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The airstrikes on Iran

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Sun, 1 Mar 2026 01:26:00 -0600

After watching Elimination Chamber this evening and following the news primarily online in addition to TV news regarding the strikes on Iran. These strikes are substantial and see that amongst other gov't officials killed in Tehran, the strikes claimed the life of Supreme Leader of Iran Ayatollah Khamenei.

All I can say to that is wow. I was watching the emergency PBD podcast this morning and the Iranian regime seemed to announce that the Ayatollah has planned to speak, however, later on Saturday the regime confirmed that the Supreme Leader was killed. I was looking for some official confirmation as President Trump said he was killed in these strikes, and the Israeli gov't said he was dead.

Now I see that there were some retaliatory strikes by Iran on American military targets in the Middle East and Israeli targets.

At this point the only thing I can ask is what now? Will the Islamic Republic of Iran survive these airstrikes? Will the people of Iran rise up against the regime as they had been since about December last year?

Does this mean that the Pahlavi dynasty will return?

Oh yeah a little history the Pahlavi family ran iran until 1979 when Iran was known as the Imperial State of Iran - Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was the King before he was overthrown in a revolution. In Pahlavi's place was the previous Supreme Leader of Iran the Ayatollah Khomeini. And we had well over 46 years of a very theocratic gov't that was considered a state sponsor of terrorism.

These airstrikes were as a result of stalled talks on Iran's nuclear program. The concern is that the theocratic regime would acquire nuclear weapons and use them. Last year in airstrikes US & Israeli had struck a severe blow to the Iranian nuclear program.

Either way most of the day on Saturday sees the emerging military operations over the skies of Iran and how long with this continue since the sitting executives of the gov't there had essentially been decapitated.

Here are President Trump's remarks on the airstrikes on Iran [VIDEO]

Ben Shapiro: Reaction to Finance Bros

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Sat, 21 Feb 2026 16:48:00 -0600

[VIDEO] While he reacts to a couple of clips of "finance bro" Dave Ramsey, the first clip he reacts to shows a young man thinking a $1K emergency fund is a stupid idea. I disagree with that although Shapiro isn't wrong to talk about how long $1K can go in an emergency, and for sure it won't last long.

Dave Ramsey advocates for that in his baby steps. If nothing else having $1K on standby is a start and you won't be staying there for sure, eventually you can grow to save enough for at least several months of living expenses.

Personal finance isn't a strong interest for me, however, you do want to know where your money is going.

Casey Neistat: NYC scum

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Thu, 5 Feb 2026 13:13:00 -0600

Let me start off with while I though this was yet another Casey video and following what's been going on in NYC as of late, now I realize there's a pattern.

I primarily follow more right wing sources for news. Bill O'Reilly has talked about the situation in NYC and Matt Walsh of Daily Wire also had talked about. Any discussion about the administration of Mayor Zohran Mamdami - he just entered office last month - seems to show severe incompetence.

One thing being discusssed among O'Reilly and Walsh is that a number of dead homeless people have been found as a result of the weather. There was a policy in NYC that Mayor Mamdami failed to follow where homeless encampments are cleared and the homeless have to take shelter in a warming center.

Allow me to add as of Feb 4, 2026, 17 homeless people were found dead as a result of the weather in NYC.

Walsh especially noted that NYC sanitation workers cleaned up the area around the Mayor's home and yet we see piles of snow around the city. As Casey himself documents the piles of snow are also very filthy with trash and waste (human and animal).

Check it out, it was released three days ago. [VIDEO]

It's safe to say not a great start to an administration that wants to show the "warm embrace of collectivism".

One year of 47

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Tue, 20 Jan 2026 22:42:00 -0600

One year ago, Donald J. Trump once again became our President. He was elected the 47th POTUS in such a dramatic fashion facing an opponent who was effectively a lightweight. I had quickly declared to my folks that he was going to clean Kamala Harris' clock.

I could see it happen because what did she have to offer? We could start with she's the anti-Trump. OK, and what else? Why should she be our President? In fact, why should she have been the Democrat nominee for President other than she's a woman of color?

She couldn't make the case. She couldn't even come up with a way to distinguish herself from the man she'd be replacing Joe Biden.

Those who were down for the Harris/Walz ticket (oh yes that Walz who's political career appears to be over), I never really understood. I didn't trust either of them in the White House and they had very little to offer and Walz especially was quoted as saying he was shocked that they didn't win.

I heard this commentary recently how Americans wanted normalcy and they chose Trump/Vance. And they had to qualify it, many Americans chose Trump as normal. To be sure Trump is anything but, just look at some footage of him flipping the bird to a worker at a plant. He's a very unorthodox president to be sure, he definitely isn't behaving presidential right now.

So let's look at the four years of the Biden presidency. The economy wasn't great, the pandemic was really fading by the time he came around and they wanted more draconian measures such as masks and vaccine mandates. Crime in American cities was becoming a major issue, and let's not forget the mess that Trump is trying to solve which is the border and immigration.

The second Trump administration began the way I likely expected it though with a far more solid basis than the first administration. Both terms are chaotic, however, I'll take that for safer cities. I'll also take that for a good economy.

What I have to figure out is the push for Greenland and how he's going to end that war in Ukraine. With Trump is back in office I believe the world is in a better place.

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The next question is what will year two bring. As Trump used to say a lot in his first term, I hope more winning. 2026 started off with some very volatile situations especially in Minnesota, here's hoping that doesn't cause a change in Congressional control this year.

Also, I wanted to add this press conference with Donald Trump talk about the past year in office. He talks about the economy, his immigration background, even showed pics of these illegal aliens who are dangerous criminals that he wants out of this nation. [VIDEO]

I had intended for this to be mostly writing, however, it was important to share his remarks on his one-year mark as the 47th President. Also, this article shows how well he's been doing in the polls. Not great right now, independents are beginning to pull away from him. Though not this independent.

Council of Trent: What's Making Young Women So Liberal?

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Fri, 16 Jan 2026 11:30:00 -0600

[VIDEO] This video is well over a year old and it somewhat explains the craziness going on in Minneapolis, MN in 2026.

Just think about Renee Good and other insane videos involving left/liberal women who want to interfere with ICE operations there. I think what happened to Ms. Good was tragic to be sure, however, if she wasn't actively blocking streets to interfere in a federal law enforcement operation or even just cooperated with federal agents - perhaps just get out of the car for example - she'd probably still be with us. And if she wanted to actively protest ICE that's fine, it's her right. Just don't put yourself in a position where the actions could prove fatal.

However, let's be clear this video was published after the election win of Donald Trump as the 47 President of the United States. What's going to happen thoughout the start of his second term and the reaction to it wasn't yet a thought.

He attacks both the manosphere and then of course notes that women considered abotion a major issue - let's not forget my body my choice. Let's not forget the overreactions with regards to me, too. Even the fever dream of the Handmaid's Tale media franchise.

Of course as Trent himself, comments he doesn't let me off the hook either. The aforementioned manosphere has put out some very toxic ideas for men. Perhaps men doesn't realize what it takes to be ready for real relationships with women.

I may also conclude as I had for many years that women like to be taken care of. If it's not by their husbands, it's by Uncle Same, or it could be by the job (with good benefits or pay a good salary). Here gov't assisted is emphasized and also noted that single men support big gov't more than married men.

Finally, Trent concludes by re-asserting how important the family is in society. To put in my own words, leftism or liberalism or feminist or certainly slothful man-children are undermining the importantance of a mother and father in a family.

At a later time I do want to share some videos about the activities of female leftists in Minnesota with regards to these ICE operations.

National Review: How Minnesota Lost Its Mind

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Tue, 13 Jan 2026 00:00:00 -0600

[VIDEO] Rich Lowry talks about Minnesota being a very liberal state and has become a hotbed of radical progressive and far-left activity. Also discussing the current politicians such as Gov. Tim Walz - whom as a result of the emerging Somali financial fraud scandal was forced to abandon his bid for a third term as MN Governor.

Also the very feckless Mayor of Minneapolis - Jacob Frey. Lowry notes incredulously that he's actually a moderate who's at odds with a very progressive and far-left city council. He seems to like to virtue signal - and he was heavy on it in 2020 after what happened to George Floyd in his city - it seems evident that even these radicals still can't stand him.

Lowry seems to think things could be even crazier. I'd rather hope not and there's a segment of the electorate that's sick of this non-sense and vote for someone who will put an end to it.

Talking Points Memo: Trump captures dictator of Venezuela

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Mon, 5 Jan 2026 23:57:00 -0600

[VIDEO] I will trust Bill O'Reilly's take on the recent Trump administration actions against the ~~President~~ Dictator of Venezuela Nicolas Maduro. He gives you a basic rundown of Operation Absolute Resolve and that the police and military of Venezuela allowed the Army Delta Force to apprehend Maduro. There are a lot of moving parts to this mission I see.

Regime change in Venezuela

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Mon, 5 Jan 2026 13:07:00 -0600

Well this weekend has been exciting. I wonder if this blog post title will age well.

As of now the President of Venezuela, a man named Nicolas Maduro and his wife are in US custody. US Special Forces - actually the US Army Delta Force - went onto a military base in the national capital of Caracas and captured the first couple of Venezuela.

Also let's also state the official line from the Trump administration that President Maduro isn't considered the legitimate leader of this South American republican. The reasoning for his capture and the fact that he did stand in Federal court in New York is based on charges of "narcoterrorism"

We have 60 Minutes thanks to their new and recent editorial direction under Bari Weiss take on this issue. I will admit I've yet to see this segment so if you watch we'll be watching together. [VIDEO]

I had watched some of the President and the comments of this in his administration - including the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Secretary of State, and the Secretary of ~~Defense~~ War. The President even evoked the Monroe Doctrine the whole idea of America hegemony over this hemisphere and the area of North & South America and keeping out the influence of other powers.

What has been discussed are the influences of Russia, China or even Iran. And Iran is especially is on notice and there has been protests there in recent weeks.

It's easy for me to compare this to invading Iraq, however, this was a short operation which took a matter of hours. Removed the head of state & gov't from power, physically from his nation. And now I see the President is saying the United States of America will run Venezuela until a transitional gov't is put into place.

I mentioned Iran having protests. There are Venezuelans who are celebrating Maduro's removal. They're celebrating here in America and there in Venezuela.

As evidenced by the previous administration opening up the border and seeing those migrants taking up shop here in Chicago during that time, it seems times weren't great in Venezuela. Many of these migrants were Venezuelan and sadly some of them were criminal. Something the current administration is attempting to clean up now.

We shall see how this develops. I would generally shy away from meddling in the affairs of other nations. Time will tell if this was the right move or even the right justification which may well including questions of Maduro's legitimacy as the Venezuela President.

I'm an Independent

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Fri, 2 Jan 2026 23:31:00 -0600

As a Black man living in Chicago, most people assume I’ll always vote Democrat. That assumption has never sat right with me. I lean Republican and right-of-center these days, but I’m not married to any party. If the right Democrat emerges—one focused on results over ideology—I’m open to crossing the aisle. Right now, though, it feels like the Democratic Party has drifted far from the concerns of everyday Americans.

To me, the modern Democratic Party is no longer the party of the working class or low-income families. It has become consumed with cultural debates—endless focus on LGBTQ+ inclusivity, questioning the definition of a woman, and prioritizing symbolic gestures over practical outcomes.

Look at the cities run by progressive Democrats for decades:

Chicago, my home, struggles with crime, failing schools, and fiscal chaos under one-party rule.
New York City now has a mayor who campaigned heavily on socialism and fare-free buses.
San Francisco—a beautiful city I’ve always wanted to visit—now grapples with rampant homelessness, open drug markets, and a recent push for reparations that feels more performative than solvable.

These aren’t just anecdotes. They reflect a party that often seems more interested in ideological purity than in governing effectively.

That disconnect played a big role in my 2024 vote for Donald Trump. The Biden-Harris administration, in my view, spent more energy on DEI initiatives and global symbolism than on delivering concrete results for Americans—controlling inflation, securing the border, or keeping cities safe. I wanted leaders willing to govern, not just signal virtue. To me, Republicans—at least at the national level in that election—appeared more focused on measurable outcomes.

That said, Republicans are far from perfect. Here in Illinois, I voted twice for Governor Bruce Rauner… and I’m glad to never have to do that again. The point is simple: neither Republicans or Democrats has a monopoly on competence.

Looking ahead in Illinois, Governor J.B. Pritzker is running for a third term in 2026. Unlike Rauner, Pritzker has actually governed—he’s kept the state running, made decisions, and pushed his agenda through. But I disagree with much of that agenda. The recent law allowing assisted suicide is one example among many progressive policies enacted since 2019 that I find deeply troubling.

Could I vote for Pritzker if no strong alternative emerges? It’s possible, though unlikely. His ongoing public feud with President Trump might hurt him with some voters, but Illinois is deep blue—whether that feud matters will depend on turnout and whether voters prioritize competence over tribal loyalty.

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I’m also open to a credible third-party or independent candidate, even if their chances are slim in this state. At the end of the day, my vote goes to whoever I believe can best do the job—whether that’s president, governor, mayor, or state legislator.

Bottom line, I don’t owe blind loyalty to Republicans or Democrats. Expecting Black voters to automatically support Democrats just because of history or identity feels outdated and condescending. I’ll support policies and people that make sense—strong economy, safe streets, good schools, personal responsibility, and common-sense governance.

If I ever run for office myself (unlikely, but never say never), I know that it's a must to pick a formal lane. Until then, I remain an independent thinker who votes for the person, not the party.

What about you? Are you locked into one party, or do you judge candidates individually? Drop your thoughts in the comments—I’d love to hear where others stand as we head into another election year.

Nick Shirley on PBD Podcast

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Fri, 2 Jan 2026 11:56:00 -0600

I wanted to share this PBD Podcast from New Years Eve 2025 feating Nick Shirley. He's gained significant attention for his independent journalism on the whole Somali fraud in Minnesota. This story has largely been shared primarily through the conservative personalities I've followed especially through the PBD Podcast.

I'll share more thoughts after this video, hopefully you'll be able to watch this 16 min. portion of Shirley's recent podcast. Feel free to watch the whole podcast here, it would be worth it. [VIDEO]

Well over 20 years ago, I was impressed with the work of citizen journalists or even activist who shared their work on the internet. I followed Brain-Terminal.com - no longer online and the activism of Protest Warrior - also no longer online - who was showing the real story. Primarily the protests against the war in Iraq and how far left those folks were in those days. It wasn't just anti-war it was anti- America or even anti-freedom.

Of course nevermind that the war in Iraq was a bit of a mistake in hindsight. I'm still not upset that we got Saddam Hussein out of power as I did believe he was such a bad dude who did such horrible things.

That said, Shirley is only 23 and was an early adopted of YouTube. That sight had evolved over the past two decades. Hell my own channel I had started 20 years ago - please subscribe. :)

Either way he's doing that same kind of work now. Citizen journalism and it's impressive. His channel started with doing pranks, I could compare him somewhat to Mr. Beast who had enough drive and vision to turn his YouTube channel into a consistent money maker.

Who knows where Mr. Shirley will take his journalism and activism my hope is that he doesn't burn out on this. I'm a bit surprised that he's not even based in Minnesota, but in Utah. Here's hoping he doesn't stop there and something is one about this fraud.

Matt Walsh: U.S. Capitol Removes Robert E. Lee Statue And Replaces Him With THIS?!

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Thu, 18 Dec 2025 11:30:00 -0600

Matt Walsh is someone I generally agree with on quite a few issues and I'm going to beg to differ with his profanity laced argument.

Barbara Rose Johns' statue will replace Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee at the US Capitol thanks to her role during the Civil Rights Movement with regards to protesting poor conditions at her Virginia school. I think Walsh acknowledges this, however, is dismissive compared to the accomplishments of Gen. Lee.

Now I do believe this change is something that would've likely happened under Democratic control of the US Congress and certainly in the racially charged environment of 2020 - after the death of George Floyd. Now I learned in this article that Gen. Lee's statue was removed in 2020 - as I thought.

It seems the Republicans and the Trump administration are doing everything they can to undo any changes under the guise of wokeness. This could be a sign of wokeness.

Now for Gen. Lee, people will naturally stop at the fact that he fought on the side of the Confederacy in the Civil War. The story I might remember from my history class in school was that he was very unwilling to fight against his native state of Virginia once they had seceded from the Union.

He had formerly served in the United States Army and if I recall he lead U.S. forces against the rebellion of John Brown at Harper's Ferry.

What is the Confederacy known for, well generally they were the former slaves states of the United States of America - many of those states had left the Union. Well in today's society reflexively we believe the Confederate states are no different the the worst regimes of history. They're very racist they hate people who aren't white.

Now if you want my nuanced view - probably not all that nuanced - the Unions defeated the Confederacy. Slavery ended although America still had a race issue once the seceding states were folded back into this nation. We still had to deal with Jim Crow, segregation, etc. We may still be grappling with racial issues, however, we're a long way from where we were 60 or 70 years ago

I'm glad that Ms. Johns for her activism and who later married (actually she's Mrs. Powell and became a librarian who died of cancer in 1991 is getting her recognition now. Yes, it may not be as significant as Robert E. Lee and yet very significant in recent times.

Here's Walsh's video [VIDEO]

With this said, I may agree with Walsh on one thing. If this is about being "woke" and leaving out that he believes she's unremarkable, then we can talk about how the left has no historical heroes.

The great historical heroes or the icons of history are problematic. Let's leave out that he mentions race - the white men of history. Perhaps some men who are historically significant are aggressive, eccentric, or perhaps hold problematic political views.

Whatever contributions to our nation, we need to recognize their accomplishments. We can recognize the bad, however, we also need to recognize their roles in our history.

Perhaps there was a much better way to recognize Barbara Rose Johns Powell than this woke posturing. For her being so young and being part of a Civil Rights action she should be recognized and known for her contributions.

Campaign 2026: Texas U.S. Senate

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Wed, 10 Dec 2025 11:11:00 -0600

I want to discuss the entrance of Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett in the Texas US Senate race.

She's one of many prominent Democrats often noted by conservative commentators and even President Trump. She's dismissed as not being very bright - in spite of the fact that she holds a law degree.

And while many on the right might dismiss this ad one thing I may add to this discussion is that whenever someone talks about you, one could read that as praise. Perhaps that was what Ms. Crockett was going for in her ad as she seeks another elected office. [VIDEO]

I suppose there is no issue with this ad on my end as she introduces herself to the voting public in Texas - she's said to be running against incumbent Texas Republican US Sen. Ted Cruz. She can play quotes of President Trump and treat this as praise. She's showing her opposition to the President.

On the other hand I do believe Bill O'Reilly as he opined on this ad, he doesn't view her as a legit problem solver. Matt Walsh discusses this ad and he sees her as nothing more than an influencer. She's not in Congress and likely won't go to the Senate to really do anything.

Stranger things can happen and I won't even pretend to know the voting habits of Texans. I'm thinking unless she can show why she'll better represent Texas in the United States Senate, her campaign won't likely grain traction. And she'll be out of Congress if she's committed to this run.

The floor is open to anyone that is able to say that Jasmine Crocket would make a great US Senator and also to know why she's should be elected to the Senate.

Tucker talks with Milo Yiannopoulos

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Fri, 5 Dec 2025 11:30:00 -0600

[VIDEO] From a recent podcast Tucker Carlson discusses with Milo Yiannopoulos a question that's largely forbidden in the West. A question that was bluntly asked well over a decade ago on a Ugandan TV show, "Why are you gay?"

The ensuing discussion between the aforementioned two men in 2025 was interesting and very eye-opening.

Allow me to warn you that an epithet will be mentioned numerous times during this almost two and a half hour interview.

President Trump on 60 Minutes

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Mon, 3 Nov 2025 11:30:00 -0600

Just so you know CBS News (60 Minutes is produced by CBS News) has been undergoing changes under Bari Weiss. I do wonder how much this iconic TV news magazine is affected by this new direction.

I'm showing the one hour plus extended, most importantly unedited, interview of Pres. Trump with Norah O'Donnell that aired last night on 60 Minutes. [VIDEO]

They covered a lot of ground. The immigration actions, sending Nat'l Guard to American cities, the ongoing War Dept campaign against drug smuggling from Venezuela, potential American nuclear weapons testing, foreign policy with regards to the Middle East in addition to China & Russia, etc.

And Trump isn't afraid to take on his predecessors Joe Biden and Barack Obama. They even talked about his attempt to take care of "Obamacare".

And let's not forget about this gov't shutdown that's gone on for well over a month. It forced the President to scramble to insure our military servicemembers still continue to get paid.

The extended interview I trust more than the edited one that aired last night I saw most of the 28 minutes of that edited interview.

Just bear in mind Pres. Trump won a settlement with CBS over their rather skewered interview in 2024 with then Vice President Kamala Harris. It almost makes me wonder if Weiss was brought in to repair the damage from that.

Trump 2028?

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Wed, 29 Oct 2025 23:30:00 -0500

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Trump knows he can't run again even if he had the interest. The Guardian:

Donald Trump said “it’s too bad” he is not allowed to run for a third term, conceding the constitutional reality even as he expressed interest in continuing to serve.

“If you read it, it’s pretty clear,” Trump told reporters on board Air Force One from Japan to South Korea on Wednesday. “I’m not allowed to run. It’s too bad.”

The president’s comments, which continue his on-again, off-again musings about a third term, came a day after the House speaker, Mike Johnson, said it would be impossible for Trump to stay in the White House. “I don’t see a path for that,” the Republican told reporters at the US Capitol on Tuesday.

Johnson, who has built his career by drawing closer to Trump, said he discussed the issue with the president and thought he understood. “He and I have talked about the constrictions of the constitution,” he said.

The speaker described how the constitution’s 22nd amendment does not allow for a third presidential term, and changing that with a new amendment would be a cumbersome, years-long process of winning over both states and members of Congress.

Johnson dismissed worries about a potential third term as “hair on fire” by the president’s critics. “He has a good time with that, trolling the Democrats,” Johnson said.

I knew it, he's trolling the Democrats. It's a great troll!

In all seriousness, I'd be OK with tweaking the 22nd Amendment. Get your two terms, sit out for four years and for another term or two later. Out of all of our former Presidents Obama is the youngest, it's perfect for him should he really want to run again.

Not that I want him to, just saying.

As for Trump while I wouldn't mind another term for him, rightfully we'd have to be concerned about the fact that in 2028 he would be well over 80 years old at this point. He's already surpassed the previous occupant and IMHO he definitely didn't seem up to it. He was nothing more than a figure head.

O'Reilly: Reaction to Trump's Gaza Victory

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Tue, 14 Oct 2025 23:30:00 -0500

The big news over the weekend. The ceasefire in Gaza Strip between the Israelis & Hamas. It looks like Trump will have his dream of turning that part of the world into a resort. And of course the hostages come home and no more bombing and terrorism.

Check out Bill O'Reilly's take [VIDEO]

You know the peace has been broken before so I'm in trust but verify mode. However, time will tell if this sticks. The President has shown a willingness to retaliate decisively if he must.

Michael Knowles and the trans-widow

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Mon, 6 Oct 2025 11:45:00 -0500

[VIDEO] Knowles interviews Tracy Shannon who was married to a man who had issues with cross-dressing and eventually opted to transition to become a woman. This interview is very shocking.

How the husband (who essentially became the wife) conducted himself around his children. And I got to say he cross-dressed, transition to be a woman, and even subjected his children to his various partners other than his wife was definitely a very toxic situation.

And the wife, it seems she was shamed into accepting her husband's gender transition. A counselor (who according to Ms. Shannon now advocated for the gender transition of children) basically called her "close-minded" because she had an issue with her husband's transition. In her words whatever life they had the husband effectively threw it all away for their gender transition.

I find this a very sad story. Now the description talks about transgender ideology and I don't know if this is about that. My hot take on this was this was a troubled man who allowed his transition to ruin his relationship with his wife and children.

School superintendent resigns after being detained by ICE

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Wed, 1 Oct 2025 12:20:00 -0500

Before sharing the recent news video from Des Moines, Iowa regarding the schools superintendent there.

I was shocked to hear he attempted to flee and was detained by ICE. It turns out he was not an American citizen, and it caused me to wonder how could this happen in of all places Iowa.

From what I've see so far it appears that soon to be former Superintendent Ian Roberts lied about his immigration status. And perhaps the folks at the Des Moines Public Schools had failed to adequately vet Mr. Roberts. This article from the Des Moines Register says the Des Moines schools had used an outside firm to vet him.

And reading that article further he seemed to have not be forthcoming about where he actually got his degrees. He misrepresented his doctoral degree at Maryland's Morgan State University although he later got his doctorate at a private for-profit university.

I just got to say this whole story was a mess. This is what happened yesterday in Des Moines. From the start we hear students had walked out in support of Mr. Roberts via this report from KCCI. Roberts had submitted his resignation. [VIDEO]

I have to say, the immigration issue is a charged issue right now. There's no middle ground here so perhaps I shouldn't be too surprised if there are people who want to support Mr. Roberts.

However, where I stop at is the fact that he misrepresented his citizenship and his academic record. That really bothers me and I wonder if the people who are supporting him actually realize how he arrived in this position.

My position is to point the finger at him as much as I would at the school district who hired him.

A Life After Layoff: Can You REALLY Get Fired Because Of Social Media?

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Wed, 17 Sep 2025 23:30:00 -0500

[VIDEO] I'm sharing this video with you for practical advise. Yes you have freedom of speech, however, as we see in the recent murder of Charlie Kirk if you express joy over his death and do so on the internet you might be at risk of losing your job. A company might be concerned about the perception of their employees happy over something like this.

Real talk, I'm not too happy to see people lose their jobs over this. At the same time I would argue for decency. If you have nothing nice to say about anyone its best to say nothing. We've lost that.

When someone we don't agree with dies, that shouldn't be cause for losing a job. The example "TikTok" we see in the above video got me very upset because they indicated they had joy over a man's death. That's not the behavior of a reasonable human being.

With that said while I'm not happy that they lost their job over something they said online, I'm also glad that company will no longer employ someone who's shown their true character. My only hope is that they realize what got them in trouble and conduct themselves differently in the future.

Shouldn't we all!

9/11: What Usama Bin Laden thought would happen after the attacks

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Thu, 11 Sep 2025 11:30:00 -0500

Allow me to start off by saying I've neglected to mark this very sad day in recent years. I hope regardless we're learning the lessons of that horrendous day. We keep Americans and global citizens safe from terrorism of any kind. And that Americans were able to step up to the plate to defend our values. Of course, we should also note the battle is never ending.

[VIDEO] What did Al-Qaeda and their leader Usama Bin Laden expected to happen after 9/11/01? This is what the Infographics Show on YouTube attempts to answer.

I'm sure they expected America to back off on Middle Easterm affairs - well that didn't work out very well did it. They expected the Muslim world to rise again American influence or even just Western influence - that also didn't work out very well.

In the 14 years that followed, Usama Bin Laden was killed by Seal Team 6. And this video noted there are other Islamic Fundamentalist groups have also arisen. We don't hear a lot about Al-Qaeda out there in the news anymore like we used to, although let's make no mistake they still exist out there.

In 2021 when President Joe Biden was President the regime known as the Taliban retook Afghanistan. Remember back in the aftermath of 9/11 during Operation Enduring Freedom resulted in the Taliban being effectively removed from their control of Afghanistan in favor of the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. The Republic fell again in 2021 with President Biden's very disastrous withdrawal of American forces. We had recently marked the fourth anniversary of the deaths of US military personnel in a terrorist attack at Kabul Airport.

As stated the battle to defend our values is never ending. I remember in the wake of 9/11 with expectations of future military operations that there were naysers who suggested that America would get hit even more - especially talking about Iraq. Thankfully that didn't happen and an easy retort of the 2000s was that America was not again hit with a terrorist attack here.

However, another concern now is immigration. I'm seeing reports of a serious problem with Islamic fundamentalism in Europe, Great Britain especially. The idea of bringing in people from the Middle East or at least the Islamic world who show themselves as hostile to Western values. This is why I say the battle is never ending.

Here's hoping we don't have the sadness of 9/11 anywhere on this globe again.

Charlie Kirk R.I.P.

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Wed, 10 Sep 2025 23:45:00 -0500

My next post tomorrow shares a video regarding 9/11 as we approach the 24th anniversary of that very sad event in American history.

Then something tragic happened today out of Utah. Charlie Kirk - consevative activist - was about to debate on a college campus about gun rights was shot in the neck. Allegedly I hear he was shot by a sniper, and I would liken this to what happened with Donald Trump in Pennsylvania during the 2024 campaign.

I see some people are celebrating on social media and those are evil people. Some people are using his own words about the 2nd amendment against him.

We can only speculate, but by Kirk's supporters his death is being termed an assassination. And we're living in volatile times were it seems political discourse can quickly escalate to violence.

I'm just very sorry that he's not with us at the age of 31. I didn't really follow him but am aware of him, perhaps now is the time to look up some of his discourse. Agree or don't agree he was a husband, father, brother, and a son.

I hope they catch the person who killed him.

I really liked this pic that I found of him on IG.

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J.J. McCullough: How has POLITICAL COMMENTARY changed since the 90s?

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Mon, 8 Sep 2025 12:36:00 -0500

[VIDEO] Well one thing that is true these days are that today's political commentators are a lot more partisan than they seemed to be. However, haven't they always been partisan? I sometimes wish there were more programs where there is more of a point/counterpoint.

Timcast Reaction: PBD IS RIGHT, 1 Capitalist vs 20 Anti-Capitalists

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Wed, 3 Sep 2025 11:30:00 -0500

[VIDEO] Patrick Bet-David talked about going onto Jubilee on his own podcast last week and the actually episode was released over the Labor Day weekend.

Have you seen it? How do you think he did? Check it out here [VIDEO]

And I see that Tim Pool was thoroughly entertained by this episode of Surrounded where you see other right-wing personalities as Michael Knowles and Ben Shapiro. Basically PBD has an extended discussion with a number of left-leaning people who are willing to debate.

While I haven't seen this episode, what seems to be a recurring theme in videos like this is generally hostility from people with a different political bent. PBD I do think can handle that, but it's shocking how there are those who aren't there to debate, they're just there to win an argument with a lot of emotion!

60 Minutes - Hiroshima

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Sat, 9 Aug 2025 11:30:00 -0500

I forgot how great 60 Minutes was and perhaps I really missed out on the true heyday of this TV newsmagazine. It was a program my mom really liked in her lifetime and of course the great journalists such as Mike Wallace, Harry Reasoner, Morley Safer, Ed Bradley, and even the commentary of one Andy Rooney are greatly missed. And I'm discussing this because of this story.

[VIDEO] Morley Safer talks about Hiroshima after it was hit with one of the two atomic bombs ever used in warfare. It's an interesting look to see the immediate aftermath of the bombing that took place on August 6, 1945. And then to see what become of that city just about 30 years later when this story aired on CBS.

Incidentally today August 9, 2025 is the 80th anniversary of the atomic bomb attack on Nagasaki. Not long after that the Japanese surrendered to the Allies effectively ending for good the 2nd World War.

Within the past year, I've taken more of an interest in this subject and have concluded how horrible nukes are to the world. We'd be better off without them and I could accept this might have been the option to end the war - especially if it was believed that fanatical Japanese resisters would've lead to many casualties of an Allied soldier in a potential invasion of the Japanese homeland.

These days I've learned that the nukes we have now would make the atomic bombs of 1945 look like child's play. If there was an exchange it wouldn't just be devastating for a city, it could be devastating for the globe.

Ben Shapiro: Kamala’s DISASTROUS “Comeback” Tour Begins on Colbert

noreply@blogger.com (Levois) — Sat, 2 Aug 2025 13:03:00 -0500

[VIDEO] Our former Vice President - the first woman to hold that office - had made the news this past week. She elected not to run for California Governor next year. Which is probably a smart move as she's just not up to ruining California even further. Oh and that's IMHO.

With that said if she ran Ben Shapiro in the above video would say she wouldn't even get out of the primary. To be fair, I don't know about that. It's California we're talking about, she wasn't doing that great on the national stage anyway with her presidential primary race in 2020 - and after really floundering then future President Joe Biden would tap her as her running mate anyway.

And let's also bear in mind while she might note that she had a very short presidential race as she was tapped as the Democrat nominee once President Biden drops out of the running her decisive loss just underscores her stature on the national stage.

And that's the basis of her new book which she discusses her short campaign which Ben Shapiro discusses in the video above.

He even discusses her appearance on the soon to be cancelled Late Show w/ Stephen Colbert. The highlight of her return to the spotlight.