A decent start...

...but not nearly enough: "Over a quarter million federal jobs reduced in 2025 from nearly two dozen agencies".

It's not of Biblical origin...

...but the old saw, "God helps him who helps himself", is a piece of wisdom that is time-tested: "Hope Isn’t a Plan: Is Your Church a Sitting Duck?"

My church supposedly has a security team and a plan, but I come prepared to handle my own personal security.

Didn't watch the SOTU speech...

...but Ace has a good rundown. 

The thing I probably admire most about Trump is his ferocity when attacking Democrats, and his skill in showing them up as the hypocrites and liars that they are. And I hugely enjoy the donks' high dudgeon, which comes from inexperience in dealing with a genuine fighter; their past exposure to (mostly) pusillanimous Republicans who pride themselves on being "above that sort of thing" (on the way to losing graciously) has conditioned them to think Republicans are all pushovers. Not Trump, folks.

And the Democrats' response, handled by Virginia's new governor, Abigail "Spanführer", was, to put it mildly, "just plain weird".

Germany has a bad case of the British disease

"Pensioner facing police investigation for the crime of calling serially dishonest German Chancellor Friedrich Merz 'Pinocchio'".

Head of the Gestapo, Heinrich Mueller: "Seems a little excessive".

Amelia on the march

This character, originally created as a warning against the dangers of the "far-right" in the UK, has broken free of her constraints and is now the heroic representative of British patriots. Gregory has assembled a collection of videos.

Working-with-your-hands Wednesday

More country cooking from a lady who lives in one of those beautiful Azerbaijani valleys. Who's up for some gigantic chicken burgers and fries?

Bonus video! Does anybody remember ever seeing this thing?

Don't know who this is...

...but I'd characterize the video as a quality rant.