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<![CDATA[ Good Diggin - Ramblings & Smiles]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 07:51:17 -0400Weebly<![CDATA[Today’s Daily Dose of Reality]]>Wed, 19 Aug 2026 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.gooddiggin.com/-ramblings--smiles/todays-daily-dose-of-reality4363975

I'm Back
With my surgery complete, and the old body repaired and back on the mend. Today is the first day I physically have been able to sit at a desk and put out a daily news post. I will continue to put out a little something every day and hope I get a little stronger in the recovery process.

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Since the University of California abandoned the SAT and ACT, thousands of faculty say it’s admitting students who aren’t prepared for the coursework I teach calculus at Berkeley. Some of my students can’t do middle school math | The San Francisco Standard

This political season, like the last couple, has featured Democratic candidates not only running for office but running away from things they said from 2019 to 2021. But You can't erase woke

New York City is where people from all over the world come to become Americans. A recent viral ‘New York’ magazine essay about Middle Eastern immigrants gets that exactly backward. The Big Apple Is Not, and Should Not Be, ‘Habibi City’

South America Just Rejected The Ideology of Socialism. So Why Is North America Now Buying It? | ZeroHedge

Yes, Democrats Just Passed A Resolution Seeking To Abolish ICE

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To the faithful readers of this Ramblings and Smiles news blog. I will be taking a little time off from the Dailey postings here at the news desk. I've got to check into the hospital and get some of my parts repaired. Look forward to getting back out and "Back with You Soon."

Mulkey

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The man who’s never held a real job in his life is now leading the most energized parade in America. But it’s a parade (we hope) that’s going nowhere. Bernie and the Lefts - American Thinker

Spain’s Socialist President Pedro Sánchez now finds himself at odds with European leaders after Italy’s president, Giorgia Meloni, has called for excluding Spain from Schengen agreements allowing free movement between EU countries. | The American Spectator

From the Spanish city of Ceuta to Cuba to Tehran — and increasingly the American left — the same destructive ideas keep proving that reality is no match for ideological zeal. : You Simply Cannot Give Power to Lunatics | The American Spectator

A new group of Radical Democrat's is being normalized in plain sight, and it’s not just online. It has now become normal in elections: The Democratic Party Is Being Hijacked

Everything is Bigger in Texas...Elon Musk to build the largest building in the world — spanning a colossal 100M square feet…

WOKE FAILURE: More Than 3,000 University of California Professors Demand Return of SAT After “Equity” Experiment Leaves Incoming Students Unable to Do Basic Math * The Gateway Pundit

Plagiarist Claudine Gay getting paid $3.1 million/year after "resigning" from Harvard - Philip Greenspun’s Weblog

Dem Gov Maura Healey signs sweeping Massachusetts bill allowing abortions up to birth. | Fox News

New Hampshire poised to formally end vehicle inspection mandate | Just The News

Birth tourism is human trafficking - American Thinker

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Boston has dug itself into a deep hole and keeps digging to see if that hole could go all the way to China.

Governor Healey issues sharpest rebuke to Boston’s Mayor endorsing her #1 RIVAL Sen. Nick Collins over the Mayor Wu chosen pick - Mass Daily News

Plenty of coaches and even players in the WNBA have said trans women should be allowed to play in their league. Now the meltdown is underway. WNBA Commissioner Announces League Is Reviewing Trans Inclusion After Former NBA Players Declare for Draft

America’s war with Iran is at an impasse. President Donald Trump’s unfulfilled threats to launch a “major strike” are partly to blame. Trump’s empty threats are prolonging the Iran war

Armed people at the scene of the crime fired on the attacker and drove him away. Twin Falls shooting underlines the need for taking self-defense seriously

Footage of WNBA “Black Privileged” DiJonai Carrington mocking Arabic taxi driver resurfaces after she sparked new WNBA race storm with brutal foul on Sophie Cunningham | Daily Mail Online

Massachusetts DCF asks Level 3 sex offender to foster the 2-year-old daughter of the girl he abused at 14 - Mass Daily News

Texas Children's Hospital has 90 days to open 'detransition clinic' under terms of settlement | FOX 26 Houston

Looks Like the WNBA's Absurdity Is About to Sink the Entire Transgender Movement – PJ Media

Iran plots to deal Trump a blow in midterms by keeping him entangled in war | The Guardian

Official: Ford’s New Short Mony $29,495 Small EV Truck Is Called Fathom, Not Ranchero

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These Are the States with The Emptiest Homes
America faces a housing shortage, yet about 14.5 million homes across the country are vacant. The Top Two Are in Northern NE…. How can both be true? | ZeroHedge

On August 12th We Will Witness a Total Solar Eclipse, a Rare Parade of 6 Planets, and the Peak of the Perseid Meteor Shower – America First Report

“I’m Transgender. I’m a Woman” – Second Former NBA Player Announces Plans to Enter Next WNBA Draft * The Gateway Pundit

Watch Live Bike Week View from Hotel Sturgis on Main St. and Harley-Davidson Way in Sturgis SD

Dozens of young sharks seen off Maine beach frequented by paddleboarders, swimmers

Lake Mead, nation's largest reservoir, reaches its lowest water level on record - ABC News

Kellogg says it's removing artificial dyes from cereals by end of 2026 | AP News

Boy George splits from the manager of his record label over pro-Israel song.

The Struggling Colleges Raiding Their Endowments to Pay the Bills - WSJ

Trump informs Lisa Cook that he is “considering” her removal | SCOTUSblog

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And you may find yourself behind the wheel of a large Automobile
And you may find yourself in a beautiful house, with a beautiful wife
And you may ask yourself; well, how did I get here?

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President Trump signed an executive order Thursday banning the practice of “birth tourism” and ordering his administration to try to root out firms that assist pregnant women in entering the U.S. just to earn citizenship for their children. Trump Signs Executive Orders Cracking Down on Birth Tourism

President Trump said Friday that he will immediately appeal the ruling of liberal judges, that halts construction of the White House Ballroom to Supreme Court

Stephen A. Smith Dropped Another Bomb This Week...This Time He Turned on Fauci: I Did Exactly What He Told Me, It Almost Killed Me

Weed costs twice as much in Vermont as it does in Massachusetts. What gives? - Vermont Daily Chronicle

Meet America’s New Un-Americans… the Democrat Socialists of America | The American Spectator

Death Toll Hits Triple Digits, Thousands of Africans Remain in Spanish City in Aftermath of Invasion

Georgia State Trooper Shows How to Handle a Street Takeover and Thin The Crowd – Twitchy

Stories from July of those Law-Abiding Citizens who chose not to become “Just Another Victim”

US Army Smashing Records With Surging Recruiting and Retention Numbers – RedState

U.S. FBI intelligence agent arrested in connection with theft of $1 million in crypto

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“No one has ever become poor by giving.”
~Anne Frank

Today’s Daily Dose of Reality

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Fauci May Have a Bigger Problem Than Contempt Charge
A Senate panel investigating Dr. Anthony Fauci has obtained a copy of the doctor’s iPhone, potentially securing even more records related to the doctor’s actions during the Covid-19 pandemic. – HotAir

MAGA civil war erupts after Tucker Carlson pushes policies for new US political party that could upend Republican base | Daily Mail Online

Mexican Cartel Boss Places $50,000 Bounty on U.S. Agents in Mexico, U.S. Consulate Ceases All Operations in Region

Gun-Control Groups Are on a Losing Streak This Summer as They Continue Racking Up The Losses Across America

Francesca Hong: Will a Mentally Unstable Woman Become Wisconsin’s Next Governor? - The New American

Another Federal Operation Takes More Than 800 Dangerous Truckers Off US Highways | The Epoch Times

You Aren't Angry Enough If You Forgot About What The Covid Tyrants Took From You

Court Upholds Florida's Ban on Exposing Children to 'Lewd' Drag Shows

No One Failed The People More During Covid Than Our Media

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The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted to hold Anthony Fauci in contempt charge after pleading Fifth Amendment | Fox News

Brutal Karma for Hawaii House candidate Soyboy Kirill Basin, faces felony threatening charges after being knocked Out on Tropical Beach | Fox News

Christian Parents Sue Oregon Over Accusation They Caused ‘Mental Injury’ for Refusing to ‘Affirm’ Daughter’s Transgender Identity After State Brands Mom Child Abuser for 'Mental Injury'

Crazy Canadian who battered patriotic teen on NJ boardwalk ordered deported — as she downplays caught-on-camera attack

‘Largest Denaturalization Surge in Recorded History’ Underway as Trump Admin Begins Booting Criminal Citizens * The Gateway Pundit

Another Grocery Chain Answers Trump's Call, Cuts Prices on Over 300 Items to Help Americans Still Suffering from Bidenflation

“This is Going to Surprise Some People”: Leading Biden COVID-19 Figure Embraces the Lab Leak Theory – JONATHAN TURLEY

You Can’t Make This Stuff Up….NYC Mayor Mamdani Demands ID for New Groceries Stores But Nothing for Voter ID

Stephen A. Smith Let’s Loose on WNBA Coach Cheryl Reeve About Supporting Trannies Dominating Girls in Sports

Transgender TV Star Arrested on Child Molestation and Sodomy Charges * The Gateway Pundit

Let Spain's Open Border Crisis Be an Election Reminder of What Democrats are Capable Of.

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Justice Fails Again!
Another example on why you can never live a normal life, when the judicial system continues to allow monsters to walk among us. Career Criminal Thug Commits Murder 84-Minutes After Being Released on Bail From Previous Arrest

Spokane wildfire arson suspect had prior manslaughter conviction; blazes leave some residents with nothing - CBS News

Trump Hating Actor Alan Richardson Humiliated as America Rejects His New Movie at The Box Office in Total Release Disaster - The American Tribune

President Trump‘s push to pass the SAVE America Act has divided the Senate GOP, but even if the election integrity measure were to pass, it would likely not be in effect for the 2026 midterm elections even if passed by Senate.

From Influence Peddler to Starving Artist: Hunter Biden Claims Family is Broke in Defaulting on $17 Million Bill – JONATHAN TURLEY

Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis Says He Can Personally Remove Any Official in Florida Who Shields Illegal Aliens

Democrat Clowns Seth Moulton and Ed Markey Try to Out-Woke Each Other in Massachusetts Senate Debate * The Gateway Pundit

Zac Brown Band surprises attendees at sold-out Fenway Park show with free cruises - ABC News

Sen. Rand Paul reveals contempt resolution against Fauci; committee to vote on Thursday

Cuba suffers power failure as US Embassy Havana warns Americans of disruptions | Fox News

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"I Remember Just Days Ago When Politicians Called Him Climate Change"
A convicted felon has been arrested in connection with sparking one of the three devastating wildfires that has destroyed over 700 buildings and forced at least 67,000 evacuations in Washington State. | Fox News

The Heroic Civilian who intervened at In-N-Out shooting reveals gunman's reaction when he opened fire: 'Everything changed immediately' | Daily Mail Online

“I’m Out of Here!”
Lifelong Democrat strategist James Carville Reveals What Will Make Him Leave the Democratic Party and It’s Closer Than You Think * The Gateway Pundit

Bill Maher also dropped a bomb on his audience when he say’s “My Vote Is In Play” as they audibly gasp when he reads what the Democratic Socialists of America are actually saying out loud:

Sunday on ABC’s “This Week,” Democratic political consultant Donna Brazile urged her party to “define itself” and “Don't Get Caught in This 'Socialist Wave'

Next Up We Have Joe Manchin’s response to supporting a socialist candidate and its another BOOM----‘Are You Crazy?’: Joe Erupts After Margaret Brennan Claims Socialists Have ‘Good Ideas’ – Twitchy

Democratic socialist Wisconsin governor candidate draws backlash with 'cancel Thanksgiving' post | Just The News

New CNN Poll: Have A third of Democrats now identifing as democratic socialists | CNN Politics

The Inside Story of The Not to Distant Past: The Day Democrats Lost the Working Class

Today's Example That Show’s... TDS is a Mental Disease and Likely Career Ending!
A senior official with the secretary of the Navy ‘s office was placed on administrative leave on Wednesday after he appeared to condemn the Trump administration in an undercover video vowing to undo Trump's policies.

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Monday Motivation Courtesy of Hailey Clauson

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Once again, a Democratic State Judiciary Has Failed Its Citizens
Kentucky Releases Child Killer AGAIN, Father of Slain Six-Year-Old Logan Tipton Says It May Be His Breaking Point * The Gateway Pundit

Off-duty trooper and armed citizen hailed as heroes after returning fire on In-N-Out shooting in Twin Falls | Fox News

The Smithsonian National Museum of American History has been in the news for disparaging our nation’s history and engaging in partisan activism. - WSJ

Win-Win-Win…. Christian Physician Assistant Fired for Resisting Transgender Dogma Gets $410,000 Lawsuit Settlement

Blame Canada’s Terrible Regulations For Wildfires Ruining America’s Summer - Watts Up With That?

Ceuta crisis: 22 EU leaders gang up against Spain’s Sánchez over his migration policy – POLITICO

FBI says it would take '158 years' to process all 'hidden room' records: Judicial Watch | Just The News

RFK Jr. accuses CNN Dana Bash of COVID-era media malpractice on CNN | Fox News

Sophie Cunningham Got Elbowed in the Jaw. Guess Who Got the Foul?

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The GOP’s Self-Inflicted Midterm Crisis
With narrow majorities and little to show beyond one major bill, congressional Republicans risk demoralizing their own voters and handing Congress back to Democrats | The American Spectator

I know there are plenty of pro-Ukraine cheerleaders who just cannot stomach any criticism of an ongoing military conflict that has now lasted longer than WWII. Corrupt and Despotic Ukraine Is Not Worth Fighting WWIII - American Thinker

Mr. Democrat Bill Maher declared he’d vote for Sarah Palin over some progressive Dems after warning that his vote is “in play.” Bill dropped the bomb on his audience.

Trump Admin Cancels 28,000 Trucker Licenses Held by Illegal Aliens and Launched New Program to Get Seats Filled By Veterans

Dumbass Ivy League student who refuses to work for Jewish people kicked out of parents' $1.75million home and forced to beg for cash | Daily Mail Online

The Italian government-imposed border checks with Spain in response to an influx of tens of thousands of migrants in the Spanish North African enclave of Ceuta after migrant crisis sparks border tensions

Fantasy Football Alert…..Ricky Pearsall out for season as 49ers receiver faces knee surgery | Fox News

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Democrats Traded One Vetting Failure for Another
Latest Maine Democrat Senatorial Candidate Troy Jackson’s Long Time Partner is His Second Cousin and He Has Two Kids with Her * The Gateway Pundit

Europe’s Borderless Dream has yet again "Become a Nightmare"
Spain deploys military to Ceuta as at least 57 dead in Spain migrant surge: | Fox News Video

WNBA Posts — Then Deletes — Video of Star Players Angel Reese, Paige Bueckers Betting on Game

Spain deploys military to Ceuta as at least 57 dead in Spain migrant surge: | Fox News Video

Florida attorney general launches probe into Fauci over Covid claims - POLITICO

Illegal migrant allegedly killed Connecticut cop and his girlfriend in DUI crash

Fauci Hearing: Fetterman Says He ‘Regrets’ Scoffing at Lab Leak Theory

Canada: The Illusion Of Free Healthcare - American Thinker

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]]><![CDATA[Friday's Adventure Road]]>Fri, 31 Jul 2026 04:00:00 GMThttps://www.gooddiggin.com/-ramblings--smiles/fridays-adventure-road2427205

No matter how old you are, there will always be that one song that makes the hair on your arms stand up and the head starts nodding ..

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Fauci’s silence on his monstrous COVID sins spoke volumes — and solidified him as a reprehensible villain

A 16-Year-Old Lifeguard's 'Heroic' Rescue Earns Him a Trip to the White House After Trump Sees Footage

Insane Initiative That Would Have Banned Hunting and Fishing in Oregon Fails to Make November Ballot * The Gateway Pundit

Convicted Transgender Baby Killer Who Strangled 11-Month-Old Baby to Death Is Thrown BACK in Prison for Parole Violation After Being RELEASED 30 Years Early * The Gateway Pundit

In Los Angeles and Portland, Anti-ICE Agitators Are Currently in the 'Find Out' Stage – RedState

Cars Kill More People Per Year Than Guns, According to Inconvenient Data Liberals Won't Like

EBay, former executives to pay $56 million to settle couple’s harassment case | CNN Business

10 Reasons Your Tomato Plants Aren’t Flowering—and How to Get More Blooms Fast

US measles cases hit 2,318 in 2026, surpassing last year's total: CDC - ABC News

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​No matter how old you are, there will always be that one song that makes the hair on your arms stand up and the head starts nodding ..​

No matter how old you are, there will always be that one song that makes the hair on your arms stand up and the head starts nodding ..