The Morning Report — 8/19/25

Good morning kids. Well for what it's worth, President Trump and Shecky Zelensky of Ukraine reportedly had a cordial meeting, coming on the heels of the former's meeting with Vladimir Putin in Alaska. At the very least there are strong indications that there will be some sort of trilateral meeting between all the parties with the aim of ending the Russo/Ukraine war.

President Donald J. Trump has said he hopes today’s bilateral meeting with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and summit with major European leaders will pave the way for a trilateral meeting between Zelensky, Russian President Vladimir Putin, and himself to negotiate an end to the war between the two Eastern European countries. Zelensky—and the leaders of the United Kingdom, France, Germany, NATO, and the European Union (EU)—gathered for an unprecedented summit at the White House on Monday after President Trump held bilateral discussions with Putin last Friday in what could mark a significant breakthrough towards ending the Ukraine war.“If everything works out well today, we’ll have a trilat—and I think there will be a reasonable chance of ending the war when we do that,” President Trump said. The America First leader emphasized that any trilateral meeting must be aimed at securing an enduring and lasting peace between Russia and Ukraine.

So while there was jaw-jaw war-war was still happening. . .

Ukrainian Drones Hit Refineries, Drive Russia’s Gas Prices to Record Highs . . . “Russia, one of the world's largest energy producers, relies heavily on oil exports to fund its full-scale war against Ukraine. Ukrainian forces have increasingly targeted Russian energy facilities that both supply fuel to its military and generate revenue for the Kremlin.”

No doubt this will have an effect on Putin, both personally and politically. From my perspective, it's imperative that we stay as far away from this mess as possible. There is talk of President Trump sending weaponry to Zelensky I assume to try and force the issue vis a vis Putin to make some sort of concessions. We shouldn't be sending even a Nerf Gun refill. And US troops? No way. Putin is not going to give an inch of what he has captured and I cannot envision Zelensky making any sort of concessions to stop the bloodshed, even though it's his people's blood being shed in the main and it's Russia that's the aggressor. The whole situation is a mess that's been going on since before the Soviet and Tsarist eras.

If President Trump can at least end this latest round of conflict, it certainly is a huge feather in his cap, and regardless of everything else, the end of the fighting is certainly a desirable outcome for the world, and not least of all for the people on both sides of the lines.

Meanwhile, back here in the States, while the Texas Democrat Flee Circus seems to have ended with their capitulation. . .

Yay for Texas, but . . .

. . . Yet another hack-in-black takes a rusty hacksaw to whatever is left of the Constitution:

The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals has denied Louisiana‘s request to enforce its congressional redistricting map, initially passed by the Republican-majority legislature in 2022. Judges ruled the map violated Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act by diluting the votes of black residents through practices described as “packing” and “cracking” black voters, undermining their voting power.Notably, 83 percent of black voters nationwide backed Democrat candidate Kamala Harris in the 2024 presidential election.The court rejected Louisiana’s argument that race-based remedies are no longer necessary, stating, “There is no legal basis for this proposition, and the state offers no evidence that conditions in Louisiana have changed.” One judge issued a stay before the decision could take effect, though the Supreme Court had already stayed the map earlier in the year.The Supreme Court is also currently reviewing the case in Louisiana v. Callais and has requested additional arguments from both sides. The focus remains on whether Louisiana’s redistricting efforts were narrowly tailored to meet constitutional requirements. Justices are expected to weigh in further during the fall term.

Yes, we must have naked disgusting racialism in order to end naked disgusting racialism.

And then there are things that go boom in the night. . .

A cargo ship exploded in Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore on Monday evening.

“At this time, numerous emergency crews are responding to a cargo ship fire in the Baltimore Harbor on Chesapeake Bay, according to Maryland officials,” noted Rawsalerts. “The Baltimore City Fire Department reported that the ship caught fire in the Patapsco River near the site of the Key Bridge collapse.”

“While initial reports described it as an explosion, officials clarified that the incident involved an under-deck fire that sent smoke billowing into the air. The fire has since been contained, and the vessel is being removed from the channel. The cause of the fire remains under investigation,” it added.

Remember, we are still dealing with over four years and more really of at best a porous and at worst an intentionally wide open border where anyone and everyone from mere human traffickers and drug traffickers to terrorists and foreign saboteurs and agents can and have no doubt drifted in, meaning to do us harm.

In the wake of 9/11 (and I don't think I am giving away any big ideas or secrets here) I had often thought that as bad as that attack was, can you imagine multiple cargo ships (that are always sailing up and into New York Harbor) each loaded to capacity with AN-FO sailing up the harbor and grounding themselves under the bridges and over the Battery, Lincoln and Midtown tunnels then exploding. The death and destruction would've been orders of magnitude greater than 9/11.

AN-FO is a mixture of ammonium nitrate and fuel oil. As was used to devastating effect in Oklahoma City in 1995. And that was just a single Ryder Truck.

And so with the revelations and confirmation about the Deep State and the criminal traitors who ran it and sadly the many underlings that are likely still embedded in it, this item makes me go hmm?

It has always been hard to believe that the truck-bombing of the A.P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on April 19, 1995, which killed 168 people, including 19 children at a daycare center, was planned by just one or two perpetrators acting alone. However, the official story states that the mastermind was Gulf War veteran Timothy McVeigh, and that the two others sentenced with him only helped him in various ways.

The bombing happened at the height of the Clinton era. And in the immediate aftermath Clinton was quick to blame conservatives and right-wingers, specifically he singled out Rush Limbaugh, his harshest and most effective critic, as perhaps inspiring the attack itself via his radio program. Later Clinton tried to explain/obfuscate that he was blaming some ham radio operator out in the sticks and not El Rushbo.

Remember that this is the same Clinton machine that engineered the Russia Collusion hoax with the same FBI and Intel agencies that worked their fingers to the bone to sabotage and attempt to take down candidate and then President Trump. And the very same operatves, Brennan Comey and Clapper and many if not all of their underlings were working in the FBI, CIA, DoJ and elsewhere in the Deep State when the Murrah Building was leveled.

So, engineer a right-wing terrorist attack as a pretext to drive the GOP and conservative movement as well as the alternative media completely out of existence. Just like they attempted with Trump. Rush Limbaugh broke the Leftist stranglehold on news dissemination and in a similar fashion, the MAGA movement if indeed it flourishes into a legitimate movement is an existential threat to Leftists/Democrats/Globalists. And so, by any means necessary.

As I said, Hmm. . . indeed. If they are willing to steal elections, subvert the Judiciary, open the borders and flood the nation with criminals, illegals and terrorists as well as use the apparatus of government to take down elected political enemies and as we know all too well, merely lowly citizens, there is nothing they will not consider beyond the pale to preserve protect and defend their hold on power (hello the J-6 Pelosi engineered Reichstag weenie roast).

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY
• “While initial reports described it as an explosion, officials clarified that the incident involved an under-deck fire that sent smoke billowing into the air. The fire has since been contained, and the vessel is being removed from the channel. The cause of the fire remains under investigation,” it added.
  Watch: Cargo Ship Explodes in Chesapeake Bay near Baltimore

• When accusation becomes law, fatherhood becomes a crime.
  I Lost My Freedom, Money, And Guns Based On No Evidence And With No Chance To Defend Myself
  
• A new book details a web of connections, coincidences, and “suicides” far too broad to ignore.
  Was the FBI Behind the Oklahoma Bombing?

"BIDEN/HARRIS BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY, NEWSOM/DEMOCRAT VIOLENT INSURRECTION RIOTS
• Between 200 and 300 people lost their visas for supporting terrorism.
  State Dept. Revokes 6,000 Student Visas Over Terrorism Support, Assault

• The arrest was of the woman we've told you about—a TikTok influencer we call TikTok Tatiana whose raison d'etre, since she illegally broke into the country under Joe Biden's open border, is explaining to her nearly 40,000 viewers where ICE busts are happening and doxxing agents.
  EXCLUSIVE: DHS Investigating 'Laughing' Tow Truck Driver Who Illegally Towed ICE Vehicle in L.A.
  
• By the time TikTok Tatiana is officially booted from the United States, we assume she’ll have caught her breath, perhaps collected her lingerie, and had her Tesla prepared for public auction by the feds.
  DHS: The Busted ICE-Doxxing TikTok Influencer Is a Criminal Illegal Alien

  
  CIVIL WAR 2.0: J-6 FBI FALSE FLAG "RIOT" & AFTERMATH, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION

• Repulsive meesekeit Gigi Sohn, backed by Soros cash and fiber lobbyists, is urging states to block Trump’s effort to strip DEI from internet policy and protect consumer choice.
  Failed Biden Appointee Wants States To Resist Trump’s Crusade Against DEI And Government Cronyism
  
• Glenn H Reynolds: The other big changes Nwanevu and his fellow leftists push for center on the supposedly undemocratic Senate and Electoral College, which only a constitutional overhaul could revise. My first instinct is to quote The Beatles: “You say you’ll change the Constitution — well, you know, we’d all love to change your head.” (Preferably with a guillotine - jjs)
  Democrats demand a new Constitution — maybe America should take them up on it

  
  SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

• Like so many of his Democrat brethren, Comey doesn't worry himself with policies or plans, he's just obsessed with having the ick for Trump.
  James Comey's tween-like Taylor Swift obsession shows how pathetic the Never Trump movement is

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• The One Big Beautiful Bill Act (OBBBA), signed into law by President Donald J. Trump in July, will reduce federal taxes for individual filers by an average of $3,752 in 2026, according to new estimates from the Tax Foundation. The legislation marks the most significant update to federal tax policy since the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA), which the America First leader also pioneered.
  Trump Has Won the Average American $4k in Tax Cuts: Report.

  ISRAEL AND USA vs Hamas, IRAN, et al

• The deal could pave the way for a temporary cessation of violence and the release of detainees, though Israel has yet to respond.
  Hamas, Israel Reach Deal on Ceasefire & Hostages Pioneered by Trump Envoy.
  
• Countering propagandist media.
  Bibi Makes His Country’s Case

• Meet the Hamas-kind of journalist.
  Anas Al-Sharif, Hamas Terrorist and Al Jazeera ‘Journalist’
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• A longstanding Palestinian declaration.
  Palestinian Authority Columnist: Christian Traditions are ‘Nonsense,’ ‘Jesus Belongs to the Palestinians’

  OFFICIAL DEMOCRAT PARTY/LEFTIST-ENDORSED ANTI-SEMITISM, ANTI-CHRISTIANITY

• A teacher in Connecticut was removed from the classroom for refusing to take down a crucifix hanging by her desk that had been there for ten years with no previous complaints. 
  Classroom diversity and inclusion: for students Only?

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

  
  

• Multiple towns and cities in England saw locals pour out onto the streets again over the weekend, in a continuation of the protest movement that was sparked in June in the town of Epping in Essex after a hotel migrant from Ethiopia, Hadush Gerberslasie Kebatu, was accused of sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl just days after arriving in Britain illegally by boat across the English Channel.
  ‘Make Our Streets Safe Again!’ — Thousands Protest Migrant Hotels Across England as Movement Grows
  
• Daniel Greenfield: 125,000 Christians murdered and 19,000 churches destroyed.
  Trump Can End Obama’s Christian Genocide in Africa
  
• Israeli Knesset Member Simcha Rothman blasted Australia for capitulating to Islamic extremists after the government banned him from visiting Jewish communities suffering from a surge of antisemitism, declaring that “caving to terror apparently—that’s the new Australian way” when faced with threats from the country’s Muslim population.
  Exclusive: Israeli MK Barred from Australia over Fears He’d ‘Radicalize Muslims’ — Slams Gov’t for ‘Caving to Terror’

  
  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• Though rebrand is meant to ease 'brand confusion' as MSNBC breaks away from Comcast, CNBC will keep its moniker
  Embarrassment for MSNBC as It’s Forced To Drop Prestigious ‘NBC’ From Name in Favor of Widely Mocked ‘My Source News Opinion World’

• The beneficiaries of the CPB have not proven themselves anywise preferable to privately funded media.
  Three American Cheers For Defunding The Corporation For Public Broadcasting 
  
• On Aug. 11, Trump announced his administration would be taking back control of the nation’s capital after decades of government failure. Trump invoked Section 740 of the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, which gives his administration authority to take control of the city’s police department. Trump also declared a pubic safety emergency in the nation’s capital and instructed Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to deploy the D.C. National Guard to help aid in crime-fighting.
  6 Days After Calling DC Crime Crisis ‘Nonexistent,’ NYT’s Peter Baker Complains Trump Isn’t Fixing Crime
  
• Even before Israel released a medical document showing Marah Abu Zuhri's condition, an Italian media report mentioned her 'acute leukemia'
  Associated Press Suggests Gazan Evacuee Died of Starvation—Without Mentioning She Suffered From Leukemia

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,

• The abrupt shift is a dramatic one for a governor who has attacked the fossil fuel industry throughout his six-plus years in office, and who has to appease climate change activists in his state and the Democrat Party.
  Greasy Greaseball Gavin Newsom Flip-Flops on Oil: Wants More Production to Avoid $8/Gal Prices
  
• This is how the global warming consensus is faked.
  Environmentalist Groups Sue EPA Over Report Written by “Skeptics of Climate Change”

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

• Flanagan was caught hurling a series of threats and trying to intimidate officers with her job title in chaotic bodycam footage released by the department.
  RI prosecutor threatens cops to shut off body cameras while being arrested for alleged trespassing: ‘You’re going to regret it’

  THE 2020 and SUBSEQUENT ELECTION HEISTS , SHENANIGANS/FRAUD and AFTERMATH

• “We are now the only Country in the World that uses Mail-In Voting. All others gave it up because of the MASSIVE VOTER FRAUD ENCOUNTERED,” he continued. “WE WILL BEGIN THIS EFFORT, WHICH WILL BE STRONGLY OPPOSED BY THE DEMOCRATS BECAUSE THEY CHEAT AT LEVELS NEVER SEEN BEFORE, by signing an EXECUTIVE ORDER to help bring HONESTY to the 2026 Midterm Elections.”
  Trump to Sign Executive Order Outlawing Mail-in Ballots

  L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN

• Most of all, voters seek release of all government files about the convicted sex offender.
  Did Jeffrey Epstein Commit Suicide? Or Was He Murdered? Americans Want Answers: I&I/TIPP Poll
  
• "I appreciate the Trump Administration’s commitment to transparency."
  DOJ To Start Giving Congress Epstein Docs By Week’s End, House Oversight Chair Says
  
• During Monday’s closed-door deposition before the House Oversight Committee, Barr testified Trump never offered any input or direction regarding Jeffrey Epstein’s criminal case or his death.
  Bill Barr Says Trump Never Intervened In Epstein Case, No Evidence Of Crime

  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• As Ben Smith wrote on Sunday, the Democrats will likely not enjoy the results of a nationwide redistricting war.
  Texas Democrats Return to Austin Amid Redistricting War

• Fateh, who currently serves as a Minnesota state senator, announced his mayoral candidacy last year and was recently endorsed by the Minnesota Democrat-Labor-Farmer (DFL) Party. He became the first Somali American and Muslim elected to the Minnesota Senate after defeating Democrat Jeff Hayden in 2020.
  Socialist Minneapolis Mayoral Candidate Has Rally With Almost No English

• The ruling is a temporary win for the ACLU and plaintiffs, with the Supreme Court expected to issue the final decision.
  Court Blocks GOP Redistricting Reforms to Preserve Black ‘Voting Power.’
  
• Miriam Krinsky left Fair and Just Prosecution months after staffers said she 'oppressed, slighted, and discriminated against' them (mostly by her presence. Despite being a self-gasser, she got it good and hard from the savages she befriended.
  EXCLUSIVE: Founder of Soros-Backed Legal Group Resigned Amid Internal Accusations of Racism

  POLITICS

• The surge in public approval comes in the wake of Trump’s Alaska summit with Putin last Friday.
  Trump’s Approval Rating Spikes Amid Ukraine Peacemaking Efforts, New Poll Finds
  
• Republican Pennsylvania State Treasurer Stacy Garrity on Monday launched a campaign to torpedo Democrat Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro’s reelection bid.
  30-Year-Veteran With Three Deployments Launches GOP Bid For Governor In Key Swing State
  
• The socialist’s base is composed of young, college-educated adults—not the poor.
  Mamdani’s Success Is Not a Response to Austerity
  
• John Stossel: Socialism destroys lives - and in NYC, its socialist Zohran Mamdani.
  My Socialist Mayor, Part 2

  
  THE UKRAINIAN "FRONT"

• Russia has lost an estimated 11% (about 30 million tons) of its annual refining capacity, as a result of the strikes. . . Additionally, in response to the domestic shortages created, the Kremlin has imposed a temporary ban on oil exports. The ban is scheduled to end in October, but has already been extended once. It was originally set to expire at the end of August.
  Ukrainian Drones Hit Refineries, Drive Russia’s Gas Prices to Record Highs

•  “If everything works out well today, we’ll have a trilat—and I think there will be a reasonable chance of ending the war when we do that.” — President Donald Trump
  Trump Wants Trialateral Meeting With Putin, Zelensky to End the War.
  
• During a day full of crunch peace talks with leaders from the United Kingdom, the European Union, NATO, and Ukraine, President Trump broke off to personally call Moscow, arrange a bilateral meeting between Putin and Zelensky, and an ultimately set up a “trilat” three-way meeting in which he will act as mediator for a final peace agreement.
  Trump Calls Putin During Talks With Europeans, Makes Plan for Zelensky-Putin Peace Meeting… Predicts Deal Within Weeks
  
• Monday's meeting featured a historic gathering of world leaders, and a chastened Zelensky grateful for Donald Trump's help.
  With Historic Zelensky Visit, Donald Trump Moves The World One Step Closer To Peace
  
• From the very beginning it was clear that Ukraine’s borders, a relic of Soviet propaganda, would have to change.
  The Ukraine War Was Always Going To End This Way

• Germany, the largest, wealthiest European NATO member, still appears reluctant to help guarantee European security, after decades of relying on the American military while acting as one of Russia’s largest energy customers.
  Germany Doesn’t Want to Send Troops to Ukraine.

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• The rest of the West sees mass casualties as a terrible thing. Russia does not.
  The Trump/Putin Faceoff
  
• “Russia in general, particularly the Far East, are of the significant interest for investing. It can already be said at present that China is the largest investor in this region,” said Khobrakova, who is a partner in the B1 firm.
  China Is the Source of over 90% of Foreign Investment in Far-East Russia
  
• “I mean, you could also understand President Xi would not be exactly thrilled by doing it,” Trump mused, in response to Fox host Brian Kilmeade observing that Xi could set Lai free “just by [lifting] one finger.”
  Trump Promises to ‘Do Everything I Can’ to Save Hong Kong Political Prisoner Jimmy Lai
  
• What the Mullahs won't learn.
  Iran’s Distorted and Destructive Mindset
  
• Trump has made cracking down on drug cartels a central goal of his administration.
  U.S. Deploys Warships Near Venezuela To Combat Drug Threats, Sources Say

  ACTUAL SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY

• Cool image time!
  Colorful spiral galaxy
  
• While much of the site is still under Russian lease, Kazakhstan acquired the 100 km² Zenit launch site and assembly centre in 2018, and earlier this year took over the former “Gagarin” launch pad, which is now a tourist attraction. This opens the door for Astana [Kazakhstan’s capital] to negotiate directly with foreign operators.
  Kazakhstan looking for commercial rocket startups outside Russia to launch from Baikonur

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• If the Obergefell v. Hodges ruling on same-sex marriage is overturned, state bans on same-sex marriage could be reinstated, similar to the aftermath of Roe v. Wade‘s reversal.
  Hillary: SCOTUS Is Coming for Gay Marriage.
  
• LCPS opened an investigation into three male students months prior after they complained about the female student’s presence, and the district has now decided to suspend two of the boys, according to WJLA, an ABC affiliate. The female student, who purportedly claims to be male, allegedly used the boys locker room several times and even filmed inside to catch “the reaction of male students.”
  School With Pro-Trans Policy Reportedly Suspends Boys Who Wondered Why Girl Was In Their Locker Room

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• The Polari Prize, a prominent LGBT literary award in Britain, has been cancelled for 2025 amid pro-trans backlash over author John Boyne’s inclusion on its longlist. Boyne, best known for The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas, drew criticism in July for writing a newspaper article supporting Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling’s views in favor of women’s rights over transgender ideology.
  Lit Prize Scrapped Because Author Defended JK Rowling on Transgenderism.
  
• Christian Toto: Late-night cryer decries Colbert cancellation, quiet on other speech-related matters
  Jimmy Kimmel Pretends to Care About Free Speech
  
• The book, titled Heroes of Hope, is intended to provide children with examples of “black and brown saints, often erased and whitewashed from history, who formed the church and therefore modern society as we know it today."
  Church of England depicts St Augustine as black in children’s book
  
• In a culture obsessed with reimagining classic characters to satisfy modern ideological trends, Dame Helen Mirren has delivered a rare dose of common sense. The 80-year-old Oscar-winning actress, who proudly describes herself as a feminist, recently told Saga Magazine that James Bond should remain a man.
  Helen Mirren is right: James Bond should be a man
  
• 'Can't we just escape politics and wokeism for a measly 3 hours and watch football?' (No, not until Khrushchev has buried us - jjs)
  ‘End Racism’: NFL To Keep Virtue Signaling With End Zone Messages
  
• Creating flawed characters, dangerous ideologies, and bad habits among our young.
  How Did Child-Rearing Get So “Gentle”?
  
• Leftist politics with ‘psycho’ roots.
  Jamie Lee Curtis’ Wind Turbine
  
• Or, why great movies like 'The Godfather' aren't being made today. (good essay but misses the mark a bit - jjs)
  The Novel as the Foundation of Art
  
• The reason? African Union member unhappy with the relative size of the continent presented on those maps, as it makes them feel…marginalized.
  African Union Wants End to Mercator Projection Map Use Over “Disinformation”

  HITHER & YON

• Dr. Zhang Qifeng, founder of Kaiwa Technology, said the project is already in a “mature stage.”
  Chinese company develops humanoid robot to gestate babies, set for commercial sale in 2026 for $14,000

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