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Thursday, August 7, 2025
Progressive Don Quixotes: Tilting At Windfarms
"And the wind doesn’t blow all the time… Where do you store solar or wind energy? No such mass-storage system exists… All of them require backup. And guess what the go-to back-up is: fossil fuel."
. . . "Trump recently warned EU leaders that the rapidly proliferating windfarms are ecologically and economically detrimental, in addition to being an aesthetic disaster, spoiling Europe’s magnificent beauty. Unsurprisingly, mainstream leftist media exploded with mockery and attacks, comparing Trump’s advice to Don Quixote’s futile tilting at windmills.
"Don Quixote’s windmills happened to be imaginary monsters, yet he was uncannily prescient, as today’s windfarms are a real and present danger. The giant turbines that currently disfigure our landscapes and seascapes waste fertile land and ocean space. They harm whales and annually kill hundreds of thousands of birds, including bald and golden eagles, burrowing owls, and migratory birds and bats. They are prohibitively expensive and perilously unreliable. Alex Epstein, a renowned expert on energy and economics, explains:
Yes, the sun is free. Yes, wind is free. But the process of turning sunlight and wind into useable energy on a mass scale is far from free. In fact, compared to the other sources of energy – fossil fuels, nuclear power, and hydroelectric power, solar and wind power are very expensive.
The basic problem is that sunlight and wind as energy sources are both weak (the more technical term is dilute) and unreliable (the more technical term is intermittent). It takes a lot of resources to collect and concentrate them, and even more resources to make them available on-demand…
For wind, needed materials include high-performance compounds for turbine blades and the rare-earth metal neodymium for lightweight, specialty magnets, as well as the steel and concrete necessary to build structures – thousands of them – as tall as skyscrapers… More...
Nora D. Clinton is a Research Scholar at the Legal Insurrection Foundation. She was born and raised in Sofia, Bulgaria. She holds a PhD in Classics and has published extensively on ancient documents on stone. In 2020, she authored the popular memoir Quarantine Reflections Across Two Worlds.
Trump Cancels Giant Biden-Era Wind Energy Boondoggle . . ."Not only are these windmills big and ugly, but they also kill so many hawks, eagles, and other large birds that the federal government is reluctant to release numbers. The primary problem, though, as always, remains energy density. Wind power suffers from the standard problems in "green" energy; it is intermittent, it is unreliable, and it comes with only a fraction of the energy density of traditional fuels. If these installations were economically feasible, they wouldn't require subsidies; that plants like the proposed Lava Ridge Wind Project never seem to be privately funded speaks volumes." . . .
DC Has Had Its Chance to Self-Govern. It Failed. Enough Already.
It’s time for America to reclaim its principal city as the jewel it was designed to be.
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"On Monday, a crime that would be shocking in most of America happened in Washington, D.C.
"That crime, where it occurred, wasn’t shocking at all. And this fact should create consequences that Americans from Maine to Hawaii ought to be proud of.
"Edward Coristine isn’t quite 20 years old, but he’s nonetheless a famous figure. Coristine is known by his alias, “Big Balls.” He’s a college student and programmer formerly appointed to the Department of Government Efficiency, but he’s now a permanent federal employee. Coristine held the title of senior advisor at the highest pay grade (GS-15) in the General Services Administration and then moved on to a job working for the Social Security Administration.
"But on Monday his eventful life took a frightful turn, as he stepped in to protect a woman targeted by a group of animals on a D.C. street bent on carjacking her. She managed to get to safety inside the locked vehicle; Coristine was beaten severely by the would-be carjacker.
"This incident was notable only because it happened to someone in the public eye. Violent crime in Washington, D.C., especially that perpetrated by feral youths with zero fear of prosecution or incarceration, is off the scale.
"Consider that the current murder rate in Washington, D.C., is 41 per 100,000. That’s almost the highest in the world; it’s rivaled only by places like Caracas, Guatemala City, and Pretoria among international capitals. A murder rate more than four times higher than Mexico City, three times higher than Bogota, and at least 20 times higher than any of the capitals of major countries in Asia or Europe is utterly unacceptable.
"Property crime in Washington, D.C., is every bit as horrific. The police don’t even investigate muggings. Car thefts are mostly just reported to the insurance company.
"The last time I was in Washington I was walking around and ducked into a Five Guys for a quick lunch. $28 later I was nearly in a fistfight with an aggressive panhandler who came into the restaurant to demand that I buy him a meal. None of the employees did anything; they certainly didn’t bother calling the police. When I told a few Washingtonian friends about the incident, the response was “be glad it was lunchtime; it would have been a lot worse at night.”
"You don’t walk the streets of Washington, D.C., at night.
"Washington is a place where the local government thinks it’s a good idea to paint rainbow flags on all the crosswalks and essentially turn the police into lawn ornaments. Unless someone should deface those crosswalks, of course.
"In 2020, a mob of rioters burned a church near the White House and so threatened the presidential residence that Donald Trump was moved into the basement by the Secret Service. The reaction of the local government? Not a crackdown. Instead, they turned 16th Street NW, just a few blocks away, into Black Lives Matter Plaza, complete with garish yellow “BLACK LIVES MATTER” paint in the middle of a tourist area, and didn’t take it down for almost five years until the returning Trump administration began threatening to pull federal funding." . . .
Democrats rule California; how have they done with DC?
Elon Musk Urges Donald Trump to Federalize DC Over Injured DOGE Worker - Newsweek
"The president also [referred to] the incident during his remarks on Tuesday at the White House: "Somebody from DOGE was very badly hurt last night. A young man who was beat up by a bunch of thugs from DC. They're either going to straighten their act out, in terms of government and protection, or we're going to have to federalize and run it the way it's supposed to be run."
"Billionaire Elon Musk said Tuesday that it's "time to federalize DC" after President Donald Trump suggested the same threat while spotlighting a recent crime in Washington that allegedly involved a member of the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE)
"Musk posted on X, "A few days ago, a gang of about a dozen young men tried to assault a woman in her car at night in DC. A @Doge team member saw what was happening, ran to defend her and was severely beaten to the point of concussion, but he saved her. It is time to federalize DC."
"Earlier Tuesday, Trump posted on Truth Social, that he would "federalize this city" while talking about crime in the nation's capital. He also included a photo of the alleged DOGE worker, who was cut, bruised and bloodied and sitting beside a white van." . . .
“99 homicides. Carjackings up 111%. D.C. teens beat a White House intern—and I can’t even charge them. They’re coddled. This ends now.” — @JudgeJeanine
Get woke, go broke: Howard Stern’s $500M fall from relevance
"In that same year, Stern intensified his attacks on Donald Trump and his supporters, going so far as to declare that he “despised” the people who had once packed his fanbase."
"Howard Stern didn’t just have a radio show. He had a revolution. He was brash, vulgar, and fearless. He gave voice to the silenced, told dirty jokes with conviction, and turned a microphone into a battering ram against establishment sanctimony. But somewhere along the line, the rebel became the regime." . . .
. . . "Today, some fans and former staff estimate his listenership hovers around 125,000 daily. This is a far cry from the 20 million he once commanded during his terrestrial radio peak. Put another way, he gets only 0.625% of his glory days’ audience. SiriusXM hasn’t released formal figures, and they probably never will. The number itself is less important than the arc it represents.
"This isn’t just about one man’s career unraveling. It’s about the consequences of abandoning authenticity to win elite approval. Howard Stern didn’t fade because the times changed. He faded because his change stretched beyond what his fans could believe in.
"Stern mocked the powerful, then hoped for their approval. He championed rebellion; then, in his defining moment, became a mouthpiece for the status quo. He gave a voice to the voiceless, only to fundamentally transform his persona by disrespecting the people who powered his rise.
"In doing so, he squandered not just his audience, but his legacy." . . .
Dr. Joseph Ford Cotto hosts and produces News Sight, speaking the data-driven truth about economic and political issues that impact you. During the 2024 presidential election, he created the Five-Point Forecast, which correctly predicted Trump's national victory and the outcome in all swing states. . .
Keir Starmer and the fall of Britain
Next time, Britons, try voting Conservative while you still have a country and British rather than sharia law.
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| When Hamas visits your children |
"Britain’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, is a poster child for the adage that friends don’t let friends vote Labor, as shown by his proposal to reward Hamas terrorists by recognizing a Palestinian state. He apparently never heard the principle well known among military officers, which is to never give an order you know will not be obeyed. What does Starmer do when, after he recognizes his terrorist state, Israel responds by annexing Gaza, Judea, and Samaria?
How England Defrauded the Jews, Arabs, and French Combined
"Not only Israel, but also Jordan could argue strongly that a new Palestinian state should be carved out of English territory, in Britain itself if none of its remaining colonies is suitable. This could be achieved by Israel giving the “Palestinians” free one-way tickets to London. An incentive for Palestinian emigration to the U.K. is the fact that Britons are not permitted to own weapons for self-defense, which means the males are free to regard British women as “uncovered meat” that they are free to take whenever they want — in contrast to American small towns, where there are more pew-pews than people." . . .
Civis Americanus is the pen name of a contributor who remembers the lessons of history and wants to ensure that our country never needs to learn those lessons again the hard way. The author is remaining anonymous due to being subjected to cancel culture for denouncing Black Lives Matter’s incitement of civil disorder.
LA riots damage Newsom's 2028 presidential chances, conservatives predict
"Gavin Newsom is refusing to help stop the riots AND denying their existence because he bows to open borders donors... hoping they'll fund his 2028 Presidential run." Emma Colton;Fox News
LA riots damage Newsom's 2028 presidential chances, conservatives predict
"Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom's floated potential run for the White House in 2028 was likely thwarted by his handling of the anti-ICE riots gripping Los Angeles, conservative social media critics predict.
Newsom has been floated as a likely 2028 Democratic contender for the White House as he wraps up his second term as governor in 2026. Riots plaguing the city in response to the Trump administration's efforts to remove illegal immigrants residing in Los Angeles, which come on the heels of massive wildfires that rocked southern California this winter, have left Newsom on precarious political ground, according to conservatives who are balking at his response to the LA chaos.
"Gavin Newsom’s odds of clinching the 2028 presidential race are practically nonexistent," X user Angela Belcamino posted Monday. "Across the country, Americans are eyeing California’s struggles under his watch, convinced he’d unleash the same chaos nationwide if he ever won the White House." . . .
Making California Mexico again - American Thinker "Why do Californians continue to vote for destructive Democrats like Karen Bass, Gavin Newsom, and their political clones despite their incompetence at basic duties" . . .
. . . "It’s a message designed to appeal to semi-literates, stoners, Hollywood groupies, and coastal elites who may know better but also know which party butters their bread by providing a massive influx of illegal and H-1B labor." . . . . . .
“You probably will have Republicans who’ll paint a California candidate as being a lefty liberal,” Demers said. “But I think you have a lot of Democrats ... who look at many of the policies that have occurred in California and see them as maybe progressive, but forward thinking.”
Jasmine Crockett Uses Potty Mouth to Attack Trump at Rally
" 'What is happening? Like, this is not America! This is a terrible nightmare!" she yelled. "Somebody slap me and wake me the f**k up, 'cuz I'm ready to get on with it!' "
"Rep. Jasmine Crockett (D-Texas), who is quickly earning a reputation for being one of the most obnoxious members of Congress, recently unleashed a torrent of foul, filthy language during a left-wing rally. All of the vitriol was aimed squarely at President Donald Trump, whom she insulted with pure venom.
"Crockett was delivering an address at the MoveOn Rally in Phoenix, Ariz., where she was advocating for improved oversight on gifts given to Supreme Court justices when the verbal explosion occurred.
"Listen, Donald Trump is a piece of s**t, OK? We know that!" she yelled to the audience, who promptly burst into enthusiastic applause.
"Yes, he is! He is! He is! But in a functioning democracy, he still would not be able to get away with this," she continued. "But he's been able to get away with this because the House Republicans are complicit. He's been able to get away with this because Senate Republicans are complicit. But most importantly, the courts, especially the Supreme Court, is complicit!"
The Texas congresswoman then demanded an increase in ethics requirements for Supreme Court justices.
"They are the highest court in the lands, and they have no ethics guardrails. Now you go down to the lower courts, and they do. How much sense does that make?" she shrieked at the crowd.
"A video clip of Crockett insulting Trump was soon all over social media. " . . .
Wednesday, August 6, 2025
The Palestinians Don’t Deserve a State
"And now, the same continent that gave rise to the Holocaust is about to recognize a “country” that’s dedicated to the destruction of the only Jewish nation on Earth. Even if this “country” doesn’t actually exist!"
"Here’s a bold idea for the Kurds, Taiwanese, and Tibetans: Go to Israel and kidnap a bunch of Jews. It’s your quickest path to statehood.
"Travel to Tel Aviv, go swipe a few hundred Israeli civilians (women and children are your best bet; they’re smaller and take up less space), and then send your demands to the United Nations. Within a few days, England, France — and a growing number on the American left — will reward you with statehood.
"Pro Tip: Try to align your independence movement with some kind of colorful headgear — like what the Palestinians did with the keffiyeh. (It gives college kids something fun to cosplay in while they beat up Jews on campus.)
"From NPR: The U.K. will recognize a Palestinian state if Israel doesn’t agree to a Gaza ceasefire
"So today, as part of this process towards peace, I can confirm the U.K. will recognize the state of Palestine by the United Nations General Assembly in September unless the Israeli government takes substantive steps to end the appalling situation in Gaza, agree to a ceasefire and commit to a long-term, sustainable peace, reviving the prospect of a two-state solution," [British Prime Minister Keir] Starmer said in an address on Tuesday.
"Starmer could’ve tied recognition of a Palestinian state to the release of the starving Israeli hostages. Instead, he did the exact opposite: He told the Palestinians they’ll be rewarded with statehood if they keep this war going.
"And so they will." . . .
. . . "because the Palestinians have proven themselves utterly incapable of achieving statehood on their own. And since they’re reliant on global support — including money, food, sanctuary, and political cover — then it’s fair and reasonable for the world to put conditions on their support: Release the hostages; Dismantle Hamas; Demilitarize; Cease all terrorist activities."
Sergeant attacks his chain of command
Who is Quornelius Radford? What we know about the US Army's Fort Stewart shooting suspect | Marca
"All Soldiers were treated on-site and moved to Winn Army Community Hospital for further treatment," the post read. "There is no active threat to the community."
. . . "The alleged shooter is Sergeant Quornelius Samentrio Radford, 28, who opened fire inside the operational area of the 2nd Armored Brigade Combat Team (2nd ABCT), where he served as an automated logistics specialist.
The attack was quickly contained by other soldiers, who tackled him before more harm could be done. He was then taken into custody and is currently in pre-trial confinement. The FBI is working in coordination with the Army's Criminal Investigation Division to determine the motive. So far, no public evidence links the attack to terrorism, and authorities are avoiding speculation as the investigation continues.
"Radford remains in pre-trial military custody, and legal proceedings are underway. ' . . .
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" This story is developing...
"In a horrific shooting incident, a Fort Stewart, GA male soldier reportedly attacked his chain of command, with five soldiers being shot. The soldier's immediate commander apparently was the the only one of his supervisors not hit, according to sources inside Fort Stewart, GA, reports the staff of our sister paper, The Georgia Record, via Savannah.
"As of publication, there are no fatalities reported. The five injured have been taken to the hospital.
"The identity of the soldier is known but not yet released."
"The Fort Stewart mass shooter was identified as 28-year active-duty Army Sergeant Quornelius Radford. The motive for the shooting is still not known.
"Radford used his own firearm.
All Holly did was try to stop a fight. For doing the right thing, she was beaten to the ground as people stood around laughing and filming.
Whatfinger News' Choice Clips. "All Holly did was try to stop a fight. For doing the right thing, she was beaten to the ground as people stood around laughing and filming. No one called 911. “I’m a single mom. I don’t get out much, so I just wanted to go celebrate my friend’s birthday and let loose for a couple hours and, you know, total innocent fun with all of us. I tried to break up a fight, and then I got attacked myself.” “There were a hundred people there that night. I was the only one who jumped in to try and save him because that was the right thing to do.” “Not one person called 911 but they film these heinous crimes and attempted murder, because that is what it is, no matter what they label it. It was attempted murder.”
Holly tells me the Cincinnati Mayor has not contacted her. The Cincinnati Police Chief has not contacted her. The Cincinnati Police officers who responded to her attempted murder did not try to help her or even take down her information.
— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) August 5, 2025
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[Democrat, of course] Congresswoman: 'I Am a Proud Guatemalan' –
"In the view of the "decolonizers," America and the West are lands to be plundered, not homelands to become a part of."
It's becoming a trend among Democrats.
"As immigrants from third-world countries have started getting elected in the woke areas, they freely admit that their political priorities are not about improving America, but instead are focused on their fellow countrymen in this and their home countries.
"Ilhan Omar regularly speaks in Somali to transplanted Somali migrants. Omar Fateh, the Democratic-Farmer-Labor (Minnesota Democrats) candidate for Minneapolis Mayor, declared his allegiance to Somalia and Somalis, and now Representative Delia Ramirez of Illinois declares that she is a Guatemalan before she is American.
"She was born here, by the way, but obviously is not a fan of the country that placed her in Congress. " . . .
. . . "I'm pretty certain that Ramirez couldn't be denaturalized and deported--that is hyperbole--because she was born in Chicago. Moreover, I wouldn't support deporting a natural-born American citizen for making such an insane remark.
"But kicking her off the Homeland Security Committee? Of course, that should happen. She has declared that her loyalty is to another country. How on Earth can Congress have a representative charged with defending the "homeland" (I hate that term!) whose allegiance is not to the United States?
"Only in America, I suppose. What a country!"
Rep. Delia Ramirez declares her loyalty to Guatemala first at a Mexican leftist gathering - American Thinker . . . "If Congress could kick Rep. George Santos out of office for an inflated resume, then it certainly can expel someone who proclaims her loyalty to Guatemala first.
"She has taken to defending herself by declaring anyone criticizing her loyalty problems as a 'white supremacist authoritarians."
"Not a hint of apology for what she said. No clarification. No declaration of any loyalty to the U.S."
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