Author: Thomas L. Knapp

Green Goes Red

Source: Common Sense
by Paul Jacob

“Well, at least they were earnest. Hopeful. Committed. Swedes in the north part of their country channeled State pension funds — billions of kronor! — into climate-friendly projects. Well, I’m not sure to what degree Swedish citizens were for this ideologically driven investment portfolio, but Swedish politicians sure were! And now those investments appear iffy.” (12/02/25)

https://thisiscommonsense.org/2025/12/02/green-goes-red/

Thomas L. Knapp

US DOJ seeks to dismiss Maurene Comey lawsuit on procedural grounds

Source: Orange County Register

“The U.S. Justice Department is seeking dismissal of a lawsuit that fired former federal prosecutor Maurene Comey brought against it, saying she didn’t properly follow administrative complaint procedures before suing. The argument was in court papers filed Monday prior to a Thursday hearing in Manhattan federal court. In September, Comey sued the department, the Executive Office of the President, U.S. Attorney General Pamela Bondi, the Office of Personnel Management and the United States. The lawsuit said her July firing was based on political reasons, including that her father is former FBI Director James Comey. President Donald Trump fired James Comey in 2017.” (12/02/25)

https://www.ocregister.com/2025/12/02/justice-department-maurene-comey-lawsuit/

Thomas L. Knapp

Trump Commands Venezuela’s Heavens Closed

Source: Antiwar.com
by Roger D Harris

“US President Trump ordered the airspace above and surrounding Venezuela ‘closed in its entirety’ on November 29. Yet the US has as much legal and moral authority to shutter the skies over Venezuela as the Venezuelans have to close the putting greens at Mar-a-Lago. Yes, that’s ridiculous – but not any more so than Washington’s phony pretext of drug interdiction for their deadly regime-change offensive against Venezuela.” (12/02/25)

https://original.antiwar.com/roger_harris/2025/12/01/trump-commands-venezuelas-heavens-closed/

Thomas L. Knapp

New Mexico — home of the fee, land of the rave(ing mad)

Source: The Price of Liberty
by Nathan Barton

“Ruled by Her Imperial Majesty, Michelle (I) Lujan Grisham, since 2019, the State has increasingly become both more socialist and returned more to its origin and roots as a (now-‘independent’) province of Imperial Spain. It is a curious mix of bizarre sects and ‘alternative lifestyles’ and traditional Spanish, AmerInd culture, and high-tech. It is both poor and expensive to live in. One of the most recent examples is the ‘Universal Child Care’ plan pushed by HIMajesty and gladly accepted by the State’s Woke legislature. Every child in the State will now be entitled to receive free childcare, both preschool and apparently before and after school hours.” (12/01/25)

https://thepriceofliberty.org/2025/12/01/new-mexico-home-of-the-fee-land-of-the-raveing-mad/

Thomas L. Knapp

TSA gang to demand $45 bribes from air travelers without Very Special Important Permission Slips

Source: San Diego Union-Tribune

“Air travelers in the U.S. without a REAL ID will be charged a $45 fee beginning in February, the Transportation Security Administration announced Monday. The updated ID has been required since May, but passengers without it have so far been allowed to clear security with additional screening and a warning. The Department of Homeland Security says 94% of passengers are already compliant and that the new fee is intended to encourage travelers to obtain the ID. REAL ID is a federally compliant state-issued license or identification card that meets enhanced requirements mandated in the aftermath of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.” (12/01/25)

https://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/2025/12/01/real-id-fee/

Thomas L. Knapp