The Morning Report — 11/20/25

Good morning kids.

Per the lyrics to a classic from The Who: I hope I die before I get old Well I'm at the point of wishing that upon if not the entirety of today's younger generation(s) then certainly an alarmingly large number of that cohort. And to be fair, retroactively they can take quite a few of the Baby Boomers to whom Pete Townsend and Roger Daltrey were referring, with them straight to Hell. Because it was they who begat this insanity, and if only they had indeed died before they got old and became, teachers, thought leaders and politicians perhaps we could have avoided the cultural rot and madness that now threatens to drag whatever vestiges of civilization that are represented by America as founded that yet remain and have not been set alight like a sleeping passenger on a NYC and now a Chicago subway train.

It is to weep. But here we are, and we cannot know the future. Perhaps Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk weren't one-offs. Only time will tell.

Yet, on the heels of our latest episode of the podcast, where CBD and our good friend Jim Lakely, VP and Dir. of Communications at the Heartland Institute discussed the latter's latest nightmare polls about the rise in popularity of Socialism (linked here and in the sidebar as well as available on the outlets listed at the bottom of this post) . . .

Heartland has released this poll which is just twisting the rusty knife in the open wound.

41% of likely voters aged 18-39 voiced support for a proposal to give an advanced AI system authority to control public policymaking decisions 36% of likely voters aged 18-39 said they would support a proposal that would give AI the “authority to determine the rights that belong to individuals and families, including rights related to speech, religious practices, government authority, and property” 35% said they would support a proposal to give AI authority to control all the world’s largest militaries

And speaking of the world's largest militaries, what of our own?

“Democrat lawmakers are now openly calling for insurrection.” . . .There must have been a time in American history when six sitting lawmakers urging members of the military to defy the commander-in-chief would have been viewed as outright sedition — and those lawmakers would have quickly faced justice. In the age of Trump, however, those days are long gone.

Touting their prior military and intelligence service, Democrat Sens. Elissa Slotkin (MI), who organized the video, Mark Kelly (AZ), and Reps. Chris Deluzio (PA), Maggie Goodlander (NH), Chrissy Houlahan (PA), and Jason Crow CO), launched a surreal video on Tuesday in which they called on troops to refuse to carry out what they consider to be President Donald Trump’s “illegal” orders.

Unlike others of "my generation" I was raised with a respect for and a trust of our military. Considering what an alarming number of our top intelligence and law enforcement officers had done in engineering the Russia Collusion hoax, as well as the attitudes of individuals like Mark Milley, Mad Dog Mattis and other high-ranking brass, as well as the destruction of morale and preparedness in the ranks that swept through them, from Buck Private all the way to the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff brought about under Barack Hussein Obama, (this on top of the malign influence of the military industrial complex and the warmongers of the neocon and other varieties that still exists) — and considering all we have seen over the past decade or more given the rot and corruption in and out of government, I no longer have confidence that there exists a shocking number of service members who will hear and obey this siren song of sedition.

GIven the insane rise in popularity of socialism which didn't appear out of thin air but has been inculcated for decades, my fear about our military is not necessarily irrational in this light, or is it?

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ABOVE THE FOLD, BREAKING, NOTEWORTHY LINKS
• “This is not America. This is an insurgency,” Lang yells over the shouting. “They are taking over our country. They want us all dead.”
  Muslims Surround Conservative Protesters Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar’ In Dearborn, Michigan
  
• “Democrat lawmakers are now openly calling for insurrection.”
  Sedition? Six Congressional Democrats Urge US Troops to Defy Orders From Trump
  
• Victor Davis Hanson: Rigid ideologies like DEI, climate dogma, and anti-Trump obsession keep collapsing under their own contradictions, leaving their loudest champions looking increasingly absurd.
  The Embarrassments of Ideology

CIVIL WAR 2.0, LEFTIST PERSECUTIONS, DEMOCRAT PUTSCH, AMERICAN DISSOLUTION
• 36% of likely voters aged 18-39 said they would support a proposal that would give AI the “authority to determine the rights that belong to individuals and families, including rights related to speech, religious practices, government authority, and property” 35% said they would support a proposal to give AI authority to control all the world’s largest militaries
  Heartland/Rasmussen Poll: 41% of Young Voters Support Giving Artificial Intelligence Sweeping Government Powers

• What I learned about FBI spying in and out of Congress.
  Louie Gohmert: Arctic Frost’s Spying on Members of Congress is a Constitutional Crisis

• Miranda Devine: Gov. Hochul has spent $66 million of taxpayer money on grants to radical left-wing groups that conduct overt political operations to defund the police, close prisons, abolish ICE, decriminalize prostitution, promote open borders, target minors with transgender ideology, promote anti-Israel extremism, impose crippling climate mandates on new housing — and increase taxation to pay for it all.
  Miranda Devine: Hochul’s colossal $113M gift to far-left groups shows she’s just ‘another Defund the Police Dem’

  
  "DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST BORDER BLOODBATH," AMNESTY, IMMIGRATION, BORDER SECURITY, NEWSOM/DEMOCRAT VIOLENT INSURRECTION RIOTS

• “….he attempted to ram into law enforcement vehicles— posing a serious public safety threat. As agents were boxing him in— the driver proceeded to ram law enforcement vehicles in an attempt to escape.”
  Agitators Clash With CBP in North Carolina As ‘Charlotte’s Web’ Operation Nets Hundreds of Arrests

• The woman was 15 years old at the time when the explicit messages were exchanged, while Abrego Garcia was 25.
  Kilmar Abrego Garcia Accused Of Sending Porn To Teen As Evidence Emerges In Smuggling Case

• AI hasn't replaced programmers: it's democratized programming.
  American Intelligence: The H1-B visa replacement

  DOMESTIC AFFAIRS, THE COURTS, WASTE/FRAUD/ABUSE

• Weed, DEI and Reagan Derangement Syndrome.
  We Know Now Why LA Burned

  THE ECONOMY, STUPID

• Trump is accelerating the search for a new Federal Reserve chairman, with finalists expected to meet him after Thanksgiving.
  Trump Close to Replacing Fed Chairman Powell: ‘I’d Love to Fire His Ass.’
  
• The solutions to spiraling home costs can be found on the supply side.
  A 50-Year Mortgage Won’t Fix Our Housing Problem
  
• This partnership reflects ongoing efforts to replace human workers, such as store associates, with AI.
  Target Partners with ChatGPT to Replace Store Associates with AI.
  
• Democrats keep promising “affordability,” but decades of intervention have only driven prices higher—from housing to healthcare—leaving Americans paying more for the government’s failures.
  What is Unaffordable?

  CRIME & PUNISHMENT, NON-DOSTOYEVSKY

  
  

• When AI refuses to give you straight answers.
  ChatGPT Vs. The Evidence on Black-on-White Crime

  WE-ALL-SLAM-FOR-I-SLAM

• Robert Spencer: After years of lies, half-truths, and distortions, this is extraordinarily refreshing.
  Feds Don’t Move Against CAIR and Muslim Brotherhood, So Texas’ Abbott Does It Himself

• We’ve already seen Europe become increasingly Muslim in character, and the combined forces of leftism and Islam are working to bring that here.
  The Islamization Of The United States

  
  FIRST AMENDMENT ISSUES, CENSORSHIP, FAKE NEWS, MEDIA, BIG BROTHER TECH

• The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) chairman included PBS and NPR in the investigatory letter because the two outlets distribute BBC programming in the United States.
  Exclusive — FCC Chairman Brendan Carr Launches Probe into BBC for ‘Intentionally Distorting’ Trump Speech

• The media attention with regard to all of this is quite purposeful.
  Selective Outrage: Why Jamal Khashoggi Matters To The Media
  
• Sometime in the mid 2010s, Teen Vogue transformed from a magazine for teenage girls to a propaganda rag for wannabe revolutionaries. 
  Former Teen Vogue Editor Gives Speech Complaining About Being Fired, Accidentally Proves Why She Should Be Fired

  
  SHAMPEACHMENTS, 2016 CLINTON/OBAMA COUP, CONGRESSIONAL PERSECUTION, SPYGATE, DEEP STATE, MUELLER DECEPTION

• “The obstruction of a committee investigation undermines Congress’s core constitutional oversight obligations.”
  Jordan Refers Former Aide to Jack Smith to DOJ for Obstruction

  RED-GREENS, CLIMATE CHANGE HOAX, DEMOCRAT-LEFT WAR ON FOSSIL FUELS,

• Wyss has come under congressional scrutiny for meddling in American politics as a foreign national
  Swiss Billionaire Hansjörg Wyss Sent $40 Million to Liberal Groups Working To Kill US Oil Production and Turn Out Climate Voters, Records Show
  
• Danish farmers are backing away from the use of Bovaer despite the government mandate.
  Norway Pauses Use of Fart-Reducing Cattle Feed in Wake of Danish Cow-Tastrophe

  EDUCATION, AND WHAT PASSES FOR IT

• The decision temporarily halts enforcement of the Texas law requiring Ten Commandments displays, with further court proceedings expected to determine its ultimate fate.
  Judge Blocks Ten Commandments Displays in Schools.
  
• Colleges are quietly inflating prices and shifting costs between students, creating a system that rewards insiders, misleads families, and leaves Congress chasing symptoms instead of the cause.
  College Finance: Congress Should Call a Spade a Spade and See Schools for the Bad Actors They Are
  
• And the real engine behind socialism’s resurgence.
  The Real Problem With Higher Education

  ABORTION

• American adults are uneasy about the eugenics-like methods the fertility industry has built into reproductive technology such as IVF.
  Poll: 4 In 5 Americans Are ‘Concerned’ About Silicon Valley’s Unregulated Embryo-Screening Scheme

  L'AFFAIRE EPSTEIN

• 'We would have a friend in Stacey,' Epstein's office manager said
  Democrat Stacey Plaskett Faced Criticism Over Epstein Ties in 2016, Years Before She Claims To Have Learned About Pedophile’s Misdeeds

  
  DEMOCRAT/LEFTIST AND RINO SCANDALS, MESHUGAS, CHUTZPOCRISY

• 'NO FREAKIN RELATION YOU GENIUS!!!' Lee Zeldin tells Crockett
  Jeff Epstein? The New York Physician? Jasmine Crockett Flames Republicans For Taking Cash From Normal Americans 'Named Jeffrey Epstein.'

  
  

• Several members of the House Republican conference accused Speaker Mike Johnson of cutting a deal with the Democrats to save Mills from censure, with Florida Rep. Anna Paulina Luna stating on X that GOP leadership “exchanged the vote to protect a Republican that’s having a lot of issues.”
  Republicans Keep Democrat Crazies Off The Hook — To Protect Their Own Swamp Creature

  
  POLITICS

• While Judge Smith’s dissent will have little immediate impact, a number of the issues raised in the document could form the basis of the opinion being overturned by the U.S. Supreme Court.
  READ: Dissenting Judge Goes Nuclear in Texas Redistricting Case.
  
• The Democrats' spiral into irrelevance is poetic justice -- a party that once championed American grit now lectures from ivory towers, alienating the very people it pretends to uplift.
  Fractures in the Blue Fortress
  
• Malig-Nancy Pelosi says good-bye.
  Lipstick on Woke

  
  ISRAEL vs IRAN & GAZA/HAMAS . . . AND LEFTISTS

• CAIR faces federal and state scrutiny, with calls for investigations into its ties to Hamas and the Muslim Brotherhood, and recent actions by Texas Governor Greg Abbott (R) designating CAIR as a foreign terrorist organization.
  Islamic Non-Profit Funded University Gaza Camp Protesters: Report.

  FOREIGN AFFAIRS, INTERNATIONAL

• The time is now for the United States to bind together with Argentina and the free nations of Latin America and fight to preserve our civilization.
  President Trump’s Argentina support is strong 'America First' strategy
  
• Support among US voters for action against cartels and their allies was broad.
  Voters Back ‘Military Action’ Against Drug Boats, Leftist Narco Regimes: I&I/TIPP Poll
  
• Nigeria is fundamental to the future of the continent of Africa and the current struggle to reduce violence is a pivotal moment for U.S. and Nigerian relations.
  Nigeria: A Future Without Genocide?
  
• One cannot rebuild a nation through the hands of a terrorist.
  The West’s Syrian Mirage

  HEALTH AND HEALTH CARE

• I hope whistleblowers from other states come forward.
  Whistleblowers Claim New Jersey Org for Organ Donations Coerced Harvesting

  FEMINAZISM, TRANSGENDER PSYCHOSIS, HOMOSEXUALIZATION, WAR ON MASCULINITY/NORMALCY

• Masculinity does not need to be reinvented—it needs to be reclaimed.
  The War On Men Is A War On Truth

  CULTURE WARS, NATIONAL SUICIDE

• “A pessimism about technology has set in...Industry has led the administration into a legislative nightmare.
  How Trump Can Save the Future

• Fertility tech solved the ‘problem’ of your body’s physical limitations. Now, a new app has solved that of your mother’s.
  Welcome To The Future, Where AI Grandma Raises The Kid You Bought From The Baby Bank

• Kurt Schlichter: Can we have a right to a society that is not a cesspool of degeneracy?
  Maybe Totally Legalizing Vice Was Not Such a Great Idea After All

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