Category: Government (Page 2 of 36)

Nothing wrong with that.

June 7, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

I don’t get how this can be controversial. A company that uses sophisticated materials and techniques to seal large pools, was brought in to seal the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. The project took six weeks and cost $15 million, which is quick and inexpensive.

Not a crazy idea, and if it holds up for a couple of decades, that’s great.

Fifteen years ago, Obama spent $30 million to address structural and water circulation issues. I don’t recall that being controversial because it wasn’t crazy or extravagant.

Nice stuff has to be maintained.

Border wall

June 6, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

Trump builds the wall

Lately, there have been news stories expressing alarm about the rapid progress the Trump administration is making in building a wall along the U.S.-Mexico border.

Really? I haven’t seen any news stories about the border wall and nobody is talking about it.

Well, Sparky’s not talking about it, and he’s the only person I talk to.

Deterioration is a choice.

June 2, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

DC’s historic fountains to be restored for America’s 250th anniversary

The initiative is part of a coordinated federal push under President Trump’s “Making the District of Columbia Safe and Beautiful” executive order….

Many of D.C.’s most beloved features have suffered from decades of heavy use and weathering. NPS plans to perform deep-level upgrades, including modernizing outdated mechanical and plumbing systems, conserving historic stonework and sculptures and enhancing park amenities to ensure they are safe and accessible.

Where are those filthy pricks who keep suing to stop the construction of the White House ballroom?

The National Trust for Historic Preservation should have been advocating for the maintenance and preservation of historic fountains, parks and monuments. For the money saved by indicting a few Medicare swindlers in Minnesota, President Trump is getting Washington DC all fixed up.

A cynical person might think that some people just don’t want us to have nice things.

I may be a high-functioning sociopath.

May 31, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 1 Comment

My Ducati accelerates like a rocket sled, and is a fun ride on twisty roads. I was having fun in the Mill Stream Run Reservation, and got pulled over by a cop. The way I handled the encounter was unsettling.

Amazing traffic stop.

May 31, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

I’m doing traffic stops today. If you haven’t seen this body-cam footage of a traffic stop, you need to see it.

The cop pulls a woman over for using her phone while driving. He saw her with a phone in her right hand. The twist is that she has no right hand.

Never incriminate yourself.

May 31, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

AOL: Never Admit These 7 Things When a Cop Asks ‘Do You Know Why I Stopped You?’

As an uncle and as a free-thinking teacher, I considered it my duty to pass along the practical knowledge that official authority figures won’t.

Here’s a bullet list of the 7 things:

New book on the Lockheed U-2

May 19, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

Five Amazing Facts About the Lockheed U-2

The Lockheed U-2 has been around for decades, but much of the information was classified. A new book is coming out, and it will probably be interesting.

The amazing fact I learned is that due to the operating altitude, conventional jet fuel boils off. To research an appropriate fuel, they turned to Jimmy Doolittle, of Doolittle Raid fame, who was then a VP at Shell Oil.

What does ‘staged’ mean?

May 11, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

30% of Americans Think At Least One of the Trump Assassination Attempts Were ‘Staged’

For the Butler, Pennsylvania, shooting — when a bullet grazed Trump’s ear and a local firefighter attending the rally was killed — 42 percent of Democrats called it staged, compared to seven percent of Republicans

Perhaps I am too naïve, but I have to think that it’s the meaning of ‘staged’ that gets 4 in 10 Democrats looking like lunatics.

What ever happened to Trump’s border wall?

May 7, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

The Nation: The Long Nightmare of Trump’s Border Wall Is Still Going

That article won’t tell you. It’s more of a Progressive fantasy horror show. The article is awesome because it is pure alarmism. There is no effort to inform, just generate outrage. That aren’t even any pictures or maps to distract from the big scary.

One of Melania’s little projects.

April 25, 2026 / Richard Nestoff / 0 Comments

Melania Trump unveils a White House replica beehive buzzing with new colonies on the South Lawn

First lady Melania Trump on Friday announced a sweet new addition to the South Lawn, expanding the White House honey program with a newly installed and fully functioning beehive modeled after the executive mansion.

The queen-worthy new hive, hand-crafted by a local Virginia artisan in the image of the White House, will add two new bee colonies to the property’s existing two.

That seems like a good idea, but it’s not going to stay pretty. Everything about bees is sticky. Melania can probably call Goddard Space Flight Center and get a new mini White House printed up. NASA has large volume 3-D printers, and they are only 6 miles away.