Monday, November 17, 2025

 J.B. Shurk 

 "Too many Americans seek and cheer violence right now.  Too many Americans are eager for civil war.  If we cannot lower the temperature in this country, Charlie’s murder will presage an unbearable slaughter to come." 

zikoko.com

"The political assassination of Charlie Kirk continues to impact America.  Charlie’s conservative nonprofit organization, Turning Point USA, has seen a surge in membership.  There are reports across the country of increased church attendance, as lapsed congregants contemplate the sacrifice Charlie made to spread a Christian message.  Conservative and Christian Americans are expressing themselves more boldly on social media platforms and college campuses.

"An equally important, though darkly troubling, consequence of his murder has been the deluge of mockery and hatred from leftists celebrating Charlie’s death.  Antifa-aligned groups show up on college campuses to attack Turning Point staff and prevent students from hearing Charlie’s arguments.  Prominent Democrats continue to pretend that violent leftist rhetoric had nothing to do with his murder.  Celebrity “journalists” defend Charlie’s assassination by not-so-subtly suggesting that Charlie’s willingness to debate a range of political and moral issues with Americans of all political backgrounds constituted some kind of impermissible “hate” or linguistic “violence.”

"In a recent interview with Democrat Senator John Fetterman, leftist propagandist Katie Couric tried really hard to blame Charlie for his own murder.  “Did you have any issues, now in hindsight, over some of the things that Charlie Kirk said?” Couric asked Fetterman.  When the senator responded with compassion for Charlie’s family and pointed out that “engaging in debate would never justify what’s happened,” Couric nonetheless insisted, “I think some people might say Charlie Kirk’s rhetoric was extreme. ... People think his words lead to violence.”  

"Breaking news, Katie: During the height of the civil rights movement, people worried that Martin Luther King, Jr.’s words would lead to violence, too.  His assassination did not dispel the truth of his message.  The same is true of Charlie.

"When famous “reporters” such as Couric so conspicuously work to justify a leftist-inspired political assassination, non-leftists pay attention.  As one social media account posted, “Charlie was a moderate Christian conservative.  If Katie thinks he ‘deserved’ this because of his beliefs, she thinks we ALL deserve the same thing.”  A lot of non-leftist Americans have realized over the last two months that leftists want them dead." . . .  

J.B. Shurk, Author at The Federalist is a freedom-minded, anti-establishment, sometimes unorthodox, committed generalist and a proud American from Daniel Boone country. Also by Mrr. Shurk: If Men Can Be Women, Powerful People Can Force Others To Do Anything


BOMBSHELL Backfire - Newly Released Epstein Email Spells BAD News for Dems, Especially Hakeem Jeffries

 Twitchy   

‘We Have Nothing to Hide’: Trump Tells Republicans to Vote to Release Epstein Files" . . . "However, Trump is correct when he said that if the files contained anything juicy about him, the Democrats would have released them earlier.Then again…I wonder if no one has released the files because it would out them and/or close friends and partners."

"There's nothing quite as satisfying as watching Democrats' efforts to hurt and smear Trump backfire SPECTACULARLY. It would be one thing if they were pushing for the release of the Epstein files if they actually cared about justice for the victims. The fact that they sat on them under Biden is not a great look for them in the Justice Department, and the fact that they're pushing them now proves it's political.

As is everything they do.

Take a look at this:    

. . . "Brooklyn's Barack.

"Sheesh, and we thought Temu Obama was bad.

"And wow, this release meant to harm Trump has proven that Epstein hated Trump, that he blamed him for squealing to law enforcement about his sex ring, and that he was helping a Democrat to hurt Trump during a questioning. Now we see that Democrats asked Epstein to help them raise money for Hakeem Jeffries, aka Brooklyn's OBAMA.

"Wow, this couldn't have backfired more if they tried."  Full Article here

The Media Panics After Trump Calls for the Release of Epstein Files   "On Sunday night, President Donald Trump turned the tables on the Democrats, who spent four years under Joe Biden doing nothing about the Epstein files, by calling for them to be released.

" 'House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files, because we have nothing to hide," Trump wrote in a post on Truth Social.

"Now the liberal media is struggling to come to grips with this development, as this completely blows up the narrative they’ve been pushing. On CNN Monday morning, John Berman pushed the narrative that Trump’s actions signal a waning influence over the GOP.

"Republican strategist Melik Abdul didn’t buy that argument one bit.

" 'I think what the frustration that Donald Trump and many people — even like me — who have been critical of Donald Trump at times — we realize that this is an effort — this whole Epstein effort is an effort to really prosecute Donald Trump in the court of public opinion," Abdul stated bluntly.

"He continued dismantling the narrative by pointing out an inconvenient truth that CNN clearly didn't want to hear: "There is not a single shred of evidence that links Donald Trump to a single crime. Not a victim, not a court case links Donald Trump to a crime. And I know that the media itself is aware of that, but the more you keep talking about it over and over again, linking Donald Trump to something potentially nefarious, that actually gets the news cycle going."  . . .

Let our people go! Zohran Mamdani victory spurs Staten Island pols to renew bid to pull out of NYC

 NY Post 

 “I’m was trying to capitalize on the election of Mamdani as mayor,” Pirozzolo told The Post afterwards. “We are not declaring war on Manhattan or the rest of New York City, but elections should have some consequences.”

Rose and Crown Tavern Historical Marker*

"Let the rebellion begin.

"Leaders of New York City’s “Forgotten Borough” — and most conservative enclave — are re-introducing stalled legislation for Staten Island to secede from what they fear will become the People’s Republic of Mamdani.

"The Democratic Socialist “could not be further out of sync with the values of communities on Staten Island, and I’d argue that this time around Democrats won’t want to stop [the borough’s secession] because it would make it even less likely [NYC] ever elects a Republican mayor again,” said state Sen. Andrew Lanza, who told The Post he plans to “put the foot to the pedal” on the plan in January.

"Lanza (R-Staten Island) has been been pushing his secession bill since 2008, and it’s seen little traction.

"But the rest of the Big Apple has swung so far left that there could be common ground — even among Democrats — to separate the four other boroughs from Staten Island’s predominantly moderate and GOP voting base, he said.

“I think the timing is right, and it would be great not only for Staten Island … but for the City of New York,” said Lanza, referring to the plan for Richmond County’s independence at the same time the United States celebrates its 250th birthday next year.

"State Assemblyman Sam Pirozzolo (R-Staten Island) got the ball rolling Friday by hosting a Richmond Road rally where he read a “Staten Island Independence Declaration.”

"The event occurred at the former site of the Rose and Crown Tavern in New Dorp, where British soldiers on July 9, 1776 were first read the Declaration of Independence on Staten Island." . . .

*Morris's Memorial History of Staten Island, New York    . . . Significant Event: On July 9, 1776, General Howe read the United States Declaration of Independence to British and Hessian troops at the tavern 


Sunday, November 16, 2025

US egg prices crash 86% since March highs — why is the egg rate plunging so fast, and should Americans expect cheaper grocery shelves ahead?

The Economic Times 

"Egg prices in the U.S. have crashed dramatically in 2025, down 86% from their March peak. While wholesale prices show deep cuts, grocery store prices remain higher due to lag effects."

"US egg prices October 2025 have collapsed at a record pace. According to the USDA Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS), wholesale egg prices have dropped 86% since March, falling from about $8.20 per dozen to just $1.15 per dozen this month.

"It marks one of the steepest declines in the U.S. food market since 2023. The fall comes after prices soared earlier this year amid supply shortages and bird flu outbreaks that disrupted millions of laying hens nationwide.

"In March 2025, the average retail price of a dozen Grade A eggs hit $6.23, before slipping to $5.12 in April, based on USDA Economic Research Service (ERS) data. Wholesale prices, meanwhile, reacted faster — diving as production rebounded and supply chains stabilized." . . .

. . . "Why are egg prices falling so fast now?

"Economists say the fall is driven by a recovery in supply and easing costs across the poultry sector. After the avian flu outbreak earlier this year wiped out millions of laying hens, production has now rebounded. Flock numbers have stabilized, easing the shortage that drove prices to record highs.

"At the same time, demand has softened as inflation-weary shoppers shifted to cheaper protein options like chicken or beans." 
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Mad man Mamdani makes the megalopolis morbid

 

 Andrew Thomas at Dark Angel Politics.

Mamdani promises to get along with cops — Group that helped him wants jails emptied   "Socialist New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani promises to respect police officers, but leaders of the “abolitionist” group that helped him seize power say they are “pigs” and “lazy cowards.”
"The Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) member will control one of the nation’s largest police forces upon taking office Jan. 1. Mamdani previously advocated for dismantling the NYPD as a state assemblyman, a stance aligned with the DSA’s platform.
"Mamdani told the press while campaigning that his public safety agenda is more moderate than the DSA’s, despite winning the mayoral election with help from thousands of DSA staffers and volunteers.
"Mamdani will inherit a myriad of public safety problems as mayor, including Rikers Island’s uncertain future, the New York Police Department (NYPD) bleeding officers by the hundreds and a COVID-19 pandemic-era crime spike that has not waned.
"Misdemeanors, “major” felonies and non-major felonies in New York City have been more frequent in every year since 2020, according to NYPD data. The city’s seven major felonies combined — murder, rape, robbery, felony assault, burglary, grand larceny and grand larceny of motor vehicle — hit a 17-year high of 126,786 in 2023 and decreased by just 2.2% in 2024.
If the DSA has its way, Mamdani will abolish the justice system as we know it." . . . More...

NYC's socialist mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani gets backlash after he urges people to boycott Starbucks That man has the brains of Gavin Newsom!    'Starbucks isn’t meant to provide “liveable wages” these are meant to be part time supplemental jobs. You’re going to get everyone replaced by amicable robots if you keep up the shenanigans,' another argued." 


OJ Simpson’s estate to pay Goldman family $58 million

 Whatfinger

"O.J. Simpson’s estate approved a $58 million payment to Ron Goldman’s father, more than 30 years after the murders of Goldman and Nicole Brown Simpson."

In California, Hate Won Again

"California’s voters, blinded by hatred of Trump, keep empowering the corrupt coalition that’s driving the Golden State into decay, debt, and disorder."
“ 'Stick it to Trump.” That is the strategy of the Democratic Party in California, and it’s working. For 28 years, the Democrats have controlled both houses of the state legislature, and apart from Schwarzenegger’s interlude from 2004 to 2010, there’s been a Democrat governor since 1999. Nothing seems likely to change; this month, California’s voters approved a redistricting plan that is expected to reduce the number of Republican U.S. Congressmen to four out of 52. Democratic dominance in California’s cities and counties is equally absolute.
"And yet they’re not accountable. Democrats in California have perfected the art of persuasion with an electorate that for over two generations has been indoctrinated in public schools by teachers who themselves have been indoctrinated to hate capitalism, resent wealth, rebuke “whiteness,” and celebrate hedonism. All Democrat candidates have to say is “protect abortion,” “fight racism,” “climate emergency,” or “stop the Nazis,” and voter reaction is Pavlovian. Peak conditioning was achieved in the special election of 2025, when all they had to say was “stick it to Trump,” who they have turned into the biggest boogeyman since Hitler (someone who, just to be clear, really was a boogeyman).
"So who are these Democrats? Who are the elites that have locked down the largest state in America, and who aspire to extend their dominion over the rest of America?
"The figurehead, of course, is the suddenly pugilistic Gavin Newsom, a gifted politician and a terrible governor. His latest schtick is to throw out profanity and threats as if he’s the noirish reincarnation of a 1930s gangster. And in an intriguing twist, this phony act camouflages a genuine thug because the substance of Newsom and the machine he represents are crimes against the people of California, justified and sold with lies.
"Newsom is the front man for a coalition of public sector unions, including the communist teachers union, radical environmentalists and their crony corporate backers, grifting “homeless advocates” and the politically connected and taxpayer subsidized developers who back them, a public sector bureaucracy that preys on law abiding people trying to run small businesses while deliberately ignoring an entire underground economy of illegal immigrants, trial attorneys and litigators who feed on private attorney general laws that empower them to exploit countless laws and regulations to extort money from honest people, addict enabling civil liberty extremists and the libertarian dupes who find common cause with them,  drug addicts, drug dealers, and drug cartels who control entire sections of California’s major cities and thousands of square miles of territory in California’s remote northern counties." . . .

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Edward Ring is a senior fellow of the Center for American Greatness. He is also the director of water and energy policy for the California Policy Center, which he co-founded in 2013 and served as its first president. Ring is the author of Fixing California: Abundance, Pragmatism, Optimism (2021) and The Abundance Choice: Our Fight for More Water in California (2022).

What New York City Has to Look Forward To

 Townhall 

 "My guess is his commitment to Marxism is far greater than his commitment to Islam, but maybe not. Maybe he will try to turn NYC into a Muslim Mecca. It wouldn't surprise me." . . .


"New York City, of course, recently elected a "Marxist Muslim" as mayor of the city. How much of either (Marxism or Islam) Zohran Mamdani will be able to impose upon the city is yet to be determined, but that is what he calls himself. Marxism, as I shall demonstrate, is an all-encompassing world philosophy, but its main emphasis is on economics—socialism. Let's look at what the people of New York City have to look forward to if Mamdani gets his Marxist way.

The Abolition of Private Property

"The theory of Communism may be summed up in one sentence: Abolish all private property." It's the first point of Marx's "Communist Manifesto," and Mamdani said he believes it. Of course, what Marx and communists actually mean is "private property for me, but not for thee." Do you think Sen. Bernie Sanders (D-VT) is going to sacrifice his three houses, or Ben and Jerry will give their land back to Native Americans? 

"Communism always has a "ruling class" ("nomenklatura"), and they do just fine, economically, thank you very much, with their lovely dachas in the countryside and new cars the peasants could never afford. Abolition of private property might be difficult for Mamdani in rich New York, but we'll see how he does.

The Destruction of Religion

"My object is to dethrone God and destroy capitalism." "Communism begins where atheism begins." "The first requisite for the happiness of the people is the abolition of religion." All these quotes are from Marx and present an interesting paradox for Mamdani, supposedly a devout Muslim. Is Allah pleased with Marx's denunciation of a God? Does Mamdani believe in Islam and Marxian economics? How is he going to divide it up? My guess is his commitment to Marxism is far greater than his commitment to Islam, but maybe not. Maybe he will try to turn NYC into a Muslim Mecca. It wouldn't surprise me." . . .

A college-level course in economics for Gen Z, if they are teachable

Business Mogul ABANDONS New York Over Zohran Mamdani As Residents FLEE to Red States!   "New York City is officially in trouble. As Zohran Mamdani prepares to take over as the next mayor, major businesses are already pulling out, canceling expansion plans, and warning that NYC is becoming completely hostile to investment. And they’re not alone — longtime residents are packing up and heading straight to red states in search of lower taxes, safer streets, and real economic opportunity."


"Seize the building? When was the last time anything became better when the govt took over? . History repeats itself. Nothing new under the sun. This will fail and it will teach the youth that Communism DOESNT WORK! If you have a slumlord here’s one thing you can do. Move out and bankrupt them. Leave bad reviews so they can’t get business. They will be forced to sell to a proper landlord. That’s how it works!"

We hear those same youthful, girlish voices cheering Mamdani that we heard in Kamala and Jasmine Crockett rallies, pro-Hamas rallies, and anti-Trump demonstrations. TD

Saturday, November 15, 2025

Emails Between Kathryn Ruemmler and Jeffrey Epstein Resurface – Highlighting Again, Zero Epstein Dirt on Trump

The Conservative Treehouse   "In an effort to further create friction and division amid the base of support for President Trump, emails previously released to congress are resurfacing – including emails between Kathryn Ruemmler, Obama’s former White House Counsel, and Jeffrey Epstein.  The UniParty players are pushing this narrative hard.

However, in fact, this is an old story going back to 2023 when the connections between then CIA Director William Burns, Kathryn Ruemmler and Jeffrey Epstein were previously released to the public {SEE HERE}. However, amid the new effort to stir up friction, the Ruemmler-Epstein emails are being talked about again.  Example Below:

"As noted before by the Wall Street Journal, “Kathryn Ruemmler, a White House counsel under President Barack Obama, had dozens of meetings with Epstein in the years after her White House service and before she became a top lawyer at Goldman Sachs Group Inc. He also planned for her to join a 2015 trip to Paris and a 2017 visit to Epstein’s private island in the Caribbean.

The email above is from August 2018, approximately six months after Ruemmler, who represented former National Security Advisor Susan Rice, lied to Senate Judiciary Committee about Rice’s knowledge of the FBI opening an investigation of President Trump in 2016.

Wall Street Journal 2023 – […] The documents show that Epstein appeared to know some of his guests well. He asked for avocado sushi rolls to be on hand when meeting with Ms. Ruemmler, according to the documents. He visited apartments she was considering buying. In October 2014, Epstein knew her travel plans and told an assistant to look into her flight. “See if there is a first-class seat,” he wrote, “if so upgrade her.”

[…] Epstein and his staff discussed whether Ms. Ruemmler, now 52, would be uncomfortable with the presence of young women who worked as assistants and staffers at the townhouse, the documents show. Women emailed Epstein on two occasions to ask if they should avoid the home while Ms. Ruemmler was there. Epstein told one of the women he didn’t want her around, and another that it wasn’t a problem, the documents show.

Ms. Ruemmler didn’t see anything that would lead her to be concerned at the townhouse and didn’t express any concern, the Goldman spokesman said.

[…] Over the next few years, Ms. Ruemmler, then a partner specializing in white-collar defense at Latham & Watkins, had more than three dozen appointments with Epstein, including for lunches and dinners." . . .

. . . "If Epstein had any dirt on President Trump, Kathryn Ruemmler would be the primary person who would use that information against Donald Trump politically, especially because of Ruemmler’s relationship with President Obama and Susan Rice.  If there was anything against Trump in the Epstein mess, it would have been deployed to the benefit of Hillary Clinton in 2016."...

Court reveals Bryan Kohberger’s jail windfall — and orders him to pay victims' parents

 AOL

 "Jim Leonard, a New Jersey-based defense attorney whose clients have included "Real Housewives of New Jersey" star Teresa Giudice, called Kohberger's $28,000 in donations "offensive on every level" but said the victims' families could sue him civilly to block him from profiting off the crime." . . .


"An Idaho court revealed convicted murderer Bryan Kohberger received tens of thousands of dollars in donations while his case dragged on Thursday, three years to the day after the former criminology Ph.D. student killed four undergrads in a 4 a.m. home invasion stabbing spree.
" 'State's Exhibit 3, filed with its reply brief, demonstrates that Defendant received several hundred donations totaling $28,360.96 while incarcerated at the Latah County and Ada County jails," Judge Steven Hippler wrote. "According to defense counsel, many of these donations came from Defendant's family members." . . .
"A specific breakdown showing the source of the funding was not released by the court. Kohberger's parents declared bankruptcy twice previously, in the mid-1990s and again in 2010, court records show." . . .
"Hippler said some of the additional funds were outside the terms of the plea deal, but he ordered Kohberger to pay Goncalves' parents and Mogen's mother roughly $3,000 to split — $1,420 to the Goncalves family and $1,587.79 to Karen Laramie. The sums also carry a 9.125% annual interest rate.
"He also found that Kohberger's defense team was wrong about their claim that he would not be able to profit from future media deals under Idaho's version of the "Son of Sam" law, which requires him to put any earnings in an escrow account so that the victims' families have a chance to collect restitution or damages before he can profit."

UPDATED: Michelle Obama Is an Insufferable Racist

 Matt Margolis 

 Michelle Obama doesn’t know what unfair scrutiny is. She wouldn’t be able to tolerate a fraction of the scrutiny that the Trump family had to endure daily. Reporters attacked Melania for everything from her shoes to her accent. 

"Would you believe that in the entirety of human history, no one has been oppressed as much as Michelle Obama? It’s true. Whenever she gets in front of a microphone, she can’t help but complain about how unfairly she’s been treated, how terrible white people are, or how racist our country is. She paints herself as chronically oppressed, endlessly scrutinized, and forever burdened by a country that never treated her fairly. I know it must not be easy having fame, fortune, a bunch of multimillion-dollar homes, and all that. It must be really, really brutal. The routine has become predictable, and her latest appearances only reinforce the sense that she carries a deep resentment toward white America, while insisting she’s the one who never got a fair shake.

"Last month, in an interview with ABC’s Robin Roberts to promote her new book, she literally had the gall to claim that people unfairly scrutinized her while she was in the White House. Roberts began by quoting Michelle’s own words.

“ 'You said, ‘We were all too aware that as the first black couple, we couldn’t afford any missteps.’ And you also say that as a black woman, ‘I was under a particularly white hot glare.’ Did you feel that?”

“ 'For sure,” Michelle replied. “You can’t afford to get anything wrong because you didn’t get the, and at least until the country got to know us, we didn’t get the grace that I think some other families have gotten.”

"Anyone who lived through the Obama years remembers the media environment. The media swooned over Barack’s speeches and treated Michelle like a cross between a fashion icon and a national therapist. Editors placed them on magazine covers every time they could justify it. Journalists fawned over Barack’s wardrobe, his aura, and even the crease in his pants, all while ignoring scandal after scandal after scandal. But, yeah, sure, let’s talk about how they were held to some fantasy standard that no first couple ever had to meet before or since."... More....

It is such an injustice if people like Michelle have to pay the price for actions of people like these:


Michelle Obama Lashes Out At White People During Interview For New Book

“Let me explain something to white people!” Obama said.

“ 'Our hair comes out of our head naturally in a curly pattern, so when we’re straightening it to follow your beauty standards, we are trapped by the straightness!” she claimed.

"She continued to list a slew of restrictions she believed black people faced.

“That’s why so many of us can’t swim!” Obama said.

“ 'And we run away from the water — people won’t go to the gym, because we’re trying to keep our hair straight for y’all. It is exhausting, and it’s so expensive and it takes up so much time!” . . .

UPDATE: Michelle Obama Gets Brutally Mocked for Wacky Remark   

Michelle Obama sent the Internet into hysterics on Friday night with an incredibly bizarre racial rant during an interview. . . . 



  . . . :"A recent survey conducted by an advanced digital algorithm conclusively determined that the most oppressed person in the history of the world is, without a doubt, Michelle Obama.
"The algorithm searched infinite points of data and scanned millions of stories of human suffering and determined definitively that Michelle Obama has been oppressed more than any other living human.
" 'It's amazing, really," data scientist Mark Tungston said. "Mrs. Obama doesn't seem like the most oppressed person ever, but after analyzing the data, it's clear she is. You'd think it was a coal miner in Appalachia or a child slave in Africa, but nope, it's the woman who had to wear dresses off the rack to attend state dinners when she was First Lady.' " . . .  More...