The problem is that, even after a destructive creature like this is removed from or voted out of office, they never pay any penalty for the destruction they have caused, and never face actual, full scale prosecution, and jail time.

Might I inject something here… re labeling– Islamophobia.
Just for fun I searched for a definition of “phobia”, and early results support my original concept. From Harvard Health dot edu I get: “A phobia is a persistent, excessive, unrealistic fear of an object, person, animal, activity, or situation. It is a type of anxiety disorder.” Note the “Unrealistic” component.

I would suggest that at this time we have ample evidence, both word and deed, that any fear of Islam is far from unrealistic. Your concern for your safety from these people is not a phobia, it is sound situational awareness.

— Another Mike

‘Islamophobia’ is just a word like ‘homophobia’. It’s a way of declaring some subjects closed, some views forbidden. It’s a way of saying ‘shut up’, basically.

That said, Islam has been around a long time, and has been many things in that time. There have been times in history when the Islamic world was more civilized than the Western Christian one, when they actually treated Jews better than our ancestors did, for ex. Much of the scientific knowledge of Classical Civilization reached us by means of the Islamic world as well. Real life is complicated and messy.

But that was then and this is now, too.

And yeah, sometimes I wish to Heaven Trump would just shut up. Most of the time his combativeness is useful, but occasionally it becomes cruel and self-defeating, like his comment about Reiner’s death.

https://www.providencejournal.com/live-story/news/crime/2025/12/15/brown-university-mass-shooting-suspect-victims-providence-rhode-island-what-to-know-today/87772388007/

(Link from Powerline. Erickson is not named in the story above but was identified as the person released by Powerline)

https://pjmedia.com/matt-margolis/2025/12/15/shocking-new-detail-about-bondi-beach-terror-attack-changes-everything-n4947083

I would suggest that at this time we have ample evidence, both word and deed, that any fear of Islam is far from unrealistic. Your concern for your safety from these people is not a phobia, it is sound situational awareness.

How do you find a suspect quickly if you don’t let citizens help you?

The Mayor said in his droning speech: “Healing” – “Thorough investigation” – “closure” so many times I threw up – and the rest a crap load of psycho babble.

If you live in a Blue State or Blue City in a Red State, then you have no rights. No one in RI in authority gives a damn what happens to anyone.

California’s crackdown on ‘less-lethal’ weapons sparks 2A lawsuit targeting Newsom administration

A company that sells self-defense weapons brought a lawsuit on Wednesday against Democratic Gov. Gavin Newsom’s administration, alleging that California, a state heavy on gun restrictions, was violating the Second Amendment because it also hindered people from buying less-lethal self-defense products.

https://www.foxnews.com/politics/californias-crackdown-less-lethal-weapons-sparks-2a-lawsuit-targeting-newsom-administration

The father was a gun store owner? That’s quite unexpected.

While I grow increasingly weary of TV news from any source, I did catch a tiny bit by one of Fox’s military vets who was talking about one of the perps using a bolt action rifle. And operating it very quickly and efficiently. His follow-on point was that this guy was very experienced.

He also said it is darkly ironic that while such weapons are far more suitable for something like deer hunting where only one or two shots are sufficient, they also tend to be highly accurate. Many politicians seem to think that only “assault rifles” are the big concern, with their rapid fire capability. At least one of these Sydney shooters apparently got off many rounds in relatively short order.