The Obamas as monkeys - We don't have the full video but we do have the story and a screen grab

A video posted by on Truth Social yesterday showing Barack and Michelle Obama as monkeys has just been taken down following outraged cries of "racism!" from Democrats, Karens,

their controlled media, and others lacking a sense of humour. Would they have been so outraged if such a video had been produced by someone at the Biden White House, featuring DJT and Melania as, say, meerkats? Don't make me laugh!

The one-minute video calls attention to the fact that the 2020 election was stolen from President Trump. At the end of the video, a short clip shows the former American president and his first lady as monkeys, with the song "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" playing in the background. Ed. wasn't quick enough to download the full video, but we do have this report, with a screen shot of the naughty bit, from OneIndia.

 

And here's the screen shot.

Are we to believe that until yesterday no-one ever suggested, or even thought that people of the darker persuasion resemble their ancestors more than paler people? Didn't anybody ever see Planet of the Apes?

White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said in a statement sent to AP that the clip was taken from "an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle and Democrats as characters from the Lion King [the 1994 Disney movie]. Please stop the fake outrage and report on something today that actually matters to the American public."

MUSIC VIDEO from the WWW Department of True Names

Today's music video is inspired by news from Texas. Seems that the Texas State Commission on Judicial Conduct has suspended, without pay, County Court-at-law No. 13 Judge Rosie Speedlin Gonzalez, a week after she was arrested on charges of official oppression and unlawful restraint of a San Antonio defense attorney. 

The suspension order, issued yesterday, will remain in effect until the judge's criminal cases are dismissed, she [Ed., please check pronouns] is acquitted, or another order is issued by the commission.

The charges stem from an incident a year ago in which she had San Antonio defence attorney Elizabeth Russell handcuffed in court after a disagreement. The indictment alleges that Judge Speedlin Gonzalez "did then and there intentionally or knowingly restrain Elizabeth Russell, the Complainant, by restricting the Complainant's movements without her consent, so as to interfere substantially with her liberty." 

She was indicted last Thursday by a grand jury on both charges and was booked at the Bexar County jail before being released on bond. In a statement to the San Antonio Express-News, Herroner/Hizzoner [Ed.???] said she was innocent of all charges. "I will follow all protocols and directives while the matter is pending and we, my lawyer and I, plan to zealously appeal. We are confident I will be absolved of all allegations."

Here's the inevitable video, then, by Pat Boone. Whatever happened to him?

VIDEO: America: always ready for war and golf (George Carlin)

It's been seven months and a day since President Trump signed an executive order changing the Defense Department's name to the Department of War as a "secondary title". Walt is not sure exactly what that means, but it does give some insight into the current administration's priorities... I guess.

The order — the 200th signed by POTUS since taking office — authorizes Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth and DOD subordinate officials to use secondary titles like "Department of War," "Secretary of War" and "Deputy Secretary of War" in public communications, official correspondence, ceremonial contexts and non-statutory documents within the executive branch. 

Additionally, the order directs all executive agencies and departments to "recognize and accommodate these secondary titles in internal and external communications," as well as instructing Secretary Hegseth to recommend actions — including executive and legislative actions — that would be required to permanently rename the department. 

"The name 'Department of War' conveys a stronger message of readiness and resolve compared to 'Department of Defense,' which emphasizes only defensive capabilities," says the fact sheet issued by the White House last September 5th. "Restoring the name 'Department of War' will sharpen the focus of this department on our national interests and signal to adversaries America's readiness to wage war to secure its interests."

The usual suspects were quick to blame President Trump for suddenly making America warlike, as if this were not a pre-existing condition. That's George Carlin's point in the first minute or so of this video.

Well yeah, most of the video wasn't about America's unslakeable thirst for war. Most of it (as you'll find out by watching it if you haven't already done so) is about the crisis of homelessness, something else that the left blames on POTUS but which was growing exponentially as early as 1992, when this video was made.

I was struck, listening to this, by Mr Carlin's prescience. One of his recommendations was to change the name of the condition, because of the stigma attached to the word "homeless". The people sleeping in our streets (he says) are not "homeless". They don't have is not homes but houses! 

So the first thing to do (he says) is change the descriptor. And lo and behold, 33 years later, there are no homeless people. Listen to the lickspittle media. Those people defecating and otherwise befouling your neighbourhood parkette aren't "homeless". They are "unhoused"! Something should be done! Definitely!

Word power: "invalid"

We (Walt and Ed., and Poor Len who's been visiting for a few days) were looking out the window at the glories of nature on display at Parallel 43N, discussing the possibility of going to the corner store to pick up a case of Ma Niffkins Jellied Gin. 

Unlike the late unlamented Pierre Elliott Trudeau, we were not pleased at the prospect of a walk in the snow. "But," said Len, "we ought to be glad that we can get out of the house, that we are not invalids." He pronounced it "inVAlids".

"That must be the Canuck pronunciation," said Ed. "The word is 'INvalid', a person who is weak or unable to take care of themselves on account of illness, injury, or a health condition. As in 'She spent the rest of her life as an invalid.'"

"Noooooo," replied Poor Len. "I meant that we should be glad that those who control our governments, AI and the Internet have not 'cancelled' us, declared us non-persons, beings without foundation or force in fact, truth, or law... in other words 'inVAlid'."

That's a scary thought, isn't it. But certainly not beyond the realm of possibility, given the sorry state of the world in 2026. We put it out of our alleged minds and started thinking about the peculiarities of the English language.

Many English words are homonyms: having the same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings. But how many English words do you know which have the same spelling and the same pronunciation, but different meanings? The only difference in the pronunciation of "i-n-v-a-l-i-d" is the syllable on which the stress is put: INvalid or inVAlid. 

Can you think of any more? We couldn't! If you come up with a pair, click on the headline to open the "Comments" window and impress us with your command of the language of Shakespeare.

MUSIC VIDEO for all Beach Boys fans

Thanks and a tip o' the toque to Agent 3 for sending this along.

Your Singhs today: Surrey BC edition

Today's episode of True Crime comes to us from Surry, which is to British Columbia as Brampton is to Ontario -- majority Sikh shitholes, the both of them.

On the day before Ground Dog Day (as it is known in certain eating establishments), three men were arrested in connection with an extortion-related shooting in Surrey. They are: Harjot Singh, 21, Taranveer Singh, 19, and Dayajeet Singh Billing, 21. 

All three Sikhs have been charged with one count of discharging a firearm into a place. 

Inspector Singh [Ed. Please check.] of the Surrey police said that on February 1st, members assigned to Project Assurance were patrolling in Surrey's Crescent Beach neighbourhood when reports came in around 0350 of shots fired and a small fire outside a home near Crescent Road and 132 Street.

The three accused were arrested by SPS officers a short time later near 28 Avenue and 140 Street after getting into a rideshare vehicle, driven by a fellow wearing a turban. 

Inspector Singh {Ed.???] said the investigation is ongoing and additional charges may be laid. The three Singhs have been remanded in custody until February 5th, when they are expected to be released on bail following the customary pledge not to leave the country. Police said they are all foreign nationals and that they have engaged the Canada Border Services Agency... whatever that means.

According to Surrey police, since the beginning of 2026, there have been 46 reported extortion cases in Surrey, with 11 shots fired, one arson case and 29 victims, 17 of whom are repeat victims. Yesterday, concerned residents and community members held yet another rally to raise awareness about the rise in extortion-related incidents.

Some of the questions asked (but not answered) at the rally are: Of what country are these Singhs nationals? How did they get into Canada... as "temporary skilled workers", or possibly as students of the notorious Singh School of Truck Driving? Once they have felt the limp-noodle wrath of Canadian justice, will they be deported... or will they be allowed to remain in the Great No-longer-white North "on humanitarian grounds"?

Don't bother staying tuned. You already know the answers.

The solution is so obvious