Iranian Mullahs About to Face a Trump Tornado

 Struan Stevenson; Townhall 

[former US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo . . .painted a bleak picture for the mullahs, stating that the fall of Bashar al-Assad was a precursor for the fall of the theocratic Iranian regime: 

 "The Iranian regime is at its weakest point since Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini hijacked the 1979 revolution to seize power. Their Shi’ite axis of resistance in Syria, Gaza, and Lebanon has crumbled with the decapitation of Hamas and Hezbollah and the fall of the brutal Assad regime. Even Vladimir Putin was unable to save their mutual friend and ally – Bashar al-Assad - from overthrow. Now they face the daunting prospect of another four years with Donald Trump in charge in America. He will hold the mullahs to account. He has appointed General Keith Kellogg, former National Security Advisor to Vice President Mike Pence, as his envoy for Ukraine and Russia.

"Addressing a National Council of Resistance of Iran (NCRI) conference in Paris on Saturday, 11 January, General Kellogg said: “For the United States, a policy of maximum pressure must be reinstated, and it must be reinstated with the help of the rest of the globe, and that includes standing with the Iranian people and their aspirations for democracy.”He said that for Iran’s 95 million population, “2025 is the year for Hope, Action, and Change”. As a member of President Trump’s incoming White House team, General Kellogg's remarks were an Important Indication of the new administration's policy on Iran.

"Several distinguished former prime ministers, ministers, diplomats, and generals had also gathered in Paris to speak in support of a robust policy on Iran, expressing support for the main democratic opposition to the mullahs’ theocratic regime and showing their support for the charismatic and courageous NCRI leadership of Mrs. Maryam Rajavi. The mullahs’ predictable reaction to the Paris conference was absolute hysteria. They even summoned the French ambassador to remonstrate with him for allowing the conference to take place. This is the best possible indication of the success of the conference and the disintegrating weakness of the theocratic regime."

State Farm makes major policy U-turn following devastating LA fires

UK Daily Mail

"State Farm will offer renewals to policyholders affected by the devastating wildfires that it had previously planned to drop. In a major U-turn, the insurance company said it would renew policies in the badly-hit Pacific Palisades neighborhood , alongside thousands more in Los Angeles county, The LA Times reported. However, the offer does not apply to policies that had already lapsed when the deadly fires started on January 7."

Barack Obama Move During Inauguration Weekend Fuels Relationship Rumors

 RTM   I have passed over a number of posts regarding this, but am beginning to believe there may be some credence to this. TD

"In a notable appearance during inauguration weekend, former President Barack Obama was seen dining solo at one of Washington D.C.’s newest upscale establishments, fueling conversation about his wife Michelle’s announced absence from the upcoming ceremonies and offering a glimpse into the capital’s evolving political social scene.

"The former president made an unexpected entrance at Osteria Mozza, Stephen Starr’s latest culinary venture in Georgetown, on Saturday night. 

"His arrival created an immediate stir among diners, who welcomed him with spontaneous applause before he proceeded to a private dining room upstairs. 

"Some have even speculated that this move points to broader signs of a possible divorce amongst the Obamas, Resist the Mainstream previously outlined." . . .

            "Some have even speculated that this move points to broader signs of a possible                                   divorce amongst the Obamas, Resist the Mainstream previously outlined."

Bye Bye, Bidens

American Thinker 

 "Well, when I say “Joe Biden tweeted,” I mean “whichever nameless White House guy with a lanyard controls Biden’s social media accounts tweeted.' ”

Rich Terrell

Biden: After I’m Gone, I Don’t Care What Happens   . . . "If you paid the slightest bit of attention, it has been obvious for years that Biden, always a mendacious back-bencher hack, was suffering from mental and physical disabilities and was merely a puppet for those pulling the strings. Speaker Mike Johnson related his experience in an interview on Free Press. When he was finally able to push back Biden’s protective phalanx for a one-on-one discussion, he asked Biden why three days before he had halted LNG exports to Europe, a move which made no political or economic sense. Biden denied having done that. (Did the twerps on his staff simply set the automatic signature device on and shove executive orders into it?)

"The New York Times wants us to believe their togas remain pristine -- that they had no idea the Oval Office was occupied by a marionette whose strings were pulled by unnamed puppet masters. They admit what we saw and what the legacy press so long denied: how his staff arranged meetings around his moods, delayed sharing information with him (like negative polling data), surrounded him as he walked to his helicopter to hide the fact he couldn’t walk normally, had him use a teleprompter for even small gatherings, and replaced the steps to his plane with a shorter set.  Mark Halperin is not giving them a pass: ”They print the claims of Biden aides and Biden friends as if they’re true, And there are so many examples of public loss of mental acuity they don’t even mention…. This should never happen again, We should never have an ‘emperor’s new clothes’ conspiracy between an administration of either party and the press corps.”

"The loss of credibility has been a significant factor in the loss of readers and viewers, but the media are now facing additional setbacks. Courts no longer give them the presumption of good faith when they engage in defamation. Trump sued ABC for defamation and received $15 million and an apology from George Stephanopoulos; this week CNN was ordered to pay $5 million for defaming a man who helped people out of Afghanistan during our disastrous withdrawal and apparently will pay out additional sums in punitive damages in a settlement the terms of which are not yet public; and the WSJ indicated CBS  may settle Trump’s $10 billion suit against it for election interference based on a doctored tape of an interview with Kamala Harris, apparently to make her seem more coherent than she was. Fingers to the wind, the owners of the Los Angeles Times and Washington Post are making efforts at fair coverage in a belated attempt to rise from the depths to the waterline." . . . 

Jill Biden: The Worst First Lady Ever 

"It’s easy to see why so many have compared Jill Biden to Lady Macbeth. She certainly seems to be a woman who, motivated by her own power, orchestrated her husband’s treacherous attempt to be reelected president. (Treacherous because Joe’s cognitive dysfunction made him unfit for office.) 

"Jill Biden’s interview with the Washington Post served only to reinforce the narrative that it was she who was the animating force behind that widely denounced reelection bid." . . . 

Crime Family – Joe Biden Pardons His Brothers, James and Frank, along with his sister Valerie, and their spouses.  "Literally minutes before he leaves office, Joe Biden just issued blanket pardons for his closest family.  Having previously pardoned Hunter Biden, the departing executive just pardoned his brothers, James and Frank, along with his sister Valerie, and their spouses.

"The Biden family crime syndicate, those who engaged in the benefit of Joe Biden selling the influence of his office for financial gain, are attempting to preemptively pardon themselves from any investigation or prosecution of their criminal conduct." . . .

Biden's Latest Unbelievable Statement on Hamas Has People Calling Him 'Nuts'

 Nick Arama   

Plus, no, Biden isn't going to be involved with this deal in the future. Once he's out the door on Monday, he's done. Even on that, he appears delusional. Maybe this isn't surprising when this guy is inventing a 28th Constitutional amendment out of thin air. Biden has left so many messes for Trump to unspool. But finally, one day left, and then we'll be free. 

"Joe Biden is of course taking full credit for the ceasefire currently in effect right now between Israel and Hamas, refusing to acknowledge that it wouldn't have happened without President-elect Donald Trump. Trump threatened there would be "hell to pay" if they didn't turn over the hostages and that moved the needle on the deal. 

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, however, recognized Trump's critical role." . . .  "Even Biden's own State Department spokesperson Matt Miller acknowledged it. "

          Matthew Miller: "When it comes to the involvement of President-elect Trump's team, it              has been absolutely critical in getting this deal over the line."

"We, of course, thank the Trump team." pic.twitter.com/HGAyo0Fzbs

— Open Source Intel (@Osint613) January 15, 2025

 "It's just Biden who stubbornly wants to reject the obvious. 

"But he's completely clueless, as he revealed again on Sunday when he was asked about Hamas. This may be one of the most ignorant, dumb comments he's ever made (and that's saying something). " . . .

"Others pointed out how this just continued Joe Biden's foreign policy ignorance. Here's his clueless take on Afghanistan, claiming the Afghan Army would beat back the Taliban. He also lied about the intel on it, and had an empty-eyed look. That was 2021. It was that bad even then. 

"Commenter Douglas Ritz responded to Yashar Ali on X:" . . .

"Others pointed out how this just continued Joe Biden's foreign policy ignorance. Here's his clueless take on Afghanistan, claiming the Afghan Army would beat back the Taliban. He also lied about the intel on it, and had an empty-eyed look. That was 2021. It was that bad even then. 

"Commenter Douglas Ritz responded to Yashar Ali on X:

“Is he f***ing nuts?”

Yes. Arrogantly nuts.

Afghanistan.
Syria.
Gaza.

All the same result.

             👀 https://t.co/eZ6F0hWuzu

— Josh Kraushaar (@JoshKraushaar) January 19, 2025

Trump Tags Space Force Officer Dismissed by Biden Over Criticizing DEI for Role in New Administration

 Ward Clark 

 LTC Lohmeier was, before moving to the Space Force, an F-15 pilot. He was a Space Force Squadron commander (roughly the equivalent of a battalion commander in the Army or Marine Corps) prior to his dismissal.

"Meet Matthew Lohmeier. He was forced out of his Space Force command because he questioned DEI. Today President Trump named him Under Secretary of the Air Force.
"DEI is going to DIE in the US military very soon!pic.twitter.com/J3mMEBZiZC

— Robby Starbuck (@robbystarbuck) January 18, 2025

"The incoming Trump administration is still staffing up key roles, replacing the Biden appointees with people who actually know what they're doing. That's an unalloyed good thing, but in this process, President-elect Trump is also bringing some justice to some people who were unfairly separated from the Armed Services. People like former Space Force Lieutenant Colonel (LTC) Matthew Lohmeier, who was discharged after criticizing the Space Force's "Diversity, Equity & Inclusion" (DEI) horse squeeze. LTC Lohmeier will be serving the Trump administration as Under-secretary of the Air Force.

President-elect Trump announced Friday that Matthew Lohmeier will serve as the under secretary of the Air Force.

“Matt is a former fighter pilot, and Space Force Squadron Commander, who has devoted his life to serving our Great Nation,” Trump wrote in a Truth Social post. “He is a proud graduate of the U.S. Air Force Academy.”

In 2021, Lohmeier was fired from the Space Force, where he served as a lieutenant colonel, after criticizing the U.S. military on a conservative podcast. Lohmeier joined “The Steve Gruber Show” to discuss his book “Irresistible Revolution: Marxism’s Goal of Conquest & the Unmaking of the American Military,” which claims that Marxist beliefs have become increasingly common in the military. In the same appearance, he also called The New York Times’s 1619 Project “anti-American.”

"Bear in mind that there are certain restrictions on active military members appearing at political events in uniform, but service members do not surrender their rights under the First Amendment, and appearing on a podcast to promote a book is not a prohibited activity." . . 

Female Israeli prison guards make demand of terrorist to be released who raped them

World Israel News  

"Terrorist Mahmoud Atallah, who is scheduled to be released in exchange for Israeli hostages sexually assaulted the Gilboa prison guards."

"Female guards at Gilboa Prison appealed to the Supreme Court that a prisoner who raped them be released abroad and not within Israel.

"Terrorist Mahmoud Atallah, who is scheduled to be released in exchange for Israeli hostages, was convicted of serious crimes, including the sexual assault of the Gilboa prison guards.

"In their appeal, the guards said that the decision to release Atallah within Israel did not take into account the fact that he was a danger to others as well as to the guards themselves.

"The female guards said that if Atallah is released to Shechem as planned, he may be a danger to them, since he has threatened them directly and told them he has their personal information.

"The guards urged the court to approve an arrangement that would preserve their safety and not endanger the hostage release deal by sending Atallah abroad.

" 'The defense echelon has once again failed to protect the safety of female prison guards—this time, however, it is also permitting their blood to be shed,” said the guards’ attorneys."

Full article...

‘SNL’ skewers MSNBC’s Trump obsession in fiery takedown of host Rachel Maddow

 NY Post  

"Nwodim’s Reid at one point throws a question to Maddow, but the camera fixes on Hayes — who is being played by Andrew Dismukes. The audience awkwardly guffaws in realization as Dismukes stammers, “oh, I’m not Rachel, I’m Chris Hayes,” a riff on a longstanding internet meme that the hosts share a resemblance." . . .

"This weekend’s “Saturday Night Live” roasted MSNBC in a skit ridiculing the left-wing cable news network about everything from its hysteria-prone coverage of President-elect Trump to its anchors’ personalities and appearances.

"The segment featured Sarah Sherman as Rachel Maddow — complete with the host’s signature close-cropped hairstyle and thick-rimmed glasses — who introduced herself warning that dads watching at home “better hide their older, bookish-looking lesbian daughters.”

"Sherman then introduced the panel, who she described as “basically like ‘The Avengers’ for your aunt” and which included cast members mimicking network regulars including Ari Melber, Joy Reid, Stephanie Ruhle and Chris Hayes.

"The skit’s Joy Reid — portrayed by Ego Nwodim — said the network was turning over a new leaf when it comes to covering Trump.

" 'This time around, we’re not gonna get sucked in by every new shiny, crazy statement from Trump. We need to focus on what he does, not what he says.”

"At that moment, Sherman’s Maddow cuts in to announce some breaking news that Trump wants to “trade Connecticut for Italy.”

"The segment bounced between anchors — lampooning their peccadilloes, including Melber’s penchant for hip-hop and portraying Ruhle as flighty and flirtatious." . . .

From sweetheart deal to repudiation, special prosecutor cements Biden family corruption for history

 Just The News

"An epic political scandal derailed for years from the public attention it deserved by false Democrat and news media claims of “conspiracy theories” and “Russian misinformation” came to an abrupt and harsh conclusion Monday.

"And that repudiation was delivered by an unlikely source: the prosecutor who originally tried to give Hunter Biden a sweetheart deal that would have spared the first son prison time.

"Special Counsel David Weiss’ report was not a manifesto of new disclosures dug up by the FBI or a grand jury. It barely filled 27 pages and failed to answer several questions submitted by Congress, and thus it was blasted by lawmakers for being "incomplete."

"But in simple terms it affirmed for history some simple conclusions: 1.) Hunter Biden broke the law. 2.) The Biden family engaged in a political grift that sucked millions from foreign interests by trading on its powerful name. And 3.) the family patriarch, Joe Biden, misled the public by suggesting his family was a victim of politics that warranted a pardon that erased his son’s dual convictions in tax and gun cases.

" 'The Constitution provides the President with broad authority to grant reprieves and pardons for offenses against the United States, but nowhere does the Constitution give the President the authority to rewrite history," Weiss wrote in one of several poignant repudiations of the sitting president.

"Rep. Harriet Hageman, R-Wyoming, a member of the House Judiciary Committee that investigated a large part of the Biden scandal, told Just the News on Monday evening that Weiss’ report left much to be still investigated by Congress, including the potential national security implications of Joe Biden’s decisions for countries where his son collected millions."

. . . Full article here

You can read the full report here. Report-of-Special-Counsel-Weiss-January-2025.pdf

David Weiss confirms Hunter made millions on family name in final report, blasts Joe Biden 

 . . .""I constantly have to question the position that this administration has taken with regard to China," Hageman said. "All of these are countries that had contact with and were paying Hunter Biden massive amounts of money, and that's why this is an important issue for the American people, because we cannot allow family members of elected officials to be able to sell our country to the highest bidder of foreign countries."

Pam Bondi takes on Adam Schiff

 Apparently afraid of the public hearing her statements, Schiff attempts to drown out her answers. 

GOP Congresswoman [Exposes] Adam Schiff's Career!! "Serial Liar" Proof Revealed On House Floor  "There should be consequences for Mr Schiff endorsing lies and slandering President Trump in private and public."

Pam Bondi Throws Down With Adam Schiff During Tense Hearing  I only regret Schiff talked over Ms. Bondi's best accusation. 

"You were censured by Congress, senator, for comments just like this! That are so reckless.". . .

 "You’re so worried about Liz Cheney. Do you know what we should be worried about? The crime rate in California right now is through the roof. Your robberies are 87% higher than the national average." Pam Bondi

 Watch: Exhausted from Bullying Pam Bondi, Adam Schiff Takes a Nap in Middle of Hearing   

“Senator, I will follow the law,” Bondi said regarding the materials.

“ 'Why do you have difficulty answering that question?” Schiff shot back.

“ 'I can’t believe you’re asking such a question,” Bondi replied.

"Apparently, the nominee’s spirited responses wore Schiff out, because he was later caught napping during the hearing when, ironically, Bondi was making a point about the danger of sleeper cells in the U.S.

Notice how this despicable snake and misogynist  Adam Schiff never 

once let Pam Bondi answer a question.

FREE AT LAST! First Israeli hostages released after delayed start to cease-fire

"While Israel said it vetoed the release of well-known terrorists, some of those on the list to be released are behind the most deadly and infamous attacks of the Second Intifada."

https://rofcbybroc.com/

Jewish Insider  "Three women held in Hamas captivity for more than 15 months were freed on Sunday after the implementation of a cease-fire agreed to by Israel and Hamas, which was delayed several hours due to Hamas’ failure to provide the names of the first group set to be released.

"A cease-fire slated to begin on Sunday at 8:30 a.m. local time was delayed after Hamas did not provide to mediators the names of those slated for release 24 hours before the exchange was set to occur. The cease-fire went into effect at 11:15 a.m.

"Doron Steinbrecher, Emily Damari and Romi Gonen were kidnapped by Hamas terrorists on the morning of Oct. 7, 2023. Damari, a U.K. citizen, and Steinbrecher were taken hostage from their homes in Kibbutz Kfar Aza, while Gonen was taken from the Nova music festival. In January, Hamas released a hostage video in which Steinbrecher appeared with two other female hostages. The terror group did not provide signs of life of Damari and Gonen for the entirety of their captivity.

"The women appeared to walk unaided as they exited the vehicle that had transported them to the Red Cross.

"Israeli Foreign Minister Gideon Sa’ar called the 18-hour delay “another example of the kind of enemy we are dealing with…They began violating the agreement before it even went into effect. That was also the case in the previous cease-fire agreement, which Hamas repeatedly violated. They continue to torture the hostages and their families.”

"Earlier Sunday, Israel announced that the body of slain soldier Oren Shaul, who was killed in the 2014 Operation Protective Edge, was recently retrieved from Gaza in a special operation. Shaul, along with Hadar Goldin, was killed in a firefight with Hamas fighters. Goldin’s body remains in Gaza.

"Israeli National Security Minister Itamar Ben-Gvir announced his resignation from the government on Sunday morning over the cease-fire and hostage-release deal. Ben-Gvir, along with Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich and eight other ministers, voted on Friday against approving the deal. Smotrich plans to remain in the government." . . .

One fears the stories these women will tell.  Will any rape victims - and you know there are many - come back as mothers of Arab babies?

Israel has set up calm greeting stations for the hostage girls. The little baskets have hair brushes and other female-covered luxuries that they likely haven’t seen in well over a year. pic.twitter.com/nFz356GonM   — Marina Medvin  (@MarinaMedvin) January 19, 2025. Marina also expressed this: 

The amount of medical care they will need is intense after 471 days. And cosmetic too. For example, they’ll need probably a few months of dental work to fix the damage their teeth went through.

The Biden Regime Remains Hell-Bent on America’s Destruction; Can it be any clearer that they hate America?

Who can say that numerous Biden speeches were not a call to assassinate President Trump? 

American Free News Network   

"One thing is clear: the minions in the Biden White House are maniacally focused on damaging the incoming Trump administration. They are the most anti-American White House staff in American political history. Can anyone name any major policy initiative that the Biden regime has implemented that has actually been beneficial to the American people? Everything they’ve done has been America Last!"

. . ."Let us contrast what the Biden regime has done to undermine America in its final weeks in power with what Trump has already accomplished as noted above BEFORE HE HAS EVEN BEEN SWORN IN!

"Here’s a list of some of the last acts of Biden regime’s anti-American perfidy since Election Day:

"Impeding border wall construction. The Biden regime is 

selling off portions of the border wall before Inauguration Day despite the fact that a big factor in voters’ minds was Biden’s disastrous open border policy.

"Clemency and pardons arbitrarily granted to criminals. In a massively cynical act, drug traffickers, crack dealers, cartel leaders and fraudsters were on President Joe Biden’s list of nearly 1,500 individuals to whom he granted clemency on 12 December. The random actions undermine the rule of law and exacerbate divisiveness among Americans and undermine Americans’ confidence in their government and legal system.

"Hunter Biden’s blanket pardon. This unprecedented pardon effectively masks over ten years of Hunter Biden’s business dealings with Chinese business concerns connected directly to the CCP (and almost certainly unprosecuted FARA violations and potentially other crimes). The pardon also masks Joe Biden’s own involvement with some of those same Chinese business concerns on behalf of his son, making it more difficult for the incoming Trump administration to discern, investigate, and elucidate the corruption and what exactly that corruption bought the CCP.

"Permission granted to California and 11 other states to ban the sale of new gasoline-powered cars by 2035. This is just the latest bit of proof that the Biden administration is intent on phasing out America’s long-held strengths in oil, natural gas, and gasoline-power vehicle manufacturing while encouraging Americans to invest in green technology and buy electric vehicles that require components that contain rare earth elements. China gains much from this Biden gift, having a stranglehold on REE production, dominates production of green technology and being the world’s largest producer of electric vehicles.

"A five-year extension of the US-China science pact. The original pact was signed during the Jimmy Carter administration and has resulted in US technology transfer that has helped modernize the Chinese People’s Liberation Army over the past 45 years, including torpedo, missile, satellite, and dual use technologies. The science pact is simply another Chinese mechanism to wrest military and technological secrets from the US.

"Green boondoggle loans. As reported on 17 December, the Biden Energy Dept is approving a last-minute “record $15 billion low-interest loan commitment to California utility company [Pacific Gas and Electric] to support hundreds of projects aimed at fighting the effects of climate change and improving the electrical grid.” More economic insanity that adds to the ballooning national debt that the Trump administration will have to deal with!" . . .