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February 6, 2026

Knight of the Seven Kingdoms/ HBO episode 4 airing NOW!

Due to Olympics and Super Bowl ,I am guessing....it is airing now , Friday afternoon on HBO instead of Sunday night...

I am really loving this Dunk and Egg pairing in Westeros... YES!

February 5, 2026

Carla Hall's Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits

Best biscuit recipe with detailed teaching video....

Flaky Buttermilk Biscuits
RECIPE COURTESY OF CARLA HALL
Level: Intermediate
Total: 50 min
Active: 15 min
Yield: Makes about 15 (2-inch round) or 8 (2 1/2-inch round) biscuits

Ingredients

8 tablespoons (1 stick) cold unsalted butter, plus some softened butter for the pan
2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for the dough
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1 1/2 cups whole fat, cold, cultured buttermilk
2 tablespoons vegetable shortening
Nonstick cooking spray

Directions

Brush softened butter on a sheet pan.

In a large bowl, whisk together the flour, baking powder, sugar, salt, and baking soda. Set aside.

In a large glass measuring cup measure the buttermilk. Add the shortening. With an immersion blender on high, blend the shortening into the buttermilk until smooth.

Using a box grater, grate the cold butter into the flour. Toss until all of the pieces are coated. Lightly pinch the butter pieces into the flour.

Lightly coat your work surface with nonstick cooking spray, then flour. (The spray keeps the flour in place.) Add the buttermilk/shortening mixture to the flour/butter mixture. Gently mix the dough with a rubber spatula until there are no dry bits of flour left. The dough should be slightly sticky.

Transfer dough to the prepared work surface. Lightly coat your hands with flour and gently press the dough with the palms of your hands to form it into a smooth flat rectangle, 1/2-inch thick. Sprinkle the dough with flour, then fold it into thirds (like a letter). Pat the dough out again, sprinkle with a little flour, and fold it into thirds again. Turn the dough 90 degrees (this time folding in the open ends first.) Repeat one more time. Dough should no longer be sticky.

With a floured 2- or 2 1/2- inch biscuit cutter, cut out dough rounds. Flip the rounds over so that the smooth sides that were against the work surface face up and place on the prepared pan, 1-inch apart. Stack the scraps and press and cut again. Refrigerate until cold, about 15 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 450 degrees F. Bake until the tops are golden brown and crisp, about 16 minutes. Let cool 5 minutes before serving hot.

Cook’s Note

You can let the biscuits cool completely, then freeze them for up to 2 months. To serve, thaw them and then bake in a 350 degrees F oven until toasted and warm. If only fat-free buttermilk is available, you can substitute it with a combination of 1 cup of full fat sour cream and 1/2 cup of whole milk.

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February 4, 2026

WTF, Homeland Security investigate Dayton Oh HS for voter fraud???

This has been fine for many years...all of the sudden, the Minister of Chaos is going into assault mode regarding voting...Now, a HS where they have done this over 15-years to register students....WTF?


https://www.whio.com/news/local/homeland-security-investigates-voter-fraud-accusation-dayton-high-school/ZGPSZ764LVD2BHWZGOYM2DNIHA/

Agents from the Department of Homeland Security were in Dayton on Monday to investigate an allegation of voter fraud at a high school. Dayton Public Schools Superintendent, Dr. David Lawrence, confirmed that he was alerted that three Homeland Security agents were at Ponitz Career Technology High School while in a meeting on Monday.

Lawrence and the district’s chief of security got to the school and were met by the agents who were investigating a claim made by a former student regarding the district’s voter registration drive.

For at least the past 15 years, the district has held a drive to register 18-year-olds to vote.
“They interviewed a former student, and that the student said to them that they were told or forced to fill out the form and told who to vote for,” Lawrence said.... He went on to say that the district doesn’t have evidence of anything like that happening.

Lawrence said he was able to have about a 15-minute conversation with the agents and explain to them what the district does with the program

February 2, 2026

Retired Justice O'Neill was almost arrested at VA Medical Center to give speech.

Ret. Justice Bill O'Neill is also an RN, lawyer and I believe Captain Retired from Military....and a Democrat.

He is also running for Congress now ....


Released to Media this morning. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Former Supreme Court Justice Bill O'Neill was confronted by VA Police as he arrived to speak at a Peace Vigil in Cleveland Sunday evening. "They surrounded my car with blue lights flashing, demanded identification and asked for the name and social security number of the patient I was going to visit after the vigil."
When informed that the Justice was the speaker at the Peace vigil, the first office told him his car would be towed and then called for back up.
"My son and I are patients at the VA and I would estimate i have used that parking garage 100 times. Yesterday was different, and quite frankly I was intimidated by people with guns confronting me in a public building"
The Justice left the garage, parked on a snowy unplowed side street, and went on to address the crowd of 500 peaceful vigil marchers, and went home safely.
This is America? This is where we have come to?
A retired Justice, arriving to address a peaceful crowd, is surrounded by two police cars with blue lights flashing, and asked for his identification?

February 1, 2026

An incredible night for Democrats in Texas

An incredible night for Democrats in Texas

CLSB Politics

Two special elections that mean a lot for the future of Texas Democratic Politics.

In this video I look at the turnout and final conclusion of the of the U.S. Congress District 18 race. After not having any representation for over 300 days thanks to Greg Abbot, the seat now has an elected official. That wasn’t the only good news last night. In the State Senate Special Election in District 9 a huge upset happened, a 34-point swing to the Left for Democrats in Tarrant County. This is a canary in the coal mine for the Texas GOP.



January 31, 2026

I don't sense Springfield Ohio ICE raids to be '" center stage".

The Haitian people of Springfield are there because they were invited to help build the current, dying city/ economy.... It was a successful adventure. That said, they have a lot of MAGAS in Springfield and they do not embrace the Haitian people...they are clueless as to what a beautiful relationship this has become for Springfield as a whole...MAGA racism is strong there...

MAGAS will help the ICE collect the Haitians.... Springfield protesters will be few....yet Yellow Springs and Dayton folks may come out...

I would be nothing less than thrilled if the protester come out in full... There are good education/ preparations going on for the ICE raids.... I sure hope I'm wrong. and that the Haitians will have more love and support from people around the area...

January 30, 2026

Is Don Lemon still being held in Jail?

Is he in LA County Jail?

January 30, 2026

Trump ARRESTS Don Lemon and Three Others in Violation of Constitution! What's Next?!

Resistance Live...attorney Elizabeth McLaughlin

Today, we're talking about the arrest of Don Lemon, another local journalist, and two activists (all Black) by the regime and what's coming next, the budget deal and what's coming over the next two weeks, Trump sues the IRS for $10 billion, the new Fed Chair nominee, and way more.

Elizabeth breaks this down for us....


January 30, 2026

2020 Georgia ballots seized

Libby makes some logical prediction with rationale as to why they seized the ballots...They are going to lie their butts off...Libby hopes there are ballot copies...They will try and whitewash the election data,...We will have to go to supreme Ct. as states, not Federal controls their ballots...It's going to be chaos...they will alter the records....

They will attempt to say Biden election was stolen and then delete everything like protections ...then try to overturn the 2020 election.

I am exhausted by these pukes...Libby says it won't prevail....


January 29, 2026

FBI RAIDS Fulton County Voter Records

FBI RAIDS Fulton County Voter Records at CRAZY Trump Behest! What's Next?!

Elizabeth Cronise McLaughlin
69.9K subscribers

Today, we're talking about Trump's raid on Fulton County voter rolls, Tom Homan's horrifying press briefing, ICE claims to scale back in Maine, Alex Pretti's family takes action, and way more.

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