Will The Odyssey Bomb Or Make Money?

By William Teach July 7, 2026 – 9:16 am

This is a movie that, as many have noted, is full of massive red flags. Like, you can see the rip tides. There are shark fins and giant, ugly jellyfish in view

Race swapped Helen and her sister were totally unnecessary, as they are barely mentions in The Odyssey (TO). No one cared about Vanessa Williams playing Calypso in the TV miniseries, because she could act and was hot. What role does Ellen Page play? They’ve left it hanging about being Achilles, who is also a minor character, really more of a mention, in TO. But, maybe Elpanor, another minor character, probably elevated because of Page.

The haircuts are wrong. The language is wrong. The armor is wrong. The boats look like Viking longboats. Almost no one looks Greek. And, Zendaya? Really? You can’t tell me that most people, no matter what their politics, aren’t tired of her being in everything. She cannot act. She has no body language. No emotion in her voice. She is not giving much in the way of lines because she sounds like high school Mean Girl. She has one facial expression, Resting Bitch Face. She in no way says “Greek Goddess”. Every still makes her look like the goddess of insomnia. And Athena plays a massive role in TO. Isabella Rossellini looked like an old, classical Greek statue of Athena

Then there’s all the trailers. They all look dark and dreary. How exciting is it watching a guy walk across a slightly flooded beach? The Trojan Horse barely appears in Homer’s poem. Nor does the war itself. It looks like yet another poorly lit movie, with attempts at overdone fighting scenes. Not sure about you, but, the final trailer, and all the others, makes me less likely to watch.

BTW, Ann Hathaway was a fantastic choice to play Penelope.

Shut up. She obviously knows nothing about the poem, not even the Cliff Notes. Penelope is huge. Athena. Circe. Calypso. All the servants. The sirens. They all play massive in portraying Greek women. And, hell, Lupita shouldn’t have more than a minute, tops, time, based on the characters she’s playing. Dumb stuff like this, Samantha Morton (who plays Circe, a good casting) yapping, it at leads to a huge chunk of Americans saying “nah, not going to bother spending the money.”

So, what happens? My prediction is a $50-$60 million US opening weekend, then a massive drop off for weekend two. That money would be good for most, but, this movie is going to have to ear about $625 million just to break even. I can’t see it happening. Now, I was very much wrong on Barbie, but, was right on Supergirl. I just can’t see TO doing that well domestically or around the world.

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Hot July 4ths From Climate Doom Will Be The New Normal Or Something

By William Teach July 7, 2026 – 7:15 am

I mean, we should have seen this coming from the climate cult media, right?

Extreme heat on Independence Day will be America’s new normal, experts say

When Thomas Jefferson measured the temperature on July 4, 1776, the high was 76 degrees Fahrenheit in Philadelphia. Two hundred and fifty years later, millions of people across the eastern half of the U.S. were under extreme heat warnings as they celebrated that anniversary.

The heat dome that settled over the Midwest and Atlantic coast then gave way to multiple rounds of severe storms and flash flooding, according to the National Weather Service.

This extreme weather did not come as a surprise, and many cities across the country were prepared: Independence Day parades in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., were canceled, while Boston did not open access to its annual fireworks event until 4 p.m.

1776 was deep in the Little Ice Age, so, of course it was much cooler. Did they also have an extreme El Nino? Did they have a massive Urban Heat Island effect?

Extreme heat could be a mark of many Independence Days in the future, experts say. Climate change, caused primarily by burning fossil fuels, is making heat waves hotter and longer. The average number of heat waves in the U.S. has doubled since the 1980s.

“It’s not an anomaly. It’s a preview,” said Michael Rawlins, associate director of the Climate System Research Center at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

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Democrats Suddenly Concerned About New Rape Allegations Against Graham Platner

By William Teach July 7, 2026 – 7:00 am

Democrats were fine with the Nazi tattoo. They were fine with accusations of sexual assault because they were against Republican women. Because winning the Senate seat was more important. But, now

Report: Graham Platner Accused of Breaking into Woman’s House, Sexually Assaulting Her

Maine Democrat Senate candidate Graham Platner is facing allegations that he broke into a woman’s house and sexually assaulted her, according to a recent report.

Jenny Racicot, 41, told Politico that while she and Platner had been involved in an “on-and-off relationship,” in 2021 he allegedly “entered her rural Maine home uninvited one night” while intoxicated. Platner allegedly “forced himself on her while she repeatedly told him to stop.”

“I remember him grabbing my pelvis and being really forceful of me,” Racicot explained to the outlet. “I remember the specific moment where I thought to myself, like, ‘This is no longer my choice.’”

Breitbart News reported in June that several women, including Lyndsey Fifield, and Racicot spoke to the New York Times about their past relationships with Platner.

See, Racicot is a Democrat, so, suddenly there’s a big concern among the Liberal media

Ryan Grim, a reporter with Drop Site News, wrote in a post on X that Platner’s campaign “canceled events over the weekend, and has since canceled more, as word swirls among consultants, super PACs, and lawmakers that a very damaging allegation is coming as early as this afternoon.”

Probably trying to figure out if there is still support

The Washington Reporter wrote in a post on X that a “well-placed source” informed the outlet that Platner would be dropping out of the Maine Senate race.

Democrats are probably looking to replace him now, giving someone a chance to go against Susan Collins, ala Kamala replacing Biden.

(Fox News) Rep. Ro Khanna, D-Calif., rescinded his endorsement and called on Platner to suspend his campaign following a bombshell Politico report detailing a rape allegation by Maine resident Jenny Racicot, 41, who previously dated the scandal-plagued candidate.

“I’ve been very clear that sexual assault or violence against women is a red line,” Khanna said in a post on social media Monday evening. “These allegations are very serious and credible. Graham Platner should drop out from the race. I am withdrawing my endorsement.”

So why were the previous allegations no good? Also, does this mean that having a Nazi tattoo is OK?

You aren’t a hardcore Dem, so, they didn’t give a damn

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Surprise: Charlotte Warmists Discover Urban Heat Island Effect

By William Teach July 6, 2026 – 3:00 pm

This is from Charlotte’s NPR station (which apparently has enough money not from Los Federales to operate), which states

Climate News
Exploring how the way we live influences climate change and its impact across the Carolinas. You also can read additional national and international climate news.

It’s hot outside. It’s summer in NC

Charlotte’s hot streak continues, but how hot depends on where you live

Last week was hot. Very hot. Heat readings taken with an infrared sensor in NoDa clocked surface temperatures at 140 degrees Thursday afternoon. A heat dome settled over the Southeast, causing near-record-setting temperatures over the Fourth of July weekend.

But how you experienced those high temperatures depended on where you live. For example, the neighborhood NoDa is a known hotspot, and the sidewalk reached over 130 degrees on Thursday. Grassy areas fared much better. In Cordelia Park, the lawn measured 84 degrees, with shaded areas a few degrees cooler.

But the most insidious climate impact is when the sun goes down and overnight low temperatures stay high.

This is literally how UHI works, especially during a super el nino, which is being called “worse than anticipated.”

“I’d say those overnight lows have been the canary in the coal mine in terms of climate change in North Carolina,” said Corey Davis, North Carolina’s assistant state climatologist.

This is compounded by the urban heat island effect. Roads, roofs and other hardened surfaces store heat during the day and slowly radiate it at night, raising local temperatures. Wednesday night, surface temperatures on North Brevard Street, which runs parallel to the light rail, stayed warm well past sundown. The following morning, the road still measured 87.1 degrees.

That’s UHI during a typical Holocene warm period.

But whether you live near uptown Charlotte or next to Latta Nature Preserve, you’re still feeling the effects of climate change during this heatwave.

“We have seen one to two degrees of warming in our nighttime temperatures, so in some ways that’s irrespective of that land use change and development,” Davis said.

But, doomsday cultists gotta cult.

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If All You See…

By William Teach July 6, 2026 – 1:00 pm

…is a horrible sugary drink causing obesity which is Bad for ‘climate change’, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is The Right Scoop, with a post on a Haitian illegal killing a Pa state trooper.

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Democrats Are Now Against Preventative Care Because RFK, Jr Recommends It

By William Teach July 6, 2026 – 10:30 am

This is the logical extension of Trump Derangement Syndrome, where anything recommended by Trump or someone who works for him is automatically rejected as Bad

RFK Jr. wants you to get more preventive care. Some experts say that’s a bad idea.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s about to remake another government panel with power over Americans’ access to health care.

This time around, unlike his push to downsize the vaccine schedule, the health secretary is eager to expand the care Americans get.

Kennedy’s denunciation of the U.S. Preventive Services Task Force for not requiring insurers to cover testing for Alzheimer’s disease has sparked lobbying by manufacturers of tests who’d benefit if Kennedy were to also encourage the task force to recommend coverage of more testing for colon cancer. A patient advocacy group whose members include drug companies has also reached out to Kennedy, hoping he can expand testing for kidney disease. More copay-free tests could appeal to patients if it doesn’t cause their already burdensome insurance premiums to spike some more. (snip)

The Reagan administration set up the Preventive Services Task Force in 1984 to help health care providers know what screenings were effective. It’s long been comprised of a group of primary care doctors appointed by the health secretary. Congress in the Affordable Care Act required screenings the task force says have strong evidence of at least moderate health benefits be covered in full. The list includes colonoscopies, mammograms, counseling and preventive medication.

Sounds like a good idea, doesn’t it? I mean, Obamacare, which Democrats love, requires a whole bunch of preventative screening

But Kennedy’s plan to overhaul the task force has triggered alarm among some doctors’ and patients’ groups that he would follow the same playbook he did with the Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices, an external group advising the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on which vaccines to recommend for children. (snip)

Two former task force chairs, including one Kennedy fired in May, expressed concerns in a New York Times opinion piece that the health secretary could call for “recommendations that bolster the financial interests of the myriad individuals in his circle who profit from fitness and nutrition products.” HHS did not respond to a request for comment on that criticism.

Yawn. This is what they do, dig for a Reason to oppose ideas that are good when they come from Trump and his people.

Beyond his statement about Alzheimer’s testing, Kennedy hasn’t said what he thinks the task force should do. Without mentioning the task force, he has suggested he’d like to see Americans receive more preventive care aimed at encouraging healthier eating and exercise. He’s also said he wants everyone using a wearable device over the next few years. He expects the data they see will prompt them to adopt healthier lifestyles.

“We fought for this because it saves lives and it saves money for families, for businesses, for Government, for everybody. And that’s because it’s a lot cheaper to prevent an illness than to treat one”.

Oh, wait, that second quote is from Obama. But, I will say, government is not getting my data from my Samsung smart watch.

Kennedy feels the task force has been too slow and too conservative in its recommendations guiding preventive care, “which is well understood to be one of the best investments we can make in the health of the country,” the official said.

How dare he!

Some companies could see a windfall if the task force recommends their products. The American Association of Kidney Patients counts several drugmakers among its corporate members, including Novartis, which manufacture drugs that help fight kidney disease. But Conway rejected “the premise that our policy positions benefit industry — they benefit patients, families and taxpayers.”

Suddenly Politico has a problem with some companies seeing a windfall, despite, say, pushing the fake COVID vaccine on everyone, where just a few companies made a bundle.

Some fear task force members selected by Kennedy won’t be so careful in evaluating the evidence around health benefits and will be susceptible to industry and patient pressure campaigns.

It’s preventative care, folks. Relax. Which Politico doesn’t. They just keep whining and whining.

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Bummer: Climate (scam) Fiction Is Almost Non-Existent

By William Teach July 6, 2026 – 7:15 am

Meh. It gets mentioned in some of the science fiction and horror stories in passing. Creates a quick eye roll and then it moves on

Climate change is almost invisible in modern fiction, study finds

Climate change is reshaping the world in real time, yet somehow it barely registers in the stories we tell about the world.

A new study finds that more than 90 percent of short stories published over the last decade in The New Yorker, one of America’s most respected literary magazines, never seriously grapple with climate change or any other major environmental crisis.

It’s the kind of finding that makes you wonder what fiction thinks is actually worth writing about right now.

The study was led by Rice University and Colby College. The researchers zeroed in on The New Yorker specifically.

The magazine is just as known for its sharp climate journalism as it is for its literary fiction – which made the near-silence in its short stories all the more striking.

Well, hey, maybe writers just aren’t that interesting in writing climate scam fiction? Maybe they see no money in it? Do we need to force them to write it?

Study lead author Matthew Schneider-Mayerson is an associate professor of English and creative writing at Rice and director of the university’s Program in Environmental Studies.

“In addition to ecological and geophysical impacts, climate change exacerbates economic, political, and social problems,” said Schneider-Mayerson.

“Domestic and global concerns – rising fascism, economic inequality, mass migration, and more – rightly draw the attention of the media, storytellers, and people around the world.”

“Yet climate change will amplify these challenges and make it more difficult to respond to them. Avoiding, marginalizing, and minimizing the climate and nature crises in popular storytelling makes unimaginably catastrophic futures more likely.”

The study doesn’t stop at the numbers. It pushes into a much thornier question about what writers, editors, and publishers owe readers during a crisis this large.

“What qualifies as a ‘good story’ in the midst of a climate crisis that threatens everything we hold dear?” Schneider-Mayerson asked.

“Our results suggest that contemporary fiction is failing to even acknowledge what is happening to and around us. If literature continues to largely ignore the climate and nature crises, it is, at best, distracting readers from the real world and, at worst, deluding them about it.”

Maybe stories that people enjoy reading qualify as good stories, eh?

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Hospitality Groups “Seek Guidance” After Supreme Court Upholds Ending TPS

By William Teach July 6, 2026 – 7:00 am

The reply should pretty much be “hire Americans”

Florida hospitality employers seek guidance after US Supreme Court upholds TPS termination

Hospitality trade groups from Florida and nearly a dozen other states have asked this question of the federal government after the U.S. Supreme Court upheld its right to strip temporary protection status from Haitian and Syrian immigrants:

Can we have more time to figure out what to do?

In a June 29 letter to Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, the Florida Restaurant & Lodging Association joined the National Restaurant Association and 11 other state hospitality associations to share impacts related to terminating the Temporary Protected Status [TPS] for Haitians and Syrians who are living and working in the United States.

“The Supreme Court’s decision has significant implications for the more than 93,000 Temporary Protected Status [TPS] holders who have built their lives in Florida, as well as for the hospitality and tourism businesses and communities that rely on their contributions,” Carol Dover, the FRLA president and CEO, said in a statement this week. “Together, these individuals contribute an estimated $2.6 billion annually to Florida’s economy, underscoring the far-reaching impact this decision could have across our state.”

All you need to do is figure out how you will attract Americans to do the jobs. Nothing else. People on TPS shouldn’t have “built lives”, as the operative word is “temporary.”

Q: If all of the TPS-protected workers are forced to leave en masse, what types of alternatives do employers have to backfill vacancies on their workforces? Is there a big enough labor supply to fill a potential void?

A: “If all of the TPS-protected workers are forced to leave en masse, it will create a gaping hole in the hospitality workforce in some areas of our state. It will be a challenge to fill these vacancies, and that is why having a longer runway for implementation is necessary.”

Maybe they shouldn’t have built their business model on hiring people who can be sent back to their home countries at any time, but, hey, they love being able to pay these folks as little as they can.

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If All You See…

By William Teach July 5, 2026 – 1:42 pm

…is a river turned muddy from Bad Weather, you might just be a Warmist

The blog of the day is Maggie’s Farm, with a post on Man vs Nature.

I may switch to something else in a few days, but, still doing Patriotic.

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Sorta Blogless Sunday Pinup

By William Teach July 5, 2026 – 9:00 am

Happy Sunday! Another fantastic day in Returned America. The Sun is shining, the birds are singing, and the US is 250! This pinup is by Gil Elvgren, with a wee bit of help.

What is happening in Ye Olde Blogosphere? The Fine 15

  1. Independent Sentinel: 1900 Non-Citizens Arrested on Terror Charges; 3200 Deported Daily
  2. Victory Girls Blog: Kamala Harris’ Independence Day, Reimagined By Salon
  3. The Gateway Pundit: BREAKING: Brooklyn Bridge Bursts into Flames in Multiple Places During Macy’s July 4th Fireworks Show (VIDEOS)
  4. The First Street Journal: The ‘transgendered’ would find their lives far simpler if they’d stop trying to make their beliefs other people’s business
  5. Powerline Blog: The “Democratic Socialist” agenda
  6. Pacific Pundit: Mamdani’s wife ditches America 250 celebrations for Islamic spiritual wellness in Mallocra
  7. Moonbattery: Haitians in Massachusetts Assimilate Into Democrat Base by Not Working
  8. Legal Insurrection: ‘Plagued By Fraud’: One Million Obamacare Enrollees Have No Social Security Number
  9. Jihad Watch: Trump’s Mount Rushmore Speech Outrages the Media Like Nothing Since the Days of Reagan
  10. IOTW Report: Two Thirds of Gen Z Don’t Know What the 4th Is About
  11. Geller Report: California Democrats Push to Make Muslim Holy Days State Holidays and Teach Islamic Observances In The Public Classroom
  12. Gates Of Vienna: Culture-Enriching Grooming Gangs in Cologne
  13. Doug Ross @ Journal: America at 250: A Comic Explainer
  14. Cold Fury: May 1775 – …known as the Charlotte Mecklenburg Declaration:
  15. And last, but, not least, Climate Change Dispatch has “Europe’s Heat Wave Isn’t The Crisis — Energy Poverty Is”
  16. One extra, since Blazing Cat Fur has shown back up on the feedreader: ‘Vandals’ Tear Down Buffalo, NY Flag Celebrating Somali Independence

As always, the full set of pinups can be seen in the Patriotic Pinup category, or over at my Gallery page (nope, that’s gone, the newest Apache killed access, and the program hasn’t been upgraded since 2014, so, most are hosted internally). While we are on pinups, since it is that time of year, have you gotten your Pinups for Vets calendar yet? And don’t forget to check out what I declare to be our War on Women Rule 5 and linky luv posts and things that interest me. I’ve also mostly alphabetized them, makes it easier scrolling the feedreader

Don’t forget to check out all the other great material all the linked blogs have!

Anyone else have a link or hotty-fest going on? Let me know so I can add you to the list. And do you have a favorite blog you can recommend be added to the feedreader?

As a sidebar, it’s wild how man blogs I’ve seen die over the years for different reasons.

Two great sites for getting news links are Liberty Daily and Whatafinger.

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