Be a pineapple:
Stand tall, wear a crown,
and stay sweet on the inside.
Anonymous

Senator Kennedy advises Obama and Colbert to get a motel room.

https://redstate.com/bobhoge/2026/05/08/comedy-gold-sen-kennedy-mocks-lovefest-between-fawning-host-and-obama-get-a-motel-room-n2202123

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A two times mother.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/07/karoline-leavitt-announces-birth-of-daughter-viviana-god-is-good/

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Hochul is caught lying.

https://nypost.com/2026/05/07/us-news/hochul-set-to-announce-deal-on-nys-budget-with-a-little-more-help-for-mamdani-nyc/

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Iran can’t be trusted–PERIOD.   Their word is as good for as long as a carrier–group remains nearby.

https://www.newsmax.com/newsfront/donald-trump-iran-conflict-nuclear-weapons/2026/05/06/id/1255459/

Curb doesn’t mean stop or quit.

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/curb

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Do you think that Mayor Bowser gave instructions ????????   She just retired to be with her family.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/05/06/dc-police-finally-hold-those-accountable-for-cooking-the-books-on-crime-data-n2675609

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Ketanji is a national treasure.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/05/05/justice-alitos-just-took-ketanji-brown-jackson-to-the-cleaners-n2675532

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Good luck.

https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/05/04/kamala-harris-said-what-about-la-mayor-karen-bass-n2202006

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Musk will take us to Mars.

https://pjmedia.com/vodkapundit/2026/05/04/spacexs-last-big-test-was-all-wet-n4952477

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Rubio is getting on-the-job training from be Pope.

https://www.breitbart.com/faith/2026/05/04/vatican-confirms-marco-rubio-will-meet-pope-leo-xiv-on-may-7/

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School administrators need training.   Victims should be able to sue them individually, no taxpayer liability.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/jeff-charles/2026/05/04/phoenix-family-suing-school-after-sexual-assault-n2675496

Has Pharaoh Ramses 2 been rediscovered ?

https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/science/archaeologists-uncover-massive-artifact-depicting-pharaoh-thought-to-have-challenged-moses-in-exodus/

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The regular season doesn’t mean much.

https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2026/05/07/report-ncaa-votes-to-expand-march-madness-tournament-for-men-women-to-76-teams/

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The Current Events Editor:    What is happening in America, LL ?

The Weekly Reader Cat:    Will Jack Daniel’s Whiskey wind up like Budweiser, owned by a foreign company ?

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/04/28/jd-takeover-n2675185

Maybe the owners or Trump will stop the merger.

Here is a success story.   Actors on the ‘Friends’ rerun shows make 20 Million bucks per episode.

https://pagesix.com/2026/04/28/entertainment/lisa-kudrow-divulges-staggering-amount-friends-cast-still-makes-on-residuals/?_gl=1*40rl11*_ga*NTg1MzMxMTkyLjE3NzIyMTkxMjU.*_ga_0DZ7LHF5PZ*czE3Nzc0MDExOTkkbzY0JGcwJHQxNzc3NDAxMjAwJGo1OSRsMCRoMA

A favorite BBQ chain closes.

https://nypost.com/2026/04/29/business/smokey-bones-bbq-abruptly-shuts-us-restaurants-after-filing-for-bankruptcy/

This is a tough one.   Trump might swap Minnesota for Ellesmere Island in Nunavut, with Canada.  It is only 16 miles to the 51st state Greenland.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Nunavut

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

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Enroll before Mitch McConnell passes to the other side.

https://theonion.com/aarp-releases-strong-april-jowls-report/

https://www.washingtontimes.com/

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It is amazing.

https://babylonbee.com/news/media-still-stumped-as-to-motive-of-gunman-with-manifesto-titled-why-im-going-to-kill-donald-j-trump

https://www.breitbart.com/

I never knew what Bluegrass meant, but I can confirm that this song is calming and beautiful…lean back and relax, my friend.
-Sheila Tolley-  

The Lily of the Valley (Appalachian Folk Hymn) | Traditional Bluegrass Gospel Duet

Patriotism is supporting your country all the time, and your government when it deserves it.
Mark Twain

Wizard of Oz author,  L Frank Baum…came up with the name “Oz” because one of his file cabinets in his office was labeled O-Z.

Lewis Carroll’s Alice in Wonderland was originally banned in China because it includes talking animals.

Victor Hugo’s novel Les Miserables contains an 800-word sentence.

Charles Dickens is said to be the most cinematically adapted novelist of all time…but the most performed literary character on the silver screen is popularly said to be either Count Dracula or Sherlock Holmes.

A novel written in the form of a series of letters is called an epistolatory novel.

Frankenstein’s Monster isn’t called “Frankenstein.” The only name by which it is referred to in the original novel is “Adam.”

All the profits from JM Barrie’s novel Peter Pan were donated to a children’s hospital in London.

https://x.com/LangmanVince/status/1939074185130566023

TED WAS A WONDERFUL PERSON AND GREAT AMERICAN.

https://www.breitbart.com/the-media/2026/05/06/ted-turner-media-pioneer-cnn-founder-former-atlanta-braves-and-hawks-owner-dies-at-87/

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She hates America.   Her supporters hate America.

https://redstate.com/rusty-weiss/2026/05/07/jayapal-torched-for-betraying-america-brags-about-working-with-foreign-powers-against-trump-on-cuba-n2202085

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Let’s see what happens.

https://redstate.com/sister-toldjah/2026/05/06/louise-lucas-issues-statement-after-fbi-search-and-whats-interesting-is-what-she-left-out-n2202081

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They need to start moving now.    Is the border wall finished ???????

https://nypost.com/2026/05/04/science/mexico-city-is-sinking-by-nearly-a-foot-every-year-new-study/

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Bring them home.   Europe can pay for their own security.

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2026/05/03/trump-says-u-s-will-withdraw-a-lot-more-than-5000-troops-from-germany/

Someone actually gets blamed for mistakes they made.   Cassius was right.

https://nypost.com/2026/05/03/world-news/bayesian-superyacht-sinking-wasnt-caused-by-catastrophic-storm/

https://poemanalysis.com/shakespeare-quotes/the-fault-dear-brutus/

If he is that bad, keep him.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/03/report-dnc-members-looking-push-ken-martin-out-chair/

Who knows ?

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/mattvespa/2026/05/07/is-this-jeffrey-epsteins-suicide-note-n2675670

Poor Karen.

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/05/06/video-los-angeles-mayor-karen-bass-drops-f-bomb-in-bizarre-freudian-slip-during-debate/

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Mamstinky.

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/amy-curtis/2026/05/06/nyc-food-desert-lie-n2675620

https://nypost.com/2026/05/06/us-news/billionaire-ken-griffin-scales-back-nyc-jobs-in-response-to-mamdanis-tax-the-rich-antics-sparking-fears-wealthy-exodus-has-begun/

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The Old Editor:    What is up for today, LL ?

The Learn From The Past Cat:    I have some interesting items.   Number one covers everything–almost.

https://tolleystopics.com/2024/07/29/damn-right/

Rush could make a point with humor.

https://pjmedia.com/scott-pinsker/2024/08/01/mega-dittos-todays-the-anniversary-of-the-greatest-moment-in-radio-history-n4931241

The Wall.

https://tolleystopics.com/2024/08/08/vietnam-memorial-wall/

I want a pack of Lucky Strikes.

https://tolleystopics.com/2024/08/11/seniors-time-capsule/

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=lucky+strike+cigarette+ad#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:fd0f8805,vid:KGkXsg_7wq8,st:0

Changes.

https://tolleystopics.com/2024/08/18/the-fifties/

https://www.google.com/search?client=firefox-b-1-d&q=peggy+sue+song#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:f1f7778e,vid:jrVlfGs5X64,st:0

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Info.what.com.

https://theonion.com/at-long-last-infowars-is-ours/

https://gulfnews.com/

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Bring back ‘duck and cover’ from the 1950s-60s.

https://babylonbee.com/news/9-warning-signs-your-teacher-might-be-plotting-to-assassinate-the-president

https://www.newsmax.com/