‘Communism has never concealed the fact that it rejects all absolute concepts of morality.
It scoffs at any consideration of “good” and “evil” as indisputable categories. Communism considers morality to be relative, to be a class matter. Depending on circumstances and the political situation, any act, including murder, even the killing of hundreds of thousands, could be good or could be bad.
It all depends on class ideology.
And who defines this ideology?
The whole class cannot get together to pass judgment.
A handful of people determine what is good and what is bad.
But I must say that in this respect Communism has been most successful.
It has infected the whole world with the belief in the relativity of good and evil. Today, many people apart from the Communists are carried away by this idea.’
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Warning to the West
“On 25% tariff announced by the US on trade partners of Iran, Jaiswal said, “… On the 25 % tariffs. We are closely following all these developments. As far as bilateral trade with Iran is concerned, in the last financial year, our overall bilateral trade was $1.6 billion, of which our exports to Iran were in the region of $1.2 billion, and our imports from Iran were in the region of $0.4 billion. If you look at its overall size in global trade, Iran accounts for about 0.15% of India’s total trade.” https://www.republicworld.com/india/committed-to-doing-whatever-is-necessary-for-well-being-of-9000-indians-in-iran-mea-on-iran-protests
“Former President Yoon Suk Yeol Sentenced to Five Years for Obstructing Arrest, Abusing Martial Law Powers
Court condemns disregard for constitutional procedures and misuse of presidential authority in martial law declaration and obstruction of corruption investigation” https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2026/01/16/KXAYYBU2ZJDJBDLOKADOV3O3WU/
P D Q
Only 5 years? That’s a relief. Some were saying he could get the death penalty.
“Prime Minister Mark Carney raised a few eyebrows after publicly praising communist Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “leadership” and openly referencing a “new world order” during remarks in Beijing on Thursday, as Canada’s government attempts to reset trade relations with the repressive regime.” https://www.junonews.com/p/carney-praises-xis-leadership-references
To be fair, that may not be true with ‘Surplus Units’. Especially well used Eastern Bloc Units issued to po-lice.
Something for collectors to think about, those ww2 vintage Makarovs and early vz50s flooding the market were around for the Hungarian uprising.
Thought Criminal
Good morning from Missouri!
MI Girl
Morning, TC. Happy Friday!
Thought Criminal
Gmornin M’Girl
Boudica Again
Good morning TC!
ckbro
Morn’n TC
Thought Criminal
Gm CK
Oldrealist
Has Putin killed his Trump bromance?
Internationalist conservatives want Trump to do more to help Ukraine fight off Putin’s conquest fantasy.
They have been sorely disappointed with Trump’s persistent friendliness with Putin. Trump seemed to have limitless tolerance for Putin stalling negotiations and trying to bully Ukraine into a bad deal.
Then, just after a Zelensky meeting with Trump, Putin called Trump to tell him that Zelensky had tried to assassinate him with a large drone attack on one of his residences, where his is said mistress live. This was a blatant, easily provable lie.
Usually, Russia’s internet has video of attacks posted online, and, reports of an attack by local officials. There were none about Valdai.
Two hours before Putin told his lie, Russia’s military issued one of its regular summaries of recent attacks. This report did not mention 91 Ukrainian drones shot down trying to attack Putin’s residence. Later on, US military intelligence was able to tell Trump there was no evidence, probably including satellite photos of this attack area and various electronic surveillance assets.
So, Putin told Trump a significant lie intended to derail any progress Zelensky may have made with Trump. I can only guess that Putin was having one of the notorious heavy drinking sessions that are historically common among Russian leaders.
Putin then followed up this blunder by trying to protect one of the illicit oil tankers the US Navy was trying to capture near Venezuela. This was apparently one of the “ghost” tankers Russia operates to avoid oil sanctions.
The tanker was not registered as Russian, nor did it fly a Russian flag. Our Navy pursued it for several days as it fled, towards Russia, of course. During the chase, Russia switched the taker to Russian registration and it started flying the Russia flag. Putin also sent a Russian submarine to escort the tanker.
The USA reached the tanker and captured it, despite warnings not to do so from Russia.
So, Putin trying to interfere with the US exercising its sanctions policy must have counted as a huge strike two for Putin with Trump.
These two mistakes by Putin seem to have shut down news reports of their pleasant conversations, mutual back patting, and joint stance against Ukrainian interests.
Just a guess on my part, but after nearly a year of Trump’s friendly tactics with Putin, Putin has exhausted Trump’s patience. Trump can be hard headed. Putin now has to deal with the hard headed, no BS, Trump as his “special operation” in Ukraine continues to flounder and weaken.
Putin has blown his chance to get a maximum best deal while Trump was friendly by stubbornly clinging to his maximalist goals in Ukraine. That these two blunders were so stupid is a likely measure of just how badly things are going for him in Russia.
Thought Criminal
The worst thing you can do to Trump is lie to him.
Boudica Again
Good and Blessed morning to Everyone! Cold and blustery but hopefully blowing in new fresh life and getting rid of the corrupt air of the past years.
💗 Hisssy 💗
ckbro
Morn’n Hisssy… true dat
💗 Hisssy 💗
Larry Ellison, once the world’s richest person and the co-founder of the media and entertainment conglomerate, Oracle, renamed his German-built yacht the Izanami, which, spelt backwards, reads, ‘I’m a nazi’.
The 81-year-old chose to name the enormous, 191-foot vessel after a Shinto deity in Japanese mythology, the goddess of creation and death, seemingly without realizing the phrase it spelled in reverse.
Thunderbird
Thursday – Jim Croce
something to end my day a nice song hope everyone had a good Thursday!
flyinpiglet
Supreme Court likely to reject limits on concealed carry but uphold bans on gun possession by drug users | Jan 15, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court in early 2026 will hear oral arguments in two cases testing the limits of gun rights under the Constitution.
Can a state outlaw carrying a concealed weapon in businesses or restaurants unless the owners post a sign allowing it? And can the federal government criminalize the possession of firearms by a habitual drug user? The plaintiffs in both cases claim that these laws violate their Second Amendment rights. As a close observer of the Supreme Court, I suspect the rulings will split. The court will likely strike down the limitation on concealed carry and uphold the law denying gun rights to drug users. https://theconversation.com/supreme-court-likely-to-reject-limits-on-concealed-carry-but-uphold-bans-on-gun-possession-by-drug-users-270122
Thunderbird
Thanks for all the 2A news.
flyinpiglet
Thanks to the Boss… he keeps letting my posts through the filters! ‘-)
flyinpiglet
DOJ Declares Federal Ban on Mailing Handguns Unconstitutional in Landmark Opinion
On Thursday, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), led by Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser, issued a groundbreaking memorandum opinion concluding that 18 U.S.C. § 1715, the nearly century-old federal statute prohibiting the mailing of concealable firearms, is unconstitutional as applied to constitutionally protected arms, such as handguns. This opinion marks a significant application of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, extending Second Amendment protections to the shipment of firearms via the U.S. Postal Service. https://www.ammoland.com/2026/01/doj-declares-federal-ban-on-mailing-handguns-unconstitutional-in-landmark-opinion/
flyinpiglet
I have my angst with the Trump DOJ related to gun/2A efforts, but seriously, no DOJ has ever done this much to improve our 2A freedoms before. [Still, I will add that I want cross-border carry freedom… ASAP/now…’-]
Eastern Wyoming Faces Hurricane Winds And Freezing Temps; Power Shutoff Possible
The winds are going to blow Eastern Wyoming down on Friday. A massive Canadian cold front, bringing gusts up to 75 mph and single-digit wind chills, is going to clip the eastern half of the state as it moves more severe winter weather to the east.
Black Hills Energy declared an Emergency Public Safety Power Shutoff Watch for the Harriman and Curt Gowdy areas, west of Cheyenne, from 9 a.m. Thursday through Friday because of “high fire-risk conditions in Friday’s forecast.”
“It’s very analogous to what they’re doing in California,” said Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day. “When 60 to 70 mph winds come, there’s a risk of power lines getting knocked down. And since there’s no extensive snow cover, that could start wildfires.”
Excellent feature article about TPUSA and Republican college students in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
The Gen Z Right is sorting itself out, and they are halfway heading in a new direction––maybe leaving Kirk, Vance, and even Trump behind.
It reminds me of a meme like:
“When they killed Charlie Kirk, they thought they were killing the mean guy, but actually they killed the nice guy. They won’t like who’s coming next.”
The funny thing about Epochs and Inflection Points?
People that live them rarely ‘see’ them, they get a sense that something changed but can’t put it into context.
Usually, the power vacuum forces a hasty decision.
Did the Roman citizens in Britain realize that the Empire ceased to exist when the Legions packed up and marched away or did they just see that there were no troops on the walls when the Barbarians began to mass for an attack?
They turned to City Hall or the Church to organize a defense, trading sudden freedom for long term security.
💗 Hisssy 💗
Mitch Is Reading A Prepared Statement
This Is Very Sad To Watch
Barely Alive…
Congress: retirement home and hospice. It’s just insane, but they’ll fight to the death over term limits. Cha ching $
flyinpiglet
Kentucky keeps voting for him (since ’85)… just sayin’.
Plus, because of McConnell, we got Gorsuch (instead of Merritt Garland).
That said and it has been time for him to go for quite a while now.
Don’t blame me MP started it.
it’s hot and spicy day! better watch yourself!
It only matters if milk is involved.
‘Communism has never concealed the fact that it rejects all absolute concepts of morality.
It scoffs at any consideration of “good” and “evil” as indisputable categories. Communism considers morality to be relative, to be a class matter. Depending on circumstances and the political situation, any act, including murder, even the killing of hundreds of thousands, could be good or could be bad.
It all depends on class ideology.
And who defines this ideology?
The whole class cannot get together to pass judgment.
A handful of people determine what is good and what is bad.
But I must say that in this respect Communism has been most successful.
It has infected the whole world with the belief in the relativity of good and evil. Today, many people apart from the Communists are carried away by this idea.’
Alexander Solzhenitsyn
Warning to the West
Searching ‘Wang Yunhe’ also has Huawei in results?
https://www.channelnewsasia.com/singapore/wang-yunhe-court-reject-seized-items-police-5863436
2024
https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/2024/06/01/thai-police-and-fbi-take-down-the-largest-global-cybercrime-ring/
Yeah, put it in park.
https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2026/Jan/16/elephant-halts-traffic-near-corbett-national-park-to-help-injured-herd-member-cross-road
Watch out for that hair dye ! OOOF !
https://x.com/KarluskaP/status/2012176949049741502?s=20
It’s not in the RNC interest to be In Power, the $ is in Minority Deal Making.
Wish more people could see this, TC.
Story Time
The Greatest Fighter Pilot Of WW1 – Frank Luke “The Arizona Balloon Buster”
The Fat Electrician
For obvious reasons right in the middle, I call bullshite on this entire study.
I believe the chicoms decided to flood the West with room temperature IQ 3rd Worlders just to craft this Study outcome.
It seemed a little jiggered to me also.
-International Waters-
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/ten-indians-arrested-in-iran-mea-says-have-asked-for-consular-access-talks-on/articleshow/126568334.cms
“On 25% tariff announced by the US on trade partners of Iran, Jaiswal said, “… On the 25 % tariffs. We are closely following all these developments. As far as bilateral trade with Iran is concerned, in the last financial year, our overall bilateral trade was $1.6 billion, of which our exports to Iran were in the region of $1.2 billion, and our imports from Iran were in the region of $0.4 billion. If you look at its overall size in global trade, Iran accounts for about 0.15% of India’s total trade.”
https://www.republicworld.com/india/committed-to-doing-whatever-is-necessary-for-well-being-of-9000-indians-in-iran-mea-on-iran-protests
Map
https://zeenews.india.com/india/chabahar-port-crisis-india-to-wind-down-operations-amid-crushing-us-sanctions-3007539.html
Morn’n from beautiful Arizona.
Good morning ckbro! And good morning to Mrs Bro!
Good morning!!
Morn’n Mama
Thats beautiful! Its so overcast here it looks like early evening ☹️ more snow and bitter cold on the way too
Good morning ☕️
Morn’n neighbor
Nutty podcaster gets even nuttier.
She has a top ranking podcast, so she must be raking in the money for this stuff.
https://www.mediaite.com/media/news/candace-owens-shares-her-most-bonkers-charlie-kirk-conspiracy-theory-yet/
“Former President Yoon Suk Yeol Sentenced to Five Years for Obstructing Arrest, Abusing Martial Law Powers
Court condemns disregard for constitutional procedures and misuse of presidential authority in martial law declaration and obstruction of corruption investigation”
https://www.chosun.com/english/national-en/2026/01/16/KXAYYBU2ZJDJBDLOKADOV3O3WU/
Only 5 years? That’s a relief. Some were saying he could get the death penalty.
GirlGov always behind the proverbial 8 ball
Toyota has worked on hydrogen fuel cells for a long time, but dropped it a couple years ago as it just wasn’t proving out.
https://bridgemi.com/michigan-environment-watch/whitmer-wants-michigan-to-be-a-hub-for-geologic-hydrogen-whats-that/
Daycares are so 2025
And don’t forget Learing Centers.
“Prime Minister Mark Carney raised a few eyebrows after publicly praising communist Chinese President Xi Jinping’s “leadership” and openly referencing a “new world order” during remarks in Beijing on Thursday, as Canada’s government attempts to reset trade relations with the repressive regime.”
https://www.junonews.com/p/carney-praises-xis-leadership-references
Get ready for the flood.
https://www.firstpost.com/explainers/mark-carney-in-china-what-did-canadian-prime-minister-get-13969385.html
https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/16/china-ev-tariffs-canada-00733086
Now you know the rest of the story.
Dare anyone blink?
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2026/01/16/nhs-violate-nurse-dignity-allow-trans-staff-changing-rooms/
Picture of dude….a walking pearl
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/37930835/nurses-nhs-trans-colleague-female-changing-room-win/
“But the tribunal found that County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust had subjected the nurses to harassment by allowing a trans colleague to use a female changing room without providing a suitable alternative.”
https://www.itv.com/news/tyne-tees/2026-01-16/tribunal-finds-darlington-nurses-suffered-harassment-in-trans-changing-room-case
Daily Dilbert
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To be fair, that may not be true with ‘Surplus Units’. Especially well used Eastern Bloc Units issued to po-lice.
Something for collectors to think about, those ww2 vintage Makarovs and early vz50s flooding the market were around for the Hungarian uprising.
Good morning from Missouri!
Morning, TC. Happy Friday!
Gmornin M’Girl
Good morning TC!
Morn’n TC
Gm CK
Has Putin killed his Trump bromance?
Internationalist conservatives want Trump to do more to help Ukraine fight off Putin’s conquest fantasy.
They have been sorely disappointed with Trump’s persistent friendliness with Putin. Trump seemed to have limitless tolerance for Putin stalling negotiations and trying to bully Ukraine into a bad deal.
Then, just after a Zelensky meeting with Trump, Putin called Trump to tell him that Zelensky had tried to assassinate him with a large drone attack on one of his residences, where his is said mistress live. This was a blatant, easily provable lie.
Usually, Russia’s internet has video of attacks posted online, and, reports of an attack by local officials. There were none about Valdai.
Two hours before Putin told his lie, Russia’s military issued one of its regular summaries of recent attacks. This report did not mention 91 Ukrainian drones shot down trying to attack Putin’s residence. Later on, US military intelligence was able to tell Trump there was no evidence, probably including satellite photos of this attack area and various electronic surveillance assets.
So, Putin told Trump a significant lie intended to derail any progress Zelensky may have made with Trump. I can only guess that Putin was having one of the notorious heavy drinking sessions that are historically common among Russian leaders.
Putin then followed up this blunder by trying to protect one of the illicit oil tankers the US Navy was trying to capture near Venezuela. This was apparently one of the “ghost” tankers Russia operates to avoid oil sanctions.
The tanker was not registered as Russian, nor did it fly a Russian flag. Our Navy pursued it for several days as it fled, towards Russia, of course. During the chase, Russia switched the taker to Russian registration and it started flying the Russia flag. Putin also sent a Russian submarine to escort the tanker.
The USA reached the tanker and captured it, despite warnings not to do so from Russia.
So, Putin trying to interfere with the US exercising its sanctions policy must have counted as a huge strike two for Putin with Trump.
These two mistakes by Putin seem to have shut down news reports of their pleasant conversations, mutual back patting, and joint stance against Ukrainian interests.
Just a guess on my part, but after nearly a year of Trump’s friendly tactics with Putin, Putin has exhausted Trump’s patience. Trump can be hard headed. Putin now has to deal with the hard headed, no BS, Trump as his “special operation” in Ukraine continues to flounder and weaken.
Putin has blown his chance to get a maximum best deal while Trump was friendly by stubbornly clinging to his maximalist goals in Ukraine. That these two blunders were so stupid is a likely measure of just how badly things are going for him in Russia.
The worst thing you can do to Trump is lie to him.
Good and Blessed morning to Everyone! Cold and blustery but hopefully blowing in new fresh life and getting rid of the corrupt air of the past years.
Morn’n Hisssy… true dat
Larry Ellison, once the world’s richest person and the co-founder of the media and entertainment conglomerate, Oracle, renamed his German-built yacht the Izanami, which, spelt backwards, reads, ‘I’m a nazi’.
The 81-year-old chose to name the enormous, 191-foot vessel after a Shinto deity in Japanese mythology, the goddess of creation and death, seemingly without realizing the phrase it spelled in reverse.
Thursday – Jim Croce
something to end my day a nice song hope everyone had a good Thursday!
Supreme Court likely to reject limits on concealed carry but uphold bans on gun possession by drug users | Jan 15, 2026
The U.S. Supreme Court in early 2026 will hear oral arguments in two cases testing the limits of gun rights under the Constitution.
Can a state outlaw carrying a concealed weapon in businesses or restaurants unless the owners post a sign allowing it? And can the federal government criminalize the possession of firearms by a habitual drug user? The plaintiffs in both cases claim that these laws violate their Second Amendment rights. As a close observer of the Supreme Court, I suspect the rulings will split. The court will likely strike down the limitation on concealed carry and uphold the law denying gun rights to drug users.
https://theconversation.com/supreme-court-likely-to-reject-limits-on-concealed-carry-but-uphold-bans-on-gun-possession-by-drug-users-270122
Thanks for all the 2A news.
Thanks to the Boss… he keeps letting my posts through the filters! ‘-)
DOJ Declares Federal Ban on Mailing Handguns Unconstitutional in Landmark Opinion
On Thursday, the Department of Justice’s Office of Legal Counsel (OLC), led by Assistant Attorney General T. Elliot Gaiser, issued a groundbreaking memorandum opinion concluding that 18 U.S.C. § 1715, the nearly century-old federal statute prohibiting the mailing of concealable firearms, is unconstitutional as applied to constitutionally protected arms, such as handguns. This opinion marks a significant application of the Supreme Court’s 2022 decision in New York State Rifle & Pistol Association v. Bruen, extending Second Amendment protections to the shipment of firearms via the U.S. Postal Service.
https://www.ammoland.com/2026/01/doj-declares-federal-ban-on-mailing-handguns-unconstitutional-in-landmark-opinion/
I have my angst with the Trump DOJ related to gun/2A efforts, but seriously, no DOJ has ever done this much to improve our 2A freedoms before. [Still, I will add that I want cross-border carry freedom… ASAP/now…’-]
I want the NFA in its entirety to be repealed.
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/01/15/your-wyoming-sunrise-friday-january-16-2026/
Another Beauty…
That is a beauty flyinpiglet.
Morn’n FP…..beautiful !
Someone has some sand in their shorts.
Video
https://en.protothema.gr/2026/01/15/you-think-you-are-descendants-of-plato-and-aristotle-but-youre-not-ramas-tirade-against-greek-journalist-watch-video/
Eastern Wyoming Faces Hurricane Winds And Freezing Temps; Power Shutoff Possible
The winds are going to blow Eastern Wyoming down on Friday. A massive Canadian cold front, bringing gusts up to 75 mph and single-digit wind chills, is going to clip the eastern half of the state as it moves more severe winter weather to the east.
Black Hills Energy declared an Emergency Public Safety Power Shutoff Watch for the Harriman and Curt Gowdy areas, west of Cheyenne, from 9 a.m. Thursday through Friday because of “high fire-risk conditions in Friday’s forecast.”
“It’s very analogous to what they’re doing in California,” said Cowboy State Daily meteorologist Don Day. “When 60 to 70 mph winds come, there’s a risk of power lines getting knocked down. And since there’s no extensive snow cover, that could start wildfires.”
https://cowboystatedaily.com/2026/01/15/eastern-wyoming-faces-hurricane-winds-and-freezing-temps-friday-but-no-snow/
Excellent feature article about TPUSA and Republican college students in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s assassination.
The Gen Z Right is sorting itself out, and they are halfway heading in a new direction––maybe leaving Kirk, Vance, and even Trump behind.
It reminds me of a meme like:
“When they killed Charlie Kirk, they thought they were killing the mean guy, but actually they killed the nice guy. They won’t like who’s coming next.”
https://archive.ph/LZl6E
The funny thing about Epochs and Inflection Points?
People that live them rarely ‘see’ them, they get a sense that something changed but can’t put it into context.
Usually, the power vacuum forces a hasty decision.
Did the Roman citizens in Britain realize that the Empire ceased to exist when the Legions packed up and marched away or did they just see that there were no troops on the walls when the Barbarians began to mass for an attack?
They turned to City Hall or the Church to organize a defense, trading sudden freedom for long term security.
Mitch Is Reading A Prepared Statement
This Is Very Sad To Watch
Barely Alive…
https://x.com/catturd2/status/2011796346190066094?s=20
Congress: retirement home and hospice. It’s just insane, but they’ll fight to the death over term limits. Cha ching $
Kentucky keeps voting for him (since ’85)… just sayin’.
Plus, because of McConnell, we got Gorsuch (instead of Merritt Garland).
That said and it has been time for him to go for quite a while now.