Relatively quick one this week (I know, I know) as I’m on the road and planning on being off altogether next week except for a few mean Tweets and spicy Memes as I will be in full Labor Day festivities mode enjoying the last days of Summer (‘out on the road today, I saw a Deadhead sticker on a Cadillac’…)
So what’s moving markets, politics and frequencies this week?
The Republican Party ‘Beauty Pageant’, always Trump, Jackson Hole and the Maui ugliness.
Let’s dive in.
Trump Didn’t Choose the Streets…
Trump’s booking in Fulton County as part of DA Fani Willis’ low IQ, deep state hatchet job made history. Perhaps the most anticipated mugshot and one of the most iconic photos in history didn’t disappoint.
They're angry because the whole point of booking Trump and releasing the mugshot was to humiliate him (which surprisingly, The Atlantic and other Mockingbird Media outlets openly admit) and demoralize his supporters. But instead, it's done the exact opposite and galvanized them.
According to polls, a surge of Republicans and independents are coming off the sidelines to support Trump, especially in light of what many view as illegitimate indictments.
As Collin Rugg put it succinctly:
“Imagine indicting Donald Trump three times, hyping the fourth indictment up to be the best one yet, finally getting to be able to get a mugshot of the former president, releasing the mugshot…
…and then Trump throws the mugshot in a fundraising email, comes back to X and steals the whole show from you.
Legendary energy shift.”
As I’ve written in the past, each step by the Deep State to stop the Democratic process just ratchets up the stakes and tension. It’s “all-in” now for both sides, or at least it should be if Trump keeps his word.
He tends to have a problem with that, as we’ve seen in the past. He ran on numerous issues including most notably, “Lock her up” to hold Hillary and the corrupt Deep State accountable.
And then as soon as he was elected in 2016, suddenly they were best friends, and he couldn’t give Hillary and Epstein Island Bill enough props.
The question still lingers: if Trump emerges victorious, will he indeed hold those who targeted him accountable?
Will we see real retribution for the Regime that ran a soft coup, fabricated the Russia Collusion Hoax, buried the Hunter laptop and weaponized the intelligence and law enforcement apparatus to target Trump, his close allies, and label loyal Americans, including parents, as domestic terrorists?
Or will we see the same cowardly, feckless move he pulled last time in the interest of reconciliation (yeah, how’d that work out for you buddy?).
Rather than prosecuting Hillary and going after the Deep State, Trump and Hillary kissed and made up. Meanwhile, she, along with Obama and the US intelligence community were busy orchestrating a soft coup a subtle against Trump and his allies by utilizing illegal FISA wiretaps and leveraging media connections to push for a special prosecutor based on claims that Trump was a 'Russian Asset,' which overshadowed his entire presidency.
It was bad enough he got rolled by Hillary and Obama, but then after blasting the Swamp and Neocons, he went out and hired the most quintessential Swamp cabinet he could find including Bill Barr, John Bolton, James Comey and Chris Wray.
I’d say he learned his lesson by trying to play ball’ with the deeply entrenched, deeply corrupt administrative state. He’s now facing 91 charges and a life sentence.
The mugshot serves as a beacon of hope for those continuing their struggle for change. It's not only a symbol of defiance but also a declaration that there will be consequences and justice if he emerges victorious. To put it plainly, in any unbiased and just legal system, all four cases would be dismissed with ease. All of the cases consist of fabricated charges that have never been used in history against anyone, much less directed at the leading political candidate of the opposition party.
As I've consistently pointed out in recent weeks, this entire charade hinges on two straightforward truths: 1) The allegations rest on unprecedented legal grounds never invoked in history, and 2) several figures from the opposing camp (like Hillary, Obama, and Stacey Abrams) have engaged in similar actions themselves.
So we’re approaching the End Game. And it’s looking like the Avengers….if Trump can pull off two mini-miracles. First, securing a win within a justice system with a hostile Judge where prosecutors wield immense power and have their own reputations at stake, and second, triumphing in a general election where, as past instances suggest, the very credibility of the voting system is questionable at best.
I will likely be voting and supporting Vivek or DeSantis in the primary. And if Trump ends up being the candidate, I will 100% support him in the general election. And let’s hope he is a man of his word when it comes to accountability. Like Gerard Butler says in ‘Law Abiding Citizen’, it’s long past time to “pull the whole thing down. I'm gonna bring the whole fuckin' diseased, corrupt temple down on your head. It's gonna be biblical.'“
Post note: One intriguing outcome of Trump's arrest and subsequent mugshot appears to be the newfound support and loyalty he's garnered from a significant portion of the black community. Their extensive history with a flawed justice system makes it easier for them to empathize with someone they believe is facing unjust prosecution. The "Trump the Gangster" meme is one of my favorite memes picking up traction.
The portrayal of Trump as a champion for the black community was an unexpected turn of events I hadn't anticipated at the start of 2023.
Final note: Since 2016, I've cautioned that when one side undermines the Constitution and misuses state machinery for partisan gain, it risks a powerful counter-reaction. When the pendulum swings back to a Warlord on the Right, don’t feign surprise. It's only a matter of time before it does.
Beauty School Dropouts
The Republican field held their first televised debate this week. While the majority of them have NO BUSINESS whatsoever being out there (see first 30 seconds of video below for a depiction of me watching the debate), it’s good to have these public debates. Especially for the part of the public that still gets their news from the TV, or other parts of the Mockingbird Media.
While the above may sound overly harsh or critical, let’s take a step back. Internal criticism can be healthy. There is a battle for the future of the Republican Party taking place. The winner has already been declared (MAGA, whether its originator or a successor), but it’s healthy and enlightening to witness the old guard of the party grapple with their fading relevance, showcasing their dated political beliefs for the world to see.
In a healthy society and Republic, free speech is a bulwark, and arguing zealously on behalf of one’s principles and philosophy should be the cornerstone of selecting a candidate to represent the party (and hopefully The People, although we haven’t seen much of that in the past 40 years).
The UniParty dinosaur wing of the Republican party, represented by figures like Pence, Christie, Haley, deserve to lose. Their track record, marked notably by multi-decade wars that yielded no clear victories, has come at an immeasurable cost: countless lives, both civilian and military, and trillions of dollars spent. Their strategy has been catastrophic on every front.
For the Neocon war record alone, these people deserve to never hold office again or be seriously considered. But the debate and free exchange of ideas is what makes democracies vibrant and Lindy.
Compare that to the other side, where they are not even holding a primary despite a Demented Corpse with failing ratings that can barely form a coherent sentence inhabiting the White House. Also, let’s not forget the prior years where the DNC roughed up and attacked any candidate that dared to run (Bernie cough cough) against their handpicked candidate.
So while the above is appropriately critical of the potential Republican slate, it’s still far preferable to the corrupt DNC back-room oligarchy. And let’s be crystal clear - any candidate on that stage would make a far better president than Sleepy Joe RICO.
When disillusioned voters or libertarians tell me, it’s all one UniParty and there’s no difference between either side, it makes my blood boil. While there is some truth to the above when it comes to NeoCon candidates like Pence/Christie, let’s again be abundantly clear - only one side in power is launching unnecessary wars, orchestrating race riots and racial tensions, imposing mass censorship, mutilating kids genitals, inviting and applauding the invasion at the border and locking up political opponents. So save that sh*t for someone that’s asleep and get off your ass and vote (and that’s just the beginning of your civic duties…).
Now, it’s time to get down to business. While DeSantis was thoroughly unimpressive and clearly trying to be someone he wasn’t, Vivek was brilliant as usual and ran the stage. Not only does he have 20 IQ points on every candidate up there, but he’s the only one in sync with the overwhelming majority of the Republican party that wants Trump to stop being persecuted, the endless overseas wars to stop, the climate change hoax to be treated with the derision it deserves, and someone to stand up for the people and call the other lunacy of the left and media out from trans child mutilation to the normalization of crime and the invasion of illegals on the Southern border.
Trump should reach out to Vivek and make it official. You’re my VP, and if for some reason I can’t run, then you’re my choice. That would end the race although DeSantis would probably still stay in and have a shot if indeed Trump is incapacitated. DeSantis should reach out to RFK Jr to counter, or at a minimum go back to being him - a boring, quiet executioner.
While that’s unlikely to happen, there is some comfort in that Biden continues to embarrass America and infuriate its citizens with every move he makes (or lack thereof). His favorability ratings are back at their lows and many polls show Trump beating Biden in the general. Remember, Trump is polling ahead of where he was in 2020 and 2016. Whether that will matter in an election where fraud is not only not prohibited but openly invited and instigated, remains to be seen.
FINAL NOTE: Trump was smart to skip the show. The undisputed heavyweight champ doesn’t fight in the prelims.
Maui Tears
Sleepy Joe finally decided he should go visit the town of Lahaina after its total wipeout and loss of close to 1000 lives, mostly children.
After two vacations and two weeks sleeping at the beach, Biden showed up and quickly turned the conversation to himself, comparing the loss of close to 1000 lives and total loss of homes and property to the time he had a small grease fire in his kitchen.
He then proceeded to fall asleep at a meeting for survivors and was booed mercilessly upon his arrival and departure, justifiably so.
He promised to send $700 checks to Maui residents that lost everything while promising the very same day to send tens of billions of dollars more to Ukraine.
Here’s a great, quick 2 min take on the calamity and callousness of Biden's late visit.
The Maui tragedy stands as the 3rd most significant disaster in American history, trailing only Pearl Harbor and 9/11. Questions abound regarding the government's awareness and involvement in the aftermath.
Despite living in a digital age with accessible information, answers remain elusive about critical details surrounding the tragedy. With over 800 individuals still unaccounted for, key questions emerge about the nature of the fire, the emergency response, and the subsequent treatment of journalists.
There are over 800 still missing. Why haven’t their names been released?
Why are citizen journalists being arrested (or put in headlocks) who dare ask the question, “How many are dead or missing?”
How were the fires hot enough to melt cars and allegedly disintegrate bodies when those acts require an extended burn at 1800 degrees or hotter and wildfires run 1200-1500?
Why did the firefighters leave the scene or not respond?
Why didn’t the alarm sirens go off?
Why didn’t they release water to fight the fires?
Why were Maui police blocking the roads out of Lahaina?
Why did houses and cars burn but not some of the trees (and certain houses) during the fire?
There are too many inconsistencies and the media blackout has been incredibly suspicious.
FEMA and the Red Cross are nowhere to be seen and many residents still can’t get basic supplies.
Remember, President Bush was attacked mercilessly for Hurricane Katrina 24/7 for weeks when the loss of life was a fraction of what it was in Hawaii. Imagine if the media did its job and held those in power and responsible accountable.
One final thought. Hawaii has Democrat governor and two Democratic Senators. They voted for Joe Biden by a 2-1 margin. Let’s see if they change their mind come November 2024. Elections have consequences.
Here’s more on Maui from Mike Cernovich.
Maui locals give Joe Biden an appropriate welcome.
Jackson Hole SnoozeFest
The Federal Reserve held its annual Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium on August 24-26, 2023. The theme of the symposium was "Structural Shifts in the Global Economy."
The Jackson Hole Economic Policy Symposium is a major event in the global monetary policy calendar. It provides an opportunity for central bankers, policymakers, and economists to discuss the most pressing issues facing the global economy. The 2023 symposium was no exception, and it generated a lot of discussion about the challenges posed by inflation and structural change.
In his keynote address, Fed Chair Jerome Powell reiterated the Fed's commitment to bringing inflation down to its 2% target. He said that the Fed may need to raise interest rates further to cool inflation, but that it would proceed carefully and monitor the data closely. This was the most important point. There are a lot of forces at work to get the Fed to designate 3% as the ‘new’ normal. Powell resisted this appropriately.
Powell also said that the Fed is aware of the risks to the economy from a slowdown in global growth and rising interest rates. However, he said that the Fed is confident that it can achieve a "soft landing" for the economy, meaning that it can bring inflation down without causing a recession.
Here are some of the key takeaways from the symposium:
The Fed is committed to bringing inflation down to its 2% target.
The Fed may need to raise interest rates further to cool inflation.
The Fed is aware of the risks to the economy from a slowdown in global growth and rising interest rates.
The Fed is confident that it can achieve a "soft landing" for the economy.
Structural shifts in the global economy are putting pressure on wages and productivity.
Policymakers need to find ways to adapt to structural change.
You don’t say.
MH370 - How the Game is Played
As we noted last week, there have been some strange recent leaks of satellite and drone imagery surrounding the MH370 disappearance from 2014. The autists on Reddit have had a field day with the information, and it started getting some traction even trending on Twitter.
Lo and behold, out of the blue, comes this release from Bloomberg and others describing the ‘barnacles’ on a piece of a wing that washed up on shore in 2015. While inconclusive whether the wing belonged to MH370, these people now think the barnacles found on the wing can hold the clues to ‘breaking the case’.
Barnacles found on a piece of plane debris might hold the key to discovering what happened to MH370, the Malaysia Airlines flight that disappeared in 2014. MH370 might have drifted “far south” of where previous models have speculated, according to research published in AGU Advances, which analyzed barnacles found on a flaperon, the moving part of a wing. The plane part washed up on Réunion, a French island in the Indian Ocean, a year after the disappearance. Flight 370 departed from Kuala Lumpur on March 8, 2014, with an intended destination of Beijing. However, it lost contact with air traffic control less than an hour after takeoff, when the plane was over the South China Sea, and was never seen again. All 227 passengers and 12 crew members are presumed dead.
Curious that there was no info for 8 years, and now suddenly after internet autists open up a new revelation with a potential UFO connection to the disappearance - there’s a break in the case.
Learn to dissect traditional news like this and recognize the overt signs of disinformation.
What I’m Reading and Watching….
The beauty of Twitter and the internet (if used properly) is they can time accelerate a lot of your news and info consumption. While I would normally wait for my Signal, Twitter and other networks to watch, vet and curate the clips I needed to see on longer videos, there are certain events worth watching in full. The first Republican debate was one of them as I mentioned above. Now that I’ve seen it, I reaffirmed what I already assumed - DeSantis and Vivek are the only two worth paying attention to. Haley, as a female person of color and ‘interventionist’ will stay in the race for a bit as she will be the default choice for the archaic Republican Neocons and receive all of the traditional media praise.
Here’s the debate in full. You might need a Percocet or two and some tequila to get through it.
And Tucker’s same day same time interview with President Trump. I haven’t watched the complete Trump interview yet, but the clips I saw weren’t that impressive. Trump looked tired and wasn’t as sharp as he usually is.
Here’s Tucker’s latest interview with Colonel Douglas McGregor.
His position is familiar to me, but it might be worth a watch for those still on the fence about the war in Ukraine.
Reprint of The American Tablet’s guide to understanding the hoax of the century (Russia Collusion) and 13 ways at looking at disinformation. This is a hugely important and insightful article. Save it even if you don’t plan on reading it today.
Ouch. Painful, eye-opening moment when an investigator is hired to find out why upper middle-class black students average 1.9 GPA while whites averaged 3.45. Everyone wanted ‘racism’ to be the answer. Except it wasn’t.
I’ll stick with my original call from earlier in the year. Guy Ritchie’s, ‘The Covenant’ is a g*ddamn masterpiece. Instantly ranks on my Top 10 war movie list. Here’s one of the more haunting scenes that blew me away. Because we live in an age of madness and lies, fewer and fewer can relate to the idea of honor, or a debt/covenant. From my position, these are the only people I want to do business, love and life with.
The scene isn’t a huge spoiler, but I’d skip it if you’re planning on watching it shortly.
Best of Tweeter
Memetic Warfare
Parting Words…
That’s it for this week folks! Hope you enjoyed. As always, if you did, punch the heart/like above and share it with a friend. Vires In Numeris.
So the Hawaii fires are now a conspiracy? Do you think the government started the fires? Inside job? But, there is video of the fire starting. Crisis actors?