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IS THIS THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BEACH?

praia-do-sanchoAccording to the many thousands of world travellers on TripAdvisor, it’s #1: Praia do Sancho on the Brazilian island of Fernando de Noronha. You’ll also find it on just about any list of most beautiful beaches, such as Condé Nast, Harper’s Bazaar, and Luxury Travel.

The whole island is gorgeous. Mention that you’ve been there to any Brazilian who hasn’t and their eyes get misty. Fernando de Noronha (no-rone-ya) is the dream honeymoon, the dream vacation that only comes true for few in Brazil, as it’s hard to get to and hardly any place to stay once you’re there.

You (more…)

LET’S GIVE THEM WHAT THEY WANT

For years Democrats have been accusing conservatives of being cruel, heartless individuals. Our crime? Believing in God, the Church, the family, the country, the Constitution, and the rule of law.

Their attempts to claim the moral high ground has led them to institute “restorative justice,” where people credibly accused of criminal acts are released without bail. They’ve instituted policies allowing millions of unvetted, unvaccinated individuals from third-world countries to be welcomed into the country and hundreds of thousands of unaccompanied immigrant children to go missing in four years.

We’ve watched while Catholic churches were vandalized and burned because we oppose abortion. (more…)

RUSSIA RETURNS TO STALIN

One of many new statues of Stalin in Russia
One of many new statues of Stalin in Russia

On September 11, Russian scholarly journal Russia in Global Affairs highlighted a new research project, “Russia’s Living Idea-Dream: The Code of the Russian in the 21st Century.”

The project aims to build on a similarly titled report published by Sergey Karaganov, one of the founders of the Russian Council on Foreign and Defense Policy, and his like-minded colleagues (Faculty of World Economy and World Politics, July 11).

Karaganov’s research is meant to provide a “general ideological platform, which would guide state-building and societal and individual development [and] should be a (more…)

THE WORLD’S MOST SACRED MOUNTAIN

mt-kailas-north-faceThis is the North Face of Mount Kailas (6,638 m/21,778 ft) in a remote region of far western Tibet inhabited only by Changpa nomads. For 22% of all people on Earth – 1.2 billion Hindus, 510 million Buddhists and many millions of others – it is the spiritual Center of the Universe, the Navel of All Creation.

Kailas and surrounding glaciers are considered the source of four of Asia’s great rivers radiating out from it: the Indus, Tsangpo-Bhramaputra, Sutlej, and Karnali-Ganges. As a sacred mountain it has never been climbed.

For thousands of years, people from all Asia have made (more…)

BE CAREFUL OF THE CORNERED DEMOCRAT RAT

We all know that when you corner an animal, it will fight tooth and nail for its survival.  This means that even supposedly meek creatures will defend themselves with a surprising level of frenzy and violence.  The choice for any cornered creature facing death is to go out with an all-out snarl.

This is where the Democrat party movement finds itself.  Snubbed at the polls, cut off from sub rosa USAID sustenance, humiliated time and again by the ever adroit Donald Trump, and hemorrhaging its plantation BIPOCs, the party has resorted to obscenities, outright antisemitism, and the defense of criminals everywhere (including drug-runners (more…)

WAS THE CURRENT MADNESS BIRTHED IN OUR UNIVERSITIES?

Madness at Columbia University
Madness at Columbia University

America is currently sick.

The young conservative organizer and media personality Charlie Kirk was just murdered in a political assassination by a 22-year-old ‘anti-fascist’ (Orwellian double-speak for ‘pro-fascist) and trans advocate, Tyler Robinson.

As planned, he eliminated the most astute and successful political activist in a generation. Indeed, Kirk may well have ensured that Donald Trump won the 2024 election by not just increasing his youth vote by 6 percent since 2020 but, more importantly, by margins in the swing states of 15-24 percent, ensuring Trump’s victory.

 

No sooner was he killed than thousands on (more…)

IRYNA ZARUTSKA, CHARLIE KIRK, AND THE DEMOCRAT PARTY

Democrat Woke Zombies
Democrat Woke Zombies

Three recent events have underscored the catastrophic erosion of the foundational tenets of the United States and the anti-Americanism of the Democrat Party.

The first is the brutal murder of a young woman in Charlotte, N.C., Iryna Zarutska. The second, the assassination of Charlie Kirk. The third, sitting Democrat senator Tim Kaine’s declaration reflecting a fundamental belief within the current Democrat Party that the government is the source and, thus, the final arbiter of all human rights.

Over the centuries, those that deem the state is paramount and, thus, the source of all rights, believe granting, limiting, (more…)

BRITAIN RISES: A PATRIOTIC AWAKENING THE ESTABLISHMENT CANNOT CONTAIN

Something fundamental shifted in Britain on September 13, 2025.

In the heart of London, a sea of flags unfurled and hundreds of thousands…no, millions of ordinary men and women marched together for an idea: That Britain must remain Britain, that its borders must be defended, and that its culture, heritage, and people deserve respect. Or else.

Naturally, the mainstream press dutifully downplayed the numbers, claiming “just” 110,000 to 150,000 attended. But I was there, and I can assure you that nobody who was there believes it. It was far larger, at least one million, but probably nearer three. And (more…)

DRACULA’S CASTLE

draculas-castleBram Stoker’s 1897 novel “Dracula” described Count Dracula’s home as a castle located high above a gorge perched on a rock in Transylvania’s Carpathian Mountains. And here you are, Bran Castle, built in the late 1300s near the town of Brasov in Romania, and traditionally associated with Vlad Dracula (1428-1477).

His father, Vlad Dracul (Vlad the Dragon), as the ruler of Wallachia (southern Romania), led Christian knights fighting Ottoman Turks called the Order of the Dragon, or “Dracul” in Romanian. His son succeeded him as Dracula – “son of the dragon” – waging war upon the Moslem Ottomans so brutally (more…)

THE CARRICK-A-REDE ROPE BRIDGE

carrick-a-rede-rope-bridgeOne of the most dramatic sights along the Antrim Coast of Northern Ireland is the Carrick-a-Rede Rope Bridge. Originally built in the 1660s by salmon fishermen to get to their nets on the tiny islet of Carrick, it spans 70 feet across and 100 feet above the ocean waters surging below. It’s still used by the fishermen to this day. And while it’s been sturdily reinforced since it was a simple rope bridge, it’s still an invigorating experience to negotiate – especially in the wind and rain when I was there. Don’t pass it up if you’re ever in Northern (more…)

THE EXPONENTIAL CURVE OF FASCIST UNCONSTITUTIONALITY

Roscoe Filburn
Roscoe Filburn

[This Monday’s Archive was originally published on April 8, 2010.  It is a must-read for all conservatives today so they understand how critically important it is to support President Trump’s efforts to break this curve.  There is, however, an additional reason for choosing this 2010 article as an Archive today.  It is that the events of the last few days have horrifically shown that the Democrats and the Left are on an Exponential Curve of Fascist Immorality.  It is for very good reason that Elon Musk refers to the Dems as “the Party of Murder.” Their celebration of Charlie Kirk’s murder is beyond depravity. Let us know your thoughts on this in the TTP Forum.]

 

TTP April 8, 2010

Let me tell you about a farmer outside of Dayton, Ohio, named Roscoe Filburn.  He planted 23 acres of wheat, and harvested 462 bushels – which exceeded his allotment under the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 by 239 bushels.

For this violation of a Federal Act, he was fined $117.11, which he refused to pay.  He grew the wheat for his own private consumption – primarily to feed his chickens.  Since the constitutional justification for the Agricultural Adjustment Act was Congress’ power to regulate interstate commerce, and since the wheat was grown for (more…)

FLASHBACK FRIDAY: CLIMBING THE MATTERHORN AT AGE 14

jw-on-the-matterhornThe Matterhorn at 14,692 ft in the Swiss Alps is arguably the most famous mountain in the world. By extreme luck, I was able to reach its summit with my guide Alfons Franzen at age 14 (in 1958!). The summit is not a point but a ridge 100 feet or so long and only 2 feet wide, like a knife blade in the sky.

This was my formative great adventure that set me on my life path. For over forty years that path has been providing friends and clients with great adventures for their own lives. (Glimpses of Our (more…)

HALF-FULL REPORT 09/12/25

A Turning Point For The USA
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A Voice for Virtue: In Memory of Charlie Kirk
(1993 – 2025)

We mourn a life ended too soon, and honor a profound and courageous legacy. Charlie Kirk’s journey among us was defined by a passionate belief in the promise of America and the timeless principles that make her great.

From his birth on October 14, 1993, to his tragic passing on Wednesday, he dedicated his energy to a mission far larger than himself: speaking a message of hope, merit, and virtue to a generation hungry for truth.

On college campuses across the (more…)

THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL BOOKSTORE

livraria-lello-bookstoreThis is the Livraria Lello bookstore in Porto, Portugal where I am right now. Built in 1906, its Neo-Gothic/Art Noveau architecture and design make it the world’s most beautiful place to buy books. Not only was J.K. Rowling inspired to write her Harry Potter books here, but she based the dramatic staircase at Hogwarts on the work of art staircase at “The Lello” that you see above. Porto oozes with such beauty, charm, and entrancement. You deserve to experience it for yourself. (Glimpses of Our Breathtaking World #230 photo ©Jack Wheeler)