Maybe there is no pick for the FBI because one of the great cost cutting measures is the elimination of the Eff-Bee-Eye and it's 40,000 brownshirts. We don't need 17 "intelligence agencies" spread across the country to harass everyone that went to a rally on J6. Shut it down and proclaim the day Ashli Babbet day.
It's an valid idea. How to you throw out the bath water but save the baby? An institution that was virtually founded on the principles of black mail by Mr "Dirty Pics" himself (J Edgar Hoover) has a many decades institutional culture that's nearly impossible to clear with anything less than a clean burn and rebuild. Is that even possible? LOTS of good and talented people in the organization and LOTS of necessary capability it would suck to discard. But how does one root out and cleans the culture of mutual blackmail?
I always think about Whitney Webb's "One Nation Under Blackmail" books. The title says it all. Everyone has dirt on everyone else and the FBI is the face of that paradigm starting with J Edgar. When a president can't fire a director without bracing for impeachment you know you have a problem
Are you viewing it in the app on your phone. I use the app on my iPhone and for the last 2-3 days, when I attempt to click on a link, it ends up collapsing the entire comment and I have also notice comments that appear to be cut off
My solution to clicking on links has been to place my finger on the link and hold it there, keep on pressing. A pop up windows will appear that gives you the option to go to the link. Try it.
I have found it good to compose in Word, then copy & paste to my comment. No typos & hard to ‘disappear’ depending on what cookiebots are active on my browser…
I have found it good to compose in Word, then copy & paste to my comment. No typos & hard to 'disappear' depending on what cookiebots are active on my.
Except for the fact that BOTH impeachments were FAKE...false pretences. The first one was for Trump getting rid of their cover-up man...the second for a FAKE FED-surrection that porklosi herself planned with several of her DEMONIC, REPTILIAN friends/SOCIOPATHS!
Lawfare in the pursuit of lawlessness pressed forward by lawless thugs funded by our extorted taxes.
Staged show trials based on specious charges with predetermined outcomes were a fav of the Bolshevik Stalinist commies. Murder and suppression by "rule of law". That gavel would swing then off to an appointment with a pistol and that's that. Or if you were "lucky" you might be sent to the Gulag with a near certainty of death but of course in the service of "the greater good" which in that case was to move Russia from the peasant agrarian era to the industrial era in an insanely short time all while thinning the herd of the bad people. Such synergy.
Here's how Mr. Trump should handle the EFF-BEE-EYE. The day after inauguration he needs to send a notice to the 40,000 brownshirts and tell them they have one year notice. He'll give them one year of severance pay. Plenty of time for these thugs to go find employment in their states and local cities. Then, shut it down. Gone. Make it like a fart in the wind. Poof. The stink vanishes.
Why? Is Federal Law Enforcement clearly mandated in the Constitution? If it is then great. If it not, or if it is authorized by some vacuous claim to the oft used "commerce clause" then law enforcement should be left to the individual states as required by the 10th Amendment.
We either abide by the law of this land or we don't. If it is not specifically in the Constitution then it belongs to the states. Pissing around with federal authority is what got us into this mess in the first place.
This is the point that should be made over and over again until it hurts. DJT needs to explain his every move by starting with a reminder that the Constitution grants the federal government limited and proscribed powers. Everything else is unconstitutional and that will justify elimination. Choosing the Education Dept. as the first target is brilliant. It's a good start. FBI would make a great second.
Not defending the f.b.i. but one of the reasons for the f.b.i. was rob a bank or some other crime in one state, flee to another and be home free. Although the Pinkerton's were kind of an f.b.I. and did well from what I have read. There's also crimes that states can't deal very well with. I don't know the answer except that the f.b.i. and the other three letter agencies have grown into untouchable unaccountable principalities all of their own and something has to be done to rein them in.
Flat bed trucks loaded with cement barriers statically located at EFF BEE EYE headquarters, use the barriers to deny access, you're all fired! You might be rehired after a through review. No subversives allowed.
Good point. The first slip on the endlessly slippery slope is justified by "just this one time exception because this event is exceptional"
So much evil has been perp'd on that lie. LIKE THE PATRIOT ACT. You know, we got to suspend normal civil rights because of the outlier anomalous attack.
Nice try. And to be fair IT WORKED. But the red flag tip off should have been no cry and demand to GET TO THE BOTTOM OF 9/11. We'll start with the easy stuff like "How the F does building 7 just fall down all by itself?". You don't even need to get caught in the weeds of the main 2 towers. JUST FOR STARTERS how and why did building 7 fall? After getting a whole lot of "nothing to see hear, non of your business, it's a national security secret" we end up with the Patriot act and everything is worse liberty wise than before 9/11
And the covid thing? EUA for everyone for no other than "the government said it is necessary". Now we have a world full of medical ticking time bombs.
So I am with you. Nuke the FBI or at the very least in the spirit of "The art of the deal" tell them slithering snake SOBs
"Here's the deal, either you bastards come RADICALLY clean or well nuke the lot of you. If you come clean and prove you're more good then enemy we may rehire you after firing you. In either case most of you prepare to exit and if you're good boys and girls you may get a job back, not necessarily the one you thought you should have. Think about it and come back with your answer and we'll see if we can make a deal"
You want to keep stuff like the statistical portions and Behavioral Sciences Unit, but you can also move that to other agencies. But most of the agents and the Agency itself needs to be totally disbanded. Many of the individual agents need to be investigated for civil rights crimes. Probably many need to go to prison.
I agree, and have proposed for almost two years now that J6 be declared a national holiday to honor the election fraud protestors so unfairly imprisoned due to the Pelosi/FBI entrapment scheme:
They are true national heroes. The FBI must be eliminated as it is now obviously nothing but a criminal organization. Pelosi herself must serve time for arranging the entrapment operation, and all of the FBI agents planted in the crowd to smash things up must also be prosecuted.
explanation I read was Wray's appoint has 2 more years to run, or until Jan 21 and PDJT can fire him and nominate a new director, edging towards Kash Patel by the looks of it
Well for a realistic idea, you could place them within Federal Marshalls. The Marshalls mostly handle prisoners now, but this was not always the case. You could place stats, labs and Behavioral Science within the Marshalls.
Cash Patel is "acting" FBI director. Interesting fact: legally, he can get people fired as "acting" but not as confirmed director of the FBI. Lets hope the 'crats keep delaying.
No it hasn't always been a great forensic support for local and state law enforcement. The problems with the crime lab were massive and resulted in the dismissal of hundreds or thousands of local cases.
JFK was an immoral pig, but, I believe he was the last President who actually tried to be President. He tried to eliminate the CIA. He tried to keep us on the gold standard for our money. He tried to keep us out of Vietnam. And yes, he wasn't controlled by the Israeli mafia. As a human being he was a pathetic wretch. As a President, at least he tried to do best by America and for that they shot him through the head.
Canker. Trump is challenging the SAME deep state JFK did. Likely with the same results. Bullets last time, slow motion lawsuits this time. Either way a neutered Executive Branch.
Nixon was taken out for not playing ball and threatening to expose the dirtbags who run Washington; he "rehabilitated" himself by kissing their asses once he was out of office. They feared Reagan would do the same as Kennedy, so he was shot. Later, they reminded him of who was in charge with the Iran-Contra dog and pony show.
If every Republican congressman has an AI-PAC buddy who tells them how to vote on Israeli questions (and where exactly does that stop?), shouldn't we get to know their names, since they are the real congressmen we need to talk to, not the wooden dummies.
Unz publishes idiotic Jew Hate crapola, and he has never published his first worthwhile article.
Much of what he posts is totally false, and it's all twisted from reity.
The most spaced out Biden voting cat lady isn't as shamefully ignorant aa a typical Jew Hater, and Fakestinian. Supporters are too gullible to be real, their mere existence defies credibility
But the lather won't end until Armegeddon, when they will burn with the rest of the trash.
France built the Dimona reactor, but "Israel" got it's heavy water from Norway which was a byproduct of Norway's production of ammonia for fertilizer. The process requires copious electricity of which Norway had/has abundant supply from never-ending hydro sources.
Speaking of nukes, since President-elect Trump advised Israel to hit Iran’s nuclear sites, they have since gone to the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and requested inspections of all its nuclear sites.
While the IAEA is in Iran, they should also send a team to Israel to do inspections of ALL its nuclear sites, including their 400-700 nuclear weapons. The same sites Israel refused JFK to inspect.
By now the entire world knows Israel has nukes on land and in submarines, especially Congress. They all want to giggle and wink and act like it’s a “secret”. It’s not.
Once that nuclear cat is out of the bag, Congress will be forced to debate our current law prohibiting the U.S. from selling/giving military equipment/funds etc. to any state with nuclear weapons that does not allow inspections.
Mr. Trump may have a dandy team for domestic clean-up, but his foreign policy team of Rubio, Stefanik, Huckabee, Hegseth etc. may cause him (and the rest of the planet) some major headaches and lost sleep.
What argument will Congress, Trump and Co. have to oppose inspections of Israel’s nuclear “facilities”? I hope and pray this day comes.
Yes, the Deal seems to be clean up America domestically, but the grift goes on in terms of foreign policy. Now they're talking about annexing the entire West Bank. Will Iran have to compromise its principles and strike Israeli communities there in order to stop this?
Anyone who doubts Israel is in dire need of finding out what they are on about.
There is zero validity whatsoever to the Satanic UN Fakestinian scam and there is no excuse for being so utterly ignorant and gullible to think there might be a vestige of reality to the actual Genocidal Entity as publicly proclaimed by the 'Slimes for 76 years and more!
And that ignores the fundamental realuty that their own fake Bible tells them clearly that Israel belongs to the Jews because God gave it to them.
Kennedys stance was ignorant and foolish and could well be why God did not protect him.
Whose fake Bible? If you believe in the Bible the Christian church follows, then you accept the Old Testament because it's part of the book. If you're talking about the Koran, that's different, though the Koran is a mirror of the Bible told from the perspective of people who worship a different God, despite what its followers state (no doubt because it teaches that lying is perfectly fine when the audience is an infidel).
Jim, I am hopeful you are correct in what you believe will happen according to the last couple of paragraphs. I want to see these power hungry swindlers hang from light posts. That’s how pissed off I am.
Cheryl I am with you. I don't want these fuckers soaking up tax payer dollars in posh federal prisons in quiet Indiana. I want real justice to come down upon the heads of these pathetic wretches. Why? The damage they have inflicted upon Americans both emotionally and financially is without estimation and will last for generations. First, their enormous fortunes pilfered from the American taxpayer needs to be confiscated and returned. All of it. All of their foreign holdings. All of their properties. All of the investments. This must be done in front of them. They must see it happen. Then, once they are destitute and the taxpayers are restored, there needs to be a public execution where these creatures are hoisted up on tall gallows or lampposts where they swing until they are dead. Not dropped. Let em swing and suffocate a little. Then, they should be left there so the crows and the starlings can nibble at their filthy remains as a witness to what happens to people who behave in such a manner and spread so much chaos, mental stress and financial theft on the people they should have been working for.
I agree their fortunes should be taken, they are all millionaires after just a couple years of accepting their positions that annually pay around $200,000. Ask Martha Stewart the penalties for insider trading.
And the public and lawful response must happen QUICKLY, Before 2028, if we are to get any good of it. This can't drag on for 60+ years, like the assassinations of the '60's.
Speaking of which, I'm hoping to get a real answer to those events now.
I suspect in keeping with the transition of uniparty to full scale globocap there will be little if any criminal cases brought forward by the new administration. The crimes of the past are rarely accounted for by national kabuki political theatre. As long as no one gets convicted and serves real time….the system rolls on where justice is realistically just-us.
Don’t forget. Trump got elected with record votes. We voted for a conservative house and senate. Make no mistake. The Republican Party has changed. Conservatives have the power and they are now in control because we put them there. One reason we put them there is that we want scorched earth. We want theses megalomaniacs who’ve gotten wealthy off of our hard work to pay and pay bigly. It remains to see if they hear us
Let’s hope they all hear us!!! I do think term limits need to be put in place. One of the reasons against TL is it takes years to know the ropes, seriously slow learners need not apply! Once in office the “public servants” end up spending time & money amassing fortunes for their pockets and election campaigns. We certainly are not getting enough bang for our bucks!
Things went from bad to much worse in California once we voted in term limits. The good guys are always far outnumbered in the legislative bodies, and the bigger and stronger the blob grew, the more corruption at the election boards and administrative offices, the more uninformed, brainwashed or just plain corrupt candidates paraded in and out doing the bidding for the deep pockets that bought their elections and owned them.
A few days ago even Haaretz got in on the action listing all the war crimes Bibi and the IDF have committed, including genocide. No reporting of this in the U.S.
Many in the IDF are wounded and committing suicide. And the desertion rate is going up. Israel’s last attack on Iran was a dud thanks to Iran’s superior defensive capabilities. Of course Western media declared it a huge success.
I see a coup coming against Bibi very soon with his trial and that of his wife on the horizon. Wouldn’t be surprised to see them escape to Miami to be with their son. Zelensky will be next to escape to sunny Florida.
Truth is the first casualty of war. Iran admitted much damage was done and began to plot a counter-strike, perhaps delayed because of our election. Similarly, Israel and the Western media its owns claimed the Iranian strike was a dud, when it fact it was a huge success.
The IDF soldiers film themselves shooting random people. Utterly shameless.
Another one can't see reality. Israel went in with 100 aircraft shot up missile launchers and bombed weapons plants and 100 aircraft returned without a scratch. Iran had zero answer to America tech being used....Zero.
In other words, there is no such thing as a war crime. The United States and Israel now have a lot of explaining to do as to their treatment of Germany and Germans after the outbreak of peace.
And, Mike Flynn has agreed to come in and be Tulsi's Deputy and THAT is not a rumor. He said it on the record albeit Trump has not of now announced that!
All of Trump's choices in the critical areas seem to be either Christian Zionists or warhawks. Were they "victimized" and by whom? They all love war and can see and feel Armageddon about to knock on their doors. Cheerfully they will open their doors and greet the new blobsters. How lucky we are to get into and rejoice with future wars! God bless the military-industrial complex! I knew the OrangeMan would free us of any of our past lamentations about not having enough wars to keep John Bolton happy.
We are a war mongering people. A war like country. We have been since the advent of the Federal Reserve. Our troops are placed on a pedestal and worshipped yet how many of the worshippers actually know what our troops are doing in places like South Korea, Germany, Djibuoti, and hundreds of other nations? War IS the American economy.
Can you imagine the economic shit storm that would happen if our President closed all the bases and brought ALL of the troops home? All the jobs that would be lost at places like Boeing, Raytheon and Lockheed? It would result in economic depression the likes of which has never been seen. Without being in a state of constant war, the American economy collapses.
Kind of like what would happen if our vaunted research facilities actually found a cure for cancer. Can you imagine the economic shit storm that would follow if a simple cure for cancer were found? How much economy does cancer care and cancer treatment actually generate? How many jobs are based upon the manufacture of cancer treating chemicals and caring for cancer patients. How many jobs are generated by cancer research and yet even though they spend billions they never seem to find anything to treat cancer other than chemotherapy, radiation and mutilation. Because of this they will never permit a cure for cancer to come to light. Similarly, they will never end their warmongering. It is an economic engine and we must have it.
Unwarranted hysteria. The MIC is about 3 percent of the economy, and exists mostly in a walled garden that is separate from the domestic economy at lsrge. It is slow, backward, stupid, inefficient, non-competitive, and rife with corruption. Burn it down. Something better will arise from the rubble. Market economies abhor a vacuum, but the MIC is not a part of a market economy.
" how many of the worshippers actually know what our troops are doing in places like South Korea, Germany, Djibouti, and hundreds of other nations? War IS the American economy.
CP, What are our (or any other nation's) troops doing in Djibouti? Looking for Bouti, obviously....
I think we need to streamline our military to focus on what is most important to our national security. End the revolving door between top brass and defense contractors to minimize any conflicts of interest that perpetuate waste, and lead to wars that are often started to move older weapons off the shelf and create demand for new, advanced weaponry, and to rob targeted countries of their resources.
These guys definitely need to be on a tight leash. That said, I'd rather have America be the hegemonic power rather than Russia or China. We need to defend our interests. Just need to be more prudent in how we involve ourselves. It will be interesting to see which government institutions and to what degree the DOGE tenacles reach into. Trump is already building a list of warriors that he'll keep in the military. Many others will be dismissed.
We need to make peace with Eurasia and East Asia. We are Oceania. Each of the big three will have their own sphere. Israel needs to accept that it will never own and run the world.
Unfortunately, Kathy, none of us know when this tribulation is set to begin. It could be tomorrow. It could be in a hundred years. "No man knoweth the hour of his coming."
Oh the jobs are out there, JohnAZ. Americas infrastructure is collapsing. There are a lot of bridges to be replaced. A lot of roads to be re-graded and paved. A lot of water and sewer pipes to be replaced. Bring our troops home and put them to work rebuilding America. At least we the people would get direct benefit from this whereas with them overseas farting around in other nations we get no direct benefit. And I don't buy the "preserving our freedom" bullshit. I've never met anyone from Afghanistan and I have never been threatened by anyone from Iran. The only threat I feel living here in the Rocky Mountains of Utah is the fact that I am now surrounded by people who don't speak English. That's the threat. Not North Koreans. The multi-million man army that has been permitted to cross our border is the real threat.
Cut the regs. Eliminate bureaucrats regulating. Shut the EPA and salt the ground. Tariff the hell out of US Manufacturing based off shore and eliminate taxes for on shore for a year or two. They built the Pentagon in 18 mos without a single computer. They built the 6.6 BILLION ton Hoover dam in 40 months with mostly hand tools. NONE of our major weapon systems have less than 50% OFF shore components. We can’t fight any war that uses any more equipment than what we start the war with!! Bring mfg back on shore. Stop all illegals and limit any legal to either a boatload of money or desirable skills. Severely limit guest worker programs. We’ll have zero unemployment in 12 months.
I see where John Bolton is particularly upset with Tulsi becoming Director of National Intelligence. I can see truckloads of boxes of Chardonnay being backed into Hillary and Bill’s Chappaqua compound right now. Ha.
That last $9 billion Biden is giving Zelensky on Jan. 19th, 2025 will go directly to The Pentagon for dispersal to Lockheed, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon etc.
Odd all these idiots are claiming genocide while Israel stupidly tells the enemy where and when they are going to attack. This giving the civilian non-combatants time to leave that is if hamas and Hezbollah allow them too. So who is actually responsible for non-combatants being injured and killed? We know the rabid kill all Israeli clique here twist truth ever to support the Jordanian expats calling themselves Palestinians but come on at least be honest war is hell and telegraphing attacks is foolish and doomed to failure and worse used as propaganda pieces.
James- as a fellow Nueva Yorker, I can't thank you enough for your artistry with words and paint. Your brilliant essays always give me a lot to think about as well as plenty of laughs. Your pen is mightier than many of the swords out there, that's for sure. And your paintings- the colors, scenes and landscapes you portray are pretty much what I see when I look out my windows or drive around the area.
I share your articles everywhere I can but sometimes the word "clusterfuck" is not allowed past the bots. Oh well........ It seems that the world's best thinkers and writers are now on substack- how great is that? We need you guys and gals now more than ever.
Anyway, I hope you are enjoying what's left of our beautiful NY Indian Summer.( I suppose if our own Satanic Overlords in the Hokum regime have their way it's only a matter of time before they try to ban the term). I am still raking as all the leaves won't be down till Thanksgiving.
While it's great that the Good Guys won this round, the Evil Ones are still very much in charge of Nueva York with Horse Face Hokum and her sidekick Fat Ass Tush Tisha James calling the shots. As I write this, there is a lawsuit pending in our highest courts regarding their plans for Quarantine Camps. As FJB would say "no joke." We have our own lawyers and patriots who have been fighting this pro bono and they will not give up even if they have to go to the Supreme Court.
I for one do not want to move to another state. F*** that- I am too old plus I love my house and my lake where I've lived for generations. I will continue to fight them every way that I can and hope that when you have time you can shine your light on the darkness that is NY politics.
All the best from your friend in Putnam. Keep up the great work.
Trump has now put in very important places the smart and gutsy individuals despised by the Blob..Vance, Tulsi, Musk, Vivek, and most important of all, RFK jr....Pretty incredible...and Thune has, sort of, announced he won't block Trump's appointments...This ride is going to be wild...
His transition team actually went over his head to the media, announcing that Kennedy would have no official position. Trump is finally trusting his gut. And is finally standing up the vulture, Jared Kushner.
Technocracy will be the new religion supported by global capital. I portend Vance….a Palantir Trojan horse…with an appealing hillbilly origin….along with freedom of speech savior Musk…represent the camel noses under the tent.
The pendulum has changed direction, we were at maximum absurdity. (Chaos) I believe that’s what the blue team is reacting to. To them it must feel like an earthquake feeling the shift away from the inmates running the asylum. Too much chaos begets order, too much order begets chaos. The trick will be to resist the urge to swing the pendulum too far in the order direction which will just restart the cycle of chaos. Balance is everything!!
Spot on! That's America's problem. We can't find a balance. The pendulum always swings way too far to one side. I don't think we are intelligent enough as a people to recognize this and correct it. We don't live long enough to do so and we don't have generational memory that is passed on to our children and grand children. That is the curse of humanity. To continually repeat the lessons learned by our ancestors because we refused to teach them to our posterity.
At multi-hour long seminars, people will keep the windows side open until everyone freezes, then close completely until everyone roasts. Solution? Open them all completely again!
Similarly when it comes to the economy. The answer is not Libertarianism or Communism.
Freedom is important - but so is what you do with that freedom. If all you want to do is make money, well the government is going to have to step in to curb your enthusiasm. Will Kennedy be allowed to stop the abuses in pharma and food? The Tribe is massively invested in both.
Elon's already got a "DOGE" profile set up on X and soliciting input from users about what agencies and programs to dismantle. It's pretty entertaining. Also entertaining is the amount of 'cope' coming from the Left. These people really are delusional and their programming by mainstream media is complete. I also saw a post about The Onion purchasing InfoWars ... but I've not vetted that yet. We live in strange times.
I know it's virtually impossible to ignore the US political scene right now, but Jim it's been a while since you updated us on the global energy situation. Trump is long on tariffs, surely there will be collapse in the near future for the US with unpayable debt and far less "liquid gold" underground than Trump gleefully references at every opportunity. Well, when he's not recounting tales of Elon's rocket landing against the gantry. Moonshots, Martian colonisation, self piloting EVs, Dept of Government Efficiency CBDC coin, BRICS gold backed competing currencies, there's so much more going on.
Does anyone have a confirmed source for the rumour that Netanyahu contacted the Biden administration before the election to say "If I even think you've cheated to retain power, I will take out Iranian oil production and leave the US dark." It could be a reason they refrained from such outrageous cheating - at least in the Presidential race.
How would you know that oil/gas are running out? Yet they keep finding more.
Maybe it is abiogenic. Anything found below 15000 ft depth is definitely not organic and as the technology improves we find new sources below that depth. How else to explain?
That only reason to explain that it will take a long time to replace fossil is over regulation. It's not that complicated.
It is abiotic, but the refill rate is unfortunately the sticking point. Excruciatingly slow, due to its geologic nature. We still have used up the easy-to-reach oil, and squander the fumes (natgas).
Also, much of it is not admitted to, to cause scarcity; this must be the same reason we don't build new refineries for differing grades, as refineries are a very mature technology. Once the US Geologic Service found out the desert states of the Western US are floating on a sea of oil, they shut down nearly all oil surveying. The USGS claims it's unnecessary because, why, there's nothing there to survey.
Has anyone been confirmed yet? I don't think so. IE till RFK Jr (for one example) gets confirmed he's not in the cabinet. I think that's correct but almost hope I'm wrong. Not encouraged for example by the Senate Majority leader pick. The Republicans (unlike the Democrats) are usually equally undone by the inside as by the adversary. The Democrats on the other hand usually have iron discipline. If they have 51 Senators seems they almost always get 51 votes. Seems like the Republicans by contrast need 55 or more to have a hope of getting 51.
Observation and a tiny familiarity with history makes me paranoid. The Bolsheviks (what I like to call them) have a transgenerational rabid religious zealot character. Like black mold the the spores always remain no matter how far you think its been beaten back. IMO the best you ever get from them is a strategic retreat while they plan the next abomination. Short story. I'm not about to feel comfortable until the picks are AT LEAST confirmed and the inauguration has been completed. (hope the Bolshies don't plan to burn DC and the country down over it). So much mischief and mayhem that can be done in the next few weeks. And once things are in place eternal vigilance is the watchword because there are snakes everywhere
You are correct. The current, majority party will self-immolate during the confirmation hearings. Anyone bother to look at "The 51 seat Majority" for RINO/RICO status? As you said, the Democrat Senators will be 100% "NAY" on all nominees.
It'll be Summer before we know what the Cabinet looks like....and it won't look anything like Trumps first nominations.
I've heard that it is technically possible (IE lawful) but there's great uncertainty that it will be practically feasible. That's my somewhat sketchy understanding at this point.
Won't know unless they try but hard to assume the swamp will fall asleep and allow it to happen. Who knows, there are people more expert than I (that would be anyone because I am not a expert). Not even sure the full criteria for a "recess". On the other hand, knowing how much the swamp likes it's perks which would have too include $$$$ and recess in that order and "the greater good of the country last" they may have more incentive to recess than to block a recess. Since the swamp is coin/cult operated it is hard to guess if a technicality like "recess appointments" move could be pulled off
Only reason it comes up is because MAGA & MAHA know that there will be a death match to block effective appointments so there needs to be creative thinking if they intend to follow thru else the "victory" will be still born at the appointments level and it will be nothing but swamp traitors within just like last time
I have no idea how to do these things but wonder if our reps need to be swamped (pun intended) with calls and emails letting them know that if they vote against certain appointments like RFK Jr we have long memories
I just read an article that state that my home state of Utah is no longer a state where insurance companies can make a profit from insuring homes.
However, I still see new housing developments popping up everywhere and new, $850,000 homes being built by young couples in their 20s. In the driveways of these new mini mansions I see $90,000 F-250s and Rams along with a $20,000 trailer and two $50,000 side by side UTVs. The yards on these homes are impeccably landscaped costing thousands. Rino-rock fencing costing $15,000 surrounds the back yards of the young peoples' homes. And, from what I can tell, Disneyland and Disneyworld are still just as busy as ever as these young people still manage to pay for all of this and have enough money to fly themselves and their children for a $10,000 week of fun with the queer loving pervert minded Mouse.
I know, they are in debt. But they still have to finance that debt. So far, from what I am seeing in my state, life is good for people.
I still believe something big is coming. Trump or no Trump. We are in a bad way. The vast majority of people in this Country are living lives full of lies. They own nothing. Buried by debt. Living paycheck to paycheck. No savings. No retirement. Unable to handle a $500.00 emergency without using the credit card. This CANNOT continue. This WILL NOT continue. A debt reckoning is coming and it will be ugly for ALL.
Many in their 20's, 30's and 40's are making $100-$200k a year, and with a couple, that's double. They can afford all of this stuff with their cash flow. No doubt they're still in debt up to their eyeballs. If one of them lose their jobs, they're toast. This group probably represents the upper 10-20% of the population, most have a college degree, and most voted against Trump.
Very few have become debt free. Often it's the guy without the fancy house or fancy car. He's the millionaire next door.
The guy you described is me. Been debt free for a long time but I am not a millionaire.
Median household income in the State of Utah right now is $72,000, I believe. maybe a little higher. Sure, many are making the sums you described above but not all of them. It will always boggle my mind how people manage these lifestyles. When God was handing out money smarts, I was off playing tiddlywinks and not paying attention because I just don't get it.
The drab Peahen wants a bright Peacock. But they are visible to the predators and pay for their vitality. What Peahen wants a drab Peacock who doesn't flaunt his wealth? Maybe a smart one (in human terms)? Once she finds out, she knows she can get the drab guy's wealth via the divorce industry.
Like Dmitry Orlov always used to say, when it comes to collapse, it doesn't really matter who the President of the US is. This sucker is going down. Having said that, I'm personally very relieved to see a return towards reality and honesty. That can only help people accept that their future may not include happy motoring and suburban dreams.
Yeah. It is hard for me to find the delicate balance between the ability to feel joy (which helps to make life tolerable) and the reserved paranoia of being disappointed too many times.
Newsom is raising gasoline up another $2/gal in California. Imagine the impact THAT will have. They are trying everything to get us out of gas cars and into all electric vehicles.
I suspect they're Also doing EVERYTHING POSSIBLE to create more pain and suffering because it is their opportunity to blame it on MAGA & MAHA. Nothing is more satisfying to them than to sadistically heap pain on their peeps who were duped enough to vote for them then blame the sadism on their opposition
Kinda how they roll
In fact I would be surprised if these cynical SOBs care one whit about gasoline and climate yada yada. At least the ones at the "leadership" levels like Newsom. This may be nothing more than a golden opportunity to raise taxes and revenue to more effectively loot while blaming it on others and have little to nothing to do with clean air and climate etc.
From what I've seen there is no bottom to their cynicism and what they will do for power. The Bolshevik tradition is "by any means necessary" and if millions starve or whatever it's just the cynical price creating paradise. They have a Bolshevik mentality. Hard to not see it when they openly threaten (and often follow through) to burn it all down if you don't see it their way. Taxing gas till you get electric grid collapse (because they allege they want EV's) is a way to "burn it all down". In the end you probably have bicycles because gasoline is gone and electric is finite and expensive.
"... because it is their opportunity to blame it on MAGA & MAHA." ~ RAY FALCIOLA
I would suggest that the primary objective is implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and if they can't get the citizens of the world to voluntarily embrace it, then the trick is to get them to beg for it. Destroy the economy and make living conditions miserable, and the masses will beg for it.
I feel a pit in my stomach when I think that Matt Gaetz might not get to become AG. He's the key to unlocking the deep state shenanigans and he won't hold back on exposing all of it to the American people. Trump might have some ways around a true Senate confirmation of him, such as forcing a recess appointment or installing him as the acting attorney general. The fight continues.
We need to know the name of every Republican's "Morgan Stanley" guy! It's our right. Face it, ez: real positive change means you folks lose a lot of power.
And repeal the divorce/industrial complex that savages men. Tempt not your sister for she will fall. Good men are many, good women are few. Let's try to create more of them via fear and shame, the guardians of the world as Buddha said.
I agree completely. Let's get back to the Constitution of the Founding and not the coerced bullshit that followed Lincoln's illegal invasion of the South.
I doubt the evolution from wokeness to sane will occur in a straight line, and without some major bumps. When government agencies and corporations with very deep pockets have invested so much time (decades) and energy into their version of reality intended to maximize profits, it will be awhile to reverse all that mischief - and to avoid making things worse.
We now enter the runaway stagecoach stage, where the armed bandit has hopped from his speedy mount and is wrestling for control of the reins with the driver. We may be eased to a safe stop, or plunge over a cliff into a canyon far below - or something in between. But it appears a soft landing is less likely. It will be a terrifying, exhilarating and entertaining journey....
For national security reasons the U.S. needs to start making necessary medicines here (like Tylenol and antibiotics), and stop importing them from China.
I interpreted the DOGE announcement as a joke in reference to the doge crypto coin. If memory serves, Musk trolled on it and introduced huge price fluctuations. Like Dave Collum, I'll be "pleasantly surprised" if anything positive comes from DOGE. I hope I'm wrong, 'cause there's plenty of potential to improve efficiency.
As for the economy, I think we're well along now with JHK's view of the "Long Emergency", and we appear to be entering a perfect storm of economic chaos. Tariffs will have to negotiate through the minefield of "unintended consequences", but that's not to say they may help for a bit. With the era of cheap energy contracting in the rear view mirror, it'll take some serious excess magic on Trump's part to put the Great in MAGA. However, I'll be rooting for the next administration to perhaps install a safety rail or two to help reduce some pain along the way. With Kamala and the Dems it would be nose down at 500 knots into the mountain side....in a straight line....
Has Musk done anything that wasn’t successful thus far? I can’t imagine him wanting his name associated with something that will end up an abysmal failure. He has stated they are looking for people to work with them who are willing to work 80+ hours a week and are shining a light on all the ridiculous waste they find (like Nancy Pelosi setting up a liquor store in the Rayburn House Office Building). There has always been some of that related to reporting bizarre grants that are awarded to Universities (e.g studying shrimp on an underwater treadmill for a cool $3 million), but none with the audience that is available to Elon.
If nothing else, it will all be fun to watch and if he can’t get it done, no one can.
I dunno. I find Nancy Pelosi's liquor store less worrisome than a Tesla Roadster up in space orbiting the Sun. It seems a bit ironic for him to be tasked with saving waste. But I guess part of being a billionaire is marketing and slave labor - law and medical schools will be taking a hit from the applicants steering toward DOGE. But if Musk and Vivek can wheel and deal and trim $2T from the Federal budget, I'll be happy to apologize and admit I was wrong....
"We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting. If that’s you, DM this account with your CV. Elon & Vivek will review the top 1% of applicants."
Maybe there is no pick for the FBI because one of the great cost cutting measures is the elimination of the Eff-Bee-Eye and it's 40,000 brownshirts. We don't need 17 "intelligence agencies" spread across the country to harass everyone that went to a rally on J6. Shut it down and proclaim the day Ashli Babbet day.
We can only hope at this point.
It's an valid idea. How to you throw out the bath water but save the baby? An institution that was virtually founded on the principles of black mail by Mr "Dirty Pics" himself (J Edgar Hoover) has a many decades institutional culture that's nearly impossible to clear with anything less than a clean burn and rebuild. Is that even possible? LOTS of good and talented people in the organization and LOTS of necessary capability it would suck to discard. But how does one root out and cleans the culture of mutual blackmail?
I always think about Whitney Webb's "One Nation Under Blackmail" books. The title says it all. Everyone has dirt on everyone else and the FBI is the face of that paradigm starting with J Edgar. When a president can't fire a director without bracing for impeachment you know you have a problem
Once again a comment is cut off in mid sentence.
Happening a lot lately.
Also various links to videos, etc not working.
One even disappeared after clicking on.
Are you viewing it in the app on your phone. I use the app on my iPhone and for the last 2-3 days, when I attempt to click on a link, it ends up collapsing the entire comment and I have also notice comments that appear to be cut off
My solution to clicking on links has been to place my finger on the link and hold it there, keep on pressing. A pop up windows will appear that gives you the option to go to the link. Try it.
Yes, using the Substack app on my iPhone
I have found it good to compose in Word, then copy & paste to my comment. No typos & hard to ‘disappear’ depending on what cookiebots are active on my browser…
Speaking of cut off
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10:31 AM
I have found it good to compose in Word, then copy & paste to my comment. No typos & hard to 'disappear' depending on what cookiebots are active on my.
Glad to hear it’s not just me. Thought I was doing something wrong
Did you say doing “something wrong?”’cause that disappeared on my phone … 😬
Clean burn.
No rebuild.
Lengthy prison sentences for treason.
Except for the fact that BOTH impeachments were FAKE...false pretences. The first one was for Trump getting rid of their cover-up man...the second for a FAKE FED-surrection that porklosi herself planned with several of her DEMONIC, REPTILIAN friends/SOCIOPATHS!
Lawfare in the pursuit of lawlessness pressed forward by lawless thugs funded by our extorted taxes.
Staged show trials based on specious charges with predetermined outcomes were a fav of the Bolshevik Stalinist commies. Murder and suppression by "rule of law". That gavel would swing then off to an appointment with a pistol and that's that. Or if you were "lucky" you might be sent to the Gulag with a near certainty of death but of course in the service of "the greater good" which in that case was to move Russia from the peasant agrarian era to the industrial era in an insanely short time all while thinning the herd of the bad people. Such synergy.
Here's how Mr. Trump should handle the EFF-BEE-EYE. The day after inauguration he needs to send a notice to the 40,000 brownshirts and tell them they have one year notice. He'll give them one year of severance pay. Plenty of time for these thugs to go find employment in their states and local cities. Then, shut it down. Gone. Make it like a fart in the wind. Poof. The stink vanishes.
Ah, the dreams. If only.
Skip the severance and hope they don't infest local law enforcement.
The severance would give him the "mercy" points. That's all.
What's wrong with unemployment the rest of us have to be happy with?
"tell them they have one year notice"
One year? ONE YEAR??? That's one year too many to destroy docs and otherwise subvert any investigation into their shenanigans.
Pink-slip them on the spot, effective immediately.
Going to take a very hi wind to clear that fart away. It's been festering decades like 2 month old cabbage
Why? Is Federal Law Enforcement clearly mandated in the Constitution? If it is then great. If it not, or if it is authorized by some vacuous claim to the oft used "commerce clause" then law enforcement should be left to the individual states as required by the 10th Amendment.
We either abide by the law of this land or we don't. If it is not specifically in the Constitution then it belongs to the states. Pissing around with federal authority is what got us into this mess in the first place.
This is the point that should be made over and over again until it hurts. DJT needs to explain his every move by starting with a reminder that the Constitution grants the federal government limited and proscribed powers. Everything else is unconstitutional and that will justify elimination. Choosing the Education Dept. as the first target is brilliant. It's a good start. FBI would make a great second.
Not defending the f.b.i. but one of the reasons for the f.b.i. was rob a bank or some other crime in one state, flee to another and be home free. Although the Pinkerton's were kind of an f.b.I. and did well from what I have read. There's also crimes that states can't deal very well with. I don't know the answer except that the f.b.i. and the other three letter agencies have grown into untouchable unaccountable principalities all of their own and something has to be done to rein them in.
Flat bed trucks loaded with cement barriers statically located at EFF BEE EYE headquarters, use the barriers to deny access, you're all fired! You might be rehired after a through review. No subversives allowed.
Amen
Good point. The first slip on the endlessly slippery slope is justified by "just this one time exception because this event is exceptional"
So much evil has been perp'd on that lie. LIKE THE PATRIOT ACT. You know, we got to suspend normal civil rights because of the outlier anomalous attack.
Nice try. And to be fair IT WORKED. But the red flag tip off should have been no cry and demand to GET TO THE BOTTOM OF 9/11. We'll start with the easy stuff like "How the F does building 7 just fall down all by itself?". You don't even need to get caught in the weeds of the main 2 towers. JUST FOR STARTERS how and why did building 7 fall? After getting a whole lot of "nothing to see hear, non of your business, it's a national security secret" we end up with the Patriot act and everything is worse liberty wise than before 9/11
And the covid thing? EUA for everyone for no other than "the government said it is necessary". Now we have a world full of medical ticking time bombs.
So I am with you. Nuke the FBI or at the very least in the spirit of "The art of the deal" tell them slithering snake SOBs
"Here's the deal, either you bastards come RADICALLY clean or well nuke the lot of you. If you come clean and prove you're more good then enemy we may rehire you after firing you. In either case most of you prepare to exit and if you're good boys and girls you may get a job back, not necessarily the one you thought you should have. Think about it and come back with your answer and we'll see if we can make a deal"
We need to remember. THEY WORK FOR US!
BB. Kash is too smart to take that bait.
Why?
Take down the websites of prominent thinkers and writers like James Howard Kunstler. That's what they do.
Lots of stuff _they enable sex trafficking, drug trafficking, cover for Commies, stage Insurrection, lots of stuff.
You want to keep stuff like the statistical portions and Behavioral Sciences Unit, but you can also move that to other agencies. But most of the agents and the Agency itself needs to be totally disbanded. Many of the individual agents need to be investigated for civil rights crimes. Probably many need to go to prison.
I agree, and have proposed for almost two years now that J6 be declared a national holiday to honor the election fraud protestors so unfairly imprisoned due to the Pelosi/FBI entrapment scheme:
https://patrick.net/post/1378157/2023-01-01-january-6th-should-be-a-national
They are true national heroes. The FBI must be eliminated as it is now obviously nothing but a criminal organization. Pelosi herself must serve time for arranging the entrapment operation, and all of the FBI agents planted in the crowd to smash things up must also be prosecuted.
explanation I read was Wray's appoint has 2 more years to run, or until Jan 21 and PDJT can fire him and nominate a new director, edging towards Kash Patel by the looks of it
Wouldn’t that be amazing and wonderful
Sounds good. How might those orgs be rearranged?
Well for a realistic idea, you could place them within Federal Marshalls. The Marshalls mostly handle prisoners now, but this was not always the case. You could place stats, labs and Behavioral Science within the Marshalls.
Thats what they would do to folks like us if they could get away with it
Ukraine & Lithuania are good at doing that….
Cash Patel is "acting" FBI director. Interesting fact: legally, he can get people fired as "acting" but not as confirmed director of the FBI. Lets hope the 'crats keep delaying.
No it hasn't always been a great forensic support for local and state law enforcement. The problems with the crime lab were massive and resulted in the dismissal of hundreds or thousands of local cases.
https://whistleblowersblog.org/government-whistleblowers/intelligence-community-whistleblowers/dr-whitehurst-and-the-fbi-lab-scandal/amp/
there was the f.b.i. lab that was caught falsifying evidence to get convictions. People believed the results because they were the f.b.i.
JFK was an immoral pig, but, I believe he was the last President who actually tried to be President. He tried to eliminate the CIA. He tried to keep us on the gold standard for our money. He tried to keep us out of Vietnam. And yes, he wasn't controlled by the Israeli mafia. As a human being he was a pathetic wretch. As a President, at least he tried to do best by America and for that they shot him through the head.
God I hope this doesn't happen to Mr. Trump.
Canker. Trump is challenging the SAME deep state JFK did. Likely with the same results. Bullets last time, slow motion lawsuits this time. Either way a neutered Executive Branch.
Nixon was taken out for not playing ball and threatening to expose the dirtbags who run Washington; he "rehabilitated" himself by kissing their asses once he was out of office. They feared Reagan would do the same as Kennedy, so he was shot. Later, they reminded him of who was in charge with the Iran-Contra dog and pony show.
If every Republican congressman has an AI-PAC buddy who tells them how to vote on Israeli questions (and where exactly does that stop?), shouldn't we get to know their names, since they are the real congressmen we need to talk to, not the wooden dummies.
The assassination attempt was a hoax, and Mr Trump has the support of the deep state to make him look like a hero. Here’s the proof:
https://www.bitchute.com/video/6l20GfTCllqA
Thank you for calling attention to this website (www.unz.com). I've bookmarked it. Others should too.
Unz publishes idiotic Jew Hate crapola, and he has never published his first worthwhile article.
Much of what he posts is totally false, and it's all twisted from reity.
The most spaced out Biden voting cat lady isn't as shamefully ignorant aa a typical Jew Hater, and Fakestinian. Supporters are too gullible to be real, their mere existence defies credibility
But the lather won't end until Armegeddon, when they will burn with the rest of the trash.
great website. let's just say my eyes have been opened the last many years and this was part of the process.
France built the Dimona reactor, but "Israel" got it's heavy water from Norway which was a byproduct of Norway's production of ammonia for fertilizer. The process requires copious electricity of which Norway had/has abundant supply from never-ending hydro sources.
https://www.quora.com/Why-did-Norway-produce-large-amounts-of-heavy-water-before-1939
https://www.wilsoncenter.org/publication/the-us-discovery-israels-secret-nuclear-project
The waters of Dimon shall be full of blood... Isaiah 15:9
The word Dimon is from the two letter root DM which means "blood" and "silent" because when blood is shed the bleeder becomes dead, thus silent.
Speaking of nukes, since President-elect Trump advised Israel to hit Iran’s nuclear sites, they have since gone to the IAEA (International Atomic Energy Agency) and requested inspections of all its nuclear sites.
While the IAEA is in Iran, they should also send a team to Israel to do inspections of ALL its nuclear sites, including their 400-700 nuclear weapons. The same sites Israel refused JFK to inspect.
By now the entire world knows Israel has nukes on land and in submarines, especially Congress. They all want to giggle and wink and act like it’s a “secret”. It’s not.
Once that nuclear cat is out of the bag, Congress will be forced to debate our current law prohibiting the U.S. from selling/giving military equipment/funds etc. to any state with nuclear weapons that does not allow inspections.
Mr. Trump may have a dandy team for domestic clean-up, but his foreign policy team of Rubio, Stefanik, Huckabee, Hegseth etc. may cause him (and the rest of the planet) some major headaches and lost sleep.
What argument will Congress, Trump and Co. have to oppose inspections of Israel’s nuclear “facilities”? I hope and pray this day comes.
Yes, the Deal seems to be clean up America domestically, but the grift goes on in terms of foreign policy. Now they're talking about annexing the entire West Bank. Will Iran have to compromise its principles and strike Israeli communities there in order to stop this?
@Eckbach
You left out, Israel got its enriched uranium for Dimona (at least in part) from NUMEC. Right here in the good'ol USA.
Look it up.
I didn't say anything about enriched uranium. My comment was about heavy water (which is necessary to enrich uranium).
Anyone who doubts Israel is in dire need of finding out what they are on about.
There is zero validity whatsoever to the Satanic UN Fakestinian scam and there is no excuse for being so utterly ignorant and gullible to think there might be a vestige of reality to the actual Genocidal Entity as publicly proclaimed by the 'Slimes for 76 years and more!
And that ignores the fundamental realuty that their own fake Bible tells them clearly that Israel belongs to the Jews because God gave it to them.
Kennedys stance was ignorant and foolish and could well be why God did not protect him.
JFK ticked off the CIA. That was his fatal mistake.
Whose fake Bible? If you believe in the Bible the Christian church follows, then you accept the Old Testament because it's part of the book. If you're talking about the Koran, that's different, though the Koran is a mirror of the Bible told from the perspective of people who worship a different God, despite what its followers state (no doubt because it teaches that lying is perfectly fine when the audience is an infidel).
Jim, I am hopeful you are correct in what you believe will happen according to the last couple of paragraphs. I want to see these power hungry swindlers hang from light posts. That’s how pissed off I am.
Me too Cheryl! We the citizenry have been deeply abused & traumatized by our “betters” in every damn aspect of our lives for the past 4 years
And robbed by the silent tax, inflation.
Im not traumatized, more like frackin pissed off and sharpening knives
Count me in
Actually, for decades that just became more and more outrageous
Cheryl I am with you. I don't want these fuckers soaking up tax payer dollars in posh federal prisons in quiet Indiana. I want real justice to come down upon the heads of these pathetic wretches. Why? The damage they have inflicted upon Americans both emotionally and financially is without estimation and will last for generations. First, their enormous fortunes pilfered from the American taxpayer needs to be confiscated and returned. All of it. All of their foreign holdings. All of their properties. All of the investments. This must be done in front of them. They must see it happen. Then, once they are destitute and the taxpayers are restored, there needs to be a public execution where these creatures are hoisted up on tall gallows or lampposts where they swing until they are dead. Not dropped. Let em swing and suffocate a little. Then, they should be left there so the crows and the starlings can nibble at their filthy remains as a witness to what happens to people who behave in such a manner and spread so much chaos, mental stress and financial theft on the people they should have been working for.
But alas, I dream. Will never happen.
I agree their fortunes should be taken, they are all millionaires after just a couple years of accepting their positions that annually pay around $200,000. Ask Martha Stewart the penalties for insider trading.
Worse things are coming to them. Unimaginable things.
All of them? Or you know, just the "Christian" ones? Trump's backers aren't going to stand for any justice against their people.
Every one of them.
Just the Christian ones. The small hats get a pass.
I am paying attention to the anti-Jew slurs in these comments, and I'm gonna commence kicking people off.
Send Comey, Strzok & Co. to service the prisoners at federal prisons for a bit to thank them for servicing American taxpayers the way they have.
And the public and lawful response must happen QUICKLY, Before 2028, if we are to get any good of it. This can't drag on for 60+ years, like the assassinations of the '60's.
Speaking of which, I'm hoping to get a real answer to those events now.
I suspect in keeping with the transition of uniparty to full scale globocap there will be little if any criminal cases brought forward by the new administration. The crimes of the past are rarely accounted for by national kabuki political theatre. As long as no one gets convicted and serves real time….the system rolls on where justice is realistically just-us.
Don’t forget. Trump got elected with record votes. We voted for a conservative house and senate. Make no mistake. The Republican Party has changed. Conservatives have the power and they are now in control because we put them there. One reason we put them there is that we want scorched earth. We want theses megalomaniacs who’ve gotten wealthy off of our hard work to pay and pay bigly. It remains to see if they hear us
Let’s hope they all hear us!!! I do think term limits need to be put in place. One of the reasons against TL is it takes years to know the ropes, seriously slow learners need not apply! Once in office the “public servants” end up spending time & money amassing fortunes for their pockets and election campaigns. We certainly are not getting enough bang for our bucks!
Things went from bad to much worse in California once we voted in term limits. The good guys are always far outnumbered in the legislative bodies, and the bigger and stronger the blob grew, the more corruption at the election boards and administrative offices, the more uninformed, brainwashed or just plain corrupt candidates paraded in and out doing the bidding for the deep pockets that bought their elections and owned them.
Once again, James Kunstler - Our 21st century Mark Twain - nails it! Bravo to James!
exactly, Cfk and C&C are daily requirements in the 5g landscape
A few days ago even Haaretz got in on the action listing all the war crimes Bibi and the IDF have committed, including genocide. No reporting of this in the U.S.
Many in the IDF are wounded and committing suicide. And the desertion rate is going up. Israel’s last attack on Iran was a dud thanks to Iran’s superior defensive capabilities. Of course Western media declared it a huge success.
I see a coup coming against Bibi very soon with his trial and that of his wife on the horizon. Wouldn’t be surprised to see them escape to Miami to be with their son. Zelensky will be next to escape to sunny Florida.
Check out “Damo Rants” out of GB on YouTube.
Truth is the first casualty of war. Iran admitted much damage was done and began to plot a counter-strike, perhaps delayed because of our election. Similarly, Israel and the Western media its owns claimed the Iranian strike was a dud, when it fact it was a huge success.
The IDF soldiers film themselves shooting random people. Utterly shameless.
Another one can't see reality. Israel went in with 100 aircraft shot up missile launchers and bombed weapons plants and 100 aircraft returned without a scratch. Iran had zero answer to America tech being used....Zero.
In other words, there is no such thing as a war crime. The United States and Israel now have a lot of explaining to do as to their treatment of Germany and Germans after the outbreak of peace.
Trump is nominating people who have been victimized to be in charge of the organizations that victimized them.
Tulsi can now discover who put her on the terrorist watchlist recently.
And, Mike Flynn has agreed to come in and be Tulsi's Deputy and THAT is not a rumor. He said it on the record albeit Trump has not of now announced that!
"Tulsi can now discover who put her on the terrorist watchlist recently."
Fuck YEAH!
Obama: “We tortured some folks”.
Guess we do need massive “Truth and Reconciliation Commissions”.
All of Trump's choices in the critical areas seem to be either Christian Zionists or warhawks. Were they "victimized" and by whom? They all love war and can see and feel Armageddon about to knock on their doors. Cheerfully they will open their doors and greet the new blobsters. How lucky we are to get into and rejoice with future wars! God bless the military-industrial complex! I knew the OrangeMan would free us of any of our past lamentations about not having enough wars to keep John Bolton happy.
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We are a war mongering people. A war like country. We have been since the advent of the Federal Reserve. Our troops are placed on a pedestal and worshipped yet how many of the worshippers actually know what our troops are doing in places like South Korea, Germany, Djibuoti, and hundreds of other nations? War IS the American economy.
Can you imagine the economic shit storm that would happen if our President closed all the bases and brought ALL of the troops home? All the jobs that would be lost at places like Boeing, Raytheon and Lockheed? It would result in economic depression the likes of which has never been seen. Without being in a state of constant war, the American economy collapses.
Kind of like what would happen if our vaunted research facilities actually found a cure for cancer. Can you imagine the economic shit storm that would follow if a simple cure for cancer were found? How much economy does cancer care and cancer treatment actually generate? How many jobs are based upon the manufacture of cancer treating chemicals and caring for cancer patients. How many jobs are generated by cancer research and yet even though they spend billions they never seem to find anything to treat cancer other than chemotherapy, radiation and mutilation. Because of this they will never permit a cure for cancer to come to light. Similarly, they will never end their warmongering. It is an economic engine and we must have it.
Oh the awful situation we find ourselves in.
Unwarranted hysteria. The MIC is about 3 percent of the economy, and exists mostly in a walled garden that is separate from the domestic economy at lsrge. It is slow, backward, stupid, inefficient, non-competitive, and rife with corruption. Burn it down. Something better will arise from the rubble. Market economies abhor a vacuum, but the MIC is not a part of a market economy.
https://www.csis.org/analysis/why-us-defense-industrial-base-so-isolated-us-economy
Money to be made, wars to be sought. Yeah, sounds good to moi........
Eisenhower had been through the wringer and knew where the MIC was headed if not brought under control. They weren't and they're still going there.
" how many of the worshippers actually know what our troops are doing in places like South Korea, Germany, Djibouti, and hundreds of other nations? War IS the American economy.
CP, What are our (or any other nation's) troops doing in Djibouti? Looking for Bouti, obviously....
Ha Ha. I'm pretty sure we have a military or air force base in Djibouti.
Something repulsive when learning about a 1+ trillion dollar "defense" budget.
cut, burn and poison. The therapy that makes the most money.
I think we need to streamline our military to focus on what is most important to our national security. End the revolving door between top brass and defense contractors to minimize any conflicts of interest that perpetuate waste, and lead to wars that are often started to move older weapons off the shelf and create demand for new, advanced weaponry, and to rob targeted countries of their resources.
These guys definitely need to be on a tight leash. That said, I'd rather have America be the hegemonic power rather than Russia or China. We need to defend our interests. Just need to be more prudent in how we involve ourselves. It will be interesting to see which government institutions and to what degree the DOGE tenacles reach into. Trump is already building a list of warriors that he'll keep in the military. Many others will be dismissed.
We need to make peace with Eurasia and East Asia. We are Oceania. Each of the big three will have their own sphere. Israel needs to accept that it will never own and run the world.
That's why it's all going to be destroyed, in the tribulation.
Unfortunately, Kathy, none of us know when this tribulation is set to begin. It could be tomorrow. It could be in a hundred years. "No man knoweth the hour of his coming."
KC. OK. But in the meantime, arm up and stay alert.
You can always volunteer and fight for Ukraine….they got some openings….
Oh the jobs are out there, JohnAZ. Americas infrastructure is collapsing. There are a lot of bridges to be replaced. A lot of roads to be re-graded and paved. A lot of water and sewer pipes to be replaced. Bring our troops home and put them to work rebuilding America. At least we the people would get direct benefit from this whereas with them overseas farting around in other nations we get no direct benefit. And I don't buy the "preserving our freedom" bullshit. I've never met anyone from Afghanistan and I have never been threatened by anyone from Iran. The only threat I feel living here in the Rocky Mountains of Utah is the fact that I am now surrounded by people who don't speak English. That's the threat. Not North Koreans. The multi-million man army that has been permitted to cross our border is the real threat.
Cut the regs. Eliminate bureaucrats regulating. Shut the EPA and salt the ground. Tariff the hell out of US Manufacturing based off shore and eliminate taxes for on shore for a year or two. They built the Pentagon in 18 mos without a single computer. They built the 6.6 BILLION ton Hoover dam in 40 months with mostly hand tools. NONE of our major weapon systems have less than 50% OFF shore components. We can’t fight any war that uses any more equipment than what we start the war with!! Bring mfg back on shore. Stop all illegals and limit any legal to either a boatload of money or desirable skills. Severely limit guest worker programs. We’ll have zero unemployment in 12 months.
I see where John Bolton is particularly upset with Tulsi becoming Director of National Intelligence. I can see truckloads of boxes of Chardonnay being backed into Hillary and Bill’s Chappaqua compound right now. Ha.
They are just trying to “help along” their interpretation of prophecy, kinda like Iscariot.
FWIW, I concur.
That last $9 billion Biden is giving Zelensky on Jan. 19th, 2025 will go directly to The Pentagon for dispersal to Lockheed, Northrop Grumman, Raytheon etc.
I long to be a defense plant operative!
BB ALL wars are for profit. Bankers fund both sides. That's historically the pattern. That should stop because ONE MAN ?
Trump laid groundwork so subsequent presidents could regale knowing that Donnie did a good job preparing for new wars.
Wanna bet the new bumper crop of warhawks won't spoil for wars?
Odd all these idiots are claiming genocide while Israel stupidly tells the enemy where and when they are going to attack. This giving the civilian non-combatants time to leave that is if hamas and Hezbollah allow them too. So who is actually responsible for non-combatants being injured and killed? We know the rabid kill all Israeli clique here twist truth ever to support the Jordanian expats calling themselves Palestinians but come on at least be honest war is hell and telegraphing attacks is foolish and doomed to failure and worse used as propaganda pieces.
Stay pissed off, patriots!
James- as a fellow Nueva Yorker, I can't thank you enough for your artistry with words and paint. Your brilliant essays always give me a lot to think about as well as plenty of laughs. Your pen is mightier than many of the swords out there, that's for sure. And your paintings- the colors, scenes and landscapes you portray are pretty much what I see when I look out my windows or drive around the area.
I share your articles everywhere I can but sometimes the word "clusterfuck" is not allowed past the bots. Oh well........ It seems that the world's best thinkers and writers are now on substack- how great is that? We need you guys and gals now more than ever.
Anyway, I hope you are enjoying what's left of our beautiful NY Indian Summer.( I suppose if our own Satanic Overlords in the Hokum regime have their way it's only a matter of time before they try to ban the term). I am still raking as all the leaves won't be down till Thanksgiving.
While it's great that the Good Guys won this round, the Evil Ones are still very much in charge of Nueva York with Horse Face Hokum and her sidekick Fat Ass Tush Tisha James calling the shots. As I write this, there is a lawsuit pending in our highest courts regarding their plans for Quarantine Camps. As FJB would say "no joke." We have our own lawyers and patriots who have been fighting this pro bono and they will not give up even if they have to go to the Supreme Court.
I for one do not want to move to another state. F*** that- I am too old plus I love my house and my lake where I've lived for generations. I will continue to fight them every way that I can and hope that when you have time you can shine your light on the darkness that is NY politics.
All the best from your friend in Putnam. Keep up the great work.
I abbreviate to "Cfk" if that helps
Thanks, Rick!
The substack site URL does not use the naughty word:
https://jameshowardkunstler.substack.com
However you'd think we were back in the Lenny Bruce days of shock and awe.
LOL!
NYN - stay off censored sites - no telling what you'll catch there.
I caught the cyber-clap just by LOOKING at DailyKos.
Trump has now put in very important places the smart and gutsy individuals despised by the Blob..Vance, Tulsi, Musk, Vivek, and most important of all, RFK jr....Pretty incredible...and Thune has, sort of, announced he won't block Trump's appointments...This ride is going to be wild...
It needs to be, it needs to completely trash the status quo in DC
His transition team actually went over his head to the media, announcing that Kennedy would have no official position. Trump is finally trusting his gut. And is finally standing up the vulture, Jared Kushner.
The Kushner family is a portal to Hell.
Well said!
Technocracy will be the new religion supported by global capital. I portend Vance….a Palantir Trojan horse…with an appealing hillbilly origin….along with freedom of speech savior Musk…represent the camel noses under the tent.
I’m praying for a year-long celebration in 2026 of the 250th Birthday of the Republic. Looks like we’re off to a good start.
Rumor has it the Big Party might be at the Iowa State Fair grounds.
Well, it sure as hell won't be in Filthydelphia. For obvious reasons.
Whites have been repeatedly attacked by Blacks in Iowa at county fairs.
What a time to be alive!
The pendulum has changed direction, we were at maximum absurdity. (Chaos) I believe that’s what the blue team is reacting to. To them it must feel like an earthquake feeling the shift away from the inmates running the asylum. Too much chaos begets order, too much order begets chaos. The trick will be to resist the urge to swing the pendulum too far in the order direction which will just restart the cycle of chaos. Balance is everything!!
Spot on! That's America's problem. We can't find a balance. The pendulum always swings way too far to one side. I don't think we are intelligent enough as a people to recognize this and correct it. We don't live long enough to do so and we don't have generational memory that is passed on to our children and grand children. That is the curse of humanity. To continually repeat the lessons learned by our ancestors because we refused to teach them to our posterity.
At multi-hour long seminars, people will keep the windows side open until everyone freezes, then close completely until everyone roasts. Solution? Open them all completely again!
Similarly when it comes to the economy. The answer is not Libertarianism or Communism.
Freedom is important - but so is what you do with that freedom. If all you want to do is make money, well the government is going to have to step in to curb your enthusiasm. Will Kennedy be allowed to stop the abuses in pharma and food? The Tribe is massively invested in both.
Very few people are capable to handling freedom. Most of the sheeple need to be led.
Bush and baby Bush?
John wants as little government as possible. He's an open windows fanatic.
Swami Nirmalananda: Civilization is suppression (of our lower impulses).
Never trust anyone who just talks about freedom. It's no better than Obama talking about change. Change to what? Freedom to do what?
NYT....field guide to Blob think.
And a goal of 47 and his referenced Cabinet selections.... dismantle the Blob.
Standing at the gate of resistance! The RINO ESTABLISHMENT now led by Thune.
Mitch's secret vote ballot was his final FU Donald and a sign of what is to come in the Senate.
Elon's already got a "DOGE" profile set up on X and soliciting input from users about what agencies and programs to dismantle. It's pretty entertaining. Also entertaining is the amount of 'cope' coming from the Left. These people really are delusional and their programming by mainstream media is complete. I also saw a post about The Onion purchasing InfoWars ... but I've not vetted that yet. We live in strange times.
They thought they had bought it but just found out otherwise. Details will emerge tomorrow. Infowars.com is back!
I know it's virtually impossible to ignore the US political scene right now, but Jim it's been a while since you updated us on the global energy situation. Trump is long on tariffs, surely there will be collapse in the near future for the US with unpayable debt and far less "liquid gold" underground than Trump gleefully references at every opportunity. Well, when he's not recounting tales of Elon's rocket landing against the gantry. Moonshots, Martian colonisation, self piloting EVs, Dept of Government Efficiency CBDC coin, BRICS gold backed competing currencies, there's so much more going on.
You're right -- a lot to be concerned about in the energy / finance nexus. A lot can go wrong. I'll get around to covering it.
Gail Tverberg regularly does her best also.
Blog = Our Finite World.
Does anyone have a confirmed source for the rumour that Netanyahu contacted the Biden administration before the election to say "If I even think you've cheated to retain power, I will take out Iranian oil production and leave the US dark." It could be a reason they refrained from such outrageous cheating - at least in the Presidential race.
How would you know that oil/gas are running out? Yet they keep finding more.
Maybe it is abiogenic. Anything found below 15000 ft depth is definitely not organic and as the technology improves we find new sources below that depth. How else to explain?
That only reason to explain that it will take a long time to replace fossil is over regulation. It's not that complicated.
It is abiotic, but the refill rate is unfortunately the sticking point. Excruciatingly slow, due to its geologic nature. We still have used up the easy-to-reach oil, and squander the fumes (natgas).
Also, much of it is not admitted to, to cause scarcity; this must be the same reason we don't build new refineries for differing grades, as refineries are a very mature technology. Once the US Geologic Service found out the desert states of the Western US are floating on a sea of oil, they shut down nearly all oil surveying. The USGS claims it's unnecessary because, why, there's nothing there to survey.
Oil is a necessary product for modern civilization, limited resources should be used for priority purposes and bridging strategies.
This relationship is not well understood.
Has anyone been confirmed yet? I don't think so. IE till RFK Jr (for one example) gets confirmed he's not in the cabinet. I think that's correct but almost hope I'm wrong. Not encouraged for example by the Senate Majority leader pick. The Republicans (unlike the Democrats) are usually equally undone by the inside as by the adversary. The Democrats on the other hand usually have iron discipline. If they have 51 Senators seems they almost always get 51 votes. Seems like the Republicans by contrast need 55 or more to have a hope of getting 51.
Observation and a tiny familiarity with history makes me paranoid. The Bolsheviks (what I like to call them) have a transgenerational rabid religious zealot character. Like black mold the the spores always remain no matter how far you think its been beaten back. IMO the best you ever get from them is a strategic retreat while they plan the next abomination. Short story. I'm not about to feel comfortable until the picks are AT LEAST confirmed and the inauguration has been completed. (hope the Bolshies don't plan to burn DC and the country down over it). So much mischief and mayhem that can be done in the next few weeks. And once things are in place eternal vigilance is the watchword because there are snakes everywhere
You are correct. The current, majority party will self-immolate during the confirmation hearings. Anyone bother to look at "The 51 seat Majority" for RINO/RICO status? As you said, the Democrat Senators will be 100% "NAY" on all nominees.
It'll be Summer before we know what the Cabinet looks like....and it won't look anything like Trumps first nominations.
Recess appointments.
Can’t Trump get Tulsi, Hegseth and Kennedy in using “recess appointments”?
I've heard that it is technically possible (IE lawful) but there's great uncertainty that it will be practically feasible. That's my somewhat sketchy understanding at this point.
Won't know unless they try but hard to assume the swamp will fall asleep and allow it to happen. Who knows, there are people more expert than I (that would be anyone because I am not a expert). Not even sure the full criteria for a "recess". On the other hand, knowing how much the swamp likes it's perks which would have too include $$$$ and recess in that order and "the greater good of the country last" they may have more incentive to recess than to block a recess. Since the swamp is coin/cult operated it is hard to guess if a technicality like "recess appointments" move could be pulled off
Only reason it comes up is because MAGA & MAHA know that there will be a death match to block effective appointments so there needs to be creative thinking if they intend to follow thru else the "victory" will be still born at the appointments level and it will be nothing but swamp traitors within just like last time
I have no idea how to do these things but wonder if our reps need to be swamped (pun intended) with calls and emails letting them know that if they vote against certain appointments like RFK Jr we have long memories
I just read an article that state that my home state of Utah is no longer a state where insurance companies can make a profit from insuring homes.
However, I still see new housing developments popping up everywhere and new, $850,000 homes being built by young couples in their 20s. In the driveways of these new mini mansions I see $90,000 F-250s and Rams along with a $20,000 trailer and two $50,000 side by side UTVs. The yards on these homes are impeccably landscaped costing thousands. Rino-rock fencing costing $15,000 surrounds the back yards of the young peoples' homes. And, from what I can tell, Disneyland and Disneyworld are still just as busy as ever as these young people still manage to pay for all of this and have enough money to fly themselves and their children for a $10,000 week of fun with the queer loving pervert minded Mouse.
I know, they are in debt. But they still have to finance that debt. So far, from what I am seeing in my state, life is good for people.
I still believe something big is coming. Trump or no Trump. We are in a bad way. The vast majority of people in this Country are living lives full of lies. They own nothing. Buried by debt. Living paycheck to paycheck. No savings. No retirement. Unable to handle a $500.00 emergency without using the credit card. This CANNOT continue. This WILL NOT continue. A debt reckoning is coming and it will be ugly for ALL.
Many in their 20's, 30's and 40's are making $100-$200k a year, and with a couple, that's double. They can afford all of this stuff with their cash flow. No doubt they're still in debt up to their eyeballs. If one of them lose their jobs, they're toast. This group probably represents the upper 10-20% of the population, most have a college degree, and most voted against Trump.
Very few have become debt free. Often it's the guy without the fancy house or fancy car. He's the millionaire next door.
The guy you described is me. Been debt free for a long time but I am not a millionaire.
Median household income in the State of Utah right now is $72,000, I believe. maybe a little higher. Sure, many are making the sums you described above but not all of them. It will always boggle my mind how people manage these lifestyles. When God was handing out money smarts, I was off playing tiddlywinks and not paying attention because I just don't get it.
The drab Peahen wants a bright Peacock. But they are visible to the predators and pay for their vitality. What Peahen wants a drab Peacock who doesn't flaunt his wealth? Maybe a smart one (in human terms)? Once she finds out, she knows she can get the drab guy's wealth via the divorce industry.
Don't know. But would it be enough to make all the monthly payments on the debt to finance these things?
Like Dmitry Orlov always used to say, when it comes to collapse, it doesn't really matter who the President of the US is. This sucker is going down. Having said that, I'm personally very relieved to see a return towards reality and honesty. That can only help people accept that their future may not include happy motoring and suburban dreams.
Yeah. It is hard for me to find the delicate balance between the ability to feel joy (which helps to make life tolerable) and the reserved paranoia of being disappointed too many times.
Newsom is raising gasoline up another $2/gal in California. Imagine the impact THAT will have. They are trying everything to get us out of gas cars and into all electric vehicles.
I suspect they're Also doing EVERYTHING POSSIBLE to create more pain and suffering because it is their opportunity to blame it on MAGA & MAHA. Nothing is more satisfying to them than to sadistically heap pain on their peeps who were duped enough to vote for them then blame the sadism on their opposition
Kinda how they roll
In fact I would be surprised if these cynical SOBs care one whit about gasoline and climate yada yada. At least the ones at the "leadership" levels like Newsom. This may be nothing more than a golden opportunity to raise taxes and revenue to more effectively loot while blaming it on others and have little to nothing to do with clean air and climate etc.
From what I've seen there is no bottom to their cynicism and what they will do for power. The Bolshevik tradition is "by any means necessary" and if millions starve or whatever it's just the cynical price creating paradise. They have a Bolshevik mentality. Hard to not see it when they openly threaten (and often follow through) to burn it all down if you don't see it their way. Taxing gas till you get electric grid collapse (because they allege they want EV's) is a way to "burn it all down". In the end you probably have bicycles because gasoline is gone and electric is finite and expensive.
"... because it is their opportunity to blame it on MAGA & MAHA." ~ RAY FALCIOLA
I would suggest that the primary objective is implementation of the 2030 Agenda, and if they can't get the citizens of the world to voluntarily embrace it, then the trick is to get them to beg for it. Destroy the economy and make living conditions miserable, and the masses will beg for it.
Thank God I live in a red state where they aren't pulling that crap. Washington is double-plus insane with the electric car thing.
I think with Trump's mandate and sudden jump in power, a LOT of those Republicans will be changing their oppositional stripes. Just a guess, though.
SD - all insurance premiums are a function of replacement "value" risk.
"Where is Ben Carson?"
I have been wondering this. Maybe NIH?
I feel a pit in my stomach when I think that Matt Gaetz might not get to become AG. He's the key to unlocking the deep state shenanigans and he won't hold back on exposing all of it to the American people. Trump might have some ways around a true Senate confirmation of him, such as forcing a recess appointment or installing him as the acting attorney general. The fight continues.
We need to know the name of every Republican's "Morgan Stanley" guy! It's our right. Face it, ez: real positive change means you folks lose a lot of power.
I certainly hope there will be no more DEI or women on the battlefield.
What we have to do first is repeal the 19th amendment
And repeal the divorce/industrial complex that savages men. Tempt not your sister for she will fall. Good men are many, good women are few. Let's try to create more of them via fear and shame, the guardians of the world as Buddha said.
Cry, virgin, cry.
Every amendment after the 12th is illegitimate. 13 through 27 should all be ignored.
What about Dalai Lamas?
I agree completely. Let's get back to the Constitution of the Founding and not the coerced bullshit that followed Lincoln's illegal invasion of the South.
I doubt the evolution from wokeness to sane will occur in a straight line, and without some major bumps. When government agencies and corporations with very deep pockets have invested so much time (decades) and energy into their version of reality intended to maximize profits, it will be awhile to reverse all that mischief - and to avoid making things worse.
We now enter the runaway stagecoach stage, where the armed bandit has hopped from his speedy mount and is wrestling for control of the reins with the driver. We may be eased to a safe stop, or plunge over a cliff into a canyon far below - or something in between. But it appears a soft landing is less likely. It will be a terrifying, exhilarating and entertaining journey....
I maintain nothing moves in a straight line.
It sure will be interesting.
For national security reasons the U.S. needs to start making necessary medicines here (like Tylenol and antibiotics), and stop importing them from China.
^^^^ SO very this!
Are you the one who writes, How true!, in the margins of books?
I interpreted the DOGE announcement as a joke in reference to the doge crypto coin. If memory serves, Musk trolled on it and introduced huge price fluctuations. Like Dave Collum, I'll be "pleasantly surprised" if anything positive comes from DOGE. I hope I'm wrong, 'cause there's plenty of potential to improve efficiency.
As for the economy, I think we're well along now with JHK's view of the "Long Emergency", and we appear to be entering a perfect storm of economic chaos. Tariffs will have to negotiate through the minefield of "unintended consequences", but that's not to say they may help for a bit. With the era of cheap energy contracting in the rear view mirror, it'll take some serious excess magic on Trump's part to put the Great in MAGA. However, I'll be rooting for the next administration to perhaps install a safety rail or two to help reduce some pain along the way. With Kamala and the Dems it would be nose down at 500 knots into the mountain side....in a straight line....
It's such a shame, there are a number of energy solutions that are cheap, viable, multi-use, not complicated, and very environmentally friendly.
Has Musk done anything that wasn’t successful thus far? I can’t imagine him wanting his name associated with something that will end up an abysmal failure. He has stated they are looking for people to work with them who are willing to work 80+ hours a week and are shining a light on all the ridiculous waste they find (like Nancy Pelosi setting up a liquor store in the Rayburn House Office Building). There has always been some of that related to reporting bizarre grants that are awarded to Universities (e.g studying shrimp on an underwater treadmill for a cool $3 million), but none with the audience that is available to Elon.
If nothing else, it will all be fun to watch and if he can’t get it done, no one can.
I dunno. I find Nancy Pelosi's liquor store less worrisome than a Tesla Roadster up in space orbiting the Sun. It seems a bit ironic for him to be tasked with saving waste. But I guess part of being a billionaire is marketing and slave labor - law and medical schools will be taking a hit from the applicants steering toward DOGE. But if Musk and Vivek can wheel and deal and trim $2T from the Federal budget, I'll be happy to apologize and admit I was wrong....
Yeah, make everyone work 80 hours a week. Roll back all hard won worker benefits. Open the windows! Children have the right to work long hours too.
Trump's EPA pick has no interest in the environment. Shades of Ronald Reagan and that low life he picked for the job.
DOGE is real and is up and running: From @DOGE
"We need super high-IQ small-government revolutionaries willing to work 80+ hours per week on unglamorous cost-cutting. If that’s you, DM this account with your CV. Elon & Vivek will review the top 1% of applicants."
Next: Bring in hundreds of thousands of Indian workers to replace lazy White Ameircans. Vivek will review their resumes.....
Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss. It's just "private" and therefore "moral".