AMERICA CONTINUES TO CAPTURE IMAGINATIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD:  Man Climbs Eiffel Tower to Hang an American Flag from the Iconic Paris Monument.

Because the future comes from America.

ABSOLUTELY WHAT HE SAID:  I hear all the time about how Gen Z is turning socialist because they have no economic hope and how I just don’t understand that we need to do more socialist stuff so they’ll still vote for us. Well…. I’ve spent quite a bit of time as a Silicon Valley startup/VC lawyer, and there is no quicker way to turn a young leftist into a junior Milton Friedman than starting their own business. I saw it over and over and over—smart twenty somethings with coding skills, blue hair and a Che Guevara poster gradually becoming more and more conservative as they slowly comprehend just how many regulatory hurdles there are to running a business and raising capital (and the amount of money they had to pay me to help do that navigation). We should all be encouraging young people to start their own businesses. They don’t need to be some novel tech business that attracts VC funding either. Every community has service and product needs just itching to be filled by someone with a little energy and smarts.

GOVERNMENTS ARE NEVER THE ANSWER:  The Pope Is Right About AI. His Solutions Would Make It Worse. An African response to Magnifica Humanitas.

YES, BUT THEN AGAIN WHEN DEALING WITH LIBERAL FEMALES, ONE JUST WOULDN’T BE ABLE TO THINK:  I have now read this highlighted sentence seventeen times because I assumed I wan’t actually reading what was written. Surely my eyes didn’t actually read this. Maybe someone accidentally pasted in dialogue from “The Onion.” back when it was funny. But no. She is saying that she delayed reporting a rape because she agreed with the accused, politically. This is one of those moments where, if your IQ is over 85, your brain quietly excuses itself from the room.

(And sorry, x-cancel continues not working for me.)

THEY SHOULD MOVE THERE, PERMANENTLY. WE’LL HELP THEM PACK:  U.S. ‘Influencers’ Jackson Hinkle, Max Blumenthal Support Regime at Khamenei Funeral.

THAT MEANS BEHIND THE SCENES THERE IS A PLAN TO TURF IT OUT:  Newsom-Backed Deal Transfers Iconic California Beach to Indigenous-Led Nonprofi.

And for Noisome to pocket a tidy kick back.

LIBERAL MEDIA HAS PORTRAYED COMMIES AS GENTLE DO GOODERS MY ENTIRE LIFE:  Liberal Media is Dishonestly Painting DSA Radicals as Gentle Reformers.

It’s the very definition of grotesque.

MY FANS DO THE STRANGEST (AND MOST WONDERFUL) THINGS:  USAian-inspired.

WELL, I’M CONVINCED:  ‘Snake the Bigfoot Hunter’ claims he unearthed scientific proof of Sasquatch — and DNA shows it’s part human.

MAMDANI AND CO. SEE HOW MUCH CHAVEZ AND MADURO LOOTED AND DON’T SEE THAT AS FAILURE:  ‘Real Socialism’ Was Tried in Venezuela, and It Failed.

AMERICANS ARE NOT FAIR WEATHER PARTIERS:  These Patriots Refused to Surrender Their Independence Day Celebrations to a Summer Storm.

MOST AUTHORS HAVE MORE DISTANCE FROM THEIR SUBJECT…  Woman who wrote book on healthcare fraud sentenced in $136 million Medicare scheme.

THE CREDENTIALED CLASS HAS LOST THEIR CREDIBILITY FOR GOOD AND ALL:  Canary in a Climate World.

AND IT’S A TRULY STUPID CHOICE:  Drugged Transients Overrun Austin Library.

THIS IS TRUE:  Nobody Sells Guns Better Than Anti-Gun Progressives.

COMMUNISM SHOULD BE AS JUSTLY REVILED AS FASCISM:  This should be disqualifying.

GOOD:  Chinese pastor released from prison weeks after Trump raised case with Xi Jinping.

WHEN THIS DIVIDE PRESENTS, IT IS THE “ELITE” THAT SHOULD BE CONCERNED:   Cloud people and dirt people.

WELL, OBVIOUSLY. THEY DESERVE A LOT OF MONEY FOR BEING ON THE RIGHT SIDE OF HISTORY AFTER ALL:  Progressives are only against “some people” getting wealthy.

Thank heavens we’ve closed some of their spigots at least.

WE SHOULD AT LEAST CELEBRATE ROBERT A. HEINLEIN’S BIRTHDAY, WHICH IS ALSO TODAY:  Tanabata Star Festival in Japan Explained.

Happy birthday R.A.H. the world in general and my life in particular would be very different without you!

GOAL POSTS MOVING ON WATER:  Vessel Forced Out Of New York Ship Parade Over ‘Politically Charged’ Banners.

The eco freaks involved don’t understand how “advocating for clean water” is political but the signs they refused to remove include climate change and indigenous rights bafflegab.

THIS IS NOT JUST A RANT ABOUT GROKPEDIA (BUT IT IS THAT TOO!):  Just-So Stories.

ON SUNDAYS I RUN A PROMO POST FOR (MOSTLY) INDIE AUTHORS:  Book Promo And Vignettes By Luke, Mary Catelli and ‘Nother Mike.

There is also a vignette challenge which people have a ton of fun with.

IT’S TIME TO RID OUR CIVIC BODY OF THE POISON OF COLLECTIVISM AND GROUP IDENTITY:  Treat People as Individuals.

Honestly? It’s well past time.

AMEN:  On Our 250th Anniversary: The History Jefferson Warned Us Not to Forget. A Fourth of July reflection on what every American should study.