JLR posted this:

Trans Democrat Congressman Says Pornography Is ‘Educational’ for Children
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/trans-democrat-congressman-says-pornography-is-educational-for-children.html/
The Minnesota State Legislature is in session and is considering a bill to age-restrict access to pornography. State Rep. Leigh Finke, a transgender Democrat, argued in committee that restricting access to pornography would limit kids’ ability to get educated about gender issues…Finke introduced a bill that will remove the exclusion of pedophiles from the protected class of “sexual orientation”, making it illegal to discriminate against child rapists.
video – 00:00:42 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2024698759184081347

The Dem says, and I quote: “Prurient interest could be, for many people, the very existence of transgender kids.”

So leaving aside the idiocy of the entire statement in that video, I want to focus for a moment on a single word: prurient. It’s important. Words are important. This one is more important than most, BECAUSE it came out of THIS Dem’s mouth.

Prurient: having or encouraging an excessive or inappropriate interest in sexual matters, especially the sexual activities and intimate affairs of others. (via Google and Oxford Language Dictionary)

I have listened to the video many times now. It’s been on Facebook, TikTok, Twitter (where, I believe, it originated), and other social media. The word “prurient” caught my attention, because of its meaning. It has a very specific meaning, as you can see from the definition above. There is no usage of this word where prurient doesn’t mean something excessive or inappropriate.

There are two ways to take the above congress critter’s statement. First, and the one that knee jerked in my brain, is that trans (and queer, but that’s for later) kids should be allowed to show excessive or inappropriate sexual interest, because it’s important to their person. You can imagine I was a bit upset with that. It’s a terrible thought, that any child should be allowed to and be encouraged to show excessive and/or inappropriate sexual interests. The second way, which later occurred to me, is that it is the adults who have the prurient interest, simply because trans kids exist. This is just about as bad, and my head immediately went to the kind of perverts who groom little girls (or in this case perhaps, little boys forced or coerced or brainwashed into dressing like girls) to “enjoy” sexual attentions.

There is no way I can read or hear the congress critter’s statements (in or out of context, I might add) where these two scenarios don’t come to the front. The congress critter is literally saying one or possibly both of the above things. In public. Demanding it be allowed.

Then the kicker is thrown in. Queer kids (and at least for me, orientation – gay, straight, bi, pan – is different from how one feels in the body one is born in) aren’t getting sexual education in schools that is dedicated to them. There’s no sex ed for queer kids. Oh no!

As a person who is, in today’s parlance, considered queer (I use the term pansexual myself, and as a young adult, I used bisexual)… I can tell you that I did just fine without “queer faced” sex education.

I had this discussion in a conservative group on Facebook the other day. Sex education is not there to teach you how to have fun. Kids are going to do that all on their own, and other than raising them with good morals, there’s not much we can do to stop it. We can only teach them to respect their bodies and the bodies of others, and explain that intercourse can lead to STDs (including babies, which linger for a minimum of 20 to 25 years, no matter what medication you take). THAT is what sex ed should be covering in school. If you put a penis into a vagina, here’s what could happen, and here’s what is likely to happen. If you put either of those things in other places, your mileage may vary, but you’re not likely to get pregnant, and most of the diseases that can be passed along are a lot more minor and relatively treatable. Please don’t have sex, but if you’re going to, please use barriers and whatever meds you have legal and moral access to.

I don’t object to teaching kids about birth control. I’ve seen no studies that indicate it leads to more sex among teens, and a LOT of studies that indicate it stops teen pregnancy or at least slows it down a lot. I believe it should be fully taught, however, and should include such things as the gory details of giving birth. I’ve found, in my wealth of personal experience, that seeing someone give birth pretty much kills prurient interest of teens wanting to have unprotected sex. But that’s my opinion, and it’s probably best kept in the home. But yes, I think schools can and should be permitted to explain what happens to bodies as children mature from elementary to middle to high school students. It can be frightening, and not every parent is aware enough or chill enough to teach their kids. Allow an opt out for parents who either already teach that stuff and don’t feel their kids need another class in it, or who object on religious grounds (I can think it’s stupid and still support their right to do so).

In any case, what I was trying to get to was that when I was in school I had sex ed. We had girls and boys separate, which was supposed to make us more comfortable talking. It didn’t, but they tried. It really requires a special kind of teacher. Sex ed shouldn’t be taught by anyone who uses sarcasm as their main form of communication, or who will shut doors that kids open. If a kid asks a question, they deserve an answer… because if they don’t get it from a trained instructor, they’ll either go try it on their own (almost always a bad idea) or they’ll turn to friends (usually a bad idea) or the internet (NEVER a good idea). I asked questions that were important to me, and I got shot down. It left me traumatized, and yes, I went out and learned things on my own.

Just as an explainer, I was asking in a very couched way about what happens when a boy ejaculates on/over your privates, instead of in them. That was what my rapist did to me, and I was absolutely stark terrified I would get pregnant. The teacher snorted, and said you could only get pregnant if he came inside… which I later found out was not true. His merely being inside me could have released enough sperm to get me pregnant. Had I received that knowledge at the time, I might have sought out help from a hospital or the police, and my life might have been very different. Instead, I went home and took the 20th hot shower, scoured myself until I bled, and cried in my bedroom.

Regardless of all that, I knew I was “different” from the other kids. For a long time I thought I was gay. I liked to look at girls. Not “peeping in the locker room” style, because that would have been inappropriate and gross, but I did find my dad’s dirty magazines and spent countless hours looking through them. And reading (there really are a surprising number of decent articles in those early Playboy magazines). But here’s the thing… I liked boys, too. A lot. And liking boys was a lot easier. For a long time, I had very prurient relationships with first boys my age, and then with older men (who had no idea of my age, btw). But I always liked girls… and eventually had a few experiences, and that opened a number of doors.

Why am I talking about this? Because no matter what they taught or didn’t teach in sex ed, I figured out my orientation all on my own. Sex ed should fit everyone, and include the important things (how not to get pregnant, what happens to bodies as they mature, etc etc), which have nothing to do with who you might be interested in. My interest in girls and boys alike didn’t change the fact that a penis in a vagina could equal an infant. And it’s those basic facts that should be covered in sex ed. And that’s all that should be covered in sex ed.

Older teens and young adults are going to fall in love with who they fall in love with, and there’s no force in nature that can stop it. It’s not a lesson that a teacher or a classroom can convey, nor should we even try. Who you fall in love with and decide to have a relationship with is up to you. The only thing you need to know, going into it, is to be certain everyone is consenting, that ages are similar enough (at least until adulthood), and to be safe in your explorations. None of that is just for straight kids or just for gay kids or whatever. Doesn’t matter if you’re queer, trans, straight as a board.

What I told my kids, as they went out to college and to interact with the world:

Don’t add to the population. Don’t subtract from the population. Don’t do illegal stuff, and if you do, don’t get caught. If you do end up in jail, establish dominance quickly and you’ll do fine.

Trans Democrat Congressman Says Pornography Is ‘Educational’ for Children
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/trans-democrat-congressman-says-pornography-is-educational-for-children.html/
The Minnesota State Legislature is in session and is considering a bill to age-restrict access to pornography. State Rep. Leigh Finke, a transgender Democrat, argued in committee that restricting access to pornography would limit kids’ ability to get educated about gender issues…Finke introduced a bill that will remove the exclusion of pedophiles from the protected class of “sexual orientation”, making it illegal to discriminate against child rapists.
video – 00:00:42 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2024698759184081347

“Nashville Father” I’ve seen this movie.
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/nashville-father-ive-seen-this-movie
This is another sob story about how evil ICE is because even when you are perfectly legal, you can be detained and deported. But if you take the time to read and happen to have a bit of inside knowledge, you realize something stinks.

Demanding special warrants for Illegals.
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/demanding-special-warrants-for-illegals

Ilhan Omar’s SOTU guest is exactly who you would expect
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/02/24/ilhan-omars-sotu-guest-is-exactly-who-you-would-expect-1623914/
Plans for political theater at President Donald Trump’s State of the Union found one congresswoman inviting anti-ICE activists, including past detainees, as she “celebrates criminals.” Whether it be color-coordinated attire, message-bearing paddles, speech-shredding or cane-waving grandstanding, nationally televised joint addresses to Congress are treated by Democrats as opportunities for political stunts. As her state is embroiled in fraud scandals, including from her own Somali community, Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar (D) sees fit to get in on the performance with guest invites that include a woman who is the subject of a viral video for allegedly impeding ICE. Ahead of the Tuesday night address, Fox News congressional correspondent Bill Melugin highlighted, “Congresswoman Ilhan Omar (D-MN) announces two guests she is bringing to President Trump’s SOTU speech tomorrow night were detained by ICE in Minnesota, including a woman seen in a viral video being pulled out of her car by federal agents after they say she blocked traffic.”

‘They don’t know sh*t’: Gutfeld explains what left can’t comprehend about life outside US
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/02/24/they-dont-know-sht-gutfeld-explains-what-left-cant-comprehend-about-life-outside-us-1623851/
Gutfeld accused progressive critics of lacking real-world perspective. “They have no context, right? America is bad. America is the worst country ever. Except for the rest of the countries. That’s the part they leave out. This is the great myth that somehow the left and the woke are more cultured, more aware than we are. Like that, we’re shut-ins. We’re dumb rednecks. No, they are not worldly. They don’t even know how the world is. They think that thinking globally is visiting that ethnic restaurant in their neighborhood,”…“They know nothing about the actual world, or they would love this place. When you actually travel like a lot of these athletes do around the world, you know how great it is to be here. You go to another country [and] you’ll experience their limitations, and then you’ll be happy to get home, but the left, they get their African history from Joy Reid. They don’t know shit.”

The anesthesia of the rules-based order
https://www.collapselife.com/p/the-anesthesia-of-the-rules-based-order
International law was never about restraining power, it was about managing perception and optics. Multipolarity is dispelling illusions and the result, while more unstable, is at least more honest.

Here’s why Trump’s State of the Union might be more civilized, have empty seats
https://www.theblaze.com/news/heres-why-trumps-state-of-the-union-might-be-more-civilized-have-empty-seats
…While Trump derangement syndrome might still be colorfully displayed Tuesday evening, at least 30 Democrat lawmakers are planning to take their circus outside — which might make for a more peaceable State of the Union…

Non-Permissive Environments – And You.
https://thelawdogfiles.substack.com/p/non-permissive-environments
For the purposes of this essay a “Non Permissive Environment” (hereinafter “NPE”) is any defined location where you carrying a weapon is forbidden for whatever reason….Before I go any further I must stress that you — personally — must research the weapons laws relevant to the State that you will be in. I am not a lawyer, and I do not know the intricacies of the pertinent penal code, or even the foibles of the local law enforcement. If you decide to stress-test weapons laws, it is incumbent upon you to do your research first.1

Late-February 2026 Nor’easter sets all-time snowfall records and leaves 650 000 without power across Northeast U.S.
https://watchers.news/2026/02/24/late-february-2026-noreaster-sets-all-time-snowfall-records-and-leaves-650-000-without-power-across-northeast-u-s/
A rapidly intensifying Nor’easter brought record-breaking snowfall, hurricane-force winds, and major disruptions across the northeastern United States on February 23, 2026. Providence, Rhode Island, recorded 96.3 cm (37.9 inches) of snow, the highest single-storm total on record, while power outages peaked above 650 000 customers and more than 11 000 flights were canceled nationwide.

ISLAM
Philadelphia: Muslim Children Sing About Chopping Off Heads, Martyrdom
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/philadelphia-muslim-children-sing-about-chopping-off-heads-martyrdom.html/
The Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations was investigating the program at the Muslim American Society’s chapter in the city…What was their finding? Nothing. None of the widely available news sources from May 2019 onward report that the Commission issued a final finding, citation, penalty, or closure of the case. The materials simply state that the Commission was collecting information, and the broader community response included dialogue.
video – 00:00:30 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2025946638963941757

Muslim Google Engineers Leak High Tech Secrets to Iran
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/muslim-google-engineers-leak-high-tech-secrets-to-iran.html/?
These Muslim terrorists accessed and exfiltrated highly sensitive data involving processor security and advanced cryptography — core technologies underpinning modern digital infrastructure. Some of the stolen files were transferred to entities linked to the Islamic Republic of Iran…The case reportedly came to light after Google’s internal security systems identified suspicious activity by Samaneh Ghandali in August 2023, leading to the revocation of her access to company resources. Prosecutors allege that instead of ceasing their activities, the three submitted false affidavits denying the sharing of confidential information while simultaneously deleting records from their devices.
(They LIED about STEALING CLASSIFIED SECRETS ????? oh no say it ain’t so….
Deception, Lying and Taqiyya – Does Islam permit Muslims to lie?
Muslim scholars teach that Muslims should generally be truthful to each other… unless the purpose of lying is to “smooth over differences” or “gain the upper hand over an enemy.” There are several forms of lying to non-believers that are permitted under certain circumstances, the best known being taqiyya (the Shia name). These circumstances are typically those that advance the cause of Islam, in some cases by gaining the trust of non-believers in order to draw out their vulnerability and defeat them. – https://www.thereligionofpeace.com/pages/quran/taqiyya.aspx – jlr)
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NYC
Mamdani finds way to downplay homeless deaths after deadly blizzard
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/02/24/mamdani-finds-way-to-downplay-homeless-deaths-after-deadly-blizzard-1623844/
“A number of those New Yorkers who lost their lives, the preliminary indications came that it was from an overdose-related death,”
video – 00:01:23 – https://rumble.com/v766pci-mamdani-finds-way-to-downplay-homeless-deaths-after-deadly-blizzard.html
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I hate flying. I being around people. The thought of going to a place where there are lots of people does not appeal to me.

I’m cold. I’ve been cold for a few days now. My child is trapped in her dorm with 36+ inches of snow blocking everywhere she wants to go. Power is out in some dorms. They ran out of hot water, food service has been reduced to making and delivering pizzas.

Sunday we finally got our wood delivered. My son, wife, Ally and I were out in the cold moving and stacking wood. The wonder of the congo line.

Son picks up a stick and swings it to me. I take it and chuck it across the yard to land in front of one of the stacks. As the pile gets high enough infront of the stack, I switch targets and start tossing into a pile in front of a different stack.

Ally and wife are busy stacking from the piles I’m making. Nobody is bending. When the pile is too short for son to reach without bending, he goes to one knee an just keeps going.

So I want to be on a warm beach, huddled under my woobie, sun glasses on. A few spare mags, and just be warm.

Oh, and drinking Long Island Iced Teas.

Feb 18:

rcd via e-mail
Sales-Tax Escalator
https://www.city-journal.org/article/state-sales-tax-cost-inflation
The one tax that has never provoked a significant revolt keeps climbing higher…as inflation surged, few politicians targeted one of the most direct and controllable costs they impose on everyday purchases: the sales tax. Unlike property and income taxes, which have periodically provoked revolts, sales taxes have rarely faced organized political opposition. That helps explain why they are the one major tax category whose rates have risen almost continuously over the past century. Taken together, general sales taxes and selective sales taxes—special levies on goods such as cigarettes or rental cars—now constitute the largest source of revenue raised by state and local governments.

Bleeding-Heart Karen Adopts a Haitian Migrant, Puts Her to [Unpaid] Work in the Kitchen
https://armageddonprose.substack.com/p/bleeding-heart-karen-adopts-a-haitian
…we have Karen from Boston, speaking with local media, describing her experience acquiring her own personal Aunt Jemima — with a Caribbean twist for extra Diversity™ seasoning — to work in her kitchen…Now, there is a term — it’s on the tip of my fingertips but escapes me in the moment — for a live-in servant of the colored persuasion who performs unpaid housework…Somehow, it eludes me.

Virginia Democrats Move to Slash Mandatory Prison Time for Rape, Manslaughter, Child Porn Crimes
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/virginia-child-rape.html
HB 863 would eliminate many mandatory minimum prison sentences in Virginia law for a range of offenses, removing statutory requirements that judges impose a fixed minimum term for certain crimes and instead giving judges broader discretion in sentencing.

CALIFORNIA VOTER FRAUD: New Shirley Report Highlights Dogs Voting, Dead Voters, 125-Year-Old Registrations, 100+ Voters at One Home
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/california-voter-fraud-new-shirley-report-highlights-dogs-voting-dead-voters-125-year-old-registrations-100-voters-at-one-home.html/
Investigative journalist Nick Shirley has uncovered major irregularities in California’s voter rolls, including more than 100 people allegedly registered at a single residence, dozens registered to a mail store, voters listed as 125 years old, and even a case where dogs were reportedly registered and received ballots. He also points to deceased individuals voting.

ENVIRONMENTAL CATASTROPHE: Massive BILLION Gallon Sewage Spill in Potomac River One of Largest in Nation’s History in Democrat-Run Maryland
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/environmental-catastrophe-massive-billion-gallon-sewage-spill-in-potomac-river-one-of-largest-in-nations-history-in-democrat-run-maryland.html/
A massive sewage spill that began January 19 after the collapse of the Potomac Interceptor sewer line near Cabin John, Maryland, has released hundreds of millions of gallons of raw sewage into the Potomac River — potentially making it the largest wastewater spill in U.S. history. Previous records stood at 143 million gallons, but estimates now suggest the total could approach 1 billion gallons before the crisis is contained.
DC and Maryland Democrats are STILL pumping raw sewage directly into waterways leading to the Potomac River, with NO end in sight.

Maryland to ‘Reap the Consequences’ of Dem Governor Wes Moore’s Political Stunt
http://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/18/watch-maryland-to-reap-consequences-of-governors-political-stunt-n2199303
Just over one month into the 90-day legislative session, Gov. Wes Moore signed emergency legislation into law prohibiting local cooperation with ICE, outlawing 287(g) agreements in the state of Maryland…This stupid policy ensures that dangerous criminals who would otherwise have been detained and repatriated are instead still loose on the streets in Maryland, endangering the citizens, endangering local law enforcement, and endangering the federal agents who now have to go out and hunt them down, instead of having them quietly handed over at the local hoosegow

Dems Plot to Make a Circus Out of the State of the Union Address, Because of Course They Do
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/02/18/dems-plot-to-make-a-circus-out-of-the-state-of-the-union-address-because-of-course-they-do-n2199290
…since they are not in control of the Oval Office, the Senate, or the House, Democrats now rely on obstruction, protests, and endless whining over imagined existential threats posed by the president…Expect a carnival-like atmosphere later this month, and bring some popcorn. Trump, however, will have the last laugh, because it will be him standing at the podium and not one of them.

Backfire – DHS Shutdown Now Halts ICE Oversight
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/18/backfire-dhs-shutdown-now-halts-ice-oversight-n2199295
…Democrats in and out of Congress were whining for more oversight of the actions of Immigration & Customs Enforcement (ICE), but now the partial government shutdown that Democrats voted for and caused has curtailed the very department that was carrying out that oversight – the Department of Homeland Security.

CA Republicans Have Gathered 1.35 Million Signatures to Force Showdown on Voter ID Measure
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/02/18/135-million-signatures-force-showdown-on-voter-id-democrats-tried-to-kill-n2199286
Republican Assemblyman Carl DeMaio says supporters are preparing to submit 1.35 million petition signatures to qualify a Voter ID constitutional amendment for the November ballot. The proposal is specific. It would require proof of U.S. citizenship when registering to vote for the first time, require a government-issued photo ID when casting a ballot, require mail ballots to include identifying information tied to a valid government-issued ID in addition to signature verification, and authorize formal audits of voter rolls.
VIDEO – 00:05:04 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2023823941220135200

TEXAS
AG Ken Paxton files another lawsuit over D-FW development tied to EPIC mosque
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ag-ken-paxton-files-another-lawsuit-over-d-fw-development-tied-to-epic-mosque/ar-AA1WtT94

Mistrial in federal domestic terrorism case over Alvarado ICE facility attack
https://www.fox4news.com/news/mistrial-federal-domestic-terrorism-case-over-alvarado-ice-facility-attack

Hunt files police report against Cornyn campaign staffer over alleged family ‘doxxing’ incident
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/hunt-files-police-report-against-cornyn-campaign-staffer-over-alleged-family-doxxing-incident
Texas congressman alleges senior campaign aide posted last four digits of Social Security number, driver’s license ID number, home address on social media

Momentum is building to meet electricity demand in Texas with small nuclear reactors
https://www.click2houston.com/news/texas/2026/02/17/momentum-is-building-to-meet-electricity-demand-in-texas-with-small-nuclear-reactors/
…Unlike the large nuclear plants that have operated in Texas for decades, the new generation of small modular reactors is designed to be built in factories and shipped in pieces to be assembled on site. Supporters say they could provide reliable electricity with lower emissions…Small modular reactors are nuclear power plants designed to produce 300 megawatts of electricity or less — a fraction of the more than 5,000 megawatts generated by the two large reactors that operate in Texas today…Small reactors have powered submarines since the 1950s.

Gun-toting Texas uncle wastes no time punching holes in armed crooks he sees robbing his nephew
https://www.theblaze.com/news/gun-toting-texas-uncle-wastes-no-time-punching-holes-in-armed-crooks-he-sees-robbing-his-nephew
Herman said the victim was attempting to sell his watch and agreed to meet the buyer around 8 p.m. Thursday outside a Costco in Cypress, which is about 30 minutes northwest of Houston. But the buyer had no intention of paying for the watch. Instead, he brought two other people with him, and they ended up pulling guns on the victim in an attempt to rob him…Herman said the victim’s uncle walked out of the Costco, saw the robbery happening, and opened fire…the uncle ended up shooting two of the three suspects before they all fled the scene. Two of the suspects — ages 17 and 18 — were hospitalized, …aggravated robbery charges will be filed against both of them. The third suspect — age 16 — also was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery and turned over to juvenile authorities…multiple firearms as well as the stolen property were recovered during the investigation.

ISLAM
Muslim Temple University Students for Justice in Palestine: “It is Our Job to Destroy the United States.”
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/muslim-temple-university-students-for-justice-in-palestine-it-is-our-job-to-destroy-the-united-states.html/
video – 00:01:22 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2023615178844041380

TERROR CONSTITUTION: “Palestinian” Constitution Codifies Pay-For Slay and Terrorist Payments, Elevates Sharia as Supreme Law
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/terror-constitution-palestinian-constitution-codifies-pay-for-slay-and-terrorist-payments-elevates-sharia-as-supreme-law.html/
The document designates Islam as the official religion and Sharia as the primary source of legislation…It declares Jerusalem the capital and references an “inalienable” right of return for fictional “Palestinians” and their descendants without clarifying that return would apply only to a future “Palestinian” state rather than Israel…Article 24 effectively codifies continued financial support for the families of “martyrs” and prisoners — language long associated with the PA’s controversial payments to convicted terrorists and their families, commonly referred to as “pay-for-slay.”
Read every word. You can read it here…https://constitutionnet.org/sites/default/files/2026-02/2026.02 – Draft constitution (English).pdf

NYC Mayor Jihad Mamdani Forces Israeli Company Out of New York City
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/nyc-mayor-jihad-mamdani-forces-israeli-company-out-of-new-york-city.html/
The New York City municipality is evicting an Israeli drone business for “business considerations.” Needless to say, nobody is buying it. Easy Aerial, a drone manufacturer that works with the IDF, received notice that it will have to leave its New York offices at the Brooklyn Navy Yard municipal complex. They were given 60 days—insufficient time to relocate its 100 employees to another location in the city. The company’s chairman, Shahar Abuhatzira, thinks this isn’t a local decision—“100 percent from the top.”
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Feb 19:

Cawthon: 2A Supporters Need Results Before Midterms
https://bearingarms.com/tomknighton/2026/02/19/cawthon-2a-supporters-need-results-before-midterms-n1231615
The current Congress can’t pass gas, let alone any pro-2A legislation. The Supreme Court seems to be content to smile benignly on lower courts’ defiance of its decisions. The burden of inspiring pro-2A voters to show up at the polls falls squarely on President Trump, the actions of his administration, and the efforts of pro-gun groups and gun owners to persuade them to get back on track…If Republicans want the gun vote, they need to earn it. They need to stop endorsing anti-gun Republicans like Tony Gonzales while trying to keep a vehemently pro-gun Brandon Herrera out of office, just to name one example. Especially because Brandon doesn’t cheat on his wife with staffers who later self-immolate. Allegedly.

TDS up and close ain’t pretty.
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/tds-up-and-close-aint-pretty
During this almost one-sided conversation…“this is getting ridiculous, and we have to thank Trump for that. [next words, almost shouting] OH MY GOD! I CANNOT HEAR THAT NAME WITHOUT GETTING PISSED OFF!” And that I admit caught me off guard. Nobody but him mentioned Trump, not even remotely glancing at a shallow angle. But he is the one that says the name and immediately loses fecal containment? They are absolutely sick in the head and probably the rest of the central nervous system.

A Generation Got Told Their Brains Were Defective. The Research Just Said “Our Bad.”
https://thediagnosis.substack.com/p/a-generation-got-told-their-brains
ADHD Research Finally Found Strengths in ADHD. The Kids They Told Were Broken Are in Their 40s Now, But Sure.
Adults with ADHD endorsed ten specific strengths significantly more than neurotypical participants: Hyperfocus (the ability to concentrate intensely on tasks of genuine interest) – Creativity – Humor – Spontaneity – Intuitiveness – And here’s what should make every deficit-focused researcher deeply uncomfortable: Across both groups, people who recognized and used their strengths reported higher well-being, better quality of life, and fewer symptoms of anxiety, depression, and stress.

Why Do Lesbians Have Such Crazy High Divorce Rates? – And Equally Crazy Rates of Physical Abuse
https://jackcashill.substack.com/p/why-do-lesbians-have-such-crazy-high
“Yes, multiple studies indicate that lesbian couples have a significantly higher divorce rate than both heterosexual couples and gay male couples, with some research showing they divorce at more than double the rate of straight couples.”

What is driving liberal women crazy?
https://jennyeholland.substack.com/p/what-is-driving-liberal-women-crazy
I posted a YouTube video (00:16:10 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3hafzBwp–E) asking this, and it blew up. Here are some further thoughts on the question half of the US is currently asking…Could these women have been driven mad by having absorbed and taken as a creed the fact that white people are responsible for all the world’s ills?
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What’s the Deal With White Leftist Women?
https://kerismith.substack.com/p/whats-the-deal-with-white-leftist
On the Most Mentally and Morally Ill Demographic of Our Time…White leftist women are currently the most mentally and morally ill demographic in America. According to a 2020 Pew Research study (https://wibc.com/108211/pew-study-white-liberals-disproportionately-suffer-from-mental-illness/), a staggering 56.3% of them have been diagnosed with a mental health problem. They report less life satisfaction than any other demographic, and they have the highest usage of antidepressants (National Health and Nutrition Examination Study, as reported by the New York Times)(https://cosm.aei.org/why-so-blue-liberal-women-are-less-happy-more-lonely-but-why/).

Educashon iz Inportant
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/educashon-iz-inportant
Middle Tennessee Liberals protesting a possible ICE office and detention center in Wilson county teach us the power of less-than-average education.

FBI Director Patel: We Know Who’s Bankrolling Antifa, and We’re Coming for Them
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/02/18/fbi-director-patel-we-know-whos-bankrolling-antifa-and-were-coming-for-them-n2199322

Watch: DC Water Manager Admitted Deciding Agency Had Too Many Whites – DEI Fixed That But Also Covered DC in 240 Million Gallons of Raw Sewage
https://www.westernjournal.com/watch-dc-water-manager-admitted-deciding-agency-many-whites-dei-fixed-also-covered-dc-240-million-gallons-raw-sewage/
you may have your river water more, um, feces-enriched than before thanks to the failure of the Potomac Interceptor rupture. Sure, the sewage pipe’s failure is so massive that the media is calling it the “Pooptomac” disaster…Sure, aging infrastructure is apparently to blame for the disaster, which has led to the spillage of roughly 240 million gallons of untreated sewage flowing into the Potomac River — the biggest spill in U.S. history…But cheer up: DC Water, the authority that controls the pipeline, has less white guys than it used to! Doesn’t that make you feel better? E. coli for racial justice, that’s what I always say.

It Begins: Major Defense Contractor Bails on Virginia Just One Month Into Spanberger’s Term
https://redstate.com/terichristoph/2026/02/19/boeing-bails-on-virginia-just-one-month-into-spanbergers-term-n2199339
We are just one month and two days into Democrat Abigail Spanberger’s tenure as governor of Virginia, and businesses have already begun fleeing the commonwealth after seeing the writing on the wall…Boeing announced Wednesday that it would be relocating its Defense, Space and Security headquarters from Arlington, Virginia, to its previous longtime home in St. Louis, Missouri…We’ve seen this movie before. Democrats take over a state, pass all kinds of taxes and regulations that are onerous to both businesses and residents alike, and the mass migration from said state begins. California comes to mind, and, indeed, Spanberger and her fellow Democrats have made quick work of turning Virginia into the California of the East.

‘Large human smuggling operation’ uncovered in Texas? ICE makes alarming claim about ‘alien from India.’
https://www.theblaze.com/news/large-human-smuggling-operation-uncovered-in-texas-ice-makes-alarming-claim-about-alien-from-india

President Trump’s D.C. Crime Task Force Surpasses 10,000 Arrests, Murders Down 68% Since August Launch
https://istandforfreedom.com/trumps-crime-task-force/
The Make D.C. Safe and Beautiful Task Force has now surpassed 10,000 arrests since its August 2025 launch, and over 1,000 illegal firearms have been pulled from the streets. Murders have plummeted 68 percent compared to the same period last year, robberies are down 47 percent, and violent crime overall has dropped 31 percent…Additionally, the task force has also recovered 19 missing children. Among those arrested were the teenagers allegedly responsible for killing 21-year-old congressional intern Eric Tarpinian-Jachym last June—shot while walking near the D.C. Convention Center in a bullet meant for someone else.

CAUGHT ON CAMERA: NYC Board of Elections ADMITS to Registering ILLEGALS To Vote, “WE ACCEPT ANYTHING”
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/caught-on-camera-nyc-board-of-elections-admits-to-registering-illegals-to-vote-we-accept-anything.html/
Independent journalists from Muckraker released footage Tuesday showing a New York City Board of Elections employee giving a registration form to someone claiming non-citizen status, noting the office accepts any submission without reporting issues. The worker acknowledged occasional non-citizen attempts but said his role is just to collect and forward forms, which later face database checks.

Mamdani Told New Yorkers How He Felt About the Police, Now He’s Showing Them
https://redstate.com/beckynoble/2026/02/19/mamdani-told-new-yorkers-how-he-felt-about-the-police-now-hes-showing-them-n2199338
Zohran Mamdani has made no secret about his feelings about New York’s finest. His campaign platform included creating a Department of Community Safety. This Department would “prevent violence before it happens by prioritizing solutions which have been consistently shown to improve safety.”…None of this should come as a surprise to New Yorkers. Zohran Mamdani clearly stated who he was and what he wanted to do if elected mayor. Now he is doing it. The problem is that Mamdani, like a good socialist, no doubt read every book on socialism there is, and all of them said that taxing the rich would work. What they left out was the part about the rich being able to pack up and head to friendlier financial climates. What does he do then?…Let’s review: no snow removal, no trash pickup, defunding the police (let’s be honest, that’s what it is), taxing the rich, and when the rich leave, hiking property taxes. In case you had not figured it out yet, New York, it could be a long four years for you.

islam
Khamenei’s Threat: Iran Can Hit US Navy So Hard It ‘Cannot Get Up Again’
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/khameneis-threat-iran-can-hit-us-navy-so-hard-it-cannot-get-up-again.html/

New York City in 2026: Waking Up to Islamic Calls to Prayer
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/new-york-city-in-2026-waking-up-to-islamic-calls-to-prayer.html/
Twenty five years after 9/11, the conquest is complete. Conquered by cowardice and ignorance.

ISLAM IN AMERICA: Muslim Daily Prayer, “Oh Allah, Kill Every Jew, Christian and American”
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/islam-in-america-muslim-daily-prayer-oh-allah-kill-every-jew-christian-and-american.html/
You cannot peacefully coexist with those who openly seek your destruction. Muslim daily prayer: “Oh Allah, kill every Jew, Christian and American”
VIDEO – 00:01:55 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2003704837406408712
VIDEO – 00:01:26 – https://twitter.com/i/status/1995330113764725042

Feb 20:

Here’s the Supreme Court Ruling on President Trump’s Tariffs
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/02/20/wi-voter-system-2020-n2669140
In a 6-3 decision, the Supreme Court ruled that President Trump exceeded his authority under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA) by imposing broad tariffs without congressional approval, placing new limits on the executive branch’s ability to use tariffs as a unilateral economic tool. You can read the ruling here. (https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/25pdf/24-1287_4gcj.pdf)

Washington Democrats Raid Police & Firefighter Pensions $4 Billion Pension Surplus to Fund Their Spending Spree, ALL REPUBLICANS VOTED NO
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/democrats-steal-from-le-firefighters.html/
In a brazen vote, they moved to siphon $4 billion out of pension funds meant for law enforcement officers and firefighters — the very people who risk their lives daily — to plug a deficit of their own making.

“Just another day in the Democratic plantation.”
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/just-another-day-in-the-democratic
To quote Mad Mike Williamson: “Brutal. And brilliant.
embedded video – 00:02:06 – https://x.com/keibenet/status/2024228113220096322
(WOW! Sharp and cutting as an obsidian knife blade and on point as a laser – jlr)

Ilhan Omar lets the cat out of the bag on Dems’ plans for DHS
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/02/20/ilhan-omar-lets-the-cat-out-of-the-bag-on-dems-plans-for-dhs-1623334/
…“What I will say is that there is an easier conversation happening today than you know, six, seven years ago when I got to Congress about what we need to do with ICE, which is to abolish it,” the Somali-born Democrat told her audience at a Wednesday townhall…“And, there is a lot of conversation about what the dismantlement of the Department of Homeland Security should look like,”
video – 00:00:30 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2024325644478218553
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https://x.com/itspoopintheend/status/2024445832796266788 – So let me get this straight. A foreign-born representative who calls for the destruction of America all the time is leading the call to defund the agency in charge of defending the border.

Defiant GOP lawmaker introduces ‘Protecting Puppies From Sharia Act’ amid Dem calls for censure
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2026/02/20/defiant-gop-lawmaker-introduces-protecting-puppies-from-sharia-act-amid-dem-calls-for-censure-1623328/
U.S. Rep. Randy Fine (R-Fla.) isn’t bowing down to Democrats who are demanding that he be punished for expressing his preference for dogs over Muslims and plans to introduce a new bill as a middle finger to his critics. Congressional Dems have spent much of the week raging against the Florida Republican over his response to a New York City Muslim activist who opined that dogs are “unclean” and don’t belong indoors, a key belief of the Islamic faith, but one that is just downright un-American…“Republican leaders must hold this so-called Member of Congress accountable,” House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) said in a statement. “Political violence, xenophobia, and hate crimes against the Muslim community are on the rise. House Democrats will not let the racist and bigoted behavior of Randy Fine go unchecked. Accountability is coming to all of these sick extremists when the gavels change hands in November, if not sooner.”
(A NAKED THREAT against US Legislators – jlr)
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Susan Rice’s Terrifying Vow If Democrats Take Back Power
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/02/20/susan-rice-we-will-punish-those-who-supported-trump-n2671629
Several prominent Democrats have been open and vocal about their plans to punish members of the Trump administration, including civilian ICE agents, if they regain power. Eric Swalwell has vowed to make ICE agents’ lives a living hell if he’s elected governor of California, Rep. Shri Thanedar said Dems will prosecute ICE and Border Patrol agents, as has Philly DA Larry Krasner, and Mehdi Hasan wants the next Democratic president to run on a platform of prosecuting conservatives. Now Suan Rice, the former Obama National Security Advisor and U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations, as promised that Democrats will punish those who “bent the knee” to President Trump…”When it comes to the elites, the corporate interests, the law firms, the universities, the media…it is not going to end well for them, for those that decided…that they would act in their perceived very narrow self interest,” Rice said, “which I would underscore is a very short-term self-interest and take a knee to Trump.”
video – 00:02:51 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2024661247296172486
The Democrats have spent a decade telling us that President Trump is an authoritarian, a fascist, Hitler, who is weaponizing government.
Then they run on a platform of punishing the people who didn’t resist Trump to their liking.

Hollywood Legend Becomes Latest Billionaire to Flee California
https://www.westernjournal.com/hollywood-legend-becomes-latest-billionaire-flee-california/
Spielberg has officially taken his talents to New York (or Manhattan, to be more specific) amid a broader “billionaire exodus” happening in the Golden State, according to the New York Post.https://www.westernjournal.com/hollywood-legend-becomes-latest-billionaire-flee-california/
(Spielberd does not fully understand what he has done – jlr)

Jasmine Crockett Says It’s DEMOCRATS Who Are Racist Now and There’s Just NOT Enough Popcorn (Watch)
https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/02/20/jasmine-crockett-says-democrats-attacks-on-her-are-racial-n2425223
video – 00:01:11 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2024652697077510652

‘He made a big mistake’: Trump accuses Obama of revealing classified information on aliens
https://www.theblaze.com/news/trump-obama-aliens-viral-classified
Obama made the comments during an interview with Bryan Tyler Cohen – https://www.theblaze.com/news/theyre-real-obama-makes-shocking-statement-about-aliens-then-tries-to-walk-it-back
‘He’s not supposed to be doing that. He made a big mistake. He took it out of classified information.’
video – 00:00:45 – https://youtu.be/F-OirPpUzuw
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Trump Orders Release Of All Files Related To UFOs & Aliens
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-has-ufo-speech-ready-deliver
“Based on the tremendous interest shown, I will be directing the Secretary of War, and other relevant Departments and Agencies, to begin the process of identifying and releasing Government files related to alien and extraterrestrial life, unidentified aerial phenomena (UAP), and unidentified flying objects (UFOs), and any and all other information connected to these highly complex, but extremely interesting and important, matters. GOD BLESS AMERICA!
And cue the crazies…

Bernie Sanders Dismisses Wealthy California Exodus, Then Proposes National Wealth Tax
https://americanjournaldaily.com/sanders-california-cnn/
There was a time when the American dream had a specific destination: California. It was the land of golden opportunity, where innovation and ambition could build empires under the sun. That California, however, is a distant memory, something you’d see in a black-and-white movie. That California is gone, replaced by a cautionary tale—a real-time experiment in what happens when radical progressive policies run amok. The results are as predictable as they are tragic. A quiet, steady exodus of the very citizens who once made the state thrive is underway. Job creators, innovators, and families are packing their bags for states that still value economic liberty. This flight of capital isn’t a mystery; it’s a rational response to a state that has chosen to punish success. But for the architects of that decline, the truth is a bitter pill. For proof, look no further than socialist Sen. Bernie Sanders. He recently revealed the left’s stunning hypocrisy, and you almost have to see it to believe it…What they are saying to the people of California is, it doesn’t matter to us, we’re billionaires, and we’re getting richer and richer, and if children die because they can’t get to a doctor, tough luck. We have the power, California, and we are going to punish you… And by the way, that is why I will be introducing a national wealth tax. Where are they going to run then?
(out of the country to money safe havens overseas. Taking their money, and the jobs they provided to US citizens, with them – jlr)
Key Takeaways
∙Senator Sanders’ reaction reveals the Left’s deep-seated emotional fragility when their policies fail.
∙Socialist policies inevitably drive away success, leaving states poorer and more desperate.
∙The Left uses emotional blackmail, inventing motives to avoid debating economic facts.
∙The ultimate goal of a national wealth tax is control, not prosperity—a cage, not a solution.
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NYC
NYC Opens First ‘Free Grocery Store,’ But It Isn’t What Residents Think
https://americanjournaldaily.com/nyc-free-store-socialism/
It’s the oldest grift in the progressive playbook: the siren song of “free.” They promise a utopian fantasy where the government handles every need, somehow magically exempt from the basic laws of economics. They paint a glorious picture of a benevolent state where no one wants for anything, all provided by the stroke of a bureaucrat’s pen. Spoiler alert: it never, ever works…That’s not a dispatch from crumbling, socialist Venezuela. That was the scene in the West Village of New York City, where a so-called “free grocery store” devolved into a vortex of predictable chaos. The images of desperate citizens lining up before dawn, the rationing of tickets, and guards barking at disappointed Americans to “go home” is the inevitable conclusion of any system built on handouts. And there you have it. That’s socialism in a nutshell. When a resource is declared “free,” it is instantly made worthless and scarce. The system doesn’t reward the most needy; it rewards the first, the fastest, or the most aggressive, creating a frantic scramble that turns neighbors into rivals. As one man named Sherrod said after being denied, “I couldn’t get no more food.” This is the cold equation of collectivism: a promise of plenty that delivers only anxiety, conflict, and, ultimately, starvation.

Jihad Mamdani Appoints Terror Group CAIR Staffer as NYC Chief Immigration Officer
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/mamdani-terror-cair.html/
New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has appointed Faiza Ali — a former staffer for the designated terrorist group Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) — as the city’s new Chief Immigration Officer. What could possibly go wrong?
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ISLAM
A Bomb A Day
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/a-bomb-a-day.html/
Sweden is now averaging nearly one bombing a day in some months. More of the glorious rewards of Muslim immigration (al hijrah.)
Last year, the country recorded 189 explosive attacks in 2025 — a 39% increase from the year before and more than double the number seen seven years ago. In January 2025 alone, police documented roughly 30 explosions, amounting to nearly one blast every day.

Iran Preparing for War With US
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/iran-preparing-for-war-with-us.html/
Iran’s leaders are talking about a nuclear deal with the U.S., but they are also rushing to prepare for war in case talks between the countries fail. Tehran is deploying its forces, dispersing decision-making authority, fortifying its nuclear sites, and expanding its crackdown on domestic dissent. The moves reflect its leaders’ belief that the survival of the regime itself is at stake…. Iran has also been conducting work at its nuclear sites to better protect them from strikes, according to satellite imagery published and analyzed by the Institute for Science and International Security, a think tank based in Washington. The satellite images show that Tehran has been hardening and strengthening tunnel entrances at its Isfahan site—where Iran is believed to have kept much of its highly enriched uranium and which was heavily damaged by U.S. and Israeli attacks last June—and at a deep underground tunnel complex in what is known as Pickaxe Mountain
(Iran Preparing for War With US: WHY? – 1) They need an internal distraction from the freedom uprising and a reason for the military mobilization, which is being used to try to shut down the uprising. 2) They need to coverup the continuing murder of 1000s of demonstrating citizens – they will be shown, on TV, as killed by US bombing – jlr)

Backdoor Blasphemy Ban Hits UK Court
https://usnewsbreak.com/backdoor-blasphemy-ban-hits-uk-court/
A single UK court appeal could turn “public order” law into a backdoor blasphemy ban—where the threat of violence decides what citizens are allowed to say.

(WORTH READING in its entirety – jlr)
Europe’s Civilizational War Will Be Bloody
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/02/europe_s_civilizational_war_will_be_bloody.html
retired colonel Richard Kemp argues, this cultural explosion will be much worse because Europe’s political “ruling class” has prevented voters from making course corrections that are popular with the public but unpopular with European “elites.”
When all the ‘release valves’ for a civil society have been welded shut, society stops being ‘civil.’
Europe’s “elites” have created the conditions for a bloody civil war — because entire civilizations will be warring against each other.
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Why Henry VIII Would’ve Killed for Your Tuesday
https://wilderwealthywise.com/why-henry-viii-wouldve-killed-for-your-tuesday/

Active Response Training – Weekend Knowledge Dump- February 20, 2026
https://www.activeresponsetraining.net/weekend-knowledge-dump-february-20-2026
∙ Editor’s Notebook: Physical Infirmity – “With physical infirmity, you are left having to adapt, adjust, modify – and reconcile. Thinking about it and putting a plan in place before you need it is just a smart investment.”
∙ Buy Cheap and Stack it Deep – Caleb’s thoughts on the future of ammunition prices.
Ammo is going to get a lot more expensive soon
∙ Introduction To Concealed Carry Belts: The Foundation Of Your EDC Setup
∙ The Best Personal Defense Strategies for Civil Unrest

Feb 22:

Susan Rice Threatens ‘Accountability Agenda’ and ‘Revenge’ Against Trump Supporters
https://istandforfreedom.com/susan-rice-revenge-supporters/
“If these corporations think that the Democrats when they come back in power are going to play by the old rules and say ‘Never mind, we’ll forgive you for all the people you fired, all the policies and principles you violated, all the laws you’ve skirted,’ I think they’ve got another thing coming… Democrats have had a bellyful, and we’re not going to play by the old set of rules.”*************Let that sink in. A former senior White House official openly promising an “accountability agenda” against corporations, law firms, and universities that “took a knee to Trump.” She’s not talking policy disagreements. She’s talking about punishing Americans for the unforgivable sin of supporting a democratically elected president.
(If you let them talk they will tell you EXACTLY who they, are and WHAT they want – They want you either silent, afraid, and compliant; or they want you dead – it is a binary solution for them- jlr)

We don’t have to live this way
https://www.theblaze.com/columns/opinion/we-dont-have-to-live-this-way
We should expect more — of ourselves, of our communities, of our elected officials, and of our courts. America is not a nation of voiceless citizens. If standards are collapsing, enough of us have abdicated oversight and responsibility. Disorder becomes permanent when citizens treat it as background noise. The first act of resolve is refusing to call dysfunction normal. We do not need another commission. We need resolve. We don’t have to live this way.

Sickening Video: Every American Should Hear Anti-ICEer’s Comment on Little Girl Who Was Raped by Illegal
https://www.westernjournal.com/sickening-video-every-american-hear-anti-iceers-comment-little-girl-raped-illegal/
Liberal women — confused, self-loathing, and by their own admission mentally ill to a disproportionate degree — have inverted morality itself in their hellish quest to protect criminal illegal aliens from Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents.
video – 00:02:20 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2022383991706521794

POTUS and FLOTUS in Attendance at White House Governors Dinner — but Note Who Didn’t Show Up
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/02/21/potus-and-flotus-in-attendance-at-white-house-governors-dinner-but-note-who-didnt-show-up-n2199418
When the dinner finally rolled around, no Democrats were spotted in the room.

City That Launched George Washington’s Career Excludes Pledge of Allegiance As ‘Unnecessary Pageantry’
https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/02/22/city-that-launched-george-washingtons-career-excludes-pledge-of-allegiance-as-unnecessary-pageantry-n2199421
“I would prefer to remove the Pledge of Allegiance under Public Hearings Section C under Article 5,” Mayfield said of the amendment to the proposed bylaws.  The Winchester Planning Commission opted to remove the pledge from its business meeting agenda on Tuesday, with one commissioner calling it “pageantry” and another saying it’s “unnecessary.”
video – 00:01:40 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2024178435245932960

Attorney Attacks ICE Agents During Detention Operation, Finds Out
https://twitchy.com/brettt/2026/02/21/attorney-attacks-ice-agents-during-detention-operation-finds-out-n2425268
an 80-year-old lawyer known for representing illegal immigrants take a tumble after laying hands on an ICE agent during the detention of Jack Randmaa, who was being arrested for vehicle vandalism.
video – 00:00:45 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2025214464677871836
video – 00:01:08 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2025247516674179220

NYC
Mamdani Is Collapsing Faster Than We Thought
https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2026/02/21/mamdani-is-collapsing-faster-than-we-thought-n4949774

NYC Property Owners Flee to Texas and Florida as Mayor Mamdani’s Rent Freeze Collides with 40% Tax Increases
https://istandforfreedom.com/nyc-property-mamdani-tax/
I have people just walking away. I have two people selling their buildings right now. I have more people selling the buildings and leaving for Texas and Florida. Since January, my business in real estate—I’m a licensed corporate broker—has doubled in the number of buildings we are selling.  Let that sink in.   His business selling buildings has doubled in less than two months. Lopes pointed to one property where the tax bill is jumping from $68,000 to nearly $100,000 this year—while the city tells the owner he can raise rents by a pittance. “Where do you think that money’s going to come from?”

Jim Snow 2.0: Mamdani Requires Snow-Shovel Volunteers to Show Two Forms Of ID, Social Security Card
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/jim-snow-20-mamdani-requires-snow-shovel-volunteers-show-two-forms-id-and-social-security
NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani has called on New York residents to volunteer as emergency snow shovelers. “You too can become an emergency snow shoveler. Just show up at your local sanitation garage between 8am and 1pm tomorrow with your paperwork,” he said during a Saturday press conference before the city’s first blizzard warning in nine years…the Mamdani administration is actively committing a hate crime – by requiring volunteers bring ‘Two small photos, two original forms of ID, plus copies, and a Social Security card’ – the thing Democrats say is “Jim Crow 2.0” when it comes to voting in elections.
video – 00:00:17 – https://www.facebook.com/reel/861032300282476
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The Anti-ICE revolution comes without Spell Checker.
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/the-anti-ice-revolution-comes-without

No Laughing Matter: John Cleese Declares “I’m Afraid They Are Going To Have To Arrest Me”
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/no-laughing-matter-john-cleese-declares-im-afraid-they-are-going-have-arrest-me
The government of Prime Minister Keir Starmer has continued its headlong plunge into the criminalization of speech. The guidelines include a section on cultural nationalism, stating that such views are now the subject of government crackdowns. To even argue that Western culture is under threat from mass migration or a lack of integration by certain groups is being treated as a dangerous ideology.

Shooting
https://areaocho.com/shooting-3/
If I’m in a place where I carry my gun the hell if you’d catch me in flip flops
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FA to FO
Dearborn Police release footage of fatal lobby shooting of armed man
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MENPkw0Gffc
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Lawsuit dismissed in fatal shooting of man with gun in Dearborn police lobby
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AHWWWPiIP4I

Armed Man Shot Breaking Into Mar-A-Lago Carrying Fuel Can, Shotgun
https://www.westernjournal.com/breaking-armed-man-shot-breaking-mar-lago-carrying-fuel-can-shotgun/
An armed man who entered the secure space of President Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate was shot and killed early Sunday. The incident took place at about 1:30 a.m.
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I love Home Video Surveillance…but I am aware of the issues.
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/i-love-home-video-surveillance
video – 00:01:33 – https://youtu.be/dttFwvK3gR4
video – 00:00:14 – https://youtu.be/hoQf99nFdzM

That was too easy.
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/that-was-too-easy

LOL – SHE MAD! Sen. John Kennedy Triggers TF Out of AOC By Encouraging GOP to Continue Letting Her Speak
https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/02/22/john-kennedy-aoc-back-and-forth-n2425287
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Sen. Kennedy Delivers a Hilarious Assessment of AOC As She Has Epic Meltdown Over Munich Criticism
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2026/02/22/kennedy-and-aoc-remarks-n2199423

AOC’s Weepy MELTDOWN After the World Points and LAUGHS at Her Foreign Policy Knowledge Is a DOOZY (Watch)
https://twitchy.com/samj/2026/02/22/aoc-melts-down-cries-foreign-policy-watch-n2425289
video – 00:00:27 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2025393277852147858

Democrats Are Obsessed With White Men
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2026/02/22/democrats-are-obsessed-with-white-men-n2671696
You can’t turn around these days without seeing some leftist somewhere whining about white men. As a white man, it seems like every Democrat is an obsessed stalker – it’s enough to make us want to take out a restraining order…What is the obsession the left has with us?… We created democracy, pretty much all the rights everyone enjoys and all the concepts behind them, in one way or another. Literally all the technology Democrats use to complain about us – television, computers, internet, print, etc. Hell, even the languages most liberals speak…there’s no money in honesty with Democrats; bigotry pays well on the left and victimhood is their Bitcoin.

Pneumonia Bacteria FOUND Living Inside Alzheimer’s Brains
https://usnewsbreak.com/pneumonia-bacteria-found-living-inside-alzheimers-brains/
A common bacterium responsible for pneumonia has been discovered lurking in the eyes and brains of Alzheimer’s patients, potentially offering a breakthrough in understanding and treating a disease that has devastated millions

Doc is running for TEXAS Governor
DocPeteChambersForTexas was live
video – 00:47:53 – https://x.com/i/broadcasts/1ynJOMMMvoWKR?t=pVIpJ4gvsNUPee5olO3SyA&s=09

Will the British Monarchy Survive?
https://pjmedia.com/eric-florack/2026/02/22/will-the-british-monarchy-survive-n4949807
(Who in America really cares? – it’s quaint, it’s historical -it is a toothless old lion, the crown has no real power anymore – jlr)

Feb 23:

Pete Hegseth Comes Under Fire for Meeting the Standards He Demands of Others. Yes, You Read That Right
https://redstate.com/streiff/2026/02/22/pete-hegseth-comes-under-fire-for-meeting-the-standards-he-demands-of-others-yes-you-read-that-right-n2199449
…What particularly got their goat was Hegseth bench-pressing. What really got them was his pressing 315 pounds. It was nearly a metaphor for Hegseth’s career. He faltered. He almost failed to make it. But when it counted, he succeeded.
vide0 – 00:00:23 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2025400351520616890
The Daily Beast outdid itself in being the most shameful outlet. Hegseth had filmed himself lifting before the Fort Campbell event with his teenage son spotting for him. The headline of their story is Pentagon Pete Berates Son Gunner for Nearly Ruining Publicity Stunt.
The bottom line is that Hegseth is building a bond with the rank and file unlike any Secretary of War/Defense in our history. He’s showing them that he can walk the walk he’s imposing on them. He’s laying down a marker for their bosses, because if SecWar presses 315, you can bet there will be pressure on lots of colonels and generals to be seen lifting weights at the gym. The services are recovering the professionalism destroyed by Lloyd Austin, and the cultural rot is being excised. The competence of the military makes Hegseth immune from attacks in that quarter, so the left has to find something else. And this is the crap they come up with: lying and mocking Heseth for lifting weights with the troops, when most of the critics would be hard-pressed to do a single rep of push-away-from-the-table, much less lift the plates. They do it because it is all they have left.
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CDC Scientists Engineer New Chimeric Frankenvirus Combining Nipah Virus Fusion Protein With Paramyxovirus Backbone: Journal ‘npj Vaccines’​
https://jonfleetwood.substack.com/p/cdc-scientists-engineer-new-chimeric
Some constructs 100% fatal in mammals.​..A new peer-reviewed study reports that government scientists genetically engineered a live paramyxovirus chimera that acquired new membrane-fusion, host-cell interaction, and immunological functions derived from Nipah virus, according to the paper’s methods and results.The move comes as NIH Director Dr. Jay Bhattacharya recently stated that such experiments were not being performed under the Trump administration. “Nowhere in the United States Government will we invest in a project that poses a risk of catastrophic harm to the American people ever again,”
(WHY?  WHY did anyone think this was a good idea! – apparently this is the government scientist version of “hold my beer  . . . . ” – jlr)
The rest is behind a paywall, but…Supporting journal articles may include:
PHV02 | Public Health Vaccines, LLC – https://phvaccines.com/PHV02.html
Nipah Vaccine – A Partnership Built to Develop a Nipah Vaccine – https://nipahvaccine.com/
Functional and antigenic constraints on the Nipah virus fusion protein – PMC – https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12885220/
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.adw4609
The nanoscale organization of the Nipah virus fusion protein informs new membrane fusion mechanisms – https://elifesciences.org/articles/97017
Nipah virus: a recently emergent deadly paramyxovirus – PubMed – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/10827955/
The nanoscale organization of the Nipah virus fusion protein informs new membrane fusion mechanisms – https://elifesciences.org/reviewed-preprints/97017v1
https://journals.asm.org/doi/10.1128/mbio.03222-21
Novel Roles of the Nipah Virus Attachment Glycoprotein and Its Mobility in Early and Late Membrane Fusion Steps – PubMed – https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35506666/
https://www.biorxiv.org/content/biorxiv/early/2024/02/08/2024.02.07.579372.full.pdf
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Trump-Kennedy Center ATTACKED—Toxic Substance Dumped Overnight
https://usnewsbreak.com/trump-center-attacked-toxic-substance-dumped-overnight/
A toxic chemical attack on the Trump-Kennedy Center’s ice rink early Friday morning forced performance cancellations and exposed the escalating violence targeting venues associated with President Trump’s legacy.

From Behind Enemy Lines – Protests
https://vineofliberty.com/2026/02/23/from-behind-enemy-lines-protests/
I posted this 8 years ago. Deserves being posted again. I may not agree with the current reasons for protests happening, but I absolutely support your right to peaceably assemble, and while it isn’t a “guaranteed in the Constitution” right, your right to protest.
(as always – cogent, articulate and sharply on point – Thank you – jlr)

Liberal Judges Declare Themselves President
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/liberal-judges-declare-themselves-president/
Rogue federal judges are no longer content trying to thwart President Donald Trump’s agenda with absurd rulings and nationwide injunctions—now they are actually trying to appoint personnel to the executive branch against the chief executive’s wishes. The latest incident happened in upstate New York, where federal judges swore in a prosecutor of their choosing as U.S. attorney. Within hours, Deputy Attorney General Todd Blanche responded with the constitutional equivalent of a rolled-up newspaper, posting “Judges don’t pick U.S. Attorneys, @POTUS does. See Article II of our Constitution. You are fired.”

Virginia Takes Aim at the Constitution
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/virginia-takes-aim-at-the-constitution/
Virginia has centered on efforts by Governor Abigail Spanberger and her Democrat accomplices in the legislature to override the state constitution, abolish Virginia’s bipartisan redistricting commission, and impose a radical gerrymander on the Commonwealth. Yet another bill adding Virginia to the National Popular Vote Interstate Compact (NPVIC), which Spanberger is soon expected to sign into law, is potentially just as damaging – not only to Virginia’s Constitution, but the U.S. Constitution as well.

Bachelor Chow – Picante sauce.
https://thelawdogfiles.substack.com/p/bachelor-chow
My use of the term “bachelor chow” just indicates that the recipe to follow has some pre-made/“open a can of” elements.

Priceless Video: Woke Woman Fled to Canada Because of Trump – Now She’s Reduced to Begging Because She Had No Idea How Bad It Would Be There
https://www.westernjournal.com/priceless-video-woke-woman-fled-canada-trump-now-reduced-begging-no-idea-bad/?
video – 00:02:52 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2025676402402460121

Mass Hypnosis Event – People have gone crazy. It’s not politics. It’s actual mass madness.
https://chrisbray.substack.com/p/mass-hypnosis-event
The American Immigration Lawyers Association also complained about detention policy during the High Holy Reign of Saint Barack the Lightbringer: “The Obama administration’s massive expansion of family detention began in the summer of 2014 and will incarcerate thousands of asylum-seeking children and mothers who are fleeing extreme violence in the Northern Triangle region of Central America (Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador) this year. This practice is a due process and humanitarian disaster and must end.”…We could just have normal policy debate, again, but first we would apparently need to medicate about a third of the population. This level of psychotic hysteria is unsustainable. Our cultural revolution needs to be brought to a close.
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Mexico Explodes: It’s Now Open War Between Cartels, Mexican Military
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2026/02/23/mexico-explodes-its-now-open-war-between-cartels-mexican-military-president-flees-n2199453
The United States is now in the interesting position of having a failed narco-state on our southern border, wherein the cartels, enriched by drugs and human trafficking, are directly taking on the Mexican military and the Mexican government. They appear to have set the civil authorities back on their heels, and now the Mexican military is involved. The country has descended into chaos. The cartels have some serious military hardware to bring to bear, and it would be shocking if they don’t have some former military in their ranks – or, worse, current military.

Americans Ordered To Shelter in Place in Mexico Amid Cartel Violence After Kingpin’s Death
https://americanjournaldaily.com/mexico-usa-rubio-americans/
We’ve all seen the glossy travel brochures, right? The ads promise turquoise water, warm sand, and an easy escape just across the border. Places like Cancun and Puerto Vallarta are peddled as idyllic paradises where hardworking Americans can finally relax. We’re constantly told that Mexico is our friend, a partner we can trust. Spoiler alert: it’s a lie. The entire image is a carefully constructed fantasy. Beneath the surface of all-inclusive resorts is a brutal, narco-terrorist state waging a war it has no control over. This is a war that doesn’t care about tourist seasons or international borders. For thousands of Americans who bought the sales pitch, the dream evaporated this weekend when our own government had to issue a startling warning.
“Due to ongoing, widespread security operations and related road blockages and criminal activity in many areas of Mexico, U.S. citizens should shelter in place until further notice. Roadblocks have impacted airline operations, with some domestic & int’l flights canceled in both Guadalajara & Puerto Vallarta. Taxis/ride shares are suspended in Puerto Vallarta. Seek shelter and remain in residences or hotels.”
Key Takeaways:
∙Mexico’s government is incapable of controlling the violent cartels operating within its borders.
∙The chaos in Mexican tourist hubs is a direct preview of the threat posed by an unsecured border.
∙An America First policy of securing our own border is the only real solution to this threat.
∙The cartels are a paramilitary force, not just criminals, and must be treated as such.

After Cartel Response to Leader’s Killing, Mexico’s Gun Laws Look Even More Ridiculous
https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2026/02/23/after-cartel-response-to-leaders-killing-mexicos-gun-laws-look-even-more-ridiculous-n1231649
… the attacks have once again revealed just how idiotic Mexico’s gun laws are. The country makes it nearly impossible for average citizens to legally own firearms for self-defense, though several states have seen the rise of community self-defense groups who are arming themselves with illegally obtained guns, including AR-15s and other semiautomatic rifles.

Jim Snow 2.0′: Critics blast Mamdani’s $19 snow jobs after $30 wage pledge
https://www.theblaze.com/news/jim-snow-2-0-critics-blast-mamdanis-19-snow-jobs-after-30-wage-pledge
…e Department of Sanitation activated an emergency snow-shoveling program paying $19.14 per hour. Overtime is set at $28.71 after 40 hours…like others, also focused on the documentation requirements tied to the job, contrasting them with New York’s voting rules, which generally do not require voters to present photo identification. “This … from someone who believes requiring ONE form of ID to vote is racist??
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SNOW JOB: Mamdani Begs Residents to Shovel the Snow and DEMANDS FIVE IDS To Pick Up A Shovel
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/snow-job-mamdani-begs-residents-to-shovel-the-snow-and-demands-five-ids-to-pick-up-a-shovel.html/
meanwhile in another part of the forest. . .
It’s Not The Same!
https://vineofliberty.com/2026/02/23/its-not-the-same/

NYC Mayor Mamdani Breaks 86-Year Tradition, Freezes Out Catholic Clergy — Dolan Is ‘Ticked Off’
https://redstate.com/ben-smith/2026/02/23/nyc-mayor-mamdani-breaks-86-year-tradition-freezes-out-catholic-clergy-dolan-is-ticked-off-n2199458
Cardinal Timothy Dolan says the new mayor excluded Catholic clergy from his Jan. 1 inauguration and then skipped the installation of Archbishop Ronald Hicks, Dolan’s successor. Dolan did not downplay what that meant.
video – 00:32:08 – https://youtu.be/VT67F3Hj67c
(“Religion is the opium of the people.”-Karl Marx, 1843 – Leftists/Socialists/Communists believe that the worshiping the state must replace religion – jlr)

upon a platform of lies – the very model of modern majoritarian mendacity
https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/upon-a-platform-of-lies
“if you can’t dazzle them with brilliance, baffle them with bullshit” is a time honored tradition among charlatans and politicians, but this commonplace political pokémon sometimes evolves into a far more pernicious final form: “when what you want is too odious and calamitous to be popular (or even tolerable), lie until you get power and then once you have it, ram whatever you wanted down everyone’s throats.”…Elections have consequences, and like so many things (like insider trading) that are illegal when we the people do it, bait and switch that would land any private business owner in sing sing is just “business as usual” from Gracie MansionSing Sing to the swamps of the district columbian.
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ISLAM
Before Sharia In America
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/before-sharia-in-america.html/
a page from the Standard Encyclopedia from the late 1960s, before the onslaught of islamization and sharia in America.,, First off, they actually depicted Muhammad, something they would never, ever do now. And secondly, look at the description, “Mohammed, founder of Islam, with the sword and the Koran, symbols of his faith.”…I went and checked my World Book (hardcover) Encyclopedia from 2001 (pre-911) and was shocked to find that the crime of whitewashing and propaganda was already in full practice. No photos of Muhammad. No mention of jihad wars, land appropriations, cultural annihilations or enslavements. No mention of the sword.

Islamic Scholar in Chicago: “We Did Not Come Here To Coexist. We Are Superior to Everyone Else. They Have to Worship Allah.”
https://gellerreport.com/2026/02/islamic-scholar-in-chicago-we-did-not-come-here-to-coexist-we-are-superior-to-everyone-else-they-have-to-worship-allah.html/
What more has to happen for the American people to get a clue?
video – 00:00:52 – https://x.com/i/status/2025476862206451759
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How To Break A Society, Part I
https://wilderwealthywise.com/how-to-break-a-society-part-i/
………….I don’t think we can keep the republic Franklin talked about from where we are. Adams knew the reason: paper and ink don’t enforce morality. People do. Or they don’t. And when they don’t, the government is happy to step in with a smile and a 10,000-page regulation. The norms are gone. The absurdity remains. And the bill? It’s due, with interest.

A few years ago, NASA crashed a Mars probe into the surface of the red planet when they got their units mixed up. One group was using metric, and the other was using Freedom Units.

I would have laughed if it hadn’t been such an expensive mistake, both in terms of money and lost opportunity.

I’m a firm believer in Freedom Units. It is what I use regularly. My last big learning curve was going from 1/2 inch, 1/4 inch, 1/8 inch to 0.500, 0.250, 0.125, and 0.062, as in thousandths of an inch.

This small-scale metric stuff is for the birds.

Whenever I start to get a bit confused, I go 25.4 mm == 1 in. That’s close enough to 1/32 of an inch that I can use it for a working number.

The other number I use is 6 mm, which is around 1/4 inch. These are just to get some sort of feel for the numbers.

I just printed my second book for crimpers and terminals. It is 5 x 3 units and 6U tall. I found a Gridfinity bin to hold the crimpers I purchased. All’s good.

Except the bin doesn’t fit the pair I purchased. Slightly different.

So I went back to learning how to do this.

To help with just this task, I purchased a cutting mat with grid lines and other fancies on it. Here is the first photo I took.

It is in its blow-molded holder. This should give me the ability to trace the factory’s cutout/shadow box.

Once this is imported into FreeCAD, you rotate it until the grid is aligned properly, then you “calibrate” the image.

Calibrating means drawing a line between two points with known distance. In this case I have a bunch of 1cm squares. To average out my error, I clicked on one intersection, then counted over 70 mm by 10 mm and clicked. The image scaled. It is now ready to be traced.

I used a B-spline curve, which worked well. I’m getting the hang of it again, it having been 20 years since I used b-splines of this style.

When done, I simply cut the curve from a rectangle, padded the result to 3 mm, and printed it. This allows me to test fit the tool to the shadow without wasting lots of plastic and time.

It didn’t fit. It was too small.

I need to do it over again. This time I’m omitting the blow mold and working directly from the tool. I’ll draw a close-fitting curve, then pad it in X and Y by a mm or so.

This will work better; can you see why?

Yep, one side of the cutting map is in Freedom Units and the other in metric. My first photo was on the Freedom Unit side because it is less crowded. When I was counting out 70 mm, I was really counting out 3.5 in. If I had input 3.5 in into the calibration, it would have been fine.

Leason learned.

I posted this 8 years ago. Deserves being posted again. I may not agree with the current reasons for protests happening, but I absolutely support your right to peaceably assemble, and while it isn’t a “guaranteed in the Constitution” right, your right to protest.

But I also agree that leaving school during school hours is not cool. Having stuff organized by teachers is beyond not cool. When we had to sign 8 forms just to let our kids go to the local library, no teacher should be able to just take kids out of the classroom and off campus without parental consent and all those same forms used for any other outing. There *cannot* be “rules for thee but not for me.”

And to finish… protests are dangerous. Even peaceable ones. A protest can quickly turn into a mob, and mobs are not people, mobs are a monster all on their own, and they are easily moved and abused by people outside the mob. I have both watched that happen from outside, and been trapped inside a mob and experienced it. Before you go to protest (at any age!!), be sure that you know the realities of what protesting can and does mean.

You could get hurt. You could get arrested. You could get shot with “less than lethal” things like rubber bullets, tasers, chemicals, and water. You could get expelled, if you’re in school, or fired if you’re working. You could get caught up in things you do NOT agree with, a lot more easily than you can imagine, even if you agree with the rest of the protest. You could get yelled at, spit on, and even assaulted.

All but the assault (by a non-LEO) are perfectly legal, by the way. If you’re ordered by LEOs to move, and you don’t, they can and will use “less than lethal” weapons on you. Those “less than lethal” things can cause REAL damage, and they can even cause death sometimes. Assaults during a protest (or worse, during a riot and/or mob situation) are very difficult to prove in court.

All of this is offered from NEITHER political side. It doesn’t matter to me what side you’re on; these are the realities of standing up for your rights, real or perceived. Freedom is not free, and it is NOT SAFE. Being free has never been safe. The fact that we are safer in our country than people in most (if not all) other countries is saying something… but it doesn’t mean “we are safe.” SAFER is not SAFE. Standing up for your rights, again perceived or real, is dangerous, and always will be.

I posted the above to Facebook today, because it came up in my memories. I don’t recall the reason I posted it, but I do remember telling my kids about it. At the time, they were 12 or 13, so right at the rebellious “I’m a real teen” stage. I thought it was horrible at the time, but there are days I miss that… At least I was able to do something about it when they were wrong. Today, I have to grit my teeth and let them make their mistakes. Oy. Anyhow…

The image was what was posted 8 years ago, and the text I just posted today. Though I have no comments yet, I’m sure I’ll get a couple, at least, and maybe ferret out a couple more idiots from my friends’ list. I expect that more than one person will claim to not understand how I can support someone without supporting their cause. That’s the usual response to things like this. My friends, at least, don’t seem to get the idea of “hate the sin, love the sinner” (for lack of a better phrase).

One way I use to describe it a lot, lately, is that here in America, we absolutely have the right to be an idiot, to be wrong, and to keep talking long after we should have (morally speaking) shut our traps. That is our RIGHT. Doesn’t mean it *is* right (as in correct).

But yes, I will absolutely go and protect people I love who feel the need to peaceably demonstrate, even if I disagree with what they’re demonstrating about. Why? Because this is America, and PEACEABLE demonstration is allowed. If they stop being peaceable, I will not support them, and they all know that. But if they’re just holding a sign on the sidewalk and talking to people? Absolutely I will. And if they get arrested while demonstrating peaceably, I’ll record it, and I’ll testify on their behalf later. Because it’s the right thing to do. What I won’t do is interfere with LEOs, because even if I think they’re wrong, that’s how riots and mobs start. I’ll ask questions politely, stay out of the way, and take video. The rest can get argued at the courthouse. Peaceably.

We are having a snow event. So are the people of New York City.

The difference is that here nobody is concerned. We have dry wood inside waiting to go in the stove. We have the snowblower ready to run. We have gasoline to run the blower. We have propane and a gas stove.

Worse case, the internal computers are down and Internet service goes to shit.

NYC is not nearly as prepared.

The socialist in charge has run out of other people’s money but still needs the city cleared of snow.

His answer is to hire people to shovel snow for the city.

If you want to do this, all you need to do is apply bring two official photo IDs and your social security card.

Of course the fact that you need two forms of ID to shovel snow but NY state has no voter ID requirement and the Democrats continue to fight the SAVE act lead to this being a trending story.

And then the explainers came in. “He’s not demanding two IDs to shovel snow, that’s so you can get paid.”

They somehow think this is a big winning argument for them.

If you are getting paid, the I-9 requires two forms of ID and your social security card. But requiring ID to get paid is not the same as requiring ID to vote.

They’re not the same.

This is opinion is around 163 pages, excluding the syllabus. Which is a fair bit.

Each Supreme Court opinion has a primary author, or it is per curiam. Per Curiam means by the court and says that no one justice authored the opinion, but they all concur.

So what about this case? “C.J.” is Chief Justice Roberts. He is the primary author of this opinion. Six of the nine justices agreed with his opinion. Sotomayor, Kagan, Gorsuch, Barrett, and Jackson explicitly agreed with Parts I, II-A-1, and II-B.

The “JJ” after lists of other justices means “junior justices,” while “J” is the singular of “junior justice.” What is a junior justice? Any justice that is not the chief justice.

Now Gorsuch and Barrett agreed with Roberts on Parts II-A-2 and III. The other three, Sotomayor, Kagan, Jackson, didn’t agree entirely on these parts.

In addition to the majority opinion, authored by Roberts, six other justices wrote opinions.

These other opinions are not the official opinion of the court. They are often cited, and if concurring, can hold some weight. Dissenting opinions don’t carry any weight, though unscrupulous judges and lawyers sometimes cite to dissents as if they were The Court’s opinion.

Gorsuch wrote such a concurring opinion. In it he expresses why he came to the decision he did. No other justice agreed with his opinion enough to “sign” it. The term used is “joined”.

Barrett also wrote a concurring opinion, which nobody joined .

Kagan, the sharpest of the three shrews of The Court wrote a concurring opinion with her fellow agenda driven crones joining. This is to be expected. If Kagan writes an opinion, the other two will join.

Jackson loves to hear herself talk. She just loves to see her words in print. So she wrote a concurring opinion, but only agreeing with part of The Court’s opinion. She was satisfied with the judgment because it met her agenda driven goals. I’ve not read her opinion because I’m having a good weekend and want to keep the blood pressure under control.

Finally, we have the dissents. Thomas wrote a dissent. I need to read his dissent because he will explain why the president has the power to tariff at will.

Kavanaugh also wrote a dissent. Thomas didn’t join, which indicates that it wasn’t as pure as Thomas likes. Again, I’ll need to read it.

Alito joined with Kavanaugh, so we don’t have his words to evaluate.

The big takeaway from this case is not that Trump can’t impose tariffs at will; it is that he can’t do it under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act. This is no more of a loss for the President than The Court saying he couldn’t deploy the National Guard to Chicago using the law he cited.

The Court went so far as to say that Trump might even be legally allowed to deploy the Marines to Chicago, if he can’t enforce the law with the law enforcement officers.

The Supreme Court issued their opinion on Trump’s use of tariffs. In a 6-3 decision, The Court ruled against Trump’s use of the IEEPA as unconstitutional.

Thomas and Kavanaugh filed dissenting opinions. Alito and Thomas joined with Kavanaugh.

Jackson was off the rails, again, in her concurrence.

We interpret the constitution’s plain text and this nation’s tradition of regulations. The meaning of the constitution is as it was understood when it was adopted. The meaning of amendments is as it was understood when the amendment was ratified. The meaning of the 14th Amendment is as it was understood when it was ratified. Its meaning when it was ratified was that the constitution, as amended, applies to the states, meaning what it was understood to mean when adopted and ratified.

In other words, the 14th Amendment is understood to be incorporating the federal constitution, not as redefining the understanding of the constitution or previous amendments.

Jackson feels that it is important to look at and evaluate the legislative history of a regulation, rather than the plain text and how that text was understood.

The Question

Given all of that, how do you feel about this decision?
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Rob Bonta has been screwing over The People of California since the day he took office. He took over exactly where his predecessor left off, working hard to deny The People of California the ability to acquire, carry, and use guns.

Around nine years ago, Virginia Duncan wanted to purchase a standard magazine. California refused to sell her a standard magazine because the state had decided that standard magazines are too dangerous.

Virginia, having a better than 3rd grade reading comprehension level, understood that “shall not be infringed” meant that the state has no say in what arms she possesses or wishes to acquire. Thus showing that even a 3rd grader has a better comprehension of our rights than the state of California and Rob Bonta.

Virginia filed a civil rights case against California. The case was assigned to Judge (Saint) Benitez. He found the magazine ban was unconstitutional.

He used a text, followed by history and tradition, as Heller directed to reach his ruling. Because he was under the Ninth Circuit, he layered it in a scrutiny decision, where he used strict scrutiny.

His ruling placed an injunction on the state, and The People of California celebrated freedom week by buying as many magazines as were available to be had. Online vendors flatly told customers that magazines being shipped to California had priority and that others would just have to wait.

The state came back and asked for an administrative stay.

Benitez granted the stay with the explicit ruling that magazines that had already been purchased but not yet received or that had been received were exempt from California’s infringement.

A 3-judge merits panel affirmed (agreed with Benitez) that the magazine ban was unconstitutional. They left the administrative stay in place because everyone knows that the state was going to petition for an en banc panel and it would be granted.

No en banc panel of the Ninth Circuit has ever found a Second Amendment infringement. Every case they have heard on gun control, they have ruled in favor of the state.

Which was precisely what happened. The Ninth Circuit heard the case en banc and ruled for the state. This was appealed to the Supreme Court.

The case became one of the dozen or so Second Amendment challenges at the Supreme Court, waiting for cert or denial of cert. New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. New York City was granted cert. New York State then mooted the case.

In the end, the Supreme Court took up New York State Rifle and Pistol Association v. Bruen. In June of 2022, they issued their opinion in Bruen

Once Bruen issued, The Court then granted cert to a number of other Second Amendment cases, vacated the lower (circuit) court’s rulings, and remanded the cases back for review in light of Bruen.

A GVR, like this, is explicit instructions to the inferior court to rethink their original opinion, considering the instructions provided in the latest case.

A GVR is clear. If the inferior court had gotten it right, the Supreme Court would have denied cert, and the case would be over. The remand when the inferior court got it wrong.

The rogue inferior courts refuse to see it this way and continue to support infringements.

It reminds me of when I was going to arbitration over some property. I was offered $16k as a buyout. The offer came with the calculations showing how the co-owner reached that number. I pointed out that his calculations were in error.

The next week, at arbitration, he offers me $16K as a buyout. This time with a different set of (bogus) calculations. I showed how his numbers were still bogus.

The next week, $16K again. Different set of calculations. I again called him on his bogus calculations. I then stated, “$16k is all you have to offer, isn’t it? It isn’t justified by anything. It is all you have to offer.”

It turned out that his wife’s sister had given them $16K to buy me out.

These rogue inferior courts act the same way he did. They know the result they want, they get that result using some justification. When they are called on the inherent error in their justification, they don’t do it right. They get the same result using a different set of justifications.

It doesn’t matter what the rules say; they will always get the result they want.

Because the case was coming back to the Ninth Circuit, the same en banc panel took the case, again.

It is important to understand that the Ninth Circuit is so large that it is impossible to get all the judges to sit to hear a case. Instead, they draw judges at random to create an “en banc” panel of 11 judges. Smaller circuits have all active judges sit for an en banc case. This means the results of an en banc panel in the Ninth Circuit are random, leaning heavily towards the state.

The en banc panel decided that they needed more fact finding. They sent the case back down to the district court.

The district court did the right thing and once again found that magazine bans are unconstitutional.

The Ninth decided the district court was wrong.

Today, Duncan goes back into conference at the Supreme Court. It is in the same place it was in 2022 before Bruen.