Scott Jennings owns the libs on CNN. His new book goes after something much bigger.

 USA Today   

. . . "Trump is decisive, and that’s a strong character trait for a president. I’ll tell you something else. He’s hospitable, and we should know that because he comes from the hospitality industry. But the time I spent with him, he’s solicitous of everyone in the room." 

"If you have a TV or social media, chances are you’ve seen Scott Jennings in his element: when he’s owning the libs.  

"No one does it better. 

"The CNN senior political commentator and Republican strategist has become one of the leading voices for conservatives around the country. He’s often the only Republican at the table, and he deftly takes on his liberal counterparts with rationality and humor. 

"Jennings’ meme-perfect expressions of amused disbelief at what progressives say often speak for themselves. 

"Leading up to Donald Trump’s second term, Jennings was able to break down the president’s appeal to many conservatives for CNN viewers, while detailing how Democrats had lost their way by moving so far to the left. 

Jennings

"When the president gave his inaugural address in January, he said, “We will begin the complete restoration of America and the revolution of common sense.”

"Trump’s triumphant return to office and his plan to restore sanity to the federal government inspired Jennings to pitch a book – his first – to the president. Trump agreed. 

"Jennings’ book, “A Revolution of Common Sense: How Donald Trump Stormed Washington and Fought for Western Civilization,” was released on Nov. 18. 

"I recently spoke with Jennings about his book. Our conversation has been edited for length and clarity.

"So this is your first book. What made you want to dive into this project?

"After the election, I was thinking about the monumental moment. Trump had the greatest political comeback since Napoleon. It’s a huge story. And then I’m sitting there at CNN in January watching the inaugural address, and he used this phrase ‒ "a revolution of common sense." And I just thought, well, that is the perfect way to describe the rebranding of the Republican Party under Trump." . . . More...

Epstein Cover-up in Disarray

 Ann Coulter

  ". . . Epstein’s pedophile ring was broken by the Palm Beach Police in 2005. It’s taken 20 years to be this close to getting the names of the participants and government accomplices. Something’s been blocking the release of this information."

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"This week, President Trump’s uncanny political instincts resulted in a near-unanimous congressional resolution forcing his administration, against its collective will, to release the Epstein files.

"Thirty-six hours before his impending loss, Trump announced on social media: “House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files.” One imagines Trump murmuring, Now I’ve got them right where they want me.

"Why doesn’t he just release them? This is like filing a lawsuit asking the court to rule against you.

"Big victory, but I’m already bracing for another Al Capone’s vault fiasco.

"Recall that, after Jeffrey Epstein was arrested in 2019 at Teterboro Airport in New Jersey, the FBI searched his New York residence for 12 hours.  They found what most of us have: a buried safe in a fifth-floor dressing room. The agents sawed it open and discovered cash, diamonds, fake passports — and binders of CDs containing photos of naked girls, carefully labeled with the girls’ names as well as the names of “third parties.”

"Then they left, walking away from the biggest collection of incriminating evidence since Nuremberg.

"When Special Agent Kelly Maguire (”special” in every way) returned to the house days later — surprise! — the binders were gone. They had been carted off by Epstein’s accountant, Richard Kahn, who apparently had NO IDEA, NONE! that the FBI might be interested in a vast trove of photos stored in a pedophile’s safe.

"Maguire said she didn’t remove the photos the first time because the search warrant did not allow it. (Nor, apparently, did it allow her to secure the premises.) If this is true, the most titillating document in the Epstein files may be a search warrant that failed to mention “evidence of a crime.”

"It’s difficult to believe this was mere incompetence, even from a female law enforcement officer.

"By now, the government has had a 20-year head start on “losing” evidence in the Epstein case. Our only consolation is that destroying evidence is a serious crime, aggressively prosecuted and punishable by up to 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine. Otherwise, everyone would do it." . . . More...

A Nobel effort to oust Maduro

Don Surber-Substack 

"She added: “I dedicate this prize to the suffering people of Venezuela and to President Trump for his decisive support of our cause!” ...She’s a populist. She’s a capitalist. She’s a surrogate for Trump."

"Maybe I was wrong. A month after the Norwegians awarded the Nobel Peace Prize to the Venezuelan opposition leader, the decision looks better and better especially when I look at things from what may be their perspective.

" 'OK, they have to award in October a prize whose deadline was January 31. It is a ridiculously early deadline but the rules are the rules. After the deadline, Trump brokered a half dozen peace agreements, which put pressure on them to award the prize to Trump—especially his breakthrough Gaza Agreement to end the FAFO War.

"But the committee could not consider his efforts this year.

"This is a PR mess for Norway especially after giving one to Barack Hussein Obama for his first 12 days as president. Europeans loved him because he was black. The elitists hate Trump, but he earned the Peace Prize. What to do? What to do? What to do?

"Norway gave the prize to Venezuelan politician María Corina Machado. She did not make the betting lists for the prize." . . .

Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for her struggle to achieve a democratic transition in the South American nation, winning recognition as a woman “who keeps the flame of democracy burning amid a growing darkness.”

 CNN’s story on Machado waited until Paragraph 18 to reveal:

"Machado said she dedicates her award to Trump because it’s “absolutely fair, and that’s what the Venezuelan people feel,” adding that the US leader is addressing her country’s “tragic situation.”

“I absolutely think he deserves a Nobel Peace Prize because of (the) incredible events that are taking place currently in the world,” she said.

The US leader has repeatedly stressed that he believed he deserved to win the prize for ending “unsolvable” wars during his second term, including the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

Trump said he spoke with Machado after learning of the news and said she was “very nice” in their call. Machado also publicly thanked Trump at the time on social media “for his decisive support of our cause.” 

Only fools rush in

Silvio Canto, Jr.   

. . . "By the way, did someone say that Rep. Crockett is a low-IQ person?  Yes, I think that someone said that."

"Someone in Rep. Crockett’s staff got this one seriously wrong—I assume that it was her staff because she told us that “they” found the reference to Epstein contributing to GOP campaigns.   Here is the story:

Democratic Rep. Jasmine Crockett was called out for dropping the names of a series of Republicans who took donations from Jeffrey Epstein, but she got the wrong Jeffrey Epstein.

The Texas lawmaker and rising star of the Democratic Party was speaking on the House floor on Tuesday when she commented.

‘Folks who also took money from somebody named Jeffrey Epstein, as I had my team dig in very quickly: Mitt Romney, the NRCC, Lee Zeldin, George Bush, Win Red, McCain-Palin, Rick Lazio,’ Crockett stated.

Her remarks came as the House was considering the censure of Del. Stacey Plaskett for texting with the disgraced financier.

‘If this is the standard that we’re going to make, just know we’re going to expose it all and just know that the FEC filings, they are available for everybody to review,’ she added.

"Yes, this information is available for everybody to review.  Nevertheless, your staff, or whoever wrote that speech, should have been smart enough to go beyond “googling” a name of a person who contributed to a GOP campaign.  Did someone in her staff ask: “Are you sure he is the same one?  Shouldn’t we check that before we have our boss go out and make a fool of herself?” Clearly, there’s more than one Jeffrey Epstein in the world.

"Well, we know what happened.  Rep. Crockett dropped the name, and then explained it by saying something like we just wanted to show that an Epstein contributed to a GOP campaign.

"Here is the best part.  Rep. Crockett may be the Democrat nominee for the U.S. Senate.  She was certainly thinking about it and she is doing well in the polls.  She’s become the darling of the left because she is a wrecking ball against named Trump.  By the way, did someone say that Rep. Crockett is a low-IQ person?  Yes, I think that someone said that."

Lee Zeldin Goes Scorched Earth With Blistering Response to Jasmine Crockett's Absurd Epstein Claim

                   "Yes Crockett, a physician named Dr. Jeffrey Epstein (who is a totally different                           person than the other Jeffrey Epstein) donated to a prior campaign of mine.

                   "NO 👏 FREAKIN 👏 RELATION 👏 YOU 👏 GENIUS!!! 

                                                         https://t.co/gYQlcUd2we

                   — Lee Zeldin (@LeeMZeldin) November 19, 2025

The day Buckingham Palace was bombed during WWII

 Buckingham Palace was bombed during WWII

"While of course King George and Queen Elizabeth were shaken by the bombing, the incident would actually go on to bolster the reputation of the Royal Family in the eye of the British public.

"Friday 13th, a day that sends shivers down everyone's spine, and is known for bringing bad luck. Even to the Royal Family and never more so than during World War II, in 1940.

"The year was 1940. The world was at war, and there was seemingly no one who could avoid getting caught up in the violence. 

"That summer had seen the German army ramp up their attacks on British soil, and London was in the midst of a pounding by the Luftwaffe. The German Blitz attacks were incredibly damaging, and they played their part in destroying much of London's infrastructure. 

"On Friday 13th of September, however, the Germans came extremely close to hitting the ultimate target." . . .

The bombing

There were early warning signs that Buckingham Palace may have been a target for the Luftwaffe. On the 8th September a 50-kilogram bomb fell on the grounds of the Palace, but luckily didn't explode, and was later destroyed in a controlled explosion.

On the morning of the 13th, King George VI and Queen Elizabeth were minding their own business and drinking some tea, when they heard a rumble and a crash.

A German raider had dropped five high explosive bombs on the Palace. The Royal chapel, inner quadrangle, Palace gates, and the Victoria memorial were all hit by the bombs. Four members of the Palace staff were injured, one of whom would die.

In a letter, Queen Elizabeth described how she heard the 'unmistakable whirr-whirr of a German plane' and the 'scream of a bomb'. Thankfully, the King and Queen went unharmed in the incident.

In a poignant statement, Queen Elizabeth also said 'I am glad we have been bombed. It makes me feel I can look the East-End in the face'." . . . More at British Heritage Travel 

The strangest rules the Royal Family must follow   

Even their position on the balcony is likely important.*

"The life of a Royal isn't all just fun and games but some of the rules to being a royal are so strange they might surprise you.

"There is, in fact, some rules that must be strictly adhered to. Some of these rules are enforced more strictly than others, but each has a purpose.

"Should a rule be broken, as we have seen in the past, the punishment is unclear. Whether or not King Charles will lay down the law personally remains to be seen." . . .

*But what would a Yank know? Enjoy the Royal family while you can because it may not be long until they are replaced by an Ayatollah to be named later. The Tunnel Dweller

Unsettling Footage Out Of Dearborn Shows How Bad The Islamic Takeover Really Is

Daily Wire  

"To be clear about what we just saw: If you’re an American citizen, and the mob of Muslims that controls Dearborn believes that you’re a “racist,” then you’re not welcome in the city any longer." 

"For all the time that we spend on the latest political developments in the nation’s biggest population centers — for example, the election of a Muslim socialist in New York City, or the attacks on immigration officers in Los Angeles — it’s undeniable that some of the biggest and most important stories are happening in much smaller cities and towns across the country. It’s in the smaller locales that we’re starting to see some real flashpoints emerging, even though no corporate media outlet would dare to talk about them. We’re now seeing very disturbing images that could soon define our national politics, as large-scale demographic replacement begins to take hold. And whatever you make of the disasters unfolding in places like New York and California, the decline of smaller cities is even more disturbing.

"Consider Dearborn, Michigan, population just north of 100,000. If you were ranking American cities by population, Dearborn wouldn’t even crack the top 300. But the population that Dearborn does have is highly significant. Dearborn currently has a larger proportion of Muslims than any other city in the United States, and it recently became the first Arab-majority city in the country. Fully 55% of Dearborn’s residents say they have Middle Eastern or North African ancestry — which explains why Dearborn boasts the largest mosque in the entire continent of North America. Dearborn, as I’ve said before, is an Islamic capital at this point." . . .

Why young Americans support democratic socialism

 Chris Talgo  

"Now, many of the parents who have been misinformed in public schools have children of their own and they are perpetuating the cycle of ignorance* when it comes to socialism upon their own kids. . ." 

"Make no mistake, way too many young Americans are suffering from an acute case of democratic socialist shiny object syndrome. From Seattle to New York City, young Americans are voting for democratic socialists at a resounding rate.

"While much ink has been spilt trying to garner why so many young people are infatuated with democratic socialism, the answer may be more obvious than most think.

"Based on a new poll from Rasmussen Reports and The Heartland Institute, you can blame the parents for the fact that more than half of young likely voters want to see a democratic socialist win the White House in 2028.

"The poll, which surveyed 1,496 likely voters aged 18 to 39 from across the country, found that 27 percent said their parents or guardians most influenced them to support democratic socialism.

"Incredibly, 54 percent of respondents said their parents or guardians, to the best of their recollection when they were growing up, had a favorable view toward democratic socialism. On the other hand, less than 20 percent said their parents had a “very unfavorable” view.

"I must admit that I am shocked to see such a large percentage of parents holding a positive view of democratic socialism given the fact that socialism has failed every time it has been implemented.

"However, today’s parents, for the most part, have probably not learned just how awful socialism truly is. I bet many of these parents did not receive a proper education about the history of socialism given that public schools have generally presented socialism/collectivism as a morally righteous, fair, and equitable system for the past several decades. In the meantime, many of those same schools have derided free-market capitalism and labeled individualism immoral and selfish.

"With this being the case, it is unsurprising that 52 percent of young Americans also said their teachers or professors held a favorable view of democratic socialism whereas less than a quarter said their teachers or professors held an unfavorable view.

"American classrooms, I hate to say, have become socialist indoctrination centers wherein radical leftist teachers preach socialist propaganda to susceptible young minds.

"I say this because I lived it. Many years ago, after I graduated from college, I decided to be a history teacher. When I was earning my master’s degree at a nationally known teacher college in Chicago, I was shocked to find my professors were more interested in pushing socialist/collectivist rhetoric than they were in making sure we were prepared to be good teachers." . . . More...     Chris Talgo (ctalgo@heartland.org) is editorial director at The Heartland Institute.

*ignorant may imply a general condition or it may apply to lack of knowledge or awareness of a particular thing. EX: an ignorant fool; ignorant of nuclear physics

Six Democrats openly call for military and intelligence services to disobey President Trump’s orders

 Eric Utter 

"The American people don’t need the half-dozen subversive, traitorous clowns who appear in this video. And they certainly don’t need them pushing to divide the nation further -- and the military and intelligence services that are sworn to serve it." 

What to do with desertion enablers?

"Nov. 18 should henceforth be recognized as far more dangerous than Jan. 6 ever was. Far more shocking. And an actual attempt at fomenting an insurrection, a coup. The “Nov. 18ers” should be forever shamed and discredited.

"Rather than hundreds of unruly Trump supporters strolling through the Capitol building, many of whom were subsequently incarcerated for doing so, we have just witnessed six sitting Democrat lawmakers openly urge members of the military and intelligence community to defy direct orders from the president of the United States.

"Sen. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) posted a video to social media Tuesday morning in which she and five of her fellow traitors congressional Democrat colleagues called for the military and the intelligence community to “stand up” to President Donald Trump and his administration. In other words, to defy his orders if desired. To defy the orders of the commander-in-chief.

"The video features Slotkin, the infamous and always grating Sen. Mark Kelly (AZ) -- and Reps. Jason Crow (CO), Chrissy Houlahan (PA), Chris Deluzio (PA), and Maggie Goodlander (NH).

"In the video, Kelly and Crow stated, “This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens.”

"Later in the video, Kelly, Slotkin, and Deluzio said, “Our laws are clear. You can refuse illegal orders. You can refuse illegal orders. You must refuse illegal orders.”

"To be clear, the Seditious Six are pitting the intelligence community and military against the duly elected commander-in-chief. (All of whom are themselves citizens.)

"Should their pleas be acted upon, this would not only result in an actual attempted insurrection or coup, but could provoke a civil war." . . .

"I find this type of broad & unclear language to our service members to be a nod & wink to commit sedition. Without clear specifics on what orders they’re telling our service members to ignore, this is absolutely illegal & will cause real harm to our country. I call on The Justice Dept to deal w/ these elected officials & I call on @DeptofWar  to start procedures to revoke their rank & retirement benefits.

Lincoln had to deal with anti-war and pro- Confederate activists who endeavored to get Union soldiers to desert. Only Lincoln could frame a problem this succinctly:

“Must I shoot a simple-minded soldier boy who deserts, while I must not touch a hair of a wiley agitator who induces him to desert? . . ." Lincoln's Pardons

At Least Know Why You Hate Him   "We know that Dems hate Trump. Tell us something new. But if you are going to hate him, at least know why you hate him. Yes, he has some personality traits that you don’t like. However, if you hate him because of what the media has told you, just know that you’ve been lied to by a biased, partisan media. The dishonest media has hoodwinked the average Dem about Trump’s policies, his honesty, and everything about him. Since he arrived on the political scene in 2015, numerous articles and websites have provided countless examples of the media’s dishonesty directed at Trump, not only American media but foreign media as well.

"The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), which is government funded, wants you to think they are unbiased and impartial. They are not. They are just as biased and dishonest as American media." . . .

UPDATE: Theater Kids In Congress Vaguely Urge Military To Disobey Commander-In-Chief  "Even by the pathetic standards of congressional Democrats, this is unusually idiotic " . . ..

. . . "Note what they don’t say. They say that the American military is being “pitted against” their own countrymen, and they say to service members that “you can refuse illegal orders…”

. . . "It’s supposed to be illegal to attempt to cause insubordination in the military, though I doubt enforcement against these idiots would stand up to First Amendment scrutiny. But this is a ridiculous message, conveyed by ridiculous politicians in a ridiculous performance. An effort to get the military to stand against civilian authority is serious business. These are not serious people." . . .

Sedition? Six Congressional Democrats Urge US Troops to Defy Orders From Trump UPDATE: Trump Responds

 Legal Insurrection

This administration is pitting our uniformed military and intelligence community professionals against American citizens. Like us, you all swore an oath to protect and defend this Constitution. Right now, the threats to our Constitution aren’t just coming from abroad, but from right here at home.

The Gateway Pundit

I find this type of broad & unclear language to our service members to be a nod & wink to commit sedition. Without clear specifics on what orders they’re telling our service members to ignore, this is absolutely illegal & will cause real harm to our country. I call on… pic.twitter.com/BiO6G9XyBb

— Wendy Rogers (@WendyRogersAZ) November 19, 2025

Scott Jennings Calls Out Democrats for Telling Military to Defy Trump: ‘These People Live in an Alternate Reality’  . . . "Jennings sees this for what it is, but for some reason, Mark Halperin kept trying to excuse it by asking what about it was illegal. That’s hardly the point."

 Transcript

Jennings: How is the president pitting the military against American citizens, I don’t know what they mean by that, A. B, what are the illegal orders? What are they talking about? It’s like they live in an alternate reality. They live in a movie. They live in a TV show where something that they claim is happening is not actually happening in reality. I don’t know what illegal activity they’re talking about but I do know what illegal activity they’re recommending. And they’re trying to get people in the chain of command to disobey the commander in chief which would be a terrible idea.

Halperin: But they’re saying don’t obey illegal orders which is…

Jennings: What orders?

Halperin: But I didn’t hear them advocate breaking the law.

Jennings: Well, I think they’re trying to influence members of the military to start to determine all orders are illegal orders just because they don’t like Donald Trump. That’s the way I took it.

   . . . " The prescription the members offer is nothing short of insurrection: refuse so-called ‘illegal’ orders from President Trump.

“You can refuse illegal orders,” they say.

“No one has to carry out orders that violate the law or our Constitution,” they add. “Your vigilance is critical, and know that we have your back.”

. . . "One could consider this move treasonous.

"Just imagine if Republicans had attempted a similar move during the Biden administration. One could count on them likely receiving a visit from the FBI.

"But we all know nothing will happen to these Democrats because the rule of law only applies one way." . . .

Unethical (And Ignorant) Quote of the Month: NYC Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani

Ethics Alarms “I believe this is a city of international law.”

—Zohran Mamdani, on ABC News, saying that he would do everything in his power to enforce warrants from the International Criminal Court….which have no authority in the United States, just like the Court itself. He added,  “and being a city of international law means looking to uphold international law.”

"Gee, do you think this guy is a globalist? The problem is, as usual, Mamdani doesn’t know what he’s talking about. Everything within his power is nothing. An international warrant has as much legal force in the U.S. as Confederate money or a Bazooka Joe comic.

"New York City is not a city of international law, and the Communist mayor saying that he “thinks” it is means about as much as him saying, “I am the Lizard King!” or “I believe in the Tooth Fairy.” Cities cannot individually decide to enforce ICC warrants or international law; these are national policy decisions, and New York City as well as the states are bound by U.S. policy.

"Oh yeah, this is going to work out real well."

Speaking of Mamdani: Mamdani's Version of Iran's Gay-Erasing Blueprint Now Comes to NYC

. . . "First: Zohran Mamdani is many things, but stupid isn't one of them. Ignorant, yes, to the nth degree; poorly informed and deeply indoctrinated, also yes. But he's not stupid. He seems to have hit on a way to appease two constituencies that couldn't be more different.

"Second: Mamdani owes the Islamic community. Big time. His campaign was heavily funded by the Council on American-Islamic Relations, or CAIR. They spent a lot of money getting this guy into office, and you have to wonder why; it seems a bit of a stretch to think that they would support a guy who was as pro-gay and pro-transgender as Zohran Mamdani - unless they saw this possibility coming.

"Third: This is the Iran model. Yes, really. In Iran, you can be executed for being gay, but you can be diagnosed with "gender-identity disorder" and altered surgically. Some may point out that being gay in Iran is a crime, whereas being transgender is seen as a medical condition, but Iran discriminates harshly against transgender people, even after alteration. Could Mayor-elect Mamdani's more radical Islamic supporters be hoping for just such a thing in New York?"