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Thursday, August 28, 2025

Dark Dems

 


Friends, how do you sell a party and a message that, well, stink to the American people?  It's not like it's never been done before...  In an age in which the mainstream media has less reach and credibility than ever before, you have to get creative.  The Dems are doing exactly that, by insinuating their talking points into the antics of online "influencers".  And it might work, too!

 

https://archive.is/JoTXs 

 

In other news, DJT has an interesting idea to juice up Republican engagement going into the 2026 midterm elections: he wants to hold a GOP convention right before the voting.  Hmm.  That's certainly never been done before.  He has a point: tens of millions of people who voted for Trump are fully expected to sit on their hands next November.  Anything that gets their attention is probably worth a shot.

 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/115106822268468130 

 

Finally, remember when Dems scoffed at the idea that any president could control the southern border better than their hero Joe Biden had?  Well, as we've seen, President Trump was able to stifle the flow of "migrants" almost immediately.  That is amazing, but possibly foreseeable, given Trump's record in his first term.  What I think no one saw coming was Trump's success in convincing migrants already here to go home.  We've seen how up to a million and a half illegal aliens have chosen to pack it up and return to their homelands.  This article tells the story of one migrant who risked everything to come here, and now must risk almost as much to repatriate himself.  The article assumes that this "reverse migration" is a tragedy.  Some, though, will see it as a singular Trumpian triumph!

 

https://www.rollingstone.com/politics/politics-features/reverse-migration-trump-immigration-1235393131/ 

Wednesday, August 27, 2025

The Early Returns Say...Trump Was Right Again!

 


Friends, this BBC article is well worth your perusal.  If you read between the lines, what it says is that Trump's crackdown on D.C. crime is working like a charm, and scores of innocent citizens have been spared the ravages of maniacs and thugs because of his "tyranny".  Now, that's the kind of tyranny we signed up for!!!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxpzkylg3vo 

Tuesday, August 26, 2025

Symbols Matter (?)

 


Friends, in a stunning reversal of fortunes in the culture wars, conservatives won a massive victory today as Cracker Barrel decided to reinstate its traditional logo.  What's more, they did so after President Trump urged them to.  It's almost as if a major corporation is...listening to the American people, and taking seriously what their elected President says.  Unheard of!!!

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/business/business-news/cracker-barrel-logo-rcna227389 

 

In other, and potentially more substantive, news, DJT has fired one of the "Governors" of the Federal Reserve.  He says he did it "for cause", and of course all Trump haters say he did it because he's a racist dictator.  Ultimately the courts will decide whether he has any such power.  The politicization of the Federal Reserve, at any rate, does entail certain risks, and the politicization of the market as a whole does too.  I continue to fear that the sheer irrationality of Trump haters could cause a market crash.  So far, of course, it hasn't.  Quite the opposite!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx275n8gx0ro 

Thursday, August 21, 2025

Vindication

 


Friends, remember when New York Judge Engoron was tormenting DJT in court, as he faced fraud charges, and many of us speculated that Trump would be held in contempt and jailed long before the 2024 election?  Well, we've come a long way since then, and by "we" I mean AMERICA!!!  Witness the fact that New York State Supreme Court judges today tossed out the $500 million judgement against Trump and his business.  It wasn't a total victory, as the finding of fraud was not in itself invalidated, but the extreme remedy favored by Engoron was exposed for the political stunt that it was.  Kudos to these leftist judges for doing the right thing/seeing the writing on the wall.  It's extraordinary how much lawfare was thrown at Trump leading up to the 2024 election, and it's equally extraordinary that he survived and prospered, and that so many voters stuck by him.  Well done, 'Merica!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5y09q1zgg8o 

 

In other news, the race to gerrymander as many House districts as possible before the 2026 midterms is on, and California appears determined to do its part.  We just have to hope that California voters have more integrity than their Democratic overlords.

 

https://abc7.com/live-updates/california-redistricting-state-supreme-court-denies-gop-petition-delay-vote-new-congressional-maps/17590010/entry/17607382/ 

Wednesday, August 20, 2025

What's That "Giant Sucking Sound"?

 


Friends, back in 1992, that "giant sucking sound" was Ross Perot's phrase to describe the loss of American jobs to Mexico, but today that slogan could be used just as aptly to refer to Democrats' extraordinary loss of registered voters in the last four years -- which has been coupled with similar remarkable gains by Republicans.  Does all this mean it's clear sailing for the GOP from here on out?  No, but the balance of power has shifted meaningfully in our favor.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/20/democrat-party-upended-voter-registration-crisis-there-seems-no-end-this/ 

 

You can see part of the reason for this shift in this video of Vice-President Vance visiting Union Station, where National Guard troops are helping to keep people safe.  Democrats, of course, are offended by safety, and by any suggestion that their administration of America's cities is less than perfect.  In other words, they're on the side of the criminals, by default!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/c8e1jrnry5ro 

 

In other news, DNI Tulsi Gabbard has revoked more security clearances for more Deep State hacks.  That's terrific, but it's a far cry from what needs to happen: the prosecution of as many Russia hoax perpetrators as possible.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c78mj2m85pno 

 

Finally, I just heard the other day that MSNBC will now be called "MSNOW", and its connection to NBC (America's worst "news" organization) will be severed.  Unfortunately, almost all of MSNOW's former "talent" will be retained, so it will continue to be a cesspool of TDS.  We have a long way to go before the MSM is purified of its inveterate anti-Republican biases!!!

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/columnist/2025/08/20/msnbc-ms-now-media-liberal-bias-trump/85703170007/ 

Sunday, August 17, 2025

Doing the Ukraine Shuffle

 


Friends, President Trump may never before have pirouetted quite as much as he has in the last few days, and that's because various forces and interest groups are pulling him in a plethora of different directions vis-a-vis the Russia-Ukraine War and how it can be ended.  Trump is talking tough, and he's being conciliatory.  He's ruling out Ukrainian membership in NATO, and, with the other hand, he's proffering the possibility of U.S. troop deployments to help guarantee Ukraine's independence.  Could Ukraine end up with an effective alliance with the West, policed by actual British and French troops, perhaps accompanied by Americans?  If so, that would seem like a monumental blow to Russian pride and a major threat to Russia itself.  On the other hand, to secure that Western commitment, what would Ukraine be willing to give up, territorially?  It's a truly byzantine set of conundrums.  Compounding my bafflement is the fact that many of the interested parties probably don't want peace at all, and are quite prepared to keep slugging it out indefinitely.  Is there a point, however, where Ukraine or Russia simply can't take any more?  Is there a point where Western European powers feel they have to intervene directly in the conflict?  Is there a point where Trump, in particular, throws up his hands and walks away?  Hey, if I had the answer to any of these questions, I'd share them with you, but, alas, I'm just an informed observer of these world-historical events.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm21j1ve817o 

 

https://www.wsj.com/world/europe/trump-tells-europeans-he-is-open-to-u-s-security-guarantees-in-ukraine-347892f6?st=V9LeLn 

Friday, August 15, 2025

No Deal!

 


Friends, DJT and ole Vladimir had their powwow in Alaska, and no definitive results were obtained.  In other words, the war in Ukraine goes on.  When you consider that some Western nations, notably Britain and France, seem to be itching to send troops to Ukraine to "police" any ceasefire or settlement, you can see why Russia might be inclined to continue fighting.  Western forces encamped in Ukraine, next to the Russian border, would arguably be WORSE, from the Russian perspective, than the formal admission of Ukraine to NATO.  In any case, Putin may still feel as though he can beat Ukraine, and, if he can have the whole enchilada, why settle for just one bite?  Possibly Russia's intention in showing up for this summit was to keep the West, and Trump in particular, talking, so that further and stiffer sanctions don't materalize.  What will Trump's next move be?  Darned if I know!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyvd3gkg1po?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us 

 

https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2025/08/15/uk-says-it-will-put-boots-on-the-ground-if-a-ukraine-ceasefire-is-agreed/ 

Tuesday, August 12, 2025

Illegal Immigration...In Reverse!

 


Friends, we're getting our first real sense of how many illegal immigrants have "self-deported" since DJT took office in January, and the numbers are STUNNING!!!  The headline figure of 1.6 million may be misleading for a variety of reasons, but the fact is that hundreds of thousands of illegals appear to have vacated the country.  If you put this in context, probably only around 100,000 have been deported in the same period.  This means that Trump's illegal immigration "body language" and messaging has been even more effective than his policy changes.  In a way, this shouldn't surprise us.  Look how few people are coming across the southern border right now: virtually none, and that isn't because we built a wall -- it's because Trump articulated clearly to the whole world that unauthorized migrants were no longer welcome and would be promptly expelled.  Well, quite a few illegals who've been living and working here are getting the same message, and they're voting with their feet.  This leads to the follow-up question: how low can the numbers of (remaining) illegal immigrants go?  Somewhere close to zero, I would hope.  I can't tell you how positive this news is, because, if we had to rely on deportations alone to solve the problem, we would never get close to a solution.  The real answer to illegal immigration has always been to persuade current and potential interlopers that it simply isn't worth the bother to break our immigration laws.  In other words, we need to make the illegals do our work for us.  So far, so good!

 

https://www.washingtontimes.com/news/2025/aug/12/illegal-immigrant-population-16-million-trump-crackdown/ 

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/data-graphics/us-immigration-tracker-follow-arrests-detentions-border-crossings-rcna189148 

 

In other news, today's data on inflation is somewhat mixed, but what we aren't seeing is a huge spike, and thus the market seems to think that the Fed will cool its jets and lower rates imminently.  Chalk up another win for Trump!

 

https://www.wsj.com/economy/cpi-inflation-july-2025-interest-rate-c9d31b19?st=F5hbLV 

 

We're hearing that Texas Democrats are ready to wave the white flag and return to the Lone Star State to do their jobs -- and in so doing they will allow Texas Republicans to redraw the state's House districts to their own advantage.  If true, this is a huge win for the GOP, and a huge embarrassment for the Dems.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/12/report-texas-democrat-fugitives-concede-will-return-to-austin/ 

 

Ukraine's President Zelensky is setting the stage for DJT's summit with Putin by declaring that he won't consider giving up any of Ukraine's territory.  Well, if that's really the case, then this war ain't anywhere close to being over.  Maybe Zelensky is posturing?  One could hardly blame him.  He must feel a little left out.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4g6qd3k2peo 

 

Finally, as nutty as Zohran Mamdani may be, polls say he's heavily favored to win the NYC mayoral race.  Possibly a strong centrist could beat him, but Andrew Cuomo doesn't appear to be "that guy".  As I've said repeatedly, a Mamdani win might be a blessing to the political right anyway.  Go, Zohran, go!!!

 

https://www.cityandstateny.com/politics/2025/08/mamdani-leads-cuomo-19-points-while-stefanik-catching-hochul/407379/ 

Monday, August 11, 2025

Capital Crackdown

 


Friends, today, in a move that will make the few liberal heads that haven't already exploded...explode, DJT announced the deployment of National Guard forces to bolster crime fighting efforts in the District of Columbia AND he assumed direct federal control of the District's Metro Police.  Lefties counter that crime in D.C. is "no big deal", which may be true if you have Secret Service protection, but which hasn't been accurate for ordinary citizens for a long time.  Will this scrap ultimately lead to the end of "home rule" for D.C. and the federalization of the city?  Some have speculated that most of the District could be returned to Maryland, and D.C.'s three electoral votes could be assigned more narrowly to...Donald Trump's bedroom?  I like this idea, personally.  We'll see how matters develop from here.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2110me5g4o 

 

In other news, the U.S. and China have agreed to maintain their "tariff truce" until November, giving both countries more time to negotiate a final deal.  The markets will like this.  Already, U.S.-China trade has declined significantly under Trump, as we rebalance our national portfolio, as it were, and expand trade ties with less adversarial countries like Vietnam and India.  I like it!  This whole tariff kerfuffle is working out a lot better than I expected.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cg7jjkvzmkxo 

Friday, August 8, 2025

Russia Invades Alaska!!! (By Invitation)

 


Friends, prior to 1867, as most people know, Russia controlled Alaska.  Now they're up to their old tricks again!  That's because President Trump has agreed to a summit with President Putin in Alaska next Friday.  The main topic of conversation will be a negotiated settlement to the Russia-Ukraine War.  Might Trump offer Putin the Aleutian Islands as a sweetner to get him to give up the Donbass?  Probably not.  The outlines of a settlement are starting to come into clearer focus, but then again Russia could simply be playing for time and trying to avoid even more crippling sanctions.  Either way, a face-to-face meeting between Trump and Putin will be a sight to behold!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dxed639n7o 

 

Kudos to Gina Carano, the Mandalorian star fired by Disney for daring to speak out against censorship.  Kind of ironic, that!  Disney has caved to, or at least settled with, Carano, and it's possible that Carano may even be reemployed by the entertainment colossus.  How far we've come from the bad old days of Joe Biden!  Kudos also to Elon Musk, who took up Carano's cause and has been a stalwart backer of free speech.

 

https://www.outkick.com/analysis/gina-carano-lawsuit-victory-disney-lucasfilm-cancel-culture 

 

Not everything that Secretary of Health and Human Services RFK, Jr. does may be universally acclaimed, but there's no question that some important victories have been won for the MAHA movement.  Will America actually become healthier?  That remains to be seen.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/08/trump-administration-celebrates-maha-victories-in-first-200-days/ 

 

Finally, not so long ago New York State Attorney General Letitia James had DJT in her crosshairs, and it looked like Trump couldn't possibly escape the full court press of lawfare that had been instigated against him.  Now, Trump is POTUS again, and it's James's turn to feel the heat.  Could she really be charged with some kind of crime related to lawfare?  Much depends on the evidence that the DOJ can assemble...

 

https://thefederalist.com/2025/08/08/report-doj-opens-grand-jury-probe-into-ny-ag-letitia-james-get-trump-lawfare/ 

Thursday, August 7, 2025

Recount, Recount!

 


Friends, the basic ground rules of American politics may be shifting under our collective feet.  That's because, not only are several red states gearing up to redraw their Congressional districts to give greater advantage to the GOP, but President Trump is calling for a redo of the 2020 Census, which could give even more seats to red states and fewer to blue states.  Can you REALLY redraw your state's Congressional map whenever you want, even right before a midterm election?  Maybe.  Can you REALLY redo a Census, and exclude illegal immigrants from the count?  Maybe.  Republicans are testing the waters, and, if all their stratagems come to fruition, the Dems may find it very hard to compete in 2026 and beyond.  Wouldn't that be a pity???

 

https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/republicans-full-steam-ahead-redistricting-094600204.html 

 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114987220997209419 

 

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2025/08/07/trump-orders-a-new-census-with-a-key-directive-n2661525 

 

P.S.  If we're prepared to go this far to stack the deck against the Dems, why not go all the way and carve out a few more red states too?  Kentucky could be North Kentucky, West Kentucky, East Kentucky, and South Kentucky!  Has a nice ring to it.  If we play our cards right, we'll have more Republican Senators than you can shake a stick at, and plenty more than the dastardly Dems.

 

In other news, the battle to eliminate wokeness, particularly racial discrimination, in American higher ed is very far from over.  Race preferences are so deeply engrained in the admissions and hiring practices of many colleges and universities that it will take extreme measures to right the ship.

 

https://www.city-journal.org/article/medical-schools-racial-discrimination?skip=1 

Wednesday, August 6, 2025

The Nuclear Option Isn't Much of an Option

 


Friends, today residents of Hiroshima are marking 80 years since that city was devastated by a U.S. atomic bomb.  It's a great opportunity to reflect on the legacy of nuclear weaponry and its ongoing role in...keeping the peace?  Yes, nukes put us all at risk of a radioactive apocalypse, but, because of their deterrent power, they have also kept us safe and sound for 80 years and counting.  A war between NATO and Russia over Ukraine would be far more likely if nukes weren't keeping both sides minimally "honest" and circumspect.  Personally, I believe that nukes will always be with us, and most of the time they serve to make life better (and longer) by preventing war itself.  I say "most of the time" because, sooner or later, someone, somewhere will let loose with another nuclear bomb.  Let's hope it isn't any time soon.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cm2v58qrjq0o 

 

In other news, the battle over Texas redistricting is getting uglier and uglier, and Texas Governor Abbott is now threatening to remove "derelict" Dems, who have fled the state to stymie the legislative process, from office.  I say: DO IT!!!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/border/2025/08/06/abbott-files-lawsuit-to-start-removal-derelict-democrat-texas-house-members-who-fled-state-to-block-redistricting-bill/ 

 

In a significant win for our national heritage, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has decreed that a Confederate Memorial, which was removed from Arlington Cemetery by the Biden cabal, will be returned to its former location.  Who would have thought, several years ago, that we would ever reverse the momentum of wokeness like this?  It's a glorious sight to behold!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/08/06/pete-hegseth-orders-return-of-confederate-memorial-to-arlington-national-cemetery/ 

Monday, August 4, 2025

Best Job Numbers Ever!!!

 


Friends, Democrats are outraged (yawn!) because President Trump has fired the head of the Bureau of Labor Statistics, because she released a set of new jobs numbers that he regards as inaccurate and defamatory to him and his administration.  Are his charges valid?  That I couldn't say.  I tend to trust government statistics.  Can the books be cooked, to a certain extent?  Sure, but it's hard to make a recession look like a boom, or vice versa, so there's only so much that you can accomplish with such chicanery, and I'm not sure why you'd try it when we're a year and a half from the next election...  Bottom line: Trump's politicization of economic statistics will make even fewer people trust "the numbers", and there aren't many people trusting anything or anyone as it is.  It's a race to the bottom, or so it seems to me.

 

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/08/02/trump_bls_numbers_were_phony_i_did_the_right_thing_by_firing_director.html 

 

Speaking of cynicism, Republicans in Texas are getting closer and closer to passing a reapportionment of their Congressional districts designed to favor their fellow Republicans.  The GOP could secure five additional seats in the House in 2026, which would make Democrats furious and would tempt blue states to retaliate in kind.  Texas Democrats are boycotting the state legislature to try to deny Republicans a quorum, and as a result those Dems could be fined or even arrested.  This could get mighty ugly!  The question is: could it work as a stratagem to maintain GOP control of the House of Representatives???  Only time will tell.  

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cz601p6jv8vo 

 

China and India aren't liking the idea of paying massive "secondary tariffs" that would be designed to punish them for buying Russian oil.  On the other hand, they aren't willing to stop buying that oil either, meaning that the U.S. and China and India are basically engaged in a global game of chicken.  Would the U.S. really risk a massive trade war with China AND India, in order to increase financial pressure on Putin's regime?  China and India seem to regard these threats as a bluff, and, I must say, I suspect that Trump doesn't mean what he says in this case either.  I think he may be engaged in a last ditch effort to bring Ukraine and Russia to the bargaining table.  If that effort fails, then I'm not sure what he'll do, but cutting off trade with China and India doesn't seem very likely, and wouldn't be terribly smart.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/news/china-pushes-back-at-us-demands-to-stop-buying-russian-and-iranian-oil/ 

 

Since I would never lower myself to the point of reading the benighted Washington Post, I'm not sure how much the paper has changed since Jeff Bezos decided it would celebrate American freedom and capitalism, but I'm reassured by the fact that some lefties are jumping ship!

 

https://www.realclearpolitics.com/video/2025/08/02/capehart_on_leaving_wapo_we_were_told_we_would_have_to_be_unapologetically_patriotic_and_write_about_positive_things.html 

 

Finally, this week's Newsmakers show is definitely worth a listen.  It features more than the usual amount of historical analysis, which you'll enjoy to no end!

 

https://wysl.podbean.com/e/newsmakers-8-2-25/ 

Wednesday, July 30, 2025

Five Glorious Years!

 


Friends, a hearty congrats to the Right Thinkers organization in the Southern Tier of New York State, spearheaded by the incomparable Connie Wolfinger and Nate Smith.  I've been privileged to be a part of the Right Thinkers for almost their whole five year run, and we've come a long way together!  Just a few months ago, we were contemplating what might have been the end for American conservatism and our democratic/Constitutional system, and today we're envigorated daily by President Donald Trump's achievements and his vision for the country.  All I can say is: if we conservatives stick together, there's no mountain we can't climb!

 

https://www.oleantimesherald.com/2025/07/29/right-thinkers-marks-5-years-conservative-discussion/ 

 

In other news, the U.S. economy grew at a 3% annual pace in the second quarter, which sounds good, and is good, although there are some warning signs that trade turbulence could catch up with us in the third and fourth quarters...

 

https://www.wsj.com/economy/us-gdp-q2-2025-359c022b?st=ENJB6g 

 

Speaking of tariffs, we just inked a deal with South Korea, which is fantastic, but we also announced sanctions and stiff tariffs against Brazil, largely because of that country's suppression of (conservative) dissent.  Will Brazil pay us any heed?  I hope so, for their sake and for the world's.  Brazil is a cautionary tale of how Western "democracy", such as it is, could unravel, due to censorship and lawfare.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxpvl9krxwo 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/crlzn72eg25o 

 

Finally, leftists are incensed because of...an ad for blue jeans???  Their ability to read "Nazism" into anything and everything never ceases to amaze me.  The poor dears!  How will they survive the next four years???

 

 https://nypost.com/2025/07/29/opinion/sydney-sweeney-tantrum-is-all-about-the-lefts-rage-at-americas-rejection/

Tuesday, July 29, 2025

Trump Diplomacy

 


Friends, DJT's recent visit to Scotland was a tour de force, as this article makes plain.  He charmed the British PM Sir Keir Starmer, he inked a highly favorable (to us) trade deal with the EU, and he played lots of golf and drummed up business for his various regional golf clubs.  What's more, the Trump haters in the U.K., of which there are many, were remarkably quiescent.  Trump bestrides the globe, in short, and he keeps on winning, no matter where he goes.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cly42x8k55lo 

 

Speaking of Trumpian diplomacy, we appear to be maintaining our "trade truce" with China, under which they will pay minimal tariffs of 10-30% while negotiations on a final deal continue.  Fair enough.  I trust Trump to achieve a healthy rebalancing in our commercial relations with the PRC.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/asia/2025/07/29/u-s-china-extend-tariff-truce-pending-trumps-approval/ 

 

The mainstream/leftist media is full of stories about hapless "undocumented immigrants" who get dragged out of their communities by Trumpian thugs for no good reason.  And it fails utterly to report on all the genuine thugs, perverts, and maniacs who have been evicted from America courtesy of ICE.  For shame!!!

 

https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2025/07/29/heres-how-many-sex-offenders-ice-has-arrestedin-just-one-city-n2661093 

 

Finally, you may not have noticed, but the Trump Administration has struck a blow against "woke AI", and it may be one of the most consequential things DJT has done in his second term to date.  Why do I say that?  Everyone agrees that AI is going to play an enormous role in our economy and our society going forward.  Well, every AI has a set of ethical parameters, in effect, that guides its behavior and its interpretation of reality.  It matters GREATLY who sets those parameters and why.  The federal government is weighing in, essentially denying federal contracts to Big Tech companies that infect their AI systems with wokeness.  Now, that won't be easy to pull off, because defining wokeness is notoriously difficult, but just the threat of losing federal dollars will cause many AI programmers and Big Tech executives to tread carefully.  Thank you, President Trump!

 

https://www.whitehouse.gov/presidential-actions/2025/07/preventing-woke-ai-in-the-federal-government/ 

Sunday, July 27, 2025

Hands Across the Water

 


Friends, they said he couldn't do it...but he did it, all right!  DJT has sealed a trade deal with the EU that should prove highly advantageous for the USA.  Basically, it imposes a 15% tariff on EU exports to us, while we get expanded tariff-free access to European markets.  With any luck, this should help even out the trade relationship we have with Europe, which thus far has been very unbalanced -- in favor of the Euro-weanies.  The markets will be pleased, needless to say!  There will be no scorched-earth trade war with Europe.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2xylk3d07o 

 

The Democrats are plumbing new depths in terms of their national popularity, which is good news, but the American people have plenty of doubts about Trump and Republicans too.  I wouldn't pop the champagne corks just yet...

 

https://www.politico.com/news/2025/07/26/democrats-approval-rating-poll-00478141?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us 

 

Apparently, Texas is considering some redrawing of its Congressional districts BEFORE the next Census in 2030.  This would be to obtain additional safe seats for Republicans in advance of the 2026 midterm elections.  If you're a Republican, that probably sounds super!  If you're a Democrat, it sounds downright scary, which is leading quite a few blue states to ponder some retaliatory redistricting of their own.  Gerrymandering has become a more and more salient feature of American politics, but we always used to fight these battles just once a decade.  Now we may fight them continuously!  I predict this won't end well.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/elections/texas-plows-ahead-new-maps-governors-grapple-prospect-decade-redistric-rcna221142 

 

Finally, here's my latest article!  It focuses on the restrained, balanced approach to antitrust prosecutions that the Trump/Bondi DOJ is taking, and why Alphabet/Google has to remain in the antitrust crosshairs.

 

https://townhall.com/columnists/nicholaswaddy/2025/07/26/the-right-way-and-the-wrong-way-to-do-antitrust-n2660984 

Thursday, July 24, 2025

Only in (Trump's) America...

 


Friends, lots of surreal stuff happens in the new-and-improved Trumpian USA that we're privileged to inhabit.  For instance, today, the President visited the construction site of the new Federal Reserve HQ, along with the Fed Chairman Jerome Powell.  He ambushed Powell with a report about cost overruns, and Powell was left squirming.  To be honest, on the merits, I side with Powell, in the sense that the cost of the Fed's new headquarters is really beside the point.  What's important is the Fed's enormous power, its lack of accountability, and its questionable decision to raise interest rates and keep them high -- much higher than other advanced economies around the world.  Will Powell ultimately lower those rates?  Probably, but he likely would have done that with or without Trump's prompting.  The more interesting question is how the relationship between the presidency and the Fed will evolve under these novel Trumpian circumstances.  Stay tuned!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/videos/crl0l0xxrxeo 

 

In other news, we appear to have a Republican and a Democratic candidate for what is currently Thom Tillis's Senate seat in North Carolina.  RNC Chair Michael Whatley is our man, and North Carolina Governor Roy Cooper is theirs.  That ought to set off alarm bells, because Cooper has had a good run as Governor and will be a formidable opponent.

 

https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/2026-election/rnc-chair-michael-whatley-run-north-carolina-senate-seat-rcna220752 

 

In another piece of ambiguous news, the Democratic Party is struggling with fundraising, but that doesn't mean that lefties aren't ponying up large sums of money.  Instead of giving it to the party, though, they're giving it to progressive "stars" like AOC.  In other words, if you feed rank-and-file leftists red meat, and they'll shower you with cash!  This means that the reports of the Left's demise are greatly exaggerated, but it also means that the movement may insist on descending down assorted neo-Marxist rabbit holes rather than tacking to the center and rediscovering a way to be competitive nationally.  That's okay by me.

 

https://www.wsj.com/politics/elections/democratic-donors-progressive-aoc-zohran-mamdani-825242e9?st=WyFLfg 

 

Finally, the philosophy of the Trump Administration is clearly "billions for immigration enforcement, and not one cent for sanctuary cities!"  Well, along these lines, the infrastructure necessary for mass deportations is being scaled up, which is a good sign, because it means that Trump and Co. are serious about getting the job done.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/24/trump-admin-awards-1-26-billion-for-largest-migrant-detention-center-u-s/ 

Tuesday, July 22, 2025

The Rising Sun Settles With Trump

 


Friends, the "panicans" have been proven wrong yet again: instead of facing tariff-generated economic armageddon, the U.S. is cutting more and more deals with our trading partners/adversaries, promising continued commerce, hundreds of billions in federal revenue, expanded exports, and a modest (and healthy) reduction in American reliance on cheap imports.  All in all, a pretty positive result!  Not all countries have settled with DJT, as of now, but Japan, the Philippines, and Indonesia have, and this creates irresistible momentum that other, more recalcitrant countries will find hard to resist.  After all, if no one was willing to talk turkey with us, we might have to abandon our aggressive pursuit of new trade terms, but since so many major players, especially China, ARE willing to compromise, well, the future looks bright for American negotiators, and, more importantly, for American workers and consumers.  Bravo, President Trump!  You told us to be patient, and that good things would come to those who wait...and who maintain their faith in Trump, and you were right.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/22/trump-announces-massive-trade-deal-with-japan-15-tariff-550-billion-investment/ 

 

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/07/22/u-s-strikes-trade-deals-with-philippines-indonesia-as-tariff-deadline-nears/ 

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clynwv7gn2do 

 

Meanwhile, a fresh poll of potential voters in the NYC mayoral race indicates that the socialist Mamdani currently holds a large lead.  Is this good news or bad?  Let's face it: a Mamdani victory could be one of the best things that could happen to the national GOP.  On the other hand, it could lead to a depression in the NYC economy, and that could spill over into the Mid-Atlantic region and possibly even the whole country.  They don't call it "the Big Apple" for nothing.  Keep your eye on this race.  It could have big implications.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/22/new-york-city-mayoral-poll-socialist-zohran-mamdani-leading-opponents-cuomo-sliwa-adams/ 

 

Finally, there's another rescissions package coming soon -- hooray! -- this one targeting wasteful spending at the Department of Education.  If we're going to get serious about controlling federal spending, and we should, then we'll need to make the passage of these rescissions bills a regular occurence, and we'll need our Republican Congressmen and Senators to demonstrate great intestinal fortitude (by sticking with Trump).  Here's hoping!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/education/2025/07/22/report-white-house-to-slash-education-funding-another-rescissions-package/ 

Monday, July 21, 2025

Rich, Rich, Rich...Beyond Our Wildest Dreams!

 


Friends, could the gold-hued and mega-Trumpy thousand dollar bill become a reality?  I wouldn't bet on it, but the economic wins that Trump has racked up since taking office are impressive.  Just a few months ago, the media and the Dems were telling us that a recession was a virtual certainty, and now?  Now the markets are surging, inflation is cooling, and all the hubbub about tariffs seems totally overblown.  No one can guarantee four solid years of prosperity, but we're off to a fine start, which must aggravate lefties to no end!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/21/white-house-trumps-strong-economy-after-6-months-proves-panicans-wrong/ 

 

Can you believe how unhinged the Left's reaction to the cancellation of the Late Show with Stephen Colbert has been???  First of all, the influence of late night comedy shows is infinitesimal, compared to what it was in Johnny Carson's heyday.  Second of all, Trump's critics don't have a constitutional right to unlimited airtime.  I mean, grow up!  Sometimes shows get cancelled.  Life goes on.  I have no doubt that Mr. Colbert will land on his feet, and that his fellow progressives will take good care of him.  If not, he has his millions of dollars to bring him solace...  What will CBS replace him with?  Reruns of I Love Lucy, if they know what's good for them.  As for Molly Ringwald's suggestion that Stephen Colbert should run for president, I couldn't agree more!  That's exactly what the Dems need: an out-of-touch, sanctimonious Hollywood insider as their standard-bearer.  But maybe Steve would rather run as a third party candidate?  Even better!!!  Bring it on, Bolshies!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/entertainment/2025/07/21/the-breakfast-club-star-molly-ringwald-says-silver-lining-stephen-colbert-is-free-to-run-for-president/ 

Sunday, July 20, 2025

Redskins to Return???

 


Friends, in the wake of the George Floyd riots in 2020, it seemed the whole world went mad, or, more accurately, went woke.  Every major corporation was tripping over itself to express its solidarity with "Black" Americans (and God help you if you forgot to capitalize the "B"!), and quite a few sports teams put their long-time mascots into cold storage.  Well, 2025 is a whole different ball game (if you'll pardon the pun), and now President Trump is demanding that the tide of wokeness be not only stopped, but reversed.  He wants Washington's NFL team to once again be known as the Redskins.  Is such a thing possible?  Would a major institution, in a town as liberal as D.C., dare to defy woke/progressive orthodoxy, and cater to Trumpism, in such a flagrant way?  Time will tell, but I would be immensely impressed and reassured if we discovered that the answer is YES!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/sports/2025/07/20/trump-says-he-may-put-restrictions-on-commanders-new-stadium-deal-if-they-dont-change-name-back-to-redskins/ 

 

Our valiant new Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard is claiming that former President Obama was involved in a "treasonous conspiracy" against his elected successor, Donald J. Trump.  Those are words that one would hope a DNI would choose carefully, and they imply that Obama and other officials in his administration might be guilty of crimes, up to and including treason.  That's kind of a big deal!  Now, was the intelligence suggestive of Trump's involvement in a Russian-led conspiracy to alter the results of the 2016 election deliberately exaggerated/misrepresented?  I surely think so.  Nonetheless, we have to admit that, thus far, we conservatives/Republicans have done an awfully poor job of proving criminal complicity in any such effort to defame and undermine President Trump.  We've done an even worse job of convicting anyone in a court of law.  Do Gabbard's words suggest that more prosecutions may be forthcoming?  That would be a fascinating and highly significant development.  Or, perhaps, are Gabbard's words just typical inside the Beltway hot air?  You tell me...

 

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/07/20/dni-gabbard-obama-directed-a-treasonous-conspiracy-against-trump/ 

Wednesday, July 16, 2025

Have a Coke and a Jackboot!

 



Friends, we hear a lot of nonsense from the Left about what a dictator Trump is, and how he's just like Hitler, only a thousand times worse.  Typical progressive hyperbole, right?  Well, I was always inclined to dismiss these claims, but now I hear that Trump has singlehandedly convinced (compelled?) Coca-Cola to change its formula.  From now on, the company will use cane sugar rather than corn syrup in its signature beverage.  I think it's pretty obvious where I'm going with this...  He who can alter the formula for "American champagne", i.e. Coca-Cola, has, fairly obviously, UNLIMITED POWER!!!  Before long, Trump will make the Big Mac into a peanut butter and jelly sandwich by an act of pure will...  Everywhere you look, corporate America is rushing to placate DJT, and rightly so, for, if he is Commander-in-Chief of Colas, resistance to his dominion truly is futile.  All hail King-Emperor Donald the Great, therefore!!!  And, whether your tastes run to Coca-Cola, Diet Coke, Coke Zero, or even Fanta, know that he is your lord and master, and never shall the sun set on his Empire of Pop!  Pepsi, I hope you're listening, because the grace period for compliance with His Imperial Majesty's wishes is measured in hours...

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/czxe59zl8qzo 

How the West Was Won

 


Friends, as you may be aware, Donald J. Trump emerged triumphant in the 2024 presidential election, narrowly saving America and Western Civilization from imminent collapse.  How did he pull it off?  Well, almost every single demographic, except old ladies, moved to the right, compared to the results in 2020, but some groups moved a lot more than others, including people of color.  Blacks, Hispanics, and Asians all showed markedly more inclination to vote for Trump, and that made the difference.  You'll find this deep dive into the data very interesting...and very heartening!

 

https://www.liberalpatriot.com/p/a-final-comprehensive-look-at-how 

 

Relations between DJT and Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell are not exactly what you would call warm and snuggly.  Trump appointed Powell, lest we forget, but he has come to despise Powell's caution.  There is a strong argument to be made that interest rates are indeed too high.  After all, inflation seems well in check.  Hopefully, whether Powell stays on or not, those rates will begin to fall soon.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4geyrdprwjo 

 

Finally, we're one step closer to a "rescissions" package that would strip funding from USAID and the Corporation for Public Broadcasting.  If you ask me, this is the absolute least that Congress can do to support President Trump and the ongoing work of DOGE.  Will Congress eventually find the courage to axe the Department of Education?  That's a bigger hurdle, but I hope so.

 

https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/news/senate/3472375/vance-tiebreaker-rescissions-vote-senate-doge-inspired-cuts-trump/ 

Monday, July 14, 2025

If At First You Don't Succeed...

 


Friends, the Big Apple, which has been staring imminent Mamdani-fication in the face for the last several weeks, just got another sobering piece of news: Andrew Cuomo is doublng down on his bid for the mayoralty!  This sets up a fascinating, high stakes clash between the progressive and "moderate" wings of the Democratic Party.  Let us hope that this internecine quarrel becomes increasingly ruthless and brutal, and that the Left, by the end of it, becomes a house divided, never again to reunite!  That's an optimistic reading of the situation, I'll admit, but I've always believed that the only permanent way to liberate America from the danger of Democratic/progressive rule is to split the movement into smaller, unviable factions.  Thanks to Emperor Andy, we're one step closer.

 

https://x.com/andrewcuomo/status/1944829573222338765 

Sunday, July 13, 2025

America First Means Americans First

 


Friends, I found some of the statistics in this piece quite eye-opening.  In a nutshell, under Biden, the vast majority of new jobs went to immigrants and "migrants", i.e. immigrants who decided they didn't feel like waiting in line or filling out any forms.  Under Trump, it's American-born workers who are getting the benefit of new job opportunities, and who are enjoying lower inflation and steady wage gains to boot.  Isn't that how prosperity ought to be defined, at the end of the day?  Shouldn't it benefit primarily those of us who already live here, and shouldn't we be allowing in new people ONLY when doing so enhances liberty and the standard of living for all?  Seems to me like Trump is finally getting some of these economic fundamentals right.  Bully for Trump!!!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/clips/2025/07/13/winning-jobs-gains-going-to-native-born-americans-wage-gains-outpacing-inflation/ 

Saturday, July 12, 2025

Crushing It!

 


Friends, this week's Newsmakers show basks in the reflective glory of some of DJT's big wins of late, including the Supreme Court's decisions abolishing universal injunctions and upholding the president's power to hire and fire executive branch employees.  Long story short: the ability of leftist judges to stymie the wishes of the American people, expressed via that great big presidential election we had not long ago, has been dramatically and probably permanently curtailed.  Hooray!  Brian and I also discuss Trump's growing frustrations with Russia, which adamantly refuses to make peace with Ukraine; Trump's tariff threats vis-a-vis Brazil; the prospects for "green energy" in Trump's second term; where we stand with the once famous "Yankee work ethic"; the mixed messages sent by the retirement of North Carolina Senator Thom Tillis; and more!  You won't want to miss this action-packed episode of your favorite talk show, starring ME!

 

https://wysl.podbean.com/e/newsmakers-7-12-25/ 

 

In other news, we're learning more about what caused that Air India flight to crash in Ahmedabad recently.  Apparently, both fuel cut off switches were activated shortly after takeoff, starving both engines of, well, fuel, and thus thrust.  The pilots just didn't have enough time to recover.  Did one of the pilots intentionally flip those switches?  Did he do it by accident?  Or did a mechanical fault trip the switches without any action from the pilots?  Hopefully, the investigation will get to the bottom of this mystery.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cx2gy78gpnqo 

Friday, July 11, 2025

It's the Best of Times, It's Not the Worst of Times

 


Friends, as the Dow, the S&P 500, and the Nasdaq notch record high after record high, we face a seeming contradiction: the legacy media loves reporting doom and gloom about the economy, and especially about tariffs, which Democrats and leftists lap up and believe implicitly, so how do the major indices keep going up up up?  It defies common sense.  

 

These surveys help to explain matters.  It's not that the American people have a unanimously positive impression of the state of the economy -- far from it -- but they do feel better about it now than arguably at any time since the onset of the COVID pandemic.  That's a good thing!!!  It also begs the question: how buoyant would the markets be, and how high would our growth rates go, if this economy wasn't weighed down by the mainstream media's bellyaching?  God willing, someday we may find out.

 

https://www.breitbart.com/economy/2025/07/11/breitbart-business-digest-american-economic-optimism-rises-to-highest-levels-in-years/ 

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Tariffing Tyrants

 


Friends, President Trump loves to threaten other countries with tariffs, and usually these threats have something to do with opening access to their markets to American exporters and/or protecting American jobs.  Well, today DJT declared that he would levy a 50% tariff on Brazil, and his reasons had nothing to do with U.S. economic interests.  His purpose is to defend U.S. social media companies from Brazilian laws and court decisions that effectively force them to practice censorship, AND to protest against the kangaroo court that is now holding former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro in judgement.  Trump and Bolsonaro were close allies before the latter lost his reelection bid and was promptly railroaded by the very aggressive and very leftist courts in Brazil.  Trump is right that what Brazil is doing is outrageous, but are tariffs the best response to what amounts to an overseas version of lawfare?  Wouldn't sanctions make more sense?  It's starting to seem like tariffs, or the threat of tariffs, are Trump's "go to" solution to every international problem.  He's also in some danger of becoming known as the Boy Who Cried Tariffs...  Don't get me wrong: I would love to see Brazil's socialist oppressors held to account, but I'm not sure that tariffs are the best lever to pull, in this particular case.  What are your thoughts?

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c784ee81y4zo 

Monday, July 7, 2025

Tariffs Make Wonderful Conversation Starters

 


Friends, the threat and/or the reality of reciprocal tariffs has motivated dozens of countries to come to the negotiating table to work out a new trading relationship with Trump's America.  Already, the U.K., China, and Vietnam have come to terms with us...terms that are much more favorable than the ones that Biden and Co. accepted as a matter of course.  Now, the deadline for reaching an agreement applying to other countries has been extended until August 1, while the potential consequences of failing to do so have been outlined by none other than DJT himself.  Expect, in short, more progress in the days and weeks ahead!  Some countries will get hammered by new, punitive tariffs, no doubt, but that's necessary to keep the rest of the world honest.  Kudos to President Trump for fighting the good fight on our behalf!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cd0vkl31085o 

 

In other news, SCOTUS's abolition of "universal injunctions" is an extremely positive first step in reining in activist judges, but it may not be enough, in itself.  Powerful tools still remain in the hands of the unscrupulous lawyers and politicians who wish to make trouble for the Trump Administration, and to protect the Deep State from meaningful reforms.  In short, SCOTUS may need to go further, or Congress may need to act, to permanently remove leftist judges' ability to obstruct executive action.

 

https://thefederalist.com/2025/07/07/scotus-ruling-against-universal-injunctions-didnt-go-far-enough/ 

Saturday, July 5, 2025

To the Moon, Alice! Or Mars. Possibly Earth.

 


Friends, Elon Musk is making his divorce from DJT semi-official by announcing that he's forming a new political party: the "America Party", meant to challenge the monopoly of the Republicans AND the Democrats.  My guess is it will be hard going, because, given recent developments, Musk isn't beloved by progressives or conservatives.  Of course, there are plenty of centrists who are sick and tired of the GOP and the Demon-crats, so forming a third party may not be a complete waste of time, but it's likely to play the role of "spoiler", if indeed it has any impact at all.  If you ask me, such a party is more likely to help the Republicans than it is to help the Democrats, because it will effectively split the anti-Trump vote.  Anyway, what will the party stand for?  If the answer is fiscal sanity, then I might at least tip my hat to those Elonicans myself.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c1dn04lvgpdo 

Friday, July 4, 2025

Oh, Happy Day!

 


Friends, Happy 4th of July!!!  Our country is 249 years old, and doesn't look a day over 227, if you ask me.  Next year we'll be celebrating 250 years of liberty and awesomeness, and in many ways the festivities are already underway, led by YOU KNOW WHO, El Presidente, Donald J. Trump.  Almost half the country believes implicitly that Trump's America is about to implode, and yet, to you and me, things are looking up!  The economy is strong, our border is secure, the judiciary has been reined in, the legacy media and higher ed are cowed, at least to a point, and most men and women seem to know (roughly) what gender they are.  Are these the best of times?  Well, let's not jump to that conclusion, but there's reason to believe that 'Merica has a bit of life left in her, and that's something.  President Trump will, of course, sign the Big, Beautiful Bill into law today.  There are countless upsides, and we must hope that these positive reforms produce a massive surge in economic growth.  Frankly, technological advancements, like A.I., may do that anyway, but a pro-growth federal government that actively protects American jobs and insists on American access to foreign markets doesn't hurt any.  So God Bless America, and God Bless YOU!!!

 

https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/07/04/18-big-beautiful-trump-victories-as-america-celebrates-independence-day/ 

Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Big Beautiful Monstrosity?

 


Friends, today the big, beautiful bill cleared a major hurdle: it won passage in the U.S. Senate.  Now the onus is on House Republicans, who of course don't have many votes to spare...  I have mixed feelings.  The bill contains many elements that will boost the economy, but it's also very costly, and won't in any way advance the cause of fiscal conservatism.  In fact, to twist enough senatorial arms to pass it, it was made even more costly, which is no surprise to anyone vaguely acquainted with how politics works.  Elon Musk is as outspoken as ever about the bill's detractions, and Trump has retaliated by once again drawing attention to the federal contracts and subsidies that Musk's businesses rely on, and suggesting that DOGE might want to target them for cancellation.  Long story short: the passage of the big, beautiful bill is a big political win for Trump, because he has invested so much capital, as it were, in promoting it.  Is it, however, a win for the country?  I could go either way on that question.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyzzzdj15vo 

 

https://truthsocial.com/@realDonaldTrump/posts/114776149269773065 

Sunday, June 29, 2025

Another One Bites the Dust

 


Friends, plenty of Republicans have stood up to Trump, but not all that many have lived (politically) to tell about it.  It's becoming harder and harder for GOP Congressmen and Senators to defy DJT, and maybe that's a good thing, because neither party can accomplish much unless it can preserve a measure of discipline in its ranks.  The problem, however, is that, when men like Tillis decide to retire, they become even more unreliable in the days, weeks, months, and years before their official departure from Congress.  Even worse, said departure creates an open seat, i.e. a pickup opportunity for Democrats.  You better believe the dastardly Dems are salivating at the vacancy in NC that Tillis just created.  Those are the breaks, at any rate, and now Republicans need to search for a strong, Trumpy Republican to carry their banner in the Tar Heel State in 2026.

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c628vd100pro 

 

In other news, Javier Milei, Argentina's president, is proving that conservative populism can be combined with fiscal discipline.  He's slashed public spending, and the Argentine people seem to appreciate the results: a booming economy and low inflation.  Could a similar miracle happen here?  Not any time soon, if the "big, beautiful bill" is any indication.  Fiscal austerity isn't on Trump's agenda.  Of course, now that "universal injunctions" have been banned, DOGE might be unleashed as never before, and that could help matters.

 

https://www.theamericanconservative.com/argentina-onward/ 

Saturday, June 28, 2025

The Voice of Liberty is Louder Than Ever!

 


Friends, you won't want to miss this week's Newsmakers show, featuring, in addition to U.S. Congresswoman Claudia Tenney, moi!  Plus, my segment is longer than ever, meaning the show is more cogent and compelling than ever!  Brian and I cover everything from the humbling of Iran to the shamelessness of "democratic socialists".  Listen, and be amazed!!!

 

https://wysl.podbean.com/e/newsmakers-6-28-25/ 

 

In other news, in the wake of SCOTUS's brave stand against judicial activism and for executive authority, Chief Justice Roberts is warning (liberals) against intemperate, irresponsible, even violent rhetoric against specific judges.  This is a timely observation, given the increasing venom that the Left is directing at conservative Justices.  The Justices' recent actions took a great deal of courage, especially given the almost universal hostility to Trumpism inside the Beltway, and we must do everything in our power to shield them from retaliation.  Of course, tactically speaking, it doesn't hurt to remind the Blessed Six who their real friends are, and who is eyeing them with murderous contempt...

 

https://www.breitbart.com/news/chief-justice-roberts-warns-against-heated-political-words-about-judges/ 

Friday, June 27, 2025

SCOTUS Just Dropped a (Metaphorical) Bunker Buster on the Deep State

 


Friends, you thought workplace conditions at Fordow were bad?  Things could get a whole lot hairier for lefty federal judges from this point on...  SCOTUS today seems to have curtailed the ability of district court judges to issue so-called universal injunctions, which prevent the executive branch from doing, well, pretty much anything, on the whim of whatever judge feels like issuing the order.  These injunctions have been the bane of DJT's existence since taking office in January, and curbing them could mean a HUGE shot in the arm for the agenda, broadly conceived, of the Trump Administration!  We'll see how the dust settles, but I am most impressed by SCOTUS's resolute stand, and I am deeply grateful to those six conservative Justices who are, FINALLY, earning their paychecks (and then some)!

 

https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/supreme-court-limits-nationwide-orders-that-have-blocked-trump-s-birthright-citizenship-ban/ar-AA1HxVAb 

 

In other news, there is "outrage" that Donald Trump said a thing that is kinda true, but then there's always outrage about everything Trump says, so what's new?  Trump compared the decisiveness of his bombing of Iran's nuclear facilities to the war-ending impact of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.  Now, as a historian, I actually don't agree that those atomic bombings were as central to Japan's decision to surrender as many people assume, but that doesn't change the fact that they were an important part of the ruling junta's calculus as it made the decision to cry uncle.  Will Trump's bunker busters prove similarly transformative?  Well, only time will tell, but it's not outrageous to hope so!

 

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/ckg5xrgr72yo