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Deep State Corruption and Opposition
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I feel like a reporter for Military.com shouldn't be making sht up and spreading fake news. What's irritating is that the "military" newspapers and news sites aren't really military at all - they're civilians *reporting* on the military. Many times they don't know their ass from a hole in the ground and just make sht up or write whatever some corrupt POS pays them to write.
IRS Tax Examiner GOES ON RECORD AND BLOWS WHISTLE ON AGENCY: “I'm Going to Bull Ahead and Do the Right Thing,” Reveals Congress Prioritizes “Band-Aid Issues” Over Systemic Problems: ‘We’re Handcuffed by Antiquated Systems’
“We also have very antiquated software. We use a software called Integrated Data Retrieval System (IDRS)."
“We can’t do anywhere close to what the American people think we can.”
No One or Any Business has a right o Security Clearances
NGO: Why do the spouses and family members of every Democrat seem to control an NGO? Ashley Biden's NGO got $250,000 from Prince Harry and Meghan Markle around the same time we learned Prince Harry lied on his visa application and was facing deportation. He didn't get deported.
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A “complex” too complex
In a report with “exclusive details,” the New York Post writes today,
The nonprofit in question, the Austin, TX-based Southwest Key Programs, has been around for decades, but as the Post shows, their operations exploded under the multi-billion-dollar Biden grant. The group’s CEO now earns almost $1.2 million a year.
And how did that turn out? The Post reports,
The Post reports that U.S. HHS Secretary RFK Jr. terminated the grant on Wednesday.
But we see this pattern over and over. Elsewhere, I wrote earlier this month (based on another Post report) about $20 billion that the Biden Administration’s EPA shoved out the door in its final days. $7 billion of this windfall went to a recently-minted Maryland nonprofit, Climate United Fund.
Governments at all levels, in recent years, have taken to outsourcing even basic functions to nonprofits. Call it the “government-nonprofit industrial complex.”
Maniacs at the South Pole aside, it surely is a strange era. The New York Times ran a maniacal story yesterday under the cleverly-worded headline, “At the U.S. Institute of Peace, It’s War When Musk’s Team Arrives.” The sub-headline explained, “A bubbling dispute broke into a dramatic standoff that ended with police involvement and the Department of Government Efficiency taking up residence at the independent agency.”
Last night, USIP’s ‘president’ George ‘the’ Moose, pictured above, was escorted out of the building by sheriff’s deputies, ending a weeklong standoff where he’d refused to voluntarily decamp from his bureaucratic throne. Lawyers for the agency that you never heard of — the latest Cold War relic — argued that DOGE had no authority, since it was quasi-independent from the Executive Branch, partly private, and partly owned by the Legislative Branch, which cannot own or operate any agencies.
USIP was initially formed by the Reagan Administration in 1984, at the height of Cold War tensions. It’s ostensibly a ‘think tank,’ with a stated mission of “promoting peace and conflict resolution,’ but its critics claim the secretive agency is just another ‘soft power’ tool the State Department uses to conduct dirty tricks and destabilize democratic governments around the globe. You decide.
Last week, after President Trump issued his executive order canceling a dozen agencies, including itself, USIP immediately abandoned peaceful conflict resolution and went to war with the Trump Administration. Although the rogue agency is 100% funded by the federal government, and although the President appoints its board members, and although its offices sit in a federal building on federal land right on the National Mall, USIP’s lawyers claim it exists separately as an NGO nonprofit corporation.
After his inglorious exit, Mister Moose complained to reporters that “what has happened here today is an illegal takeover by elements of the executive branch of a private nonprofit corporation.” Uh-huh. Yesterday, President Trump fired Moose and most of the rest of the USIP board, but the large mammal tenaciously clung on, like a tree activist camping out in the canopy, refusing to leave his office and having pizzas delivered to keep his energy up.
Frankly, it was probably more of a media stunt than any actual rebellion. It looks designed to give eager corporate media reporters yet another chance to take dramatic pictures and accuse dastardly Elon Musk of personally cutting critical federal programs. But they really don’t get it. Nobody but insiders has ever heard of USIP. We certainly haven’t heard about it creating any peace anywhere.
Nobody cares except the New York Times.
It turns out that, when you isolate groups of people for too long with no real-world accountability, strange things start happening. Whether it’s an Antarctic climate-research base or a Cold War-era ‘think tank’ on the National Mall, cabin fever is real. You might even call it an epidemic. One type ends in emailed assault accusations, and the other with a 78-year-old bureaucratic termite ordering Domino’s while barricading himself in his office.
It’s over, George. He needs to surrender the Cold War, and learn to code. I hear podcasting is a good gig, too.
www.coffeeandcovid.com
Last night, USIP’s ‘president’ George ‘the’ Moose, pictured above, was escorted out of the building by sheriff’s deputies, ending a weeklong standoff where he’d refused to voluntarily decamp from his bureaucratic throne. Lawyers for the agency that you never heard of — the latest Cold War relic — argued that DOGE had no authority, since it was quasi-independent from the Executive Branch, partly private, and partly owned by the Legislative Branch, which cannot own or operate any agencies.
USIP was initially formed by the Reagan Administration in 1984, at the height of Cold War tensions. It’s ostensibly a ‘think tank,’ with a stated mission of “promoting peace and conflict resolution,’ but its critics claim the secretive agency is just another ‘soft power’ tool the State Department uses to conduct dirty tricks and destabilize democratic governments around the globe. You decide.
Last week, after President Trump issued his executive order canceling a dozen agencies, including itself, USIP immediately abandoned peaceful conflict resolution and went to war with the Trump Administration. Although the rogue agency is 100% funded by the federal government, and although the President appoints its board members, and although its offices sit in a federal building on federal land right on the National Mall, USIP’s lawyers claim it exists separately as an NGO nonprofit corporation.
After his inglorious exit, Mister Moose complained to reporters that “what has happened here today is an illegal takeover by elements of the executive branch of a private nonprofit corporation.” Uh-huh. Yesterday, President Trump fired Moose and most of the rest of the USIP board, but the large mammal tenaciously clung on, like a tree activist camping out in the canopy, refusing to leave his office and having pizzas delivered to keep his energy up.
Frankly, it was probably more of a media stunt than any actual rebellion. It looks designed to give eager corporate media reporters yet another chance to take dramatic pictures and accuse dastardly Elon Musk of personally cutting critical federal programs. But they really don’t get it. Nobody but insiders has ever heard of USIP. We certainly haven’t heard about it creating any peace anywhere.
Nobody cares except the New York Times.
It turns out that, when you isolate groups of people for too long with no real-world accountability, strange things start happening. Whether it’s an Antarctic climate-research base or a Cold War-era ‘think tank’ on the National Mall, cabin fever is real. You might even call it an epidemic. One type ends in emailed assault accusations, and the other with a 78-year-old bureaucratic termite ordering Domino’s while barricading himself in his office.
It’s over, George. He needs to surrender the Cold War, and learn to code. I hear podcasting is a good gig, too.
☕️ MAGIC MONEY ☙ Tuesday, March 18, 2025 ☙ C&C NEWS 🦠
Antarctic madness unfolds; DOGE exposes magic money printers; gold surges; a ‘peace’ think tank declares war (and loses); Trump’s DEI ban survives a lefty court challenge; and much more.
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They sure weren't very good at their jobs at this Institute of Peace since 1984. Countless wars across the world since your organization has arrived. You guys failed in your mission, time to shut you down and cut off the unaudited flow of money - how much went into the "Friends and Family" accounts?Maniacs at the South Pole aside, it surely is a strange era. The New York Times ran a maniacal story yesterday under the cleverly-worded headline, “At the U.S. Institute of Peace, It’s War When Musk’s Team Arrives.” The sub-headline explained, “A bubbling dispute broke into a dramatic standoff that ended with police involvement and the Department of Government Efficiency taking up residence at the independent agency.”
Last night, USIP’s ‘president’ George ‘the’ Moose, pictured above, was escorted out of the building by sheriff’s deputies, ending a weeklong standoff where he’d refused to voluntarily decamp from his bureaucratic throne. Lawyers for the agency that you never heard of — the latest Cold War relic — argued that DOGE had no authority, since it was quasi-independent from the Executive Branch, partly private, and partly owned by the Legislative Branch, which cannot own or operate any agencies.
USIP was initially formed by the Reagan Administration in 1984, at the height of Cold War tensions. It’s ostensibly a ‘think tank,’ with a stated mission of “promoting peace and conflict resolution,’ but its critics claim the secretive agency is just another ‘soft power’ tool the State Department uses to conduct dirty tricks and destabilize democratic governments around the globe. You decide.
Last week, after President Trump issued his executive order canceling a dozen agencies, including itself, USIP immediately abandoned peaceful conflict resolution and went to war with the Trump Administration. Although the rogue agency is 100% funded by the federal government, and although the President appoints its board members, and although its offices sit in a federal building on federal land right on the National Mall, USIP’s lawyers claim it exists separately as an NGO nonprofit corporation.
After his inglorious exit, Mister Moose complained to reporters that “what has happened here today is an illegal takeover by elements of the executive branch of a private nonprofit corporation.” Uh-huh. Yesterday, President Trump fired Moose and most of the rest of the USIP board, but the large mammal tenaciously clung on, like a tree activist camping out in the canopy, refusing to leave his office and having pizzas delivered to keep his energy up.
Frankly, it was probably more of a media stunt than any actual rebellion. It looks designed to give eager corporate media reporters yet another chance to take dramatic pictures and accuse dastardly Elon Musk of personally cutting critical federal programs. But they really don’t get it. Nobody but insiders has ever heard of USIP. We certainly haven’t heard about it creating any peace anywhere.
Nobody cares except the New York Times.
It turns out that, when you isolate groups of people for too long with no real-world accountability, strange things start happening. Whether it’s an Antarctic climate-research base or a Cold War-era ‘think tank’ on the National Mall, cabin fever is real. You might even call it an epidemic. One type ends in emailed assault accusations, and the other with a 78-year-old bureaucratic termite ordering Domino’s while barricading himself in his office.
It’s over, George. He needs to surrender the Cold War, and learn to code. I hear podcasting is a good gig, too.
☕️ MAGIC MONEY ☙ Tuesday, March 18, 2025 ☙ C&C NEWS 🦠
Antarctic madness unfolds; DOGE exposes magic money printers; gold surges; a ‘peace’ think tank declares war (and loses); Trump’s DEI ban survives a lefty court challenge; and much more.
Isn't the State Department in charge of our Peace plans?
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DEI-Obsessed Democrats Are Doing This on Purpose
Now I’m convinced. They are definitely doing this on purpose.
Content related to Black and female service members has been removed from Arlington National Cemetery’s website in a supposed attempt to comply with President Donald Trump’s executive orders regarding diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs in the federal government.
The New York Times reported that “the graves of Black and female service members have vanished as the Trump administration purges government websites of references to diversity and inclusion.”
Maniacs at the South Pole aside, it surely is a strange era. The New York Times ran a maniacal story yesterday under the cleverly-worded headline, “At the U.S. Institute of Peace, It’s War When Musk’s Team Arrives.” The sub-headline explained, “A bubbling dispute broke into a dramatic standoff that ended with police involvement and the Department of Government Efficiency taking up residence at the independent agency.”
Last night, USIP’s ‘president’ George ‘the’ Moose, pictured above, was escorted out of the building by sheriff’s deputies, ending a weeklong standoff where he’d refused to voluntarily decamp from his bureaucratic throne. Lawyers for the agency that you never heard of — the latest Cold War relic — argued that DOGE had no authority, since it was quasi-independent from the Executive Branch, partly private, and partly owned by the Legislative Branch, which cannot own or operate any agencies.
USIP was initially formed by the Reagan Administration in 1984, at the height of Cold War tensions. It’s ostensibly a ‘think tank,’ with a stated mission of “promoting peace and conflict resolution,’ but its critics claim the secretive agency is just another ‘soft power’ tool the State Department uses to conduct dirty tricks and destabilize democratic governments around the globe. You decide.
☕️ MAGIC MONEY ☙ Tuesday, March 18, 2025 ☙ C&C NEWS 🦠
Antarctic madness unfolds; DOGE exposes magic money printers; gold surges; a ‘peace’ think tank declares war (and loses); Trump’s DEI ban survives a lefty court challenge; and much more.
The US Institute of Peace: A Rogue Agency Defying Presidential Authority
The United States Institute of Peace (USIP) is yet another example of an unaccountable, so-called independent agency created by Congress, a legislative Frankenstein that has evolved beyond its intended function. The very idea that there exist taxpayer-funded institutions dictating foreign policy outside the control of the elected President is nothing short of absurd. This latest confrontation between the Trump administration and the USIP reveals the deep structural flaws of the modern administrative state. If the President of the United States does not control an agency engaged in global regime-building, then who does? The answer to that question is as unsettling as it is opaque.
For decades, the USIP has operated under the veneer of bipartisan consensus, quietly steering foreign policy initiatives with little public scrutiny. It claims a mandate for peace, but in reality, it plays a pivotal role in deciding which foreign governments are deemed acceptable and which must be destabilized. Who sets these policies? Who ensures accountability? Congress may have formed this entity, but few legislators even know how it operates, let alone exercise any real oversight. This is an affront to the Constitution’s separation of powers. The idea that the legislative branch should have its own de facto foreign policy operation, separate from and untouchable by the Executive, is beyond reason. Worse, this organization has a well-documented history of producing and distributing manuals designed to teach activists how to subvert and overthrow governments. Some of these same materials surfaced during the Occupy Wall Street movement, the BLM/Antifa riots, and the recent pro-Palestinian campus takeovers. The American taxpayer is footing the bill for an organization that actively undermines both U.S. interests abroad and domestic stability at home.
Democrats, predictably, will argue that USIP was designed to function outside presidential control—that it was meant to be an independent entity promoting global peace. But let’s be clear: no part of the federal government should be operating as a rogue state-within-a-state. There is no justification for a government-funded body engaging in foreign influence campaigns and tactical subversion without direct oversight from the duly elected head of the Executive Branch. This ongoing conflict between the Trump administration and the USIP presents a critical test case for the Supreme Court in addressing the unchecked proliferation of independent agencies. The Court must decide whether Congress has the authority to create organizations that function independently of presidential authority in matters of international relations.
The recent confrontation between the Trump administration and USIP brings these constitutional questions into sharp focus. On Friday, three federal employees arrived at USIP headquarters in Washington, DC—a building that, despite USIP’s relatively modest scale, was constructed at a staggering cost of $186 million. Two of these employees were affiliated with the State Department, previously assigned to USAID, and the third was from the Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE), headed by Elon Musk. Their objective was straightforward: assert rightful government oversight over a federally funded institution. However, upon arrival, these federal agents were denied entry by USIP’s private security force. The very presence of a privately contracted security team guarding what is ostensibly a U.S. government facility raised immediate concerns within the State and Defense Departments. Why does a government-funded entity require private armed security to prevent access to government officials? What exactly is being protected?
Following this brazen act of defiance, the Trump administration acted decisively. Later that same day, the White House fired eleven members of the USIP board for failing to comply with an executive order aimed at restoring federal oversight. This left only three remaining board members: Secretary of State Marco Rubio, Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, and Peter Garvin, President of the National Defense University. These three officials wasted no time, swiftly passing a resolution to remove George R. Moose as President of USIP, replacing him with Kenneth Jackson as acting president.
Armed with this board resolution and accompanied by FBI agents, the federal employees returned to the USIP building, believing their authority was now firmly established. But George R. Moose refused to comply. Instead, he escalated the situation by calling in the DC Police, leading to an extraordinary standoff. Here was a federal agency, funded by taxpayer dollars, refusing to recognize a legally mandated change in leadership, using local law enforcement as a shield against federal authority. The impasse forced the federal employees to retreat once again.
By Monday, tensions had only escalated. When the federal employees and FBI agents returned, they found the locks on the USIP building had been changed over the weekend. Once again, Moose and his private security force called the DC Police. This time, however, after reviewing the official documentation, DC law enforcement sided with the Trump administration’s federal employees. Realizing he had lost control, Moose finally agreed to step aside. But even as he relented, USIP’s private security team refused to comply. In a final act of defiance, they physically barred federal employees from entering the premises. This forced Moose to terminate their contract on the spot, only then allowing the rightful authorities access to the building.
As of Tuesday, the federal employees overseeing the transition remain on high alert. They fear for their safety and that of their families. At least two expect to be doxxed by drive-by media outlets eager to paint them as villains in this saga. Meanwhile, Moose has already begun coordinating with high-powered Democratic law firms to mount a legal challenge against the Trump administration’s intervention. It is only a matter of time before a Democrat-appointed judge issues an injunction, delaying the elimination of the USIP’s culture of unaccountability.
Initial reports emerging from within the USIP building suggest something deeply unsettling is underway. Amidst the unsettling silence, there is an unmistakable air of concern—bordering on fear—among the small investigative team of three federal employees. Though tight-lipped about the specifics, their demeanor makes clear they recognize they've ventured into dangerous territory, potentially encroaching upon interests fiercely guarded by powerful figures, most notably within the intelligence community.
What began as scrutiny into bureaucratic excess appears to have uncovered something far more sinister. The USIP, despite its modest workforce of roughly 300, consumes over $55 million annually in taxpayer funds, secretly supplemented by tens of millions from USAID and other governmental sources earmarked for particular projects. The lavishness of the facility contrasts starkly with its modest scale, raising troubling questions about accountability and oversight. This isolated and opaque institution, steered by unelected bureaucrats, seemingly operates beyond the reach of standard governance, fueling concerns about what precisely lies beneath its polished veneer.
This battle is more than a bureaucratic squabble. It is a direct challenge to the constitutional balance of powers. The Executive Branch, led by the President, is entrusted with the responsibility of conducting foreign policy. Congress may fund and provide oversight, but it cannot establish a parallel foreign policy apparatus that functions outside of presidential authority. The USIP controversy is emblematic of the deeper rot within the administrative state—an unelected fourth branch of government that operates beyond the reach of the people. The Supreme Court must weigh in. If the USIP is allowed to stand as an independent fiefdom, it will set a precedent for the unchecked expansion of other so-called independent agencies. The consequences for American governance would be dire.
The standoff at USIP is not just about a single agency. It is about the fundamental question of who governs. Is it the elected President of the United States, or is it a cabal of entrenched bureaucrats, accountable to no one? The answer to that question will determine the future of executive authority and the balance of power in the federal government.
https://x.com/amuse/article/1902062304465764572/media/1902062248379740163
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Inside A Taxpayer-Funded Think Tank’s Aborted Rebellion Against DOGE
USIP leadership orchestrated extensive internal sabotage before DOGE personnel arrived to implement Trump’s mandated leadership changes, according to a Trump administration official involved in the USIP leadership transition who requested anonymity.
Contrary to earlier reporting by The Washington Post and The New York Times, which claimed the institute merely locked its doors, photographic evidence exclusively obtained by the DCNF shows locks had been physically removed from the exterior doors, effectively destroying entry mechanisms. The official said USIP staff removed the locks.
Moreover, staff contacted Washington’s Metropolitan Police Department (MPD) in an attempt to prevent DOGE personnel from entering, citing barricaded doors and security concerns. MPD officers later confirmed these obstructions upon arrival, further discrediting claims that USIP had only engaged in passive resistance. Much of USIP’s leadership, including Moose, barricaded themselves on the building’s fifth floor, closing window shades and blocking access points in a last-ditch effort to resist DOGE’s entry, the official told the DCNF.
The obstruction didn’t end at damaged doors. Prior to Monday’s confrontation, USIP leaders disabled telephone lines, internet connections and other IT infrastructure, forcing communication among staff through walkie-talkies, according to the official. This deliberate effort to disrupt operations delayed DOGE’s entry and added to the confusion during Monday’s standoff.
Flyers distributed internally further revealed an organized, premeditated resistance strategy. “Greet the guest(s) but do not engage in conversation and immediately notify the on-duty lieutenant,” read the flyers, referring explicitly to anticipated DOGE officials, photos and names of whom were included. The DCNF exclusively obtained one such flyer, including a photograph of it sitting inside a security guard booth outside the building. These flyers were posted throughout the facility in the lead-up to Monday’s confrontation, the official said.
Further reinforcing the deliberate, calculated nature of the rebellion, an internal memo from Feb. 6 titled “External Agency Visitor Procedure,” also obtained exclusively by the DCNF, outlined detailed contingency plans for resisting the Trump administration’s attempts at a leadership transition. The document asserts USIP’s discretion over its own facilities, security protocols and access control, buttressing the leadership’s belief that they could reject external overseers.
It also postulates the institute’s control over its own physical infrastructure, implying leadership believed they had the authority to disable security systems, destroy locks and otherwise render the building inoperable as a means of resistance. The document confirms advanced planning more than ten days before Trump’s inciting executive order, contradicting the outward appearance of Monday’s showdown as a spontaneous and purely reactionary resistance.
The opening salvo of the executive branch-USIP clash came Friday night when Jackson, the newly appointed USIP president, arrived at headquarters with DOGE staffers and FBI agents to enforce Trump’s leadership changes, the official said. A USIP lawyer, apparently recognizing a few faces from the flyer, carped that the order was unlawful and invalid, prompting the Trump officials to withdraw for the night. Over the weekend, Moose and other USIP leaders intensified their resistance plot by holding an emergency meeting, firing the institute’s security contractors (a company called Inter-Con) to block DOGE access — a move the administration official said was illegal — and implementing lockdown measures, including removing the electronic access systems Inter-Con employees used to enter as well as destroying physical locks entirely, the official told the DCNF. Inter-Con declined to comment.
Seems like destruction of property charges are in order ... maybe criminal mischiff
Arrest EVERYONE, transport them out of the DC Zone and hold them until someone starts talking
maybe put them on C141's and imply they are headed to El Salvador ... who ever starts talking gets to go home
They are finally starting to notice what’s happening to them. The walls are closing in on Democrat mid-term hopes. Yesterday, the New York Times ran an unintentionally encouraging story headlined, “With Orders, Investigations and Innuendo, Trump and G.O.P. Aim to Cripple the Left.” That’s not an exaggeration.
I remember well sitting in a conservative action group meeting four years ago and watching a presentation by a major influencer about Soros-funded Arabella Advisors. I’ll never forget the crazily intricate flow chart of cash flows. Shadowy leftist “charitable organization” Arabella has snaky financial tendrils extending into nearly every leftwing protest group, every corporate media company, and most big corporations like Disney.
The influencer persuasively argued that, unless Republicans can somehow halt the left’s dark-money finance operation, nothing will ever change.
Well, it appears that the message permeated. The Times listed all the worst known offenders, from Arabella to Act Blue, which all appear to now be squarely within the investigatory crosshairs. “President Trump and his allies,” the Times warned, “have taken a series of highly partisan official actions that threaten to hobble Democrats’ ability to compete in elections for years to come.”
What was shocking news in top conservative circles four years ago is now being openly debated on the pages of the New York Times.
A GOP representative denied any coordinated effort to take down the Democrat party, simply because it is doing that well enough on its own. Indeed, a USA Today headline published this week blared, “Democrats amp up infighting and 'unhinged petulance' as approval rating plummets.”
That headline was not lonely. An AP headline published this morning advised, “Democrats clashed over their shutdown strategy. But the party's identity crisis runs far deeper.” The story quoted Representative Seth Moulton (D-Ma.), who complained, “The Democratic brand absolutely needs to change; We will not win with the status quo.”
Immediately after Trump’s resounding victory in November, Democrats rushed to encourage progressive voters, by reminding them of the long-established fact that first-term presidents always lose Congress in the mid-term elections. We’ll take back the House and stop the Trump train. But this is no ordinary first term. And the Trump Team does not appear to be resting on its electoral laurels, either.
I’ll be first to say it. From what we can see from here, the Democrats appear headed toward a historically devastating and catastrophic mid-term election. They only have about eight more months to get their act together before the 2025 mid-term election season begins in earnest.
Truthfully, their real deadline looms much sooner. Fundraising, candidate recruitment, and messaging must all be locked in within the next few months, especially given the structural disadvantages Democrats currently face. Biden’s coattails were weak to non-existent in 2024. What does the party look like now, under new leadership? What leadership? Or worse, how do prospects for recovering the House appear amidst an internal civil war over whether to race further left or pivot back to the center?
No pressure.
They say it always looks darkest before the dawn. But Democrats appear to be stranded in an Arctic base, with a madman on the loose. The sun isn’t forecast to rise for a long, bitterly cold time.
www.coffeeandcovid.com
I remember well sitting in a conservative action group meeting four years ago and watching a presentation by a major influencer about Soros-funded Arabella Advisors. I’ll never forget the crazily intricate flow chart of cash flows. Shadowy leftist “charitable organization” Arabella has snaky financial tendrils extending into nearly every leftwing protest group, every corporate media company, and most big corporations like Disney.
The influencer persuasively argued that, unless Republicans can somehow halt the left’s dark-money finance operation, nothing will ever change.
Well, it appears that the message permeated. The Times listed all the worst known offenders, from Arabella to Act Blue, which all appear to now be squarely within the investigatory crosshairs. “President Trump and his allies,” the Times warned, “have taken a series of highly partisan official actions that threaten to hobble Democrats’ ability to compete in elections for years to come.”
What was shocking news in top conservative circles four years ago is now being openly debated on the pages of the New York Times.
A GOP representative denied any coordinated effort to take down the Democrat party, simply because it is doing that well enough on its own. Indeed, a USA Today headline published this week blared, “Democrats amp up infighting and 'unhinged petulance' as approval rating plummets.”
That headline was not lonely. An AP headline published this morning advised, “Democrats clashed over their shutdown strategy. But the party's identity crisis runs far deeper.” The story quoted Representative Seth Moulton (D-Ma.), who complained, “The Democratic brand absolutely needs to change; We will not win with the status quo.”
Immediately after Trump’s resounding victory in November, Democrats rushed to encourage progressive voters, by reminding them of the long-established fact that first-term presidents always lose Congress in the mid-term elections. We’ll take back the House and stop the Trump train. But this is no ordinary first term. And the Trump Team does not appear to be resting on its electoral laurels, either.
I’ll be first to say it. From what we can see from here, the Democrats appear headed toward a historically devastating and catastrophic mid-term election. They only have about eight more months to get their act together before the 2025 mid-term election season begins in earnest.
Truthfully, their real deadline looms much sooner. Fundraising, candidate recruitment, and messaging must all be locked in within the next few months, especially given the structural disadvantages Democrats currently face. Biden’s coattails were weak to non-existent in 2024. What does the party look like now, under new leadership? What leadership? Or worse, how do prospects for recovering the House appear amidst an internal civil war over whether to race further left or pivot back to the center?
No pressure.
They say it always looks darkest before the dawn. But Democrats appear to be stranded in an Arctic base, with a madman on the loose. The sun isn’t forecast to rise for a long, bitterly cold time.
☕️ SAD DONKEY ☙ Monday, March 19, 2025 ☙ C&C NEWS 🦠
JFK files drop as hot takes fly; Trump and Putin talk war; Middle East erupts; Trump vs. Houthis; economy defies doomers; tariffs hold firm; judge impeachment fight heats up; NYT wakes up; more.
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