Tuesday, February 3, 2026

Fire in the hole!

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  Well, with a news report like this: Hospital evacuated after 8-inch WWI artillery shell discovered in patient’s butt ... what other common...
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Taxes in California

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  Yesterday reader Paul M. made this comment on Larry Lambert's blog.  He's referring to California taxes. ‘Tax us to death’…saw th...
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Monday, February 2, 2026

That's a very good point

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  In an interview a few days ago, the Commissioner of the Department of Corrections in Minnesota raised what I think is a very worthwhile q...
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Memes that made me laugh 297

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  Gathered from around the Internet over the past week.  Click any image for a larger view.
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Sunday, February 1, 2026

Sunday morning music

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  Just one brief instrumental track this morning, from the British progressive rock group Audience .  It was recorded in 1971 on their album...
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Friday, January 30, 2026

More useful information about your home in extreme cold

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  Karl Denninger has written extensively about the effect of extreme cold on your home's plumbing, heating problems, and related issues....
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Population collapse threatens China - perhaps much more, and much sooner, than we think

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  A few days ago, the New York Post published an article headlined " China is facing a demographic bomb— and it could handcuff Beijing’...
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Thursday, January 29, 2026

Helpful advice for the Second Coming of the winter storm next weekend

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  For those in the path of the latest deep freeze: Given the likely temperatures, one might advise the wearing of underwear irrespective of ...
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Where did the water go?

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  I was interested (and somewhat amused) to read that the biggest reforestation project in the world has had some - wait for it - unintended...
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Wednesday, January 28, 2026

Lessons learned from the snowstorm - reader questions answered

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  As we gently "melt out" from the snow and ice of the past few days, a number of readers e-mailed me to describe problems they...
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Tuesday, January 27, 2026

Minneapolis and Minnesota: a "color revolution" in the making

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  Some readers may not be familiar with the term "color revolution".  American Thinker outlined the concept in an article last Dec...
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Monday, January 26, 2026

Quick post-storm update, and preliminary thoughts on Minneapolis unrest

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  The world outside is blanketed with a mixture of snow, sleet and freezing rain, which have combined to bed down into a 3" to 4" ...
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Memes that made me laugh 296

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  Gathered from around the Internet over the past week.  Click any image for a larger view.
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Sunday, January 25, 2026

Sunday morning music

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  A freezing good morning to you!  We're in Day 3 of the Snowmageddon and Icemageddon storm, and so far we've come off relatively ...
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Saturday, January 24, 2026

A quick storm update from northern Texas

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  So far, so good.  The major roads in our area are skating rinks, and a light sleet is falling (more like ice dust at present).  We're ...
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Friday, January 23, 2026

Batten down the hatches!

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  It looks like the first Snowmageddon and Icemageddon of the year are about to hit us (well, maybe the second Icemageddon, if you count t...
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Thursday, January 22, 2026

The lighter side of ICE operations

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  Supporters of ICE operations against illegal aliens, and of President Trump's policies towards them, seem to be enjoying themselves.  ...
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Not so fast, buddy...

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  It's been claimed that China is " sending thousands of future military pilots posing as civilians to the United States to learn h...
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Wednesday, January 21, 2026

Tell your children...

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  ... that as they prepare to enter adult life, they really, really need to adjust their thinking on what they're going to do for a care...
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Are they trying to deter buyers of silver???

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  As we all know, precious metal prices have been going through the roof for something like a year now, and show no signs of slowing down.  ...
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