Sunday Thoughts

Week two of the counter revolution was less flashy than the first week, but probably more significant in terms of what it means going forward. The house cleaning of the FBI and DOJ that has started says Trump was serious about exacting some retribution. It also suggests it goes beyond retribution toward a wholesale reorganization of these agencies. Kash Patel made that a center piece of his testimony during his confirmation hearing. He got very little pushback on it.

The fact that Kennedy and Gabbard made it to and through their hearings is another omen. In 2016 neither would have made it to the hearing phase. It raises the question as to what they had on Gaetz to force him out before his hearing. Most likely, Trump sacrificed him in a deal with the Republicans, who hated Gaetz for personal reasons. Regardless, getting Kennedy and Gabbard to this point is another example of how wildly different things are now.

The thing I am watching is the Musk takeover of the IT systems. The crazies are freaking out over this and maybe with good reason. The amount of collusion between the government, social media employees and the domestic terrorist doxing and stalking people is something that has never got much attention, but that could change. At least that is something the crazies fear. Then you have the billions that flow into underwriting the crazies from the government.

We now live in interesting times.

Topics

• Following The Money (Link)
• Oh Canada (Link)
• The FBI (Link)
• Media Panic (Link)
• Full Speed Ahead (Link)