ICYMI: “But now that we are learning that hundreds of billions—at least—of government expenditures go to fake nonprofits and businesses, and that likely a similar amount is sent out in inflated costs attached to legitimate government contracts, it has been dawning on me and others that some significant fraction of our apparent economy amounts to storefronts that provide little to no actual goods and services.”

MESSAGING: Trump Officials Have Been Working Hard to Alienate a Critical Core Constituency They’ll Need in November – Gun Owners.

Know your core constituencies.

“THIS IS WHY THEY STOPPED TEACHING CIVICS IN HIGH SCHOOL:”

This is what happens when you stop teaching civics in high school.

This is why they stopped teaching civics in high school. https://t.co/XBoA1zoqEh

— TheLastRefuge (@TheLastRefuge2) February 8, 2026

LIGHTNING DEAL: Air Tracker Tags-4 Pack for Apple Find My (iOS Only). #CommissionEarned

JOSHUA TREVIÑ0: England As It Really Is. “On the one hand, this is ordinary. England is under no obligation to meet an American standard. On the other hand it is deeply out of the ordinary, because the England we find is increasingly alien even to the English. . . . This does not strike the American as a cause for celebration, but perhaps we love England more than its academics do.”

PAST PERFORMANCE IS NO GUARANTEE OF FUTURE POLITICO: 

Got what I asked for award https://t.co/p3VUtl8CwV pic.twitter.com/zzCrHoMyEs

— Enguerrand VII de Coucy (@ingelramdecoucy) February 7, 2026

NEWS YOU PROBABLY CAN’T USE: How to cross the Atlantic in short hops.

A MOVIE REVIEW:  A Contemporary Story of Redemption- A Review of Moses the Black. The 4th century saint, Moses the Black, is probably not well-known by most. However, his journey from bandit chief, to monk, to priest and martyr provide the backdrop for a story of redemption.

IF YOU’RE A STARTING OUT INDIE AUTHOR THINGS LIKE THIS ARE A FORCE MULTIPLIER:  Based Book Sale.

And if you’re a seasoned pro with a following, you kind of owe it to the newbies to take part, so you increase their visibility, too. Okay, not owe precisely, but I follow the Heinlein tradition of paying it forward.

THE ‘FRENCH LAUNDRY’ SEEMED EXPENSIVE BUT THIS MONEY LAUNDRY BEATS IT HOLLOW:  Inside ‘Shangri-La’ homeless scam as taxpayer millions bankroll jets, mansions and luxury excess — and Newsom won’t cut ties.

SURELY SOMEONE HAS SEEN IT?  Unseen footage puts Benghazi attack suspect at scene of crime that killed 4 Americans at US embassy.

I CAN’T BOYCOTT THE OLYMPICS; I’VE PAID THEM NO ATTENTION SINCE BEFORE THIS CENTURY:  American Olympians Bash Their Own Country As Democrats and Media Gush.

CHINESE WHISPERS’ IS BRIT NAME FOR WHAT WE YANKS CALL ‘GAME OF TELEPHONE”:  How Chinese Whispers reveals the true workings of the human mind.

IN FAIRNESS, JUDGE BOASBERG DECLARED IT FIRST:  The Trump White House Declares War on This Little District Judge.

I’M SO OLD I RECALL WORRYING ABOUT THE ARAB STREET RISING IN THE MIDDLE EAST:  A globalist utopia? No, a European caliphate under Islamic mob rule.

NOTED:  Doing The Honourable Thing. Not in Britain’s repertoire anymore.

THEY SHOULD BE ASHAMED OF THEMSELVES:  CATO Institute Peddles Pathetic Poppycock.

YES, INDEED:  Bitcoin, Bullets, Beans, and Bonfires.

UH:  The size of the blasts and decoupling are consistent with Chinese developmental testing for 4th Generation nuclear weapons. That is, pure fusion nuclear devices which do not use either plutonium or highly enriched uranium fission to start fusion.

AND FOR THE CANCELLED OF X:  Here.

PART OF THIS IS THE LACK OF RELIABLE DATA:  Watching Others Watch Governments.

THEY JUST CAN’T HELP THEMSELVES (DON’T WORRY, WHEN THE POST GOES UNDER THE WASHINGTON TIMES WILL REMAIN TO ENSURE OUR CAPITOL HAS A PAPER):  Just Days After Mass Layoffs, WaPo Returns to Lying About the Trump Admin.

SHOCKED, SHOCKED, SHOCKED:  Some LA migrant protests fueled by taxpayer-funded group with Dem ties — another with CCP link.

THERE ARE MANY REASONS, BUT THE MOST IMPORTANT IS THAT THESE DAYS MOSTLY GOVERNMENTS PAY FOR SCIENCE:  So Much Science is Bad These Days.

UNDER THE RIVER OF LEFTIST VIOLENCE:  Maryland man faces attempted murder charges after foiled assassination of Trump official Russ Vought.

AT THIS POINT, IF YOU CAN AT ALL, I’D ADVISE YOU TO HOMESCHOOL:  Parents of Public School Students: Do you know what their teachers are doing with, and to them?