Robert Sprague, Ohio’s current Treasurer, initially announced a run... for Ohio Governor. He later withdrew and sought to become Vivek Ramaswamy’s lieutenant governor pick … unsuccessfully. Now he has entered the race for Ohio Secretary of State against Marcell Strbich Marcell Strbich despite having no demonstrable experience or evidence showing a desire to secure Ohio’s voter rolls or Ohio’s elections. Campaign finance reports show Sprague accepted $23,000 from Les and Abigail Wexner, including $18,000 from Les Wexner personally. Les Wexner has been called a Jeffrey Epstein “co-conspirator”. THAT’S NOT A GOOD THING. On Friday, February 20th, the Ohio Republican Party State Central Committee will consider endorsing a candidate in this contested Secretary of State primary. Sprague is expected to seek that endorsement, even though public polling shows him trailing Strbich by eight (8) points. If the Committee chooses to endorse in this race, many believe it will favor Sprague who is a long-time insider & career officeholder … despite the potential general election implications of the Wexner donations. The presumptive Democratic nominee, Allison Russo, is a formidable campaigner. She has never accepted donations from either Wexner. SHE WAS NOT THAT STUPID. IT IS REASONABLE TO EXPECT THAT RUSSO WILL HIGHLIGHT THE WEXNER CONNECTION CONSISTENTLY BETWEEN NOW AND NOVEMBER. Many Republican voters remain deeply concerned about the broader Epstein scandal and want full investigations & accountability wherever warranted. Those voters may VIEW Wexner’s contributions to SPRAGUE as POLITICALLY TOXIC. The question before the State Central Committee is straightforward: will it allow primary voters to decide this nomination without interference, or will it issue an endorsement in a contested race? AN ENDORSEMENT OF SOMEONE TAINTED BY WEXNER-EPSTEIN MONEY? We will know the answer on Friday. Unfortunately, while the video below is AI generated, I assure you this is how Alex Triantafilou, Alex Triantafilou 🇺🇸🐘🇺🇸, Chairman & “Oz Behind the Curtain” of the Ohio Republican Party, feels in his cold black heart about this situation.show more

FLASHBACK: WHAT YOU MISSED IN THE LES WEXNER VIDEO... TESTIMONY ON JEFFREY EPSTEIN Everyone heard Wexner’s lawyer on the hot mic threaten to k*ll Les if he didn't answer as instructed, showing that even though Wexner himself—a billionaire who gave Jeffrey Epstein power over his entire business & financial empire—only has limited autonomy in a certain context, and is accountable to a higher authority. And what is that context & authority? "The Protocols Of The Learned Elders Of Zion" clearly state it in Chapter 15 on "Ruthless Suppression": "Death is the inevitable end for all. They all die when required. We execute in such ways that none save THE BROTHERHOOD can ever have a suspicion of it. Even THE BROTHERHOOD in its turn dare not protest. By such methods we have plucked out of our midst the very root of protest against our own disposition. While preaching tolerance to the GOY we at the same time keep our own people and our agents in a state of unquestioning submission." Les Wexner & his fellow gangsters are all accountable to their mutual BROTHERHOOD. They all enjoy the power, fame & prestige this Brotherhood provides. But step out of line, or endanger the Brotherhood, and the Brotherhood won't hesitate to dispatch you. It's a blood oath. Robert Maxwell, Yitzhak Rabin, and yes, maybe even Jeffrey Epstein, were all dispatched this way (and many more). Useful, until they weren't. This is the reality we saw on display in Les Wexner’s testimony. Our government is run by the global jewish organized criminal empire using media, censorship, infiltration, blackmail, extortion, bribery, fear, cancelation & assassination. Still think the Protocols are a "forgery?" To read, study and analyze the Protocols using AI, visit Follow: Uncensored.AI Jake Shields Fight Back Podcastshow more

🇺🇸 BREAKING: BYRON DONALDS IS DOMINATING THE GOP FIELD... IN FLORIDA! Florida Republicans know who they want. Byron Donalds commands 54% of Republican primary voters with zero other candidate polling outside single digits. The Naples Congressman has built an unstoppable momentum heading into August's primary. His polling lead actually widened nine percentage points since January. This isn't a race anymore. It's a coronation. The endorsements tell the story. Trump backed him. Mike Johnson backed him. Rick Scott backed him. Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry. Seventeen members of Florida's congressional delegation. Roughly 75% of the Republican House caucus in Tallahassee. When that many heavyweights coalesce, primary voters follow! Here's what makes Donalds special: He's a self-made conservative. Son of a single mother in Brooklyn. Worked through poverty. Career in banking and finance. Pro-life, pro-gun, pro-America First agenda. If elected, he becomes the first Black Republican governor in U.S. history. That's not a footnote. That's a big deal that matters! He's raised $67 million this cycle. His campaign has the money, the organization, the message, and the Trump seal of approval. The field got crushed because nobody else could compete. Now for the general election: David Jolly is running as a Democrat. He's the ex-Republican who switched parties and now campaigns on affordability. Some recent polls show a tighter race than Republicans want. But here's the reality - Florida hasn't gone blue since 2018. Trump won it by 13 points in 2024. Cook Political Report rates this Solid Republican. What matters most: Ron DeSantis is leaving Florida in terrific shape. Eight years of governing has built a fortress state. Strong economy. No state income tax. Growing population. Conservative courts. When you inherit success like that, momentum carries you forward. Donalds doesn't need to reinvent Florida. He just needs to protect what DeSantis built and push the Trump agenda deeper into state government. That's a winning message for a Solid Republican state. Florida Republicans have made their choice. Now watch them show up in November.show more

History has taught you have to choose between 1st... World colonization or 3rd World immigration Your Will is either carved into reality or another’s Will is enacted upon you Life itself is a grand struggle between the conquered and the conquerer O but how forgetful is the mind of man in the days of his comfort Only until his land is overrun and his Race is all but gone does he realize this peace was a myth That surely there was war in his midst and he knew it not A bad steward always loses his inheritance and if he does not claim it… it is taken by another The question every man must as himself: Should I rule or be a subject? God will not judge your choice to be one or the other … but rather how you ruled or how you rendered to Caesar what rightfully belonged to him Humility isn’t defined as giving what is yours but in recognizing the power is yours to wield That the cost of doing nothing is greater than the cost of perhaps doing the wrong thing What will history say about you? About us? About our People? That of all men… The Europeans were the most virtuous of Rulers.show more

Apparently, I saw this video online and I decided... to share. What this worker is applying is called bitumen, or what many of us know as bituminous coating. Most people think a wall is a solid, impenetrable block, but in reality, it is more like a sponge. Concrete and blocks have microscopic pores that pull water from the earth through a process we call capillary action. This thick black substance is the shield that stops that water from climbing up into the house. It is not about making the wall look good because this part will be buried under the dirt forever. It is about creating a skin that water cannot breathe through. When do you need to do this? The need for this arises because the soil is a very aggressive environment. Water is not your only enemy.. The ground also contains salts and sulfates that want to eat away at the cement. If this moisture finds its way to the steel bars inside the columns, those bars will start to rust. And when steel rusts, it expands, and that expansion is what cracks the concrete from the inside out. This coating is the only thing standing between your foundation and that kind of slow destruction. Thats is why if you see wet patches at the bottom of your walls inside your house, it usually means someone skipped this step or did it poorly during construction. You can apply this anytime you are building parts of a structure that will stay in contact with the ground. It is common in areas where the water table is high or where the soil stays damp for most of the year. This is a one-shot opportunity. Once you backfill the soil, you can never go back to fix it without a lot of expense and a lot of digging. It is about having the foresight to protect the heart of the building while it is still exposed. Please don’t ignore this if you need to. If you ignore it now to save a bit of money, you will be funding the future decay of your own home. I hope this helps.show more

November 10, 2023 Press Statement Imo Guber: Anyanwu Not... Deterred, Set for Victory Despite APC Nigeria’s Fake Video - Official PDP Nigeria …Demands INEC Nigeria to Disqualify APC, Uzodimma The Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) asserts that its candidate in the Saturday, November 11, 2023 governorship election in Imo State, Senator Samuel Anyanwu, is not deterred but set for victory despite the malicious fake video reportedly produced and circulated by Governor Hope Uzodimma and the All Progressives Congress (APC) against him. The PDP describes as barbaric and shameful that the APC candidate, Governor Hope Uzodimma could descend so low to allegedly sponsor a fake video against the PDP candidate in a bid to mislead the people of Imo State. The fake video, typical of “419” inclination only goes to confirm that Governor Uzodimma is in mortal fear of the popularity of the PDP candidate, Senator Anyanwu and had to resort to last minute underhand method in a failed attempt to get Senator Anyanwu out of the way. What is even more alarming is that the makers of this fake video are so criminally minded as to attempt to make Nigerians believe that it was a news production of the TVC. Our Party commends the courage of the management of TVC in immediately disclaiming and condemning the fraudulent use of TVC name, logo and inscription in an attempt to deceive the people of Imo State and ascribe legitimacy to the fake video. The PDP restates that our candidate, Senator Anyanwu is very much in the governorship race. The people of Imo should disregard the said video as it is completely FALSE. If there is anybody that should withdraw from the race, it is Governor Uzodimma, who has amply demonstrated that he is not ready to contest in a peaceful free, fair and transparent election. The PDP calls on INEC to disqualify the APC and Governor Uzodimma as their reported involvement in producing and circulating the fake video constitute a gross violation of the provisions of the Electoral Act, 2022, the Nigerian Criminal Code and Cyber Crime Law. Signed: Hon. Debo Ologunagba National Publicity Secretaryshow more

It’s difficult to put a finger on exactly when... a nation falls. It is hard to know the very moment, but you can feel it in your bones when the president gleefully admits that his election was purchased with money from another country. He does this knowing that moves like this will usher in untold Republican loss in 2026 and 2028. And yet, he still does it. We’ve moved from nuance to bragging about the theft of American tax dollars and delivery over to another people in another place. It is not done to uphold US interests, but is a tithe to unbelievers who hold inexplicable power and authority over our government. And since it is done despite its devastating impacts on the upcoming elections, one must imagine it’s done under some sort of fear or duress. What other explanation could there be? It is one thing to know what goes on behind the scenes, and quite another for the president to admit it. This admission signifies the full transition from a strong lobby to absolute power, with the full sanction of the president and the full weight of government to enforce speech codes and stand up 100 task forces. This is to Republicans as BLM was to Democrats; this is them on one knee ushering in a time when you too will be expected to kneel.show more

Something has come to my attention that needs to... be addressed before delegates go to vote for U.S. Senate candidates tomorrow in Duluth. Adam Schwarze has publicly stated in an interview with Alpha News that he founded a nonprofit called “Defending Freedom and Democracy.” (EIN 87-2717401) It’s on video. Well according to campaign finance records, that nonprofit sent $200,000 to a group called “Wyomingites Defending Freedom and Democracy, Inc” which funded the effort to keep Liz Cheney AFTER she voted to impeach President Trump. Think about that for a second. Now a group called the “Sheepdog PAC” has been funding texts to delegates saying that Michele Tafoya $10 donation to Liz Cheney BEFORE Cheney voted to impeach Trump. The Sheepdog PAC argues that this is disqualifying by the way — and guess who the Sheepdog PAC is associated to? Adam Schwarze’s campaign. So Schwarze’s campaign wants you to believe a nonprofit that routed six figures into a political operation backing Liz Cheney AFTER she impeached President Trump is irrelevant, but a $10 donation BEFORE Cheney got TDS is disqualifying? At the same time, Schwarze co-chaired Nikki Haley’s Minnesota leadership team, and donated $1,000 to Haley’s presidential bid. Keep in mind that Schwarze donated $10 to Amy Klobuchar’s Presidential campaigns well. Who is one of the Democrats who will be running against our Republican ticket in November. Now none of this means Republicans shouldn’t support Schwarze if he wins the endorsement and the primary. Which he is favored to win the endorsement, but still trails Tafoya by almost 50 points in the last primary poll. I’ll support whoever Republicans nominate for the general election. We all should. I don’t even believe you need to be full on MAGA to earn votes in an endorsement/primary in Minnesota. In fact, it can be a negative if we want to be viable in November. It’s not like this is Alabama. Republicans haven’t won statewide in Minnesota for two decades. You need to moderate to actually win. But to be running as the “MAGA candidate” when you’re literally quoted in a MinnPost article describing yourself as “Not MAGA” with these associations — Delegates deserve to know the truth.show more

Buckle up friends. This is going to get VERY... ugly. Jack Smith has managed to do what no prosecutor before him has. Trump is now trapped in a court proceeding with limited options to delay, and a judge who has already proved to him that ‘presidents are not kings’. The victim card will hold no sway and if he steps out of line on the conditions of bail, I am confident she WILL hold him to account, so he should tread very carefully. The indictment is a masterful submission which leave’s his defense with a significant challenge. It has legal booby traps around every corner. There is no question, Trump has his back against the wall and his lawyers will have to bring their A game. While the above is a massive win for the rule of law, it presents a clear and present danger that Trump and his surrogates will incite his supporters to intimidate court staff, DOJ staff and witnesses. They ARE prepared to burn down the house to protect him. It may well lead to violence on the streets and for Republican lawmakers to attempt to paralyze government and take the DOJ hostage. This is NOT fear-mongering this is a real possibility. #DemsAct #DemVoice1 #wtpBLUE #ONEV1 #FAM46show more

When History Warns Us, We Must Not Ignore It... We never expected the Chief Minister of Keralam to take such a position under any circumstances. But on this issue, we need to look back at history. Because the people of Keralam have every right to ask: whose political pressure is behind this decision of the Chief Minister? When we examine the history of Vande Mataram, one thing becomes clear. This is not a political issue that emerged yesterday. During India’s freedom struggle, Vande Mataram became a symbol of national consciousness and the spirit of freedom for millions of Indians. The Muslim League was formed in 1906. During the 1930s, opposition to certain portions of Vande Mataram became increasingly prominent among sections of Muslim political leadership, including the Muslim League. In 1937, the Congress moved towards adopting the first two stanzas of Vande Mataram for official occasions. This remains an important episode in our history. But one thing must be made absolutely clear. This is not an allegation against the Muslim community. Many Muslims participated wholeheartedly in India’s freedom struggle and sang Vande Mataram as part of the national movement. Therefore, today’s debate is not against any religion. It is a debate about political positions concerning nationalism. But history also raises another important question. In 1937, political opposition emerged over the use of Vande Mataram. Subsequently, the politics demanding the partition of India became stronger, and ultimately, in 1947, the country was divided. That is why, when in 2026 a position is being taken in Keralam that Vande Mataram need not be sung, a natural question arises: Where will such political compromises take us? What will the state of Keralam’s national consciousness be ten years from now? If we begin making political compromises over one national symbol today, what will prevent similar compromises on other national symbols tomorrow? That is the question Keralam needs to debate today. We have even witnessed situations where a teacher faced serious consequences merely because a question about Veer Savarkar was included in a quiz competition. When a historical figure, an idea, or a national song becomes subject to political pressure, it should concern every democratic society. That is why the BJP is bringing Muhammad Ali Jinnah into this discussion today. This is not a discussion about one individual. It is not a discussion about one religion. Nor is it a discussion against any community. It is a discussion about the future of nationalism. If we want to ensure that history does not repeat itself, we must learn from history. Those who say today that Vande Mataram need not be sung—who can guarantee that tomorrow they will not question another national symbol? If we continue surrendering our national values to political pressure, what we ultimately stand to lose will not merely be the words of a song—it will be our sense of national unity. Therefore, our message to the Chief Minister of Keralam is very clear: Do not surrender nationalism to political pressure. No one needs anyone’s permission to sing Vande Mataram in Keralam. Every Indian has the right to embrace this national song, which inspired the freedom struggle of our country. Even if you do not sing it, Keralam will sing it. Even if you exclude it from government programmes, the BJP will ensure that Vande Mataram and the National Anthem are sung across Keralam. Because the Bharatiya Janata Party will stand at the forefront to protect the national consciousness of this land. As long as Narendra Modi leads this country, we will not allow politics opposed to India’s unity and integrity to take root on this soil. There will be no compromise on nationalism in Keralam. When history warns us, we must not ignore it. We must learn from history. We must not allow history to repeat itself. My greetings and congratulations to the Yuva Morcha for organising this programme.show more

If there is a BJP-DMK alliance, I will support,... campaign and vote for Chief Minister Joseph Vijay’s party! I have been saying that BJP Tamilnadu is the only force that can challenge CM Vijay ideologically, for which the party has to start working hard and look for long-term dividends. But if the party acts as an extension, or even as part and parcel, of the Dravidian ecosystem by trying to piggyback on one of the Dravidian parties, what is the use of backing such a spent force that doesn’t have any vision or desire to bring about change? Let me make it clear that anti-DMK sentiments run through my blood, and if BJP, a party that I sympathize with, tries to have an alliance with DMK, then I will be compelled to disown BJP too. There can be some compromises in Parliament while passing bills such as the National Investigation Agency (Amendment) Act, 2019, where the DMK supported the Bill. But an electoral alliance between BJP & DMK will not sit well with a hardcore nationalist like myself. Why should I vote for the DMK and help in its empowerment? I’d rather support CM Vijay and his party and send MPs from Tamil Nadu to Parliament who I believe will work in the best interests of the state. I can afford to take this stand because, as a sympathizer of Narendra Modi, I am confident that he can still secure a simple majority, without depending on Tamil Nadu, as he demonstrated in 2014 and 2019. 2024 was an aberration because of several factors. To conclude, in 2029, I will still remain a sympathizer of PM Modi, but if there is a BJP-DMK alliance, I will support, campaign and vote for CM Vijay’s TVK Party HQshow more

🇺🇸 DALLAS IS ABOUT TO BECOME THE CAPITAL OF... THE AMERICA FIRST MOVEMENT! For the first time in party history, Republicans are holding a midterm convention. Not a debate stage. Not a press conference. A full blown convention, September 9th and 10th, right in the heart of Dallas. The Democrats aren't ready for this! Trump called it exactly what it is. "It has never been done before, and will be a truly Historic Event." Think about that for a second. Presidential conventions happen every four years like clockwork. Midterm conventions do not happen at all, because most parties do not have anything worth celebrating in the off year. The GOP just decided they do. RNC Chairman Joe Gruters is already calling it Trumpapalooza. That is not a typo. That is the energy level we are talking about. This is not just a rally. It is a two day showcase of the Great American Comeback. No tax on tips. No tax on overtime. Falling oil prices while the administration denuclearizes Iran. A border that finally has a lock on the door. Trump is not asking Republicans to imagine the wins. He is putting them on a stage in Texas and pointing at them. And Texas is not a random choice. It is the epicenter of this year's fight for Congress, with Ken Paxton battling for Senate and multiple House seats hanging in the balance. Dallas Mayor Eric Johnson called it exactly right, an event that will "energize our party, strengthen the conservative movement, and help build momentum." Now look across the aisle. Democrats floated the idea of their own midterm gathering. Then they quietly shelved it. No unifying message. No standout headliner. No comeback story to tell voters, because they do not have one. That is the difference in one sentence. Republicans are throwing a party because they have something to celebrate. Democrats are staying home because they do not. Midterms usually punish the party in power. Trump just decided to rewrite that rule in Texas, in front of the cameras, with the whole country watching. Buckle up. Trumpapalooza is coming, and the other side has nothing on the calendar to answer it with.show more

#ZimElection2023 CHAMISA RAN HIS CAMPAIGN LIKE AN INDEPENDENT CANDIDATE... WITH NO STRUCTURES AND EXPECTED TO WIN AND BECOME PRESIDENT WITH NO MAJORITY IN PARLIAMENT This is what Nelson Chamisa said on 21 June 2023 about the strategic thrust of the campaign of his CCC in the 2023 harmonised general election held last week: "our [CCC] campaign is going to be basically a presidential... our [CCC] focus is not to be in parliament but to be in government. We [as MDC opposition] have been in parliament for a long time, that's not our [CCC] station of choice at the moment". The fact that Chamisa thought he could win the presidential election even if, or regardless of whether, his CCC won a majority in Parliament, explains his crushing defeat. An election in Zimbabwe is defined in terms of section 4 of the Electoral Act which provides that: election” means— (a) the election of a member of Parliament; or (b) an election to the office of President; or (c) an election for the purposes of the Rural District Councils Act [Chapter 29:13] or the Urban Councils Act [Chapter 29:15]; as the case may be. These three elections used to be held separately before they were harmonised for the first time in the 2008 election in terms of section 38 of the Act. It is odd and even irrational, and it defies the logic of the harmonised general election for any political party that seeks power to govern the country as a whole to only target – as did Chamisa in the 2023 harmonised general election held last week –winning only one of the three elections, just the presidential election. It is foolhardy for a political party to say its strategy and focus is only to win the presidential election, without basing that strategy and focus on winning the local authority and parliamentary elections, as well. Such a strategy, if it can be called a strategy, renders the presidential candidate no different from an independent presidential candidate who contests for the presidency without the advantage of the structures of a political party. Simply put, a presidential candidate in Zimbabwe cannot win a presidential election if the candidate does not have a campaign strategy that is based on his or her political party winning a majority of wards in the local authority election, and a majority of constituencies in the parliamentary election. If it’s an independent presidential candidate, then he or she must have ground structures of one sort or another, or forget it. Chamisa contested the presidential election as if he was an independent candidate, and he boasted about it, without relying on his CCC and without any ground structures. In the circumstances, just how or why did Chamisa expect to win the presidential election by effectively running as an independent candidate? Which structures did Chamisa expect to use, or did he in fact use to campaign for the presidency in every street and every village, across the length and breadth of the country? Since by his own admission, as quoted above and reflected on the attached video clip, Chamisa was clearly not relying on his CCC to win the presidency. This begs the question: by not relying on CCC structures, and by not having alternative ground structures in the streets and in villages, did Chamisa think that ZanuPF members and supports would vote for him, as an act of God, perhaps? Was Chamisa's presidential election campaign, for him an article of faith, in other words was it about his belief that God had chosen him, and that he would win regardless of whether or not CCC won a majority in the local authority and parliamentary elections? Where did Chamisa and his supporters in Zimbabwe and among the legions of his fans in America and Europe think he would get the necessary number of polling agents to monitor the voting and vote counting at the country’s 12,374 polling stations, and to secure the 12,374 V11s from those polling stations, given the fact that he actually ran for the presidency as an independent candidate, expecting to be supported less by his own CCC party and more by the members and supporters of ZanuPF? Does this kind of strategy make sense to anyone on earth? And, does that strategy make sense to Nerves Mumba and his Sadc Election Observation Mission or to any other foreign election observation mission that was in Zimbabwe last week like, say for example, the European Union Observer Mission or any of the several observer missions from the United States that were in Zimbabwe to observe the elections? How did the various foreign election observer missions and Chamisa’s social media supporters expect him to win the presidential election, not only where and when his CCC party was losing the local authority and parliamentary elections but, and critically, where Chamisa himself did not believe that the local authority and parliamentary elections were important or necessary for him to win the presidency? The fact that the loquacious, belligerent and inflammatory foreign election observer missions that are peddling falsehoods about the elections, and Chamisa’s social media supporters who claim with no evidence that Chamisa won, did not raise a finger against the results of the local and parliamentary elections that were declared at 1970 wards and 209 constituencies well ahead of the declaration of the result for the presidential election on 26 August, clearly means that there was no problem with two of the three elections that make up Zimbabwe’s harmonised general election. Only after the declaration of the presidential election result on 26 August did all hell break loose. It must be asked, again, how did anyone expect Chamisa to win a presidential election whose campaign was – as per Chamisa’s deliberate strategy – organised and pursued as if it was the presidential campaign of an independent candidate? Chamisa’s presidential election campaign was not based on the CCC parliamentary election campaign or on CCC’s structural capacity on the ground, strangely, it was based on the expectation that ZanuPF members and supporters would vote for Chamisa. Why on earth did anyone expect ZanuPF members and supporters to vote for someone whose base is ever singing cacophonic noise that ZanuPF must go, and hurling insults at the incumbent party, its officials and its supporters? What kind of politics is that? You are contemptuous of ZanuPF and anyone associated with it, but you expect ZanuPF members and supporters to vote for you. This expectation does not compute, certainly not in electoral politics. As things turned out, ZanuPF members and supporters who are registered voters voted for their party candidates in all the three elections: local authority election, the parliamentary election and the presidential election. As a result, in the parliamentary election, CCC won just 73 constituency seats. There's just no way that CCC's 73 constituency seats in the National Assembly would have boosted Chamisa to win the presidency. No ways. In Zimbabwe's first harmonised general election in 2008, Morgan Tsvangirai did well in the first round of the presidential election primarily if not only because the two MDC formations used their round structures to win a majority in Parliament with a combined strength of 110 constituency seats, while ZanuPF garnered 99 seats and an independent got one seat. This was the first time since independence in 1980 that the opposition commanded the majority in Parliament. So, clearly, in 2008 Tsvangirai was propelled by the solid parliamentary performance of the MDC formations. The same structural dynamic was conspicuously absent for Chamisa in the just ended harmonised general election. Chamisa ran a solo presidential election campaign and, predictably, it went horribly wrong. The fact that CCC did not field local authority candidates in 90 wards made a bad situation worse for Chamisa, and it was further compounded by the fact that CCC did not have ground structures to harness and harvest from the loose and unreliable protest vote, especially in the wards and constituencies outside CCC strongholds, which in fact used to be MDC strongholds in the days of Morgan Tsvangirai!show more

A friend of mine just recently got his first... gun, a striker fired Glock 19. He is terrified to leave a round chambered. To anyone reading this who has this same fear, I want to alleviate your concerns. I'm going to explain why there is nothing to be afraid of. First and foremost, I fully understand your concern. It's not irrational. And you're not stupid for being nervous about a bullet being aimed at your leg with the striker cocked back under spring tension about an 1/8 of an inch from the primer. I get it. I shared this concern when I was new to carrying. But your fear is due to a lack of understanding of the internal safety features of a modern striker fired handgun. On a properly maintained modern striker fired pistol the striker CANNOT hit the primer on the chambered round without the trigger being pulled. Can't. Not shouldn't. Can't. (If you have any good Sig P320 jokes, this is the proper place to share them) There is a block that the striker will hit and stop if it is released without the trigger being depressed. It works just like a lock and key. There is a channel in the blocker that the striker can pass through if it is in the fire position. It only goes into the fire position if the trigger is pulled which pushes the blocker into the fire position. A spring keeps the blocker firmly in the block position until then. The blocker is a solid piece of steel that won't break. And if your gun is securely in a hard sided Kydex holster nothing can move the trigger unless it is unholstered. Many guns like Glocks have a trigger safety that prevents the trigger from moving due to force of dropping. Your finger has to be on the trigger safety to move it. So the gun cannot fire unless you pull the trigger. And it's easy for you to test this safety feature to see how it works! See the video below. You can try to push the striker forward by moving that piece at the back of the slide forward. That piece is the back of the striker. Push it forward and it will stop. The tip won't come out through the breach. You see it trying to come through but it gets stuck. Now push that little button in. That is the actual blocker. When you push it in you will now be able to move the striker forward through the breach and see how it will strike the primer. You can test this easily every time you disassemble your pistol to verify it is still working. You can break this safety feature by removing the blocker or losing the spring. But if it's there it will work. (You would be the first person in firearms history who has ever lost a spring. Literally the first one. It has never happened before. 😐) But it doesn't come out as part of regular maintenance. You have to disassemble the firing assembly to get it out. That won't happen by accident. And if you do that on purpose you should do this blocker test when you reassemble it to make sure the safety feature is working. My video shows a Glock slide. All Glocks will look like this. Other brands may put the blocker in a different spot or it may be a slightly different shape. But they all (mostly) have the same design. If you test yours as demonstrated and it works like mine does, your gun WILL NOT fire without pulling the trigger. (If you just thought of another P320 joke, this is another good place to toss that out there)show more

“IYALOJA GENERAL” IS ILLEGAL AND UNCONSTITUTIONAL Ever since the... purported “installation” of a new ”Iyaloja” in Edo State by Mrs. Folasade Tinubu-Ojo, who styles herself the Iyaloja-General of Nigeria, I have been inundated with questions asking me to comment. Because of my ongoing investigation into the Edo State vs EuroAfrica CCI $250 Million deal, I initially held back. But after reviewing the Nigerian Constitution and relevant statutory frameworks, it is clear that the very concept and office of an Iyaloja-General is not only alien to Edo culture, but also illegal unconstitutional, and without statutory authority. Consequently, it has no legal power to confer titles in Edo State. Let us break this down carefully: 1. Is “Iyaloja-General” a constituted office? No. There is no federal constitutional or statutory office called “Iyaloja-General.” The 1999 Constitution (as amended) lists federal and state offices, commissions, and authorities. The title “Iyaloja-General” does not appear anywhere. It is a traditional or civil-society designation, not a public office created by law. 2. Do states have market women’s associations? Yes, but these are typically private associations, registered with the Corporate Affairs Commission under the Companies and Allied Matters Act (CAMA) 2020. They enjoy legal personality but have no governmental authority. Some states, such as Lagos, have created state-level market councils by law, but this is not universal and is strictly state-specific. 3. In Benin, what regulates the Iyeki role? The Oba of Benin has made it clear: market leadership in Benin is guided by the Iyeki system, a traditional office. Traders in each market choose their Iyeki, and the Oba’s palace confirms the selection. Iyeki duties are cultural and administrative, rooted in Benin tradition. There is no Edo State statute that overrides this customary process. 4. What authority does an “Iyaloja-General” have in Edo? None. Under the Nigerian Constitution, there is no power for an “Iyaloja-General” to install market leaders in Edo. At best, such an appointment would carry weight only inside her private association, not within Edo’s traditional or legal framework. For context, Lagos State is considering a Market Authority Bill that proposes an advisory council where an Iyaloja-General may be mentioned. But that is Lagos State law, not federal law, and it does not extend to Edo. 5. How much is the Edo State Government backing this? Despite the Oba’s firm rejection of the Iyaloja concept in Benin, the so-called installation was hosted inside the Edo State Government House. Reports confirm that top officials attended: the governor’s sister (who's the "first lady" of Edo State, representing her brother), the Commissioner for Women Affairs, the Commissioner for Health (Dr Cyril Oshiomhole), and several others in Governor Okpebholo’s administration. During the event, promises of “2.5 million votes” for President Tinubu in the 2027 elections were openly made. That raises urgent questions: • Was this really a customary installation, or a political rally disguised as tradition? • Why has the Edo State Governor himself remained silent since? • Why did the state government lend institutional weight to an office that is neither constitutional, nor statutory, nor indigenous to Edo culture? 6. On the ethnic spin Some have tried to frame this as an ethnic quarrel. That is misleading. The Oba of Benin never reduced the matter to who was installed, but to what was being installed. His objection was categorical: the very concept of an Iyaloja-General is alien to Benin tradition. Therefore, even if it had been an Edo woman from Ogbe who was “installed,” it would still be wrong. This is a matter of legality and culture, not ethnicity. My conclusion From a legal perspective, the title “Iyaloja-General of Nigeria” is nonexistent in the Constitution. From a cultural perspective, it is alien to Benin tradition.show more

On my flight from Abu Dhabi to Tel Aviv,... I sat next to an Indian man who told me this was his third month working in Israel near the Gaza area. He shared his belief that Israel will no longer issue work permits to Gazans and will replace them with Indian workers. He seemed genuinely happy to work in Israel, speaking throughout the flight about how friendly and welcoming Israelis are and how content he is living there. One of the most devastating consequences of Hamas’s actions on October 7 is the betrayal of trust. Hamas used Gazans who worked in kibbutzim with some of the most pacifist Israelis—those who believed in a Palestinian state—to spy on them and hand over maps of their locations. This is how Hamas knew exactly how many people lived in each house on October 7. Even after this war ends, it’s unlikely that Gazans will regain the opportunity to work in Israel. My Indian seatmate mentioned that hundreds of Indians are now employed in Israel and that Israel no longer trusts Gazans—a sentiment that, given the circumstances, is hard to fault. Was October 7 worth it? Murder, treason, and disloyalty—a catastrophic combination born from a failed ideology that absolutely does not deserve a state.show more

President Trump is being duped on polling numbers about... the popularity of War with Iran and does not realize it. CNN released a clearly fake or cherry picked poll saying that almost all of MAGA supports the War. This could not be further from the truth. If you think it is, go ask a few MAGA people in your actual life their thoughts on the War. A lot of them are strongly against it. But both the mainstream media and the neocons around President Trump want him to believe these numbers. The left leaning mainstream media want him to believe these numbers because the longer this war goes on, the better it works out for Democrats in upcoming elections. The right leaning mainstream media want him to believe it because their biggest donors are very pro war in Iran. The neocons surrounding him want him to believe it because then they can have the war in the Middle East they have always pushed for. I do not think President Trump is playing 4D chess with this war. I do not think he is super pro war. I do not think he cares about the Middle East that much. I just think he is being manipulated by the people around him and he does not realize it. The best thing for President Trump and the country as a whole is that he recognizes how unpopular this disaster is, corrects course by getting the United States out of involvement, and fires anyone who has lied to him about polling around him. Now to be clear, I do think there are many in MAGA who are suddenly pro this war, but that is just the people who would believe the sky is green and grass is blue if President Trump told them to. That does not represent the majority of the MAGA base. As always, I am not the holder of truth. This is just my assessment of the current situation.show more