The Democratic Socialist Party of America

(A bit lengthy but relevant - at least until November.)

But first, an Iran Update: Let's Be Real

Isolated, the poor citizens of Iran are not going to rise up and overthrow the Mullah/IRGC consortium. Not today, not tomorrow, not ever.

Why? Because the other guys have guns. Because 52,000 citizens have already been shot or hanged. Because there are snipers on the roof to teach protestors lessons. Including women and children.

Last week Erfan Esfandari (18) and Mohammad Mohammadi (23) were hanged for opening their front door to protesters fleeing from IRGC guns.

There are only two ways the current regime can be overthrown. US boots on the ground. A giant political no-no. Or a sufficiently large group within the IRGC who rises up and overthrows its leaders.

Either way, it takes guns. And those are the facts.

The Real Reason behind Iran's Intransigence

It's not just religious fanaticism. Not by a long shot. Like always, it's...drum roll...the $$$.

The Administration has successfully tracked down the ayatollah’s “money man,” Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent revealed on Tuesday, detailing plans to publicly expose more than $100 million in properties linked to Iran’s supreme leader around the world.

“We have found the money man for the ayatollah. We are tracking the ayatollah’s properties around the world.

We hope to soon be able to print his $100 million-plus properties and show the addresses, and we’re preserving this money for the American people.”

Precision Strike - All that Matters

Attacks on Iran are escalating. As predicted, commitments made by Iran's "infidel handlers", the ones who sign MOUs with us, matter not. The real power rests with the IRGC jihadi now led by General Ahmed Vahidi. Vahidi couldn't give a rat's rear end what agreements are signed. He plans to keep on firing missiles at US bases, Arab neighbors and ships in the Strait. Recently targeting desalination plants as well.

(Aside: Did you notice that, while the IRGC is quite happy to launch missiles at Kuwait, Jordan, UAE and even Qatar, they haven't sent a single one toward Israel. They are fully aware that if they poke the bear, all hell will rain down.)

Just as it was with Bashar Assad in Syria, Vahidi and his kind will never put the welfare of the Iranian people above the institutional interests of the IRGC. They are convinced that as long as they have missiles and drones they can drag this out until apathetic American voters demand Trump fold his tent.

Meanwhile, after years of sounding alarms, we have now seen first hand the new face of war. Precision strike capability.  

This and all future conflicts will be fought and determined by precision strike capability. Drones, missiles, robots and space-based technology. We have some of this capability now. Probably as good as anybody's - for the moment. China has it and is developing faster than we are. Israel has it. So do all those in China's orbit. Like Iran.

Where do our allies, excluding Israel, stand? Hard to know. Would they use it even if it does exist? Will they invest to continually upgrade and innovate. Hard to know but I see no signs. You know the Euros. Talk and talk, posture and posture, but ignore reality until the enemy is on your doorstep. More worried about EVs.  How'd that work out Neville?

Which bring us to US. The Iran conflict confirms beyond debate where military combat is headed. Our military knows it, our central government knows it, our defense contractors know it. The real question is will American voters show the common sense and fortitude to demand power-hungry politicians approve the investment. A very big question. Maybe even an "existential" one.

Don't Forget Your Photo ID.

...if you want to use Olive Garden's Never-Ending Pasta Pass. You can leave it home, however, if you want to vote in Democrat-run states.

Gotta Hate 'Em

They pay most of the taxes

They create most of the jobs.

They contribute boatloads to politicians and charities.

They prove hard work and marketable skills can lead to great wealth.

They validate the American dream.

Who are they? Why billionaires, of course. Gotta Hate "Em.

Candace Crashes. And Burns?

She wanted fame, and now she’s gotten it. She’ll go down as the most humiliated podcaster in the history of podcasts. And not a moment too soon.

Now that the Tyler Robinson (He murdered Charlie Kirk) Probable Cause hearing is coming to a close, everyone can finally see who is lying and who was always telling the truth.

The long con by Candace Owens is finally over. It’s done. All that’s left are her sycophants who refuse to let go because they were sold such a convincing lie. None of that would matter if it weren’t for what she was lying about. Charlie Kirk and his grieving widow, Erika.

There aren’t enough words in the English language to describe the level of evil Candace Owens has engaged in for months on end. All it’s meant is that she’s gotten what she so badly craves: to have people talking about her, looking at her, noticing her. Inside, she is a nothing, a total zero.

Once the darling of Conservatives, Owens went AWOL. She joined the bizarre u turn of Tucker Carlson and others. Conspiring with enemies, hosting terrorists and giving breath to ludicrous conspiracies. Tucker, you're next.

7th PM in 10 Years

I know you have all been waiting with bated breath. Well, here it is. UK has a new leader. Former Mayor of Manchester, Andy Burnham. A Socialist of course. So he doesn't like Trump. And probably doesn't have much use for us colonists either. Ho hum.

Off the Rails Already?

ChatGPT CEO, Sam Altman, revealed Chat - on it own - hacked into another AI provider in an "unprecedented cyber event." Both Sam and the hackee agree there was no malicious intent. Yeah - not this time.

Bipartisan

Definition: involving the agreement or cooperation of two political parties that usually oppose each other's policies.

Had to look it up to be sure. Virtually an extinct term in the parlance of US government. Talk about party line antipathy, consider this. Over 100 Democratic congressmen and women voted against extending military aid to Israel. Hands down are only ally in the Middle East (where 90% of terrorists attacks give birth). Not to mention, our most trusted ally overall.

Lamestream Media Deserves Some Blame.

For the longest time I have not been a fan of Donald Trump as a speaker. I find him far too bombastic, exaggerative and verbose. Honestly, I dread his speeches because I'm so fearful he will say something that sets our cause back and diminishes the Administration's accomplishments.

But, let's be fair. How else would America know what's being accomplished if Trump didn't toot the Administration's horn?

How else would we know the stock market is setting new records every month; inflation, even with a war going on, is still well down from the average under Biden; consumer spending is the strongest in four years; real incomes for the lowest 25% of earners is up $2100 per year; over 6 million children have signed up for the new Trump savings accounts; and, families making between $15,000 and $30,000 received a tax cut of 21%.

We sure as hell wouldn't find it out from NBC, ABC, CNBC, MSNBC or the NYT. So...bottom line? The way I see it...LSM is to blame for me having to get my news by listening to Donald Trump.

Dicey Times for Tech Golden Boy

An independent review commissioned by the Gates Foundation found that Bill Gates and foundation staff held roughly 30 meetings with Jeffrey Epstein between 2011 and 2014, including visits to Epstein’s Manhattan townhouse, despite internal concerns about the reputational risk. The review found no evidence of illegal activity or payments to Epstein.

Nonetheless, Congress wants to talk.

At the same time, for the first time, Warren Buffett's charity is NOT donating to the Gates foundation. Buffett says it's time for his kids to start making decisions (His oldest daughter is 80, so I'd say so). In reality I wonder if he's steering clear because of the Epstein connect.

Finally - Some Really Good News

Democrat Insiders says Kamala is the front runner for the '28 Presidential nominee. From their lips to God's ear, I pray.

Don't Look Now but...

Miami, Fort Lauderdale and Palm Beach are all more expensive to live in than NYC. Must be all those government-owned grocery stores that are keeping prices down in the Big Apple. That and everybody's U-hauling it out of there.

Fraud Update

The U.S. Department of the Treasury has intercepted nearly $99 million in federal payments intended for deceased individuals using a new verification system deployed under the executive order targeting government fraud, waste and abuse.

Following Executive Order 14249, "Protecting America's Bank Account Against Fraud, Waste, and Abuse," the Department of the Treasury and the Bureau of the Fiscal Service implemented a verification process that reviewed more than 885 million payments worth approximately $2.77 trillion.

"We think that there's up to $350 million that we can stop before the end of this year," Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Tuesday. "The GAO estimates that this number might be up to $500 billion, which is about 1.66% of GDP. So that could go a long way towards paying down the debt, providing more services, and this is just the start."

On another note...HHA just announced it is freezing $1 billion in Medicaid reimbursements to CA and MN pending verification of claims. Now we're talking. Sure hope those with legit claims know whom to blame.

Now there's a ticket for 2028. Newsom and Walz

Student loans are now in default to the tune of $233 billion. If you fall behind on your car payments they put a boot on your wheel. If you fall behind on your mortgage, the bank takes your house. But if you borrow thousands to pay for a useless college degree, which 40% don't finish, you get a pass. That's just wrong on so many levels.

The Democratic Socialist Party - A Primer

Like I said, lengthy but relevant. Recently we teed up the new darling of the Left. The Democratic Socialists of America party. You know Mamdani, Platner, Talarico, Abu El-Sayed - that crowd. The ones who have usurped leadership of the Democratic Party from the Progressives. You know. Bernie, AOC, Pocahontas' - that crowd. Let's take a closer look.

Members

The new DSA draw support from three loosely affiliated groups:

• Angry, college-degreed, middle-class whites in expensive urban settings whose student loan debt and noncompetitive majors foreclose homeownership and marriage at the age they expected;

• First- and second-generation immigrants, from impoverished and failed states in the Middle East, Africa, Asia, and Latin America, who feel that being a Leftie pays greater cultural and career dividends;

  And those claiming DEI identity affiliations and operating from the Marxist school of American oppressors and the unfairly downtrodden.

• All three groups blame traditional Democrats for losing the White House, Congress, and Supreme Court to the hated Donald Trump.

Methodology: Their strategy has been to select blue districts in blue states, galvanize these constituencies through well-funded campaigns, then count on low voter turnout in off-year local elections to win. They have sought aggressively to capitalize on the anti-Israel sentiment. They have yet, however, to prove any statewide or national resonance in red or purple states. Hopefully Graham Platner’s replacement will implode in Maine and James Talarico and Abdul El-Sayed will both lose their Senate races in Texas and Michigan.

Prognosis: They believe that traditional American aversion to socialism and communism has been neutered by mail-in voting, same-day registration, no voter identification requirements, open borders, and K–12 and university indoctrination. They forget that fringe presidential candidates—a Barry Goldwater, a George McGovern—usually lose and drag their party down with them. But this cohort is better funded and organized than Ralph Nader’s third-party runs, more clever than leftist radical fringes like the Students for a Democratic Society, antifa, or Black Lives Matter, and more coherent than the Squad. If, however, they are taken seriously rather than underestimated, their unpopular agendas can be exposed and their statewide candidates marginalized and defeated.

Jake Altman was a DSA insider for 12 years. Here's what he had to say:

"So what does the DSA stand for? An answer to that question arrived last week in the form of a new platform. Among the DSA’s core aims are ending the presidency and Supreme Court. Abolishing prisons. Universal free housing. The elimination of all debt. Closing all U.S. military bases overseas. Lifting all sanctions from Cuba, Venezuela, and Iran. And so much more."

The title of this platform is "Workers Deserve More". In other words, because you are willing to get up and go to work or at least identify as a card-carrying DSA member you "deserve more".

“You should have no debt. You don’t need health insurance. You don’t pay a mortgage or have a landlord, because comfortable housing is a human right. Your retirement is publicly funded.” It goes on to promise open borders, the abolition of the police, “free” everything, and guaranteed jobs, all with less effort from the individual, paid family leave for all workers, a 32-hour work week with full pay and benefits, and a living minimum wage. They also call for free college and the cancellation of all student debt. Anything else?

The platform promises that “you work as much as you are able and no more than needed." Sounds a lot like Marx’s famous dictum: “From each according to his ability, to each according to his need.”

There is no mention of enemies such as Russia, China, Iran, Cuba or Venezuela. To do so would, "Play into US war propaganda."

The co-Chair of the DSA in NY declared, "No one has a constitutional right to a double digit return on their investment." His name is Gustavo Carillo and he's here from Peru. He went on to say that the majority of immigrants came to the US because of "the imposition of capitalism and American imperialism in their home countries." Whatever the hell that means. Well, why in God's name did you pick here to come?

I ask you - how can this not work out? Hopefully the only significant impact of the DSA will be to kneecap the Democratic party. Clearly the DSA and other fringe groups like them have been benefitted from the fact that our young were never vaccinated against the evil that comes from a Hitler and a Soviet Union. Yet!

For Laughs

Some cause happiness wherever they go. Others, whenever they go.

C'mon. You're not completely useless. You can always be used as bad example.