(1551) Almost evening all.

 

22. Also Steve

21. Steve at UHC-WP

Steve and his third Winter Deployment

20. Grandpa at OoL

https://orphansofliberty.blogspot.com/2026/01/a-search-for-modern-cromwell.html

19. Moosh corner

18. When you tried to give him the benefit of the doubt

17. Another from Gab

16. The HR department

15. The question of Vance

14. Almost a manifesto statement

13. Homecoming song for Julia

In the afternoon’s dark drizzle, as relentless as this train
And an aching in my heart, and and an aching in my brain
I’m a long way from home, I miss my g & t beginner
In the afternoon’s dark drizzle, not so long before my dinner

This old station’s got me down, it’s no earthly good to me
‘Cause I’m stuck here on the tube, thinking home where I might be
Can’t eat a tube train like you can a sausage sizzle
So I’d best be on my way in the afternoon’s dark drizzle

(Apologies to Peter, Paul and Mary.)

12. Steve at 1262

• Cleo Paskal With The Latest Updates on Diego Garcia Island And Why the Base Remains Critical To US Global Strategy

• Mark Mitchell: What People Want Is Kind Of The Stuff We’re Seeing Out Of Trump Right Now. His Numbers Are Getting Better When He Acts Like A Dictator

• Steve Cortes: The Left Prioritizes Foreigners Over American Citizens Every Time. Just Look At The Anti-ICE Violence, The Rampant Migrant Scams Allowed, And The Hyper-Fixation On Overseas Conflicts. Our Biggest Problems Are Right Here At Home

• Debbie Georgatos: Since 2016 Until Now Something In The Range Of $4 Billion Has Made Its Way To Islamic Organizations In Texas

• John Guandolo On The Islamic Invasion Of Texas: This Is The 2nd Alamo Standoff For Texas

• Jenny Story Reflects On The Incredible ‘Save Texas From Radical Islam’ Event Over The Weekend

11. The Reform issue rattles along

… losing a wheel here, a wheel there:

 

“A distinguished wide-screen film that honors those who served in a great British naval episode while showing generally how naval warfare was carried out in the early days of WWII.

Effectively portraying the sheer power of one of the most monstrous weapons ever devised by the dark side of the human mind- the battleship Bismarck. Battleships had a hideous, graceful sort of massive beauty during their brief heyday at the peak of war technology but went the way of the dinosaur after WWII. Their vulnerabilities are demonstrated in this film, as are certain unfortunate (but not necessarily erroneous) tactical moves by the German Admiral and the Captain of the Bismarck.

In case you don’t know the story I won’t spoil it but an event occurs around the middle of this film that has a sudden awesome shock value that can still cause your jaw to drop. It is perfectly set forth despite the low-tech film techniques available in 1960- the producers do a great job.

A deadly serious film about deadly serious heavy subject matter, “Sink the Bismarck” has qualities that hold up and it is worth your viewing time.”

 

(1054) Yikes … almost elevenses and only some jobs done! (1147)

 

10. Moosh corner

9. Ellison

8. From Gab

7. Steve at 1261

• The Violence and Chaos Comes from Activists, Not ICE
• James Comer Says Ilhan Omar Is “At the Top of the Suspect List” in Massive Minnesota Fraud Scandal
• Charlie’s Legacy: Ex-Playboy Playmate Jenny McCarthy Has ‘Surrendered’ to Jesus, Says Kirk’s Death Immediately Drove Her to Start Studying the Bible
• Focus on Cuba. Coalition of Willing for Greenland. NATO remains silent. Trump, Iran wants to talk
• A Weekend Of Strategic Shifts: Russia Gains Ground Amid High-Intensity Fighting
• New Zealander has hundreds of blood clots, multi-organ failure and vomits blood; what caused it?
• Mercedes relocates production to Hungary, 20,000 Germans set to lose their jobs
• Much more.

6. Woke feminazism => Matriarchy, worse than nanny state

5. DAD at 1261

a) Mercosur is the public humiliation of France. Happy times are now over for Europe. The Mercosur deal agreed last week shows an EU forced to choose between protecting its farming sector and opening new markets for its industrial exports….

b) ….But farmers fight back…EU-Mercosur: Farmers protest at the port of Le Havre….

c) As I wrote on AKH’s website the other day…

It’s the same the whole world over,
Isn’t it a bleeding shill;
It’s the rich that get the pleasure,
And the poor that get the bill.

d) Women drivers……A 48-year-old woman’s car caught fire on the A89 motorway near Lyon on Friday, January 9, 2026. She had put engine oil in the radiator instead of coolant. It was a costly mistake.

4. Zahawi and associated topics

(0811) Morning all … looks dull out there. (0909)

 

3. Plough Monday

Dearieme wrote:

“As the new year began” – but in 15th century England the new year didn’t begin in January. Why write about history if you know so little?

I found these two:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plough_Monday

Plus:

2. Iran

The tendency to divide into camps completely one way or completely the other is strong in humans who are there solely to push a point of view they’ve latched onto too early, not thinking a situation through dispassionately, over time, either through a priori bias or through an agenda.

For example, I was over at Gab last night, looking around, and most on the topic were almost neo-nazi, slamming Israel, calling it a Zionist operation, while the other side, Russia, not seen at all over there, say it’s the same US playbook each and every time. What they don’t add is “thereby letting the mass murdering mullahs off the hook yet again”.

My stance, after spending a few hours taking each of three side’s receipts in, is that all are, to a point, correct. Where does that leave Iran? Easier to ask where does that leave the West … answer is stuck in gung ho camps, slanging at each other. In this, the slaughtered victims never seem to count, they’re skipped past, as Alex .

Below are various views on the situation and I’m going to suggest that unless you sit through the long, long, Alex Mercouros vlog on it, in which he brings receipts from the 12 day war onwards, not only are you going to miss Russia glossing over the massacres, which it denies, but you’ll also miss the uselessness of US foreign policy, the same old, same old again:

Plough Monday

In that post, you’ll find the Mercouris vlog … I urge you again to sit through it if you would like to be considered au fait with the overview of the subject.

Without repeating them, please skip back to various post items I’ve done on Iran, from the victims’ point of view. But Mercouris does modify that view.

And now to this lady … here’s her profile:

https://ij.org/staff/tahmineh-dehbozorgi

… and here’s what she states:

Next stop is Steve, who left this last evening:

Monday 14. The issue is not whether Trump ever intended to rescue the Iranis – maybe he doesn’t have to..

🚨 BREAKING:

President Trump just dropped this BOMBSHELL, Iranian leaders CALLED HIM YESTERDAY begging to negotiate!

“They want to negotiate… a meeting is being set up, but we may have to act because of what’s happening, before the meeting.” pic.twitter.com/Y62VPDyDvf

— Gunther Eagleman™ (@GuntherEagleman) January 12, 2026

Fine, so I went to comments and here are various examples, in no particular order:

And two from X from other people:

Just had a quick look at X and nothing substantial has changed … DJT has still done nothing.

Lastly, this word Myrmidon which I plan to use for the killers:

The Myrmidons were legendary, fierce warriors from Thessaly, famous in Greek mythology as the loyal army of the hero Achilles during the Trojan War, known for their incredible strength and tireless devotion, stemming from myths where they were either descendants of a man (Myrmidon) fathered by Zeus and an ant-like princess, or were themselves transformed from ants into people by Zeus to provide subjects for his son. Their name comes from the Greek word for “ant” (myrmex), symbolizing their industrious and formidable nature, often depicted wearing dark armour.

1. Over at OoL

https://orphansofliberty.blogspot.com/2026/01/spotlight-on-lord-tobys-site.html