Monday, January 26, 2026

Gavin the Grinch; How Does He Always Win In California?

 The Gen Z cheers for this guy sound like the same cheers one hears for Kamala, Antifa, Hamas, and pretty much every inane statement Whoopi, Joy, and Sunny make on "The View". TD


Newsom Does Davos  . . . "Many Californians would say a walnut is too large. Newsom’s arrogance and ignorance are astounding. For instance, in 2025, on his podcast (because what else does the governor of the nation’s largest state have to do?), he said it was “deeply unfair” that boys were playing in girls’ sports when discussing the trans issue with the late Charlie Kirk.

"Newsom’s ignorance is overwhelming. He’s also strangled the state with his willingness to lie to fit whatever narrative he wants the leftist press to report. Still, he can’t hide from how the state went from a huge surplus to a budget shortfall during his tenure. In 2019, his first year in Sacramento, there was a $21.4 billion budget surplus. His latest budget will have at least an $18 billion deficit. Maybe Newsom should take some economic classes at a Minneapolis Learing center." . . .

"Gavin Newsom is currently the Democrat Party’s leading presidential candidate for 2028. Those who like homeless drug addicts living on their street, thugs robbing them while shopping, fire hydrants without water, billion-dollar high-speed trains going nowhere, taxes raping their paycheck, and illegal aliens getting benefits citizens can’t afford will enthusiastically shout, “Patrick Bateman for President in 2028!' ”   . . . Robin M. Itzler        Robin M. Itzler is a regular contributor to American Thinker. She is the founder and editor of Patriot Neighbors, a free weekly national newsletter, and can be reached at PatriotNeighbors@yahoo.com.

 Dodge this   "With alleged fraud in California dwarfing the Somali schemes in Minnesota, I wonder if Gavin Newsom will be joining Tim Walz in early retirement?  - Bill Ponton

'Sparkle Beach Ken' Is Too Kind To Gavin Newsom  

The California governor, widely expected to run for president in 2028 after he terms out of office this year, correctly figures that if he stays on offense, his own dismal record will be ignored — even if that offense is odd, off-putting, or oblique.

. . . "California Republican Party Chairwoman Corrin Rankin panned Newsom’s speech, saying, “Governor Newsom told Californians that homelessness is down, crime is at record lows, schools are improving, and Los Angeles is recovering after the Palisades fires. (He) painted a picture of a California that exists in his imagination.” . . .

Do Californians Realize How Badly They’re Getting Ripped Off? – Issues & Insights    . . . "Most of your leaders should be in jail, not winning reelection.

"It’s true that over the past four years, more than a million more people moved out of the state than moved in. But what about those who can’t or don’t want to leave?

"Why do you keep electing the same class of criminals to steal your money?

"I think part of the problem is that Californians don’t know how badly they’re getting screwed, because, while everyone knows which restaurants are worth the price, it’s not easy for average citizens to make direct comparisons between life in one state and another.

"I can leave the state just as easily as I came. But most can’t pick up and move. Nor should they have to. California is a beautiful state with enormous potential. Its citizens just need to refuse to pay Wolfgang Puck prices for Hamburglar-quality service."

How sad to consider all the above. Moving to California after discharge from the Marines, that state had its ducks all in a row; it was a perfect place for me to begin my civilian life and trade. Former Corporal Tunnel Dweller

The Sixth Annual Idiot of the Year Awards; Ranking the most accomplished fools of 2025.

 The American Spectator | USA News and Politics  

Starfleet Academy – GrrrGraphics

. . . "This new Trek seems to have forgotten that and concentrated instead on identity and intersectionality. There are very few white males in the Academy. Some of the characters don’t seem to be qualified to be there in the first place. They don’t strike me as ‘the best of the best.’ Getting into the Academy used to be notoriously difficult. Now there’s a ‘sensitive’ Klingon. Some of the behavior is not in line with Academy discipline. Some are way overweight and one main character is a downright criminal—a charming criminal, sure, but why is HE in the Academy? It’s not clear."
 The American Spectator | USA News and Politics  "An idiot is someone who’s convinced they aren’t one. That exempts me from the category. If you gather a bunch of idiots and put them in charge of the world’s major nations for a decade, you get roughly what we have now. Today is my favorite day of the year. My job for twelve months is to spot fools and prove that they are fools. My job today, one day a year, is to gather the biggest fools of all into a single ranking. The 2025 crop has easily surpassed all previous ones. Once again, I have the honor of presenting to my friends at The American Spectator the nominees for the 2025 Idiot of the Year Award — and I can’t wait to read your votes in the comments." . . . 

Here's a sampling. More at the link. 

Zohran Mamdani, the Democrats’ new icon. With economic ideas that would make a first-year economics student blush, Mamdani has become the new Democratic darling; everyone wants to be like him. My suggestion: they start by throwing themselves to the ground, butt up in the air, pointing away from Mecca.
Pete Buttigieg, attempting to convert to the faith of common sense (still a long way to go).  After spending his entire career relentlessly promoting identity politics and “wokeism,” now that he’s out of power, he’s suddenly realized that the left will never win another election if it doesn’t distance itself from these obsessions that divide society. It’s not that he’s had a change of heart; he just wants to win elections. Buttigieg’s conversion miracle was wrought by Saint Donald Trump. 

 Much more here...

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Why Did StartFleet Academy Get So Many Thumbs Down?

"In the latest defilement of Gene Roddenberry's vision that spawned one of the most renowned sci-fi franchises in history, Alex Kurtzman and friends continue to tap-dance on the corpse of the once venerable property with glee. A jokey mess akin to a cheap ripoff of Wednesday or Harry Potter, Starfleet Academy is an utter disgrace to the Star Trek name." From Starfleet Academy: Infantile crap

Lefties Losing It: Hidden camera experiment exposes anti-ICE protesters  

Comment to the video: "Wow Lemon attacks a church, tells them they should be protesting for the Somalis that stole billions, and when he gets called out he uses his big boy words "bigot, homophobic". What a tool!! Calling people Nazi's for being white should be treated as a hate crime."