May 06, 2025
Tillis Trying to Kill Martin Appointment - Give the Appointing Power to Boasberg
Timothy Birdnow
This is what you get when you let RINO Republicans have power.
Trump backed Thom Tills for Majority Leader and now Tillis plans to oppose Ed Martin, Trump's pick for the D.C. Circuit.
Bot only can this tank Tillis' nomination, but who fills the vacancy could wind up being decided by none other than James Bozoberg, er, Boasberg, the judge who has it in for Donald Trump. That's because Trump appointed Martin as interim to the D.C. District Court and his term expires on May 19. Martin could be replaced by someone chosen by Boasberg, who oversees this particular D.C. circuit. The law is so structured.
Martin has prioritized fighting actual crime over political persecutions. The Left hatest hat.
So Tillis may wind up putting another deep stater into power.
I knew Tillis would be little improvement over Mitch McConnell and it appears I was right.
It is theorized Boasberg might appoint Jack "the Ripper" Smith to the job, you know, the man who went after Donald Trump.
Apparently the fact Martin doesn't think J6 was that big a deal is disqualifying to Tillis.
Now more than ever we need Trump to lay the law down with Tilis; he needs to know Trump will ruin him if he doesn't do as he's should.
This is what you get when you let RINO Republicans have power.
Trump backed Thom Tills for Majority Leader and now Tillis plans to oppose Ed Martin, Trump's pick for the D.C. Circuit.
Bot only can this tank Tillis' nomination, but who fills the vacancy could wind up being decided by none other than James Bozoberg, er, Boasberg, the judge who has it in for Donald Trump. That's because Trump appointed Martin as interim to the D.C. District Court and his term expires on May 19. Martin could be replaced by someone chosen by Boasberg, who oversees this particular D.C. circuit. The law is so structured.
Martin has prioritized fighting actual crime over political persecutions. The Left hatest hat.
So Tillis may wind up putting another deep stater into power.
I knew Tillis would be little improvement over Mitch McConnell and it appears I was right.
It is theorized Boasberg might appoint Jack "the Ripper" Smith to the job, you know, the man who went after Donald Trump.
Apparently the fact Martin doesn't think J6 was that big a deal is disqualifying to Tillis.
Now more than ever we need Trump to lay the law down with Tilis; he needs to know Trump will ruin him if he doesn't do as he's should.
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Chinese Banks in Free Fall
Timothy Birdnow
Trump's policies are working.
China’s 6 Biggest Banks Report $1 Billion Profit Drop
FTTA:
I've always said China is a paper tiger, and the kitty is now being neutered. We could have done this any time we liked; it just took the will to do it.
Trump's policies are working.
China’s 6 Biggest Banks Report $1 Billion Profit Drop
FTTA:
China’s six largest banks have posted first-quarter reports with a significant drop in both earnings and profits.
Experts said the profit drop in China’s banking industry indicates a stalling economy that is likely to continue to worsen as the effects of the tariff war between China and the United States kick in.
The six Chinese major banks, which are all state-owned—Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications, and China Postal Savings Bank—released their first-quarter data on April 29. Taken together, their net profit attributable to parent companies fell by 7.3 billion yuan ($1 billion) compared with the same period in 2024—a decrease of about 2 percent.
Among them, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest lender by assets, saw a 4 percent net profit drop year-over-year. The Bank of China posted a 2.9 percent decrease from the year before.
The six banks reported a total revenue of 910.2 billion yuan ($125 billion) in the first quarter, a year-over-year decrease of 13.9 billion yuan ($1.9 billion).
Experts said the profit drop in China’s banking industry indicates a stalling economy that is likely to continue to worsen as the effects of the tariff war between China and the United States kick in.
The six Chinese major banks, which are all state-owned—Industrial and Commercial Bank of China, Agricultural Bank of China, Bank of China, China Construction Bank, Bank of Communications, and China Postal Savings Bank—released their first-quarter data on April 29. Taken together, their net profit attributable to parent companies fell by 7.3 billion yuan ($1 billion) compared with the same period in 2024—a decrease of about 2 percent.
Among them, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (ICBC), the world’s largest lender by assets, saw a 4 percent net profit drop year-over-year. The Bank of China posted a 2.9 percent decrease from the year before.
The six banks reported a total revenue of 910.2 billion yuan ($125 billion) in the first quarter, a year-over-year decrease of 13.9 billion yuan ($1.9 billion).
I've always said China is a paper tiger, and the kitty is now being neutered. We could have done this any time we liked; it just took the will to do it.
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The Bowels of War
Timothy Birdnow
Here's story that really stinks. You might call it downright offal.
This is a dirty little tale about road rage, a bad case of the runs, and a most public airing of grievences. Don't miss it!
Here's story that really stinks. You might call it downright offal.
This is a dirty little tale about road rage, a bad case of the runs, and a most public airing of grievences. Don't miss it!
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Judge Order 12,000 "Refugees" be Admitted to U.S.
Timothy Birdnow
Another judge orders the Trump Administration to let in thousands of aliens because, like, it's only fair man!
The courts keep simply making up law. This has got to stop.
Another judge orders the Trump Administration to let in thousands of aliens because, like, it's only fair man!
The courts keep simply making up law. This has got to stop.
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Mangiione May Walk
Timothy Birdnow
A female officer involved in Luigi Mangione's case botched the job and it could well lead the murderer to walk free.
Fromthe Revolver article:
So lack of care in the handling of evidence and not following proceedure could let Mangione get away with murder - literally.
Or not. A supporter of the cop killer posted this on X:
But that's not how the law works. They couldn't search his home without a warrant but a backpack in a McDonalds is certainly fair game where probable cause is concerned. Police search cars routinely without warrants, as well as do personal body searches when they suspect a crime. It's not codified but is common law. See Justia for more information.
What is more likely to be the sticking point here is the lack of body camera footage.
I warned at the time they started pushing female cops that this would lead to many more police shootings; a woman police officer is going to find it quite difficult to physically subdue a real thug. She has only one option - her firearm - if there are no other cops to back her up. And of course DEI has made for a big push to get female cops.
I've been pulled over by women cops before and it's almost always unpleasant; they have something to prove. One pulled me over because I wasn't wearing a seat belt (she ostensibly pulled me over because she said I weaved which isn't true. I was coming home from the Ozark Hilton.) She gave me a rash of crap about not wearing the seat belt, and a ticket (police cannot legally pull you over for not wearing a belt but can issue it as a second ticket in Missouri.) When I get pulled over I remain businesslike so there can be no argument. She didn't kept demanding an answer as to why I wasn't wearing the belt. Got quite nasty about it. Called me a liar when I said I just forgot to put it on. I just had to shrug and treat her like a child having a tantrum. Juxtapose this with a male cop who pulled me over for blowing a stop sign. He asked why I did it and I told him I really, really had to go to the bathroom. He handed my license back "get out of her, just please don't do it again" and that was that. HE had nothing to prove.
At any rate whether this lady cop screwed things up or not, it shows that the police just aren't hiring the right people and are more concerned with DEI training than with actual police procedure.
A female officer involved in Luigi Mangione's case botched the job and it could well lead the murderer to walk free.
Fromthe Revolver article:
According to his lawyers, Mangione’s backpack was illegally searched right after police found him at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania. Now they’re demanding that everything inside be tossed from the case.
And if a judge agrees, the entire case could fall apart, and one of the most high-profile murder trials in recent memory could blow up over a mistake made by a female officer.
But sadly, this isn’t just about one bad call. It’s about a dangerous pattern driven by DEI hiring, where meeting diversity quotas is more important than choosing the best people for one of the hardest, most stressful jobs on the planet. Just like the military, law enforcement shouldn’t be a social experiment. It’s life and death and more and more Americans are starting to ask the hard question: Are all these diversity-first hires really equipped to handle these high-performance jobs?
Gothamist:
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers allege that police illegally searched his backpack after locating him at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, and that none of the evidence inside should be allowed at trial, according to a motion filed Thursday evening.
If a judge agrees, it could pose a major hurdle for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which is prosecuting one of several criminal cases against the 26-year-old, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December.
"Law enforcement has methodically and purposefully trampled his constitutional rights,” the filing states, "in violation of the Fifth Amendment and illegally searching his property.”
And if a judge agrees, the entire case could fall apart, and one of the most high-profile murder trials in recent memory could blow up over a mistake made by a female officer.
But sadly, this isn’t just about one bad call. It’s about a dangerous pattern driven by DEI hiring, where meeting diversity quotas is more important than choosing the best people for one of the hardest, most stressful jobs on the planet. Just like the military, law enforcement shouldn’t be a social experiment. It’s life and death and more and more Americans are starting to ask the hard question: Are all these diversity-first hires really equipped to handle these high-performance jobs?
Gothamist:
Luigi Mangione’s lawyers allege that police illegally searched his backpack after locating him at a McDonald’s in Pennsylvania, and that none of the evidence inside should be allowed at trial, according to a motion filed Thursday evening.
If a judge agrees, it could pose a major hurdle for the Manhattan district attorney’s office, which is prosecuting one of several criminal cases against the 26-year-old, who is accused of killing United Healthcare CEO Brian Thompson in December.
"Law enforcement has methodically and purposefully trampled his constitutional rights,” the filing states, "in violation of the Fifth Amendment and illegally searching his property.”
So lack of care in the handling of evidence and not following proceedure could let Mangione get away with murder - literally.
Or not. A supporter of the cop killer posted this on X:
BREAKING: Latest motion states patrolwoman searched Luigi’s backpack at McDonald’s without a warrant, then repacked the items and left the restaurant with the backpack, with no body cam footage for the next 11 minutes during her drive to the precinct. Upon arriving at the precinct, she resumed the warrantless search and "found a handgun in the front compartment.”
and
BREAKING: Latest motion states patrolwoman searched Luigi’s backpack at McDonald’s without a warrant, then repacked the items and left the restaurant with the backpack, with no body cam footage for the next 11 minutes during her drive to the precinct. Upon arriving at the… pic.twitter.com/0FF948WqQ8
— The Luigi Case (@LuigiCaseFiles) May 2, 2025
and
BREAKING: Latest motion states patrolwoman searched Luigi’s backpack at McDonald’s without a warrant, then repacked the items and left the restaurant with the backpack, with no body cam footage for the next 11 minutes during her drive to the precinct. Upon arriving at the… pic.twitter.com/0FF948WqQ8
— The Luigi Case (@LuigiCaseFiles) May 2, 2025
But that's not how the law works. They couldn't search his home without a warrant but a backpack in a McDonalds is certainly fair game where probable cause is concerned. Police search cars routinely without warrants, as well as do personal body searches when they suspect a crime. It's not codified but is common law. See Justia for more information.
What is more likely to be the sticking point here is the lack of body camera footage.
I warned at the time they started pushing female cops that this would lead to many more police shootings; a woman police officer is going to find it quite difficult to physically subdue a real thug. She has only one option - her firearm - if there are no other cops to back her up. And of course DEI has made for a big push to get female cops.
I've been pulled over by women cops before and it's almost always unpleasant; they have something to prove. One pulled me over because I wasn't wearing a seat belt (she ostensibly pulled me over because she said I weaved which isn't true. I was coming home from the Ozark Hilton.) She gave me a rash of crap about not wearing the seat belt, and a ticket (police cannot legally pull you over for not wearing a belt but can issue it as a second ticket in Missouri.) When I get pulled over I remain businesslike so there can be no argument. She didn't kept demanding an answer as to why I wasn't wearing the belt. Got quite nasty about it. Called me a liar when I said I just forgot to put it on. I just had to shrug and treat her like a child having a tantrum. Juxtapose this with a male cop who pulled me over for blowing a stop sign. He asked why I did it and I told him I really, really had to go to the bathroom. He handed my license back "get out of her, just please don't do it again" and that was that. HE had nothing to prove.
At any rate whether this lady cop screwed things up or not, it shows that the police just aren't hiring the right people and are more concerned with DEI training than with actual police procedure.
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The REAL Catholic Bashers
Timothy Birdnow
While Democrats were shrieking about the Trump as Pope meme they were busily passing the most anti-Catholic measure in American history.
New York Governor Kathy Hochum, er, Hochel had this to say on X:
This is deeply offensive to me and to my fellow Catholics around the world as we continue to mourn our beloved Pope Francis. https://t.co/i3Uv3zjwdT
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) May 3, 2025
California Democrat Ted Lieu had a complete meltdown:
As a Catholic, I take great offense to Donald Trump mocking Catholics.
I wish Trump would focus on lowering prices instead. The American economy had negative GDP growth last quarter. That’s what he should be focused on instead of making fun of Catholics. https://t.co/MLJB9ccW8t
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 3, 2025
Hochul and Lieu are both ostensibly Catholics.
Yet Washington State Democrats just passed (and Governor Ferguson signed) HB5375 which compels priests to break the seal of the confessional by reporting sexual or other abuse of minors to the autthorities when they hear about it in the rite of Penance.
Who is mocking Catholicism? Who is damaging the Church? A laugh or two about Trump as Pope is far, far better than forcing priests to break the sacrosanct confidentiality of the confessional.
This law cannot possibly stand; it's a clear, unequivocal violation of the First Amendment. But stranger things have happened, especially with the current Supreme Court (where it will wind up.)
Church Cannon Law states:
"The sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore, it is a crime for a confessor in any way to betray a penitent [confessor] by word or in any other manner or for any reason … A confessor who directly violates the seal of confession incurs an automatic [latae sententiae] excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See.”
Which means Washington State priests are morally obligated to disobey this law. They are now in a catch-22; follow the laws of Man or follow the laws of the Church.
Every state in the union has attorney-client privilege. If you tell your attorney something in confidence while he is preparing your case he cannot be compelled to disclose it except under very limited circumstances. And lawyers aren't even covered in the Bill of Rights. Priests, who are representatives of a major religion, actually are covered by the First Amendment.
So you people who are so jacked-up about Trump's meme need to get over it. In fact the whole tempest-in-a-teapot over this very likely is intended to throw cover to Washington State over this trail balloon law. While they were shreiking about Trump the Catholic Basher they were taking an executioner's ax to the entire Catholic faith.
Anyone remember Obama and the Democrats trying to remove the tax-exempt status of the Sisters of Charity? Or his FBI placing them on a list of potential terrorists? Democrats are the ones who go after Catholicism, not the other way around. And they pass laws that are antithetical to Catholicism, like laws protecting abortion, or euthanasia, or gay marriage.
Who are the Catholic Bahsers? 'Taint Donald J. Trump, that's for sure.
Anyone remember Obama's IRS pulling the tax exemption of the Sisters of Charity? Anyone remember the Pink Sisters being listed as possible terrorists by the FBI? I'm sorry but a meme isn't a big deal - actions speak much, much louder than words. Democrats are the ones who are anti-Catholic.
I say let the Conclave speak; Pope Donald I will make it one big, beautiful Church and Make America Catholic Again! If nothing else he'll open one heckuva great hotel in Vatican City.
While Democrats were shrieking about the Trump as Pope meme they were busily passing the most anti-Catholic measure in American history.
New York Governor Kathy Hochum, er, Hochel had this to say on X:
This is deeply offensive to me and to my fellow Catholics around the world as we continue to mourn our beloved Pope Francis. https://t.co/i3Uv3zjwdT
— Governor Kathy Hochul (@GovKathyHochul) May 3, 2025
California Democrat Ted Lieu had a complete meltdown:
As a Catholic, I take great offense to Donald Trump mocking Catholics.
I wish Trump would focus on lowering prices instead. The American economy had negative GDP growth last quarter. That’s what he should be focused on instead of making fun of Catholics. https://t.co/MLJB9ccW8t
— Ted Lieu (@tedlieu) May 3, 2025
Hochul and Lieu are both ostensibly Catholics.
Yet Washington State Democrats just passed (and Governor Ferguson signed) HB5375 which compels priests to break the seal of the confessional by reporting sexual or other abuse of minors to the autthorities when they hear about it in the rite of Penance.
Who is mocking Catholicism? Who is damaging the Church? A laugh or two about Trump as Pope is far, far better than forcing priests to break the sacrosanct confidentiality of the confessional.
This law cannot possibly stand; it's a clear, unequivocal violation of the First Amendment. But stranger things have happened, especially with the current Supreme Court (where it will wind up.)
Church Cannon Law states:
"The sacramental seal is inviolable; therefore, it is a crime for a confessor in any way to betray a penitent [confessor] by word or in any other manner or for any reason … A confessor who directly violates the seal of confession incurs an automatic [latae sententiae] excommunication reserved to the Apostolic See.”
Which means Washington State priests are morally obligated to disobey this law. They are now in a catch-22; follow the laws of Man or follow the laws of the Church.
Every state in the union has attorney-client privilege. If you tell your attorney something in confidence while he is preparing your case he cannot be compelled to disclose it except under very limited circumstances. And lawyers aren't even covered in the Bill of Rights. Priests, who are representatives of a major religion, actually are covered by the First Amendment.
So you people who are so jacked-up about Trump's meme need to get over it. In fact the whole tempest-in-a-teapot over this very likely is intended to throw cover to Washington State over this trail balloon law. While they were shreiking about Trump the Catholic Basher they were taking an executioner's ax to the entire Catholic faith.
Anyone remember Obama and the Democrats trying to remove the tax-exempt status of the Sisters of Charity? Or his FBI placing them on a list of potential terrorists? Democrats are the ones who go after Catholicism, not the other way around. And they pass laws that are antithetical to Catholicism, like laws protecting abortion, or euthanasia, or gay marriage.
Who are the Catholic Bahsers? 'Taint Donald J. Trump, that's for sure.
Anyone remember Obama's IRS pulling the tax exemption of the Sisters of Charity? Anyone remember the Pink Sisters being listed as possible terrorists by the FBI? I'm sorry but a meme isn't a big deal - actions speak much, much louder than words. Democrats are the ones who are anti-Catholic.
I say let the Conclave speak; Pope Donald I will make it one big, beautiful Church and Make America Catholic Again! If nothing else he'll open one heckuva great hotel in Vatican City.
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And the Sea Shall Turnto Blood
Timothy Birdnow
Yet another sign of the apocalypse.
Animal Illness and Die-Off Rocks US Coast, Sea Animals Falling Into Seizures or Attacking Swimmers
An algae bloom is not just killing large numbers of fish and cetaceans (dolphins, whales, etc.) but it's triggering seizures in them and making them aggressive, attacking swimmers.
Is it the algae or do the dolphins just hate the Democrats there?
Yet another sign of the apocalypse.
Animal Illness and Die-Off Rocks US Coast, Sea Animals Falling Into Seizures or Attacking Swimmers
An algae bloom is not just killing large numbers of fish and cetaceans (dolphins, whales, etc.) but it's triggering seizures in them and making them aggressive, attacking swimmers.
Is it the algae or do the dolphins just hate the Democrats there?
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May 05, 2025
Ice, Ice, Baby!
Timothy Birdnow
I thought polar ice was disappearing faster than cocktail ice at a Kennedy family reunion!
Antarctica gains ice for first time in decades, reversing trend of mass loss, study finds | LiveNOW from FOX
Oh, by the way, Greenland has been gaining ice https://polarportal.dk/en/greenland/surface-conditions/ In fact it's gained 555 billion tons since September 1.
I thought polar ice was disappearing faster than cocktail ice at a Kennedy family reunion!
Antarctica gains ice for first time in decades, reversing trend of mass loss, study finds | LiveNOW from FOX
Oh, by the way, Greenland has been gaining ice https://polarportal.dk/en/greenland/surface-conditions/ In fact it's gained 555 billion tons since September 1.
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Out of Africa
Timothy Birdnow
I've read this in the past (at American Thinker) and it speaks volumes, not just about Africa either. Many of the problems in the black community in America seem to be holdovers from the problems endemic in Africa itself.
What I Learned in the Peace Corps in Africa
Extended families, allegiance to kin over society in general, a lack of the Golden Rule, a culture where men do as they please and women do all the work, etc. all conspire to keep the Africans in Senegal down. The things Karen Quillin learned there sound suspiciously similar to what we find in ghetto areas of American cities.
Read it all; it's eye opening.
BTW You should read MY article on the American ghetto at Orthodoxy Today from a while back.
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I've read this in the past (at American Thinker) and it speaks volumes, not just about Africa either. Many of the problems in the black community in America seem to be holdovers from the problems endemic in Africa itself.
What I Learned in the Peace Corps in Africa
Extended families, allegiance to kin over society in general, a lack of the Golden Rule, a culture where men do as they please and women do all the work, etc. all conspire to keep the Africans in Senegal down. The things Karen Quillin learned there sound suspiciously similar to what we find in ghetto areas of American cities.
Read it all; it's eye opening.
BTW You should read MY article on the American ghetto at Orthodoxy Today from a while back.
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The New Gitmo
Timothy Birdnow
If it was good enough for Al Capone...
Trump orders Alcatraz prison to be reopened and expanded to house the 'dregs of society'
If it was good enough for Al Capone...
Trump orders Alcatraz prison to be reopened and expanded to house the 'dregs of society'
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Mike Gallagher is Wrong
Timothy Birdnow
Mike Gallagher is a dope.
He is rambling on about how bad it was for Trump to troll the liberals by putting out a meme of him as Pope.
Gallagher was droning about how we need to "take the high road" and asked "do we need to provoke the other side" and said "it doesn't help him to get done what he needs to get done". ???? Hasn't this guy been around for a while? We took the high road for decades it where did it get us?
Trump does this kind of thing to a.rile his enemies so they make mistakes and look foolish and b.he wants to keep himself in the spotlight. Both serve his ends.
Sun Tzu, the great Chinese military philosopher, admonished generals to be unpredictable. He also admonished them to anger or otherwise inflame passions in their opponents. This is what Trump does quite successfully with this tactic. The Left has always understood this. Take Saul Alinsky "ridicule is Man's most potent weapon. It is infuriating and cannot be rationally fought". Trump is essentially ridiculing the Left here, even while he appears to be being irreverent.
As to the latter point, Trump rightly understands that people are not inspired by the whole Ashley Wilkes sort of honorable and noble approach. Who do you root for in Gone with the Wind? The scoundrel Rhett Butler, not Wilkes, who is by all measure a better man but a less honest one than Butler. It's Trump's finger-in-the-eye that has led him to capture the Millenial votes, I would add. Furthermore, Trump understands that he needs to fire up the base, to keep us engaged and excited. Why did the Reagan Revolution peter out? Because the mantle was handed to George H.W. Bush, a RINO and Internationalist who demanded we be softer and more like Ashley Wilkes. Reagan's revolution died because there was nothing to keep the rank-and-file inspired. Trump is inspiring, even when he's being an ass.
Trump understand all this, yet Mike Gallagher, a good conservative but a largely useless one, wants to take us back to the "high road" which winds up at a collapsed bridge. He lived through all this; he should know better by now.
People like Mike Gallagher are the reason why we are always on the defensive. He argues that we need to move forward and accomplish things rather than mess with them. He said WE are acting like we aren't in power. It's quite the opposite; the Democrats did this to us whenever THEY were in power after all. IF we allow the Democrats and the media time to set the narrative, to key in for the attacks, they will win. Trump is forcing them to react, rather than to launch pro-active attacks. I can't imagine how an establishment Republican can still exist in this day and age. They never won anything.
Trump wins because he knows he needs to keep them angry. It's really that simple. He controls the news cycle - they don't.
Sorry Mike but you are a huge part of the problem.
BTW He just expressed his befuddlement at the fact the media and the Left and all who hate Trump find nothing but fault with him. Gallagher apparently isn't aware of Saul Alinski "you are on the side of angels and they are on the side of devils". NOTHING Trump does will be good, so he may as well troll them and watch their heads explode.
Mike Gallagher is a dope.
He is rambling on about how bad it was for Trump to troll the liberals by putting out a meme of him as Pope.
Gallagher was droning about how we need to "take the high road" and asked "do we need to provoke the other side" and said "it doesn't help him to get done what he needs to get done". ???? Hasn't this guy been around for a while? We took the high road for decades it where did it get us?
Trump does this kind of thing to a.rile his enemies so they make mistakes and look foolish and b.he wants to keep himself in the spotlight. Both serve his ends.
Sun Tzu, the great Chinese military philosopher, admonished generals to be unpredictable. He also admonished them to anger or otherwise inflame passions in their opponents. This is what Trump does quite successfully with this tactic. The Left has always understood this. Take Saul Alinsky "ridicule is Man's most potent weapon. It is infuriating and cannot be rationally fought". Trump is essentially ridiculing the Left here, even while he appears to be being irreverent.
As to the latter point, Trump rightly understands that people are not inspired by the whole Ashley Wilkes sort of honorable and noble approach. Who do you root for in Gone with the Wind? The scoundrel Rhett Butler, not Wilkes, who is by all measure a better man but a less honest one than Butler. It's Trump's finger-in-the-eye that has led him to capture the Millenial votes, I would add. Furthermore, Trump understands that he needs to fire up the base, to keep us engaged and excited. Why did the Reagan Revolution peter out? Because the mantle was handed to George H.W. Bush, a RINO and Internationalist who demanded we be softer and more like Ashley Wilkes. Reagan's revolution died because there was nothing to keep the rank-and-file inspired. Trump is inspiring, even when he's being an ass.
Trump understand all this, yet Mike Gallagher, a good conservative but a largely useless one, wants to take us back to the "high road" which winds up at a collapsed bridge. He lived through all this; he should know better by now.
People like Mike Gallagher are the reason why we are always on the defensive. He argues that we need to move forward and accomplish things rather than mess with them. He said WE are acting like we aren't in power. It's quite the opposite; the Democrats did this to us whenever THEY were in power after all. IF we allow the Democrats and the media time to set the narrative, to key in for the attacks, they will win. Trump is forcing them to react, rather than to launch pro-active attacks. I can't imagine how an establishment Republican can still exist in this day and age. They never won anything.
Trump wins because he knows he needs to keep them angry. It's really that simple. He controls the news cycle - they don't.
Sorry Mike but you are a huge part of the problem.
BTW He just expressed his befuddlement at the fact the media and the Left and all who hate Trump find nothing but fault with him. Gallagher apparently isn't aware of Saul Alinski "you are on the side of angels and they are on the side of devils". NOTHING Trump does will be good, so he may as well troll them and watch their heads explode.
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Batteries Not Included
Timothy Birdnow
Gee...what could go wrong at sea?
World’s largest battery-powered ship launches from Australia
Basically they are carrying a huge number of flammable anchors.
I wonder if batteries are included when you purchase this item?
Gee...what could go wrong at sea?
World’s largest battery-powered ship launches from Australia
Basically they are carrying a huge number of flammable anchors.
I wonder if batteries are included when you purchase this item?
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It's Abuse, not Affirmation
Timothy Birdnow
Finally; someone in power is saying it!
White House: Changing A Minor's Gender Is "Child Abuse" And "Medical Malpractice"
There is nothing "gender affirming" about what the Left has been doing to children. It's gender revolution, rather, and it is the worst sort of abuse. We are talking about taking troubled children and messing their heads up with chemicals and eventually mutilating them sexually. If this were done by a kidnapper he would get the death penalty, but since it's school teachers or psychologists or counselors it's "affirming".
When a man says he's Napoleon Bonapart we lock him up; he's clearly mad. When a man says "I'm a nine year old girl" we say it's his reality. Who is the crazy one?
Finally; someone in power is saying it!
White House: Changing A Minor's Gender Is "Child Abuse" And "Medical Malpractice"
There is nothing "gender affirming" about what the Left has been doing to children. It's gender revolution, rather, and it is the worst sort of abuse. We are talking about taking troubled children and messing their heads up with chemicals and eventually mutilating them sexually. If this were done by a kidnapper he would get the death penalty, but since it's school teachers or psychologists or counselors it's "affirming".
When a man says he's Napoleon Bonapart we lock him up; he's clearly mad. When a man says "I'm a nine year old girl" we say it's his reality. Who is the crazy one?
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War with Canada?
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hile we've all pretty much laughed off suggestions of annexating Canada, there is some possibility he may be serious (not by choice). This article suggests that not only may we annex Canada but that we may be forced to GO TO WAR with them.
I won't spoil it for you, but it ties to Mark Carney and his ties with Europe. Read the article for more.
hile we've all pretty much laughed off suggestions of annexating Canada, there is some possibility he may be serious (not by choice). This article suggests that not only may we annex Canada but that we may be forced to GO TO WAR with them.
I won't spoil it for you, but it ties to Mark Carney and his ties with Europe. Read the article for more.
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May 04, 2025
Un Cabaret
Timothy Birdnow
Back in the '80's a friend of my mother came and stayed with my parents for a couple of months. She had worked for the government in Washington D.C. and she complained that the government was crawling with homosexuals. We didn't believe her then; she was suffering from schizophrenia. We assumed it was part of her mental disorder.
But this makes me wonder if the family friend wasn't right all along. How long has this thing beeen coming on?
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I'm not sure where they have all come from, or how they managed to drive out decent folks from any position of power,but I suspect this is exactly what has happened. We are now the Kit Kat Club from Caberet.
Back in the '80's a friend of my mother came and stayed with my parents for a couple of months. She had worked for the government in Washington D.C. and she complained that the government was crawling with homosexuals. We didn't believe her then; she was suffering from schizophrenia. We assumed it was part of her mental disorder.
But this makes me wonder if the family friend wasn't right all along. How long has this thing beeen coming on?
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A recent hidden-camera interview with a current DHS employee just blew the lid off something many of us already suspected: the US government has been infiltrated by a radical, emotionally chaotic homosexual culture. According to this makeshift whistleblower, the entire system is infested by agents in toxic relationships, drama, weak-minded men, and an overwhelming lesbian/gay presence that isn’t just tolerated; it’s pretty much the entire operating system at this point. The way it sounds, the agent badge should probably come with a juice box and a pronoun.
But honestly, this isn’t just about DHS. It’s about a much bigger mentality that’s infected everything. The Left has mainstreamed this childish, emotionally dependent worldview. It’s a movement that treats normal everyday discomfort as trauma, disagreements as violence, and therapy as a lifestyle. This is a culture that worships safety at the expense of strength and independence. It’s a twisted lifestyle built around group therapy instead of grit, toughing it out, and independence. It’s more about group coddling than individualism.
But honestly, this isn’t just about DHS. It’s about a much bigger mentality that’s infected everything. The Left has mainstreamed this childish, emotionally dependent worldview. It’s a movement that treats normal everyday discomfort as trauma, disagreements as violence, and therapy as a lifestyle. This is a culture that worships safety at the expense of strength and independence. It’s a twisted lifestyle built around group therapy instead of grit, toughing it out, and independence. It’s more about group coddling than individualism.
I'm not sure where they have all come from, or how they managed to drive out decent folks from any position of power,but I suspect this is exactly what has happened. We are now the Kit Kat Club from Caberet.
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Next Pope a CONSERVATIVE?!
Timothy Birdnow
Could we end up with a conservative Pope? Apparently the leftists in the church are sweating the prospect.
Progressive Cardinals sweating bullets. Ready for a conservative Pope? It could happen…
From Revolver:
However, the good news is that this message of unity could do more than just shift the mood; it could deliver the next conservative pope and bring the Church back to its traditional roots.
The New York Times:
Even before Pope Francis was entombed in a Rome basilica on Saturday, conservative cardinals who felt his pontificate was a divisive disaster that endangered the church’s traditions had begun politicking to sway the conclave electing the next pope.
They have a seductively simple slogan: unity.
The conservative Cardinals are coming together on a mission to take back the Church from the progressives. The good news is that they’ve thought long and hard about this, and they believe their message of unity will gently steer the newer cardinals, who don’t fully understand "Vatican speak,” into voting their way.
It might not have looked like it from the outside, but during Francis’ reign, the conservative cardinals actually held onto an impressive amount of power. A lot of that was thanks to the behind-the-scenes influence of Pope Benedict and Cardinal Sarah, who kept Francis on a shorter leash than most people realize. The New York Times piece goes on:
But unity was central to Francis’ vision of the church, too. He just saw it differently. In 2021, Francis suppressed celebration of the Latin Mass, adored by Cardinal Sarah and other traditionalists, because he argued it was being used by ideologically motivated Catholics to undermine church unity.
That decision only emboldened conservative criticism of Francis as an authoritarian. "That is his style, to divide,” Cardinal Müller said on Thursday in his apartment. "All dictators are dividing.”
As Francis entered the later phase of his pontificate, his progressive supporters expected him to start making concrete changes. Instead, concerns about church unity seemed to prompt him to punt.
When bishops from remote areas in South America came to the Vatican in 2019 for a major meeting desired by Francis, they recommended that, to address a shortage of clergy, the pope should allow older married Catholic men in good standing to become priests.
Francis gave every indication that this practical solution was what he wanted, but around that time Cardinal Sarah coauthored a book with the retired Benedict reaffirming priestly celibacy.
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Personally I have my doubts; Francis still managed to stack the deck with his own people, and removed many of the best conservatives from positions of authority. But in the end God can and will intervene, so we can hope this is what is occurring now.The Catholic Church CANNOT survive another Pope Francis.
The article goes on to catalogue a list of potential pontiffs with an analysis of each candidate.
It's encouraging and I suggest everyone read it.
Could we end up with a conservative Pope? Apparently the leftists in the church are sweating the prospect.
Progressive Cardinals sweating bullets. Ready for a conservative Pope? It could happen…
From Revolver:
However, the good news is that this message of unity could do more than just shift the mood; it could deliver the next conservative pope and bring the Church back to its traditional roots.
The New York Times:
Even before Pope Francis was entombed in a Rome basilica on Saturday, conservative cardinals who felt his pontificate was a divisive disaster that endangered the church’s traditions had begun politicking to sway the conclave electing the next pope.
They have a seductively simple slogan: unity.
The conservative Cardinals are coming together on a mission to take back the Church from the progressives. The good news is that they’ve thought long and hard about this, and they believe their message of unity will gently steer the newer cardinals, who don’t fully understand "Vatican speak,” into voting their way.
It might not have looked like it from the outside, but during Francis’ reign, the conservative cardinals actually held onto an impressive amount of power. A lot of that was thanks to the behind-the-scenes influence of Pope Benedict and Cardinal Sarah, who kept Francis on a shorter leash than most people realize. The New York Times piece goes on:
But unity was central to Francis’ vision of the church, too. He just saw it differently. In 2021, Francis suppressed celebration of the Latin Mass, adored by Cardinal Sarah and other traditionalists, because he argued it was being used by ideologically motivated Catholics to undermine church unity.
That decision only emboldened conservative criticism of Francis as an authoritarian. "That is his style, to divide,” Cardinal Müller said on Thursday in his apartment. "All dictators are dividing.”
As Francis entered the later phase of his pontificate, his progressive supporters expected him to start making concrete changes. Instead, concerns about church unity seemed to prompt him to punt.
When bishops from remote areas in South America came to the Vatican in 2019 for a major meeting desired by Francis, they recommended that, to address a shortage of clergy, the pope should allow older married Catholic men in good standing to become priests.
Francis gave every indication that this practical solution was what he wanted, but around that time Cardinal Sarah coauthored a book with the retired Benedict reaffirming priestly celibacy.
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Personally I have my doubts; Francis still managed to stack the deck with his own people, and removed many of the best conservatives from positions of authority. But in the end God can and will intervene, so we can hope this is what is occurring now.The Catholic Church CANNOT survive another Pope Francis.
The article goes on to catalogue a list of potential pontiffs with an analysis of each candidate.
It's encouraging and I suggest everyone read it.
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Trump Beats the Press
Timothy Birdnow
I caught Trump's interview with Kristin Welcher, er, Welker, the host of Meet the Depressed. She was combative and interrupted Trump repeatedly and kept demanding an answer when he said he couldn't give one. She was a prime example of why the mainstream media is shrinking as fast as Bill when the Secret Service tells him Hillary is awake and feeling frisky.
She pressed him on things like invading Canada to make it a state of the U.S. (Trump had to actually come right out and tell her he has no plans on annexing Canada). She kept trying to give misleading statistics "proving" he's wrecking the economy (and he corrected her) and she pressed him on whether he thought America was going into a recession. She knowss he isn't going to say "sure we are" even if he believed it - and he doesn't. She pushed him on inflation, saying it was running rampant (it's not) and Trump pointed out energy costs are down as are many other items like homes.
In short she tried every trick she could muster. Where was she during the Biden era? The Obama era? Strange how she and her friends only become the adversarial press when it's a Republican - and most especially Donald J. Trump.
People are wise to the lies of the media now. They lied too many times to the public and now nobody believes them. But in their arrogance they think they still hold all the cards.
I caught Trump's interview with Kristin Welcher, er, Welker, the host of Meet the Depressed. She was combative and interrupted Trump repeatedly and kept demanding an answer when he said he couldn't give one. She was a prime example of why the mainstream media is shrinking as fast as Bill when the Secret Service tells him Hillary is awake and feeling frisky.
She pressed him on things like invading Canada to make it a state of the U.S. (Trump had to actually come right out and tell her he has no plans on annexing Canada). She kept trying to give misleading statistics "proving" he's wrecking the economy (and he corrected her) and she pressed him on whether he thought America was going into a recession. She knowss he isn't going to say "sure we are" even if he believed it - and he doesn't. She pushed him on inflation, saying it was running rampant (it's not) and Trump pointed out energy costs are down as are many other items like homes.
In short she tried every trick she could muster. Where was she during the Biden era? The Obama era? Strange how she and her friends only become the adversarial press when it's a Republican - and most especially Donald J. Trump.
People are wise to the lies of the media now. They lied too many times to the public and now nobody believes them. But in their arrogance they think they still hold all the cards.
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Dept. of Hate and Human Slavery
Timothy Birdnow
"During the Biden administration, HHS became a collaborator in child trafficking, for sex and for slavery, and we have ended that,”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
"During the Biden administration, HHS became a collaborator in child trafficking, for sex and for slavery, and we have ended that,”
Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
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Trump Impeacher an Animal Abuser
Timothy Birdnow
The very lowest of the low are those who abuse children, old folks, and animals.
Shri Thanedar's Evil History of Animal Cruelty Comes Out After He Filed Trump Impeachment Articles
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One suspects that is how the good Congressman would treat children and old people as well.
THIS is the guy who has filed articles of impeachment against the Don.
The very lowest of the low are those who abuse children, old folks, and animals.
Shri Thanedar's Evil History of Animal Cruelty Comes Out After He Filed Trump Impeachment Articles
FTA:
As the HuffPost reported in 2018, when Thanedar was a Michigan gubernatorial candidate, AniClin Preclinical Services was forced to close after its parent company went under. When it did, roughly 170 dogs and monkeys had to be rescued from the lab his company ran after they were left to rot inside the facility.
From a USA Today report about the group that rescued the abandoned beagles at the facility:
They had lived the most sterile, regimented lives imaginable.
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Day after day, month after month, year after year, they were confined to plexiglass crates, fed and watered on precise schedules, kept clean. But with no opportunity to leave their solitary little boxes and spend time with others like themselves, with nothing but the most antiseptic contact with humans and no time outside the gleaming, climate-controlled facility, the 118 beagles — lab dogs used to test drugs and chemicals—displayed nothing of the much-acclaimed breed characteristics: joyful, noisy and curious.
Another 55 long-tailed macaque monkeys also were left to fester in the facility.
From a USA Today report about the group that rescued the abandoned beagles at the facility:
They had lived the most sterile, regimented lives imaginable.
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Day after day, month after month, year after year, they were confined to plexiglass crates, fed and watered on precise schedules, kept clean. But with no opportunity to leave their solitary little boxes and spend time with others like themselves, with nothing but the most antiseptic contact with humans and no time outside the gleaming, climate-controlled facility, the 118 beagles — lab dogs used to test drugs and chemicals—displayed nothing of the much-acclaimed breed characteristics: joyful, noisy and curious.
Another 55 long-tailed macaque monkeys also were left to fester in the facility.
One suspects that is how the good Congressman would treat children and old people as well.
THIS is the guy who has filed articles of impeachment against the Don.
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May 03, 2025
The Dogs of (Green) War
Timothy Birdnow
Courtesy of Tony Heller at Real Climate Science
Courtesy of Tony Heller at Real Climate Science
"Dogs have "extensive and multifarious” environmental impacts, disturbing wildlife, polluting waterways and contributing to carbon emissions, new research has found.”
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