Author Archive: Stephen Green

September 25, 2026

FORGET GHOST CITIES; NOW CHINA HAS Ghost Towers In Real Cities.

Matthew Tye: “‘Look at the city at night. You see all this viral footage and stuff.’ And they go, ‘Let’s go inside some of these buildings, see what they look like.’ We took you inside one. I think it was in Chungdu where the guy went up all the floors and he’s like, ‘There’s literally nothing in here.’”

Winston Sterzel: “All of them were empty.”

MT: “But they have lights on, these very nice lights on. This guy took it a step further and he goes, ‘You know, I’m going to take you to Shanghai where everything should be full. Everything in the the Shanghai skyline should be being used for office space because this is a this is where you want to be in China.”

Fascinating video.

Posted at 11:44 am by Stephen Green on Sep 25th, 2026

CONGRESS SHALL MAKE NO LAW…:

Posted at 11:28 am by Stephen Green on Sep 25th, 2026

NARRATIVES DON’T ENFORCE THEMSELVES, YOU KNOW:

Posted at 10:57 am by Stephen Green on Sep 25th, 2026

MOVING AT THE SPEED OF GOVERNMENT: Appeals court drowns red tape, turns on tap for Gross Reservoir.

A federal appeals court has thrown out a lower-court ruling that left Denver Water’s newly raised Gross Dam standing over a reservoir it wasn’t allowed to fill, dealing a major blow to environmental groups that spent years trying to drown the project in legal red tape.

In a unanimous Sept. 15 opinion, a three-judge panel of the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals reversed the district court, vacated its permanent injunction, and ordered judgment entered against the plaintiffs.

Judge Timothy Tymkovich wrote the opinion, joined by Chief Judge Jerome Holmes and Judge Nancy Moritz.

Denver Water said the ruling confirms the project “was lawfully permitted” and clears the way for the final stages of work.

Exit quote: “The ruling lets Denver Water move toward finally filling a reservoir it first proposed when many of its current customers were children.”

Posted at 10:42 am by Stephen Green on Sep 25th, 2026

NICE:

Posted at 10:26 am by Stephen Green on Sep 25th, 2026

CIVIL RIGHTS UPDATE: Mass. Gun Control Vote Draws National Spotlight.

It also empowers school administrators and licensed healthcare providers to request court orders that require individuals to surrender firearms as well as licenses and permits.

All told, the 120-page measure would tighten control and registration of firearms.

“And all this talk about ‘court orders’ and getting individuals to surrender firearms are all the Democratic talking points about Question 9,” Toby Leary, chairman of the Massachusetts Civil Rights Coalition, told Newsmax. “It will have a strong and negative effect on hunters, sportsmen, and regular people who happen to own guns.”

The measure, in fact, became a “cause célèbre” of the left and the Democratic Party.

The state Democratic Party included it in its platform and it won the blessings of Democratic Socialists of America (DSA).

Both Democrats and “Democratic” Socialists are against an armed citizenry. Do with that what you will.

Posted at 9:40 am by Stephen Green on Sep 25th, 2026

NOTHING TO SEE HERE, MOVE ALONG:

Posted at 9:24 am by Stephen Green on Sep 25th, 2026

KRUISER’S MORNING BRIEFING: Canada’s Mark Carney Didn’t Get Hugged Enough at Syrup Camp. “Mark Carney knows that we really don’t give much thought to Canada here. I’ve spent the last six weeks about 45 minutes away from Windsor, Ontario and I barely remember it’s there. At this point, Carney should be showing up to press conferences wearing a ‘Trump Is My Daddy’ sweatshirt. His flailing for relevance is unserious and sad.”

Posted at 9:09 am by Stephen Green on Sep 25th, 2026

HMM: CIA warned Europe of Russian drone attack from vessels in the Mediterranean.

Major Spanish daily El Mundo published the article, which was based on testimony from an anonymous Lithuanian intelligence source, late Wednesday local time.

According to the paper, the CIA had assessed that Spain, France or Italy may be the targets of these attacks, with drones launching from international waters in the Mediterranean and traveling to the coastal countries over the course of an hour or two.

The Gerbera drone was selected because of its small size – it has a wingspan of just 2.5 meters – which allows it to be concealed easily, El Mundo wrote. The drones have a maximum range of 600 kilometers, depending on load and environmental conditions, and carry a relatively small warhead that would be effective at starting a fire, destroying exposed infrastructure components or causing political and economic turmoil.

The drones were to be transported hidden in containers, which was described as being “not difficult at all,” before being catapult-launched for their attack missions on the Western Mediterranean NATO members, according to El Mundo’s sourcing.

Another report said Macron denied getting any heads up from the CIA. But whatever the case, Russia has been stepping up its hybrid campaign against Europe.

Posted at 8:38 am by Stephen Green on Sep 25th, 2026

WELL, GOOD:

Say, how’s that Brussels-friendly European alternative to X coming along?

Here’s what Grok had to say: “At beta launch they talked ~55,000 users and a year-end target of 100,000, a million in 2027. An August interview still cited a 120,000 waitlist. A mid-September German write-up of the project noted a blogger’s claim that 90%+ of accounts were idle and that interaction numbers looked cooked. Treat user counts as marketing until someone independent audits them.”

Treat that as yet another reminder that extorting from American innovators is what Europe does now instead of innovating.

Posted at 7:20 am by Stephen Green on Sep 25th, 2026

September 24, 2026

WHAT A MESS:

Posted at 5:39 pm by Stephen Green on Sep 24th, 2026

THIS HAS A LOT OF PEOPLE RETHINKING A FEW THINGS, OR AT LEAST SHOULD:

Posted at 5:18 pm by Stephen Green on Sep 24th, 2026

HOW ABOUT EXPANDED SCHOOL CHOICE FOR MOMS WHO CAN’T AFFORD IT? A black mother’s choice for her son: It will be private school.

I’m sending my black son to private school, writes Jenisha Watts in The Atlantic. Growing up in Lexington, Kentucky, she “received an abysmal education” at the sort of mostly black, low-income public school that failed Nikole Hannah-Jones’ daughter. She worked hard to catch up, but is still coping with her educational deficits. She will not put her son at risk.

What’s interesting is that Watts considers Hannah-Jones a friend and confidant. She admires her courage. “I’ve always believed that I have a responsibility, especially as a Black woman who comes from a difficult background, to care about all kids in need,” she writes. “I fear I am betraying that when I choose what is best for my son and my son alone.”

Why does doing the right thing for you kid have to be accompanied by all the public handwringing?

Posted at 4:53 pm by Stephen Green on Sep 24th, 2026
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