---it was about the Russian KGB. Those in the party get the goodies. Everybody else lives in poverty. That's what Ringer was writing about. That's what that book mentions often. It's a rotten system.  Ringer's son decided to become a "checka".  The checkists were a feared bunch of folks in the KGB.

The solution? Somehow you have to explain it to people in the way that Einstein once mentioned. Einstein says if you cannot explain it to a six year old, you don't understand it yourself.

Does anybody understand the problem? No, this way we're following isn't good enough. Because it isn't getting through to the folks who need to hear it. If people understand, they won't choose to suffer. If people understand, they can be persuaded to oppose the loss of their freedom. The Soviet Union collapsed along with that tyranny. The new evil empire in DC can also be collapsed, and a new tyranny does not have to rise in the place of the old.

But not if we don't understand the problem. Know your enemy and know yourself, sez Sun Tsu in the Art of War. One thing is the use of the enemies' premises. "Our" side does this all the friggin' time. As Reagan once said, it ain't about the right v the left. It is about freedom and tyranny.

Maybe a six year old can understand that. If you tie somebody up, they have no freedom. That's what communism does. It ties people up.

7/24/17:

The Biggest Problem Americans Face - by Robert Ringer: The other day, one of my son’s friends, who was home from college for the summer, stopped in to say hello. We chatted briefly, and I asked him if he was still planning on becoming an entrepreneur/businessman after he graduated from school next spring. To my surprise, he said that because of the uncertainties in …



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The biggest problem, says Ringer, is that there are too many on the GOP side that would go commie if that is what it took to be successful.    Remember what Little Jebbie said:  "we should learn from the Dems", he said.  If you are going to be a Dem, then join the bastards.  Otherwise, STFU.



The trouble as I see it, is that people will arm themselves, but do they know what that means?  It doesn't mean that if the Dems pass gun control, that you give them up.  It means as they said during the Texas Revolution "come and take it".



Also, get back to the land.  People are too dependent upon money.  Let the land feed you.  I wish I had come to this understanding at a much younger age.   Chasing money is what is killing this civilization.  They can always control you with money.

The silly season is upon us

6/30/26:

Here's where the Chief Executive earns his paycheck. An good executive can find solutions to problems. If he cannot, then he won't be a successful executive. How do I know this? I read it in a book. lol

Seriously, there HAS to a solution that the GOP can live with. Trump has to sell it to the Congress-critters, and they need to get it enacted. So here's a suggestion. Forget about casting votes on the same day. Instead, set a date in which all counting must commence. It will be much harder to do some hanky panky about "finding votes" after it is certified that there will be no more votes accepted.

The trouble comes when the cheaters see that they need more votes, and manufacture them out of thin air. When all the votes are in, THEN count them. AND NO SOONER. The vote cans must be sealed so that they cannot peek. Know what I mean, Vern?

6/29/26, 8:00 PM:

The SCOTUS has screwed us with this mail-in ballot decision. It should be obvious as one's nose upon one's face that this is pure fraud. What gives with these people? How did they get so dumb? Were they born that way, or did it take a lot of practice?

6:23 AM:

Maybe the firebell reference was a bit over the top? Another question is if the silly season is now a permanent feature of American society?

There's just not enough time to deal with these questions right now.

So I do the reaction posts. This is a reaction to a previous post that somebody may have clicked upon recently.

I read thru the original posts, and add anything other thoughts that may be new. Things seem to be getting nuttier and nuttier, and yours truly wonders if he is a part of that nuttiness. Trying not to be!

2/27/24: The original post follows below:

Each election cycle seems to get crazier than the last. It is evidence of something, and it may not be good. There is already some troubling rumblings out there. If true, this may be the last election held in this country as we know have known it.

It has been called the silly season in past cycles, because it seemed rather harmless. However, these latest developments are like what Thomas Jefferson described as a "firebell in the night". Jefferson was referring to the sectional controversy that existed prior to the Civil War. This situation isn't exactly like that one, but the differences are stark, and the stakes are high.

A presidential election preceded the last Civil War. This Civil War, if it comes, may well come down to the results of a presidential election. If so, who will be most responsible for the breakup of the Union? What will be the issues that are being fought over?

Some might say personalities. But it isn't about Trump's personality at all. The personality aspect is part of the rampant dishonesty that is part of the silly season. It isn't about Biden's mental faculties either, despite the fact that he really has some issues there. So what is the real issue here?

We'll be lucky if that question gets asked. The silly season is rampant with phony issues. It's like what the late Herb Cohen once said: "Once you get past the phony tinsel, you get to the real tinsel." We'll have trouble getting past the phony tinsel part the way we're going. More Russian collusion. Please spare me the nonsense.

There is no honesty and integrity out there. On that count, I'd say Trump has it all over Biden. The Democrats are hell bent on gaining and keeping power. There is no such thing as a loyal opposition for these people. If there was respect for a loyal opposition, would the Democrats be trying to destroy Trump? None of their accusations are made in good faith based upon something real. The Democrats are conjuring up a monster, while ignoring their own monstrous behavior. The persecution of this man is unreal. All he did was to beat them at an election. For this, he has committed the greatest "crime" ever committed. What kind of mentality could think that way? Not one that has been the long time tradition of this country, which included the freedom to disagree.

But if they really respected the institutions, such as the Constitution and the Declaration of Independence, would they treat the opposition so shabbily? The founding documents allow for a loyal opposition. There's something terribly wrong when it becomes a crime to disagree with the powers-that-be. It is downright un-American. That is, it would have been said to be so at one time in the past, but not so much now. The country has lost its sense of self.

Make America great again? I'd settle for making America its true self again. The greatness came from that. The spirit that made this country great is on trial now. The outcome of that trial is in doubt. There's nothing silly about that one. If you are inclined to pray, then this country needs one right now. Perhaps it is too late for that. Better to do it anyway with all the humility and sincerity that you can muster. That is, if you care enough to be concerned about it.

Old food pyramid is not for our own good... It is there to cause harm...

"Not an accident." I do get the sense of malevolence being directed against the entire culture. Of course, anybody with a brain should understand what I'm referring to. I've BEEN referring to it, and in other ways than this topic. Good to see that this malevolence is not going unnoticed. But is it too late? Too much damage already?

Flying monkey circus

6/28/26:

The worst part of all that nonsense back then was the Star Chamber quality of the proceedings. Basic respect for the truth would've allowed a closer and more honest look at what actually happened on January 6th 2021. Instead, the neo-Con Cheney wing of the GOP decided to join with the commies in the Democrat party, and try to turn the USA into a one-party totalitarian state.

We came very close to that. Maybe it could still happen. Or perhaps folks are waking the hell up? No thanks to Cheney and Co. They won't be helping Trump now, either. If that succeeds in undermining Trump, the commie left may succeed after all.

7/27/21:

The first hearing of the Wicked Witch's brew of a Star Chamber will start today, if I am not mistaken.

Seems like Arch-Heretic Liz Cheney will lend her services to discredit anybody who interferes with "her holiness"-da witch. She claims to "get to the bottom" of the Jan. 6th affair, which people refer to with different descriptive names; such as Insurrection, Riot, or Attack.

I'll refer to it as an affair of tawdriness, most likely emanating from the rotten bunch on the commie side of the aisle. The entire charade is meant to cover up their guilt in causing the ruckus in the first place, or at least so I have long suspected.

There seems to be something of a threat to go after other GOP members. I smell another commie plot being unveiled. This is one of their best tools, to inspire fear amongst people. Too bad this latest stench is coming from someone who claims to support this country.

Cheney is helping Pelosi break the GOP, which probably does need some major repairs. But Cheney is one of the broken members that needs replacing. Those who are worth anything are likely to be subjected to the Wicked-Witch and her flying-monkey-recruits' attacks. It is all theater intended to help their sagging prospects in next year's mid-term elections.

The real drama here is if the GOP can repair itself and become a real opposition party. The other side of the drama is from the Wicked Witch' mad attempt at total and complete one party totalitarian rule. They are greedily licking their lips in anticipation of a kill.

Let's see if the GOP can decide what they will be when they grow up, or grow a spine.

Debacle

6/28/26:

If Trump was really a neo-Con, as some are accusing, then why didn't they come to his aid in 2020? Indeed, why did they work hard to get him out of office? The debacle in Afghanistan happened because the neo-Cons don't like Trump. Otherwise, as indicated in the post, Trump would've been able to successfully challenge the stolen election of 2020.

Instead, they continue to oppose Trump. But if it weren't for them, the Taliban wouldn't have succeeded in Afghanistan. Or, it wouldn't have been the debacle that it turned into.

The neo-Cons are fake conservatives. They align with Democrats. Which means that they prefer to fight conservatives, as opposed to helping conservatives WIN.

Aug 15, 2021:

 

There's no question that the fall of the US backed regime in Afghanistan is now officially a debacle. The White House is blaming Trump for this, but Trump didn't make these decisions for the last nearly 8 months.

These guys must be trying to relive the high that Bush got when 911 happened. At first they were saying "Bush let it happen". Once the approval numbers came out, and Bush was at 90% or thereabouts, they had to quiet down with that talk.

For the next nearly eight years, they subverted Bush so much that by the end of his presidency, his numbers had completely collapsed.

This stuff runs on politics. History didn't end when Bush left. But his work was at the mercy of others. Now Bush is going to have to pay the price for that. However, let's look more deeply into the chess board. Why did Biden act the way he did? He cannot credibly blame Trump for his own decisions. If he found fault with Trump's policy in Afghanistan, why didn't he change it? He had enough time. That was Biden's decision. He may be claiming that it was Trump's ideas, but if he was running the show himself, it was his own choices that led to this.

Biden and his handlers must believe that they can turn this to their advantage somehow. Otherwise, why do something that looks so bad? Even if he is able to shuffle some of the blame off on others, he still is accountable for what he did or didn't do himself. Trump has been gone for nearly 8 months now. You cannot blame him when he is not there.

The neo-cons come out of this badly, too. They've been undermining Trump all along. Trump was handling things just fine. Afghanistan wasn't in the hands of the Taliban when he left. If the neo-cons had been more helpful, Trump would still be there, and the Taliban would not have been. If Trump had been in the White House when this happened, then they could say that. But not now.

Nor can the neo-cons be happy about this. Unless the neo-cons really didn't care about keeping the Taliban out of power. But that is not how they have acted previously. It seemed like a pretty important deal to them at the time. So, in the light of this, are we to believe that Trump really caused this to happen, or was it Biden? Didn't Biden really double-cross the neo- cons?

And the neo-cons are going to have to join the commies so as to have the fallout not rain down upon themselves. That may "work" for them, but most people I would think, would see this for the total failure that it is. For that, the neo-cons deserve plenty of blame. They sided with the commies so as to get rid of Trump. Now they have egg on their faces, thanks to Biden. They might profit with their continuing support of this failure, or come to their senses and rejoin the sane world.

A solution for ObamaCare?

6/28/26:

Didn't the Democrats shut down the government over ObamaCare recently? Why, yes they sure did. It turns out that they were protecting fraudsters. Don't believe it? Watch this.

11/28/25:

I thought Dick Morris said that the ObamaCare thing could be handled? But this article seems to indicate no such proposition in the works. Just exactly what was that shutdown all about if they go right back to what the Dems wanted in the first place?

The bozos need to understand that there's no more time for nonsense. Fix the damned problems. Ah! One forgets that this is the GOP we're talking about. Or this link could be off-base, and that there really is a good solution. One has reason to be concerned, though.

11/18/25:

 

Dick Morris says that Biden and the Dems enacted a repeal of a anti-"soup-to-nuts" kind of coverage that was unnecessary and costly. The reversion back to the way Trump and the GOP had no soup-to-nuts coverage requirement prior to Biden and Co.--will cause premiums to come down. In other words, drop the soup-to-nutso stuff.

People are voting for Dems because of the cost of living? It was the Dems who caused the problems in the first place! If Morris is right, then the Dems sure did cause health care premiums to rise because they made soup-to-nutso coverage mandatory.

Not a smart way to use your head

6/27/26:

The story out there is that the Dems in Congress won't sign off on the pledge to stop acting like commies. What say you, James Carville?

Will this commie uber alles play in Peoria? Maybe not. We'll see.

6/26/26: 8:00 PM Update:

Memo to Carville: If you hang around dogs, you stand the chance of getting fleas. (Carville is complaining about the wack-a-doodle faction in the Democrat party. But all the Dems sing from the same hymn book as the wack-a-doodles, so how do you distinguish them from each other? Is it Israel?)

💥NEW: James Carville: “I actually do think it's time for Democrats to talk the S word: ‘Schism’ ... there's just some sh*t that I can't be in the same tent with ... I'm done ... I don't want to be in a political party that denies the right of the state of Israel to exist.” pic.twitter.com/O5ATLyvXwV

— Jason Cohen 🇺🇸 (@JasonJournoDC) June 25, 2026

Update:

Is Carville a maniac, or just stupid? Perhaps both??? In any event, he is dangerous even if he is a moron.

Carville Speaks Up. Where Are Others? by Roger Simon

Jeffries and Schumer silent. Only Cajun Rages.

Read on Substack

6/6/26: The original post follows:

Ball bounces off outfielder's head, goes over the fence for a home-run.

Sounds like James Carville to me. Carville is endorsing a Nazi on the grounds that it will beat who they claim to be a Nazi---Trump.

My first inclination is to get mad at Carville. But the dude is going to keep the Nazi on the ballot, then let Carville run his crazy mouth.

Off his glove, off his head, and out!

One of the strangest home runs you've ever seen 🤯 pic.twitter.com/KaPpp1r9Cx

— MLB (@MLB) June 3, 2026

Talarico can go there if he likes, but I'll pass on that one

One of the benefits of working on a campaign effort against Talarico is that they make all of our commercials for us. #txsen https://t.co/8uKSkR7ZXj

— Gregg Keller (@RGreggKeller) June 27, 2026

Beware the open windows

 

Methinks the Russkies are copying the Arkansas mode of dealing with problematic folks. Did the general got Vince Fostered?

Is there one particular window that they are all falling out of, or it just any old window that happens to be large enough https://t.co/iuATJbHdvr

— John Cleese (@JohnCleese) June 27, 2026

The Far Left Can Crush Republicans in Midterms if They Just Give Professional Republicans Everything They Want

CTH

Comment:

Sundance is purportedly taking the Carville line---Carville said basically for the Democrats to save their craziness until after the election. Then they would say "eat my dust".

Such as strategy could work in theory, but there's no guarantees of anything.

Back in 1980, in the Carter v Reagan election, Reagan responded to Carter's democrat trickiness with "there you go again". The trickiness is the attribution to Reagan an intent that he didn't have. So, it isn't any new strategy. In fact, they're already doing it with this Nazi stuff. Trump is no Nazi. They do this against all GOP opponents. It's as stale a strategy as is the smoke and mirrors policies that the Dems love to throw out there.

To beat them, the GOP needs to stick closely to the Reagan strategy. Don't buy into the hate. Reagan just gave a smile. Don't let them lie about you, as Carter tried in the debate. Reagan just said, "there you go again". If you get into the mud with them, they'll love it. Just say, it's "morning in America", and it'll be the Democrats that get smoked.

It isn't just some empty slogan, either. Things got much better under Reagan. By fall, conditions ought to be good enough to run on, and say what Reagan said---it's morning in America again.

The Dems need misery. Don't add to it. Dems need disarray. Don't add to it any more than what is already there. And be able to show that the disarray is slipping into the past. That's because it is TRUE. If we bring back the Democrats; it may be Happy Days Are Here Again for THEM, but not for America.

The Dems are about themselves and only themselves. Why join them? Win another for the Gipper.

Bose Einstein Condensates and the E-cat

6/26/26: Update:

Well, here's another blast from the past. Yours truly used to follow this, and I stopped following it. Therefore, I cannot offer any new thoughts on the subject.

But it is an old story. Not to be discrediting it for being old. Shoot, I'm old. What wrong with old? Sometimes "old" can be a cool thing. Like Cool Hand Luke. Luke said that sometimes nothing can be a pretty cool hand. If you think old means "nothing", but nothing can still be cool.

I reacted to this post because of one of the knocks against cold fusion back in the day. It went against all of what was known in nuclear physics. As if nothing new could be learned. The world is full of jackasses. As for me, I try not to exceed the limits of jackassery.

A thing is or it isn't. Cold fusion got discredited, and probably not for fair nor honest reasons.

It's worth investigating why there seemed to be these anomalous results from experiments. Instead it was discredited because of conventional wisdom that isn't exactly wisdom in my book. So there.

The original post of 7/18/2011 follows below:

Somebody else responded to my question to Andrea Rossi besides Rossi himself.  It was the observation that these condensates form at very low temperatures.  However, a little digging shows that it can be predicted that these condensates can form at very high temperatures too.  I cite the source here:

It has been predicted that a quasi-equilibrium system of bosons could undergo Bose-Einstein condensation even at relatively high temperatures, if the flow rate of energy pumped into the system exceeds a critical value. 

I found the link to this from the Wikipedia entry on Bose Einstein condensates, footnote number 10.  There is more to this, but I have shortened it because of a lack of time.  It should be easy enough to follow, though.

Update:

As I wrote before, the topic here is way above my pay scale, so I think I'll let it drop at this point.  It is interesting reading to a certain extent, but without the formal education to fully understand it, I feel a bit confused sometimes when I read this stuff.

I've been spending the last few hours reading over such topics as "spin" and "anti parallel" and so forth.  As best as I can determine, the theory offered to explain the e-cat's low energy nuclear reaction seems plausible. I'd rather not go much further than that.  That belongs in a discussion elsewhere.

Update:

Here's some information on Yeong E. Kim.  I'd say it looks pretty impressive.

Culinary type post

6/26/26:

Lot of Word Crimes here, eh?

Maybe food crimes, too... Now, the idea about cooking with the fewest calories is indeed an idea worth considering...

Update a little later...:

I've watched a few gourmets on TeeVee. Here's a video of one that you may enjoy: Justin Wilson. If Louisiana fare is not your thing, well I have another one I watched on PBS: (PBS! Yep.). He went by the moniker of Frugal Gourmet. If were to do gourmet videos, I'd make one thing plain. I'm no gourmet. The name? The Lazy Man "Gourmet". I cook for convenience. It may not be fine cuisine, but it is good enough to eat. Not trying to put on airs here. Just telling it the way it is.

May 3, 2018:

Fancy word for cooking, that is.

Been experimenting with my cooking lately.  Yesterday, I boiled an egg in water.  So what?  Well, the egg was cracked and out of the shell.  It was boiled in water, which is no calories.  The problem with this cooking technique was that the egg stuck on the aluminum foil.  So, I got some Pam, and sprayed it on the aluminum this morning.  Yep.  It worked good.  How was the boiled eggs?  Well, they tasted like, ahem, boiled eggs.

I don't know if that counts as a success.  What was the objective?  To cook without oil, and to use as little energy as possible.  This latter part was achieved by cooking on the lowest possible setting on the propane stove.  A small amount of water did reach boiling point, provided that, you cover the top with foil as well.  This traps all the heat, and allows boiling point to be reached.

The eggs were on for about twenty minutes.  They were fully cooked.

Eggs like this are pretty bland.  How do you fix them up to taste better?  I like cheese on my eggs, so the next time, I will add sharp cheddar to it.

Add some bacon bits, and maybe some tomato, and that's good eating.   At least it is by my standards.

Islamic communists took over the Democrat party

The commies are running on hatred for Trump, and nothing more. The left teaches hate, but projects their hate on the opposition. This is the kind of projection that Hitler used as a pretext to invade Poland in 1939. Hitler claimed that Poland was going to attack Germany. The commies say that the GOP wants to put people back into chains. The thing that makes it psychopathic kind of projection is that the left wants to put people in chains and knows very well that this is not the intention of the GOP. In other words, a damned lie.

Furthermore, the opposite ends of the "political spectrum" is not between the right v left. The only difference between communists and fascists is that the communists are globalists and the fascists are nationalist.

By the way, if nationalism defines fascism, then there could be no more countries anywhere. So what's the difference between the commies and the fascists? Nothing. In the end, it is only about power.

The real political spectrum is freedom vs tyranny. There is no freedom in fascism nor communism. The choice is clear.

Normie libs were so obsessed with “getting” Trump that they let their party get taken over by Islamic communists.

— Just Loki (@LokiJulianus) June 24, 2026

Have to call BS again

So I see this CFP link to a bullshit push poll from CBS

How many times will people be fooled by the bullshit media???

The "war" was a slaughter. It has been more ceasefire than war. The bullshit media wants to make an issue out of Trump's military strike against Iran.

If the poll is accurate, which it may not be, it is a damned shame that so many people listen to and let themselves be influenced by a bunch of commie bastard media types.

It is not in anybody's interests except the globalists, for Iran to have the bomb. Trump has mostly solved that problem, but we aren't out of the woods yet.

Thanks to crap like this, we may yet get a bad outcome.

The Shining Final Maze Scene -- Danny escapes from Jack

Some folks find this flick to be scary. It's not scary to me, but it is an unpleasant movie.

The following scene came to mind this morning. When a movie is being made, the idea is to make it believable. If it isn't believable, the movie isn't as good. Well, this scene just isn't believable to me.

To recap the scene briefly, the little boy's dad has gone insane. He's attempting to murder his family. The madman chases his son into the maze, but the little boy escapes. Frankly, I don't buy the scene. The kid isn't going to outwit his father.

I've seen the Steven King's version of this movie. Neither of them are very good in my opinion. Kubrick's magic didn't work in this flick.

Sean Hannity Aghast and Saddened When Lead Counsel of Trump Impeachment Loses Primary

CTH

Comment:

Goldman was a wannabe commie. Now they will get the real thing.

Messala death scene, Ben Hur (1959)

6/24/26:

There's nothing new under ths sun after all. The same old tricks, the same old results.

Politics is sustained with hate, it seems. No solutions will be obtained from there. This is the direction we are headed for, unless the arc of history changes. There will be trouble ahead, and it is because of pursuit of hatred for its own sake. That's the point of the movie. A point like that goes over the heads of those who will never listen.

Oct 21, 2024:

There was something on the web that I just saw that reminded me of this. I won't link to it. It made me think that there really are people that want to make you hate them. I keep seeing that this affinity for hatred, and wonder what is driving it.

It's a trap. That seems to be the message of that entire film. Messala wanted Ben Hur to hate him. Here's the scene in the flick. The author of the book upon which the movie was based, was a Civil War vet.

Be careful what you wish for numbnuts

Things get worse in New York City. Commies won three elections. Republicans pounce.

A personal post

6/23/26:

It is easy to be hard on folks. It says in the New Testament to be forgiving. Maybe 70 times 7, or something like that. Obviously, I can be unforgiving at times.

With all due respect for the rights of those with whom I disagree, I say that you are totally full of shit. But I forgive you for it.

Of course, it is not unknown for me to be totally full of shit too. So that makes us even.

12/16/16:

After that last post, which was very unsympathetic to the lefties, I now write a post that some may think as an appeal for sympathy.

Those who disagree with me may read it with pleasured scorn.  They might well be glad to hear that I am having troubles.

Troubles indeed!  The worse trouble in this world that a man can have.  A matter of life and death itself.  All the while, not having any monetary means by which to meet that challenge.

A lot of lefties are quite rich, you know.  They could help, but would they?

Would I even bother to ask? 

Ask for what?  Well, I would like to get my biopsy done at MD Anderson in Houston.  The doctor there is highly recommended, but need I 26.5k bucks to get a consultation, which is money I do not have.  By the way, that money does not pay for the biopsy itself.  You can see that this will run into quite a bill.

I may have other options, but this one is preferred.

I would accept help from most quarters.  But if the price is too high, I will choose another option.

What's going on in the Strait of Hormuz?

Depends upon who you listen to.

Here's what the Max Afterburner YouTube channel has to say about it:



Gas at the pump is definitely lower.

Hostile takeover of the American mind

6/22/26:

This is fairly well-written, which surprises me a bit. Did I really write this?

Almost everything these days is suspicious. Perhaps I was more capable in 2012 than now. Nevertheless, it is a good summarization of what has happened. Furthermore, most events are most likely manufactured. Historical events, such as the Great Depression, World War II, recessions, "pandemics", and the like. The ordinary folks are like sheep being herded into pens. What could the ultimate end game for these manipulations? That's why I'm suspicious of everything, including this post, supposedly written by me.

People are like children. They believe what they are told by the "betters". This is true until the kiddoes grow up. Then there's a rebellion. What form will the rebellion take? The permanent and hopelessly naive but dangerous commies, or will the traditional American entrepreneurial Republicans re-assert themselves?

Perhaps the "rebellion" is also a manufactured event? How are these events manufactured? The Federal Reserve Bank can create recessions in order to "stop inflation". The Federal Reserve Bank can create inflationary spirals, which make it necessary to create a recession. These events are accomplished through monetary policy. The sheep demand change, but the sheep are just being herded into the next pen.

Likewise, the "pandemic" is manufactured through the biological lab. It is hyped as a pandemic in order to force out the "rebellion" of one Donald J. Trump. Once removed and discredited, the hostile takeover will have no meaningful oppositon. That's been the pattern for the last century.

As of 2026, the Trump Era is coming to an end. No way Trump can continue as President from a legal standpoint. The loose talk of a third term won't maintain the credibility that the Constitution actually means anything anymore. So Trump will have to step down in 2029. Or if earlier, forced out. Then the takeover can be completed. The left will pack the courts, rig the elections forever, and enforce their will upon the public that cannot be broken without violence. Such was the necessity with King George III of England.

What does the future hold? Down to the anthill of totalitarianism, or up to the ultimate in freedom consistent with order in a civilized society. Reagan said something like that in his famous speech that launched his political career. Reagan was saying that the "political spectrum" is a fake. The opposites are not right against left, but freedom against tyranny. Will freedom last, or will the usual history of suffering mankind be repeated? And so it goes...

2/21/12: The original post follows below:

That's a rather bold statement as a title.  To back it up, consider this:

• 9th Circuit overturns CA ban on gay marriage:  This has happened many times.  The voters of California have attempted to assert their will, only to be thwarted by the courts.
• Obama Stimulus Turns Three: What Has It Achieved?:  We are told constantly that the economy is improving, but by many measures, it has gotten worse.  Why the disconnect between reality and what is being reported?  The propaganda of the so-called mainstream media is geared toward helping Democrats, not towards honest reporting.  The public doesn't get the truth, and the Democrats are not held accountable.
• Obama amasses $240M warchest:  Big money is dominating our politics.  But the Democrats, who complain the loudest about this, are the ones who benefit the most.  The most "electable" Republican, Romney, also has the deepest pockets.  All of the money goes into their campaigns that do not enlighten nor inform the public.  Elections are being bought.  People are not being persuaded, but herded.
• Public Sector Unions:  They have a vested interest in growing the government.  It supplies them with jobs and political power.  They are big contributors to Democrat causes, which are not necessarily compatible with public opinion, but with their own special interest.  These used to be illegal, but are now dominating states like California.  Attempts to rein them in are furiously opposed, as can be observed in Wisconsin.
• Jewish Community Should Join Catholics Against the Mandate:  The Democrats are hostile towards religion, except their own version of secularism.  On the one hand, they pretend to be in favor of the separation of church and state, but on the other, they try to separate people from their faiths.  Then, they indoctrinate young people into their own beliefs while these young people attend the public school system.  The separation of church and state morphs into a separation of churches from the people and the establishment of a state religion.
• Update:  I found another example:  Campaign against Canadian Keystone XL pipeline driven by US foundation millions  ---- quote: "Concerns about that lack of transparency found their vent on Feb. 9 when Brian Jean, a Conservative member of the Canadian Parliament, called for legislation to ban deep-pocketed foreigners from bankrolling what he called Canada’s “radical” green movement."

None of this is an accident.  It is all designed to accumulate more and more power into the hands of the powerful that is determined to overthrow the current order.  The people do not want this, but are being herded into it by this big money and their allies in the government.

The Republican party is not much help.  They like the money too and get corrupted by it.  They end up corrupting the people and help the Democrats toward entrenching this kleptocracy until it will become an unstoppable tyranny.

John Wayne: "True Grit" Shootout Scene

One against four isn't a fair fight indeed. There was this dude during the Antebellum Period, who was an abolitionist. His name was Cassius Clay. It was said that he got in a fight with four, and held up his end.

Does anyone believe that?

Sure. There are Generals in past wars who won their battles when there's no way they should've. There was a post here about how Caesar beat the Gauls. No way Caesar should've won that, but he did. So, yeah. I think it could be done. Odds are against anyone who tries it, though.

How the world views America

Zero-Hedge

Our long time allies are spoiled. A lot of Americans are spoiled.

Trump is like the stern, strict Daddy figure. The long time "allies" want an Uncle Sugar Daddy.

These spoiled types need to friggin' grow the hell up.

Dr. Berg

Every time that I need to lose weight, I cut the sugar. Works every time. This time, I've lost 20 lbs so far. Trouble is keeping away from the sugar. Eventually I'll go back to it. Those days are over this time. Can't do the sugar thing anymore.

 

GOP leadership has Stockholm Syndrome

6/21/26:

The video that accompanied this post doesn't appear to be working. Before attending to that, let Grokipedia define what Stockholm Syndrome actually is. Read the link above.^^^^^ Note: Now I will go to Rumble and see if they've got something on video there, for those who aren't into reading...

Ok, back again. Replaced the youtube video with the rumble video. Alex Jones on InfoWars has something. Ok, I'll vet that... Another break to do that... A short and sweet comment is appended as an update immediately below:

The opposition to Trump from REPUBLICANS is truly breathtaking to observe. It's like the GOP has a death wish. So the renewed interest in this topic, which is BRAINWASHING.

The most vivid example in my recollection was the Patty Hearst trial. Stockholm Syndrome was her defense, and the defense failed. It may be hard for the ordinary person to accept that this is a real thing. As a matter of fact, this entire country may be like the battered wife that is continually abused from the folks running things in DC, the media, and academia.,,,,,,,

12/11/12: The original post with the mentioned revision follows...

It is inevitable.  Since leadership is determined by seniority, it is inevitable that these politicians that stay long enough in DC start to act like a typical DC insider.  They've been captured and brain washed like a battered wife.  No wonder they aren't distinguishable from the Democrats.



NOTE: THE REPLACEMENT VIDEO BELOW: Comment: Whatever sins that Alex Jones may have committed may almost forgiven for this rather extraodinary video. I've watched about 9 minutes of the 14 minutes, and he right on target. Hubba, hubba!

Things appear to be breaking down

6/21/26:

Fourteen years ago, this very day, Romney was talking about attacking Iran. He said it on the campaign trail for the office of President of the United States. (See the links below.) How interesting. Trump is acting the way Romney said he would've acted. But Romney opposed Trump when Trump won the Presidency.

How do you figure politics? You probably don't. It isn't about principle. It's most likely about money and power.

As for my own opinion on the matter, I wrote that the time for military action had passed. Not that I wouldn't have welcomed a bloody nose for the mullahs; but that the public is too fickle to support any meaningful action. That's the way I have felt about using the military the whole time. It hasn't changed. During Bush's tenure in the White House, I had this bad feeling about his decision to take out Saddam Hussein. Sure as the sunrise, the left got the public to turn against the President. This kind of thing is what brought in the leftists, like Obama.

So far, Trump has kept it short. There are those who'd like to make it last longer. The longer it lasts, the longer the lefties have to propagandize the public about it. If that happens, history will repeat.

Jun 21, 2012: The original post follows:

Opinion

There's a pattern I try to discern amongst my web visitations, and then I blog about it here. The article that got me thinking along the lines of disintegration is this one from Instapundit.  If you follow the links and think about it, the entire World Wide Web as we know it could be at risk.

In its turn, the World Wide Web, or internet, has been quite destructive to the old bricks and mortar way. Now the web itself could be in danger. The web relies upon free content. If the advertisers can't monetize visitations, there can be no business basis. If there's no basis for business, the economics cannot be supported.

That would be quite a pickle, since the web itself has been so destructive. What replaces the web if it goes under? There's nothing left.

I think this could be a metaphor for the entire society. Everywhere you look, it seems, there's this disintegration.

The business about Holder and executive privilege is another example. It's all about the rule of law, but this government is acting more and more alienated to that regime, and a new vicious one could be replacing it. That regime would be called the rule of men. The same accusation that brought down the Nixon administration.

The difference then was an infrastructure that could support the rule of law. What happens if that has disappeared, or is no longer possible for some reason? Like the rest of society breaking down, for instance? The economic basis for a civilized society is losing its foundation. The Federal Reserve prints money to support an economy that produces little, but a lot debt. But how does the debt get paid back? It doesn't, that's the whole point.

Not everything that supports a civilization is reliant upon the use of force.  You have to have a morality that governs individual behavior.  If that breaks down too, the result must be chaos.  The only way to restore order is to use an extraordinary amount of force.  That brings you back to the rule of men as opposed to the rule of law.

People have also lost their sense of reality.  If you can't discern the truth, and won't listen to reason, what can anchor you?  Yet that is the way people tend to be acting.  It is madness.  It is the very definition of madness.

Something has to bring us back to center.  First principles should be recognized-- the rule of law must be one of those.  Also, there's no such thing as a free lunch.  Debts must be paid.  Income must be earned to pay those debts.

Hopefully the way will be found before things get so lost that getting back may be impossible.

Update:

The madness isn't entirely coming from the left. I saw something on the net that said Romney may attack Iran if he becomes president.

That's even more nuts than what Obama is doing. The opportunity for military action of this type has passed.