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OPINION: Iran is Only Part Of The Picture

March 20, 2026 Right America Media

The “Deep State” is not just corrupt US politicians. It’s a transnational criminal organization that has embedded itself within governments around the globe and leveraged entire nations to do its bidding. Or as JFK called it, a “secret society” and a “monolithic and ruthless conspiracy”. It is a system that has conscripted vast human and … Read more

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RHODES: Trump and the Administrative State

January 18, 2026 Matthew Rhodes

What Draining the Swamp Should Look Like Supporters of Donald Trump often argue that his presidency represents a meaningful challenge to the administrative state and to global governance structures. The claim is typically framed in long-term terms: that Trump is engaged in a process of dismantling entrenched power, even if the results are not yet … Read more

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Promoted from the Comments: “What Is Your Explanation for How That Happened, and Why Won’t It Happen to You?”

February 27, 2023 Skip

Grokster Ian has a great line in a comment he left on “2024 Presidential Candidate Vivek Ramaswamy Event: 2023-02-22 – Panel Discussion with Vivek and Drew Cline“; it’s actually repeated twice and written differently.

NH Governor Chris Sununu (r) Says Trump is F**king, Crazy!

April 3, 2022 Steve MacDonald

Governor Sununu continues to show us who he is and always was, not that we ever doubted it. He’s a Sununu. A creature of the GOPe. He is an establishment tool that finds more comfort in the company of ruling-class swamp creatures.

Rudy Giuliani Thinks I’m Obi Wan Kenobi

July 26, 2021 Steve MacDonald

For several days, maybe weeks, I’ve been getting the same email from former NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani several times each day. It says, basically, “Help me, Steve, you’re my only hope.”

If You Like the Founding Fathers You’re a “Dead Ender.”

March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

The media are calling those who like the founding fathers “Dead Enders.” There is power in political name-calling. About 70 years ago America went through the Red Scare. People lost their careers for joining the wrong group.

Breaking: Insider Says Trump Will Lay Claim to the 2024 GOP Presidential Nomination at CPAC

February 22, 2021 Steve MacDonald

The talk of a third party resurfaced last week after a poll showed that over 70% of Americans would support one. Most of those were independents and a majority of Republicans. Mr. Trump had dismissed such thoughts back in January.

The Collusive Oligarchy

January 16, 2021 Steve MacDonald

We are in the few weeks of our time where decades of history seem to be happening. We are witnessing an unprecedented merging of corporate and government power that is fundamentally unconstitutional.

The D.C. Bureaucracy Has It’s Own Term Limits Problem

December 30, 2020December 30, 2020

When was the last time you heard a professional politician make sense? Senator Marsha Blackburn of Tennessee said over the weekend in an interview there should be term limits “for bureaucrats.” The comments were made in an appearance with Steve Hilton on Fox News’ “The Next Revolution.”

More Left Wing Unity Messaging – “We Won’t Forget and We Won’t Forgive”

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020 Steve MacDonald

Unity is “The state or quality of being one or united into a whole; n. The state or quality of being in accord; harmony.” There is nothing about the Democrat’s agenda that can rise to meet this meaning. Unless by united you mean divided and squabbling under the same jackboot.

What if Trump Wins? … Prosperity Returns

October 17, 2020

America is at a crossroads. Most people recognize there is revolution at our doorstep. On one side are the Patriots. They are people seeking to preserve, protect, and defend the Constitution. They are conservatives and classic liberals. This group will vote for Trump.

Another Promise Kept – Trump Slashes Staff at the Leaky National Security Council

February 10, 2020 Steve MacDonald

In the midst of early impeachment mania, two things were immediately clear. The President’s National Security Council was not that secure and that many of its members were part of the coup. Mr. Trump declared it fat and swampy (my words) and that it needed thinning.

Mitt Romney Advisor Sits on the Board of Burisma

February 6, 2020 Steve MacDonald

A Foreign Policy Advisor for Mitt Romney’s 2012 Presidential run sits on the Board of Burisma. Romney is the sole Republican to vote to convict President Trump on an article of Impeachment. Can that be a coincidence?

House Democrats- We Voted for Impeachment, and We’d Like to Do It Again, Please!

December 24, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Ask a Democrat, and they will tell you, Trump has to go. It’s a moral imperative. They even held a performance in Congress and took a vote. Two thumbs up. Five Stars. A real winner. Impeach the MF-er. And then they decided they didn’t want to be too hasty.

Trump Needs Support But Start Donating to Your Candidates in New Hampshire To Truly Make a Difference!

December 23, 2019December 23, 2019 Op-Ed

The Trump machine is hauling in the dough via Facebook advertising (in the process, they are helping Facebook make a bundle). I am oddly fascinated by this, probably because I own a social media management and consulting business.

Government Agency Agrees – Yes, Our Structure is Unconstitutional

September 19, 2019 Steve MacDonald

Liz Warren’s baby, the mutant government beast known as the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, is going to court. The High Court. And in preparation for the claim that its structure is unconstitutional, it has agreed that this is true.

One More Reason Why Ann Kuster Has To Go

September 26, 2018July 26, 2018 Steve MacDonald

Democrats squeal like greased pigs about money in politics, but this chart makes them smile.

Democrat congressional incumbent Ann(ie) Kuster has nearly three million cash on hand. And she’ll have more.

Her competitors have nothing by comparison. And no, this is not a new development. Democrat Incumbent Kuster has always had exponentially more cash to spend on elections than her competitors.

It’s not indicative of anything other than that she is there and entrenched in the swamp, doing swampy things that make lobbyist cronies smile.

DOJ Employee Faces Hatch Act Violations for Involvement in Mob

September 26, 2018July 2, 2018 Steve MacDonald

One of the ‘mob’ who chased Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen from a Mexican restaurant last month is 1) working with the Democrat Socialists of America (whom I just wrote about here) and b) is a Department of Justice employee who is officially under investigation.

Federal Hatch Act investigators have opened a complaint file on the Justice Department employee who was part of a mob that chased Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen from a restaurant earlier last month.