When any Democrat speaks should Obama's voice come out...or not?

 

Here comes BO  . . . "Rights of women? I thought that two women were running for governor. The next governor of Virginia is going to be a woman, so what rights is he talking about? Abortion? That's up to the Virginia legislature.

"So why is President Obama talking about women's rights and abortion? Maybe he is avoiding the one about men playing in women's sports or changing in women's locker rooms? Or why is he talking about cutting taxes for the rich? I thought that taxes were low there.

"Former President Obama is also talking about the cost of health care. Really? Why is he not forced to explain the failure of ObamaCare? What about all of those promises that didn't come true?

"In the end, the former President is not going to change anything. He is desperately seeking relevance, and that's it.

"Why don't they send him to New Jersey, where there is a real competitive campaign? I think we know the answer to that."

Obama’s dour new Presidential Center is getting savaged on social media: ‘Death Star in Chicago’  

. . . "Some posted videos with “Star Wars” X-wing fighters closing in on the library building, while others Photoshopped the structure sideways to replace the torsos of the massive AT-AT walkers from “The Empire Strikes Back.”

"Others superimposed the Eye of Sauron from the “Lord of the Rings” movies on its roof, and others simply posted photos of Easter Island heads.

"Kitty litter boxes were also included in the comparisons, as were common trash bins, dumpsters, and ephemera from “Star Trek” and “A Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” . . .

David Cameron ‘thought Barack Obama was a self-absorbed narcissist’

Obama Does Ad for Gavin Newsom on Redistricting – Accuses Republicans of Trying to ‘Rig’ the Next Election (VIDEO)   "Former President Obama just will not go away. It seems like every other day, he is on a podcast, doing an interview, or making news by commenting on the issues of the day.

"At the same time, he seems like the incredible shrinking man, because his legacy is being gutted by Trump’s second term.

"Now he is doing ads for Prop 50 in California, in which he accuses Republicans of trying to rig the next election." . . .

Display Of How A Steam Engine Works

 Train Fanatics   

"Pretty basic stuff except that a lot of folks do not know what really goes on inside the locomotive."

"The equation goes something like this:  FIRE + WATER = STEAM !

"As this video illustrates, a lot of fuel is needed to keep the fire box hot so the heat and smoke can run through pipes(flues) to boil the water on the outside of the boiler. The boiled water turns into steam. The steam created rises to the top of the engine and is captured in the “steam dome” on top of the engine. Variations of these steam locomotives run on coal, wood and oil as fuel sources.

"Once the engineer releases the steam in the “dome” it travels along the pipe down to the slide valves at the front of the engine. There is so much pressure (appx 300 PSI) created by the steam, that it is able to move the pistons in each valve forward and back which turns the wheels by way of the connecting rods.

Chug, chug, Chug is the sound of the steam escaping after each slide of the valve. Maybe this is why we are all so addicted to the steam engines!

What the Hell Happened to the Dems on CNN Last Night?

 Townhall   

"There is no unity, no message—it’s just anti-Trump hysterics. The best part is that they cannot reopen the government until this No Kings rally ends this weekend. "

What's an oligarchy? Asking the party that doesn't know what Nazis are.

"The Democrats are a trainwreck on the Schumer shutdown. We have three different playbooks, and they’re all trash. It’s what happens when you have no message, no leaders, and no agenda. There’s no way to spin it: Democrats shut down the government to get another $1.5 trillion for illegal alien health care and NPR funding. No one wanted the shutdown, and voters certainly didn’t want Congress to increase spending. Democrats did both.

"With the shutdown dragging on, more voters are starting to blame Democrats for it, especially after their serial refusal to reopen it via a clean seven-week continuing resolution that would allow Congress to finalize appropriations bills and decide what to do about the health care subsidies, which expire in December. It’s a CR at Biden-era spending levels and includes everything Democrats supported before. Democrats did a multi-pronged media push last night on CNN and NewsNation via town halls, and it was a mess.  

"On CNN, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-NY) spewed nonsense, with AOC even accusing Deloitte of dumping toxic chemicals into riverways. Deloitte is an accounting firm. Sanders finally said the quiet part out loud, which is that this shutdown is meant to defeat Trump. It’s not about the American people. The question that really got under their skin is whether Chuck Schumer did this to avoid a primary challenge by AOC, which led to a Sanders mansplaining session. Sorry, these are their rules. AOC even did a gender lecture about how the GOP is poisoning young men and gravitating them toward toxic masculinity. Yeah, lady, this crap is why no one likes Democrats." . . .  

The ‘civil war’ breaking out in Gaza with executions in the street

Hamas and rival militias clash amid public murders of supposed collaborators

"A Palestinian pro-democracy source said that Hamas claimed their attacks on influential families were for security, but were seen to be a display of power. The militant group has become increasingly unpopular in Gaza and its era of control is seen to be over, the political insider added."

"A “mini-civil war” is threatening to erupt in Gaza after Hamas threatened to cleanse the Strip of “collaborators and outlaws”, analysts have said.

"A ceasefire between Hamas and Israel – brokered by the US, Qatar, Egypt and Turkey – came into force on Friday and appears to be holding.

"But pockets of violence have erupted between Hamas and rival groups, as they seek to fill the power vacuum left by the Israeli withdrawal.

"Hamas has reportedly recalled 7,000 members of its internal security forces to take control as Israeli troops withdraw, warning that it would “cleanse Gaza of outlaws and collaborators” who worked with Israel.

"At least 27 people were killed in a clash between Hamas and the Dughmush clan – a prominent family – in Gaza City this weekend, with videos circulating online appearing to show Hamas fighters beating men in the street.

"A prominent Palestinian influencer, Saleh Aljafarawi, who reported on the war, was shot and killed while covering the fighting.

"Medical sources told the BBC that 19 Dughmush clan members and eight Hamas fighters had been killed since Saturday." . . .

After Gaza: What's Next?  Cal Thomas: 

"This battle may be over, but Israel's enemies don't share the same view."

   Here below is a video that works: Hamas TV Children's Show Encourages Killing of Jews. This is dated 2015, so children who watched this back then were likely part of the marauding bands looting Israeli homes on that Oct 7, or - worse - Hamas killers who burned families alive     

    

. . . "Palestinian Media Watch (PMW) keeps tabs on what terrorist groups and others are saying about a post-Gaza future. It has compiled 20 examples that show the Palestinian Authority's (PA) real intentions. In the PA's Oct. 2 publication, there was this: "It may be necessary to find a way to persuade Hamas to completely leave the area for a year or two. Later, when things become clearer, we can look for ways to bring Hamas back to operation."

"After Trump won re-election last November, PMW President Itamar Marcus told The Washington Free Beacon: "(Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud) Abbas and his people hate Trump. They think he's not up to their level of humanity. They mock the way he looks. They mock the way he talks. Now that Trump will be the president again, they think they can play him, but he should recognize exactly who they are. They see themselves as in a camp with Russia and China and the Islamic world, and they are diametrically opposed to American policy around the world.' "

Now that there's peace, what were those Palestinian protests really about?

 Lydia Grace   "October 13, 2025, marks a milestone in the Middle East.

"Following President Trump's facilitation of a peace deal and ceasefire between Israel and Hamas, hostages held by Hamas have been released and returned to their families after two years of captivity in exchange for Palestinian terrorist prisoners. The cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza has brought relief to millions affected by the conflict.

"One might expect such a development to unite people across the political spectrum in celebration. But the response has been mixed.

"Over the past two years, protestors advocating for Palestinian causes have been prominent on college campuses and social media platforms. Activists and influencers mobilized significant public attention around the cause, often accompanied by blatant antisemitism.

"Now that the ceasefire is on, many of these same voices have become quiet.

"This raises important questions about the motivations behind some advocacy movements.

"Was the goal truly humanitarian relief and peace, or did other agendas drive the discourse? The spread of unverified information and conspiracy theories throughout the conflict suggests that not all advocacy was rooted in factual understanding.

"Perhaps the real aim, then, was to influence the youth with non-factual information, including antisemitism. The influence of social media activism on young, impressionable audiences is worth looking at because when movements prioritize rhetoric over truth, the confusion that follows can have lasting effects on how entire generations understand complex geopolitical issues.

"Most troubling is the refusal of some of these observers to acknowledge this peace achievement on its own merits. That has to be because of political polarization, or more specifically, Trump-hate. When this kind of political polarization prevents recognition of genuine progress, the protestors risk losing sight of what truly matters: human lives, peace, and the possibility of a better future.

"As we think about this historic development, it is worth reflecting on how we all engage with complex international issues. Critical thinking, fact-based discourse, and the willingness to acknowledge positive outcomes — regardless of who achieves them — are essential if we hope to build a more peaceful world."

Johnson and Pritzker: on stage at Branson, Mo.

 

Pritzker Is Finding Out That the Internet Is Forever As Former Police Chief Busts Him for Deceptive Video  

"However, there's just one problem, as McCarthy points out:

“JB Pritzker today put out another video in Little Village talking about how safe he feels. Well, Little Village is primarily a Hispanic neighborhood here in Chicago. That district is down about 55% so far this year in murder. Well, where do you think ICE has been working in Chicago since January?”

"McCarthy also pointed out Pritzker's almost predictable hypocrisy in the video and added, "If he doesn't want the resources, he shouldn't go to a place where they are succeeding right now. It's really ironic. It just goes to show how little he knows about the city." 

"While the media is doing its best to float the notion that black residents do not want ICE agents or National Guard troops in the Windy City, that is not exactly true. Social media is telling a different story. Many black Chicago residents are very welcoming of ICE and National Guard troops, and know they are there to help." . . .

Homeland Security

Can you believe this guy? VIDEO   Gov. Pritzker threatening to prosecute law enforcement for enforcing the law and arresting murderers, pedophiles, rapists, drug traffickers, and gang members is DISGUSTING. It’s no wonder Chicago’s murder rate is 330% higher than the national average under JB Pritzker. His conduct is directly contributing to domestic terrorists attacking our brave law enforcement. He is going to get someone killed with this trash. . . .

Chicago Mayor Hoping His ICE-Free Zones Work Better Than His Gun-Free Zones

"Maybe this method will work this time," Johnson was heard telling his staff. "I mean, it felt like a good idea to set up those ‘Gun-Free Zones,' but people just keep on shooting folks every day for some reason. It doesn't matter how many signs we put up. But maybe… just maybe… if we put up enough signage to let everyone know that there are ‘ICE-Free Zones' in our city, it'll totally work. Let's stay positive, people. Signs can work. Just not for guns, apparently."

Surprise! Hamas Has Already Doomed Peace

 The American Spectator 

. . . "Now that Israel has gotten back all of the living hostages, it is freer to respond to any present and future breaches by Hamas and company."

"Only a couple of days after the announcement of President Trump’s brokered ceasefire between Hamas and Israel, Hamas has indicated that it will forever poison any chance of a durable peace. Surprise, surprise.

"First, Hamas is already in violation of phase one of the deal, in which Hamas was to release ALL living and deceased hostages by the end of the day on Monday. While Hamas did release the 20 living hostages in exchange for nearly 2,000 Palestinian prisoners, which included some 250 convicted terrorists, Hamas has yet to return all 28 of the deceased hostages, including two Americans.

"As of this writing, Hamas has released the bodies of four hostages. Following Israel’s announcement that it viewed this as a breach of the agreement and will keep the Rafah border crossing closed as a response, Hamas announced that it will release an additional four bodies of the hostages. Assuming Hamas fulfils its promise, this still leaves 20 deceased hostages who are now past due. Second, there have been multiple violations of the “yellow line,” the line to which Israel has withdrawn in phase one of the deal. The IDF has maintained that “After multiple attempts to distance them, the suspects refused to comply, prompting troops to open fire to remove the threat.” (RELATED: To Bring Hostages Home, Israel Pays Very Steep Price)

"Third, Hamas has pledged continued jihad against Israel. Khalil al-Hayya, a Hamas leader and part of the terrorist group’s Cairo delegation, stated this week that “The countdown to the next massacre has begun. Next time, we will slaughter all Jews.”

"Additionally, merely a day after President Trump announced that a ceasefire had been reached, members of Hamas, the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), and the Popular Front for the Liberation of Palestine (PFLP) have already announced that they will continue to fight. In a joint statement, the groups emphasized “our determination to continue with the resistance in all its forms until our rights are achieved — first and foremost the removal of the occupation, self determination, and the establishment of an independent state with full sovereignty with Jerusalem as its capital” [author’s emphasis].

"Hamas Spokesman Hazem Qassem stated recently that the terror group will not disarm, exclaiming that “We will not be captives to Israeli terms or demands. This is one of the focal points of the struggle in the next stage, after the cessation of aggression in the Gaza Strip.” ...More..

Never Again: Exchanging Vicious Terrorists For Innocent Hostages

. . . "Asked if he felt joy at the hostages being released, Ben-Artzi said:

There is always joy. I rejoiced when the three soldiers were freed in the Jibril Deal, and I rejoiced when Gilad Shalit returned. But at the time, even back then and even more so today, I knew that with our own hands we were signing the next kidnapping, the next massacre, and the next murders.

Have you heard the news that Hamas has emerged from the tunnels and gone on a murder spree since the ceasefire took effect?

The Federalist: The Biggest Obstacle To Trump’s Israel-Hamas Peace Deal Is Jihadi Ideology  . . . "The Biden years put Iran First and imperiled the first Trump administration’s achievements — rejuvenating the mullocracy, enabling the Oct. 7 massacre, and seeking to exploit the ensuing war to reward Hamas with a Palestinian state.

"But under the second Trump administration, the world’s leading state sponsor of jihad and its myriad proxies find themselves severely hobbled if not in ruins, while our strongest regional ally, Israel, has emerged ascendant following its efforts to hammer common foes. Consequently, prospects for Abraham Accords expansion and American extrication from the region have only grown more propitious." . . . 

And if Hamas, a group whose raison d’etre is murdering Jews and perpetrating a second Holocaust in Israel, were to be committed to a plan that calls for Gaza’s deradicalization and demilitarization — not just a hostage-for-jihadist trade that stops the war and rolls Israeli forces back — why would it demand that future jihadist foot-soldiers be set free?

The Man The Left Calls A ‘Nazi’ Just Signed A Peace Deal Protecting Millions Of Jews

How We Ended Up Raising the Stupidest Generation

PhiloNautica   "In this video, we explore why critical thinking is dying and how collective stupidity is rising in today’s world. StartinIn this video, we explore why critical thinking is dying and how collective stupidity is rising in today’s world. Starting from the roots of philosophy with Socrates, Plato, and Kant, the script traces how critical thought once shaped science, democracy, and progress. Yet in our time, it is collapsing under the weight of information overload, echo chambers, and sensationalist media. We examine how Google, social media algorithms, and nonstop headlines are reshaping minds—making us reactive, tribal, and intellectually lazy. But the decline is not inevitable. By practicing curiosity, slowing down, questioning assumptions, escaping echo chambers, and reforming how we learn and lead, we can revive the lost art of reasoning. This is a wake-up call for a distracted generation: to think for yourself, seek truth beyond noise, and resist the comfort of blind opinion. Because without critical thinking, the cost is not just ignorance—it is the rise of collective stupidity.g from the roots of philosophy with Socrates, Plato, and Kant, the script traces how critical thought once shaped science, democracy, and progress. Yet in our time, it is collapsing under the weight of information overload, echo chambers, and sensationalist media. We examine how Google, social media algorithms, and nonstop headlines are reshaping minds—making us reactive, tribal, and intellectually lazy. But the decline is not inevitable. By practicing curiosity, slowing down, questioning assumptions, escaping echo chambers, and reforming how we learn and lead, we can revive the lost art of reasoning. This is a wake-up call for a distracted generation: to think for yourself, seek truth beyond noise, and resist the comfort of blind opinion. Because without critical thinking, the cost is not just ignorance—it is the rise of collective stupidity."

Why STUPID People Are a Greater Threat to Society Than Criminals

"Dietrich Bonhoeffer, a German theologian and anti-Nazi resistance fighter, identified stupidity as a greater threat than evil itself. Unlike malice, which can be confronted, stupidity is immune to logic, resistant to reason, and dangerously convinced of its own rightness. Bonhoeffer observed how Nazi Germany transformed intelligent individuals into blind followers, illustrating how stupidity spreads in society when people surrender their independent thought for

conformity. "This video explores Bonhoeffer’s insights into stupidity as a socio-psychological phenomenon, showing how it enables authoritarianism, propaganda, and mass manipulation. It also provides practical steps to resist stupidity, such as maintaining critical thinking, avoiding groupthink, recognizing manipulation tactics, and embracing intellectual independence. "In a world filled with misinformation and blind loyalty, Bonhoeffer’s warning remains more relevant than ever. To combat stupidity, we must stay critical, stay aware, and refuse to be ruled by ignorance."

But they do get to wear really cool swag!

Bill Maher Has BRUTAL Message For The Free Palestine Movement That’s Going Viral Now!

Comments to this video: "Calling Jews colonizers in Israel is like calling Native Americans colonizers in the USA. It's ridiculous." (Bill Maher) Right on! Shabbat Shalom from Israel.

"I must say, that’s the best, most concise answer I’ve ever heard about the rationale for a Jewish homeland. Thank you Bill Maher."

" 'Free Palestine' is an admission of ignorance right from the jump. Even the name Palestine is derived from the Roman Empire, who simply renamed Judea after running the Jews off, and as an insult, they chose a permutation of 'Philistine' to twist the knife. Then after the Ottoman Empire (another conqueror) fell, the provisional name for the area was resurrected by the Allies. It has literally NEVER BEEN FREE. In fact, 'Palestine' didn't have ANY ethnic or national identity of any kind until Yasser Arafat met with the Soviet KGB - who invented the PLO out of whole cloth to undermine the political influence of the West - and ultimately expel or kill the Jewish people. It's pathetic and sad that soft, impressionable people attend universities dedicated to twisting the history and spinning leftist politics into it."

 Newsweek

The Tom Homan Bribery Story Has the Press Convinced of His Guilt – Despite the Lack of Evidence

The Tom Homan Bribery Story Has the Press Convinced of His Guilt – Despite the Lack of Evidence

"But when it comes to the accusation of accepting a bribe, this is a severe charge, one that carries plenty of accountability. It also carries with it the need to have very firm proof. Something we have yet to see materialize."

. . . "The claim being reported is that the FBI set up a sting to target Tom Homan last summer. (Note the lack of outrage over the Biden administration targeting his opponents and weaponizing the DOJ.) Undercover agents were posing as businessmen from security companies with an interest in border/immigration policy. They allegedly paid Homan $50,000 in cash, placed in a Cava restaurant take-out bag. This exchange was recorded on surveillance, and the FBI was awaiting Homan sending administration contracts to these agents to establish that a bribe was paid.

"On first blush, this sounds really bad for Homan, as he was supposedly captured on tape accepting a bribe - but the details start to blur the accusations. First, Homan at the time was working as a private consultant, so striking deals of this nature are not uncommon (cash in take-out bags are not necessarily unique). The other disqualifying aspect is that in his role at the time, Homan had no power in issuing work contracts, though it would probably be argued that he could influence the process in some capacity.

"Now, the real questions emerge when looking at the details of this money exchange. Right now, there are competing claims that this handoff was captured on video, with others saying it is an audio recording of the bribe taking place. One question -- if this tape is purely audio, how would the mention of the restaurant bag being used come to be known, unless someone noted this out loud during the exchange? This is a ham-fisted way of getting that detail recorded.

"Yet here is where we get to the most disqualifying detail in all of this hysterical reporting – no one has actually seen or heard this claimed evidence.

"The story first broke with a shared MSNBC report from disreputable intelligence correspondent Ken Dilanian and Carol Leonning, who recently fled the Washington Post. Dilanian’s participation is all the reason to begin looking at this story with deep skepticism. He was a key participant in the Russian collusion hoax and is a known mouthpiece for the deep state intel community." . . .

California Schools Are About to See Waves of Children Flee After Gavin Newsom's 'Demonic' 'Kidnap' Bill

Victoria Taft 

Ms Taft quotes a minister who recommends church or private school. We recommend you use your own informed judgement. TD. .

"While the world's attention was focused on the release of the Jewish hostages taken by Islamic Hamas monsters, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill into law that would make it easy for strangers to kidnap children from his state's schools—without parental permission, naturally. While one story gloried in hostages freed from totalitarian barbarians, another set of totalitarians loosed a plot to take more. 

"Think that's overwrought? Hold my beer. 

"Newsom signed AB 495 into law on Sunday night and pretended that the law, proffered by a Democrat to hide kids illegally in the country from Immigration authorities, kept parental rights intact and preserved parents’ relationships with their own children. Instead, it made every child in California schools, preschools, and state-licensed childcare facilities a target. 

"Newsom had the hubris and temerity to tout it as "a bill to protect parents’ rights and children."

"That is false. Indeed, it's worse than false. It's a license allowing anyone to take your child without your permission and act as that child's unapproved "guardian." As the California Family Council (CFA) put it, "Anyone falsely claiming kinship can easily sign the affidavit, access a child, obtain medical care, and enroll them in another school. Even the most basic safeguard of a notary is not required to confirm the true identity of the person accessing your child. AB 495 violates fundamentally constitutionally protected parental rights, endangers California’s children, and will be appropriately legally challenged and struck down.”

"And who would those guardians be? Who knows? Perhaps Joe Biden's NGOs, which worked with cartels to bring children over the border and watched them become sex slaves and underage workers in cartel companies to work off their debts. The Biden regime halted DNA matching to hide the trafficking of the children. 

"The CFA says it's a license to steal." . . .