Donald R. Koelper
@donaldfromhawaii.bsky.social
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Streaming random thoughts of consciousness to anyone who will listen.
"Слава Україні!" ("Glory to Ukraine!")
Pronouns: Me, Myself & I
Streaming random thoughts of consciousness to anyone who will listen.
"Слава Україні!" ("Glory to Ukraine!")
Pronouns: Me, Myself & I
Today in "Christian Youth Pastors Who Like 'Em Young":
Meet Carter August Thomas of Second Baptist Church in suburban Houston, TX, who's been charged with felony possession of child sex abuse material. www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...
Meet Carter August Thomas of Second Baptist Church in suburban Houston, TX, who's been charged with felony possession of child sex abuse material. www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...
Volunteer youth leader arrested, charged with possession of child pornography after alleged confession
A volunteer youth pastor at a Houston-area church was arrested on child sex abuse material charges.
www.click2houston.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Today in "Christian Youth Pastors Who Like 'Em Young":
Meet Carter August Thomas of Second Baptist Church in suburban Houston, TX, who's been charged with felony possession of child sex abuse material. www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...
Meet Carter August Thomas of Second Baptist Church in suburban Houston, TX, who's been charged with felony possession of child sex abuse material. www.click2houston.com/news/local/2...
Today in "Christian Pastors Who Are Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Female Church Members Who Came to Him for Marriage Counseling":
Meet Pastor Jason Allen of Victory Apostolic Church in Sutton, WV. www.wsaz.com/2025/11/23/p...
Meet Pastor Jason Allen of Victory Apostolic Church in Sutton, WV. www.wsaz.com/2025/11/23/p...
Pastor and wife facing felony charges
A pastor and his wife are now facing felony charges.
www.wsaz.com
December 6, 2025 at 10:27 PM
Today in "Christian Pastors Who Are Arrested for Sexually Assaulting Female Church Members Who Came to Him for Marriage Counseling":
Meet Pastor Jason Allen of Victory Apostolic Church in Sutton, WV. www.wsaz.com/2025/11/23/p...
Meet Pastor Jason Allen of Victory Apostolic Church in Sutton, WV. www.wsaz.com/2025/11/23/p...
How perversely ironic would it be, if it turns out that the self-confessed D.C. pipe bomber - an admitted MAGA Republican and Trump supporter - was already legally inoculated from charges by Trump's mass pardon of Jan. 6 insurrectionists? www.alternet.org/msn-uk/trump...
Did Trump inadvertently pardon the J6 pipe bomber?
CNN reports Brian Cole Jr., the suspect arrested in the nearly five-year investigation into who planted two viable pipe bombs near the U.S. Capitol on the eve of the January 6, 2021 attack, was a supp...
www.alternet.org
December 6, 2025 at 10:12 PM
How perversely ironic would it be, if it turns out that the self-confessed D.C. pipe bomber - an admitted MAGA Republican and Trump supporter - was already legally inoculated from charges by Trump's mass pardon of Jan. 6 insurrectionists? www.alternet.org/msn-uk/trump...
Granted, Olivia Nuzzi's self-indulgent personal behavior compromised her integrity as a journalist. But what about her obviously scorned ex-lover Ryan Lizza's own unprofessional "tell all" conduct in this tawdry saga? Further, why are we even watching this? www.liberalcurrents.com/american-fre...
American Freakshow: Our Reality TV-Driven Media Is Killing Our Democracy
The lurid details of Olivia Nuzzi's transgressions and the popularity of "The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives" derive from the same culture of voyeurism.
www.liberalcurrents.com
December 6, 2025 at 8:31 PM
Granted, Olivia Nuzzi's self-indulgent personal behavior compromised her integrity as a journalist. But what about her obviously scorned ex-lover Ryan Lizza's own unprofessional "tell all" conduct in this tawdry saga? Further, why are we even watching this? www.liberalcurrents.com/american-fre...
Pobrecito, Señorito. This whole war thingy must be so hard for you. 🙄
December 6, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Pobrecito, Señorito. This whole war thingy must be so hard for you. 🙄
"We want [Trump] to take out everyone who’s breaking laws and not trying to do things right. That's not happening. Deporting people who are making an honest living — that’s wrong. Or people who are trying to legalize themselves. You're killing their hope." www.latimes.com/california/s...
Commentary: A Latino mom, daughter debate Trump: “ICE … would’ve netted Grandma”
Split on Trump, this family provides a glimpse of how Latino politics have evolved over the decades as well as the power of patience with those you love.
www.latimes.com
December 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
"We want [Trump] to take out everyone who’s breaking laws and not trying to do things right. That's not happening. Deporting people who are making an honest living — that’s wrong. Or people who are trying to legalize themselves. You're killing their hope." www.latimes.com/california/s...
FINAL, NCAA Men's Basketball
Non-Conference - Nashville, TN
Gonzaga 94, Kentucky 59
I'm old enough to remember all the Power 4/5 fanboys who kept reminding us how mid-major Gonzaga didn't belong on the same court with the big boys. I wonder where they are now. 🤔 www.wlky.com/article/kent...
Non-Conference - Nashville, TN
Gonzaga 94, Kentucky 59
I'm old enough to remember all the Power 4/5 fanboys who kept reminding us how mid-major Gonzaga didn't belong on the same court with the big boys. I wonder where they are now. 🤔 www.wlky.com/article/kent...
No. 18 Kentucky flails against No. 11 Gonzaga, falling to another ranked opponent
It was a rough night for Kentucky basketball in Nashville.
www.wlky.com
December 6, 2025 at 3:19 AM
FINAL, NCAA Men's Basketball
Non-Conference - Nashville, TN
Gonzaga 94, Kentucky 59
I'm old enough to remember all the Power 4/5 fanboys who kept reminding us how mid-major Gonzaga didn't belong on the same court with the big boys. I wonder where they are now. 🤔 www.wlky.com/article/kent...
Non-Conference - Nashville, TN
Gonzaga 94, Kentucky 59
I'm old enough to remember all the Power 4/5 fanboys who kept reminding us how mid-major Gonzaga didn't belong on the same court with the big boys. I wonder where they are now. 🤔 www.wlky.com/article/kent...
If the U.S. Supreme Court's MAGA-addled majority – which includes three Trump-appointed justices – ever wanted to show the public it's not Trump's rubber stamp, then standing up in defense of birthright citizenship would be a good place to draw the line. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
Supreme Court to take on controversial Trump policy on birthright citizenship
The Supreme Court will review Trump's claim that not all children born in the United States are entitled to citizenship.
www.usatoday.com
December 6, 2025 at 2:14 AM
If the U.S. Supreme Court's MAGA-addled majority – which includes three Trump-appointed justices – ever wanted to show the public it's not Trump's rubber stamp, then standing up in defense of birthright citizenship would be a good place to draw the line. www.usatoday.com/story/news/p...
In the early 20th century, San Francisco's Eureka Valley was a working-class Irish community. Revitalized in the 1970s by the city's LGBTQ residents, it's known affectionately as "The Castro" and is anchored by the iconic Castro Theatre, its still-regal grand dame. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Second act for a queer icon: San Francisco's Castro Theatre relaunches at pivotal moment
The Castro Theatre's long history in the LGBTQ+ rights movement gives its upcoming reopening special significance, particularly in light of renewed attacks on the queer community.
www.latimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 10:17 PM
In the early 20th century, San Francisco's Eureka Valley was a working-class Irish community. Revitalized in the 1970s by the city's LGBTQ residents, it's known affectionately as "The Castro" and is anchored by the iconic Castro Theatre, its still-regal grand dame. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Rest in peace, Frank Gehry (1929-2025), preeminent Los Angeles architect who worked well into his 90s to reinvigorate the city's skyline and landscape, and who left Angelenos one final gift: a master plan to reclaim and restore the Los Angeles River. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Frank O. Gehry, the architect who changed the civic landscape of his adopted hometown of Los Angeles, has died
Frank Gehry, known for ebullient cultural buildings like Disney Hall who helped invigorate the field of architecture at a moribund time, has died at 96.
www.latimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Rest in peace, Frank Gehry (1929-2025), preeminent Los Angeles architect who worked well into his 90s to reinvigorate the city's skyline and landscape, and who left Angelenos one final gift: a master plan to reclaim and restore the Los Angeles River. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
92 years ago on Dec. 5, 1933, Utah became the final state needed to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, which repealed the now-infamous 18th Amendment that had prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol.
December 5, 2025 at 4:05 PM
92 years ago on Dec. 5, 1933, Utah became the final state needed to ratify the 21st Amendment to the Constitution, which repealed the now-infamous 18th Amendment that had prohibited the manufacture, sale, and transport of alcohol.
MEMORANDUM
To: Bari Weiss
Editor-in-Chief, CBS News
Fr: Donald R. Koelper
Re: Andy Warhol's admonition
Erika Kirk's 15 minutes are up. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
To: Bari Weiss
Editor-in-Chief, CBS News
Fr: Donald R. Koelper
Re: Andy Warhol's admonition
Erika Kirk's 15 minutes are up. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Bari Weiss will interview Charlie Kirk's widow on CBS
'A Town Hall with Erika Kirk' will air Dec. 13 with Weiss as moderator.
www.latimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 7:07 AM
MEMORANDUM
To: Bari Weiss
Editor-in-Chief, CBS News
Fr: Donald R. Koelper
Re: Andy Warhol's admonition
Erika Kirk's 15 minutes are up. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
To: Bari Weiss
Editor-in-Chief, CBS News
Fr: Donald R. Koelper
Re: Andy Warhol's admonition
Erika Kirk's 15 minutes are up. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
As CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss continues her efforts to showcase right-wing MAGA extremism in a mainstream setting, CBS Evening News' Maurice DuBois joins co-anchor John Dickerson and the network audience in heading for the exits. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Maurice DuBois to Exit CBS News Amid Evening News Overhaul
Maurice DuBois to Exit CBS News Amid Evening News Overhaul
variety.com
December 5, 2025 at 6:52 AM
As CBS News editor-in-chief Bari Weiss continues her efforts to showcase right-wing MAGA extremism in a mainstream setting, CBS Evening News' Maurice DuBois joins co-anchor John Dickerson and the network audience in heading for the exits. variety.com/2025/tv/news...
Honestly, what California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is doing is really no different from the egregious behavior of one of his more notorious predecessors in that office, Charles Quackenbush, who was run out of Sacramento 25 years ago. www.latimes.com/business/sto...
International travel. Fancy meals. Missing receipts. Who paid the tab for this top official?
California's insurance commissioner logged 32 trips to 23 countries and territories, but he consistently failed to disclose who paid for the five-star hotels, premium airline seats and fine dining.
www.latimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 1:11 AM
Honestly, what California Insurance Commissioner Ricardo Lara is doing is really no different from the egregious behavior of one of his more notorious predecessors in that office, Charles Quackenbush, who was run out of Sacramento 25 years ago. www.latimes.com/business/sto...
According to the U.S. Supreme Court's MAGA-addled majority, a political gerrymander is not racially motivated when it's done for purely partisan purposes by a white nationalist political party to diffuse the political impact of Latino and Black voters. 🙄 www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Supreme Court rules for Texas Republicans, allowing new election map to go into effect
Thanks to the Supreme Court's ruling, Republicans are expected to win five extra seats in the House of Representatives.
www.latimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 12:57 AM
According to the U.S. Supreme Court's MAGA-addled majority, a political gerrymander is not racially motivated when it's done for purely partisan purposes by a white nationalist political party to diffuse the political impact of Latino and Black voters. 🙄 www.latimes.com/politics/sto...
Today in "Christian Church Members Who Are Shocked to Learn that Their Pastor Has Been Arrested by Police in a Child Sex Sting": www.foxla.com/news/pastor-...
Pastor at a church in Torrance accused of trying to meet with minor for sex
Pastor James Stockton of South Bay Church of God in Torrance faces felony charges after allegedly attempting to meet a minor for lewd purposes in a sting operation.
www.foxla.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Today in "Christian Church Members Who Are Shocked to Learn that Their Pastor Has Been Arrested by Police in a Child Sex Sting": www.foxla.com/news/pastor-...
The list of pop music luminaries who have condemned DHS's poaching of their work product in violation of U.S copyright law reads like a dream lineup from Coachella: Jay-Z, Olivia Rodrigo, MGMT, Zach Bryan, The Cure, Usher, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
Commentary: The DHS keeps poaching music for ICE recruitment ads. Musicians keep demanding it back
Poaching the work of pop music artists appears to be the only way the DHS can utilize music that actually appeals to people younger than 50.
www.latimes.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:35 AM
The list of pop music luminaries who have condemned DHS's poaching of their work product in violation of U.S copyright law reads like a dream lineup from Coachella: Jay-Z, Olivia Rodrigo, MGMT, Zach Bryan, The Cure, Usher, Black Rebel Motorcycle Club. www.latimes.com/entertainmen...
A Feb. 2025 survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) found that since Trump's 2024 reelection, more than half of European citizens no longer view the U.S. as a reliable ally but rather, as a "necessary partner" or a potential adversary. www.forbes.com/sites/kamran...
As Ukraine War Nears Its End, Europe Faces Strategic Security Dilemma
As Ukraine conflict edges toward settlement, Europe faces lasting strategic and security challenges
www.forbes.com
December 4, 2025 at 6:18 AM
A Feb. 2025 survey by the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) found that since Trump's 2024 reelection, more than half of European citizens no longer view the U.S. as a reliable ally but rather, as a "necessary partner" or a potential adversary. www.forbes.com/sites/kamran...
"You know, every now and then, I think you might like to hear something from us nice and easy. But there's just one thing. You see, we never ever do nothing nice and easy. We always do it nice and rough."
- Ike & Tina Turner Revue, "Proud Mary" (1971) www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
- Ike & Tina Turner Revue, "Proud Mary" (1971) www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Analysis | The Clippers are a sinking ship, and Chris Paul was just thrown overboard
Los Angeles suddenly parted ways with a franchise icon, the latest messy chapter for an organization that doesn’t operate gracefully.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 3:14 AM
"You know, every now and then, I think you might like to hear something from us nice and easy. But there's just one thing. You see, we never ever do nothing nice and easy. We always do it nice and rough."
- Ike & Tina Turner Revue, "Proud Mary" (1971) www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
- Ike & Tina Turner Revue, "Proud Mary" (1971) www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2025/...
Regarding President Donald Trump and his regime, one notes the broad farcical overtones of a main cast more prone to caricature than character, underscored by elements of real menace and a growing sense of dread that it's all going to end very badly. 😲 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
White House renames building the ‘Donald J. Trump Institute of Peace’
The change comes as Trump’s administration has touted his peace deals and ahead of a signing of a deal between the leaders from Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo this week.
www.washingtonpost.com
December 4, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Regarding President Donald Trump and his regime, one notes the broad farcical overtones of a main cast more prone to caricature than character, underscored by elements of real menace and a growing sense of dread that it's all going to end very badly. 😲 www.washingtonpost.com/politics/202...
The Trump regime's sadistic videos glorifying immigrants' suffering at the hands of DHS agents may be a big hit with the MAGA GOP fan base. But those noxious visuals have also offended pop star Sabrina Carpenter's sense of humanity, and she's denounced MAGA for it. newrepublic.com/article/2038...
Transcript: Trump White House Rages at Pop Star Who Nailed MAGA “Evil”
As Sabrina Carpenter condemns the White House for using her song in a vile new video, triggering a furious response, the writer of a piece on MAGA discusses the centrality of sadism to Trumpian cultur...
newrepublic.com
December 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
The Trump regime's sadistic videos glorifying immigrants' suffering at the hands of DHS agents may be a big hit with the MAGA GOP fan base. But those noxious visuals have also offended pop star Sabrina Carpenter's sense of humanity, and she's denounced MAGA for it. newrepublic.com/article/2038...
Each of the homeless individuals living on the streets of greater L.A. is in many ways a cautionary tale, for the grace of God, &etc. They have compelling stories to share. The fact we don't want to hear any of it says much more about us than them. www.latimes.com/california/s...
Stunt bike influencer takes followers 'behind the tent zipper' in L.A. encampments
Derrek Miranda, a social media influencer with nearly 300,000 followers, is pursuing his passion for 'understanding the playground' of L.A. by documenting the homelessness crisis.
www.latimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:38 PM
Each of the homeless individuals living on the streets of greater L.A. is in many ways a cautionary tale, for the grace of God, &etc. They have compelling stories to share. The fact we don't want to hear any of it says much more about us than them. www.latimes.com/california/s...
I realize ESPN is under contract with the SEC, and that there are certain obligations thereof. But honestly, sacrificing the network's journalistic integrity by shadow-banning BYU from its on-air and online CFP discussions shouldn't be one of them. lawlessrepublic.com/espn-is-phas...
ESPN is phasing BYU football out of the playoff conversation, and it has to stop
The final College Football Playoff Rankings of the regular season have been released, and once again, the 11-1 BYU Cougars find themselves on the outside lookin
lawlessrepublic.com
December 3, 2025 at 10:12 PM
I realize ESPN is under contract with the SEC, and that there are certain obligations thereof. But honestly, sacrificing the network's journalistic integrity by shadow-banning BYU from its on-air and online CFP discussions shouldn't be one of them. lawlessrepublic.com/espn-is-phas...
"The order was to kill everybody." Regardless of whatever one thinks about the Trump regime's broader Caribbean operation, it is a simple fact that shooting survivors at sea is a war crime, under both American and international law. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...
Column: You can't hide from war crimes by calling them 'fake news'
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth attacked a story on the alleged extrajudicial killings in the Caribbean as "more fabricated, inflammatory, and derogatory reporting.”
www.latimes.com
December 3, 2025 at 7:43 AM
"The order was to kill everybody." Regardless of whatever one thinks about the Trump regime's broader Caribbean operation, it is a simple fact that shooting survivors at sea is a war crime, under both American and international law. www.latimes.com/opinion/stor...