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
Five years ago, I stumbled upon the Treehouse via a link from another website whilst scouring USA media for thoughtful news analysis, having given up on mainstream media in my own country. I don’t know if you are familiar with the saying: “As goes America, so goes the rest of the world.” I believe there is a lot of truth in it.
The perspective from which events are reported here resonated with me and squared with reality rather than with identity politics or special interests, so I stuck around. It has been an inspiration and a joy to quietly hang out in the CTH community.
I have been amazed at the accuracy of analysis and quality of information as time has gone on and I have received a political education in the process. Comments are generally intelligent, meaningful, respectful (even in disagreement) and often add context, information and helpful discussion– appreciated! I love the fact that people unashamedly express their love of individual liberty, God and constitutional Republic here. I love that many here hold that the cosmic battle between good and evil is real and that we are each called to participate in it and to encourage fellow-warriors for truth and liberty. I think CTH is part news agency, part school, part intel agency, part non-denominational church, part bootcamp and part family. As such, it is unique.
This is exactly why I am here and will stay.
I got to the Treehouse through a link in Breitbart, in the fall of 2015. It took me a long time to comment, as I have no social media accounts, and have never graced the pages of Fakebook.
I stayed here in these great branches, because of the TRUTH!
When I first heard Donald J Trump announce he was running for President, I was immediately excited and couldn’t wait to support him, for the same reason-TRUTH! At 60 something, I grew tired of the lies and inaction of the Republican Party and their constant surrender to the Left, surrendering our values and the country without so much as a whimper.
Sundance gave me truth, about both sides. Two wings of the same bird. I learned, was educated, allowed to think for me self here, without being called, fascist, racist, xenophobic, homophobic, uneducated, Bible banger and on and on. In other words, I could finally comment on a forum, where I could be myself, interact with people who felt like I did, believed like I did, and boy did it feel good!!
I learned so much from the REAL journalism Sundance printed on these great pages…something the MSM doesn’t participate in any more– real investigative work. When I wasn’t learning from Sundance, I learned from the comments of my fellow treepers!!
I am so thankful to have found this wonderful site, and be part of the Treehouse family. Because of this, I am Blind no longer.
Been here since Michael Brown, as far as I can remember.
The best posters, the best ad rems by far. No stupid, stupid,
stupid mind numbing flame wars. Trolls are shot before they
come out from under the bridge. Lots of good humor.
Supportive of each other through family adversity, lockdown
nonsense, even events that happen to our posters from overseas.
Sundance is the reason that I stay. If and when he backs away
from politics, he should become a bookie. Because his track record
is flawless. THe people that I steer here, I do so because of how
accurate Sundance was during the Brady Bunch presidential
primary prior to the 2016 election.
And, it gives me a chance to bring out my inner smart ass. Not
that I generally need any excuse for that.
The day past Thanksgiving, and this place is one of the things
I’m most thankful for.
I found this site through a search for info on the Jessica Chambers case. Although I don’t comment on here, I’m on here every single day. This site is a godsend and I’ll be around as long as the Treehouse is.
I stopped by years ago, following a link from Lucianne.com and have been a daily follower ever since. I had learned during a college course about the importance of being an educated consumer of information and discerning between facts and propaganda. I appreciate the ready access to the supporting information sources and not wondering like when I read other sites whether the posts here will ultimately have to be retracted or ignored.
Side Note – PLEASE find a way to incorporate more infographics on the topics, (Doug Ross’ infographic on the kraken is an excellent example) we all have friends that would appreciate and act upon the knowledge found here, but are frankly not going to invest the time for the long discourses. They may be lower information but they still vote and infographics/ bullet point summaries that we can take away to provide to others would help our cause and expand the message.
Why do I stay? The treehouse’s:
Love of Country
Devotion to our Constitution
Fellowship & Community – I live far from hurricanes but still avidly read every update and pray for my distant neighbors and those like the Cajun Navy who rush in to help
The open expression of Faith
Respectful, appreciative, and supportive discussion between members
Thank you Sundance!
I first discovered the community here in January 2016. Our (then) 19-year-old son had told us about his hopes for Donald Trump, and my research led me here. Thank God for the daily blessings and regular doses of sanity I have found here…and for the good fortune to have been able to homeschool four kids in Michigan who are all “keeping the faith.” That son is now a college grad, employed, and still firmly conservative. We love this place!!
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?….
I am an avid listener of the Rush Limbaugh Show. Back in 2015 he discussed at length Sundance’s Open Letter to Jonah Goldberg. I came to read the piece, liked what I saw, joined and stayed.
What was it that brought you here?…
Curiosity about the author of the Open Letter to Jonah Goldberg. The author said practically everything I wanted to say to the GOPe Inc. I wanted to see what else he/she had to say about things I’m interested in.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
I get more information here than any where else. This is where I come for news and valuable, credible, truthful information. I love the posters here. I love the fact that we don’t insult and denigrate one another. I love the sense of humour and camaraderie. The talk radio shows I listen to are on for only a few hours a day. CTH is always here. It IS my last refuge.
Long-time lurker here. Never posted. (May never again)
My vote: a simple wave farewell.
How did I find CTH? from frequent references by Andrea Shea King (https://radiopatriot.net/) when she had a podcast years ago.
Why stay? The insights and analysis pass the “smell test” of logic, reason, and common sense. This seems to be one of the few places where logical explanations are presented for the human behavior behind the headlines.
I hit a link at another site that lead me to an article you wrote on Travon Martin, I then added your site- hit control d-and viola you are in my favorites. I come to this site at the end of my daily internet reading, this place calms me down via using facts and well reasoned facts. I love the regular posters and read every single comment, it’s a breath of fresh air and this place is devoid of the usual hysteria I read else where.
I honestly can’t recall my first visit here – probably I read some Zimmerman trial posts. I don’t know if it’s faulty memory, but I spend so much time here now I cannot remember when I didn’t.
Sundance does actual investigating and reporting, which is why I’m here daily.
I pray the rosary daily since the election that the truth be known and God’s will done regarding our constitutional republic.
I hope for the best and ponder my response to the worst.
I am doing a Rosary daily for some personal needs, but also for our country and for the success and safety of Pres. Trump and his brave allies.
Like many others, I have been lurking here for many years. I’ve never made a comment because I felt like I would be intruding in a well established community. I come here every day after reading my email to read the latest developments in our country. I can’t remember what brought me here to begin with, but it was after President Trump was elected in 2016. What kept me coming back was the heavily researched posts that gave me so much more understanding than I found on other news sites. Maybe I can find the courage to join in your merry band of misfits and rebels when the new site goes live. I think I would like that. Thank you to all who contribute to this wonderful place. I look forward to the future with you.
How did I find myself a member of the CTH community? Well… I am 64 years old and was born into a yellow dog Dem family and was a loyal and unquestioning Dem for 51 years. In the 1980’s and 90’s, I began to read the latest JFK bios written with declassified info and the crack in the veneer began for me. I began reading history with a passion. In 2007 I decided I could no longer support a party who never thought their ideology through (ie, how public housing rules of the 60’s tore apart black marriage); yet I felt and still feel I could never become a Repub. So I’ve searched as an Indie for Truth and Objectivity, and that is what eventually led me here. I lurked and read and learned to appreciate this community before ever even liking a comment, which I did for awhile longer until recently posting anything. When I learned that WordPress had issued deplatforming orders, I contributed to Sundance and will follow to the new platform. Here, there is thoughtful discourse no longer found even on the editorial page. My first degree was in journalism and I cannot even communicate how terribly my heart has broken that we no longer have any in this country. It’s all propaganda now, ever since Amanpour told journalists they shouldn’t have to be objective about Trump. WHAT? She betrayed journalism in that moment. I stand against Name and Shame, Cancel Culture, Snowflake Mentality and especially The Deep State. I consider George Soros our biggest enemy. He completely owns the Dem Party and half the Repubs. The Treehouse is one of the FEW places that understands all this and how we got to where we are. It is precious to me!
I come here Sundance because you are Smart, Honest, Genuine, Loyal, and Determined to live in Truth …
I stay here because you’re community members are Honest, Genuine, Loyal, and Determined to live in Truth.
I come here Sundance because you are Smart, Honest, Genuine, Loyal, and Determined to live in Truth …
I stay here because you’re community members are Smart, Honest, Genuine, Loyal, and Determined to live in Truth.
I found the website when a CTH article was referenced on a different website. After reading one article, I knew that CTH was something special – a cut above the rest. The factual information is well researched and referenced to impactful, related facts and, best of all – critical thinking is applied. You will never get empty morsels of propaganda. CTH is a daily go-to “reading room” for me. I’ve learned so much from the articles and from the large number of informed commenters who share thoughts and other information. Bottom line, CTH is a difference maker in learning the truth – the good, bad, and ugly truth.
Found Treehouse after I gave up on Drudge — through either Breitbart or InstaPundit. I like the site and stay here because there is a sense of optimism that all is not lost, intelligence in deciphering numbers and statistics, and “it’s all God’s plan” that I have not found any place else. I don’t believe I’ve ever comment here — simply don’t remember — but wanted to add words of support. (Your trip to DC last summer and the reports on that were totally engaging and stimulating.)
As an OLD Election Judge, who watched the OBOZO SHOW 2008 up close and personal, I have looked for like minded folks ever since. ( Emphasis on OLD ! )
I was pleasantly surprised to find TCH online, and have watched it very closely ever since. I’m not much into VOLUNTEERING anymore… the Military cured me of doing THAT… but I do want to stay up with TCH 2.0 where ever you move the TREE HOUSE !!!
So I guess I’m throwing my hat in the ring once more… DANG !!! I guess you can’t retrain old military after all…
I was very late to the party, as I did not find myself here until this past summer, but CTH, along with GWP to a lesser extent, have come to be the primary places I rely upon for reliable news.
I was a follower of Faux News since the 2000 election, but I’d like to believe I have always viewed them with a skeptical eye. Being less biased than the others did not make them ideal. In the last decade, I learned two things about how I consume the news:
1. I prefer reading to watching the news. It seems obvious now because of how news on TV is edited, but I prefer to have the power over the content I consume.
2. I found that I learned more from a website’s comment section than I did from the articles themselves.
Since FNC’s comment section was troll-central, I started looking for other media sources where the readers possessed some intellect. PJ Media and Daily Caller is where I started. I enjoyed reading both sites for a time, but after Donald Trump became president and I saw he was keeping the promises he made (I was a skeptic, but could not abide Hillary, period) I started to become irritated with both sites’ coverage. In short they ramped up the concern trolling and mocking of POTUS (Mean tweets! He’s so gauche!). I left DC a few years ago, and I haven’t been back to PJM since election night. However, PJM did lead me to Twitchy. I enjoyed the humor somewhat, but it was the commentators that kept me coming back. In many cases they were funnier than the Twitchy editors. More importantly, they turned me on to CTH and Gateway Pundit.
I feel like for the first time I have found a resource that I can rely on. Everyone from Sundance to the regular commentators are impressive and knowledgeable. The news I read here is not always good news, but it has allowed me to carry realistic expectations. The article about Barr and the “silos of information” kept me from getting too low when the MSM would deliver another blow about the Durham investigation, and it kept me from getting too high with every Hannity tic-toc. More so, the Treepers give me hope in humanity, and the positivity has allowed me to keep my head when those around me are losing theirs. I wish I had found this place sooner, but I am grateful I found it and all of you.
Pursuit of the truth!
An excellent example of the proverbial winnowing fork! I have always considered CTH as the trustworthy ‘Backstory Bugle’; an open forum with discipline and manners found in very few places online. All of my friends have good manners. Profanity and ad hominem attacks are virtually non-existent here. Thank you Sundance, and all of the moderator’s, for your work! Truly a refuge.
Veritas vos Liberabit—and it apparently has…
Godspeed
As an old-timer, who came on board a week or so after the CTH launched, I’ve watched with amazement as to what this site has become. What has been accomplished is truly outstanding and amazing. After watching what has happened in society in general these last four years, it does not surprise me as to the de-platforming move on behalf of the “hosts”.
What brought me here originally was the friendship among the first 30-40 who came on board and hung out in the Treehouse. It took months to get the first 1MM views, then 2MM, then 5MM and I think you quit noting the traffic somewhere around 10MM. We were friends and family back then. The family is MUCH, MUCH bigger today. That is a good thing, although it is now difficult to make much of a difference, or strike up some of the friendships today. That’s just life. I hope that I am included in the moving plans as things change once again, but there will be a very big, soft spot for what I’ve seen and been a part of for somewhere around 10 years. I’ll keep the coffee pot on. 😉
In the run up to the 2008 election I heard their “chosen one” speak and a loud voice in my head yelled “Warning!”
I started actively searching for more information as my gut said something’s not right here.
Not sure how I found CTH but it was around the time President Trump came down the escalator.
I told my friends that it was about time that we had a business man run the country and most of them thought I was crazy.
I would go into work early so that I could read the articles every morning.
Now I am retired and it’s my first read with coffee.
I value the depth of knowledge that everyone brings to the discussions and it makes me realize that my “gut” was not wrong all those years ago.
This is the most informative site I’ve ever found. It breaks down so many legal arguments into simple language that I can understand. “Lawyer speak” is very confusing to me at times.
I feel blessed to have found this site and will follow you wherever you may land.
This is such a beautiful country and it boggles my mind that so many people who have benefitted from it’s largesse want to tear it down.
God bless each and everyone who has a branch here be it either big or small.
Thank you Sundance and everyone of you who keep the site going.
I’m afraid I don’t know all the Ad Rem’s sorry.
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I am a big history buff and they say that history repeats itself.
What I am seeing is the mid to late 1920’s Germany.
And WE are the Jews.
God bless us and deliver us from this evil.
My wife started coming here during the Trayvon days and spoke highly of the content and commenters. I started coming here after the Philandro Castile incident, as it didn’t feel like the media was telling the whole story, and I thought there must be more to it.
I stuck around because I found a community that supported Trump as much as I did. I was heavily involved in a local tea party in southern Georgia around 2009-2010, and seeing the media manipulation of the rally coverage opened my eyes to the uniparty not wanting anything to do with the populist undercurrents forming. This site was able to articulate what I saw and felt better than anyone else, and I’ve been coming back ever since.
I found you through a link on another site during the Trayvon Martin episode. Your clear analysis and devotion to uncovering the facts have made me a devoted follower ever since. Your integrity in reporting the facts – what you know, what you think, and what you still need to discover – and not untethered supposition are qualities rare these days. Your agenda is Truth. I hope to follow you when you move into your new home. What interesting times we live in.
What keeps me coming back? You are my daily reminder that in the midst of all craziness, say The Lord’s Prayer. Every. Single. Day.
I found your site after suffering the horror 8 years of Obama mania. I was searching for some sanity during the Trevon Martin debacle and found your site. What a breath of fresh air. I have visited CTH almost every day since then. I can trust your analysis of the madness swirling around us “Deplorables.” We share the same worldview, whether moral, ethical or religious. And reading rather than listening gives me a chance to ponder what is being said, rather than being influenced by the tone of the speaker. Keep on keeping on. As Churchill said, “Never, never, never, never give up!” Our President needs us by his side. CTH is needed now more than ever. And you will find true freedom outside the traitorous camp of word press. Love you guys and ladies!
Hi all. I have commented here often.
I am a person who was raised the liberal state of NY. Moved to a Southern state as a wife and mother of 2 young kids in 1995. Started listening to talk radio. Started to channel my inner conservative. 9/11 brought me to Glenn Beck who had started broadcasting on a radio station where I live on 9/12. Kept up with him solidly through 2015. I watched The Blaze the night of the 2016 election. I do not get my news from Fox, but I would occasionally watch Hannity, Ingraham, Tucker, O’Riley.
I still admire Glenn Beck, and I owe him my now 12 year Sobriety, my deep understanding of US History, and conservative thought. He also was a man of action. He has influenced many people and I think he is a Great Man. I admire him greatly, however he had so much variety in each daily show with so many topics I felt were important I could no longer Triage them. I began to feel anxious.
I also began listening to Mark Levin around 2013. So again History the Founders, the Constitution, lots of education from him. I also read on line publications.
When Mark brought to light in March of 2017 the FISA stuff he put together from stories in The NY Times, AP, Mother Jones, I knew this was huge.
I know I was aware of this site and I visited occasionally.
Around June of 2017 I found Dan Bongino’s podcast. His podcast was really was like a college course in Conservative thought, (Glenn was fundamental foundations, the war in Iraq, child & human trafficking & the Obama Presidency) (Mark was advanced Constitution and Founders, Thomas Paine, Judges etc, more knowledge) (Dan was applied conservatism, HIs ability to combine psychology, economics & conservative thought and share that as it applied to what we were witnessing was awesome and impactful).
He would give hat tips to his Spygate news – and then I began using twitter to follow all people he mentioned. Early on he mentioned the Treehouse. I began to come here every day for Spygate and then traveled with you all since I guess the Summer of 2017. I believe the background I had enabled me to jump right into the TreeHouse Community like I had been here all along.
I also feel that the comments here are enormously valuable, and I love that folks feel comfortable enough to share their love of country, G-d, and all the rest of what they believe. It gives me a sense of freedom. I appreciate when we try to figure out who is a white hat, who has our back, who is loyal, and are able to express our anger and disdain for the globalists, and the greedy f_cks who want to control us.
I also believe that many here have backgrounds in the workings of the world that I would never be exposed to if I didn’t come here.
I have stayed b/c we are a community, experiencing the changes & events that occur each day together. Trying to make sense of things, and trying to make a plan for our lives as we move forward. I owe my deep well of knowledge of the past and the present to Sundance and all in the Tree House community.
I look forward to the next 4 years of President Trump and watching the perp walks. It is going to be glorious!!!!!!! I also look forward to CTH 2.0!!
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?….
>I’m a member in that I read here daily, share the links with friends, and on fb/twitter. I rarely comment.
What was it that brought you here?…
>Your coverage on Trayvon Martin. It was stellar.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
>Because you have been on the mark consistently. Unswerving integrity, and truly faith-based, without the self-aggrandizement found on other sites.
“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?”
I have always been a `no party` political animal but hate to see injustice spawn outta nowhere upon anyone. During the Zimmerman thingy, I seemed to make a connection here and was very curious how the investigation was unfolding. but yet the Florida prosecution bunch was generating a different story than what was being told.
I had been watchin for a few months but never joined, constantly linkin back to TCH topics cause the exact message should be sent all over the internet for all to see. I’m just not one to sit back and not let my feelings be known, so I made an account with WP and jumped right in clamoring to the treetop. As usual my style sometimes can be very disruptive cause of the blunt way I handle myself and my comprehensive skills are not the best. Sundance seem to put everything I read in the simplest form so even that defect was overcome and I could understand it all very clearly.
So I stuck around to get my daily laughter going, I’m telling you sometimes I would literally fall outta my chair from getting a reaction from others on what was happening here. So when President Trump entered the race for election, I really went into high gear on that fella Cruz…I just couldnt stay away from all the fun we were having.
So in keepin with my style of postin…Here’s to You ‘The Last Refuge’ 😛
I Wouldn’t Have Missed It for the World
longtime reader … not my only info source but one of the few that have become must-reads in a journey begun early 1900s by my grandfather and one of his brothers… comment-linked from some unremembered site maybe 7 yrs ago … demonstrably savage insight, respectfully commented (delightfully waltonesque in todays trolling cancel culture)
a grand-exit? … well, you werent summarily erased youtube style … would an ott counter-reaction really achieve anything constructive?
I first heard about the Tree from Jack Cashil, during the Trayvon Martin vs. the White Hispanic. Been here ever since. By far the most accurate, thoroughly researched and educational resource EVER!
Love and blessings, Indi
1) How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community? — in March of 2020, it became in-your-face blatantly obvious that the MSM and big tech were mounting a coordinated psyop of covid-related lies against the people of this nation. I woke up to the issue that, even when you unplug the TV and start researching online, it is still very difficult to find out truthful information. I was having this discussion with a friend of mine back in March, and he directed me to this website (as well as to The Epoch Times). Today, CTH is one of the five non-MSM news sources that I use. WorldPress deplatforming CTH proves the fact that there is much truth on this website (“when you are flying over the target, you get the most fire”), just like a recent NYT hit-peace about The Epoch Times was a true sign of an MSM source expressing fear that people are starting to learn the truth after being asleep for so many years.
2) What was it that brought you here? — CTH is true investigative journalism, with PDF links to original documents backing up most statements. There is no propaganda on here. The fact that CTH is starting to be censored by “big brother” is the ultimate proof, although I never imagined this would ever happen in the U.S.
3) And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value? – This group has become one of my major news sources, period. I usually check it for updates twice a day.
I came here during the Obama years. I think it was possibly a Rush Limbaugh comment about CTH. I used to be a milblogger/big on social media. I eliminated all social media and eliminated even any commenting on different blogs/websites. I have been for the most part just a dedicated reader of your commentary and political information. I’ve only commented a couple of times. But I am a daily reader of your site and very appreciate your information and opinion. Thank you for standing strong and giving hope on many days.
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community and What was it that brought you here?…
I was keeping up with Jeff Carlson’s writings and he linked to one of Sundance’s CTH’s articles, 3 years ago or so.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
Initially I was struck by the content of the articles, they were factually based and well crafted. They cause me to think about topics I might not have, and to understand more of the underlying reasons for why things are they way they are (good, bad, ugly). I also find the comments sections as interesting as the articles. There are some very astute individuals who comment on CTH, whether regularly or not, and their input and ideas me form my own. I think of it is a brain trust where everyone contributes to everyone’s benefit.
CTH is the only news site I read every day. Others that I frequent, not as often, include Epoch Times and One America News. I wish I had time to read all the comments on all the articles, but one does have a life to live!
I found the Treehouse through a comment on the Breitbart site early on during the 2015 primaries. I might have been annoyed at BB’s anti-Trumpism, they seemed all in for Rubio or Cruz at that point. I came to the site and was at first, absolutely amused by the Hollywood Square panel of the many candidates.
Then I started reading about the uniparty, the splitter strategy, the private meetings at the RNC to put this big charade in place and install Jeb, then Rubio, then Cruz as their chosen candidates.
The truth was more shocking and engrossing than any bestseller. The level of learning was astounding.
I have stayed through it all, taking in the granular details about globalism (which I instinctively despised) and the honor and integrity of building a Main Street economy. I continued reading through the foot-dragging of our institutions in dispelling the Russia hoax, our complicit and compromised media and now the fraudulent election.
Sundance being banned by WordPress is going to turn out well. I do believe CTH 2.0 will be bigger, better and reach more than before.
I come here because Knowledge is Power. That is how I raised my children and remind them from time to time. That is why they want to shut you down Sundance.
I stay here because your posts are easy to read and understand. You keep it simple. Take what you wish and leave what you wish. Continue to seek on your own. I have found the Knowledge I learn on this site makes it easier to see the lies.
Prayers Sundance that your new site continues to bring more Knowledge and Power to all who visit.
I found you on my own. I am a 59-year-old married woman, raised in the Midwest in a large Catholic family, married my college sweetheart from Iowa State University and moved to Atlanta where my husband had a 36 year career with A large company headquartered there. Interestingly he was working there when Koch industries bought them and took them private and that was definitely a unique situation. I was a stay at home mother, we have four children in their 30s and 11 grandchildren. I have always sought out the truth and as a result I eventually found the treehouse after seeing several references to it in other articles on other platforms about five years ago. Maybe six. I have commented at this website a few times in the past two years but I have been reading it religiously for much longer. I always felt that the commenting community knew each other and I didn’t really want to interrupt the dialogue because it was fascinating and I was happy just observing. I have introduced so many people to your website and I’m pretty sure none of them ever comment so your audience might be bigger than you really even think. We are empty-nesters and retired in North Carolina now.
I might add that I was a Polling precinct manager in a county just outside Atlanta for many years. This whole situation going on right now is very fascinating to me. When I began we had the punchcard ballots and then after the hanging chads we went to electronic machines with credit card type ballot entry mechanism. It’s all different there now because they have “new“ paper ballots. The ID requirement was in and out of the state legislature for so many years when I was a manager and there were times when the ruling changed three or four times in the week before election day and you didn’t know when you woke up on election day whether you would be able to require ID or not. And provisional ballots were new during that time and there was a tremendous effort to use the provisional ballot option, to push the limits but I never once allowed a provisional ballot in my precinct and I was never challenged. However I had dozens of people who demanded provisional ballots when I knew they had no legal right to them and I held my ground. I doubt that would work today. I have not worked a precinct in Georgia for probably eight years.
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?….
Around the time of the Clinton administrations, it was apparent something was completely amiss with our governance; obvious irregularities and no accountability. This was amplified during the Obama years. I watched hearings on c-span. Our media was wholly unreliable and I loathed having information filtered. Their interpretation of what I had seen was askew.
I found this site while conducting my own research to be informed.
What was it that brought you here?…
Seeking the truth. I can take difficult or uncomfortable facts and I don’t want to be mollycoddled or spoon-fed a version of the truth. Just give me the actual facts, please. I lurked for a while before contributing thoughts on the platform.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
First, the coverage of important events is stellar. I don’t feel deprived of information to create an opinion. The coverage is granular, far deeper than I’ve found anywhere else.
Second, this is family. As extraordinary as the posts are, I find the comments as informative. The sense of community is something I’ve not found on any other news site.
I value the faith of so many of the members, value the encouragement by almost all and value the determination of all of the people here.
Live your best life and thank you for helping me do that.
The “About Us” at the top of each page answers all these questions for me better than I can express.
I found the CTH community like I found The American Thinker, Breitbart, The Federalist, Zero Hedge, The Burning Platform, Instapundit and others…via the once admirable Drudge Report. RIP Drudge. I was seeking out unbiased opinions and thoughts supported by research. I was tired of the MSM and their disgustingly inaccurate (and blasphemous) portrayal of Obama as the messiah when nothing could be further from the truth! So after finding CTH and the others I book marked your webpages into my phone and started to breath the fresh air of what true journalism is and should be. Sadly and slowly over the last few years I have also been deleting the book marked pages that sold out this belief and their souls to corporate MSM. But gratefully CTH has not been one of them and so it remains.
As for why I come back everyday to CTH…for me (and dare I say it…most Americans) is that I don’t want to be lied to anymore by people who claim to call themselves journalists. I crave FREEDOM and TRUTH in all thing and not just for myself but for ALL Americans and ALL people everywhere. I want a news org that tells ALL sides of a story; be it good, bad and/or ugly (thanks for the line Clint!) and whether I agree with it or not. I will do my reasearch to form my opinion and understanding with discernment from GOD of what I believe to be right or wrong and what is truth or lie! A journalists job to me is to present a story. This story should have arguments, documents and fact from all involved and it is my job as the reader to take what is given and do my own investigative research and discern the understanding and truth as it pertains to me and my life.
But because of what I was hearing, seeing and watching, I could no longer sit back and take in the biased and unfathomable depths of hate, hypocrisy and deception that was being played on a daily unending loop by the MSM networks and publications. What I was once believed to be MSM’s understanding of the ‘true’ heart and pulse of the American people was gone and I then I realized that it never existed. The coverage of President Trump’s eventual win of the White House in 2016 was proof to me of this. It showed me the divide of morals and beliefs and it had become a precipice so vast and wide that it could not be crossed except by divine intervention. My mind always kept returning to the Bible passage from Isaiah 44:12 “They do not know nor understand; For He has shut their eyes, so that they cannot see, And their hearts, so that they cannot understand”.
So like the Colonists with England and again with The Civil War, we have families and friendships that have been ripped apart: never to be repaired. We are fighting for the moral character and fabric that once prevailed in this country and the freedoms enshrined and given to us by GOD and through HIS grace to our forefathers via the Constitution. These same inalienable rights are being destroyed one by one with each passing day and I feel and believe that the hand of The ALMIGHTY is what allows and guides people and orgs like CTH to get the word out as well as the news to the people. I not only thank HIM for this but I thank HIM for giving each of you the courage and determination to fight for truth, justice and the American way which is FREEDOM. Whether you believe this or not is not my concern but in my heart I think you all know so may GOD Bless each of you and your families. But most of all THANK YOU!
As a follower from New Zealand since the last election ,you have opened my eyes to the politics of the world, my daily visits to the site are like reading another chapter of another absolutely amazing story. I’m an avid Trump supporter as a consequence, a small minority in NZ, a country that gets all its info from CNN. I’ve shed tears of joy at the successes and sorrow at the losses, the corruption of the Democrats is absolutely mind boggling. In fact I’m more interested in American politics than our own Obama/Biden loving idiots killing a once fabulous little country.
Sundance and all your crew thank you so much for all the hard work you do, for the enjoyment and knowledge you impart, you will continue to be the first blog I open daily where ever you are.
My husband and I watch NZ (and Australian) crime series and love your beautiful land. All the Anglo-Saxon created countries have been ruined by popular culture and their media news. When Obama was elected, I researched immigration to NZ thinking it would be a refuge. Not only were the qualifications for immigration too rigorous (age and finances) for me, but I gradually came to realize that NZ is just another ruined paradise. The fight for truth and freedom must be fought where we are.
I am a Christian and I love reading encouraging and positive articles that support my world view. It is so rare to find a group of people that are so intelligent and clear thinking. I was drawn to Sundance because of the righteous anger I felt toward our so called elites. I have never actually posted anything on here but have spent at least 30 to 40 minutes daily reading all of the Patriots comments. Keep the magnifying glass on these reprobates. It’s time for a spiritual awaking.
I saw the site referenced by other researchers and decided to check it out myself and was so impressed that I never left! I trust this site more than any of the others that I’ve come across and that I follow. You are very professional and I look forward to finding you in your new home. Bright Blessings!
This is my first comment. I have been a regular reader since you started writing about the Lt. Gen. Flynn frame up and witch hunt. I came for the detailed and insightful discussion. I stay for the same reason. I have abandoned almost all allegedly conservative sites except Ace of Spades. They all contain lots of hot air and try to sell a position, not the truth. There is no sense of community, fellowship if you will, in the others. So I am now a Treehouse rag tag misfit and an Ace of Spades moron. I could not be in better company. God bless us all.
I work with a fellow CTH member, been here since 2017. Joined due to having similar interests to everyone here, stayed for the same. We all would much rather be rebels and outcasts than mindless sheep or, worse yet, the apathetic.
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?
What brought me directly to CTH is a funny story… When Citizen Free Press had kicked off I kept seeing these articles pop up about “Sundance” and kept intentionally not clicking on them because my brain kept thinking…
“Why is this conservative site that’s supposed to be the next Drudge Report keep posting crap about the liberal “Sundance Film Festival”?”
Hey… You don’t know what you don’t know ?
Eventually an article popped up about something that was unmistakably not about a film festival and I realized … Oh!
What was it that brought you here?
During the 2016 election it became overly obvious that many of the more classic news sources like Drudge were changing. I was a decade off of Fox news. Years before intimately remember refusing a offer of the printed NY Times on a flight from a very nice fellow nice fellow passenger by kindly telling her I preferred to avoid the propaganda outlets… I received a very confused but curious look in reply.
When I finally landed at CTH it’s was like a fire hose of information that I couldn’t believe existed! I spent weeks and weeks and week chasing the in’s and out’s of Sundance work tracing out every thread in the web… Challenging but too detailed to pass up!
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
What’s kept me here are two factors… I believe Sundance deserves a Pulitzer for his work and efforts. The field of journalism is mostly dead with the rare exception of a few rebellious stubborn souls. I’ll mention JE Dyer are Liberty Unyielding and Mark Wauck and his site Meaning In History Blogspot for good old fashioned digestion and Shipwreckedcrew at Red State for impeccable legal analysis.
The other is the readership and forum… It’s hard pressed today to find politeness mixed with hard core critical thinking skills. The frequenters are here to absorb, expand and develop information. The newbies quickly learn and tend to fall into order and the glazers tend to peel off because they can’t keep up with the knowledge. Everyone knows not to feed the trolls and for the most part they non existent.
It’s hard to put into words but if you frequent somewhere like GWP you have a lot of “drive by news” which seems to attract a large group of conspiracies nuts of the “Q” and “Marshal Report Blogspot” variety. The Hoft brothers go almost National Enquirer on a daily basis while shark jumping for click bait… Poop slinging on that magnitude draws a lot of flies.
I said two, but I’ll recant… The third… The DEPTH!!! Sundance’s knack for chasing rabbit holes is just astounding to follow!
Gratefully my sister insisted if I wanted to truly know what was going on and wanted intelligent truthful discourse the only thing to read was the CTH. And so that began my addiction to the only source of information I trust as well as provocation of thoughts. I am grateful to my sister, Sundance and all Patriots who contribute to a better place known as the good ol USA. God Bless and God Speed to all who do no harm. Thank You
Be of Good Cheer and Live Your Best Life is my new mantra
I stumbled across CTH during the Trayvon Martin and media persecution days of George Zimmerman. Loved all the research into the truth of what really happened in that incident and many more afterwards.
Have been coming to read and learn ever since. Have never commented before and probably never will again, but I will follow to the new site and continue reading and keeping informed.
How did you find yourself a member of the CTH community?….
I honestly do not remember. I think it was via a mention from American Thinker, a few years ago.
What was it that brought you here?…
The investigative nature of your articles. The detailed analysis.
And why did you stick around with this group through whatever endeavors you found of value?
I look at your site everyday. Sometimes multiple times per day to get updated on what is going on. What I found of greatest value was the presentation of information. The following of the fake russia scandal, the information was presented and I made my own decisions versus traditional MSM where they are still ‘Muh Russia.
Can’t wait for CTH 2.0
3 Questions. I will try to be brief with 3 answers in order: As to how I got here, I can’t remember. It has been so long it might have been accidental. I started getting feeds into my email and it was all over after that. That probably answers 1 and 2. As to #3: The most important aspect is that this is not a propaganda center (offsetting leftist propaganda). The thoroughness of the reporting and the accuracy and insight into the core information is the best anywhere. Also there has been no shyness in exposing hypocrisy and conflicted motivations when it comes to rackets from the right. (which do exist by the way, follow the money). Without fear and also fairly, CTH has called out and correctly identified BS from wherever its source. That degree of honesty seals the deal. It makes it clear that people here use their head for something besides a hat rack.
I can’t remember how I discovered this place but it was through someone much smarter than me and there are alot of those! So I will hear something on the radio that sounds absolutely crazy and I come here and find out that it’s not crazy – it’s actually logical and common sensical! Plus the commenters stay civil which is SOOO rare anymore and I love to get insight from the commenters as well. The quality of the comments is huge in determining if this is a place I want to stick around and I think that the people that participate with this site are the best group on the internet and I want to thank you all for your participation, jokes and informative links. I have been overwhelmed and coming here is a breath of fresh air – SANITY!