February 05, 2025
It Takes a Village to Catch a Scofflaw
Timothy Birdnow
And this meant no work to catch terrorists, no efforts to find rapists, child traffickers, drug dealers, mobsters. This was their top priority!
5000 FBI Agents Worked on Prosecuting J6 Cases
And this meant no work to catch terrorists, no efforts to find rapists, child traffickers, drug dealers, mobsters. This was their top priority!
5000 FBI Agents Worked on Prosecuting J6 Cases
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Politico Goes Bust After Closure of USAID
Timothy Birdnow
This is interesting; Politico suddenly couldn't pay staffers after Trump shut down USAID. And according to Charlie Kirk they were given $8 million dollars by this very same institution.
In other words the U.S. government was tampering with the free press.
We all knew Politico was left wing, but now we know they were probably a propgaganda outlet for the U.S. government.
This is interesting; Politico suddenly couldn't pay staffers after Trump shut down USAID. And according to Charlie Kirk they were given $8 million dollars by this very same institution.
In other words the U.S. government was tampering with the free press.
We all knew Politico was left wing, but now we know they were probably a propgaganda outlet for the U.S. government.
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Israel Proposes Shipping Palestinians to Indonesia
Timothy Birdnow
Interesting though it won't happen, and if it did it would likely lead to Israel being invaded by her neighbors.
Exclusive: Israel May Propose Moving Palestinians from Gaza to Indonesia
The modern day Phillistines are not going anywhere by choice, and if Israel forcibly moves them they will be accused of genocide and war crimes. It's not going to happen.
Interesting though it won't happen, and if it did it would likely lead to Israel being invaded by her neighbors.
Exclusive: Israel May Propose Moving Palestinians from Gaza to Indonesia
The modern day Phillistines are not going anywhere by choice, and if Israel forcibly moves them they will be accused of genocide and war crimes. It's not going to happen.
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Martha's Vineyard Now Wants the Aliens
Timothy Birdnow
There is nothing more hypocritical than a rich white liberal!
Martha's Vineyard Snobs Now Defend Illegal Aiens After previously Kicking Them off the Island
There was a rally with many vowing to Resist! Trump deportations. Of course, they didn't seem so generous when they actually had illegal aliens living among them. As long as it's not in their backyards.
Might I suggest Trump send the overflow that cannot get into Club Gitmo to Martha's Vineyard? I mean, since they want them so badly...
There is nothing more hypocritical than a rich white liberal!
Martha's Vineyard Snobs Now Defend Illegal Aiens After previously Kicking Them off the Island
There was a rally with many vowing to Resist! Trump deportations. Of course, they didn't seem so generous when they actually had illegal aliens living among them. As long as it's not in their backyards.
Might I suggest Trump send the overflow that cannot get into Club Gitmo to Martha's Vineyard? I mean, since they want them so badly...
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Russian Did NOT Purposely Cut Cable
Timothy Birdnow
After accusing Russia of purposely cutting undersea cables it turns out it was just an accident after all.
Sweden Says Ship Broke Baltic Sea Cable by Accident - USNews.com
Sowill the American media report this as zealously as they did the original cutting of the cable? Just doing a Google search shows they are trying to sweep it under the rug.
After accusing Russia of purposely cutting undersea cables it turns out it was just an accident after all.
Sweden Says Ship Broke Baltic Sea Cable by Accident - USNews.com
Sowill the American media report this as zealously as they did the original cutting of the cable? Just doing a Google search shows they are trying to sweep it under the rug.
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Trump Wants U.S. to Take over Gaza
Timothy Birdnow
While strategically sound anywhere else this is a terrible idea and I hope Trump isn't serious.
Trump Says U.S. Will Take over the ‘Hellhole’ of the Gaza Strip
We don't want to get bogged down in THAT quagmire! We'll be there forever if we do.
Trump boasted of all the jobs he would create if we took it over. Uh, he was hired to create jobs HERE in the U.S. Nobody said anything about providing jobs to former Hamas thugs.
I am sure everybody would be thrilled with the idea (except the Palestinians and Iran, of course) but that doesn't make it a good idea. It makes us a fall guy.
Foolish.
While strategically sound anywhere else this is a terrible idea and I hope Trump isn't serious.
Trump Says U.S. Will Take over the ‘Hellhole’ of the Gaza Strip
We don't want to get bogged down in THAT quagmire! We'll be there forever if we do.
Trump boasted of all the jobs he would create if we took it over. Uh, he was hired to create jobs HERE in the U.S. Nobody said anything about providing jobs to former Hamas thugs.
I am sure everybody would be thrilled with the idea (except the Palestinians and Iran, of course) but that doesn't make it a good idea. It makes us a fall guy.
Foolish.
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A Debate Over Tariffs
Timothy Birdnow
Reader Mike (a brilliant man, most certainly) and I are having a debate about tariffs and I thought it would be an interesting discussion to post on the main page.
(To read more on my position on tariffs and why I do not fear them read this. The discussion below is less well-notated (because it was just a discussion) but you can easily look this all up.)
Mike asks:
Asking for a friend. Was USMCA one of the horrible trade deals that trump speaks of? How is putting Mexican troops on the border to stop the cartels going to help when the cartels already defeated them? In the deal with Canada all he got was for them to add the cartels to their terrorist list. Everything else was already in the works with their new border czar. And with his tariff BS its time for him to move on. Tariffs dont work. They will drive prices up further, something he wasnt elected to do.
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Reader Mike (a brilliant man, most certainly) and I are having a debate about tariffs and I thought it would be an interesting discussion to post on the main page.
(To read more on my position on tariffs and why I do not fear them read this. The discussion below is less well-notated (because it was just a discussion) but you can easily look this all up.)
Mike asks:
Asking for a friend. Was USMCA one of the horrible trade deals that trump speaks of? How is putting Mexican troops on the border to stop the cartels going to help when the cartels already defeated them? In the deal with Canada all he got was for them to add the cartels to their terrorist list. Everything else was already in the works with their new border czar. And with his tariff BS its time for him to move on. Tariffs dont work. They will drive prices up further, something he wasnt elected to do.
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February 04, 2025
He Went and Won a Grammy - Buried in His Jammies
Timothy Birdnow
Old Peanuthead won a Grammy over his narration of an audio book about his time in Plains, Ga.
The deification of Carter is in the works. He was the worst President in American history until Joe Biden but they are going to work at it to make both of those two dunderheads into "underappreciated" great Presidents.
Would they give such an honor to Trump? Ronald Reagan? Didn't think so.
Old Peanuthead won a Grammy over his narration of an audio book about his time in Plains, Ga.
The deification of Carter is in the works. He was the worst President in American history until Joe Biden but they are going to work at it to make both of those two dunderheads into "underappreciated" great Presidents.
Would they give such an honor to Trump? Ronald Reagan? Didn't think so.
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China Wants a Deal
Timothy Birdnow
Just two days of tariffs and China is channeling their inner Monty Hall.
Yes, the Chicoms are already invoking filial piety and crying it out. (Filial piety is the old Confucian idea of obeisance to your elder family members - in this case they are crying "uncle")
China's economy is intimately interwoven with our own, and that was by design by the internationalists and the Clinton folks (and Bushes, and Obama). If we are hurt by not doing business with them, they are hurt worse by not doing business with us. As of 2023 China had a GDP of $17.79 trillion, the second largest in the world. But the U.S. has a GDP of 27.36 trillion. And 14% of all Chinese goods are exported to the U.S.- $501.22 Billion. America exports less and we have a trade imbalance of around 4% as of last year. So who gets the worst of it if tariffs are imposed on both sides? I would add there are other countries making a lot of what China makes, and we can start buying from them instead of from China. There are few things we need from China except rare earth elements and a couple of other things.
But China cannot afford anything else that pressures their markets. They have been in an economic downturn for some time now, and China's whole economic model is based on growth. They have to create at least 13 million new jobs every year or face high unemployment. They haven't been meeting this target and unemploymebnt among younger people has skyrocketed.
So they cannot afford to lose business. America must keep buying from them or the natives will get restless.
And the U.S. can pressure China's suppliers in many avenues - like oil or coal. (Yes, China has lots of coal but their need surpasses their output.)
So if they go to the mat with us they MAY hurt our economy but will destroy their own. They aren't stupid.
Foreign policy has always been about money. The U.S. could have crushed the old Soviet Union any time we liked just by doing what Reagan did; go head-to-head with them economically. It wasn't rocket science, but the official policies of the U.S. were forever throwing lifelines to the Soviets at critical moments. Grain deals, for instance, kept the Russians from starving and the USSR from imploding. We lent them money regularly.
Now China isn't the USSR, but it's still, in my opinion, not the powerhouse everyone believes. It's economy is largely based on our folly, our unwillingness to disengage from them. If we cut them off they will crumble. It's always been a matter of squeezing properly.
But so many in this country were getting rich from trading with them and using them for cheap labor. Joe Biden certainly enriched himself via the Chicoms.
I think we can ween ourselves away from China and as we do so we'll see China's economic power decline quite quickly - and so too will their military power. They have grown strong feeding off the West like a parasite. They are like tapeworms, and as Curly Howard only fed his tapeworm "burnt toast and a rotten egg" because "that's good enough for him" so too we should treat china. There are plenty of places that would welcome our business that do not plot our downfall.
Just two days of tariffs and China is channeling their inner Monty Hall.
Yes, the Chicoms are already invoking filial piety and crying it out. (Filial piety is the old Confucian idea of obeisance to your elder family members - in this case they are crying "uncle")
China's economy is intimately interwoven with our own, and that was by design by the internationalists and the Clinton folks (and Bushes, and Obama). If we are hurt by not doing business with them, they are hurt worse by not doing business with us. As of 2023 China had a GDP of $17.79 trillion, the second largest in the world. But the U.S. has a GDP of 27.36 trillion. And 14% of all Chinese goods are exported to the U.S.- $501.22 Billion. America exports less and we have a trade imbalance of around 4% as of last year. So who gets the worst of it if tariffs are imposed on both sides? I would add there are other countries making a lot of what China makes, and we can start buying from them instead of from China. There are few things we need from China except rare earth elements and a couple of other things.
But China cannot afford anything else that pressures their markets. They have been in an economic downturn for some time now, and China's whole economic model is based on growth. They have to create at least 13 million new jobs every year or face high unemployment. They haven't been meeting this target and unemploymebnt among younger people has skyrocketed.
So they cannot afford to lose business. America must keep buying from them or the natives will get restless.
And the U.S. can pressure China's suppliers in many avenues - like oil or coal. (Yes, China has lots of coal but their need surpasses their output.)
So if they go to the mat with us they MAY hurt our economy but will destroy their own. They aren't stupid.
Foreign policy has always been about money. The U.S. could have crushed the old Soviet Union any time we liked just by doing what Reagan did; go head-to-head with them economically. It wasn't rocket science, but the official policies of the U.S. were forever throwing lifelines to the Soviets at critical moments. Grain deals, for instance, kept the Russians from starving and the USSR from imploding. We lent them money regularly.
Now China isn't the USSR, but it's still, in my opinion, not the powerhouse everyone believes. It's economy is largely based on our folly, our unwillingness to disengage from them. If we cut them off they will crumble. It's always been a matter of squeezing properly.
But so many in this country were getting rich from trading with them and using them for cheap labor. Joe Biden certainly enriched himself via the Chicoms.
I think we can ween ourselves away from China and as we do so we'll see China's economic power decline quite quickly - and so too will their military power. They have grown strong feeding off the West like a parasite. They are like tapeworms, and as Curly Howard only fed his tapeworm "burnt toast and a rotten egg" because "that's good enough for him" so too we should treat china. There are plenty of places that would welcome our business that do not plot our downfall.
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A Puss-filled Soros
Timothy Birdnow
George Soros' ties to USAID.
If there is anything that proves this institution is an abomination and should die it is this. Any organization with connections to that malfactor Soros should automatically be strangled.
George Soros' ties to USAID.
If there is anything that proves this institution is an abomination and should die it is this. Any organization with connections to that malfactor Soros should automatically be strangled.
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El Salvador to take Illegals
Timothy Birdnow
El Salvador has promised Marco Rubio they will house any illegals being deported from the U.S., regardless of their nationality.
This is how you win; everyone is tripping over themselves to curry favor with the Trump Administration. The carrot and the stick.
This was all so simple; it just took someone willing to act and not be roped into the New World Order and their Ruling Class quagmire.
El Salvador has promised Marco Rubio they will house any illegals being deported from the U.S., regardless of their nationality.
This is how you win; everyone is tripping over themselves to curry favor with the Trump Administration. The carrot and the stick.
This was all so simple; it just took someone willing to act and not be roped into the New World Order and their Ruling Class quagmire.
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Trump Pauses Tariffs on Canada
Timothy Birdnow
Trump paused the tariffs on Canada for thirty days.
Well see if Baby Doc Trudeau follows through.
Trump paused the tariffs on Canada for thirty days.
Well see if Baby Doc Trudeau follows through.
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3 More Birthright Citizenship Lawsuits
Timothy Birdnow
A FederalJudge (appointed by Ronald Reagan) blockeed Trump's interpretation of birthright citizenship, saying his actions to deport children of illegals is unconstitutional, and now three other courts will hear cases involving birthright citizenship. In some instances it is by pregnant illegals (who should be immediately deported before giving birth.)
Actually this judge probably made the right call given the current thinking; he's using precedent. But it's the wrong call as it accepts LIBERAL precedent. SCOTUS has not ruled on this one way or another, and it willbe they who determine this.
(BTW Reagan also gave us Sandra Day O'Connor, and Anthony Kennedy so the fact he appointed this guy doesn't mean this guy is really a constitutionalist.)
This will be settled by SCOTUS, and if it goes against us we need to start pushing a Constitutional Amendment to remove birthright citizenship. No other country on Earth does it. It's sole purpose was to guarantee black people wouldn't be denied citizenship and deprorted after the Civil War. It was never, ever intended to allow women to slide their bottoms over the border like football players making a touchdown and win the Superbowl. (Not only does the kid get citizenship but the whole family is allowed in as a result.)
A FederalJudge (appointed by Ronald Reagan) blockeed Trump's interpretation of birthright citizenship, saying his actions to deport children of illegals is unconstitutional, and now three other courts will hear cases involving birthright citizenship. In some instances it is by pregnant illegals (who should be immediately deported before giving birth.)
Actually this judge probably made the right call given the current thinking; he's using precedent. But it's the wrong call as it accepts LIBERAL precedent. SCOTUS has not ruled on this one way or another, and it willbe they who determine this.
(BTW Reagan also gave us Sandra Day O'Connor, and Anthony Kennedy so the fact he appointed this guy doesn't mean this guy is really a constitutionalist.)
This will be settled by SCOTUS, and if it goes against us we need to start pushing a Constitutional Amendment to remove birthright citizenship. No other country on Earth does it. It's sole purpose was to guarantee black people wouldn't be denied citizenship and deprorted after the Civil War. It was never, ever intended to allow women to slide their bottoms over the border like football players making a touchdown and win the Superbowl. (Not only does the kid get citizenship but the whole family is allowed in as a result.)
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Pimple Poppers
Timothy Birdnow
Coould this be the beginning of a zombie apocalypse?
New treatment uses virus to kill acne.
I just don't think it's a good idea to play with viruses like that. We have no idea of what the long-term impact of purposely infectting young people might be. Maybe nothing but maybe it will cause cancer or something else?
Coould this be the beginning of a zombie apocalypse?
New treatment uses virus to kill acne.
I just don't think it's a good idea to play with viruses like that. We have no idea of what the long-term impact of purposely infectting young people might be. Maybe nothing but maybe it will cause cancer or something else?
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Jack the Ripper Identified
Timothy Birdnow
An old, old cold case is finally solved! Incredible!
DNA Testing Reveals Identity of Jack the Ripper | Forensic DNA;
"Who is Jack the Ripper? DNA analysis provides evidence that Jack the Ripper's true identity was Aaron Kosminski ! At the time of the killings, Mr. Kosminski was a 23-year-old barber living in Hastings, London."
An old, old cold case is finally solved! Incredible!
DNA Testing Reveals Identity of Jack the Ripper | Forensic DNA;
"Who is Jack the Ripper? DNA analysis provides evidence that Jack the Ripper's true identity was Aaron Kosminski ! At the time of the killings, Mr. Kosminski was a 23-year-old barber living in Hastings, London."
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Biden Does Hollywood
Timothy Birdnow
Disgraced former President Joe Biden is going Hollywood.
Yes, he actually signed a deal with Creative Arts Agency (CAA) on Monday, a talent management agency. What does Biden bring to the table? A drool cup maybe.
Will he be cast in a sequel to Cocoon?
Disgraced former President Joe Biden is going Hollywood.
Yes, he actually signed a deal with Creative Arts Agency (CAA) on Monday, a talent management agency. What does Biden bring to the table? A drool cup maybe.
Will he be cast in a sequel to Cocoon?
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Don't Fear the Tariff
Timothy Birdnow
Yes, the threats of tariffs is working.
Canada Concedes to U.S. Tariff Threats, Trudeau Announces Major Border Security Moves [WATCH]
Reader Mike pointed out that much of what happened, at least with Mexico, was a result of events already in motion. Perhaps so but why did they happen only after Trump threatened the big stick? The key to winning such policy disputes is leverage. Trump understands leverage in a big way (he literally wrote the book on it) and while there were negotiations behind the scenes Canada and Mexxico were both far more willing to cut a deal that favored us when facing punitive action.
Had Trump negotiated the way Republicans or Democrats generally do nothing would have happened. He was willing to go to the mat if he had to do so.
"MY STYLE of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward. I aim very high, and then I just keep pushing and pushing and pushing to get what I'm after."
Donald J. Trump
BTW Canada has been as lax as Mexico when it comes to stopping illegal aliens from crossing into the U.S. and that number rose to all time highs in 2024. The only reason we see so many more coming across the southern border is they can start from anywhere in the Americas and hoof it in. There aren't the vast throngs of people waiting in Canada, and the Canadians have to let them in in the first place then tacitly encourage them to migrate into the U.S.
And if we close the southern border the traffic will just move into Canada and come in from there. BOTH borders need to be secured.
This is not the act of a friend. Canada is far better positioned to stop this than is Mexico yet seemed to actually encourage it.
Also,I would add the Reagan Administration slapped a tariff on Canadian lumber (which is still in place today) because Canada was purposely undercutting U.S. lumber prices. The Canadians harvested from public lands and the U.S. limits such production. So it was the Free Trader, Ronald Reagan, who imposed a tariff on Canada in 1982.
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Yes, the threats of tariffs is working.
Canada Concedes to U.S. Tariff Threats, Trudeau Announces Major Border Security Moves [WATCH]
Reader Mike pointed out that much of what happened, at least with Mexico, was a result of events already in motion. Perhaps so but why did they happen only after Trump threatened the big stick? The key to winning such policy disputes is leverage. Trump understands leverage in a big way (he literally wrote the book on it) and while there were negotiations behind the scenes Canada and Mexxico were both far more willing to cut a deal that favored us when facing punitive action.
Had Trump negotiated the way Republicans or Democrats generally do nothing would have happened. He was willing to go to the mat if he had to do so.
"MY STYLE of deal-making is quite simple and straightforward. I aim very high, and then I just keep pushing and pushing and pushing to get what I'm after."
Donald J. Trump
BTW Canada has been as lax as Mexico when it comes to stopping illegal aliens from crossing into the U.S. and that number rose to all time highs in 2024. The only reason we see so many more coming across the southern border is they can start from anywhere in the Americas and hoof it in. There aren't the vast throngs of people waiting in Canada, and the Canadians have to let them in in the first place then tacitly encourage them to migrate into the U.S.
And if we close the southern border the traffic will just move into Canada and come in from there. BOTH borders need to be secured.
This is not the act of a friend. Canada is far better positioned to stop this than is Mexico yet seemed to actually encourage it.
Also,I would add the Reagan Administration slapped a tariff on Canadian lumber (which is still in place today) because Canada was purposely undercutting U.S. lumber prices. The Canadians harvested from public lands and the U.S. limits such production. So it was the Free Trader, Ronald Reagan, who imposed a tariff on Canada in 1982.
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More Arctic Ice Because of Ice Melt
Timothy Birdnow
Tony Heller at Realclimate illustrates the absurdity of the Gang Green. "Meltin Ice" is causing more ice in the Arctic, they claim!
"Melting sea ice is hindering, not helping, Canadian Arctic shipping
Thick sea ice is flowing into the Northwest Passage, complicating predictions that melting ice due to climate change will open a shorter route between oceans”
Melting sea ice is hindering, not helping, Canadian Arctic shipping | New Scientist
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Trump Procrastinating on Judicial Appointments
Timothy Birdnow
Trump's election is causing a flurry of retirements from the bench and yet Mr. Trump has failed to nominate a single candidate for their replacements as of yet, according to this article at the Reform Club.
According to Seth Tillman:
"At the start of Trump-47, on January 20, 2025, there were 45 federal judicial vacancies—all were Article III vacancies.
There are now 50 federal judicial vacancies, including, 49 Article III positions, one Article I position: USDC for the DISTRICT of the VIRGIN ISLANDS.
There are 874 authorized Article III federal judicial positions, with 50 Article III vacancies, amounting to a 6% vacancy rate.
Most recent vacancies:
GREGORY K. FRIZZELL, USDC for the DISTRICT of NORTHERN OKLAHOMA, taking senior status; and,
RONALD A. WHITE, USDC for the DISTRICT of EASTERN OKLAHOMA took senior status.
To date, Trump-47 has sent ZERO nominations to fill vacant federal judicial positions to the U.S. Senate."
fin
I get it; Trump has a lot on his plate and figures he needs to get the political appointees out of the way quickly. But these judgeships are too important to give the Democrats and the media time to stop - and they have a much longer impact on our country than does the political appointees.
I should hope Trump has candidates already picked and can get them rolling soon. Time is of the essence with all of this. Right now the Democrats are shell-shocked and they need to remain so before they can organize.
This is classic military tactics. The Germans called it Blitzkreig, but in fact it's as old as warfare. Genghis Khan used to move in lightning quick, for instance. So did many other ancient generals who were successful. During the Civil War Quantril attacked suddenly and ferociously, and his tactics are taught in military schools to this day. (Yes, his tactics were sound even if he was a monster.)
Sun Tzu said: "Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted . 2. Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him."
A military leader must move boldly, swiftly, and decisively. The enemy must be made to give chase. This is what the Republicans never seem to learn, that the race is to the swift. They have been in permanent defensive mode for so long they have no idea how to go on offense. All they ever do is take pot-shots from their lagger and hope not to be picked off themselves. Trump is attacking and that requires a whole different strategy.
Politics is war by other means and the same strategies apply.
Niccolo Macchiavelli stated:
"He has undertaken his actions in such a way and so quickly that men have have the opportunity to conspire against him.”
And while Macchiavelli isn't exactly a role model for moral behavior he was correct in many of his principles - especially this one.
The time is ripe to ram these judicial nominations down the Left's throats; let them chew them and they will spit them out.
Trump's election is causing a flurry of retirements from the bench and yet Mr. Trump has failed to nominate a single candidate for their replacements as of yet, according to this article at the Reform Club.
According to Seth Tillman:
"At the start of Trump-47, on January 20, 2025, there were 45 federal judicial vacancies—all were Article III vacancies.
There are now 50 federal judicial vacancies, including, 49 Article III positions, one Article I position: USDC for the DISTRICT of the VIRGIN ISLANDS.
There are 874 authorized Article III federal judicial positions, with 50 Article III vacancies, amounting to a 6% vacancy rate.
Most recent vacancies:
GREGORY K. FRIZZELL, USDC for the DISTRICT of NORTHERN OKLAHOMA, taking senior status; and,
RONALD A. WHITE, USDC for the DISTRICT of EASTERN OKLAHOMA took senior status.
To date, Trump-47 has sent ZERO nominations to fill vacant federal judicial positions to the U.S. Senate."
fin
I get it; Trump has a lot on his plate and figures he needs to get the political appointees out of the way quickly. But these judgeships are too important to give the Democrats and the media time to stop - and they have a much longer impact on our country than does the political appointees.
I should hope Trump has candidates already picked and can get them rolling soon. Time is of the essence with all of this. Right now the Democrats are shell-shocked and they need to remain so before they can organize.
This is classic military tactics. The Germans called it Blitzkreig, but in fact it's as old as warfare. Genghis Khan used to move in lightning quick, for instance. So did many other ancient generals who were successful. During the Civil War Quantril attacked suddenly and ferociously, and his tactics are taught in military schools to this day. (Yes, his tactics were sound even if he was a monster.)
Sun Tzu said: "Whoever is first in the field and awaits the coming of the enemy, will be fresh for the fight; whoever is second in the field and has to hasten to battle will arrive exhausted . 2. Therefore the clever combatant imposes his will on the enemy, but does not allow the enemy's will to be imposed on him."
A military leader must move boldly, swiftly, and decisively. The enemy must be made to give chase. This is what the Republicans never seem to learn, that the race is to the swift. They have been in permanent defensive mode for so long they have no idea how to go on offense. All they ever do is take pot-shots from their lagger and hope not to be picked off themselves. Trump is attacking and that requires a whole different strategy.
Politics is war by other means and the same strategies apply.
Niccolo Macchiavelli stated:
"He has undertaken his actions in such a way and so quickly that men have have the opportunity to conspire against him.”
And while Macchiavelli isn't exactly a role model for moral behavior he was correct in many of his principles - especially this one.
The time is ripe to ram these judicial nominations down the Left's throats; let them chew them and they will spit them out.
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February 03, 2025
FBI Faked Evidence
Timothy Birdnow
Alan Dershowitz writes about a major scandal where the FBI created fake evidence to convict people.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/29/fbi-photo-tampering-scandal-raises-alarming-questi/
Here is the op-ed by Dershowitz:
What happens when the government doesn’t just bend the rules but breaks them entirely?
This question lies at the heart of a high-profile prosecution that began as a #MeToo case involving adult accusers but took a dramatic and troubling turn. Just nine weeks before trial — and 11 months after the seizure of evidence — a Canon camera and an external hard drive were suddenly "accidentally discovered” to contain evidence of alleged child pornography. This late "discovery” not only added new charges but also pressured several co-defendants into pleading guilty.
However, according to experts, the evidence wasn’t discovered; it was invented. Seven experts, including four former FBI forensic examiners, concluded in a joint report submitted to the court: "Photos were planted and staged … with timestamps and folder names manipulated, apparently to simulate a 2005 timeframe. This conclusion is critical because the government depended entirely on these photos’ timestamps and folder names being authentic to argue that 22 of the photos were … illegal, based on the subject’s age being fifteen in 2005. This tampering … involved the manipulation of hundreds of files and time stamps.”
What makes this case even more alarming is how the judge and prosecution have shielded the alleged misconduct from proper scrutiny. Requests to access withheld evidence have been denied, and the defense has been prevented from obtaining records essential to understanding the full scope of the misconduct. It has also been denied an evidentiary hearing at which the evidence can be tested by cross-examination. If the justice system cannot hold the government accountable in such a case with such extensive proof of malfeasance, what hope is there for fairness in cases where the misconduct is less obvious?
Even those who served within the FBI are raising alarms. Dr. James Richard Kiper, a retired FBI agent whose work contributed to the FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016, personally reached out to FBI Director Christopher Wray about the misconduct in this case. In his email, he warned:
"After my 20 years of faithful service to the FBI … I was extremely disappointed — actually, outraged — at how the FBI handled the digital evidence in this case. You should feel the same way. The difference is that you can do something about it before it becomes the biggest FBI evidence scandal since the FBI Laboratory trace evidence fiasco in the 1990s.”
This is not a partisan case. The defendant, Keith Raniere, is not a political figure, yet the systemic failures in his case echo many of the concerns raised in today’s national debate over FBI and Justice Department reform. This case offers a stark reminder that unchecked power and unaccountable institutions pose a threat to every American.
As a nation, we must separate personal opinions about individual defendants from the principles of justice. If the government can fabricate evidence against someone like Raniere, who will hold it accountable when it turns that power against the rest of us?
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What we seek at this time is an evidentiary hearing at which we can present our evidence, subject to cross-examination, so the judge and the public can determine, based on facts, whether our serious allegations are true. There is no reason for the government to oppose such an inquiry, yet they did so from the beginning of the case and continue to do so now.
The time has come, indeed it is long past, for the government to end the cover-up of what experienced experts regard as a major scandal.
If they did nothing wrong, they should have nothing to hide. If they are refusing to let the truth come out, the public has the right to conclude that they do apparently have something to hide. The public has the right to know what they are afraid will come out at a hearing.
Sunlight is a good disinfectant, and blocking the sun will make the infection — if there is one, as the experts have concluded — fester. So, it’s in the interest of all Americans for there to be a hearing on this important issue.
• Alan Dershowitz is a consultant to the attorneys of Keith Raniere on constitutional issues.
Alan Dershowitz writes about a major scandal where the FBI created fake evidence to convict people.
https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/jan/29/fbi-photo-tampering-scandal-raises-alarming-questi/
Here is the op-ed by Dershowitz:
What happens when the government doesn’t just bend the rules but breaks them entirely?
This question lies at the heart of a high-profile prosecution that began as a #MeToo case involving adult accusers but took a dramatic and troubling turn. Just nine weeks before trial — and 11 months after the seizure of evidence — a Canon camera and an external hard drive were suddenly "accidentally discovered” to contain evidence of alleged child pornography. This late "discovery” not only added new charges but also pressured several co-defendants into pleading guilty.
However, according to experts, the evidence wasn’t discovered; it was invented. Seven experts, including four former FBI forensic examiners, concluded in a joint report submitted to the court: "Photos were planted and staged … with timestamps and folder names manipulated, apparently to simulate a 2005 timeframe. This conclusion is critical because the government depended entirely on these photos’ timestamps and folder names being authentic to argue that 22 of the photos were … illegal, based on the subject’s age being fifteen in 2005. This tampering … involved the manipulation of hundreds of files and time stamps.”
What makes this case even more alarming is how the judge and prosecution have shielded the alleged misconduct from proper scrutiny. Requests to access withheld evidence have been denied, and the defense has been prevented from obtaining records essential to understanding the full scope of the misconduct. It has also been denied an evidentiary hearing at which the evidence can be tested by cross-examination. If the justice system cannot hold the government accountable in such a case with such extensive proof of malfeasance, what hope is there for fairness in cases where the misconduct is less obvious?
Even those who served within the FBI are raising alarms. Dr. James Richard Kiper, a retired FBI agent whose work contributed to the FBI Whistleblower Protection Enhancement Act of 2016, personally reached out to FBI Director Christopher Wray about the misconduct in this case. In his email, he warned:
"After my 20 years of faithful service to the FBI … I was extremely disappointed — actually, outraged — at how the FBI handled the digital evidence in this case. You should feel the same way. The difference is that you can do something about it before it becomes the biggest FBI evidence scandal since the FBI Laboratory trace evidence fiasco in the 1990s.”
This is not a partisan case. The defendant, Keith Raniere, is not a political figure, yet the systemic failures in his case echo many of the concerns raised in today’s national debate over FBI and Justice Department reform. This case offers a stark reminder that unchecked power and unaccountable institutions pose a threat to every American.
As a nation, we must separate personal opinions about individual defendants from the principles of justice. If the government can fabricate evidence against someone like Raniere, who will hold it accountable when it turns that power against the rest of us?
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What we seek at this time is an evidentiary hearing at which we can present our evidence, subject to cross-examination, so the judge and the public can determine, based on facts, whether our serious allegations are true. There is no reason for the government to oppose such an inquiry, yet they did so from the beginning of the case and continue to do so now.
The time has come, indeed it is long past, for the government to end the cover-up of what experienced experts regard as a major scandal.
If they did nothing wrong, they should have nothing to hide. If they are refusing to let the truth come out, the public has the right to conclude that they do apparently have something to hide. The public has the right to know what they are afraid will come out at a hearing.
Sunlight is a good disinfectant, and blocking the sun will make the infection — if there is one, as the experts have concluded — fester. So, it’s in the interest of all Americans for there to be a hearing on this important issue.
• Alan Dershowitz is a consultant to the attorneys of Keith Raniere on constitutional issues.
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