Happy Father’s Day

Happy Father’s Day to all our fathers out there! 

To dads everywhere, for all the invaluable knowledge they pass on to their children.

 

 

 

Maybe wrong, but never in doubt.

Ego Tripping

Finally we’ve run into someone who’s even less filtered with his tweets than Donald Trump.

I get why Elon is upset and I guess he thought he could change the legislative process by sheer power of  will.  He’s not into delayed gratification and clearly not used to taking no for an answer. Trump on the other hand is all too familiar with “no” and accordingly has structured his Big Beautiful Bill as a budget reconciliation that requires only 51 votes vs. the usual 60 and limits debate to 20 hours. There are restrictions as to what can be included in a reconciliation bill but let’s not get lost in the weeds. Suffice it to say that in order to get the tax cuts, the border funding and economic growth and investment incentives certain things had to go. I guess Musk doesn't trust that Trump can or will get additional cuts codified with future legislation. I don’t know if I do either the way the Republicans are, but it’s what we can get for now; as they say, it is what it is. I’ll take it as  down payment.

As the infamous Frank Underwood noted in House of Cards: “Proximity to power deludes some into thinking they wield it.”  When Elon realized it does not he got himself into a snit. Trump is a pragmatist and knows what he can get, Musk is a visionary who sees what is needed. We need both so I hope they patch this up, but I doubt they will. Egos, you know.

We’re All Literally Hitler Now

Here’s a shocking headline: “Anti-Semitism on the rise in America” The propaganda machine is working and the useful idiots are filling their role as planned.

Who could have predicted where Antifa, the “antifascist” terror group, would end up? They are about as antifascist as they are anarchists. If we had a functioning media everybody would know that.

Since Hollywood seems short on creativity these days I have a thought: instead of another (woke) reboot, remake or sequel to movies like Ghostbusters, Shrek, Top Gun, Mission Impossible or any of the Marvel comic books, how about an un-woke remake of something like The Diary of Ann Frank. Instead of all the histrionic, hyperbolic bloviating about Trump being literally Hitler it would be wise to educate the younger generations what actual tyranny, genocide and evil always results in.

And remember, despite the left’s insistence otherwise, the only person who is “literally Hitler” is Hitler.

Memorial Day Observed 2025

Never in the field of human conflict was so much owed by so many to so few." —Winston Churchill

As we do on this day each year, we pause to remember the men and women who died fighting for our freedom.

We stand by humbly, gratefully, silently, to honor their sacrifice.

We remember…

We mourn for those lost…

And we mourn for those they’ve left behind…

As we reflect once again on the the steep price of freedom.

By all means, enjoy your picnics, parades and celebrations today – it is a holiday after all. But do pause to remember and honor all the brave Americans across the centuries who have sacrificed their lives in the fight against tyrants, tyrannies and terrorists; the enemies of freedom who will always be amongst us and will always be a threat to liberty. God willing, America will always be there to vanquish freedom’s adversaries. 

Wishing all a tranquil, thoughtful and reflective Memorial Day this year.

As we do on this day each year, we pause to remember the men and women who died fighting for our freedom.

We stand by humbly, gratefully, silently, to honor their sacrifice.

Originally posted Memorial Day 2018

And because Lantern posts this every Memorial Day but is not able to this year, I’ll post it for him:

In Flanders Fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.

We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.

Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.

Is Sophistry Sustainable?

Amidst all the other issues facing the country - tariffs, the deficit, a judicial lawfare system, renewed antisemitism, a cabal of unaccountable functionaries that ran the country in lieu of our mentally incapacitated president (aided and abetted by the entire MSM) – we still have to deal with men in women’s sports. And it’s a hot mess.

 

But actually, it’s indicative of a much larger problem:

I was born into and grew up in an era of miracles wrought by hard work, dedication, and dearly earned competence. So it’s a bitter pill to swallow when I look around now and see that our greatest challenge isn’t going to the moon and back with slide rules and vacuum tubes; it’s trying to figure out who gets to use the girls’ bathroom at an Ivy League swim meet. We no longer build aircraft that can fly at 100,000 feet and Mach 3+ because the solar grid lacks sufficient power to replace the AG-330 Start Cart needed to spool up a J58 engine. Also, a snail darter might get harmed by the sonic boom.

We are, these days, a nation in the thrall of lazy, dishonest, spineless, clueless, incompetent, yet endlessly entitled and arrogant academics, bureaucrats, politicians, media figures, and other “experts” who can’t seem to find their way from their heads to their asses with their hands when something important, like, say, COVID or the 25th Amendment, is in play. But it doesn't slow them down in the slightest when they decide, despite millions of years of evolution (and a plethora of other ancillary evidence to the contrary), that men can transform into women, that merit is a manifestation of oppression, that opposing ideas are vulgar, and that disagreement is tantamount to prejudice. How the hell do you expect these nimrods to figure out that men don’t belong in women’s sports?

That’s where we are right now. When you can’t do hard things anymore, sophistry rules. I just don’t know how long that’s sustainable.

When we can’t get the simple things right it’s hard to see how we’re going to work our way through the tough ones.

It’s a good thing Trump is a human dynamo who has lined up a team of human dynamos to assist him in Making America Great Again. May God help him.

Squeezing the Fun Out of Joy Since 2016

Did you know that yesterday was “National bring flowers to someone day”? Of course you did. I got home from infusion day to find the loveliest bouquet of flowers on my porch from the MOTI. What a way to end a not-so-fun day. The arrangement is as gorgeous as ever and will fill the house with color and fragrance, color and joy all weekend.

Multi-colored peonies, light pink roses, dark pink snaps, white anemones and lush greenery create this artful arrangement. Life doesn’t get any better than this.

So thank you for making my day – and Raj’s too – by “bringing someone flowers.”

And now, a note on the passing scene: its hard to overstate the fact that Trump has had an amazing and awesome week. And he has 2 more days to go. I can’t wait. Already we’ve seen economic ties and agreements – like no one has seen before – made. We’ve heard the shut down Iran and the shut down of Iran’s proxies who felt free to attack us and Israel with impunity under the Biden administration.

Peace through strength, such a fascist concept. The Democrats feel required to protest it like it was 1965; singing, whining and stomping their collective feet over everything Trump does. It’s almost as if the don’t want America to be great again.

Squeezing the fun out of joy since 2016

Mother’s Day Redux

It’s mother’s day, don’t forget to get mom some flowers. It doesn’t matter if you pick them, plant them or purchase them.

Every mom loves flowers

To celebrate mothers is to celebrate life itself. Like virtually everything else in life there are exceptions but for the most part mothers are indeed exceptional in their unconditional love and devotion. At a Mother’s Day gathering in 2017 Melania Trump explained it this way:

“Mother is a title that claims your heart and changes your life forever. In fact, it has been said that having a child means allowing your heart to walk around outside of your body.”

So if you’re lucky enough to still have your mom around, grab some flowers and thank the woman who let her heart walk around independent of her body.

And if she’s no longer with you, honor her memory by recalling the good times you had when you were both impossibly young.

Happy Mother’s Day to all the Moms out there – and to everyone who has, or ever has had, a Mom.

What A Race

I’m sure that I’m not the first to point this out but I see Sovereignty beats Journalism! Even though odds were on Journalism.

 

Sovereignty just beat Journalism to win the Kentucky Derby.

Welcome to America in 2025 pic.twitter.com/g0iIlqzHLh

— Charlie Kirk (@charliekirk11) May 3, 2025

Is this a great country or not?

Dinner Plans

This was my exact day yesterday.

Maybe today.

I think Costco is open.

Easter 2025

Repost from Easter 2024

And he said unto them, Be not amazed: you seek Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: he is risen;

He is not here: behold the place where they laid him.

And go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him: lo, I have told you. - Mark 16:6

‘I am the resurrection, and the life: He that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live.’

And whosoever liveth and believeth in me shall never die. Believest thou this? — John 11: 25-26

Christians around the world gather today on this most holy of Christian holidays to celebrate with joy the miracle of the Resurrection and the promise of eternal salvation. And to our Jewish friends celebrating the Exodus and Passover: Shalom aleichem.  For everyone else, enjoy this beautiful, joyful, hopeful spring day to rest, reflect and renew. The old world will pick up and continue on its way tomorrow as, God willing, we shall too.

May everyone enjoy this glorious day regardless of your religion, sugar tolerance or the weather. And please, enjoy your chocolate bunnies. Just beware of the trans-rabbits, I hear they bite back.

This poor bunny is confused on so many levels. Sad.

With any luck he could become the face of Lindt’s white chocolate bunnies.

Winning vs Whining

Trump admin accomplishments in the last 80 days:

• Closed the southern border

• Deported hundreds of illegal criminals

• Made English the national language

• Banned biological men from competing in women’s sports

• Fired a myriad of worthless traitors and functionaries.

• Created DOGE

• Secured the release of hostages from Hamas and Russia

• Jan. 6 pardons

• Halted federal DEI programs

• Withdrew from the Paris climate accord

• Withdrew from the World Health Organization

• Made America’s Showers Great Again
• Over 100 other Executive Orders designed to Make America Great Again

   

In short, he’s implementing the promises he made to the American people while campaigning for President.

Democrats accomplishments in the last 80 days:

• Vilified perhaps the smartest man in the world who founded/owns Tesla, SpaceX, X (formerly Twitter), Neuralink, The Boring Company, and xAI. His crime: weeding out waste, fraud and corruption in the federal government.

• Trashed hundreds of Teslas and Tesla charging stations because, Musk.

• Held foot stomping shouting protests by paid astroturfers and old hippies against – who knows what? “Hands Off” is pretty ambiguous. I think they’re just mad.

• Held group therapy sessions around the country for angry constituents hosted by the uber-masculine Democrat mascot, Tim Walz.

• Held grief sessions across the country for their deeply mourning constituents.

Not only have they chosen a strange hill to die on, they’ve decided to do it by suicide.

 

Unhinged

TDS and MDS seems to be sweeping the county again with thousands of protests against Tesla planned for today.

I still having trouble comprehending how anyone can object to the elimination of waste, fraud and corruption; or the deportation of violent criminals. But then we’re not dealing with rational minds here.  Liberals everywhere are big mad. Give them wide berth as they chant, dance, stomp their feet and smash toy cars to call attention to Elon’s sins against humanity. May the heavens open up and wash them clean.

These people could not be more unhinged if they were certified.

Liberal cats against Musk

They’re Really Mad This Time

“It’s like Musk is some kind of evil genius who figured out how to separate lefties from billions of their dollars by appealing to their idiotic climate religion…and then made them despise themselves for doing it. He should get a Nobel Prize for that.”

Instead, he’s getting a “Tesla Takedown Global Day of Action.” Yeah, the left is calling in all their paid agitators to protest  200 Tesla dealerships around the world. That will really show him.

They hate Musk because he’s the face of Doge, the department responsible for weeding out governmental waste, fraud and abuse. What leftist could get behind that? They are upset that Musk’s team is eliminating USAID, which eliminates funds funneled to NGOs that in turn fund –among many other lefty causes – funds many “grass roots’ agitators that pop up like dandelions around the left’s current shibboleth. Their protest would be ironic if it weren’t so self-serving.

Sigh. These creatures grow tiresome. Let’s hope they keep their mandatory violence to a minimum. I know it will be hard, given how mad they are.

Trump Derangement Syndrome has officially been transferred to the smartest man on the planet. Somehow I think he can handle it.

The Department of Mis-Education

The Democrats, becoming what they must be, unburdened by what has been. To wit, the Democrats are now:

The party committed to maintaining government waste, fraud and corruption

The party opposed to deporting illegal violent criminals

The party that (now) supports a Government shutdown

The party that (now) hates electric vehicles and wishes an entire American company will collapse

The party that supports biological males competing against women

The party that won’t stand up for a 13 year old cancer victim but will stand up for an anti-Semite (Nazi!) non-citizen who supports Hamas.

And watch out for ‘splodey heads today as 47 signs an Executive Order to eliminate the Department of Education. Who would want to do that given the most recent report card on education: Overall, 39% of fourth-graders and 28% of eighth-graders scored at or above NAEP's standard for proficiency in math. For the still mathematically disadvantaged that’s 61%  of forth-graders and 72% of eighth-graders BELOW NAEP standards for proficiency. Reading scores were similar.

And all of the questions were multiple choice:

   

Let’s give the kids a fighting chance.

 

What Did You Give Up For Lent?

Did you give up something for Lent? It’s been a week now, how is it going?

Only 5 weeks to go; you’ve got this. And it’s good for your soul.

Better Than Mardi Gras

The President’s speech to the Joint Session of Congress was better than Marti Gras.

Although there were just as many jesters and clowns in attendance.

Remember when Joe Wilson was censured for his emotional outburst “you lie” at Obama’s State of the Union address? Apparently that sort of shenanigans is no longer objectional to Dems as many of them behaved like spoiled children acting out. I haven’t seen such a display of pouting, silly antics and tantrums since a birthday party for pre-schoolers, although most of last night’s reprehensible behavior was carried out by Congressional octogenarians.

America is back, baby! And not a moment too soon. So laissez les bons temps rouler!

May all enjoy a peaceful Ash Wednesday as you prepare for Lent.

Happy Wingsday: T and Tie Edition

Apropos to nothing:

Every time I see Elon in his Tech Support tee shirt I can’t help but think of Janice the Elder’s avatar: “I Work For the Users”. Since Janice didn’t work in IT I always assumed she meant this as a double entendre. And since she worked at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, filled not only with engineers and scientists but also government functionaries, I suspect I know who those users were.

As I said, apropos to nothing. Have a great Wingsday.

Happy Wings Day

This week’s DOGE Wings Day winner:

“You’re fired, and don’t let the door hit you on the way out.”

Feathers will fly.

New Twitter/X logo

Valentine’s Thread

Happy Valentine’s Day Peeps!

Will be back later to thank the MOTI for my beautiful Valentine flowers.

Clowns and Lunatics

When the Insane Clown Posse protests efforts to root out government waste and fraud of taxpayer dollars you can’t help but wonder whose side they’re on.

When the same members of the Lunatic Left protest the deportation of criminal illegal aliens again, you have to wonder whose side they’re on.

When common sense is more alien than illegal immigrants you have to wonder whose side they’re on.

And when everything you don’t like is a fascist coup you continue to beclown yourselves. So go ahead Congressman Al Green, file articles of impeachment against President Trump for his “dastardly deeds” – whatever that is - I’m sure he would be proud to be the first president impeached three times by these lunatics.

The Return Of Flotus Friday

And this time she’s not messing around.

Hannah Jackson, the bitchy fashion writer for Vogue chose to trash the lovely Melania, because that’s what the left does best: tear down what’s beautiful so it can be replaced with something ugly. They are very good at it.

I don’t know about you but I’m not seeing someone “cosplaying the Apprentice,” rather someone ready to kick butt and perfectly capable of doing so.

Let the political hacks continue to publish their alter reality nonsense. Most people are immune to the toxic venom this time around. Besides. people with any degree of common sense know the difference between elegance and tacky.

Anna Wintour, editor of Vogue, who was a huge fan of Dr. Jill’s floral housecoats.

Finally

 

And it’s very hard to remember and learn from something that has never been made known.

So thank you, President Trump, for releasing the truth.

Also, congratulations Pete Hegseth, our new Secretary of Defense. Not tired of winning.

Let The Party Begin

A lesser man, having been impeached – twice – and convicted of a felony, would have quit in shame and humiliation. Donald Trump is not a lesser man. Rather than quit he chose to fight! fight! fight! so America could win! win! win! It’s time to celebrate.

Donald Trump makes the greatest comeback in political history.

Godspeed President Trump.

And if you’re inclined, do drop into the MOTUS Twilight Lounge for a celebratory drink or not. This is a redux of the 2017’s celebration post but there’s even more cause for celebrating today. Enjoy every minute, we’ve  so earned this.

ORIGINALLY POSTED 1-20-2017

Come on in and join the celebration!  The Occupation is over; our long national nightmare has come to an end. Welcome to Day One of MAGA (II)!

As it’s been a long time since we’ve had occasion to celebrate with genuine revelry I’m throwing a pent-up-demand-on-steroids party.

There will be food:

First scandal of the Trump administration: RUSSIAN caviar?!

there will be beverage:

And there will be song:

And we will party all day and well into the night.

As to the snowflakes who have opted out of today’s festivities in favor of bitterly clinging to their ‘antipathy to people who aren't like them’ I have this shoutout: “I feel your pain.”  Hope that makes them feel better, knowing that the deplorables actually have feelings after all. For them, I dedicate this song:

Lonely Teardrops, Michael McDonald

I would have used the original Jackie Wilson version but having Michael McDonald drown in his own tears seemed to add a little something to today’s sense of well deserved schadenfreude.

So party on my wonderful, irredeemable deplorables.  

Like a Phoenix rising from the ashes…we will make America Great Again (again).

Thank you God, and God bless America