AT AMAZON, Shop the Memorial Day Sale. #CommissionEarned

DISPATCHES FROM THE BLUE ZONES: California mayors revolt over Newsom bullet train plan they warn could ‘raid’ local tax bases.

California city leaders are escalating opposition to the state’s high-speed rail project amid fears the Golden State could tap local taxpayer funds to prop up the troubled rail system after nearly two decades of delays.

“This proposal in the 2026 Draft Business Plan is fiscally reckless, legally vulnerable, and fundamentally unfair to the communities expected to host High-Speed Rail facilities. It would weaken local governments, destabilize public services, and undermine constitutional protections that California voters have repeatedly affirmed. Simply put: the state cannot solve a state funding problem by raiding local tax bases,” wrote Fresno Mayor Jerry Dyer along with nine other mayors in the letter obtained by Fox News Digital.

The mayors penned the April letter to the CEO of the High-Speed Rail Authority (HSRA), slamming a tax and planning proposal to help bankroll the railroad that has been in the works since 2008.

The mayors urged the state to pursue voter-approved bonds or dedicated state revenue sources instead of “attempting to divert local tax growth through a legally dubious scheme.”

The grift must flow.

A TWO-TIER JUSTICE SYSTEM HAS BEEN AROUND FOR A WHILE:

Back in 1971 a left wing terrorist organization bombed the US Senate chambers in the Capitol building.

As a reward for their valiant actions their members all became professors at Northwestern, Columbia, and University of Illinois. https://t.co/ZaQcIZlX6n pic.twitter.com/cdvMBosaJ5

— bumbadum (@bumbadum14) May 22, 2026

DIDN’T EARN IT:

IBM’s CEO created hiring policies to fire white men, and keep them from being promoted.

This disgusting bigot will never been condemned by Tech and VC’s on this site.https://t.co/NETKteQtMn

— Cernovich (@Cernovich) May 24, 2026

Related Flashback: Suicide Mission. What Boeing did to all the guys who remember how to build a plane.

OUR FIRST PRESIDENT WHO DIDN’T MUCH LIKE THE COUNTRY HE RULED:

The damage that the charlatan @BarackObama has done to the United States is incalculable. He is swimming in an infinity pool of malignant narcissism. A true scammer filled with destructive ideological anti-American zeal. https://t.co/iSjShMVo3o

— Gad Saad (@GadSaad) May 24, 2026

Biden might have been the second — if he’d, you know, known what what country he ruled.

JOHN LUCAS: Preparation and Reflections for Memorial Day 2026. “As Garney’s last “Blue” platoon leader, I was scant feet away from him when he was killed. I carried his body to an evacuation helicopter that was able to descend through a small opening in the trees. By 2018, I had learned where Garney was interred. On that Memorial Day I made the trip from Knoxville, Tennessee, to my fallen soldier’s gravesite. I was a bit distressed, to put it mildly, at what I found at the church and cemetery.”

Plus: “My successor also was wounded very seriously after a relatively short time as Blue. Thus, I was the only one of the (at least) five Blue leaders from B/1//9 Cavalry in 1970-71 who was not ‘evacuated on a stretcher.’ Reflect on that casualty rate as you think about our servicemembers this Memorial Day. ”

I’D SAY “FASTER, PLEASE,” BUT…: Scott Jennings Explains Trump’s Patient Iran Strategy. “Trump’s critics have spent years calling him reckless, impulsive, and incapable of restraint. Now he’s showing patience, and many of those same voices still can’t bring themselves to admit what sits in front of them.”

I’M SURPRISED SHE KNEW HOW TO FIND THE WHITE HOUSE:  NBC reporter dragged for clueless on-camera reaction to shots fired at White House.

A PROFESSION AT THE BREAKING POINT: Why Tennessee Is Right to Rethink Teacher Licensure.

IF THEY IGNORE THE ORIGINAL THEY’LL IGNORE A NEW ONE:  My TCW week in review: We need a new Magna Carta.

PURGE STATE VOTER ROLLS OF ANYBODY WHO DOES NOT HAVE AMERICAN CITIZENSHIP? THAT’S SO CRAZY IT JUST MIGHT WORK!  The RNC Just Scored a Major Election Security Victory in North Carolina.

I’M GOING TO NEED TO SEE SOME PROOF OF THE DEMOCRATS INVOLVEMENT WITH THE USA:  Wait, This Democrat Candidate Refuses To Say the Pledge?

HASAN PIKER WILL DO AS ALL OTHER COMMIES BEFORE HIM: HE WILL LIE:  The Trump Administration Just Handed This Commie a Subpoena.

MR. PRESIDENT, IRAN SHOULD GET NOTHING, PERIOD. IT’S TIME TO END THIS THE RIGHT WAY:  White House: Iran Gets Nothing Unless It Gets Rid Of Its Nuclear Stockpile.

A BUNCH OF MY WRITERS’ GROUP ARE IN THE BASED BOOK SALE BOOKS AT 99c OR LESS: Because I’ve been ill, at this point I don’t remember which I’ve linked specifically, so I gathered them all in a post at my blog:  The Based Book Sale, Hun Edition.  Just to make sure no one got missed!

THIS HAS HAPPENED BEFORE:  NASA practically eliminates any Starliner flights before ISS retires.

GIVEN HOW CORRUPT THE ELECTIONS ARE IN BLUE CITIES, THAT “ELECTING” SHOULD BE IN QUOTES:  Uh Oh: DC May Be Poised to Elect a Mamdani of Its Own.

MINOR NIT. THERE IS NO DIFFERENCE BETWEEN DEMOCRAT AND RANDOM NUT:  Reset The “Days Since Last Trump Assassination Attempt” Sign Back To Zero.

I’M ON CHEVRON’S SIDE IN THIS:  Chevron Launches New Sign Campaign Targeting Sacramento as California Gas Prices Hit New Highs.

SERIOUSLY?  The PRC would need a literal “short, victorious war” to defeat the US.

TODAY IN PANDEMIC YEAR HEADLINES:  Misleading Headlines, they attempt to imply it’s spreading and more than normal, hoping that you will panic and think the cruise ship case is spreading from person to person. In reality, the study was on RODENTS sampled in 2023.  Hantavirus is gaining ground in the US, startling researchers: ‘Widespread and complex virus’

AT THE BASED BOOK SALE:  Cedar Sanderson’s  Possum Creek Massacre: A Paranormal Police Procedural (Witchward Book 2). For 99c. Till night on the 26th.

OPEN THREAD: Sorry, didn’t publish for some reason.

ATTEMPT NO LANDING THERE: Scientists thought Jupiter’s moon Europa was ejecting water. Now they’re not so sure.

IT’S IN THE BLOOD: Your Blood Type Affects Risk of Early Stroke, Study Reveals. “The research suggests people carrying one specific group A blood type face a higher likelihood of stroke before age 60.”

Not sure how solid this is.