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Tuesday, September 1, 2026
Tony Romo Arrested For Drunk Driving
Q; (Will He Keep His Analyst's Job?)
Tony Romo is currently on indefinite leave from his job as the lead NFL game color analyst for CBS Sports following an operating while intoxicated (OWI) arrest in Wisconsin. Current Status at CBS; Indefinite Leave: CBS Sports placed Romo on leave "until further notice" following his July 23, 2026, traffic stop and subsequent citations in Milwaukee County.
Interim Replacement: Former NFL star J.J. Watt will take Romo's place on the lead broadcast team alongside play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson.
Uncertain Future: Network executives have stated there is no official timetable for Romo's return or a final decision on his long-term future, while Romo's representatives have indicated they are communicating with the network regarding next steps.
Tony Romo pleads no contest to drunk driving, opens up on booze problem
Former Dallas Cowboys QB and CBS broadcaster says medical procedures led to addiction
Former Dallas Cowboy and CBS broadcaster Tony Romo has pleaded no contest to an operating while intoxicated charge (OWI) and has released a statement about his drinking problem.
Romo, 46, said in a statement Tuesday that years of procedures he underwent as a quarterback for the Cowboys caused him a lot of pain, which led to a substance abuse issue that led to him going to jail last month.
“Multiple back surgeries ended my career earlier than I expected and left me with constant, debilitating pain,” Romo wrote on Instagram. “That pain led to a dependance on pain medication, and my efforts to get off those medications led to an over-reliance on alcohol.”
Romo was arrested on July 23 after Wisconsin authorities said he was driving drunk after leaving a golf course. He was charged with OWI, possessing open intoxicants in a moving vehicle, unsafe passing on right and refusing to take test for intoxication. Romo reached a deal with prosecutors on Tuesday, according to court documents. For pleading no contest to OWI, he’s lost driving privileges for the next six months, was ordered to pay a $784 fine and must have an ignition interlock device installed on his vehicles for the next year. The other three charges were dismissed. Romo’s been on leave from CBS since the incident, but mentioned the plea in his statement, saying, “I own this completely.”
“As I have taught my three young sons: when you fall short, you stand up and take full responsibility,” Romo said. “That is an important first step.” Asking for privacy, Romo said he’s working to kick his alcohol addiction. “I am working closely with a team of doctors to address my health and make the necessary changes,” he said. “I am deeply grateful for the support of my family, my friends, and the NFL community including players, coaches, and owners. Your encouragement has meant more to me than you know. As I turn my attention to my health, my family, and, in time, my return to CBS, I kindly ask for privacy during this period.”
Where Is George "W" (Bush)?
George W. Bush’s Code of Silence
George "W" is actally 80, same age as my parets. His Father Goerge Herbert Walker died @ age 94; He lovingly paints immigrants, praises free trade and diplomacy, and rues the coarsening of American politics. Why won’t he talk about Donald Trump?
By Jacob Weisberg
September 1, 2026
In 2015, when Donald Trump descended a golden escalator to announce his campaign for President, he had a clear target: George W. Bush’s younger brother Jeb. Jeb was at the top of the polls. His super PAC had raised more than a hundred million dollars, dwarfing the funds of the ten other declared candidates. Trump’s strategy was to provoke the front-runner. His first video ad excoriated Jeb for his comments on illegal immigration, which the Florida governor once called “an act of love.”
In the months that followed, Trump bulldozed the Bush family and its legacy. He mocked Jeb as “low-energy” and accused him of representing his brother’s failed foreign policy. During the 2016 G.O.P. debate in South Carolina, he went for the kill. The war in Iraq was “a big, fat mistake,” he said. “They lied! They said there were weapons of mass destruction, there were none. And they knew there were none.” The audience booed, but Trump wasn’t finished. “The World Trade Center came down during your brother’s reign,” he told Jeb. “Remember that.”
A week later, Jeb dropped out of the race, ending not just his candidacy but his family’s political dynasty and, effectively, the pre‑Trump Republican Party. As Trump dispatched his remaining challengers and secured the nomination, no one expected the Bushes to endorse him. Though it’s customary for former Presidents to appear at their party’s convention, George H. W. and George W. Bush skipped the coronation in Cleveland. “I don’t like him. . . . I don’t know much about him, but I know he’s a blowhard,” H.W. told the writer Mark K. Updegrove. “And I’m not too excited about him being a leader.” The elder Bush voted for Hillary Clinton, and W. cast his Presidential ballot for “None of the Above.”
In office, Trump delighted in rejecting the Bush brand. “Thousand points of light,” Trump riffed at a 2018 rally in Montana, referencing George H. W. Bush’s signature initiative promoting civic service and voluntarism. “What the hell is that? Has anyone ever figured that one out?” The Bushes believed in diplomacy and international engagement; Trump favored putting “America First.” The Bushes supported open markets and free trade; Trump loved corporatism and tariffs. George W. Bush depicted immigrants, especially Latino immigrants, as contributors to their communities and the country. Trump was a nativist who insulted nonwhite immigrants in vile terms.
There were a few moments in Trump’s first term when George W. Bush reminded people that he existed. In 2017, after Trump defended the white nationalists who rioted in Charlottesville, Bush gave a speech that reasserted his family’s values and implicitly criticized Trump. “Bullying and prejudice in our public life sets a national tone, provides permission for cruelty and bigotry, and compromises the moral education of children,” he said. “The only way to pass along civic values is to first live up to them.” The next year, the two Presidents saw each other at George H. W. Bush’s funeral, at the National Cathedral. Trump sat scowling with his arms folded as 43 praised 41 in terms that could only be read as criticism of 45. “Of course, Dad taught me another special lesson,” George W. said. “He showed me what it means to be a President who serves with integrity, leads with courage, and acts with love in his heart for the citizens of our country.” It was obvious who he thought didn’t.
Yet as the party he led for eight years was remade by an authoritarian who mocked his family’s values, Bush refrained from uttering Trump’s name or challenging his policies directly. Bush said nothing when Trump blocked Muslims from entering the country, when Trump separated children from their parents at the border, or when Trump was impeached the first time, for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. When Trump tried to overturn the results of the 2020 election, Bush could muster only an oblique rebuke. He called the January 6th uprising “a sickening and heartbreaking sight,” attributing the violence to the “reckless behavior” and “falsehoods” spread by political leaders, whom he once again did not name. On the twentieth anniversary of the September 11th attacks, in 2021, Bush gave a speech warning about violent extremism at home. Trump, apparently unmoved by the occasion, responded by blasting Bush’s “failed and uninspiring presidency.”
Why has Bush, the only living former Republican President, been absent and invisible?
Brad Pitt Drinking Again
PG predicts this won't end well.
BTW Brad is 8 years, 1 month, and 24 days older than Him (given his dob is December 18, 1963, and PG's dob is February 11, 1972 so the total time span is equivalent to:8 .15 years or 2,977 days total. His new movie looks good however ...
Brad Pitt’s admission that he’s consuming alcohol again after seven years sober and attending Alcoholics Anonymous for 18 months has set off some strong reactions within the recovery community.
The 62-year-old star revealed to Esquire that he’s “off the wagon,” but says he’s only drinking “in a more restrained manner,” claiming, “I can have a few [glasses of wine]. But I can’t have a lot. I have to be professional about it.”
The comments drew some skepticism online, including in recovery-minded forums like Reddit’s r/stopdrinking. “‘I can handle a few’ — same thing every alcoholic in the history of the world says when they relapse,” wrote one user. “If I could moderate I wouldn’t need to think about moderating,” noted another. “If you have a healthy relationship with alcohol, it is something you just do — no need to make rules and be disciplined.” Another wrote, “‘I have to be professional about it’ — oh honey, I’m four years sober and there’s no being ‘professional’ about addiction.”
Thailand Issues Prostitution Warning
Local authorities in a Thai resort city have issued a crack down on prostitution ahead of a visit from a US Navy aircraft carrier carrying 5,000 sailors and Marines who have been at sea for over 200 days. The USS Abraham Lincoln will dock on Wednesday at Thailand's resort city of Pattaya. The visit has raised hopes of an economic boost. Ahead of its arrival, police are preparing additional patrols around Pattaya's main beachfront and nightlife district besides raids over the weekend that led to 40 to 50 people in detention for suspected prostitution. Prostitution is illegal in Thailand and, despite occasional crackdowns, the sex industry is openly visible in major tourism hubs, including parts of Bangkok and Pattaya.
The Lincoln left its home port of San Diego in November and was later redirected to the Middle East to support military operations in the US-Israeli war with Iran — setting a modern-day record for consecutive days at sea, according to Democratic lawmakers. But the prolonged deployment has also brought with it reports of mental health concerns and deteriorating conditions aboard, with two military-focused outlets this month describing suicide attempts and declining morale on the ship.
Monday, August 31, 2026
Brad Pitt On His 50's
ukesquire
“God, I want my fifties back,” #BradPitt tells us. “I would do more. Your fifties are just –man, anything that’s on your mind, go. Go attack it. Go attack it now.” In his fifties, Pitt starred in eleven movies, produced seventeen, and won an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor in ‘Once Upon a Time… in Hollywood’.
He’s attacking his sixties hard too. Just now he’s coming off two and a half years of continuous work, the longest stretch of his career. There was the release of the blockbuster ‘F1’, including an extended international press tour. Then he shot, in succession, ‘Heart of the Beast’, an intense man-and-his-dog story coming out this autumn, in New Zealand; ‘The Adventures of Cliff Booth’, written by Quentin Tarantino and directed by David Fincher, in which Pitt picks up his Oscar-winning role as a Hollywood stuntman; and, finishing just a few weeks ago, ‘The Riders’, a dark thriller set to come out next year.
Pitt, a true Hollywood legend, is the latest cover star of Esquire Edge. Read the interview, in which the actor discusses his new project ‘Heart of the Beast’, wanting his fifties back and ending his sobriety, at the link in our bio.
Brad Pitt @ 62 Wishes He Had His 50's Back...
Brad Pitt said in an interview he wishes he "Had His 50's back"... so seeing as this comes from a guy who can have and has had everything but wishes he had his 50's to live over again, I calculate @ 54.5 dob February 11, 1972 I have;
- 1,990 days until February 11, 2032
- Time BreakdownWeeks: 284 weeks and 2 days
- Months: About 65 months or 5 years 5 months
- Day of the week: Wednesday,
Breakdown of Time
- Total days: 1,624 days
- Total weeks: 232 weeks and 0 days
- Calendar duration: 5 years, 5 months, and 11 days left until you turn 60.
- I will reach the age of 60 on February 11, 2032, which is exactly 1,990 days away from today.
So I will make my remaining 50's count!
PG
PS Brad Pitt is 62 years old. He was born on December 18, 1963.
PPS Brad Pitt said he would like to be 50 years old again if he could go back and do things over. In a candid profile with Esquire, the 62-year-old actor reflected on his life, aging, and career choices, expressing a wish to return to a previous decade.
- Key Reflections - Desire to return: He stated he would like to be 50 again and take more chances. - Life advice - He shared a simple message about living without hesitation: "Whatever you have in mind, do it.
- "Moving forward: He also discussed learning from past mistakes and handling personal challenges.
PPPS Brad Pitt's mother, Jane Etta Pitt, died at the age of 84 on August 5, 2025
PPPPS Pitt's new movie HEART OF THE BEAST
Being Single Is An Opportunity For Growth Not A Disadvantage
In the third study, the researchers asked participants to imagine specific scenarios meant to encourage them to see singlehood as an opportunity for growth. They found that this did little to change people’s preconceptions.
“Although people reported engaging in more self-expanding activities and positive mood after our intervention, we were not able to increase people’s singlehood self-expansion potential scores,” Girme said. “This was surprising and highlights that shifting people’s overall mindsets about singlehood may be more challenging than anticipated.”
Other research on singlehood points in a similar direction. One study of lifelong singles found that those who chose to remain single viewed their relationship status as a source of autonomy and self-fulfillment, while those who felt forced into that choice expressed more regret. Another study on young adults found that those who attributed being single to self-enhancing motivations or a lack of interest in relationships reported greater well-being than those who reported “self-defeating” reasons.
That distinction is important, said Mandolin Moody, an associate therapist at Gateway to Solutions in New York City who was not part of this research. Singlehood can create room to explore interests and identities independently, but that doesn’t mean everyone experiences it positively, particularly when being single isn’t what they want.
The study series has a few limitations: Most participants were young adults, Girme said. People in this group may have more time or social permission to prioritize exploration than older adults who may be juggling more responsibilities. More research is needed to determine whether the findings apply across different stages of life. Additionally, the well-being boost from solo self-expanding activities — such as an increase in life satisfaction and strong feelings of autonomy and competence — was short-lived. “The research showed that benefits were largely limited to same-day associations rather than indicating prolonged benefits,” Moody said.
How to make singlehood more expansive
Self-expansion doesn’t require booking an expensive bucket-list vacation, for instance. Trying a new hiking trail, sampling a cuisine that’s new to you or joining a pickup pickleball game can count, Girme clarified. What matters is allowing yourself to try something new and step outside your usual routines. Consider the following tips:
Try something new. Take an online class, pick up a new hobby or start learning about new subjects you’ve always been curious about.
Get to know yourself better. Journaling can create space to reflect on what interests you and what you’re learning about yourself. “Therapy can be a great resource for enhancing self-discovery and for evaluating belief systems that may be impacting your self-esteem or personal singlehood self-expansion potential,” Moody said. Find new communities. Look for opportunities to meet people who share your interests, whether that’s through a recreational sports team, book club, sewing circle or community garden. Moody recommends staying consistent and open-minded as you build connections outside of romantic ones.
Travel solo. “Solo travel is known to be a great opportunity for self-expansion, as it fosters the full exercise of personal freedom, decision-making, self-reliance and socializing outside of your usual environment,” Moody said. Think of being single as an opportunity to focus more of your time and energy inward, Moody added. Ultimately, the goal isn’t to decide whether being single or partnered is better than the other, Lev said. “It’s to stop treating singlehood as a state that must be escaped. When we approach it as an opportunity rather than a deficiency, we gain the freedom to use it for exploration, connection and growth, and to become more intentional about who we want to be.”
Ali G Is Back @ Age 54
Cohen is 4 months older than PaymentGuy btw and is coming back after 24 years!!!;
Sacha Baron Cohen‘s outrageous Ali G character is back after 24 years — and so is the controversy.
With a new movie coming in October — Ali G: Who Iz I? — some activists are calling Cohen’s dreadlocked wannabe hip-hop star a racist caricature and urging theaters to boycott the Amazon-MGM Studios film.
The movie is a mockumentary where cameras follow Cohen-as-Ali G, as the character attempts to stage a career comeback (see trailer below).
As first spotted by Variety, NewsCord — a U.K.-based watchdog site that uses AI to track media bias — has rallied its members to support sending 37,000 emails to cinemas around the world urging them to refuse to screen the film. “Black British comedians called the character ‘an alibi for racism’ in 2000,” the organization wrote (it was apparently one comedian, to be precise). “[British author] Jeanette Winterson asked what separates it from the Black and White Minstrels; Kazakh and Arab organisations documented the harm of the catalogue behind it. Sony Pictures UK is selling it with the line ‘He iz back. We ain’t liable.’ The screens belong to the chains, and a booking is a choice.”
Q; What is a BASECAMP?
BASECAMP is a place where food and general supplies are kept, especially for people climbing a mountain. As a main encampment providing supplies, shelter, and communications for persons engaged in wide-ranging activities, as exploring, reconnaissance, hunting, or mountain climbing.
Corner Brook Base Camps is coming soon ... I am looking for partners. Here is a property that could, and most likely will, serve as the CBC HQ:
PG
Saturday, August 29, 2026
Transforming A Vacant CBC Building To Corner Brook Computers
A private individual cannot legally "requisition" (compulsorily claim or seize) a vacant building in Newfoundland and Labrador. Under provincial law, the power to expropriate or requisition property is exclusively held by governments, municipalities, or authorized public entities for public use. If you are a private citizen interested in acquiring, occupying, or dealing with a vacant or abandoned building, you must use established legal and commercial frameworks:
1. Municipal Tax Sales; When a property owner abandons a building and stops paying municipal property taxes, the local city or town council can eventually seize and auction the property to recover unpaid balances. How it works: Private individuals can bid on these properties through public tenders or auctions. Action: Check the public notices section of your local municipality's website (e.g., City of St. John's or City of Corner Brook) for upcoming tax sale listings.
2. Adverse Possession ("Squatter's Rights") If a private individual occupies a vacant property without the owner's explicit permission, they can theoretically claim legal ownership via adverse possession, though the legal thresholds are extremely high. Against Private Owners: The possession must be open, notorious, continuous, and exclusive for at least 20 years. Against the Crown (Public Land): Adverse possession against Crown land was abolished on January 1, 1977. To claim squatter's rights on public property, you must prove your family continuously occupied it for 20 years prior to 1977. Recent updates like the Primary Residence Land Title Program ease some burdens for long-held family homes but do not allow you to claim newly found vacant properties.
3. Applying for Crown Lands; If the vacant building or land is owned by the provincial government, you cannot simply take it over; you must apply to purchase or lease it. Process: You must submit an application detailing the location, arrange a land survey at your own expense, and obtain required local occupancy permits. Action: Review the application guidelines on the Newfoundland and Labrador Crown Lands Division portal.
4. Reporting a Derelict Building; If your goal is to have an eyesore or a safety hazard dealt with, private citizens can request that the local council step in. Under the province's Occupancy and Maintenance Regulations, municipalities have the authority to fine owners of unmaintained vacant structures or order their demolition.
What should I do about the abandoned CBC Building on 1 Premier Drive if I want to turn it into Corner Brook Computers? or (The) Computer Basics Company?
Private individuals do not have the legal authority to requisition, seize, or expropriate vacant buildings in Corner Brook or anywhere else in Newfoundland and Labrador. The power of compulsory acquisition or expropriation is held exclusively by government bodies (such as the provincial government or the City of Corner Brook under the City of Corner Brook Act) for public utility and municipal purposes. If you are a private citizen looking to legally acquire, purchase, or take over a vacant building or property in Corner Brook, you must navigate standard real estate, land management, or municipal zoning channels:
1. Purchasing or Leasing Private Vacant Buildings; If the building is privately owned but sitting empty, you must buy or lease it directly from the current owner.
2. Finding Owners: You can identify the owner of a vacant property through the Municipal Assessment Agency or by doing a title search through the Registry of Deeds for Newfoundland and Labrador.
3. The "Six-Month" Vacancy Rule: Note that if you purchase or lease a commercial or residential building in Corner Brook that has been vacant for more than six months, the city requires you to undergo a final inspection and obtain a Permit to Occupy before you can open a business or move in.
4. Acquiring City-Owned Vacant Land or Property; If the vacant building or lot is owned by the municipality due to tax arrears or historical ownership, it may be available for development.
5. Land Management: You can review available municipal options or pitch a development proposal by contacting the Supervisor of Land Management for the city, Brandon Duffy (Email: bduffy@cornerbrook.com).
6. Development Applications: Any plans to change the use of an existing vacant structure (e.g., turning a commercial space into residential apartments) require a Development Permit and a "Change of Use" application submitted to the Corner Brook Development Office.
NOTE: Adverse Possession ("Squatting") is Not an Option. You cannot legally "requisition" a building by moving into it. Under Newfoundland and Labrador law, acquiring land via adverse possession is extremely difficult, heavily restricted, and cannot be used proactively to claim ownership of an urban vacant building. Unauthorized entry or occupation constitutes illegal trespassing.
PG
PS I thihk requisitioning is off the table and pitching a dev prop for it is the best option ...
Q What is a computer?
A computer is an electronic device that stores, retrieves, and processes data into useful information.How It WorksHardware: The physical parts like the screen, keyboard, and internal chips.Software: The programs and instructions that tell the hardware what to do.Processing: It turns raw input (like typing or clicks) into binary code (ones and zeros) to run apps, games, and websites.
Common Types
Desktops: Stationary setups with a separate tower, monitor, and keyboard for home or office use.
Laptops: Portable, all-in-one computers with a built-in screen and keyboard.
Mobile Devices: Smartphones and tablets that pack computing power into pocket-sized or touchscreen formats.
computer/kÉ™mˈpyo͞odÉ™r/A computer is an electronic machine that takes in data, processes it using instructions called software, and gives back a result.
Main Parts
Hardware: The physical pieces you can touch, like the screen, keyboard, and main box.
Software: The programs and apps that tell the machine what to do.
CPU: The central processing unit, which acts as the brain to run tasks.
Memory: Temporary space (RAM) and permanent storage (like an SSD) to hold data.
How It Works
A. Input: You type or click to give the computer data.
B. Process: The CPU works on the data using built-in logic.
C. Output: The computer shows you the answer on a screen or prints it.
Friday, August 28, 2026
Towards 90k+ Views
Actually, so far this month PG has almost 90,800 more views this August than July past; actually 88,913 more. It would be great to formally generate 90k+ viewers SO TY Readers!
PG
xo
PS So now how do you make money from Blogging???
20 Million Preppers In America ATM
CNN’s Nick Paton Walsh Reports in “The End of the World As We Know It” for The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper
NEW EPISODE PREMIERES SUNDAY, AUGUST 30 AT 8PM ET/PT
NEW YORK, NY – (August 24, 2026) – The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper, a seven-time Emmy® Award-winning CNN Original, returns with an examination of the rapidly growing doomsday prepper movement in North America. “The End of the World as We Know It” with CNN Chief International Security Correspondent Nick Paton Walsh premieres Sunday, August 30 at 8pm ET/PT and will be available to stream the following day at CNN.com/watch and on the CNN app for CNN streaming subscribers.
Once considered a fringe movement, preparing for disasters and long-term emergencies has become increasingly mainstream, with an estimated 20 million Americans now identifying as preppers and the community expanding to include younger and more diverse followers. In this hour, Paton Walsh embarks on a monthslong journey across North America to explore both the survival tactics and mindset behind prepping. Drawing on his 25 years of experience covering conflict and its aftermath around the world, he puts his own survival skills to the test and immerses himself in the worlds of those preparing for a range of catastrophic scenarios.
“It is extraordinary how the world of prepping suck you in to its emotions – that fish antibiotics, crossbows and ferro rods suddenly feel like something you need to have under the bed at home,” Paton Walsh said. “But its mainstream emergence is all a very real reflection of how vulnerable people feel – in the climate emergency, political eruptions, and sense of endless war – to the omni-crisis around us. One thing I learned was the stereotype of going it alone in the woods is still a bit nuts. You are going to need other people when the world as we know it ends.”
Along the way, Paton Walsh explores a converted nuclear missile silo in Kansas that has been transformed into a luxury survival bunker. In the mountains of Colorado, he visits a survivalist community designed to shelter more than 100 people in the event of a collapse. And on a remote island off the coast of Mexico, he learns the fundamentals of wilderness survival, from building shelter and starting a fire to finding water and food.
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper is a collection of unique and immersive single subject, one-hour episodes from CNN’s award-winning longform storytelling team showcasing character-driven stories, special interviews, and investigative deep dives featuring reporting from CNN’s anchors and correspondents. The series, which has been honored with three consecutive Emmy® Awards for Outstanding Recorded News Program, is executive produced by Susan Chun. Paton Walsh and director of photography Brice Laine previously reported for The Whole Story on the two-time Emmy® Award-winning “The Trek: A Migrant Trail to America”, “Elephant vs. Man” in Sri Lanka and “The Wired Rainforest” in the indigenous lands of Brazil.
The Whole Story with Anderson Cooper will stream live for pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps on Sunday, August 30. The hour will also be available beginning Monday, August 31 to CNN’s streaming subscribers and pay TV subscribers via CNN.com, CNN connected TV and mobile apps, and Cable Operator Platforms.
Russia Nuking Ukraine
Of course Putin has no choice but to Nuke Ukraine into submission - the West has left him no alternative. As the saying goes; "Russia is a Nation with Ukraine but only a Country without it."
Fears are mounting that Russia could be considering using nuclear weapons in Ukraine as strikes between the two countries continue.
Sources close to the Kremlin told Bloomberg that Vladimir Putin is hellbent on a new escalation after peace talks have reached a dead end. Earlier this week it was reported CIA Director John Ratcliffe travelled to Moscow for unannounced talks, possibly to warn the Kremlin against plans it may have to escalate the conflict. ‘The Americans don’t normally send such a high-ranking official to Moscow unannounced at short notice unless something is up,’ he explained.
Russia has launched a number of drones and covert UAVs towards the UK and Europe in recent years.
The International Institute of Strategic Studies issued a sobering report in which they found Vladimir Putin’s shadow fleet ships sent drones into Britain and Europe, targeting airports, bases and nuclear sites.
Ratcliffe is thought to have warned Putin against ‘testing NATO’s resolve’ by staging a limited attack in the Baltics. Russia is continuing to experience mounting, unprecedented attacks on oil and gas infrastructure, ports and military sites. Russia would likely choose to use tactical nuclear weapons, which are much less powerful than the bombs used on Hiroshima and Nagasaki, Japan, at the end of World War II.
RUSSIA will have to use limited mini-Nukes just to ensure it does not "Lose Face" and have to completely withdraw fromo Ukraine because as the saying goes "Russia is a Nation with Ukraine but a Country without it...
PG
PS Russia Nuking Ukraine is inevitable atm.
Jews Fight Jews
Ziva Sharp said her Jewish faith motivated her to travel from Jerusalem to the West Bank to stand up for Palestinians -- a commitment that led to her being set upon by fellow Israelis also professing to be driven by Judaism.
Sharp and around 30 other activists are part of a small movement of Israelis, many of them religious Jews, who periodically go to the occupied West Bank with a mission to protect Palestinians under growing assault by violent settlers.
On Tuesday, at least five of the activists were injured as settlers violently expelled them, throwing stones, unleashing pepper spray and injuring this AFP journalist, who was hit in the chin with a stick. Sharp said she joined the movement to "practice my commitment to my Judaism, which is humanistic and not violent", and to "decrease, to the extent that we can, the damage the Jewish people do to the Palestinians". She said her inspiration came from Jewish religious texts. "We are supposed to be part of tzelem elokim (the image of God), and to follow God's ways, and God's ways are pity, compassion and justice."
The activists travelled to Jannatah, near Bethlehem, to build a protective fence around the home of the Faraj family, who have come under pressure from Jewish extremists. A member of the Palestinian family, Mohammed Faraj, was killed in clashes with settlers in March, and several relatives were wounded. Nobody has been arrested over the killing, his brother Hassan told AFP. The activists went to clear road obstacles blocking the Faraj family after settlers put up a prefabricated home on the family's private land.
The activists and accompanying journalists returned to find their cars vandalised, with windows smashed and tyres punctured. After activists went to confront the settlers, two cars full of settler reinforcements -- many of them young and wearing dark hoodies -- rushed in to attack the visitors.
According to the activists, the settlers' outpost, dubbed Kochav Yehuda, has been dismantled 64 times by Israeli authorities and rebuilt each time, most recently on Monday, the day before the activists' visit. The encroaching settlers belong to the extremist Hilltop Youth movement, which seeks to pressure Palestinian residents to abandon their homes -- often through violence -- and to establish outposts that are illegal even under Israeli law, in the hope they will later be legalised and upgraded into full settlements.
More than 500,000 Israelis live in the West Bank, which Israel has occupied since 1967, and which is home to around three million Palestinians. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's right-wing government is advancing more settlement construction ahead of October 27 elections. Violence against Palestinians by Israeli settlers has increased dramatically since the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel by Hamas from the Gaza Strip.
- Children of Abraham -
Many of the Israeli activists are part of Bnei Avraham (Children of Abraham), a movement of religious Jews named after the Biblical patriarch regarded in tradition as the common forebear of Jews, Muslims and Christians. Unlike the broader Israeli peace movement, which is largely secular, it was founded four years ago by a group of religious Jews who said their faith compelled them to confront what they saw as injustices against Palestinians. That stance has placed them in direct opposition to religious Zionist extremists who invoke Judaism to justify expelling Palestinians from their land.
Avishai Liss, 26, who grew up in a religious Zionist community in northern Israel, has been active with Bnei Avraham for more than a year. "I feel as a Jewish person, as a Zionist, that what's happening now in the West Bank is not Jewish. And it's definitely not moral. And that's why I come here, to help the Palestinian people, to defend their houses from the violent settlers," he told AFP. He said his activism had strained his relationships within his own community but that he believed Judaism came in many forms.
"You can be a Fascist Jew, like them... and think that all your Judaism is about conquering land and trees and destroying and using violence," he said. "My Judaism is to love the creation that God has created." Dror Nadel, 27, grew up in an ultra-Orthodox community outside Tel Aviv but left the fold as a teenager and became secular.
He said his ultra-Orthodox upbringing had shaped his "socialist" outlook, as his father had followed the Jewish commandment to give charity to the poor. The Jewish way of thinking "helped me to analyse the conflict and what I wanted to do, and how I want to be involved in this conflict in a different way", he said. "I think religion is a really dangerous thing," Nadel said. "It's a really beautiful thing, but it can lead you in really wrong directions." "This is why we need to study our religion and to research it, even in the 21st century, to see what we got wrong and how we can fix it."
"Fascists Jewws", now I have heard it all...
PG
Build a Personal Brand That Creates Opportunities
For decades, the formula was simple.
Get a good education. Land a stable job. Work hard. Get promoted. Save and invest.
For a long time, it worked well. But something has shifted in recent years. The top 1% of Americans now hold 31.7% of all U.S. wealth, the highest share since the Federal Reserve started tracking it in 1989.
Collectively, that group holds roughly as much wealth as the bottom 90% combined. Meanwhile, wage growth for lower- and middle-income workers in 2025 ranged from 1.1% to 1.5%. For higher-income workers, it ran at 3%. The wealth gap is widening.
But it’s important to remember that income is not the same as wealth. A salary gives you money. Assets give you leverage.
And right now, the divide between people with leverage and people without it is accelerating faster than at any point in recent history.
PG
"Bug-out locations" (BOL)
A last-ditch, emergency retreat or backup location is commonly referred to in survival, military, or prepping contexts as a "bug-out location" (BOL), "fallback position", or a "redoubt".
Bse-Camp; While a traditional base camp serves as a primary, fully equipped staging area for planned operations, exploration, or regular outdoor activities, a desperate "last-ditch" version used when your primary base camp or home is compromised is often categorized by specific tactical terms. Depending on the context, the exact name for this type of refuge changes:
1. Bug-Out Location (BOL): In survivalist and prepping communities, this is a pre-determined, hidden, or fortified location (like a cabin, bunker, or remote camp) where you flee when your primary residence is no longer safe.
2. Fallback Position / Secondary Base Camp: In military and tactical operations, this is a secondary defensive line or encampment prepared in advance. If the frontline or primary base camp is overrun, forces "fall back" to this position to regroup.
3. Redoubt: Historically and architecturally, a redoubt is a stronghold, fort, or last-ditch refuge system where a military force or community retires when cut off from the main base.Safehouse: In intelligence or security contexts, a secret, secure location used for emergency concealment or a last-resort retreat.
PG can establish a BOL or other safe-haven for you and yours on the West Coast of the Island of Newfoundland so you are guaranteed the "Ultimate Back-Up Plan" in any emergency sit.
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Norway's King Harald Dies
Norway's King Harald dies at 89 - RIP!!! Condolences Olavis ...
Matthew Robinson
Fri, August 28, 2026 at 4:34 AM GMT-2:30
4 min read
Norway's King Harald has died at the age of 89, the royal palace said on Friday.
"It is with deep sadness that we announce that His Majesty King Harald passed away peacefully at the National Hospital on Friday, August 28, at 6:35 a.m.," a statement on the royal house's website said
The royal family visited the king in the 24 hours leading up to his death, and crowds laid flowers at the place. Harald's health had been in decline for some time and in April of 2024 he reduced his public engagements. He was recently treated with cortisone for the blood condition, hemolytic anaemia.
PG RIP
PS Hello Olavis!!! Hope you have a steady GF by now...
80k+ Page-Views In August
111324 (August 28th @ 7am NL time) minus 32414 (Midnight Aug 27) is 78,910. So PG is on track to generate 80k addittional views this August versus July. But why no comments?
TY readers...
PG
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Thursday, August 27, 2026
Creating The Ultimate Back-Up Plan - "Corner Brook Basecamps"
Corner Brook serves as THE central outdoor "base camp" and official tourism PORT OF CALL for travelers exploring the scenic wonders of Western Newfoundland, CANADA. But "The Rock" is much more than an appealling tourist destination. Given its location (www.newfoundisland.com which PG owns btw) that is just a step away from mainland Canada, America, Iceland, United Kingdom, EU and France, it is perfecly positioned as THE neutral port of call and "Last Stop" in any and all circumstances for you and yours if you happen to live in any of, or have interests in, these jurisdictions.
The Base Camp Concept:
The City of Corner Brook created the "Basecamp" campaign to market the city as the ultimate place to stay while exploring the west coast of Newfoundland.
Central Location: The city provides easy access to local amenities, hotels like the Hew & Draw Hotel, and local dining before heading out on daily excursions.
Nearby Adventures: Marble Mountain, Gros Morne, Humber Valley, Deer Lake, Steady Brook, others...
Hiking & Nature: Visitors launch trips to the Corner Brook Stream Trail, the Bay of Islands, and nearby Gros Morne National Park.
Winter & Backcountry Sports: It functions as a hub for skiing at Marble Mountain and snowmobiling through regional backcountry trails.
Contact PG now if you want to aquire THE ULTIMATE NORTH AMERICAN BASECAMP for you and yours be they your family members, other loved ones or business colleagues.
PG
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Gates Essay On AI
Bill Gates Microsoft Chairman and one of the GREAT MINDS of our time say we must watch AI in this critically provocative and important 6k word essay;
During my entire life I’ve only had two jobs. In the first one, I played a role in developing software to empower people through my work at Microsoft.
In my second one, which I started full time in 2008, I am giving back the wealth I made at Microsoft with the goal of making the world a healthier, better educated, and more equitable place. This is the job I will have for the rest of my life.
Both of these experiences inform my perspective on artificial intelligence. When I first learned about computers at age 13 I was fascinated by the idea of making them more intelligent and able to perform things that, at the time, only humans could do. Although the term “AI” was used from around the time I was born, the technology has only made significant progress in the last decade. It is now incredibly capable and it is continuing to improve at a mind-blowing rate. AI for the first time can replace and even exceed human cognition...
- Bill Gates's essay on the risks and limits of artificial intelligence is approximately 6,000 words long (running to about 5,784 words or 12 pages).
- Essay Overview; Length: Nearly 6,000 words (12 pages).
- Where to read: Published on GatesNotes.
- Release Date: yesterday August 26, 2026.
- Key Topics Covered
a. Job Losses: A warning that automation will cause major shifts and many jobs will disappear permanently.
b. Human-Reserved Jobs: A proposal to set aside specific kinds of work for humans only.
c. AI Taxes: Suggestions to tax AI and robots similarly to human employee payroll taxes to slow the displacement of human labor.
d. Safety Thresholds: Concern that clear criteria and guardrails to stop severe cyber and biological threats are missing
76,250+ Viewers
So far today August 27th 2026 @ 9:10 am NL time PG has 108,655 viewers this month. This is 76,250 seventy six thousand two hundred & fifty more viewers in August than previous month, July, which accounts for a 3-fold or 70% increase in Readership.
But still no comments.
Why?
PG
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Day 3 LSP KJR O'Brien
Focuses/Goals
a. Fasting (1 evening meal),
2. Stretching (park benches & pushups),
c. Walking (x2),
d. Vocab (canvass letter "S")
e. Recover lost items (green kiddie bag walk from SA through park - walk 1)
f. Blogging PaymentGuy & "NewfoundIslander"
NEW LIFE START-OVER Plan DAY Thursday Corner Brook NL CA @ 8:45 pm rainy, 24 Hillcrest Road NL CA solo.
Life Success/Start-over Plan Day 3 (confronting multiple S-Events, isolation, unemployment, family-estranged/ments, child-alienation, disbarment(s), no support from family or "social" network)
- left eye blurry
- s-event occurred no recollection with cuts to forehead and upper right temple
- no recollection of nearly dying alone / seizing last night @ 24 Hillcrest Road
- only person who gives a shit is Mother
- Father, Bro, sis all concerned with themselves (never got to see Nico-Nehew)
- Kids history, parents do not facillitate conection so essentially born again to single mom age 1.
Kenneth Jackson Richard (KJR) O'Brien - "KJR Obrien" alias / new legal name
Age Day 3 Wednesday August 27, 2026 @7:15pm
Age bio: 54 years, 6 months, 2 weeks, 3 days
- 654 months and 17 days
- 2845 weeks and 6 days
- 19921 days
b 11.2.72 - 27.8.26
- Embrace www.Sober2ndLife.com / www.newfoundisland.com virtual reality concept(s).
- Focus on obtaining Corner Brook Coomputers (CBC) Building @ 1 Premier Dr.
- Stretching
- Fasting
- Walking
- Strength train
- Feed birds (fuck Fisherman-Poacher neighber 23 Hillcrest)
- Vocab (S) today; Words are grouped into different types called parts of speech or word classes based on how they work in a sentence. Main Types of Words;
1. Noun: A word that names a person, place, thing, or idea (like dog, city, or joy).
2. Verb: A word that shows an action, event, or state of being (like run, happen, or is).
3. Adjective: A word that describes or modifies a noun (like blue or tall).
4. Adverb: A word that modifies a verb, adjective, or another adverb (like quickly or very).
5. Pronoun: A word that takes the place of a noun (like she, it, or they).
6. Preposition: A word that shows position, direction, or time (like under, in, or after).
7. Conjunction: A word that connects words, phrases, or clauses (like and, but, or because).
8. Determiner: A word that introduces a noun (like the, a, or this).
PG KO@7:15am
LSP Day 2 (Life Start-Over Plan Day #2 Recap)
NEW LIFE START-OVER DAY 2 Wednesday Corner Brook NL CA @ 8:45 pm rainy, 24 Hillcrest Road NL CA solo.
Life Success/Start-over Plan Day 2 (confronting multiple S-Events, isolation, unemployment, family-estranged/ments, child-alienation, disbarment(s), no support from family or "social" network)
- left eye blurry
- s-event occurred no recollection with cuts to forehead and upper right temple
- no recollection of nearly dying alone / seizing last night @ 24 Hillcrest Road
- only person who gives a shit is Mother
- Father, Bro, sis all concerned with themselves
- Kids history, parents do not facillitate conection so essentially born again to single mom age 1.
Kenneth Jackson Richard (KJR) O'Brien - "KJR Obrien" alias / new legal name
Age Day 2 Wednesday August 26, 2026 @7:15pm
Age bio: 54 years, 6 months, 2 weeks, 2 days
- 654 months and 16 days
- 2845 weeks and 5 days
- 19920 days
b 11.2.72 - 25.8.26
Give word Bog Finger. Focus on obtaining Corner Brook Coomputers (CBC) Building @ 1 Premier Dr.
Wednesday, August 26, 2026
Day 1 Plan - KJR O'Brien
zzz - up @ 6:15 /6:30 welcome to Wednesday ok sleep with dreams
walk - fitness; go for walk and look for bags on benches in park
birds - feed crows they are calling ...
PG
Tuesday, August 25, 2026
DJ Trump, CIA & 51st State of America
By drilling for oil offshore Greenland (GreenIsland State) America has aready begun its invasion of Greenland (Green-Island State). Neither Denmark, Europe, NATO, EU, CHINA or anyone else can do anything about it. And RUSSIA, being bogged down, losing and attrited in Ukraine, is irrelavent.
Putin loves this by the way as it will be the distraction he will need when he Nukes Ukraine...
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