Observations Over Time

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In my many years I have come to a conclusion that one useless man is a shame, two is a law firm, and three or more is a congress.
-John Adams-

If you don’t read the newspaper, you are uninformed, if you do read the newspaper you are misinformed.
-Mark Twain-

Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But then I repeat myself.
-Mark Twain-

I contend that for a nation to try to tax itself into prosperity is like a man standing in a bucket and trying to lift himself up by the handle.
-Winston Churchill-

A government which robs Peter to pay Paul can always depend on the support of Paul.
-George Bernard Shaw-

A liberal is someone who feels a   great debt to his fellow man, which debt he proposes to pay off with your money.
-G Gordon Liddy-

Democracy must be something more than two wolves and a sheep voting on what to have for dinner.
-James Bovard-
Civil Libertarian

Foreign aid might be defined as a transfer of money from poor people in rich countries to rich people in poor countries.   
-Douglas Case-  
Classmate of Bill Clinton at Georgetown University

Giving money and power to government is like giving whiskey and car keys to teenage boys.   
-PJ. O’Rourke-
Civil Libertarian

Government is the great fiction, through which everybody endeavors to live at the expense   of everybody else.
-Frederic Bastiat- 
French Economist (1801-1850)

Government’s view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.   
-Ronald Reagan-

 

I don’t make jokes. I just watch the government and report the  facts.
-Will Rogers-

If you think health care is expensive now, wait until you see what it costs when it’s free!   
-P J. O’Rourke-

In general, the art of government consists of taking as much money as possible from one party of the citizens to give to the other.
-Voltaire-

Just because you do not take an interest in politics doesn’t mean politics won’t take an interest in you!
-Pericles- (430 B.C.)

No man’s life, liberty, or property is safe while the legislature is in session.   
-Mark Twain- (1866)

Talk is cheap, except when Congress does it.
-Anonymous-

The government is like a baby’s alimentary canal, with a happy appetite at one end and no responsibility at the other.   
-Ronald Reagan-

The inherent vice of capitalism is the unequal sharing of the blessings. The inherent blessing of socialism is the equal sharing of misery.
-Winston Churchill-

The only difference between a tax man and a taxidermist is that the taxidermist leaves the skin.   
-Mark Twain-

The ultimate result of shielding men from the effects of folly is to fill the world with fools.   
  -Herbert Spencer-
English Philosopher (1820-1903)

There is no distinctly Native American criminal class, save Congress.
-Mark Twain-

What this country needs are more unemployed politicians.  
-Edward Langley-
Artist (1928-1995)

A government big enough to give you everything you want, is strong enough to take everything you have.
-Thomas Jefferson-

We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.
-Aesop-


FIVE BEST SENTENCES

You cannot legislate the poor into prosperity, by legislating the wealthy out of prosperity.

What one person receives without working for, another person must work for without receiving.

The government cannot give to anybody anything that the government does not first take from somebody else.

You cannot multiply wealth by dividing it.

When half of the people get the idea that they do not have to work, because the other half is going to take care of them, and when the other half gets the idea that it does no good to work, because somebody else is going to get what they work for, that is the beginning of the end of any nation!

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Patriot Post Memes

 

Daily Wisecracks & Wisdom

The journey of a thousand miles
begins with one step.
Lao Tzu

THE SPHINX—NEW YORK

Will your drugs be cheaper ?

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/02/05/white-house-launches-trump-rx-n2670792

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The Olympics opening ceremony.

NOTABLE ARRESTS.

ICE arrests over 4,000 criminal illegals in Minnesota.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/05/operation-metro-surge-ice-agents-arrest-more-than-4000-illegal-aliens-across-minnesota/

Nancy Guthrie fraud.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/05/us-news/derrick-callella-charged-and-idd-as-nancy-guthrie-imposter-ransom-note-sender/

Antifa member.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/02/05/antifa-member-arrested-after-online-calls-to-hunt-ice-agents-n2670760

Man wants to kill OMB Director.

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/02/05/here-we-go-again-maryland-man-arrested-for-attempted-murder-of-key-trump-admin-official-n2198887

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Baby Trump holds a press conference.

Liawatha is funny.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/dmitri-bolt/2026/02/05/scott-bessent-elizabeth-warren-n2670742

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What is Iran asking for ?

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/02/05/iran-seizes-oil-tankers-n2670729

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Bass should run for Senator.   She is all smiles as she screws the citizens.

https://hotair.com/john-s-2/2026/02/04/mayor-bass-watered-down-the-palisades-fire-report-then-lied-about-it-n3811560

Good.

https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2026/02/04/fbi-arrests-man-who-doxxed-federal-agent-threatened-childusing-stolen-govt-files-in-minneapolis-n2198831

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Keep Federal Taxpayer money away from the thieves.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/02/03/baltimore-mayor-calls-reporter-racist-for-asking-why-he-needs-165k-taxpayer-funded-suv-n2670616

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Maxine Waters will be 88 years old on primary day.    California needs more smelly Democrats that have no manners, class, or common courtesy.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/04/us-news/tempers-flare-between-dem-rep-maxine-waters-and-scott-bessent-over-inflation-can-you-shut-up/

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NATIONAL

The Supremes can’t even keep their work private.   

https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/02/04/chief-justice-roberts-finally-moves-to-secure-supreme-court-processes-leaky-media-hardest-hit-n2198853

Trump plans for the Trump-Kennedy Center to be renovated.  

https://redstate.com/mike_miller/2026/02/02/trump-makes-major-announcement-about-trump-kennedy-center-democrat-heads-explode-in-3-2-1-n2198742

Good.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/03/florida-to-administer-driver-license-tests-exclusively-in-english-to-ensure-safety/

A good idea financed by the builders–if it works out.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/04/real-estate/major-homebuilders-considering-1-million-trump-homes-intended-for-first-time-buyers/

Meeks is another Democrat that is happy ONLY when his party wins.

https://x.com/EricLDaugh/status/2019080857731129549?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw%7Ctwcamp%5Etweetembed%7Ctwterm%5E2019080857731129549%7Ctwgr%5E9b56470c9cab27395d48e23c20ad04827e755e2f%7Ctwcon%5Es1_&ref_url=https%3A%2F%2Ftownhall.com%2Ftipsheet%2Fdmitri-bolt%2F2026%2F02%2F04%2Fbessent-greg-meeks-n2670678

Chris discovers The White House.

https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/02/04/trump-christopher-columbus-statue-white-house-n2198839

More Americans killed by illegals and the Democratic Party.

https://hotair.com/tree-hugging-sister/2026/02/05/illegals-driving-semis-kill-again-n3811591

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Mamdinky.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/05/opinion/mamdanis-free-for-all-including-illegals-will-only-end-in-bills-for-all-taxpayers/

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The Empire State Editor:     What is up with New York state, LL ?

The 21st Century Cat:   Here are a few things to see in N.Y.

https://stantonhouseinn.com/places-to-visit-in-new-york-state?utm_term=&utm_campaign=Website+traffic-Search-3&utm_source=adwords&utm_medium=ppc&hsa_acc=4657494219&hsa_cam=10505038213&hsa_grp=&hsa_ad=&hsa_src=x&hsa_tgt=&hsa_kw=&hsa_mt=&hsa_net=adwords&hsa_ver=3&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=21079354011&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI9JzthIuskgMVTjcIBR0jtx0oEAAYASAAEgJV4PD_BwE

Symbols of New York state.

https://dec.ny.gov/get-involved/education/kids-go/new-york-state-symbols

State song.

A bonus from Minnesota.

https://tolleystopics.com/2026/01/27/the-somali-waltz/

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When will it end ?

https://genesiustimes.com/how-many-protesters-need-to-die-from-back-alley-deportations-just-because-local-politicians-think-the-procedure-should-be-banned/

https://www.timesunion.com/?utm_source=marketing&utm_medium=google&utm_campaign=content_acquisition&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=17872827498&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI04j32paskgMVUUb_AR0YUw0PEAAYASAAEgINuPD_BwE

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Just do it.

https://babylonbee.com/news/tim-walz-says-he-will-do-anything-to-keep-minnesota-residents-safe-except-cooperate-with-federal-law-enforcement

https://www.newsmax.com/

Cathy’s Corner

    THE GOOD, THE BAD & THE UGLY

 Today our Dow stocks went over 50,000 for the first time, I say Hallelujah. What a good thing for all of us with our retirement funds and all other money funds.   I was just thinking Old Joe was elected into the Senate in 1972. He ran for President in 1988 and 2008, before he became President in 2020.  He never campaigned and only spoke from his basement!  In all those years, if he were a smart man, he could have done just 1/8 of what Trump has done. People would have been grateful.  I tend to agree with Trump,  Old Jo was a low IQ person and he chose an even lower IQ person to be his VP.  He slept, more than he worked as President. What did Joe and his VP do that is praise-worthy? What did they do to help America?  Please tell me if you know of anything. We know that all he did was destructive to  America. I remember how he would toot his horn before the press, and brag of how he had been a public servant for all those years.

 Trump was in for his first 4 years in 2017-2021. He did a lot of good things then.  Take in mind he had no Gov. Experience, not even running a State as a Governor.   Now here he is back with us again, and has told us that we will have a Golden Age of Manufacturing in America again. So far in this first year he has left us with our heads spinning. He works more than he sleeps. He gathers together the big drug companies and made them come down on the prices of drugs, he is rebuilding our Country’s industries again. Many Drug companies are building in America to manufacture RX / Drugs here in America, not overseas .  Also, steel, aluminum, mining, car manufacturing, AI, so much more.   President Trump has the best Cabinet ever, the most experienced people.   

Haven’t you ever wondered what kept Old Joe from doing all of that? He had many years, and opportunities to do something great.  Maybe its low IQ?  It could be a disease; it seems a lot on the left have a real problem of how to use their brain. I think they all want to win an Oscar, or Golden Globe award.  Just watch them when they have someone who is being  grilled on the hill. They really can put on a show.  Just last week Maxine Waters grilled our Secretary of the Treasury, Scott Bessent. Mr. Bessent is brilliant, and founded his own investment firm.   Maxine Waters put on a show with her ugly wig, and a mouth that looks like a monkey’s butt. These Far Left DemoRats are not getting any better.

Keep an eye open for many new Muslims. I am sure some will  attempt runs in  our midterm elections. Remember, their goal is to take over America from within.  

Would you look at that? There is Old Basement Biden now. It must be time for an Ice Cream Cone.

Bible Verse

 Our bodies are like a tent that we live in here on earth. One day, that home will come to an end. But we know that God will give us a new home. It is not a house that a human builder has built. God has built it for us in heaven and we will live there for ever.

Patriot Post Memes

Can someone please show me the law that allows placing garbage or barriers in the public road as peaceful protesting?
Why haven’t these MISCREANTS been charged and taken to jail?
-Sheila Tolley-

Daily Wisecracks & Wisdom

Success is 1% inspiration
and 99% perspiration.
Thomas Edison

THE SPHINX—NORTH CAROLINA

What the Democrats want for America.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/02/04/democrats-demands-for-dhs-funding-are-herethey-would-destroy-ice-as-we-know-it-n2670714

This is how many Americans illegals kill each year.

https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2026/02/04/estimating-the-cost-of-illegal-alien-crimes-n4949119

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We won’t be covering the Super Bowl.   The NFL supports criminals.

https://redstate.com/jenniferoo/2026/02/04/cabia-anti-newsom-superbowl-billboard-is-just-the-ticket-to-deflate-gavins-ego-n2198809

You can follow it here.

https://www.espn.com/

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Are you tired of owning property, using your own car, sleeping in your own home ?   If so, vote for slimes like MamDinky, Walz, and Mousse Man.   

Have you noticed how much news the 10 million illegals who Joe, Nancy, and Schumer let in make every day ?

Maybe all the taxes will be approved.

https://pjmedia.com/tim-o-brien/2026/01/30/this-news-report-is-the-ad-the-gop-must-use-everywhere-to-win-the-midterms-n4948920

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Some of the Georgia frauds are finally exposed.   What about Fani and Stacey Abrams ?

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/josephchalfant/2026/01/31/fulton-county-n2670452

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/scott-mcclallen/2026/01/31/georgia-rep-allegedly-took-13k-in-covid-benefits-while-working-3-jobs-n2670450

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Trump’s McDonald’s adventure.

NATIONAL

Rents drop to a 4 year low–with only about 2 million illegals sent home.    People with rental property want more illegals not less.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/02/02/experts-nationwide-rent-decline-as-border-enforcement-reduces-migration/

Texas is closing this Gender Studies program.

https://pjmedia.com/catherinesalgado/2026/01/31/winning-texas-a-and-m-axes-gender-studies-program-n4948959

A bonus.

https://redstate.com/rc-maxwell/2026/02/03/defiant-dan-patrick-delivers-1m-check-to-tpusa-despite-left-wing-fury-over-expansion-in-texas-n2198780

California is a second home to Communist Chinese.  Swalwell was reported as having an affair with Fang Fang.   Dianne Feinstein had a commie driver for 16 years.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/31/chinese-communist-background-threatens-eric-swalwells-run-for-ca-governor/

INTERNATIONAL

Kate keeps busy.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/02/entertainment/kate-middleton-proves-shes-the-sporty-spice-princess-and-a-crafty-cook-in-the-kitchen/

Disney gets a new CEO.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/03/business/disney-names-theme-parks-boss-josh-damaro-as-its-new-ceo/

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Mamdinky.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/04/us-news/mamdani-nyc-health-dept-staffers-launch-working-group-accusing-israel-of-genocide/

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RIP—LaMonte.

https://nypost.com/2026/02/05/entertainment/lamonte-mclemore-singer-and-founding-member-of-the-5th-dimension-dead-at-90/

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=let+the+sun+shine+in+song#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:473c196e,vid:06X5HYynP5E,st:0

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The Tar Heel Editor:    What is happening in North Carolina, LL ?

The Honey Cat:   Our IT Guy brings us real honey from N.C.    Here is a little history.

https://www.ncmuseumofhistory.org/visit/busy-building-history

Some highlights.

https://www.visitnc.com/?http://utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=vnc2526&utm_term=search&adara_campaignid=12715717370&adarapixelid=508994&gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=12715717370&gclid=EAIaIQobChMI_NPtmfimkgMVFUf_AR0OJBqbEAAYAiAAEgI0DfD_BwE

State symbols.

https://www.ourstate.com/north-carolinas-official-state-symbols/

State song.

The Democrat Left has 100 paid protesters that move from cause to cause, as the need arises.   Nine ( 9 ) Billion pays for a lot of protests.

https://genesiustimes.com/breaking-the-coexist-crowd-is-destroying-the-city-again/

https://www.charlotteobserver.com/

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Poor Don.

https://babylonbee.com/news/frustrated-don-lemon-wonders-what-a-guy-has-to-do-to-get-sent-to-mens-prison

https://www.newsmax.com/

Astronomy Picture of the Day

Supernova Remnant Cassiopeia A
Image Credit: NASA, ESA, CSA, STScI; D. Milisavljevic (Purdue University), T. Temim (Princeton University), I. De Looze (University of Gent)

Explanation: Massive stars in our Milky Way Galaxy live spectacular lives. Collapsing from vast cosmic clouds, their nuclear furnaces ignite and create heavy elements in their cores. After only a few million years for the most massive stars, the enriched material is blasted back into interstellar space where star formation can begin anew. The expanding debris cloud known as Cassiopeia A is an example of this final phase of the stellar life cycle. Light from the supernova explosion that created this remnant would have been first seen in planet Earth’s sky about 350 years ago, although it took that light 11,000 years to reach us. This sharp NIRCam image from the James Webb Space Telescope shows the still-hot filaments and knots in the supernova remnant. The whitish, smoke-like outer shell of the expanding blast wave is about 20 light-years across. A series of light echoes from the massive star’s cataclysmic explosion are also identified in Webb’s detailed images of the surrounding interstellar medium.

Tomorrow’s picture: pixels in space