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What a magnificent piece of truthfulness. A read that should be absorbed by everyone.
Jeffrey Tucker is one of the people who didn’t start out to do what’s he’s ended up doing, but he’s doing a better job than the professional pundits, in a non-partisan manner.
The only thing I would add to this is that it doesn’t go into the “plum” factor, which is yuge.
By that I mean a plum is a position given out as a favor/payback to someone who supported you politically, and the implication is often that the position is just for “show”, a sinecure with no real work required.
I’m only just finding out, in researching the origins of the term “political plum” (we don’t hear that term so much anymore) that there is an actual thing called the Plum Book!
It’s a list of all the positions appointed by the president.
https://www.rockthevote.org/explainers/the-plum-book-an-explainer/
There’s nothing wrong with that, but what happens in government agencies at all levels is that these patronage appointments start extending into the positions that come off a civil service list, the uniparty politicians don’t always clean house when they come into power, they just move some people to one side and make room for new ones.
My main point here is both parties benefit from the status quo so they don’t want it disrupted.
Here is the statement by Jeffrey A Tucker:
“I’m concerned that many people do not understand the historical and institutional context in which the DOGE labor reforms are unfolding. They look at this as if these are some random, chaotic, arbitrary, strange, and even cruel measures to impose on a devoted civil service.
The reality is very different, and I’m not even sure that Elon entirely understands this. For more than a century, even dating back to 1883, the civil service has grown and grown without check from the elected branch, either the presidency or the legislature . The bureaucracies have ballooned from a few to 450 or so. The bloat and absurdities have grown too.
Get this: no one has ever known what to do about it. Not Coolidge, not Hoover, not Nixon, not Reagan, not Clinton, no one. No president has been able to crack this nut. The only reforms ever to have made it through are those that make the administrative state bigger, never smaller.
Countless cabinet secretaries have come and gone, always with the intention of making a change but leaving saddened, demoralized, outwitted, outgunned, and ultimately devoured.
No president has seriously taken on this problem because they simply did not know how. The unions are powerful, the intimidation from the deep institutional knowledge is overwhelming, the fear of the media as been powerful, and every single president comes to power vaguely feeling threatened by the intelligence agencies. The industries that have captured every single agency were also far too powerful to unseat or control.
This combination of institutional inertia has blocked serious reform for a full century. No one has dared. No one has even had a theory or strategy about what to do about this problem. It had become so terrible that most people in politics have simply surrendered, like homeowners who know there are rats in the basement and bats in the attic but long ago gave up trying to fix the issue.
All this time, the American people have felt themselves ever more oppressed, weighed upon, taxed and regulated, spied upon, brow beaten, and otherwise overwhelmed. Voting never made any difference because the politicians no longer controlled the system. The bureaucracies ruled all.
The Biden years underscored the point. We didn’t even need a conscious and present executive. We only needed a figurehead to pretend to be president, just like the Soviet premiers in the old days. The institutions ran everything and the people controlled nothing.
How to deal with this? Trump alone figured it out in his last term: he simply took charge of the agencies in a limited way. There were screams of horror and plots galore. They performed a long stream of clever schemes to destroy him and show him who is boss, which is not the democratically elected president but the forces behind the scenes.
The job of the president, goes the message from all the insiders, is to PRETEND to be in charge but not actually do anything meaningful. Shut up, mug up, obey, and disturb nothing, let the administrative state do its thing without oversight or disruption, and then you will get your honorary library and bestselling autobiography and go down in history as great.
Trump refused the deal and look what happened.
Four years have gone by and Trump is back again, this time with a determination to slay this beast, one that he knows all-to-well. The efforts of DOGE and MAHA and MAGA are epic in scope, breaking a century of pathetic acquiescence toward the deep, middle, and shallow states, at last using moral courage to confront the problem head on, come what may.
They are profoundly aware that they MUST act fast and with some degree of ferocity, even recklessness, else we will default back to the status quo of leaders who pretend to be in charge while the embedded system runs things behind the scenes.
It has been this way for TOO LONG. The voters this time have demanded change, and mustered the faith to believe that change is possible. This is precisely what DOGE is attempting, to make good on a promise, a promise that for once the voters actually believed was credible.
They simply must succeed. There might never be another chance. The way of failure is the path everyone knows the US was on, toward economic stagnation, political scolerosis, and eventual irrelevance in the unfolding of the next stage of social evolution.”
The ultimate Gordian knot.
This is beautifully written and beautifully explained; it’s ironic that DOGE itself is utilizing yet another agency – one created by Obama, the Divider-in-Chief.
Cut Elon some slack…
He is in unknown territory, May Make some errors, but at least he is doing something, whereas some of the other Cabinet Members seem to be AWOL….
totally agreed.
the alternative is well-known: stand up a committee, issue lots of tweets and reports after months, and propose another new agency overlay to investigate further.
hard pass.
Joy said “other Cabinet Members seem to be AWOL”
I LIKE THIS given what Jeffrey Tucker said about Plum positions!! Suddenly Trump’s curious appointments of Rubio, Bondi, Gabbard and others make more sense!!
“By that I mean a plum is a position given out as a favor/payback to someone who supported you politically, and the implication is often that the position is just for “show”, a sinecure with no real work required.”
Heh.
“There might never be another chance”
Well… it’s going to end soon one way or another.
If we succeed the remnants will serve the people and frankly they’ll be more satisfied than they were in bloat and grift.
If they “win” any number of things may happen from a WEF-styled collapse and reset to dissolution of the Republic or even war.
I don’t see any scenario where the bureaucracy rebounds and everyone pretends we didn’t see what’s going on *or* their reaction to the revealing and prior norms resume.
Alia iacta est.
The bureaucracy is only made possible through a criminally complicit Federal Reserve Bank {bag man}
Follow the $$.
RICO the Federal Reserve Bank.
We The People keep the cash.
You can burn the debt for all I care, it is junk and is the illegal proceeds of money laundering {Ill gotten gains}
The cash {public Monies/currency} goes back into Treasury since the cash belongs to The People for use in the settlement of debts, public and private.
In God We Trust
{All others pay cash}
Trust God
Fear not
Kash me outside…
…“at last using moral courage to confront the problem head on, come what may.”
Moral courage. That is all that was ever needed.
Moral Courage and the political will.
FTA: “Countless cabinet secretaries have come and gone, always with the intention of making a change but leaving saddened, demoralized, outwitted, outgunned, and ultimately devoured.” To wit: the State Department. How many were going to clean it out but nothing ever happened. Thank you, PDJT.
This is why I believe the Administration would do well to put together some fabulous ads to run on TV – just as they aired vid clips at the campaign rallies. Those vid clips were golden word pix of the depravity that had taken hold of the country under Slow Joe.
..great. Except why do they always call us a “democracy” which we are not?
That is their plan. Change definitions of everything to keep us confused and distracted so they can take over. It’s the commie way. JMHO
Yes, but I’m guessing the first Democrat back in the Whitehouse rehires or hires all the bureaucrats again. Those are their voters, but also this has now become an issue for anyone who hates Donald Trump.
You will eventually see GOP politicians demanding they stop all this.
“The reality is very different, and I’m not even sure that Elon entirely understands this. For more than a century, even dating back to 1883, the civil service has grown and grown without check from the elected branch, either the presidency or the legislature . The bureaucracies have ballooned from a few to 450 or so. The bloat and absurdities have grown too….The Biden years underscored the point. We didn’t even need a conscious and present executive. We only needed a figurehead to pretend to be president, just like the Soviet premiers in the old days. The institutions ran everything and the people controlled nothing.
It has been this way for TOO LONG. The voters this time have demanded change, and mustered the faith to believe that change is possible. This is precisely what DOGE is attempting, to make good on a promise, a promise that for once the voters actually believed was credible. They simply must succeed. There might never be another chance. The way of failure is the path everyone knows the US was on, toward economic stagnation, political scolerosis, and eventual irrelevance in the unfolding of the next stage of social evolution.” – Jeffrey A Tucker.
Amen and Amen!! Bold is mine.
I would encourage Treepers to slow their roll with regards to the IEDs at the border. We sure the cartels placed that..??
There have been reports and warnings for a month about cartel IEDs on the Mexican side of the border near Brownsville. What I am surprised at is how many people on this site feel that the IEDs are on our side of the border.
We sure the Cartels placed it?
They saw the news that it was a Texas rancher who died, and didn’t read further to realize that he didn’t die in Texas.
We read that the Texas Ag Commissioner warned AMERICAN citizens to avoid neighborhoods in TEXAS, in AMERICA, because FOREIGN CARTELS control the area with violent force, in AMERICA.
That’s what we read, thanks.
I wonder if somewhere in that article it stated the rancher’s ranch was 80 miles into Mexico? I saw it, along with info you post.
“But … but … but … … … the ASTRONAUTS !!!”
Michael Moore: Trump Might Be Deporting Illegals Who Could ‘Cure Cancer’ or Stop an Asteroid
The point s not the IED.
Which you obtusely refuse to acknowledge.
The point is No Go Zones, controlled by a FOREIGN ARMY, are active and existing in AMERICA. And AMERICANS are being warned to avoid places in AMERICA.
Everyone was responding to the Texas AG Commissioner’s warning, and he was telling Americans to avoid certain areas in Texas, not Mexico.
Its easy to get sucked into a ‘headline only’ and make assumptions based on the headlines…some headlines are misleading.
And some people read the Ag Commissioner’s official statement.
I can’t remember who said what…did he say it occurred in TX?
The article warning is about foreign nationals controlling AMERICAN land, with AMERICANS being advised to stay away, from AMERICAN neighborhoods. The IED issue is beside the point.
I agree totally Buck
This smells of a cia op.
The reporting is bad and untruthful.
Nope … the IED’s were there and were placed by Cartel members … I don’t care if it ultimately goes up the US IC side as to who ordered they be placed or some other US NGO. The cartel (of Latino or US origin) did it and the Mexican Government is protecting the Cartels. It’s Cartel members who have the absolute best handle on the terrain and habits of those living as well as patrolling the borders.
Time for the US Black OPS and to remove Cartel assets as well as hunt down any connections here in the US.
If its US IC or some other US NGO running the show I don’t care … they are in league with the Cartels and therefore they are CARTEL Members.
I’m reading the cartel is in this country and is busy making fentanyl IN THIS COUNTRY. Along the southern border.
What struck me as odd was our pu##y ag commissioner coming out with a warning for farmers to stay inside at night.
Can’t get rid of these Fn bushies.
the MIC’s gotta get its nut somewhere…. and they know this one will be an easier sell.
Sorry to disappoint, but the border has been an actual war zone for years. The MIC, 🙄 sigh…. has nothing to do with this.
FFS, President Trump ran on this as his NUMBER ONE issue, THREE TIMES.
THIS:
https://www.borderreport.com/immigration/border-crime/ied-kills-border-rancher-in-mexico-prompting-warning-about-cartels-from-texas-ag-commissioner/
Every US citizen that was involved in that traitorous housing development should be thrown in jail for treason.
Colony Ridge brings up the whole issue of non-Americans owning property in America. If that had not been permitted to begin with it would have prevented or minimized this problem.
Noem announces DHS registry for illegal aliens in US that will require them to be fingerprinted
February 25, 2025
https://www.aol.com/noem-announces-dhs-registry-illegal-015640087.html
Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem is warning illegal immigrants in the U.S. that they should leave the country now or face serious consequences, including losing the opportunity to enjoy freedom and live the American dream.
Noem appeared on “Jesse Watters Primetime” on Tuesday night to discuss her latest initiative, announcing an illegal alien registry that requires fingerprinting.
The secretary said DHS will enforce the Immigration and Nationality Act, which was enacted in 1952 and created several tools to track illegal aliens and compel them to voluntarily leave the U.S.
DHS said the tools include criminal penalties for migrants who choose not to leave the U.S., fail to register with the federal government and get fingerprinted, and fail to notify the federal government of changes to their address.
” DHS said the tools include criminal penalties for migrants who choose not to leave the U.S., fail to register with the federal government and get fingerprinted, and fail to notify the federal government of changes to their address.”
…so… the criminals can continue to benefit by their crime as long as they keep the govenment informed of where they are while they commit it. Oh. Maybe that will work.
WHAT???
Just like the hate-crime nonsense that started in the 70s is still complete nonsense (“….you will be punished for what you did and you will also be punished for what you were thinking as while you did it….”)….this is gonna be good.
I can see it now: Serial killers will claim it sets a precedent that should allow them to keep killing as long as they report any changes in address. Government employees who betray the nation should be able to keep doing it as long as they document their current location. Rapists will offer to wear GPS devices 24/7 so they can keep raping.
She’s been telling them if they leave now they have a chance to come back.
Nobody seems to notice this head-fake amnesty scam.
If you leave now, you have a CHANCE to come back LEGALLY.
Follow the legal process, is not amnesty.
If we catch you here ILLEGALLY, you can NEVER come back.
You see it your way, I see it mine.
Sending illegals for a time out and then bringing them back is a head fake.
Precisely. No head fake about it. Just an opportunity for someone here to complain.
She is clearly saying Change your evil ways, go home on your own accord, don’t make us do it, and apply for citizenship legally.
Plus we’re utilizing prior laws that have teeth.
They broke in, and stole the bounty of the USA. In my book they should leave and never be allowed to return.
Amen times a zillion, Alleycats.
Please see my post to Clarion above.
Dear Clarion, I resent the idea too, and I don’t disagree with you about the head fake, but having lived the nightmare myself, I can attest that the reality is the vast majority of illegals have abused amnesty, some for decades, while they’ve been here illegally, but refused to take the few steps necessary to get right and get legal. Despite already being here, they’ve brazenly refused to comply when compliance would have been easiest and in most cases free.
It’s therefore highly unlikely many of those would go through the necessary time, trouble and expense to come back after deportation and do the right thing, knowing the law is now being enforced and the easy pickings are no longer there for the taking.
That nonsense about the chance to one day return and get right is just something to shut the ignorant sympathizers up. The main thing is to get them the hell out of here and to do it with all possible haste by every means available.
With the border closed, the incentives removed, the laws being enforced and the human smuggling business gutted, illegal immigration will become a much more manageable problem and Americans will be a lot better off.
The likelihood of them coming back is very low.
One of the things we’re still not hearing discussed is the phenomenal amount of money we’d save on court costs, insurance losses, injuries, uncompensated care, criminal justice, incarceration and legal representation once they’re removed. It’s been such a verboten subject for so long now we don’t as a people have a clear picture of just what a cumulative financial burden they are in just crime alone.
And don’t even let me get started on what they’ve cost us via the educational system.
So first and foremost, let’s get them gone, as many as humanly possible, and lock the gate behind them.
One of the other ugly realities verboten to discuss is the shocking number of them that have shared the idea that they were coming here to outnumber us and ‘take back’ what’s really theirs and was ‘stolen’ from them. Yes, it’s ignorant and outrageous sounding, but it’s true. They have had the declared intention of “taking over ” and many are organized to that purpose. But the media and politicians have squelched any acknowledgement and discussion of it as “racist” and politically incorrect.
It’s an ugly business about which most Americans are still unaware. It’s almost too outrageous to contemplate.
But just look at what’s happened in NYC and Aurora Colorado and other sanctuary places recently and you can begin to see the reality brazenly starting to show.
Ugh. Yuck. I know too much. I’ve been through a bunch of it.
Thank you for listening and letting me vent a little. I’m a displaced American who’s finally getting a glimmer of hope, but I’m far from feeling like we’re out of the woods. We have a long way to go and a big fight still to face. And alas, far too many will probably be allowed to remain.
I think this messaging is for those who came here illegally and have established a life, not filled with crime, but trying to create their part of the American dream – it’s telling them to register, go back to their home country and then apply to enter the correct way, and in doing so will avoid criminal charges –
pretty sure you’re correct – criminals aren’t going to do the registry thing but those who have made an honest (with the exception of their original entry) living here will have a pathway -it won’t be easy, but it will exist, to return.
Two thoughts:
*My response was not just with regard to illegal aliens; I’m assuming that smart criminals, who were born here and who are citizens, will see the potential for themselves, and will adapt that logic – “hey, just because I’m a criminal should not mean I am punished for my crime as long as I let you know where I am.”
*and now I repeat myself: “…so… the criminals can continue to benefit by their crime as long as they keep the govenment informed of where they are while they commit it. ”
Your thoughtful comment includes this: came here illegally and have established a life, not filled with crime. That line of thought suggests that if someone breaks into my house (which is illegal), as long as they are courteous once they have broken in, they are allowed to stay. I do not accept that argument.
I understand who the “messaging” is for. I do not accept the premise of the message.
Sharon, you are right not to cut them any slack. See my post above to Clarion.
These are not serious people.
Where the hell is Tom Homan?
Squeeze illegals from all sides, if they can’t pay the $5K fine then let’s see how many Moon bats step up to the plate to donate.
Liberals only donate with other peoples’ money.
Especially when it comes to illegal immigration.
Put a 50% Tax on remittences to other countries.
Remittances to Mexico run about $60 billion per year.
Remember when PDJT said Mexico will pay for the wall? Your idea of taxing remittances would have been 1 way to do it.
Just a 10% fee would have generated $6 billion annually, more than the $18 billion asked for of Paul Ryan and Congress. Wall would’ve been paid off in the first term.
I recognize this may be an oversimplification.
Deport them or drive them out of the country.
Track all remittances and charge a 50% levy on every one.
Dry up all incentives.
Yes, first and foremost get them gone.
Lock the gates, cut off the incentives and they’ll stay gone. And I promise you the moonbats won’t step up.
Biden Judge Invokes the Mythical Irrational and Imprudent Clause to Block Trump
https://hotair.com/generalissimo/2025/02/26/biden-judge-invokes-the-mythical-irrational-and-imprudent-clause-to-block-trump-n3800195
Concentrate on the huge job of slimming down the govt. and recovering monies that have been wasted, corrupted and laundered. Releasing the Epstein files is the last thing to worry about right now. There is a huge tug of war going on between the Trump administration and the enemy for control and protection of our main govt and its past hidden money stealing schemes which have been in place for decades.
We have one real chance to make a big dent in the madness and preserve our financial health and that’s what all of Congress should be working full time on. We may never get the chance again and the enemy is fighting through corrupt judges to stop us. Knock down the criminals. Preserve the tax dollars handed over by the people. Pay off the debt. Recover monies stolen if possible. Make the govt. work again as it should. Get rid of the criminals trying to control the entire country and all of us.
The Epstein files can come out whenever. I don’t care anymore about seeing them. Child trafficking elimination efforts will renew at even greater levels and can be part of the new reforms by our govt. when we get it back and running smoothly. We can put the children front and center but first we need to right the wrongs financially and get moving in the right direction again.
There is a window of opportunity to do it now. Upping the ante, also release Seth Rich’s laptop and phone, and the evidence collected from the crime scene, including the surveillance tape from the camera on a nearby building. These items were grabbed by the Feds from the D.C. police, after the homicide.
Agreed. The Seth Rich scandal needs to be exposed, along with the industrial scale extortion and money laundering schemes.
It’s not one or the other.
Every piece affects every other piece. DOGE won’t mean shit if we continue to allow the other rot to lurk beneth the surface.
I care “not in the slightest” about anything that a BLACKMAILER says. I do not believe a LIAR, and I am not interested in his “scatological words.”
President Trump said HE would release the stuff…….Eps, JFK, and more. So, release them!
NOW it is up to Bondi? To review is to decide IF and WHAT PARTS gonna release. Nope, the promise was to release. There were no stipulations. Simply have a crew live upload to multiple internet sites and keep uploading until all scanned directly to wtpotus.
A promise stalled is a promise broken.
oh, does anyone really believe the docs are pure? C’mon really? Of course been altered to incriminate and insert the innocent and hide the guilty.
How do you know anything, Tokyo Emerald?
You were too busy the past three years actively demoralizing the MAGA base to “prepare” for a communist dictatorship.
You left the Trump Train for Rhinestone Ron. Now you can walk home.
Thank you. Why I pay no attention to anything she says.
I used to think the likes of newsmax, OAN and Brietbart were “conservative” outlets … but lately they sure seem to run allot of Reuters, AP and foreign media sourced BS … you know like the old fair and balance shtick of Bill O’Reilly … with no counter editorial comments.
At this point I consider most of them as a click bait focused info source at best, somewhat better than the MSM due to there being more than just a few more enlightened among their staff assets.
Yes – an effective methodology to reduce traffic to places like OAN, Newsmax, etc., and retain ratings.
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Is Jacqui any relation to the NM Senator . . .?
Our Constitution has an Achilles Heel as well. A massively fraudulent Federal Presidential election run by a State and quickly certified by the State before significant legal challenges can be raised is untouchable, no one has standing after State certification. It seems that is what happened 2020!!! Evidence of fraud after certification by a State is moot to the Supreme Corrupt Court!!! The Democrats know about this and is the reason why elections are so very quickly certified by blue States!!! JMO
There is an article in the Federalist, written by an Ohioan, and he makes great points in relation to Viveck…….
I have to say I agree,
Vivek’s Plan To Turn Ohio Into Silicon Valley Shows He Doesn’t Understand My State At All
To him, Ohio and its residents appear to be nothing more than interchangeable economic units to be optimized to create ever higher output numbers. Nothing epitomizes that more than his vapid promise to turn the state into a technology hub that will price out the people who already live here
if you click on the title it links to the article
Any Silicon Valley in Ohio will be staffed by H1B workers fresh from Canada’s Indian-run corrupt diploma mills.
The wealth will flow to the foreign “investors” who buy their way in.
People fall for this “tech valley” stuff, every time.
This is the high-tech version of Build Back Better.
Ohio could be improved, if a farmer was elected Governor.
Or, a certain ex Ohio State football coach who just became the Lieutenant Governor. But he’s 72 and seems like a fundamentally good person with some integrity, so I doubt he’d be interested in running.
So, Ohioans would rather be unemployed hillbilly near-do-wells?
VP of the United States of America is a hill billy, and so am I.
You act like a liberal. Elite much?
No, but I have worked at real jobs since I was 12 years old. Welfare and Meth isn’t a career choice!
So what is your problem with Ohio and her people, Joe?
Are you saying everyone from Ohio is on welfare or meth?
You’ve obviously never been to Ohio.
Your statements are inflammatory and stupid.
I know many “unemployed’ people. They purchased their own land, built their own homes, grew their own food, and taught themselves animal husbandry before becoming “unemployed”.
I call it self sufficient, smart, in tune with nature, and with God. In other words PARADISE! Making enough to cover utilities, property tax, and gas. I sneer at the Jones’s in their brand new, over leveraged, credit card purchased car.
I’m enjoying the peach and pear blossom today, and off to collect some eggs from the hen house. Have a great day!
slick is not going to give those jobs to the people of Ohio, he will be importing to fill those jobs.
clarions comment above is spot on.
You say that like it’s a bad thing.
As an Ohioan who sees “slick” Vivek as a worse threat to our state than the present situation, I thank you for sharing! I shared to my Facebook page.
People in OH should vote Democrat if he’s the nominee. You do not want to become CA.
Or India.
Fortunately I have never even visited Ohio much less lived there!
Again, what is your problem with Ohio? Especially since you have never even visited the state?
I read this and also agreed. Something about Vivek is off. He seems to have contempt for ordinary Americans and has way too high of an opinion of himself. He got rich through slick financial maneuvering, not by doing anything of value. And by all accounts, his culture reacts favorably to those who swindle or take advantage of others.
Sorry for this. I have checked the big beautiful bill and I’ve tried to find whether they are ending the social security tax like President Trump said. Can anyone help?
This doesn’t spcifically mention SS, but it explains what the bill they just passed is.
“H.Con.Res. 14 (119th Congress) does not include provisions for “no tax on tips” or “no tax on overtime.” It’s a budget resolution setting fiscal targets, not a tax or labor law, and Trump’s proposals on tips (and unmentioned overtime) would require separate legislation.
congress.gov/119/bills/hcon…
I was just at my tax preparer, corporate Block….I asked if they have heard anything and they said ‘no’. Their prediction is that it will take a while since it involves “law” and Congress.
I am hoping for the tax free car loans, myself, along with the rest.
The no tax on tips…I might find a new career in bar tending…
Do you still have your hot pants so you can get the good tips?
I’m hoping for no income tax at all.
Trump gives Washington long-overdue reality check
February 24, 2025
https://www.bizpacreview.com/2025/02/24/trump-gives-washington-long-overdue-reality-check-1524590/
Washington, D.C., is experiencing its first true transfer of power in 50 years.
No state in America leans so liberal as the nation’s capital. Exhibit A: Washington voted for Kamala Harris by 92.5%. The district’s true-blue voting record shamed leftist strongholds such as California and Vermont, which only went for the Veep by 58 and 63%, respectively.
Washington also blew past other liberal cities, crushing San Francisco (85%), Detroit (84%), and Atlanta (83%) in its leftward lurch to the donkey party.
Our nation’s capital is the most liberal part of the United States. It is to Democrats what Wyoming or King’s County, Texas, is to Republicans.
[snip]
According to a poll last month from the Napolitan Institute, nearly half of government managers say they would openly defy an order from President Donald Trump, even if it were completely legal. Forty-six percent of respondents said they’d instead, “Do what I thought was best.” 9% said they didn’t know what they’d do.
To be clear, that’s not civil service, but gross insubordination.
Yet in D.C., defying a lawful order from the president of the United States is business as usual when a Republican comes to town. For decades, D.C.’s uniparty has ignored Article II of the Constitution, “The executive Power shall be vested in a President of the United States of America.”
And through a combination of government bloat and collusion, blue bureaucrats have gotten away with it. A logical person might ask, “Why doesn’t the media expose this racket?”
They’re doing backstrokes in the blue pool, too. According to a 2022 survey from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications at Syracuse University, only 3.4% of journalists identify as Republicans.
[snip]
FEBRUARY 26 2025
ROMANIA
Calin Georgescu arrested
https://twitter.com/CezarVNastase/status/1894768360568614923
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https://twitter.com/AlexandruC4/status/1894696487575044517
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https://twitter.com/AlexandruC4/status/1894753875841745218
FEBRUARY 26 2025
ROMANIA
Calin Georgescu arrested
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Ah yes!!!! Muh Russia…
These are the fabricated charges the Romanian regime wants to imprison Georgescu for,
with a total sentence that may amount to up to 20 years prison:
– Incitement to actions against the constitutional order
– Initiating or establishing an organization with a fascist, racist or xenophobic character or supporting it in any form as well as the act of promoting fascist, legionary, racist or xenophobic ideas, conceptions or doctrines
– Communication of false information
– Promoting the cult of persons guilty of committing crimes of genocide against humanity and war crimes
– Continuous false declarations
– Initiating or establishing an organization with an anti-Semitic character, joining or supporting, in any form, such an organization
https://x.com/daily_romania/status/1894766092553482548
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Georgescu will be released under judicial control
Some of the restrictions imposed on him are that
he will not be allowed to appear on “mass media”,
nor will he be allowed to create social media accounts
They want to silence him!
https://x.com/daily_romania/status/1894773802740932728
where is Nuland and Powers?
have they found the MAGA hats yet?
Yup they found them right next to the confederate flags.
…And the tiki torches.
Romanian prosecutors charge Georgescu on six counts in criminal case ….regarding false funding sources and false information in his last campaign.
How did this happen?
39-year-old Canadian-born Amir Hatem Mahdy Ali, the first Muslim and Arab DC judge, clerked on the Supreme Court of Canada and later led a radical leftwing group that called for defunding the police.
I first saw the suggestion from someone in Canada, that immigrants should not be allowed to hold public office.
I’ve since seen that echoed by some Americans. I’ll bet that people in the UK are wishing they’d had such a rule in place.
It’s a national security issue. Somehow national security restrictions on our rights only apply to Americans, and even then only to the middle class and below.
The ‘elites’ don’t have to choose between naked scanners or being groped at the airports.
BTW, why has the TSA remained exempt from Elon’s chainsaw? That should have been the first to go.
TSA will never go. The administration around President Trump likes the surveillance state. They have all said so.
Judge Metha and Chutkan are both foreign born, ie, Pakistan and Jamaica via Canada!
Republicans really screwed up letting foreign born red-diaper babies become federal judges!
Biden Nominates Head of Anti-Police Group to D.C. District Court
https://www.nationalreview.com/bench-memos/biden-nominates-head-of-anti-police-group-to-d-c-district-court/
Same with . . .
Ted Ctuz . . .
Thru Canada.
From the Report written 2016 Era:
”Ted Cruz Problem:
Ted Cruz has a different problem from all the rest. Cruz it seems is a real live illegal alien, the same as those that cross our borders illegally every day.
It is no secret that Ted Cruz is not eligible for the Oval Office. What remains a secret to many, is why the Republican Party is allowing known frauds to appear on the Republican presidential ballot.
In a letter dated March 10, 2016 and received by the Texas Secretary of State on March 15, 2016, The North American Law Center asking the following question –
“In light of the attached official citizenship records for Sen. Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz in Calgary, Alberta Canada, dated December 22, 1970 (attached) and a document confirming the renunciation of his Canadian citizenship dated May 14, 2014 (attached), is it your official opinion as the Chief Elections Officer for Texas that U.S. Senator Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz was in fact a legal citizen of Canada in November of 2012, when he ran for, was elected and certified by the Texas Secretary of State as the new U.S. Senator representing the good people of Texas, as a legal citizen of Canada?”
As of today, March 29, 2016, Texas Secretary of State has declined to respond to this one simple question with only one possible honest answer…. YES
The official Canadian document accepting and affirming Sen. Ted Cruz’s wish to renounce his Canadian citizenship documents two very important facts…
1. Sen. Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz became a legal citizen of Canada on December 22, 1970, the day he was born in Alberta, Ontario, Canada.
2. Sen. Rafael Edward (Ted) Cruz remained a legally documented citizen of Canada until Canada accepted his request to terminate or “renounce” his legal citizenship in Canada on May 14, 2014.
Ted Cruz is ineligible to be either President of the U.S.A or Senator of Texas because he remains a Canadian Citizen still, no matter how many times he tears up his Canadian birth certificate. He was and is Canadian based Canadian citizenship law and that doesn`t change simply because he tore up a piece of paper.
‘Natural-Born Citizen’ as defined by the very person responsible for the writing of the 14th Amendment, and without a single doubt, knew all about the various types of US citizenship, Ohio Representative John Bingham requires 3 things: that you are born within the jurisdiction of the United States, that BOTH parents are citizens of the U.S. either by naturalization OR by being natural born themselves AND that both parents must NOT owe ANY allegiance to ANY FOREIGN country.“
***
Much much More here: http://www.usnaturalborncitizen.com/tedcruz.html
Foreign born persons in white collar positions of power are destroying our country.
Displaying morbid obesity, belief in paper masks, lack of comprehension of how our system of government is designed to work, and a desire to remain on some type of plantation of dependency.
They should be so proud.
Knock Knock
“A US attorney has honed in on an influencer who called for Elon Musk‘s assassination while making a bold admission about paying taxes.
Social media creator Sarah C Roberts shared a video to TikTok where she threatened the billionaire’s life before boasting about how she’s skipped taxes for the past eight years.”
‘Arrest me. You don’t have enough people to even investigate me at this point. I haven’t filed my taxes in like… eight years and yet no one’s come for me,’ Roberts said with a grin-like smirk.
‘So I’m going to f***ing say it. Let’s assassinate some motherf******,’ she concluded the video.
“The controversial video garnered immense attention, including from Musk and Acting United States Attorney Ed Martin of the District of Columbia, who vowed to take action against Roberts.”
~The Daily Mail
What does “vow take action” mean? Shouldn’t “action” be taken already?
https://nypost.com/2025/02/26/us-news/wannabe-influencer-sarah-roberts-probed-over-calls-for-elon-musks-assassination/
Elon is overpaying!
How about honing-in on the Marxist Red-Diaper Federal Judges in Washington DC, Boston, Baltimore and New York that are sabotaging President Trump on a daily basis, Ed?
Oh good! She’s on their radar now. S/
A bunch of black robes state parent have no rights
Just as many “Christian Religions” that have evolved away from their Biblical Roots … the Federal Courts such as the JoeBama Judges of the 1st Circuit are adopting “relativism” as their dogma and as common law. (i.e. the law “evolves” with the morals and beliefs of some undefined social conscious with NO fixed point.)
The schools are even filing Title IX lawsuits against students
Why would you put your kids in government school?
Obama and Biden appointed a slew of bad foreign born federal judges who have no idea or desire to enforce traditional American-English values!
Global warming – RIP
the lioness seems like the only one annoyed by it all.
Funny. Want to help the planet, plant more trees.
Otherwise, the planet is fine. The sky is blue, the birds still sing and the wind blows.
It’s all well and good that Zelensky is coming to sign an agreement on minerals, but I don’t see how that is going to do one thing to stop the conflict. It’s going to keep the US embroiled in Ukraine’s affairs for the foreseeable future….and it definitely will end any sovereignty Ukraine would hope for. It is no better than 19th century imperialism at its best…….we’ll give you armaments to continue the killing of your people in exchange for taking more of your wealth – what’s left after BlackRock, Cargill, Rheinmetall, etc. etc. etc.
Lavrov has emphatically rejected any idea of “peacekeepers”. So, any French or British plans to establish their military on Ukrainian land is not going to be acceptable to the Russians and I cannot blame them for that. It would put NATO on their borders, just as if Ukraine was in NATO – something that Russia has rejected in the past – which was one point of the SMO.
So, the war will continue. More Ukrainians will die. More Russians will die. And when Ukraine finally folds, which it will, it will become another failed state like Iraq, Libya, Syria, and all the other places that the US has left militarily.
I too worry that it will result in some type of continued involvement in Ukraine, even if it’s not military troops per sé. Rather know when to hold ‘em and know when to fold ‘em.
Last few weeks twitter was on fire by the left justifying Zelenskyy’s edict not to hold elections. Now they are on fire claiming he has has no right to sign any agreement because he is not the president of Ukraine.
This seems like a circuitous route just to end up basically adopting Lindsey Graham’s plan to demand mineral rights for continued support.
GOYA CEO Bob Unanue Fierce Trump supporter and advocate against child trafficking ousted at the company founded by his family. WTH?
«The uncertainty at Goya Foods will not stop me from raising awareness about the evils of child trafficking, and I will not rest until the more than 325,000 missing children over the past two years are found. As in the past, I will work with the current administration to put an end to this extremely lucrative yet purely evil industry,” Unanue said. «I will not be silenced. I will not yield to those who want me to abandon this fight. “We cannot remain passive spectators while soulless and despicable animals treat children with indifference.”
~ Gateway Hispanic
The actual share holders threatened board members and the share holders (who are board members) are doing the cancellation think. There will be more removals like this happening in board rooms with executives, who are friendly towards President Trump and that have Investors as well as Boards of Directors hostile to the President.
The financial front has opened in the war for control of the US. It will be interesting to see what energy and inflation impacting companies have this same “issue”.
This is a counter attack to ensure the tariffs actually do impact prices at the point of sale … and do not decrease as they did 2017 to 2020. This is part of the effort to “create a broken campaign promise” to influence the 40% living in la la land.
Dang. I was happy with their products. Another company for “the pay-no-mind list”..
Shareholders = BlackRock and Vanguard!
This makes me sick. Grandson of the founders of the dang company and he is ousted by his liberal board of loons.
He appointed the liberal board of loons! LOL
I buy a lot of GOYA but no more.
Feel same…
The Chief Justice Roulette Wheel Court title explained:
Per multiple sources, the probability of winning bet on a US Style roulette Wheel for the “even odds outcomes” (i.e. RED/BLACK, ODD/EVEN, Top 1-18 and Bottom 19-36) are actually 47.4%
The Probability of winning, as the outcome stakes increase get worse progressively, AS THE PAYOUT or IMPACT of the result INCREASES.
Just like the Roberts’ Supreme Court … with the McConnell lead RINO and democrat placed Judges, the outcomes that have little or no impact on Power, Money or President Trump are 47.4%. However, the chances of winning get far worse depending on the impact of their decision v/v Power, Money, Control and giving help to President Trump increase.
Hence, the Roberts’ Roulette Wheel Court.
Four Supreme Court rulings issued today; link: https://www.supremecourt.gov/opinions/slipopinion/24
in my definitely non-lawyer understanding they ruled as follows:
Lackey vs Stinnie: drivers licenses were suspended in Virginia for failure to pay court fines. The people who lost their licenses sued but during the time of their lawsuit Virginia changed their law removing the ability to suspend licenses for failure to pay court fines, so their lawsuit became moot. So, they then sued to get the State of Virginia to pay their lawyers fees.
Ruling: No, they don’t qualify to get their attorney fees paid by the State. Opinion by John Roberts, 7-2.
Glossip vs Oklahoma: a death penalty case where the Atty General admitted to bad lawyering, the case sent back for retrial.
Opinion by Sotomayer, 6-2, Gorsuch recused.
Waetzig vs Halliburton Energy Services, Inc.: was an age discrimination lawsuit where the former employee agreed to arbitration, which included him agreeing to ‘voluntary dismissal’ – and then he lost in the arbitration so sued to try to get his case back into the courts.
Ruling: No, he made the mistake of not asking for a stay and instead accepted the ‘voluntary dismissal’ wording so that’s it.
Opinion by Alito; unanimous.
Dewberry Group, Inc. vs Dewberry Engineers Inc. This was the improper use of trademark case and this dispute was whether or not the winner could also get money (they won a jury verdict of $43 million) from not only the main opponent to the trademark lawsuit but also from that loser’s affiliate companies.
Ruling: No, they can’t go after money of the affiliate companies.
Opinion written by Kagan, Unanimous.
Wow, seems like there are a lot more important things for them to be ruling on.
Exactly. They fiddle while our Republic burns (judicially that is).
You should watch the entire video for many reasons besides the humor content where Jesse provides some of the input from his staff about what they accomplished last week, but do NOT miss the “former federal worker spills her guts” video segment starting at 2:43 about what she experienced at work.
Soros-funded is another word for US taxpayer-funded.
Is it just me or does it seem like a “mutiny” going on in the corrupt IC? Root these people out!!!!! “You’re fired.”
The mutiny has been going on since at least the 1950s…President Eisenhower warned us…then they took out JFK.
We finally have a President in Trump who is willing to take on the mutineers!!!
And WHY this is so serious about what it reveals that has nothing to do with sex.
Mike Benz: LGBTQ Affinity Groups Wish Death Upon MAGA On NSA And CIA [unlcassified] Servers (19:15)
Bannon’s War Room
25 Feb 2025
https://rumble.com/v6pamro-benz-lgbtq-affinity-groups-wish-death-upon-maga-on-nsa-and-cia-servers.html
Two ropes(?) swaying back and forth as seen in the background through the widow/balcony glass?
What godless filth would be for child trafficking??
Apparently the entire board of Goya Foods.
Unfathomable…
https://gatewayhispanic.com/2025/02/goya-board-betrays-bob-unanue/
I began a strict “Goya only” shopping campaign several years back after seeing interview with Mr. Unanue. He stood against toxic liberal interests infiltrating the rest of the corporate world …was very impressive.
Bob Unanue is a strong leader and no doubt he ultimately lands on top after this fiscally stupid decision by politically motivated board.
With no alternatives left, guessing I’ll start strict “No chili”diet.
I’m still trying to process this some time after reading…
I simply cannot.
My question is how did he get a board that is so far opposed to him?
It stunned me to hear this. More bad news.
We switched to Goya brands because of this man, and stayed for the quality.
There aren’t too many brands you can feel good about buying, nowadays.
It would be hard to imagine anyone being more stunned than I was, Clarion. Seems there are at least two of us.
Gobsmacked… that’s what I am.
Truth!
What’s the significance to these dates in March?
The day before the Ides of March.
March 15th, the day Julius Caesar was betrayed and stabbed to death by the members of his Senate.
After Romanian Deep State CANCELLED Presidential Elections, the Leading Candidate, Anti-Globalist Calin Georgescu Is ARRESTED and Taken for Questioning
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/breaking-after-romanian-deep-state-cancelled-presidential-elections
Trump Admin Introduces Nationwide Registry For Undocumented Immigrants, Requiring Fingerprints And Addresses
https://www.oann.com/newsroom/trump-admin-introduces-nationwide-registry-for-undocumented-immigrants-requiring-fingerprints-and-addresses/
The Trump administration is reportedly planning to unveil a new online registry for illegal migrants as early as this week that would force undocumented people to submit personal information or face fines and arrest.
https://t.me/OANNTV/11232
It is an honor to see all the suggestions made over the years by the treehouse “MAGA Digital Pamphleteer” members being incorporated in President Trump bringing the 2025 Executive Branch into Constitutional Compliance.
Job well done.
Thank you President Trump for listening. God bless you, your family, your followers and the USA.
MAGA isn’t just our motto, it is our duty!
WOW! Not only about the cash scam, but how he lied to try to trap Patel into an illegal act which, luckily, Patel didn’t fall for.
EXPOSED: Sen. Whitehouse Caught Funneling Millions to Wife’s Nonprofit in Shocking Conflict Scandal! (9:56)
Viva Frei
24 Feb 2025
Has Whitehouse made any statements about this matter?
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/sen-sheldon-whitehouse-hit-with-ethics-complaint-for-backing-laws-that-benefited-his-wife-s-environmental-group/ar-BB1jrKDq
Sen. Whitehouse Exposes Kash Patel’s Disqualifying Conduct and Character
if you watch this vid
skip right to the 4 minute mark
the first four minutes are just him blowing smoke
such an idiot
this guy whitehouse
he is a very strange dude
there is definitely something wrong with this man
watch him when he’s not speaking
like if he’s waiting to speak or if he is standing next to somebody that’s speaking
he makes some strange body / facial moves
I’ve seen other vids of him that are much worse
he’s loosin it
he’s a lost soul
“The fraudsters show the most amount of righteous indignation.” ~EM
Again???
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/02/new-american-airlines-flight-aborts-landing-reagan-airport/
We need to straighten up and fly right. It’s a metaphor.
perfect choice
Trump To Tap Democrat Lawfare Target Jeff Clark As White House Regulation Czar
https://thefederalist.com/2025/02/26/scoop-trump-to-tap-democrat-lawfare-target-jeff-clark-as-white-house-regulation-czar/
What a joke.
Dear President Trump, the great President of All Time:
58Mikie Wifey has worked for the U.S. Postal Service for over thirty years as a rural mail carrier, who drives 75 mile every day. She is a Very dedicated employee, her customers love her, and she and I share a desire to make the Postal Service great again., as I worked there almost fifty years ago myself. The Post Office was there at the start of our great country. Obviously communication in our time and before has radically changed.
There will be many folks here who decry the Postal Service and what it has become. However, Mr. President, you are the master of thinking out of the box. There are A Lot of good folks working for the USPS, but the organization, to be sure, is over managed by employees who do not deliver the mail/parcels. But yet the USPS goes to every address in America. I can believe that you can make the Postal Service Great Again!
A couple of more points…..during the Covid crime, in the media, it kept being discussed about USPS employees being made to get vaccinated. 58Mikie Wifey told me and I shared here at that time that the forced vaccinations for employees of USPS would never happen….and it did not.
Next, yesterday morning at 58Mikie Wifey’s Post Office, management had an employee meeting where they played a video, for all that had to watch, of Louis Dejoy, the “retiring” Postmaster General”…..AND Joe Biden, extolling the virtues of the Postal Service. WTF…a month into your term where you are kicking ass and taking names; my wife exclaimed out loud to the group….”why the Hell, do we have to see these guys now”?
Of course, we all know here, Covid was the reason and to a great degree, the U.S. Postal Service was the facilitator of the Great Cheat of 2020.
Thank you Sir!
Well said.
.
When our VSGPDJT receives any mail, I am sure he makes sure the envelope (evidencing a post mark time stamp) stays with the accompanying materials.
As such, he knew from a Pitney Bowes sticker from, let’s say 1989, that the post office would be playing a significant role in his life many years later . . .
I love the USPS – a rich history and a very powerful agency. Sadly, it is infiltrated… *but*… Trump could do it-
there is still more good than not there.
I read the Postal Bulletin frequently – there’s a lot there I don’t need, but… useful to me info there are new stamp announcements/release dates, and special postmarks of 2 official varieties, with instructions how to get them on my own mail… Special Postmarks are *Fancy*
{ https://about.usps.com/resources/postal-bulletin.htm } choose any year or the most recent
in example: p33 of most recent issue – 2.20.2025 – POTUS probably knew her!
“On March 27, 2025, in Los Angeles, CA, the United States Postal Service® will issue the Betty White stamp (Forever® priced at the First-Class Mail® rate), in one design, in a pressure-sensitive adhesive (PSA) pane of 20 stamps (Item 486600). This stamp will go on sale nation- wide March 27, 2025, and must not be sold or canceled before the first-day-of-issue.
This stamp honors actor, TV personality, and animal advocate Betty White (1922–2021), whose television appearances spanned the history of the medium and delighted generations of fans. The stamp illustration, digi- tally created by Dale Stephanos, is based on a photograph taken by Kwaku Alston in 2010. Art director Greg Breeding designed the stamp. …
AND that stamp’s full color digital First Day Of Issue Postmark (pictured p42), find instructions for receiving that on p39.
There is usually a FDOI ceremony – this one is featured here
{ https://www.vcstar.com/story/news/local/california/2025/02/20/post-office-to-release-stamp-featuring-actress-comedienne-betty-white/79332034007/ }
That one is newsworthy – lots of articles
{ https://www.stampsforever.com/stamps/betty-white }
If you’re in LA you could check it out, to be held at the LA Zoo & Botanical Gardens… those can be interesting events.
I attended one a few years ago that took place locally for the Cactus Blossoms stamp series, photographed at the Desert Botanical Garden by a Tucson photographer.
I already think the Post Office is Great… one can mail *literally almost anything* –
and I fully & clearly understand there are serious issues that need to be remedied, so…
MUSPSGA
Thank you….the stamps have always been enjoyed!
When I started at the PO,
first class stamp -13 cents.
Now I am not sure of the cost, with “forever” stamps…. Still a deal to mail a letter to anywhere in the U.S.
First class/Forever stamp is $0.73; International is $1.65 (round Compass Rose = *wonderful*)
{ https://store.usps.com/store/stamps#content }
Every stamp design is an original work of art; no live individual is depicted on a US stamp, but… the actors portraying their Harry Potter film characters have been an exception.
I’d like to go to the Smithsonian Postal museum – have you been??? –
they have a bi-plane that delivered some of the first Air Mail hanging from the ceiling.
I’d go see Melania’s dresses in the Presidential/FLOTUS exhibit across the way first though.
FWIW & BTW…
‘Those interested in attending the first-day-of-issue event (for Betty White Postage Stamp), which will be hosted by U.S. Postal Service Board of Governors Chair Amber McReynolds, can preregister online at { usps.com/bettywhitestamp. } Preregistration includes free zoo admission.’
~ linked in Betty White Stamp announcement I labeled ‘newsworthy’
Last month it cost $10.10 to mail a letter by 2nd day air from my post office (we’re too rural to have next day delivery).
This month they told me the cost is the same but it will take a minimum of 3 days.
Shrinkflation for service; less service, same cost.
DOGE the USPS.
Why can’t President just come out and say this about Ukraine instead of dancing on the head of a pin all the time…
Vivek Ramaswamy in the Republican Debate start at 2:47
The time for “saying” anything about Ukraine is over. It’s time for action.
Trump knows that. Which is why, instead of “saying”anything, he is strong arming Ukraine to the peace table.
cuz
he likes dancin
☘
Yep. Here we go. It is starting. Just as with Ted Cruz and DeSantis, now with Vivek. The push is on to create news of V being smarter than President Trump. This kind of Organized narrative shitski shows V is part of the team still trying to take out President Trump, co-op MAGA and America First, and leading wtpotus to devour themselves.
*Never* trust a pHARMa profiteer.
twitter Marjorie Taylor Greene
How USAID Spends YOUR Tax Dollars:
-Ukraine: Funded NGOs & media to help overthrow a pro-Russia govt in 2014.
-Syria: Funneled $15B+ into the civil war, backing opposition forces under “humanitarian aid.”
-Brazil: Pushed propaganda ahead of the 2022 election to oust the incumbent President Bolsonaro in favor of far-left Lula.
-Poland & Hungary: Targeted conservative political parties.
Time to cut off this corrupt slush fund.
We must pass my bill to permanently abolish USAID!
Most still do not KNOW what “NGO” stands for and tune out. Must start actually saying what it actually is, all three words. Find another way to shorten tweet word count.
Even saying the words hides what these are. Deliberately.
Or leave off the”non”. IMO, if an organization is tasked and paid by the government, it -is- a government organization; just an illegal one.
How about Now Getting Zero
That hearing was fascinating to watch. My goodness, the Libbys do nothing but gaslight and project. You can point out a piece of s#$& to them and they’ll tell you – brazenly – that’s not what you’re seeing.
What do you all think about this buying your way to the front of the line with a $5 Million Gold Card?
I understand the purpose behind it, trying to balance the budget, but I don’t think I like it; of course, I’d rather see a full stop to ingress for a decade.
It is basically revamping the EB5 program which has been rife with fraud. The purpose was to encourage rich entrepreneurs to come to the USA and build a business that employs Americans.
I like the idea of it being made fraud proof, but I do not agree with it being used by US companies to purchase an employee (as President Trump explained). What company is going to spend $5m for a single employee? LOL!
I don’t like it.
A form of Pay To Play.
No I’m not accusing anybody of trying to do anything crooked, but this kind of thing always starts out with good intentions on at least one person’s part.
That is exactly what the current EB5 program became. Terri McAuliffe and Hillary Clinton’s brother, for example, had a giant EB5 scam going on in Virginia. It was exposed right before McAuliffe won election as Governor. Nothing happened.
There have been other scams revealed over the years, but nothing every changed. Now, it seems it is getting a makeover.
Reminds me of words in a song I heard recently. ‘Whole damn country being bought and sold. ‘ Let’s raise money some other way. Most of these folks with 5 million dollars wouldn’t spit on you if you were on fire. Help the nobodies that showed up at all the disasters with their gloves and chain saws. They are what will save this country of which I sing. God Bless all.
It just puts the United States on par with many foreign countries. If you are a working class ex-pat trying to get citizenship in a foreign country it is an ordeal, however, if you have something to offer the foreign country, they will roll out the red carpet.
We could have scooped up Pavel Durov (he really wanted to be here) but we treated him like sh_t:
Telegram Creator on Elon Musk, Resisting FBI Attacks, and Getting Mugged in California
If the FBI did that to a migrant crossing the US – Mexican border they probably would have been fired and charged with racial discrimination. The program is ugly from the point of view of America being the “shining city on the hill” but it is the way the real world works. And if you listen to the above interview, Durov would have easily paid $5 million to get one of his engineers / programmers in… there is a huge difference between a very good engineer and one at the genius level.
PS: All of the other posters are correct, a program like this, if not run by someone like Tulsi Gabbard, could so easily be corrupted. But I guess Trump wants to take a chance.
gotta laugh
just saw an article on left wing news
headline reads
Ill Conceived’: Trump Gets Hit With Triple Whammy
three judges rule against him in 2 hours
☘
these people are crazy
crazy
who they think they are fooling
they take us for dopes
left wingers are a joke
total jokes the whole lot of em
its kinda funny to watch
they are so crazy
makes me laugh
Crazy
Crazy – Mel Bochner
Patsy Cline – Crazy
☘ ☘ ☘
dems are crazy
Senator Lee said weeks ago that Congress was going to pass a remedy for this problem:
https://revolver.news/2025/02/fyi-impeaching-activist-judges-takes-too-long-mike-lee-has-a-much-better-idea/
im glad there is some good people looking at it
its all they got right now
more lawfare
I can’t believe that all of these “activist judges” are clean and corruption free. You just don’t get into bed with Norm Eisen or Adam Schiff if you live a scrupulously honest life. So, I imagine, once Patel & Bongino get the FBI up to speed many of the judges we have seen in the past (like Emmet Sullivan going after Mike Flynn) will try to slink back into the shadows, so as not to draw attention to themselves. So, possibly the situation will “self correct” with time? That is my hope anyway.
Good luck. Congress can’t even prepare and pass a budget. Or fix daylight saving time. Color me skeptical.
Bonus points of you know – without looking it up – who wrote ‘Crazy’.
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Willie Nelson
Winner and Still Champion!
“This DOGE website with, full transparency, is amazing.”
Outright lying and they know it. They have ben ordered to do this
It hasn’t been that long since I failed to appreciate that these people are able to say literally anything with no compunction whatsoever as to veracity, it just didn’t come naturally to expect public figures, and so many of them, to flat out lie to our faces.
I’m over that.
And they never get called on it by the MSM.
Seniors do NOT get medicaid. They get medicare. Big big dif.
JMO.
A quote from Sundance: “900+ career DOJ lawyers signed an open letter in support of ongoing Lawfare operations against President Trump and the American judicial system.”
Lawfare operations
Lawfare?
________________________________________
So, grasshopper, you want to know what “Lawfare” means.
Good question, since it isn’t recognized as a word in the regular dictionary.
As indicated in one of Sundance’s quoted statements, “Lawfare operations” is a contemporary term applied to the behavior of the globalist / communist, national democrats against President Trump and the American judicial system, aka against our Constitutional Republic and its Constitution ….. that be us, “we the people.”
Here are a few descriptive terms for “Lawfare.”
Most likely, you will find some of these in the criminal chargers that are being prepared against the democrat traitors and their RINO and foreign coconspirators by the 2025 Executive Branch.
“illegal, illegitimate, illicit, prohibited, unlawful, lawless, wrongful, banned, forbidden, unauthorized, incorrect, taboo, unacceptable, wrong, proscribed, criminal, outlawed, unwarranted, interdicted, felonious, verboten, unsanctioned, improper, unfair, impermissible, dishonest, undue, barred, unjustified, unlicensed, unjust, unofficial, unethical, indefensible, crooked, disallowed, unnecessary, shady, tabu, wicked, immoral, inappropriate, haram, unconstitutional, uncertified, tapu, undeserved, dishonorable, evil, dirty, debarred, groundless, unapproved, pirated, blameworthy, uncalled for, under-the-table, against the law, not allowed, ruled out, not permitted, not acceptable, non licet, unsuitable, corrupt, invalid, unrighteous, unscrupulous, indecent, bad, fraudulent, sinful, evil-minded, inadmissible, underhanded, devious, deceitful, unprincipled, vicious, unjustifiable, inequitable, fake, unwarrantable, nonofficial, bootleg, lawbreaking, intolerable, depraved, dodgy, false, vile, unconscionable, cheating, ignoble, unmerited , iniquitous, low, cutthroat, discriminatory, underhand, unworthy, low-down, below the belt , unpermissible, unbearable, untrustworthy, lying, back-alley, inapplicable, prosecutable, deceptive, contracted, insupportable, untenable, unsuited, violating, foul, irregular, malfeasant, racket, extralegal, sleazy, nasty, shameless, inexcusable, under-the-counter, unfitting, bent, discreditable, prejudicial, prejudiced, excessive, nonobjective, bigoted, down in the mud, double-dealing, shabby, unforgivable, dubious, doubtful, parti pris, void, debauched, nefarious, villainous, dark, disreputable, inacceptable, rotten, scam, fishy, slippery, unsavory, unseemly, dirty-dealing, amoral, double-crossing, flimflam, two-timing, Machiavellian, sneaky, two-faced, nonvalid, nullified, unusable, not cricket.”
These terms also apply to the entire globalist / communist, national democrat gang.
They are such a low-down-creepy-treasonous-unAmerican group, it is a wonder that they are even allowed to participate in our Constitutional Republic’s national election system, much less being just one of the two so-called “major parties.”
MAGA isn’t just our motto, it is our duty!
FEBRUARY 26 2025
DAILY MAIL UK
The final Epstein secrets Pam Bondi is set to release are the most sordid yet… and all on tape
Donald Trump’s Attorney General, Pam Bondi, may now possess video and audio evidence from Jeffrey Epstein’s properties, exposing celebrities, politicians, and royals in compromising situations with minors.
Surveillance footage from Epstein’s properties was retrieved by the FBI, with mainstream sources now finally confirming it was passed to intelligence agencies like Mossad.
The most damning revelations are expected from IRS files, which could unveil the financial backers of a global child trafficking network.
[…]There have been suggestions Epstein recorded virtually everything, possibly with the nefarious goal of collecting compromising material to blackmail his own associates.
It has also been speculated that he collected recordings to pass to intelligence services, perhaps including Israel’s Mossad.
[…]At the Internal Revenue Service, meanwhile, there are records that could help untangle the financial web Epstein span, potentially ensnaring contacts who unwittingly funded his heinous crimes.
[…]But the most damaging evidence still to emerge could be surveillance footage from Epstein’s gilded $50 million Upper East Side townhouse, spread over eight floors and 19,000 sq ft at 9 East 71st Street in New York.
[…]Epstein found out about an alleged affair between Gates and a Russian bridge player in her 20s, and used it to threaten him.
MORE :
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14435691/The-final-sordid-Epstein-secrets-set-revealed-Trump-making-celebrities-royals-sweat.html
https://archive.ph/pPFI4
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I don’t see anything there about any “client list”.
FEBRUARY 26 2025
twitter Rep. Anna Paulina Luna
My office just received a formal response from the DOJ on the Jeffrey Epstein, JFK, MLK, & RFK files.
https://x.com/RepLuna/status/1894885359764562249
Steve Bannon’s McCarthy/Johnson Swap: A $320B Disaster
The day after the Republican House added ≈$320 billion to Pelosi’s budget, Steve Bannon is silent on the matter. The one person, Thomas Massie, who held the line, is never invited on Bannon’s show. Why is that?
Instead, Steve Bannon gives us interviews with the great pretenders who caved: Tim Burchett, Marjorie Taylor Greene, Chip Roy, et. al. Moreover, Steve Bannon was instrumental in replacing Kevin McCarthy with Mike Johnson. Neither of these two are fiscal hawks, but at least McCarthy negotiated 1% across-the-board cuts if a budget wasn’t passed. Mike Johnson immediately canceled that deal, and passed the Pelosi budget.
Matt Gates was a central player in getting rid of McCarthy, and Steve Bannon gave him lots and lots of airtime. You know who was against it? That’s right – Thomas Massie. He said that the 1% cuts were the first time in his Congressional career that we had a real chance for actual cuts. Bannon creamed him for this stance. Well, the results are in – Thomas Massie was right and Steve Bannon and Matt Gates were wrong.
Jovan Hutton Pulitzer, who also has not appeared on Steve Bannon’s Warroom show, said the rumor is Steve does not like to invite people on his show, with a different take, who are smarter than he is. In my mind, that includes Thomas Massie and Elon Musk.
In fairness, Mike Benz has appeared on the show, but Mike did not disagree with Bannon.
I was against McCarthy for not helping candidates who he didn’t like.
Sort of like McConnell…
Jordan Schachtel
@JordanSchachte
Incredible evolution here. Meltdowns in the office surely to ensue. Bezos attempting to right the ship!
https://x.com/JordanSchachtel/status/1894760605560537176
I shared this note with the Washington Post team this morning:
I’m writing to let you know about a change coming to our opinion pages.
We are going to be writing every day in support and defense of two pillars: personal liberties and free markets. We’ll cover other topics too of course, but viewpoints opposing those pillars will be left to be published by others.
There was a time when a newspaper, especially one that was a local monopoly, might have seen it as a service to bring to the reader’s doorstep every morning a broad-based opinion section that sought to cover all views. Today, the internet does that job.
I am of America and for America, and proud to be so. Our country did not get here by being typical. And a big part of America’s success has been freedom in the economic realm and everywhere else. Freedom is ethical — it minimizes coercion — and practical — it drives creativity, invention, and prosperity.
I offered David Shipley, whom I greatly admire, the opportunity to lead this new chapter. I suggested to him that if the answer wasn’t “hell yes,” then it had to be “no.” After careful consideration, David decided to step away. This is a significant shift, it won’t be easy, and it will require 100% commitment — I respect his decision. We’ll be searching for a new Opinion Editor to own this new direction.
I’m confident that free markets and personal liberties are right for America. I also believe these viewpoints are underserved in the current market of ideas and news opinion. I’m excited for us together to fill that void.
Jeff
Here is the bill that should have passed the House:
We continue under the current funding minus up to 26% cuts as determined by President Trump.
Reconcile that!
Excellent:
Mike Benz – What is U.S.A.I.D.? (3.42)
Animation by Vince Major
11 Feb 2025
And I have no problem with that.
Where it goes seriously wrong is when USAID grants to “NGOs” have a major effect on US politics as they HAVE.
Language warning:
USAID Prosecutors, not Soros Prosecutors? (19:29)
MikeBenzCyber
On today’s stream, we broke the absolutely bombshell news that USAID gives *TWICE* as much money ($27 million) to the fiscal sponsor of the group controlling Soros-funded US prosecutors than Soros gives ($14 million).
https://rumble.com/v6airua-usaid-prosecutors-not-soros-prosecutors.html
NGOs were long identified by George Soros as an alternate/new form of government … as trying to influence Democracies by competing in fair elections or rig them was just too expensive. Even the most innocent sounding NGO can be a problem if it is a part of the “Whole of Society” framework, where you have a corrupt NGO for every contentious issue in society and thus can call up a civil society NGO SWARM to overwhelm a fairly elected democratic government. And because they appear to be altruistic they can’t be attacked.
Haiti is currently the international version / laboratory of an “NGO STATE“:
California is the domestic version / laboratory of an “NGO STATE” … that they want to roll out to all of the others:
The Corruption of California
” In California, what happens within the (Democratic) Party is mostly determined by NGOs and foundations, public sector union leadership, expert bodies willing to generate Science in support of the Party’s program, and tech firms that are permitted unlimited capital accumulation on condition of alignment with the Party. Together these entities make up a sort of government-by-cabinet that is effectively insulated from the pressures of electoral politics. The citizenry isn’t feared.”
https://unherd.com/2023/03/the-corruption-of-california/
So, we once again have an instance of something that should be beneficial to society, turned into an instrument of evil. 🙁
Thank you for this enlightening post. Will be forwarding.
The relative calm in the Republican Party right now is almost certainly because of the Sword of Damocles that @elonmusk
and @america PAC hold over the GOP caucus.
https://threadreaderapp.com/thread/1894583133015871731.html
FEBRUARY 26 2025
Tucker Carlson
Congress is even more corrupt than you may understand.
Chris Josephs runs Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker on X and has all the details.
(0:00) The Man Behind the Famous X Account, Nancy Pelosi Stock Tracker
(2:53) The Senator Scandal That Started It All
(11:47) How Is Nancy Pelosi’s Net Worth So High?
(25:10) How Pelosi Outperforms Professional Stock Traders
(31:12) Dan Crenshaw Is Out of Control
(35:36) How Corrupt Politicians Rigged the System for Their Own Benefit
(48:18) Why Every Effort to Ban Insider Trading Has Failed
(55:26) Politicians That Own War Stocks and Push for War
(1:07:18) Why Is Jim Cramer So Horrible at His Job?
(1:12:02) Stop Investing in These Anti-American Companies
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Wish folks would use Rumble instead of Yuselesstube.
Nancy’s been very quiet of late. Still recovering from that hip replacement, or something else?
I can’t listen to the two giggling idiots. They are laughing about what the politicians are doing that is pure and simple corruption. I knew Richard Burr was corrupt as hell but the real reasons never came out and the jerk got away with it. Retired a millionaire. He then shared the information he learned in his position as chairman of the SSCI with his donors which made the stock market drop. I do not wish the crook well because he screwed all of us.
Just saying, expect the media to keep on pounding these airline/ATC lapses(latest is DCA, Reagan National); it’s the DOGE cuts, don’t you know? Funny thing, does anyone remember that RR fired the PATCO bunch back in ’81, that mass termination somehow managed to cleanse the system ‘cuz the PATCOs had forgotten their jobs/positions in the system.
We’re losing Lester Holt? Hooray! This could be considered a retreat, couldn’t it?
“the remark was immediately twisted to suggest Trump fired Comey because of Russia collusion.”
FEBRUARY 26 2025
Bitcoin ETFs are hit by a record US$1 billion outflow in one day
Investors yanked more than $1 billion from spot Bitcoin exchange-traded funds Tuesday, marking the biggest one-day outflow since the cohort’s debut last January.
[…]
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/investing/etfs/2025/02/26/bitcoin-etfs-are-hit-by-a-record-us1-billion-outflow-in-one-day/