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by | July 19, 2025 · 6:31 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You for granting us the privilege of praying for those who persecute us. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

COLBERT CANCELED: The same night Colbert announced the cancellation, his lead guest was Sen. Adam Schiff [D-CA]. Right after the show, Schiff tweeted, “Just finished taping with Stephen Colbert who announced his show was cancelled. If Paramount and CBS ended the Late Show for political reasons, the public deserves to know. And deserves better.”

Political? Adam, baby, CBS’s decision was all about the money, honey. Here are the facts. CBS has to pay Trump $16 million for fraudulently trying (and failing) to make Kamala look like less of a doofus. CBS has been paying Colbert about $15 million per year, which he was worth as long as his left-wing political shtick was bringing in the viewers. But now Fox News is getting better ratings while paying Greg Gutfeld half as much for not only doing his right-wing comedy shtick on their late night show, but also providing his political commentary on Fox at Five.

2025 second quarter viewer averages for late night comedy shows:

  1. Fox News’ Gutfeld = 3.29 million (238,000 in 18-49)
  2. CBS’ Late Night with Stephen Colbert = 2.42 million (220,000 in 18-49)
  3. ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live! = 1.77 million (219,000 in 18-49)
  4. NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon = 1.19 million(157,000 in 18-49)

ABC pays Jimmy Kimmel $15 million per year, while NBC pays Jimmy Fallon $16 million. I wonder how long before those two also get their pink slips …

EVERYDAY HEROES: On a Virgin Atlantic flight from New York to London, an 88-year-old retired nurse named Violet was quietly chatting with a young man named Jack at the boarding gate. She told him she had spent her life caring for others and had always dreamed of flying first class, just once.

Jack nodded, smiled, and said little. But before boarding, he quietly approached the crew and asked if he could trade his first-class seat for Violet’s economy seat. He wanted no credit or attention, so while Violet leaned back in a plush seat, sipping champagne at 35,000 feet, Jack sat in economy.

It wasn’t until the end of the flight that Violet learned what had happened. She was stunned. “I just want a picture,” she said, “so I can show my daughter I finally did it.”

FAFO: Leftists worried the massive settlement CBS paid Trump would have a chilling effect on journalism. Apparently, the Wall Street Journal didn’t get the memo.

RAAACISM: On Monday’s CNN NewsNight, Brad Polumbo said that calling Trump’s immigration agenda a “reign of terror” was “hyperbolic.” Ana Novarro basically told him to shut up. “It might be hyperbolic for you as a White man… It’s certainly not hyperbolic for me as a Latino.” Palumbo pointed out that for her “to dismiss my opinion for being a White man, is racist.”

VAX SCENE: Feel free to skip this. I only got through 5 minutes before I could no longer control my gag reflex. [10:49] – One of Stephen Colbert’s unfunny “comedy” attempts was a series of musical odes to the ‘rona jab. Yes, a series. I mean … what’s not funny about you “can, can, can” get your shot? /sarc But hey, you know what is funny? The fact that this mega-cringe compilation is posted at The Late Show with Stephen Colbert’s official YouTube channel. I mean, talk about self-owns.

GRAMMY NOTES: My father’s name was Bob; his kids called him Pop. His grands called him Bop. It suited him to a tee.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/t3iz9o5m7Ng to see a bat swim.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/cs8Nz1cmUD4 for a giggle.

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by | July 11, 2025 · 8:17 am

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ICE: [15:57] – The Left is sponsoring a 700% increase in violence against agents.

JACQUELINE DURAND: [13:05] – Jacqueline Durand suffered severe injuries from a vicious dog attack in 2022, resulting in over 800 bites and significant facial disfigurement. Dr. Youn interviews her about her experiences so far. At the GoFundMe link (below), there is a CBS documentary about Jacqueline from not long after the attack. Watching both of these videos, I am really struck by how articulate she is consider the amount of damage she sustained to her mouth.

LEFTIES LOSING IT: [20:34] – The latter parts of this video are well worth your time. E.g., I didn’t know that last bit about immigration judges not being part of the judiciary! GROK says, “Immigration judges are not part of the federal judiciary. Instead, immigration judges are administrative law judges within the Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR), a component of the Department of Justice (DOJ), which is part of the executive branch.”

MS-13: [1:53] – Two of the worst of the worst have been apprehended. When the Biden administration let them in, one was on El Salvador’s “100 Most Wanted” list while the other had a red notice on Interpol. The latter is a request to law enforcement worldwide to locate and provisionally arrest a person pending extradition.

REPARATIONS: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/T8wT1uY82PY to watch an entitled British woman get her stupid handed to her by a man with the facts. Also CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/CJZKskjVxgo and get a MAGA giggle.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/dTw26c9JEG0 to see Dad Dancing.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/byJoYbQKM8A for a touch of peak cuteness.

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by | July 9, 2025 · 11:08 am

Fake News Hoax List – Part 3

POLICEMEN KILLED at “MOSTLY PEACEFUL” JANUARY 6 PROTEST HOAX: The January 6 protest is associated with nine deaths. Three protesters suffered fatal medical emergencies during the event that were unrelated to the violence at the Capitol Building, while four law enforcement officers committed suicide in the weeks following.

U.S. Capitol Police Officer Brian Sicknick had a stroke and died the day after. The autopsy suggested the events of the previous day may have contributed to his death, but had not been the cause.

The only person who was actually killed in the midst of the riot was Ashli Babbit, an unarmed pro-Trump protester, who was shot at point blank range by a police officer.

RITTENHOUSE HOAX: Democrats and their media shills labeled Kyle Rittenhouse a racist and a murderer after he shot three men, killing 2 and wounding the third, during a riot in Kenosha, Wisconsin, on August 25, 2020. All of his detractors conveniently ignored the fact that all four of the men were white and that Rittenhouse said the men had tried to kill him.

Rittenhouse, then 17 years old, went to the protest to protect a relative’s business from vandals and looters. The three individuals who attacked him were apparently there to take advantage of the widespread lawlessness. They singled out Rittenhouse, chased him and viciously attacked him. During the highly publicized trial, Rittenhouse argued he had only shot at the men in self-defense. Since the evidence showed the three men had tried to kill him, the jury acquitted him on all charges.

EATING WHILE BLACK HOAX: [10:31] – In 2018, Oumou Kanoute, a black psychology student at Smith College in Massachusetts, perpetrated a racism hoax that the Left embraced with their usual enthusiasm.

CNN: “Smith College student who was racially profiled while eating says the incident left her so shaken she can’t sleep”

Washington Post: “Smith college employee called police on black student eating lunch”

New York Times: “‘All I Did Was Be Black’: Police Are Called on College Student Eating Lunch”

The problem is … racism had nothing to do with anything. A janitor who had worked at the college for 35 years was cleaning the closed cafeteria when he noticed Kanoute reclining and eating alone, in a far corner of the canteen which was supposed to be closed. The janitor called security, because the campus police had instructed staff not to confront strangers.

Oumou Kanoute responded to being asked to leave a closed cafeteria by shrieking raaacism. The university put the janitor on a paid leave.

Then, Kanoute doxxed Jackie Blair, a cafeteria employee who had had nothing to do with the incident, labeling her “the racist person.” Blair says she was harassed afterwards and the stress worsened her lupus to where she ended up in the hospital.

Kanoute also used social media to falsely accuse a second janitor, Mark Patenaude, of racism. He hadn’t even been on campus at the time. After 21 years of service, Patenaude ended up quitting over the stress.

Smith College went so far as to force all of its employees to attend a humiliating, anti-white racial training seminar, which resulted in Jodi Shaw’s very public resignation (video above).

SOURCES

  • The Bluebird of Bitterness – aka, Bob, aka, my best researcher – sent me this link @ https://scifiwright.com/2024/02/hoax-list/. It’s just a long list of the Breitbart links that I am explicating and illustrating for you, bit by bit. I included some additional links, but most of what I’ve used is from asking Grok for a run-down on each of the hoaxes.

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by | July 9, 2025 · 9:51 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, We praise You and we thank You for telling us in Psalm 91 that You will cover us with Your feathers and that, under Your wings, we will find refuge! In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

FOLLOW THE SCIENCE: [16:50 ] – This is really worth your time.

ICE: [12:30] – Harold’s bogus 6% figure is based on an NBC News article entitled “Despite promise to remove ‘worst of the worst,’ ICE has arrested only 6% of known immigrant murderers.”

The 6% is not what Harold actually said, which was that, “of the deportations that we have had so far, only 6% have been hardened criminals.” Last September, ICE told Congress there were more than 13,000 illegals in the USA at that time who were known to have committed murder; of these, only 752 (about 6%) have been picked up by ICE. Since “6% of known murderers” is a very different thing from “6% of all illegals deported”, Harold’s claim utterly fails.

But there is another problem with his claim, which is his use of the vague term “hardened criminal.” According to GROK, a “hardened criminal” is someone who has repeatedly engaged in criminal behavior and who often shows a lack of remorse and a persistent disregard for the law. In other words, their “hardened” status is based not on the heinousness or violence of their crimes, but rather on their bad attitudes.

So how about the general idea behind Harold’s claim, which is that Trump said they’d go after “the worst of the worst” first. A recent article published by Cato (link below) reported that 65% of the people picked up by ICE this year have had no criminal convictions and that 93% have had no violent convictions. Again, we see a leftie playing with words to exaggerate the narrative. “No convictions” doesn’t mean they aren’t wanted on charges somewhere. And “no violent convictions” definitely does not mean they’re good neighbors.

Deep into the article, the author admits that 29% of illegals detained by ICE this year have had criminal convictions. IOW, nearly a third of those have been convicted of (not just charged or suspected of) committing crimes such as human trafficking, prostitution, drug smuggling, burglary, property damage, etc. etc. etc.

So, cry me a river if some of the “hardened” illegals who have flouted our immigration laws for however long have been getting picked up with the MS-13 gang bangers. I don’t care if they got caught fishing without a license; just being here at all made them illegal. Trump gave them a very generous opportunity to self-deport and get on a list for genuine immigrants. They chose to stay. I am happy to have ICE show them the door.

ISLAM: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/8RBJjLRfuWs to hear a brilliant answer to a Muslim’s challenge. Also this … https://notthebee.com/article/45-year-old-afghan-man-marries-6-year-old-girl-taliban-government-rules-he-must-wait-till-shes-9.

RACE: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Kd7tQU25sQ4 to hear a very pertinent message from Myron Gaines, aka, Walter Weekes. Many years ago, Bill Cosby tried to tell his own people to go to school and learn to read, write, and speak proper English. He said, in ghetto speak, “You can’t be a doctor or a lawyer if you talk like this.” Race hustling black “leaders” like Al Sharpton reamed him out for it. They continue to treat Ben Carson and other self-made black men the same way.

SO MUCH WINNING: CLICK https://x.com/FoxNews/status/1942480436514492497 [1:06] to hear Charlie Kirk praise Trump’s latest accomplishments.

GRAMMY NOTES: We have volunteers (wild roses) brightening up our yard.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/ZmX6AN341TA to hear about Booker T. Washington.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/G2rSzZZtCeY and grab a tissue.

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by | July 6, 2025 · 1:29 pm

Fake News Hoax List – Part 2

SEVEN-HOUR GAP HOAX: In April 2022, the Left Stream Media pushed out a story that, between 11:17 a.m. and 6:54 p.m. on January 6, 2021, documented communication with allies occurred between then-President Trump and allies, including a call to Vice President Mike Pence. Yet, during this seven hours and 37 minutes period, the White House switchboard logs showed no activity presidential activity. This led to speculation of a cover-up, with suggestions that Trump used burner phones and/or had suppressed records.

However, CNN later reported that the six pages of White House switchboard logs for January 6 were complete, and the gap was likely due to Trump’s typical phone habits. He rarely used the switchboard when in the Oval Office, relying instead on staff-placed calls via landlines or cell phones, which were not logged by the switchboard. This was consistent with practices during other administrations, including Obama’s.

RUSSIAN BOUNTIES HOAX: In June 2020, The New York Times published a story claiming that Russian spooks had offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants in Afghanistan to kill U.S. and coalition troops.

The story further alleged that U.S. intelligence knew about it and had briefed Trump in early 2019. President Donald Trump denied being informed and called the story a “hoax” and “fake news,” arguing it was meant to damage him and the Republican Party during the 2020 election.

The Left Stream Media continued to push the narrative until April 2021, when the Biden administration admitted that the tale was based on sketchy sources, which forced Democrats and their shills to drop their narrative.

TRUMP TRASHES TROOPS HOAX: In September 2020 – i.e., the final weeks of Trump’s re-election campaign – The Atlantic published a smear story written by a well-known Trump basher and based entirely on anonymous sources.

In it, the author claimed Trump had canceled a 2018 visit to the Aisne-Marne American Cemetery in France, citing concerns about his hair in the rain and dismissing the importance of honoring war dead, reportedly saying, “Why should I go to that cemetery? It’s filled with losers.” The story also alleged he had questioned the value of military service during a 2017 Memorial Day visit to Arlington Cemetery, asking then-Chief of Staff John Kelly, “I don’t get it. What was in it for them?” The story also claimed Trump had called Marines who died at Belleau Wood in World War I “suckers.”

CLICK https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1303030811755716611 [3:13] to hear Trump talk about the allegations. Despite the lack of audio, video, or documented evidence, reliance on anonymous sources, and the timing during the 2020 campaign, Democrats, including Joe Biden and Kamala Harris, used the story during the 2024 campaign to argue that Trump was unfit to be Commander-in-Chief.

SOURCES

  • The Bluebird of Bitterness – aka, Bob, aka, my best researcher – sent me this link @ https://scifiwright.com/2024/02/hoax-list/. It’s just a long list of the Breitbart links that I am explicating and illustrating for you, bit by bit. I included some additional links, but most of what I’ve used is from asking Grok for a rundown on each of the hoaxes.

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by | July 5, 2025 · 2:45 pm

Fake News Hoax List – Part 1

RUSSIA COLLUSION HOAX: In 2016, the FBI launched an investigation called Crossfire Hurricane to follow up on claims that the Trump campaign had colluded with Russia to influence the election outcome.

The 2019 Mueller Report failed to provide conclusive evidence that the Trump campaign had conspired or coordinated with the Russian government’s efforts to influence the election.

The 2020 Durham report criticized the FBI’s handling of the notorious Steele Dossier and noted procedural flaws and confirmation bias in the Crossfire Hurricane investigation.

“HANDS UP! DON’T SHOOT!” HOAX: In 2014, an 18-year-old black man named Michael Brown was shot by police officer Darren Wilson in Ferguson, Missouri. Early witness accounts, particularly from Brown’s friend Dorian Johnson, suggested Brown was shot while surrendering with his hands up, saying, “I don’t have a gun, stop shooting!” However, examination of bullet trajectories and Brown’s DNA on Wilson’s gun, supported Wilson’s claim that Brown charged at the officer after a struggle.

Hands Up! Don’t Shoot! became a rallying cry for protests against police violence which protesters claimed was particularly targeted toward blacks. Black Lives Matter used it to raise millions, which the founders spent on themselves. Supporters of the phrase argue it doesn’t matter if Darren Wilson was justified in shooting Michael Brown, because cops are racists.

JUSSIE SMOLLETT HOAX: On January 29, 2019, a gay, black actor named Jussie Smollett reported to Chicago police that he had been attacked by two masked men who had beaten him while shouting racial and homophobic slurs. He also claimed they had poured bleach on him and placed a noose around his neck while yelling, “This is MAGA country!“

The story gained widespread attention, gaining Smollett tremendous sympathy. But when Chicago police investigated, they learned Smollett had hired the two men to stage the attack as a publicity stunt to boost his acting career. In December 2021, Smollett was convicted on five counts of lying to police.

COVINGTON KKKIDS HOAX: On January 18, 2019, a group of students from Covington Catholic High School in Park Hills, Kentucky, attended a March for Life in Washington, D.C. While waiting for their bus home at the Lincoln Memorial, the group was accosted by a Native American activist named Nathan Phillips, who was participating in the Indigenous Peoples March.

A short video of the event portrayed the students as aggressors who had surrounded and taunted Phillips. Longer videos later revealed a more complex situation, but the initial narrative led to the boys being doxxed, threated, and condemned to such an extent that the school had to temporarily closed due to safety concerns. As longer videos emerged, some media outlets and public figures retracted or softened their criticisms, acknowledging the complexity of the situation.

Nicholas Sandmann, the boy who had been most specifically targeted, filed defamation lawsuits. His suits against ABC and The New York Times failed, but he won $250 million from The Washington Post and undisclosed amounts from CNN and NBC.

“VERY FINE PEOPLE” HOAX: [2:10] – Trump’s 2017 Charlottesville comments were misrepresented to suggest he is a racist. The full context shows he was referring to non-extremist statue protesters, yet the “very fine people” lie has been repeated ad nauseum, even as recently as a year ago when Joe Biden was running for re-election.

SOURCES

  • The Bluebird of Bitterness, aka, Bob, aka, my best researcher sent me this link @ https://scifiwright.com/2024/02/hoax-list/. It’s just a long list of the Breitbart links. I am planning to do bits of it each day (or so) in the format I used above. I included some additional links, but most of what I’ve used is from asking Grok for a run-down on each of the hoaxes.

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by | July 5, 2025 · 12:49 pm

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Thank You for the absolutely beautiful weather we had for “No King But God Day!” In Jesus’ Name, Amen.

2A: Chicago, Illinois, has some of the most stringent gun control laws in the nation. On July 3, a carful of young black men rolled up to a black rapper’s album release party in Chicago and shot 18 people. It’s likely most or all of them were also black. Four of them (two male, two female) are dead.

Although the police have not declared a motive, the Chicago Tribune noted that “for the past 15 years, Chicago’s drill rap scene has often been linked to fatal gun violence as rival artists with reputed gang ties trade insults and threats through their lyrics and social media taunts.”

FIRST COMMANDMENT: “You shall have no other gods before Me.” – CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/SCDX7TEVK9E to hear an exorcist priest explain what is wrong with yoga in particular.

ONE BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL: CLICK https://x.com/RapidResponse47/status/1941253557665321187 [:52] to see Trump sign the bill into law during yesterday’s White House Independence Day party.

OBBB prohibits federal Medicaid funding to clinics that offer abortions for one year. PP claims it’s going to cause 200 clinics to close. We shall see.

The legislation also locks in Trump’s 2017 tax cuts and introduces new tax breaks — including deductions for tips, overtime pay, and auto loan interest — while also offering a special $6,000 deduction for seniors who receive Social Security.

At the same time, the Republican-backed bill enacts significant cuts to social programs such as Medicaid and food assistance designed to eliminate waste and fraud, eliminates tax incentives for clean energy, and overhauls the federal student loan system.

PARENTING WIN: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/M4fKJlOm5S0.

HYPOCRITE OF THE WEEK AWARD: On May 9, 2021, House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries [D-NY-8] tweeted “The filibuster is a racially tinged artifact of the Jim Crow era. We cannot let it stand in the way of progress.”

On July 3, 2025, he delayed a House vote on the “One Big Beautiful Bill Act” by yammering from 4:53 a.m. to 1:37 p.m. EDT. At 8 hours and 44 minutes, he holds the new House record, previously held by then House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy at 8.5 hour record, set in 2021.

LIFE: Remember when “pro-choice” was a thing and abortions were supposed to be “safe, legal, and rare”? Now it’s “rah rah for abortions” which should be “safe, legal, and lots.” CLICK (or not … seriously) https://x.com/KristanHawkins/status/1940490826435731850 [:46] to hear British singer Lily Allen joke about not being able to remember how many abortions she’s had. Last year, she lamented that the two children she allowed to live “ruined her career.” May God have mercy on them all.

TEXAS: Officials confirm at least 27 people, including 9 children, have been killed in Texas floods as search operations remain underway. CLICK https://x.com/FoxNews/status/1941505724686925837 [:49] to see one of the many rescues. Let’s all remember to pray for everybody involved.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://x.com/TheTennisLetter/status/1940383377770811451 [:24] to see Corentin Moutet pull off a fake-out overhead to between-the-legs drop shot at Wimbledon.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/YOSrAUwVTcw to see a service dog at work.

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by | July 3, 2025 · 10:10 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, When we go through dark times, keep us on Your straight path. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

2024: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/rz8CN3qn2qo to hear Rob Schneider explain in simple terms why Democrats lost. Elon Musk has announced he will officially launch the “America Party” the day after Trump’s “Big Beautiful Bill” passes. This might be a good thing. With the Democratic Party having lost its way, the GOP is in danger of being taken over by unscrupulous power mongers.

AFGHANISTAN: Remember how Biden’s abrupt withdrawal went? Remember how his inept plan got 13 of our service members killed? Remember how he checked his watch at least twice as their bodies were unloaded at Dover Air Force Base on August 29, 2021? CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/hh729uK9jpM to hear what Trump’s withdrawal plan was!

BORDER: JAG officers will be deputized to hear asylum claims. [3:14] – GROK says the zigzag thing is a myth. The best way to escape an alligator is to run away in a straight line, because “alligators can sprint short distances (up to 11 mph), but they tire quickly and are less agile on land. Aim for at least 20-30 feet to get out of their range.”

ECONOMY: We voted for this. – The new US jobs report shows the unemployment rate dropped as all new jobs went to citizens.

GOOD DADS: These daughters will NEVER forget what their dads did! – CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/bDmh1O-n1AY to hear an awesome dad tell off the school board.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/N86JLg6SeQ0 to hear what another awesome dad did. – When our eldest missed the bus, we told her she could either pay her dad to drive her or she could walk. We calculated his lost wages and gas; she decided she couldn’t afford it and walked. In the rain. She never missed the bus again.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/Huf9Kqmiy0o to hear two astonishing stories about fatherhood.

MEDIA: CBS parent Paramount Global has agreed to pay $16 million to settle a voter interference lawsuit filed by President Trump last October.

MR. PETTY PANTS: Chuckie Schmucker forced a name change for President Trump’s ‘Big, Beautiful Bill’ moments before the massive spending and reform bill passed the senate. Best comment – “It makes Schumer look as small and unimaginative as he actually is.”

RATIO: When a tweet gets significantly more replies than likes or retweets, it is said to have been “ratio’d.” The disparity suggests far more people are criticizing or mocking the tweet than supporting it. Some of my favorite comments –

  1. Hey Keith, why don’t you tell us all about your awards and titles in the various competitive sports that you’ve played.
  2. What must it be like to be the stupidest prick to ever be fired from every media company you ever worked for?
  3. Lia Thomas has a wiener. It’s the only thing that separates you from him.
  4. Zip it, Democrat.
  5. You do realize Will “Lia” Thomas was ranked 462 in men’s swimming and wouldn’t have even qualified for races at that level if he had been swimming against other men?

SINISTER: CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/zp1w1rm82kI to hear Nick Freitas make a very good point about what DOGE has uncovered.

SO MUCH WIN: Julie Jaman (82) has been awarded $65,000 settlement in her civil rights complaint against the City of Port Townsend and the Olympic Peninsula YMCA. In 2022, she was permanently banned from using the city-owned pool at her local YMCA for having objected to a trans man staffer watching minor girls change in the ladies locker room. The Center for American Liberty (CAL) represented her.

“I never imagined that expressing concerns about the safety and privacy of women and girls would lead to me being shunned and banned,” Jaman said in a press release. “I’m grateful that justice has been served and that my voice was heard. This is a victory for common sense, women’s rights, and the right to speak the truth.“

WOMEN’S SPORTS: Break out the Handmaiden costumes, girls; the Patriarchy has once again put us in our place. A “trans-identifying” (i.e., cheating mediocre male cos playing as a female) athlete won first place at the Lyons Masters National (women’s) Championships in Wisconsin on Tuesday.

The female who won the race, but had to take second, said she wasn’t even aware the trannie had registered for the event. “If I had known, I wouldn’t have spent thousands of dollars in travel and time off work to come and do a race.” When she objected, saying, “I don’t want to race against a man,” they told her “Oh, you can’t call him a man.”

My favorite comment – “A narcissistic man desperate to be good at something.”

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/LzzGUuTFVbA to see a little skit about personal judgment.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/qHB6_w3_QFg and maybe grab a happy tissue.

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by | July 1, 2025 · 1:27 pm

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, May Your angels be with us in all we do and watch over us as we sleep. In Jesus’ Name, we pray. Amen.

BACK THE BLUE: CLICK https://x.com/FoxNews/status/1940022749637788139 [:35] to see Tampa Police Department body cam footage of the daring rescue of a woman trapped upside down in a burning car. Thankfully, everyone came out of it in good shape.

BIG BEAUTIFUL BILL: Vice President JD Vance’s tie-breaking vote was needed to push the bill across the finish line in the Senate. It now goes back to the House to vote on whether or not the Senate’s changes are acceptable. Trump wants this thing done by July 4.

BORDER: Alligator Alcatraz is open for business! CLICK https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1940015561175437379 [1:17] and https://x.com/bennyjohnson/status/1940038267010683266 [:24] for a tour.

LANGUAGE LESSON: In America, cumin can be pronounced KUM-in or KYOO-min. However, the Brits say KUM-in or KOO-min. Since KUM-in is correct in either place, remember the parachute and you’ll get it right wherever you are.

PROPAGANDA: I asked Grok, Did Joseph Goebbels say, “If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes accepted as truth”?

Grok replied, The line is commonly attributed to Joseph Goebbels, but there’s no definitive evidence he said or wrote these exact words. The phrase is often linked to Nazi propaganda tactics, reflecting Goebbels’ role as Hitler’s Propaganda Minister, where he emphasized repetition to shape public belief. However, the earliest known version of this idea predates Goebbels, appearing in a 1914 book by Kate Upson Clark, The Sting of the Wasp, which says, “If you only tell a lie long enough, often enough, and loud enough, it will finally be accepted as the truth.”

Some sources suggest the quote is a paraphrase of Goebbels’ broader propaganda philosophy, as he wrote in a 1941 article: “The English follow the principle that when one lies, one should lie big, and stick to it.” This aligns with the concept but isn’t a direct match. Posts on X and various web sources repeat the attribution to Goebbels, but historians and fact-checkers, like those at Snopes, note the lack of primary evidence for the exact quote. It’s possible the attribution grew from his reputation rather than a specific statement.

So, while the idea fits Goebbels’ methods, there’s no verified record of him saying this precise phrase. The quote likely evolved from earlier sources and his general approach to propaganda.

TARIFFS: The Department of Homeland Security has collected more than $106 billion in tariff revenue since President Trump took office, and most of that — $81.5 billion — is directly tied to the new levies the president has imposed on worldwide goods.

WHAT IS A WOMAN: [1:07] – Democrat Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer demanded the Republicans Big, Beautiful Bill be read on the Senate floor. In so doing, he entered the following into the Congressional Record – [T]he term ‘female’ means an individual who naturally has had, will have, or would have but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilize eggs for fertilization. … [T]he term ‘male’ means an individual who naturally has had, will have, or would have but for a developmental or genetic anomaly or historical accident, the reproductive system that at some point produces, transports, and utilizes sperm for fertilization.

SHORTS:

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/GSZKEJBwut8 to hear what happened to Ford’s Theater after Lincoln’s assassination.

CLICK https://www.youtube.com/shorts/uVZN3WQvAzs to see cats actually being useful for a change.

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by | June 30, 2025 · 11:48 am

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DAILY PRAYER: Dear Lord, Not to nag, but seeing as how You allowed Mama Buzz to suffer from chemical sensitivities, it seems like it’s Your job to provide safe housing. We know it is within Your power to perfectly cleanse their new and newly renovated home of all its problems and kill all the ticks in the yard as well. In this trust, we ask You to send Your angels right now to get it all done. In Jesus’ Holy Name. Amen.

DEMOCRATS: CLICK https://x.com/Undoomed/status/1159750050119147520 [:22], https://x.com/iAnonPatriot/status/1907872683561463900 [1:14], and https://x.com/willsmi1/status/1907978471428489413 [:36].

HUNTER: The law firm Winston & Strawn LLP represented Hunter Biden in federal investigations. Surprise, surprise (not), Hunter hasn’t paid them. The firm has filed a lawsuit in the Superior Court of the District of Columbia seeking reparations.

MIDTERMS: After Sen. Thom Tillis (R-N.C.) voted against the Big, Beautiful Bill, Trump warned he might move to primary him. Tillis has announced he won’t run for reelection in the 2026 midterms.

PSA: Genuine USPS messages never include links. [2:12] – There may be people who pay for those 50% off stamps and get nothing, but my daughter ordered some without thinking it through and got a package of legit looking stamps. We took them to the post office; the manager looked at them and said she would accept them, because they look real. I then called the local police and had a wonderful visit with the officer who came over. He agreed that they were almost certainly counterfeit, but looked so real, he couldn’t tell the difference either. We decided not to use them, because it felt like theft of services.

SCOTUS: Last week’s decision against judicial activists will grease the wheels on Trump’s efforts to stop cities from refusing to obey federal immigration laws; impose stronger voter ID and proof of citizenship requirements nation-wide; end DEI in public schools; block federal funding for medical providers who perform transgender-related procedures on minors; and, end USAID as a separate agency, canceling most of its programs, while moving the most important ones to the State Department.

GRAMMY NOTES: [32:41] – In my 30s, I worried that I was spending too much time and money making stuff, so I stopped. I lasted two weeks and never tried it again.

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