We have a rather unique situation here… The digital U-Haul is loaded after our eviction from WordPress/Automattic for violations of community ‘wrong think’ and questioning narratives against the interests of Big Tech. After a decade on the platform we are sweeping up the porch and saying farewell to the WordPress community.
The CTH family is disappointed at the business position of Automattic, but we are also excited about the new home we have created. CTH 2.0 is going to be awesome, liberating and even better. We are so blessed and fortunate beyond my wildest imaginings.
Right now we are patching the holes in the walls and running the vacuum while our long-time friends stop by to express their anger about our eviction. Simultaneously, those who moved away to the big city are coming back to visit and express their support.
I cannot go into details, mostly because I haven’t yet decided whether to accept a proposal for a grand exit – or stick to our customary & understated simple wave farewell, but the big city folks want to use this eviction as a warning of sorts.
Apparently, the youthful rebellious spirit within those who sold-out to mega-media conglomerates and bright lights has been triggered. A spirit we at CTH retain.
Out there in the land of the MSM right now there is a group of ‘journalists’ ideologically reminiscing for a time when the counter-culture was fighting for the truth; damn the consequences and without care for wounded feelings, delicate sensibilities or financial livelihoods. They reflect on a spirit we have retained and protected within our CTH community. A spirit we will never stop safe-guarding from enticement and compromise.
We are rag-tag misfits, we are proud of it, and -if needed- we clean up well.
We are a crew more comfy eating pizza from box on a tailgate than trying to fit in with a new media outlook of highfalutin’ big technocrats. We are, quite simply, the rebel alliance.
All of that said, a question for each of you would be:
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?….
What was it that brought you here?…
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
A notable disclaimer. Your answer(s) may end up in a very large spotlight; so think about whether you are comfy with that before you share anything. Your comment responses are always private, but also likely to be read by some very influential big city types.
An update on CTH 2.0 will soon follow. But for now, as we sit on the porch and reminisce about a decade of discussion on this platform, there are a bunch of folks who want to know why CTH matters to you.
If you feel like sharing your answer, write it in the comments.
Every response is entirely OK.
I have never known a better group of cyber-friends than this community. I have never known a larger and deeper group of experience than exists right here. I have never known a better team at assembling details, granular and specific details that outline the truth, than this crew. For that, I am blessed and incredibly thankful… Especially today.
So if you’re comfy, what brought you here?
Love to all,
Sundance
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?….
During the early days of the George Zimmerman/Trayvon Martin incident, one of my regular sites like PowerLine or AmericanThinker linked a story from your site.
What was it that brought you here?…
The search for truth. What was being reported didn’t make any sense and wasn’t passing the smell test.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
I’ve come to enjoy the presentation and deep analysis of the story behind the story.
I stumbled upon CTH. Maybe I got a lead from a friend back in 2016 when I first became interested in “politics”. CTH seemed to have credible information. As I have become more aware that “credible” information is substantially impossible these days, I look to CTH for possible alternative thought streams, ideas that may or may not make sense or be valid but offer interesting perspectives. I have long since given up any hope of ever finding the truth by reading crap online.
I can only say CONGRATULATIONS for being kicked off WordPress. They are trash. They host child porn sites, but not sites that offer, honest intellectual challenge. Being kicked off by them is a great validation of your decency and value to the world.
Some years ago, I noticed that the name “Sundance” was mentioned from time to time in conservative essays and blogs. A quick search brought me to CTH. I have stayed because it is a thoughtful, well-reasoned and evidence-based site. I really appreciate CTH’s practice of providing easy access to the documents – in their entirety – underlying the issues under consideration.
I cannot recall when or how I came to CTH. In answer to the third question, staying and following is easy. CTH/Sundance are unrivaled in deep-dive analytically peeling back layer after layer of the onion, thereby exposing what has been deeply hidden. Whether by deliberate deception of dissipation of ‘the way we’ve long do e things’ America’s government is no longer a government for its citizens. CTH has exposed this down to the roots.
– Mike, USMC (Ret.)
What brought me to CTH?
I always felt like you were telling the truth and telling it well. Your articles were outspoken, even angry at times, and yet you kept your frustrations in check and were smart about your writing, which was always good and usually very well wordsmithed and thought out.
I stayed with CTH because you didn’t change, except perhaps to become more jealous for your country and your quest for what is right and true. In short, you never sold out or gave in.
Neither have I.
Thanks, Sundance.
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?….
I can’t remember, specifically! Always seeking out info.
What was it that brought you here?……….Searching for a “Nuts and Blots” site. No stupid, polished crap. I enjoy reading the details……………..they matter.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
Mainly the trust factor…………..I TRUST YOU…………The Treeper’s comments are a huge source of information, too. Thank you all.
Also, Sundance, you and your team are spiritual, that matters.
PLEASE DON”T CHANGE A THING……………………….God Bless
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?….
I’ve been a longtime member of Lucianne.com. I kept hearing about the treehouse from Lucianne.com, and also from some other well placed friends whom I trust to be in the know. I had always felt I belonged at Lucianne’s parlor, but when I found Sundance and the Treepers, I knew I was HOME.
What was it that brought you here?…
Journalistic reporting, unbiased, honest, well documented with original documentation — and probably one of the best marks of a truth seeker — the humility to change is opinion. I watch Sundance (and the treeper community work together to find the truth. And we all seem to seek the truth — whether we like it or not, respect the constitution with its original intent. Most of us are God fearing spiritually based people, but respect all equally. The moderators are professional and seem to weed out people, not based on political alignment (we are not an echochamber) but on mutual respect and earnest desire for the truth. The Treeper community is full of intelligent, wise, humble, intellectually honest, bad-A$$ warriors, and there is a deep spirituality and openness here.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
I grow here. I get called out gracefully if I let my emotional frustration get out of hand. I find hope here for the ability of this country to remain the last bastion of freedom on this earth, and the ones to ride with if it goes south — although I am not sure how we could get in touch with each other if the need were to arise.
Sundance,
Came to CTH after seeing a link directing me here, concerning your excellent expose of the “Hammond Affair” in Eastern Oregon….It was an excellent encapsulation of a travesty….
My son is a seventh generation Oregonian. Our grandfather came to Oregon in 1840 on horseback at the age of eighteen, and helped secure Oregon on May 2, 1843, for the U.S. rather than Britain.
We love Oregon, but we need help from you all…..Peace
Usually I try to read or at least scan all the comments before posting, but this seems to call for individual response, however repetitious it may end up being…
How I got here: In 2015, my daily rocking chair was on the porch at lucianne, and had been for well more than 20 years, ever since I’d heard of that site from Rush’s show. I’ve seen some of the same people turn up here over the years. The site commenting was the draw for me – but they don’t allow “chatting” between commenters as this site does, and that was a big hook. Living behind enemy lines as I do, I have only rare opportunities to share views with like minds, ask questions, and come away with new education.
At lucianne, the participants (ldotters) post the articles – there is no sundance – and CTH ones started appearing. The ones I read – it took only a few – were fascinating. Not sure exactly when I signed in here, but it was maybe a couple of months before the famous elevator ride.
I knew I had struck gold when only this site, and Howie Carr to whom I’d listened for more than 20 years as well, showed confidence that DJT was not only not “literally Hitl*r” but also was a great bet to win. My gut told me exactly the same thing – and still does.
There’s not enough room in a comment to express why my rocking chair is now planted here. Simply put, it’s my mental lifeline to rationality. But I also consider it a master’s degree in political science. I spent many years knowing something was horribly wrong with our “gummint,” but also could never understand what it was.
Thanks to this site I now have a clue as to what it is. The famous Ayn Rand quote applies:
“Contradictions do not exist. Whenever you think that you are facing a contradiction, check your premises. You will find that one of them is wrong.
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?…. I was sent a link to the site years ago by a conservative friend. My friend knew that I would enjoy reading the article. I have been hooked ever since.
What was it that brought you here?… I started to notice that a lot of the information seemed to be published here prior to the lame stream media publishing it; if they ever did. I started to confirm that the information was real and accurate over time. I now use CTH, OAN, and Newsmax as my primary source of information.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value? I have found that over time, all of the information published here has been true. It is not confirmable immediately with my limited resources. However, I have learned to trust the news coming from the CTH. There does not seem to be any hidden agenda other than exposing the truth. There is no fluff or conjecture or promotion of conspiracy theory’s.
Like many others before me, I can’t remember what brought me here. I was searching for truth that had more than just a headline with a basic story to it. When I landed at CTH, on a very low limb I might add, I was ecstatic! I not only got the headline, I got details and documents to prove it. This was some of the best journalistic and investigative reporting I had ever seen. Thank you Sundance. CTH is my go to site several times a day for truth and nothing but the facts.
To those who post comments, keep doing what you do. I have found you to be way above average intelligence with a lot of common sense added to it. You don’t always find those two qualities in the same person.
To all who have had even a small part in making CTH what it is today, I thank you and feel so blessed to be here. God bless you!
You have stated it as best as I could. This is exactly how I came on board.
I was referred to this site by my son during the Zimmerman trial but really became a daily reader during the Jessica Chambers case. There is always interesting information here, unfiltered by the narrative drivers. Here you can read the other side. The commenters provide insight and resources and, most importantly, are civil and respectful.
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?….
I don’t know if you would call me a member or not. I read almost every post and most comments. I have only posted a comment around a dozen times.
What was it that brought you here?…
I arrived at the time of the Jessica Chambers ordeal. I found myself interested in the case and somehow landed on this site. After all the incredible insights gained here I found some peace.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
As the story for many probably goes, I found a lot of like minded people who searched for truth and found it.
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?….
Discovered CTH during Trayvon Martin commotion.
What was it that brought you here?…
Looking for truthful information from which to develop an informed opinion about the situation, because the “standard” reporting was not making any sense at all.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
Over time, I have found this spot to be a haven of truth, courage, and telling it “like it is.” The perspective provided by Sundance (primarily) and others have proven to be prescient and based on elements that I have always observed as being factual, but I myself had a difficult time articulating. For instance, there was always an appearance that DC politics was about ulterior motives other than those expressed during campaigns, but no one can detail that disparity as well as the indomitable Sundance. I find myself often saying, “I KNEW it!,” after reading Sundance’s posts.
God bless us all, and Godspeed to all –
Dear Treehouse,
How? I found you because a FB friend posted a link to a CTH article.
What brought me? I was constantly looking for sources of “news” because so little of it passes the “sniff” test. By that I mean most “news” leaves me feeling the writer’s intent is to manipulate the reader, like theater.
Why stay? Two points: 1)Treehouse consistently expresses a determination, “the truth has no agenda”, and
2)Treehouse’ writing consistently passes the “sniff” test.
If any media people read this I challenge them to connect those two dots.
I love you Treehouse, prayers continue. Thank you!
Allow me to invert questions 1. and 2. as that describes the natural pathway from “there” to “here”.
What was it that brought you here?…
I frankly don’t recall what first prompted me here but I know it was “Pre-Trump”. Perhaps it was an article from Breitbart or a random search.
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?….
The FACT based research. The welcome mat at the trunk of The Tree.
Going from “Lurker” to “Posting Member” was a matter of wanting to deeply engage in the conversations surrounding Spygate primarily. I’m not a prolific writer as my mind moves light years faster than my fingers so writing out my thoughts is a frustrating exercise but here was a place I wanted to engage with the other posters to feel A PART OF.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
THE SPIRIT. THE SPIRIT. THE SPIRIT.
I Genuinely feel a soul level kinship with Sundance and the members here. I am a small C conservative to my bones. I LOVE my country deeply as do many here. I also try to live by spiritual principles. Principles which guide not just the articles and research but it also see in many of the posts here at CTH.
Take for example the announcement of the death of RBG. While all of us knew the opportunity to affect the court it presented, (as it has), mean spirited comments were not welcome here BY THE MEMBERS.
Staff didn’t police the comments, the members did. This shows me the depth of commitment this membership has to the hierarchy of values the membership and I hold.
Lastly, the recognition of THE UNIPARTY and DEEP STATE are realities that need to be recognized but not universally discussed or understood. These realities lie at the heart of the analysis here. I don’t like being lied to and I don’t like being wrong. I’m tired of being smoked up by media figureheads with an agenda other than what’s good for our country and it’s people. The Iraq War is a perfect example. I backed Bush because I ate what I was being fed. That put me on the wrong side of history and I hate when that happens. I just want the truth and I feel I get it here.
My Grandmother and Grandfather in rural Kentucky 1945 sat around the radio to get updates on how WWII was going (they had sons and daughters serving).
In that same way, I check in at CTH to find out how our war is going. To get the real news, the real analysis, the true understanding of events.
Yes, CTH is that important to me.
And also very important is the faith based Christian character of this site. It’s content, it’s editor, it’s administrators, it’s community members.
Please never cede room to that part of what is so special about CTH.
Gosh, I’ve been coming to CTH for so long I’d have to find a reference among all my junk to know when that was.
For years I longed for real information backed up by data, which wasn’t always easy to find. CTH had that along with superb writing skill and explanations that were clear, often witty and aligned perfectly with my thinking of how information should be delivered but never could have explained until I found it here.
The biggest plus of course was the honest, heartfelt and encouraging message we all needed and CTH delivered while informing us.
Thank you CTH for being here, now more than ever.
Late commenter as usual…
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Been around forever. Thought I had a home at RightWingNutHouse until he lost his mind and went full on RINO. Was there before PJ Media formed and hung out around Instapundit a lot, still do sometimes. Saw Chuckles Johnson lose his mind at LGF so I was was prepared for Eric E and Redstate to follow in his footsteps. I was really convinced I had a permanent home at ProteinWisdom with all the other smartasses from around the net until Jeff proved to be a phoney and yet again, lost his mind. Was at Gates of Vienna and Doug Ross’s place early on and still do spend some time there.
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Started coming here as soon as Doug Ross found it, which was very early in CTH history I reckon. But I started coming much more often after The Travon Fiasco. The Treehouse was starting to really show what they were going to be today. Conservative blogs were divided like with a knife when Trump came down that escalator and Doug tried to ride it before he fell on the wrong side of the line. But I had a place of Refuge picked out that I was already spending a big chunk of my internet time on.
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And THAT’S how I got here!
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WHY am I here? Truth. I want The Truth. I only want to be around people who seek The Truth. People whose first priority is Truth have a whole different perspective. They cut through the bullshit and see through the lies and schemes. I comment here here about 1/4 as much as I would like to because I have a hard time being civil with the Charlie/Eric crowd that made it here to pile-on anyone who disagrees with their POV and cry WOLF!… I mean TROLL! at anyone not in their club, but they are the minority… for now… and I stay because I love the majority here that may not be as vocal but are dedicated Truth Seeking Patriots with God, family, and country above all. These are my brothers and sisters, with God and them I will stand.
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Truth.
That’s all we want, as many have said.
I used to read Wretchard years ago, but he seemed to give up about the time PJ Media formed. I’ve been reading CTH since those years.
Besides all of the great aspects that many have rightly attributed to Sundance and associates … having STAYED the Course is one of the most important.
I referenced the “truth” in my comment several pages back. I can’t help but think that the truth and searching for the truth is really where we as a society and as individuals are headed in the next few years… and how that goes effects directly where we end up…literally. I commented on twitter and probably here that this election is about truth and that unless you can ascertain the truth then policy is really irrelevant.
And as I continue my search for truth and I consider the actors who are on the other side and their potential motives I can not help but come to the conclusion that those who spout lies or attempt to hide the truth from those individuals who we might consider malinformed or misinformed are really much more than just selfish or greedy. The rise of Newspeak in our new Orwellian society is a huge part of the battle. It really is about good vs evil. Ignorance of the truth is a huge problem and those who intentionally propagate ignorance are just plain evil.
“I am the way and the truth and the life”. John 14:6
Agreed.
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The times we are in now, everyone who is not seeking The Way, The Truth, and The Life will be misled, fooled, and blinded to what is going on. It is the battle of Good and evil and not being led by The Truth will lead to evil.
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Being able to see Truth is a fruit borne from God. Lies and deception are a fruit of evil. The inability to discern Truth from lies is a dead fruitless tree. And The Time is fast approaching.
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I pray God keep our feet on The Path of Truth.
I saw the screen name Sundance mentioned on other blogs or sites, while still in my searching phase. I found CTH and have never left, because of the ground truth I find here. The information I get here supports my “gut truth” and I’ve never looked back. I share this page for those who are ready, and for those who are only now wakening. God bless those with the mind for the details, and for those who can clearly explain it for those of us who don’t know why it matters.
Not sure how I got to the Treehouse. It’s been a number of years. Just know that I found like minded people that shared the same values. Hope, faith and the love of our country is why I stay.
To be honest, I’m not sure how I got here. I lost faith in all so-called mainstream media (including FOX) long before it became cool, so I began searching for balanced, conservative news sites without a filter. Lo and behold, here I am.
I hope those ‘very influential big city types’ do read my comments. I’m not impressed or intimidated.
Keep pushing Sundance…and God bless all those who reside here.
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?….
I don’t know if you would call me a member or not. I read almost all posts and comments but have only made about a dozen comments. Does that make me a member, or a voyeur, or a treeper watcher who has tried to make a few treeper sounds in the forest?
What was it that brought you here?…
I became interested in the tragic Jessica Chambers story. I was searching for other avenues for information beyond what i was being fed through what little news was available and somehow landed here in early 2015. I can’t even recall how I stumbled upon this wonderful place; but I knew I’d never leave, and I haven’t.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
Truth and the search for truth holds great value.
I came here from a link in an American Thinker article a couple of years ago and was instantly hooked. I’m proud to say I’ve turned family and friends to this site as well. I’m also proud to say that I’ve given up all sources of info/news except for two…I’m a long-time Rush listener and now CTH reader. Reading this comment thread is the very first thing i do after waking up…it’s how my day starts. I work from home so my iPad sits next to my laptop and I’m refreshing this site all day. If it’s newsworthy, someone will post about it and Sundance will write extensively about it with all I need to know. I’m far more educated from reading SD’s articles than I could ever be from any TV “news” show. Cutting Ties with FOX News completely on November 6th was the best thing. Don’t miss any of them at all…yes that includes the prime-time Big Three…??.
This site is an incredible library of history…shining blistering light on the truth, whatever that is. Calling out Dems and republicans alike. It’s important work in preserving the Republic. It’s no wonder we’ve been targeted by the Authoritarians. I’m thrilled we have a safe new tree to call home! ????????????
The 2016 election cycle proved to me without reasonable doubt that our media was actively and knowingly lying to the American people and could no longer be trusted. This reality forced me to search for alternative news cites and actual source material. I think first I found Tracy Beanz and she led me to this site with a reference in one of her videos during early stages of Russiagate. It was at least a year where I insisted on fully reading/analyzing all source material for myself and then I would judge the alternative news sources I was reading by how close to the truth was their analysis. Sundance consistently proved to be a truth teller and when adding commentary was very obvious and forthcoming that he was doing so. His opinions, when shared, were nearly always identical to my own. I was amazed that such an honest outlet could have remained hidden to me for so long. Each time I would share his articles and be mocked bc the website was called The “Conservative” Treehouse I became angrier with the propaganda that is American mainstream media. This community has been an absolute blessing. Thank you so much to the entire crew at the treehouse. I will follow your website to the ends of the internet! Cheers!
When the intelligence briefing / dossier was leaked to the press…I suspected there was something very wrong in DC. I occasionally looked for updates on the interwebs and kept finding myself reading at CTH. Then in August of 2017 it became clear that Hillary was behind the whole dossier thing and I decided that I might as well just go directly to the “the last refuge” for my updates. That turned into reading the “presidential daily” every day, This site is so well managed. Keeping out the riff-raff while taking in a wide range viewpoints. I have come to treasure CTH.
I work with my hands, something the unwashed masses here can all relate to. To hell with the MSM, social media, and all the other forms of selling out to degeneracy.
I recall sometime in 2017 theconservativetreehouse.com getting a mention from Rush Limbaugh. I honestly do not recall the subject matter. Once Sean Hannity started the “Tick Tock” business regarding the Russia hoax, I searched around to fund more information on conservative websites. I recalled this website from Rush’s mention, and found the best Russia hoax information here. I enjoy the comments on this website more than any other– the community here is intelligent, thought provoking, informed and entertaining! Since my first visit in 2017, I believe I have checked in 99% of days since– likely 5,000 visits over 1000 days.
It’s kinda of addicting isn’t it Robert? It’s like we are getting information that no one else gets and are empowered because of that information.
The most rewarding part of CTH is when you tell a friend something you learned on CTH and they go……”WTH, I didn’t know that”, or, “holy crap, you are right, I never thought of that !”
I have been following CTH for the better part of a decade. As a veteran and retired big city LEO with a lifetime of understanding and wealth of knowledge that can only be gained by experience , I have have found CTH to be informative, forthright and honest. I have followed Sundance’s analysis of politics, legal issues and cultural events with an open mind and critical eye. CTH has been consistent and clear when explaining how the DC swamp operates or dissecting controversial issues such as the Travon Martin / George Zimmerman case, George Floyd and BLM/Antifa aims and tactics.
I look forward to following CTH at it’s new platform as informative and honest reporting and analysis and needed now more than anytime I can recall in my lifetime.
It was the article Cold Anger, a well written piece with a high caliber of rational thinking that still managed to hit the heart of the matter. It shined a light on the silent, seemingly inexplicable despondency dwelling in the heart of We the People.
Continuing to observe the goings on here, and finding like-hearted, like-minded souls, today I let my voice be heard.
This place offers what is lacking in the general offerings. One does not read dumbed-down essays or reports nor does one read academic intellectualism designed to showcase superiority of knowledge / thinking. It also brings additional perspectives not available elsewhere.
It is time to separate out from those who relish the power to control others.
I rely on CTH for the truth.
Dear Sundance, when I first came upon your site, I felt like I had finally found truth about the news. I’ve been reading the TreeHouse for many years. I remember about your helping with hurricane relief in Florida, I remember how I came here over and over each day, for hope, for courage and to find a light for the future. I may have found you through a link, maybe MOTUS, or weazelzippers. It was in those dark obama years. Although I have never commented, I wanted you and your team to know how much I appreciate y’all and the work the TreeHouse does. I’m 74 now, and my belief in Americans has been sorely tested. Keep spreading your good work.
What brought me here was just looking for a place I could depend on for the truth. Found CTH and I’ve never looked back.
I don’t remember how I got here but if I had to guess it would be from a link at another site, or it could’ve been while listening to Rush. I’ve been a Rush fan since his television show.
When I get up in the morning, this is the first site I click on while drinking my coffee. It’s by far my go to place for information I can count on. Plus the comments are some of the best out there. I can’t count how many times I’ve found interesting information in the comments section. So, trust is the why I come here. I trust what is written on this site.
The day I stumbled upon this blog in 2015 was the day I found the map out of the labyrinthine Fake News swamp!
As a life long learner, I have always found theconserativehouse.com’s extremely high quality Posts and equally thought provoking comments from fellow ‘treepers’ are the key reasons why I keep returning!
And when I need to make sense of the world of politics & need a “deep dive” primer on what is truly going on, no other site delivers the cold hard truth other than Sundance!
Sundance’s stellar command of the issues—trade policies, politics, military, technology, law, palace intrigue, and so on—exhibited such breadth and depth often found at a university level. I marvel and tip my hat at Sundance’s stamina in producing consistently quality work!
Just as important, the other glue that keeps me coming back was meeting like minded Patriots ready to act & take back our Republic! In other words, I was no longer a Lone Ranger.
Thank you for all the heart, love and devotion to making theconservativetreehouse.com an outstanding beacon of truth and hope! Looking forward to the new CTH 2.0!
I came with Michael Brown. And I found you describing the recent Zimmerman case with clarity and factual, brilliant, analysis. The commenters are generous with their intelligence and experience. But I stayed, I think, because of Ad Rem. I obscene chaos of some threads makes me sick. Ad Rem’s vigilance and quick work in keeping this place clean and allowing the brilliance not to be overshadowed by the venom out there made this a “safe” place, not in any snowflake sense, but in the sense that a schoolroom that is kept in order is where learning happens. THANK YOU for giving me a home. I will follow you wherever you go.
I found CTH while doing research on the parents of Trayvon Martin during the Zimmerman trial. The whole affair smelled fishy to me, not to mention totally biased. The parents’ looked too cleaned up and presented their son in an angelic light. I discovered a trove of great documents and photos here with critical analysis not found in the MSM nor even talked about (such as the Homeowners’ Association big dollar payout to the parents). And I’ve been a follower ever since.
I arrived here years ago, thanks to links from Legal Insurrection and Hot Air. I stayed because of the culture of accountability. People who leave comments are required to also provide links. No “anonymous sources familiar with his/her thinking” are allowed, and will be called out quickly by other CTH members.
I registered and began commenting myself just a few months ago. I really believe in the mission and goals of this collective community. I appreciate the unashamed declaration of our Lord as a higher power in our lives here, and I respect the administrators and commentators here in each post. The work done here is important and I hope someday that my skills and experience will be useful to the collective mission.
Can’t wait to see your new, improved home. The Big Tech Establishment is corrupt to the core. How they can be for a Sovietized America shows how great the Communist infestation of the Education Establishment the past 6 or 7 decades has been. It led to every one of our institutions America relies on to devolve into one of wielding power for power’s sake & loot for its supporters. Good luck!
I first reviewed this site after I saw it noted by a formerly conservative site. I “signed up” after I found one thing that I found to be unique here, conservative perspectives combined with a “chapter” devoted to faith.
God Bless Sundance and all those who have helped to make this last refuge possible.
What was it that brought you here?…
I think CTH was ref by someone on Tumblr. Likely by redbloodamerica
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value? The content here has been not only incredible but correct. Refs are mentioned (usually by link). The prose is of one talking to a friend/peer. I have referred this website to many people who likely have done so also. And I share the content each week with others via my social media sites and my blog.
A very religious and conservative friend gave me your link. She called you a “straight shooter”. That was several years ago and I’ve been here ever since. I also found out about Gab here. You are able to take bullshit and boil it into clear and easy to understand information. This is the place I come to for the Truth!
Someone posted a link on a Breitbart article and usually I don’t click on links. That one sparked my curiosity and while I had put some pieces of the puzzle together, CTH brought the entire picture into focus. I have been an avid follower of the site since then.
I have ghosted this site for years and never commented. One of my favorite bookmarks. The very BEST reporting about the Russiagate scandal made this my go to site for the TRUTH. I’m so very thankful that you have found a new home on the internet and you can be sure that I will follow you there. God Bless and Godspeed, Your loyal ghost community!
I am a lurker since 2014 checking the site daily. I do not believe I have ever posted a comment but I’ve read thousands of comments and still feel part of the community that shares truth, learning and “goodness” as values.
I came here in 2014. I do not recall how I stumbled onto the site my first readings were the series of articles about Gen. Patreus compromising himself with the Florida sisters and their dubious backgrounds. What resonated with me was 1. the information itself was extremely pertinent to the issues Gen. Patreus was facing at the time and found it really strange the news didn’t have info such as this. So after 5 minutes of reading any article in the MSM was never the same for me. I always came back here to verify anything I read in the legacy media.
What made me stay was the Jessica Chambers crime that we crowdsourced, the Hannah Graham murder at UVA and of course deconstructing the narrative of Ferguson, MO. The best way I can put it is I stayed because I have a different feeling when I read the deconstruction of XYZ event CTH and the Treepers lock on to. If an event is posted on CTH there is significance to it. Sundance starts the discussion. The Treepers add pieces and it builds from there. I also feel like CTH flips the middle finger to the powers that be controlling information. I’m a contrarian so I feel a kinship here even though I’m a ghost on the message boards.
What was it that brought you here? I was snooping around in mid-2016 to get a broader understanding of who Donald J. Trump was….one link leads to another and I found myself at your adored Breitbart banner. I said to myself, a person who will announce their efforts with someone else’s name and image has got some serious humility that I need to more deeply check out. So I did. I liked what I read. I stayed.
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community? By community I’m going with the part where I chime in to respond to the comments of other Treepers. That was probably only a year ago or less, having been only an avid reader of both content and comments. The comments, the comments—they sometimes rival the content! Sundance, you have some serious followers who add both dimension and depth.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value? This answer is a mash up of the answers to the previous two. Sundance your work is meticulous and detailed but always wrapped up in the humility that this is not about you but about the larger CTH community that beats with a like heart: those who love this country upon whom God has shed His grace and who love the truth. The other part of the glue that kept me here is the CTH community that thrives in the comments thread—they inform, they entertain, they cajole.
For the past 2-3 years, God has laid it upon my heart to pray fervently and continually for God to reveal all truth and lay bare all deceptions. My husband has said repeatedly over the last 24 months that President Trump is an exposer, leading in a way that exposes and brings light into places that have been dark for so long…and that has gotten him a mountain of grief for his efforts. This is what I see in The Conservative Treehouse overall, the relentless pursuit of truth and exposure of deception. Thank you, Sundance and the CTH community.
Long-time lurker, at least a couple of years. Found this site not long after the 2016 election, probably via The_Donald when it was on Reddit. I liked the different, plausible view on the Russia hoax and noticed eventually that the Treehouse had some predictive accuracy, in sharp contrast to the mainstream media and many supposedly conservative pundits.
I kept coming back for the different but well-researched view, as well as the regularly expressed courageous, ethical standpoint that is so lacking in society.
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?….
Started reading articles, then started reading comments.
What was it that brought you here?…
Looking for honest reporting on serious issues facing the nation.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
There is no more thorough or well-documented reporting on the issues that I have found. Some good ones, and good is good, but it isn’t necessarily great.
A simple wave farewell, followed by a friendly open house in your new home. Just like in real life, which is why I come here.
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?….
> I actually found this site through Google when I was looking for more information on the Travon Martin case.
What was it that brought you here?…
> My quest for more information than the information being broadcasted by the then “trusted” media sources.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
> This is one of the very few places where the information sharing is almost pure light as opposed to the dark messages of the ‘manufactured news agencies.’
Simple answers but I believe it encompasses pretty much everything.
This post expresses clearly my decision to be an ardent follower of CTH. I finally found a group of likeminded people, who expressed my worldview, both political and religious. What a rarity in our world of twisted morals and ethics. Yours is the very first site I go to every morning, and often during the day. I am not sure whether I would have survived the madness surrounding me without your sane, analytical approach. But I also like the bit orbit of humor that you added to the severity of the information you were presenting. Keep on keeping on! I am on board for the duration.
Everyone here was looking for the truth. I have read most of the comments and I came here as well in hopes that I could make sense of things. Everyone is telling you your pants are green and you believe that they are gray. What does one do? They find people whom they trust and get the truth. Sundance (and crew) only want the truth to be known. Most folks do. But others want to control other people. All of us treepers just wanted the truth. We can deal with the truth. But we cannot, and will not tolerate being lied to. It’s not their truth. Nobody owns truth. If truth gets lost, people will find it. And we found it here.
I saw the research about Travon Martin and have been reading articles ever since. I like the flow of ideas, most of the comments are thoughtful and further the development of ideas without the interference of nasty people on other sites, in my opinion, can be very racist and derogatory. People here seem to like people in general.