More Pavilions At Folkfest
When I was a Delta pilot, I used to layover in Minneapolis a lot. I visited the Mall of America a few years ago. I’d heard about it and had lots of time to kill. The copilot told me not to waste my time but I was super bored. I went for it.
We Don’t Need No Flaming Sparky Buses
When leading U.S. electric transit bus manufacturer Proterra filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in August 2023, it sparked widespread public scrutiny of the hundreds of millions in government funding the company had received over its 19-year history. For taxpayers, transit agencies, and policymakers, the collapse raised urgent questions: Where did all the public funding go? What claims do government entities have in the bankruptcy proceedings? And what does this mean for future public investments in zero-emission transportation? This guide breaks down every key detail of Proterra’s government funding sources, related bankruptcy claims, and broader implications for public EV programs.
h/t to Roaddog: Joe Biden found an electric bus to love that is as frail as he.
Tommy Douglas, Not Dead Enough
Well, at least it was free.
Hanke’s partner, Morgan Kirby, told media gathered at C.P. Seeley Park that Hanke broke her ankle in three places when she slipped while retrieving a package from her front step on Aug. 12.
Kirby said she was sent home from Royal University Hospital and scheduled for surgery three days later, but she was then sent home again because there was no record of the scheduled surgery when she arrived for it.
She died five days later while waiting for a new date for the operation, he said.
“No one’s shocked, and that’s the scary part,” Kirby said. “We should be shocked right now. We should be floored. And we’re not.
“Because we all have heard this happen way too many times. It keeps happening. It keeps happening. It can’t happen.”
The family was told Hanke died from blood clots that travelled from the ankle into her lungs.
More root causes.
Sunday On Turtle Island
China Carney’s Canada: Weak enough. Sparky buses. Globalist scheme.
The Democratic Party’s America: Response to rapper. The Kennedy Center. A Dem insider.
Stories You Won’t Find At Carney’s CBC: A church display. Roger Watson – From the man cave. And leave the goats alone.
Tokens Of Gratitude And Esteem
It’s fundraising week over at my place.
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September 20, 2026: Reader Tips
Having visited Los Angeles many times, I had no idea that it had a Hidden Airport.
If you’ve found some news tips that are hidden from most, please do share ’em!
Are a Majority of Albertans Truly Stuck on Sticking in Carney’s Canada?
To all you Albertans who are going to vote to stay in Canada this is what you’ll be voting for. You’ll be voting for your own and kids demise. Option 2 is the only option. You’re being replaced plain and simple https://t.co/FTtMf1fsbT
— Theo Fleury (@TheoFleury14) September 19, 2026
Troubled Times Ahead in Carneyland
The trade imbroglio with the United States is escalating and ramifying in ways that are potentially dangerous. The Carney government refuses to release the final offer or produce the conclusive evidence that would settle whether the prime minister was reacting to provocative… pic.twitter.com/Jl7tSK4lHL
— Conrad Black (@ConradMBlack) September 19, 2026
Les Honk! Les Honk!
BREAKING: Farmers are rising up against the Liberals $90 Billion high-speed train, Alto project! The Carney government is seizing their land here in Rigaud, Quebec and many are not happy.
Nevermind, Let The EU Have It
Only 43lbs Of Fentanyl
As evidence mounts of Chinese, Mexican cartel and Iranian-linked penetration of Canada’s official institutions and its big banks — a dimension still largely unexamined outside testimony in the Cameron Ortis case, in which the RCMP’s intelligence director was convicted of leaking Five Eyes secrets to large-scale Toronto money launderers tied to terror and Iran — a Canadian judge has decided citizens must see the alleged police corruption that York Regional Police merely stumbled upon while investigating a plot to murder a senior jail official.
The conspiracy, allegedly directed from a jail cell, linked an accused Toronto fentanyl trafficker, a Toronto police officer accused of dealing drugs, and Gurpreet Singh, an alleged cocaine distributor for Ryan Wedding. Singh was being held in Toronto while fighting extradition to face trial with Wedding in the United States. According to separate police filings, he had also been held captive in 2024 by cartel members in Sinaloa, purportedly over a $600,000 drug debt.
Toronto Const. Timothy Barnhardt, who is accused of drug trafficking, allegedly exploited sensitive databases to sell the addresses of people targeted for murder and other violence by Toronto criminal networks linked to Wedding. The former Canadian Olympian has become a significant player for Latin American cartels, according to the U.S. government.
“The importance of public scrutiny in this case cannot be overstated,” Ontario Superior Court Justice Laura Bird wrote in reasons released September 16. “What is, perhaps, most concerning about the allegations of widespread police corruption in this case is the fact that the York Regional Police only stumbled upon it in the course of their investigation into the conspiracy to murder the correctional officer. They conducted a search to determine who may have recently queried the victim’s address and learned that Mr. Barnhardt had. There is no evidence that anyone was suspicious of Mr. Barnhardt or his associates until that moment.”
“That is something that should be of tremendous concern to the public,” she continued, “because it demonstrates that a trusted public official can engage in widespread illegal conduct and go undetected.”
If Women Ran The World
All male island vs All female island
You have to see this.. pic.twitter.com/vmDSzZgJnp
— Chris Ripa (@CHRISsW0RLD) September 17, 2026
Mets First Baseman Survives Paramedics And Is Out Of Hospital
Why is a 5 foot fat woman in charge of lifting a professional athletes stretcher!?!?
There are so many shocking things happening in this video it's actually unnerving. pic.twitter.com/7pvlyiYop8
— Owen Shroyer (@OwenShroyer1776) September 18, 2026
What Could Possibly Go Wrong?
There are no regulations on genetically enhancing pathogens with private funds. Any person in any state in the US may open a biolab enhancing deadly pathogens like SARS-CoV-2, MERS virus, Clade II Mpox virus, or Andes hantavirus without needing to obtain approval from anyone or… https://t.co/eqPP0YxPBi pic.twitter.com/SzWDfUbHus
— Richard H. Ebright (@R_H_Ebright) September 15, 2026
Transgender Is A Stalking Horse For The Normalization Of Pedophilia
Ontario’s school-to-gender clinic pipeline
While school boards are directing teachers to keep student social and medical gender transitions secret from parents, one of [Ontario’s] largest children’s hospitals is simultaneously recognizing those same teachers as referral sources for its gender clinic.
Those are among the findings compiled in a new report examining how school policies, outside organizations, and medical services intersect to create a “school-to-medical transition pipeline,” according to the author. […]
Todor’s report also examined relationships between schools and these “outside organizations.”
One such example is board material describing OK2BME as a valued community partner for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and questioning youth. The organization has published material teaching minors how to access gender-related medical interventions.
Another group, Get REAL, works with schools and provides binders, gaffs, and packers to minors as a form of “harm reduction.” They call these prosthetic genitals “gender joy gear” and say that teens 13–18 need parental consent first.
Todor’s report is here.
Saturday On Turtle Island
The Democratic Party’s America: Victor Davis Hanson – The American renaissance. School board bows to Islam.
EU Carney’s Canada: Carney’s fantasies. Canada is dreaming. Fingerprints.
Stories You Won’t Find At Carney’s CBC: He praised Bin Laden. Condemn fascism.
September 19, 2026: Reader Tips
From 1955, here is The Big Combo. With RT ratings of 93% & 79%, it’s well worth a watch!
Your best tips of late are encouraged!
Art Of The Deal
Expect to see lots of this.
This historic deal is a huge win for the United States and the American people. Thanks to President Trump’s vision and leadership, this historic agreement permanently guarantees U.S. security interests in the Arctic at zero cost to the U.S. taxpayer.
Greenland will forever be… https://t.co/DPCiSEhoFS
— Secretary Marco Rubio (@SecRubio) September 19, 2026
More details here.
It’s Probably Nothing
Sensitive F-35 fighter jet technology was unexpectedly diverted to Hong Kong this summer, sparking an inquiry on Capitol Hill and raising the possibility that China could have access to key components of the highly classified weapon system.
A shipment of F-35 parts bound for the United States for repairs was rerouted as it transited the Pacific Ocean from Australia, according to three people familiar with the matter who were granted anonymity to discuss private conversations. The Pentagon confirmed the disappearance of some components.
The parts, which an intermediary was transporting on behalf of F-35 manufacturer Lockheed Martin, instead wound up in Hong Kong. It’s not clear why the equipment was rerouted or who has possession of it now.
The incident, which has not been previously reported, triggered an ongoing series of briefings for congressional staff on key national security committees. State Department and Pentagon officials first briefed staff in June, according to the people, and multiple additional briefings are expected in the coming weeks.
The shipment included one of the jet’s canopies, which covers the cockpit and contains stealth technology that only the U.S. and its allies have access to, according to two of the people. An adversary could study the parts and potentially reverse-engineer the prized technology if it had one of the canopies.
Somebody out there has a life sentence in their future.
