(0915) Morning all, no more news just now, here are last evening’s and this morning’s gatherings.

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14. Lord Toby, plus TDS

13. We’ve been looking at shorts of late

These are my stalwart workshorts (one of eight pairs … cleaned em up a little for the readers):

The string tie and zip pockets are crucial. The downside is this weather … to go outside, socks are a no-no, sartorially, as are sandals not a great idea … I use boatshoes if outside briefly (binning rubbish, collecting mail). To my mind, winter weight shorts are fabulous … far less damage when wrecking knees and elbows.

12. Torquaymada

In praise of modern British music. Not all necessarily in tune with our own particular tastes but the overall sentiment is good.

https://restoremag.com/the-british-artistic-revolution-we-never-had

I also think that The Recreationist site is worth further exploration. Good articles.

11. What the other side says

There’s a certain amount of Ed-in-Chief’s whim about any news outlet. If you look at All the President’s Men, The Parallax View, at least two of the Perry Masons … it goes on and on … there are always criticisms by both those writing and the readers, plus outside observers, of the Ed-i-C.

Also, who owns that Editor? Where is he/she positioned, politically and religiously, even which team? I start here with no wokery … upfront, it’s stated. As for a view opposed to most of us at this site, esp. when an organised view pushed hard, with mucho moolah behind it … my attitude is that readers can get that from any MSM rag or channel out there.

On the other hand, it’s as well, now and then, to see in general what they’re saying … hence this I rescued from spam:

An a priori bias on any new issue is the very worst reporter/journo temptation, particularly if owned/paid for. I’m certainly owned, no question … by the Triune God, plus any common man/woman child need.

It tends to focus on the latter … them’s our politics here, rather than to a party or denomination. Plus my techie behind the scenes, libertarian by nature, certainly influences me. Plus our boys and two girls, plus other readers.

Policy is to protect our sources, which is why my blunder the other day grates on me. To a point, I must adhere to platform policy, I agreed to it in order to use the system to get it out to you.

Penultimately … we are certainly being manipulated into anger by psy-op psycho-atrocity, leaving us in an invidious situation … yes, atrocity must be stopped, yet fools rush in before the counterhit is organised, otherwise 100k+ are slaughtered.

Last for now … our health first, esp. our mental health, our ability to soldier on, is paramount … it precedes any other consideration except for what is right or wrong … we’re no use if gibbering wrecks. In the army, in officer school, it was called, I recall … man management.

There are all sorts of things we must do. R&R is one, remaining calm in voice when confronted by those trying to upset us, biding our time, being prepared, with good intel at hand, being ready to suddenly switch to all out attack … effectively … to judge where and when … all of these are vital to getting through.

10. Moosh corner

(JH: Crazy for all those hats)

9. Steve at 1278

• ICE and CBP to Draw-Down Number of Forces in Minnesota After Tom Homan Strikes Deal with State Officials

• Attorney and Expert in Self-Defense Offers Outstanding Analysis Showing Why ICE Shooting of Alex Pretti Was Justified

• Wayne Root: Winning the Midterms is All About PR. PR is Everything. So Where are the Families of Illegal Alien Murder, Rape & Assault Victims? Where are the Parents of Children Killed by Drugs?

• Iran Says Will Close Hormuz Straits As US Prepares Attack; Rubio Admits Russian Demands Unchanged

• Energy Truce” and Body Exchange Ahead of Russia-Ukraine Talks in Abu Dhabi

• FOI docs: AstraZeneca COVID-19 vaccine linked to over 48,000 heart disorder cases in 2021 alone

• NHS Reset for the Big Data Economy (2014-2019) Part 2

• Final Twist at French Senate: Progressive Euthanasia Bill Back on Track (JH: Typical Monster Playbook … repackage, never accept decency intruding)

• Much more at 1278.

 

Lady Isilme and her Beloved Bob are heavily involved in an ongoing project just now and whilst they’re keeping up with our doings, time is at a premium. This below is connected to or the occasional break from the project. We also discuss our respective culinary masterpieces but today is just Crafts.

“Just lately my knitting has been diverted from socks to hats. Well, one hat. I knitted myself a beret. I probably ought to now burst into French but unfortunately je suis very bad at it. I was surprised at how easy it was to knit. I always thought of berets as very complicated, but it just looks that way. The wool I used is what they call self-striping – dyed different colours at intervals along the yarn, and when you knit it you don’t have to change colours, it just happens.”

“I have, of course, still been knitting socks. I always have a sock on the knitting needles. Currently I’m knitting a pair of man’s socks and the pattern is called ‘hug me’. I think the name is because of the fancy ribbing that keeps the sock hugging your foot. But if my Beloved thinks it means he has to hug me when he wears them, that’s fine by me 😁 Again, the socks are knitted with self-striping yarn. I’m part-way through the second sock. When they’re finished, they will go to one of our recent visitors who took a liking to them.”

(0329) Going to try for more sleep after Fri 6, planning to run Alberta, DAD, Steve and Moosh after that but I can see that being around 0730 again, hopefully … (0813) That’s a very long second sleep for me … maybe a post later on health and attitude. I am awaiting two pieces of good private news from out there … one is odds-on to be good, the other is hope against hope. (0826) Steve’s is coming up as Fri 9, after the Isilme feature. (0831)

 

8. DAD at 1278

a) Gabriel Attal aims to change the name of his party again, like thugs on the run regularly changing squats to try to erase their misdeeds: after “En marche”, “La République en marche”, “Renaissance”, “Ensemble”, the choice would be “New Republic”.

b) French parliamentarians continue to battle over the bill to legalise euthanasia. Although, following an unexpected rebellion, senators managed to amend the bill in a way that was openly pro-life, the final vote in the upper house overturned all their work by rejecting all the amendments proposed by the Right.

c) EU Fails to hold Pakistan accountable; again. The latest EU monitoring mission flagged 13 critical concerns over Pakistan’s compliance with conditions for its preferential trade status.

d) Truely “Francais de Souch” = French, rooted like a tree stump; Native French.

The Suiffet family has lived in the town of Val-Cenis (73) for over 700 years! Everyone has a job focused on the mountains: guide, carpenter, breeder, ski instructor, souvenir sellers…

7. One side of the Alberta Independence thing

… is hopeful, big rallies of ordinary people, resentful of Ottawa … the other says no way, pie in the sky, it’s oft been mooted in the past. Adding to the first view are Carney, state of Ontario and Quebec, plus Donny’s view on 51st state.

Most pundits don’t see the 51st state, although US support, tradewise, is a major factor. And if Canada marches on Alberta? 🍿🍿🍿🍿

6. Why run internal Oz politics?

Firstly, because Pauline Hanson is seen as a potential threat, secondly because it’s Sky News Oz, the GB News of Oz.

https://twitter.com/PaulineHansonOz/status/2016974560760123497?s=20

The text just says One Nation Australia is doing well. The Sky News man asked her about being the main rival of the Nationals.

All right, break this down. The ALP are Labor, trad vote nearing 40%. Second are the Liberals, the so-called conservatives, trad vote around 35%. The Nationals, once the Country Party, meaning the landed gentry in farming, were trad 10%. Liberals, as govt, were always in coalition with the Nationals. There’ve been UK LibDem type “third” parties from time time.

Nats seem down at 2% just now … all three parties are seen by more and more as Uniparty or else irrelevant. However, Australian normies are probably even thicker and prevented from having a fair press even more than UK normies.

I’m not up to speed on Oz politics any more than Canadian or Euro nations’ but there are some lovely ladies in each of those places feeding du jour (daily) items and so I’m partially au fait for that reason.

(0208) Only reason I’m awake is the window blew open. Let’s see if a 10kg weight will stop it blowing open again. Meanwhile, some light reading below. Have a good sleep, y’all. (0314)

 

5. Laura Loomer says

“I’d like to bring this to the attention of Vice President JD Vance. Yesterday, your friend Tucker Carlson said, “Anyone still talking about Gaza or Iran should be called out immediately as someone who just doesn’t care about Americans.”

According to several friends of mine who attended the Vice President’s fundraising dinners in Miami, FL and Naples, FL yesterday, the Vice President spoke to donors about Iran and his desire to see a US response (which is great. I support the US bombing Iran). Additionally, President Trump spent last week in Davos with Sen Rubio, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff, speaking about his new Board of Peace and the reconstruction of Gaza. According to Tucker, that would mean JD Vance, President Trump, Marco Rubio and Steve Witkoff “don’t care about Americans”.

I know President Trump, JD Vance, Marco Rubio, Jared Kushner and Steve Witkoff personally, and so I know them well enough to know they all care very much about Americans. How does our Vice President feel about his dear friend Tucker Carlson saying (that)?”

4. Never rains but it pours

Daniel Cremin posts: “I think Theresa May gets off remarkably lightly. She was by far the worst Prime Minister of 2010-24 in my book: – Rammed Net Zero through with barely any Parliamentary scrutiny or cost assessment. – Botched Brexit and ceded Northern Ireland’s regulatory sovereignty to the EU on the fly. – Reneged on her promise to open new grammar schools. – Promoted identitarian discrimination practices such as the Race at Work Charter in the private and public sector. – Gutted the police as Home Secretary and under funded the prisons as PM. – Damaged the energy market with the energy price cap framework and restrictive policies on nuclear and fossil fuels development.”

Looking obliquely now at X, were I our beloved leader, with or without the five alleged rent boys, which I’m not, I’d look closely at banning X in the UK, which I’m not doing. And if May her/him/itself allegedly said she etc. was woke and proud of it, I’d wish to first see some proof of that.

3. Andrew Bridgen has an interesting one too

“More fraud uncovered in Ukraine a $3bn ‘redirect’ of aid for Ukraine linking the deputy prime minister who has been arrested ,the EU and AstraZeneca.All ultimately benefiting Zelenskyy. You could not make this up – no wonder they want the war to continue.”

2. At the same time, DJT has put out a friendly reminder

… to Ottawa: “Based on the fact that Canada has wrongfully, illegally and steadfastly refused to certify the Gulfstream 600, 700, and 800 Jets, one of the greatest, most technologically advanced airplanes ever made, we are hereby decertifying their Bombardier Global Expresses and all Aircraft made in Canada, until such time as Gulfstream, a Great American Company, is fully certified as it should have been many years ago. Further, Canada is effectively prohibiting the sale of Gulfstream products in Canada through this very same certification process. If for any reason, this situation is not immediately corrected, I am going to charge Canada a 50% Tariff on any and all Aircraft sold into the United States of America. Thank you for your attention to this matter.”

1. You’ve heard of the Italian job

… also the French connection … well there’s also the British connection. It’s in a post on X, which puts Elon in an interesting position and thus it’s at his and DJT’s level now. My only two comments are firstly, that the DoJ refused to talk to her and secondly, that when I embedded the url, it brought up helpful prompts, including the word steel. Another fun link. Have a good Friday, all.

(1702) Evening all.

 

20. “Famously great”?

A famously great raconteur, PETER USTINOV tells some stories of WWII. pic.twitter.com/54vYO01giM

— All The Right Movies (@ATRightMovies) January 29, 2026

19. Moosh corner

18. They’re all getting into this Amelia thing now

17. Steve at 1278 with war room

• Chad Mizelle: “If We Were To Take Every Piece Of Information That We Have About Illegal Aliens In The United States And Hand That Over To Law Enforcement, This Job Would Be Done Very, Very Quickly.”

• Erik Prince: To Hit President Trump’s Mass-Deportation Numbers And Preserve The Republic, Send Bank Compliance Officers After Illegals’ Accounts, Then Alert DHS

• Sam Faddis: ICE Watch And Affiliated Groups Nationwide Exist To Impede And Obstruct Federal Officers In The Enforcement Of The Law. That Is A Conspiracy. That Is A Felony. That Is Punishable By Up To 20 Years

• Raymond Ibrahim: Without The Red-Green Alliance, The Green Wouldn’t Even Be A Problem. Europe’s Leadership Invites Them By Boatloads, Houses Them In Hotels, Suppresses Citizens Who Voted For Borders, And Bans Free Speech Or Criticism Of Islam

16. DAD at 1278

A fifth man has been arrested in relation to arson attacks on properties and a car linked to Sir Keir Starmer last year. The 19-year-old has been released under investigation … Sky News link at 1278.

 

IYE again

 

Toodles is at the grammar again:

(1041) Approaching elevenses. (1123)

 

15. This is one getting some movement on X

14. While still on bodily issues

13. That Granny Harmer trip

… in a genuine, Net Zero way, saving the world’s carbon:

12. DAD, tongue-in-cheek

11. The source is everything

In the middle-east, esp. Iran, there are two major narratives clashing … the Israeli and the Moose Limb Arab. The people on the streets were Israel having got Donald to promise help … never came … slaughter. The Arabs made sure Donny did not help.

Steve sends the footage by Israeli pundits, inc. Visegrad, ME24, Emily, Nioh etc.

But an experienced pundit is not going see an account name like Tehran Erupts without seeing the lack of timeline, the emotive account name, the lack of clear shots of other cities. He’s going to say ok, they did come out en masse, but way too early, even before the promise. So who promised the people?

Me, myself, I, Jimbo? My stance? England. Brit. On the M.E. … very much anti invaders and slaughterers. On Israel? Mixed … half and half, still thinking.

This next, via Steve, is Jim Ferguson … much easier to pin down … freedom, Advance UK, you get the idea … Brit through and through, but warm thx for the US actually doing something.

 

Not sure the sound quality is as good as it was … a bit tinny and hollow … maybe it’s just my ears.

(0837) Reason it’s so slow getting to 10 is not breakfast, not chores but gathering material. Not a lot of point at 0500 to 0700 as not many are awake but the snippets start flooding in around our 0730 to 0800, inc. newsletters, plus DAD having a black square, then not at NOWP … it’s really frenetic just now but rewarding too. And all the ladies are upandattem as well. Plus I love the early hours anyway. So there’s just a mass, a mess, of incoming at this time … needs slowly sorting. Have a good one today. (0920)

 

10. Moosh corner

9. The soulless, mad, demonic eyes

8. Thank the Lord and thank their Lordships

7. I find this quite exciting over there

6. Perfect example of having to report as and when

… Quora in passing in this case. Downunder pundit, Phillip Anderson. Vaguely recall the name, big downunder I seem to recall in political punditry. Anyway:

Who was Carly Simon writing about in ‘You’re So Vain’? Why?

“I think there might be some clue she gave in the first few words she sings in the song. She whispers “Son of a Gun”.

Well around 1968 she was going out with the British singer songwriter Cat Stevens, and his first two singles released in the US were “ Matthew and Son” and “ I’m Going To Get Me a Gun”.

She did say the song was about two or more men in her early life, and she did say that Warren Beaty was one of them. But I also think Cat Stevens may be the other one. I remember reading an interview once where Cat says he was very self- absorbed in his early days of fame but he came back down to Earth when he developed a bad case of Tuberculosis and almost died and became more introspective in his songwriting.”

Possible, possible. I always thought it was James Taylor. There was a not disconnected attitude with Hope Sandoval of Mazzy Star who wanted (in the lyrics) to just have a minor part in his life, not have his heart, “he” being a big star in his own right.

What precisely did these girls hope for with the type?