Has anyone been confirmed yet? I don't think so. IE till RFK Jr (for one example) gets confirmed he's not in the cabinet. I think that's correct but almost hope I'm wrong. Not encouraged for example by the Senate Majority leader pick. The Republicans (unlike the Democrats) are usually equally undone by the inside as by the adversary. The…
Has anyone been confirmed yet? I don't think so. IE till RFK Jr (for one example) gets confirmed he's not in the cabinet. I think that's correct but almost hope I'm wrong. Not encouraged for example by the Senate Majority leader pick. The Republicans (unlike the Democrats) are usually equally undone by the inside as by the adversary. The Democrats on the other hand usually have iron discipline. If they have 51 Senators seems they almost always get 51 votes. Seems like the Republicans by contrast need 55 or more to have a hope of getting 51.
Observation and a tiny familiarity with history makes me paranoid. The Bolsheviks (what I like to call them) have a transgenerational rabid religious zealot character. Like black mold the the spores always remain no matter how far you think its been beaten back. IMO the best you ever get from them is a strategic retreat while they plan the next abomination. Short story. I'm not about to feel comfortable until the picks are AT LEAST confirmed and the inauguration has been completed. (hope the Bolshies don't plan to burn DC and the country down over it). So much mischief and mayhem that can be done in the next few weeks. And once things are in place eternal vigilance is the watchword because there are snakes everywhere
Yes, you make an excellent point. But you are ruining the feel-good moment....
Now that DEMOCRAT Harris has lost, and the Senate has REPUBLICAN Majority (meaning Republicans can set the agenda--and profit personally), and the Congress is Republican, I think we will find that some Republican will not go along with Trump's legislation. Quite a few Republicans are Mitch McConnell types, or Bush supporters. They just didn't want to contribute to the destruction of their party by being open traitors, like the Cheneys.
I want to see if Lindsey Graham votes for Tulsi Gabbard as DNI (Director National Intelligence).
In any case, the US is confronted by huge budget deficits, and the Middle Class is squeezed dying a death of a thousand paper cuts, including very real inflation (check your insurance --home/auto/HEALTH for next year, is it up 2-3%? Mine is double digits....) and worse service on NON-Discretionary items, like medical. Good luck President Trump.
I just read an article that state that my home state of Utah is no longer a state where insurance companies can make a profit from insuring homes.
However, I still see new housing developments popping up everywhere and new, $850,000 homes being built by young couples in their 20s. In the driveways of these new mini mansions I see $90,000 F-250s and Rams along with a $20,000 trailer and two $50,000 side by side UTVs. The yards on these homes are impeccably landscaped costing thousands. Rino-rock fencing costing $15,000 surrounds the back yards of the young peoples' homes. And, from what I can tell, Disneyland and Disneyworld are still just as busy as ever as these young people still manage to pay for all of this and have enough money to fly themselves and their children for a $10,000 week of fun with the queer loving pervert minded Mouse.
I know, they are in debt. But they still have to finance that debt. So far, from what I am seeing in my state, life is good for people.
I still believe something big is coming. Trump or no Trump. We are in a bad way. The vast majority of people in this Country are living lives full of lies. They own nothing. Buried by debt. Living paycheck to paycheck. No savings. No retirement. Unable to handle a $500.00 emergency without using the credit card. This CANNOT continue. This WILL NOT continue. A debt reckoning is coming and it will be ugly for ALL.
Many in their 20's, 30's and 40's are making $100-$200k a year, and with a couple, that's double. They can afford all of this stuff with their cash flow. No doubt they're still in debt up to their eyeballs. If one of them lose their jobs, they're toast. This group probably represents the upper 10-20% of the population, most have a college degree, and most voted against Trump.
Very few have become debt free. Often it's the guy without the fancy house or fancy car. He's the millionaire next door.
The guy you described is me. Been debt free for a long time but I am not a millionaire.
Median household income in the State of Utah right now is $72,000, I believe. maybe a little higher. Sure, many are making the sums you described above but not all of them. It will always boggle my mind how people manage these lifestyles. When God was handing out money smarts, I was off playing tiddlywinks and not paying attention because I just don't get it.
I do, but I often feel a little jealous of those with the bigger houses that have the fourth car garage, covered patio, jacuzzi, etc. Envy tends to haunt me all too often.
The drab Peahen wants a bright Peacock. But they are visible to the predators and pay for their vitality. What Peahen wants a drab Peacock who doesn't flaunt his wealth? Maybe a smart one (in human terms)? Once she finds out, she knows she can get the drab guy's wealth via the divorce industry.
Like Dmitry Orlov always used to say, when it comes to collapse, it doesn't really matter who the President of the US is. This sucker is going down. Having said that, I'm personally very relieved to see a return towards reality and honesty. That can only help people accept that their future may not include happy motoring and suburban dreams.
The word is RINO, a creation of the Bush-Cheney years. Trump’s picks show a trend, a good one. He is putting people in place who do not owe the Deep State anything, and who have been hurt by the politics of chaos. These folks are not only loyal to MAGA, but have revenge in mind. Pete Hegseth for example will put the military readiness as a priority instead of social engineering. Tulsi has criticized the intelligence agencies for a decade, thus DNI. Matt Gaetz is an avid MAGA type and has had Lawfare aimed at him, perfect for the AG spot. RFK, Jr. for HHS,brilliant. Where is Ben Carson?
I feel a pit in my stomach when I think that Matt Gaetz might not get to become AG. He's the key to unlocking the deep state shenanigans and he won't hold back on exposing all of it to the American people. Trump might have some ways around a true Senate confirmation of him, such as forcing a recess appointment or installing him as the acting attorney general. The fight continues.
We need to know the name of every Republican's "Morgan Stanley" guy! It's our right. Face it, ez: real positive change means you folks lose a lot of power.
Yeah. It is hard for me to find the delicate balance between the ability to feel joy (which helps to make life tolerable) and the reserved paranoia of being disappointed too many times.
Newsom is raising gasoline up another $2/gal in California. Imagine the impact THAT will have. They are trying everything to get us out of gas cars and into all electric vehicles.
I suspect they're Also doing EVERYTHING POSSIBLE to create more pain and suffering because it is their opportunity to blame it on MAGA & MAHA. Nothing is more satisfying to them than to sadistically heap pain on their peeps who were duped enough to vote for them then blame the sadism on their opposition
Kinda how they roll
In fact I would be surprised if these cynical SOBs care one whit about gasoline and climate yada yada. At least the ones at the "leadership" levels like Newsom. This may be nothing more than a golden opportunity to raise taxes and revenue to more effectively loot while blaming it on others and have little to nothing to do with clean air and climate etc.
From what I've seen there is no bottom to their cynicism and what they will do for power. The Bolshevik tradition is "by any means necessary" and if millions starve or whatever it's just the cynical price creating paradise. They have a Bolshevik mentality. Hard to not see it when they openly threaten (and often follow through) to burn it all down if you don't see it their way. Taxing gas till you get electric grid collapse (because they allege they want EV's) is a way to "burn it all down". In the end you probably have bicycles because gasoline is gone and electric is finite and expensive.
"... because it is their opportunity to blame it on MAGA & MAHA." ~ RAY FALCIOLA
I would suggest that the primary objective is implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and if they can't get the citizens of the world to voluntarily embrace it, then the trick is to get them to beg for it. Destroy the economy and make living conditions miserable, and the masses will beg for it.
One can only hope. Knowing the implacability of the adversary I'm thinking if 2030 does not work out it will be rebranded as 2035 or whatever. Perhaps it will take 100 years. But doubt it will ever be done but may be done for the purposes of all that are living now or even a generation or so following. These guys never give up and never go away. These agendas appear to be transgenerational obsessions just like the communist manifesto. World domination by any means necessary. They become religions masquerading as ideologies. They share lots of attributes and one is zealous devotion.. Maybe a rebrand and restart but they never go away
"all nations must participate" or their Agenda fails.
My bet is that within a year it will be obvious that all nations are not going to participate. Either that, or something on the order of the BRICS grabbing control of the 2030 Agenda and imposing their version on US.
It will take willful effort by MAGA to reset the insanity of the ult-Left. No holds barred. Trump and his group need to destroy the gimme mentality that the Dems have created.
A yuge problem to stopping the decline are the RINOs, never Trumper establishment GOP types. They are Democrats, Deep State supporters in sheep’s clothing.
Newscum is both ignorant about economic reality and a little bit insane. He is a typical Democrat who does not understand what the concept of money and capital is, and even if he did would ignore anything resembling a budget.
You are correct. The current, majority party will self-immolate during the confirmation hearings. Anyone bother to look at "The 51 seat Majority" for RINO/RICO status? As you said, the Democrat Senators will be 100% "NAY" on all nominees.
It'll be Summer before we know what the Cabinet looks like....and it won't look anything like Trumps first nominations.
I've heard that it is technically possible (IE lawful) but there's great uncertainty that it will be practically feasible. That's my somewhat sketchy understanding at this point.
Won't know unless they try but hard to assume the swamp will fall asleep and allow it to happen. Who knows, there are people more expert than I (that would be anyone because I am not a expert). Not even sure the full criteria for a "recess". On the other hand, knowing how much the swamp likes it's perks which would have too include $$$$ and recess in that order and "the greater good of the country last" they may have more incentive to recess than to block a recess. Since the swamp is coin/cult operated it is hard to guess if a technicality like "recess appointments" move could be pulled off
Only reason it comes up is because MAGA & MAHA know that there will be a death match to block effective appointments so there needs to be creative thinking if they intend to follow thru else the "victory" will be still born at the appointments level and it will be nothing but swamp traitors within just like last time
I have no idea how to do these things but wonder if our reps need to be swamped (pun intended) with calls and emails letting them know that if they vote against certain appointments like RFK Jr we have long memories
Has anyone been confirmed yet? I don't think so. IE till RFK Jr (for one example) gets confirmed he's not in the cabinet. I think that's correct but almost hope I'm wrong. Not encouraged for example by the Senate Majority leader pick. The Republicans (unlike the Democrats) are usually equally undone by the inside as by the adversary. The Democrats on the other hand usually have iron discipline. If they have 51 Senators seems they almost always get 51 votes. Seems like the Republicans by contrast need 55 or more to have a hope of getting 51.
Observation and a tiny familiarity with history makes me paranoid. The Bolsheviks (what I like to call them) have a transgenerational rabid religious zealot character. Like black mold the the spores always remain no matter how far you think its been beaten back. IMO the best you ever get from them is a strategic retreat while they plan the next abomination. Short story. I'm not about to feel comfortable until the picks are AT LEAST confirmed and the inauguration has been completed. (hope the Bolshies don't plan to burn DC and the country down over it). So much mischief and mayhem that can be done in the next few weeks. And once things are in place eternal vigilance is the watchword because there are snakes everywhere
Yes, you make an excellent point. But you are ruining the feel-good moment....
Now that DEMOCRAT Harris has lost, and the Senate has REPUBLICAN Majority (meaning Republicans can set the agenda--and profit personally), and the Congress is Republican, I think we will find that some Republican will not go along with Trump's legislation. Quite a few Republicans are Mitch McConnell types, or Bush supporters. They just didn't want to contribute to the destruction of their party by being open traitors, like the Cheneys.
I want to see if Lindsey Graham votes for Tulsi Gabbard as DNI (Director National Intelligence).
In any case, the US is confronted by huge budget deficits, and the Middle Class is squeezed dying a death of a thousand paper cuts, including very real inflation (check your insurance --home/auto/HEALTH for next year, is it up 2-3%? Mine is double digits....) and worse service on NON-Discretionary items, like medical. Good luck President Trump.
I just read an article that state that my home state of Utah is no longer a state where insurance companies can make a profit from insuring homes.
However, I still see new housing developments popping up everywhere and new, $850,000 homes being built by young couples in their 20s. In the driveways of these new mini mansions I see $90,000 F-250s and Rams along with a $20,000 trailer and two $50,000 side by side UTVs. The yards on these homes are impeccably landscaped costing thousands. Rino-rock fencing costing $15,000 surrounds the back yards of the young peoples' homes. And, from what I can tell, Disneyland and Disneyworld are still just as busy as ever as these young people still manage to pay for all of this and have enough money to fly themselves and their children for a $10,000 week of fun with the queer loving pervert minded Mouse.
I know, they are in debt. But they still have to finance that debt. So far, from what I am seeing in my state, life is good for people.
I still believe something big is coming. Trump or no Trump. We are in a bad way. The vast majority of people in this Country are living lives full of lies. They own nothing. Buried by debt. Living paycheck to paycheck. No savings. No retirement. Unable to handle a $500.00 emergency without using the credit card. This CANNOT continue. This WILL NOT continue. A debt reckoning is coming and it will be ugly for ALL.
Many in their 20's, 30's and 40's are making $100-$200k a year, and with a couple, that's double. They can afford all of this stuff with their cash flow. No doubt they're still in debt up to their eyeballs. If one of them lose their jobs, they're toast. This group probably represents the upper 10-20% of the population, most have a college degree, and most voted against Trump.
Very few have become debt free. Often it's the guy without the fancy house or fancy car. He's the millionaire next door.
The guy you described is me. Been debt free for a long time but I am not a millionaire.
Median household income in the State of Utah right now is $72,000, I believe. maybe a little higher. Sure, many are making the sums you described above but not all of them. It will always boggle my mind how people manage these lifestyles. When God was handing out money smarts, I was off playing tiddlywinks and not paying attention because I just don't get it.
CP,
Jesus saves,
Moses invests....
Not to be judgey, but you should feel good about having your house paid off. Many out there with tall hats, no cattle.
I do, but I often feel a little jealous of those with the bigger houses that have the fourth car garage, covered patio, jacuzzi, etc. Envy tends to haunt me all too often.
The drab Peahen wants a bright Peacock. But they are visible to the predators and pay for their vitality. What Peahen wants a drab Peacock who doesn't flaunt his wealth? Maybe a smart one (in human terms)? Once she finds out, she knows she can get the drab guy's wealth via the divorce industry.
Basic biology I suppose. Maybe the gals can weigh in on this as well.
I wonder how many are on welfare, or some other form of UBI?
Don't know. But would it be enough to make all the monthly payments on the debt to finance these things?
Like Dmitry Orlov always used to say, when it comes to collapse, it doesn't really matter who the President of the US is. This sucker is going down. Having said that, I'm personally very relieved to see a return towards reality and honesty. That can only help people accept that their future may not include happy motoring and suburban dreams.
The word is RINO, a creation of the Bush-Cheney years. Trump’s picks show a trend, a good one. He is putting people in place who do not owe the Deep State anything, and who have been hurt by the politics of chaos. These folks are not only loyal to MAGA, but have revenge in mind. Pete Hegseth for example will put the military readiness as a priority instead of social engineering. Tulsi has criticized the intelligence agencies for a decade, thus DNI. Matt Gaetz is an avid MAGA type and has had Lawfare aimed at him, perfect for the AG spot. RFK, Jr. for HHS,brilliant. Where is Ben Carson?
"Where is Ben Carson?"
I have been wondering this. Maybe NIH?
I feel a pit in my stomach when I think that Matt Gaetz might not get to become AG. He's the key to unlocking the deep state shenanigans and he won't hold back on exposing all of it to the American people. Trump might have some ways around a true Senate confirmation of him, such as forcing a recess appointment or installing him as the acting attorney general. The fight continues.
We need to know the name of every Republican's "Morgan Stanley" guy! It's our right. Face it, ez: real positive change means you folks lose a lot of power.
Yeah. It is hard for me to find the delicate balance between the ability to feel joy (which helps to make life tolerable) and the reserved paranoia of being disappointed too many times.
Newsom is raising gasoline up another $2/gal in California. Imagine the impact THAT will have. They are trying everything to get us out of gas cars and into all electric vehicles.
I suspect they're Also doing EVERYTHING POSSIBLE to create more pain and suffering because it is their opportunity to blame it on MAGA & MAHA. Nothing is more satisfying to them than to sadistically heap pain on their peeps who were duped enough to vote for them then blame the sadism on their opposition
Kinda how they roll
In fact I would be surprised if these cynical SOBs care one whit about gasoline and climate yada yada. At least the ones at the "leadership" levels like Newsom. This may be nothing more than a golden opportunity to raise taxes and revenue to more effectively loot while blaming it on others and have little to nothing to do with clean air and climate etc.
From what I've seen there is no bottom to their cynicism and what they will do for power. The Bolshevik tradition is "by any means necessary" and if millions starve or whatever it's just the cynical price creating paradise. They have a Bolshevik mentality. Hard to not see it when they openly threaten (and often follow through) to burn it all down if you don't see it their way. Taxing gas till you get electric grid collapse (because they allege they want EV's) is a way to "burn it all down". In the end you probably have bicycles because gasoline is gone and electric is finite and expensive.
"... because it is their opportunity to blame it on MAGA & MAHA." ~ RAY FALCIOLA
I would suggest that the primary objective is implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and if they can't get the citizens of the world to voluntarily embrace it, then the trick is to get them to beg for it. Destroy the economy and make living conditions miserable, and the masses will beg for it.
2 birds one stone. Pull the levers to get the peeps to beg for 2030 Agenda while blaming the misery on MAGA HAHA. Beautiful
Bottom line is they are ALWAYS plotting with diabolical intent to get more power and install their agenda
If they can't pull it off in the next year, I think the 2030 Agenda may be done, and perhaps the Democratic party as well.
One can only hope. Knowing the implacability of the adversary I'm thinking if 2030 does not work out it will be rebranded as 2035 or whatever. Perhaps it will take 100 years. But doubt it will ever be done but may be done for the purposes of all that are living now or even a generation or so following. These guys never give up and never go away. These agendas appear to be transgenerational obsessions just like the communist manifesto. World domination by any means necessary. They become religions masquerading as ideologies. They share lots of attributes and one is zealous devotion.. Maybe a rebrand and restart but they never go away
"all nations must participate" or their Agenda fails.
My bet is that within a year it will be obvious that all nations are not going to participate. Either that, or something on the order of the BRICS grabbing control of the 2030 Agenda and imposing their version on US.
It will take willful effort by MAGA to reset the insanity of the ult-Left. No holds barred. Trump and his group need to destroy the gimme mentality that the Dems have created.
A yuge problem to stopping the decline are the RINOs, never Trumper establishment GOP types. They are Democrats, Deep State supporters in sheep’s clothing.
Newscum is both ignorant about economic reality and a little bit insane. He is a typical Democrat who does not understand what the concept of money and capital is, and even if he did would ignore anything resembling a budget.
Thank God I live in a red state where they aren't pulling that crap. Washington is double-plus insane with the electric car thing.
I think with Trump's mandate and sudden jump in power, a LOT of those Republicans will be changing their oppositional stripes. Just a guess, though.
SD - all insurance premiums are a function of replacement "value" risk.
You are correct. The current, majority party will self-immolate during the confirmation hearings. Anyone bother to look at "The 51 seat Majority" for RINO/RICO status? As you said, the Democrat Senators will be 100% "NAY" on all nominees.
It'll be Summer before we know what the Cabinet looks like....and it won't look anything like Trumps first nominations.
Recess appointments.
Can’t Trump get Tulsi, Hegseth and Kennedy in using “recess appointments”?
I've heard that it is technically possible (IE lawful) but there's great uncertainty that it will be practically feasible. That's my somewhat sketchy understanding at this point.
Won't know unless they try but hard to assume the swamp will fall asleep and allow it to happen. Who knows, there are people more expert than I (that would be anyone because I am not a expert). Not even sure the full criteria for a "recess". On the other hand, knowing how much the swamp likes it's perks which would have too include $$$$ and recess in that order and "the greater good of the country last" they may have more incentive to recess than to block a recess. Since the swamp is coin/cult operated it is hard to guess if a technicality like "recess appointments" move could be pulled off
Only reason it comes up is because MAGA & MAHA know that there will be a death match to block effective appointments so there needs to be creative thinking if they intend to follow thru else the "victory" will be still born at the appointments level and it will be nothing but swamp traitors within just like last time
I have no idea how to do these things but wonder if our reps need to be swamped (pun intended) with calls and emails letting them know that if they vote against certain appointments like RFK Jr we have long memories