The Intermittent Missive – Last Year

December 29th:

GOP Rep to Force Vote on Expelling Ilhan Omar from Congress
https://www.westernjournal.com/gop-rep-force-vote-expelling-ilhan-omar-congress/

$18 BILLION Stolen Taxpayer Dollars in Somali Fraud, Millions FUNNELED TO DEMOCRATS
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/9-billion-stolen-taxpayer-dollars-in-somali-fraud-millions-funneled-to-democrats.html/
In the latest developments in the largest fraud heist in our nation’s history, it has been revealed that many of the fake child care centers are donating to national Democrat races across the country.

Leftists Lose It Over Post Declaring Christmas Is About Christ
https://amac.us/newsline/politics/leftists-lose-it-over-post-declaring-christmas-is-about-christ/?
DHS released at 11:18 a.m. on December 24: “Merry Christmas, America. We are blessed to share a nation and a Savior.” Journalist James Surowiecki had this to say: “A government agency endorsing Christianity is blatantly, comically unconstitutional. But blatant unconstitutionality is par for the course for this administration.” Notorious neocon and Never-Trumper Bill Kristol, meanwhile, declared the post, which included a 90-second video of iconic Christmas footage, to be “un-American” and “un-Christian.” (Yes, that’s right – Kristol’s Trump Derangement Syndrome has apparently become so severe that he now believes declaring the truth of Christmas to be “un-Christian.”)

ELECTION JIHAD: Niqab-Clad Lifelong Democrat Enters NC Republican Primary, With No Other GOP Candidates Filed
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/election-jihad-niqab-clad-lifelong-democrat-enters-nc-republican-primary-with-no-other-gop-candidates-filed.html/

LAWFARE AGAINST AMERICA: Soros-Backed Group Trains Jurors to Sabotage Trump Trials
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/lawfare-against-america-soros-back-group-trains-jurors-to-sabotage-trump-trials.html/
A Soros-backed NGO network is now openly working to subvert the American justice system from the inside. A newly formed Washington, D.C. group, Free DC, tied to Community Change and Community Change Action, is reportedly training residents to infiltrate juries as so-called “skeptical jurors” in federal cases involving President Trump and his administration. Co-founder Alex Dodds openly boasted that jurors possess “enormous power” not merely to weigh evidence, but to judge the administration itself. Critics warn that these sessions amount to instruction in jury manipulation and trial rigging — conduct explicitly prohibited under 8 U.S.C. §1503, which bars efforts to corruptly influence jurors or obstruct justice. This is not activism. It is lawfare — and it strikes at the heart of the rule of law.

WATCH Muslims Take Over Toronto Shopping Center, Threaten to Kill Shoppers and Demand Extermination (Intifada) of Jews
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/watch-muslims-take-over-toronto-shopping-center-threaten-to-kill-shoppers-and-demand-extermination-intifada-of-jews.html/
video – 00:03:24
https://twitter.com/i/status/2004941141683445813

When you import the 3rd World – You get 3rd World values.
https://thelawdogfiles.substack.com/p/when-you-import-the-3rd-world
The ability of the average American to remain convinced that the entire World is just like them is rather cute.
Folks, fraud and bribery is the norm in the Third World. In tribal cultures fraud and bribery are not only the norm, but are the rule . If the average American reader takes nothing else from this essay, please understand that fraud and bribery are not crimes in the Third World; that fraud and bribery are not only not crimes in tribal society, but they are expected, required, and a perfectly acceptable part of every day tribal life. And Somalia is not only Third World, but it is excessively tribal.

Senate Dem Vows to Oppose New Pro-2A U.S. Attorney
https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2025/12/29/senate-dem-vows-to-oppose-new-pro-2a-us-attorney-n1231056
“Despite good-faith efforts at a bipartisan nomination process with the Trump White House, the MAGA Department of Justice insisted on a MAGA stooge with neither the qualifications nor temperament for this position. There will be no blue slip, and we will be rid of him soon enough.” Added U.S. Sen. Jack Reed: “Despite our good faith conversations with the Administration, they chose a partisan interim appointment. Rhode Islanders deserve a capable U.S. Attorney who can serve them long-term.” Whitehouse, you might remember, was one of several Senate Democrats who threatened to pack the Supreme Court with anti-gun justices if the Supreme Court took up the case New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. City of New York (which was ultimately mooted when the city and state changed the challenged law). In a bizarre amicus brief, Whitehouse and three other Senate Democrats declared that any effort by the Court to “expand the Second Amendment and thwart gun-safety regulations” should come to a screeching halt. If not, they suggested SCOTUS would need to be “restructured in order to reduce the influence of politics.”

Couple Charged With Threatening Armed Citizen Who Shot Their Son in Self-Defense
https://bearingarms.com/camedwards/2025/12/29/couple-charged-with-threatening-armed-citizen-who-shot-their-son-in-self-defense-n1231054

Rubbing It in Our Faces: Somali Group Taunts Taxpayers Amid Billion-Dollar Fraud Scandal
https://twitchy.com/justmindy/2025/12/29/somalian-satire-video-n2423339
video – 00:00:45 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2005006795484680603

A little humor…To start the week…
https://oldnfo.substack.com/p/a-little-humor-b6a
For all those special ladies in our lives! – – – MIRROR, MIRROR ON THE WALL???

December 30th:

READ THIS! – watch the videos
They Always Threaten Violence
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2025/12/30/they-always-threaten-violence-n3810349
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Very Liberal People 8x More Likely to Support Political Violence Than Very Conservative
https://hotair.com/david-strom/2025/09/16/yougov-poll-very-liberal-people-8x-more-likely-to-support-political-violence-than-very-conservative-n3806852
Liberals have been very clear that they view even speech—even SILENCE—as violence, and have created what is now called an “assassination culture” that celebrates Luigi Mangione, and inspires people, including doctors, teachers, judges, and some political commentators to celebrate the death of political figures they hate.
(Believe what the left, especially the FAR left, says – they want you dead. They are becoming – they are becoming more explicit in their verbage – jlr)

Why do you need an AR 15 and a shitload of loaded high cap magazines?
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/why-do-you-need-an-ar-15-and-a-shitload-of-loaded-high-cap-magazines?
The enemy is domestic, is here and wants you dead. Rashida Tlaib’s congressional district is in Dearborn, Michigan. Here are her constituents calling for “Death to America.” They also cite terrorist Ayatollah Khomeini as an “inspiration.”

Need more popcorn…The CF in Minnesota isn’t going away…
https://oldnfo.substack.com/p/need-more-popcorn
What people seem to not want to understand is that this level of corruption is a WAY OF LIFE for most Africans! Their whole culture revolved around stealing from others to enrich ‘their’ family. ‘Their’ family means literally their direct family, followed by their tribe, followed by other Somalis. As far as they are concerned, it’s them against everybody else, and they will use anything they can to win. The Somalis have not ‘acclimatized’, ‘assimilated’, or anything else. They’ve huddled up by family and tribe, excluded any American influences, and continued their Somali lifestyle in MN.

Tales of Deportation Woe.
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/tales-of-deportation-woe
Dear Media: If the point you are trying to make is to make us feel bad for these people, you are halfway succeeding: We are feeling bad, but mostly for how low the journalistic standards have dropped below zero and right now somewhere on the fourth sub-basement.

Rigid & Dogmatic Thinking: Not a good thing.
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/rigid-and-dogmatic-thinking-not-a
Evil evolves, it is Darwinian in its existence. Terror adapts and creates new pathways which experts are failing to see because they do not replicate the old ways they are used to fight and win.

CLOWN WORLD: Failed State Somalia to Take Up Presidency of UN Security Council
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/clown-world-failed-state-somalia-to-take-up-presidency-of-un-security-council.html/
Beginning January 1, Somalia—a nation synonymous with state failure, piracy, jihadist control, and systemic human-rights abuses—will assume the presidency of the United Nations Security Council. No, this is not satire.

$1.26M Child Care Fraud Center’s Phone Leads Directly to Tim Walz’s Office
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/1-26m-child-care-fraud-centers-phone-leads-directly-to-walzs-office.html
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“Quality Learing Center” First Domino To Fall As Somali-Linked Minneapolis Daycare Scandal Shocks Nation
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/network-mapping-nick-shirleys-empty-minnesota-daycares
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“I Flagged Them All”: Attorney Says US Gov’t Investigating Somali Welfare Fraud In Ohio
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/i-flagged-them-all-attorney-says-us-govt-investigating-somali-welfare-fraud-ohio

Major Cities Cancel New Year’s Plans Amid Terror Threats Linked To Open Border Policies
https://americanjournaldaily.com/nye-terrorism-blue-cities/
…the traditions we held dear are being systematically dismantled. The confident, joyful spirit of American life is being swapped out for a timid, fearful posture…We cannot accept this surrender as our new reality. The American spirit does not hide. The answer is not to cancel our lives but to demand leaders with the fortitude to put American safety, American law, and American culture first. A new year is a time for resolutions. Ours must be to reclaim this nation from the cowards who would rather see it dismantled than defended.

Arizona Sees 92% Drop in Illegal Entries Under Trump, Media Ignores Success
https://americanjournaldaily.com/arizona-border-trump/
In Arizona, one of the epicenters of the Biden-era invasion, illegal entries have plummeted by an incredible 92%. This isn’t some statistical blip or a rounding error. It’s a monumental achievement. It’s called a promise kept

Crockett Flies Into a Rage Over Vance’s ‘Street-Girl Persona’ Comments
https://www.westernjournal.com/crockett-flies-rage-vances-street-girl-persona-comments/
“her street-girl persona is about as real as her nails.”… Crockett responded on MS NOW’s “The Weekend Primetime,” arguing that Vance was attempting to “rile up his base” and claiming Republicans feared her Texas Senate campaign before refuting the accusation…“The only reason you’re the vice president is because the current president tried to have his last president klled.”
video – 00:00:26 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2003138258814079384
Crockett also accused Vance of racism over his allegation. “I have been a black woman my entire life. I promise you there are other people just like JD Vance who have tried to do the same racist tropes my entire life,”

ICE Data Shows 70% of Illegal Immigrants Arrested in 2025 Have Criminal Records in US
https://americanjournaldaily.com/ice-illegals-criminals/

December 31st:

WATCH
https://www.facebook.com/reel/1864516744066206

rcd via e-mail
Deputy HHS Secretary to Minnesota: ‘We Have Turned Off the Money Spigot’
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/12/30/gravy-train-over-as-feds-ends-childcare-payments-to-minnesota-amid-rampant-fraud-allegations-n2668691
e-mail quote – “Gee, I wonder if some “judge” is going to try to have these funds continue…”

Iran Claims They’re in ‘All-Out War’ With US, Europe and Israel
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/iran-claims-theyre-in-all-out-war-with-us-europe-and-israel.html/

Nothing Is Done: When High Crimes and Treason Go Unpunished, the Republic Is Already Lost
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/nothing-is-done-when-high-crimes-and-treason-go-unpunished-the-republic-is-already-lost.html/
Looking back at 2025, the most stunning takeaway is the sheer, almost incomprehensible scale of Democrat criminality: high crimes committed openly, systematically, and with total impunity—without prosecutions, without reforms, without consequences. Power insulated itself from law, corruption was normalized as governance, and accountability was erased as an operating principle. In a functioning republic, crimes trigger investigations and punishment; in 2025 America, they triggered silence, cover-ups, and escalation. What shocked the nation was not merely the wrongdoing, but the unmistakable message it sent: the law no longer applies to Democrats

Gas Prices Drop for 5th Consecutive Week: GasBuddy
https://www.theepochtimes.com/business/gas-prices-drop-for-5th-consecutive-week-gasbuddy-5963954
Gas prices continued their sharp downward trend throughout December, falling by nearly 23 cents over the month to a national average of $2.75 per gallon on Dec. 29—the lowest level recorded since 2021, according to a report by fuel price comparison app GasBuddy. The national average price of diesel fuel, meanwhile, was $3.52 per gallon, a dip of more than $0.05 from a week earlier. Average gasoline prices were lowest in Oklahoma at $2.17 per gallon and highest in Hawaii at $4.36.

the servant becomes the master – the corrupt are easy to capture
https://boriquagato.substack.com/p/the-servant-becomes-the-master
i’m not sure who needs to hear this, but there is nothing even remotely sophisticated about these endless somali and NGO/immigration frauds. not PPP, not food, not autism, and not daycare or welfare or SNAP or free rent. it’s all blatant, hammer in the face stuff.
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George Clooney and Family Abandon America, Take French Citizenship
https://americanjournaldaily.com/george-cloooney-america/
Clooney’s move to France, where he and his entire family have now taken citizenship, is the ultimate power play of the globalist class…it isn’t even clear if Clooney will retain his American citizenship

California’s Proposed 5% Wealth Tax Prompts Billionaire to Plan Exodus from State
https://americanjournaldaily.com/blue-state-tax-hikes/
The stampede to sane, free states like Florida and Texas isn’t just about money. It’s a desperate escape from a society drowning in its own progressive policies—crime-ridden streets, rampant homelessness, and a government openly at war with its own citizens. Even Governor Gavin Newsom knows this is insane, but he’s just a passenger on a runaway train driven by radicals. Don’t fool yourself into thinking this is just a California problem. It’s a preview. This is the future the left wants for the entire country. This is the rot that President Trump’s America First, pro-business agenda is designed to stop. What is happening in California is a clear and present danger, a warning that when you stop rewarding creators, you are left with nothing but takers.

How are those wonderful Gun Laws working?
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/how-are-those-wonderful-gun-laws
When TDS makes people support TdA, you know we are in trouble. Shielding the Enemies of the United States because you do not like the guy in the 1600 Pennsylvania makes you a Domestic Enemy in my humble opinion.

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I wish you all a Healthey, Safe, Prosperous, and Happy New Year

January 1st, 2026:

An Autopsy of a Fading Civilization Afraid to Name Its Enemies
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/an-autopsy-of-a-fading-civilization-afraid-to-name-its-enemies.html/
In his December 2025 commentary for The Daily Signal, “Leaders Fail When the Threat of Radical Islam Is Ignored,” Victor Davis Hanson does not merely contribute to the 24-hour news cycle; he pens a digital memento mori for a fading civilization.
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Why Western Leaders Won’t Acknowledge ‘Radical Islam’
video – 00:07:55 – https://youtu.be/TVmmAQAJ53U

FROM 9/11 TO THIS: Zohran Mamdani to Become NYC’s First Mayor Sworn In On The Quran
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/from-9-11-to-this-zohran-mamdani-to-become-nycs-first-mayor-sworn-in-on-quran.html/
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Jihad Mamdani Appoints al Qaeda Terrorist Lawyer for Top Role
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/jihad-mamdani-appoints-al-qaeda-terrorist-lawyer-for-top-role.html/

New Year’s Eve Islamic Terror Attack Thwarted in Texas
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/new-years-eve-islamic-terror-attack-thwarted-in-texas.html/

Former TSA Agent Exposes Somali Fraud in Real Time at Minneapolis-St. Paul Airport
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2025/12/31/former-tsa-agent-exposes-somali-fraud-in-real-time-at-minneapolis-st-paul-airport-n2197640

Angry Wisconsin Business Owner Finds Out: Leave Politics at Home
https://redstate.com/wardclark/2025/12/31/angry-wisconsin-business-owner-finds-out-leave-politics-at-home-n2197639
Why are people on the left always so angry? And what makes them think they can take that anger out on anyone who disagrees with them, with shocking and callous impunity? This was always a bit of a head-scratcher, but it’s gotten much worse in the Age of Trump.

President Trump Announces a Change in Strategy for National Guard Troops in Some Blue Cities
https://redstate.com/beccalower/2025/12/31/president-trump-announces-a-change-in-strategy-for-national-guard-troops-in-some-blue-cities-n2197661

What’s coming in case you did not know.
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/whats-coming-in-case-you-did-not
…the Old Media. It has been 99.999999999% against Nick Shirley and his report…
And here is the warning: None of their defenders belong to their tribes. And if you do not know what that means, let me make it very clear: They will ignore you in the best of cases or simply kill you if you are annoying. Extra hacking effort will be applied to you if you truly become a menace to their interests.
A Video from Nick Freitas is an indicator.
embedded video – 00:00:41
– referenced above
When you import the 3rd World – You get 3rd World values.
https://thelawdogfiles.substack.com/p/when-you-import-the-3rd-world
BUT WAIT, There’s more
Citizen Journalists Uncover Defunct Shell Organization Linked To 40 Ohio Daycares
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/citizen-journalists-probe-inactive-daycares-across-democrat-run-cities

Why January’s “new year” is about doors, not seasons
https://www.collapselife.com/p/janus-roman-new-year
The month we usher in today takes its name from Janus, the Roman god of thresholds, gates, and passages. The Latin root of his name, ianua, means door. That essentially makes Janus a doorman, presiding over entrances and exits, beginnings and endings, contracts and transitions. Significantly, he is depicted as having two faces — one looking backward, one forward — making him able to see inside and outside, ahead and behind, simultaneously.

Politico Legal Reporter Suggests Shooting Journalist Investigating Somali Daycare Fraud
https://americanjournaldaily.com/politico-legal-somalis-fraud/
“At some point, the amateur effort to knock on doors of home daycares intersects with robust stand-your-ground laws” — Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) December 30, 2025
That wasn’t a random comment from some basement-dwelling troll. That was the considered opinion of Josh Gerstein, the “Senior Legal Affairs Reporter” for Politico, a pillar of the D.C. media establishment. He openly fantasized about an independent journalist being gunned down for investigating massive daycare fraud in Minnesota—a story Gerstein’s own outlet wouldn’t touch.

The desperate search for a new COVID. – Just don’t look behind the curtain.
https://miguelgg.substack.com/p/the-desperate-search-for-a-new-covid
Dropping case numbers and low amount of deaths do not sell fear, only indignation of wasting the people’s time with badly manufactured health panic.

Lin-Manuel Miranda Cancels Entire Run of Hamilton at Trump-Kennedy Center
https://twitchy.com/brettt/2026/01/01/lin-manuel-miranda-cancels-entire-run-of-hamilton-at-trump-kennedy-center-n2423340
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Call To Activism Bathes in the World’s Worst Cologne Over Trump’s New Year’s Eve Gait
https://twitchy.com/grateful-calvin/2026/01/01/call-to-activism-bathes-in-the-worlds-worst-cologne-over-trumps-new-years-eve-gait-n2423453
… of all the malodorous bouquets in the world, there is no cologne worse than desperation…instead of enjoying New Year’s Eve as most normal, not mentally ill people do, Call to Activism spent hours examining everything about President Trump’s party at Mar-a-Lago to usher in 2026. What was the result of all their frenzied sleuthing? This: OMG!!! Trump just showed up at Mar-a-Lago to celebrate New Year’s, dragging his right leg, and quickly adjusted his walk when he realizes the cameras are on. What’s Trump hiding?

Carol Roth Hilariously Notices Something About Mamdani’s Coronation
https://twitchy.com/gordon-k/2026/01/01/carol-roth-hilariously-notices-something-about-mamdanis-coronation-n2423457
Carol Roth @caroljsroth – When a commie throws a party…Zohran Mamdani fans disappointed by disastrous ‘block party’ with no food, no bathrooms

Experts Say 2025 Was So Hot It Pushed Earth Past Critical Climate Change Mark
https://twitchy.com/brettt/2026/01/01/experts-say-2025-was-so-hot-it-pushed-earth-past-critical-climate-change-mark-n2423386
the first time that the three-year temperature average broke through the threshold set in the 2015 Paris Agreement of limiting warming to no more than 1.5 degrees Celsius (2.7 Fahrenheit) since preindustrial times. Experts say keeping the Earth below that limit could save lives and prevent catastrophic environmental destruction around the globe.

10 Gun Laws Just Changed in December — Most Gun Owners Missed This
video – 00:16:20 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BWZ3mtrO5M0
In this video, we break down ten major gun law changes triggered by recent December federal court decisions that are already reshaping firearm ownership across the United States. From carry permits and interstate travel to ammunition purchases, privacy protections, and assault weapon bans, these rulings directly affect how law-abiding gun owners can legally buy, carry, transport, and own firearms in 2026. Many of these changes are happening quietly, without mainstream media coverage, leaving millions of gun owners still operating under outdated rules that no longer apply. If you care about the Second Amendment, gun rights, and staying legally protected while exercising your freedoms, this is information you cannot afford to miss.

Welcome to the Dumpster Fire of 2026
Origins of a dumpster fire – Where did the phrase come from?
https://www.youtube.com/shorts/6FqIIUc-NRg

Too Many Questions. A pile of colorful paper notes with question marks on them. Close up.

Question of the Week

Simple question: What are your hopes for Second Amendment litigation in 2026?

I am hoping that the vampire rule has a stake driven through it, killing it and sensitive places altogether.

I am hoping that we get another example of temporary disarmament when the Supreme Court issues their opinion regarding weed and guns.

Finally, I’m hoping that we get a ruling that says that my Second Amendment rights do not end at my state’s borders.

New Year 2026 Numbers made with Glowing Sparklers on Dark Background.

Welcome To the New Year!

For some reason last year moved more rapidly than I expected. There are so many things I didn’t get done that I needed to. Yet we are here.

The big thing to me is how the culture battle changed.

2 years ago, I would not have imagined talking about birthright citizenship. We all knew that whelping a baby on American soil meant another anchor baby, another family of immigrants, and another strain on our resources. Today we are arguing if there is such a thing as birthright citizenship for illegal aliens.

2 years ago, I would not have imagined we would be talking about massive ICE enforcement actions. Today we are talking about over a million illegal aliens who have self deported.

2 years ago, I would not have imagined we would be actually fighting a war on drugs. Today we are arguing about due process for narco terrorists that have just been blasted out of existence.

2 years ago, I would not have imagined peace breaking out in so many places. Today we are arguing about a ceasefire being broken while the peace is happening in so many places.

A year ago I was hoping for an end to the war in Ukraine. Today I see that we are no longer sending dollars, but we are supporting.

Finally, a year ago I knew that there was corruption in my government. I knew money was being wasted by the millions. Today I’m watching massive fraud being detected, and it looks like action is being taken.

It was a good year.

We wish you and yours a wonderful new year. We are glad you are hear.

Breastmilk

From Rebecca Harvey on Facebook:

She thought she was studying milk. What she uncovered was a conversation. In 2008 evolutionary anthropologist Katie Hinde was working in a primate research lab in California, analyzing breast milk from rhesus macaque mothers. She had hundreds of samples and thousands of data points. Everything looked routine until one pattern refused to disappear.

Mothers raising sons produced milk richer in fat and protein. Mothers raising daughters produced a larger volume with different nutrient balances. It was consistent. Repeatable. And deeply uncomfortable for the scientific consensus.

Colleagues suggested error. Noise. Statistical coincidence. But Katie trusted the data. And the data pointed to a radical idea. Milk is not just nutrition. It is information. For decades biology treated breast milk as simple fuel. Calories in, growth out. But if milk were only calories, why would it change based on the sex of the baby? Katie kept going.

Across more than two hundred fifty mothers and over seven hundred sampling events, the story grew more complex. Younger first time mothers produced milk with fewer calories but significantly higher levels of cortisol, the stress hormone. The babies who drank it grew faster. They were also more alert, more cautious, and more anxious. Milk was not only building bodies. It was shaping behavior.

Then came the discovery that changed everything.

When a baby nurses, microscopic amounts of saliva flow back into the breast. That saliva carries biological signals about the infant’s immune system. If the baby is getting sick, the mother’s body detects it. Within hours the milk changes. White blood cells increase. Macrophages multiply. Targeted antibodies appear. When the baby recovers, the milk returns to baseline. This was not coincidence. It was call and response. A biological dialogue refined over millions of years. Invisible to science until someone thought to listen.

As Katie surveyed existing research, she found something disturbing. There were twice as many studies on erectile dysfunction as on breast milk composition. The first food every human consumes.
The substance that shaped our species. Largely ignored. So she did something bold. She launched a blog with a deliberately provocative name, Mammals Suck Milk. It attracted over a million readers in its first year. Parents. Doctors. Researchers. People asking questions science had skipped. The discoveries kept coming. Milk changes by time of day. Foremilk differs from hindmilk.

Human milk contains over two hundred oligosaccharides babies cannot digest because they exist to feed beneficial gut bacteria. Every mother’s milk is biologically unique.

In 2017 Katie brought this work to a TED stage. In 2020 it reached a global audience through the Netflix series Babies. Today at Arizona State University’s Comparative Lactation Lab, Dr. Katie Hinde continues shaping how medicine understands infant development, neonatal care, formula design, and public health. The implications are enormous.

Milk has been evolving for more than two hundred million years. Longer than dinosaurs walked the Earth. What we once dismissed as simple nutrition is one of the most sophisticated communication systems biology has ever produced. Katie Hinde did not just study milk. She revealed that nourishment is intelligence. A living responsive system shaping who we become before we ever speak. All because one scientist refused to accept that half the story was measurement error.

Sometimes the biggest revolutions begin by listening to what everyone else ignores.”
– thanks Dale McElroy

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The Intermittent Missive – Post Holiday Mania

December 24th:

Joyous Noel, part 4 – Where-in my muse sweeps back in, yelling, “And another thing!”

https://thelawdogfiles.substack.com/p/joyous-noel-part-4
This one started out on my drive home from work, as I suddenly pictured the Flickerfox crouched by a stove in a dark apartment, creating fire.

This one I didn’t plot, it just flowed onto the screen, like my stories usually do. Originally it was a lot darker, but I’m not in the mood for a grim, bleak Christmas this year, so I scrapped the original ending in favour of something a little more Hallmark.

Of course, once the ending had changed, I had to go back and fix the first part to make it mesh better. And then the middle didn’t match the two ends …

While it is darker than the others I’ve written about the Flickerfoxes, it isn’t as dark as the first draft. Holy gods. The ghost of Hans Christian Andersen — who wrote ‘The Little Match Girl’ — read the original version and asked, “So, umm, everything okay at home, buddy?”

Sigh. I hope y’all like it.

In the shadowed streets of the city where the wind howls like a starving wolf, there lived a little girl. Her tenement crouched at the edge of the slum, its roof sagging, and its windows filmed with smoke and grime. Inside, her parents lay sprawled on filthy pallets, needles strewn carelessly about, eyes glassy, chasing dragons in the depths of their minds while the old wood stove stood cold and black.

Winter that year was crueler than most. Grandfather Frost had come early, his long white beard trailing hoarfrost across the land, his breath a killing wind. He walked the world with his staff of frozen bone, tapping once here, twice there, claiming what was weak or forgotten. And he had marked the little girl’s door.

The girl, no more than seven winters old, huddled beneath a threadbare blanket, her lips blue, her fingers numb. The last log had burned to ash days ago, and her parents not bothered to gather more wood. Outside, the temperature plunged until the stars themselves seemed to crack, and the aurora — dancing like music made fire — grew until it flickered over her home.

It was then that the Flickerfox and the Flickervixen appeared, slipping through the veil between worlds like shadows cast by a dying flame. Dressed in green and gold, his fur sparkling like a campfire seen through glass, hers the more sedate shimmer of coals in a fireplace.

The Välkkykettu, grim of countenance, looked silently about the filthy apartment. “Look upon this sorrow,” he murmured to his wife, his voice a crackle of dry leaves in a bonfire. “The child fades, while the fools who birthed her feed their own demise.”

Mrs Välkkykettu, her golden eyes fierce with maternal fire, hurried to the child, removing her cloak of green velvet. “Husband,” she said, gathering the child to her, “This kit is cold.” She settled in front of the stove, the girl — wrapped in her cloak — in her lap.

The little girl, feeling the gentle warmth of Mrs Välkkykettu, and smelling pinon pine and cinnamon cookies, roused, staring wide-eyed at the Flickerfox.

Smiling cheerfully, the Välkkykettu reached into his cloak, and with a flourish, produced a chunk of log, placing it into the belly of the cold, black stove; then he stripped off his gloves, and theatrically gestured with his hands — first the front, and then the back — as if he were a magician on stage, proving he had nothing hidden.

With a mischievous waggle of his eyebrows, the Flickerfox briskly rubbed his paws together, and with each stroke a shower of green sparks fell upon the wood; in mere moments emerald, amethyst, and gold flames flared and then danced merrily.

Safely ensconced betwixt the warmth of the fire, and the warmth of the Flickervixen — and with worry smoothed from her mind — the little girl dropped into easy slumber.

He came at midnight, a tall figure cloaked in blizzard, eyes like frozen lakes; his beard a tangle of frigid barbs. The door slammed open though no hand touched it, and snow swirled in, seeking the child.

The Välkkykettu stepped between his wife and the figure in the door, paws folded calmly, an impish smile playing. Mrs Välkkykettu laid the child — still wrapped in her cloak — in front of the fire, and rose to stand beside her husband, primly brushing off her skirt.

Grandfather Frost regarded the foxes with winter’s patience. “The child is mine,” he said, his voice the scrape of ice on stone. “Her blood slows. Her heart falters. She belongs to the long sleep.”

The Flickervixen regarded him with golden eyes that burned like a bonfire lit on the longest night of the year. “No,” she said, simply.

“Not this one,” murmured her husband, calm but unyielding. “Her fire is low, but it still burns. Seek others, Ancient One.”

“This,” the reply was the hiss of snow driven before a relentless wind, “Is not your demesne.”

Mrs Välkkykettu laughed softly, “You speak to spirits of Chaos about domain?” Violet sparks ran through her fur, and her growl slipped around the room, promising blood and fury, “Be about your business — elsewhere.”

The elder winter spirit tapped his staff on the floor, once. “There,” twice he tapped, “Are,” and thrice, “Laws.”

Green sparks ran across the teeth in the Flickerfox’s smile, “You wish to counsel foxes about laws?” Blue and green sparks ran along his fur, and when they landed on frost, small auroras danced and twinkled about the room. “My bride has desired that you be about your business, Old Frost-bite.”

“Very well,” Grandfather Frost titled his head. “A bargain, then. The child lives. These others … they have long been mine.”

The Flickervixen looked at her husband, who — not taking his eyes off the ancient spirit of Winter they faced — flicked an ear.

Grandfather Frost extended one pale hand. Rime raced across the floor like spilled milk, climbing the parents’ legs, encasing their limbs in crystal. Their eyes opened briefly — glazed, uncomprehending — then closed forever as the ice reached their hearts. In moments, only two figures in glittering hoarfrost remained, faces locked in faint, foolish smiles.

Task done, the old winter spirit inclined his head to the Flickerfoxes, almost courteously. Then he withdrew, taking his killing wind with him, the door closing behind him without a sound.

The nurse stepped out of the Emergency Room onto the parking lot, talking a slow breath of cold, crisp air. Flexing the stress of a night shift out of her neck, she rolled her head back, and with a gasp of delight, saw the undulating dance of the Northern Lights overhead.

She was chuckling with pure joy, when the flicker of a street lamp caught her eye, and in the space between flashes, she suddenly saw a small bundle in the snow.

Curious, she walked to it, and found a card pinned to green velvet. Smelling faintly of spice and sandalwood, the card had only a short address written on it … and then the bundle whimpered softly.

Moments later, the nurse ran into the hospital shouting for assistance and carrying a little girl wrapped in a green velvet cloak.

In the hour before dawn, when the dark is deepest, and reindeer pull hard for their barn and fresh hay, the police officer walked as softly as he could into a hospital room. On the bed, a tiny figure lay amidst the tubes and hoses and wires, sleeping peacefully despite the noise of modern medicine.

Beside her, the nurse sat in a chair, gently stroking the child’s forehead, as the officer entered, she rose quietly and met him at the door.

“Is everything …”

He shook his head. “No. Welfare check found both passed.”

She sighed, gently, “Now what happens to her?” she nodded to the bed.

He blew a soft breath, “They were both frequent fliers. Addicts with the usual addict crimes. No next of kin was ever listed for either one. No family contacts what so ever.”

“So, what happens to her?”

“I don’t know.”

She squared her shoulders, suddenly fierce. “I’m not leaving her alone.”

Seeing the swift fire, he grinned, looked around, and sat down in a chair, setting his hat in his lap. She looked at him, startled, “What are you doing?”

He smiled, “I’ve got nowhere to be. And I like it here.”

She settled into her chair by the little girl, listening to the small child noises, and he cleared his throat.

“I’ll need your phone number. For the report.”

She looked across the room for a long time.

“Ok.” She paused for several breaths, then whispered, “Merry Christmas.”

His smile was easy and warm in the shadows of the room, “Merry Christmas.”

Somewhere far off, Grandfather Frost walked on, staff tapping softly, seeking the next door left unlocked by despair; while above an ancient forest where two bottlebrush tails thumped an exultant rhythm, the foxfire danced to the ancient truth that some lights must be kindled anew, while others are best left to fade.

~Ian Mc Murtrie

As usual, we’ll publish these for the Christmas season in 2026, but until then I don’t mind if you share these little stories, but kindly attribute them to me if you do.

Merry Christmas, Gentle Readers.

Ian

https://thelawdogfiles.substack.com/p/a-new-christmas-fable part 0
https://thelawdogfiles.substack.com/p/joyous-noel part 1
https://thelawdogfiles.substack.com/p/joyous-noel-part-2
https://thelawdogfiles.substack.com/p/joyous-noel-part-3
https://thelawdogfiles.substack.com/p/about-the-valkkykettu  part 3A

https://thelawdogfiles.substack.com/p/joyous-noel-part-4

Merry Christmas to ALL Y’all – Have a Safe, Prosperous, Healthy, and Happy New Year.

December 25th:
H-E-B Grocers’ Computers Fail, So They Take an Opportunity to Spread Unexpected Christmas Cheer
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2025/12/24/christmas-cheer-h-e-b-computers-go-down-and-they-bag-the-customers-purchases-and-let-them-go-n2197459
On Tuesday, at an H-E-B location in Burleson, TX, the computer system went completely down; some reports say for over two hours. “During this busy holiday season when our registers were temporarily down at one of our stores, we gave all those with full baskets their groceries for free,” the statement reads. “The customer experience is at the heart of what we do!”

Merry Christmas!!!
https://oldnfo.substack.com/p/merry-christmas-8c9
I wish each of you joy and happiness in this Christmas season. Enjoy the time with family and friends.
Please take a moment and remember those who serve, not only the military; but the law enforcement, fire and EMS personnel who are out there today. They serve to protect us and help us live in freedom another day.
A Sailor’s Christmas – – – –

Merry Christmas, everyone! – May your Yule be filled with laughter and light. – Ian, Dec 25, 2025
https://thelawdogfiles.substack.com/p/merry-christmas-everyone
We wish you and yours many happy holiday memories this year; and may the season bring you peace and joy.
Now, get off of the internet and go be with family of whatever variety you choose. Love, Ian and Rita
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Wishing you the best of the season
https://www.collapselife.com/p/wishing-you-the-best-of-the-season
Christmas greetings from the crew here at Collapse Life HQ.
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December 26th:
Of Course, Politico Says Christmas Is a Right Wing Boogaloo
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/12/25/of-course-politico-says-christmas-is-a-right-wing-boogaloo-n2668468
Of course, Politico Europe would take this route. Instead of bashing the Islamists that have infested Europe and ruined Christmas markets, the publication decided to rip into normal people by claiming that the Christmas holiday was some right-wing celebration akin to neo-Nazis celebrating Hitler’s birthday

NBC News Pushes Pity Piece for Judges Who Have Ruled Against Trump
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/12/25/nbc-news-pushes-pity-piece-for-judges-who-have-ruled-against-trump-n2668466
Spare us the sob stories about a group of unelected people trying to wrest power from the executive because they didn’t like how the 2024 election turned out.

98 Minnesota Mayors Warn of Fiscal Fallout After State Spends $18 Billion Surplus
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2025/12/24/98-minnesota-mayors-warn-of-fiscal-fallout-after-state-spends-18-billion-surplus-n2668473
U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said he believes that half or more of the $18 billion the state spent across 14 programs was likely fraudulent.

Merry Christmas to All (and Thank God You’re Not a Democrat)
https://townhall.com/columnists/derekhunter/2025/12/25/merry-christmas-to-all-and-thank-god-youre-not-a-democrat-n2668486

(Interesting reading – jlr)
The ‘Inn’ That Wasn’t an Inn: Reading the Christmas Story Carefully
https://pjmedia.com/jamie-wilson/2025/12/25/the-inn-that-wasnt-an-inn-reading-christmas-carefully-n4947499

Get Christ Out of Christmas? Atheists Gets Their Tinsel in a Twist When Sarah Huckabee Sanders Refuses
https://twitchy.com/eric-v/2025/12/25/get-christ-out-of-christmas-sarah-huckabee-sanders-is-having-none-of-it-n2423197
Sarah Huckabee Sanders stood by her faith and refused to be bullied by a bunch of angry atheists, and she did so graciously. Because of her, state employees in Arkansas will have an extra day to spend with their families to celebrate the birth of our savior. A very, merry Christmas indeed.

The White House Goes Full Christmas Vacation — Cousin Eddie Provides Hilarious Response
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2025/12/25/the-white-house-goes-full-christmas-vacation-cousin-eddie-provides-hilarious-response-n2197482
one that’s a requirement for us to watch is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, starring the Griswold family.one that’s a requirement for us to watch is National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation, starring the Griswold family.
video – 00:00:27 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2003914826540896367

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video – 00:01:16 – https://youtu.be/Aoj5qIZvwWA

Real Life Clark Griswold Has Last Laugh on Grinchy HOA — Now They Have to Pay for His Christmas Lights
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/12/25/real-life-clark-griswold-has-laugh-laugh-on-grinchy-hoa-now-they-have-to-pay-for-his-christmas-lights-n2197480

Christmas Eve Concert Canceled at Trump Kennedy Center As Woke Scolds Throw Tantrum
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2025/12/25/christmas-eve-concert-cancellation-at-kennedy-center-n2197477
Now, I guess Chuck Redd thinks he’s sending a message to President Trump. But this cancellation doesn’t hurt the president; it hurts the people who planned on attending the show. It hurts whatever fans Redd might have had who planned to be there. I never heard of him, but then again, I’m not a jazz aficionado. It may also hurt the people who would have worked the event. The concert was free, so it didn’t cost the Center in that sense.

Another Democrat Shows What Entitled Elitists Leftists Are
https://pjmedia.com/robert-spencer/2025/12/25/another-democrat-shows-what-entitled-elitists-leftists-are-n4947520
You most likely haven’t heard of Maria Bucci, and that means that Maria Bucci is not happy with you…all that means that she is very, very important, and all you plebians should show her due respect. A police officer recently dared to act as if she was just an ordinary citizen, and thereby earned her white-hot wrath.
video – 00:01:13 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2003920632078082198

Christmas, Family, and the Cost of Saying ‘No’ to Trans Ideology

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/12/25/enoch-burke-christmas-in-prison-vip-n2668440

Don’t Pop the Champagne Just Yet – Bush Admin Alum Warns JB Pritzker Over SCOTUS Nat’l Guard Decision
https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2025/12/25/attorney-and-gw-bush-aag-warns-jb-pritzker-not-to-be-too-quick-taking-a-victory-lap-on-scotus-decision-n2197481

The Day After Christmas

Twas the day after Christmas, and all through the house,
Every creature was hurtin’ even the mouse.

The toys were all broken, their batteries dead;
Santa passed out, with some ice on his head.

Wrapping and ribbons just covered the floor,
While upstairs the family continued to snore.

And I in my T-shirt, new Reeboks and jeans,
I went into the kitchen and started to clean.

When out on the lawn there arose such a clatter,
I sprang from the sink to see what was the matter.

Away to the window I flew like a flash,
Tore open the curtains, and threw up the sash.

When what to my wondering eyes should appear,
But a little white truck, with an oversized mirror.

The driver was smiling, so lively and grand;
The patch on his jacket said “U.S. POSTMAN.”

With a handful of bills, he grinned like a fox.
Then quickly he stuffed them into our mailbox.

Bill after bill, after bill, they still came.
Whistling and shouting he called them by name:

“Now Dillard’s, now Broadway’s, now Penny’s and Sears
Here’s Robinson’s, Levitz’s and Target’s and Mervyn’s.

To the tip or your limit, every store, every mall,
Now chargeaway–chargeaway–chargeaway all!”

He whooped and he whistled as he finished his work.
He filled up the box, and then turned with a jerk.

He sprang to his truck and he drove down the road,
Driving much faster with just half a load.

Then I heard him exclaim with great holiday cheer,
“ENJOY WHAT YOU BOUGHT…….
YOU’LL BE PAYING ALL YEAR!”
via https://oldnfo.substack.com/p/the-day-after-christmas-5eb

December 27th, 28th:

Prepare Now for Gavin Mania
https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2025/12/prepare_now_for_gavin_mania.html
Glib and sounding intelligent while saying little of substance, Gavin Newsom is essentially a taller, whiter, and less cunning version of Barack Obama. Gavin is not the electoral bantamweight many conservatives claim. At 6’4” with heavily moussed hair, Gavin will be taller and at least as well coiffed and youthful-looking as his GOP opponent. (Although it sounds shallow to highlight Gavin’s physiognomy, let’s acknowledge that an electorate shallow enough to elect Obama and Biden is also capable of electing Gavin.

Rep. Ro Khanna Waves Off Looming Billionaire Exodus From Calif. (Dems Have NOT Thought This Through)
https://twitchy.com/dougp/2025/12/27/rep-ro-khanna-mocks-looming-billionaire-exodus-from-calif-dems-really-havent-thought-this-through-n2423254

Trump Administration Proposes Expanded Technology for Immigration Enforcement
https://americanjournaldaily.com/trump-border-dhs/
“DHS proposes to define the term ‘biometrics’ to mean ‘measurable biological (anatomical, physiological or molecular structure) or behavioral characteristics of an individual,’ and include a list of modalities of biometric collection…This comes after Trump also signed an executive order when he came into office which directs the DHS to take ‘appropriate action to fulfill the requirements of the DNA Fingerprint Act of 2005’ for illegal immigrants arrested in the US.”

They Got Her: FBI Caught Hillary Clinton Talking Donations with Foreign Felon on Tape
https://www.westernjournal.com/got-fbi-caught-hillary-clinton-talking-donations-foreign-felon-tape/

MAHA Hits Roadblock After Obama Judge Sides with Conglomeration of Food Dye Corporations
https://www.westernjournal.com/maha-hits-roadblock-obama-judge-sides-conglomeration-food-dye-corporations/
Judge Irene Berger of the Southern District of West Virginia blocked those plans to remove dyes, instead siding with a conglomerate of food dye manufacturers.

Musician Who Canceled Kennedy Center Performance Over Trump Name Finds Out Actions Have Consequences
https://redstate.com/nick-arama/2025/12/27/musician-who-cancelled-kennedy-center-performance-over-trump-name-finds-out-actions-have-consequences-n2197523
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Trump-Kennedy Center filing $1M lawsuit against musician who pulled out of Christmas Eve concert over name change
https://nypost.com/2025/12/26/us-news/trump-kennedy-center-filing-1m-lawsuit-against-musician-who-pulled-out-of-christmas-eve-concert-over-name-change/

Wait, What About Diversity, Karen? LA Mayor Bass Laments Hispanics Signing Up to Work for Border Patrol
https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2025/12/27/wait-what-about-diversity-karen-la-mayor-bass-laments-hispanics-signing-up-to-work-for-ice-n2197521
video – 00:00:40 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2004677623952334998
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20 yo latino Border Patrol recruit defends his decision to take the job. When asked, “how do you feel about arresting your own kind?” He responds by saying, “They didn’t come in the right way, so they aren’t my kind.
video – 00:00:20 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2002226382055641305

meanwhile in France
CULTURE JIHAD: Muslims Attack Catholic Bookstore For Selling the Bible, Christian Books, Statues of Jesus and Mary
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/culture-jihad-muslims-attack-catholic-bookstore-for-selling-the-bible-christian-books-statues-of-jesus-and-mary.html/
Muslims andleftwing lapdogs target a Catholic bookstore in France, claiming it is ‘fascist’ for selling the Bible, Christian books, and statues of Jesus and Mary. But respect Islam, islamophobes.
(Muslims are now using wacko-leftist language as further reasons for their jihad – jlr)
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Muslim Prayer in Dearborn, Michigan: “Oh Allah, Kill Every Jew, Christian and American”
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/muslim-prayer-in-dearborn-michigan-oh-allah-kill-every-jew-christian-and-american.html/
(Could you imagine the outrage, marches, and lawsuits from Muslims if a Christion Preist had prayed this? – jlr)
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JUDICIAL TYRANNY: Democrat Judge OVERRULES Unanimous Jury Verdict, NULLIFIES GUILTY VERDICT For Somali Migrant Who Stole $7.2M Medicaid Fraud Case
https://gellerreport.com/2025/12/judicial-tyranny-democrat-judge-overrules-unanimous-jury-verdict-nullifies-guilty-verdict-for-somali-migrant-who-stole-7-2m-medicaid-fraud-case.html/

This Outlet Went Nuts Over the Trump White House Wishing Americans a Merry Christmas
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2025/12/28/this-outlet-went-nuts-over-the-trump-white-house-wishing-americans-a-merry-christmas-n2668540
“one more example of the Christian Nationalist rhetoric the Trump administration has disseminated since Day One in office,” Rachel Laser, president and CEO of Americans United for Separation of Church and State…this article in the Washington Post wasn’t nearly as bad as Politico EU, which tried to claim that Christmas was a right-wing holiday, or ‘hijacked’ by the right-wing. We all got the point. It was still stupid.

Liberals in nuclear meltdown mode after 2026 ‘Color of the Year’ is announced
https://www.theblaze.com/shows/relatable/liberals-in-nuclear-meltdown-mode-after-2026s-color-of-the-year-is-announced
Liberals across the nation are in full tantrum mode after a shade of white was declared 2026’s top hue…“Similar to a blank canvas, Cloud Dancer signifies our desire for a fresh start. … An airy white hue, PANTONE 11-4201 Cloud Dancer opens up space for creativity, allowing our imagination to drift so that new insights and bold ideas can emerge and take shape,” wrote Pantone Vice President Laurie Pressman.

Some of Us May Die, But It’s a Sacrifice Democrats Are Willing to Make
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2025/12/27/sat-vip-sacrifices-democrats-are-willing-to-make-n2668528
Mayor Zohran Mamdani has decided to put the lives of every New Yorker at risk by nominating a grossly unqualified and inexperienced woman as the next New York Fire Department (NYFD) Commissioner. Lillian Bonsignore has never worked as a firefighter, which seems like it would be the first bullet point under the “qualifications” section of the job listing.

Does It Get Any More Cringe Than This?
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/does-it-get-any-more-cringe
video – 00:00:28 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2004726237772775581

This Lib Who Converted to MAGA Nails the Left’s Exact Plan to End America Using Just 5 Moves
https://www.westernjournal.com/opinion-lib-converted-maga-nails-lefts-exact-plan-end-america-using-just-5-moves/
…“The goals of the Left have never been more clear, in my opinion: a) Mass migration to win elections b) Mass gun control to disarm the populace c) Mass release of violent criminals for social justice d) Mass social welfare so people are dependent e) Mass control,” …

Starbucks Workers Set Up ‘Ventifada’ Protest Camp at Seattle Headquarters
https://americanjournaldaily.com/woke-company-karma/
a timeless truth that every sane person understands but the modern left refuses to learn: you can’t tame a monster. If you feed it, it doesn’t become your friend—it just gets bigger, hungrier, and eventually, it comes for you.

Jasmine Crockett Rambles for Two Minutes When Asked to Outline Her Agenda, Attacks Trump Tax Cuts and Tariffs
https://www.westernjournal.com/jasmine-crockett-rambles-two-minutes-asked-outline-agenda-attacks-trump-tax-cuts-tariffs/
video – 00:02:41 – https://twitter.com/i/status/2003493652035961341

Trump Axes Dozens of Ambassadors Appointed by Biden
https://www.westernjournal.com/trump-axes-dozens-ambassadors-appointed-biden/
**Politico was the first to report on the ambassadorial recalls, which have drawn concern from some lawmakers and the union representing American diplomats.

ICE Agents Open Fire After Illegal Bites Agent, Rams Officers with SUV: ICE
https://www.westernjournal.com/ap-ice-says-agent-fired-shots-migrant-hit-another-agent-suv-minnesota/
“This dangerous attempt to evade arrest comes after sanctuary politicians, like Governor Walz and other radical leftists, demeaned ICE and held events to help illegal aliens evade arrest,”

Trump Administration Triples Self-Deportation Payments to $3,000 Through End of Year
https://americanjournaldaily.com/trump-gift-white-house/

The World Economic Forum Annual Meeting — everyone’s favorite globalist gabfes
https://www.weforum.org/meetings/world-economic-forum-annual-meeting-2026/
World leaders from government, business, civil society and academia will convene in Davos to engage in forward-looking discussions to address global issues and set priorities. The call for bold collective action makes the meeting particularly relevant…Officially, the 3,000+ self-important delegates will ask how we cooperate in a contested world, unlock new growth, re-skill workers, deploy innovation responsibly, and build prosperity within planetary boundaries. The unofficial answers will sound familiar: more technology, more surveillance, more depopulation — and fewer hard limits on the people designing the systems. You know, a continued bloating of the peon class for the exploitation of these sinister overlords.
video – 00:01:28 – https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dLM2kkg3t9c
Our decoder is as follows:…- “Triple bubble”: Three speculative systems — AI + crypto + debt — stacked on top of each other like Jenga bricks expecting the other to collapse first…“Resilience economics”: How normal people struggle to absorb shocks created by elites, without elites changing anything about themselves…“The quantum economy”: We don’t fully understand it yet, but it sounds expensive, centralized, and excellent for defense contractors…
“Inclusive AI”: Some people’s lives haven’t been destroyed by artificial intelligence yet, and that’s just not fair…“SupTech”: Supervisory technology for regulators means using algorithms so regulators don’t have to understand what they’re regulating.

30 Ancient Remedies That Used To Be Common Knowledge
https://homesteadsurvivalsite.com/ancient-remedies/

ophthalmology, Corrective glasses lie on the Snellen vision chart

Optics

I’ve been having difficulty “doing” things in my office. Two big reasons: one, it is freaking cold. The other, optics.

Our basement is unheated, and we lose way to much heat through the floor into the basement. One of the things that I need to do is to make sure the basement is properly sealed and then to look into insulating it a bit.

With dead shoes, my feet were cold. My hands were cold. My head was cold. It isn’t uncommon to enter my office, which is isolated from the woodstove-heated parts of the house, to see 52° on the thermometer. I have a silent oil-filled heater. Over the course of about an hour the temp will come up to around 63°. On a good day, it might climb over 65°.

That issue was mostly solved by good, fur-lined moccasins.

What I didn’t realize was that my optics were failing me.

Back in the 80s, while at university, I would drive my friend around to different places because he was legally blind. He would tell me street names from memory. And I would miss turns all the time.

It took a couple of trips before I found the right place to turn. I had to find landmarks. I was not driving by street names; I was driving from landmark to landmark.

If you want the epitome of this, just ask a New Englander for directions: Turn left on School Street; it is just past where the machine shop used to be. Yeah, I’ve become that guy.

Regardless, I knew where I was but couldn’t name the street I was on. Then I did something weird: I got my eyes examined and new glasses.

Suddenly I was driving by street names. Why? Because I could actually see the damn street signs before I was driving past them.

Well, my prescription for driving appears to be good. My progressives are not. I need new glasses.

How does this affect working at my computer? Umm, I’m embarrassed to admit, but I put on my computer glasses tonight to see if it makes a difference.It does. I can actually read what’s on the screen.

So when we are talking about optics, remember that they start with the optics that you wear on your face.

Gardner v. Maryland

The process to get a case to the Supreme Court is difficult and expensive. For Eva Marie Gardner, she has done it with no visible help.

In January 2021, Eva Gardner was driving her car on I-270 in Maryland. This expressway extends out of D.C. to Frederick, MD. From there it is just a short distance into PA. It is one of the feeder highways for people that work in D.C. but who can’t afford to live in or near D.C.

While driving, an unlicensed driver “forced” her off the road with the use of a “PIT” maneuver. Both the other driver and Ms. Gardner exited their vehicles. Ms. Gardner stated that she displayed her handgun to deter him.

When the cops arrived, the alleged assailant spoke to them comely. The assailant was unable to provide a valid driver’s license, “proof of car ownership” which I take to mean registration, nor proof of insurance. Note, Maryland is a state that requires you to have car insurance.

Having listened to the two parties, the police let the alleged assailant depart, never to be heard from again. They arrested Ms. Gardner for violation of Maryland Criminal Law § 5-203, carrying a firearm without a Maryland permit.

She would have had an attorney for her criminal trial. She then went through the appeals process pro se, meaning without a lawyer, representing herself.

She had a valid Virginia CCW. If I’m reading her petition correctly, PA doesn’t recognize her VA permit either.

How common is this?

This type of case happens way to often. I refer to the state south of me as “Mordor.” If I were to accidentally carry a shell casing into that state, I would be committing a felony under MA state law. You are required to have a permit to own ammunition or ammunition components, much less an actual firearm.

Post Bruen, it takes around 9 months to get a non-resident CCW, which includes in person interviews.

People violating reciprocity laws is very common. There is a mall that is famous among CCW holders; there are parts of the mall that exist in freedom and others where you are subject to the crown of MA. You can be walking through a store, legally carrying your firearm, take a step over and suddenly you have committed a felony.

There is a scene in the movie Sergeant York where he is at the bar, orders a drink, and goes to sit down with it. The barkeep stops him because he would have crossed the county line into a dry county. He could drink whiskey all day long on one side of the room, but not the other.

That is what it is like. There is no path you can take out of VT, NH, and ME where you don’t have to pass through a gun hating state. MA to the south, NY to the west, and Canada to the north.

I would guess this sort of violation of imaginary lines on a map happens 1000s of times a day.

What makes this case interesting?

Absolutely nothing. This was a pro se case. The Supreme Court sees hundreds, if not a few thousand, pro se cases a year. Most are submitted by jailhouse lawyers. Most are summarily denied cert.

Ms. Gardner is likely a felon for this single stop. She’s no different from all the rest.

The case is so uninteresting that the state of Maryland officially declined to submit a response. This was submitted on an editable PDF. In other words, they couldn’t be bothered to even type something up. Somebody filled in the blanks in the PDF and sent it off.

The petition for writ of certiorari was filed on 2025/10/22. Maryland said “Not interested” on 2025/11/03. The case was distributed for conference 3 days later. (That’s fast).

On 2025/11/12 the Supreme Court “requested” a response from Maryland by 2025/12/12.

On 2025/11/19 the panic had set in. Maryland asked for a 45 day extension, claiming they had not looked at the case and were busy with 7 other important cases, two of which were also Second Amendment Cases.

The extension was granted.

Yes, the Supreme Court told the country, “Pay attention to this case”.

That simple request set the wheels in motion. The request was picked up in the weekly orders. People said, “Huh, what case is this?” and looked it up.

What happened?

Word got out in the Second Amendment legal community. Washington Gun Law mentioned it, then did a video on it. So did Mark Smith and a few others.

This means that on 2025/12/11 the first of the reinforcements showed up.

First up was the Second Amendment Foundation with NRA backing via the California Rifle & Pistol Association (CRPA) and more. The basic argument is that this Nation’s historical tradition of firearm regulation made exceptions for travelers when travelers were in locations demanding permitting or licensing.

The Heller Foundation points out that Supreme Court precedents permit only modest, ministerial burdens on visitors. Maryland’s “preclearance regime” is not modest. They point out that Maryland is forcing travelers to forgo one right for another. And that Maryland’s regime is an outlier.

Thank all the constitutional carry states for that bit.

Ted Cruz and his fellow Senators spoke up. Their contribution might be the better statement of the question. It will be interesting to see what the question SCOTUS presents when they grant cert.

This brief focuses on errors in the inferior courts opinions. The inferior courts used footnote 9 from Bruen.

The Cato Institute hammers on the right to travel is a constitutionally protected right. You have to either give up your right to travel or your right to armed self-defense.

Virginia, New Hampshire, and 22 other states provided their input as well.

A core principle of our federal system is that federal constitutional rights do not change when travelling between the several States. See U.S. Const. art. VI. Just as the Fourth Amendment protects every American’s right to be free from unreasonable searches and seizures in both Nebraska and California, or the First Amendment protects every American’s right to speak freely in both Delaware and Louisiana, the Second Amendment protects every American’s right to carry firearms for self-defense in both Virginia and Maryland.

Maryland has chosen to ignore that cornerstone of constitutional federalism by prosecuting a law-abiding Virginia citizen for possessing a loaded firearm and displaying it to deter an assailant. Worse, Maryland’s basis for the prosecution was a concededly unconstitutional may-issue licensing regime. Applying this unconstitutional licensing regime to a Virginia citizen with a valid Virginia concealed carry license merely because she was attacked in Maryland flaunts this Court’s precedents and basic constitutional principles. Maryland may not require Virginia citizens to obtain a speech license—granted only to those espousing Maryland-approved viewpoints—before speaking. Similarly, it cannot require Virginia citizens to undergo an unconstitutional licensing process before carrying firearms for self-defense.

What are we hoping for?

First, we are hoping that this case does not become an as applied opinion. We want the case to be granted cert and for The Court to find that CCWs are just like driver’s licenses. It doesn’t matter which state issues your license; it is good in all states.

When you add Constitutional Carry to the mix, this means that citizens of half the states in the Union would be able to carry anywhere in the states with just proof of residence in their home state.

This might also be a stepping stone for ending the bs about buying firearms out of state.

SCOTUS – It’s Complicated, Trump v. Illinois

Many years ago my mentor explained to me how the director of the lab had almost gotten himself in trouble. The sort of trouble that ends with “I hereby sentence you to X years.” All because he failed to honor the color of money.

“Color of money” is a term of art within some parts of the government. In this case the lab had a considerable budget. They had been authorized by Congress to purchase a supercomputer. They ordered the supercomputer but were told it would be a while to get it. “A while” was measured in quarters.

The lab needed a supercomptuter now. They were offered a different model that could be delivered and set up within a couple of months.

This is what they decided to do. The problem was they required a few million dollars to buy this second supercomputer. This required another authorization from Congress.

The request was put in, money was coming, it would be there in just a few weeks.

The issue?

That second computer was very popular. There were other people who had cash now to buy it.

The lab director decided he used money that he was authorized to spend to buy the supercomputer. That money was marked (colored) for a different use later in the year.

A few weeks later, Congress authorized money for the second supercomputer, and all the accounts balanced perfectly.

The issue? Using the wrong colored money was technically not allowed. It was the sort of thing that gets you jail time if the powers that be decide they don’t like you.

It appears that this is what happened to Trump

the President relied on 10 U.S.C. §12406(3)

This statue has specific language: unable with the regular forces to execute the laws of the United States..

And that is what happened. The government argues that “the regular forces” means regular federal employees and law enforcement. The courts are saying that “the regular forces” means the military.

Since the administration did not argue that they could not take care of the problem by deploying the U.S. Marines, they had not met the requirement of “unable with the regular forces”.

Now this is where it gets interesting. The court did not address the question of “Can the administration deploy regular forces?”

The Posse Comitatus Act forbids deploying regular forces to enforce laws except under certain circumstances.

But, as Justice Kavanaugh pointed out, there are other statutes the administration can use to authorize the deployment of “the regular forces”.

In other words, it looks like the city of Chicago is about to get what they asked for, good and hard.