☀️Three Takeaways from Jack Smith’s Testimony
The transcript dropped, the dust rose, and three truths stood standing.
1️⃣ This wasn’t politics — it was prosecution.
Jack Smith was unflinching: the Trump cases were built on evidence, not party labels. No White House nudging, no political strings. Just files, facts, and a prosecutor saying, I’d do this again.
2️⃣ January 6 doesn’t happen without Trump.
Smith made it plain: Trump wasn’t a background character. He was the engine. The testimony reinforces what many suspected — Trump knew he lost, said otherwise, and lit the fuse anyway.
3️⃣ Process mattered — maybe more than drama.
From lawful metadata collection to careful witness evaluation, Smith emphasized restraint over spectacle. This was methodical justice, not cable-news improv.
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crappy new year, donald!
from parody project 2 years ago but somewhat still relevant
Feb 19, 2023
If you’ve been waiting for something to happen with all of these investigations into wrong doings on the part of 45, you might enjoy this fantasy parody about Jack Smith and what he could and should do.
Cundle tries his best Smith-wise
“RUN RUN DONNY” CHECK-IN TIME 🎄🚨
Did Donny actually outrun the truth here… or did Jack Smith catch him in verse two? Drop your verdict: TEAM DONNY RUNS or TEAM JACK CATCHES – and tell which lyric hit you hardest.
Already getting the predictable comments on YouTube and TikTok blaming Democrats for resurrecting this to hurt the Current Officeholder. Similar to how the GOP drive demand for the Epstein files, it is REPUBLICANS who subpoenaed Jack Smith to give this testimony. And it’s DONALD TRUMP who called for an FBI investigation of him, wants him prosecuted. He wouldn’t be in the news at all if not for them.
My big question is why did the House Judiciary Committee release Smith’s testimony? It’s not because they they thought it helps Trump, or they wouldn’t have dumped it out at the end of the day on New Year’s Eve.
“why did the House Judiciary Committee release Smith’s testimony?”
craig, wasn’t a public release of the testimony required in order to get him to agree to the closed hearing?
could be his lawyer also required a set time deadline to be within so many days and they picked the most obviously helpful time to dump it.
you might have the answer there, PatD. but i’m not sure he would have had the leverage to dictate conditions. i don’t know whether or not he was actually subpoenaed.
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Five years after January 6, a powerful narrative has taken hold: that because the federal cases against Donald Trump were dismissed, he was “proven innocent” of inciting the violence. This Brief dismantles that myth by comparing the procedural dismissals against the only judicial finding of fact that actually weighed the evidence in a courtroom—the Colorado ruling that he engaged in insurrection.
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Patd, like I tried to say, I don’t hate kale. It wasn’t along the greens I grew up eating- mostly spinach, turnip and mustard greens – and just prefer those to kale. I’d eat it if someone cooked and served it, but given my druthers I would choose one of the ones my mom and grandmothers raised me on. Cook it until its tender in grease with enough salt, some sugar and splash vinegar or if you prefer, hot sauce, on it and I’m sure it would be fine.
Oh, and Smith was subpoenaed by the House Judiciary Committee to testify behind closed doors AFTER he had agreed to testify in open proceedings, and he tried to get the committee to make the deposition public but Gym Jordan refused that request.
So i don’t still don’t understand why Gym Jordan released it, or agreed to release it?
Poobah, neither do I. Far be it for me to figure out what the hell might go on side of that idiot‘s head, but my guess is he did that to avoid having to defend against charges of selective editing if he just leaked pieces of it.
And he was probably told that if he didn’t release it that all the political shows would have Smith on to tell his story and what he found in his investigation to rebut selectively released pieces of the testimony. Of course I’m just guessing.
excerpt from a 12/24/25 report https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/5662279-jack-smith-deposition-video-public/ hints to pressure from within and maybe a quid pro quo swap of some sort:
Pog, Pat — what about the possibility Current Occupant wanted it done because he’s stupid and thought Smith would look bad. Jordan, who might be less stupid, obeyed orders but tried to bury it on new year’s eve. Current Occupant is the dumbass who managed to turn Epstein into a daily story.
yep
Gabby & Beau of Southwest Florida are pleased to announce the arrival of 32 & 33
I saw a new one.
Senile Satan
Donald Trump’s Golden Age of Awful
A damage assessment of the President’s first year back in the White House.
By Susan B. Glasser
December 30, 2025
Great site for polls and numbers on a host of subjects
It’s a substack so you might have to subscribe, but it is free
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Goat Bleat for Craig
Here’s a pretty humorous MSN take on the issue.
Boom. But we knew that.
Craig,
CNN going in depth on Jack Smith interview.
One thing that has always caught my attention about January 6 is how all those people got to DC. These weren’t wealthy people for the most part, yet most traveled somehow across country and stayed in DC which isn’t cheap. So they were there and available to riot on command.
Somebody paid those bills and as with every other event of the sort, you need to follow the money.
Almost broke a thousand today, even though i forgot to turn my camera on for the first two minutes. We might have to take the partition out of our Holiday Inn ball room soon.
Jamie, the goat sound is uploaded to our platform, ready to go — thanks. We now have sounds for the cows and goat, but not the jack ass. Also need a group sound for when they’re deliberating thorny editorial policy.
https://www.yahoo.com/news/articles/exclusive-drugmakers-raise-us-prices-034741666.html
Drugmakers plan to raise U.S. prices on at least 350 branded medications including vaccines against COVID, RSV and shingles and blockbuster cancer treatment Ibrance, even as the Trump administration pressures them for cuts, according to data provided exclusively by healthcare research firm 3 Axis Advisors.
The number of price increases for 2026 is up from the same point last year, when drugmakers unveiled plans for raises on more than 250 drugs. The median of this year’s price hikes is around 4% – in line with 2025.
*Gas prices are down, though. That’s the equivalent of “rub some dirt on it & walk it off.”
https://people.com/is-mtv-shutting-down-11878155
MTV Music, MTV 80s, MTV 90s, Club MTV and MTV Live went off the air in various countries on Dec. 31. The United Kingdom, Ireland, France, Germany, Austria, Poland, Hungary, Australia and Brazil were impacted, according to the BBC.
A chyron notes that fans can access MTV content on the main channel, MTV HD.
Neither MTV nor its parent company, Paramount, has not commented on its reasoning for shutting down several of its channels dedicated to music programming, per Rolling Stone.
*Fascists hate music that isn’t meant to promote loyalty to the regime.
Craig
One braying Jackass
A host of animals discussing the issues of the day
Five years after Jan. 6, we still don’t know the answer to the most basic question:
Why didn’t he stop the violence—while it was happening?
▶️ WHY DIDN’T HE STOP IT?
thanks Jamie. think i will try taking the three videos you gave me and make my own remix of them together
Why did he REFUSE to stop it?
Yep Sturge — Mr. Smith made it clear the refusal to stop it would have been the prosecution’s key to proving intent.
because it was achieving his goals of delaying the certification, of course
we all watched him start it, Live on TV
Snowin’ on Raton.
By morning I’ll be thru them hills and gone.
So many times.
Denver, Cruces, Ruidoso, Clovis……
We stirred them up
nazis gonna nazi
HA!
RR – That’s the best meme of the year, but it’s only January 2nd.
Why didn’t he try to stop it? He thought his violent army of helper monkeys would stop the certification of the election results. He thought he wouldn’t have to leave. Deranged, old POS. Anyone who is still carrying water for that orange bag of pus is a N&zi.
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/5670172-greene-trump-iran-protests/
Greene said on the social platform X that Trump’s pledge, along with Israeli billionaire Shlomo Kramer telling CNBC that the federal government should “limit the First Amendment” by cracking down on speech on social media, is “everything we voted against” in 2024.
“The focus should be on tax dollars here at home and defending our God given freedoms and rights,” added Greene, who is departing Congress on Monday after a falling out with Trump.
Protests in Iran began over the weekend amid worsening economic conditions in the Middle Eastern country.
The president vowed on Truth Social earlier Friday that the U.S. will “rescue” protesters if the Iranian regime takes violent action against them. He also said the U.S. is “locked and loaded and ready to go” if the Islamic Republic’s government kills more demonstrators.
*Sounds like Orange Adolf thinks the failing economy in Iran is legit & not a hoax.
https://nypost.com/2026/01/02/business/israeli-tech-billionaire-urges-americans-to-limit-the-first-amendment/
Shlomo Kramer, the co-founder and CEO of cybersecurity firm Cato Networks, sparked outrage online after he urged Americans to “limit the First Amendment” — arguing that democratic nations must respond to emerging dangers by controlling online speech before it’s “too late.”
He argued that unrestricted speech on social media platforms is fueling polarization and allowing hostile actors to undermine “the fabric of society and politics.”
According to Kramer, governments and technology companies should take direct control of online platforms and determine who is allowed to speak — and how much influence their speech should carry.
*Tax the billionaires out of existence. Eat them.
~Emerging dangers~ like realizing anti-Israel sentiment is not anti-semitism. Why is the US paying for healthcare for folks other countries, but not our own?
if we couldn’t edify the electorate one blog post at a time in the past makes you think we’ll be able to going forward in a hyperdisinformative environment
we lost, it’s over
target audiences now include Z and younger whose brains were fried before they even developed
2nd most recent Pod Save closely aligning with recent discussions, they are doing a good job as always
A Mental Health-Driven Move to Retro
The analog revival isn’t just a passing TikTok trend and retro “dumb” phones. It’s a coping mechanism for mental overload, a rebellion against algorithmic manipulation, and a reassertion of agency over attention.
And while Gen Z is now in the spotlight as workers and consumers, this shift also applies to rising Gen Alpha – those born between 2010 and 2024.
In fact, data released in July 2025 by audience research company GWI showed the percentage of 12-to-15-year-old Gen A-ers who take breaks from smartphones, computers, and iPads has risen by 18% to 40% since 2022. A survey of 20,000 young people and their parents across 18 countries found that 40% of these young teens now take deliberate breaks from smartphones and social media, an 18% increase since 2022.
Digital fatigue is real. Nearly half of Gen Z reports feeling overwhelmed by screens. Over 44% intentionally reduced screen time in the past six months. Ofcom reports that 47% of 16-to-24-year-olds now silence notifications or enable Do Not Disturb to regain focus.
*The rest of the article is about figuring out marketing in a less digital world.
Starving the social media platforms would be beautiful. January 11th is a place to start if you are so inclined. See if you can stay off of the internet, on-device games, or other non-analog distractions for 24 hours.
Ok all the holiday lights are down, new year new me, let’s gooooo
did not die on ladder 😎
I didn’t withhold Christmas from the Trumpers, but I’m not giving them bonus Christmas 😡
CERTAINLY not Russian Christmas
Slava Ukraine, glory to the heroes
Marking the 5th Anniversary of the Capitol attack. We dig into the data behind the noise—breaking down the transcripts, the timeline, and the rhetoric that shaped the day. Includes our latest analysis on the “Peacefully vs. Fight” count.
Civil Discourse with Joyce Vance
The Chief Justice’s Report on the State of the Judiciary
More at link
https://www.irishstar.com/news/us-news/nasas-goddard-library-shuts-putting-36487173
NASA’s Goddard library shuts putting historic hub for American space exploration at risk
The vast library is one of the most historic hubs of American space exploration, with 100,000 volumes at risk of being discarded.
It is unclear which books, scientific journals, and archival documents will be retained and which will be discarded. Many of these are not digitized and cannot be found elsewhere.
Among the works housed in the library are documents from the early 20th century, through to the Soviet space race of the 1960s and 1970s, which will be reviewed over the next 60 days. While some of the research will be transferred to federal storage, a certain amount will need to be disposed of.
*Alexandria burns
Core statement on the Supreme Court from above article
Pantone wall color for January 6th: Heinz ketchup red
Blue
*Alexandria Burns
All libraries are endangered. It is why even though I have to use my kindle to read, I still buy hardcover books. The Book of Eli doesn’t feel that far away.
https://www.newsletter.samuel-warde.com/p/trump-isnt-building-a-ballroom-hes
Standing alongside Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu at a joint press conference, Trump offered a digression that most of the press corps likely dismissed as typical real estate bragging. He spoke of a “ballroom” currently under construction at the White House complex.
“It’s bigger than I told you,” Trump asserted, his cadence slipping into the familiar rhythm of a salesman.
“It’s, you know, after realizing we’re gonna do the inauguration in that building, it’s got all bulletproof glass, it’s got all drone, they call it drone-free roof. It’s drones, won’t touch it. It’s a big beautiful safe building.”
To the untrained ear, this was merely another gaudy addition to the Trump portfolio. It sounded like a Mar-a-Lago North tacked onto the People’s House.
But to Seth Abramson, the preeminent Trump biographer and forensic archivist of the administration’s darkest corners, the statement was a siren.
A ballroom is designed for visibility and light. It is built for the social permeation of the elite and the public. A structure clad in “all bulletproof glass” with a “drone-free roof” is not a ballroom. It is a bunker.
To understand the validity of the “Fortress Thesis,” one must first understand the unique vantage point of its author.
Seth Abramson is not merely a pundit. He is a trained observer of the criminal mind. Long before he was a New York Times bestselling author of the “Proof” trilogy, Abramson was a criminal defense attorney and investigator of the highest caliber.
A criminal investigator does not listen to what a witness says. They listen for the inconsistencies that betray a guilty mind. When Trump speaks of a “drone-free roof,” a layperson hears “security.”
Abramson, the former investigator who has analyzed thousands of police reports, hears “evasion.” He hears a subject who knows they are being hunted.
In the context of standard architectural security, glazing is typically reinforced against blast pressure to prevent shattering from a car bomb. It is rarely designed to stop direct small-arms fire unless the building is expected to be a combat position.
You do not armor a building against sniper fire unless you expect the surrounding area to be hostile territory.
Then there is the “drone-free roof.” This is Trump’s layman interpretation of a Counter-Unmanned Aircraft System integration.
In 2025, the commercial drone has become a defining asymmetric weapon. To render a roof “drone-free,” the facility must be equipped with active denial systems like radio frequency jammers or kinetic interceptors.
This suggests the administration views the National Mall not as a park but as a potential “kill zone.”
Abramson’s reporting tracks the cost of the project through a suspicious escalation curve. The “ballroom” was supposed to cost just $200 million. Then it jumped to $300 million, then $400 million. Now, updates have stopped, but the reality is far more staggering.
“You guys know it’s a $1 billion bunker being created in anticipation of martial law,” Abramson writes, “whose $50 million ‘ballroom’ annex is merely its open-air atrium, right?”
This is a critical architectural insight. In bunker design, it is common to have a “sacrificial” above-ground structure that serves as an entrance to the hardened core. A $1 billion price tag is inexplicable for a reception hall.
It is, however, entirely consistent with the construction of a Sensitive Compartmented Information Facility intended for Continuity of Government operations. The budget hides the bunker inside the ballroom line item.
The fixation on January 20, 2029, is the “smoking gun” of the analysis. On this date, Donald Trump’s second term expires. The 22nd Amendment prohibits a third term. Yet the former reality star specifically stated, “we’re gonna do the inauguration in that building.”
Abramson deduces the terrifying logic behind this. Why move the inauguration indoors to a bulletproof bunker? It implies a deviation from the tradition of the outdoor Capitol ceremony.
The administration likely anticipates that the transfer of power, or the refusal to transfer power, will trigger civil unrest on a scale that makes an outdoor ceremony impossible.
If Trump attempts to retain power or install a hand-picked successor in a fraudulent election, the inauguration becomes a target for resistance.
If the country is under Martial Law on Inauguration Day, the leader requires a secure location to administer the oath.
The presence of Netanyahu at the press conference acts as a thematic reinforce for the thesis. Israel has normalized the “bunkerization” of its leadership due to perpetual security threats.
Five years ago this Tuesday, the noise drowned out the data. We are finally turning it back up.
📖 Did He Start It? (The Legal Facts): https://trailmix.cc/home/briefs/did-trump-start-the-riot/
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He called dead soldiers suckers and losers to a Marine office who is father of a dead soldier.
Seems like more people should be made aware of that.
Venezuela, Iran, Greenland, and who knows where next.. This is quite a “Stop asking about Epstein” campaign.
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