Posted On: Tuesday - January 6th 2026 7:56PM MST
In Topics: Trump Globalists Orwellian Stupidity World Political Stupidity People's Revolt
Site Note: The last week and a half were an unintentional hiatus. As I explained quickly in the last 2 posts, I was missing my stuff. I imagine the average reader had already figured out I was on a trip based on that phoned-in post on a TSA "experience". We're still limited on tools here, but hopefully Peak Stupidity will be blogging at 75% power or so this week and next.
Yep, it's 5 years to the day today. 3 days prior, when I heard about it, I'd pictured another YUGE rally that would probably not have been worth going to, mainly due to Trump's manner of speaking. I was still tired of that - he has changed a bit lately for the better (and has definitely gotten more literate people to write the tweets) - but then I was hesitant about wasting my time. I remember very well trying to cajole 2 friends into traveling to the Federal Shithole, and then I had the date off by one, giving us more time to plan. They and I, none of us, knew what was going to go down and what was possibly planned.
I should give President Trump credit right here for releasing the J6ers, first thing after his taking office. If he hadn't kept THAT promise, I'd have figured this term would be just like Trump-45. We can talk about Venezuela later (next post or so), but the holding of average Americans charged with trespassing, some light rioting, and the kind of hell raising that pales in comparison to that out of the Antifa and BLM goons, as political prisoners was THE most egregious affront to the US Constitution out of Dark Brandon and his minions. Had it happened in the early '70s - that's the 1770's, the Declaration of Independence would have surely included this right up at the top of the grievances against the Regime.
Readers may think I'm so supportive of the J6ers because "that coulda' been me!', were the airline flight schedules somewhat more recovered from the Kung Flu PanicFest. I may well have been in the midst and taken in later - I do try to think of how much longer the American patriots would have been languishing in African-run prisons had Trump not kept this promise.
I wanted this post to go in a different direction though, very much along the lines of what I already wrote this past March in Defeating Globalism: Europeans v Americans. The comparison was between America and the 3 biggest countries (economy wise, I think) of Western Europe, the UK, France, and Germany. The governments of those 3 countries have their own ways of squashing any resistance to the Regimes in power and above that the EU Regime in Brussels.
Going from east to west, the German government protects itself and the Globalists' agenda with threats - all very constitutional and all, you know - to shut down any political party that is different enough to be "a threat to German democracy". The French government has conducted lawfare against the political Le Pan family members. This is akin to the lawfare against Trump, the NRA, and VDare here in America. (The former two beat it, but the very small VDare Foundation was forced to shut down.) In the UK, things have taken a more Orwellian turn, and communications alone that are in opposition to the Starmtrooper Regime are banned. This makes it hard to even start creating a serious opposition party. (Nigel Farage is a decent guy, but he and his party are milquetoast.)
The lack of that well-thought-out US Constitution has a whole lot to do with it, but I also think that the multiparty systems* with their compromises and alliances working against any serious opposition party make it more difficult for the Euro countries to fight the Globalists, at least at the executive level. You can say what you want about him (in the comments), but Trump is against the Globalists. He is a Nationalist as opposed to an anti-Nationalist (a friend's term). MAGA and Trump have gotten into a powerful position finally. As the UniParty Congress twiddles its thumbs, and the Judicial Branch at lower levels, at least, acts as an impediment, this Executive branch has been making moves that the Europeans can only dream of. I'm generally pretty happy with what's been done so far.
Where do the J6ers come in, back into this post? Nearly 8 years ago, I wrote a 6 part series entitled ""There's battle lines being drawn" ..." with the title coming from an old 1960s (Buffalo Springfield) protest song. In the 5th part**, I noted (this was a bit over half a year since Charlottesville, keep in mind):
This is where there is lots to be learned from the 1960's (and I'm finally getting to what I was going to write last Monday!). Individuals speaking out and raising hell may always get doxxed, shamed by their peers, and maybe even arrested with the book(s) thrown at them. Groups of a few dozen - same thing but with better legal protection due to economy of scale. 5,000 of you - hey are they going to arrest you all? Where will they keep you?That didn't age well, I gotta say. Then, I wrote:
They've got hundreds of Motherland Security goons ready for any excuse to beat your ass during your march on Washington, FS? That'll work if there are 200 of you - 200,000 - not so much!Well, not all 200,000 participated ... or, were invited in - 5 years ago today.
This was in those old posts somewhere too: Conservatives are much more likely to have jobs than the activists of the ctrl-left. This means, that, no, there WAS no BIG ongoing protest in front of the jails holding the J6ers.*** I never showed up myself even, shamefully. The Regime Media, something not all of us have weaned themselves off of, were not going to promote your Bono's Mothers of the Disappeared or anything like that.
It took a political fight, resulting in the election of President Trump above and beyond all cheating, to get us our J6 Political Prisoners released. Should we be discouraged the next time? What I think the aftermath of that day 5 years back has taught is that we're much better off enacting change if we have someone on our side at the top, as flawed as he may be, if not to "watch our six", at least to not be actively working to fry us. Failing that, the next ctrl-left Administration, if there is one, will be out for blood, with less respect for rule-of-law than the last as they work on behalf of the Globalists. If you're taking a chance of being shot dead from 10 ft by a cop 3 times your size while unarmed, or of not being seen in daylight again for 5 years, you'd tend to figure that you may as well go all out yourself.
I don't know who can replace him, but for now, it's President Trump that has put America miles in front of the European anti-Globalists.
* President George Washington and others of the Founders were hopeful that there wouldn't be ANY political parties. A man would drop his work to help run the nation for a while as an ACTUAL public service - what a concept! It didn't outlast George Washington though. After his 8 years, there were the Federalists against the Democratic-Republicans, with the latter winning all but one election (against John Adams in 1796) out of 7 with these 2 major "team match-ups".
** The rest of them are: the intro. ... the ctrl-left army ... The People of the Gun ... The official military ... The Conclusion.
*** There was some small group I'd read about.
Comments:
M
Thursday - January 8th 2026 6:22AM MST
PS
Adam Smith:
Most places don't do their own curation of sites to be blocked, they sign up for a list from some other company that provides that service. The list is generally divided into categories, and you can block or allow by category. So a games company can allow "games" sites, but not gambling, while a gambling company probably does the reverse.
Naturally there's only a few such companies, since it's dependent on reputation.
(conspiracy voice) You don't want to use the blacklist of a Russian, do you? (/conspiracy voice)
Those sites are generally infiltrated by people not sympathetic to Unz. They may also use suggestions from customers about new sites.
Adam Smith:
Most places don't do their own curation of sites to be blocked, they sign up for a list from some other company that provides that service. The list is generally divided into categories, and you can block or allow by category. So a games company can allow "games" sites, but not gambling, while a gambling company probably does the reverse.
Naturally there's only a few such companies, since it's dependent on reputation.
(conspiracy voice) You don't want to use the blacklist of a Russian, do you? (/conspiracy voice)
Those sites are generally infiltrated by people not sympathetic to Unz. They may also use suggestions from customers about new sites.
Moderator
Wednesday - January 7th 2026 11:03AM MST
PS: Mr. Smith, I have seen a page telling me that TUR is something, "extremest" maybe, can't quite remember, in some hotel lobby computers. The latest was at one of our worksites. During downtime, I'd read and leave comments there (along with deleting the browser history stuff later), but I no longer can do that.
Adam Smith
Wednesday - January 7th 2026 10:16AM MST
PS: Top o' the afternoon, gentle men of Peak Stupidity!
๐๐๐ข๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐, ๐คโ๐๐โ ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐ โ๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ค๐, ๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ข๐๐?
I was at the local hospital yesterday (no emergencies. no worries. It's just that because the "healthcare system" is so dysfunctional you have to go to the ER if you want to see a doctor sometime before seven months from now. anyway...) and as I was waiting for Mrs. Smith while she was being scanned I decided to read Ron Unz's new article. (The one about Venezuela.)
So... I logged into the hospital's public wifi on my sailfone. Then, I typed unz.com into the browser. This is when I learned that unz.com is blocked by the local hospital for "extremism" of all things. Weird. I then used my sailfone's 4g internet to pull up the article and read it.
https://www.unz.com/runz/puncturing-the-propaganda-bubble-of-the-ussa-and-its-eussr-vassals/
I don't think this is extreme at all.
๐๐. ๐๐๐ง ๐กโ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐๐๐'๐ ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐(?) ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก (๐ผ โ๐๐ฃ๐๐'๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ )
Lol... (Nice!)
I hope you gentlemen have a wonderful afternoon. โฎ๏ธ
๐๐๐ข๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐๐ก ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐๐๐ง ๐ค๐๐๐ ๐๐ก๐, ๐คโ๐๐โ ๐ผ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ท๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ก๐ ๐๐๐โ๐ก ๐ โ๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ค๐, ๐ค๐๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐๐๐ ๐ โ๐ข๐ก ๐๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ฆ ๐๐๐ข๐๐?
I was at the local hospital yesterday (no emergencies. no worries. It's just that because the "healthcare system" is so dysfunctional you have to go to the ER if you want to see a doctor sometime before seven months from now. anyway...) and as I was waiting for Mrs. Smith while she was being scanned I decided to read Ron Unz's new article. (The one about Venezuela.)
So... I logged into the hospital's public wifi on my sailfone. Then, I typed unz.com into the browser. This is when I learned that unz.com is blocked by the local hospital for "extremism" of all things. Weird. I then used my sailfone's 4g internet to pull up the article and read it.
https://www.unz.com/runz/puncturing-the-propaganda-bubble-of-the-ussa-and-its-eussr-vassals/
I don't think this is extreme at all.
๐๐. ๐๐๐ง ๐กโ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐กโ๐๐๐'๐ ๐ ๐ฟ๐๐๐ ๐๐๐๐ก๐๐๐๐(?) ๐๐๐๐๐๐ก (๐ผ โ๐๐ฃ๐๐'๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐ ๐ป๐๐๐๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐ )
Lol... (Nice!)
I hope you gentlemen have a wonderful afternoon. โฎ๏ธ
Moderator
Wednesday - January 7th 2026 9:22AM MST
PS: Thanks for the nice compliment re this post, SafeNow. I don't think Trump wants to shut down any websites. Mr. Unz thinks that there's a Lord Voltemor(?) effect (I haven't read all the Hobbit books) such that those his writers disagree with are afraid to even mention the site, as that would be good publicity for Mr. Unz. I think he's got a big head about it, as the site, as nicely working as it is with some writers that wouldn't see the light of day otherwise, is not as widely known as Mr. Unz thinks.
I did notice that a Paul Craig Roberts column - no comments allowed (long story) mentioned Mr. Unz and his writing in the title even. Though his columns have appeared there for years, I wasn't so sure that PCR even knew well who Ron Unz was. Some of theses syndicated columnists - Buchanan (he's gone), Ron Paul, say, they may have heard the name "The Unz Review" when someone helped them sign up yet another of hundreds or thousands of sites to host their columns may have never heard of TUR.
Anyway, the Venezuela incident is one that I have mixed feelings about.
I did notice that a Paul Craig Roberts column - no comments allowed (long story) mentioned Mr. Unz and his writing in the title even. Though his columns have appeared there for years, I wasn't so sure that PCR even knew well who Ron Unz was. Some of theses syndicated columnists - Buchanan (he's gone), Ron Paul, say, they may have heard the name "The Unz Review" when someone helped them sign up yet another of hundreds or thousands of sites to host their columns may have never heard of TUR.
Anyway, the Venezuela incident is one that I have mixed feelings about.
SafeNow
Tuesday - January 6th 2026 11:28PM MST
PS
โโฆif we have someone on our side at the top, as flawed as he may be, if not to "watch our six", at least to not be actively working to fry us.โ
I will be waiting to read what you write about Venezuela, and what this might mean for future directions. Is a serious new โflawโ emerging? And, could he be inclined to fry us if we speak out of turn? A few days ago, in a Napolitano interview with Macgregor, Magregorโs closing remark said that the important thing for you and for me, judge, to stay alive, because we are voicing very unpopular opinions. It is sobering to hear that coming from Macgregor. Wouldnโt it be ironic if the Unz website, which I feared the Democrats might shut down, winds up being shut down by Trump?
Well, the above is my worm of worry. That said, thank you for a superb post, placing J6 in historical perspective.
โโฆif we have someone on our side at the top, as flawed as he may be, if not to "watch our six", at least to not be actively working to fry us.โ
I will be waiting to read what you write about Venezuela, and what this might mean for future directions. Is a serious new โflawโ emerging? And, could he be inclined to fry us if we speak out of turn? A few days ago, in a Napolitano interview with Macgregor, Magregorโs closing remark said that the important thing for you and for me, judge, to stay alive, because we are voicing very unpopular opinions. It is sobering to hear that coming from Macgregor. Wouldnโt it be ironic if the Unz website, which I feared the Democrats might shut down, winds up being shut down by Trump?
Well, the above is my worm of worry. That said, thank you for a superb post, placing J6 in historical perspective.
(Merry Christmas, Happy Boxing Day, and Happy New Year!)
(Do Canadians wish each other Happy Boxing Day? ๐ค)
(Doesn't matter. Happy Boxing Day!)
(I hope this message finds you well.)
๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐๐๐ ๐๐๐'๐ก ๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐๐ ๐๐ค๐ ๐๐ข๐๐๐ก๐๐๐ ๐๐ ๐ ๐๐ก๐๐ ๐ก๐ ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐, ๐กโ๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ข๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐ก ๐๐๐๐ ๐ ๐๐๐ ๐๐กโ๐๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐๐ ๐กโ๐๐ก ๐ ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐๐. ๐๐๐ก๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐กโ๐๐๐'๐ ๐๐๐๐ฆ ๐ ๐๐๐ค ๐ ๐ข๐โ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐๐ ...
Northeast Georgia Health System, the non-profit that owns the local hospital, is a fairly large company. It makes sense that they would, as you've explained, outsource much of their web and IT services (including web content filtering) to an outside, third party vendor. (I would imagine very few of their 11,000 employees have ever heard of Ron Unz or The Unz Review.)
https://www.nghs.com/2025/10/02/nghs-credited-with-contributing-more-than-7-8-billion-to-local-and-state-economy
https://www.nghs.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Audited-Financial-Statements-Northeast-Georgia-Health-System-Inc.-Consolidated-2023.pdf
Apparently, Northeast Georgia Health System has partnered with Optimum Healthcare IT...
https://optimumhit.com/insights/press/northeast-georgia-health-system-selects-optimum-healthcare-it-to-support-cloud-first-journey/
(Optimum Heathcare IT uses WebTitan (TitanHQ) for content filtering.)
Now, I could be wrong about the hospital's public internet access being filtered by WebTitan courtesy of Optimum Health IT specifically, (had I payed attention there may have been more info about this on the webpage that let me know that unz.com was blocked for extremism) but even if the hospital uses a different vendor for their content filtering I'm sure your point stands. There are relatively few companies (perhaps a couple dozen) providing these sorts of services to companies like Northeast Georgia Health System.
(If I were to log in to their public internet from a laptop I could probably determine what service they are using for content filtering by using traceroute to map the network path, and dig or nslookup for DNS analysis. I think wireshark would also be quite helpful in figuring out such things.)
So yeah. That's a very wordy way to say "Yes. I agree. Thank you."
I've almost finished my morning coffee while rambling on about this. Looks like it's going to be another beautiful day with a high of around 65. (Pretty perfect for January.) I'm going to have a little lunch and go play in the yard before winter comes. (Looks like I'll have to bring in the plants Sunday. Maybe Saturday?)
So cheers to another beautiful day, M.
Happy Thursday! โฎ๏ธ