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Morning Humor: It is Ruled Out The connection is not that they all worked at Wal-Mart.  https://www.dailymail.com/sciencetech/article-16053233/autopsy-melissa-casias-los-alamos-death.html

Iran's Diplomatic Overtures   The "big three" met today.  A priority?  To regain custody of their three pilots being held by Qatar for about six months now.   We receive the usual daily headlines regarding war.  This is what sells to the public.  But we can forget that diplomacy runs along quiet tracks.

My Great Uneasiness with the Use of Shock Gloves   "First they came for the Jew...." https://apnews.com/article/ice-electric-shock-gloves-85ff746d3e0ee5f39e7a9a3f1f576252 https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/aug/11/ice-electric-shock-gloves Not only do I have great uneasiness, I oppose the use of shock gloves to bring an individual into compliance with law enforcement.  I foresee shock gloves replacing adequate training. Does this seem like a bee sting to you?  I have been stung by a wasp (probably worse than a bee sting) and kept mowing the lawn. I did not drop to my knees nor shout in pain. https://www.youtube.com/shorts/auuUMHIRvxA I believe this is a civil rights issue and has legal merit for consideration. This needs to move rapidly through the courts and we need to get ahead of the technology.   Individuals may suffer from underlying heart disease or neuro-conductive disorders.  Beyond that, I consider it a form of torture.  I have always and...

  Thank you, Governor Abbott! Yes.  I wrote my governor about this issue. https://opinionbytammy.blogspot.com/2026/08/a-political-malignancy-which-wars.html And certainly not because of the voice of the one, but the voice of many Texans who believe in representative government, we have this response.  Our governor, represents the will of Texans. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16054251/Texas-Greg-Abbott-airport-funding-Muslim-washing.html A government of the People, by the People, and for the People. "We the People" do not want Islam-as-government superimposed over our Constitution. The issue was that Muslim travelers were washing their feet in the bathroom sinks - which should be fined for improper usage, and a public health issue.  You don't reward scofflaws. The real issue, of course, is not the narrative, but the goal. That goal is for our Republic to become an Islamic state.  It is the story of the butcher and his helper, and it is the pepperoni prin...

Platforming for Illegal Border Surge Crossings Imagination counts. And logic without imagination and an intuitive component provide for a handcuffed product in journalism.   Narratives create a pseudo nobility which can betray reality on the ground and cushion readership within comfy pillows of thought. I will never insult your intelligence in such a manner. https://www.dailymail.com/news/article-16052551/Morocco-deploys-hundreds-troops-border-fears-huge-migrant-invasion-Ceuta-imminent.html For decades, we have been carried along with narratives of immigrants who came to the Western hemisphere with bold frames placed around the most famous of the success stories.  We also have the smaller frames of what I call "the wretched of the earth" -  the destitute indigents who merely want a decent shot at filling their bellies, raising their children without the sounds of gunfire on the streets (Sudan), and willingness to endure great hardship to better the lives of their gen...

Institutional Abuse of our U.S. Sailors They took an oath to serve and to endure hardship.  They did not sign up for institutional abuse. Unless it has changed, deployment rotations are generally six months aboard ship and six months home with family.  https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cyvl2d5j52lo I went to Ghana, W. Africa with the USNR one month after 9/11. We entered under a science and technology treaty.  I was part of the main body and spent seventeen days in Africa. The debriefing among officers at Fleet Hospital Dallas HQ was quite pithy. There was one issue which was addressed which had to do with troop welfare on the ground.  And I have never forgotten one statement by a senior officer: A morale problem is a leadership problem. The Pentagon has a leadership problem which must be addressed.  And when the ship returns to port, it will be interesting to see how many sailors will enlist again when their enlistment is up. Tammy Swofford