Thoughts from Devon Eriksen.
Category Archives: History
An Interesting Legal Theory
Could Vice President Vance retain his senate seat?
If so, that would seem to imply that in the case of a tie, he’d get two votes.
The Biggest Blunder
…in the history of American politics.
They deserve everything they have coming to them.
[Update a few minutes later]
The New Defense Secretary
Highlights from an interview with The Economist:
An instructive podcast, published six days ago, with Pete Hegseth, Trump's nominee for the secretary of defence position. A few takeaways: https://t.co/fPkLGjQAjV
— Shashank Joshi (@shashj) November 13, 2024
I think his book was a key reason for the pick. He’ll be an antidote to all of the woke nonsense that rose during the Obama administration.
Obama’s Legacy
How Trump crushed it.
Good riddance.
Day One
I would love to see Milley recalled and court martialed, and stripped of all that nonsense chest candy.
More (a lot more) on Trump’s planned opening moves. It’s a good start. Worth noting, though, that he’s not actually going to be signing any laws on Day One.
[Update a while later]
They’re trying to get me to vote for him again (assuming I had the first time): Dismantling the FBI.
Calling Trump “HItler”
…has seriously damaged the moral realm.
I love how Biden and Harris congratulated Hitler on his victory last week. And how their acolytes, who thought he was Hitler, are confused after being told now, “Everything will be OK, we’ll have another election in a couple years.” It’s almost as though it was all a lie. Which blew back on them. Funny how telling people that they’re fascists, or garbage, or fascist garbage, doesn’t persuade them to vote for you.
The “Progressive” Movement
Is it finished?
We can only hope. But it’s been around for over a century. Not sure what we need for a wooden stake.
On The ITAR Lawfare Against SpaceX
Trent Telenko has the goods:
https://x.com/TrentTelenko/status/1855399210989834467A New Dawn
I slept better last night than I have in quite a while. I wonder now if the election had been weighing on me. As in 2016, it’s as though a great weight has been lifted.
My immediate thoughts: Barack Obama doesn’t get his fourth term. All of that lawfare against Trump is probably moot now. And we won’t be hearing any more whining about the Electoral College, at least for the next four years or so, since he won the popular vote. And speaking of that, what happened to those millions of voters from 2020 that didn’t make it to the polls yesterday? I have a theory.
I may have more thoughts later, but for now, a foreigner explains to other non-Americans why they’re surprised at this outcome.
[Update a few minutes later]
Heh.
BREAKING: Trump gives his notice to McDonald’s pic.twitter.com/C9XZT0AHre
— Kim Anh (@KimAnhUSA) November 6, 2024
Another big loser in addition to Barack:
You know who had a really bad night last night? Nancy Pelosi. She was basically the coup leader against Biden, the one who organized the effort to remove him and replace him with Kamala. She defended the putsch in very cold and practical terms, and it blew up in her face.
— Varad Mehta (@varadmehta) November 6, 2024
[Friday-morning update]
Glenn Beck is filled with hope.
Me, too.
[Bumped]