Friends, Trump has threatened to intervene if Iran uses excessive force against the recent wave of protests, which is, if you ask me, all well and good if it's meant to destablize the mullahs and/or express sympathy for the regime's victims, but, if it represents an intention to literally attack Iran or to undertake regime change there, it's a terrible idea. No one looks forward to the return of Iran to the fold of civilized, modern, democratic and quasi-democratic nations more than I do, but intervening militarily would be just as likely to strengthen the Ayatollah and friends as it would be to undermine them, and of course it would run the risk of dragging us into a wider conflict. MAGA starts at home, if you ask me, and the Iranians will therefore have to solve their own problems.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c0q4z33pnnyo
As 2025 becomes 2026, what's the state of Trump's popularity? In a nutshell, it's not great, and it's not terrible. It's in the range where Trump and Republicans definitely have to worry about a blue wave in 2026, but then again such a wave is by no means inevitable. Unfortunately, with the mainstream media and many other powerful forces in America and worldwide working feverishly to undermine Trump, it won't be easy to raise these numbers appreciably.
https://x.com/TomBevanRCP/status/2006382575682789646
Finally, New York City now has a "democratic socialist" as Mayor, and he's promising that the "warmth of collectivism" will blossom in the Big Apple. Ha! There may be collectivism, of a dingy, bureaucratic sort, but there sure won't be warmth. New Yorkers are about as friendly as Red Army commissars -- speaking of which, it will be fun to see how much Wall Street fat cats and rich celebrities enjoy paying through the nose to foster greater "equity". My guess is that Florida and Texas will be the big winners, as the migration of high earners to those states will soar. Maybe Zohran could build a big wall around the city to deter escapees?
