Wednesday, July 15, 2026

Flotsam and Jetsam - Is Something Big Coming?

Rusty Weiss at RedState hints ‘It Doesn’t Get Bigger’: Trump Drops Hint on Thursday’s Yuge Announcement. "“Without free and fair elections, you don’t have a country," he told the press. The President was responding to a reporter's inquiry speculating that the forthcoming announcement would be about "election machines and integrity." Trump confirmed it would address the aforementioned topic, along with a couple of other items." Sundance at CTH, President Trump Says Announcement on Thursday is “Really Big News” About Election Integrity. Clandestine @WarClandestine, "Here we go. Obama’s Chief strategist just spilled the beans, and revealed exactly what it is the traitors are afraid of. They are afraid Trump is going to release evidence of fraud in 2020, which Trump will use to declare a state of emergency, and exercise Executive power to secure the 2026 midterms. They are TERRIFIED of whatever evidence Trump and his Intelligence heads are about to present on Thursday, and they are all desperate to preemptively establish the narrative that the evidence is not real, and that securing our elections is some sort of violation of democracy. PANIC IN DC!" They can only be terrified if they know it exists. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn hears Harmeet Dhillon is on the Midterm Warpath. From Ace, Democrat Senator Elisa Slotkin: If the SAVE Act Is Passed Democrats Will Never Win Another Election In Any State. "Quite an admission." The Drunk Republican @DrunkRepub, "Pretty fucking amazing that the Dems are just admitting that requiring proof of citizenship will cost them elections for years to come and we are all just sitting around like it’s no big deal and letting them get away with it."

Hat Hair's Capt. Ed yells 'Surprise'? Inflation Falls in June As Hormuz Crisis Eased. Sundance consults BLS DATA – Inflation Moderates as Energy Prices Dropped in June. Jason Corely at Quantus Insights sights The Inflation Break America Needed, "June’s CPI Report Was More Than a Drop in Gas Prices." At Newsweek, Student Loan Update: GOP Bill Would Codify Major Change for Borrowers. Take it away from Education and give it to Treasury.

John Sexton at Hat Hair hears Two More Refineries Hit and Revenge on the Russian Coast Guard and Russia's Economy is Shrinking. From the Free Bacon, Trump is Leaving NATO Stronger As Putin Eyes an Attack. "Reports have leaked that the CIA and NATO intelligence services have detected Russian plans to launch some kind of provocation against a NATO ally soon." Could he really be that stupid?

Sundance reports President Trump Participates in a Bilateral Meeting with the Prime Minister of the Republic of Iraq.

CTV News Toronto @CTVToronto, "Ontario has spent $8 million so far storing U.S. booze as trade war continues."

From Althouse, "Many people have talked about how funny Senator Graham was...What I remember about that hearing was that somehow Senator Graham made me look funny..." ""... which is a harder thing entirely, by asking me what I had done on Christmas...many people said to me afterwards that exchange with Senator Graham was the moment my confirmation was sealed." Said Justice Kagan, testifying today before a House Appropriations subcommittee about the Supreme Court's budget:.." and hosts a John Stewart vid, "Well, I think the president has zoomed through the first 5 stages of grief and gone straight to #6: Fuck that guy." From The World In Crisis, Sign of the Times: Culture Warriors Eagerly Attack Sen. Graham in Death. At Campus Reform, St. Bonaventure professor celebrates Lindsey Graham's death, deletes post less than 12 hours later. "The post was walked back, with an apology, shortly after it was published."

At Da Caller, America’s First ‘Goth Baddie’ Congresswoman? Meet The Unorthodox Conservative Winning Over Unaffiliated Voters "Kelly Dennison, the 27-year-old Republican nominee for Colorado’s 2nd Congressional District, told the Daily Caller that if her campaign accomplishes one thing, she hopes it encourages more members of Generation Z to run for office."

Joe Chalfant at TownHall sees Trump Just Gave a Huge Update on Iran. Don Surber says Trump Strait-ens out Iran, "Iran’s suicidal bombing gave him the excuse to seize the Strait of Hormuz." Capt. Ed, Trump: Ask Not for Whom the Strait Tolls … At the Middle East Monitor, Former Iranian commander says Tehran could target Trump inside the White House. Peel off another layer of leadership. 

Michael Goodwin at NYPo asserts Graham Platner’s scandal-scarred campaign was proof Dems will overlook anything in search for their ‘Everyman’. Frank Salvato at Am Spec, Believe All Women — Unless They’re Inconvenient, "From Biden and Cuomo to Ellison and Swalwell, the Left’s commitment to believing women appears to depend on the politics of the accused." Amy Curtis @RantyAmyCurtis, "Democrats went from “Believe all women” to “Depends on what you define as ‘rape’, really” in record time." Quote End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "Mamdani on why rape is up in NY: "A lot of it is from expanding what counts as rape." Twitchy reads the Slantic so you don't have to, The Democratic Manly Man Is Back As Democrats Embrace Masculinity.

Betsey Stauffer at LI reports Millionaires are Fleeing New York — Taking $11 Billion in Tax Revenue With Them “Had New York maintained its share of the nation’s millionaires over the past decade, personal income tax collections would have been substantially higher.” NYPo, NY sees dramatic exodus of millionaires — causing nearly $11B loss in tax revenue: study. C3 @C_3C_3, "So… Elon Musk: $10 billion private funding. 700 space launches. Gavin Newsom: $16 billion taxpayer paid. 0 miles of train track. Think about how crazy that is… Private funding vs your hard earned tax. dollars In no universe is that ok." The Remodern Rev looks at HomeTheater Kids vs. Racketeers: How Art School Marxists Are Eating the Democrat Party Alive, "Theater Kids vs. Racketeers: How Art School Marxists Are Eating the Democrat Party Alive." NYPo, Welcome to the one-day week: LA’s $230K-a-year politicians now want to do even less work — while the city rots. Paul Vallas at John Kass notes Progressive Policies Have Left Illinois the Least Equitable State in the Country, not that equatable is a good thing. Beege Welborn sees J.B. Pritzker Makes New Friends in Low Places. Lower than Pritzker? Driscoll at Insty cites JIM TREACHER: Is Haley Stevens for Real? RNC Research @RNCResearch, "In the Senate primary, Michigan Democrats have a choice between a candidate who wants to abolish prisons and campaigns with Hasan Piker and whatever Haley Stevens is doing." Watch the vid at link. MyNorthwest @Mynorthwest, "OPINION: Washington sees 48% more retail theft than you’d expect from a state our size. That’s the Forbes Advisor analysis that ranked us worst in the country. Worst. Ahead of every other state." Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav, "Brandon Gill is so good at this. Rep. Presley talked about passing an amendment about “equal rights” for men and women. She went SILENT when Rep. Gill simply asked her if the amendment makes clear what a woman even is." Wesley Yang @wesyang, "The silence is a tell. These are not difficult questions. They are only difficult to those who know the answer that is required of them to remain Democrats in good standing is an odious lie that they know to be false and know that they cannot afford to be seen saying aloud because everyone else knows them to be false too."

Sundance has limited sympathy for Supreme Court Requests for Additional Budget for Security Against Threats. "The overall appearance before congress is slightly ironic considering the increase in threats is a direct consequence of court rulings that have opened borders, blocked deportation, stalled law enforcement, granted illegal aliens rights to citizenship and generally undermined our nation’s domestic tranquility." and yet, the threats come from the left!

Dave Strom at Hat Hair says Straight to Jail, Jack Smith, Straight to Jail, after it was revealed his office review the texts of 44 congresscritters in his investigation of President Trump.

The Beeb, ICE told to halt most vehicle stops after pair of fatal shootings. CNN, Trump says ICE should resume traffic stops after his own administration suspended them. In a Larry vid at Hat Hair, All Hell Breaks Loose After ICE Shooting As Democrats Caught Lying Again. Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "At some point were Americans asked, would you like to turn the most prosperous, most secure, freest society humanity has ever known into an oppressive third world shithole? I mean, technically, every two to four years, that's exactly what Americans are being asked. Just not in so many words." Quote Eric Schwalm @Schwalm5132 "So "Little Somalia" in Georgia is about three miles from Stone Mountain....how in the hell did they wind up there of all places? All of this has got to be tied to that underground crap that was going on at the Atlanta Airport about two plus years ago." Politico whines Trump regulators move to curtail lending to undocumented immigrants. "In new guidance, financial regulators said that undocumented immigrants may present an "elevated credit risk."" John Sexton, Mahmoud Khalil Files a Lawsuit Alleging Conspiracy Against Him.

DC_Draino @DC_Draino, "NPR just posted a correction saying Nick Shirley didn’t claim to expose $110,000 in fraud. It was actually $110 million. Pretty big “oops”." Quote Ashley Rindsberg @AshleyRindsberg "That is one hell of a correction by @NPR." I mean, who hasn't lost a few orders of magnitude in a calculation?


Douglass Mackey @douglassmackey, "A conservative British politician was just ASSASSINATED by a communist. The police tried to cover it up until counter terrorism got involved. The communist menace MUST be dealt with. https://msn.com/en-au/crime/ge..." Beege Welborn, British Officials: Well, Actually, the Murdered Old Lady Was a Targeted Assassination. A Driscolly post at Insty, WHY IS THE LEFT SUCH A CESSPIT OF VIOLENCE? Ann Widdecombe ‘murder’ suspect had communist literature at home. The brutal murder of Ann Widdecombe was last night being treated as a suspected politically motivated terrorist attack, and DISPATCHES FROM THE DOOM GOBLIN: Greta Thunberg joins Berlin protest wearing ‘Yalla Intifada’ shirt. Sundance calls it a Full Reversal – Police Now Forced to Admit U.K Murder of Ann Widdecombe was Political Assassination by Far-Left Extremist.

Inez Stepman @InezFeltscher, "Once again I am tasked with reminding Democrats that it’s illegal to discriminate on the basis of race even if you do it to white people." Quote Independent Women @IWF, "
Watch live: @InezFeltscher is testifying before the @GOPoversight’s Task Force on Defending Constitutional Rights and Exposing Institutional Abuses, in a hearing titled “Combatting DEI in American Institutions.”" End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "!!! NYC Department of Buildings rejects plan to save a 174-year-old church in Bushwick that burned via arson Demolition is set to begin in August Ahmed Tigani leads the agency." STARRS sees the Trump administration Killing Woke At West Point.

From the College Fix, Academics persist in being the ’20’ on the ’80-20′ issue of trans women in female sports. Academics jobs depend on their being the 20. NottheBee tells the sad, but hilarious true tale of the Transgender American who regrets fleeing to the Netherlands because all the Muslim migrants want to kill him. From Ace, "Elliot" Page, Who Plays a Great Greek Warrior in Christopher Nolan's Odyssey: Gender Is Just a "Quaint Myth." "If you see this movie, you love Elliot Page. She's a transgender Rachel Zegler. She's taking down a movie because she just can't shut her enormous mouth."

At NYPo, Florida student’s historic 11.99 GPA triggers district policy overhaul. The high marks by Vaibhav Bhaskar, who is on his way to Duke University to study finance and economics, earned him a new state record, beating out the Sunshine State’s previous top 11.84 grade point average, according to the Palm Beach Post. To keep track of his ambitious milestones, Bhaskar relied on a physical reminder of his objectives. “I have a whiteboard in my room, and I listed five goals on it for my high school career back when I was a sophomore,” Bhaskar told The Post, noting that his top aims were to “become valedictorian” and “break the state GPA record.”"

The Wednesday Wetness



Alina Kornelli (born 12 May 2000) is a German and Austrian Formula Kite competitor. She has been a sailor and a snowboarder. Kornelli was born in Munich in 2000 with dual Austrian/German nationality. Her supportive parents are Sabine, an Austrian from Sankt Georgen an der Gusen, and her father, a German windsurfer named Dietmar "Didi" Kornelli. Her elder brother Julian Kornelli  became an ice hockey player in Germany.

Tuesday, July 14, 2026

Frankenfish Invade Pennsylvania (Again)

 YaHoo!  Pennsylvania anglers warned to kill 'Frankenfish' on sight after creek catch

A single fish pulled from a Pennsylvania creek has prompted an unusually strong warning for anglers. As The Trentonian reported, locals are being advised that if they catch this predator again, do not throw it back.

According to The Trentonian, anglers in the Bensalem area are being warned once again a year after a northern snakehead was caught there.


Officials in Bucks County are urging people to kill northern snakeheads, often referred to as "Frankenfish," that they say are still lurking throughout the area, the paper said.

Snakeheads are native to Asia and have gained a troubling reputation in the United States because they are highly adaptable predators, as Pennsylvania's Fish and Boat Commission described.

The Trentonian noted they can breathe air for short periods, survive out of water longer than many fish, and feed on a wide range of prey, including smaller fish, frogs, and crustaceans.

Officials are therefore urging anglers not to return these fish to the water alive, since even one catch can suggest an invasive species is moving into a creek, pond, or river system where it does not belong, the paper said.

Bensalem is up in the Delaware River drainage. Honestly, I don't see how they expect to keep the Snakehead out of that system. Snakeheads are now endemic in the freshwaters of Maryland's Eastern Shore. At the head of those waters, it's just a hop, skip, and a determined wriggle across to streams of the Delaware system.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Sen. Graham Dead, Long Live Sen. Graham

Darlene Graham (Nordone), that is. Don Surber lauds Lindsey Graham, a profile in courage. At PJM Dave Manney notices A Power Vacuum Has Opened in the GOP. Trump's Next Move Could Define It and Matt Margolis thinks Trump Drops a Bombshell Pick for Lindsey Graham’s Seat, his sister Darline Graham Nordone. I don't think that's a bombshell, I think it's a placeholder. At Althouse "I recommended, to Governor Henry McMaster, Lindsey Graham’s wonderful sister, Darline, to serve as interim Senator from the Great State of South Carolina." ""This would be a fabulous tribute to Lindsey, who loved her dearly!" Signed President DONALD J. TRUMP, at Truth Social." At Ace, Trump Endorses Lindsey Graham's Sister to Replace Him, "Uhhh... I don't like politics becoming so dynastic. But I guess the idea is that his sister taking over for the rest of the term would be non-controversial right now. All of the people who want to run for the seat also want to be appointed to fill out the term, because that gives them a huge incumbency advantage. Appointing Graham's sister to the seat avoids that... assuming she really only serves for the remaining months." From Sundance at CTH, President Trump Endorses Interim Senate Replacement, Darline Graham Nordone and South Carolina Governor Henry McMaster Holds Press Conference Announcing Vacancy Appointment of Darlene. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, CBS: McMaster to Appoint Graham's Sister to Fill Out His Term After Trump Nomination. I guess we just have to hope she's not a flaming liberal. Scott Pinsker at PJM notices The (Pink) Elephant in the Room: Why the Whisper Campaign About Lindsey Graham’s Sex Life Matters. He reminds me a bit of an old friend from work, who, when a new woman asked if he was gay because he showed no interest in dating at all, I replied, "I don't have the vaguest idea." For all I know he was completely asexual, an unusual position for an evolutionary biologist.

Buck Throckmorton as Ace's has in the MORNING RANT: Great Economic News You Won’t Get from the Legacy Media. At Da Signal some Georgia Polling: Jackson and Collins Can Win as Trump’s Approval Rises. Hat Hair's John Sexton sees Trump vs. California NIMBYs.

Hat Hair's John Sexton tells us What's Burning in Russia Today? Lots of Things. VodkaPundit at PJM says Ukraine’s New Naval Strategy Is Brilliantly Simple. Ukrainska Pravda claims Russian hackers breached cameras on NATO logistics routes to track weapons shipments, and Pravda is known for the truth... Sundance at CTH smirks at Moodys: Without U.S Military Leading Europe, Credit Rating for EU Sovereign Countries Will be Lowered "Now, tell me again how Europe is not living on the back of America." VodkaPundit at Insty, THIS IS FROM THE SUN, SO TAKE IT WITH A GRAIN OF SALT — BUT IT’S TOO CUTE NOT TO SHARE: Desperate Castro family offer Trump private ISLAND for ‘super resort’ as president threatens to decapitate Cuba regime. “The idyllic Cayo Santa María super resort would be renamed ‘Trump Island’ – but only if US sanctions are lifted and plans for a luxury hotel casino project go ahead.”

PJM's Sarah Anderson hears Rubio to ICC: Hands Off the United States — Oh, And We're Shutting You Down. At Hat Hair Beege Welborn sees Sec State Lays a Flaming Marco Down on That Rogue ICC.

Fred Fleitz at Am Great thinks Trump’s Patience With the Iranian Regime Runs Out "President Trump’s decisive action this week reaffirms that the United States will not subsidize aggression through endless patience." Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47, "@POTUS on Iran: "It was a done deal, and then they broke it. They always break it. We've had 10 deals with these people — and so we're just going to hit them very hard... They're a bad group of people. They've been this way for a long time." No way out, but through. AP whines US attacks Iran and Tehran retaliates across the Middle East as both vie for control of strait. At Hat Hair, John Sexton sees Airstrikes on Iran Continue, Capt. Ed, Trump: Blockade on Iran Is Back, Baby, Bigger Than Ever and threatening US tolls for passage, Dave Strom, Trump: US Will Take the Strait and Run It; UPDATE: Trump Reimposes Iran Blockade, Duane Patterson, The Only Toll In the Strait of Hormuz Is Being Paid By the Iranian Regime and Dave Strom again, NYT: Former Iran President Ahmadinejad Was Israeli Spy. From News Wax, NY Times: Mossad Recruited Iran's Ahmadinejad. Ace, Hmm: Former Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Was Recruited as a Spy by Israel; Israel Hoped He Could Take Control of Iran After Assassinations of Iran's President and His Advisors, "So that was the plan. But plans tend to not survive first contact with the enemy." Even if it isn't true, I could see why Mossad would spread the rumor. Keep them worried about their "friends." i24 News, ‘Revenge is certain’: Iranian newspaper publishes ‘hit list’ naming Trump, Netanyahu. "Hamshahri depicted 13 US, Israeli and European officials in prison uniforms as Mojtaba Khamenei renewed Iran’s pledge to avenge his father’s killing." Is this supposed to be a surprise? Struan Stevenson at TownHall alliterates Bread, Bombs, and Bankruptcy: Iran's Theocracy Faces Its Final Reckoning and Cameron Arcad, Iranian Drones in Cuba? Here's What Trump Knows. All the more reason to take care of the Cuba problem.

LOL. LMAO even.
TownHall's Kurt Schlichter observes No Democrat Has the Brains or Courage to Not Be Crazy but Matt Vespa thinks Dems Are Getting Really Tired of Bernie Sanders' Political Schtick. EducatëdHillbilly™ @RobProvince, "Is every communist a failed millionaire nepo baby?" Quote Stu Smith @thestustustudio, "Fergie Chambers, heir to the Cox media fortune and a major funder of militant pro-Palestine groups, was detained in Spain as the Trump administration seeks his extradition on federal charges carrying up to 30 years in prison." Robby Starbuck @robbystarbuck, "People can laugh but don’t underestimate these people. In only a few years, these weirdos seized control of the city where this photo was taken (Denver). They mostly don’t have kids. Socialism and communism are their child and they’ll die for it like we’d die for our actual kids. If you want to beat them longterm, the silent majority must see them as threats to our kids lives, because they are. Only then will we have the fortitude to dismantle them. And you’re going to have to drop the silent part of "silent majority"…. Because to beat communists, you must overrun them, you must be louder, you must be stronger, you must be more vicious like a lion protecting their young and you must be just as willing to sacrifice." Quote End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "Look at the crowd at today's DSA event. They tried to delete this. Too late." Dave Strom finds 'This Is Socialism' Propaganda Is Ridiculous. Sarah at Insty, THEY’RE NOT ANTI-ICE, THAT’S JUST THEIR COVER: INSURRECTION: Anti-ICE Mob Tries to Break Into Susan Collins’ Maine Office. Emma Camp opines Capitalism Gets a Bum Rap. "For many young people it’s simply a stand-in for the status quo. But the status quo is a huge improvement over the alternative." True capitalism has never been tried. 

A Larry vid at Hat Hair, Newsom Embraces Communists, Will Soon Regret It. VodkaPundit at PJM, Paramount Plays Hardball Against Newsom's Regulatory Goons. Brad Slager at RedState calls it Insanity: Steve Hilton Uncovers Why Police Can't Clear LA's Homeless Camps, NGOs sue them. Dave Strom hears Keith Ellison: Even You Need 'Gender Affirming Care' by using a very broad definition of gender affirming care. Speaking of changing definitions, at Twitchy, HIDE THE WOMEN! Zohran Mamdani's Explanation of Why R*pe Is Rising In New York Is Abominable. End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "Mamdani on why rape is up in NY: "A lot of it is from expanding what counts as rape." PM, MAMDANI’S NYC: Homeless encampment with drug trafficking, prostitution reaches 12 blocks. From Ace, Muskily Heterosexual James Talarico Woos the Most Important Voting Bloc in Texas, Perverts Who Attend Drag Queen Shows, "He's such a moderate centrist," and Humiliated by His Fawning Over a Nazi Rapist, Ro Khanna Tries to Change the Subject By Trying to Force His Way Past an Israeli Checkpoint and Then Crying "Jews Are Abusing a Brown Man!" When They Stop Him (for Ninety Minutes, to Check IDs), "Ro Khanna's absurd idea that he can be president took a big hit when his Rapist Wingman Graham Platner was forced to withdraw." From Althouse, The Republican never wins the governorship in Colorado, so what do Republican primary voters think they are doing?, "I'm reading "He Says He Killed a Man. Republicans Nominated Him Anyway" by Michelle Goldberg in the NYT. ... Goldberg leaves out the details about that killing. Grok relays the story as told by Marx: "severe childhood abuse (physical, sexual, and emotional) by multiple figures, including being beaten, electrocuted, tortured, and nearly killed (e.g., left in a cooler).... stepfather placing a gun in his hands, guiding his finger to pull the trigger, and shooting a man in the back of the head....""

Bryan Beal @bryanrbeal, "The fact this one dude - by himself - can walk into any state and find blatant fraud everywhere he goes proves two things: 1) the fraud is rampant at an unprecedented scale and 2) the government agencies who are supposed to protect our tax dollars are either completely incompetent or complicit in the fraud." Quote jay plemons @jayplemons, "Nick Shirley uncovers an adult day care in Flushing, Queens with 7,000 phantom members. Nick: “This public document says you have 7,899 members.”" I assume complicity. Lauren Chen @TheLaurenChen, "The shocking part of this is how most growth in the healthcare industry has come from bureaucracy, not actual healthcare." Quote Mary Talley Bowden MD @MaryBowdenMD, "Over the past 34 years, healthcare has replaced manufacturing as the top employer in the vast majority of states." The more people involved, the less each person feels any obligation for the outcomes. 

From NYPo, Facebook co-founder Dustin Moskovitz bankrolled $480 million activist crusade that’s made your bacon and eggs pricier.

TheBlaze @theblaze, "Democrat Senator Elissa Slotkin: “The SAVE America Act would make it hard for any Democrat in any state to win any election.”" From Ace, More Illegal Aliens Discovered Voting Illegally in US Elections, "John Solomon at JusttheNews:"

Swann Marcus @SwannMarcus89, "Cambridge disabled Shot Spotter because they said it was racist. Then a black Public Works employee got shot, lay undiscovered for over an hour while bleeding out in a public park, and died because first responders didn't know a shooting happened."

The Hollywood Reporter reports Hunter Biden, Nick Fuentes Interview Nearly Turns Physical, Report Says, "The sit-down, brokered by Channel 5's Andrew Callaghan, reportedly grew heated before cooler heads prevailed." When you want both sides to lose.



Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "“Shocking”? There is literally nothing shocking about big tech suppressing stories that are inconvenient and harmful to Democrats." Quote New York Post @nypost, "Negative news about alleged rapist Graham Platner was suppressed by Big Tech, shocking study finds." And at the substack, Fort Worth Police EXPOSED for Violating 1st Amendment.

From CJ, Tal Fortgang says Stop WOKE Is Stopped—But Reform of Higher Education Will Go On. "A court struck down Florida’s ban on classroom indoctrination, but states have other means of wresting control of public education from dubious faculty." From the College Fix, Texas public university won’t fund professor’s travel to DEI-forward event and New Hampshire trans-female athletes drop lawsuit following recent SCOTUS decision. At Compact, Title IX Is Holding Back US Men’s Soccer.

Amy Curti sees CNBC Lists the Ten 'Worst' States to Live In. See If You Can Spot What They Have In Common, "To score the states for quality of life, we use hard data on factors like crime rates, air quality and healthcare. We also consider the cost and availability of childcare, inclusiveness of state laws, and reproductive rights."

End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "This is not a right-wing parody video Toronto Police actually posted this." From Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog, “A Culture of Courage”: A German Celebrates American Freedom. Beege Welborn is suspicious of The Murder of Ann Widdecombe in England. Jarvis @jarvis_best, "Things are getting serious in the UK. If it turns out a terrorist murdered her, he'll almost certainly be looking at a VERY steep fine." Quote GB Politics @GBPolitcs, "BREAKING: Counter-Terrorism Police have now taken charge of the investigation into the suspected murder of Ann Widdecombe, following the emergence of significant new information and evidence."

Tuesday Tanlines

A decades-old tanning practice mixing baby oil with iodine is trending again on TikTok, raising concerns about unprotected UV exposure and skin health.The baby oil and iodine tanning method is appearing under new hashtags as users film prolonged sunbathing. Dermatologists say the TikTok tanning trend leaves oil that can intensify UV absorption while iodine deepens color without protection.The practice traces to mid-20th-century sunbathing culture and is resurfacing among younger audiences. Yale pediatric dermatologist Richard Antaya told The Union Democrat that experts have long advised against it. Years of UV exposure increase skin cancer risk and accelerate aging. Dermatologists cite DHA-based self tanners as a non-UV alternative.

I vaguely remember hearing about the baby oil and iodine trick. Yes, elemental iodine imparts a nice brown color to skin, which dissipates fairly quickly. Having used iodine in chemistry a few times I noticed the staining. However, iodine is no fun, and it smells bad (although it doesn't leave much smell on the skin. However, iodine is better used in nitrogen triiodide. I independently discovered that a strong solution of potassium permanganate also gives skin a nice glow, without the smell, and lasts a bit longer. Ask me how I found out. It's also handy to have around in crystal form if you need to start a fire. Of course, neither of these chemical alternatives offer any real protection from sunburn the way a real suntan does.