Little Z the Castro wannabe. LOL. He just needs to fill out the beard a bit and adopt the cigar and hat!
BTW, it's been a while since we have seen a leader (DJT) speak of war in a way that exposes the real carnage. Human lives -- thousands, laying dead over vast fields of destruction. It was so genuine. This is the man we need right now to lead the free world.
I'm in the FL panhandle where 'they' are vastly outnumbered, which is the only way they behave. When they even come close to parity their fascist conduct emerges.
michiganistan but i used to live south of jax (orange park, fleming island). i'm jealous and admire your ability to make life worth the adventure. the fl panhandle is a gift from the gods that few ever get to experience.
How long since you lived in the Fleming Island area??
We're not sure we want to stay where we are (Freeport) and Fleming Island is one area I've been looking at. It's VERY 'rural' here. Considering moving to an area (staying no further south than St Aug) that has 'more'. (Doctors, retail, educated population, etc)
But this area DOES have many things to recommend - like the beaches that are beyond compare and very kind people.
12/21/24: VASTLY overrated. They graduate and then we have to spend decades screwing their brains back into their heads. I know. I was one of them, decades ago.
built a home just east of 17 between 17 and the inner coastal. beautiful area. the closer you get to green cove springs the more rural it gets of course. follow 17 south to 220 (bald eagle rd) then east a couple of blocks.
when we built it was all rural there. now?...not, so much.
Oh! I know a number of MAGA folks in that area! And mostly all Jewish. 😊 And I think they are all in the 70+ y.o. range. If any of that matches your demographics, LMK on email "gail (dot) greentree (at) gmail (dot) com and I'll connect you! I love connecting fellow MAGA folks!
I agree. And William is correct that E.O.s are not great, but they will offer a fabulous start to DJT's term to get the ball rolling w/o nonsense, other than the inevitable lawsuits that the @#$% left will deploy. I hope with all this time to prepare, that DJT's team has CLOSED EVERY LOOPHOLE in the E.O.s so the lawsuits will fall like rubber bullets off of a steel wall. And then if DJT can create huge momentum to gain an even bigger MAGA MAJORITY in the mid-terms, THEN he will cut thru the left like a hot knife thru butter in his last 2 years!!! 👍👍
In the context of what we are talking about, EOs are an admission that the US congress is dysfunctional beyond repair. The only thing they know how to do is spend money.
I don’t think that is entirely accurate. EOs are IMMEDIATE and congress is not, and DJT knows TIME is of the essence. If he opens up his actions to congress it gives them (RINOs and Dems) a window to paralyze his agenda into oblivion.
You are both correct. They are a tool - short-term, not as a substitute for Congress. Recall, it was Barack Obama who said, "I have a phone and a pen" when Congress didn't give him what he wanted. It was also how Joe Blow Biden erased a significant amount of Trump's policies on day 1 of his administration.
Gail - as an aside - You are from Canada, right? Just wondering how our Canadian friends here are responding to Trudeau's behavior and possible resignation?
I am Canadian. Many of us are bloody furious with what is happening. Justin is refusing to resign and call an election. The socialist NDP is propping up his government. It stinks to high heaven. It doesn't feel like democracy at all.
12/21/24: Fortuantely, Musk is loaded to the gills with cash, and even more fortunately, Zuckerberg provided the precedent with his craven $400M manipulations in 2020. So "primarying" Trump's bete noires is very feasble (assuming that Musk and Trump continue to see eye to eye).
Yup. Congress -- especially the Senate is holding on to it's good-od-boy status of who can amass the most swag. Will be an uphill battle for sure. But so far it looks as good as one could have imagined. The pressure must be kept on the Swamp on a daily basis.
Some haven't quite got it that the game has changed. The Trumpster is creating a new process and it pains both sides of Congress to no end. They just got a taste of the new rules with the Budget. It's a great place to draw the line and he ain't even President yet.
12/21/24: RD, have you read Hillbilly Elergy? If not, please do so. You're be pleaantly surprised. It's a key to his characer, which offers hope for the future. And his wife is worth more than all the talent and charracer combined. He hit the jackpot when he met her.
After this last cluster (the CR that wasn’t) I think we are going to rethink our institutions. Not sure there is a way to fix them aka the debt ceiling. The congress essentially abdicated along ago all its power & they created this debt ceiling canard, among other things, to make it look like they still had a place at the table. Trump is right. Our national debt is meaningless, so why bother pretending we have a debt ceiling. Look no further than the disdain displayed by so many of the deep state lackeys before congressional committees. Lying is now a badge of honor.
His heel will be the GOP controlled congress. Just wait, they will screw it up yet and we will lose the majority in two years. Then they will fundraise again off the meme “just give us the majority and we will fix this mess”. Here is the clue, they are the mess!
100%! At the end of the day, these people, as smug, arrogant and pretentious, all prancing around pretending to be everyone’s intellectual betters, are, in fact, stupid.
When you’ve convinced yourself that you are the smartest person in every room, and that any who disagree with you are mentally deficient and unworthy of your time, you open yourself up to delusions of grandeur and unparalleled self-deception.
That would define those who have been in drivers seat for too long, and now we see these Emperors have no clothes.
The one thing I detest above all else regarding politicians is their group speak and talking points. Maybe thats why I admire MTG ……most of the time…..for her frankness. There are several others as well. Otherwise, they are all grads of the congressional BS university.
One major--and probably unforeseen--effect of the Internet was that the Establishment lost control of the flow of news and information. Martin Gurri wrote about that ten years ago in his book, "The Revolt of the Public." The censorship attempts of the past four years were an effort to overcome that. But they have failed. Musk purchasing Twitter and then exposing the government's efforts to censor news through giving the "Twitter Files" to Matt Taibbi and others pulled the rug out from under them. This week I have been seeing stories about various media pundits having to take pay cuts, because the media has lost so much audience. And yes, I have been laughing!
The pork in the new budget will be shown on line for all to see and comment on. The Congress won't have a leg to stand on and the MSM won't be able counter the truth. The best they can do is keep quiet. Good times!!
Yep!! And Bongino has talked about that this (loss of control) is why the left is freaking out about AI. It will make it impossible for them to lie to the masses any more. I hope that is correct! (Personally I'm not going any where near AI)
Just remember who it is that controls the pipeline to running for a seat in the Senate and House--the Republican and Democratic apparatus in each state (the State and County Executive Committees and so on). The RINO's still control way too much of the party apparatus in each state. As do the Communists on the Democratic side.
Until we are serious enough to act, in finding out about, and participating in, these state Party organizations, we will continue to have a problem in Congress. No two ways about it.
This cannot be fixed from the top down, no matter how strong Trump, JB, Elon, etc. are. We The People must do it. And it really would not be hard.
i just copy and pasted this entire article to my posse of nine. hopefully seven will read it and five will agree. in my own opinion the jury is still out on vance plus i would have also invited orban from hungary (which trump may have but surber could have simply missed or skipped). i don't expect as much as some over the next four years but i do look forward to some relief from woke.
it was great to read about the world watching closely because i know there are a couple hundred million americans who feel the same way. i have relatives in canada and feel their pain although they're left of center. imagine the first time world leaders have ever been invited and canada is on the outside looking in....and that's all because of their socialist inept leadership.
I love the communications you are having with your "posse of nine". THIS is what is saving America.
I've seen articles where it says that most people's actual REGULAR circle of acquaintance and interaction is about 150 people, even though it feels like we live in a much bigger world because of media, larger group events we regularly attend, etc. Depending on the nature of one's occupation or personality style (e.g., degree of extroversion, etc.) the list could be alot larger, BUT one's true closer, regular circle probably is 150 or less.
So, nine people in your posse is actually alot. This is probably your primary "posse", and the quality and depth of the interaction you are having with them (by the articles you are sending) can have quite an impact.
Each of us probably has a "primary posse", of people whom we are clearly meant to be interacting with frequently right now on politics; plus several secondary "posses" (plural of posse?)--such as a posse of folks who are at the very beginning of the process that we are nurturing along to the point where they will be more receptive; a posse of folks that are for sure beginning to be red-pilled whom we are monitoring and intermittently interacting with, to a posse of fellow already-red-pilled true believers we can just enjoy, etc. Plus lots of strangers whom we have only a single interaction with, but we are able to plant a seed, like a recommendation of a media source to check out, etc.
Altogether, this adds up to ALOT of influence. Multiply all this by 75-100 million Trump supporters each doing this and it is a huge number. And many of the people in "our" posse, may also be part of another person's secondary posse, so they are being influenced from several other sources besides us.
We can be very encouraged with all this activity. It already has done a great job of awakening America, and we can continue it and see it through to completion.
nine is it. anyone else outside that nine i don't do politics at all. almost 77 and i don't much look for anyone i can nurture. i post to american thinker and surber and occasionally better bacholar and that's it. forgot the gateway pundit which i enjoy too because it's free to post although not a lot of deep thinkers there. i used to post to lussianne.com and the conservative tree house but they both banned me for life. i still post to youtube now and then but they're tough being so liberal and anti-white male.
Since you mention the anti-white male atmosphere, I would hypothesize that every white male has been affected more than he even realizes by the toxic atmosphere of thought that has been directed at them for the last 15-20 years. If it's any comfort, the reason for the hatred is that you white males are feared--you have strength and capabilities, and you would stand in the way of the Communist/Leftist takeover. So you became a target.
It would be wise for white males to be alert that any drag they feel on them, any depression or discouragement, is not Real--is not your own thought--it is hatred being directed at you from outside. If I recall correctly from other comments you've made, you are not a praying man. But opening thought to be very still and just listen a little to what God is saying directly to you, can give room for you to discern how valuable and precious you are. I think this is necessary to antidote the hatred being directed at you.
Canada is left-of-centre and that is not going to change. Too many government programs even for businesses. Even getting rid of Justin isn't going to change that, but Poilievre is promising to scrap the hated carbon tax.
The stage at the inauguration will be a joyous occasion. Real JOY that the Dems only hoped to create at their DNC convention. However, I am suspicious that Trump is inviting world leaders to be in his close audience not to just unite the world with his confirmation of office, but to make it very difficult for a "big event" to happen (like Butler, PA) that would be the deep state's hail mary.
I hope not, but after four years of constant attacks, I still believe it is "by any means necessary".
Strong leaders like Trump are as pesky as a horse fly. That's why I love him.
I have the same concern. Outside of the individual freakouts and Hollywood types threatening to move i thought the left took the whole thing way too easy. Too, ‘He has to put his foot in the White House first bitch’ kinda thing!
I hope not and this is some feverish imagination kinda thing but I’m already holding my breath!
Also… member the drama about whose dress Melanie was going to wear the last time and who wouldn’t supply it. I hope they use the same guy they used the last time and tell everybody else to GFT’s!
In Daniel 5, a mysterious hand was seen writing a message on the wall, in an unknown language, “Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsim”.
Daniel was called to interpret the meaning of the message, as no one else in the kingdom could interpret it.
“Number, Number, Weighted, Divided”, was the interpretation, in short meaning, “the days of your kingdom are numbered; you have been found wanting, and it will be divided.”
I often think this what Zelensky sees on his wall.
The hatred the Bidens share for Pelosi and also Barack Obama is now so intense that Democratic mega-donor Floridian attorney John Morgan believes that Biden deliberately pushed Harris just to spite them. Biden basically got the shaft from all directions, from George Clooney to Pelosi. “Pelosi had told her delegation that there would be a convention and a nominating process. And Barack Obama did not endorse her for five days.” Let’s hope the Bidens spill all the beans and rip the Democrat party completely to shreds before going back to Delaware. This will alleviate some of the pain from watching the greatest country on Earth reduced to black vs white in less than four years.
What I believe needs to be a priority in the new government is an investigation of members of the Biden administration for their willfully and actively concealing the incapacity of Biden, so unelected and unaccountable people could UNCONSTITUTIONALLY run the government on their own.
That has all the hallmarks of a treasonous and coup-like adventure, and they should not be able to just sail off into the sunset after having pulled off such a criminal travesty and fraud upon the American people and the world.
Predictions like "it's not going to happen" are inaccurate and damaging--they just depress people and discourage effort. They are based on the past. The future is up to us. Just because something hasn't happened before doesn't change the fact that the time has now come.
Shakespeare said it best, “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances…”
A lot has changed since 2016, but Trump has a good team this time, so hopefully, he can help end the madness of excessive government spending. World peace? That’s a big one even for a man as big as Trump. We shall see.
I think Paul has warmed up to Trump some. But yet again, we are depending on the GOP controlled Senate to confirm his nominees. So Im losing faith in the GOP brand.
What my friends always tell me-When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat. Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things. To which I reply: I have nothing left but petty things. Apparently, AI was programmed to highlight the pork. Word is AI’s the only one who’s read all 1547 pages.
I saw a report yesterday, can’t remember where from, which stated that Ramaswamy did read the whole thing. Then he got together with Musk and they started the backlash ball rolling.
I'd hypothesize he has no sense of identity outside of his ego about being Prime Minister--is addicted to the ego boost--and would feel like a non-entity if he had to leave power, so he will cling to it as long as possible. Like Hillary Clinton.
They need t/b imprisoned for their failure to honor their Oath to protect & follow the Constitution for enabling the President to remain in office while mentally incapacitated. Shame on their names for all of history.
Maybe, can't recall. There is always such an interesting conversation going on here that sometimes I impulsively Reply, but then see another comment that makes me reconsider.
Yes, I heard discussion on Waters about investigating WHO KNEW FJB's condition and when, and then PROSECUTING them. I would love to see that but I think it would be impossible to prove anything.
Thanks for the link! Oliver did a good job of assembling that collection of liars. It's enough to make you believe they would nominate a baboon for President, as long as they could be sure nobody would notice.
J Edgar Hoover in high heels and finest dress could not bring more shame to the FBI than the ground soldier, Ray Epps, an untouchable. In a just world, the J6ers would receive pardons. Plus, the money for the congressional wage increase that almost made it. Thank you, Elon. The announcement would be made at the inaugural address. Can’t imagine a group less deserving a raise.
With Donald J Trump in charge and busily saving the world, I think most of our planet is going to have a very merry Christmas this year. I know I certainly will. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all my Surber Substack friends, and the very happiest New Year in some time.
Keep up the good work. Your daily postings are the closest I've seen to old time journalism and fill me with hope that the coming change will be great.
For me, the re-election of DJT was assured not on that day a Butler Pennsylvania. But rather on February 6, 2024, a cold and rainy night night in Mesquite, Nevada. I witnessed people lined up for over a mile to cast their votes in the Republican caucus for a single candidate, Donald J Trump. It was dark and wet and cold and oddly quiet. Many of the voters were in wheel chairs or using walkers. America was speaking and Trump was going to be our next President.
July 13th in Butler, PA, when an Angel of the Lord tilted DJT’s head just a fraction of an inch or so, was the moment everything - everything - changed.
From the Convention through to the day after his resounding election, I felt a truly supernatural sensation, unlike anything ever before, and I know many, many other people have felt it as well. Something heavy and dark had lifted, a lightness and a new sense of liberation permeated the atmosphere.
God had heard our prayers, and intervened on our behalf giving us a chance to restore Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, in this land.
He is here with us now, but we must grab ahold of and cherish of His incomprehensible gift and remain engaged and involved and a part of this great restoration, the rebuilding of this City on a Hill.
The crashing of that Omnibus Bill by THE PEOPLE was proof positive that our Eternal Vigilance is what will help assure and maintain our victory.
It was really decided then and there when he raised his fist. I was worried that DJT wouldn't be allowed to win, but looking back I was foolish to have been afraid. At that moment, a lot of darkness was simply chased away.
It's really amazing, the election did actually turn out to be "too big to rig". I think most of us were hoping for that, but afraid we would not succeed. It seemed so fragile, to just rely on the simple, honest act of people showing up and voting in large numbers. But it happened!!!!!
It is so true that there has been a palpable darkness, but light has been breaking through now. We will probably never really know or understand what all the underlying forces were in operation.
I truly do suspect that we normal decent folks have been underestimating the depth of the evil debauchery, corruption, and secret blackmail and threatening of public officials that the Democrats have been involved in. Those 300,000 illegal children that are now "lost" somewhere in our country--very ominous.
Good morning. Germany is the dark face in the woodpile regarding the Ukraine debacle.
Still pissed Russia was an ally in the victorious forces of both World Wars. It will lose this on too. EU is scared shitless 47 will pull the plug on NATO, close US bases in Europe and cease funding and weapons to the midget comedic actor in the Ukraine.
So Germany is still "pissed Russia was an ally in the victorious forces of both World Wars"? In view of historical facts, that doesn't make any sense except to those with an overdone beach-tan. Russia, or rather Stalin, its dictator, connived with Hitler in September 1939 to start WWII, because doing so enabled him to confiscate the eastern half of Poland while Hitler grabbed the western half. The only reason why two years later Russia joined the Allies was that it had no alternative, given that Nazi-Germany broke the deal to conduct a surprise invasion of Russia, which without the Allies' help would surely have been defeated.
Thank you for your candid narrative. We view the world differently. My grandparents on my father's side emigrated to the US through Ellis Island from Germany for a reason. Shall we send you some natural Vitamin D from Brasil so you can work on your beach 🏖️ tan?
Your reference to Germany is hilarious. My old boss used to use the phrase Nubian in the fuel supply. Most folks born after 1960 will not understand that terminology.
Let Europe take care of itself. NATO is an aggressive offensive organization. We have no business supporting NATO. We should close our European military bases as well .
Little Z the Castro wannabe. LOL. He just needs to fill out the beard a bit and adopt the cigar and hat!
BTW, it's been a while since we have seen a leader (DJT) speak of war in a way that exposes the real carnage. Human lives -- thousands, laying dead over vast fields of destruction. It was so genuine. This is the man we need right now to lead the free world.
Have been watching 2022 All Quiet on the Western Front, rings true to what the US & EU & Ukraine grifters have done to everyday Ukrainians….
Trump has more power than the nation's entire electrical grid.
my neighbor won't even look at me anymore. she's gone from livid to irate to upset to simply embarrassed....and trump isn't even the president yet.
tally ho, 31 days.
I LOVE it!!
Where in the country do you live??
I'm in the FL panhandle where 'they' are vastly outnumbered, which is the only way they behave. When they even come close to parity their fascist conduct emerges.
michiganistan but i used to live south of jax (orange park, fleming island). i'm jealous and admire your ability to make life worth the adventure. the fl panhandle is a gift from the gods that few ever get to experience.
Ah, you moved the wrong direction! 🤣
How long since you lived in the Fleming Island area??
We're not sure we want to stay where we are (Freeport) and Fleming Island is one area I've been looking at. It's VERY 'rural' here. Considering moving to an area (staying no further south than St Aug) that has 'more'. (Doctors, retail, educated population, etc)
But this area DOES have many things to recommend - like the beaches that are beyond compare and very kind people.
Maybe you are better off being away from "educated" people. They are overrated.
you beat me to the punch luann.
LOL. Maybe LuAnn, maybe. 🤔
12/21/24: VASTLY overrated. They graduate and then we have to spend decades screwing their brains back into their heads. I know. I was one of them, decades ago.
built a home just east of 17 between 17 and the inner coastal. beautiful area. the closer you get to green cove springs the more rural it gets of course. follow 17 south to 220 (bald eagle rd) then east a couple of blocks.
when we built it was all rural there. now?...not, so much.
Why did you leave??
I'm in Scottsdale AZ
Oh! I know a number of MAGA folks in that area! And mostly all Jewish. 😊 And I think they are all in the 70+ y.o. range. If any of that matches your demographics, LMK on email "gail (dot) greentree (at) gmail (dot) com and I'll connect you! I love connecting fellow MAGA folks!
Just curious--what % there is Blue vs. Red? and of the Red, what % there is MAGA vs. RINO?
i'm also waiting for his answer.
You are such a meany-head!
i yam what i yam.
12/21/24: Cement a big fake "key" in her back and when she winds down to zero, click her back up again. Beats watching Netflix!
The world fears MAGA.
only so far as the people support him as he supports the people.
And is more reliable! 👍
Trump’s Achilles heel will be Congress.
Executive orders are not worth spit once he leaves office. Look how Biden destroyed almost 4 years of Trump’s work on his first day in office.
Only codification into law will make the changes really worth something for the betterment of the country.
Yes, Congress is next.
Getting Trump elected was battle #1.
Getting a devious and destructive Congress tamed with a bullwhip is battle #2
Exposing and eliminating the administrative enemies lurking below the surface is battle #3
I agree. And William is correct that E.O.s are not great, but they will offer a fabulous start to DJT's term to get the ball rolling w/o nonsense, other than the inevitable lawsuits that the @#$% left will deploy. I hope with all this time to prepare, that DJT's team has CLOSED EVERY LOOPHOLE in the E.O.s so the lawsuits will fall like rubber bullets off of a steel wall. And then if DJT can create huge momentum to gain an even bigger MAGA MAJORITY in the mid-terms, THEN he will cut thru the left like a hot knife thru butter in his last 2 years!!! 👍👍
In the context of what we are talking about, EOs are an admission that the US congress is dysfunctional beyond repair. The only thing they know how to do is spend money.
I don’t think that is entirely accurate. EOs are IMMEDIATE and congress is not, and DJT knows TIME is of the essence. If he opens up his actions to congress it gives them (RINOs and Dems) a window to paralyze his agenda into oblivion.
You are both correct. They are a tool - short-term, not as a substitute for Congress. Recall, it was Barack Obama who said, "I have a phone and a pen" when Congress didn't give him what he wanted. It was also how Joe Blow Biden erased a significant amount of Trump's policies on day 1 of his administration.
Gail - as an aside - You are from Canada, right? Just wondering how our Canadian friends here are responding to Trudeau's behavior and possible resignation?
I am Canadian. Many of us are bloody furious with what is happening. Justin is refusing to resign and call an election. The socialist NDP is propping up his government. It stinks to high heaven. It doesn't feel like democracy at all.
Nope, I'm originally from Bethesda, MD and now reside in the FL panhandle. Only been to Canada once. 😊
I'm not worried. Listening to them whine is an indication that the pressure is working.
Reflexive anti-Americanism from Canadians is a constant. Juvenile.
12/21/24: Easy to ignore.
12/21/24: Fortuantely, Musk is loaded to the gills with cash, and even more fortunately, Zuckerberg provided the precedent with his craven $400M manipulations in 2020. So "primarying" Trump's bete noires is very feasble (assuming that Musk and Trump continue to see eye to eye).
Yup. Congress -- especially the Senate is holding on to it's good-od-boy status of who can amass the most swag. Will be an uphill battle for sure. But so far it looks as good as one could have imagined. The pressure must be kept on the Swamp on a daily basis.
Some haven't quite got it that the game has changed. The Trumpster is creating a new process and it pains both sides of Congress to no end. They just got a taste of the new rules with the Budget. It's a great place to draw the line and he ain't even President yet.
This is why it's so important to make sure that Vance will win two terms.
Lets see how effective he is first. No more coronations.
Agreed!
12/21/24: RD, have you read Hillbilly Elergy? If not, please do so. You're be pleaantly surprised. It's a key to his characer, which offers hope for the future. And his wife is worth more than all the talent and charracer combined. He hit the jackpot when he met her.
After this last cluster (the CR that wasn’t) I think we are going to rethink our institutions. Not sure there is a way to fix them aka the debt ceiling. The congress essentially abdicated along ago all its power & they created this debt ceiling canard, among other things, to make it look like they still had a place at the table. Trump is right. Our national debt is meaningless, so why bother pretending we have a debt ceiling. Look no further than the disdain displayed by so many of the deep state lackeys before congressional committees. Lying is now a badge of honor.
His heel will be the GOP controlled congress. Just wait, they will screw it up yet and we will lose the majority in two years. Then they will fundraise again off the meme “just give us the majority and we will fix this mess”. Here is the clue, they are the mess!
Executive orders, if successful, can neutralize a lot of opposition to putting them into law later on.
Elon needs to get the video tapes. With the tapes, even some Dems will cave. After all that’s how the three letter agencies keep them heeling.
Trump has something that many "world leaders" lack - authenticity.
Yup. Trump does something that is loathsome to most politicians. He speaks TO people instead of AT people.
I think that is because MOST world leaders really ARE stupid! I really do think DJT is a "STABLE GENIUS"!
His IQ and EMOTIONAL IQ must be off the charts to be able to 'read the room' as well as he does!
100%! At the end of the day, these people, as smug, arrogant and pretentious, all prancing around pretending to be everyone’s intellectual betters, are, in fact, stupid.
When you’ve convinced yourself that you are the smartest person in every room, and that any who disagree with you are mentally deficient and unworthy of your time, you open yourself up to delusions of grandeur and unparalleled self-deception.
That would define those who have been in drivers seat for too long, and now we see these Emperors have no clothes.
The one thing I detest above all else regarding politicians is their group speak and talking points. Maybe thats why I admire MTG ……most of the time…..for her frankness. There are several others as well. Otherwise, they are all grads of the congressional BS university.
Here is something refreshing?
https://x.com/ValentinaForUSA/status/1869500675954254083
Cool!
She is going to be a frightful opponent. Beautiful, Fiery but a little too foul mouthed.
Know it all's, never learn.
He seems to “get” the important things.
One major--and probably unforeseen--effect of the Internet was that the Establishment lost control of the flow of news and information. Martin Gurri wrote about that ten years ago in his book, "The Revolt of the Public." The censorship attempts of the past four years were an effort to overcome that. But they have failed. Musk purchasing Twitter and then exposing the government's efforts to censor news through giving the "Twitter Files" to Matt Taibbi and others pulled the rug out from under them. This week I have been seeing stories about various media pundits having to take pay cuts, because the media has lost so much audience. And yes, I have been laughing!
The pork in the new budget will be shown on line for all to see and comment on. The Congress won't have a leg to stand on and the MSM won't be able counter the truth. The best they can do is keep quiet. Good times!!
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Yep!! And Bongino has talked about that this (loss of control) is why the left is freaking out about AI. It will make it impossible for them to lie to the masses any more. I hope that is correct! (Personally I'm not going any where near AI)
It's going to find you, and us, whether we want it or not. (I don't want it.) It's already in our daily lives but we don't realize it.
Oh for sure! But just like we will never have Siri or the like in our house, it's still 'around' anyway.
Yep, Siri, Alexa, etc. are just surveillance devices.
12/21/24: There's one in my dentist's office. I figure it's euthenized (boredom being fatal) about 2,000 eavesdroppers since he had it installed.
Ah, AI, will it fix problems or cause them? Im guessing there is far more work going into using it to control us than set us free.
AI is going to cause problems and is already. It will always be about control.
Pre computer.
Pre internet.
Pre AI.
Pre Steam Shovel.
Just tools
My favorite year is 1986. Seemed like pre-everything then or almost.
Agreed. Trouble is the congress seems so dysfunctional because it really is so. This fact is the real problem in America today.
Just remember who it is that controls the pipeline to running for a seat in the Senate and House--the Republican and Democratic apparatus in each state (the State and County Executive Committees and so on). The RINO's still control way too much of the party apparatus in each state. As do the Communists on the Democratic side.
Until we are serious enough to act, in finding out about, and participating in, these state Party organizations, we will continue to have a problem in Congress. No two ways about it.
This cannot be fixed from the top down, no matter how strong Trump, JB, Elon, etc. are. We The People must do it. And it really would not be hard.
It's up to people at the local level to fix/change what they don't like.
Long live new media!
i just copy and pasted this entire article to my posse of nine. hopefully seven will read it and five will agree. in my own opinion the jury is still out on vance plus i would have also invited orban from hungary (which trump may have but surber could have simply missed or skipped). i don't expect as much as some over the next four years but i do look forward to some relief from woke.
it was great to read about the world watching closely because i know there are a couple hundred million americans who feel the same way. i have relatives in canada and feel their pain although they're left of center. imagine the first time world leaders have ever been invited and canada is on the outside looking in....and that's all because of their socialist inept leadership.
Orban has certainly demonstrated that he is a strong supporter of Trump and if not already, definitely deserves an invitation to the inauguration
I love the communications you are having with your "posse of nine". THIS is what is saving America.
I've seen articles where it says that most people's actual REGULAR circle of acquaintance and interaction is about 150 people, even though it feels like we live in a much bigger world because of media, larger group events we regularly attend, etc. Depending on the nature of one's occupation or personality style (e.g., degree of extroversion, etc.) the list could be alot larger, BUT one's true closer, regular circle probably is 150 or less.
So, nine people in your posse is actually alot. This is probably your primary "posse", and the quality and depth of the interaction you are having with them (by the articles you are sending) can have quite an impact.
Each of us probably has a "primary posse", of people whom we are clearly meant to be interacting with frequently right now on politics; plus several secondary "posses" (plural of posse?)--such as a posse of folks who are at the very beginning of the process that we are nurturing along to the point where they will be more receptive; a posse of folks that are for sure beginning to be red-pilled whom we are monitoring and intermittently interacting with, to a posse of fellow already-red-pilled true believers we can just enjoy, etc. Plus lots of strangers whom we have only a single interaction with, but we are able to plant a seed, like a recommendation of a media source to check out, etc.
Altogether, this adds up to ALOT of influence. Multiply all this by 75-100 million Trump supporters each doing this and it is a huge number. And many of the people in "our" posse, may also be part of another person's secondary posse, so they are being influenced from several other sources besides us.
We can be very encouraged with all this activity. It already has done a great job of awakening America, and we can continue it and see it through to completion.
nine is it. anyone else outside that nine i don't do politics at all. almost 77 and i don't much look for anyone i can nurture. i post to american thinker and surber and occasionally better bacholar and that's it. forgot the gateway pundit which i enjoy too because it's free to post although not a lot of deep thinkers there. i used to post to lussianne.com and the conservative tree house but they both banned me for life. i still post to youtube now and then but they're tough being so liberal and anti-white male.
I'm glad you are doing these things.
Since you mention the anti-white male atmosphere, I would hypothesize that every white male has been affected more than he even realizes by the toxic atmosphere of thought that has been directed at them for the last 15-20 years. If it's any comfort, the reason for the hatred is that you white males are feared--you have strength and capabilities, and you would stand in the way of the Communist/Leftist takeover. So you became a target.
It would be wise for white males to be alert that any drag they feel on them, any depression or discouragement, is not Real--is not your own thought--it is hatred being directed at you from outside. If I recall correctly from other comments you've made, you are not a praying man. But opening thought to be very still and just listen a little to what God is saying directly to you, can give room for you to discern how valuable and precious you are. I think this is necessary to antidote the hatred being directed at you.
Canada is left-of-centre and that is not going to change. Too many government programs even for businesses. Even getting rid of Justin isn't going to change that, but Poilievre is promising to scrap the hated carbon tax.
The stage at the inauguration will be a joyous occasion. Real JOY that the Dems only hoped to create at their DNC convention. However, I am suspicious that Trump is inviting world leaders to be in his close audience not to just unite the world with his confirmation of office, but to make it very difficult for a "big event" to happen (like Butler, PA) that would be the deep state's hail mary.
I hope not, but after four years of constant attacks, I still believe it is "by any means necessary".
Strong leaders like Trump are as pesky as a horse fly. That's why I love him.
Xi dosen't want to be there.
12/21/24: Good. The Marine Corps band is sick of plauying "Chopsticks."
He won't allow the optics of anyone upstaging him.
i thought the same thing but really, i don't blame him either. reinforcements are always welcomed as long as they're on the same page.
I have the same concern. Outside of the individual freakouts and Hollywood types threatening to move i thought the left took the whole thing way too easy. Too, ‘He has to put his foot in the White House first bitch’ kinda thing!
I hope not and this is some feverish imagination kinda thing but I’m already holding my breath!
Pray! No need to hold your breath. Just pray!
Amen and Amen!!
Also… member the drama about whose dress Melanie was going to wear the last time and who wouldn’t supply it. I hope they use the same guy they used the last time and tell everybody else to GFT’s!
Thanks for the reminder!!!
Shrugged, My fervent prayer is that you are wrong
Great analogy!
In Daniel 5, a mysterious hand was seen writing a message on the wall, in an unknown language, “Mene, Mene, Tekel, Upharsim”.
Daniel was called to interpret the meaning of the message, as no one else in the kingdom could interpret it.
“Number, Number, Weighted, Divided”, was the interpretation, in short meaning, “the days of your kingdom are numbered; you have been found wanting, and it will be divided.”
I often think this what Zelensky sees on his wall.
Interesting, Suzie.
Dang, Suzie. I'm mesmerized❤️.
That msg. was to the King who died soon after.
The hatred the Bidens share for Pelosi and also Barack Obama is now so intense that Democratic mega-donor Floridian attorney John Morgan believes that Biden deliberately pushed Harris just to spite them. Biden basically got the shaft from all directions, from George Clooney to Pelosi. “Pelosi had told her delegation that there would be a convention and a nominating process. And Barack Obama did not endorse her for five days.” Let’s hope the Bidens spill all the beans and rip the Democrat party completely to shreds before going back to Delaware. This will alleviate some of the pain from watching the greatest country on Earth reduced to black vs white in less than four years.
I'd love to see FJB burn the Dem party to the ground, but I don't think that fits his M.O.
I think he's more of a sleazy SOB who tries to NEVER leave any of his OWN fingerprints anywhere.
I say a MAJOR PLAGUE on ALL their houses!! AND the up-and-comers like AOC and The Squad too!
But it is Jill’s MO and from what I’ve been reading, she’s going into overdrive to tear down those who turned on Joe.
Works for me. Dem on Dem violence always works for me.
And thats a good thing.
Squad is down two now. No longer the voice of the Dems. Actually, they have no leadership now.
What I believe needs to be a priority in the new government is an investigation of members of the Biden administration for their willfully and actively concealing the incapacity of Biden, so unelected and unaccountable people could UNCONSTITUTIONALLY run the government on their own.
That has all the hallmarks of a treasonous and coup-like adventure, and they should not be able to just sail off into the sunset after having pulled off such a criminal travesty and fraud upon the American people and the world.
Heads should roll.
Agreed but not going to happen. Has the GOP put anyone in prison? Mayorkas? The AG? Wray?
Predictions like "it's not going to happen" are inaccurate and damaging--they just depress people and discourage effort. They are based on the past. The future is up to us. Just because something hasn't happened before doesn't change the fact that the time has now come.
The future is indeed up to us, one change at a time and one day at a time.
Benedict Biden-like the sound.
More like a straight line to Obama.
Shakespeare said it best, “All the world’s a stage, And all the men and women merely players; They have their exits and their entrances…”
A lot has changed since 2016, but Trump has a good team this time, so hopefully, he can help end the madness of excessive government spending. World peace? That’s a big one even for a man as big as Trump. We shall see.
But, meanwhile, Festivus is in a few days, so bring it on, Sen. Rand Paul: https://lizlasorte.substack.com/p/in-anticipation-of-senator-pauls?r=76q58
I think Paul has warmed up to Trump some. But yet again, we are depending on the GOP controlled Senate to confirm his nominees. So Im losing faith in the GOP brand.
I don't think many people have faith in the GOP brand. It's now the Trump brand.
What my friends always tell me-When you're born you get a ticket to the freak show. When you're born in America, you get a front row seat. Don't sweat the petty things and don't pet the sweaty things. To which I reply: I have nothing left but petty things. Apparently, AI was programmed to highlight the pork. Word is AI’s the only one who’s read all 1547 pages.
I saw a report yesterday, can’t remember where from, which stated that Ramaswamy did read the whole thing. Then he got together with Musk and they started the backlash ball rolling.
There were a number of people who ran the Bill through AI, Grok in particular, which helped to flush out the greed, graft and grift, and garbage.
It was like an explosion on X with every sordid detail being exposed!
What a day it was! What a blessed feat!
Both those guys should be Speaker.
Vivek read it.
'Trump’s Mockery of Trudeau May Topple Canadian Government' True, false, maybe?
False. Justin is refusing to resign (for now).
I'd hypothesize he has no sense of identity outside of his ego about being Prime Minister--is addicted to the ego boost--and would feel like a non-entity if he had to leave power, so he will cling to it as long as possible. Like Hillary Clinton.
So far. With the budget stuck, normies will have all the time they need to dissect it and report back to us.
https://amgreatness.com/2024/12/19/the-twelve-days-of-schadenfreude/ Democrats are stumbling all over each other to blame Biden for staying in the presidential race too long. Ha!
They need t/b imprisoned for their failure to honor their Oath to protect & follow the Constitution for enabling the President to remain in office while mentally incapacitated. Shame on their names for all of history.
Yes! Every one of them put this country into terrible danger which IMO borders on treason.
I call it flat-out treason. They usurped the powers of the Presidency.
TPG, did you delete one of your comments about who knew about FJBs condition?
Maybe, can't recall. There is always such an interesting conversation going on here that sometimes I impulsively Reply, but then see another comment that makes me reconsider.
Kamela was the "insurance policy" to keep FJB in place - like damned if you do, damed if you don't situations
Yes, I heard discussion on Waters about investigating WHO KNEW FJB's condition and when, and then PROSECUTING them. I would love to see that but I think it would be impossible to prove anything.
Thanks for the link! Oliver did a good job of assembling that collection of liars. It's enough to make you believe they would nominate a baboon for President, as long as they could be sure nobody would notice.
^^^^ Fellow Surberites, don’t skip this article!
J Edgar Hoover in high heels and finest dress could not bring more shame to the FBI than the ground soldier, Ray Epps, an untouchable. In a just world, the J6ers would receive pardons. Plus, the money for the congressional wage increase that almost made it. Thank you, Elon. The announcement would be made at the inaugural address. Can’t imagine a group less deserving a raise.
With Donald J Trump in charge and busily saving the world, I think most of our planet is going to have a very merry Christmas this year. I know I certainly will. Merry Christmas and Happy Hanukkah to all my Surber Substack friends, and the very happiest New Year in some time.
Keep up the good work. Your daily postings are the closest I've seen to old time journalism and fill me with hope that the coming change will be great.
For me, the re-election of DJT was assured not on that day a Butler Pennsylvania. But rather on February 6, 2024, a cold and rainy night night in Mesquite, Nevada. I witnessed people lined up for over a mile to cast their votes in the Republican caucus for a single candidate, Donald J Trump. It was dark and wet and cold and oddly quiet. Many of the voters were in wheel chairs or using walkers. America was speaking and Trump was going to be our next President.
The Holy Spirit was moving upon the earth.
July 13th in Butler, PA, when an Angel of the Lord tilted DJT’s head just a fraction of an inch or so, was the moment everything - everything - changed.
From the Convention through to the day after his resounding election, I felt a truly supernatural sensation, unlike anything ever before, and I know many, many other people have felt it as well. Something heavy and dark had lifted, a lightness and a new sense of liberation permeated the atmosphere.
God had heard our prayers, and intervened on our behalf giving us a chance to restore Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness, in this land.
He is here with us now, but we must grab ahold of and cherish of His incomprehensible gift and remain engaged and involved and a part of this great restoration, the rebuilding of this City on a Hill.
The crashing of that Omnibus Bill by THE PEOPLE was proof positive that our Eternal Vigilance is what will help assure and maintain our victory.
“A Republic…if you can Keep It.”
When he stood and pumped his fist, fight fight fight, libbies everywhere cried, he's gna be our president.
It was really decided then and there when he raised his fist. I was worried that DJT wouldn't be allowed to win, but looking back I was foolish to have been afraid. At that moment, a lot of darkness was simply chased away.
I was still worried about another steal, but I knew immediately, it was one of those "turning points" in history.
I also knew every globalist in the world was crapping bricks.
It's really amazing, the election did actually turn out to be "too big to rig". I think most of us were hoping for that, but afraid we would not succeed. It seemed so fragile, to just rely on the simple, honest act of people showing up and voting in large numbers. But it happened!!!!!
Also the cheaters didn't have the plandemic.
Yes, it happened! Thank you, Lord.
Darkness is lifting and there's more light. I was never so conscious of evil as I was during the COVID years.
It is so true that there has been a palpable darkness, but light has been breaking through now. We will probably never really know or understand what all the underlying forces were in operation.
I truly do suspect that we normal decent folks have been underestimating the depth of the evil debauchery, corruption, and secret blackmail and threatening of public officials that the Democrats have been involved in. Those 300,000 illegal children that are now "lost" somewhere in our country--very ominous.
True that we won't ever fully understand it, other than I know what evil is now.
Can't say Republic often enough.
Don,
Good morning. Germany is the dark face in the woodpile regarding the Ukraine debacle.
Still pissed Russia was an ally in the victorious forces of both World Wars. It will lose this on too. EU is scared shitless 47 will pull the plug on NATO, close US bases in Europe and cease funding and weapons to the midget comedic actor in the Ukraine.
Raing today.
No beach 🏖️ time.
I'm sure a renegotiation of NATO is own the Trumpsters list.
I concur.
So Germany is still "pissed Russia was an ally in the victorious forces of both World Wars"? In view of historical facts, that doesn't make any sense except to those with an overdone beach-tan. Russia, or rather Stalin, its dictator, connived with Hitler in September 1939 to start WWII, because doing so enabled him to confiscate the eastern half of Poland while Hitler grabbed the western half. The only reason why two years later Russia joined the Allies was that it had no alternative, given that Nazi-Germany broke the deal to conduct a surprise invasion of Russia, which without the Allies' help would surely have been defeated.
Thank you for your candid narrative. We view the world differently. My grandparents on my father's side emigrated to the US through Ellis Island from Germany for a reason. Shall we send you some natural Vitamin D from Brasil so you can work on your beach 🏖️ tan?
Christmas Blessings from the beach 🏖️.
Your reference to Germany is hilarious. My old boss used to use the phrase Nubian in the fuel supply. Most folks born after 1960 will not understand that terminology.
Thank you, Jim. I am of German heritage but do not buy it's bullshit.
Trump did and will make NATO stronger.
Let Europe take care of itself. NATO is an aggressive offensive organization. We have no business supporting NATO. We should close our European military bases as well .
Why the hell is Turkey in NATO???
US has military assets in Turkey.
How is NATO "aggressive offensive"?
I got a 🦄 want a ride