Fun times recently for those of us who sit on a pew with a kneeler on Sundays. Like Pope Leo XIV, I too pray for peace in our sinful world and desire diplomatic as opposed to military solutions to conflict. Unfortunately, Iran is on a religious mission to have all of humanity submit to Islam by any means necessary which includes total destruction. Christians submit to God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. Is Islam a Religion of Peace? Appeasement and accommodation by Christian majority societies to Muslim thought has only fueled the Jihadist determination to conquer the infidels. Pope Leo, like his predecessor Pope Francis, has a Liberal Progressive, Marxist mindset. Pray for God’s guidance of our political and religious leaders.
1. I should no longer be surprised by the tragic outcomes of actions driven by Leftist Marxist philosophy, but I find myself shocked and awed daily. The Loyola University Chicago Phoenix, the school newspaper, initially got the story right about Loyola freshman Sheridan Gorman’s murderer. Jose Medina-Medina is an illegal immigrant. Anger expressed by some members of the campus community resulted in the following Editor’s Note being posted to an article concerning the heartbreaking event, “On March 23, a post on The Phoenix’s Instagram page carried the following headline: ‘Immigrant Man Charged in Murder of Sheridan Gorman, DHS involved.’ That headline didn’t reflect the most important elements in the story and was taken down minutes later to prevent any further harm to the affected community members. Additionally, in the body of the original post, we described the man who was charged as an ‘illegal immigrant,’ using language provided by the Department of Homeland Security. That language does not align with Associated Press style, nor does it align with the values of this newspaper. No human’s existence is illegal, and we quickly changed our wording to reflect that. We acknowledge the harm such language can cause and the power and importance of the words we choose to use. We deeply regret these errors, and we’re committed to continuing the high standards we hold for ourselves as journalists and members of the Loyola, Rogers Park and Chicago communities.” I e-mailed the above-mentioned article from the Phoenix website to myself and boy was I surprised. What I received was not the article but a page titled, “Map: Submit ICE sighting to the Phoenix” complete with instructions on how to submit sightings to the Phoenix staff. To be clear, the term “illegal immigrant” does not imply that the humanity of the person so denominated is invalid. “Illegal immigrant” refers to the person’s legal status, which is that he is illegally resident in the U.S. The editor who wrote the apology published nine words in memory of Sheridan Gorman, “Let all that you do be done in love.” 1 Corinthians 16:14. Was the editor’s memorial Biblical quotation a heartfelt admission or surrender to the Leftist Marxist mob that corrupts Biblical teachings for Satan’s glory?
2. Katie Abraham, an Ohio University junior, was killed on 1/19/2025 while in a car stopped at a light in Urbana, IL by a drunken Guatemalan illegal alien who slammed his Mitsubishi SUV travelling at a high rate of speed into the stationary Honda Civic. Katie died at the scene. Chloe Polzin died the next day at a hospital. Three young women survived the accident. Julio Cucul-Bol managed to flee on foot and was arrested by U.S. Marshals while on a bus bound for Mexico. Senor Cucul-Bol had been previously deported from the U.S. In May 2025, he was indicted by a grand jury for possessing a false permanent resident card, possessing a false Social Security card, false use of a passport and making a false statement on a bank application in 2023. Senor Cucul-Bol agreed to a plea deal in October 2025 and entered a guilty plea for aggravated DUI involving death, leaving the scene of a fatal crash, aggravated DUI causing bodily harm, and leaving the scene of a personal injury accident. The sentence is 30 years. Joe Abraham, Katie’s father, has been on a mission to spare other families from his tragedy. He spoke before the U.S. Senate last week.
3. Some sanity has arrived for female athletes. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) policy now states, “Eligibility for any female category event at the Olympic Games or any other IOC event, including individual and team sports, is now limited to biological females.” Eligibility will be “determined on the basis of a one-time SRY gene screening.” SRY stands for “sex-determining Y region.”
The American Shit Show never fails to entertain. I am going to pipe off about a few things I saw going on in the Universe recently.
1. Joe Kent, former Director of the National Counterterrorism Center, resigned in a classless way. Class would have dictated he resign and keep his resignation letter between himself and POTUS. Joe Kent decided to blast his resignation letter out in the internet universe. I have the utmost respect for the service Joe and both his wives gave to this nation. Joe Kent lost his first wife, Mary Shannon, to Islamic terrorists in Syria and that is a pain that the majority of Americans will never know. I rooted for Joe in 2022 and 2024 when he ran as a Republican against Democrat Marie Glusenkamp Perez for the U.S. House of Representatives, State of Washington, District 3. When I read Joe Kent’s resignation letter, I found it to be spiced with Tucker Carlson/Candace Owen “the Jews did it” flavoring. In addition, Joe Kent has hit the interview circuit and chimed in on the Charlie Kirk assassination. TPUSA has rebuked Joe Kent’s statements. Joe Kent remarried in 2023 and his current wife has been a contributor to The Grayzone. The Grayzone espouses far-left, anti-Israel views. Back in the early 2020’s, I thought Joe Kent was a recovering Democrat who found the Republican Party. Now I am wondering if he ever left the Democratic Plantation.
2. Illinois Governor J.B. Pritzker gets a Biggie Size Dingleberry Award this week for blaming President Donald J. Trump for the murder of Loyola University Chicago freshman, Sheridan Gorman, by a Venezuelan illegal alien on 3/19/2026. Twenty-five year old Jose Medina-Medina was apprehended at the border and then released by the Biden Administration in May 2023. One month later, 6/19/2023, Medina was released after being caught shoplifting in the sanctuary city of Chicago. Medina currently has an outstanding warrant in Chicago for failing to appear for his shoplifting summons. Pritzker stated: “This has been a terrible tragedy, and I know that the Gorman family has suffered mightily… There have been real failures. Those failures, of course, extend beyond the borders of Illinois. That’s their national failures, a failure to have comprehensive immigration reform, a failure of the president to follow his own edict to go after the worst of the worst.” Governor Pritzker’s statement reeks of hypocrisy. I cannot help but wonder if all the adipose cells taking up residence in Pritzker’s belly and face are sucking up all the oxygen meant for the cells in his cerebral cortex thus rendering him intellectually and morally stunted. This country does not need “comprehensive immigration reform.” The laws currently on the books do just fine when properly implemented by federal, state, and local law enforcement agencies working collaboratively. Those of us who are not political imbeciles know that “comprehensive immigration reform” is a dog whistle for amnesty. The amnesty game was played in 1986 and look where we are currently situated. The State of Illinois has gone out of its way to hinder the Trump Administration’s immigration enforcement effort. Governor Pritzker’s chutzpah is staggering. The State of Illinois will do absolutely nothing to prevent a similar situation from happening in the future because the state’s majority Democratic machine is all in on fully open borders with zero vetting and values illegal aliens more than U.S. citizens.
3. Judge Lawrence VanDyke of the 9th Circuit and the Case of the Swinging D**ks. The story below is worth a read. Down the road, Judge VanDyke may make a fun edition to the Supreme Court.
Two weeks ago, my husband and I did a pharmacy pick-up at CVS Pharmacy. We went home the back way through a housing development and my husband pulled a bonehead maneuver – he came to a California stop doing a roll through at an intersection with stop signs galore. My husband was pulled over and the police officer was a true blessing. After the officer took my husband’s driver license and went behind our car to do his due diligence, he came back and asked us about our Ohio License Plate. I told the officer that our plate was a Pro-Life plate that we had originally obtained from Ohio in 2009 when my husband’s father had died and we purchased his car from my mother-in-law. I explained that my father-in-law was a devout Catholic who had a deep respect for all of God’s creations and we obtained the plate to honor his memory every time we drove the car. I told the officer we were on the third automobile to which the plate had been transferred. I went on to explain to the officer that my husband and I were also Pro-Life and loved all God’s creatures. I told the officer that we sometimes worry when we park the car in downtown Westerville that we might have a tire slashing or two courtesy of one of God’s children – a Left leaning college student. He laughed and then he told us he “liked the plate.” He went on to explain that he was adopted. I praised Jesus because of this man’s great blessing. He had a birth mother who carried him to term and then loved him enough to entrust his care to God and a family who had enough love to share when her circumstances were adverse. My husband got off with a warning. Our spirits were enriched and lifted.
🔥 GREG GUTFELD: “The angrier and more sullen the Dems are, the more effective and successful Trump’s policies are!”
“It’s anything Trump says: His success is measured by this explosion of envy and resentment that you see on the other side.” pic.twitter.com/vwNWsTpztE
Love this! Let’s stop telling women that motherhood brings their dreams to an end. Often it’s the very thing that inspires them toward greater achievement.
Halleluiah!! Score one for team End Affirmative Gender Care Mutilation of Minors. Late last month, 22-year-old plaintiff Fox Varian won a two million dollar settlement against psychologist Dr. Kenneth Einhorn and plastic surgeon Dr. Simon H. Chin. Ms. Varian had a bilateral mastectomy at age 16 as part of her gender transition from female to male. She now identifies as female and has permanently lost her ability to ever breast feed a child. The trial only considered the care that Ms. Varian had received. The complainant alleged negligence, failure to obtain informed consent, and reckless disregard for mental and emotional health. Ms. Varian’s mother stated that although she was not in favor of the surgery, she consented because she was told by the professionals involved with her daughter’s care that her daughter was at increased risk of committing suicide. Ms. Varian’s mother believed she had no choice but to consent to the surgery. There are currently 28 gender transition lawsuits in the pipeline. Of note, after the jury verdict, the American Society of Plastic Surgeons (ASPS) issued new guidance for gender care and acknowledged insufficient evidence is currently available demonstrating that irreversible surgical gender reassignment interventions have long-term benefits for minors and therefore recommends a delay of gender related breast, genital, and facial surgery until a patient is at least 19 years old. The ASPS also stated that they had “substantial uncertainty” about long-term benefits of puberty blockers and cross sex hormones for the treatment of juvenile gender dysphoria. The American Medical Association (AMA) has also come out with a statement since the malpractice verdict and has appeared to back down on support of surgical treatment for most minors. The organization has left a window cracked open for some surgical treatment and the door wide open for medical/endocrine treatment with cross sex hormones and puberty blockers. The American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP) is continuing its support of surgical and medical/endocrine gender transition interventions in the pediatric population. I believe the medical profession will soon have an awakening by virtue of the legal profession that “it’s not nice to fool Mother Nature.”
