AMERICAN HISTORY: On July 20 1969, Stephen and Viola Armstrong joined millions of viewers around the globe to watch their son, Neil, do something no human had ever done before.
ELECTION INTEGRITY: The Trump administration is threatening to withhold federal funds from states that refuse to support his election integrity efforts. Even more to the point, he intends to hold the specific election officials responsible with fines, penalties, and possibly prison time.
EVERYDAY HEROES: CLICK https://x.com/mattvanswol/status/2078511239844544739 [2:08] to hear a wonderful true story. In the comments, someone reports the woman’s injuries were not life threatening and her little boy was unharmed.
IRAN: The U.S. military has destroyed a key Iranian surveillance tower in the Strait of Hormuz that was used to monitor ships. Removing the tower degrades the IRGC’s ability to attack civilian ships, thus protecting freedom of navigation.
MEDIA: ABC, NBC, and CNN refused to air Trump’s recent speech about election integrity. CNN can do whatever it wants, but ABC and NBC use public airways. They have no right to decide we don’t need to hear a sitting president’s major speech.
@SteveLovesAmmo commented, “I’m just going to say the refusal to air a Presidential speech about election fraud seems like a horrible way to convince people that you weren’t in on election fraud.“
OH CANADA: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/yAmX9OE4-0M [1:05] to hear what Baby Trump is going to do about the wildfire smoke that poured across the border. “Smoke is just angry wood.” “Point it north.” LOL!
PSA: If you’re ever faced with having something confiscated at airport security check-in, ask if they have a mail-back option where you ship an item home to yourself instead of surrendering it forever.
GRAMMY NOTES: For the record, our baby gate never came down. We have used it for pets, grandchildren, and the “We’re not OLD yet” individuals who currently inhabit the long-empty nest.
Ensuring the integrity of our elections is fundamental to preserving trust in American democracy. Following the 2020 presidential election, concerns about potential irregularities prompted detailed examinations of voting processes, data security, and registration practices across multiple states. Below, you can download documents and reports addressing key areas of election integrity. They cover:
Vulnerabilities in Electronic Voting & Ballot-Counting Systems – For years Americans were blatantly lied to about the security of our election infrastructure, including electronic voting machines and ballot-counting systems. We are releasing a series of previously-classified U.S. Intelligence Community Assessments and other reports proving that our government has long known these machines are extremely exposed to attack.
China’s Acquisition and Exploitation of American Voter Data – Over a period of years starting during the 2020 election cycle, the People’s Republic of China carried out what is believed to be the largest compromise of election data in history—resulting in China’s illicit acquisition of 220 million U.S. voter files. That information includes names, addresses, phone numbers, political party preferences, and other sensitive data that would be needed to register to vote, and engage in other nefarious activities. This data loss presents an unprecedented election security nightmare. The intelligence even shows that China assigned a data exploitation unit specifically to this new project.
Michigan Voter-Registration Investigation – Even when significant evidence of fraud has been detected, it has been buried and covered up. Among the disclosures are FBI files detailing evidence of alleged fraud by a large-scale voter registration operation in Michigan. In 2020, Michigan State Police raided a Democrat get-out-the-vote organization in Muskeegon, and were so concerned by what they found, that they contacted the FBI in Detroit. The documents state that some canvassers admitted to FBI agents that they signed voter registration forms in other people’s names, submitted fraudulent registrations for people who did not exist, and received gift cards tied to the number of applications they produced. The FBI agents working on the case believed that crimes were committed—yet the Biden Department of Justice slow-walked the investigation for years. Director Patel is being directed to ensure that the matter is fully investigated, and to work with the Department of Justice to prosecute those responsible for any crimes.
Noncitizens on State Voter Rolls – According to a D.H.S. review of state voter rolls and public records, they identified approximately 278,000 non-citizens who are registered to vote in federal elections. Since Democrat states refused to share their voter files, the real number is actually much higher—yet even this limited analysis found more than a quarter of a million foreigners illegally registered to vote.
EVERYDAY HEROES: [1:09] – Video of Carl Isom-McDaniel (65) being thrown into the air by an angry Yellowstone bison went viral over the week-end. He broke his femur in four places near his hip, but posted to social media that he was “OK” and already able to stand Monday after having surgery on Sunday.
During an interview with CNN, he praised the animal for not killing him. “When I was on the ground immobile, unable to move, he was right on top of me. He could have stomped on me, he could have gored me, he could have done almost anything to take my life, and he did not do so.”
ICC: CLICK https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2076687074745364911 [2:38] to hear Sec. Marco Rubio explain the danger of the International Criminal Court, which seeks to deprive every nation on earth of its sovereignty. Hmmm … kinda sounds like something you read about in the last book of the Bible.
IRAN: [9:23] – U.S. forces have hit hundreds of targets to degrade Iran’s ability to attack civilians and commercial shipping in the Strait of Hormuz. Trump declares we will keep the Strait open for world shipping and those who use it will pay us to do it.
STUPID PEOPLE: If you can’t prove you’re a citizen, either you are not a citizen and have no right to vote or else you are not responsible enough to be trusted with a vote.
FEMINISM: “No woman should be authorized to stay at home and raise her children. Society should be totally different. Women should not have that choice, precisely because if there is such a choice, too many women will make that one.” ~Simone de Beauvoir (1908-1986), French feminist
IRAN: Israel says Iran violated the cease fire on Sunday, launching missiles that the Israeli defense system intercepted. The attack came hours after Trump said in an interview on “Meet the Press” that the United States was “very close” to securing a deal with Iranian officials.
MEDIA: In 2025, Bari Weiss took over CBS News with the goal of making it less biased. After she fired 60 Minutes host, Scott Pelley, he said Weiss had actually asked the staff why the public didn’t trust the media any more, whining, “Why do you think so? Do you have a poll? Is there market research? What are you talking about? Because we certainly didn’t believe that.”
CLICK the link below to see multiple clips of the interview.
PATRIOTISM: @BuzzPatterson posted – When I was the Air Force Military Aide to Bill Clinton (and again, that was not a political appointee position, it was a military assignment), I served daily with very young staffers who were appointed because of their efforts in the campaign or who their parents were.
I really enjoyed interacting with most of them. Bright kids from Ivy League school. But their naïveté and lack of experience showed. Dramatically.
One day I was walking across the White House “campus,” the “18 acres,” and I encountered one of the young female staffers. We chatted for a bit, and she asked me, “So, why did you join the military? Were your career options limited or were you forced to by a judge?”
I wanted to throat punch her, but I said, “No, ma’am, I volunteered.”
She asked, “But why? Lack of education? No other options?”
“No, ma’am, I volunteered. Really. Not only do I have a Bachelor’s but also an MBA.”
She asked again, “Then why?”
I shook my head and walked away. They simply can’t understand a higher calling. They are incapable of understanding that another human who would selflessly serve.
Therein lies much of the Democrat vs. military disconnect. They’re missing the patriotism chip.
DEI: They lauded blind auditions (i.e., judges can’t see musician) because they increased the numbers of women, then condemned them because they did not increase the numbers of blacks.
MINNESOTA: Last Tuesday, the Minnesota House Fraud Prevention and State Agency Oversight Policy Committee held an oversight hearing on the taxpayer-funded childcare services fraud. Gov. Tim Walz (D-MN) declined to testify.
SCOTUS: In Wednesday’s decision in Louisiana v. Callais, six justices declared that racial gerrymandering is racist and therefore a violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prohibits any voting practice or procedure that denies or abridges the right to vote on account of race or color nationwide.
Justice Kagan wrote in her dissent that the Voting Rights Act “was born of the literal blood of Union soldiers and civil rights marchers” and that “only [the American people] have the right to say it is no longer needed—not the members of this Court.”
@chrismckeever commented, “We don’t give Union soldiers enough credit for the blood they spilled in…1982.”
GRAMMY NOTES: Mama Buzz raided the old atlases/maps I have in my “art fodder” to make this gorgeous cover for their home school geography binder. I made the “USA” letters with “art fodder” postage stamps and the die cutting machine Dearest gave me last Christmas. ❤
DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, May our faith be a light that draws others to You. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
AMERICAN HISTORY: On May 1, 1963, the US observed its first Senior Citizens Month, later renamed Older Americans Month. Since its inception, it has been a time to raise awareness of issues facing older Americans as well as honor our contributions to our nation.
CATHOLIC: CLICk either of the links to read about this extraordinary woman.
“The Senate confirmed every one of these judges, per the constitution.” ~@itspoopintheend
CLICK https://x.com/WesternLensman/status/2049897978849009774 [1:01] to hear Sunny Hostin, a lawyer and TV personality who makes millions, whine about how the SCOTUS decision to block race-based gerrymandering makes her feel. In regards to her having to “go home and tell my children” … said children are 20 and 24 years old. ::eyeroll::
“The Supreme Court just ruled you can’t draw voting maps based on race. The ‘we’re not racists’ Democrats are very unhappy about it. It’s almost as if … “ ~Damani Felder
FLORIDA: Democrats in dozens of states have used race-based gerrymandering to create voting districts that favoried Democrats. Within hours of SCOTUS declaring the practice unconstitutional, the Florida legislature passed the new districting map. Republicans in other states are demanding the same.
MICHIGAN: Neighborhood Crime Watch signs are specifically intended to warn criminals that they are not welcome. Ann Arbor just had all of them removed, because “we are a welcoming community” and the signs are “are an expression of exclusion.”
MILITARY: CLICK https://x.com/WallStreetApes/status/2050032453117698149 [:49] to hear Senator Jack Reed [D-RI] suggest Pete Hegseth shouldn’t be a military leader because he is a Christian who is proud to be American. Everybody has someone or something they believe is or should be #1. I prefer the person making military decisions to have his number ones be Jesus Christ and the well-being of our nation and our fighting men and women.
NEW YUCK CITY: “It turns out Margaret Thatcher wasn’t being dramatic — she was being predictive: ‘The problem with socialism is that eventually you run out of other people’s money.’
“Exhibit A: According to the New York Post, Mayor Zohran Mamdani is already asking the City Council for a budget extension… while simultaneously shaking down Albany for more taxpayer cash. Apparently the money ran out faster than the slogans.
“The freshman mayor’s plan? Tax the rich, fund government-run grocery stores, and call it compassion. The reality? The rich are doing what rich people do when they’re treated like ATMs with legs — they’re leaving. And, inconveniently, they’re taking the money with them.” ~Gary Varvel
SCHUMER SHUTDOWN 2.0: It’s over. The House has passed the Senate’s bill restoring funding and Trump has signed it.
UNITED NATIONS: They elected the Iranian member to be one of the vice presidents of the 2026 Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty Review Conference. Iran. The US, the UAE, Australia, Britain, France, and Germany condemned this decision.
GRAMMY NOTES: Posted to Facebook by our local ReUse It Center – “‘Salvaged'” is just a fancy way of saying the wood is between jobs and waiting to become a house again instead of retiring in a landfill. This is a productive cycle where a tree becomes a doorway, then another doorway, because this lumber has a very strong work ethic and refuses to stay down.” ❤
Cole Allen’s full anti-Trump manifesto with graphics added by CtH.
Hello everybody!
So I may have given a lot of people a surprise today. Let me start off by apologizing to everyone whose trust I abused.
I apologize to my parents for saying I had an interview without specifying it was for “Most Wanted.”
I apologize to my colleagues and students for saying I had a personal emergency (by the time anyone reads this, I probably most certainly DO need to go to the ER, but can hardly call that not a self-inflicted status.)
I apologize to all of the people I traveled next to, all the workers who handled my luggage, and all the other non-targeted people at the hotel who I put in danger simply by being near.
I apologize to everyone who was abused and/or murdered before this, to all those who suffered before I was able to attempt this, to all who may still suffer after, regardless of my success or failure.
I don’t expect forgiveness, but if I could have seen any other way to get this close, I would have taken it. Again, my sincere apologies.
On to why I did any of this:
I am a citizen of the United States of America.
What my representatives do reflects on me.
And I am no longer willing to permit a pedophile, rapist, and traitor to coat my hands with his crimes.
(Well, to be completely honest, I was no longer willing a long time ago, but this is the first real opportunity I’ve had to do something about it.)
While I’m discussing this, I’ll also go over my expected rules of engagement (probably in a terrible format, but I’m not military so too bad.)
Secret Service: they are targets only if necessary, and to be incapacitated non-lethally if possible (aka, I hope they’re wearing body armor because center mass with shotguns messes up people who *aren’t*
Hotel Security: not targets if at all possible (aka unless they shoot at me)
Capitol Police: same as Hotel Security
National Guard: same as Hotel Security
Hotel Employees: not targets at all
Guests: not targets at all
In order to minimize casualties I will also be using buckshot rather than slugs (less penetration through walls)
I would still go through most everyone here to get to the targets if it were absolutely necessary (on the basis that most people *chose* to attend a speech by a pedophile, rapist, and traitor, and are thus complicit) but I really hope it doesn’t come to that.
Rebuttals to objections:
Objection 1: As a Christian, you should turn the other cheek.
Rebuttal: Turning the other cheek is for when you yourself are oppressed. I’m not the person raped in a detention camp. I’m not the fisherman executed without trial. I’m not a schoolkid blown up or a child starved or a teenage girl abused by the many criminals in this administration.
Turning the other cheek when *someone else* is oppressed is not Christian behavior; it is complicity in the oppressor’s crimes.
Objection 2: This is not a convenient time for you to do this.
Rebuttal: I need whoever thinks this way to take a couple minutes and realize that the world isn’t about them. Do you think that when I see someone raped or murdered or abused, I should walk on by because it would be “inconvenient” for people who aren’t the victim?
This was the best timing and chance of success I could come up with.
Objection 3: You didn’t get them all.
Rebuttal: Gotta start somewhere.
Objection 4: As a half-black, half-white person, you shouldn’t be the one doing this.
Rebuttal: I don’t see anyone else picking up the slack
Objection 5: Yield unto Caesar what is Caesar’s.
Rebuttal: The United States of America are ruled by the law, not by any one or several people. In so far as representatives and judges do not follow the law, no one is required to yield them anything so unlawfully ordered.
I would also like to extend my appreciation to a great many people since I will not be likely to be able to talk with them again (unless the Secret Service is *astoundingly* incompetent.)
Thank you to my family, both personal and church, for your love over these 31 years.
Thank you to my friends, for your companionship over many years.
Thank you to my colleagues over many jobs, for your positivity and professionalism.
Thank you to my students for your enthusiasm and love of learning.
Thank you to the many acquaintances I’ve met, in person and online, for short interactions and long-term relationships, for your perspectives and inspiration.
Thank you all for everything.
Sincerely,
Cole “coldForce” “Friendly Federal Assassin” Allen
PS: Ok now that all the sappy stuff is done, what the hell is the Secret Service doing? Sorry, gonna rant a bit here and drop the formal tone.
Like, I expected security cameras at every bend, bugged hotel rooms, armed agents every 10 feet, metal detectors out the wazoo.
What I got (who knows, maybe they’re pranking me!) is nothing.
No damn security.
Not in transport.
Not in the hotel.
Not in the event.
Like, the one thing that I immediately noticed walking into the hotel is the sense of arrogance.
I walk in with multiple weapons and not a single person there considers the possibility that I could be a threat.
The security at the event is all outside, focused on protestors and current arrivals, because apparently no one thought about what happens if someone checks in the day before.
Like, this level of incompetence is insane, and I very sincerely hope it’s corrected by the time this country gets actually competent leadership again.
Like, if I was an Iranian agent, instead of an American citizen, I could have brought a damn Ma Deuce in here and no one would have noticed s–t.
Actually insane.
Oh and if anyone is curious is how doing something like feels: it’s awful. I want to throw up; I want to cry for all the things I wanted to do and never will, for all the people whose trust this betrays; I experience rage thinking about everything this administration has done.
Can’t really recommend it! Stay in school, kids.
There’s been some nonsense talk about how Trump supposedly has the “lowest approval rating in history” and that the WHCD shooting was staged to improve those numbers. You can look at the historical approval records yourself; there’s no paywall.
On April 21, 2026, House minority leader and leader of the House Democratic Caucus, Hakeem Jeffries, posted to social media, “Democrats defeated Donald Trump’s gerrymandering scheme in Virginia tonight. We will crush the DeSantis Dummymander in Florida next. Maximum warfare, everywhere, all the time.”
On April 26, 2026, the day after the WHCD shooting, Jeffries posted to social media, “America will not be lectured about civility by far right extremists in Congress. Particularly those who provide aid and comfort to hundreds of violent rioters who brutally beat police officers on January 6. There will be ample time to vigorously debate the issues of the day. Now is a time to unify.”
On Apr 7, 2026, Rep. Jamie Raskin called a Trump speech a “rambling and hate-filled diatribe” and urged Congress to invoke the 25th Amendment to get rid of him.
On Feb. 25, 2026, he called Trump “the most corrupt president in American history.”
In 2024, he called Trump a “career criminal” and “incorrigible recidivist con man” with a legacy of “American carnage” that nearly toppled the constitutional order.
Babylon Bee writes, “‘This Is A Both Sides Issue,’ Says Side That Shot President Trump, Assassinated Charlie Kirk, Tried To Assassinate Kavanaugh, Tried To Shoot Trump Again, Shot Steve Scalise, Firebombed Governor Shapiro, Tried To Shoot Trump A Third Time … murdered schoolkids in Minnesota, murdered schoolchildren in Nashville, burned an elderly Jewish woman to death in Colorado, murdered a couple at the Jewish embassy in D.C., seized campus buildings and held janitors hostage, assaulted students on campus who appeared Jewish, ambushed ICE officers in Dallas and shot an officer in the neck, assassinated FBI officer David Underwood, assassinated the United Healthcare CEO, cheered the murder of over 1,200 civilians on October 7th, murdered schoolkids in Colorado in 2019, injured over 700 police offers in 2020 riots, murdered retired police captain David Dorn, murdered a 16-year-old boy in ‘CHAZ’, burned down Minneapolis, firebombed a Washington ICE center, murdered six people in Waukesha, assassinated five Dallas officers in 2016, assassinated three police in Baton Rouge in 2016 (you know what, we’re going to stop now, this is getting sad).”
Vatican City operates one of the strictest immigration and access regimes in Europe.
Entry is heavily controlled with unrestricted public access limited mainly to St. Peter’s Square and certain basilica areas during designated times. Most of the territory requires permits for entry, especially non-public zones. Unauthorized entry, especially by bypassing security, violence, threats, deception, or in groups/vehicles, is treated as a serious crime.
Penalties for illegal entry run between $10,200–$25,700, plus prison terms of 1–4 years. Convictions can include a ban from Vatican territory for up to 15 years (with further prison time for violations). Aggravating factors (e.g., using firearms, disguises, or multiple people) increase penalties.
Citizenship and residency are extremely limited.
Only clergy, Swiss Guard, officials who are working in Vatican City may apply for temporary residency, which is revoked when the job ends. There is no general path for economic migrants, family reunification, or asylum seekers to settle permanently.
In short, the Vatican City State enforces its borders rigorously to protect its security, sanctity, and limited capacity, which is in keeping with Catholic social teaching regarding states having the right to regulate immigration for the common good.
Christian cartoonist and pundit, Gary Varvel, weighs in –
A scene we’d like to see
Pope Leo XIV has been busy clutching his pearls over the Trump administration’s mass deportation efforts, labeling them “inhuman treatment”—because apparently, a sovereign nation enforcing its borders is now a sin. This is just the latest entry in the Pope’s ongoing “Political Activist of the Year” campaign against the President.
The hypocrisy reached a fever pitch late last year when Leo decided to play the “Pro-Life Gatekeeper.” He rebuked Catholic politicians who support hard-line immigration policies. His logic? “Someone who says ‘I’m against abortion’ but I’m in agreement with the inhuman treatment of immigrants… I don’t know if that’s pro-life.”
Bad theology
Equating the termination of a life in the womb with the deportation of an illegal alien is a feat of unscholarly theological gymnastics. To lecture the United States for conducting immigration raids while safely ensconced behind the Great Wall of Vatican City is hypocritical, to say the least. If the Pope wants to preach about open borders, he can start by unlocking his own.
If the Pope is so deeply distressed by the plight of illegal aliens leaving the U.S., there’s a simple, holy solution: Trump should just charter a few flights and drop them off at the Vatican. Since the Pope is so eager to welcome the world, let’s see how many cots he can fit between the frescoes of the Sistine Chapel.
Sid Miller writes, Let’s get something straight, because this hasn’t been talked about enough. And I’m tired of seeing people (primarily leftists) grabbing headlines and posts that agree with their narrative instead of doing their own research.
What’s happening right now in Iran is not Israel’s war. It’s not a Jewish vendetta. Washington severed diplomatic ties with Iran under the Carter administration after Iranian students stormed the U.S. embassy in Tehran and held 52 Americans hostage. That was 1979.
Since then, EVERY administration, Carter, Reagan, Bush (senior), Clinton, Bush (junior), Obama, Biden, and Trump, has said that a nuclear-armed Iran is unacceptable. The White House recently documented 74 separate instances of Trump making that case, calling it “longstanding, bipartisan American policy.” This isn’t a new position. It isn’t a right-wing position. It’s what every administration has believed for half a century.
The IAEA reported that Iran’s cache of near-weapons-grade enriched uranium had surged by roughly 50 percent in just three months, putting Tehran one step away from having enough material for ten nuclear weapons. That’s not some little vague threat. That’s a countdown.
Secretary of State Marco Rubio put it plainly: “They have everything they need to build nuclear weapons. When you’ve built the engine, loaded the fuel, and pointed the car at the wall, it doesn’t matter much whether you’ve pressed the gas.”
Here’s what this all adds up to. The United States didn’t stumble into this war because Israel asked nicely. It acted on a threat that five decades of American presidents acknowledged and mostly kicked down the road.
Iran was weeks away, not years, from having the material needed for nuclear weapons. It had long-range ballistic missiles capable of reaching the U.S.
Calling this Israel’s war ignores fifty years of American policy, multiple rounds of failed diplomacy, and a nuclear program that was running out of road.
DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Help us each to grow in virtue that we may be “Jesus with skin on” to the world. In His Holy Name, we pray. Amen.
AMERICAN HISTORY: On March 15, 1820, Maine became the 23rd state in the United States. The decision ended nearly two centuries of rule by Massachusetts and recognized the growing population and independence of the northern district.
IRAN: [12:05] – Democrats reacting to Trump’s attack on Iran –
Senator Ed Markey (D-MA): “Americans don’t want another endless war.”
Senator Kirsten Gillibrand (D-NY): “The president should be focused on reducing costs for Americans, not abusing his power to drag America into another endless war.“
Representative Brittany Pettersen (D-CO): “No one in this country wants another endless war in the Middle East.”
Senator Tim Kaine (D-VA), with Chuck Schumer and Adam Schiff: “The American people continue to say loud and clear that they do not want another endless war.“
Senator Reverend Raphael Warnock (D-GA): Criticized entangling Americans in “another endless war without any clear exit strategy.“
Representative Ayanna Pressley (D-MA): Condemned “endless war in Iran with no regard for human life.“
Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT): “The people of our country… do not want endless war.”
PRAYER for OUR NATION: God of Hosts, Grant wisdom to our military commanders. Help them protect national security with moral clarity. Give them discernment in deployment decisions. Comfort families of service members. Protect troops in harm’s way. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.
THE VIEW: [6:15] – Sky News host Rita Panahi rightly labels Whoopi Goldberg “an absolute disgrace of a human being.”
GRAMMY NOTES: When my parents noticed most of their friends had moved to Florida, they went on a round robin visit of them to see if they should do it too. They came back convinced that living near their grandkids was a better plan. “We can visit Florida if winter gets to be too much. But live there? Nope. All they talk about is their money and their bad health!”
