This Lucy Connolly Story From The UK, And Where Things Might Land

 Lucy Connolly was a Brit 42-year-old former childcare person from Northampton, UK, who was jailed for 31 months in October 2024 after pleading guilty to inciting racial hatred. 

How the incitement occurred?  Well....on 29 July 2024, three girls were murdered in Southport by a young juvenile lad.  Later....she posted a tweet calling for "mass deportation" and urging people to "set fire" to hotels housing asylum seekers, amid false rumors the attacker was an immigrant. 

The post, viewed 310,000 times, was deleted within hours, but she was arrested on August 6.  

The prosecution made a 'deal'....which she would admit guilt, and accept X-sentence.  Well....the judge decided there was no deal and gave out the most harsh sentence possible....to  set an example.

So she served about 40-percent of the sentence.  Back in July....President Trump took up interest, and this messy situation had to be corrected....so she was released from HMP Peterborough in August 2025 after serving 40-percent of her sentence.

Where things might now lead?  She probably can sue 'someone', but I would imagine there's bitter feelings, and politically....this is the kind of thing you can't really clean up.  Lot of Brits now feel like they need a 'freedom-of-speech'.

In the present landscape....there's also financial folks talking of a massive financial  collapse coming....toward the end of 2025 in the UK. They don't have a level of income....to cover the massive present and future budget.  Some folks believe a massive taxation package would have to come....on the backs of the wealthy and companies....instead of cutting the budget.

At the very least...a new national election in 2026....is pretty likely.  

With Trump around....he might go and utter that maybe it's time to bring a 1776 revolution to the UK....incorporating them into the US.  It wouldn't be serious but he's  said such commentary for Canada to be a US state....so it wouldn't be wild to think the UK itself could be made a US state.

Might be something to watch unfold over the next 12 months.  

This Odd Bolton Necessity To Use Classified Material For His 'Product'

 Customer X comes to John Bolton and say they need an assessment.  I'm guessing Bolton interprets this.....thinking some 50-odd page report will make them happy.

So in my scenario, he turns to get classified material (pages and pages) of mostly CIA crap, and DIA crap.  This is analytical reports written by GS-11/12 CIA guys who have a degree in X-matters, and were told by their boss to analyze stuff, and produce a 2-page report on 'something'.  The DIA reports?  Mostly stuff written by military teams (Navy, AF, Army).....with two or three enlisted guys summing up something an a Lt or Capt wrapping up the wording.

The odds of these reports being BS, or marginally of value?  Well....that's really a hidden problem which is often discussed.  You might go and read ten reports over a afternoon....finding that at least three of them are crap and not worth briefing your commander.  Some days....fifty percent of the reports you might read....are BS.

Bolton in this situation....probably has  more than a dozen of such reports....then cutting and pasting to his legal pad.....assembles some assessment....taking 10-percent of his report from some crappy CIA assessment, and 50-percent from some other secret agency with useless statistical data.

In the end, Bolton then sends his final product to X-customer.  If you read his entire summary....it might not make sense because it's words from several different reports, and Bolton assumes it's non-crap (when in fact, it is crap).  

X-customer believing in Bolton's assessment?  That's the odd thing.   You might ask the guy/gal, and they remark that it's lot of BS sprinkled around general facts.  Then you ask....was it worth X-amount, and they laugh....saying 'no'.

Here's the thing....there's probably 300-odd former government employees who have some clearance still open, and to pump up their retirement situation....once or twice a year.....they take classified knowledge or reports...selling their assessment to some non-US group/person.  

By Trump's folks opening up this situation....there is some worry (I would suggest) that they will branch out and start to raid other folks.  

The only thing to correct such behavior?  Raid, prosecute, and assess five to ten years of prison.....over and over.  

What'll Happen To Bolton?

 Well....the script is reading this way.  Around five years ago....John Bolton was in Qatar, and appears like he was doing assessment work for 'someone'.  Maybe it's an industry....maybe it's a country.  

To write the assessment....the suggestion is that he took US classified material (Secret, TS) and assembled some package.  For this....he was paid 'something'. 

Then the speculation starts  up....if he did this more than once, and for more than one customer.

The raid?   They will assemble his notes and determine if he held classified.  The list of customers will follow.  Then the question of hidden funds will come up. If I were speculating (2020 time-period)....he probably got paid in BitCoin (then valued at 1 BC to $11,000).  

The least of issues?  Maybe he wrote a clear and unclassified assessment....then was paid some small sum of Bitcoins. Other than tax issues....there's not much to worry about.

If he had Secret/TS material, worked for several clients, and made $40-odd million which was hidden 'gain'?  He's got a serious problem, and jail for 20 years is probably the eventual outcome.   

Japanese Chatter

For those who didn't know....Japan is one of those countries who are firmly against migration INTO Japan.  It's also on a massive decline in population, and even more so in rural areas.  

So this came up in a meeting this week....they are going to create a special  Africa migration program....which has stringent rules.

There will be four zones....“hometowns”....for migrants from Nigeria, Tanzania, Ghana, and Mozambique. The Nigerians will be settled in Kisarazu.  The Tanzanians in Nagai.  The Ghanaians in Sanjo.  The Mozambicans in Imabari.

When you apply....there's two things you agree to....first, staying in the hometown area that your visa says, and working there in the rural area (mostly farming).

The Japanese aren't saying the time required....but I  would imagine a 10-year minimum, and a harsh integration schedule (learning the customs/language).   

How many will sign up?  Unknown.  

If  you fail?  I would imagine there's some quick deportation deal in the details.  

Just Three Odd Things

 First, since the 2024 election....I've seen this continual comment by Democrats in the US....that they want to seek their version of (1) Trump, (2) Joe Rogan, (3) Stephen Miller, (4) Tucker Carlson, (5) Dinesh D’Souza, (6) Greg Gutfeld, and so on.

So far, this search has not found such people. It may be a mythical creature search...like looking for Loch Nessie, a dragon, bigfoot, a banshee, or a Kraken.  Such liberal things...may not exist.

Second, I've spent an hour or two this past month trying to understand why private-equity should go out and buy tens of thousands of homes....to be a private home owner.

Other than thinking homes are at some magnificent LOW point at prices, and that they can control/manipulate loans for private people to buy such property.....there is no rhyme/reason for them to engage in home-buying.

It defies logic....from a point of investing money, and making money.

Third, as this audit goes out against the 55-million visa holders....I started to review the various ways that you might fail.

If you were hired and given a visa for X-company, and you were working a 2nd job (unrelated company)....you could be deported.

If you were engaged in any kind of criminal behavior....you could be deported.

Not informing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of significant changes, such as a change in job duties or employer, can violate visa terms and lead to revocation/deportation.

Dropping below the normal college student  course load....could lead to deportation.

I have this odd feeling....out of the 55-million...I suspect that more than 10-million have a serious problem and this will lead to people working presently....to be deported....meaning x-number of companies are in some spiral because they have empty slots and presently no one to fill the job.   

I also think a portion of the 55-million...are listed as voters, and in some fraudulent way....over the past 20 years....voted.  That alone, will be enough to deport the folks.

Nine Observations

 1.  Bad leaders destroy companies, and organizations....sometimes, without much effort.

2.  This DC-National Guard thing.

Based on appearances, the Guard will be shut-down by end of September....with phase 2 in DC likely to be 300 fed-LE folks continuing evening and weekend patrol for the foreseeable future.

This chatter of Chicago next?  I would imagine the mayor is fretting heavily over this, and the the Guard will be carrying weapons...prepared to fire back.

But here's the funny thing....black folks in DC are watching this and mentally....saying Trump is right...you can stop the killing and crime.  Chicago black folks....will say the same thing.  

3.  This whole John Bolton-thing....is mostly about a guy who had a poor  sense about security and classifications....who wrote a lot of notes on yellow legal pads....never classifying the data as he wrote it.

So if they can establish a hundred of such citations.....of secret or above info....he's easily doing two-plus years of prison time.

4.  55-million visa-holders in the US will be audited.  There are a dozen possible ways that they will be put on a deport-list.  My belief?  At least 10 million will have problems and be forced to plan a quick and hasty exit.

My chief question out of this review?  How many of the 55-million were registered to vote?  I just have this bad feeling....more than 100,000 were voting somewhere.

5.  The most responsibility that I could assign Governor Newsom of California....is shift supervisor of a 7-11 store. Beyond that....he'd have to be supervised by someone.  

6. If you review all of the 1980s...finding the top 100 articles of 'DOOM'....comparing to reality in the years afterward....about 90-percent of the DOOM-crap wasn't really much on the scale of 'doom'.

7.  If you spent $120k to graduate from some college, and are marginally making just over $50k (before taxes)....the degree is probably worthless.

8.  I can stand about 10 seconds of a melt-down on CNN....before I mute it for 10 minutes.  

9.  When I'm presented a situation where I'm told one plus one can only be three...I react by considering the person in front of me....mentally defective. Lately, it seems like one out of eight folks I encounter are this way.

Crackle Barrel Chatter

 Crackle Barrel has been in the news a good bit over the past two weeks.  I'll try to sum up the spiral with four observations:

1.  Late 2023....C-B's board hired a new CEO (Masino).  What you can say....she has 20 years of food brand work, and was qualified for the job.  What she decided was the right business direction (after Covid) was re-branding the operation (currently 600-plus restaurants.  

2.  What few grasped...was from early 2020 to late 2023....they (C-B) were inflicted with Covid-numbers....meaning a weird business spiral.  So one might question the need to re-brand.

3.  Then you come to inflation.  That breakfast platter in 2019 that was $9.99 (without  coffee) went up a buck  or two,  or three).  That dinner plate  in 2019 that was $15.99.....today might be $21.  

4.  Finally, people are pretty tight on money right now.  So back in 2018, you might have eaten out five times a week, between breakfast and dinner....today, you probably eat out just twice a week.  

What'll happen here?  By spring of 2026...I expect the CEO to be let-go, and a new person brought in.....to 'un-brand' the organization, and go back to the old style.