SAVE Democracy Before It's Too Late?

 

Friends, DJT is encouraging Congressional Republicans to pass the SAVE Act, which in essence would require voter ID in federal elections.  This is a broadly popular notion, but Democrats are bitterly opposed to it (I wonder why?), so it's very, very unlikely to pass unless the Senate scraps the filibuster, and the chances of that seem slim to none.  Ergo, you can expect future elections to look a lot like past elections: messy and contested.  On the other hand, there's real hope that the Supreme Court might unilaterally alter the political/electoral landscape in ways that would be profoundly helpful to Republicans.  We've talked about some of those ways before, but here's another: it could eliminate illegal aliens from the count that determines Congressional apportionment.  If that happened, or if President Trump succeeded in evicting all 15+ million illegals from the country, the Dems would lose potentially dozens of House seats.  I like the sound of that!

 

https://wgme.com/news/nation-world/trump-urges-gop-to-back-save-act-as-house-sets-up-votemail-chuck-schumer-filibuster 

 

https://thefederalist.com/2026/02/09/if-scotus-bans-illegals-from-the-census-dems-could-lose-power-for-years/ 

 

Meanwhile, the murder rate is plummeting, in case you haven't heard.  Liberals are puzzled, since isn't EVERYTHING getting worse in Trump's America?  As this article makes plain, the concept that credit might be owed to Trump, or that the deportation of hundreds of thousands of criminals might explain some of the decline in murders, simply doesn't occur to Trump haters.  Surprise, surprise!  The big takeaway, though, is that, despite what the media might claim, EVERYONE in America is SAFER since Donald Trump took office.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/crime/general/nobody-really-knows-why-the-murder-rate-is-plummeting/ar-AA1VYEmD 

 

Finally, Elon Musk is pivoting away from electric cars and Mars, to robots, AI, and the Moon.  I, for one, look forward to employing a robot maid in my Moon mansion, and you should too!

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/science/space/spacex-prioritizes-moon-before-mars-musk-says-rcna258168 

Protected Class

 

Friends, it ain't easy being a limousine liberal.  I mean, once in a while, you might have to put gas in your limousine, and there's a small possibility that your gold card will be declined...  Speaking of which, the Fourth Estate is INCENSED because some elite journalists at the Washington Post just got pink slips.  I mean, imagine the temerity: Jeff Bezos thinks he can FIRE the stuffed shirts who make it their business to lead the "resistance" to Orange-Man-Bad day in and day out???  Outrageous!  Like Stephen Colbert, these so-called reporters believe that their jobs are sacrosanct, because any refusal to employ them would be "censorship".  They have, in other words, a God-given right (or it is goddess-given?) to fulminate at Trump, MAGA, "white supremacists", ICE, capitalism, etc etc.  Well, I've got news for them: Jeff Bezos has every right to demand that his newspaper be a going concern, and he has every right to fire journalists who don't produce anything other than erudite propaganda.  Having said all that, I'm sure most of these effete Trump haters will land on their feet, because the TDS machine tends to take care of its own.  Pity, because I'd love to have seen some of these WaPo professional agitators working the checkout line at the Piggly Wiggly.  A man can dream!

 

https://www.spiked-online.com/2026/02/07/the-washington-post-cuts-prove-journalism-dies-in-wokeness/ 

Nothing to Hide

 

Friends, kudos to DHS, which has decided to require all ICE and Border Patrol agents in Minneapolis to wear body cams.  This will make it far easier to catch street thugs red-handed!

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/immigration-officers-minneapolis-body-cameras/ 

 

And kudos to President Trump as well, for playing nice with Colombia's President Gustavo Petro.  I mean, let's topple one leftist dictator at a time...  We've still got work to do in Venezuela, clearly!

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/white-house/trump-meet-colombian-president-gustavo-petro-venezuela-nicolas-maduro-rcna257101 

Fed Led by Kev?

 

Friends, DJT has made a big decision: he has nominated Kevin Warsh as the next Chairman of the Federal Reserve.  Opinions differ about whether Warsh would deliver the kind of changes at the Fed that Trump has been pushing for, such as more accountability and lower interest rates.  Time will tell.  All I know is that Warsh played tennis in high school, which shows promise, in my book!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czx1qrx5jgzo 

 

In other news, a "massive armada" of U.S. warships is steaming towards the Persian Gulf, but to what purpose?  Trump is hinting that strikes against the mullahs may be in the offing, but a lot of key players in the region are advising caution.  I say: MAN UP!!!  This is the best opportunity to topple the regime in decades, and it would be unforgivable to let it pass.  Frankly, it may already have passed, and that is most unfortunate.

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-iran-armada-mideast-allies-turkey-oman-qatar/ 

 

Lastly, don't miss this week's Newsmakers show, featuring moi!  Brian and I discuss a number of intriguing historical topics, as well as Trump's war of words against the Fed, the incredible shrinking Conservative Party in the U.K., the prospects for a shutdown in D.C., and more!

 

https://wysl.podbean.com/e/newsmakers-1-31-26/ 

Climbdown?

 

Greetings from sunny Florida, friends!  Looks like I picked the ideal time to flee from Western New York, because many of you are presently digging yourselves out from the mother of all winter storms...  My heart goes out to you!

 

There are signs tonight that DJT is looking for an off-ramp from the escalating tensions in the state of Minnesota.  I'm in no position to judge the propriety of each and every enforcement action that ICE undertakes, but I do know one thing for sure: any sign of retreat on the part of the Trump Administration will embolden Democrats, radicals, and street thugs alike.  That doesn't mean that the occasional tactical retreat isn't called for, but I would hate to see any loss of momentum for our campaign to deport illegal immigrants, because it's going to take great focus and determination to pull it off.  We'll see how it goes.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/politics/trump-deploys-border-czar-homan-to-minnesota-as-protests-ensue/ar-AA1V0h6W 

 

https://www.breitbart.com/crime/2026/01/26/trump-talks-cooperation-with-tim-walz-in-minnesota-while-ice-operations-and-fraud-investigations-continue/ 

 

In other news, another prominent Conservative M.P. has defected to the Reform Party, signaling major headaches for the Tories.  This particular lady is a former Attorney General and Home Secretary, no less!  Reform seems to be on course to become either the U.K.'s new official opposition, or the government itself, although neither will happen overnight.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1evq263e49o 

Era of Not-So-Bad Feelings?

 

Friends, things were looking pretty bleak for the globalist jet setters at the Davos Economic Forum just hours ago, but President Trump announced today that he won't use force to acquire Greenland, and he further announced that a framework is close for easing U.S. security concerns re: Greenland, so his proposed tariffs against European countries that sent troops to Greenland to deter U.S. aggression are to be shelved.  Well!  It seems to me that taking force AND tariffs off the table basically obliterates any leverage the U.S. might have to demand that the Danes hand over Greenland, so the question would be: what do we get in return for this uncharacteristic niceness?  Not territorial sovereignty over the whole of Greenland, surely, but maybe privileged military and economic access to the island?  Time will tell...  I'm not sure whether this represents brilliant diplomacy on Trump's part, or "chickening out", for which he's famous in some circles, but time will tell...

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cgezx40r7d7o 

 

In other news, the Clintons have been found in contempt of Congress, which means that the DOJ has at least the option of pursuing criminal charges against them.  Boy, oh boy!  Presumably, negotiations will continue, at least for a time, but we may soon find out just how serious Trump and Bondi are about "vengeance"!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2026/01/21/house-oversight-committee-votes-to-hold-clintons-in-contempt-of-congress-for-dodging-epstein-subpoena/ 

One Year In...

 

Friends, Happy Anniversary!  That's the one year anniversary of DJT taking office, of course.  What an exciting year it's been!  Somehow, improbably, most liberals haven't yet fled to exile in Canada or Denmark.  In fact, some of them think they've wrestled back the political initiative from Trump and the MAGA movement.  We'll see about that in November.  What we know for sure is that the policy wins that Trump has racked up have been innumerable and way more impressive than during his first term.  The courts and Congress have been more acquiescent, and that's part of it, but Trump himself has also been way more disciplined, focused, and simply competent.  Hallelujah, I say!  Long may it last!

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-updates/trump-white-house-press-briefing-davos-greenland/ 

 

In other news, the DOJ has subpoenaed a variety of Minnesota public officials, all of them dastardly Dems, for their role in allegedly obstructing ICE's enforcement operations there.  This will not be an easy case to make, and who knows if it will lead to prosecutions, but even shaking the tree and forcing these latter-day Bolsheviks to pony up their private communications could prove...sobering, especially for them!

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/doj-subpoenas-walz-frey-others-192905545.html 

 

Finally, this article reflects on what a poor job colleges are doing preparing graduates for the reality of the new, AI-infused workplace.  The value of book learning has been declining, in the eyes of students and potential employers, for a long time, but AI is accelerating the trend.  Perceptive students are even asking themselves what use they can be to their prospective corporate masters, in an age when generative AI can do pretty much everything that they can do, sometimes better, and almost always a lot cheaper.  Frankly, I'm not just asking "what is college for?", I'm beginning to ask "what are humans for?"  What I mean is that, if we eliminate religious commitments, family duties, and work obligations from the roster of human preoccupations, as many people already have or are about to, then what's left???  Hmm.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/money/careersandeducation/what-is-college-for-in-the-age-of-ai/ar-AA1UzNFy?ocid=hpmsn&cvid=24f0a0750d904c5cfb3fc51ade37dfc4&ei=5 

 

 

Arctic Chill

 

Friends, you may have noticed that a bunch of European countries just sent paltry expeditionary forces -- mere handfuls of troops -- to Greenland, in a move that they say is a sign of how seriously they take Greenland's defense against Russia and China.  Instead, President Trump seems to interpret this as an affront, i.e as a gambit aimed more at deterring U.S. aggression than anything from our non-NATO foes.  And in all likelihood he's right.  Trump therefore decided to threaten these European "friends" with tariffs, unless and until the U.S. demand to control Greenland is met.  Wow!  Trump says the Euro-weenies were "playing a dangerous game" when they decided to send troops to our doorstep, and I tend to agree.  It was a dumb move.  Having said that, provoking yet another trade war, or an actual war, with our erstwhile allies and partners could turn out to be "beyond stupid" as well, as (Republican) Senator Thom Tillis so memorably put it.  I think Trump needs to confront a hard truth: Denmark and its European confederates aren't going to hand over Greenland politely.  Trump will have to take it, if he's determined to have it, and that means he'd have to brave all the potential consequences.  If he's not that brave, then opening this can of worms in the first place was, if not "beyond stupid", at the very least ill-advised.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy4qjwk9n2no 

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-greenland-military-tariffs/?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us 

 

In other news, this poll reveals how the Venezuelans are feeling about the U.S. capture of "El Presidente" Nicolas Maduro: they love it!  However, they also desperately want regime change and genuine democracy, which so far Delcy Rodriguez shows no inclination to grant.  

 

https://archive.is/dwbAt 

 

NASA is getting tantalizingly close to a return to the Moon -- for the first time in 50 years!  About time, I say.  Might we have bases on the lunar surface by the time J.D. Vance takes office?  I think we might!  Next stop: Mars!!!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly148lvyevo 

 

Finally, I was back in action today on the Newsmakers show.  Brian and I discussed the outrageous, lawless anti-ICE protests taking place around the country, the stakes in our battle to acquire Greenland, the seismic shifts taking place in British politics, and so much more!

 

https://wysl.podbean.com/e/newsmakers-1-17-26/ 

God Helps Those Who Help Themselves?

 

Friends, after declaring to the Iranian people, now in revolt against their theocratic rulers, that "help is on the way", it appears Trump has pulled the plug on that help, at least in the sense of military action.  Trump has drawn a red line on the (mass) execution of protestors, which is nice, as far as it goes, but it doesn't bring us any closer to regime change in Iran, which is what the Iranian people and sensible Americans want.  The sad part is that the moment may already have passed, and thus a golden opportunity to split the regime and cause its collapse may be behind us.  There are good reasons to intervene and not to intervene, but promising "help" and failing to deliver it is frankly shameful, if you ask me.  I hope President Trump follows the advice of Iran's Shah-in-exile and authorizes strikes against those elements of the Iranian leadership that have the most blood on their hands.

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/on-the-verge-of-strikes-in-iran-the-us-held-off-what-happens-next-is-up-to-trump/ar-AA1UjbJj 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c70lx085z85o 

Like Rats Fleeing a Sinking Ship...

 

Friends, today there was a VERY high profile defection from Britain's withering Conservative Party to its vibrant, expanding Reform Party, led by our old pal Nigel Farage, Mr. Brexit himself.  Robert Jenrick was part of the Conservatives' "shadow cabinet" and a leading candidate for party leader last time around.  The fact that he's given up on the Tories is hugely significant and could presage a complete collapse for Britain's mainstay right-wing party, which has carried the conservative/Conservative banner since Victorian times.  In a sense, the rise of Reform and the decline of the Conservatives suggests that even bigger changes may be coming to British politics than we've seen stateside in recent years, and we've seen a bunch!!!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/live/crmdmkg8gymt 

 

In other news, "popular", i.e. carefully cultivated, resistance to ICE's presence in Minneapolis may be increasing, and Trump says that he might have no choice but to invoke the Insurrection Act and deploy active-duty troops to restore order.  That would be a big step.  Do the lefties really want to invite this form of escalation?  I wouldn't be surprised if they tap the brakes on their little revolution long enough to avoid it, but then again they may feel that the atmospherics of a "civil war", if not necessarily the reality of it, will accrue to their political advantage.  And I suppose it could, but that would be a very dangerous game to play.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qwez9zz7jo