Lunar New Year is Here: Year of the Horse

So, in honor of the Year of the Horse (I have been horse-crazy since childhood), here are some horses that caught my eye and my fancy. My ultimate favorite horse breed is Friesian. They are magnificent, and I think they are the most beautiful with their shiny black coats, and manes that would make any …

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*Parents of Public School Students: Do you know what their teachers are doing with, and to them?

Just in the past few weeks, it has come to the attention of the American People that, in many cities across the country, Teachers are taking entire classes of students out of school to demonstrate against the Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers who are enforcing Federal Law by removing Illegal Alien Criminals from our midst. …

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Whoa!! See what Russia’s Kamchatka Region is getting?!

This is real, not AI. https://twitter.com/chayasclan/status/2013264799296078228?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Hit the Play button Now that is some serious snow! Beautiful in its way, but scary, too. Russians are used to harsh winters, but this is worse than usual. https://twitter.com/electroversenet/status/2013280295341179216?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Whee!!

Ancient History you have probably never heard about

Did you know that England and Ireland have not always been islands, separated from mainland Europe? Well, the below post shows how that went down (literally!). Doggerland is all that we have left. Doggerland was a vast, now-submerged landscape that once connected Britain to continental Europe, forming a broad plain across what is today the …

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It’s Elaborate Explanations Day at Calling-all-RushBabes

Just lately, with all the momentous news happening (first on X) all over the world, many knowledgable members have been enlightening us with reasoned explanations of aspects of all the news events. Here are some of the best, in my humble opinion. Links provided. First, a tale illustrative of the new political climate in the …

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Lights going out all over Europe and the UK

...or The Civilizational Suicide of Europe. For the past 20 years, European countries and the EU have been engaging in behavior that is leading to the potential downfall of Western Civilization. Formerly clean, beautiful cities are now filled with trash, graffiti, and homeless tents. Christmas markets are canceled or shortened. Crime, including rape of women …

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*Farmers are rising up in Europe, fighting the EU Bureaucratic Tyranny.

The un-elected EU "Leaders" are attempting to eliminate farming, adding taxation and onerous regulations, so they can destroy farmland with windmills and solar panels. Then, they can import cheaper food from abroad, and have the entire population under their thumb, dependent on foreigners for their very lives, owning no property and eliminating centuries of agrarian …

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Followup on flooding in Western Washington. News and photos.

First up, some news stories from local media. All the stories include photos. Auburn Neighborhoods Evacuated. US Highway 2 Closed from Skykomish to Leavenworth. This is very bad news, for tourism in Leavenworth, and for the businesses in Skykomish itself. https://twitter.com/wspd6pio/status/2000681307639063016?s=46&t=AkJV8dX_RyhUKPG8uj0KNQ Flood damage closes Highway 12 in Naches, repairs underway. Naches is in Central Washington …

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Cow Lives Matter

It turns out that cows might be the most perfect creature for the land and for humans. They eat plant matter, not only feed prepared for them, but natural grass, and “waste” corn stalks after the corn has been harvested, among other food. After they eat the plants, the food passes through their complex digestive …

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There are no Solutions, only Tradeoffs

The above aphorism was coined by the famous economist, Thomas Sowell, to describe any human society or situation. Every waking moment of every day of our lives, we are presented with a myriad of choices, large and small, most we don't even notice. But I was reminded of Sowell's phrase when I read an article …

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