Lazy? Incompetent? or ...

“Did Jeffrey Epstein hang himself or did somebody kill him?” Kennedy asked.

Patel said that he believed it was the former.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/fbi-director-kash-patel-reveals-what-he-believes/

Incredible.  

Hey Cash ... have YOU looked at photographs of the ligature marks on Epstein?  Do you believe these came from a sheet???

                                  These sharp, defined marks were made by a sheet? 

No damm way.  You can keep a measure of the truth out of plain view if it supports Trumps national objectives.  But, folks ain't stupid - you are looking stupid.

UPDATE: 5/18/25 - Well, gosh, Cash has Bongino to double down on the "Epstein killed himself' story.  We are supposed to believe Epstein hung himself ... that a sheet made the sharp mark ...     https://rumble.com/v6tkbnf-dan-bongino-and-kash-patel-agree-jeffrey-epstein-killed-himself..html?e9s=src_v1_viral    all the camera malfunctions were coincidences ...

IMHO Patel and Bongino have beclowned themselves.    

a tiny start ...

 

   https://www.militarytimes.com/breaking-news/2025/05/05/hegseth-directs-20-cut-to-top-military-leadership-positions/

20% isn't near enough.  50% at a minimum - and eliminate the entire parasite "SES" class. 

In the Navy alone we have three times the number of senior 'leaders' attempting to manage a force one thirteenth the size of the Navy that successfully fought a global war.  

https://nexttobagend.blogspot.com/2020/08/death-by-bloat.html

Where's Elon's chainsaw? 

And - while we're at it - is there anything less relevant to our future security than silo based missiles???  OK, Battleships, maybe ...

https://breakingdefense.com/2025/05/air-force-now-expects-sentinel-icbms-will-predominantly-need-new-silos 

UPDATE: 5/9/25 Truman's lost a third F-18 ...   I'm suspecting the same rot that is debilitating Newark's airport will be in evidence as facts are revealed.

Big picture, the aircraft carrier and it's battle group is becoming ever more irrelevant to a country no longer willing to be the beat cop for the Bush globalist  'rule based world order'.   Hopefully we've built our last CV and will retire them all quickly.

Turnin' the table

When Stormy Daniels was ordered to pay Trump $300,000 consequent to his defamation suit against her (1) the popular joke was that Trump was the first person ever to get a hooker to pay a politician.  In that, and many other ways Trump is indeed unique.  Not perfect, not an ideologue, a deal maker and pragmatist aimed foremost at what's best for America ('bimbo eruptions' not withstanding).  

As a pragmatist and, now, a wounded and battle hardened survivor of  the Deep State and the decadent Swamp that infests DC. President Trump often has to choose the 'least bad' option to move the ball for the USA.  

A major task of his is managing relations with, and moderating the damaging influences of, our 'special friend', Israel.  This is a particularly difficult and dangerous task which must, at times, nearly overwhelm him as they create and exploit divisions in Republican party politics, manipulate military industrial/"National Security' institutions, and rally deluded 'Christian' evangelicals to their purposes.

With this in mind let us consider the increasingly strident demand by some good Americans for Trump to release ALL the information related to the activities of Epstein.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/white-house-says-it-has-no-timeline-releasing/

Given the very obvious fact that Trump has NOT done what Bibi has been insisting on - join Israel in a war against Iran, AND has fired a National Security Advisor for being too close to the Israelis (2)  it is plain he is NOT 'owned' by Bibi and the Zionist lobby.

I believe he has a good appreciation for how mendacious Israel has been regarding their activities and impacts on the interests of the US and the safety of it's citizens and service members. ( I've certainly reminded folks of this in the past (3).)

 

“Married Israeli politician Ehud Barak is seen

hiding his face entering Jeffrey Epstein's NYC

townhouse as bevy of young beauties were also

spotted going into mansion – despite

his claim he NEVER socialized with the pedophile and his girls”

                              (Barak had been Director of Israeli Military Intelligence prior to 

                       being PM, he was described as "a fixture" at the Epstein mansion in New York)

So - why won't Trump simply release all of the true story of how Israeli intelligence prostituted young American girls to get blackmail materials and penetrate the highest levels of our political, industrial and educational institutions?   

                          Unlike Trump, Clinton was probably owned by AMAN

I believe that, in dealing with Israel, Trump has turned the table on our 'special friend' just like he did with the now ageing and deflating 'movie actress'.  Instead of being a politician blackmailed by Israeli intelligence because of his behavior, Trump is 'blackmailing' the zionist lobby and Israeli government because of their behavior related to the Epstein ring and his ...  'suicide' (snicker).  A complete airing of this episode, along with an honest account of their long history of abusing America  - Lavon Affair, USS Liberty, the works - would be devastating to Israel.  The excitable low brows among the evanglicals could join the jihadis and visit violence on jews across the country.

Yup, if I'm right, for near term, probably better to let Bibi leverage what AMAN or Mossad has on uncooperative, compromised  US politicians and nudge them as Trumps directs first.  Trump can always make the "Epstein File" a turn over item for the next President to use similarly.

1. https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/donald-trump/stormy-daniels-must-pay-300k-donald-trump-losing-defamation-case-appea-rcna21002 

2. https://thenationalpulse.com/2025/05/04/trump-fired-waltz-after-iran-bomb-conspiracy-with-netanyahu-report/

3. Recently ... https://nexttobagend.blogspot.com/2025/03/just-say-no.html  and earlier, including   https://nexttobagend.blogspot.com/2020/08/with-friends-like-these.html 

 

UPDATE: 5/8/25 - Well, I really do hope Trump is amassing an Epstein File for he, and subsequent Presidents, to hold over the hears of Israeli PMs.  If, instead, Mossad and AMAN agents within FBI  are destroying evidence of the Israeli government's involvement - that's outright treason.

https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2025/05/bombshell-epstein-documents-destroyed-rep-james-comer-reveals/ 

UPDATE: 5/18/25 - oh what a great thing our 'special friend' did when they sold the LAVI (joint US- Israeli developed fighter intended for  Israel) design to Communist China https://nationalinterest.org/blog/reboot/why-china-looked-israels-lavi-jet-its-j-10-vigorous-dragon-160931     ... https://breakingdefense.com/2025/05/us-policymakers-beware-egypts-relationship-with-china-is-preparing-for-takeoff/ 

Xi heading for the ash heap?

                                  The death of Smaug - illustrated by JRR Tolkein 1936 

Here's a report from inside China that appears credible and is ENTIRELY consistent with CCP/PLA strategy as revealed in "Unrestricted Warfare" 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=Dz06fig9Q-I

Bottom line, you'd understand it if you had read "Unrestricted Warfare",  These are very dangerous times (1)  BUT Trump may be very close to a major win against Xi and the monstrous regime Deng, Rockefeller, and Kissinger built  - to the benefit of the world.  

Now if we can only find those thousands of 'military age' Chinese that crossed our unguarded border late in the OBiden years.

 

1. I had one of the best seats in the house the last time we had a totalitarian regime on the edge, I pray there's a least some competent folks in the right places in DC right now  ... https://www.s1lentdrum.online/Mirror_Imaging.pdf

 

A good exercise

Some years ago the Federal Air Marshals had a qualification shoot that was very challenging.  The history of the original TPC (tactical pistol course), and course of fire is in the link below.  

https://www.concealedcarry.com/training-2/can-you-shoot-like-the-original-federal-air-marshal/

I'm beginning to chip away at it, starting with stage 1.  This stage requires 2 shots in the hi score area (white column) from 7 yards with a combined time of 3.3 seconds.  That's firing from concealed, at a target small enough to require sighting, in 1.65 seconds or less, for each shot.  

To the right is the proper target for the TPC,- for now I shoot the FBI QIT with the upper and lower hi score zones connected. 

It's evident after trying this is a good exercise, much more challenging than the FBI qual even though the latter includes greater distances.  I shot six 8 round magazines and only on my 3rd, 4th, and 5th magazines was I shooting fast enough, mainly inside the column but snap acquisition of the sights will be a ... growth area for me.

If you intend to carry a firearm I recommend this drill.  BUT I do not recommend starting with this course of fire if you're new. I've worked up to this by progressing through the Navy NHQC, then the FBI qualifier, for some years first.

It will certainly help you sort out your kit and likely drive you to purchase a laser trainer for home.  

Be careful and good luck!

Wheels within wheels

                             "the yellow jester does not play - but gently pulls the strings"

Our Secretary of State - and now National Security Advisor - Rubio certainly seems to be Trump's man.  I suspect that is as much because of his history in Florida Republican politics (Susie W. has his family jewels in her desk drawer) as it does his sharing a MAGA world view with our President.

 Secretary of State Marco Rubio Discusses Status of Globe with Geopolitical Consequence - The Last Refuge

I repeat myself but, President Trump must keep us out of a stupid war with Iran despite how much Bibi and the Deep State want it.  There's no upside for the US and the potential for much domestic terrorism as well.  Hizballah and Quds are very competent and have developed a large target set of critical infrastructure here in the states.  Developed while our wonderful FBI was surveilling latin mass Catholics, PTA moms, NRA members and plotting the Reichstag fire of J6. 

Regarding Iran's nuclear weapons program, my guess is most of what we see is a kabuki dance.  Iran most likely has 10 or so assembled, missile ready, warheads in North Korea. That is why Iran and North Korea have so closely cooperated on long range missile design and production.  That is why Iran has been funding the North Korean nuclear weapons program.  That is why Li'l Kim changed his program midstream from plutonium to uranium.  That is why Iranian scientists were observing the last nuclear tests.  

It wasn't moslem philanthropy.   

It wasn't because the mullahs like kimchi.

And Xi has a big hand in this.  It was the CCP that gave the North Koreans a build-able design.  Clue - the design the North Koreans gave the Pakis, and the Pakis gave the Libyans was in Chinese.  Xi can prevent delivery of the weapons to Iran by regime change in North Korea, a precision strike on the the right magazine (his intel on this is much better than ours), or preventing transport by land or sea from North Korea.  

Which may well explain why our 'special friend' has been so generous in selling or trading US military secrets and technology to our greatest enemy.  They may even be leveraging Epstein blackmail materials on behalf of Communist China.  Certainly their track record supports the suspicion.   Pollard was stealing a lot of Top Secret material of no use to Israel other than as barter to the Soviets at the peak of the Cold War.  

Agendas and plots.  Wheels within wheels.

So many bastards this President is fustrating.  The brutal CCP, bloody handed mullahs, treasonous CIA and Deep State, ruthless Mossad and AMAN, the cartels, not to mention team Davos and the Clinton gang .... 

God bless our Secret Service!

UPDATE: 5/3/25 - some grist for the mill from a zionist/RINO 'think tank' - but gives some names and dates anyway .... Iran & North Korea: Proliferation Partners | UANI    Unfortunately my guess, based on production reports is that they are shooting behind the target, the Norks have already produced the warheads for Iran.

Plutonium - Microsoft Word - dprk plutonium Brief_revised June 26 06.doc

Uranium - What to know about North Korea's unveiling of its uranium enrichment facility | AP News

from chatGPT - North Korea is estimated to produce up to 230 kilograms of weapons-grade uranium per year. This is a significant increase from previous estimates, which suggested a production capacity of around 180 kilograms annually. The increase is attributed to expanded operations at key enrichment facilities, including Kangson and Yongbyon.

North Korea's nuclear arsenal is believed to include approximately 50 nuclear weapons, with the capability to produce fissile material for six to seven additional nuclear weapons per year. However, exact figures remain uncertain due to the secretive nature of North Korea's nuclear program.

 

 

 

 

 

Removed from the battlefield

 

You may have noticed the links to the right of my homepage on which I've put up as good sources for information (bias acknowledged).  

One of them is Frontpage Magazine, a long running product of Mr David Horowitz.  Mr. Horowitz died yesterday.  He was a serious and honest man.  

His son wrote a short bio of him, it included this ... 

"In his continued mission to save the world, in 1968 David became co-editor of the New Left magazine Ramparts. While at Ramparts, David developed a close friendship with Huey P. Newton, founder of the Black Panther Party. As part of their work together, David helped raise money for, and assisted the Panthers with, the running of a school for poor children in Oakland. He later recommended that Newton hire his friend Betty Van Patter as bookkeeper; she was then working for Ramparts. In December 1974, Van Patter’s body was found floating in San Francisco Harbor; she had been murdered by the Panthers for knowing too much. The murder forced David to confront a truth that he had long suspected. It made clear to him that the pursuit of a Marxist utopia was a false and unachievable goal. Diabolically, the goal created a religion. The religion then cloaked the movement’s leaders with an invincible moral standing enabling them to commit atrocities with impunity for their own gain. He was horrified that he had been part of it and it caused him to rethink his entire life."

https://www.frontpagemag.com/david-horowitz-my-father/