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.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

JANUARY 11, 2026

VOLUME 138

THE CRAZINESS OF POLITICAL INEPTITUDE DOESN’T END IN CALIFORNIA.

The continual dominance of Democrats running this state has been a never-ending nightmare. The Democrats are beholden to environmentalists for reasons that I personally do not understand. If you want to see the true image of an environmentalist, and their insanity on full display, just watch Greta Thunberg and her crowd. If you think my comparison is inaccurate, normal people do not super glue themselves to roadways. They do not suspend themselves from bridges or any of the other insane antics the environmentalist engages in. They are shallow minded people with no foresight. Oregon climate nuts have convinced the state government (nutty Dems) to start dismantling hydroelectric dams. What makes that so insane, is that they are simultaneously dismantling coal fired generating plants thinking that they can replace the lost generating capacity with wind and solar. Solar? The sun doesn’t shine in Oregon for 60% of the year. When the Democrats and their buddies, the climate loonies attain their goals, we will be living in caves heated by burning wild animal dung, eating berries and wild fruit.

I am going to keep exposing the insanity of Democrats and climate wackos wherever and whenever I can. God Bless America.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

Angry cartoon bull blowing steam from it’s nostrils. Vector illustration with simple gradients.

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

JANUARY 10, 2026

VOLUME 136

MORE CALIFORNIA CRAZINESS

I can tell you from experience that this is not anything new. I moved to southern California in 1963; it was a virtual paradise. As a kid we watched the Disney productions on TV and got to see Disneyland in Anaheim on the small screen. The first time I saw it with my own eyes was pure magic. But we have to back up a moment. I was an Oklahoma kid, and when we approached Disneyland, the streets were lined with palm trees and gorgeous flowers. It was truly a magnificent thing to see for me.

I was so taken aback by the beauty and the fabulous Pacific Ocean, I moved my wife and two little kids to California two years later. It was totally exciting. However when you become a resident and not a visitor, you start noticing what is going on behind the scenes pretty quickly. In the sixties it was a pretty freewheeling lifestyle. Slowly things began to change. We had to start buying “greenie stickers” for our dirt bikes in order to ride them on public lands. Then later, if you drove a pickup which most young guys did, if you bought a standard license plate, the same as an automobile, you were only allowed to carry groceries or household supplies. Anything more than that, you were required to have commercial truck plates. Over the next twenty years it just got worse with regulations and restrictions. You had to have a license for almost anything you did.

Working in construction as a steel worker, the Los Angeles building department inspectors were tough cookies. They had rules and regulations for just about everything you did. The Los Angeles County Building Code was considered the best. A lot of cities adopted that code for their own all across the nation. Even back in that day in time, California was regarded as one of the most well-regulated states in the USA. They just didn’t know when to quit.

REGULATED TO THE POINT OF PARALYSIS

California, Oregon, Washington have been dominated by Democrat super majorities in their state houses and governors’ mansions for as long as I can remember. This is definitely a bad thing. Effective government must have a balance of power. It’s no secret Democrats govern based more on ideology than a fair and balanced approach, in respect for those that may disagree with them. I’m going out on a limb here, but I seriously doubt that any Democrat anywhere at any time said,” maybe we should consider the conservatives on this issue”.

I happen to love the construction industry, because I like to be part of building and creating things. Even at my advanced age, I still work as an estimator and project manager from my home office. I find the business exciting and challenging. I see and read the project documents as part of my job. I just finished a bid on an aircraft hangar for the base in Fort Richardson, AK. The specifications contain 2,849 pages for one hangar for three helicopters. When our crews go on a job site, we have so many hoops to jump through its ridiculous. Everything your crew does while they are on site is highly scrutinized. It has added so much hidden expense to our operation that we can’t budget for. If an OSHA officer is around and one of your workers makes a mistake, you will be fined. God help you if you have an accident.

All of those regulations I spoke about earlier are on full display in Los Angeles. The Pacific Palisades fire was over a year ago and only a small percentage of the homes destroyed have been rebuilt. Why? Building permits, licenses’, environmental regulations, the list never stops. The builders can’t get past the L.A. Building Dept.

Cities, states, and counties have regulated the building industry to the point of paralysis. You wonder why homes are so expensive? Look no further than your local building department and state regulators. It is literally a nightmare for real, taking months to make even a small amount of progress. I see plans come across my desk all the time that were completed 12 to 18 months ago, and have just made it past the city building dept. We seriously need to shut all of these regulatory offices down and start over fresh. (like that will ever happen)

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

JANUARY 8, 2026

VOLUME 136

BREAKING NEWS

This is going to be a fast, breaking news story. It’s very late and I had to get this out to my subscribers tonight. I will follow up with my comments tomorrow or Saturday. This shocking news, I had no idea things in California had gotten this bad.

I’m sorry I couldn’t comment more tonight. Stand by for more later.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

JANUARY 5, 2026

VOLUME 134

2025 ENDED AND 2026 BEGAN WITH SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS DISPLAYS BUT NOT THE NORMAL ONES YOU EXPECT.

THE ISLAMIST REPUBLIC OF IRAN

The people of Iran, or Persians as they prefer being called are flooding the streets in protest, and the Islamist Republic came out with and offer today of 5 pounds per month to stop protesting. They had to make the offer in pounds because the Iranian currency is virtually worthless. One Iranian Rial, equals .000024 USD. There is also a critical shortage of water in Iran as their main water supply, Lake Urmia, has shrunk dramatically due to drought and mismanagement.

Of course, the water shortage is just one piece of the puzzle. The larger pieces of the puzzle are how the government suppresses personal freedoms and the crushing inflation. It is simply more than the people can tolerate. The protestors have destroyed several IRG headquarters and stolen their weapons. Today for the first time we saw protestors with rifles and other weapons. The tide is beginning to turn in favor of the protestors. The local police forces have joined the protestors.

Ali Khamenei is beginning to feel the pressure and reportedly making plans to seek exile in Russia. As you know, Trump and Netanyahu have pledged support to the Iranian people if the Islamic government starts firing on its own citizens. With the Islamic Republican Guard already in a state of disarray that will be another operation that will take a matter of hours. Knowing that Israel and America have their backs, the Iranian protestors have been emboldened and are moving quickly to push out the current government. After following this closely over the past 72 hours, I’m sure the Islamist Regime are in their last few days of existence. If this is interesting to you as it is to me, look for Toushi TV on YouTube. You can watch what is happening on the streets of Iran being live streamed.

VENEZUELA AND MADURO

If you didn’t see this coming, you haven’t been paying attention. The Trump administration has been laying the groundwork for this for a few months. The never-ending parade of drug boats gave the US the perfect motive to begin operations in the Caribbean. Then, when they started blowing them out of the water instead of arresting the operators you knew they were serious. However, it became very clear something else was going on when an aircraft carrier became involved. Then the armada kept growing. When Trump told Maduro to just pack up and leave or face the consequences, you should know Trump well enough by now to know what was coming next. Maduro bet on past actions of the US presidents and expected an official letter to arrive, instead the United States Army Delta Force showed up in his bedroom. This shit is what I voted for and hoped would happen.

Holy cow people, can you believe how flawlessly our great military pulled that off? Approximately 200 Special Operations forces for ground operations, supported by over 150 various types of aircraft (fighters, bombers and drones) Dispatched from various bases. It was literally like something from a Hollywood movie. Not one single casualty and not one piece of equipment lost. One chopper hit with small arms fire and completed its mission safely. HURRAH !!!!!

Another tin horn despot taken down, the citizens have their freedom restored, and no more cruel unjust actions taken against them. The Venezuelans are celebrating in the streets waving American flags and signs thanking our president. At home a different scene is taking place. The left is freaking out claiming Trump violated international law and they immediately started talking impeachment. Of course, the mainstream media jumps on board with the Dems calling it unjust and unfair. Hakeem Jefferies was of course compelled to make a statement which largely made no sense. Then good ol’ Chuckie boy chimed in. Chuck Schumer is about as relevant as a gas tank in a Tesla. I sort of feel sorry for the guy as he has become like a pair of old discarded work boots that are destined for the dust bin. His days are over and I’m not sure he’s realized it yet.

In reality, Donald Trump and his “Knights of the Long Table”, have left the Democrats in the dust and they are beside themselves, and have no idea what to do. They have no new ideas to put forth for the betterment of America, they just keep rehashing the same old tired ideas, and the same disgusting hatred for everything and anything that Trump does. Trump really does live rent free in their heads 24-7-365. The only thing Democrats know how to do, and they are really good at it, is steal money from taxpayers. If you want to create a bullet proof money laundering operation, contact a Democrat lawyer.

Thought of the day: Do you remember when Iran was considered a dangerous player in the nuclear arena, and Clinton, Bush, Obama and Biden played paddi-cake with the Mullahs doing whatever they could to appease the assholes? Think about that, then think about how Trump dealt with it. Not pallets of cash, big ass bombers with big ass bombs. No American lives lost. Done and over with in one day. My kind of Prez.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

JANUARY 3, 2026

VOLUME 133

THE NIGHT HAS A MILLION EYES

There is an old saying that the “night has a thousand eyes” implying that your bad deeds are going to be seen by someone regardless of how careful or clever you think you are. The number of eyes in the night has grown into millions in recent years with the advent of mobile phones. Even the smallest event gets captured on someone’s phone camera. If that event is deemed important enough, could end up on the 10:00 pm news.

This is why I love the internet. There are millions of people watching virtually everything happening in the world, 24 hours a day, seven days a week. And these people are driven by wanting to claim their 15 minutes of fame. So, I guess in reality we live in a world of innumerable snitches. That doesn’t seem to be a bad thing to me, because we live in a world of innumerable people doing illegal things. Let’s face facts, laws seem to be viewed as mere suggestions these days.

Over the past few decades, the legacy media have become the mouthpiece of the leftists. Just about everything they say is either very biased or outright lies. A huge number of Americans have now realized this and are turning to alternative news sources on the internet. I am one of those people. I am constantly perusing the internet looking for stories that aren’t being covered by the mainstream media. I discovered a reporter that goes by the name of George A.A. He seems to have access to some very interesting news content. I have embedded one of his articles for your viewing. Click on the link below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b264csek0yE

I became aware of “Act Blue” within the past six or eight months. You don’t have to be super smart to realize very quickly what this is all about. I urge you to research it and let your congressman know you are concerned about Act Blue’s activities. Of course, in my case, I live in a blue state, my congressman is part of the problem.

Happy New Year everyone! I think we are in for one hell of ride considering we just captured the President of Venezuela a few hours ago, and Iran is on the edge of collapse, the government likely to fall within the next 72 hours. Russia just lost its supplier of kamikaze drones and other ammunitions. Trump is on the move.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE