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Mike Lindell Gets Back on his Bull Sh*t

Mike Lindell is better known as the “My Pillow Guy” CEO. He was a very successful businessman. Sadly, in his later years of his life, Lindell has turned into a conspiracy theorist. He was one of the ring leaders of Donald Trump’s “the election was rigged” in 2020. Full stop, I believe there were shenanigans that night, but let us be honest, there is/was no proof. You cannot prove something with no proof. I’m going to need a little more than “I think” or “I’m pretty sure”.

He was Trump’s main advisor on trying to overturn the election result in 2020; again without proof.

Well, he ran for governor of Minnesota this year. Just a sidebar comment, Minnesota has the weirdest folks who have been governor, Jesse Ventura being one, Tim Walz is another odd duck. Lindell lost in the primary to the State Senator Lisa Demuth by 11%. He has raised questions about the legitimacy of the outcome and denied the results. He has not conceded. It was a Republican primary, not the general election.

Folks this is straight up election denial and a bad look. He is claiming the GOP primary was rigged? Come on. 11% is outside the margin of fraud and of lawyers. He lost fair and square; he comes off looking like a whacko. Yes, I am sure losing an election probably leaves some bruises and bumps on your ego but come on.

Folks, I have flipped on voter fraud; however, I believe for the most part, our elections are clean. Sure, Spencer Pratt in Los Angeles, has a legit beef but he has gone away. The 2020 election definitely was suspicious. The result of Lindell’s election is not voter fraud or anything illegitimate, and frankly it’s sad to see a man spiral like he has.

I will say this on the way out. I do believe there are elections that are not legitimate. Spencer Pratt in LA being the most recent one.

However, when you lose by 11%, lick your wounds, admit defeat, and go home. I’m sorry but one reason I left the GOP in California was an influx of whackos. I can deal with a Tony Andrade (RIP) but when you have Andrew Levy and Jorge Riley, it’s a bridge too far. I’m happy to be gone. They aren’t smart enough to realize this, but they are killing their own party by driving off decent folks. How many doors has Levy or Riley knocked on, or calls made? I’m betting next to zero. As a result, I’m not surprised Leo Naranjo is thrilled about .01% of the vote. Participation trophy and a sticker for the fridge.

The Chief

Luigi Mangioni Cops a Plea

Blogger’s Note: This is a commentary with info not believed by this blog, it’s speculation only.

For those who didn’t follow the news, Mangioni was charged with killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson.

It was an interesting reaction from all corners of the US. There was shock as the killing happening in broad daylight, and folks saying the CEO deserved it. United health customers went online with statements like this: “My ______ was denied treatment by United Health and he got what he deserved” was actually a thing. The latter, while not a majority of the US, was likely a higher percentage of folks than expected.

Mangioni faced both a federal and state trial for murder. His legal team actually got a couple of wins. Federal terrorism charges and the death penalty were off the table. Terrorism charges are a thing due to the Patriot Act, which says essence that killing or threatening to kill someone can get you labeled as a terrorist. Oh, that charge comes with a death penalty eligible sentence.

Original Saint Luigi Mangione hoodie.jpg

I honestly thought this was headed for trial, I believe William agrees. The trial would have been held in New York and there are enough bleeding-heart types there that I think you could have had a hung jury. Think about it, the number of conspiracy theorists, whack jobs, and folks who share the belief the CEO got what he deserved there was likely a better than 0% chance he could walk.

“When the powerful silence every voice of reason, resistance becomes the only truth left to speak”

I spoke to a friend of the blog from law firm Low, Ballem and Lynch and she had an interesting take on this. She stated Mangioni’s legal team likely got bad news at a hearing about evidence and decided they were cooked. Rumor on the interwebs is there was a manifesto essentially stating he wanted to kill this CEO, and he apparently called the company claiming he was a multi-millionaire and wanted to invest in the company, hence he got the details on the whereabouts of the CEO that day.

(Reminds me of the John Malkovich character in Clint Eastwood’s “In the Line of Firm” movie.)

My lawyer friend said evidence like that essentially means you are cooked and copping a plea is the right move.

She made another interesting point that I never had thought of. His legal team is playing the long game. He will do 20-30 years in federal prison. Federal prison is far nicer than state prison. (He is also charged with murder in New York State Court). New York is home to a couple of brutal state prisons; Rikers Island and Attica. She thinks you cop a plea and argue in state court that their charges constitute double jeopardy. Double jeopardy is a legal term that you can’t be charged by two entities for the same crime. Whether he wins or not will be interesting. If the state charge is thrown out, he will walk out of prison a free man one day.

I understand the reason to cop a plea, but it would have been interesting to go to trial. One item most overlooked in criminal trials is the jury needs to be unanimous to convict, one hold out hangs the jury. Civil court only requires a majority. Just takes one.

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Why did you run for office?

Title is self-explanatory. Seventy-some-odd people ran for governor, about eight were actually qualified. When I say qualified, I don’t mean that they are a resident, meet age requirements etc. Here is what I mean.

Ability to raise significant money or self-fund. It takes 40-50 million to run for governor in this state, that’s just to be viable. If you can’t raise that, why would you run? It’s pointless and maybe it’s just to feed your ego.
Have an actual platform. Sorry but lower taxes and less spending is not a platform, those are just basic talking points that have been around forever. Show me actual ideas.
Drop the niche ideas no one cares about. A candidate I assisted years ago was all-in on a part-time legislature. That idea, while novel, appeals to CRA and central committee types only. The number of people who do not care about or understand what that means is quite a large swath of the electorate.
Know the issues of the seat you are running for. Another candidate I helped spoke about how the school district was loaded with debt and we’re doing “another” school bond. The first door we knocked on, a retired administrator said the debt is very manageable, and we have not done a school bond before. Yikes! Credibility shot just like that.
You could be serving as a vote siphon. Think of it this way, perhaps you are taking votes away from a more viable candidate. Look no further than the Michigan Senate primary this past week. An Isreal hating whacko came in first, look him up. He is a nut. The more sensible candidate lost by around 14,000 votes, less than 1%. A sensible third candidate who dropped out too late got around 65,000 votes. Figure most of those go to the sensible second place finisher and viola, the viable candidate moves on.

Bottom line: run for an office you think you can win. As mentioned earlier, a gubernatorial campaign will cost you 40-50 million dollars; that may be on the lower end. Senate? Ditto. Congress; probably 4-5 million depending on where you run. Assembly or State Senate; about a couple million, likely. Hard to get your message out when you have no money. A race like city council, school board, or water board may be more your speed. Start at a lower race, you may even get lucky and face no opponent. Heck water board you could win just by knocking on doors in your neighborhood.

Running for governor and congratulating yourself for getting .01% of the vote is just juvenile. Congratulations, you are the tallest midget, and your actions could have caused trouble. What if Steve Hilton missed the run off by 5,000 votes? Crazier things have happened. Saying you exceeded expectations is laughable in its own right. If your expectation was to get more than a statistical 0% of the vote what a sad, pathetic life you have.

Breaking: Huge Setback in K Street Shooting

Faithful readers, I was going to blog about the press conference after the mistrial that a couple of families hosted; however, I’m compelled to blog this instead.

As taken from KCRA news. Oh, by the way lest you complain they are left wing, journalism is journalism in this case.

So, after the “mistrial” or any verdict, the attorneys are allowed to interview the jurors. They can ask anything and get insights as to why the jury may have ruled the way they did. Check out this dude let.

Kingsbury also said some jurors appeared persuaded by the self-defense argument.

“I think that the six jurors who found that he acted in self-defense, I think they used their conscience to arrive at that conclusion,” he said.

Defendant in K Street shooting case says he acted in self-defense after mistrial

Kingsbury is Reid Kingsbury one of the defense attorneys. Ouch it was a 6-6 tie! 12 folks serve on a jury, it wasn’t one who was a hold out. Yikes!

So, the jury did not buy your gang-related argument, quite literally at all. You cannot blame this on the jury being tainted but I’m sure Eixenberger will. Also to be fair, our District Attorney, Thien “I’m a” Ho, was running for Congress as this was going on, I’m glad to see that he has his priorities right!

Oh, he got blown out, by the way, worse than this “explosive diarrhea” going around right now.

I do not know Brad Ng, but I will say this, I watched his closing argument, and my god in heaven, did he miss the mark; potentially allowing 2 “bad hombres” to get back on the street. He vomited all over himself as far as I am concerned.

Megan Eixenberger is a different animal and deserves criticism. She failed badly. She talked down to the jury when explaining the different charges, no shock. Make no mistake folks, 114 bullets were fired, and a self-defense claim gets you off? Come on.

In closing, I do not know if I would re-try this. A 6-6 decision seems like the jury bought the case of self-defense. While I question how, it’s plausible. The idea of several people each firing a gun 15-17 times and claiming self-defense is wild, yet it worked It shouldn’t have. Send Eixenberger back to prosecuting DUI’s; let her use boilerplate language and get plea deals. These cases are for major leaguers not amateurs.

I don’t think I’m being clear enough, 2 really bad dudes may be out on the streets soon. All due to a bad set of prosecutors. Folks wake up!

Commentary: The Sacramento K Street Shooting

Like the title says, this is commentary, about the characters involved, the trial, and the shooting itself. Facts will be interwoven but the trial and the result are equal parts devastating and shocking.

Cliff notes version

At 2am on April 3^rd, 2022, a chaotic fracas broke out on K Street in downtown. Six people were killed and 12 were injured. It is/was the worst shooting in Sacramento history. Of the six dead, 3 were participants in the shooting, so by law in California, they are not considered victims. Three innocent people died that night. The other three assailants ran and ditched their weapons. All three were later apprehended. One died in jail of an overdose prior to trial. The trial proceedings wrapped up 7/21 with the judge declaring a mistrial due to the jury being deadlocked on all 3 “murder” charges against both defendants. They were convicted of being a felon in possession of a gun, but that carries a 3-year maximum sentence. With credit for time served, these guys will be out soon after sentencing pending the DA refiling the charges to try them again.

Editor’s Note: this shooting ties highest death toll in Sacramento history. In 1991, at the Good Guy’s store, three hostages and three gunmen were killed. Since more bystanders were shot in this instance, Chief is correct in claiming this as the worst on record.

The “Good”

I have to give credit to the two defense lawyers. Linda Parisi and Reid Kingsbury. This was a masterclass in taking down the prosecution’s “case.” They made what is obviously a successful argument that this was a late-night melee gone sideways and their clients acted in self-defense. They attacked the witnesses. They argued the video footage shown was “edited, or not the complete footage.” Like I said masterclass. They did not dispute the felon in possession charges, also smart as it signals “yeah, we know our clients messed up, we don’t dispute that, but it’s not murder.” For those who think these two lawyers are “dumb or stupid” just remember their clients said they didn’t murder anyone.

The “Bad”

The Prosecuting lawyers and the District Attorney office. Megan Eixenberger and Brad Ng are the two top prosecuting attorneys in the office. They laid a turd in the punch bowl. They tried to sell a narrative of it was a “gang turf war,” why not keep it simple? (More on this later). They cut immunity deals with lots of witnesses not knowing when it came time for trial, most would be non-compliant. They should have known when a group of people are congregating after a late night at a night club to drink more booze in the street, these folks all likely know each other or know of each other. You aren’t snitching on your friends. I would not let these two prosecute round 2. They had multiple chances to bury the defendants and failed; hell, the defendants took the stand!

The “Good”

Law and Order/CSI type television. Let’s face it, Americans watch way too much TV, and Law and Order type shows are all the rage. Everyone now sees themselves as an expert because “I saw it on TV.” There were probably several wannabe criminalist/lawyer types on that jury. Real trials rarely present the type of forensics seen on your average tv show. Fingerprints, gun shot residue, matching rifling, etc. are the exception in evidence not the rule. Also, not all evidence is presented to the jury. What the jury sees or doesn’t see in the course of the trial is often where the case is won.

The “Ugly”

The group of prosecution “witnesses from that night.” Yikes, this was a collection of the dregs of society. All who cut a deal for immunity too, they changed their testimony from what they told investigators years earlier. Some egregiously changed their stories even after being shown their earlier statements to law enforcement. However, I still blame Eixenberger and Ng. They know better about “gang type culture.” You don’t snitch on your friend especially after you get a sweetheart full immunity deal. Again, Eixenberger and Ng were convinced this was a gang related shooting. Who in a gang snitches on another gang member? Talk about a death sentence. There were two witnesses worth a damn, the guy in the hotel lobby and the 12-year-old selling hot dogs. Why a kid was selling at 2am is any one’s guess.

The “Lucky”

The defendants, both of them. How you can be in a gun battle, empty the 15-17 rounds in your gun, ditch your weapon, run, and still be found not guilty! Claiming self-defense paid off. Now they may well get convicted if re-tried but for now they are very lucky.

Blogger Note: if the jury hangs again they walk on the murder charges!

Commentary on the trial.

As described above, the scene was at 2am outside a nightclub with a lot of folks likely pretty liquored up. The scene got tense and apparently a few people started beefing. Guns were grabbed from cars and later a gun fight broke out. Guns were fired until the clip was empty, the perpetrators were either dead, or ran and ditched their weapons, and fled the area. The prosecutors said it was a gang battle or turf war. While this makes sense in theory, it’s very hard to prove someone is gang affiliated. The witnesses did not help here at all. Eixenberger and Ng tried the “here is their social media accounts” move but to no avail. I saw what I thought were stretches to prove someone is in a gang. It seemed like from the witness statements on the stand; this group of people all knew each other or were regulars at this club and closed ranks prior to the trial. The problem with the narrative of a gang turf war is you must prove gang affiliation of all parties involved.

Second big misstep was the prosecution starting the narrative that one of the dead gunmen, “Sergio” (I’m not going to use full names as case is pending re-trial), was the big bad guy and instigated it. Wow, you gave the defense a gift. Now it was self-defense. Suddenly an open and shut case got blown open, and reasonable doubt could be created. Did the two defendants illegally possess a gun? Yeah, but they only returned fire to protect themselves and people around them. That was how the trial went. If you can’t prove it’s a gang battle, then you can’t convict, right?

So how would I have prosecuted it?

I would have done the opposite of this Law and Order type prosecution attempt. I would have stayed away from creating a narrative. Just say what happened. You had enough camera footage and a couple of good witnesses. Screw the other people out there that night, honestly. Eixenberger and Ng allowed them to turn it into a dog and pony show that would have made Congress jealous. I would have focused on 2 of these men at least (not the defendants) that had their weapon on them that night. I would have focused on all 6 having long criminal histories. I would have pointed out all 6 either had their weapon on their person or in their vehicles and I believe none were supposed to possess/own a gun. My narrative would have been all 6 were out looking for trouble that night and after a long evening of drinking the situation got tense. You can see on camera these guys started arguing, A group of them go to their cars to get their weapon, then RETURN TO THE SCENE. Going back to the scene with a gun is not self-defense, it’s preparing for a gun fight. Focus on them firing all rounds from the gun whilst running from the scene after engaging in an argument/gunfire. Again, their actions don’t scream self-defense. 1 or 2 shots maybe, 15-17? No way. Then fleeing the scene? Ditching your weapon (one defendant threw his in the river, the other in a planter box). That doesn’t sound like an innocent person or someone doing self-defense. Does it sound like it to you? The 2 brothers (1 defendant/the other died in prison) are from Phoenix, the other defendant from Las Vegas. Why were they in Sacramento with their weapons?

That would be my narrative. We didn’t need a months long trial that was a dog and pony show. Keep it simple, screw the “possible” gang ties. These 6 were all bad news, no one was bigger or badder than the others. I think that gets a murder conviction, maybe not murder 1, but murder 2 for sure. What I said above was a watered-down version of how I would prosecute but dumb narratives like a turf war seem hard to prove.

Tomorrow I’ll break down the reaction from a couple of family members at the post-verdict press conference.

The Chief

Thoughts on Iran and Graham Platner

Iran War

Iran is a very interesting situation. First of all, it’s a very unpopular topic back here in the USA. To understand the conflict, you must take a step back. Iran is a terrorist lead regime hell bent on raising holy hell in the Middle East. They have never played by the rules of law. They enriched uranium when they said they wouldn’t and have funded and armed terror proxies in Gaza and Yemen. They have broken the cease fire at least twice now by firing at ships in the Strait of Hormuz. As a result, we have bombed them again for the last 2 days. I am no expert, but their infrastructure has to be pretty blown up by now. We took out the Ayatollah, but his son is the replacement… more of the same.

What is the end game here?

Hard to say. Boots on the ground is not going to fly but would be the easiest way to get a regime change. There is political risk as well, we have elections in November. The war is very unpopular and if the Democrats take Congress, they likely will do what they can to end the war themselves. Iran is clearly banking on prolonging the conflict in hopes of help the Democrats in November’s General Elections. Iran and its regime are not going to give up. It shows weakness. They also know if they do give up power, they best defect to Russia as the natives will likely try and hang them. The thing to remember is there was an uprising which Trump had called for; however, we did nothing and those people are all either jailed or were killed. This is a brutal regime. I think the end game looks like us continuing to bomb them for several weeks. Sure, we are going through our stockpiles of missiles and bombs, but we cant just hit pause. The more we take out, the weaker they get. I just wish we would get better information, as Trump keeps saying we have demolished them, yet they keep stirring up trouble?

I do not think we achieved our goals in Iran. We have never learned our lesson about this region of the world. Terror regimes do not give up. They do not get overthrown. It will be another forever war if we keep going. Similar to Israel and Hamas and Hezbollah, they agree to a cease fire, reload then go back at it again. Isn’t it interesting that Israel has quit assisting us? Especially when they were the ones who dragged us in?

Graham Platner drops out in Maine

No real shock here. As blogged before, he has more skeletons than a graveyard. Well, two allegations of rape against him were leveled earlier this week. So, Democrats went to their newly found playbook. Removing him from the ballot by making him drop out, ala Joe Biden. The Democrats will convene in the smoke-filled room and pick their preferred candidate. Once again, they override the will of the voters in their Party. Better a viable candidate that is selected, not elected. It sucks when they leave things in the hands of their voters. This should be illegal.

These allegations were out about Platner, and he still won the primary by about 52% over his next closest challenger. He is who the people wanted, now they will pick someone who wasn’t on the ballot to run instead! It was a bizarre 11-minute video on X, filmed from the side of a roadway. Rambling and barely coherent, he was all over the place. I would have done a brief press conference or released a statement. He did himself no favors. This man is a trash human being. How he was picked to run, or even better yet got the nomination in a landslide is beyond the pale to me. These whacko candidates are somehow drawn to politics right now and it is scary.

This is actually a problem for the GOP. You see, as blogged in this space, Platner, like some of the other whackos Democrats want on the ballot, could be used by Republicans to label the whole slate of Democrats as out of touch extremists. Their job would be easier with Platner on the ballot. Ideally, they can hold these candidates, their beliefs, and baggage, over the head of every Democrat running in November. With Platner gone, there will be a better candidate on the ballot, allegedly.

In closing, how does Platner become the nominee? He beat the brakes off the current governor in the primary. This baggage was coming out long before that vote. I understand Bernie Sanders, and Zohran Mamdani picked him out, but do they not vet people? It’s amazing this guy was close to being a Senator. So, I guess this is the new normal. When the Democrats don’t like you, they pull you from the ballot for a more preferred candidate?

Sen John Fetterman said it best about last night when Platner dropped out “the trash took itself out.” Starting to like Fetterman, I’ll be honest.

The Chief

Young People and Socialism… Explained

I feel compelled to explain this to the older generation. Young people, millennials, generation Z, etc. are not socialists, communists, reds, or whackos… for the most part. I am going to explain why they have beliefs that you in the older generation call socialism or communism.

The biggest misunderstanding from generation to generation is life is always changing and evolving. I liken it to the game of football. For example, it used to be the forward pass didn’t/barely existed. Teams ran the ball exclusively; games scores were 12-9. Fast forward to today, the forward pass is a major part of the game and teams are routinely scoring 30 points plus per game! My point is just because something worked back in the day doesn’t mean it can’t evolve. A better example is the internet; I remember old AOL (America Online) when you had to essentially shut the phone line down to your house to surf the internet. Dial-up modem with blistering 56K connections. Oh, the memories. Now look, internet is widely available wirelessly and very inexpensive, relatively speaking.

I will try to explain the issues one by one, but I won’t bore you with an exhaustive list. Try to be open-minded here.

Tax the rich: This one is actually easy if you think about it. Most rich people actually pay little in taxes because they take their earnings in stock options, dividends, and capital gains. Those are taxed at a lower amount than regular income, substantially less. I am not calling them tax cheats, they are well within their rights to do this, but it’s viewed as an unfair loophole. This is where the “Warren Buffet’s secretary pays a higher tax rate than he does” argument originated from. Also, many wealthy own business(s) and create layers of LLCs to shield corporate tax as well. Again, I’m not calling anyone a tax cheat, just pointing this out. Lastly, Elon Musk passing a trillion dollars in net worth (in the form of stock options by the way) is another sticking point, who needs that kind of money?

Medicare for all: This one again is made possible by the older generations. Young people in general feel screwed because their corporations don’t offer healthcare either, or it’s so watered down that it’s basically a worthless plan. Try buying it on the healthcare exchange, options are very limited and expect to pay circa $500 a month for a trash plan. Many have opted out of healthcare period; that’s a very dangerous option.

Editor’s Note: Case in point, I have a health insurance plan (just for me) costing $840 per month. I have used it once so far this year. The doctor’s bill was $460. The insurance co-pay was $80 at the time of the appointment. The medical insurance paid $79 and then sent me a letter saying I need to pay the balance. It’s July. I have paid seven medical insurance payments of $840 ($5,880) and they paid $79. You bet I’m gonna cancel it early. Welcome to Obamacare in 2026.

Free groceries/services: Again, you scream socialism but with things so unaffordable right now the idea is striking a chord with younger people. Credit card accounts 90-days plus delinquent are at an all-time high. This means people are charging essentials and are hoping to pay them off with a Christmas bonus ala National Lampoon’s Christmas Vacation. City bus should be free. Why do we have toll lanes/booths? It seems unfair to us who don’t have money and are starting out.

Student loan forgiveness: yeah, I know back in the day you paid your loan in full, it was a fraction of today’s tuition. The reality is that college turned into a 5-year plus experience due to classes not being offered in certain semesters. The administration building and administrator staffs have doubled in size and tuition did the same. Six-figure student loan debt is a real thing, and it’s a millstone around people’s necks.

Pay a living wage: This one is actually one I agree with the younger generation on. Corporations are all about profit and numbers, so as a result, they suppress wages. The gym I work out at (it’s a chain by the way) pays the MANAGER $22 an hour! Wages for other workers are $16.50. This gym shares a parking lot with a Burger King where wages by law start at $20 an hour. You are telling me a manager should be paid only $2 an hour more than a fast-food worker? Come on. Quit worrying about making an extra buck on earnings and pay your people.

There is no loyalty to corporations anymore: Yeah, I know you worked for one company your entire life. You worked your way up to management and got a 40-year plus plaque when you retired. Times are way different now. Let me answer this with a question. Why should I be loyal to you when you will lay-off workers if the quarterly numbers are no good, shut the factory/store down at any moment, suppress wages, and take benefits away at any time? This cuts both ways.

Why aren’t young people having kids: Easy one, look at the cost of daycare alone. Then add other expenses related to child-raising, its flat-out unaffordable.

(Editor’s Note: 25 years ago, my wife was paying more than $1,200 per month for afterschool care for two children. That was for less than three hours a day. I’m sure that number now is at least double.)

Why does my daughter have an Only Fans: Well, it’s about wages/affordability. I do not condone the behavior on that site, but bottom line is, if you want to maintain a certain lifestyle, you have to look for extra money. Again, back to the living wage argument.

Rent control/freeze: Again, it’s about affordability. You raise my rent 10% a year, my wages are barely moving. You wonder why people are embracing van life and living in their cars? You priced them out of the rental market.

In closing, this is not an exhaustive list of issues and understand I agree with very few of them. We are in a vicious cycle, raising wages is great in theory yet it raises the prices of goods, and rent. It also gave birth to AI, and it is going to take probably 20% of the jobs in this country. You get a degree then you find yourself working at a job paying $25 an hour, it’s also a job you feel is beneath your qualifications. Your corporation doesn’t make its earnings numbers for the quarter, so layoffs and store closures are coming. Work harder and faster, they say; sure, and at year’s end you get no raise or bonus because, well, we have to meet the shareholder’s expectations.

Folks, the young people are not dumb, they know socialism doesn’t work, they just see Zuckerberg, Musk, and Bezos with multiple houses, yachts, private jets, and ability to do anything they want while we struggle to get by as a fairness issue. Just try to see it through a different lens. When you are going through life and you are having a hard time affording things then you look for an answer. You have a degree, you are living with a roommate, you are working a job that barely pays the bills. You look to the socialist types, and you think it’s a good idea. Socialists don’t have the solution but at least they acknowledge the problem exists.

The biggest point of this blog is I know boomer types, they are great at yelling for me to get off their lawn but the old ways of go to college, get a degree, work for one company your entire life, get married, buy a house, have a couple kids, is a faded memory that is unattainable because that world exists only in their faded memories. It’s not a thing anymore. It’s hasn’t been for a long time now.

The Chief

Steve Hilton, he can’t win but he can help

Over on rightondaily.com there is a fellow who hangs out in the comment section. His comments are longform and rambling in nature. Leo Naranjo actually makes Joe Biden seem cogent.

Per my internet search engine, this is Leo Naranjo

Naranjo was one of the 100 million folks who ran for governor this past June, he got a whole 8,000 votes! He has been crowing about getting .01% of the vote saying he out performed expectations. Grab a participation trophy my guy!

Naranjo fancies himself a Trump wannabe; he calls people names and makes outlandish statements without any proof. He called Hilton a “Brit” and claims Hilton was forced on us. First of all, Naranjo calling him a “Brit” just shows his ignorance as a human, and boy I hope Hilton can get some sleep tonight knowing a retired loser called him a name! Hilton was not forced on us Leo. Your guy Trump endorsed him, making him essentially a lock for the top two. Naranjo then goes on to say Hilton can’t win…. Wow, great analysis there! You are telling me in a state as dark blue as California that a Republican cannot win? My God! when Fox News has an opening for a political analyst, I’ll recommend you!

But enough about Leo Naranjo and his pathetic life.

Steve Hilton can help. While Leo has no chance of being able to realize it, Hilton’s presence on the ballot will drive Republicans to vote. Most people look at the top of the ticket races and decide whether to participate in voting or not. Show me a ballot with Xavier Beccera and Tom Steyer (D vs D) and I am not likely to even vote. Be honest just for a second, no one cares about the other statewide races and unless you are super dialed-in political nerd. Most voters likely cannot name a candidate. However, with Hilton on the ballot, I will vote and vote for every race down ticket. It will not help in my area as no race is competitive, but it could very well help elsewhere. In some parts of the state, we do have races we are targeting or trying to hold where a mere 500-2500 votes could make the difference. This is where Hilton comes in. He could help us get those extra votes just by being on the ticket. This could be the difference between winning and losing a targeted race.

Trust me, no one with a functioning brain (doesn’t include you Leo), thinks Hilton can or will win, its about strategy.

Leo, go grab your participation trophy, but find a hobby; preferable one not requiring sharp blades or sharp wits. Typing longform comments on someone else’s blog is pathetic. Oh, the Sith Lord told me you are a totally different person at the local CRA meetings. Go figure. An internet tough guy calling people names from behind the anonymity of his keyboard has a name on this blog, Troll.

Candidates will be more important than party in November

Exactly what the title of this blog says. We have an election in November. It seems like everyone is saying the Democrats will win big. I am somewhat skeptical. Both parties are nominating whack jobs which can sink the whole party if not kept in check.

Three New York Democrat Congress nominees: Check out these 3 pieces of work.

New York’s un-holy trinity Brad Lander, Claire Valdez, Darializa Avila Chevalie

Two Democratic socialist House candidates who were endorsed by New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) — Darializa Avila Chevalier and Claire Valdez — won their primary bids last week. Brad Lander, a former member of the Democratic Socialists of America and close ally of Mamdani’s, also won his.

Chevalier gets worse somehow:

Avila Chevalier, a sociology PhD student whose victory sent shockwaves throughout the Democratic establishment, has been under fire for a since-deleted Twitter account, previously reported by CNN, that included phrases such as “seize the means of production,” along with calls to abolish police, prisons and borders. Other controversial tweets include one that said Black and Arab men are both “Fetishizing ugly colonizer women” and another that described wiping her dirty hands on the American flag in lieu of a napkin.

As an undergraduate, Avila Chevalier attended Columbia University, where she organized with Students for Justice in Palestine, and after graduation became involved in pro-Palestinian campus protests over Israel’s war in Gaza. She also attended a controversial October 8, 2023, pro-Palestinian rally in Times Square — one day after Hamas’ attack on Israel — that featured speeches and rhetoric praising the attack.

Claire Valdez doesn’t seem much better:

“Two and a half years ago, Israeli leaders clearly stated their intent to carry out a genocide in Gaza,” she said in an X post on June 3. “And that’s exactly what they did. I was in the streets with so many New Yorkers protesting our complicity and to free Palestine.”

“This fascist administration is kidnapping our neighbors from their immigration court check-ins,” she said in a 2025 post to X. “What is Albany waiting for? State leaders cannot ignore this emergency any longer. We cannot allow ONE MORE neighbor to be targeted.”

Brad Lander isn’t great either:

Lander says his first priority in Congress will be to “vanquish Trump’s fascism” and abolish ICE, and accused billionaires of “rigging our economy.” He has described himself as an “ally” to the black community, and in a 2022 candidate survey for the comptroller job shockingly accused himself of possible white supremacy. In 2020, Lander called for police to suspend arresting criminals and demanded most inmates at Rikers be released. He also advocated for cutting NYPD’s budget by $1 billion in a letter to constituents, according to the New York Post.

All three are running in safe districts. Welcome to Congress!

Ken Paxton Republican Senate Candidate Texas:

So, he knocked off a moderate. I’m sure the far right is giddy. Problem is Paxton has more skeletons in his closet than a graveyard. Check these out:

In 2015, Paxton was indicted on state securities fraud charges relating to activities before taking office; he pleaded not guilty. After Paxton fulfilled a pretrial agreement for restitution to the victims, ethics training, and community service, the charges were dismissed in 2025.

In May 2023, Paxton was impeached by the Texas House of Representatives by a vote of 121–23, leading to his suspension. The articles of impeachment included allegations that Paxton gave preferential treatment to a political donor who bribed him, misapplied public resources and made false statements against whistleblowers, obstructed justice in the securities fraud trial against him, and made false statements regarding his financial interests. In September 2023, the Texas Senate voted 16–14 to acquit Paxton of all articles of impeachment, ending his suspension from office.

He also had an affair leading to divorce. On July 10, 2025, Angela posted on X that she had “filed for divorce on biblical grounds”. The court filing alleged Ken Paxton was at fault and had committed adultery, and that the couple had not lived together since June 2024.

Graham Platner: Democrat for Senate in Maine. This guy might be the worst of all time.

No word yet on how much the Southern Poverty Law Center is spending on his behalf

During his 2026 Senate campaign, Platner faced scrutiny over a skull-and-bones tattoo on his chest that resembled the Totenkopf symbol used by the Nazi Schutzstaffel (SS) and SS-Totenkopfverbände. In an interview on Pod Save America, Platner said he and other Marines received the tattoo while on leave in Croatia in 2007 and that he had been unaware of its historical association at the time. He later covered the tattoo. CNN and Jewish Insider reported a former acquaintance’s allegation that Platner had previously called the tattoo “my Totenkopf”, which Platner denied.

Damn they are nominating a real life Nazi!

In October 2025, various news outlets reported on Reddit posts Platner made between 2013 and 2021 in which he called himself a “communist“, wrote that “all cops are bastards“, agreed with a post calling rural white Americans “racist and stupid”, and in some posts referenced political violence and armed resistance. In a 2013 Reddit discussion about anti-rape underwear, Platner wrote that people worried about assault should “take some responsibility for themselves and not get so fucked up they wind up having sex with someone they don’t mean to.”

Mental health (PTSD) as an excuse. Check

In May 2026, The New York Times and other news outlets reported that in 2025 Platner’s wife, Amy Gertner, told a senior campaign aide that he had been sexting with multiple other women. The Platner campaign’s political director, Genevieve McDonald, alleged that Gertner had said it was as many as a dozen women. A Platner campaign official said he had been communicating with no more than six, and that the conduct had stopped before the campaign launched. Gertner said the matter had been resolved through counseling.

Anthony Weiner walked so Platner could run!

In June 2026, The Times reported allegations that Platner engaged in disturbing and physically threatening behavior toward women he had dated. A former girlfriend described by The Times as “a Virginia conservative who has worked for right-leaning groups and Republican campaigns” alleged that Platner had grabbed her repeatedly with enough force to leave marks and once twisted her arm behind her back, pushed her into a room, and locked her in against her will until morning. Platner has denied these allegations and called them “politically motivated”.

Good Effing God!

One last late entrant!

Colorado Congress candidate Melat Kiros:

Colorado Democratic Socialist candidate Melat Kiros recently argued how the 9/11 and 10/7 terror attacks were “inevitable” after US and Israeli military actions in the Middle East. 9News journalist Kyle Clark followed by asking if she believed the 9/11 terror attacks were also an “inevitable consequence” based on its foreign policy.

Inevitable in the sense that we destabilized a lot of the Middle East, which led people to believe that another act of violence was the only response. And again, just like I said before, our responsibility is to get rid of those conditions that lead to violence in the first place,” Kiros said.

Good Lord!

In closing.

Part of the issue for the far left is the 3 New York candidates as nominees with 2 beating long term incumbents. They will be in the next Congress! The babe in Colorado hits the ballot tonight so we shall see. Again, that’s a far left district, so win and she is in. Paxton and Platner are horses of a different color. In Texas, the GOP will now need to spend a lot of money to save Paxton and win the seat, polling shows it neck and neck. This is money that should be spent elsewhere. Texas is also huge so it will take quite a bit of money. Paxton’s issues will play in Texas more so than other parts of the country. Platner in Maine is a big issue that was a race where he beat out their popular Democrat governor for the nomination. His baggage is coming out and yikes. This was a seat deemed winnable for the Democrats, who knows now.

If I’m the Republicans, I’m using the language of those nominees in New York and tying their words around the entire party in November. One man’s opinion.

Attending the gym as a “married man”

This is another wild blog to write. You likely read my blog about dating in 2026, well this puts a whole new spin on the relationship world these days. Full disclosure: I am not married nor ever have been.

This story starts with a very good friend of mine in a volunteer group. We were talking about relationships at an evert and my friend told me I need to put myself out more. Likely out of concern but also that the older you get the more, uh let’s say baggage, appears in the dating scene. His wife agreed. While their suggestion was for me to get a puppy which probably could work, except that I am gone from the house for about 12-14 hours a day, making that a nightmare scenario for fido. So, their next suggestion was that I wear his wedding band when I’m out and about. I at first thought the suggestion was kind of gay in nature, like would a girl let another girl wear their lingerie, seems odd? But I said I would do it, somewhat regrettably. Disclosure: my friend and his wife are not swingers they are married with 2 very young children.

So, heeding their advice, I wore my buddy’s wedding band to my gym at my next work out. Boy was I reluctant but did it anyway.

Wow!

The results were unworldly. I had two women openly hit on me while I was on the treadmill. Oh, and I don’t consider a girl smiling or saying “hi” hitting on me by the way. A third women gave me her phone number while I was at the squat rack. While outside at the pool area doing farmer carries, two other women openly were hitting on me. While laying out at the pool after working out, a “cougar” (I put her at around age 55) actually was openly propositioning me asking if I wanted some action. I don’t know her motives, but I think the outside family bathroom (thanks Gavin!) locks from the inside, and we could have smashed there.

Contrast this to my normal workouts, I have never, in 20 plus years of going there for my workouts, been hit on, at all.

This was a wild ride that day. (OK “ride” might not be the best choice of words but anyway) for 1.5 hours I felt like an N’Sync or Backstreet Boys singer (I’m dating myself here. I know another sketchy word choice). But to be honest, the women hitting on me made it clear that they weren’t wanting or desiring to be girlfriend material.

This was during my work hours from 3:00-4:15 PM, so I believe this group to be stay-at-home mom/wife types. These women were looking for a hook up, or maybe sex on the regular because they aren’t getting much or any from their husband. All of these women expressing interest were definitely very attractive. I guess these babes were from a group that felt that “he is a married man and maybe I was looking for action on the side with a no tell agreement.” I have no idea. I will add cougar lady was very attractive and I did think she was going to, at one point, pull her bikini bottom to the side and offer to get it on in the cabana I was sitting in.

Oh, I didn’t wear the ring the following week…. Nothing but silence from the coeds.

The Chief