Douglas M. Charles, PhD

Except Democrats:

Giant slalom. Wow that was nuts

We truly live in stupid times

ABOVE: the building in question is now a lot

Pittsburgh raids Chinatown during Chinese New Year in a liquor raid.

During American Prohibition

Radical Division, not the X-Files.

#OTD February 14, 1926 . . . a century ago (esp but not only in Pittsburgh).

Researcher skeptical of ‘Havana syndrome’ tested secret weapon on himself The CIA investigated a Norwegian government experiment with a pulsed-energy machine in which a researcher built and tested a “Havana syndrome” device on himself.

Dipshit lol
www.washingtonpost.com/national-sec...

This is a problem stemming from 9/11. Police being militarized & the border guard being militarized (which is nuts).

Part of this is also this class of ppl using their influence to get laws that benefit them & screw everyone else. Then they con low information voters into supporting them.

Basically what is the bike trail along the River on the South Side. Now, I guess, that was replaced with a road going to the Pitt/Steeler's practice field.

The Epstein Files and the Hidden World of an Unaccountable Elite

And I'm sure Trump is just oh so innocent, which is why he acts guilty as feck.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...

Prohibition agents were a certain type, wow.

Has anyone studied Prohibition applications? Maybe they reveal little.

The audacity of Pittsburgh bootleggers

#OTD February 13, 1926 . . . a century ago (esp but not only in Pittsburgh).

Fetterman only Senate Democrat to vote to keep Homeland Security funded Sen. John Fetterman (Pa.) was the only Democratic senator to vote to advance a full-year funding package for the Department of Homeland Security, sticking with his long-held position of opposing go…

WTF? This meathead
thehill.com/homenews/sen...

a black and white photo of a woman with curly hair and the words `` flex time '' written on the bottom . ALT: a black and white photo of a woman with curly hair and the words `` flex time '' written on the bottom .

Pam Bondi as a child

Forget the criminal activity of ICE everybody. They called her names.

The embarrassment from Pennsylvania

NEWS FLASH

We filed new lawsuit today in DC against FBI & Director Patel for termination of long-standing 18+ year employee allegedly because of social media post(s) in violation of 1st Amendment.

This is yet another improper firing under Article II of the US Constitution.

I think I've decided Epstein was blackmailing Trump with video.

Intelligence Dispute Centers on Kushner Reference in Intercepted Communication

So...mostly likely the British or Israel?

"The whistle-blower report was based on a telephone intercept provided to the N.S.A. from a foreign intelligence service."
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/12/u...

Ukrainian athlete barred from Olympic skeleton event over helmet images Vladyslav Heraskevych was removed from the men’s skeleton event for refusing to remove a helmet with portraits of Ukrainian athletes who’ve died in the war with Russia.

Terrible decision.
www.washingtonpost.com/sports/olymp...

How an F.B.I. Affidavit to Seize Ballots Relied on Debunked Election Claims

Again, is the federal magistrate judge here a shallow thinker who is easily fooled, or a MAGA mole?
www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

Given that Bondi was so willing to make herself look like a corrupted & horrible person on national TV, they must be covering up a doozy with Trump in the Epstein files.

Yes, let well enough alone. The Great Depression was just 4 years away thanks, in huge measure, to the policies of Harding, Coolidge, & Hoover.