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Victor Davis Hanson: The Left Was Willing to Break the Law Just to Destroy Trump​

Victor Davis Hanson examines Iran’s nuclear ambitions and Trump’s strategy toward the regime, the political stakes of the 2026 midterms, and the growing influence of Caitlin Clark on the WNBA, on today’s edition of “Victor Davis Hanson: In His Own Words.”

Hanson and Jack Fowler also discuss Trump’s tensions with Canada and Prime Minister Mark Carney, arguing that Canada’s economic, immigration, and defense policies are increasingly at odds with the United States.

The episode also dives into New York politics, highlighting Letitia James’ pursuit of Donald Trump and his associates. Hanson discusses how Trump’s legal battles revealed a broader politicization of the FBI, CIA, IRS, and other institutions, and warns that the Left’s “victim-victimizer” worldview has created a system of political and cultural double standards.

00:00 Show Intro and Agenda
05:59 Canada Tensions and Trade
20:21 Iran Pressure and Midterm Stakes
48:20 Wrestling Memories
54:30 New York Lawfare
01:16:50 Modern Medieval America

 

Trump's Treasury Just Went To War With The British Virgin Islands​

00:00 The White House posted a TV screen with a 17 on it
02:59 A 5pm emergency order, and elections that might not happen
05:44 Everything everywhere all at once, mirrored back
08:36 Military trucks in Ireland and a $100 million club in the BVI
11:43 Podesta's already gone, but it still has to play out
14:01 The last straw: McDonald's, Ray Kroc and a million sealed indictments
17:45 Channel four means 4chan
20:54 Biff, the Mandela effect and 88 miles an hour
22:32 Every poem in the book is code
25:27 The firewall between the script readers and the ones you can't see
29:30 You can't just execute them — you have to take the soul
33:31 Starmer, Burnham and conscription for everyone but Muslims
34:40 Ratcliffe's C-17 to Moscow and the push for World War Three
39:00 Canada was never a real country
40:18 Mark Carney Meme Day
43:50 The greatest president in history, or a moron
46:12 Careful who you turn on: the Pentagon's paid influencers
51:04 If it gives you a dopamine hit, stop and think
53:29 You fell for that. And that. And that.
 
This should be good, so much stolen loot in Virgin Islands and Cayman Islands...
 
I think we're on the cusp of some BIG changes...



The damning email obtained by King Solomon through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

CONFIRMS:
The Central Intelligence Agency conspired and succeeded in the overthrow of the United States government on November 3, 2020.

In a stunning exchange, CIA Director Mike Morell turns to fellow Director John Brennan and asks if he would join in toppling the United States government during the November 3, 2020 election. Brennan not only agrees—but also expresses his gratitude.

CIA Mike Morell: “Can I add your name to this list? Will be adding Leon Panetta, Sue Gordon, Jeh Johnson, George, Lisa Monaco, and Mike Rogers. And working on adding Dan Coats, Mike Rogers (HPSCI), and Tom Bossert. And lots of other IC career folk.

“Trying to give the incapacitated vegetable, particularly during the debate on Thursday, a talking point to push back on Trump on this issue.”

CIA John Brennan; “Ok Michael, add my name to the list. Good initiative. Thanks for asking me to sign on.”

——————

It wasn’t just 51 former intelligence officials who were involved. The Central Intelligence Agency itself was actively involved as well, and its director, Gina Haspel, approved it.

* @DavidCariens was informed about the Hunter Biden “intel” statement by a CIA employee.

* David Cariens was read the text from the statement by a CIA Employee.

* David Cariens was asked to sign the statement by a CIA Employee.

• @JaniceCariens is retired CIA (1995), and she was also asked to sign the letter.

* Mike Morell testified that such action by a CIA employee would be unethical and inappropriate.

Here are the names of the 51 intel officials who overthrew the United States government.

1. Jim Clapper
2. Michael Hayden
3. Leon Panetta
4. John Brennan
5. Thomas Fingar
6. Rick Ledgett
7. John McLaughlin
8. Michael Morell
9. Mike Vickers
10. Doug Wise
11. Nick Rasmussen
12. Russ Travers
13. Andy Liepman
14. John Moseman
15. Larry Pfeiffer
16. Jeremy Bash
17. Rodney Snyder
18. Glenn Gerstell
19. David Buckley
20. Nada Bakos
21. Patty Brandmaier
22. James B. Bruce
23. David Cariens
24. Janice Cariens
25. Paul Kolbe
26. Peter Corsell
27. Brett Davis
28. Roger Zane George
29. Steven L. Hall
30. Kent Harrington
31. Don Hepburn
32. Timothy D. Kilbourn
33. Ron Marks
34. Jonna Hiestand Mendez
35. Emile Nakhleh
36. Gerald A. O’Shea
37. David Priess
38. Pam Purcilly
39. Marc Polymeropoulos
40. Chris Savos
41. Nick Shapiro
42. John Sipher
43. Stephen Slick
44. Cynthia Strand
45. Greg Tarbell
46. David Terry
47. Greg Treverton
48. John Tullius
49. David A. Vanell
50. Winston Wiley
51. Kristin Wood

The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Patel:

“Since its inception in 1947, the CIA has a legal mandate to never interfere domestically, especially with PARTISAN POLITICS.

“And this letter shows that Gina Haspel’s CIA broke that mandate. That legal mandate did just that and her employees went out and had signatories added to a letter that they knew it contained false information.

“And there better be a whole host of subpoenas going out to Gina Haspel. Her leadership team and everyone of those people that have now been on the email chain adding signatures to that letter.”
 


American “Nobody's talking about this, but 2 men were murdered outside a gay bar in Arizona by an Islamic extremist. And even though one of the victims was a pro-Islam queer for Palestine, the shooter didn't spare him”

The Muslim was also caught carrying a list of other LGBTQ businesses. He had a note at his residence showing the attack was motivated by hate toward the LGBTQ community

Before liberals say he wasn’t a practicing Muslim, the man’s cousin has already confirmed he was

The shooter’s cousin told the Arizona Daily Star he was a practicing Muslim that prayed five times a day

One of the men who was killed was a “Queer’s for Palestine” protester and actually spent his time making homemade Palestine flags to bring to protests

And then a Muslim shows up to kill him because he’s LGBTQ…..

A true chickens for KFC moment….
 
Unrolled at link... worth a read:

Trump Decode... a thread...🧵 What Trump did today will be studied for decades... not because it made headlines, but because it silently rewired the very architecture of global power...

Trump did what no President ever could, or would dare... he reached into the core of the world’s hidden command structure and pulled a keystone loose... in a single stroke, he signed into action a move that didn’t just address crime or restore order in Washington, DC... it struck at the legal heart of the Unholy Trinity that has ruled for generations... you have to see this...1/

 
Bottom Feeder said:
you have to have an account on XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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Y'know, I do like that Elon bought twitter, but it sure is a pain in the ass to even just look at anything on there.

If they just had some f'ing consistency in the way it works, it would be better.

As it is, one post or vid on there will embed, but others won't.

Of the ones that do, some can be seen while others need to be opened in a new tab.

Of those that need a new tab to play, some will play fine, but others have no sound and no volume control visible.

Others open yet another new tab, but play muted.

When I try to adjust the volume on those, yet another tab opens with the vid in a different format.

Then beyond all that, God help ya if you might want to read a few responses on there.

Twitter has always been a hot mess as to how it works, but it's gotten a lot worse since Elon bought it.
 
Bottom Feeder said:
you have to have an account on XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX
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It's painless to get an account folks... So get one!!

X IS where the news is... sure there's a bunch of ne'er-do-wells here and there... just like here in fact!

Can't help it if you can't view for whatever reason you choose to employ, but that IS where it's happening.

You can always join Faceplant for a 'balanced' viewpoint I guess?

X runs much better than before. Lest we forget there are MILLIONS of lines of code involved in X and sifting through it is fraught with pitfalls. Who knows what the liberals left as landmines??

At first it was a kluged mess, but now that GROK is up and running they're improving everything possible. GROK also sifts through code looking for mistakes, pitfalls, stuff that shouldn't be allowed.

YMMV but that's my experience!
 
Goldhedge said:
I think we're on the cusp of some BIG changes...



The damning email obtained by King Solomon through the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA).

CONFIRMS:
The Central Intelligence Agency conspired and succeeded in the overthrow of the United States government on November 3, 2020.

In a stunning exchange, CIA Director Mike Morell turns to fellow Director John Brennan and asks if he would join in toppling the United States government during the November 3, 2020 election. Brennan not only agrees—but also expresses his gratitude.

CIA Mike Morell: “Can I add your name to this list? Will be adding Leon Panetta, Sue Gordon, Jeh Johnson, George, Lisa Monaco, and Mike Rogers. And working on adding Dan Coats, Mike Rogers (HPSCI), and Tom Bossert. And lots of other IC career folk.

“Trying to give the incapacitated vegetable, particularly during the debate on Thursday, a talking point to push back on Trump on this issue.”

CIA John Brennan; “Ok Michael, add my name to the list. Good initiative. Thanks for asking me to sign on.”

——————

It wasn’t just 51 former intelligence officials who were involved. The Central Intelligence Agency itself was actively involved as well, and its director, Gina Haspel, approved it.

* @DavidCariens was informed about the Hunter Biden “intel” statement by a CIA employee.

* David Cariens was read the text from the statement by a CIA Employee.

* David Cariens was asked to sign the statement by a CIA Employee.

• @JaniceCariens is retired CIA (1995), and she was also asked to sign the letter.

* Mike Morell testified that such action by a CIA employee would be unethical and inappropriate.

Here are the names of the 51 intel officials who overthrew the United States government.

1. Jim Clapper
2. Michael Hayden
3. Leon Panetta
4. John Brennan
5. Thomas Fingar
6. Rick Ledgett
7. John McLaughlin
8. Michael Morell
9. Mike Vickers
10. Doug Wise
11. Nick Rasmussen
12. Russ Travers
13. Andy Liepman
14. John Moseman
15. Larry Pfeiffer
16. Jeremy Bash
17. Rodney Snyder
18. Glenn Gerstell
19. David Buckley
20. Nada Bakos
21. Patty Brandmaier
22. James B. Bruce
23. David Cariens
24. Janice Cariens
25. Paul Kolbe
26. Peter Corsell
27. Brett Davis
28. Roger Zane George
29. Steven L. Hall
30. Kent Harrington
31. Don Hepburn
32. Timothy D. Kilbourn
33. Ron Marks
34. Jonna Hiestand Mendez
35. Emile Nakhleh
36. Gerald A. O’Shea
37. David Priess
38. Pam Purcilly
39. Marc Polymeropoulos
40. Chris Savos
41. Nick Shapiro
42. John Sipher
43. Stephen Slick
44. Cynthia Strand
45. Greg Tarbell
46. David Terry
47. Greg Treverton
48. John Tullius
49. David A. Vanell
50. Winston Wiley
51. Kristin Wood

The Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation Kash Patel:

“Since its inception in 1947, the CIA has a legal mandate to never interfere domestically, especially with PARTISAN POLITICS.

“And this letter shows that Gina Haspel’s CIA broke that mandate. That legal mandate did just that and her employees went out and had signatories added to a letter that they knew it contained false information.

“And there better be a whole host of subpoenas going out to Gina Haspel. Her leadership team and everyone of those people that have now been on the email chain adding signatures to that letter.”
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Didn't that happen long before 2020?
 
Goldhedge said:
It's painless to get an account folks... So get one!!

X IS where the news is... sure there's a bunch of ne'er-do-wells here and there... just like here in fact!

Can't help it if you can't view for whatever reason you choose to employ, but that IS where it's happening.

You can always join Faceplant for a 'balanced' viewpoint I guess?

X runs much better than before. Lest we forget there are MILLIONS of lines of code involved in X and sifting through it is fraught with pitfalls. Who knows what the liberals left as landmines??

At first it was a kluged mess, but now that GROK is up and running they're improving everything possible. GROK also sifts through code looking for mistakes, pitfalls, stuff that shouldn't be allowed.

YMMV but that's my experience!
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My point is that they've made it more difficult to view a tweet and sometimes have made it completely impossible to do so.

Didn't used to be that way.
 
Germany's far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) scored a historic victory in Sunday's Saxony-Anhalt election, with exit polls showing the party winning 44.6 percent of the vote and finishing well ahead of its rivals.

The result marks the strongest performance by a far-right party in a German state since World War II. The New York Times reported on Sunday afternoon that 90 percent of the votes have been counted, adding that the AfD "looks likely to fall short of an absolute majority."

While the party emerged as the clear winner in Sunday's pivotal state election, it fell short of what was needed to govern alone. The AfD could nonetheless play a role in forming a government in Saxony-Anhalt, depending on coalition talks among other parties that have ruled out supporting an AfD administration.
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More:
www.newsweek.com

Germany's Far-Right AfD dominates state election, governing path unclear

The vote marks a major breakthrough for the party and a fresh challenge to Germany's mainstream political establishment.
www.newsweek.com www.newsweek.com

Alice Weidel, co-leader of AfD, addressed the Bundestag:
f you support open-border policies, please take in the next large Afghan family into your home and see how that fits with your LGBT lifestyle.
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She is a lesbian herself (self-admitted). lol.
 
Sad, that the solution to Cultural Marxism in Germany, lies with another sexual deviate - and yes, homosexuality is strongly correlated with mental illness.

What that tells me is that there's no solution for Germany's societal woes. These people, sadly, reflect German society as it is - they come from the populace. Angela Merkel's generation, the Young Communists of the time...they're shuffling off into the sunset.

What's left is a toxic self-destructive society, driven by the children of the DDR's schools, taught self-loathing for their skin color, hatred of wealth and achievement, the beauty of collectivism - but only when administered by an unfettered GOVERNMENT.

This is the end result. I don't have to live there, and for that reason, I do not care.
 
Joe King said:
All of Europe is a lost cause.

Has been for awhile now.
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And, then....I have to hear people, yammering about "Why can't we have a DOZEN political parties, like the EUROPEANS have!!"

Their system is, so obviously, superior to our own. First, they were able to institute (impose) "intelligent gun control" into their worlds - not having to bother with a troublesome Constitution.

Then they have the brilliant PARLIAMENTARY structure. Closer to Pure Democracy. YOUR PARTY, gets a seat at the table. Even if your party is Green Lesbian Moslem Coalition. They'll log-roll with all the other factional and fringe parties (that's all of them) and you wind up with a WHOLE LOT of what nobody in the streets, wants; but which pleases the Elites. Like crushing taxes; like provocation at Russia (driven by the dreams of looting and Asset-stripping, once the US is arm-twisted into Regime Change).

You wind up with "leaders" like Angela, like Ursala, like Kaija, like that French soyboy Micron, or whatever his name really is.

Yeah, we need to be moar like Europe.
 
^^^ only prob with doing that, is what happens when congress figures out that they are literally able to just print however much they want?

Seems like it'd be a quick route to hyperinflation.


If congress had self restraint, it might work fine.
....but restraint is sorely lacking in congress.
 
Joe King said:
^^^ only prob with doing that, is what happens when congress figures out that they are literally able to just print however much they want?

Seems like it'd be a quick route to hyperinflation.


If congress had self restraint, it might work fine.
....but restraint is sorely lacking in congress.
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It's what got JFK assassinated... US Notes with no interest paid on US public debt.
 
Casey Jones said:
You wind up with "leaders" like Angela, like Ursala, like Kaija, like that French soyboy Micron, or whatever his name really is.
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Merkel -> Macron -> Mackerel. They are dead fish dumped from a can.
Boris Johnson was another dead fish who could not find a willing barber.
Angela, Francois, and Boris were the perfectly stupid and obedient beasts of burden that the MASTERS chose.
Let the record show that the people of Europe have ZERO say in their governments.
I hope that the people will eventually realize this and demand real representation.
I believe that they will just allow the MASTERS to control their countries.
And I will despise those shits for abandoning... everything that matters.
(FWIW, I also despise Americans who abandon everything that matters.)
 


Think logically.

1. Were Patriots In Control at any point in the first Trump term?

Think carefully before you answer that. Take some time with it.

2. If patriots and Team Trump actually DIDN'T have enough control to successfully take power away from Team Traitor and arrest and prosecute them for treason at the time during the 1st Trump term...what were they limited to doing then?

3. Why do 'burn bags' full of funky stuff keep turning up?

4. When did Patriots actually end up In Control?

5. What's was already sitting there in the federal court record, waiting to be utilized by federal grand juries in places like Ft. Pierce, Florida? About how the 'Grand Conspiracy' to construct the RussiaGate hoaxes worked? The coordination between the Clinton campaign, Fusion GPS, Perkins Coie, the Obama DOJ/FBI/St. Dept./CIA/DNI/5EYES?

6. The people who collected the evidence and stashed in burn bags, or entered it into the federal court record for later use served their country well.

Even if some highly visible people in our media continue to frame this activity for you in an incorrect manner.
 
Joe King said:
^^^ only prob with doing that, is what happens when congress figures out that they are literally able to just print however much they want?

Seems like it'd be a quick route to hyperinflation.


If congress had self restraint, it might work fine.
....but restraint is sorely lacking in congress.
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It's Third-World-style money-printing.

It's not a quick route to hyperinflation - it IS hyperinflation, by definition.

The practical reason the system is as it is...is, first to obscure; because open money-printing, without restraint, will destroy any faith in the dollar. Second, it's to DELAY the effects of creation of huge amounts of fiat. Hold that hyperinflation OFF.

The Coe-Vidd Stimmy era, brought is the high inflation we're now feeling, six years later.

The interest paid on bonds, is to get investors into the scheme, solicit them to go along with it. AND if money could be created at zero cost - that's the basis of "Modern Monetary Theory" - then it doesn't MATTER, the interest charged on bonds.

We have a new, large item on the budget - interest due on the debt. But abolishing that, with open money-printing, instead, destroys the perceived value of the dollar.

As WELL...something he doesn't talk about, either he doesn't know or thinks his gullible audience doesn't know...greenbacks, paper money issued by Treasury, are a violation of the Constitutional stipulation, that only gold and silver are to be money.

The FRB-note system is already a violation; but this pushes it further. Maybe, in our Woke times, it won't matter when it happens (as I think it will) but it should.

It's good to pay attention to this, though. I think this is what is gonna be jammed up our mmm-mmm-mmms after the next pResident is (s)elected.
 


While everyone focused on the Yen in dollar terms, the real story was the Yen in Euro and British pound terms

The people screaming “Bessent is gonna lose!” And “Japan is screwed!”
Never understood this.

What they never understood is that Japan was being used by the EU and the UK as a piggy bank to fuel the war in Ukraine by levering up the stolen Russian Forex reserves, Iranian oil shipment payments, and your lap dance at a Hezbollah strip club, through the Yen Carry Trade

The key was they needed to rig the eur/jpy to hide their perfidy.

Bessent and Ueda have the tools, the might, and, most importantly, the RIGHT to end all of this which gives Trump the negotiating leverage to neuter that tracksuit midget in Kiev once and for all.

Those on Russia’s side who have been talking shit about Trump will have to swallow their immense prides, while those who carried water for the IRGC will have to slink back into obscurity and shame.

Now, with any luck, it is ending, and those talking their book will be slaughtered and those who refused to believe London still controls a lot of money flow will have their come-to-Orange-Jesus moment

Thank you for attending my TED talk
 




Words matter.

If you don’t understand why Trump and Bessent use the words “dividend” and “assets,” then you should look up their definitions.

They are doing it for a reason and have been using those two “words” since Trump was sworn in.

The people criticizing Trump for suggesting that American “citizens” are going to receive “dividend” checks in the future, either don’t understand the definition of “dividends” and “assets” or are being disingenuous by ignoring what Trump and Bessent have been doing since Trump was sworn in again.

For the first time in history, Trump and Bessent created the “Sovereign Wealth Fund.”

Why?

Who’s “sovereign wealth?”

The American people’s “sovereign wealth,” that has been STOLEN from the people for many generations.

The complainers and criticizers on the right, complain about the national debt and use that, as the “excuse” for not paying American citizens “dividend” checks.
While out of the other side of their mouth, they will celebrate the DAILY exposure and prosecutions by the Trump DOJ, against fraudsters STEALING the American people’s (taxpayers) wealth.

The truth is.

The ENTIRE national debt is FRAUD and has been STOLEN by our corrupt government and their foreign puppet masters for generations.

And the criticizers would rather we pay that debt back to the fraudulent bankers, who used to control the world’s financial debt slavery system, rather than to RETURN the STOLEN wealth back to the people.

Many of us have been saying now for years, that this was coming.

It’s not a surprise.

Trump and Bessent aren’t going to send out “one time” dividend checks.

They are going to keep sending them out every year. Maybe every quarter.

How do I know?

How many times does Trump have to SIGNAL to you that in the past, our country was very wealthy BEFORE the federal income tax and the government was completely funded on “tariffs.”

Just wait.
Federal income taxes are going to end.

There’s a reason why Trump has passed the most tax cuts in history and focused them on the middle class.

Lowered all the tax brackets.
Doubled the tax deduction.
Doubled the child credit.
No tax on Social Security benefits.
No tax on tips.
No tax on overtime.

Can you see the SIGNAL?

Trump is ALREADY letting millions of Americans KEEP more of their hard earned money.

Who does the MONEY belong to?

The people or the government?

The criticizers of the coming “dividend” checks think the MONEY belongs to the government.

The “dividend” checks are going to be the BRIDGE into ending income taxes.
Instead of the American people anticipating their “tax refunds.”
The American people will be anticipating their yearly (or quarterly) dividend checks, paid for by tariffs AND profits from the Sovereign Wealth Fund.

There’s a reason why Trump has bought stock in specific “national security” related companies, like Intel and mining companies for the American people.
The American people are no longer getting their jobs and manufacturing STOLEN.
They are now going to SHARE in the success of the manufacturing that is now returning to America.

And the criticizers on the left, say we can’t give American citizens “dividend” checks, while at the same time promising “free” stuff to illegals and their supporters.
All paid for by you!
The taxpayer.

The midterms are ALREADY secured.
What we’re doing now is massively growing our numbers.
The media completely ignores the fact that republican registrations are growing everywhere, while democrats numbers are shrinking, along with their fundraising.

Still way too many people underestimating what Trump’s Golden Age is really going to be like because they are stuck in the past.
 
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