IF YOU THINK DEMOCRATS CARE ABOUT YOU, you’re an idiot.
I'll be generous and go with moron.
Thursday, March 26, 2026
Wednesday, March 25, 2026
IT PAYS TO BE EXTRA-SKEPTICAL of anything published in medical journals — particularly when it involves firearms.
It pays to be extra-skeptical of any mainstream news (or advertising) source....
It pays to be extra-skeptical of any mainstream news (or advertising) source....
Tuesday, March 24, 2026
WELL, THEY'RE GOOD AT PLAYING TRAUMA VICTIMS: Are you ready for the Democrats’ 2028 Presidential Childhood Trauma Olympics?
In a 1960s interview, John Wayne said, “Ten or 15 years ago audiences went to pictures to see men behaving like men… today there are too many neurotic roles.”Linked from Instapundit.
Now that's how Democrats audition for the role of The Most Powerful Man in the World.
FIVE DAYS AND $19 LATER: "For shits and giggles, I decided to see just how hard it would be to replace my birth certificate, Social Security card, AND my marriage license, since Democrats think women are too stupid to figure it out."
The Patriot Post agrees.
The Patriot Post agrees.
I LIKE ELON MUSK but as a former Austinite, moving facilities there is a bad call.
On the bright side, however, Lockheed Martin's old Austin facility may still be available....
On the bright side, however, Lockheed Martin's old Austin facility may still be available....
Monday, March 23, 2026
ALEXANDRIA OCASIO-CORTEZ spent $19K on ketamine-linked psychiatrist.
According to my web sources, at lower doses ketamine is used as a treatment for pain and treatment-resistant depression. It is not used to treat stupidity....
According to my web sources, at lower doses ketamine is used as a treatment for pain and treatment-resistant depression. It is not used to treat stupidity....
REPUBLICANS PUT SENATE on the record in vote on biological men in womens' sports.
Read the record -- and weep for America.
Read the record -- and weep for America.
BREAKING: Senate votes for Markwayne Mullin for DHS Secretary.
I agree with Sarah Anderson (the author) on this one: you do need a college (preferably Ivy League) degree to be a Congressional idiot.
I agree with Sarah Anderson (the author) on this one: you do need a college (preferably Ivy League) degree to be a Congressional idiot.
YEAH, RIGHT: Something is screwy is going on in the Georgia election fraud investigation.
It's called Fulton county.
It's called Fulton county.
Sunday, March 22, 2026
DEPENDS ON THE SIZE OF THE CUP: Scientistes may have found the ideal amount of coffee to lower stress.
Fun comments here.
Fun comments here.
MAMDANI'S LATEST PROPOSAL: Stripping the dying of their assets.
That'll certainly hasten NYC's devolution into a third-rate township in rural New York....
That'll certainly hasten NYC's devolution into a third-rate township in rural New York....
COMMON SENSE? FROM NEW YORK? Oops, that climate law was a mistake...
Yes. Yes, it was. So is taxing millionaires and billionaires....
Yes. Yes, it was. So is taxing millionaires and billionaires....
THE DEMOCRATS' HIVE MIND has received today's message: ICE may "brutalize or in some instances, kill" people at airports...
Starting Monday.
Starting Monday.
CHARLES DARWIN RETURNS: Progressive crackpots vs. environmental wackos.
theory of evolution in In his book 'On the Origin of Species' in 1859, Darwin theorized that the hardier species evolved while those less hardy disappeared. With the advent of modern medicine, those lesser species have evolved into 'progressive crackpots' and 'evvironmental wackos'.
I don't have a humane solution other than perhaps to not let them vote....
theory of evolution in In his book 'On the Origin of Species' in 1859, Darwin theorized that the hardier species evolved while those less hardy disappeared. With the advent of modern medicine, those lesser species have evolved into 'progressive crackpots' and 'evvironmental wackos'.
I don't have a humane solution other than perhaps to not let them vote....
MR. PRESIDENT: Change the name of the Department of Homeland Security to the (no longer used) Department of Defense and dare the Democrats to defund it.
Something I suggested earlier.
Something I suggested earlier.
SENATE DEMOCRATS are lying even harder about the TSA mess they've created.
Another "Schumer shutdown" and the Democrats are trying to lie about it by blaming Republicans.
SPRING LEAVES 2026, Week Three: As usual, we begin with the pond and fire pit views and, as to be expected, not much has changed except for the sun angle.
Our bellwether forsythia, which blossomed in full yellow even before I started taking pictures this year, is now almost fully green. The trees behind and to the south still haven't begun to bud out yet -- at least not visibly.
The same is true of the trees to the north, except that flowers and other plants along the fence line are perking up nicely.
So are the yards as our barn cat (Tuxedo) surveys his property
And finally, a look back at our house and the (bare) forest behind us.
Until next week then....
IMPRIMIS: Recovering the lost art of diplomacy.
Or, as I've been taught (when schooling meant something), war by other means....
Or, as I've been taught (when schooling meant something), war by other means....
FCC TAKES NOTICE as America’s most popular sport becomes increasingly costly, frustrating to consume.
Which explains why when fall rolls around I'll probably no longer be watching football.
Which explains why when fall rolls around I'll probably no longer be watching football.
Saturday, March 21, 2026
LET THAT SINK IN: San Francisco spends $141,852 per homeless person on average.
Instapundit nails it.
Instapundit nails it.
PRESIDENT TRUMP has pretty much the whole Muslim world against Iran and its allies now. Well, except for Britain and France.
IT'S DIFFERENT THIS TIME: The Iranian people will overthrow their government even though the Iraquis couldn't because ....
I hope so, but ....
I hope so, but ....
TOUGH LUCK, NYC. You voted for him, so suffer the consequences. And don't expect the rest of America to bail you out.
TOP AIDE TO TULSI GABBARD RESIGNS, blaming Israel for ‘Iran war.’
He purchased the podcaster starter pack: 'If I can't be in charge I'm taking my football and going home.'
UPDATE: Former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent under FBI investigation for alleged classified leaks.
He purchased the podcaster starter pack: 'If I can't be in charge I'm taking my football and going home.'
UPDATE: Former counterterrorism chief Joe Kent under FBI investigation for alleged classified leaks.
INTERESTING: Elon Musk offers to pay TSA workers' salaries amid DHS budget standoff.
Normal Americans are pretty obviously getting pissed off withDumbocrat Democrat obstruction.
Normal Americans are pretty obviously getting pissed off with
COLD.HARD.FACTS: Data Republican (small r) is a national treasure.
This one is long, and has nothing, nada, zero to do with politics. What it does do is explain why she is so damned effective.
This one is long, and has nothing, nada, zero to do with politics. What it does do is explain why she is so damned effective.
Friday, March 20, 2026
THE BOTTOM LINE -- Iran is transitioning into an extremist military regime where Mojtaba Khamenei acts as a mere "puppet" of the Revolutionary Guard, who completely control the country.
Linked from Instapundit here.
Linked from Instapundit here.
ELISSA SLOTKIN & OTHER DEMOCRATS turn up the TDS meter at Markwayne Mullin's DHS confirmation hearing.
STEP RIGHT UP: The new head of Basij who replaced the previous head of Basij who was eliminated yesterday, was eliminated today.
Another leadership vacancy needing to be (temporarily) filled...
Another leadership vacancy needing to be (temporarily) filled...
Thursday, March 19, 2026
THESE DEMOCRATS wouldn’t stand for Americans — now they’re targets of an epic new midterm ad.
Name them and shame them. It would be a long list, but they should be individually shamed.
Name them and shame them. It would be a long list, but they should be individually shamed.
GUN CONTROL SEASON IS HERE. Expect gun control advocates to ignore these stories of armed self-defense.
WELL, GOOD: In an article on Robert Goddard, the New York Times admits an error.
They didn't understand physics then and probably still don't.
They didn't understand physics then and probably still don't.
WHO COVERS AI BUSINESS BLUNDERS? Some insurers cautiously step up.
I predict this to be the next great growth opportunity for the legal profession. Better even than political lawfare....
I predict this to be the next great growth opportunity for the legal profession. Better even than political lawfare....
ISOLATIONIST WEIRDOS TO THE LEFT, NEOCONS TO THE RIGHT: Stuck in the middle with JD Vance.
On reading the post I'm reminded of Robert Heinlein's "Crazy Years" (a term coined in the early 1940s for his Future History stories) describing a period of social and moral decline in the United States, characterized by a deterioration of societal norms and institutions, leading to mass psychoses. This era is depicted as lasting from the mid-20th century into the early 21st century, with Heinlein suggesting a potential recovery afterward.
He was only about 70 years early and I'm not convinced a recovery is possible....
On reading the post I'm reminded of Robert Heinlein's "Crazy Years" (a term coined in the early 1940s for his Future History stories) describing a period of social and moral decline in the United States, characterized by a deterioration of societal norms and institutions, leading to mass psychoses. This era is depicted as lasting from the mid-20th century into the early 21st century, with Heinlein suggesting a potential recovery afterward.
He was only about 70 years early and I'm not convinced a recovery is possible....
Wednesday, March 18, 2026
FINALLY, Iraq is approaching the LeMay threshold: "If you kill enough of them, they will quit fighting."
Based on what I've seen in the news over the last 2-3 days, it seems to be working. Slowly, very slowly, but working.
Based on what I've seen in the news over the last 2-3 days, it seems to be working. Slowly, very slowly, but working.
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.
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.
No longer.
NYC CITY COUNCIL'S UNBELIEVABLE PLAN to tackle self-checkout retail theft - punish business owners.
Well, they don't dare punish their own voters.
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....
They've got to save money to pay the lavish salaries of Obama's cronies. Obama certainly won't pay them himself....
PORTLAND HOMELESS SHELTER NONPROFIT to close after claims of financial mismanagement.
I suspect it has already stolen everything, including the furniture.
I suspect it has already stolen everything, including the furniture.
Tuesday, March 17, 2026
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.
You'll have to scroll down to the third item, but go ahead and read the others along the way.
Monday, March 16, 2026
IMPRIMIS: American Virtues – Victor Davis Hanson's 2025 commencement address to Hillsdale College graduates.
Sunday, March 15, 2026
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....
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....
Luckily she's got plenty of, er, 'heft' to cushion the blow....
FAILIFORNIA Due to sky-high taxation and all-around government incompetence, California has shifted from the Gold Rush state to the Out Rush state.
As a (thankfully) former Californian, I'd only quibble about the lede: it should be 'Failedifornia'.
As a (thankfully) former Californian, I'd only quibble about the lede: it should be 'Failedifornia'.
THE RATS ARE JUMPING SHIP: Is the Iranian Regime relocating to Canada?
Is it time to bomb Canada -- just in case?
Is it time to bomb Canada -- just in case?
Saturday, March 14, 2026
WELL,THERE'S NOTHING ENTERTAINING IN 'ENTERTAINMENT' ANYMORE: 'Access Hollywood' canceled after 30 years.
[VIP] IT'S ALL ABOUT THE ILLEGALS: Did Schumer reveal the real reason Democrats oppose the SAVE act?
Answer: Yes.
Answer: Yes.
CROWD-SOURCED AIR POWER: This brilliant move by the Iranian people against their Basij oppressors may just make your day.
YES, this is real.
'Something weird' is inadequate to describe the Democrats' Deep State. It needs to be defunded -- deeply and completely defunded.
'Something weird' is inadequate to describe the Democrats' Deep State. It needs to be defunded -- deeply and completely defunded.
POWERLINE'S WEEK IN PICTURES has posted. My favorite:
I'm sure we saw California's locomotive in a nearby National Park a few years ago....
Now go see the rest. There are many excellent ones.
I'm sure we saw California's locomotive in a nearby National Park a few years ago....
Now go see the rest. There are many excellent ones.
HOUSE REPUBLICANS DRAW A LINE: No Senate bills will move until Save Act moves.
Good. The Republicans, both House and Senate, should put the kibosh on moving any bills until Homeland Security is fully funded.
Good. The Republicans, both House and Senate, should put the kibosh on moving any bills until Homeland Security is fully funded.
SINCE REBRANDING is what Democrats are excellent at, the Trump administration plans new approach to ending DEI.
LIBERAL GUN OWNERS don’t matter enough to Democrats to make a difference. I'm a bit surprised that there's such a thing as a liberal gun owner....
IRAN'S KHARG ISLAND ATTACKED: U.S. ‘obliterated’ military targets in strike on island; civilian infrastructure left alone (for now).
CAN SPACEX HELP NASA reach Uranus before it’s too late?
I know I'm being a bit sarcastic, but I think NASA is already circling....
I know I'm being a bit sarcastic, but I think NASA is already circling....
Friday, March 13, 2026
WHACK-A-MULLAH: There is a chance that newly appointed Supreme Leader Mojtaba is in fact dead.
The Babylon Bee already confirmed the news.
The Babylon Bee already confirmed the news.
TRUMP IS DOING A COMPETENT JOB. Nancy Pelosi doubles down on defending Obama's strikes on Libya.
Obama did not.
Obama did not.
ANNALS OF LEFTIST AUTOPHAGY: Actor’s woke status revoked over rumors he might be dating Zionist man.
'Woke' is circling the drain....
'Woke' is circling the drain....
CASES OF AI AGENTS 'FREEING THEMSELVES' and going rogue are becoming increasingly common.
I think I've already said "Told'ja so" a few times now.
I think I've already said "Told'ja so" a few times now.
IT'S A WAR, STUPID. HMS Dragon delayed because shipyard works only 9 to 5.
Just not their war. Humiliating.
Just not their war. Humiliating.
NOT SURPRISED: Universities function as money laundries for the Left.
It was true when I first graduated 50 years ago, just a helluva lot more subtlely....
It was true when I first graduated 50 years ago, just a helluva lot more subtlely....
Wednesday, March 11, 2026
AS I'VE PREDICTED: Voters expect AI to transform our lives — but today is not that day. Actually I'm somewhat surprised that the buy-in is as high as it is. I expect that will change as AI gets more and more intrusive.
BREAKING: Mojtaba Khamenei named Iran’s next supreme leader after father’s death.
AMERICA'S NEWS OF RECORD responds with their headline.
AMERICA'S NEWS OF RECORD responds with their headline.
Tuesday, March 10, 2026
SWELTER IN PLACE: New York should be prepared for massive electric bills and rolling blackouts.
Good job, Mamdani....
Good job, Mamdani....
HERE'S A MYSTERIOUS TIDBIT from 'the intelligence war' in Iran. It's long and ambiguous as to whether it's pro- or anti-Iranian. Make of it what you will.
Here is more on bubble jammers.
Here is more on bubble jammers.
SHIELD OF THE AMERICAS SUMMIT: We are not going to cede an inch of territory in this hemisphere to our enemies or adversaries.
HEH: America graciously converts 20 Iranian warships into new submarines. The lede is (obviously) from America's News of Record, but the post itself is serious. Go read it.
Sunday, March 08, 2026
SPRING LEAVES 2026, Week One: It's now Daylight Saving time, and I'm probably a bit late starting since the forsythia started leafing out over a week ago, the iris plants are popping back up, grass has begun to grow, and I'm beginning to see buds in some of the trees. Here's what the yard looks like today:
... resuming my post following last night's computer crash, I'll start (again) with the usual pond view. The hill itself is still brown, and likely to remain mostly due to the thick layer of fallen leaves. It a bit worrisome to walk there since those same leaves cover up stumps, holes, fallen branches and other hazards to walking. The trees themselves are just beginning to bud out, but it's not yet visible in the pictures.
Our bellwether forsythia is well ahead this year. The initial yellow flowering is already being overtaken by the green leaves that follow. The fire pit is looking good, and flowers are beginning to become active -- the lone yellow iris (bottom right) that survived deer munching on it has already flowered.
Along the road, the plants we put in along the fence line and around the barn are all showing activity, though no flowers yet. And the grass has begun to turn green -- finally!
Spring is finally springing and it's good to be outside again.
Until next week then (assuming I can figure out what's causing my computer to go bonkers -- I blame Google).
WHEN YOU’VE CONSTRUCTED a cartoon version of the world in your mind, what do you do when reality proves it wrong?
SUNDAY SMILES: There are many good ones this week, but this one is my favorite:
Now go see the rest. And read the commentary before scrolling down to the cartoons.
IRAN: our 88 member Assembly of Experts has selected a new Supreme Leader but we won't tell you who he is.
ISRAEL: Okay, then, we will have 88 new targets....
Update: America's News of Record has identified Iran's new Supreme Leader.
ISRAEL: Okay, then, we will have 88 new targets....
Update: America's News of Record has identified Iran's new Supreme Leader.
Thursday, March 05, 2026
TRUMP: Just do things.
November 4, 1979 — almost 47 years ago — Iran seized the American embassy in Tehran and held its staff hostage. Ever since then, American presidents have struggled with what to do.It works. Go read the whole article.
Jimmy Carter temporized for many months, even as ABC’s newly created Nightline — a nighttime news show created specially to cover the hostage crisis — opened every night with “America held hostage, day XXX.” His wife, First Lady Rosalynn Carter, finally prodded him to do something. The “something” turned out to be a shambolic rescue mission that ended in disaster.
President Reagan intimidated the mullahs a bit, but never seriously retaliated for the Beirut barracks bombing that killed over 200 Marines along with over a score of other service personnel. George H.W. Bush invaded Iraq but left the mullahs largely alone. Bill Clinton did nothing of substance. George W. Bush had a chance to bring the Iranians to heel after the conquest of Iraq, but inexplicably failed to press his advantage. Barack Obama was, basically, complicit in their nuclear program, to the point of famously sending them pallets of cash totaling over a billion dollars.
President Trump, on the other hand, killed General Soleimani and told other Iranian leaders that they could be next.
LUIGI MANGIONE escapes federal death penalty in CEO slaying.
Let him suffer. Life in prison without any chance of parole will do.
Let him suffer. Life in prison without any chance of parole will do.
SO HACKERS JUST STOLE MEXICO'S TAX AND VOTER ROLLS and you'll never guess how.
Believe in Artificial Intelligence? Think again.
Believe in Artificial Intelligence? Think again.
VIRGINIA GOV. ABAGAIL SPANBERGER slams Trump on ‘affordability’ in SOTU response — as Virginia Democrats push new taxes.
WHAT IF TRUMP IS SENTIENT AFTER ALL?
Donald Trump’s behaviour during this presidential term reveals a surprisingly deep strategic logic.Linked from Instapundit here. And he's right.
The core goal remains to restore absolute American superiority over China and Russia. But Trump wants to avoid confronting these major rivals directly. He is rather working to isolate Beijing and Moscow from their international partners and deprive them of any major means of external support.
At the same time, Trump is building a program of sustained economic, technology and other sanctions to markedly weaken the Chinese and Russian economies over the longer term.
The evidence for this strategic approach is fairly clear from the patterns of the administration’s behaviour.
EILEEN GU INDICTS BIRTHRIGHT CITIZENSHIP and our entire immigration orthodoxy.
As Instapundit points out, many orthodoxies are falling in the modern era.
As Instapundit points out, many orthodoxies are falling in the modern era.
PAY ATTENTION TO THE SMIRK: Democrats' Spanberger strategy tells you everything you need to know about them.
VOTERS WILL REMEMBER THIS from the State of the Union above all else — "The GOP stands for you and me. The Democrats stand for 'they'.”
Wednesday, March 04, 2026
POWERLINE'S Week in Pictures has this obvious favorite from the Winter Olympics:
Now go see the rest.
CHINESE TECHNOLOGY FLAW exposed live feeds from thousands of American homes.
'Flaw?' Still feel comfortable putting all your information in the [Chinese] cloud?
'Flaw?' Still feel comfortable putting all your information in the [Chinese] cloud?
DEPORT DEMOCRATS. Better yet, send them to Guantanamo and pay Cubans to take care of them.
Win, win ....
Win, win ....
GOOD. VERY, VERY GOOD: Mood is ‘horrific’ inside CNN as staffers brace for change.
If you're in NYC, you might put yourself on Mamdani's 'snow shoveler' list....
May be a bit late, though....
If you're in NYC, you might put yourself on Mamdani's 'snow shoveler' list....
May be a bit late, though....
WELL, THEY ARE SWAMP DWELLERS AFTER ALL. Democrats' 'State of the Swamp' counter event features a stage full of frog people.
NEW YORK’S FIRST FREE GROCERY STORE shows yet again that socialism doesn’t work.
But, but ... next time we'll get it right.
But, but ... next time we'll get it right.
THE MOST MINMANAGED, UNDERTILIZED, AND UNDERVALUED INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY in conservative media is ... Rush Limbaugh.
HEH: SUPREME COURT ORDERS CNN TO RESPOND to petition filed to hold CNN and the mainstream media accountable for spreading falsehoods during President Donald Trump's Senate impeachment trial.
I suspect Bari Weiss (CNN's new leader) is pleased...
I suspect Bari Weiss (CNN's new leader) is pleased...
IMPRIMIS: Learning from Minnesota's Somali fraud scandal.
As if that's possible. And based of Gov. Walz's appearance at today's Congressional investigation, I'd predict 'impossible'.
As if that's possible. And based of Gov. Walz's appearance at today's Congressional investigation, I'd predict 'impossible'.
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