On Foxes & Chum

Checking in over at The Gateway Pundit is always an ordeal for me, as I can't stand the chumbox ads they like to use to inspire their readers to buy a subscription in order to avoid them  Even though I know they're chumming for me, I still have a hard time ignoring them and feel disgust and disappointment in the people who run the site for using them.  Whenever my eye lands on one, even for the briefest of glances, a "What the heck is THAT??"  reaction takes place.   And when I see something that looks like potato eyes presented as human skin growth, I'm hooked, with dubiousness and a second look sure to follow.

Something similar happens when I read some of the articles they present, with their take on the news of the day often leaving me on the verge of going with intrigue or doubt, wondering what's real and what isn't.  Today, however, I followed a link found in one of their posts, to The Vigilant Fox, a Substack started by someone who worked in health care before and during Covid, saw what was happening, and couldn't stay silent.  That Fox now claims over 2 million social media followers.  And it was his most recent post, entitled "RFK Jr. Unloads Disturbing Vaccine Secrets on Tucker—And Surprises Everyone on Trump",  that The Gateway Pundit had republished today.  I found it fascinating, well worth the trip over to discover something of interest and value amid the chum.  

I was also impressed to read about the growth and outreach The Vigilant Fox managed to achieve after being banned three times from Twitter, and then going from 45,000 followers to 1.7 million on X in the two and a half years since Musk reinstated him.  It was once again surprising and heartening to realize the difference one ticked off and inspired person is able to make as light in the darkness. 

 https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/07/rfk-jr-unloads-disturbing-vaccine-secrets-tucker-surprises/

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I like this guy's take on Iran

 The Edges of the Empire - by Publius Americus - Nero's Riot

Choices

We are all defined by the choices we make.

President Trump has chosen to abandon America First and involve us in a war in the Middle East. Right now, they are arguing over how much destruction they did to Iran. Whether or not the nuclear capacity was destroyed. The military and Trump say that it was "Obliterated." The lying media said it was not based on leaks from the Deep State. What's true? Who knows.

Just now that it was leaked to justify more war. More money for Cheney and Eye Patch McCain. More war. More Death.

Will Trump make the right choices?

Now I have my doubts.

On Unfolding Events & Today's Smile

 

On Invasions & Notions of Greatness

This past weekend, 45,000 to 50,000 people showed up to attend the 2025 Electric Forest Festival, held yearly since 2011, in the woods on the edge of the Manistee National Forest in Michigan.  Thumping vibrations from the bands could be heard/experienced 10+ miles away.  It seems everyone has their own personal idea of what makes life in this country worth living and America Great. 

 

I will be the first to congratulate Trump if this turns out to be true. Well done!

Déjà vu- or is that a Crosby, Still, Nash and Young song?

When I was about 11 in 1965, we lived in a rental apartment as my dad didn't buy a house until 1970. We had the parlor floor apartment on Tompkins Place ever since my parents were married in 1956. 

It was a four family house and on the top floor there were two brothers. One was my age but the other one was a senior on high school. He had been working as a mechanic for a couple of  years and had a sweet Mustang convertible that he drove around the neighborhood.  He always had a couple of broads in the car. Big titied Italian beauties who put out for him. He was banging two at a time like Fredo. He had the life.

Then he enlisted in the marines. He came home after basic and looked really sharpe in his uniform. Everybody was very proud of him.

Six months later he came home with no legs. He was driving a wheelchair. They had to move because he couldn’t get to the top floor. He is still alive believe it or not. But he had a miserable life. All because of a war that they swore we had to fight to “protect America.”

How many of our boys will be coming home like that because of ego and the machinations of the deep state. The mullahs just bombed a US base. All because we didn’t put America first and got involved in another endless war in the Mideast.

When you see Lindsey Graham and Mitch McConnell and Eyepatch McCain celebrating you know we made a mistake.

 I saw this and figured I would post it here. 

And this:

What is it good for?

It's not making us safer. 

The Russian president has already said that several countries are willing to give Iran a bomb. Or maybe  sell them one. I bet North Korea or Pakistan will be happy to sell a few.

By bombing Iran, we changed the target from Israel to us. Yeah, yeah, Iran plans to destroy us like they have for the past forty years. But now we have to bomb them based on intelligence provided by the Deep State that never saw a war they didn't want to start. Lindsey Graham is creaming his panties. John Bolton has a stiffie. 

President Trump was elected on the promise of no more endless wars. They are going to find another reason to bomb or send boots on the ground. We have to do it. Otherwise, the world will end. 

Just like with Saddam, Assad, and Gaddafi, and all the rest.

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