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Friday, February 6, 2026, News and CommentaryFrom Politico: ‘Comeback Kid’ no more: Dems aren’t protecting the Clintons from Epstein scrutiny. The party-wide reluctance to defend two former standard-bearers signals a rejection of the Clinton brand. [Ed: about time. The most interesting revelations will be about Hillary.]
From Doggo Digest: Tiny Horse with Underbite Leaps into Playful Life Alongside Golden Retriever Siblings. [Ed: full YouTube here.]
More Epstein Fall-Out. From Human Events: UK Labour turn on Starmer over top-aide Mandelson-Epstein cover-up. “This is so wide that it opens up the Prime Minister to allegations of collusion in a cover-up."... [Ed: there are photos of Mandelson cavorting with young girls, emails, etc. People in the UK are after blood.] From Zero Hedge: "I Deeply Regret": Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman Deny Epstein Malarkey, And Here's Some Weird Sh*t. "Your littlest girl was a little naughty..." [Ed: this is some weird sh*t.] From Yahoo Finance: Jeffrey Epstein Files Reveal Shocking Coinbase Connection – What the Crypto World Missed. [Ed: again, I'm using the 48 hr. rule...never conclude anything about a news story until you've heard 48 hrs worth of info. And, even then...] From Zero Hedge: Brad Karp, Chairman Of Top Law Firm Paul Weiss, Resigns Over Epstein Ties. Karp mocked accusers while coaching Epstein...
From the International Man: Doug Casey on Davos 2026: The Elite Agenda and What Comes Next. [Ed: by Doug Casey. A must read.]
From FOX News: Major Atlanta newspaper announces more layoffs as part of digital transformation plan. [Ed: Atlanta Journal-Constitution is laying off about 15% of its staff and going entirely digital.]
Iran. From Seymour Hersh: What Comes Next in Iran. [Ed: not always correct, but always worth reading.] From Son of the New American Revolution: Iran Adamantly Rejects US Attempt to Control Upcoming Negotiations Over Iran’s Nuclear Program AND Will Trump Accept Iran’s Terms?
From Cuteness: Bulldog Sees Windshield Wipers For The First Time And Turns Into A Guard Dog. [Ed: the Youtube video version is here.]
Soak the Rich! From Politico: Washington state lawmakers join other states in proposing a millionaire's tax Legislators have tried to pass a tax on high earners in the past, but polling this year shows the public is behind it. [Ed: Washington State does not currently have a state income tax.] From FOX News: Majority of California voters back billionaire wealth tax even when aware of economic risks, survey shows. 60% support one-time billionaire wealth tax despite 52% admitting it will drive business exodus. [Ed: I guess the flooding exodus of the last several years isn't enough.] From Reason: 'Billionaire' Tax is a Bait-and-Switch To Gouge the Middle Class
From Zero Hedge: Vance To Lead Sweeping Anti-Fraud Task Force Investigating California. [Ed: Vance is one scary politician, partly because he is so efficient. I almost pity Newsom,..NOT. Because The Actual Gavin Newsom Is Much Worse Than You Think.]
Violent Rhetoric. From Jonathan Turley: "You'd Be Justified In Shooting": Rep. Jerry Nadler Triggers Outcry Over Violent Rhetoric Against ICE. Calling out the “fascism in our streets,” Nadler suggested that citizens could be justified in shooting masked agents...
Violent Acts. From the Epoch Times: DHS Reports More Than 180 Vehicle Attacks On Law Enforcement. ICE officers have experienced a 3,300% jump in such attacks... [Ed: this is the goal of those spewing violent rhetoric.]
From Dog Beast: Dog Was Grieving For Lost Owner In Grave But Has A Litter Of Puppies [Ed: this one chokes me up. The dog clearly thought the safest place for her puppies was as near her lost owner as possible.]
From Ars Technica: Russian Spy Satellites Have Intercepted EU Communications Satellites. "...at least a dozen key communication satellites over the continent." [Ed: how many more spy satellites, I wonder?]
From the Hill: Possible Las Vegas ‘Biological Lab’ May Be Linked to Illegal Medical Lab in California. [Ed: I haven't posted this item before because I don't know what to think of it. Reports say it is linked to the Chinese. They say "The CDC identified at least 20 potentially infectious agents, including HIV, tuberculosis, and the deadliest form of malaria. A refrigerator labeled "Ebola". I don't know what to believe.]
From NBC News: Year of the sad horse: A defective toy goes viral in China — and sums up a nation’s mood. [Ed: intriguing read.]
From Pascal Lottaz: What Goes Around: The EU's Extralegal Sanctions Regime. EU Sanctions against the block's own citizens and residents are a horrible development toward a totalitarian future. Their extralegal nature is what gives them their force...
About that Coming War. From NPR: US, Russia No Longer Have Limits on Nuclear Arsenals. New START treaty expires without a deal in place for even a temporary extension. [Ed: I do not believe this treaty would have prevented either party from acting, but it is symbolic.] From USA Watchdog: Gold's Going To $10,000: Martin Armstrong Warns "Europe Is Desperate For War". "...they want war. It’s a distraction. Without war, people are going to figure out what the hell is going on..." [Ed: I take Armstrong seriously. And I agree that war is inevitable; gold may well hit $10,000.]
From Lew Rockwell: Does the U.S. Still Have a Constitution? by Andrew P. Napolitano. From Naked Capitalism: ICE and Border Patrol in Minnesota ? Accused of Violating 1st, 2nd, 4th and 10th Amendment Rights ? Are Testing Whether the Constitution Can Survive. From Reason: Mike Johnson Wants To Spare ICE the Hassle of Getting the Right Warrant Before Forcibly Entering a Home
Here's a quick reminder of what the Fourth Amendment has to say about that.
Measles. From the Los Angeles Times: Measles cases grow in SoCal; one infected person flew into LAX, spent hours at Disney park. From the Hill: DHS locks down detention center hit by measles outbreak. [Ed: few people ever point to the influx of millions of unvaxxed people as one of the reasons that formerly purged diseases are coming back in the U.S. and Canada. Not PC, I guess.]
From the DoDo: Electrician Working At Abandoned House Discovers 2 Friends Still Living There.
From Doggo Digest: Tiny Horse with Underbite Leaps into Playful Life Alongside Golden Retriever Siblings. [Ed: full YouTube here.]
More Epstein Fall-Out. From Human Events: UK Labour turn on Starmer over top-aide Mandelson-Epstein cover-up. “This is so wide that it opens up the Prime Minister to allegations of collusion in a cover-up."... [Ed: there are photos of Mandelson cavorting with young girls, emails, etc. People in the UK are after blood.] From Zero Hedge: "I Deeply Regret": Bill Gates, Reid Hoffman Deny Epstein Malarkey, And Here's Some Weird Sh*t. "Your littlest girl was a little naughty..." [Ed: this is some weird sh*t.] From Yahoo Finance: Jeffrey Epstein Files Reveal Shocking Coinbase Connection – What the Crypto World Missed. [Ed: again, I'm using the 48 hr. rule...never conclude anything about a news story until you've heard 48 hrs worth of info. And, even then...] From Zero Hedge: Brad Karp, Chairman Of Top Law Firm Paul Weiss, Resigns Over Epstein Ties. Karp mocked accusers while coaching Epstein...
From the International Man: Doug Casey on Davos 2026: The Elite Agenda and What Comes Next. [Ed: by Doug Casey. A must read.]
From FOX News: Major Atlanta newspaper announces more layoffs as part of digital transformation plan. [Ed: Atlanta Journal-Constitution is laying off about 15% of its staff and going entirely digital.]
Iran. From Seymour Hersh: What Comes Next in Iran. [Ed: not always correct, but always worth reading.] From Son of the New American Revolution: Iran Adamantly Rejects US Attempt to Control Upcoming Negotiations Over Iran’s Nuclear Program AND Will Trump Accept Iran’s Terms?
From Cuteness: Bulldog Sees Windshield Wipers For The First Time And Turns Into A Guard Dog. [Ed: the Youtube video version is here.]
Soak the Rich! From Politico: Washington state lawmakers join other states in proposing a millionaire's tax Legislators have tried to pass a tax on high earners in the past, but polling this year shows the public is behind it. [Ed: Washington State does not currently have a state income tax.] From FOX News: Majority of California voters back billionaire wealth tax even when aware of economic risks, survey shows. 60% support one-time billionaire wealth tax despite 52% admitting it will drive business exodus. [Ed: I guess the flooding exodus of the last several years isn't enough.] From Reason: 'Billionaire' Tax is a Bait-and-Switch To Gouge the Middle Class
From Zero Hedge: Vance To Lead Sweeping Anti-Fraud Task Force Investigating California. [Ed: Vance is one scary politician, partly because he is so efficient. I almost pity Newsom,..NOT. Because The Actual Gavin Newsom Is Much Worse Than You Think.]
Violent Rhetoric. From Jonathan Turley: "You'd Be Justified In Shooting": Rep. Jerry Nadler Triggers Outcry Over Violent Rhetoric Against ICE. Calling out the “fascism in our streets,” Nadler suggested that citizens could be justified in shooting masked agents...
Violent Acts. From the Epoch Times: DHS Reports More Than 180 Vehicle Attacks On Law Enforcement. ICE officers have experienced a 3,300% jump in such attacks... [Ed: this is the goal of those spewing violent rhetoric.]
From Dog Beast: Dog Was Grieving For Lost Owner In Grave But Has A Litter Of Puppies [Ed: this one chokes me up. The dog clearly thought the safest place for her puppies was as near her lost owner as possible.]
From Ars Technica: Russian Spy Satellites Have Intercepted EU Communications Satellites. "...at least a dozen key communication satellites over the continent." [Ed: how many more spy satellites, I wonder?]
From the Hill: Possible Las Vegas ‘Biological Lab’ May Be Linked to Illegal Medical Lab in California. [Ed: I haven't posted this item before because I don't know what to think of it. Reports say it is linked to the Chinese. They say "The CDC identified at least 20 potentially infectious agents, including HIV, tuberculosis, and the deadliest form of malaria. A refrigerator labeled "Ebola". I don't know what to believe.]
From NBC News: Year of the sad horse: A defective toy goes viral in China — and sums up a nation’s mood. [Ed: intriguing read.]
From Pascal Lottaz: What Goes Around: The EU's Extralegal Sanctions Regime. EU Sanctions against the block's own citizens and residents are a horrible development toward a totalitarian future. Their extralegal nature is what gives them their force...
About that Coming War. From NPR: US, Russia No Longer Have Limits on Nuclear Arsenals. New START treaty expires without a deal in place for even a temporary extension. [Ed: I do not believe this treaty would have prevented either party from acting, but it is symbolic.] From USA Watchdog: Gold's Going To $10,000: Martin Armstrong Warns "Europe Is Desperate For War". "...they want war. It’s a distraction. Without war, people are going to figure out what the hell is going on..." [Ed: I take Armstrong seriously. And I agree that war is inevitable; gold may well hit $10,000.]
From Lew Rockwell: Does the U.S. Still Have a Constitution? by Andrew P. Napolitano. From Naked Capitalism: ICE and Border Patrol in Minnesota ? Accused of Violating 1st, 2nd, 4th and 10th Amendment Rights ? Are Testing Whether the Constitution Can Survive. From Reason: Mike Johnson Wants To Spare ICE the Hassle of Getting the Right Warrant Before Forcibly Entering a Home
Here's a quick reminder of what the Fourth Amendment has to say about that.
Measles. From the Los Angeles Times: Measles cases grow in SoCal; one infected person flew into LAX, spent hours at Disney park. From the Hill: DHS locks down detention center hit by measles outbreak. [Ed: few people ever point to the influx of millions of unvaxxed people as one of the reasons that formerly purged diseases are coming back in the U.S. and Canada. Not PC, I guess.]
From the DoDo: Electrician Working At Abandoned House Discovers 2 Friends Still Living There.
Thursday 05 February 2026
Why knowing history is important
Thursday, February 5, 2026, News and CommentaryFrom Newser: Get Ready for Some Major Space Weather. Strong X-class flares released this week may trigger bright auroras, minor disruptions . [Ed: a round-up of articles.]
From Yahoo Finance: Trump Signs Funding Deal, Ending 4-Day Partial Government Shutdown. [Ed: yes, but funding for DHS was extended only by a week.]
Epstein. From Lucas Leiroz: Epstein, Western Decline, & The Moral Collapse Of The Elites. January 2026 marks a rupture... [Ed: I agree but to the degree that he is claiming.] From Reason: Jeffrey Epstein Brokered Secret Meeting Between Qatari and Israeli Leaders. The late sex trafficker brought together former prime ministers from both countries while trying to help Qatar out of its diplomatic isolation. [Ed: Epstein was far more and far worse than a sex predator.] From Simplicius, the Thinker: Damage Control: Epstein a Russian Spy According to New Corporate Press Spin Cycle The dumped trove "confirms most of the suspected “tropes” about a kind of cabal of insider elites working to undermine Russia while strip-mining Ukraine for their own profiteering motives."
From Sunny Skyz: He Says His Sister's Dog Hates Him — And The Pictures Don't Lie. [Ed: just wow.]
RFK and $. From the Epoch Times: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/rfk-jr-announces-100-million-program-aimed-homelessness-and-addiction]RFK Jr. Announces $100 Million Program Aimed At Homelessness And Addiction. The program will fund outreach to homeless people and drug users, officials said. [Ed: what an embarrassment for Newsom if RFK makes a homeless program work.] From Politico: Democrats just handed RFK Jr. billions more than he asked for. It was a big risk. Lawmakers rejected huge health cuts President Donald Trump requested. Kennedy’s diverting the funds to pet projects and red states. [Ed: this is probably a pyrrhic victory.]
From CFO: Ex-Loretto Hospital CFO arrested in Serbia. A court filing this week says Anosh Ahmed, who left the U.S. amid fraud charges, was arrested in the eastern European country in late 2025. [Ed: the scam=hundreds of millions of dollars.]
From Jonathan Turley: Chopped: Seattle Found Liable for $30 Million Over Death During the “Summer of Love”. In the last week, protesters in Minneapolis began putting up barricades to create checkpoints that bar federal immigration officers from entering certain neighborhoods. It is all too familiar to those of us who remember what the mayor in 2020 called “the Summer of Love” in Seattle.
Dems and Their 80/20 Issues. From Mediaite: CNN’s Harry Enten Torpedoes Schumer’s Claim Voter ID Is ‘Jim Crow’ Legislation: ‘The American People Are With Nicki Minaj!’From Real Clear Politics: CNN's Enten: 83% Favor Voter ID, It's Not Controversial. From Zero Hedge: Defunding ICE Is A Politically Toxic Position For The Democrats. The biggest problem for Democrats hoping to win back control of the House and Senate in November is that the opposition to defunding ICE includes majorities of independents and undecided voters... [Ed: abolish ICE or the DHS is even more unpopular.]
From Politico: Democrats just handed RFK Jr. billions more than he asked for. It was a big risk. Lawmakers rejected huge health cuts President Donald Trump requested. Kennedy’s diverting the funds to pet projects and red states.
From the DoDo: Sad-Eyed Dog Can't Stop Smiling When He Realizes He's Being Rescued
From NBC: Thune Rejects Trump's Push to Nationalize Elections. Though he is in favor of requiring ID to vote. [Ed: Trump is wrong. The Constitution clearly assigns elections to the state legislature.] From Cato Institute: “We Should Take Over the Voting… Nationalize the Voting”. [Ed: uh, no. A terrible idea. But Trump will persist.]
From UPenn.edu: Scientists Create Programmable, Autonomous Robots Smaller Than a Grain of Salt
From Townhall: The Washington Post Might Be Dying In Darkness After This Announcement.[Ed: The official slogan of The Washington Post is "Democracy Dies in Darkness"]
ICE. From NBC News: Homan: 700 Immigration Agents to Leave Minnesota.. Drawdown follows deadly operation and nationwide protests over immigration crackdown. [Ed: this allows the focus to shift back to the fraud.] From the Post Millennial: Judge blocks federal agents from using tear gas, crowd control munitions on agitators at Portland ICE facility
Ukraine-Russia. From the Guardian: Ukraine and Russia Return to the Negotiating Table. 2-days talks are being held in Abu Dhabi. [Ed: talks expected to last through Thursday.] From antiwar: Inside Strum: How a Subscription Platform Funds Ukraine’s Neo-Nazi Azov Brigade. [Ed: the legacy media have utterly ignored how strong neoNazism is within the Ukraine.]
From Reason: If 'You Bring a Gun' to D.C., U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro Warns, 'You're Going to Jail'. The prosecutor's threat renewed concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to protecting Second Amendment rights. [Ed: Trump will be for or against anything if it gets him what he wants. Other than loyalty to his family and loyal lackeys...he has no principles.]
From Doggo Digest: Abandoned Mama Dog’s Heroic Guidance Leads Rescuers to Hidden Puppies [Ed: Watch the embedded YouTube.]
Monetary Matters. From Zero Hedge: Gold Giant Bundesbank Signals An Open Vote Of No Confidence in Global Monetary Stability. AND 'Out Of Stock': As Lunar New Year Looms, AsiaPac Dip-Buyers Emerge In Gold.
From the New York Post: White House instructs DOT, CDC to cut $1.5B in 'woke,' green grants for Dem states.
From Spiked: Spain has just flung open Europe’s borders. Pedro Sánchez’s illegal-migrant amnesty will be Merkel 2.0. [Ed: this sort of policy is a key reason populism is soaring in the EU.] From Politico.EU: Trio of Spanish regional elections spells trouble for Sánchez. First up on Sunday is Aragón, nicknamed the “Spanish Ohio” as it tends to predict which way national politics are heading.
From the New York Times: Supreme Court Clears Way for California Voting Map. The state’s Republican Party had asked the justices to step in and block the new congressional maps, which give an advantage to Democrats, before the midterms. [Ed: reader friendly.]
NEW UPDATE: From Zero Hedge: Iran FM Says Nuclear Talks With US Still On For Oman, Contradicting Earlier Reports. Axios hours ago said they were canceled...
Gaza-Israel. From the Libertarian Institute: IDF
Endorses Gaza Health Ministry’s 70,000 Death Toll [Ed: other sources still dispute the figure as being inflated.] From Mondoweiss: A deadly meningitis outbreak is threatening Gaza’s children.
From Politico: Those new tax breaks Trump is touting come with a catch. Taxpayers may get bogged down in the complexities of claiming deductions for tips, auto loan interest and overtime pay. "A much-touted deduction for auto-loan interest comes with a thicket of stipulations, including that a vehicle had its “final assembly” in the U.S."
From Doggo Digest: Senior Dog Kept Disappearing Until His Mom Found Out The Heartwarming Reason Why
From X: Today, Telegram notified all its users in Spain with this alert: (totalitarian control coming) [Ed: Important, and I believe true.]
From Yahoo Finance: Trump Signs Funding Deal, Ending 4-Day Partial Government Shutdown. [Ed: yes, but funding for DHS was extended only by a week.]
Epstein. From Lucas Leiroz: Epstein, Western Decline, & The Moral Collapse Of The Elites. January 2026 marks a rupture... [Ed: I agree but to the degree that he is claiming.] From Reason: Jeffrey Epstein Brokered Secret Meeting Between Qatari and Israeli Leaders. The late sex trafficker brought together former prime ministers from both countries while trying to help Qatar out of its diplomatic isolation. [Ed: Epstein was far more and far worse than a sex predator.] From Simplicius, the Thinker: Damage Control: Epstein a Russian Spy According to New Corporate Press Spin Cycle The dumped trove "confirms most of the suspected “tropes” about a kind of cabal of insider elites working to undermine Russia while strip-mining Ukraine for their own profiteering motives."
From Sunny Skyz: He Says His Sister's Dog Hates Him — And The Pictures Don't Lie. [Ed: just wow.]
RFK and $. From the Epoch Times: https://www.zerohedge.com/political/rfk-jr-announces-100-million-program-aimed-homelessness-and-addiction]RFK Jr. Announces $100 Million Program Aimed At Homelessness And Addiction. The program will fund outreach to homeless people and drug users, officials said. [Ed: what an embarrassment for Newsom if RFK makes a homeless program work.] From Politico: Democrats just handed RFK Jr. billions more than he asked for. It was a big risk. Lawmakers rejected huge health cuts President Donald Trump requested. Kennedy’s diverting the funds to pet projects and red states. [Ed: this is probably a pyrrhic victory.]
From CFO: Ex-Loretto Hospital CFO arrested in Serbia. A court filing this week says Anosh Ahmed, who left the U.S. amid fraud charges, was arrested in the eastern European country in late 2025. [Ed: the scam=hundreds of millions of dollars.]
From Jonathan Turley: Chopped: Seattle Found Liable for $30 Million Over Death During the “Summer of Love”. In the last week, protesters in Minneapolis began putting up barricades to create checkpoints that bar federal immigration officers from entering certain neighborhoods. It is all too familiar to those of us who remember what the mayor in 2020 called “the Summer of Love” in Seattle.
Dems and Their 80/20 Issues. From Mediaite: CNN’s Harry Enten Torpedoes Schumer’s Claim Voter ID Is ‘Jim Crow’ Legislation: ‘The American People Are With Nicki Minaj!’From Real Clear Politics: CNN's Enten: 83% Favor Voter ID, It's Not Controversial. From Zero Hedge: Defunding ICE Is A Politically Toxic Position For The Democrats. The biggest problem for Democrats hoping to win back control of the House and Senate in November is that the opposition to defunding ICE includes majorities of independents and undecided voters... [Ed: abolish ICE or the DHS is even more unpopular.]
From Politico: Democrats just handed RFK Jr. billions more than he asked for. It was a big risk. Lawmakers rejected huge health cuts President Donald Trump requested. Kennedy’s diverting the funds to pet projects and red states.
From the DoDo: Sad-Eyed Dog Can't Stop Smiling When He Realizes He's Being Rescued
From NBC: Thune Rejects Trump's Push to Nationalize Elections. Though he is in favor of requiring ID to vote. [Ed: Trump is wrong. The Constitution clearly assigns elections to the state legislature.] From Cato Institute: “We Should Take Over the Voting… Nationalize the Voting”. [Ed: uh, no. A terrible idea. But Trump will persist.]
From UPenn.edu: Scientists Create Programmable, Autonomous Robots Smaller Than a Grain of Salt
From Townhall: The Washington Post Might Be Dying In Darkness After This Announcement.[Ed: The official slogan of The Washington Post is "Democracy Dies in Darkness"]
ICE. From NBC News: Homan: 700 Immigration Agents to Leave Minnesota.. Drawdown follows deadly operation and nationwide protests over immigration crackdown. [Ed: this allows the focus to shift back to the fraud.] From the Post Millennial: Judge blocks federal agents from using tear gas, crowd control munitions on agitators at Portland ICE facility
Ukraine-Russia. From the Guardian: Ukraine and Russia Return to the Negotiating Table. 2-days talks are being held in Abu Dhabi. [Ed: talks expected to last through Thursday.] From antiwar: Inside Strum: How a Subscription Platform Funds Ukraine’s Neo-Nazi Azov Brigade. [Ed: the legacy media have utterly ignored how strong neoNazism is within the Ukraine.]
From Reason: If 'You Bring a Gun' to D.C., U.S. Attorney Jeanine Pirro Warns, 'You're Going to Jail'. The prosecutor's threat renewed concerns about the Trump administration's commitment to protecting Second Amendment rights. [Ed: Trump will be for or against anything if it gets him what he wants. Other than loyalty to his family and loyal lackeys...he has no principles.]
From Doggo Digest: Abandoned Mama Dog’s Heroic Guidance Leads Rescuers to Hidden Puppies [Ed: Watch the embedded YouTube.]
Monetary Matters. From Zero Hedge: Gold Giant Bundesbank Signals An Open Vote Of No Confidence in Global Monetary Stability. AND 'Out Of Stock': As Lunar New Year Looms, AsiaPac Dip-Buyers Emerge In Gold.
From the New York Post: White House instructs DOT, CDC to cut $1.5B in 'woke,' green grants for Dem states.
From Spiked: Spain has just flung open Europe’s borders. Pedro Sánchez’s illegal-migrant amnesty will be Merkel 2.0. [Ed: this sort of policy is a key reason populism is soaring in the EU.] From Politico.EU: Trio of Spanish regional elections spells trouble for Sánchez. First up on Sunday is Aragón, nicknamed the “Spanish Ohio” as it tends to predict which way national politics are heading.
From the New York Times: Supreme Court Clears Way for California Voting Map. The state’s Republican Party had asked the justices to step in and block the new congressional maps, which give an advantage to Democrats, before the midterms. [Ed: reader friendly.]
NEW UPDATE: From Zero Hedge: Iran FM Says Nuclear Talks With US Still On For Oman, Contradicting Earlier Reports. Axios hours ago said they were canceled...
Gaza-Israel. From the Libertarian Institute: IDF
Endorses Gaza Health Ministry’s 70,000 Death Toll [Ed: other sources still dispute the figure as being inflated.] From Mondoweiss: A deadly meningitis outbreak is threatening Gaza’s children.
From Politico: Those new tax breaks Trump is touting come with a catch. Taxpayers may get bogged down in the complexities of claiming deductions for tips, auto loan interest and overtime pay. "A much-touted deduction for auto-loan interest comes with a thicket of stipulations, including that a vehicle had its “final assembly” in the U.S."
From Doggo Digest: Senior Dog Kept Disappearing Until His Mom Found Out The Heartwarming Reason Why
From X: Today, Telegram notified all its users in Spain with this alert: (totalitarian control coming) [Ed: Important, and I believe true.]
Wednesday 04 February 2026
Wednesday, February 4, 2026, News and CommentaryFrom EconLib: The Deportation Labor Shock.
From People: Golden Retriever Mix Shares a Close Encounter with Wild Whales and Almost Kisses the Massive Animals. Fin the dog loves spend time at sea observing whales with his owner, who runs a whale watching tour agency in San Diego
Monetary Theory. From Coinbits: Printers on standby. [Ed: printers for Greenbacks, of course.] From MKTContext: Who Is Kevin Warsh? The coming regime change at the Fed. [Ed: ho Boy. Trump will have his way now.] From International Man: From Inflation to Hyperinflation: The Gathering Monetary Hurricane. From the International Man: Run It Hot: Trump, the Fed, and the Coming Currency Debasement. "I expect Trump will get his way with the Fed in 2026, and that the central bank will bend to his demands. By replacing Powell, Trump will further stack the Fed with loyalists. The result will be money printing on a scale we’ve never seen before." [Ed: Trump will run it hot and try to stave off a collapse until after the Midterm elections.]
From Zero Hedge: Musk's SpaceX Combines With xAI At $1.25 Trillion Valuation. The deal gives SpaceX a valuation of $1 trillion, and xAI a value of $250 billion,
More Corruption Exposed. From Zero Hedge: Revolving Green Door: Former Biden Officials Landed Jobs With Environmental NGOs After Funneling Money To Them. Shocker, we know. From Cointelegraph: UAE Firm Bought 49% Of Trump-Linked Crypto Startup For $500M: WSJ. Bad optics... From American Thinker: Ken Paxton goes after fraudsters in Texas. "...going after the fraudsters abusing the H-1B visa system:"
Gaza-Israel. From Stark Realities: Israel Surrenders To The Truth: Admits 70,000 Killed In Gaza. PR campaign against Gaza Health Ministry has run its course. [Ed: it is difficult to avoid words like "genocide".]
From EuroNews: The United Nations risks 'imminent financial collapse', secretary-general Antonio Guterres warns. "Guterres' warning comes as US President Donald Trump's administration has, in recent months, reduced its funding to some UN agencies and has rejected or delayed some mandatory contributions."
From Daily Paws: Lifesaving Hero Dog Ruby and Her State Trooper Show the Power of Second Chances
Guns. From Reason: Democrats Advance 7 Bills Restricting Gun Rights in the Virginia State Senate. AND The NRA and NORML Unite To Oppose the Federal Gun Ban for Marijuana Users. Drug policy reformers and Second Amendment advocates team up in a case before the Supreme Court. From Shooting News Weekly: Canadians Tell Their Authoritarian Government Where They Can Put Their Gun Confiscation Scheme. "Canadian media is reporting that half of all the provinces, plus the Northwest Territory and Yukon governments are telling Ottawa the country’s massive gun “buyback” scheme is a non-starter, and they will not participate."
From Alt-Market: It's Time To Accept That Civil War 2.0 Has Already Started. Leftists, globalists and their allies are not going to discern between MAGA, libertarians and centrists. They will ultimately treat everyone as an enemy worthy of elimination...
From Semafor: Trump wins over Republican holdouts on spending deal.
Iran. From Zero Hedge: Witkoff Set To Meet Iran Envoy In Istanbul For Rare Direct Nuclear Talks. "Inching toward diplomacy & averting war..." [Ed: I expect Kushner will not accompany him on this one.] From Moon of Alabama: Trump TACOs on Iran Through Negotiations. [Ed: TACOs are what Trump would call The Art of Negotiation.] From Grayzone: Meet the former fashion blogger and shady doctor behind the ‘30,000 dead’ Iran psy-op. [Ed: I shy away from most conspiracy theories but Grayzone is a credible source.] UPDATE. From the New York Post: Planned US-Iran talks on ice after Tehran makes last-minute demands
From the Babylon Bee: Republican, Democrat Party Platforms Now Just Lists Of People They Would Arrest
Minneapolis. From NBC: Body cameras are going to all DHS field officers in Minneapolis, Noem says. [Ed: such cameras usually act to the advantage of law enforcement.] From Zero Hedge: The Arrest Of Don Lemon: Journalists Cannot Also Be Activists. [Ed: charged under the FACE Act.] From Jonathan Turley: The Remaking of Alex Pretti: Imperfect Times Demand the Perfect Hero. From Townhall: So, That's How Those Anti-ICE Roadblocks in Minneapolis Can Remain Standing. [Ed: I swear, I can't predict how this will end.]
From Pet Buzz: Astonished woman discovers pittie boldly peeking from stolen bus window
Cuba. From the Guardian: Cuba on the brink as Trump turns up the pressure: ‘There is going to be a real blockade’. From Naked Capitalism: Mexico Warns of “Far-Reaching Humanitarian Crisis” in Cuba, As US Seeks to Starve Island Nation Into Final Submission. From the Washington Stand: Cuba’s Modern-Day Slave Trade: The Servitude of Health Care Professionals. [Ed: a must read, Brad.]
From James Bovard: How the FBI Crippled Democracy in 2016 and Beyond.
Ukraine-Russia. From Newser: Russia Rains Down Missiles, Drones on Shivering Ukraine. Record number of ballistic missiles target Ukraine's power grid amid frigid winter. From Dances with Bears: Breaking News From Miami, Dmitriev Offers Witkoff Bigger Bribes---Breaking News from Teheran. Trump is Retreating.
From the Brownstone Institute: Nipah Virus and the New Public Health Order "A large outbreak of hysteria occurred in the media over the past week, regarding a small Nipah virus outbreak in eastern India." AND Miracles in the (In)famous Pfizer Trial. "... the fifth anniversary of the trial that set the stage for the vaccination of billions by an experimental product — the Pfizer mRNA Covid vaccine. No other scientific paper affected so many within months of its publication."
From X: compilation of dogs introducing their owners to unexpected animal friends
From People: Golden Retriever Mix Shares a Close Encounter with Wild Whales and Almost Kisses the Massive Animals. Fin the dog loves spend time at sea observing whales with his owner, who runs a whale watching tour agency in San Diego
Monetary Theory. From Coinbits: Printers on standby. [Ed: printers for Greenbacks, of course.] From MKTContext: Who Is Kevin Warsh? The coming regime change at the Fed. [Ed: ho Boy. Trump will have his way now.] From International Man: From Inflation to Hyperinflation: The Gathering Monetary Hurricane. From the International Man: Run It Hot: Trump, the Fed, and the Coming Currency Debasement. "I expect Trump will get his way with the Fed in 2026, and that the central bank will bend to his demands. By replacing Powell, Trump will further stack the Fed with loyalists. The result will be money printing on a scale we’ve never seen before." [Ed: Trump will run it hot and try to stave off a collapse until after the Midterm elections.]
From Zero Hedge: Musk's SpaceX Combines With xAI At $1.25 Trillion Valuation. The deal gives SpaceX a valuation of $1 trillion, and xAI a value of $250 billion,
More Corruption Exposed. From Zero Hedge: Revolving Green Door: Former Biden Officials Landed Jobs With Environmental NGOs After Funneling Money To Them. Shocker, we know. From Cointelegraph: UAE Firm Bought 49% Of Trump-Linked Crypto Startup For $500M: WSJ. Bad optics... From American Thinker: Ken Paxton goes after fraudsters in Texas. "...going after the fraudsters abusing the H-1B visa system:"
Gaza-Israel. From Stark Realities: Israel Surrenders To The Truth: Admits 70,000 Killed In Gaza. PR campaign against Gaza Health Ministry has run its course. [Ed: it is difficult to avoid words like "genocide".]
From EuroNews: The United Nations risks 'imminent financial collapse', secretary-general Antonio Guterres warns. "Guterres' warning comes as US President Donald Trump's administration has, in recent months, reduced its funding to some UN agencies and has rejected or delayed some mandatory contributions."
From Daily Paws: Lifesaving Hero Dog Ruby and Her State Trooper Show the Power of Second Chances
Guns. From Reason: Democrats Advance 7 Bills Restricting Gun Rights in the Virginia State Senate. AND The NRA and NORML Unite To Oppose the Federal Gun Ban for Marijuana Users. Drug policy reformers and Second Amendment advocates team up in a case before the Supreme Court. From Shooting News Weekly: Canadians Tell Their Authoritarian Government Where They Can Put Their Gun Confiscation Scheme. "Canadian media is reporting that half of all the provinces, plus the Northwest Territory and Yukon governments are telling Ottawa the country’s massive gun “buyback” scheme is a non-starter, and they will not participate."
From Alt-Market: It's Time To Accept That Civil War 2.0 Has Already Started. Leftists, globalists and their allies are not going to discern between MAGA, libertarians and centrists. They will ultimately treat everyone as an enemy worthy of elimination...
From Semafor: Trump wins over Republican holdouts on spending deal.
Iran. From Zero Hedge: Witkoff Set To Meet Iran Envoy In Istanbul For Rare Direct Nuclear Talks. "Inching toward diplomacy & averting war..." [Ed: I expect Kushner will not accompany him on this one.] From Moon of Alabama: Trump TACOs on Iran Through Negotiations. [Ed: TACOs are what Trump would call The Art of Negotiation.] From Grayzone: Meet the former fashion blogger and shady doctor behind the ‘30,000 dead’ Iran psy-op. [Ed: I shy away from most conspiracy theories but Grayzone is a credible source.] UPDATE. From the New York Post: Planned US-Iran talks on ice after Tehran makes last-minute demands
From the Babylon Bee: Republican, Democrat Party Platforms Now Just Lists Of People They Would Arrest
Minneapolis. From NBC: Body cameras are going to all DHS field officers in Minneapolis, Noem says. [Ed: such cameras usually act to the advantage of law enforcement.] From Zero Hedge: The Arrest Of Don Lemon: Journalists Cannot Also Be Activists. [Ed: charged under the FACE Act.] From Jonathan Turley: The Remaking of Alex Pretti: Imperfect Times Demand the Perfect Hero. From Townhall: So, That's How Those Anti-ICE Roadblocks in Minneapolis Can Remain Standing. [Ed: I swear, I can't predict how this will end.]
From Pet Buzz: Astonished woman discovers pittie boldly peeking from stolen bus window
Cuba. From the Guardian: Cuba on the brink as Trump turns up the pressure: ‘There is going to be a real blockade’. From Naked Capitalism: Mexico Warns of “Far-Reaching Humanitarian Crisis” in Cuba, As US Seeks to Starve Island Nation Into Final Submission. From the Washington Stand: Cuba’s Modern-Day Slave Trade: The Servitude of Health Care Professionals. [Ed: a must read, Brad.]
From James Bovard: How the FBI Crippled Democracy in 2016 and Beyond.
Ukraine-Russia. From Newser: Russia Rains Down Missiles, Drones on Shivering Ukraine. Record number of ballistic missiles target Ukraine's power grid amid frigid winter. From Dances with Bears: Breaking News From Miami, Dmitriev Offers Witkoff Bigger Bribes---Breaking News from Teheran. Trump is Retreating.
From the Brownstone Institute: Nipah Virus and the New Public Health Order "A large outbreak of hysteria occurred in the media over the past week, regarding a small Nipah virus outbreak in eastern India." AND Miracles in the (In)famous Pfizer Trial. "... the fifth anniversary of the trial that set the stage for the vaccination of billions by an experimental product — the Pfizer mRNA Covid vaccine. No other scientific paper affected so many within months of its publication."
From X: compilation of dogs introducing their owners to unexpected animal friends
Tuesday 03 February 2026
Tuesday, February 3, 2026, News and CommentaryFrom Jonathan Turley: The Circular Firing Squad: Staffers at CNN and CBS Denounce Efforts to Restore Balance.
From Sunny Skyz: Missing Teen Found In Snowstorm Thanks To A Trooper And His K-9. A missing 15-year-old boy with autism was safely located in Maryland thanks to the determined efforts of local police and a state trooper’s highly trained K-9 partner during a dangerous winter storm.
Big Picture Economics. From Zero Hedge:: A Panicking Oracle Plans To Raise Up To $50 Billion, As Its Stock And Bonds Crater. Suddenly the unthinkable is becoming all too possible... AND 'Out Of Stock': As Lunar New Year Looms, AsiaPac Dip-Buyers Emerge In Gold. "I came to buy because the price of gold dropped today..." From USA Watchdog: "Never Seen Risk Like This Before In My Career", Ed Dowd Warns. " This is going to be a global contagion... It will be a liquidity crisis..."
From the Guardian: Blanche Declares DOJ's Review of Epstein Case 'Over'. Democrats, survivors dispute comments, demand more Epstein client disclosures. [Ed: DOJ seems to have retracted these photos.] From the Guardian: Epstein lawyers discussed possibility of cooperation with prosecutors days before his death, files reveal. [Ed: is this a reason for his death, which I believe was an assassination?]
From Naked Capitalism: Corruption on a Breathtaking Level’: Report Details Massive Foreign Investment in Trump Crypto Firm. [Ed: and I thought Trump's plans for Gaza (Board of Peace) were awful...] From antiwar: Not a Trump Anomaly: The Board of Peace and America’s Crisis-Driven Power Plays.
From Oil Price: Oil Prices Tumble 5% Amid Signs Of US-Iran De-escalation. President Trump suggested Iran is engaged in serious talks, dampening fears of military escalation... [Ed: I hope this is accurate. I've been worried about the prospect of war.]
From Wired: 23 Ways You’re Already Living in the Chinese Century. The robotics explosion. The energy revolution. The cultural takeover. It’s everything you wanted for the United States—but done better in China.
From YouTube: Stray Dog Runs After Woman's Car. [Ed: charming video.]
Israel-Gaza-Iran. From +972 Magazine: How Netanyahu is sabotaging phase two of the Gaza ceasefire [Ed: this is SOP for Netanyahu. He agrees on the surface and acts to sabotage.]
Iran. From TRT World: Israel wants US to attack Iran, but Trump favours tough diplomacy: report AND Iran to hold joint naval drills with China, Russia amid rising US tensions. The drills come as tensions have escalated between Tehran and Washington in recent weeks. From Spiked: This ayatollah fanclub heaps shame on London. As Iranians fight for freedom, people in London praise their theocratic murderers.[Ed: by Brendan O'Neill.]
From Jonathan Turley: The Windy City: Chicago Mayor Johnson Puts “ICE on Notice” … of Meaningless Gesture. [Ed: in essence, he is threatening to use police against ICE but his executive order is a directive to the CPD to document any alleged violations.]
ICE. From the Post Millennial: Hakeem Jeffries calls to unmask ICE agents as Antifa releases hit lists of federal officers AND Biden-appointed judge rejects effort to halt Trump admin’s immigration operation in Minnesota. Judge Katherin Menendez said that there is “no precedent for a court to micromanage such decisions.” From L.A. Magazine: LAPD Will NOT Enforce the California ICE Mask Ban. The mask ban will not be in effect due to safety concerns for federal agents and officers [Ed: interesting. The police chief is overruling Newsom.]
Costa Rica. From Al Jazeera: Laura Fernandez declares victory in Costa Rica’s presidential election. Right-wing candidate’s closest challenger concedes defeat as partial results showed her on verge of winning the presidency. From the Guardian: Fernández wins Costa Rican presidency, steering Latin America further right. Rightwing populist elected in landslide after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to cocaine trade
From AmazingPandPH: Man Let His Dog Outside After A Massive Snowstorm, And What He Caught On Camera Is Priceless
From FOX News: Trump considers settling massive $10B IRS lawsuit, donating proceeds to charity. President mentions American Cancer Society as potential recipient while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One
Ukraine-Russia. From Simplicius: Ukraine Suffers Unprecedented Nationwide Blackouts as Grid Teeters on Edge. From Son of the New American Revolution: More Ukrainian Cowbell From a Delusional British Colonel From Intellinews: Ukraine faces mounting IMF repayment pressure as February deadline looms
From AP: Trump announces Trade Deal with India.
From Wall St. Apes: The fraud being exposed in California is INSANE
From the Libertarian Institute: In the Killing of Alex Pretti, Only Libertarians Get it
From I Love Dogs and Puppies: Two Shelter Dogs Hugged Behind Kennel Bars, And A Photo Changed Everything
From Sunny Skyz: Missing Teen Found In Snowstorm Thanks To A Trooper And His K-9. A missing 15-year-old boy with autism was safely located in Maryland thanks to the determined efforts of local police and a state trooper’s highly trained K-9 partner during a dangerous winter storm.
Big Picture Economics. From Zero Hedge:: A Panicking Oracle Plans To Raise Up To $50 Billion, As Its Stock And Bonds Crater. Suddenly the unthinkable is becoming all too possible... AND 'Out Of Stock': As Lunar New Year Looms, AsiaPac Dip-Buyers Emerge In Gold. "I came to buy because the price of gold dropped today..." From USA Watchdog: "Never Seen Risk Like This Before In My Career", Ed Dowd Warns. " This is going to be a global contagion... It will be a liquidity crisis..."
From the Guardian: Blanche Declares DOJ's Review of Epstein Case 'Over'. Democrats, survivors dispute comments, demand more Epstein client disclosures. [Ed: DOJ seems to have retracted these photos.] From the Guardian: Epstein lawyers discussed possibility of cooperation with prosecutors days before his death, files reveal. [Ed: is this a reason for his death, which I believe was an assassination?]
From Naked Capitalism: Corruption on a Breathtaking Level’: Report Details Massive Foreign Investment in Trump Crypto Firm. [Ed: and I thought Trump's plans for Gaza (Board of Peace) were awful...] From antiwar: Not a Trump Anomaly: The Board of Peace and America’s Crisis-Driven Power Plays.
From Oil Price: Oil Prices Tumble 5% Amid Signs Of US-Iran De-escalation. President Trump suggested Iran is engaged in serious talks, dampening fears of military escalation... [Ed: I hope this is accurate. I've been worried about the prospect of war.]
From Wired: 23 Ways You’re Already Living in the Chinese Century. The robotics explosion. The energy revolution. The cultural takeover. It’s everything you wanted for the United States—but done better in China.
From YouTube: Stray Dog Runs After Woman's Car. [Ed: charming video.]
Israel-Gaza-Iran. From +972 Magazine: How Netanyahu is sabotaging phase two of the Gaza ceasefire [Ed: this is SOP for Netanyahu. He agrees on the surface and acts to sabotage.]
Iran. From TRT World: Israel wants US to attack Iran, but Trump favours tough diplomacy: report AND Iran to hold joint naval drills with China, Russia amid rising US tensions. The drills come as tensions have escalated between Tehran and Washington in recent weeks. From Spiked: This ayatollah fanclub heaps shame on London. As Iranians fight for freedom, people in London praise their theocratic murderers.[Ed: by Brendan O'Neill.]
From Jonathan Turley: The Windy City: Chicago Mayor Johnson Puts “ICE on Notice” … of Meaningless Gesture. [Ed: in essence, he is threatening to use police against ICE but his executive order is a directive to the CPD to document any alleged violations.]
ICE. From the Post Millennial: Hakeem Jeffries calls to unmask ICE agents as Antifa releases hit lists of federal officers AND Biden-appointed judge rejects effort to halt Trump admin’s immigration operation in Minnesota. Judge Katherin Menendez said that there is “no precedent for a court to micromanage such decisions.” From L.A. Magazine: LAPD Will NOT Enforce the California ICE Mask Ban. The mask ban will not be in effect due to safety concerns for federal agents and officers [Ed: interesting. The police chief is overruling Newsom.]
Costa Rica. From Al Jazeera: Laura Fernandez declares victory in Costa Rica’s presidential election. Right-wing candidate’s closest challenger concedes defeat as partial results showed her on verge of winning the presidency. From the Guardian: Fernández wins Costa Rican presidency, steering Latin America further right. Rightwing populist elected in landslide after promising to crack down on rising violence linked to cocaine trade
From AmazingPandPH: Man Let His Dog Outside After A Massive Snowstorm, And What He Caught On Camera Is Priceless
From FOX News: Trump considers settling massive $10B IRS lawsuit, donating proceeds to charity. President mentions American Cancer Society as potential recipient while speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One
Ukraine-Russia. From Simplicius: Ukraine Suffers Unprecedented Nationwide Blackouts as Grid Teeters on Edge. From Son of the New American Revolution: More Ukrainian Cowbell From a Delusional British Colonel From Intellinews: Ukraine faces mounting IMF repayment pressure as February deadline looms
From AP: Trump announces Trade Deal with India.
From Wall St. Apes: The fraud being exposed in California is INSANE
From the Libertarian Institute: In the Killing of Alex Pretti, Only Libertarians Get it
From I Love Dogs and Puppies: Two Shelter Dogs Hugged Behind Kennel Bars, And A Photo Changed Everything
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