Judge Orders Continued Funding Of Eugenics In Contravention Of Federal Law

CBS News reports that U.S. District Judge Indira Talwani has ordered Heath & Human Services (HHS) to continue funding Planned Parenthood notwithstanding a new law cutting off Medicaid funding to groups "primarily engaged in family planning services, reproductive health, and related medical care" that also provide abortions. "Planned Parenthood also said more than half of its patients use Medicaid," the article relates, "so a funding cutoff would have 'devastating effects' on the group and its local affiliates, forcing some local health centers to close." But there is nothing in the article (or several others I reviewed) to indicate that the Judge found the law to be unconstitutional, and the article closes by noting that "the Supreme Court ruled last month that South Carolina can block Planned Parenthood from participating in the state's Medicaid program, finding Planned Parenthood could not sue the state under a civil rights law." 

Chicago: At Least 55 Shot, 6 Dead, Over July 4 Weekend

Breitbart reports that in the Democrat utopia of Chicago, where gun control reigns supreme, "[a]t least 55 people were shot, six of them fatally, during Fourth of July weekend in Mayor Brandon Johnson’s (D) Chicago." The article also notes that "[t]here have been 203 homicides in Chicago in 2025[.]" This even as murder rates, overall, appear to be falling dramatically across the nation according to NPR. The latter article indicates that after a surge in violence in 2020 and 2021, murders have been decline, including a declined 14% across the U.S. in 2024, with even larger declines expected for this year. "In Detroit, for instance, city officials say the number of homicides is at its lowest since 1965, and Police Chief Todd Bettison says that has led to a huge difference for his officers," the article relates.

    While police credit the decline to better policing, "experts" suggest that it is because local governments are back to pre-pandemic levels of spending on social services. I wonder if it is a combination of many Democrat run cities no longer reporting crime statistics, and Republican states passing "constitutional carry" laws. 

The Diversity Report #30

 A selection of articles and video showcasing the benefits of diversity, equity and inclusion: 

• Mob rule: "Hundreds protest outside Lakewood Police HQ demanding release of suspect accused of luring teen into van"--Shore News Network. From the article:

    A large demonstration took place late Saturday night outside Lakewood Police Department headquarters, as community members gathered to protest the arrest of Binyomin Kubani, a local father of eight and member of the Orthodox Jewish community.

    The protest, which drew hundreds of participants, including the roshei yeshiva of Beth Medrash Govoha, centered on what demonstrators described as an unjust and improperly handled arrest. Kubani was taken into custody Thursday after a 15-year-old male claimed he was solicited at a Route 88 car wash.

    Protesters argued the youth had previously worked for Kubani and was asked again if he wanted to assist in cleaning a van. 

Apparently there was some special agreement between the police and the Jewish community that was violated in this instance: "Law enforcement procedures typically involve interviewing both parties and establishing a timeline before making an arrest." 

• "The rabbi who owns Pornhub"--The Jewish Independent.  
• Black block party: "Video shows multiple people opening fire in Grays Ferry mass shooting that left 3 people dead"--6 ABC. Anonymous conservative has a better video of the incident. Note the guy with the full auto Glock. I guess all the firearms laws prohibiting felons from owning such weapons didn't work, almost like criminals don't obey the law. 
• Another party: "4 dead, 14 injured in drive-by mass shooting outside Chicago nightclub: report"--New York Post.  

    Four people were killed and 14 others wounded when gunfire erupted outside a Chicago nightclub Wednesday night, CBS Chicago reported, citing authorities.

    Police said a drive-by shooting occurred around 11 p.m. outside the Artis Restaurant and Lounge nightclub on the 300 block of West Chicago Avenue in the Near North Side neighborhood of the Windy City.

    Revelers were leaving the “high-end dining and nightlife destination” after an album release party for Chicago-based rapper Mello Buckzz. 

• Oh the irony: "Mexicans Are Now Protesting Immigration"--Hot Air.  Mexicans in Mexico City took to the streets to engage in a "mostly peaceful" demonstration against Americans immigrating to their country, complaining that it is driving up housing costs and diluting the culture. They also appear to be upset that Americans don't use Spanish. ABC News reported:

Near the end of the march, a group of protesters turned violent, breaking the windows of storefronts and looting a number of businesses. In one case, a protester slammed a butter knife against the window of a restaurant where people were hiding, and another person painted "kill a gringo" on a nearby wall.

• Flashback: "Mexico Is Complicit In The L.A. Riots, And There Should Be Consequences"--The Federalist. 

On Sunday afternoon, responding to the riots over the weekend, [Mexican President] Sheinbaum said Mexican nationals living in the U.S. are “heroes” and denounced President Trump’s attempts to enforce federal immigration law.  

• Anchor baby away! "Immigrants scramble for clarity after Supreme Court birthright ruling"--Reuters. 

    Lorena, a 24-year-old Colombian asylum seeker who lives in Houston and is due to give birth in September, pored over media reports on Friday morning. She was looking for details about how her baby might be affected, but said she was left confused and worried.

    "There are not many specifics," said Lorena, who like others interviewed by Reuters asked to be identified by her first name out of fear for her safety. "I don't understand it well."

• "DHS Removes Hurdle To Impose Millions In Fines To Undocumented Migrants: 'Easier and More Efficient'"--Latin Times.  

The new rule gets rid of the 30-day period of notice of the intent to fine requirement before a fine is issued. Now, the announcement said, DHS immigration officers are authorized to send fines to undocumented migrants by regular mail, shortening the process that applies if migrants contest their files.

• "Tennessee Enacts Law Making It a Felony to House Illegal Immigrants for Rent"--Gateway Pundit.  The article relates:

    The new law targets landlords, business owners, and “sanctuary sympathizers” who knowingly harbor illegal aliens in exchange for rent or services — a Class E felony punishable by up to six years in prison and fines up to $3,000.

    For cases involving children under 13, the penalty escalates to a Class A felony, with potential sentences of up to 60 years. 

The usual anti-Americans have crawled out of the woodwork, though:

 A coalition including the Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church, TIRRC, ICAP, and the American Immigration Council has sued in federal court to block the law, citing First Amendment and Supremacy Clause violations.

The suit apparently alleges that the law is illegal because it usurps federal authority over immigration and because it violates the Church's right under the First Amendment to express their faith by offering services to illegal aliens. But the law doesn't prevent them from offering services to illegal aliens, it only prevents them from doing so in return for compensation.   

• "Trump's DOJ Just Started Stripping US Citizenship – Here's Who They are Targeting"--Town Hall.  They are going to "remove individuals who obtained US citizenship through fraud or misrepresentation." 
• "Democrats and the Fake News Media Are Hiding This from the American Public: Illegal Migrants Collect More Food, Housing, Cash Benefits, and Medicaid Than Natural Born Citizens"--Gateway Pundit. An excerpt:

    The study found that 59 percent of non-citizen households (e.g., green card holders and illegal immigrants) used one or more major welfare program.

    This compares to 39 percent of US-born households who receive one or more major welfare program.

    Illegal aliens not only broke the law to enter the country but they’re sucking our resources dry. 

• Heh: "California closes $12B deficit by cutting back immigrants’ access to health care"--The New York Post.  
• "$2.5B in Muslim Health Care Fraud Busted"--Front Page.  The story mentions scams--some of them in the hundreds of millions--from Pakistanis, Arabs, Lebanese, Indians, and a bunch more where the nationality was unknown, but sporting Muslim names. 
• "How 1 man in Pakistan allegedly fleeced Arizona's health care system for $560M"--AZ Central.
• "NYC driving school rigged driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants — even if they couldn’t drive: DA"--New York Post. 
• "Migrant Trucker Allegedly Kills Five in Texas Road Accident"--Breitbart.  

    Officials say Alexis Osmani Gonzalez-Companioni, 27, was driving on I-20 near Wills Point, Texas — which is just east of Dallas — when he ran into a number of vehicles that had been stalled on the highway due to another accident farther up the road, according to KTVT-TV.

    Gonzalez-Companioni’s truck initially collided with a pickup truck carrying five people. Four were killed by the collision and a fifth was airlifted to a hospital in critical condition. The collision also crumpled a number of other vehicles and caused one other semi-truck to jackknife, which ended up killing another car driver, making the fifth fatality in the accident. 

• "Mexican cartel hackers used FBI agent’s phone and public cameras to track down and kill informants: report"--New York Post.  
• "North Korean IT workers infiltrated Fortune 500 companies in massive fraud scheme"--Fox News.

    Federal authorities have unraveled several schemes by the Democratic People’s Republic of North Korea (DPRK) that were used to fund its regime through remote information technology (IT) work for U.S. companies, resulting in two indictments, tech and financial seizures and an arrest.

    The Department of Justice (DOJ) said Monday that North Korean actors were helped by individuals in the U.S., China, the United Arab Emirates and Taiwan to obtain employment with over 100 U.S. companies, including Fortune 500 companies. 

• How's that assimilation working out? "Austrian Schoolchildren Forced to Learn Arabic to Communicate with Muslim Classmates"--Gateway Pundit.  
• Where there is a will, there is a way: "French Police Slash Migrant Boats Trying to Reach British Southern Border"--Breitbart. The article relates that "[i]n a flash, on one recent crossing attempt, French police swooped in with knives, wading into the water and slashing the boat’s thin rubber – literally deflating the migrants’ hopes and dreams."
• That's because they are "taught" using sources that belittle white men: "AI-powered hiring tools favor black and female job candidates over white and male applicants: study"--New York Post. In 2021, the problem allegedly was that the AI tools discriminated against POC. As one researcher noted about bias in AI: "Training sets don't materialize out of nowhere."
• No country for white men: "Duke Law Journal Sent a Secret Memo to Minority Applicants Telling Them They’d Get Extra Points for Writing About Their Race"--Free Beacon. 
• "Several college administrators in the UNC school system have been fired after they were secretly recorded saying they were still trying to implement DEI policies."--Daily Mail.  
• "Supreme Court OKs Tennessee ban on gender-affirming care for kids, a setback for transgender rights"--AP. Parents with Munchausen syndrome by proxy hardest hit. 
• From a couple weeks back: "Gunfire, Hammer Attacks at European Migrant Camp Leave Two Dead."--The National Pulse. But don't say anything about it in the UK or you might go to gaol. 
• "Protester shot dead at Utah ‘No Kings’ rally was ‘Project Runway’ designer — hit by event peacekeepers trying to stop gunman with AR-15: cops"--New York Post. Still no word on who is the person that shot the protestor. 

    Arturo Gamboa, who was found injured while dressed all in black near a dropped AR-15-style rifle, was arrested and booked into jail on a murder charge.

    However, the investigation suggests he never fired — and the deadly shots were instead from two event “peacekeepers” who confronted Gamboa after seeing him “pull out an AR-15-style rifle from a backpack and begin manipulating it,” the department said. 

•  More: "Salt Lake City volunteer's account of deadly shooting questioned after new video emerges"--NBC News. 

    Arturo Gamboa, 24, never fired his weapon, but he was arrested on suspicion of murder Saturday. He had not been formally charged as of Wednesday evening, according to police records.

    His arrest stems from statements provided to law enforcement by two volunteer “peacekeepers,” who said they saw Gamboa raise an assault-style rifle and point it into a crowd of people.

    But a new video appears to show Gamboa pointing his rifle down toward the ground and moving away from three gunshots fired by a safety volunteer.

•  More: "Man arrested after Utah ‘No Kings’ rally shooting is released as investigation continues"--WJHG. 

    Police said the permit for the protest did not specify that there would be armed security.

    Protest organizers have not said whether or how the safety volunteer who shot Ah Loo was trained or explained why he was armed. All attendees, including those in safety roles, were asked not to bring weapons, according to Sarah Parker, a national coordinator for the 50501 Movement. Parker’s organization on Thursday said it was disassociating from a local chapter of the group that helped organize the Utah protest. 

U.S. Used Two Years Worth Of THAAD Interceptor To Defend Israel

Core Insights relates:

    Israeli media outlet Haaretz has reported that the U.S. military used 93 'THAAD' interceptor missiles in 11 days to defend Israel, revising earlier estimates by others of $800 million to an actual cost of approximately $1.2 billion.

    With an annual production rate of roughly 36–48 'THAAD' interceptors, the United States used nearly two years' worth of interceptors during the war. 

VIDEO: Shooting .22 LR From A Survival Cache

The Realist pointed me to a recent video (below) from YouTuber "704 Gear" who shoots .22 LR ammo that he has stored for 10 years. The first batch was just stored in a shed with no climate control (with temperatures ranging from below freezing in winter to well over 100 degrees in summer), while the second batch was from a buried storage cache. The ammunition was Winchester Super-X. The ammunition was test fired in a Savage bolt-action .22 rifle and a Taurus TX-22 semi-auto pistol. There were no issues with either batch. 

 VIDEO: "Shooting .22lr From A 10-Year-Old Survival Cache"
704 Gear (4 min.)

New Civil War 2.0 Weather Report from John Wilder

Over at Wilder, Wealthy & Wise: "Civil War 2.0 Weather Report: Diversity Is Our Weakness." John discusses how multiculturalism and diversity--particularly at current levels--is a weakness: "Running a country is nearly impossible when it is filled dozens of cultures that aren’t assimilated.  The chaos, disruption, and civilizational disintegration all come from great clumps of people being shoveled into a society that formerly had been high-trust – a society there were basic norms that came from a shared ethnicity and culture." But not anymore and it has begun to shift the Overton Window so that it is now possible to discuss banning all third-world immigration. Be sure to read the whole thing.  

Germany Pushing Ahead With Banning AfD Party?

Even as Muslims in Germany demand the implementation of Sharia law in direct contravention of the German constitution, CNN reports that "Calls are mounting to ban Germany’s far-right AfD party – despite it being more popular than ever." The CNN article begins:

    The far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) is now Germany’s largest opposition group and even topped several opinion polls – briefly putting it ahead of now-Chancellor Friedrich Merz’s center-right party – in the weeks after February’s federal election.

    At the same time, the AfD is facing growing calls for an outright ban, most recently from another major political party.

    In May, the country’s domestic intelligence agency formally classified the AfD as an extremist entity that threatens democracy. In a 1,100-page report, the Federal Office for the Protection of the Constitution, or BfV, also laid out its findings that the party was racist, anti-Muslim, and devaluing of “entire segments” of Germany’s population. [Translation: they oppose mass immigration by Muslims--see the first link above]

    That move, which enables the BfV to better monitor the group , has reignited attempts to impose a ban, despite the party claiming a significant 20.8% of the vote in February’s national election – the best performance by a far-right party in the country since World War II. 

The article adds that "On Monday [i.e., Monday of last week], the center-left Social Democratic Party (SPD), which is currently serving as the junior coalition partner in Berlin’s conservative-led government, voted unanimously to begin efforts to outlaw it." However, other parties are more hesitant, afraid that such a move could make the AfD even more popular and subject Germany to repercussions from the Trump Administration. 

The DNC Is Dependent On Jewish Contributors

The Jerusalem Post reports that "US Jews contribute half of all donations to the Democratic Party," and 25% of those to the Republican National Convention. I knew the Democrats relied heavily on Jewish voters for money, but I didn't realize it was this much. But this confirms my suspicions of why the DNC is running out of cash--they've alienated their Jewish supporters. The rest of the article discusses why American Jews are so liberal. Per the article, and of note for Republicans, is that American Jews are so liberal that the majority believe it is more important to kill babies than to support Israel; so no matter how much the Republican's support Israel, it is not likely to sway Jewish voters to switch parties. 

VIDEO: Flash Floods

A couple videos below. The first is from a news report showing some of the flash flooding in Texas. It begins with a good shot of how fast a flash flood can happen, with a wall of water racing down an existing river. This is why it is a good idea to have your important documents in a single location or container so you can grab and go. The fact that you may only have minutes to flee your home is the reason for a grab-and-go 72-hour kit. Perhaps it won't be a flood in your area: it may be brush fires, a chemical spill or release of toxic gasses, or some other disaster. 

The second video goes into how a flash flood happens. 

 VIDEO: "Shocking video shows how quickly the Texas flood waters rose over 20 feet in as little as 37 minutes"
New York Post (4 min.)

 

 VIDEO: "Flash floods—how do the hills and valleys turn rain into a wall of water?"
TheGeoModels (23 min.)

Ruger Buys Anderson Manufacturing

Anderson Mfg. has a long history of manufacturing and selling inexpensive (but still reasonably good quality) AR receivers. While I haven't personally used any Anderson receivers in my builds, I know people that have done so and reported no problems, including one guy that just stockpiles the lower receivers whenever they were on sale. 

    But that time is over. Ruger has announced its purchase of Anderson Mfg.'s assets.  Per the article, "Ruger will not continue the Anderson Manufacturing brand or its firearms products. Ruger is looking to take all of Anderson’s facility capabilities and utilize it to create new products, grow Ruger lineups, and launch new accessories as well." Anderson is no longer taking orders. 

Weekend Reading

 A few things to check out this weekend:

• Greg Ellifritz has posted a new Active Response Training Weekend Knowledge Dump with a round-up of links related to firearms, self-defense, and--on this occasion--traveling. On the latter topic, check out the "My Best Travel Packing Tips" which is a detailed article where the author (and his wife) draw on their long experience traveling to offer advice on carry on bags, what to pack in the way of clothes, toiletries, first aid, etc. Some other articles I found interesting included walking a dog while armed, a few pre-attack indicators, history of the Thompson SMG, and some rough estimates of what will be the impact on silencer sales now that the $200 tax has been eliminated. 
• Greg also linked to the  Rangemaster Firearms Training Services Newsletter. This issue includes the Federal Air Marshal pistol qualification; an explanation why even if you are not a police officer you should read "When Cops Kill," by Lance LoRusso, Esq., because it goes in detail how post-shooting investigations are conducted, how to interact with your attorney, and more. He also lists books that every firearms trainer should have, and probably beneficial to most civilian defenders. 
• Jon Low has a new Defensive Pistolcraft newsletter.  If you haven't previously looked at his newsletters, I will just say that they are detailed and cover a lot of topics. Here is the general table of contents for this and his other newsletters:

 Prevention
     Mindset 
         Situational Awareness
     Safety
     Training 
          Psychology
     Practice 
  Intervention 
     Strategy
     Tactics
     Techniques 
  Postvention
     Aftermath
     Medical
     Survival
  Education
     Legal
     Instruction
     Gear
Cryptology
Signals Intelligence
Intelligence
Religion and Politics

Believe me when I say that you WILL find something that will interest you, educate you, or otherwise tickle your fancy. 

    The following caught my attention because I told my children essentially the same thing as the grandfather:

      “My grandfather, a cop and blooded gunfighter, was present one night when I was a small child and had a nightmare.  My parents, of course, were dedicated to calming me down and included the old canard of "there's no such thing as monsters" in their assurances.  My grandfather later sat me down and told me there were indeed monsters in the world.  "What makes 'em scary," he told me, "is they look like everyone else.  But if you keep your eye on 'em and be on your guard . . . sooner or later, you'll see the mask slip." ”  
-- Jay Winton

Another "Conspiracy Theory" Proven True

From the New York Post: "Obama’s Trump-Russia collusion report was corrupt from start: CIA review."

    A bombshell new CIA review of the Obama administration’s spy agencies’ assessment that Russia interfered in the 2016 presidential election to help Donald Trump was deliberately corrupted by then-CIA Director John Brennan, FBI Director James Comey and Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, who were “excessively involved” in its drafting, and rushed its completion in a “chaotic,” “atypical” and “markedly unconventional” process that raised questions of a “potential political motive.” 

    Further, Brennan’s decision to include the discredited Steele dossier, over the objections of the CIA’s most senior Russia experts, “undermined the credibility” of the assessment.  

The article also notes that "[t]he 'lessons-learned review' found that, on December 6, 2016, six weeks before his presidency ended, Barack Obama ordered the assessment, which concluded that Russian President Vladimir Putin 'aspired' to help Trump win the election." Or, more accurately, Obama ordered the conclusions of the assessment and left Brennan, Comey and Clapper to come up with a chain of "facts" and "reasoning" to reach the foreordained conclusion.  Thus:

    Brennan handpicked the CIA analysts to compile the ICA and involved only the ODNI, CIA, FBI and NSA, excluding 13 of the then-17 intelligence agencies. 

    He sidelined the National Intelligence Council and forced the inclusion of the discredited Steele dossier despite objections of the authors and senior CIA Russia experts, so as to push a false narrative that Russia secured Trump’s 2016 victory.

    “This was Obama, Comey, Clapper and Brennan deciding ‘We’re going to screw Trump,’” said Ratcliffe in an exclusive interview. 

    “It was, ‘We’re going to create this and put the imprimatur of an IC assessment in a way that nobody can question it.’ They stamped it as Russian collusion and then classified it so nobody could see it.

    “This led to Mueller [special counsel Robert Mueller’s inquiry, which concluded after two years that there was no Trump-Russia collusion]. It put the seal of approval of the intelligence community that Russia was helping Trump and that the Steele dossier was the scandal of our lifetime. It ate up the first two years of his [Trump’s first] presidency.

    “You see how Brennan and Clapper and Comey manipulated [and] silenced all the career professionals and railroaded the process.”

It seems that Obama, Comey, Clapper and Brennan have outlived their usefulness to the Deep State, so much so that the Deep State is pointing fingers and distancing themselves from the four. Must be why we are hearing rumors of a possible marriage split between Michelle and Berry. 

Israel Attacking Christians

From Revolver News: "Priest warns Israeli settlers are brutally attacking Christians in Jesus’ backyard…"

    Taybeh is an all Christian village of about 1,500 in the West Bank. It is home to the famous Taybeh Brewery.

    Armed Jewish “Settlers” rampaged through the village throwing Molotov cocktails at cars and homes.

    IDF allegedly supported the terrorists and shot multiple Christians.

This attack is just one of many on the Taybeh. Independent Catholic News, in its article, "Holy Land: Israeli settlers attack Christian village - again," relates:

    The Palestinian Christian community in the West Bank has suffered increased attacks by Israel settlers in recent months.

    On 26 June, more than a hundred illegal Israeli settlers attacked several homes in the ancient Christian village of Taybeh. They also lit a fire at the entrance to the village, then rampaged through the neighbouring village of Kafr Malik destroying several homes and vehicles and killing three people. They put up large billboards that read: "There is no future for you here.'

And from another news story:

    In a statement, the Israeli Defense Forces said dozens of Israeli civilians set fire to property in Kafr Malik, and after a confrontation between the Israelis and Palestinian developed including “mutual rock-hurling,” the IDF and Israeli police were dispatched to the scene.

    The statement said several people whom the IDF termed “terrorists” from within the village fired toward the forces who returned fire, with fatalities reported. Five Israeli suspects were apprehended and transferred to the Israeli Police for further processing, IDF said.

This is an effective method of dispossession: make life untenable for the people already living there, use non-government forces to attack them, and then when the inhabitants defend themselves, send in government forces to shoot and arrest the inhabitants under the pretext of "keeping the peace".   

VIDEO: What Instead Of The M7?

It seems that most anyone that has had to carry and use a rifle in combat feels that the M7 is a mistake because it is too big, too heavy, has too much recoil, but reduces the number of rounds that a soldier will be able to carry. The host of this video is no different. 

    Briefly, the author believes that the U.S. should either keep the 5.56 and develop an armor piercing round that will penetrate Russian and Chinese body armor, or adopt the Russian 5.45x39mm round ... because the Russians developed a 5.45 round for use by their internal security forces that can penetrate the Russian military body armor, which we could copy. 

    As for the rifle, the host really likes the RM277 that General Dynamics had tendered to compete against Sig's rifle, but he also realizes that there is no way that the Army would adopt something as radical as a bullpup rifle. Thus, his pick would be the CZ Bren 2 or 3 which have a traditional layout, and have seen service in Ukraine and is battle proven. 

    He also believes that the rifle should have its automatic fire rate reduced to around 600 RPM to make it more controllable in full auto.  

VIDEO: "What rifle and caliber the Army should choose over the M7"
Modern Tactical Shooting (23 min.)

Big Beautiful Bill Heads To Pres.

 The NRA reports that the so-called “Big Beautiful Bill” has passed the House with the Senate changes and is on the way to the President for signature. It retains the language eliminating the tax on SBRs, SBSs, suppressors and any-other-weapons. As the article points out:

While the final bill is far from perfect, this bill represents the first major reduction of taxes imposed on law-abiding gun owners in decades and the first major repeal of NFA provisions since its inception nearly a century ago. Additionally, the bill opens the NFA to new legal challenges which could finally put an end to the NFA and its infringement on our Second Amendment Rights.

Bombs & Bants Episode 158

 A new podcast with John Wilder, his wife, and me. Pull up a chair and stay awhile. 

 VIDEO: "Bombs and Bants Episode 158" (58 min.)

LA Times: Taxing Income Is Horrible

At least if you are taxing an illegal for remitting that money back to Mexico (or wherever else it is going). The author, Yvonne Su, writes:

The U.S. is the world’s largest source of remittances, and Mexico has the highest dependency on them; 97% of the money Mexican expats send back home comes from the States ($64.75 billion in 2024). A 1% tax on remittances to Mexico alone could take much-needed funds away from migrants and their families and divert it to the state.

1%? That's chump change. The average U.S. federal income tax rate in 2022 was 14.5 percent, and the top 50 percent of all taxpayers paid 97 percent of all federal individual income taxes. (And this doesn't include the payroll/self-employment taxes). I wonder if that takes much-needed funds away from Americans and their families and diverts it to the state? 

    Su presents some really inane arguments why this 1% tax will mean the sky is falling, but I think the best reason to not take Su's argument seriously is the brief bio at the end of the article: "Yvonne Su is the director of the Centre for Refugee Studies and an assistant professor of equity studies at York University in Toronto." And we all know what "equity" means in leftist speak. So any argument she offers will only be because it is anti-white and anti-American.  

China Working To Protect Its Intellectual Capital

I've argued in the past that we not only need to stop the flow of jobs overseas, but also the know-how that makes exporting those jobs possible. China seems to recognize the importance of protecting know-how. I was reading an article about Foxconn, which manufactures the iPhone for Apple, encouraging its Chinese workers in India to return to China and came across this bit (bold added):

    It's not known why Foxconn has done this, nor is it clear whether workers have been laid off or redeployed to the company's facilities in China. The move, though, does follow Beijing officials reportedly working to prevent firms moving away from China. 

    Those officials are said to have been verbally encouraging China's local governments and regulatory bodies to curb exports of equipment or technologies to India and Southeast Asia.  

    Overall, China has been making it harder for skilled labor to leave the country. It's not clear how any changes have specifically affected Chinese workers who had already left.  

China understands what is at stake here: "Sell a man a fish, and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish, and he'll steal your job as a fisherman." They don't want the manufacturing to leave China or, heaven forbid, return to the U.S. 

VIDEO: Ballistic Gel Test Of New Federal HST .44 Mag

Federal has apparently released an HST personal defense (not bear defense) round in .44 Magnum. The round is advertised as being slightly less powerful than most .44 Magnum loads in order to facilitate faster follow up shots. The tests show that it indeed has less recoil than full power .44 Magnum loads, but it is still definitely a .44 Magnum based on velocity and the damage to the gel blocks. The producer of this video also tested it side-by-side with the Federal HST .45 ACP +P load as a comparison since the two loads use the same weight bullet. The .45 ACP round did very good, but the .44 Magnum was definitely more powerful which shows up in expansion even when shooting into the target with the heavy clothing and the fiber board inserts (to simulate bone). 

 VIDEO: "NEW Federal HST .44 Mag! Finally a .44 Mag Ammo for CCW! Federal HST .44 Mag VS .45 ACP+P - Gel Test"
Gun Sam Revolver Ballistics (14 min.)

Wilder: "Make Haiti Great Again"

In his piece, "Make Haiti Great Again: Send Haitians Back," John Wilder pokes fun at the "magic dirt" theory of the left while pointing out the hypocrisy of the leftists that were outraged when Trump called Haiti a sh*thole but now whine that it is too dangerous to send any of the refugees back. As Wilder notes, "[t]he real reason [that allowing all Haitians into the U.S. would improve Haiti] is that the thing that makes Haiti bad isn’t its climate, location, or even history.  The thing that really makes Haiti awful is the Haitians." 

    It is something that we need to keep in mind as the various migrant groups try to tug on our heartstrings with stories of mothers and fathers being torn from their families, or try to gin up moral outrage based on fairness or some other false analogy. 

    One of the more recent examples I've seen of the latter is a Breitbart reports on a group calling itself "Sick of ICE" that is supposedly organizing protests against ICE and the general crackdown on illegal aliens. The organization's webpage reportedly states:

    Trump’s vow to carry out “the largest domestic deportation operation in American History” is a declaration of war against all of us. It is not just an attack on our immigrant families, but all of our civil liberties, and all of the gains of the Civil Rights movement. We can’t leave the immigrant community to fight alone; all citizens have a duty to stand up to this assault.

    Trump has already broken up thousands of immigrant families and violently kidnapped our neighbors. He has also tried to strip away our rights to free speech and due process. 

The Civil Rights movement was based on the lie that humans are interchangeable widgets, so it didn't matter if someone was black, white or brown, or came from Ohio, the Congo, or India. But as psychologists studied other peoples, they learned that the WEIRDs (Western, Educated, Industrialized, Rich, and Democratic) are different from other people on very basic issues. As one site summarizes the issue (bold added):

One of the main criticisms of the WEIRD bias is that it limits the cultural applicability of psychological findings. Cultural factors significantly influence cognitive processes, emotional expressions, social behaviors, and moral values. Consequently, theories derived from WEIRD samples may not accurately reflect the experiences and behaviors of individuals from non-WEIRD cultures.

And (bold added):

Research has shown that cognitive and behavioral processes can vary widely across cultures. For example, studies have demonstrated differences in perception, reasoning, and decision-making between Western and non-Western populations. These variations highlight the importance of considering cultural context when interpreting psychological data and developing universal theories.

Another site, quoting from a documentary on WEIRD, relates:

They found that people from Western, educated, industrialized, rich and democratic (WEIRD) societies — who represent as much as 80 percent of study participants, but only 12 percent of the world’s population — are not only unrepresentative of humans as a species, but on many measures they’re outliers. 

In other words, the differences between us and immigrants from the Third World is more than just skin deep, but encompasses cognition, emotions, behavior, and moral values. So when you read a headline like "Germany: After 9 underage girls sexually abused by Syrians at swimming pool, CDU mayor points to ‘hot weather’," together with a statement later in the same article that "sexual assaults have been occurring at the pool for a long time and no efforts were taken to prevent further assaults," you have to understand this is not an aberration but something inherent in Syrians (or Afghans, or Pakistanis, or Africans, or whatever group is being caught at the moment). 

•     More: "How Pakistan’s rape culture led to the UK grooming gangs"--The Spectator.  

Big Beautiful Bill Back To House

Pres. Trump's "Big Beautiful Bill" is headed back to the House of Representatives for approval of the reconciled version passed by the Senate. As the NRA reports: "This bill contained a provision that would, among other things, eliminate the burdensome $200 excise tax imposed by federal law on suppressors, short-barreled firearms, and 'any other weapons' as defined by the National Firearms Act (NFA)." While the language removing SBRs and suppressors from the NFA was removed over the Senate Parliamentarian's refusal to acknowledge such as a "funding" bill, the language addressing only the amount of tax did get approval. Presumably the House will approve the bill and it will go the President for signature. 

    I know that a lot of gun enthusiasts are upset about not getting the items removed from the NFA, but we still need to recognize this as a significant win. The anti-gunners achieved many of their victories by incremental wins. Even the NFA was foreshadowed by the multitude of states that had passed various gun control legislation in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. A partial victory is better than no victory at all.

Getting Started In Muzzle Loading Firearms

Another "how to get started" video. This one on muzzle loading black powder firearms. The author assumes that you will be starting with a traditional looking muzzle loading rifle, and recommends that you start with a percussion system rather than a flintlock, even though he prefers the flintlock--this is just because it makes it simpler and easier to get started. 

Why try them? A few common reasons are:

1. Because federal law does not consider muzzle loading black powder firearms to be "firearms" (including the "muzzle loading" revolvers) it is easier to purchase them in most jurisdictions in the United States. 
2. Many states have special or extended seasons for muzzle loaders, so for hunters it gives an extra chance at hunting. 
3. Enjoyment of a time era such as the Old West, Civil War, fur trappers and frontiersman, Revolutionary War, etc.
4. Some people simply enjoy the older and simpler technology and slower pace involved with shooting such weapons. 
5. Some preppers get involved with them because they fear a total collapse of civilization that somehow results in an almost complete loss of technology and trade where black powder may be the only type of gun powder that can be manufactured.   

VIDEO: "How To Get Started in Muzzle Loading"
Black Powder Maniac Shooter (12 min.)

Illegal Alien Flees Into Assisted Living Facility To Avoid Arrest

Several news sources are reporting on the arrest of Rosalina Luna Vargas, in Pasadena, California. Vargas, apparently an illegal alien, was walking with her 20 year old and 17 year old sons--both purportedly born in the U.S.--when ICE agents attempted to detain her. "Vargas reportedly broke free from the agents and ran into the courtyard of the nearby Del Mar Park Assisted Living Facility, followed closely by her children. The agents pursued, but the children intervened, attempting to physically shield their mother." The employees at the assisted living facility would not allow the ICE agents to enter without a warrant, and someone even called police to report a "kidnapping". Vargas was later apprehended when agents returned with a warrant. 

    A protest was held Monday evening "with organizers leading the crowd in a Spanish-language version of 'This Land Is Your Land,' ..." Because, of course. 

    A GoFundMe campaign has been set up to assist her, which is odd because I thought they had policies against fundraising for criminals involved in violent crimes or other harmful activities. Keep in mind that ICE is concentrating on rounding up criminals (meaning that they have committed crimes beyond illegally entering the country) which at least raises the presumption that Vargas had engaged in some other crimes. GoFundMe's enforcement of its policy must depend on whether they agree with the crime or not. 

    The real lesson from all of this is how the media distorts and twists facts to fit a preferred agenda or narrative. Since the father of lies is Satan, I guess we know what that makes the media.  

Articles:

• "Distressing video shows ICE agents seize California mother while her children cling to her arms"--Daily Mail. They make it sound as though she had two young kids clutching at her in terror when it was actually an older teen and a 20 year old interfering with federal agents carrying out their duties. And she's not a "California mother," but a mother that happened to be in California. 
• "Immigration agents detain mother in front of her children in Pasadena, video shows"--ABC7. Another headline trying to make it seem she had little kids.  
• "ICE Agents Arrest Mother of Two at Assisted Living Facility"--Newsweek. Again, why is it relevant whether she was a mother? Because it makes the illegal alien seem more sympathetic. 
• "Protesters Rally in Pasadena After Mother of Two Detained by ICE"--Pasadena Now. More of the "mother" nonsense. Surely there is some other apt description of the woman. Perhaps "invasive alien"?

Starting Martial Arts If You Have No Experience

Ramsey Dewey tells you how to get started into martial arts if you have no experience. Nothing special, though. He says to pick a class in a local club/dojo and give it a "test drive" to see if you like the instructor and what is being taught. Most places will offer one or two classes for free so you can try it out without being out any money. 

 VIDEO: "I have no martial arts experience, where do I start?"
Ramsey Dewey

Marc McYoung: "What Do I Do When Someone IS Shooting At Me?"

Bayou Renaissance Man (Peter Grant) recently linked to a great article by Marc McYoung at No Nonsense Self Defense entitled "What Do I Do When Someone IS Shooting At Me?" He begins:

    The most accurate answer to the question of 'What do I do ...?' is "It depends" 

    By that I mean it depends on where you are, who you are, who is doing the shooting, why the shooting is happening, who's with you, what options you've chosen and most of all your mindset. 

McYoung points out that " just because someone is waving a gun, that isn't the same as them shooting. And– in a bit you'll see why this is important– just because you're in an area where someone is shooting doesn't necessarily mean they're shooting at you specifically." He explains:

    The importance of [whether someone is trying to kill you or someone else] is simple: People who are trying to kill someone else don't really care about you unless you get in their way. Someone who is trying to kill you specifically will be more dedicated to that task than someone intent on killing someone else or anybody in the area. This strongly effects what your options are.

    That is why you must look at what happens before it becomes physical -- even with weapons. Because what is going on before the weapon is drawn and what occurs while the weapon is displayed is critical for assessing what is the best course of action for you.

    A threat display or the different kinds of violence are NOT someone trying to kill you! Can they escalate into physical violence? Yes. Can it go from a simple assault to an aggravated assault? Absolutely. Can they result in death? Yes (Especially if you try to counter a weapon-based threat display with one of your own). Can you catch a bullet meant for someone else? Oh hell, yes.

    However most violence is NOT about killing. It is about achieving a goal. And this includes someone displaying or brandishing of a weapon. The 'reason' to brandish is so that person doesn't have to use it.  Although 'brandishing' is illegal in most states, the intent is usually to show how serious someone is about their demands.  If the goal is to kill, he (or she) will just pull it and start putting lead in the air.

    I often say that 'I am negotiating until I pull the trigger.' The importance of this concept cannot be stressed enough. VERY SELDOM does someone 'just pull a gun and shoot.' Communication is the norm. While it is possible that the shooter is working his way up to shooting by talking, it is far more common that he is communicating so he doesn't 'have' to shoot. But, people caught up in their emotions about being in conflict don't look at it this way. In fact, because their monkey brains are driving the bus, they overlook the fact that MOST violence comes with instructions on how to AVOID it!

    Read that last sentence again, it's important.

• If the guy is waving a gun at you telling you leave or shut up ... TAKE HIS ADVICE!!!!
• If he's got a gun in your face saying give him your wallet ... DO SO!
• If he's screaming at someone else, leave the area before he changes his mind and starts shooting.
• Do NOT stay in area to see what happens! Filming with your phone doesn't make you bulletproof.

While this may sound obvious, the problem is that in conflict, when people are functioning in their Monkey they are NOT making rational decisions given the danger. 

 It is a lengthy and detailed article and there is much more there, including a lot of advice on what to do if the bullets start to fly your way, so be sure to read the whole thing.

VIDEO: What You Can Legally Do If A Mob Surrounds Your Car

Washington Gun Law provides an updated version of a video they posted a year or two earlier on when you can use force and when you can use lethal force should you get caught up in a mob while in your car. Although the title indicates it is a "Part 2" it is just an update, not the second part of a two-part video.

VIDEO: "What Can You Do When a Mob Surrounds Your Car? Part II"
Washington Gun Law (11 min.)

The Diversity Report #29

A selection of articles and video showcasing the benefits of diversity, equity and inclusion: 

• This news report on the "jugging" crime trend may be one of the most racist videos you watch--all the criminals appear to be black. Also, watch for the mug shot of the criminal that looks like an orc.  

VIDEO: "This New Crime Trend is SWEEPING Across the Country..."
TheDC Shorts (4 min.)

• Charlie Kirk comments on the recent New York City mayoral primary election where the Democrats chose an America-hating communist from a third-world hell hole to run as their candidate:

The lesson from New York City is that BOTH illegal and legal immigration can ruin your country. It’s not just the open border, it’s also our suicidal mass LEGAL migration policies bringing in over 1 million people a year: green cards, chain migration, refugee resettlement, anchor babies, and asylum scams. This all needs to be ended. 

• "Supreme Court delivers bombshell ruling on Trump's plan to end birthright citizenship"--Daily Mail. In a case on birthright citizenship, the Supreme Court ruled that federal district courts do not have the authority to issue nationwide injunctions. "The ruling allows Trump's executive order halting birthright citizenship for children of undocumented immigrants to take effect in states and jurisdictions that did not directly challenge his action in court," the article reports, although "[i]t could mean citizenship rules vary from state to state, pending ongoing litigation." The challenged policy held that children born to parents in the United States illegally or on temporary visas would not automatically become citizens. The Supreme Court ruling did not address the merits of the case, just the issuance of injunctions. 
• "Trump is creating new universes of people to deport"--CNN.  CNN's complaint? That the Administration will deport people who tried to game the system by falsely claiming asylum after they entered the country illegally:

    The plans that the administration has been working on are targeting people who came into the US unlawfully and then applied for asylum while in the country.

    The plan here is to dismiss those asylum claims, which could affect potentially hundreds of thousands of people and then make them immediately deportable.  

• "Illegal But 'Honest, Hardworking Individuals' at NE Meat Packing Plant Also Using Stolen IDs, SSNs"--Hot Air. More information on the raid on Glenn Valley Foods in Omaha, Nebraska, about two weeks ago. Apparently it was targeted by ICE because its work-force was a hot-bed of identify theft. This is actually quite wide-spread among the illegal alien community.
• "Trump Sues All 15 Federal Judges in Maryland Over Their Unlawful Practice of Issuing “Automatic Injunctions” to Stop Deportations of Criminal Aliens"--Gateway Pundit. The article relates that "the US District Court for the District of Maryland issued an order that required the clerk to automatically enter an injunction against removing any illegal alien that challenges their deportation and files a habeas petition," regardless of "whether or not the alien needs or seeks emergency relief, whether or not the court has jurisdiction over the alien’s claims, and no matter how frivolous the alien’s claims may be[.]"
• "University of California pushed DEI training that taught ‘equality isn’t fair’ before Trump discrimination probe"--New York Post.  
• "Crisis warning as flesh-eating insects are found invading US through Mexican migrant route"--Daily Mail.  

    An invasive species of flesh-eating flies has been discovered moving towards the US border, using the same route millions of migrants took to America in recent years.

    The New World Screwworm (NWS) lays hundreds of larvae in the wounds of animals and people, which hatch within hours and start consuming the victim's tissue.

    These infestations can lead to deep, painful wounds that become infected and often result in death if left untreated.

• "Germany’s Replacement Migration: 1 in 4 Residents Have Migrant Backgrounds"--Need To Know News. 

Germany’s population is estimated at 84 million people, and more than 25% of the residents have a migrant background. The term “migration background” includes both those who have immigrated themselves (first-generation migrants) and those born in Germany to two immigrant parents (second-generation). Nearly 16.1 million people — 19.4% of the population — were immigrants themselves, while an additional 5.2 million, or 6.3%, were born in Germany to two foreign-born parents.

This has obviously been a boon to the native Germans, as the article also relates: "According to a report last year, over 41% of crime suspects in Germany were foreigners while 75% of victims were Germans."

• Shutting down the water taxi service: "Germany scraps funding for sea rescues of migrants"--CNN.  Germany will instead "redirect resources to addressing conditions in source countries that spur people to leave." 

    Under the previous left-leaning government, Germany began paying around 2 million euros ($2.34 million) annually to non-governmental organizations carrying out rescues of migrant-laden boats in trouble at sea. 

    For them, it has been a key source of funds: Germany’s Sea-Eye, which said rescue charities have saved 175,000 lives since 2015, received around 10% of its total income of around 3.2 million euros from the German government.  

• "Is London ‘so over’ or ‘better than ever’?"--The Conservative Woman. 

... It’s not just certain boroughs like Tower Hamlets or Acton where you’d be forgiven for thinking you were somewhere in the Middle East but central London too. In Mayfair, Knightsbridge, Belgravia, Kensington and Chelsea you hear less and less English spoken on the street and it’s rare to be served by a British born person. Having lived in London for nearly all my adult years I have never known it so alien, so divided, more crowded, dirtier, less safe and less policed than now.

• Mass immigration has consequences: "Is civil war coming for Britain?"--UnHerd.  

    Betz works with larger themes. Falling living standards and a dearth of well-paid jobs create an “expectation gap”, seeding resentment and apathy through whole generations. The creeping normalisation of identitarian factionalism across British life, both daily and political, weakens our ability to function as a coherent nation. Unprecedented levels of immigration produce growing anxiety in the majority population, an anxiety that may metastasise into something darker. Finally, and perhaps most damningly, Betz brings up a rising crisis of government legitimacy: “The primary thing to be tested is legitimacy. If you have legitimacy, you have no insurgent problem. If you don’t, you are very likely to have an insurgent problem. It’s as simple as that.”

    In his academic work, Betz has described legitimacy as a kind of magic spell. If polls are anything to go by, it’s a spell that has now been well and truly broken: a record 45% of Brits “almost never” trust the government to put the nation first. As the academic says: “There has been a collapse in trust over the course of a generation.” The once awesome magus has been revealed as a syphilitic old soak, his robes stained sacking, his staff a rolled newspaper. Public trust in politicians, then, is at an all-time low (“Journalists aren’t much more trusted,” he adds in a wry aside), but Betz is deeply worried that faith in all kinds of institutions is diminishing rapidly.

    There are often very good reasons for this trust deficit, especially in areas like crime and punishment. Take the recent furore over sentencing. “It’s ridiculous to deny that we have a two-tier justice system,” Betz says. “Just last week, the Justice Secretary said the sentencing guidelines are two-tier. Which begs the question of what a Justice Secretary is for… It’s outrageous.” Things are no better at the other end of the justice system. “Our police establishment is not neutral. It’s heavily politically biased,” he says, even as the Met fails to solve any neighbourhood crime across swathes of the capital. 

• From April: "Criminals Attack Seven Different Prisons Across France in a Night of Fury, as the Government Struggles To Combat the Drug Trafficking Gangs"--Gateway Pundit.  
• "Illegal Immigration a Driving Force Behind Britain’s Quarter Trillion Black Market Economy: Report"--Breitbart.  

    According to an upcoming report from the independent National Centre for Social Research (NatCen) organisation, the number of people involved in the black market economy has grown by 80 per cent since 2016. The report found that as many as one in ten adults in Britain are connected to the underground economy.

    The Sun on Sunday newspaper reported that NatCen claimed that this has resulted in the black market expanding to a staggering £260 billion industry, enabling delinquent businesses to avoid around £2.2 billion in tax every year. The social research organisation specifically pointed to the illegal migrant crisis in recent years as a top contributor to the burgeoning black market. 

• "'Thrown out like trash'; Afghans return to land they hardly know"--Context. Iran and Pakistan are also busy expelling illegal immigrants and their children. 
• This is what Democrats want here: "U.S. Consulate: Avoid Travel on Mexican Border Highways due to Kidnappings"--Breitbart.

The U.S. Consulate in Matamoros, Tamaulipas, issued an alert over a series of kidnappings along certain Mexican border highways. The warning follows the actions by teams of gunmen who abducted at least ten people in at least three separate cases in recent days. It remains unclear if other similar cases have not been reported.

Also: "The border state of Tamaulipas is listed as a level 4 Do Not Travel region, the highest designation, which is also used for active war zones."

• In case you think this type of thing can't happen in the U.S.:  "Venezuelan migrants charged with kidnapping, shooting and drilling a hole in a Washington woman’s hand: ‘left her for dead’"--New York Post. 
• "Copper thieves target Seattle-area light rail, shutting down train line"--The Post Millennial. Although there is no information on the criminals, it is notable that this type of crime is prevalent in third-world countries and California.
• "‘Alarming’: UMich Chinese nationals face charges for spying, smuggling, illegal voting"--The College Fix. There must be some reason why the University of Michigan is central to this. 

Chinese nationals connected to the University of Michigan have been federally charged with lying to law enforcement about taking photos near a military base, illegally voting in the 2024 presidential election, and smuggling in dangerous biological materials into the country in just the past year alone. 

• "Green group with ties to Chinese Communist Party part of network influencing U.S. policy"--Just the News.  Reminds me of the 1980s when the Soviets were funding the anti-nuclear movement in the West. 
• "Denver ICE agents claim that an immigration advocacy group prevented the arrest of a ‘criminal alien’"--Fox 31. From the article:

    ICE Denver said that Friday morning, ICE agents and FBI Denver were attempting to arrest Jose Reyes Leon-Deras, who they claim is a “criminal alien” from El Salvador convicted of and wanted for the rape of a child in Italy.

    The agency said that during their surveillance of Leon-Deras, members of the immigration advocacy group known as Colorado Rapid Response arrived at the scene and alerted the man to the presence of law enforcement. 

• Good riddance: "Teen illegal immigrant given slap on wrist for killing drug rehab worker in crash is arrested by ICE with family"--New York Post. 

“A 16-year-old citizen of Colombia, with a conviction for reckless driving resulting in death was arrested by ICE Denver officers last week and will remain in ICE custody pending an immigration hearing,” the Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office announced on X. 

• "Ruthless armed Tren de Aragua gangbangers menace residents in Colorado apartment complex, chilling video shows"--The New York Post.
• "American woman brutally killed in Mexico in horrific case of mistaken identity"--Daily Mail.  Her father ran a checkpoint set up by the Jalisco Nueva Generación Cartel (CJNG), who opened fire on the vehicle. 
• "Feds bust illegal migrants in ‘18th Street Gang’ tied to seedy NYC ‘Market of Sweethearts’"--New York Post. 
• Oakland is very diverse: "Infamous Dem-run city descends into Mad Max hellscape as streets are filled with apocalyptic races and explosions"--Daily Mail.  
• Traitors, not idiots: "Massive drug bust impeded by Arizona protesters ‘thinking it was an ICE raid,’ sheriff says: ‘Idiots’"--New York Post. For too long conservatives have excused the Left's actions on the grounds that Leftists are stupid imbeciles. It is time we start thinking of them as they really are. 
• Taking the jobs that Americans will definitely do: "Report: Mexico’s Illegal Migrant Truckers Push U.S. Truckers Off the Road"--Breitbart.  

U.S. trucking companies are undermined by lower-wage Mexican truckers who use B-1 visitor visas to snatch delivery contracts from American truckers after they deliver a load from Mexico, says a May 8 article on the FreightWaves.com website. 

• Democrats at work: "USAID Gave Known Con Man $800M Contract To Do Kamala’s Work On ‘Root Causes Of Migration’"--Daily Wire. The article explains:

    The Department of Justice announced Friday that Walter Barnes III, the founder of government contractor Vistant (previously known as PM Consulting Group, or PMCG) and Roderick Watson, a USAID contracting official, pleaded guilty to a bribery scheme in which Barnes and two others conspired to pay Watson $1 million in exchange for $544 million in contracts.

    What has not been reported is that the Biden administration continued to steer contracts to Vistant/PMCG even after it knew of the massive corruption: the migration contract, even larger than the $544 million in the indictment, and others that are still active.

    The $800 million contract went to a joint venture between Barnes’ company and CollaborateUp, a tiny consultancy run out of a suburban home in Falls Church, Virginia, where its CEO, Richard Crespin — who runs the company while also working at a think tank — lives. The Virginia home was the address listed on the $800 million contract.

• Dems are serious about letting the grift go on: "Assassinated Minnesota Dem Melissa Hortman had just crossed party lines to cast decisive vote against illegal migrant handouts: ‘What leaders do’"--New York Post. 
• Not as many Rainbow flags this past month as normal: "Previously-Woke Companies Retreat From Pride Month During Trump 2.0"--Daily Caller. From the lede:

This June, many Target stores will feature a section of American-themed apparel in place of what had become their Pride month merchandising, marking a major step back from the company’s involvement in Pride month celebrations in previous years.

This means that they will slip back into being more deceptive and less open about their intentions.

• Groomers hardest hit: "Supreme Court rules in favor of Maryland parents who want to pull kids from classes with LGBTQ-themed books"--New York Post.  

    “A government burdens the religious exercise of parents when it requires them to submit their children to instruction that poses ‘a very real threat of undermining’ the religious beliefs and practices that the parents wish to instill,” Justice Samuel Alito wrote for the majority.

    “And a government cannot condition the benefit of free public education on parents’ acceptance of such instruction.”

• Two men and a baby: "Former teacher accused of sexually assaulting and murdering the baby he was trying to adopt appears in court"--Daily Mail.  "Jamie Varley, 36, was in the process of adopting 13-month-old Preston Davey in 2023 along with co-accused John McGowan-Fazakerley, 31, who also appeared in the dock at Preston Crown Court on Monday," the article reports.

    Varley is accused of murder, manslaughter, two counts of assault by penetration of a child, five counts of child cruelty, one count of inflicting grievous bodily harm, and one count of sexual assault of a child.

    He is further accused of 10 counts of taking indecent photographs of a child, one count of distributing indecent photographs of a child, two counts of possessing indecent pseudo images of a child, and one count of possession of an extreme pornographic image.

    McGowan-Fazakerley is charged with allowing the death of a child, as well as two counts of child cruelty and one count of sexual assault of a child. 

Where In The World Is Iran's Enriched Uranium?

From the Daily Mail: "Israel admits it has no idea where Iran’s stockpile of enriched uranium is - as Tehran declares it has no intention of restarting nuke talks with US." Per the article, Israel's defense minister, "Israel Katz said that the military was unsure of the location of the 400 kilograms of enriched uranium that the UN's nuclear watchdog, the IAEA, claims Tehran has produced." The article also noted comments from Iran's Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi that Iran had not agreed to conduct new negotiations over its nuclear program.

It's Not Just The United States

 One of my sons encountered a person recently that insisted that serial killers was a purely American phenomena, notwithstanding accounts of such killers from all over the world. The latest example: "Japan executes ‘Twitter killer’ who murdered and dismembered 9 people in his apartment"--New York Post.

More Evidence of Nature Over Nurture

SciTech Daily reports on a recent study of identical twins versus fraternal twins that sought to determine the impact of environment versus genetics on general cognitive ability (GCA). If you read just the first few paragraphs, you would be left with the impression that the research found that "nurture"--i.e., the environment--was the dominant factor in determining GCA. I frankly was suspicious because decades of Head Start programs have shown no measurable long term differences. But deeper in the article was this:

    As expected, genes played a big role in influencing general cognitive ability, with genetic influences measured by age 7 accounting for about half of the variation in scores at age 30. But environment also had a significant and lasting impact.

    “One of the most exciting findings was that 10% of the variability in adult cognitive ability was explained by environmental influences before year one or two,” said Gustavson.

But!

The older the children got, the more influence genes had and the less environment had. “This suggests that even the pre-preschool environment matters,” Gustavson said. 

 So basically what prior studies had shown which is that early government intervention, such as through the Head Start program, had some temporary impact, but no long term benefits.

Dumb Headline: "As bombs and missiles fall in Iran, Isfahan’s architectural treasures face an uncertain fate"

"As bombs and missiles fall in Iran, Isfahan’s architectural treasures face an uncertain fate"--Los Angeles Times. There has been no targeting of Iran's historical sites in any of the attacks. The "journalist" and Chicken Littles of this article are stuck in a WWII mindset of massive flights of bombers with dumb bombs, crude and inaccurate bombing sights, conducting indiscriminate bombing raids at night. Really, their agenda is to stir up a knee-jerk opposition to the bombing raid no matter how stupid their argument. 

Women Are Not Like Men

One of the most overused tropes in Hollywood for the past decade, at least, is the girl-boss action heroine who is just like male action heroes, but better because she is a woman. That means in the action hero or super hero genres that some 100 lbs. waif with biceps no thicker than an average man's wrists, is able to throw around men more than twice her size with ease. 

    I understand that some people enjoy this type of thing. Feminists, for instance, think it is empowering. The problem is when this attitude leaks into the real world. While I don't see them come across my feed very often, at one time I saw quite a few YouTube videos of women that thought they could pick fights with men and win. It doesn't work that way--the real world obeys the laws of physics. 

    This seems to carry over into sports. Thus, the many advertisements, TV shows, and movies that show women besting men in various sports. So it is interesting when you see reminders that even professional female athletes are generally no match for teenage boys: "'World's sexiest footballer' is on the losing team as Swiss women are beaten 7-1 by 14-YEAR-OLD boys ahead of Euros"--Daily Mail (h/t Instapundit). 

    The Swiss women's team slumped to a 7-1 defeat to male Under-15 side FC Luzern in a disappointing warm-up match as they prepare to host the Euros next month.

    Alisha Lehmann, previously dubbed the 'world's sexiest footballer' was part of the side which took the lead through Alayah Pilgrim before conceding seven goals in a row to the youth team. 

    The defeat was their second to an Under-15 side in their Euro 2025 preparations having also lost 2-1 to FC Solothurn. 

    Footage of the match circulated on social media and reportedly received 70,000 views on TikTok before being deleted. 

It's not just the Swiss women's team. This story is from 2017: "FC Dallas under-15 boys squad beat the U.S. Women's National Team in a scrimmage"--CBS Sports. The boys beat the women's team 5-2.

Bombs & Bants #157

 A lighthearted take on current events and famous persons in the news:

 VIDEO: "Bombs and Bants Episode 157" (45 min.)

New Defensive Pistolcraft Newsletter

Jon Low posted a new Defensive Pistolcraft newsletter a few days ago, so be sure to check it out. He includes lots of links on self-defense, using a firearm, training, life-skills, etc. In this newsletter, he even links to a series of videos showing how to do calisthenics and gives some advice as to how to properly stretch. I thought this quote that he excerpted from a longer piece by Tom McHale to be something useful to keep in mind: 

     If you decide to carry a gun for self-protection, it’s your mission and responsibility to do everything in your power to avoid using it.  

     How do you do that?  At the top of the list is maintaining constant awareness and noting suspicious behavior.  However, it’s also important not to overreact.  Don’t be a paranoid freak.  That takes all the fun out of life.  

     You can dramatically improve your general awareness level by adding a few new habits and breaking some bad ones, like keeping your nose buried in your phone anytime you’re in public.  

     That one lifestyle change will do more than anything else to help improve your situational awareness:  put away the phone while navigating public spaces.  

     You may even find that a more switched-on lifestyle improves your daily life experience.  By paying more attention to your surroundings, you’ll discover new things and experiences to enjoy and appreciate.  By paying more attention to people and remembering that 99.9 percent of them aren’t out to hurt you, you might make some new friends and acquaintances.  

     Here’s the bottom line.  Keep perspective.  Being alert improves your odds of avoiding a criminal encounter and makes you a less attractive potential victim.  That doesn’t mean you have to become paranoid.  

     Most people are not actually out to get you.   

The rest of the excerpt discusses additional tips on situational awareness, so be sure to read the whole thing.