And we can't even agree on a halftime show

"Now that the dust has settled and the halftime show is over, where does the NFL go from here? Does Roger Goodell keep trying to woo the outer fringe just to expand the fan base? Why give the entire broadcast in Spanish? Is that the path we are on?" 

Just when you thought we might be able to agree on SOMETHING in this country, along comes the NFL and books a loony bird to do the halftime show. Bad Bunny? What kind of a name is that? Of course, he had to be flaming gay to sell his brand. As soon as it was announced, the Turning Point crew said this was unsatisfactory. NOT family friendly. Not pro American. Not what good old beer drinking, family loving guys like to see at halftime. So, Turning Point put on an alternate halftime show on another channel. And so goes America.

I think it will surprise nobody if I can confess, I did not watch Bad Bunny. I turned the channel and watched the Turning Point show. Truthfully, I would have done it just a bit differently. But it was still good. And did not have to worry about tender young eyes seeing something tawdry or young years hearing things unacceptable, or unwanted. Actually, the game was such a defensive struggle in the first half (I loved it), it might have driven many younger watchers away from the TV.

But hey - watching the Super Bowl last night was a night away from hearing about Minnesota or the Guthrie kidnapping (or murder). Truthfully, Tim Walz and whomever is responsible for the disappearance of Nancy Guthrie has ruined the news cycle. How so? Last Friday, when we should have been celebrating the news of the year so far, nary a peep was mentioned about the DOW hitting 50,000. That is huge news! It was a tip of the hat to the greatness of America and how Donald Trump has turned this economy around.

Now that the dust has settled and the halftime show is over, where does the NFL go from here? Does Roger Goodell keep trying to woo the outer fringe just to expand the fan base? Why give the entire broadcast in Spanish? Is that the path we are on? Having some Contemporary Christian artists mixed in with some CW artists would be good start. For the love of Pete NFL, don't put on something so wretched that it drives part of the fan base to another channel for halftime entertainment.

What might ask, is there ANYTHING we can agree on these days? Stay tuned, as by the end of the week you will see the real barn fire when both sides try to agree on ICE reforms. Failure to do so will (again) shut down the government. BTW - it will be a most interesting week. As a side note, we might also be at war with Iran by Friday. Just saying...

 

Maybe it is the water in Minneapolis...

"The lost children in Minneapolis always need a cause celeb to rally around. It just seemed like yesterday when it was Free Palestine! And that was right on the threshold of No Kings! Now it is No ICE! and Be Good. What do people in outstate protest? Nothing. We just go to work, go to school, go to church, and be good citizens. We love our cops, and we love each other. It is just as simple as that." 

There is a saying I have heard more than just a few times. Once you get outside the 494-694 beltway in the Twin Cities, life starts returning to normal. Not is not just a cliche', that is a cold hard fact. Back in the day when Minneapolis was first starting to turn into the fruit basket it is today, everything started to change as we were coming home on the freeway. Once we made the turn northward, I started to breathe deeper. Then, once we got on Highway 10, every muscle in my body started to relax. Today, unless it is a family emergency, I stay far, far away from Minneapolis.

This morning on the news, Frey Baby was holding a presser in Uptown. He announced the Uptown Art Fair was coming back to town. Big whoop. When asked about the art fair coming back, one local said, "This is great news. I love this town. I love what it stands for." Okay - I will bite - what does it stand for? Anarchy? Stage Four TDS? Turning a blind eye to graft? What is it, because I sure can't see it.

I amazes me when I ponder this question. What is it about Minneapolis which makes it the polar opposite of us folks living outside the beltway? Is it the air? The food? Or is it the water. It has to be something, as most things that us outside the beltway folks hold near and dear, the folks inside the beltway love to eschew. 

Truthfully, the folks out in the hinterland of Minnesota are basically a very good lot. Somebody had posted a picture of a billboard (might have been AI) which said, "Please keep your Minneapolis out of the rest of Minnesota." Why? Many folks I know are more closely aligned with Ozzie and Harriet, or Father knows best than the Meathead from All in the family. Meaning what? Meaning we love family, we love country, we love liberty, and mostly, we love God. Are all people in outstate like that? No, but most are.

The lost children in Minneapolis always need a cause celeb to rally around. It just seemed like yesterday when it was Free Palestine! And that was right on the threshold of No Kings! Now it is No ICE! and Be Good. What do people in outstate protest? Nothing. We just go to work, go to school, go to church, and be good citizens. We love our cops, and we love each other. It is just as simple as that. 

For those still living in Minneapolis, try drinking bottled water for a while. It might clear the cobwebs and straighten your thinking. Just saying...  

 

Who will win?

 

"Minnesota continues to be the laughingstock of the country. Some in Minnesota are relieved that this kidnapping in Arizona happened so the press would not be talking about Minnesota all the time. But the Minnesota story will continue. Why? As they say in the press business, it has legs. And who will win the arm-wrestling contest? I know who my money is on, and it is not Tampon Timmy."    

Here it is. The fight to the finish. What is it, Olympic arm wrestling? Not quite. This is a contest between good and evil. Or as Tim Walz has stated many times, "A contest between the (mean old) federal government and the (always innocent) people of Minnesota. In reality it is the lawful against the lawless. It is ICE acting as agents of the federal government, enforcing federal law (which has been passed in Congress by both Republicans and Democrats) being stopped in the streets by paid anarchists as well as the Democrat elected leadership in Minnesota. Who is right and who is wrong? To me this is a no-brainer.

To help move this thing along a bit, Donald Trump (the negotiator) made a huge concession to the anarchists. He will remove 700 ICE agents from the Minnesota Surge in exchange for cooperation in getting illegal criminals out of the jails and into ICE custody. That was a nice unilateral move on the part of the law keepers, but the law breakers had no desire to keep their word. No worries however - Trump kept 2,000 ICE agents on site to keep going after illegals. Normal ICE population in MN is about 150.

Those who watch how Trump negotiates understand this much - that 700 ICE drawdown was it. Until he sees some REAL progress from the anarchists, there will be no more. In other words, the feds can do this the easy way, or the hard way. For reasons which escape me, the hard left wants to make this commonsense removal just as hard as they are. Why? Gives them something to do. It sure beats working or going to school.

Walz may not realize this, but between the MASSIVE fraud in this state, as well as the ICE mess, the Democrat brand is about as popular as gum on the bottom on your shoe. But Walz does not care, as he vows NEVER to run again - for anything. Probably the only smart thing I have heard this man utter out of his mouth. But the vortex of this fraud as well as the insurrection actions of those in government who support(ed) Walz - is very strong indeed. I believe this will kill the careers of Amy, Ellison, Frey, Omar and Flanagan - and hopefully many others further on down the ladder.

Minnesota continues to be the laughingstock of the country. Some in Minnesota are relieved that this kidnapping in Arizona happened so the press would not be talking about Minnesota all the time. But the Minnesota story will continue. Why? As they say in the press business, it has legs. And who will win the arm-wrestling contest? I know who my money is on, and it is not Tampon Timmy.    

Even with the thaw, ICE is not going away

 

"There are some 40's starting to pop up in the seven-day forecast. Yippie, skippy - this long cold spell might be on the way out. But even with a February thaw, ICE is not going anywhere. If the warm weather cannot get rid of ICE, what can? Our Three Stooges acting like mature leaders for a starter."

I feel bad for Tom Homan. Talk about mission impossible! His job, which he accepted from the president, was to come to Minneapolis and "lower the temperature". To accomplish this next to impossible feat, Homan was stuck dealing with our version of the Three Stooges - Walz, Frey and Ellison. But here is the kicker - it is not ICE which is causing the problems. It is the agitators who run (ruin) this state, as well as their cadre of paid rioters.

But Trump did not pick Homan to do this job because they were poker buddies on Friday nights - he picked Tom Homan because Homan is a cop's cop. He is tough as nails. And he fully understands ICE. Our Three Stooges on the other hand, only understand Karl Marx and authoritarianism. They could not know what law and order was, even if it bit them on the leg. Oh, and when in doubt - call everybody a Nazi. That is from page one of the Three Stooges playbook.

This week, Homan sent 700 ICE agents to another venue. However, he kept 2,000 here for the "surge". That was a good faith movement on the part of Homan in return for promised cooperation in getting ICE criminals out of the MN jails and into the hands of ICE agents. It seems however, somebody forgot to give a copy of the new memo to the children rioting in the streets. They are still impeding efforts by ICE agents to do their jobs.

It is only a matter of time before one of the paid rioters takes a pot shot at an ICE Agent or tries to run one over with a car. They have been given the green light to do so by a senior member of the DNC. That would be Jerry Nadler, a Congressman from New York. When I hear crap like that coming out of that pompous blowhard, it reminds me of the powder keg we are living on in Minneapolis. This is like street theater for Jerry Rubin's, Revolution for the hell of it. Like I say, it is only a matter of time.

There are some 40's starting to pop up in the seven-day forecast. Yippie, skippy - this long cold spell might be on the way out. But even with a February thaw, ICE is not going anywhere. If the warm weather cannot get rid of ICE, what can? Our Three Stooges acting like mature leaders for a starter. And the children in the street causing havoc - it is time to grow up. You are making people our state look like boobs.   

Our future - Stacking and Cislunar?

 

"There are an amazing amount of new and exciting things going on right now. Don't be distracted by the minutia happening in our big, blue cites with the ICE riots. They will take care of themselves. The big show is what is happening in the reshaping of our hemisphere. The space race to cislunar. The sprint to see who can develop the right type of applications with AI, and how to sell them to the world."

You might need to bear with me on this one. I have been reading up and watching what the real future is for America. With all the gizmos and AI stuff, what is it really about? And what is the rush? Just for a minute we are going to move away from our new Monroe (or "Donroe") Doctrine. We are going to venture into the real Golden Age of America. Where there are trillions of dollars to be made. Be the world leader in many, many exciting new areas. But the US is not the only country who sees this same future. It can be ours, only if we are quick, nimble and brave.

Many scientists are excited about going to the Moon again. But just as many are excited about exploring and conquering what is known as the cislunar area. Then what is the cislunar area, and why does it matter? As the publican AI Solutions defines it, "Cislunar space is the volume containing the Earth, the Moon, and just beyond the Moon." Because the gravitational forces of Earth and the Moon are not strong as in near Earth orbits, orbits and trajectories will allow us to explore areas which up till now are difficult to reach. Translation - this is our gateway to the planets and the mineral rich asteroids. It is truly the first step in exploring inner space.

Right now, Elon Musk, and his SpaceX business is launching more rockets into space than the rest of the world combined. Is Musk aware of the cislunar area and why it is so important? Absolutely. Truthfully, it is probably on the backs of Musk and SpaceX that we will reach the Moon first. And populate the cislunar area with technology galore. Who will be right behind SpaceX? Probably NASA.

Okay - enough about the cislunar area - what is "stacking"? Remember at the start of Trump's second term the Stargate Project? Where an investment of 1/2 trillion dollars pledged by some of our largest tech companies? This is part of the stacking process. "Stacking" is owning the new AI frontier from soup to nuts. Stargate will be the massive data centers, each equipped with a new "mini nuke" to supply it with enough power. We will develop the AI chips, make the AI chips, do all the coding, and operate the data centers. Countries which are friendly to us, can buy AI technology in a "stacked" form from us. Will there be money to be made from selling AI in a stacked format? Oh yes - lots of money with lots of zeros.

There are an amazing amount of new and exciting things going on right now. Don't be distracted by the minutia happening in our big, blue cites with the ICE riots. They will take care of themselves. The big show is what is happening in the reshaping of our hemisphere. The space race. The sprint to see who can develop the right type of applications with AI, and how to sell them to the world.

Love him or not, Donald Trump has put together in his cabinet, the right people and the right time to do the right things. 2025 was the year where the foundation was poured, now in 2026 and beyond is where the skyscrapers will be built (figuratively). This is the dawning of the new age (or Golden Age) of America. Hang on, buckle up, and enjoy the ride. But don't blink, or you might miss something very interesting.

 

Dancing with the devil?

 

"We need the good guys in every corner of the globe to take care of their bad guys. The United States will always be there for backup, but our days in being in the front lines need to take a rest." 

Here is my question. Is Donald Trump about ready to try and negotiate with this snake in the grass from Iran? Is he about to make the same mistake that prior presidents have made? Ali Khamenei is not to be trusted. Not one inch. As half our country is wetting their pants over the accidental killings of two people in the ICE riots, Iran mows down their countrymen by the thousands and never loses a minute's worth of sleep over it. No, Iran's rulers practice thuggery. They are not to be trusted - not even a speck.

Some might ask the question about why did we show Iran our "big stick" and then decide not to use it? I can only think of one reason. Bombs. After supplying Ukraine with ammo for years, we are short on ammo. Do we have enough in inventory to defeat Iran? Most assuredly. But then we would have even fewer bombs and missiles. And if China makes a move on Taiwan, we need as many bullets in our holster as possible.

This Friday, we are sending our top negotiators over to the region to have some face-to-face negotiations with Iran. I hope the first predicate we put forward is plain and simple - if they keep killing their own people just for protesting, the United States will pick up where Midnight Hammer left off. The second predicate will be just as simple - if Iran's proxies do as much as burp in public, we will use our velvet brick, sans the velvet. It will not be pretty for Iran nor those who serve Iran.

Donald Trump does his best when he is working on the new Monroe Doctrine - or as some say, the "Donroe Doctrine". Focus on getting Venezuela squared away, freeing Cuba, teaching Mexico about law and order, getting the Greenland agreement agreed to and inked, and then helping Canada grow up. If Donald Trump can do all of that before his term is up, they might indeed expand Mount Rushmore to include his bust.

It sure would be nice if Saudi as well as some of the others in that neighborhood could take care of business. Why does it always need to be us? Just like with Ukraine, why us? Especially, when this is a Euro problem first. Japan is ready to step into the gap when it comes to Indo-Pacific issues. We need the good guys in every corner of the globe to take care of their bad guys. The United States will always be there for backup, but our days in being in the front lines need to take a rest. 

 

First things first - no sanctuary anything

 

Republicans are also itching to have some additional language added to the DHS bill. Like, making sanctuary anything be illegal. Having mandatory voter ID to unsure illegals are not allowed to vote. More safeguards to ensure illegals are not allowed to get government benefits.

In our state which is being ever more defined as the "upside down world" (thanks Stranger Things), one might ask how we put the brakes on. Better yet, how to put the brakes on and start reversing the incredible damage the loony left has done to us. To me, this anti-ICE thing all started with sanctuary cities or sanctuary states. All of a sudden, with the state or city governments harboring federal offenders, ICE became the villain, and not the offender. Why? For reasons which I cannot fathom nor explain, cities and states love to protect the vile and lawless. Ergo, the reason for our insurrections and riots in the streets of some big blue cities.

Currently, we are in a partial shutdown. Soon to be less of a partial, but still partial. Why? The Democrats want the DHS funding withheld so they can "bake in some ICE reforms." News flash - ICE is just fine thank you. What I will tell the Democrats is this - be careful of what you wish for. Republicans are also itching to have some additional language added to the DHS bill. Like, making sanctuary anything be illegal. Having mandatory voter ID to unsure illegals are not allowed to vote. More safeguards to ensure illegals are not allowed to get government benefits.

Take Minnesota for example. Or, as some lawyer from Washington State called us yesterday, "the train wreck state." Not only should our sanctuary status be stripped away, Frey, Walz, Ellison and others need to walk the plank (figuratively). We have some VERY bad actors in this state. Up to their eyeballs in graft. Insurrectionists. Some might even call it treason. In any event, the time to clean house is long past due. Will getting rid of our bad actors and reforming all our nonsense make this state more livable? Maybe - but it will be a good start.

One more thing. Many are now putting forward an offer to help the Canadian separatist movement. Like, the US will take Alberta, and Canada can have Minnesota. Please don't send this state up to the land of Mark Carney. Yes, there are fates worse than living under Tampon Timmy. Believe it or not, living under Carney would be worse. Don't believe me? Just ask anybody from Alberta.