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This is a balanced article exploring the SC tariff decision. Pretty musch agrees with Navi, but in a little more depth:

https://www.americanthinker.com/article ... uling.html

I wanted to move on to my next topic, NGOs (Non-Governmental Organizations).

Many are unaware that regular government, which actually has pretty good oversight, not to mention audits, has increasingly outsourced work, especially that of a "benevolent" nature to NGOs. These are supposedly "non-profit" organizations tasked with carrying out the "good work" the government wants to spend money on.

For example, these NGOs are supposed to help the poor, the homeless, the drug addicts, children, the disabled, and so on. The government, at every level (federal, state, local) gives them funds to supposedly do this.

I say supposedly because most of the money just goes to "salaries" and "administration" of the NGOs. For the individuals engaging in this "non-profit" work, it can be extremely lucrative. Case in point was what has been uncovered in Minnesota within the Somali community there.

This is just the smallest tip of the iceberg. It is turning out that most of the big cities are actually encouraging homelessness and drug addiction so that they can increase the funding to NGOs. And it turns out, surprise surprise, that those running those NGOs are politically connected to the big city political administrations.

What this means is blatant corruption whereby NGOs are used to funnel money to cronies and political operators. Little of the money is actually used to do anything worthwhile.

Government funding of NGOs needs to be outlawed. If the government wants to engage in "good works", then let government agencies do it. Not that they would be great at it, but at least controls would be in place to monitor where the money is going.

Two of the conservative justices ruled based on the Constitution, which tried very hard to ensure the separation of powers, and, for the most part has succeeded for 250 years. As did the "middle of the road" judge, Roberts. The three liberal justices ruled based on their hatred of Trump/Republicans. Had Biden done this, those three would have been OK with it.

Trump has to continue with the tariffs, as they are critical to the income of the treasury. I just wish he had done the proper groundwork and gotten something from congress authorizing retaliatory tariffs (which they were) against countries that were putting tariffs on our goods.

Also, I would point out that Trump isn't doing himself any favors by bashing the court and saying that he doesn't care what they say.

I wonder if the majority opinion justices realize or even care that we are headed for major bad times, and Trump is just doing verything he can to put us in a strategically favorable position. They point out that the word "tariff' is not even mentioned in the IEEPA. Forgive me for pointing out the obvious, but the fact that "abortion" is not mentioned in the entire constitution didn't seem to matter much in Roe vs. Wade! I hope Trump doubles down and continues his course, even as melodramatic cries of "dictator" are sure to increase.

I am not surprised that the Supreme Court ruled against Trump's tariffs. Separation of powers is pretty clear, and the power to tax (which includes tariffs) is a power given to Congress, not the President. And Congress had not passed any laws giving the President wide latitude in setting tariffs, which is what he did. So the Supreme Court ruled the way it did.

Now, the tariffs have been important for us in stabilizing the financial situation, which is quite dire. Without the tariffs, we are indeed in for a world of hurt.

I wish that Trump had gotten some kind of permission from congress before starting the tariffs, but he didn't. I hope that he does now, and hopefully the tariffs can resume.

I have warned in the past about what could happen if the tariffs were struck down (great increase in negative balance of payments, increasing strain on US financial system). I am concerned that this could be a trigger for the financial downturn I have generally expected before the big war starts.

It should be obvious that both local law enforcement and elected officials in Minnesota were involved in obstructing ICE to varying degrees. Again, this is actually criminal "obstruction of justice".

The groups that do things like this, which are what we hopefully all would call "out of bounds" are the ones funded by the CCP.

I should have added earlier that left wing groups that abide by the rules, such as ACLU, do not receive CCP funding. The groups I am talking about are groups like BLM, Antifa, and whatever group was involved in the ICE obstructionism in Minnesota.

And yes, the CCP equivalent of the CIA is involved in the funding/training/organization of these "out of bounds" groups.

Almost forgot to add that Gov Waltz of Minnesota is pro-CCP, having been on multiple free trips to China, and having engaged in apologetics for the Tienamin Square Massacre. (Its actually worse that just those things, those are just the ones that came immediately to mind)

Thanks for your input, Navigator.
I'm sure you've read about the Signal chat group used to coordinate "resistance" in Minnesota, the use of detailed training sessions for participants, evidence of outside funding, the fact that elected officials appear to be involved, and the fact that law enforcement appears to be invovled, as the "resistors" had access to license plate info, etc., normally available only to law enforcement. This looks a lot like what the CIA might do in another country to destabilize a foreign government. When does it cross the line and become something illegal?

The first issue I want to get into further is ICE.

To start, I do laud their mission of deporting illegal aliens who have broken laws. I hope even the left is ok with that, but unfortunately it doesn't appear so.

Also unfortunate was the super rapid expansion of ICE. I am pretty sure that in hiring as many new agents as they could over the last year, that they picked up quite a number of police academy drop outs and police department wash outs. Police departments (and academies) know that someone who is a "hothead" should not be in law enforcement. They lose control of their emotions, do something uncalled for (usually violence), and then the department and its municipality end up getting sued for millions. So, when they have evidence, or even a strong inkling that this is the case, they get rid of them before they have tenure (after which they know the unions will protect them, and they can't get rid of them, as was the case with Derek Chauvin, who killed George Floyd).

So, ICE evidently has a number of hot heads in its ranks.

Now, on the other side, people in Minnesota were actively trying to stop ICE officers making arrests. Impeding officers trying to make arrests is technically "obstruction of justice", and is usually a class B misdemeanor - meaning up to 6 months in jail (though this is rare, and unheard of for 1st offense). Also, I would add, that while you may not go to jail for this, you can very well end up getting a beat down by a couple of burly guys who actually have the law on their side in doing so. I would not, ever, confront US law enforcement in this way.

The first ICE case involving a shooting was the lady who tried to run over the ICE officer with her car. Believe it or not, used in this way, a car is a deadly weapon. This officer had every right to shoot the driver, as he justifiably feared for his life. As a side note, the partner of the driver, filming the incident, was heard to shout "How do you even have real bullets?" after the shooting. Unbelievable that someone is so naive as to think law enforcement isn't armed with deadly force.

The second ICE case involves the shooting of the armed nurse. This person had not brandished the weapon. It was only found when scuffling with the ICE officers. The gun was taken away by one of them. Only AFTER that happened did a couple of other ICE officers fatally shoot him. This was NOT justified, and was probably the result of the "hotheads" I wrote about earlier. In this case, the officers involved should be held accountable. The penalty for obstructing justice is not death. No officer's life was in danger. Granted, the guy was an idiot for engaging in impeding an arrest while armed with a deadly weapon, but, again, law enforcement can't loose control of their emotions and start shooting. They MUST follow the protocols and procedures.

It is wise to have them move on to de-escalate the situation in Minnesota and focus elsewhere for a while. When they do go back to Minnesota (and they should be doing this wherever they go), they need to also arrest people for obstruction of justice when they act like the anti-ICE people did.

DaKardii wrote: Wed Feb 11, 2026 1:43 am

DaKardii wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 8:07 pm

Navigator wrote: Sat Jan 31, 2026 3:53 pm Probably some one or two person outfit that they haven't (and I haven't) heard of yet.

And once they do hear of it, they will buy that off too?

Why should we presume that every anti-establishment movement in the US is aligned with the enemy?

The enemy is prodding us into a ME war that isn't in America's national interest. That's one of the greatest enemies we have. The CCP, another formidable enemy, will have us pinned down and depleted of munitions. They will see an obvious opening to break the 1st island chain shackles. America will cease to exist in It's current form after such humiliation. We're facing an existential threat and haven't recognized friend from foe. How can we consider an ally someone who expects their "God" to eliminate most of humanity for some kind of higher power goodness? It does seem like a cryptic schizophrenic delusion with Satanic tendencies.

Friend of Iran wrote: Sat Feb 14, 2026 4:08 pm Iranian regime tracking down wounded protesters and executing them in hospitals:
https://www.cnn.com/2026/02/14/world/vi ... sters-vrtc

I'm assuming Trump will eventually "decapitate" the current regime. But this time (unlike Venezuela), he needs to make sure that the opposition gets into power. This may involve smuggling millions of weapons into the right hands, and providing all kinds of additional support. And while I hate to say it, a lot of the current Revolutionary Guard probably need to be neutralized in the process, as they have shown willingness to kill their unarmed countrymen to preserve their positions. Yes, some of them may have been forced to do so under threat of death themselves. I guess things like this this are never "cleanly" resolved. But I'm tired of watching these brave protesters be fired at like cattle in the street. Iran's people deserve better.

By the way, expect Butler to compare the Iranian protesters to Alex Pretti and Renee Good.

Stirring up the emotions of the gullible and undereducated American populace in a similar fashion to what we saw leading into the Ukraine debacle. WAR IS A RACKET. 3 letter agencies spreading misinformation and stirring up emotions based upon spurious and the factually incorrect accusations.