Much to unpack today (as usual) from Mr. Eringer. One thing is certain, our country is a screwed up mess. It should be clear to all, that we have collectively lost our way. Makes one wonder, is it by design that we are seemingly continuously at each other’s throats? Who benefits from this non-stop discourse?
It is crystal clear to me that the biggest threat to our democracy is the liberal, woke left and their co-conspirators in the deep state, particularly in the intelligence apparatus.
It is not surprising why the deep state is after Trump non-stop. As the disrupter, he has continuously blown the lid off of what the MSM has been feeding us for years.
What a sorry state of affairs.
For the first time in my life, I have considered living abroad.
Trump volunteer/donor since 2015 here. He's now protecting the Deep State, Epstein's powerful pedophiles, and the handlers of the pedo op. I don't think he's on the list, but it doesn't matter. His coverup and smear of long-time supporters is despicable:
Trump: “The Radical Left Democrats have hit pay dirt, again! Just like with the FAKE and fully discredited Steele Dossier, the lying 51 ‘Intelligence’ Agents, the Laptop from Hell… and even the Russia, Russia, Russia Scam itself… these Scams and Hoaxes are all the Democrats are good at. Are people still talking about this guy? Democrats push the Epstein Hoax to distract from my incredibly unprecedented success.”
Me: What a hypocrite. Is Trump STILL talking about the Steele Dossier, the lying 51 ‘Intelligence’ Agents, the Laptop from Hell, the impeachments, the stolen elections and even Russia, Russia, Russia? Can't he just "move on"?
Trump: “My PAST supporters have bought into this bullshit, hook, line, and sinker. They haven’t learned their lesson… I don’t want their support anymore!”
Me: I'll take that under advisement! Since he's become an arrogant prick, smearing his supporters, protecting pedos and deep state, he can feel free to Go Boost Himself with his "Safe & Effective" covid "vaccine" that "saved hundreds of millions of lives."
I like JD Vance so I hope he at least stays out of this. If he backs Trump-Bondi-Patel-Bongino on it I won't be able to support him in 28. I can't support any legislator who backs Trump's pedo protection plan. Trump's probably blowing the midterms with this betrayal.
Other than liking Vance, I agree with everything you said and it's refreshing to FINALLY read someone (besides me and Julia) care about the Epstein Trump betrayal on this cult page.
Up is Down, Left is Right…Art of War…appear weak when you are strong
what if the Epstein “files” have been poisoned by the deep state during the Biden machine’s control? Here’s an indi jurno who I think has it figured out…
Epstein was murdered on his watch, and he let's Bondi repeat the "suicide" crap as if we're all morons.
If Biden was able to poison the "files", it's Trump's fault for not releasing them back then.
Now he lets Bondi give us tapes with 3 minutes missing.
He could've released the tape 6 years ago.
Also, it's not just info that was in Biden's possession after Trump failed to release it. There's lots of information outside government possession that could be easily obtained if Trump was interested in exposing & prosecuting.
e.g. Dershowitz a few days ago claimed he had a list. Now he claims there's no list.
e.g. Victims can ID perps. Perps can be prosecuted and turned to ID other perps.
This is just the tip of the iceberg of horseshit Trump, Bondi, Patel & Bongino are feeding us and expect us to pretend to believe.
Release the ‘files’ to the public during his first term? Why? Because Fuhrer Fauci demands immediate answers?
Why not open an investigation & then impanel secret grand juries if credible evidence is found? Could there be sealed indictments ready to be unsealed at appropriate time?
Amazing that people don’t understand how anything works. Let’s remember everyone who abandoned Trump on this issue & check back in 6 months or a year and see who’s who…no more surface skating
Herr Hauptsurmpfuher, sorry to be blunt but, I really don’t give two shits about slippery Jeff Epstein. Nor do I care about some rich, old white dudes getting their rocks off as part of some bootie call con game on Epstein’s twisted version of Fantasy Island.
I guess I feel bad that some of the “victims” were underage, then again it is reasonable to assume they knew what they were getting into (or on top of?).
Was Epstein a player, con man, pedophile, narcissist and Mossad Agent? Certainly looks that way. So what…BFD! As for the rest on the “Visitors Log,” whores, druggies, wannabes and posers, I’m sure they’ll all seek out book deals.
Ya, time to move on and enjoy the “Golden Age,” my Investment Portfolio certainly loves Trump…and so do I!
BTW, just curious about the SS Officer as part of your profile?
Oh, well done, big boy! My mother was Jewish, great grandfather was a rabbi. But you TOTALLY exposed my self-hating latent Nazism! /SARC
Read the damn profile. It's a satire on Fauci for God's sake, likening him to Dr. Mengele and Trofim Lysenko.
Now that we're past your weak attempt at ad hominem deflection, back to the issue. Giving a shit about Epstein is a red herring for low-IQ cult worshipers. The rest of us refuse to gobble & regurgitate lies only morons can believe.
It ain't about Epstein. NO ONE gives a shit about Epstein. He's dead.
What YOU don't give a shit about is exposing and prosecuting pedos and their government enablers and managers and handlers of this corrupt pedo op. Which means YOU don't give a shit about justice or public safety or government integrity or draining the swamp. Especially if the pedos are "old white men". As if pedos stop being pedos when they're old and white.
You don't give a shit about anything long as your portfolio's good and you're going to die soon anyway.
Quite the soulless point of view you have there, big boy.
My portfolio's doing great too. Yet I still give a shit, unlike you.
For others who still give a shit about our country, check out this expose on Pam Bondi & Suzie Wiles:
Wow, what an unhinged hissy fit Mein Fuhrer! Such the indignation. Seriously Bruh, in the grand scheme of things do you really thinks this matters a year from now when we are ALL prosperous beyond belief from the genius of Trump?
"sorry to be blunt but, I really don’t give two shits about slippery Jeff Epstein. Nor do I care about some rich, old white dudes getting their rocks off as part of some bootie call con game on Epstein’s twisted version of Fantasy Island.
I guess I feel bad that some of the “victims” were underage, then again it is reasonable to assume they knew what they were getting into (or on top of?).
Was Epstein a player, con man, pedophile, narcissist and Mossad Agent? Certainly looks that way. So what…BFD! As for the rest on the “Visitors Log,” whores, druggies, wannabes and posers, I’m sure they’ll all seek out book deals." -LT
BFD? Wow. This page's cultists are even worse than I thought. Agents from the deep state more like it.
Interesting, pointing out 1%. To be in the world's top 1% of earners, you only need to make about $60-70K/yr pre tax. So I'd be lots of folks posting here are in that bracket. Angel included.
Yeah, I'm nitpicking, but it seems like lots of folks are genuinely interested in what big Jeff was up to. Or maybe not so much what was going on, but who was protecting who?
The one thing I took away from the last week is that it's not just people on the Left who have TDS. Too many people on the Right have it, too. It's different only in the way they see Trump. The Lefties see him as a dictator who they've been keeping with their Resistance from the total sadistic tyranny they know he has in mind. The Righties see him as a superhero who would jiu-jitsu to triumph if only he would listen to them and name The Whatever List that's at the core of everything wrong. Personally, I see a guy who's the first real patriotic leader we've had in decades and who's steering us away from the iceberg we were headed towards on the US Titanic. Is he perfect? No. But as my PT always says to me as I'm learning to walk again, don't let perfect get in the way of good.
Polly, not all liberals hate Donald Trump. Those of us with a sense of humor love him. Reporter, “President Trump, do you have any more information on the Epstein File?” Trump, “The Epstein File? That’s old news. Nobody wants to talk about that. Let’s talk about more important things, like Rosie O’Donnell. She hates me and I intend to revoke her citizenship.” The liberal Daily Show also loves him. John Stewart said, “We would like to publicly thank the person who provides most of our material,” and they put up a picture of Donald J. Trump
Yep: “dont let perfect get in the way of good.” Trump has good intentions, but as he has shared even his wife questions if he’s on track. He could be a 24-month POTUS, if he loses Congress in 2026. Whenever a General fights on too many fronts, loses focus, usually problems follow. We voted to improve domestic conditions, expose and end Deep State, and Administrative control.
Trump’s poll numbers are dropping. Why? He’s scattered, failing to stay focused and message on those 2024 issues that delivered the vote: 1) Immigration (National invasion/ sovereignty /safety /foreign penetration), 2) the economy, affordability (housing, jobs, wages, inflation, interest rates, taxes, living costs), 3) our domestic war (dismantle deep state; coverups; fixers; corruption; weaponization of judiciary; neo-Marxists/jihad/ DSocialistsAmerica), and 4) national DEBT (cut spending/ limit, end federal entitlements). Implementation of this historic, ambitious Agenda painful, which requires bringing the masses along.
In 2016 Trump got 16% of Hispanic vote; then 48% in 2024; and the youth vote delivered his victory. According to Inside the Numbers/ People’s Pundit, Trump’s base has weakened, loyalists are confused, plus recently converted 18-29 year olds are becoming increasingly unhappy. We The Citizens want what’s best for our country.
If you want to believe that, that’s fine, but as you see the imbecile taco, is trying to change everything all at once. That’s the reason the mess is even bigger now because he went in and instead taking it slow, done correctly he went in with the bulldozer.
Putting the direct heat finally on Comey and Brennan, has unleashed their IC troll bot farm on the other blogs in a huge TDS mocking bird chorus. Using the Epstein thing as their wedgie issue to divide MAGA. Not working, but they are diligent in their efforts.
Only question now remaining is whether Clapper has gone state's evidence. The nation could use a new round of televised hearing civics lessons, exposing the full rot of the deep state. Just in time for our 250th Anniversary.
Can we keep our Republic, ma'am? Only after exposing the deep state for all to see. And stop wasting our own tax dollars on it, which we do by letting them keep doing this to us.
Here’s something else to chew on. This morning, Thursday, July 17, the Republican House of Representatives, will probably give taco another win. The Genius Act, which involves crypto. There’s three different acts. If these Acts pass that will be the future currency in the United States of America. He’s also trying to get the Federal Reserve to acknowledge it as Legal Tender.
And wouldn’t you know, that the taco family are all in the crypto business now, along with those 20 billionaires that came and bought crypto from taco. So this will put millions ,even billions in their pockets.
Hey folks! Look at the monkey over there!! Isn’t he weird and F’d Up??
Meanwhile credit card interest rates are over 20%, inflation is out of control, and young people just starting out can’t afford to buy a house or get married and have kids…
No wonder NYC is about to elect a phony baloney socialist as mayor. Look for that happening everywhere soon.
On the other hand: Putting debt on credit card deserves to be punishing. Stupid habit to even get into. There is no "out of control" inflation overall. Young people need to downsize their housing demands and expect to commute, just like the bad old days when some of us were starting our with our first houses too.
Mine was at 7% interest, back in the 1970's. But I still knew talking less house and a getting long term fixed housing cost. was a lot better than renting.
What does $900K buy you in the small town of Santa Paula in a lovely agricultural valley with a 3/4 hour all freeway commute to Santa Barbara? Many newer homes in the $600K range but not as lavish as this one. Not much longer than our own state Senator Adam Schiff's commute from Capitol Hill to his "second home" in Potomac Maryland, every day, when there is no traffic.
Inflation favors those who borrow and is directly joined at the hip with debt and budget. If debt becomes out of control, the only way out of untenable debt load is out of control inflation to lower the overall cost of repayment of said debt. (Borrow at 1/1 but repay at 1/2 for instance)
So yes, inflation is out of control because debt is out of control. Inflating the currency is the only way out for the federal government's out of control debt burden and interest payments servicing that debt.
Telling young people they "need to downsize their housing demands" makes it sound like the average demand is for champagne but on a beer budget. But it's not. The average demand is for a simple affordable 3/2 tract home with a yard which has become out of reach for young people now. So when the price of a beer becomes the same as the previous price of champagne (because of out of control debt/inflation), it begins to sound an awful lot like "If they can't afford bread, let them eat cake" and that historically has led to dark places.
Point well taken regarding our massive public debt's effect on long term inflation. I was looking only at the short term inflation we are now experiencing which has dropped considerably after Biden' .....massive long term borrowing funny money hit the marketplace.
Good to keep this government debt issue alive and well, particular when Generations XYZ will be the one' paying it off for the rest of their own lives. Truly taxation without representation when those long term bills come due. What benefit have they gotten from Democrat borrowing today? Oh that''s right, The got to fight "climate change" with Biden's funny money.
No one is telling young people to down size their housing demands., other than history, their own chosen skill sets, and the marketplace which we all had to face as well in the past.
Yes most starter homes were small but affordable. By "affordable" I mean that they cost less than 4x the yearly average salary or 1/4 the average monthly take home pay. AKA: "middle class" income
I have an image here somewhere of a starter house for sale here on the South Coast in 1955 (exactly 70 years ago today)
Only using this premium south coast region for housing cost comparisons is a fools errand. Face it, this is a "commute" crisis, since there is plenty of housing in affordable areas. What jobs are so critical that someone must live only a few minutes away from their workplace?
"First responders" per Transparent California make plenty to afford to live in Santa Barbara. Many chose not to, and adjust their work schedulers so they are three days on four days off. This allows them take their extra Santa Barbara premium living cost cash, and live in the more affordable outlying suburbs anyway.
It is well time to move past the unfounded operating mythologies we keep getting thrown at us and get serious about this constant"can't afford to live in Santa Barbara" mugging.
Yes, most people cannot afford to live in Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara is a place one comes to later in life, after they have found a way to "live in Santa Barbara". Which is long what this area was - a retirement community.
So it also becomes incumbent on those who do and can afford to live in Santa Barbara, to seek out their lifestyle service needs someplace else where those providing them can afford to live. Again, like anyone else who chooses to live in more remote areas.
We cannot be all things to all people, and never tried to be in the past. This demand for everyone in every income level has a "right" to live in Santa Barbara at someone else' expense is really quite new. But it does require everyone having to compromise. Do we drive to Ventura for occasional dental appointments? Yes that is probably the case.
Oh, not trying to say that housing here in SB should be "forced" to be affordable to middle class or starter homeowners. I agree with your assessment. This area has become too desirable to be affordable for a starter family or home. Just how it is. But that does not account for the rise in DTI (Debt to Income Ratio) for housing nationwide. Also why can't new developments be constructed in less desirable places nearby? Young people will move there because they can afford it. Then as the new development grows and adds amenities, it too, will become unaffordable....time to build another...rinse lather repeat.
Credit Card Debt isn’t always avoidable JL. Give us a break. Interest rates matter: I shop them often. People use credit cards for all kinds of necessities including to pay required child support to stay out of jail, to feed and shelter their families, for medical care, and survival. After our 2008 & 2009 fires, when Allstate failed to pay my $284,000 loss (their calculation), changing Adjustors monthly to slow ball, avoid, frustrate me to then ultimately pay ten cents on a dollar — I gave up as a single, unemployed desperate mom with 2 minor kids. I used every credit card I had.
Wages have not kept up with inflation! Period. Aren’t most worry-free locals with discretionary spending capacity old pensioned and SS retirees with annual incomes over $100,000 and owned homes? Recent retirees getting $60,000 a year Social Security adjusted upwards annually for inflation have a base far above those struggling at $14,000 with no pensions. Young adults who did everything right, are hard working, with too few opportunities for upward mobility voted for Trump to improve economic realities.
Having a good credit rating for a bridge loan since you had home equity and a verifiable temporary set back. Beats sticking this on a credit card with the most known and ruinous rates of all. If one only relies on a credit card for their potential need for loans, they have chosen a precarious life.
I never carry debt myself, so I am out of touch. You got that one right. Very early on, I adjusted and projected my life style to always live within my means. Which required a lot of serious belt-tightening.
Most do not get $60,000 a year in social security, so let's not make false comparisons for argument sake. I believe closer to $24,000 a year is average. Taking on credit card debt as a lifestyle is as good as expecting a trip to the Chumash Casino will solve all financial woes. What is this "Freedom" marketing campaign all about for the Chumash Casino anyway?
Sorry, but you got my Danish frugality stirred up.
Thanks Robert. While reading your summary the song lyrics "It's a strange world we live in Master Jack"( Jack and four Jills) kept repeating in my mind. The events at Butler reminded me that success has a thousand fathers and failure is an orphan.
I guess Trumps Epstein list disclosure plans are on the back burner for the indefinite future. Must have something to do with the dozens of photos of them socializing.
Re: the ear attack of around a year ago, things don’t add up either, or should I say they don’t add up to very good things:
“On July 13th Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Meredith O’ Rourke, started a victim’s gofundme account before any bullets were fired. That’s impressive. Some how that got left out of the NEW 180-page Senate report that determined “the American people deserve better.” Yes we do. We want a Hollywood production hoax not the easily provable fake hoax we were given on July 13, 2024 that allowed a shooter to walk in with multiple guns and walk around for 45 minutes. I want my money back.”
The CIA, SS and FBI are "soldier" mentality. Don't think too much, just do as you are told. They all have an inability to connect the dots. Any problem-solving capabilities one might have are inherently turned off unless told to think about a problem to solve after the fact, but then it's too late. Then you got to add the politization factor which makes these people (Fed law enforcement) useless for protecting law abiding citizens. It all really sucks!
Much to unpack today (as usual) from Mr. Eringer. One thing is certain, our country is a screwed up mess. It should be clear to all, that we have collectively lost our way. Makes one wonder, is it by design that we are seemingly continuously at each other’s throats? Who benefits from this non-stop discourse?
It is crystal clear to me that the biggest threat to our democracy is the liberal, woke left and their co-conspirators in the deep state, particularly in the intelligence apparatus.
It is not surprising why the deep state is after Trump non-stop. As the disrupter, he has continuously blown the lid off of what the MSM has been feeding us for years.
What a sorry state of affairs.
For the first time in my life, I have considered living abroad.
Trump volunteer/donor since 2015 here. He's now protecting the Deep State, Epstein's powerful pedophiles, and the handlers of the pedo op. I don't think he's on the list, but it doesn't matter. His coverup and smear of long-time supporters is despicable:
Trump: “The Radical Left Democrats have hit pay dirt, again! Just like with the FAKE and fully discredited Steele Dossier, the lying 51 ‘Intelligence’ Agents, the Laptop from Hell… and even the Russia, Russia, Russia Scam itself… these Scams and Hoaxes are all the Democrats are good at. Are people still talking about this guy? Democrats push the Epstein Hoax to distract from my incredibly unprecedented success.”
Me: What a hypocrite. Is Trump STILL talking about the Steele Dossier, the lying 51 ‘Intelligence’ Agents, the Laptop from Hell, the impeachments, the stolen elections and even Russia, Russia, Russia? Can't he just "move on"?
Trump: “My PAST supporters have bought into this bullshit, hook, line, and sinker. They haven’t learned their lesson… I don’t want their support anymore!”
Me: I'll take that under advisement! Since he's become an arrogant prick, smearing his supporters, protecting pedos and deep state, he can feel free to Go Boost Himself with his "Safe & Effective" covid "vaccine" that "saved hundreds of millions of lives."
I like JD Vance so I hope he at least stays out of this. If he backs Trump-Bondi-Patel-Bongino on it I won't be able to support him in 28. I can't support any legislator who backs Trump's pedo protection plan. Trump's probably blowing the midterms with this betrayal.
Other than liking Vance, I agree with everything you said and it's refreshing to FINALLY read someone (besides me and Julia) care about the Epstein Trump betrayal on this cult page.
Up is Down, Left is Right…Art of War…appear weak when you are strong
what if the Epstein “files” have been poisoned by the deep state during the Biden machine’s control? Here’s an indi jurno who I think has it figured out…
https://x.com/drawandstrike/status/1945493447751671924?s=61
Patience is a Virtue…Trump’s playing the long game…Peace is The Prize
3-d chess?
No sale.
TRUMP had the "files" during his first term.
Epstein was murdered on his watch, and he let's Bondi repeat the "suicide" crap as if we're all morons.
If Biden was able to poison the "files", it's Trump's fault for not releasing them back then.
Now he lets Bondi give us tapes with 3 minutes missing.
He could've released the tape 6 years ago.
Also, it's not just info that was in Biden's possession after Trump failed to release it. There's lots of information outside government possession that could be easily obtained if Trump was interested in exposing & prosecuting.
e.g. Dershowitz a few days ago claimed he had a list. Now he claims there's no list.
e.g. Victims can ID perps. Perps can be prosecuted and turned to ID other perps.
This is just the tip of the iceberg of horseshit Trump, Bondi, Patel & Bongino are feeding us and expect us to pretend to believe.
Release the ‘files’ to the public during his first term? Why? Because Fuhrer Fauci demands immediate answers?
Why not open an investigation & then impanel secret grand juries if credible evidence is found? Could there be sealed indictments ready to be unsealed at appropriate time?
Amazing that people don’t understand how anything works. Let’s remember everyone who abandoned Trump on this issue & check back in 6 months or a year and see who’s who…no more surface skating
Right. Yeah. It's because only I demand answers.
Now we're up to the 4-D chess justification for protecting powerful pedophiles and their pimps. Keep it up and you'll prove string theory.
Herr Hauptsurmpfuher, sorry to be blunt but, I really don’t give two shits about slippery Jeff Epstein. Nor do I care about some rich, old white dudes getting their rocks off as part of some bootie call con game on Epstein’s twisted version of Fantasy Island.
I guess I feel bad that some of the “victims” were underage, then again it is reasonable to assume they knew what they were getting into (or on top of?).
Was Epstein a player, con man, pedophile, narcissist and Mossad Agent? Certainly looks that way. So what…BFD! As for the rest on the “Visitors Log,” whores, druggies, wannabes and posers, I’m sure they’ll all seek out book deals.
Ya, time to move on and enjoy the “Golden Age,” my Investment Portfolio certainly loves Trump…and so do I!
BTW, just curious about the SS Officer as part of your profile?
Auf Weidersehen
Oh, well done, big boy! My mother was Jewish, great grandfather was a rabbi. But you TOTALLY exposed my self-hating latent Nazism! /SARC
Read the damn profile. It's a satire on Fauci for God's sake, likening him to Dr. Mengele and Trofim Lysenko.
Now that we're past your weak attempt at ad hominem deflection, back to the issue. Giving a shit about Epstein is a red herring for low-IQ cult worshipers. The rest of us refuse to gobble & regurgitate lies only morons can believe.
It ain't about Epstein. NO ONE gives a shit about Epstein. He's dead.
What YOU don't give a shit about is exposing and prosecuting pedos and their government enablers and managers and handlers of this corrupt pedo op. Which means YOU don't give a shit about justice or public safety or government integrity or draining the swamp. Especially if the pedos are "old white men". As if pedos stop being pedos when they're old and white.
You don't give a shit about anything long as your portfolio's good and you're going to die soon anyway.
Quite the soulless point of view you have there, big boy.
My portfolio's doing great too. Yet I still give a shit, unlike you.
For others who still give a shit about our country, check out this expose on Pam Bondi & Suzie Wiles:
https://x.com/Knesix/status/1944161300374061224
Wow, what an unhinged hissy fit Mein Fuhrer! Such the indignation. Seriously Bruh, in the grand scheme of things do you really thinks this matters a year from now when we are ALL prosperous beyond belief from the genius of Trump?
Great. Another retard says "Bruh".
Nothing matters to vile snarky pedo protectors like you except your portfolio.
Go Boost Yourself. "Safe & Effective"! "Saved hundreds of millions of lives"!
Tell you what Bruh, you don’t know me or my past, so go fuck yourself. Go play your head case, pseudo intellectual bullshit elsewhere.
"sorry to be blunt but, I really don’t give two shits about slippery Jeff Epstein. Nor do I care about some rich, old white dudes getting their rocks off as part of some bootie call con game on Epstein’s twisted version of Fantasy Island.
I guess I feel bad that some of the “victims” were underage, then again it is reasonable to assume they knew what they were getting into (or on top of?).
Was Epstein a player, con man, pedophile, narcissist and Mossad Agent? Certainly looks that way. So what…BFD! As for the rest on the “Visitors Log,” whores, druggies, wannabes and posers, I’m sure they’ll all seek out book deals." -LT
BFD? Wow. This page's cultists are even worse than I thought. Agents from the deep state more like it.
Yep. See my reply to soulless snarkmaster LT
Oh please Angel, stop bed wetting over reality. You really think the world’s 1% wealthiest people are genuinely affected by this BS?
Interesting, pointing out 1%. To be in the world's top 1% of earners, you only need to make about $60-70K/yr pre tax. So I'd be lots of folks posting here are in that bracket. Angel included.
Yeah, I'm nitpicking, but it seems like lots of folks are genuinely interested in what big Jeff was up to. Or maybe not so much what was going on, but who was protecting who?
The one thing I took away from the last week is that it's not just people on the Left who have TDS. Too many people on the Right have it, too. It's different only in the way they see Trump. The Lefties see him as a dictator who they've been keeping with their Resistance from the total sadistic tyranny they know he has in mind. The Righties see him as a superhero who would jiu-jitsu to triumph if only he would listen to them and name The Whatever List that's at the core of everything wrong. Personally, I see a guy who's the first real patriotic leader we've had in decades and who's steering us away from the iceberg we were headed towards on the US Titanic. Is he perfect? No. But as my PT always says to me as I'm learning to walk again, don't let perfect get in the way of good.
Polly, not all liberals hate Donald Trump. Those of us with a sense of humor love him. Reporter, “President Trump, do you have any more information on the Epstein File?” Trump, “The Epstein File? That’s old news. Nobody wants to talk about that. Let’s talk about more important things, like Rosie O’Donnell. She hates me and I intend to revoke her citizenship.” The liberal Daily Show also loves him. John Stewart said, “We would like to publicly thank the person who provides most of our material,” and they put up a picture of Donald J. Trump
Yep: “dont let perfect get in the way of good.” Trump has good intentions, but as he has shared even his wife questions if he’s on track. He could be a 24-month POTUS, if he loses Congress in 2026. Whenever a General fights on too many fronts, loses focus, usually problems follow. We voted to improve domestic conditions, expose and end Deep State, and Administrative control.
Trump’s poll numbers are dropping. Why? He’s scattered, failing to stay focused and message on those 2024 issues that delivered the vote: 1) Immigration (National invasion/ sovereignty /safety /foreign penetration), 2) the economy, affordability (housing, jobs, wages, inflation, interest rates, taxes, living costs), 3) our domestic war (dismantle deep state; coverups; fixers; corruption; weaponization of judiciary; neo-Marxists/jihad/ DSocialistsAmerica), and 4) national DEBT (cut spending/ limit, end federal entitlements). Implementation of this historic, ambitious Agenda painful, which requires bringing the masses along.
In 2016 Trump got 16% of Hispanic vote; then 48% in 2024; and the youth vote delivered his victory. According to Inside the Numbers/ People’s Pundit, Trump’s base has weakened, loyalists are confused, plus recently converted 18-29 year olds are becoming increasingly unhappy. We The Citizens want what’s best for our country.
Nice review Denice. Trump has such a big mess to clean up after 4 years of that moron Biden he can't do it all at once.
If you want to believe that, that’s fine, but as you see the imbecile taco, is trying to change everything all at once. That’s the reason the mess is even bigger now because he went in and instead taking it slow, done correctly he went in with the bulldozer.
Polls gotta poll.
Peeling the onion.
There comes a time when tears will fall.
If even part of the SS, and Justice issues are true people should go to jail.
As always an interesting read
Putting the direct heat finally on Comey and Brennan, has unleashed their IC troll bot farm on the other blogs in a huge TDS mocking bird chorus. Using the Epstein thing as their wedgie issue to divide MAGA. Not working, but they are diligent in their efforts.
Only question now remaining is whether Clapper has gone state's evidence. The nation could use a new round of televised hearing civics lessons, exposing the full rot of the deep state. Just in time for our 250th Anniversary.
Can we keep our Republic, ma'am? Only after exposing the deep state for all to see. And stop wasting our own tax dollars on it, which we do by letting them keep doing this to us.
Defund the Deep State - poof and it is gone.
Here’s something else to chew on. This morning, Thursday, July 17, the Republican House of Representatives, will probably give taco another win. The Genius Act, which involves crypto. There’s three different acts. If these Acts pass that will be the future currency in the United States of America. He’s also trying to get the Federal Reserve to acknowledge it as Legal Tender.
And wouldn’t you know, that the taco family are all in the crypto business now, along with those 20 billionaires that came and bought crypto from taco. So this will put millions ,even billions in their pockets.
Hey folks! Look at the monkey over there!! Isn’t he weird and F’d Up??
Meanwhile credit card interest rates are over 20%, inflation is out of control, and young people just starting out can’t afford to buy a house or get married and have kids…
No wonder NYC is about to elect a phony baloney socialist as mayor. Look for that happening everywhere soon.
On the other hand: Putting debt on credit card deserves to be punishing. Stupid habit to even get into. There is no "out of control" inflation overall. Young people need to downsize their housing demands and expect to commute, just like the bad old days when some of us were starting our with our first houses too.
Mine was at 7% interest, back in the 1970's. But I still knew talking less house and a getting long term fixed housing cost. was a lot better than renting.
What does $900K buy you in the small town of Santa Paula in a lovely agricultural valley with a 3/4 hour all freeway commute to Santa Barbara? Many newer homes in the $600K range but not as lavish as this one. Not much longer than our own state Senator Adam Schiff's commute from Capitol Hill to his "second home" in Potomac Maryland, every day, when there is no traffic.
https://www.zillow.com/homedetails/370-E-View-Dr-Santa-Paula-CA-93060/16342049_zpid/
J.L.
Gonna disagree with you on this one. :)
Inflation favors those who borrow and is directly joined at the hip with debt and budget. If debt becomes out of control, the only way out of untenable debt load is out of control inflation to lower the overall cost of repayment of said debt. (Borrow at 1/1 but repay at 1/2 for instance)
So yes, inflation is out of control because debt is out of control. Inflating the currency is the only way out for the federal government's out of control debt burden and interest payments servicing that debt.
Telling young people they "need to downsize their housing demands" makes it sound like the average demand is for champagne but on a beer budget. But it's not. The average demand is for a simple affordable 3/2 tract home with a yard which has become out of reach for young people now. So when the price of a beer becomes the same as the previous price of champagne (because of out of control debt/inflation), it begins to sound an awful lot like "If they can't afford bread, let them eat cake" and that historically has led to dark places.
Point well taken regarding our massive public debt's effect on long term inflation. I was looking only at the short term inflation we are now experiencing which has dropped considerably after Biden' .....massive long term borrowing funny money hit the marketplace.
Good to keep this government debt issue alive and well, particular when Generations XYZ will be the one' paying it off for the rest of their own lives. Truly taxation without representation when those long term bills come due. What benefit have they gotten from Democrat borrowing today? Oh that''s right, The got to fight "climate change" with Biden's funny money.
No one is telling young people to down size their housing demands., other than history, their own chosen skill sets, and the marketplace which we all had to face as well in the past.
How large were those post WWII tract homes, that were a boon as the starter home for generations of Americans starting their families? Most under 1000 sq feet: https://clickamericana.com/topics/home-garden/start-living-in-a-thrift-home-1950
Yes most starter homes were small but affordable. By "affordable" I mean that they cost less than 4x the yearly average salary or 1/4 the average monthly take home pay. AKA: "middle class" income
I have an image here somewhere of a starter house for sale here on the South Coast in 1955 (exactly 70 years ago today)
https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/rfo6xdhd6e74fz72637zz/housing-prices-1955.jpeg?rlkey=afxjo2lkmbmxuk4mddki57ssg&dl=0
Only using this premium south coast region for housing cost comparisons is a fools errand. Face it, this is a "commute" crisis, since there is plenty of housing in affordable areas. What jobs are so critical that someone must live only a few minutes away from their workplace?
"First responders" per Transparent California make plenty to afford to live in Santa Barbara. Many chose not to, and adjust their work schedulers so they are three days on four days off. This allows them take their extra Santa Barbara premium living cost cash, and live in the more affordable outlying suburbs anyway.
It is well time to move past the unfounded operating mythologies we keep getting thrown at us and get serious about this constant"can't afford to live in Santa Barbara" mugging.
Yes, most people cannot afford to live in Santa Barbara. Santa Barbara is a place one comes to later in life, after they have found a way to "live in Santa Barbara". Which is long what this area was - a retirement community.
So it also becomes incumbent on those who do and can afford to live in Santa Barbara, to seek out their lifestyle service needs someplace else where those providing them can afford to live. Again, like anyone else who chooses to live in more remote areas.
We cannot be all things to all people, and never tried to be in the past. This demand for everyone in every income level has a "right" to live in Santa Barbara at someone else' expense is really quite new. But it does require everyone having to compromise. Do we drive to Ventura for occasional dental appointments? Yes that is probably the case.
Oh, not trying to say that housing here in SB should be "forced" to be affordable to middle class or starter homeowners. I agree with your assessment. This area has become too desirable to be affordable for a starter family or home. Just how it is. But that does not account for the rise in DTI (Debt to Income Ratio) for housing nationwide. Also why can't new developments be constructed in less desirable places nearby? Young people will move there because they can afford it. Then as the new development grows and adds amenities, it too, will become unaffordable....time to build another...rinse lather repeat.
Credit Card Debt isn’t always avoidable JL. Give us a break. Interest rates matter: I shop them often. People use credit cards for all kinds of necessities including to pay required child support to stay out of jail, to feed and shelter their families, for medical care, and survival. After our 2008 & 2009 fires, when Allstate failed to pay my $284,000 loss (their calculation), changing Adjustors monthly to slow ball, avoid, frustrate me to then ultimately pay ten cents on a dollar — I gave up as a single, unemployed desperate mom with 2 minor kids. I used every credit card I had.
Wages have not kept up with inflation! Period. Aren’t most worry-free locals with discretionary spending capacity old pensioned and SS retirees with annual incomes over $100,000 and owned homes? Recent retirees getting $60,000 a year Social Security adjusted upwards annually for inflation have a base far above those struggling at $14,000 with no pensions. Young adults who did everything right, are hard working, with too few opportunities for upward mobility voted for Trump to improve economic realities.
Having a good credit rating for a bridge loan since you had home equity and a verifiable temporary set back. Beats sticking this on a credit card with the most known and ruinous rates of all. If one only relies on a credit card for their potential need for loans, they have chosen a precarious life.
I never carry debt myself, so I am out of touch. You got that one right. Very early on, I adjusted and projected my life style to always live within my means. Which required a lot of serious belt-tightening.
Most do not get $60,000 a year in social security, so let's not make false comparisons for argument sake. I believe closer to $24,000 a year is average. Taking on credit card debt as a lifestyle is as good as expecting a trip to the Chumash Casino will solve all financial woes. What is this "Freedom" marketing campaign all about for the Chumash Casino anyway?
Sorry, but you got my Danish frugality stirred up.
Thanks Robert. While reading your summary the song lyrics "It's a strange world we live in Master Jack"( Jack and four Jills) kept repeating in my mind. The events at Butler reminded me that success has a thousand fathers and failure is an orphan.
I guess Trumps Epstein list disclosure plans are on the back burner for the indefinite future. Must have something to do with the dozens of photos of them socializing.
Re: the ear attack of around a year ago, things don’t add up either, or should I say they don’t add up to very good things:
“On July 13th Donald Trump’s campaign manager, Meredith O’ Rourke, started a victim’s gofundme account before any bullets were fired. That’s impressive. Some how that got left out of the NEW 180-page Senate report that determined “the American people deserve better.” Yes we do. We want a Hollywood production hoax not the easily provable fake hoax we were given on July 13, 2024 that allowed a shooter to walk in with multiple guns and walk around for 45 minutes. I want my money back.”
https://open.substack.com/pub/michaelhuggins50/p/july-13th-forever-remembered-as-national?r=5h77nu&utm_medium=ios
The CIA, SS and FBI are "soldier" mentality. Don't think too much, just do as you are told. They all have an inability to connect the dots. Any problem-solving capabilities one might have are inherently turned off unless told to think about a problem to solve after the fact, but then it's too late. Then you got to add the politization factor which makes these people (Fed law enforcement) useless for protecting law abiding citizens. It all really sucks!