Trump closes Iran deal in 39 days using real estate tactics. Experts furious. Hospice doc bills 2,800 patients at 1 per 7 seconds. CBS reports it. DOJ opens 8,000 fraud investigations; more.
Dear Janice ....I was finally able to deliver your Big Beautiful Book to my sister's 4 children this last weekend ...I am happy to report that the book was well-received and gladly accepted by three our of four of my nieces & nephews, and the book even generated a request for a Bible, as my niece didn't have one in her home. Now she can look up the Scriptures you had for each & every day. (I got her an Amplified Bible...let's see how that goes) Now I just need to pray for my youngest nephew (Jacob...I know....the irony!) who passed on taking the book but left it with his mom, who definitely needed it!
Susan, thank you for the update! Praise God! His word will not return to Him without accomplishing the purpose for which He sent it. Thank you also for sharing the book.
Thank you for helping us to focus on the Word of God. With everything that is happening in the world, my day always goes better with His Word in my mind and heart.
Every week, these media milksops have a new KEYWORD.
For today, my groomed progressive idiots, the word is WARCRIME.
Mind you, in 1991’s Operation Desert Storm, George Bush’s military coalition bombed Iraq’s entire electrical grid on Night One.
In 2015, Obama’s Pentagon updated the Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual to:
"Electric power stations are generally recognized to be of sufficient importance to a State’s capacity to meet its wartime needs of communication, transport, and industry so as usually to qualify as military objectives during armed conflicts."
None were called WAR CRIMES.
This is what I mean when I describe it as "The Idealism of Absolute Idiots."
Sasha Stone’s Substack has a fun piece today pointing out many of the Left’s (and Right) “war crime” accusers who yesterday accused Trump of war crimes and today are accusing him of chickening out (TACO).
It’s classic: “If you do that, you’re committing war crimes…Ha! You chickened out just like always,”
And there’s a few great comments explaining precisely what a “civilization” really is, and how the media mischaracterized taking one out as genocide and nukes. I won’t repeat the fabulous explanations here as you can go read them. 👍
Trump played Chicken with Iran and Iran didn't even blink.
Like most uninformed Americans, Trump grossly underestimated Iran's military ability. And last week when top American military officials, who actually DO understand Iran's military strategy told him this was a really bad idea and to back out, withdraw now, Trump fired them!
Wow proberta (if that is your real name) … you seem like you might be in the wrong place. I think you might be missing a favorite msnbc segment or maybe an appointment for your 15th booster. Trump has destroyed the IRGC and a layer or two of ayatollahs and has isolated that country from all of its neighbors and bombed their evil enterprises (nuclear and bio) to smithereens. The straight is open and gas prices are falling. You almost seem upset?
May I guess your demographic? If I had to guess I would say you are a wild-eyed white grandmother in her mid 60s with a co-exist sticker on the back of your used (also white) Tesla. How’d I do?
Killing civilians? Are you aware Khomeini’s regime recently killed 40,000 civilians? Iran just had civilians circle power plants as human shields? Your TDS renders clear thought impossible.
And how do you know it was 40,000 killed? And what was the reason, really, that there were protests? And what were these human shields around the power plants? Willing or coerced?
A remarkable and impressive thing about Americans, especially those well educated, is the assumption they hold that everyone in the world is like us, thinks like us, can be trusted like us, and has the same values as we do. They don't. One key indicator in answer to your question is that whoever shuts down the internet is always the villian. "Trust but verify" and "carry a big stick" have never been more important to our national safety.
They kill thousands of their own civilians at a time. Asking children to protect their infrastructure. They put their war infrastructure in civilian areas…Play stupid games…We are trying to stop this. Wake up….
This country just finished a massive extermination program a few years back called the Covid vaccine program. They knew it killed and injured adults and children but never stopped but instead mandated it. Remember the forced sterilization programs that lasted right up to the 1960s? So, we have a few skeletons in our closet, as well. Seems all countries kill their citizens.
Of course they do because aborted human fetal tissue is the biological medium used in vaxxines. (or euthanized canine tissue). And we all know how many vaxxines Big Pharmacide produces annually!
Well, if Israel had more land (that was taken away from them after 1948), and not completely surrounded by Islamic countries, they would then have more room to build such facilities further from civilian neighborhoods.
Whether U.S. kills or someone else kills it’s still just as bad right? There was a push by Iranian people to over throw Iranian government started bombing asked iranian to come back out to over throw they are not coming out to get hit by bomb. Downed bridges and infrastructure now Iranians just struggling to survive. Meanwhile back in Israel they are carpet bombing Lebanon as this am. So…. Not impressed by trumps morning rhetoric on Easter. I deleted truth social off my phone. The two week truce 10 point terms are exactly the same as before all the bluster and railing on truth social. Agreement to never attack Iran again agreement for Israel to pull out of Lebanon and agreement Iran will move out of Hormuz. Nothing changed Trump just made it seem like it did so he could a say I won. I guess if winning is all you care about. Have to be a caring person to want not to kill via bombs over sky for a threat I never noticed until we bombed Iran last year and this year. Notice no fall out no nuclear bombs out of Iran. One missile seems to have made it Diego Garcia no others - no one concerned except Trump and Netanyahu aka Milejkowski.
And how are you going to do that in any military operation? Make a line and put "civilians" on one side? And who is going to vet them that they are "civilians" and not military in civilian clothing? Get real. After you solve that problem then you can start on the "civilians" that are killed daily in the US. Until we ALL change the way we live, following GOD'S instructions for HIM to heal our lands, nothing will change.
You forgot Bill Clinton, who bombed Sudan's Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in 1998.
Fun fact: he claimed it was manufacturing biological weapons. (They like to use the same excuses every time, because they already have Americans conditioned to accept the lies that way.)
Biological weapons, babies at risk, women's rights, WMD, "killing their own people", etc.
In reality, the factory produced medicines for malaria, tuberculosis, diabetes, hypertension, and other essential treatments. It was Sudan’s largest pharmaceutical plant, supplying between 50 and 60 percent of the country’s medicines.
Its destruction had immediate and long-term consequences for a country already struggling with poverty, disease, and sanctions, severely disrupting access to basic pharmaceuticals.
And now Trump has bombed the Louis Pasteur Institute, founded in 1920, claiming it was manufacturing biological weapons. Because of course he did.
In reality, It has played a critical role in infectious disease research, vaccine production, and regional health cooperation, and is part of the international Pasteur network. Its significance extends beyond Iran’s borders, positioning it as a key node in global public health.
Maybe the US should bomb the other facilities in the international Pasteur network, just to be sure. We just can't be too careful, when it comes to protecting ourselves from bioweapons.
One aspect missing the US and UK over thru a leader in Iran that was well liked by its people and brought In a far left western alligned ayatollah that was overthrown for a far right religious leader. Funny how now we find ourselves messing with regime change again.
Jeff, I’ve been reading your posts for over a year now. Before you post I try ahead of time to know the subject and figure how your written thoughts will find the truth in your positive way. Your posts reveal a deep level of complexity, knowledge and thoughtfulness as do the thoughts of your subscribers.
Wouldn’t it be something if people had no filter. In many cases filters stunt thoughts which can halt important decisions or actions that we all need to face in our lives. Unspoken words or thoughts many times will never become a topic or be understood, they remain GHOSTS inside of us. In a way our filter is a self censuring tool that’s built-in to “most” of us. Isn’t it ironic, many times the people that bash the U.S. are the first to exercise their unique first amendment rights of free speech and at the same time get offended wanting others silenced. During Covid the freely speaking anti Americans were the first ones that wanted censorship, forced injections and restrictions on the unvaccinated. Their filters were removed leaving nothing but to see them for what they are.
I’m sure most of us have finished a sentence of someone close in our lives. Maybe you’ve said “you read my mind”, how does this happen? Maybe words can be seen in someone’s eyes. Some people are so close to us or possibly more intuitive than others, they seem able to gain a sense of what we’re thinking.
Writing, for me seems to be a controlled way of combining “filter” and “thoughts” that allows the transfer of ideas to those interested, which is the whole idea of sub stack essays, posts or writings in general. What an awesome forum, what an awesome idea. So grateful I found all of you!! Jeff, thanks for all your hard work and putting this all together.
Kelly…….i am in the same boat. I lost my filter, and found that they don’t make them any more for my ‘make and model’. The company went out of business years ago (🤐😬😂🫣)
I sometimes have people tell me i'm refreshing. But bosses dont usually like it much. I'm in a small resort town where kissing ass is the name of the game. I struggle sometimes.
J. Goodrich, and you always seem to find the words to express truly wonderful thoughts!
Regarding writing and filters, I don't know what I think sometimes until I write it. That is, writing allows me to organize and criticize my thoughts...before giving them to others! That kind of filtering is useful and I wish more online commentary involved people taking a breath before hitting "post" or "send". And I miss the boat on this all the time; I constantly have to remind myself before sending an email, "do I have to send this now or can I sleep on it?"
If your posts are off the top of your head, kudos to you for producing prose that seems like you took a lot of breaths, slept on it, and only published what you really wanted to.
Prayer definitely helps! Seeking God's guidance on how to proceed is wise. You need more than knowledge. You need discernment too... Time to think or ponder and pray, as well as, cool down if you are emotional about a decision are necessary. "Sleeping on it" accomplishes most of these goals, time permitting.
I had the same thoughs watching a Trump video clip the other day. He just speaks his mind. He has always done it. He is his own man and knows what he wants.
Most of us filter because we consider the consequences and because we can't afford to deal with the fallout.
The other day Stephen Smith talked about a meeting he had with Trump, where Trump shared some advice. He told Stephen that he shouldn't ask for a $30MM investment, he should ask for a $300MM investment. At $30MM they would like you to succeed. At a $300MM investment, they will work to make you a success, because their success depends on it.
That is brilliant shit, and it works in business and geo-politics!
How did Newsom miss the massive hospice fraud in his own state? He was busy taking acting classes from his wife and as a first-partner team coming up with great lines like "I can't read ... My SAT score was 960 ... I'm just like you!"
Yes. Apparently, on his own, he wasn't doing enough damage to his Presidential aspirations. So he decided to enlist his wife for assistance. And she seems capable of finishing the job.
He didn't miss it, he was complicit. The trick will be following the money. Did ACTBLUE play a role with thousands of donations pouring in from poor folk?
It seems to me that if they can show that people like newscum received these illegal donations instead of reporting them (i think individuals can only donate 5k a year?) they'd have them for financial fraud?
Update: Just checked, an individual can contribute $3500 per year.
I'm thinking the trap is slowly closing in on Newsom, and after he is out of office, will slam shut, relieving the taxpayers from having to pay for his defense.
Agreed. Definitely getting his cut, just like tampon tim, horrible hochul, and all the rest, including many in Congress like omar and newsom's distant relative pelosisaurus. Its a target rich environment. I hope and pray that Blanche's team can connect the dots and prosecute and imprison all of them. Is DataRepublican and people like her on the team?
It’s quite something how the Democrat party has leaders exactly polar opposite to what the Republicans have. For every amazing, articulate, mindblowingly intelligent patriot we have they have an absolute crooked, decrepit, anti-American idiot standing on their side. (Yes, mindblowingly is a word now. I just made it up and I’m sticking to it.)
You may be far too kind to many of our uniparty RINOs.
These people (Rinos and Dems at all levels of gov) are not Americans in the sense that they believe in our Constitutional Republic and possessing morals and integrity. They fake the Oath of Office and then go about undermining the Constitution through the legislative process while distributing billions to others like them and taking kickbacks.
They have been infiltrated thru decades of election manipulation and unhindered illegal immigration.
They will stay in power over us unless we get a new census and a legitimate election process and/or Blanche connects the dots and locks them up. Forever. Its my hope and my prayer.
"During his presidency and into his 2024-2025 campaign period, Donald Trump granted clemency, including pardons and commutations, to several individuals convicted of significant Medicare and healthcare fraud, often erasing millions in court-ordered restitution and fines. Key beneficiaries included individuals behind massive, high-dollar schemes, such as Philip Esformes, Salomon Melgen, and John Davis.
Your statement is hard to understand. You think Newsom “picks his donors”? Normally donors pick politicians, not the other way around. Your way actually sounds like fraud.
Regardless, your blurb sounds bad but is one sided. If Newsom only found four when there were thousands of easy cases available, is it possible they were political hit jobs? What is the likelihood of these convictions and fines being legitimate? Could Trump grant clemency in 2024? He wasn’t inaugurated until Jan of 2025. Trump can’t grant clemency for state crimes. Are there no state laws against hospice fraud? Sounds like excuses for not doing a good job.
Without additional information I trust Trump more than CA’s justice system.
Did you mean “detention” or “detection” center? I was hoping it was a prison to incarcerate all the fraudsters until they had worked off (somehow) all the money they stole from the American taxpayers.
I too thought it was some new prison facility. I was confused enough to do an online search, but “Detention” is apparently the word Blanche used, according to reporting on multiple sites. It does seem that “Detection” would be a better word to describe a multi-agency team that tracks down fraudsters, rather than a new involuntary home for them.
Bondi and Noem were selected to make a splash. Both were attention getters--the platinum haired Florida girl who takes no shit from anybody and the dog-killing, Barbi Benton wannabe sex kitten. They both were outstanding in their roles. Bondi should get the credit for the fraud investigations, which were no doubt well underway during her time in office. Noem should get credit for shutting down the border and taking hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant criminals off America's streets.
The administration needs to win the midterms and get some things legislated/codified in the next two years. Less flashy, and less controversial, individuals are needed to get the Tillis/Cornyn types on board for some votes.
04/08/26: I had no idea that that was a Childers reading pre-condition. However, the tone of voice I hear isn't very inviting. Perhaps I'll be moseying along just about now, back into the pea patch from whence I came...
Trump's F bomb was the most important bomb dropped. But remember: "It ain't over 'til it's over." The Iranian regime cannot be trusted. (and LBJ was a racist pig).
And to which political party did LBJ belong. Funny how after 60+ years little has changed. But with mentally challenged, low IQ retards like Democrats it is understandable.
Hard to tell exactly what the fuck you are trying to get at because I’m dense. I do know the government never fixes anything because fixing a problem ends the flow of money.
I sorry, but I loved watching this. Also, I love the smell of media burning in the morning. It smells like victory for Trump and almost half of American.
Sorry, Trumps Easter Sunday Rant was not political genius and neither is his war with Iran. I’m a75 year old conservative who voted for Trump 3 times but not the lunatic, war mongering Trump.
No, it isn't - not from a president. Idiotic, childish, unhinged. He sure showed em though right? Iran is going to win bigly when this is all done. Unless of course Israel sabotages it, which they will.
If Presidential vulgarity does not bother you... how about Trump's support and funding of Israel's genocide? Est 300,000+ murdered, all justified by the IDF Oct 7 False Flag?
How about his intentional execution of hundreds of little Iranian school-girls via a double-tap bombing, to get his unprovoked/illegal war started?
I posted a comment earlier. A peace deal was in the works with an agreement "to zero stockpiling of nuclear material, full IAEA verification, and the irreversible conversion of existing enriched uranium into fuel — concessions that exceeded anything achieved under Obama’s JCPOA." Trump started bombing the next day. He might have prevented a nuclear war without killing thousands and destroying many World Heritage sites. Itchy trigger finger?
But I'm assuming several things in my support of this war: 1) without it Iran would have developed a nuke very soon and would have used it. Or more likely, given it to a proxy hoping for deniability. 2) I'm sick and tired of terrorists being allowed to run amok. I wish countries closer to Iran would have done this, but the US is the only one that could and would.
I also believe that the true-believing Mullahs are not done; they will never quit. So, if we're smart, we should start the long process of reforming Islam. The "we" in this should not be the US, far from it. It can only work with Muslim partners, Muslim leaders.
I'm not positive in this, but I suspect that the vast majority (80%? 90%) of Muslims are actually, truly peaceful people who can coexist with other religions. But the 10% or 20% of them who are radicals, evil, are able to dominate through terror tactics. So, hunt them down and "reform" them. And by "reform" I mean form them into ash!
Imagine if Islam were led by reformers who said something like "the ancient texts of Islam require updating to a modern understanding that reflects 1000 years of learning" or something that gives them cover to basically say, "...the Quran, the Bible, the Torah and other ancient writings are filled with things we now interpret as not requiring bloodshed..."
And if Trump was a part of achieving that...just imagine!
I love your theory, but after spending well over a decade living in a Muslim country and traveling widely in the Middle East, I firmly believe there is no reforming Islam. Radical factions, no matter where they live or what religion they are, are not reformable in my experience. How well has that worked here? Or even among the commenters on this post. No matter what you say or do, they are rock hard in their belief. I hope you’re right, of course.
JudyC, sorry if I wasn't clear: I do not want to try to reform the radicals, except into compost. I want the sane majority to lead a Reformation. And yes, it's a theory, a hope. And possibly there is no hope for such a thing.
Amen. A truly disgraceful performance from its start. No amount of clever spinning will change that. Overlooked in this analysis are the lives lost in this tragedy.
And yet, the innocent Iranians stuck under that insane regime are celebrating Trump and his strength. Many over there are willing to give their lives to overpower their oppressors, so their children (collectively speaking) can have a better future. Too bad your TDS doesnt allow you to see that.
Gee, maybe if they didn’t use children and women as human shields, that wouldn’t happen. But when the lives of children and women are considered to be lower than animals, what can you expect. I lived in Muslim countries, I know for a fact how they treat women & children. I had Muslim friends. Don’t lecture us unless you’ve lived it!
The little girls were in their SCHOOLS, retard... not being human shields.
Yes, different cultures have different takes on the roles of men and women... at least in muslim countries, the broads don't run their big mouths as much as you do.
EVERYthing the demonicRATS stand for is death, chaos, fraud, destruction. Even those RATS who ran and won with an ‘R’ by their name. It’s the only way RATS can win is by lying and through fraud.
"At the beginning of this year —after ending the ugly Israel-Hamas war— he formed the Board of Peace and funded it with $10 billion dollars."
War never ended and which of the off shore bank account is laundering the 10 billion dollars, the one in Qatar with the Venezuelan oil money? Maybe it went into your Social Security fund?
I used to be offended if politicians spoke like that. I was cured by Obama. Obama said all the nice words. He made people feel "hope". Then he turned around and dropped more bombs than W. and threw millions of families out of their homes while he bailed out the bankers. Now I don't care of politicians are crass.
I was very put-off by the comment. That said, I assumed it was because he was really pi$$ed off, or wanted people to believe he was. The "lunatic, war mongering Trump" narrative you (and leftist media) espouse is a tool Trump can use as a negotiating cudgel. It appears to have succeeded, regardless of the underlying motive.
Please remember Biden's transgender visibility day held on Easter! Trump didn't time his statement to coincide with Easter. He was working on a holiday. I am sorry so many feelings were hurt. I want America to win.
As I read today’s post, I was thinking about future books that will be written about Trump’s presidency and how interesting it would be to read how all his actions tied together, to see the whole once his terms are completed. Will it really all make sense? Jeff would be a great choice for author!
04/08/26: In the interim before that book (great idea!) is written, I recommend the hilarious "Trump The Press," by Don Surber [1953- ]; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2016 paperback).
While it's great that we have an official govt Fraud department - until we actually see things changing, people arrested/charged, money recovered/seized, "offices" shuttered ... it's all just talk. We've seen far too much of that and not nearly enough action. If we can also add in H1B/Visa fraud and how much _that_ costs us directly and indirectly - and do something about it, it would really energize the base. Instead we get Salazar trying to ram through "not amnesty because I don't use that word" bill. :(
There have been arrests but it’s not always easy to find out about them because they’re not widely covered. The problem is that activist judges only give them minimal sentences 😕 There has got to be a way to prevent this.
Don’t forget, there are thousands of sealed indictments waiting in the wings. A lot of things had to be in place before actual prosecutions can stick and arrest can be made. I’m not usually accused of being patient, but I have hope right now.
Salazar is lying to the public because she is counting on nobody actually reading the bill. But if you take the time to read it it IS clearly amnesty and she is blatantly lying. She’s a democrat that ran as a republican. That means she is rewarded with re-“selection” for what she is peddling.
Problem is - all of this is "just a start". We need to see actual consequences - jail, money recovered, these frauds shut down, and real tangible penalties that discourage anyone else from trying to do the same thing. Another "strongly worded letter" isn't enough at this point. :(
I _want_ to be shown that I'm wrong, but until/unless people are facing real consequences, this is all just talk.
some of the biggest offenders are in jail or being prosecuted but yes it's just a start - in my old age I've learned that life is a system of priorities so at least stopping the fraud is now a priority (which it hasn't been in the past) and the means that we should see the results that you would like to see although the wheels of justice still move very slowly
04/08/26: It is infuriating that CBS did jack-sh*t to find the story and is now storming in, pretending that they've been interested from the start about the hospice fraud/crimes.
Obscene: Norah O'Donnell (overpaid ex-CBS news anchor/ice queen) now trying to take credit for the story. As we know, INDEPENDENT journalist Nick Shirley did all the first leg work, in Minnesota before he moved on to California, and he should be the one to get 100% of the credit.
The strategy that our President uses is what we should be doing ourselves… and many people do.
President Trump makes the shoe fit his foot instead of the foot fitting the shoe. He goes forward with proven strength and overt confidence that is matched with capabilities; he will “oversell” which provides the other side with an off-ramp to become a stakeholder. He holds his ground and makes time his ally.
04/08/26: Childers: “Here’s the buried headline: President Trump just speed-ran a major war. As far as I can tell, the time from launch to first cease-fire is a modern record.”
“Germany conquered Poland in approximately five to six weeks, starting with the invasion on September 1, 1939, and ending with the cessation of organized Polish resistance on October 6, 1939… [Poland was] overwhelmed … in 35-36 days. “
I’ve got to hedge on the joy this morning, Jeff. Israel is still under attack relentlessly from the supposedly compliant Iran. Still running for the bomb shelters. Still hoping that the regime running Iran and its proxies will be defeated and disarmed. Imagine what it would feel like, under these circumstances, to see our bombers retreating. Then the Houthis start firing missiles from Yemen. Pray for Israel, our best ally in the Middle East.
So you expect Israel, while having missiles fired at them daily from Lebanon, to stop their efforts to destroy the missile launchers? Make that make sense. “Whow’s” at fault indeed.
You aren’t very Biblically educated, obviously. Yeshua said “No one TAKES My Life, I GIVE My Life.”
Technically the ROMANS took His Life, and the the Romans took what He taught, bastardized it and created a cult called the Roman Catholic Church, which conspired with Hitler to kill all Jews.
As a country or as a people? There were warnings in the Old Testament for the people, and they were conquered badly. They later regrouped somewhat, but were scattered to the world in the meantime. Revelations speaks to a holocaust and a great battle involving Israel. There's a lot of destruction.
I think Israel has their own agenda, and in a number of ways it subverts that of America. It may very well get punished again.
I agree. But the choices we make personally in our views and corporately as a nation are defining us. We are being sorted, sheep from goats, by where we take our stand. God will always defend His chosen ones. We should choose carefully where we fall in this debate. Am Yisrael Chai.
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On the glorious splendor of Your majesty
And on Your wonderful works, I will meditate.
Men shall speak of the power of Your awesome acts,
And I will tell of Your greatness.
They shall eagerly utter the memory of Your abundant goodness
And will shout joyfully of Your righteousness.
— Psalm 145:5-7 NAS95
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Dear Janice ....I was finally able to deliver your Big Beautiful Book to my sister's 4 children this last weekend ...I am happy to report that the book was well-received and gladly accepted by three our of four of my nieces & nephews, and the book even generated a request for a Bible, as my niece didn't have one in her home. Now she can look up the Scriptures you had for each & every day. (I got her an Amplified Bible...let's see how that goes) Now I just need to pray for my youngest nephew (Jacob...I know....the irony!) who passed on taking the book but left it with his mom, who definitely needed it!
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Susan, thank you for the update! Praise God! His word will not return to Him without accomplishing the purpose for which He sent it. Thank you also for sharing the book.
Amen!
Thank you for helping us to focus on the Word of God. With everything that is happening in the world, my day always goes better with His Word in my mind and heart.
What?
Amen.
Hi Janice… I’m not a big believer type person but I am so appreciative you’re here and doing this. it’s gives me peace. :)
Every week, these media milksops have a new KEYWORD.
For today, my groomed progressive idiots, the word is WARCRIME.
Mind you, in 1991’s Operation Desert Storm, George Bush’s military coalition bombed Iraq’s entire electrical grid on Night One.
In 2015, Obama’s Pentagon updated the Department of Defense’s Law of War Manual to:
"Electric power stations are generally recognized to be of sufficient importance to a State’s capacity to meet its wartime needs of communication, transport, and industry so as usually to qualify as military objectives during armed conflicts."
None were called WAR CRIMES.
This is what I mean when I describe it as "The Idealism of Absolute Idiots."
https://torrancestephensphd.substack.com/p/the-idealism-of-absolute-idiots
Sasha Stone’s Substack has a fun piece today pointing out many of the Left’s (and Right) “war crime” accusers who yesterday accused Trump of war crimes and today are accusing him of chickening out (TACO).
It’s classic: “If you do that, you’re committing war crimes…Ha! You chickened out just like always,”
You can’t make this stuff up!
And there’s a few great comments explaining precisely what a “civilization” really is, and how the media mischaracterized taking one out as genocide and nukes. I won’t repeat the fabulous explanations here as you can go read them. 👍
He’s just faster than the eye can follow. 😆
04/08/26: "Chickening out" is a war crime!
Trump f'kd up.
Trump played Chicken with Iran and Iran didn't even blink.
Like most uninformed Americans, Trump grossly underestimated Iran's military ability. And last week when top American military officials, who actually DO understand Iran's military strategy told him this was a really bad idea and to back out, withdraw now, Trump fired them!
Trump played Chicken with Iran, and lost.
Wow proberta (if that is your real name) … you seem like you might be in the wrong place. I think you might be missing a favorite msnbc segment or maybe an appointment for your 15th booster. Trump has destroyed the IRGC and a layer or two of ayatollahs and has isolated that country from all of its neighbors and bombed their evil enterprises (nuclear and bio) to smithereens. The straight is open and gas prices are falling. You almost seem upset?
May I guess your demographic? If I had to guess I would say you are a wild-eyed white grandmother in her mid 60s with a co-exist sticker on the back of your used (also white) Tesla. How’d I do?
Ummm no.
It must be slow at Langley today.
Troll
Share the link (on my Substack, if needed). I'd like to read it.
Killing civilians? Are you aware Khomeini’s regime recently killed 40,000 civilians? Iran just had civilians circle power plants as human shields? Your TDS renders clear thought impossible.
I see no TDS in Torrance's post. Or were you replying to someone else? With these nested replies, sometimes it's hard to tell...
Cat, that's why all posters should start their post with the target recipient's name. You can see it right above the commen box.
I think it was a reply to somebody else.
that's what I figured but thought I'd ask just in case 😂
And how do you know it was 40,000 killed? And what was the reason, really, that there were protests? And what were these human shields around the power plants? Willing or coerced?
And do we even understand middle eastern mindset?
Bot.
Indeed. Lots of them recently. Jeff's on target.
A remarkable and impressive thing about Americans, especially those well educated, is the assumption they hold that everyone in the world is like us, thinks like us, can be trusted like us, and has the same values as we do. They don't. One key indicator in answer to your question is that whoever shuts down the internet is always the villian. "Trust but verify" and "carry a big stick" have never been more important to our national safety.
Do simple math. There are not enough minutes in the course of a few days to execute 45k people.
Bot.
Definitely a troll
der da der. troll = someone I don't agree with
Foreign agent entering chat.
Johnny, machine guns on large crowds is mighy efficient.
Blows my mind people blindly believe the gov - especially in a time of war. We were told 3k were killed, then 10k, then 30k now 45k. Wake up.
Fiction. Also a troll….
Everybody's lying. Why would you take anybody's numbers at face value? Every time I see the number of Iranian protesters killed, the number is higher.
It's like a holocaust number.
Not sure who you are mad at?
I was replying to Bard Joseph’s moronic comment, “ if only we would stop killing civilians.”
I don’t get where you think his post is TDS. 🤦♀️
I was replying to “Bard Joseph’s” idiotic comment that “if only we would stop killing civilians.”
Thanks. 👍🏻
If we just stopped killing civilians you might have an argument.
They kill thousands of their own civilians at a time. Asking children to protect their infrastructure. They put their war infrastructure in civilian areas…Play stupid games…We are trying to stop this. Wake up….
This country just finished a massive extermination program a few years back called the Covid vaccine program. They knew it killed and injured adults and children but never stopped but instead mandated it. Remember the forced sterilization programs that lasted right up to the 1960s? So, we have a few skeletons in our closet, as well. Seems all countries kill their citizens.
Good point… and we kill around 1,000,000 preborn per year…
"...kill around 1,000,000 per year"
Of course they do because aborted human fetal tissue is the biological medium used in vaxxines. (or euthanized canine tissue). And we all know how many vaxxines Big Pharmacide produces annually!
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Where the heck did all these bots come from? Pentagon cubicle farms?
"Cubicle farms"! Hahah. Great comment!
Lots of countries have military bases in civilian areas…including the US…
The whataboutism doesn’t mean it’s not a war crime.
You mean like the Israeli's do? They built their IDF command center smack dab in the middle of a heavily populated civilian neighborhood.
Well, if Israel had more land (that was taken away from them after 1948), and not completely surrounded by Islamic countries, they would then have more room to build such facilities further from civilian neighborhoods.
Sorry, but there is land where there are not civilian neighborhoods.
Whether U.S. kills or someone else kills it’s still just as bad right? There was a push by Iranian people to over throw Iranian government started bombing asked iranian to come back out to over throw they are not coming out to get hit by bomb. Downed bridges and infrastructure now Iranians just struggling to survive. Meanwhile back in Israel they are carpet bombing Lebanon as this am. So…. Not impressed by trumps morning rhetoric on Easter. I deleted truth social off my phone. The two week truce 10 point terms are exactly the same as before all the bluster and railing on truth social. Agreement to never attack Iran again agreement for Israel to pull out of Lebanon and agreement Iran will move out of Hormuz. Nothing changed Trump just made it seem like it did so he could a say I won. I guess if winning is all you care about. Have to be a caring person to want not to kill via bombs over sky for a threat I never noticed until we bombed Iran last year and this year. Notice no fall out no nuclear bombs out of Iran. One missile seems to have made it Diego Garcia no others - no one concerned except Trump and Netanyahu aka Milejkowski.
Thousands?
Tens of thousands
Where is the data?
Why don't you look for and at it yourself?
Shutup. Stupid.
I said it a little nicer in my column today. Zip it!
https://corrin.substack.com/p/why-must-we-be-surrounded-by-frickin?r=ze2j1&utm_medium=ios
Now you hurt my feelings.
Remember, we don’t care about feelings. That’s what got us sucked into cancel culture
Sounds unchristian.
You know I take nothing personally. Besides, you are a solid cat. Alan is also. He just ball bustin'
Me too.
You have feelings? Geez
You Sir/Madam are uneducated and simply doing what a bot does, trying to incite anger. Now go away, the adults are here.
"Madam"....He/she might never have been in the business.....just sayin'....
I'm just making a request that we use the same newsspeak consistently, Bridge on the River Kwai style. Ukraine/Russian style.
And how are you going to do that in any military operation? Make a line and put "civilians" on one side? And who is going to vet them that they are "civilians" and not military in civilian clothing? Get real. After you solve that problem then you can start on the "civilians" that are killed daily in the US. Until we ALL change the way we live, following GOD'S instructions for HIM to heal our lands, nothing will change.
There is an old saying that there are no civilians in a war.....like it or not...
By Churchill who killed 100,000 bombing Dresden with double tap strikes. Only Bankers think that. All wars are bankers wars.
Bot.
Gota get life.
You forgot Bill Clinton, who bombed Sudan's Al-Shifa pharmaceutical factory in 1998.
Fun fact: he claimed it was manufacturing biological weapons. (They like to use the same excuses every time, because they already have Americans conditioned to accept the lies that way.)
Biological weapons, babies at risk, women's rights, WMD, "killing their own people", etc.
In reality, the factory produced medicines for malaria, tuberculosis, diabetes, hypertension, and other essential treatments. It was Sudan’s largest pharmaceutical plant, supplying between 50 and 60 percent of the country’s medicines.
Its destruction had immediate and long-term consequences for a country already struggling with poverty, disease, and sanctions, severely disrupting access to basic pharmaceuticals.
And now Trump has bombed the Louis Pasteur Institute, founded in 1920, claiming it was manufacturing biological weapons. Because of course he did.
In reality, It has played a critical role in infectious disease research, vaccine production, and regional health cooperation, and is part of the international Pasteur network. Its significance extends beyond Iran’s borders, positioning it as a key node in global public health.
Maybe the US should bomb the other facilities in the international Pasteur network, just to be sure. We just can't be too careful, when it comes to protecting ourselves from bioweapons.
Maybe we should add Ft. Dietrick to the list.
Mrs. RW
As if the Mullahs care about health for their people when all they do is spend on terrorism.
You realize that the Pasteur Institute was founded in 1920?
That is long before the mullahs came into power.
Mrs. RW
And 47 years to corrupt
One aspect missing the US and UK over thru a leader in Iran that was well liked by its people and brought In a far left western alligned ayatollah that was overthrown for a far right religious leader. Funny how now we find ourselves messing with regime change again.
The intent behind it is what the primary motivator is.
Bombing powerplants is legal so long as it's tied to a lawful military objective.
Bombing power plants because the intent is to make the populace suffer is not.
Positive Thoughts
Jeff, I’ve been reading your posts for over a year now. Before you post I try ahead of time to know the subject and figure how your written thoughts will find the truth in your positive way. Your posts reveal a deep level of complexity, knowledge and thoughtfulness as do the thoughts of your subscribers.
Wouldn’t it be something if people had no filter. In many cases filters stunt thoughts which can halt important decisions or actions that we all need to face in our lives. Unspoken words or thoughts many times will never become a topic or be understood, they remain GHOSTS inside of us. In a way our filter is a self censuring tool that’s built-in to “most” of us. Isn’t it ironic, many times the people that bash the U.S. are the first to exercise their unique first amendment rights of free speech and at the same time get offended wanting others silenced. During Covid the freely speaking anti Americans were the first ones that wanted censorship, forced injections and restrictions on the unvaccinated. Their filters were removed leaving nothing but to see them for what they are.
I’m sure most of us have finished a sentence of someone close in our lives. Maybe you’ve said “you read my mind”, how does this happen? Maybe words can be seen in someone’s eyes. Some people are so close to us or possibly more intuitive than others, they seem able to gain a sense of what we’re thinking.
Writing, for me seems to be a controlled way of combining “filter” and “thoughts” that allows the transfer of ideas to those interested, which is the whole idea of sub stack essays, posts or writings in general. What an awesome forum, what an awesome idea. So grateful I found all of you!! Jeff, thanks for all your hard work and putting this all together.
J.Goodrich
Heres a GREAT post inspiring song, enjoy today.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiU2lrGnT7U
I have very little filter. I also have very few friends. I think both points are intimately connected.
Kelly…….i am in the same boat. I lost my filter, and found that they don’t make them any more for my ‘make and model’. The company went out of business years ago (🤐😬😂🫣)
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I sometimes have people tell me i'm refreshing. But bosses dont usually like it much. I'm in a small resort town where kissing ass is the name of the game. I struggle sometimes.
I dunno. I’m pretty sure we’d get along pretty well, being a little light on the filter side myself!
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The Holy Spirit calls us to use the right filter in the right place. One H
S. fits all who trust The Filter and The sWord.
Be wise with your thoughts and your mouth. One exposes the other as much as light causes one to see.
I just read 2 Tim 2:16 the other day and was convicted. I'm working on it, especially with the written word (as that is my main social outlet).
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And you are a lucky man.
J. Goodrich, and you always seem to find the words to express truly wonderful thoughts!
Regarding writing and filters, I don't know what I think sometimes until I write it. That is, writing allows me to organize and criticize my thoughts...before giving them to others! That kind of filtering is useful and I wish more online commentary involved people taking a breath before hitting "post" or "send". And I miss the boat on this all the time; I constantly have to remind myself before sending an email, "do I have to send this now or can I sleep on it?"
If your posts are off the top of your head, kudos to you for producing prose that seems like you took a lot of breaths, slept on it, and only published what you really wanted to.
I think prayer works the same way.
Prayer definitely helps! Seeking God's guidance on how to proceed is wise. You need more than knowledge. You need discernment too... Time to think or ponder and pray, as well as, cool down if you are emotional about a decision are necessary. "Sleeping on it" accomplishes most of these goals, time permitting.
Thank You Greg, and I agree with you about thinking before you post. Sometimes I struggle with this when people attack me. I’m learning patience.
Wise advice from a forum moderator about 15 years ago:
Think...write...think again...post.
I would add that if you wouldn't say it to someone's face, don't say it from an anonymous keyboard.
If you’re taking a lot of ‘Flack’…..it means you’re directly over the target!😎
I had the same thoughs watching a Trump video clip the other day. He just speaks his mind. He has always done it. He is his own man and knows what he wants.
Most of us filter because we consider the consequences and because we can't afford to deal with the fallout.
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That’s why I tend to keep my thoughts to myself and God.
I definitely lack filter at times…
Delightful song…
The other day Stephen Smith talked about a meeting he had with Trump, where Trump shared some advice. He told Stephen that he shouldn't ask for a $30MM investment, he should ask for a $300MM investment. At $30MM they would like you to succeed. At a $300MM investment, they will work to make you a success, because their success depends on it.
That is brilliant shit, and it works in business and geo-politics!
Screw "We the People" on the 250th anniversary.
Bard, I'm a litle slow. Meaning?
How did Newsom miss the massive hospice fraud in his own state? He was busy taking acting classes from his wife and as a first-partner team coming up with great lines like "I can't read ... My SAT score was 960 ... I'm just like you!"
Yes, I had some thoughts on this yesterday:
https://aynsrants.substack.com/p/the-newsom-first-partners-package
Finally Gavin admits that his hair gel viscosity is, as we always suspected, higher than his SAT score.
I just spit my coffee out when I read this comment! Please someone, remember this hilarious comment from Doug when Gavin runs for president!
(Between Jeff’s writing and the hilarious comments, I’m going to start calling these daily posts “Coffee Snorts & Covid” if this keeps up!)
Coffee Snorts & Covid 🤣🤣🤣 I’m dying. Lolol
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Hahaha 😂
Doug Young😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
If one happens to be a greedy moocher, it tends to obfuscate the right/wrong circuitry in the soul.
Agreed 100%
His wife is a real piece of work.
Yes. Apparently, on his own, he wasn't doing enough damage to his Presidential aspirations. So he decided to enlist his wife for assistance. And she seems capable of finishing the job.
Yes, my popcorn is ready. She is nuts.
nuckin futs!
Love this Dan!
Indeed. I’m not sure who is worse.
He didn't miss it, he was complicit. The trick will be following the money. Did ACTBLUE play a role with thousands of donations pouring in from poor folk?
It seems to me that if they can show that people like newscum received these illegal donations instead of reporting them (i think individuals can only donate 5k a year?) they'd have them for financial fraud?
Update: Just checked, an individual can contribute $3500 per year.
He was in on it? 10% for the hair gel guy.
I'm thinking the trap is slowly closing in on Newsom, and after he is out of office, will slam shut, relieving the taxpayers from having to pay for his defense.
Would that be what happens.
Agreed. Definitely getting his cut, just like tampon tim, horrible hochul, and all the rest, including many in Congress like omar and newsom's distant relative pelosisaurus. Its a target rich environment. I hope and pray that Blanche's team can connect the dots and prosecute and imprison all of them. Is DataRepublican and people like her on the team?
It’s quite something how the Democrat party has leaders exactly polar opposite to what the Republicans have. For every amazing, articulate, mindblowingly intelligent patriot we have they have an absolute crooked, decrepit, anti-American idiot standing on their side. (Yes, mindblowingly is a word now. I just made it up and I’m sticking to it.)
You may be far too kind to many of our uniparty RINOs.
These people (Rinos and Dems at all levels of gov) are not Americans in the sense that they believe in our Constitutional Republic and possessing morals and integrity. They fake the Oath of Office and then go about undermining the Constitution through the legislative process while distributing billions to others like them and taking kickbacks.
They have been infiltrated thru decades of election manipulation and unhindered illegal immigration.
They will stay in power over us unless we get a new census and a legitimate election process and/or Blanche connects the dots and locks them up. Forever. Its my hope and my prayer.
Yes I do include RINOs in that because they are actually deceptive democrats
Oh, mindblowingly is okay with me!
100%.
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He just picked the wrong political donors.
"During his presidency and into his 2024-2025 campaign period, Donald Trump granted clemency, including pardons and commutations, to several individuals convicted of significant Medicare and healthcare fraud, often erasing millions in court-ordered restitution and fines. Key beneficiaries included individuals behind massive, high-dollar schemes, such as Philip Esformes, Salomon Melgen, and John Davis.
California State Portal | CA.gov"
Your statement is hard to understand. You think Newsom “picks his donors”? Normally donors pick politicians, not the other way around. Your way actually sounds like fraud.
Regardless, your blurb sounds bad but is one sided. If Newsom only found four when there were thousands of easy cases available, is it possible they were political hit jobs? What is the likelihood of these convictions and fines being legitimate? Could Trump grant clemency in 2024? He wasn’t inaugurated until Jan of 2025. Trump can’t grant clemency for state crimes. Are there no state laws against hospice fraud? Sounds like excuses for not doing a good job.
Without additional information I trust Trump more than CA’s justice system.
Hard to criticize Newscum and his donors when Trump sold his soul to Israel for the vile bitch Adelson's $200 million...
Question everything.
Never trust..
Generally Dems get at least ten percent of the take. He doesn't want his fraud investigated.
and most likely getting his cut
I would love JEFF to actually cover the Newsom supposedly helping Okeef uncover fraud and Okeef believing this. or is he?
Thats just newscum doing CYA heavy lifting.
Did you mean “detention” or “detection” center? I was hoping it was a prison to incarcerate all the fraudsters until they had worked off (somehow) all the money they stole from the American taxpayers.
I wondered about detention as well
I too thought it was some new prison facility. I was confused enough to do an online search, but “Detention” is apparently the word Blanche used, according to reporting on multiple sites. It does seem that “Detection” would be a better word to describe a multi-agency team that tracks down fraudsters, rather than a new involuntary home for them.
I saw that more than once. Not just here.
Came here to ask that too.
Sounds anti semantic.
Good morning all
Happy Wednesday everyone! 🌺🌞
Good morning all🌞
Mornin, Doc!
I’m late but hello all!! ❤️
Bondi and Noem were selected to make a splash. Both were attention getters--the platinum haired Florida girl who takes no shit from anybody and the dog-killing, Barbi Benton wannabe sex kitten. They both were outstanding in their roles. Bondi should get the credit for the fraud investigations, which were no doubt well underway during her time in office. Noem should get credit for shutting down the border and taking hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrant criminals off America's streets.
The administration needs to win the midterms and get some things legislated/codified in the next two years. Less flashy, and less controversial, individuals are needed to get the Tillis/Cornyn types on board for some votes.
I think they were place holders..
Maybe in a way but they both got a lot done. Trump's first year was a blitzkrieg.
Need to get the Thune (McConnell 2.0) type on board to stop thwarting the agenda.
They need to imprison thune and the others like him on both sides of the aisle and who comprise the uniparty.
These people do not become multi-millionaires on a senator's salary. Thune loves to brag about how he rose from nothing to lead the senate. Sure.
"The Agenda" being... Make Israel Great Again?
Good one. It is always about the Joohs, no?
No, not always... but VERY often...
Are YOU a "christian zionist"... or a jew?
https://www.bitchute.com/video/2UE1jb50v0cO
Just an FYI... hoping you will pull your head out.
Yes ... They both played their roles to perfection
Thinking out loud:
Anyone else notice how many new “people” we have chiming in with terse, offensive comments or long, long prewritten essays.
We have seen this situation before and probably will again.
Yes! We need a C&C Troll Patrol Dept.
There is a small group of us elsewhere that keep a list and share it. :)
I can't take that job. I've already been blocking them and have a carpet bag full.
I haven’t seen too many of these takes today, must have already blocked the right ones.
Nope, just open eyes.
04/08/26: Better than "long, long prewritten offensive comments!"
What offends you is the price we all pay for the First Amendment.
If what you're reading offends you, block the authors.
Save your energy for your positive endeavors.
(I'll be the first one blocked by Dr. Linda!)
I didn’t say I was offended. Just an observation.
You don’t know me very well.
04/08/26: I had no idea that that was a Childers reading pre-condition. However, the tone of voice I hear isn't very inviting. Perhaps I'll be moseying along just about now, back into the pea patch from whence I came...
I think you are filtering my musings through your own head & heart.
I really don’t understand your issue. However, it is yours. Moseying if you want. I have nothing to do with that.
: )
Trump's F bomb was the most important bomb dropped. But remember: "It ain't over 'til it's over." The Iranian regime cannot be trusted. (and LBJ was a racist pig).
Obama “We will negotiate”
Iran “We will bomb”
Biden “We will negotiate”
Iran “We will bomb”
Trump “We will bomb”
Iran “We will negotiate”
This is how it used to be! Why our Nation was strong and taken seriously. We’re Back, Baby! The world will be a safer place.
TAW
We haven't won anything. Jeff C will be proven wrong again. Mental gymnastics can only change the reality in your head, but not in the real world.
How sorry your life must be, with all your negativity. Very tiresome.
ignorance is bliss isn't it maureen
Hardly.
https://larrycjohnson.substack.com/p/statement-of-irans-supreme-national?
And not only was LBJ a racist he was crooked like most Democrats. For example Brown & Root kickbacks.
Brown and Root, which became Halliburton, and made millions in the grift that was "rebuilding" Iraq, after the Cheney regime destroyed it.
Both corporate parties are in on it.
Mrs. RW
I should have said "billions", not millions. I think too small, like an honest American. My mistake.
Mrs. RW
And to which political party did LBJ belong. Funny how after 60+ years little has changed. But with mentally challenged, low IQ retards like Democrats it is understandable.
They've all been doing bigger and bigger grifts of the American Citizen Taxpayer all that time. Now we have President Trump!
Tremendous expansion of federal government programs under LBJ. The basis of the fraud now being investigated.
Well how else are you going to steal taxpayer dollars if you don’t have a government program?
Or a social problem for govt to “fix”??
Want more illegitimacy? Just put fornication in ALL of the entertainment.
Hard to tell exactly what the fuck you are trying to get at because I’m dense. I do know the government never fixes anything because fixing a problem ends the flow of money.
People who exercise self control and other virtues do not tend to require govt programs in the first place.
Moral and physical decay is necessary to the grift.
This explains much of so-called entertainment: it’s programming.
I sorry, but I loved watching this. Also, I love the smell of media burning in the morning. It smells like victory for Trump and almost half of American.
Sorry, Trumps Easter Sunday Rant was not political genius and neither is his war with Iran. I’m a75 year old conservative who voted for Trump 3 times but not the lunatic, war mongering Trump.
@grshawver- sometimes a well placed F bomb is needed. I'm 65 and certainly no prude. Lighten up.
No, it isn't - not from a president. Idiotic, childish, unhinged. He sure showed em though right? Iran is going to win bigly when this is all done. Unless of course Israel sabotages it, which they will.
How sorry your life must be, with all your negativity. Very tiresome.
If Presidential vulgarity does not bother you... how about Trump's support and funding of Israel's genocide? Est 300,000+ murdered, all justified by the IDF Oct 7 False Flag?
How about his intentional execution of hundreds of little Iranian school-girls via a double-tap bombing, to get his unprovoked/illegal war started?
Maybe you should take a break from all things politics, including this sub.
What did I post that was not true?
And truth triggers you? I don't mind "politics"... I mind propaganda, spin and lies... same stuff you seem to embrace.
Why don't YOU get lost, loser sheep?
I'm sure he just figured the kids weren't listening. 😶
He’s not a lunatic. He just prevented a nuclear war. And if you want to see 80 you should be happy.
I posted a comment earlier. A peace deal was in the works with an agreement "to zero stockpiling of nuclear material, full IAEA verification, and the irreversible conversion of existing enriched uranium into fuel — concessions that exceeded anything achieved under Obama’s JCPOA." Trump started bombing the next day. He might have prevented a nuclear war without killing thousands and destroying many World Heritage sites. Itchy trigger finger?
Ridiculous. Total bullshit. Trump gave them MULTIPLE opportunities to stop. They chose not to again and again. FAFO.
Amen.
Disagree. Respectfully.
But I'm assuming several things in my support of this war: 1) without it Iran would have developed a nuke very soon and would have used it. Or more likely, given it to a proxy hoping for deniability. 2) I'm sick and tired of terrorists being allowed to run amok. I wish countries closer to Iran would have done this, but the US is the only one that could and would.
I also believe that the true-believing Mullahs are not done; they will never quit. So, if we're smart, we should start the long process of reforming Islam. The "we" in this should not be the US, far from it. It can only work with Muslim partners, Muslim leaders.
I'm not positive in this, but I suspect that the vast majority (80%? 90%) of Muslims are actually, truly peaceful people who can coexist with other religions. But the 10% or 20% of them who are radicals, evil, are able to dominate through terror tactics. So, hunt them down and "reform" them. And by "reform" I mean form them into ash!
Imagine if Islam were led by reformers who said something like "the ancient texts of Islam require updating to a modern understanding that reflects 1000 years of learning" or something that gives them cover to basically say, "...the Quran, the Bible, the Torah and other ancient writings are filled with things we now interpret as not requiring bloodshed..."
And if Trump was a part of achieving that...just imagine!
I love your theory, but after spending well over a decade living in a Muslim country and traveling widely in the Middle East, I firmly believe there is no reforming Islam. Radical factions, no matter where they live or what religion they are, are not reformable in my experience. How well has that worked here? Or even among the commenters on this post. No matter what you say or do, they are rock hard in their belief. I hope you’re right, of course.
Nasty dogs sometimes need a leash. Iran needs a leash and the Trumpster has one in his pocket.
Or they need to be put down. And for the radical Islamonazi terrorists, that's all that will work.
Thus we cannot surrender our ability to do it. That power IS the leash.
JudyC, sorry if I wasn't clear: I do not want to try to reform the radicals, except into compost. I want the sane majority to lead a Reformation. And yes, it's a theory, a hope. And possibly there is no hope for such a thing.
The gospel of Christ. This has been reforming humans for two millennia.
Sorry, I misread that! As an avid gardener, I’m all in for compost!
Amen. A truly disgraceful performance from its start. No amount of clever spinning will change that. Overlooked in this analysis are the lives lost in this tragedy.
And yet, the innocent Iranians stuck under that insane regime are celebrating Trump and his strength. Many over there are willing to give their lives to overpower their oppressors, so their children (collectively speaking) can have a better future. Too bad your TDS doesnt allow you to see that.
Like children blown up in schools.
Gee, maybe if they didn’t use children and women as human shields, that wouldn’t happen. But when the lives of children and women are considered to be lower than animals, what can you expect. I lived in Muslim countries, I know for a fact how they treat women & children. I had Muslim friends. Don’t lecture us unless you’ve lived it!
The little girls were in their SCHOOLS, retard... not being human shields.
Yes, different cultures have different takes on the roles of men and women... at least in muslim countries, the broads don't run their big mouths as much as you do.
Bullcrap. Zionist propaganda.
Who do you think owns and runs our media complex?
Yep... jews. they LOVE sheep like you.
And billions stolen from taxpayers.
By demonicRATS.
By all of them. Wrong is wrong. It doesn't matter that there is a D or R after your name.
EVERYthing the demonicRATS stand for is death, chaos, fraud, destruction. Even those RATS who ran and won with an ‘R’ by their name. It’s the only way RATS can win is by lying and through fraud.
So my statement stands as it is.
The RINOS were always RATS to begin with.
John Henry, your bucket’s got a hole in it.
lol
Oh pls doc..place that sentence in reference to the medical/pharmaceutical/food industry then you have a point.
You know that picture isn’t actually Doc Holliday, don’t you? It’s a fake. Just like you.
Ditto
Jeff is held hostage by Fox news..
"At the beginning of this year —after ending the ugly Israel-Hamas war— he formed the Board of Peace and funded it with $10 billion dollars."
War never ended and which of the off shore bank account is laundering the 10 billion dollars, the one in Qatar with the Venezuelan oil money? Maybe it went into your Social Security fund?
And he forgot the "Sarc" tag when discussing how the crooked zionist maggot Kushner would be running the finances...
Sort of like Jeff's refusal to even mention Israel's genocide...
Gee... I wonder if Jeff has converted to judaism like Trump may have done?
You gotta follow the donations stream.
Very little independent in independent media.
Open discourse without censorship will do.
Jeff sends the official party line, a starting point.
Yes, the official zionist party line... propaganda with a solid mix of lies...
I can't think of a more despicable betrayal of his readers.
Grahawver, you’d appreciate this article as there are many in a similar position here with Trump: https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/america-turns-250-this-year-this
Good essay.
Thank you sir!
Xlnt!
Jeff should embrace it, rather than continue with his laughable Trump sycophancy and spin.
I used to be offended if politicians spoke like that. I was cured by Obama. Obama said all the nice words. He made people feel "hope". Then he turned around and dropped more bombs than W. and threw millions of families out of their homes while he bailed out the bankers. Now I don't care of politicians are crass.
I was very put-off by the comment. That said, I assumed it was because he was really pi$$ed off, or wanted people to believe he was. The "lunatic, war mongering Trump" narrative you (and leftist media) espouse is a tool Trump can use as a negotiating cudgel. It appears to have succeeded, regardless of the underlying motive.
Just crazy enough so his enemies see him as uncontrollable. Thus dangerous.
It's not an act.
Trump IS, in fact, a raging, lying lunatic.
He’s using their language, right back at them. Makes them piss in their dirty pajamas.
War ending Trump, you mean? The powers that be want never-ending wars that’s where they get their money.
Trump and Israel started this unprovoked and illegal war...
Or did you forget that?
For 75, you sound ridiculously naive.
And YOU... a total uninformed moron.
https://unorthodoxy.substack.com/p/america-turns-250-this-year-this
LEARN!!!
You don't have a grip on what the world is if you think he is a "war monger". You are very short sided.
Watch "Saving Private Ryan" and report back. War makes people use words they otherwise wouldn't utter,
Lame excuse for a fat vulgarian warmonger traitor like Trump.
Seems to have been effective. Trump is strategic.
BS
Please remember Biden's transgender visibility day held on Easter! Trump didn't time his statement to coincide with Easter. He was working on a holiday. I am sorry so many feelings were hurt. I want America to win.
Grshawver, TDS is apparently contagious, because you caught it. You decided to take the easy road.
Jeff, I hope you will consider writing a book about the Trump presidency. You know, like in your spare time. :)
As I read today’s post, I was thinking about future books that will be written about Trump’s presidency and how interesting it would be to read how all his actions tied together, to see the whole once his terms are completed. Will it really all make sense? Jeff would be a great choice for author!
Jeff can tie threads together to make a coherent picture like no one else. Great idea!
04/08/26: In the interim before that book (great idea!) is written, I recommend the hilarious "Trump The Press," by Don Surber [1953- ]; CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (2016 paperback).
While it's great that we have an official govt Fraud department - until we actually see things changing, people arrested/charged, money recovered/seized, "offices" shuttered ... it's all just talk. We've seen far too much of that and not nearly enough action. If we can also add in H1B/Visa fraud and how much _that_ costs us directly and indirectly - and do something about it, it would really energize the base. Instead we get Salazar trying to ram through "not amnesty because I don't use that word" bill. :(
There have been arrests but it’s not always easy to find out about them because they’re not widely covered. The problem is that activist judges only give them minimal sentences 😕 There has got to be a way to prevent this.
Yes.Revealing fraud and crimes without actually harshly prosecuting them just leads to demoralization.
No one locked up yet.
Agree.
Like Blanche the Zio-turd POS just announcing the remaining millions of Epstein files, VERY likely condemning TRUMP... will now NEVER be released.
C&C approves?
Don’t forget, there are thousands of sealed indictments waiting in the wings. A lot of things had to be in place before actual prosecutions can stick and arrest can be made. I’m not usually accused of being patient, but I have hope right now.
Same.
Waiting for what?
I think we’re all hoping “it’s a start”.
I couldn't agree more. At this point, I find "talk" insulting. .
Salazar is lying to the public because she is counting on nobody actually reading the bill. But if you take the time to read it it IS clearly amnesty and she is blatantly lying. She’s a democrat that ran as a republican. That means she is rewarded with re-“selection” for what she is peddling.
Great summary of what is in the bill:
https://x.com/mattvanswol/status/2041675629200810201
gotta start somewhere
Problem is - all of this is "just a start". We need to see actual consequences - jail, money recovered, these frauds shut down, and real tangible penalties that discourage anyone else from trying to do the same thing. Another "strongly worded letter" isn't enough at this point. :(
I _want_ to be shown that I'm wrong, but until/unless people are facing real consequences, this is all just talk.
some of the biggest offenders are in jail or being prosecuted but yes it's just a start - in my old age I've learned that life is a system of priorities so at least stopping the fraud is now a priority (which it hasn't been in the past) and the means that we should see the results that you would like to see although the wheels of justice still move very slowly
There have been prosecutions but some have gotten what I would consider light sentences because of AWFL judges 😕
04/08/26: It is infuriating that CBS did jack-sh*t to find the story and is now storming in, pretending that they've been interested from the start about the hospice fraud/crimes.
Obscene: Norah O'Donnell (overpaid ex-CBS news anchor/ice queen) now trying to take credit for the story. As we know, INDEPENDENT journalist Nick Shirley did all the first leg work, in Minnesota before he moved on to California, and he should be the one to get 100% of the credit.
The strategy that our President uses is what we should be doing ourselves… and many people do.
President Trump makes the shoe fit his foot instead of the foot fitting the shoe. He goes forward with proven strength and overt confidence that is matched with capabilities; he will “oversell” which provides the other side with an off-ramp to become a stakeholder. He holds his ground and makes time his ally.
Yes
04/08/26: Childers: “Here’s the buried headline: President Trump just speed-ran a major war. As far as I can tell, the time from launch to first cease-fire is a modern record.”
“Germany conquered Poland in approximately five to six weeks, starting with the invasion on September 1, 1939, and ending with the cessation of organized Polish resistance on October 6, 1939… [Poland was] overwhelmed … in 35-36 days. “
DQ’ed! Poland was right next door.
I’ve got to hedge on the joy this morning, Jeff. Israel is still under attack relentlessly from the supposedly compliant Iran. Still running for the bomb shelters. Still hoping that the regime running Iran and its proxies will be defeated and disarmed. Imagine what it would feel like, under these circumstances, to see our bombers retreating. Then the Houthis start firing missiles from Yemen. Pray for Israel, our best ally in the Middle East.
Yeah, that’s why I gave it 24 hours. They can’t help themselves. So the hardware is there, to use.
Prayers for Israel.
To see their salvation is in Christ Jesus The Son of God ALONE. 🙏🏼
Iran says Lebanon has to be included in the ceasefire, Israel says nope and keeps on pounding the Lebanese. So whow's at fault here?
So you expect Israel, while having missiles fired at them daily from Lebanon, to stop their efforts to destroy the missile launchers? Make that make sense. “Whow’s” at fault indeed.
I don't know if Israel has ever actually honored a ceasefire historically. SO there is that.
That violation opens the door to attacks by Iran.
So, Jan. You are another (puke) anti-Israel TDS commenter.
So grateful for your deep analysis. Now I know how to introduce myself at the next dinner party!
No need for depth with shallow people. I wouldn’t want you to drown.
Same here. Be well.
04/08/26: There are people who invite you to dinner?!
Another Judas supporting the exact people who killed Jesus.
You aren’t very Biblically educated, obviously. Yeshua said “No one TAKES My Life, I GIVE My Life.”
Technically the ROMANS took His Life, and the the Romans took what He taught, bastardized it and created a cult called the Roman Catholic Church, which conspired with Hitler to kill all Jews.
But in reality? You and I caused His death.
Repent. One day soon you will hear “Depart from Me, I never knew you.”
Iran. Why is this hard?
04/08/26: Iran can go pound salt.
God has Israel's back. They are going nowhere.
As a country or as a people? There were warnings in the Old Testament for the people, and they were conquered badly. They later regrouped somewhat, but were scattered to the world in the meantime. Revelations speaks to a holocaust and a great battle involving Israel. There's a lot of destruction.
I think Israel has their own agenda, and in a number of ways it subverts that of America. It may very well get punished again.
Agreed. And Bibi is the worst. A real life example of modern day Pharisee.
You mean he’s not a groveling Jew?
Read the Bible and Christ's words. Then you will then understand what a Pharisee is.
You mean like “His blood be upon us and our children”?
I agree. But the choices we make personally in our views and corporately as a nation are defining us. We are being sorted, sheep from goats, by where we take our stand. God will always defend His chosen ones. We should choose carefully where we fall in this debate. Am Yisrael Chai.
Like the bombing of civilians in Gaza and Lebanon without shelters.
I pray for Israel to be totally destroyed.
You are either an uninformed dullard... or a zionist POS.