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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

Dating in 2026

What a time to be alive. Women at gyms or beaches in thong bikinis. Women wearing leggings for every occasion. Women basically not even covering their top anymore. Women often look like refugees from rap videos dressing like they just can’t wait to be exploited again. It’s wild.

Getting said modern women to go on a date with you, on the other hand, is no fun chore.

I will lay out several instances of mine (and one of my friend’s) to illustrate the issues in the dating pool. William is/was not wrong with his description.

Servpro Chick: this attractive vendor came by my office every other month. She would shoot the breeze with me and was, according to my office partner, “very flirtatious.” I asked her out; yep, went on 3 dates with her. If you’re wondering, I thought after that many dates we would end the evening in the bedroom, but on the verge of “scoring” she confessed to me that she was married and had 2 kids. Yep. Maybe she was trying to see if she “still had it” but wow, what a way to treat your household.

Chick from one office down the hall: We actually met at the gym, on the treadmills. We spoke for about an hour. Quite literally two days later, there was a mixer for all employees in the building where we work. I saw her and went to speak to her; she acted like she didn’t know me. Previously we had a normal conversation, and then she brushes me off. This struck me as odd, but in essence why waste each other’s time pursuing further.

Spartan race chick: This one is truly bizarre. We volunteered several times to prepare racecourses for various venues. It happened that we worked together for hours at a time on multiple occasions in the past 2 years. She reached out to me in January and asked for my cell number. Oh yeah, after some texting with her, suddenly she said I just want to be friends. Again odd. Who asks for someone’s number to be friends only?

Dating app guy: This is actually from a coworker of mine. She matched with a guy on Hinge (dating app) and they had been texting each other. A date was supposed to happen Friday night, it was subsequently rescheduled to Sunday due to his “work commitments.” On Sunday, he ghosted her. Monday morning she told me he “unadded” her or something on that dating app. He then sent 3 messages to her saying she is “so beautiful and wanted a chance to make things up to her.” Of course she refused, she also declared she would be deleting the app.

random image from internet of a woman at gym

There is a reason I do not do dating apps. It seems like that universe is filled with people just wanting a hook up, weirdos, whackos like the guy above, and people who don’t look like their profile picture. I’ve heard this enough that I believe this is the rule not the exception. I would rather just sit out that whole exploitation routine. As you can see, the dating pool is limited and not much hope anymore. But boy is the scenery great at my fitness club!

The Chief

Editor’s Note: then there is the issue of whether said dating prospect has all factor equipment or aftermarket modifications. Yuck! Puts a whole new spin on trust but verify. Just sayin’.

A Gigantic WTF in El Dorado County

I am actually at a loss and can barely find the words for this. William will tell you, half the time I’m interrupting him on our phone calls. For some background, El Dorado County is quite literally about 90% MAGA/Trump country. They gave Gavin the middle finger on covid shutdowns and are probably the reddest part of the state; (They were carved up in redistricting), but I digress.

I came across this today on my KCRA 3 news app.

Carl Cacconie, convicted of six counts of lewd and lascivious acts on a child in El Dorado County, has been captured after nearly 10 months on the run, according to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office and the FBI Sacramento Field Office.

Cacconie was located in Scottsdale, Arizona, following what officials described as an extensive joint investigation.

Convicted CA child molester captured in Arizona after nearly 10 months on the run

I had to re-read that several times. No chance it was El Dorado, no chance. It was. He was allowed to leave and return for his sentencing. For those of you used to getting your court related info from Law and Order, you are typically remanded to custody after a guilty verdict. For some reason this piece of trash was not.

Cacconie was found guilty on July 17, 2025, following a trial at the El Dorado County courthouse in South Lake Tahoe.

An El Dorado County jury convicted him of six counts of committing lewd acts upon a child under the age of 14.

The victim, now an adult, said she was 11 years old when the abuse occurred. She previously told KCRA 3 she remembered being afraid that no one would believe her.

“He was an adult. People would believe an adult before me,” she said. After the verdict, she described feeling relief after years of pain.

“It was a sense of relief,” she said. “All of the tears — it was all worth it in the end. Even though it was one of the hardest things I’ve had to go through, it felt like a huge weight lifted off my shoulders.”

Huh? Damn! It’s like the Michael Dukakis weekend prison passes from years ago.

Michael Dukakis — this is the photo that sank Dukakis’ Presidential aspirations in 1988

Despite the conviction, Cacconie was not immediately taken into custody. According to the El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office, a deputy district attorney requested that Cacconie be remanded into custody while awaiting sentencing. That request was denied.

Instead, Cacconie remained out of custody on $1 million bail after previously surrendering his passport and being fitted with a monitoring device. El Dorado County Judge Michael McLaughlin allowed him to leave the courthouse and return for sentencing on Aug. 25, 2025. Cacconie faced up to 18 years in prison. He never showed up.

“Where is he? He just disappeared,” the victim previously said.

Oh damn, so the guy who is likely looking at the better part of several life terms or like 580 years in jail didn’t show up to his sentencing? Wild. I cannot believe it. Alert the press.

On Aug. 17, 2025, Cacconie’s monitoring device stopped transmitting, according to the District Attorney’s Office. He was last seen in San Francisco on Aug. 22, 2025.

On Aug. 25, the day of his sentencing, Cacconie’s family informed the court that they had reported him missing and said he had left behind his phone, wallet and a suicide note.

The victim’s family said that without the discovery of Cacconie’s body, they believed he was alive. On May 14, 2026, a federal arrest warrant was issued for Cacconie in the Eastern District of California for unlawful flight to avoid confinement, which officials said was meant to aid efforts to locate him. Less than a month later, Cacconie was captured in Arizona.

It remains unclear whether anyone who may have helped Cacconie evade authorities or hide while he was a fugitive is facing charges.

In closing, why was this person allowed to be out on bail? Also, its El Dorado County not San Francisco County where I would expect this bullshit to take place. I hope he gets 580 years in prison, and they bury him under the jail.

The Chief

Voter Fraud In CA? I now say yes!

Folks this will be a short blog, but I have done a 180 on voter fraud. Specifically, the Los Angeles Mayor race result. That is the specific target of this blog. On election night (keep in mind CA will be counting ballots 32 more days) had Spencer Pratt making the runoff with incumbent Karen Bass. This was a result that was expected if you read the analysis post-election night. The experts were expecting Pratt vs Bass. Whelp a vote drop two days or so after election night gave the 3^rd place finisher Nithya Ramen a 3,000-vote lead. The AP called the race today for those 2 finishing in the top 2. Ramen is a far left damn near communist, Bass is very liberal herself and also trained in the ways of Karl Marx. To me it makes zero sense that 2 people that share similar political positions would finish 1-2 with the vote share they got!

While I have zero proof of actual fraud, a large gain of votes by a single candidate will always get my attention. It reminds me of the “vote count stopping” simultaneously in major cities until tomorrow morning in 2020 Presidential election and viola when the count resumed, Joe Biden had miraculously picked up insurmountable vote totals.

You see the issue out here in California is that we send everyone a ballot who is registered. Everyone. You have to mail it in or drop it off to a vote center. That center then sends it to the county clerk where it is processed. The ballots are opened and then the signature is verified. Allegedly. I do not believe they can be verifying signatures as millions of ballots must be counted. Seems like an exercise in futility. The ballots can be postmarked on election day, so they are likely to receive ballots as late as today in the mail. It is also alleged that ballots with no postmark are required to be counted under California election law. Counting will continue.

If you want people to believe there is no voter fraud, why not make the process more transparent? 37 days to count votes? Strange result dumps that make no sense? Saying you verify all signatures when they seem dubious? Once people start thinking there is fraud, it’s hard to get them to change their minds.

Again, while I have no proof, the election result in LA smells; Pratt should have made the top 2. Something is very fishy here.

The Chief