The Left doesn’t even wait for the victims of the Texas flood to be found before they go out and blame Trump and racism for the flood. Turns out both claims are asinine.
An argument for gun control comes from an unlikely source after a shooting in Philadelphia and the argument is about as coherent as all the other arguments.
And the violence is escalating from the hard Left.
Of Course It’s His Fault
The Department of Homeland Security put out its own thread, which stated:
The mainstream media is deliberately lying about the events leading up to the catastrophic flooding in Texas. The National Weather Service executed timely, precise forecasting and warnings, despite unprecedented rainfall overwhelming the region. Here is the timeline of NWS’s proactive response:
Morning, July 3rd: NWS Austin/San Antonio conducts forecast briefings for emergency management, flagging flash flood risks. Morning, July 3rd: National Water Center issues Flood Hazard Outlook, identifying flash flood potential for Kerrville and surrounding areas. 1:18 PM, July 3rd: NWS issues Flood Watch for Kerr County, effective through Friday morning. 6:10 PM, July 3rd: Weather Prediction Center issues first of three Mesoscale Precipitation Discussions, warning of excessive rainfall and flash flood potential. 6:22 PM, July 3rd: National Water Center warns of considerable flooding risks north and west of San Antonio, including Kerrville. 11:41 PM, July 3rd: First Flash Flood Warning issued for Bandera County.
1:14 AM, July 4th: Flash Flood Warning with “Considerable” tag issued for Bandera and Kerr Counties, triggering Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEAs) and NOAA Weather Radio notifications. 4:03 AM, July 4th: Flash Flood Warning upgraded to Flash Flood Emergency for south-central Kerr County, including Hunt. 4:35 AM, July 4th: Kerr County Sheriff’s Office reports flooding at low water crossings, 201 minutes (over 3 hours) after the 1:14 AM warning. 5:00 AM, July 4th: National Water Center warns of widespread considerable and catastrophic flooding. 5:34 AM, July 4th: Flash Flood Emergency issued for the Guadalupe River, signaling a “large and deadly flood wave.”
The National Weather Service provided over 12 hours of advance notice via the Flood Watch and over 3 hours of lead time for Flash Flood Warnings, with escalated alerts as the storm intensified.
Crazy Liberal says that if we voted for Kamala, then the kids in TX and the families in the RVs would still be alive…. pic.twitter.com/iocN49aRa7
🚨DISGUSTING: Meet Sade Perkins—former Market Manager of the Freedmen’s Town Farmers Market and a Non-Resident Fellow at Princeton University—who recently posted a vile racist video about Camp Mystic in Texas, in the wake of missing children during the floods. In her rant, she… pic.twitter.com/5tDyDs2LfV
— I Meme Therefore I Am 🇺🇸 (@ImMeme0) July 7, 2025
This Is What a Civil War Will Look Like
According to Fox News:
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and other federal law enforcement officers conducting immigration enforcement have been targeted in at least two ambushes in Texas in recent days.
The Justice Department on Monday named 10 individuals charged with shooting a police officer in the neck and opening fire on other correctional officers outside the Prairieland Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, on the Fourth of July. The group, donning all black, allegedly first began shooting fireworks at the facility, which is being used by the Department of Homeland Security to hold people related to immigration violations or awaiting deportation.
The defendants are Cameron Arnold, also known as Autumn Hill; Savannah Batten; Nathan Baumann; Zachary Evetts; Joy Gibson; Bradford Morris, also known as Meagan Morris; Maricela Rueda; Seth Sikes; Elizabeth Soto; and Ines Soto. The complaint charges each of them with three counts of attempted murder of a federal officer and three counts of discharging a firearm during, in relation to and in furtherance of a violent crime.
Approximately 10 minutes after convening at the ICE facility, one or two individuals broke off from the main group and began to spray graffiti on vehicles and a guard structure in the parking lot, authorities said. Photos included in the criminal complaint, filed in the Northern District of Texas, show vehicles tagged with the messages “ICE pig” and “F— you pigs.” Correction officers dialed 911 and an Alvarado police officer responded to the scene.
Immediately after the officer got out of his vehicle, one defendant positioned in nearby woods allegedly shot the officer in the neck, according to the complaint. Another assailant, wearing a green mask and standing across the street, then allegedly fired 20 to 30 rounds at unarmed correctional officers who had stepped outside the facility.
“The shooting was captured by both CCTV and the APD officer’s body-worn camera,” the complaint says.
The FBI recovered AR-style rifles from the scene. The group fled from the detention center separately – some on foot, some in vehicles – and were later stopped by other law enforcement officers. The complaint notes that the defendants were “dressed in black, military-style clothing,” some were wearing body armor, some were armed, and some had two-way radios.
Prosecutors said a total of twelve sets of body armor were found during searches of vehicles associated with the defendants, on their persons, and in the area around the Prairieland Detention Center. Law enforcement also found spray paint, magazines containing ammunition and flyers stating, “FIGHT ICE TERROR WITH CLASS WAR!” and “FREE ALL POLITICAL PRISONERS.” A flag was found that read, “RESIST FASCISM – FIGHT OLIGARCHY.”
Rapper Flavor Flav calls for a complete & total ban of U.S. citizens owning firearms
"Now is the time, definetly, know what I'm sayin'? This gun control thing, you know what I'm sayin', to be under control, you know?"pic.twitter.com/dFxSEOrhOj
Alligator Alcatraz is almost up and running and will hold some of the most dangerous illegal aliens in the country until they get deported. I have a story about one.
Alligator Alcatraz is not only going to break illegal aliens hopes of a pleasant life in the United States, it has broken a bunch of low-IQ individuals on the Left.
And Republicans sure know how to lose a sure bet.
Grasping Defeat from the Jaws of Victory
According to the Daily Wire:
Speaker Mike Johnson has President Donald Trump’s signature bill at the finish line.
During a marathon overnight session that at times appeared doomed, Republicans voted 219-213 at about 3:30 a.m. to send the bill to a final vote.
The late hour was not due to procedure, but rather indecision on the Republican side of the aisle. After five Republicans voted against the rule to proceed, coupled with a handful of Republicans who were holding out, Johnson had to scramble to not only find votes, but also get Republicans to switch theirs.
Just before midnight, Johnson said he would hold the vote open for as long as it needed, and started to whip votes, with a helping hand from Trump.
We are waiting for the final vote, but leave it to Democrats to stall. Hakeem Jeffries has decided to use his right to use the “magic minute” that allows him to filibuster about the bill.
The “magic minute” is a right that the leaders have a house to make a speech as long as he wants about the bill. Basically, it’s a filibuster.
Hakeem Jeffries walked into the chambers at about 5 AM with three large binders and he started. He has been talking ever since and is not expected to stop until some time this afternoon.
Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem on Tuesday shared a disturbing tale of an illegal immigrant, which she said underscored the importance of the Trump administration’s deportation efforts.
“The other day I was talking to some marshals who had been partnering with ICE,” Noem said. “They said they had detained a cannibal and put him on a plane to take him home and while they had him in his seat he started to eat himself, and they had to get him off and get him medical attention.”
“You know, what bothered me the most is that this U.S. Marshal just said it like it was normal,” Noem said in an interview with FOX News. “He said he was literally eating his own arms. That is what he did. He called himself a cannibal and ate other people and ate himself that day.”
“These are the kind of deranged individuals that are on our streets in America that we’re trying to target,” Noem added.” We’re trying to get them out of our country because they are so deranged they don’t belong here.”
The secretary then slammed news outlets that “lie every single day about what these operations are.”
“We are going after murderers and rapists and traffickers and drug dealers and getting them off the streets, and getting them out of this country because Joe Biden let the worst of the worst come in here.”
“They shouldn’t be walking the streets with our children. And they shouldn’t be living in communities with our families who just want to raise their children to grow up and get a job and to live the American dream,” she added.
The press briefing comes after a visit to Florida’s latest ICE detention facility, dubbed Alligator Alcatraz, alongside President Donald Trump.
BREAKING – A new Democrat conspiracy theory has dropped, claiming that illegals aren’t actually being arrested and deported, but are instead being dropped from planes into the sea. pic.twitter.com/19yLauMbMt
— Right Angle News Network (@Rightanglenews) July 1, 2025
BREAKING – Democrats went from claiming illegals were being dropped from planes into the ocean to now alleging that incinerators are being installed at Alligator Alcatraz to “dispose” of them.
On July 4th, the movie “Sinners” will become the first show to be interpreted into “Black American Sign Language (BASL),” per a press release from Warner Bros.
The entertainment company described it as “a major step forward in accessibility, representation, and visibility in streaming.”
“BASL is a distinct dialect of American Sign Language (ASL) with its own dynamic history and unique grammar, signing space, rhythm, facial expressions, and cultural nuances,” the release stated. “For the first time, the Black Deaf community will have streaming access to a more immersive experience in their language. Max subscribers, who sign in ASL but are unfamiliar with this dialect, will also be able to follow along with this interpretation.”
The press release noted that the interpretation will be done by Nakia Smith, “an influential voice in the Black Deaf community, who delivers a powerful interpretation with cultural depth and linguistic richness that aligns with the film’s themes and historical timeline.”
“Accessibility within streaming is not a one-size-fits-all approach. Our goal at Max is to make these great stories accessible to all audiences in a way that is authentic to the content and the communities we serve,” Naomi Waibel, Senior VP of Global Product Management at Warner Bros. Discovery, said in a statement. “Sinners with Black American Sign Language is an example of how culturally nuanced access can enrich the viewing experience for our audiences.”
According to the movie’s summary, “Sinners” is about twin brothers who “return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back.” It was released in theaters in April 2025.
The sun monster strikes again. According to the Daily Wire:
In 2023, the Teamsters signed a massive deal with UPS to guarantee a fleet of air-conditioned trucks.
“Our members just ratified the most lucrative agreement the Teamsters have ever negotiated at UPS. This contract will improve the lives of hundreds of thousands of workers,” Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien boasted at the time. “Teamsters have set a new standard and raised the bar for pay, benefits, and working conditions in the package delivery industry.”
He may have started celebrating too early.
As temperatures climbed last month, the Teamsters sent a furious letter to UPS demanding information on the whereabouts of the air-conditioned vehicles.
“How does UPS expect to actually deliver 20,000 or more air-conditioned package cars and vans over the next two years, when the delivery giant is already so far behind?” O’Brien demanded. “The summer heat beating down on our members is no joke. UPS is playing a dangerous game with the lives of thousands of essential American workers.”
UPS, meanwhile, seems to have different concerns.
For years, the company has been focused on replacing its fleet with so-called green vehicles. A few years ago, UPS pledged to make 40% of its vehicles use “alternative fuel” by 2025. So far, UPS says it uses more than 1,000 electric or hybrid vehicles.
Drivers blasting their air conditioning in the sweltering Texas heat probably doesn’t help the shipping giant’s goal of reaching “carbon neutrality by 2050.”
Nearly no one enjoys getting stopped by Transportation Security Administration (TSA) authorities at the airport.
But when checkpoint alarm bells begin blaring around a traveler’s groin, as happened to one befuddled passenger not long ago, there is a chance it’s due to extreme wetness in their pants, insiders say.
“I flew for the first time in 15 years this week, and both airports flagged my crotch at the arms up scanner,” a confused tripper confessed on Reddit recently.
The wet wanderluster described herself as a “midsized adult woman (5-foot-8, 169 lbs.)” wearing bike shorts and normal underwear. The skyway siren assured social media readers that her private parts are neither pierced nor outfitted with medical devices. She claimed her pockets were totally empty.
“I don’t care about the pat down, they were polite and professional and it doesn’t bother me,” said the baffled belle, “but I’m wondering what did it.”
Internet know-it-alls say it’s crotch sweat — and they’re likely right.
“Sweat, feminine products (liners, pads, depends) could be anything but those seem to be culprits,” a Reddit commenter wrote.
“Last time I flew out of my home airport of Tampa, I got searched too,” admitted an equally clammy jet-setter. “The [security] guard said something unnerving like ‘swamp rot’ or ‘swamp crotch’ or something similarly embarrassing.”
It’s a bodily function that can wrongfully trigger red flags, per TSA expert Shawna Malvini Redden.
“Perspiration is probably the weirdest thing that can set off the scanners,” Malvini Redden recently explained to Reader’s Digest. “It has to do with millimeter wave technology and how the waves bounce off water.”
The insider added that because the machines often generate false alarms due to sweat, some countries, including France and Germany, have banned the scanners altogether.
But massive moisture isn’t the only reason the TSA technology might mistake one’s undercarriage for a dangerous weapon.
“On-person screening technology effectively screens diverse populations of travelers every day,” TSA representatives previously told The Post, adding that their devices and screening algorithms are trained to recognize body composition.
Any unexpected abnormalities, including excess sweat, could potentially prompt an alert, they said.
Well, it looks like Donald Trump prevented World War III, and it only took 48 hours.
The media and Dems continue to beclown themselves.
And the WNBA makes themselves more irrelevant by the minute.
Unstable
A ceasefire between Israel and Iran was announced by U.S. President Donald Trump on June 24, 2025, following nearly two weeks of intense military exchanges. The truce was brokered with the assistance of Qatari mediation and was initially accepted by both sides, though its implementation has been fragile and repeatedly tested by subsequent attacks267.
Key Details of the Ceasefire
Announcement and Mediation: President Trump declared a “complete and total ceasefire” after direct negotiations with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and facilitated talks with Iranian officials via Qatari diplomats91011.
Conditions: Israel agreed to the ceasefire on the condition that Iran stop its attacks within Israeli territory. Iran, in turn, indicated it would halt its military operations if Israel ceased its airstrikes by a specific deadline911.
Initial Violations: Shortly after the ceasefire was announced, both sides accused each other of violating the agreement. Israel reported that Iran launched missiles and drones toward Israel, prompting the Israeli military to respond with targeted strikes on Iranian military infrastructure, including a radar installation north of Tehran147.
Public Statements: Israel’s Defense Minister ordered the military to “respond forcefully” to any violations, while Iranian state media denied launching any missiles that would breach the ceasefire4713.
Global Reaction: The ceasefire was met with cautious approval from world leaders, though many emphasized the volatility of the situation and the need for further diplomatic efforts to sustain the truce26.
Ongoing Tensions and Challenges
Fragility: The ceasefire remains precarious, with both sides maintaining a high level of military readiness and issuing warnings of further retaliation if the other side resumes hostilities2712.
Casualties: In the hours leading up to the ceasefire, there were reports of fatalities on both sides: nine killed in Israeli airstrikes in northern Iran and five killed in Iranian attacks in southern Israel610.
U.S. Role: The U.S. played a central role in both brokering the ceasefire and, earlier, in conducting airstrikes against Iranian nuclear sites, which escalated tensions and led to Iranian retaliation against U.S. military assets in Qatar5610.
Jasmine Crockett does not know the Constitution. She has proved that throughout her political career.
Though she corrects herself, she let’s out the Dem narrative. She should have been informed so she could make a decision. It is not about Democracy with these dunderheads.
Finally, when did cussing become so acceptable and a way to debate? When has cussing been seen as intellectual?
Oh, By the Way…
According to CBS News:
In its latest crackdown against illegal immigration, federal agents arrested 11 Iranian foreign nationals in 48 hours, including one watchlisted individual — part of a series of targeted operations spanning eight states and nine cities nationwide.
Among those arrested by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement since Sunday, June 22, is Mehran Makari Saheli, at his home near St. Paul, Minnesota. ICE officials say Saheli is a former member of the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), an elite branch of Iran’s armed forces. They said the detainee has “admitted connections to Hezbollah,” a U.S.-designated foreign terrorist organization backed by Iran.
ICE said that five of those arrested possessed previous criminal convictions ranging from grand larceny to drug and firearm possessions.
The Department of Homeland Security says Yousef Mehridehno had been living in America illegally for nearly 8 years when federal authorities determined he lied on a visa application. Roughly four months after the Iranian foreign national was added to the U.S. known or suspected terrorist list in February, he was apprehended by federal agents Sunday in central Mississippi, just outside of Jackson.
Officials have not linked these arrests to any specific terrorism plots and the Department of Homeland Security has stated that there are no current, credible threats to the U.S. homeland, despite a heightened security environment following U.S. strikes on Iranian nuclear sites over the weekend.
The riots continue throughout the country. California has even tried to flex its muscle, but its not working.
A new narrative by rioters and Mexico is coming out. It is that Mexico owns California. These people need to learn a book or just listen to this podcast because we are going to talk about it.
And Greta Thunberg’s little drama has played out and ended. What an embarrassment.
Dumbasses of the Day
Heard on CNN: “California was part of Mexico, all of the Southwest is Mexico.”
California was home to numerous Native American tribes and bands for an estimated 13,000 to 15,000 years before European arrival. Over 100 distinct groups, such as the Karok, Maidu, Cahuilleno, Mojave, Yokuts, Pomo, Paiute, and Modoc, lived throughout the region.
There was no technology.
The tribes were small and relatively peaceful.
Disease was a problem. Studies have found the populations were declining.
The first European explorer to reach California was Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo in 1542, who explored San Diego Bay. English explorer Francis Drake visited Northern California in 1579. However, these early visits had little immediate impact.
Permanent European interest began in the late 18th century. The Spanish established a chain of 21 missions along the California coast, beginning with Mission San Diego de Alcalá in 1769. These missions were intended to convert Native Americans to Christianity and integrate them into Spanish society. Military forts (presidios) and small towns (pueblos) were also built, with some pueblos eventually growing into cities like Los Angeles and San Jose.
Mexico gained independence from Spain in 1821, and California became part of the Mexican Empire. The Mexican government secularized the missions, redistributing lands to Mexican citizens and well-connected immigrants, not to Native Americans.
Starting in the 1840s, American settlers began arriving in California via overland routes such as the infamous Donner Party in 1846. Tensions rose between American settlers and the Mexican government.
Before you start screaming about colonization, remember:
Mexico allowed immigrants in.
Mexico alienated the Indians through colonization and land grabs.
This caused a rift between the United States and Mexico.
Bear Flag Revolt: In June 1846, American settlers in Sonoma declared an independent California Republic, marking the start of the Bear Flag Revolt.
Mexican-American War: The United States declared war on Mexico in 1846. After minor skirmishes, California was occupied by U.S. forces. The war ended in 1848 with the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, which ceded California and much of the American Southwest to the United States.
Then, the United States paid Mexico for the countries after the war:
According to the Treaty of Guadalupe Hidalgo, signed on February 2, 1848, the United States agreed to pay Mexico $15 million “in consideration of the extension acquired by the boundaries of the United States”—that is, for the land ceded to the U.S., which included present-day California, Nevada, Utah, most of Arizona, western parts of New Mexico and Colorado, and a portion of Wyoming.
$15 million in 1848 is equivalent in purchasing power to about $607.2 million in 2025, adjusting for inflation.
Additionally, the U.S. government assumed responsibility for paying up to $3.25 million in claims that American citizens had against Mexico.
Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg was deported from Israel after the country’s naval forces detained her Gaza-bound flotilla, the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs said.
The ministry said Tuesday that Thunberg was on a flight headed back to Sweden via France.
“Greta Thunberg just departed Israel on a flight to Sweden (via France),” the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs posted on X.
Thunberg and three other activists were transported to Ben Gurion Airport to be deported, while eight others — including a member of the European Parliament — refused to sign deportation paperwork, according to the Times of Israel.
The 22-year-old climate activist reportedly told her attorneys that she could do “more good outside of Israel” and that refusing to leave would “harm” her cause, the Times of Israel reported, citing Adalah, an Israeli organization.
Thunberg famously avoids air travel as part of her climate activism, making this flight out of Israel an anomaly for her.
The Israeli navy intercepted the flotilla, named the Madleen, early on Monday. Thunberg posted a video amid the chaos saying that she had been “kidnapped” by Israel, a comment which drew heavy scrutiny, as some pointed out the plight of the hostages who have been held in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023.
Greta Thunberg records video saying she’s been kidnapped by Israel- then sails directly into a war zone to ensure she’ll be intercepted. 🤦🏻♂️
Even Jussie didn’t have the nerve to announce his hate crime BEFORE it happened. pic.twitter.com/L6IctcmPhW
— Brandon Straka #WalkAway (@BrandonStraka) June 9, 2025
6 years ago Greta Thunberg was posturing as an environmentalist, concerned about pollution turning our oceans into a ‘garbage patch’. Today she’s throwing phones and computers into the sea. 🌊 Shallow. ( Her- not the sea.) pic.twitter.com/p90OqiX2qz
After being stopped by the Israeli Navy, IDF special forces soldiers handed out food and water to the brain dead morons from Europe on the boat including Greta Thunberg. I bet they didnt expect to be treated so well. Look how confused they seem 😂 #Flotilla#Gazapic.twitter.com/wq7YyNgwzw
Greta Thunberg claims she was “illegally attacked” and “kidnapped by Israel” after IDF soldiers greeted her with a SANDWICH and put her on a flight to France.
“We were illegally attacked and kidnapped by Israel and taken against our will to Israel where we were detained.” pic.twitter.com/rus28pNDGi
Reporter: What crime has Governor Newsom committed to warrant his arrest?
Trump: “I think his primary crime is running for governor. Because he’s done such a bad job…It’s the wrong philosophy” pic.twitter.com/qLBafisyKw
— Republicans against Trump (@RpsAgainstTrump) June 9, 2025
Dumbass of the Day
At the Los Angeles protests, a man who entered the United States illegally was out protesting ICE. He said he’s anti-capitalist and wants the U.S. to become a socialist country similar to the Soviet Union pic.twitter.com/AylAgGSX7r
To complement my post above about the sinful marriage between radical left (anarchists) and radical Islamists (jihadists) in the #LosAngelesProtests
Here in their own words: "The enemy is the American law enforcement forces," and the goal is to make a revolution to destroy the… pic.twitter.com/VOORrNPYej
— Dalia Ziada – داليا زيادة (@daliaziada) June 9, 2025
President Trump releases a meme and the world catches fire. Is it justified?
An old prison may find new life if the president has his way.
And CNN is picking the wrong side again.
Much Ado About Nothing
Overview of the Controversy
President Donald Trump sparked significant controversy after posting an AI-generated image of himself dressed as the pope on his Truth Social platform, which was subsequently shared by official White House social media accounts124. The incident occurred during a sensitive period for Catholics worldwide, as the Church was mourning the recent death of Pope Francis and preparing for the conclave to elect his successor148.
Details of the Meme and Context
The Image: The AI-generated meme depicted Trump seated in an ornate chair, wearing traditional papal vestments and headdress, with a stern expression and his right forefinger raised248.
Timing: The post came just days after Trump attended Pope Francis’s funeral in Rome and publicly joked to reporters, “I’d like to be pope. That would be my No. 1 choice,” before clarifying that he was joking and mentioning Cardinal Timothy Dolan as a possible option246.
Dissemination: The image first appeared on Trump’s Truth Social account late on May 2 and was later posted by the White House’s official X (formerly Twitter) account, amplifying its reach and impact129.
Reactions and Backlash
Catholic Leaders and Organizations:
The New York State Catholic Conference, representing bishops in New York, condemned the meme, stating, “There is nothing clever or funny about this image, Mr. President. We just buried our beloved Pope Francis and the cardinals are about to enter a solemn conclave to elect a new successor of St. Peter. Do not mock us”135.
Bishop Thomas J. Paprocki of Springfield, Illinois, called the image “deeply offensive to Catholics especially during this sacred time that we are still mourning the death of Pope Francis,” and said Trump “owes an apology”59.
Cardinal Timothy Dolan, Archbishop of New York, distanced himself from the image, saying, “I hope he didn’t have anything to do with that. It wasn’t good”39.
Vatican and International Response:
Vatican spokesperson Matteo Bruni declined to comment directly on the meme during a press briefing, focusing instead on the upcoming conclave1.
Italian and Spanish media criticized the image as distasteful and offensive, especially given the ongoing mourning period for Pope Francis8.
Political and Public Reactions:
Some conservative commentators and Trump supporters dismissed the backlash, framing the meme as a harmless joke or political trolling56.
Joshua Mercer, vice president of the right-leaning CatholicVote, argued the meme was “obviously intended to be humorous” and not meant to mock the papacy5.
On social media, the image triggered a wave of memes, jokes, and parodies, while also fueling heated debate about respect for religious symbols and institutions7.
Defense and Official Response
The White House, through Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt, denied any intent to ridicule the papacy, highlighting Trump’s attendance at Pope Francis’s funeral and his support for Catholics and religious liberty19.
Supporters insisted Trump’s comments and the meme were made in jest, pointing to the prevalence of similar memes circulating online after the pope’s death56.
Conclusion
Trump’s AI-generated meme depicting himself as pope has provoked strong backlash from Catholic leaders and many believers, who viewed the image as disrespectful and ill-timed during a period of mourning for Pope Francis13589. While some supporters defended the meme as a joke, the incident has underscored ongoing tensions over the use of religious imagery in political discourse and the boundaries of humor and respect in public life.
The X post by Oli London announces Adam Lambert as Judas and Cynthia Erivo as Jesus in a Hollywood Bowl production of Jesus Christ Superstar, a rock opera by Andrew Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice that reimagines the last days of Jesus through Judas’ perspective, set for August 2025.
This casting choice stirred controversy on X, with users like @1Uncensored and @phat_doggo2024 criticizing it for historical inaccuracy and perceived provocation, reflecting ongoing debates about representation and “blackwashing” in media, as seen in similar discussions around Netflix’s Cleopatra (2023), which faced backlash for casting a Black actress.
The production coincides with a tense global religious climate, as web results note Trump’s recent Truth Social post depicting himself as a pope after Pope Francis’ death in April 2025, which drew accusations of mockery from the New York State Catholic Conference, highlighting broader sensitivities around religious portrayals.
The New York Post highlights CNN’s interview with a Sinaloa Cartel member, who, despite being labeled a terrorist by Trump, expressed respect for him, saying Trump is “looking out for his people” while blaming U.S. drug consumers for the cartel’s activities.
Trump’s administration recently designated the Sinaloa Cartel as a foreign terrorist organization, intensifying U.S.-Mexico efforts to curb fentanyl trafficking, with Mexican authorities increasing arrests and lab busts in Sinaloa state since early 2025.
Social media backlash criticized CNN for seemingly sympathizing with the cartel, with users on X accusing the network of seeking anti-Trump sentiment but instead receiving a response that aligned with Trump’s stance on protecting American interests.
President Donald Trump directed federal agencies Sunday to reopen the historic Alcatraz prison in San Francisco Bay, declaring the long-shuttered facility will once again house “America’s most ruthless and violent Offenders.” The directive, issued via Truth Social, instructs the Bureau of Prisons, Department of Justice, FBI, and Department of Homeland Security to rebuild and expand the infamous island penitentiary that closed in 196313.
The announcement represents Trump’s latest effort to reshape federal incarceration policies amid ongoing tensions with courts over immigration enforcement and detention practices.
The Presidential Directive
“For too long, America has been plagued by vicious, violent, and repeat Criminal Offenders, the dregs of society,” Trump wrote in his Sunday evening post2. The president characterized the reopening as a return to when America “did not hesitate to lock up the most dangerous criminals, and keep them far away from anyone they could harm”4.
A Bureau of Prisons spokesperson responded that the agency “will comply with all Presidential Orders” but offered no specifics on implementation timeline, feasibility studies, or budgetary considerations3. The mandate comes as Trump has clashed with judges over attempts to transfer alleged gang members to a prison in El Salvador and detain undocumented immigrants38.
Historical and Logistical Challenges
Alcatraz operated as a federal maximum-security prison from 1934 until 1963, when officials shuttered it due to deteriorating infrastructure and prohibitive operational costs38. The facility required expensive maintenance and all supplies had to be transported by boat4.
Reopening would necessitate substantial investment to modernize the crumbling structure to meet contemporary correctional standards. When the prison closed, officials estimated approximately $5 million in restoration costs-a figure that would be exponentially higher today8.
The island has functioned as a major tourist destination since 1972, when Congress incorporated it into the Golden Gate National Recreation Area under National Park Service management86.
Political Reactions
Critics swiftly condemned the proposal. A spokesperson from California’s Governor’s Office dismissed the announcement as “distraction day again in Washington, D.C.”6
State Senator Scott Wiener, who represents San Francisco, called the plan “absurd,” noting the site “generates significant revenue for the federal government and supports many jobs”6. Wiener characterized the proposal as “part of Trump’s ongoing crusade to sabotage the rule of law” and “a domestic gulag right in the middle of San Francisco Bay”6.
Representatives from the White House, Justice Department, FBI and Homeland Security did not immediately provide details on funding sources, projected costs, or implementation timelines when contacted by reporters3.
These district court judges will not stay in their lanes. It’s time for thew Supreme Court to get involved.
We have another example we have a two-tiered justice system.
And Taylor Lorenz, who was so crazy the Washington Post canned her, goes on a rant defending a murderer.
No Justice Under the Law
A judge in Collin County, Texas, has significantly reduced the bail for Karmelo Anthony, the 17-year-old high school student accused of fatally stabbing fellow student Austin Metcalf at a Frisco track meet on April 2, 2025. Originally set at $1 million, Anthony’s bond was lowered to $250,000 following a hearing on Monday, April 14. The decision came after the judge considered testimony from Anthony’s parents, his lack of prior criminal history, his age, and his ties to the community2134.
Anthony, who faces a first-degree murder charge, was released from jail after posting the reduced bond. As conditions of his release, he is under house arrest, must wear an ankle monitor, can only leave home with the judge’s permission, must check in weekly with the court bailiff, and is prohibited from using social media214.
The defense argued that the original $1 million bond was financially oppressive, noting the family’s inability to pay and the stress the case has placed on them. The judge agreed that bond should not serve as punishment but rather ensure the defendant’s appearance in court and the safety of the community. Prosecutors opposed the reduction, citing the severity of the crime and the substantial funds raised for Anthony’s defense through crowdfunding, but the judge ultimately sided with the defense214.
The incident occurred during a dispute at a high school track meet, where witnesses say Anthony stabbed Metcalf after a confrontation over seating. Anthony has claimed self-defense, but the case remains under investigation and will be presented to a grand jury1234.
If convicted, Anthony cannot face the death penalty or life without parole due to his juvenile status, in accordance with Supreme Court precedent1. The case has drawn significant public attention and debate, with both families urging the community not to politicize or escalate tensions surrounding the tragedy21.
It Gets Worse
Karmelo Anthony’s family, following his charge in the fatal stabbing of Austin Metcalf at a Frisco, Texas, track meet, has announced plans to use a significant portion of the more than $400,000 raised through online donations to purchase a new home and hire private security. This decision comes amid what the family describes as a wave of “graphic and racist threats” after their home address was leaked online in the aftermath of the incident51112.
During a recent court hearing, Anthony’s father, Andrew Anthony, confirmed that the funds—originally raised for legal defense—would also be allocated for the family’s relocation and security needs. He cited the threats and the family’s inability to safely remain in their current residence as the primary reasons for these expenditures51112. The family’s attorney, Mike Howard, emphasized that the money is not a bond fund but is necessary for the family’s survival and safety, especially as Anthony’s father is currently on leave from work12.
The threats against the Anthony family reportedly escalated after their address was posted online, with some messages containing violent and racist imagery. In response, both the family and their legal team have prioritized moving to a safer location and securing private protection, in addition to preparing for Anthony’s legal defense451112.
As of April 15, 2025, the online fundraiser for the Anthony family had surpassed $420,000, with the stated intent to cover legal fees, relocation, and security costs. The case has drawn significant public attention and backlash, with some questioning the use of donated funds for purposes beyond legal defense, while others have expressed concern for the family’s safety in light of the threats received5612.
A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from revoking the legal status and work permits of more than 530,000 migrants who entered the United States under the Biden-era CHNV (Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, Venezuela) humanitarian parole program. This program, launched in 2023, allowed migrants from these four countries to fly directly into the U.S. with the support of a U.S.-based sponsor, granting them temporary legal status and work authorization for two years12345678.
Key Details
Who is affected?
Over 530,000 migrants from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela who entered the U.S. legally via the CHNV program12345678.
What did the Trump administration attempt?
The administration sought to terminate the CHNV program and revoke the legal status and work permits of these migrants, instructing them to leave the U.S. by April 24, 2025, or face deportation235.
What did the judge decide?
U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani ruled that the government cannot revoke the legal status of these migrants en masse without conducting individualized, case-by-case reviews12345678.
The judge stated that “early termination, without any case-by-case justification, of legal status for noncitizens who have complied with DHS programs and entered the country lawfully undermines the rule of law”24.
The ruling temporarily halts the administration’s plan, preserving the migrants’ legal status and work permits while legal challenges continue12345678.
Legal and Humanitarian Rationale
The court cited due process concerns, emphasizing that mass deportations would deny migrants a fair opportunity to challenge removal and could cause significant harm, including family separation and danger upon return to their home countries14567.
The judge also granted class certification, meaning the order applies to all CHNV parolees as a group58.
Broader Context
The CHNV program was designed to provide a legal pathway for migrants from these countries, aiming to reduce unlawful border crossings and allow for better vetting235.
The Trump administration argued the program was an overreach of executive authority and contributed to system strain, but the court found the administration’s approach to be legally insufficient5.
The Department of Homeland Security has not yet announced whether it will appeal the ruling1.
Implications
Migrants in the CHNV program retain their legal status and work permits for now.
The ruling is a significant setback for the Trump administration’s efforts to quickly dismantle Biden-era immigration policies.
The case will continue in court, and the migrants’ status is protected at least until a final decision is reached12345678.
The X post by The Post Millennial captures a meeting on April 14, 2025, in the Oval Office where El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukele told U.S. officials he would not deport Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Salvadoran national accused of MS-13 ties, back to the U.S., citing concerns over smuggling a terrorist into the country (Axios, 2025).
Bukele’s stance follows a controversial U.S. deportation of Abrego Garcia, despite a 2019 court order granting him “withholding from removal” status due to potential harm in El Salvador, an action the U.S. Justice Department later attributed to an administrative error (Axios, 2025).
The meeting coincides with U.S. discussions on deporting gang members, as Secretary Marco Rubio recently noted the transfer of 250 gang members, including 23 MS-13 members, to El Salvador’s Terrorism Confinement Center, highlighting Bukele’s hardline anti-gang policies (Newsweek, 2025).
El Salvador’s President Bukele states that he will not deport MS-13 terrorists to the United States.
Taylor Lorenz on Luigi Mangioni: "Here’s this man who, who’s a revolutionary, who’s famous, who’s handsome, who’s young, who’s smart — he’s a person that seems like a morally good man, which is hard to find."pic.twitter.com/jnlnOAfqkP
Tucker Carlson is my favorite opinion anchor. He’s down to Earth, says what he thinks and has that stupid look on his face. When he replaced Bill O’Reilly, I wasn’t thrilled. Bill O’Reilly has an edge to him. As Tucker came into prominence, Tucker developed that same edge and I became a daily watcher.
Fridays are a big day for Tucker. He usually talks about what he wants to. He did that Friday. That subject was Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
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I Don’t Usually Do This
We all know that AOC is a dumbass. We all know that she is in a position that she can’t handle. We all know that she is an example of what is wrong with our government and what is wrong with this generation. And this monologue was funny and true.
It came about because the writers of the New York Magazine wrote a book about AOC and it couldn’t get more syrupy. It was so bad, Tucker got a British producer to read some of the entries from the book.
I won’t lie, I kind of want to.
Here’s the introduction. Tucker was going to run with the Canadian convoy protest and the Ukrainian crisis but he decided to go a different direction.
Some things:
How is a book about AOC going to other than a saliva inducing, vomit of words.
I do think it’s an important topic. Our country is a mess, our ideology is being overrun and we are becoming weaker.
He’s right about it being Friday and we should take it easy though.
Here is Tucker talking about the books exaggeration:
Some things:
Tucker did this on purpose. He superimposed AOC as being God to Stacy Abrams pornographic novels (that’s true, by the way). My guess he did that on purpose.
AOC is a God for the Left and vice are her Ten Commandments.
The degradations of womanhood? Really? The only degradation to womanhood seems to be coming from the trans community which she supports.
And I love that she says she’s finally speaking out loud. And she ain’t the first.
Some things:
The trans thing is important because it just shows the non-sensical nature of the Left. They don’t believe women exist.
Tucker hits another point. Feminists are turning in their graves because of her. She the opposite of the feminist cause.
Her fashion.
Her makeup.
Feminists in the 60’s used to burn their clothes.
People don’t listen to her because she’s not a serious person. She has been in Congress for four years now and she’s done nothing and has continually said stupid things.
Here is one of Tucker’s greatest point:
Some things:
Tucker’s analogies are awesome because they are so on point.
This is the problem and illogic of Leftist ideology. Just because one is a person of color doesn’t mean one isn’t elite. I wish he would have expanded on this.
Some things:
This is the remaking of image. They do it all day with Biden and Harris. Just read the New York Times or Washington Post.
And I guarantee you, the history books, if the Left gets what the want, will reflect the same thing.
This is the second great point Tucker brings up.
Some things:
For some reason, this seems to be taboo to talk about.
AOC knows she’s good looking, though I wouldn’t touch her with a ten foot pole, and she exploits that.
Then Tucker hits it:
Some things:
Adam Corolla actually got pushback on Sean Hannity’s show for saying this.
I have always said this.
The squad would not exist if she was 5″1′ and three bills. You think Rashida Tlaib would have been able to do it? You think people would watch her on Instagram?
She is a marketing ploy for the Left. She there to convert people to Leftism.
This is funny:
Some things:
Is there any reason people don’t trust the media.
Busy of what? She’s done nothing in Congress.
She also shows the problem with this generation. They think everyone wants to see every selfie and project one has. This is narcissism but it is exactly the way a lot of our kids are today.
He didn’t go into it, but this is a social problem that AOC is promoting. I’m pretty sure no one gives a crap if I’m putting together an IKEA table.
In fact, it wouldn’t even occur to me to put a video of it on Tik Tok.
Again, this is just dumb that Tucker is pointing out:
Some things:
This was such a dumb description I have nothing much to say.
But I do have a question: If you put together this table on Tik Tok, would you be complicated and multi-faceted?
Probably not because you’re not an elite.
Here’s Tucker’s closing:
Some things:
It is kind of creepy. Stalker creepy.
It also shows how pathetic our society because of social media.
Instead of people going out and making their own live, they live through the lives of others on a computer screen.
What’s most pathetic, they think their lives will have more meaning based on the number of “Likes” the get. It’s actually of sad.
And AOC ain’t helping it. That’s because she doesn’t care.
Did AOC Respond
This is what’s great about Tucker Carlson: He knows how to get a reaction. His monologs are vicious, cutting, funny and true. It is too much to expect that the attention whore AOC was going to ignore this “attack”. And she didn’t.
Her first tweet was rather straight forward:
Some things:
That would have been a perfect tweet and just move on.
It’s funny and straight forward.
But, no:
Some things:
No, she didn’t call people obsessive compulsives. She said everyone wanted to date her.
She needs to learn punctuation. I guess they didn’t teach her that at Boston U.
This was not sexual harassment but anything to make herself a victim. Problem is it doesn’t work anymore.
Treat any woman like this? Like what?
And, of course, she attacks his family.
AOC is a narcissist.
AOC was not the target of this.
The media and their fawning over her was the target.
Tucker used examples of her idiocy and the media’s reaction to her idiocy to prove his point.
She continued:
Some things:
So, now she’s in danger because Tucker called her a fool and a child. Hyperbole.
There is a ton of political commentary here:
The mainstreaming of Leftist insanity.
How foolish out “betters” are.
How the mainstream media are really the ones that want to date her.
How we are wasting tax paying dollars to pay her salary ($174,000 a year).
Right after Tucker Carlson spends 10 minutes on his show saying how much of a fool AOC is, she goes right out and does something foolish on social media again.
Here she is, stressed out. She decides to destress would be to dunk her face in ice water. On Instagram live, of course.
The one good thing about our crumbling society is that there are so many stupid stories to make fun of. It may be the end of civilization but at least this stuff is entertaining.
When Is This Going to End?
The Joe Rogan thing is still going and doesn’t seem like it’s ever going to end. It’s really pissing the Left off. Joe Rogan is still doing his podcast. Spotify is still hosting him. And if something happens to Spotify, Joe Rogan is still going to get $100 million from Rumble.
The Left just has no idea how they’re going to handle this. Ask Alisyn Camerota of CNN. She just has no idea what she’s going to do about Joe Rogan:
CNN's Alisyn Camerota admits she is "out of ideas for what to do about Joe Rogan" pic.twitter.com/Vdfr3ejEz0
No one asked you to do anything, Alyson. Joe Rogan has more viewers in one day than CNN has in a week. And that’s not much of an exaggeration.
On Tuesday, Joe Rogan did a podcast with comedian, Akaash Singh, and said:
“In a lot of ways, all this is a relief, ’cause that video had always been out there. It’s like, this is a political hit job. And so they’re taking all this stuff that I’ve ever said that’s wrong, and smushing it all together. But it’s good ’cause it makes me address some s*** that I really wish wasn’t out there.”
You think, Joe. But that begs the question, “Why did you apologize at all?” All those videos were ten to twelve years old and no one said word one of them until now.
Akaash then said:
“You know why I’m proud of you? Because I think comedians have for years done this immature thing where it’s like we don’t apologize. We say whatever we want. You can apologize if you say some wild s*** and we’ve all said some wild s*** and you apologized and owned that it was wrong. Good for you.”
This is a great point. Joe Rogan is a comedian. I have heard some of his comedy routines. You can bet that last dollar that these Leftist goons are going through every show of his on YouTube and creating another compilation video. Everything he said about women and gays and trans-folk is going to come out. It just takes some time to compile that stuff. Trust me, Joe Rogan is not only going to be a racist. In the coming weeks he’s going to be a sexist, bigoted transphobe who probably has a thing against panda bears too.
But just how many people are truly hurt by Joe Rogan using the n-word on his podcast? How many black people are upset about it?
James Klug went out to the most liberal part of Los Angeles, Venice Beach, and asked people what they thought. He asked black and white people.
First, he asked a lot of white people what they thought:
What woke white people. I’m, one old broad even said the holy one, George Floyd. I mean, she brought up George Floyd. If I didn’t see the video, I would have thought she was black because she so in tune with the hood.
But the response from the black people really sealed it. Listen:
I’m confused. Did the black people not get upset about Joe Rogan? Did one actually admire Joe Rogan and his accomplishments and actually hope to be like him?
You should really read Shelby Steele’s book, White Guilt. He discusses this phenomenon in detail. Since the 1960s, white people, especially liberal white people, have felt the need to atone for the injustice done to black people during slavery and Jim Crow. They will even back a black narrative that doesn’t exist. In this case, that Joe Rogan hurt a lot of people by saying the n-word. Again, he didn’t call anyone the n-word, he used the word in the context of free speech and racism. One of these conversations he had was with the black actor, Jamie Foxx.
I bet you a dollar that the guys who spent days making that n-word compilation were white.
We didn’t run into a single black person that cared about @joerogan using “THE WORD.”
Speaking of blacks always being victims, you may remember that I bought Ibram X. Kendi’s book, How to be an Antiracist. The book was all about how all whites are racist and how all the systems in the awful United States are made to hold the black man down.
Yeah, well, apparently our systemically racist society pays this race baiter $541 per minute when he gives his lectures.
I really don’t have anything more to say about that.
Jeffry Tubin, one of their political correspondents, likes to jerk off during conference calls but they couldn’t fire him.
They had to fire their highest rated host Chris Cuomo because he advised his brother, Andrew Cuomo, during him murdering 10,000 old people during the China virus and grab-assing cops.
Two of their producers were having sex with kids.
Jeff Zucker, the CEO, was boofing his replacement for the last 20 years.
And Brian Stelter, another show host, is fat, balding, ugly and stupid.
Oh yeah…and like 6 people watch their channel. Reruns of Frazier are beating CNN.
But they did find the story of the year and it might lead to another political scandal. Possibly more impeachment hearings. All this from a probably very accurate book by Maggie Haberman of the New York Times. Listen:
JUST NOW: "Staff in WH residence would periodically find the toilet clogged. The engineer would have to come and fix it. What the engineer would find would be wads of clumped up wet, printed paper." @maggieNYT on concerns of Trump flushing documents.pic.twitter.com/dertOPEXYm
WOW! Crime of the century! Trump may or may not have thrown paper in the toilet and the toilet clogged. We don’t know what was on papers but maybe it was important. Maybe it was the nuclear codes.
Call Nancy Pelosi! Call Adam Schiff! Call Maxine Waters!
There are two things that are really sad here. First, that this woman wrote a book about Trump and this was the story CNN decided to carry from this book. Probably not going to buy this book.
The second thing is that CNN needs Trump. Bad. The guy has been out of office for over a year and they are still talking about him. Kind of pathetic since they were most of the reason Trump is no longer President.
What is a Woman
Adele, the singer from England won entertainer of the year on Tuesday. I don’t know what awards show she won it because I just don’t care.
But she said something that created a storm of bigotry. Listen:
That’s right! She’s a transphobe because she had pride in being a woman.
Those words, “I love being a woman” sparked outrage on Twitter, the wasteland of reason.
One on Twitter said:
“Please, no, ADELE can’t be a TERF. That last comment, though ambiguous, could be perceived as TERF-y. Please no.”
TERF stands for trans-exclusionary radical feminist.
Another tweeted:
“Who’d have thought #Adele was a transphobe and would use her platform to call for the destruction of the trans community. Especially the confused teenagers.”
So, now, just acknowledging being a woman is bigoted. Woman are so bad they can’t even do women right. I’m sure she’ll apologize for…being a woman?
I needed to research this. I wanted the whole trans philosophy. Where’s the best place to do that? The Hell that is known as TikTok. It only took me a few minutes to find what I was looking for.
If you told me that all of these TikToks are just psyops filmed and disseminated by Xi to weaken the West, I would be ~3% surprised. pic.twitter.com/PfB7PAlVms
I don’t want to date a trans woman because a trans woman is a man and I don’t have any attraction to men.
An infertile woman still has the possibility to get pregnant. Miracles happen. A trans woman is a man, and can’t get pregnant…ever.
The logic is a little off here. An infertile woman proves transphobia?
I can recognize most trans people. There are few that really look like their chosen sex. But most look like they’re trying to be something they’re not. Like this guy.
Finally, this guy doesn’t respect my biological sex and it doesn’t exist?
No one cares who he respects. This is what I don’t get about TikTok and the selfie thing. If one goes viral it’s usually because they did or said something stupid.
My biological sex does exist. How do I know? I have four kids. Josie has three kids. My DNA will move on through history. How many kids is this guy going to have?
So if one is a woman, it’s transphobic for that woman to acknowledge and celebrate being a woman. If one is a man who thinks he’s a woman, it’s OK to celebrate his womanhood. In fact, a straight man who does not find a man who thinks he’s a woman attractive sexually, he is also a transphobe and a sexist.
It is the secret we are all trying to unlock – how to live long and happy lives.
Science has found the key success, well, for men anyway.
In the United Kingdom, men in general are not expected to live as long as women – so maybe they need a little bit more help.
The average life expectancy for a man is 79, compared to women who are expected to live until 82 years old.
The most common age of death for men in the UK between 2012 and 2014 was 86, but women were living until 89 during the same time period, according to the Office of National Statistics.
Then they give six ways that a man can improve his quality of life and life span. Five of the six are not much of a surprise: Have sex, get married, have kids, be responsible and be involved with your children.
But the first piece of advice is a little out there: stare at boobs. That’s right. Boobs are good. Why? Because boobs give men positive thoughts
According to the Post:
A 2012 study, published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, looked at the effects positive thinking had on men’s health.
After a year, positive thinking had a powerful effect on health choices.
More than half of the patients with coronary artery disease increased their physical activity versus 37 percent in the control group, who were not asked to write down positive thoughts in the morning.
The same happened in men with high blood pressure.
More than 40 percent of those with high blood pressure followed their medication plan compared to 36 percent in the non-positive thinking group.
So there you have it!
Ask your wife if she loves you. When she says, “Yes” tell her to put on that sexy little halter top and you’ll live longer.
National Public Radio, or NPR, got into big trouble for ignoring the Hunter Biden laptop story because they did not think it was an important story. But the brilliant editors decided the releasing a story called Which Skin Color Emoji Should You Use? The Answer Can Be More Complex Than You Think. This is such an important story, that they assigned three writers for it. They are Alejandra Marquez Janse, Patrick Jarenwattananon and Asma Khalid.
Let’s go through a little bit of this Pulitzer Prize worthy piece:
Heath Racela identifies as three-quarters white and one-quarter Filipino. When texting, he chooses a yellow emoji instead of a skin tone option, because he feels it doesn’t represent any specific ethnicity or color.
So is he three-quarters white and one-quarter Filipino or does he just identify as that?
He doesn’t want people to view his texts in a particular way. He wants to go with what he sees as the neutral option and focus on the message.
“I present as very pale, very light skinned. And if I use the white emoji, I feel like I’m betraying the part of myself that’s Filipino,” Racela, of Littleton, Mass., said. “But if I use a darker color emoji, which maybe more closely matches what I see when I look at my whole family, it’s not what the world sees, and people tend to judge that.”
This sounds like a rich person problem. I figure that this guy has enough money not to worry about things like crime, inflation and war. He’s becoming stressed out over the color of an emoji. Maybe he should look at some boobs and calm down.
But I looked up the demographics of Littleton, Massachusetts and, sure enough, I was right. According to Wikipedia:
The median household income was $123,413 and the median family income was $143,233. About 2.4% of families and 3.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 1.9% of those under age 18 and 5.2% of those age 65 or over.
Well, anyway, they then give another example of a person who is black and she gives her story. Finally, NPR gets to the studies. Yeah, someone actually was paid to study this crap.
A 2018 study published by the University of Edinburgh looked at the use of different skin tone emojis — what it referred to as “modified” emojis — on Twitter to find out if the modifiers contributed to self-representation.
Alexander Robertson, an emoji researcher at Google and Ph.D. candidate involved in the study, said the emoji modifiers were used widely but it was people with darker skin who used them in higher proportions, and more often.
Some things:
Google hired a Ph.D. candidate to study emojis?
Do you think your parents would be bragging that their Ph.D. son got his Ph.D. to study emojis?
By the way, not a shock that people of color are using the colored emojis. Can I say colored emojis? Is that racist?
People of color have been conditioned to believe their color is a badge of honor and should be celebrated. That’s why they created the colored emojis in the first place.
Honestly, white people like me don’t give a damn about the color of the emoji.
Old farts like me don’t even use them. That’s because I can write like an adult.
Continuing:
After another look at Twitter data, Andrew McGill, then writer for The Atlantic, found that some white people may stick with the yellow emoji because they don’t want to assert their privilege by adding a light-skinned emoji to a text, or to take advantage of something that was created to represent diversity.
Perhaps, like Heath Racela, they simply don’t want to think about how their message could be interpreted.
But Zara Rahman, a researcher and writer in Berlin, argues that the skin tone emojis make white people confront their race as people of color often have to do. For example, she shared Sarai Cole’s confusion when someone who is white uses a brown emoji, so she asked some friends about it.
When Sigmund Freud talked about a person’s actions show underlying sexual desires, a reporter asked him what it meant that he always had a cigar in his mouth. Freud responded, “Sometimes a cigar is just a cigar”. I’m pretty sure we can apply that to the emoji thing. Race doesn’t have to be entwined in everything that everyone does.
So many dumb stories over a single week. Turns out Friday is going to be my favorite day because we get to talk about all these stupid stories
And we do have some doozies!
Some News
Here’s some news I’m going to hit on because it’s happening but not as socially important as these stupid stories I’m going to talk about. Actually, these are not stupid stories. They’re kind of important.
The national debt has surpassed $30 trillion.
When George Bush left office, was at $9 trillion.
After Obama, it was $18 trillion.
After Trump, who was a big spender and had to deal with the pandemic, it was boosted to $23 trillion.
Biden has spent $7 trillion this year!
We are now entering danger territory. In September of 2019, before the pandemic, we had a debt to GDP of 4.7%. Believe it of not, that’s high. It is now at 12.4%.
We are not there yet, but we are entering the realm of Greece, Italy and Spain. All these countries have had to deal with austerity.
The jobs report was released today and it was a good one.
467,000 jobs were added. That’s double than what was expected.
Unemployment went up to 4% but that’s good because more people are rejoining the workforce.
709,000 were added for November and December.
This was a great report.
The problem for people is the child tax credit expired and extended benefits ended. People are now running out of money and have to work.
In other good news for Joe Biden, the head of ISIS-K was killed during a raid by U.S. special forces.
Abu Ibrahim al-Hashimi al-Qurayshi was killed when he detonated a suicide vest.
Members of his family, including children, were also killed.
No soldiers were injured.
There seems to be some confusion as to what happened but if this guy was killed, it was worth it even if innocent family members were killed.
So Biden has had a good week.
OK, that’s enough of the bad news. Let’s get to the other bad news that’s funny.
Let’s start with our stupid statement of the week. Who else is the winner but Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.
Here she is on MSNBC talking about the Russia-Ukraine conflict. She see two problems with what’s going on over there. Here’s the first one:
Some things:
Notice she always strings together big words like “military industrial complex” to make herself sound intelligent? None of what she said applied to this situation but she sounds like she wants to string together a bunch of multi-syllabic words suddenly she’ll make sense. This is a strategy with the Left. They think big words will confuse us serfs and we’ll just go with them.
She’s blaming America, specifically American greed, for the conflict over there. It’s complete crap.
Does she really think, for a second, that a military contractor is going to lose the good graces of the American military for a corrupt Ukraine?
She’s talking out of her ass.
But, she can’t get away from the stupid. Here the real reason why Russia is threatening Ukraine:
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Yep, climate change.
Fossil fuels have become a problem because of the Biden administration.
We were energy independent.
We were a massive exporter of oil.
Biden shut down the Keystone Pipeline.
Ended all of the oil contracts on federal lands.
And gave Russia the Nordstream pipeline into Germany.
So, no, I don’t think evaluation is correct.
I Told You So
According to that Daily Wire:
“Game of Thrones” star Peter Dinklage is not pleased that Disney is attempting a remake of “Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.” However, other members of the dwarf community have been thrilled to see the potential for lucrative acting jobs available to their community specifically. And a few of them are denouncing Dinklage’s rant, saying it’s harming their job prospects.
I told you this would happen.
Dwarf actor, Dylan Postl, stated:
“It makes me so sick to my stomach to think that there are seven roles for dwarfs that can’t get normal acting roles, or very few and far between roles, and now they are gone because of this guy.”
“Peter Dinklage is the biggest dwarf actor probably of all time but it doesn’t make him king dwarf. When he was cast as a little person role in ‘Lord of the Rings’ or in a ‘Game of Thrones’ or in ‘Elf’ or this that or the other thing… those checks cashed just fine. He had no issue then. But now he wants to be progressive? Come on man.”
I also want to point out that Peter Dinklage is starring in the upcoming movie, Cyrano. By the way, he was cast because he was a dwarf. He made more than $1 million an episode from Game of Thrones. He was cast for that series because he’s a dwarf.
Postl continued:
“I don’t know if Peter Dinklage is still acting or if he is done now but I don’t know… it’s pretty selfish. People came before him. If it is his mindset that he wants to be the only one then you gotta grow up man.
“It’s not helping our community it’s taking jobs away from our community that are very few and far between as it is. We are in a society and a time of woke and progression and I get that, to an extent, but this is a fairytale.”
He’s absolutely right but left out one thing. Wokeness is about power. Peter Dinklage wants to be the dwarf actor. That’s what his rant was all about.
Remember Wednesday, we talked about how Whoopie was suspended for two weeks from The View because she said the Holocaust had nothing to do with racism because Jews were white? Even though Hitler himself wrote that the Jews were and inferior race?
She made an apology to the Anti-Defamation League (ADL) and the ADL accepted her apology. Here’s the problem, according to the ADL’s definition of racism, at the time, Whoopie would have been right and could have pointed to the ADL’s website.
A little history about this:
Before 2020, the definition on the ADL’s website of racism was:
“Racism is the belief that a particular race is superior or inferior to another, that a person’s social and moral traits are predetermined by his or her inborn biological characteristics.”
Makes sense. That’s racism.
Then George Floyd died and BLM riots happened. The ADL, which used to be a moderate organization, changed the definition of racism:
“The marginalization and/or oppression of people of color based on a socially constructed racial hierarchy that privileges white people.”
See the problem is with this definition?
Only white people can be racist.
Only people of color can be victims of racism.
Whoopie Goldberg was right about the Holocaust based on this decision.
The ADL figured this out and made a change to that definition this week. They marked it with an interim tag because I guess the definition of a word is ever changing. Or they want to leave the lane clear to changing the definition when it conflicts with what another Leftist says. Here it is:
“Racism occurs when individuals or institutions show more favorable evaluation or treatment of an individual or group based on race or ethnicity.”
There are still problems with this definition so I’m sure it will change again.
It still allows the Left to call white people racists because they believe white people are running the institutions within the United States. That’s not true, of course, but the Left thinks it is.
The important thing to take away from this is the Left is constantly changing the meaning of words. For them words, people and societies are malleable. Men can be women. Phobias has changed to mean hate. History can change. Books can be rewritten or just banished.
That’s why I never call a man dressed like a woman by his preferred pronouns. This is dangerous stuff.
A woman who identifies as a wolf says that people often have ‘misconceptions’ about her her ‘spiritual and psychological’ life as a animal.
Naia Ōkami, 27, from Seattle, identifies as a British Columbian wolf and regards herself as an otherkin therian – a subculture who believe their soul is that of an animal, rather than a human.
In 2017, Naia came out as a transgender woman on social media and in November 2019, she revealed to her followers that she had legally changed her gender to female.
Here he is talking about it:
I have no “misconceptions” about this man. He is delusional. He’s mentally ill.
This is where the subjectifying language leads. We normalize insanity.
A Los Angeles County judge on Thursday ordered Hannah Tubbs, a transgender California woman, to serve two years in a juvenile facility after she pleaded guilty to sexually assaulting a 10-year-old girl in 2014.
Before doing so, the judge criticized far-left District Attorney George Gascon, whose office declined to prosecute the repeat offender as an adult.
Tubbs, 26, recently pleaded guilty to molesting the girl in a women’s bathroom eight years ago when Tubbs was two weeks away from turning 18. At the time of the crime, she identified as male and went by James Tubbs. She did not identify as female until after she was taken into custody, according to prosecutors.
That’s right! This 26-year-old man molested a 10-year-old girl and is being sent to a girls’ juvenile center because of that piece of crap woke prosecutor in Los Angeles, George Gascon. What could happen?
Here’s my thing: the judge can say “no” and send this guy to an adult men’s prison? Yeah, it will probably be overturned on appeal but, at least, the girls in the juvenile center will be protected until the appeal goes through. This will give the guys in the adult male prison a chance to apply some real justice (the guy only got 6 years).
This has nothing to do with common sense. This is about perverting the system. This is done on purpose. I will update you about this in about a month because it’s only a matter of time before this guy rapes someone.
The Pillow Fighting Championship crowned its first ever champions Saturday night in Florida as the children’s pastime was turned into a professional combat sport.
The pay-per-view event saw 16 men and eight women, most used to mixed martial arts and boxing but this time with a specialized pillow, advance through a bracket style competition until a champion emerged.
On the women’s side it was Brazilian Istela Nunes defeating American Kendahl Voelker and the men’s final saw American Hauley Tillman defeat countryman Marcus Brimage. Each winner earned a title belt and $5,000.
That was the entire article.
I saw the video of the “fight” and it is exactly like you imagine it would be.
Let me tell you something: God bless capitalism and the United States. It’s this kind of imagination and innovation that makes this country great. I hope the guy who did this made a ton of money.
In a first for the Rosamond Gifford Zoo in Syracuse, New York, a same-sex penguin couple hatched a baby chick, local news station 13 WHAM reported, and will now raise the chick as a pair.
The two adult male Humboldt Penguins — Elmer and Lima — became first-time dads on Jan. 1.
The zoo said Elmer and Lima formed a bond for the current breeding season and have built a home base in a nest “and defended their territory.”
I mean, why not?
More to the story:
The gay thing is a stretch. The birds could just be friends. It’s not clear they were ever having sex so it’s not clear how the zoo figured out they were gay.
The zoo was happy about this because the numbers of penguins in the zoo means they can have other penguins foster raise an egg and a chick. So that makes sense.
They tried to have these two birds raise a couple of eggs before and ended up breaking them. I don’t think much about this. In the Disney movie, March of the Penguins, penguins break their eggs all the time.
The male penguins also help to hatch the chicks.
What I hate about this story is what the zoo wants it to mean. Ted Fox, the zoo director, said:
“Elmer and Lima’s success at fostering is one more story that our zoo can share to help people of all ages and backgrounds relate to animals.”
What the zoo is trying to do a naturalize homosexuality. The LGBTQI+ community has been trying to do this for decades. The normalized it, they naturalized it.
I’ve said this before. Nature is absolute, unchanging. Normal is subjective and changes all the time based on opinion. It is impossible, in nature, for men to become women. But our society has normalized it.
