VIDEO: Victor Davis Hanson: "Tribal fatigue" is destroying America

"When you say your racial identity is essential to who you are rather than incidental, then you've got the ingredients for tribal warfare." So says Victor Davis Hanson in the latest episode of the Daily Signal. 

Increasingly, the word "white" is being used as a pejorative. All day, every day, we "palefaces" are being made to feel guilty about being white. In this video, Mr Hanson analyzes what's going on, and what it means for the future of our nation.

Racial preferences and identity-based politics have weakened social cohesion instead of strengthening it. A society built around shared values, assimilation, and equal treatment under the law is being replaced by a growing focus on group identity and grievance. That's the sad truth of "the Anglosphere" today.

Best US "victory" meme seen so far...

...today! As predicted, the Netisphere has been flooded with memes mocking the declaration by POTUS and his acolytes that the MoU signed this week to agree on discussing an agreement to end the US-Iran war represents a "victory" for America. The best one we've seen so far today comes from the Babylon Bee [where else? Ed.] 

Click here to read the accompanying article. If you decide to subscribe to the Bee, tell `em Walt sent ya... for all the good that will do us!

VIDEO: Can you trust AI to answer your questions correctly?

IMHO, Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding, aka "Bob and Ray", were the greatest American broadcast satirists of the 20th century. Their career spanned five decades, most of it in radio in the Boston-New York area, with a few forays into TV.

The duo's format typically satirized the medium in which they were performing, for example conducting radio or television interviews, with off-the-wall dialogue presented in a generally deadpan style as though it were a serious broadcast.

In 1984, Bob and Ray took their act to Broadway, starring in "The Two and Only". Directed by Joseph Hardy, the show was a theatrical celebration of their classic radio and television sketches, featuring iconic parodies, soap opera spoofs, and character interviews. Walt will never forget seeing them live and in-person.

Many of Bob and Ray's skits were prescient, poking fun at institutions, politicians and sacred cows years before the general public realized that those emperors had no clothes. One example was their send-up of the Army-McCarthy hearings. 

Another is this radio interview which aired in the early `60s, in which their award-winning reporter Wally Ballou (Bob) puts to the test the computer invented by Dr Matthew E. Pulcifer (Ray) which its creator said would use previously input information to answer simple questions. This was before the terms "artificial intelligence" or "AI" had been coined. Did it work? Listen and learn.

Babylon Bee reacts to release of details of Iran peace pact

As a public service, and to confirm that Walt isn't the only one who doesn't think anything much has been resolved by the MoU signed by POTUS which is supposed to end (kind of) the US-Iran war (see "Is it over yet? Really?" WWW 17/6/26), we present links to two articles which appeared today in the Babylon Bee (your trusted source for Christian satire).

World Breathes Sigh Of Relief As Terrorists Promise To Be Good

VICTORY: Trump Secures Reopening Of Strait That Was Open Before War

There will be more such, from multiple sources, in the days to come, until the first Iranian missile hits a target somewhere around the Strait of Hormuz. Our apologies to those who think the whole thing isn't funny.

Further reading (serious):"US-Iran deal leaves core sticking points unresolved - and a $300bn question", BBC News 17/6/26.

Your Sikhs today: Blue Water Bridge edition

The Blue Water Bridge is a twin-span international bridge across the St. Clair River, linking Port Huron MI and Point Edward ON. It connects both the I-69 and I-94 in Michigan with the King's Highway 402 in Ontario for a straight and fast shot to Toronto, the de facto capital of Canuckistan.

The border crossing point into Canada, being notoriously under-staffed by the Canadian Border Services Agency, has become the entry point of choice for drug smugglers concealing cocaine, fentanyl and other mind-blowing substances in the nooks and crannies of big rigs operated by such companies as Diversity Truck Lines.

As you would expect, most of the truck drivers are students or graduates of the infamous Singh School of Truck Driving. Many of them are in the USA/Canada illegally. Many of them have driver's licences which are fake or obtained by bribery. Many of them do not speak or read English. Almost all of them, being Sikhs, have "Singh" as part or all of their names. All of them are a menace on the roads. 

Case in point: Postmedia reports that 133 pounds of cocaine headed for Canada were intercepted recently by the US Customs and Border Protection’s Office of Field Operations near the aforementioned bridge. CBP officers, after selecting a truck for inspection, discovered 55 shrink-wrapped bricks of a white powdery substance concealed within two cardboard boxes. The cargo was later confirmed to be cocaine. 

The drugs, truck and trailer have all been seized and the driver, an Indian national, is facing federal prosecution. His name was not released but your dollar gets  you 100 of Walt's if you can prove it isn't Singh. Send your bet to the usual address.

Another case in point: Yesterday, in a courtroom in nearby Sarnia ON, another turban-wearing trucker accused of smuggling $4 million in cocaine across the Blue Water Bridge testified that someone must have done something evil while he was in the washroom in a company yard for 10 to 15 minutes.

Ranjit Singh saw a mysterious man in a company truck yard while his trailer was unattended. Mr Singh, also an Indian national, pleaded not guilty this month to importing cocaine and possessing cocaine for trafficking.

On 26 April 2024, the CBSA discovered over 18 pounds of cocaine worth between $3.6 million and $4.8 million in two Home Depot boxes in a tractor-trailer on the Canadian side of the bridge.

Speaking through a Punjabi interpreter [See? What did I tell ya?], Mr Singh claimed he was told to go to a trucking company’s yard in Lansing MI and switch trucks with another driver. The switch never happened, but while he was there and the two drivers got food, he saw a third person in the yard neither of them knew. He couldn’t describe the man because it was dark at the time.

Mr Singh testified he went to the washroom there for 10 to 15 minutes [Perhaps he needed a laxative?] and couldn't see the back of his trailer during this time. When he returned, he didn't check the seals on his trailer before leaving. 

He didn’t dispute that drugs were found in the truck but claimed someone else put them there in the Home Depot boxes. Nor did he know about two duffel bags found in the truck. He also denied having financial troubles and swire that no-one [especially no-one named Singh or Wedding] approached him about bringing the dope over the border. The trial continues.

Is it over yet? Really?

Like you, dear reader, Walt has been holding his breath [and his tongue. Ed.] waiting for some resolution to the war declared by the United States of America on the Islamic Republic of Iran. Let's not shy away from calling it what it is.  

I was hoping for someting like the raising of the Stars and Stripes over Kharg Island, but that doesn't look like happening. What we have instead is a Memorandum of Understanding -- not a peace treaty, not an agreement, just an MoU -- the contents of which will be revealed on Friday when the scrap of paper is to be signed in Geneva.

The intent, we're told, is to put an end to the present situation which is neatly summed up in this cartoon scraped from PatriotPost.

Mark Carney, Prime Minister of Canuckistan, weighed in yesterday from the G7 gabfest on the likelihood of lasting peace (or anything like it) being achieved  He said the conflict, which has cost entire world trillions of dollars, directly and indirectly, would be "worth it" if it means Iran does not have a nuclear weapon. That's a pretty big "if"!

Mr Carnage told the Clinton News Network "I've always believed that [Iran is] the biggest exporter of terror. It was hell-bent, sorry if I can say that, on getting a nuclear weapon, and the force multiplier on that was terrible." 

Later he added, "Lots needs to happen. We all have to support (the deal). But moving to this position, where that’s been taken off the table. Yes, that’s worth it."

The deal he referred to, announced by POTUS on the weekend, so far is nothing more than the extenension of the existing ceasefire for another 60 days, during which all sides will negotiate details of a final agreement. In other words, the US of A and Iran have agreed to agree, after further negotiation.

Further details of the MoU, which Vice-President Vance described as "about a page and a half" have yet to be released publicly. The Canuck PM (who is, let's not forget, one of the senior members of the Davos gang) said he has seen the deal, which he called it a "game-changer. I have to say it's exceeded my expectations. We’re very pleased with the deal that’s been struck."

He added, "It sets the groundwork to ensure Iran doesn’t have a nuclear weapon. It sets the groundwork for a reintegration over time of the economies in the region. It sets the groundwork for a solution in Lebanon, which we discussed today. So, it's positive." Pressed by CNN for further details, Carney said it is "well-structured" and performance-based with financial incentives. In other words, it's good for world trade and the New World Order.

Before Mr. Carnage and the his European cronies get in a circle for some fellatory activity, they should listen to Iran's top diplomat, who said yesterday that the deal would require Israel to withdraw from Lebanon, which Israel has already said it will not do. And there's bound to be a lot more of the devil in the details of the MoU, which Iran will surely use as an excuse to renege on the agreement to discuss an agreement. Walt sez: We're far from home and dry. No need to stay tuned. Lifetime pct .967.

Further reading: "Iran Deal Renews Question: Was This War Necessary?", by Byron York, Patriot Post, 17/6/26.

Nederlanders! It's your country! Come out to hear Geert Wilders at Didam, Wednesday evening, June 17th

Geert Wilders, leader of the Dutch Party for Freedom (PVV), who wrote "When Our Cities Resemble Warzones, We Have to Reclaim Our Streets",  reposted on WWW earlier today,  is coming to Didam on Wednesday evening, June 17th for a large gathering to protest the planned opening of an asylum- seekers' centre. 

According to the organizers, it will be the largest protest to date against the project in the municipality of Montferland. The municipality intends to accommodate a maximum of 250 asylum seekers. The action group "No asylum-seekers' centre in Montferland" has been campaigning for weeks against the arrival of the reception facility.

The protest will take place on Wednesday evening, June 17th, in Didam. According to initiator Ton van den Aarssen, the new gathering will be larger than previous actions. "[This is] the sixth," he says "but this time it will be bigger, with Geert Wilders."In addition to Mr Wilders, several local speakers are on the programme. 

After the speeches, the organizers plan to hold a protest march through the village. According to Mr van den Aarssen, "It is difficult to predict how many people will be present. I can't look into a crystal ball, but we are going to invite local action groups from the Achterhoek. However, many villagers are hesitant."

He said the decision to invite Mr Wilders was made deliberately due to his outspoken stance on asylum reception. "Who else in the Netherlands is so outspoken against an asylum-seekers' centre?"

PVV's publicity for the event shouts. "We won't bow. To anyone. This is the Netherlands, our country!"