While I do not expect Mrs. Gabbard to be a heroine in defense of liberty, perhaps she will pause government weaponization and privacy destruction for a few years. In this interview, Gabbard does seem to understand the issues about Big Govt using ‘national security’ as a justification for the elimination of all privacy protection.
Whether she can do anything about it, right before privacy elimination is scheduled to get a lot worse, is an unknown variable. WATCH:
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Whenever Tulsi Gabbard is discussed, I remind myself that until recently she was a self-avowed Democrat
Lots of people used to be democrats. The MAGA party hasn’t gotten as big as it is without former democrats joining in.
I am sure that by now, Trump’s team is fully aware of the extent of the corruption in DC and the task that lay before them.
This is no longer a ‘republican’ or ‘democrat’ situation. Most of the cabinet picks have targeted and / or victimized by the treacherous apparatus, the ‘swamp’.
This is a fight against an evil institution.
Right. Republican and Democrat have not really been that relevant for quite awhile. The obvious split often discussed here is MAGA vs. establishment, but an even bigger umbrella, the main conflict, is populist/nationalist v. entrenched oligarch/globalist. List Obama, the Bushes, Pelosi, and McConnell among the latter to see what I mean. There is a similar opposition between traditionalism (life and family) and so-called progressivism, the latter all about social control and transhumanism. But R and D are really old hat and have only been used as cover stories for years now.
I should have added that Tulsi has always been a stalwart on one side of the continuum, so she’s been as consistent as anyone.
In America, our battle is MAGA vs Uniparty, not R vs D, and because our enemies are GLOBULLUSTS, on an International basis our battle is Globullusts vs Nationalist/Economic Populists..
The whole D vs R is a part of the broader strategy of Divide and Conquer, and it included ramping up “wedge issue” fake policy disputes, that contained emotional triggers that both wings could use…
We now have the Dem wing demoralised, and hanging limp after being hit with birdshot, now we must be equally viscious in killing off the other, RINO wing, in order to finally bury the damn bird.
Could not agree more Dutchman
Spot on as always Dutch.
Very astute description, Dutch. Regards!
Nice metaphor, but the pivotal transformation must rise a Phoenix from the ashes, the Spirit of who we are as the New Republic leading the Golden Age for the world. Easier said than done.
Me too. While in college, I volunteered and worked hard for the McGovern campaign, believing Nixon was a bad guy (wrong!). Last time I voted Dem was in 1980 for Carter, believing all the media lies about Reagan being stupid. But when I watched his State of the Union speeches, I realized something was amiss. I voted for Reagan in 1984 and switched my registration from Dem to Libertarian. In 2012, I switched to Republican to vote for Ron Paul in the primary.
Heh, first time I was old enough to vote was in 1980, and I voted for Reagan.
Me too!
Carter years were like a long walk in a desert, as I remember. 55mph, little garbage cars, high interest loans, no jobs, no money, the “bomb Iran” tune playing, Billy beer and Billy Carter was made famous by being a drunk brother. Then came Reagan. We all could breathe again.
By the way, Biden’s druggy son kinda fits the democrat family tree. A worthless president and his worthless family. Maybe we should all give credit where it is due. Without Carter we would never have Reagan, without Biden we would never have Trump 2.0.
There is a huge biblical reference and lesson in that, all of us have experienced at one time. And…..we will do it again. Isn’t it strange? A person can smell a rose and never smell it or trash but then when life slaps them upside the head they realize one smells good one smells bad. Few see reality as it is, fewer except it.
Sounds familiar. You followed almost the exact same political trajectory I did. I’m not really a Republican, but I am an anti-Democrat, which means I always vote Republican. My philosophy is that Republicans are often disappointing, but Democrats are downright dangerous.
Correct!
i believe Reagan was a former demoncrat.
You are correct
I was a ‘default Dem’ until the Clinton years. My parents were both solid Dems. My mom in particular was a liberal’s liberal. Both my siblings are still hardcore left.
The Monica Lewinsky thing turned me off the Democrats. Clinton was caught diddling the office help in the Oval Office, lied about it and made his Cabinet officers lie about it. Then the media closed ranks around him.
I realized that the Dems were all and only about retaining power at any cost -even the cost of their own integrity.
Then lets hope they stay joined in for the duration
its important to recognize the lion of truth…it lives on the safari and spares no fools.
left, right, middle, centrist, and even dare I say it out loud the deep state..once they have experienced TRUTH, the stand to be judged. rational moral people are attracted by and are drawn to become better human beings …it’s the way truth/gravity works. it forces people to make very important decisions…
this explains the exodus of so many “former” democrats and fence riding independents..and unfortunately also explains the back sliding of a minor percentage of former “Republicans” who left MAGA because
the money dried up. deprived on the only reason they called conservative party words, they become
departed.
and good riddance.
Mills in maine effed around and is about to find out is a good example.
God Bless America
That is very true, but most saw the antics of the Left and realized that they were misaligned. Tulsi only recently changed. With Tulsi, it looks too much like the ends justifies the means to me. I question her fundamental beliefs. She still has to prove her loyalty to the Constitution, liberty, and the people for many of us.
If you are a recent convert, welcome my friend!
Both Trump and Reagan were Democrats who saw the light, as have I, my husband, and most of my friends. I am willing to give Tulsi some grace here.
Both of my elderly parents did too before they died. My Mom had Romney figured for a rat long before me too. When President Trump won she was the first person I thought of. She was my favorite person to talk politics and current events with.
Liberal democrat used to mean tolerant, unprejudiced, unbigoted, broadminded, forward thinking. Sounds like MAGA to me. Perhaps what we have seen is that these characteristics that breed individual ingenuity, creativity and freedom are lost without the center pole of knowing god within. That’s what I see in the open faces and confident voices of all confirmed on the Trump Team. They speak and act from that center pole, and it is recognized as integrity and trustworthiness. AND caring about our fellow human beings.
PDJT used to vote with the democrat party
With the former Democratic Party.
There used to be ‘Blue-Dog’ Dems, they’re all gone.
I think they are still around. They vote MAGA Republican because common sense tells them to, and then complain vociferously about everything the people they voted for do.
“They vote MAGA Republican because common sense tells them to, and then complain vociferously about everything the people they voted for do.”
That would never happen here…..
Democrat. Original name and true name.
Drives me nuts every time I hear to it referred to as the “Democratic” party… just as much as it drives me nuts to hear “we live in a democracy” or “the United States is the world’s leading democracy”. Constitutional Republic.
amen
And it’s the Democrat party, not the Democratic party.
Serious question… when did they change the name of the party from the Democrat Party to the Democratic Party?
I don’t think they did. I think people just say it wrong and no one corrects them.
It’s like we used to say Xerox this for me, instead of copy this for me. It becomes a commonality, and for some companies as mentioned can become a legal problem. However, in this case, this ignorance is on the verge of bliss.
I got tired of correcting when no one listened.
1844 though member are referred to as Democrats or Dems. re: Wikipedia
It seems odd for a proper nound to also be a ‘state of being’ verb. The current Democratic Party undemocratically got rid of the sitting president and took his campaign away from him by a ‘handful’ of people and all undemocratically got behind his revenge choice to succede him. The MAGA Party is doing what the Republican Party paid lip service to: restore the Republic as the framers of the Constitution intended with ALL powers not specifically designated to the federal government by the Constitution should be the responsibility of the individual States.
Pres Reagan was a democrat at one time.
Did he?
As a builder in a democrat infested city he may have simply did what he had to do to accomplish his goals.
Then ran for president as Reform Party in 2000. Dropped out when he realized the Uniparty – Media collusion against 3rd parties.
As did Reagan!
It is so obvious now that the rot within the system has every political face. I find it beautiful how we are coming together as Americans first. President Trump leads from that place of unity. No one in the political class can NOT see the transformation brought on by the wind of MAGA at Trump’s back. People like Gabbard have the internal savvy and will to self-correct. Every political face is being given that opportunity in this foundational shift. Those who fight against what cannot be defeated are choosing so because they have lost that internal will to self-correct. They have lost their humanity and deserve the public tribunals coming their way. By their own choice they merit the consequences. This is The Great Awakening. We all have the God given right to free will choice.
True.
Time will tell.
We will all have to wait and see.
You have to open the curtains to let the light in.
Relax. I used to be a dimocrat. DJT used to be a dimocrat. A bunch of people used to be dimocrats and are now MAGA republicans. The conversion is massive and will continue.
Ditto.
It was a Republican President when we got the bi-partisan Patriot Act.
Turns out GWB was closer to Obama and Clinton than to any Republican.
He was the visible leader of the Uniparty.
Astute observation Lorraine.
He was also President when the 911 “attacks” happened.
Only God knows.
That one.
A RINO President.
IMO, political party affiliation isn’t what defines MAGA.
Conservative defines MAGA!
It’s more than that. Sure MAGA is conservative, but it’s also populist, and it believes in fighting back when Democrats and the media attack. The lack of fighting back was one of the things that was so annoying about the Bush, Dole, McCain, and Romney Republicans. They all thought they could make nice with our enemies in the media. It was a fool’s errand.
It’s more than that. What exactly has Conservatism “Conserved” in the last 100 years? Reagan had a revolution started but Bush the Elder Killed it off quickly.
Trump is really the first American President since Reagan, imo.
But we were much more naive back then, and even the dems weren’t as bad. Around Y2K (now there’s a flashback for you) they really started getting corrupt.
Constitutional Conservative.
So were many others. She left the party 5+ years ago.
You do realize that Mark Levin was not originally on the Trump train, right??
Many the people demanding perfection would never admit they were not always MAGA. It seems its only leftists who practice dishonesty
Based on his comments lately I don’t think he is on Trumps side now.
Old Yeller Levin. Never Trumper for a long time.
Yes and if I recall correctly, neither was Rush Limbaugh. They favored Ted Cruz for a while anyway.
Rush was not a never Trumper, but he did straddle the fence for awhile. Thank God he came to his senses. I loved his show, but I didn’t agree with him about everything, and that’s OK.
Nor was Rush Limbaugh or Glen Beck or Ted Cruz and others.
Rush was the first one, that I heard anyway, excitedly bantering about Donald Trump and how he was the only one bold enough to talk about the elephant in the room. Heads exploded everywhere. But he set the tone for politics for the next decade, and I think that without him and Big Tom I doubt things would’ve changed much in regards to the illegals. Wish Rush could see it all now, but where he is now is a far better place and I doubt he would care about it now.
After listening to him last week talk about Ukraine, it didn’t sound like he was on the Trump train to me.
Levin has a case of dumb ass in him, and so do many others in both parties, however, the truth will come out over time, perhaps over a long time. Putin may be a dictator, but he is also not a fool.
That’s just one reason I don’t listen much to him anymore. Another is the way he’s always yelling.
Yep.
Yeah… you can never trust a former Democrat. Like Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump. /sarc
Party affiliations no longer matter. TG has always been a civil libertarian.
It was virtually all elected republican’ts that forced TG to support FISA 702 warrantless surveillance as a condition of confirmation & who also exempted themselves from it.
I was a democrat once upon a time too.
Ronald Reagan and Donald Trump were both Democrats and are the two best Republican Presidents in the last 160 years!
It’s almost like former dimocrats make the best MAGA Republicans !
If you’ve been a dimocrat and you’ve finally opened your eyes to thier bull sh.t.
you are a true MAGA Believer!
Coming from a lifelong , never believed any of there bull sh.t conservative .
I believe it is truly becoming us – MAGA- against them – left wing lunatics –
You have to register Democrat if you want to run for office in Hawaii.
Her dad was a Republican but switched so he could actually get some rank on his committees and pass some legislation.
Gabbard isn’t conservative by any means, but she aligns with some MAGA priorities. Like Kennedy, if she stays in her lane, it should work out.
It’s seldom, if ever, mentioned, but she was one of the few Democrats against the TPP. Mostly for environmental concerns because all the pollution from China and SE Asia makes its way to America Samoa and Hawaii.
Big time.
I know her. I would say more Libertarian than demorat.
Tulsi used to be my congressman and came into my classroom to inspect my unique program, so I have some positive personal experience with her. Aside from that, she was instrumental after going to Syria and exposing the perfidy committed by Obama’s funding ISIS, whom he cheekily called ‘the rebels’. She was immediately targeted by Dem & Co, including Hillary, who called her a Russian asset. Anyone who with one trip can take on the slings and arrows from Obama and Hillary is okay with me.
I heard once the Apache judged a man by the quality of his enemies.
When Trump began to campaign in 2015 I thought it was a publicity stunt (I didn’t know much about him). I didn’t take him seriously. As time passed I noticed he was drawing fire from all the right people. Then I spoke with a Union tradesman and asked how the crews felt and got along on his jobs. They loved him, everybody wanted to work a Trump project.
I confess, I underestimated the Man.
He made noise about running in 2012, and brought up the birth certificate like many others, but then dropped out. At the time I thought he was a mere annoyance so I was wrong too. Thank God.
Did you do the same reminder when Reagan and Trump 1.0 were elected, since both were longtime Democrats before they were enlightened and then elected – as Republicans?
I think they were more “non-democrats” than they were “republicans.” The two-party arrangement is a globalist, elitist “uniparty” ruse and has been since the days of T Roosevelt and Wilson.
The sooner we jettison the idea of R vs D, the better. That is the diversion “battle” to focus you looking forward while the real enemy is moving quickly on your flank.
True, but it wasn’t long ago that Donald Trump, himself, was a liberal Democrat. I don’t know if Gabbard is on our side, but I’m willing to give her a chance. Same for RFK, Jr.
She sounds like a Patriot.
Trust? Not even my own mother.
This is In The Club or Out of The Club.
She is in.
I am out.
Just as well.
Even President Trump was once a Democrat; he attended Chelsea Clinton’s wedding. He was a star of the Left and the GOPe paid him no attention. There’s the old joke: A travelling salesman, driving through the countryside to a nearby town noticed a sign that read, “DEMOCRAT Kittens for SALE”. He thought the sign was interesting and on his way back, he noticed the sign had changed to, “REPUPLICAN Kittens of SALE”. He had to stop and ask why the change. The kid selling the kittens says, “They have their eyes open now”. Trump is more of a Common Sence guy instead of a Right-Wing ideologue and a lot of Republicans, Independents, and Democrats who are not so Party Bound but are attracted to Common Sense that MAGA became a success. I think the anti-Common Sense policies of the Joe Biden Democrats really made the contrast more stark. Tulsi is a ‘Common Sense’ person before any political affiliation and Trump represents for her that common sense so he has her loyalty. IIRC the Great Republican, Ronald Reagan was once a Democrat.
You gotta respect a politician that joins whatever party they think will give them power. She’s right up there with Reagan and Trump.
PDJT Used to be a democrat too. Like our president says, “we’ll see what happens.”
I don’t know if Tulsi is still a CFR member.
https://www.cfr.org/sites/default/files/report_pdf/FY17%20Membership%20Roster.pdf
Ronald Reagan “Used to Be a democrat” Sheesh get over your purity tests, comrade. Even I once voted for a democRat and gasp !!! many rinoRats Too!!!
@LetJusticePrevail2014 and many of us were self-avowed Republicans, sometimes it takes someone special to cut the Gordian Knot we got ourselves wrapped over instead of seeing reality.
I have my doubts about Elon Musk, Marco Rubio, RFK and Tulsi Gabbard, I still do, but I also see that they are doing thing things many of the self Proclaimed “Conservative Republicans” swore for years they’d do but never did. Just look at what happened with USAID when it was exposed.
In the end it’s all about “Trust… but verify.” And so far, they’re keeping their word of what they promised. And Pres. Trump will make sure they keep their word.
So was President Trump once.
Whenever Tulsi Gabbard is discussed, I remind myself that she was put on the Quiet Skies list.
The Hammer of Justice is here
“CNN is reporting that the David Pekoske the TSA Administrator who put Tulsi Gabbard on “Quiet Skies” terrorist watch list has been fired.”
https://x.com/amuse/status/1881393739249111183
“What a stupendous, what an incomprehensible machine is man! Who can endure toil, famine, stripes, imprisonment & death itself in vindication of his own liberty, and the next moment . . . inflict on his fellow men a bondage, one hour of which is fraught with more misery than ages of that which he rose in rebellion to oppose.”
Thomas Jefferson to Jean Nicholas Demeunier, January 24, 1786
A stupendous quote…
One need look no further back than to the years of terrible bondage fraught with torture and misery purposefully inflicted on the J6 political prisoners to understand the hideous atrocities which a tyrannical government can bring to bear.
Thank Almighty God in His Heaven that He has ended this repellent chapter in America’s history.
A salutary lesson from one Founding Father of the price to be paid for lapsing vigilance.
Is ending. They have not been made whole yet.
I accept the alteration, dear Shadow, as far as the politcal hostages themselves are concerned…though the process of being made whole will be long, arduous, and probably impossible.
There are those who chose an earthly final solution rather than submit to the ungodly treatment they knew would await them in the inhumane federal gulags. For them, their being made whole here will not happen, as it will also not for their families and friends whose grief will never be assuaged.
But as far as the weaponization of the DOJ and the FBI for Berian or Stalinist purposes is concerned, with President Trump’s third term, that has ended.
Now it is up to us to be ever watchful.
And our memories of what was done must never be shortened or dimmed.
Pure genius.
I watched the first 5 minutes of the new Fox Lara Trump/Brian Kilmeade replacement last night. All intro, no substance at all. Looks like I didn’t miss much. Tulsi should go on OAN with Chanel Rion.
Correct. Might take is that it was a “chick” show (no disrespect to thinking, women and men)
That’s OK. We “chicks” don’t care much for “guy shows” either. Joe Rogan is just one example.
This video has been edited. Tulsi is a slow deliberate speaker and they cut some of her statements off before her point was finished.
Deliberate speaker. Thinks before emoting. Similar tempo as Camilla Harris but with comprehensible logic. Lara Trump allowed a conversation but Tulsi should definitely avoid interviews with more aggressive media with its overtalk and, yes, editing.
Tulsi’s speaking is very similar to Obama, Kamala and Hillary.
Slow, deliberate, looking from side to side in a similar but unnatural manner.
It’s like they had the same speaking coach.
I suspect they did.
Most skilled investigators would tell you that side to side eye movement is a sign of deceptive behavior. It also might indicate when a person is trying to buy time to formulate answers that border on half truth.
Huh? I watched some of that interview, and I have no idea what you’re talking about. And how can you compare Obama, Kamala, and Hillary against each other. Obama could be a good speaker with a Teleprompter. Hillary could be a half-way decent speaker. Kamala is a friggin’ disastrous speaker in all types of situations.
Fox! As Jack Sparrow said when discovered he cheated and lied: “Pirate”
“deliberate speaker”
I encourage everyone to go watch some old clips of Paul Harvey, Walter Cronkite, Edward Murrow, etc. Compare the clarity and pace with, take your pick . Modern speech has accelerated to a Jr. Highschool girl on Adderall rate. Five at a time, talking over each other, squeezed in between Viagra commercials. Unwatchable, incomprehensible.
Sounds like you hear what I hear. Lots of shrieking is the only way I can describe it. Have to turn it OFF.
That’s the affect of two generations now raised on video games.
Privacy laws already exist.
There should be a two pronged approach by the base: apply organized pressure for enforcement and further delineation of these laws; file class action law suits.
On another plane, PDJT is going to have to establish where the line is drawn between NatSec and privacy as a keystone principle for his administration. Might as well get this battle out and into the public commons.
This stuff needs to get settled now. Present momentum notwithstanding, the elephant in the room is where the economy and the dollar are headed. One can already catch glimpses of the attacks being set up by both Dems and Repubs on this threat.
Enjoyed the interview. Hope Tulsi holds true to her now convictions.
As for me,
I have absolutely zero doubts about Tulsi Gabbard’s capacity to fulfill her duty, as chosen by President Trump to fulfill.
I do not question her loyalty, I wholeheartedly welcome and endorse it.
In God We Trust
Trust God
Fear not
100%
Yea verily and may God’s speed be behind you Tulsi.
It’s always nice to see when one of the Democrat’s escapees gets to be interviewed. It is like getting to spot that creature in the wild which was supposed to be extinct. Quite rare and a treat.
Thank you for what you just wrote.
Would it be nice if Director Gabbard would dig back into Director James Clapper years of operation and discover a corrupt concpiracy linking the IC involvement and Obama to crossfire hurricane. I still can’t believe they got away with it. Retribution comes to mind, followed by jail time. Wishful thinking on my part. Good luck Tulsi, hoping you serve our nation well.
This. Clapper is the case study to bring sunlight to this destruction of Constitutional liberties.
Pardon Snowden and have him expose Clapper’s oath violations. Then work from there.
The sheeple just don’t even know. We should let them see all this, simply. Make these criminals spend their days explaining away their crimes.
Thinking MOST PROBLEMS RELATE TO THE COVER UP RE 9/11.: that event is under an impenetrable shield of criminal secrecy. Michael Ruppert’s book: ” Crossing the Rubicon.” He’s dead now for writing it.
Statute Of Limitations. And we all know why obammy was untouchable, don’t we?
Step one: repeal the PATRIOT Act! This monstrosity appeared in its thousand-page glory mere days after “9/11.” No one can write that fast. Strike it down and sensibly replace it.
If President Trump cared about that, it would have been a campaign issue.
We were a greater nation before we had the Patriot Act, don’t replace it, just get rid of it.
Notice the TSA is still here?
Hmmm, one would almost think the Patriot Act was drafted PRIOR to 9/11? I wonder who would do something like that? And how they knew it would be applicable?
Of course(!) it was “prepared!”
The American public has still not been confronted with the very-brutal realities of “9/11.” Which involve a level of psychopathy that most people are still not willing to acknowledge that “the human animal” is capable of. (But that is another story for another day.)
Denile is more than a river in Egypt…
I ( ( ( wonder ) ) ) too….
(haha not really)
Amen.
In my opinion, profiling individuals is a solution to maintaining the privacy of millions of law abiding citizens.
Ethnicity, legal documentation, religion, group affiliations need to be considered. After a thorough vetting, those with clear legal standing as befitting any American citizen, foreign born or native born can be released from suspicion.
There’s nothing wrong with looking at certain groups as potential dangers to the country.
Perhaps closer observation of certain members of Congress would have spared us exposure to their anti American ideology.
Guilty until proven innocent?
What part of ALL men are created equal is so hard to comprehend? If you’re a citizen that’s good enough.
Please review what you wrote, is it what you really meant to communicate?
No not at all. Not guilty is the premise in going about the vetting processses.
Vetting of certain groups that may be under a cloud of suspicion is good for everyone. It lifts a curtain on unsavory actions while protecting the innocent.
Like anything it can be abused according to who is conducting oversight.
I have faith in President Trump and his efforts to restore America.
Since when does vetting imply guilt? I’m certain you aren’t saying unvetted persons prove no risk.
I’m a natural born citizen and although we are patriotic God fearing Americans, if I were asked, me and my family would gladly participate. I say bring it!
The innocent as they say, have nothing to be worried about.
You are being very naive and have no idea of what is going to hit us. Look at China’s social scoring. It’s not about safety but control.
We need to do all we can to protect ourselves from this genie that cannot be put back in the bottle.
I am saying that when I lived in NY and worked in Manhattan, the police department did not openly condone profiling but I remember Mayor Giuliani instituted “Stop and frisk” for any suspicious characters. I also remember crime being at its lowest in recent memory and safety on the subway.
You can’t have it both ways safety security and no official oversight in some capacity.
Lorraine, I understand your point about the NY policing but it is apples and oranges.
One is police not being hindered to call out one or two suspicious actors on the spot.
The other is an AI monster that can crawl into every aspect of your life, family, finances, sins and desires. It can shut down your bank accounts, tell you who you can associate with, what to buy, where you can go and what to think.
The innocent have nothing to worry about…tell that to the J6 victims who were destroyed for walking through the Capital Building. I trust President Trump also, but the mission creep of vetting is what got us the Patriot Act and the surveillance state. Power corrupts small minded people.
I don’t think the families of people who were murdered by unvetted criminals who were in the country illegally would agree.
@Lorraine: In this case, I simply think that “your proposed ‘solution’ is worse than the cure.” And that, this is precisely why “the Bill of Rights” was crafted precisely as it was. By former-Europeans who knew [European …] history far too well.”
The premise that you propose is that “the Government” must be the one to “ensure” that “private citizens” are “not behaving ‘wrongly.'” The operative word here being: “wrongly.” It is quite inevitable that … thugs … would immediately seize this word. And, as all of us have very plainly seen, “once again” they already have.
Do you believe that unvetted refugees and border crossers who avoid scrutiny once they’re on US soil is freedom from unreasonable invasion of privacy for the rest of us?
It is my considered opinion that Muslims, potential cartel operatives and others from adversarial countries are often associated with either terrorism or illegal activities.
There is a need for balance through the application of common sense.
90% of these illegals will never be vetted. I only want them found and deported. When you’ve entered this country illegally, the vetting is already done as far as I’m concerned.
I want everyone here illegally removed, preferably to their country of origin, or any place else, whether through mutual agreement or necessary arm twisting.
I think the vetting process of those legally in the US on temporary work or student visas needs to be revisited.
Perhaps more than a few need to be rescinded.
J6ers had their lives destroyed and were prosecuted unjustly by the Pelosi cabal aka Obama/Biden gang of thieves.
I don’t see that happening under the auspices of President Trump.
President Trump is not ours forever. The pendulum always swings back.
Lorraines whole premise falls short, because she ASSUMES those doing the vetting, are ‘good people’ who will only use the process for the “common good”.
The Founders recognised the inherent tendency of evil to flourish if not vigilantly put in check.
Sure, if it was only “good guys” doing the vetting, “whats the problem?”
The problem is, the tremendous POWER represented by such vetting authority, and that their are sick people, who are drawn to the POWER to CONTROL others, the way flys are drawn to sh*t.
We have just SEEN the efforts of such people, who (for instance) are constantly trying to undermine the 2A, and would just LOVE to have the power to circumvent it, by notifying you your bank accounts have been frozen, because you have posted comments online which contained questionable content, and to sites which are on “watch lists” and it is noted you own guns.
However, if you surrender your guns, and promise not to post such comments again, and go through a “re-education” program, your sccounts can be restored.
The concept of the Framers, for limited, “self-government” and maximum personal liberty, has always been controversial, and unfortunately there will always be a segment of society, willing to exchange their (and everyone elses!) liberty, for an ILLUSION of security.
Hence the need for constant vigilance.
It would be great if the DOJ would pursue charges against those using the search capabilities in violation of constitutional rights. What better way to defend the constitution.
Well, Harmeet Dillion was appointed Head up the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division.
This is unfortunate, as I am not a fan….
Certainly one of the legitimate roles for the Federal Government, for the DOJ, is to investigate and prosecute violations of citisens civil rights.
WHAT is Harmeet doing, to earn her Govt. check?
Sadly, Harmeet’s track record at atually DOING the things that she promises is very poor indeed!
I was always taught to under promise and over deliver if I wanted to build a good reputation…seems like Ms. Dhillon got the instructions backwards!
I’ve never understood why people think she is so great. Other than collect legal fees for no results, what of significance has she ever accomplished?
I don’t agree with all of her column. She’s Canadian, so she has a slightly socialist bent, but I agree with a lot of it.
The “blurred line” is described in the last few bolded paragraphs. That’s reality, IMO.
“Give Us Back Our Fu*#ing Money.” How Washington Stole Everything.
Independent media – you reading this – is now the most powerful force on earth.
elizabeth nickson
Feb 22, 2025
https://elizabethnickson.substack.com/p/give-us-back-our-fuing-money-how
So essentially the entire town of Washington, D.C. has been stealing. The anomalies are those who are not stealing. $4.7 trillion, almost impossible to trace, represents two-thirds of the annual U.S. budget. And if it’s happening in the U.S., it is happening everywhere: France, Canada, the U.K., Germany, where budgetary processes are probably even more opaque than those of the U.S.
How does the Department of Defence have a $35 trillion black hole?
I used to think of people who worked for the government with a kind of veiled contempt or, in a more benign mood, compassion. I thought of them as pity jobs for those without initiative, as jobs paying off lefty campaigners, as a warehouse for the barely competent. In my own dealings with them, I found them punitive and extractive, papering me with demands to spend more and more money to hire more and more of their pet contractors, to get approval. In my working life, looking at the results of their involvement in America’s rural areas, I hated them for the hell they visited on people unable to fight back. They forced bad science on good people, and refused to see reason. They ruined forests, water courses, fisheries, and township after township turned to dustbowl status. The misery in rural sitting rooms in every state in the U.S. was palpable, long lasting; the green Blob ruined families for generations.
But I did not think of them as being embroiled in a theft so large as to be unparalleled in world history.
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Climate is a black hole of funding/theft. On Thursday, Lee Zeldin at the EPA reported a $2,000,000,000 grant from the EPA to a group associated with Stacey Abrams, a group whose 2023 donations totalled all of $100. What would they do? Stand up climate protestors, paid climate protestors. Go to schools and scare the kids. Rile up neighborhoods, glue themselves to paintings and sidewalks. The number of actual protestors, not counting the weak hysterics, is near zero. Heading every climate related group is a grim psychological operative, using every trick in the book to turn people into slavering maniacs.
These grants are meant to stand up an army, turn out protestors, spur riots, destroy the Trump presidency. Destroy MAGA. Steal.
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This is my point: the whole culture, the entirety of the psychological space we walk around in, was manufactured and forced upon us using our money. The reason the ‘media’ failed is not because of digital, it’s because everything it produces is untrue garbage. Every time it took a government grant it lost more readership, because it played to the government. And as time went on, its content bore no relation to any lived reality beyond the subsidized. It became fake, falsified, demonic. So when people started to wake up, they stopped buying it, reading it, watching it. MSNBC and CNN’s audience dropped 50% again after November 5th, for the tenth year in a row.
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What if this theft, the trillions a year flowing out to who the hell knows, was the entire purpose of the National Security State? Yes, these grants, the billions spent by USAID were designed to assemble army of dissidents, across the globe, to protect U.S. interests. ***Thousands of activists paid to agitate against any government [we now know even in the US when Trump is in office – W] going against the aims of the National Security State.*** USAID stood up LBGTQ groups, dancers, rap stars, theatre people, feminists, abortion activists, every conceivable activist group grubbing for pennies. Feminist groups were financially supported in every country in order to fracture the family.
The purpose wasn’t “aid”, it was to make life in every country contentious, angry, divided against itself, and to guarantee that whenever the CIA wanted, tens of thousands would pour onto the streets to protest. It was rent-a-riot money. It was to put CIA/globalist puppets in charge.
The money was also spent to quash any legitimate protest by populists angry about globalist policies of migration, eternal war, censorship, over-regulation and energy draw-down because of “climate”.
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A small note in comparison to the significance of this post: Romney was a multi millionaire long before becoming a senator.
Romney’s daddy got him Wall Street access to credit lines. That’s it. That’s the story with Willard. The rest is typical mergers and acquisitions swindling, with a big skim for the chosen and crippling debt for the merged and acquired.
It’s amoral money changing enabled by sociopathic government, privatized profits and socialized losses. The next crash might finally teach us that.
Wow. I just love his speeches…
The man is the personification of patriotism, justice and integrity.
His intelligence is extraordinary and we are lucky he is MAGA.
Godspeed Stephen Miller!
Great speech. He covered a vast criminal enterprise. He could have also added COVID fraud / tyranny and mass election fraud, but time was limited. Until there are investigations, indictments, prosecutions, and incarcerations, it’s just another MAGA speech. Hopefully we will see justice soon for the many crimes that Miller outlined in his speech. If there is no justice, then the perps will just wait out Trump’s term and strike again in the future, against Trump and the People.
As a long-time auditor, now retired Federal auditor Elon and his team is right to start at each agency.
But, they then need to follow the money trail to its final destinations. That includes all levels of government and any other institutions that directly receive federal money.
After that, they need to follow the flow of money to its final destinations.
This is one on point comment Winston. Obama put the targeting crosshairs on the foundational strengths of the USA. Rural America, the family and religious conviction.
And of course Obama was just the face and the mouthpiece of the IC/WEF
At least 4.7 trillion gone with no receipts. This is illegal all by itself. By implication every Treasury Secretary and many of their assistants since at least George H. W. Bush need to go to prison.
We all know that won’t happen.
Every member of Congress (no matter what branch they claim affiliation with) that has ever served on “oversight” committee needs to be in the next cell.
How are those numbers even possible? Investigate! Transparency & sunshine!
Great analysis…in a nutshell…we are paying for our own demise.
Looking at those numbers I’d say Chucky Shummer is getting screwed.
maybe he has the connections to hide it better.
The names that jump off the page on this list are AOC and Ilhan Omar. How does a bartender and a refuge go from penniless to multimillionaire is a few short years on 175,000 a year. The only way possible is to get elected as a member of the US House as a Democrat.
In 2021 the watchdog group Open Secrets analyzed financial disclosure forms and named AOC one of the poorest members of the 116th Congress with a net worth of $30,000.
So 4 years later, on a salary of $174,000/year, her net worth is $29M. She either had a rich father/father-in-law die and bequeath her a lot of money like Mike McCaul, or something?
DOGE isn’t going to get illegal gains back from Congressmen. But by exposing the fraud, waste, and abuse, maybe they can slow it down enough for them to realize the process of stealing tax dollars is getting harder and (hopefully) more dangerous.
The President has assembled his team using parts ignored and dismissed by corporate political lifers. As quite a few observers have noticed, the political Overton window has shifted. The ponderous establishment blob is well, ponderous and slow, not to mention it has a dinosaur’s brain to match. They just lost their precious and are in denial that it’s actually gone. The shock is obvious in their reactions. Their only play is to cry to activist judges.
PDJT’s team is unlike any I have ever witnessed, like watching an All-star game every day. Their(our) opponents are on their back foot right now knowing this is just beginning. These are days that should make us all aware of how God will use the right person to make His Will known.
So many years of enduring the political grifting, stealing and governing against the will of the people have made me a cynic against my will. Tulsi comes with some baggage but I will not let that influence my optimism that like numerous other cabinet picks she will validate the President’s trust in her.
Having the privilege to have lived this long to witness this in real time is an answer to prayer and I have to say I feel humbled, grateful and reborn at the same time.
What is the end-game if Ft. Knox’s gold reserve is depleted? It makes me wonder if President Trump has discussed this matter with Musk. is Musk desirous to convert the Treasury to Blockchain cryptocurrency? If so, I smell a dead rat.
crypto is a trap. the smart guys have already made their fortunes. once governments and ma’ and paw get into it CCP will erease all wealth existing within it.
not inconceivable … “For in a single hour such fabulous wealth has been destroyed! “Rev 18:17
https://nexttobagend.blogspot.com/2025/02/sucker-punch.html?m=1
Trump’s warned countries to stick with remnants of the petrodollar as foreign exchange, so he sees a threat with any sudden movements here. I probably agree, that could hurt us badly. I’d rather we take down our yearly fed debt, stop printing, and thus attract people to the dollar. Let’s try that hard for 10-20 years.
My apologies, but I cannot get past the fake eye lashes on these two. There must have been a very large breeze in that room.
Feeling shallow today. Glad she is on board.
Tulsi is easy on the eyes and comes across as bright, thoughtful and articulate. Right now she is saying all the right things so I prefer to be optimistic about the contribution she will make going forward.
I remember well her shake down of VP Harris during the Democrat debate. She not only exposed Harris but the party as well given their response to Tulsi speaking truth and going off the reservation as it were. I think that speaks well to her character.
Shakedown? That was an on-stage disembowelment. 😈
Yes and nicely executed!
Years ago the mantra was to keep government and everyone else out of peoples’ bedrooms.
Now the objective is to compel people to know about private sexual perversions and to accept and embrace them. To normalize the abnormal.
Like many of The Boss’s picks, I had deep reservations about Tulsi. But I know he’s got a well sculpted vision, painfully earned. If they align with important elements of that vision, why not leverage them on those elements? If they’re honest and serious and stick to their remit, maybe The Boss is on to something here. Didn’t see it coming, but it seems to have come about.
Hopefully, Trump will allow some of his cabinet to go on long format podcasts like Rogan or Tucker.
I detest Fox, and the rest.
Until we start forcing a very public discussion of ethics and new, very much needed, Constitutional protections on privacy – my face is my property and may not be used or stored by the govt – 1A and the rest of the Bill of Rights apply to corporations as well – we’re not going to slow down the train.
AI and tech in general REQUIRE new inviolable protections enshrined in that great document. We must completely elimination the “constitutional workaround” of violating our rights by working through corporations (censorship, debanking). And AI source code requires many many Isaac Asimov “I Robot” protections.
The People have every right to know everything about the government and everyone that the People employed in the government.
The government has no right to know anything about any American.
Which is exactly why the XIIIth Amendment must be eliminated. The information the IRS deems itself entitled to is so broad it covers every aspect of a person’s life. Worse than a root canal … or a colonoscopy.
Wiki/Zacarias_Moussaoui > hijacker #20 arrested by Minneapolis FBI on Aug 16, 2001 > ordered by DC HQ, do NOT interrogate, seal laptop > Robert Mueller sworn in as director Sept 04, 2001 > then did 9/11 and anthrax coverups > declassify treason
Lara Trump and Tulsi repeatedly referenced “the fine line” between individual liberty and national security, and the difficult “balancing act” between the two. I disagree with that entire premise.
America was founded as a constitutional republic. The Constitution outlines in plain English the powers delegated to the separate branches of federal government, the restrictions on the powers of those branches, and the powers reserved for we the people and our respective states. Clear as day.
The only “blurriness” that exists within complex “fine lines” or “balancing acts” comes about when government functionaries of weak character decide to violate the Constitution. They try to justify their despotic actions by prattling on about “blurriness.” Rubbish!
It’s quite simple. Follow the laws of the Constitution to the letter. Reject any and all actions that violate the Constitution. That includes ignoring ALL federal court decisions that go against the plain language of the Constitution.
The idea that “national security” cannot be protected without shredding the Constitution is an absurd myth. Just say no.
But that’s apples and oranges, Bruce. The mechanisms by which liberty and security are managed, state vs. federal, says nothing about the basic fact that liberty and security themselves are in conflict and must be balanced. National security vs. the freedom of individual citizens is just as real a conflict and dilemma as how much leeway you can give your 5-year-old after he learns to ride his bike.
Very well said.
The Constitution is the “owners manual”, but if the owner never reads or follows the owners manual, for instance changing the oil every 5,000 miles as reccomended, than what good is it?
WE, the American people did not, over many generations, rigorously stand up, and encourage our State Governments to stand up, against Federal Govt. overreach.
We “sold out” because we wanted “our share” of those Federal tax dollars, and so we accepted a Federal Dept of Education, which dictated to local schools what they would/wouldn’t teach, and a Medicare/Medicaid funding to hospitals, which would dictate Covid treatment protecols, despite the Constitution not dilineating education or public health to any branch of the Fed. Gov. and the 10A, which unambiguosly states any power not specifically dilineated to the Feds, is retained by the STATES, and We, the PEOPLE.
The good news is there is no equivalent of a statute of limitations; our State Governments, at any time can challenge Fed. Gov. overreach, on 10A basis, and will invariably win.
We just need strong States rights A.G.’s to take on the cases.
Or more likely, the feds go bust and run out of money to bribe the states. $2-3T in debt every year will do that.
Gabbard seems to have her Quiet Skies experience in the forefront of her thoughts. I think this will work out well.
When she mentioned that she was put on the “Quiet Eyes” surveillance list, that was the first time I heard this.
I hope that she is sincere on eliminating weaponization of IC.
I caught the 2nd half of Lara’s new show while I was flying home from Vegas vacation.
Karoline Leavitt is a good MAGA leader
The TSA apparatchik that put her on the list was terminated.
Many whistleblowers, journalists, and politicians have been put on the quiet skies list.
“Trying to understand the “SSSS” designations on my domestic boarding passes…
“Agent tells ‘your name sounds familiar. Contact State department to get off the list.'”
She appears to know the difference between America Last terrorists and America Last apparatchiks.
We CAUGHT the federal government adding innocent Americans to a terror watchlist
“I confronted TSA over the unlawful “Quiet Skies” terror watchlist.”
https://x.com/BreannaMorello/status/1724939457114026145
Boring interview for MAGA. We are well familiar with all of this content. Too slow for quick minded “what have you done for me since yesterday” speed of MAGA. Let’s go.
Benjamin Franklin said: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
Gronimo said “and they’ll end up with neither.”
“Dr. Franklin had many political enemies, as every character must, which, with decision enough to have opinions, has energy and talent to give them effect on the feelings of the adversary opinion.”
–Thomas Jefferson, 1818
No talking – Donald J. Trump
For a guy who is right so often your takes on Tulsi are puzzling. Ever since she realized they were gonna ram hillary in over Bernie she bailed on the DNC and has done nothing but be an ally to us about government abuse. She is a valuable asset and she will be a formidable opponent in the 2028 primary. Do not sleep on Tulsi.
I hope Ratcliffe does not ignore her. The problem with DNI since the beginning is that the CIA just totally blows that Agency off. Hope she pushes back.
She can be a mole INTO the CIA, DoJ, FBI et al. That’s her highest usage, to disclose their lawbreaking and lying.
They’re all avowed Dems. What, who is the individual that refuses to concede? At least Tulsi is an avowed American and Patriot.
She’s as honest as a politician gets. Trust but verify…give her a chance.
That’s the exact topic James Comey discussed when heard him speak—worrying.
the confidence in her manner and smile is not fake. perhaps nieve’ but I do admire the natural confidence.
here is a suggestion….plain and simple: communicate with Tulsi, and accept a certain prayer token. LET HER KNOW, we are counting on her, but be specific.
her is mine:
#1 – redefine/restore the IC community with the singular primary task of being smart and intelligent about natiional security
#2- SEND incredible standards of conduct and set the bar high. higher than ever before. If the current employees cannot achieve this, then let them go and find talent. see Elon musk for suggestions. Add LTGEN Flynn to this list of experts wrt to how to propel AMERICA FIRST IN THE INTELLIGENCE ASPECT.
#3 – commit yourself TULSI, to this enormous task before you and lean upon GOD. This is the point in your life where what matters most is that you are responsible for some of the most powerful tools of the US and we expect you to to your best and be your best. THAT WILL NEVER HAPPEN UNTIL YOU MAKE THE CHOICE TO SURRENDER TO GOD. period…
#4- never forget how you got here. Never back down and be a coward. Elevate from that authenticity and take aim at the corrupt legacy Hawai’i political machine that include the like of hirono and shitforbrains/schatz. These people only have power because they have not been confronted. Confront them …and do so in a manner befitting the DNI.
#5 – in all things hold your people to the highest standards..they have tools and powers that are awful and terrific. Make sure they understand the consequences of failure and fraud and politicization.
#6 – on personal note…as you are aware Tulsi, not too long ago I was in your position, albeit a minor bit role. I had an advocate…some might say my mentor. MY robert duvall character to put it into popular culture, without naming the non fictional consigliere. I would never had been successful without this person. I have given you the same because I respect the office of which you are now assigned. Use this person and depend upon them to help guide you along the way and to avoid the ills of DC (there are many). This will require more effort on your part and many sleepless night sweating the details. understands the mission and never be afraid or retreat. You have never face this enemy before you in your entire life. Understand the importance of your duties and never forget what that is that you serve: TRUTH…PEACE. LOVE.
it really is that simple…but also know that you have influence over the lives of Americans….let me be plain: the life or death of Americans. That is your responsibility.
thus, I return to my first: TAKE THESE TO GOD AND LAY YOURSELF OUT TO HIM AND PRAY FOR GUIDANCE.
God Bless America
In other news, Kash is protecting the FBI from DOGE.
‘…Trust in Government…’
Was that ever a thing?
Lack of freedom is a great threat to national security
I have always had reservations about Gabbard and Kennedy because of their radical leftist pasts, and now it looks like Bondi and Patel are waffling, too. Three critical and one not-so-critical top jobs to suspect folks. I hope this ends better than it has begun.
PDJT is still too trusting, IMO.
So, so refreshing to hear a grown-up speaking from that very consequential post.
GBU Tulsi and Godspeed.
If she disbands TSA and recognizes the 2nd A applies on land, sea, and air, I’ll be impressed. Anything less may be welcome but not impressive.
So let’s say the governments constitutionally illegal collection of information uncovers the sum of all fears?
They act on it and prevent the death of millions.
Is this bad?
The Constitution isn’t a suicide pact.
Yet evidence gathered outside of such a clear and present danger should not be admissible in court.
So perhaps the Bill of Rights needs to be changed as the founders had no idea of such weapons.
ha ha ha ha ha
Gabbard AND Patel are refusing to allow their agencies to reply to the DOGE demand for an email by Monday night!
sundance was right, they are parasites slithering through the MAGA body politic. You were warned…
p.s. Patel is a narcissist and thinks he can reform the FBI and ATF. What a FOOL.
Yikes. Was not prepared or knew of Lara (sp) Trump now being a Fox News commentator. I guess if I were in Lara’s place I’d been frightened too interviewing Tulsi. Not judging.
Tulsi reminds me of Lauren Bacall’s voice in the movie Casablanca. An alto voice, that has been in a lot of smoke filled rooms that has experienced more than anyone, so far wants to in their lifetime.
I didn’t hear any discussion of privacy protection in this interview. I dunno why I did not. But I am quasi Amish and don’t walk around with a computer (smart phone) on my person or use wi-fi in my house.
I’ve got a home built in the early 1950’s that was flooded by broken pipes when my parents lived here. Mold loves wi-fi. So we don’t use it here.
My sister’s love their I phones, but they keep telling me that they “think” their phones are listening to them. I do not say to them “duh.” Getting rid of the wi-fi in my nsho is going to make you healthier again, less spied on again, and etc.
Line blurred by whom?
The 4th Amendment is very clear!
So, please Ms. Gabbard, help others to see how clear that line is!
I don’t trust Tulsi, she reminds me of a better looking and better talker than Liz Cheney and very smooth and unassuming with her approach to people. She is a great spy.
We are free to drive off road, fly over mountains and sail across the the ocean. But would we if there was no Nanny 911 to rescue us? I doubt it.
Tulsi is appearance driven. The substance doesn’t exist. She’s not an intelligent human swing. She cannot fill that seat and it will become clear over time. Her political views have not changed. She made the right moves, at the right time, to further her political ambitions. It’s a short story.