“We do not believe any group of men adequate enough or wise enough to operate without scrutiny or without criticism. We know that the only way to avoid error is to detect it, that the only way to detect it is to be free to inquire. We know that in secrecy error undetected will flourish and subvert.” –J. Robert Oppenheimer
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America, needs to embrace the following TRUTH…
Speaking of embracing…
If nothing follows KK below, Night Crew, you are on your own.
KK
Fresh Stuff. May be worth a read, listen, watch or scroll on by.
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American Stories. (A series)
The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.
It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.
This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.
Somehow, I’m thinking R-Cons will be shamed into passing the SAVE Act.
If the Senate does not pass the SAVE Act and/or schedule a date for a vote by the time we return, I have enough votes from other members to shut down the floor of the House.
We are not going to play games—especially given that half of the Republicans in both the House and…
If the Senate does not pass the SAVE Act and/or schedule a date for a vote by the time we return, I have enough votes from other members to shut down the floor of the House.
We are not going to play games—especially given that half of the Republicans in both the House and Senate are concerned about their reelection and want the floor open for their messaging bills.
They are not allowed to hide behind the president and his agenda while knifing the American people in the back. They need legislation for their elections, so they MUST pass the SAVE Act. Election integrity is the most important issue in this country for the future of our nation.
Slow guy figures cuba will implode on its own, if zero ghost / stateless oil tankers are allowed into Cuba.
Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports
“Energy is the chokehold to kill” the Cuban regime, said a person familiar with the discussions.
The Trump administration is weighing new tactics to drive regime change in Cuba, including imposing a total blockade on oil imports to the Caribbean country, three people familiar with the plan said Thursday.
That escalation has been sought by some critics of the Cuban government in the administration and backed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to two of the three people, who were granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive discussions. No decision has been made on whether to approve that move, but it could be among the suite of possible actions presented to President Donald Trump to force the end of Cuba’s communist government, these people added.
Preventing shipments of crude oil to the island would be a step-up from Trump’s statement last week that the U.S. would halt Cuba’s imports of oil from Venezuela, which had been its main crude supplier.
He warns the real story isn’t Denmark – it’s a collapsing debt system, demographic decline, and a new global order already underway.
“This is the new chessboard.@POTUS knows it. The real power struggle is just beginning.”
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Bessent has been on a roll, shredding Grewsome.
.@SecScottBessent: "I think Gavin Newsom may be cracking up with some of these things he's saying. I think he may be in over his hairdo … if he brought the kneepads, maybe that was for his meeting with Alex Soros, I don't know." 🤣 pic.twitter.com/i25NubkSHL
.@SecScottBessent : “I think Gavin Newsom may be cracking up with some of these things he’s saying. I think he may be in over his hairdo … if he brought the kneepads, maybe that was for his meeting with Alex Soros, I don’t know.”
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Congratulations, Virginia Democrats. You didn't just elect a homicidal psychopath.
Congressman Mike Johnson is a Great Man, an outstanding Representative for the wonderful people of Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District, and a strong and fearless Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He is able to get things done when nobody else can!
As Speaker, Mike is working tirelessly to deliver and codify our very successful America First and Make America Great Again Agenda. He is fighting hard to Grow our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Champion our Great Farmers and American Agriculture, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Advance American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Ensure LAW AND ORDER, Strengthen our Brave Military/Veterans, Safeguard our Elections, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment.
Mike Johnson is a true friend, fighter, and WINNER, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election — HE IS A GREAT PATRIOT WHO WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!
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Winning!
🚨 JUST IN: In a MASSIVE victory, General Motors is shifting production of the Buick Envision SUV from CHINA to KANSAS, USA
Wheatie’s Wisdom. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone. No running with scissors. No food fights.
AI stuff posted, requires a link. Please use spoiler, for longer posts.
Wolf Speak. No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree. But Do Know, every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post.
America, needs to embrace the following TRUTH…
Speaking of embracing…
If nothing follows, KK below, Night Crew, you are on your own.
KK
Fresh Stuff. May be worth a read, listen, watch or scroll on by.
Prices pulled last evening. Gold $4,612.10. Silver $90.86. Bitcoin $95,316.
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American Stories. (A series)
The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.
It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.
This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.
Speechless at the moment… Edging closer to Insurrection Act declaration?
BREAKING: Biden Judge Blocks ICE From Arresting Protestors or Using Crowd Dispersal Tools in Minnesota
The judge ruled:
Covered Federal Agents are hereby enjoined from:
a. Retaliating against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge.
b. Arresting or detaining persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge, in retaliation for their protected conduct and absent a showing of probable cause or reasonable suspicion that the person has committed a crime or is obstructing or interfering with the activities of Covered Federal Officers.
c. Using pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge, in retaliation for their protected conduct.
d. Stopping or detaining drivers and passengers in vehicles where there is no reasonable articulable suspicion that they are forcibly obstructing or interfering with Covered Federal Agents, or otherwise violating 18 U.S.C. § 111. The act of safely following Covered Federal Agents at an appropriate distance does not, by itself, create reasonable suspicion to justify a vehicle stop.
BREAKING: A federal judge in Minnesota has ordered restrictions on ICE's tactics against protesters who aren't suspected of committing crimes — including stopping cars that aren't obstructing them. https://t.co/FroWD9hSUJpic.twitter.com/7MWhntoM8X
This could get very, very interesting. Major earthquakes incoming OR clickbait? Leaning to clickbait. Likely will stop listening to this guy.
They Won’t Tell You But I WILL 💥 BIG EARTHQUAKES COMING
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Mobile Starlink ought to be able to work around this.
Iran uses electronic warfare to disrupt Starlink — NYT
Iranian authorities deployed military-grade electronic equipment to disrupt Starlink satellite internet services during last week’s communications blackout, the New York Times reported on Thursday.
Activists and engineers were able to stay online using thousands of smuggled Starlink terminals, allowing images of security forces firing on protesters and families searching for bodies to reach the outside world, the report said.
Their actions forced Iranian authorities to respond, the report said, with the deployment of military-grade electronic weaponry designed to disrupt the GPS signals Starlink systems rely on. Activists and civil society groups said the move was rarely seen outside active battlefields, such as in Ukraine.
In search of my sad face. AND pleased it not Christian churches. burning.
Iranians Burn Down Mosques
Iranian demonstrators set mosques ablaze during heated protests against the country’s Islamic government, according to local video and reports this weekend.
The mass uprising reportedly began in response to economic woes but follows months of instances of women shedding their mandatory headwear in a statement against the country’s forced Islamic norms. Another video posted by Reuters showed a mob vandalizing the Abuzar Mosque in Tehran on Thursday, scattering furniture and laying incendiary devices.
The Iranian regime has massacred hundreds while clamping down on the disorder, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists in Iran reports, according to The New York Post.
President Donald Trump on Jan. 2 hinted at possible military action if Iran kills protesters, leading to a social media duel with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei over the following days that involved the ayatollah posting an image of Trump in a coffin. Trump previously bombed multiple Iranian nuclear facilities amid conflict with Israel, marking the most overt U.S. military operation against the regime in years.
Donald Trump to attend Miami Hurricanes vs Indiana Hoosiers college football final on Monday
Donald Trump is attending the college football championship final in Miami on Monday night, where the Hurricanes meet the Indiana Hoosiers at the Hard Rock Stadium.
Would guess this has far reaching affect, beyond energy. Reign in “State” driven lunacy in the courts.
Supreme Court Case Will Set Major Precedent For American Energy
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a case determining whether companies acting under federal orders can shift state lawsuits to federal court — with many concerned parties arguing that American energy is at stake.
The case addresses whether Chevron and other energy companies can move a Louisiana state lawsuit
to federal court under the federal-officer removal statute, based on actions taken on behalf of the federal government during World War II. Roughly 40 lawsuits have been filed since 2013 over oil and gas companies’ alleged role in Louisiana’s coastal erosion, and the Supreme Court’s upcoming review of Chevron U.S.A. v. Plaquemines Parish decides whether those cases can be moved from state to federal court.
“At the end of the day, this is about federal supremacy… that means that those doing the work of the federal government can’t be hauled into some state or local court to face judgment for the work they’re doing for the federal government,” Mike Fragoso a partner at Torridon Law PLLC, said in a statement.
Guessing we are expecting SC to rule of tariffs soon.
🚨 BREAKING: After listening to the oral arguments, the White House confirms the Supreme Court is likely to UPHOLD President Trump's sweeping tariffs that helped bring $18T in investments and end wars
BREAKING: After listening to the oral arguments, the White House confirms the Supreme Court is likely to UPHOLD President Trump’s sweeping tariffs that helped bring $18T in investments and end wars
GREAT! Do the right thing, SCOTUS!
“We’re highly confident that they’re going to side with us, that the legal analysis is on our side.”
“We also have a backup plan that’s really solid. We can put a 10% tariff on right away to make up most of the room and then use things like the 301 authorities, the 232 authorities to backfill the things that we’ve already achieved with these great deals with the countries.”
“I expect that the Supreme Court is going to be really, really supportive of the president’s plan…I think that the Supreme Court wouldn’t want to upend all of that great success either.”
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There is a reason Trump ordered five ice breakers.
China and Russia have built more icebreakers in one year than the United States has built in the history of our country. They aren’t just building them for fun.
It is vital that America secures Greenland and reinforces the Monroe Doctrine for the future of national security.… pic.twitter.com/xlH4enZiIy
China and Russia have built more icebreakers in one year than the United States has built in the history of our country. They aren’t just building them for fun. It is vital that America secures Greenland and reinforces the Monroe Doctrine for the future of national security. Luckily for us, we have the ultimate deal maker on our team in President @realDonaldTrump!
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Then there is Judas Pence (S P I T)
Turncoat Mike Pence Says He Hates Many Trump’s Policies — Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Tariffs (VIDEO)
Greenland: The U.S. may be in for the real estate deal of the century
Denmark would be smart to take Trump’s deal.
After a huge round of huffing and puffing, Denmark has finally agreed to come to the negotiating table for the sale of Greenland. If a sale, reportedly for $700 billion cash, goes through, welcome to the real estate deal of the year.
Here is how the White House announced it:
BREAKING: The White House comments on the meeting between Denmark and the US:
“The two sides agreed to establish a working group for technical talks on the acquisition of Greenland.”
Which is quite a change from all the reflexive ‘Greenland is not for sale’ talk coming from Denmark.
Meetings are being held, and the Danes, out there in the Washington, D.C. cold smoking their cigarettes afterward as news photos showed, do seem to be feeling the pressure. Their statements have gone the Fully Delcy, in that they seem to be saying the opposite of what the Trump administration is announcing, as the New York Times reports:
NEW: The Danish foreign minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, told The New York Times that a US takeover of Greenland was a red line. He said Vance and Rubio had agreed to a working group on solutions. But the White House said the group will discuss the US acquisition of Greenland. pic.twitter.com/8zSJ7GWlTW
But the fact that they agreed to the meetings at all suggests a potential deal in the works. If they really would never change their position, they wouldn’t talk at all.
Wheatie Wisdom. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone. No running with scissors. No food fights.
AI stuff posted, requires a link. Please use spoiler, for longer posts.
Wolf Speak. No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree. But Do Know, every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post.
America, needs to embrace the following TRUTH…
Speaking of embracing…
If nothing follows, KK below, Night Crew, you are on your own.
KK
Apologies.
Abbreviated post today. Likely worthwhile nuggets included. 🙂
On the move today, during what are normally my primary post preparation hours.
Later, time permitting I’ll post more stuff.
FreshStuff. That may be worth a read, listen, watch or scroll on by. 🙂
Prices pulled last evening. Gold $4,526.50. Silver ~$80.63. Bitcoin $90,556.
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American Stories. (A series)
The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.
It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.
This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.
The “officials” have shut down all communications channels they control. Mobile Phones, Cellular Data, the internet, etc. Yet with Starlink running, Satellite telephones, undoubtedly some folks with HAM Radio gear and others with Meshtastic (and similar Mesh Networks), the signal is still getting out…
And this, boys and girls, is WHY you want to learn, set up, and use something like Meshtastic (or HAM Packet Radio if licensed) AND learn how to set up “WiFi Repeaters” AND for some of you, buy a StarLink Roaming system (even if you don’t activate it with more than the $5/mo standby account).
Because TPTB WILL Shut down your regular communications in any event they don’t like, or if the local Natural Disaster (be it hurricane or earthquake or fire or flood or…) is bad enough, nature may do it for them.
So here we have Tousi TV showing ongoing “People in the Streets” all around Iran, even as “Comms are down” officially. Plus he knows that his reporting is getting back into Iran (my guess would be via StarLink but even “sneaker net” delivering USB drives or “Pirate Boxes” with hard drive copies and local open Wifi can do it…). Even one person with a Satellite phone can download it, and them share it via Mesh Networks…
You just can’t stop the signal anymore.
Slow it. Make it harder. Only get it via “diffusion” from the Tech Nerds to their Inner Circle to the ROW…Sure. But it WILL flow.
Key Points from the video:
Massive people in the streets still. IRGC has called out the Military to shoot their own citizens. The Regime is in full panic now. People are fighting back with what they have. Rocks, Fire, Cars… There are pleas for Israel & USA (Trump) to help. Trump has said if they start killing civilians they will be “hit hard”. Video of it all IS getting out, here. MSM is still hard in the dark about all this, or hiding the truth.
My “takeaways” from all this?
As noted above, have a Starlink Roam system AND other ways to do communications. Governments (all of them) WILL attack their own people to save themselves. In a real crisis, the Police & Military may, OR may NOT, be on “your side”. Prepare BEFORE you need it. “weapons Restrictions” are futile. ANYTHING can be a weapon, even a Toyota. The USA is likely to end up in another “adventure” in Iran this time. The Revolution will not be Televised, but it will be streamed.
Is this a CIA / TLA “assisted” “color revolution”? No way to tell… yet.
But it does look like “someone” is going after the weaker and oil rich BRICS+ members what with Venezuela in the bag. I’m not liking the way the USA is starting to act a whole lot like a Global Bully. OTOH, not keen on Communist Dictators and Religious Dictators either, so maybe it’s the only way to fix it.
Wheatie Wisdom. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone. No running with scissors. No food fights.
AI stuff posted, requires a link. Please use spoiler, for longer posts.
Wolf Speak. No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree. Every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post.
America, needs to embrace the following TRUTH…
Speaking of embracing…
If nothing follows, KK below, Night Crew, you are on your own.
KK
Fresh Stuff, which may be worth a read, listen, watch, or scroll on.
Prices pulled last evening. Gold $4,347.60. Silver $73.54. Bitcoin $90,073.
Roller coaster continues.
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American Stories. (A series)
The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.
It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.
This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.
Unrestrained ignorance on the left coast (CA, OR & WA)…
Excerpt from Chiefio’s latest.
In other news: California Oil Refineries are going off line now. One has dedicated jet fuel pipelines to SFO San Francisco Intl. Airport and Travis AFB (the “biggy” serving the Pacific). From where they will source fuel, and how to ship it from “wherever” TBD. (I’d suggest building a tanker unloading dock at the old refinery and feeding fuel from ships directly into the pipelines – but I’m sure the California Commissions strangling the economy won’t allow that and will just insist they swap over to Battery Electric Airplanes…) I can count at least 4 Gang Green commissions that will demand jurisdiction. Cal. Coastal Commission, SF Bay and Water commissions, probably the Redwood Commission, and CARB Cal. Air Resources Board. Also a few Unions, the State Legislature, and more… So watch this space for an answer- in about 20 years…
Sidebar: Oregon closed their last oil refinery in about 1995 so get 100% of their gasoline via a pipeline from Washington State… that is being talked up for closure… and where the refineries that feed it are talking about shipping gasoline to California instead (who will now be 20% short…). The entire West Coast is going to demonstrate what a Green Dream Life Without Oil! is like. Starting January 2026.
BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down California’s Ban on Open Carry – Trump Judge Issues Scathing Opinion
A US Appeals Court on Friday in a 2-1 decision struck down a California law banning people from openly carrying firearms.
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals cited a 2022 Supreme Court ruling and said California’s ban on open carry is unconstitutional.
US Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke, a Trump appointee, wrote the majority opinion and blasted the state of California for banning open carry for 95% of its population.
California banned open carry on all counties with populations greater than 200,000 – which is 95% of the state.
In 2019, Mark Baid filed a lawsuit against the California Attorney General challenging the state’s ban on open carry.
Judge VanDyke, a known gun enthusiast, said California’ ban on open carry is unconstitutional.
“For most of American history, open carry has been the default manner of lawful carry for firearms. It remains the norm across the country—more than thirty states generally allow open carry to this day, including states with significant urban populations,” VanDyke wrote.
VanDyke said many states allow open carry and California has a history of open carry.
“Similarly, for the first 162 years of its history open carry was a largely unremarkable part of daily life in California. From 1850, when California first became a state, until the Mulford Act of 1967, public carry of firearms in California (open or concealed) was entirely unregulated. And when California first deviated (or considered deviating) from this practice, its reasons for doing so were less than morally exemplary,” VanDyke wrote.
“In our Nation’s history and tradition, open carry was widely recognized as being central to the Second Amendment right,” VanDyke added. “A ban on that which is at the core of the Second Amendment is not a ‘minimal burden’ on the Second Amendment right.”
I think there’s a strong case to be made that the Dems are engaged in genocide and/or ethnic cleansing.
They flooded our nation with illegals, encouraged Americans to abort their babies, and destroyed all of our customs via Left-wing policies.
They are trying to replace our population with low-IQ immigrants who don’t speak English and have no idea they are being enslaved. They are trying to eliminate the American People as we know it, particularly the White People, because we stand in the way of their hostile tyrannical takeover. They are taking our tax dollars and using them to import foreigners to replace us, because we are much more difficult to rule than Somalis.
People love to throw around the word genocide, but I’d argue the real genocide is happening here in America, and in all predominantly White nations around the world.
Trump, via bully pulpit, JD, DOJ, FIB, SoS, IRS, HLS, are gonna be busy. Deportations, Green cards revoked, citizenship cancelled, visas cancelled, clawed back federal funds…
Activated activist judges busy. DOJ lawyers busier. Epstein files, well, they can’t be the top priority.
TDS AND DumRats true to form, will be on the wrong side of another 80/20 issue. More likely a 95/5 issue.
The somali tiktoker who mocked Americans had a meltdown over Elon Musk and appeared to threaten his life:
“I wouldn’t worry too much about him. He about to die.”
The somali tiktoker who mocked Americans had a meltdown over Elon Musk and appeared to threaten his life: “I wouldn’t worry too much about him. He about to die.” .
Trump continues to take a chain saw to immigration. Winning.
Trump Ending Automatic Green Cards for Migrants Marrying U.S. Citizens
Immigration lawyers are warning that federal agencies are increasingly skeptical when migrants claim to have legitimate marriages with Americans.
The policy shift comes after President Donald Trump’s deputies began cracking down on rising rates of marriage-related visa fraud by migrants who pay Americans for temporary marriages.
While marrying a U.S. citizen has never been a locked-in guarantee that a migrant would be issued a green card, marriages have previously offered a huge boost to a migrant’s request for legal status. But that may be changing as immigration attorneys are finding that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are giving such marriages much closer scrutiny than ever before.
🚨 STEPHEN MILLER SAID IT PERFECTLY: "Look how powerful the Democrat Party became in Minnesota once they flooded it with 100,000 Somalians!"
"Once the elections were decided by clan rivalries and ethnic feuds, once that happened, the Democrat Party became permanently powerful in… pic.twitter.com/oVawulLJRJ
STEPHEN MILLER SAID IT PERFECTLY: “Look how powerful the Democrat Party became in Minnesota once they flooded it with 100,000 Somalians!” “Once the elections were decided by clan rivalries and ethnic feuds, once that happened, the Democrat Party became permanently powerful in Minnesota. They became permanently powerful in the Twin Cities.” “When you see the state of Somalia, that’s what they want for America. Because it’s easier to rule over an empire of ashes than it is for the Democratic Party to rule over a functioning, Western, high-trust society with a strong middle class.” “That’s their model for America, to make the whole country into a version of Somalia. And everything they do gets down to that.” This is a generational betrayal. We need less Somalia and more America.
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This analysis is a good example of what has really been bugging me lately.
It’s been one year. Trump II is in the process of paradigm-shifting victories on immigration, presidential control over the executive, and the enforcement of the CRA against the many illegalities of the… https://t.co/OjiTR63phH
This analysis is a good example of what has really been bugging me lately. It’s been one year. Trump II is in the process of paradigm-shifting victories on immigration, presidential control over the executive, and the enforcement of the CRA against the many illegalities of the racial reckoning. It has demonstrated willingness to cut higher Ed’s federal lifeline to force institutions to their knees.
It’s forced the legal definition of sex back into the law. It is rooting out billions in public support for the institutional leftist machine.
Progress in each of these areas is tangible, I can list cases, firings, funding cuts, and lawsuits, not just rhetoric.
And yet people whine because the world hasn’t been completely and utterly transformed in a mere 360ish days, and there’s still work left to do. What did you expect? 20M deportations overnight? Did it occur to you that that’s a massively difficult logistical feat to organize, and would take some time even if they WEREN’T fighting a recalcitrant system? Did you think there really was a fix everything switch?
Some parts of the “online right” have an even more magical view of governance than the oldhead Washington Generals chattering classes.
In my book, this administration has racked up more critically important wins than any R administration in my political memory, and I think the case can be made it’s the best R administration for the right in 100 years.
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🚨 HOLY SMOKES. The Democrat Governor of Maine gave state contracts to a Somali NGO that REGISTERED MIGRANTS TO VOTE in the 2022 election…
…that Somali NGO has been caught committing Medicaid fraud.
HOLY SMOKES. The Democrat Governor of Maine gave state contracts to a Somali NGO that REGISTERED MIGRANTS TO VOTE in the 2022 election… …that Somali NGO has been caught committing Medicaid fraud. WOW.
“Janet Mills, when she was forming the Office of New Americans as a migrant resettlement agency for the state of Maine, picked a woman named Eklis Ahmed, who is a former employee of Gateway Community Services.” “Gateway received many no-bid contracts from the Mills administration for the purposes of doing community health outreach work, which involved registering migrants to vote in the 2022 election.” “So this is not just any run-of-the-mill organization that was fraudulently billing Medicaid, allegedly. It’s one that was very, very well tied and connected to the Maine Democratic Party and remains tied to the Democratic Party.” – Steve Robinson, Editor-in-Chief of the Maine Wire “It’s not just a Somali Medicaid fraud, it’s a Somali Democrat Medicaid fraud, because this is an organization with elaborate and extensive ties to the Maine Democratic Party, including Governor Janet Mills and her administration.” This is seismic. It’s not just Minnesota. It is everywhere.
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UFB that sanctuary cities, states even exist in America.
JUST IN: New Hampshire Governor Announces “Sanctuary Cities are Officially BANNED” After Anti-Sanctuary City Laws Took Effect on Jan 1
Anti-sanctuary city laws took effect in New Hampshire on Thursday after Governor Kelly Ayotte signed two bills requiring cities to cooperate with federal authorities and immigration detainers for illegal aliens who are charged with a crime.
The Governor championed the enacted laws in an X post on New Year’s Day.
“As of today, sanctuary cities are officially banned in New Hampshire,” she said.
“We will never go the way of Massachusetts and their billion-dollar illegal immigration crisis.”
Wheatie Wisdom. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone. No running with scissors. No food fights.
AI stuff posted, requires a link. Please use spoiler, for longer posts.
Wolf Speak. No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree. But Do Know, every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post.
If nothing follows, KK below, Night Crew, you are on your own.
KK
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FreshStuff, which may be worth a read, listen, watch, or scroll on.
Prices pulled last evening. Gold $4,549.88. Silver $79.59. Bitcoin $87,345.
Bitcoin seems to be alternately trending down and doldrums, for a couple months.
More metal talk, further below.
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American Stories. (A series)
The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.
It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.
This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.
Freedom 250 to Launch America’s Semiquincentennial Celebrations with New Year’s Eve Illumination of Washington Monument
A six-night projection-mapping spectacle will transform the Washington Monument into a luminous canvas beginning on New Year’s Eve, launching the official national celebration of America’s 250th anniversary with a striking visual tribute to the nation’s story.
The commemorative event kicks off December 31, 2025, with a midnight countdown illuminating the Monument as a towering 250-foot birthday candle — symbolically marking the start of the United States’ semiquincentennial year. From December 31 through January 5, nightly displays will project a sweeping visual narrative onto the Monument, highlighting key moments in American history — from discovery and independence to unity and future innovation.
Standing over 555 feet tall, the Washington Monument will serve as a symbolic centerpiece reflecting both national heritage and future promise.
The experience is open to the public and free of charge, with viewing available across the National Mall. Projections begin at 7:00 p.m. Eastern each night, with extended hours on New Year’s Eve until 12:06 a.m.
Metal “Owners” have a piece of paper, that says they own gold or silver. Physical metal supposedly held by some company. Latter promises to deliver physical gold and silver on demand. (Yea, pull my finger.)
I find this crap interesting, perhaps hilarious. As Both gold AND Silver are seriously on a rocket nearly vertical.
Chiefio.
A bit on Finance & Economics
Gold & Silver have been on a bit of a rocket ride. I’ve been doing well, though a bit stressed over holding the position over the holiday market shutdowns. As a classic Short Squeeze, this WILL end badly… for someone. Hopefully not me 😉 Rumor is that several Name Banks decided to close out their short position which is why silver rapidly jumped from $60/oz to close over $72/oz. I think I bought in at about $50/oz.? as a rough average.
When will the short squeeze end? Don’t know. Several nations have shut off silver export, most notably China (who refines most of it). A few manufacturers have bought up all the physical they can (mostly solar panel makers that use a fair amount, and semiconductor makers like Samsung). COMEX has had a huge number of contracts not “roll over” but ask for physical at settlement – so the vaults are getting low. London Metals Exchange is rumored to be nearly out of metal and scrounging. We’ve used more than is mined each year for 5 years now…
Between a lot more demand by Gang Green Dreams, and inadequate supply, along with major players willing to work The Squeeze: I don’t see a quick end. There just isn’t the physical metal above ground to fill all the holes.
At some point, price will simply lock up the market. (It eventually becomes cheaper to NOT make solar panels and jewlery and electronics that will be sold at a loss due to the cost of the embedded silver…). I’m going to hold tight until mid January then evaluate again.
The USA economy is growing at over 4% (a lot of it medical care / expenses / insurance; but a lot not) while the UK & EU are shrinking and Russia is “off line” relative to The West. China is having ongoing deflation problems with continued real estate massive problems. Japan is doing OK, but with rising interest rates and a likely unwind of the Yen Carry Trade.
Overall, I continue to see the $US as “the best whore in the whore house” so not doing a lot to move into any other major currency (using Gold and Silver instead as an alternative store of value). So probably about a Break Even mix in real terms.
A Lot will hang on a few unknowns. Will Europe succeed in starting a Hot War with Russia? Will that then pull in the USA? How fast will the EU Economy collapse? (in progress now…). Will Right Wing Parties gain power in Europe? (They are leading in polls in many countries, but parliamentary maneuvers have been keeping them out of positions of authority). This will eventually change, but when?
So I’m just rigging for Rough Times and avoiding most risky things. The exception being riding the rocket ride in precious metals, and a few AI stocks. Yes, eventually it will crash, so get out on a 10%+ downturn, but don’t get off the rocket before the motor burns out 😉
More Chiefio. (Yea. I find Chiefio interesting. ht Gail)
Blunt honesty below, is Both Refreshing AND to damn funny.
Europe & UK vs Russia & The BRICS+
The EU has decided to add more nails to their coffin. Promising to float a €90 Billion loan to Ukraine guaranteed by the EU Budget. To be repaid from non-existent “Russian Reparations” that will never exist as Russia is busy winning this war. So with no repayment possible, and with NO “maturity date” (‘when Russia loses’) just who would buy the bonds? Hmmm? WITH LUCK, nobody and the scheme will fail.
What it will do, IF any bonds are sold and money delivered: It will assure that the EU will fight tooth and nail to assure that the Ukraine War never ends in peace, since then no reparations will arrive and they will be on the hook for all the money. Perhaps that was the goal?…
The Ukraine Army continues to have Great Victories… every one closer to Kiev and with fewer soldiers left in their Army and less land under their control. /sarc;
Perhaps someday folks in the EU & UK can discover the joys of Reality Awareness and the vast improvement in the quality of decisions made when using facts based in reality rather than fantasies based in “The Narrative”… /snark;
Seems the second oil tanker boarded, is Chinee owned. Ship AND oil. Popcorn please.
China
The USA has decided Piracy is the way to go, so stolen a Panamanian flagged Chinese owned oil tanker full of Chinese owned oil leaving Venezuela. Watch This Space for how China retaliates. They WILL retaliate. The only question is “Will anyone notice the poison put in your drink?”… or slipped into your electronics, or your banking system…
I’ve never understood the tendency for the USA to talk openly about wanting to start a war with China over Taiwan; set up blockades; damage their economy. Just stupid to telegraph your plans and fantasies.
China has already started to require various kinds of licensing and export controls on all sorts of metals needed by The West (and thus the USA). They have already moved a huge part of their trade onto their own clearance system in Yuan / Renminbi blinding The West to that data flow, protecting it from “sanctions” and reducing demand for $US and indirectly €Euros. Way to go Western Idiots In Charge.
Surely hope zero US tax dollars funneled to Israel, are used to build Israel defense industry.
Israel Announces $110 Billion Plan to Build Independent Arms Industry — ‘Reduce Dependency on Allies’
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that Israel will invest roughly $110 billion over the next decade to build an independent domestic arms industry, declaring that the Jewish state must “reduce the dependency on any party, including allies,” after repeated weapons restrictions imposed during wartime.
Speaking at a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots, Netanyahu said he approved, together with the defense and finance ministers, a NIS 350 billion (about $110 billion) multi-year plan aimed at ensuring Israel can arm itself independently while maintaining its battlefield edge.
“We will continue to acquire essential supplies while independently arming ourselves,” Netanyahu said. “I don’t know if a country can be completely independent, but we will strive to ensure our arms are produced as much as possible in Israel.”
“Our goal,” he added, “is to build an independent arms industry for the State of Israel and reduce the dependency on any party, including allies.”
Watch: Comedian Kill Tony Roasts ‘Sh*thole’ San Francisco, Somalis; Tells His Favorite Trump Joke, Names His Biggest Political Loser of 2025
The All-In podcast hosted a wonderful Christmas season event featuring comedian Tony Hinchcliffe with the hosts and guest presenting their “Bestie” awards, and a “Kill Tony” special.
The podcast, hosted by multi-millionaire venture capitalists David Sacks, David Friedberg, and Jason Calacanis, brought on Hinchcliffe to replace Chamath Palihapitiya, who was unable to make the show that night. And Hinchcliffe came out swinging in a fantastic roast of the billionaire hosts.
Hinchcliffe first took aim at the “shithole” San Francisco after taking the stage.
“You guys live here in San Francisco?” he asked the audience. “What. A. Shithole,” he added.
He went on to joke that San Francisco is “actually worse than a shithole” because it would be good to have an actual shithole to put all the shit that is covering the streets into. He then insisted that “a shithole would be an actual upgrade.”
But it wasn’t always a shithole. He went on saying, “It used to be so beautiful here. Do you guys remember the intro to Full House? The house is still full because 23 Somalians live in it now.”
Tony Hinchcliffe on San Francisco: “It’s actually worse than a shithole… It used to be so beautiful. Do you remember the intro to Full House? The house is still full because 23 Somalians live in it now.”🤣
Here Are Some New Trump Tax Breaks That Could Give Republicans an Advantage in the 2026 Midterm Elections
Several new tax breaks were signed into law this year by President Donald Trump that could help spark an economic boom, and with it, a Republican victory in the upcoming midterms.
These new rules were enacted through the “Big Beautiful Bill,” which the commander-in-chief heavily lobbied for, and will be available to people filing their taxes from 2026-2028.
First, Trump’s proposal of no tax on tips and overtime is sure to provide economic relief. The maximum deduction for tips is now $25,000, and the maximum deduction for overtime will be $12,500.
This will likely be very popular with middle-class earners. Nurses, trade workers, service industry employees, and others whose votes are crucial to Republican success will have more money in their pockets.
Another important voting bloc is seniors over 65, especially those who are in need of financial assistance. They are also set to benefit from the new deductions.
“Effective for 2025 through 2028, individuals who are age 65 and older may claim an additional deduction of $6,000,” the IRS website reads. “This new deduction is in addition to the current additional standard deduction for seniors under existing law.”
WATCH: The Trump tax cuts set to take effect next year could tip the scales for Republicans in the midterm elections.pic.twitter.com/6WwuDI6vUJ
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Regardless, placeholders are scheduled 0001 ET, every Saturday, through January.
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FreshStuff. May be worth a read, listen, watch or scroll on by.
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American Stories. (A series)
The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.
It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.
This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.
This post will ignore the Howard University AND Providence RI ignorance. Plenty of other ignorance available…
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We need more of this, non stop.
Fed Up with Islam, James Woods Issues Savage Statement That Will Offend Every Muslim on Earth, But Could Give Hope to Everyone Else
Western Civilization needs to have an honest conversation about Islam after Sunday’s deadly shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach, as it is by no means a stand-alone affair.
Actor James Woods is someone who realizes this, as his Wednesday post on social media platform X showed. Woods noted that the shooters that day in Sydney, Australia, targeted Jews celebrating Hanukkah.
He also pointed to the genocide of Christians taking place in Nigeria.
The common thread, he pointed out, is Islamic terrorists.
“It isn’t just about who is being killed,” Woods wrote. “It’s more about who’s doing the killing. It is, of course, Islamic terrorism. The jihad to eradicate ‘infidels’ and occupy their nations is in full swing.
“The only way to stop it is to state the facts out loud. And the facts are that Islam is a plague intent on ending any semblance of civilization as the enlightened world now knows it.”
Woods is absolutely correct: These terrorists are not fringe actors or radicals; these are people following the dogma found in the Quran, which is clear in its call for Muslims to use violence in furtherance of their cause.
We do not have to live like this.
We do not have to keep importing and tolerating a flood of violent barbarians who have no interest in Western notions of tolerance.
Our systems and our outlook stand only as a means to power for the Muslim world.
The great Russian dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn spent eight years in the Gulag prison system for daring to speak out against Joseph Stalin. He once prophetically said, “One man who stopped lying could bring down a tyranny.”
Woods is one of those men.
The Religion of Peace counts almost 2,000 attacks by Muslims across nearly 50 countries, with over 13,000 dead and over 6,000 injured in 2025 alone.
It is time to stop this.
Millions are waking up. The Western world cannot tolerate these people any longer. We cannot afford to import people whose toxic politics masquerade as a faith.
That’ll offend every Muslim there, but it will also be a relief and give hope to many non-Muslims.
Antisemitism is quite possibly the most volatile issue in the world today. Hand in hand Christianity is more silently a target as well. Nigerian slaughter, for example, has reached genocide levels. The world is reading the facts backwards in a sense, however. It isn’t just about… https://t.co/lZBG8RpBnu
Antisemitism is quite possibly the most volatile issue in the world today. Hand in hand Christianity is more silently a target as well. Nigerian slaughter, for example, has reached genocide levels. The world is reading the facts backwards in a sense, however. It isn’t just about who is being killed. It’s more about who’s doing the killing. It is, of course, Islamic terrorism. The jihad to eradicate “infidels” and occupy their nations is in full swing. The only way to stop it is to state the facts out loud. And the facts are that Islam is a plague intent on ending any semblance of civilization as the enlightened world now knows it.
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Caving (surrendering) to mooSlimes is 100% wrong thing to do.
France, Australia, and Germany Have all Canceled New Years Celebrations – We All Know Why, But They’re Not Brave Enough to Tell Us
Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt:
A beautiful and spectacular event, and it has all been canceled because the French government can no longer keep its own people safe from potential radical Islamic terrorists that they have welcomed into their country. Think about that. France has led in so many Middle East and North African migrants that they can no longer assemble in crowds.
We’re watching one of the most beautiful countries and cultures in the world commit suicide, and this threat has now spread all over the West. This is not singular to Australia or France. It is everywhere now, including in Germany, where many are too scared to go to the country’s many famous Christmas markets because they are now so dangerous. They’re such a target for radical Islamists. Take a listen to the details from this report:
“Terrorists have struck seven European Christmas markets since 2014, three in France and four in Germany, all carried out by men of Muslim or Middle Eastern backgrounds. Authorities arrested five men suspected of planning attack number 8 in Germany last week. One of them, a Muslim cleric from a German mosque who urge his followers to kill as many people as possible.”
Yeah, attack number 8 foiled. There was another attack in Poland on a Christmas market foiled as well. The one in Germany, a Muslim cleric that left Egypt to move to Germany, moving to a country which tolerantly allows him to work at a mosque, to have a mosque. What does he do when he gets to Germany and he’s saved by the West? He begins indoctrinating other Muslims to murder as many Christians as they possibly can. Going to a German Christmas market at this point is a bit like playing Russian roulette.
Is today Can you say the day that one of our asylum seekers, living off our tax dollars, is going to plow his car through this market and kill 20 of us? We don’t know. In Australia, where 16 were murdered on a beach this past Sunday, many say that they have felt the threat skyrocket as their own government imported tens of thousands of migrants from Muslim countries.
The Muslim population doubling in a decade in Australia. The left wing Prime Minister of Australia, the Labor Party, a country that has the strictest gun laws in the world already, just wants to add more gun laws, light a candle and move on.
🚨Australia, France and Germany have now all CANCELLED their usual New Years Celebrations
Governments, including USG, need to be open and honest about the Islamic Threat To Freedom.
Tis the Season for Jihadist Christmas Attacks
Every year leading up to Christmas, news reports document Islamic terrorist attacks on Christmas markets and churches in Europe, Australia, and the United States, along with plots disrupted by police.
Liberals refuse to acknowledge the pattern or accept that allowing people into a country who hate its culture, hate Christianity, and want to kill its citizens carries obvious risks. Year after year, evidence shows that unvetted immigration and asylum policies are dangerous, particularly when military-age males from war-torn and failed Muslim countries are allowed to establish residency. Yet anyone who points this out is called a Nazi, a fascist, or a “Trumptard.”
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In the United States, the FBI said it disrupted an alleged New Year’s Eve bombing plot in Southern California and arrested four people in Los Angeles. Tina Lai, Zachary Aaron Page, Audrey Carroll, and Dante Gaffield were charged with conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device.
Investigators said the suspects self-identified as members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, described as pro-Palestinian, anti-law-enforcement, and anti-government. Prosecutors allege the group planned coordinated improvised explosive device attacks at five locations around Los Angeles at midnight on New Year’s Eve, including two U.S. companies.
Authorities said Carroll authored an “Operation Midnight Sun” document detailing the plot, bomb-making instructions, and methods to avoid detection. Investigators also allege the group recruited others, gathered materials, and conducted a test in the Mojave Desert on December 12 before being arrested. If convicted, the defendants face up to 15 years in federal prison.
Seems another woke DEI hire, goes away. Sadly, I assume with a pension or golden parachute.
“To My Haters… F You!” – Outgoing DC Police Chief Goes on UNHINGED Screaming Meltdown During Walkout Ceremony (VIDEO)
Outgoing Washington DC Police Chief Pamela Smith went on a screeching rampage during her walkout ceremony on Friday.
Pamela Smith resigned earlier this month following accusations of rigging crime data.
The House Oversight Committee released a report on Sunday, detailing the committee’s investigation into DC Police Chief Pamela Smith’s manipulation of crime data.
The report, titled “Leadership Breakdown: How D.C.’s Police Chief Undermined Crime Data Accuracy,” follows a months-long investigation into whistleblower allegations that DC Police Chief Pamela Smith was intentionally fudging the crime statistics to make DC appear to have lowered homicide, burglary, carjacking, and other crime rates.
The report “reveals that Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela A. Smith pressured and at times directed commanders to manipulate crime data in order to maintain the appearance of low crime in the nation’s capital,” according to a House Oversight Committee Press Release.
JUST IN: “YOU WILL BE HIT HARDER THAN YOU HAVE EVER BEEN HIT BEFORE IF YOU, IN ANY WAY, ATTACK OR THREATEN THE U.S.A.” – Trump and Hegseth Announce “Lots of” Enemies Killed in Operation Hawkeye Strike, a “Declaration of Vengeance” in Response to ISIS Killing US Troops Syria (VIDEO)
Full statement below:
Today, we hunted and we killed our enemies. Lots of them. And we will continue.—
Earlier today, U.S. forces commenced OPERATION HAWKEYE STRIKE in Syria to eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites in direct response to the attack on U.S. forces that occurred on December 13th in Palmyra, Syria.
This is not the beginning of a war — it is a declaration of vengeance. The United States of America, under President Trump’s leadership, will never hesitate and never relent to defend our people.
As we said directly following the savage attack, if you target Americans — anywhere in the world — you will spend the rest of your brief, anxious life knowing the United States will hunt you, find you, and ruthlessly kill you.
Wheatie Wisdom. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone. No running with scissors. No food fights.
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Wolf Speak. No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree. But Do Know, every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post.
If nothing follows, below KK, Night Crew, you are on your own.
KK
FreshStuff. May be worth a read, listen, watch or scroll on by.
Prices pulled last evening. Gold $4,317.20. Silver $62.20. Bitcoin $90,323.
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American Stories. (A series)
The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.
It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.
This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.
The Story of America: The Declaration of Independence
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Articles.
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Musk…out performing as usual. Cracking up here…
Elon Musk Confirms that SpaceX Is Headed for an IPO that Could Make Him an ‘Instant Trillionaire’
Elon Musk has confirmed reports that SpaceX is planning an IPO in 2026. Musk’s space exploration company could hit the market at a valuation above a trillion dollars, allowing individual investors to buy into his dreams of Mars while also massively increasing his personal fortune.
CNBC reports that tech tycoon Elon Musk has verified reports that his space exploration company is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2026. Musk’s confirmation came in response to an article by Eric Berger from Ars Technica, which delved into the reasons behind the timing of the IPO and the role played by the rise of artificial intelligence and space-based data center opportunities.
Killing the penny was just the start. Trump is rewriting the rules on America’s coins
The next signs of the nation’s political divide might be jingling in your pocket next year.
The administration plans to issue a $1 coin with President Donald Trump’s likeness on it next year, despite a century-old precedent of not honoring sitting, or even living former, presidents on coins.
Instead of quarters honoring the abolition of slavery, granting women the right to vote and the Civil Rights movement, the Treasury will instead issue historical quarters featuring white men from the 18th and 19th centuries who were already well represented on currency and in historical tributes.
The new coins, coming after the administration stopped issuing new pennies earlier this year, underscore Trump’s drive to put his own stamp on the presidency far beyond the confines of the White House – whether it’s by putting his own face and name on US institutions or by pulling back on diversity efforts to reframe the story of America itself.
The US Mint on Thursday released the final coin designs for historical quarters celebrating the country’s 250th birthday next year. Rather than the fight against slavery or giving women the vote, the designs primarily honored a more homogeneous view of US history: George Washington for the Revolutionary War, Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence, James Madison and the Constitution, Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address, as well as pilgrims to celebrate the Mayflower Compact.
“The designs on these historic coins depict the story of America’s journey toward a ‘more perfect union,’ and celebrate America’s defining ideals of liberty,” said Kristie McNally, the acting director of the Mint, in a statement.
The US Mint told CNN on Friday that instead of the previously recommended tribute quarters to abolition, suffrage and the Civil Rights movement, the new designs celebrate “American history and the founding of our great nation.”
The Trump dollar
The controversial Trump dollar coin is also part of Treasury’s plan to mark America’s 250th birthday.
The US Mint issued three different proposed coins Thursday with different likenesses of Trump, including one resembling his famous mug shot from 2023. Designs for the back include different versions of the American eagle.
A previously released version of coin would have also featured Trump on the back, raising his fist after an assassination attempt last year. However, US law prohibits images of living people on the backs of coins. The US Mint told CNN there is no such restriction on the front of coins, though it’s been US law since 1866 that living people can’t be on paper currency.
Still, Trump’s coin will only be the second time a US coin features a living president. The first was a half-dollar coin with both George Washington and then-President Calvin Coolidge issued in 1926 to mark the country’s 150th anniversary.
^^^ Yes, I’ll buy a roll of Trump dollars, to keep. AND carry more Trump dollars. Frequently use them as conversation starters. Much like wearing a Trump hat, t-shirt… ^^^
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EU – U N E L E C T E D Thugs AND War Mongering L U N A T I C S.
FIRST this one….
EU Elites in Panic Mode: Threaten Belgium with Bankruptcy Over Refusal to Rob Russian Assets – De Wever Stands Firm Against Brussels’ Madcap Scheme!
The crumbling edifice of the European Union (EU) is showing its true colors, and it’s uglier than a Brussels bureaucrat’s expense report.
In a stunning display of tyrannical overreach, the EU’s unelected overlords are now threatening Belgium’s newly minted Prime Minister Bart De Wever with financial Armageddon simply because he refuses to play along with their insane plot to steal $200 billion in frozen Russian assets.
Yes, you read that right: STEAL. Like common thieves in the night, targeting a sovereign central bank’s holdings parked safely in Belgium’s Euroclear system. This isn’t just policy wonkery; it’s a full-throated assault on national sovereignty, international law, and basic common sense.
NATO Leader Mark Rutte Urges Europe to Prepare For ‘Widespread Suffering’ and WW3 With Russia Within Five Years (VIDEO)
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is urging member states to prepare for World War III with Russia and its dictator, Vladimir Putin.
During a speech in Berlin on Thursday, the former Dutch prime minister said that “dark forces of oppression are on the march again” and that Europe is facing a “scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured.”
The Internet Archive must not be our only resource to access the past
These days, we’re heading for an infotainment implosion. Even though we have all the world’s knowledge at our fingertips, many fail to grasp its meaning and importance, much less read past the headline and, at best, the first paragraph. Meanwhile, we’re letting machines do our thinking for us.
Glenn Beck’s new A.I. project is meant to get ahead of the curve, and it’s laudable in all its goals. But there is also a vital function that cannot be neglected: archiving and storing away the facts and data of our society. At present, these critical functions are performed by entities such as the Internet Archive, doing a yeoman’s job at storing away these irreplaceable records. They’ve come under attack recently and have had some breakdowns that point to a need for a separate system that performs the same function, albeit from a conservative point of view. Thus, this is our case for Glenn Beck and everyone else to support a Freedom Archive.
Multiple systems are better than one or two.
Most preppers can recite the rule of three: “Three is two, two is one, and one is none.” In other words, you need to have a couple of back-ups for every primary system that you rely on — water, food, self-defense, etc. The same holds true in storing information.
In engineering terms, you don’t want to have one failure mode that will lead to disaster.
U.S. Govt Agency Verifies that Nine Large U.S. Banks Conducted Ideological Debanking Operations
Press Release– […] The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released preliminary findings from its supervisory review of debanking activities at the nine largest national banks it supervises: JPMorgan Chase Bank, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo Bank, U.S. Bank, Capital One, PNC Bank, TD Bank, and BMO Bank.
The OCC conducted its supervisory review in accordance with the President’s Executive Order “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans” to determine whether these institutions debanked or discriminated against any customers or potential customers on the basis of their political or religious beliefs or lawful business activities.
“The OCC is committed to ending efforts – whether instigated by regulators or banks – that would weaponize finance,” said Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould. “Although our work continues, the OCC is today providing visibility into the debanking actions against customers and lawful businesses taken by the nation’s largest banks to ensure public awareness, and to halt these harmful and unfair practices.”
Eleven months ago… We’ve come a long way. Yes, with a long way to go.
Joe Kernen: "The affordability issue is from the 22% increase in prices under Biden—full stop."
Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton: "[Trump was] thrown, what I would say, the worst economy for the average American in my adult lifetime." pic.twitter.com/5vljwi1KPm
Joe Kernen: “The affordability issue is from the 22% increase in prices under Biden—full stop.” Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton: “[Trump was] thrown, what I would say, the worst economy for the average American in my adult lifetime.”
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Life IS getting better with Trump.
Louisiana man: "Since Trump's been in, the gas is going down, everything's getting better. He‘s deporting all these criminals that come over from other countries. I think it's great." pic.twitter.com/HVuNDWUjs0
Louisiana man: “Since Trump’s been in, the gas is going down, everything’s getting better. He‘s deporting all these criminals that come over from other countries. I think it’s great.”
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Tampon Tim has got to be one of the dumbest, most corrupt, retarded assholes ever elected.
Well, elected or more likely installed.
Incompetent scumbag Tim Walz says it's a "pretty hard reach" to expect the Somali community to not engage in the massive theft of tax dollars, criticizes @POTUS for calling them out:
"Each community's got this… Donald Trump brought this to the attention… very dangerous." pic.twitter.com/ffqmpQcT7G
Incompetent scumbag Tim Walz says it’s a “pretty hard reach” to expect the Somali community to not engage in the massive theft of tax dollars, criticizes
@POTUSfor calling them out: “Each community’s got this… Donald Trump brought this to the attention… very dangerous.”
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Europeans in denial. Dumbasses.
I already ripped this lady earlier today, but I have been reflecting on her post more and wanted to make an additional point.
I have traveled extensively in Europe, and while it may be the modern world, Europeans are vastly more hung up on matters of economic and social class,… https://t.co/fAbiLlYslr
Watched the Nobel Prize ceremony yesterday — as a Stockholm resident living a 15-minute walk from City Hall. I thought about how Trump’s America has turned against us: they hate us for being 1. Cultured 2. International 3. Relevant. European civilization is beautiful — thank you again, Stockholm!
Publius.
I already ripped this lady earlier today, but I have been reflecting on her post more and wanted to make an additional point. I have traveled extensively in Europe, and while it may be the modern world, Europeans are vastly more hung up on matters of economic and social class, titles of nobility, differences in ethnicity and differences in race than America is. Despite its long history of attempting to be egalitarian, class still matters in Europe. Titles of nobility still matter. Generational wealth from centuries back still matters. Look at the stiffs in the photo. How many of them earned it? Americans of European descent escaped Europe to get away from that ossified class structure and to make their own way with unlimited opportunity, and that vision still separates us from Europe culturally and intellectually. In the movie “Gettysburg,” Jeff Daniels—playing Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain—delivered an amazing soliloquy, an excerpt of which goes like this: “America should be free ground — all of it. Not divided by a line between slave state and free — all the way, from here to the Pacific Ocean. No man has to bow. No man born to royalty. Here, we judge you by what you do, not by who your father was. Here, you can be something. Here, is the place to build a home.But it’s not the land. There’s always more land.It’s the idea that we all have value — you and me.”
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THAT is the spirit and soul of the United States of America, and is what still separates us from Europe to this very day.
DumRats suck. IIRC, this asshole, was on the J6 Non select committee of liars.
Good on Kristi, for standing up to this DumRat dickhead.
Scumbag @BennieGThompson says the horrific attack on our two great National Guard heroes in D.C. was just an "unfortunate accident."@Sec_Noem: "You think that was an unfortunate accident!? It was a terrorist attack. He shot our National Guardsmen in the head." pic.twitter.com/O4hEDvYDuT
Scumbag @BennieGThompsonsays the horrific attack on our two great National Guard heroes in D.C. was just an “unfortunate accident.” @Sec_Noem
: “You think that was an unfortunate accident!? It was a terrorist attack. He shot our National Guardsmen in the head.”
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Good to keep this in mind when Pravda News AND DumRats lie about ICE arresting American Citizens.
Remember that every time you hear Democrats attack ICE for arresting US citizens they are arresting citizens who violently obstructed or assaulted federal law enforcement and are facing criminal prosecution.
Remember that every time you hear Democrats attack ICE for arresting US citizens they are arresting citizens who violently obstructed or assaulted federal law enforcement and are facing criminal prosecution.
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.@SecWar delivers remarks at the new Space Command HQ in Alabama:
.@SecWardelivers remarks at the new Space Command HQ in Alabama: “I also want to pass my congratulations and thanks from President Trump. He wanted me to pass the message on… WELCOME HOME!”
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Amtrak employees having a Merrier Christmas.
Imagine the wasted tax dollars that would have gone to Amtrak executives.
🚨 BREAKING: In an incredible Christmas surprise, the Trump administration is sending $900 BONUSES to 18,000 THOUSAND Amtrak workers…
…and the money is coming from CUTTING top executives' perks.
"It's budget neutral. We aren't spending more federal money or Amtrak money.… pic.twitter.com/tqsyYRPqKG
BREAKING: In an incredible Christmas surprise, the Trump administration is sending $900 BONUSES to 18,000 THOUSAND Amtrak workers… …and the money is coming from CUTTING top executives’ perks. “It’s budget neutral. We aren’t spending more federal money or Amtrak money. It’s taking money from the executives and saying, let’s SHARE the bonuses with the mechanics, operators…let’s give some of it back this Christmas season!” Sec. Duffy said Amazing! This is how it’s done!
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Prices pulled last evening. Gold $4,216.20. Silver $58.58. Bitcoin $89,313.
Chiefio chimes in further below…
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American Stories. (A series)
The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.
It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.
This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.
Fair Disclosure: I have about 10% to 15% of my net worth in gold and silver. A relatively normal level of “hedging the currency and inflation rate” holding. I’d have done much better over the last year with a higher level of holdings in precious metals. But I’ve done OK.
Realize that metals markets are very VOLATILE and can move against you, by a lot, in a single day. In my opinion, their best use is as a very long term hedge against buggery of the currency (that is almost guaranteed if history is any guide. The $US today is worth about 1 ¢ on the $ of what it was on the gold standard (when I was working in my parent’s restaurant and we had real silver money…)
Gotta love it. American jobs… Over $3 Billion ordnance sales.
U.S. State Dept. announces sale of $2.68B in air strike weapons to Canada
“The Government of Canada has requested to buy up to seven hundred fifty (750) GBU-39 practice bombs inert with fuzes; up to one hundred (100) GBU-39 Guided Test Vehicles (GTVs); up to one hundred (100) MK-82 inert filled bombs; up to two hundred twenty (220) 2,000-lb BLU-117 General Purpose (GP) bombs; up to one hundred forty-six (146) I-2000 penetrator warheads; up to three thousand four hundred fourteen (3,414) BLU-111 500-lb GP bombs; up to three thousand one hundred eight (3,108) GBU-39 Small Diameter Bomb Increment I (SDB-I) bombs; up to five thousand three hundred thirty-two (5,352) KMU-572 Joint Direct Attack Munition (JDAM) guidance sets; up to three hundred ninety-six (396) KMU-556 JDAM guidance sets; up to one hundred forty (140) KMU-557 JDAM guidance sets; up to two thousand four (2,004) GBU-53 SDBs – Increment II (SDB-II); and up to one hundred (100) GBU-53 SDB-II GTVs,” the release revealed.
“The following non-MDE items will also be included: FMU-139 fuze systems; FMU-167 Hard Target Void Sensing Fuzes (HTVSF); DSU-38 laser illuminated target detectors for GBU-54; practice bombs; ammunition tools and special equipment; major and minor modifications equipment; spare and repair parts, consumables and accessories, and repair and return support; weapons and weapon support equipment; test equipment; training aids, devices, and spare parts; classified and unclassified software and software support; classified and unclassified publications and technical documentation; U.S. Government and contractor technical, engineering, and logistics personnel services; and other related elements of logistics and program support.”
Canadian Defense Minister David J. McGuinty also announced their separate purchase of “critical military capabilities sourced from the United States,” totaling approximately $500 million, which will eventually be sent to Ukraine.
Case of the obvious here…Great news…Cracks me up… MO R E, please.
Pentagon’s New Boat Strike – Takeaway Is Clear: Want to Live? Stop Running Dope
The Pentagon announced that the US military conducted another lethal strike on a boat in the eastern Pacific suspected of transporting illegal narcotics, killing four men and intensifying scrutiny over the legality of such attacks. The announcement came as senior military officials briefed Congress about a previous 2 September incident in which a second strike was launched against two survivors after an initial attack.
This and related investigations have netted 75 guilty pleas. Surely, some are singing like a canary. Implicating others AND how the fraudulent scheme worked.
Minnesota Democrats, Including Ilhan Omar and Keith Ellison, Allegedly Pocketed Tens of Thousands from Massive Somali Welfare Fraud Scheme
Several high-profile Minnesota Democrats have been linked to campaign donations totaling over $53,000 from individuals involved in the Somalian scams, one of the largest welfare fraud scandals in U.S. history.
The Minnesota Somali community’s scheme centered around the nonprofit Feeding Our Future, siphoned off approximately $250 million in federal taxpayer funds intended to feed children during the COVID-19 pandemic, but were instead used for luxury purchases like mansions and high-end shopping sprees.
The total fraud, including state payments, may reach $1 billion.
There is currently a federal investigation that has already indicted 75 people, with more than half pleading guilty to charges including wire fraud and bribery.
According to a report from the New York Post, as Minnesota’s top law enforcement officer, Attorney General Keith Ellison received $10,000 from businessmen linked to the scandal. This included three $2,500 donations on the same day following a 2021 meeting with Somali business leaders, two of whom later became criminal defendants.
BLUNT warning to EU / UK “leaders”, citizens. WTFU. Or suffer consequences.
Trump Issues Explosive Warning to Europe — Warns of ‘Civilizational Erasure’ Unless It Stops Mass Migration
The Trump administration is warning Europe that it faces “civilizational erasure” unless it gets its act together.
The U.S. National Security Strategy says that while Europe is facing economic issues, these are “eclipsed by the real and more stark prospect of civilizational erasure” within the coming decades.
Also included are reprimands about censorship and attacks on freedom of speech, with many countries such as Germany, France, and the United Kingdom actively criminalizing their citizens for criticizing progressive ideas.
“The larger issues facing Europe include activities of the European Union and other transnational bodies that undermine political liberty and sovereignty, migration policies that are transforming the continent and creating strife, censorship of free speech and suppression of political opposition, cratering birthrates, and loss of national identities and self-confidence,” reads the document, which is 33 pages long.
“The Seditious Six” Face New Legal Challenges — Massive MONEY LAUNDERING Allegations Emerge
Recently, six lawmakers caused an uproar and prepared a video that implied that soldiers should not follow orders. They carefully put a spin on the Uniform Code of Military Justice in such a way as to imply Sedition.
Each line in the video is alternately delivered by Sens. Elissa Slotkin of Michigan and Mark Kelly of Arizona, and Reps. Chris Deluzio and Chrissy Houlahan of Pennsylvania, Maggie Goodlander of New Hampshire, and Jason Crow of Colorado.
These six have now acquired the moniker of “Seditious Six”
It now appears that the six lawmakers have been found to have been heavily involved in money laundering. Investigative Reporter/Citizen Journalist, Bob Cushman, has just released an FEC data analysis that strongly suggests that Mark Kelly, Elissa Slotkin, Jason Crow, Chris Deluzio, Chrissy Houlahan, and Maggie Goodlander have been recipients of illegally laundered campaign funds.
In the initial investigation, Cushman cites 22 Smurf examples that have “allegedly” contributed almost three million dollars in more than 95,000 separate donations to Democratic coffers.
All six members of the Seditious Six have received funds from one or more of these “smurfs”.
JD warned the EU goof balls not to fine social media. They should promote, Free Speech. Trump is gonna bitch slap these ass wipes into next week.
Perhaps in 2026, I predict a HUGE fallout between the US AND EU/UK. Near daily, we are increasingly incompatible. UNACCEPTABLY INCOMPATIBLE.
BREAKING: EU Globalist Gangsters Fine X $140 Million for Maintaining Free Speech, Further Straining Relations With US
The globalist technocratic authoritarians in Brussels just hit Elon Musk’s X with a €120 million ($140 million), the first blood drawn under their Digital Services Act.
This isn’t about “transparency”—it’s an unabashed power grab to muzzle what is perhaps the most influential social platform that still lets normal people speak.
EU paper-pushers whined that X’s paid blue-check system “confuses” users about who’s verified. In other words, they’re furious that anyone who can pay $8 can now get the same badge the old regime used to hand out only to approved regime journalists.
EU globalists complain that X won’t open its data firehose wide enough for their taxpayer-funded, regime-aligned ‘researchers.’ Everyone knows these “experts” are just left-liberal activists looking for new excuses to de-platform patriots, populists, nationalists, conservatives, and really anyone who has the nerve to go against the regime.
At some point, Trump will move on ass wipes running CO. Colorado government needs a “legal” proctology exam. As Steve may have said, with a 20GA rusty bore brush.
Democrat Colorado Governor Affirms He Will Not Move Tina Peters to Federal Custody
Colorado’s governor will not allow Tina Peters to be moved from Colorado State to Federal custody per a request from the Trump Administration.
Tina Peters was sentenced to prison in Colorado for doing her job after the 2020 Election. She maintained records from the 2020 Election, and when she identified discrepancies in results before and after an election system update, she was imprisoned for 9 years.
It was Peters state and federal duty to maintain accurate records. This is what she did, and the corrupt actors in the state of Colorado imprisoned her for it.
The office of Colorado Gov. Jared Polis affirmed this week a decision by state prison officials not to fulfill a request by the Trump administration to transfer custody of Tina Peters from the state to federal authorities.
Peters, the former Republican Mesa County clerk, is serving a 9-year prison sentence for her role in a scheme to breach the security of her own election equipment. President Donald Trump has repeatedly demanded that she be released.
The director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons sent a letter to the Colorado Department of Corrections last month requesting that the state “initiate the transfer” of Peters to the bureau.
“Requests to transfer inmates from the Colorado Department of Corrections emanate from the state, and not from other entities. The state has not made any requests to transfer this inmate,” Shelby Wieman, a Polis spokesperson, said in a text to Newsline.
Indiana still jiggering around redistricting. Looks like Trump needs to weigh in more.
Indiana House sets up a showdown between Trump and Republican state senators over redistricting
The Indiana House on Friday approved a new congressional map designed to hand Republicans all nine of the state’s US House seats, setting the stage for a showdown in the state Senate.
At least 10 senators publicly oppose a mid-decade overhaul of the state’s congressional boundaries, and Senate President Pro Tempore Rodric Bray previously insisted he doesn’t have enough votes to pass them. But the state House on Friday passed the boundaries anyway by a vote of 57-41, with 12 Republicans joining all Democrats in voting no.
That puts the onus on Bray and Republican holdouts in a fight that could be critical for next year’s midterms.
President Donald Trump and his allies have ramped up the political pressure on those who oppose or are undecided on redistricting, threatening to back primary opponents even though many senators aren’t up for reelection until 2028. At the same time, senators holding out have received bomb threats and swatting attempts.
Seems Cartoon News Network may be orphaned network.
CNN, Unwanted by Netflix, Is Excluded From a Sale, for Now
The prospect of Paramount’s buying Warner Bros. Discovery had led CNN journalists to wonder if the channel may be combined with CBS News. Instead, CNN will remain in a separate corporate entity.
President Donald Trump and Republicans have launched an unprecedented effort this year to redraw state congressional maps to help protect the party’s narrow majority in the House ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
Democrats have responded with redistricting efforts of their own, setting off a series of fights across the country — including in the courts — which will shape the midterm landscape and help determine control of Congress.
HOLY SMOKES! Tom Homan got HECKLED in El Paso, his response was fire HOMAN: “Call me what you want. I don’t care.” HECKLER: “Traitor!” HOMAN: “You know, sir? Why don’t you grow a BACKBONE, put a Kevlar vest and a gun on your hip, and go SECURE THIS BORDER!” Boom.
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Erika Kirk says she would gladly support the idea of JD Vance as the presidential candidate in 2028, calling him a dear friend.
She notes that Charlie Kirk has backed Vance ever since his first Senate run.
Erika Kirk says she would gladly support the idea of JD Vance as the presidential candidate in 2028, calling him a dear friend. She notes that Charlie Kirk has backed Vance ever since his first Senate run. She adds that they truly adore JD.
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Here I thought Grewsome had engineered CA to “ice out” any hope for R-Cons winning House seats. Yea, I’ve only looked at headlines. Dunno either way.
NEW: Caught on a pool camera before President Trump's trilateral peace deal signing, @repdarrellissa is overheard discussing CA-40 redistricting, seeming to suggest @RepYoungKim should not run against Rep. @KenCalvert.
NEW: Caught on a pool camera before President Trump’s trilateral peace deal signing,
@repdarrellissa is overheard discussing CA-40 redistricting, seeming to suggest
@RepYoungKim should not run against Rep. @KenCalvert . “Ken [Calvert] has nowhere else to go. She [Young Kim] does have a hard seat she could go to, and I know the administration would look favorably if she would do that. And then if she doesn’t win, you know, she could go to the administration for two years. With Ken, we need him exactly where he is, and most of this district is or has been his. If anyone else had a claim for it, it’d be me.” Issa was reportedly considering a congressional run in Texas following Prop 50, but told Fox News Thursday he plans to run in California.
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SMH. Info. NOT trying to sir up a hornets nest.
Candace’s own words from her show literally from last night:
“You can pick the place, you can pick the time.”
TPUSA gives her a time and place and she can’t do it.
Candace’s own words from her show literally from last night:
“You can pick the place, you can pick the time.”
TPUSA gives her a time and place and she can’t do it.
HER OWN WORDS! She’s a liar and a con artist.
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JUST SAY NO To DumRats.
Even IF Cry’n Chuck AND hukeem shutdown the government, again.
No more Obamination Care. Last I heard Trump was working an alternative plan. Perhaps it was sending money to citizens, rather than health insurance companies.
I can’t get over this. Dems passed a failing healthcare law along party lines, then set up “emergency” and “temporary” COVID subsidies to bail it out. And now they’re demanding Republicans extend this unaccountable, fraud-riddled mess for three more years, paid for by us. No! https://t.co/7WvsLIGAr4
I can’t get over this. Dems passed a failing healthcare law along party lines, then set up “emergency” and “temporary” COVID subsidies to bail it out. And now they’re demanding Republicans extend this unaccountable, fraud-riddled mess for three more years, paid for by us. NO.
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Comer Nails It.
Slow Guy is incredibly thankful, the dirtbag Somali’s are aggressive AND inept crooks, stealing tax dollars.
Dumb ass Somali’s are 100% on Trump’s radar.
IF citizens, strip citizenship. IF on Green Card, revoke it AND ship them all to Somalia. Prosecute any and all, including accomplices. NGOs, anybody? Federal state and local government employees.
I THANK THE SOMALIS: For their boldness in committing fraud, the in-your-face ignoring of our laws, and for a complete unwillingness to practice civilized behavior. They have inspired a complete review and reset of US support systems. via @rantinglydotcomhttps://t.co/eX5NBl4hWkpic.twitter.com/OCmlzgH7ia
I THANK THE SOMALIS: For their boldness in committing fraud, the in-your-face ignoring of our laws, and for a complete unwillingness to practice civilized behavior. They have inspired a complete review and reset of US support systems. via @rantinglydotcomhttp://Rantingly.com
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This Obamite is going to squeal for Bubba.
BREAKING – The DEA’s chief financial director under Obama, Paul Campo, who resigned in 2016 ahead of Trump’s administration, had his Virginia home raided and has been charged for agreeing to launder $12 million for the CJNG, a Mexican cartel, while acting in his role at the DEA. pic.twitter.com/KL0tz6RsBn
BREAKING – The DEA’s chief financial director under Obama, Paul Campo, who resigned in 2016 ahead of Trump’s administration, had his Virginia home raided and has been charged for agreeing to launder $12 million for the CJNG, a Mexican cartel, while acting in his role at the DEA.
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Like Pete, knives remain out for Kash.
1,000% false and did not happen. And I’d like to give some BTS insight into how this hogwash got printed.
I got this allegation on Tuesday. It sounded made up and I told the reporter so. I went and checked with everyone involved – Alexis (who doesn’t even drink), the Director,… https://t.co/HZfUf9TRwX
1,000% false and did not happen. And I’d like to give some BTS insight into how this hogwash got printed. I got this allegation on Tuesday. It sounded made up and I told the reporter so. I went and checked with everyone involved – Alexis (who doesn’t even drink), the Director, the Detail, and more – all of whom said it didn’t happen. Couldn’t find any corroboration or record of it whatsoever. I went back to the reporter and said “everyone involved says this is false – can you give me any other info so I can provide some proof beyond just a denial? A date? Name of the friend? Anything.” Their response was: “We do not have that info but are comfortable with our sourcing.”
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2. No running with scissors.
1. No food fights. (Launching dinner rolls encouraged.)
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FreshStuff. May be worth a read, listen, or scroll on by.
Prices pulled last evening. Gold $4,238.40. Silver $56.67. Bitcoin $90,922.
Silver jumped up. Bitcoin recovering. More Bitcoin thoughts further in the daily.
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American Stories. (A series)
The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.
It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.
This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.
And no, I own no bitcoin. Full disclosure: In about 2010 I set up a bit coin miner on a R. Pi in a hotel room while working “on the road” as a computer “rent a guy with brains” aka “consultant”. It never found a single bigcoin and that likely colored my opinions. I personally find the idea of “digital assets” foreign. I prefer gold, silver, and platinum (natures limited assets 😉 and they have done well for me. BUT: I missed the entire Bitcoin ramp from about 25¢ per coin to now about $100,000 (modulo swings of 50%).
Do I regret it? Nope. There is no inherent value in Bitcoin or any other artificial scarcity “asset”. Like cards for “Magic the gathering” it is a social construct, not a real thing. I have a blindness to that. Just can’t get interested in things that are “social constructs” as I am obligatory Reality Centered. Yes, you can make a lot of money out of the idiocy of it; but I can’t and won’t. I see it as an entirely artificial construct from the start and “just can’t go there” due to the risk of people just changing their minds about it.
So no, I don’t “endorse” this guy. BUT he does give me insight into “them” and their behaviours.
He’s a hard core bit coin advocate and at about 18 minutes pushes a “digital wallet”. Whatever. His observations about Chase bank and Mr. Diamond are interesting and likely have some worth. To what extent is our world owned and manipulated by TLAs? Things to ponder.
Bitcoin ETF? Blackrock? Everything about this stuff smells, to Slow Guy.
Texas Takes First Step Toward State Bitcoin Reserve with $5 Million ETF Purchase
Texas has invested $5 million in a bitcoin ETF as an initial move toward establishing the first state-based crypto reserve in the U.S.
CoinDesk reports that Texas has purchased $5 million worth of shares in BlackRock’s iShares Bitcoin Trust (IBIT) exchange-traded fund (ETF). The investment, confirmed by a spokesman for the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts, serves as a placeholder as the state continues working toward directly holding bitcoin in its own reserve.
The purchase comes after Texas passed legislation earlier this year, appropriating $10 million to fund the creation of a state-managed bitcoin stockpile, known as the Texas Strategic Bitcoin Reserve. As part of the process, Texas recently concluded an information-gathering phase, soliciting input from the crypto industry on best practices for implementing and managing such a reserve.
While Texas is not the first state entity to invest government funds in a crypto-based ETF, with states like Michigan and Wisconsin having previously allocated pension fund money to similar investments, it marks a significant step toward a state directly holding and managing its own cryptocurrency reserve.
Rainmaker seeks to refill depleted Great Salt Lake
“Rainmaker, a US startup, is attempting to use cloud seeding to increase snowfall in Utah, thereby replenishing the Great Salt Lake,” reports The Doomslayer.
The Great Salt Lake is severely depleted, about 500,000 acre feet below its threshold.
Snow Brains says that
Rainmaker is a company that increases snowpack by utilizing cloud seeding and operates over the course of the winter to increase snowfall by about 10-20%. This fall, Rainmaker will commence the largest American cloud seeding program in modern history. Its operations in the Bear River Basin, the largest watershed feeding the Great Salt Lake, will increase water supply and support drought resilience in Utah, Idaho, and other Western states….
In Utah, the state receives 95% of its water supply from snowpack during the winter, and cloud seeding can be a game-changer. Therefore, Rainmaker targets maximizing this snowpack, linking winter recreation to spring and summer water needs, with campaigns like “Save Our Snow” and “Snow to Stream Flow.” By increasing Utah’s snowpack, it not only brings more snow to the slopes at ski resorts in the winter, but it also provides more sustainable drinkable water in the summer for farmers, cities, and communities.
Parker Cardwell of Rainmaker says its “main focus is to increase snowpack, which is the same snow that we’re skiing on in the wintertime, and is the same water that you’re drinking in the springtime.”
Rainmaker uses drones and advanced radar in its system to increase snowfall.
>>> About that Chinee / Japanese spat in the news a couple weeks ago…
Trump, After Call With China’s Xi, Told Tokyo to Lower the Volume on Taiwan
Japan, a U.S. ally that had angered China on Taiwan, found the message worrying
Chinese leader Xi Jinping was angry, and President Trump was listening.
Days after Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi outraged China by suggesting a Chinese attack on Taiwan could mobilize a Tokyo military response, Xi spent half of an hourlong phone call with Trump, people briefed on the matter said, hammering home China’s historic claim to the democratic self-governing island as well as Washington and Beijing’s joint responsibility to manage the world order.
Later the same day, Trump set up a call with Takaichi and advised her not to provoke Beijing on the question of Taiwan’s sovereignty, said Japanese officials and an American briefed on the call. The advice from Trump was subtle, and he didn’t pressure Takaichi to walk back her comments, those briefed on the calls said.
The Japanese officials said the message was worrying: The president didn’t want friction over Taiwan to endanger a detente reached last month with Xi, which includes a promise to buy more agricultural products from American farmers hit hard by the trade war.
Asked about the exchange with Takaichi, the White House issued a statement from Trump to The Wall Street Journal: “The United States relationship with China is very good, and that’s also very good for Japan, who is our dear and close ally. Getting along with China is a great thing for China and the U.S. In my opinion, President Xi will be substantially upping his purchase of soybean and other farm products, and anything good for our farmers is good for me.”
Putin’s scientists launch chilling squadron of remote controlled spy pigeons fitted with brain implants
The tech firm has already tampered with cow brains in a bid to boost milk yields, now it’s time for pigeons
VLADIMIR Putin’s scientists have launched a squadron of remote controlled spy pigeons fitted with brain implants.
A Kremlin-backed Moscow neurotechnology firm boasts its operators can steer flocks across the sky by zapping signals directly into their brain.
Russia’s sick “bird-biodrones” codenamed PJN-1 are ordinary pigeons surgically implanted with neural chips that allow technicians to direct their routes.
Field tests are being carried out using birds with electrodes inserted into their brains connected to tiny solar-powered backpacks containing onboard electronics, GPS tracking, and a receiver.
Russian tech firm Neiry chillingly claims “no training is required” and birds can be steered remotely in any direction.
Neiry claims the birds can fly 310 miles a day, or more than 1,850 miles in a week on spy missions but bigger birds may soon be weaponised.
Trump: South Africa to be excluded from 2026 G20 Summit
President Donald Trump has announced that South Africa will not receive an invitation to the 2026 G20 Summit, which is set for December in Miami, Florida, at his Trump National Doral resort.
Trump tied this to the U.S. boycott of the 2025 G20 Summit in Johannesburg, South Africa, over human rights abuses against White Afrikaner farmers, including killings and land seizures. Additionally, he accused South Africa of refusing to hand over G20 presidency responsibilities to a U.S. Embassy representative.
“At my direction, South Africa will NOT be receiving an invitation to the 2026 G20, which will be hosted in the Great City of Miami, Florida next year. South Africa has demonstrated to the World they are not a country worthy of Membership anywhere,” Trump wrote on Truth Social platform on Friday.
The 47th president noted that the United States did not attend the prior summit in South Africa “because the South African Government refuses to acknowledge or address the horrific Human Right Abuses endured by Afrikaners, and other descendants of Dutch, French, and German settlers.”
Russia Unable to Send Astronauts to Space for First Time Since 1961
Damage to a Russian launch site has stopped Moscow from sending people into space for the first time in over six decades, it has been reported.
Moscow’s space agency Roscosmos said that Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan had sustained damage during a launch on Thursday carrying Russian and American astronauts to the International Space Station (ISS).
But Russian space bloggers said the damage to Russia’s only launch site for crewed missions was more serious than authorities were claiming.
One expert, Vitaly Egorov, said if the damage is as suspected, Moscow will have lost the ability to launch people into space for the first time since it put the first human in orbit in 1961. Newsweek has contacted Roscosmos for comment.
Russia’s Baikonur cosmodrome in Kazakhstan was damaged on Thursday following the launch of a manned Soyuz rocket to the International Space Station, the Roscosmos space agency said.
Hong Kong apartment fire tests Beijing-backed rule as angermounts
With elections looming, the fire undercuts the government’s insistence it can cater to people’s needs without giving them a greater say in who rules the city.
The fire that blazed through a cramped Hong Kong apartment complex and killed at least 128 people this week has become a major test for the city’s Beijing-backed leaders, who have tried to win back public trust after mass protests by promising better lives for everyday Hong Kongers.
Hong Kong authorities have said that the flames spread unusually quickly across the eight towers of government-subsidized housing. Dozens of WangFuk Court’s 4,600 residents were trapped inside the 31-story buildings as the inferno burned for 43 hours before being largely doused by 10:18 a.m. local time Friday.
FIRST ON 7: Nearly 400 gallons of fuel dumped into wrong home with no oil tank in Medford
MEDFORD, MASS. (WHDH) – Hazmat crews were called to a home in Medford Monday after an oil delivery driver dumped 383 gallons of heating oil into a home that had a fill pipe but no oil tank, according to officials.
Officials said the Fawcett Oil delivery driver went to the right address, but in the wrong city. Instead of going to 48 Linwood Street in Malden, he went to 48 Linwood Street in Medford.
Fire officials said the driver attached the hose to the fillup pipe on the side of the house, but that pipe was not connected to any oil tanks — so 383 gallons of oil ended up in the home’s basement.
“Oil delivery driver pulled up to the wrong address,” said Medford Deputy Fire Chief Nick Davis. “Put 385 gallons of oil into a basement with no oil tank.”
Residents of the two family home quickly evacuated and the area was sealed off.
“It smelled very bad,” said Dang Nguyen, the homeowner. “Even, you know, I’m living in the second floor and I smell. I came home and came in to drop something off and it smelled very bad.”
Crews began cleanup using shovels and speedy dry. They first tried to contain then remove the oil with the Department of Environmental Protection on the scene.
3. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone. <<< T H I S.
2. No running with scissors.
1. No food fights. (Launching dinner rolls encouraged.)
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Wolf Speak. No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree. But Do Know, every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post.
If nothing follows, KK below, Night Shift take it away.
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FreshStuff. May be worth a read, listen, or scroll on by.
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Epstein Free Post follows.
I await the next DumRat shiny object, attempt to bash Trump AND Fracture MAGA.
Prices pulled last evening. Gold $4,078.80. Silver $50.26. Bitcoin $85,050.
More on metals, further below.
Bitcoin…WTF? Early October, ~$124K. Bitcoin, like metals, big swings.
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American Stories. (A series)
The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.
It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.
This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.
Placing the wisdom to own metals, aside, for a moment. Discussed many months, perhaps a year ago.
How or where to hold the metals comes with a few choices. Three of them are:
Hold physical metals at home, bank safe deposit box…
Pay someone to hold (safekeep) owned metals. (Trust someone you’ve never met)
Or, essentially have a piece of paper, saying the purchaser owns, or is owed XX amount of metal, gold, silver, etc.
Two and three, IMO, obviously recipes for FAILURE. There is no guarantee, metal will be provided, “on demand”.
Whether the metals “physical issue on demand” is based in London, the US, or anywhere, really does not matter. The concept is FUBAR from its inception. MeThinks.
Silver Shortage of Physical, China Refining Dominance, LBMA issues
LBMA is the London Bullion Market Association. A private marketplace where folks can trade silver and gold.
They had a little bit of a problem. more people that expected wanted physical delivery of metal, and their vaults didn’t have enough. 54 million ounces were shipped in from China as a kind of a cope…
There’s Billions of ounces being traded against Millions of inventory. Most folks are doing cash settlement, but… it doesn’t take much of a “glitch” of extra folks choosing “delivery” for things to go sideways fast.
In other news: COMEX Commodities Exchange does a lot of futures and options contracts. As of now, the SPOT price (for “right now on the spot!”) is higher than the price in futures contracts. This is backwards from The Usual expected state (contango) which it ought to be. Why? Because to guarantee delivery at a future time, somebody has to hold the commodity in inventory, which has a cost, and must have money tied up in that inventory, which means not getting the bank interest you could get by leaving the money in the bank.
Tylenol earned its reputation as unsafe. Article below, also talks about Naprosyn also hard on the liver. I did not know that. Knew I should eat something before taking Naprosyn.
N-Acetylcysteine (NAC)
NAC was posted numerous times during Covid AND, IIRC, post JAB use.
Seems NAC IS effective with many health issues. Migraines and more.
Comments at the Chiefio article are hugely positive for NAC and a wide spread of benefits, users have experienced.
NAC appears to work for Migraine mitigation and inflammatory problems
The spouse, her twin, and a couple of their kids all have had migraine issues from time to time. They have since abated even if not totally gone ( the son used Imatrix to good effect, IIRC).
In the video below, the presenter says that use of NAC Suppliment helped her reduce her migraine frequency a lot, in conjunction with some other dietary suppliments.
In addition to that “testimonial”, the spouse has had significant effect on some inflammatory issues she is dealing with (joint pains & arthritis mostly).
I’ve not noticed as much, partly because I don’t have as much of an issue I think…, but it has improved “mood” and overall energy levels (very subjective, I know).
There are also a lot of medical studies to back up the positive effects in a variety of illnesses as an adjunct.
ME. Following videos from the Chiefio post, ARE easy to follow AND quite informative.
She is NOT selling anything AND comes across as very, very, honest.
Me. Early Christmas gift, with perhaps, bonus, fireworks.
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As I recall, Trump stared down WEF back in ~2017. Told them essentially Globalism is DEAD. America First. Every country should FIRST put their interests, above all others.
^^^ Me. Common sense.
Davos assured Trump ‘woke’ topics were off the agenda
US officials told organisers that President’s attendance in January depended on programme.
Washington announced last week Trump would return to the Swiss event in person for the first time in six years. His last appearance was a virtual address days after his inauguration in January, when he called on the gathered business elite to make their products in the US or face tariffs.
Senior US officials asked Davos management to tone down or avoid discussions on areas including female empowerment and diversity, the green transition, climate change and international development finance as a condition of his participation, two of the people said.
SEDITIOUS. President Trump has never issued a single illegal order. The Democrats know exactly what they’re doing – and they’re doing it anyway.
American Stinker.
Service members, don’t take the bait
Six Democrats in a YouTube video have urged military members to refuse illegal orders!
Military career suicide
The posting advises military members to go ahead and decide their own law. If you feel that something is unjust, if you believe that some order conflicts with the Constitution, take it upon yourself to commit a crime under the Uniform Code of Military Justice (UCMJ).
Article 92 of the UCMJ criminalizes “failure to obey an order or regulation.” This congressional advice is unconscionable. These six Democrats failed to mention the disastrous life impact upon any service member who may choose to follow it.
Let me provide any tempted service members a little supplemental information. I reviewed hundreds of court-martial records as a military JAG officer. All orders from a superior are legally presumed to be lawful. Your opinion about whether an order is legal is irrelevant. If you defy them, you go to the brig and await trial. Your command may instead opt to simply administratively separate (“AdSep”) you for misconduct for the convenience of the government.
One more on the sixtraitorous Dumrats AND legal / illegal orders.
Publius.
RE: Lawful Orders
Many years ago as a young Army captain I was fortunate enough to serve as an intern on the Joint Staff (i.e., the staff that supports the Joint Chiefs of Staff).
One of the duties all Joint Staff interns routinely had was to be a “rent-a-crowd” for VIPs giving…
Many years ago as a young Army captain I was fortunate enough to serve as an intern on the Joint Staff (i.e., the staff that supports the Joint Chiefs of Staff).
One of the duties all Joint Staff interns routinely had was to be a “rent-a-crowd” for VIPs giving speeches.
One day me and my buddy Werner got the order to put on our Class A uniforms and head over to Fort McNair to hear a speech by President Bill Clinton.
Little did we know that we were about to hear the historic “Don’t Ask, Don’t Tell” speech allowing gays in the military.
I was literally in the second row in the auditorium. David Gergen and George Stephanopoulos were in the front row right in front of me. Before the speech started, the two of them were laughing and cackling like school girls over how successful they had been at setting up the imaging they wanted.
That imaging was Slick Willie at the podium with the Joint Chiefs of Staff sitting behind him, as if they supported what he was about to say.
I was about twenty feet from General Carl Mundy, who was then the Commandant of the Marine Corps. As Clinton started giving the speech that would begin the U.S. military’s death spiral into social experimentation that valued DEI over lethality, my eyes were riveted on Mundy. He sat perfectly motionless in his chair, legs spread, hands on knees, with a look on his face that said “Daggers.” He was apparently frozen and motionless. However, I was close enough to see that he was actually flexing his jaw muscles and gritting his teeth repeatedly as he endured Clinton’s speech.
His anger was palpable. He had been on record as strongly opposing the new policy, and it was obvious he was doing everything he could to control his emotions.
But you know what? As badly as Mundy obviously hated what Clinton was doing to his Marine Corps, he knew that Clinton’s order was lawful. While he hated it politically, he did not pretend the order was “unlawful.”
But not just Mundy.
ALL OF US hated the order politically and socially, but all of us knew it was a lawful order coming from the President and that it was our Constitutional duty to execute that order to the best of our abilities, enthusiastically.
So we did.
But somewhere along the way today’s cretinous veteran Democrats in Congress decided that they would no longer do the right thing that we and Mundy did.
They decided that lawful orders are “unlawful” if they disagree politically.
Now they are destroying our military and our nation out of sheer disloyal, treasonous ego.
Pretending that lawful orders are “unlawful” if you disagree politically is not the role of a U.S. service member who follows his or her oath of office.
Encouraging troops to take such steps is sedition.
Democrats need to step back and remember what General Carl Mundy knew before they start their second U.S. civil war.
Back off, traitors.
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THIS needs to be contagious across the other 49 states.
Wyoming Legislators Advance Plan To Kill All Residential Property Taxes
Wyoming lawmakers advanced five property tax reform plans Wednesday. One of the measures, if passed by the Legislature and the people of Wyoming, would change the state Constitution to eliminate residential property tax altogether.
DumRats still pushing faux climate crisis. Whitehouse unhappy, is great news.
White House dubs Dem a scam victim after he fumes Rubio wouldn’t fund climate trip
Power the Future chief Daniel Turner slammed congressman for praising Chinese delegation’s pavilion at the confab
The White House dubbed Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse a scam victim after he publicly complained the Trump administration would not fund or support his junket to the COP30 climate change conference in Belém, Brazil this week.
The Trump administration largely ignored the confab of global climate change leaders; a stark contrast to former President Joe Biden sending Clinton confidant John Podesta to lead a substantial U.S. delegation to COP29 in Baku, Azerbaijan in 2024.
“Sadly, Senator Whitehouse has fallen victim to the biggest scam of the century: the Green New Scam,” White House spokeswoman Taylor Rogers said of Whitehouse, D-R.I.
“The senator can foolishly spend time and money attending this radical ‘climate’ conference, but the Trump administration refuses to waste taxpayer dollars.”
🚨 Aftyn Behn– the Democrat nominee for the upcoming TN07 special election– says that she despises Nashville, the city that she's running to represent in Congress:
“I hate the city, I hate the bachelorettes, I hate the pedal taverns, I hate country music, I hate all of the… pic.twitter.com/L9lmo1YkkJ
Aftyn Behn– the Democrat nominee for the upcoming TN07 special election– says that she despises Nashville, the city that she’s running to represent in Congress: “I hate the city, I hate the bachelorettes, I hate the pedal taverns, I hate country music, I hate all of the things that make Nashville. I hate it.”
