The government shutdown brought to you by the same people who ask our military to disobey illegal orders.
Townhall: Dem Rep Totally Collapses When Asked a Simple Question About Trump and Unlawful Orders "You’ve seen the videos: scores of Democrats pleading with our service members not to follow unlawful orders from President Donald J. Trump. Incredible story, but what the hell is this besides a massive Trump derangement exercise that makes the Left look insane? It’s bonkers. It’s yet another instance of liberals being so engulfed in hysterics that they don’t even know what they’re saying.
"First, have any unlawful orders been issued by the president? What are they referring to, because not even CNN can run with this narrative? That is all you need to know. When the hosts of one of the nation’s most preeminent anti-Trump networks don’t know what the hell this is, neither do people outside the beltway. Also, you cannot push this if Democrats who signed onto this clown show stunt wilt when asked what purported illegal orders have been issued if at all:
WATCH: New Hampshire Democrat Maggie Goodlander BRUTALLY struggles to answer whether members of the military have told her they have been given unlawful orders.
"It certainly appears that NBC, CBS, ABC nightly news programs, along with PBS, NPR, and late-night shows like Fallon, Colbert, Myers, and Kimmel, coordinate what they decide to cover and what they seek to hide from the public. The morning news shows and The View also seem to follow the same marching orders. Here are some stories that the public likely won’t see or will barely see when they watch these shows. They operate on the theory that what the public doesn’t know about Democrats won’t hurt them—that is, it won’t hurt the Democrats. So, while they reluctantly report these stories, they downplay and quickly bury them." . . .
. . . "And of course, the media still pretend that the Obama-Biden administration was very popular and scandal-free free as they lost over 1,000 seats nationwide in eight years.
"Summary: For decades, most of the media have believed their function is to support Democrats and their left-wing policies and to destroy Republicans and their common-sense policies for less government. The public needs to be kept in the dark. Otherwise, they would rarely, if ever, elect Democrats."
Back in August, Comer subpoenaed the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein for unredacted documents, including cash ledgers, message logs, calendars, and flight logs.
"House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) warned Bill and Hillary Clinton Friday that if they continue to ignore deposition subpoenas regarding their history with Jeffrey Epstein, he will initiate contempt proceedings.
"The House Oversight Committee is conducting a reviewof the federal government’s investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his accomplice Ghislaine Maxwell, focused on potential mismanagement of the case, the circumstances surrounding Epstein’s death, his trafficking network, and possible ethics violations by elected officials.
"Comer senta letterto Clinton attorney David Kendall, emphasizing that the Clintons are required to comply with House subpoenas and appear for scheduled in-person depositions.
"According to the chairman, Democrats and Republicans on the Oversight Committee approved a motion to issue the subpoenas back in July.
" The Committee has since worked in good faith to schedule in-person depositions, but further delays are unacceptable,” Comer wrote. “Given their history with Jeffrey Epstein and Ghislaine Maxwell, any attempt by the Clintons to avoid sitting for a deposition would be in defiance of lawful subpoenas and grounds to initiate contempt of Congress proceedings,” he added.
"Comer stated that Bill Clinton’s deposition is scheduled for December 17, 2025, and Hillary Clinton’s deposition is scheduled for December 18, 2025 and asked Kendall to confirm their appearance.
"Back in August, Comer subpoenaed the Estate of Jeffrey Epstein for unredacted documents, including cash ledgers, message logs, calendars, and flight logs." . . . More...
Debra Heine is a conservative Catholic mom of six and longtime political pundit. She has written for several conservative news websites over the years, including Breitbart and PJ Media.
. . . "Committee Chair, Republican Rep. James Comer (KY-1), clearly had lost patience with them when he spoke this week on the matter.
"So we expect the Clintons to come in, or I expect the Clintons to be met with the same fate that Bannon and [Peter] Navarro were met with when the Democrats were in control," he concluded.
"Steven Bannon and Peter Navarro were prosecuted." . . .
WASHINGTON—The U.S. House of Representatives passed a resolution on Nov. 21 denouncing the “horrors of socialism.”
"The tally was 285–98 with two voting “present.” There were 86 Democrats who joined all Republicans to vote in favor of the resolution, which was introduced by Rep. Maria Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.), a daughter of Cuban immigrants who fled the communist regime of Fidel Castro. There were 63 cosponsors.
"The resolution states that “socialist ideology necessitates a concentration of power that has, time and time again, collapsed into communist regimes, totalitarian rule, and brutal dictatorships” and “has repeatedly led to famine and mass murders, and the killing of over 100,000,000 people worldwide.”
"The measure calls out Vladimir Lenin, Joseph Stalin, Mao Zedong, Fidel Castro, Pol Pot, Kim Jong Il, Kim Jong Un, Daniel Ortega, Hugo Chavez, and Nicolás Maduro as men who committed the greatest crimes in history as part of their socialist ideology." . . . More...
"In the wake of New York City electing itself a real live communist for mayor earlier this month, Rep. María Elvira Salazar (R-Fla.) introduced a non-binding resolution to Congress this past week called "Denouncing the horrors of socialism." That means it doesn't create any sort of real law — it's largely symbolic, with the intention of affirming "that the United States rejects socialism and opposes the implementation of socialist policies that threaten the freedoms and prosperity that define our nation."
"Voting in favor of it should have been a no-brainer. It was for Republicans, at least: 199 voted in favor of it, with zero voting against. For Democrats, on the other hand, only 86 managed to find it within themselves to denounce the very things the U.S. stands against, while 98 voted against and two voted present, and 47 didn't vote at all. You can't make this stuff up.
Category
Yea
Nay
Present
Not Voting
Republicans
199
0
0
0
Democrats
86
98
2
47
Total
285
98
2
47
"From Nancy Pelosi to Jasmine Crockett to Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, above is a list of the nays." . . .
. . . "In 2000, Waters attended a four-hour speech Castro made at the Riverside Church. Much of the speech was spent blasting the U.S. The congresswoman shouted "Viva Fidel!" alongside the crowd, and said she was there as an individual, not a member of the Democrat Party. Sure, Jan. She also made several trips to Cuba to hang out with Castro during the Barack Obama administration.
"Either way, how sad it is that one-third of the U.S. House of Representatives either refused to condemn socialism, or refused to vote and go on the record at all?" . . .
"Sarah Anderson is a freelance writer and journalist. When she's not writing, you can find her hanging out on her small farm, swimming, traveling, yelling at a football game, or watching State Department briefings for fun."
"See what happened to London with their Muslim mayor; to southern Israel with their Muslim neighbors, and listen to the youthful cheers of female Gen Z voices showing "a clear trend, with support for Hamas declining — and support for Israel growing with age."
65% of 25- to 34-year-olds said they supported Israel more than Hamas.
70% of 35- to 44-year-olds chose the Jewish state over the terror group.
74% of 45- to 55-year-olds favored Israel.
84% of 55- to 64-year-olds picked Israel and rejected Hamas.
89% of people aged 65 years voiced their support for Israel.
"Across all age groups, a total of 74% of people surveyed favored Israel, while 26% of Americans backed Hamas.
"The findings were also evident of a partisan divide with 67% of Democrats selecting the Jewish state over the Palestinian terror group, compared to 82% of Republicans.
“We are Jewish and we will protect ourselves – even if the mayor despises us,” said an Israeli native mother of four who decided on a bulletproof plan to get a gun license the morning after the election. “We will have a say in our protection and not have to rely on others.”
Thank You Tucker, Candace & Nick!. . . "Carlson’s largest interview audience, across platforms, now exceeds 20 million weekly viewers—which makes what he says, and who he platforms, matter. During his interview with British commentator David Clews—a man who has called the Holocaust a “hoax” and endorsed the idea that Jews “invented” the numbers—Carlson’s response was breathtakingly benign: “Well, I don’t know anything about that, but I’m always open to hearing other views.” No pushback. No recoil. Just the easy permissiveness of someone willing to let the oldest hatred air itself out in his living room." . . .
. . . "Thank you Tucker Carlson, Candace Owens, and Nick Fuentes for your honesty—your bold, clear, unvarnished ugliness. Because by speaking plainly, you have done us a dark favor. You have shown us that the old hatred was not gone; it was merely waiting for permission. And now, in your hands, and in this moment, permission has been granted. And of course, we must thank our president as well for his “diplomatic” comments pertaining to Mr. Carlson: “You can’t tell him who to interview. If he wants to interview Nick Fuentes — I don’t know much about him, but if he wants to do it, get the word out. People have to decide.”
"For Jews everywhere—for those who support Israel, and for those who simply wish to live without succumbing to a groundswell of moral insanity—this is the warning:
"It isn’t coming. It is here." . . .
Democrat Leader Who Supported Mamdani Just Voted to Condemn Socialism. . . "It sounds like there were some pretty good fireworks on the House floor ahead of Friday morning's vote. Republican Rep. Maria Salazar (FL-27), the author of the measure, apparently got into a heated verbal altercation with Democrat Rep. Maxine Waters (CA-43), with Salazar accusing Waters of being a "friend" of Cuban dictator Fidel Castro despite.
"Following the vote, which all Republican members supported, one GOPer spoke of the need to condemn socialism.
"It always leads to a destruction of liberties for people," Representative Byron Donalds of Florida said. "We have a responsibility to defend the American core of capitalism, free markets and liberty [against] socialism, democratic socialism, communism, authoritarianism, fascism."
"California received the low ranking again with an “uncompetitive tax structure.” “California combines high tax rates with an uncompetitive tax structure, yielding one of the worst rankings on the Index.' ”
. . . "Having one of the highest costs of living in the country, California’s tax climate is the third-worst in the country, AGAIN, ahead of New Jersey and New York, the Tax Foundation recently reported.
"This is the 14th year California is on the naughty list – formerly known as the “Business Tax Climate Index” and this year referred to as the “2026State Tax Competitiveness Index.”
"The Tax Foundation’s State Tax Competitiveness Index enables policymakers, taxpayers, and business leaders to gauge how their states’ tax systems compare. While there are many ways to show how much state governments collect in taxes, the Index evaluates how well states structure their tax systems and provides a road map for improvement." . . .
. . . "The 10 lowest-ranked, or worst, states in this year’s Index are:
"So he tweaked the radical left on the nose, being so over-the-top gracious, ridiculously polite, and atypically complementary" . . .
"Oh, I know: The PJ Media audience wanted to see President Donald Trump take a blowtorch to Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani, holding him accountable for his Marxist rhetoric, welcoming him to the D.C. Big Leagues with some Trumpian chin music.
"It’s not your fault. Earlier Oval Office onslaughts whetted your appetite: “Trump’s tangle with Zelensky was pretty good. So [gets popcorn] this Mamdani mele oughta be a doozy. Beer me!”
"And now you’re disappointed — or maybe, deep in your heart, even a little embarrassed — by the total lack of Mamdanian mayhem. You were expecting World War III and received a bouquet of flowers! Worst pay-per-view ever!
Good. Hold onto that thought. (We’ll double-back in a sec.)
"If President Trump’s goal was to impress a conservative audience, believe me, his meeting with Mamdani would’ve gone 100% differently. Trump understands the MAGA audience better than anyone alive, because he’s the one who built it. Besides, he’s a natural-born entertainer; he knows how to put on an exciting, must-see TV show — and it’s simply not in his DNA to duck a fight (or button his lip). We’re talking about a guy who called a reporter “piggy” just a few days ago, so let’s not pretend like he’s shy about expressing himself!
"But instead, President Trump turned the charm up all the way, batted his eyes, and was a total sweetheart to Mamdani. He killed him with kindness.
"That’s because Trump’s target audience wasn’t conservatives. It was the radical leftists and the New York business community.
On one hand is his radical leftist base, who want him to torch the White House today — and blast that lousy racist/Islamophobic/Zionist/sexist Nazi out of the water. They fantasize that Mamdani will look Trump squarely in the eye and tell him point-blank to go [censored] himself.
But on the other hand, New York City can’t survive without the federal government. And the businesses that Mamdani needs to fund his socialist utopia are nervous: If he sends the wrong signal today, it could trigger a mass exodus of capital, wealth, and jobs.
Remember that thought you held onto — that feeling of disappointment? The letdown you felt over their lovefest?
[Mamdani’s] radical liberal base feels the exact same way — only more so!" . . .
"Just my opinion, but Eric Swalwell is a gross human being on many different levels.
"He seemingly farts on Live TV and has never denied it, so that was pretty gross and childish and far beneath the decorum of a sitting Congressman.
"But I think this is even worse.
"Last week he posted this very strange and cringe video of him eating a taco, where he scripted in to this super dorky skit where they scripted in a glaringly misplaced “f-bomb” designed to make him look so “cool” and “edgy”.
"If you missed it, watch here at your own peril (it’s bad): Just my opinion, but Eric Swalwell is a gross human being on many different levels.
"He seemingly farts on Live TV and has never denied it, so that was pretty gross and childish and far beneath the decorum of a sitting Congressman.
"But I think this is even worse."
🚨NEW: Eric Swalwell has posted a video featuring the f-word while eating a taco. Do you think this is the kind of messaging that will win back support for the Democrat party? pic.twitter.com/723YB3KplW
January 2023: Expelled from House Intelligence Committee
"In January 2023, Speaker Kevin McCarthy expelled Eric Swalwell and Adam Schiff from the House Intelligence Committee."
Victor Davis Hanson *EVISCERATES* Eric Swalwell over Fang Fang allegations "You would have to be a stupid, narcissistic IDIOT to fall for that! I'm serious!" "And he fell for that! And he got involved with her when he was on the House Intelligence…
. . . "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.
"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.
"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’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."
"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...
"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.”
"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.”
. . . "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."
"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.
"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
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
