In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread. Posted in […]

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […]

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Volkswagen is a case study in self-destruction as a result of EU ‘climate’ politics and German auto company decision-making.  The decision to chase climate policy created European legislation that set quotas, limits and fines on automakers who did not shift to electric vehicles.  German automakers then chose to purchase carbon credits from China, who then […]

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It is an unfortunate reality that leaders of Ukraine military, intelligence and security services are more concerned with money, affluence, exotic cars and beachfront villas in Europe than functionally carrying out the duty. Alas, that is the nature of Ukraine and President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has very little control over it. A few days ago, a […]

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During an oval office event to support allowing ranchers to process their own beef production across state lines, President Trump took questions from the assembled press pool on current events.  The questions begin at 25:25 of the video below: . Posted in Big Government, President Trump, Press Secretary - Trump

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Judge William Sullivan declared a mistrial after the 12-member jury could not reach a unanimous verdict in the murder trial of Lindsay Clancy. The defense counsel of Ms Clancy violated every form of judicial ethics in his effort to expose and pressure the one male juror who refused to accept a not guilty verdict and […]

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National Economic Council (NEC) Director Kevin Hassett appears on CNBC to discuss the exceptionally good August jobs report from the Bureau of Labor and Statistics.  Hassett notes that capital expenditures and investments into U.S. manufacturing industries and companies building for growth has begun to show up in the jobs numbers. Companies are building out infrastructure […]

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The U.S. Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) has released the August jobs report [DATA HERE].  The pundits and analysts are stunned as the results of +162,ooo jobs added is three times their expectations. The prior months also had strong upward revisions as June was revised up by 11,000, from +20,000 to +31,000, and the […]

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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread. Posted in […]

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […]

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My dear friends, I don’t want you to share this outline because it is very deep in the weeds; but sometimes you can get so far into the rabbit hole that you just need to transmit the signal and let others figure it out.  So, here’s some sketchy stuff that doesn’t make sense, but then […]

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Amid the global opposition to a new American geopolitical framework there is some seriously sketchy stuff taking place.  My next article will outline something in the background that may put these comments by Jamieson Greer into an entirely new context. In this interview with Fox News, U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer outlines more specifics of […]

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As President Trump, DHS and ICE continue the border enforcement and deportation effort there are some statistics now worth reviewing. The U.S. Center for Immigration Studies (CIS) is reporting a population decline of 3 million foreign born persons in the USA as a result of the ongoing Trump administration effort to locate, capture and remove […]

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In a rather terse statement [SEE HERE] Fox News has announced that Maria Bartiromo is no longer employed by the media network. NEW YORK – September 3, 2026 — Effective today, Maria Bartiromo is no longer with FOX News Media. In making the announcement, FOX News Media said, “We thank Maria for her work over […]

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This afternoon, Vice President JD Vance held the White House press briefing from the Brady Room.  WATCH: . Posted in Big Government, JD Vance, Live Streaming, media bias, Professional Idiots, propaganda, Trade Deal, Uncategorized, USA

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Speaking without a prepared script or teleprompter, here is the transcript from Secretary of State Marco Rubio speech to the Foundry School. We either reindustrialize our national economy, moving completely away from the ‘service driven’ narrative of years past, or we will forever consign ourselves to economic servitude.  This is also the American ideological perspective […]

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For those waiting patiently for the USMCA termination announcement, this is a potential indication and/or signal of pendency. When President Trump and USTR Jamieson Greer send the official notification, a six-month countdown clock begins running.  As of right now there are no official statements that indicate the likely triggering, it’s a guess.  However, there are […]

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This morning the Trump administration launched the Foundry School, a national program to train the entrepreneurs, engineers, technicians, and industrial leaders needed to rebuild American manufacturing. [Press Release Here] “President Trump’s reindustrialization agenda has already brought trillions of dollars in industrial investment to American soil. Foundry School will focus on turning that investment into jobs. […]

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In an effort to keep the Daily Open Thread a little more open topic we are going to start a new daily thread for “Presidential Politics”. Please use this thread to post anything relating to the Donald Trump Administration and Presidency. This thread will refresh daily and appear above the Open Discussion Thread. Posted in […]

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Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy Name. Thy kingdom come. THY WILL BE DONE, on earth as it is in heaven. Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us. And lead us not into temptation, but DELIVER US FROM EVIL. […]

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