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Operation ‘Dark Winter’ Resumes as Massive Russian Strikes Again Cripple Ukrainian Power Grid

Simplicius

It finally happened—our questions on Russia and Putin’s resoluteness have been answered. After a nearly two-month hiatus of major long-range strikes on energy infrastructure, Russia struck back again last night with what’s again being called one of the largest strikes of the war, which not only reportedly utilized a fleet of 16 Tu-95s, but according to some sources even a wing of Tu-160s for the first time.

Virtually every missile in Russia’s arsenal was said to be fired:

▪️Kh-101
▪️Caliber
▪️Kh-32/22
▪️Oniks
▪️Iskander
▪️Kinzhal
▪️Zircon (apparently 2 were fired on targets at Kiev)

Bloomberg reports that generation at Ukrainian nuclear facilities was cut back by 40-90%, with only 2 out of 9 total reactors operating at full power:

Keep in mind, Ukraine only has 3 nuclear plants remaining under its control, it’s just that each of those has multiple reactors, thus the 9 total counted. As you can see, Rivne with 4, Khmelnytskiy with 2, and Yuzhnoukrainsk with 3 reactors:

It was said that the major energy terminal in Mukachevo, far western Ukraine, was hit, which couples and transmits European energy to Ukraine. Needless to say, if the hit was effective, it could in large part cut Ukraine off from emergency power transmission from Europe:

Ukrainian intelligence claims that Russia has stockpiled enough missiles for several of such large strikes in a row.

Protocol would have it that more systematic strikes like this would follow, weekly or so, for the winter campaign. Russian ISR would spend some time doing damage assessments then continue levying strikes on the areas which need further degrading.

Now, as if timed to stave off the morale depletion of the coming ‘dark winter’, Biden is reportedly set to announce the removal of long-range strikes restrictions on Ukraine’s ATACMS.

This announcement was reportedly immediately followed by France and Britain authorizing use of Storm Shadow/Scalp missiles on Russian territory as well. As we’ve discussed here many times, politically neutered and ideologically paralyzed Europe can do nothing without its master first giving the go ahead or signaling support.

 

In the NYT article above, they seem to imply the strikes could be limited to just a narrow band of Kursk, where the purported “North Korean troops” may be active.

The weapons are likely to be initially employed against Russian and North Korean troops in defense of Ukrainian forces in the Kursk region of western Russia, the officials said.

There’s a lot of things to say about this development.

Firstly: ATACMS have already disappeared from the battlefield, the last usage being recorded something like months ago.

Second: HIMARS have already been used all over Kursk, including on a Russian column some months ago. Both regular HIMARS missiles and ATACMS are fired from the same truck—so this new ‘authorization’ strikes as a little strange. Though the NYT article addresses this:

To help the Ukrainians defend Kharkiv, Mr. Biden allowed them to use the High Mobility Artillery Rocket System, or HIMARS, which have a range of about 50 miles, against Russian forces directly across the border. But Mr. Biden did not allow the Ukrainians to use longer-range ATACMS, which have a range of about 190 miles, in defense of Kharkiv.

The difference is that Ukraine can target HIMARS with their own tactical-depth drone interfaces, whereas to launch ATACMS at an operational-strategic depth would require higher level involvement, and potentially NATO satellite ISR, etc. However, that only makes a difference if ATACMS is actually allowed to be fired into the operational depth, whereas certain “hints” continue to indicate it may be a more limited geographical window—which would make this ‘authorization’ no different than previous HIMARS use.

Third: HIMARS, M270s and German Mars II variants have all been greatly attrited during the Kursk excursion of the past three months to the point that it’s questionable how many units Ukraine even has remaining. It may be a few but not enough to conduct big simultaneous volleys of ATACMS, which—unlike regular HIMARS missiles—can only be fired one at a time per truck.

The announcement comes just as ATACMS stocks have been depleted, with several articles over the past month or so noting this. The same goes for Storm Shadow/Scalp:

From The Sunday Times:

Defence sources have suggested that Labour’s reluctance to do so is likely to stem from the fact that UK stockpiles have reached a level below which military chiefs are not prepared to go, because a certain number must be kept in reserve to protect the UK’s own interests.

It begs the question, is this more smoke and mirrors meant to bolster Ukrainian morale without actually angering Russia too much?

The natural interpretation, of course, is that Biden seeks to wreck Trump’s chances of ending the war by a last minute escalation and provocation in one which could put Russia on a vengeful track that would dash any post-inauguration peace talks. It really all depends on what the secret fine print and limitations on the strikes will be—for instance, as stated, only in the narrow circle around the Kursk fighting, rather than attacks to the true operational or strategic depth.

But the NYT article reveals the other real reason for the desperate escalatory behavior:

The Ukrainians hope that they would be able to trade any Russian territory they hold in Kursk for Ukrainian territory held by Russia in any future negotiations.

If the Russian assault on Ukrainian forces in Kursk succeeds, Kyiv could end up having little to no Russian territory to offer Moscow in a trade.

Officials said Mr. Biden was persuaded to make the change in part by the sheer audacity of Russia’s decision to throw North Korean troops at Ukrainian lines.

He was also swayed, they said, by concerns that the Russian assault force would be able to overwhelm Ukrainian troops in Kursk if they were not allowed to defend themselves with long-range weapons.

So, Biden was “swayed” by the possibility that Russia could kick Ukraine out of Kursk. Remember when the US pretended to not be on board with the Kursk operation at all? Now suddenly they too realize it’s Ukraine’s only remaining chance at some semblance of a negotiating position.

And that’s really all that matters, as they openly admit the ATACMS won’t actually do anything to change the war itself.

Interview from September is a reminder of what Putin had to say about the long-range strike escalation.

He confirms what I said earlier: that Ukraine is already capable of doing moderate tactical level ISR over Russia’s borders with its own small drones; but long-range strikes deep into Russian territory is a whole other story. Putin ends up saying appropriate decisions will be made if Russia deems the US and NATO as being officially at war with Russia, which will be the case if this long-range strike decision actually stands.

Many people believe that Russia would not asymmetrically respond by, for instance, arming the Houthis because Russia has shown official support to the Aden government at the UN level.

But the situation is not so clear cut. Western intel agencies report Russia has already been supplying targeting data to Houthis, though of course this could be psyop information.

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One interesting clip that has gone viral this week amongst the networks featured undersecretary of defense William Laplante admitting he was blown away by the Houthi’s sudden and miraculous advancement of missile technology, which seemingly came out of no where—where do you think it might have come from so out of the blue?

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Recall a couple reports ago I had put forth a theory from another analyst that Trump could cleverly stage an attempt to end the war, but then blame Zelensky for being hard-headed and “wash his hands” of it all, dumping the conflict on Europe.

Now for the first time, a major MSM outlet has lent credence to this. The latest FT article outright states that Trump may blame his failures on Zelensky’s intransigence and walk away.

This would solve the great conundrum of: how does Trump prevent a total Ukrainian loss becoming his ‘Afghanistan withdrawal’ fiasco? By dumping all blame on an unmovable Zelensky, Trump could say ‘he tried’—perhaps then levying the remainder of the blame on Biden’s administration.

The last selection is interesting for the overlapping new theme it represents. Two articles, from Politico and New York Times, both unexpectedly propose that Trump’s election win is probably actually a good thing for Ukraine.

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The NYT piece is remarkable in its admissions. It says that Trump forcing Ukraine to give up land would look like a major defeat of the West, but no matter—the author writes it is necessary because Ukraine is being devastated and Putin has no reason to stop; finally reality dawns on them!

Despite flashes of spectacular success by Ukrainian forces, the Russian position has gradually strengthened, and there is no reason to expect Mr. Putin to lose the upper hand now. That may sound like defeatism, but it’s also realism.

The even bigger admission is the now naked truth that the war is in fact a proxy war, spurred on by NATO and the West.

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The new strikes authorization is presumably meant to tide Ukrainian societal morale over for a few months, with perhaps some kind of flashy ‘hit’ somewhere, that will be oversold as “devastating” to Russia, but it’s questionable how much mileage they can get even out of that anymore.

Remember: for the Storm Shadows to be fired “deep” into Russian territory, the F-16s—or whatever platform carrying them—would have to get almost right up to the Russian border, and risk almost certain shoot down by Russian patrol craft, long range AD, etc. The same goes for ATACMS—everyone just assumes it can hit max distance into Voronezh, but to do that the ATACMS would have to be right on the border. They learned the hard way what happens when they try that, as a slew of HIMARS trucks were destroyed not far from the border in the Kursk fiasco.

With stockpiles for both ATACMS, Storm Shadows, and even future-potential Taurus missiles scraping the bottom of the barrel, it’s not expected they could make any real mark.

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Via https://simplicius76.substack.com/p/operation-dark-winter-resumes-as

Israelism: The Awakening of Young American Jews

Israelism: The Awakening of Young American Jews

Direccted by Erin Axelman and Sam Eilertsen (2024)

Film Review

American millennial Jews are becoming increasingly critical of Israel’s violent occupation of Palestine. This film follows two young American Jews, whose views on Israel shifted 180 degrees after they visited Palestine and witnessed the mistreatment of Palestinians by the IDF (Israeli Defense Force). The first a woman, Simone Zimmerman; the second Aitan, who, after enlisting in the IDF, witnessed fellow troops brutalizing Palestinians.

Both Simone and Aitan experienced very traditional Jewish upbringings, attending private Jewish schools and summer camps and participating in organized trips to Israel. In both cases, what they now see as systematic brainwashing, led them to strongly identify their Judaism with the success of Greater Israel.* During high school trips to Israel, they were “encouraged” to wear military uniforms, learn to shoot weapons and engage in military games.

Along with with consistent pressure to join the IDF, they were also pressured to attend AIPAC (American-Israeli Public Affairs Committee) conferences and lobby US politicians on behalf of Israel. Simone reveals that following graduation, 10% of her high school class enlisted in the IDF.

In her first year of university, Simone was troubled by the testimonials of young Palestinians encountered speaking out against AIPAC  and US support for Israel’s genocidal policies. Through them she met a Palestinian educator who takes young Jews from all over the world on tours of the West Bank and Gaza. Despite being brought up to hate Palestinians, who she encountered were open, welcoming people living ordinary lives. In the West Bank, she met farmers who talked about beaten at checkpoints, about settlers throwing dead animals and chemicals in their wells and about the government housing ban that forced them to live in caves.

Aitan is a young American Jew who eventually served two years in the IDF, fully believing everything he was taught about Palestine being empty land prior to the arrival of empty Jews, about non-Jews who lived their previously treating the land poorly and about all Palestinians wanting to kill Jews.

Shocked and dismayed as he watched fellow IDF members drive innocent Palestinian families from their homes to use them as military outpost, his reaction on witnessing the brutal beating of a Palestinian workman arbitrarily detained at checkpoint was profound shame at not speaking out.

Becoming heavily involved in the Jewish Voice for Peace and the Boycott and Divest Movement after returning to the US, Simone has lost many of her childhood and AIPAC friends. In fact at many protests, millennials find their parents on the other side of the fence

She’s very concerned that Israel’s current genocidal campaign in Gaza is greatly increasing open antisemitism among white power groups, resulting in open attacks on full synagogues. It distresses her that the American Jewish community is wiling to sacrifice the American Jewish community for the political future of Israel.


*”Greater Israel” refers to a long term Zionist campaign to incorporate Egypt, Syria and Lebanon into the state of Israel, along with parts of Iraq and Saudi Arabia.

Over 300 pages of evidence from the CDC show very clearly that vaccines cause autism and that Wakefield was right about the MMR shots

Create a realistic image depicting a stack of confidential documents marked with the CDC logo, related to vaccines and autism. The documents should have red 'Confidential' and 'Top Secret' stamps, with visible but illegible writing and charts to suggest research content. Place the stack on a wooden table with a slightly dimmed background to create a serious, investigative atmosphere. Ensure the text is generic enough to indicate sensitivity without disclosing any specific or sensitive information.

Executive summary

I recently received a treasure trove of electronic documents from deep inside the CDC. These documents have never been made publicly available.

The documents include voice-recordings, emails, hand-written notes, diagrams, and data.

The claim that “vaccines don’t cause autism” is simply very inconsistent with this evidence.

I am working with Trevor Fitzgibbon to pitch this to all the mainstream media so that I’m not talking to an echo chamber with this data. It is much better if we can get the blue-pilled media to red-pill their peers; it’s unlikely to happen any other way.

This is a huge scandal and our kids having been paying the price for decades all because the CDC doesn’t want to publicly admit they were wrong

I spoke with a top journalist at Inside Edition who thought that it’s one of the biggest stories of the decade. He said he would try to interest his friends at 60 Minutes and other outlets in viewing the data (the story is too big for IE).

I will keep you apprised.

I expect we will get a “not interested in seeing the evidence” from every major mainstream outlet even though the documents can be authenticated by people inside and outside the CDC.

I’ve sent the documents to others on our side (just in case something happens to me).

This evidence confirms what Brian Hooker found when reanalyzing the CDC autism study done by DeStefano

The Hooker paper is published in the scientific peer-reviewed literature. See the 3.86 odds ratio? See the .005 p-value.

The people who claim there is no evidence in the peer-reviewed literature that vaccines cause autism are lying to you. 3.86 is a train wreck. If the MMR shots are safe, the OR values here should all be 1.

Look at the last row. The OR and p-value. We are done. Nobody has pointed out a mistake in this paper AFAIK. It passed two rounds of peer-review at TWO different medical journals.

Nobody can explain the data: they all switch topics when asked to explain the data

Pediatrician Liz Mumford estimates that 180 kids in her practice turned autistic within 2 weeks after a vaccination appointment vs. 0 kids in the two weeks before the wellness visit.

Probability that happened by chance is 1 in 1e54.

So she didn’t get unlucky. There is no way to explain these numbers. And when she confronts the CDC and asks them “So how do you explain this data?” they just switch topics and point to what the peer-reviewed studies showed and avoid answering the question.

Pediatrician Doug Hulstedt had 44 kids in his practice turn autistic within 2 weeks after a vaccine appointment vs. 0 kids in the two weeks before.

So this is not a fluke. These cases were all contemporaneously documented in their medical records and then examined afterwards.

There is not a single study in the medical literature that asks a similar question. This is why they never find a signal. You will never find what you don’t look for.

Why don’t I just release it to Tucker, Rogan, etc.

Because I want 60 Minutes to cover the story and interview the CDC employees who will authenticate the evidence. They won’t do that if the story is already out in the open.

Bonus: You’ll not only receive the evidence, but also the AI interpretation of the evidence

Believe it or not, finding an honest epidemiologist is really hard these days.

So…. all the data is being fed into a neutral LLM for analysis. This will be very interesting to see what an unbiased expert thinks of the evidence, won’t it?

Summary

The party is over.

The first rule of holes is when you find yourself in one, stop digging.

It’s time for people to start telling the truth.

Will anyone in the mainstream media touch this story? We’re about to find out just how deep the corruption goes. I predict it will be pretty deep.

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Via https://kirschsubstack.com/p/over-300-pages-of-evidence-from-the

Twice-Censored Landmark COVID-19 Vaccine Autopsy Study Fully Peer-Reviewed and Published

After enduring relentless censorship, our systematic review linking COVID-19 vaccines to death is now available for the entire world to read.

The largest COVID-19 vaccine autopsy study to-date, providing robust evidence that COVID-19 vaccines can cause death, has been officially republished following successful peer-review in the journal Science, Public Health Policy, and the Law: A Systematic Review Of Autopsy Findings In Deaths After COVID-19 Vaccination. This comes after unethical censorship on two occasions: first, removal from Preprints with the Lancet and later, withdrawal by Elsevier after publication in Forensic Science International.

Here’s what we found:

Background: The rapid development of COVID-19 vaccines, combined with a high number of adverse event reports, have led to concerns over possible mechanisms of injury including systemic lipid nanoparticle (LNP) and mRNA distribution, Spike protein-associated tissue damage, thrombogenicity, immune system dysfunction, and carcinogenicity. The aim of this systematic review is to investigate possible causal links between COVID-19 vaccine administration and death using autopsies and post-mortem analysis.

Methods: We searched PubMed and ScienceDirect for all published autopsy and organ-restricted autopsy reports relating to COVID-19 vaccination up until May 18th, 2023. All autopsy and organ-restricted autopsy studies that included COVID-19 vaccination as an antecedent exposure were included. Because the state of knowledge has advanced since the time of the original publications, three physicians independently reviewed each case and adjudicated whether or not COVID-19 vaccination was the direct cause or contributed significantly to death.

Results: We initially identified 678 studies and, after screening for our inclusion criteria, included 44 papers that contained 325 autopsy cases and one organ-restricted autopsy case (heart). The mean age of death was 70.4 years. The most implicated organ system among cases was the cardiovascular (49%), followed by hematological (17%), respiratory (11%), and multiple organ systems (7%). Three or more organ systems were affected in 21 cases. The mean time from vaccination to death was 14.3 days. Most deaths occurred within a week from last vaccine administration. A total of 240 deaths (73.9%) were independently adjudicated as directly due to or significantly contributed to by COVID-19 vaccination, of which the primary causes of death include sudden cardiac death (35%), pulmonary embolism (12.5%), myocardial infarction (12%), VITT (7.9%), myocarditis (7.1%), multisystem inflammatory syndrome (4.6%), and cerebral hemorrhage (3.8%).

Conclusions: The consistency seen among cases in this review with known COVID-19 vaccine mechanisms of injury and death, coupled with autopsy confirmation by physician adjudication, suggests there is a high likelihood of a causal link between COVID-19 vaccines and death. Further urgent investigation is required for the purpose of clarifying our findings.

Our study indicates that the COVID-19 injectable products must undergo an immediate Class I recall by the FDA to protect public safety. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration defines a Class I recall as: “A situation in which there is a reasonable probability that the use of or exposure to a violative product will cause serious adverse health consequences or death.”

The censorship and retraction of studies that show COVID-19 mRNA injection harms is deeply concerning. First, this study was inappropriately removed from Preprints with the Lancet (SSRN). The paper was posted on the server on July 5th, 2023 and censored in less than 24 hours after receiving massive numbers of downloads and reads, “because the study’s conclusions are not supported by the study methodology.” However, the study initially satisfied SSRN screening criteria, which raises grave suspicions of censorship.

Then began the long process of submitting critical COVID-19 vaccine autopsy data to nearly 20 publications, facing repeated rejections without peer-review:

Approximately a year after our study was wiped from Preprints with the Lancet, on June 21st, 2024, the paper was published after successful peer-review in Forensic Science International:

On July 3rd, 2024, our study was the #1 trending research paper worldwide across all subject areas within the last 2 weeks according to the Observatory of International Research:

Thus, we can assume that scientists, physicians, and the public were eager to learn about critical post-mortem safety data regarding COVID-19 injections. Unfortunately, in a striking act of censorship, Elsevier and Forensic Science International withdrew the article on August 2nd, 2024 in flagrant violation of their own withdrawal policy and COPE guidelines. They left no traces behind, completely wiping our paper from the webpage.

Anonymous ‘members of the scientific community’ declared that our study should not be published. A comprehensive rebuttal against the unfounded concerns was provided to the journal, which was concerningly rejected in accordance with two anonymous post-publication reviewers. Elsevier and Forensic Science International failed to follow the proper scientific discourse method of allowing debate in Letters to the Editor. This type of academic censorship poses a serious threat to the progress of scientific discovery. The republication of our autopsy study marks a significant setback for the Biopharmaceutical Complex and their Academic Publishing Cartel, signaling a pivotal victory for transparency and accountability in science.

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Via https://petermcculloughmd.substack.com/p/breaking-news-twice-censored-landmark

Senate May Refuse to Seat Casey if He Fails to Concede

Michael Lee

Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah., took aim at Sen. Bob Casey over the Pennsylvania Democrat’s refusal to concede the election, arguing that the Senate could refuse to seat him if he continues to rely on “illegal votes.”

“If Bob Casey doesn’t concede, Pennsylvania keeps counting illegal votes, & Casey relies on those votes to claim victory, the Senate could refuse to seat him,” Lee said in a post on X Saturday while citing Article I, Sec. 5, Cl. 1, which states that each “House shall be the Judge of the Elections, Returns, and Qualifications of its own Members.”

The comment comes as Pennsylvania’s Senate race will be decided by a recount after Republican Sen.-elect Dave McCormick won the election by roughly 26,000 votes, or within the one percentage point margin that triggers an automatic recount under Pennsylvania law.

PENNSYLVANIA DEMOCRATS OPENLY ADMIT TO COUNTING ILLEGAL BALLOTS IN MCCORMICK-CASEY RACE

Casey has refused to concede the election despite the contest being called by multiple outlets, instead insisting that a winner be declared after all votes are counted.

But questions remain about the votes Casey is trying to count after the Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled that ballots that lack required signatures and dates are not allowed to be included in official results, a ruling that is being ignored by Democratic officials in Philadelphia and surrounding Bucks and Montgomery counties.

“I think we all know that precedent by a court doesn’t matter anymore in this country,” Bucks County Commissioner Diane Ellis-Marseglia, a Democrat, said last week. “People violate laws anytime they want. So, for me, if I violate this law, it’s because I want a court to pay attention. There’s nothing more important than counting votes.”

Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Whatley has condemned Democrats in Pennsylvania, accusing the party of attempting to “steal” the election from McCormick.

“Let’s be clear about what’s happening here: Democrats in Pennsylvania are brazenly trying to break the law by attempting to count illegal ballots. They are doing this because they want to steal a senate seat,” he said on X.

Lee, meanwhile, has urged Casey to abandon the fight over the ballots voluntarily and allow McCormick to take his seat in the Senate.

 

Democratic Congressman Openly Reveals Plot to Form Shadow Government

Patty McMurray

Democrats and Trump-haters in the DC Swamp went to great lengths to hide their efforts to destroy President Trump, his family, individuals associated with his campaign, his top administration officials, and eventually, his supporters from 2016 to October 2024. This time around, Democrats apparently aren’t going to hide their plans to thwart the President and his administration.

A disturbing video, posted by Independent Journalist Kyle Becker, reveals US Representative Wiley Nickel (D-NC), who appears to be speaking on the House floor as he shares the names of potential shadow government replacements.

Here are only a few of the Democrat Congressman’s suggestions for a shadow government that would be created to undermine President Trump and his agenda:

If Trump attempts to weaponize the Department of Justice against his political opponents with Matt Gaetz at the helm, we could see incoming Senator Adam Schiff as our Attorney General.

If Trump seeks to eliminate the Department of Education, Congresswoman Jahanna Hayes, a former teacher of the year, could step up as Shadow Education Secretary to loudly defend public education in the United States.

If Trump orders Marco Rubio to hand Ukraine and much of Eastern Europe to Russian President Vladimir Putin, Congressman Greg Meeks as shadow Secretary of State, could be a strong voice in support of maintaining international relationships and protecting democracy at home and abroad.

Becker wrote:

House Democrats are denying the results of the 2024 election.

They are trying to form a “shadow government” to defy and undermine President Trump’s authority.

The Democratic Party is trying to lead an unconstitutional “insurrection” against Trump.

US Representative Wiley Nickel (D-NC) told CNN host Laura Cotes, “This is an idea whose time has come,” as he explained how his concept for a shadow government that would undermine President Trump and his agenda, which was overwhelmingly supported by voters across America, would be a good idea for our nation.

Therapy appears to be the only thing that will help these delusional Democrats understand that Americans no longer want to see them have any power. President Trump had a resounding victory, in large part because they no longer trust Democrats to hold these positions that adversely affect their daily lives.

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Via https://www.thegatewaypundit.com/2024/11/dem-congressman-openly-reveals-plot-form-shadow-government/

Trump on Musk: “He won’t go home! I can’t get rid of him!”

 

Election night photo of the Trump family by Kai Trump posted on X. Melania Trump is missing from the photo, but Elon Musk is present with his son X.

by Brian Shilhavy
Editor, Health Impact News

Since winning the national elections on November 5th, Elon Musk has been seen together with President-elect Donald Trump in most of his public appearances, leading many in the corporate media to comment about how Musk’s influence over Trump seems to have grown significantly since spending millions of dollars to help get him re-elected.

But an interesting article published on CNBC suggests that Musk’s lingering presence at the Trump estate in Florida is annoying people among those close to Trump.

Has Elon Musk already worn out his welcome with Trump?

You know the old adage, “Guests, like fish, begin to smell after three days”?

Well, it’s been a week since Donald Trump was elected as our next president and there are numerous reports that one notable guest at Mar-a-Lago is wearing out his welcome: The world’s richest man, Elon Musk.

If there’s one thing we know about Trump, it’s that he doesn’t love sharing the spotlight.

Two people familiar with the transition now tell NBC News that Musk may be overstaying his welcome in Trump world.

“He’s behaving as if he’s a co-president and making sure everyone knows it,” one of those people said.

More insiders told Politico’s Playbook:

“Musk has become almost a comical distraction, hanging around Mar-a-Lago, sidling into high-level transition meetings and giving unsolicited feedback on Trump’s personnel decisions.”

As one of them said, “Elon is getting a little big for his britches.” (Source.)

Musk followed Trump to Washington D.C. this week, where he joined Trump’s meeting with House Republicans, which prompted Trump to say: “Elon won’t go home. I can’t get rid of him.”

Trump Completely Humiliates Elon Musk in Front of House Republicans

Elon Musk joined Trump on Capitol Hill for a meeting with Republicans—and the president-elect used the opportunity to ridicule the richest man in the world.

Donald Trump is wasting no time making a punch line out of some of his key allies, including Elon Musk.

During his first meeting with Republican lawmakers on the Hill as president-elect, Trump asserted his power over Musk, mocking the tech billionaire for sticking around for so long.

“Elon won’t go home. I can’t get rid of him,” Trump said Wednesday. “Until I don’t like him.”

The world’s richest man has reportedly spent “nearly every single day” of the last week at Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, according to CNN.

Musk has been spotted golfing with the president-elect, dining with him and his wife, Melania, and has even been in the room while Trump phones world leaders, hopping on calls with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy and Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan.

MSNBC’s Lawrence O’Donnell argued that Trump’s comments about Musk were an assertion of his dominance, played before a room that has to play along.

“Everyone laughed,” said O’Donnell.

“They laughed that uncomfortable laugh. But they laugh when Donald Trump makes a joke about someone on his team, a joke that everyone knows is true, a joke that paints that person as pathetic, as Donald Trump’s personal sense of superiority demands that he do.”

O’Donnell also suggested that Musk’s new role in the government—co-leading a new agency, the Department of Government Efficiency, otherwise known as “DOGE”—is basically a joke in itself, with Musk’s responsibilities being tantamount to a “fake job” with little more power than that of a lobbyist on K Street. (Source.)

It’s somewhat interesting that Trump said Musk “won’t go home” and not “he won’t go back to work,” since Musk owns several large companies such as Tesla, X, SpaceX and others.

 

As I wrote on Election Day, Musk was on the Joe Rogan show just before the elections, where Musk revealed that he loves to play the online game called “Diablo”, which is a Spanish word that means “Devil”, and was ranked in the Top 20 WORLDWIDE for the highest scores in this game, with only one other American in the top 20.

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Silicon Valley does Not Bow to Elon Musk – Pushback Starts

Image by Clark Miller. Source.

For those of you who do not follow the Tech News like I do, as I earn my living from technology and have watched it all develop since the 1980s, as I am about the same age as people like Bill Gates, Jeff Bezos, etc., it might surprise you to know that Elon Musk is not all that well-liked in the Silicon Valley crowd, probably because they know he’s not all that smart and is mainly popular because of his wealth.

Far more people among the Silicon Valley billionaires supported Kamala Harris for president, for example.

After Trump won the elections, there were quite a few discussions about what the future holds under a Trump administration, and Elon Musk’s influence.

One of the biggest fears in Silicon Valley with a Trump presidency is his threat to impose a 60% tariff on all goods exported from China, which would be disastrous for Silicon Valley and Big Tech, given how much they are dependent upon China for cheap parts they use for almost everything that is produced by Big Tech.

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Via https://vaccineimpact.com/2024/trump-on-musk-he-wont-go-home-i-cant-get-rid-of-him-musk-drops-out-of-top-20-on-diablo-to-43/

WE ARE WATCHING: Up to 30 Senate ‘Republicans’ Are Allegedly Prepared to Defy President Trump and Sink MAGA Warrior Matt Gaetz’s Hopes of Becoming Attorney General

Cullen Linebarger

President Trump’s choice of MAGA warrior Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) as his next attorney general has allegedly hit a significant roadblock in the Senate.

As The Gateway Pundit reported, Trump sent shockwaves throughout the political world on Wednesday after announcing Gaetz as America’s next leading law enforcement official. Trump called him a “deeply gifted and tenacious attorney” who will “end Weaponized Government, protect our Borders, dismantle Criminal Organizations, and restore Americans’ badly shattered Faith and Confidence in the Justice Department.”

Moreover, Trump said Gaetz as Attorney General would “root out the systemic corruption at DOJ, and return the Department to its true mission of fighting Crime, and upholding our Democracy and Constitution.”

Hearing this news was hailed by conservative activists and publications across the country, including The Gateway Pundit. After witnessing Trump get backstabbed by the likes of Jeff Sessions and Bill Barr during his first term in office, having someone willing to focus on upholding the Constitution is a welcome change.

Many Senate Republicans, though, allegedly loathe the thought of Gaetz being unleashed to drain the Deep State swamp as Attorney General.

The two most left-wing GOPers in the conference, Lisa Murkowski of Alaska and Susan Collins of Maine have already announced their opposition to Gaetz.

But the number of silent no’s is allegedly far higher. According to a report in The Wall Street Journal published on Friday, as many as 30 RINOS have decided to spit in Trump’s face and vote no on Gaetz’s nomination when it comes before the Senate.

“People are p***ed,” one source told the Journal.

From the Journal:

One person familiar with the conversations among Republican senators said “significantly more than four” of them are opposed, which would be enough to tank Gaetz’s chances. “People are p*ssed,” the person said.

Other estimates ranged from more than a dozen Republican “no” votes to more than 30. “It won’t even be close,” another person said.

RINO senators are also determined to make the process as painful as possible for Gaetz. John Cornyn of Texas told reporters on Thursday that he “absolutely” wants to review the House Ethics Committee’s investigation of Matt Gaetz.

“I think there should not be any limitation on the Senate Judiciary Committee’s investigation, including what the House Ethics Committee generated,” Cornyn told reporters on Thursday.

“So you want to see [the report]?” ABC’s Rachel Scott asked Cornyn.

“Absolutely,” Cornyn replied.

The House Ethics Committee’s years-long investigation into Gaetz over allegations of sexual misconduct ended prior to his resignation from Congress. The Gateway Pundit previously reported on the Ethics Committee’s resurrection of the garbage allegations against Gaetz, even after the Biden Department of Injustice cleared Gaetz of all criminal wrongdoing and dropped the charges in February 2023.

However, the investigation was reopened in 2023 when Gaetz challenged disgraced former House Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who was later booted by Gaetz’s Motion to Vacate the Chair. Later, when Gaetz threatened to bring a Motion to Vacate against McCarthy in October 2023, McCarthy’s cronies started threatening to expel Gaetz based on the Committee’s witch-hunt.

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Mainstream Media Cries Foul Over Musk Meeting With Iran Ambassador…On Peace

Via Associated Press

Zero Hedge

CNBC and other mainstream networks are screaming about a meeting between Elon Musk and Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations, which happened Monday, but is only now being revealed by the NY Times and others. They are questioning just how involved Musk is in America’s national security affairs.

The MSM is deeply concerned about such unofficial diplomacy, given Musk is closely advising President-elect Donald Trump and his transition team. And yet, this is how diplomacy among influential figures often happens:

Elon Musk, a close adviser to President-elect Donald J. Trump, met with Iran’s ambassador to the United Nations on Monday in New York in a session that two Iranian officials described as a discussion of how to defuse tensions between Iran and the United States.

The Iranians said the meeting between Mr. Musk and Ambassador Amir Saeid Iravani lasted more than an hour and was held at a secret location. The Iranians, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to discuss policy publicly, described the meeting as “positive” and “good news.”

Indeed it is good news when “enemies” and rivals of the United States can be engaged positively, in search of efforts to achieve peace in a region on the brink of exploding into bigger war, with the alternative being more endless death, destruction, and runaway escalation.

While the Trump team has not issued official comment, it’s a great sign that Trump seems serious about deal-making toward ceasefire in places like Gaza, Lebanon, and Syria. According to more from the NY Times:

Karoline Leavitt, the transition spokeswoman for the incoming Trump-Vance administration, said in a statement: “The American people re-elected President Trump because they trust him to lead our country and restore peace through strength around the world. When he returns to the White House, he will take the necessary action to do just that.”

Of course, the Iranian ambassador to the UN is not hard to find. He has over the years been interviewed and engaged by countless independent media sources – and understandably the Islamic Republic might be distrustful of neocons and hawks on both sides of the aisle.

Given the Biden administration for much of the past year has been talking big about ceasefire, but with nothing to show for it, the fact that Musk is engaging Tehran from behind the scenes on behalf of the incoming Trump administration can only be a win in a regional conflagration where so many lives have already been lost on all sides.

“An early direct meeting between a senior Iranian official and Mr. Musk raises the possibility of a change in tone between Tehran and Washington under the Trump administration, despite a charged history between the president-elect and Iran,” the Times continues, admitting that yes – this is something to be hopeful about. “One of the Iranian officials said that it was Mr. Musk who had requested the meeting and that the ambassador picked the site.”

De-escalation, especially on the nuclear front, is a good thing (but try convincing the mainstream media and Washington foreign policy gate-keepers…)

But that aside, this is what the mainstream is most worried about

Mr. Musk has emerged as the most powerful private citizen in the Trump transition, and has sat in on nearly every job interview. During a call last week with Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelensky, the president-elect handed the phone to the billionaire. Mr. Musk has played a key role in providing communications capability to Ukraine in the war with Russia.

If all of this puts the warring sides on a potential path toward de-escalation, then it’s something to welcome, instead of the usual sham accusations of ‘foreign influence’ or ‘compromise’ leveled by those usual deep state interests which have more to gain from perpetuating war and from the constant flow of arms that fuel it.

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Via https://www.zerohedge.com/geopolitical/mainstream-media-cries-foul-over-musk-meeting-iran-ambassadoron-peace