Navigating 2026

I spoke with a coworker yesterday who is an American and supports Trump. He's also very familiar with Candace Owens. Previously he expressed concerns with the official version of the Charlie Kirk assassination and now he's like, I don't know what to think now. There are a lot of people out there who I thought were good who aren't. Nick Fuentes was one.

I mentioned how Nick was out to lunch on the Charlie Kirk assassination and he agreed leaving him somewhat concerned about the road ahead and who he could trust. I said a CIA or FBI plant will tell you nine truths to get you hooked on one lie. Nick has said several true things but is lying about the 30-06.

There are two factors on the table. The first is the fact that no two people agree on every issue. The other is the fact that the FBI and the CIA do send plants to infiltrate movements so they can lead them astray. QAnon was one example and Nick Fuentes is another. So is Alex Jones.

Alex Jones has always been a bit of a wing nut. He put out a really good video about the USS Liberty but has since completely flipped and has gone completely crazy. Claiming that Sandy Hook never happened was silly. That's like saying 9/11 never happened. Of course it did. We all saw it. Just because it was an inside job, doesn't mean it never happened. 

Likewise, just because many mass shootings like the one in Orlando and the one in Nova Scotia were orchestrated, that doesn't mean they never happened. 

Claiming that Sandy Hook never happened was extreme and Alex Jones lost a colossal defamation suit because of it. So now he's trying to make money by going on a deranged rampage against Candace Owens. We know that Charlie Kirk turned down a lot of money from Jewish Neo Con investors to support the Gaza genocide. Donors that Erika Kirk has welcomed with open arms. Alex Jones is trying to get a piece of that pie. 

Charlie Kirk questioned the Gaza genocide and the October 7th Stand down Order. So do Jews in Israel who have served in the military guarding that border. All this crazed drama about one of Candace Owens' sources on one of her points is a distraction from that fact. Charlie Kirk was not shot with a 30-06. It doesn't matter how many times they say he was. That lie is ridiculous as are these other obvious distractions. 

Another person my coworker is disappointed in is Ben Shapiro. Ben helped set up an alternate news outlet and supported Gina Carano. Yet Ben Shapiro's true colors have been revealed and his defiant support of a Neo Con in Israel and for the Gaza genocide shows how pathetic his small man syndrome bully tactics really are. So the whole purpose of his independent news outlet was to lead people astray. We can see that now. 

Ben Shapiro went on a bizarre tirade saying that no one should retire ever. Reinforcing my previous concern about Neo cons wanting to raise the age of retirement. We don't need to go from reckless spending to reckless cuts. We need to stop the reckless spending first. Now many Americans on social media are calling for a tax revolt. That is straight up CIA QAnon.

We all drive on roads built with tax dollars. We all use schools, hospitals, fire departments and police departments. We all have to pay some tax. How much tax is up for debate and what those taxes are spent on is. Low taxes are good. Small government is good but no politician is going to work for free. No police officer or fireman is going to work for free either. 

The reason why Trump is pushing for Netanyahu's pardon is because the Jewish protests against him in Israel continue as is the corruption court case. Not to mention his obvious involvement in the Oct 7th attack which has been confirmed by his financial ties to Qatar. Jews in Israel know that. 

Tucker Carlson is just another Alex Jones. He'll tell you nine truths to get you hooked on one lie. Tucker Carlson supports Qatar just like Nick Fuentes supports the 30-06 narrative. These people are plants sent in to lead people astray. 

Candace Owens isn't a plant. She has opinions and no two people agree on every opinion. With Tucker Carlson, Ben Shapiro and Nick Fuentes, it goes far beyond a simple difference of opinion. Those three are plants sent to lead people astray. It's as obvious as Shawn Ryan's ties to the CIA. All their rage and denial can't change that. So we do have a hopeful future as long as we can see through the lies and navigate around them. Mind how ya go. Steer clear of the icebergs.

Snowboarding in China

Heaven's lake? This is that famous lake on the border between China and North Korea. As I mentioned in a previous podcast, it looks like Garibaldi lake in Squamish. I want to go there.

Netanyahu, Somalia and a dirty Agenda

Somalia and the UN are freaking out over Israel's public recognition of a Somali breakaway called Somaliland. So why is an Israeli Neo Con supporting an Islamic State again? Some are worried he wants to relocate the inhabitants of Gaza there. 

I guess eviction is better than genocide but it's still a defiant violation of Moses' commandment to vex not the stranger that sojourneth with thee. Theft is very ungodly.

The president of Somalia doesn't want Netanyahu to export his problems there. So that's why he's supporting a breakaway coup in Somalia just like he did with the M23 invasion in Congo.

We are reminded of the private company in Israel filled with Intelligence officers from Mossad that bragged about fixing elections all over Africa. That is illegal foreign interference. Fixing elections is ungodly. So is genocide. 

Ontario Police seize 102 kilos of cocaine

The York Regional Police are reporting that "Investigators with the York Regional Police Major Projects Unit have charged four men and two women after seizing 102 kilograms of cocaine, a loaded firearm and over $135,000 in cash following a three-month investigation."

"Between October and December 2025, nine search warrants were executed at four residences and five storage lockers across the cities of Toronto, Vaughan and Barrie, as well as the towns of Espanola and Innisfil. An additional search warrant was executed at the Beaver Creek Institution in the Town of Gravenhurst. As a result of the search warrants and seizures, multiple charges were laid." 

Ontario makes another drug bust. BC doesn't. Repeat.

Netanyahu, Donald Trump and Alex Jones

Once again the mentally deranged frenzy rages on. Alex Jones has completely lost his mind and is providing yet another circus side show distraction for the Neo Con take over of Israel and the United States. Trump is still pushing for Netanyahu's pardon. That is organized crime. There is a huge difference between supporting Israel and supporting a devious Neo Con who benefited from the murder of Yitzhak Rabin. Neo Cons are bad. It doesn't matter what country or religion they're from. 

Neo Cons use false flag attacks to justify removing civil liberty and turning everyone into slaves. Far left and far right are the same thing. Then you have the toxic frenzy of rage and denial all over social media. Charlie Kirk was not shot with a 30-06. 

AI Beats: Jah light never fades

I'm not really a member of the PTL Club but if those clowns can run around with a cartoon drawing of the devil on their back, we can talk about the Rasta way. Real rappers walk in the light. Lauryn Hill at the Grammy's. Lauryn Hill - Free your mind.

Tupac left us with the Ghetto Gospel and these impersonators ran the wrong way. They are not authentic. They are fake, plastic, empty and meaningless. They are not promoting freedom and empowerment. They are promoting addiction, slavery and deception. Sinner Repent. Let the Ghetto Gospel go forward into every hood possible.

So let's keep a eye on this CSIS Op and see how it unfolds in 2026. Since when does the mainstream media ever speak favorably about a MC? Since never. That's the first red flag. 

Add that to the fact that Sam Cooper the CSIS spokesperson speaks highly of them and it becomes obvious. Then add Scott Burnstein from the Original Gangsters Podcast and it's undisputable. Scott Burnstein is as CIA as Shawn Ryan. When Sam Cooper and Scott Burnstein both speak highly of the Satan's choice MC then it's definitely a CSIS Op. 

Satan's Choice - "I choose Satan."  Yeah, well I don't. That is retarded. Since when did the mainstream media openly promote Satanism? I guess they do now. This CSIS Op is ridiculous. 

Seymour First Peak 2025

I went snowshoeing on Seymour this morning. This is the sunrise from Brockton Point. There was blue sky on one side and a very dark cloud that passed over on the other side.

Visibility after First Peak was a bit sketchy and the trail wasn't very well traveled so I stopped just past First peak. First hike of the season I need to ease into it. Nice to see the snow again.

The snow was very nice. Two weeks ago there was almost no snow. Today was awesome. Just as I was coming down from First peak three ladies from Ireland were coming up. One was from Dublin and the other two were from Monaghan county. 

If you want to get a parking spot you have to go early. They don't open the road up the mountain until 7:00 AM and I was there at 7:05. They make the snowshoers park down by the toboggan run so if you get there late you have a very long hike up from the parking spot to the beginning of the hike. 

You also need to get a free parking pass online before you go. Cypress doesn't require one. I think Seymour uses them to regulate parking. I was heading down the mountain just after noon and the line to go up the mountain was crazy. 

New Insights from Zen and the Art

I had mentioned that I bought a new copy of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance and am rereading it to see how I relate to it now that I am older and I think I have to make a few clarifications right up front from the get go.

I had always said that book had a profound influence on my life growing up although I don't think I ever read it. I liked motorcycles and I liked Zen. I think that's as far as I took it. 

As for a complicated definition of quality, I don't think that ever entered my mind. I do remember the beginning of the book which talked about how when you are driving a car you experience your surroundings from the outside like you are watching them on TV. While on a motorcycle you are in the frame experiencing it first hand. 

I agree. That's kind of zen. Experiencing it instead of talking about it. For me it was about traveling and camping while riding a motorcycle. Ted Simon wrote a book Jupiter's Travels. 

He rode a motorcycle literally around the world. I totally respect that. For me it was about seeing new places and meeting new people. Elspeth Beard wrote a book Lone Rider about her motorcycle trip around the world before cell phones and GPS. I actually did an interview with her. 

In my mind that was impressive. That was living the dream. Robert Pirsig added a more complicated literary and philosophical twist which can ad to or distract from the journey.   

For example, I recently mentioned how in the introduction to the 25th anniversary edition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance Robert Pirsig mentioned how things can be hidden from the reader when the book is written from the First Person narrative. This is where we get into literary works as opposed to motorcycle journeys.    

He mentions Phaedrus and the narrator and the struggle between the two. Yet Phaedrus represents him and he is the narrator. Confused? Well seemingly Robert Pirsig was at one time institutionalized for schizophrenia and under went shock therapy for it. So his book and his motorcycle trip was a way for him to process his trauma. Which brings us back to the wind therapy mentioned in the Florian Knights documentary.

In that movie they conducted an experiment. They hooked the riders up to electrodes and measured their brainwaves. They discovered that as you ride a motorcycle, other distractions or worries tend to disappear and you tend to focus exclusively on the road ahead. This is why wind therapy is good for processing trauma. That's about as far as I go with it.

I'm not on a Monty Python quest for the meaning of life because I found it. Life is simple. Be good, do good. As you sow so shall ye reap. Life does not end at death. Families are important. No other success compensates for failure in the home. 

Our greatest joy in life can be found in spending time with our family. That's not to say people who are single and don't have kids can't experience joy. Not at all. Be good, do good. Martin Luther King said anyone can be great because anybody can serve. When we serve others we forget our problems and become healed. So it's really that simple. 

Zen can apply to anything - Buddhism, Christianity, even the game of Tennis. The inner game of tennis was simply a text about right brain versus left brain in sports. 

As for Buddhism, Buddha was a rich kid who left the ivory tower and saw suffering in the world. As a result he was filled with compassion. Thus the term the compassion of Buddha. There's no conflict or struggle between Buddhism and Christianity. The golden rule exists in all religions. 

Kal Dosanjh recently made a post on Linkedin of a group of small minded white guys doing a deranged version of the Haka in the face of a Sikh gathering. It was very disturbing because they appeared to claim to be Christian but their actions were far from it. First of all the Haka comes from Maori tradition. Those while trash expropriated it for a bad purpose. 

Second of all, Christ said love your neighbor. When asked who is my neighbor he gave the parable of the Good Samaritan. Christ chose someone from a different race and a different religion the locals hated. Then said this guy did good. He is a better neighbor than you are. I have a hard time with Christian intolerance. It's very hypocritical. 

The book Zen and the Art is an inquiry into values. You don't need to have a religion to have morals. The purpose of religion is to aspire to something higher and raise our morality. 

Obviously I would see the struggle Robert Pirsig mentioned between Phaedrus and the Narrator as a profound allegory of the mainstream media and I'm going to set the schizophrenia thing aside because that's far beyond me. Life is simple and so am I. Ride hard, die free. Don't let life pass you by. 

Hauser at the Neuschwanstein Castle

50th Anniversary of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance

An Inquiry Into Brilliance: One Last Ride With Robert Pirsig

In the introduction to the 25th anniversary edition of Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance, Robert Pirsig makes some profound observations. He talks about a university class he took in the /50's about Henry James' The Turn of the Screw. 

The professor talked about how a second completely different interpretation was also plausible. Robert said he had to reread the book to see it. He explains how things can be hidden from the reader if the book is written in the First Person narrative. The first person only tells you what they want you to see.

He states that in the book Turn of the Screw, the reader does not see that the governess is the villain not the hero because what the governess sees is all the reader ever sees. It's very interesting. Then he relates it to his story about Phaedrus which I obviously haven't read. It also relates to our present political climate of misdirection. History is written by the victors.

Pirsig mentions the Hollywood ending in his book and states "In the intended ending it is not the narrator who Triumphs over a villainous Phaedrus. It is an honorable Phaedrus who triumphs over the narrator who has been maligning him all the time." 

"In Phaedrus's view the narrator is a sellout, a coward, who has abandoned truth for popularity and social acceptance. He sees that the narrator doesn't want to be honest any more, just an accepted member of the community, bowing and accommodating his way through the rest of the years."

"Phaedrus was dominated by intellectual values. He didn't give a damn who liked or didn't like him. He was single mindedly pursuing a truth he felt was of staggering importance to the world. The world had no idea of what he was trying to do and it was trying to kill him for his trouble. For more on the real Phaedrus, who is  not a villainous ghost but rather a mild mannered hyper intellectual let me recommend Lila, a sequel that has been properly understood by a few."

Wow, Robert Pirsig wrote a sequel called Lila which examines life's essential issues as he recounts the journey down the Hudson River in a sailboat of his philosopher-narrator Phaedrus. Awesome. I just ordered it. Zen and the Art was written in 1974. That was over 50 years ago. Lila was written in 1991.

My kids are trying to teach me how to use Chat GPT. AI can be a useful tool to learn languages but it does frighten me.