It is true that incentives are different for DC people than in the rest of the country. And because ‘they make the rules,’ there are ways for the DC structure to ruin people. It can be via legislation; or through one or more of the hundreds of little regulatory authorities; it can even include pressure foreign governments to make rulings that injure American trade. American productivity is the only engine that fuels the DC incentive structure. And for as long as the DC combination of elected and appointed people, staffs, lobbyists, the administrative state and the media can manipulate the public in a divisive way, they will either undermine or outlast this administration and if necessary try to ‘topple’ Elon Musk and for that matter other disrupters.
Hi Bryan. In one of your recent podcasts, you seem to come down on the side of a 2 state solution. If I understood you correctly, you felt that this should include both Gaza and the West Bank. I don't believe that either of those two areas are viable for a variety of reasons.
Let's start with the basic idea that creating a country or a "homeland" where none previously existed really doesn't make a lot of sense. Add to that the idea that within the last year that very the proposed area(Gaza) was the launching point for an atrocity, the likes of which the world hasn't seen in quite some time. I just don't think you can live side by side with people who have the avowed goal of killing you.
In addition, up until recently, the Israelis controlled Gaza as a result of their 1967 war with Egypt. As a gesture of peace, the Israelis turned over that area, having received promises from Arafat's PLO that the area would be the peaceful. This was unfortunately pie in the sky thinking. Going forward I believe it must first be demonstrated by the current inhabitants that they are committed to peace before a 2 state solution can be considered. This cannot simply be words. There must be concrete actions on the part of the Arab leadership as well as that of the people living there. So as an example, things like teaching young Arab children the Jews are there only to kill and create other unspeakable atrocities would not be acceptable. Literal Mickey Mouse characters that teach children how to kill Israelis would likewise be an unacceptable behavior.
In order for a two state solution to have any viability, the new state would have to be Western in its ideals, meaning that it would have to lean toward a democratic type of government. An authoritarian government would certainly not work. This sort of solution will not take place in the short run, because the thinking would have to change very dramatically. And over time. You simply cannot instill Western values with the wave of a wand.
Thanks for the great comment, Ed! As I’ve shared, a two state solution would require turning the Palestinian Territories into emirates that are governed by Saudi or UAE for some number of decades. That would ensure both Israeli security and a de-radicalization of Palestinian society. At some distant point, there could be conversations about Saudi or UAE withdrawing but not until all parties agree it’s appropriate.
Absent that arrangement, there can be no two state solution for the reasons you correctly noted.
While the weak kneed democrats scramble for any crumbs of legitimacy the best they can do is tease Trump with this president elect Musk crap. They infact have not learned their lesson. The left and the dems forget that Trump has developed some pretty thick skin over the last eight years thanks to their petty plots and bogus banana republic antics. I doubt anyone on the Trump team sees Musk as a liability. If you’re judging Trump’s moves by the response of his opponents then I would say he’s right on track. We have some serious problems to deal with both foreign and domestic and as far as I can see Trump is already successfully setting the table for his administration. The Russians, Chinese, Iranians and North Koreans see the writing on the wall and are desperate thus the new and improved axis of evil. These countries know they will be dealing with Trump 2.0 and they are scared.
This news angers the left because like AOC no one is listening to them anymore. Trump hasn’t been sworn in yet and he’s already impacting world events. All the pitiful dems have is juvenile name calling. Once the new administration takes off it’s only going to get worse for the democrats. My prediction is the shapeshifting dems will start announcing they are guided by values that look very conservative and claim this is exactly who they’ve always been. All the while the MAGA train will roll right past them. While the situation today is significantly more screwed up than it was after Obama Trump has proven policies that work. That’s really what the dems fear. It was never a fear that Trump is a reincarnated Hitler. Their fear rests in the knowledge that Trump is a competent leader and president. Quite simply he exposes the dems for the frauds they are both as leaders and politicians.
If I were the dems I would decouple from Hollywood, the squad and the Pelosi democrats. California is trying to ease laws against pedophiles which will be a defining moment for their stepford wife candidate Newson who will be on the one signing this crap into law. Newson is the dems next big hope.
I love the fact that politicians are being threatened with “getting primaried” if they don’t get on board. There is too much deadweight on both sides of the isle. I’m torn on the speakership but if the guy can’t be trusted then he shouldn’t be in the seat.
The future really comes down to the republicans doing their job. Trump will provide the playbook. It’s also funny watching the weekend cspan shows. The federal agencies are worried as they should be. Our govt is bloated. Cant wait to see DOGE in action.
Hope everyone has a great New Year. I personally have very high hopes.
Trump winning… most especially defeating lawfare. It got him the primary win and propelled him to victory in November. The story of Trump beating the civil and criminal lawsuits of NYC, Fulton County, the State of New York, the DoJ and their collaborators in the media has to be the most significant outcome from any one action this year. The intent of the lawfare was to bring him down. The suits individually were the tactics.
Combined they were a strategy of the Left, Big Government and Uniparty politics. Trump winning the popular vote is a great underdog story. All of America’s institutions were aligned against Trump. Except for “X” what American institution was aligned with Trump? It is a triumph of nationalism over globalism. Historically, this will likely be the most consequential outcome of 2024 because of the amount of change of direction his victory is going to bring… by force.
Scaramucci is a low life form that should be sprayed either bleach. For instance he had said in CNZn that Trump plans on “deporting 15 million American citizens which will require concentration camp to house all of then for years”, perfect example of leftist liars, Trump plans on deporting as many illegal as possible. 15 sounds good to me. Just because Biden allowed them in the country does not make them citizens. Biden broke the law and violated his oath of office every time an illegal alien was released in this country Typical leftist is what this clown is.
Screaming is a low life form that should be sprayed either bleach. For instance he had said in CNZn that Trump plans on “deporting 15 million American citizens which will require concentration camp to house all of then for years”, perfect example of leftist liars, Trump plans on deporting as many illegal as possible. 15 sounds good to me. Just because Biden allowed them in the country does not make them citizens. Biden broke the law and violated his oath of office every time an illegal alien was released in this country Typical leftist is what this clown is.
During its closest approach to the Sun, the Parker Solar Probe reaches speeds exceeding 430,000 miles per hour, making it the fastest human-made object. Note the speed. 430 mph (what I heard) is a typo.
I think Anthony himself is naive as to the vulnerably of DC itself. Elon has global intelligence operatives, world class security and is not the average rich guy to be cowered by bubble-inhabiting elites. Anthony has it precisely backwards as to who needs to be concerned. DC's waning power is not noticed by them until too late.
On Elon, he has money and power. DC has the ability to take that away. That goes for anyone, your only as good as your last dance. As long as Elon is doing good things he will ascend, but that first slip, some will pounce on him.
I would certainly like to know who sent out little Scaramucci to deliver that message to Mr. Elon. I am pretty sure that Elon has a very good idea of what these ‘DC people’ are up to, considering he’s seen the backend on all those messages & doesn’t need a Scaramucci to come out and tell him; that was for the public, obviously. A warning to an individual usually is given in person, or one-on-one, no? When you’re ACTUALLY concerned?? Just sayin 🤷♀️
The more I read on this issue; the more certain I am that it is the far left democrats and media attempting to drive a wedge into Trump and DOGE (Elon in particular but Vivek also)
Bryan- thanks for continuing to bring these issues out. Its hard for us to talk about them- because as you shared - many of the honest debates we need to have get stopped when one side says the idea of bringing them out is a racist attack. I hope we can change that in our generation so the next generation does not have to face this challenge.
I hope I'm not over stepping here in putting this out because if is done in California, for some weird reason it starts going across this Great Country of ours . If this starts to happen WE ALL ARE DOOMED !!!!
Breaking Canifornia into at least three states has some appeal. It destroys the disproportionate economic power of one large state. It forces the Left and the Uniparty to waste time considering what comes next and preparing to repair the damage. Keeping the enemy busy while you flank them is always value added.
California should have never been as large as it is… Splitting it into two or three states via constitutional convention would make sense to remedy some bad US history. (I enjoyed the book, “How the States Got Their Shapes.” I think they turned it into a mini-series as well, if memory serves.)
WIth a suspected couple thousand young men from China avoiding the vetting upon entering the USA, there is a great possibility many states, including my state of WA, already experiencing the 'poison'.
No opinion on these issues should be considered overstepping!
Hello Bryan I just got done listening to your Podcast and 1 Question comes to mind : Can the President and the House of Representatives and Senate deal with this Den of Treasonous Snakes in the California Gov. What mean is to Launch an all in compassing Investigation into this States Leadership and ALL the flunked associated with the State Government. By what you are saying California is a Poisoned Apple and it needs to be CUT OUT so this poison Doesn't reah Oregon and State of Washington and across America !!!! Can this been done by Constitutionally to clean this up and make California like it use to be . Because this needs to be Address Quickly and Swiftly and it done without Prejudstice
It's too late. We don't call it the Left coast because of it position on the map... Washington and Oregon share the 9th Circuit with California. They also share legislative bodily fluids... That's true and has been true for at least 40 years.
In my view, you’d need a very special / compartmented unit at the FBI to investigate treasonous activity by US politicians, esp China. There are just too many Beijing spies in DC at this point; they’ve got us deeply infiltrated for normal investigations. But those Special Agents would have to be fully vetted and monitored to ensure they’re not wielding that power for ill (as it has been under the Biden Admin). Eternal vigilance!
It is true that incentives are different for DC people than in the rest of the country. And because ‘they make the rules,’ there are ways for the DC structure to ruin people. It can be via legislation; or through one or more of the hundreds of little regulatory authorities; it can even include pressure foreign governments to make rulings that injure American trade. American productivity is the only engine that fuels the DC incentive structure. And for as long as the DC combination of elected and appointed people, staffs, lobbyists, the administrative state and the media can manipulate the public in a divisive way, they will either undermine or outlast this administration and if necessary try to ‘topple’ Elon Musk and for that matter other disrupters.
Hi Bryan. In one of your recent podcasts, you seem to come down on the side of a 2 state solution. If I understood you correctly, you felt that this should include both Gaza and the West Bank. I don't believe that either of those two areas are viable for a variety of reasons.
Let's start with the basic idea that creating a country or a "homeland" where none previously existed really doesn't make a lot of sense. Add to that the idea that within the last year that very the proposed area(Gaza) was the launching point for an atrocity, the likes of which the world hasn't seen in quite some time. I just don't think you can live side by side with people who have the avowed goal of killing you.
In addition, up until recently, the Israelis controlled Gaza as a result of their 1967 war with Egypt. As a gesture of peace, the Israelis turned over that area, having received promises from Arafat's PLO that the area would be the peaceful. This was unfortunately pie in the sky thinking. Going forward I believe it must first be demonstrated by the current inhabitants that they are committed to peace before a 2 state solution can be considered. This cannot simply be words. There must be concrete actions on the part of the Arab leadership as well as that of the people living there. So as an example, things like teaching young Arab children the Jews are there only to kill and create other unspeakable atrocities would not be acceptable. Literal Mickey Mouse characters that teach children how to kill Israelis would likewise be an unacceptable behavior.
In order for a two state solution to have any viability, the new state would have to be Western in its ideals, meaning that it would have to lean toward a democratic type of government. An authoritarian government would certainly not work. This sort of solution will not take place in the short run, because the thinking would have to change very dramatically. And over time. You simply cannot instill Western values with the wave of a wand.
Thanks for the great comment, Ed! As I’ve shared, a two state solution would require turning the Palestinian Territories into emirates that are governed by Saudi or UAE for some number of decades. That would ensure both Israeli security and a de-radicalization of Palestinian society. At some distant point, there could be conversations about Saudi or UAE withdrawing but not until all parties agree it’s appropriate.
Absent that arrangement, there can be no two state solution for the reasons you correctly noted.
Couple of thoughts…
While the weak kneed democrats scramble for any crumbs of legitimacy the best they can do is tease Trump with this president elect Musk crap. They infact have not learned their lesson. The left and the dems forget that Trump has developed some pretty thick skin over the last eight years thanks to their petty plots and bogus banana republic antics. I doubt anyone on the Trump team sees Musk as a liability. If you’re judging Trump’s moves by the response of his opponents then I would say he’s right on track. We have some serious problems to deal with both foreign and domestic and as far as I can see Trump is already successfully setting the table for his administration. The Russians, Chinese, Iranians and North Koreans see the writing on the wall and are desperate thus the new and improved axis of evil. These countries know they will be dealing with Trump 2.0 and they are scared.
This news angers the left because like AOC no one is listening to them anymore. Trump hasn’t been sworn in yet and he’s already impacting world events. All the pitiful dems have is juvenile name calling. Once the new administration takes off it’s only going to get worse for the democrats. My prediction is the shapeshifting dems will start announcing they are guided by values that look very conservative and claim this is exactly who they’ve always been. All the while the MAGA train will roll right past them. While the situation today is significantly more screwed up than it was after Obama Trump has proven policies that work. That’s really what the dems fear. It was never a fear that Trump is a reincarnated Hitler. Their fear rests in the knowledge that Trump is a competent leader and president. Quite simply he exposes the dems for the frauds they are both as leaders and politicians.
If I were the dems I would decouple from Hollywood, the squad and the Pelosi democrats. California is trying to ease laws against pedophiles which will be a defining moment for their stepford wife candidate Newson who will be on the one signing this crap into law. Newson is the dems next big hope.
I love the fact that politicians are being threatened with “getting primaried” if they don’t get on board. There is too much deadweight on both sides of the isle. I’m torn on the speakership but if the guy can’t be trusted then he shouldn’t be in the seat.
The future really comes down to the republicans doing their job. Trump will provide the playbook. It’s also funny watching the weekend cspan shows. The federal agencies are worried as they should be. Our govt is bloated. Cant wait to see DOGE in action.
Hope everyone has a great New Year. I personally have very high hopes.
This whole solar probe mission would go a lot easier if they went at night.
What is the best story of 2024?
Trump winning… most especially defeating lawfare. It got him the primary win and propelled him to victory in November. The story of Trump beating the civil and criminal lawsuits of NYC, Fulton County, the State of New York, the DoJ and their collaborators in the media has to be the most significant outcome from any one action this year. The intent of the lawfare was to bring him down. The suits individually were the tactics.
Combined they were a strategy of the Left, Big Government and Uniparty politics. Trump winning the popular vote is a great underdog story. All of America’s institutions were aligned against Trump. Except for “X” what American institution was aligned with Trump? It is a triumph of nationalism over globalism. Historically, this will likely be the most consequential outcome of 2024 because of the amount of change of direction his victory is going to bring… by force.
Scaramucci is a low life form that should be sprayed either bleach. For instance he had said in CNZn that Trump plans on “deporting 15 million American citizens which will require concentration camp to house all of then for years”, perfect example of leftist liars, Trump plans on deporting as many illegal as possible. 15 sounds good to me. Just because Biden allowed them in the country does not make them citizens. Biden broke the law and violated his oath of office every time an illegal alien was released in this country Typical leftist is what this clown is.
Screaming is a low life form that should be sprayed either bleach. For instance he had said in CNZn that Trump plans on “deporting 15 million American citizens which will require concentration camp to house all of then for years”, perfect example of leftist liars, Trump plans on deporting as many illegal as possible. 15 sounds good to me. Just because Biden allowed them in the country does not make them citizens. Biden broke the law and violated his oath of office every time an illegal alien was released in this country Typical leftist is what this clown is.
During its closest approach to the Sun, the Parker Solar Probe reaches speeds exceeding 430,000 miles per hour, making it the fastest human-made object. Note the speed. 430 mph (what I heard) is a typo.
Yes indeed, as I shared on another post, the transcript has it right… I said it wrong. Mea culpa.
These elite globalists are not going to go down without a fight.
How Trump ever trusted Scaramucci is scary and perplexing to me, as is how Scaramucci still has a public voice
I think Anthony himself is naive as to the vulnerably of DC itself. Elon has global intelligence operatives, world class security and is not the average rich guy to be cowered by bubble-inhabiting elites. Anthony has it precisely backwards as to who needs to be concerned. DC's waning power is not noticed by them until too late.
Great intel today thank you.
On Elon, he has money and power. DC has the ability to take that away. That goes for anyone, your only as good as your last dance. As long as Elon is doing good things he will ascend, but that first slip, some will pounce on him.
Bryan,
I would certainly like to know who sent out little Scaramucci to deliver that message to Mr. Elon. I am pretty sure that Elon has a very good idea of what these ‘DC people’ are up to, considering he’s seen the backend on all those messages & doesn’t need a Scaramucci to come out and tell him; that was for the public, obviously. A warning to an individual usually is given in person, or one-on-one, no? When you’re ACTUALLY concerned?? Just sayin 🤷♀️
Scaramouche, Scaramouche, will you do the Fandango? Thunder bolts and lightning, very very frightening to me. Galileo, Galileo, Galileo Figaro.
The more I read on this issue; the more certain I am that it is the far left democrats and media attempting to drive a wedge into Trump and DOGE (Elon in particular but Vivek also)
They should knock it off….DOGE & X gonna getcha!
Bryan- thanks for continuing to bring these issues out. Its hard for us to talk about them- because as you shared - many of the honest debates we need to have get stopped when one side says the idea of bringing them out is a racist attack. I hope we can change that in our generation so the next generation does not have to face this challenge.
I hope I'm not over stepping here in putting this out because if is done in California, for some weird reason it starts going across this Great Country of ours . If this starts to happen WE ALL ARE DOOMED !!!!
Breaking Canifornia into at least three states has some appeal. It destroys the disproportionate economic power of one large state. It forces the Left and the Uniparty to waste time considering what comes next and preparing to repair the damage. Keeping the enemy busy while you flank them is always value added.
California should have never been as large as it is… Splitting it into two or three states via constitutional convention would make sense to remedy some bad US history. (I enjoyed the book, “How the States Got Their Shapes.” I think they turned it into a mini-series as well, if memory serves.)
WIth a suspected couple thousand young men from China avoiding the vetting upon entering the USA, there is a great possibility many states, including my state of WA, already experiencing the 'poison'.
No opinion on these issues should be considered overstepping!
Hello Bryan I just got done listening to your Podcast and 1 Question comes to mind : Can the President and the House of Representatives and Senate deal with this Den of Treasonous Snakes in the California Gov. What mean is to Launch an all in compassing Investigation into this States Leadership and ALL the flunked associated with the State Government. By what you are saying California is a Poisoned Apple and it needs to be CUT OUT so this poison Doesn't reah Oregon and State of Washington and across America !!!! Can this been done by Constitutionally to clean this up and make California like it use to be . Because this needs to be Address Quickly and Swiftly and it done without Prejudstice
It's too late. We don't call it the Left coast because of it position on the map... Washington and Oregon share the 9th Circuit with California. They also share legislative bodily fluids... That's true and has been true for at least 40 years.
In my view, you’d need a very special / compartmented unit at the FBI to investigate treasonous activity by US politicians, esp China. There are just too many Beijing spies in DC at this point; they’ve got us deeply infiltrated for normal investigations. But those Special Agents would have to be fully vetted and monitored to ensure they’re not wielding that power for ill (as it has been under the Biden Admin). Eternal vigilance!