Power from the people!

"In a perfect world, by 2030 will be leading the world in quantum computing. We will also be leading in AI data centers, as most, if not all, of the new data centers will come with a mini nuke onsite. The future AI and quantum will offer us is only there if we pave the road for their development."

Wait, Bird! You got it all wrong (again). It is supposed to be power TO the people. Yes, that is true, in another context. But for this article, I am talking about power, and lots of it. So much power, that until we fix the shortage, power will need to be taken FROM the people. What kind of power? Electric power. More than we have right now, to run our proliferation of data centers.

We have two very exciting and world changing new technologies right now. Both are in development. Artificial intelligence (AI) is the one getting the most press. The other one is quantum computing. AI will be the one which will start to sputter and lose traction the first. Why? AI will need more power than we could ever imagine. Without the necessary power to run the AI data centers, AI will be eclipsed by the developments in quantum computing.

I read an article recently penned by one of the big AI futurists. The author of this article was ringing the panic bell on this issue. Why? AI needs lots and lots of care and feeding to ensure we can keep our slim lead over China. Having a lead in quantum computing and a second-place finish in AI will not cut it. We know what the fix is - and that is power. Failure to address this issue, and to keep going developing AI at warp speed - could very well result in brown outs and black outs. AI will be taking power FROM the people.

Sorry Greta, but windmills and solar will not cut it. China is building coal plants like crazy right now. That is also not a perfect solution. Then what is? Mini nukes. How Trump always talks about this issue is when it really hits home. When the management of a huge AI data center is up and running, they will also be managing a utility. That would be having a mini nuke onsite, powering the facility. Just because we don't have that now does not mean we will not need it in the near future.

In a perfect world, by 2030 will be leading the world in quantum computing. We will also be leading in AI data centers, as most, if not all, of the new data centers will come with a mini nuke onsite. The future AI and quantum will offer us is only there if we "pave the road" for their development. And we now know that energy, especially lots of energy, is the best way to pave that road.  

 

The CDL nightmare

"How long will it be before We all feel safe on our nation's highways again? That question has an unknown answer. With an estimated 50% of all CDL licenses being issued in New York to be improper, this could take a while. Thanks a lot Biden, for another fine mess you have gotten us into!"

Sometimes I wonder if Democrat governors are trying to kill innocent Americans. Why? Because they are making some kind of statement which does not make any sense to me. To show purpose, to show that illegal immigrants who have no driving skill and little to no English skills can qualify to drive an 85,000-pound semi across country, is a showstopper. But that is what is happening.

It sure woke me up from my false sense of security. For many years now, while I am driving in proximity to a semi, I feel at ease. Why? I know the folks who have CDL licenses are the best of the best. So, no worries, mate. Boy, was I ever wrong on that one! With the number of faux CDL drivers on the road these days, our highways have turned into a kill zone.

It did not take long, nor too many fatal accidents for Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy to be all over this mess. The two biggest offenders are Hochel from New York and Newstrom from California. To make sure that these two bozos are going to follow the law in how to properly license CDL drivers, Duffy could pull to pull some of their federal funding. Meanwhile, LEOs from all over the country are looking for CDL drivers who "No speak no English".

Wait - how long has this been going on? Ever since the Biden nightmare. When the "Boy Mayor", who had zero skills for this job, was appointed to be the Transportation Secretary. Pete Buttigieg was more interested in DEI, and how a man can breast feed a baby than public safety. Pete was all show and no go. And now it is up to Duffy to clean up this mess.

How long will it be before we all feel safe on our nation's highways again? That question has an unknown answer. With an estimated 50% of all CDL licenses being issued in New York to be improper, this could take a while. Meanwhile, driving anywhere using a highway is like "let the buyer beware." Thanks a lot Biden, for another fine mess you have gotten us into!

 

Fraud? Maybe not just in Minnesota!

"Fellow Americans, fellow Minnesotans - face facts. If we don't fix this fraud, it will fix us. We need to find the guilty, prosecute them, deport them, fine them. This is so unfair to the straight shooters in our communities. Get rid of the fraudsters, and let's get back to MAGA. To this request I say please and thank you."  

Oh boy. It is not just that EVERY SINGLE NIGHT we hear about the fraudsters in Minnesota. It seems this fraud thing is all over the country. True, much of it is the Somalian communities. But we also found out from the short life span of DOGE that fraud is everywhere. Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, you name the government program, and fraud is there.

The other evening there was a congressman from another state being interviewed about the fraud in Minnesota. His response to the first question was jaw dropping. When asked how it is possible that we could have this much undetected fraud in Minnesota, he responded by saying that with our dozens and dozens of major federal welfare programs, many overlapping others, it is easy for a fraudster to get lost in the noise. In other words, fraud is not rare - it is endemic.

This morning in the news, some local government person from Ohio said they have suspected fraud in that state's Somali population also. Her words - "What is happening in Minnesota might only be the tip of the iceberg." Seems as if we are hearing that expression quite a bit as of late, when we are discussing Somali fraud.

Now for my rant. We need to bring DOGE back. Why? It was excellent in uncovering fraud. With the size of our welfare state, if 20% of the benefits go to fraudsters, that is a huge number! We can't just turn the other way or do like that BS artist Walz does and deny it. Here is the plain truth. We are awash in frauds, and people from Somali whom we trusted, quickly figured out how to crack the safe. And now that they have been outed, we are the "racists" for calling them on this crime.

Fellow Americans, fellow Minnesotans - face facts. If we don't fix this fraud, it will fix us. We need to find the guilty, prosecute them, deport them, fine them. This is so unfair to the straight shooters in our communities. Get rid of the fraudsters, and let's get back to MAGA. To this request I say please and thank you.  

Need a job?

"I have done quite a bit of reading on this the past few months. No matter how many folks blow sunshine at you about the job market, here are the facts that I have discovered. The job market will never be the same again."

Interesting article in the news this morning. About how hard it is to find a job. It is hard for people who have college degrees. It is even harder for those who do not. This might be the start of when the job market starts to curve inward. Wait - don't we keep hearing about all the jobs that President Trump is going to bring back into the country? And he will. But - some of those factory jobs which are coming back might already be filled by machines instead of a human.

One might ask this question - the economy is good, wages are up, why is it so ding dang hard to find a good job these days? One word - uncertainty. If you are employed and bringing home a livable paycheck, count your blessings. If you are on the outside looking in - good luck. It is time to get creative. And not to sound like a Debby Downer, but next year it will be even harder. 

I have done quite a bit of reading on this the past few months. No matter how many folks blow sunshine at you about the job market, here are the facts that I have discovered. The job market will never be the same again. If you have an unskilled job, those jobs will leave first. The some of the white-collar jobs. Why will so many companies want to replace humans with AI driven machines? Cost and dependency. No sick days, no late days, no lunch breaks, no performance issues, and so forth. The do more with less crowd will be dancing in the streets.

Some futurists think we will be coming into an age of guaranteed income. Translation - getting money from the government with no work involved. Just enough money to live on. During the last election season, Andrew Yang proposed everybody getting a Universal Basic Income (UBI). Yang was suggesting $1,000/month - not enough to live on, but enough to help. Net result? Yang got laughed off the stage for this idea. But wait - maybe Yang was just a bit early. Maybe this is the path with many will walk on in the very near future. 

As the job market continues to curve inward, life with those on the outside will continue to be a struggle. It will not just happen in the USA - it will be happening all over the world. By 2040, we will be living in a world without work for the majority of people. Many jobs that the few people who will be working will have, don't even exist right now. Is it going to be strange to enter these unchartered waters? Oh yes, very strange and very scary.  

 

Staying in the fight

"Even if I chose to protest when I was younger, I couldn't. Why? I worked. Had a house to maintain. Had a family to raise. I had better angels telling me what the right path was, and that path WAS NOT fighting against our own LEOs. I understood that we are a nation of LEGAL immigration."

Yesterday, we had another large American city choose a blue mayor. Miami, in red Florida - chose a Democrat over a Trump backed Republican. During her victory speech, one of the things she announced she would do during her term was - wait for it - protect immigrants. If she meant illegal immigrants, chalk up another blue city to ignoring the laws of the US Congress. But who cares anymore? We will now have the latter-day hippies who live in Miami, fighting with ICE.

Time to take a trip in the way forward machine. It is 2028, and the next presidential election is coming up in November. Tom Homan is still the Border Czar, and deportations continue. All over America, latter-day hippies are STILL protesting ICE enforcing the law. And the mayors of large blue cities are also advising their peeps to resist. In other words, the mayors of many big blue cities, are not following the laws of the land. Is there a word for this? How about insurrection.

When you hear the description of some of the baddies that the mayors are protecting from ICE, it is jaw dropping. Why in the world would these insurrectionists protect felons? Why would they want to keep them in their communities? Is this all of a sudden one of those parallel universe things that the scientists are now telling us about? It has to be, because in our universe, THIS KIND OF CRAP DOES NOT HAPPEN!

Why do these mayors and the latter-day hippies stay in the fight? For what gain? Why protect criminals as well as criminal aliens? Do they want total anarchy? Wild, wild west type of crime? What gives? And why, oh why, does the media side with them? ALL-THE-FLIPPING-TIME? 

Even if I chose to protest when I was younger, I couldn't. Why? I worked. Had a house to maintain. Had a family to raise. I had better angels telling me what the right path was, and that path WAS NOT fighting against our own LEOs. I understood that we are a nation of LEGAL immigration. When Biden let in 20 million illegals, the latter-day hippies were nowhere to be found. But now that we have a law-and-order administration, latter-day hippies are as common as fruit flies in a pantry.

During Biden, we had the Floyd riots. Under Trump, we have the ICE riots. Bottom line? Fights, fights, all over the place. Downtown is a great place to be from - that is, far, far from. I rest my case. 

 

 

Affordability and unaffordability

"Just think for a minute with your take home pay. Where gross would only be slightly higher than net. What would happen? For many, the term unaffordability would never again be used. Our economy would take off like a rocket. But the statists in Congress who love to spend our money? Too bad, so sad. Now go suck an egg."    

Did you hear the good news? Gas is now under $3/gal nationwide. Of course, that is an average. I am still seeing some stations in our area that are as high as $3.15/gal. But then again, we are Minnesota. The outlier. Another piece of news is the Fed is having their last meeting today for 2025. Even though Trump has called them every name in the book for not acting quicker, it is only a 50/50 chance that we will get another 1/4 point of relief. Big hairy deal.

What is President correct on? First and most important, is what caused this runup on prices to start with. Joe Biden - or should I say Biden and the autopen. Whatever. The immutable fact on why prices went up an average of 20% when Biden was POTUS was nobody had a clue on how to run the economy. They did, however, know how to ruin the economy. Even with the globalist utopia of almost total offshoring, prices continued to rise. Why? The old economic truism - too much government money chasing too few goods. Throw in the fact the Fed was late to the party. Result - sky high prices coupled with sky high interest rates.

Now that Trump has been in office less than a year, some things have improved. And many have not. Is Trump not aware of the many which have not improved? Keenly aware - and he and his team are working on them. But Biden and his team have broken this finely tuned watch. Trump and his team, even though skilled at putting broken watches back together, know that some parts of the watch, more so than others, take longer to fix. Bottom line? As was said in the TV show Kung Fu, "Patience grasshopper".

Many think that tariffs are the pathogens which are causing our current "unaffordability" crisis. Wrong. Trump is an old-time economist. Pre-income tax thinking. In Trumps way of thinking, tariffs done right could replace the income tax that many of us struggle with. He has mentioned that more than once. Not just lowering the income tax - getting rid of it. I mean, it is not like income tax is tattooed on our foreheads - it has only been with us since 1913. Time for this POS to go bye-bye.

Just think for a minute with your take home pay. Where gross would only be slightly higher than net. What would happen? For many, the term unaffordability would never again be used. Our economy would take off like a rocket. But the statists in Congress who love to spend our money? Too bad, so sad. Now go suck an egg.    

  

Entitled fraud

 

"When I was a kid, my folks would always warn me about stealing from friends. Why? Besides the moral reasons, all it would take is one time that you would steal and then get caught. From then on, you would be considered to be a thief. Good lesson for the 'newcomers'. Now that they are outed, guess what? No more trust for them."

Is there such a thing as "entitled fraud"? Seems so. In Minnesota, we are seeing it play out, live and in color. This weekend, I read an article about a "newcomer" in Maine who was "allegedly" defrauding the state's Medicaid Program. His peeps wanted to put out contracts on the people who blew the whistle on this fraud. Why? Entitlement. Maybe that is in the culture of some of our "newcomers". 

We were recently at a political event. The term "fraudster" seemed to come up quite a bit. As the old saying goes, "the jig is up". How so? EVERYBODY knows about the Minnesota tax theft right now, and the good guys in white hats are about ready to pounce. AND - the feds are all over this fraud thing like white on rice. This is not going to end well for Taxing Timmy, nor many of the "newcomers".

In the DFL friendly Strib, there is an article about how much Trump is exaggerating the amount of fraud there is in Minnesota. Huh? There is an interesting slant. Why? The Federal Attorney for Minnesota knows about the current fraud, and thinks (his words), what we have only seen the "tip of the iceberg". Many others seem to agree with him.

When I was a kid, my folks would always warn me about stealing from friends. Why? Besides the moral reasons, all it would take is one time that you would steal and then get caught. From then on, you would be considered to be a thief. Good lesson for the "newcomers". Now that they are outed, guess what? No more trust for them. As the natives from old would say, "We will trust them no more - forever." 

Finally, here is a news flash. There may be some latter-day hippies who live in the center of Minneapolis who also believe that "newcomers" are entitled to fraud our tax dollars. However, the vast majority of citizens and patriots do not. We want justice, and we want true justice. Not this BS called "no cash bail". We want perp walks, jail time, and deportations. Entitled fraud? Not in our vocabulary. 

 

(Can we) get Minnesota back to normal?

"Once we turn Minnesota red, the tide will have also turned. We can save this state. Like Trump said, this was once a beautiful state, but it is now a mess. We don't have to live in a mess. We can once again live in a normal and beautiful state. It is up to us. The other guys will just make it worse." 

Can anybody ever forget the debacle we had in 2023? When the Democrats had the trifecta of power and ran hog wild. All the Republicans could do was sit on the sidelines and watch. We ended up with legalized recreational weed, a crappy new state flag, unfettered abortion, a vanishing gargantuan surplus, and a saddlebag of new taxes and regulations which will kill many small businesses (which take effect next month). This was a nightmare, and our corrupt governor was pleased as punch to sign these horrible bills into law.

Since then, our Rocks and Cows governor has run for Veep under Kamala and been the butt of thousands of jokes. As Hugh Hewett put it, "Walz is the worst person to ever run for any major office in the history of our country". But that was just window dressing. The real crime, which is still unfolding, is the rape and theft of our tax dollars by fraudsters from another country (and are living in this state). The damage done by that theft is bottom line $1B, and maybe as high (according to some experts) as $8B. Who knows about this now? Just about everybody in this country.

The question I have been asked more than once (as I am sure other normal Minnesota folks have been asked) is simply this - "WHAT IN THE SAM HILL HAS HAPPENED TO MINNESOTA? HOW COULD YOU LET THIS HAPPEN???" That is a question to which I have no answer to. It is like an insolvable equation. But we must do something. I would like to give the Captain Obvious solution by saying we need to get the adults back in charge. Elect Republicans. But the Twin Cities are so tainted with socialism, communism, progressive nonsense, and anarchy - getting Republicans elected seems to be a bridge too far at times.

My advice to the Republicans (including POTUS), is simply this. This is not going to end well for the Democrats. If we get with a bunch of slander or name calling, it will end a bit better for them. Just keep investigating, and this will take care of itself. I know, I know - the "newcomers" can generate an unkind response, just because of how they act. But we need to be the bigger people. We will find the guilty, throw them in jail. The ones who got here the wrong way, will be deported. 

Once we turn Minnesota red, the tide will have also turned. We can save this state. Like Trump said, this was once a beautiful state, but it is now a mess. We don't have to live in a mess. We can once again live in a normal and beautiful state. It is up to us. The other guys will just make it worse. 

 

Intergenerational living - coming soon?

 

"All kidding aside, until the Fed can get our interest rates down under 4%, we (as a country) are stuck. Why? Wat, way too many existing mortgages in the 2 percent range. To sell your house and lose that bargain basement interest rate and then take on a 5 or 6 percent rate on a different house is a bridge too far for many folks. Result - houses are hard to sell and even harder to buy."

The great American dream. Grow up in a loving home with mom, dad and maybe a sibling or two, go to school, and then graduate, get a job or go to college, and then - move out. Maybe if the prices are right, find a starter home in which to buy and live in. Or not.

These days, more and more economists are using a new term - housing reset. Why and what is that all about? Tried looking for houses these days? The price of a decent house is out of this world, and the financing to buy it is close behind. For many a young folk who are not making some good money, buying a house is only a broken dream. Rent, rent, rent, blah, blah, blah. Or - as weird as this sounds, move back home with mom and dad. Family in tow, move back in the home you grew up in.

The new term of intergenerational household is just that. Either moving into mom and dad's house or having mom and dad move into your house. In Japan intergenerational living is not uncommon at all. Here it is uncommon (for now) but soon may be as common as having a family dog.

I keep teasing my oldest daughter that mom and I are thinking about moving in with them. The thought of that makes her hair turn white - but when the grandies hear of it, they LOVE IT. 

All kidding aside, until the Fed can get our interest rates down under 4%, we (as a country) are stuck. Why? Wat, way too many existing mortgages in the 2 percent range. To sell your house and lose that bargain basement interest rate and then take on a 5 or 6 percent rate on a different house is a bridge too far for many folks. Result - houses are hard to sell and even harder to buy.

We live out beyond the suburbs. Nice houses, but not that fancy nice. This past year, we have had two houses sell for just over 1/2 million dollars. They are nice houses, but in no universe would I pay that kind of money for either of those houses. Then to have the interest rates what they are? Yikes! 

In our new economy, we need to figure this one out - and fast. My vote has been to develop some tiny homes for singles or seniors to live in. Affordable housing these days is an oxymoron. In other words, there is no such thing. We need to be able to build new houses in a similar neighborhood, some new, very low maintenance tiny homes for under $100k. Without that option, we will be stuck with a slow housing market and more and more intergenerational housing. Just saying...   

Time to choose Mr. Modi!

 

"I would like Trump to practice more care and feeding of India. Let Modi know just how important India is to us. Have better agreements, both in trade and defense with India. If push ever comes to shove, I want the Indians as our friends - close friends. Why? If we have to go up against China, we need a strong India standing by our side."     

Guess who is over in India right now, having a two-day cozy meeting about many important things. Vladimir Putin. He is meeting with Prime Minister Modi. Now, I like Modi - please don't get me wrong. And I understand he needs to be diplomatic, but sometimes I feel as if he is playing both sides of the street. How so? Trump wants Modi to buy less Russian oil as it funds the Ukrainian war effort for the Russians. Putin wants Modi to buy more Russian oil as it funds the Ukrainian war effort for the Russians. What will Mr. "go along, get along" do? The world leader who tells Putin he wants peace in Ukraine. He will continue to buy Russian oil to fund the Ukrainian war effort for the Russians.

It would be interesting to see should war ever come to the Indo-Pacific arena, which side India would be on. First off, India and China are still having a border fight. Not a cold war, but a hot one. Russia and China have a tight bond when it comes to mutual defense. Thus, if Russia jumped into a fight to support China, would India jump in on the side of Japan and the US? This is what I mean about playing both sides against the middle. Sometimes you just need to choose and choose wisely.

Having a rock-solid trade and defense agreement with India could be good for everybody who loves freedom. Having this squishy relationship does nobody any favors. My choice? I want India as a friend and an ally. The Indian people I have worked with and know personally, I really like. We need them as a buffer between China and the southern hemisphere. Russia has nothing to offer anybody right now. They can keep their weapons, their dirty oil, and their ill begotten territorial gains.

I have little time for Xi, and even less time for Putin. Until there are regime changes in both countries, we can just do very little with either of them. I don't want to trade with them or work with them on anything. Like I said, should there be solid regime changes in both Russia and China, I could see a reclama in our relationships. Until then - see ya later.

I would like Trump to practice more care and feeding of India. Let Modi know just how important India is to us. Have better agreements, both in trade and defense with India. If push ever comes to shove, I want the Indians as our friends - close friends. Why? If we have to go up against China, we need a strong India standing by our side.     

First strike, second strike...

 

"Any moral authority the Democrats thought they had, evaporated when we illegally became an open boarder country. Now Trump needs to clean that up. Trump needs to clean up the drug mess. And all Spartacus and the other statists can do is bitch and moan. All they can do is complain, complain, complain. No wonder they get along so well with the 'newcomers'." 

Before the term of Trump 47, drug running was a good business. The only risk was another drug runner trying to poach your business. Lots and lots of drugs coming up from Mexico and the northern coast of South America. As of late, the death toll is rising in our young people who take a drug and - whoops - they died. Why? It did not have in it what was expected. It contained fentanyl.

Donald Trump has declared war on drugs coming into this country. War on the drug runners. War on the drug cartels. And war on fentanyl, which is the deadliest drug of all. The war on drugs is going on right now. America has slowed the sea borne drug trafficking to a crawl. And as usual, anything Trump is doing right, the Democrats root for the other side. All of a sudden, the Democrats are saying the sea borne drug traffickers are similar to Boy Scouts and killing them is a "war crime". 

Here is the bottom line as I see it. Drugs are poison. Drugs are killing or impairing many of our young folks. If an American citizen is drug running, I want him (or her) caught and sent to prison for many years. If narco terrorists are running drugs in the sea, in the air, or over land - they are fair game. Why? They are shuttling poison, to be used by our people, any people, and it can kill. The word has gone out. If you are running drugs northward, we will do whatever, whenever, however - to stop you. And that incudes deadly force.

This brings me to the "second strike" canard, fueled by the Democrats. What a bunch of crap by a bunch of statists who suffer from stage four TDS. Trump, Hegseth and our troops should be cheered and not jeered. The word is out, anybody who is in a "go fast boat" with multiple motors, loaded with shrink wrapped packages - they will be a target. We don't have stupid tattooed on our forehead. We know these are drug runners, trying to get a few hundred pounds of poison up to North America.

What really interests me about this "second strike" from September is this. When Lloyd Austin blew the mission getting our people, our weapons, and the troops out of Afghanistan via Abby Gate, and 13 brave Americas died because of it - where were all those squawking Democrats? They all of them, sat on their thumbs and stayed silent. Meanwhile, Austin and his team all got away Scott free. 

Spartacus was on some left leaning news show and said about killing drug runners in boats, "This is not who we are." Really, Cory Booker? Where were you when Biden and Mayorkas let 20 million illegals into our country? That is not who we are. And yet you sat silent. Over and over, you did not say a peep. 

Any moral authority the Democrats thought they had, evaporated when we illegally became an open boarder country. Now Trump needs to clean that up. Trump needs to clean up the drug mess. And all Spartacus and the other statists can do is bitch and moan. All they can do is complain, complain, complain. No wonder they get along so well with the "newcomers". 

Crooked? Stupid? Or both?

 

"As far as Walz is concerned, I doubt if he will make it to the next election. If he does, he will be toast. I really want him to serve some time. He so deserves it for what he has done to this state." 

Donald Trump is not holding back. He has called out Ilhan Omar as being "rubbish". The fraudsters in her community also as "rubbish". "We don't want them here", he said yesterday. And more than once, he has referred to our dimwit governor as "retarded". If it was Walz's dream and desire to put Minnesota on the map, where it can be discussed every single night - mission accomplished for Tampon Timmy. Well played, you carpetbagger from Nebraska.

On the way home from a medical appointment this morning, I heard Tom Emmer refer to our governor as a "sociopathic and pathological liar". I guess that is the long and the short of it. In Timmy's words, because he grew up in a small town on the prairie, he can be a "knucklehead". For the citizens and patriots who are stuck living here, he is all that and SO MUCH MORE!

Tom Homan is bringing ICE into Minnesota, into the Somali community, and it is not going to be pretty. Secretary Noem thinks that up to half of our "newcomers" might have come here fraudulently (imagine that, with this group). If that is true and when the deportations start in earnest, the Republicans will stand up and cheer. The Democrats will weep because there goes guaranteed votes in the next election. 

What do I want? I want every single fraudster, who helped steal over $1B in our taxpayer money, to do time in Gitmo. I don't care if their skin is brown, black or lily white. I don't care if they are Christian, Muslim, Agnostic, or worship Gaia - they need to do some serious time in a place they can call home (like Gitmo). If we can lock up Chauvin on trumped up charges after the Floyd incident, we can lock up true fraudsters and toss away the key.

As far as Walz is concerned, I doubt if he will make it to the next election. If he does, he will be toast. I really want him to serve some time. He so deserves it for what he has done to this state. Somebody recently asked me if I had regrets voting for Trump. My response? He is all I that I hoped for, and so much more. He may not be a perfect man but is the perfect president for us right now. Period. Full stop.

  

Thanks Tim, for our new word!

"Thanks Tim - for nothing. You really are a moron. I thought when we had Marx Dayton for governor, the DFL had really scrapped the bottom of the barrel. Nope. There was some goo left under Marx - and that is you, Tim Walz. Our once great state of Minnesota has been ruined by the Democrats. Ruined by leftist nitwits and morons."

Every now and again, a new term or word becomes fixated in our lexicon. I can't decide if it was Tampon Timmy or the Somalis which have caused the term "fraudster" to be used numerous times a day. But it is. And as an aside, Timmy also yearned to become more famous. Have his name be a household word nationwide. Kamala helped him out with that one. She picked our "knucklehead" to be her Veep. Per Hugh Hewett, "Tim Walz was the worst candidate to ever run for high office in the history of our country." Ouch!

Tim Walz has gone from a carpetbagger nothing burger, to a buffoon and associate fraudster. Why say associate? Because Timmy may not have done the dirty deeds himself, but he sure knew how to turn a blind eye and a deaf ear to the minions who were bleeding us dry. In other words, Walz may not have been guilty of commission, but he sure the heck was guilty of omission. He was the train watchman, who fell asleep at the switch.

What we are seeing right now in the sleepy villages of the Twin Cities, is the beginning of the end. This is the end of Tim Walz. He may not know he is a dead man walking (politically), but almost 100% of the citizens know that. This is the end of ANYBODY with a brain having one modicum of trust for ANY Somali in Minnesota. As Tom Emmer recently said, " We are not saying that all Somalis are fraudsters, but we are saying that almost 100% of those who have been caught are Somalis." And there you have it.

But Tim Walz was the gate guard. The ultimate responsibility lies with him. Rather than take one inch of responsibility, he gets on a national news show and states, "Minnesota is a generous state." WHAT?? No Tim, we are a gullible state. Made up of zillions of latter-day hippies and so forth. We have these clueless people all over the Twin Cities with signs in their front yards which say, "All are welcome here." And on their Smart Cars, they have bumper stickers which say, "COEXIST". They might as well have stickies on their backs which say, "Kick me!"

Thanks Tim - for nothing. You really are a moron. I thought when we had Marx Dayton for governor, the DFL had really scrapped the bottom of the barrel. Nope. There was some goo left under Marx - and that is you, Tim Walz. Our once great state of Minnesota has been ruined by the Democrats. Ruined by leftist nitwits and morons. And the biggest moron is the guy holding up the sign which states, "I am a moron." That be you, Timmy.   

Ramifications of a protracted war

"I think that Putin continues to play for time in the ongoing peace talks. There is not one drop of his blood which yearns for peace. He remains a frustrated Cold Warrior, who would love to make parts of the Cold War - hot. I know President Trump is totally frustrated with Putin, but you can't make a horse drink water if the horse is not thirsty."

With the war in Ukraine still raging, and peace talks (in my opinion) going nowhere, it is time to look in depth at this meatgrinder of a war. Many things have been penned about the death and misery of this war, but are there some other effects which have been noted? Some thoughts this morning.

This war, which was supposed to be over in a matter of days or weeks, has lasted this long due to the grit and ingenuity of the Ukrainian fighters. How so? These folks have taken gamer type drones and developed a new type of drone technology which has decimated Russian troops and tanks. In fact, this technology is so good, so advanced, that Ukraine has developed a worldwide reputation for drones. Truthfully - it has changed the face of warfare forever.

NATO - Putin's biggest fear was to have a stronger and bigger NATO. By invading Ukraine, this became a self-fulfilling prophesy. With the addition of Finland and Sweden, and the strengthening of Norway, NATO has become much bigger and much, much stronger. Not only that, the "getting by on the cheap" than many member nations have had in the past, has been replaced by ponying up to 5% of GDP. The long and the short of it? NATO has never been stronger or more resolute.

Having a much stronger NATO in Europe has allowed the United States to still be involved, but not as deeply. China needs attention to detail, and not being bogged down in Europe really helps us. But - Article 5 still has one of our feet stuck in the tar. We will always be involved in Europe should the Russian Bear forget how to behave. 

I think that Putin continues to play for time in the ongoing peace talks. There is not one drop of his blood which yearns for peace. He remains a frustrated Cold Warrior, who would love to make parts of the Cold War - hot. I know President Trump is totally frustrated with Putin, but you can't make a horse drink water if the horse is not thirsty.

   

Cat and mouse game - on steroids!

 

"In this new and brazen world of hyper speed technology, staying on top is no longer just as aspiration - it is a matter of survival. How so? If you are not able to counter what the bad guys are doing to steel your stuff or your ideas, you will soon be on the outside looking in." 

I think I might have mentioned this before. Back in the day when I served in the Navy, I did a few different things. But the thing which took most of my time and effort, was I was a Cold Warrior. Because of the field I was in, I was told in the beginning that many times it would feel like I was playing in a game of cat and mouse. How so? Trying to outsmart and figure out the other guy's moves while protecting ours. Over and over and over - day after day. It was a cat and mouse game, played by both sides so the cold war never got hot.

But then the Cold War ended, and there were still other things to do. After I retired from the Navy, I assumed that things just went on as they had before. And on my part, that was very shallow thinking - especially these days. Why is that? The game of cat and mouse went from checkers to chess to hyper speed. The entire world of cryptography was changing quickly. But that was then, and this is now. With the advent of AI and quantum computing - what used to be impossible - has become very possible indeed.

It is not just the murky and spooky world of spy vs. spy which is affected by the changes that AI and quantum computing is heralding. It is banking. It is investing. It is IP issues. Everything which could at one time be considered safe from hacking and intrusion, now is vulnerable. That is (according to the CEO of Google), vulnerable until AI is also used to protect what is yours in this new and very fast game of cat and mouse.

In this brand new and brazen world of hyper speed changes in technology, staying on top is no longer just as aspiration - it is a matter of survival. How so? If you are not able to counter what the bad guys are doing to steel your stuff or your ideas, you will soon be on the outside looking in. Thank goodness that Donald Trump, almost from day one of his term, got the money and the brainy people together to launch Project Stargate. And now with Project Genisis also recently launched, we are set up nicely for the future. But there is no time to look in the mirror and preen - China is right on our heels and would love us to stumble so they could take the lead.

What does all this mean? As I have penned a few times before, 2025 is the year things are staged and positioned for the next four years of hyper changes. Those who have dreaded the upcoming years of very rapid and constant change, need to hold on tight. And, those who relish the idea of things changing almost daily, will soon get their wish. But love it or not, rapid change is coming. Coming to cyber security, financial security, heck, even your home security. Yes, anything and everything will be subject to change. Get ready - it is coming.  

 

  

Are we feeling Luckey today?

 

"In any event, keep an eye on this young man and his company Anduril. They are going places quickly. More importantly, they will help keep this nation safer. What does the future hold for Palmer Luckey? Good question. It would like to ask the same question of Elon Musk. Both Musk and Luckey are brilliant innovators."

One of my favorite Clint Eastwood lines came from a Dirty Harry movie. When he had a punk on the ground, laying by his weapon, Clint kind of challenged him to go for it. He asked him if he was "Feeling lucky, Well, are you punk?" I don't know about the rest of us feeling lucky, but the more I learn about the founder of Anduril Industries, the more I like Palmer Luckey. This young man, this former gamer, is cut from the same cloth that Elon Musk is.

Some might be uttering a collective "so what?" if they have not heard of Anduril Industries as yet. When I say Luckey is cut from the same fabric as Musk is, I mean it. While some of our defense industry struggles to get product out on time and within budget, Luckey has figured out a different way to fill this nation's needs. Using his knowledge and skills he learned in the gaming business, he is making autonomous weapon systems.

What does Anduril Industries make out in California, with over 3,000 employees? First off, they make all kinds of different aerial drones. All different shapes and sizes. Some are reusable, other are not. He can make stuff that other companies cannot. And he can make quality products on the cheap. 

If you go on the Anduril Industries product offering sheet, it is voluminous and very impressive. For a company which has only been around for eight years, that is incredible! This guy Palmer Luckey is no spaced-out gamer - he is smarter than a whip and pays attention to what the bad guys are doing. He has come up with an underwater autonomous drone which he wants to manufacture by the hundreds. Why? Swarms. He thinks that swarms of both airborne and underwater drones is the best way to blunt the Chinese numerical naval advantage in the Indo-Pacific theater. And the Pentagon agrees with him! 

In any event, keep an eye on this young man and his company Anduril. They are going places quickly. More importantly, they will help keep this nation safer. What does the future hold for Palmer Luckey? Good question. It would like to ask the same question of Elon Musk. Both Musk and Luckey are brilliant innovators.

Are we lucky to have Palmer Luckey on our team? Just like with Elon Musk, not only lucky, but very blessed indeed!

 

  

I guess we just suck at shipbuilding these days

 

"Every ship we are still building is over budget and behind schedule. Fact of life. Whatever recipe we had during the Cold War on how to build good ships at a reasonable price was lost in the wind. My advice to Secretary Hegseth is to offshore this task to some of our allies who are good at shipbuilding."

Back in the day, the United States could build frigates fast and furious. I spend a few days on a frigate (USS McCandles) doing some training back in the 1980's. It was an old and "no frills" type of ship. By 2020, all the frigates had aged out and been retired, so the smart thinkers at the Pentagon decided to make a new and better class of frigates. Thus, was born the Constellation class of frigates. How did that go? Not well. With two under construction (USS Constellation and the USS Congress), and the program over budget and behind schedule, the axe came down. Program terminated. Seems naming a ship after Congress was the kiss of death. 

Not the first time the Navy has fumbled the ball. The Zumwalt Class of destroyers was going to be the best of class. The world was going to sit up and take notice of these Star Wars looking ships. Thirty-two of these bad boys were going to be built. However, with the program way, way over budget and behind schedule, the building was stopped at three. The destroyer, which was to replace the Arleigh Burke destroyers, never got a chance. Now we have aging Burke destroyers, with not much in the wings to replace them.

Subs are not much better. The company I worked for in the 1980s got the contract to build this top-secret propeller for the new Seawolf submarine. This sub (again) was going to be best of class, and replace the aging Los Angeles class of attack subs. After three very expensive and problematic subs, the plug was pulled. Now we have a bunch of old Los Angeles class subs and shipyards building the new Virginia class sub as fast as they can go. But at the end of the day, this was another mess.

Finally, the Littoral Class Ship (LSC) was another futurist looking craft to fill an unmet need. Fifty-two were planned with two variants. Then the fifty-two became forty. In 2020, the plug was finally pulled with four very expensive and problematic ships floating around. Some folks wanted to decommission the four, others wanted one more swing for the fences. In any event, the entire ship class was a typical Navy SNAFU. 

Every ship we are still building is over budget and behind schedule. Fact of life. Whatever recipe we had during the Cold War on how to build good ships at a reasonable price was lost in the wind. My advice to Secretary Hegseth is to offshore this task to some of our allies who are good at shipbuilding. There are many things this country does very well, and we should stick to our knitting. Shipbuilding is no longer one of those things.

Meanwhile, China is turning out new ships left and right. Time to send out the SOS signal - we are taking on water and starting to list.     

Protest aerobics

"Here is the bottom line. So long as we have a law-and-order administration, law breakers are not welcome here. Until Congress changes our laws (and hopefully, they never will), ICE and Border Patrol, with an assist at times from local LEOs, will enforce those laws. The latter-day hippies can bitch and moan all they want, but the bottom line is this - as of today, illegal immigration is still illegal. It really is that simple."

I am not going to address the National Guard shooting which happened yesterday in Washington DC. I am going to wait for a while to see what else develops on that story first. But I am going to talk about the constant, non-stop protesting which takes place every single time ICE or Border Patrol agents attempt to take an illegal alien into custody. And most of the time, the latter-day hippies which are protesting need to be gassed.

I am missing the math here on why this is so complicated. It really is simple. You live in another country and want to immigrate here. Cool - there is a LEGAL process on how to do it. However, should you decide to ditch the LEGAL process and come here illegally, that breaks laws which our CONGRESS has passed. And badge carrying law enforcement officers of ICE and the Border Patrol, have the LEGAL jurisdiction and responsibility to arrest you and deport you. Period.

Yesterday, St. Paul Police had to lend an assist to the Feds who were going into a St. Paul neighborhood. Soon (as usual), the protest turned into an obstruction of justice issue with many of the latter-day hippies. Thus, some were gassed. Now, after exhibiting bad behavior (again), the latter-day hippies want the St. Paul Police investigated for excessive use of force to the hippies. Give me a flipping break!  

Here is the bottom line. So long as we have a law-and-order administration, law breakers are not welcome here. Until Congress changes our laws (and hopefully, they never will), ICE and Border Patrol, with an assist at times from local LEOs, will enforce those laws. The latter-day hippies can bitch and moan all they want, but the bottom line is this - as of today, illegal immigration is still illegal. It really is that simple.

As much as the latter-day hippies would like to pull this country off the cliff and into some kind of armed insurrection, our brave law enforcement, at times backed up with our brave National Guard members, will put themselves in harm's way to uphold our immigration laws. All the protest aerobics in the world that the wacky left want to do every time there is an enforcement action, will not deter or dissuade law enforcement from doing their sworn duty. Full stop, and end of story.

   

An act of mercy, maybe a change in trajectory

"Amelioration of suffering, either by hydration for the thirsty, food for the hungry or comfort for the hurting is just as important. This is a once in a lifetime chance to do the right thing. Change history. Show our true colors. The time is now."  

I know many have already heard about this. Iran is going through a mega-drought. That coupled with the fact that Iran has mis-managed their water resources for years, has left parts of the country high and dry. How dry? Not conservation dry - turning on the faucet and having nothing come out dry. And the city at the epicenter of this calamity is their capital - Tehran.

How bad is it in Tehran right now? Besides not having any drinking water coming into people's homes, there is not enough water to run the hydro-electric power stations. Thus, very little electricity either. Even if there was water to get into the city, without power, the pumps will not work. In other words, the entire ten million people who live in Tehran are about five minutes away from a mandatory evacuation.

Here is the thought which has gone through my mind. The two countries Iran's government hates the worst are Israel and the United States. That being said, the two countries who could come to the rescue of Iran and help them through this water crisis are the same two countries they hate so much. Israel, who is also an arid country, has done wonders with water management. Sending in teams from Israel and the United States might, just might, tone down the hatred, and build a new bridge of friendship.

We always talk about the difference between Iran's government and the people of Iran. We think the people, just like in the old days, could be our friends. Helping them get the most basic of all needs - water - could be the catalyst to that change. It is the right thing to do. The people in Tehran are suffering. To evacuate the city solves nothing. They need water there, in their homes, and they need it now. Not having a hostile Iran in the future would be wonderful for just about everyone.

Donald Trump wants his legacy to be a merchant of peace. One who can craft peace agreements between waring countries. To me, this is just as good as a peace agreement. Amelioration of suffering, either by hydration for the thirsty, food for the hungry or comfort for the hurting is just as important. This is a once in a lifetime chance to do the right thing. Change history. Show our true colors. The time is now.  

  

Spaced Out?

"This is going to play out. For Mark Kelly, the conclusion will probably not be honorable. Even if exonerated, he will still get muddied up in the process. Too bad - even though I have never been a fan of this guy, I hate to see anybody get injured by a self-inflicted wound." 

I am starting to think one of these immutable facts of life is once somebody becomes a Democrat they lose touch with reality. At first, I was going to suggest that Mark Kelly had spent too much time in space, but I was off base. That was his twin brother Scott who spent a year in space. Mark only spent fifty days in space - which is still fifty more days than most of us will ever spend. That being said, Mark Kelly really has no good reason for going off the reservation and calling for an insurrection against the Commander in Chief. And now he is in some real hot water.

As a Democrat, Mark Kelly has been schooled not to give Pete Hegseth the time of day at 12 noon. As a Democrat, Mark Kelly has allowed himself to be infected with Stage Four TDS. But as a fellow vet, Kelly should be sharing some love and respect with Pete Hegseth. Instead, he treats Hegseth and Trump like they are Taliban rather than links in the DOD (DOW) command structure.

Where does this go from here? A court martial? Military punishment of some kind? Reduction in rank? Pension punishment? This case is rare, but not unprecedented. Why is this case rare? Most vets know how to behave themselves once their service is done. Especially those who are retired and have obtained the rank of O-6. But what if our service men and women were asked to follow illegal orders? Moot point, as there have not been any illegal orders given. The only people who believe that are a handful of Democrats.

This is going to play out. For Mark Kelly, the conclusion will probably not be honorable. Even if exonerated, he will still get muddied up in the process. Too bad - even though I have never been a fan of this guy, I hate to see anybody get injured by a self-inflicted wound. Slotkin is another story. She is toxic, and if she gets deep in trouble with the DOJ, I am good with that. My vote would be to have here get expelled from Congress. Period. Full stop.

The Democrats will eat themselves alive with the raging TDS they have. TDS not only hurts the haters, but it is also toxic for our country. As far as Kelly is concerned, everything good he might have done for the Navy and NASA has been eclipsed by this bone headed and misguided insurrection crapola. Not well played at all Capt. Kelly, not well played at all.

   

The Age of Disclosure? So far, a meh -

 

"Other people think the aliens (should they exist), are warm and welcoming. They want to share some of their technology with us. Like clean and unlimited energy. Better and faster space travel." 

Well, it came and it went. What was being hyped for months before release, hit the theaters and PFV last Friday. Thirty-four notable and credible experts were being interviewed and give testimony on how they know we are not alone in the universe. It hit Friday, and by Sunday, people were searching for their snooze alarms. Why? Nothing new under the sun here. Until a spaceship lands on the White House lawn, and ET gets out and shakes hands with Donald Trump (or Elon Musk), the evidence of life outside of Earth - remains anecdotal.

Just because the premiere hit like a thud instead of a bang does not mean the producers have quit trying. I have heard one person interviewed who said that Richard Nixon had been briefed, and because of the incursion over the Capitol in 1952, he was very close to holding a national press conference on the validity of UFOs. Then I also heard somebody else say that G.W. Bush also knew the hidden truth and wanted to disclose it to the American public. Allegedly, he had two days of meetings in the Oval to discuss the ramifications. At the end of the second day, it was decided to keep the status quo - no disclosure.

Me? I like the "Dark Forest" theory. That is where we live our lives without telling the stars who and where we are. Many scientists agree with this. Why? The "what if" issue. Like, what if there are marauders who go from planet to planet to kill and plunder. Not everybody thinks that ET will be warm and cuddly. Some think that aliens are truculent and hungry for human flesh. I mean, if I get invited to an alien's spaceship for dinner, I don't want to be the main dish!

Other people think the aliens (should they exist), are warm and welcoming. They want to share some of their technology with us. Like clean and unlimited energy. Better and faster space travel. Some think we already have some of it. Like, what will be the anchor in our 7th generation aircraft. Anti- gravity propulsion. Is that real? Might be. I am starting to see and hear more about this new propulsion more and more these days. If it is real, it changes everything.

I any event, those who thought this new disclosure movie would hit like a bang, might be a bit let down. Who knows? Maybe President Trump will be the "Disclosure President". Or not. 

Future sacking

"My guess is even with the help of the federal government in creating jobs for the unemployable, the number of unemployed will continue to grow. And still, to this day, our education system is stumbling along, fat, dumb and happy." 

Now that we are on the precipice of 2026, some dire predictions are starting to come forward. Not that we have never heard some of this before, it is just more reputable sources are starting to predict the economic future due to AI. Again, if somebody has a tech heavy background and is nimble and flexible, there is a good chance that person will be employable in the age of AI. However, many without the proper pedigree will not be. And tough days are coming, sooner rather than later.

How many people will become unemployable, or lose their jobs (sacked, as they say in the UK), is up for debate. Goldman Sacks recently had an article stating the US could lose 6 to 7 percent of our workers once AI starts to really take hold. But it gets worse than that. The World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report (published this year), stated by 2030 (four years away), we could lose 92 million people (worldwide) out of the workforce. All thanks to AI, robotics and other automation.

Reading these articles caused me to go into a deep think. What if that is true? Will our government allow millions to just sit idle? Will the employed (or could they) be retrained? Or would the government be forced to create some non-value-added jobs like they did coming out of the Great Depression. 

Many futurists believe the decade we are in right now will be the one of rapid change. Starting next year, the changes will start coming faster and with more impact. But that does not mean that by 2030 this change tsunami will be over - it will continue on. My guess is even with the help of the federal government in creating jobs for the unemployable, the number of unemployed will continue to grow. And still, to this day, our education system is stumbling along, fat, dumb and happy. We have been warned about what is coming and have ignored those warnings.

Even today, in this year of 2025, I have heard that finding employment is not easy. Why? Many employers are reticent about the future. Unsure. Many are playing the wait and see game. How long will that uncertainty last? Great question. In fact, that could be the most valid question of the decade.      

Setting the example for Europe

"Immigration is THE issue for 2026. It will remain the issue here, and for sure will be the issue in Europe. Letting people into your country when you have open borders is easy - we are finding out that getting them out is very hard. Especially when the hard left has become insurrectionists in fighting against law enforcement."

To say that many countries in Europe are a mess right now is an understatement. Why? The same reason that Joe Biden almost sunk our country. Unfettered illegal immigration. Fortunately, we had a guy like Donald Trump take office after Biden, who could stem the tide. Leaders like Trump in Europe right now are very far and very in between. And once the borders are left open, getting them shut, and then getting the illegals out of the country is very, very hard work. Especially when the hard left sides against law enforcement.

Here we are, 250 days into the Trump Administration, and we have reached a good milestone. We have now relieved ourselves of 2,000,000 illegal immigrants. Of the 2,000,000, the program of voluntary deportation worked very well. How well? 1,600,000 were voluntary. The other 400,000 were the hard ones. The involuntary deportations. The ones that the mutts on the left fight tooth and nail to keep here. Why? Beats me.

The UK is really a mess right now with immigration. Starmer is a wuss, and the King knows it. The King wants the Prime Minister to take control of this situation - kind of like Trump did in the US. But Starmer is afraid of his left flank in Parliament (sound familiar?), and therefore progress is at a snail's pace. Meanwhile, London with a Muslim Mayor, is hardly recognizable. The question many Londoners are now asking is this - "Is London lost?" Right now, it probably is. 

Here is the issue. Immigration in Europe, like it was in the US under Biden, went from a drip, drip, drip to a flood. All of a sudden, people started arriving in Euro countries who did not look like the locals, eat like them, worship like them, or dress like them. And many newcomers did not assimilate. The newcomers became insular and tribal. Now many of the citizens in Euro countries are wondering what their government has done to their countries. I know we did under Biden.

Immigration is THE issue for 2026. It will remain the issue here, and for sure will be the issue in Europe. Letting people into your country when you have open borders is easy - we are finding out that getting them out is very hard. Especially when the hard left has become insurrectionists in fighting against law enforcement. But Donald Trump is committed to keep this going until he is out of office. No matter the headwinds, he will keep it going.

The next time there is an election of any type, ask the candidate what his or her views are on immigration. Both legal and illegal. The answer you receive will tell you volumes about what the candidate is all about. Trust me - it will.