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  • Zohran Mamdani, AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Jasmine Crockett the Gifts that Keep on Giving

    Zohran Mamdani, AOC, Ilhan Omar, and Jasmine Crockett the Gifts that Keep on Giving

    Before you ask why I am praising this merry band of whackos, maybe ask yourself the same question.  Folks, politics have taken a wild turn in the last 12 years.  Actually, make it 20 years!  The Tea Party started all of this with the rise of “Republican” political types who simply voted NO on everything… ala Ted Cruz.  I use air quotes because I do not think these types are actually Republicans, they must regurgitate the talking points on the TV.  Then came Donald Trump, and the rise of the politician who actually did what he said he would do!  It was also the rise of the MAGA movement, which I struggle to define as MAGA folks are all over the place and are typically only single-issue voters.  President Trump winning and the rise of his supporters also gave rise to whackos on the Left side of the aisle. 

    Socialism sounds great until you run out of other people’s money

    I call their movement MEGA.  As in MEGA sized government.  They have their supporters. 

    I recall the day when Gavin Newsom, the mayor of San Francisco, was a left-wing whacko; however, the names above make him look almost sane.  I think that is the whole point of his candidacy for President. 

    I work with someone who openly declares the above group needs to be voted out and shut up.  This could not be more stupid, but when you can only repeat what info Sean Hannity gives you, I’m not surprised.  Crockett is a nut, AOC is usually spouting off garbage that is not remotely true, and outside her enclave of New York City, she is basically unelectable.  Omar loves defending Somalians who are ripping off our government; it’s actually quite laughable.  None of those mentioned so far would bit’sllowed in the Democrat party years ago, but like the GOP, they have changed and not for the better. 

    Mamdani on the other hand is a totally different brand of crazy. One who may well take down some Democrats in New York and possibly nationwide.  Mamdani ,during a heavy snow fall, did not open the warming centers in New York City. As a result, 19 homeless people froze to death.  Maybe this is their way of handling the homeless now that their plans have mostly been exposed as a grift.  Mamdani has now gone after the governor of New York, in essence, with a threat of a large property tax increases if she doesn’t levy a tax on billionaires.  Folks, a tax on property will be devastating to New York City.

    Check it out…

    In 2026, the average annual property tax in New York City is approximately $10,311, with an effective tax rate of about 1.90% for a typical home. While New York State’s average effective rate is 1.45%, NYC often has a higher tax burden, with median bills often exceeding $6,500-$12,000 depending on location and property type.

    Increasing that will cause a large number of people to leave the City, not to mention the exodus already taking place.

    Mamdani’s ideas, as stated above, make Gavin Newsom look like a moderate in comparison.  Heck, all of the above electeds are starting to make Gavin look and sound reasonable.  As a result, I would suggest to fellow Republicans, keep those electeds in power.  Depending on the tea leaves you read, the election and control of Congress may hang in the balance…. Why not give us an edge based on the comments made by these crazies?  Heck, I would toss a camera and a microphone in front of each of them daily to get their latest political takes.

    No liberal wardrobe at the State of the Union Show is complete without the “Fuck ICE” button

    Silence them at your own peril.  The target of these political types are the broke, uneducated, criminal types, and illegal aliens.  Not a group I would want to ally with.  My prediction, Mamdani spends New York City into a fiscal cliff of epic proportions in a couple years!  Tie the milestone around the necks of the far Left!  Heck even the center Left. I want to make known just how whacky these types are.

    Nothing like yelling “K.K.K.” to show respect for your adopted country

    The Chief

    PS my rational is because we have some whackos on our side as well.  The fewer on our side the better.  Oh, having the Broad Squad wearing “Fuck ICE” buttons and yelling “K.K.K.” at the State of the Union speech last night was really classy as well.

  • The Supreme Court got it Really Right

    The Supreme Court got it Really Right

    I have been told by many so called conservatives that the courts only strike down Republican laws, never Liberal ones.  This is patently untrue, but I cannot control the way you think as you have been programmed by tv media to think the way you do.

    The Constitution says that taxes must originate in the House of Representatives, not the Senate, nor by Executive Order from the Executive branch.  The reason for this is our Founders set up a process where checks and balances are a thing.  Large states like California, Texas, and Florida get a large says about matters in the House, while small states like Rhode Island, the Dakota’s, and Montana can hold a larger say in the Senate on matters.  The Executive branch is not allowed to issue Executive Orders on certain things; they must originate in the House. 

    “Sorry rules are rules.”

    The Constitution states that Congress has the power: “To regulate Commerce with foreign Nations, and among the several States, and with the Indian Tribes;”

    Oh, isn’t that the rallying cry of the Tea Party, far right types whenever the Liberals are in control of things?  It’s all about the Constitution.

    As William wrote in his blog, if Congress did its job, we would not be here.  This has gone back to at least the W. Bush presidency, we no longer have a budget, we do Executive Orders and Continuing Resolutions; neither of which is authorized by the Constitution.  We fund the government for around 60-90 days at a time. 

    This Executive Order gambit has taken on a life of its own; due to Congress not doing its job.

    The problem is actually a bi-partisan one.  Both parties do it.  When one party controls the White House, the other party, if they control Congress, digs in and refuses to pass any legislation that helps the party in power.  As a direct result, the White House does executive Orders to go around Congress.  Then it is essentially up to the courts to litigate it. 

    Typically, the process works this way. The party out of power (not the White House), finds a friendly judge, said judge rules it unconstitutional and blocks it.  Then the President, via the Department of Justice, appeals the ruling to Appeals Court.  When that occurs, the Executive Order, could be allowed to continue pending appeal outcome, which is what typically occurs.  In the case of tariffs, it was allowed to continue.  The appeals court will rule (it’s typically a random 3 judge panel, not one judge).   If the outcome is not to the liking of one party or the other, it can be sent to the Supreme Court.  If the Court agrees to hear it, they usually issue a stay and allow the law/regulation to remain in place until they rule on its legality.  The Supreme Court ruled today, 6-3 saying tariffs done by Executive Order are illegal.

    In closing, I will say this, regardless of your belief on tariffs, I have made mine known previously, this is a big win for the rule of law.  Just imagine for a minute if the Supreme Court ruled the other way, it opens Pandora’s Box for the other party to do the same on their legislative priorities.  If that were to occur, what is the point of Congress?  Trump is aiming his anger at the Court; he should be aiming his anger at Congress.

    By The Chief

  • Supreme Court Tells Congress to Do its Job

    Supreme Court Tells Congress to Do its Job

    The US Supreme Court just struck down President Trump’s ability to set tariff rates with other countries. The vote was 6 to 3. I never could figure the Constitutional basis that gave Trump this power. Yes, it was good from a fiscal point of view, but …

    This ruling essentially told the do-nothing Congress, this characterization is true of both parties, that they must do their job. Congress has been a broken and failed institution for my entire adult life and then some.

    Trump has proved that tariffs can be an effective way to generate revenue, they were for most of the country’s history and could be again. The Court has said that Congress needs to lead. Constitutionally, that is a correct statement, but in reality, it is not likely to happen.

    This ruling is also good because the Court is politely saying that rule by Executive Order must have limitations. If Congress had any genitals, rule by Executive Order would be illegal.

  • Jesse Jackson Assumes Room Temperature

    Jesse Jackson Assumes Room Temperature

    Yep. In the words of broadcaster, Rush Limbaugh, Jesse Jackson has assumed room temperature. Jackson who catapulted his association with Martin Luther King into a life’s work, has died.

    Jesse Jackson and others at assassination of Martin Luther King Jr.

    Jesse was a false prophet of the social gospel that enslaves millions of black Americans. As long as he could deliver the votes every four years, he had a seat when Democrats—the Party of the KKK and Jim Crow—caucused.

    Jesse was not a Christian. He preached, another, Jesus, another salvation, and a false gospel.

    “But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach any other gospel unto you than that which we have preached unto you, let him be accursed.”

    Galatians 1:8.

    Jackson was a man who spoke falsely.

    “Also of your own selves shall men arise, speaking perverse things, to draw away disciples after them.”

    Acts 20:30

    He deceived the masses and was rewarded handsomely for it.

    “For they that are such serve not our Lord Jesus Christ, but their own belly; and by good words and fair speeches deceive the hearts of the simple.”

    Romans 16:18

    He preached a false Jesus, a false gospel, a lying spirit, and led many astray who had their itching ears tickled.

    “For if he that cometh preacheth another Jesus, whom we have not preached, or if ye receive another spirit, which ye have not received, or another gospel, which ye have not accepted, ye might well bear with him.”  

    2 Corinthians 11:4.

    Jesse Jackson ran for president too.

    Jackson was a wolf in sheep’s clothing. He and his fellow Justice Brother, Al Sharpton, made it their life’s mission to capitalized on misery and did their best to keep black people in subjugation to their plantation masters of the Democrat Party. They made it their mission in life to promote abortion of blacks, dependance on government programs, and the false gospel of socialism. They did all this evil wearing the collar of a servant of Christ. They led zero people into heaven and legions into hell in this life and the next.

    Ray Stevens did a song many years ago asking, if Jesus would wear a Rolex on his television show? Jesse surely would and did.

    He lived the “high life” while exploiting the poor.  He got caught many years ago having fathered a child out of wedlock. Did he repent? Nope. He was sorry he got caught, not that he had his zipper down.

    Yes, I’m picking on him. He deserves it. Sadly, he is just one of many from the so-called Baby Boomer generation that F*ed-up this country.

    Folks, this country is the dumpster fire that it is because of the Baby Boomers. Nothing will get fixed until they are in the grave and the policies that they enacted are in the ash heap of history. FDR put us on the road to socialism but the Boomers of the 1960’s and 70’s brought the policies of FDR into fruition. The Democrat Party of JFK died in 1972 when Hayden, Fonda, et al took over.

    There are and were good people in the Boomer generation, but they were out maneuvered and out matched by the godless humanists and atheists of their generation. They were the most selfish and destructive group of humans in the history of this nation, possibly any nation. Boomers have squandered the blessings of previous generations. Their legacy is one of debt, servitude, and destruction. They purposely left the next generation worse off than they were. The sad part is that they don’t care. Their whole world is based on selfishness without consequences.

    Jackson and the Boomers exemplify the biblical axiom that “the compassion of the wicked is cruelty” and the other biblical description of evil men, “eat, drink, and be merry for tomorrow we die.” On these two pillars are the Boomer’s actions explained.

    For the first time in his existence, Jesse Jackson believes in the God of the Bible, but it’s too late for his soul.

  • Trump’s (Team) Steps in it Again

    Trump’s (Team) Steps in it Again

    Some days I really wonder if the Republicans would rather be in the permanent minority like they are in Sacramento, California. An irrelevant bunch, who can go on the local friendly paper/news channel and preach about how “we need Republican’s ideas to fix this state!”  They can carve out their individual fiefdom and never lose, and that’s ok.

    I made the above statement because this came out this AM.

    Tim Scott calls Obamas video shared by Trump ‘most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House’

    The video was posted on Trump’s Truth Social account which I did see. It is based on the Lion King movie, with Donald Trump depicted as the Lion King, other political types were depicted as well, including, the Obama’s as monkeys.  Yeah, you read that right.  Two black people, the former President and his wife, were depicted as monkeys, in the year of our Lord 2026.  Folks I might be alone on this, but this is pretty dang racist. 

    Oh, the Senate’s lone Black Republican agrees…

    “Praying it was fake because it’s the most racist thing I’ve seen out of this White House,” Scott said about the video in a post on the social platform X.

    “The President should remove it,” the Senator added.

    Folks I want to say this, I do not think Donald Trump is a racist; however, he is, in my opinion, too flippant with his words and says/does stupid things.  I will also add, I do not believe this video was created or even posted by him. Nevertheless, it was on his account, and as of 4 PM left coast time, no one has been fired.  This tells me it wasn’t just “some intern” either. I want to see heads rolling, this is no better than people cheering Charlie Kirk’s death or wishing death on Rep. Omar.  Whoever decided to portray the Obama’s as monkeys may be one of the dumbest people on earth.

    Why do Republicans do this?  They shouldn’t, but they never seem to learn.

    Granted, the following is a list of things I have witnessed in my life, not so much on a nationwide level, but they were disturbing, nonetheless.

    1.  Tony Andrade’s (RIP) email to Sac Central Committee members depicting watermelons growing in the White House Garden when Obama got sworn in.  Blatantly racist, a few members called him out, some maybe even supported it.  Why?  Stupid!
    2. Dominic Foppoli putting up “Republicans freed the slaves signs” at my university late at night the day before MLK Jr’s birthday.  Time and place, it was neither one, and while, yes, a Republican president freed the slaves, posting those flyers was felony stupid.

    Folks, Republicans don’t do that, or should I say real Republicans.  However, there is a new breed of Republican that came out of the closet when Trump got elected.  It’s a new breed of character who I honestly detest.  I have no need for the Jorge Riley’s of the world.  They spout racist, drunken BS that no one agrees with, yet they are allowed to speak freely.  I long for a simpler time.  We are supposed to be above this; the Democrats are the ones who protest in trees, burn their clothing, riot, loot, set things and buildings on fire, not us.  But that has changed.  Believe it or not, January 6th changed that narrative, and now the GOP must try to change it back.  Things like this do not help, they hurt the cause, and badly.  Hopefully some adults will take over, and soon.  With today’s proceedings, we are no better than the folks who cheered Charlie Kirk’s death as mentioned above.  Was it Trump or someone else?  Who cares, damage inflicted cannot be undone.

    Folks I have a feeling, as much as I hate to say it, and do not wish to believe it, these types of mistakes may well cost Trump Congress in November.  I hope I am wrong. 

    The Chief

    Editor’s Note: I saw a claim on Facebook that the offensive video was made over a year ago and has been circulating on social media since then. After the proverbial stuff hit the fan, it was removed from Trump’s official page.

  • Minnesota Mayhem is the 2026 Campaign

    Minnesota Mayhem is the 2026 Campaign

    Above: Minnesota’s Samali inspired state flag.

    What you are seeing in Minnesota right now is the 2026 campaign. As usual, it’s right out of the Marxist handbook. This same plan of anarchy is currently being cloned in various parts of the United States and will roll-out nationwide in the next few months unless Trump and company squash it like a bug now.

    Before I get to that, I have watched the video of the nurse dude being shot. Folks, the Babylon Bee’s Not the Bee has a good timeline of the incident.

    The bottom line is that it was a righteous kill.

    The guy interfered with a police action.

    He did not comply with lawful orders given by law enforcement.

    As a result of not obeying the police, they attempted to arrest him. He resisted more.

    He was maced and they tried to get him on the ground and handcuff him. He resisted more.

    As they were wrestling him to the ground, the gun became visible and reportedly discharged. Simultaneously to this, a law enforcement guy yelled, “Gun”. Then the guy was shot.

    Once he was no longer a threat, then the law enforcement guys tried to administer first aid to the man.

    The Siig pistol that the guy had in his possession is known to accidentally discharge when dropped. So, the nurse guy could have shot, the pistol may have fallen out of his holster and discharged, or a policeman could have gotten his finger on the pistol and the struggle made it go off, or the report of the first shot being from the man’s pistol is incorrect.

    In the video, the law enforcement guy lined up his shot before firing. He aimed and then fired. Given that this situation was so high profile, I don’t think he would fire without knowing it was the proper procedure in this situation.

    Oh, later this little nugget came out about the protestor.

    CNN reporting that Alex Pretti broke a rib during a separate altercation with federal officers a week before he was fatally shot attempting to obstruct an immigration operation.

    Oh, speaking of nurses, this nurse babe posted a series of videos on how to find ICE agents on dating websites and then poison them. She was rewarded with unemployment for her sage remarks.

    Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU) Health and the VCU Police are investigating after a nurse at the hospital made a series of videos about fighting back against federal law enforcement.

    VCU anti-ICE nurse references paralytic drug in video instructing healthcare providers to ‘sabotage’ agents

    “Sabotage tactic, or at least scare tactic. All the medical providers, grab some syringes with needles on the end,” she said. “Have them full of saline or succinylcholine, you know, whatever. Whatever. That will probably be a deterrent. Be safe.”

    Signal Groups

    First, the part nobody explains but assumes that you know already. Signal is an app that can be installed on cell phones. (There is also a PC version.) You can communicate with individuals or groups via text message or video communications. All communications on Signal are encrypted. This is to ensure privacy. Signal is used because it provides encryption, is reliable, and is not owned by one of the large Silicon Valley tech companies. Large Silicon Valley tech companies are known for cooperating with Federal warrants and the degree of privacy their products provide is suspect in some circles.

    I think the command-and-control stuff that you read about is run by people using laptops or desktop computers. The machinery behind the protests is based on military warfare tactics. These guys are well financed. I think their funding is separate from anything related to Somalia “refugees” and fraudulent businesses.

    for more see: Cam Higby Exposes Real-Time Tracking of Federal Agents in Minneapolis

    I hope to demonstrate many of my claims shortly. The following are all from the Facebook page Donald Trump For President.

    Minnesota Lt. Governor a Leader of Protesters

    “LAWYER UP”: Former DOJ Chief of Staff Issues Grave Murder Charge Warning to Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan

    The legal walls are closing in on Minnesota’s Lieutenant Governor. Following the explosive revelation that Peggy Flanagan allegedly operated as a “dispatch admin” for the radical ICE-interference network under the handle “FlanSouthside,” one of the nation’s top legal minds has issued a chilling warning about her future.

    The Felony Murder Warning

    Chad Mizelle, former Chief of Staff at the Trump DOJ and Acting General Counsel at DHS, stated plainly that if the Signal chat is tied to the Alex Pretti shooting, Flanagan is in “serious trouble.”

    Mizelle explained the “felony murder” reality: if you are involved in a conspiracy-in this case, interfering with federal ICE operations-and someone dies as a result, every participant in that conspiracy can be charged with murder.

    Mizelle clarified that the law applies even if the person who died was a member of the group, like Alex Pretti. Being the “admin” of the coordination network makes the legal liability inescapable.

    From “Direct Action” to Federal Indictment

    As the dispatch admin, “Flan Southside” allegedly oversaw the real-time tracking and doxxing of federal officers at locations like McDonald’s and local apartment complexes, creating the violent friction that led to the fatal shooting.

    Mizelle’s warning underscores that being a sitting Lieutenant Governor does not grant immunity for participating in a criminal conspiracy to obstruct federal law enforcement.

    In a blunt message to the State Capitol, Mizelle advised, “LG Flanagan better lawyer up. She may have some federal agents who want to talk to her … “

    The “ICE Watch” isn’t a game anymore-it’s a potential murder case. When the second-highest official in the state is caught running the switchboard for a mob that gets people killed, the federal government has a duty to act.

    Minnesota State Representative in Leadership Role

    THE RESISTANCE CONNECTION: Startling new revelations have emerged connecting the fatal shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti to high-level organizational efforts within the Minnesota state legislature.

    Reports indicate that Pretti, a 37-year-old ICU nurse shot by federal agents on Saturday, was an active member of the anti-ICE “Signal” chats used to coordinate rapid responses and track federal agents across Minneapolis.

    The Man Behind the Chat

    State Rep. Alex Falconer: The freshman DFL legislator from District 49A has publicly admitted to leading these “rapid response networks”.

    Falconer, who describes himself as a “community organizer at heart,” uses the Signal app to recruit residents into a “resistance network”.

    Falconer has been vocal about his involvement, offering resources to help families “impede” ICE, providing legal help, and even offering to move cars for those afraid of being targeted while plowing apartment lots.

    Members of Falconer’s Signal groups are instructed to send alerts when they see “suspicious vehicles” or known federal agents.

    On the morning he was killed, news of the ICE operation near Nicollet and 26th was reportedly transmitted across these very rapid response networks, drawing protesters-including Pretti-to the scene.

    While Falconer frames the groups as a way to “look out for one another,” federal critics argue these networks are being used to intentionally obstruct and harass officers carrying out lawful duties.

    Representative Falconer’s open participation in these “resistance” chats has drawn intense scrutiny, as he concurrently serves on the Commerce and Education Policy committees.

    As the BCA investigates the shooting, questions are mounting about whether state-level officials are using their positions to incite dangerous confrontations between citizens and federal law enforcement.

    Meanwhile on Signal Groups

    “THE FEDS ARE ALL IN HERE”: The Moment the Radical “ICE Watch” Signal Chat Realized They Were Infiltrated

    The digital fortress of the radical left in Minneapolis is crumbling. Leaked screenshots from the encrypted Signal group “WARD 4 N MPLS RR ALERTS” reveal a state of absolute panic as agitators realized their “trusted” network for tracking federal agents had been breached by law enforcement.

    At 11:13 AM, a user named “John Dough” dropped the bombshell that sent the group into a tailspin:”

    The Feds are all in here.” This realization triggered a massive exodus, with dozens of participants- including users like “Gerbs,” “Big Dog,” and “Kovala Bear”-immediately fleeing the group.

    Group admins like “Livid” desperately tried to lock down the chatter, pleading with members to move all non-essential messages to “patrol or community hubs.” They acknowledged that a “large amount of trolls” had infiltrated the chat, despite their claims of “actively monitoring” and keeping the network secure.

    Before the mass exit, the chat was a breeding ground for radical threats. A user named “Communist Krusher” openly threatened to “snatch you up and take you to the lake” and throw people in, while others used slurs and told “trolls” that they would be “going to jail.”

    The “Signal” for Obstruction

    The “WARD 4” chat served as a primary dispatch for “Rapid Response” requests-the tactical coordination used to physically “impede” and “block” ICE and Border Patrol agents during lawful operations.

    This infiltration follows the exposure of “FlanSouthside” (Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan) as a fellow Signal admin. The realization that federal agents are now inside these groups suggests that the “Criminal COVER UP” at the highest levels of the Walz administration is being systematically dismantled from the inside out.

    With the “Feds” now monitoring their every move, the radical left’s ability to coordinate “direct action” and doxx federal agents in real-time has been severely compromised.

    When the “revolution” is being live-streamed to federal agents, the game is over. The panic inside the Ward 4 Signal chat proves that these agitators know their “coordination” is a federal crime.

    Minnesota is an Insurgency

    Former Special Forces Warrant Officer gives his take on Minnesota protests: “What’s unfolding in Minneapolis right now isn’t ‘protest.’ It’s low-level insurgency infrastructure, built by people who’ve clearly studied the playbook.”

    [As a former Special Forces Warrant Officer with multiple rotations running counterinsurgency ops -both hunting insurgents and trying to separate them from sympathetic populations-I’ve seen organized resistance up close. From Anbar to Helmand, the pattern is familiar: spotters, cutouts, dead drops (or modern equivalents), disciplined comms, role specialization, and a willingness to absorb casualties while bleeding the stronger force slowly.

    What’s unfolding in Minneapolis right now isn’t “protest.” It’s low-level insurgency infrastructure, built by people who’ve clearly studied the playbook.

    Signal groups at 1,000-member cap per zone. Dedicated roles: mobile chasers, plate checkers logging vehicle data into shared databases, 24/7 dispatch nodes vectoring assets, SALUTE-style reporting (Size, Activity, Location, Unit, Time, Equipment) on suspected federal vehicles. Daily chat rotations and timed deletions to frustrate forensic recovery. Vetting processes for new joiners. Mutual aid from sympathetic locals (teachers providing cover, possible PD tip-offs on license plate lookups). Home-base coordination points. Rapid escalation from observation to physical obstruction-or worse.

    This isn’t spontaneous outrage. This is C2 (command and control) with redundancy, OPSEC hygiene, and task organization that would make a SF team sergeant nod in recognition. Replace “ICE agents” with “occupying coalition forces” and the structure maps almost 1:1 to early-stage urban cells we hunted in the mid-2000s.

    The most sobering part? It’s domestic. Funded, trained (somewhere), and directed by people who live in the same country they’re trying to paralyze law enforcement in. When your own citizens build and operate this level of parallel intelligence and rapid-response network against federal officers- complete with doxxing, vehicle pursuits, and harassment that’s already turned lethal-you’re no longer dealing with civil disobedience. You’re facing a distributed resistance that’s learned the lessons of successful insurgencies: stay below the kinetic threshold most of the time, force over-reaction when possible, maintain popular support through narrative, and never present a single center of gravity.

    I spent years training partner forces to dismantle exactly this kind of apparatus. Now pieces of it are standing up in American cities, enabled by elements of local government and civil society. That should keep every thinking American awake at night.

    Not because I want escalation. But because history shows these things don’t de-escalate on their own once the infrastructure exists and their own once the infrastructure exists and the cadre believe they’re winning the information war.

    We either recognize what we’re actually looking at -or we pretend it’s still just “activism” until the structures harden and spread.

    Your call, America. But from where I sit, this isn’t January 2026 politics anymore.

    It’s phase one of something we’ve spent decades trying to keep off our own soil.]

    – Eric Shwalm

    Liberals Hunting for Trouble

    The Irony of the Minnesota Whistle-Blowers A viral video is calling out the total absurdity of the “resistance” in Minnesota, where activists are spending their days hunting down federal agents just to scream for attention. The message is clear: if you have to go looking for your “oppressors” in your car with a “cute little whistle,” you might not be the victim you claim to be.

    Man says “Okay, so let me get this straight.

    Liberals in Minnesota waking up every day, getting in their cars with their little cute whistles, hunting down ICE agents. And when they find said ICE agents, on their free will, they then interfere with federal agents, on top of trying to ID normal civilians because they think said normal civilian might be ICE agents. Wait, you’re oppressed how, again? Like, okay, wait, wait, let’s back up. You’re a victim how, again? Because, listen, my man, no time ever … Minnesota fatigue is real. No time ever in human history, people who were oppressed by the state or any government, at no time, did it ever occur to them, “Hey, let’s get in my car and let’s go find our oppressors. We’ll blow our whistles at them and honk at them. Over here, oppress me! Me, me, me, me, me, me! I’m oppressable!” Like, what the f** k? Somebody please make this shit make sense!”

    My Thoughts

    My point in posting this stuff is twofold, as always, big tech has a way of making this stuff go away, typically by removing it from the Internet or burying it via their search algorithms, and secondly to show context instead of just a pull quote in a vacuum.

    This protest is well funded, well organized, and being replicated all over the country. This is a Marxist revolution on steroids. It very much reminds me of the domestic terror groups in the 1970’s that blew up police stations and really loved car bombings.

    Trump has forced the Democrats to fight for their lives instead of just rollover like the rest of the Republicans that were ok with their extinction via unchecked immigration and the “Great Replacement”. I will say bluntly that if Trump fails, the Republic that was America is over. Will he get credit for saving the country? Nope, but he definitely can prolong its existence.

    My final comment is that if Elon Musk had not defunded USAID, then tens of thousands of paid protesters would be torching the country right now and Congressional Republicans would be negotiating away our freedom to keep their lousy jobs doing nothing.

  • Trump is Working with Liz Warren on Legislation? Impeach! Kidding

    Trump is Working with Liz Warren on Legislation? Impeach! Kidding

    That sound you are hearing is the people’s brains (what’s left of them) at the local CRA chapter exploding on command.  How could The Donald choose to work with a far-left crazy liberal?

    It’s easy, and it’s something I would advise the Democrats to do more often actually. 

    If there are two things I wish Donald Trump learned from his first term, it’s that his own party really doesn’t want to work with him (in my humble opinion that has mostly continued to this day), and that Executive Orders are easily overturned by either; the Court, or his successor in office.  If these things Trump wants are codified by Congress they become very hard to repeal or replace, like Obamacare.  In all honesty, this term for Trump, I can only really think of one piece of legislation (the big beautiful bill) he has used Congress for.  Everything else will be easily repealed or undone, before lunch the day his successor is sworn in (assuming it’s not a Republican). 

    Enter the Democrats in Congress.

    Folks it’s painfully obvious that the Republicans do not want to eliminate or replace Obamacare, I could care less what Sean Hannity or any other host on Fox has to say about this.  They had a chance, had no plan, and when voted on couldn’t muster the votes.  Other pieces of legislation, they show little interest in being of assistance.  Trump has actually dealt with a lot of drama in his first year back in office, nearly all of it started by his own party!  Tom Massie, Rand Paul, Don Bacon, Marjorie Taylor Green, Lauren Boebert, and a few others have either opposed his moves or made headlines screaming about “the Constitution.”  Sure, I hear them on blowing up the “suspected” drug boats in the Caribbean, and arresting Nicolas Maduro, but is that the hill you wish to die on?

    Trump made his comments and will be signing (signed?) and Executive Order limiting credit card interest to 10%.  I cannot get a reading on his own Party on this, but if he is doing an Executive Order, he likely found out there isn’t much appetite on the GOP side for this.  Enter Liz Warren.  Warren is a fierce fighter of big banks and the ways they conduct business, resulting in hurting the poor and middle class. Do not get me wrong. She is wrong on quite a bit, but in this case, she sides with Trump.  Warren can try to carry this bill through the Senate and get the House on board too, perhaps.  It’s a Trump piece of legislation but in this case common ground exists. I have a feeling the GOP won’t want to hear Liz Warren sponsored it, so they will jump on board.

    My point of this blog is politics creates strange bed fellows, but also Trump views everything as a deal, and he is not a conservative, he is a populist.  Learn the difference!  If I was leading the Democrat Party I would quit this impeachment and 25th Amendment nonsense, likely being pushed by far left media types like Matt Dowd used to do, and work with him.  He seems willing and ready to deal on almost anything.  Think of the possibilities?  Democrats may well have a congressional majority next year, rather than sharpening the knives (impeachment and 25th Amendment), why not set the stage for deal making.  Hate the ICE raids going on?  Maybe strike a deal saying can you only go after the criminals?  Leaving the family and day laborer types who are not criminals alone?  Maybe cut a deal and say we will speak to the Democrat governors and communicate you only want to get the criminals and will do it for only a couple months?  Trump may go for it if he gets an increase in defense spending, or if we can get some serious regulation roll back.  Maybe tell Trump you want to see the ships in the Caribbean not blown up anymore, but in a trade, we will let you spend more money to hire inspectors at our ports and border patrol officers? 

    This already kind of happened in Maryland, Wes Moore, the governor, actually welcomed the FBI and ATF being sent in to work in Maryland. He didn’t want the National Guard, he gave valid reasons as to why.  Folks are willing to work with Trump on certain issues, leverage that!  Trump has a major say over members of his own party, and an election is coming this year.

    Warren is not wrong on this, neither is Trump.  Let us see if more deals are made.

    The Chief

  • Trump had a Good Day (01/07/26)

    Trump had a Good Day (01/07/26)

    Bloggers note: No way was this going to be posted the day I sent it to William due to an earlier blog submission.  Any changes after today will create a retraction to this story.

    The day didn’t start well as a woman was killed by ICE Agents in Minneapolis, Minnesota.  I will state I am never happy to hear anyone getting killed by authorities.  There is more to this story, I am sure.  If the ICE agent was in the wrong throw the book at him; however, I have a sneaky suspicion the person no longer with us was no saint in the matter.

    On to the good parts.

    First Trump is going to ban defense corporations from using government funds to buy back stock and pay dividends unless they make serious changes to manufacturing capacity and research.  Here is some info below….

    President Donald Trump said he would move to block U.S. defense contractors from paying dividends or repurchasing shares unless they significantly increase spending on manufacturing capacity and research, remarks that sent shares of major arms makers lower.

    In a social media post Wednesday, Trump also called for sharp limits on executive compensation at defense companies, saying pay should be capped at $5 million until firms construct what he described as “NEW and MODERN Production Plants.” He argued that contractors are failing to produce and maintain military equipment quickly enough.

    Defense companies “are currently issuing massive Dividends to their Shareholders and massive Stock Buybacks, at the expense and detriment of investing in Plants and Equipment,” Trump wrote. “This situation will no longer be allowed or tolerated!”

    Folks to put it lightly, this needs to happen, and I hope it does.  By no means am I insinuating that we should be stockpiling for war, we do need increased capacity to build war machines faster and more efficiently.  The bottom line is that times are far different from fifteen years ago.  We must be vigilant that war could break out in the not-too-distant future.  Folks, the 90-day people amongst us will be angry but why should our taxpayer dollars go towards bloated executive compensation, stock buybacks, and dividends?  That tells me we are being grossly overcharged.  Why is it that everything to the older generation must be based on the almighty dollar and how big my bank account is?  To be clear, I am not saying, and neither is Trump, they shouldn’t be allowed to make money, but look at the profits these companies are churning out.

    More from Hegseth…

    The criticism fits a broader theme of the Trump administration’s approach to the defense industry. In November, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth criticized what he described as a slow and inefficient procurement system, arguing that weapons programs are often over budget, delivered years late and sometimes outdated by the time they reach the field.

    Over budget, years late, and obsolete is not going to win too many wars.

    The second thing is he wants to ban private equity/institutional investors from buying homes.

    President Donald Trump said he would ban Wall Street investors from buying single-family homes in an effort to ease the affordability crisis that’s plaguing the housing market.

    “For a very long time, buying and owning a home was considered the pinnacle of the American Dream,” Trump said in a Jan. 7 post on the social media site Truth Social. “I am immediately taking steps to ban large institutional investors from buying more single-family homes, and I will be calling on Congress to codify it. People live in homes, not corporations.”

    Institutional investors, such as Blackstone, have been reliably buying and renting out single-family homes since the 2008 financial crisis locked many Americans out of the mortgage market.

    First-time homebuyers are suffering as housing has remained scarce and increasingly expensive. They made up a record-low share of all buyers in the most recent year, and the average age of a first-time buyer jumped to 40, according to an industry analysis.

    Folks, I just turned 40. I have owned my home for over 10 years.  I cannot fathom not being a homeowner until this age … but … the older generation has made it their mission to make it so my generation and the ones below it will never own a home.  They started allowing these large corporations to buy homes with the only intention being to rent them out.  In some places, like near Atlanta, entire communities are owned by these firms.  They rent them out at top market rate, and when they are able, the rent is “raised to current market standards” regardless of their relationship with the tenant.  Wouldn’t it make more sense to keep the rent increases manageable for a tenant you like, that will maybe take care of the property or at least not let it get run down?  I would think so.  As a result, it’s a “turn and burn” scenario for the renter.  One of these outfits, Invitation Homes, bought a home about 5 doors down from me. The tenant has turned over 3 times in a 26-month period, and it currently sits unoccupied.  The tenants also left a lot to be desired; the first was three generations of a Filipino family that moved in.  Nothing against any race, but wouldn’t you consider it a bad sign 3 families are required to make rent each month?  They quasi converted the garage into living quarters for the youngest family of 3.  They lasted the longest.  Next was a young Hispanic family, that lasted about 8 months.  The last was a young black couple, they lasted about 2 months.  In regard to the black couple, it sounded like the marriage was on ice and that was likely the reason for the short stay.  As I note, it has sat vacant for about 5 months now.  I predict it will sit for a while. The corporation can likely use the vacancy as some kind of write off, and they likely have the attitude of the 90-day guy and say “why take less than what we think its worth?”

    The other big problem, first time and even not first-time homebuyers normally have a liquidity issue., They need to get the money together for the downpayment and sometimes have other contingencies … Selling their current home (if not a first-time home buyer).  These corporations have none, their only ask is “where do we wire the money.”

    These are both very good policies, with the second being probably my favorite of his term so far.  Keep it up!

    Chief

    Oh, wait until I tell you about the healthcare issue in this country.  BTW it ain’t Obamacare.

  • Rampant Fraud … My Solution

    Rampant Fraud … My Solution

    I’ve been thinking about the below Editor’s Note,

    Editor’s Note: One issue that is not refuted in the above is stolen identities and organized crime. I suspect the bulk of fraud is via this mechanism. In my experience, government is ill equipped to deal with fraud as the presumption of any government program is that the applicant is eligible.

    William is in fact correct. Fraud is likely coming from stolen identities, organized crime, and professional crooks.  The honest reality is that the fraudsters are always several steps ahead of normal people.  Think of it like this: to keep the honest person honest you put a lock on your front door.  However, the burglar doesn’t care that you have a lock and has a device to pry said door open.  Bottom line, if the bad guys want it, they will achieve their goal. In this case, the fraud is committed by folks who know how to avoid detection and may even have people on the inside doing the dirty work for them.

    I am proposing a solution, unlike many in the Republican Party, I know I want to “throw this out there.”  It’s not perfect but here goes.

    Universal Basic Income.

    Yep, the 90-day guy called it the “stupidest thing he has ever heard.  Saying that’s socialism.”  The only thing he knows about socialism is that Sean Hannity rails against it. He is loyal to the folks at Fox News.  He describes his generation and Republicans in general pretty well, be against everything.  Folks voting NO on everything is not a long-term strategy. This mentality is what led us to Obamacare.  When asked for his plan, he shrugged.  With the amount of TV he consumes, he should know we are facing a serious crossroads in our country.

    Think of it this way, we have so many government programs: Section 8, SNAP, disability, unemployment, welfare, just to name a few, what if we replaced them all.  Replace them with 1 federal government program.  Universal Income isn’t going to be $100,000, not even close.  Income would be verified by the IRS annually with your tax return. If you find work and earn an income over ____ you come off the program.  Steal my identity and apply?  You will be rejected because I earn too much income. This would be verified by the IRS not an administrative law judge.  Lose your job during the year?  You would have documentation of that to be sent in with your application!  To quote Dave Ramsey, folks on UBI (Universal Basic Income) aren’t going to be seeing the inside of very many restaurants.  This will probably be in the neighborhood of $35-55k a year depending on where you live, not work.

    We have to start thinking differently about an ever-changing work environment.  People are having their jobs outsourced overseas constantly. Stores close simply because they “aren’t making enough profit” AI and quantum computing are going to replace a lot of jobs.  When workers retire, the replacement is hired for half or two thirds the salary to save money.  This constant cutting of expenses as the basic structure of profit and loss statements does not bode well for the workforce long term.

    Our workforce of the future needs to be viewed differently too.  Some people are disabled and cannot work or cannot work full time.  Others will lack a skillset to work. Let’s be real. When Schools and Universities are saying that graduating high school students (incoming class) only read at a 4th grade level, we have a real issue!  That isn’t going to get better with time. That generation is going to be left toiling and twisting in the wind.  We shut down our country for 3 years and it has consequences which are just now being felt. Many didn’t finish high school/college.  Many students also picked up bad work habits due to the Covid shutdown. Most jobs do not get filled permanently. If they have something, it’s just on a temporary basis.  Sadly, these items are basically uncorrectable.  Automation is only going to eliminate more positions which again is making the population more and more unemployed.  Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy have both spoken about importing folks to the USA on H1-B? Visas to work here. Due to the structure of our educational system, that is the future of our workforce folks.

    Paying for it?  Well, this is the stumbling block. I’m too lazy to look it up as of press time but collapsing all the federal/state aid programs and their subsequent employees would free up quite a bit of cash to fund this.  We do not know how much fraud is truly going on, but this collapses several programs into one program. Streamlines the process and makes it so theIRS will be annually verifying income.  It may not be the answer, but I think it’s a start.  I have also heard Mark Zuckerburg, and others discuss funding this with some of their own wealth, so there is that.

    As far as the obvious Fox News comeback, what will stop people from just not working, or working for cash under the table?  There isn’t, but I will say $35-50k is not a whole lot of money, so your lifestyle won’t be great.  Much like my remark about food stamps, I highly doubt those folks are using them to buy a filet mignon.

    Make the application in person only, verified by a government issued ID, and must have a bank account verified in their name.  If they do not possess all three of these, sorry can’t help you.  No judge to sign off, no paperwork mistakes.  Income verified and viola.  As mentioned above, IRS checked each year for fraud purposes.  Get caught, you are arrested and permanently removed from the program.  Check has to go to an address not a PO Box.   Will it stop all fraud?  No.  Will folks on the program use the funds for illicit activities?  Sure.  The point isn’t to stop all fraud going on, that’s impossible. But my idea is to make it a lot more difficult, that’s all.

    If you hate my idea…. May I respectfully ask for your submission?

    The Chief

    Editor’s Note: I don’t wish to speak directly to the merits of this idea, although collapsing the infamous social safety net into a handful of programs instead of the thousands of existing and overlapping programs being administered currently appears to have merit. I just want to remind you of the plans that Joe Biden had for the IRS. Biden wanted every financial transaction in the United States reported to and tracked by the IRS. The goal of the plan was that the IRS would become our financial Big Brother. Part of the proposal was that the IRS would eliminate income tax filing for individuals. At year end, they would either send you a tax bill or a refund for overpaid taxes. One reason for the program was to eliminate fraud (that it would boost tax revenue was assumed as well).

  • Fifty Year Mortgages do not help Affordability

    Fifty Year Mortgages do not help Affordability

    The fifty-year mortgage idea was floated by the Trump administration as a way to make home buying more affordable for the younger generations.  While this may sound good on paper, it’s yet another way the older generation wants to saddle the younger ones with insurmountable debt.  This is called “financial engineering” it’s the latest go to from the Baby Boomer generation that is entering the later stages of life… I mean power on this earthly plane.

    You see, as things are currently, you have two options for a mortgage on a home, 15- and 30-year terms.  Folks like Dave Ramsey and others rail against a 30-year loan, and he isn’t totally wrong. The problem is, we have a massive affordability crisis, as far as buying “your first home” is concerned.  I say buy the place, if you can afford it, and you can always make extra payments toward your mortgage to build equity and own it quicker.  Case in point, 10 years ago, I bought my first home, for $325,000. As of today, Zillow has it valued at $600,000.  As you can see, starter homes are very expensive.

    Enter the older generation. Having learned nothing from the financial crisis circa 2008, they now are floating a 50-year mortgage.  This is the same group that floated and sold; interest only mortgages, negative amortization mortgages, NINJA (no income, no job, no asset) mortgages, and no down payment loans.  This sunk the financial and credit markets so badly that banks needed federal government bailouts to stay in business.  Foreclosures ran rampant and destroyed neighborhoods and cities.  15-17 years later we are not students of history, we just look for a new means to get to an end. 

    To be fair, this generation has been at it for a while now in regard to affordability.  One thing William will tell you, I railed on the new 84-month car loan that replaced the 60-month car loan.  This also had nothing to do with affordability. It was just a financial tool to get “you into that car you love so much.”  It became not can you afford it, but how much can you pay monthly?  We will adjust the dials in the finance department and make the numbers work.  I do not know too many people who think it’s a smart idea to finance a vehicle for 7 years.  Oh, check out what interest rate you will be paying, news flash it won’t be 0%. 

    Back to the 50-year mortgage, I ran some numbers, and it amounts to about a $300-400 savings per month in terms of a lower payment. This is based on a 30-year mortgage running about $2,600 which is common now.  As you can see, the savings might help, but it comes with drawbacks. First, the interest rate will not be cheap as the bank will be holding the note for 50 years.  Also, the age of the house will come into play. Buying that home built in 1960, it’ll be over 100 years old before the mortgage is 2/3 paid off!  This carries significant risk for the bank as the asset could be falling into a state of disrepair.  Also, you do not and will not build much equity over the life of that mortgage, so when you are looking to buy your bigger house, you won’t have much for a down payment.  Just look at the amortization schedule. You will see the first 7-8 years is virtually all interest, not much toward principal. 

    The last thing to remember, the man pushing these mortgage ideas is none other than President Donald John Trump, a man who loves debt.  Look it up, his corporation owes billions in loans.  This is no shot at him, he made a ton of money in real estate, but he did it with the corporation holding the paper not himself.  In this case, he is making you hold the debt personally.  He has made zero attempts to cut the debt or deficit as President (this term or last), and a budget will never be a thing under him.  He see’s things through the eyes of “as long as you can make the payment you are fine.”  It’s the way his generation feels.

    In closing, please think long and hard before you fall for these shenanigans put out by the older generation.  The only thing they care about is wealth generation. The 90-day calendar types love it because this means home builders can sell more homes, banks can write more loans, and profits will go higher.  They could care less about affordability; they prefer you locked into loan terms that won’t seem like a good move in a decade.  This will not end well. I am happy there has been push-back on these mortgages.  The truth is that some people will not be able to afford a home. You may not be able to afford that sports car, getting another credit card will not solve your problem.  A class/seminar on budgeting/credit should be required.

    Stop fleecing the younger generations. Be a student of history. We are entering a rough cycle in terms of affordability.  Adding more years to the term is pointless. It’s time we grow-up as a country.