No-one has done more to divide America than these three men

VIDEO: The enshittification of our society -- why everything is shitty now

Walt's car (yes, I do have one!) is a 2016 gas-powered compact sedan, assembled (but not made) in North America. It cost me $17,000 new, including the extended warranty which I wouldn't have needed if the manufacturer had built a better car to start with.

Extended warranties are like paying in advance for the manufacturer to fix something which they know is going to have to be fixed. Why? Because it's shitty! It was made that way! But I bought the car and, on balance, didn't get totally screwed. I've had nearly 14 years of use out of it with only half a dozen days "in the shop". But now it's got 100,000 miles on it, and I'm in the predicament described at the 3:15 mark of this video.

Another example of why things are getting shittier than ever, because they're planned that way, is the end of support for Windows 10. I'm still using Win10 and refuse to bow to the pressure to "upgrade" to Win11. Bill Gates has too many hooks in me as it is!

Thanks to the Norwegian Consumer Council for drawing attention to and confirming our suspicions about the shittiness of everything! Is there anything we consumers can do about it? I haven't watched the video linked at the end of this video, but I doubt it. Maybe in Norway consumers have more power than in North America. But at least we can voice our objections to "Make itr shitty!" Who knows? Some marketer might just listen... some day....

VIDEO: Firing Line: Wm. F. Buckley Jr: the fight over Catholic Orthodoxy

The crisis within the Roman Catholic Church is not new. The fight to protect the True Faith against modernist novelties and heresy began about 30 seconds after the end of the Second Vatican Council (aka Vatican II). 

The Society of Saint Pius X (SSPX), at the centre of the latest controversy (WWW passim) was founded on 1 November 1970, in Écône, Switzerland, by French Archbishop Marcel Lefebvre. It was established to preserve traditional Catholic theology and the Latin Mass, so to resist the "reforms" of Vatican II. 

Some 10 years later, William F. Buckley Jr., a traditional Catholic (and leading political conservative), invited Michael Davies, Joseph Champlin, and Malachi Martin onto Firing Line, his popular TV show, to discuss the issues and the future of Holy Mother Church. 

Their thoughts resonate clearly today, as the destruction of Holy Mother Church by Her enemies within looms on the horizon. Listen up.

 

Now would be a very good time to pray to "St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our defencc against the wickedness and snares of the Devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray, and do thou, O Prince of the heavenly hosts, by the power of God, thrust into hell Satan, and all the evil spirits, who prowl through the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen."

Another "Ask someone who's lived under 'democratic socialism'"

A big shoutout from Walt [and Ed.! Ed.] to Agent 10, who is a member of the great Cuban diaspora. 

Of course the Castro clan of kleptomaniacs, unlike the latest shower of "leaders" of the American Dimocrats, don't even pretend to be democratic. When you vote in November, dear American friends, don't be fooled! 

Click here to see another meme on this theme, posted on WWW on 24/6/26.

VIDEO: Every Traditional Catholic needs to watch this NOW!

Our regular readers will know that Walt is excited -- "incensed" would be a better word -- by the Vatican's purported "automatic excommunication" of the 6 bishops, >700 priests and 10s of 1000s of lay people who belong to and/or support the Society of St. Pius X. 

The SSPX incurred the wrath of Pope Leo XIV and  his chief minion, Carndinal "Tuccio" Fernandez, by consecrating four new bishops on July 1st, without the approval or consent of the Holy See. According to Canon Law, that's illegal. BUT can you punish those involved -- including the innocent laypeople -- by cutting them off from the Sacraments of Holy Mother Church without a formal declaration or any kind of hearing?

Among those saying "NO!" is Michael Matt, editor of The Remnant newspaper and  host of Remnant Underground. See "Michael Matt reacts to the SSPX consecrations", WWW 1/7/26. In his latest video, dropped earlier today, Mr Matt argues that the real story isn't simply about excommunications or canon law. It's about whether the Vatican is at war with Catholic Tradition itself... and whether faithful Catholics will allow themselves to be divided while it happens. 

Dear Catholic reader, whether you attend an SSPX chapel, an FSSP apostolate, the Institute of Christ the King, a diocesan Latin Mass, or none of the above, this message is for you. Watch now... and share it with every Catholic trying to understand what is really happening before the clans of Tradition are divided once again.

 

Further reading:"Open letter of the Society of St. Pius X to Pope Leo XIV", WWW 4/7/26.

AUDIO: Bob and Ray present Independence Day

As we said in our Independence Eve greeting, this should be a day on which we forget about political divisions and share good thoughts about the country which has risen from being a handful of British colonies to the greatest republic on Earth. 

Here are three sketches on the subject of 4th of July celebrations written and performed by Bob Elliott and Ray Goulding, the greatest sketch artists in the history of radio. 

Happy Independence Day, everyone!

 

Profundity of the year, heard today during a World Cup match

In case you haven't noticed (and why would you?), the FIFA World Cup is being played for at venues all over North America. National teams from the likes of Cabo Verde, Côte d'Ivoire and Chad are showing off their football (which is what foreigners call soccer) skills, providing spectators (Sid and Doris Bonkers) with exciting moments such as this.

"Oooooh! You've stepped on me toes, you 'ave!"

That's way more exciting than golf isn't it? Some TV networks in the US of A and Canada seem to think so, and are spending big bucks to bring us all the drama of The Beautiful Game live and in living colour.

No telecast would be complete without the incessant prattle of play-by-play announcers and their sidekicks, the colour (and sometimes coloured) commentators. For some reason, North American sports channels bring in boatloads of Englishmen to fill those roles, presumably because we are too stupid to understand the subtleties of the game without informative and insightful comments such as this one, heard on Canada's CTV Sports during the Canada v Maroc match.

You can't win if you don't score.

As Johnny Carson used to say to Ed McMahon, "I did not know that!" Well, only three months until hockey season....