Leftists on CNN’s NewsNight Blame Nick Shirley, Trump, and Racism Instead of Somali Fraudsters

New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs (8) leaves the field following an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati, Ohio, on Nov 23, 2025. Peter Joneleit/APBOSTON—New England…

Planned Parenthood signage is displayed outside of a health care clinic in Los Angeles, Calif., on May 16, 2023. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP/Getty ImagesA federal appeals court on Dec. 30 allowed the Trump…

A prominent rabbi has claimed that a “psychic animal spirit” was unleashed over the past two years—one that granted people permission to express criticism of Israel and forbidden…

Activists confront a group of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in the largely Somali neighborhood of Cedar-Riverside in Minneapolis on Dec. 9, 2025. Mark Vancleave/AP PhotoThe Trump administration…

This image provided by America250 in December 2025 shows the New Year's Eve ball designed for the U.S.'s 250th year. Damon Haimoff/America250 via APMillions worldwide will watch a crystal ball descend…

As 2025 draws to a close, I’d like to revisit a topic that often comes up in SurvivalBlog: camouflage clothing and equipment. Note: To see examples and variants of the camouflage patterns that I’ll mention in this article, see the comprehensive Camopedia.org website. They are to be commended for maintaining a great reference site. I will begin with some history: Camouflage uniforms were not standard issue for all but a handful of the world’s armies until the mid-1960s.  Experimentation with modern printed camouflage fabric as we now know it began with the German Wehrmacht and Waffen SS, circa 1942-1945.  They … The post Regional and Seasonal Camouflage Clothing and Gear appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

On December 31, 406, “The Great Invasion” sent a vast mixed horde of barbarians that included Vandals, Alans, and Suebians across the Rhine River, at Mainz (pictured). Thus began the invasion of Gallia. — December 31st 1564: William I of Orange demands freedom of religious conscience for his subjects in dramatic speech to the Council of State. — December 31st is the birthday of Alexandr Solzhenitsyn (1918-2008). — December 31st, 1851 was the birthday of Frederick Selous. (He died on January 4th, 1917.) — The 20th Anniversary SurvivalBlog 2005-2025 Waterproof/EMP-Resistant Archive USB sticks are available for Pre-Ordering.  This year, we … The post Preparedness Notes for Wednesday — December 31, 2025 appeared first on SurvivalBlog.com.

The great thing about alcohol is briefly, very briefly in fact, all things seem possible. With a buzz on, drinking away the evening in a Chinese restaurant in Athens, GA, future members of the B-52s, who had little or no prior musical experience, decided to form a group.The name came not from the lethal bomber, but from the Southern slang for the high stacked bouffant hair styles worn by singers Kate Pierson and Cindy Wilson. Armed with guitarist Ricky Wilson (Cindy’s brother), drummer Keith Strickland and Fred Schneider’s “wacky” vocals, the B-52s landed in New York playing Max’s Kansas City and CBGBs. What made the B-52s work was the juxtaposition of 80’s Wave, ‘60s girl-group gloss and Schneider’s salacious vocals. The B-52’s Scoring with the kitschy “Rock Lobster” and “Planet Claire” which sounds like Yoko Ono with pop sensibilities, the B-52s released their self-titled debut and defining moment in ‘79. “Wild Planet” cracked the Album Chart’s Top 20 the following year on the strength of the tracks “Party Out Of Bounds” and “Private Idaho.” Rock Lobster Planet Claire Their next album, “Mesopotamia,” was produced by Talking Heads’ frontman David Byrne. One paper, it might have looked like a good match but in reality it wasn’t. Byrne was an inventive artist while the B-52s were quirky fun. Byrne drained the humor, and without it, the B-52s were seriously lacking. The situation was remedied with the “Whammy” and “Bouncing Off Satellites” albums.In ’85, Ricky Wilson succumbed to AIDS and the group, not feeling up to promoting “Bouncing Off Satellites,” went on hiatus. Cosmic Thing When the B-52s resumed activity, Strickland moved to guitar and they enlisted the talents of ace producers Don Was and Nile Rodgers for “Cosmic Thing.” If the B-52s had previously worked pop’s peripheral edge “Cosmic Thing” propelled them to dead center with two major hits; the infectious “Love Shack,” the straight-ahead Pop/Rocker “Roam.” In addition, the set held the political “Channel Z” and the sarcastic “Deadbeat Club.” Love Shack “Good Stuff” (’92) was the band’s only album in the ’90’s. A decade and a half later, Funplex” dropped. Released as a single in 1989, “Roam” peaked at #3 on the Billboard Hot 100. “Good Stuff” (’92) was the band’s only album in the ’90’s. A decade and a half later, “Funplex” dropped. ### The post B-52s appeared first on RockinTown.