THE TAOS TATLER.

98 years old and still working.

Blomstedt is the subject of an Australian Broadcast Corp report about him, with some memorable quotes. Excerpts:,

“I’m not so naïve that I think everybody goes out of the concert hall after a Bruckner symphony saying, ‘I won’t do so many bad things tomorrow. I’ll treat my wife nicer.’

“But to experience the order and beauty of great music brings the listener in contact with something that is greater than himself, something that is meant to be perfect and beautiful and positive, and this is one of the greatest blessings of great music.”

Retirement is not a question of age . . . it should be flexible. I just love the music so much that I just can’t give up. There are always things that I want to learn. I’m happy for the results we get now and then, but I’m not really satisfied. Satisfaction lies in the hope of even better possibilities in the future, and I want to take all those chances.”

He ends by quoting Robert Schumann.

Schumann said: ‘The task of the musician is to send light into the depths of the human soul’. Light in the darkness — all of us, each of us, have a dark room in our soul. It could be illness, or disappointment in life; we all have something. You need light in this darkness and music can do that better, than any other art.”

Blomstedt is an observant Seventh-Day Adventist, but Catholics and all others can learn from him, especially musicians.

The incident leading to the apology by Office Depot was detailed in yesterday’s New York Post. Specifically, an Office Depot employee refused a customer’s request to print a poster consisting of a photo of the assassinated conservative activist Charlie Kirk and an announcement of a vigil to mourn his death. The employee claimed it was “propaganda” (so what if it were?). The customer shrugged off the rejection and went over to the local Fed-Ex, which was pleased to print the poster gratis.

The brass at Office Depot, when learning of the incident, apparently became apoplectic and fired the employee responsible.

It’s too early to see this incident as a turnaround in the corporate culture, but it certainly can be seen as a hopeful sign.

The responsible employee; not someone you’d want to meet in a dark alley, no?

The slain Charlie Kirk, a truly righteous and godly man is seen in the video above, politely mopping the floor with a college woman (with purple hair) on her knowledge of scripture. As one would expect of the late Mr Kirk, whose young life was cruelly snuffed out a few days ago, he debated the young women with courtesy and respect and ignored her many unneeded reminders that she was a Catholic.

Her ignorance of scripture was an embarrassment. Still, this is not the fault of young Catholics like her, it is the result of their lazy and sloppy instruction. This is a common problem in the Catholic Church.

Since my conversion, I have found, especially among young Catholics, that many of them have insufficient knowledge of scripture and church teachings. I was blessed when catechized, as it took place at the Church of Our Saviour, Fr Rutler’s church. Two eminently knowledgeable young men led the weekly classes, at which we read, or were assigned to read, all or most of the Catechism. Occasionally, we were even tested and given  writing assignments. The classes met weekly for seven months, until Easter Eve, when were received (all of us made it, happily) into the Holy Catholic Church, a memorable and happy day for me.

Whatever your religion, though, we must pray for the repose of the soul of the good and pious Charlie Kirk. Also we should pray for his widow and two young children.

As for Mr Kirk’s murderer, may God have mercy on his soul.

—President Trump

President Trump announced today that a suspect has been arrested for Charlie Kirk’s assassination.

“I think, with a high degree of certainty, we have him,” Trump told “Fox & Friends” during a live interview at the cable giant’s Manhattan studio.

I wonder how this case will be handled in our present justice system. It wasn’t long ago that when someone was charged with capital murder, the indictment, trial, verdict, and one appeal, if the sentence were death by hanging (later, by firing squad, electric chair–Edison successfully demanded alternating current, the rival to his direct current, be used–and in California, the gas chamber) took around six weeks. No endless appeals dragging on for years and even decades.

Our justice system has been hijacked. If it isn’t returned to the people, then we do not stand a chance winning our battle with the radical left, and their brutal acts will continue and worsen.

If this nation is serious about ridding itself of the brutal and increasing terrorism of the radical left, it is essential we return to the swift execution of justice we had only 50 years ago, especially in cases of murder. Years of appeals serve no one, save the convicts, lawyers, and do-gooder groups.

The look of knowing you have only seconds to live

The 23-year-old victim,[Iryna Zarutska] had come to the United States to escape the war in Ukraine.

She loved America. We’re going to bury her here,” the family told [FBI Agent] Barnacle—NY Post

Meanwhile, Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, displaying great compassion, has instructed those appalled by this brutal crime: “This is a tragic situation that sheds light on problems with society safety nets related to mental healthcare and the systems that should be in place,”

No need to identify the mayor’s political party.

When the Biden Administration opened the borders to all, they meant all.

From Not the Bee

During Joe Biden’s term, an estimated 233,000 unaccompanied children crossed the border and were completely lost.

The Trump admin has now found 22,638 of these children.
But many of them have suffered unbelievable horrors:

John Fabbricatore, HHS Office of Refugee Resettlement senior advisor, said to Fox News:

We found children who have been raped. We’re talking about debt bondage, where children are being made to work off debt, trafficking debt. We’re talking about children that were brought into situations and then treated like sexual slaves.

So far, 27 of the children Biden lost have been found dead, often from murder or drug overdose.

The most difficult part in grasping this horrific scandal is trying to comprehend the mindset of the Bidenistas when deciding to make the United States a borderless country. Did they consider for a nanosecond the negative consequences of their obvious political act, which was bringing in warm bodies to vote Democrat?

This blogger comes up with two explanations. One is slightly more charitable than the other, which is, in they’re rush to usher as many aliens as possible into the US before being stopped, Biden’s apparatchiks didn’t have the luxury of time to consider the possible ill consequences of their haste.

The other explanation, and the one favored by your Tatler is, these people were so obsessed with bringing  sufficient warm bodies into the US to outnumber Republicans in future elections, that though well aware that opening the borders and exercising not the least restrictions who entered the US, would result in enormous numbers children as well, and they simply did not care.

My guess is, if called on their utterly irresponsible behavior by anyone on their camp, they would make soothing noises about establishing child care centers and throwing lots of money at them–they’re Democrats, after all–and put any remaining qualms out of their minds, thinking only of the good of the party.

Speculation by this blogger, of course, but it is only an attempt to understand how these awful people could be so conscience-free to allow such enormous numbers of children, infants many of them, to come into this country unaccompanied, and having to deal with some of the worst people on earth lying in wait for them.

Perhaps, though, there is even a simpler explanation: those beings responsible for all those poor, unaccompanied children are just plain evil. Truly, they should face the consequences for such evil.

Caedite eos. Novit enim Dominus qui sunt eius.

(In a different context from the original)

Despite the vehemence with which trans defenders insist otherwise, there is ample evidence the rate transsexuals commit murder is far higher than for normal psychopaths.

The Western Journal analyzed numbers and states that data indicates 40% of school shooters since 2020 have either been transgender or “trans-suspected.”

It is undoubtedly true that a disproportionate amount of violence has arisen in recent years from LGBTQ identifying people. Robert “Robin” Westman, the Minneapolis Catholic school shooter, is unfortunately one in an ever-lengthening line of transgender shooters and domestic terrorists. In fact, the very day after the Minneapolis school shooting, a transgender person in Massachusetts murdered the father of a young child. But according to Western Journal, school shooters in the last five years have particularly shown a trend of transgender violence.

h/t Instapundit

—New York Post

A pet peeve of this blogger,  who for whatever the official reasons, considered the renaming of the War Department to Defense, in 1947, appeared wimpy, mushy, and weak. Created by Congress in 1789, the department’s original name projected strength, especially vital for a young nation, but an image which we should still project. “Defense” doesn’t cut it,  giving the impression we’re embarrassed about our nation’s power, almost apologizing for it. Hogwash. A strong nation has nothing to be ashamed of, and it’s about time we return to the department’s original name.

Bravo, Mr President.

Admirable as the man is, this blogger does not always agree with Elon Musk. Here, however, he is right on the mark.

From X.

My observation is that a major driver of white males becoming trans is the relentless propaganda portraying white men as the worst human beings.

If those lies land, especially during vulnerable teen years, and they are given an option to be a “celebrated” group, some will do it.

UPDATE: And there’s this.

Outlet Claims That Over a Third of School Shooters Since 2020 Were Trans.

The Western Journal analyzed numbers and states that data indicates 40% of school shooters since 2020 have either been transgender or “trans-suspected.”

It is undoubtedly true that a disproportionate amount of violence has arisen in recent years from LGBTQ identifying people. Robert “Robin” Westman, the Minneapolis Catholic school shooter, is unfortunately one in an ever-lengthening line of transgender shooters and domestic terrorists. In fact, the very day after the Minneapolis school shooting, a transgender person in Massachusetts murdered the father of a young child. But according to Western Journal, school shooters in the last five years have particularly shown a trend of transgender violence.