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 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 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 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 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

STEEL PENCIL CHRISTMAS

DECEMBER 23, 2025

VOLUME ONE

First of all, that picture isn’t me or any of my family members, just a photo I grabbed off the internet. Why not an authentic photo? Because I’m too dang lazy to climb up in the loft and go through old photo albums. I seem to get lazier the older I get. Last night after dinner, my dog and I retired to the big recliner, and I promptly went to sleep and woke up about 10:00 pm. There just ain’t nothin’ like a big ol’ recliner and a warm doggie. Now this wasn’t the smartest move, because by the time I actually went to bed I was wide awake. Aren’t you supposed to get smarter the older you get? Well, I don’t think it’s working on me.

I can’t quite wrap my head around the fact that it’s Christmas again already. It seems like it was only last week we were camping on the coast enjoying the wonderful pacific northwest summer. This year has been a blur; it’s like our lives are on “fast forward”. We don’t have any family anywhere close, they all bailed out for the southwest and sunshine. Left the old timers up here in the mucky wet, cold weather. That said it’s a little hard to really catch the Christmas spirit with no youngins around. So, the last few days, I have been doing a little reminiscing about Christmases we had when I was a youngin.

Men go through four phases of life. 1. You believe in Santa Clause 2. You no longer believe in Santa Clause 3. You become Santa Clause 4. You look like Santa Clause. I don’t remember when I figured out my dad was really Santa, but we still carried on the tradition of opening gifts on Christmas morning as long as I lived in my parent’s home. I carried on the tradition with my own family until my kids got married. It’s a wonderful tradition, so many wonderful memories from those days.

This is where I have to honor my parents. My father was an orphan, parents died when he was about 10 years old. Ran away from the orphans home at 16. Pretty loosely connected family from the hills of southeastern Oklahoma. Real deal red necks. He never looked back, was on his own from 16 years old on. Met my mom when he was nineteen, married her at twenty. She was eighteen.

My mom’s family was fairly large, four sisters, two brothers. They lived in a two-room shanty with no running water. Pure poverty. Father was an alcoholic, died from alcoholism in 1942. Whatever money the family had, he drank it. My grandmother lived in that house until her death sometime in the late 60’s. She had bed, a radio, an above floor heater, a kitchen stove, refrigerator and a table. I remember a small table by her easy chair. She probably had four dresses and a couple of pair of shoes when she died. In spite of having virtually nothing, she had a wonderful attitude, and a sweet personality until the day she died. The woman never owned a bathtub or an automobile.

In spite of their childhoods, my parents were about as good as they come. My dad was rock steady in every way. My mom was a loving, caring, hardworking housewife that looked after her kids like they were pure gold. I can remember her staying by my side when I was sick with the normal childhood diseases like mumps, measles, chicken pox, and all of my other childhood ailments. Likewise with my older sisters. Love and laughter was present in our home around the clock.

As you can see, my parents took their jobs very seriously. They made sure every holiday was a fun family event. But they went the extra mile to make sure Christmas was special. My mom and sisters would make candy and cookies for several days before Christmas, my mom and dad would buy an assortment of nuts and fruits to munch on during holidays. My dad was a good marksman, and always brought home a large turkey from the “turkey shoot”. (look it up)

This may sound like we were a wealthy family. Nope! My dad was a welder in a boiler shop, my mom was a homemaker. My mom was a very frugal homemaker. She saved what little money she had throughout the year, so her family could have a nice Christmas. Not an elaborate Christmas, but ample. The gifts although simple and not expensive were cherished treasures. Christmas was pure magic in our home. The weeks leading up to Christmas were exciting and filled with anticipation. And we always visited my granny in her little, tiny house with her little, tiny Christmas tree.

As old people, our Christmases may be a lot quieter, and a little different, but we have wonderful memories of times past, and lot of close friends with similar lives. We are going to have Christmas dinner with some our dear friends and my grandson from Seattle, so it’s going to be another memorable Christmas for the books. Lot’s of love and laughter, and good food.

I sincerely hope all of you have a joyous Christmas holiday, and a wonderful New Year. God bless you all.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

THE VIEW FROM ST. CHARLES

NOVEMBER 5, 2025

VOLUME 68

THE SELFISH BASTARDS FORGOT JUST LIKE THEY FORGOT EVERY OTHER STUPID ACT BY PEOPLE THAT HATE AMERICA. AMERICANS ARE ALWAYS CHASING THE NEXT SHINY OBJECT. YOU CAN TALK ABOUT THE PAST, FORGET DOING ANYTHING ABOUT IT IN THE FUTURE.

KITCHEN TABLE POLITICS

We talk about politics and world events a lot around our house. At our age not much else to talk about. We don’t water ski, snowboard, or scuba dive. Hell, we do good just to get up and down the damn stairs. We gave up on church when they refused to do bingo nights. So, we have three TV’s and four computers that we use to keep up on the latest news. If we knew how, we could even track Taylor Swift’s private jet travel. So, we have two people and one dog in our house, and we all bark a lot, and the effect seems to be about the same across the board. Nobody pays much attention to any of us.

The last two evenings at the dinner table, after eating way too much because all of our calluses are on our behinds not our hands, we delved into what we think DJT is doing wrong. So, at this point, it’s my obligation to report the minutes of those meetings.

But before I get into this unholy critique I have to say we love DJT, and overall we’re good with most everything except we ain’t gettin’ no richer. We ain’t seeing no significant drop in what we pay for gas, electricity and water. Gasoline is coming down very slowly in our neck of the woods, but we do live in a purple state. Groceries, another whole story. I did do a little happy dance when a one pound can of coffee dropped from over 16 dollars to just over 13 dollars. We make two pots a day so that’s good news.

OK, you’re probably saying “it’s only been 10 months since he took office”. Fine, but we’ve been getting raped for almost five years now, our asses are getting a little sore. Time for a break man.

Oh yeah, and that supply line thing that everyone yapped about during “slow Joe’s ” time in office, well it ain’t gettin’ a lot better. There is still stuff missing on the shelves in the markets. We’re total carnivores in our house, gettin’ tired of chicken, we need more red meat. Getting maybe a little better, but not a lot. Car parts in O’Reilly’s still a bit iffy if you have an older vehicle. Good luck in getting a starter for a 1980 Plymouth. Big box hardware stores same thing. It ain’t fixed yet folks, Americans are used to having what we want when we want it, and our patience is running a little thin. I’m not even going to get into ammunition for my assault rifle they are trying to ban.

We’re really excited to see drug cartel boats being blown up, we try to record those events so we can watch ’em again. We’re glad DJT is working hard for peace across the globe. All good stuff. But don’t forget all of us folks that supported you twice, we be gettin’ hurt in the wallet while the wall street boys are making bank biggly. That stuff ain’t translating to a damn thing in our shriveling bank account. We need more help out here on the left coast Donald.

To all of you Republican strategists, we’re a year away from the mid-terms, this shit best be fixed soon or you gonna lose biggly. Just sayin’. Oh, our house will still support you, but we’re hearing a lot of unhappy remarks and that ain’t good. Happy remarks, we wanna hear Happy. We wanna feel Happy. We don’t wanna lose the truck and camper.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

SEPTEMBER 11, 2025

VOLUME 117

THIS COUNTRY IS AWASH IN STUPIDITY, HATE, AND APATHY. A RECIPE FOR DOOM.

There is an enormous amount of people in this country that simply stumble through their days, in their quest for survival, thinking they don’t have to think about anything but themselves. In their minds this nation is just going to run down the tracks on auto pilot, with someone else watching the store, and it will all be OK as long as the TV and computer keep working. I mean, c’mon man, what could go wrong. Well, a lot of shit is going wrong, and it’s been going wrong for a while now, while you were spending half your life on Face Book, and following Game of Thrones. What you need to realize is that no matter what side of the aisle you’re on, or what religion you are, there is a growing number of people that hate your ass because you feel that way. OK, you don’t do that political shit, you’re just an avid football or baseball fan. Well make sure you don’t wander into the opposing teams seating section with your $150.00 hoody and your $50.00 hat ’cause they’ll beat yo’ ass. Understand, there’s a lot of hate goin’ round and you just might get some of it if you ain’t careful. You say OK, I’ll just wear jeans and a plain white Tee. That ain’t gonna work bro, if your skin be the wrong color and you’re in the wrong part of town. Or just on the edge of the wrong part of town. Everyone has heard the phrase “united we stand, divided we fall” well ain’t nuff people carin’ bout that united crap no more. Please note: I’m writing this so Jasmine Crockett can understand it.

You know why bloggers like me can write forever? Because the Democrat party just keeps doing dumbass crap, along with their millions of minions. One of their most successful programs to date, and there have been a bazillion of ’em, is how they have divided this nation into tribes. They have used a lot of tools to accomplish this, but one of the sharpest tools in their tool box, is the world of academics. K – 12 and colleges and universities. If they can keep your kids in the classrooms for sixteen years, chances are they will own them, lock, stock and barrel. Its a well-known fact that at a certain age, most kids want to break away from mom and dad, and find their own way. This is when the educational system takes over and most of these kids come back home as strangers. Assuming of course the parents are conservative patriotic Americans, and not radical leftists.

Personally, I would opt to send my kids to a Christain university, or a trade school. I would do everything possible to not expose them to the radical socialist professors and teachers. I would also do so to keep from inadvertently funding the Teachers Union. In my opinion one of the most anti-American groups anywhere.

I’m not sure what the percentages are, but it’s a widely known fact that colleges and universities are accepting HS grads from the bottom 25% of their class and then getting pressure from the administrators to retain them as long as possible, especially if they are talented athletes. You understand what is happening? It’s not about education, it’s about money folks. A college degree used to be a big deal, but with affirmative action, DEI, and just plain old greed it’s basically just a receipt for the lifelong loan you agreed to.

So, back to that apathy thingy. While all of this fuckery is going on you bought yourself a new I Phone that you are going to pay for over the next two years, so you can pair it to the Apple Car Play in your new Kia. You bought a new 65″ big screen TV with your tax return, and now you can watch all the pro games, Netflix, and 90 day Fiancé. As far as you’re concerned, life is good, and ain’t gettin’ no betta. Hell you even bought a cool gaming chair to go wid da new TV.

All these folks gettin’ robbed, raped, and murdered, illegal immigrants flooding into your beloved nation, hey as long as it ain’t happening in my neighborhood, we’re golden.

Thats what I’m talking about folks, probably a solid 40% of Americans don’t give a damn what goes on four city blocks from their place of residence. Have you ever watched any of the street interviews? Ninety percent of the people they interview can’t even name the vice president, but they sure as hell know who Cardi B is and they know the words to all of her songs.

Considering the overall level of ignorance and hate, its no surprise that violence and murder are occurring at a phenomenal rate. No country can survive with a growing number of single parent homes, hordes of idiots and birth rates so low the population is shrinking. Unless we turn this trend around soon, the decay will become irreversible. Our once beautiful cities look like third world cities, including the inhabitants.

My intent was not to depress you, my intention was to awaken you. I’m old, I do what I can to bring this to everyone’s attention. I want to see young Americans inherit a strong, God fearing, free nation, that our forefathers created for us. God Bless you all. Pay attention, your lives depend on it.

VERITAS VINCIT ~ LIVE FREE OR DIE

STEEL PENCIL NEWS REVIEW

AUGUST 4, 2025

VOLUME 113

POLITICALLY INCORRECT CENTER-RIGHT PERSPECTIVE ON CURRENT NEWS EVENTS.

CINCINNATTI BEAT DOWN

When I first saw the news reports on this I was infuriated by the actions of the black goons mimicking the actions of a gang of chimpanzees. If you know anything about chimps this is exactly how they deal with their enemies. Maybe the transition (evolution if you will) is not yet complete. Just an observation, don’t want anyone to get their panties in a wad.

I don’t know if you have heard this being said regarding black behavior, but they are calling it black fatigue. People are getting really tired of blacks and their stupid shit. If you have watched the Hodge Twins on YouTube, they speak about it often. Blacks are getting out of control. I wouldn’t book a cruise on Carnival or Disney if I were you. If there are more than three or four on an airliner, get ready for an incident. Personally, I don’t want to go to any event where a large contingency of blacks could show up. If you do be sure to wear a bullet proof vest.

If you’re keeping score like I am, all of this shit started during Obama’s two terms as president. He created more race hatred than Governor Wallace of Alabama. Him and his dumbass wife are still at it.

OK, back to the subject of Cincinnatti. I knew there was more to the story that what was being reported. In cases like this, just wait awhile, the real truth will emerge. Check out the video below.

As a 100% white boy, of European ancestry, raised in south central USA, I tried really hard not to engage in racist behavior, and look for the good in everyone. I’m sorry, but I can’t do that anymore. With the increasingly bad behavior of blacks, and the horrible behavior of the illegal immigrants that have flooded into this country under Biden, I find myself becoming more and more critical of brown and black people.

Yeah, yeah, I know, they aren’t all bad. I never said they were, but there are an overwhelming number of them that are total assholes. I know few white assholes too, but I’m sorry, the ratio ain’t the same. Don’t believe me, look at the FBI crime stats. I’m also pretty sure if you’re white you have noticed the growing animosity toward white folks, mostly driven by leftist rhetoric. Folks it’s not safe to be white anymore as you witnessed in the video above. You need to take this seriously if you’re white, the blacks and Hispanics see you as an easy target especially if you’re an older person. They literally hate you for being white, they see you as the reason they are losers.

If you think this is a racist article, you would be right. It’s being forced on me. I fear for the safety of myself and my family. If you don’t believe me, wake the hell up and look around. Stop drinking the Kool Aid being fed to you by MSM. White Americans have been under assault since Obama showed up on the scene. And that jerk is half white.

Stay alert and stay alive. I have been putting off getting my concealed carry permit, I really need to get that done soon. You should as well if you aren’t already carrying. God bless all of you, start paying attention, it could save your life.