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The most interesting story for me is about judges blocking DOGE and the Trumpster. Trumps team knew this would happen. Looks like they've set up the judges to be spanked badly by the Supremes. The result of which will be the banning of low level judges issuing nationwide injunctions. This of course will put an oak stake in the heart of Democrat Lawfare. The Trumpster is disrupting Dem funding with taxpayer funds. He's hamstrung funding of the fake news MSM. He will destroy activist judges. The impact of Trump and DOGE on American politics is Biblical....

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Think the idea is buying some time to destroy as much evidence as possible.

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Yes, but we'll see if the Supremes do anything to stop the flow of lower court sludge from the lawfare crowd. All eyes are on Roberts:

https://x.com/seanmdav/status/1889025266644873621

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You are setting yourself up for major disappointment if you expect anything positive from Roberts. If you look up the weasel in the dictionary, there's a picture of him.

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I don't expect anything good out of Roberts because I believe he is compromised. Someone has something on him and it has been used to control him.

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My dictionary has his mug under skunk.

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It isn’t the SCOTUS job to discipline or remove lower court judges. That lies with the president and or congress. They interpret law based on the constitution.

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Already accomplished.

Prescribing rules:

Congress has given the Supreme Court the power to set rules for lower courts to follow.

Looks like Roberts can stop the flow of court sludge from the lawfare crowd.

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I have zero confidence that Roberts will support the President Who Happens to be Trump in his executive position. All these suits aim to make this President a figurehead.

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RE Roberts: Time to release the Epstein files, especially the list of 'attendees'. It may open a slot on the Supreme Court Bench that Trump will need to fill.

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Between Roberts and the fat man Bill Barr, the only thing that makes sense is extreme skeletons. The IC has these two wrapped around their little pinkies.

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I don’t come to same conclusion on the two. Barr is a product of the incestual relationship in DC for sure. He always tried to walk a line that didn’t upset he longtime linkage with both parties. That is an impossible task when you are AG. But Roberts is just a over rated RINO who stays quiet rather than prove he is way over rated. I think his opinions show someone who is not an originalist and who does not have a deep understanding of the constitution.

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Have you ever read his speech to the graduating class of law students at Notre Dame in 2019? Hard to reconcile Barr as just another Swamp creature after reading. He is compromised.

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This sounded intriguing, so I found the speech and have saved it to read in depth another time. (It's long.) But the theme is religious freedom, and he seems to be emphasizing the need for a moral rebirth in our country. From this initial glance, he doesn't sound like a swamp creature. But haven't read it all yet.

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That would be so sad if true. His bench behaviour certainly suggests someone with addiction or something similar in their history. His work doesn’t live up to his potential, as they say of 6, 7, 12, 18 year old boys.

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His decisions make him look more like a politician than a legal scholar. Take Obamacare ...

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Look who appointed him. He's a RINO. His opinions show it. As for all these sordid conspiracy theories about him, they do none of us in society any good. If someone has proof, bring it. Otherwise, it’s fake news.

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The US government has the proof and they continue to hide it. Make it public and it will be as astounding as finding out about USAID.

It's not a conspiracy theory. It's a reality that is being buried like everything else they touch.

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My thoughts exactly. But if the Chief Justices name is on the list as many have speculated, perhaps the list stays under wraps for a while. Just saying.

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I think the timing of Trump's priorities has been wise. First, he's focused on gaining operational control of the "right now" actions of the bureaucracy (like firing that FEMA Chief today because they sent $59 million to the NY hotels 4 days ago contrary to Trump's orders).

It is sure going to be exciting as time progresses, as he works down the priorities list.

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In my humble opinion Roberts has a huge skeleton in his closet, that if ever it came out he would be impeached.

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It is the only thing that makes sense. And maybe it is a conspiracy theory. But as senator John Kennedy says, "We need some new conspiracy theories, because all the old ones turned out to be true."

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His name IS on an Epstein list.

The only ting to resolve is if that John Roberts is the Supreme Court Justice John Roberts. It's a pretty common name.

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How do you know this?

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Not all lists have been unsealed, but when the first ones were published there was a name John Roberts. Was it real? Was it the SCOTUS John Roberts? I have no idea but that name was on one of the lists. Funny that now that result can't be searched and found anywhere.

If it would be unsealed, the tremors would rock DC (and maybe Hollywood) for sure.

Trump needs to release the Epstein data!!

We need Kash.

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Hope you’re right.

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Wow! Great clarity, which is my highest compliment.

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Gotta love it. When a government entity sees Musk coming, I bet they shit their pants.

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Does anyone doubt that shredders all over the deep state are running 24/7?

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They may be shredding but the ethernet has proven to be valuable for errant and stray [lost] e-mails as Judicial Watch has proven.

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Yes, and I would bet Trump and Elon were no fools, and anticipated a dash to shred. Pure speculation, but I would bet the DOGE team or some such individuals made deep hard drive backups of all the main computer systems before they took any visible steps. I would bet these computer whizzes knew how to do it.

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Yes, even as I typed that comment I recognized it begged the question “Who puts anything on paper anymore?” Or “What’s a shredder?” But it is the government after all!

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Sounds like Treasury Department poohbahs still approve what the Payables Department sends out the door each week by calling them up on the hooter….

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Sounds like Treasury Department poohbahs still approve what the 1970s era Accounts Payables system sends out the door each week by calling them up on the hooter….

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All hands on deck. It’s called teamwork.

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Imagine thinking the Main Stream (ene)Media was independent over the last couple of decades. Sadly, most of the folks that have been unaware of MSM duplicity will remain ignorant, since I doubt David Muir, Kristen Welker, whoever the prominent spokesholes at the Communist Broadcasting System are, Rachel Madcow, the mad cows at The View, or anyone associated with Government Media - can we start calling it by its rightful name now? - will be reporting the truth about their own state-supported funding any time soon. No matter. I’m waiting for today’s DOGE news, and looking forward to seeing the pain and suffering of the left and TDS/MDS sufferers everywhere. But I’m evil like that, and I’m okay with that too.

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Nicely put.

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Ooooh, so evil. And INSENSITIVE!

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Between the direct government monies the MSM will be losing, combined with past Leftist billionaires who go the way the wind is blowing. Now blowing to the right. Add Big Pharma's culling of cash-for-control of the MSM by RFK, Jr and how the hell will the MSM survive? $37.00 yearly subscriptions by people suffering with TDS? Don't think so.

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Mind-boggling-Imagine being mad at two guys who don't take a salary for exposing the people who steal your hard-earned money while taking a salary.

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Just read that the DOGE boys found and terminated a $168,000 exhibit at NIH for the garden nome Anthony Fauci. To me it seems similar to the Hermans building an exhibit for one of their previous famous “doctors”.

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Fauci needs a jail cell named after him.

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"garden gnome" is pretty good for that sneaky, miniature grifter hiding under the nettles.

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Time is up for the Clintons too I hope - they raked in quite a bit

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Follow the money. Just don't lick your fingers when you count it.

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“I support an independent media. I just wish we had one. Our media only pretends it is independent while living under the government’s thumb.”

In Russia or the former Soviet Union, the citizens knew and know that Pravda was and is lying to them, and the government knew that the people knew they were being lied to. Here Pravda on the Hudson and on the Potomac have now been exposed as the propaganda arm of the Marxist/Democrat/Hate America Party’s deep state and the people thanks to DOGE now know that they have been lied to and can’t trust a word emanating from those organs.

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Sadly, there are still a lot of people who will continue to slurp up the enemedia’s lies because their TDS will tell them that DOGE are the liars.

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I'm watching one of those intently, hoping for the light to break through.

Not all of them are evil.

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It's a hard thing to face--that your primary belief system was false. It takes alot of courage, and alot of humility. It is a huge blow to their fundamental self-esteem for them to admit they were "taken in". So if we just beat on them with "you were wrong and I was right", we drive them into a stubborn defensive position that makes it harder for them to make the conversion.

That's why I sound like a broken record, saying we have to stand by these folks with kindness and respect, offering support, not venting our anger. (I'm talking about Democratic voters, not the thieves who've run this long scam.)

And actually, we, too, were at one time "taken in". (Well, I don't think Don Surber was EVER taken in.) But most of us became alert to all this over time--and it did take all of us quite a while for the shock to wear off and we began to realize the situation. So WE got to adjust to this gradually. Our Democratic friends are probably overwhelmed with all this coming at them now. And we need to appreciate that our Democratic friends were the TARGET of a manipulative "psyops" that worked hard to convince them that WE were stupid and racist and that THEY were virtuous and smart for being liberals.

The majority of my extended family is liberal. So this is a further incentive to maintain the bridges between us, instead of merely disparage them for being wrong on politics.

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I agree. I just keep reminding her that I'm a good person who cares about her.

Hoping the good guys manage to reveal a ton of clear proof of the Uniparty and media collaboration in propaganda and censorship. Enough to open even the most tightly closed eyes.

Thank you.

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I'm starting to wonder if, in view of these developments, Bezos may be ready to quit subsidizing the Post. Why keep throwing good money after bad, when without it DC will smell as well -- I mean, stink?

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USAID sure leaves in the dust the old Commie Eastern Europe saying ‘they pretend to pay us and we pretend to work’….

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“However, this raises the question of how many government subscriptions were among the 25% of the subscribers that Bezos lost when he refused to endorse Kamala.”

Great catch Don! Something about that original report seemed off, but as with most oldsters it went right down my memory hole Dammit!

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Don, do you remember how many Charleston Gazettes were on desks every morning in the West Virginia state capitol in the Democrats’ hey day? Governments buying media is not new. But USAID ramped it up to a new level.

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Dang, Charlie, thought you had guessed. Close. You sure you're not my brother from another mother.?

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They weren’t just paying for daily access to content, though, were they.

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If you ever read the Gazette back then, it was the Democrat’s Bible and playbook. All the bureaucrats started their day with the Gazette. Rep. Gov. Arch Moore called it the

Morning Sick Call.

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I'm still waiting on the reports of millions in subscriptions paid to Gateway Pundit.

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It would be hard to believe that Trump didn't know all these law suits and court injunctions would happen. My guess is he has welcomed it. It’s all part of the dismantling of the deep state. He knows Roberts isn’t on his side but he most likely knows how to get to Roberts. Trump didn’t spend the four years out of office twiddling his thumbs. He was there, knew the interworking of the government and has planned all of this for his return. Which by the way he knew would happen. There was nobody on the Democrats bench that had a snowball’s chance in Hell of beating him in 2024. It has been three weeks and look what he has done. The next two years and beyond are going to go pretty much the same way. I have a gut feeling that 2026 will go our way too, because Trump and his administration will have exposed all the underhanded dealing of the Democrats. Donald Trump is going to be one of the most consequential Presidents this country has ever seen. Washington, Lincoln, Trump.

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Tootsie POP.

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OOPS

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I caught that too. I’m addicted to Tootsie Pops and have one every night after dinner.

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Me too, minus the stick, plus Wild Turkey and a Mezzetta cherry

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trump will keep pushing until he leaves or is stopped by an assassin. either way, it will then be up to the american people to continue to live under the thumb of tyranny...or not.

it's looks bleak considering the history of the human genome. protect your assets and good luck.

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🎶 I love you in Smallies, but I'll love you longer, stronger. When you learn how to use CAPS. 🎶 When will you ever learn? When will you learn?? Bleak? You sound like: The glass is neither half full nor half empty, but poison. VRS would never allow it. Strongly suggest you get one. Never considered myself a grammar-nazi till now.

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Bitter are we? Yes, ever since I lost my blue medallion. Nobility resents being mistaken for peasants-how about it, Founding Members? Let's get the pitchforks. Can't believe the authors haven't raised a stink. We're where they get the big $$$. Gotta go-time to feed the unicorn. But you saved $100, so there's that. forgive you, welcher, but I don't forget. Spell check just redlined welcher-can't imagine why.❤️🙃

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You know PDJT is over the target and carpet bombing when Schmucky S. opens a snitch portal and Raghead Raskin wants to impeach Elon. Truly mental breakdowns.

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Breaking. John Thune has blocked Adam Schitt from committees until his role in the Russian collusion case is Investigated. Epicaricacy squared😁

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😳 Source??

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Dang Suzie, I just cut and paste-Mila Joy on X: "I love that Senator Thune blocked Adam Schiff ...x.com

https://x.com › MilaLovesJoe › status

Jan 13, 2025 — I love that Senator Thune blocked Adam Schiff from committee assignments until his part in the Russia hoax is examined thoroughly.

USA says NO-Whom do you trust?

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CNN: the most trusted name in news :McCarthy explains why he booted Schiff and Swalwell from committee. Bonus w/Swallowwell. I report-you decide.

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No “there” there with that link.

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Musta cut too little before pasting🤢

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Putin isn't a good man, nor was Frank Costello or Carlo Gambino. However, Trump recognizes who they actually are and how to negotiate with them because he is an 'operator' as well.

Trump has had to bribe politicians in NY for decades because that is the game that is played and I am very grateful we have an actual operator in charge. It is why they have tried to kill him.

On that subject I agree with Tucker(paraphrased with Piers Morgan): "You can divine intent out of someone's actions." and the actions were completely outlined on J13, 2024.

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