This should be good! The Secretaries of State are responsible for state elections. Can’t wait to see her comments to them.

I agree it is highly unlikely but it sure would be wonderful.

The single worst amendment.

I still think repealing the income tax would be the biggest move towards individual freedom and reducing government power

Dear Bubby,
First off, your namesake, Bubby the magnificent Belgian Malenois and I would like to wish you a Happy New Year.

I have a thought about the possibility of the state legislators picking U.S. senators.
Considering the rampant corruption at state and national level regarding leaders, how does repealing the 17th Amendment actually protect citizens from continued representation by those who are currently ruining our ability to be represented by honest leaders? If state legislatures are run by the corrupt, they will appoint corrupt Senator, won’t they?

They don’t seem interested in fixing a corrupt voting system first.

Has no chance because of high bar to pass an Amendment.

Canada has an appointed Senate. Liberals are in power federally, but not provincially. Out of the 105 Senators, well over 80 were appointed by Liberal Prime Ministers; 15 were appointed by a Conservative PM. There is absolutely NO equal distribution as a result. It might be better to elect your senators as you have been doing.

Someone spell out for me pros and cons.

No wine, no clients, kind of like the day care centers. Hey, when a plan works, stick with it 🙄

So I guess the cheese and crackers is out, too?

Another Somalia money laundering operation.

Walz claims to be broke . It’s hard to believe that all the somalians are raking in millions while he claims to have only 50K to his name. Perhaps he has a huge pile of gold and silver bars stashed away?

To be expected when we invite pirates into our country.

About 15 years ago, there were some horrific articles written by chinese medical people…while I want to read the book, at the same time, I refuse.

Often, I wonder….large population numbers, statistics, seem to have a ‘desensitizing’ effect on people and industries?

💔 It is happening all over the World 💔

March 2025
Poland arrests Ukrainian woman convicted of selling 56 human kidneys | Reuters

The article of the Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova «The world leader of black transplants: in Ukraine, organs are traded online and offline», «Rossiiskaya Gazeta», August 7, 2023 – The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Russian Federation

Coincidentally, Mary Beth Stuckey who wrote “Toxic Empathy” is on The Charlie Kirk Show right now.

When she empathetically rents our a room to a violent illegal criminal, only then will I give her any credibility.

Sit this one out, Hill….

You have to have soul for empathy.

Not just virtue signalling.

Elevating a perverted version of the maternal instinct,
while neutering the male inclination to defend homeland.

What new immigration law has been passed under Trump?

Also… Would this be the same empathy she showed towards those who lost their lives in Benghazi when she said “What difference does it make now?”

Why would she expect that from us DEPLORABLES..

Might be a nit-picking point here, but I think Hillary probably means sympathy, not empathy.

Twenty years ago I attended a lecture given by a woman who’d studied sympathy and empathy. She had a poll taken to find out how many people were basically sympathetic to other’s problems, and how many people showed empathy towards other’s problems.

More people were able to sympathize with other’s feelings, because all they had to do, essentially, was say, ‘Oh, sorry your leg fell off.’

But only 5% were able to empathize with other’s feelings, by walking with them in their stuggle and helping them find and put their leg back on.

She said the difference between the two, sympathy and empathy, is the empathic person is willing to let someone who is hurt to bleed on them.

Hildabeast is a fake sympath at best, and a never empath at worst.

Indy car race in DC for 250th celebration

For forty years I have been a single issue voter; Candidate Trump said he would close the border and sounded like he meant it. Other things he has done have been icing on the cake, but without closed borders nothing else really matters.

You could hear a pin drop….I wonder why?/s

I would rather DeWine…. and thats really saying something.

Weird when I listen to him, I don’t hear “India First” but rather an indictment of the American educational system. He’s right as long as we prioritize jocks and prom queens over math champions, we’ll lose the AI race. Chinese kids are learning AI in grade school and their version of TikTok pushes useful and educational content. American kids who can’t read or do math at grade level cannot compete in a global economy. Full stop. So rather than blame Vivek, we should be directing our anger towards the entrenched Teachers Unions (indoctrination machine) who have failed American children (and taxpayers). Not surprising as American kids are ill equipped to compete in a global economy turn towards socialism in yuge numbers.

Americans who expect to earn more should crush the competition and be “better, faster and cheaper.” Quiet quitting, minimal effort Mondays etc. are not winning strategies. Look at the CEOS of all the big tech companies (except for “caretaker” Tim Cook and Elon) and you’ll find folks with Indian and Chinese surnames almost without exception. Coincidence or DEI ? … Nope. – Change my mind with logic … emotional responses or anecdotes about “someone you know” won’t work. I worked in consulting for the world’s largest companies and worked with nearly all ethnicities and nationalities for decades. If you want to earn more you should be able to beat all comers. Blaming behavior is the easy out. The C-suite has a fiduciary responsibility to make money for shareholders. Global competition means they cannot afford to be sentimental. Tough bosses/customers/clients make you better.

https://www.visualcapitalist.com/ranked-the-best-countries-at-math/

https://www.houstonpublicmedia.org/npr/2026/01/27/nx-s1-5683821/in-china-ai-is-no-longer-optional-for-some-kids-its-part-of-the-curriculum/

He is both the charmer AND the snake.

I don’t expect it to be posted, not all of it. Until perps are arrested or hanged and we have a solid case.

That leaves us in the hopey changey state waiting for the Big Ugly, but I have more activity that looks like things really happening.

The outrage over the MN deaths is expected, but the majority of the country is in cold silence.. angry silence.

Lindsey is spitting mad and voted against the presidents need for money and the plan. That tells us something. He is really having to come out now.

Warner is hopping mad and whining about Tulsi in Atlanta

Walz and Frey got so mad they are toing treasonous things and being called out on it — now being vewy vewy quiet.

I’m loving the winnamins. Much much more to go.

The most important thing I am doing is being grateful and praying to our Creator, on whose principles this republic was founded.

Could be the same. Not sure of Georgia setup. In Tennessee, the motion for new trial is brought by the defense attorney the defendant had during the trial. I would expect there will be a motion by the defendant for new attorneys so they can bring an “ineffective assistance of counsel.” They will draw this out as long as possible.

President requested a new trial in New York and it took Judge Merchan about 30 seconds to say NO!

I think he’s trying to be careful with Americans whose primary source of wealth is in their home.

It’s a balancing act, making buying a home more affordable without crashing values for those already heavily invested in home ownership.

So you would rather rip away any equity people have in their homes, so you can buy a home??

You need to move to NYC and work for the communist.

Wow, just wow

Years ago people could sometimes buy a house by assuming the contract of the previous owner; is that not a thing anymore? It was one way to slip into home ownership which was affordable.

Perhaps he’s also banking on a roaring economy with low unemployment, higher wages, lower prices, lower interest rates and lower taxes that will make it possible for people to buy homes that are priced higher.

Housing isn’t all the same. Boomers and Gen X have much of their wealth tied up in their homes, but these generally aren’t homes that Millenials and Gen Z need to move into. Need to preserve the value of these homes.

Affordable housing for the younger generation means apartments that they can afford until they save enough to buy a starter home that is priced in the correct range for that next step. Starter homes simply aren’t being built anymore. A developer can throw up a McMansion on a postage stamp lot for not much more than it costs him to build a home with half the square footage.

Achieving affordable apartments and small starter homes is partially solved by deportations and limited immigration. It could further be addressed by offering tax incentives towards building lower priced starter homes. It’s really important as a nation that there is a pathway towards responsible adulthood for the younger generation and being able to afford a place to raise a family is a huge part of that.

Everyone one knows, houses are over-priced because of speculators like Blackrock. If the rates were reduced by half, most young people still couldn’t afford a new or existing homes

‘…we’re going to keep them wealthy…’ hint: on paper.

The monetary wealth of a property, on paper,
is different than having liquid wealth (in a pocket, or in a safe).

The net worth of people, on paper,
is different than the net worth that is liquidated (in a pocket, or in a safe)

They are 2 different things.
On paper wealth may help someone feel financially secure.
But liquidating that wealth, may or may not, be the same monetary as what is shown on paper.
And liquidating that wealth, could / would leave them without that property.

Some people leverage ‘wealth’ to get deals on other property.

Other people, looking to find affordable housing,
may, or may not be able to find a location that is also close to a work place.

Some urban areas have supposed property values, that are double or triple in ‘value’
(unaffordable to most first time buyers, or those looking for a affordable second home in a different location.)
when
compared to similar size property in a different geographical locations.

Theoretically,
removing demand (illegal immigrants) will help increase the supply of housing,
and then with higher supply of housing,
then the (or purchase price) of the property may decrease, over time.

More people self deporting, could help the reduce the time in which the
purchase price of properties may become lower.

If all property purchase prices come down,
then the ‘wealth’ on paper may change – but it is only relevant if the property is liquidated (which assuming the property is needed for one’s well being, the property is not likely going to be liquidated in a time in which would harm their on paper, ‘wealth’.

That being said,
those that are involved with skyscraper property(s) etc. on paper, could see their networth in a different way
( they leverage their networth in order to make other investment deals )
than single home property purchasers or non purchasers.

Sometimes,
the personal property (to live so as to travel to work, to earn income)
and
business property (to earn income)
are addressed differently (by IRS, assessors, real estate etc.) in terms of property assessment, value, etc.

p.s.
lower interest rates can help to lower mortgage rates (for personal property).

But, in general, if one has to place more than 30% of income, into rent, or property ownership (Principal, interest, taxes insurance PITI),
then one is likely being running short on funds for other cost of living items in life.

There are some geographical areas where some are in the 40-50% of income going to PITI.
That is not affordable…and risky to ones being able, or unable, to pay the other inevitable cost of living items …

The price of rental and single homes needs to come down, a lot, in some relatively way, way over priced geographical areas.
And one does not mean ‘on paper’ in that regard.
It needs to be real…
When it is, then the cost of living will become ‘affordable’ because PITI better fits within their income range.

imho

I don’t think that President Trump is trying to make it harder to buy a house out right (NO Mortgage). The problem, as I believe he saw it, is that the Wall Street firms were buying the houses and then Renting them out, so that there were Fewer houses for sale. Essentially changing buying to own market (with or without a mortgage) into a buying to rent market.

“… but has bought in that the administration and ICE has become too aggressive and somewhat ruthless.” This is the too-tangible ‘appearances’ product of the Soviet-style influence ops that comprise our mass-media sphere, a.k.a. Framing as described by Pacepa. (It also correlates directly with Biblical references to end-times ‘delusions.’)

Respectfully, more and more complex government ‘programs’ are not necessary; that sounds to me like a typical DC Beltway obfuscation maneuver. Instead: Enforce the (expletive) Constitutional law to the fullest and smack-down leftist media hacks with elan in the public square, at every opportunity. Thank you especially, Kristi Noem.

Actually, even in the instances where two rioters were unfortunately killed in Minneapolis, these were TARGETED operations, ICE was there for the specific purpose of arresting the worst of the worst.

Targeted.

ICE should buy access to a huge billboard with the gangbanger’s picture alongside pictures of his victims with the caption:

THIS is who you are protecting.

Building on your post, we need to emphasize how unfair it is that the illegals “cut in line” while many of the folks we want are waiting in line. The legal immigration process emphasizes criminal background checks, medical tests and that someone will support them financially (not the taxpayer). We cannot have open borders and a welfare state. We need to breakthrough the MSM noise to communicate the percentages of welfare benefits these folks drain out of the system. They also compete for jobs, food, housing, medical care and education. There’s your affordability angle.

I appreciate the valid points that you bring up. But illegal people are taking from the citizens…legal citizens.

We need to clamp down, and either send them back or allow some form of opportunity to express the love for this country and obtain citizenship. And that opportunity must have an “expiration date”. No free passes. No more exemptions for “no habla engles”…

Obviously, you have never tried to get to work over the Mexican Independence Day celebrations in Chicagoland…streets closed due to neighborhood parties and parades, street vendors blocking streets and sidewalks, Mexican flags flying all around on front lawns, on cars and street corners etc.???
Kids running into streets, chasing balls….Moms pushing baby strollers in the middle of the street, not using crosswalks nor looking for oncoming traffic…

I understand not wanting to be ‘ruthless’ but many up my way, have made no attempt at becoming ‘legal’. Or learn English.

And that to me, says a lot. Aside from documenting on my timecard, why I am late in spite of leaving with extra time to navigate said commuter issues.

And the anchor baby I know that got an appointment, full ride free tuition to the United States Military Academy….depriving a citizen of two citizen parents, an opportunity.

I have seen a lot while living in Chicagoland….oh well..

Okay, rant over. I will see myself out…

What about the illegal alien wo doesn’t speak English, read English, write in English – cannot read traffic signs and yet drives an 18-wheeler and then because of his ignorance kills American citizens?

Also, there is no guidance on which simple illegal alien (no other crimes) will “Go Bad”?!???

#4 is incorrect. An illegal is an illegal because he or she broke our immigration laws and is therefore a criminal.

The people want them out, both parties want them in. Keep it simple, go home so we dont have to send you home. In the interim no more public benifits or work authorization.

Comey got by with “69 47” but if these were Republicans they’d be in jail forever.

“Put on ice” – like in the morgue?

He was reading a script on a teleprompter.
Sounded like he was signaling.

Veiled threats are enough enough to start an investigation.

0.o

The phrase “Dollar Store Obama” made me laugh. Perfect description!

Soviet-esque, cont’d: This sort of SSN manipulation is (was) a typical KGB tell, in the Cold War era.

I read it again, had seen it before.

Everything she wrote has been documented. For whatever it’s worth.

For me, to see an individual go from claiming he was born in Kenya to scoffing at people who reminded him he’d said he was born in Kenya, is rather telling.

As the side of “law-and-order” I would dearly love to see the natural consequences for this creep who disastrously fundamentally transformed the Republic.

The fox is guarding the henhouse

I couldn’t believe he actually had a presser to say that demented garbage!

Soros DAs are totalitarians, criminals are rarely charged or undercharged and supporters of President Trump are threatened with arrest and maximum sentences!!!

I keep seeing these vile and backwards analogies.

There used to be a “Godwin’s Law,” basically if you’re the one to histrionically bring up a completely unbalanced comparison, reaching all the way to the Third Reich, you’ve lost the argument. The rule was to curb lazy hyperbolic arguments.

It doesn’t work with immoral people.

After watching this same scenario play out in California and NY, I’ve decided that those in control actually want conservatives to move. That cements their 2 senate seats and they can bring in illegals when back in the Oval office.

Where ya gonna go? Maryland?

The legislation being released from committee looks like every nutcase libtard wetdream ever conceived.

“Gov. Thumbdrive–Our Man in Richmond!”

Illegal immigrants caught blasting guns on packed highway, shooting at family in road-rage attack: cops

Anthony Acevedo and Jose Alarcon Sanchez among suspects charged as police recover over 100 shell casings from New Year’s incident

https://www.foxnews.com/us/illegal-immigrants-caught-blasting-guns-packed-highway-shooting-family-road-rage-attack-cops

one was released on bond! Send them back to work for the cartels in their homeland. Get them the hell out of our country.

The full text of his comments:

Okay, let us rip the band-aid off and examine how unconventional warfare (UW) and insurgency principles could theoretically apply right here in the United States. As a retired Special Forces Warrant Officer with experience in UW operations, I will draw directly from U.S. Army doctrine to frame this objectively. UW is fundamentally about the “long game”: shaping conditions over time to support future objectives, whether known or emerging. Success is measured in favorable or unfavorable outcomes once the mission unfolds. It is chess, not checkers: deliberate, patient, and focused on setting the stage.

I recently came across a video from Kathy Griffin where, midway through, she encouraged viewers to independently map out their neighbors, gathering data on who’s “on our side” and who is not. In intelligence terms, this aligns with human terrain mapping: charting social landscapes to identify zones of support, neutrality, or resistance. It highlights where you have freedom of movement and where you do not. In an insurgency context, if you are not yet operating in an area, a key goal might be to neutralize potential opposition, making the terrain more favorable for later phases.

To broaden the lens, let us apply UW doctrine’s emphasis on logistics and key terrain. As the saying goes among strategists: “Amateurs talk tactics; professionals talk logistics.” History bears this out. Consider Germany’s rapid initial advances into Russia during WWII, only to falter as they outran their supply lines. The home team always has the logistical edge on familiar ground.

Flash back to Desert Shield/Desert Storm. When Saddam invaded Kuwait, we had to surge troops, vehicles, and supplies to the Middle East fast. The linchpin? Deep-water ports like Dammam in Saudi Arabia. Our initial “speed bump” forces (the 82nd Airborne, 101st Air Assault, and elements of the 24th Infantry) rushed in to secure those ports for buildup. (This was actually my first of many conflicts that I would be a part of and the beginning of my wider understanding of war.) It was reactive, not ideal, and we got lucky. But flip the script: If an adversary were hypothetically eyeing U.S. soil, they would prioritize the same: deep-water ports for force projection.

Now, overlay America’s major deep-water ports with political maps. On the coasts: Los Angeles/Long Beach, New York/New Jersey, Savannah, Seattle-Tacoma, Norfolk, Houston, Oakland, Charleston, and Baltimore. On the Great Lakes: Chicago, Duluth-Superior, Cleveland, Detroit, Toledo, Milwaukee, and Burns Harbor. What stands out? Over 90% sit adjacent to well-known liberal leaning urban enclaves.

These cities were not always blue strongholds. Many had Republican mayors or leaned red from the 1950s through the 1980s, with shifts completing by the 1990s or early 2000s in places like LA and Houston. This gradual transition mirrors UW’s phased approach: preparation, initial contact, infiltration, organization, buildup, and combat employment. Defensively speaking, it raises questions: Are our most strategic chokepoints aligned with nationalist priorities? Trends suggest they are intensifying in one direction, not reversing.

From a UW perspective, if someone aimed to consolidate control over these key areas using economy of force, what might that look like? First, subtly encourage opposition to self-relocate through persistent protests, rising crime, degraded living conditions, or restrictive policies that erode quality of life. Done right, it is an organic exodus, unremarkable to outsiders.

Second, build favorable political structures: Install aligned leadership at city and state levels. Note the fiercely progressive mayors in these ports, and the blue-leaning states like California, New York, Washington, Illinois, Minnesota, and Wisconsin that oversee them.