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?

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'.

SHOULD I BE SURPRISED? Illinois has most blue-haired state lawmakers in the U.S.

A 'MICHIGAN MAN,' A 'VIRGINIA MAN,' AND A 'NEW YORK MAN' all walk into a bar...

THE RATS ARE JUMPING SHIP: Is the Iranian Regime relocating to Canada?

Is it time to bomb Canada -- just in case?

HE NEEDS TO BE IMPEACHED -- STAT. Judge Boasberg strikes again.

Or ignored....

RANDOM THOUGHT: Now that we have a Department of War we need to rename Homeland Security the new Department of Defense.

JUST PLAIN WEIRD: A Taliban shooting — in Utah?

TIT FOR TAT: Meet the double-edged sword.

Linked from Instapundit here.

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.

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.

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.

IS IT HAPPENING? Cuban regime makes a big announcement.

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.

SINCE REBRANDING is what Democrats are excellent at, the Trump administration plans new approach to ending DEI.