February 15, 2025
The Gulf of Trump
Timothy Birdnow
Funny; this woman didn't complain when Obama changed the name from Mt. McKinley to Denali, or when Biden systematically scrubbed confederate names from military bases and ships and whatnot. She made nary a peep about Ft. Bragg becoming "Ft. Liberty". But now she's juiced about the Gulf of Mexico becoming the Gulf of America.
Historian Warns If AP Doesn’t Keep Wrongly Calling Body Of Water Gulf Of Mexico, US May Slide Into Authoritarianism
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What psychobabble "you're in my reality now!" A name is a name, an arbitrarily-given linguistic phrase to designate something. The thing itself is the reality - the name is largely symbolic and immaterial. The sea is still the sea even if Russians call it Morye...
One of the hallmarks of the Left is confusing symbolism over substance, thinking their internal emotions are the core of reality. In her world this is a critical fight because if others start defining the terms they define the reality, and that means they win. In her moonbat thinking the name defines it.
This is the cornerstone of liberal thought. Leftists do not believe in a concrete reality but rather believe reality is malleable and subject to human will and belief. They believe they are gods, and reality is their bitch, to be changed by an act of will. If you understand that you understand most leftist crusades; transgenderism, for instance, is a rebellion against biology but in their minds if you BELIEVE you can be whatever sex you want to be. Same is true for abortion, since human life is a matter of interpretation and what people want trumps the baby, which is not real until the mother decides it's real. It's why they believe in socialism, which has never worked. It's why they are so eager to push drug use in society; it helps bring their disassociation with reality closer to everyone else.
It's basically magical thinking, black magic, witchcraft. It's what sends lefties up on mountains to "visualize world peace" as if our wishes will somehow magically morph into reality.
At any rate the AP and this "professor" are both just looking to fight Trump on this as part of "RESIST II!" The fact is the Gulf's name was changed legally, and they can no more dispute that than they can dispute the fact Bruce Jenner changed his name to Caitlyn. Jenner is not a woman but he can in fact legally change his name. Somehow I doubt the AP will insist on calling him Bruce, yet they are quick to complain about the name of the Gulf.
They should be happy; given his propensity I'm surprised Trump didn't call it "The Gulf of Trump" - he names everything else after himself, after all.
Funny; this woman didn't complain when Obama changed the name from Mt. McKinley to Denali, or when Biden systematically scrubbed confederate names from military bases and ships and whatnot. She made nary a peep about Ft. Bragg becoming "Ft. Liberty". But now she's juiced about the Gulf of Mexico becoming the Gulf of America.
Historian Warns If AP Doesn’t Keep Wrongly Calling Body Of Water Gulf Of Mexico, US May Slide Into Authoritarianism
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Historian Heather Cox Richardson warned journalist Katie Couric during a Thursday podcast that if The Associated Press (AP) refers to the Gulf of America by its new name, it could be a significant step toward authoritarianism.
President Donald Trump’s administration first barred the AP from the Oval Office on Tuesday for continuing to call the Gulf of America the Gulf of Mexico, despite the president’s day one executive order to change its name. Couric, on her YouTube channel, asked Richardson for her response to the situation, with the historian immediately suggesting it "speaks … to the rise of authoritarians” and that AP must continue to refuse in order to stave off the potential tyranny.
"That idea that reporters have to use the Gulf of America when it has been called the Gulf of Mexico since at least the 1550s is, I think, a way to say, ‘You’re in my reality now, and you have to bow to my reality,'” Richardson told Couric. "And it’s a terribly slippery slope because once you start to say, ‘Okay, I’ll let you get away with that,’ it’s harder the next time to say no. That’s a really important line to hold.”
President Donald Trump’s administration first barred the AP from the Oval Office on Tuesday for continuing to call the Gulf of America the Gulf of Mexico, despite the president’s day one executive order to change its name. Couric, on her YouTube channel, asked Richardson for her response to the situation, with the historian immediately suggesting it "speaks … to the rise of authoritarians” and that AP must continue to refuse in order to stave off the potential tyranny.
"That idea that reporters have to use the Gulf of America when it has been called the Gulf of Mexico since at least the 1550s is, I think, a way to say, ‘You’re in my reality now, and you have to bow to my reality,'” Richardson told Couric. "And it’s a terribly slippery slope because once you start to say, ‘Okay, I’ll let you get away with that,’ it’s harder the next time to say no. That’s a really important line to hold.”
What psychobabble "you're in my reality now!" A name is a name, an arbitrarily-given linguistic phrase to designate something. The thing itself is the reality - the name is largely symbolic and immaterial. The sea is still the sea even if Russians call it Morye...
One of the hallmarks of the Left is confusing symbolism over substance, thinking their internal emotions are the core of reality. In her world this is a critical fight because if others start defining the terms they define the reality, and that means they win. In her moonbat thinking the name defines it.
This is the cornerstone of liberal thought. Leftists do not believe in a concrete reality but rather believe reality is malleable and subject to human will and belief. They believe they are gods, and reality is their bitch, to be changed by an act of will. If you understand that you understand most leftist crusades; transgenderism, for instance, is a rebellion against biology but in their minds if you BELIEVE you can be whatever sex you want to be. Same is true for abortion, since human life is a matter of interpretation and what people want trumps the baby, which is not real until the mother decides it's real. It's why they believe in socialism, which has never worked. It's why they are so eager to push drug use in society; it helps bring their disassociation with reality closer to everyone else.
It's basically magical thinking, black magic, witchcraft. It's what sends lefties up on mountains to "visualize world peace" as if our wishes will somehow magically morph into reality.
At any rate the AP and this "professor" are both just looking to fight Trump on this as part of "RESIST II!" The fact is the Gulf's name was changed legally, and they can no more dispute that than they can dispute the fact Bruce Jenner changed his name to Caitlyn. Jenner is not a woman but he can in fact legally change his name. Somehow I doubt the AP will insist on calling him Bruce, yet they are quick to complain about the name of the Gulf.
They should be happy; given his propensity I'm surprised Trump didn't call it "The Gulf of Trump" - he names everything else after himself, after all.
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Lawfare May Be Trump's Secret Weapon
Timothy Birdnow
All the lawsuits to "stop Trump" may be playing into his hands.
From the DailyCaller article:
"But the most lasting change Trump’s actions could make at the high court might be surrounding the role of executive power.
"President Trump is acting fully within his Article II powers with these executive orders,” Mike Davis, founder of the Article III Project, told the DCNF. "Activist judges are attempting to steal his executive power over nothing more than political differences. This is unacceptable, and these activist judges are creating a constitutional crisis. If it comes to the Supreme Court to put an end to this, then so be it.”
Harvard law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen noted in The New Yorker that lawyers likely predicted Trump’s early actions would be challenged and ultimately land at the Supreme Court. "This makes Trump’s legal strategy intelligible,” she wrote.
"What is playing out through a veneer of chaos is a deliberate and organized tactical program to undertake actions that provoke a raft of lawsuits, some of which could become good vehicles for establishing a constitutional vision in which the President has sole authority over the entire executive branch,” she wrote.
Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris notified the Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin on Wednesday that the Trump DOJ would seek the reversal of a nearly 100-year-old Supreme Court precedent preventing presidents from removing agency officials without cause."
All the lawsuits to "stop Trump" may be playing into his hands.
From the DailyCaller article:
"But the most lasting change Trump’s actions could make at the high court might be surrounding the role of executive power.
"President Trump is acting fully within his Article II powers with these executive orders,” Mike Davis, founder of the Article III Project, told the DCNF. "Activist judges are attempting to steal his executive power over nothing more than political differences. This is unacceptable, and these activist judges are creating a constitutional crisis. If it comes to the Supreme Court to put an end to this, then so be it.”
Harvard law professor Jeannie Suk Gersen noted in The New Yorker that lawyers likely predicted Trump’s early actions would be challenged and ultimately land at the Supreme Court. "This makes Trump’s legal strategy intelligible,” she wrote.
"What is playing out through a veneer of chaos is a deliberate and organized tactical program to undertake actions that provoke a raft of lawsuits, some of which could become good vehicles for establishing a constitutional vision in which the President has sole authority over the entire executive branch,” she wrote.
Acting Solicitor General Sarah Harris notified the Democratic Illinois Sen. Dick Durbin on Wednesday that the Trump DOJ would seek the reversal of a nearly 100-year-old Supreme Court precedent preventing presidents from removing agency officials without cause."
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Bill to Pull Tax Exemptions for NGO's Aiding Illegals
Timothy Birdnow
Could somebody explain to me why these Nonprofits kept tax-exempt status when they were openly facilitating the invasion in the first place?
Bill to Revoke Tax Exemt Status of Nonprofits Aiding Illegal Immigrants Filed by sen. Bill Hagerty
There needs to be more punishment than just losing tax-exemption. It is a federal crime to knowingly encourage anyone to enter the U.S. illegally in 1907. Title 8, U.S.C. 1324(a). This section lays out a standard penalty of five years in prison, and more if it was purely for commercial purposes.
Top brass at these NGO's need to be prosecuted under 1324 and sent to prison. The only way you can effectively enforce a law is to punish lawbreakers.
Could somebody explain to me why these Nonprofits kept tax-exempt status when they were openly facilitating the invasion in the first place?
Bill to Revoke Tax Exemt Status of Nonprofits Aiding Illegal Immigrants Filed by sen. Bill Hagerty
There needs to be more punishment than just losing tax-exemption. It is a federal crime to knowingly encourage anyone to enter the U.S. illegally in 1907. Title 8, U.S.C. 1324(a). This section lays out a standard penalty of five years in prison, and more if it was purely for commercial purposes.
Top brass at these NGO's need to be prosecuted under 1324 and sent to prison. The only way you can effectively enforce a law is to punish lawbreakers.
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IRS in Panic Over DOGE
Timothy Birdnow
Good! It couldn't happen to nicer guys!
DOGE shows up at IRS, sending taxmen into panic
"Christian Whiton, a senior adviser in the first Trump administration, told Sky News, "It's poetic justice for the IRS to be facing scrutiny since they scrutinize the rest of us." '
Good! It couldn't happen to nicer guys!
DOGE shows up at IRS, sending taxmen into panic
"Christian Whiton, a senior adviser in the first Trump administration, told Sky News, "It's poetic justice for the IRS to be facing scrutiny since they scrutinize the rest of us." '
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No More Tiptoe Through the Tulip GI's
Timothy Birdnow
No more Corporol Klingers in Pete Hegseth/Donald Trump's army!
Trannies in fatigues was just laughable and I am sure our enemies thought it funny as hell. No more; the American soldier will be someone they will fear and respect again.
MAGA now stands for "Make the Army Great Again"!
No more Corporol Klingers in Pete Hegseth/Donald Trump's army!
Trannies in fatigues was just laughable and I am sure our enemies thought it funny as hell. No more; the American soldier will be someone they will fear and respect again.
MAGA now stands for "Make the Army Great Again"!
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Hypocrisy in iB flat
Timothy Birdnow
This guy is irony impaired:
"As I speak with a lot of my colleagues who have been in Congress for a long time, this is completely abnormal. We should all be concerned about the fact that Elon Musk and his small team of, uh, DOGE, uh, you know, coders have absolutely zero oversight. There’s no one looking over the work they’re doing to make sure that, of course, there’s no conflict of interest, but that it’s also being done in the right way.”
Representative Maxwell Frost D-Florida
NOW Frost wants to actually do oversight. Where were he and his friends when the disparate government agencies were running hog wild with taxpayer dollars? He only cares about reining in those recommending budget cuts.
This guy is irony impaired:
"As I speak with a lot of my colleagues who have been in Congress for a long time, this is completely abnormal. We should all be concerned about the fact that Elon Musk and his small team of, uh, DOGE, uh, you know, coders have absolutely zero oversight. There’s no one looking over the work they’re doing to make sure that, of course, there’s no conflict of interest, but that it’s also being done in the right way.”
Representative Maxwell Frost D-Florida
NOW Frost wants to actually do oversight. Where were he and his friends when the disparate government agencies were running hog wild with taxpayer dollars? He only cares about reining in those recommending budget cuts.
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Turning ESG to Good
Timothy Birdnow
Here is an interesting essay about hwo the Left almostwon with ESG, and how the tactics employed by ESG could be turned to serve America. I recommend it.
Here is an interesting essay about hwo the Left almostwon with ESG, and how the tactics employed by ESG could be turned to serve America. I recommend it.
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February 14, 2025
Judge Orders Foreign Aid Restored
Timothy Birdnow
Another partisan hack restores the piggy bank for leftists.
U.S. District judge Amir Ali (yes, that is his name!) ordered all funding be restored to NGO's and all foreign aid restored because, as he sees it, Trump's pause is "capricious" and he just doesn't like it.
I hate to tell this creep, but he has no authority to decide such matters; they are a political decision,not a judicial decision. He has grossly overstepped his bounds.
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So he is in essence saying ill-gotten gain must continue because the crooks have come to rely on what they are stealing. You could make the very same argument that an embezzler should be allowed to continue embezzling.
This guy needs to be impeached, if for nothing but massive stupidity at a minimum (he's not that stupid.)
Nobody is entitled to money from taxpayers, something forgotten in most stories about cuts. Tax funds are money essentially stolen from unwilling donors. It's a GIFT to these NGO's and nothing more. There is no right to a free lunch. There IS a right to hold recipients accountable.
Apparently not to this judge.
Another partisan hack restores the piggy bank for leftists.
U.S. District judge Amir Ali (yes, that is his name!) ordered all funding be restored to NGO's and all foreign aid restored because, as he sees it, Trump's pause is "capricious" and he just doesn't like it.
I hate to tell this creep, but he has no authority to decide such matters; they are a political decision,not a judicial decision. He has grossly overstepped his bounds.
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"In a ruling on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Amir Ali stated that the administration failed to justify why a blanket suspension of all congressionally appropriated foreign aid was "a rational precursor to reviewing programs.”
Ali said that implementing the blanket suspension was likely "arbitrary and capricious” because it failed to consider the "immense reliance interests” of businesses and other organizations that had previously been awarded the aid.
Ali said that implementing the blanket suspension was likely "arbitrary and capricious” because it failed to consider the "immense reliance interests” of businesses and other organizations that had previously been awarded the aid.
So he is in essence saying ill-gotten gain must continue because the crooks have come to rely on what they are stealing. You could make the very same argument that an embezzler should be allowed to continue embezzling.
This guy needs to be impeached, if for nothing but massive stupidity at a minimum (he's not that stupid.)
Nobody is entitled to money from taxpayers, something forgotten in most stories about cuts. Tax funds are money essentially stolen from unwilling donors. It's a GIFT to these NGO's and nothing more. There is no right to a free lunch. There IS a right to hold recipients accountable.
Apparently not to this judge.
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Musk to Audit IRS
Timothy Birdnow
WAY past time!
IRS to be Audited by Doge
The IRS is the most abusive and intrusive agaency in America.
WAY past time!
IRS to be Audited by Doge
The IRS is the most abusive and intrusive agaency in America.
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Crybaby Euroweenies
Timothy Birdnow
What are you gonna do about it, jackasses!
Europe warns Trump against Ukraine deal 'behind our backs'
Until you actually defend and fund yourselves you are children living under OUR roof. We make the rules - not you.
I would point out to the Euroweenies they are perfectly free to go rogue on policy, and to even send in troops if they are a-mind. Nobody is stopping them. But they want to have a say in how WE conduct our foreign policy. If they have a better plan they should by all means bring it up. But they have no plan and no desire to actually lose troops there; they want US to do all the heavy lifting.
When they act like grownups we'll treat them like grownups. Until then they are but adolescents and will be treated as such.
What are you gonna do about it, jackasses!
Europe warns Trump against Ukraine deal 'behind our backs'
Until you actually defend and fund yourselves you are children living under OUR roof. We make the rules - not you.
I would point out to the Euroweenies they are perfectly free to go rogue on policy, and to even send in troops if they are a-mind. Nobody is stopping them. But they want to have a say in how WE conduct our foreign policy. If they have a better plan they should by all means bring it up. But they have no plan and no desire to actually lose troops there; they want US to do all the heavy lifting.
When they act like grownups we'll treat them like grownups. Until then they are but adolescents and will be treated as such.
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Mo. AG Suing Starbucks
Timothy Birdnow
We have the BEST Attorney Generals here in Missouri!
Missouri AG Faces Pushback From Lawmakers Over Starbucks Lawsuit
Andrew Bailey really should have been hired by Trump for some cabinet post.
BtW he was the successor to now Senator Eric Schmidt, and Schmidt was Josh Hawley's successor. God bleww them all!
Anyway, Bailey is suing Starbucks over DEI. Starbucks has been discriminating against white applicants for jobs in the state and Bailey is cracking down.
The Democrats are appalled that their own weapons are being turned against them. A numbskull Democrat from Ferguson sneered:
So typical of Democrats who cannot actually make a cogent argument. If the situation were reversed you know she would be screaming bloody murder about discrimination.
All Democrats can do is mock and sneer.
The article states:
If that isn't discriminatory what is?
More importantly people - white males - are being discriminated on the basis of race and sex, something illegal in both state and Federal law.
We have the BEST Attorney Generals here in Missouri!
Missouri AG Faces Pushback From Lawmakers Over Starbucks Lawsuit
Andrew Bailey really should have been hired by Trump for some cabinet post.
BtW he was the successor to now Senator Eric Schmidt, and Schmidt was Josh Hawley's successor. God bleww them all!
Anyway, Bailey is suing Starbucks over DEI. Starbucks has been discriminating against white applicants for jobs in the state and Bailey is cracking down.
"The statute in the (Missouri Human Rights Act) says that if it appears to the attorney general that any of these rights are being either violated or even that anyone is suppressing those rights, that the attorney general then, under the statute, has the authority to take legal action,” Bailey said.
The Democrats are appalled that their own weapons are being turned against them. A numbskull Democrat from Ferguson sneered:
'"I’m just curious if white-served coffee tastes a little bit better because if it does I’m happy to have some,” said state Rep. Raychel Proudie, a Democrat from Ferguson."
So typical of Democrats who cannot actually make a cogent argument. If the situation were reversed you know she would be screaming bloody murder about discrimination.
All Democrats can do is mock and sneer.
The article states:
"In the Starbucks lawsuit, filed in the U.S. Court for the Eastern District of Missouri, Bailey alleges that hiring and promotion decisions, as well as executive bonuses, were tied to a quota system for women and minority recruitment.
In 2020, the lawsuit states, 69% of Starbucks’ employees in the United States were women and 47% were Black or other minorities. In September, the filing states, 70.9% of Starbucks employees were women and 52.2% were Black or other minorities.
"In other words, since 2020, Starbuck’s workface (sic) has become more female and less white,” the filing states."
In 2020, the lawsuit states, 69% of Starbucks’ employees in the United States were women and 47% were Black or other minorities. In September, the filing states, 70.9% of Starbucks employees were women and 52.2% were Black or other minorities.
"In other words, since 2020, Starbuck’s workface (sic) has become more female and less white,” the filing states."
If that isn't discriminatory what is?
"Missouri consumers pay higher prices and wait longer for goods and services that could be provided for less had Starbucks employed the most qualified workers, regardless of their race, color, sex, or national origin.”
More importantly people - white males - are being discriminated on the basis of race and sex, something illegal in both state and Federal law.
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By Popular Opinion
Timothy Birdnow
Enough already; you already made the sale!
Why orgasms are good for your health
Enough already; you already made the sale!
Why orgasms are good for your health
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She's Got Legs, and She Knows How to Shoot 'Em
Timothy Birdnow
This is what they are recruiting these days to keep the President safe.
Female secret service agent shoots herself in the leg
Apparently Quick Draw doesn't know how to use a weapon.
The Secret Service used to be the best of the best. Culled from Special Forces, they required little formal training because they already knew most of the job. Now DEI has the organization full of incompetents.
No doubt this gal will wind up on Trump's security detail...
This is what they are recruiting these days to keep the President safe.
Female secret service agent shoots herself in the leg
Apparently Quick Draw doesn't know how to use a weapon.
The Secret Service used to be the best of the best. Culled from Special Forces, they required little formal training because they already knew most of the job. Now DEI has the organization full of incompetents.
No doubt this gal will wind up on Trump's security detail...
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Weakening Economy?
Timothy Birdnow
Sooo...retail sales figured are down to the lowest point in two years as of January.Why?
This Reuters article blames it on Trump, of course:
OR could it just possibly be the numbers have been cooked all along by the Biden Administration and now we're getting the real numbers?
The article states:
So we see they "upwardly revised" December numbers and thus it appears we are falling.
The fact is Trump was elected in NOVEMNBER and tariffs were always on the table and it didn't seem to disturb the public then.
The article does admit major snowstorms and fires in California contributed to a decrease in retail sales.
We all knew there would be an economic downturn this year, thanks to the destructive nature of what Bidenomics wrought. This is still Joe Biden's economy and will remain so for the next year.
The media will seek out anything they think they can pin on Trump. Don't believe anything they tell you!
Sooo...retail sales figured are down to the lowest point in two years as of January.Why?
This Reuters article blames it on Trump, of course:
"Pre-emptive buying in anticipation of tariffs that would raise prices for goods helped to boost retail sales in recent months. But consumer sentiment has deteriorated, with one-year inflation expectations hitting a 15-month high in early February as households perceived that "it may be too late to avoid the negative impact of tariff policy,” a University of Michigan survey of consumers showed last week.
OR could it just possibly be the numbers have been cooked all along by the Biden Administration and now we're getting the real numbers?
The article states:
"Retail sales dropped 0.9% last month, the biggest decrease since March 2023, after an upwardly revised 0.7% increase in December, the Commerce Department’s Census Bureau said."
So we see they "upwardly revised" December numbers and thus it appears we are falling.
The fact is Trump was elected in NOVEMNBER and tariffs were always on the table and it didn't seem to disturb the public then.
The article does admit major snowstorms and fires in California contributed to a decrease in retail sales.
We all knew there would be an economic downturn this year, thanks to the destructive nature of what Bidenomics wrought. This is still Joe Biden's economy and will remain so for the next year.
The media will seek out anything they think they can pin on Trump. Don't believe anything they tell you!
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Fresh Air Flying
Timothy Birdnow
I guess the new advertising hook will be "fly with us and get plenty of fresh air".
Boeing Says it Delivered 45 Aircraft in Busiest January Since 2023
They should change their name from Boeing to Boing!, That's the sound of their doors flying off.
I guess the new advertising hook will be "fly with us and get plenty of fresh air".
Boeing Says it Delivered 45 Aircraft in Busiest January Since 2023
They should change their name from Boeing to Boing!, That's the sound of their doors flying off.
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CIA Assassinations
Timothy Birdnow
Here is the CIA manual for assassinations. This document, dating to the '50's, was "officially" rescinded, but we all know what that means.
Here are some of the interesting passages:
"It should be assumed that it will never be ordered or authorized by any U.S. Headquarters, though the latter may in rare instances agree to its execution by members of an associated foreign service. This reticence is partly due to the necessity for committing communications to paper. No assassination instructions should ever be written or recorded. Consequently, the decision to employ this technique must nearly always be reached in the field, at the area where the act will take place. Decision and instructions should be confined to an absolute minimum of persons. Ideally, only one person will be involved. No report may be made, but usually the act"
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"Assassination of persons responsible for atrocities or reprisals may be regarded as just punishment. Killing a political leader whose burgeoning career is a clear and present danger to the cause of freedom may be held necessary."
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"If the assassin is to die with the subject, the act will be called "lost.” ...The assassin must not fall alive into enemy hands.'
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"If the assassination requires publicity to be effective it will be termed "terroristic.”'
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"In lost assassination, the assassin must be a fanatic of some sort. Politics, religion, and revenge are about the only feasible motives. Since a fanatic is unstable psychologically, he must be handled with extreme care. He must not know the iden tities of the other members of the organization, for although it is intended that he die in the act, something may go wrong"
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"In resistance situations, assassination may be used as a counter-reprisal. Since this requires advertising to be effective, the resistance organization must be in a position to warn high officials publicly that their lives will be the price of rep risal action against innocent people."
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"Firearms are often used in assassination, often very ineffectively. The assassin usually has insufficient technical knowledge of the limitations of weapons, and expects more range, accuracy and killing power than can be provided with reliability. Since certainty of death is the major requirement, firearms should be used which can provide destructive power at least 100% in excess of that thought to be necessary, and ranges should be half that considered practical for the weapon."
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In so many ways the first atttempt on Trump's life followed these procedures. The assassin was clearly a dupe, intended to die - a "lost".He appeared as a "lone gunman" despite the fact the very building he shot from had police on a lower floor. This fit the bill of a "reprisal" too as it was not just about killing Trump but killing his movement; had that bullet hit Trump's skull rather than his ear it would have ended any hope of reforming America. Everyone would understand that they would be next. It was a "resistance".
And as for weapons, Thomas Crooks had an AR-15. An AR-15 has an optimal range of 500 to 600 yards and Crooks was shooting from just 200 yards away; it should have been a sure kill had Crooks had any skill whatsoever.
Meanwhile we know the path was clear for Crooks. The defensive perimeter was far too small, and nobody was on the roof of that building, a building owned by Democrat donors. Crooks walkedright in holding his gun, and in fact even arrived early with it and hung around. Yet nobody stopped him.
In fact a police officer went onto the roof and left when he saw Crooks with the gun.
Then Crooks happily died from a counter-sniper bullet. How convenient.
Bomb making material was "found" in his car and home, and he had a detonator on him. Curiouser and curiouser. Yet no reason has ever been found for why Crooks did it, and his social media was scrubbed as has become all too common these days. We have seen this repeatedly, with mass shooters often having their social media disappearing. Another example was the mass shooting in Las Vegas a while back.
That attack stinks of a black op.
There are so many others; the Clintons had Vince Foster, for instance. And a second intern was going to testify before the Starr Committee and was shot dead at a Starbucks by a "stray bullet" the day before her appearance before the Committee. There was Seth Rich. I could go on and on.
But having failed in taking Trump out I strongly suspect they will use a professional next time and risk being exposed. In many ways they have little choice; they set events in motion a long time ago and now they must rid themselves of the head of the serpent lest they lose their power.
I don't expect the President to live out his term. If I were Mr.Trump I would have elaborate security in place, food tasters (a dog, maybe) and would definitely wear bullet-proof vests. The CIA is ruthless and won't stop.
Ditto the Democrats. The two assassination attempts on Trump will not be the last.
Here is the CIA manual for assassinations. This document, dating to the '50's, was "officially" rescinded, but we all know what that means.
Here are some of the interesting passages:
"It should be assumed that it will never be ordered or authorized by any U.S. Headquarters, though the latter may in rare instances agree to its execution by members of an associated foreign service. This reticence is partly due to the necessity for committing communications to paper. No assassination instructions should ever be written or recorded. Consequently, the decision to employ this technique must nearly always be reached in the field, at the area where the act will take place. Decision and instructions should be confined to an absolute minimum of persons. Ideally, only one person will be involved. No report may be made, but usually the act"
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"Assassination of persons responsible for atrocities or reprisals may be regarded as just punishment. Killing a political leader whose burgeoning career is a clear and present danger to the cause of freedom may be held necessary."
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"If the assassin is to die with the subject, the act will be called "lost.” ...The assassin must not fall alive into enemy hands.'
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"If the assassination requires publicity to be effective it will be termed "terroristic.”'
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"In lost assassination, the assassin must be a fanatic of some sort. Politics, religion, and revenge are about the only feasible motives. Since a fanatic is unstable psychologically, he must be handled with extreme care. He must not know the iden tities of the other members of the organization, for although it is intended that he die in the act, something may go wrong"
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"In resistance situations, assassination may be used as a counter-reprisal. Since this requires advertising to be effective, the resistance organization must be in a position to warn high officials publicly that their lives will be the price of rep risal action against innocent people."
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"Firearms are often used in assassination, often very ineffectively. The assassin usually has insufficient technical knowledge of the limitations of weapons, and expects more range, accuracy and killing power than can be provided with reliability. Since certainty of death is the major requirement, firearms should be used which can provide destructive power at least 100% in excess of that thought to be necessary, and ranges should be half that considered practical for the weapon."
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In so many ways the first atttempt on Trump's life followed these procedures. The assassin was clearly a dupe, intended to die - a "lost".He appeared as a "lone gunman" despite the fact the very building he shot from had police on a lower floor. This fit the bill of a "reprisal" too as it was not just about killing Trump but killing his movement; had that bullet hit Trump's skull rather than his ear it would have ended any hope of reforming America. Everyone would understand that they would be next. It was a "resistance".
And as for weapons, Thomas Crooks had an AR-15. An AR-15 has an optimal range of 500 to 600 yards and Crooks was shooting from just 200 yards away; it should have been a sure kill had Crooks had any skill whatsoever.
Meanwhile we know the path was clear for Crooks. The defensive perimeter was far too small, and nobody was on the roof of that building, a building owned by Democrat donors. Crooks walkedright in holding his gun, and in fact even arrived early with it and hung around. Yet nobody stopped him.
In fact a police officer went onto the roof and left when he saw Crooks with the gun.
Then Crooks happily died from a counter-sniper bullet. How convenient.
Bomb making material was "found" in his car and home, and he had a detonator on him. Curiouser and curiouser. Yet no reason has ever been found for why Crooks did it, and his social media was scrubbed as has become all too common these days. We have seen this repeatedly, with mass shooters often having their social media disappearing. Another example was the mass shooting in Las Vegas a while back.
That attack stinks of a black op.
There are so many others; the Clintons had Vince Foster, for instance. And a second intern was going to testify before the Starr Committee and was shot dead at a Starbucks by a "stray bullet" the day before her appearance before the Committee. There was Seth Rich. I could go on and on.
But having failed in taking Trump out I strongly suspect they will use a professional next time and risk being exposed. In many ways they have little choice; they set events in motion a long time ago and now they must rid themselves of the head of the serpent lest they lose their power.
I don't expect the President to live out his term. If I were Mr.Trump I would have elaborate security in place, food tasters (a dog, maybe) and would definitely wear bullet-proof vests. The CIA is ruthless and won't stop.
Ditto the Democrats. The two assassination attempts on Trump will not be the last.
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Raskin's Corruption
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Jamie Raskin, who is the lead crusader against the DOGE audits, made millions via his wife through privileged information.
According to a story in Revolver news:
Jamie Raskin, who is the lead crusader against the DOGE audits, made millions via his wife through privileged information.
According to a story in Revolver news:
Well, some newly unearthed info on Jamie Raskin’s wife is starting to bring the full picture into focus—and it just might explain why Congressman Raskin is so terrified of DOGE and doing everything in his power to shut it down.
RELATED: Deep State’s #1 puppeteer gets his security clearance yanked by President Trump…
Turns out, Mrs. Sarah Bloom Raskin has quite the deep state resume—and some of her dealings raised eyebrows.
Timothy Birdnow
Another partisan hack restores the piggy bank for leftists.
U.S. District judge Amir Ali (yes, that is his name!) ordered all funding be restored to NGO's and all foreign aid restored because, as he sees it, Trump's pause is "capricious" and he just doesn't like it.
I hate to tell this creep, but he has no authority to decide such matters; they are a political decision,not a judicial decision. He has grossly overstepped his bounds.
FTA:
"In a ruling on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Amir Ali stated that the administration failed to justify why a blanket suspension of all congressionally appropriated foreign aid was "a rational precursor to reviewing programs.”
Ali said that implementing the blanket suspension was likely "arbitrary and capricious” because it failed to consider the "immense reliance interests” of businesses and other organizations that had previously been awarded the aid."
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So he is in essence saying ill-gotten gain must continue because the crooks have come to rely on what they are stealing. You could make the very same argument that an embezzler should be allowed to continue embezzling.
This guy needs to be impeached, if for nothing but massive stupidity at a minimum (he's not that stupid.)
Nobody is entitled to money from taxpayers, something forgotten in most stories about cuts. Tax funds are money essentially stolen from unwilling donors. It's a GIFT to these NGO's and nothing more. There is no right to a free lunch. There IS a right to hold recipients accountable.
Apparently not to this judge.
Another partisan hack restores the piggy bank for leftists.
U.S. District judge Amir Ali (yes, that is his name!) ordered all funding be restored to NGO's and all foreign aid restored because, as he sees it, Trump's pause is "capricious" and he just doesn't like it.
I hate to tell this creep, but he has no authority to decide such matters; they are a political decision,not a judicial decision. He has grossly overstepped his bounds.
FTA:
"In a ruling on Thursday, U.S. District Judge Amir Ali stated that the administration failed to justify why a blanket suspension of all congressionally appropriated foreign aid was "a rational precursor to reviewing programs.”
Ali said that implementing the blanket suspension was likely "arbitrary and capricious” because it failed to consider the "immense reliance interests” of businesses and other organizations that had previously been awarded the aid."
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So he is in essence saying ill-gotten gain must continue because the crooks have come to rely on what they are stealing. You could make the very same argument that an embezzler should be allowed to continue embezzling.
This guy needs to be impeached, if for nothing but massive stupidity at a minimum (he's not that stupid.)
Nobody is entitled to money from taxpayers, something forgotten in most stories about cuts. Tax funds are money essentially stolen from unwilling donors. It's a GIFT to these NGO's and nothing more. There is no right to a free lunch. There IS a right to hold recipients accountable.
Apparently not to this judge.
The kicker is that Congressman Raskin failed to disclose certain financials from his darling wife in a timely manner, violating the Stock Act in the process. But that’s not even the worst of it…
Jamie Raskin’s wife previously served at the top levels of the treasury and the federal reserve during the Obama administration.
Raskin took eight months to disclose his wife’s sale of 195,936 shares of Reserve Trust, where she sat on the advisory board. This sale resulted in $1.5 million in profit for Raskin’s wife.
This was a violation of the Stock Act.
But that’s not the real story, the real stories is that in 2018, when she sat on the advisory board, the Fed granted Reserve Trust unusual access to its master account — an enviable get that allows the fintech company to move money for customers without relying on banks.
This was the only state chartered trust company in the country to get one.
And that’s why she got 1.5 million dollars in exchange.
You see why @RepRaskin is terrified of @elonmusk and DOGE auditing the treasury.
Jamie Raskin’s wife previously served at the top levels of the treasury and the federal reserve during the Obama administration.
Raskin took eight months todisclosehis wife’s sale of 195,936 shares of Reserve Trust, where she sat on the advisory board. This sale resulted in…
— Insurrection Barbie (@DefiyantlyFree) February 11, 2025
Simply put, Sarah Bloom-Raskin held powerful roles as deputy Treasury Secretary and a Federal Reserve Governor—both very clear conflicts of interest, considering her husband sat on the Oversight Committee while she held those positions.
Corrupt to the core.
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Nooseguard
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The naked truth about Newsguard and Microsoft's funding of the censorship tool.
From Zerohedge:
Why, pray tell is the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE funding an organization ostensibly dedicated to "media literacy" and fact checking? I thought the DOD's job was to, uh, defend the country and not brainwash it!
And why was USAID, a foreign-aid group, handing out money to "fact checkers"?
We all know why but for the dense I will spell it out; because THEY WERE SUPPRESSING INFORMATION THE GOVERNMENT AND THE DEMOCRATS DID NOT WANT AMERICANS TO HAVE. They were censoring Americans and brainwashing using our tax dollars.
These "fact checkers" were engaged in a massive psy-op and tampering with American elections on a massive scale. And they were funded not by George Soros but by the U.S. taxpayer without their knowledge.
These folks weren't guarding the news; more like hanging us with their noose.
The naked truth about Newsguard and Microsoft's funding of the censorship tool.
From Zerohedge:
Microsoft has dropped NewsGuard, a left-wing fact checking organization they partnered with that has helped the advertising industry justify blacklists for independent conservative media sites such as ZeroHedge.
The move came after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) began investigating Microsoft for funding the online "media literacy” censorship tool created by NewsGuard to help guide "learners of all ages through the overwhelming landscape of online news and information.”
Now we come to find out that NewsGuard was funded by USAID…
In July of 2024, @SarahEKomar wrote a hit piece on me for @NewsGuardRating
In January of 2025 we learned that NewsGuard received nearly 3 quarter million dollars from the DOD courtesy of USAID.
Receipts below. pic.twitter.com/CRjPgWuFvi
— Tim Sharp
(@realtimsharp) February 5, 2025
The move came after Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX) began investigating Microsoft for funding the online "media literacy” censorship tool created by NewsGuard to help guide "learners of all ages through the overwhelming landscape of online news and information.”
Now we come to find out that NewsGuard was funded by USAID…
In July of 2024, @SarahEKomar wrote a hit piece on me for @NewsGuardRating
In January of 2025 we learned that NewsGuard received nearly 3 quarter million dollars from the DOD courtesy of USAID.
Receipts below. pic.twitter.com/CRjPgWuFvi
— Tim Sharp
(@realtimsharp) February 5, 2025
Why, pray tell is the DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE funding an organization ostensibly dedicated to "media literacy" and fact checking? I thought the DOD's job was to, uh, defend the country and not brainwash it!
And why was USAID, a foreign-aid group, handing out money to "fact checkers"?
We all know why but for the dense I will spell it out; because THEY WERE SUPPRESSING INFORMATION THE GOVERNMENT AND THE DEMOCRATS DID NOT WANT AMERICANS TO HAVE. They were censoring Americans and brainwashing using our tax dollars.
These "fact checkers" were engaged in a massive psy-op and tampering with American elections on a massive scale. And they were funded not by George Soros but by the U.S. taxpayer without their knowledge.
These folks weren't guarding the news; more like hanging us with their noose.
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The Machine
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Lee Zeldin exposes a plot by Biden and friends to funnel $20 billion to NGO's to launder back to the Democrats.
There is a reason why Kamala Harris could afford to spend a billion bucks on her campaign (and that was direct money - it didn't include the soft money); she and the Party were flush with cash laundered through these organizations. In other words she tried to steal America using our own money to fund the theft.
Heads need to roll and bells need to toll for these corruptocrats.
See, they built a machine, the same kind they've used in places like Chicago or Boston or California. You can't beat a machine if you play fair. But the machine was incomplete as of Trump's election which is why he was able to win. Now we must dismantle it or they will wait us out and come right back.
Fortunately we have the people we need where they need to be.
Lee Zeldin exposes a plot by Biden and friends to funnel $20 billion to NGO's to launder back to the Democrats.
I said at the time that things like the Inflation Reduction Act and even the Ukrainian war funding were being funneled back to the Democrats through a maze of shadow networks involving NGO's and progressive banks.DOGE: EPA head @LeeZeldinhas exposed a scheme orchestrated by the Biden regime to funnel $20B to Democrat NGOs after leaving office. Biden’s EPA collaborated with Citibank to launder Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund money through the bank, enabling it to distribute it to the NGOs. pic.twitter.com/ggzcScvTsh
— @amuse (@amuse) February 13, 2025
There is a reason why Kamala Harris could afford to spend a billion bucks on her campaign (and that was direct money - it didn't include the soft money); she and the Party were flush with cash laundered through these organizations. In other words she tried to steal America using our own money to fund the theft.
Heads need to roll and bells need to toll for these corruptocrats.
See, they built a machine, the same kind they've used in places like Chicago or Boston or California. You can't beat a machine if you play fair. But the machine was incomplete as of Trump's election which is why he was able to win. Now we must dismantle it or they will wait us out and come right back.
Fortunately we have the people we need where they need to be.
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Kennedy Confirmed
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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been confirmed as head of Health and Human Services.
Despite some ferocious opposition from the Democrats and even his own family Kennedy passed the Senate and is now HHS boss hog.
I don't much care, frankly; Kennedy is going to be very good about telling us what happened with Covid (or not - he IS a Democrat still, and a Kennedy) but he sucked on abortion and other such issues. I wasn't invested in his confirmation.
But it's still a great day because the Democrats have now been completely skunked on their opposition to everyone except Matt Gaetz.
This is important; anyone who follows any sports knows that momentum is a huge part of the game (any game) and when you have it you need to keep it. One mistake and you can get cold as ice and wind up losing the game. When it's on your side you seem to be able to do no wrong. The last Superbowl proved that; the EAgles haed the momentum and they made the defending champions in Kansas City look like high-school kids. They were not any better than the Chiefs, just had the momentum. They wound up squashing K.C. like bugs.
It works like that in politics too.
So the more we crush them the more demoralized they become, and the more we win. If they can't so much as stop Kennedy or Gabbard's confirmation they will come to believe they can't stop anything.
Frankly, choosing two Democrats was a stroke of brilliance by Trump in that it told moderate Democrats they had a place to go and at the same time rubbed the Donkeys noses in it. Trump just walked away with two of their own and they couldn't stop him.
Frankly I don't really trust Kennedy (I trust Gabbard more but don't really trust her either) and I think we need to keep his feet to the fire. But it's a great day nonetheless.
BTW the name Kennedy is Irish Gaelic for "ugly head". Take what you will from that.
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has been confirmed as head of Health and Human Services.
Despite some ferocious opposition from the Democrats and even his own family Kennedy passed the Senate and is now HHS boss hog.
I don't much care, frankly; Kennedy is going to be very good about telling us what happened with Covid (or not - he IS a Democrat still, and a Kennedy) but he sucked on abortion and other such issues. I wasn't invested in his confirmation.
But it's still a great day because the Democrats have now been completely skunked on their opposition to everyone except Matt Gaetz.
This is important; anyone who follows any sports knows that momentum is a huge part of the game (any game) and when you have it you need to keep it. One mistake and you can get cold as ice and wind up losing the game. When it's on your side you seem to be able to do no wrong. The last Superbowl proved that; the EAgles haed the momentum and they made the defending champions in Kansas City look like high-school kids. They were not any better than the Chiefs, just had the momentum. They wound up squashing K.C. like bugs.
It works like that in politics too.
So the more we crush them the more demoralized they become, and the more we win. If they can't so much as stop Kennedy or Gabbard's confirmation they will come to believe they can't stop anything.
Frankly, choosing two Democrats was a stroke of brilliance by Trump in that it told moderate Democrats they had a place to go and at the same time rubbed the Donkeys noses in it. Trump just walked away with two of their own and they couldn't stop him.
Frankly I don't really trust Kennedy (I trust Gabbard more but don't really trust her either) and I think we need to keep his feet to the fire. But it's a great day nonetheless.
BTW the name Kennedy is Irish Gaelic for "ugly head". Take what you will from that.
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