Thanks for that but there is no obligation to pay on the Busker. There are only free subscribers. I don't contribute on a regular basis to any site apart from the Moon of Alabama - that's why I couldn't ask others for money as a condition for subscribing.
Thanks Rob, another informative read. I don't mind knowing a little bit more about you as it contextualises your thinking process and enables you to see how certain conclusions are formed. We are all shaped by our education and life experiences.
Rob, you are right. Trump will need very heavy armour, because he has already posted his opening salvo at the alphabeticals. He seems more strategic this time around. Oh and I am wondering if Musk is influencing him towards reversing the censorship demands of his predecessors. Meta posted today that it was "updating its terms and community standards" (!!)
Trump Vs the Deep State:
Trump's opening gambit:-
1. Restoring Presidential Authority Trump intends to reissue an executive order from 2020 which would restore the president's authority to remove federal employees, thereby allowing for the aggressive management or dismissal of federal workers.
2. Overhauling National Security and Intelligence Trump's plan includes removing individuals from national security and intelligence agencies who have engaged in corrupt practices or have used these agencies against political adversaries.
3. Reform of FISA Courts He proposes a comprehensive reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) courts to address issues where judges have ignored misleading information in warrant applications.
4. Truth and Reconciliation Commission Plans to establish a commission to declassify and make public all documents related to alleged deep state activities like spying, censorship, and corruption. 5. Crackdown on Leaks Trump plans to pursue legal actions against individuals involved in unauthorized leaks that contribute to misleading media narratives.
6. Independence of Inspectors General Ensure that inspector general offices are physically separate from the departments they oversee to maintain objectivity and prevent them from becoming part of the entrenched bureaucracy.
7. Independent Auditing System Establishment of a system to continually monitor intelligence agencies to prevent unauthorized surveillance of citizens or disinformation campaigns.
8. Geographic Redistribution of Bureaucracy Continue the initiative of relocating federal offices outside of Washington, D.C., to other parts of the country, reducing the concentration of bureaucracy in the capital.
9. Ban on Post-Government Employment Prohibit federal bureaucrats from taking positions at companies they previously regulated or dealt with to prevent conflicts of interest.
10. Term Limits for Congress Push for a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress, aiming to reduce the influence of long-term incumbents and refresh the political landscape.
Thanks, best laugh i had in a long time when i saw the picture of those "fortifications" :D :D
Honestly can there be anything more useless waste of EU taxpayer money than that...
Well, i guess that 'border fence' that Finland built which cost something like 2 million euros per kilometer and it was literally same kind of cheap light duty green fence that you may see in someones garden to prevent deer and such from eating the plants - that will surely stop the Russians :D , or perhaps Estonian 'border bunkers' that they are planning to build hundreds of, man they are paranoid like Albanian communist Enver Hoxha who also built completely useless bunkers everywhere during the cold war...
Terrible provocations faced by the Israeli football supporters in Amsterdam yesterday. Apparently, they were forced by antisemitic Europeans to sing anti Palestinian songs, tear down Palestinian flags, and then lose 5 nil. I am actually shocked that Israeli teams are allowed to be in the tournament given the interim court judgment. Germany is about to classify criticism of Israel as antisemitic and jailable. The Dutch governmentn after blaming their own citizens for events clearly started by Israelis yesterday must surely be only a goose step behind the Germans in doing the same.
Trump’s win surprised me, and will have a huge impact on censorship. It was a huge blow to the globalist elites and a win for the US working class. I’m still amazed Trump, born with a silver spoon, is a champion of the working class. His garbage truck photo op, McDonald’s photo op, and mug shot cemented that connection.
Uk Labor sending people to help Kamala was a very short sighted decision. There is a TikTok of eu women politicians standing with us women that show the loathing of Trump by the eu elites.
There are many troves of information out there which will be available to a Trump regime, and which could implicate ringleaders in what has happened over the past four years (or more). I will be watching closely to see if in this term of office he dares drill into these wells of evidence. I am not particularly confident. I suspect little satisfaction because Trump will discover the guilt in skullduggery transcends party lines.
Trump understands the establishment gop hates him. He did not at the start of his first term. So much sabotage / back stabbing by “Republicans” including Paul Ryan (house leader), McConnell (Senate Leader), Wray (fbi leader), Pence (vp), Bill Barr (attorney general), etc to name a few. There is a huge contingent of never Trumpers in the gop that regard Trump supporters as a cult. I regard them as elite, out of touch, and often corrupt that use every dirty trick possible to derail the Trump agenda.
Trump listened to them in his first term and did not declassify a lot of stuff using the excuse of national security and the clock was run out on his last minute attempts. Supposedly the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago Was about recovering stuff that was supposed to be declassified. And I’m sure there is lots of juicy stuff on Jan 6 showing the huge use of fbi and other resources as a set up.
And who knows, may be the remaining stuff in the Kennedy assassination will be declassified.
And another huge hidden scandal is the Covid vaccination safety data and injuries. It’s been hidden so far.
U.S. sponsorship of Censorship is another huge area I expect to be declassified. I expect lots of FOIA to be granted, that have been slow walked.
By going after him, and his family with law fare for the last 4 years seeking to destroy him, along with his supporters, not to mention Russiagate, and his mug shot, a rubicon of unwritten decency that separated the United States from Banana Republics has been crossed. The weaponizing of the DOJ/FBI has been exposed. I expect a lot of stuff that was ignored by Trump in his first term will be addressed.
Joe Biden was head of the senate relations committee, which is why he got such huge money laundering. It's basically the place where Senators are bribed by Foreign Countries, ignored except if you cross the Democrats (Bob Menendez, NJ Senator). And if you are Trump and dare ask about Ukraine Biden corruption, you get impeached. I don't expect Trump to go after Biden, bad optics. And he even mentioned pardoning Hunter Biden. His first term he initially has the entire Russiagate with his Attorney General recusing himself (Jeff Sessions), then the Mueller investigation with a bunch of Democratic Hatchman (where all their cell phones got erased, accidentally), and then his first impeachment. That hamstrung him, and I am amazed he got anything done his first term.
Trump's plan on the deep state, which looks very promising:
'F' me - he appears to mean business. He's going to need more than a bullet proof vest - even a coat of armour won't be enough. For years, we have all hoped that something like this could be done - yet hope is a wonderful thing until it is dashed: then its just a curse.
The global situation has changed from Trump's first term. My guess is that getting slapped on the face by Russia and Iran will show that US military control through the "rules-based order" no longer works.
Russia has won in Ukraine and after decades of lies from the US and NATO. Russia will drive a hard bargain that shows that US/NATO no longer rules the world. US News and World Report, a magazine in the US, recently stated that Russia has the strongest military in the world.
Iran says they have hundreds of thousands of missiles so far, have only used old models to show that they can penetrate Israil defenses and that they can hit targets. Iran has prepared for decades for a war against USA so only nuclear weapons can "defeat them" which at the same time "defeats" the middle east and the world. Iran can totally destroy the small country of Israel.
So far, Trump is featuring war hawks. It won't work.
***
here is where I posted it
"In which insane German delusions about the near-certainty of a Harris presidency are dashed on the rocks of Trump's decisive victory
Every now and then, reality emerges from the shadows to crush the hollow propaganda of the press and the hallucinations of our politicians. We must enjoy these times.
Hey Don - thanks for that. Inspiring stuff. In particular, I liked: 'In which insane German delusions about the near-certainty of a Harris presidency are dashed on the rocks of Trump's decisive victory' . These people are delusionary. Much of our prospect for the future depends on the Trump team's ability to grasp reality. If they don't: it's not looking hunky dory.
""What should I do if I'm scared because of Donald Trump?" – Spiegel consults a behavioural therapist on how to deal with the mental health consequences of Trump's victory
"Now I provide just a little dessert for my longsuffering subscribers. This is glorious, I promise.
You must understand that Trump’s victory has plunged all of Germany into a national trauma. It is the worst thing the Americans have ever done to us. Particularly a certain kind of ageing pinched female – the sort who is always sending her entrées back to the kitchen – is extremely upset. This is just the end, she is screaming, to her befuddled cats.
Not to worry! One of Germany’s dominant newsweeklies, Der Spiegel, is on the case. Yesterday, they brought in some totally insane psychotherapist named Maren Vogel from (of course) Berlin to help our battered estrogenic nation deal with the psychological consequences of Trump’s victory. Please, subscribe to my Substack if you haven’t already, so we can enjoy this gem together"
With the feeling that multiple sources of news are necessary to get a sense of ' truth ' I don't subscribe ( financially ) to any of them.
However this very comprehensive report and Mr Campbell's opinions ( which match comfortably with mine ) may make The Busker my first .
Thanks for that but there is no obligation to pay on the Busker. There are only free subscribers. I don't contribute on a regular basis to any site apart from the Moon of Alabama - that's why I couldn't ask others for money as a condition for subscribing.
Thank you so much for all your work.
Cheers Bill
Thanks Rob, another informative read. I don't mind knowing a little bit more about you as it contextualises your thinking process and enables you to see how certain conclusions are formed. We are all shaped by our education and life experiences.
Cheers Chris - I'll bear that in mind.
Rob, these weekly updates are great. Really appreciate your efforts.
Let’s hope we can see some real, substantive changes to the policies and practices of our leaders and see the advent of a more capably run US.
Cheers Occam - I have no idea what will happen but Trump and his team cannot possibly be any worse than the Democrats.
Rob, you are right. Trump will need very heavy armour, because he has already posted his opening salvo at the alphabeticals. He seems more strategic this time around. Oh and I am wondering if Musk is influencing him towards reversing the censorship demands of his predecessors. Meta posted today that it was "updating its terms and community standards" (!!)
Trump Vs the Deep State:
Trump's opening gambit:-
1. Restoring Presidential Authority Trump intends to reissue an executive order from 2020 which would restore the president's authority to remove federal employees, thereby allowing for the aggressive management or dismissal of federal workers.
2. Overhauling National Security and Intelligence Trump's plan includes removing individuals from national security and intelligence agencies who have engaged in corrupt practices or have used these agencies against political adversaries.
3. Reform of FISA Courts He proposes a comprehensive reform of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) courts to address issues where judges have ignored misleading information in warrant applications.
4. Truth and Reconciliation Commission Plans to establish a commission to declassify and make public all documents related to alleged deep state activities like spying, censorship, and corruption. 5. Crackdown on Leaks Trump plans to pursue legal actions against individuals involved in unauthorized leaks that contribute to misleading media narratives.
6. Independence of Inspectors General Ensure that inspector general offices are physically separate from the departments they oversee to maintain objectivity and prevent them from becoming part of the entrenched bureaucracy.
7. Independent Auditing System Establishment of a system to continually monitor intelligence agencies to prevent unauthorized surveillance of citizens or disinformation campaigns.
8. Geographic Redistribution of Bureaucracy Continue the initiative of relocating federal offices outside of Washington, D.C., to other parts of the country, reducing the concentration of bureaucracy in the capital.
9. Ban on Post-Government Employment Prohibit federal bureaucrats from taking positions at companies they previously regulated or dealt with to prevent conflicts of interest.
10. Term Limits for Congress Push for a constitutional amendment to impose term limits on members of Congress, aiming to reduce the influence of long-term incumbents and refresh the political landscape.
10:55 AM · Nov 8, 2024
My wife just told me that RFK Jnr is stirring things up about lack of nutrition, harmful additives in food and so on. He will also need armour.
"The Polish Siegfried Line" :D :D :D :D :D :D :D
Thanks, best laugh i had in a long time when i saw the picture of those "fortifications" :D :D
Honestly can there be anything more useless waste of EU taxpayer money than that...
Well, i guess that 'border fence' that Finland built which cost something like 2 million euros per kilometer and it was literally same kind of cheap light duty green fence that you may see in someones garden to prevent deer and such from eating the plants - that will surely stop the Russians :D , or perhaps Estonian 'border bunkers' that they are planning to build hundreds of, man they are paranoid like Albanian communist Enver Hoxha who also built completely useless bunkers everywhere during the cold war...
You are right - what a waste of money.
Terrible provocations faced by the Israeli football supporters in Amsterdam yesterday. Apparently, they were forced by antisemitic Europeans to sing anti Palestinian songs, tear down Palestinian flags, and then lose 5 nil. I am actually shocked that Israeli teams are allowed to be in the tournament given the interim court judgment. Germany is about to classify criticism of Israel as antisemitic and jailable. The Dutch governmentn after blaming their own citizens for events clearly started by Israelis yesterday must surely be only a goose step behind the Germans in doing the same.
Thanks for the Joti and Gardener link.
Ursula von der Leyen CEO of 'Urine Extraction' PLC.
Trump’s win surprised me, and will have a huge impact on censorship. It was a huge blow to the globalist elites and a win for the US working class. I’m still amazed Trump, born with a silver spoon, is a champion of the working class. His garbage truck photo op, McDonald’s photo op, and mug shot cemented that connection.
Uk Labor sending people to help Kamala was a very short sighted decision. There is a TikTok of eu women politicians standing with us women that show the loathing of Trump by the eu elites.
https://www.themarysue.com/dear-american-sisters-we-stand-with-you-female-leaders-around-the-world-support-american-women-after-election/
Russia will maximize gains in the ground before the inauguration.
There are many troves of information out there which will be available to a Trump regime, and which could implicate ringleaders in what has happened over the past four years (or more). I will be watching closely to see if in this term of office he dares drill into these wells of evidence. I am not particularly confident. I suspect little satisfaction because Trump will discover the guilt in skullduggery transcends party lines.
Trump understands the establishment gop hates him. He did not at the start of his first term. So much sabotage / back stabbing by “Republicans” including Paul Ryan (house leader), McConnell (Senate Leader), Wray (fbi leader), Pence (vp), Bill Barr (attorney general), etc to name a few. There is a huge contingent of never Trumpers in the gop that regard Trump supporters as a cult. I regard them as elite, out of touch, and often corrupt that use every dirty trick possible to derail the Trump agenda.
Trump listened to them in his first term and did not declassify a lot of stuff using the excuse of national security and the clock was run out on his last minute attempts. Supposedly the FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago Was about recovering stuff that was supposed to be declassified. And I’m sure there is lots of juicy stuff on Jan 6 showing the huge use of fbi and other resources as a set up.
And who knows, may be the remaining stuff in the Kennedy assassination will be declassified.
And another huge hidden scandal is the Covid vaccination safety data and injuries. It’s been hidden so far.
U.S. sponsorship of Censorship is another huge area I expect to be declassified. I expect lots of FOIA to be granted, that have been slow walked.
The list is looooong. Biden money laundering in Ukraine? Again, not expecting much. He knows the feel of a bullet by his ear.
Pym and Ray - yes - the closer he gets to exposing these people, the more danger he will face. Medvedev appears to realise this given his comments.
By going after him, and his family with law fare for the last 4 years seeking to destroy him, along with his supporters, not to mention Russiagate, and his mug shot, a rubicon of unwritten decency that separated the United States from Banana Republics has been crossed. The weaponizing of the DOJ/FBI has been exposed. I expect a lot of stuff that was ignored by Trump in his first term will be addressed.
Joe Biden was head of the senate relations committee, which is why he got such huge money laundering. It's basically the place where Senators are bribed by Foreign Countries, ignored except if you cross the Democrats (Bob Menendez, NJ Senator). And if you are Trump and dare ask about Ukraine Biden corruption, you get impeached. I don't expect Trump to go after Biden, bad optics. And he even mentioned pardoning Hunter Biden. His first term he initially has the entire Russiagate with his Attorney General recusing himself (Jeff Sessions), then the Mueller investigation with a bunch of Democratic Hatchman (where all their cell phones got erased, accidentally), and then his first impeachment. That hamstrung him, and I am amazed he got anything done his first term.
Trump's plan on the deep state, which looks very promising:
https://www.zerohedge.com/political/trump-outlines-plan-decimate-deep-state
'F' me - he appears to mean business. He's going to need more than a bullet proof vest - even a coat of armour won't be enough. For years, we have all hoped that something like this could be done - yet hope is a wonderful thing until it is dashed: then its just a curse.
I want a full Thermidorian Reaction.
A comment I posted on another website today.
The global situation has changed from Trump's first term. My guess is that getting slapped on the face by Russia and Iran will show that US military control through the "rules-based order" no longer works.
Russia has won in Ukraine and after decades of lies from the US and NATO. Russia will drive a hard bargain that shows that US/NATO no longer rules the world. US News and World Report, a magazine in the US, recently stated that Russia has the strongest military in the world.
Iran says they have hundreds of thousands of missiles so far, have only used old models to show that they can penetrate Israil defenses and that they can hit targets. Iran has prepared for decades for a war against USA so only nuclear weapons can "defeat them" which at the same time "defeats" the middle east and the world. Iran can totally destroy the small country of Israel.
So far, Trump is featuring war hawks. It won't work.
***
here is where I posted it
"In which insane German delusions about the near-certainty of a Harris presidency are dashed on the rocks of Trump's decisive victory
Every now and then, reality emerges from the shadows to crush the hollow propaganda of the press and the hallucinations of our politicians. We must enjoy these times.
eugyppius Nov 08, 2024"
https://www.eugyppius.com/p/in-which-insane-german-delusions
Hey Don - thanks for that. Inspiring stuff. In particular, I liked: 'In which insane German delusions about the near-certainty of a Harris presidency are dashed on the rocks of Trump's decisive victory' . These people are delusionary. Much of our prospect for the future depends on the Trump team's ability to grasp reality. If they don't: it's not looking hunky dory.
a follow up
""What should I do if I'm scared because of Donald Trump?" – Spiegel consults a behavioural therapist on how to deal with the mental health consequences of Trump's victory
eugyppius Nov 08, 2024 ∙ Paid"
https://www.eugyppius.com/p/what-should-i-do-if-im-scared-because
"Now I provide just a little dessert for my longsuffering subscribers. This is glorious, I promise.
You must understand that Trump’s victory has plunged all of Germany into a national trauma. It is the worst thing the Americans have ever done to us. Particularly a certain kind of ageing pinched female – the sort who is always sending her entrées back to the kitchen – is extremely upset. This is just the end, she is screaming, to her befuddled cats.
Not to worry! One of Germany’s dominant newsweeklies, Der Spiegel, is on the case. Yesterday, they brought in some totally insane psychotherapist named Maren Vogel from (of course) Berlin to help our battered estrogenic nation deal with the psychological consequences of Trump’s victory. Please, subscribe to my Substack if you haven’t already, so we can enjoy this gem together"
I will be covering some stories about hysterical liberal reactions to Trump in my next update - just for a laugh.