IST Saturday News Dump–12Sep26

We are about half way through September and approaching Autumn….a time for reflection on the world around us.

Sit back and enjoy….

Local–Still hot but we did a bit of rain….cooled off for about an hour….then it turn to hot steam….it is a joy….

The oyster reefs will open after 5 years….after the last spillway opening killed most of not all of the oysters and it has taken this long for them to recover.

Personal–More doctors visit and more changes in my lifestyle….I am really getting sick of this….the first of the next year I shall be making a decision on all this treatment stuff.

Plus a little depression is creeping in for soon it will be two years since my wife Sue died and I miss her terribly….she was my rock and an all around saint.

I will begin this week with health news….

Let’s start with cancer treatment….

Chemo can take a toll on one’s body….

A psychedelic best known for inspiring visions might one day be used to spare cancer patients from a painful chemo side effect. A new mouse study in Science suggests that psilocybin, the active ingredient in “magic mushrooms,” helped prevent chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy—nerve damage that can cause burning, tingling, or numbness and sometimes forces doctors to dial back or even stop the cancer treatment, per Live Science.

Researchers at Texas’ MD Anderson Cancer Center gave mice two doses of psilocybin before starting them on cisplatin, a chemo drug notorious for nerve injury. The mice didn’t develop the usual heightened sensitivity to touch and cold, and their nerve endings stayed intact. Lab work points to how psilocybin appeared to keep mitochondria—the cell’s energy suppliers—moving along nerve fibers, preserving energy where it’s needed.

The effect relied on a serotonin receptor tied to psilocybin’s psychedelic properties, though a non-hallucinogenic compound targeting the same receptor also showed protection in mice. Experts stress this is early-stage research; it’s unknown if the approach works, or is safe, in humans. A clinical trial is being planned, but for now, psilocybin remains in the lab, not as a chemo companion.

AS one in the know I say get this on the market NOW!

The fad of taking these GLP-1 drugs to shed some punds may lead to something that will not be to the liking of many men….

Those popular weight-loss shots may also be affecting men’s hairlines. A genetic study out of NYU Langone Health suggests that GLP-1 drugs like Ozempic and Zepbound could nudge some men toward permanent male-pattern baldness, not just short-term shedding tied to rapid weight loss, NBC News reports. Researchers found that men with higher activity in a gene called GLP1R—whose receptors these drugs target—had about a 7% greater chance of baldness if they used GLP-1 medications, per a release.

he study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology doesn’t prove that the medications cause hair loss, and it only looked at men, but it hints that some users may be biologically more vulnerable. Dermatologists say most drug-related shedding of hair resolves within months. For hair-loss prevention, they point to options like low-dose oral minoxidil, platelet-rich plasma, adequate protein, and testing for nutrient deficiencies. Another recent study has similar findings regarding GLP-1 drugs and hair loss.

Oh great more bald guys roaming the streets.

But on the other side of the coin….GLP-1 could slow aging….

OZEMPIC AND OTHER GLP-1 medications are intended for people who want to lose weight and manage diabetes. But as research mounts, doctors are discovering that this class of medication may have other health benefits. Those benefits range from heart health to curbing addiction to cancer treatment. But the latest findings sound like something out of a science fiction novel.

Scientists recently found the first evidence of GLP-1s actually slowing down biological aging. This is aging at a cellular level and a better representation of health than your chronological age. In the study, semaglutide, the main ingredient of GLP-1s, helped slow the buildup of DNA markers tied to inflammation and accelerated aging in major organs.

In a world where sleep, diet, and exercise are considered the most important pillars of “healthspan,” are GLP-1s the hidden fourth factor?

https://www.menshealth.com/health/a73616698/semaglutide-biological-aging-study/

This is for all my readers that use a smartwatch for their health….

The glowing number at the end of a workout — let’s say 427 calories — looks precise enough to plan dinner around. But if you think your smartwatch’s calorie counter is remotely accurate, think again.

Researchers at Florida International University (FIU) compared four popular smartwatches with a clinical metabolic analyzer in 58 adults. The Apple Watch Series 8 performed best overall (which should be read as ‘the least badly’). Meanwhile, the Garmin Forerunner 955 and Samsung Galaxy Watch 5 systematically overestimated calories burned. Fitbit Sense 2 readings proved absolutely erratic. To make things worse, the errors grew as participants’ body-fat percentage increased. So, if you’re overweight or even obese and have been relying on these smartwatches to count your calorie expenditure, you’ve essentially been living a lie.

“You can’t treat the calories burned number it gives you as an accurate number, because it’s not,” said Jason Kostrna, an associate professor at FIU and the study’s lead author.

https://www.zmescience.com/medicine/nutrition-medicine/smartwatch-calorie-counter-pretty-bad/

Something to think about before you drop good money on one of these things.

Here we go again…lab grown steak….

Scientists at EMBL Barcelona have developed a new approach that allows bovine embryonic stem cells to form multiple tissue types at once, marking a notable step in efforts to produce cultivated meat. The work focuses on creating structures that include muscle, nerve, and blood vessel components without the need for separate assembly steps. This development addresses one of the core difficulties in scaling lab-grown meat beyond simple cell cultures.

Traditional methods for cultivated meat often rely on adult stem cells taken from living animals. These cells have a restricted ability to divide and are already directed toward specific tissue types, which limits their usefulness for building complex products like steak. Embryonic stem cells offer greater flexibility because they can multiply extensively while remaining capable of turning into different cell kinds.

The practical consequence is a potential reduction in the number of animals needed for cell sourcing. Stakeholders in the cultivated meat sector, including startups and research institutions, have long sought ways to improve efficiency and reduce costs. This proof-of-concept work shows how self-organization might simplify production processes over time.

Stem Cell Advance Brings Lab-Grown Steak Closer

There is more on the manufactured meat front….

Researchers have engineered lettuce and tobacco chloroplasts to stably produce myoglobin, the iron-binding protein that helps give meat its red colour, distinctive flavour and nutritional iron. They used lettuce and tobacco becase these plants have some of the most well-studied genomes. But don’t expect meaty lettuce anytime soon.

Myoglobin is an iron- and oxygen-binding protein found in the heart and skeletal muscle tissues.

The small protein sits inside vertebrate muscle and binds heme, an iron-containing molecule. Oxygen attaching to that heme helps determine meat colour, while myoglobin also contributes to the metallic and umami notes associated with meat. Heme iron is generally more readily absorbed by the human body than the non-heme iron that dominates plant foods.

https://www.zmescience.com/science/biology/scientists-have-engineered-lettuce-and-tobacco-to-make-a-meat-protein/

The high beef prices are soaring this may be our only option.

The hunt for unknown species…..

The globe is full of unknown species. But is it really possible to find a completely new animal species in the middle of the largest city in the United States?

“People like to imagine that undiscovered species are only found in remote rainforests or the great ocean depths, but they can be found everywhere. Even in areas that are well studied, we continue to discover species that are new to science,” says Emily Hartop.

Hartop is an entomologist at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology’s natural history museum in Trondheim, the NTNU University Museum.

https://phys.org/news/2026-09-unknown-life-york-city.html

Now for something that few will care about…time travel….

The science channel Space Explainer explained ways that physics suggests time travel could work, including relativistic time dilation, gravitational time dilation, near-light-speed travel, wormholes, black holes, and closed timelike curves.

Just for giggles…a video….

Just a little something to think about the next time to go to the toilet….

Most bathroom hygiene advice focuses on the things your hands touch. You’re supposed to wash your hands and avoid germs on flush handles, taps, toilet seats, and door handles. But flushing a toilet can create another, less obvious route for contamination: the air around you.

As water rushes through the bowl, it creates turbulence that throws microscopic droplets upward. Some of these particles can carry bacteria, viruses or other biological material from the bowl water. Researchers have detected them more than five feet above the floor, within the breathing zone of many adults, and found that some remain airborne for at least 20 seconds after a flush.

The findings are the result of a systematic review carried by researchers at Flinders University, who analyzed 22 previously published studies of aerosols released during flushing.

“Toilet flushing creates turbulence that can release aerosols into the surrounding air. Some studies detected these aerosols at adult breathing height, indicating a potential pathway for inhalation exposure,” said lead author Lira Adiyani, a Ph.D. student at Flinders University.

https://www.zmescience.com/science/news-science/toilet-flush-breathing-zone/

Thanx for dropping by.

That is all I have for this Saturday….I hope is that everyone has a very good day and as always….Be Well and Be Safe….

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Political Corruption

Most of us agree that Washington is teeming with corruption that most of our elected officials are on the take in one form or another….if we know this is the case why is it never a political issue at election time?

This corruption has been going on for many years….we cannot lay the cause at the feet of Donny although it seems to be more out in the open since he has got his filthy hands on the reins of government.

Almost every week, there seems to be another story about the pay-to-play ethos that is dominant in Donald Trump’s Washington, DC. On July 30, the Wall Street Journal added a new one to the list.

The Journal described the president’s fervent interest in fundraising and how he checks almost nightly with his top fundraiser, Meredith O’Rourke, to find out “which companies and donors have cut checks and which haven’t, and for how much.” The story highlighted the way she channels his interest into making her pitch.

“’This is very important to the president. He’s asked me to call you and ask you for this donation…. The boss wants this money.’”

Nothing subtle there.

Then there is the way the administration has used tariffs as a lever to extract money and other things from businesses seeking relief or exemption from the tariff. For example, on July 31, MS Now reported that the Antwerp World Diamond Center in Belgium had presented the president with a large ring, which he dubbed the Freedom 250 ring, and that they subsequently received favorable treatment in Trump’s tariff regime.

That was no ordinary ring. It is made of eighteen-karat gold and is the size of a wristwatch. It has a hand-carved presidential seal on top, encrusted with 321 diamonds, 56 sapphires, 18 emeralds, and 6 rubies. And it has an engraved inscription to Donald John Trump. A few weeks after the gift was made, the report continues, “Europe’s diamond industry was exempted from Trump’s latest round of tariffs.”

The New York Times is right to caution that “There is no evidence that the gift of the ring directly affected the president’s thinking on the tariff exclusion for the diamond industry. But the new list of exemptions has renewed questions about which industries should be exempt from tariffs, and why.”

https://thefulcrum.us/elections/political-corruption-as-a-voting-issue-in-america

As blatant as his corruption is why do not the Dems use it against him?

There is a simple explanation….they are just as guilty and do not want an unflattering light shown on the them.

That is why we seldom hear about corruption in any election cycle.

Now is the time for this to be front and center for 2028.

But will it?

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Making Corruption Easier

Donny and his DC Gang of Idiots are known to be as corrupt as they come….sadly we cannot eliminate the Dems from that assertion either…..and now Donny’s SEC (not the football conference) is trying to make it even easier.

The Trump administration is moving to strip a rule barring private equity officials from engaging in “pay-to-play” schemes with government officials.

The Securities and Exchange Commission is planning to revoke Rule 206(4)-5 under the Investment Advisers Act, arguing that it chills employees’ political speech. The regulation, known as the “Pay-to-Play” Rule, bars investment advisers from getting paid to advise government clients for two years after making a political contribution to certain officials and candidates.

In the 16 years since the rule was implemented, it has only resulted in a handful of penalties. The proposed change comes after private equity spending increased in 2024, and flipped toward Republicans.

SEC Commissioner Mark T. Uyeda released a statement last week arguing that the “blanket ban” had functionally undermined advisers’ constitutional rights. “Many investment advisers found it easier to simply prohibit all political contributions by their employees, thereby chilling speech and conduct otherwise protected by the First Amendment,” Uyeda said.

But the rule was intentionally written to be broad in order to address the difficulties state and local prosecutors had in proving quid pro quo deals, Axios reported Tuesday.

SEC Chairman Paul Atkins also released a statement last week supporting the proposal, claiming that the rule “discourages full participation in the electoral process through contributions to candidates.

“People should not have to choose between their political-speech rights and a job in a particular industry,” he said.

If approved, the change will unleash a flood of bribes to public officials, and even invite private equity to pay tithes to President Trump himself.

(newrepublic.com)

Oh great….just what we need to make it even easier from politicians to line their pockets while fucking up the system completely.

I guess the old saying is wildly correct….”The US, the best government money can buy”.

At what point does anyone tackle this corruption?

I do not see the Dems coming even close to a solution for they are just as addicted to corruption as the GOP.

Will we hear anything about corruption in the next general election?

My thought is….probably not.

You thoughts?

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Trumpalaooza Part 2

AS the GOP mid term convention (laughable theatrics) continued our Dear Leader made a second appearance (he just could not stand not being the center of attention) but I admit that is was not as full of manure as the night before….

Let me breakdown the night….Vance was allowed out into public by Donny….

President Trump returned to the stage on the second and final night of the Republicans’ midterm convention in Dallas on Thursday, imploring the crowd to “go out and vote” to save his party’s majorities in Congress, the AP reports. Trump praised his own Vice President JD Vance, who delivered a keynote speech that was closely watched as potentially teeing up a post-Trump future. Although Vance has not said whether he will run for the White House and Trump has yet to name an heir apparent, the crowd roared “JD! JD!” when he stepped to the microphone.

The president organized the convention in hopes of energizing supporters who often turn out for Trump but not for other candidates. “You got to do me the biggest favor you’ve ever done,” Trump told the crowd. “You’ve got to do this for me.” At one point he led the crowd in a repeat-after-me pledge to vote on Nov. 3. The second night of the convention showcased some of the most electorally endangered Republicans in Congress and those challenging Democrats in tough races, as well as another potential presidential hopeful: Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas, who railed against liberal Democrats.

Vance also delivered searing criticism of Democrats, calling them “the party of hatred.” And even though Republicans have faced their own rifts over Trump’s war in Iran and other issues, he urged them to remain united for the midterms. “Don’t give the country over to a bunch of crazy people because you happen to disagree with us on a policy issue here or there,” he said. When a protester with a Mexican flag interrupted his speech, Vance won an extended uproar of approval with his response. “Well, my friend, if you love Mexico so much, get your a— over there. I’ll buy you a plane ticket,” he said. “We got to send a message this November,” Vance said. “This country was handed down to us by our parents and their parents before them. We received this national birthright, and we are going to fight for it by electing Republicans this November.

Vance was strutting like he had something to say….but he was just parroting what Donny told him to say and playing to a crowd of morons…..he appeared a clown without his make-up.

Like I said meaningless theatrics….mostly laughable and expensive….a colossal waste of time and money.

In short it made a great sleep aid.

Be thankful you had much better things to do…..like watch paint dry.

Did I miss anything?

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The Stupidity Known As The “Board of Peace”

Donny’s grand plan (yet another debacle waiting to happen) for the solution to the Gaza situation is a Board of Peace.

I am sure that few Americans are watching this issue….but let me fill in the gaps….

  • Establishment: Proposed by U.S. President Donald Trump in September 2025, it was endorsed by the UN Security Council via Resolution 2803 and formally launched in January 2026 at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
  • Leadership: President Donald Trump serves as the inaugural chairman. Its founding Executive Board features figures such as U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio, special envoy Steve Witkoff, Jared Kushner, and former British Prime Minister Tony Blair.
  • Core Mandate: Overseeing the post-ceasefire transition in Gaza, managing reconstruction funding, working to disarm Hamas, and helping deploy an international stabilization force.
  • Membership Structure: Countries are given a standard three-year term, but permanent membership requires a $1 billion financial contribution to fund the organization’s activities.
  • Criticism: The initiative has faced scrutiny and skepticism from several Western and international nations regarding its financial transparency, governance oversight, and how it interacts with traditional United Nations frameworks.

Let me go on record….this is the biggest farce imaginable.  To allow Donny the leadership for he is the problem not the cure along with his butt buddy BiBi.

Donny let one of his billionaire asshole help out….

Marc Rowan has a vision for Gaza. “The potential here is tremendous,” he said at a February gathering of President Donald Trump’s so-called Board of Peace, where Rowan described land devastated by Israeli bombing with a developer’s zeal. “This is not a problem of money or collateral. This is a problem with peace.”

In the U.S., Rowan is simultaneously helping ensure a pro-Israel political project has no problem with money. Since the start of this year, according to Federal Election Commission filings, the billionaire CEO of Apollo Global Management has donated $1.5 million to the United Democracy Project, a super PAC for the American Israel Public Affairs Committee, spending a fraction of his vast wealth to preserve a foreign policy defined by support for Israel’s genocide and the flow of U.S. weapons to Israel.

“Board of Peace” Billionaire Backs AIPAC Fund Targeting Pro-Palestine Candidates

Look at the leadership of this farce….all pro-Israel therefore pro genocide members….yeah it will lead to peace and justice for Palestinians.

Does anyone here think Israel will allow any resolution?

Israel’s plan is to annex Gaza and as soon as possible….

Let’s not forget that the West Bank is always under siege by Israel as well….just trying to annex yet another portion of the Levant under the blood boot of Israel.

While much of the media is treating reports emerging from the area as simply another episode of “settler violence,” it is not. Qusra represents something far more consequential: a glimpse into the new Plan Dalet that Israel has in store for Palestinians.

Plan Dalet was the military blueprint through which Zionist forces conquered much of historic Palestine, village by village, during the Nakba.

The plan did not suddenly emerge in 1948. It built on military schemes dating back to 1945, developing into a strategy for conquering Palestinian towns and villages, destroying communities and expelling their inhabitants.

The significance of this history today is not merely symbolic. The Nakba was a process, implemented in stages. So, too, is the annexation of the West Bank

Israel’s Blueprint for the West Bank

 

If that was not bad enough here is the plan by Israeli National Security minister, Gvir (or something like that)….

Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben Gvir on Thursday unveiled a plan for the ethnic cleansing of Gaza’s Palestinian population, which he and other Israeli ministers refer to as “voluntary migration,” a day after Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz said the removal of Palestinians was the only “real solution” for Gaza.

Ben Gvir dubbed his plan “Disengagement 710” and said that it would involve removing 250,000 Palestinians from Gaza in the first year, 1.11 million within three years, and finally, 1.86 million over seven years. He said that his Jewish Power party would demand the establishment of an “emigration ministry” in the next Israeli government following the upcoming October elections.

(antiwar.com)

This twat is just another Israeli douche bag (there seems to be a lot of them these days)….

There is so much happening that the MSM refuses to cover instead they want to give me updates on Taylor Swift’s marriage….I could give a rat’s ass about anything Taylor Swift.

Turning a blind eye to what is happening is being culpable to genocide.

About now someone is thinking/calling me an antisemite….right?

Well that is bullshit….I personally do not give a shit what a person worships for that is their business but when it goes beyond that then I will say something…

The charge that alleged antisemites represent the opposition to the current genocide in Gaza illustrates the turnabout that history has wrought. The charge that this opposition reflects a hatred of Jews is a non sequitur. Was opposition to the Holocaust also the product of hatred of Jews? No? Then opposition to genocide bears no necessary relation to hatred of Jews. Only by 1) defining antisemitism as opposition to the policies of the nation-state of Israel and 2) defining the interests of Israel as the interests of all Jews, does this formulation have logic. Neither of these is true.

For those who missed it, the effective legal definition of antisemitism that is now being deployed across the West is opposition to the policies of the nation-state of Israel. This is more likely than not the result of actual antisemites being hard to find amongst Western opponents of the US – Israeli genocide. Nevertheless, the leaderships of both parties in the US are taking a hard line against the Americans opposed to genocide. The sense now being put forward that there is disagreement amongst the party leaderships over it is misplaced. They both support genocide and ethnic cleansing.

https://www.counterpunch.org/2026/09/04/why-opposing-genocide-in-gaza-isnt-antisemitic/

I would be opposing this ethnic cleansing no matter the circumstances some religious crap has nothing to do with it.

Think of me as you desire but that will change nothing in my way of thinking and most likely give yourself a headache.

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“Trumpapalooza”

That is what the fake GOP convention for the mid terms is being called…..

This past Wednesday was the mid-term convention (why was this political bullshit needed?) and the key note speaker will be Uncle Donny and his humorless babbling speech.

First of all what and why is the ‘convention’ a necessity?

Come on….you know why….Donny cannot pass up a chance to be the center of attention and a canvas for his bullshit.

So why hold one in the first place? Trump has said he wants to recreate some of the spectacle of a presidential convention and, more importantly, get his supporters to turn out even though his name isn’t on the ballot. “Pretend, please, that I’m on the ballot,” he recently told supporters. “Just come and vote.”

Now that we settled that….let’s move on to the theater of the absurd, the convention….

And he did not disappoint me in the least…..after a wealth of BS from MAGA-ites and even one Dem, Fetterman, Donny took the stage to speaking with his adoring minions….as usual it was choked full of manure, promises and out right lies….

President Trump wants Republican voters to picture his name on their November ballots, even though it won’t be there. Speaking in Dallas at the start of a two-day RNC midterm convention, the president urged GOP voters to treat the elections as a direct referendum on him, the Wall Street Journal reports. “I’m asking you to pretend that I’m on the ballot,” he said. “Just one more time, because if we lose, you’re going to lose your border. You’re going to lose your tax cuts. You’re going to lose your safety and security. You’re going to lose your wealth.”

Trump is pushing to keep both the House and Senate in GOP hands for the last two years of his term, and he has sounded the “pretend I’m on the ballot” theme on the campaign trail in recent weeks. That strategy comes despite his approval rating hovering in the low-to-mid 30s and warnings from some Republicans that tying the midterms so tightly to him could backfire. The concern: Candidates already strained by high gas prices, the ongoing Iran war, and affordability worries may struggle if voter frustration spills over onto the party brand. Trump, for his part, has insisted that voters are angry at Republicans generally, but not at him personally.

More notable lines from his speech:

  • “If the Republicans win the Senate and House, because of our tremendous strength and success economically, I will issue a dividend to every adult citizen in the United States of America for $5,000. It will be called the Trump Dividend,” he said. The AP calls the plan, which would cost more than $1 trillion and would require congressional approval, “dubious” and said Trump offered no details of how it would work. Trump also said the money would need to be spent in the US, but similarly offered no details of how that would be enforced.
  • Trump also painted Democrats as extremists, the AP reports. “If we hand America’s future to the radical-left Democrats, our nation will spend the next decade just getting back on its feet,” he said. “Vote Republican and we will leave the world in our dust for generations to come.”
  • On the subject of the Iran war, he appeared to acknowledge it has hurt the economy, noting that before the US attacked, he told economists, “I hate to do this to you.” He claimed Iran was “two, maybe three weeks away from having a nuclear weapon” before the attack.

$5000 now there is a lie that will garner votes from idiots.

Now for the Dem that braved the stage (on video) at a MAGA rally….and make no mistake it was a rally nothing else….

Sen. John Fetterman delivered a moment at the Republican midterm convention in Dallas on Wednesday that neither party was expecting. The Pennsylvania Democrat appeared via video on opening night, calling himself a “common-sense Democrat” who rejects “extremes and socialism.” Standing outside a Pennsylvania steel mill, Fetterman promised to work with President Trump and GOP Sen. David McCormick, his Pennsylvania colleague, to “defend the steel way of life,” the New York Times reports. Fetterman already had fallen out with Democrats in his state, the AP notes; he polls better with Republicans. After a Wall Street Journal investigation on his conduct in office ran last week, per Axios, Pennsylvania Rep. Brendan Boyle, a Democrat, posted on X that, “John Fetterman is a disgrace.”

Fetterman is a gutless piece of ….

All in all the night did not disappoint for I was expecting nothing more than Donny thumping his chest like a sex crazed primate and a bunch of adoring yes men that graveled at his feet….and that is just what I got.

And the beat goes on

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Where’s The Respect?

To Donny it is not a big deal that we have lost so few soldiers in this war with Iran…..and as usual the admin is dissing those families of fallen soldiers.

Since the Iran war began more than six months ago, 18 US service members have been killed and 780 wounded.

“My husband lost his life because we’re in a war – and then I was told that because it’s not technically a war, we lose out on something,” Ms Klinner told the Associated Press. “It all comes down to principle.”

After she expressed her frustration in an online post that went viral, the US air force clarified that his final pay cheque included hazard pay and combat-related tax breaks.

US officials also acknowledged that they had initially provided inaccurate information, and that her husband’s last pay cheque had included – but incorrectly itemised – “combat pay”, which amounts to $225 a month, and was not conditioned on a formal war declaration.

https://www.telegraph.co.uk/world-news/2026/09/06/pentagon-refused-payout-soldiers-died-in-iran-war/

May I ask where is the American MSM on this issue?

Is this how we allow our Gold Star families to be treated?

Where the respect for those that died in this stupid war?

They can build a lame ass ballroom and his ego structure known as the Arch but they cannot find the cash to give grieving families their benefits?

To that I say fuck you and the golf cart you rode in on.

If this does not make you mad then you are not the American you pretend to be.

Enough said.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

Donny Has A Plan (Again)

Donny always has a plan….sad part none are thought out and seldom have anything to do with solving a problem

Donny sent two useless puppets to Russia carrying a new ‘idea’ for a peaceful settlement of the conflict with Ukraine….

President Donald Trump did not keep the mission secret, announcing the trip on Friday and saying that Witkoff and Kushner were carrying what he described as a concrete proposal for ending the war in Ukraine.

“We have an idea for peace,” Trump told reporters on Friday from the White House. “I sent Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner, two great negotiators. They’ve done a great job, and we sent them over to see whether or not we can get something done. And there may be a good chance that we’ll do it,” he also said.

The news was then confirmed by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy in a post on X, in which he also claimed to have received details about the visit from the U.S. president’s team. The statement did not specify whether Zelenskyy had been informed of the details of Trump’s proposed plan or only of the visit.

“Today, it has been clearly established that U.S. envoys will be in Ukraine and Russia in the coming days. We have the details from the U.S. President’s team. We discussed today that Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner will visit Moscow and then Kyiv on Sunday. We are preparing for the visit,” Zelenskyy said. 

But is this glorious plan?

While speaking to reporters, the U.S. president also said on Friday that one of the primary obstacles to an agreement is the personal hostility between Presidents Putin and Zelenskyy, arguing that the two “truly hate each other” and that their personal relationship was interfering with the negotiations.

(nationalsecurityjournal.org)

And that, as best as I can determine , is this Donny plan for solving the situation.

They need to make nice or both need to step aside and let calmer minds intervene.

Good plan Donny.

As per usual conflicting issues get in the way when Donny has a plan.

US Under Secretary of War for Policy Elbridge Colby has told the US’s European allies to prepare for a “protracted” war in Ukraine and to continue providing US-made weapons to Ukrainian forces.

Colby made the remarks in a virtual address to the Ukraine Defense Contact Group, a coalition of dozens of nations the Biden administration formed in 2022 to coordinate the flow of weapons into the Ukraine proxy war. The address came after President Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and his son-in-law Jared Kushner traveled to Moscow and Kyiv in an apparent effort to restart peace talks.

“As President Trump has stated, our goal is a lasting peace. We are supporting every effort in that direction. From the standpoint of the Department of War, however, we cannot predict when this tragic war will end,” Colby said.

“As you all well know, Russia is reconstituting its forces and defense-industrial capacity. We must be prepared for a protracted conflict and for Ukraine’s requirements to persist in the months and years ahead. And we must also be prepared for other plausible contingencies as well,” he added.

Colby said the situation “makes it all the more important for Europe to sustain support for Ukraine while also accelerating its own rearmament and reindustrialization.”

(antiwar.com)

Seriously?

Best case scenario….there is NO plan whatsoever…..just a loud mouth and his bumbling underlings.

In other words….no peace between the two just more death and destruction.

Donny, the master of foreign policy strikes again.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”

A Warning Unheeded

Does anyone remember why Israel is totally destroying Gaza?

If not then here is your refresher….07 October 2023 Hamas launched a bunch of missiles into Israel proper and killed many Israelis and this dastardly attack was the excuse the BiBi needed to justify his total destruction of Gaza to get those bad guys….a defensive move he would have the world believe.

But those Israelis may have died just to satisfy BiBi bloodlust.

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed – known as MBZ – was particularly concerned. “He spoke with me about this often in the months leading up to the war,” recounts President Isaac Herzog, who maintains friendly relations with bin Zayed. “He constantly conveyed messages that the situation needed to be defused. He even sent a special envoy to Israel who met with the prime minister. The emir seemed to sense that the area was on the verge of explosion.”

Bin Zayed would also speak directly with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. These conversations followed a standard procedure: A representative from the Emirati embassy would come to the prime minister’s bureau, bringing a special phone device that ensured the confidentiality of the call.

But this time, the call initiated by bin Zayed was unusual. A week and a half before October 7, 2023 the Emirati ruler called Netanyahu from the Presidential Palace in Abu Dhabi and spoke with him for 45 minutes.
In that conversation, bin Zayed warned that Hamas’ leader in Gaza, Yahya Sinwar, was planning a major operation against Israel. Bin Zayed expressed concern that the event in question would not only lead to bloodshed but also destabilize the entire region and undermine the Abraham Accords.
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Also present during the call was a close adviser to bin Zayed, a Palestinian who had emigrated years ago from Gaza to Abu Dhabi and maintained strong ties in the Strip. According to the adviser, the Emirati ruler impressed upon Netanyahu the need to prepare for the threat.
“The emir explained that, in his assessment, Sinwar was preparing for a major event,” the adviser says. “He told Netanyahu that Israel should be ready. Concurrently, he recommended trying to find an economic solution for the Strip and calming the West Bank to prevent escalation.”
Now ask yourself….what kind of low life son of a bitch would sacrifice that many of his countrymen to satisfy his bloodlust?
And why are the Israelis not up in arms at the carelessness of BiBi?
What a screaming prick this POS is and yet he still sits in the seat of power in Israel….does that mean that Israelis approve of this cold blooded bullshit?
Call me antisemitic if you like but I believe that anyone that approved of this is a worthless low life POS….is a coward and a blatant racist.
Thoughts?
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“lego ergo scribo”

We Approve…WTF?

All of Donny’s antics from crapping up DC to War to entitlements loss he still gets an approval rating that I find fascinating….

At the end of August, approval polling averages showed President Donald Trump (R) at 41% approval. Fifty-six percent of voters disapproved of his performance. The lowest average approval rating of his second term was 39%, last seen on Aug. 25, 2026. The highest average approval rating of his second term was 54%, last seen on Jan. 22, 2025.

At the end of August, average congressional approval was 16%, and disapproval was 62%. The lowest average approval rating the 119th Congress has received was 12%, last seen on May 26, 2026. The highest average approval rating it has received was 37%, last seen on July 1, 2025.

At this point in Trump’s first term, average presidential approval was two points higher at 43%, and average congressional approval was three points higher at 19%. At this point in the Biden administration, average presidential approval was one point higher at 42%, and average congressional approval was four points higher at 20%.

Ballotpedia’s polling index takes the average of polls conducted over the last 30 days to calculate presidential and congressional approval ratings. We average the results and show all polling results side-by-side because we believe that paints a clearer picture of public opinion than any individual poll can provide. The data is updated daily as new polling results are published.

A recent poll by the same people found that 61% of respondents say the country is heading in the wrong direction….and yet they gave him a 41% approval rating.  Is it just me or are these people fucked up?

First I disagree with the 19% approval for Congress…..for me I would give them less than 10%……why?  They have done nothing in this session but chase minor diversions….I expect more from an ‘opposition’ party.

Seriously there is still 41% that approve of Donny yet 54% disapprove of his presidential performance…..WTF?

Do the respondents realize that it is difficult to separate the man from his performance?

Have the people that took this poll watching the same country in decline as myself?

This poll illustrates why I do not put much confidence in their results….first they are merely a snapshot of the day they were taken….second I am not positive that the respondents actually knew what they were responding to….thirdly, this tells me that most people have no idea what is actually happening to the rest of the country they are only interested in their petty lives.

I would love to hear anyone’s thoughts on this poll.

I Read, I Write, You Know

“lego ergo scribo”