Charlie Kirk, future president?

I would not be opposed to a future Charlie Kirk presidency.  This is not just common sense it's explained in such indisputable and simple terms.

UK trying to censor US website

This UK barrister, takes issue with it:

Winning the Redistricting Wars

Summary: Republicans fighting back is making a real difference.

Trust The Science, Except....

How much research is actually fraud? Probably a lot more than we think, and with AI getting involved it's becoming a more difficult situation. 

Charlie Kirk: correct on Canada

As a Canadian, I cannot refute any of this.

Ending Mail-In Ballots

An interesting topic, a perfectly reasonable and respectable objective. Will it get anywhere? I hope so but let's wait and see.

Anna Kasparian fact checked on immigration

Again, don't back down from tough conversations, especially when the facts are on your side:

Don't Let Them Browbeat You Into Submission

Watch Jillian Michaels stand up to an entire CNN panel with facts. This is why the right is starting to win more and voters; they are not backing down from tough conversations:

D.C. clean-up

Hand wringing by Democrats won't stop the clean-up of Washington D.C.:

Map Wars - why Democrats are losing the map

Redistricting in blue states apparently, is not going to amount to a hill of beans. Below is an analysis that may be a bit optimistic but the point stands; Democrats have already pretty much maxed out their rule-bending and rule-breaking capabilities, so bule states redistricting in response to red states doing so is still a net negative for Democrats:

Sunday verse

 

Why Alzheimer's matters from a political lens

This video is fascinating, it talks about a some things that are interesting from a political lens. There's a lot to be taken from this video from a health perspective and they are worth considering.  But I have two additional, not primarily health-related takeaways that matter in a more political realm.

Trust The Science?

The first takeaway, in this video Dr. Benjamin Bikman, a leading metabolic scientist, points out that for decades brain plaque was considered the root cause of Alzheimer's. It turns out billions have been spent on what was either fraudulent or at least flawed data. Decades spent on trust the science. 

Science at it's root is based on the principle of question the science. You don't learn by not asking questions, you instead inculcate wrote dogma. Science has always improved because the field was founded on the principle of asking questions. The science of gravity was once considered locked in by Isaac Newton. Einstein took it further and in an entirely different direction, and even Einstein, as brilliant as he was, was not the be-all-end-all on any scientific subject. So when they told you that the science on climate change was settled, no it wasn't, and it still isn't.  

And when they told you that the Pfizer and other COVID shots would prevent catching dying spreading worse symptoms and that the normal 7+ year clinic trials weren't necessary because all the kinks were worked out, and jab your kids - yeah, QUESTION THE SCIENCE. 

Insulin resistance and TDS

The second takeaway is a little less obvious. Dr. Benjamin Bikman also mentions that insulin resistance is connected not only to Alzheimer's but also depression and a lot of other mental health issues, there is something that comes to mind.  In the unrelated video below, there's an interesting path that was followed on how we got to the obesity epidemic. The timing of that is eerily close to the rise of radical leftism. Is it possible that so many on the left who are depressed, anxiety riddled, suffering from Trump Derangement Syndrome, and often just crazy in their worldviews (think transgender athletes competing with women), are suffering from insulin resistance? As our diets changed, we opened the doors to not only obesity but a host of metal issues? It seems plausible. 

So maybe the most important way to ensure common sense conservatism thrives in the coming generations is not redistricting, and rooting out the criminal cheating Democrat election machine, and ridding the country of illegal immigrants of census-padding or illegal Democrat voters. Maybe it's RFK Jr. sorting out the toxic mélange that is the American diet. It sounds crazy, but maybe that's just your insulin-resistant brain talking. It doesn't hurt to listen rather than talk. I think John Wayne said that once.

Fat Fiction:

JD Vance is going to be the next president

My thinking is that he's the obvious next GOP nominee and the Democrats are so far from being able to put together an sensible and effective platform it might not matter who their nominee is.  My gut says it will be Gavin Newsom, and despite his smarminess and clear California failures, he is an effective speaker. That said if JD Vance is prepared, I think he can both debate and charm Newsom of the debate stage.  Here's another take:

Rush Limbaugh on immigration

A fond look back at a well-reasoned position.

Friday Musical Interlude - Are You John Wayne?

I'm a bit busy today so instead of a political post, I'm reverting to an old staple on my blog from years ago; Friday Musical Interlude. The song is called "Are You John Wayne?" by Tropical Velvet Rebels.

Crooked Adam Schiff

Isn't that what Rush Limbaugh used to call him? And there's also James Clapper.

I'm not going to shed a cheer over this.

Perhaps several dozen "hurray" cheers though.  Democrats are in trouble in 2026, and I think it's becoming clear, barring something unforeseen, the GOP majority in congress will expand. So too says Newt Gingrich, no slouch in the political analysis world.

What is wrong with you people?

Hamas is a sick and twisted terrorist organization, Yet many countries want to create a Palestinian state; which would seem to be an attempt to appease them (at least from the perspective of Hamas, and other radical Islamists. Whether Palestine deserves statehood is another question and it must be completely removed from the Hamas situation.  Hamas must be eradicated before any recognition or even discussion of Palestinian statehood occurs.  

This article explains it perfectly:

On Oct. 7, 2023, Hamas launched a brutal assault on Israel. As 5,000 rockets slammed into civilian targets, terrorists massacred at least 1,200 Israelis, wounded about 3,500, and took 251 hostages. They raped, eviscerated, mutilated, beheaded, tortured, and incinerated their victims. At least 75 hostages have died, and about 20 remain in captivity.

Prior to the attack, 137 UN member countries recognized Palestinian statehood. Apparently unbothered by Hamas’ savagery, and distressed by Israel’s aggressive military response, 10 additional nations recognized Palestine after the attack. In the last month, Australia, Britain, Canada, and France provisionally joined them. Led by France, the European Union and 18 countries signed declarations criticizing Israel for defending itself and signaled that they too are poised to recognize Palestine. The United States is the last permanent member of the UN Security Council refusing to go along.

International support for a two-state solution obstructs ceasefire talks and “encourages and rewards” terrorism, Secretary of State Marco Rubio responded, while senior Hamas political bureau member Ghazi Hamad observed that Hamas’ Oct. 7 attack brought the Palestinian cause to the forefront, and “is why all the countries are starting to recognize a Palestinian state.” Israel’s chutzpah in defending itself is the other reason.

...The global demonstrations against Israel, violence against Jews on U.S. campuses, and Israel’s diplomatic isolation are rooted in rampant antisemitism and Marxism. But for Donald Trump and evangelical Christians, the world could lose the birthplace of Western civilization and the only democracy in the Middle East. If that happens, believe the aggressors: The United States is their next target.

Appeasement never works as intended. 

Australia joins in the foolishness

I was shocked when Canada decided to recognize Palestine. I mean I shouldn't have been; we're completely off the rails at this point.  But apparently so is Australia.

Dear President Trump

Forget Washington D.C., capitalize Canada, please. There are a lot of good people here; people with common sense. But then there's also this plethora of issues. There's a lot in here and it's all emblematic of how insane Canada has become.

Courtesy of Moose on the Loose, Epoch Edge and Vince Dao.

The real reason the U.S. is pushing tariffs; it's not just Trump.

I thought I'd shared this before but I cannot find it.  This video is a MUST watch. It explains completely why the U.S. is focused on tariffs. It's not just Trump.

Sunday verse

 

What happened between Trump and Poilievre?

Is this the real reason Trump torpedoed Canada's conservative party leader Pierre Poilievre explained in this video? It makes a lot of logical sense.

Unfortunately Canadian people and conservatives are caught in the middle of a disrespectful treatment. Canada is sinking and we could have avoided it but for a stupid phone call.

Badge of Honor

This morning I got a dirty look for no apparent reason.  I couldn't figure out why someone passing me by would do that.  Then I realized that I had worn my American Eagle T-shirt. I'm treating the dirty look as a Badger of honor. It was accidental, but I'll take it; I'm not taking off the T-shirt and in fact I'm going to wear it out more often now. 

I however have mostly Levi's, so maybe I don't have the greatest jeans...

It Starts: Wall Street predicts Trump tariffs failure

The message; it's coming. Never mind all of the foreign investment deals, never mind the jobs numbers, never mind the illegal immigration trickle, and all signs pointing to a coming boom.  The Wall Street Journal is here to tell you that the crash is coming... yeah.

There are a lot of reasons that this is surface level drivel. A recession is not coming.  Quote me. And quote them on their 0% growth projection.

Meanwhile in Spain

This is not the first time this has happened in Spain, where citizens have made known they are tired of illegal immigration. As I previously mentioned, this is not just Spain where people have had enough, it's becoming a European thing as much as it is a U.S. thing.

Meanwhile in Ireland

It's not just England, Ireland has stopped standing for poor immigration decisions. Ireland, except for ANTIFA that is:

Meanwhile in England

This is fascinating. Have citizens of England FINALLY started waking up? They haven't had a decent prime minister since Margaret Thatcher. Their problem is similar to that of Canada; they keep voting against their own national interest.

Pelosi insider trading facts are wild

Nobody can defend this, not even Nancy Pelosi herself. Karoline Leavitt lays it out in no uncertain terms. If Nancy Pelosi is making that kind of scratch (pardon the vernacular), she is clearly cheating.  And if she is cheating at that, you know that the Democrats are cheating at everything else. Remember when Donna Brazile pre-fed Hillary Clinton the debate questions in 2016? Yep. Party of cheaters.

Cory Booker angling for 2028 presidential run

Cory Booker is a very left leaning Democrat. He also seems to be an establishment-acceptable guy. And he's also a grandstander. By refusing to endorse a communist mayoral candidate for New York City, he's clearly angling for a 2028 presidential run.  Why is not clear; while the race is supposedly wide open, if Gavin Newsome runs the fix will be in for him.  And regardless, Corey Booker is highly likely to  Kamala Harris  (Munson) his own candidacy anyway.

SCOTUS finally fixed it (sorta)

Ending the race-based redistricting - the cheating that has been helping Democrats for 6 decades - has been fixed. That doesn't mean other forms of cheating won't continue and that nothing else in the electoral process needs fixing.  Far from it.  Nonetheless, this is very good news for fairness, for Republicans, and one more thing for Democrats to rant about.

Come the 2026 midterm election night, this will be brought up again and again by the mainstream media as the real reason for the expanded Republican majority and will by no means be a mandate for common sense, er Republican wins.  When that happens, remember to look at this: voter turnout levels and party support percentages. Don't be fooled.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting shuts down

Why is public broadcasting necessary? It's clearly been entirely biased to the left. Subsidizing that, just like USAID, is free Democrat subsidizing. So goodbye, not sorry to see you go.

Democrats in Texas" Run away! Run away!"

You lost the election. You cannot stop the redistricting changes, so throw a tantrum instead. Babies.

Meanwhile in Russia

Is Putin sustainable?  Is Russia?

Sunday verse

 

Matt Taibbi savages the New York Times

Over Russiagate. It's brilliant. Go read the whole article, but here's a wonderful excerpt to whet your appetite: 

More irritating is Savage’s diatribe against Patel and the hoax “narrative,” offered without mentioning the roughly ten million instances in which the Times botched its coverage of Patel and Republican investigations into Russiagate. When Patel and then-House Intelligence Committee chair Devin Nunes released the much-denounced “Nunes memo” about FISA abuse in early 2018, Savage personally “annotated” the document, which would be vidicated more or less entirely by an Inspector General investigation nearly two years later.

The New York Times continue to operate as if their opinions rather than facts will DICTATE what people believe. It's beyond being propagandists at this point, the NYT has become pathological in their TDS leftism. If it weren't so worrisome it'd just be sad.

Visa and Mastercard decide for you now?

What on earth is going on here? credit card companies censoring product purchases? DUMB.

I think you mean "fails"

 Sen. Warren fails on a regular basis, this is not news:

Canadian voters are idiots

President Trump made himself the boogeyman in the last Canadian election.  What did voters do? Vote for the same party that has decimated our economy. Why? Fear. Actually fear combined with sheer stupidity. We have a long way to go to catch up with Americans as far as common sense goes.

Payback's a... good thing

Activist leftist judge James Boasberg is going to get his comeuppance it appears:

Way to go Texas!

Texas redistricting is perfectly reasonable. If the Democrats can try to destroy president Trump with a litany of false narratives, then redrawing election districts in favor of Republicans is most certainly fair game.

I think everyone expected this from the FBI

Destroying evidence? Who would have thought?

How is the EU coping with the Trump deal?

First, a hot take on how one-sided the US-EU deal actually is, via Dave Rubin.  Followed by a Michael Heaver take on the EU impact.

The Sydney Sweeney meltdowns are just funny

The left has secretly overtly engaged in eugenics for a century So despite all the comedy of the left's meltdowns over Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle commercials, the funniest part is the ironic hypocrisy (or outright unaware stupidity, or both):

DNC male outreach effort update goes exactly as expected

To funny to not share:

Colbert was always a yawner, even in cancellation it's true

I am wasting no words on this guy. Period.

U.S. - E.U. trade deal is really something

President Trump really knows how to make a deal. I don't know how the E.U. agreed to all of this:

Sunday verse

 

Democrats self-own (again)

Democrats are currently a total dumpster fire.

Where's the pressure coming from?

Erstwhile Leftist Darling, AOC, is suddenly under investigation for ethics violations. Where's the pressure coming from?  I hope it isn't Republicans.  AOC is a walking advertisement for "Avoid Democrats". She's consorted with a communist mayoral candidate for New York City, angering what's left of the 'centrist'  Democrats. She's kissed the Israel ring, alienating the rest of "The Squad". Outside of her district she probably couldn't win a free prize, let alone an election. And she's been whispered as a contender for the Democratic nomination for president. So her being in hot water is no gift to the Republicans. Hopefully it's some wing of the Democratic party behind this moving forward, because frankly, it's only a gift to the Republicans if they are not the ones pushing it.

Energetic on energy

This is absolutely the correct thing to do:

Is this really rock bottom?

I actually don't think it is:

Inflation? Nope.

Trade deals? Yep.

The Justice System's Injustice

Rogue judges trying to do things like sideline Alina Habba in New Jersey, are not kings, even though they act like they are. Plus, a bonus immigration discussion here on the weird approach taken under the previous administration. 

How bad is it in Canada?

For Canadians, really, really bad. Why? Taxes. In fact, it's this bad:

What did Obama know and when did he know it?

What exactly is going on with the Obama administration's supposed involvement in the Russia collusion hoax? It's hard to say for sure but details are still emerging.

First an outline:

Megyn Kelly breaks it down in more detail.

How well is it going for America?

This well:

Germany immigration mistakes manifesting

Meanwhile in Germany, immigration mistakes are starting to get addressed.

This is what happens

This is what happens when Republicans actually play hard ball the way Democrats play hard ball. Let the Democrats whine  about this.  Republicans whined previously and it did nothing but cede territory. Republicans are looking good in house races for the midterms, thanks to rule changes they are making in places where they are winning. Redistricting, gerrymandering; who cares what they try to call it.  Is it clean? Not really. But is it going to be effective? Yes, very, very likely:

CNN layoffs continue

CNN layoffs are part of a tidal shift. Not a shift to the right, but definitely a shift back from the far left. It had to happen. Mainstream media thought that they could lead people away from their own senses and for a long time it was working.  No longer. Some lies, like climate change for example, are just not sustainable in the face of reality.

More on Obama's legal troubles

Earlier I mentioned that Democrats need to face consequences for the nefarious activities. All of them. This would be rich: 

Oh, Colbert is gone?

Why did it take so long to abandon ship? Losing money is losing money.

"Colbert's fans"? Media stiffs I guess.

Wall Street Journal's Trump hit piece backfire

Here's the synopsis:

But it's more sinister than that.  One of the reporters involved in creating the story, Joe Palazzolo, has ties to Fusion GPS. That's the same outfit responsible for the Russia collusion hoax.

The article was co-authored by reporters with ties to Main Justice, a publication founded by Mary Jacoby, wife of Glenn Simpson, the founder of Fusion GPS. That’s the same shady opposition-research firm Hillary Clinton and the Democratic National Committee (DNC) paid to fabricate the infamous Steele Dossier. In other words, the same people behind one of the biggest political disinformation campaigns in American history are now behind the absurd Epstein letter story.

This is never going to stop - not unless Democrats face consequences for their ongoing nefarious activities. Kinda like this: 

It’s one thing to weather a storm over carpetbagging. It’s another thing entirely when it involves alleged mortgage fraud. Sen. Adam Schiff (D-CA) was the subject of a criminal referral at the Justice Department over claims that he allegedly committed mortgage fraud regarding his primary residence in Maryland...

Or this:

 

TDS FAFO

I just wanted to post something that I could create a title using only acronyms. But seriously, Tim Pool is absolutely correct here; violence is not the answer no matter what your political beliefs.

Hypocrisy isn't funny

Although it can be presented as humor.

2.3 billion Christians can't be wrong

How did Christianity get so popular around the world?  This video breaks it down from a historical perspective:

Sunday verse

 

Just because it's funny

Leftist versus Hitler, what would happen:

Literally, FAFO

Just to be clear, infidelity is a bad thing. No one is free of sin, but if you decide to commit a sin of any kind, from cheating to lying to stealing, eventually you will get caught. Now it won't always be in such dramatic fashion as this:

Hey, some of us have to live in this hole!

Canada, what a mess.😒

Admit it didn't work, and move on

This is what the global elite need to do. Do you think they will, or will they continue doubling down on their failed efforts? Spoiler - it's the latter. They do it with everything: the debt ceiling, DEI, and even apparently with Jeffrey Epstein.  Why would, in this case, the European global elite change their Modus Operendi of shoving their agenda down people's throats and then blaming the victims for the problem?

No surprise at all on the  global elites' on the approach.  What surprises me about all of this is three different questions I have: (1) Why didn't the global elite anticipate the response from people in response? (2) Why is the backlash finally happening now? and (3) Is this really the only play the global elite have thought out?

Here are my suspicions on the answers to those questions. (1) They did anticipate a pushback but they don't care because the agenda dictates going forward regardless. That begs the question "What is the ultimate goal of this agenda?" That I cannot fathom because there are no good outcomes from forced multiculturalism, forced ignore Epstein, etc. 

(2) This one is curious. A lot of people knew these policies were not going to end well, but did nothing; cowed into submission by ad hominem attacks of racism. But how did it get to the point where that no longer makes a difference? It could be because crime and economic reality have gotten so bad, there is no alternative but to rise up against these horribly thought out (or deliberately evil) policies. The thing I find ironic is that it is happening across the West at an approximately equal pace. MAGA, Spain, Italy, Netherlands, Eastern Europe are all pushing towards more conservative policies. 

That could be as a result of natural pendulum swings politically over time but the pendulums in various nations seem to be synching up. Surely it is rather a result of a manmade interference in the natural flow of these societies. It's no mere coincidence that Western nations had started the DEI and unfettered immigration policies around a similar time frame as well. Perhaps it is only logical that the pushbacks would happen in relatively similar timeframes as well.

(3) The global elite may be rich and powerful, but they are no smarter than the rest of us and in fact, possible not as smart as common sense folk, having lived so detached from reality in their wealth, opulence and decadence.  Yet they are in charge. Ironic.

Is Trump dumb?

Trump has made a lot of masterstroke moves during his two presidencies, but it's hard to see a long game in calling out his supporters. Saying he doesn't want MAGA support is not a smart move.

Were the Let's Go Brandon pardon's fake?

Maybe so:

President Trump: This is not going away

People are p!ssed. You need to step back and figure this Epstein situation out before moving forward. I suggest you do so quickly.

Sunday verse

 

Messy Epstein handling

The whole Epstein thing has been a clusterfark for the Trump administration. I don't think the entire story is out there and I don't think Pam Bondi is solely at fault here. Something is clearly going on behind the scenes of which "influencers" (and everyone else) are not apprised.

Nevertheless, this is a huge problem that needs to get fixed because the public perception is legitimately disbelief in what's been put out front as the 'answer'. 

New Oil Pipeline in Canada?

Mark Carney is an idiot prime minister, but he's smart enough to know running the country as a leftist liberal he's not going to survive with his minority government. But in Trump's wake and the tariff situation he's still way out of his depth.

His party caused a massive Canadian malaise and he cannot just will it away with pronouncements on oil pipelines or the housing market:

Canadian unemployment is going up, unlike in the U.S.; Canada's problems run deep.

Um...okay.

Grok lost its mind? I think Grok not being politically correct is a good thing but, oops.

Tariffs STUN!

Trump tariffs winning on both ends. Government revenue from tariffs, huge:

Consumer prices on imports are tanking. This is not a win, it's a double win.

I'm torn

I'm not a conspiracy theorist, but where there's smoke, there is quite often fire. I wasn't expecting a full blown takedown of everyone in the 'elite' class of America and Western Europe because of the Jeffery Epstein situation. But I did think there was more to it than an absolute nothingburger. Now that president Trump is running things, and Pam Bondi mentioned that there was evidence to go through, and even Kash Patel was running the FBI, I thought there would be something that came out.  Turns out it was nothing but crickets.

There was so much noise around this, and there is so little, in this mega-release of information that either there is a conspiracy that's so much bigger than Republicans versus Democrats and it's now also engulfed the Trump presidency or there was so much misinformation leading up to this that we were all duped previously, and so badly so, that we are now no longer able to accept that it was nothing.

I'm torn. It's pretty easy to believe that this is a second wave of cover up. There's plenty of reason to think that. But it's also possible to understand that something this big could not be kept under wraps successfully for so long and somehow managed to convince those who previously were adamant they would get to the bottom of all this. 

Whatever this case, this has not gotten any less weird.

The left is outta control

Out of control leftists shoot at ICE facility:

This is no deterrent at all

Yes, CBS has to pay president Trump $16 million to settle his lawsuit over their 60 Minutes Kamala Harris coverup. It was election interference and some sort of censure is needed.  The $16 million equates to reputational damage only.  It's not enough to stop CBS from doing the same thing or something similar to the Republican candidate in 2028. It's peanuts. The reputational damage will fade in three years unless they are further persecuted or get caught yet again in the interim.

Yes it's a win for the president but it's not a big loss for CBS.

Sunday verse

 

Things are not going well for China

Economically speaking, China is in rough shape. 

Behind the facade of China-topia:

Things are not going well for Russia

Ukraine has been doing a masterful job defending itself against Russian aggression:

Happy Independence Day

July 4th long weekend is great, just remember why it's a day in the first place.

Speaking of winning...

The Big Beautiful Bill has passed congress now too. All it needs is president Trump's signature.

President Trump's Wonderful Week

Steven Crowder summarizes.

Canada's Prime Minister is an idiot

Mark Carney needs to go.

Big Beautiful Bill, happening now...

Canadian prime minister, totally weak

Trump winning yet again... 

Big Beautful Bill inches forward

Is it perfect?  Far from it.  Is it decent? Yes, it's a step in a better direction. The alternative, no bill, would be a political failure. But it looks more and more like it's a GO.

Sunday verse

 

And some American liberal stupidity

It's not just a Canada problem, American liberals also have their own sort of special stupidity. Take Leticia James (please...take her somewhere and leave her there).

More Canadian Liberal Stupidity

Trump stopped the tariff talks with Canada. Here's why, and the fallout for ordinary Canadians:

The irony, is that Trump's actions would actually force Carney to drop taxes on American companies and it would end up helping Canadian consumers.  Carney instead, is intent on hurting them.

Obama and Let's Go Brandon aides applaud Trump on Iran

So this happened.

SCOTUS win for Trump.

It turns out, judges cannot decide policy.  Who knew? Shaking up the failing status quo just got easier. Activist judges, your over reach just ended your ability to over reach. 

Winning. Not tired of it yet.

Germany unbanning AfD?

Is Germany allowing the conservative AfD party to run in elections rather than being branded a terrorist organization?

NYC: It's not going well

Just yesterday Tim Pool discussed NY city's communist Democrat nominee for mayor. So far, it's not going well.

NYC didn't learn from London England

Leftist Muslim mayors = poorly run cities. After years of a downhill slide, New York City has decided to double down on the crazy leftist...crazy train:

Reports that the Iran strike wasn't a success are likely wrong

It got crazy while you weren't looking

The amount of money wasted by the federal government:

Marco Rubio has stepped up his game

He was clearly prepared for this interview:

Tim Pool: The Left is a Cult

He's not wrong. These sort of actions are beyond wrong, they're sinister.

Fragile ceasefire

 Iran and Israel have both violated their peace treaty brokered by president Trump.

2008: How wrong was I?

Back in 2008 in the wake of a decisive Obama presidential victory, I wrote a post about how the Republican party could revitalize itself and win back a conservative majority in the United States. Some of what I wrote was knee-jerk reaction that you can see Democrats trying today. The Democrats wanting their own version of Joe Rogan is a prime example. It's a prime example of not only their panic reaction, but also of why I was wrong; the Republicans didn't need their own Joe Rogan when the Democrats owned nearly the entire media landscape, and the idea was actually trash. They needed to connect with voters and we are seeing that personality endorsements don't work; except for maybe president Trump's personality. But not everything I wrote was dreck. Here's an updated and distilled view:

Political movements thrive when they blend strong coordination with local initiative, strategic messaging with genuine engagement, and high standards with openness to fresh talent. A “central command” can furnish resources, set coherent goals, and distribute best practices—yet it must empower grassroots volunteers to adapt tactics to their communities’ unique needs. By partnering with established digital platforms and community media, conservatives can sidestep the costs of launching wholly new networks, while still bypassing hostile gatekeepers.

Effective message discipline need not suffocate authenticity. Instead of rote scripts, leaders can develop concise talking frameworks that guide spokespeople to tell real-life stories and connect policy to personal experience. This balance ensures that communications resonate emotionally even as they remain unmistakably clear.

Data analytics offer unprecedented precision in identifying persuadable voters and tailoring outreach. However, technology should complement, not supplant, the time-tested art of face-to-face conversation. Nothing replaces the trust built when a neighbor knocks on your door to discuss shared concerns. By integrating digital targeting with vibrant local engagement—house-party forums, church groups, and business roundtables—conservatives can forge deeper bonds.

Maintaining high ethical and ideological standards for candidates promotes credibility, but strict purity tests risk excluding mavericks who can energize new constituencies. A balanced vetting process should screen for integrity and competence, while welcoming a spectrum of conservative thought. Mentorship and leadership-development programs can then help rising stars refine their message and grow into principled, effective public servants.

A revitalized conservative movement combines the best of central strategy and local autonomy, harnesses modern tools without losing human touch, innovates in media partnerships rather than overextending, and upholds standards without stifling diversity. By striking this balance, conservatives can remain dynamic, resilient, and ready for every political challenge—today and in the years ahead.

Sunday verse

 

Nobody Asked You...

Adam Schiff continues with his buffoonery:

Two Different Approaches

Ukraine bombs military targets, Russia attacks civilians. Israel destroys military targets, Iran targets Israeli people. Two different approaches. It's possible that in the case of Russia, they are trying to destroy morale in Ukraine or the West, or possibly they simply cannot target military targets effectively anymore. In the case of Iran, it's probably just as much in part their hatred of the Jewish people as it is the inability to be more sophisticated in their targeting. In both cases the side of the good guys are winning the wars. But is it just because of the fact that they are the good guys, or is it at least in no small part because they are fighting smarter? 

Case in point:

Trump defeats Newsom in court

I'm still not sick of the winning:

Tim Pool nails it on the DNC, Obama and autocracy

All on one clip!

Arnold Schwarzenegger still has some common sense

At least, when compared to the The Shrew View.

I'm not sure where this is going

Ultimately, I think that's the point.  Is president Trump just saber rattling? Is he serious about joining Israel in the fight with Iran? If we don't know, neither does Iran's 'supreme leader'. That's the point.

Canada, WTF?

Canadian Liberal governments have destroyed Canada. And yet, here they are again thanks to a collective national fear of Donald Trump.

More of the same

More of the same:

Tim Walz: "Political violence! Wait, what?"

Democrats rush to scream about political violence, every...single...time... And more often than not, far more often than not, it's a lefty committing the violence. Here's the latest example courtesy of Tim Walz:

Canada's conservatives: strong in numbers but still in the wilderness

From a Canadian conservative perspective, another far left Liberal government is not just bad for Canada, not just a potential death-blow to the country, it doesn't make sense. Someone make it make sense for the millions of common sense conservative Canadians...

Here we go:

Meanwhile in the Netherlands, 2025 edition

A lesson in why proportional representation is a bad idea and also, the Netherlands could also be drifting more conservative:

No Kings flames out

I couldn't help but notice the No Kings protests against president Trump is poorly named. One, America does not have a king. Two, there is a King, just not one they are even remotely thinking about. I was planning on doing a post dissecting the failure of the protests, but Josiah Rises does an excellent job in this video:

Sunday verse

 

Conservatism ascending, Italian style

Italy has come a long way since WWII. Especially under current prime minister Georgia Meloni. The recent referendum proves it.

So WWIII might be starting...

Stephen A Smith gets it right with Riley Gaines

Simone Biles attacked Riley Gaines, she pushed back and so did many others. First, Stephen A Smith backtracks a little on a minor disagreement with  Riley Gaines. Next USA Gymnastics reacts to the Simone Biles attack on Gaines backfires dramatically. Two Clips via Black and White Sports:

Air India crash: Trump reacts

As the headline says:

Walmart has lost it's focus

Walmart is funding anti-Trump crazies. I smell a boycott.

De-urbanization starts with L.A.

A long time ago I blogged about the idea of cities becoming unnecessary, and that being a good thing for conservatives and Republicans.  This "sci-fi" video from Bill Whittle talks about L.A. burning down and despite that not being it's main message it sort of echoes my thoughts on societal changes towards a less urban model (albeit for different reasons):

Fetterman calls out riots and Dems insanity

John Fetterman continues to show common sense. I'm dumbfounded but not unhappy.

Los Angeles "peaceful protests

ICE has a job to do.  California is a failed state, L.A. is a failed city; they need help. The media jumped in to defend the chaos, once again, as "peaceful protests" nominally against the deportation of illegal immigrants.

Gavin Newsom's "good people on both sides" moment?

The Russia-Ukraine ware: A recap and forecast

A status update and short forecast, followed by how China and Russia are not really allies.  This paints a rosy picture for the West, as The Military Show often does, but there are significant elements of truth in the videos:

Sunday verse

 

Is Trump deliberate in his chaos theory?

Maybe chaos theory isn't the right term. It seems like president Trump operates in a chaotic matter, but deliberately so. The tariffs are a prime example of his negotiation style - attack, retreat, attack, negotiate ad infinitum or at least until it lands where he wants. Another example might be the Elon Musk spat. It seems too sudden, too temporally coincidental with Musk's mandatory departure date from DOGE. 

Now they have a feud? Right at the end of the administration? That seems all too conveniently timed to me. I don't have a problem with it; he's moving the country in the right direction on so many fronts, why worry about his methods and whether they are the best way to do it?  If chaos is working at the moment, use it.

Trump is an expert at media manipulation and this Trump-Musk feud smacks to me of being planned. Musk just mentioned Trump is in the Epstein files. Now the Democrats are clamoring for it's release. Let's face it, they are so desperate to derail him that they'd grasp for anything, even if it means throwing Bill Clinton and any other Democrat they were formerly protecting under the bus, along with Trump. 

Getting Democrats to flip so radically based on one hearsay comment? Too easy. I mean, I could be wrong, quite easily. But the pieces for more Democrat self-derailment seem to be falling into place insanely well. The flip in attitude is crazy. And staunch Epstein story questioners like Kash Patel and Dan Bongino suddenly insisting that Epstein did himself in, also seem strangely timely. As if to lend credence to the notion that Trump has decided that he doesn't want the Epstein files released. It's bait. It's a ruse that Democrats are all too happy now, to bite on.

Attention Republicans! This is how you operate.

Some Friday fun, but also, I am serious. Be like this guy when dealing with leftists. After all, it's not that different from how they tried to brow-beat you into DEI submission...