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Category Archives: History
The NGO Industrial Complex
Yes, it’s time to deploy RICO against it.
The Rise Of The Jacksonians
Thoughts on current politics from John Ringo.
Ships
Why America can’t build them. Apparently it’s not a new problem. But at least Elon is building a spaceshipyard.
The Republican Party Is Dead
Long live the Republican Party.
A bunch of pranksters have skinned the republican party and are wearing it as a hat.
— Devon Eriksen (@Devon_Eriksen_) January 27, 2025
And I am in serious danger of running out of popcorn.
They understand something that actual republican politicians never did.
Ridicule is the best weapon against the ridiculous.
Jokes move… https://t.co/z2wBwgpJAm
A Restoration, Not A revolution
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) February 21, 2025
Gaza
Guy Benson writes that it’s time to raise hell.
This may be the most savage culture on the planet, and those who defend it are either profoundly stupid, or profoundly evil. And possibly both.
Pigs Get Fed, Hogs Get Slaughtered
Thoughts on the history of the civil service, and recalcitrant bureaucrats:
🧵Pigs get fed. Hogs get slaughtered.
— alexandriabrown (@alexthechick) February 21, 2025
The deal for moving from a spoils system to a civil service system for government workers contained exchanges. The government workers were paid less than in the public sector. In exchange, they received job protections and a pension.
Britain
…is a failed state.
Yes, they need a Trumpian revolution there.
Kash’s Mess
🚨🧵 Kash Patel will become the next FBI Director this week, and he will quickly discover that he didn’t inherit a law enforcement agency but rather a crime scene.
— Phil Kennedy (@PhillipAKennedy) February 17, 2025
Here are the TOP 10 things soon-to-be Director Patel could consider to start reforming the FBI immediately.
Looks like a good guide to me.
[Friday-morning update]
The arrival of Kash Patel.
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