Wow... A really nice piece...Thanks. Not for nothing, I don't like the silence...strikes me that the Beast is hungry and He's mad. Stay frosty folks. Pax
Agreed; however, some deep state entities have been making noise. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has said he refuses to leave office, he says he "can't be fired.: Here's an article on that: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4v7vwgqj0o
He is probably part of Senior Executive Services (SES) and they can't be fired. Not ever. We can thank Jimmy Carter for that. But if he thinks Trump can't or won't fire him, he has another thing coming. I've watched Trump for decades; when he takes on a task he always gets it done and always wins.
Then there's the Pentagon. They are saying they will find a way to take Trump out of office and he won't be president. This is out and out, in your face treason. Military law, says penalty for treason is execution.
So, yes, stay frosty, more to come IMO. My money is on Trump/RFK Jr. They both have many reasons to go after deep state and this is a fight to the death, literally.
The federal reserve is supposed to be independent of the government. The president can ask for a chairman's resignation, and sometimes they oblige, but otherwise they serve out their terms without interference from the political class.
Agreed. I think I just figured out why Trump can fire him: Biden reappointed Powell as chairman in 2022 but Biden's term as president was illegitimate, he wasn't the rightful president. Trump was rightfully elected president but Dems cheated to get Biden in office. If his term was illegitimate, and it was, then Trump can fire Powell, as the appt wasn't legitimate. IMO, Trump may be getting ready to bring out the Loy Brunson decision by U.S. Supreme Court, proving that 2020 election was stolen. If that happens, Trump may become president before Jan. 2020. If you don't know about Loy Brunson case, you might want to look it up, it's an important case.
I just saw this short video on Black Rock owning Federal Reserve basically, extremely important video, everyone should see this, it explains a lot about our economy:
BlackRock: The Most Shocking Conspiracy You’ve Never Heard Of
The President can no more "do away with the Fed" than he can fire the Fed chairman. Andrew Jackson correctly labeled the Fed of his day, the Bank of the United States, a corrupt entity and killed it by refusing to sign the bill to re-charter it- whereupon the BUS triggered a Depression intended to ruin his election chances- but when Jackson sadly informed veterans of the War of 1812 who regarded him as a great hero, that the BUS actions made it impossible to pay their veterans benefits, they correctly blamed the BUS and not Jackson, who was handily re-elected- and left the nation $0.00 in debt, after 8 consecutive balanced budgets and a strong gold-backed dollar, which read "Payable on demand for gold." Compare that to the incredibly complex language and description of the cryptocurrency industry( who stuffed wads of money down Trump's throat (he, who, incidentally hung Jackson's portrait in the Oval Office) that not one man in a thousand can make any sense of. Amazingly, a return to the gold standard- or some standard(!) could be accomplished by making the so-called security strip not out of Mylar(!), but honest-to-God hologrammed gold (or silver.) But that would not be simple enough for the tangled web-weavers who H.L. Mencken branded as "The great practical jokers of the race."
Crypto is more terrifying to me than the worthless paper Federal Reserve notes. Nothing more than digits on a computer somewhere, wiped out with a single power outage or EMP. No, precious metals is where we need to go. Back to silver and gold.
A return to the gold standard could be as simple as making the so-called security strip in what passes for money today not out of Mylar(!) but real gold (or silver)- in other words, putting the gold literally back in the hands of the people. No longer wondering if it was really in Fort Knox. The Fed, working 24/7 to ram CBDC's down everyone's throat(See Jon Forrest Little's writing) wants nothing to do with that- they want to eliminate cash entirely and put everyone under surveillance with each and every transaction. One of the saddest events in history was when Hitler's goons literally put a gun to the head of the Czech finance minister and ordered him to call the Bank of England, where their gold was stored, and border to transferred to Germany's of the vaults. The BOE knew exactly what was going on but they did it- and Chamberlain had held up a piece of paper declaring he had obtained "Peace in our time." But if Czechoslovakia had put its gold in the hands of its own people instead of shuffling it to England for security, this never would have happened.
I think because he sees the handwriting on the wall and has heard the cries from everyone calling for Trump to end the Fed. He knows Trump wants his own people and he's not one of them even though Trump is the one who put him there in the first place. Go figure.
Trump put a lot of people in office so he can have them arrested later for crimes they commit. Powell was reappointed by Biden in 2022 and his term expires in 2028; however Biden is illegitimate president and Trump actually won 2020. This is probably going to come out soon, and Trump should now be the president. Powell's appt was illegitimate and that's why Trump can fire him. Just my 2 cents.
Ridiculous even if you are right, which you aren't. Qanon type stuff. Trump isn't going to abolish the Federal Reserve system although it is completely illegal as per the Constitution.
This is an utterly absurd supposition. Trump didn't put people into office just so he can fire them later on. Come on, man.
Can you imagine the Constitutional shit storm that would befall us if Biden's Presidency was deemed illegitimate? There's no way that will happen. The damage is done. The only thing we can do now is move forward and try to repair the damage Biden did and try to push off the coming financial Armagheddon.
I DO know that and always have, I'm 70 y.o. I just wasn't thinking of that when I wrote my comment. At my age, my brain doesn't work as fast as it used to, especially after CO2 poisoning for 9 months. No need to assume I'm ignorant or to talk down to me.
The readers here may, but Joe Six Pack certainly does not- and I would suspect that may here do not appreciate that the very Too-Big-to-Fail Banks are the actual owners of the Fed and therefore hold all of us hostage to bailing them out if their own bets go wrong. This is exactly what Andrew Jackson charged when he refused to sign the bill to re-charter the BUS. He said:“Gentlemen! I too have been a close observer of the doings of the Bank of the United States. I have had men watching you for a long time, and am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in the breadstuffs of the country. When you won, you divided the profits amongst you, and when you lost, you charged it to the bank. You tell me that if I take the deposits from the bank and annul its charter I shall ruin ten thousand families. That may be true, gentlemen, but that is your sin!"
Powell's constituency is very, very small, and Powell is the Mother of American Inflation, printing/counterfeiting $5 Trillion during the Covid Scam on top of the Yellen/Bernanke $3 Trillion Too Big/Jigged To Fail robbery.
"Powell is the Mother of American Inflation" No, the "Mother" is the US Congress - they passed the legislation allowing the money to be conjured into existence & spent. Congress has not passed a budget in I don't know how long.
Biden was the executive who directed the authorized spending. Powell is like a midwife, an assistant in the birth of a monster. Contact your congresscritters about this.
Without the Fed as buyer of U.S. bonds, and always the implied Backstop if the Primary Dealers can't directly fill their Obligations, and always read to lend money to the Primary Dealers and Foreign Banks to keep the churn machine running, without the Fed at the ready to click new (counterfeited) dollars into existence, then the U.S. Government would have to live within their means.
But, you are correct about 1 important thing. The U.S. Government created the Federal Reserve Monster, for the Private New York Banks, in 1913, and now the Fed heavily feeds these Private Banks, Foreign Policy and Military Adventures.
Though the FED is a private organization, just as the USPS. Being that the case, it would seem logical to assume that the President would be able to exercise considerable control over it.
Has the President, or Congress ever vetoed a proposed hike in the cost of a first class stamp? It was a nickel, in my lifetime. But it is certainly true that the Fed is the enabler of the creation of trillions of new debt- Bernanke and others before stated publicly that the Fed did not monetize the debt, but that is a bald-faced lie. Do they suggest that China, or Japan, or Britain, much less Russia are the ones buying all those bonds? It sure isn't the American people either.
The Federal Reserve is a consortium of banks, not all American, which effectively own the United States. Our own Elite sold us out at Jekyll island. Unasked and unknowing, we joined the "international community".
Yep, and also for overthrowing State's Rights by turning the Senate into nothing more than a glorified House of Representatives. By giving the Senate to the people States lost all rights and interest in the Federal Government. They became nothing more than administrative districts. Woodrow Wilson upended an all important balance of power between the States, the people and the Federalists. He finished off what old Abe Lincoln started in his war of northern agression against the southern states. I hope both of them are rotting in hell for their crimes against humanity.
THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT VANCE TO OVERHAUL THE FED AND OTHER NON-FUNCTIONING PARTS OF OUR GOVERNMENT. HE CAN OVERHAUL THEM TO THE GARBAGE CAN IF HE THINKS IT BEST. I TRUST HIS DECISIONS.
The Fed is a Private money counterfeiting Monopoly, that stole the credit of small Americans, along with a corrupt Congress, to finance the Too Big (JIgged) to Fail scam.
Powell has completely outed himself as the Political Tool that he really is.
Remember all that Covid money that was used to offset the effects of the government caused pandemic. $1200 each for nothing? No efforts. Sorta sounds like UBI? That is what caused inflation, goods production decreased and more money supply. Classic inflation!
JAZ - the handout was simply a beta test for UBI. Trying to dial down the minimum $$$ amount to keep people on their couches, watching TeeVee and eating snacks. When the natives get restless, that's when the problems start.
If memory serves me right, I believe when the Fed was passed, congress retained the right to buy out the fed if it went south. The price was a few million I think. I'd say the fed went south about 10 minutes after it was made.
Look at all the wars and the millions of Americans killed since the advent of the Fed. It is a Satanic institution. Evil to its core. It has brought nothing but death, destruction, debt and chaos to our society and our people.
Agreed!! If Milley is successfully court-martialled then this will be the clarion call that the fight is on….as the Leviathan in Washington DC collapses (which ever way that proves to be, with a constant, ever-expected twist), we should expect civil war to inherently fill the political vacuum, since politics abhors a vacuum (no matter what the trolls on here and on every other social media platform claim to the contrary), which will force American government at the state level on down to either assume the responsibility vacated by the feds, or the local govts mirror the feds, with riots morphing into civil war💀
The arrest of those who peacefully assembled on J6 2021 in protest of the lack of election integrity in the 2020 election are still being arrested. My husband and I are currently serving 90 day house arrest for “entering and remaining” in a restricted area. My probation officer told me not to expect any early release and that any requests for pardon will go through normal channels at the DOJ. These people who criminally conspired to topple President Trump by targeting him and his supporters will not quit so easily just because they lost an election. Waiting for the other shoe to drop, but feel optimistic that the good guys will ultimately win. The unity coalition has some smart, strong people working for America.
The Jan 6 entrapment is beyond outrageous. I want full exposure of that domestic operation. It ruined a lot of people but didn’t even achieve its objective of intimidating maga. Another sad tale of destructive incompetence. This type of thing must end.
But but tekapo told us it was an attack! Majella told us there was no election fraud! These lefties from New Zealand and Australia pretend to know the US better than we the people. Who live here and work here. The arrogance of these Socialist boot lickers is amazing. Yes still stuck off the coast of some third world country dem Hoofies been getting pummeled.
Remember these folks are products of a socialist monarchial system, the UK. The idea that hey would have to do things on their own volition is an anathema to them.
What me Worry? If I pay enough taxes, the government will take care of me.
Sound familiar? Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Pelosi, et al.
I see a night and day difference between the organization for the Trump 2016, and 2024, administration. It wouldn't surprise me that Trump has every base covered.
I completely agree. Trump is relying on a brain trust unlike anything I’ve seen in my lifetime. The closest second was Reagan’s ‘Kitchen Cabinet’ and they were mostly politicos and eggheads, but smart. The last time Trump entered the Executive Suite he was a lamb surrounded by wolves. This is a man who learns from his mistakes.
Look at Jan.6 for what is was, a revolt by the people against the Federal government. Trump and his group had a problem with questionable results from an election. He lawyered up and started to investigate what happened and how they did it. He was absolute stifled by the Deep State judiciary of the country, state by state. 100%! His group did not accept the total repudiation and had a rally in DC, much like the pussy hat women’s marches four years prior. Pelosi stopped Trump’s effort to have national Guard supervision of the rally which inflamed itself into a riot. Because the cowardly Dems and RINOS hid in the basement instead of confronting the crowd, it was termed an insurrection by the Deep State, actually Pelosi and two RINOs. What was their goal, to make Pence decide to allow the investigation to continue instead of certifying the election at that moment. That was used by the damnable Deep State to make equivalent the actions against Civil War insurrectionists with these people trying to stop a Deep State abomination.
IMHO, the real insurrectionists were and are the Leftist Deep State that continue today to have total control over this country and destroy the Constitution in their path to totalitarianism. Just listen to them, that is enough to realize who the traitors to the country are.
Armstrong has gone into a lot more detail, but I don't find it at this time.
"All the evidence shows that January 6th was a Deep State coup to shut down the challenge to any state’s count. The Deep State, with their Neocons, had to get rid of Trump just like JFK because both were anti-war. Pelosi refused to call in the National Guard because they feared that they were Trump supporters. That is why there was a 3-hour delay in asking for the National Guard – the Deep States (FBI/NSA/CIA) were in control. Pelosi used the event to impose emergency rules to block any challenge to the count involving seven states. The Constitution required any challenge to be debated on the full floor. Pelosi imposed a COVID rules restricting the number of people on the floor to just 53. They then imprison anyone who was there except FBI and their operatives while trying to use the 14th Amendment against Trump for what they very cleverly pulled off."
For Outlander fans, the Insurrectionist Battle of Alamance, where the Crown destroyed the rebellion of Regulators. It is considered the first battle of the Revolutionary War. A rebellion of “homeless” at the time against taxation that had destroyed their livelihoods. Jan.6 was actually more serious as these “rebels” considered the repudiation of their votes by a conspiracy of the Deep State judiciary raised them up to a fever pitch, enough to call out the Deep State. These people are heroes as much as the Regulators or the participants of the Boston Tea Party.
Why? Do you really believe the R-team is going to do anything? What did the R-team do during the first two years of the Trump's first term? Oh yeah, nothing but obstruct him. Name one thing the R-team has done to limit government, reign in spending, abide the Constitution? God I am so sick of this back and forth between the two major political parties while purposefully ignoring the fact that BOTH parties don't do anything but grow the size of government, grow the debt, fund the wars, and let the illegals continue to pilfer the American taxpayer wealth.
Are we shifting to a point of progress? Maybe. As the older Boomer generation starts to die off in multitudes it will behoove the younger generations to come in and solve the problem. Doesn't bode well for my General X.
I would love to see Americans cast off the fucking two party mentality. Hell, I wish they would read George Washington's farewell address (if they could understand it, he uses strange words and is hard to understand) and cast off all allegiance to any political party. Political parties become a person's tribe and tribalism is almost impossible to cure. Evidence is "oustider's" comment above. Even after all these years of being stabbed in the back by the Republican filth there are still many millions that think the Republicans are the answer to the Democrat cancer.
I woke up a long time ago. I guess to each his own.
To be honest we have been here before and they did nothing. We still have the unaffordable care act from obaminable. I won't hold my breath even with Trump throat punching the Republican do nothings. My insurance went up over 1000 a month and is half as good as it used to be just so some slug can get bad VA style with hold care. Time to get government out of they.
To many of us the article outlines several of the reasons why the popular voted the way we did. But in all honesty when was the last time anyone within the Govt was held accountable? I mean the Russia hoax, which was proven to be diabolically treasonous, still permitted the same nefarious criminals who created it to espouse their venom during this election cycle...Does anybody really give 2 shits what Hillary thinks? Even the Obama's had minimal impact even though their ill gotten riches were provided by many of the current billionaires who benefitted from their policies...The best in class award goes to Van Jones who reaped $100 Million from Jeff Bezos for what nobody knows...speaking of Bezos and The Washington Post...who the fuck cares what Bob Woodward has to say? His take down of Nixon is legendary but since then he writes books that nobody cares about (please dont quote NY Times best seller)...The real work to be done is to clean up the republican Party starting with Thune and Cornyn who are backchanneling to save their hides from the very donors who will suffer from a Trump Presidency...Trump needs to stay the course (and I agree with you JHK about his avoiding the public limelight) and focus on the Illegal Immigration, Inflation, and Crime as they are front and center for the popular vote...while at the same time his cabinet can focus on fixing the Woke Ideology implemented starting back in 2008 with Obama...If we believe the democrats are going to sit back and look at themselves in the mirror you are sadly misguided...Raskin and Schiff have had a Plan B all along and it will present itself shortly...The Democrats will not be satisfied until they are the last men standing in a pile of rubble...In the immortal words of Sun Tzu, "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."...we now know the enemies (within and outside the party) and we know ourselves...It is no time to be complacent...
Don't forget the free speech/censorship issue. That allows them to control the media and much of social media, which in turn allows them to keep their true believers in thrall.
Emoticoms will soon replace our ridiculous alphabet. It is a superior system. Hieroglyphics embody a depth of feeling and meaning that the written word can never begin to approach. We will draw them with sticks in the sand on the beach and hoot with glee as the tide washes them away. As we "advance" we will draw them in mud that will harden, creating the illusion of permanence. Then carve them in stone, etc. The whole dreary thing will begin again. Better to stay naked on the beach perhaps?
As our public education system continues to fail our children, we can expect the next generation to communicate primarily with emojis of smiley faces and piles of poop.
I've stated before that "they" will not allow DJT to ascend to the office of president, come hell or high water. I speak of those who are deeply entrenched within the bureaucracy of our government who not only hold expansive power, but more importantly have no issue with using it to whatever end is subject to their whims. Perhaps at one time they subscribed to the notion that the ends justifies the means, but I think it fair to say that this is a relic of the distant past as absolute power is such an intoxicating thing. Now they destroy anyone or anything that they deem a threat to their position in the government - that position amounting to their effectively running the country with the various branches being little more than window dressing to keep the plebes in the dark. We've seen this time and time again, only to be told that we're conspiracy theorists (in the pejorative sense) and to shut up and move on. Those who don't are subject to lawfare. This time the stakes are so high...indeed, their very existence is at play. Given this circumstance, expect anything and everything to prevent DJT from becoming president. If anything, a coup by the military is very possible, though I think this may be their 2nd or even 3rd option. What is certain is that they will act to protect themselves as a cornered animal will surely lash out with extreme violence. Watch and see.
"What is certain is that they will act to protect themselves as a cornered animal will surely lash out with extreme violence. Watch and see." What is even more certain is that large organizations tend to be clumsy and poorly coordinated. I have been in charge of several very small organizations and found repeatedly that despite everyone's best intentions, things get screwed up. Vigilance, flexibility and cooperation are always necessary. I have no reason to believe that even the Deep State is immune to this vulnerability. During the process of the disintegration of the USSR, there was no extreme violence. And none of our 'experts' predicted that.
The Zionist faction of the Deep States picked Trump. The one nation party (not our nation though). The actual Globalists hate him - the no nations party. Both are enemies of the real American Nation.
To whom did John the Baptist call vipers, and Jesus say to, “you are of your father the devil”?
Answer: the Jewish power elite of that time. So you have Jesus, the number 1 Jew of all (according to Christianity), and John the Baptist, who Jesus named the greatest among men, and by default then the no 2 Jew of all time, both calling out the corrupt Jewish elite of that time.
Does that answer your question?
A big part of the problem, is that there are good Jewish folks who instinctively close ranks with corrupt Jews, and refuse to point to the huge heard of elephants in the room wreaking havoc on everything else.
No offense, but I didn't ask you. I asked Jarek, aka Lugh. He's fulminated for years about Jews being evil, and how only antisemitic Catholics like him are good. Say what? You cannot hate all Jews while worshipping a Jew or saying you believe in YHWH, the living God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel. While I respect your opinion and tend to agree with much of what you said, this turd's comments about hating all of us of Jewish heritage multiple times every. goddamned. week gets pretty old. Maybe he should worry about problems within his church before he talks shit about Jews -- you know, take the beam out of your own fucking eye before you try to remove a splinter from your brother's eye, and all that.
Well, I can’t speak to your weekly interactions with this guy. I just happened to follow a link, read the article, peruse the comment section, and answer your question. That said, I really do hope to see the day that the average decent Jewish people stand up and start publicly dealing with those elephants. Not holding my breath though.
Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind. I've said many times that the Antichrist will have two seats, the Vatican and the rebuilt Temple. So I do criticize my own. They in contrast, almost never do.
And Christ said that the angels are the reapers. Why has this been ignored in iconography? Why not portray angels with scythes reaping souls?
I am betting on Trump being assassinated before he can be inaugurated. They've already tried and failed. All it takes is one successful attempt and it is game over.
One thing that may prevent this is the reaction of MAGA to any messing with the results this time. Jan. 6 will be a slight disturbance in comparison. Let this idiot Dems try to affect the election, they may be in the Mall with tar and feathers for clothing.
George W. Bush, Jr. How odd. After essentially disappearing from the National Stage except making the usual appearances to undermine and try to destroy Trump, he has emerged anew from his lair.
Day after election the GWBush Off road Biking Event where he was putting on a really good act like he actually cared for all of those Vets with missing limbs caused by his evil family.
Then yesterday, he and Laura are trotted out to center field with the Dallas Cowboy football team in an opening ceremony.
This is one of the biggest WTFs ever. This slimy Evil Doer knows all of the secrets, and he and his pal Dickless Cheney should be the first to be hauled before a tribunal and executed for crimes against humanity.
Noticed it. I wonder if an effort, by the media, to promote the establishment GOP as a counter to Trump. GOP, (RINO) my foot, these are Democrat Neocon war mongers trying to maintain a foothold in DC.
You have provided a thorough fisking of many of the most culpable among the myriad of culpable government and quasi-government characters who should, were we living in a truly just society, be held criminally and civilly accountable for their high crimes and misdemeanors. But I hold little hope that most, let alone any of them will find themselves on the other side of the lawfare equation. Over the past fifty years, the weasels have been very busy building their dens; it would likely take an equally long time to ferret (sorry for mixing mustilidae metaphors) them out. I will be satisfied if only the most egregious among them are made to answer; perhaps that will serve as a salutary warning to others, like the proverbial killing of chickens to scare the monkeys. And it would give us on the other side at least a smattering of satisfaction after taking so much crap from them these many years.
I don't think Trump is interested in pursuing the culpable en masse. It is a distraction and will serve to re-energize the left, and four years is not a long time. However, he would wise to go after of a few of the worst. Sometimes, you have to hang a nun on the village square to show people that you mean business. Charge someone, and they will be in the position of spending millions of dollars to defend themselves, or cop to a lesser offense. That happens, and all those Deep State types in the various bureaucracies will think twice about pulling anything this time.
Here is what has been in my mailbox and conversations since the election. No one in my expat community has said they are giving up sex, because, sex gave up on us a long time ago. However, this morning three emails from my well traveled financially secure female friends, now moan that we have a convicted felon for a president. My first thought was, you need to clear all this up, but then I thought no it won't do any good. F a c t s do not matter. I suspect, that for 4 years they will be gathering around their margaritas discussing this felon for a president. The other two women of a certain age are going to have to relocate back to the United States due to Medical issues. Of course, they will have Medicare which they're afraid Trump is going to remove. One 70 plus year old was totally distraught because she had been promised by Harris that as a first time homeowner she would get $25,000 to buy that home in very expensive Northern virginia. Of course, nothing was of concern about the various Wars that Biden has involved us in . after all, how was that important when she has just lost $25,000. She would be the first, of course, to complain about $100 in food stamps given to an impoverished woman living outside of Northern virginia. At some point, I just have to give up.
The founders didn't want anyone but male taxpayers voting. Only those with a financial stake in the government should have the ability to vote for those who will spend that financial stake. Makes sense to me. The founders weren't perfect, by any means, but they were very wise. Wisdom beyond their years. And what have we done? Tarnished their wisdom and making them evil slave owners. We don't deserve their wisdom.
" now moan that we have a convicted felon for a president." Anyone uttering such nonsense is basically lost to sanity and clear thinking. I would let a part of my face twitch and change the subject to something more palatable, like serial killers.
Rejection provides opportunity for reflection, JHK. But, what if your mirror keeps telling you lies that you digest as truth? Well, there you have it. I recall watching the Jim Valvano departure speech on ESPN years ago. As cancer ridden as his body was, he made it to the podium with assistance. He was emotionally charged and energized. I was tearful as he opined. " Never give up."
And more recently in Butler PA on July 13 as the failed assassination of 45 occurred, we heard the refrain, " FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT ."
And we must if our purposefully decayed Constitutional Republic by the Obama surrogacy and the Pavlovian lap dog legacy media is to recover and be sustainable for future generations. " Their democracy" will not go quietly into the night. And let us not forget the RINO perps. McConnell is the ringleader. Look what he is orchestrating in the Senate. Cornyn or Thune? Wednesday vote. Secret ballot? WTF, Mitch. Cornyn and Thune will slow walk anything 4547 proposes. Each is a self inflated egotistical RINO of lacking character and absolutely no integrity. We know Cornyn well in Texas . Liberal croney of the Austin RINO establishment. Please, contact your Senator.
Rick Scott is the man for the job.
More than I intended to offer, JHK.
Unsettled times ahead. I continue to express concern of major disruptive forces from our own government and the Left. Perhaps even another assassination attempt before January 6. Very pleased with the election results but very concerned about each sunrise.
Call your Senators TODAY and tell them to support RICK SCOTT for Senate Majority Leader. Do it NOW!!
If their answering machine is full, email them through the "Contact Me" tab at their website. All Senators' websites are: [their surname dot senate dot gov]
I continue to be very concerned every time I check out the "news" on the internet. So many surprises have popped up, and many more future ones are inevitable.
The media-industrial complex, which destroyed local news and concentrated “journalism” into five or six leftist corporations, was created by slick Willy Clinton in the early ’90’s, while he quietly bombed the shit out of Iraq, Bosnia, et al., without the American electorate’s notice.
The majority of the left’s communist leadership is aged and dying off. The younger recruits must be spanked and sent to their rooms until they grow up.
After the Jan. 6 attempt to torpedo Trump, Pelosi should be target no. 1. The Biden fiasco shows how really powerful , in conjunction with Obama, she is. The snake needs its head lopped off.
She should be swinging from a lamppost with crows and starlings nibbling on her filthy remains. Treason is punishable by death. So it should be done. The damage these creatures have done to the American people and their wealth is incalculable. They must pay for their treachery with first, confiscation of ALL their wealth for return to the taxpayers and then their lives. It will NEVER happen.
Ian, Trump’s greatest enemy, the same one as the 1st administration, is the Deep State RINOs. Everyone seems to think that now that Trump is the president, everything will start tearing down the Deep State. As evidenced by the election of Thune, the Deep State Senate RINOs are still the majority and I will bet that they are laying in wait to destroy Trump and his team and keep him from decreasing the Deep State. Their goal is to preserve the Deep State and to them Trump is the primary enemy. BTW, Scott got a paltry 14 votes on the first ballot and was eliminated. That means 53 - 14 = 39 Senators voted for a RINO. Not a good sign. Notice as above, the press covered Bush II for the first time in years. Folks, it ain’t over yet.
For poly watchers, keep an eye on what the RINO contingents of the House and Senate try to do to the Musk/Ramaswamy combo.
They had 4 years to make a first good impression and impose their agenda, and they blew-it.
My assessment is that they are a bunch of incompetent nincompoops, and at this point, I suspect that with the support of the majority of the population, Trump has the wherewithal to crush them.
"You must wonder if the document-shredding party is already underway, despite calls to preserve all the emails, memos, and texts."
If the Trump team is smart, they will, even as we speak, be having quiet, off-the-record conversations with the IT heads of all the suspect departments. Maybe not even the heads, but a couple of key grundoons, and remind them of the importance of system backups and exactly who is criminally liable if the backups don't exist.
Sometimes the best strategy is to gently remind an underling that if he/she facilitates the crime committed by his/her boss, he/she can be charged as an accessory to the crime--with same penalties if convicted that would be levied on the boss. The underling on a middling government salary with a spouse, 3 kids, and a big mortgage probably doesn't much want a $250K fine and 5 years in prison for erasing some data. Not to mention losing his/her government job and pension.
"The underling on a middling government salary " I suspect many of them have already secretly created vast stores of copies of correspondence, recordings, etc. they haven't told anyone about, sitting on hard drives, flash drives, printed out, all concealed on their grandparents' farmland or in well marked caches on forgotten BLM land. They are not all idiots.
I thought as much myself. I certainly would have done so. Not only to protect myself, but, let's be honest here, there might be a possibility of $$$ one way or another.
That would be the smart thing to do. That's what I suspect Karpinski did when they demoted her for Abu Graibh, told them she'd write a book telling all the details of who ordered what, and it worked, because they quietly repromoted her afterward.
I'm glad people told him #NoPompeo, but what prevents him from picking another deep state scumbag?
Trump is the system trying to quell the discord.
I hope he gets to do a few things like not sideline Kennedy who can easily expose the vaccine issue, which Trump denied last time cause supposedly Bill Gates told him it's not a good idea (really tard?).
Trump is not a politician, or wasn't when he first came to office. He was and is still a businessman. His perspective and thinking was not political. He was too trusting and knew NOTHING about the incestuous workings of DC. He trusted too easily and trusted the wrong people. He has since learned his lesson. He DID NOT, repeat, DID NOT fill the swamp. The swamp, which is actually more of a cesspool, has always been there. The Clinton Crime Family filled the swamp. The Bush Crime Family filled the swamp. The hussein Crime Family not only filled the swamp but politicized and corrupted each and every department. Trump walked into a hornets nest so don't even think of blaming him for filling an already filthy place. BTW, Trump has a website where the people have a say in who fills what position, in case you think he is the only one doing the hiring. https://www.mahanow.org/nominees-for-the-people
Al Capone was a businessman too by his own admission. Just giving the people what they want. The tyrannical government was always getting in the way.
Libertarianism is a mind virus about individualistic economics. Marxism is a mind virus about collective economics. Both are intensely idealistic and to that degree, wrong. All viable cultures have both individualistic and communal aspects.
Thinking you can separate economics and politics is specious. They are two different aspects of the same thing. The stuff and who gets it. Nobody gets it by themselves. Obama was right about that part. Of course he used that truth to try and deny individual enterprise. Both are parts of reality. Mind viruses can only see one side.
I have wondered why the USA only has two parties instead of the multiple parties of Europe. The prime ministers or presidents there have to kiss ass to create coalitions in order to govern. Just askin’.
I would call it naivete. His first term was a result of not understanding the political spectrum and trying to surround himself with advisors and cabinet leaders who did. It backfired on him. This time he is no so naive. I hope, anyway.
I don't believe Trump can cure what ails America by himself. He needs a willing Congress and Congress is full of self centered career serving wallet stuffing corrupt fuckers. Without Congress Trump can't do much.
He set up a CIA Ops office in the West Wing. He installed an enthusiastic torturer, his chief protege Haspel, as CIA director. He followed behind President Trump wherever Mr Trump tried to make peace (notably in person in North Korea) and destroyed and rapprochement by levelling threats. Need I go on?
I call bs on your reasons, which are debatable and don't change the fact that Pompeo served well under Trump and helped accomplish the President's policy objectives. You're not much different than the deranged leftists who call Trump a "dictator" and "Hitler."
Served what and whom? That is the question. Answer? The CIA and its war monger international "clients". He served the interests and ambitions of foreign powers while pretending to serve his country. What is the word for someone who does that?
Now you've really exposed yourself as a slanderer taking a page out of the leftist smear playbook. In their case we know they're deflecting from their own crimes, so what criminal enterprise are you shilling for or protecting?
Yes, it can be debated, but the unfettered and vicious attacks on a public servant who basically worked well and did a lot of good (the swamp State Department opposed, not welcomed him, and celebrated his ouster with Trump's) is reminiscent of the bloodthirst of the French revolutionaries of yesteryear and the hypocritical intolerance of current leftists who gaslit and tyrannized the rest of us for the past several years. This needs to get strong pushback or it will lead to dangerous places.
Throwing around generalized derogatory accusations reveals the vacuity of your charges. And no need to provide hearsay or unverified reports as evidence.
Pompeo tried to get the nation of Georgia to start a war with Russia, telling the Georgian leadership that 100,000 to 300,000 dead Georgians would be an acceptable price to pay for stickin' it to Putin!
Thank God the Georgians were not as stupid nor as rabid as the Ukrainians.
Pompeo urged, under the direction of President Trump, the Russians to remove their troops from Georgia. And the Ukrainians didn't attack Russia.
Let's deal with facts, not wild and unsubstantiated accusations about a Secretary of State gone rogue. What's up with all you haters? You're getting eaten alive!
Tucker calls him a criminal and dares him to take him to court. Trump may still pick him anyway. Jared Kushner, hated by all, is back too. The 2nd term bids fair to be much like the first.
Every inaugural speech is supposed to be about Unity: bringing us all back together as one harmonious nation, after the temporary discord that comes with every election campaign. That ship sailed long ago. In fact, we lost sight of it during Mr. Trump’s first term, when the Democrats replaced Pull Together with Fuck-All.
After the successful sting operation of January 6th provided the Uniparty with a list of political targets to hunt down like dogs and persecute at any length to take them out of circulation, the new Trump administration can harbor no delusions about reconciliation.
The Party of Chaos must be made to understand that there are, in fact, rules, they they will again be enforced, and that there will be inescapable consequences for those who violate them: Job One, before there can be any realistic hope of Making America Great Again.
Howard - agree 100% - Rule of Law needs to be reestablished before anything else. Without the rule of law, only chaos exists. See 2020-2024, the country has been, and still is, lawless. Anyone who can't see and/or admit that, is mistaken at best, and complicit at worst.
I want to hear an inaugural speech emphasizing Rule of Law, the US Constitution accountability. After that, talk about the better angels of our nature.
Here's a gem: We create our own reality when thought, word and deed (action) are in concert.
The thought is the initial spark. The word, written or spoken, supports and reinforces the thought. All that remains to create any reality is the action.
That's where most people fall short. They have a thought - talk about it - many tirelessly - but fail to take action. It ends there, so that's their reality. If only they'd act, things would be different.
I, for one, am tired of hearing political speeches - expressing a thought, but ultimately with no action, or measurable results.
The process can also be shortened for the sake of saving time and energy - call it efficiency. If the thought is coupled with enough drive, motivation and ambition, it needs not the support or reinforcement of the word.
The word, spoken or written, becomes a waste of time. Thought --> action gets it done. We do an awful lot of thinking, but It's time for us to stop all the talking and start taking the necessary - even if unsettling - action.
Ron, I have always been a firm believer in the mantra "actions speak louder than words." Words are meaningless. If you want to know what a person truly believes or cares about just look that their actions. Actions rarely lie.
I've been waiting for JHK to re-construct his website but decided I couldn't wait any longer. I missed the commentariat too much :)
I'm still a realist. The issues that plague this country are a cancer that are going to take years to cure, repair or expunge. I don't believe Donald Trump as one single man is going to be able to accomplish this, especially with just one 4 year term and a most like obstructionist Senate. We are still in a lot of trouble and we all know it. The debt. The wars. The inflation. The immigration. Those problems will still exist, Trump or no Trump.
But I am a little more hopeful than before. Here's why:
1. It seems the majority of the public no longer believe what propaganda media is telling them.
2. It seems the majority of the public no longer listen to whacked out millionaire celebrities.
3. It seems the majority of the public are obtaining their information or "news" from alternative sources.
4. It seems the majority of the public still love America, despise its bloated government and want to see things change.
So, yes, I am feeling a little more positive these days. My faith in the American people feels a little more restored. That being said, there were still tens of millions of Americans who voted for communism. That fact along is hard for me to wrap my brain around.
“…we go scorched earth - lock the doors with them inside - and burn it all down.
Then begin anew - it's the only way”
Yup. I encounter so many people who do not understand this. There are likely numerous reasons it fails to register, some of those being: sense of fairness; inability to perceive ones-self taking drastic measures; currently living in a country essentially WROL (without rule of law) being an incomprehensible idea; not seeing these people as table-flippers (destroy what can’t be controlled); the list goes on.
They are a danger to society. They keep exposing their dangerousness with escalating measures, clawing to remain in their power positions. The cure is there, and has history as a guide. Would that it not be so, but reality needs to re-insert itself into these ‘interesting times’ as ascribed to a saying of Chinese origin.
Most people want to be left alone. They’re not out to harm anyone, and expect the same in return. Unfortunately, times occur when stepping out of this way of life, this thought process, is necessary so one can eventually return to the preferred setting.
In the movie Saving Private Ryan, the Americans let a group of German soldiers go, only later to have 1 of them slowly ease his knife into a Jewish American soldier while mocking him. We can't take any chances with the the left or the uniparty in congress. Deserved punishment must be doled out.
Amen, Walter - I also would that it not be so - a hard and unpleasant task - but it must be done. Add this to your list of reasons: Few men have the stomach for, and pure emotional detachment to do what must be done - just my opinion.
Yes, War is the God of all as Heraclitus said. This is a masculine mystery. Few women will ever understand it, but oh how they love the fruits of conquest. At least earlier generations of women supported their men - even if not always fully understanding. But now!
As the Cherokee said, a people aren't finished until their women's hearts are on the ground. In other words, we're finished.
History tells us that when awakened with news that the Bastille had been stormed Louis XVI asked his aid if it was a revolt. The aid responded, "No sire, it is a Revolution." Sometimes Liberty needs a Revolution...
While it will be forever difficult to take anyone using a handle like "Grape Soda" serious, I am curious what it is that you don't believe. The quote itself, which is nothing more than a historical antidote I'm certain, although Louis knew the Good Times were over and the opposition was out for blood. Or the fact that Revolution is quite often needed? If it is the latter you speak of let me clarify - bloodless Revolution. I wasn't talking about Civil War or I would have said Civil War.
The last Revolution was under Reagan, when he literally ended the Democratic domination of the South single handedly. Senator Richard Shelby (Rep. Alabama, my home state) entered politics as a Democrat and was first elected as a Democratic Senator. Flipping the South Democratic was a HUGE deal. My first experience voting was the November election of 1984, and I cast my ballot for Ronnie. It was amazing how popular Reagan had become. Rock Star big, and yet you still had those whiny ass libs bitching all the time. Kind of reminds me of 2024....
Wow... A really nice piece...Thanks. Not for nothing, I don't like the silence...strikes me that the Beast is hungry and He's mad. Stay frosty folks. Pax
Agreed; however, some deep state entities have been making noise. Federal Reserve chairman Jerome Powell has said he refuses to leave office, he says he "can't be fired.: Here's an article on that: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cn4v7vwgqj0o
He is probably part of Senior Executive Services (SES) and they can't be fired. Not ever. We can thank Jimmy Carter for that. But if he thinks Trump can't or won't fire him, he has another thing coming. I've watched Trump for decades; when he takes on a task he always gets it done and always wins.
Then there's the Pentagon. They are saying they will find a way to take Trump out of office and he won't be president. This is out and out, in your face treason. Military law, says penalty for treason is execution.
So, yes, stay frosty, more to come IMO. My money is on Trump/RFK Jr. They both have many reasons to go after deep state and this is a fight to the death, literally.
The federal reserve is supposed to be independent of the government. The president can ask for a chairman's resignation, and sometimes they oblige, but otherwise they serve out their terms without interference from the political class.
He could simply do away with the fed and Powell would be out of a job. Problem solved.
Agreed. I think I just figured out why Trump can fire him: Biden reappointed Powell as chairman in 2022 but Biden's term as president was illegitimate, he wasn't the rightful president. Trump was rightfully elected president but Dems cheated to get Biden in office. If his term was illegitimate, and it was, then Trump can fire Powell, as the appt wasn't legitimate. IMO, Trump may be getting ready to bring out the Loy Brunson decision by U.S. Supreme Court, proving that 2020 election was stolen. If that happens, Trump may become president before Jan. 2020. If you don't know about Loy Brunson case, you might want to look it up, it's an important case.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR PPOST, VERY INTERESTING.
I just saw this short video on Black Rock owning Federal Reserve basically, extremely important video, everyone should see this, it explains a lot about our economy:
BlackRock: The Most Shocking Conspiracy You’ve Never Heard Of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=loGnB7gNVXI&list=PLOvlNdozlwNqXDW1DzDpfXaiBKnoWPq0J&index=5&t=2s
Nope. Not how it works. Trump is no more constitutionally literate than the rest of them.
The Fed is not in the Constitution.
It is a construct. There at the stroke of a pen. And with sufficient votes, gone at the stroke of a pen.
BTW. You do not exchange U.S. Dollars, you exchange Federal Reserve Notes.
"Trump is no more constitutionally literate than the rest of them." You seem to believe no one is 'constitutionally literate'.
And you know this how? And how does it apply to the Federal Reserve or Loy Brunson case?
The President can no more "do away with the Fed" than he can fire the Fed chairman. Andrew Jackson correctly labeled the Fed of his day, the Bank of the United States, a corrupt entity and killed it by refusing to sign the bill to re-charter it- whereupon the BUS triggered a Depression intended to ruin his election chances- but when Jackson sadly informed veterans of the War of 1812 who regarded him as a great hero, that the BUS actions made it impossible to pay their veterans benefits, they correctly blamed the BUS and not Jackson, who was handily re-elected- and left the nation $0.00 in debt, after 8 consecutive balanced budgets and a strong gold-backed dollar, which read "Payable on demand for gold." Compare that to the incredibly complex language and description of the cryptocurrency industry( who stuffed wads of money down Trump's throat (he, who, incidentally hung Jackson's portrait in the Oval Office) that not one man in a thousand can make any sense of. Amazingly, a return to the gold standard- or some standard(!) could be accomplished by making the so-called security strip not out of Mylar(!), but honest-to-God hologrammed gold (or silver.) But that would not be simple enough for the tangled web-weavers who H.L. Mencken branded as "The great practical jokers of the race."
I am aware... but Congress can.
https://mises.org/podcasts/documentaries/playing-fire-money-banking-and-federal-reserve
He could also render them irrelevant. Crypto anyone?
Crypto is more terrifying to me than the worthless paper Federal Reserve notes. Nothing more than digits on a computer somewhere, wiped out with a single power outage or EMP. No, precious metals is where we need to go. Back to silver and gold.
A return to the gold standard could be as simple as making the so-called security strip in what passes for money today not out of Mylar(!) but real gold (or silver)- in other words, putting the gold literally back in the hands of the people. No longer wondering if it was really in Fort Knox. The Fed, working 24/7 to ram CBDC's down everyone's throat(See Jon Forrest Little's writing) wants nothing to do with that- they want to eliminate cash entirely and put everyone under surveillance with each and every transaction. One of the saddest events in history was when Hitler's goons literally put a gun to the head of the Czech finance minister and ordered him to call the Bank of England, where their gold was stored, and border to transferred to Germany's of the vaults. The BOE knew exactly what was going on but they did it- and Chamberlain had held up a piece of paper declaring he had obtained "Peace in our time." But if Czechoslovakia had put its gold in the hands of its own people instead of shuffling it to England for security, this never would have happened.
My question is this: why is Powell saying that Trump can't fire him?
I think because he sees the handwriting on the wall and has heard the cries from everyone calling for Trump to end the Fed. He knows Trump wants his own people and he's not one of them even though Trump is the one who put him there in the first place. Go figure.
Trump put a lot of people in office so he can have them arrested later for crimes they commit. Powell was reappointed by Biden in 2022 and his term expires in 2028; however Biden is illegitimate president and Trump actually won 2020. This is probably going to come out soon, and Trump should now be the president. Powell's appt was illegitimate and that's why Trump can fire him. Just my 2 cents.
THANKS FOR YOUR 2 CENTS! I HOPE YOU HAVE A PIGGY BANK FULLOF PENNIES, SO YOU WILL KEEP WRITING.
Ridiculous even if you are right, which you aren't. Qanon type stuff. Trump isn't going to abolish the Federal Reserve system although it is completely illegal as per the Constitution.
This is an utterly absurd supposition. Trump didn't put people into office just so he can fire them later on. Come on, man.
Can you imagine the Constitutional shit storm that would befall us if Biden's Presidency was deemed illegitimate? There's no way that will happen. The damage is done. The only thing we can do now is move forward and try to repair the damage Biden did and try to push off the coming financial Armagheddon.
No.
The "Fed" is a private company NOT .gov.
I thought everbody here knew that.
I DO know that and always have, I'm 70 y.o. I just wasn't thinking of that when I wrote my comment. At my age, my brain doesn't work as fast as it used to, especially after CO2 poisoning for 9 months. No need to assume I'm ignorant or to talk down to me.
TELL US EVERYTHING YOU KNOW, WE APPRECIATE YOUR INFORMATION. WE MAY BE OLDER AND A BIT DUSTY, BUT WE CAN AND WILL LEARN AND WE CAN AND WILL ACT.
The readers here may, but Joe Six Pack certainly does not- and I would suspect that may here do not appreciate that the very Too-Big-to-Fail Banks are the actual owners of the Fed and therefore hold all of us hostage to bailing them out if their own bets go wrong. This is exactly what Andrew Jackson charged when he refused to sign the bill to re-charter the BUS. He said:“Gentlemen! I too have been a close observer of the doings of the Bank of the United States. I have had men watching you for a long time, and am convinced that you have used the funds of the bank to speculate in the breadstuffs of the country. When you won, you divided the profits amongst you, and when you lost, you charged it to the bank. You tell me that if I take the deposits from the bank and annul its charter I shall ruin ten thousand families. That may be true, gentlemen, but that is your sin!"
He’s digging in his heels and hoping for supporters to watch his back and abet his defiance.
Many ways to oust a Fed Chairman.
Powell's constituency is very, very small, and Powell is the Mother of American Inflation, printing/counterfeiting $5 Trillion during the Covid Scam on top of the Yellen/Bernanke $3 Trillion Too Big/Jigged To Fail robbery.
"Powell is the Mother of American Inflation" No, the "Mother" is the US Congress - they passed the legislation allowing the money to be conjured into existence & spent. Congress has not passed a budget in I don't know how long.
Biden was the executive who directed the authorized spending. Powell is like a midwife, an assistant in the birth of a monster. Contact your congresscritters about this.
"Contact your congresscritters about this." ~ tresho
You're not serious, right? Please tell me this is sarcasm.
lol
There is something to be said for exhausting all legal remedies before finally taking up arms.
While...sort of splitting hairs...but
Without the Fed as buyer of U.S. bonds, and always the implied Backstop if the Primary Dealers can't directly fill their Obligations, and always read to lend money to the Primary Dealers and Foreign Banks to keep the churn machine running, without the Fed at the ready to click new (counterfeited) dollars into existence, then the U.S. Government would have to live within their means.
But, you are correct about 1 important thing. The U.S. Government created the Federal Reserve Monster, for the Private New York Banks, in 1913, and now the Fed heavily feeds these Private Banks, Foreign Policy and Military Adventures.
Though the FED is a private organization, just as the USPS. Being that the case, it would seem logical to assume that the President would be able to exercise considerable control over it.
Has the President, or Congress ever vetoed a proposed hike in the cost of a first class stamp? It was a nickel, in my lifetime. But it is certainly true that the Fed is the enabler of the creation of trillions of new debt- Bernanke and others before stated publicly that the Fed did not monetize the debt, but that is a bald-faced lie. Do they suggest that China, or Japan, or Britain, much less Russia are the ones buying all those bonds? It sure isn't the American people either.
The Federal Reserve is a consortium of banks, not all American, which effectively own the United States. Our own Elite sold us out at Jekyll island. Unasked and unknowing, we joined the "international community".
Another thing that we can thank Woodrow Wilson for.
Yep, and also for overthrowing State's Rights by turning the Senate into nothing more than a glorified House of Representatives. By giving the Senate to the people States lost all rights and interest in the Federal Government. They became nothing more than administrative districts. Woodrow Wilson upended an all important balance of power between the States, the people and the Federalists. He finished off what old Abe Lincoln started in his war of northern agression against the southern states. I hope both of them are rotting in hell for their crimes against humanity.
THIS IS THE PERFECT TIME FOR PRESIDENT TRUMP AND VICE PRESIDENT VANCE TO OVERHAUL THE FED AND OTHER NON-FUNCTIONING PARTS OF OUR GOVERNMENT. HE CAN OVERHAUL THEM TO THE GARBAGE CAN IF HE THINKS IT BEST. I TRUST HIS DECISIONS.
The Creature from Jeckyll Island. https://www.amazon.com/Creature-Jekyll-Island-Federal-Reserve-ebook/dp/B00ARFNQ54
The Fed is a Private money counterfeiting Monopoly, that stole the credit of small Americans, along with a corrupt Congress, to finance the Too Big (JIgged) to Fail scam.
Powell has completely outed himself as the Political Tool that he really is.
INFLATION? Entirely birthed by the Fed.
Remember all that Covid money that was used to offset the effects of the government caused pandemic. $1200 each for nothing? No efforts. Sorta sounds like UBI? That is what caused inflation, goods production decreased and more money supply. Classic inflation!
JAZ - the handout was simply a beta test for UBI. Trying to dial down the minimum $$$ amount to keep people on their couches, watching TeeVee and eating snacks. When the natives get restless, that's when the problems start.
Yep, too many dollars chasing too few supplies.
Used to be that appointeees (upon appointment) submitted undated letters of resignation for just this situation.
If memory serves me right, I believe when the Fed was passed, congress retained the right to buy out the fed if it went south. The price was a few million I think. I'd say the fed went south about 10 minutes after it was made.
Look at all the wars and the millions of Americans killed since the advent of the Fed. It is a Satanic institution. Evil to its core. It has brought nothing but death, destruction, debt and chaos to our society and our people.
And, no, I’m not attempting to be funny, sick minded or naively stupid, either💀
Agreed!! If Milley is successfully court-martialled then this will be the clarion call that the fight is on….as the Leviathan in Washington DC collapses (which ever way that proves to be, with a constant, ever-expected twist), we should expect civil war to inherently fill the political vacuum, since politics abhors a vacuum (no matter what the trolls on here and on every other social media platform claim to the contrary), which will force American government at the state level on down to either assume the responsibility vacated by the feds, or the local govts mirror the feds, with riots morphing into civil war💀
The arrest of those who peacefully assembled on J6 2021 in protest of the lack of election integrity in the 2020 election are still being arrested. My husband and I are currently serving 90 day house arrest for “entering and remaining” in a restricted area. My probation officer told me not to expect any early release and that any requests for pardon will go through normal channels at the DOJ. These people who criminally conspired to topple President Trump by targeting him and his supporters will not quit so easily just because they lost an election. Waiting for the other shoe to drop, but feel optimistic that the good guys will ultimately win. The unity coalition has some smart, strong people working for America.
The Jan 6 entrapment is beyond outrageous. I want full exposure of that domestic operation. It ruined a lot of people but didn’t even achieve its objective of intimidating maga. Another sad tale of destructive incompetence. This type of thing must end.
But but tekapo told us it was an attack! Majella told us there was no election fraud! These lefties from New Zealand and Australia pretend to know the US better than we the people. Who live here and work here. The arrogance of these Socialist boot lickers is amazing. Yes still stuck off the coast of some third world country dem Hoofies been getting pummeled.
Remember these folks are products of a socialist monarchial system, the UK. The idea that hey would have to do things on their own volition is an anathema to them.
What me Worry? If I pay enough taxes, the government will take care of me.
Sound familiar? Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, Tim Walz, Pelosi, et al.
I see a night and day difference between the organization for the Trump 2016, and 2024, administration. It wouldn't surprise me that Trump has every base covered.
I completely agree. Trump is relying on a brain trust unlike anything I’ve seen in my lifetime. The closest second was Reagan’s ‘Kitchen Cabinet’ and they were mostly politicos and eggheads, but smart. The last time Trump entered the Executive Suite he was a lamb surrounded by wolves. This is a man who learns from his mistakes.
Look at Jan.6 for what is was, a revolt by the people against the Federal government. Trump and his group had a problem with questionable results from an election. He lawyered up and started to investigate what happened and how they did it. He was absolute stifled by the Deep State judiciary of the country, state by state. 100%! His group did not accept the total repudiation and had a rally in DC, much like the pussy hat women’s marches four years prior. Pelosi stopped Trump’s effort to have national Guard supervision of the rally which inflamed itself into a riot. Because the cowardly Dems and RINOS hid in the basement instead of confronting the crowd, it was termed an insurrection by the Deep State, actually Pelosi and two RINOs. What was their goal, to make Pence decide to allow the investigation to continue instead of certifying the election at that moment. That was used by the damnable Deep State to make equivalent the actions against Civil War insurrectionists with these people trying to stop a Deep State abomination.
IMHO, the real insurrectionists were and are the Leftist Deep State that continue today to have total control over this country and destroy the Constitution in their path to totalitarianism. Just listen to them, that is enough to realize who the traitors to the country are.
Armstrong has gone into a lot more detail, but I don't find it at this time.
"All the evidence shows that January 6th was a Deep State coup to shut down the challenge to any state’s count. The Deep State, with their Neocons, had to get rid of Trump just like JFK because both were anti-war. Pelosi refused to call in the National Guard because they feared that they were Trump supporters. That is why there was a 3-hour delay in asking for the National Guard – the Deep States (FBI/NSA/CIA) were in control. Pelosi used the event to impose emergency rules to block any challenge to the count involving seven states. The Constitution required any challenge to be debated on the full floor. Pelosi imposed a COVID rules restricting the number of people on the floor to just 53. They then imprison anyone who was there except FBI and their operatives while trying to use the 14th Amendment against Trump for what they very cleverly pulled off."
US 2024 May be Our Last
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/politics/us-2024-may-be-our-last/
For Outlander fans, the Insurrectionist Battle of Alamance, where the Crown destroyed the rebellion of Regulators. It is considered the first battle of the Revolutionary War. A rebellion of “homeless” at the time against taxation that had destroyed their livelihoods. Jan.6 was actually more serious as these “rebels” considered the repudiation of their votes by a conspiracy of the Deep State judiciary raised them up to a fever pitch, enough to call out the Deep State. These people are heroes as much as the Regulators or the participants of the Boston Tea Party.
I agree, Mr. Sterling. I’m finding it kind of scary. I think there’s going to be another assassination attempt. They won’t give up that easily.
Karens melting down after the election.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z0cqD79DEDo&t=148s
Love it thank you!!
How can you watch this and not feel joy?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=knkdSsAlDhc
Thanks <3
Best and only decent political ad I've ever seen. No rancor, no negativity, just joyful.
Now Ron Paul is in on it. Last time I voted, before this year, was 36 years ago. For Ron Paul, as the Libertarian presidential candidate.
They don't make'em like that anymore.
Where art thou, goddess? Hast thou ghosted me?
I won't sleep well at night until the R-team has OFFICIALLY won the House.
Why? Do you really believe the R-team is going to do anything? What did the R-team do during the first two years of the Trump's first term? Oh yeah, nothing but obstruct him. Name one thing the R-team has done to limit government, reign in spending, abide the Constitution? God I am so sick of this back and forth between the two major political parties while purposefully ignoring the fact that BOTH parties don't do anything but grow the size of government, grow the debt, fund the wars, and let the illegals continue to pilfer the American taxpayer wealth.
Kinda sums it all up, eh?
Wonderful summary of the basic problems.
Are we finally shifting to a point of progress?
That has to be so subjective but such a part of life.
Are we shifting to a point of progress? Maybe. As the older Boomer generation starts to die off in multitudes it will behoove the younger generations to come in and solve the problem. Doesn't bode well for my General X.
I would love to see Americans cast off the fucking two party mentality. Hell, I wish they would read George Washington's farewell address (if they could understand it, he uses strange words and is hard to understand) and cast off all allegiance to any political party. Political parties become a person's tribe and tribalism is almost impossible to cure. Evidence is "oustider's" comment above. Even after all these years of being stabbed in the back by the Republican filth there are still many millions that think the Republicans are the answer to the Democrat cancer.
I woke up a long time ago. I guess to each his own.
Washington's farewell is definitely worth reading. If nothing else it codifies the thought process at that time, which is invaluable.
"There can be no greater error than to expect
or calculate upon real favors from nation to nation."
https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/Washingtons_Farewell_Address.pdf
To be honest we have been here before and they did nothing. We still have the unaffordable care act from obaminable. I won't hold my breath even with Trump throat punching the Republican do nothings. My insurance went up over 1000 a month and is half as good as it used to be just so some slug can get bad VA style with hold care. Time to get government out of they.
Pax?
Fuck a bunch of Pax.
I want to fix things.
You're not very educated are you? Gotta play chess not checkers pops
Indeed!
And your erudition is so much on display with your "Stay frosty folks" piffle.
In the fullest extent of the meaning: "Have a nice day".
To many of us the article outlines several of the reasons why the popular voted the way we did. But in all honesty when was the last time anyone within the Govt was held accountable? I mean the Russia hoax, which was proven to be diabolically treasonous, still permitted the same nefarious criminals who created it to espouse their venom during this election cycle...Does anybody really give 2 shits what Hillary thinks? Even the Obama's had minimal impact even though their ill gotten riches were provided by many of the current billionaires who benefitted from their policies...The best in class award goes to Van Jones who reaped $100 Million from Jeff Bezos for what nobody knows...speaking of Bezos and The Washington Post...who the fuck cares what Bob Woodward has to say? His take down of Nixon is legendary but since then he writes books that nobody cares about (please dont quote NY Times best seller)...The real work to be done is to clean up the republican Party starting with Thune and Cornyn who are backchanneling to save their hides from the very donors who will suffer from a Trump Presidency...Trump needs to stay the course (and I agree with you JHK about his avoiding the public limelight) and focus on the Illegal Immigration, Inflation, and Crime as they are front and center for the popular vote...while at the same time his cabinet can focus on fixing the Woke Ideology implemented starting back in 2008 with Obama...If we believe the democrats are going to sit back and look at themselves in the mirror you are sadly misguided...Raskin and Schiff have had a Plan B all along and it will present itself shortly...The Democrats will not be satisfied until they are the last men standing in a pile of rubble...In the immortal words of Sun Tzu, "If you know the enemy and know yourself, you need not fear the result of a hundred battles. If you know yourself but not the enemy, for every victory gained you will also suffer a defeat. If you know neither the enemy nor yourself, you will succumb in every battle."...we now know the enemies (within and outside the party) and we know ourselves...It is no time to be complacent...
Lack of accountability is one of America's primary ailments, and extends beyond government into the private sector.
Sadly for those of us in California, that lying turdblossom Schiff made it into the Senate.
A true and thorough Department of Justice prosecution can "unmake" him.
Indeed Steve Garvey seemed uncomfortable in a public speaking role and the bobblehead schiff had him but man schiff is such a douche.
I think JAG will take care of him…
Term limits would help … Schiff is established deep state. He will always be (s)elected.
Don't forget the free speech/censorship issue. That allows them to control the media and much of social media, which in turn allows them to keep their true believers in thrall.
In the future please divide your comments into much smaller spaced paragraphs. Massive walls of text are difficult to read. Thanks.
Your narrative is well received. Thank you. I concur.
Emoticoms will soon replace our ridiculous alphabet. It is a superior system. Hieroglyphics embody a depth of feeling and meaning that the written word can never begin to approach. We will draw them with sticks in the sand on the beach and hoot with glee as the tide washes them away. As we "advance" we will draw them in mud that will harden, creating the illusion of permanence. Then carve them in stone, etc. The whole dreary thing will begin again. Better to stay naked on the beach perhaps?
As our public education system continues to fail our children, we can expect the next generation to communicate primarily with emojis of smiley faces and piles of poop.
IOW, just continue the ways of the MSM, right?
WSJ had an article about the machinations of Raskin, et al this morning:
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/democrats-for-election-denial-pennsylvania-mccormick-casey-elias-1a1c5bdc?st=Bqyioq&reflink=mobilewebshare_permalink
My biggest concern? Will Trump survive long enough to do all of this? Will he be able to pull it off and live? I worry about my president.
God bless Donald Trump and God bless America.
They certainly don't want Vance! Another good reason for that pick.
I've stated before that "they" will not allow DJT to ascend to the office of president, come hell or high water. I speak of those who are deeply entrenched within the bureaucracy of our government who not only hold expansive power, but more importantly have no issue with using it to whatever end is subject to their whims. Perhaps at one time they subscribed to the notion that the ends justifies the means, but I think it fair to say that this is a relic of the distant past as absolute power is such an intoxicating thing. Now they destroy anyone or anything that they deem a threat to their position in the government - that position amounting to their effectively running the country with the various branches being little more than window dressing to keep the plebes in the dark. We've seen this time and time again, only to be told that we're conspiracy theorists (in the pejorative sense) and to shut up and move on. Those who don't are subject to lawfare. This time the stakes are so high...indeed, their very existence is at play. Given this circumstance, expect anything and everything to prevent DJT from becoming president. If anything, a coup by the military is very possible, though I think this may be their 2nd or even 3rd option. What is certain is that they will act to protect themselves as a cornered animal will surely lash out with extreme violence. Watch and see.
"What is certain is that they will act to protect themselves as a cornered animal will surely lash out with extreme violence. Watch and see." What is even more certain is that large organizations tend to be clumsy and poorly coordinated. I have been in charge of several very small organizations and found repeatedly that despite everyone's best intentions, things get screwed up. Vigilance, flexibility and cooperation are always necessary. I have no reason to believe that even the Deep State is immune to this vulnerability. During the process of the disintegration of the USSR, there was no extreme violence. And none of our 'experts' predicted that.
That's reassuring. I hope you're correct.
The Zionist faction of the Deep States picked Trump. The one nation party (not our nation though). The actual Globalists hate him - the no nations party. Both are enemies of the real American Nation.
You (allegedly) worship a Jew, but you hate Jews anyway. How do you reconcile that?
To whom did John the Baptist call vipers, and Jesus say to, “you are of your father the devil”?
Answer: the Jewish power elite of that time. So you have Jesus, the number 1 Jew of all (according to Christianity), and John the Baptist, who Jesus named the greatest among men, and by default then the no 2 Jew of all time, both calling out the corrupt Jewish elite of that time.
Does that answer your question?
A big part of the problem, is that there are good Jewish folks who instinctively close ranks with corrupt Jews, and refuse to point to the huge heard of elephants in the room wreaking havoc on everything else.
No offense, but I didn't ask you. I asked Jarek, aka Lugh. He's fulminated for years about Jews being evil, and how only antisemitic Catholics like him are good. Say what? You cannot hate all Jews while worshipping a Jew or saying you believe in YHWH, the living God of Abraham, Isaac and Israel. While I respect your opinion and tend to agree with much of what you said, this turd's comments about hating all of us of Jewish heritage multiple times every. goddamned. week gets pretty old. Maybe he should worry about problems within his church before he talks shit about Jews -- you know, take the beam out of your own fucking eye before you try to remove a splinter from your brother's eye, and all that.
It is a simple matter to "mute" and to "block" offensive jerks. There is no point in subjecting yourself to such verbal vomit.
FNA right!
Well, I can’t speak to your weekly interactions with this guy. I just happened to follow a link, read the article, peruse the comment section, and answer your question. That said, I really do hope to see the day that the average decent Jewish people stand up and start publicly dealing with those elephants. Not holding my breath though.
Sow the wind, reap the whirlwind. I've said many times that the Antichrist will have two seats, the Vatican and the rebuilt Temple. So I do criticize my own. They in contrast, almost never do.
And Christ said that the angels are the reapers. Why has this been ignored in iconography? Why not portray angels with scythes reaping souls?
A cornered rat is a dangerous animal. The Progressive Democrats are cornered rats. They will do anything to destroy President Trump. ANYTHING.
I am betting on Trump being assassinated before he can be inaugurated. They've already tried and failed. All it takes is one successful attempt and it is game over.
Nope, his assassination will bring on CW2, something the Deep State does not want.
Any assassination attempt of any MAGA folk will not be game over, just the start.
At this point (post election), even the FBI and the Secret Service would attempt to protect DJT because Obama is so scared of Vance.
One thing that may prevent this is the reaction of MAGA to any messing with the results this time. Jan. 6 will be a slight disturbance in comparison. Let this idiot Dems try to affect the election, they may be in the Mall with tar and feathers for clothing.
They will act, but will they succeed? Track record not so good
George W. Bush, Jr. How odd. After essentially disappearing from the National Stage except making the usual appearances to undermine and try to destroy Trump, he has emerged anew from his lair.
Day after election the GWBush Off road Biking Event where he was putting on a really good act like he actually cared for all of those Vets with missing limbs caused by his evil family.
Then yesterday, he and Laura are trotted out to center field with the Dallas Cowboy football team in an opening ceremony.
This is one of the biggest WTFs ever. This slimy Evil Doer knows all of the secrets, and he and his pal Dickless Cheney should be the first to be hauled before a tribunal and executed for crimes against humanity.
Look at the bright side: the Cowboys were crushed by the Iggles.
Noticed it. I wonder if an effort, by the media, to promote the establishment GOP as a counter to Trump. GOP, (RINO) my foot, these are Democrat Neocon war mongers trying to maintain a foothold in DC.
He was Daddy’s boy with Cheney as the go between. He gets whatever circle of hell there is for those who go along to get along.
I fully agree that all the euphoria & relief of election night is just the beginning of what is surely a lengthy period fraught w/ great danger.
Agree. This was a D-day landing-we have the rest of the war to fight.
Great danger? Is there any other kind?
There are, of course, degrees of danger just like degrees of anything else
You have provided a thorough fisking of many of the most culpable among the myriad of culpable government and quasi-government characters who should, were we living in a truly just society, be held criminally and civilly accountable for their high crimes and misdemeanors. But I hold little hope that most, let alone any of them will find themselves on the other side of the lawfare equation. Over the past fifty years, the weasels have been very busy building their dens; it would likely take an equally long time to ferret (sorry for mixing mustilidae metaphors) them out. I will be satisfied if only the most egregious among them are made to answer; perhaps that will serve as a salutary warning to others, like the proverbial killing of chickens to scare the monkeys. And it would give us on the other side at least a smattering of satisfaction after taking so much crap from them these many years.
I don't think Trump is interested in pursuing the culpable en masse. It is a distraction and will serve to re-energize the left, and four years is not a long time. However, he would wise to go after of a few of the worst. Sometimes, you have to hang a nun on the village square to show people that you mean business. Charge someone, and they will be in the position of spending millions of dollars to defend themselves, or cop to a lesser offense. That happens, and all those Deep State types in the various bureaucracies will think twice about pulling anything this time.
Nobody really gets away with anything. If they escape human justice, divine justice waits for them, and not always after they die.
Here is what has been in my mailbox and conversations since the election. No one in my expat community has said they are giving up sex, because, sex gave up on us a long time ago. However, this morning three emails from my well traveled financially secure female friends, now moan that we have a convicted felon for a president. My first thought was, you need to clear all this up, but then I thought no it won't do any good. F a c t s do not matter. I suspect, that for 4 years they will be gathering around their margaritas discussing this felon for a president. The other two women of a certain age are going to have to relocate back to the United States due to Medical issues. Of course, they will have Medicare which they're afraid Trump is going to remove. One 70 plus year old was totally distraught because she had been promised by Harris that as a first time homeowner she would get $25,000 to buy that home in very expensive Northern virginia. Of course, nothing was of concern about the various Wars that Biden has involved us in . after all, how was that important when she has just lost $25,000. She would be the first, of course, to complain about $100 in food stamps given to an impoverished woman living outside of Northern virginia. At some point, I just have to give up.
The Founders didn't want women voting. As we return to our roots, we should consider if they knew something we don't.
They should be married with children. Men as well.
Becoming a parent (usually)
Tends to change some perspectives.
Preferably owners of property. Whoever must have skin in the game.
Both need to be able to pass a minimum civics test.
Anyone on the dole.. no vote.
Well said.
The founders didn't want anyone but male taxpayers voting. Only those with a financial stake in the government should have the ability to vote for those who will spend that financial stake. Makes sense to me. The founders weren't perfect, by any means, but they were very wise. Wisdom beyond their years. And what have we done? Tarnished their wisdom and making them evil slave owners. We don't deserve their wisdom.
" now moan that we have a convicted felon for a president." Anyone uttering such nonsense is basically lost to sanity and clear thinking. I would let a part of my face twitch and change the subject to something more palatable, like serial killers.
Yeah, it's not like "convicted felons" we're ever on their radar before. Traitors and pedophiles seem to be okay, though.
They have all been MK ULTRA programmed (mass hypnosis) and must be either DEPROGRAMMED, institutionalized or gone.
Rejection provides opportunity for reflection, JHK. But, what if your mirror keeps telling you lies that you digest as truth? Well, there you have it. I recall watching the Jim Valvano departure speech on ESPN years ago. As cancer ridden as his body was, he made it to the podium with assistance. He was emotionally charged and energized. I was tearful as he opined. " Never give up."
And more recently in Butler PA on July 13 as the failed assassination of 45 occurred, we heard the refrain, " FIGHT, FIGHT, FIGHT ."
And we must if our purposefully decayed Constitutional Republic by the Obama surrogacy and the Pavlovian lap dog legacy media is to recover and be sustainable for future generations. " Their democracy" will not go quietly into the night. And let us not forget the RINO perps. McConnell is the ringleader. Look what he is orchestrating in the Senate. Cornyn or Thune? Wednesday vote. Secret ballot? WTF, Mitch. Cornyn and Thune will slow walk anything 4547 proposes. Each is a self inflated egotistical RINO of lacking character and absolutely no integrity. We know Cornyn well in Texas . Liberal croney of the Austin RINO establishment. Please, contact your Senator.
Rick Scott is the man for the job.
More than I intended to offer, JHK.
Unsettled times ahead. I continue to express concern of major disruptive forces from our own government and the Left. Perhaps even another assassination attempt before January 6. Very pleased with the election results but very concerned about each sunrise.
Thank you.
Yep. 86 Mitch McConnell, his Communist Chinese wife and Twinkle Toes Lindsey Graham. A good place to start.
Call your Senators TODAY and tell them to support RICK SCOTT for Senate Majority Leader. Do it NOW!!
If their answering machine is full, email them through the "Contact Me" tab at their website. All Senators' websites are: [their surname dot senate dot gov]
Yeah, because we know they will listen to all those calls and emails.
Thune wins, uh, oh, is that a sign of where the GOP stands in the Senate relative to Trump? Is MAGA threatened by the RINO side of the Deep State?
Absolutely.
I continue to be very concerned every time I check out the "news" on the internet. So many surprises have popped up, and many more future ones are inevitable.
The media-industrial complex, which destroyed local news and concentrated “journalism” into five or six leftist corporations, was created by slick Willy Clinton in the early ’90’s, while he quietly bombed the shit out of Iraq, Bosnia, et al., without the American electorate’s notice.
The majority of the left’s communist leadership is aged and dying off. The younger recruits must be spanked and sent to their rooms until they grow up.
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That's funny. Even though it wasn't intentional on your part, I still enjoyed it.
perzactly, like
Wonder if we could see Nancy Pelosi accused of insurrection? Or Kamala (at the DNC in J6). That would be tasty!
After the Jan. 6 attempt to torpedo Trump, Pelosi should be target no. 1. The Biden fiasco shows how really powerful , in conjunction with Obama, she is. The snake needs its head lopped off.
Pelosi, total POS. Traitor in Teflon pantsuit.
agree totally.
Literally
I would love to see Nancy in lockup. Did you see her crocodile tears on election night?
Those were probably real, actually - lol.
She should be swinging from a lamppost with crows and starlings nibbling on her filthy remains. Treason is punishable by death. So it should be done. The damage these creatures have done to the American people and their wealth is incalculable. They must pay for their treachery with first, confiscation of ALL their wealth for return to the taxpayers and then their lives. It will NEVER happen.
Is lunch with Trump Biden's revenge?
That, or Jill Biden's bright red MAGA-like pant suit on election day.
Ian, Trump’s greatest enemy, the same one as the 1st administration, is the Deep State RINOs. Everyone seems to think that now that Trump is the president, everything will start tearing down the Deep State. As evidenced by the election of Thune, the Deep State Senate RINOs are still the majority and I will bet that they are laying in wait to destroy Trump and his team and keep him from decreasing the Deep State. Their goal is to preserve the Deep State and to them Trump is the primary enemy. BTW, Scott got a paltry 14 votes on the first ballot and was eliminated. That means 53 - 14 = 39 Senators voted for a RINO. Not a good sign. Notice as above, the press covered Bush II for the first time in years. Folks, it ain’t over yet.
For poly watchers, keep an eye on what the RINO contingents of the House and Senate try to do to the Musk/Ramaswamy combo.
The RINOS Preparing to Oppose Trump to Protect the Swamp
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/politics/the-rinos-preparing-to-oppose-trump-to-protect-the-swamp/
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"I am preparing a special report on how to take back our country from the RINOs
You will be Surprised – The Constitution Tells us How!"
Leader of the Senate – Anti-American & Anti-Trump
https://www.armstrongeconomics.com/international-news/politics/leader-of-the-senate-anti-american-anti-trump/
They had 4 years to make a first good impression and impose their agenda, and they blew-it.
My assessment is that they are a bunch of incompetent nincompoops, and at this point, I suspect that with the support of the majority of the population, Trump has the wherewithal to crush them.
"You must wonder if the document-shredding party is already underway, despite calls to preserve all the emails, memos, and texts."
If the Trump team is smart, they will, even as we speak, be having quiet, off-the-record conversations with the IT heads of all the suspect departments. Maybe not even the heads, but a couple of key grundoons, and remind them of the importance of system backups and exactly who is criminally liable if the backups don't exist.
Speaking from experience here.
Sometimes the best strategy is to gently remind an underling that if he/she facilitates the crime committed by his/her boss, he/she can be charged as an accessory to the crime--with same penalties if convicted that would be levied on the boss. The underling on a middling government salary with a spouse, 3 kids, and a big mortgage probably doesn't much want a $250K fine and 5 years in prison for erasing some data. Not to mention losing his/her government job and pension.
"The underling on a middling government salary " I suspect many of them have already secretly created vast stores of copies of correspondence, recordings, etc. they haven't told anyone about, sitting on hard drives, flash drives, printed out, all concealed on their grandparents' farmland or in well marked caches on forgotten BLM land. They are not all idiots.
I thought as much myself. I certainly would have done so. Not only to protect myself, but, let's be honest here, there might be a possibility of $$$ one way or another.
That would be the smart thing to do. That's what I suspect Karpinski did when they demoted her for Abu Graibh, told them she'd write a book telling all the details of who ordered what, and it worked, because they quietly repromoted her afterward.
Like a dead man's switch.
I thought “everything” is in the cloud?
Ask Kamala to ‘splain it.
Why didn't Trump do this in his first term?
Oh right, he accidentally filled the swamp.
I'm glad people told him #NoPompeo, but what prevents him from picking another deep state scumbag?
Trump is the system trying to quell the discord.
I hope he gets to do a few things like not sideline Kennedy who can easily expose the vaccine issue, which Trump denied last time cause supposedly Bill Gates told him it's not a good idea (really tard?).
Sigh, hope for the best, prepare for the worst.
Trump is not a politician, or wasn't when he first came to office. He was and is still a businessman. His perspective and thinking was not political. He was too trusting and knew NOTHING about the incestuous workings of DC. He trusted too easily and trusted the wrong people. He has since learned his lesson. He DID NOT, repeat, DID NOT fill the swamp. The swamp, which is actually more of a cesspool, has always been there. The Clinton Crime Family filled the swamp. The Bush Crime Family filled the swamp. The hussein Crime Family not only filled the swamp but politicized and corrupted each and every department. Trump walked into a hornets nest so don't even think of blaming him for filling an already filthy place. BTW, Trump has a website where the people have a say in who fills what position, in case you think he is the only one doing the hiring. https://www.mahanow.org/nominees-for-the-people
He talked about exactly this in his Rogan podcast.
Al Capone was a businessman too by his own admission. Just giving the people what they want. The tyrannical government was always getting in the way.
Libertarianism is a mind virus about individualistic economics. Marxism is a mind virus about collective economics. Both are intensely idealistic and to that degree, wrong. All viable cultures have both individualistic and communal aspects.
Thinking you can separate economics and politics is specious. They are two different aspects of the same thing. The stuff and who gets it. Nobody gets it by themselves. Obama was right about that part. Of course he used that truth to try and deny individual enterprise. Both are parts of reality. Mind viruses can only see one side.
I have wondered why the USA only has two parties instead of the multiple parties of Europe. The prime ministers or presidents there have to kiss ass to create coalitions in order to govern. Just askin’.
He may not have drained the swamp, but he sure did EXPOSE it!
Yes! I hope he speaks the truth more.
Like if he was indeed a hostage to the deep state, wouldn't it be smart to send out the truth about what's going on behind the scenes?
I would call it naivete. His first term was a result of not understanding the political spectrum and trying to surround himself with advisors and cabinet leaders who did. It backfired on him. This time he is no so naive. I hope, anyway.
I don't believe Trump can cure what ails America by himself. He needs a willing Congress and Congress is full of self centered career serving wallet stuffing corrupt fuckers. Without Congress Trump can't do much.
Agreed, I hope this time he uses brute force to tear down the Deep State and not “Let’s make a deal”.
Why exactly is Pompeo a “scumbag”?
He set up a CIA Ops office in the West Wing. He installed an enthusiastic torturer, his chief protege Haspel, as CIA director. He followed behind President Trump wherever Mr Trump tried to make peace (notably in person in North Korea) and destroyed and rapprochement by levelling threats. Need I go on?
"destroyed any"
I call bs on your reasons, which are debatable and don't change the fact that Pompeo served well under Trump and helped accomplish the President's policy objectives. You're not much different than the deranged leftists who call Trump a "dictator" and "Hitler."
Served what and whom? That is the question. Answer? The CIA and its war monger international "clients". He served the interests and ambitions of foreign powers while pretending to serve his country. What is the word for someone who does that?
Now you've really exposed yourself as a slanderer taking a page out of the leftist smear playbook. In their case we know they're deflecting from their own crimes, so what criminal enterprise are you shilling for or protecting?
Isn't it weird that somehow it's assumed that the CIA is dirty and crooked, but a person that went through the ranks of it is somehow moral.
That's a fact jack.
"Pompeo served well under Trump and helped accomplish the President's policy objective" That statement is also debatable.
Yes, it can be debated, but the unfettered and vicious attacks on a public servant who basically worked well and did a lot of good (the swamp State Department opposed, not welcomed him, and celebrated his ouster with Trump's) is reminiscent of the bloodthirst of the French revolutionaries of yesteryear and the hypocritical intolerance of current leftists who gaslit and tyrannized the rest of us for the past several years. This needs to get strong pushback or it will lead to dangerous places.
There's a couple of swamps.
He comes from a cabal like every powerful person in the system.
That's the one thing that gives me hope about the possibility of change. Competing mobs tend to reveal their own scams.
wanted to kill Assange.
Unsubstantiated and disputed.
Pompeo wasn't a neocon? Or warmonger?
Throwing around generalized derogatory accusations reveals the vacuity of your charges. And no need to provide hearsay or unverified reports as evidence.
https://www.democracynow.org/2021/9/28/cia_julian_assange_assassination_plot
A vastly biased leftist propaganda outlet, one of the worst. Totally unreliable source.
Dude, if you dismiss data on what actually happened because it's the side you don't like, you're half blind.
No wonder why you seem to like Pompeo. 😂
Pompeo tried to get the nation of Georgia to start a war with Russia, telling the Georgian leadership that 100,000 to 300,000 dead Georgians would be an acceptable price to pay for stickin' it to Putin!
Thank God the Georgians were not as stupid nor as rabid as the Ukrainians.
Pompeo urged, under the direction of President Trump, the Russians to remove their troops from Georgia. And the Ukrainians didn't attack Russia.
Let's deal with facts, not wild and unsubstantiated accusations about a Secretary of State gone rogue. What's up with all you haters? You're getting eaten alive!
He's a neocon. He wants to hang Jullian Assange and Ed Snowden. Common knowledge.
Tucker calls him a criminal and dares him to take him to court. Trump may still pick him anyway. Jared Kushner, hated by all, is back too. The 2nd term bids fair to be much like the first.
Tucker is never wrong, as long as he agrees with you.
No, for you it's Tucker is wrong when he disagrees with you.
Lugh: 2+2=4
Saul: Source?
How much time do you have?
Every inaugural speech is supposed to be about Unity: bringing us all back together as one harmonious nation, after the temporary discord that comes with every election campaign. That ship sailed long ago. In fact, we lost sight of it during Mr. Trump’s first term, when the Democrats replaced Pull Together with Fuck-All.
After the successful sting operation of January 6th provided the Uniparty with a list of political targets to hunt down like dogs and persecute at any length to take them out of circulation, the new Trump administration can harbor no delusions about reconciliation.
The Party of Chaos must be made to understand that there are, in fact, rules, they they will again be enforced, and that there will be inescapable consequences for those who violate them: Job One, before there can be any realistic hope of Making America Great Again.
Howard - agree 100% - Rule of Law needs to be reestablished before anything else. Without the rule of law, only chaos exists. See 2020-2024, the country has been, and still is, lawless. Anyone who can't see and/or admit that, is mistaken at best, and complicit at worst.
I want to hear an inaugural speech emphasizing Rule of Law, the US Constitution accountability. After that, talk about the better angels of our nature.
tresho - I'm tired of hearing speeches.
Here's a gem: We create our own reality when thought, word and deed (action) are in concert.
The thought is the initial spark. The word, written or spoken, supports and reinforces the thought. All that remains to create any reality is the action.
That's where most people fall short. They have a thought - talk about it - many tirelessly - but fail to take action. It ends there, so that's their reality. If only they'd act, things would be different.
I, for one, am tired of hearing political speeches - expressing a thought, but ultimately with no action, or measurable results.
The process can also be shortened for the sake of saving time and energy - call it efficiency. If the thought is coupled with enough drive, motivation and ambition, it needs not the support or reinforcement of the word.
The word, spoken or written, becomes a waste of time. Thought --> action gets it done. We do an awful lot of thinking, but It's time for us to stop all the talking and start taking the necessary - even if unsettling - action.
Ron, I have always been a firm believer in the mantra "actions speak louder than words." Words are meaningless. If you want to know what a person truly believes or cares about just look that their actions. Actions rarely lie.
Cankerpuss - nice to see you back in the mix. I even detect a little optimism. Amirite? If so, good for you.
Yes! I agree with you. People say practice what you preach. I say if you practice, there's no need to preach.
Others will see - no one needs lecturing.
I've been waiting for JHK to re-construct his website but decided I couldn't wait any longer. I missed the commentariat too much :)
I'm still a realist. The issues that plague this country are a cancer that are going to take years to cure, repair or expunge. I don't believe Donald Trump as one single man is going to be able to accomplish this, especially with just one 4 year term and a most like obstructionist Senate. We are still in a lot of trouble and we all know it. The debt. The wars. The inflation. The immigration. Those problems will still exist, Trump or no Trump.
But I am a little more hopeful than before. Here's why:
1. It seems the majority of the public no longer believe what propaganda media is telling them.
2. It seems the majority of the public no longer listen to whacked out millionaire celebrities.
3. It seems the majority of the public are obtaining their information or "news" from alternative sources.
4. It seems the majority of the public still love America, despise its bloated government and want to see things change.
So, yes, I am feeling a little more positive these days. My faith in the American people feels a little more restored. That being said, there were still tens of millions of Americans who voted for communism. That fact along is hard for me to wrap my brain around.
Morning Jim - excellent as always - you just keep pouring it on. Thanks as always.
Rogan is calling for DJT to unite the country. Not possible.
As you say, there needs to be accountability.
I still say we go scorched earth - lock the doors with them inside - and burn it all down.
Then begin anew - it's the only way.
“…we go scorched earth - lock the doors with them inside - and burn it all down.
Then begin anew - it's the only way”
Yup. I encounter so many people who do not understand this. There are likely numerous reasons it fails to register, some of those being: sense of fairness; inability to perceive ones-self taking drastic measures; currently living in a country essentially WROL (without rule of law) being an incomprehensible idea; not seeing these people as table-flippers (destroy what can’t be controlled); the list goes on.
They are a danger to society. They keep exposing their dangerousness with escalating measures, clawing to remain in their power positions. The cure is there, and has history as a guide. Would that it not be so, but reality needs to re-insert itself into these ‘interesting times’ as ascribed to a saying of Chinese origin.
Most people want to be left alone. They’re not out to harm anyone, and expect the same in return. Unfortunately, times occur when stepping out of this way of life, this thought process, is necessary so one can eventually return to the preferred setting.
In the movie Saving Private Ryan, the Americans let a group of German soldiers go, only later to have 1 of them slowly ease his knife into a Jewish American soldier while mocking him. We can't take any chances with the the left or the uniparty in congress. Deserved punishment must be doled out.
Amen, Walter - I also would that it not be so - a hard and unpleasant task - but it must be done. Add this to your list of reasons: Few men have the stomach for, and pure emotional detachment to do what must be done - just my opinion.
Franco's greatest error was being too soft after he won.
Yes, War is the God of all as Heraclitus said. This is a masculine mystery. Few women will ever understand it, but oh how they love the fruits of conquest. At least earlier generations of women supported their men - even if not always fully understanding. But now!
As the Cherokee said, a people aren't finished until their women's hearts are on the ground. In other words, we're finished.
There needs to be justice for what they did.
History tells us that when awakened with news that the Bastille had been stormed Louis XVI asked his aid if it was a revolt. The aid responded, "No sire, it is a Revolution." Sometimes Liberty needs a Revolution...
I don’t believe that
While it will be forever difficult to take anyone using a handle like "Grape Soda" serious, I am curious what it is that you don't believe. The quote itself, which is nothing more than a historical antidote I'm certain, although Louis knew the Good Times were over and the opposition was out for blood. Or the fact that Revolution is quite often needed? If it is the latter you speak of let me clarify - bloodless Revolution. I wasn't talking about Civil War or I would have said Civil War.
The last Revolution was under Reagan, when he literally ended the Democratic domination of the South single handedly. Senator Richard Shelby (Rep. Alabama, my home state) entered politics as a Democrat and was first elected as a Democratic Senator. Flipping the South Democratic was a HUGE deal. My first experience voting was the November election of 1984, and I cast my ballot for Ronnie. It was amazing how popular Reagan had become. Rock Star big, and yet you still had those whiny ass libs bitching all the time. Kind of reminds me of 2024....
The French Revolution.. https://mileswmathis.com/frev.pdf