The Winning Never Stops!

 

Good news, friends!  Republican Army veteran Matt Van Epps has defeated a dastardly Dem, a real leftie in sheep's clothing, in the special election in Tennessee's 7th Congressional district.  Democrats felt that they could make the race competitive, despite the district's strongly red character, and to a point they did.  Republicans had to put forth maximum effort and spend lots of money, but they still won handily -- by about 9 points.  Democrats and progressives will try to spin this loss into a win, but don't buy the hype.  Republicans and conservatives still stand by President Trump, no matter what the mainstream media would have you believe.  The GOP also still controls the House, and we have lots of opportunities to shore up our popular support before fall 2026.  This win is a good start!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/12/02/republican-matt-van-epps-wins-special-election-for-tennessees-seventh-congressional-district3156852/ 

 

https://www.cnn.com/election/2025/results/special-elections 

 

In closely related news, Florida is planning to redraw its House districts before those all-important midterm elections in 2026, and that could easily net Republicans a good-sized handful of seats.  Go, DeSantis!

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/3903562/desantis-announces-florida-is-going-to-redistrict/ 

 

Finally, the Left and the media have been pushing a number of (pathetic and misleading) narratives lately, including that Pete Hegseth likes to kill the wounded in his free time.  Another story that some of them are keen on is that Trump is on his last legs, either physically or mentally -- or maybe both!  Trump's recent MRI results would seem to undercut that bit of slander, but I expect the Dems to keep grasping at straws nonetheless.  That's par for the course.

 

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/trump-mri-abdomen-heart-white-house-says/ 

Huddle Somewhere Else!

 

Friends, in the wake of a despicable, murderous attack on National Guard troops patroling Washington, D.C., President Trump is promising some sweeping changes to our immigration system.  The perpetrator was an Afghan asylum seeker, you see -- a former CIA employee who was admitted into the U.S. under the auspices of the Biden Administration.  Trump has declared that all green card holders from 19 countries will be put under review, that no more asylum requests will be processed until proper vetting can be guaranteed, and, most importantly, we will have a "permanent pause" on all migration from "Third world countries".  Can the President of the United States really do all these things?  Well, we're about to find out.  Of course, the flow of legal and illegal migrants to the U.S. has already shrunk remarkably since Trump took office, so further diminishing these numbers would certainly seem like a job in Trump's wheelhouse.  All this comes at a rather propitious time as well, since a slackening job market means we have little immediate need for more foreign labor.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxweyy157go 

 

In other news, Trump has announced that he has "terminated" all of Joe Biden's executive actions signed by autopen.  Would this include the long list of pardons issued by Biden in the waning days of his presidency?  Now THAT would be interesting...

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/11/28/president-trump-documents-signed-by-joe-bidens-autopen-are-hereby-terminated/ 

 

Finally, this week's Newsmakers interview is, as you would expect, a doozy, covering a wide range of topics, including the Epstein morass, the decline and fall of MTG, the scandalous sedition recently espoused by six members of Congress, the evolving relationship between DJT and Zohran Mamdani, the dismissal of the charges against James Comey and Letitia James, what can be done about rogue judges, the resilience of the U.S. economy, the railroading of Jair Bolsonaro, and more!

 

https://wysl.podbean.com/e/newsmakers-11-29-25/ 

MAThA!

 

Friends, part of Donald Trump's mission is to Make America Thankful Again, and I must say it's working as far as I'm concerned.  I'm thankful that we conservatives have a future in this country again...a bright future!  I'm thankful that wokeness is in retreat, and that Republicans control the White House, both houses of Congress, the Supreme Court, and therefore most of the levers of political power.  I'm thankful that our economy is expanding, our markets are soaring, and we are at the forefront of exciting new industries like artificial intelligence, robotics, and more.  I'm thankful that our borders are finally secure, and that illegal immigrants are leaving America by the truckload.  I'm even thankful that the mainstream media is occasionally facing accountability for its relentless campaign to derail the Trump Administration and the MAGA movement.  Most of all, I'm thankful that America has its groove back, and that the Left's sophisticated efforts to abolish our competitive two-party system, via censorship, intimidation, and lawfare, failed miserably.  Oh, I'm thankful, all right!  And you should be too.

 

Here's one more thing to be thankful for: my latest article!  It's an analysis of how buoyant the Trump economy has been, and how detached from reality the Left's economic pessimism has become.

 

https://townhall.com/columnists/nicholaswaddy/2025/11/26/on-the-economy-we-have-nothing-to-fear-but-fear-itself-n2667027 

Justice Deferred?

 

Friends, there were some intriguing developments today related to efforts to hold Dems and Trump haters responsible for their various and sundry alleged crimes.  First, a federal judge, appointed by Bill Clinton, dismissed the charges against James Comey and Letitia James, although the Justice Department vows that new charges will be filed in due course.  Second, the Department of War (grrr!) announced that it is investigating Senator Mark Kelly (D - Arizona) for his actions in connection with the video recently posted to X encouraging service members to disobey "illegal orders" (undefined and unspecified).  Context would be king if the military decides to court-martial Kelly, but it might be worth a try.  Certainly the (civilian) courts have not proved to be a reliable instrument with which to discipline rogue Democrats -- and that's an understatement!!!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c9qelv51y23o 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cqxqwrlp7r0o 

Forever Wars Nevermore?

 

Friends, as you know, those Russkies and those Ukrainians just keep pounding away at each other in a bitter conflict cheered on by most of the Western elite.  DJT promised us he could end the war lickety-split, but doing so has proved very challenging.  Now, the U.S. has come up with a 28-point peace plan and is putting great pressure on Ukraine to toe the line.  Would Trump be willing to cut off Ukraine's supply of cash, intelligence, and weapons if it demurs?  That's the $64,000 question!  Personally, I'm sick and tired of this war, and I would like to see it ended ASAP, before the geniuses who run NATO find a way of making it into WWIII...

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cy5g4r9l4dlo 

 

Well, it's official: using AI to do your homework is a venial sin.  So implied Pope Leo XIV in a virtual conversation with American students.  I have my doubts whether this revelation will dampen students' use of AI, however.  After all, our Christian God is nothing if not forgiving, so why not lean on ChatGPT now, and ask for absolution later?  These Gen Z types know how to play the angles...

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c99704g0x4ro 

 

Finally, President Trump has met in the Oval Office with Zohran Mamdani, soon to be the Marxist-Leninist Mayor of New York City.  What's more, the two men were cordial and conciliatory!  Who saw that coming?  Presumably, they'll go right back to calling one another "fascist!" and "communist!" soon, but it's nice that they could manage this brief ceasefire.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cvgqd42gl0qo 

Let Them Eat Lead?

 

Friends, lots of people on both sides of the aisle are getting the vapors tonight, expressing extreme outrage.  First, Democrats posted a video encouraging members of the military to disobey "illegal orders", but without specifying what orders Trump has given might be illegal. Then, Trump posted several comments on Truth Social decrying the video and asking, first, "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR FROM TRAITORS!!! LOCK THEM UP???", and then declaring "SEDITIOUS BEHAVIOR, punishable by DEATH!"  So, in short, Republicans are upset that Democrats would so vaguely and casually call on the military to disobey the Commander in Chief, while Democrats are upset that Trump would so brazenly call for elected officials to be executed (after, presumably, being found guilty of sedition or treason).  Frankly, I think both sides have a point.  What the Dems did was irresponsible and, in its way, quite cowardly, because they encouraged service members to risk their careers, and maybe their lives, for a cause that even these armchair insurrectionists were unwilling to define.  Pretty reprehensible.  On the other hand, what the Democrats actually said was hardly sedition or treason, and certainly isn't punishable by death, because they never got around to specifying under what circumstances anyone should violate the chain of command.  Virtually everyone agrees that "illegal orders" should be disobeyed.  What no one agrees on, including the Democrats in question, is what constitutes an illegal order.  President Trump, at any rate, clearly lost his cool and reverted to type, ranting on social media without pausing to consider the nuances of the situation or, indeed, how best to take political advantage of it.  He gave Democrats, as he so often does, an opening to describe themselves as the victims of "violent rhetoric", when, as we all know, their rhetoric is anything but calm and collected.  Long story short: neither the Dems nor President Trump are making America proud tonight.

 

https://x.com/SenatorSlotkin/status/1990774492356902948?s=20 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2p2dz9zk2o 

Removing the Ep-stink from American Politics

 

Friends, DJT's decision to encourage Republicans to join Democrats in an effort to release YET MORE "Epstein files" seems like genius: it diffuses (maybe?) the Democrats' charge that Trump is part of the Epstein coverup, and thus a presumptive pedophile himself.  Of course, what's in those files may be obscure enough or varied enough that people can read into them what they like (quite possible), or they may simply claim that the absence of definitive proof in the files that people they hate are pedophiles proves that the files have been scrubbed (very likely).  Long story short: I'm skeptical that we will succeed in removing the "Ep-stink" from America, and especially from the Dems, but it's worth a try.  Of course, one could also ask, a la MTG, why did it take Trump so long to figure this out?

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdxr1r34ev9o 

 

In other news, a federal court is ordering that Texas cease and desist from its efforts to create five new Republican-leaning districts, throwing a big wrench in the works of GOP plans to gerrymander their way to victory in 2026.  Will SCOTUS save the day?  We better hope so!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ce3x9kkwp31o 

Epstein, Epstein, Epstein!

 

Friends, the Left's weaponization of Jeffrey Epstein has really kicked into high gear of late.  They obviously feel they can pull a Prince Andrew on DJT.  Well, I very much doubt that, but they have managed to thoroughly delude themselves.  The number of lefties who think that Trump -- and every prominent Republican -- is a pedophile has skyrocketed!  I reflect in this week's Newsmakers interview about how sad it is that Trump haters will grasp at any straw, no matter how tattered and insubstantial, to buttress their searing hatred for Donald Trump.  Pathetic!  It's a fact of life, though, and it ain't goin' away.  This week, Brian and I also talk about the shutdown fallout, AOC's future, the staying power of socialism, and more!

 

https://wysl.podbean.com/e/newsmakers-11-15-25/ 

 

I'm not sure I like President Trump's decision to eliminate tariffs on a range of groceries.  First, it feels like a retreat from his signature policy, and that will cheer up the lefties, who we never want to see with a smile on their faces.  Second, it feels like an admission that tariffs cause higher prices, and if so then why are we tariffing everyone in sight???  My hope is that this is just a small, tactical retreat, and will not lead to a wider collapse in Trump's tariff strategy.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjr4xw83eko 

Penny For Your Thoughts?

 

Friends, distressing news!  Or wonderful news, depending on your point of view.  The United States Mint has discontinued the production of the venerable penny.  From this point on, persons wishing to know your thoughts may have to pay the princely sum of one nickel, i.e. five cents.  Inflation is a killer, no?  Actually, pennies will remain in circulation indefinitely, and, since they've become increasingly useless, possibly we've got more than enough floating around to meet current and future "needs".  Be that as it may, it's a sad day when the penny has been rendered obsolete by rising prices.  It wasn't so long ago that both the U.S. and Britain minted a "half penny", and you could actually buy stuff with it!  Okay, it was a while ago.  No half pennies have been made in the USA since 1857, nor in the UK since 1967.  Bear in mind that the U.S. version was 1/200 of a dollar, whereas the British version was 1/480 of a pound.  What can you buy for 1/480 of a pound?  Now, nothing, but, back in the Middle Ages, it could get you a loaf of bread, a pound of cheese, or a dozen eggs.  Those were the days, am I right???  Assuming you could dodge the Black Death, you could live high on the hog!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/cy4pkgvyn44o 

The BBC Gets Trumped!

 

Friends, believe it or not, after a long hiatus, I wrote an article!  I was inspired by the humbling of the BBC at the hands of You-Know-Who, as you'll see:

 

https://townhall.com/columnists/nicholaswaddy/2025/11/13/the-great-media-cleansing-n2666312 

 

In other news, DJT has ground the shutdown underfoot, as we all knew he would, and Republicans made remarkably few concessions to get the Dems to cry uncle.  Well played!  Of course, the shutdown was always a stunt anyway, and as such was at least no great liability to the Dems, which is sad to admit but true.  They ought to be ashamed of themselves, and anyone who voted blue in the recent election should be too, but alas that's just not how the world works...

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c891nvwvg2zo