INTERESTING:  Empty offices, Indian HR calling the shots: ICE uncovers rampant OPT abuse by foreign students.

GOOD:  Boss of NYC’s ‘secret Chinese police station’ convicted of acting as illegal ‘agent’.

YES. YES, IT IS:  Is One American Really Worth $200 Million? Yes, All Lives are Priceless.

EQUALITY IS NOT THE POINT. THE POINT IS TO HAVE EVEN THE POOR LIVE LIKE THE RICH OF OLD:  The Gap Doesn’t Matter.

I HAVE ENJOYED POWERLINE IN THE PAST AND I’M SURE WILL IN THE FUTURE, BUT THIS IS SLOPPY, YELLOW JOURNALISM AND FRANKLY UNWORTHY OF THEM:  Pope Leo makes a statement.
I’m sorry. I try not to write essays here, but this entire post is nonsense. The outrage of the “award” (Vatican’s “highest award” my feet!) being given to Iran to send a message is nonsense. The entire “Leo was bath-mouthing Trump” is not true. It was spun up by our press and Leo HIMSELF denied it, (which let me add was at considerable risk to himself, since the Euroweenies in the Vatican would be big mad at his saying this outright.)
As for the award to Iran, it is nonsense. It’s an automatic medal given to an ambassador who has served x amount of time. In fact, most of “Leo’s scandals” are nonsense. A brief list: Fact check: Did the Vatican Library open a prayer room for Muslims? (Spoiler. No.)  Pope prays at mosque!  Or, you know: Pope visits Istanbul mosque but, unlike predecessors, opts not to pray there.  Keep in mind the man took the name Leo, our last strongly anti-communist pope. before John Paul II and also that he has said this: “Communism has penetrated even Christian circles disguised as solidarity. It is our pastoral duty to expose it.” – Pope Leo XIV .   Now is he perfect? No. No man is. Is he doing everything right? No. but the Vatican has its own deep state around which he has to maneuver.  HOWEVER so far, he’s making a lot of right moves. As I said often about Trump during his first term and still do sometimes: Give the man room to cook.
Before you say I’m saying all this because I’m Catholic, you should remember I’m the one Catholic who used to make “is the Pope Catholic” jokes about Francis. So, spare me. I know it’s lots of fun to indulge America’s oldest bigotry but it burns me to see you people fall for the left’s psyops.
He p*sses the left off by not liking commies. And they try to use him to beat Trump. But you? Think.

FROM MARY CATELLI:  Enchantments And Dragons.

#CommissionEarned

A wizard must produce justice enough to satisfy a dragon.

A young man tries to rob a tiger’s lair.

An enchantress tries to keep a court safe while they ignore the perils of misusing her magic.

A lady finds that court intrigues can spread even to the countryside.

And more tales.

Includes “Over the Sea To Me,” “Dragonfire and Time”, “The Maze, the Manor, and the Unicorn”, “The White Menagerie”, “The Dragon’s Cottage,” “Jewel of the Tiger,” and “The Sword Breaks.”

MORE DIABOLICAL ISRAELI PROPAGANDA, TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT WHAT HAPPENED:  Hamas forced sex between family members as part of Oct. 7 torture campaign, probe finds: ‘You hear the screams’.

THEY’RE TRYING THEIR HARDEST:  Will Trump’s leftie foes turn Iran victory into defeat?

IRAQUI KURDS ABSCONDED WITH THE WEAPONS? DIDN’T WE ALREADY KNOW THAT?  Here’s Why the Iranian People Never Rose Up, and Its Not the Reason You Think.

I’M PRETTY SURE WE KNOW:  What Is Wrong With These People? Protesters Try to Crash Kash Patel’s Private Funeral Trip.

DID THEY NUKE IT BECAUSE IT WAS WRONG OR BECAUSE IT COULDN’T BE DONE BEFORE THE ELECTION CLOCK RAN OUT?  Virginia Dems Reject Insane Idea to Nuke State Supreme Court to Push Gerrymandered Map.

EXCEPT OF COURSE SCIENCE HAS BECOME A JOKE:  When a paper drops saying every testicle sampled had microplastics in it, that should have bene a clue that the process, not the tissue, was contaminated.

X-cancel.

IT’S TIME TO STOP THE LIES:  Everything MPU posts about data centers is complete garbage. They have zero respect for their audience. Literally no one here is losing power. This tweet is a complete lie.

X-cancel.

AND NOW THEY’RE DESPERATE:  STOOO-pid: The Ds’ VA redistricting gamble is the botch of botches, upturning the Ds’ gloating and making them highly visible national losers

I’D LOVE TO DISAGREE WITH HIM, BUT I CAN’T:  Barely Qualified to Convert O2.

“CONSERVATIVES”:  Who Is Behind Pro-Cornyn “Association of Texas Conservatives”?

AND WE KNOW HOW THAT ENDED UP: How our ‘new’ Democratic Party is really a blast from the Jacobin past.

JUST A REMINDER THAT A FEW YEARS AGO POSTING ABOUT THE REPLACEMENT PLAN WOULD HAVE HAD SEVERE CONSEQUENCES:  It’s not a conspiracy anymore.

MY FACE. BEHOLD ITS SHOCK:  Calif. mayor Eileen Wang admits acting as Chinese spy, resigns after shocking plea deal.

IT’S BOTH ENEMY ACTION AND OUR LOCAL IDIOTS:  The Push Toward a Break.

THE WORLD HAS CHANGED:  Israel Sent Iron Dome & Troops To UAE During Iran War: Amb. Huckabee Confirms.

WHEN I LEAVE MY FANS ALONE A LITTLE WHILE LONGER THAN USUAL, REALITY TREMBLES:  The Great Water Conspiracy.

They say they would be honored if Tucker Carlson picks up on this…  Also in case the tone doesn’t come across through online, rest assured I am very grateful for my younger DIL’s help and care. (More than I can say.)

THESE ARE FUN:  Tales of the Base Tour Guide – The Lost Ladies.

FUN SPACE STUFF:  Springtime on the residual icecap of the Martian south pole.

AS IF THEY CARE:  When will the mainstream parties wake up to the WHO’s pharma agenda?