Tuesday, April 15, 2025

Whitmer Explains What Was Going Through Her Mind When She Hid Her Face in Oval Office

Gary Varvel

Gretchen Whitmer Sneaks Into White House Again  Babylon Bee


. . ."When asked about Whitmer's return this morning, President Trump did not confirm his guest's identity. "We had a great conversation, whoever she was," he told reporters. "My people told me I had a meeting, and in comes this person wearing a set of curtains. Like a black ghost. That's what she looked like. But she wasn't scary, she was actually very nice. A nice black ghost, whoever she was."
"The burqa-clad visitor left the White House without speaking to reporters.
"At publishing time, rumors circulated that Whitmer was planning to have herself enclosed in a wooden crate and shipped via air freight to the White House for her next meeting with President Trump."

Whitmer Explains What Was Going Through Her Mind When She Hid Her Face in Oval Office  "Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer opened up about what was going through her mind after a photo of her hiding her face in the Oval Office went viral.

"Speaking at the [Detroit] Economic Club on Monday, Whitmer said the only reason she picked up the folders was that she didn’t want her picture taken. “That’s all it was,” she said." . . .

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What's Going on Near Plano, TX? Former Detective Introduces Us to 'EPIC City'

Break out the "racism"accusations. My first encounter with Muslim no-go zones was in Toulon, France where we were warned to stay out of the area known as The Sullies, where non Muslims had been killed. Shore patrol was stationed at the entrance streets to keep us Americans out.

RedState  

"In Europe, the result of the refusal to assimilate into a country's culture by many Muslim immigrants is on full display. "No-go zones," in predominantly Muslim areas that are openly hostile to the natural-born citizens of a country, especially Jewish citizens, are well documented across Europe. If this is happening in Texas, it can happen elsewhere in the U.S." 

North Texas faith leaders condemn Abbott's EPIC City investigations | FOX 4 Dallas-Fort Worth

"We have heard it time and again: America is a nation of immigrants. We pride ourselves on the fact that millions of people from all over the world have seen America, as Ronald Reagan said, as the "shining city on a hill," the place where they could find a better life for themselves and their families. But something is happening. The immigrants of the last century came to America because they wanted to assimilate into American culture. They wanted to become Americans. Now, there is no such intention. And in one case, isolation, not assimilation, appears to be the goal.

"On Sunday night, Fox News Host Mark Levin, on his show "Life, Liberty, and Levin," had on as his guest former Plano, Texas detective, now private investigator Douglas Deaton. Deaton came on to tell Levin about a very curious proposal that could happen in Plano. The proposal is for a massive 400-plus acre development called "EPIC City." What's the problem with EPIC City? Potentially, a lot. 

"For starters, the "EPIC" in EPIC City is an acronym that stands for "East Plano Islamic Center." Deaton explained that the Center is already in existence. There are already some 74 single-family homes near a large mosque in East Plano, a suburb of Dallas. The proposal is for a massive 402-acre expansion of the site, which would contain around 1,000 homes and other mixed-use developments. However, the fear is that the true nature of this site is for it to become an exclusive Muslim-only community. Deaton went on to say that this fear has been brought about by the development's own promotional materials.

"But an even bigger problem than the massive growth of the site is talk that the idea behind EPIC City would be a Sharia law-only community. Deaton says that those behind the Islamic Center deny that both publicly and through attorneys. However, EPIC is working with something called the UIF Corporation, which has on its website a Sharia-compliant Supervisory Board. UIF also has an office at the current Islamic Center. It gets better; a past UIF Corporation president is a co-founder of the Yaqeen Institute for Islamic Research, which Deaton describes as "very, very serious about making sure that Sharia has a seat at the table when it comes to reimagining Islam in the West.' " . . .

No Go Zones: How Sharia Law Is Coming to a Neighborhood Near You:  "No Go Zones. That's what they're called. And while the politically correct try to deny their existence, the shocking reality of these "No Go Zones"—where Sharia law can prevail and local police stay away—can be attested to by its many victims.


"Now Raheem Kassam, a courageous reporter and editor at Breitbart, takes us where few journalists have dared to tread—inside the No Go Zones, revealing areas that Western governments, including the United States, don't want to admit exist within their own borders.

"With compelling reporting, Kassam takes you into Islamic areas you might not even know existed—communities, neighborhoods, and whole city districts from San Bernardino, California, (a No Go Zone of the mind) to Hamtramck, Michigan (essentially an Islamic colony in the Midwest); from Malmö, Sweden, to the heart of London, England—where infidels are unwelcome, Islamic law is king, and extremism grows.

"In 
No Go Zones, Kassam reveals:

  • How in No Go Zones a blind eye is being turned to polygamy, female genital mutilation, sexual assault, segregation, and even honor killings
  • Why Muslim ghettos in the West aren't the equivalent of Little Italy or Chinatown, but a serious cultural and political threat
  • How the welfare state actually funds and supports a Muslim subculture of resentment
  • How to identify extremist mosques
  • A matter of numbers: how mass migration could transform Europe into a Muslim-dominated continent within our own lifetimes
  • The alarming speed at which No Go Zones are coming to America


"Compelling in its reporting, shocking in its detail, Raheem Kassam's No Go Zones is one of the most frightening true stories you will read this year."

Cornyn asks DOJ to investigate whether proposed Muslim-focused community violates federal law    "Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) is asking the Department of Justice to open a civil rights investigation into a proposed Muslim-focused community development in Josephine, Texas.

"In a letter to the Justice Department sent Friday, Cornyn asked the agency to investigate whether the community, which would cater to Texas’s Muslim population, would violate the constitutional rights of Jewish and Christian residents by prohibiting them from living in the community and discriminating against them." . . .  Sadly, the full article is behind a paywall.

Liberal Women Go to Space, Somehow Manage to Come Back Even More Insufferable

Bonchie; RedState  

"What in the pagan nonsense is "that strong, divine feminine?" If we're just making up fake gods, at least come up with a better name. Regardless, for all this "I am woman, hear me roar" stuff, it should be noted that this was an automated amusement ride." 

Broc Smith

"An all-female "crew" went to space on Monday courtesy of Jeff Bezos and his "Blue Origin" rocket. Among them were singer Katy Perry and left-wing anchor Gayle King, and somehow, both women managed to return to earth even more insufferable than before. 

"The pretentiousness of this quote from Perry is off the charts. 

"I think that it's not about me, it's not about singing my songs, it's about a collective energy in there," Perry said afterward. "It's about making space for future women, and taking up space and belonging, and it's about this wonderful world that we see right out there and appreciating it. This is all for the benefit of Earth."

"Is that Perry speaking or Kamala Harris? Because I couldn't tell for a moment there. I've also been reliably informed that any unnecessary release of carbon emissions is an awful tragedy that must be avoided. Yet, here are six very wealthy women producing more than most people will in a year for what amounted to an 11-minute joy ride. Perry claims it was for the "benefit of the Earth," though. 

"How, exactly? I have no idea, but from what I can gather, she believes she did something incredible for women everywhere. Youth football coaching legend Three Year Letterman was more than happy to roast her for the following narcissistic hilarity." . . .

Monday, April 14, 2025

Never forget! Eyewitness & Survivor Stories from the Massacre in Israel

 October 7 testimonies 

"The website and its content is maintained by a group of dedicated volunteers who willingy donate their time and skills. Together, our purpose is to make sure the stories of the survivors who endured these unimaginable horrors are never forgotten. It is our mission that the world bears witness to these atrocities.

"On October 7th, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal, pre-meditated assault on Israel. Without mercy or remorse, they murdered and kidnapped hundreds of innocent civilians, including the elderly, women, and children. They infiltrated peaceful towns, setting homes ablaze and subjecting families to the horrors of abduction, annihilation, and unfathomable variations of torture and cruelty. 

"They continued their massacre to a vibrant music festival, claiming the lives of hundreds of individuals. What started as an event dedicated to peace, joy and music, turned into a death trap of terror.

"This website stands as a testament to the unwavering spirit of survivors who bear witness to the unspeakable terrors of October 7th. We pray for the safe return of our hostages, and keep in our hearts the hundreds of victims who did not survive to tell their story, may they rest in peace." . . .

. . ."I saw this beautiful woman with the face of an angel and eight or 10 of the fighters beating and raping her," Mr Saadon told the outlet. "She was screaming, 'Stop it already! I'm going to die anyway from what you are doing, just kill me!'

"When they finished, they were laughing, and the last one shot her in the head," he said." . . .

⚠ Warning: some of these stories are extremely difficult and describe war crimes involving violence, rape and brutality.

Remember as you mourn for the children of Gaza that Hamas is the cause of all this death and destruction of their homes. TD

In that same vein:After receiving condemnation from Hamas-linked Muslim groups like CAIR, Shapiro suddenly changed his opinion about the Israeli-Hamas conflict.

Elitist Libs Remove the ‘Demo’ From the Democrats; expose their hypocrisy.

The American Spectator  

The people have spoken on these issues. They don’t want to pay for sex changes for prison inmates, they don’t want people who never enslaved to pay reparations for people who were never slaves, and they don’t want to hamstring law enforcement from sending illegal aliens arrested for other crimes back home. But the self-proclaimed party of the people refuses to listen.


"The picture of Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez sitting in first class en route to a “Fighting Oligarchy” rally hosted by Bernie Sanders tells a thousand words.
"A few of those words? People who shout the loudest about fighting for “the people” rarely connect with actual flesh-and-blood individuals. The humanitarians do not mix well with the humans. Basing a political philosophy on abstractions impervious to alteration by real-life experience helps explain this.
"As Thomas Fleming wrote in The Morality of Everyday Life: “If moral and social questions are not reducible to logical abstractions — which is my central point — then it is essential for us to learn moral reasoning by considering the nuances and textures of human life.”
"Too many politicians fail to do this. On a symbolic level, Donald Trump, whether dressed as a garbage man or working the drive-thru at a McDonald’s, appeals to people rather than people cultishly devoted to abstract ideas. His common touch extends from a long line of populists, right and left (and right and wrong), who knew how to communicate with the common man. 
"Populist Party member “Sockless” Jerry Simpson, referred to by well-wishers as the “Sockless Socrates,” won over the voters of Kansas-7 to win three terms in Congress during the 1890s. His nicknames alone — Have there been better ones in American politics? — generated an intense following.
"Biographer Thomas Reeves noted that Joseph McCarthy “pressed his own pants by putting them under the mattress at night.” When a limousine came for the former Marine, he revealed his class by obliviously attempting to get into the front passenger seat. “I wonder what these people would think,” the senator mumbled at a Washington cocktail party, “if they knew I once raised chickens.”
"George Wallace, a Golden Gloves champion boxer, attracted 18,000 to a Boston Common rally in 1968 not because of the past racism of his administration as governor of Alabama, but because the working-class saw in him a fighter." . . .

Trump White House Plans Bold Return to Faith for Holy Week After Biden's Trans Day of Remembrance

Actions by a man who has to know he faces death every day as shown by the same murderous left we saw during the George Floyd riots. TD

  Sarah Arnold, Townhall  

The Biden White House issued a statement recognizing Transgender Day of Visibility, praising the courage and contributions of transgender Americans and reaffirming the nation’s commitment to equality for all— not the significance of Easter.

"In a striking contrast to the often secular tone of past administrations, the White House under President Donald Trump is planning an “extraordinary” Holy Week, emphasizing Easter's spiritual and cultural significance. As the nation prepares to mark the holiest days on the Christian calendar, Trump ensures the observance receives the reverence it deserves—offering a clear nod to the values of faith, tradition, and religious liberty that remain central to millions of Americans. 

“President Trump promised millions of Christians across the country that he would create a White House Faith Office, and he delivered on that promise," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said. "The White House Faith Office has put together an extraordinary weeklong celebration for Holy Week ahead of Easter Sunday."  

"According to the new White House Faith Office, President Trump will attend several events to celebrate and honor the holiest day of the year leading up to Easter. The president is scheduled to mark Holy Week through various events, including a special video message, hosting a pre-Easter dinner, and an Easter service for White House staff. 

“ 'The newly created White House Faith Office is grateful to share that President Trump will honor and celebrate Holy Week and Easter with the observance it deserves," faith director of the White House Faith Office Jennifer Korn said, adding that it "will be a special time of prayer and worship at the White House to be shared with Americans celebrating the week leading up to Resurrection Sunday." 

" On Palm Sunday, Trump shared a heartfelt video message wishing Jewish families in the United States and Israel a “blessed” Passover, underscoring his continued commitment to faith and tradition. On Monday, he’s expected to release a similar message honoring Holy Week—part of what insiders call a meaningful and unapologetically reverent celebration of Christianity. The week will culminate in a special Easter dinner on Wednesday, featuring hymns from the Marine Corps Band, a performance by Christian opera singer Charles Billingsley, prayers, and remarks from President Trump himself—offering a powerful contrast to the secular tone often seen in previous administrations." . . .

At least nobody tried to kill Joe Biden

 


"They had served their time. Jonathan Allen, a political reporter at NBC News, and Amie Parnes, a senior political correspondent at The Hill, had written bestsellers about the 2016 and 2020 presidential campaigns. They were done. Then came the night in June when President Joe Biden sank his own campaign with a disastrous debate performance against Donald Trump." . . . The rest, sadly, is behind a paywall

If U.S. Gets Hit By Recession, Will Voters Blame Trump Or Biden?   . . ."Still others, mostly Democrats, express worry about Trump’s DOGE-driven federal spending cuts, since government outlays are included in GDP.

"Worried? The truth is, the last 10 recessions all have been preceded by two things: One, a two-quarter GDP decline (not including Biden’s non-recession call). And, two, an inverted yield curve, which is what happens when short-term interest rates on U.S. treasuries are higher than long-term rates, a sign that investors have become incredibly risk averse.

"That’s highly relevant right now, since during the Biden years the yield curve inverted in July of 2022 and remained that way until late 2024, becoming the longest yield-curve inversion in history. Yet, in the mainstream media, it barely warrants mention, outside of the financial press.

"But, if a recession comes, as seems possible, Trump will almost certainly get blamed, despite the yield curve inversion happening under Biden. Democrats, as the I&I/TIPP Poll shows, seem eager to blame Trump for anything that happens on his watch, whether he causes it or not."   issues & Insights.

Sunday, April 13, 2025

What's Inside Auschwitz?

Atrium   "This video presents a highly accurate 3D recreation of Auschwitz, a project that took over three months for us to complete. In this video, we provide a detailed yet respectful look at the dark history of Auschwitz without the use of graphic imagery.
"Through immersive 3D visuals, we aim to bring a sensitive topic to life in a way that is both informative and accessible, ensuring that the lessons of the past are never forgotten.

How repulsive that designer scarf people call the victims of the German SS "Nazis"



Jewish student told 'Hitler didn't finish job' on TMU campus | Toronto Sun ..."This one, however, will haunt the 21-year-old, fourth-year student — as it was meant to.

A pro-Palestinian protester outside the university yelled this at her: “It’s too bad Hitler didn’t finish the job,” and added, “You wouldn’t be here.”

"It’s a heinous thing to say to anyone, let alone someone who’s great-grandparents were Holocaust survivors.

"And since they survived the horrors inflicted by Hitler’s Nazis, Laura now lives in a free country where she is entitled to go to school without being dehumanized and terrorized. That’s not her experience right now.

"While there are repercussions for someone like a conservative-leaning Don Cherry for something he did not say but is perceived to have said, there are no repercussions for statements like this on Canadian university campuses." . . .

The courage of a female fencer

 Mike McDaniel   

"This isn’t about bravery or nonexistent "trans rights." It’s about mediocre male athletes “identifying” as women to suddenly, dishonorably, win. Hopefully, American fencing will once again recognize reality and if so, we’ll have Stephanie Turner to thank."


"The Trans Superiority Narrative (TSN) adopted by America’s leftists and their institutions tells us anyone who so identifies is a superior being. In touch with a higher morality and reality, their whims must not only be adopted but praised by mere Normal Americans. Compared to their brilliance, the hard work, sacrifices and rights of America’s women are meaningless. We are also told of their superhuman courage, which when backed by the entire leftist establishment, and prior to January 20, the entire federal government, might be considered something less than genuine bravery.

"At the beginning of April, fencer Stephanie Turner joined the expanding ranks of actual women demonstrating real courage. She refused to fence a man pretending to be a woman, was black- carded—fencing’s most serious sanction--and in an act of spite, tournament officials ejected her from the venue.

"Turner had previously avoided competitions with trans entrants, but this one apparently registered after Turner, and she wasn’t aware she’d have to fence him until she’d already fenced four bouts. USA Fencing was quick to defend itself, saying she was ousted for refusing to fence, not because USA Fencing was upholding any ideology, no sir. While such a rule exists, there is more than sufficient reason to believe they were motivated by the TSN." . . .

Mike McDaniel is a USAF veteran, classically trained musician, Japanese and European fencer, life-long athlete, firearm instructor, retired police officer and high school and college English teacher. He is a published author and blogger. His home blog is Stately McDaniel Manor. 

Morning Joe said this was the "Best Biden Ever""

 Dayton Olesen  

"So the Biden family kept the secret while watching Joe’s dementia grow.  There were no lawyers or friends nearby who dared to address the issue.  The Biden family and his colleagues were hiding it from the world, for their own advantage, forcing the demented man to agree to their decisions and assent to the signing of documents that in a court of law could be successfully contested.  This is a crime we are talking about, not a joke.  And those who are guilty need to be held accountable."

"Many close associates and colleagues are now revealing that they knew the state of Biden’s brain almost from the beginning of his presidency.  We are told that the president seemed befuddled about what he had done, that he had forgotten he had signed bills, such as House speaker Mike Johnson reported after his meeting with Biden.  And most everyone saw the president wander into the jungle while on a trip.  Even as they report on the mistakes Biden made, they do not seem to understand the demented brain.

"Those of us who have dealt with loved ones suffering from dementia know that you can’t take much of anything they say at face value.  They simply are not capable of knowing what they think.

"The first thing most people lose as their dementia progresses is executive function.  They can’t take the evidence before them and make decisions; they can’t run committees or respond well to papers or arguments that are put before them.  That Biden, according to Ron Klain, thought he was president of NATO isn’t funny; it shows that he was in another world through most of his presidency.  Taking his comments and decisions seriously is ludicrous.

“ 'Being of sound mind” is always on the will when one signs it.  There can be some levels to this; as one is fading, one can determine that it is time to get one’s documents in order.  But there is a line where the “being of sound mind” clause kicks in, and one can be declared non compos mentis.  Documents signed by someone with dementia can be contested.  There is room for mischief here.  Some states offer legal help and consultation to the elderly who feel they are being conned out of their money and property.  Indeed, that is a good and beneficial service.  There is, without doubt, a lot of fraud around those issues." . . .

Saturday, April 12, 2025

Victor Davis Hanson: The Nature of War

 Daily Signal   "Traditionally, the way that political differences were settled—the aggressor versus the invaded—was by defeating the enemy through superior force. Not proportional force, not symmetrical, but asymmetrical and disproportionate force. Forcing them to either surrender or to forcibly destroy their means of opposition. And then humiliating them and subjecting them to political reform."


"What do I mean? They’re saying, “I don’t really care if Iran says they have a nuclear weapon or not. We’ll deal with that. But we are going to defeat Hamas, humiliate it, and force them either out of Gaza or to disband. And we’re gonna do that by superior force. And we do not really care what CNN shows you on your television screen.' ”

 The Rank Foolishness of ‘Proportional Response’ - The American Spectator  

"The principle of proportional response is like most ideas from the left. They are all good sound bites and make for snarky bumper stickers, but never work in practice. The ascendancy of proportional response under Obama made the world less safe and its practice under Biden has directly led to hundreds of thousands of deaths in Ukraine, Russia, and Israel. But never mind for the left, what matters is appearances, bad results are for others to clean up."

Kash drops trans school shooter’s manifesto—now we know why they buried it…

 Revolver  

"The manifesto, which was written by trans mass shooter Audrey Hale, confirms what we already figured: this was a radical, mentally unhinged leftist who openly hated white people, Christians, America, and her own body. The FBI and Nashville PD conveniently left this out of their report. Why would they do that? Because it didn’t fit their “trans are victims” narrative."

"The media and the Left controlled the narrative by doing what they do best—hiding the truth and literally burying the manifesto.

"No more…

"Now, thanks to our new FBI Director Kash Patel, we’re finally getting a look at what they tried so hard to bury. Kash just released over 1,000 pages of the trans school shooter’s writings to Megyn Kelly and Congress—and what’s inside is absolutely bone-chilling." . ..

. . .Investigative reporter Andy Ngo shared the breaking news on X:

Andy Ngo:  

Breaking: @FBIDirectorKash has released to @megynkelly and congress over 1,000 pages from the writings of the Nashville trans Christian school shooter. The @MNPDNashville had downplayed and omitted key aspects of Audrey Hale’s beliefs in its recently released report into the 2023 Covenant School shooting. A judge had previously blocked the release of the writings as well.

The writings provide clear statements Hale was an autistic leftist trans violent extremist, having extreme hatred for whites, America and cisgender society.

“I’d like to dispose my vagina.”

“Female pronouns make me feel like I wanna die.”

“I hate being in a woman’s body. Need to die.”

“Kill all the white kids. Kill my own race.”

“Every white person who lived and died, I hate you all”

“I have to kill so I can be remembered in the most horrific way possible that no one can ever forget.”

Hale’s rants reflect many common views among the far-left. They have been sympathetic to Hale, honoring her as a victim days after the mass killing.. . .


. . ."These aren’t just random ramblings. They reflect the growing radicalism within the trans movement—a movement that’s riddled with mental illness and embraces liberals who treat violence like virtue and mental instability as an identity."