Cat is slipping-100% FAFO-MT answered my ? late-it's important enough to repost it:
Short answer "No". Pope Leo XIV looks to the Bible for answers. He is opposed to gay marriage and transgender LGBTQWXYZ ...or ..whatever. His most liberal stance is the sympathy toward "immigration"...I have read a few X posts, where he states immigration is a problem to many and "we" must find a remedy...or words to that effect.
Most dismiss his past critiques of President Trump and VP Vance...So, we will see.
From my perspective Pope Francis was born and raised in a Socialist Country, that was his foundation. Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in the Constitutional Republic of the USA, very big foundational difference. Time will tell.
But I don't care all that much because I can communicate with God anywhere, anytime and anyplace. The Pope is not going to have an affect on my relationship with God.
05/10/25: I second the motion, and that goes for all religious authorities (without being nasty or disrespectful about it).
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Ex-CBS News "anchor" Norah O’Donnell made MILLIONS of dollars pretending that she was anything other than a "news actress."
Her family now runs a restaurant (in, of course, WDC). And restaurants thrive on easily replaceable illegal-aliens to do the dirty work. OOPS, RAIDED!
"We were, of course, all Social-Democrats [in Austria in the 1920s-30s]... few of [the party's top officials were from] working class background[s]. Most of them came from well-to-do middle-class homes.
"They were idealists, do-gooders many of them... Their conscious motives were absolutely sincere. Their subconscious ones were guilt and fear.
"The guilt that drove them was the same that motivates so many middle-class people today, who ... turn to 'progressive' causes, SO LONG AS THEY CAN FORM AN ÉLITE OF THE LEFT AND ENJOY MORE EQUALITY THAN THE OTHERS."
--- George Clare, Last Waltz In Vienna (1980; a memoir, recommended. My emphasis).
A century later, the O'Donnell's Social-Democrat bistro-empire finds out that Trump isn't [euphemism] fooling around.
05/10/25: "[DJT] abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden ... [she] was notified ... late Thursday ... first woman and the first [black] to be [LoC] ... Rep. Rosa DeLauro [CT-D] ... House Appropriations Committee, said Hayden was 'callously fired' ... demanded an explanation from the administration..."
(Stocking the LoC with gay pornography featuring naked children would be a good start.)
New York Post (11/19/24): The "DNC staff union lambasted the national party Monday for allegedly laying off workers last week without severance ... 'betrayal of party values... Despite record-breaking fundraising, the DNC failed to provide any financial support.' "
"ITEM 10: George Bush refused to attend the unveiling at the White House of a postage stamp honoring his mother."
George Bush has become a real P.O.S. He refuse to make eye-contact or shake Trump's hand at the Jimmy Carter funeral, despite being within arm's reach of the president of the United States, and now will be a "no-show" apparently to avoid Trump once again. They'd have to meet and shake hands.
GWB has chosen to be a very small human being.
I shudder to think I once blindly supported/voted for this man even to the point of defending there were weapons of mass destruction. Sheesh!
GWB definitely turned into a HUGE disappointment. Although I've once been to see his library, I've taken a pass every other time I've had the opportunity and will continue to do so for the rest of my life. I won't even go to the lovely little restaurant that supposedly he & Laura frequent as I don't want to accidentally run into them
OR you could run into them and tell him how disappointed that he has turned into a petulant little hater=cry baby AND most of us have lost all respect for him..Goodbye, Georgie Porgie. (lol)
Right, I asked myself, "Did I really vote for that small minded little weasel?" Well, we snapped out of it now with this final act of taking his toys and going home if the Trumps are there we have awakened opposite of a-woke.
#10 - a real measure of petty: the USPS spends years planning and developing new stamps. The Bush baby has known about it for a long time. So he stays high on the pettiest of ex presidents scale.
And #12: it’s not the employees that cost; it’s the university’s overhead that costs. Keep cutting.
Sorry, Red flag, Mom. You mean the USPS that delivers, if at all, days after you need it, that has lounge rooms for employees to play games when biz is light; can't lay anyone off, ya know; that got $1.3 billion for electric delivery vehicles. Thank God, they were too inept to spend it. The PG promised to work w/ Doge, then promptly resigned. 'Another Biden-Era Failure: Electric Postal Service Trucks'
As time passes I become more confident that W didn't do or say anything without instruction / approval ; are his handlers keeping him out of the " sunshine " ?
That never occurred to me til now but my cynical self says you may be on to something. I think he’s out of public tho because he wants to be. He did not look healthy at the inauguration. And - who in the mainstream ever wants to talk to a Texan. He thinks of himself as one and his family is for sure, so even if outsiders don’t- they pass him by because he’s Not One of Us.
#31 just a story about an unlicensed illegal alien. So you have to hear my unlicensed illegal alien rant.
Director Bob Clark, who brought us A Christmas Story, and his son were killed by an illegal alien drunk driver in 2007.
Police determined that the SUV's driver, Héctor Manuel Velázquez-Nava, had a blood alcohol level of three times the legal limit and was driving without a license.[15] Velazquez-Nava was described by federal authorities as being in the U.S. illegally.[16] The driver initially pleaded not guilty to two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter,[17] but changed his plea … and was sentenced to six years. He served 3 before being released and deported. Velazquez-Nava was later caught re-entering the US.
The White House has fired shots at Minnesota Democrats following the tragic death of a mother allegedly caused by an illegal immigrant charged with driving under the influence. In a pointed statement, the administration condemned local officials for their refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, accusing them of prioritizing political ideology over public safety.
An illegal immigrant from Ecuador, German Adriano Llangari Inga, is facing several felony and misdemeanor charges for drunk driving last year, which resulted in a crash killing Victoria Eileen Harwell, and hurting her teenage daughter and sister.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that Llangari Inga was arrested for criminal vehicular homicide in Minnesota in August 2024. ICE placed a detainer request with the Hennepin County Jail, but the jail released him without ICE notifying him. Llangari Inga, who was unlawfully present in the U.S. at the time of the crash, originally entered the country in 2016 and was already undergoing removal proceedings.
The lunatic left’s best and brightest: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett says she doesn't have to explain why her family has been cashing their dead grandmother's Social Security checks since 2004."Our family business is our family business." She'll probably be AOC's running mate in 2028; assuming she's not in jail.
"ITEM 25: Right Angle News Network reported, “Democrats are now demanding the firing of a DHS officer, who was caught on film enjoying a cigar after a successful immigration raid in Nashville.”
I'll bet the illegals have the best stash of Cubans, so smoke 'em while you got 'em.
The news stories I anxiously await, " last known invader self deports to avoid starvation, Ice to close detention centers in Texas Arizona and California." " Mexico complains about lost revenue from coyotes and drug smugglers, announces full year without a gang war death." Hunter Xiden hardest hit.
#14. Did they ever find out what the loud noises were? AOC's teeth clicking as she chews? Saw a meme last week identifying her as a saber tooth donkey. It sounds right.
Oh, f'r... There's no such thing as "a bad piece of copper wire". Wire doesn't go bad. That's a euphemism for somebody eff'd up. Maybe it was recent or maybe it was years ago, but someone miswired something.
Hope donald b welch understands every comment to him is dripping w/sarcasm. Wait'll I hit him w/ hoofdaphobia. Bet he has to go to goeblle. Thanks-'Look Ma, top of the first'. JC'. Hope you don't mind so many comments, but I have 160 subscribers and you have many thousands. I think it's called 'drafting'. Don't forget if you save someone's life, you're responsible for them. Vaya Con Dios, Hombre
Nancy Pelosi annual salary. $222,000-net worth $202,000,000. My calculator doesn't go that high, but I believe she'd have to work over 900 years to earn that amount.
when calculating a womens' wealth they always use her husbands' numbers too, even if he had all the wealth before marriage or made it independently of her. of course, the other way around is a different story pm.
The bet was if i was wrong, i would pay for you to be a founding member. if you were wrong, you would pay to be a founding member. Sorry, donald b, but I can't forget you WELCHED on me. how apropos
Headlines you’ll never see in MSM. You can’t hate ‘em enough. ‘Trump’s Wi-Fi Policies Fueled a $2 Trillion Economic Engine. Now the Censors Are Worried: Google Search Chief Claims DOJ’s Proposed Changes Could Undermine User Trust’.
Somehow missed that movie, would like to see it. However, from that trailer, it will probably make me not want to fly! (i.e., even more than I don't like the idea of flying already).
Don, another comment on Item 31: Per Matt Walsh a couple of days ago the "college student" in question also was unable to communicate with the officers, as she could not speak English. Nor could her mother, the car's owner. No big deal, we could say. Lots of immigrants don't. However, this particular illegal immigrant has been here for 15 YEARS!! Anyone with an IQ above 90 or so can learn a new language at least at a rudimentary level within 6 months, if they just want to. Even Mandarin.
So, we are just a rent-a-country then, except we pay them for being here and not learning our language.
I find this insulting to our country and to us. If you move to a new country for purposes of remaining and working or studying there, it would seem necessary if not compulsory to communicate in the business language of the nation.
For sure, Brian. We've seen this with other immigrant communities, when it's convenient to pretend not to understand. Still, the young lady is guilty of either willful ignorance or deception. It will be interesting to see if she is actually processed through the immigration courts and returned to MX.
You are correct, Marian. Of course, not many lefties would deign to read Don's Substack, but if any do, I dearly hope to offend their sensibilities. Have a great weekend.
Cat is slipping-100% FAFO-MT answered my ? late-it's important enough to repost it:
Short answer "No". Pope Leo XIV looks to the Bible for answers. He is opposed to gay marriage and transgender LGBTQWXYZ ...or ..whatever. His most liberal stance is the sympathy toward "immigration"...I have read a few X posts, where he states immigration is a problem to many and "we" must find a remedy...or words to that effect.
Most dismiss his past critiques of President Trump and VP Vance...So, we will see.
From my perspective Pope Francis was born and raised in a Socialist Country, that was his foundation. Pope Leo XIV was born and raised in the Constitutional Republic of the USA, very big foundational difference. Time will tell.
But I don't care all that much because I can communicate with God anywhere, anytime and anyplace. The Pope is not going to have an affect on my relationship with God.
Solid points. Francis being from Argentina had only experienced socialism and that definitely clouded his world view
MT gets full credit-all I knew is he is the 1st American
05/10/25: I second the motion, and that goes for all religious authorities (without being nasty or disrespectful about it).
***
Ex-CBS News "anchor" Norah O’Donnell made MILLIONS of dollars pretending that she was anything other than a "news actress."
Her family now runs a restaurant (in, of course, WDC). And restaurants thrive on easily replaceable illegal-aliens to do the dirty work. OOPS, RAIDED!
"We were, of course, all Social-Democrats [in Austria in the 1920s-30s]... few of [the party's top officials were from] working class background[s]. Most of them came from well-to-do middle-class homes.
"They were idealists, do-gooders many of them... Their conscious motives were absolutely sincere. Their subconscious ones were guilt and fear.
"The guilt that drove them was the same that motivates so many middle-class people today, who ... turn to 'progressive' causes, SO LONG AS THEY CAN FORM AN ÉLITE OF THE LEFT AND ENJOY MORE EQUALITY THAN THE OTHERS."
--- George Clare, Last Waltz In Vienna (1980; a memoir, recommended. My emphasis).
A century later, the O'Donnell's Social-Democrat bistro-empire finds out that Trump isn't [euphemism] fooling around.
05/10/25: "[DJT] abruptly fired Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden ... [she] was notified ... late Thursday ... first woman and the first [black] to be [LoC] ... Rep. Rosa DeLauro [CT-D] ... House Appropriations Committee, said Hayden was 'callously fired' ... demanded an explanation from the administration..."
(Stocking the LoC with gay pornography featuring naked children would be a good start.)
https://www.yahoo.com/news/president-donald-trump-fires-librarian-011948843.html Thursday dated Thursday 05/08/25; copied 05/09/25]
Speaking of being "callously fired":
New York Post (11/19/24): The "DNC staff union lambasted the national party Monday for allegedly laying off workers last week without severance ... 'betrayal of party values... Despite record-breaking fundraising, the DNC failed to provide any financial support.' "
Thx, Don-I only check out MAGATs, not maggots😊
05/10/25: Mr. Magoo beams his approval!
"ITEM 10: George Bush refused to attend the unveiling at the White House of a postage stamp honoring his mother."
George Bush has become a real P.O.S. He refuse to make eye-contact or shake Trump's hand at the Jimmy Carter funeral, despite being within arm's reach of the president of the United States, and now will be a "no-show" apparently to avoid Trump once again. They'd have to meet and shake hands.
GWB has chosen to be a very small human being.
I shudder to think I once blindly supported/voted for this man even to the point of defending there were weapons of mass destruction. Sheesh!
He should start drinking again. Might make him a little happier.
When GWB dies, Trump should skip the funeral.
Somebody has to piss on his grave.
What a meme that would make!
GWB definitely turned into a HUGE disappointment. Although I've once been to see his library, I've taken a pass every other time I've had the opportunity and will continue to do so for the rest of my life. I won't even go to the lovely little restaurant that supposedly he & Laura frequent as I don't want to accidentally run into them
OR you could run into them and tell him how disappointed that he has turned into a petulant little hater=cry baby AND most of us have lost all respect for him..Goodbye, Georgie Porgie. (lol)
Right, I asked myself, "Did I really vote for that small minded little weasel?" Well, we snapped out of it now with this final act of taking his toys and going home if the Trumps are there we have awakened opposite of a-woke.
I'm on record saying GWB was a loser while he was still running for President. Time has silenced my critics.
Okay , but he was the lesser of two evils ( both times ) .
Agreed. We had better choices in the primaries, but didn't take them.
perfection is the enemy of good
But "good" is required in this comparison. We did have better choices, but we didn't take any of them.
Good compared to Gore? To Kerry? Might have had better if more peeps had voted in the primaries.
Lesser of two pieces of human waste.
I was apolitical then, only chasing fame and fortune.
05/10/25: He really has been left in the fridge way too long.
Perfect analogy.
05/10/25: He comes back in his next life as a row of string beans.
Don shuffled them a bit-Congrats to you also.
GMTA Shrugged. What a dog pile !!
👍
#10 - a real measure of petty: the USPS spends years planning and developing new stamps. The Bush baby has known about it for a long time. So he stays high on the pettiest of ex presidents scale.
And #12: it’s not the employees that cost; it’s the university’s overhead that costs. Keep cutting.
I was thinking Michelle Obama and George Bush Jr should start their own party...two loser cry baby ingrates...did I miss anything?
Bingo !!
05/10/25: Mr. and Mrs. Food Coloring Additive Numbers "11" and "12."
Sorry, Red flag, Mom. You mean the USPS that delivers, if at all, days after you need it, that has lounge rooms for employees to play games when biz is light; can't lay anyone off, ya know; that got $1.3 billion for electric delivery vehicles. Thank God, they were too inept to spend it. The PG promised to work w/ Doge, then promptly resigned. 'Another Biden-Era Failure: Electric Postal Service Trucks'
As time passes I become more confident that W didn't do or say anything without instruction / approval ; are his handlers keeping him out of the " sunshine " ?
That never occurred to me til now but my cynical self says you may be on to something. I think he’s out of public tho because he wants to be. He did not look healthy at the inauguration. And - who in the mainstream ever wants to talk to a Texan. He thinks of himself as one and his family is for sure, so even if outsiders don’t- they pass him by because he’s Not One of Us.
And - who in the mainstream ever wants to talk to a Texan.? You paint w/too broad a brush-Some of us are almost housebroken.
#31 just a story about an unlicensed illegal alien. So you have to hear my unlicensed illegal alien rant.
Director Bob Clark, who brought us A Christmas Story, and his son were killed by an illegal alien drunk driver in 2007.
Police determined that the SUV's driver, Héctor Manuel Velázquez-Nava, had a blood alcohol level of three times the legal limit and was driving without a license.[15] Velazquez-Nava was described by federal authorities as being in the U.S. illegally.[16] The driver initially pleaded not guilty to two counts of gross vehicular manslaughter,[17] but changed his plea … and was sentenced to six years. He served 3 before being released and deported. Velazquez-Nava was later caught re-entering the US.
The White House has fired shots at Minnesota Democrats following the tragic death of a mother allegedly caused by an illegal immigrant charged with driving under the influence. In a pointed statement, the administration condemned local officials for their refusal to cooperate with federal immigration authorities, accusing them of prioritizing political ideology over public safety.
An illegal immigrant from Ecuador, German Adriano Llangari Inga, is facing several felony and misdemeanor charges for drunk driving last year, which resulted in a crash killing Victoria Eileen Harwell, and hurting her teenage daughter and sister.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) confirmed that Llangari Inga was arrested for criminal vehicular homicide in Minnesota in August 2024. ICE placed a detainer request with the Hennepin County Jail, but the jail released him without ICE notifying him. Llangari Inga, who was unlawfully present in the U.S. at the time of the crash, originally entered the country in 2016 and was already undergoing removal proceedings.
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/saraharnold/2025/05/10/wh-slams-minnesota-dems-after-illegal-immigrant-dui-suspect-released-kills-mother-n2656853
The lunatic left’s best and brightest: Congresswoman Jasmine Crockett says she doesn't have to explain why her family has been cashing their dead grandmother's Social Security checks since 2004."Our family business is our family business." She'll probably be AOC's running mate in 2028; assuming she's not in jail.
She is merely taking the same position adopted by the Biden family. Time will tell how that all works out.
"ITEM 25: Right Angle News Network reported, “Democrats are now demanding the firing of a DHS officer, who was caught on film enjoying a cigar after a successful immigration raid in Nashville.”
I'll bet the illegals have the best stash of Cubans, so smoke 'em while you got 'em.
Now you're talking. Quit the cigars a couple of months ago. Now I have to stand downwind of my golfing buddies. It's a rough life.
The news stories I anxiously await, " last known invader self deports to avoid starvation, Ice to close detention centers in Texas Arizona and California." " Mexico complains about lost revenue from coyotes and drug smugglers, announces full year without a gang war death." Hunter Xiden hardest hit.
True-his paintings went from a mil to -25¢
#14. Did they ever find out what the loud noises were? AOC's teeth clicking as she chews? Saw a meme last week identifying her as a saber tooth donkey. It sounds right.
Oh, f'r... There's no such thing as "a bad piece of copper wire". Wire doesn't go bad. That's a euphemism for somebody eff'd up. Maybe it was recent or maybe it was years ago, but someone miswired something.
Only the government could eff up wiring a 1980 floppy drive .
Item 2. Leo IV went to Villanova near Philadelphia. The wafers will be replaced by tiny soft pretzels 🥨
I drive by there frequently; it's a beautiful school and well regarded.
i had an eagle at the age of 77 and that was MY biggest story of the week.
Congrats
Hope donald b welch understands every comment to him is dripping w/sarcasm. Wait'll I hit him w/ hoofdaphobia. Bet he has to go to goeblle. Thanks-'Look Ma, top of the first'. JC'. Hope you don't mind so many comments, but I have 160 subscribers and you have many thousands. I think it's called 'drafting'. Don't forget if you save someone's life, you're responsible for them. Vaya Con Dios, Hombre
Congrats-If this was Outlook, he'd also get confetti. My take? Sod off. swampy😇
👏 Well done ! Hope I am in that good of condition at 77 ( still like 15 ) .
it was legit. driver...5wood...sunk a 12 footer.
Nancy Pelosi annual salary. $222,000-net worth $202,000,000. My calculator doesn't go that high, but I believe she'd have to work over 900 years to earn that amount.
She did. lol 😂
when calculating a womens' wealth they always use her husbands' numbers too, even if he had all the wealth before marriage or made it independently of her. of course, the other way around is a different story pm.
i would never block you, donald b welch,but i might read your replies if you were a Founding Member. Just sayin'.
What’s your point?
i made it...you missed it.
The bet was if i was wrong, i would pay for you to be a founding member. if you were wrong, you would pay to be a founding member. Sorry, donald b, but I can't forget you WELCHED on me. how apropos
Headlines you’ll never see in MSM. You can’t hate ‘em enough. ‘Trump’s Wi-Fi Policies Fueled a $2 Trillion Economic Engine. Now the Censors Are Worried: Google Search Chief Claims DOJ’s Proposed Changes Could Undermine User Trust’.
Item 18. Who wants to fly to Newark anyway?
This story always reminds me of the movie “Pushing Tin”. If you haven’t seen it, give it a look.
https://youtu.be/XnBH9oQU8QU?si=JIW-_Zm_4rP-Bt_O
Somehow missed that movie, would like to see it. However, from that trailer, it will probably make me not want to fly! (i.e., even more than I don't like the idea of flying already).
Don, another comment on Item 31: Per Matt Walsh a couple of days ago the "college student" in question also was unable to communicate with the officers, as she could not speak English. Nor could her mother, the car's owner. No big deal, we could say. Lots of immigrants don't. However, this particular illegal immigrant has been here for 15 YEARS!! Anyone with an IQ above 90 or so can learn a new language at least at a rudimentary level within 6 months, if they just want to. Even Mandarin.
So, we are just a rent-a-country then, except we pay them for being here and not learning our language.
I find this insulting to our country and to us. If you move to a new country for purposes of remaining and working or studying there, it would seem necessary if not compulsory to communicate in the business language of the nation.
100% agreement Jim , although experience within that community is to never trust the " No habla " claims .
For sure, Brian. We've seen this with other immigrant communities, when it's convenient to pretend not to understand. Still, the young lady is guilty of either willful ignorance or deception. It will be interesting to see if she is actually processed through the immigration courts and returned to MX.
You are using logical reasoning Jim//taboo in lefty land.
You are correct, Marian. Of course, not many lefties would deign to read Don's Substack, but if any do, I dearly hope to offend their sensibilities. Have a great weekend.
Item 14: Pulitzers for BS stories? And the media wonder why no one takes them seriously anymore.
Item 16: “The Spew” is absolutely the dumbest show on tv; you actually lose brain cells watching it.
Item 19: Grift! Ripping off the American taxpayer reaps big rewards!
Item 25: Outward displays of masculinity anymore will get you fired.
Item 27: Proof that all the “anti-apartheid” nonsense in the ‘80’s was total BS.
Item 32: TDS’s logical end.
Item 33: Jenn “Circle Back” Psucky: Orange Woman Bad.