The "Manosphere" is not okay.

October 4, 2026
By Windsor Johnson

When Olivia Petter first saw the news (click here) about the sexual assault allegations at Cornell University, she was shocked by how familiar parts of the story felt for her.

"The more I found out, the more triggered I became," she said. "I think for me, the worst thing was seeing the group messages that these boys were allegedly sending to each other on the night of the alleged rape."

Reading those exchanges brought the London-based author back to boarding school in England, where she says older boys targeted her and her friends from the age of 13....

Factional Differences Within the Manosphere

The manosphere is divided into several distinct subcultures, each approaching the topic of women, consent, and sexual assault differently:

Incels (Involuntary Celibates): This is the most extreme wing of the manosphere. Academic studies and watchdogs like the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) have documented that within incel forums, extreme misogyny, violent rhetoric against women, and the normalization or justification of rape—including collective or structural violence against women—are frequently expressed.
Pick-Up Artists (PUAs): The PUA community focuses on manipulation techniques to secure sexual encounters. Critics and sexual assault advocates argue that PUA philosophy heavily emphasizes overriding a woman's boundaries ("Last Minute Resistance"), which directly blurs the lines of legal consent and can lead to the justification of sexual assault.
Men's Rights Activists (MRAs) and MGTOW (Men Going Their Own Way): These groups generally focus on legal grievances, anti-feminism, or separating themselves from women entirely. Rather than openly condoning violence, these spaces are more likely to exhibit "rape culture" tendencies—such as systemic skepticism toward rape victims, heavy focus on false accusations, and shifting blame onto the victim.

Intersection with "Fraternity Culture" and Real-World Impact

Legal experts and sociologists frequently note a strong overlap between extreme manosphere ideologies and toxic male peer groups in real life.

The USA needs a woman president in order to return balance back from a hypermasculine culture that is out of control. The hypermasculine culture of the USA has destroyed women's rights to even control the health and well being of their own bodies.. Today women are being marginalized and forced to be thought of as baby machines, housekeepers, and the vessel of sexual satisfaction. It is basically a hate culture of women. Women are to know their place and stay in it.

Online misogyny (click here) is making its way into schoolyards, workplaces and intimate relationships. Learn more about where it comes from and how it spreads.

May 23, 2024

Ten years ago, (click here) a misogynist incel declared “war on women” before embarking on a deadly rampage in the beachside community of Isla Vista, California. On the evening of May 23, 2014, Elliot Rodger stabbed his two housemates and their friend to death before traveling to his ultimate target: a UC Santa Barbara sorority house. In his manifesto, he wrote that these women “represent everything I hate in the female gender.”

After he was unable to gain access to the sorority house, Rodger shot three women outside the house. He then proceeded to drive around Isla Vista, shooting at pedestrians and running others over with his car. Before finally killing himself, Rodger murdered six people and wounded 14 others....

If this is linked to Tehran, then they are POWs and not terrorists.

October 3, 2026

A dual U.K.-Iranian national arrested (click here) on suspicion of plotting a terror attack following a security incident at a U.S.-run military air base in England has been released on bail, authorities said Saturday.

The 25-year-old man was arrested Thursday in London on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts close to the RAF Fairford air base, which has been used by American bombers to strike Iran. He was the sixth person taken into custody and then released on bail as detectives investigate the incident.

British authorities have linked the incident to Tehran.

The five other men were not named, but police said they are all British nationals in their 20s and from London....

I think it is the same issue with the Houthis. These are not separate incidents. It is all related to the attacks by Trump on Iran. These events would not have happened if there was no dead Iranian people. The Shia Crescent encompasses many countries. It is the Iranian diaspora. They are defending their homeland. They have certain rights in their detainment as POWs. They can be deported to Iran.

POWs are supposed to be repatriated to their homeland. (click here) The UK should consider making their homeland safer by sending these men back to Iran.

To Americans it is an illegal war. To Iranians it is a war carried out in the deaths of many. To Iranians the muscle flexing of Hegseth only enforces the idea there will be more aggression and death to a country unable to defend itself. The Crescent is looking for ways to disarm the American military before their worst nightmares actually occur.

Iran cannot necessarily end the aggression of the diaspora even if it is encouraging it and the generals are directing it. That means negotiations are exceptionally complex in achieving a peace throughout the region. 

Trump insists on making empty promises to the American electorate while stealing money from the Treasury for political ads.

This isn't all he is doing. He is promoting the enlistment of men into the military through increase combat pay rates, but, at the same time he is increasing the cost of Air Force lodging rates to help pay for the spending elsewhere. The rate increase is global and will definitely effect families (click here). 

Why not increase pay rates across the board rather than just combat pay? It would seem combat is going to occur and it is an enticement to fight. Trump and Hegseth has planned a holy war. Americans will die. The plan involves attacks on Iran no different than the landing of D Day. There will be numerous deaths. 

October 3, 2026

By Melissa Golden

President Donald Trump (click here) is promising more payments to voters just ahead of the Nov. 3 midterm elections — this time, to more than 20 million seniors, giving them $90 each to help pay for Medicare premiums.

The announcement, made late Friday night by Trump on social media, comes after the president last month said about 1 million people would get rebate checks of $500 for Affordable Care Act premiums. He has also promised on the campaign trail to send every American adult $5,000 if Republicans retain control of the House and Senate in the midterm elections.

That pledge — which would require approval from Congress — would likely cost more than $1 trillion, adding to the deficit and worsening inflation.

Trump highlighted his $5,000 promise at a rally in Vandalia, Ohio, on Saturday night, and told supporters that 70,000 families in the state would receive the ACA rebates “within the next couple of days.” He also reminded voters about the $1,776 payments to military members, announced in December — though he mused that they should have been timed better....

October 1, 2026
By Cory Dickstein

Pentagon officials (click here) have approved a rare increase in special combat pay for all of the Defense Department’s troops serving in certain dangerous areas.

The Pentagon doubled its hostile fire pay rate from $225 per month to $450 per month and boosted its monthly cap for imminent danger pay from $225 per month to $275, according to a memorandum issued by Tim Dill, the Pentagon’s assistant secretary for manpower and reserve affairs. The changes became effective Thursday.

“Those who face combat deserve higher compensation that reflects the risks that they willingly undertake on behalf of our nation,” said Anthony J. Tata, the under secretary of defense for personnel and readiness. “Raising imminent danger and hostile fire pays for the first time in two decades is a step toward recognizing that sacrifice.”...

October 2, 2026

By Joshua Goodman

A former Miami congressman (click here) and longtime friend of U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio was sentenced Friday to 10 years in prison in connection with a secret $50 million lobbying campaign on Venezuela’s behalf during the first Trump administration.

Republican David Rivera has been jailed since jurors found him guilty in May on all counts, including failing to register as a foreign agent and conspiracy to commit money laundering as part of his work for former Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro ’s government.

Rivera, 61, appeared stone-faced as Judge Melissa Damian denounced him for betraying his life’s mission, saying he would surely have been judged harshly his many friends had the millions of dollars come from the Cuban regime instead of its allies in Caracas.

“Nobody would accept that’s ok and I don’t think this is different,” the judge said. “There’s no dispute this money came from the Maduro regime.”...

Trump is abusing power in officially stating he would pardon any members of his administration if they intentionally broke the law to benefit Trump's agenda. 

That is called racketeering.

Texas Paul is correct..

 This election is about the Constitution and our quality of life as a democracy under governance that respects the people and not the dollar. 

There will be plenty of time during the next session of Congress to look to a third party or better yet independent candidates to achieve civility and concern for the American. 

We need to put Democrats into power in the majority to ensure the well being of the USA Constitution.

They will do the right thing.

How do we know that? 

Because they have had two years to learn and participate in corruption and haven't. It was easy to step away from the people and become a supporter of a corrupt president and secure a seat of power that would be profitable for a long time. That didn't occur. The Democrats have a conscience and believe in ethics. 

Vote for Democrats without fear and stay engaged in the democracy and freedom we all cherish.