I write about power, decay, and the modern imperium. If you believe history doesn’t repeat—but it certainly rhymes—this may interest you
Horti Sallustiani
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A Bridge Too Far, and the Men Who Are Gone
Eighty-two years after Operation Market Garden, some thoughts on Arnhem, Richard Attenborough’s remarkable film, the men who fought there, the actors who recreated them, and seeing it as a boy with my brother and father.
Nearly fifty years later, I can still hear John Addison’s march.
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🚨BREAKING: Donald Tusk's Polish Interior Minister has ADMITTED to spreading disinformation about the motive of the Kraków terrorist, falsely claiming the attacker was "far right" without proof
Everything indicates he was actually a member of Antifa and a communist.
The trouble is that far too many Americans are still at the “Hart-Celler who?” stage. A country cannot reckon with the consequences of a political decision if most of its people have never even heard of it. That may be the greatest political triumph of its architects.
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Because the Pashtun tribesman who arrived a month ago is just as Scottish as you, Iain MacDonald of Inverness whose family has lived in Scotland for centuries. If we don’t get rid of these people, these people will get rid of us. They aren’t hiding it now.
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Think about the Manassas scene in Gods and Generals where the panicked solder runs by Jackson shouting “it’s hopeless!”
He responds “well if you think so, you’d better not say anything about it”
Same atmosphere as the opening battle scene in Zulu, at Rorke’s Drift. The theatrical war cries, the extravagant intimidation, and the imperturbable Anglo-Saxons looking on as though waiting for a bus.
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History may yet judge Franco one of the twentieth century's most consequential statesmen. Having defeated the Communists in Spain, he then performed the rather more delicate feat of keeping his exhausted country out of Hitler's war. He permitted the Falangist ultras to march off to Russia with the Blue Division, but Gibraltar remained beyond Hitler's reach and German armies never crossed Spain. Franco understood something many European statesmen did not: the difference between ideological enthusiasm and national survival.
A good reminder that the only guy to defeat communism was Franco, who did it by avoiding crashing out or needlessly alienating those who wanted to stay basically neutral, like the British Conservative government, ruthlessly crushing the ideological communists and the freaks who aided them, and then restoring traditional landed society after he won
As a result, Spain’s TFR increased and stayed elevated until the socialists took over after his death, and Spain was spared the ravages of a communist occupation
His mix of decisive action and prudence provides many lessons from which we ought learn
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I’ve never been more disgusted with the “right”
It’s wall to wall doom porn
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Everyone, and I mean every single person in every position everywhere is a secret traitor, every event that happens is orchestrated by your all powerful enemies.
Nothing good has ever happened to you in your entire life. You totally lack agency, you are just a plaything for powerful forces.
It’s utterly impossible for you to wield any power. Anybody that advocates you do anything is a “glowie” or a “shill” depending what’s being advocated.
Any activity advocated is either pointless or suicidal.
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This isn’t a political problem, it’s an ethical/spiritual one and it’s sickening
Germany has transformed the historical guilt of the Third Reich into a permanent national identity. Remembrance has become self-reproach, patriotism a moral failing, and national self-preservation suspect. A political religion in which guilt is hereditary and absolution never comes. It can't last.
Every political order has a theological foundation that organizes its worldview and directs the community’s politics toward an end the community considers moral.
The political theology of the present-day West is ethno-masochism and the belief that Western nations (especially Germany) are burdened with a primordial guilt that stains them ontologically. It is a negative theology and a secularized version of original sin.
The proof of this is that immigrants who commit crimes such as rape, robbery, etc., are not threatened with deportation. But when one does not recognize the core of the regime’s political theology, the same does not happen.
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America is in its own Years of Lead. The difference is that, so far, the lead has only flown one way.
America is in its own Years of Lead. The difference is that, so far, the lead has only flown one way.
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I'm not encouraged by any of this. Hinojosa hasn't even taken office and she's already putting the squeeze on the businesses that made Texas an economic powerhouse. Strip away the incentives, strangle investment, and before long they'll be eyeing a state income tax to pay for the wreckage.
But the greater catastrophe is political. Texas has 40 electoral votes. Lose those to the Democrats permanently and the road to the White House becomes almost impassable for a conservative Republican.
zerohedge.com/political/inco…
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If even half of Calley Means's allegations are true, the Trump White House spent two years as a protection racket for the very corporate interests its voters elected him to confront. But who appointed Susie Wiles, and how did she acquire such power? At some point, the man who promised to drain the swamp must explain why he put an alligator in charge of it.
zerohedge.com/political/ex-m…
If even half of Calley Means's allegations are true, the Trump White House spent two years as a protection racket for the very corporate interests its voters elected him to confront. But who appointed Susie Wiles, and how did she acquire such power? At some point, the man who promised to drain the swamp must explain why he put an alligator in charge of it.
zerohedge.com/political/ex-m…
I'm not encouraged by any of this. Hinojosa hasn't even taken office and she's already putting the squeeze on the businesses that made Texas an economic powerhouse. Strip away the incentives, strangle investment, and before long they'll be eyeing a state income tax to pay for the wreckage.
But the greater catastrophe is political. Texas has 40 electoral votes. Lose those to the Democrats permanently and the road to the White House becomes almost impassable for a conservative Republican.
zerohedge.com/political/inco…
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If Trump was elected to drain the swamp, why did he hand the drain plug to one of its creatures?
Leadership is set at the top of an organization. Organizations take on the personality of their leaders because subordinates see which behaviors are rewarded-punished, and anyone else quits or gets pushed out. Under Susie Wiles, the Trump admin White House was cheap. I have always said I don't care about corruption as long as we are getting results. If we unlocked $100 trillion in reindustrialization, I don't care if people get a cut. But it was worse than that. Susie Wiles the Big Pharma lobbyist was put in to cover up the Covid lockdown-vaccine crimes. She existed to prevent radical change. Her Vanity Fair interview was intended to signal to the Left that she was their friend on the inside, and it worked. Democrats never attacked her.
I've been hearing from donors who went to White House events that they couldn't get results and they were getting shaken down for tiny amounts of money and they showed up idealistically wanting to help save America and they left the event feeling depressed, gross. We had good low-level and mid-level officials placed at the Trump admin and everything they did was being blocked. I talked to heroic, badass soldiers who were trying to join ICE and Border Patrol who were mysteriously getting blocked. Two of my FrogTwitter mutuals tried to get a job at the White House in 2025 but they had been doxxed, and Susie Wiles used some funny tweets as an excuse to block them.
People have been sharing these stories with me for 2 years now. Friends have been asking me to attack her, and I said no chance, this is an unwinnable battle, it's not worth the effort. But I never said anything because Susie Wiles was untouchable. She was a bully and everyone was afraid of her. She used her power to humiliate and punish people, often for arbitrary reasons.
That's why she went down the way she did.
When we started attacking her, and memeing "Susie Wiles must Go" in funny iterative loops, then Susie Wiles had spent every day bullying and extorting people behind the scenes. It's an open secret. But as soon as she stumbled, while she was still getting results from the midterms, I started tearing into her.
For various reasons, I knew she was about to come for us and the establishment was going to start leaking and purging the grassroots. So I did it to them first. Then all of my friends joined in. Then this whole ecosystem dogpiled her. Then connected people saw she was vulnerable, and they had a chance to take revenge for vendettas and past humiliations. Susie Wiles started leaking to various media surrogates (hello Rebeka Zeljko), and she was trying to build a case that the Iran War had lost the midterms because Pete Hegseth didn't win fast enough. But at that point it was too late because all of the crowd's momentum was against her. When it went on Fox News and the New York Times and Joe Rogan, she was finished. Trump actually sees that. Trump doesn't see any of our tweets because Susie Wiles has been blocking his information flow, and everyone with access to Trump was ether compromised or terrified of Susie Wiles the Bully. And Trump would not have listened before the midterm landslide disaster. In the final day, the incentives flipped. At first, everyone was scared of attacking Susie Wiles the Bully. But by the end, everyone wanted to get in on the action because they could see she was going down so they wanted to jump in late and get a few shots in and claim they brought her down themselves.
Blood in the water, sharks chasing.
Leadership is set at the top of an organization. Organizations take on the personality of their leaders. Now the Trump White House will take on the ruthless, obsessive personality of Stephen Miller. Democrats are terrified.
Stephen Miller is the right man to lead us in this hour. He is currently living on a military base because Leftists keep trying to assassinate him. He knows what time it is. Trump is the man with the IMAGE, and Stephen Miller is the man to run the MACHINE. They're a dangerous pair. This is finally a winning team.
It's total bullshit we threw the lead and now we have to play from behind. But Trump is at his best under pressure. We can do this. We can win.
We have another advantage. Stephen Miller has watched everyone reveal themselves in petty corruption for the past 2 years. He knows exactly who to purge. He's been making lists.
I have total confidence in Stephen Miller and President Trump.
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Charlie Kirk got killed for having the exact same stance on trans issues as Dave Chappelle made 5 comedy specials about.
"Ever since that guy Charlie Kirk got murdered... and I shouldn't say this publicly... I feel better."
-Dave Chappelle at Madison Square Garden
And the New York City crowd laughs like a bunch of hyenas. xitter.gq/PostViralRepost/status…
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🚨 WOW! After surging his military into Haiti, El Salvador President Nayib Bukele saw an X POST with the location of a Haitian gang house, so he's now seeking their EXACT ADDRESS and said "we'll destroy it" with the military
THIS MAN IS THE GOAT 🔥
Someone tagged Bukele in a post that reportedly showed the home of gang leader Joseph "Lanmò Sanjou."
Bukele didn't waste any time: "Where is that house? Give us the exact address, and we'll destroy it."
That spooked the gang! 400 Mawozo RUSHED off a letter to Haiti's disarmament commission, now calling Joseph's home "a symbol of peace" and asking everyone to respect "the protection of civilians and civilian property"
The gangs took 4 of Bukele's men. HE'S ON A MISSION TO FIND THEM 🇺🇸🇸🇻 @nayibbukele
If Trump was elected to drain the swamp, why did he hand the drain plug to one of its creatures?
Leadership is set at the top of an organization. Organizations take on the personality of their leaders because subordinates see which behaviors are rewarded-punished, and anyone else quits or gets pushed out. Under Susie Wiles, the Trump admin White House was cheap. I have always said I don't care about corruption as long as we are getting results. If we unlocked $100 trillion in reindustrialization, I don't care if people get a cut. But it was worse than that. Susie Wiles the Big Pharma lobbyist was put in to cover up the Covid lockdown-vaccine crimes. She existed to prevent radical change. Her Vanity Fair interview was intended to signal to the Left that she was their friend on the inside, and it worked. Democrats never attacked her.
I've been hearing from donors who went to White House events that they couldn't get results and they were getting shaken down for tiny amounts of money and they showed up idealistically wanting to help save America and they left the event feeling depressed, gross. We had good low-level and mid-level officials placed at the Trump admin and everything they did was being blocked. I talked to heroic, badass soldiers who were trying to join ICE and Border Patrol who were mysteriously getting blocked. Two of my FrogTwitter mutuals tried to get a job at the White House in 2025 but they had been doxxed, and Susie Wiles used some funny tweets as an excuse to block them.
People have been sharing these stories with me for 2 years now. Friends have been asking me to attack her, and I said no chance, this is an unwinnable battle, it's not worth the effort. But I never said anything because Susie Wiles was untouchable. She was a bully and everyone was afraid of her. She used her power to humiliate and punish people, often for arbitrary reasons.
That's why she went down the way she did.
When we started attacking her, and memeing "Susie Wiles must Go" in funny iterative loops, then Susie Wiles had spent every day bullying and extorting people behind the scenes. It's an open secret. But as soon as she stumbled, while she was still getting results from the midterms, I started tearing into her.
For various reasons, I knew she was about to come for us and the establishment was going to start leaking and purging the grassroots. So I did it to them first. Then all of my friends joined in. Then this whole ecosystem dogpiled her. Then connected people saw she was vulnerable, and they had a chance to take revenge for vendettas and past humiliations. Susie Wiles started leaking to various media surrogates (hello Rebeka Zeljko), and she was trying to build a case that the Iran War had lost the midterms because Pete Hegseth didn't win fast enough. But at that point it was too late because all of the crowd's momentum was against her. When it went on Fox News and the New York Times and Joe Rogan, she was finished. Trump actually sees that. Trump doesn't see any of our tweets because Susie Wiles has been blocking his information flow, and everyone with access to Trump was ether compromised or terrified of Susie Wiles the Bully. And Trump would not have listened before the midterm landslide disaster. In the final day, the incentives flipped. At first, everyone was scared of attacking Susie Wiles the Bully. But by the end, everyone wanted to get in on the action because they could see she was going down so they wanted to jump in late and get a few shots in and claim they brought her down themselves.
Blood in the water, sharks chasing.
Leadership is set at the top of an organization. Organizations take on the personality of their leaders. Now the Trump White House will take on the ruthless, obsessive personality of Stephen Miller. Democrats are terrified.
Stephen Miller is the right man to lead us in this hour. He is currently living on a military base because Leftists keep trying to assassinate him. He knows what time it is. Trump is the man with the IMAGE, and Stephen Miller is the man to run the MACHINE. They're a dangerous pair. This is finally a winning team.
It's total bullshit we threw the lead and now we have to play from behind. But Trump is at his best under pressure. We can do this. We can win.
We have another advantage. Stephen Miller has watched everyone reveal themselves in petty corruption for the past 2 years. He knows exactly who to purge. He's been making lists.
I have total confidence in Stephen Miller and President Trump.
