As we’ve said, this is almost certainly just the beginning of the war of the Anglo-Zionists on Iran, despite Trump’s daft suggestion that Iran should now “negotiate”—TrumpSpeak for “surrender to my ultimatum.”
After pretty much a lost weekend, I am going to go to bed tonight and let the Middle East do what it wants. Last night, when the Fattah's started falling I was so surprised that I thought they were Iskanders and Russia had entered the war.
Still, it kind of tells you where things are headed.
1. The Iron Dome not being able to do crap against either the Fattahs or the Iskanders.
2. The United States relegated to shooting down Iranian missiles.
3. And Russia raining down death.
If Iran was Pearl Harbored, let's see if that comes with an order of "grim resolve."
Israel has reportedly established a new underground military command center beneath Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.
According to open-source reports, this fortified facility includes a network of tunnels that link it to key Israeli military bases, allowing operations to continue during missile strikes or aerial bombardment.
"Israeli military headquarters hides behind the civilian residents of central Tel Aviv and the patients at Ichilov Hospital just 450 meters from the office of the commander in chief. Sheba Medical Center outside Tel Aviv protects the Tel Hashomer military base. The navy base in Haifa hides in the shadow of the Rambam medical center. Even “our nuclear family” hides among the resolute and pastoral rural population."
Many conservatives are facing a dilemma with Trump. On the one hand, most conservatives strongly support border security, election security, restoring executive control over the government, and sanity in the face of DEI tyranny. On the other hand, sensible conservatives strongly oppose Trump's attacks on free speech and his outsourcing of foreign policy to extremist Jewish Nationalists and the Deep State.
Axios dug up this Trump quote from 2012. It's true that Trump isn't seeking reelection, but it does raise this question--if that's the way Trump thinks could he be cynical enough to attempt the tactic that he claims others will use?
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Then-citizen Donald Trump predicted in November 2011 video that then-President Barack Obama would start a war with Iran in order to get re-elected in 2012."Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective. So the only way he figures that he’s going to get re-elected, and as sure as you're sitting there, is to start a war with Iran."
Yet another example highlighting the difference between Trump's past statements and promises and his current actions. What it does suggest, though, is that Trump must be fully aware, now, of the implications of what he is doing regarding Iran. Does he also realize that he is now weak and ineffective?
As you have often pointed out (along with MacGregor and others) it also suggests that there may be forces in control of his actions now that were not in control of him during his first term - and who are not aligned with what his earlier thinking was.
Our Great Hope is just another failed politician beholden to the bright lights of Earth’s Darkness. We fell for his novel approach to find that he’s also a failed prophet. He’s a front man (Mark) destroying his presidency (LJ) after scales have fallen from eyes.
" It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world. " - George Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States | Monday, September 19, 1796
Washington knew how destructive such alliances could be, including financially. Nevertheless, "Washington still intended for the United States to honor all existing international treaties."
Today "our government" is violating both of G. Washington's principles in everything it does internationally. In fact a suspicious person might think that all of the current actions of the U.S. government are MEANT to bankrupt the country and make us an international pariah. As usual, conspiracy theories are now becoming true.
It seems weirdly appropriate given that the primary purpose of our government has become to build the wealth of corporations; and that our #3 and #4 exports (after war and military hardware) are probably Coke and McDonald's. I wonder if McDonalds gave Trump a free order of fries for his birthday?
Yes, and Mark has repeated that Trump’s desire for “peace” is peace on hegemonic-greatness terms, which seems to translate as “war.” A huge disappointment has set in though, through deceit and deception.
The US bunker busters are already in Israel. Probably already strapped to the bottom of the US supplied bombers, and the US supplied bomber pilots and US supplied ground crews. This is like Ukraine 2.0.
White House insiders and un-named sources said President Trump actually closed his mouth for an hour. Experts described how a foul stench filled the Oval Office when Trump let go with a "silent but deadly" fart. Very long winded. The smell of the secret sauce filling the room actually had people actually so nauseated they had to flee the office.
There is almost no chance that the US will not be drawn into the war by Israel. Israel uses American bases throughout the Middle East for takeoff and refueling. Iran has no other option but to destroy them completely.
Britain moving jets to Middle East to support "regional security", PM Starmer says
Trump says Iran can still "make a deal" but I'd love to understand why he thinks Iran would engage again given he just admitted he was negotiating in bad faith, lulling them into believing he was prioritizing diplomacy when he was in fact jointly planning the attack with Israel.
An additional layer of irony is of course the fact that Trump is the same guy who unilaterally tore up the last deal Iran made with the US, thereby proving that even if Iran does make a deal it simply isn't worth the paper it's written on.
Anyone with a modicum of intellectual honesty can only conclude that Trump's renewed call to Iran to "make a deal" after all this is either completely delusional or disingenuous.
And that far from deterring Iran to build a nuclear weapon, America's behavior can only reinforce their belief that it is actually their only reliable option.
Also this isn't only about Iran. Wonder why the U.S. hasn't managed to negotiate virtually any deal lately, be it with Russia or as part of Trump's trade war? You've got your answer right there: if a car salesman has a reputation for selling lemons, no-one anywhere believes their sales pitch.
Trust and credibility are the single greatest currencies in international affairs and in that regard the U.S. is diplomatically bankrupt.
I don't think there have been any finalized trade deals other than the one with the UK, which backs up they can't get anything done. The clock is ticking on the 90 day moratorium on the tariff delay, which would end in the first half of July.
Yes indeed. This is not Israel v Iran anymore than it is Ukraine v Russia. It is the Western Deep State fighting for its life. It's surely no coincidence either that all the usual suspects are meeting at Bilderberg today to decide what future they are going to allow us. If the Global South doesn't realise by now that the GAE and its proxies want them dead, then they never will.
The Deep State doesn't fight for its life. It retreats to the Hamptons. Breaks out the Gin and Tonics. At most it might ask itself. Have things gotten out of hand yet?
Interesting point per Schryver, that Israel was promising a brief two-week operation to "flatten the curve", what friend would not step up to help for two weeks max.
Krainer's argument that "Trump could have retired . . .but he wanted to change things so he stayed in the fight" was persuasive, but now, it seems Trump has no way back from the corner he's in.
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I believe Trump & Melania were at the Hatzalah (Jewish ambulance service) gala on Wednesday when Witkoff repeated the ultimatum to Iran: comply or die. Alastair Crooke said attendees were "dancing and cheering" at this. I dunno what goes on in Trump's head, but I can imagine that that emotionally charged scene had a lingering effect on DJT's thinking.
PS Just read that Israel struck Iran's Pars gas field; it's ablaze.
I no longer listen to Ritter after he bigged up Hezbollah. Where is Hezbollah today? It's still too early to tell and the fog of war is getting thicker by the minute, but Iran seems to be on the back foot.
It really says something that "total doom and gloom" from my fellow American means utter defeat for "America's enemy," Iran, and I readily understand what he means by the statement.
Same old tedious playbook as Zelenski: trying to drag the whole world in to a war just to squeeze in a few more years in power. These people are sick psychopaths.
The Anglo-American-Zionist Empire has only one goal: world conquest. This has been ongoing since the 1580s. The Zionists have ridden piggy-back for their own deluded reasons. I have written elsewhere that the world war now underway has already been lost by the Empire. Meanwhile the US, having betrayed its founding principles, is collapsing into civil war. Please see my book, Our Country Then and Now. Thanks 🙏.
I think I posted this link back in August 2024 and had forgotten about it until, on another site, someone bought up the Protocols. I found I had archived it. It was an X post by Kim Dotcom:
Reports are an Iranian missile hit the Israeli military headquarters.
Israel is censoring all mention of Iranian atttack results.
Both sides are reporting minimal casualties.
Trump is pushing his big beautiful bill, and the Israeli lobby could kill it. Plus he’s dealing with Lyndsay Graham that claims he has the votes for 500% tariffs on countries that trade with Russia. The same deep dive video labeled Trump a political Houdini, an escape artist, able to escape political traps, often ones he accidentally created.
Again, Ray, there is this persistent idea that Trump is somehow the unwilling victim of all this pressure. After his recent tweets, I no longer believe this. He is fully "in" with the programme.
My gut feeling is Israeli politics drove this attack in Iran more than Trump.
But, I don’t know.
I don’t understand the US Yemen operation.
My guess is Trump wants to avoid foreign wars and entanglement, such as regime change, because that would imperil his agenda for fixing the U.S. closing the gulf of Hormuz would be an economic disaster, as would destroying the Saudi and gulf oil infrastructure.
Trump is facing huge forces in Congress that are pro Ukraine and pro Israel.
In Trumps tweets I see it as more of Trumps bs and negotiating style of creating ambiguity. As well as saying stuff to get the U.S. Israeli lobby / neocons to moderate them. Tom Luongo pointed this out in a recent podcast.
That may have been Trump's original position, Ray, but he is now clearly in line with his controllers. He now owns this war just like he does the Ukraine conflict. As for Tom Luongo, I don't pay much attention to what he says.
Trump has some freedom of action as evidenced that the U.S. is not directly attacking Iran so far, which Israel desperately wants.
Same with Ukraine. Trump is weaving and bobbing on Ukraine, and at least he’s talking to Putin. And the pro Ukraine forces, especially the eu and neocons, including the Murdoch papers, hate he’s talking to Putin. It makes it harder to demonize Russia and Putin.
Unfortunately there is overwhelming pressure from Congress and top fund raisers on Ukraine and Israel, and if Trump steps too far out of line, he will be impeached, the 500% Russian tariff bill passed, and even impeached. Israel and Ukraine are unfortunately the third rail in U.S. politics. I don’t think the amount of Israel supporting Congress can be under estimated. Israel uses a combination of money, blackmail, and election primary threats. Ukraine support I just don’t get why it’s so huge, along with the Russia hatred/ hysteria.
I had such high hopes when Trump won, but at this point I’m defaulting to my original estimation of things; the country is in free fall and has been for some time and we aren’t willing to acknowledge that fact. I thought that perhaps DJT could stop the decline, or at least slow it down, but in light of recent events that appears to have been a misguided expectation.
We have no credibility left as a country and I don’t see how we regain that at this point. The free fall continues and we may have actually picked up momentum. It is saddening and disheartening to witness this decline. Sorry to be so glum, but not feeling particularly optimistic right now.
It’s a mixed bag on Trump. He’s as usual shattering a lot of Overton windows.
Stuff:
- Kennedy is making amazing progress against huge opposition, including Senator Cassidy.
- I’m not sure what’s going on with fbi/ doj, hopefully lots of positive stuff that’s hidden.
- Overwhelming israel and Ukraine support are facts of life with a razor this majority, with a lot of Rinos that hate his guts.
- huge progress in Dei
- actually fighting the culture war transgenders in k-12
- it’s telling the dc prosecutor Ed Martin could not be confirmed.
- border reductions and deportations is a huge improvement over Biden
- at least Trump is talking to Putin, and was talking to Iran.
- anti censorship stand
- using tariffs to fight unfair economic barriers in trade.
- shutting down U.S. aid.
- doge
- reducing regulatory overreach
- unfortunately Trump had had to use executive orders due to congressional in action.
- effectively legally fighting judicial over reach
- fighting back and showing how biased and out of touch the press and. Democrats are. The videos on la riots are well done. Redoing Whitehouse press representation.
- pushing back on Democrat naming such as Fort Bragg.
- Yemen was a huge negative.
- dealing with Israel is a minefield. Gaza is a disaster. Trumps tweets on Gaza I dint get. At least he got the us hostages out and a ceasefire, till Israel renewed hostilities.
Imagine how much more he could have accomplished if he had simply put a stop to the wars instead of taking ownership of them, spending so much time--which he can't get back--"running the world" and ruining the US brand.
After pretty much a lost weekend, I am going to go to bed tonight and let the Middle East do what it wants. Last night, when the Fattah's started falling I was so surprised that I thought they were Iskanders and Russia had entered the war.
Still, it kind of tells you where things are headed.
1. The Iron Dome not being able to do crap against either the Fattahs or the Iskanders.
2. The United States relegated to shooting down Iranian missiles.
3. And Russia raining down death.
If Iran was Pearl Harbored, let's see if that comes with an order of "grim resolve."
Israel has reportedly established a new underground military command center beneath Ichilov Hospital in Tel Aviv.
According to open-source reports, this fortified facility includes a network of tunnels that link it to key Israeli military bases, allowing operations to continue during missile strikes or aerial bombardment.
"Israeli military headquarters hides behind the civilian residents of central Tel Aviv and the patients at Ichilov Hospital just 450 meters from the office of the commander in chief. Sheba Medical Center outside Tel Aviv protects the Tel Hashomer military base. The navy base in Haifa hides in the shadow of the Rambam medical center. Even “our nuclear family” hides among the resolute and pastoral rural population."
Israel Haartez newspaper, 2021.
Maybe Israel needs the US bunker busters for themselves?
Many conservatives are facing a dilemma with Trump. On the one hand, most conservatives strongly support border security, election security, restoring executive control over the government, and sanity in the face of DEI tyranny. On the other hand, sensible conservatives strongly oppose Trump's attacks on free speech and his outsourcing of foreign policy to extremist Jewish Nationalists and the Deep State.
Axios dug up this Trump quote from 2012. It's true that Trump isn't seeking reelection, but it does raise this question--if that's the way Trump thinks could he be cynical enough to attempt the tactic that he claims others will use?
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Then-citizen Donald Trump predicted in November 2011 video that then-President Barack Obama would start a war with Iran in order to get re-elected in 2012."Our president will start a war with Iran because he has absolutely no ability to negotiate. He’s weak and he’s ineffective. So the only way he figures that he’s going to get re-elected, and as sure as you're sitting there, is to start a war with Iran."
Yet another example highlighting the difference between Trump's past statements and promises and his current actions. What it does suggest, though, is that Trump must be fully aware, now, of the implications of what he is doing regarding Iran. Does he also realize that he is now weak and ineffective?
As you have often pointed out (along with MacGregor and others) it also suggests that there may be forces in control of his actions now that were not in control of him during his first term - and who are not aligned with what his earlier thinking was.
His tweets show that he has upgraded his thinking - if that is even something he is capable of - to fit with that of his controllers.
Trump just turned 79-years OLD. There can be no further upgrades to his thinking. Only down-grades. His mental acuity is in decline.
Our Great Hope is just another failed politician beholden to the bright lights of Earth’s Darkness. We fell for his novel approach to find that he’s also a failed prophet. He’s a front man (Mark) destroying his presidency (LJ) after scales have fallen from eyes.
https://jonathanturley.org/2025/06/14/in-the-spirit-of-your-loyalty-la-city-council-member-asks-police-to-create-warning-system-for-federal-operations/
Read all the way to the end.
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/fake-cop-assassinates-minnesota-lawmaker-targeted-political-violence
Is it just me or is the human race going a bit bonkers these days?
21, I’m actually thinking that we are looking at “bonkers” in the rear view mirror!
What's next after bonkers. Next stop galloping insanity?
I try to shy away from overgeneralizations but it seems true that the left always eats its own.
The shooter had an assassination list of 70 names in the car.
And he actually expected to hit (pun intended) them all?
Do the permanent alliances benefit the citizens of the USA at all? I can't see it from my vantage point.
The purpose of politics is to benefit the bankers (and bank owners)
" It is our true policy to steer clear of permanent alliance with any portion of the foreign world. " - George Washington's Farewell Address to the People of the United States | Monday, September 19, 1796
https://www.mountvernon.org/library/digitalhistory/past-projects/quotes/article/it-is-our-true-policy-to-steer-clear-of-permanent-alliance-with-any-portion-of-the-foreign-world
Washington knew how destructive such alliances could be, including financially. Nevertheless, "Washington still intended for the United States to honor all existing international treaties."
Today "our government" is violating both of G. Washington's principles in everything it does internationally. In fact a suspicious person might think that all of the current actions of the U.S. government are MEANT to bankrupt the country and make us an international pariah. As usual, conspiracy theories are now becoming true.
The Founding Fathers warned us about entangling alliances. They were right.
Of course they were right. (No offense. Just saying.)
I like the supreme leader’s outfit today
It seems weirdly appropriate given that the primary purpose of our government has become to build the wealth of corporations; and that our #3 and #4 exports (after war and military hardware) are probably Coke and McDonald's. I wonder if McDonalds gave Trump a free order of fries for his birthday?
Yes, and Mark has repeated that Trump’s desire for “peace” is peace on hegemonic-greatness terms, which seems to translate as “war.” A huge disappointment has set in though, through deceit and deception.
McDonalds has shrunk everything, except the prices.
https://www.foxnews.com/politics/trump-celebrates-us-long-history-giving-foreign-enemies-hell-massive-military-parade
While at the same time, “Trump Rejects Netanyahu's Request To Join War, As Israel Needs Large US Bunker Buster Bombs”
https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/israel-proclaims-total-air-superiority-over-iranian-capital-area-war-intensifies
Head-spinning.
The US bunker busters are already in Israel. Probably already strapped to the bottom of the US supplied bombers, and the US supplied bomber pilots and US supplied ground crews. This is like Ukraine 2.0.
We'll see. With the Trump admin everything changes by the day and the hour, and there seems to be no logic driving any of it.
Just the AIPAC button missing.
It's keeping his sphincter closed so he doesn't sh*t himself with all of the crap he's spewing. 😏
White House insiders and un-named sources said President Trump actually closed his mouth for an hour. Experts described how a foul stench filled the Oval Office when Trump let go with a "silent but deadly" fart. Very long winded. The smell of the secret sauce filling the room actually had people actually so nauseated they had to flee the office.
Megatron @Megatron_ron
1h
There is almost no chance that the US will not be drawn into the war by Israel. Israel uses American bases throughout the Middle East for takeoff and refueling. Iran has no other option but to destroy them completely.
Britain moving jets to Middle East to support "regional security", PM Starmer says
Double negative. The US will be drawn into war with Iran.
Britain moving jets to ME to help fight the Zionists'--'er--Israel's war against Iran.
Arnaud Bertrand @RnaudBertrand
12h
Trump says Iran can still "make a deal" but I'd love to understand why he thinks Iran would engage again given he just admitted he was negotiating in bad faith, lulling them into believing he was prioritizing diplomacy when he was in fact jointly planning the attack with Israel.
An additional layer of irony is of course the fact that Trump is the same guy who unilaterally tore up the last deal Iran made with the US, thereby proving that even if Iran does make a deal it simply isn't worth the paper it's written on.
Anyone with a modicum of intellectual honesty can only conclude that Trump's renewed call to Iran to "make a deal" after all this is either completely delusional or disingenuous.
And that far from deterring Iran to build a nuclear weapon, America's behavior can only reinforce their belief that it is actually their only reliable option.
Also this isn't only about Iran. Wonder why the U.S. hasn't managed to negotiate virtually any deal lately, be it with Russia or as part of Trump's trade war? You've got your answer right there: if a car salesman has a reputation for selling lemons, no-one anywhere believes their sales pitch.
Trust and credibility are the single greatest currencies in international affairs and in that regard the U.S. is diplomatically bankrupt.
Minsk 1. Minsk 2. Even Minsk 3 isn't enough.
I don't think there have been any finalized trade deals other than the one with the UK, which backs up they can't get anything done. The clock is ticking on the 90 day moratorium on the tariff delay, which would end in the first half of July.
You can tell a lot of lies in 90-days.
Yes indeed. This is not Israel v Iran anymore than it is Ukraine v Russia. It is the Western Deep State fighting for its life. It's surely no coincidence either that all the usual suspects are meeting at Bilderberg today to decide what future they are going to allow us. If the Global South doesn't realise by now that the GAE and its proxies want them dead, then they never will.
The Deep State doesn't fight for its life. It retreats to the Hamptons. Breaks out the Gin and Tonics. At most it might ask itself. Have things gotten out of hand yet?
Interesting point per Schryver, that Israel was promising a brief two-week operation to "flatten the curve", what friend would not step up to help for two weeks max.
"Two weeks to flatten the curve". Now where have I heard that before?
It’s from an old episode of the Outer Limits, no wait!
Israel's done if the U.S. doesn't come in: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e1JpvwtKLcc
"Donald Trump must be the dumbest man alive." - Scott Ritter
Be it said: Scott was total doom and gloom yesterday.
Even Krainer is losing faith in Trump (and looking uncharacteristically tired & unshaven).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t__r1Rc0_fU
Krainer's argument that "Trump could have retired . . .but he wanted to change things so he stayed in the fight" was persuasive, but now, it seems Trump has no way back from the corner he's in.
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I believe Trump & Melania were at the Hatzalah (Jewish ambulance service) gala on Wednesday when Witkoff repeated the ultimatum to Iran: comply or die. Alastair Crooke said attendees were "dancing and cheering" at this. I dunno what goes on in Trump's head, but I can imagine that that emotionally charged scene had a lingering effect on DJT's thinking.
PS Just read that Israel struck Iran's Pars gas field; it's ablaze.
I no longer listen to Ritter after he bigged up Hezbollah. Where is Hezbollah today? It's still too early to tell and the fog of war is getting thicker by the minute, but Iran seems to be on the back foot.
It really says something that "total doom and gloom" from my fellow American means utter defeat for "America's enemy," Iran, and I readily understand what he means by the statement.
Same old tedious playbook as Zelenski: trying to drag the whole world in to a war just to squeeze in a few more years in power. These people are sick psychopaths.
"the entire world nows—"
The silent k is king... dontcha 'know'. 😉
Fixed.
The Anglo-American-Zionist Empire has only one goal: world conquest. This has been ongoing since the 1580s. The Zionists have ridden piggy-back for their own deluded reasons. I have written elsewhere that the world war now underway has already been lost by the Empire. Meanwhile the US, having betrayed its founding principles, is collapsing into civil war. Please see my book, Our Country Then and Now. Thanks 🙏.
Richard,
I think I posted this link back in August 2024 and had forgotten about it until, on another site, someone bought up the Protocols. I found I had archived it. It was an X post by Kim Dotcom:
https://x.com/KimDotcom/status/1825187568834753021
He makes a compelling argument, that despite the fact these were universally discredited, they seem to mirror what is happening today. Coincidence?
That was Henry Ford's argument wasn't it? If the protocols are fake, why does everything planned within it come to pass?
I think that was Kim Dotcom’s reason for posting this nearly a year ago. If they are false then explain why it’s all happening exactly as laid out.
A Daniel Davis deep dive video mentioned it was in Israel’s interest to tie the U.S. to the attacks on Iran.
https://youtu.be/hvyWxQrA-AM?si=IJ_ZMrHg3ivm94Ih
Reports are an Iranian missile hit the Israeli military headquarters.
Israel is censoring all mention of Iranian atttack results.
Both sides are reporting minimal casualties.
Trump is pushing his big beautiful bill, and the Israeli lobby could kill it. Plus he’s dealing with Lyndsay Graham that claims he has the votes for 500% tariffs on countries that trade with Russia. The same deep dive video labeled Trump a political Houdini, an escape artist, able to escape political traps, often ones he accidentally created.
Again, Ray, there is this persistent idea that Trump is somehow the unwilling victim of all this pressure. After his recent tweets, I no longer believe this. He is fully "in" with the programme.
My gut feeling is Israeli politics drove this attack in Iran more than Trump.
But, I don’t know.
I don’t understand the US Yemen operation.
My guess is Trump wants to avoid foreign wars and entanglement, such as regime change, because that would imperil his agenda for fixing the U.S. closing the gulf of Hormuz would be an economic disaster, as would destroying the Saudi and gulf oil infrastructure.
Trump is facing huge forces in Congress that are pro Ukraine and pro Israel.
In Trumps tweets I see it as more of Trumps bs and negotiating style of creating ambiguity. As well as saying stuff to get the U.S. Israeli lobby / neocons to moderate them. Tom Luongo pointed this out in a recent podcast.
That may have been Trump's original position, Ray, but he is now clearly in line with his controllers. He now owns this war just like he does the Ukraine conflict. As for Tom Luongo, I don't pay much attention to what he says.
I’ll disagree.
Trump has some freedom of action as evidenced that the U.S. is not directly attacking Iran so far, which Israel desperately wants.
Same with Ukraine. Trump is weaving and bobbing on Ukraine, and at least he’s talking to Putin. And the pro Ukraine forces, especially the eu and neocons, including the Murdoch papers, hate he’s talking to Putin. It makes it harder to demonize Russia and Putin.
Unfortunately there is overwhelming pressure from Congress and top fund raisers on Ukraine and Israel, and if Trump steps too far out of line, he will be impeached, the 500% Russian tariff bill passed, and even impeached. Israel and Ukraine are unfortunately the third rail in U.S. politics. I don’t think the amount of Israel supporting Congress can be under estimated. Israel uses a combination of money, blackmail, and election primary threats. Ukraine support I just don’t get why it’s so huge, along with the Russia hatred/ hysteria.
I had such high hopes when Trump won, but at this point I’m defaulting to my original estimation of things; the country is in free fall and has been for some time and we aren’t willing to acknowledge that fact. I thought that perhaps DJT could stop the decline, or at least slow it down, but in light of recent events that appears to have been a misguided expectation.
We have no credibility left as a country and I don’t see how we regain that at this point. The free fall continues and we may have actually picked up momentum. It is saddening and disheartening to witness this decline. Sorry to be so glum, but not feeling particularly optimistic right now.
It’s a mixed bag on Trump. He’s as usual shattering a lot of Overton windows.
Stuff:
- Kennedy is making amazing progress against huge opposition, including Senator Cassidy.
- I’m not sure what’s going on with fbi/ doj, hopefully lots of positive stuff that’s hidden.
- Overwhelming israel and Ukraine support are facts of life with a razor this majority, with a lot of Rinos that hate his guts.
- huge progress in Dei
- actually fighting the culture war transgenders in k-12
- it’s telling the dc prosecutor Ed Martin could not be confirmed.
- border reductions and deportations is a huge improvement over Biden
- at least Trump is talking to Putin, and was talking to Iran.
- anti censorship stand
- using tariffs to fight unfair economic barriers in trade.
- shutting down U.S. aid.
- doge
- reducing regulatory overreach
- unfortunately Trump had had to use executive orders due to congressional in action.
- effectively legally fighting judicial over reach
- fighting back and showing how biased and out of touch the press and. Democrats are. The videos on la riots are well done. Redoing Whitehouse press representation.
- pushing back on Democrat naming such as Fort Bragg.
- Yemen was a huge negative.
- dealing with Israel is a minefield. Gaza is a disaster. Trumps tweets on Gaza I dint get. At least he got the us hostages out and a ceasefire, till Israel renewed hostilities.
- unfortunately U.S. troops are still in Syria.
Imagine how much more he could have accomplished if he had simply put a stop to the wars instead of taking ownership of them, spending so much time--which he can't get back--"running the world" and ruining the US brand.
Agree re Luongo. Better that he retire gracefully, take up goatherding in Tn.
A mixed bag. His insights on the stable coin bill are great. If he’s right, this is huge.