A View from the Beach
One day you wash up on the beach, wet and naked. Another day you wash back out. In between, the scenery changes constantly.
Saturday, October 31, 2026
Flotsam and Jetsam - Halloween Edition
Matthew Harwood at Expression, Government officials admit his Halloween decorations are legal. Why won't they leave him alone? "In Bristol Borough, a Halloween display tests what “voluntary” means."
Inez Stepman @InezFeltscher, "So true, UN, the real problem with men being maimed and killed in war is that women have to pick up their slack with the housework." Quote UN Women @UN_Women, "Conflict places more of the care burden on women and girls' shoulders. #Peace and security require more than their unpaid labor. Women and girls must be at the heart of peacebuilding."
Rule 5 Saturday - Alexa Collins
Alexa Nicole Collins (born 1995) is an American model and social media influencer from Florida. She started her social media career after leaving university, and later became a millionaire.
Collins was born in 1995 in Orlando, Florida and grew up in Palm Beach, Florida. After studying for communications at university for three years, she left in order to pursue a social media career. This decision made her parents "very upset"
Collins started her modelling career aged 15. When she left university at 21, she has already collaborated with several fashion brands: including PrettyLittleThing, Fashion Nova, as well as makeup brands Urban Decay and Tarte Cosmetics. By the time she was 25 years old, she had become a millionaire. Immediately after becoming a millionaire, she has also reached a million followers on Instagram. Her Instagram posts feature pictures of herself in lingerie, to which the South China Morning Post described as "[leaving] little to the imagination"
She said that her followers had grown because she posted twice a day and "[documented] every single thing I was doing". She took part in 2021's Miami Swim Week, walking for boohoo. She is also the co-founder of BeachSweat, a virtual workout program which was established in January 2022. BeachSweat was dubbed a "visually inspired fitness".
Friday, October 30, 2026
Flotsam and Jetsam - Is the The Alaskan Double Tap Going to Court?
After the NYT published a story backing up our long held belief that Democrats in wannabe senator Pelitola's campaign actively sought out a like named doppelganger for Sen. Dan S. Sullivan (Dan J. Sullivan) to split votes in Alaska's bizarre "ranked choice" voting system, the story has finally received some attention, and even legal proceedings. Funny how that works. Cathy Salgado at PJM has a Report: Democrat Campaign Recruited ‘Decoy Dan’ Sullivan to Run in Alaska. Hat Hair's Mitch Berge sees it as part of a larger Democrats Strategy: Counterfeit Republicans. TownHall's Matt Vespa sees The Dems' Election-Rigging Nonsense In Alaska Might Have Triggered Subpoena Wave and wonders What the Hell Is Lisa Murkowski Doing? Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "BREAKING: Colleague @davidspunt reports via two sources familiar that there is an ongoing DOJ "aggressive criminal investigation" into Daniel J. Sullivan appearing on the ballot for US Senate in Alaska, and the investigation has intensified in the wake of the bombshell NYT report today. DOJ sources tell David that multiple grand jury subpoenas will be issued in the coming hours and days, and there are preservation orders to cell phone companies that are being prepared regarding text messages and emails that may build a timeline for how Daniel J. Sullivan was placed on the ballot. The investigation is being handled by the U.S. Attorney's Office in Alaska and federal prosecutors are interested in potential charges relating to the depravation of rights of Alaska voters. The investigation is expected to go beyond Election Day and has been underway for several months." S undance at CTH sees Alaska Governor Requests Criminal Investigation of Democrat Ballot Fraud Scheme. Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "Alaskan Gov. Mike Dunleavy just told Fox that the decoy Dan J. Sullivan was asked to speak earlier to their investigators and he refused to do so. Now, no one seems to be able to find him as the Democrats ride out the scandal in the final five days..." PJM's Matt Margolis likes how Gutfeld Destroys Jessica Tarlov for Defending the Democrats’ Fake Dan Sullivan Scheme. "I get it. But see, what you just do, what you've done is you've opened the door for everything," he said. "Now nothing, now there's no reason to even defend the most low down dirty thing when you defend that." PJM's Scott Pinsker says Democrats Just Made Election Fraud a National Midterm Issue. Will the GOP Blow it? Quite likely; it's the Repblican way.From Fox, Bari Weiss faced 'significant resistance' from CBS News staffers about Alaska ballot scandal, insiders say. Sunny @sunnyright, "CBS reporters upset that their chief wants them to investigate stories published in the NYT." Quote Joseph A. Wulfsohn @JosephWulfsohn, "EXCLUSIVE: CBS News chief Bari Weiss faced “significant resistance” from staff at the network’s 9am meeting this morning while discussing the growing Alaska ballot scandal as she urged reporters to dig into the story, according to sources at the meeting." Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "All she's attempting is moving one of the most notorious biased and corrupttrd news networks 6 inches back toward moderation and they can't stand it."
David Strom @DavidStrom, "2020: the most secure election in history. 2026, five days out: Democrats warn Elon Musk and AI could rig the vote, so paper ballots are suddenly a great idea. These are the same paper ballots they fought for years. This isn't election security. It's an excuse being built in advance." Shipwreckedcrew @shipwreckedcrew, "Unlikely that anything will be done in the next 6 days. Calif will process votes every day -- separating the ballot from the envelope so that the vote is counted and no able to be segregated in the days or weeks ahead, The bigger problem is that Carter just told state and local official that their actions are not illegal. Even if he's later determined to be wrong by a higher court, this creates an "estoppel" argument that could prevent any later prosecution of state or local officials -- "Judge Carter told us it was ok." I said this last week. My concern for a while is that DOJ, being understaffed, doesn't have enough EXPERIENCED TRIAL LAYWERS working for it who can "see around the corner" to understand how what they do today might impact what they might want to do in 3 months. This is an example." PJM's Stephen Kruiser, Clinton-Appointed Judge Lends a Hand to California Voter Fraud. DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "Parallel vote tabulation (PVT) is a common tool in color revolutions." Quote Natalie Winters @nataliegwinters, "An anti-MAGA group says its legal partners are exploring a PARALLEL VOTE COUNT outside government. Seed the Vote’s own words..." At Da Caller, Hackers Knocked Federal Election Commission Offline, Emails Show. At Da Caller, ICE Reveals Fresh Lineup Of Foreign Nationals Accused Of Voter Fraud. Jen Van Laar at RedState hears a Clinton Appointed Judge say Not Allowing Illegal Alien Votes Is Like Disenfranchising Black Americans.Steve Richards and John Solomon at JTN report El-Sayed courted Muslim centers where clerics portrayed U.S as Satan, sought ‘revenge’ on Zionists, "Newly surfaced recordings show the Democratic candidate courting votes at tax-exempt Islamic centers, where clergy and Islamic scholars called America the "House of [Satan]," asked Allah to support the fight against Israel, and prayed for vengeance against Zionists and their backers." Dave Strom at Hat Hair hears Abdul El-Sayed: Democrats Abandoning Him, Including Haley Stevens' Fiancé. "But in the case of Abdul El-Sayed, the people crossing the party line are genuine about it, and really are lifelong Democrats who would never consider voting for a Republican unless they felt driven to under extraordinary circumstances. They see Abdul El-Sayed's election as just such a circumstance." Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "So just in case you're following along, the mostly public face of The Bulwark is endorsing a Muslim Britherhood adjacent proven Anti-Semite. Ok, sure but that's not even the best part of this. He's claiming that the opposing candidate will usher in internment camps, which would be a really uncomfortable fact, if his coworker and podcast partner had not floated someone with an actual Nazi internment camp guard symbol on his chest for President in 2028 prior to that candidate dropping out." Luke Greenburg at PJM reports a Bottoms Endorser Urged Muslims to Prepare for Possible ‘Active Resistance’.
Chris Pope at CJ observes Medicare for All Is Popular—Until People Find Out How It Would Work. "A Maryland policy experiment shows why the proposal would meet resistance in practice." Amy Curtis at TownHall claims Healthcare Costs Too Much. Voters Want Patients Back in Charge. Eddie Scarry at Da Fed notices ‘Affordability’ Is A Trojan Horse For Democrats To Bring Back The Biden Years. Anybody who really believes Democrats have any plan to improve "affordability" deserves to pay more. Unfortunately, it's the rest of us who'll pay the price.
Sensurround Q. Catgirl writes I Didn't Leave the Democratic Party Because I Wanted To. I Left Because I Was Paying Attention. "The Audacity of Falling For Absolute Bullshit." "I still have my Obama campaign victory packet, which I keep as a cherished reminder that I am capable of being an absolutely colossal fucking idiot." C3 @C_3C_3, "Want some truth? Dems are a 30% party of social outcasts. Commies, young freaks, race baiters, mentally ill men, feminist Karens, old hippies and grifters. Propped up by the Media, USAID, ActBlue, Illegals and election fraud. They’re one HONEST election away from withering and dying or destroying America. Simple."
Dave Strom characterizes Newsomnomics: Paying NGOs to Deliver Gourmet Food to Welfare Recipients. From NYPo, Minecraft billionaire is latest California resident to flee state — as he offloads $70M Beverly Hills mansion. It's nice to be able to afford to flee the system you probably helped create.
Gunther Eagleman™ @GuntherEagleman, " DAMAGE CONTROL: Barack Obama is now on the campaign trail swearing he LOVES the Cheesecake Factory. Days ago he mocked Trump's White House as looking like "Saddam Hussein opened a Cheesecake Factory." Now it's "my jam for about a decade." He insulted millions of regular Americans who eat there, got caught, and is calling it a joke. Nobody is buying it, Barack."Sassafrass84 @Sassafrass_84, "Did you know… 2014: the candidate who ran against Lula’s party died. 2018: the candidate who ran against Lula’s party was stabbed and nearly killed. 2022: the candidate who ran against Lula’s party is serving a 27-year sentence for a “coup” that never happened. 2026: Flávio Bolsonaro, the candidate who ran against Lula, is in exile. What are the odds? Just huge coincidences. And Lula wants us to believe he won the election fairly?" Jeff Childers at Flopping Aces thinks Trump Is Building a New American Order in the Western Hemisphere. The Media Is Too Busy Hating Him to See It.
AG @AGHamilton29, "There is something seriously wrong at the BBC. This is the headline they used for a Muslim peace activist who was murdered by an Islamist group for preaching against radicalism." Quote BBC News (World) @BBCWorld, "Controversial Islamic cleric shot dead in northern Nigeria https://bbc.in/4sto6Fj." Readers added context, "Sheikh Yahaya Ibrahim Masussuka was a prominent moderate Sufi preacher in Nigeria known for advocating interfaith dialogue and opposing violent extremism. Ansaru claimed responsibility, citing his peace efforts as the motive." Stephen Kruiser sees that Trying to Ignore France's Muslim Problem, WaPo Stumbles Onto Truth About Socialism. Greg Lukianoff at WaPoo opines Universities normalized attacks on free speech. Now it’s all-out war. "School leaders spent years failing to rein in censorious administrators. The backlash is driving a new disaster."
From Hollywood In Toto, How Legacy Media Weaponizes Late-Night Propaganda, "Comic tells anti-Trump jokes while reporters feverishly go to work.... The far-Left propaganda doesn’t merely exist on the shows themselves. Reporters at Variety, Entertainment Weekly, Deadline, TheWrap.com, The Hollywood Reporter and more regularly take these late-night screeds and turn them into news articles."
Fish Pic Friday - Mireille Dugré
With a very Canuckian looking collection:









