This weekend conservatives across the coalition descended upon Phoenix, Arizona to pay tribute to the late activist at Turning Point USA's (TPUSA) marquee event, one of them being the second-in-command.
San Francisco was affected by a massive power outage over the weekend. It started with a fire at a substation in the city on Saturday afternoon, causing a blackout that at times affected as much as a third of the city, leaving more than 130,000 homes without power. Among the city's affected critical systems were the traffic lights, which paralyzed Waymo's fleet of robotaxis, stopping them in their tracks and clogging traffic.
The U.S. has been conducting intelligence-gathering flights over large parts of Nigeria since late November, according to flight tracking data and current and former U.S. officials, in a sign of increased security cooperation between the countries. Reuters could not determine what information the flights are meant to obtain.
Carr used to insist on FCC independence. Now he uses FCC to fight Trump's battles.
Explanation: Yesterday the Sun reached its southernmost point in planet Earth's sky. Called a solstice, many cultures mark yesterday's date as a change of seasons -- from autumn to winter in Earth's Northern Hemisphere and from spring to summer in Earth's Southern Hemisphere. The featured image was taken just before the longest night of the 2025 northern year at Stonehenge in United Kingdom.
Another view ...
Trump announces new Trump-class battleship' as part of Golden Fleet'
breakingdefense.com
... The new vessel, coming in around 30,000 tons, will be capable of carrying surface-launched nuclear missiles, creating what Navy Secretary John Phelan called a new nuclear deterrent.
President Donald Trump today announced the Navy would pursue a new class of "battleships" as part of the White House's "Golden Fleet" concept.
"They'll be the fastest, the biggest and by far, 100 times more powerful than any battleship ever built," Trump said at his Mar-A-Lago estate in Palm Beach, Fla. "Battleships are the largest, sturdiest and most heavily armed vessel built specifically for naval combat. While America has built many new warships over the years, they've tended to be smaller, much smaller, and not conducive to where we are and where we're going " peace through strength."
Trump, flanked by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, Navy Secretary John Phelan and Secretary of State Marco Rubio, also said the Navy would aim to quickly start building two battleships, but that the class could ultimately have between 20 and 25 ships. Photos on display on each side of Trump suggested at least one of the "Trump class" ships would be named "USS Defiant."
The new "battleship" is planned to be around 30,000-40,000 tons -- considerably larger than the Navy's current fleet of destroyers -- and capable of using a variety of future weapons, such as electromagnetic railguns and hypersonic munitions. Trump said the new ships would also carry nuclear-armed sea-launched missiles, creating what Navy Secretary John Phelan amounted to a new nuclear deterrent. ...
Stan Ridgway - Camouflage (1986)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
[Verse 1]
I was a PFC on a search patrol huntin' Charlie down
It was in the jungle wars of '65
My weapon jammed and I got stuck way out and all alone
And I could hear the enemy movin' in close outside
Just then I heard a twig snap and I grabbed my empty gun
And I dug in scared while I counted down my fate
And then a big marine, a giant with a pair of friendly eyes
Appeared there at my shoulder and said wait
When he came in close beside me he said
"Don't worry, son, I'm here
If Charlie wants to tangle now he'll have two to dodge."
I said, "Well thanks a lot."
I told him my name and asked him his
And he said, "The boys just call me Camouflage."
[Chorus]
Whoa Camouflage
Things are never quite the way they seem
Whoa Camoufalge
I was awfully glad to see this big marine
[Verse 2]
Well I was gonna ask him where he came from
When we heard the bullets fly
Coming through the brush
And all around our ears
It was then I saw this big Marine light a fire in his eye
And it was strange but suddenly I forgot my fears
[Verse 3]
Well, we fought all night side by side we took our battle stance
And I wondered how the bullets missed this man
Cause they seemed to go right through him
As if he wasn't there
And in the mornin' we both took a chance and ran
[Verse 4]
And it was near the river bank when the ambush came on top of us
And I'd thought it was the end and we were had
Then a bullet with my name on it came buzzin' through a bush
And that big marine he just swatted it with his hand
Just like it was a fly
[Chorus]
Whoa Camouflage
Things are never quite the way they seem
Whoa Camouflage
This was an awfully strange Marine
[Verse 5]
And I knew there was something weird about him
Cause when I turned around he was pullin' a big palm tree
Right up out of the ground
And swattin' those Charlies with it from here to Kingdom Come
When he led me out of danger
I saw my camp and waved goodbye
He just winked at me from the jungle and then was gone
And when I got back to my HQ, I told 'em about my night
And the battle I'd spent with a big marine named Camouflage
[Verse 6]
When I said his name a soldier gulped
And a medic took my arm
And led me to a green tent on the right
He said, "You may be tellin' the truth boy
But this here is Camouflage
And he's been right here since he passed away last night."
In fact, he's been here all week long
But before he went he said, "Semper Fi,"
And said his only wish
Was to save a young marine caught in a barrage
So here, take his dog tag, son
I know he'd want you to have it now."
And we both said a prayer for a big marine named Camouflage
[Chorus]
Whoa Camouflage
Things are never quite the way they seem
Whoa Camouflage
This was an awfully big marine
[Verse 7]
So next time you're in a jungle fight
And you feel the presence near
Or hear a voice that in your mind will lie
Just be thankful that you're not alone
And you got some company
From a big Marine the boys called Camouflage
...
They don't write song lyrics like that anymore ...
Strawbs - Benedictus (1972)
www.youtube.com
Lyrics excerpt ...
...
The wanderer has far to go
Humble must he constant be
Where the paths of wisdom
Distant is the shadow of the setting sun
Bless the daytime, bless the night
Bless the sun which gives us light
Bless the thunder, bless the rain
Bless all those who cause us pain
Yellow stars may guide the way
All diversions lead astray
While his resolution holds
Fortune and good will will surely follow him
Bless the free man, bless the slave
Bless the hero in his grave
Bless the soldier, bless the saint
Bless all those whose hearts grow faint
...
@#6 ... TEOTIHUACAN PYRAMID COMPLEX ...
Related ...
Teotihuacan
en.wikipedia.org
... Teotihuacan (/teotiw'kn/;[1] Spanish: Teotihuacn, Spanish pronunciation: [teotiwakan] "; Classical Nahuatl: Tethuacn Classical Nahuatl pronunciation: [te.otiwakan] ") is an ancient Mesoamerican city located in a sub-valley[2] of the Valley of Mexico, which is located in the State of Mexico, 40 kilometers (25 mi) northeast of modern-day Mexico City.[3]
Teotihuacan is known today as the site of many of the most architecturally significant Mesoamerican pyramids built in the pre-Columbian Americas, namely the Pyramid of the Sun and the Pyramid of the Moon. Although close to Mexico City, Teotihuacan was not a Mexica (i.e. Aztec) city, and it predates the Aztec Empire by many centuries. At its zenith, perhaps in the first half of the first millennium (1 CE to 500 CE), Teotihuacan was the largest city in the Americas, with a population of at least 25,000,[4] but has been estimated at 125,000 or more,[5][6] making it at least the sixth-largest city in the world during its epoch.[7] ...
... One thought Trump's energy policies will lower gas prices, his dismantling of the Department of Education will make college debt go away, and his cracking down on immigrants will create jobs and lower housing prices. ...
Let's chat about those assertions one at a time ...
... Trump's energy policies will lower gas prices ...
Gas prices are dropping because there is a glut of oil.
Oil Glut Will Prompt Faster Market Rebalance
oilprice.com
Student Loan Forgiveness
studentaid.gov
Cracking Down on Illegal Immigration Would Raise Wages for Lower-Income Americans
www.heritage.org
So, higher wages = more inflation?
OK, moving on ...
Trump Claims Most Aggressive Housing Reform in History' Will Lower Costs
www.realtor.com
... and his plan is? ...
... Young Conservatives Are Worried about the Future ...
imo, they should be.
Pres Trump's MAGA seems to have taken over the Conservative brand.
Is that A Good Thing going forward?
Some conservatives seem to have a view that it is not.
The MAGA civil war takes center stage at the Turning Point USA conference
theweek.com
And this is a surprise...
Why?