THE PASSING OF A TRUE HERO

 By Howie Katz

 

                              

                               Tracy Rusk with his beloved service dog Breacher

 

Sadly, Trey Rusk's son Tracy passed away a week ago today after a long battle with PTSD. Tracy was just 44-years-old. 

Tracy served in the U.S. Coat Guard from 1999 until 2012 and was the member of a Special Ops team.

While serving in the Coast Guard, Tracy received the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, theNational Defense Service Medal, the Coast Guard Special Operations Service Ribbon, the Coast Guard Meritorious Team Unit Commendation Ribbon, and several additional awards.

Unfortunately, following his discharge, Tracy suffered from a torturous case of PTSD.  This terrible affliction is what finally took his life.

Tracy's service dog Breacher was his best friend and constant companion during the last several years of his life.

Tracy is survived by his daughters Hauna and Asia, his parents Trey and Denise, his brother Bradley (a Friendswood police officer), his sister Billye, and other family members.

Tracy was a casualty of war. He was a true hero in every sense of the word.

Tracy's funeral was held today. He is now resting in peace. 

In their grief, Trey and Denise can find some solace in that Tracy is no longer suffering from his service-inflicted torturous illness.

 

                                           Trey and Denise at the Eiffel Tower in Paris

 

Trey Rusk has been a very dear friend for some 50 years. His father and I were also the closest of friends when we were both on the faculty of College of the Mainland in Texas City. 

 

Many of the news articles posted on BGB have been forwarded to me by Trey.

BEST PHOTO OF THE YEAR SO FAR

By Howie Katz

 

An AI meme showing Adam Schiff, Nancy Pelosi, Chuck Schumer, AOC and Gavin Newsom as MS-13 gangsters 

 

This photo was published in today's Daily Mail. It's the best photo of the year so far.

It's going to be hard to top this one.

MTG FOR SECRETARY OF DEFENSE

By Howie Katz

 

MTG is pictured holding a .50 caliber Barrett M82 sniper rifle which weighs about 33 pounds

 

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth's term in office may be short-lived. Hegseth has been surrounded by embarrassing scandals. There was the top-secret group chat about our bombing the Houthis in Yemen to which Jeffrey Goldberg, editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, was allowed to participate in. And now two of Hegseth's top aides have been caught leaking sensitive information.

To begin with, Hegseth was one of President Trump's most controversial cabinet picks. Many questioned his qualification to be secretary of defense. He barely survived the Senate's approval of his nomination.

Another scandal and Hegseth will be gone. In that case, Marjorie Taylor Greene would be a deserving replacement.

 

MTG meets Trump's top requirement of loyalty. She's worshiped him for years.

 

MTG is a true Trump loyalist who has worshiped him for years. That alone meets Trump's top requirement for anyone to serve in his cabinet.

And any woman who is capable of holding a 33 pound rifle is well qualified to be our secretary of defense.

TRUMP'S BEST MOVE SINCE TAKING OFFICE

By Howie Katz

 

Left: Out - Right: In

 

 

President Trump has removed Barack Obama's portrait in the White House and replaced it with a picture of himself pumping his fist after he got shot in the ear during an assassination attempt.

 

This is, without a doubt, the best move Trump has made since taking office.

THOSE CRAZY 104% TARIFFS ON IMPORTED GOODS FROM CHINA

 By Howie Katz

 

  

Car parts imported from China

 

Trump's 104% tariff on goods imported from China will cost Americans a pretty penny. Especially hard-hit will be the American car industry.

The car manufacturers, including Ford, General Motors, Stellantis (formerly Chrysler) and Elon Musk's Tesla, will have no choice but to keep importing foreign car parts because without them they would be left with only the shells of cars. That also applies to the foreign brands like Honda and Toyota that are manufactured in the United States.

That 104% tariff will cause the price of cars to rocket sky high. Most Americans will not be able to afford a new car.

 

Elon Musk's Tesla is made up mostly of Chinese-made parts

 

Because of the tariffs which he opposes, Elon Musk personally lost billions in the market. He called Trump's top trade adviser Peter Navarro a "moron" and "dumber than a sack of bricks."

Trump expects that his tariffs will establish new plants and produce many jobs in this country. But experts believe it will be two years before that can happen. Meanwhile Americans will be stuck with higher prices on just about everything they buy..

And those sky rocketing car prices will force the car industry to cut way back on the production of cars. That will cause thousands of American workers to lose their jobs.

That 104% tariff is crazy or Trump is crazy ... or both. 

TRUMP INCLUDES THE HEARD AND MCDONALD ISLANDS ON HIS TARIFFS LIST ... THE ISLANDERS ARE REALY PISSED OFF

By Howie Katz

 

 

President Trump included the Heard and McDonald islands in the Indian Ocean among the counties subjected to his tariffs. The trouble is that the islands do not have any human inhabitants and are populated only by penguins.

 

Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick explained that “So basically he (Trump) said, ‘Look, I can’t let any part of the world be a place where China or other countries can ship through them.’ “ 

 

McDonald islanders protest against Trump's tariff

 

President Trump and Vice President Vance try to explain the tariffs to the Heard Island ambassador 

 

The only humans to set foot on the islands are the occasional tourists who stay no more than a couple of hours while they pose for photographs with the penguins.

 

The Heard and McDonald islanders are really pissed off and declared that because of Trump's tariffs they were going to take their business elsewhere.

ALEXANDER THE GREAT BREAKS NHL RECORD THAT HOCKEY EXPERTS PREDICTED COULD NEVER BE BROKEN

39-year-old Alex Ovechkin scores his 895th goal to break Wayne Gretzky's NHL record of most goals scored by a player, a record that stood for 31 years

 

By Howie Katrz 

Washington Capitals left wing Alex Ovechkin scores a goal in the 2nd period against the New York Islanders at UBS Arena on April 6, 2025. The goal is the 895th of Ovechkin's career, breaking the NHL all-time career goals record previously held by Wayne Gretzky for 31 years.

 

 

You don't have to be a hockey fan to appreciate what 39-year-old Alex Ovechkin has just achieved. The Washington Capital's captain and left winger scored his 895th goal against the New York Islanders on Sunday to become the all-time leading goal scorer in the NHL. Alexander the Great broke legend Wayne Gretzky's record which has stood for 31 years.

 

Ovechlin is mobbed by his teammates after scoring the record-breaking goal.

 

New York Islanders congratulate Ovetchkin

 

New York Islanders goaltender Ilya Sorokin congratulates Ovetchkin

Ovetchkin is congratulated by Gretzky. who attended the game. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman (L) looks on.

 

(L-R) Alex Ovechkin, Wayne Gretzky and NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman.

 

Ovechkin with mother Tatyana Ovechina (middle) and wife Anastasia Shubskaya who saw Alexander the Great score his record-breaking goal.

 

Alex Ovechkin and wife Anastasia Shubskaya, and Wayne Gretzky and wife Janet Gretzk

 

 

Hockey experts had predicted that Gretzky's record could never be broken.

 

Oh, by the way, the Islanders won the game 4-1.

BREAKING NEWS ... US MARINES LAND IN GREENLAND, BATTLE COPS IN CAPITAL NUUK

Associated Dress

April 1, 2025

 

Us Marines are pictured landing on a beach in Greenland on Tuesday morning, April 1, 2025

 

US Marines landed on a beach near Greenland's capital city Nuuk on Tuesday morning. They did not meet any resistance until they entered Nuuk. A brief battle ensued with the capital city's 36-man police force. 

The brave Nuuk cops with their pistols were no match against the Marines with their powerful weaponry. They surrendered after seven of them were killed and 17 wounded. The Marines did not suffer any casualties.

 

President Trump watches the Marines in action in Greenland

 

President trump called it "Liberation Day" for Greenland. "From now on Greenland will be a territory of the United States," the President declared. 

This is an ongoing event and we will report the details as they come in.