Saturday, December 06, 2025

I Don't Know If They Can Read.

All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction thereof, are citizens of the United States and of the State wherein they reside.
I don't know about you but I don't see any wiggle room in that. "All persons born..." that is pretty straight forward.
Dec. 5, 2025


The US Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case on whether some children born in the US have a constitutional right to citizenship.

On his first day in office in January, President Donald Trump signed an order to end birthright citizenship for those born to parents who are in the country illegally, but the move was blocked by multiple lower courts.

No date has been set yet for the Supreme Court arguments, and a ruling is months away.

Whatever the court decides could have major implications for Trump's immigration crackdown and for what it means to be an American citizen.
There is only one way for the court to decide. It doesn't say except for... There are no qualifiers in the wording...  "All persons born or naturalized in the United States, and subject to the jurisdiction..." it doesn't say "except for those of undocumented parents." and they are most definitely "subject to the jurisdiction" they are being held by ICE & CBP to court hearings.
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Saturday 9: Ja Da

On Saturdays I take a break from the heavy stuff and have some fun… 
 

Unfamiliar with this week's tune? Hear it here. 
 
1) The lyrics tell us the melody is soothing. What calms you when you're upset or anxious?
Well a lot of times I get a visual migraine and then I put on the Eagles to relax.

2) There was a lot going on in 1918 – like WWI and the Spanish flu pandemic – that left people upset and anxious. In those days, radio wasn't yet a staple in American homes so people received their news through newspapers. Today with podcasts and 24 hour cable news and social media and other news outlets available, do you ever feel like taking a break from current events?
Every day!

3) In addition to newspapers, magazines were a big deal in 1918. Women turned to publications like Ladies Home Journal and McCall's for trends and tips about fashion and housekeeping. Do you have any printed magazines in your home now? 
Nope. My sister-in-law gets Yankee Magazine and Down East magazines so I glance at them while I at their place. 

4) Today schoolchildren often learn "Ja-Da" because it's easy to sing and play. Was music part of your grade school curriculum?
Yeah but they told me to shut-up, that I’m tone deaf. It is true… every year the graduating 6th grade class gave a concert, I was told to shut-up and mouth the words.

5) Composer Bob Carleton published more than 500 songs in his career. He had no songwriting partner, handling the words and lyrics himself. What's your favorite song? Was it written by a single composer or a songwriting team?
Wow! I hate these kind of questions. I don’t have a favorite song but I have songs that I like, like the Eagles first album, and many songs from the 60s and 70s.

6) Bob got his start in his hometown of St. Louis, playing piano in his parents' saloon. When you think of St. Louis, what comes to mind?
The Arch.

7) In 1918, Americans were buying more cars and Studebakers were a familiar sight on the streets and highways. Today that name is mostly forgotten. Can you think of a brand that used to popular but has disappeared?
Yeah, sadly any U.S. brand. When was the last time you saw an ad for a U.S. car. Not for pickup trucks but for a car?

8) During WWI, Americans were familiar with "Meatless Days." Back then we were encouraged to cut back on the consumption of meat as a patriotic gesture to help the American and Allied troops. Today "Meatless Monday" highlights health and the environment. Think about your diet. Do you try to eat more grains, fruits and vegetables?
Um… yeah. What food group is lobster?

9) Random question: Where did you get the shirt you are wearing right now?
Amazon. That is where I buy my clothes, you go to a Walmart. Target, or a Kohl’s and their variety is limited while online it has more selections.

Thanks so much for joining us again at Saturday: 9. As always, feel free to come back, see who has participated and comment on their posts. In fact sometimes, if you want to read & comment on everyone's responses, you might want to check back again tomorrow. But it is not a rule. We haven’t any rules here. Join us on next Saturday for another version of Saturday: 9, "Just A Silly Meme on a Saturday!" Enjoy your weekend!
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Friday, December 05, 2025

Did You Expect Anything Less?

You heard of the "Midas Touch", well Trump has the "Minus Touch" everything he touches turns to crap.


The Kennedy Center Honors have traditionally been one of Washington's splashiest affairs. Think Hollywood on the Potomac.

Every year, an astonishing number of A-listers come to Washington, D.C., to pay tribute to the honorees with performances and speeches. Think Beyoncé performing for Tina Turner, Audrey Hepburn rhapsodizing about Cary Grant, Rob Reiner praising Norman Lear, Aretha Franklin singing for Carol King, Sidney Poitier honoring Harry Belafonte or James Taylor and John Williams playing for Yo-Yo Ma.
Well now Trump fired the bipartisan Board of Directors and put his cronies in their place. And everything went to shit.
As in years past, Sunday night's gala will be turned into a broadcast special that will air on CBS and Paramount+ on Dec. 23.

But, after months of upheaval at the Kennedy Center, the 48th Honors will be different. In February, President Trump abruptly ousted the Kennedy Center president, Deborah Rutter, and board chair David Rubenstein. Staff who worked on the ceremony and broadcast have also recently resigned.
So you know that Trump had to muddy up the waters...
In the past, honorees were chosen in a months-long, bipartisan undertaking by members of the Kennedy Center board with input from the general public and past honorees. Ultimately recipients were selected by executive members of the board and a couple of other senior staff members, with consultation from past honorees such as Julie Andrews, Lionel Richie and John Williams.

This year, President Trump said he was "about 98%" involved in the selection process. He also broke with tradition by personally announcing the names at a press conference at the Kennedy Center last August. Previously, the announcement was made on the center's website and in press releases.
It is "Me, Me, Me" with Trump! Guess who the host will be this year?
Previous hosts of the Kennedy Center Honors have included Walter Cronkite, Stephen Colbert, Gloria Estefan and Queen Latifah. Trump will host this year, a first for a U.S. president. At the August press conference, Trump said he's hosting because he was asked (he didn't say by whom), and said he was told "You'll get much higher ratings." He continued, "I used to host The Apprentice finales and we did rather well with that. So I think we're going to do very well because we have some great honorees."
Whether he will be doing t or not is still a secret and it is only a couple of weeks away! Forbes wrote that one of this year's honorees is...
Stallone, who has a history of supporting Republican candidates, had refrained from publicly supporting Trump until his 2024 election victory, after which Stallone introduced him at an event in Mar-a-Lago in November. There, Stallone called Trump a “really mythical character,” compared him to Washington and said nobody “could’ve pulled off what he pulled off,” referring to his election victory. Strait, who is largely quiet on politics, appeared to reference Trump’s assassination attempt at a concert on July 13, the same day Trump survived a bullet wound to the ear at a rally in Butler, Pennsylvania. Strait dedicated a performance of his 2019 pro-police song, “The Weight of the Badge,” to law enforcement officers, thanking them for their service “especially after today.” Gaynor, whose 1978 disco classic “I Will Survive” has been considered an LGBTQ anthem, has adopted Christian religious beliefs since she became a churchgoer in the 1980s...
If you butter up to Trump he showers you with awards!

As with everything Trump touches it tanks, The Hill writes,


Ticket sales for the Kennedy Center have continued to plummet in the months since President Trump took over its operations.

Tens of thousands of seats have been left empty at the three main performance venues, according to The Washington Post. 

About 43 percent of tickets remain unsold according to the Post’s daily analysis of the Kennedy Center’s Opera House, Concert Hall and Eisenhower Theater from Sept. 3 to Oct. 19.

The outlet said the Kennedy Center was missing out on approximately $1 million in revenue 45 days into show season after numerous artists canceled or refused to perform there while it is under the Trump administration’s control.

Richard Grenell, a Trump ally who was appointed interim president of the cultural center, said the staff members on site are “ecstatic,” alleging that workers were “dying for a change.” Performances by Christian artists have been ramped up in an effort to drive out what the administration has pegged as “woke” art pieces.
And sales have plummeted there just doesn't seem to be many people who want to spend a couple of hundred bucks watching gospel songs?
His comments, however, contradict the Post’s reporting that says there’s been a 36 percent drop in ticket sales compared to this time last year. The outlet also cited audience adjustments as a sign of patrons’ disengagement from the Kennedy Center.

[...]

“These numbers are likely more dire than they appear, as they don’t account for canceled productions or shows moved into smaller theaters due to weak ticket sales,” the person said in a statement provided on the condition of anonymity due to fear of retaliation. 
Hold it we are talking about "Trump's Minus Touch" here... "going to make it “hot” again" so hot no one wants to touch it! The Center is folding just like all the other things that Trump touches!
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I Can't Believe This Sh...

The disgust! This is sick! The adjectives elude me that they can sink so low!
December 4, 2025
NPR Heard on All Things Considered
By Jaclyn Diaz


The Department of Justice has instructed inspectors to stop evaluating prisons and jails using standards designed to protect transgender, intersex and gender-nonconforming people from sexual violence, according to an internal memo obtained by NPR.

This population is uniquely vulnerable to attacks while incarcerated, data shows, and advocates say the change will put such people in even more danger.

The memo explains that DOJ is in the process of revising federal standards related to the 2003 Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) in order to align with President Trump's executive order on "gender ideology extremism." The Jan. 20 executive order asserts that the United States recognizes only two sexes: male and female.
These people hate us so much that they are willing to let us get raped in jail!
The standards designed to protect inmates from sexual violence were developed after years of bipartisan work. They were created in response to overwhelming data, anecdotal evidence and a landmark Human Rights Watch report that showed sexual violence was, and continues to be, a serious problem behind bars.
It almost sounds like that they are gleeful of the dangers for the LGBTQ+ community this will create, Newsmax reports that,
Linda McFarlane, executive director of Just Detention International, a group that for years has pushed for stronger federal oversight of prison sexual abuse prevention, claimed the change "will immediately put people in danger."

"It's going to make people less safe," she told NPR. "And when facilities are less safe for the most vulnerable and marginalized, they're less safe for everybody."
Trump & Company know this and they don't care!

The NPR article says that there were,
The most recent data from the Bureau of Justice Statistics shows that in 2020, correctional administrators reported 36,264 allegations of sexual victimization in prisons, jails and other adult correctional facilities. The allegations included incidents of sexual violence, harassment and misconduct carried out by inmates against other inmates and by staff members against inmates. The report said 2,351 of those allegations — a rate of 1.2 incidents per 1,000 inmates — were substantiated after investigation.
And that was when the policy was in place, can you imagine what it will be like without monitoring?
But because PREA has been in place for more than 20 years and the prevalence of sexual abuse within the prison system is well-known, James said, "I believe and trust" that facilities "will do what is best for the incarcerated population."
Yeah, right! Anyone want to by a bridge for sale?
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Trump's Pickle

[Editorial]

Trump got himself into pickle with Venezuela.

He has moved a lot assets into the Caribbean, including an aircraft carrier!

Scenario #1: He uses the aircraft carriers in strikes against drug labs in Venezuela.
Then he has two options;
#1. He bombs the drug labs.
#2. He sends in troops to burn out the drug labs.
If he does either of those then within six months the drug labs will be up and running again! Therefore he will either have to repeat the cycles or keep troops on the ground. Just like Putin and Ukraine. The U.S. will become an occupying force, an invader.

Scenario #2: He does nothing and they call his bluff.
This is something I don't think Trump can do -- be called a loser! What would it do to the credibility of the country? To his ego?

So, Trump has painted himself in a corner. A deadly corner.

[/Editorial]
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Thursday, December 04, 2025

A Set Up?

Was that what it was... a "Set Up?"

In Oklahoma students seems to have set their professor up for a lawsuit.
Although the student did not properly complete the assignment to academic standards, the university is investigating the teacher.
The Advocate
By Christopher Wiggins
December 02 2025 


The University of Oklahoma has placed a trans graduate instructor on administrative leave after a student received a zero on a psychology assignment that described transgender people as “demonic” and asserted that gender roles are “Biblically ordained.” The dispute has quickly escalated into a statewide political flashpoint.

The controversy began when junior Samantha Fulnecky submitted a 650-word reaction paper for a course on how social expectations shape gender. Instead of addressing the assignment’s questions using data, her essay claimed society is “pushing lies” about gender, warned that eliminating strict gender roles would be harmful, and described transgender identities as “demonic,” Them reports.
He wasn't the only one to review the paper...
A second instructor, Megan Waldron, independently reviewed the paper and agreed that it did not satisfy the assignment prompt or basic academic writing expectations.
Now tell does that sound like a set-up? The class is...
Course Name: PSY 2603 - Lifespan Development (A course in the Department of Psychology)
Course Description: A survey of psychological changes... changes in cognitive, social, emotional, and physiological development from conception to death will be included.
Assignment Type: Reaction essay to a scholarly article (on gender typicality, peer relations, and mental health).
"...scholarly article..." Did you catch that? A "...scholarly article..." but what the student turned in was a a diatribe a religious dogma.

The New York Post reported that,
The psychology course’s professor, graduate student Mel Curth, who uses “she/they” pronouns, failed Fulnecky on the grounds that she neglected to address the prompt and relied more on “personal ideology” than “empirical evidence,” according to a bombshell thread shared by the university’s Turning Point USA chapter.

In her essay, which was supposed to cover “how people are perceived based on societal expectations of gender,” University of Oklahoma student Samantha Fulnecky presented a biblically fueled tirade against the notion that there are multiple genders.

The psychology course’s professor, graduate student Mel Curth, who uses “she/they” pronouns, failed Fulnecky on the grounds that she neglected to address the prompt and relied more on “personal ideology” than “empirical evidence,” according to a bombshell thread shared by the university’s Turning Point USA chapter.

In the essay, Fulnecky repeats ad nauseam that she doesn’t take issue with gender stereotypes because “that is how God made us.” However, she neglected to cite the article she was responding to, save for a vague reference to “teasing as a way to enforce gender norms.”

The psychology course’s professor, graduate student Mel Curth, who uses “she/they” pronouns, failed Fulnecky on the grounds that she neglected to address the prompt and relied more on “personal ideology” than “empirical evidence,” according to a bombshell thread shared by the university’s Turning Point USA chapter.

In the essay, Fulnecky repeats ad nauseam that she doesn’t take issue with gender stereotypes because “that is how God made us.” However, she neglected to cite the article she was responding to, save for a vague reference to “teasing as a way to enforce gender norms.”
And here is the kicker... Them writes,
Turning Point’s posts about Fulnecky and Curth sparked a firestorm on social media over the weekend, as some conservatives — including Fulnecky’s mother — admitted they were targeting Curth because she is trans. Turning Point’s original post about Curth accused her of being “mentally ill.”

“Individuals who identify as trans should be automatically disqualified from holding any position as teacher or professor,” wrote Canadian anti-trans activist Chris Elston, aka “Billboard Chris,” on X last week; “Agreed! Proud of my daughter!” wrote Kristi Fulnecky, Samantha’s mother, in a reply. (Fulnecky is an attorney who previously represented January 6th rioter Christopher Joseph Quaglin.) Oklahoma state Rep. Gabe Woolley, a Republican who calls himself a “former member of the LGBTQ community,” similarly called for Curth to be barred from higher education and repeatedly misgendered her in a series of X posts last week.
Pink News reported...
Trans graduate assistant Mel Curth has been removed from her position at the University of Oklahoma after a Christian student complained a failing grade she received in a psychology essay – because she cited the Bible rather than empirical evidence – was a violation of her right to free speech.
By Sophie Perry
Dec. 2, 2025


As first reported by The Oklahoman in November, junior Samantha Fulnecky said she was asked to write a 650-word essay reacting to an article about how people are perceived based on societal expectations of gender.

Fulnecky said in her essay that traditional gender roles should not be seen as stereotypes and cited the Bible as evidence, stating that removing the concept of gender from society would be “detrimental” because it would put people “farther from God’s original plan for humans”.

[...]

In her feedback to the assignment – screenshots of which were shared by the university’s chapter of Turning Point USA on X in a post that derided Curth – the graduate assistant explicitly told Fulnecky she was “not deducting points because you have certain beliefs” but because her work “does not answer the questions for this assignment, contradicts itself, heavily uses personal ideology over empirical evidence in a scientific class, and is at times offensive”.
Once again... no references!
Fulnecky’s mother, Kristi Fulnecky – who has defended those involved in the 6 January Capitol riot in court – agreed, writing: “Agreed! Proud of my daughter!”
Her mother is a lawyer who has worked on anti-trans cases and other right-wing cases!

Does this seem like a set-up?


Update: 12/5 @ 8AM

The term paper in question...

I am not the best at grammar but this... this... is an abomination! There doesn't seem to be one reference or footnote at all! Have they even written a scholarly paper before? 

"Woman naturally want to do womanly things..." so that is "clean the house" "cook" "clean" and always be ready when your husbands wants it? To be subservient to the husband!
Update: 12/6 @ 3AM

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Mini-Post: Even With All The Laws...

They still discriminate!
ABC 10 News San Diego
By: Austin Grabish
Dec 03, 2025


The Grossmont Union High School District has agreed to pay $1.2 million to a former employee who filed a lawsuit last year alleging she was harassed for opposing the board's "anti-LGBTQ agenda."

Rose Tagnesi worked for the district for over 28 years and claims her boss told her to keep a "low profile" because if board members found out she was gay, they wouldn't approve a promotion for her.

In 2024, Team 10 reported the former special education director alleged in court documents that a board trustee referred to Tagnesi and another school employee as "witches" who were part of an "LGBTQ coven."

[...]

Collin McGlashen, a spokesperson for the Grossmont Union High School District, provided the following statement to ABC 10News:

 “The purpose of a settlement like this is to allow all parties to move forward in the most productive way possible. The agreement clearly states that it does not represent an admission of wrongdoing by the District or a validation of the claims made in the lawsuit.”
Yeah but... they paid out $1.2 million! But they didn't do nothing wrong... yeah right! They are as innocent as a new born baby!


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