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JUNE TWENTY-SECOND NEWS ROUNDUP

 Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog starts the week with a current events roundup as the racist failure Keir Starmer resigns in the U.K.

MACKY SALL, FORMER PRESIDENT OF SENEGAL AND A LEADING CONTENDER TO BE THE NEXT U.N. SECRETARY GENERAL SAYS HE BACKS “PEACE BUILDER TRUMP’S” PUSH FOR REFORMS. He’s got a point – President Trump has ended more conflicts around the world than the U.N. has in years. (And nobody can consistently deal with the deceptive, mad dog Iranian regime due to their irrational behavior. But he tries.)

COLOMBIA IS THE LATEST NATION TO ELECT A TRUMP-ENDORSED PRESIDENTIAL CANDIDATE – ESPRIELLA. Losing candidate blamed Israel for his loss. (?)

IRAN’S REGIME BLAMES ISRAEL FOR ITS LATEST FANATICAL ATTEMPT TO CLOSE THE STRAITS OF HORMUZ.

IRAN’S REGIME SENTENCES FEMALE SINGER TO SEVENTY-FOUR LASHES OF A WHIP FOR PERFORMING WITHOUT WEARING A HIJAB. Privileged white Democrat women who pathetically cosplay in Handmaid’s Tale outfits gutlessly fail to comment.

MINNESOTA’S DEMOCRAT A.G. FACES QUESTIONS OVER THE STATE’S MANY, MANY FRAUD SCANDALS.

DEMOCRAT SENATOR RUBEN GALLEGO IN NEW SCANDAL, THIS TIME FOR MISALLOCATING CAMPAIGN FUNDS FOR PRIVATE LUXURY TRIPS FOR HIS FAMILY.

ANGEL DADS HONORED FOR FATHER’S DAY.

DEMOCRAT ILLINOIS GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER SUED FOR CHOOSING DEATH FOR DISABLED PATIENTS JUST TO SAVE MONEY ON CARING FOR THEM.

ANTI-TRUMP VANDALS ARRESTED FOR DAMAGING THE REFLECTING POOL. Trump Derangement Syndrome continues. Continue reading →

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BALLADEER’S BLOG IS NOW SIXTEEN YEARS OLD

BALLADEER’S BLOG

THANK YOU once again to all of you readers for making Balladeer’s Blog so enjoyable to write. As I always say, the unusual and controversial items I sometimes churn out here mean that readers have to be open-minded and very secure in their own beliefs not to just take offense and leave. You folks are the greatest!  

Here are some of my most popular blog posts from the past 12 months.

ROBERT REDFORD R.I.P. – After his death I reviewed his obscure films like War Hunt, This Property is Condemned, The Chase, Downhill Racer and others HERE.

RYAN O’NEAL: FORGOTTEN FILMS – A posthumous look at his films like Green Ice, Nickelodeon, Wild Rovers, The Thief Who Came to Dinner and more HERE. 

THREE BAD TOM SELLECK MOVIES – The Chinese Typewriter HERE, The Gypsy Warriors HERE, and The Washington Affair HERE.  

ANCIENT SCIENCE FICTION – A Trip to the Moon by Mr. Murtagh McDermot (1728) An Irishman travels to the moon and meets the inhabitants HERE. Mars to the Earth (1895) – The first Martian visit to Earth HERE. Story of the Second Traveler (1879) An island of sci-fi wonders HERE, Wonderworlds (1911) A spaceship expediton to explore other planets HERE.

BAD MOVIES – JACINTO MOLINA, SPAIN’S KING OF HORROR – I reviewed his movies like Exorcismo, Fury of the Wolfman, Assignment: Terror, Werewolf vs the Yeti, House of Psychotic Women and many more HERE. THE BOD SQUAD (1974) Women abducted by pirates learn kung fu and fight back HERE. AGAINST THE DARK (2009) Steven Seagal fights zombies HERE. FOES (1977) A very weird assault by aliens HERE. KARATE GIRL (1973) Turkish kung fu movie HERE. 

FORGOTTEN TELEVISION – PARTNERS IN CRIME (1984) – Loni Anderson and Lynda Carter as widows of a P.I. who take over his agency and solve his murder as their first case HERE. THE GIRL FROM U.N.C.L.E. (1966-1967) Stefanie Powers as U.N.C.L.E. agent April Dancer HERE. MRS. COLUMBO (1979-1980) Kate Mulgrew as Columbo’s wife solving murders HERE.

THE NEGLECTED RAILROAD WAR (1878-1880) – A neglected conflict that involved Robber Barons and various big-name gunslingers like Doc Holliday, Bat Masterson, Texas Ben Thompson, John Joshua Webb and more HERE. Continue reading →

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NEWS ROUNDUP: JUNE NINETEENTH

Here’s the latest current events roundup from Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog.

IN HOUSTON DURING MAY ALONE, ICE ARRESTED SEVEN HUNDRED THIRTY-FIVE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS FOR VIOLENT CRIMES.

ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT FROM GUATEMALA SENTENCED TO SIX YEARS FOR ARMS TRAFFICKING IN DEMOCRAT “SANCTUARY” MARYLAND.

EIGHT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CHARGED WITH USING STOLEN SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS TO ILLEGALLY OBTAIN JOBS IN KENTUCKY.

NEW YORK DEMOCRAT CANDIDATE STATES IT’S WRONG TO DEPORT ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS WHO ALSO COMMIT CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE, MURDER AND KIDNAPPING. She claims it’s “discrimination” to deport them. And that means she is telling the victims it’s just their tough luck they were on hand when their illegal immigrant attackers decided to rape or kidnap or beat them. Democrats have become callous monsters.

DEMOCRATS DENY VOTER A BALLOT FOR WEARING A TRUMP HAT. 

RYAN BOMBERGER DISMANTLES DEMOCRAT LIES ON JUNETEENTH.

ELEVEN ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CHARGED WITH STEALING ONE MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS IN DISABILITY BENEFITS AND FOOD STAMPS IN DEMOCRAT “SANCTUARY” MASSACHUSETTS. More HERE.

DEMOCRATS EXPOSED FOR LYING THAT TRUMP’S IRAN DEAL SENDS THE REGIME THREE HUNDRED BILLION DOLLARS.

FRASCINO ON DEMOCRAT VOTERS.

MATHEWS OFFERS THEIR VIEW ON TRUMP’S IRAN DEAL.

AMERICA’S DEMOCRAT-RUN “EDUCATIONAL” SYSTEM CONTINUES TO FAIL STUDENTS.

ICE AGENT SAVES CHILD FROM DROWNING. Which is more than any anti-ICE lunatic would ever do. Continue reading →

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JUNETEENTH: THE DAY DEMOCRATS LOST THEIR SLAVES (2026 EDITION)

Independent Voter site Balladeer’s Blog wishes you a happy Juneteenth, marking the day Democrats lost their slaves. (Democrats owned slaves, not Republicans.) African-Americans continue fighting for their freedom from the Democrats, who today treat people of color like they still own them and that they MUST vote for Democrats and ONLY Democrats.

That political party, which I’m ashamed to say I used to belong to years ago, even distorts the Juneteenth holiday. They try fundamentally transforming it into a day when Democrats – the only extant political party which supported slavery and even fought a Civil War over it – can act like they are above reproach while THE REST OF THE COUNTRY shares a guilt The Party pretends to be free from. 

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JUNE SEVENTEENTH NEWS ROUNDUP

Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog does a mid-week current events roundup from an America where Democrats demand Trump denounce an insult to Michelle Obama even though they never denounced insulting lies that Melania Trump was an escort.

IRANIAN DISSIDENTS GROUP WELCOMES PRESIDENT TRUMP’S PEACE DEAL, POINTING OUT IT LEAVES THE CURRENT REGIME DISADVANTAGED. Bear that in mind as anti-Trump loons try claiming Trump “surrendered.”

FRANCE’S LEADER MACRON PRAISES PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP’S IRAN DEAL FOR FIXING “THE NUCLEAR ISSUE”. Bear that in mind as anti-Trump loons try claiming Trump “surrendered.” More about that deal HERE.

FIFTEEN MEMBERS OF THE DEMOCRAT BROWNSHIRTS OF ANTIFA (REALLY KLAN-TIFA) CHARGED FOR VIOLENT CONSPIRACY IN MINNESOTA. More HERE.

DEMOCRAT-HELD MINNESOTA’S LATEST FRAUD SCANDAL UNDER TIM WALZ COST TWELVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS.

DEMOCRAT CHRISTINA BOHANNAN REFUSES TO ANSWER WHY SHE MADE IT EASIER FOR SEX OFFENDERS TO HIDE THEIR PAST. Democrats, why are you so in love with sex offenders? Oh, never mind.

ICE AGENTS ARREST ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED OF SEXUALLY ASSAULTING AND OTHERWISE ABUSING CHILDREN AND FOR DOMESTIC VIOLENCE. Democrats, why do you still try to help such men evade ICE? 

A VERY PUBLIC REMINDER THAT TRUMP TURNED JEFFREY EPSTEIN IN TO THE AUTHORITIES OVER HIS ACTIVITIES. More HERE.

ILLINOIS: DEMOCRAT GOVERNOR J.B. PRITZKER USES TAXPAYER FUNDS TO FINANCE RACIST TRAINING PROGRAM DEPICTING WHITE PEOPLE AND POLICE AS MOSQUITOS SUCKING THE BLOOD FROM PEOPLE OF COLOR. Race hatred is in the DNA of Democrats.

MORE DETAILS ABOUT THE ANTI-TRUMP TERRORISTS AND THEIR THWARTED ATTACK ON THE FREEDOM 250 EVENT AT THE WHITE HOUSE. More HERE. And HERE.         CO-CONSPIRATOR BELIEVED SOME OF THE ABSURD LIES ABOUT PRESIDENT TRUMP PROTECTING ELITES WHO SACRIFICE AND EAT CHILDREN. Which makes him as insane as most Democrat political candidates and celebrities here in 2026.

TRUMP-ENDORSED MIKE COLLINS WINS GEORGIA SENATE RUNOFF.

TRUMP-ENDORSED BARRY MOORE WINS ALABAMA SENATE RUNOFF. Continue reading →

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NEWS ROUNDUP FOR JUNE FIFTEENTH

Time for another current events roundup from Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog.

WORLD LEADERS PRAISE PRESIDENT TRUMP’S IRAN PEACE DEAL. Meanwhile, the scavengers of human suffering called Democrats hope for more war.

CRUDE OIL FALLS TO LOWEST PRICE SINCE MARCH ON NEWS OF WAR’S END. Meanwhile, the scavengers of human suffering called Democrats hope for prices to go up instead.

PRESIDENT DONALD TRUMP ANNOUNCES U.S.-IRAN PEACE DEAL. More HERE. Meanwhile, the scavengers of human suffering called Democrats hope for renewed fighting.

BIDEN REGIME AGAIN CALLED OUT FOR ACCOMMODATING CHILD-TRAFFICKING NETWORKS BY TURNING CHILDREN OVER TO THEM WITHOUT LOOKING INTO THEM.  Reminder that Barack Obama’s regime was guilty of the same thing HERE.

PRESIDENT TRUMP’S ADMINISTRATION STILL WORKING TO RESCUE AS MANY OF BIDEN REGIME’S CHILD VICTIMS AS POSSIBLE.

BIRTHDAY TRIBUTES POURED IN FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP.

FOUR TIMES DEPORTED ILLEGAL IMMIGRANT WHO WAS CONVICTED OF SEX OFFENSES AND KIDNAPPING GETS SENTENCED FOR LATEST CRIME. Continue reading →

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REMEMBER THIS ANTI-TRUMP LIE FROM LAST JUNE FOURTEENTH?

My, how time flies! It’s already been a year since anti-Donald Trump loons were claiming that celebrating the army’s 250th anniversary was Trump supposedly “acting like a dictator” by having a military event “celebrating his birthday.” It was wrong, of course, like roughly 90% of the shrill accusations against President Trump always turn out to be. Here’s my post from 2025 addressing that situation: 

NO, ANTI-TRUMP LOONS, LAST WEEKEND’S MILITARY PARADE WAS FOR THE ARMY’S TWO HUNDRED FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY, NOT FOR TRUMP

I’m still laughing over the way that anti-Trump fascists are so ignorant, uninformed and emotionally unstable that they idiotically believed that the parade last weekend was for Trump himself.

IT WAS THE ARMY’S TWO HUNDRED FIFTIETH BIRTHDAY, HENCE THE ELABORATE FESTIVITIES. President Donald Trump’s birthday happens to be on the same date as the army’s birthday – June 14th. And – try to follow me here, anti-Trumpers – those two birthdays will ALWAYS coincide.

Last weekend was NOT a case of military strength shown off for a national leader but to mark the TWO HUNDRED FIFTIETH birthday of America’s army. Birthdays/ anniversaries being celebrated for the 25th, 50th, 100th, 200th, and 250th time ALWAYS get special celebrations.

I’m still seeing anti-Trumpers lying that the military parade was for Trump. Don’t they realize that every single time they try spreading these lies that it tightens the bond between the Donald and his supporters? Sheesh! There are still imbeciles who think Trump told people to inject themselves with bleach or that he was trying to launch a nuclear program at Mar-a-Lago. Anti-Trump liars never learn. Continue reading →

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JUNE TWELFTH NEWS ROUNDUP

Independent Voter Site Balladeer’s Blog presents another current events roundup.

TWO ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CONVICTED FOR TRAFFICKING DEADLY FAKE PHARMA-CEUTICALS. The path toward their convictions started when ICE compiled the evidence against them and then arrested them. If Democrats had their way, ICE would be defunded and neither of these people would have ever been arrested, since Democrats believe illegal immigrants are above the law.       One of the illegals convicted in this case was set free by Joe Biden’s policies and so proceeded to commit further crimes.

HAT TIP TO MARK 1:1 BLOG – DEMOCRAT DONOR PLATFORM ACTBLUE CAPOS STILL PLEADING THE FIFTH REGARDING THEIR FOREIGN DONATIONS SCANDAL. 

EVEN MORE ILLEGAL IMMIGRANTS CHARGED IN CHILD TRAFFICKING RING. Illegal immigration AND child trafficking are practically part of the Democrat Party platform at this point.

PRESIDENT TRUMP FREES AMERICAN COMMERCIAL FISHERMEN FROM BIDEN-ERA OBSTACLES. The greatest president for the working class and the poor during my lifetime. 

FREE SPEECH MARTYR CHARLIE KIRK HONORED IN BELGRADE. 

SENATOR JOHN KENNEDY STYLISHLY DISSECTS THE DEMOCRATS’ DISASTROUS CANDIDATE GRAHAM “NAZI TATTOO” PLATNER.

BELFAST UNREST CONTINUES IN WAKE OF ATTEMPTED BEHEADING.

BILL GATES, WHO TRIES TO LECTURE THE REST OF THE WORLD ABOUT HOW THEY SHOULD LIVE, TESTIFIES ABOUT HIS SHADY DEALINGS WITH JEFFREY EPSTEIN. Remember how gung-ho Democrats were about talking about Epstein? Notice how they dropped it after Trump was cleared of any wrongdoing but their heroes like Bill Gates were in it up to their necks? Continue reading →

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THE ORIGINAL SIX JUSTICES OF AMERICA’S SUPREME COURT

Here’s a look at the six-Justice Supreme Court when the Court was first established.

CHIEF JUSTICE JOHN JAY

Served: October 19th, 1789 – June 19th, 1795. (Resigned)  

Some Highlights: West v Barnes, the first case which saw arguments take place before the Supreme Court. You want a quick turnaround? The arguments were heard on August 2nd, 1791 and the decision was published the very next day!  In the 1794 case Glass v The Sloop Betsy, Jay’s Court ruled that France could not use its American Consulate as a prize court.  Chief Justice Jay adopted a professorial role of sorts, writing explanatory items on procedures and the rudiments of federal governance at every opportunity for the benefit of lower courts and practicing lawyers.   

Comment: During the Revolutionary War, John Jay served as a colonel in the 2nd New York Regiment. Continue reading →

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SWASHBUCKLER MOVIES OF DALE ROBERTSON

Though mostly associated with westerns, Dale Robertson managed to squeeze in a couple of swashbuckler films during his Hollywood career.

SON OF SINBAD (1955) – Dale Robertson stars as Sinbad II, son of the original hero of the seven seas.  Vincent Price plays his sidekick, the poet Omar Khayyam, so if anachronisms bother you, stay far away from this movie, because there are plenty more on the way. But Price steals the flick!

When Sinbad is in Baghdad between his adventures he sneaks into the Khalif’s palace to seduce a few harem girls or dancers. This time though, he makes the mistake of exercising his charms on one of the Khalif’s wives, Nerrissa (Lili St. Cyr). Sinbad and his wing-man Omar wind up imprisoned by the angry Khalif (Leon Askin) to await execution.

Also in the ruler of Baghdad’s clutches are the Greek Simon Aristides and his daughter Kristina (Mari Blanchard). Simon knows the secret of Greek Fire (which we in the modern world have still not been able to duplicate), and when Tamerlane and his Mongol armies draw near intent on conquering Baghdad, Simon demonstrates Greek Fire to the Khalif, who wants to use it to drive off the Mongols.

Traitors kill Simon and make off with Kristina, who alone holds the secrets of Greek Fire now. The Khalif agrees to set Sinbad and Omar loose to find and return with Kristina. Assorted action scenes follow, and ultimately the Son of Sinbad joins forces with the Daughters of the Forty Thieves – beautiful women warriors who rob caravans and the like.

After much action, Sinbad, Omar and the Forty Daughters return to Baghdad with Kristina and use Greek Fire to help themselves defeat the invading Mongols. Sinbad marries Ameer (Sally Forrest), Omar marries Kristina and our title character is made the new chief of the Khalif’s Royal Guards, consisting of the Forty Fabulous Femmes. Watch for Kim Novak as one of the Forty! 91 minutes. Continue reading →

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