This was published earlier today in Santa Barbara Current.
“Ellen DeGeneres' controversial tweet about P Diddy resurfaces amid his sex trafficking arrest” (Irish Star)
Ellen’s tweet: "Happy birthday, P Diddy, Puff Daddy, Sean Combs, or as I call him, Cuddle McSnugglestuff. You don't need to know why."
This article, though slightly dated, assumes new relevance as Cuddle McSnugglesstuff’s trial begins in New York City.
P Diddy is charged with racketeering, conspiracy, sex trafficking, and transportation to engage in prostitution.
Insiders whisper that Ellen’s sudden move earlier this year out of the USA and into the English countryside has less to do with Trump wining the White House and more to do with P Diddy’s trial—perhaps a preemptive escape from being subpoenaed as a witness against her former cuddle buddy, with whom she is reported to have been very close.
And she’s not alone.
Many in Hollywood—starting with the Kardashians— are caught between holding their breath and digging very deep holes in the Malibu sand (for playing ostrich), while McSngglestuff’s team are said to be digging their own holes for those who talk too much.
“Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs trial to delve into the seediest side of rap’s ‘bad boy’” (AP)
Sean "Diddy" Combs is an accused ringleader of a depraved empire built on racketeering, sex trafficking, and violence.
Federal prosecutors maintain this is about decades of abuse and coercion. The evidence includes video footage of assault and weapon seizures.
This trial isn’t just about Diddy. It’s about the seedy undercurrent of power, silence, and exploitation lurking behind celebrity gloss.
From gloss to gross.
“92-year-old Southern California man forced into conservatorship, family says” (FOXLA)
Imagine you are Howard Rose—a 92-year-old man whose only wish is to spend his remaining days in the comfort of his home, surrounded by loved ones. Instead, you’re ensnared in a conservatorship web spun by Ventura County, where your autonomy is stripped away and your family's pleas are met with deafening silence.
This isn't guardianship; it's a hostage situation masquerading as legal protection. The county's actions raise a chilling question: When did safeguarding the elderly become synonymous with isolating them from their families and making decisions on their behalf?
The allegations are damning: forced palliative care, denial of independent medical evaluations, and a blatant disregard for existing powers of attorney. It's as if the system has decided that age equates to incompetence, and familial bonds do not exist.
Ventura County's conservatorship practices don't just toe the line of ethical governance—they obliterate it. If this is the standard, then no one with a few gray hairs and a nest egg is safe from being commodified under the guise of care.
From what I understand, Howard’s case is not an isolated incident. My spies tell me that that smell of money from conservatorships has corrupted the judiciary in Santa Barbara and Ventura Counties.
Clearly, a light needs to be shined upon this shadowy corner of the legal system.
If we don't stand up for Howard Rose today, who will stand up for us tomorrow?
Anyone with similar conservatorship experiences? Let me know: Reringer@gmail.com.
“Rubio Says Biden State Department Compiled ‘Disinformation’ Dossier on Trump Official” (NTD)
Apparently, the Biden-era State Department—through the now-defunct Global Engagement Center—spent $50 million a year building “disinformation dossiers” that included at least one current Trump official.
Another words, they were surveilling Americans they believed were disseminating information that they (erroneously) perceived to be dis-information.
Now Rubio, as Secretary of State, has shut it down and is promising to hand the files to those targeted.
“John Fetterman insists he is in good health. But staffers past and present say they no longer recognize the man they once knew.” (New York Magazine)
Numerous former and current staffers in Senator Fetterman’s office find him increasingly erratic, isolated and potentially off his prescribed treatment plan, raising serious concerns about his mental fitness, behavior and judgment.
In other words, they think Fetterman has gone off the deep end, that he’s nuts.
Truth is, Fetterman came to his senses—and that’s what really scares them.
“Gavin Newsom tried to shut down their beaches – so California’s surfers turned to Trump” (The Telegraph)
Huntington Beach—a sun-drenched surf mecca—is now riding a red wave straight through Newsom’s blue-state playbook. What started as a protest against beach lockdowns during Covid has turned into a full-blown MAGA movement with surfboards and subpoenas.
“Prince Harry gives astonishing interview about his father who 'won't speak to him' but claims he wants 'reconciliation' with his family because he has 'forgiven them'“ (Daily Mail)
Looks like the King Charles III is ghosting Harry.
Waah!
The Duke of Delusion seems to think saying “I forgive you” cancels out a tell-all memoir, docu-series, courtroom drama and numerous interviews airing the royal family’s dirty linen—all the while claiming to want privacy and peace.
But if he thinks he can scorch the garden and still expect roses to bloom, well, he is either a master narcissist or thick as two planks.
Either way, hapless Hal has gotten himself into a heap of new trouble as…
“Most Brits say strip Harry and Meghan of their HRH titles after bombshell interview as backlash grows - amid palace anger at BBC for failing to challenge Duke” (Daily Mail)
King Charles won’t call Harry—not out of spite, but because he’s not sure if he’ll be dialing into a live-stream.
Does Harry not realize he’s playing right into the hands of the same Buck House bureaucrats who choreographed his Megxit—and digging himself a deeper grave?
“King Charles cancer update as monarch details 'frightening' battle and 'dark moments'“ (Daily Mirror)
Buckingham Palace still won’t identify what kind of cancer the King is battling. (I’m surprised Harry hasn’t revealed it, though I suspect it’s because they won’t tell him, believing he’d squawk to the media.)
So I asked ChatGPT to analyze all the data it possesses and identify the most likely type of cancer. AI’s response:
What We Do Know
The palace announced in February 2024 that King Charles had cancer, discovered during treatment for an enlarged prostate yet explicitly stated it was not prostate cancer.
He underwent outpatient treatments, likely non-surgical, and reportedly responded well.
By April 2024, he resumed public duties, albeit lightly.
He described “frightening” moments and “darkness.”
The palace is being secretive — but not in full panic mode.
What That Tells Us
Because the cancer was discovered while investigating his prostate, it is likely pelvic or abdominal.
That he’s receiving outpatient treatment, resumed public duties, suggests:
No major organ removal
Localized and/or early stage
Possibly responding to radiation, hormone therapy, or immunotherapy
My Best-Educated Guess?
Bladder cancer.
Why?
Consistent with incidental discovery.
Often discovered during prostate exams in men over 70.
Treatment can be outpatient if caught early.
High recurrence rate, requiring ongoing monitoring.
More common in males, especially elderly, especially former smokers. Charles was a smoker in his youth.
Carries a social/royal embarrassment factor that explains the palace’s tight lips.
“‘Numerous signs of torture’: a Ukrainian journalist’s detention and death in Russian prison” (The Guardian)
This tragic and haunting story details the final moments of Ukrainian journalist Viktoriia Roshchyna, who was captured, tortured and ultimately killed by Russian forces during the ongoing war in Ukraine.
She had been a tireless and courageous reporter, risking her life to expose the truth and shed light on the atrocities being committed in the occupied territories. Her capture, torture and death were part of a larger pattern of systematic abuse by Russian forces, targeting journalists, aid workers, and civilians seen as enemies of the regime.
This is yet another indictment of a psychopathic dictator who has wrought so much misery on so many people.
Mad Vlad Putin deserves to be drawn and quartered, dragged through the streets then burned at the stake.
“US to send more weapons to Ukraine” (The Telegraph)
In my view (as stated earlier in this column), this was always the strategy. NATO membership was never truly on the table. But rare minerals? That’s leverage. By tying Ukraine to U.S. economic interests, we’ve created the pretext to assist Ukraine escalate militarily—even better than before.
We can now justify confronting Mad Vlad Putin with advanced weaponry and either push him to the settlement table (unlikely, he’s a psychopathic tyrant) or block him from moving further down the road.
“Putin reveals his thoughts on using nuclear weapons in Ukraine as Russian dictator celebrates 25 years in power” (Daily Mail)
The dictator said Moscow has the strength and the means to bring the brutal conflict to a 'logical conclusion,' adding that the need to use nuclear weapons has not arisen, and he hopes it will not.
The subtext is clear. Again, in case you don’t get it, Putin has zero intention of giving up his desire to lord over Ukraine. He’s saying he will go nuclear if that’s what it takes to meet his objective.
“Little-known CIA document that reveals Area 51's TRUE purpose” (Daily Mail)
According to a 400-page CIA report (declassified in 2013, rediscovered by the internet 12 years later), the UFOs people saw in the '50s and '60s were actually our own planes.
Sounds a little too convenient so I reached out to Deep Tonsils, he called me back.
“Where are you?” I ask.
“Diesel. Cheap coffee. Burnt rubber. A rundown gas station in Rachel, Nevada, shoulda been closed years ago—where else? Except there’s nowhere else to fill up along Extraterrestrial Highway.”
I explain the nature of my query.
“Hate to break it to you,” says DT. “Area 51 was never about little green men poking cows with laser beams. It’s about spook hardware—spy planes so high up they could moon the Soviets and be home for lunch.
“The CIA needed a sandbox where they could test their toys without the Reds—or the White House—knowing what’s up. So they picked a patch of dirt in the desert nobody gave two squirts about, slapped some barbed wire on it and called it ‘The Ranch.’
“The reason it was hush-hush? Because ‘Hey America, don’t freak out, that's just our secret spy plane, not an alien invasion’—doesn’t exactly work when you’re trying to keep the Soviets guessing.
“As for what happened after '74? Well... let’s just say the real weirdness starts where the official documents stop. Aliens? Nah. Bureaucrats with budgets are way scarier than any Martian. The truth is never as sexy as the cover story... but it's a hell of a lot more dangerous."
And finally…
“Why men are shaving off their eyelashes” (CNN)
Just when you thought we’d reached Peak Dumb, a new frontier emerges: men shaving off their eyelashes in the name of “masculine energy.”
The very things designed by nature to keep sand and grit out of your eyeballs are now being sacrificed at the altar of alpha posturing.
What’s next… ?
What a week—whew!
And so should you.