STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

MAY 19, 2026

VOLUME 148

CURRENT NEWS FROM A CENTER-RIGHT PERSPECTIVE, WITH A DASH OF PATRIOTISM.

INDEPENDENCE DAY PARADE CIRCA 1955. A SCENE FROM MY IMAGINATION.

WHAT I AM SEEING AND HOW IT MAKES ME FEEL ABOUT MY COUNTRY RIGHT NOW

How I view the world was undoubtedly shaped by being born in 1941, watching my family and people around me deal with the seriousness of the most consequential war since the Revolutionary War. Then living through the social revolution of the sixties and seventies. People of my age group, have a mindset like no other. That said, we are disappearing daily from old age, and old age-related diseases. If you are part of a high school alumni group that you keep in touch with, you are very aware of your mortality.

I created the picture above because it is very indicative of the place where I grew up. What you see in the picture are people, mostly of European descent, gathered peacefully, expressing their love for our great nation, their families and communities. The only freak shows you saw in those days were the ones that came to town with the carnivals.

I’m not naive, there have always been people who were “different” and gay folks have been around since the beginning of time. When I was growing up, gays, lesbians and otherwise strange folk kept a low profile, it was not a good idea to be too open, it could be dangerous. So, there were always people that you would consider a sub-culture, even though on the surface it all looked serene and peaceful.

So, by now, you are probably asking, what is the point. My point is, although all of the same stuff was going on then, that is going on now, the mainstream culture made it clear what it would tolerate and what it wouldn’t. I absolutely do not condone violence against others, but in order for a society to exist in a peaceful and orderly manner, restraint must be exercised by everyone. The majority of society did not agree with the alternative life styles, didn’t want their children exposed to it. The folks that lived the alternative lives, needed to be aware of that, and respect the majorities wishes. That is the formula for people of different stripes to coexist. Simple. Key word “respect”.

RESPECT; NOT MUCH OF IT LEFT

Let’s start at the bottom and work our way up to understand what has happened to that wonderful word “respect”. It all starts in the family home, that is the birthplace of respect. It starts with the parents. The mom and dad have a solemn duty to exhibit respect for each other, along with expressing their love for one another. They must make certain the offspring respect and show their love for one another as well. Love and respect are the most important lessons children can be taught. It determines the way they treat others they come in contact with, in the future. Secondly, and equally important is the respect for authority. The children need to be aware that mom and dad are in charge, period, not debatable. Parents need to stand firm from the time the child is born until that child leaves home. This is the formula for raising children that are able to navigate life more successfully. A parent’s weakness in exhibition of authority, creates problems later, that can be impossible to deal with.

Schools in my day were rife with authority figures. If you got out of line at school, you were punished in any number of ways, plus you had to answer to your parents. You were hit with a “double whammy”. Not a pleasant experience. When you were graded for your work, it was an honest grade. If you weren’t performing your work, you received a failing grade. Another experience that you didn’t want to go through. Also, if you failed, your peers looked down on you, another unpleasant experience. So, if you wanted to be able to walk with your head held high, you towed the line. Another valuable lesson for living a successful life.

Then, sometime in the sixties, a horrible thing happened. The traditional family started to disappear, and they went soft on the kiddos. That was the beginning of the end for respect. It was all downhill after that. The pictures below are the result.

So, this is all the result of failed families, failed public education, failed institutions of higher learning and failing to hold people accountable for their actions. The inmates have taken over the asylum. I don’t give a rat’s ass what you are, who you sleep with, what you do with your genitals, just keep it to yourself. I don’t give a rat’s ass if you’re a vegan, or a vegetarian. I ain’t none of those things, and I ain’t never gonna be any of those things. So don’t try to sell me on the fact that you’re somehow superior to me, a straight white, Christian male. Keep that shit to yourselves.

I respect my fellow man, and try my best not to be offensive and disrespectful of my neighbor. I respect everyone’s property, their rights to be who and what they are. Just don’t burden me with your mental illness bullshit.

We are living in the best damn country on the planet you are given the right to be who and what you want to be. In spite of this, we have a growing number of folks that express extreme hatred for the nation and 95% of its inhabitants. I sincerely believe if you feel this way, you need to pack up your shit and find somewhere else to live. I’m totally happy here, and you are causing me to be unhappy seeing your sorry asses. I can say this with absolute pride, my family took up residence in America in 1700 and we have been here ever since. Old glory is my flag, United States is my home. I might be 85 years old but I’m still a damn good shot, and I’m willing to defend the Republic and all of its glory. If you don’t like it, you can kiss my old wrinkly ass.

God bless America, God bless our President. Stay safe, stay vigilant. stay free.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

MAY 11, 2026

VOLUME 147

RIGHT MINDED COMMENTARY

I finally found my way back to my keyboard. I have spent the past several weeks working on my landscaping after 21 years of mediocre maintenance. I told my wife brace yourself, this is gonna cost some serious money to resuscitate the front and rear gardens. We still aren’t finished, we now have to visit Lowes and spend some more hard earned cash on flowers and shrubs to replace the ones we ripped out. But we are getting lots of compliments for our efforts. However, none of those folks are offering to chip in and help with the expense. Enough with the whining, let’s get on with the article.

TAXES, TAXES, TAXES

This topic has so many facets, I’m not sure I can cover everything I am feeling about this topic. Which is mostly anger, mixed with utter disappointment, and curiosity as to why Donald Trump and his band of merrymen are the only ones seriously talking about tax reform. Every state on the west coast where I have spent the bulk of my life on this planet, are literally tax addicts. The state governments of the three west coast states are taxing folks into the poor house. People are squealing like trapped pigs and they don’t care.

The State of Orgon puts a tax measure on the ballot and the crazy ass Oregon Democrats vote for it. I have lived here 21 years and have never seen a tax measure fail to pass. I literally want to pull my hair out every single time. On the other hand, we have mail in ballots, so one can’t be too sure that it’s on the up and up.

So, why does the federal government and state and city governments need so much of our money? My house is about 2,300 sq. ft on a small city lot, and Marion county thinks I need to pay $6,000.00 per year for the privilege of owning my house. So, basically the county is charging me rent to live in my own house. The city where I live has a population of about 200,000 souls. Roughly about 52,000 single family homes. Just for property taxes alone that’s somewhere around 26 million dollars per year. That’s just for residential dwellings, not counting commercial businesses. The school district operates on a yearly budget of over one billion dollars a year, and can barely produce a literate graduate. The schools never stop begging for money and can’t show any improvement in the education of the students.

Our state roads and highways are better than a number of states I have driven across, but they could be one hell of a lot better. The state is always coming up with more creative ways to pick our pockets for the highway systems. I have heard a lot of chatter in recent years about toll roads. Give me a break, toll roads? Cut out some of the freebies and welfare to able bodied adults and fix the dang roads. We have a fleet of school busses that is massive. Why the hell can’t kids walk to school anymore? Half the kids at the bus stops are fat little rascals, it would be good for ’em. The cost of operating our school bus fleet must be close the defense budget for the feds.

TAX FRAUD

Stop and ask yourself why tax fraud is so rampant. It’s really quite simple. Anytime the government makes a huge amount of money available for any project, the fraudsters come out of every crack and crevice like cock roaches. They know from experience that the government just can’t wait to give that money away, because it makes them the flavor of the month, and it ain’t their money. The realization that the fraud is in the tens of billions of dollars should cause everyone to immediately surmise that we are being seriously overtaxed. You wanna know how I know this? Because the fraud was discovered because it was becoming so blatantly apparent, not because the government was running out of money. Medicare and Medicaid are not going broke due to normal everyday healthcare; they are being gutted by fraudsters. Are you worried your sick family member won’t be able to get hospice care in their final days? You should be, the money is going to build Nigerian mansions, inhabited by rich Somalians.

Local state politicians make it easy for the fraudsters (often illegal aliens) or green card holders to bilk the system, and in turn the fraudsters kick back a portion of that money to the Democrat politician, and it ends up in the coffers of the DNC. This system does not remain static, it grows like a malignant cancer. It’s just another iteration of the NGO’s. The federal government officials are actively involved in robbing the taxpayers. That makes me sick to my stomach that the feds can take everything I own for tax evasion, while they literally wasted the money I gave them in good faith. So, tell me again just how free we are. The freedom thing may be a little overstated.

Gotta run, getting a bit late for the old man. Stay strong my fellow Americans. Stay alert and fight to keep America a Christian Nation. One nation under GOD. Islam does not belong in our country now or ever.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

APRIL 21, 2026

VOLUME 146

RIGHT MINDED COMMENTARY

You could make this stuff up, but it’s looked upon as raciest jokes meant to demean the Muslim culture. Just before I started this article, I was looking at my phone for some additional information and noticed an insane report. A nineteen-year-old Afghan teen was arrested in France for raping goats. The farm owners found a number of animals with their legs bound and bleeding from genital injuries. Surveillance cameras actually captured the perp in the act. The report said the DNA samples taken from the goats matched the male in custody. I’m not going to pursue this any further, but I think it does confirm the popular belief held by many concerning the sexual habits of middle eastern men.

PURE GENIUS WAR STRATEGY

As I watched the Iran war unfold I was mesmerized by the sheer force of the United States military, and the precision of the operations. Of course, we have to include the raids almost a year before, named “Midnight Hammer” when they took out Iran’s nuke sites. That was just a preview of what was coming next and Iran was totally taken by surprise by operation “Epic Fury”. When you analyze what took place and understand the pure genius involved, you have to look at all of the pieces, and I don’t think anyone ever thought they were connected. When I was watching “Epic Fury” come to a close, and seeing what was unfolding, it became totally clear what had just happened. It nothing less than pure genius.

Number one: Take away any outside chance Iran had an operative nuke.

Number two: Take away the opportunity for Venezuela to fill the void to supply oil to China when you choke off the Iranian oil supply.

Number three: Do it under the guise of the war on drugs so you don’t show your cards. Capture the Venezuelan president, put him on ice while all of this takes place, so he doesn’t have a chance to screw up the plan.

Number four: Unleash the unbelievable power of the United States military on Iran and totally disable their ability to fight back in less than three weeks.

Number five: Block the Strait of Hormuz and cut off all of Iran’s ability to sell a single drop of petroleum, bankrupting the IRGC and it’s military.

Number six: By cutting off the money supply to the IRGC, it will result in internal conflict among the regime, and it will ultimately collapse. Not a single Marine will have to risk their lives in an invasion.

Number seven: With Venezuelan and Iranian oil cut off, China has no choice except to buy from Russia and USA. Creating a critical dependency China never saw coming.

Donald Trump just completely reset the world order in less than a year. Europe and England just became mostly irrelevant in most aspects, except their inordinate number of goat fuckers in their population.

DONALD TRUMP POSSIBLY SAVED THE ENTIRE WORLD FROM A NUCLEAR NIGHTMARE.

Will Mr. Trump ever receive the accolades he deserves for what he has done for the entire world population? I doubt it. But there are a lot of folks out there like me that see what he has done and appreciate the fact that our families now have a much better chance for a bright future here in the gool ol’ USA.

The next and very important battle is stopping the spread of communism, and Islam within our borders. Both are cancers and need to be excised before it’s too late. I have forever contended and continue to do so, that colleges and universities need to be purged of American hating professors. No anti-American rhetoric should every be allowed to be spoken in our institutions of higher learning. Survival of America depends on strong actions but tempered so that personal freedoms are not trampled.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

APRIL 9, 2026

VOLUME 145

I created this picture depicting a simpler America where the streets were safer and people were more friendly. Hope you like it. Let me know if you would like to own a print. Tell me what size and I will let you know the cost.

How about a quiet night in the mountains?

How about a night at the movies.

I will showcase more from my collection in the coming weeks. Stand by.

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

APRIL 8, 2026

VOLUME 144

CENTER-RIGHT NEWS ANALYSIS. MOVING FURTHER RIGHT IN RESPONSE TO DEMOCRAT RHETORIC.

How many people have you heard say these words; Donald Trump does not act presidential, and his speech is anything but eloquent. His speech is course and undignified. He is always self-promoting. I like his policies, but I don’t like him. I’m quite sure those people who say they don’t like him as a person, have never been anywhere close to being in his presence. On the contrary, people who interact with DJT find him very gracious, and kind, and fun to be around.

As most of you know by now, I spent my life in the construction industry, surrounded by people just like our president. Guys that didn’t use sugar coated words, and got things done when nobody thought it was possible. They got things done because they didn’t back down from the challenge. The harder things got the harder they pushed. Quitters don’t last in that world. So, the prez is my kind of guy. When he talks, what he says rings true. When he gets down on someone, I can guarantee they deserved it.

You can tell that Trump is dead serious because when he speaks to other world leaders, he don’t do no kissin’ up. He knows he is holding the best hand in the house and damn sure plays it. He speaks to them truthfully and directly, he’s not letting those leftist weirdos dress down Uncle Sam anymore. Those days are over for now. He stands tall, exhibits American pride exactly like he should.

All of that said, Operations “Midnight Hammer” and “Epic Fury” are the ultimate examples of why you should pay attention when he says he is going to do something. Taking Maduro prisoner in the middle of the night is another reason you should pay attention. Do you remember Obama and his “red line” bullshit? Another gutless lefty, closet commie. Biden wasn’t sure where he was at any given moment. I’m sure you have noticed how vile and ugly the Democrat rhetoric has become towards Trump over the past several months, that’s because he is making them look like fools and losers every single day, because his influence is extending far beyond the US borders and they know they are outclassed and out maneuvered on every front.

Dang, I forgot about the navy sending the drug boats to Davy Jone’s locker. And Trump is starving out the Castro regime in Cuba without firing a single shot. The Cuban citizens have had enough of that crap, it’s over for the Castro commie thugs. Trump has put them out of business. It feels really good to be an American again.

OK my fellow patriots, lets take a moment and think about what I said above and what we have seen our government do over the years since WWll. It’s not exactly a good track record. WWll is a very important benchmark in American history, because it’s the last war we won. We’ve fought six wars since WWll and have not had a decisive victory. One hell of a lot of young Americans have died and been horribly maimed because the politicians didn’t have the balls to finish the job. It’s looking like Trump is going to break the cycle. It is a well-known fact that over the past forty years, Iran has sponsored a very effective terrorist network that has taken the lives of thousands of Americans and Jews, yet no president has had the spine to do what should have been done 30 years ago. In my opinion, I think it can be said with certainty, we have a very long run of total dumbass presidents that lacked the ability to see the world with clear eyes. Also, it’s my opinion that the so-called “bleedng heart liberals” have done immeasurable damage to this great nation with their week kneed, candy ass ideas. “Hard men create strong times, weak men create hard times.” This saying is 100% true.

I stopped writing last night because I had long day and had to get some rest. Today was another news day and of course everything has changed directions again. I have pretty much stopped listening to Fox and other news outlets when I want to know what is happening in Iran, I go to Tousi TV on You Tube. The guy that operates that channel is a former Iranian citizen, his father still lives there as well as other family members. He is Persian and an avid fan of Trump, Netanyahu, and anyone else that fights against the IRGC. I spend half an hour watching Tousi and learn more than watching network TV for two or three days. I would highly recommend checking out his channel.

I had another revelation today and realized I was no better than the other knuckleheads. My glorious hand made US flag was still rolled up in my garage from being stored for the winter months. You are probably asking what the hell is the point. Well, this is my point. Do you remember the patriotic fervor after 9/11? Everyone was flying our glorious flag on their vehicles, houses and anywhere else they put it up. Same thing happened after the invasion of Iraq. This military action against Iran is somehow different. I don’t see anybody flying flags from the cars and trucks. No unusual amount of flag flying going on in residential neighborhoods. What the hell is going on? Yet this has been the most decisive military victory since WWll. Our military personnel have shown unequivocally they are the best on the planet, bar none. Why is there no outpouring of praise and patriotism? This is a really big deal. Trump has very likely saved the world from a future nuclear holocaust by a bunch of religious maniacs. This action has also highlighted the real and present danger presented by the Islamic religion. American citizens need to pay real attention to this and demand that Islam not be allowed to grow in this Christian nation. Fifty-two thousand Christian Nigerians have been slaughtered by Muslim mad men since 2009. Muslim children are taught to hate Christians and Jews from birth. I find it interesting that our lame ass media are careful to add the word “extremists” after saying Muslim or Islamic. Quit lying assholes, every Muslim is an extremist, it’s how they are raised from children.

I’m done for the day. I put up my flag; I’m going to put one on the rear window of my Suburban tomorrow. My wife has hers in place on her car. I have a lot of patriotic tee shirts, I’m going to wear those more often. I want to be seen as a patriot not another brain-dead idiot. God bless America, God bless our President and our glorious military. God bless all of you that take the time to read my rants. I feel so much better now.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

AIN’T IT A BEAUTIFUL THING?

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

APRIL 1, 2026

VOLUME 143

CENTER-RIGHT NEWS ANALYSIS

Those of you that subscribe to my blog know that I have been involved in establishing a You Tube channel thus, my blogging has slowed down a bit. It has been a challenge, likely due to my age. I think a younger person that has been steeped in the cyber world since birth finds it much easier. That hasn’t stopped me from staying on top of the news. It has had another effect I didn’t count on. I have been able to see things with a bit more clarity. Events I may have missed before, caught my attention.

I have noticed (I’m sure you have as well) The left is becoming more and more unhinged. They are dressing up in inflatable costumes, creating impromptu singing groups that sound absolutely horrible. Also, I am shocked at the age of some of these characters engaged in this nonsense. That said, the level of hatred these people are exhibiting and verbalizing is sort of scary. They don’t seem to have any reservations about who they attack, the aged, disabled people, it’s pretty crazy.

This story was on the news the day it happened; I didn’t really pay a lot of attention to it then I started to think about it. In Honolulu’s Waikiki neighborhood, a guy posing as an ICE agent (not an actual ICE officer) was attacked and seriously injured by a group of young people. This is clear evidence that some of these younger people, are blood thirsty assholes. When you are willing to stomp someone that is on the ground, kick them in the head, do all sorts of other things to seriously hurt or kill them you are a Bonafide head case. This attitude is equally present in females as well as males. Fortunately, the guy was able to walk away, but it could have ended up very badly. Click on the link below to see the You Tube report.

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=video+of+fake+ICE+agent+getting+beaten+in+HI

This opens up another whole dialog. Total disdain for law enforcement. How did this happen? I think all of you probably know the answer, but let’s discuss it. This really began a long time ago. During the 1960’s a cultural revolution happened all across the United States. The “hippie” craze caught on like throwing gasoline on a fire. Youngsters all across the country rebelled against authority. If the “hippie” movement had a motto, it would have been “resist authority”, and during this timeframe is when they started calling police “pigs”. I lived in southern California during the 1960’s and witnessed it personally. I traveled to San Francisco to see the spectacle, drove through Golden Gate park the height of it all. Folks, it was pretty ugly. Make no mistake, it’s all a product of the left.

I have been a cancer victim several times in my life so I have gained some knowledge of how it works. Fortunately, the colon cancer was caught very early, and I got away with losing about eight inches of my colon and my lymph glands. That was 17 years ago, no recurring problems. However, I am plagued with skin cancer (white privilege) so I get to see how cancer grows. It starts with one small cell and grows tentacles, reaching out into the surrounding flesh. If it goes unchecked you could lose the whole limb, or nose or ear or whatever. The socialism cell starts in colleges and universities, and the students that buy into it, become the tentacles that reach out and start to destroy the communities. University of California at Berkely has produced some of the most infamous examples of this. If you never heard of the “Symbionese Liberation Army”, look it up. The group were Berkley students.

Of course, none of this would work without some sort of media outlet to spread the word. Well guess what? All of the reporters and executives, and producers at legacy media are all college graduates, and all lefties. Also, most major newspapers follow the same left leaning path. The socialists get totally free propaganda distribution.

Another factor that drives socialism the money it generates. Have you ever noticed how many large corporations donate big money to activist groups? In defense of corporations, I’m not sure if they even know much about these nonprofits, they use for tax breaks. Have you seen the names these socialists use? Super deceptive and stealth. They choose names that deliberately make you think they are engaged in activities that are 100% opposed to what they are really doing. Lying in the Islamic world is encouraged if it promotes your agenda. I think this is why Democrats seem to cozy up with Islam. Birds of a feather. Do I need to mention Minnesota? The George Soros activist organization is called the “Open Society Foundation”. Sounds pretty harmless huh? Not so much bubba.

It’s getting late, and this old man is getting tired. Folks, the world is getting decidedly more dangerous on your own home turf. Stay alert, stay active in your community, and work for safer streets by supporting law enforcement. God Bless you all, God Bless our president and the United States of America.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

MARCH 16, 2026

VOLUME 142

ONE OF HISTORY’S BIGGEST MYSTERIES

This website is like my smartphone. I put it on the charger and pick it up the next morning and don’t recognize it. It looks different, it responds differently, I never know what I’m going to get. Not more than two weeks ago I was watching TV with my phone sitting on the table beside my recliner and it came alive, lights flashing, and asked me if it was OK to update the software. I said sure, I’m watching one of my favorite car builders hard at work, I don’t give a damn what my phone wants to do. The next day my phone didn’t ring once. I started getting calls on my land line (yep, still got one of those) and my wife was getting calls asking if I was OK. I had to go to AT&T to get the dang thing working again. They actually had to reboot it and reset everything. I was pissed about that for about two more days.

Although how my so-called smart phone works is not the mystery I am referring to. I’m referring to why in the hell it took so long for the United States to finally kick Iran’s sorry ass into the next century. This question takes me back a few years when I was visiting a wonderful Aircraft Museum that houses some fabulous examples of World War 2 warbirds. When possible (it’s becoming more and more rare) they have really old guys that actually flew these relics, sitting in front of them talking to the patrons and answering questions about the aircraft and what it was like flying them. This particular day, they had a P38 Lightning on display, and one of the pilots that flew them out of England into Germany. Side note here; he was seventeen at the time. Pretty incredible. In our conversation he mentioned that over the years he had become an anti-war advocate. He explained that the reason for that, was the United States had forgotten how to win a war and were simply sacrificing soldiers with no intention of winning the war. Those words never left my memory, as I watched that scenario played out in Iraq, and Afghanistan. They come back to me every time I see a TV ad for Wounded Warriors, or Tunnels to Towers. Joe Biden and the half-wit Democrats even left our equipment behind while running away like scared dogs with their tales between their legs.

Every U.S. President has been derelict in dealing with this problem since Jimmy Carter. The great Ronald Regan failed to properly address it. This problem has grown and festered and gotten thousands of American killed over the past 47 years. There was simply no good reason to simply ignore it. However, the real and unforgettable stain on the great soul of The United States of America, was put there by Barrack Husein Obama. He bowed to the evil and murderous Ayatollah Khomeini. Then to make it worse he sent them pallets of cash in the amount of 1.7 Billion dollars as ransom to free American prisoners. This money came from taxpayer funds to pay legal settlements. They say a person’s actions speak louder than words. Obama’s actions tell me he is a closet Muslim, When he bowed to Khomeini, he officially denied his American citizenship and abdicated his office of the POTUS. I will always look at him with disdain as the great American traitor, a hundred times worse than Benedict Arnold. When I look at him, he makes me feel physically ill.

Thank God for Donald J. Trump. It feels good again to be an American, we can hold our heads up high, with pride, the glorious RED, WHITE and BLUE shines bright above the horizon once again. I feel confident that America will be victorious in this war, and the threat of the evil regime in Iran will be obliterated for good. I’m confident Trump and his administration will see this through to the end and not slink away in the night to let the snake rise again.

Make no mistake, the war against Islam is heating up. The dreaded ideology needs to be erased from our culture, it is like a cancer, it spreads and brings with it, death and destruction wherever it resides. If America allows it to grow inside of our borders, we will eventually fall prey to its evil intentions. All you need to do is look at what is happening in Europe, and England. Their countries are being decimated by this evil ideology. Stand strong, don’t let this happen to America. We are a Christian Nation, that is what has made America strong, that is what will keep America strong.

God Bless all of you, thank you for taking the time to visit my blog and read my words. I love writing, I love America, I love freedom. God Bless our president and allow him to complete his mission so we can all have a better and brighter future.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

MARCH 5, 2026

VOLUME 141

WHAT IN THE WORLD IS GOING ON?

I’ve had some lapses in content production before, sickness, surgery, and so on. This time it’s totally self-inflicted. I have started a new project, and it has been very difficult to learn, it’s a whole different world than writing a blog. I have started a You Tube channel. I will tell you how to see it, but before I do that, allow me to explain what is one of the most difficult aspects. I sit here and write this blog and obviously there is no script, I am just saying what is on my mind. The major difference is; I can stop, think about what I want to say, weigh several different approaches and then resume writing. You can’t do that talking to a camera, and I have found out, I write much better than talk totally “off the cuff”. I’m getting better but have a ways to go. I guess I feel compelled to tell you this so you will have some level of compassion for my less than stellar performance.

My blogs for the most part have been based on current events in the news, and I wanted to do something different. I wanted my You Tube channel to be more about fun stuff, not grimacing about the overabundance of half-wits in our government that unfortunately have a large impact on our lives. Those things are still of great interest to me, and I will continue to write about them on this site, but I have to take break and get my channel up and running.

You can visit my channel on You Tube, it’s called, Never Satisfied @benjamatic5000. A preview of the content is my love for cars. Cars and motor vehicle in general have been my lifelong hobby. You can see pictures of beautiful cars and motorcycles, and hear some of my experiences throughout the years. I also do automotive related art, you can buy prints of my work you will see in the “post” section not the video section.

When you go on my channel, please subscribe, it’s totally free and you will be notified when I post a new video. I am working very hard to do better and more interesting presentations, so this blog site will play “second fiddle” for a while longer. Please visit me on You Tube and leave a comment on what you think, good or bad, I welcome all comments to help me do better. (you can identify me by my picture wearing my Willy Wonka hat)

I want to thank all of you for being loyal readers and supporting me. God Bless you all and as always stay vigilant in the quest for everlasting FREEDOM.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE.

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

JANUARY 25, 2026

VOLUME 139

A NEW ADVENTURE IS BEGINNING

I mentioned in my last blog ( I think) could have been the one before the last one that I was becoming increasingly interested in creating a You Tube channel. Last week I remembered that I had established one a long time ago but never activated it. I went on You Tube and surprisingly it was still sitting there waiting for me. You won’t believe that was 15 years ago. I just posted my second video tonight which is an introduction and preview of things to come. I am going to attach it below for your review. I am still going to continue my blog but will include a video from time to time. I would very much like for my readers to subscribe to my You Tube channel as well; it would really help me become an established channel, and I would be forever grateful. I have been wanting to comment on the Minnesota nonsense, but I have been learning about You Tube. So, stand by, I’m coming back very soon.

Hope you enjoyed the video; there will be more to come. Not slowing down anytime soon. Have a great week.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

VOLUME 139

JANUARY 20, 2026

WILL IRANIANS BE SUCCESSFUL IN RECLAIMING THEIR NATION FROM ISLAM?

I am attaching a video that is a “must see and hear” presentation featuring Denish D’souza, one of the great minds of our times. In this interview he says something that popped into my brain rather recently. It is becoming more and more clear that our freedoms guaranteed by the Constitution, are being used against us and in the end, could actually be instrumental in the destruction of our freedoms. Click on the link below, you will not regret it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CB4mqa6TI9c

You probably noticed Dinesh mentions Tucker Carlson and Candice Owens in a less than flattering way. I have been trying to wrap my head around what has happened to two of my favorite commentators. I have cancelled my subscription to the Tucker Carlson Network and have decided he has nothing to say that I am interested in hearing. The same goes for Candice. I think Dinesh is probably correct in his assessment of the “about face” of these two.

To my loyal readers, I am quickly approaching my 85th birthday in April. I don’t plan on slowing down as long as nature doesn’t intervene. As a matter of fact, I am considering establishing a YouTube channel. I have not decided what I should call it yet. Should it be titled “Steel Pencil” or something else? I don’t know, I am still thinking about it. If you have any suggestions, let me know what you think.

God bless you all, stay safe, stay free by staying vigilant.

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