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The Constitution was made to guard the people against the dangers of good intentions." --American Statesman Daniel Webster (1782-1852)


Thursday, November 12, 2026

USAF "Widebody underproduction may hamper Civil Reserve Air Fleet"

 

I never knew of such a thing until I started reading "Tom Clancy" and the book "Prodigal Soldiers" and yes you can find that book on amazon.  Well anyway when I was reading about the activation of a "Civil Reserve Air Fleet" and that it was activated for Desert Storm for the first time. and fictitiously in Tom Clancy books.   They say that Amateurs talk tactics, and professionals talk logistics. and nobody does it like we can.

cargo being loaded onto Kalitta Air Boeing 747

Kaletta's 747 are one of many wide bodies available to the "Civil Air Reserve Fleet"

KISSIMMEE, Florida–The aircraft industry’s inability to meet growing demand for widebodies could, in the long term, hurt the U.S. military’s ability to rely on the nation’s civil reserve air fleet (CRAF) if needed, the Air Force’s mobility boss warned.

A long-term forecast of commercial wide-body production will present a“strategic challenge that we don’t fully appreciate yet,” Air Mobility Command (AMC) leader Lt. Gen. Daniel Tulley said at the Airlift/Tanker Association Symposium here.

Airbus and Boeing build relatively few widebodies, with the existing fleet already so large, but approximately 3% of those aircraft age out each year, Tulley said, citing a briefing he received at a recent National Defense Transportation Association event. Over the next 10 years, requirements will outpace production, he warned.

“The CRAF depends on commercial widebody capability and capacity for a number of things,” Tulley said in a Nov. 7 interview at the symposium. “There’s the passenger-hauling portion of the CRAF, but we find great value in the cargo haulers that help us out through [U.S. Transportation Command]. If those aircraft are not available when we need them, that’s something we should pay attention to.”

While the CRAF can currently meet the military’s needs, it could be a problem further out. In an April discussion with the Mitchell Institute for Aerospace Studies, former AMC Deputy Commander Lt. Gen. Rebecca Sonkiss highlighted the November 2025 crash of the UPS Airlines MD-11 aircraft as something that affected a “significant capacity” of the CRAF fleet. The crash came as airframers no longer produce major four-engine aircraft and are instead shifting more to underbody cargo, she said.

Tulley highlighted newcomers like JetZero’s Z4 blended wing body design and Radia’s Windrunner cargo aircraft as welcome developments. But these designs are still in work and rely on Pentagon interest and funding.

“It’s great that American industry is bringing that type of innovation forward,” he said. “It’d be great if industry built those things without requiring the Air Force to build them.”

Under the typical model, the military leads development, and commercial industry leverages it—not the other way around.

“I really hope that this is something that our economy and our innovative defense industrial base can get,” Tulley said.

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Wednesday, November 11, 2026

Veterans Day

 


Take today,, call your fellow vet friends, give them a ration of crap...just because they will do the same to you. go get a free mean with your friends and raise a glass to those that have already reported to Fiddlers Green(Army) or what your service equivalent is and just enjoy the comrade and fellowship.  Today is special to us.

This day was created originally as "Armistice Day" after the "War to end All Wars" and people wanted to honor the veterans from that conflict.  The Day was set as 11/11/11/11th.  Or November which is the 11 month, the 11 day, the 11th hour and the 11th minute.  The day was called "Armistice Day" until after WWII, it then was called "Veterans Day."

There are 3 holidays that honor the United States Armed forces,
  We have Armed Forces Day that honors those that are serving
  We have Memorial Day that honors those that died in service or those of us that crossed over to Valhalla or Fiddlers Green.

 And Veterans Day to me traces its lineage to those of us that stood watch on the borders of our civilization since the days of the Romans standing watch on the Danube to guard the frontier so those of our people could sleep secure at night knowing that they were safe from the bad people.  Veterans like me and those like me presented a blank check to Uncle Sam to write in any amount including our lives if necessary.  We mustered out but we know many of us that didn't make it to this stage and that is where Memorial Day comes in and Veterans day honors those of us that did make it and this day honors us and those like us.  It is a unique category because the veterans in our society is a small segment like a warrior class and Veterans tend to come from family traditions, meaning that it is a father son, uncle cousins nieces, Aunts, moms kinda thing.  This Day humbles me to a great degree because of what it means and I will honor those of us that crossed beyond.  Our job as Veterans is to ensure that the traditions are not forgotten and passed on to the next generations.

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Tuesday, November 10, 2026

"The Vibe Shift"

    I can't add to this except to say that *the Free Sh!t Army" will spend us into insolvancy as a nation and they don't care, because to them tomorrow may never come.  I keep trying to be optomistic but trying to overcome generations of sloth encouraged by the education system. 



For my friends who argue against my position that this election result was due to a demographic shift - or simply say “Hey, we don’t suck, it is just the cycle! It will swing back!”, please read this post by Spencer Pratt because he is dead on with his analogy here (reproduced from X for those who don't do X):
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π‘Šπ‘’'π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑖𝑛 π‘Ž 𝑛𝑒𝑀 π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Ž π‘œπ‘“ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›, π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ π‘œπ‘›π‘’ 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 π‘ π‘’π‘’π‘šπ‘  π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 𝑙𝑖𝑣𝑖𝑛𝑔 𝑖𝑛 𝑖𝑑. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘œπ‘™π‘‘ π‘”π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘  𝑖𝑠 π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘™π‘’π‘”π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑑𝑒𝑠𝑑𝑏𝑖𝑛 π‘œπ‘“ β„Žπ‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦.
𝐼𝑓 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘˜ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ β„Žπ‘–π‘”β„Ž π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘’π‘  π‘™π‘œπ‘ π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘’π‘™π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘, π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œπ‘›'𝑑 π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘˜π‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘”. π»π‘’π‘šπ‘Žπ‘›π‘  β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘›π‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘š π‘π‘Žπ‘¦π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Ž π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘šπ‘–π‘’π‘š π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘”π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘¦ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘. π‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ "π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘", π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ "π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘π‘‘". π΄π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘–π‘˜π‘’π‘  π‘π‘’π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› 𝑁𝑒𝑀 π΅π‘Žπ‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’? π‘π‘œπ‘π‘’. 𝐡𝑒𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 π‘π‘’π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ. 𝐴𝑛𝑑 π‘›π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘π‘’ π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘π‘π‘’π‘›π‘’π‘‘ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘˜π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘€π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘’? π‘π‘–π‘˜π‘’ π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘π‘˜ 𝑓𝑒𝑙𝑙 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘’π‘šπ‘’π‘›π‘‘. 𝐷𝑖𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘π‘‘ π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘’? π‘π‘œπ‘π‘’. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ 𝑑𝑖𝑑.
𝐼𝑑'𝑠 π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘π‘‘, 𝑖𝑑'𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘. 𝑅𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑑𝑠 π‘‘π‘œπ‘›'𝑑 𝑠𝑒𝑙𝑙 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘π‘‘, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œπ‘’π‘ . π‘Šπ‘–π‘™π‘™ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘ π‘’ 𝑛𝑒𝑀𝑙𝑦-𝑒𝑙𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑒𝑑 π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘–π‘’π‘  π‘™π‘œπ‘€π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘’π‘ ? 𝑂𝑓 π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘. π΄π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘”π‘œπ‘›π‘›π‘Ž 𝑔𝑒𝑑 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’ β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘‘β„Žπ‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’? π‘π‘œ, π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘–π‘›π‘ π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’ 𝑖𝑠 π‘”π‘œπ‘›π‘›π‘Ž 𝑔𝑒𝑑 𝑒𝑣𝑒𝑛 π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘ π‘’, 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’ 𝑖𝑑 𝑑𝑖𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘’π‘‘ π‘ π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘§π‘’π‘‘ π‘šπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘–π‘›π‘’. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘¦'π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘”π‘œπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘‘π‘œ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦'𝑣𝑒 π‘ π‘œπ‘™π‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’, 𝑏𝑒𝑑...π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’ π‘†π‘Žπ‘’π‘™ πΊπ‘œπ‘œπ‘‘π‘šπ‘Žπ‘› π‘ π‘Žπ‘–π‘‘: 𝑖𝑓 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’'π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘–π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž, π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦ π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘€π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘˜.
π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘šπ‘–π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ž π‘π‘œπ‘’π‘π‘™π‘’ π‘–π‘›π‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘€π‘Žπ‘  π‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž π‘‘π‘œ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘› π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘€π‘› 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝑙𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› 2 π‘¦π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘ ...π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘§π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘œ π‘π‘œπ‘€π‘’π‘Ÿ, π‘§π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘œ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘–π‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘¦, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦'𝑣𝑒 π‘›π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ π‘”π‘œπ‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘’π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘›π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘ , 𝑏𝑒𝑑...π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦'π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘”π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ , π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘'𝑠 π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ . π΄π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘Ž π‘”π‘œπ‘œπ‘‘ π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦? π‘π‘œ, 𝑖𝑑'𝑠 π‘Žπ‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘–π‘œπ‘’π‘ , 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦'π‘Ÿπ‘’ 𝑑𝑒𝑙𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑔 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘–π‘œπ‘’π‘  π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒𝑙𝑦 π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘”π‘™π‘¦.
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π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘›'𝑑 𝑔𝑒𝑑 π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘“π‘–π‘›π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™ π‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘π‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ž 9 π‘¦π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘™π‘‘. 𝐼 π‘šπ‘’π‘Žπ‘›, π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘›, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘π‘›π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Ž π‘šπ‘–π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘‘π‘œ π‘œπ‘›π‘’, π‘ π‘œ 𝑖𝑑'𝑠 π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘”π‘œπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒 π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘’. π‘Œπ‘œπ‘’ 𝑛𝑒𝑒𝑑 π‘‘π‘œ π‘“π‘–π‘”π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘€ π‘‘π‘œ π‘šπ‘Žπ‘˜π‘’ π‘Žπ‘› 𝑒𝑛𝑠𝑒π‘₯𝑦 π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ 𝑠𝑒π‘₯𝑦, π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝑒𝑙𝑠𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ "π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’ 𝑠𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑓!" π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘€π‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 π‘”π‘œπ‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘π‘œ π‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘™π‘’π‘›π‘β„Ž π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’. 𝐼𝑓 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘Ž π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘–π‘π‘’ 𝑏𝑒𝑑𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑛 π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘›π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Ž 𝑠𝑖π‘₯ π‘π‘Žπ‘π‘˜ π‘œπ‘› π‘Ž π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘šπ‘–π‘™π‘™ π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‚π‘§π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘–π‘, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦'π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘”π‘œπ‘›π‘›π‘Ž π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘œπ‘ π‘’ π‘‚π‘§π‘’π‘šπ‘π‘–π‘...π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œπ‘›'𝑑 π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑠. 𝐼𝑓 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑔𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘Ž π‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘–π‘π‘’ 𝑏𝑒𝑑𝑀𝑒𝑒𝑛 π‘“π‘–π‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘™ 𝑑𝑖𝑠𝑐𝑖𝑝𝑙𝑖𝑛𝑒 π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘’ 𝑠𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑓...𝑔𝑒𝑒𝑠𝑠 π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦'𝑙𝑙 π‘π‘–π‘π‘˜? π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘‘π‘œπ‘›'𝑑 π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑠𝑖𝑑𝑒 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑠.
π‘Šπ‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘—π‘’π‘π‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘€π‘‘β„Ž π‘œπ‘“ 5%, π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘œπ‘šπ‘¦ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘ π‘›π‘œπ‘€ 𝑖𝑠 π‘ π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›π‘”π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› 𝑖𝑑'𝑠 𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 𝑖𝑛 π‘”π‘’π‘›π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘ . 𝐼𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ β„Žπ‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿ? π‘π‘œπ‘π‘’. 𝐼𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑣𝑖𝑏𝑒 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙? π΄π‘π‘ π‘œπ‘™π‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘¦ π‘›π‘œπ‘‘, π‘’π‘ π‘π‘’π‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘‘π‘–π‘šπ‘’ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑓𝑖𝑙𝑙 𝑒𝑝 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘”π‘Žπ‘  π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘˜, 𝑖𝑑 𝑓𝑒𝑒𝑙𝑠 π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’ π‘Ž 𝑑𝑖𝑒𝑠𝑒𝑙 π‘’π‘›π‘’π‘šπ‘Ž.
𝐼𝑑'𝑠 π‘›π‘œπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘π‘‘, 𝑖𝑑'𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘. 𝐴 π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘‘π‘’π‘π‘‘ π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘“π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘œ π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘–π‘£π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘šπ‘’π‘ π‘ π‘Žπ‘”π‘–π‘›π‘”...π‘Ž 𝑠𝑖𝑛𝑔𝑙𝑒 π‘π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘£π‘–π‘’π‘€ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘œπ‘›π‘’ 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘˜ π‘Ž π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘‘. π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ "π‘–π‘›π‘“π‘™π‘’π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘’π‘π‘œπ‘›π‘œπ‘šπ‘¦" 𝑖𝑠 π‘™π‘’π‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘£π‘’ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘Ž π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘ π‘œπ‘›; π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘¦ π‘–π‘›β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘™π‘¦ π‘’π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘–π‘šπ‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ 𝑒𝑓𝑓𝑒𝑐𝑑𝑖𝑣𝑒 π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘™π‘–π‘›π‘”...𝑒π‘₯𝑐𝑒𝑝𝑑 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘”β„Žπ‘‘. π‘π‘œβ„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘› π‘€π‘Žπ‘šπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘– 𝑔𝑒𝑑𝑠 𝑖𝑑...β„Žπ‘’ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  π‘Žπ‘› π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘šπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘–π‘›π‘“π‘™π‘’π‘’π‘›π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘  π‘œπ‘› π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘“π‘“. 𝐼𝑛 π‘Ž π‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘’π‘π‘‘ π‘šπ‘’π‘‘π‘Žπ‘β„Žπ‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘›π‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘œπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™ π‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘ π‘’ π‘œπ‘“ π‘œπ‘™π‘‘ π‘”π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘‘ 𝑣𝑠 𝑛𝑒𝑀 π‘€π‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘šπ‘’π‘ π‘ π‘Žπ‘”π‘–π‘›π‘”, π‘π‘œβ„Žπ‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘› π‘›π‘’π‘˜π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑉𝑖𝑐𝑒 π‘ƒπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘œ π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘–π‘£π‘–π‘œπ‘› π‘€π‘–π‘‘β„Ž π‘šπ‘Žπ‘¦π‘π‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑏𝑖𝑔𝑔𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘œ 𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ β„Žπ‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘–π‘›π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘›π‘’π‘‘. 𝐡𝑦 π‘ π‘–π‘šπ‘π‘™π‘¦ π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘’π‘π‘€π‘Žπ‘¦ π‘Žπ‘ π‘ π‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘šπ‘’π‘šπ‘’, π‘€π‘Žπ‘šπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘›π‘– π‘”π‘œπ‘‘ 2 𝑀𝐼𝐿𝐿𝐼𝑂𝑁 π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’π‘ , π‘žπ‘’π‘œπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Ž π‘π‘œπ‘ π‘‘ π‘“π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘š π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑉𝑃 π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘œπ‘›π‘™π‘¦ 10𝐾 π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’π‘ . 𝐼𝑓 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’'π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘‘π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ 𝑠𝑒𝑛𝑑𝑒𝑛𝑐𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” "π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑖𝑠 π‘“π‘’π‘π‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘’π‘™π‘œπ‘’π‘ , π‘¦π‘œπ‘’'π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘™π‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘” π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘ π‘œπ‘π‘–π‘Žπ‘™ π‘šπ‘’π‘‘π‘–π‘Ž π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘  π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘™ π‘Žπ‘›π‘Žπ‘™π‘¦π‘ π‘–π‘  π‘›π‘œπ‘€?"...π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘š.
π‘Œπ‘’π‘ , π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑠𝑑𝑒𝑓𝑓 π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ . 𝑅𝑖𝑧𝑧 π‘šπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘ . π‘‡β„Žπ‘’ π‘ƒπ‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘–π‘‘π‘’π‘›π‘‘ 𝑑𝑖𝑑 π‘Ž π‘šπ‘Žπ‘ π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘“π‘’π‘™ π‘—π‘œπ‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  π‘˜π‘–π‘›π‘‘ π‘œπ‘“ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘™ π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘  𝑖𝑛 β„Žπ‘–π‘  β„Žπ‘–π‘ π‘‘π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘–π‘ 2024 π‘π‘Žπ‘šπ‘π‘Žπ‘–π‘”π‘›...π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘› 𝑏𝑒 π‘Žπ‘›π‘”π‘Ÿπ‘¦ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘  𝑖𝑠 π‘€β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘π‘œπ‘™π‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘π‘  β„Žπ‘Žπ‘  𝑏𝑒𝑒𝑛 π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘π‘’π‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘‘π‘œ, 𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘’π‘–π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿ π‘Žπ‘‘π‘Žπ‘π‘‘ π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝑑𝑖𝑒.
"π‘π‘œ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’π‘š 𝑖𝑠, π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ 𝑑𝑖𝑑𝑛'𝑑 π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘’π‘›π‘œπ‘’π‘”β„Ž π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π΄π‘šπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘–π‘π‘Žπ‘› π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’!" π΄π‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘Ž π‘šπ‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘›? 𝑆𝑖𝑛𝑐𝑒 π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘› π‘‘π‘œπ‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘›π‘¦π‘π‘œπ‘‘π‘¦ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘? π‘Šβ„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ β„Žπ‘Žπ‘£π‘’ π‘‘π‘’π‘šπ‘œπ‘π‘Ÿπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘  π‘‘π‘’π‘™π‘–π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘‘ π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿ πΆπ‘Žπ‘™π‘–π‘“π‘œπ‘Ÿπ‘›π‘–π‘Žπ‘›π‘  𝑖𝑛 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘™π‘Žπ‘ π‘‘ 20 π‘¦π‘’π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘ ? π‘ˆπ‘›π‘šπ‘–π‘‘π‘–π‘”π‘Žπ‘‘π‘’π‘‘ π‘€π‘–π‘™π‘‘π‘“π‘–π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ , β„Žπ‘œπ‘šπ‘’π‘™π‘’π‘ π‘  π‘‘π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘” π‘§π‘œπ‘šπ‘π‘–π‘’π‘  π‘’π‘£π‘’π‘Ÿπ‘¦π‘€β„Žπ‘’π‘Ÿπ‘’, π‘Ÿπ‘œπ‘Žπ‘‘π‘  π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘™π‘œπ‘œπ‘˜ π‘™π‘–π‘˜π‘’ πΉπ‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘’π‘—π‘Žβ„Ž 𝑖𝑛 2004...π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘‘π‘œπ‘›'𝑑 π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘ . π‘‡β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘‘β„Žπ‘–π‘›π‘˜ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘ . π‘‡β„Žπ‘Žπ‘‘ π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘ π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘¦ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘ π‘’π‘™π‘‘π‘ , 𝑗𝑒𝑠𝑑 π‘Žπ‘  π‘π‘–π‘˜π‘’ π‘€π‘Žπ‘›π‘‘π‘  π‘¦π‘œπ‘’ π‘‘π‘œ 𝑏𝑒𝑙𝑖𝑒𝑣𝑒 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’π‘–π‘Ÿ π‘ β„Žπ‘œπ‘’π‘  π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘π‘’π‘‘π‘‘π‘’π‘Ÿ π‘‘β„Žπ‘Žπ‘› 𝑁𝑒𝑀 π΅π‘Žπ‘™π‘Žπ‘›π‘π‘’...𝑏𝑒𝑑 π‘Žπ‘‘ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ 𝑒𝑛𝑑 π‘œπ‘“ π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘‘π‘Žπ‘¦, π‘Žπ‘™π‘™ π‘π‘’π‘œπ‘π‘™π‘’ π‘Ÿπ‘’π‘Žπ‘™π‘™π‘¦ π‘π‘Žπ‘Ÿπ‘’ π‘Žπ‘π‘œπ‘’π‘‘ 𝑖𝑠 π‘‘β„Žπ‘’ π‘ π‘€π‘œπ‘œπ‘ β„Ž.
π΄π‘‘π‘Žπ‘π‘‘ π‘œπ‘Ÿ 𝑑𝑖𝑒.
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The demographic shift is more than just numbers - it is more than just we “olds” aging out and the “youngs” coming in. It is the MINDS of the “youngs” that have changed, they are conditioned to emotionally react to the instant gratification (and confirmation) of tweets, posts, podcasts and influencers, most of whom do not know sh*t from shinola, but sound like they do and look good on camera.
For example, the Jew-hating, communist-loving Hasan Piker looks good and is absolutely confident in his bullshit, as is Candace Owens, whatever she has turned into.
I made fun of Kamala Harris when she talked about a “vibe shift” in the 2024 election, but sometimes stupid, clueless people are right in their ignorance. Even a blind hog finds an acorn every now and again - or maybe she was just spilling the beans on a Democrat strategy she had been told about but didn’t understand she was supposed to keep quiet about.
What Pratt describes in this post is that “vibe shift” of dumbed down people with the “economic knowledge of a 9 year old”.
I touched a little on this yesterday when I noted that voters saw the New York playboy Trump rather than the President he has become. The Playboy didn’t give two flying fornications about them and their pain at the pump where the President has delivered a resurgent economy and a path to a successful future.
But the kiddies can’t wait that long for their orange slices. They have to have them right now.
Where do you suppose the “OK, Boomer” blame game came from? A while back I used the lyrics from Mike and the Mechanics song, “The Living Years”:
“Every generation blames the one before and all of their frustrations come beating on your door…”
This is literally the battle cry of the “youngs”, built entirely by Democrats and featuring not only hatred for the success of their parents and grandparents, but any successful person in society regardless of age.
And they are clueless this was created by old hippie millionaire commies in the Democrat party as a branding project. It is a purge modeled after Mao’s extermination of the “olds” - old ideas, old culture, old customs, and old habits. It explains why there is a new fascination with communism – and even Islam. Neither free market capitalism or Christianity has failed – they both have been infected to such a degree with the very gene altering “vaccines” that they look like something from the Island of Doctor Moreau, neither human or animal, but something in between.
This is the mindless rule by raw nerve and it is especially significant because these are the products of social, political, and educational systems we have bitched about for decades (because the Democrats have been building them) but we never took ourselves serious enough to really do anything about them.
None of these means I am conclusively right, but please take a broader look at the things we did not do to fight this when we had the chance. If this is truly a shift of the mind due to a demographic change, the Gramscian capture of the institutions may have already brought about the endgame and we may not get another shot. Blame the internet or social media but also realize this is just the first wave breaking on the shore – if it is the internet and social media, they will be adding to the inventory of dumb by churning out replacements for today’s voters every hour, day, week, month, and year to come until Malthus’ prophecy comes true and some cataclysm changes the priorities and direction of society.
I’m certainly not the smartest peanut in the bin, but something is different this time around and what Pratt hit on in the attached post is falsifiable with information we already have.
And Holy Hell folks, we have been talking about this wave for half of my life.
Now it is here.
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Monday, November 9, 2026

Monday Music "Tie A Yellow Ribbon Around The Old Oak Tree" By Tony Orlando and Dawn

 To me, for some reason, 1979 ain't that long ago.....Memory is a funny thing.  


Yellow ribbon flown in 1979 by Penne Laingen when her husband, US diplomat Bruce was held captive during the Iran hostage crisis; among the first of the modern "yellow ribbons."


I decided to change gears and go with an early 70's song, I heard this song on my Sirius/XM on my "70's channel." on the way in this morning and I remembered that the "Students" seized our embassy on the 4th of November 1979  and the resulting rescue attempt and multitudes of failures at "Desert One" I remember the song when it first came out and it did sound good and was easy especially for a kid to follow.  I also remember the yellow ribbons when they came out during the hostage crisis when the kooks in Iran overran our embassy due to our allowing the deposed Shah of Iran to enter the country for medical attention.    It later showed up all over the place when I was deployed to the Gulf in 1990 and 1991.  And it is associated with the returning of the troops.  When my brother was deployed in his first tour to Iraq, I had a yellow ribbon around a tree and it stayed up the entire 16 month deployment of his 1st armored division.   We combat vets are superstitious lot, and I was afraid that if I removed the ribbon, the good luck for my brother would dissipate so it stayed until his return.  It did look kinda rough at the end though.

During the Iran hostage crisis, the yellow ribbon was used a symbol of support for the hostages held at the United States embassy in Tehran. In November 1979, a committee headed by Suzan E. Garrett of the Jaycees ladies service organization in Leitchfield, Kentucky organized a campaign to "Tie A Yellow Ribbon" around public trees as well as encouraging people to wear tied ribbons on lapels in support of the U.S. hostages being held in Iran. She was interviewed on ABC-TV by Ted Koppel on the newly created Nightline late-night news program and later by Peter Jennings for ABC's World News Tonight.
This symbolism continued and gained further notoriety in December 1979, when Penelope Laingen, wife of Bruce Laingen who was the most senior foreign service officer being held hostage, tied a yellow ribbon around a tree on the lawn of her Maryland home. The ribbon primarily symbolized the resolve of the American people to win the hostages' safe release. Yellow ribbons featured prominently in the celebrations of their return home in January 1981.
The yellow ribbon saw renewed popularity in the United States during the Gulf War in the early 1990s. It appeared along with the slogan "support our troops", in the form of yellow ribbons tied to trees, and countless other contexts. It often had the implied meaning of "bring our troops home" from the Desert Shield and Desert Storm troop deployments. It appeared again during the 2003 invasion of Iraq with similar meanings, most prominently in the form of a yellow ribbon printed on magnetized material and displayed on the outside of automobiles.

"Tie a Yellow Ribbon Round the Ole Oak Tree" is a song by Dawn featuring Tony Orlando. It was written by Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown and produced by Hank Medress and Dave Appell, with Motown/Stax backing vocalist Telma Hopkins, Joyce Vincent Wilson and her sister Pamela Vincent on backing vocals. It was a worldwide hit for the group in 1973.
It reached number one on both the US and UK charts for four weeks in April 1973, number one on the Australian charts for seven weeks from May to July 1973 and number one on the New Zealand charts for ten weeks from June to August 1973. It was the top-selling single in 1973 in both the US and UK. In 2008, Billboard ranked the song as the 37th biggest song of all time in its issue celebrating the 50th anniversary of the Hot 100.

The song is told from the point of view of a prisoner who has completed his three-year sentence but is uncertain if he will be welcomed home.
He writes his love, asking her to tie a yellow ribbon around the "ole oak tree" in front of the house (which the bus, bringing him home from prison, will pass by) if she wants him to return to her life; if he does not see such a ribbon, he will remain on the bus (taking that to mean he is unwelcome). He asks the bus driver to check, fearful of not seeing anything,.
To his amazement, the entire bus cheers the response – there are 100 yellow ribbons around the tree, a sign he is very much welcome.

The origin of the idea of a yellow ribbon as remembrance may have been the 19th century practice that some women allegedly had of wearing a yellow ribbon in their hair to signify their devotion to a husband or sweetheart serving in the U.S. Cavalry. The song "'Round Her Neck She Wears a Yeller Ribbon", which later inspired the John Wayne movie She Wore a Yellow Ribbon, is a reference to this.
The symbol of a yellow ribbon became widely known in civilian life in the 1970s as a reminder that an absent loved one, either in the military or in jail, would be welcomed home on their return.
The story of a convict who had told his love to tie a ribbon to a tree outside of town is an American folk tale, dating to before 1959. In October 1971, newspaper columnist Pete Hamill wrote a piece for the New York Post called "Going Home". In it, he told a variant of the story, in which college students on a bus trip to the beaches of Fort Lauderdale make friends with an ex-convict who is watching for a yellow handkerchief on a roadside oak in Brunswick, Georgia. Hamill claimed to have heard this story in oral tradition.
In June 1972, nine months later, Reader's Digest reprinted "Going Home". Also in June 1972, ABC-TV aired a dramatized version of it in which James Earl Jones played the role of the returning ex-con. A month and a half after that, Irwin Levine and L. Russell Brown registered for copyright a song they called "Tie a Yellow Ribbon 'Round the Ole Oak Tree". The authors said they heard the story while serving in the military. Pete Hamill was not convinced and filed suit for infringement. Hamill dropped his suit after folklorists working for Levine and Brown turned up archival versions of the story that had been collected before "Going Home" had been written.

In April 1973, the song reached No. 1 in the Billboard Hot 100 (chart date April 21, 1973) in the US, and stayed at No. 1 for four weeks. "Tie A Yellow Ribbon" sold 3 million records in the US in three weeks. It also reached N. 1 on the Adult Contemporary chart, and BMI calculated that radio stations had played it 3 million times from seventeen continuous years of airplay. It also reached No. 1 in the UK and Australia, and has sold 1 million copies in the UK.
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Friday, November 6, 2026

"Democrata run on "affordability" but bring the first thing on their agenda....Subpoena's

 I knew the bait and switch was coming...it ain't like the democrats have not lied before, remember "if you like your Dr, you can keep your Dr?" among many others.  THis will be the start of the media circuses for 2027, the only thing that we will see which will be a silver lining....is after 2 years of hearings, the electorate with the exception of the hardcore base will know how much they lied about "affordability". and the democrats will have that anchor going into the presidential season.


    I snagged this from  "The Federalist"

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Voters wanted relief at the pump and the grocery store. Democrats won control of Congress Tuesday night and immediately told Republicans to lawyer up.

Thirty-nine percent of voters listed the economy as their top issue, according to an NBC News exit poll. That same poll found that 88 percent of voters with financial concerns were concerned about food and groceries, while 87 percent said gas and diesel fuel was cause for concern. That tracks with an October Pew Research poll which found 84 percent of registered voters considered the economy “very important” to their vote.

Within hours of winning massive victories in the House and Senate, Democrats were already advertising what they really planned to deliver in January: lawfare.

“Thank you, Mr. President. Our thank you will come in January — with subpoenas,” Rep. Yassamin Ansari, D-Ariz., posted on X:

Rep. Delia C. Ramirez, D-Ill., (the child of illegal aliens) had a similar message: “Noem, Markwayne, Miller, Homan, Bovino, what’s up? Clear your schedule.”

Rep. Robert Garcia, D-Calif., warned Republicans to “LAWYER UP,” an identical post was made by host of The Bulwark Podcast Tim Miller.

Sen. Ron Wyden, D-Ore., simply posted “Subpoenas” while Sen. Ed Markey, D-Mass., posted “They are going to need to plant new forests for all of the subpoenas we’ll be printing.”

Communist streamer Hasan Piker was a bit more explicit in leftists’ goals: “WE’RE GONNA PUT YOUR ASS IN JAIL EVERYONE GET MORE WOKE RIGHT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!”

For a party that ran on affordability, it’s curious that their near first instinct after their massive victory was to post about lawfare — unless of course they never actually cared about affordability.

Take for example that Democrats simultaneously campaigned on affordability while also running on abolishing ICE and returning to the open borders days of Joe Biden — despite the fact that illegal immigration has cost the American people hundreds of billions of dollars, according to a FAIR analysis from 2023.

In the same breath that Democrats spoke about affordability on the campaign trail they simultaneously talked about Medicare for All — a policy proposal that could cost trillions each year.

Democrats also failed to explain how they’d lower gas prices. Incoming California Gov. Xavier Becerra said in October he would be open to a mileage tax and that “everything should be on the table,” which is a far cry from lowering gas prices.

Democrats asked voters to put them in charge to bring down the cost of living, yet within hours they were promising to run up their political opponents’ legal bills. Americans waiting for cheaper gas prices will just have to settle for subpoenas.

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