A WORD TO HEED:  Reductionism: collapsing the complexity of a broken system into a single villain or conspiracy. It’s easy. It’s appealing. It’s intellectually lazy and the best is that it allows you to tap into anger and rage and emotions. And no one loves emotions more then people who make money off of your or who want to shape how you think. People want to know there is an enemy, that enemy can be defeated and then the world will be easy and beautiful. That’s a fairy tale.

AND: For the X-less.

THEIR AUDIENCE ISN’T USED TO ANY TRUTH AT ALL:  The New York Times just played itself.

IRONY. IT’S WHAT’S FOR DINNER:  Beautiful! Mexico City Residents Protest Gringo Visitors, and DHS Offers Helpful Advice.

AND ALL THE LITTLE DEMONS ARE PUTTING ON SKATES:  Hell Freezes Over As Congressional Republicans Don’t Blow It.

FOR THEIR NEXT TRICK THEY ARE GOING TO MAKE PEOPLE STOP STARING AT TRAIN WRECKS:  LA City Council Votes to Stop ‘Disaster Tourism’ through Pacific Palisades Area.

NOT REALLY. HE’S GOING OUT OF HIS WAY TO LOOK FOR THE OFFENSE:  Director Warns His ‘Superman’ Reboot May Offend Some Viewers — He’s Right.

This tells me he expects the film to bomb and wants an excuse.

LOOK, WHEN SOTOMAYOR REBUKES A LEFTIST…  SCOTUS Grants Trump Another Stay, KBJ Issues Another Fiery Solo Dissent, Drawing Rebuke Even From Sotomayor.

THAT FEELING YOU’VE SEEN THIS SH*T BEFORE:  Deja Poo.

CHINA NEEDS TO BE TOLD WHERE TO PUT IT:  China tells EU it can’t accept Russia losing its war against Ukraine, official says.

AND WHERE TO PUT IT IS NOT TAIWAN:  NATO Chief Predicts China’s Plan For Taiwan.

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

AW POOT. MY FUNDRAISER DOESN’T EXTEND TO THIS STUFF:  A Martian meteorite discovered in Africa is up for auction.

“NOBODY DOES PERFORMATIVE INDIGNATION LIKE A SLIGHTED LEFTIST POLITICIAN, ESPECIALLY WHEN GOD IS THROWN INTO THE MIX”:  The milquetoast martyrdom of Chris Coghlan MP.

UNLIKE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION PRACTICE THESE WON’T GET SLAPPED ON THE WRIST AND RELEASED:  Operation Apex Hammer: Over 200 Criminals Arrested.

SHE INCREASINGLY REEKS OF FLOP SWEAT AND DESPERATION:  Harris Faces Backlash Over Grim July Fourth Post and Apparent Biden Snub.

GIVE THEM CREDIT: THERE’S NO TRAGEDY THEY WON’T EXPLOIT:  Here’s the Gross Anti-Trump Narrative Libs Are Peddling About the Horrific Flash Floods in Texas.

IF THE ECONOMY DOES WELL, THE DISINFORMATION WILL JUST ROLL OFF OUR BACKS:  Elections 2026: Will Republicans Counter Democrat Disinformation Campaign Against Big Beautiful Bill?

HORRIFYING:  Texas Hill Country’s Lack of Flash Flood Protection Exposed by July 4th Disaster.

TO BE FAIR, HE HATES MOST PEOPLE, POSSIBLY INCLUDING HIMSELF:  Mamdani Hates You.

INDEED, INDEED:  The Real No Kings Day.

GOOD. EVIL NEEDS TO LOSE AND LOSE HARD:  ‘Security situation has completely collapsed’: Hamas has lost 80% of its control over Gaza- report.

LESSONS KEPT:  Lessons Learned.

WELL, THESE WEREN’T THEIR CHILDREN, AND THEY WERE CHRISTIAN. WHAT DO YOU EXPECT? HUMANITY?  This is the party which prides itself on its compassion. The party who sticks up for the little guy.

NO MORE LIES NOW. WE’RE DONE:  Fossil Fooled: Lives vs. Lies.

GOOD, GOOD. MAYBE THEY WON’T HAVE TIME FOR CLIMATE HYSTERIA:  BRICS summit opens in Brazil overshadowed by Trump’s tariff policies and Middle East tensions.

YES!!!!  Alabama, Tennessee Lawmakers Push To Exclude Illegal Immigrants From Electoral Counts.