I Have These Three Odd Feelings

 1.  It just seems like everyone in Minnesota is involved or running some type of fed-government funding scam.  And we aren't talking about a measly $100,000 a year situation.

2.  I woke up today to realize delusional disorder (like TDS) is indeed considered a "cousin" of schizophrenia in the sense that both are psychotic disorders involving delusions, and delusional disorder is classified within the schizophrenia spectrum in diagnostic manuals like the DSM-5.

What delusional disorder lacks?  Well....hallucinations, disorganized thinking, and negative symptoms/motivation.  

3.  I am starting to suspect that most CNN journalists have a IQ of 80 or below.

I Have This Theory On Minneapolis Child-Care Centers

 You go to the fed-folks, and ask for a $500,000 grant to start a 'center', and then ask for a money-check for feeding a child-care center consumers....say for 300 kids....around $150 per month....per  kid...giving you $45,000.

Then you call up the drug-dealers and arrange a money laundering situation....using 300 ghost-kids (non-existent)....with fake parents saying they need care for each week, and the gov't covering $240,000 in some income situation.....monthly.

The $45k?  It pays for a couple of folks to just stand around and pretend to handle business.  

You wash the rest for the dealers.

Was Bush-Delusion-Syndrome Like Obama-Delusion-Syndrome And Trump-Delusion-Syndrom?

 I hate this discussion.

There's no doubt that in season one...we were headed into Bush-Delusion-Syndrome (BDS), and 9-11 reset the stage to some degree....with BDS in a marginal 'gear'....never able to take off except mostly in Germany.

OBS (Obama-Delusion-Syndrome) was never able to really take off much internationally, but did hit 'turbo' a few times within the US.

So here's the gut-punch....if we get VDS (Vance-Delusion-Syndrome), or RDS (Rubio-Delusion-Syndrome), or HDS (Harris-Delusion-Syndrome), or NDS (Newsom-Delusion-Syndrome)....it'll likely surpass TDS, and go full turbo.

I'm saying that roughly 50-percent of the nation is capable of suffering from DS of some type.

This to be around for a long while?  Yeah, I'm betting on it.

Entering 2026

1.  I have a new reality in my head....the minute I hear 'NON-PROFIT'....I figure it's a scam.

2.  Fraud is usually illegal, and you end up serving time in jail.  Oddly, public fear of jail is at a all-time low.

3.  I tend to wake up each morning now, and wonder....what's the newest narrative?

4.  My humble view....a  quarter of society....is incapable of functioning in a civilized society. 

5.  I see 2026 as being the year where we determine there are good aliens, and bad aliens.  

6.  Biggest change likely to occur in 2026.....nothing has to make sense or be logical anymore.

Reality

My favorite all-time Star Trek episode....was 'Spock's Brain'.

Around season 3, it was produced.  Basic theme?   A group of low-intelligence/IQ aliens from Sigma Draconis VI beam aboard the Enterprise....sedate the crew, and surgically remove Spock's brain to serve as the new "Controller" for their underground computer complex that sustains their society.

The aliens have divided up into the surface-dwelling Morg males and underground Eymorg females.  

Neither group seems bright enough to do much....so they need a machine called the "Teacher" to temporarily boost their intelligence for complex tasks, but otherwise function at a childlike level.

Lately, this episode has been on my mind, and I'm beginning to believe society has evolved on Earth to such a point, that we are Morg/Eymorgs in various ways.

This Somalia group in Minnesota who figured out various ways to siphon off tens of billion over the past decade?  Well....I don't think they were bright enough on their own to figure out this scheme....so I'm wonder what 'Spock-brain' they found to get them smart enough to steal.

Consequences

I sat and watched a podcast this AM....an American gal....proclaiming she was able to get into some med-school program....with a 2.7 GPA and 498 MCAT.

Presently....the general standard to get into the better med-school programs....is a GPA of  3.9 and average MCAT score is 518 (out of 528).

In essence....she got into medical school because of DEI and Affirmative Action

What you have to worry about....one day....as clinics, rural med-operations and inner-city hospital 'bosses' look for cheaper doctors....they will start to primarily hire these DEI folks in abundance.  

As  you get treated in various ways....you start to question and use AI to double-check on what the doctor said. Then....after five or six goof-ups....you (as a customer/consumer)....will begin to refuse the services of this clinic/hospital. 

A decade or two in the future....we will have 20,000 doctors in the US....who no one really wants to trust or use.

Four Humble Thoughts

 1.  Back around 2011...while I worked in the DC region...I came to have a chat with a Homeland Security guy who was familiar with the Hoover-FBI building.  He noted around the late 1990s....problems were popping up and a group of engineering guys were asked to look at the over-all structure...for renovation purposes.

At the end of their survey....they advised the building was constructed in a marginal fashion, and they were leaning toward tearing it entirely down...for a fresh start.  

This past week, the Director finally said 'enough' and the end of occupation of the building is upon us. 

Just a humble guess....there's probably forty other buildings in the capital area....in similar situations.

2.  I seriously believe...if you gathered up one-hundred American adults....drilling down into their 'reality'......more than 60 have some five or more fake things that they believe in. 

3.  By 2050....almost every single American will be monitored around the clock, with AI registering your location, movement, accomplishment-of-the-day, and your bad habits.  

4.  After the soccer championship games end this next summer....a wide assortment of non-American visitors will say that LA and Seattle....are homeless cities and should be avoided at all costs. 

Ten Questions I've Asked In 2025, Yet Mostly Unanswered

 1.  How did Joe/Jill Biden come to add Kamala Harris to the VP position, if she was so whacked-up, and when dropping his run in 2024....how did handing her the 'run' make sense?

Added to this....if Joe had handed it to Gov Newsom....would it have changed history (him winning instead of Trump)?

2.  Was the Federal Reserve, from day one (23 Dec 1913), a faked-up organization....never really held responsible?

3.  How did we reach the point where 1-percent of society can't handle airports, air travel, or rage situations?  Added to this....why out of the 1-percent group...it seems that it's about 99-percent women?   

4.  The minute some idiot utters the phrase 'I-identify-as'....why do we start to feel society is collapsing?  Where did this start?

5.  How is it possible every evening, via the news apparatus.....84-million Germans are hyped-up over America, Trump, and some great 'evil'....yet 300-milllion Americans mostly get crime reports, sports news, and the latest Pelosi investment advice....with most  Americans still in a process of thinking there's a West Germany and a East Germany?

6.  Probably in excess of 100-billion dollars were 'looted' (fraudulent distribution) yearly for a period of time, without anyone really noticing....how was that possible?

7.  The intent of a vaccination to only give some lesser 'odds' of a virus.  If that 'odds' is near 1-to-10 percent....the shot is worthless.  How did we convince of this?

8.  If you knew some 'gang' was into money laundering via NGOs, involved in theft of SNAP Funds, using ActBlue as a criminal entity, involved in election rigging, using misappropriation of California public funds for a fake railway, performing circular money laundering in education funding, invented the Russia collusion hoax from scratch, used the Clinton Foundation for money laundering....shouldn't the 'gang' (the Democratic Party) be brought into a grand jury situation?

9.  Can San Francisco ever be dragged out of shithole-status?  What kind of Batman/Trump would it require?

10.  Isn't just odd....every futuristic weird freaky situation that South Park dreams up....within 3 to 5 years....occurs?

Cult News

 Katie Couric, of Today fame, gave a interview in the past week...noting she has the belief that 'most' people want to be guided to one central theme/belief, and NOT both sides of a story.  

I kinda stopped the podcast at that point....spending some time thinking over the implications.

This is kinda like having one religious guy stand up and voice that you need to follow their 'truth', and an hour later....you realize it's mostly a cult thing.  In the news media, you can have cults as well.

Up through the 1980s....most  newspapers, magazines  and  news shows....tried to be neutral and give you both sides of the story.  Today?  I can't think of  any newspaper or news show that tries hard to tell both sides of the story.

Delinquent Student Loan People

I asked AI....to add up the numbers.....nearly 12 million student loan borrowers in the US are currently are delinquent or in some type of default on their payments as of late 2025. 

How it adds up?  This includes approximately 5.5 million in default, 3.7 million more than 270 days delinquent, and 2.7 million in earlier stages of delinquency. 

The total outstanding balance for delinquent and defaulted borrowers is approximately $334 billion.

So I'm predicting three things:

1.  As the Trump administration pushes folks to start paying....a federal judge or two tries to halt the action....finding about 90 days later....that key words in the documents signed for the loans.....give Trump the power to collect.

2.  By late summer, it's agreed upon by the Administration....that giving excessive loans out is stupid and limits of $10k per year are established....meaning most college schedules won't work for a four-year period. Some colleges start talking about a 6-to-7 year program....to get around gov't loan limits.  

3.  About 30 to 40  percent of people who planned to attend college in the fall of 2026....shift to a community college or technical two-year degree.  This creates a massive problem for big colleges....laying off a quarter to half of their instructors. Oddly, the Democratic Party vows to protect the PhD-professor crowd....making $120k to $150k a year....with some PhD-welfare program. Trump responds that he'll assist by retraining the PhD folks....into welding, AC repair, and 'coding'.

Ten Things I Expect By The End Of 2026

 1.  Most late-night comedy shows go away, and are NOT replaced.  Networks admit....since 2020...almost none of their show offerings made a profit.

2.  CNN will be sold off, and their operations budget cut in half.

3.  US economy progresses....highest rate of GDP in 25 years.

4.  Over 1,000 Somalias in Minnesota called into a grand jury situation by summer....all respond that they don't understand English....even those who've been in the US for 20 years.  When confronted with paperwork they signed for fraud....all will respond they can't read, write or comprehend....demonstrating a 65-IQ.

5.  Tim Walz, drawn into a grand jury situation....admits he doesn't remember much of anything...saying it was years of cannabis-use...to avoid charges of fraud.

6.  Senator Lindsey Graham of SC....quietly retires by March...not admitting he took Ukrainian funds.

7.  Alberta votes for exiting Canada....58-to-42 percent.  Canada responds they can't exit.

8.  Russia-Ukraine war continues through all of 2026.

9.  US announces plan to downsize troop size in Europe, by 50-perent in early 2027.

10.   Bay area gas prices in California by the end of 2026....near $9 a gallon.  

Was Christmas Ever Regarded As a Pagan Event?

Well....yeah. 

The Puritans had a rejection era in the 17th Century.  

In England under Oliver Cromwell (1645 period), Puritans banned Christmas celebrations.  Chief reason?  They saw it as decadent, unbiblical, and rooted in "pagan" Roman festivals like Saturnalia, which involved feasting, revelry (fun-making), and social inversion around the winter solstice. 

What was Saturnalia?  Saturnalia was written up as a ancient Roman festival held in honor of Saturn (god of agriculture, time, and wealth)....oddly celebrated from December 17 to 23 in the Julian calendar during the late Republic and early Empire periods.  I should note....originally, it was just a one-day event, and after a while (like all things)....folks felt a 7-day celebration (probably boozing-up) was more in order.

Oddly....Saturnalia was combined into a public event and a religious event.

So, back to the Puritan issue.....early colonial America (Boston from 1659 to 1681), Puritans outlawed the holiday and fined participants.  They even noted....there zero  indicators/facts for December 25 as Jesus' birthdate. 

This "War on Christmas" framed the event as a corrupted, heathen holdover, though the ban was lifted in England after 1660 and in America by the early 1680s.

What Does “what can be, unburdened by what has been” Really Mean?

 Kamala Harris quote.

It's supposed to mean....that we should emphasize envisioning and pursuing future possibilities, innovations, and progress without being constrained, limited, or weighed down by past events, historical precedents, traditions, or failures.

On the positive side....I can understand the innovation and try-again concept.

On the negative side....if you've tried to re-invent something fifteen to twenty times....failing each time....you might want to just stop unburdening yourself. 

If You Were Stupid For College?

 Trump administration will start garnishing wages of defaulted student loan borrowers in January 2026.

Where this leads?  

I would imagine that easily....100,000 idiots will be quitting their job....moving in with the parents again.

All this effort...under 'uncle-joe' to just ignore the loan pay-back?  Well....you need a better plan.

My prediction?  By June....a bunch of kids will decide against going to college, and the university folks will wake up to a massive shortage of students in August of 2026.

I Have Six Perceptions Of TDS (Trump Delusionary Syndrome)

 First, I don't think it's curable....unless you mute all news and cut off all contact with friends/neighbors/relatives.  You basically will 'hide' your suffering.

Second, by the year 2050....it'll be a major stumbling block for 20-year-old kids to understand (in college)....how people were this delusionary. 

Third, I don't think any health insurance company wants to offer 'care' for him....it's too huge of a cost factor to figure.

Fourth, even going into 2035, 2040, 2045, 2050, and so on....I think families will be unable to meet/gather....getting past the era.

Fifth, it's very likely by 2045....Baron Trump is running for President, and triggers a new and more intense version of TDS.....even more threatening.

Sixth and final....eventually....some university will study the problem and say that in a harsh reality (TDS-to-the-10th-degree)....you are losing seven years of life span....off your general life numbers. Even being told this....it probably won't change much of anything.

Nine Observations

 1.  As this Nick Reiner murder business gets laid out....I generally expect some experts to admit that there are more than 100,000 schizophrenic people out there in the same condition, and just waiting on some 'trigger' to occur.

2.   If you are a migrant who came into the US TEN years ago, and from day one to day 3,650....you've remained on some US welfare program....there's something wrong with the system.

3. Panic attacks and anxiety levels have dropped so low....that just seeing a US flag, or a woman's legs....might be enough to some people to get into some 'fit'.  We need probably 40-million Americans to be medicated around the clock...to prevent these panic attacks.

4. The best brain-wash?  If you can convince some idiot to spend $120,000 over four years, for a worthless piece of paper....stating you are intellectual....when you act like a 9-year old child with unremarkable intelligence....that's a five-star brain-wash.

5. I tend to believe there's enough public funding fraud in Minnesota to keep 1,000 audit folks busy for five years, and lock up more than 25,000 individuals.

6.  I hate to admit it....but the more I see of Hunter Biden (Joe's son) being interviewed....the more I think he should be President.  

7.  Fani Willis (Georgia fame) was asked under oath....to name her own office’s budget.  

Over 3 or 4 minutes....she pretty much had no clue how much taxpayer money she spent yearly.

Just a humble view....if you went to 5,000 Georgia state and county officials....I bet at least half would say the same thing.

8.  Pausing over and thinking of the scene....Bill Clinton and some 14-year old teenage girl....the rational side of me would explain this situation by suggesting Bill was on cocaine and acting irrationally.  

9.  Former CIA Director John Brennan appears headed to a Florida Grand Jury....where he'll have to confront things.

My bet?  By mid-summer, he's agreed to blame former President Obama for x-number of crimes.  

Something On My Mind

 Last week....I read a piece where a study came to a conclusion....that 52-percent of recent college graduates....are in jobs that don’t require a degree.  The hint is....you could have entered this job with a 2-year community college degree (figure at cost of $30k for two years).

Then they added....90-percent of jobs today....while requiring a college degree.....don’t really require a college degree. 

So here's the bad news....you pay $80k over four years for a piece of paper....while not really learning much of anything.  You arrive at x-company...learning that companies simply don't test for intelligence. You could be a half-wit, with a four-year degree....it's the paper that matters....not the intelligence.

I pondered over this....yeah, it makes perfect sense that AI will replace half of employees in ten years. The blunt end of the stick?  If you were a college taking in 10,000 students a year....you have probably 3-to-5 years to find a new 'gimmick'.  By 2035....you can cut out 90-percent of these students.

'Losses' Story

 Just a humble reminder....nearing $340-billion in unrealized 'losses' sitting in the lap of US banks.

What keeps the game 'going'?  Well....the fed, mostly.

The positive side?  2024/2025....the losses got less.  

I would expect a lot less in 2026. Looking back to 2008....man, as bad as it was....it might have been only half-that-bad.

Four Humble Observations

 1.  Somalians and billions in fraud.

I have this view....in the early 1990s....with Bush I still around as President, the CIA got hyped-up to get into fixing Somalia (heading toward civil conflict), and the answer then....set up a USAID account to help such-and-such group (called bang-up-group-one).

A year or two passes, now under Clinton....the CIA goes to help a second group (called bang-up-group-two).

By 2000....there's probably near $500-million flowing to a minimum of four groups.

Because of destruction in Somalia....the CIA gets Bush II convinced to bring Somalians into the US.  So we end up with Somalia communities in the Twin Cities (Minnesota), Seattle, and Springfield (Ohio).

As the months go by....these groups...familiar with funding....now get into fraud.

Crazy me....I'm thinking by 2012....you have the fraud-groups and USAID....probably supporting twenty-odd warlords in Somalia, with a minimum of two-billion dollars a year.

2025?  Crazy me.....I'm of the idea....that near $10-Billion a year....now support forty different war-lords in Somalia....keeping a war brewing around the clock.

Problem now?  Well....with USAID money cut-off, and the fraud-money figured out....there's no cash for war toys.

2. Epstein tied to some money-laundering effort in the early 1990s?  Well....out of Ohio, with Leslie Wexner, and a effort to fly planes (CIA-owned type) out of Columbus (Ohio)....into Somalia.  No one says gun-running, so it  makes me wonder....what were on the planes?

3.  Just odd....the mayor of Lawrence, Massachusetts, originally from Dominican Republic, requires a translator in court because he can’t understand English.

4.  Just a humble view....by April 2026....I suspect former President Obama is served, and asked to step into a grand jury situation.  I suspect that within 3 hours of the serving order....he's attempting to board a private jet for the UK.  

Rob Reiner Murder: Four Observations

 My take.

By the time his son had turned 18....the 'kid' was rehabbed a dozen-odd times, without effect.  Zero change....which means the hundreds of thousands....were flushed down a 'toilet'.

2nd, the experts were pretty convinced.....paranoid schizophrenia label....year by year....he was given new schizophrenia drugs, without effect.

3rd.....most folks who knew him....hinted that he mixed up his schizophrenia drugs with meth/combination of drugs....meaning?  Well....he was peaking at fantastic levels.

4th....he will never get charged-up or spend time in prison.  

Military Chatter

 Been out all week (Bremen/Munster, Germany trip).

Noted while I  was gone....Air Force had gone a few months ago....to a quarterly uniform inspection.  After a while, they got the 'message'....folks weren't that thrilled.  So in the past two weeks....they went to new regulation...once a year for  the stupid inspection.

I paused over this.

I joined in the summer of 1977....getting to Germany in January 1978.  Around end of March....the organization put the word out....first work-day of each month....open-ranks inspection of uniforms.

Those of us out of boot-camp....passed.  The rest....issues.

For roughly 140 folk....the major and some Lt  spent roughly an hour walking around and checking folks.   The bad-off folks had to return the next week.  

This went on for 6 months.  Everyone was fed-up with the inspections by late fall.

The commander went and left.....giving us some new guy....who wanted vehicle inspections instead (yeah.....more BS).  About eight months into this era....the new Colonel got a alcohol-firing (too much boozing).   The vehicle inspections disappeared abruptly.

It's funny....after that period....from 1980 to 2000....nothing.  They were just concerned  about weight, smoking, and boozing-up.

My Theory On The Decline And Downfall Of The Neanderthals

 Neanderthal had a beginning and ending.

My theory on the ending?  I think they were mostly groups/clans....who stayed within their group, and inter-bred.  So every two or three generations....their IQ level and health declined five percent (minimum).

So around 30k to 40k years ago....as each clan downsized in population (due to health/dimwittedness).....they went extinct.

A few mingled with the modern-human 'series' and kept some of the dna-pool 'alive' but it was an abrupt end for the Neanderthal. 

Three Observations

 1.  On how Bitcoin came to be?  I think it was one crazy moment where some CIA guy dared another, and they had a bet on if people would be crazy enough to buy fantasy money.

2.  For the World Cup action in Seattle....both Iran and Egypt were slated for matches there.  Oddly, Seattle's mayor says the primary theme during the Cup games....will be gay-pride.

So Iran/Egypt said to FIFA (governing organization)....DUMP IT.

Basically three options: Piss-off both teams, move the games elsewhere, or tell Seattle to find a new theme.

3.  I tasked Grok/AI....who has better GDP.....per capita....Alabama or Germany?

Alabama has a higher GDP per capita than Germany based on the latest available 2024 data.

Germany's nominal GDP per capita is approximately $56,061 USD. 

Alabama's nominal GDP per capita is $61,846 USD. 

Using purchasing power parity (PPP) figures for a more apples-to-apples comparison of living standards (adjusted for cost differences), Alabama also comes out ahead at approximately €58,061 vs. Germany's €51,304 (Q3 2024 data).

I know...it hurts German brains to believe this....but things have been changing over the past decade or two.

Six Observations

 1.  US Texas Senate candidate Jasmine Crockett.  Anytime that she comes on the air...I have to stop....pay careful attention to which 'version' of Crockett I'm getting this time.  

There must be at least four versions of Crockett....intellectual Crockett, marginal IQ Crockett, racist Crockett, and child-like Crockett.

2. The word “oppressed”.

For probably the first  40 years of my life....I just don't remember this term coming up in conversation.

Since 2010.....I probably have heard it 10,000 times.

3. Four Afghan guys (young 20s) had been watching the series 'Peaky Blinders'.  For some reason....they had a local clothing shop fashion-up some P-B suits.

Well....the Taliban guys spotted them....detained them, and have decided they need some type of fashion-rehab. Don't ask me what it means....just that you need to wear Taliban-style suits....not Peaky Blinders stuff.

4.  I've reached a point with left-leaning comedians now....where I give up after 60 seconds....the material is simply not funny.

5. My thoughts on auto-pen BS?  Imagine Biden had stayed on the ballot, and won in November 2024....giving us four additional years of auto-pen.

6.  The whole premise of Obamacare....was sold as a program to lower healthcare premiums.   For a brief period....for maybe 20-percent of people....that occurred. Then it took off.   

Way Too Much

 So I asked AI/Grok....who all is engaged in Venezuela operations?

The list?

"Foreign governments, corporations, militant groups, and other entities are actively involved in Venezuela's political, economic, and security landscape as of late 2025."

"Russia: Provides military hardware, intelligence, oil partnerships, and sanctions-busting support; Wagner mercenaries (now rebranded as Africa Corps) are reportedly deployed for security."

"China: Offers massive loans, surveillance technology, and investments in oil and energy sectors to revive Venezuela's industry and bypass sanctions."

"Iran: Engages in secret flights, joint banking, economic deals, and military alliances; helps embed networks for money laundering and weapons." 

"Cuba: Runs internal security, provides intelligence training, and suppresses dissent through embedded operatives."

"Turkey: Offers financial and geopolitical support, including citizenship and safe havens for regime figures."

"Hezbollah: Operates networks for money laundering, drug trafficking, and weapons deals, often in partnership with regime insiders; reportedly has a presence in Caracas." 

"ELN and FARC Dissidents: Colombian guerrilla groups with bases in Venezuela, involved in mining, extortion, and armed support for Maduro." 

"Hamas and Houthis: Alleged operations or alliances, including training and logistics support in the country."

"United States Government: Imposes sanctions, labels regime-linked groups as terrorists, conducts military operations nearby (e.g., strikes on drug boats), and supports opposition; agencies like CIA and DEA are accused by Maduro of interference."

"Oil and Energy Companies: Chevron, ExxonMobil, Shell, and Global Oil Terminals (owned by Harry Sargeant III) exploit oil resources, lobby for regime stability, and hold contracts despite sanctions." 

"Mining Corporations and Military-Industrial Complex: Push for access to resources like gold and coltan, benefiting from instability or regime deals."

"Other ActorsColombian Paramilitaries and Politicians: Groups like those linked to former presidents Uribe and Duque, involved in cross-border operations and accused of anti-Maduro plots." 

"Opposition Figures and Exiles: Venezuelan politicians like Maria Corina Machado, Leopoldo Lopez, and Juan Guaido, along with exiled oligarchs in Florida and Spain, receive funding from USAID, oil contracts, or foreign lobbies to challenge Maduro."

And finally...."financial Interests: Entities like BlackRock and the Rockefellers are accused of influencing policy for economic gains."

The Goofy Nature of Things

 

This AM....I noted this, and paused over it  for a while.

Back  in the1970s/1980s....I might have used the word 'Nazi' to describe a WW II movie or some  history event....but you wouldn't use it as a insult.

Same for racist....fascist, and so on.

It's like you had some 7-year old child that you brain-washed and got them determined to be goofy.

Quote I Saw Today

 "The advantage that Joe Rogan fans is that they know what's on CNN, and on Joe Rogan. But the people on CNN only know what's on CNN, they don't know what's on Joe Rogan."

I sat for a while and came to the conclusion....yeah, it's pretty much correct. 

People who watch CNN-only.....likely have a mindset that they are getting all news. The Rogan people....probably watch five to ten sources of news.

Four Humble Thoughts

 1.  All this recent 2025 chatter....billions in fraud...leads me to one  key thought.  What if this had started up in bulk-format in the 1990s (Clinton era), amounts to 5 to 10 trillion dollars.  Where does the money reside today?   Could you even hide or openly 'bank' the money?  

The mere suggestion that Somali folks in Minnesota were moving possibly on up to 5-billion in 2024 fraud....how? 

2.  How would TDS-suffering people react....if President Trump comes up to  announce aliens/UFOs are real?

After pondering for several weeks....this would crack them up to such a level...that they'd deny the alien stuff and say Trump was crazy.

3.   If I were a autistic black pipe-bomber guy...residing in Mom's basement for 5 years?  I would be pretty sure they couldn't find me, and I'd have planted MORE pipe-bombs.

4. A humble view...Gov Tim Walz...probably will be 'served' and face a grand jury before the end of 2026.   But I don't think he's smart enough to hide millions....just that he accidentally helped others to fraud stuff.  Also....at the heart of the Minnesota situation...Chinese players will probably be found.

This Whole Candice Owens 'French-Are-Out-To-Kill-Me' Story

 About 10 days ago....Candice Owens came to say that some folks had come to her....warning of a kill-contract by some French organization.   She checked out the folks discussing this....finding that they are legit. So she called the FBI...to which....yesterday, they agreed that there is 'something' there.

My humble view?

The only group that might be contracted...might be present or past (retired) folks within  the French Foreign Legion. 

One might react and suggest that Macron might have done this.....to which I suggest a strong 'NO'.

More likely?  Since Charlie Kirk's death...Owens has been suggesting people around Charlie....were engaged in money-laundering, and the 'hit' in some way goes back to elements in Israel.  

The amusing  thing....Owens has also projected the same crowd....hanging in some way to Epstein (now deceased).

The question here? Well....if the FBI digs into the story and gets a legit name and finds the group (probably lounging in Egypt)....they might hand the job to the CIA to grab the guys.

Normally....I'd say it's 99-percent BS for  Owen's story....but I'm feeling the opposite way this time.

Things I Can't Explain

 1.  Going to a theater, then paying $15 for a box of $2-popcorn, and $9 for a cup of $1.50 soda.

2.  I started in the past year...scoring people I bump into...on an IQ-index.  If I score you at 85-or-below....I won't waste time in the conversation.

3.  People seem fairly concerned over the harsh language used by President Trump...as if they'd wandered into a 1880s saloon by accident.

4. Some people seem concerned that no physical labor is possible in America now....with ICE on patrol. How it got this way?  I have no idea.

5.  Dopers, drug-dealers, and cartel members....all  shocked....almost best buddies with Democratic National Party.

Wal-Mart Question

You walk into a Wal-Mart, over to the timer-section....desiring a kitchen timer.  What you notice....of the six timers that they typically sell....they are mostly 60-minute timers, and maybe one 120-minute timer.

So this pipe bomb kid in the news....walks into a Wal-Mart  (2019, if you were wondering)....buys his 60-minute timer...but the FBI story is that it was set for16 hours after activation? 

I pondered over this.

It'd make sense for the story...if he set the time for 60 minutes, after dropping the bag. Otherwise, it make NO sense.

Four Things I Expect By The End Of 2026

 1.  Derek Chauvin, the former Minneapolis police officer convicted of second-degree unintentional murder for the death of George Floyd, will win a appeal asking for a new trial.  I predict the trial will start by the end of 2026.

2.  Most NY City residents will admit....the new mayor is useless....but doing what they want....bringing a 'stage-show' to city.  Some musical Broadway show will open up....over his antics.

3.  By the conclusion of 2026...roughly 3,000 Somali residents in Minnesota are in legal situations...requiring lawyers, and most lawyers admitting the lack of English-skills is making the situation difficult.

4. New truck 'trend' will start up....'micro-trucks'....costing in the 22k to 24k range....with almost no extras.

Yeah, She Said It

 Hillary Clinton: "We have got to stop demonizing each other... We have got to stop with the finger-pointing and the scapegoating."

I saw this in the AM today.

I probably read this over and over, and over.

What people need  is a App you load on  your cellphone....'Demonizer'....which reads news for BS....alerting you with some police-siren type noise.

SNAP Chatter

  I sat yesterday....watching a segment on SNAP....which the gov't is setting up a new rule...if you want SNAP benefits....you have to procure some type of temp-work...amounting to 80 man-hours a month.

Reporter asked some LA resident on their feelings about this....to which the person said: "I don't think it's fair. A lot of people don't have the resources to obtain new skills."

I pondered over this.

Shelf-stocking....McDonalds....gas-station clerk?  Is there really that much 'skill' involved?

I mean....if we were tasking you to be a nuke-plant button-pusher....it'd be different....but we aren't  going down that path.

But on the part of the LA resident...maybe they truly believe skill-sets are required for every single job.

Eight Humble Observations

 1.  The average IQ of a actual Somalia guy/gal....is 68 (taken from a 2002 study)....which is low enough to be considered for moderate intellectual disability (by Social Security).  On the plus-side?   You can perform repetitive jobs (folding laundry, packing boxes, simple assembly-line work, cleaning tables), or read at the 2nd grade level.  I need to state this as well....reading a digital clock is easy....analog clock reading would be difficult.

This is what the gov't folks signed off on, and introduced to Minnesota.

2.  Charay Smith just announced that she’s running for Congress in North Carolina.  In the announcement....she did some twerking...probably as a new Democratic new strategy.

3.  Its just odd....some Democrats selling me on the idea of narco-terrorists being just regular working-class folks.

This may take a while to accept.

4.  It just seems like we need a 100,000 man force to do audits....around the clock....coast to coast.

5.   Gavin Newsom is such a character....that I intently watch him every time he comes on TV....to watch his hand gestures, and his nonsense view of reality.

6.  I watched a interview of former New Zealand PM....Jacinda Ardern...who talked up this claim that within the next five years, the planet will be so warm that people will be dying from how hot it is.

I don't think she's ever hauled hay in Alabama in mid-July.

7.  2026 Toyota Stout chatter?  Base-model....now figured to be around $25,000.  Bare-bones type of truck.  

I'll predict it sets records.

8.  Something in the universe 'clicked'.....I now get the feeling that Democrats...are the champions of illegal aliens, rapists, murderers, sex traffickers and Venezuelan drug smugglers.

It's like a Twilight Zone episode.  

The Drug Cartel Boat Story

 Most drug cartel boats, particularly the high-speed vessels known as "go-fast boats" (including pangas, low-profile vessels, and similar designs used for smuggling cocaine and other narcotics across the Eastern Pacific and Caribbean), are equipped with multiple high-powered outboard motors (minimum of two...on up to five). 

These are typically gasoline-fueled engines from brands like Yamaha or Mercury, ranging from 200 to 350 horsepower each, often configured in multiples of 2–5 per boat to achieve speeds exceeding 50 knots (about 60 mph) while carrying heavy loads of up to several tons of drugs and fuel.

The outboards are mounted on the rear for easy maintenance, quick swaps, and high maneuverability. 

The Low-Profile Vessels (LPVs): 3 to 4 outboards on slender fiberglass hulls painted to blend with ocean waves, designed for radar evasion (e.g., a 2025 seizure off Central America featured four outboards on a 54-foot craft).

The Panga-Style Boats: Often 1–4 outboards added to fishing hulls for speed boosts (e.g., Venezuelan-linked skiffs with powerful outboards for short Caribbean hops).

Why Outboards?: They provide superior power-to-weight ratios for rapid acceleration, are commercially available (sourced via black-market channels from Japan and the U.S.), and can be jettisoned if needed to lighten the load during chases. Total horsepower often exceeds 1,000 HP per boat.

For context, while some advanced cartel vessels (like semi-submersible "narco-subs") use internal diesel inboards for longer, stealthier runs, these represent a minority of operations—outboards dominate the faster, more disposable "go-fast" fleet that handles the bulk of short- to medium-haul smuggling. Recent U.S. military strikes in 2025 targeted Venezuelan go-fasts with multiple outboards, underscoring their prevalence.

What does a high-powered outboard motors like the Yamaha F300 (300 HP) or Mercury Verado 350 (350 HP), commonly used on drug cartel go-fast boats, cost?  Well....$25,000 to $35,000 USD per engine. 

So if you figure the boat....the comm gear....the GPS gear, and three engines...you have in the range  of $150,000 spent. Five engines?  Up into the $220k or more.

What you pay the 'crew'?  A run is considered from Venezuela to the Caribbean Island region....where things are parted-up....some going on north to the US...some going to Europe. The master-of-the-boat usually gets $5k to $10k, per trip.  The crew makes $500 to $1000, per trip.  So up until this US 'tough-approach'....a junior player in this line of work...probably made eight to ten trips a month  (figure $4k minimum), and the master made $40,000 minimum, per month.

If you asked me on current 'wages'?  It's probably tripled in nature because of the Navy theat. 

I asked Grok on fuel required...for this 200-to-300 nautical mile run....with five engines....Total Fuel:  more or less....2,250 gallons (50 gph × 45 hours). This aligns with cartel vessels carrying 1,500–4,000 gallons in auxiliary tanks/drums for 300–500 nm ranges.

So if the Navy targets the vessel....that 2,000-plus gallons has a serious burn ratio.

Q-and-A

 1.  What happens to Gov Ron DeSantos after 5 Jan 2027 (his term in Florida ends)?

Well....I have this odd theory....that Speaker-of-the-House Johnson will go back to Rep-status, and DeSantos is brought in to be House Speaker (rules state....House Speaker is NOT required to be a Representative).

2. Is there any legit way to solve the mental health crisis?

Just hand each 'crazy' a certificate to say 'cured', and acknowledge fed-funding never cured any crisis.

3.  If you tossed in 500 pictures of drug-cartel boats and 500 fishing boat pictures....into a pile....out of a thousand people reviewing the pile....how many would get the right numbers?

100-percent....except with the blind folks, or cartel-paid-off politicians.

My Nashville Theory

 Final results on District 7 results in Tenn?  

Matt Van Epps, Republican, won with 96,988 votes (around 54.4-percent).

Aftyn Behn, Democrat, lost with roughly80,000 (45.1-percent).

The trouble in selling Behn? She became this oddball far-left character...who bluntly said...of Nashville and all of its character....she hated it.  In some way....she wanted to 'Californiaize' the city.

I asked Grok....how many Californians had relocated to the Nashville area (Greater-Nashville)....he responded around 100,000 since 2020. 

So I asked Grok....from data out there...is there a ratio of Republicans to Democrats....who moved into Nashville?  YES....5-to-1 Republicans over Dems.   So out of 100k....somewhere around 85k were leaning conservative-or-Republican.

This begs the question....so how did the radical Behn get pushed-up as a candidate?

I went back to view results since 2000 in District 7.  Oddly....Republicans typically always win....with the Democratic candidate usually always getting 80k-plus votes. Pratt (D) in 2024...did get 115k votes (still finishing 2nd place).

Yet...Behn...with all this extra funding/attention....still basically carved out the traditional end-result....35 to 45 percent of the local vote.

BS national attention?  Yeah.....the suggestion that Californians who moved in...threatened the 'character' of Nashville? Out of the 100k....there are probably 15,000 softcore/hardcore lefties in the mix, and determined to persuade 'change'. Well...it's not really working.

The only way to fix this....so Nashville is overwhelmingly left/far-left?  Haitians....you need 30,000 Haitians to be settled into Nashville.    

A Taxation Story

 Curious development....Washington State, facing a projected $16 billion budget shortfall over the next four years, has enacted comprehensive tax reforms during its 2025 legislative session to generate approximately $9 billion in new revenue through 2029. 

These changes, signed into law by Governor Bob Ferguson on May 20, 2025, focus on modernizing the tax code, shifting toward progressive structures, and increasing the burden on high-revenue businesses—particularly major companies like Amazon and Microsoft.

Based on chatter....there's probably forty companies....big-to-medium sized...viewing an exit....with Idaho, Texas, and Florida usually mentioned.

The big guys?   Amazon.com Inc. (Seattle, 1,541,000 employees),  Providence Health & Services (Renton, 120,000). Starbucks Corporation (Seattle, 381,000). Costco Wholesale Corporation, Issaquah, 316,000). Microsoft Corporation (Redmond, 221,000). Boeing Company (Arlington (corporate HQ), 60,244 (statewide).

My humble belief?  Around early spring....at least three announce a headquarters move by summer of 2026, and a break-up/downsizing/exit of the remaining parts of their organization. Twenty-plus companies will follow by the end of 2026.

A crappy profit year anyway?  That's really part of the 2026 landscape....with less tax revenue anyway.

The big 'gain'?   Texas.

The big 'loser'?  Washington state in early 2027....pleading for stability and recovery.  

The 'Art' of Surrendering

 If you were in a Venezuelan drug-cartel boat, and got 'hit' with a rocket....if you survived....and want 'help'.....you have to wave a white-flag, or raise your hands to surrender.

If you do anything else....it's not giving a hint of your intent.

I realize you may have various ideas of something different. But this is the time-honored procedure.

I might add....if this were a cocaine-boat....it's likely to have some firearms onboard, and after the rocket-explosion.....you might not be in a good state of mind.

What Is The End-Game Of The US-Venezuela Situation

 The US-Venezuela crisis has escalated dramatically since President Trump's inauguration in January 2025, building on longstanding tensions over Nicolás Maduro's disputed 2024 election victory, economic collapse, mass migration, and alleged narco-terrorism. 

No doubt....the US views Maduro's regime as illegitimate, a hub for drug cartels, a launching point for Tren de Aragua, and a vector for illegal immigration and fentanyl flows into the US. 

Just for the record....I seriously doubt that the fentanyl flow amounts to more than 5-percent of the product.

Invasion?  No.  Maduro is likely adding up his days.....looking at an exit, and various military folks reviewing their take-over chances.  The Tren de Aragua and cartel folks?  They need a phase II point.

What If Kamala Harris Had Shown Up On Joe Rogan's Show?

 About once a month....this idea pops up in my head.  I ponder over it for five minutes....then laugh for 20 seconds.

Joe laid out the welcome mat.....opened up a schedule, and went as far as he could. It was a no-go.

Why?  My belief goes to TWO things.

First, I think she did a healthy big dose of anxiety-pills throughout the day.....was never clear-headed (maybe for the whole four years of VP). In a hour-long conversation with Joe?  She would have said thirty-odd things....which Joe would react to.

Second....between Kam and her inside-circle....I think all of them saw Joe Rogan as a 2-star comedian, with zero talent to interview.   On interview skills?  Yeah...Joe simply knows how to carry a conversation....like you'd have on the porch for three hours....talking over 'Nam', beer, deer season, or Jesus-stories.

If Kam had shown up....without the medication?  Well....that's always something to wonder about.