Hubby filled our taxes yesterday and Trump’s overtime tax cut helped us out. It’s not clear tax free, it’s a dollar limit. I think 25K, I can’t remember the exact amount. We are very thankful for this He has always worked a lot of overtime and the tax break helped tremendously.

The extended versions of the Lord of the Rings movies are really long but have some good additional scenes. In the Two Towers, Frodo and Sam hide from a marching army of foreigners with huge elephants on their way to Mordor. Faramir’s Gondor ranger unit ambushes an elephant crew and kill a rider who falls near Frodo and Sam, which is how they get discovered by Faramir’s rangers. That all is shown in the theatrical version, but the extended version has this additional monologue by Faramir about the dead foreign soldier:

You wonder what his name is......where he came from. And if he was really evil at heart. What lies or threats led him on this long march from home. If he would not rather have stayed there......in peace.”

From the "Think Before You Eat Out" file:

Olive Garden chef boils himself in oil

"...the man stripped his clothes off and “went headfirst into the fryers.”

Best comment: They tried desperately to save him but unfortunately he pasta away.

2nd runner up: If you can't take the heat, get out of the kitchen.

NO! Not that way.

War Profiteer Facts: During the war in Iraq it's estimated 250,000 small caliber rounds were expended per confirmed kill.

The Literature and the Men Behind It

Pawns in the Game — William Guy Carr

William Guy Carr was a Canadian naval officer who spent decades studying the mechanics of international power. He wrote with the precision of someone trained to read strategic movements from fragmentary intelligence. His central argument is structural: the political dramas that dominate headlines are downstream consequences of decisions made in private finance and coordinated institutions operating across generations. Wars aren't accidents of passion or ideology—they're instruments of debt creation, territorial reorganization, and power consolidation. Revolutions follow predictable patterns because they're often managed from above. Democracy functions as procedural cover for decisions already made elsewhere.

Carr wasn't interested in personalities. He was mapping infrastructure—the boards, banks, and networks that persist while politicians rotate through office. The book reads like a briefing document: methodical, evidence-focused, and concerned with architecture rather than outrage. It's a map of how the board is structured and who actually moves the pieces.

Behold a Pale Horse — Milton William Cooper

Milton William Cooper was a former naval intelligence officer who became convinced that the battlefield had shifted from territory to consciousness. Where Carr documented institutional power, Cooper focused on perception management—the deliberate shaping of what populations believe, fear, and ignore. His argument was that media, education, and culture aren't neutral information systems. They're weapons designed to manufacture consent, confusion, and compliance.

The book is uneven in tone and sourcing, mixing verifiable patterns with speculative leaps. But its impact came from what it did emotionally and psychologically: it shattered the assumption that information systems are neutral. Cooper argued that secrecy, classification, and compartmentalization weren't about national security—they were about control. He treated the management of perception as a permanent state of warfare, one most people don't realize they're living inside.

His legacy isn't academic precision. It's catalytic disruption—waking people up to the idea that narrative itself is contested territory.

The New Underworld Order — Christopher Story

Christopher Story was a British investigative journalist and financial analyst who spent decades tracking intelligence networks, offshore finance, and institutional corruption. His tone is colder than Carr's and more forensic than Cooper's. Story's thesis strips out ideology entirely: once institutions are fully captured by financial interests and shielded by intelligence agencies, governance becomes criminal management.

Law doesn't disappear—it becomes selective, applied only to outsiders and dissidents. Regulation doesn't fail—it's weaponized to protect insiders while strangling competitors. "Global governance" isn't idealistic cooperation—it's organized crime with diplomatic credentials and better public relations. Story documents the mechanics of rot: how blackmail replaces accountability, how money laundering becomes normalized through complexity, how institutions meant to enforce rules become protection rackets.

He's not arguing that the system is broken. He's arguing that it works exactly as designed—just not for the people who think they're governed by it. It's an autopsy of late-stage institutional decay.

Together, these three works form a progression: architecture → perception → criminalization.

Carr shows how power is organized above visible politics.
Cooper shows how obedience is conditioned through managed perception.
Story shows what happens when that system completes its capture and governance itself becomes predatory.

How Trump Appears to Be Taking Care of Business

If you read those three books carefully and then watch Donald J. Trump's actual behavior—not the media characterization, but the documented actions—a pattern emerges that doesn't fit normal political categories.

He doesn't behave like a reformer trying to fix broken agencies.
He behaves like someone treating the system itself as the adversary.

What stands out is coherence across domains:

Economic sovereignty pressure: Sustained, public confrontation with central banking orthodoxy and trade structures that dilute national control. This directly targets Carr's insight that finance operates above elected government. Trump didn't just criticize the Federal Reserve—he attacked its perceived independence as a problem, not a virtue.

Narrative inversion: Relentless delegitimization of legacy media institutions until they're widely perceived as political actors rather than neutral referees. This is Cooper's perception war made explicit—turning information gatekeepers into combatants whose credibility collapses under scrutiny.

Intelligence exposure through friction: Rather than attempting secret purges or quiet reforms, Trump generated constant conflict with intelligence agencies, forcing them into public view. Investigations, declassifications, public disputes—all creating friction that erodes institutional mystique. Trust collapses before reform is even attempted.

Treaty and forum exits: Withdrawals from international agreements and organizations that create automatic compliance with transnational governance mechanisms. This severs the jurisdictional reach Story describes—where "global governance" becomes a layer above national accountability.

Force re-vectoring: Reorganizing military command structures and creating new domains like Space Force to reduce bureaucratic choke points and establish pathways less vulnerable to institutional capture.

Judicial hardening: Systematic appointment of judges as institutional ballast, ensuring executive actions can survive legal challenges even when other institutions are hostile.

Information warfare dominance: Deployment of ridicule, memes, and asymmetric messaging to bypass formal communication channels entirely. When legacy media loses monopoly on narrative distribution, their ability to shape perception collapses.

Delayed-action authorities: Executive orders and statutory mechanisms designed to trigger consequences only when opponents take certain actions—legal landmines that don't detonate until the system responds in predictable ways.

Optics over force: Allowing failures, contradictions, and corruption to surface publicly rather than forcing immediate confrontations. Legitimacy drains on camera. The system discredits itself.

The pattern isn't random chaos

It's bypass, expose, decentralize.

No dramatic takedowns.
No single comprehensive "fix."
Just systematic removal of relevance, collapse of institutional belief, and allowing captured systems to seize up under their own weight.

Read through Carr, Cooper, and Story, and the strategic logic becomes clear: reform stabilizes a corrupt machine—exposure makes it unnecessary.

If the corruption is structural rather than incidental, then fixing individual components just preserves the system. But if you remove legitimacy, funding mechanisms, narrative control, and institutional trust simultaneously, the system can't maintain itself. It doesn't need to be defeated. It becomes obsolete.

Why the resistance looks the way it does

This explains something people find confusing: why does opposition to Trump look so panicked, so coordinated, so willing to burn credibility?

Because healthy systems don't react this way.
Cartels do.

When media, intelligence agencies, NGOs, foreign governments, tech platforms, academic institutions, and parts of the judiciary—groups that normally compete for influence—suddenly synchronize against one variable, that's not evidence the system became virtuous.

It's evidence the system is defending itself.

You don't see intelligence agencies leaking to media to influence elections when everything is fine.
You don't see coordination across rival institutions unless survival is at stake.
You don't risk credibility, break precedent, and expose your own mechanisms unless the alternative is worse.

Trump isn't threatening policy preferences.
He's threatening the operating system.

And the response—procedurally questionable prosecutions, simultaneous indictments across jurisdictions, media narratives that shift in lockstep, intelligence community interventions in domestic politics—reveals exactly what Carr, Cooper, and Story documented:

The corruption was already there.
The institutions were already compromised.
The system isn't reforming—it's defending its existence.

People saying "the system is suddenly good and Trump is bad" are making an incoherent claim:

They're arguing that institutions documented as corrupt for decades—CIA, FBI, legacy media, financial regulators, global governance structures—spontaneously cleaned themselves up, rediscovered ethics, and are now acting in perfect good faith solely to stop one man.

With no evidence of reformation.
No accountability for past failures.
No structural changes.

Just unified opposition.

That's not skepticism of power.
That's amnesia.

The simpler explanation fits all observations:

• The system remained what it always was
• Trump disrupted foundational mechanisms rather than playing within procedural boundaries
• Unified resistance is a defensive reflex from threatened institutions
• Exposure threatens survival more than policy disagreements ever could

Healthy systems tolerate dissent.
Captured systems synchronized to eliminate it.

That's not evidence Trump is the threat.
It's evidence he identified the right target.

This needs to happen Globally and retroactively.

Greece introduces 10-year prison sentences for NGO activists who facilitate the entry of migrants.

Europe has a growing problem with NGOs bringing illegal migrants to port so they can stay, and more and more people are getting fed up with it.

I’m looking for a good list of Obama’s crimes.

Anybody got one?

RAINN WILSON → CLINTON FOUNDATION

DOCUMENTED HAITI NGO MONEY CHAIN

Structural Analysis Based on Public Records

EXECUTIVE STATEMENT

This report documents a verifiable financial and organizational chain linking Rainn Wilson to Haiti-based NGO operations that intersect with the Clinton Foundation through the Clinton Global Initiative (CGI) Haiti network.

No criminal conduct is alleged or implied against any individual based solely on association.

The purpose of this report is to establish structural proximity, fiduciary roles, and oversight risk within a Haiti relief funding ecosystem that was later scrutinized by the IRS and congressional investigators.

SECTION I — RAINN WILSON & LIDÉ HAITI (DOCUMENTED)

Facts:

• Lidé Haiti was founded in 2014 as a U.S.-based nonprofit focused on arts and education programs in Haiti
• Rainn Wilson is a co-founder
• IRS Form 990 filings list Wilson as Treasurer (2024)
• Treasurer status carries fiduciary responsibility, including oversight of financial disbursements
• Public filings and annual reports show Wilson and his spouse as major donors, contributing a material share of Lidé's annual budget (~$50,000-$100,000 annually)
• Lidé Haiti total annual revenue: approximately $1,000,000

Conclusion:

This establishes financial governance and fiduciary proximity, not misconduct.

Sources: IRS Form 990 Part VII (public record), Lidé Haiti annual reports

SECTION II — LIDÉ HAITI & FOKAL (DOCUMENTED)

Facts:

• Lidé Haiti relies on local Haitian infrastructure to operate programs
• FOKAL (Fondasyon Konesans Ak Libète) is listed as a local partner/advisor
• Lorraine Mangones (FOKAL Executive Director) appears on Lidé organizational materials
• FOKAL is a major Haitian NGO that routinely administers or supports smaller international charities
• This operational structure is common in Haiti relief work

Conclusion:

Lidé's reliance on FOKAL reflects standard NGO dependency, not irregularity.

Sources: GuideStar nonprofit database, Lidé Haiti organizational filings

SECTION III — FOKAL & CLINTON GLOBAL INITIATIVE (DOCUMENTED)

Facts:

• FOKAL is an official participant in the Clinton Global Initiative Haiti Action Network
• Following the 2010 earthquake and subsequent crises, the Clinton Foundation publicly directed donors toward local partner organizations, including FOKAL
• Clinton Foundation communications (2010–2021) describe FOKAL as a conduit for channeling funds to local Haitian initiatives
• Clinton Foundation Medium article (August 18, 2021): "FOKAL Haiti relief fund is managing donations and channeling them immediately and directly to local organizations"
• FOKAL is led by Michèle Pierre-Louis (former Prime Minister of Haiti)
• WikiLeaks-released emails show coordination and familiarity between Clinton Foundation officials and FOKAL leadership

Conclusion:

This establishes institutional alignment and funding overlap, not criminal instruction.

Sources: Clinton Foundation official website, CF Medium article (Aug 18, 2021), WikiLeaks Email Archive (Email ID: 13317), CF Annual Reports 2010-2021

SECTION IV — IRS INVESTIGATION INTO CLINTON FOUNDATION (DOCUMENTED)

Facts:

2019: Investigation Opened

• IRS Criminal Investigation opened an inquiry following whistleblower submissions exceeding 6,000 pages
• Whistleblowers: John Moynihan (retired DEA financial crimes analyst) and Larry Doyle (corporate tax compliance officer)
• Whistleblowers were officially registered as IRS confidential informants

Internal Assessment

• Internal IRS memoranda (released via FOIA in August 2025) confirm:
  • The investigation existed
  • Haiti operations were a focal point
  • Certain intermediaries were described internally as "Haiti conduits"
  • One memo from May 2019 contained agent assessment describing evidence as indicating systemic financial irregularities

Investigation Closure

• The investigation was abruptly terminated without public explanation
• Agents informed whistleblowers they could no longer discuss the matter
• No charges were filed

Additional Finding

• Clinton Foundation failed to report $20 million in foreign government donations during the period covering Haiti operations (2010-2013)

Conclusion:

The existence and termination of the probe raise oversight and transparency concerns, not adjudicated guilt.

Sources: IRS internal documents (FOIA release August 2025), whistleblower congressional testimony (December 2018), Reuters reporting

SECTION V — STRUCTURAL CHAIN (DOCUMENTED)

Rainn Wilson
(Co-founder & Treasurer)
        ↓
   Lidé Haiti (US NGO, ~$1M annual budget)
        ↓
   Operational partnership
        ↓
   FOKAL (Haiti NGO, led by former PM)
        ↓
   CGI Haiti Action Network member
        ↓
   Clinton Foundation ecosystem

This chain is supported by:

• IRS Form 990 filings
• NGO annual reports
• Clinton Foundation publications
• WikiLeaks email archive
• IRS FOIA documents

What This Establishes:

Documented organizational and financial proximity between Wilson's fiduciary role and a Haiti relief network that was later the subject of IRS criminal investigation.

END OF REPORT

Mother started using DMSO.

She's already noticing an improvement in her shoulders--she thought she might need shoulder replacement surgery, but now she's having second thoughts.

We'll see what happens from here, but for now, a very good sign.

I'm still not sure if it should be applied to skin directly or diluted in water and drank, though.

In any case, remember this: There's a reason it's stored in GLASS bottles. Dimethyl sulfoxide draws in anything it touches, and though I haven't tested this myself, it apparently dissolves plastic. Even the dropper it came with is glass.

It's a shame. A spray nozzle would be super-useful.

In today's ape video, who is the pig?

u/#ridetofreedom

Feels good. I like good.

u/#feelsgood

A time travel Birdy told me the Samantha Guthrie kidnapping drama is a hoax designed to coincide and distract from the latest Epstein drop, which btw, was Boom #3" of 4.
There's a chance Boom #4 will be arriving on or about Friday, February 13.
This coming Friday the 13th is the last day DHS has funding, 10 days after the last shutdown, and ["10"] on the Q clock.
Darkness after?

Q: "10 and [10]."

Working on a Q clock post about it.

Bound by Design: How a Universal Temperature Law Reveals Life’s Divine Engineering BY JONATHAN K. CORRADO, PH.D., P. E. | MONDAY, JANUARY 26, 2026

https://www.icr.org/article/how-temperature-law-reveals-divine-engineering/

What if every living creature—from coral reefs and cold-water fish to mountain flowers and desert reptiles—followed the same hidden temperature rule? Scientists at Trinity College Dublin recently reported that all life seems to follow a single pattern called the universal thermal performance curve. This curve shows how living things react as temperatures rise and fall.1 The study, published in Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, found that as the environment warms, performance improves up to a limit—then quickly drops when proteins and cell membranes start to fail. Many researchers viewed this as proof of nature’s self-organizing order. But when studied closely, it points to something deeper: life’s built-in precision and the clear mark of design.

Every living cell depends on chemical reactions powered by enzymes—tiny molecular machines that fold and move with perfect timing. These enzymes make reactions happen billions of times faster than they would on their own, but they work only within a narrow temperature range. Below that range, the molecules slow down; above it, they fall apart. Across thousands of species, the study found the same pattern: steady improvement, a sharp peak, and then a fast decline.1 This kind of order does not look random. It reveals a shared plan seen throughout all living things.

At the microscopic level, this pattern depends on balanced teamwork between enzymes, membranes, and energy systems. For example, fish that live in icy water keep their cell membranes flexible with special fats, while desert plants protect proteins with natural chemical shields. Even with such differences, the overall pattern stays the same. Each organism was designed with built-in safeguards that keep its systems stable and prevent damage when conditions change. Even the smallest bacterium follows this same plan—working within limits that reveal coordination, purpose, and control. Together, these patterns across all life forms point to an underlying design filled with wisdom and intent.

ICR’s President Dr. Randy Guliuzza has explained that these repeating biological patterns show common design rather than common ancestry.2 When the same feature appears in very different creatures—like the same temperature curve seen in both microbes and mammals—it points to one intelligent Designer using consistent engineering methods throughout creation. These design limits also act like guardrails, keeping systems from breaking down. The Trinity researchers called them “shackles of evolution,” but engineers would see them as safety systems built in to protect stability and balance.3

This idea of built-in limits fits the creation model, where living things were made to adapt only within certain boundaries, not to evolve beyond them. Humanity itself reflects the imago Dei—the image of the Creator’s order and wisdom, which can also be seen throughout biology.4 The same God who gave people the ability to think and create also designed every cell to balance complexity with control.

In every pattern and measurement, science continues to uncover planning and purpose far beyond human skill. These discoveries inspire wonder more than debate, showing that the reliability of creation points back to the reliability of its Maker. As scientists find more “laws of life,” they reveal the structure that holds creation together. The order seen in biology is not an accident—it is sustained by thoughtful design. Every curve, boundary, and limit reflects a Creator who made life to thrive within His perfect plan—stable, strong, and beautifully made.

References

Arnoldi, J.-F. et al. 2025. A Universal Thermal Performance Curve Arises in Biology and Ecology. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122 (43): e2513099122. Posted on pnas.org October 21, 2025. “What Goes Up Must Come Down – Scientists Unearth ‘Universal Thermal Performance Curve’ that Shackles Evolution.” Trinity College Dublin News. Posted on tcd.ie October 21, 2025. Corrado, J. 2022. Imago Dei: Man’s Designed Role as Image-Bearer. Creation Science Update. Posted on ICR.org April 25, 2022. Guliuzza, R. 2010. Similar Features Demonstrate Common Design. Acts & Facts. 39 (11): 10–11.

• Dr. Corrado earned a Ph.D. in systems engineering from Colorado State University and a Th.M. from Liberty University. He is a freelance contributor to ICR’s Creation Science Update, works in the nuclear industry, and is a Captain in the U.S. Naval Reserve.

Proverbs 3:5&6.
Trust in the Lord with all your heart, and do not lean on your own understanding. 6 In all your ways acknowledge him, and he will make straight your paths.