Author: TradeBait2

2026.03.10 Daily Thread: The World According To Trade(Bait)

A study of contrasts in politics.

From 🖕 ICE…

To ICE, ICE, baby!

What is all the fuss about? It does not matter if it was Noem or is Mullin leading DHS, the laws and rules remain the same. Should there be any surprises in anything Homeland Security and ICE are doing by enforcing long established laws approved by Congress and signed into law by the POTUS over decades? According to the leftists, criminals, propagandists and sheeple idgits these patriots enforcing the laws are fascists, Nazi Gestapo, KKK, and worse. That KKK description is a boomerang back on them, but they are too dumb to know it. The fake media joins in to create more chaos by telling outright lies and disinformation to clueless citizens who believe what they say. The uniparty claims it is all unconstitutional, just like their claims about the Iran war. But, is any of the protesting true?

We do not have to guess or take a media or any politician’s word for immigration laws or policies. Every American citizen as well as every person in the world with a computer and internet access can discover for themselves. How? The Federal Register is one primary source that helps as does the Homeland Security and ICE websites. Below is the FR relating to ICE related immigration notices and regulations.

https://www.ice.gov/federal-register-notices-and-regulations

So let’s go with an easy, recent notice issued on 9/8/25. How many of you were aware that for every illegal caught or ordered to be removed in absentia that the subject invader is ordered to pay $5 K to the federal government? Some will say, so what, they will not or cannot pay it. Well, that is not exactly correct. It means the feds can go after all assets, garnishee any pay, connect dots back to employers and known associates, and so on in pursuit of this fee. If convicted of a crime or ruled to be deported for illegal entry the subject also forfeits all of their remaining assets. The pursuit of those assets by authorities reveals more illegals as well as those that harbor, supply and employ them.

You did not have to hear or read that from another source, you could read it for yourself and then think it through. But there is more that is interconnected and will also stand the test of legal challenges.

Here is another one from 8/28/25 that was a proposed rule.

Unlike most nonimmigrant classifications, which are admitted for a fixed time period, aliens in the F (academic student), J (exchange visitor), and most I (representatives of foreign information media) classifications, with limited exceptions, are currently admitted into the United States for the period of time that they are complying with the terms and conditions of their nonimmigrant classification (“duration of status”). The U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS) proposes to amend its regulations by changing the admission period in the F, J, and I classifications from duration of status to an admission for a fixed time period.

If incorporated and you think this one through, it eliminates the perpetual foreign invader who operates under the guise of student/exchange visitor/foreign media/etc. authorization. There is a fixed leave date. To stay they have to reapply and be vetted all over again. This time, not by Demoncraps as long as the patriots remain in power.

No more spies, operatives and such being here for decades as under the previous rules. For a recent example, like a supposed former student from Portugal who remained embedded in America for over two decades. He returned some 25 years later to Brown University where he had spent less than a year in school, to murder two and wound nine students of a more conservative persuasion in a study class. He then proceeded to execute a former Portugal classmate who was a renowned MIT physicist involved in advanced fusion research and development in a different location. The latter hit was probably the real assignment of the assassin, of course.

Whether the assassin was MK’d or programmed in some other way, the weirdness and random nature of his actions over years strongly increases the odds that it was a hit job on the MIT professor acquaintance and the Brown situation was a false flag to deflect from the intended mission. You know, like the Las Vegas massacre. There was little doubt of how it all would end, because this lone wolf was destined to shoot himself in the head in a warehouse in another state. A few links to update it all are below.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026/jan/06/brown-university-shooter-video-transcripts

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/brilliant-confrontational-and-resentful-picture-emerges-of-brown-university-shooter/ar-AA1UJ7xf

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brown-university-shooting-video-footage-released

https://www.browndailyherald.com/article/2026/02/paxson-details-university-response-to-dec-13-in-first-sit-down-interview-since-the-shooting

Done. All neat and tidy. Brown will now install those restrictive entry keypads and security cameras along with changing a couple of policies to correct those oversights. Brown U with their billions in endowed funds, yeah, that Brown.

As a side note, it is simply amazing (not) that story just sort of disappeared from media interest. Next up will be the crazy lone wolf explanation with pure speculation as to motives from the law enforcement authorities. Move along, nothing to see here. Oh yeah, what’s up with that Brown University police chief (Chatman) they placed on administrative leave after the incident? You know, the same one who had been previously fired from the top law enforcement post at the University of Utah for not having proper credentials for the role as well as committing some acts that could be classified as criminal. Still suspended as of the posting of this thread you say ? Watch what happens with him as well.

We also know we will never be told the truth in its entirety. Ever. It is The American Way of uniparty led law enforcement and government.

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With the DHS rule change discussed above, that assassin would have been exited by patriots from America many years before the horrendous events as will future lone wolves using that immigration cheat code. Nearly always there is a simple answer to a manufactured complex issue or problem. Remember, criminals and unipartyists always use obfuscation in their methodology because they know a large number of less in formed and gullible Americans will believe their BS.

In fact we could rename Congress the Obfuscation Machine used for the fog of war.

Next, consider that all of this nastiness has been going on openly despite most of We the People being unaware. If we have access to the information through the Register as well as FOIA you can bet our enemies do as well. They know the previously soft underbelly of our government and law enforcement efforts. Which is why they are so pizzed at #47, our collective national hide is growing tougher. Think about how all of the elected officials over the years have known the problems all along and did nothing. Nothing. They did not care or wanted these foreigners to be able to be here with no limitations or else they would have sounded the alarms and taken steps to save America before PDT came along.

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That leads to the next question.

Why? Do they hate our country that much?

Yes, many do. Others are too narcissistic to care one way or the other as long as they get theirs.

Which is why the following was seismic in the patriots fight to reclaim our rights.

5th Circuit Court Of Appeals

A true judicial bombshell landed, not the grandstanding media type. It obliterated its target – leftist attorneys, judges and politicians who try to circumvent immigration laws. If challenged on the SCOTUS level I predict it will be upheld, if they agree to hear it at all. The legal basis for the decision is solid and reflects the original intent. Especially after the SCOTUS just ruled 9-0 on another case that immigration judges are the path for all asylum claims.

After reading the order I concur with the follow message, which could be addressed to illegal or wannabe immigrants as well as patriots:

“This decision is massively important – one of the most important of the year. It means that if you are an illegal alien who never presented themselves at a port of entry, and ICE finds you, you can and must be detained without bail.

The knock on effects from this will be enormous. Prior to this – if you were caught as an illegal alien and put in removal proceedings, you were entitled to bail while your lawyers string things along. You could stay out of jail for months – even years – and keep doing what you were doing in our country. No more.

Now – if you crossed illegally and ICE finds you, you’re done. You’re not walking American streets freely again unless you prevail in your removal proceeding (which is supremely unlikely). You won’t be able to go to your apartment and grab your things. You are simply done. You can either accept deportation or sit in immigration detention while your lawyer wastes their time on futile filings, and then get deported when you lose.

This will lead to a lot more illegal aliens simply giving up on their frivolous court fights and accepting deportation, which will help relieve the court backlogs. This will also lead to many more illegal aliens self-deporting. Would you rather pack up your things, settle your affairs, and get a free flight and $2500? Or would you rather try and hide from ICE, knowing that the moment they find you, you will never breathe free air in America again?

It’s a much easier choice.

Congratulations to Pam Bondi, Todd Blanche, and everyone at DOJ responsible for this victory. It’s a milestone win.“

Enjoy what happens next, fellow patriots. In fact, celebrate it! You can also do what I do, check the following website out periodically. Have some fun watching and ridiculing all of the showboating speeches and shouting from those not wanting all those new, ICE detention facilities in their city or state. You know the 92 K of beds that will be used to cycle the criminals out of our great nation to never return.

https://www.dhs.gov/wow

As a PSA to foreigners here illegally; if you got suckered by Soros’ and Gates’ criminal operatives and Demoncrap politicians, you have the opportunity to correct your mistake with money in your pocket. Leave on your own. You will have the opportunity to return after vetting if you have a clean record. If our patriots catch you before that happens, that option ends.

Go – now.

Conclusion

We will be bringing more of the work forward on our more local level relating to ICE next week.

For now, know this is eternal: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (NASB)

There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every matter under heaven—

2 A time to give birth and a time to die;
A time to plant and a time to uproot what is planted.
3 A time to kill and a time to heal;
A time to tear down and a time to build up.
4 A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.
5 A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.
6 A time to search and a time to give up as lost;
A time to keep and a time to throw away.
7 A time to tear apart and a time to sew together;
A time to be silent and a time to speak.
8 A time to love and a time to hate;
A time for war and a time for peace.

We are in such a time of which this scripture speaks and readers know which statements apply. Iran, ICE, treason, and so on are all around us. However, God knows and patriots are doing what they are commanded to do to counter it.

Just do not forget to consider the five verses that follow the above scripture reading.

9 What benefit is there for the worker from that in which he labors? 10 I have seen the task which God has given the sons of mankind with which to occupy themselves.11 He has made everything appropriate in its time. He has also set eternity in their heart, without the possibility that mankind will find out the work which God has done from the beginning even to the end.12 I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one’s lifetime; 13 moreover, that every person who eats and drinks sees good in all his labor—this is the gift of God.

Remember – people aways self identify with which camp they belong. You will know them by their works.

Remember Wolf’s site rules. Note and label all AI. Please be kind to one another, we are all in this together. May God richly bless America and all of you.

Before all things and people – In God We Trust. Also, trust Trump and the plan.

2026.03.03 Daily Thread: The World According To Trade(Bait)

This is a break from the news of the day, a break from Iran and media overload.

This is dedicated to our friend, pgroup2.

Is Earth “home” for mankind, or, just a stopover on our way to another place of existence?

Hebrews 11:13 tells us;

“All these died in faith, without receiving the promises, but having seen and welcomed them from a distance, and having confessed that they were strangers and exiles on the earth.”

This opener is about a song.

Wayfaring Stranger

I Am a Poor Wayfaring Stranger, from the movie “1917”

[Verse 1]
I am a poor wayfaring stranger
I’m travellin’ through this world of woe
Yet there’s no sickness, toil, nor danger
In that bright land to which I go

[Chorus 1]
I’m going there to see my Father
I’m going there, no more to roam
I’m only going over Jordan
I’m only going over home

[Verse 2]
I know dark clouds will gather ’round me
I know my way is rough and steep
But golden fields lie just before me
Where God’s redeemed shall ever sleep

[Chorus 2]
I’m going home to see my mother
And all my loved ones who’ve gone on
I’m only going over Jordan
I’m only going over home

[Verse 3]
I am a poor wayfarin’ stranger
I’m travellin’ through this world of woe
Yet there’s no sickness, toil, nor danger
In that bright land to which I go

[Chorus 1]
I’m going there to see my Father
I’m going there, no more to roam
I’m only going over Jordan
I’m only going over home

Those are the lyrics of a uniquely American folk spiritual in the public domain dating back to pre-Civil War days. These particular lyrics are from one of many versions of the same song. It is one of many songs from the era of which there is no known songwriter credited. A version of these lyrics were published along with many others from the period in The Christian Songster in 1858. These songs were sung at camps, prayer meetings, social gatherings and revivals. Perhaps you know or have heard some of them.

https://hymnary.org/hymnal/CS1858

When you review them they have common themes that center around the belief that this earth is not our home. The songs are filled with both joy and great sorrow. A strong theme of hope for better times and reunions with loved ones abound throughout. And of course, they speak to the Savior of all mankind, Jesus Christ, as well as the adversity of Satan. Below is one of my favorite versions that match the lyrics above. It is hauntingly beautiful to go with the war imagery.

The Historical Period

Since these songs were originated in America and primarily composed in the lead up to the Civil War, the themes would reflect the attitudes and beliefs of common Americans during the period. The songs pull back the curtain on what people thought, believed and experienced. It appears the commie leftists have not yet found a way to hide these truths.

With our nation being founded under God’s Providence by a vast majority of Christians in its growing population, we can gain understanding of how the two centuries evolved from the pilgrims arrival in the words of these and other songs of the period. What we discover is they are remarkably consistent with those colonial predecessors.

Perhaps they knew what was about to come to this great land as the drumbeat of the impending Civil War became louder. Wars, violence and hardship of some sort always seemed to be present anyway. They also knew they would be the ones called upon to fight those wars and suffer the great losses that were to come. They longed for a better future and many saw that as only happening when they went to their eternal “home”.

So let’s move this along with some quality versions of the song. Pick and choose your flavor, or all of them when you get time.

First, from the Man in Black…

For the hillbilly bluegrass fans comes this performance of the song from the Father of Bluegrass during his latter days on earth.

Emmylou brings her wonderful style,

A quality country sound, a more recent version with some lyrics modification from Travis.

Yet, the song is timeless and travels across the pond as Ed Sheeran demonstrates in his own unique style…

Conclusion

Our American heritage offers strong clues of who we have been and are destined to be. We just need to pay attention and look for the evidence. Today we found evidence in an American folk spiritual song from two centuries ago. What we learn from it and others from the period is that four centuries have come and gone since the Pilgrims arrival and we have been searching for peace that America gives us the opportunity to find… as long as we continue to fight for her and each other.

Meanwhile, Christians know this world is not our home, that we are Wayfaring Strangers. Through Christ we have a heavenly passport to our eternal home. We are just passing through doing God’s will while here. There is no place like home when we are born again citizens of God’s Heaven.

Remember Wolf’s site rules. Note and label all AI. Please be kind to one another, we are all in this together. May God richly bless America and all of you.

Before all things and people – In God We Trust. Also, trust Trump and the plan.

Special Edition: The World According to Trade(Bait)

Another “fun” day of living in hillbilly land happened a couple of days ago. Thought I would share. I am sure many of you have experienced fun days of your own through the years.

We were awakened at 6 AM by a call from Daughter. Oh no, was the first thought. Hope it is not something bad with Son IL since he is on night shift. Nope, wasn’t that. Hope one of their family is not sick. Nope, wasn’t that.

It was her telling us the Fire Department had just left. It had rained all night and was still raining. In that rain, three FD vehicles and 10 personnel had arrived on their short cul-de-sac street in all of their gear in the wet yard and mud before going into their home.

The house had filled with smoke and the alarms had gone off at about 5 AM while Daughter and grandkids were asleep before SonIL got off his shift at 6 AM and headed home. Scared the kids and mom as well. The FD checked the nearly new package unit heat pump we had installed when they completed their addition and remodel this time last year. They found the exterior circuit breakers were hotter than they should be and pulled the disconnects. The HVAC unit (good name brand) and new ductwork had been repaired twice under warranty as the installation had been improper by an inexperienced crew. So our first thought was, “not again.” But no evidence of related problems or fire was found anywhere they looked. The smell was plastic and electrical, but had dissipated. The FD gave the all clear and left the scene not long after SonIL arrived from work.

SonIL was worn out from a night of DUI’s, domestics, shoplifting, etc. He needed sleep. So ole dad headed to the scene with his morning coffee. But before SonIL went to bed and I arrived, he decided to check the crawl space; the area that the FD apparently forgot to check. There is a bit of new wiring there from the addition as well as a sump pump that had been installed by the original builder. SonIL quickly determines he most likely found the problem. It seemed to be near the old sump pump from the smell in the space. He also remembered the pump making some loud noises two weeks before, however, it had reverted to normal and was working.

Even after I arrived it is continuing to do its thing about every 15 minutes from the pooling from the heavy rains. Water makes its way in around the footer downhill to the spot because the original builder had made the opening of the package HVAC too low to the ground. We have attempted numerous fixes, but nothing has worked to completely stop the problem, which is typically minor. Until that “fun” day.

The family is on a contract with a really good HVAC provider that also has plumbing and electrical services. SonIL called them and gave me as the contact person. He then went to bed after I arrived to try to get some sleep since he had another work night ahead of him. They were two officers short on his unit and shift as it was. Calling in for a day off was not going to happen.

The first on the scene less than two hours later were the electricians. One headed under the house while the other checked the breaker panel. They talked on their phones and the one under the house sent photos of what he found. We were in luck because that guy is also good at plumbing and discovered the issue as the sump pump along with how the smoke and electrical burn smell got into the house. All new wiring checked out good and to code. However, he noticed the elbow on the dryer exhaust pipe to the exterior had fallen off the pipe leading inside the house onto the ground. The laundry room is right next to the return air duct in the hall. So, every time the HVAC had come on since it fell (within the past year), the system was creating a vacuum into the house for crawl space air. A bad thing had led to a good thing of finding a major issue that could have led to far worse outcome.

Funny how those things work out sometimes. It is as if a somebody is watching out for all of us during our “fun” days. But I digress. 😉

The existing sump pump had been wired to an existing non-GFI circuit to another part of the house. That is a problem. Had it been on a GFI, it would have likely tripped the breaker when SonIL first heard the noises previously. The pump was extremely hot to touch and it appeared to have burn marks where the wiring connected. Bingo. The electrician noted there was no check valve on the pump. Problem. That should always be there. There was no weep hole on the intake pipe. That’s another problem. Will not go into the whys here, just know you need them so yours will not do what this one did. All of that contributed to the pump burning its motor partially, probably 50%, which explains how it was continuing to pump a small amount of ground water.

So, a call is made after my approval to the plumbing department and they sent a pro out within an hour. He checks it out, confirms the need, shows the damaged and problem areas, determines the options, goes back to get the one I selected and returns right after lunch. Less than an hour later he was done. The electricians planned to return once that was completed. The office called me and said it would be an hour before they arrived. Daughter left work early and had arrived to take over while her husband slept. I headed back to the house to clean up and eat a sandwich before returning to answer questions of the electricians.

That’s when the truly funny stuff happened.

While at home I received another phone call. SonIL had awakened before the arrival of the electricians. I had left word with Daughter that the heat pump was not working and that it was getting cool in the house. So she sent him out to check the circuit breakers and it turned out the disconnects had not been reinserted. Since we knew the source of the problem was not the heat pump, he reinserted. Literally within seconds, the entire house lost power!

Panic ensued. He called me and asked what happened and what he should do. I told him that the first thing was to check with neighbors to see if they had power. The second thing was to not panic, the electricians would be there soon if it was something within the home.

Daughter checked with neighbors – they were all out of power. At this point SonIL thought he has caused a power outage in the entire neighborhood!

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Meanwhile I checked the power company’s outage map and there was an outage for 1300 customers in that immediate vicinity. SonIL is suspecting that, nah, he could not have caused that. Daughter calls a fire fighter friend and she tells her there had been a car accident, the FD was on the scene, and that it caused the outage. She lets me know, but SonIL is on the other side of the property and unaware. The electricians, who had been delayed by another 30 minutes getting there, pulled up into the driveway.

I caught them and told them what happened, that seconds after SonIL had reinserted the disconnects in the breaker the power went off for the whole area. They agree to play along. SonIL comes from around the house minutes later and they asked him, “What in the world did you do?! Don’t you know not to reinsert those disconnects until we have cleared the fault?!” Panic returned to SonIL’s face again. He began melting down.

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We all burst out laughing and let him up, told him the truth. He was a good sport, but very relieved. It was probably good all of his cop and personal arsenal were locked up. I suspect the electricians will get pulled over one day when in town where he works. Paybacks are hell, ask the Supreme Leader.

The rest of the repair went well. New circuit pulled with GFI breaker in the box as well as receptacle under the house. Problem solved. Another “fun” day in paradise.

2026.02.24 Daily Thread: The World According To Trade(Bait)

Let’s start the day with scripture from Paul that all of the Democratic Party and its unhinged wackos need to take seriously, but will not.

Romans 13:3-4:

“For rulers are not a cause of fear for good behavior, but for evil. Do you want to have no fear of authority? Do what is good and you will have praise from the same;” (NASB)

On with the show…

Women In Politics And Law

No pearl clutching by our wonderful female readers and contributors on here is allowed. Most, if not all of you, will agree with what I will be stating anyway.

What do you see in the info contained in this link?

https://www.archives.gov/founding-docs/signers-factsheet

Here’s a PDF of the same data.

https://www.archives.gov/files/founding-docs/declaration-signers-gallery-facts.pdf

We see famous patriots from ages 26 to 70. Only seven were 60 years of age or more. That is hugely different than today with so many being 70 and older. Each signed the document knowing it could mean their death and/or the loss of everything they had including families. Those are real profiles in courage.

Eight were actually born in Great Britain. An interesting thing is that 25 of the 56 were lawyers, about 45%. They had studied and were practicing English common law among other legal related aspects. Which leads to another interesting question. After 250 years, how many in Congress today are lawyers? My initial guess was that percentage would be even higher.

Nope, it is less.

For the 119th Congress there are 179 with a law degree out of 541 total members at that point. That means it is about 33% of the total. Unfortunately, that also means more elected officials are full time politicians. Which makes many into opportunists with minimal added value to the discourse in Congress.

From what I can tell from the recent past, this is a consistent representation, that about a third have a law degree. That makes the modern day Congress even more dependent on potentially corrupted political party controlled legal staff support for analysis of legislation, regulations, etc. Based on their media comments, many elected members appear to be clueless about the law and the Constitution. Others weaponize it using lies and distortions. That makes many of them no more than professional actors who are subject to massive manipulation because they do not understand what they are doing. Of course the Democrat Party desires no critical thinking from their members since they are given and generally follow orders to vote as a block and be mockingbird propagandists. Which also makes them operatives of the ideology of others and not leaders.

Anybody want to make the claim that corrupted Mad Max, AOC, Jasmine and other mental midgets in Congress really know their shiz? Didn’t think so.

However, there are more issues to consider lying below the surface. Since we know women were not active in the operation of government during our nation’s formation as well as for many years afterwards, what impact have they made on the discourse and operation of government today as they have become much more active? Currently, approximately 29% of elected members of Congress are female. That percentage has grown steadily in recent times. The political mix is interesting and unsurprising. About 62% are Dem, 112 in total. That means 20% +/- of all Congressional members are raging leftists who cannot focus on what really matters to keep this country afloat. With the demise of alpha males in the Dem party and rise of AWFL’s and Islamist plants, it was just a matter of time before their shrill, propagandist voices were heard much too loudly as we see from the Squad and others.

Please do not mistake this analysis to be anti-woman. It is not. It is anti-leftist ideologue woman as well as man. To refuse to see or ignore it helps the enemies of MAGA.

Now that we have determined the root of this major issue, how many of those 112 females are lawyers? It turns out there are 45 with law degrees. That is over 40%, which is disproportionate to the current 33% being lawyers among all members of the 119th Congress. This group represent 25% of all lawyers in Congress. This is a growing number as the traditional Democratic Party and its supporters are replaced by leftist progressives. An increasing number of beta men and foreigners with illegal immigration backgrounds have also been replacing the traditional segments of that party.

Think about the on-going year long campaign of tough, potty mouth talk from Dems led by Dime Store Obama, Cryin’ Chuck, Gruesome, Murphy’s Law, Pocahontas, AOC, et al. They know. They needed to counter and had nothing left to sell to the alpha males who were leaving and continue to leave the party. Gruesome hit Davos in January and tried to act tough while only increasing the alpha appeal of PDT in the process. The Rules Based Order crowd in Munich that Marco addressed rather directly felt the alpha sovereignty approach up front and personal. Leftists that preceded and followed him were shamed by their incompetence.

The Challenge

However, I think we America First MAGA types have correctly identified serious foes in their own special category of AWFL that we should be targeting in political races to keep this nation on the path to restoration and out of the hands of enemy combatants who have used infiltration over invasion as Q told us. There is still a large block of sheeple who will follow the left’s piper over the proverbial cliff.

Most are not serious people. Their focus is on social justice and minutia to gain power as good little commies do. The fact that they generally support radical Islamists, illegals, domestic criminals, perverts, woke, and the like is strange, but clearly in evidence daily.

We only need to look toward Europe to know where this originates as well as how it will turn out if left unrestrained. Many leftist women are dominating government activities there. The following link indicates that 27% of all parliaments around the world are comprised of women. The good news is the rate of increase is slowing.

https://www.ipu.org

In Great Britain the numbers are much higher. In 2024 there were 263 women out of the 650 total – 40%. This is up 6% in five years.There are also 25 Muslims. This tells us that the British culture and ruling government has been moving left at a rapidly increasing rate. We see the effects of that as censorship is on the rise along with related charges and arrests for thought and word crimes.

Cause and effect is on full display. More beta men along with more militaristic leftist women and Islamics. A similar plan has been underway for taking down America as a superpower and making it into the socialist shizhole they can rule in ease and wealth at the expense of the sheeple who do their bidding.

It is a tale as old as time itself.

Many in the leftist camp in America claim to represent the mainstream views of our population. They claim to be Christians, claim to be traditional, claim to be pro family, claim to be patriots, claim to be pro military, claim to be for the Constitution and law. They not only use the fake news, entertainment and social media; they use the institutions within the education industry and church denominations to further their causes. It is an all out, open attack 24/7.

Claims are not truth. Our response is and always has been unashamed, unrestrained truth leading to firm vocal responses and actions being performed openly for all to hear and see. It is not acceptable to be a coward or to shrink from this conflict.

Know the truth and it sets you free. If you fear death and destruction over living for truth, you have lost the battle before it begins. A 23 year old youtuber, Nick Shirley, has successfully taken on the ire of the Democrat criminal machine. He now gets death threats daily and needs security. His response to it all – go public and do more. Now that patriots are in charge, they used his information and went on the attack. That is what it takes from all of us. Be as brave as the 23 year old youtuber who values truth over personal safety and vocal attacks.

Take courage and be prepared to counter the bullshiz from the left anywhere and anytime. You will be glad you did. When I see former friends and family members who are sold out leftists turn and go a different way when they see me I know I have been successful in standing my ground. They prove they were never true friends by their actions. History will judge them. Those with different views who want to have dialog and discuss as adults still remain friends and can reason together as Isaiah 1:18 suggests.

Which was the way of Charlie. Never forget. Check out the TPUSA stats, it is now up to 6300 active chapters. Young people know. The rest of us need to have a similar resolve.

https://tpusa.com

Krazy Karen & Ken Korner

Yes, it is time for the KKKK. There is so much great subject matter in this wacky nation from which to choose. Since we are talking gubmint, let’s roll with a recent Jasmine Crockett take.

She ain’t pickin’ no cotton, y’all. 😂

Well, could not resist one more from Munich.

Remember Wolf’s site rules. Note and label all AI. Please be kind to one another, we are all in this together. May God richly bless America and all of you.

Before all things and people – In God We Trust. Also, trust Trump and the plan.

2026.02.17 Daily Thread: The World According To Trade(Bait)

Today we venture into the music industry for something different. Most readers recognize that artists of songs receive royalties on sales of product, licenses, streams, etc. Right?

Then there is Artificial Intelligence, that ubholy term, a subject Wolf, Scott and others have chosen to explore at times. So, today is about what happens now with AI in music?

In particular, how do AI, bots, wire fraud, money laundering and all sorts of criminality play into it?

But first to set the tone, let’s review two scriptures of the day from both Old and New Testaments, which are from Proverbs 2:6,

For the Lord gives wisdom;
From His mouth come knowledge and understanding. (NASB)

And James 1:5,

But if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all generously and without reproach, and it will be given to him. (NASB)

These two timeless scriptures tell the reader to look to the Lord for all knowledge, understanding and wisdom. For this time of existence that would tell the believer to test whatever knowledge one gains from the use of mankind’s AI against the Word of God.

That is a Word to the wise.

The Basics

it is worth a quick read below so you will know how it all works and why the changes are impacting the industry and the music you like.

https://royaltyexchange.com/blog/understanding-music-royalty-types-a-beginners-guide-2025

Once again, more strict and loose to discuss. The definitions,

Strict Constructionist – Literal and narrow reading (interpretation) of the document that limits the powers of the federal government to what it provides.

Loose Constructionist – Views it as a “living document” that is interpreted broadly that adapts to society as it evolves and its needs change..

When it comes to AI and music, you knew it would only be a matter of time until the below reared its head.

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly3ld9wy3eo

More of the nitty gritty concerns from the artist and political perspective.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/entertainment/musicians-ai-bands-streaming-1.7581400

Did they say 75 million AI spam tracks in one sweep?! Holy shizola!

https://www.msn.com/en-us/technology/artificial-intelligence/spotify-s-ai-sweep-just-wiped-75m-tracks-and-creators-are-panicking/ar-AA1T7CDw

What can this all possibly mean going forward?

https://www.forbes.com/sites/virginieberger/2025/12/29/nine-predictions-for-the-music-industry-in-2026-how-ai-reshapes-licensing-and-power

One thing we do know is that ultimately the public will probably be the loser and we will regard those 45’s, 33’s, cassettes and VHS tapes as relics of a golden past that we long for again.

AI’s Legal Impact On The Music Industry

To answer this issue, let’s go to an AI horse itself. Here is Brave’s AI (Leo) response. The other couple AI’s I checked were similar in the responses.

The rise of AI in the music industry has created significant legal challenges, particularly around copyright and intellectual property rights. Here are the key legal implications:

Copyright and Training Data

The most contentious legal issue involves AI companies using copyrighted music to train their models without permission. Major record labels including Universal Music Group, Sony Music, and Warner Records have sued AI music synthesis companies Udio and Suno for allegedly committing mass copyright infringement, seeking damages of $150,000 per song used in training. This mirrors similar disputes in other creative industries and represents a fundamental challenge to how copyright law applies to AI development.

Royalty Fraud

AI has also enabled new forms of fraud. In a first-of-its-kind prosecution, a music producer was accused of using AI to create hundreds of thousands of fake songs with randomly generated artist names, then using bots to stream them on platforms like Spotify and Apple Music, allegedly fraudulently obtaining over $10 million in royalty payments.

Ownership of AI-Generated Works

A critical unresolved question is who owns the copyright to AI-generated music. In the UK, works generated by “computer” are currently protected by copyright, with ownership going to the person who makes the arrangements necessary for creation. However, the UK government has proposed removing copyright protection for computer-generated works, arguing they cannot satisfy the originality test that requires human intellectual creativity. US courts have similarly ruled that AI-generated content without human authorship cannot be copyrighted.

Voice Cloning and Deepfakes

AI-generated “deepfake” songs that mimic famous artists’ vocals pose new legal challenges around publicity rights and artist identity. The viral track “Heart on My Sleeve,” featuring AI clones of Drake and The Weeknd, accumulated 15 million TikTok views in under 48 hours. Tennessee responded by passing the ELVIS Act (Ensuring Likeness Voice and Image Security), the first US law specifically addressing AI’s impact on music, providing legal protections for artists’ voices and likenesses.

Industry Balance

Governments worldwide are struggling to balance encouraging AI innovation while protecting creators’ rights. The UK government’s December 2024 consultation proposed allowing free use of copyrighted material by AI developers with an opt-out option for creators, but this approach has faced strong opposition from the music industry, including high-profile artists like Sir Paul McCartney. The outcome of these policy debates will likely establish precedents affecting AI content creation across multiple industries.

Leo’s info sources were – pinsentmasons.com; unchainedmusic.io; saul.com; soundverse.ai; npr.org; cardozoaelj.com; joneswalker.com; whatnext.law

Do you see the problems here? There are many existing laws covering various aspects, but none that are comprehensively covering a completely new industry that was obviously not envisioned when the Constitution and related laws over the next 245+ years were passed.

As a result there will be strict constructionist interpretation in settled law areas to go with loose constructionist interpretations where no applicable statutory or case law exists. Now add the challenge of meshing both under one umbrella covering just the AI related industry with just license and copyright law in music. Because the music industry is international in scope, some consideration has to also be given to those legal issues and requirements in foreign countries. Now factor which businesses and performers align with specific points of emphasis, legal positions and political parties.

Can you spell “billable hours” and many, many lawsuits that will take ages to flesh out?

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Mamas let your babies grow up to be lawyers? Say it ain’t so…

AI Comedy

Let’s finish with some AI comedy since Wolf has been bringing the AI music. It’s worth your short time investment in my opinion. 🤣

AI can be fun if one knows it is AI. I am going to renege on not doing the AI music. Found one going around that is fascinating to listen to if you like Irish folk music. How about an Irish folk version of Billie Jean?

Back to reality.

Remember Wolf’s site rules. Note and label all AI. Please be kind to one another, we are all in this together. May God richly bless America and all of you.

Before all things and people – In God We Trust. Also, trust Trump and the plan.

2026.02.10 Daily Thread: The World According to Trade(Bait)

More strict and loose constructionism and many of you will start seeing these two principles of Constitution and law rear their heads often through the years. For these Trade stories I am just occasionally substituting federal documents and authority out while using strict and loose with rules and laws on different subject matters that have different ruling authorities. The principles can be applied in many unrelated subjects. Reminders;

Strict Constructionist – Literal and narrow reading (interpretation) of the document that limits the powers of the federal government to what it provides.

Loose Constructionist – Views it as a “living document” that is interpreted broadly that adapts to society as it evolves and its needs change..

The scripture for today is from I Timothy 6:10,

“For the love of money is a root of all kinds of evil. Some people, eager for money, have wandered from the faith and pierced themselves with many griefs.” (NASB)

Self explanatory scripture.

What else is determined by those who go by the book and those who add to and subtract from the book as it works best for them? How about…

Professional Sports

Let’s have some fun. How about 8 minutes of Academy Award losing NBA floppers.

Of course what else do you expect from a bunch of pampered woke social justice imposters? Next we move to the NFL where we focus on the striped shirts who actually get paid well to do the following with straight faces. About 13 minutes.

in truth those are just a handful of literally thousands of calls and no-calls of infractions each season that have accumulated through the years that those two sports have existed that are just flat azz wrong or intentionally not called.

Yet, each sport has a thoroughly prepared rulebook that coaching staffs, players, and officials are well informed about. Team owners actually participate in determining rules modifications between seasons. They vote on them and then inform the league’s head of officials, whose staff instructs the game officials. But what you can plainly see is that none of that matters if corruption, personal fandom, or vendettas are involved.

How much did Tom Brady’s reputation suffer for Deflategate as an example?

https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nfl/news/deflategate-tom-brady-suspension-patriots-scandal/ef7cffc2e1323d87ef8f348a

Not much. He won a bunch of SB rings in a future HOF career that led to an ownership interest in the Las Vegas Raiders team as well a weekly game analyst gig on network TV since playing career retirement.

Both sports are so eaten up with terrible officiating they added replay review. However, that is also controlled and limited in its scope. Bad and corrupted officiating still rules. Agendas and narratives must be maintained, you know.

While on the subject, let’s take a look a Major League Baseball. Watch what happens even with using the replay booth in the more current examples. Add that to the horrible pitch calls.

MLB is probably better than the NBA and NFL with calls now with more extensive replay ability and as a result, more scrutiny. But the sport also has the benefit of less overall player actions during the course of games, making it easier to call. To MLB’s credit they are going to take it a step further to insure more fair treatment. They have been experimenting with automated computer driven pitch calls in the minor leagues for several years. It will start this next season in MLB. However, it will only be on a challenge basis with each team receiving two challenges. Hopefully, technology continues to advance and automated calls are perfected over time so that they are used for all pitches like they are in professional tennis for line calls. That is the only way it will ever be fair to all batters and pitchers.

https://apnews.com/article/abs-robot-umpires-how-it-works-9b817bb2c4666c984aa86ed29b401461

Rules For Thee, But Not For Me

We can tell from the evidence above that none of the professional sports are all that serious about strict rulebook implementation. Yes, the rulebooks themselves are written in strict constructionist format. However, they are then administered with sport ownership concurrence in loose constructionist methodology to achieve desired results where narratives can be sold to an unwitting, some would say dumb, public that goes along with it all.

Why?

Money. As usual.

In the NFL alone the cumulative take for all team owners was over $23 B in 2024. Add in over $12 B for MLB and over $11 B for NBA teams. For all three sports that is approximately $46 B for 2024 alone. Then add in revenues of associated industries such as television and media, gear, food and household product licenses, security services, and so on.

That action you see on the field or court may be real much of the time, however, the outcomes are subject to being controlled. There is too much money in it to be cleanly administered and called. Besides having eyes, playing as a young man, and knowing the games for over 60 years; how else do I know they have controlled outcomes?

The existence of sports book gambling and television rights.

The latter is simple to understand. How many more eyes will watch a playoff or championship game if the participants are in large markets versus small? More eyes on screens, higher ratings for games, more money charged for advertising. A NY versus LA matchup in any sport would be their dream choice 100 out of 100. As a result, the teams in the large markets receive more exposure and attract more elite free agent players.

The sports driving the bulk of that revenue are the three listed above. Sports book betting will go upwards of $150 billion just this year and is growing rapidly. The sports love it because the activity generates more interest. There is some info on the participants in the link below. You will find the names you see advertising on TV during game telecasts.

https://altenar.com/blog/top-10-us-sportsbook-operators-and-their-owners

But wait there’s MOAR! Read the link below to discover how the sports book revenue streams are divvied up.

https://www.covers.com/industry/how-do-pro-sports-teams-leagues-make-money-sports-betting-august-2025

So you are saying the leagues and team owners benefit from the book action? The same owners who agree to pay the outrageous compensation many players and coaches make? They are all in on the scam together. Say it ain’t so.

🤫 😂

All of it is legal in America. Can you say “gravy train”? Why would any of the three sports discussed and others decide to act on concerns about the administration of rulebooks when the money tells them to keep doing what they are doing? They just have to make sure the cheating is not overly obvious.

Oops.

https://www.cbssports.com/nba/news/nba-illegal-gambling-investigation-explained

https://www.msn.com/en-in/sports/basketball/nba-betting-scandal-everything-you-need-to-know-about-the-shocking-case-involving-players-coaches-and-the-new-york-mafia/ar-AA1SbpRK

Yup, and not only pro, how about college as well? Well, college is pro now with all of the NIL contracts, so, I guess it fits right in.

https://www.espn.com/mens-college-basketball/story/_/id/47619154/many-college-players-20-charged-point-shaving-scheme

Achilles Heel

As we can see there exists a major issue that has always been present. Shoeless Joe Jackson and the Chicago Black Sox scandal of 1919 was just a harbinger for the undue influence of sports book gambling that existed outside the realm of honest play on the field and court. All of it as authorities looked away and continued involvement in off site criminal bookie operations throughout the country. Pete Rose was not the only one who participated despite the polished images of the leaders of the sports. With the constant need of governments for more and more revenues, it became easier to accept the unsavory and sell it as a good thing along with the usual “we have it under control” comments to the public.

Now we all can sit in the comfort of our homes and literally bet the house on games and specific actions within games, racing, etc. that have controlled outcomes. But as long as we do it responsibly like their PSA’s say, everything will be fine. If you end up with a gambling addiction and losing everything that matters, they provide a hotline you can call to get help. I am sure doing so will cure your addiction and all will end well in the poor house or a jail cell without your spouse and kids.

😉

Since human nature includes the pursuit of riches and to be greedy, there have been and will be more crashes than NASCAR restrictor plate races at Talladega Speedway. Big ones, all the time. Right, Ricky Bobby?

Which people also bet big bucks on as well.

The economics are simple. $150 B was bet in 2024. Approximately 9-10% was retained by the betting houses. That tells the bettor that the odds are slanted against them in the points spreads and odds to one side or the other. The house take is consistent, they rarely go out of business. Which means they know more than the average bettor. How do they know more? Yup, insiders in the sports as well as points shaving players and such. So, no matter what and how you are playing the odds, their business has been arranged for you to lose over time. To beat those odds and be successful you have to be resourceful, smart and very lucky.

There are real world human lives at serious risk. Families are forever altered and destroyed by addictions to gambling. Sports heroes tube their careers and children lose their heroes and icons. Popular diversions from the grind of life are lost due to the corruption. The integrity of the sports become jokes. People lose focus on what matters most. The leaders of the sports become tyrants with perverted values that leads to the Bad Bunnies of the world being celebrated on the world stage. All because many refuse to follow the rules and seek to skirt the edges or dive into criminality for personal and corporate gains and advantages. Their focus is to seek power, fame and fortune no matter the cost.

Nearly all of the issues described in this example of these three professional sports are easily solvable. But the leaders and participants do not have the will to do so because they might make less money. If they get past that in their minds they know that if they rock the boat they will be booted, blacklisted or worse. So it will continue as long as their targets (marks), We the People, give them permission to cheat and be corrupt.

All that is needed is a heart change followed by inaction from We the People. Choose not to play along. Turn your eyes away and redirect your interests. When you shut off the interest and money, the corrupt and corrupted lose.

Which seems to be a recurring theme with all things in America, doesn’t it?

Conclusion

Returning to the light hearted, enjoy!

Remember Wolf’s site rules. Note and label all AI. Please be kind to one another, we are all in this together. May God richly bless America and all of you.

Trust Trump and the plan.

Time to make an addition to my Conclusion with openers. Carl gave a recent reminder.

Before all things and people – In God We Trust. Always. This world is His. He determines how our story goes.

2026.02.03 Daily Thread: The World According To Trade(Bait)

I start this one with more strict and loose constructionist principles. Going to do reminders each week until you pass your test.

Strict Constructionist – Literal and narrow reading (interpretation) of the document that limits the powers of the federal government to what it provides.

Loose Constructionist – Views it as a “living document” that is interpreted broadly that adapts to society as it evolves and its needs change..

First, I covered the two primary views of the Constitution and laws in general in our country. Next I covered the views throughout Christianity from the same perspectives using the ruling authority, the Bible. Today I will cover their Constitutional application with treaties, which means we return to federal documents and powers.

Wut? Yes, treaties. Since we are in the era of taking on government efficiency, why not?

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That statement may have gone over any a head reading this. You will learn why I said it later.

By reviewing this I hope you will see that very few treaties have been interpreted in a strict constructionist sense unless it is useful to do so by those in or seeking power. The rest of the time they are interpreted as loose as a goose’s diarrhetic bowel movement.

Sorry for that word image, but it was the most descriptive I could come up with to match a loose constructionist view of treaties, well, in about everything they did in federal government before PDT hit the scene.

Today’s scripture will stay with the nasty descriptive theme since I already went “there”. It comes from Proverbs 26:11,

Like a dog that returns to its vomit,
So is a fool who repeats his foolishness. (NASB)

We should heed that warning as a nation and quit believing we can do things opposed to God’s way and get away with it. We continue to exist because God wills us to exist. Turn from evil, do what is good in His sight.

Treaties

The definition of a treaty that I am referencing in this post with an assist from Merriam Webster follows,

An agreement or arrangement made by negotiation

See, that wasn’t hard. In this context it is a contract in writing between two or more political authorities (such as states or sovereigns) formally signed by representatives duly authorized and usually ratified by the lawmaking authority of the state.

It will probably be best for us to initially stick with American domestic treaties or else we will be here for awhile. So lets drill down on those relating to Pocahontas Warren’s kinfolk since they have been back in the news.

Native American Indian Treaties

How many treaties (contractual agreements) with native Indians are there? When were these agreements first violated by American governments?

There have been around 370 of them. We do not know how many were violated; we just know that a lot were and it started immediately per historical accounts. Most of the violations were never addressed and remedied. We also know the vast majority of the treaties were related to lands the native Americans held and were given in the original treaty agreements. Add in we know the SCOTUS has consistently ruled in favor of treaty provisions being honored through the years. And finally, we know that rarely has that latter point actually happened and been enforced, at least not long term.

So, which do you think that reflects, strict or loose constructionist approaches? Yup, loose in real life application while being strict at the SCOTUS level decisions. See how that works? Those in power on the ground basically do what they want until called out on it through the judiciary and the issues eventually make it to SCOTUS. If the ruling works in the powers that be’s favor they will be strict in their actions going forward, making it more difficult to over turn. If it works better to be loose, they keep doing the dirty anyway, at least until they cannot any longer. If there are no triggers to insure the activity in question stops or is changed after the highest court/SCOTUS ruling – they keep doing it like they did in the examples above with our native Indian population.

Let’s face it, the only real reason they made treaties was to root them off land, to stop or slow down the violence against settlers, and to pretend they were being legal until the government had sufficient military to handle any future resistance. They obviously had no intention of honoring treaties as written long term. They thought they could eventually interest the native Indians into assimilating into society. Over time the poverty they induced into reservations became a drain on resources. That also was intentional as they hoped many would leave and then assimilate. Over time they also found that they had uses for some of the natives’ land that was unanticipated when the treaties were first signed.

As the laws became more defined and case law took root, it became more difficult to outright take away the lands and relocate the tribes. Instead, they began corrupting tribal leadership, who then made deals to lease land to corporate and government interests. Sometimes a small amount of cash flow would come to tribal members, but never commiserate with what the lessors and corrupted leaders generated. Most times the non-leader tribal members received nothing. This left them as destitute and powerless as ever. Using corruption helped the government and businesses give the appearance it was all in compliance with established law and the treaties without actually being so. Loose constructionism combined with corruption won despite strict constructionist rulings from the judiciary as to treaty intent and administrative expectations.

As you might surmise, the Bureau of Indian Affairs has been completely corrupt for two centuries. It was intended and established to be that way. It was lipstick on the pig by the Secretary of War Calhoun of that day when it first was introduced. The following archived article accurately described how it exists in more current times.

Why the Indian Bureaucracy Should Be Dismantled

As a result is it any wonder it ended up being placed under the purview of DOGE recently? From earlier this year,

https://www.12news.com/article/news/regional/native-america/tribal-nations-concerned-trumps-cuts-have-the-potential-violate-trust-responsibilities/75-b9dc14a4-fe80-4d65-b5e1-077c2ae1737d

#47 misses very little.

The current official status between BIA and DOGE is that BIA is undergoing a thorough review of their operations, finances and policies. Once complete, #47’s admin will make a decision on what happens next. However, in this guy’s world you are either a citizen or not. There should be no protected classes of citizens and should not have been two centuries ago. The nasty BIA needs to be disbanded with the land and business ownership concerns of tribes being mediated and brought into compliance with everybody and everything else in this country.

Which may be one good reason why #47 vetoed this very recently.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/state/2025/12/31/trump-vetoes-bill-to-protect-miccosukee-village-in-everglades/87970455007

As well he should have.

Native Indian Music & Movie Corner

Some of the real thing,

Country folks singing about them are more my style

Warning of graphic violence on the next one. Not many who saw this film will ever forget it. Perhaps a reminder of the real world in those days? You decide.

Maybe it is good those days are over.

Conclusion

This is just one element of American society that has historically been a pit of corruption, but allowed to exist because nobody really wanted to deal with it as well as because there was so much loot and business opportunities exchanging hands between criminals. Their aim was to keep the gravy train going. But #47 knows about it and eventually it will be addressed.

For what it is worth, you probably can guess how most native Indians vote. Yup, Dem. In the last election it was 57% for Harris and 39% for #47. Among their number the criminals and those who exist on government hand outs always vote Democrat. Those who seek to build lives for themselves and families in the American way without handouts tend to vote GOP. It is really that simple and it also seems simple that we should give all a path toward achieving the American Dream by working like the rest of us and cut out the graft, theft, bail outs and special treatment. Time for all of the little birdies to fly away from the nest.

It is two centuries past time for native American Indians to assimilate into American society and for the BIA to be exterminated like the rats nest it is. Level the playing field with all protected classes and remove the special privileges. The accommodation period in America should have long been ended; it is the corrupt, greedy politicians who have kept it alive. Native American Indian tribe ancestors were a conquered people, just like loyalist British. The African and Irish slaves were freed. Indentured servanthood no longer exists. Claims for reparations and special treatment for native Indian citizens today are bullshiz just like they are for ancestors of African and Irish slaves. Reservations are current versions of Democrat plantations of old.

The Declaration of Independence is clear;

We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.

That is the guiding doctrine and law of our land. Time for all citizens to act like it and the non-citizens granted legal permission to reside here to act like it.

Remember Wolf’s site rules. Note and label all AI. Please be kind to one another, we are all in this together. May God richly bless America and all of you.

Trust Trump and the plan.

2026.01.27 Daily Thread: The World According To Trade(Bait)

Some wonder where I came up with my screen name. Among other sports I grew up playing baseball from childhood into college and have followed the game all of my life, which is where the name originates. Professional baseball has been all about teams trading players for over a century. Some of those players have been called trade bait to attract other teams to do deals with them. The players they offer, the trade bait, are usually good or have upside that might fit another team’s needs. However, they are not considered key players on their current rosters. So the clubs use them to attract the talent they believe they need from rosters of other clubs.

Such was also life in my business career. Hence, TradeBait.

Today’s scripture is from Matthew 16:13-18;

When Jesus came to the region of Caesarea Philippi, he asked his disciples, “Who do people say the Son of Man is?” They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, Jeremiah or one of the prophets.” “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?” Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.” Jesus replied, “Blessed are you, Simon son of Jonah, for this was not revealed to you by flesh and blood, but by my Father in heaven.”

All of life hinges upon your response to these questions of Jesus, “But what about you? Who do you say I am?” If you answer as Simon, God the Father has informed you. Be thankful, have peace in your soul and tell others. It is worth noting that Jesus asked these questions at what was believed to be the gate of Hades itself at Mt. Hermon in Caesarea Philippi, the center of Greek paganism and debauchery that is said to have included human sacrifices and sexual perversion in the cave beyond its entrance. Which is why he went on to say in verse 18;

“And I tell you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build my church, and the gates of Hades will not overcome it.” 

These scriptures lead in well to today’s subject, which is also a major worldwide culture and character divider in America that has a constructionism dividing line – Christianity.

I will be spending more time in this and future threads discussing the applications of these terms. Reminder:

Strict Constructionist – Literal and narrow reading (interpretation) of the document that limits the powers of the federal government to what it provides.

Loose Constructionist – Views it as a “living document” that is interpreted broadly that adapts to society as it evolves and its needs change..

For this subject, please ignore the federal government related documents and powers aspect in the definitions. Insert the Bible and its authority instead. Consider which Christian denominations, groupings, and individual belief systems would have strict versus loose constructionists today. Remember that strict is a literal or narrow as written view while loose views it as a “living document” that adjusts with an evolving society and world.

All sorts of descriptive words have been used with the two. Fundamentalists, traditionalists, Bible thumpers, holy rollers, snake handlers, Jesus Freaks and such would come to mind with some folks to represent the strict constructionists. Ecumenical, whiskapalians, Gracelanders, cultural Christians, liberation theologists, Christ progs, social gospelers and so on represent the loose constructionists.

If we go back to the Revolutionary War period we could say that most Christians were strict. That would mean they had a more narrow interpretation of the Bible and operated more rigidly in the churches. The loose interpretation would go to the enlightenment influenced folks who trusted reason and experience as they would view the Bible more philosophically. That was a smaller, but growing group in those days. Over time it led to the social gospel and social justice to take root during that period. Some may have called themselves Christian in a cultural sense. That would make them more acceptable to society.

The same applies today. It would seem obvious that perhaps the majority of Christians have a loose constructionist view of Christianity. Even some members of the Catholic Church have been looking the other way and supporting social gospel and justice positions. Many ignore church tenets about abortion, homosexuality, divorce and so on. This attitude is especially true in blue states where the Catholic Church dominates Christian culture, yet, is still losing membership who walk away, per their own statistics provided by the Catholic News Agency. These are clearly cultural Christians who are loose constructionists of the faith who have influenced the priesthood to lighten up on the old dogmatic approach if they want their attendance and donations.

Catholicism may have been THE most conservative, strict constructionist faith in Christianity at one time. But it really never has translated that way in the election booth in America as the blue states continue voting lockstep for the political party that endorses the activities the Bible has warned against for many decades. For example the majority there refuse to vote for GOP candidates; a political party that openly supports Christianity, is pro life and has conservative societal views.

But a similar aversion to the written word has also been happening with Protestants. This “we all have sinned so how can I judge them” argument is accepted as the gospel in many churches. They sing their beautiful contemporary songs and listen to pastors who never mention the reality of sin, discipline, Hell, or the judgment that is a significant part of Christianity. They sell cheap faith – get saved, baptized and go do your thing. You have your fire insurance. This type faith is a million miles wide and less than an inch deep.

Starting at America’s founding, in what direction has the majority of Christianity moved over the 260+ years since Jonathon Edwards, George Whitefield and the Great Awakening of strict constructionists led hundreds and even thousands of attendees at each service to fall to the ground as if dead from fear for the state of their souls due to the realization they had fallen short of Holy God’s desire for their lives? The answer for the Christian version of leading up to more recent times is obvious – the wrong direction away from truth. It is also the opposite direction of the 50+ founding fathers who signed the Declaration of Independence and risked everything for our freedom.

This has led to songs such as these from artists who sense we have been in trouble as a people.

As well as from others who sensed and discovered there was more to life and found it in the red letters…

Add in some direction for finding what we truly seek. Yeah, it’s a Christmas special. So what, it’s truth!

Observation

What direction has #47, cabinet and patriots been pushing the SCOTUS and government in general? Yup. Clearly he is pushing it all back toward our founding and a strict constructionist understanding and administration of the Constitution. With all of the deep state and liberal pushback, how will he and the patriots get it done?

Us.

We the People of MAGA are his real military. This war has nothing to do with us taking up arms, although we are certainly willing to do so if the fist of criminal oppression rises against us. But in this situation there is a war for the hearts, minds and SOULS that involves the education of the masses in opposition. Many of the oppressors have no idea they have been manipulated by the globalist cabal who have used loose constructionism as their weapon in government as well as being in collusion with some faith leaders going back nearly two centuries.

Which is why it is so encouraging to see TPUSA on fire with young people all over this nation. They know the world they have been raised in is filled with bull crap activists that are as misguided as the educators trying to brainwash them. They were already thinking things through and none of it added up. Evil did not win the day it killed Charlie Kirk. It birthed a response that will engulf and devour the demons like a lion. For those who have not been keeping up TPUSA reported on 1/12/26 that there have been 1,371 new chapters opened on college campuses with a total of 4,221 new chapters nationwide in only FOUR MONTHS.

They remember Charlie just as we do. The reason they remember Charlie is he spoke with them and encouraged dialog instead of speaking at or down to them like leftists do.

The full benefit of this commitment by America’s young people will be felt for decades and it is only beginning.

The Constitution with related laws and rights are not “living documents” to be viewed loosely with the prevailing attitudes and understanding of the times any more than that view applies to the Holy Bible. They contain universal truths. The Declaration of Independence even states, “We hold these truths to be self evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator…” and so on. They establish a foundation for law and governance that comes from an understanding of Christian faith. The two fit hand in glove.

The Creator of all and everything does not change. He made that perfectly clear in Malachi 3:6. Hebrews 13:8 gives the same message about Jesus. The Lord had mankind write what He wanted written. He gave of Himself with His Son on that Cross at Calvary. He left Himself in the lives of believers through the Holy Spirit (Ghost). He also inspired the words that were written and approved by the founding fathers of our country in the Declaration of Independence, Constitution and Bill of Rights – the latter two documents that resulted from the Declaration and its submission to the providence of God.

The purpose of the Holy Word that He gave us as well as the founding documents of America are what they are. They do not change – we do. We conform to them to live in harmony with God as well as one another.

There can be no amendments to the former. It is written with the blood of Christ and He said, “It is finished.” That eliminates the living document aspect of loose constructionism from consideration with the Bible. The latter acknowledges Divine Providence, Creator, Supreme Being, the Lord, etc. You can not have Divine Providence without God, as it is a Christian term.

When our nation gets in trouble it is because we fail to live up to that covenant. Our founding fathers stated they wanted that covenant when they stated the nation sought to be under the Divine Providence in the documents. The diaries and personal correspondence of nearly all of them are even more effusive and convincing, there is no legitimate alternative conclusion of their intent. When we turn from that relationship and start doing what the world does individually and corporately, which is supported by the backers of loose constructionists in the Christian church as well government, our world gets turned upside down. Cause and effect go on full display.

The globalist cabal who have loosened the law over that time have made it increasingly difficult to have justice served throughout the corrupted system. They have used the method to do the same to Christian faith based institutions. And as always we can follow the money that helped them do so.

To counter and enter the Golden Age prepared, MAGA needs to strengthen and resolve to stay in sync with the Lord. The good news is the next Great Awakening has clearly begun. The churches are filling. Young people are strengthening their faiths in large numbers. Faith based community ministries are reaching out to help others. Older adults are teaching and mentoring again. More folks are openly talking about their faith and extending the hand of friendship. More are standing up to the crazies. People sense there is more to life than they have been led to believe. Truth is sought and fear is evaporating. Something is coming. The battle has been joined…

Doubt it? Ask the criminal leaders of Venezuela, Iran, Cuba with more to come.

Conclusion

Next week will bring more strict and loose. Until then…

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2026.01.20 Daily Thread: The World According To Trade(Bait)

We start the day with Philippians 3:18:

“Brethren, join in following my example, and note those who so walk, as you have us for a pattern. For many walk, of whom I have told you often, and now tell you even weeping, that they are the enemies of the cross of Christ: whose end is destruction, whose god is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame—who set their mind on earthly things.” (NKJV)

Sound familiar? Yup, the same now as it was 2000 years ago.

Them Versus US(A)

I interrupt our self induced panic attacks with BREAKING NEWS!!! that came out Sunday on X. If you have not seen it, you need to.

Tried to paste in the text, but because of links it would not work correctly. So you will need X or another source.

I recommend reading it all, but in summary; election security is well underway, the steal ran through Serbia and VE as we have long suspected and been told, they have the evidence, related VE officials/engineers gave testimony and are in government protection, the courts have been a slog but headed in the right direction, and you will need lots and lots of 🍿.

Never lose sight of the big picture despite all the focus of fear porn purveyors with the negativity. Yes, be vigilant and keep the pressure on elected officials. Just do not despair over what has not happened yet. As a recent example, Don Lemon and his merry band of rabble rousers in blue, beta, AWFL Minneapolis is not the norm across America. The left has been reduced to little games and empty talk.

Back to our regularly scheduled programming. The situation…

Chi-com/Soros paid, organized protestors comprised of nasty derelicts, thugs and do nothings who refuse to work in real jobs doing things that are truly valued in American society as well as to improve their own miserable lives; go about their insanity with the enemy fake news media providing the cover and pushing it along. The seditionists are then extolled as virtuous citizens doing their patriotic duty by Democrat politicians and leaders who take cash from the same commie (and other anti-American foreign powers) operatives and NGOs who plunder the national treasury in doing so.

Until Elon/DOGE. Until Bessent/Treasury. Until Rubio/State Department. Until Hegseth/Military. Until Noem/Homan/DHS. Well, actually, until the entire PDT admin took over. We the People want all of the anti-American scumbags to hit the proverbial brick wall pronto. What will actually happen is different in the real world. That makes it frustrating. But if we believe, “Nothing can stop what is coming.”; we should accept that a grand plan is being executed that will prove big time beneficial along the way as well as in the end. If there is not one, why has PDT won on every major issue or crisis since his return? Just lucky? 😂

As an example, who in their right minds worships at the altars of illegals, LBGTQ+, drag queens, pedophiles and George Floyd? The correct answer is nobody in their right minds. So the beta males of the left have no problem with militant white Karens – AWFLS – doing the job of being the idiot margin attacking federal officers. As a result you know Democrat politicians and related funders of same who incite their criminality are insane and/or manipulators of the mentally ill for personal gain. That should tell you to believe nothing they say or their seditionist media cronies report.

Never forget that ALL media, even the alleged MAGA supporting media, depends upon eyes for income. Real and imagined chaos are good for business.

The only real question left to answer is how many of “them” are there? What are we up against, exactly? How many people have fallen victim to the indoctrination and brainwashing of commie clowns, Chi-coms, nazi fascists, perverts and such with the help of the media and entertainment industry over the years? The media desperately wants you to believe it is the majority or at least half of the American population. The polls say…

I have the current estimated number at 20% certifiable lunatic with about another 20% easily manipulated to believe the left’s lunacy. Nothing specifically tells me that other than observation of people around me, the more legit polls as well as the losing margin of Dems in actual elections in the growing number of red and swing states. I also have that overall number in decline with the removal of illegals, slowing of drug trafficking, and arrests/imprisonment of domestic criminals. Contributing to the decline is open disclosure of billions in fraud in blue states with much more exposure to come. Combine that with major positive economic news and cash in the pockets of a growing number of We the People households.

That puts the cheat factor at about 15% to swing otherwise reasonably close elections in the direction of the lunatics. Harmeet Dhillon and patriots have been hard at work on that.

The swing is the largest segent of Independent voters, of which the large majority are pro America and families. Many of them hate Dems and are equally pizzed at RINO GOP. A minority segment of the others have been easily swayed by BS in the past. As an example, many of them voted for Mr. Hope and Change in the first term. Then shit happened and they began to wisen up. All the election steal did with Brandon was confirm their suspicions as it has all played out in the years afterward. They learn from bad experiences, not their own due diligence. So the patriots had to allow some of it for them to feel it. You hear it in their conversations about our world. Which has pushed my observation that somewhere between 60 – 65% of actual voting American public strongly want the path on which PDT has steered us.

That means deporting and arresting the illegals and other assorted criminals involved in election steals to insure continued victories for We the People. All of them, not just the criminals. It also means we have to endure the Kabuki theater of politicians and other assorted wackos while it is underway.

It is getting easier to predict the demise of the Democrat Party as a legitimate enemy force because fewer people are going to willingly vote to cut their own throats or act against law enforcement in their daily lives for some commie and Soros $$$. The Dems, and as a result the RINO’s, literally have nothing left to run on other than Trump hate and pro criminals. That will not put gas in the tank, food on the table, or protect their children as legitimate Constitution based law and order is reintroduced into the American way of life.

Fortunately, we have a POTUS who understands all of that and dedicates his every day to winning for America. A strong, dominant America lifts all boats who align with her as the majority of world leaders know. Those who deceive, corrupt, steal and murder all hate #47 with a passion. That would include not only the left in America, but the commies and the Crown who are interconnected. They call him terrible names, lie about him, plot his murder as well as urge others to take violent actions against his supporters, attack his policies and so on. Doesn’t matter. After being falsely charged, booked, shot at, and wounded he stares them down and keep conducting the America First MAGA train down the track with the full support of We the People. He has our backs, we have his.

Heads down, eyes on the prize.

We just need to continue to take our cues, help and educate where we can, vote and bring others with us. That does not mean we have to agree with everything. However, it does mean we need to do our own due diligence before casting stones and stop parroting the opinions of others as our own, such as from fake news and pundits of every sort. Nobody that is truly on the growing America First MAGA side buys that BS anymore and our number is increasing rapidly. Remember where the battle “action” is currently. The battles are being waged in the enemy’s camp and territory because we are on offense now. Keep your perspective.

The rats are on the run. Let’s finish them off. Stand together. Remember – WWG1WGA. Wear your “QAnon Conpiracist” label proudly. Meanwhile, get the jackhammers and chisels ready for Mount Rushmore.

Memphis Music Corner

I bring you this one because Memphis represents what American cities and urban areas can become now that America First rules.

I am happy folks will get to enjoy the music scene similar to the videos I link below on and around Beale Street in Memphis again now that the thugs and illegals are being removed. To explain what is happening, the following has been my favorite quote. It came from a leftist media rag in the city. “I’ve Never Seen So Many Police Cars!” was its opening quote. I did not link it because it is stupid drivel, but It caused me to laugh hysterically at their paranoia and fear.

👍 🤣 🍿 🇺🇸

That quote sounds like the title to a great blues song on Beale Street, though.

See the links below for current clean up stats,

https://www.usmarshals.gov/news/press-release/memphis-safe-task-force-significant-arrests-jan-15-39-criminal-arrests-4-illegal

However, this one made my heart flutter a bit. 😀

https://www.fox13memphis.com/news/twenty-military-lawyers-assigned-to-memphis-u-s-attorneys-office-says/article_77ebb61b-aa94-44df-93e9-2d9db8777b33.html

Over 1700 federal agency officers to go with local and state law enforcement have already hit the city and surrounding burbs hard. Over 5000 arrests so far and now there are 20 JAG’s to assist the Memphis Safe Task Force.

The Democrat Memphis city mayor actually likes what is going on. I guess he got tired of Vice Lords and rival gangs to go with the illegals setting up shop and controlling the city. The Democrat county mayor doesn’t like it. My guess with him is that his wallet took a hit and that he lives in an unaffected burb. The law abiding citizens are loving and celebrating it. Even the legal hispanic population is laying low and afraid. Since some have been harboring the invaders that is probably a good idea. The city should be a model for the rest of the country after being a drug and murder infested crime capital for decades. That tends to happen where Democrats and their cronies accumulate. Once Marsha steps into the governor’s office after the election later this year, she will continue the Trump agenda throughout the state. I would imagine that Nashville and Davidson County are on deck for more law enforcement activity as a result.

I am going to briefly revisit the national importance. This Memphis policing activity is a total disruption of the drug and human trafficking as well as the money laundering pipeline from New Orleans and Houston to Chitcago and other blue shizholes in that region that has been going on for over a century. Which makes it an elections clean up at the same time. There are less illegal bodies and criminals to throw at fake ID’s with more FIB presence in the election system. Hopefully, they are patriot FIB doing the roles. Since the US. Marshals are leading the charge, I suspect they are.

If you really want to know what Illinois Fatty and his dimwitted conman mayor are so upset about, it is that. The major Federal led clean up like in Memphis is also underway in New Orleans and is planned for St. Louis. The latter was flooded with a larger FIB presence months ago in preparation for future events.

Memphis and St. Louis are the distribution centers and at strategic points between Chitcago and the Gulf of America. Their “product” can go east/west from those two points. With the patriots killing the flow from the gulf, Memphis and St. Louis are diminishing as only land routes have access. It helps that both states are strongly in the red MAGA column. So cars, trucking and railroads become the primary carriers. Trucking remains the big dog for land trafficking. Now, what was it they are doing about those CDL’s of illegals again?

😂

All of it has been killing the business of the drug lords in Memphis and the union thugs in St. Louis. Now Chitcago has to depend primarily on northern routes through Canada and neighboring blue states. I probably do not need to post the Carney/Xi photo here for you to get the picture of their connection and intentions courtesy of the Crown.

Who called out that drug trafficking was also coming from the north after they nabbed Maduro? Who will be renegotiating a bilateral trade pact to finish killing the USMCA? That should provide some context about what PDT has been saying about and planning to do with Canada. Alberta will likely be the first domino to fall around mid-year.

😂

Bidness is not good for the left, uniparty and the now, old New World Order. Dey big time mad. There is so much for America First and MAGA to enjoy and celebrate. But it could be better. About those perp walks, Blondi…

It feels good to most Memphians who now go most anywhere they want without fear of getting carjacked, robbed, attacked, murdered or raped. The American delta cultural heritage of the city is once again going on display after decades of deterioration. To finish this off today, let’s celebrate Beale Street from back in the day along with its potentially glorious return! Afterwards we can stroll down the alley to Charlie Vergos’ Rendezvous for some of their famous smoked barbecue ribs followed by a night cap at the Peabody Hotel where we can take in the duck walk.

Going back in time…

Nearly a century ago, the queen of Beale, Memphis Minnie…

The following Tutwiler, MS son of a share cropping preacher moved to Memphis at age 14 and was well known for many years on Beale Street. Love this version with Slow Hand Clapton and the Stones.

Then there was the the King himself, no, the other king. The Beale Street King who cut his music teeth on the street in the 1940s and 1950’s, open his own place there, and toured the world with Lucille. None better.

One of my all time faves that brings back the Memphis spirit of the Delta Blues…

And to think, I did not post one Elvis song. Nothing from Nutbush, TN’s Tina Turner about rolling on the river either. Or Jerry Lee Lewis’ bringing rockabilly from Sun Records along with his own club on Beale. Well, you get my point.

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2026.01.13 Daily Thread: The World According To Trade(Bait)

It is time to kick off the next American series with a name change and an off ramp from pure American history. There are too many “American Stories” out there now with far better authors than me to keep that in play. We have closed out the Declaration signers and discussed the Articles of Confederation while lightly touching on the Constitution previously. Each one of the posts of this series is intended to be less than a 10 minute read. The attached videos may add to that total time allocated.

The series image at the top is my personal vision of America. More folks ought to try hiking in the Smokies or their favorite national and state parks. Their perspectives about life in America might change for the better.

Today’s scripture is from Matthew 7:24-27;

“Therefore whoever hears these sayings of Mine, and does them, I will liken him to a wise man who built his house on the rock: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it did not fall, for it was founded on the rock. But everyone who hears these sayings of Mine, and does not do them, will be like a foolish man who built his house on the sand: and the rain descended, the floods came, and the winds blew and beat on that house; and it fell. And great was its fall.”

Take that to the bank.

Series Intent

Unfortunately, YT will continue to play a part in this series due to their command of music and movie videos that Rumble cannot seem to duplicate yet. Since we are in a simulation anyway, who cares?! 😂

I will never stray far from the theme of AMERICA FIRST with the serious stuff.

These short stories will not be overly complicated. They will be based simply on observations, personal experiences, and publicly available evidence and documentation as in the past. To be sure I will continue with parallels, interconnections and inflection points that are baked into our American Experience. I seek to lighten these stories up to help readers have fun as well as inform. The heavy lifting was done with the Declaration of Independence series.

So let the fun begin.

My series title is a steal from the great, or insane, or pysop (your choice) movie from Robin Williams, The World According to Garp. Here is the trailer for those too young or did not see it. Note the year of release – 1982.

Also note the obvious CIA psyops in the movie that have surfaced (imagine that), have increased in scope and are ingrained into society today. Which brings us to who was Director of that renegade organization during those years? This guy – William “Bill” Casey from 1981-1987 during the Reagan years when all of us were focused on The Cold War and its end as well as recovery from the horrible economy and Iran hostages fiasco of the peanut farmer.

Fine, happy lookin’ feller. 😀 He also brought us a mixed bag of the Iran-Contra affair. Dude was CIA through and through for decades even without official titles. He was in the OSS after WW II before it became the CIA. So what was going on in Central and South America during his time in the saddle besides the Contras? Well, coke up the nose in America became king and the nation of Columbia was its capital for production and distribution. He was a practicing attorney who spent time as SEC Chair, under Secretary of State for Economic Affairs, and Chair of the Exim Bank in the 1970’s. However, he also served on the President’s Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board at the end of President Ford’s term.

For those who want a snapshot of Casey, there is a short read from a 1987 Time article below.

https://time.com/archive/6709197/death-of-an-expert-witness-william-joseph-casey-1913-1987

This one made my eyes bleed, but was interesting perspective on him in spots. He was very hard to pin down.

https://www.cia.gov/readingroom/document/cia-rdp90-00965r000807500037-5

But this February 1981 quote was his most famous, “We’ll know our disinformation program is complete when everything the American public believes is false.”

On This Day — CIA Director William Casey Resigns (January 29 1987)

So, Bill, you said the government does disinformation programs to deceive the American public? I am so disappointed to read that. 😂 Notice it was said in 1981 and had obviously been done as a normal CIA practice for many years before that.

Again, no wonder the current DS corruptocrats hate POTUS so much. We know his agenda matches what We the People want, not what the DS wants you to believe.

Remember the Casey name, he reappears in the Conclusion today.

So back to this story, yes, in my opinion Robin and the movie about Garp was clearly a psyop of epic proportions and a precursor for more to come.

I promise not to be quite that insane in my own psyop versions, but being that my alter ego is Goober Gump, the fictitious brother of this guy, well…

Welcome to my world…

Your View Matters

For this first series and story we will stay with American history to set the stage and it is a really important concept if you seriously want to understand your life and government in America. When it comes to how you read and understand the Constitution, assuming you have, your viewpoint of its intent and content matters. As an example, if you were a Federalist back in those days you thought differently about it than an Anti-Federalist. So, let’s establish the two primary ways to interpret it that are still used today. I am going to keep this short and simple as I promised.

The two primary legal, political, and moral approaches to the Constitution are:

Strict Constructionist – Literal and narrow reading (interpretation) of the document that limits the powers of the federal government to what it provides.

Loose Constructionist – Views it as a “living document” that is interpreted broadly that adapts to society as it evolves and its needs change.

Then there are the true rebels who use whichever is expedient to their cause of the moment.

Note the immediate stress and contention between the two. Strict supporters point to the 10th amendment; that powers not delegated to the U. S. by the Constitution, nor prohibited by it to the states, are reserved to the states respectively, or to the people. Seems rather straight forward, doesn’t it? If the issue is not covered under the powers of the feds or specifically prohibited; it was up to the states and We the People to handle.

Au contraire.

The Loose folks said the Necessary and Proper Clause (Article 1, Section 8) supported their theory that feds had powers not listed, including any powers needed to accomplish the powers that are listed through Congressional action. They do not call it the Elastic Clause without good reasons.

You decide for yourself if that stress on Constitutional interpretation was intentionally introduced or a consequence of disagreement of the parties involved in the Constitution’s creation. I have my own opinion and will not influence yours – yet.

Then There Is The Judiciary

The judiciary is designed in the Constitution and subsequent case law to be the arbiters of truth and justice of that document and related laws. How can the judiciary truly be that non-partial when their justices and judges are nominated, confirmed, and appointed in political processes? Human nature tends to influence how one sees the world and performs one’s role in it. You are not going to appoint or confirm a sworn enemy or ideologue you oppose if you have the power. In understanding the subject Constitution and laws along with their application; it all eventually leads us back to had control of Club Senate back in their day (BITD) as well as today because that is where the judiciary confirmation process exists.

Which is why it was of monumental importance when Harry Reid nuked the filibuster for non-SCOTUS judicial confirmations with Turtle answering when the GOP took over by nuking them on SCOTUS nominations. Harry got his leftist, loose constructionist federal judges. Turtle got the conservative, strict constructionist justices.

The historical political battle in our nation has always been between strict and loose constructionism. The rules of the game are set, then one group or another starts trying to change or reinterpret them to fit their goals. It has seesawed back and forth over the entire time period. The one consistency is that the Federalists of the past and Democrats after Jackson have tended to be loose constructionists while the Jeffersonian Republicans and GOP from Lincoln on have tended to be strict constructionists. This has polarized the general population over the years as one group or another became dominant.

Historically, it started as the post Revolutionary War patriots dealt with the process of isolating the loyalists and Tories along with building a country that could stand on its own accord. It took time and great effort to put down insurrections and mischief their enemies initiated to protect their personal interests. Over time the patriots rooted out their opponents, at least enough to insure America’s survival and progress. Many of those losers returned to Great Britain. Others converted and assimilated into society. It took a couple of generations and some funerals. This led to the Federalist Party’s demise as the Jeffersonian Republicans represented the vast majority of commoner patriots who actually fought in both wars.

However, even with the success there remained embedded operatives indebted and working for the ruling class and the Crown of Great Britain. As an example the southern plantation class along with the northern mercantilist and banker class sold “Cotton is King” to the nation to continue national slavery operations despite prohibiting the foreign slave trade operations decades before. They wanted to keep the money flowing from trade relations in Europe going, primarily with Great Britain, as they were becoming wealthier by the day.

Enter the Civil War.

If any of that intrigue sounds like it may still be going on today, you may be paying attention.

With this understanding you may be able to better understand why all of this current day retribution demanded by We the People seems to be taking so long. Every day it seems a loose constructionist and/or corrupt federal judge oversteps their authority. The depth of corruption and depravity in America has been breathtaking as well as disconcerting to discover. The amount of work that has to be done to fix things is daunting. The war rages on. Just always remember the definitions of strict and loose constructionists because there is a constant struggle within our government and people based on which interpretation rules on every issue.

There will be more applications of these two principles to consider that will be the focus of future threads, however, they will not always reference government related activities and conditions.

Conclusion

I cannot leave without a blast from the past. Does anybody remember the UPI press service of yore? It was formerly AP and UP at the forefront of what we now affectionately call the fake news. UP hit the skids long ago having gone through bankruptcy a couple of times and currently exists as a small disseminator of quirky stuff. But while they were still trying to remain a viable news source, they did political hit pieces. The fun in looking back on the declarations of idgits from the past is really, really hard to pass up. So below you will see a pre 2016 election article from UP.

Need a teaser? How about,

“With Hillary Clinton threatening to rack up the biggest electoral victory since George H. W. Bush obliterated Michael Dukakis in 1988, the scenarios for a comeback by the bilious billionaire are becoming increasingly far-fetched.“

https://www.upi.com/Top_News/Opinion/2016/08/17/From-Russia-with-love-an-October-surprise/7531471424582

Another mention of ole Happy, Bill Casey, above. Notice the article writer’s name? Walter Shapiro. He was a Dem operative. He was good at being wrong, a lot. Including about COVID from which he developed complications and cancer before dying last summer without getting a chance to see the “bilious billionaire” win his second election against a female Democrat candidate from hell. It was either that or TDS that caused his demise, not sure which.

So let’s look at the bio of the not so dearly departed who uttered that phrase.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Walter_Shapiro

Actually that was the first time I have ever seen the word “bilious” written or said. Seems it relates to a colorful fluid in the liver. I think it would make a good Wheatie word for Wolf to use in a daily.

😀

Oh, the irony. The Trump curse struck yet again.

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