Zelenskiy: 'Some Voters Are More Equal Than Others'

 That's exactly what he means....

 Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has agreed to hold elections if there is a ceasefire.  However, eastern Ukraine citizens, those currently living in the Donbas region, who are supportive of Russia, will not be permitted to vote....

In the US, Democrats create favorable votes from scratch.

In The Ukraine, the 'democrat' peremptorily scratches unfavorable votes.

See the difference?  If you do, you are willfully blind. 

But it explains why the Deep State is so in love with Zelenskiy, ain'a? 

Judges Who Are Enemies of the State

This is a list of "judges" who support the mini-insurrection of "Judge" Dugan.  If you were adversely affected by a decision of one of these, you want to investigate hiring a lawyer to obtain a reversal--on general principles.  "Judges" of particular interest--whether by position or geography--are in red.  

Notably, most are retired.  They could never run for re-election (or get re-appointed) with this crap on their record. 

 

A full list of the amici curiae, who are represented by Amb. Norm Eisen of Democracy Defenders Fund and Abbe David Lowell, Brenna L. Frey, David A. Kolansky and Isabella M. Oishi of Lowell & Associates, PLLC is below:

Judge Nancy Gertner, U.S. District Judge, District of Massachusetts (Ret.)

Judge Michael Luttig, U.S. Circuit Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit (Ret.)

Judge Verna A. Adams, Marin County Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Elaine Andrews, Alaska Superior Court (Ret.)

Judge Beth M. Andrus, Washington State Court of Appeals (Ret.)

Judge Stephanie A. Arend, Pierce County Superior Court, Wisconsin (Ret.)

Chief Justice Thomas A. Balmer, Oregon Supreme Court (Ret.)

Judge Paul A. Bastine, Spokane County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Associate Justice William W. Bedsworth, California Court of Appeals (Ret.)

Chief Justice Sue Bell Cobb, Alabama Supreme Court (Ret.)

Chief Justice Michael L. Bender, Colorado Supreme Court (Ret.)

Judge Mark W. Bennett, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Iowa (Ret.)

Judge Linda L. Bergman, Multnomah Circuit Court, Oregon (Ret.)

Associate Justice Margot Botsford, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Ret.)

Associate Justice Bobbe J. Bridge, Washington Supreme Court (Ret.)

Judge Regina S. Cahan, King County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge William Cahill, San Francisco County Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Chief Justice Walter L. Carpeneti, Alaska Supreme Court (Ret.)

Judge Wynne Carvill, Alameda County Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Paula Casey, Thurston County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge Patrick A. Cathcart, Los Angeles County Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Harriett M. Cody, King County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Chief Justice Dori Contreras, Texas Thirteenth District Court of Appeals (Ret.)

Associate Justice Patricia Cotter, Montana Supreme Court (Ret.)

Judge Susan E. Cox, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Illinois (Ret.)

Judge Martin Cronin, Essex County Superior Court, New Jersey (Ret.)

Judge Ronald E. Culpepper, Pierce County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge Beverly W. Cutler, Alaska Superior Court, 3rd Judicial District (Ret.)

Judge Lisa Daniel Flores, Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona (Ret.)

Judge James Dannenberg, Hawaii State District Court (Ret.)

Judge Morton Denlow, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Northern District of Illinois (Ret.)

Judge David K. Duncan, U.S. Magistrate, Judge District of Arizona (Ret.)

Judge Lynn Duryee, Marin County Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Justice Mark Dwyer, New York State Supreme Court (Ret.)

Judge Anita H. Dymant, Los Angeles Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Noel Fidel, Arizona Court of Appeals (Ret.)

Judge Francisco Firmat, Orange County Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Justice Helen Freedman, New York Supreme Court (Ret.)

Judge Ben H. Gaddis, Third Circuit Family Court, Hawaii (Ret.)

Judge Julia L. Garratt, King County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge Deborra Garrett, Whatcom County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge Steven M. Gold, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of New York (Ret.)

Justice Emily Jane Goodman, New York State Supreme Court (Ret.)

Judge Dianna Gould-Saltman, Los Angeles Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Ernestine S. Gray, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court, Louisiana (Ret.)

Chief Justice Mark V. Green, Massachusetts Appeals Court (Ret.)

Associate Justice L. Priscilla Hall, New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division (Ret.)

Judge Helen Halpert, King County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge Leslie A. Hayashi, O`ahu First Circuit District Court, Hawaii (Ret.)

Associate Judge Brook Hedge, D.C. Superior Court (Ret.)

Judge James Hely, Union County Superior Court, New Jersey (Ret.)

Judge Thelton Henderson, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of California (Ret.)

Judge Bethany G. Hicks, Maricopa County Superior Court, Arizona (Ret.)

Associate Justice Geraldine Hines, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Ret.)

Judge Vicki L. Hogan, Pierce County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge J. Robin Hunt, Washington Court of Appeals (Ret.)

Judge Barbara Jaffe, New York State Supreme Court (Ret.)

Chief Justice Wallace B. Jefferson, Texas Supreme Court (Ret.)

Judge Lowell Jensen, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of California (Ret.)

Judge Henry Kantor, Multnomah Circuit Court, Oregon (Ret.)

Associate Judge Anne Keary, D.C. Superior Court (Ret.)

Judge Ronald Kessler, King County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge Steven J. Kleifield, Los Angeles Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Michael S. Kupersmith, Vermont Superior Court (Ret.)

Judge David A. Kurtz, Snohomish County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge James Larson, U.S. Magistrate Judge Northern District of California (Ret.)

Judge Michael A. Latin, Los Angeles Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Linda Lau, King County Superior Court Washington State Court of Appeals (Ret.)

Associate Justice Barbara A. Lenk, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Ret.)

Judge John P. Leopold, Colorado District Court (Ret.)

Judge Keith Levy, Alaska First District Court (Ret.)

Judge Michael Paul Linfield, Los Angeles Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge John Lohrmann, Walla Walla County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge Richard Lyman, Los Angeles Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Barbara Mack, King County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge Patrick J. Mahoney, San Francisco Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Roanne L. Mann, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Eastern District of New York (Ret.)

Judge Victoria S. Marks, Hawaii First Circuit Court (Ret.)

Justice Mary McGowan Davis, New York State Supreme Court, NY County (Ret.)

Associate Justice James F. McHugh, Massachusetts Appeals Court (Ret.)

Judge Kevin McKenney, Santa Clara County Superior and Municipal Courts, California (Ret.)

Judge Christopher Melly, Clallam County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge John Meyer, Skagit County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Associate Judge John M. Mott, D.C. Superior Court (Ret.)

Associate Justice Christopher J Muse, Massachusetts Superior Court (Ret.)

Judge Denise Navarre Cubbon, Lucas Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, Ohio (Ret.)

Associate Justice James C. Nelson, Montana Supreme Court (Ret.)

Judge Peggy J. Nelson, 8th Judicial District Court of New Mexico (Ret.)

Judge Leslie C. Nichols, Santa Clara County Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Associate Judge Rita M. Novak, Cook County Circuit Court, Illinois (Ret.)

Justice Michael J. Obus, New York County Supreme Court, New York (Ret.)

Judge Rafael Ongkeko, Los Angeles Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Brian Owsley, U.S. Magistrate Judge, Southern District of Texas (Ret.)

Judge Gary Oxenhandler, 13th Judicial Circuit Court, Missouri (Ret.)

Judge Philip M. Pallenberg, Alaska Superior Court (Ret.)

Chief Justice Barbara J. Pariente, Florida Supreme Court (Ret.)

Judge Lynn Pickard, New Mexico Court of Appeals (Ret.)

Judge Dean B. Pineles, Vermont District Court (Ret.)

Judge Maurice Portley, Arizona Court of Appeals (Ret.)

Associate Justice Fernande R.V. Duffly, Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (Ret.)

Judge Jeffrey M. Ramsdell, King County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge Judith H. Ramseyer, King County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Justice Rosalyn Richter, New York State Court Appellate Division, First Department (Ret.)

Judge Palmer Robinson, King County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge John Romero, 2nd Judicial District Court, New Mexico (Ret.)

Judge David A. Rosen, Los Angeles Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Carol Schapira, King County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge Barry C. Schneider, Maricopa County Superior Court (Ret.)

Judge Robert Schnider, Los Angeles Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Richard L. Seabolt, Alameda County Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Catherine Shaffer, King County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge Nan R. Shuker, D.C. Superior Court (Ret.)

Judge Jacqueline Silbermann, Supreme Court, New York County, New York (Ret.)

Judge Fern M. Smith, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of California (Ret.)

Associate Justice Sheila Sonenshine, California Court of Appeals (Ret.)

Judge Merri Souther Wyatt, Oregon Circuit Court, Multnomah County (Ret.)

Judge Michael Spearman, Washington State Court of Appeals (Ret.)

Judge Julie Spector, King County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge Diana I. Stuart, Oregon Circuit Court (Ret.)

Judge Paul Suzuki, Los Angeles Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Jeffrey Swartz, Miami-Dade County Court, Florida (Ret.)

Chief Justice Marsha Ternus, Iowa Supreme Court (Ret.)

Judge Philip E. Toci, Arizona Court of Appeals (Ret.)

Judge Michael J. Trickey, Washington State Superior Court and Court of Appeals (Ret.)

Associate Justice Annabelle Imber Tuck, Arkansas Supreme Court (Ret.)

Judge Art Wang, Washington Court of Appeals (Ret.)

Judge T. John Ward, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Texas (Ret.)

Judge Gene Wedoff, U.S. Bankruptcy Judge, Northern District of Illinois (Ret.)

Judge Kerry Wells, San Diego County Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge John P. Wesley, Vermont Superior Judge (Ret.)

Judge Patricia Whalen, Vermont Family Court (Ret.)

Judge Ken Williams, Clallam County Superior Court, Washington (Ret.)

Judge Jeffrey K. Winikow, Los Angeles Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Frances Q.F. Wong, O'ahu First Circuit Court, Hawaii (Ret.)

Judge Beverly Wood, Marin County Superior Court, California (Ret.)

Judge Thomas J. Wynne, Washington Superior Court (Ret.)

Chief Justice Michael Zimmerman, Utah Supreme Court (Ret.)

Another Clinton "Co-Incidence"

 Satan has a very special room prepared....

 A woman whose concerns about Jeffrey Epstein were brushed off by the FBI three decades ago was vindicated Friday after the Department of Justice finally made her complaint public.

Maria Farmer's complaint was buried in the thousands of files related to Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell's sex trafficking cases that the DOJ published as part of its obligations under the Epstein Files Transparency Act.

The document was dated Sept. 3, 1996, 

Bill Clinton was President at that time.  Louis Freeh was FBI Director.  And--of course--Janet Reno, the Mass-Murdererette of Waco, was the AG.

Hang 'em all.

Netanyahu Has New Marching Orders for Trump

Let's see how this plays out.  Either way, it will be very telling.

... Israeli officials have grown increasingly concerned that Iran is expanding production of its ballistic missile program, which was damaged by Israeli military strikes earlier this year, and are preparing to brief President Donald Trump about options for attacking it again, according to a person with direct knowledge of the plans and four former U.S. officials briefed on the plans....

... Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu are expected to meet later this month in Florida at the president’s Mar-a-Lago estate. At that meeting, the sources said, Netanyahu is expected to make the case to Trump that Iran’s expansion of its ballistic missile program poses a threat that could necessitate swift action....

IOW, Benji will tell Trump to 'take care of the problem' on behalf of Israel.  Apparently IDF doesn't have the capability--or more likely, Benji is using the old "Let's you and him fight" trick. 

The "Peace President" is already bombing the living s**t out of Syria, mostly because the Pentagon defied his direct orders to remove US troops in that country during Trump's first term.  That made the 700++ US soldiers into targets, and a couple of them were killed last week.   (Of course, we do not know exactly who killed them.  False-flags are a specialty of Israel.  Jus' sayin')

Let's see how much of a "peace President" this guy Trump really is. 

"Self-Driving Cars"? BWAHAHAHAHAHA

These things are merely prototypes of "AI."

... Dozens of driverless Waymos are just sitting in intersections [in SFO] with no clue what to do. Lights are out, roads are jammed, and the robots are frozen. Locals say every direction is blocked. Some cars are stuck trying to turn, others just sitting in the middle of the road like it's a parking lot. 

The chaos started after a massive power outage knocked out signals across the city....

Many decades ago, the acronym GIGO was created to explain foulups-by-computer.

Nothing has changed, has it? 

P.S.............Wasn't a power outage in SFO a part of a Dirty Harry movie?? 

Little Benny Lies and Lies and Lies......

Clearly, Little Benny has the script memorized.

Too bad the script is a pack of lies.

On this clip, you'll learn that LBJ was also in the grip of a certain, tiny, irrelevant, Middle Eastern country.  That was news to us, but at the time, we were stupid enough to believe what the Government said through its Mockingbird Press operations.

Little Benny is not helping his cause.  In fact, Little Benny is making Tucker Carlson rich AND making that tiny, irrelevant, Middle Eastern country into a pariah.

Well done, Little Benny! 

Do Lutherans Love Sex Offender Illegals??

Apparently some Lutherans do.

 

...Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents arrested Jesus Saucedo-Portillo at Augsburg University, an Evangelical Lutheran University in Minneapolis. But it wasn’t until after campus staff and security attempted to block the operation. Saucedo-Portillo is an illegal alien criminal, once arrested for drunk driving, and a sex offender....

Well, we know that the Evangelical Lutherans (ELCA) are easily the loosey-goosiest branch of the Lutherans.  Maybe the others (Missouri and Wisconsin) are not so much in love with sex-offender illegals.

Or so we hope. 

A Somali in Milwaukee??

Piracy and fraud.  Hallmarks of Somalis.

 

...Prosecutors said 27-year-old Jaquon Benson used fraudulent checks to take cash out of multiple ATMs in a scheme known as "card cracking." He is charged with six felonies. ...

 ...Court filings said the victims ranged from people to business – to even the "Milwaukee County Office of the Sheriff." But not all that money was pocketed.

The complaint said many banks had security measures in place to stop potential fraud before it happened. Still, Benson is accused of cashing out close to $61,000....

At the link you'll notice that the dude is driving a newer BMW.  We drive old Chevys to save the money that he scams. 

Is he a Somali?  Sure acts like one. 

Ruh-Roh: Catholic Charities in Big Money Trouble??

Whoa!

Catholic Charities has proudly "sponsored" immigrants for years.  And for years--due to the near-criminal lassitude of Clinton, Bush the Dumber, Obozo, Trump 1, and Cabbage-Head--"sponsors" of immigrants were liable for Medicaid spent on those immigrants, but never paid up if required.

 

The Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) has told the sponsors of immigrants that they must repay taxpayers for Medicaid benefits for which the immigrants are ineligible yet received despite the sponsors’ vow of financial support....

Whoopsie!  WhoopsieWhoopsie!!

That letter came out 10 days ago.  No wonder the Bishops are thinking of selling their Puzzle Palace in D.C.!

 ...Many Americans mightn’t know it, but federal law requires that those who sponsor immigrants sign an affidavit of support for the immigrant.

The affidavit is “is a contract an individual signs agreeing to use their financial resources to support the intending immigrant named on the affidavit,” the website of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services says:...

... [It] requires the sponsor to provide support for an immigrant that keeps his income at least 125 percent of the federal poverty guidelines.

In other words, immigrant sponsors are financially responsible for immigrants....

 ...O’Neill wrote “we hereby demand reimbursement” — “we” being HHS, which in turn means American taxpayers.

HHS “will seek reimbursement by all available means,” O’Neill warned, “including, but not limited to, filing a lawsuit to recover such amounts.”...

Ten organizations received those letters.

It's like the Good Old Days.  Your LEGAL immigrant granny/grandpa came here only because a US citizen guaranteed that they would not be sucking up taxpayer money on the dole.  Except for the above-named Presidents, .........well.........

How much is Catholic Charities on the hook for, eh??? 

Who's Worse? The PRC or The China Class Here?

A review of Lee Smith's latest offering includes this graf:

... “The pandemic dramatized just how profoundly the relationship had transformed [America’s] ruling class, now employing the same tactics as the CCP and mirroring its cruelty. Covid became an instrument to demoralize Americans and imprison them in their homes; lay waste to small business; leave them vulnerable to rioters free to steal, burn, and kill; keep their children from school and the dying from the last embrace of their loved ones; desecrate American history, culture, and society; and defame the country as systemically racist in order to furnish the predicate for why ordinary Americans deserved the hell that the elite’s private sector militias like the BLM and Antifa and the FBI and other intelligence services had prepared for them.” [Emphasis in original.]...

That "Ruling Class" is actually the "China Class."

... “It was America’s political and corporate elite, the China Class, who largely through trade and financial instruments made this murderous regime what it is today, a peer adversary of the country they call home. And they did it to augment their own wealth, power, and prestige at the expense of impoverishing the American middle class.”...

Thanks, Kissinger-and-Nixon, and your camp-follower industrialists and Big Tech whores.

Someday the favors will be returned. 

The Biden Unaffordability Index

Oh, yes, it was Biden.

 

The Walz State of Massive Fraud. Where is USCC???

 You thought it couldn't get worse?

Think again, pilgrim.

... Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson on Thursday said the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) pulled claims for 14 programs identified by Minnesota officials as being particularly vulnerable to fraud and found $18 billion in Medicaid billing since 2018.

While not all of those payments were illegitimate, Thompson estimated "half or more" of the $18 billion was received through fraudulent means, though he said prosecutors are still working to find the exact number....

That is in addition to the "Feeding the Future" scam.

But wait!!  There's MORE!!!!

... The Department of Labor announced on Monday it is sending staff to Minnesota to investigate concerns about fraud in the state's Unemployment Insurance Program...

That is OUR money.

Notably absent?  Comments from the Bishops of Minnesota and/or the USCC who paint themselves as "Concerned About Social Justice".

How about Social Justice to TAXPAYERS, Excellencies???? 

 

Fleecing the Taxpayer in the Deep Background

 While the Somalis and illegals are 'foreground' thieves and scammers, there is also a 'background' group of thieves and scammers.  You don't know their names because they are not stupid enough to make a big splash with their dealings.

 ...[Interior Secretary] Ernst has investigated issues surrounding the federal government’s real estate holdings. A Government Accountability Office (GAO) memo provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation in December 2023 showed that only six out of 24 agencies had building utilization rates below the Transportation Department’s 14%, with the Social Security Administration having the lowest utilization rate at 7%.

Ernst’s office told the DCNF in December 2023 that every government agency is using less than half of its office space, with the State Department using 49% of its office space, which was the highest total....

Some of those buildings are owned by the Government.

MANY OTHERS are owned by Deep Background investors, and leased to the Government.  They are very happy to build and lease a building to the Feds.  They make a profit AND the rent is going to be paid, as the Gummint is a good credit risk.

If the building is on a 10-year lease (most are), and the Gummint moves out after 4 years, well, the investor still gets paid.

We'll bet that you have no idea who those investors are.  And they're very happy about that. 

 Need another example?  Thanks for asking!!

...The federal government also spent $3.3 billion on new furniture, despite the bulk of government employees working from home during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the New York Post. ...

We are acquainted with the office furnishings biz.  Trust us when we tell you that the FedGov buys a HELLUVALOT of furniture, and tosses out the "old" stuff, or puts it into another leased building for "storage." Not because the "old" stuff is useless--but because Gummint Boss-Lady/Boss-Man wants to "re-decorate" the place.  Most of you readers have furniture that is far greater than 5 years old, and lots of you have stuff that is >20.

Why does Gummint-Man/Wimmin have to have better than that? 

Because they are Entitled.  They are Superior.  Don't you know that yet???? 

Illegal?? No Welfare For YOU!!

 This is a blow to Evers, the Communists Voces de la Frontera bunch, and lots of other "human rights" jackwads.

... In a major reversal, the Department of Justice has discarded a decades-old interpretation of a law that essentially allowed illegal aliens to collect welfare benefits.

In a 20-page slip opinion bearing Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser's signature, the Department of Justice reversed its reading of "federal means-tested public benefit" in light of last year's overturn of Chevron U.S.A. Inc. v. Natural Resources Defense Council Inc....

The Chevron overturn meant that Congressional intent--not bureau-weenies--determines how TAXPAYER MONEY is spent.  Or, as in this case, that bureau-weenies cannot make up s**t and put it onto the taxpayer's credit card.

... The previous interpretation, stemming from the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 under Democratic President Bill Clinton, extended welfare to illegal aliens by splitting hairs between mandatory and discretionary spending. The DOJ previously directed the Departments of Health and Human Services and Housing and Urban Development to interpret this phrase to allow the extension of benefits to illegal aliens under discretionary benefit programs....

Yah, well....

 ...The new opinion rules that the PRWORA includes benefits under both mandatory and discretionary spending programs and withdraws the preceding 1997 opinion, effectively closing this loophole that allowed illegal aliens to collect welfare benefits.

The opinion notes that the PRWORA had many other parts that would seem to resist the old interpretation, particularly since the relevant section of the law was enacted "to address abuse of the welfare system by aliens in the United States."...

Eric Holder basically told Congress to F.O.A.D.  The Trump peeps fixed that.

By the way, about 60% of illegals are collecting FEDERAL TAXPAYER DOLLARS.  That's going to stop.  Let's see if Voces de la Frontera and their ilk steps up and disgorges their cash to make up for it.  After all, giving welfare privately is perfectly legal.

Wanna bet they step up?? 

Shameful Headline at CBS 58

Under "Local Politics" on the Channel 58 site, we have this headline:

US Justice Department sues 3 states, District of Columbia for voter data

Oh?  WHICH three States?

 ...The latest lawsuits were filed against Wisconsin, Illinois, Georgia and the District of Columbia....

Huh.  We happen to think that Wisconsin is actually "local"--and that when our State is sued by the Feds, it is of "local" interest; that is, it should not be buried in graf 2.

But then, Scott Bauer is the author of the story.... and he has Particularly Good Friends in the office of the Governor and the State Elect-the-Democrat Election Commission.

So, for the purposes of Certain People, Wisconsin is NOT "Local."

Gaming the Dugan Trial: No Confirmed Verdict Yet

The jury reached two verdicts, one being "Guilty", in the Judge Dugan trial.  But the game is not over.

During deliberations, the jury sent some questions to the judge, Adelman.  According to the defense, his responses are a problem:

 

...The defense plans to focus on how Adelman responded to two key jury questions seeking clarity about what Dugan knew regarding the federal agents' arrest warrant and who it was for.

"The verdict encompasses the problem with how the questions were answered. Our main argument is going to be how the questions were answered," said Steven Biskupic, Dugan's attorney and a former U.S. Attorney....

 

..."They were essentially the same questions, and in count one it's answered one way, and in count two it's answered another," Biskupic said.

Biskupic described the mixed verdict as a "big thing from the defense perspective."

He pointed out that if the "same elements," meaning alleged conduct of count one, are in count two, why different conclusions?...

Adelman will have to consider the defense's request to set aside (vacate) the jury's "Guilty" verdict.  Apparently, under Fed procedures, Dugan is not technically "guilty" until Adelman confirms the jury verdict.

Not that we are suspicious or anything..........but given what we know about Adelman's hard-Left inclinations and the circle-the-wagons mindset in the Ruling Class, Adelman's response here--and the responses of the 7th Circuit--will be very telling.

It ain't over.

"Monsters of Da Munster"??

 Perhaps Da Bears are moving to Indiana (!!!!)

 The Chicago Bears are increasingly frustrated with politicians in Chicago and Illinois and are now reportedly considering locations in Northwest Indiana for a new stadium....

Well, then.

How about settling in Munster, IN?  They could retain their "Monsters" nick and everything.  Added benefit:  they could virtually OWN the town instead of being a mere pawn in the hands of politicians every bit as corrupt as Zelenskiy or Walz.

Hmmmm. 

Monsters of Da Munster.

Hmmmm. 

How About a Nice Stable, Bishops??

 Looks like the US Bishops are heading for a money-crunch.  Prolly going to sell their Puzzle Palace in DC.

...While conference leaders say that USCCB finances are healthy, the task force approaches its work after a significant loss of federal funds, and personnel cuts across several departments in recent years.

At the USCCB’s plenary meeting in Baltimore last month, outgoing treasurer Archbishop James Checchio told bishops that the conference was facing “a challenge.”

“Succinctly,” Checchio said, “times have changed, but our physical structure has not, and the way we do business largely remains the same.”.....

Somebody Who accomplished great things started off in a stable.

You ought to consider it, Bishops. 

 

Jobs?? We Got 'Em!!

Nice piece of arithmetic over at PowerLine, quoting St Onge:

 ...The BLS says we lost 41,000 jobs in 2 months. But control for Federal layoffs and we gained 121,000. Control for deportations and we gained 300,000. The “Weak” job numbers are entirely made of Federal layoffs and millions of illegals going home....

Native Americans are working.

And buying stuff.

PLENTY of "affordability" here. 

A Trump War? War Crime? Yup.

One of the more knowledgeable peeps on the 'net regarding matters of war and peace (not to mention Harleys and pizza) is Grim.

... It seems very likely to me that the Trump administration is committing the war crime of aggression by blockading Venezuela; it is certainly already committing acts of war against Venezuela, which means that even absent a declaration we are already at war with Venezuela. That doesn't matter legally, since the United States is a permanent member of the Security Council and will certainly veto any attempt to hold it responsible for doing so. 

It merits notice, at least. We should at least speak the truth. These laws aren't really laws, and they're not enforceable, and the institutions that claim the power to enforce them are jokes at best; the diplomacy around it is hypocritical to the point of being ridiculous. Nevertheless, it does look as if the US is committing an act of war that is a war crime against a nation that has not in fact attacked us in any way that would violate the rules. ...

The combox is also interesting. 

MKE County Board Shoves Money Into the Black Hole

 Some news stories are pure entertainment.  You've read about "Black Holes"; this is one of them.

 

The Milwaukee County Board voted Thursday to save six bus routes from being cut in 2026 due to a projected $14 million budget shortfall....

 ...To address the budget gap, the county plans to use the last of its federal COVID-19-era money, along with an extra nearly $5 million set aside in the County Executive's 2026 budget, to minimize route changes for riders.

Starting Jan. 1, bus fares will increase from $2 to $2.75 for the regular fare, and from $1 to $1.25 for the reduced fare....

 This means that the Covid funds are zeroed out.  No more Free Fun Money!

Further, a VERY large number of bus riders does not pay the fare.  They just get on the bus and take a ride.  Nobody does anything about it.

Best part?

.... The vote on Thursday saves the routes through 2026, but MCTS is projecting an even bigger deficit in 2027, though the exact amount has not been disclosed....

Gee.  Wonder why the County won't tell us the Black-Hole-Deficit number for '26?

Because Crowley thinks he'll be elected Governor and will send another Umpty-Million in taxpayer funds to cover that deficit. 

Dugan Guilty. Send More Money!!

To many of us, the guilty verdict on the FELONY charge is a surprise.  Not because she is innocent (far from it), but because we thought Adelman would find a way to spring her.

This means that she will be disgracefully drop-kicked from the bench AND she will most likely lose her law license.  (We say "most likely" because the Wisconsin Supreme Court, which makes that decision, is loaded with Lefty Harridan AWFLs.)

Meantime the defense lawyers want Mo'Money!!

..  We have planned for this potential outcome and our defense of Judge Dugan is just beginning. This trial required considerable resources to prepare for and public support for Judge Dugan’s defense fund is critical as we prepare for the next phase of this defense...

Dugan has lived on a $174,000/year salary for quite a while and will draw a large County pension when she is drop-kicked from her job.  But paying $300-$500K for defense lawyers requires LOTS of outside support.

So the Illegal Alien Benevolent Society will be joining Soros in making defense lawyers rich while STILL losing on the felony count. 

The illegals can afford it:  59% of them are drawing welfare here in the USA. 

"Tariff Inflation"? Nope.

Cadged from the Epoch Times through Ace:

 Tariff-sensitive items were little changed over the past 12 months.

The apparel index is up 0.2 percent year over year, while the new-vehicle index has risen 0.6 percent over the 12 months ending in November. Additionally, on an annualized basis, appliances have increased by 0.5 percent, smartphones have declined by 9.4 percent, and footwear has dipped by 0.1 percent...

But But But 25-year-old pimpled "reporters" told us that DOOM DOOM DOOM is here.

You mean we cannot trust them to be correct??? 

SSPX's Recruiter of the Year

A Bishop (perhaps a Catholic) in Charlotte wins the SSPX "Recruiter of the Year" award.

Bishop Michael Martin of Charlotte, North Carolina, has banned the public use of kneelers for receiving Communion with effect from 16 January 2026....

As you recall, this "Catholic Bishop" also shut down every single Old Rite Mass in Charlotte save one--which will be celebrated in a very small chapel. 

The SSPX, which has ordained over 700 priests since its beginning, should be looking at Charlotte as a ripe fruit which will fall into their hands. 

England Pokes the Bear

This woman happens to be the grand-daughter of the Ukrainian Nazi Constantine Dobrowolski.

... In a rather remarkable speech to the British people, Blaise Metreweli proclaimed Europe is in “the space between peace and war,” with a direct military conflict with Russia looming as the biggest threat.  Metreweli declared, “Our world is being actively remade, with profound implications for national and international security.”...

... Seemingly targeting a shift in U.S. position toward Europe, Metreweli said, “Institutions which were designed in the ashes of the Second World War are being challenged. New blocs and identities forming and alliances reshaping. Multipolar competition in tension with multilateral cooperation.”...

Only a few days ago, the head of NATO said essentially the same thing. 

The EU also confiscated about $300BN in Russian money a few days back.

This is not a war that Putin is starting.  And Trump had best be sending the EuroWeenies a message:  YOU ARE ON YOUR OWN. 

Added:  

... Britain, France, and Italy each saw sluggish growth of only 0.4%, 1.1%, and 0.75%, respectively, in 2024...

.Perhaps Britain wants to revive its economy with WAR MONEY???

 

Witkoff & Kushner Offer US Troops??? WTF???

That's according to this article.

 The United States has offered to provide Nato-style security guarantees for Kyiv as US and European negotiators report progress in talks to end Russia’s war in Ukraine, but a deal on territorial concessions remained elusive. Envoys sent by Donald Trump made the unprecedented offer at talks on Monday with the Ukrainian president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, in Berlin. US officials have warned that such a deal would not be on the table forever. European leaders stressed the outcome of the talks would affect their own countries’ security for decades to come...

Oh, really?

Fine--but only if Witkoff and Kushner send ONLY THEIR OWN FAMILIES into that charnel house.

Other US citizens may choose to participate--or not.

Deal? 

The Clinton Crooks, Protected

Best be sitting down before you read this shocker.

 ...FBI agents tried to get the help of federal prosecutors to determine whether or what crimes occurred while Hillary Clinton served as Secretary of State, most notably, because at that time, her family foundation solicited hundreds of millions of dollars from foreign and U.S. interests with business before her department.

"Shut it down!" then-Deputy Attorney General Sally Yates is quoted as demanding in the shorter timeline of the politicized barriers that agents in New York City, Little Rock, Ark., and Washington D.C. reported....

Yates--another crook--was hardly the only criminal conspirator in the FBI.  Plenty more at the link.

Remember this:  Hillary told us it was all 'for the chillrrrren.'

How many of the Clinton Criminal Gang are going to prison?

Zero. 

Trump To Tear Apart the EU? Good!!

 The EU invented a "crisis" and voted to retain the frozen Russian assets on deposit at European banks.  It was a blatantly-illegal move, although it is true that the EU's economic situation is rapidly deteriorating.

Result?

...The USA wants to achieve the withdrawal of Austria, Hungary, Italy, and Poland from the European Union.

    This is stated by the publication Defense One, citing an unpublished version of the US national security strategy, which was privately sent to journalists....

Hmmm.

Even more fun:

... Trump’s team has had some surprising ideas of late, like the new C5 (Core Five) to replace the outmoded G7. The C5 countries would be the five biggest economic superpowers: China, US, India, Russia, Japan—a tad humiliating for Germany to be left out of such a group, but reality isn’t ‘polite’ or pleasant....

The EuroWeenie crowd (all hat, no cattle) is apoplectic, now depicting Trump and Putin as partners in Eeeeeeeeeeeeeevillllllllll.

Trump's used to that.  We don't think he's shedding tears over it. 

Trump vs.the Second Amendment

Certain People do not like Hamas' response to Trump.  They seem to think that "rights" do not accrue to Palestinians.  (Remember that the New Testament refers to that land as "PALESTINE."  It has been around for a while.)

Trump demands that Hamas 'turn in its weapons' as part of a "peace agreement" in the Middle East.

Hamas' response?

... “the resistance and its weapons are our honor and glory” and that “the battle is not over,” boasting that rights are won “at the recruitment office, not the U.N. Security Council”...

Maybe Donald Trump needs to re-read the Bill of Rights.  Skip to Amendment Number Two.

Got it? 

Biden Gave Illegals FHA Loan Guarantees

There are about 20 million illegals in the US.

They live in places--like apartments and homes.

How do they buy homes?

With Biden-approved Federal Housing Administration mortgage-loan guarantees!!

So.

They got money which is supposed to go to low-income CITIZENS.

Now--when they suddenly leave town--the taxpayer pays off the mortgage.

How long before the rope-tree-some-assembly-required formula takes place for Certain Former Government Officials?? 

"Cost" Crisis? Or "Too Many Cooks" Crisis?

 We're just asking questions here because we don't have answers.

 

Some Milwaukee restaurant owners are fighting to keep their doors open as they face a perfect storm of challenges that have made 2025 one of the most difficult years in recent memory....

... The challenges extend beyond ingredient costs to shipping delays and changing consumer habits. The situation has become so dire that several Milwaukee establishments have been forced to ask for help publicly or close entirely....

Costs rise.  Ask anyone who pays an electric bill, or who buys foodstuffs.

But in a business there is the other side:  sales.  If you cannot get people to buy your stuff, "cost" is irrelevant:  you're going out of business.

It would be interesting to find out how many restaurant licenses were active in Milwaukee County in, say 1970, compared to today.  That would provide perspective.  Another question:  are these businesses providing 'stuff' to a vanishingly-small niche market?  If you can only count on 100 regular customers, instead of 1,000 or 5,000, you may have a problem.  

Finally:  a lot of restaurants and bars barely survived the Biden Chinese Red Death, and unless they were recapitalized, many staggered on for a few more years before folding their tent.  It's Bankruptcy 101:  first slowly, then all at once.  We are sympathetic, but stuff happens.

But The Narrative has been served, you know:  Trump is in office.  So its his fault.

Hmmmm.  

Trump Trolling? Or Losing His Mind??

We prefer to think that this is another of Trump's laser-pointer-near-kittycat moves.

 ...Trump noted that his administration is ending several taxes, but taxes on gambling are not among them at this time, Fox Business Network (FBN) reported.

“We have no tax on tips, we have no tax on Social Security, and we have no tax on overtime,” Trump said. “No tax on gambling winnings, I don’t know. I’m gonna have to think about that.”...

Note well:  this asinine response was prompted by a Fox Business News question.  Gee.  Is Fox tied to professional sports?  Would Fox viewership (and ad revenues) increase if gambling on sports were tax-free?  

Or did FBN try to trap Trump into making a dumb remark?

Gambling is like porn:  addictive, and a powerful means of demolishing men and families.  Make it more rewarding?

Not Good. 

Be PC Or No Bank for YOU!!!

You will not be surprised.

 Between 2020 and 2023, the [Office of the Comptroller of the Currency] found that JPMorgan Chase & Co., Bank of America Corp., Citigroup Inc., Wells Fargo & Co., U.S. Bancorp, Capital One Financial Corp., PNC Financial Services Group Inc., Toronto-Dominion Bank, and Bank of Montreal, all maintained policies that restricted legal companies from access to banking based on the “values” of the bank.

According to the OCC report, “these nine banks made inappropriate distinctions among customers in the provision of financial services on the basis of their lawful business activities by maintaining policies restricting access to banking services or requiring escalated reviews and approvals before providing certain customers access to financial services.”...

To be fair:  the Obama (and Biden) Administrations made it clear that the banks could lose their licenses if they were caught banking Undesirables such as gun manufacturers, gun retailers, and other outfits which do not align with the New World Order, including social networks (like Trump's).  

Of course, the banks did their teenage-girl thing and ran away, frightened.  Not one pair of balls in  the whole bunch.  We're looking at you, Jamie Dimon, President-Wannabee. 

Trump Tightens H-1B, Again

Trump has tightened down the screws on the H-1B invasion again.

... Panic and confusion has gripped hundreds of US H-1B visa applicants in India after the Trump administration rolled out new rules requiring them to submit their social media for vetting.

Applicants have received abrupt emails from American consulates informing that their interviews stood scrapped or pushed likely into next year....

Awwwww.   They are "panicked."  

 ...The Trump administration earlier this year hiked H-1B visa fees to $100,000 for new applicants.

This came after the U.S. deported hundreds of Indians, living illegally in the country or with expired visas, as part of Mr. Trump’s crackdown on illegal migration....

That $100K fee does NOT apply to renewal requests, but at some point in time, the renewals will expire.  As it is, Trump added $100K to the expense of hiring an H-1B--AND he intends to screen them a lot more tightly.

What happens next?

The ultra-low-cost Indians will be hired--but they will be overseas, not here.  It will be more practical to hire US citizens for most companies, but TATA and the other Indian body-shops will likely hire in India.

Here's a question for States (like Wisconsin) which utilize Indian body-shops:  will you force them to have their people on-site in Madison?  Or will you keep those jobs in India at the expense of your citizens?

Hmmmm. 

WI Energy Prices? You're Screwed by Democrats

Within one's memory, Wisconsin Electric Co. bragged about having one of the 5 lowest KWH-costs in the USA.  It was great for consumers AND for businesses.

How low were those prices?

In January 2000, a KWH cost 0.06164 cents.

Those were the Good Old Days.

Following Doyle's Great Green Leap Backwards, then the acquisition of Wisconsin Electric by a (greedy) Chicago-based utility and then the Evers Green Grab Into the 18th Century..........

The price of that KWH in 2025 became 0.18325

Triple.

Yah, those windmills and sun-catchers sure helped somebody.  But not you.

Worse:  when you look at the following chart, you'll note that Wisconsin is heading into Blue State Rates territory.  Catching up with Illinois, Michigan, Pennsylvania, and New York?  That's the goal of the Democrats.  Of course, it's YOUR money they're spending--as usual.

Thanks, Tony!  We owe you a lot.

 

 

Is NATO Pushing for War??

 This is a rather odd announcement.

 The head of NATO warned the West of a war with Russia on Thursday, describing the potential conflict as an ordeal the world has not seen since the days of “our grandparents and great-grandparents.”

“Conflict is at our door. Russia has brought war back to Europe, and we must be prepared for the scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured,” Mark Rutte said in Berlin. “We need to be crystal clear about the threat. We are Russia’s next target, and we are already in harm’s way.”...

"We" means Europe.  But of course, should Russia attack Europe, the US will be involved.  Blood and treasure.

Rutte was not having cocktails with a reporter and being jocular.  It seems that he's quite serious about this.  So Rutte ought to tell Europe (and the US) how he knows this.  Is this knowledge a Biblical Certainty?  A 50-50 proposition?  Or just another way to rev up the Military-Industrial Complex and--by the way--a lot of budget money?

We repeat:  why the Hell do we remain in NATO? 

Grassley v. Trump

According to Trump, Sen. Grassley's Judiciary Committee is failing to act on Trump US attorney appointments, which causes problems with prosecutions.

According to Grassley, Trump's Boyzzz cannot provide background checks and other pertinent materials to the Committee in a timely fashion.

That's another Bondi problem, ain'a? 

9,500 Off the Road--and Counting

So far, Trump & Co. have yanked 9,500 NON-ENGLISH-SPEAKING semi-truck drivers off the roads.

Took--what?---60 days or less to find that many.

Newsome wants to be President, but of what country?  Pakistan?  India??? 

 

Maduro Acts Against the Church

At some point in time, it was inevitable for Maduro to cross swords with the Church.

Cardinal Baltazar Porras, one of the staunchest clerical critics of the Venezuelan regime, was briefly detained by police and had his passport annulled after he tried to board a flight on Dec. 10.

The cardinal was informed that he has been banned from leaving the country....

 ...Tensions between the Church and government have risen since the canonization of the first two Venezuelan saints, Saint José Gregorio Hernández and Saint Carmen Rendiles, on Oct. 19.

A few days before the canonization, the Venezuelan bishops published a pastoral letter in which they called for the release of the more than 800 political prisoners in the country.

And in an Oct. 17 event in Rome commemorating the canonizations, Cardinal Porras said that the situation in Venezuela was “morally unacceptable [including] the growth of poverty, militarization as a form of government to incite violence, corruption, and lack of autonomy of public powers, and the disrespect of the people’s will.”...

In other words, Maduro acts like the Democrat Party.

No wonder the Democrats support the drug cartels over the US national interest. 

 

Evers Sticks It Up Your Ass

Actually, this is surprising.  Evers doesn't usually have the courage to go in-your-face like this.

Democratic Gov. Tony Evers on Dec. 5 vetoed a bill to ban public funds from covering health care for undocumented immigrants in Wisconsin.

Wisconsin does not grant funds for illegals at this time; the bill is merely a 'double-check' on the system

So what does Tiny Tony have to say about it?

... Republicans’ decision to pass this bill was more about being inflammatory, stoking fear, and sowing division than it was about accomplishing any significant policy outcome or being prudent stewards of taxpayer dollars...

Because only the Left gets to call people "Nazi" "Racist" and "Anti-Semite."  And only the Left gets to call for insurrection from the troops.

Right, Tony?

By the way, Tony:  when was the last audit of Badger Care which specifically included checking for illegals???

Hmmmm???? 

Driverless AND Brainless

 A given, right?  No car driver, then no brains in the car.

 

This week, there was a minor traffic accident in San Francisco. Two cars bumped into each other at low speed, and a third stopped for the accident and further blocked traffic. A mere nothing. This happens all the time, and we all know what happens next: the drivers exchange insurance information (and if they're thinking, they move their cars out of traffic first) and leave. Maybe they call the cops and file a report. But not this time

 This time, the three cars just sat there, deadlocked. Nobody moved, nobody talked, nobody took any action. This is because there was nobody to take action. No humans were involved. All three cars were autonomous vehicles operated by Waymo. Following the minor crash, none of them could figure out how to proceed and so just sat there, patiently waiting. They're good at that. Machines are very patient.

Eventually, someone (presumably from the company) came down and got things cleared up, but it exposed an obvious gap in how driverless cars handle fairly routine problems. In this case, the cars (or a car - the company's statement is unclear) got snarled up in a dead-end street and had a collision while one or more of them was trying to do a multi-point turn to get out of it....

BWAHAHAHAHAH 

Another Court Victory for Trump

 ....and in the DC Circuit, of all places!

 

A federal appeals court in Washington, D.C., on Tuesday cleared the way for President Donald Trump’s ban on military service by individuals who identify as transgender or have gender dysphoria, staying a lower-court order that blocked War Secretary Pete Hegseth from enforcing the policy.

The 2–1 decision by a three-judge panel of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit sharply rebuked U.S. District Judge Ana Reyes, concluding that her ruling in March overrode military judgment and applied a standard of review the courts are not entitled to use when second-guessing force-readiness decisions....

Except to this particular trial "judge," "Commander-in-Chief" actually means something.  Maybe she and that Katanji Brown critter learned to read in a Publkk Screwel or sumpin'sumpin. 

Common Sense from Rep. Massie

We don't give a flying damn what Trump thinks of Cong. Massie.  THIS is a good idea.

 Republican Rep. Thomas Massie of Kentucky announced on Tuesday that he had introduced a measure to remove the U.S. from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, arguing that the decades-old alliance is obsolete, has been costly for American taxpayers and puts the nation at risk of engagement in foreign wars.

"NATO is a Cold War relic. The United States should withdraw from NATO and use that money to defend our country, not socialist countries. Today, I introduced HR 6508 to end our NATO membership," Massie said in a post on X....

He's following in the footsteps of Sen. Mike Lee.  Aside from their mutual Libertarian affections, these guys have it right.  

At one time, there was a "sick man" in Europe, that being Turkey.  Things have changed.  Now all of Europe is sick.

Why should we play doctor?  Send Fauci as a token of our affection. 

Autism: Just Another Fraud?

Jay Weber found a story we haven't seen yet.

Apparently, the number of autism diagnoses jumped like an electrocuted cat as soon as Obama pushed through a PAY HERE Medicare category labeled "Autism."

Surely that was a co-incidence.  /sarc

But remember that the Minnesota $$Billions were largely for "autism" claims.

Hmmmmm. 

Soon-To-Be-Exported Criminal Illegals

 Handy-dandy database of the criminals Trump is drop-kicking out of the USA.

Many of the Wisconsin criminals were already incarcerated either at the State prison in Sturtevant or Club Graybar Federal in Oxford.

But a lot of others were scattered around--Waukesha, Milwaukee, Green Bay, Kenosha, Madison.....

Lovely pictures, too. 

Congress Takes the Bribe

If you can't figure out who REALLY pays your Congress-slime and Senators, this will help.

... House and Senate negotiators finalized the 2026 National Defense Authorization Act on Sunday, agreeing that the president may not reduce the number of American troops stationed in Europe below 76,000 without certifying that such a move would not harm NATO’s security interests. 

The bill also features a similar South Korea clause and includes $400 million for the Ukraine Security Assistance Initiative....

We agree that France, Italy, and Germany need US troops to provide defense.  That's because those pathetic weaklings cannot possibly defend themselves; and it would not take the Russian Army to roll through that miserable patch of land, either.  A Boy Scout brigade from Texas would do.

When you ask your Congress-slime why the Hell he/she/it voted for another $400 million to line Zelenskiy's pockets, he/she/it will tell you that the money is "allocated," but not "spent."  That's true, but--of course--it means very little, indeed.

So who is REALLY paying your Congress-slimes??  Big Arms and Big War-Support, (Halliburton/Dresser) and others who directly/indirectly benefit from Perma-War Anyplace Anytime.

And to Hell with YOU! 

Pp. Franny's Vaxx-Worship

 Tucker's guest shows a Vatican coin minted in 2022 under the regime of Franny1.  (See minutes 1-5 on the video.)

It utilizes standard iconography (trinitarian--three figures) with a cross and, of course, the Vaxx.

The legend:  A boy prepares for his first vaccination.

Franny1 was far, far, worse than you thought possible. 

"Cost of Tariffs"? WHAT "Cost of Tariffs"??

It appears that Cong. Steil (R-WI) will remain in his seat after the '26.  But that doesn't stop the Hard Left (Democrat Party) from lying about tariffs.  They filmed a Kenosha fireman crying about 'the cost of tariffs' hurting his 5-child fam.  See, he can hardly afford to feed the kids.

He's knocking down around $75K/year with a gold-plated benefit program, and his wife is an RN meaning she's knocking down another $85++K/year.  If they cannot afford food--compared to, say, someone trying to live on a mere $50K/year--we think that he ought to examine his other spending.  How many cars?  How old are they?  How many square feet in his home?  Jewelry?  Parochial school??  So Many Expenses!! 

But we digress in addressing his full-of-s**t monologue about "cost of tariffs."  Why?

Simply put, there ARE no "costs of tariffs"--at least, that the 'poor, poor', fireman pays.

... I’m starting to feel especially sorry for all those who have claimed equally insistently that his tariffs are to blame for much of the damage.  For just about every time a new official report on the state of the economy comes out, these claims get rudely debunked – with the latest example being today’s release on the consumer inflation gauge most valued by the Federal Reserve.

According to the new data for September on the Price Indexes for Personal Consumption Expenditures (PCE) inflation, there’s been no notable uptick in this gauge’s headline measure of consumer price changes, for the core measure (even more highly valued by the Fed), or for the PCE category where tariffs’ impact is most likely to appear....

After running through a few sets of numbers which show very little inflation (about 2.8 year-over-year), we get here:

... The case for tariff-driven inflation weakens even further in the PCE category which is most import heavy and therefore where such price changes should show up most prominently:  durable goods.  Here are the monthly numbers from February through September:  

February      0.4 percent

March          0.0 percent

April            0.5 percent  

May             0.0 percent

June             0.5 percent

July            -0.1 percent

August       -0.1 percent

September -0.1 percent 

In fact, what these numbers show is recent deflation – that is, prices actually falling in absolute terms since June....

So where's the fire?

In that fireman's head.

By the way, we are NOT making a case for Steil.  He--like his BFF Paul Ryan--has been MIA on red-meat MAGA issues, mostly because he needs a job and his district is razor's-edge balanced.

But you'd think that a fireman wouldn't lie, right?

Nah.  He's a Democrat, and lying is what Democrats do. 

  

Layoffs?? What Layoffs???

Wolf Street--as usual--has the correct numbers, which just so happen to contradict the Demo-Lie Machine known as "the Press."  (Also the Pubbie-Lie Machine, known as "the Press"--see the next blog post.)

This Democrat/Press lie is all about "layoffs."  But Initial Unemployment Claims are the true tell.

The easy-peasy look is the below chart.  Notice that Initial Claims are FAR LOWER NOW than at almost any year since 1972?  Also notable:  "Continuing Unemployment Claims" is ALSO down to levels just above those of the Covid years.

Doesn't look like a bad economy to anyone who can read history, does it? 

The Demo/Press Propaganda Machine would prefer that you do NOT know this.... 

 

Realtors Spin "First-Time Homebuyer" Story

Wolf Street is a remarkable site.  Why?  Because he looks at actual stats from various sources.

 

The National Association of Realtors (NAR) claimed in its annual report on homebuyers, based on survey results, that the typical age of first-time buyers (FTBs) had spiked to 40 years in 2025, up from 37.9 years in 2024, and up from 33 years in 2021. This spike in the age of first-time buyers caused a lot of handwringing and heavy breathing in the media and social media....

The Realtors, eh?  Gee.  Could they have an agenda??  Jus' asking.....

  ...But the New York Fed, based on its Consumer Credit Panel/Equifax (CCP) data, has debunked this narrative of the surging age of first-time buyers. In August, it released a report with data through 2024.

And I reported on it, republishing the charts from the NY Fed, and I summarized:

“The average age of first-time home buyers has essentially not changed since 2012, and compared to the early 2000s, it has declined marginally.”...

That was through 2024.  How about fresher data?

Glad you asked!!

 ...Per the New York Fed’s CCP, the average age of first-time buyers edged down in 2025 to 36.2 years and remains roughly unchanged since 2009, and lower than in 2008 and prior years (red line in the chart)....

Trump's boy Pulte would not like you to know all that stuff. 

Chart at the link. 

Walz Spent YOUR Money, Not Minnesota Money

 Yah, sure.  Walz was "not involved" and invoked Sgt. Shultz's "I know nothing" lies.

 ...The “meals for starving children” fraud broke into the open on January 20, 2022 — almost four years ago — when 200 federal agents served a dozen or more search warrants related to an investigation of “Feeding Our Future,” a non-profit — who needs profits when fraud pays better? — entity involved prior to COVID in providing free meals to underprivileged children.

As a preliminary matter — the money involved is federal tax money. These programs a run by state governments, but they are funded with money from the federal government. So it is not the taxpayers of Minnesota who got ripped off — it was the tax payers across the country....

The Land of 10,000 Thieves?  The Land of 10,000 Frauds?

How about The Land of Democrat Rule, where lying, cheating, and stealing ARE the Rule of Law. 

This is germane:

 ...The way the program worked was that a “site” proposing to serve the meals had to be “sponsored” by a non-profit that was an authorized participant in a state’s program. The Minnesota Department of Education (MDE) administered the state’s program and distributed money to the non-profits who were authorized participants....

The MDE promulgated a new History & Civics curriculum about 5 years ago which would make Howard Zinn blush for its anti-Americanism.  Go ahead.  Read through it.  Now you know why MDE was an active and willing participant in what is The Single Biggest Fraud in US History.

By no coincidence, the fraud was run by an ex-teacher, Aimee Bock.  Her 'right-hand man' ALSO did well, knocking down around $2 million while the racket ran. 

This whole thing is still in motion; the fraud total estimates are up to a BILLION dollars.

YOUR dollars.