If I wanted a Soros-heavy administration, I’d have voted for Kamala Harris.

Swamp alert: Trump reportedly eyeing a George Soros ally as Treasury Secretary; Olivia Murray  "This isn’t to guarantee success, but it seems like we little people have little recourse when it comes time to President Trump’s administration contenders, except to expose them before they become official.

"With that in mind, let’s take a look at Scott Bessent, Trump’s rumored selection for Secretary of the Treasury; according to a new report at Reuters, Bessent is the main candidate now that billionaire John Paulson has withdrawn his name from consideration because of “complex financial obligations” that precluded him from (presumably) ethically serving in the position.

"Well, I neither trust Bessent to serve ethically, nor do I trust him to serve patriotically—he was (maybe still is?) a very close and trusted colleague of George Soros, having served as a partner at Soros Fund Management, eventually becoming the head of the firm’s London outfit.

"Bessent spent decades working alongside Soros undermining economic stability of nations around the world—he played a central role in the “Black Wednesday” financial meltdown in which the Soros empire “broke the Bank of England” by betting against the British pound.  As a result, Soros’s team, including Bessent, netted over $1 billion in ill-gotten gains. Later, Bessent made the same play against the yen:" . . .

 lex Soros Celebrates Reports of Biden Approving Ukraine Missile Strikes in Russia as ‘Great News’

"Democrat mega-donor Alex Soros has hailed the reported decision by outgoing U.S. President Joe Biden to allow Ukraine to use American-made long-range missiles to strike targets within Russia.

"On Sunday, legacy media outlets such as the New York Times, Washington Post, and Wall Street Journal reported — citing unnamed U.S. officials — that with just two months left in his term, President Biden had reversed course and signed off on Kyiv using Army Tactical Missile System (ATACMS) missiles to strike targets within Russia.

"Previously, the 81-year-old Democrat had been wary of making such a decision over widespread concerns that long-range strikes with American arms could spark an escalation in the conflict between Western nations and the world’s largest nuclear power.

"Apparently, unconcerned with the potential of an escalation, Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Open Society Foundations Alex Soros wrote on X, “This is great news!” in response to a report about the sign off on ATACMS strikes inside Russia." . . .

Melania Trump Speaks Out About Jill Biden — ‘She Referred to My Husband as Evil and a Liar’

And Jill's husband's face was distorted with hate when his three speeches at Freedom Hall, the SOTU, and the DNC Convention made a strong case for Trump to be killed. TD

"The former model continued, “It was obvious that the onslaught of rhetoric from Democrat leaders and the mainstream media was so deeply embedded in our nation’s consciousness it prompted an attempt to assassinate Donald.”

Broc Smith

Cassandra MacDonald   "The interview went viral after news broke that she would not meet the current First Lady during her husband’s trip to the White House.

"Mrs.Trump revealed that Jill Biden called her after the assassination attempt on Donald J. Trump in October but wonders if her “concern was genuine,” given the inflammatory way she had been speaking of him on the campaign trail.

:“I do question, however, whether Jill’s concern was genuine, as a few days prior she referred to my husband as ‘evil’ and a ‘liar,’” she told French outlet Paris Match.

"The former model continued, “It was obvious that the onslaught of rhetoric from Democrat leaders and the mainstream media was so deeply embedded in our nation’s consciousness it prompted an attempt to assassinate Donald.”

"Mrs. Trump said that after the assassination attempt at his Pennsylvania rally, she was relieved “my husband was safe,” but was upset about the political environment that prompted it.

"“They want Donald out. They won’t stop. Has the concept of ‘respect’ become antiquated?” she asked. “The Democrat political engine peddles harsh words, vile names, and labels our nation’s 45th president ‘a threat to democracy.’”

" 'People today are so desensitized they actually joke about killing a former US president,” Mrs. Trump continued. “It is undeniable that this type of speech created a toxic political environment.”

"Mrs. Trump made headlines this week for her refusal to join Jill Biden for tea, a tradition that normally occurs during the presidential transition period.

“Mrs. Trump will not be attending today’s meeting at the White House. Her husband’s return to the Oval Office to commence the transition process is encouraging, and she wishes him great success,” Melania Trump’s team said in a statement about the invite.

"Unnamed sources allegedly close to the former and future First Lady told the New York Post that her reason for skipping tea was the raid on Mar-a-Lago in 2022.

"Mrs. Trump met with Michelle Obama after the 2016 election but did not have tea with Jill Biden in 2020." . . .

As Biden and Trump smile cordially, Jill Biden cuts Kamala Harris dead

   "For now, it looks like the pair of them are headed to opposite coasts and can't get away from one another soon enough. Jill is headed for a cushy retirement with Joe, while Kamala will seek the California governor's office, which she could win, given the repulsiveness of her Democrat rivals, or could lose, given the rightward swing of California in 2024, which is a trend that is likely to continue."

THAT’S HOW IT’S DONE: Republican NBC Guest Delivers Harsh Reality Check to Those Trashing RFK Jr., Burns Jen Psaki When She Rudely Interrupts

 The Gateway Pundit

"The haters coming out for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. continue to humiliate themselves in grand fashion with inane defenses of Big Pharma and nasty smears.

"The Gateway Pundit reported that President Trump selected Robert Kennedy Jr. for Health and Human Services Secretary

"RFK Jr. has put together a bold plan to rid the FDA and other key federal agencies of the deeply-rooted cronyism that puts corporate profits over public health.

"Kennedy’s crosshairs include the FDA, the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), the National Institutes of Health (NIH), and the Department of Agriculture (USDA).

On NBC’s Meet The Press Sunday, Lanhee Chen, a fellow at The Hoover Institution at Stanford University, and disgraced former White House press secretary Jen Psaki were brought on to discuss RFK, Jr.’s nomination. Chen, a Republican, had some harsh news to share with those questioning RFK Jr.’s qualifications for the job.

He pointed out that the current HHS Secretary, Xavier Becerra, had no experience in the healthcare field and only received his position due to political connections.

“Let’s not forget — we had a nominee for HHS secretary in THIS administration who had never dealt with health care before being nominated,” Chen pointed out.

"Psaki interjected and tried to defend Becerra’s nomination by the Biden regime despite his lack of qualifications for the job.

“ 'I’m not here to defend, but he was the Attorney General for the state of California,” she tried to ‘explain.’

"But Chen quickly interjected with a rapid-fire response that blew up her lame argument.

“So he had experience suing healthcare companies, but not anything to do with healthcare,” he fired back." . . .

One Month In, And The Gov’t Is Already $257 Billion In The Red

"This is what a revolution looks like. Strap in." I&I Editorial Board

I & I Editorial Board   "On Tuesday, Donald Trump announced that Elon Musk and Vivek Ramaswamy would head the “Department of Government Efficiency.” That same day, the Treasury Department released a report showing why this effort is so desperately needed.

In his announcement, Trump said that he’s assigned the two to “dismantle government bureaucracy, slash excess regulations, cut wasteful expenditures, and restructure federal agencies.” It will, he said, “become, potentially, ‘The Manhattan Project’ of our time.”

"At Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally in late October, Musk, when asked how much he thought he could “rip out of this $6.5 trillion Harris-Biden budget,” said: “Well, I think we could do at least $2 trillion.”

"Washington insiders scoffed at the entire idea of a “government efficiency” department or that these two government outsiders could somehow find $2 trillion to cut.

"The truth is a Manhattan Project-level effort will be needed to restore a semblance of fiscal responsibility to the federal government.

"This week, the Treasury Department released its first report of the new fiscal year, which began in October.

"What it found was that in just the first month, the federal government ran a deficit of $257 billion. That compares with a deficit of $66 billion in October 2023.

"The massive jump is the result of a $76.6 billion drop in revenues compared with last year and a $114 billion hike in spending." . . . 

The Deep State War Against Donald Trump Begins

  Jerome R. Corsi

Finally, under no condition should Trump appear in a New York City courtroom (or anywhere else in New York City) until after January 20, 2025. A Trump decision to continue directing the transition from within the confines of Mar-a-Lago until Inauguration Day would be prudent.

"In a video posted on X on November 7, 2024, two days after the election, Trump detailed a plan to dismantle the Deep State. In this three-minute video, Trump explained how he would take a series of measures to “shatter the Deep State.”

"In this video, Trump made the same mistake JFK made when JFK said he was going to break the CIA into a thousand pieces after the Bay of Pigs fiasco. By announcing his intention in advance, JFK signed his death warrant. Trump has now declared war on the Deep State as president-elect.

"Because he spoke before he was inaugurated, giving him the power to act, Trump alerted the Deep State that he represented an existential threat to its survival. The bottom line is that the Deep State cannot afford for Trump to become president on January 20, 2025.

"Trump put the Deep State on notice that his first order of business was to investigate and prosecute in three areas:

"1. The two assassination attempts on his life, with its indisputable charge that some in the Secret Service and Department of Homeland Security showed criminal negligence, forcing those individuals to cooperate with the special counsel;

"2. The weaponization of the DOJ, the FBI, and certain intelligence agencies against President Trump’s 2016 and 2024 campaigns and Trump personally, going back to 2015, with emphasis upon exposing the truth about the “Russia collusion hoax” and the Mueller investigation farce; and

"3. The voter fraud that stole the 2020 presidential election, based on the discovery of secret cryptographic algorithms embedded in State Board of Elections voter registration files to facilitate the creation, hiding, and voting of falsified “voters” to be available for use in various election fraud schemes, with particular focus on mail-in ballot irregularities." . . .

How can one mistake the Jerusalem Cross for the swastika? The political thought that gave us "The View", Maxine Waters, MSNBC, Adam Schiff clones now gives us the holy order of the swastika.

 Becca Lower

 "The Jerusalem cross is one of the most recognizable symbols in the world and one  just a few examples of the different types of crosses created throughout the history of my faith. All my grandchildren wear one. The anti-Catholicism in the news world is breathtaking "

A Little Vatican Apostolate

 "Over the past 24 hours, the people who know Secretary of Defense nominee Pete Hegseth the best have thronged to his side in his defense after a Biden administration hack said on MSNBC that Hegseth is "a known white supremacist."

"At the time, it appeared that the radical leftist was upset that he doesn't subscribe to woke policies in the military (and perhaps, anywhere funded by the government). Regardless of the reason, as I wrote, it was so inflammatory that a former White House aide who worked for First Lady Jill Biden felt the need to speak against such a disgusting tactic.

A friend of Hegseth's, Jack Brewer, responded to the slur in an X post, writing:

This is absolutely disgusting and vile. I’ve known @PeteHegseth for many years and I consider him a friend. He has gone above and beyond to support and advance our work to uplift voiceless black people in America and abroad!!

"But the machine that keeps the Democrats' narratives running wasn't finished spreading its dirty work.The latest claim, allegedly proving the future Defense chief is an inveterate white supremacist, comes via the Associated Press, which breathlessly shared some fake news about a tattoo on his arm: 

WASHINGTON (AP) — Pete Hegseth, the Army National Guard veteran and Fox News host nominated by Donald Trump to lead the Department of Defense, was flagged as a possible “Insider Threat” by a fellow service member due to a tattoo on his bicep that’s associated with white supremacist groups...

This week, however, a fellow Guard member who was the unit’s security manager and on an anti-terrorism team at the time, shared with The Associated Press an email he sent to the unit’s leadership flagging a different tattoo reading “Deus Vult” that’s been used by white supremacists, concerned it was an indication of an “Insider Threat.”

"There's just one problem. This was easily and immediately debunked. Our Townhall colleague, Larry O'Connor, shared a photo of this alleged Nazi iconography... on a Catholic priest: . . .

Meet

@frmikeschmitz

: He's a Catholic priest and hosts one of the most popular podcasts on the planet, Bible in a Year. Like multitudes of Christians over the centuries, he got a Jerusalem cross tattoo when he visited the holy land. @AP: apologize and retract.

@PeteHegseth

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John Stossel Expertly Highlights Just How Biased the Corporate Media Is

 Brandon Morse; RedState   

"In this day and age, it should be well understood by the first world that the media isn't here to give you the news, it's here to give you propaganda. It has no interest in telling the truth if the truth is inconvenient to the elite." 

"Few people can explain things like John Stossel can. The man's videos are always a pleasure to watch, and he releases with some regularity, making him a fun follow on social media. 

"Stossel recently released a video that I feel is something that all people should see, and I don't just mean in America. I really think this video should be viewed before election time because it truly highlights a massive problem the first world is having. 

"Our media is entirely corrupt, biased, and out of control. 

"In the video titled "Media Bias (and Not So Subtle) Ways Journalists Slant the News," Stossel shows you just how simpering and worshiping the corporate media is at the feet of the Democrat Party. In the initial clips, you can see that despite the claim that the corporate media's claim that it's wholly unbiased, they do nothing to try to hide their disdain for the right and their fawning over the left. 

"The first clip shows a CNN reporter telling Kamala Harris that she's "struck" by her presence. He displays how Donald Trump's victory speeches were ignored by corporate news anchors, while Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton's speeches were listened in on. 

CNN reporters suck up to Kamala Harris. “I am struck, just in your presence!” one told her.
Interviewing Republicans, the tone is very different.
Here are examples: pic.twitter.com/Zd2Cm20bmr

— John Stossel (@JohnStossel) October 28, 2024

"Stossel points out that it's okay to point out when Trump lies, but it's also good to do the same to Democrats, which the media just isn't doing, giving several examples from Joe Biden. He even points out that he head of NPR is an avowed anti-Trump personality who openly claims he's a "racist," but called the BLM riots, including the destruction and looting, was a reaction to a "system of oppression."  

" 'She's now the boss of government funded radio?" asked Stossel. "Yes!"

"He then goes into how the press covers the border, pointing out how the press came down hard on Texas Governor Greg Abbott for enforcing border law, but had an almost reverent tone when talking about sanctuary cities. 

"If anyone is in resistance to anything considered leftist, the media will automatically label them as "far right," and this includes, not just American politicians, but politicians abroad like Javier Milei, a libertarian who wouldn't be considered "far right" by anyone paying attention. 

"Stossel also points out how they utilize scary language when discussing anything they don't like, such as budget cuts, including using words like "drastic," or "Draconian."  . . .

Fake news: "Second-Tier President: Biden Humiliated at International Economic Conference"

If the Democrats  succeed in a counter-movement to Trump as they intend, America will always be a third-world minor country, but this is obviously what the left wants.TD

PJ Media 

"Under the misrule of Old Joe Biden and those who are pulling his strings, America has become a third-rate power. The decline has been unmistakable, but it is not irreversible, and the incoming president has made the cornerstone of his entire agenda his attempt to make America great again." . . .

Family photo of leaders attending the APEC Economic Leaders’ Meeting. The leaders are standing in alphabetical order, withAustraliaBruneiCanada andChina toward the front of the alphabet andThailandUnited States right beforeVietnam at the end.

"Old Joe Biden, who is, you may recall, still ostensibly the president of the United States, has journeyed to Lima, Peru to attend the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) conference. Such conferences generally feature a lot of mind-numbing jabber while the real action takes place off the record. Then all the global top dogs gather for a group photo to show how much they love one another, and head back home until the next one.

"You’ve seen the pictures, not only from APEC, but from many other conferences like it. The president of the United States, as the leader of the world’s lone superpower, is always front and center. This has been true for as long as such conferences have been held. But not anymore. At the big photo shoot at APEC Saturday, Old Joe was relegated to the back row, standing between Prime Minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra of Thailand and President Lương Cường of Vietnam."

"Now, it’s clear from even a cursory scan of the photo that the distinguished world leaders are simply arranged in alphabetical order by country. That’s why we see in the front row, from left to right, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese of Australia, Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah of Brunei, Canada’s vacant-faced authoritarian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, Chilean President Gabriel Boric, and then Xi Jinping of China. So you see, Old Joe ended up way in the back because “United States” comes alphabetically between “Thailand” and “Vietnam.” Yes, next to Xi was Peru’s President Dina Boluarte, who was the only one out of alphabetical order by country, but Peru was hosting the conference, so Boluarte evidently thought she had pride of place.

"So that’s all there is to it: just the luck of the alphabetical draw, right? Probably not. It would be extraordinarily coincidental for APEC suddenly to decide that what they really need to do is line up all the world leaders alphabetically by country just when China is endeavoring to expand its influence worldwide, and the alphabetical arrangement just happens to put Xi front and center. It would likewise be a remarkable coincidence for the U.S. to be relegated to the back row at precisely the time that American power and prestige are less respected than they’ve been at any time since before World War I — thanks to Old Joe Biden. 

"If you’re skeptical, check out APEC’s 2023 photo. There is no hint of an alphabetical arrangement by country. Old Joe is standing proudly in the center of the front row, affecting the most convincing friendly, and confident look that he can muster. Xi is way over to the side, next to the callow Trudeau. 

"Old Joe’s demotion did not go unnoticed. The New York Post reported Saturday that “the petty humiliation of America’s leader” — yeah, they really called him that — “came ahead of his Saturday afternoon meeting with Xi — who has been feted with relative pomp throughout the APEC event in Lima as thanks for his country’s financing of a large new port on Peru’s coast.' ”

Trump Looking to Kill Biden’s Absurd Electric Vehicle Tax Credit

Warner Todd Huston; The Lid 

"This is good news. Screw your electric car. You want one? Great. Pay the full freight."

"Look for the EV industry to practically disappear next year as Donald Trump has already signaled that he is looking to put an end to Joe Biden’s idiotic Electric Vehicle tax credit, which is nothing but a subsidy for EV manufacturers.

"Electric vehicles are universally garbage, it is true. But if you want one, there is no reason at al you should not go out and get one. However, there is no reason whatever that I should help you buy one and help manufacturers make them with MY tax dollars.

"You want to waste your money on one of these boondoggles, knock yourself out. But keep your hands out of the federal treasury while you do it.

"And, at long last, we are going to have a president that understands what is right and what is wrong.

"If EVs are going to thrive, they must do so on their own standing. Not because billions of my tax dollars are being thrown at them." . . .

“The Israeli attack on Iran in late October destroyed an active top secret nuclear weapons research facility in Parchin.”

 Legal Insurrection; Israel Reportedly Destroyed Iranian Nuclear Weapons Site in Recent Strike  

"The new revelation comes as President-elect Donald Trump is bringing together the team for his second term. President Joe Biden’s abandonment of the Trump-era policy of “Maximum Pressure” on Iran and granting sanctions relief emboldened the regime to ramp up its rogue nuclear weapons program."

 "Israel destroyed a secret Iranian nuclear weapons site in its recent airstrike, Israeli journalist Barak Ravid reported Friday in the Axios news website. “The Israeli attack on Iran in late October destroyed an active top secret nuclear weapons research facility in Parchin,” the news website reported, quoting U.S. officials.

"The Israeli airstrike, conducted on October 26, successfully “destroyed sophisticated equipment used to design the plastic explosives that surround uranium in a nuclear device and are needed to detonate it,” the Axios article added.

"The airstrike, named “Days of Repentance,” was in response to an Iranian aerial attack in which around 180 missiles were fired at Israel in early October. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) did not disclose hitting any rogue nuclear targets, but the Israeli media reported that around 20 Iranian targets linked to the regime’s air defense systems and missile production sites were hit during the strike." . . .

"Satellite images provided to me by a source reveal that the Parchin military base, east of Tehran, was targeted overnight by the IAF. The image on the left depicts the site prior to the strike, while the post-strike image on the right indicates two areas affected by an attack." pic.twitter.com/Um2WbPh0Y6

— Joe Truzman (@JoeTruzman) October 26, 2024

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Fmr Trump Education Secretary DeVos Supports Plan to End DOE

 NewsMax

DeVos did not rule out returning to the Department of Education, Daily Mail reported, but said she would only return if Trump was serious about shuttering the department.

"Betsy DeVos, former secretary of education during Donald Trump's first term as president, praised his efforts to end the Department of Education, the Daily Mail reported.

" 'We're going to end education coming out of Washington, D.C.," Trump said in a message to supporters. "We're going to close it up — all those buildings all over the place — and you have people in many cases who hate our children. We're going to send it all back to the states."

"DeVos, who resigned her Cabinet position following the Jan. 6 incident at the U.S. Capitol, voiced support for Trump and is optimistic he will make education reform a priority.

" 'There are many ways to de-power the Department of Education, and I am very optimistic that President Trump in his second term is going to put the muscle behind seeing that happen," DeVos told the Daily Mail.

"DeVos proposed that Trump first pass federal tax credits to help parents pay for school choice, fueling education freedom across the country. She further suggested the federal government begin offering block funding grants to the states. 

"DeVos, who faced fierce opposition from teachers unions during her time as secretary of education, said the unions will try to fight Trump every step of the way.

" 'The status quo is not going to back down at all, and they're not going to get quieter," DeVos told Daily Mail. "Whomever is there is going to, if they are standing up to the status quo, they're going to get all the protests and all the stuff the same way because they are fighting for power and control." . . .

It Wasn't the Revenge of the Working Class Voter in 2024. It Was Something Much Worse for Dems.

"The evidence of MAGA being the majority is everywhere. Democrats need to understand it to win again. Let’s hope they don’t because these voters are definitionally the swinging type. Liberal America is too awash with snobs, bigots, and all-around morons to turn this around right now."  Matt Vespa

It’s No Mystery

Matt Vespa  "In 2016, it was the revenge of the white working-class voter and the forgotten American. Hillary Clinton also failed to realize she was bleeding with a crucial voter group until it was too late. Yet, Trump lost the popular vote, which gave woke leftists and far-left loons a crutch to make their case that identitarian politics, transanity, and other whacko action items should remain front and center of Democrats’ messaging to voters. The 2022 midterms brought the red mirage, where pollsters oversampled Republicans, leading to an epic underperformance by Republicans in what was supposed to be a tsunami cycle. When polls showed Joe Biden and Kamala Harris in trouble, or at the very least not where they should be against a man liberals view as Satan incarnate, they leaned on the midterms. 

"Any political analyst knows a midterm election and a presidential contest are two different beasts, which led to adding another layer of density to this liberal academic bubble where reality and facts don’t exist. Liberals thought Florida was in play, and Kamala would win it. Yet, it’s the Trump supporter who is ignorant. No, it’s the American liberal who is the true mental invalid, too stupid to differentiate what is a bad idea and too condescending and self-righteous to admit total and complete defeat. For these liberals, they needn’t look far regarding where Trump made his most significant gains. It’s right in their wealthy enclaves." . . .