DISCOURAGING: Assertions without evidence still linger to damage Jefferson’s reputation.

Wednesday, September 30, 2026

History by hair
Brion McClanahan
Sep 29, 2026, 2:36 PM

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The attacks on Thomas Jefferson continue.

When I wrote my The Politically Incorrect Guide to the Founding Fathers in 2009, I included a section on the Jefferson/Hemings myth.

I still call it that. I concluded that Jefferson could have fathered a child with Hemings. After all, DNA evidence proved that a male in the Jefferson line fathered at least one child with Sally Hemings.

In other words, it is probable, but I would argue not probable.

The historical evidence lines up against it.

But a new “study” titled History By a Hair has been hailed as “conclusive” proof that Jefferson was the father of at least two of Hemings’ children, Madison and Eston.

Except it isn’t. In fact, it doesn’t change anything. DNA evidence is traced through maternal lineage, meaning that Randolph Jefferson could still be the father of Sally’s children.

And the hair sample that the study used had to be “reconstructed.”

In other words, this study does not answer the questions nor does it “prove” anything. But it provides sensational headlines.

Of course, it has the desired effect: running Jefferson’s reputation through the mud.

This is the gateway to attacking the founding generation and all of traditional American history.

The left wants American history to begin in 1975, or it needs the proposition nation to be true.

The Jefferson/Hemings myth would solidify the proposition nation. This is all political.

Both M. Andrew Holowchak and William Hyland take apart the new “evidence.”

I also discuss it on Episode 1330 of The Brion McClanahan Show.

You can watch it here.

OR

You can listen to it here.

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I think this is just YET ANOTHER example of the “LEFT”, which really should be labeled the “COMMUNISTS” trying to destroy an American icon.  Like every person, every one has some flaws.  To accuse a dead man of what today would be disgraceful conduct, and maybe it was even disgraceful then, without solid indisputable evidence, is the epitome of “character assassination”.

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POLITICAL: The USA should have a state try this Swiss system for a decade and evaluate it

Tuesday, September 29, 2026

https://www.boredpanda.com/unknown-interesting-facts-msn/

Published Apr 01, 2026
57 Interesting Facts To Make Your Boring Day Feel More Productive
Edvinas Jovaišas
BoredPanda staff

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#24
Direct democracy is one of the special features of the Swiss political system. It allows the electorate to express their opinion on decisions taken by the Swiss Parliament and to propose amendments to the Federal Constitution. It is underpinned by two instruments: initiatives and referendums. In Switzerland, the people play a large part in the decision-making process at all political levels. All Swiss citizens aged 18 and over have the right to vote in elections and on specific issues. The Swiss electorate is called on approximately four times a year to vote on an average of fifteen such issues. In recent decades, voter turnout has been a little over 40% on average. Citizens are also able to propose votes on specific issues themselves. This can be done via an initiative, an optional referendum, or a . These three instruments form the core of direct democracy. The popular initiative allows citizens to propose an amendment or addition to the Constitution. It acts to drive or relaunch political debate on a specific issue. For such an initiative to come about, the signatures of 100,000 voters who support the proposal must be collected within 18 months. The authorities sometimes respond to an initiative with a direct counter-proposal in the hope that a majority of the people and the cantons support that instead. Federal acts and other enactments of the Federal Assembly are subject to optional referendums. These allow citizens to demand that approved bills be put to a nationwide vote. In order to bring about a national referendum, 50,000 valid signatures must be collected within 100 days of publication of the new legislation. All constitutional amendments approved by Parliament are subject to a mandatory referendum, i.e., they must be put to a nationwide popular vote. The electorate is also required to approve Swiss membership of specific international organizations.

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This seems to be more like what the Dead Old White Guys were thinking. 

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TECHNOLOGY: Florida takes this one by mail stuff seriously

Monday, September 28, 2026

Hello FERDINAND REINKE,

This is a message from the Orange County Supervisor of Elections. Your Vote-by-Mail ballot for the upcoming 2026 General Election has been mailed. Questions? Email votebymail@voteorangefl.gov or call (407) 836-8683.

You are receiving this email because {Privacy Invoked} was used to sign up for Ballot Delivery Notifications at https://floridaorangevotes.ballottrax.net. To keep our e-mails out of your spam/junk mail folder, please add us to your address book.

Delivered by BallotTrax
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Much more that the Pepuls Republik of Nu Jerzee.

AND, I have never seen a prohibition on POA voting for someone.  Guess that would end the “helpers” harvesting the votes at nursing homes, insane asylums, or the home-bound incompetents.

I like this.

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GOVEROTRAGEOUS: The tiny island where Chinese mothers travel to give birth to American babies

Sunday, September 27, 2026

Saipan has become a hotspot for birth tourism, raising concerns Beijing is breeding passport-equipped spies
— Read on www.telegraph.co.uk/us/news/2026/09/26/saipan-birth-tourism-us-citizens/

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And all the “liberals” don’t see any problem with this or any thing else that stands in their way of getting Democratic voters to the polls.

DJT4547 if absolutely correct to try and stop all of these programs. Giving slaves post Civil War all of the rights and privileges is one idea. Good idea; but NOT thought out. But that’s another topic. It clearly was not intended for illegal immigration of the type of kind that we’ve seen up to now

I remember when a neighbor’s relative wanted to immigrate to the United States. They had a wealthy relative in St. Louis who wanted to sponsor him but no regular income from a job. He lived off his investments. They made that relative find someone with a real job no matter how poorly paid to sponsor him. I thought that was absolutely hysterical at the time. Decades later I realize how stupid bureaucrats could be.

But we should not admit immigrants who will become a drag on the welfare system. Immigrants who want to work and have skills should be welcomed in. We don’t need grifter and freeloaders.

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SECURITY: Message to all sites that use SMS two-factor authentication

Sunday, September 27, 2026

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Many services have moved away from text-based SMS two-factor authentication in favor of email, authenticator apps, and other, more secure solutions (i.e., authenticator apps, passkeys).

Your site drove me nuts when forced to change my password with multiple screens and multiple SMS messages. Do it again and I’ll be forced to cancel. It’s security theater; not real security.

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Let’s see if the {Privacy Invoked} responds.

Every time I get into this nonsense, I’m sending this message.

You should too. 

Line the TSA at airports, it’s “security theater”!

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Agent09-27-2026 – 4:50 PM

Hello Ferdinand,

We understand that you are looking to bypass the Password and One Time Passcode when accessing your online account. Currently, Manage my Target Circle Card does not use facial or fingerprint identification methods. We know you count on the ease of managing your account online and are always working to make enhancements, however this isn’t currently an available feature.

For your security, we’re unable to disable this security feature. We know you count on the ease of managing your account online. Please make sure your phone number and email are up to date so you can request a One Time Passcode, if necessary. To update and verify your contact information, select Menu, then Manage profile.

We know your time is valuable and we’ll be sure to keep your comments in mind as we work toward making the online experience better for every guest.

Have a great day.

Thanks for contacting us,
Vee
Target Card Services, servicer to TD Bank USA, N.A.

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Nope.  Didn’t get the message. Sigh!

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AI: Claude AI can’t put vcfs into Google Contacts

Saturday, September 26, 2026

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ME: Put this in a VCF and drop it into VCF-ICLOUD and VCF-GOOGLE with the “.vcf” extension

CLAUDIA: I don’t have a direct way to write into Google Contacts — there’s no Contacts API connector available here (only Drive, Calendar, and Gmail are connected), so I can’t push these VCFs in for you automatically. 

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Yeah, and AI is going to take over the world!  Not yet, anyway, FMPOV.

Argh!

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FUN: Since I am tutoring my 8 year old child …

Friday, September 25, 2026

FUN: Since I am tutoring my 8 year old child … … … 

… … … in Fourth Grade Math, that he likes as much as AMH.  I fugured I should create a “Professor Proton” character from TBBT.  With apologies and a tip of the old tin foil hat to Bob Newhart  … for the idea!}

I present for your amusement … … Taa Dah … … Professor Poopy Pop PopProfessor poopy pop pop 1.

Professor poopy pop pop 2.

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TECHNOLOGY: who tests before the end User?

Thursday, September 24, 2026

Had another instance of this today. Doctor’s practice has a web-based front end where you fill it all the forms. However, the HIPAA form doesn’t allow you to put in other people you want to have access to your medical records. I brought that to the attention of the receptionist and she said “Yep, we know, but it just can’t be done.”

As a fat old white guy injineer I find that INEXCUSABLE.

So the receptionist printed the blank form, I filled it out again with my wife’s name, the receptionist scanned it in, and who knows what she did with the paper.

So we waste paper, toner, and electrons. Not to mention the TAE (ie., time, attention, effort, and dikw).

Multiply that by every new patient!

What a waste. makes me wonder what else is ignored?

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VETERANS: “I will never leave a fallen comrade.”

Saturday, September 19, 2026

https://www.military.com/history/4-things-know-pow-mia-recognition-day.html

POW-MIA Remembrance Day: Our Heroes Are Never Forgotten - Chris Miller

Remember those that the Gooferment politicians and bureaucrats betrayed by leaving them behind!

“A veteran is someone who at one point in his life wrote a blank check made payable to the ‘United States of America’ for an amount of ‘up to and including my life.'” -Anonymous

“A soldier accepts personal responsibility for the safety of the body politic of which he is a member, defending it, if need be, with his life. The civilian does not.” — Lt. Col. Jean V. Dubois (Ret.) and student, p. 26 Starship Troopers (1959) by Robert A. Heinlein

The most significant item in the Quang report is the assertion that there were 1,205 American POWs in captivity that September. Six months later, Hanoi released 591 POWs, insisting they were the only prisoners alive at that time. If that was true and if the Quang report is accurate, more than 600 POWs must have died or been killed between the fall of 1972 and April 1, 1973. https://time.com/archive/6723016/american-pows-who-was-left-behind/

“I can’t promise you that I will bring you all home alive. But this I swear, before you and before Almighty God, that when we go into battle, I will be the first to set foot on the field, and I will be the last to step off, and I will leave no one behind. Dead or alive, we will all come home together. So help me, God.”  — Mel Gibson playing Lt. Col. Hal Moore in “We Were Soldiers”

In the U.S. Armed Forces, we don’t leave anyone behind. It’s one of the basic pillars of what the Army calls the Warrior Ethos: “I will never leave a fallen comrade.” https://nation.time.com/2012/05/17/the-warrior-ethos-why-we-leave-no-one-behind/

We should add “BIA” (Betrayed In Action) to MIAs, POWs, KIAs, WIAs!

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VETERANS:t September 18, 2026 – National POW/MIA Recognition Day

Friday, September 18, 2026

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Before the POW/MIA flag flew over the White House or was recognized by Congress, it began with Mary Hoff—a military wife searching for answers after her husband was declared missing in Vietnam.

Her request helped create one of America’s most recognizable symbols and the four-word promise printed beneath it: YOU ARE NOT FORGOTTEN

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“A veteran is someone who at one point in his life wrote a blank check made payable to the ‘United States of America’ for an amount of ‘up to and including my life.'” -Anonymous

And, of course, everyone “forgets”.  Except for the vets and the families of all the KIAs, MIAs, POWs, and those who carry a lifetime of “scars”.

All the “chicken hawks” should be voted out of office.  Any “Congress Critter” who votes for, or allows to happen, should be handed a rifle and sent to “the front” where ever it happens to be.

Argh!

Remember Heinlein’s Starship Troopers’ universe?

“One does not merely have the right to be a citizen and vote by virtue of what Heinlein called the mere accident of birth; rather, one has to earn this right through Federal Service that tested one’s ability and willingness to sacrifice for the greater good of the polity. “

Bet a lot of vets would NOT vote for all the undeclared wars the USA has been in since WW2?

I sure wouldn’t. Would you?

Argh!

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