“Democratic pols are knocking heads over homelessness: One approach to the problem reflects reality, and the other is sheer lunacy. On the lunatic side, Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani is vowing to let homeless encampments spill into every Gotham neighborhood. And in Connecticut, Democratic state lawmakers are about to pass a law that will keep local officials from cracking down on living rough in parks or vehicles. But Democrats with higher aspirations, like California’s Gov. Gavin Newsom and Boston’s Mayor Michelle Wu, are reading the political tea leaves — and distancing themselves as far as they can from such misplaced compassion. After all, Americans favor clearing homeless encampments by nearly two to one, an August AP-NORC/Harris poll found. The general public has it right: Freezing to death, being murdered, or dying of an overdose on a urine-soaked mattress does not equal kindness.” (12/12/25)
“As the USS Gerald R. Ford — the largest aircraft carrier afloat — casts its shadow along the Venezuelan coast, the United States must confront an uncomfortable question: What national interest is being protected by threatening a country that poses no military, territorial, or existential danger to the American republic? The answer, made clear by an array of respected American scholars, former officials, and ex-military insiders, has nothing to do with security. Instead, it arises from a familiar mixture of ideology, geopolitical control, and the old reflex of imperial overreach. This is not defense. This is theater — one part provocation, one part political opportunism, and no part necessity. Among the clearest voices cutting through the rhetoric is professor John Mearsheimer, perhaps the most prominent American realist in international relations. He does not mince words: Venezuela is not a threat to the United States.” (12/13/25)
“Israel announced Saturday it had killed Ra’ad Sa’ad, the head of the Weapons Production Headquarters in Hamas’[s] military wing and one of the architects of Oct. 7. ‘Sa’ad was one of the last remaining veteran senior militants in the Gaza Strip and a close associate of Marwan Issa, the deputy head of Hamas’ military wing. He held several senior positions and was a central figure within the organization’s military leadership,’ the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) wrote on X. The IDF added his death ‘significantly degrades Hamas’ ability to reestablish its capabilities.’ An IDF official told Fox News that, in recent months, Sa’ad had been working to reestablish the terror group’s capabilities and weapons manufacturing in violation of the U.S.-brokered ceasefire. The official also stated that, under the ceasefire agreement, Israel is allowed to strike targets that are actively engaging in terrorism.” (12/13/25)
“Truth is truth is truth. Truth never changes. Lies can, and do, change all the time, but the truth will never change. I ate a hot dog for supper last night. That is the truth. It will never change. It was true last night, it is true today, it will be true tomorrow, it will be true 2,000 years from now. That is why Solomon wrote, ‘buy the truth and sell it not’ (Proverbs 23:23). Only liars hate the truth. Edmund Burke wrote, over 200 years ago, some great moral and political truths that are just as true today as they were when Burke wrote them. Moral truth, just like historical truth, never changes because it is rooted in the very nature of an eternal, unchanging God. This is why we should study history: to learn the truths that never change and base our lives upon them. But the Left [sic] doesn’t want to do that because it’s all a power game to them.” (12/13/25)
“Belarusian President Alexander Lukashenko freed 123 prisoners on Saturday including Nobel Peace Prize winner Ales Bialiatski and leading opposition figure Maria Kalesnikava after two days of talks with an envoy for President Donald Trump, a U.S. statement said. In return, the United States agreed to lift sanctions on Belarusian potash. Potash is a key component in fertilisers, and the former Soviet state is a leading global producer. The prisoner release was by far the biggest by Lukashenko since Trump’s administration opened talks this year with the veteran authoritarian leader, a close ally of Russian President Vladimir Putin. Western governments had previously shunned him because of his crushing of dissent and backing for Russia’s war in Ukraine.” (12/13/25)
“They’re clicking taboos to the curb. Pornhub has released its annual Year in Review report, revealing women are tuning in to X-rated videos at record rates. In 2025, the fairer sex made up a sizable 38 percent of all visitors to the adult website, a 14 percent surge since 2015. ‘Over the last decade, our statisticians have been tracing the proportion of female visitors to Pornhub,’ the company stated. ‘They have noticed an upward trend over the years, putting into question the dated umbrella statement: ‘It’s only men who watch porn.” In the Philippines, Colombia, and Argentina, women now make up a majority of Pornhub visitors. In Mexico, the stats were almost split: 48 percent of all visitors to the site this year were female. Meanwhile, American men are still more likely than their female counterparts to peruse porn, with just over a quarter of all searches (28 percent) conducted by women.” (12/13/25)
“Community colleges are a critical component of American higher education. For many working adults and lower-income students, these institutions provide an accessible, affordable pathway to obtaining a bachelor’s degree. A four-year college is an increasingly expensive proposition. For the 2025-2026 academic year, the average annual in-state tuition and fees at a public college totals $10,340; at a private college, it’s $39,307. With these financial pressures weighing heavily on young adults and their families, the opportunity to enroll in community college classes and transfer to a four-year institution is a cost-saving option well worth considering. But there’s a major issue facing the transfer students who choose this path: Many of them aren’t ready to do the work that their new schools demand.” (12/13/25)
“President Donald Trump said Saturday that ‘there will be very serious retaliation’ after two U.S. service members and one American civilian were killed in an attack in Syria that the United States blames on the Islamic State group. ‘This was an ISIS attack against the U.S., and Syria, in a very dangerous part of Syria, that is not fully controlled by them,’ he said in a social media post. The American president told reporters at the White House that Syria’s president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, was ‘devastated by what happened’ and stressed that Syria was fighting alongside U.S. troops. Trump, in his post, said al-Sharaa was ‘extremely angry and disturbed by this attack’. U.S. Central Command said three service members were wounded in an ambush Saturday by a lone IS member in central Syria.” (12/13/25)
“The Democratic Party is a very old and venerable institution, and as such, it has a lot of rules, a lot of buffers, and yes, this thing of theirs, it has centers of power. You might even call them ‘families’. Now, these families, so to speak, they aren’t at war with each other, at least not usually, but they do have their own interests and priorities, and sometimes conflicts do arise. To truly understand the party, and where it is going, you have to understand the Five Families who lead it. So, let’s take a look, one by one. Which crews are in ascendency? Which are in chaos? And what will it mean for the party as it seeks to take Congress and the White House and put every agency in the country right in its back pocket?” [editor’s note: Yes, viewing the Dramacrat pols like mob bosses does clarify it a bit – SAT] (12/13/25)
“A shooting at Brown University has left at least two dead and nine injured on Saturday, Dec. 13. Two of the dead and eight of the injured have been confirmed as Brown University students. The school is still on lockdown as the shooter is not yet in custody. Providence police have released limited information about the suspected shooter – only that he is male, was wearing all black or dark clothing, and may be in his 30’s. … In what he described as the last regular update of the evening, Providence Mayor Brett Smiley emphasized that law enforcement has not received any additional credible information that there’s any ongoing threat.” (12/13/25)
