Category: General

2026-02-07, Simply Saturday.

Administrivia.

Wheatie Wisdom.  If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.  No running with scissors.  No food fights. 

AI stuff posted, requires a link. Please use spoiler, for longer posts.

Wolf Speak.  No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree.  But Do Know, every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post. 

America, needs to embrace the following TRUTH…

The House AND Senate, MUST start impeaching activist judges. Firing Magistrates.

Speaking of embracing…

If nothing follows KK below, Night Crew, you are on your own.

KK

Fresh Stuff.  May be worth a read, listen, watch or scroll on by. 

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APMEX https://www.apmex.com   Bitcoin https://www.bitcoin.com/

Prices pulled last evening.  Gold $4,982.60.  Silver $78.59.   Bitcoin $69,839.

Amusing to watch, for the likes of Slow Guy.

  • Gut wrenching for those that bought high.

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Road To Liberty. (A series)

The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.

It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.

This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/america250

BONUS. A Double Feature. 🙂

Road to Liberty: Battle of Brooklyn

4:14

Road to Liberty: Battle of Trenton

3:58

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Articles, Xs, YT …

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Off The Wall. 

I find it interesting, both JD and Marco at the Winter Olympics. 

  • Odd.  Something is up.  IMO.
  • Emerging something with an Iran deal?  (Nah)
  • Ukraine Russia breakthrough?  Maybe.  Pajama boy has been quiet.  Trump and Putin talking.
  • We’ll see. 

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Here’s another one.  Perhaps a coincidence.

  1. Trump 2.0 hitting home run, after home run.
  2. CONSTANT Drum beat to pass SAVE Act.
  3. The coincidence…
  4. Lion King video starring every shitbag DumRat as animals in the jungle.  Including Big Mike AND hussein as apes.

Funny as hell to me.

Weak Sister R-Cons losing focus.

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Trump has the right attitude.

Trump to reporters on Air Force One about the deleted Lion King meme video: “No, I didn’t make a mistake.” Says he only saw part before staff posted it, no plans to fire anyone or apologize.

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Another positive.  Hukkeem triggered.

“F*ck Donald Trump!” Hakeem Jeffries Goes Off on President Trump in Profanity-Laced Tirade (VIDEO)

“F*ck Donald Trump!” Hakeem Jeffries Goes Off on President Trump in Profanity-Laced Tirade (VIDEO)

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I heard the Super bowl is this weekend. 

For those tuning into the Super Bowl AND looking for a Half Time Show, without bad bunny.

PASS IT ON… Here Is Where You Watch the Super Bowl’s “All-American Halftime Show” Sponsored by TPUSA

PASS IT ON… Here Is Where You Watch the Super Bowl’s “All-American Halftime Show” Sponsored by TPUSA

The “All-American Halftime Show” will stream live and free on X, Rumble, and YouTube!

  • Additional partner platforms (conservative networks carrying the feed):
  • Daily Wire+ (DW+)
  • Real America’s Voice
  • Trinity Broadcasting Network (TBN)
  • CHARGE!
  • The National News Desk
  • NTD.com / New Tang Dynasty
  • One America News (OAN)

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I know nothing about bad bunny. Guessing perverted freak stuff. I glossed over this article.

  • On Sunday night at the Grammy Awards, Puerto Rican musician Bad Bunny declared, “ICE Out,” while accepting the Album of the Year award for Debí Tirar Más Fotos.
  • Then Bad Bunny delivered his entire acceptance speech in Spanish.

Slow Guy. WTF is the matter with Goodell AND NFL retards.

  • This coming Sunday, Bad Bunny will perform the halftime show at Super Bowl LX. Commissioner Roger Goodell and his team picked this anti-American act to play at the Super Bowl this year.
PASS IT ON… Here Is Where You Watch the Super Bowl’s “All-American Halftime Show” Sponsored by TPUSA

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NYC has chosen a snake E V I L.

BREAKING: Terrifying sight as NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani calls on America to look to ISLAM and the “Prophet Muhammad” to support a pro-mass migration stance “Islam is built on migration.” ABSOLUTELY NOT! We need to repel Islam from America!

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Tim Scott smacks of D E I.  The Dumbass even fell for the Lion King video.

Catturd. Yes – That Tim.

Boo Boo. This Tim Scott.

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This will be fun.

BREAKING: Rep. James Comer demands AG Pam Bondi invalidate Joe Biden’s pardons & executive orders, citing a report exposing cognitive decline, a cover-up and unauthorized autopen use! Violating the Constitution’s non-delegable pardon power.

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Thinking Stephen Miller has been reeled in a bit. Seems almost “reserved” past week or so.

Stephen Miller.

  • California is getting ready to free up to 33 thousand criminal illegal aliens.

Karoline.

  • SANCTUARY CALAMITY: DHS and ICE Urgently Call on Gavin Newsom and Sanctuary California to Not Release 33,179 Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Murderers, Sex Offenders, and Drug Traffickers from Jails Back into California Communities

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BREAKING: President Trump calls on Leader John Thune to NUKE the Zombie Filibuster so the SAVE America Act can be pased “

Even DEMOCRATS poll at almost 80%!”

“We will try VERY HARD to get it passed!”

This is not negotiable.

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This gal needs to keep the heat on Johnson, Thune AND Every Uniparty Puke.

JUST IN: Rep. Anna Paulina Luna drops MAJOR TRUTH NUKE on Chuck Schumer after he called voter ID “Jim Crow 2.0” “The people who don’t want voter ID are saying that not only do they want ICE to show IDENTIFICATION…” “…but they are also repeating this idea that President Trump is going to steal the midterms.” “So let’s play into their little game here. If you were really afraid of election theft, wouldn’t you WANT voter ID? Wouldn’t you want that election integrity, security?” “Nope, but they don’t want that. They just want to lie to their voters, but their voters, Democrats, they actually want voter ID. In fact, Black, Hispanic, Asian, White, we all want it.” “They should probably do it, but they’re not going to, but we will, which is why we’re going to win the midterms.”

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Elon has a knack for simple messages that are crystal clear.

Elon Musk: You can tell which side is the good side and which side is the bad side by which side wishes to restrict freedom of speech The side that is restricting freedom of speech you know, that would have been the Hitlers, Stalins, and Mussolinis of the world They had very strong censorship, very strong restrictions on speech. That’s one of the signs that they’re the bad guys In fact, a restriction on speech and large government is fundamentally fascist, obviously. So ironically, in pushing for censorship, it makes it very clear that the left is the side that is against freedom Freedom of speech is simply one of many freedoms that we should have as a civil society because ideas should win on the strength of their arguments. They should not win because they are suppressed

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Snatched from Catturd.

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Dostoevsky wrote this after nearly being executed:

  • “When I look back at my life, I feel pain not because of suffering, but because of wasted time. I see how carelessly I lived, how often I ignored the quiet voice of my soul, how rarely I understood the value of a single moment.
  • Only when death stood before me did I realize that life is not merely existence—it is a miracle.
  • Every minute is a treasure, and in every breath, there is the possibility of happiness.”

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Tina Turner Saturday

What’s Love Got To Do With It 

Simply The Best

Proud Mary – Live Wembley 

Night crew, your nickel.

KK

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?

😂

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.

2026-01-31, Simply Saturday.

Administrivia.

Wheatie Wisdom.  If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.  No running with scissors.  No food fights. 

AI stuff posted, requires a link. Please use spoiler, for longer posts.

Wolf Speak.  No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree.  But Do Know, every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post. 

Americans, needs to embrace the following TRUTH…

The House AND Senate, MUST start impeaching activist judges. Firing Magistrates.

Speaking of embracing…

If nothing follows KK below, Night Crew, you are on your own.

KK

Fresh Stuff.  May be worth a read, listen, watch or scroll on by. 

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APMEX https://www.apmex.com   Bitcoin https://www.bitcoin.com/

Prices pulled last evening.  Gold $4,905.86.  Silver $86.61   Bitcoin $84,078.

Gold AND Silver sure took a shellacking Friday.

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American Stories.  (A series)

The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.

It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.

This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/america250

The Story of America: The Faith of Our Founders

13:21

Next week, moving forward with, “Road To Liberty” series. (Please clap.) I’m joking. 🙂

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It’s Saturday. Relax. If ya got a few minutes, ponder this Chiefio article.

Short Term, Food & Skills. Long term Gold, Silver & Land

Posted on 26 January 2026 by E.M.Smith

What my parents taught me about The Great Depression.

The video below contains a lot of the same things my parents taught me about surviving the great depression. THE major difference is that now our currency is NOT a “store of value” as it was then. Then it was made of precious metals. Gold, silver, and even the copper penny had inherent value. Now our currency (not money, as money has “store of value” where currency is just “medium of exchange”) has no inherent value. So saving “pretty pieces of paper” or worse, “bits in a digital wallet” is not saving anything of real inherent value.

Where I do not agree with the video is on the value of gold & silver. Yes, they are “less valuable” as barter goods in the middle of a currency colapse, BUT they store value long term for “the other side” of the event. For short term barter you want soap, beans & bullets, bandages and antiseptics, skills and food. But long term, bridging the collapse, land and precious metals carry value across time and space,

Still. this video has much of what my parents taught me about surviving the Great Depression.

Dad was on an Iowa Farm trading production of the land for survival. He was given one .22 rifle bullet and, as a teen age child, sent out to “get a rabbit” or other animal to eat. IF he came back with food, everyone ate well. IF he came back with the bullet, they ate from stores. IF he came back without the bullet, having shot and missed, he did not eat. Think about that. A single .22 round was worth food, or no food. Dad was a very good shot during W.W.II and I suspect this “training” was wide spread in the USA.

Mum impressed on me the meaning of food shortage. That a single tin of tuna and a couple of crackers might be 2 days of food. To know this and prepare for it. That a single silver dime could be a fortune, buy life. Dad was a Yank soldier and would send her silver dimes to save. He was pissed to find she had used them instead of saving them, but food now mattered more than value later.

This is why I have lots of jars, lots of bullets, canning skills, food preservation skills, tools & a garden (food forest in the process of becoming). And even a modest amount of precious metals. Because of what my parents (both of them) taught me about surviving the Great Depression across two different continents and half a world apart. One rural and one urban. both survivors.

19:22.

So what have I got? A very large home lot. Enough to feed us if needed. A set of skills that include a current bit of work on improving “what I can grow”. Presently I can grow “enough”, working on “what I want”. More bullets than I can use, but a very nice trade item. Some gold and silver (mostly in “accounts” not in hand, something to fix if things start to go bad…). Lots of jars, canning supplies, and the skill to use them, along with a food drier and a few gallons of salt. Fuel in several cars (enough to get through a few weeks of infrastructure failures). and a small library of “how to” and wisdom books. Probably going to add a welder (I already have the skill to use it) for a barter skill / service in addition to canning.

The point of all this?

  • Bad Times happen. Over time and space. Repeatedly. Prepare for them.
  • Have skills and the assets that matter. Store things of long term inherent value.
  • It will come some day, but even if not in your lifetime, teach your children.
  • It will come as long as politicians are stupid, or greedy, which they always are. This time is NOT different.

https://chiefio.wordpress.com

(Closing section above, my formatting and emphasis.)

Re-Run below. For those who scrolled past below video, in the Chiefio article above, a Second opportunity to watch it, or scroll on by. 🙂

19:22

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CCW – Creedence Clearwater Revival

Fortunate Son

Have You Ever Seen The Rain

Moon Rising (Remastered 1985)

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Night crew, your nickel.

KK

2026-01-24, Simply Saturday.

Administrivia.

Wheatie Wisdom.  If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.  No running with scissors.  No food fights. 

AI stuff posted, requires a link. Please use spoiler, for longer posts.

Wolf Speak.  No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree.  But Do Know, every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post. 

America, needs to embrace the following TRUTH…

Speaking of embracing…

If nothing follows KK below, Night Crew, you are on your own.

KK

Fresh Stuff.  May be worth a read, listen, watch or scroll on by. 

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APMEX https://www.apmex.com   Bitcoin https://www.bitcoin.com/

Prices pulled last evening.  Gold $4,999.20.  Silver $103.91.   Bitcoin $89,434.

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American Stories.  (A series)

The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.

It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.

This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/america250

The Story of America: Crossing the Delaware

10:30

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Articles, Xs, YT...

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Somehow, I’m thinking R-Cons will be shamed into passing the SAVE Act.

If the Senate does not pass the SAVE Act and/or schedule a date for a vote by the time we return, I have enough votes from other members to shut down the floor of the House.

We are not going to play games—especially given that half of the Republicans in both the House and Senate are concerned about their reelection and want the floor open for their messaging bills.

They are not allowed to hide behind the president and his agenda while knifing the American people in the back. They need legislation for their elections, so they MUST pass the SAVE Act. Election integrity is the most important issue in this country for the future of our nation.

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Let cuba implode on its own.

Slow guy figures cuba will implode on its own, if zero ghost / stateless oil tankers are allowed into Cuba. 

Trump administration weighs naval blockade to halt Cuban oil imports

“Energy is the chokehold to kill” the Cuban regime, said a person familiar with the discussions.

The Trump administration is weighing new tactics to drive regime change in Cuba, including imposing a total blockade on oil imports to the Caribbean country, three people familiar with the plan said Thursday.

That escalation has been sought by some critics of the Cuban government in the administration and backed by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, according to two of the three people, who were granted anonymity to discuss the sensitive discussions. No decision has been made on whether to approve that move, but it could be among the suite of possible actions presented to President Donald Trump to force the end of Cuba’s communist government, these people added.

Preventing shipments of crude oil to the island would be a step-up from Trump’s statement last week that the U.S. would halt Cuba’s imports of oil from Venezuela, which had been its main crude supplier.

More…

https://www.politico.com/news/2026/01/23/trump-administration-weighs-naval-blockade-to-halt-cuban-oil-imports-00744708

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This crap makes my head hurt.  First blush on 2025 taxes.  Prolly pay ~$1K less over previous years. Still waiting on a few bank documents.

I assume video is accurate.  I use H&R Block software to create, guess what my tax filings, ought to be.

How Much of Your Social Security Is Taxed? 2025 Law + New Senior Deduction Explained

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Davos Distraction? Ed Dowd Says Denmark’s Treasury Threat Masks Bigger Collapse

At the World Economic Forum, some European officials are calling for Denmark to ditch US treasuries “out of spite” over the Greenland controversy.

“This is just noise… It’ll be absorbed quickly. Treasuries will be one of the best-performing assets by the end of 2026.” –

@DowdEdward

He warns the real story isn’t Denmark – it’s a collapsing debt system, demographic decline, and a new global order already underway.

“This is the new chessboard. @POTUS knows it. The real power struggle is just beginning.”

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Bessent has been on a roll, shredding Grewsome.

.@SecScottBessent : “I think Gavin Newsom may be cracking up with some of these things he’s saying. I think he may be in over his hairdo … if he brought the kneepads, maybe that was for his meeting with Alex Soros, I don’t know.”

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Catturd.  Graduate of the Learing Center.

Calvin. 

Congratulations, Virginia Democrats. You didn’t just elect a homicidal psycho

path.

You elected a homicidal, psychopathic retard. https://twitter.com/PolitiBunny/st/PolitiBunny/status/2014125479972778175

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Scott Jennings for the win.

https://trwitter.com/ScottJenningsKY/status/2014442814520570214

I would like to thank @GavinNewsom for being my official fact-checker on the issue of Dems giving illegals “free” taxpayer-funded health care.

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Donald J. Trump

@realDonaldTrump

Congressman Mike Johnson is a Great Man, an outstanding Representative for the wonderful people of Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District, and a strong and fearless Speaker of the United States House of Representatives. He is able to get things done when nobody else can!
 
As Speaker, Mike is working tirelessly to deliver and codify our very successful America First and Make America Great Again Agenda. He is fighting hard to Grow our Economy, Cut Taxes and Regulations, Champion our Great Farmers and American Agriculture, Promote MADE IN THE U.S.A., Advance American Energy DOMINANCE, Keep our Border SECURE, Stop Migrant Crime, Ensure LAW AND ORDER, Strengthen our Brave Military/Veterans, Safeguard our Elections, and Defend our always under siege Second Amendment. 
 
Mike Johnson is a true friend, fighter, and WINNER, and has my Complete and Total Endorsement for Re-Election — HE IS A GREAT PATRIOT WHO WILL NEVER LET YOU DOWN!

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Winning!

JUST IN: In a MASSIVE victory, General Motors is shifting production of the Buick Envision SUV from CHINA to KANSAS, USA

The experts lose again. I voted for this!

China is FURIOUS!

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Bessent making headlines.

IT’S OFFICIAL: Treasury Sec. Scott Bessent is SUPPORTING the conservative province of ALBERTA seceding from Canada and joining forces with the US

MASSIVE lines have been forming of fed-up Albertans trying to secede

They could gain independence and potentially seek US statehood later

BESSENT: “We should let them come down into the US!

Alberta is a natural partner to the US!” “Alberta is a wealth of natural resources, but they won’t let them build a pipeline!”

I’D WELCOME IT! Economic partnership or 51st state!

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Daily, my loathing R-Cons is revalidated.

Unbelievably disturbing.

57 House Republicans just joined almost all the Democrats to ensure the government can shut off your car whenever it wants.

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Joe Diffee Saturday.

Covidiot or the Jabs got Joe Diffee.

Pickup Man

Prop Me Up Beside Juke Box

John Deere Green

Honky Tonk Attitude

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On the lighter side.  It’s Red Skelton.  Give it a try.

Baby It’s Cold Outside.

Betty Garrett & Red Skelton – Baby, It’s Cold Outside

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Night crew, your nickel.

KK

2026-01-17, Simply Saturday.

Administrivia.

Wheatie’s Wisdom. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.  No running with scissors.  No food fights.

AI stuff posted, requires a link. Please use spoiler, for longer posts.

Wolf Speak.  No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree.  But Do Know, every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post. 

America, needs to embrace the following TRUTH…

Speaking of embracing…

If nothing follows, KK below, Night Crew, you are on your own.

KK

Fresh Stuff.  May be worth a read, listen, watch or scroll on by. 

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APMEX https://www.apmex.com   Bitcoin https://www.bitcoin.com/

Prices pulled last evening.  Gold $4,612.10.  Silver $90.86.   Bitcoin $95,316.

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American Stories.  (A series)

The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.

It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.

This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/america250

The Story of America: The Culper Spy Ring

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Articles, Xs, YT…

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Speechless at the moment… Edging closer to Insurrection Act declaration?

BREAKING: Biden Judge Blocks ICE From Arresting Protestors or Using Crowd Dispersal Tools in Minnesota

The judge ruled:

Covered Federal Agents are hereby enjoined from:

a. Retaliating against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge.

b. Arresting or detaining persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge, in retaliation for their protected conduct and absent a showing of probable cause or reasonable suspicion that the person has committed a crime or is obstructing or interfering with the activities of Covered Federal Officers.

c. Using pepper-spray or similar nonlethal munitions and crowd dispersal tools against persons who are engaging in peaceful and unobstructive protest activity, including observing the activities of Operation Metro Surge, in retaliation for their protected conduct.

d. Stopping or detaining drivers and passengers in vehicles where there is no reasonable articulable suspicion that they are forcibly obstructing or interfering with Covered Federal Agents, or otherwise violating 18 U.S.C. § 111. The act of safely following Covered Federal Agents at an appropriate distance does not, by itself, create reasonable suspicion to justify a vehicle stop.

BREAKING: Biden Judge Blocks ICE From Arresting Protestors or Using Crowd Dispersal Tools in Minnesota

This could get very, very interesting. Major earthquakes incoming OR click bait? Leaning to clickbait. Likely will stop listening to this guy.

They Won’t Tell You But I WILL 💥 BIG EARTHQUAKES COMING

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Mobile Starlink ought to be able to work around this.

Iran uses electronic warfare to disrupt Starlink — NYT

Iranian authorities deployed military-grade electronic equipment to disrupt Starlink satellite internet services during last week’s communications blackout, the New York Times reported on Thursday.

Activists and engineers were able to stay online using thousands of smuggled Starlink terminals, allowing images of security forces firing on protesters and families searching for bodies to reach the outside world, the report said.

Their actions forced Iranian authorities to respond, the report said, with the deployment of military-grade electronic weaponry designed to disrupt the GPS signals Starlink systems rely on. Activists and civil society groups said the move was rarely seen outside active battlefields, such as in Ukraine.

https://www.iranintl.com/en/202601165377

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In search of my sad face. AND pleased it not Christian churches. burning.

Iranians Burn Down Mosques

Iranian demonstrators set mosques ablaze during heated protests against the country’s Islamic government, according to local video and reports this weekend.

Protesters in Iran have set numerous fires since the riots broke out Dec. 28, with Tehran’s fire department claiming as many as 34 mosques were burned, according to multiple outlets. One video verified by NBC News showed a crowd cheering Friday night while a Tehran mosque became engulfed in flames. (RELATED: ‘Death To America’ Radical Complains She Got Detained By Customs After Iran Trip)

The mass uprising reportedly began in response to economic woes but follows months of instances of women shedding their mandatory headwear in a statement against the country’s forced Islamic norms. Another video posted by Reuters showed a mob vandalizing the Abuzar Mosque in Tehran on Thursday, scattering furniture and laying incendiary devices.

The Iranian regime has massacred hundreds while clamping down on the disorder, the U.S.-based Human Rights Activists in Iran reports, according to The New York Post.

President Donald Trump on Jan. 2 hinted at possible military action if Iran kills protesters, leading to a social media duel with Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei over the following days that involved the ayatollah posting an image of Trump in a coffin. Trump previously bombed multiple Iranian nuclear facilities amid conflict with Israel, marking the most overt U.S. military operation against the regime in years.

Iranians Burn Down Mosques

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Donald Trump to attend Miami Hurricanes vs Indiana Hoosiers college football final on Monday

Donald Trump is attending the college football championship final in Miami on Monday night, where the Hurricanes meet the Indiana Hoosiers at the Hard Rock Stadium.

More…

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/sport/college-football/article-15466523/donald-trump-miami-hurricanes-indiana-hoosiers.html

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Would guess this has far reaching affect, beyond energy. Reign in “State” driven lunacy in the courts.

Supreme Court Case Will Set Major Precedent For American Energy

The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Monday in a case determining whether companies acting under federal orders can shift state lawsuits to federal court — with many concerned parties arguing that American energy is at stake.

The case addresses whether Chevron and other energy companies can move a Louisiana state lawsuit

to federal court under the federal-officer removal statute, based on actions taken on behalf of the federal government during World War II. Roughly 40 lawsuits have been filed since 2013 over oil and gas companies’ alleged role in Louisiana’s coastal erosion, and the Supreme Court’s upcoming review of Chevron U.S.A. v. Plaquemines Parish  decides whether those cases can be moved from state to federal court.

“At the end of the day, this is about federal supremacy… that means that those doing the work of the federal government can’t be hauled into some state or local court to face judgment for the work they’re doing for the federal government,” Mike Fragoso a partner at Torridon Law PLLC, said in a statement.

More…

Supreme Court Case Will Set Major Precedent For American Energy

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Guessing we are expecting SC to rule of tariffs soon.

BREAKING: After listening to the oral arguments, the White House confirms the Supreme Court is likely to UPHOLD President Trump’s sweeping tariffs that helped bring $18T in investments and end wars

GREAT! Do the right thing, SCOTUS!

“We’re highly confident that they’re going to side with us, that the legal analysis is on our side.”

“We also have a backup plan that’s really solid. We can put a 10% tariff on right away to make up most of the room and then use things like the 301 authorities, the 232 authorities to backfill the things that we’ve already achieved with these great deals with the countries.”

“I expect that the Supreme Court is going to be really, really supportive of the president’s plan…I think that the Supreme Court wouldn’t want to upend all of that great success either.”

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There is a reason Trump ordered five ice breakers.

China and Russia have built more icebreakers in one year than the United States has built in the history of our country. They aren’t just building them for fun. It is vital that America secures Greenland and reinforces the Monroe Doctrine for the future of national security. Luckily for us, we have the ultimate deal maker on our team in President @realDonaldTrump!

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Then there is Judas Pence (S P I T)

Turncoat Mike Pence Says He Hates Many Trump’s Policies — Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Tariffs (VIDEO)

Turncoat Mike Pence Says He Hates Many Trump’s Policies — Urges Supreme Court to Strike Down Tariffs (VIDEO)

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Greenland: The U.S. may be in for the real estate deal of the century

Denmark would be smart to take Trump’s deal.

After a huge round of huffing and puffing, Denmark has finally agreed to come to the negotiating table for the sale of Greenland. If a sale, reportedly for $700 billion cash, goes through, welcome to the real estate deal of the year.

Here is how the White House announced it:

BREAKING: The White House comments on the meeting between Denmark and the US:

“The two sides agreed to establish a working group for technical talks on the acquisition of Greenland.”

“President Trump has made it clear, he wants to acquire Greenland,” she adds. pic.twitter.com/Srd0eu6nbu— The Kobeissi Letter (@KobeissiLetter) January 15, 2026

Which is quite a change from all the reflexive ‘Greenland is not for sale’ talk coming from Denmark.

Meetings are being held, and the Danes, out there in the Washington, D.C. cold smoking their cigarettes afterward as news photos showed, do seem to be feeling the pressure. Their statements have gone the Fully Delcy, in that they seem to be saying the opposite of what the Trump administration is announcing, as the New York Times reports:

NEW: The Danish foreign minister, Lars Lokke Rasmussen, told The New York Times that a US takeover of Greenland was a red line. He said Vance and Rubio had agreed to a working group on solutions. But the White House said the group will discuss the US acquisition of Greenland. pic.twitter.com/8zSJ7GWlTW

— Edward Wong (@ewong) January 16, 2026

But the fact that they agreed to the meetings at all suggests a potential deal in the works. If they really would never change their position, they wouldn’t talk at all.

More…

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2026/01/greenland_the_u_s_may_be_in_for_the_real_estate_deal_of_the_century.html

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Yea, I gotta get one of these with the arrow pointing to 2026.

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Queen Saturday

Bohemian Rhapsody

Don’t Stop Me Now.

Crazy little thing called love.

Night crew, your nickel.

KK

2026-01-10, Simply Saturday.

Administrivia.

Wheatie Wisdom. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.  No running with scissors.  No food fights. 

AI stuff posted, requires a link. Please use spoiler, for longer posts.

Wolf Speak.  No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree.  But Do Know, every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post. 

America, needs to embrace the following TRUTH…

Speaking of embracing…

If nothing follows, KK below, Night Crew, you are on your own.

KK

Apologies.

Abbreviated post today. Likely worthwhile nuggets included. 🙂

On the move today, during what are normally my primary post preparation hours.

Later, time permitting I’ll post more stuff.

Fresh Stuff.  That may be worth a read, listen, watch or scroll on by.  🙂

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APMEX https://www.apmex.com   Bitcoin https://www.bitcoin.com/

Prices pulled last evening.  Gold $4,526.50.  Silver ~$80.63.   Bitcoin $90,556.

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American Stories.  (A series)

The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.

It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.

This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/america250

The Story of America: Story of the American Soldier

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Articles, Xs…

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Several nuggets worth paying attention to. Some, may be helpful in our future.

Iran stuff interesting.

Iran: Coms “down” & Military Shooting Population

But… “You can’t stop the Signal, Mal…”

So here’s the revolution, being streamed.

The “officials” have shut down all communications channels they control. Mobile Phones, Cellular Data, the internet, etc. Yet with Starlink running, Satellite telephones, undoubtedly some folks with HAM Radio gear and others with Meshtastic (and similar Mesh Networks), the signal is still getting out…

And this, boys and girls, is WHY you want to learn, set up, and use something like Meshtastic (or HAM Packet Radio if licensed) AND learn how to set up “WiFi Repeaters” AND for some of you, buy a StarLink Roaming system (even if you don’t activate it with more than the $5/mo standby account).

Because TPTB WILL Shut down your regular communications in any event they don’t like, or if the local Natural Disaster (be it hurricane or earthquake or fire or flood or…) is bad enough, nature may do it for them.

So here we have Tousi TV showing ongoing “People in the Streets” all around Iran, even as “Comms are down” officially. Plus he knows that his reporting is getting back into Iran (my guess would be via StarLink but even “sneaker net” delivering USB drives or “Pirate Boxes” with hard drive copies and local open Wifi can do it…). Even one person with a Satellite phone can download it, and them share it via Mesh Networks…

You just can’t stop the signal anymore.

Slow it. Make it harder. Only get it via “diffusion” from the Tech Nerds to their Inner Circle to the ROW…Sure. But it WILL flow.

Key Points from the video:

Massive people in the streets still.
IRGC has called out the Military to shoot their own citizens.
The Regime is in full panic now.
People are fighting back with what they have. Rocks, Fire, Cars…
There are pleas for Israel & USA (Trump) to help.
Trump has said if they start killing civilians they will be “hit hard”.
Video of it all IS getting out, here.
MSM is still hard in the dark about all this, or hiding the truth.

My “takeaways” from all this?

As noted above, have a Starlink Roam system AND other ways to do communications.
Governments (all of them) WILL attack their own people to save themselves.
In a real crisis, the Police & Military may, OR may NOT, be on “your side”.
Prepare BEFORE you need it.
“weapons Restrictions” are futile. ANYTHING can be a weapon, even a Toyota.
The USA is likely to end up in another “adventure” in Iran this time.
The Revolution will not be Televised, but it will be streamed.

Is this a CIA / TLA “assisted” “color revolution”? No way to tell… yet.

But it does look like “someone” is going after the weaker and oil rich BRICS+ members what with Venezuela in the bag. I’m not liking the way the USA is starting to act a whole lot like a Global Bully. OTOH, not keen on Communist Dictators and Religious Dictators either, so maybe it’s the only way to fix it.

https://chiefio.wordpress.com

BTW. For the likes of myself, perhaps a few others.

Meshtastic

An open source, off-grid, decentralized, mesh network built to run on affordable, low-power devices

I’ll look into this. Along with Wi-Fi repeaters. Dunno if they make sense for me. Gotta understand them first.

At this point, unlikely. Had Kakala won, or a like moron in the future, we could have serious challenges.

We “Dodged The Bullet,” with Elon buying X AND Trump winning.

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Did I mention, abbreviated post today?

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Yea, I gotta get one of these with the arrow pointing to 2026.

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Boston Saturday

More Than a Feeling

Don’t Look Back

Smokin’

Night crew, your nickel.

KK

2026-01-03, Simply Saturday.

Administrivia.

Wheatie Wisdom.  If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.  No running with scissors.  No food fights. 

AI stuff posted, requires a link. Please use spoiler, for longer posts.

Wolf Speak.  No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree.  Every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post. 

America, needs to embrace the following TRUTH…

Speaking of embracing…

If nothing follows, KK below, Night Crew, you are on your own.

KK

Fresh Stuff, which may be worth a read, listen, watch, or scroll on.

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APMEX https://www.apmex.com   Bitcoin https://www.bitcoin.com/

Prices pulled last evening.  Gold $4,347.60.  Silver $73.54.   Bitcoin $90,073.

Roller coaster continues.

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American Stories.  (A series)

The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.

It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.

This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/america250

The Story of America: To Provide a Navy

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Articles, Xs…

Unrestrained ignorance on the left coast (CA, OR & WA)…

Excerpt from Chiefio’s latest.

In other news: California Oil Refineries are going off line now. One has dedicated jet fuel pipelines to SFO San Francisco Intl. Airport and Travis AFB (the “biggy” serving the Pacific). From where they will source fuel, and how to ship it from “wherever” TBD. (I’d suggest building a tanker unloading dock at the old refinery and feeding fuel from ships directly into the pipelines – but I’m sure the California Commissions strangling the economy won’t allow that and will just insist they swap over to Battery Electric Airplanes…) I can count at least 4 Gang Green commissions that will demand jurisdiction. Cal. Coastal Commission, SF Bay and Water commissions, probably the Redwood Commission, and CARB Cal. Air Resources Board. Also a few Unions, the State Legislature, and more… So watch this space for an answer- in about 20 years…

Sidebar: Oregon closed their last oil refinery in about 1995 so get 100% of their gasoline via a pipeline from Washington State… that is being talked up for closure… and where the refineries that feed it are talking about shipping gasoline to California instead (who will now be 20% short…). The entire West Coast is going to demonstrate what a Green Dream Life Without Oil! is like. Starting January 2026.

https://chiefio.wordpress.com

Great news. ht TB Emphasis mine.

BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down California’s Ban on Open Carry – Trump Judge Issues Scathing Opinion

A US Appeals Court on Friday in a 2-1 decision struck down a California law banning people from openly carrying firearms.

The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals cited a 2022 Supreme Court ruling and said California’s ban on open carry is unconstitutional.

US Circuit Judge Lawrence VanDyke, a Trump appointee, wrote the majority opinion and blasted the state of California for banning open carry for 95% of its population.

California banned open carry on all counties with populations greater than 200,000 – which is 95% of the state.

In 2019, Mark Baid filed a lawsuit against the California Attorney General challenging the state’s ban on open carry.

Judge VanDyke, a known gun enthusiast, said California’ ban on open carry is unconstitutional.

“For most of American history, open carry has been the default manner of lawful carry for firearms. It remains the norm across the country—more than thirty states generally allow open carry to this day, including states with significant urban populations,” VanDyke wrote.

VanDyke said many states allow open carry and California has a history of open carry.

“Similarly, for the first 162 years of its history open carry was a largely unremarkable part of daily life in California. From 1850, when California first became a state, until the Mulford Act of 1967, public carry of firearms in California (open or concealed) was entirely unregulated. And when California first deviated (or considered deviating) from this practice, its reasons for doing so were less than morally exemplary,” VanDyke wrote.

“In our Nation’s history and tradition, open carry was widely recognized as being central to the Second Amendment right,” VanDyke added. “A ban on that which is at the core of the Second Amendment is not a ‘minimal burden’ on the Second Amendment right.”

More…

BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals Strikes Down California’s Ban on Open Carry – Trump Judge Issues Scathing Opinion

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Genocide in America. And, predominately White countries.

Clandestine.

The Dems are Engaged in Genocide and Ethnic Cleansing

I think there’s a strong case to be made that the Dems are engaged in genocide and/or ethnic cleansing.

They flooded our nation with illegals, encouraged Americans to abort their babies, and destroyed all of our customs via Left-wing policies.

They are trying to replace our population with low-IQ immigrants who don’t speak English and have no idea they are being enslaved. They are trying to eliminate the American People as we know it, particularly the White People, because we stand in the way of their hostile tyrannical takeover. They are taking our tax dollars and using them to import foreigners to replace us, because we are much more difficult to rule than Somalis.

People love to throw around the word genocide, but I’d argue the real genocide is happening here in America, and in all predominantly White nations around the world.

https://bioclandestine.substack.com/?utm_source=substack&utm_medium=email

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Ass wipe SlimeOilies are in for an ass whipping.

Trump, via bully pulpit, JD, DOJ, FIB, SoS, IRS, HLS, are gonna be busy. Deportations, Green cards revoked, citizenship cancelled, visas cancelled, clawed back federal funds…

Activated activist judges busy. DOJ lawyers busier. Epstein files, well, they can’t be the top priority.

TDS AND DumRats true to form, will be on the wrong side of another 80/20 issue. More likely a 95/5 issue.

The somali tiktoker who mocked Americans had a meltdown over Elon Musk and appeared to threaten his life: “I wouldn’t worry too much about him. He about to die.” .

@FBI should definitely look into this

Musk. Then it is war.

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Trump continues to take a chain saw to immigration. Winning.

Trump Ending Automatic Green Cards for Migrants Marrying U.S. Citizens

Immigration lawyers are warning that federal agencies are increasingly skeptical when migrants claim to have legitimate marriages with Americans.

The policy shift comes after President Donald Trump’s deputies began cracking down on rising rates of marriage-related visa fraud by migrants who pay Americans for temporary marriages.

While marrying a U.S. citizen has never been a locked-in guarantee that a migrant would be issued a green card, marriages have previously offered a huge boost to a migrant’s request for legal status. But that may be changing as immigration attorneys are finding that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) are giving such marriages much closer scrutiny than ever before.

More…

https://www.breitbart.com/immigration/2026/01/02/trump-ending-automatic-green-cards-for-migrants-marrying-u-s-citizens

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STEPHEN MILLER SAID IT PERFECTLY: “Look how powerful the Democrat Party became in Minnesota once they flooded it with 100,000 Somalians!” “Once the elections were decided by clan rivalries and ethnic feuds, once that happened, the Democrat Party became permanently powerful in Minnesota. They became permanently powerful in the Twin Cities.” “When you see the state of Somalia, that’s what they want for America. Because it’s easier to rule over an empire of ashes than it is for the Democratic Party to rule over a functioning, Western, high-trust society with a strong middle class.” “That’s their model for America, to make the whole country into a version of Somalia. And everything they do gets down to that.” This is a generational betrayal. We need less Somalia and more America.

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This analysis is a good example of what has really been bugging me lately. It’s been one year. Trump II is in the process of paradigm-shifting victories on immigration, presidential control over the executive, and the enforcement of the CRA against the many illegalities of the racial reckoning. It has demonstrated willingness to cut higher Ed’s federal lifeline to force institutions to their knees.

It’s forced the legal definition of sex back into the law. It is rooting out billions in public support for the institutional leftist machine.

Progress in each of these areas is tangible, I can list cases, firings, funding cuts, and lawsuits, not just rhetoric.

And yet people whine because the world hasn’t been completely and utterly transformed in a mere 360ish days, and there’s still work left to do. What did you expect? 20M deportations overnight? Did it occur to you that that’s a massively difficult logistical feat to organize, and would take some time even if they WEREN’T fighting a recalcitrant system? Did you think there really was a fix everything switch?

Some parts of the “online right” have an even more magical view of governance than the oldhead Washington Generals chattering classes.

In my book, this administration has racked up more critically important wins than any R administration in my political memory, and I think the case can be made it’s the best R administration for the right in 100 years.

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HOLY SMOKES. The Democrat Governor of Maine gave state contracts to a Somali NGO that REGISTERED MIGRANTS TO VOTE in the 2022 election… …that Somali NGO has been caught committing Medicaid fraud. WOW.

“Janet Mills, when she was forming the Office of New Americans as a migrant resettlement agency for the state of Maine, picked a woman named Eklis Ahmed, who is a former employee of Gateway Community Services.” “Gateway received many no-bid contracts from the Mills administration for the purposes of doing community health outreach work, which involved registering migrants to vote in the 2022 election.” “So this is not just any run-of-the-mill organization that was fraudulently billing Medicaid, allegedly. It’s one that was very, very well tied and connected to the Maine Democratic Party and remains tied to the Democratic Party.” – Steve Robinson, Editor-in-Chief of the Maine Wire “It’s not just a Somali Medicaid fraud, it’s a Somali Democrat Medicaid fraud, because this is an organization with elaborate and extensive ties to the Maine Democratic Party, including Governor Janet Mills and her administration.” This is seismic. It’s not just Minnesota. It is everywhere.

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UFB that sanctuary cities, states even exist in America.

JUST IN: New Hampshire Governor Announces “Sanctuary Cities are Officially BANNED” After Anti-Sanctuary City Laws Took Effect on Jan 1

Anti-sanctuary city laws took effect in New Hampshire on Thursday after Governor Kelly Ayotte signed two bills requiring cities to cooperate with federal authorities and immigration detainers for illegal aliens who are charged with a crime. 

The Governor championed the enacted laws in an X post on New Year’s Day.

“As of today, sanctuary cities are officially banned in New Hampshire,” she said.

“We will never go the way of Massachusetts and their billion-dollar illegal immigration crisis.”

JUST IN: New Hampshire Governor Announces “Sanctuary Cities are Officially BANNED” After Anti-Sanctuary City Laws Took Effect on Jan 1

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Baby Gutfeld Roasts Hillary Clinton

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Happy thought…

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Fiddler On The Roof Saturday

Slow Guy watches, Fiddler On The Roof, often. Great stuff.

Bottle Dance

Sabbath Prayer

To Life

Night crew, your nickel.

KK

2025-12-27, Simply Saturday.

Administrivia.

Wheatie Wisdom.  If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.  No running with scissors.  No food fights. 

AI stuff posted, requires a link. Please use spoiler, for longer posts.

Wolf Speak.  No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree.  But Do Know, every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post. 

If nothing follows, KK below, Night Crew, you are on your own.

KK

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Fresh Stuff, which may be worth a read, listen, watch, or scroll on.

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APMEX https://www.apmex.com   Bitcoin https://www.bitcoin.com/

Prices pulled last evening.  Gold $4,549.88.  Silver $79.59.   Bitcoin $87,345.

Bitcoin seems to be alternately trending down and doldrums, for a couple months.

More metal talk, further below.

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American Stories.  (A series)

The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.

It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.

This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/america250

The Story of America: The King’s Call to Arms

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Speaking of America’s 25oth Birthday…

Freedom 250 to Launch America’s Semiquincentennial Celebrations with New Year’s Eve Illumination of Washington Monument

A six-night projection-mapping spectacle will transform the Washington Monument into a luminous canvas beginning on New Year’s Eve, launching the official national celebration of America’s 250th anniversary with a striking visual tribute to the nation’s story.

The commemorative event kicks off December 31, 2025, with a midnight countdown illuminating the Monument as a towering 250-foot birthday candle — symbolically marking the start of the United States’ semiquincentennial year. From December 31 through January 5, nightly displays will project a sweeping visual narrative onto the Monument, highlighting key moments in American history — from discovery and independence to unity and future innovation.

Standing over 555 feet tall, the Washington Monument will serve as a symbolic centerpiece reflecting both national heritage and future promise.

The experience is open to the public and free of charge, with viewing available across the National Mall. Projections begin at 7:00 p.m. Eastern each night, with extended hours on New Year’s Eve until 12:06 a.m.

More…

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/12/25/freedom-250-to-launch-americas-semiquincentennial-celebrations-with-new-years-eve-illumination-of-washington-monument

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Articles.

Slow Guy has no dog in the fight here. 

Metal “Owners” have a piece of paper, that says they own gold or silver. Physical metal supposedly held by some company.  Latter promises to deliver physical gold and silver on demand.  (Yea, pull my finger.)

I find this crap interesting, perhaps hilarious.  As Both gold AND Silver are seriously on a rocket nearly vertical.  

Chiefio.

A bit on Finance & Economics

Gold & Silver have been on a bit of a rocket ride. I’ve been doing well, though a bit stressed over holding the position over the holiday market shutdowns. As a classic Short Squeeze, this WILL end badly… for someone. Hopefully not me 😉 Rumor is that several Name Banks decided to close out their short position which is why silver rapidly jumped from $60/oz to close over $72/oz. I think I bought in at about $50/oz.? as a rough average.

When will the short squeeze end? Don’t know. Several nations have shut off silver export, most notably China (who refines most of it). A few manufacturers have bought up all the physical they can (mostly solar panel makers that use a fair amount, and semiconductor makers like Samsung). COMEX has had a huge number of contracts not “roll over” but ask for physical at settlement – so the vaults are getting low. London Metals Exchange is rumored to be nearly out of metal and scrounging. We’ve used more than is mined each year for 5 years now…

Between a lot more demand by Gang Green Dreams, and inadequate supply, along with major players willing to work The Squeeze: I don’t see a quick end. There just isn’t the physical metal above ground to fill all the holes.

At some point, price will simply lock up the market. (It eventually becomes cheaper to NOT make solar panels and jewlery and electronics that will be sold at a loss due to the cost of the embedded silver…). I’m going to hold tight until mid January then evaluate again.

The USA economy is growing at over 4% (a lot of it medical care / expenses / insurance; but a lot not) while the UK & EU are shrinking and Russia is “off line” relative to The West. China is having ongoing deflation problems with continued real estate massive problems. Japan is doing OK, but with rising interest rates and a likely unwind of the Yen Carry Trade.

Overall, I continue to see the $US as “the best whore in the whore house” so not doing a lot to move into any other major currency (using Gold and Silver instead as an alternative store of value). So probably about a Break Even mix in real terms.

A Lot will hang on a few unknowns. Will Europe succeed in starting a Hot War with Russia? Will that then pull in the USA? How fast will the EU Economy collapse? (in progress now…). Will Right Wing Parties gain power in Europe? (They are leading in polls in many countries, but parliamentary maneuvers have been keeping them out of positions of authority). This will eventually change, but when?

So I’m just rigging for Rough Times and avoiding most risky things. The exception being riding the rocket ride in precious metals, and a few AI stocks. Yes, eventually it will crash, so get out on a 10%+ downturn, but don’t get off the rocket before the motor burns out 😉

https://chiefio.wordpress.com

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More Chiefio.  (Yea.  I find Chiefio interesting.  ht Gail)  

Blunt honesty below, is Both Refreshing AND to damn funny.

Europe & UK vs Russia & The BRICS+

The EU has decided to add more nails to their coffin. Promising to float a €90 Billion loan to Ukraine guaranteed by the EU Budget. To be repaid from non-existent “Russian Reparations” that will never exist as Russia is busy winning this war. So with no repayment possible, and with NO “maturity date” (‘when Russia loses’) just who would buy the bonds? Hmmm? WITH LUCK, nobody and the scheme will fail.

What it will do, IF any bonds are sold and money delivered: It will assure that the EU will fight tooth and nail to assure that the Ukraine War never ends in peace, since then no reparations will arrive and they will be on the hook for all the money. Perhaps that was the goal?…

The Ukraine Army continues to have Great Victories… every one closer to Kiev and with fewer soldiers left in their Army and less land under their control. /sarc;

Perhaps someday folks in the EU & UK can discover the joys of Reality Awareness and the vast improvement in the quality of decisions made when using facts based in reality rather than fantasies based in “The Narrative”…
/snark;

https://chiefio.wordpress.com

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Seems the second oil tanker boarded, is Chinee owned.  Ship AND oil.  Popcorn please.

China

The USA has decided Piracy is the way to go, so stolen a Panamanian flagged Chinese owned oil tanker full of Chinese owned oil leaving Venezuela. Watch This Space for how China retaliates. They WILL retaliate. The only question is “Will anyone notice the poison put in your drink?”… or slipped into your electronics, or your banking system…

I’ve never understood the tendency for the USA to talk openly about wanting to start a war with China over Taiwan; set up blockades; damage their economy. Just stupid to telegraph your plans and fantasies.

China has already started to require various kinds of licensing and export controls on all sorts of metals needed by The West (and thus the USA). They have already moved a huge part of their trade onto their own clearance system in Yuan / Renminbi blinding The West to that data flow, protecting it from “sanctions” and reducing demand for $US and indirectly €Euros. Way to go Western Idiots In Charge.

https://chiefio.wordpress.com

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WHO KNEW?  Not Slow Guy. 

Dan left part of his commercial empire intact.  Ready to go, or so I’d guess, as he transitions from FIB into the real world in a few weeks.   

Dan knew there IS life after, FIB.

Interesting times we live.

Bongino Report:

https://bonginoreport.com

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Surely hope zero US tax dollars funneled to Israel, are used to build Israel defense industry.

Israel Announces $110 Billion Plan to Build Independent Arms Industry — ‘Reduce Dependency on Allies’

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced Wednesday that Israel will invest roughly $110 billion over the next decade to build an independent domestic arms industry, declaring that the Jewish state must “reduce the dependency on any party, including allies,” after repeated weapons restrictions imposed during wartime.

Speaking at a graduation ceremony for Israeli Air Force pilots, Netanyahu said he approved, together with the defense and finance ministers, a NIS 350 billion (about $110 billion) multi-year plan aimed at ensuring Israel can arm itself independently while maintaining its battlefield edge.

“We will continue to acquire essential supplies while independently arming ourselves,” Netanyahu said. “I don’t know if a country can be completely independent, but we will strive to ensure our arms are produced as much as possible in Israel.”

“Our goal,” he added, “is to build an independent arms industry for the State of Israel and reduce the dependency on any party, including allies.”

https://twitter.com/clashreport/status/2003845162305196365

More…

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/12/25/israel-announces-110-billion-plan-to-build-independent-arms-industry-reduce-dependency-on-allies/

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Really?  I’d have never guessed the below headline.   Details lacking at the link.

Exclusive — Scott Jennings: It Has Been Evident ‘Since Lincoln’ That We Need Greenland

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/12/24/exclusive-scott-jennings-it-has-been-evident-since-lincoln-that-we-need-greenland/—

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Big “DinDuNuffin” Fani, sure to COP an attitude over this….  

Truthfully, I lost count with Big Fani’s legal problems.  This may be new or a rehash.

Fani Willis Hit With Explosive New Allegations Tied to MASSIVE Democrat Money Laundering Scheme

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/12/fani-willis-hit-explosive-new-allegations-tied-massive/—

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On the lighter side.

Watch: Comedian Kill Tony Roasts ‘Sh*thole’ San Francisco, Somalis; Tells His Favorite Trump Joke, Names His Biggest Political Loser of 2025

The All-In podcast hosted a wonderful Christmas season event featuring comedian Tony Hinchcliffe with the hosts and guest presenting their “Bestie” awards, and a “Kill Tony” special.

The podcast, hosted by multi-millionaire venture capitalists David Sacks, David Friedberg, and Jason Calacanis, brought on Hinchcliffe to replace Chamath Palihapitiya, who was unable to make the show that night. And Hinchcliffe came out swinging in a fantastic roast of the billionaire hosts.

Hinchcliffe first took aim at the “shithole” San Francisco after taking the stage.

“You guys live here in San Francisco?” he asked the audience. “What. A. Shithole,” he added.

He went on to joke that San Francisco is “actually worse than a shithole” because it would be good to have an actual shithole to put all the shit that is covering the streets into. He then insisted that “a shithole would be an actual upgrade.”

But it wasn’t always a shithole. He went on saying, “It used to be so beautiful here. Do you guys remember the intro to Full House? The house is still full because 23 Somalians live in it now.”

More

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/12/25/watch-comedian-kill-tony-roasts-shthole-san-francisco-somalis-tells-his-favorite-trump-joke-names-his-biggest-political-loser-of-2025

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Good news department…

Here Are Some New Trump Tax Breaks That Could Give Republicans an Advantage in the 2026 Midterm Elections

Several new tax breaks were signed into law this year by President Donald Trump that could help spark an economic boom, and with it, a Republican victory in the upcoming midterms.

These new rules were enacted through the “Big Beautiful Bill,” which the commander-in-chief heavily lobbied for, and will be available to people filing their taxes from 2026-2028.

First, Trump’s proposal of no tax on tips and overtime is sure to provide economic relief. The maximum deduction for tips is now $25,000, and the maximum deduction for overtime will be $12,500.

This will likely be very popular with middle-class earners. Nurses, trade workers, service industry employees, and others whose votes are crucial to Republican success will have more money in their pockets.

Another important voting bloc is seniors over 65, especially those who are in need of financial assistance. They are also set to benefit from the new deductions.

“Effective for 2025 through 2028, individuals who are age 65 and older may claim an additional deduction of $6,000,” the IRS website reads. “This new deduction is in addition to the current additional standard deduction for seniors under existing law.”

WATCH: The Trump tax cuts set to take effect next year could tip the scales for Republicans in the midterm elections.

More…

Here Are Some New Trump Tax Breaks That Could Give Republicans an Advantage in the 2026 Midterm Elections

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Stumbled on this. A couple minutes in. Interesting. WILL finish watching, shortly.

Non-Gunpowder Weapons on Amazon So Deadly They Rival Real Guns in Power and Penetration

27:41.

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Toby Keith Saturday

Beer For My Horses

Should’ve Been A Cowboy

Red Solo Cup

Night crew, your nickel.

KK

2025-12-20, Simply Saturday.

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas…

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Administrivia.

Wheatie Wisdom.  If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.  No running with scissors.  No food fights.  (Launching dinner rolls encouraged.)

AI stuff posted, requires a link. Please use spoiler, for longer posts.

Wolf Speak.  No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree.  But Do Know, every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post. 

PSA. This and several following Saturday posts, will arrive WP, from the Philippines. Internet and electricity allowing. Along with my very old backup laptop, with its ability to “screen paint”. LOL.

Regardless, placeholders are scheduled 0001 ET, every Saturday, through January.

If nothing follows, KK below, Night Crew you are on your own.

KK

Fresh Stuff.  May be worth a read, listen, watch or scroll on by. 

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APMEX https://www.apmex.com   Bitcoin https://www.bitcoin.com/

Prices pulled last evening.  Gold $4,354.50.  Silver $67.42.   Bitcoin $88,099.

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American Stories.  (A series)

The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.

It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.

This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/america250

The Story of America: John Adams

12:37

This post will ignore the Howard University AND Providence RI ignorance. Plenty of other ignorance available…

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We need more of this, non stop.

Fed Up with Islam, James Woods Issues Savage Statement That Will Offend Every Muslim on Earth, But Could Give Hope to Everyone Else

Western Civilization needs to have an honest conversation about Islam after Sunday’s deadly shooting at Australia’s Bondi Beach, as it is by no means a stand-alone affair.

Actor James Woods is someone who realizes this, as his Wednesday post on social media platform X showed. Woods noted that the shooters that day in Sydney, Australia, targeted Jews celebrating Hanukkah.

He also pointed to the genocide of Christians taking place in Nigeria.

The common thread, he pointed out, is Islamic terrorists.

“It isn’t just about who is being killed,” Woods wrote. “It’s more about who’s doing the killing. It is, of course, Islamic terrorism. The jihad to eradicate ‘infidels’ and occupy their nations is in full swing.

“The only way to stop it is to state the facts out loud. And the facts are that Islam is a plague intent on ending any semblance of civilization as the enlightened world now knows it.”

Woods is absolutely correct: These terrorists are not fringe actors or radicals; these are people following the dogma found in the Quran, which is clear in its call for Muslims to use violence in furtherance of their cause.

We do not have to live like this.

We do not have to keep importing and tolerating a flood of violent barbarians who have no interest in Western notions of tolerance.

Our systems and our outlook stand only as a means to power for the Muslim world.

The great Russian dissident Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn spent eight years in the Gulag prison system for daring to speak out against Joseph Stalin. He once prophetically said, “One man who stopped lying could bring down a tyranny.”

Woods is one of those men.

The Religion of Peace counts almost 2,000 attacks by Muslims across nearly 50 countries, with over 13,000 dead and over 6,000 injured in 2025 alone.

It is time to stop this.

Millions are waking up. The Western world cannot tolerate these people any longer. We cannot afford to import people whose toxic politics masquerade as a faith.

That’ll offend every Muslim there, but it will also be a relief and give hope to many non-Muslims.

This article appeared originally on The Western Journal.

Fed Up with Islam, James Woods Issues Savage Statement That Will Offend Every Muslim on Earth, But Could Give Hope to Everyone Else

Antisemitism is quite possibly the most volatile issue in the world today. Hand in hand Christianity is more silently a target as well. Nigerian slaughter, for example, has reached genocide levels. The world is reading the facts backwards in a sense, however. It isn’t just about who is being killed. It’s more about who’s doing the killing. It is, of course, Islamic terrorism. The jihad to eradicate “infidels” and occupy their nations is in full swing. The only way to stop it is to state the facts out loud. And the facts are that Islam is a plague intent on ending any semblance of civilization as the enlightened world now knows it.

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Caving (surrendering) to mooSlimes is 100% wrong thing to do.

France, Australia, and Germany Have all Canceled New Years Celebrations – We All Know Why, But They’re Not Brave Enough to Tell Us

Newsmax’s Rob Schmitt:

A beautiful and spectacular event, and it has all been canceled because the French government can no longer keep its own people safe from potential radical Islamic terrorists that they have welcomed into their country. Think about that. France has led in so many Middle East and North African migrants that they can no longer assemble in crowds.

We’re watching one of the most beautiful countries and cultures in the world commit suicide, and this threat has now spread all over the West. This is not singular to Australia or France. It is everywhere now, including in Germany, where many are too scared to go to the country’s many famous Christmas markets because they are now so dangerous. They’re such a target for radical Islamists. Take a listen to the details from this report:

“Terrorists have struck seven European Christmas markets since 2014, three in France and four in Germany, all carried out by men of Muslim or Middle Eastern backgrounds. Authorities arrested five men suspected of planning attack number 8 in Germany last week. One of them, a Muslim cleric from a German mosque who urge his followers to kill as many people as possible.”

Yeah, attack number 8 foiled. There was another attack in Poland on a Christmas market foiled as well. The one in Germany, a Muslim cleric that left Egypt to move to Germany, moving to a country which tolerantly allows him to work at a mosque, to have a mosque. What does he do when he gets to Germany and he’s saved by the West? He begins indoctrinating other Muslims to murder as many Christians as they possibly can. Going to a German Christmas market at this point is a bit like playing Russian roulette.

Is today Can you say the day that one of our asylum seekers, living off our tax dollars, is going to plow his car through this market and kill 20 of us? We don’t know. In Australia, where 16 were murdered on a beach this past Sunday, many say that they have felt the threat skyrocket as their own government imported tens of thousands of migrants from Muslim countries.

The Muslim population doubling in a decade in Australia. The left wing Prime Minister of Australia, the Labor Party, a country that has the strictest gun laws in the world already, just wants to add more gun laws, light a candle and move on.

France, Australia, and Germany Have all Canceled New Years Celebrations – We All Know Why, But They’re Not Brave Enough to Tell Us

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Governments, including USG, need to be open and honest about the Islamic Threat To Freedom.

Tis the Season for Jihadist Christmas Attacks

Every year leading up to Christmas, news reports document Islamic terrorist attacks on Christmas markets and churches in Europe, Australia, and the United States, along with plots disrupted by police.

Liberals refuse to acknowledge the pattern or accept that allowing people into a country who hate its culture, hate Christianity, and want to kill its citizens carries obvious risks. Year after year, evidence shows that unvetted immigration and asylum policies are dangerous, particularly when military-age males from war-torn and failed Muslim countries are allowed to establish residency. Yet anyone who points this out is called a Nazi, a fascist, or a “Trumptard.”

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In the United States, the FBI said it disrupted an alleged New Year’s Eve bombing plot in Southern California and arrested four people in Los Angeles. Tina Lai, Zachary Aaron Page, Audrey Carroll, and Dante Gaffield were charged with conspiracy and possession of an unregistered destructive device.

Investigators said the suspects self-identified as members of the Turtle Island Liberation Front, described as pro-Palestinian, anti-law-enforcement, and anti-government. Prosecutors allege the group planned coordinated improvised explosive device attacks at five locations around Los Angeles at midnight on New Year’s Eve, including two U.S. companies.

Authorities said Carroll authored an “Operation Midnight Sun” document detailing the plot, bomb-making instructions, and methods to avoid detection. Investigators also allege the group recruited others, gathered materials, and conducted a test in the Mojave Desert on December 12 before being arrested. If convicted, the defendants face up to 15 years in federal prison.

Tis the Season for Jihadist Christmas Attacks

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Seems another woke DEI hire, goes away. Sadly, I assume with a pension or golden parachute.

“To My Haters… F You!” – Outgoing DC Police Chief Goes on UNHINGED Screaming Meltdown During Walkout Ceremony (VIDEO)

Outgoing Washington DC Police Chief Pamela Smith went on a screeching rampage during her walkout ceremony on Friday.

Pamela Smith resigned earlier this month following accusations of rigging crime data.

The House Oversight Committee released a report on Sunday, detailing the committee’s investigation into DC Police Chief Pamela Smith’s manipulation of crime data.

The report, titled “Leadership Breakdown: How D.C.’s Police Chief Undermined Crime Data Accuracy,” follows a months-long investigation into whistleblower allegations that DC Police Chief Pamela Smith was intentionally fudging the crime statistics to make DC appear to have lowered homicide, burglary, carjacking, and other crime rates.

The report “reveals that Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) Chief Pamela A. Smith pressured and at times directed commanders to manipulate crime data in order to maintain the appearance of low crime in the nation’s capital,” according to a House Oversight Committee Press Release.

More…

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/12/my-haters-f-you-outgoing-dc-police-chief/

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FAFO

JUST IN: “YOU WILL BE HIT HARDER THAN YOU HAVE EVER BEEN HIT BEFORE IF YOU, IN ANY WAY, ATTACK OR THREATEN THE U.S.A.” – Trump and Hegseth Announce “Lots of” Enemies Killed in Operation Hawkeye Strike, a “Declaration of Vengeance” in Response to ISIS Killing US Troops Syria (VIDEO)

Full statement below:

Today, we hunted and we killed our enemies. Lots of them. And we will continue.—

Earlier today, U.S. forces commenced OPERATION HAWKEYE STRIKE in Syria to eliminate ISIS fighters, infrastructure, and weapons sites in direct response to the attack on U.S. forces that occurred on December 13th in Palmyra, Syria.

This is not the beginning of a war — it is a declaration of vengeance. The United States of America, under President Trump’s leadership, will never hesitate and never relent to defend our people.

As we said directly following the savage attack, if you target Americans — anywhere in the world — you will spend the rest of your brief, anxious life knowing the United States will hunt you, find you, and ruthlessly kill you.

JUST IN: “YOU WILL BE HIT HARDER THAN YOU HAVE EVER BEEN HIT BEFORE IF YOU, IN ANY WAY, ATTACK OR THREATEN THE U.S.A.” – Trump and Hegseth Announce “Lots of” Enemies Killed in Operation Hawkeye Strike, a “Declaration of Vengeance” in Response to ISIS Killing US Troops Syria (VIDEO)

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Joe Diffee Saturday– Rescheduled

Buble Saturday – Christmas Edition

Baby It’s Cold Outside.

All I Want For Christmas Is You

Let It Snow

Winter Wonderland

White Christmas

Merry Christmas To All

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Night crew, your nickel.

KK

2025-12-13, Simply Saturday.

Administrivia.

Wheatie Wisdom. If you bring snacks, bring enough for everyone.  No running with scissors.  No food fights. 

AI stuff posted, requires a link. Please use spoiler, for longer posts.

Wolf Speak.  No obnoxious behavior towards fellow QTreeper(s). Freedom of Speech is honored here QTree.  But Do Know, every poster, IS personally responsible for what they post. 

If nothing follows, below KK, Night Crew, you are on your own.

KK

Fresh Stuff.  May be worth a read, listen, watch or scroll on by. 

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APMEX https://www.apmex.com   Bitcoin https://www.bitcoin.com/

Prices pulled last evening.  Gold $4,317.20.  Silver $62.20.   Bitcoin $90,323.

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American Stories.  (A series)

The White House Salute to America 250 Task Force has partnered with Hillsdale College to provide a history series that tells the remarkable story of American Independence.

It will highlight the stories of the crucial characters and events that resulted in a small rag-tag army defeating the mightiest empire in the world and establishing the greatest republic ever to exist.

This is the story of America. This is our shared heritage and our proud destiny that will continue to lead us to unimaginable achievements in the centuries to come.

https://www.whitehouse.gov/america250

The Story of America: The Declaration of Independence

10:49.

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Articles.

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Musk…out performing as usual.  Cracking up here…

Elon Musk Confirms that SpaceX Is Headed for an IPO that Could Make Him an ‘Instant Trillionaire’

Elon Musk has confirmed reports that SpaceX is planning an IPO in 2026. Musk’s space exploration company could hit the market at a valuation above a trillion dollars, allowing individual investors to buy into his dreams of Mars while also massively increasing his personal fortune.

CNBC reports that tech tycoon Elon Musk has verified reports that his space exploration company is gearing up for an initial public offering (IPO) in 2026. Musk’s confirmation came in response to an article by Eric Berger from Ars Technica, which delved into the reasons behind the timing of the IPO and the role played by the rise of artificial intelligence and space-based data center opportunities.

More…

https://www.breitbart.com/tech/2025/12/12/elon-musk-confirms-that-spacex-is-headed-for-an-ipo-that-could-make-him-an-instant-trillionaire

Just for fun…

Killing the penny was just the start. Trump is rewriting the rules on America’s coins

The next signs of the nation’s political divide might be jingling in your pocket next year.

  • The administration plans to issue a $1 coin with President Donald Trump’s likeness on it next year, despite a century-old precedent of not honoring sitting, or even living former, presidents on coins.
  • Instead of quarters honoring the abolition of slavery, granting women the right to vote and the Civil Rights movement, the Treasury will instead issue historical quarters featuring white men from the 18th and 19th centuries who were already well represented on currency and in historical tributes.

The new coins, coming after the administration stopped issuing new pennies earlier this year, underscore Trump’s drive to put his own stamp on the presidency far beyond the confines of the White House – whether it’s by putting his own face and name on US institutions or by pulling back on diversity efforts to reframe the story of America itself.

The US Mint on Thursday released the final coin designs for historical quarters celebrating the country’s 250th birthday next year. Rather than the fight against slavery or giving women the vote, the designs primarily honored a more homogeneous view of US history: George Washington for the Revolutionary War, Thomas Jefferson and the Declaration of Independence, James Madison and the Constitution, Abraham Lincoln and the Gettysburg Address, as well as pilgrims to celebrate the Mayflower Compact.

“The designs on these historic coins depict the story of America’s journey toward a ‘more perfect union,’ and celebrate America’s defining ideals of liberty,” said Kristie McNally, the acting director of the Mint, in a statement.

The US Mint told CNN on Friday that instead of the previously recommended tribute quarters to abolition, suffrage and the Civil Rights movement, the new designs celebrate “American history and the founding of our great nation.”

The Trump dollar

The controversial Trump dollar coin is also part of Treasury’s plan to mark America’s 250th birthday.

The US Mint issued three different proposed coins Thursday with different likenesses of Trump, including one resembling his famous mug shot from 2023. Designs for the back include different versions of the American eagle.

A previously released version of coin would have also featured Trump on the back, raising his fist after an assassination attempt last year. However, US law prohibits images of living people on the backs of coins. The US Mint told CNN there is no such restriction on the front of coins, though it’s been US law since 1866 that living people can’t be on paper currency.

Still, Trump’s coin will only be the second time a US coin features a living president. The first was a half-dollar coin with both George Washington and then-President Calvin Coolidge issued in 1926 to mark the country’s 150th anniversary.

More…

https://www.cnn.com/2025/12/12/business/trump-changes-coins-policy

^^^ Yes, I’ll buy a roll of Trump dollars, to keep. AND carry more Trump dollars. Frequently use them as conversation starters. Much like wearing a Trump hat, t-shirt… ^^^

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EU – U N E L E C T E D Thugs AND War Mongering  L U N A T I C S.

FIRST this one….

EU Elites in Panic Mode: Threaten Belgium with Bankruptcy Over Refusal to Rob Russian Assets – De Wever Stands Firm Against Brussels’ Madcap Scheme!

The crumbling edifice of the European Union (EU) is showing its true colors, and it’s uglier than a Brussels bureaucrat’s expense report.

In a stunning display of tyrannical overreach, the EU’s unelected overlords are now threatening Belgium’s newly minted Prime Minister Bart De Wever with financial Armageddon simply because he refuses to play along with their insane plot to steal $200 billion in frozen Russian assets.

Yes, you read that right: STEAL. Like common thieves in the night, targeting a sovereign central bank’s holdings parked safely in Belgium’s Euroclear system. This isn’t just policy wonkery; it’s a full-throated assault on national sovereignty, international law, and basic common sense.

More…

EU Elites in Panic Mode: Threaten Belgium with Bankruptcy Over Refusal to Rob Russian Assets – De Wever Stands Firm Against Brussels’ Madcap Scheme!

SECOND…

NATO Leader Mark Rutte Urges Europe to Prepare For ‘Widespread Suffering’ and WW3 With Russia Within Five Years (VIDEO)

NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte is urging member states to prepare for World War III with Russia and its dictator, Vladimir Putin.

During a speech in Berlin on Thursday, the former Dutch prime minister said that “dark forces of oppression are on the march again” and that Europe is facing a “scale of war our grandparents or great-grandparents endured.”

More…

NATO Leader Mark Rutte Urges Europe to Prepare For ‘Widespread Suffering’ and WW3 With Russia Within Five Years (VIDEO)

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American Thinker

The Internet Archive must not be our only resource to access the past

These days, we’re heading for an infotainment implosion.  Even though we have all the world’s knowledge at our fingertips, many fail to grasp its meaning and importance, much less read past the headline and, at best, the first paragraph.  Meanwhile, we’re letting machines do our thinking for us.

Glenn Beck’s new A.I. project is meant to get ahead of the curve, and it’s laudable in all its goals.  But there is also a vital function that cannot be neglected: archiving and storing away the facts and data of our society.  At present, these critical functions are performed by entities such as the Internet Archive, doing a yeoman’s job at storing away these irreplaceable records.  They’ve come under attack recently and have had some breakdowns that point to a need for a separate system that performs the same function, albeit from a conservative point of view.  Thus, this is our case for Glenn Beck and everyone else to support a Freedom Archive.

Multiple systems are better than one or two.

Most preppers can recite the rule of three: “Three is two, two is one, and one is none.”  In other words, you need to have a couple of back-ups for every primary system that you rely on — water, food, self-defense, etc.  The same holds true in storing information.

In engineering terms, you don’t want to have one failure mode that will lead to disaster. 

More…

https://www.americanthinker.com/blog/2025/12/the_internet_archive_must_not_be_our_only_resource_to_access_the_past.html

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SD

U.S. Govt Agency Verifies that Nine Large U.S. Banks Conducted Ideological Debanking Operations

Press Release – […] The Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) today released preliminary findings from its supervisory review of debanking activities at the nine largest national banks it supervises: JPMorgan Chase Bank, Bank of America, Citibank, Wells Fargo Bank, U.S. Bank, Capital One, PNC Bank, TD Bank, and BMO Bank.

The OCC conducted its supervisory review in accordance with the President’s Executive Order “Guaranteeing Fair Banking for All Americans” to determine whether these institutions debanked or discriminated against any customers or potential customers on the basis of their political or religious beliefs or lawful business activities.

“The OCC is committed to ending efforts – whether instigated by regulators or banks – that would weaponize finance,” said Comptroller of the Currency Jonathan V. Gould. “Although our work continues, the OCC is today providing visibility into the debanking actions against customers and lawful businesses taken by the nation’s largest banks to ensure public awareness, and to halt these harmful and unfair practices.”

More…

U.S. Govt Agency Verifies that Nine Large U.S. Banks Conducted Ideological Debanking Operations

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X’s

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Federal AND State Medical Boards Are FUBAR.

The endless persecution of a great doctor, Dr Mary Tally Bowden, MD.

I lost. I’m appealing.

Texas Medical Board hearing

^^^  Never Forget What They Have Done To Us. I’ll Never Forgive. ^^^

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With the persecution of Dr Mary Tally Bowden fresh in our mind…  This PSA

Always remember…especially, when talking with quacks, nurses, medical techs…

Big Pharma wants you on this.

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Eleven months ago… We’ve come a long way. Yes, with a long way to go.

Joe Kernen: “The affordability issue is from the 22% increase in prices under Biden—full stop.” Former SEC Chair Jay Clayton: “[Trump was] thrown, what I would say, the worst economy for the average American in my adult lifetime.”

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Life IS getting better with Trump.

Louisiana man: “Since Trump’s been in, the gas is going down, everything’s getting better. He‘s deporting all these criminals that come over from other countries. I think it’s great.”

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Tampon Tim has got to be one of the dumbest, most corrupt, retarded assholes ever elected. 

Well, elected or more likely installed.

Incompetent scumbag Tim Walz says it’s a “pretty hard reach” to expect the Somali community to not engage in the massive theft of tax dollars, criticizes

@POTUSfor calling them out: “Each community’s got this… Donald Trump brought this to the attention… very dangerous.”

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Europeans in denial.  Dumbasses.

EuroTrash.

Watched the Nobel Prize ceremony yesterday — as a Stockholm resident living a 15-minute walk from City Hall. I thought about how Trump’s America has turned against us: they hate us for being 1. Cultured 2. International 3. Relevant. European civilization is beautiful — thank you again, Stockholm!

Publius.

I already ripped this lady earlier today, but I have been reflecting on her post more and wanted to make an additional point. I have traveled extensively in Europe, and while it may be the modern world, Europeans are vastly more hung up on matters of economic and social class, titles of nobility, differences in ethnicity and differences in race than America is. Despite its long history of attempting to be egalitarian, class still matters in Europe. Titles of nobility still matter. Generational wealth from centuries back still matters. Look at the stiffs in the photo. How many of them earned it? Americans of European descent escaped Europe to get away from that ossified class structure and to make their own way with unlimited opportunity, and that vision still separates us from Europe culturally and intellectually. In the movie “Gettysburg,” Jeff Daniels—playing Colonel Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain—delivered an amazing soliloquy, an excerpt of which goes like this: “America should be free ground — all of it. Not divided by a line between slave state and free — all the way, from here to the Pacific Ocean. No man has to bow. No man born to royalty. Here, we judge you by what you do, not by who your father was. Here, you can be something. Here, is the place to build a home. But it’s not the land. There’s always more land. It’s the idea that we all have value — you and me.”

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THAT is the spirit and soul of the United States of America, and is what still separates us from Europe to this very day.

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Europeans need to get a clue…

You’re slaves.

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DumRats suck.  IIRC, this asshole, was on the J6 Non select committee of liars. 

Good on Kristi, for standing up to this DumRat dickhead.

Scumbag @BennieGThompsonsays the horrific attack on our two great National Guard heroes in D.C. was just an “unfortunate accident.” @Sec_Noem

: “You think that was an unfortunate accident!? It was a terrorist attack. He shot our National Guardsmen in the head.”

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Good to keep this in mind when Pravda News AND DumRats lie about ICE arresting American Citizens.

Remember that every time you hear Democrats attack ICE for arresting US citizens they are arresting citizens who violently obstructed or assaulted federal law enforcement and are facing criminal prosecution.

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.@SecWardelivers remarks at the new Space Command HQ in Alabama: “I also want to pass my congratulations and thanks from President Trump. He wanted me to pass the message on… WELCOME HOME!”

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Amtrak employees having a Merrier Christmas. 

Imagine the wasted tax dollars that would have gone to Amtrak executives.

BREAKING: In an incredible Christmas surprise, the Trump administration is sending $900 BONUSES to 18,000 THOUSAND Amtrak workers… …and the money is coming from CUTTING top executives’ perks. “It’s budget neutral. We aren’t spending more federal money or Amtrak money. It’s taking money from the executives and saying, let’s SHARE the bonuses with the mechanics, operators…let’s give some of it back this Christmas season!” Sec. Duffy said Amazing! This is how it’s done!

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Johnny Cash Saturday

I Walk the Line

Man in Black

Jackson

Tennessee Flat Top Box

Night Crew, Your Nickel.

KK