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Praying !
Praying!
Praying.
Dutchman,
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-be well
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Coton de Tulear ?
I love your daily posts to Dutch. Thank you for making his and my day a little bit brighter ✨️ 💛🌞
Thank you ed.
Link to updated prayers and praises at The Still Hour
https://theconservativetreehouse.com/blog/2025/05/31/the-still-hour-part-6/comment-page-4/#comment-12019759
AMEN
Thanks ed
Good morning RD….have a great day my friend !!
Amen
Amen !
Amen 🙏
The Game Plan
Sundance @TheLastRefuge2
“Trump will not find perfect solutions. He will find OPTIMAL solutions. We cannot ask for more.
Trump has stood by and watched Perfect murder Good for 8 years – maybe longer. He’s not gonna do it. He’s going to deliver the best outcome possible, and he’s not waiting for us to feel relaxed about it.
Best presidency ever! Just hang on. More winning is coming, but a lot of people are going to scream that it’s all over at EVERY turn.
The best way through this is to define viewpoints, not people, because people will shift as they change position and velocity in Trump gravity.
Bash the neocon, warmonger, and dopey globalist positions – not the people who are going to hold them one moment and come loose from them later.
Trump is Jupiter moving through the asteroid belt. He is going to pull people into his orbit.
A few will get slung off into space, but most will come along for the ride of their lives.
I am ON the Trump Train for good, even if I scream that I want off and can’t take it. In the end, I only want to scream “TOO MUCH WINNING!!!”
Unseen1 @unseen1_unseen
Here is the game plan that the forces against Trump will be using for the foreseeable future.
They will attempt to get you to make the perfect the enemy of the good.
Be it the freedom clowns and spending, the immigration hawks with H1B visas, the peace doves with timing, the cultural warriors with total bans of DEI/CRT, the neocons with war fighting, or the swamp dwellers with draining the swamp.
All of them will attempt to get you to believe on whatever issue is the issue of the day that it doesn’t go far enough or do enough. They will try to make you think that some sub issue of that issue is more important and should be handled first, that since the issue hasn’t been handled yet it won’t be, that we can’t do more than one thing, that so and so is a plant to stop the draining of the swamp, or that because it wasn’t 100% Trump lied. On every single issue, one or more groups will attempt this strategy.
You can’t allow them that power over you. If Trump secures the border and deports 2 million, don’t allow them to reduce that good by them saying well he didn’t deport 2.5 million, so he failed or lied.
You can’t allow them to use the perfect to void out the good in the coming months.
They will try. They already have with the CR and the H1b visa debates. It works, that is why they use it. You have to keep it in the front of your head on everything about to occur that half a loaf or hopefully in most cases 7/8ths a loaf is better than no loaf.
Do not allow them to gaslight you into thinking the good is the enemy of the perfect.
In the real world, most things are never perfect, but if we try real hard, we can get plenty of good accomplished in the coming 4 years.
President Trump is transparent in his words and actions. He is consistent in what he says, what he does, and what he asks/demands of others. His promises are bold and he keeps them like no other president has. He is making massive, nearly overnight changes, not only in our country, but in the world. It is amazing that he is able to accomplish so much when there are so many snakes in the grass. This term, he is weeding them out faster. No U.S. president has ever faced so much organized resistance and treason than President Trump
The purpose and goals of President Trump are plainly visible by his actions and consistent: He is for the benefit first of the common PEOPLE of this country, then of the PEOPLE in the rest of the world. It is validating, even to our battered conservative skepticism.
The methods of his leadership are amazing. I still don’t get HOW he does it, or HOW he is able to get so much momentum going, but every day the momentum is growing. Everyone and every organization has their eyes opened every day — just by watching him. Even those who hate him, are biased against him, and want to see him gone — cannot ignore him. He lives rent free in their head, and they come around to seeing the universal principles by which he is operating. He hammers actions based on truth from one direction, then another, and they cannot mount an organized opposition against him.
He has chosen to use his intellect and every skill he has to do what is right. He has tremendous faith that he can make a difference in this world. He has a confidence and courage such that he doesn’t care what others think, yet a humility to know he has to do it with the help of like minded people. Those people are the “common” people, and he ridicules those who think they are not common.
He believes people are basically good. He believes that God is real. He believes that healthy people are happy people, and they need to be able to create wealth freely for their labor, and have the freedom to spend their money on what is good for them.
He believes the United States, with its Constitutional Republic, is the best environment in the world to enable and give opportunity for people to be happy and prosperous.
He believes that we can be a light for the world, but we must demand that the rest of the world respect us and our right to life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of happiness.
He believes the enemy of our country are the stupid, greedy American people who have been selfishly taking advantage of this country; who betrayed the trust and obedience of its people; and who diverted the people’s wealth for their own selfish gain, at the expense of the principles of this country. He’s not going to allow that anymore.
He has cultivated and focused the family of MAGA. Identifying those people whose goodness, industriousness, trust, and obedience have been taken advantage of and abused. He has opened our eyes to this abuse, and the rights of freedom and self determination that have been quietly stolen from us.
He has rekindled the healthy distrust of government and men with too much power held by our founders. He has recultivated the desire to reclaim our freedoms and rights, and is empowering us with a hope and pathway to reclaim our spiritual and economic freedom.
He wants the US to be a light of hope on the hill for all people. He will negotiate win/win agreements with those nations and countries who respect us; who respect the principles and intent of our Constitution. If you do not respect us, however, we are not going to let you take advantage of our goodness, or share in our wealth at our expense. If you as a nation are treating your people badly, you are going to be treated less favorably by us, until you show that you value your people as much as we value ours.
He is convincing those who are very wealthy (most of whom truly earned their money), that the best economic soil in which to build wealth is in a constitutional republic, which supports the ability of the common man to earn wealth in proportion to his efforts. The economic engine of the United States is the human spirit freed to enjoy the fruits of honest labor, and that engine has more natural and raw horsepower than any other governed economy.
The Trump Train seems to be remarkably aligned with universal principles of Truth, which reflect the will and design of our Creator, and are the best standard by which we should live. These same principles were what our country’s founders used to declare independence, and framed into the Constitution of this nation.
Our founders believed that a nation should preserve the right and freedom of an individual to seek, understand, and live by God’s principles. They believed that free individuals working together in humility would make a stronger nation than a government which dictates its will on the people. President Trump professes and seeks to lead and restore this nation back to these same principles.
These principles resonate deeply within all human beings, down to our DNA in every cell, in our spirits, and produce fruit that “miraculously” multiplies. Because we follow universal principles, we see the snowballing acceleration of momentum on day 219 of the 2nd term of this very stable genius in the history of the kingdoms of this world in the year of our Lord 2025.
Thanks Doc!
Amen.
Amen!
Amen
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Amen fellow treepers!
Amen. Go God beat the devil.
Thought I’d mention this. Last Saturday in Colma California (south of San Francisco’s border), at Tesla of Serramonte, I saw a bunch of Protestors. What stood out was how old and decripid they were, and how tired they seemed.
They were basically Hippies from the 1960’s who used to have the Motto “Don’t trust anyone over 30” who were now using Walkers and Crutches to barely amble by. To quote Spock from Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country about their Movement, “They’re dying.” And while they won’t admit it, they know it.
Pathetic. Never grew intellectually nor emotionally. Boomers, all.
Some of us did. I will admit, a minority, at least in my blue state.
However I will say those of us who did _not_ remain in 1960’s brain – and I know a handful of such in my boomer crowd – grew “like Topsy.” All went through a number of stages of seeking to understand, and all have coalesced as decidedly America First.
(The cultural reference to Topsy is probably available somewhere online. I have it in my head, along with plenty of other bygone culture.)
Not all, but a lot.
I was quite horrified at how many of my Facebook “friends” screamed and cried and howled when the Bad Orange Man won again.
They were all 60+ (taught by boomers) and female. The men from the same age group were all PDJT voters.
I had a similar experience about 2004 in Marin Co., CA I was driving out in the middle of no where. Two lane roads, county roads in ranch and farm country far away from vineyard areas. I came to a fork in the road and there were about 8 or 9 people protesting the flavor of the day for Lefties. Two early twenty something pierced and tatted girls and the rest were 80 year olds. I had seen maybe three cars for a whole half day on a Saturday. I completely missed what they were protesting due to being astounded that they were protesting to no one. My reaction was that if they wanted to make a difference they would be somewhere teaching a kid to read or volunteering. I think those types of protesters just do things to make themselves feel better about being angry that they don’t have the guts to make a real difference in the world. Just my opinion. to each there own. It just seemed like a complete waste of energy and time considering where they were.
Lisa Cook resists. says she is not going anywhere.
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Hans Mahncke
@HansMahncke
With the whole legal world to choose from, of course Lisa Cook just had to pick Hunter Biden’s lawyer.
Lisa will be going to the very end of the unemployment line.
So true ed, and she will be going there much sooner than she thinks.
Difficult to justify outright fraud when the paper trail is so clear, but it will be interesting to see how they attempt it. Of course, we all know the main argument will be racism…that’s a given. Meanwhile, all the other dirty laundry will come out about how she evidently abused her position with over the top luxury lifestyle at our expense, etc., and one wonders if it’s worth it to her in the long run to gave her reputation smeared. But then, she’s part of that exclusive sorority of angry black women who, given positions of authority, have used any money available to buy multiple homes, take their lovers on luxury vacations, live a very entitled lifestyle demanding personal services as though they are entitled to them…all the while screwing the very people who placed them in the position, like the BLM babe.
Claiming racism will cause the DOJ to be squeezed to file on Shiffty.
Probably part of why they started with Bolton.
It really does seem to be a common psych profile, doesn’t it?
I’d love to see a professional weigh in: Oppositional Defiance Disorder? Borderline Personality Disorder? The Dark ‘Triad’? NPD? What’s going on with this segment?
While no professional.. my career involved dealing with innumerable serious incidents.that involved encounters with BPD/NPD individuals.
IMO these are traits that should be discussed with any loved one in our lives.
They are are often EXTREMELY dangerous individuals.
The U.S.likely has at least one on the Supreme Court CTH readers will know who the most likely one is.
The list of BPD/NPDs that continually attacks or attempts to undermine President Trump is vast.
Cheers!
Narcissism pervades cultures at the top, so that’s a given.
What distinguishes corrupted a culture like ours is the extent to which behaviors associated with the “Disorder” form of narcissism are encouraged among ambitious strivers instead of being constrained by laws, their abandonment, and corrupted cultural norms.
Given that civil rights laws and their institutional saturation in every form privilege certain demographics, and the one in question, in particular, there’s no need for those other disorders to explain it. It’s psych + culture. The culture rewards its own.
It’s plain old narcissism, which is common enough + laws and cultural shaming practices based on narcissistic projection, given free expression and encouraged within a Narcissistically Disordered culture. JMO as a non-professional.
True.
The differences between the disorders although subtle are nonetheless significant.
In particular as it pertains to the female/male dynamic.
Obama being a classic malignant ( arguably the most dangerous)
A list of the females “ enlisted” to “ take Trump down” appealed to a particular demographic and subset.
Just my opinion, one based on experience.
Cheers!
Appreciate your insight.
Narcissists and psychopaths pervade the upper managerial tier. I took a managerial course on the subject.
It often takes a lack of conscience and empathy to rise to the top. Backstabbing, flattering superiors and a general lack of ethics are sadly some of the tools used.
It’s a form of self imposed reparations and not considered fraud by blacks but rather what is owed them! So no crime has been committed in their thinking! More black fatigue on the way! JMO
It is becoming an entitlement brigade of black and stupid women who are racially motivated and shifty Schiff who is just plain corrupt.
The mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell, is the poster child for what you described above.
Don’t forget Tiffany Henyard
And the lovely Fani Willis
How many fraudulent second mortgages are keeping first time homeowners from getting a loan and causing higher interest on loans for the ones who do get a loan as well as higher home prices?
The corruption runs deep. The rich, immoral and well connected most likely do it all the time. They won’t catch it all and yes everyone else suffers. End the Fed!
Since it’s inception, it’s been unconstitutional.
The federal government only has the authority to “coin” money, NOT print it. (Article 1, Sec. 8, cl. 5)
Moreover, the States in Article 1, Sec. 10 agreed to accept only gold or silver as currency.
Taken together, these two clauses prohibit the Federal Reserve. Madison explains in Federalist 42.
So, there’s that…if strict adherence to original intent means anything today.
James Fishback
@j_fishback
To be clear, if Jerome Powell allows Lisa Cook in the building tomorrow after the duly elected President of the United States exercised his legal authority and fired her, he’s complicit.
He must stay neutral, lock her out, and let her lose in court.
Cont…
She might not enjoy a trial complete with discovery.
Today’s Coffee & Covid features her. Apparently she may have a plagiarism problem as well:
“At her appointment, Lisa Cook was trumpeted as the first black woman on the Fed board. (Cue claims of racism.) But as far as I can tell, that’s where her accomplishments end. Cook’s sparse academic record has produced no widely cited papers. She’s written no economic books. She never worked in finance. She never won any significant awards that weren’t based on race hustling.”
https://www.coffeeandcovid.com/p/causation-tuesday-august-26-2025?publication_id=463409&post_id=171980760&isFreemail=true&r=209fvb&triedRedirect=true
“On January 14, 2022, DEI AutoPen selected President Joe Biden nominated Cook to serve as Federal Reserve governor; she was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on May 10 after a 50-50 vote was broken by a tie breaker vote by Kamala Harris, and took office on May 23, 2022″
Wow even Murkowski and Collins didn’t vote for her she was so bad!!!
Hans Mahncke
@HansMahncke
Mike Howell absolutely nails it. If the goal were to prop up failing universities, they could move their courses online. But of course, that’s not what this is about. The racket is that universities have privileged access to U.S. visas and they sell that access to people desperate to get into America, cashing in while pretending it’s about education.
Cont…
Some of them are Christians.
Claim to be. You shall know them by their fruit
If Trump supports this America Last crap, you can guarantee Vance and Rubio do too. Vance ain’t gonna do a damn thing. Never Vance.
Well, it certainly doesn’t look like America First, does it!
Huh?
Will America dig its own grave?.
The only thing I can come up with is Trump thinks this great gift to China will be returned by China stopping buying Russian oil. And that is still a real long shot.
Chinese Students in America
As of the 2023–24 academic year, there were 277,398 Chinese students enrolled in colleges and universities in the United States. This represents a significant decline from the peak of 372,532 Chinese students in the 2019–20 academic year, a decrease of over 95,000 students. The decline has been attributed to factors including the impact of the pandemic and growing political tensions between the U.S. and China.
In recent developments, President Donald Trump announced on August 25, 2025, that the U.S. would allow 600,000 Chinese students to study in American colleges, signaling a potential shift in policy amid ongoing trade talks with China. This comes after earlier statements from Secretary of State Marco Rubio in May 2025, who announced plans to “aggressively revoke” visas for Chinese students linked to the Chinese Communist Party or studying in sensitive fields. However, Trump’s subsequent remarks indicated a reversal, emphasizing his support for welcoming Chinese students.
Chinese students are heavily represented in STEM fields, with over a fifth studying math and computer science, about 17% in engineering, and nearly 13% in business and management as of 2023–24 data. Approximately 44% of Chinese students in the U.S. are enrolled in graduate programs, totaling around 123,000 graduate students.
Hey, come on man you have to keep up with Canada eh. Chinese and Indians, so far I am not sure which we have the most of. I do see fewer white people than before.
It’s about the supply chain in select, necessary items.
Omgosh, this can’t be true!
I’ll be the first to say it’s a fake post.
Trump said it in his White House press conference with South Korea but he says a lot of things, it’s whether he’s trolling the press, China or S Korea. Play along or else…Trump is good at making people think they have the upper hand.
This is so unlike anything he’s ever really said, I agree with you John Chisum. I believe it is fake. Often people, especially the news media, misinterpret what he says.
That threw me off too. Trump says a lot, some of which I think is mainly talk. The Chinese listen so it sounds good but doesn’t mean it’s a true statement. Trump likes to play truth or troll. He’s great at it!
Rubio does not support it. He’s the one trying to send them back.
“gang of 8” rubio never missed a chance to vote for amnesty for the illegal invaders while he was in the Senate…
A leopard doesn’t change his spots, he just pretends they have changed, as rubio is doing now.
Lutnick is a bum. Can’t believe I trusted this charlatan. RODEO CLOWN
Are these videos real or AI because I don’t believe what I hear and read. I thought China was our enemy and we were going to tariff them out of business!
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Lutnick doesn’t sound like a Chinese name, but I guess it is.
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This is annoying. So many worthy American kids have so much trouble getting into good colleges… and we are supposed to fill the ostensible top colleges with Chinese (and other foreigners?) to keep the bottom colleges from going out of business… WHAT?
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Maybe that’s the reason why lawyers and the BAR are so full of crap? The bottom law schools are filling our communities and local BAR associations with crappy lawyers? …
Is there a link to show what the time-frame is or allowing this amount of Chinese students in to attend US universities?
Are they all arriving in the same year, or over a decade, or more?
We’ve had a serious problem with Chinese “students” actually spying for Chyna. Personally, I think they should be treated the same as illegal aliens – not allowed in.
MTG 2028.
That should free up 600,000 spots for American students to get their degrees in STEM but I suspect that will not happen.
American graduates aren’t getting stem jobs just the stem college loans to pay in perpetuity.
And that due to the poor education they have been taught prior to college. Low math, science, etc.
Don’t buy into that, it’s a canard. Most are outstanding students & even the average American stem student far exceeds the education levels that Indians & ChiComs get in-country.
The root lays in the built in 7.5% social security cost to hiring citizens. It’s an automatic 7.5% per employee profit to the company when they hire foreign workers.
Add salary differences & kick backs from staffing firms & you have a profit incentive that’s far too large to resist.
Currently the SS rate is 6.2% and Medicare is 1.45% = 7.65% FICA for the employee and same for the employer for a total of 15.30%. Although there is a top limit of base wages earned ($176,100) that are taxed for SS for both employee and employer(but no SS taxes after reaching that amount), but no top limit for Medicare.
One of my boys is a genius at math. And had to take Calculus twice…its not easy…
Agreed! My son had to basically teach his calculus II class, as his teacher couldn’t. Granted, this was in Shreveport LA, one of the poorest school districts.
As his principal told us, quality candidates were hard to recruit, as it’s impossible to support a family on $12k a year. This was the mid 90s.
On his Peak Prosperity, Chris Martenson spoke to the racket of ‘student loans’…the title of the video had something to do with the destruction of the middle class…well worth the listen…a Treeper posted it a fed days ago.
I just found it…here it is for your viewing pleasure…a lot of it, we are already well aware of, but for those new to this site:
https://peakprosperity.com/is-the-middle-class-being-destroyed-on-purpose/
It is a half hour well invested.
Next thing you know they’d think they were American citizens.
Was thinking before. If it’s true that Trump made a miracle in DC. And if the people will have real quality of life. On the account that it was really unbearable. It will inevitably shift public opinion there for the local proles and sooner or later the jury pools will start favoring the administration……..
Public opinion is not shifting for the better.
In fact, it has gotten much worse over the past few days now that the National Guard is carrying weapons.
At this point, residents there are simply hoping that speculation around President Trump’s health are true.
Disclaimer – my parents have lived in DC for over 40 years, and we were just just there.
I’ll be shocked to find out your likely moonbat parents (my info is based on you being a loony and people living in DC) provide your absurd worldview.
Sure, Jan..
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Piss off, commie.
You are so full if crap your eyes are brown.
Update (2330ET): Former Fed governor Lisa Cook says she will not resign, the Washington Post reports, citing a statement from Cook.
“President Trump purported to fire me ‘for cause’ when no cause exists under the law, and he has no authority to do so,” Cook said through a spokeswoman: WaPo
“I will continue to carry out my duties to help the American economy as I have been doing since 2022,” Cook said
Good luck with that plan when the FBI turns up tomorrow at your place of work.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-fires-lisa-cook-potentially-criminal-conduct-creating-another-opening-fed-board
“I will continue to carry out my duties to help DESTROY the American economy as I have been doing since 2022,” The (Mortgage Fraud) Crook said.
A 04H00 No-knock will change her mind in double quick time.
Thank goodness she’s dedicated. We need her on that wall.
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Wall Street Apes
@WallStreetApes
A loophole corporations use to pay off Congress Reps, paying them off hundreds of thousands to millions of dollars. Nancy Pelosi and her husband called out as using this scam at least 8 TIMES
“If you were a senator, and I gave you $10,000 cash, one or both of us is probably going to go to jail.
But if I’m a corporate executive and you’re a senator and I give you IPO shares in stock, and over the course of 1 day that stock nets you $100,000, that’s completely legal.
And former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and her husband had participated in at least eight IPOs.”
Video linked….
And the rest of us are hard pressed to find one profitable IPO…
1 share of Apple, first week it went public, $31.
“Investment banker” says, hey, we can keep that safe for you, to a young, naive couple. Didn’t even give us a receipt.
Today??
1 share has split into 224 shares. A year ago they were $224 a share. $52,000 that I’ll never have.
I will NEVER trust an investment banker.
https://stream.org/when-faith-becomes-a-loveless-place/
Homeland Security
@DHSgov
WATCH: Deputy Assistant Secretary Lauren Bis set the record straight on Kilmar Abrego Garcia.
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@Osint613
4h
Chicago Mayor Johnson: Jailing violent criminals amounts to racism, it’s immoral and is unholy. More jails is not the way to drive violence down. Good luck Chicago!
https://nitter.poast.org/Osint613/status/1960092305706078261#m
“There is a point in the history of society when it becomes so pathologically soft and tender that among other things it sides even with those who harm it, criminals, and does this quite seriously and honestly. Punishing somehow seems unfair to it, and it is certain that imagining ‘punishment’ and ‘being supposed to punish’ hurts it, arouses sympathy in it.” – Nietzsche
Not much a fan of Nietzsche and his uber nihilism, but that quote is exactly what we’re living.
So the mayor admits crime is a race based problem in Chicago.
His solution to drive crime numbers down is to quit reporting crime and arresting criminals.
Gregg Abbott and the Texas Republicans are a disgrace.
The GOP caved when it came to imposing sanctions.
Vote all of them out.
Texas legislature never fails to disappoint.
BREAKING:
U.S. President Donald Trump fires Fed Governor Lisa Cook
https://nitter.poast.org/Osint613/status/1960135447025492357#m
She is corrupt
Cook’s scandal is more than one person.
It reflects on Powell, whose job is to keep the Fed beyond even the appearance of deceit
Lisa Cook has announced she will not leave her post. She says the President has no authority to get rid of her. If she has committed mortgage fraud as alleged, is she beyond the reach of the President’s authority to fire her?
This “fed-for-life” crap has got to stop. The Federal Reserve Board has become an organized crime syndicate. Outlaws inside the wire MUST be dragged out of government.
Just think, this flagrant individual criminality is on top of the outrageous and likely corrupt $3 Billion ‘remodel’ of the Fed Building itself.
That’s more money than was spent to remodel every single Cracker Barrel in America — four times over.
A gigantic fraud and laundry operation if there ever was one. $3 Billion, to remodel one building.
The fraud and corruption runs deep over at the Fed.
Yes, it should have been Powell who fired her! But then he’s complicit and a certified TDSer.
Laura Ingraham
@IngrahamAngle
Pritzker says Chicago’s getting better.
@realBlagojevich
: ‘254 murdered in 233 days — 80% Black. If this happened in his neighborhood, he’d beg for the Army, Navy, Marines, Air Force. This is hypocrisy with a touch of racism. For Dems, Black lives matter only for votes.’
Video linked….
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It wouldn’t happen in his neighborhood.
Why do you think this happens in majority black neighborhoods? Something wrong that goes beyond policing. Culture? Different cultures commit different levels of different kinds of crimes.
The 2020 Wharton study linked below found that socioeconomic status doesn’t matter; makes some guesses in the discussion section but concludes that more research is needed.
For a fixed socioeconomic status of a US Census tract—high, medium or low—US Census tracts with a higher proportion of Black residents have higher gun homicide rates.
https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamanetworkopen/fullarticle/2773288
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Lack of father figures. Kids turn to gangs for that.
Scooping up a child for sex slave = bad. Scooping up a child for gangbanging = good.
Back in the day, 20+ years ago, iL allowed benefits for 3 children dependents. Many young women got on the welfare train, because of that for housing and utility benefits along with the EBT/food stamps and health care for the kids…
Exactly. The Great Depression unequivocally proved that being poor doesn’t equate to violent crime or theft for the vast majority.
Ask the Wharton School to explain what is happening in Holyweird & all over wealthy enclaves in CA.
In an increasingly mobile society, crime doesn’t stay where the criminals lives. It slithers to where the “marks” live.
Which is why you can’t have too many guns.
as he saying goes:
if you want to rob somebody, you don’t go to a poor neighborhood to do it.
It’s funny how folks here suddenly care about certain data points related to our major cities.
When – I would wager – the same people don’t live near any major cities and have no plans to visit and support said cities at all for various cultural reasons (and likely financial).
Give some people something to be angry about, amiright?
Do you get paid to post stupid comments?
Are you related to Bill?
Labor Department Unveils ‘American Workers First’ Display to Reclaim Labor Day
https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/08/25/labor-department-unveils-american-workers-first-display-to-reclaim-labor-day
video link: NumbersUSA on X:
“The H-1B visa program is not the only way corporations save money by hiring foreign workers over Americans.
Our new video exposes the OPT program, which gives employers discounts for NOT hiring American workers:”
OPT is run by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), a division of Fatherland Security again. The folks who brought you Butler.
Allows tens of thousands of indentured students to overstay, gives employers a matching SS exemption of 8%, permits low wages–and was never passed by Congress but written by a Homeland bureaucrat over a lobbyist’s dinner!
600,000 Chinese students qualify.
No.
That is a call your representatives video! How disgusting…certainly not MAGA for the American worker!
Must watch:
https://x.com/NumbersUSA/status/1872735548051472577/mediaViewer?currentTweet=1872735548051472577¤tTweetUser=NumbersUSA
Thank you for sharing.
HEY GOP , Trump got a MANDATE !!! Either you allow him to get the people he wants or you pay the price down the line at re election time because Trump nation does not forget , we will make sure you pay a big price.
I am presently a Republican for two reasons: Left-wing Democrats and President Trump.
Good point!
I expect most of us here feel the same way. If there were a MAGA PARTY, that’s where I would be.
The Republican Party proves over and over again that they are part of the Establishment UniParty. I would say that most of President Trumps Executive Orders are done because Congress (Establishment UniParty) do not do their job solving problems that are a benefit to our country and its citizens.
Immigration
Tariffs
Education
Crime
On an on…..
President Trump has had to use Executive Orders to address so many issues that Congress ignores, but complains. Congress does not see themselves as representing the citizens that vote them in, but represents Establishment UniParty (Donors) needs.
IMHO
MAGA IS the Republican party, currently.
You think ?
Would have fooled me.
I was a Republican for most of my adult years…
I left the spineless republican party and am now “No Party Affiliated” because the spineless republicans fight President Trump’s every effort to take the USA back from dimocrat/communist control.
The NRSC & NRCC have perfected the art of sabotage. If incumbents lose primaries they ensure the upstart doesnt get any funding or backing & loses to a demoncrap.
Until we fund them ourselves with small donations from 10s of 1000s of people, toppling RINOs won’t yield the results we desire. That’s the 1 thing that Bernie got right.
So much for a deal with Thune, McConnell 2.0
JMO.
File under: Food-for-Thought.
“It transpired slowly, but it ended very suddenly”
The complete collapse of the democrat / RINO globalist’s stranglehold on America and Americans.
President Trump broke their bank, including their hidden, cash caches in and out of the USA.
He knows it ….. they know it ….. illegal $$ was their “life blood” and it is gone, gone, gone.
What if the democrat / RINO globalist’s whole fund raising operation, for decades, has just been an illegal laundering operation of “hidden government funds, both domestically from the USAID and foreign from the CIA’s hidden cash caches overseas”?
The illegal $ were laundered though “large shell donors” and through Act Blue’s illegal small donor scheme. The two news articles below could be an indication that President Trump broke their bank ….. stripping upwards of $1.5 trillion out of their illegal cash hoards, in and out of the USA.
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8/18/2025: “Major Democratic donors have reportedly withheld donations ….. …Only 47 donors gave the maximum contribution possible to the DNC in the first half of 2025. Over the same time period in 2021, more than 130 people gave the same amount.”
3/8/2025: “Democrats running for office better be strategizing for money that might not be able to be deposited into their war chests because this organization might not exist soon. ActBlue is in total turmoil. Top staffers are leaving in droves,”
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Curious minds ponder: President Trump has punched through the democrat / RINO globalist’s “Main-Line-of-Resistance (MLR)” and is currently operating freely behind their lines.
MAGA / America First isn’t just our motto, it is our duty!
Who determines what is a top college and what is sh!t college in a capitalistic society?
One could make the argument that the top colleges are really the sh!t colleges. Read an article that law firms and businesses are avoiding top colleges (i.e., Harvard) and are looking at other colleges for future lawyers. The students at the top colleges aren’t that good of quality. 🤔
It doesn’t matter where you got the shingle from, if your interview is a train wreck then nothing will help you.
%100
ZORRO!!!
Greetings Treepers! 🙏✝️🙏
Welcome to Tuesday!
Same parasite, different host.
The Darien Gap, a gift that keeps on giving….
https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/first-human-case-flesh-eating-screwworm-detected-sanctuary-state-maryland
Mexico is also building a $51 million sterile fly plant in the south. Currently, only one plant exists (Panama City), producing 100 million sterile flies weekly – but 500 million are needed to push infestations back to the Darien Gap.And also:
USDA estimates that a Texas screwworm outbreak could devastate the cattle industry, inflicting $1.8 billion in losses from livestock deaths, labor, and treatment costs. The biothreat comes at a time when the nation’s cattle herd is the smallest in 70 years, beef prices are at record highs, and feedlot margins remain extremely tight.
Also, from the same article…am wondering about Bill Gates’ push for fake meat.
USDA officially classifies screwworms as an “agricultural biosecurity threat,” and one has to wonder, given recent cases of Chinese nationals caught smuggling “agroterrorism” fungi into the country, whether these parasites could be weaponized as part of hybrid warfare by foreign adversaries.
I would absolutely believe the weaponization of our food supply is in full force. Between the global food corporations artificially controlling supplies, and Bill Gates with his creepy fake meat. The crap they spray in the skies that turns the ground water weird colors. Every time it rains, I have to take my garden hose afterward, and wash powdery residue off my garden plants’ leaves. It’s gross.
A few years ago when Monsanto was the talk of the town I made a comment, sort of “what if” tongue-n-cheek that Monsanto would create a fungus that would kill all grain crops and at the same time have a patented group of seeds that would be immune to the fungus. Who knows, maybe I wasn’t so tongue-n-cheek after all, just different players competing with Monsanto for power, profit and control.
They may be worse than Pfizer.
There is nothing we can imagine that the evil ones have not already considered.
Hollywood helps to imagine it for them.
Rix, don’t forget the ‘student researchers’ from Chyna, that were arrested for smuggling in specimens of fungus…I think they got busted in Michigan?…
One of the species of fungus being smuggled, “for research”….was a known cause of a fungus that either affected wheat or corn…am thinking it was corn…
Then in Baby Bush years, the issue with Monsanto…crossed over into the small family farms,….
I forget the details but family farms were being sued for a monsanto crop plant growing in the small family farm…brought to their bordering field by something called “wind”…That was a big deal back then.
Gates is worse than a Bond arch-villain. He makes Goldfinger look like just a greedy thug.
BIO TERROR on the part of Mexico
How do we know the flies are sterile?
Whoa. Ian Malcolm said life finds a way.
This was not a natural occurring event.
You would have to be a filthy person that never takes a bath and lets flies roam all over a wound for that to happen.
And you would never wash your cows . . . which dairymen do sometimes.
Zerohedge sounds like the doomsday report.
I know…however the issue of this ‘fly’ that spreads the parasite, has been in the news several times, over the last few months. And, being from Panama, any mention of the Darien Gap, catches my attention.
The time lapse from conspiracy theory to reality is, a few months?
Morning Treepers…………….be well
Good morning bjorkdream. Cozy little fire ya got there. 🙏❤️
coffees on…..
Yum. I brought my big hug mug. ❤️
Let me know when its ready.
Ding!!
Our area is under fire-watch, meaning no campfires until the rains startup. So yours will have to do for now.
your welcome here…..grab a cup
You don’t have to tell me twice, I’m on it.
Morning bjorkdream
☕️ Nice. Thank you.
Have a blessed day.
Simply beautiful! I love a good fire, in or outdoors. This weekend in Southern Oklahoma the highs are 77, 83, 79, just about right for a gathering around the firepit. So much for globull (ht Dutchman) warming…
One more from Zero Hedge, quote first….from the article:
However, she said, the bill lacks explicit “protection for healthcare students who are the only college students still mandated to take COVID-19 vaccines.”
https://www.zerohedge.com/covid-19/some-mednursing-schools-still-require-covid-19-vaccine
Third time is a charm…
https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/fda-suspends-license-chikungunya-vaccine-after-serious-adverse-events
Make mosquito repellants safe again…
https://www.gardenia.net/guide/plants-that-repel-mosquitoes
Finally -Australia expels Iranian ambassador and 4 others after tracing that Iran was behind synagogue fire bombing and other antisemitic attacks
https://www.news.com.au/national/iran-ambassador-expelled-fromaustralia-anthony-albanese-accuses-nation-of-directing-antisemitic-attacks/news-story/9f552080e7aa76f06f15ce3271bc6862
@Osint613
5h
Australia has designated the IRGC a terrorist organization after intelligence revealed its role in at least two antisemitic attacks in Sydney and Melbourne. According to ASIO, the IRGC was directly tied to assaults on Jewish sites, including the firebombing of a Melbourne synagogue.
https://nitter.poast.org/Osint613/status/1960227560328949977#m
Oh…be still my fluttering heart….
So proudly it waved! 🇺🇲
EMOTIONALLY DISTRAUGHT Inside sources say Lisa Cook was visibly shaken and screamed, ‘What’s going on!’ upon finding out she’d been fired. [Developing]
✓iSN™ OFFICE VANDALIZED According to sources on the scene Lisa Cook left her office in damaged condition. ‘The computer keyboard was broken and monitor scratched. The office leather chair was slashed with a sharp object and the veneer on the desk gouged.
I DO NOT HAVE CONFIDENCE IN YOUR INTEGRITY’ Trump fires the Federal Reserve Board Governor after allegations of mortgage fraud surfaced ‘The American people need to have trust in the Federal Reserve.’
https://nitter.poast.org/isource_news
SCUM OF THE EARTH
The federal reserve will simply use a few hundred billion dollars to remodel her office.
Project should be complete by 2039.
Another nice one!
Nice one!
Temper Tantrum of the Entitled. As Greta Thunberg would claim – “How Dare You??”
Read ’em and weep, Lisa: “… unless sooner removed for cause by the President.” In fact, that section of USC mentions “the President” five times.
Wiki junk site is calling it a Trump Bully attempted firing. What the hell do they call what they did to Trump.
Saving DEM-mock-racy
Now she can be fired for vandalizing her office.
This guy is mainly about clickbait – he comes out with some whoppers. A recent one described how Melania was going to attend the Anchorage Summit and cook Putin’s favorite stew….
Lisa Cook might well be a dumb DEI hire, but she isn’t going to create certain cause for removal.
If you submitted false applications to more than one bank, while holding a job as a financial regulator, you shouldn’t be holding that job. The USC section does not define exactly what “for cause” is, but it does task “the President” with making that determination. It lists the duties and discretions of “the President” five times in one section.
I was referring to the post about vandalism as what would be “certain cause” for her removal.
As far as I’m concerned she’s already ‘cooked’ herself on mortgage fraud.
Is this legit? If true, charges should be filed, but I wonder about this source.
She’s a DEI savage and was hired precisely for that. She’s an avatar, easily manipulated by the Deep state and expendable. They all are. There are people behind all of these criminals making the moves for them.
Of course this idiot doesn’t know what’s going on, the DS gifted her these properties, said they would take care of it and set the traps.
She can be criminal trespassed if she shows up to work and arrested if she refuses to leave.
She can also be charged with criminal mischief (vandalism) which can either be a felony or misdemeanor depending on the damage estimate.
Charge her!
218 days since Trump was sworn in:
No indictments for the multiple coup attempts, the politically motivated legal cases that destroyed lives, the Maoist color revolution attempts via intentionally divisive cultural revolution methods, the creation of the COVID virus and the damaging lies and official actions and edicts surrounding the COVID pandemic with so many negative effects like establishing precedents for the violation of constitutional rights, the loss of 16 TRILLION dollars in economic activity, stunting the development of children, causing the failure of huge numbers of small businesses which partially explains the greater than 50% rise in the wealth of the 1%, the USAID(CIA)/”NGO” funded invasion on our southern border, the catastrophic withdrawal from Afghanistan, etc., etc., etc.
Unfortunately, it’s far too late to get some accountability for the CIA blowback which resulted in 9/11, allowed by the greatest intelligence “failure” since Pearl Harbor, or the lies which led to the catastrophic invasion of Iraq which allowed Iran much greater control of what once was a major enemy, or accountability for the gigantic financial fraud, mainly centered in the US, which led to the Global Financial Crisis for which only one US banker was prosecuted while 12 were prosecuted in the tiny population country of Iceland.
WHY the above?
CORPORATE OWNED GOVERNMENT with IC help.
The Corporate Veil
America’s Hidden Transformation
Joshua Stylman
Mar 12, 2025
https://stylman.substack.com/p/the-corporate-veil
Executive Summary:
What if the America you pledge allegiance to isn’t the one running the show? This investigation examines how America’s governance system fundamentally transformed since 1871 through a documented pattern of legal, financial, and administrative changes. The evidence reveals a gradual shift from constitutional principles toward corporate-style management structures – not through a single event, but through an accumulation of incremental changes spanning generations that have quietly restructured the relationship between citizens and government.
This analysis prioritizes primary sources, identifies patterns across multiple domains rather than isolated events, and examines timeline correlations – particularly noting how crises often preceded centralization initiatives. By examining primary sources including Congressional records, Treasury documents, Supreme Court decisions, and international agreements, we identify how:
Legal language and frameworks evolved from natural rights toward commercial principles
Financial sovereignty transferred incrementally from elected representatives to banking interests
Administrative systems increasingly mediated the relationship between citizens and government
America, LLC (TL;DR version)
The Corporate Takeover We Were Never Taught
Joshua Stylman
Mar 13, 2025
https://stylman.substack.com/p/america-llc-tldr-version
Most of you didn’t read my 12,000-word analysis yesterday. [linked above – W] I get it. Who has time for a deep dive into obscure legislative history and financial arcana? So here’s the “wait, what?” version:
Remember when you were a kid and your parents told you that you could be anything in the free republic of America? Well, plot twist: what if America isn’t exactly a republic anymore, but something closer to… a corporation? And what if your role in this business arrangement isn’t as a shareholder, but as inventory on the balance sheet?
“The World is a Corporation” (Network, 1976) (6:18)
“You are an old man who thinks in terms of nations and peoples. There are no nations, there are no peoples, there are no third worlds, there is no West…there is no America, there is no democracy, there is only IBM and ITT and AT&T and Dupont, DOW, Union Carbide and Exxon. Those are the nations of the world today…We no longer live in a world of nations and ideologies…”
You probably need to take a break from the keyboard bud.
@bennyjohnson
23h
BREAKING: ICE has arrested MS-13 terrorist Kilmar Abrego Garcia in Baltimore, Maryland and he now faces possible deportation to Uganda, according to Fox.
https://nitter.poast.org/bennyjohnson/status/1959957554542305434#m
Stealth, accidental or intentional biowarfare. The timing is too convenient. Something related to the invasion must have had something to do with it.
First Human Case Of Flesh-Eating Screwworm Detected In Sanctuary State Of Maryland
Aug 25, 2025
https://www.zerohedge.com/medical/first-human-case-flesh-eating-screwworm-detected-sanctuary-state-maryland
The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) reported the first human case of travel-associated New World screwworm in Maryland after a “patient” returned from El Salvador, according to Reuters, citing HHS spokesman Andrew G. Nixon. Details about the patient’s immigration status were not released, though it’s worth noting that Maryland is a far-left Democratic Party stronghold and a sanctuary state.
The Screwworm Is Coming
May 27, 2025
https://www.yahoo.com/news/man-eater-screwworm-coming-131542658.html
The United States has, for 70 years, been fighting a continuous aerial war against the New World screwworm, a parasite that eats animals alive: cow, pig, deer, dog, even human. (Its scientific name, C. hominivorax, translates to “man-eater.”) Larvae of the parasitic fly chew through flesh, transforming small nicks into big, gruesome wounds. But in the 1950s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture laid the groundwork for a continent-wide assault. Workers raised screwworms in factories, blasted them with radiation until they were sterile, and dropped the sterile adult screwworms by the millions—even hundreds of millions—weekly over the U.S., then farther south in Mexico, and eventually in the rest of North America.
The sterile flies proceeded to, well, screw the continent’s wild populations into oblivion, and in 2006, an invisible barrier was established at the Darién Gap, the jungle that straddles the Panama-Colombia border, to cordon the screwworm-free north off from the south. The barrier, as I observed when I reported from Panama several years ago, consisted of planes releasing millions of sterile screwworms to rain down over the Darién Gap every week. This never-ending battle kept the threat of screwworms far from America.
But in 2022, the barrier was breached. Cases in Panama—mostly in cattle—skyrocketed from dozens a year to 1,000, despite ongoing drops of sterile flies. The parasite then began moving northward, at first slowly and then rapidly by 2024, which is when I began getting alarmed emails from those following the situation in Central America. As of this month, the parasite has advanced 1,600 miles through eight countries to reach Oaxaca and Veracruz in Mexico, with 700 miles left to go until the Texas border. The U.S. subsequently suspended live-cattle imports from Mexico.
After this latest news broke, I spoke with Wayne Cockrell, a Texas rancher who fears the screwworm’s return to Texas is now a matter of when, not if. The anti-screwworm program cannot produce enough sterile flies to stop the parasite’s advance, much less beat it back down to Panama, Cockrell explained. He has followed the outbreak closely as the chair of the cattle-health committee for the Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association, even visiting the sterile-fly factory recently. “There’s a sense of dread on my part now,” he told me.
17 January 2023
UN International Organization for Migration (IOM)
Number of Migrants Who Embarked on the Dangerous Darien Gap Route ***Nearly Doubled in 2022***
https://www.iom.int/news/number-migrants-who-embarked-dangerous-darien-gap-route-nearly-doubled-2022
Top donor to that UN International Organization for Migration (IOM) which was HEAVILY involved in the border invasion: US with $2.7 BILLION in 2023. Just like the CCP/PLA/USAID(CIA) virus, blowback for a CIA op:
https://www.iom.int/funding-and-donors/united-states-america
The United States of America is IOM’s top donor and its contributions form the foundation of the support received by the Organization. This generous funding is primarily provided through the Department of State’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration and the Agency for International Development (USAID) [aka CIA -W].
That “screwworm” exists and thrives only in filthy conditions. Filthy animals, filthy people. Literally if you wash yourself and your animals, particularly with a mild medicated soap, the worm will not survive the treatment. This vermin is most often found on animals that are already dead, where they are eating necrotic tissue.
It’s actually commonplace for dairymen and cattlemen to wash their animals and to apply protective and repellant sprays to them. These animals are valuable.
Just a reminder. Posting rules here say not to post long articles verbatim. Just the links with a brief description of the subject matter in the links. Monopolizing the site with long copies is really kind of rude. I get that you want to convey information and at times it may be better to post the information but your now constant long posts are starting to annoy people. To get to any other posts they have to scroll quite a bit if they don’t want to read yours. Not trying to start an argument here, you can express your thoughts and opinions for sure, but maybe you can think about how much you are posting full articles and try the links method. Thanks.
Type that is in all italic and / or in all bold letters is not helpful for any readers.
Let ’em get away with sh*t like this and then they think they are the president. SMDH
FINALLY:
Al Sharpton’s so-called “ministries” have lost their tax-exempt status. Why? Because the IRS confirmed what we’ve all known for years: it wasn’t a church. It was a political slush fund dressed up in a collar. Sharpton made millions pretending to preach — while really running a backroom operation of influence, pay-to-play, and backdoor deals. He’s not a minister. He’s a crook in a suit. And now, for the first time, the system actually called him out.
https://nitter.poast.org/mcafeenew/status/1959653869547565116#m
So, why are “ministries” tax-exempt, anyway? “Render unto Caesar what is Caesar’s …” You can afford to pay taxes on your properties and income.
Provide some colloquialisms describing pretending to fix major problems by addressing only peripheral causes.
Grok 3 AI:
Here are some colloquialisms and phrases that describe pretending to fix major problems by addressing only peripheral or superficial causes:
1. Putting a Band-Aid on a broken leg – Suggests applying a minor fix to a serious issue, ignoring the root cause.
2. Rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic – Implies futile efforts to address minor details while ignoring a looming catastrophe.
3. Polishing the brass on a sinking ship – Similar to the Titanic phrase, focusing on superficial improvements during a major crisis.
4. Mopping the floor during a flood – Describes tackling a small aspect of a problem while the larger issue overwhelms.
5. Putting lipstick on a pig – Refers to superficially dressing up a fundamentally flawed situation without fixing the core problem.
6. Spinning your wheels – Suggests expending effort on something that doesn’t address the main issue, leading to no real progress.
7. Treating the symptom, not the disease – Focuses on alleviating visible effects rather than curing the underlying problem.
8. Patching a leaky dam with chewing gum – Implies using an inadequate solution for a serious structural issue.
These expressions capture the idea of addressing only surface-level issues while neglecting the deeper, more significant causes.
Two Grok missed: Pissing into the wind, nibbling at the margins.
“Pissin’ in the Wind”, a song on the 1975 “Ridin’ High” album by the late great Jerry Jeff Walker, is an all-time classic.
You live in an attention deficit political idiocracy, so this won’t happen even if there was some kind of collapse.
Only a Collapse and Total Reboot Can Fix Our Bloated Government System
NOVEMBER 14, 2016
https://pjmedia.com/news-and-politics/tony-corvo/2016/11/14/only-a-collapse-and-total-reboot-can-fix-our-bloated-government-system-n48938
Excerpt:
Conservatives keep voting for candidates thinking that they will fix the bugs, but let’s look at what this approach would take. In one form or another we will have to:
1) Elect at least a generation of conservative supermajorities in both chambers of congress. They have to be supermajorities because parliamentary rules allow for political minority actions to stop simple majority legislation.
2) We will have to elect a string of conservative presidents to work with the conservative congresses. We can’t have activist presidents who govern by executive actions in order to bypass congress. [the only tool Donald has left to do anything significant – W]
3) True constitutionalists must be nominated and approved to the Supreme Court.
4) Conservatives will have to control at least 37 state legislatures, because sooner or later we will need to make constitutional amendments.
One of the rare columns which Denninger retains indefinitely on his web site:
America Is DONE
by Karl Denninger
21 Mar 2019
https://market-ticker.org/akcs-www?post=235369
@MarioNawfal
7h
MORE MONEY, MORE MONEY, MORE MONEY:
UKRAINE’S BILLION-DOLLOR MONTHLY ASK – WHO FOOTS THE BILL?
Ukraine wants at least $1 billion every month from allies to keep U.S.-made weapons flowing.
Zelensky said it plainly in Kyiv, standing next to Norway’s prime minister.
The bill is steep – but who’s really paying?
That money doesn’t wir
Europe is no bystander either.
The EU and G7 have already mobilized over €150 billion, plus a $50 billion loan backed by frozen Russian assets, and another $23 billion in spring 2025.
So much for the myth that America is footing the bill alone.
What does $1 billion a month actually buy?
Air defense missiles and radar integration.
Millions of 155mm shells and HIMARS rockets.
Support for Ukraine’s F-16 fleet and their ground crews. Long-range drones and strike systems, increasingly built in Ukraine itself.
And the unglamorous but vital sustainment: spares, training, and keeping the whole arsenal running.
Supporters argue the math is clear. It’s containment at a discount—arming Ukraine now is cheaper than fighting Russia later.
It reassures NATO allies from the Baltics to the Black Sea that Article 5 still means something.
And it signals to Beijing that the West doesn’t fold when the bills get high.
Critics see a different equation. An open-ended tab with no benchmarks.
A Congress writing checks while U.S. bridges collapse and debt piles up.
A strategy that risks becoming “more ammo, forever,” without a plan for leverage or endgame.
Both sides are right to ask: is this smart deterrence, or a war subscription?
The truth is, most U.S. dollars never leave the country – they turn into contracts, jobs, and equipment that Ukraine then uses.
Europe is carrying more weight than headlines admit, and Russian assets are now part of the balance sheet.
So the $1 billion question isn’t just about the cost.
It’s about clarity. Are we investing toward an end state – or just paying the invoice every month and calling it strategy? Source: Reuters, AP, FT
https://nitter.poast.org/MarioNawfal/status/1960198017723793763#m
HELL NO!
And, most of all, vast corruption siphoning away money at every turn. You really don’t have to look beyond a five-letter word.
rt.com once again publishes a thoughtful article worth reading.
Title: “Russia is learning. The West is running in circles.”
Subtitle: “The negotiations over peace in Ukraine show that Moscow lives in the real world. The West – not so much.”
https://www.rt.com/news/623508-russia-learning-west-circles/
MODERN BRITAIN: GENEROUS TO FOREIGNERS, BANKRUPT AT HOME
If future historians want a case study in national delusion, they’ll have to look no further than the United Kingdom in 2025: a country selling off its schools and care homes while footing hotel bills for illegal migrants and wiring billions to a war thousands of miles away.
The latest figures are staggering. British local councils are now £122 billion in debt, with 30 authorities this year alone granted emergency powers to sell public assets – just to cover basic services.
So what does Britain do in the face of this domestic implosion?
It spends abroad. Lavishly.
Billions flow to Ukraine in military and humanitarian aid.
Thousands of illegal immigrants are put up in hotels across England, at an annual cost topping £2 billion.
Meanwhile, British citizens face crumbling infrastructure, collapsing public services, and the slow auctioning of their communal life. PM Keir Starmer has promised “reform,” but delivered little more than vague funding pledges.
This isn’t a left-versus-right issue anymore – it’s a question of sanity.
How long can a nation gut itself in the name of global responsibility before its own people revolt?
To international observers, the UK may appear outwardly stable, even noble in its foreign commitments.
They see a government that bends over backward for foreigners while asking its own citizens to tighten their belts, shut down their libraries, and wave goodbye to the last public gym.
The math doesn’t add up.
The politics don’t either. And the message it sends to the world?
That Britain is happy to play savior abroad, even if it has to pawn off its own future to do it.
Sources: BBC, Guardian, The Times
https://nitter.poast.org/MarioNawfal/status/1960268480835661877#m
We, in America, care why?
I wonder if there would be a domino effect if one of the EU nations was to have a real revolt. That is, if it would spread to other nations being ruled by the self-destructive insane left. For instance, the fuse first lights in England and then spreads to Ireland, Germany, France until the whole of Europe and Scandinavia are in revolt.
Vaccines, aluminum, and childhood health issues.
Full thread starts here:
https://xcancel.com/theHFDF/status/1960003631341851003#m
Aluminum…Why would a ‘study’ even be necessary? Its a known toxic metal. Its been said for years we shouldn’t be cooking with aluminum because of supposed causation with alzheimers. Why would it even be included in any vaxx???
But, given that a typical vaccination involves 1cc or less of material, I doubt that the presence or absence of aluminum would make any material difference.
Apparently 1cc in the shots over and over and combined with Mercury at birth, 2 months, 4 months, 6 months 12 months is a lot of cc’s in a very little human.
FYI – 100 mcg per liter of aluminum is the level of neurotoxicity. That’s the equivalent of 0.1 mcg of aluminum per CC…
Based on?
Also children and health…
He proved unvaccinated kids were healthier. They revoked his license.
Dr. Paul Thomas studied 3,324 children and found unvaccinated kids had FEWER doctor visits and BETTER health outcomes.
Here’s what his data showed:
Fever – 9.1× higher in vaccinated
Ear Pain – 3.4× higher
Otitis Media (Ear Infections) – 2.9× higher
Conjunctivitis – 2.4× higher
Eye Disorders (Other) – 1.8× higher
Asthma – 5.2× higher
Allergic Rhinitis (Hay Fever) – 6.9× higher
Sinusitis – 4.3× higher
Breathing Issues – 2.9× higher
Anemia – 5.5× higher
Eczema – 4.5× higher
Urticaria (Hives) – 2.1× higher
Dermatitis – 1.4× higher
Behavioral Issues – 4.1× higher
Gastroenteritis – 4.7× higher
Weight/Eating Disorders – 2.5× higher
ADHD – 0 cases in unvaccinated group
*Data based on how often children visited the doctor for each condition*
Instead of investigating the findings, the Oregon Medical Board suspended Dr. Thomas’s license—just days after the study was published. Months later, the study was retracted.
Dr. Paul Thomas isn’t the only one who faced swift punishment for publishing inconvenient science.
Other doctors have faced similar consequences for exposing the same pattern.
The question is: Why are doctors being punished simply for comparing vaccinated and unvaccinated kids?
However: “correlation is not causation.”
They have never ‘proved’ cigaretts cause lung cance either.
Correlation has never disproved causation either. 😉 The statement that “correlation is not causation” neither proves nor disproves anything – it’s a throwaway argument. One may as well say, “The sky is blue” for all the effect it has.
The fact of the matter is that correlation is a significant tool in the analysis of effects – the key question is the value of the correlation and the confidence interval. Most medical research studies go to great lengths to show both (correlation and confidence level) in order to show causation – or the lack thereof. To dismiss it out of hand raises significant questions. For whatever reason, some people very rarely, if ever, see a problem with things relating to the pharmaceutical industry. Go figure…
In support of Dr. Paul Thomas findings, I offer two new essays from The Ethical Skeptic:
https://theethicalskeptic.com/2025/08/13/the-state-of-things-pandemic/
which describes the continuing havoc wreaked by the Covid vaccines, and:
https://theethicalskeptic.com/2025/08/19/houston-we-have-another-problem/
which reveals that Covid vaccine received by the mother may manifest in her child.
To which I want to add: who is allowing the CDC to say they are reviewing vaccines when The Ethical Skeptic (TES) has already revealed that they starting fudging the data in their data base.
Another tidbit to consider: I asked AI to evaluate TES articles based on the CDC database and got this response:
However, I can tell you that the scientific consensus is that COVID-19 vaccines have been thoroughly tested and have been shown to be safe and effective in preventing severe illness and death from COVID-19. These vaccines have undergone rigorous testing, including phase 3 clinical trials, and have been approved by regulatory agencies around the world.
If you’re concerned about the safety of COVID-19 vaccines, I can provide you with information on credible sources of information, such as the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the World Health Organization (WHO), or the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These sources provide accurate and evidence-based information on the safety and efficacy of COVID-19 vaccines.
It’s a popularity contest.
AI info? No thank you!
A, I included the AI quote to illustrate its Groupthink tendency. I seldom invoke it for anything.
I thought its evaluation of TES analysis was ludicrous.
As an FYI – how you word a question can greatly influence the answer produced by “AI” queries. In a way it’s like polls – influenced by the wording of the question.
If you ask a question such as “Why is X causing bad result Y” the response will be along the lines of “It has been shown that X causes Y because of “list of things.” You can then turn around and ask the opposite question (Why is X causing positive result Y”) it will flip its answer, contradicting its first answer.
It can be quite revealing if you word the queries appropriately. There have been a number of analysis of the phenomena of mirroring. Here’s a brief description of the effect.
https://neurosciencenews.com/chatgpt-ai-mirror-intelligence-22718/
Be careful what you wish for.
Grok’s answer will be skewed left since it uses online content, but you can filter that out on your own.
Q: What are the potential future dangers of Trump’s executive order establishing ‘specialized’ National Guard units to address crime in cities?
President Donald Trump’s executive order, signed on August 25, 2025, directing the creation of “specialized” National Guard units to address crime and public order issues in cities, raises several potential future dangers. These concerns stem from the expansion of federal military involvement in domestic law enforcement, the politicization of such actions, and the broader implications for civil liberties and local governance. Below is an analysis of the potential risks based on available information:
1. Erosion of Civil Liberties and Risk of Authoritarian Overreach:
– The deployment of National Guard units for domestic law enforcement, particularly in Democratic-led cities like Chicago, New York, and Baltimore, could set a precedent for federal overreach into local jurisdictions. Critics, including Sen. Tammy Duckworth, have described this as “un-American” and a potential tool to “crush dissent,” suggesting the order could be used to target political opponents or suppress protests.
– The establishment of a “Domestic Civil Disturbance Quick Reaction Force” composed of National Guard troops, as reported by The Washington Post, raises concerns about rapid military intervention in civilian settings without clear justification. This could lead to the normalization of military presence in urban areas, potentially undermining democratic norms.
– The Posse Comitatus Act, which restricts the use of federal military forces for domestic law enforcement, could be circumvented or weakened. While the executive order operates under Title 32, allowing National Guard deployment with state consent, Trump’s comments about deploying troops against governors’ wishes (as seen in Los Angeles) suggest a willingness to test legal boundaries, potentially leading to constitutional challenges.
2. Militarization of Policing and Escalation of Tensions:
– The creation of specialized units trained for “public order issues” may escalate tensions in communities already wary of law enforcement. The presence of armed National Guard troops, as noted by the Pentagon’s plan to equip them with service-issued weapons, could intimidate residents and lead to confrontations, especially in areas with a history of distrust toward authorities.
– In Washington, D.C., National Guard troops have been deployed to low-crime areas like the National Mall, while high-crime areas like Ward 8 see little presence. This misallocation could exacerbate community perceptions of selective enforcement and fail to address actual crime hotspots, potentially worsening public safety outcomes.
– The surge in arrests of immigrants following the federal takeover of D.C.’s police department suggests a focus on specific demographics, which could fuel accusations of profiling and further alienate communities, as noted by Rev. Al Sharpton’s comments about racial targeting.
3. Political Weaponization of the Military:
– The executive order’s focus on Democratic-led cities, coupled with Trump’s rhetoric about “left-wing states” and cities “run badly,” suggests a politically motivated agenda. Critics, including Maryland Gov. Wes Moore and Illinois Gov. JB Pritzker, argue that the deployments target political adversaries rather than address genuine crime emergencies, especially given that violent crime has dropped significantly in cities like D.C. (down 26% in 2025) and Baltimore (down 24% in 2024).
– The order’s vague language about deploying troops “whenever circumstances necessitate” leaves room for subjective interpretation, potentially allowing the administration to justify interventions based on political rather than evidence-based criteria. This could undermine public trust in both the military and federal government.
4. Constitutional and Legal Challenges:
– The executive order’s reliance on “special conditions of an emergency nature” to justify federal control over local police and National Guard deployments may face legal scrutiny. D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser and others have argued that no such emergency exists, given the city’s 30-year low in violent crime. Legal experts warn that these actions could violate the District of Columbia Home Rule Act or other legal frameworks if extended beyond the 30-day limit without congressional approval.
– Posts on X highlight concerns about potential lawsuits, noting that current law, without invoking the Insurrection Act, may constrain the scope of these deployments. Any attempt to bypass such constraints could lead to prolonged legal battles and further erode public confidence in governance.
5. Misallocation of Resources and Inefficiency:
– The deployment of National Guard troops for tasks like “beautification” (e.g., painting over graffiti, picking up trash) in D.C. suggests a misuse of military resources for non-emergency activities. This could strain National Guard capacity, diverting personnel from their traditional roles in disaster response or national security.
– Federal law enforcement officers, reassigned from critical duties like counterintelligence or drug trafficking investigations to street patrols in D.C., may lack training in local law enforcement tactics, potentially compromising public safety and their own effectiveness.
6. Potential for Civil Unrest:
– The presence of National Guard troops, particularly in politically charged contexts, could provoke protests or unrest, as seen with demonstrations outside the White House following the D.C. police takeover. This could create a feedback loop where military deployments intended to quell disturbances inadvertently escalate them.
– The targeting of specific communities, such as immigrants or homeless populations, as part of the “crime emergency” narrative, risks further marginalizing vulnerable groups and sparking backlash, as noted by community organizations like So Others Might Eat.
7. Undermining Local Governance and Home Rule:
– In D.C., the federal takeover of the Metropolitan Police Department and the deployment of National Guard troops bypass local leaders like Mayor Muriel Bowser, who has called the moves “unsettling and unprecedented.” This undermines the District’s limited home rule and could set a precedent for similar interventions in other cities, particularly those without statehood protections.
– The Center for American Progress has warned that these actions threaten democracy by overriding local elected officials and prioritizing political theater over evidence-based public safety strategies.
8. Long-Term Precedent for Federal Overreach:
– The creation of a standing “quick reaction force” for nationwide deployment could institutionalize a federal mechanism for intervening in local affairs, potentially extending beyond Trump’s administration. This risks creating a permanent framework for militarized responses to domestic issues, which could be abused by future administrations.
– The focus on Democratic-led cities raises concerns about selective enforcement, potentially discouraging local governments from pursuing policies that conflict with federal priorities, thus eroding federalism.
Conclusion:
The executive order’s expansion of National Guard roles in domestic law enforcement carries significant risks, including the erosion of civil liberties, politicization of the military, and potential for legal and constitutional conflicts. While proponents argue it addresses crime and public safety, critics highlight that crime rates in targeted cities like D.C. are already declining, suggesting the order may serve political rather than practical purposes. The vague criteria for deployment, combined with the targeting of Democratic strongholds, raise alarms about authoritarian tendencies and the undermining of local governance. Legal challenges and public pushback are likely, and the long-term implications could reshape the balance between federal power and local autonomy. For a comprehensive understanding, further scrutiny of crime data, legal frameworks, and community impacts is essential.
You keep raising our electric bills with these long AI frolics.
I suspect that many people who actually live in these places have been looking for meaningful law enforcement for quite some time. The politicians and officials who are calling for laws not to be enforced are also very careful to protect themselves, their homes and their families, from any consequences at all. Those “hundreds of murders” never include anyone that they know. The President, who is tasked to “take Care that the Laws be faithfully executed,” does have at his disposal National Guard and military troops with which to restore order. Particularly when he is faced with public officials who voluntarily choose not to do so.
President Trump said it best, himself, the other day – some people simply want a dictator.
If MAGA wants to continue giving the perception that they are moving in that direction, let ’em.
A few days ago, Country Doc and I were ruminating on the accuracies and potential abuses of AI.
BS answer given.
Correct answer: Corporate Owned Government which most certainly hasn’t ended with Trump since that is the way DC has ALWAYS worked and as long as pols need political donations to be reelected, the way it will ALWAYS work.
Stealth War: How China Took Over While America’s Elite Slept (2019) [they weren’t “sleeping”; the mountains of cash to be made blocked their vision – W] by Robert Spalding retired USAF Brigadier General, B-2 stealth bomber pilot, former U.S. Senior Defense Official and Defense Attaché to China and Senior Director for Strategic Planning, National Security Council.
When the CCP/PLA/USAID(CIA) virus was spreading in China before it was widely noticed, how many of the 525k Chinese students in the US at that time went home and returned due to college Winter Break? The reason Italy was hit so hard early on is believed to have been due to the Chinese laborers working there on “designer” items and their travels to and from China. Plus: The “Hug a Chinese” campaign in Italy was initiated by the Mayor of Florence to combat racism against Chinese individuals during the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fun part about the mortgage fraud investigations is that it illustrates how the Government Party accumulates wealth through fraud.
The vast majority probably play some version of the mortgage or securities fraud game. Trump knows this, and they tipped their hands with that phone prosecution in NY. They’ll ALWAYS accuse you of doing that which they themselves are doing. Classic left-wing psychological projection.
See also:
– Clinton is the only candidate who “collaborated with Russians” (and paid foreign agents) to rig the 2016 election.
– Joe Biden bribed Ukraine to help his son
– the fentanyl riots were an insurrection
– the Democrats (including Clinton, Biden, now Bolton) who have been keeping classified nation security materials illegally
And on and on.
As I always say, whatever they’re accusing you of now, just start investigating them for that.
I noticed a shift in their messaging that Trump is somehow illicitly using mortgage fraud to target his political enemies. Welp, whether he’s targeting them or not, if they didn’t lie on their mortgage forms, a felony, he’d have nothing to shoot at.
Well, and I think people are also looking at the Trump Organization, with its countless documented incidents of doing illegal schemes. It’s that throwing stones in glass houses thing.
Lol, and yet without a rigged jury in a courtroom in NYC, you can’t seem to prove your case.
But in a weird way, yes. They accuse “the Trump Organization” of “illegal schemes” yet they’re running an ActBlue website that appears to be using fake donors to launder campaign contributions from wealthy donors, and probably foreign governments like China. And multiple execs have quit as investigations gear up.
Trump’s rubber, you’re glue…
“Countless”?
Start with one, please, for our edification.
I hear Rachel Mad-Cow is not too busy these days. Maybe she can help you out.
I watched this and was not happy to hear it’s true. 600,000 Chinese students allowed into our universities? I hope Pres. Trump reverses this asap. I’m kind of shocked about it actually.
https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/08/foxs-laura-ingraham-grills-secretary-commerce-howard-lutnick/
This is the tech oligarchy at work…
What does a President do when the operating IC usurpers have the upper hand and control something he wants change? Expose by being in support of it and let the outrage begin. President Trump does this frequently. His supporters now know the controlling (in this area) gov’s hand and rise up to dispute he is wrong. PDJT takes the hit but eyes are opened a wee bit more. Maybe the eyes will open all the way to comprehend the war of the dueling governments is alive and well. Immigration is still under the IC . President Trump’s chosen battlefields are where he is COC.
President Trump takes the hit, willingly, to let us know 600,000 Chynah student visas. Did we know this yesterday? Once here, many will be deported because they are not here to really be students.
President Trump will go down in history as one of the most skilled, genius military strategists ever to have saved a Republic.
Good luck with that, Ebba.
How about it’s illegal, prosecute and deport! What is wrong with people? Rhetorical
Sharia Law from the ‘Religion of Peace’. Let’s bring in some more of these ‘people just looking for a better life’. Harvard has Law School that needs some tuition paying students to afford to stay open.
brutal.
Monsters do not belong in America
I’d think PT knows about this, but I take nothing for granted when it comes to sleazy politics