Embarkation Day, Steyn at Sea

First, though, a look at the view from our flights from Seattle to Toronto, to Quebec City. Clear flying! Sunset over Canada When we arrived at the cruise terminal. Queen Mary 2, too big for one photo! On the hill behind us. Chateau Frontenac Hotel There were only a couple of hiccups. First, I had …

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Hello, America! The Midterm Elections are a Month Away. Here’s what Chuck Schumer and the Democrats have planned.

We need to pay close attention to their battle plan. Because it IS a Battle! WE, the American People are the ENEMY. Chuck Schumer already told you the fucking ending. “We are already preparing, and we will mount lawsuit after lawsuit at every stage of the process. Mark my words.” The 2026 midterms have not …

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Clueless!! Seattle CITY COUNCILMAN complaining about police response in the Chinatown district of the city

Anyone familiar with Seattle is aware that the Chinatown area on the southern end of downtown is an open-air drug market, where junkies and dealers clog the sidewalks, along with numerous homeless tents and other temporary structures. Thousands of low-income elderly live in the many local apartment buildings, and they have been complaining for years …

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To all the Israel and Jew-haters out there: FlyDubai Incident is a lesson. But will they learn?

The lesson is: The State of Israel and all Israelis, at home or abroad, are on a solid WAR FOOTING 24/7/365. NEVER denigrate a Jew or an Israeli for trying to "run the world" when they are simply trying to stay alive, work, raise families, and be net contributors to society. The United Arab Emirates …

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Surveillance Pricing in stores where you shop

This is also called "Dynamic Pricing," and it couldn't exist without the new electronic shelf tags that most grocery chains are now adopting. Those electronic tags enable up-to-the-second price changes, almost invisible to shoppers. Walmart has strenuously denied doing this "surveillance" pricing which takes into account how THEY calculate the "willingness to pay" a higher …

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And now, for the Rest of the Kittycat Story.

I wrote about the terminal cute black kittens yesterday. Here are the rest of the little felines I sat with that afternoon. I had the obligatory visit with aged Matcha. He’s a boy, and over 17 years old, which might explain his lethargy. He let me sit down on the bench where he was stretched …

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Will it soon be R.I.P. New York City?

Over at the Daily Signal, author Jarrett Stepman thinks so. His article opines that Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a Muslim Socialist, has been chipping away at public order in New York City, the better to prepare it and its inhabitants for a new Socialist future (his phrase during his campaign being "The Warmth of Collectivism"). We …

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OMG!! A surfeit of little black kittens!

I just returned from my second day of volunteering at Purrfect Pals Cat Shelter, and this is what greeted me at the door when I first walked in. 4 black cats. Fiona, Earl, Glenda, Earl, Henrietta Yep, there are actually four! Can you see the missing kitten? I really couldn't figure out which was which, …

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Lesser-known Signers of the Declaration of Independence: The Other Lewis! Francis Lewis of New York X 2.

Francis Lewis had a very eventful life, starting long before he came to the American colonies, and continuing well after. Here are two different views. Francis Lewis was a Welsh immigrant, merchant, prisoner of war, and supporter of American independence. He was born in Llandaff, Wales, on March 21, 1713, and educated in Scotland and …

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*Human-caused Global Warming might be a hoax, but in Seattle, Economy Cooling is a fact of Socialist life.

It seems like almost every day, we get news of another restaurant closing here in the Seattle area. In our region, many cities, led by Socialist Seattle, have above-market minimum wages, forcing restaurateurs to pay all of their employees, even tipped and part-time ones, over $20 per hour. Jobs like dish-washing and bussing tables aren't …

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