MISTAH LARIJANI — he dead.

Also Gholamreza Soleimani, commander of the Basij force, the Islamic Republic's 'iron fist' used to suppress protesters internally.

Good riddance to both.

IT WAS STILL A DECENT STATE WHEN WE LEFT 10 YEARS AGO: Virginians at more risk thanks to Soros-funded prosecutors.

No longer.

DID AN IRANIAN EMBASSY just defect?

Look to see more in the coming days....

TRUTH: All cats are basically Americans.

NYC CITY COUNCIL'S UNBELIEVABLE PLAN to tackle self-checkout retail theft - punish business owners.

Well, they don't dare punish their own voters.

OBAMA’S PRESIDENTIAL CENTER seeking 100 unpaid volunteers to staff lavish facility.

They've got to save money to pay the lavish salaries of Obama's cronies. Obama certainly won't pay them himself....

THE BRITISH EMPIRE went from covering the world to covering its ass.

LEFTISTS, take Rubio's offer.

I WONDER WHY I don't see any Muslim countries on this list.

PORTLAND HOMELESS SHELTER NONPROFIT to close after claims of financial mismanagement.

I suspect it has already stolen everything, including the furniture.

POLITICAL QUESTIONS: "This is a case about swinging dicks." [Is it okay as long as the dicks swing?]

You'll have to scroll down to the third item, but go ahead and read the others along the way.

A GOOD START: Trump shrank federal workforce by 10%.

But only a start. Keep going, Mr. President.

DIRTY WORDS trump dirty deeds for the next SCOTUS pick.

A WARD CLARK SPECIAL: Clever critter outfoxes immigration authorities.

PRIVACY? PRIVACY? You only thought you had privacy.

IMPRIMIS: American Virtues – Victor Davis Hanson's 2025 commencement address to Hillsdale College graduates.

RANDOM THOUGHT: IED spelled backward is DEI....

SPRING LEAVES 2026, Week Two: I'll start the week (late, as I almost always am) with the usual pond and fire pit views.

As usual this early, not much difference from last week. The trees are still bare, as is the lawn -- though it is growing some, and the weeds around the driveway got mowed.

The iris plants are growing like weeds, but as yet no blooms. There are a few others blooming, and the roses are beginning to show some signs of growth, but that's about it so far.

Across the road, the trees are beginning to show signs of budding (upper left) and the iris plants are almost jumping out of the ground. I guess the deer aren't that hungry right now.

From Friday, here's a picture of the pear trees down the highway at a local church. They're blooming all over town. They haven't begun to drop their blossoms yet, although I'm sure that'll be next week as that 'bomb cyclone' plaguing the North is due to hit us tonight with a week of freezing night time temperatures.

Until next week....

ANTI-ICE ACTIVIST in Los Angeles learns it's not a good idea to block an SUV.

Luckily she's got plenty of, er, 'heft' to cushion the blow....

DID IRAN CAVE after Trump struck Kharg Island's military infrastructure?