NEWS REVUE
Judges Bite the Dust! Trump Losing Trust! Cali Tax Unjust! 9/11 Disgust!
This was published earlier today in Santa Barbara Current.
“Army commander suspended after refusing to display Trump photo” (The Telegraph)
Another recalcitrant colonel in the chain of command bites the dust.
Colonel Sheyla Baez Ramirez was suspended after portraits of President Donald Trump and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth were discovered turned to face the wall at the base.
Sheyla may not realize it but she took an oath to defend the Constitution, not a Harvard class on interior design and political preferences.
That’s what you get when promotions are woke-driven and new hires are indoctrinated with DEI.
“FBI arrests Milwaukee judge, alleging she interfered in immigration operation” (NBC News)
Don’t know about you, but few things warm the heart like watching a judge get perp-walked.
And this one’s a doozie, caught gavel-handed obstructing federal agents from enforcing the very laws she’s paid to uphold.
But, apparently, this injudicious jiggering jerk-off of a judge thinks her courtroom is a sanctuary city.
Guess again, your dis-honor
Oh, and locally: Another jiggering jerk-off of a judge falls off the bench…
“Santa Barbara Judge Agrees to Lifetime Ban from Bench” (SB Independent)
Let’s be clear — ex-judge Michael Carrozzo didn’t just resign. He signed an “irrevocable resignation from office,” the legal equivalent of lighting your judicial robes on fire and saluting the flames. This, to avoid “severe public censure” — which sounds mild… until you realize that in judge-speak it is the equivalent of being tarred and feathered.
His downfall? Moonlighting as his assistant-turned-wife’s personal legal battering ram. Whether it was rent hikes, insurance woes or getting their unborn baby onto a college waitlist, Carrozzo wasn’t afraid to flex some stationary. In doing so, he broke a very clear rule by pretending to practice law even though judges are barred from doing so.
“Sir Richard Branson: Vast majority of Americans don’t back Trump” (The Telegraph)
I venture to guess the vast majority of Americans don’t know who Richard Branson is—and even if they did, they could give a rat’s ass.
“Trump touts third term with ‘Trump 2028’ hats on sale in his store” (The Telegraph)
Having just taken an oath up uphold and defend the U.S. Constitution, Donald Trump should not promote flaunting it.
No American who respects our democracy should find this in any way acceptable.
Trump, instead, should focus on his second (final) term and follow through with what he promised: Crack down on the Russian invasion of Ukraine, prevent Iran from possessing deliverable nukes, release the Jeffrey Epstein files and visit Fort Knox.
That he has not yet executed Epstein and Fort Knox (amid silence from his team) but instead jokes about a third term is both unsettling and a disappointment.
“Jeffrey Epstein victim Virginia Giuffre’s lawyer casts doubt on her suicide: ‘We’ve got big question marks over it’” (NY Post)
Virginia Giuffre is dead. By suicide, we’re told. Despite once making it crystal clear:
"I am making it publicly known that in no way, shape or form am I suicidal."
And now, she’s gone—just like Epstein. Scrubbed out like a bad debt on a dirty ledger.
What an astonishing coincidence. Another whistleblower silenced.
The "officials" say her death isn't suspicious. Of course not.
Just like Epstein’s paper-thin bedsheets totally explained everything.
Just like security cameras accidentally blinked off at the exact right moment.
Just like the guards napped through it.
Nothing to see here. Move along. Trust the process.
The "ultra-rich and well-connected" Epstein fellow-travelers didn’t just traffic girls. They trafficked in silence, in complicity, in broken souls. (Think Bill Gates.)
And they’re still smirking, toasting, untouchable.
For now.
“Fed-up Trump blasts Putin after Russia’s deadliest attack on Ukraine in nearly a year, hampering peace talks: ‘Vladimir, STOP!’” (NY Post)
But does Mad Vlad STOP?
Not by a Moscow mile as…
“Putin ignores Trump’s ‘Vladimir stop’ demand by launching lethal kamikaze drones” (Metro)
Putin does not want peace.
Not until the old Soviet republics are re-unionized.
And he won’t stop trying, through brute force, to make that happen—until someone stops him.
“Furious Donald Trump turns his fire on Putin in explosive rant: He’s stringing me along!” (Daily Express)
Ya think?
Trump finally realizes he’s being played. (About time.)
“Trump-aligned club for the ultra rich launches in Washington” (Politico)
A new kind of Insider Washington?
They won’t give out their address, it’s secret, shh, tell no one:
It’s the old City Tavern Club at 3206 M Street in Georgetown.
In its prime, City Tavern was a favored CIA haunt. (Maybe the spooks never left, will tune in through a few well-placed phantom taps….)
“California exploring per-mile road charge as gas tax revenue declines” (CBS8)
As if Californians aren’t taxed enough.
Personal Income Tax
California's taxes up to 12.3%, add an additional 1% Mental Health Services Tax that applies to income over $1 million. (Residents are taxed on all income, regardless of source, including wages, capital gains, dividends and retirement income.)
Sales Tax
The state imposes a base sales tax rate of 7.25%. Local jurisdictions can add their own taxes, leading to combined rates up to 10.75% in some areas .
Property Tax
Due to Proposition 13 (a huge blessing Sacramento would like to repeal), the general property tax rate is capped at 1% of the assessed value, with annual increases limited to 2% unless the property changes ownership .
Vehicle-Related Taxes
Vehicle License Fee: An annual fee based on the vehicle's value.
Fuel Taxes: Taxes are levied on gasoline and diesel fuel.
Excise Taxes
Imposed on the sale of alcoholic beverages and tobacco products.
State and local taxes apply to the cultivation and sale of cannabis products.
Other Local Taxes
Hotel tax is levied on guests staying in hotels, motels and short-term rentals.
Some cities impose taxes on the use of electricity, gas, water, and telecommunications.
And now they want more.
Little wonder Californians are fleeing to Idaho, Utah, Texas and Florida.
“GOP Senator Pushes Conspiracy Theory That 9/11 Was an Inside Job: ‘My Eyes Have Been Opened’” (MEDIAite)
About friggin’ time.
Senator Ron Johnson (R-WI) openly questioned the official narrative of the September 11th attacks, suggesting the U.S. government may have been complicit—particularly in the collapse of Building 7.
Johnson, who sits on the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, suggests a cover-up orchestrated by federal agencies.
“We deserve the truth,” he said. “It’s been hidden too long.”
Johnson also floated the possibility of Congressional hearings into 9/11, citing his newfound belief that the destruction of Building 7 resembled a controlled demolition.
Mainstream media’s knee-jerk reaction to dismiss Sen. Ron Johnson as a “conspiracy theorist” for questioning the 9/11 narrative mirrors the same tactic used in the aftermath of JFK’s assassination: discredit the questioner, not the question.
The term “conspiracy theorist” was created and weaponized by the CIA in the late 1960s to deflect scrutiny from the Warren Commission. Today, that label is again used to gate-keep narratives around 9/11—even when legitimate questions arise from declassified records, whistleblowers and court-admitted evidence.
The collapse of Building 7—untouched by any aircraft—remains the third rail of 9/11 inquiry. A 2020 University of Alaska Fairbanks study found that the official explanation (fire-induced collapse) simply doesn't match the data. Yet no major news outlet touched it. Why? Because challenging the 9/11 narrative isn't just controversial—it's politically radioactive.
The ensuing coverup includes these elements…
FBI suppression of Saudi links.
Illegal CIA domestic operations.
Sandy Berger’s theft of classified materials.
The Saudi embassy’s connections to hijackers.
Jamal Khashoggi’s murder to silence key knowledge.
Not conspiracies. Documented realities.
For more, read…
“Story of Interdimensional Doorway Near Area 51 Resurfaces” (Newsmax)
A mysterious tale from 1996 has resurfaced amid renewed political promises to declassify U.S. secrets—particularly regarding Area 51.
The account comes from Jerry Freeman, an amateur archaeologist who, while retracing the path of 1849 gold prospectors, claimed to witness strange phenomena near the secretive base known as S4, near Papoose Lake.
Freeman described a “bluish light” forming a sudden doorway in the desert—an apparent inter-dimensional portal. Freeman also felt underground vibrations and encountered radiation pockets, which was later linked to his death from cancer.
My super-secret source, Deep Tonsils, occasionally visits Area 51. He provided commentary to me from a public phone inside a laundromat on a Nevada strip mall. (I could hear dryers spinning in the background.)
Here is what he said verbatim:
“Freeman saw something, alright: Optical tech. Maybe EM field projection. Something experimental in a black bunker where science forgets its conscience. People think Area 51’s full of aliens. Cute. Truth is, it’s full of stuff so advanced they’d rather let you believe in Martians than admit what’s really cookin’ under Groom Lake. Directed energy, synthetic environments, maybe time-modulating fields—hell, I’ve seen schematics I still can’t explain.
“And the radiation Freeman walked through? That wasn’t from space. That was us. Our own little Frankenstein toys leaking through the seams. He wasn’t supposed to be there. That’s why he didn’t live long after.
“It’s not about going to other dimensions. It’s about controlling this one.”
“Got it,” I reply. “I got another situado for you.”
“Shoot.”
“What’s the story on…”
“Military launches mystery missile from Cape Canaveral; Army names hypersonic program 'Dark Eagle'“ (Florida Today)
“Ah—the army’s new toy,” says Deep Tonsils with a wheezy exhale, probably from a Lucky Strike. “This one’s for scaring the hell outta people without having to actually say a word. Looking at you, China and Russia—catch my drift? It’s about hitting someone so hard, so fast—they end up filing a complaint with Saint Peter.”
“How Meghan wormed her way into the Montecito fem-mafia - and relegated Harry to a life on the sidelines: Duchess's brazen tactics to break into elite sisterhood which includes Gwyneth Paltrow, Jennifer Aniston and Oprah” (Daily Mail)
Welcome to Montecito, where alpha women aren’t born, they’re botoxed, branded and beautified by Goop. This ain’t no sisterhood, it’s a serotonin-starved status cult where influence is measured in podcast clout, faces are sculpted by syringe and husbands are accessories best kept off-camera.
Meghan didn’t infiltrate a feminist utopia—she joined a lifestyle cult with a dress code: cashmere neutrals and passive-aggressive jam jars. Gwyneth cooks imaginary breakfasts, Oprah dispenses spiritual enlightenment (the material kind, less about inner peace, more about curated gift baskets and $400 candles) and the rest are an overpriced colon-cleanse away from weeping into their artisanal, flower-stamped Birkenstocks. All in the name of empowerment—so long as it pairs well with oat milk and a sponsored hashtag.
And finally…
“Is Ellen's Cotswolds nightmare over? TV star and wife Portia De Rossi ditch waterlogged £15m dream” (Daily Mail)
While Ellen’s old sisterhood in Montecito toast another sun-drenched afternoon over a $28 Rose of Rio cocktail in The Speakeasy at Santa Ynez Ranch, she and Portia are down the local drinking vodka & limeys.
Pixie has reportedly ditched her “dream home” in the Cotswolds due to flooding—and purchased another mansion thirty minutes away.
However, reports the Daily Mail… “it’s unclear if the couple are aware of the dark backstory of their new hideaway - their stylish new mansion was built near the site of an old farmhouse where a man was murdered.”
First a flood, now a ghost—oh my, what next?
What a week—whew!
And so should you.