(0311) Greetings … back to (don’t think we could ever call it) normal, usual anyway … Gab’s been hit again, details in Fri 1.

 

5. Penseivat

“Lammy = Reparations = bankruptcy”.

“I recall Lammy saying that his ancestors experienced slavery. What he didn’t say, was that the Bantu, Lammy’s tribal culture, as an offshoot of the Zulu tribe were one of the biggest slavers in Africa, selling their captives to both Europeans and Islamic traders. His ancestors may well have experienced slavery, but he will not say from which side. So I would suggest not only reparations from him, or his tribe, to Britain for the costs of the East Africa Squadrons, which rescued thousands and returned them to freedom, but also reparations to the descendants of those sailors and Marines who died, plus making up for the loss of the nation’s GDP at that time. I think that will do for a start, don’t you?”

On servicemen after their service:

“When I joined the British Army in 1962, I attended a lecture by an RAEC officer about my future. It had nothing to do about my military service, but about planning my return to civilian life. One piece of advice, was to put our names down on the council house list of the area we wanted to live in, and to do this as soon as possible, so that we could climb up the waiting list whilst serving. Then, when our military service was nearing an end, to contact that council to confirm our date of discharge and enquire of a predicted waiting time. If our circumstances changed, and we didn’t need a council house, it was easier to remove from that list, than to apply after discharge. Whether this information is still given, I have no idea.

On completing pensionable service, we received a gratuity of 3 times our annual pension, which could be used to ease ourselves into civilian life, or use as a deposit on house purchase. This gratuity could be increased by taking a reduced pension over a period of time, which is what I did, allowing me to buy a property more suitable to the needs of my family and I. Again, I have no idea if this financial arrangement still applies (I retired in the mid 1980’s).

With the politicisation of councils, several apparently anti British, I can see problems over ex military being automatically guaranteed council houses on return to civilian life. What the answer is, I can only suggest options, though I am sure those more intelligent than me will come up with a solution.
If you are in the military, consider the six P’s – Prior Planning Prevents P*ss Poor Performance – and plan for your future.”

Off topic, sorry if it appears I’m trying to take over the blog! (JH: This is taken up in Fri 6.)

4. Steve

The Last Refuges | https://www.americanthinker.com/articles/2026/05/the_last_refuges.html

3. Torquaymada

Consider this…as a Provincial Grammar school boy (early 70s) I believe I was given the greatest of educations. Elderly Teachers that had seen battle..actual war. Thousand yard gazers. Critical thinking was welcomed. Knuckles were rapped Sport was brutal and demanding. No quarter given. Heaven help you if you carried a few pounds…”Fatty”.

Explosive chemistry lessons (magnesium) , electrical and sparky physics (ouch!) , disturbing biology (strange things in jars) etc etc. 

The current version of the human race peaked out around about that time I think. 

Gibbon was on the curriculum….ironically. 

https://restoremag.com/after-schools-disappear-personal-ai-education-and-capability-centres

2. DAD at 1382

a) Do you remember Archbishop Lefebvre? Marcel François Marie Joseph Lefebvre was a French Catholic prelate. He was a major influence in modern traditionalist Catholicism, founding in 1970 the Society of Saint Pius X to train traditionalist seminarians who preferred the Mass in Latin. Vatican II said that it should be in the local language.

b) France. Hantavirus : more FearPorn. In the event of an epidemic, the stock of masks in France is sufficient for “a minimum of three months”, assures Matignon.

c) More escapes hit Paris’s Vincennes immigrant detention centre. Four immigrants escaped from the administrative detention centre in Paris’s 12th arrondissement.

d) This Explains A Lot About Zack Polanski! (real name David Paulden).

1. One by one, outlets are hit

This was in the Gab newsletter today:

“Yesterday, we received a call from one of our payment processing partners. We were informed that our international underwriting bank has officially banned Gab. Their justification? They claim that I personally appear on a “blacklist” produced by the SPLC and ADL.

This is not a coincidence. This ban follows perfectly on the heels of the Australian government’s public attack on this platform earlier this week. This is the price we pay for actually meaning it when we say we defend free speech.

Thankfully, we have a few backups in place because this is not our first rodeo. Over the last decade, we have been banned by dozens of payment processors, banks, and even crypto exchanges for refusing to bend the knee to the globalist establishment. We know their playbook, and we are prepared for the fight.”

The aspect which continually gets me is the utter impunity or chutzpah with which they do these things … people’s entire livelihoods destroyed etc. etc. Then there are the blacklists and warning panels.

Unherdables is certainly on a few, which is a double-edged sword for the site(s) as it means that the valiant and bloodyminded still get through, which is nice. The platforms though are the ones really getting it in the neck.

(1703) Evening all. Results next week. Y’all ok? Not bad here. (1835) short snooze coming up, then back (cunning plan)

 

24. Annunziata

“Asylum seekers make up 0.08% of Dorset’s population. And 44% of alleged sex offences. So unbelievable I had to check. It’s true.”

23. Jim Chim on our Ange

“@AngelaRayner, a few questions your statement does not answer. Tax Policy Associates, one of the most respected independent tax bodies in the country, states it cannot understand why HMRC decided not to charge a penalty. Both of your advisers explicitly told you to obtain specialist tax advice before completing the transaction.

You did not obtain it. Independent experts say a penalty of approximately 20 percent was the likely and legally correct outcome under Schedule 24 of the Finance Act 2007. HMRC reached a different conclusion without explaining why. Do you believe HMRC reached the correct conclusion and if so can you explain why two independent expert bodies disagree?

You state you had no personal financial interest in the trust set up for your son. The trust was funded in part by NHS compensation money awarded for your son’s care. You sold your remaining stake in your Ashton constituency home to that trust for £162,500 in January 2025 and used those proceeds as a deposit on an £800,000 flat in Hove. How do you define no personal financial interest in that transaction?

A £50,000 donation to the Office of Angela Rayner Limited from Refrigeration House Limited arrived on 24 March 2026, described as towards staffing costs and declared on the parliamentary register. Weeks later you paid the £40,000 stamp duty bill. Who owns Refrigeration House Limited, what is their connection to you, and was any part of that donation used directly or indirectly to meet the stamp duty liability?

You say politicians should be held to high standards. The questions above are what high standards look like in practice. They deserve answers.”

22. Good thing no one we know lives near Mobile AL

Matt van Swol brings the news:

“Divers doing a ROUTINE maintenance check at the Converse Reservoir dam in Mobile, AL… …just found an underwater IED!!!! Apparently a grenade-type bomb was sitting submerged at the bottom of a dam that holds an entire city’s DRINKING WATER. It took FIVE agencies: the FBI, ALEA, the Sheriff, Mobile PD, and a maritime render-safe team, to pull it out and detonate it. Someone put a BOMB in our water supply…”

21. Guido on Rayner

20. The destructive insanity of Milipede

19. Moo corner

18. When daughter takes up the cause

17. How they do it

16. Now and Next

HERE

“A marvellous video tells how China is reversing the progress of a desert that was heading towards Beijing.

At first they planted great numbers of trees, which sucked water out of the ground until the water table sank so far the roots couldn’t reach and the trees died.

Then they tried introducing an ancient wild breed of horse – Przewalski’s. This stocky creature broke the barren crust of topsoil with its hooves, allowing rainwater to gather in puddles and seep into the lower ground. Plants came out of suspended animation. As the horses roamed they spread seeds carried on their hooves and in their dung. Insects colonised the greening area and a complex ecosystem began to re-form.

Isn’t this a metaphor for the failure of top-down bureaucratic planning of a command economy and the success, allowed the opportunity, of the “animal spirits” of private enterprise?”

15. IYE at 1382:1

“Before Foundation, Pathak founded a fintech called Synapse. It filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in April 2024, the SAME month they say Foundation was founded, strange right? The collapse of Synapse left up to $200 million in consumer money frozen and between $85 and $96 million unaccounted for. More than 200,000 customers across apps like Yotta and Juno were locked out of their savings. A Texas woman with $30,100 in a Yotta savings account got back 69 cents. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau had to allocate $46 million to bail customers out. It was the first time in the bureau’s history that the victims’ fund was used for a fintech.”

14. Richard J. Shaw

… and the discussion we need to have:

“I’m calling some of you EthNats out now. I’m sick of the fantasy bullshit. For all the @RestoreBritain_ followers who are criticising @TRobinsonNewEra… I agree. I think he shills for Israel too much. However, I personally have no problem with the country of Israel or the Jewish people, but I have a serious problem with the leadership and I’m only interested in Britain.

However, I think Tommy has been a net positive for the UK. For all those pointing out that he is a CivNat… Yes he is. However he also recognises the need for mass deportations and the prevention of irreversible demographic change. Some of you think he doesn’t go far enough. Does that mean he isn’t doing good work highlighting the rape gangs? Does that mean that bringing nationalist patriots together is a bad thing?

To all you hardcore EthNats out there that want to see Restore Britain go full EthNat… Have a word with yourselves. Do you really think that the vast majority of this country are going to vote for a party that wants to deport every brown person? Let me answer for you… NO, they won’t. Neither would I. I’m not a pure CivNat. I understand the need to protect our 4 nations as Anglo-Saxon, Christian countries. I understand the need for mass deportations.

However if you think that I’m going to support deporting Gurkhas or other foreigners who have served in the armed forces, or hard working, law abiding people who are 2nd or 3rd generation… You’re off your head. You need to be realistic about what is accomplishable and what the British people actually want.

We can deport… All Illegals All foreign criminals All foreigners who won’t work All foreigners who don’t speak English All foreigners who won’t integrate All foreigners who undermine the UK All foreigners who push Islam on us We can also look into ways to begin the process of remigration.

However, when it comes to the goal of removing every single foreigner or brown person… Fucking Stupid. Don’t like it? I don’t care.”

 

Not a film, not even a full episode, just a denouement, scheduled this morning, but it does relate to today and will keep on relating. Don’t much like Peter Falk in real life for various reasons but he’s a good character in the series. Richard Kiley as the villain is very good. Seems a good actor.

Cunning plan here was to break the day, get back to you for real around 1700.

(0334) All right, chaps and chapesses … cunning plan is to post and check incoming until 0800, thereafter just a few more checks and replies, then off I go on this world of adventure. Shall check any major updates until maybe 0900.

 

13. Ascension Day

The word “dogma” is problematic in Christianity … does it mean clear, simple new testament or gospel doctrine, as in “love thy neighbour” or “faith, hope and charity”, the key ideas from it … or does it mean where men in robes pontificate on their interpretation of it?

I knew a Northern Irishman like that and everything he said, in that brogue, was vehement and tub thumping, even if it was about the price of fish. I mean, how much of this Paisleyism can one take in one dose? Let alone the Catholic potentates.

To my mind, that’s the negative connotation of dogma, offputting to normies. Take consubstantiation v transsubstantiation. Or the Filioque. I’m not saying it’s not important but I am saying it’s quite arrogant for potentates to assume denominational authority on every single aspect … to the point we burn the other at the stake? Tyndale. Mary … did Jesus have brothers … or not?

And these schismatic questions … the potentate would reply that if he were not dogmatic on scriptural authority, then you’d soon have women or gay rainbow clergy ruining the church. So I leave that question open for now.

What about Ascension Day? To my mind, it’s quite different to the Rapture. There’s an interpretation that, far from us being whisked away into the sky, in fact we, if saved, stay here on earth in the new kingdom, ruled by Jesus returned, the way most of the faith see it happening … the return itself I mean.

Ascension Day does not appear to have the same issues. Most seem to accept that he went there or went up after a number of days. Fine. Why May 14th? Well why not? It’s a commemoration, innit?

12. The old, old question

… is it just sheer incompetence, systems gone wrong … or is it unethical and criminal behaviour, disguised through pretend incompetence?

11. IYE at 1381:4

”Two years after the New Delhi G20 summit1, the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor2 is still the West’s flagship infrastructure project.

(JH: Much more there.)

10. Have you seen any of this?

9. Most online Brits know this by now … o/s as well

8. Not sure that this is appropriate for this morning, ha ha

Think he means it IS a conspiracy, PLUS a court record.

7. Over at OoL

Watch this space.

6. Thieves and robbers

5. Most interesting, relations with O’Keefe

4. I seem to recall we weren’t too impressed with her in the recent past

… maybe readers can refresh the memory. Anyway:

3. DAD if he drops this morning

Le Jour d’Ascension.

a) France. Philippe for president of France? Despite the polls, he is clueless and vapid. Polls suggest former Prime Minister Édouard Philippe is the elite’s best chance to defeat presumptive National Rally candidate Jordan Bardella….

b) Nairobi Summit: Macron tries in Africa what he fails to do in France. The French president is promising billions in investment, even though he is unable to revive the French economy.

c) ‘It’s either us or them’ – Far-left French mayor calls for insurrection if conservatives win presidential election, attacks Macron as well In seeking to address inequalities, Bally Bagayoko seems intent on overturning the entire Republic….

d) Greece warns of 550,000 migrants massing in Libya ahead of potential Mediterranean crossings.

e) US President Donald Trump has proposed Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as an “ideal team” for the 2028 US presidential election, though he has stopped short of endorsing either man as his chosen successor.

f) At 1381:5: Sam has a verbal battle at 33 Vauxhall Bridge Road with the Security.

(JH: Ta, DAD.)

f) King Charles: “My ministers will also proceed with the introduction of Digital ID.”

2. For some readers in the know, this is an interesting Xer on this topic

1. Saw this in passing

… not following up, it was curious though:

(1515) And so into the evening, heavy rain, low temps. (2013)

 

23. Last for the evening

From a Veterans’ a/c on X:

“Should Every British Soldier Who Serves Over 5 Years Be Guaranteed a Council House? Across the United Kingdom, thousands of servicemen and women dedicate years of their lives to defending the country, often sacrificing time with family, personal freedoms, and long-term financial stability in the process. Yet when many leave the armed forces, they face one of the most difficult challenges in modern Britain — finding secure and affordable housing.

The question being asked more frequently is simple: Should every British soldier who serves over five years be guaranteed a council house, no questions asked? Supporters of the idea argue that military personnel earn that right through service alone. Unlike many professions, soldiers can spend years moving from base to base, living in military accommodation, and being unable to establish permanent homes or get onto local housing lists.

By the time they leave the forces, many veterans are starting from scratch. For some, the transition to civilian life is smooth. For others, it can be deeply challenging. Veterans can struggle with employment, mental health, family breakdown, or adapting to civilian systems that often do not recognise the realities of military life. Housing insecurity only adds to those pressures.

Advocates believe guaranteeing council housing after five years of service would:

* Reward commitment and sacrifice. * Reduce homelessness among veterans. * Provide stability for military families. * Help former soldiers reintegrate into civilian life. * Demonstrate national gratitude in a meaningful way.

Many also argue that politicians regularly praise the armed forces publicly, yet practical support after service often falls short. Ceremonies, medals, and remembrance events are important, but stable housing can have a far greater long-term impact on a veteran’s life.

Critics, however, raise concerns about fairness and pressure on already stretched council housing systems. Millions of civilians also face long waiting lists, rising rents, and housing insecurity. Some argue that prioritising one group automatically means others wait longer.

Others suggest a compromise approach — such as giving veterans enhanced priority rather than automatic entitlement, or creating dedicated housing schemes specifically for ex-service personnel.

The debate ultimately comes down to a broader national question: How should a country repay those willing to risk their lives in its defence? For many people, ensuring that no veteran leaves service without a safe place to live feels less like a privilege and more like a duty. What do you think? Should military service guarantee housing security after years of commitment to the nation?

22. Novato CA

Glad to see an issue not specifically ours … makes it easier to concentrate somehow:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Novato,_California

The Novato city government is trying to take this fixed-income senior community's homes from them and sell the land to someone else, months before the seniors will finish paying off the 30-year loan for it.

We're helping them to put a stop to it and keep their homes. pic.twitter.com/OH30adam8B

— Spike Cohen (@RealSpikeCohen) May 12, 2026

Reader Hal: “This is my hometown and I am 100% not surprised. Novato was a cow town. Money moved in and the city lost themselves.”

Reader Marc James: “We always ask why do local govt’s mess with their own citizens???? And it’s usually cause they are bought and paid for grifters selected via election stealing protocols.”

Reader Nor-Cal Occupied Territory: “Marin county is the NIMBY capital of CA. They don’t want trailer people living there.”

Reader Spam Ranger: “Santa Clara County in California also steals homes from seniors. How they do it is to wait until there is a problem with the septic system. Then they red tag (condemn) the property to force the owner out.”

The connection with us and right across the west is not just party political but generational. I keep coming back to that news item I saw many decades ago, where a Gen X journo asked what they were going to do with all these Boomers paying their dues. These people would do the right thing on a promise by the govt at that time and pay all their working lives.

Just before the payback, they’re robbed on a pretext. Now I do see the Zoomer view that there are not many of them and the massed invaders don’t plan to pay any … so those Zoomers, minus jobs, are in for trouble. But so are those from a different time who religiously paid in.

Who’s at fault? Was it the govt in more productive times thinking the party would go on? Is it current govts looking at their own mess and saying … we just don’t have that sort of money. Not for the little people anyway.

21. Today’s rubbish in parlmt

The starmer theatre is one thing. Quite another is getting the king to announce digital ID. It’s just one thing after another after another, ad nauseam.

20. Moo corner

19. Two of the banned “far right”, lol

18. The pressures upon the ordinary person today

17. The demise of London

16. When combined, they’re more interesting

You saw Wed 7, now this:

 

… or tomorrow’s first short today:

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uncle_Vanya_(1963_film)

(1050) Approaching elevenses. (1105)

 

15. Secret filming of you through those glasses

14. King’s speech

13. When it suits them

12. Andrew B

11. Andy B and Pete

(0916)(0944)

 

10. Moo corner

9. Ah. Yes.

8. Yikes

7. Judge for yourself

I’m conscious that neither SKB nor our Steve can defend themselves here with this sshot, so I’m saying nothing but we must run it as mise à jour all the same.

6. Tomorrow at Unherdables

The way it’s shaping, I really need to finish any blogging tomorrow before 0800. The only major post till evening will be at Orphans, on charity shops, Julia’s watching over Orphans.

Here, I’ll do the early things, but really must stop at 0800 … only mise à jour, new events, plus I’ll schedule the film for about 1000. That’s it till evening, folks. DAD I’ll signpost in the evening … you can always get over there to NOWP and read it.

One reason is the radiation now … if I go near any of the pads, I start coughing, throat, nose, ears … can’t afford that tomorrow.

 

In which the machine behind producing films to influence the common people is at odds with what the common people’s belief systems had been for eons … in fact, it had defined “the west”. Now the demons were picking away at the edges through popular entertainment.

It pretty much started in the 50s and took off in the early 70s with Peckinpah etc., as western society’s defences fell away and people drifted from their roots … quite biblical really. As well over half our readers here would not go with my take on all this, I’ll stop here.

The ultimate joke, imho, is that “nikto” is actually a straight Russian term “ni-kto”, direct translation “no one”, nobody. Ni means “not” and “kto” is Russian nominative for “who”, usually a question.

Klaatu is the name of the alien, “barada” then remains the enigma. Because if you run them together, those words, they could mean, “Klaatu, death “to” nobody.” But they could also mean, “Klaatu, “leave alive” nobody.”

Of course, it’s just a film, innit? Innocent like every film on planet earth. Yeah.

In producing this “short”, the early spelling error aside … the narrator/uploader just had to include “shocking”, just as every “short” uploader of the type seems to do:

1. Clickbait
2. Leave anything exciting till late
3. Sensationalise
4. Lie to watchers altogether
5. Use AI voice.

Now, whether YT has those in its guidelines I can’t say, but it sure starts to look that way. Having said that though, this narration above was not too bad overall.

There’s another short I had before deleting, on Nancy Mitford, and at the start, a line appeared onscreen, saying that no AI was used, the voice is human … but then on came a smug, jokey youngish voice, heavy with sarcasm. That was the joke on us … message being that AI is better.