I've finally reached the point where JD Vance in 2028 is unthinkable to me. If he ended up with the nomination, I'd vote for him, because I'm not a stay home and let the country burn down lunatic. But I truly find him unacceptable as a candidate. And Charlie Kirk, God rest his soul, was wrong about Vance. Or at the very least, he'd be appalled at what Vance has done to pull the rug out from under Trump.
This isn't about Iran, or Israel. It's about not supporting your president when he put you where you are today. And yes, that loyalty in a VP matters. At least it does to me, with Trump.
Totally agree. No more do I support Vance if he can so callously become disloyal to Trump. If Vance only stands with our President when things are going smoothly, what kind of VP does he make. We had that type of back stabber with Mike Pence. Ugh🤮
As far as Tucker, MTG, Joe Kent, Massie, Meghan Kelley, and any other podcaster goes, they can all just STFU. Their divisive rhetoric and lack of any substance are not worth a moment of time or consideration. Purely just fools on parade.
This is why I thought he should have resigned when the war began. He could never appease you people, and the online right wont view anything he does with Trump as an accomplishment. He should have cut and run so we have a chance in 2028.
I'm not sure who "you people" are. I would bet everyone who reads Sasha's Substack isn't necessarily in lockstep on Iran or even on the US's relationship with Israel's goverment (as distinguished from the Jewish people). Vance resigning wouldn't have been better, and might have been worse, abandoning Trump altogether.
It's a long way to 2028 and the chance we have is yet to be determined.
I’m a small government conservative and I am not giving up on Israel. I do not want to see Islam in my country. If that makes me a bigot, I’m okay with that.
I’m trying to figure out how the DSA candidates are going to be sworn in. I was in the city council and we had to raise our hand, and swear to uphold the Constitution and the laws in front of a roomful of people. I took that seriously.
You are not a bigot. All cultures are not compatible with each other. I don't want to see Islam, which is antithetical to the US Consitution, in my country either. The infiltration is very real though. My town south of Seattle has permitted a very large mosque to be built about a mile from my house. I do not plan to be living in this house when that mosque is completed. I'm already running into women in full hijab with only their eyes showing in my local grocery store, and I'm really not up for living in a place that embraces that.
No one who believes that the Koran is the word of God should be allowed to get two feet in America. It says three times that rape of slaves is permitted, and seven times that Muslims cannot make friends with infidels. And the mealy-mouthed W Europeans are still wondering "How can we get them to assimmilate?" We *can't*. Islam regards itself as "the super-tribe of the faithful". It is both a religion and *an ethnicity*. It regards itself as having "sovereignty": the right to control territory. And it demands *integration* of church and state. This is not Rocket Science ...
At least we have a chance. Western Europe does not.
Sasha, you’re spot on. The irony of this ‘victory lap’ is that they are celebrating a wave that is destined to crush them. These people are currently drunk on their ‘blue wave,’ but they have no concept of the reality that follows. As a former surfer, I can tell you that a wave is deceivingly simple on the surface. The real danger is the wipeout. It’s a violent, disorienting struggle in the impact zone, where the pressure is immense and the water tosses you around until you lose all sense of up or down.
The arrogance is astounding because they aren’t even hiding their endgame anymore; they have openly declared their intent to dismantle our government institutions and scrap the Constitution. They are riding a crest while trying to destroy the foundation of the country they occupy. They might think they’ve won the surf, but they have no idea what it’s like to be trapped in the impact zone. The tumble is coming, and they will find that the water is much deeper than they anticipated.
Bob, well said — and don't underestimate the potential for scorched-earth internecine warfare between the old, dug-in (liberal) Democrats and the rebel (socialist) newbie Democrats. They may well burn each other up rather than collaborate closely enough to get anything done that they ran on.
Yes, the socialists have already said they’re coming for Hakeem Jeffries next. It’s all reminiscent of the French Revolution, where the Jacobins eventually turned on each other. The Robespierre brothers are screaming out from their graves right now.
you’re right to spot the fissures, but I suspect the outcome is even more inevitable. You’re looking at a three-way collision between the legacy liberals, the radical socialists, and the DSA-aligned hardliners—a true red-green-blue recipe for total instability.
The reality is that the 'Old Democrat' party doesn’t exist anymore; it has been completely digested and transformed into the DSA as a whole. They passed the point of no return years ago. They can’t look back, and they certainly can’t moderate. Like all movements that abandon their foundational principles, they’ve birthed a dragon they can no longer control, and it will eventually turn inward. They won’t just fight; they will consume each other.
Putting it out here that another variable is at play...the registration of millions of non citizens on to the voter rolls between 2024 and 2026. Voting machine hacking on steroids. Perhaps I am projecting wishful thinking but some of the 'wins' are beyond rational explanation. Maybe the uniparty is after Hegseth because they caught the whole thing in real time. I get it that the do nothing Rinos in congress were uninspiring at the ballot box, MAHA ignored by Trump, but R turned out. Where did all these 'extra' D voters come from? 2 million in TX. Bidens imported voters? They turned out.
It's very similar to the supposed 81M votes that the dementia patient received in 2020. Talafreako and Hinojosa got some huge number of votes than Kamala got in 2024.
It’s hard to admit for some, but Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson, Thomas Massie, and Megyn Kelly’s warnings were in part, correct. Nobody wants to listen to these voices because of their views on the Joos. Lack of affordability for a lot of American’s, and Trump administration’s contributions to making it less so (war, gas prices, tariffs) can turn the vote. Don’s promise of $5K if R’s kept Congress was Trump admitting he knew this, but couldn’t do much about it without a transaction - which is on-brand for this president.
You have a home. With us. Your followers and fans, and I mean the real ones, we who recognize your insights from both liberal and conservative perspectives, admire your courage and we'll all get through this storm together. Hugs and hang in there; you're among friends here.
I’m a three time Trump voter and it’s unlikely I’d ever vote for JD. If he’s the nominee I’ll more than likely sit the election out. Tucker the fucker was partially responsible for JD being the VP nominee and now they are both stabbing Trump in the back. Hopefully Rubio or DeSantis emerge.
"Sell everything! Flee! Buy crypto!" I hear the ice cracking. Podcasters are having a field day inciting panic.
Here's an idea: In a sea of insecurity, let's be lighthouses, providing light, calm, restraint, and focusing on true values like family, friends, freedom and justice.
Circa twenty years ago, a blogger who called herself Babba Zee posted the following on Little Green Footballs, which was primarily an anti-jihadist blog back then: "The far left, the far right, and radical Islam all meet at Jew-hate Junction."
IMHO there is a demonic force at play when it comes to Trump. Just read that Harmeet Dhillon is resigning, and there are rumors that Rubio is about to jump ship. Tucker, MTG, Megan Kelly (who turned on him as if suddenly overcome by delirium) are now popping the champagne. If NATO nations had stood with Trump in liberating the Iranians from the Iranian Leadership the war would have been over in two weeks. Republicans in the Senate wouldn’t push the Save Act through, seemingly to spite him. Why on God’s green earth won’t anyone who cares about western civilization stand with Trump? The hatred started the day Trump declared his candidacy. He loves America and they tried to kill him. They are still trying. They may well succeed. The Democrats are already building a guillotine. The evil on this earth is running amok.Time for this nation to get on it’s knees and beseech God for mercy.
If you're in Pennsylvania, the first thing you should do is get out of Pennsylvania. Go directly to Oklahoma. Buy some guns. Buy a farm. Walk, no, run away from what ails you. There's tons of good life out there.
Still no accountability. Stuff "just happened", as if we didn't deliberately do all of it.
A huge issue, one every pollster and interviewer even among Republicans has noted, though none in any leadership position have mentioned it (very telling):
Rampant, unheard of, never before seen corruption.
In the name of anti-Woke, we have created America, the banana republic.
"But what do I know? I’m just a failed and canceled Oscar blogger who tried for a time to help stop the Totalitarian Left from taking power."
You know an incredible amount and have a pulse on this country that never ceases to amaze me.
There's also some accuracy there.
Up yours!
I've finally reached the point where JD Vance in 2028 is unthinkable to me. If he ended up with the nomination, I'd vote for him, because I'm not a stay home and let the country burn down lunatic. But I truly find him unacceptable as a candidate. And Charlie Kirk, God rest his soul, was wrong about Vance. Or at the very least, he'd be appalled at what Vance has done to pull the rug out from under Trump.
This isn't about Iran, or Israel. It's about not supporting your president when he put you where you are today. And yes, that loyalty in a VP matters. At least it does to me, with Trump.
Totally agree. No more do I support Vance if he can so callously become disloyal to Trump. If Vance only stands with our President when things are going smoothly, what kind of VP does he make. We had that type of back stabber with Mike Pence. Ugh🤮
As far as Tucker, MTG, Joe Kent, Massie, Meghan Kelley, and any other podcaster goes, they can all just STFU. Their divisive rhetoric and lack of any substance are not worth a moment of time or consideration. Purely just fools on parade.
This is why I thought he should have resigned when the war began. He could never appease you people, and the online right wont view anything he does with Trump as an accomplishment. He should have cut and run so we have a chance in 2028.
I'm not sure who "you people" are. I would bet everyone who reads Sasha's Substack isn't necessarily in lockstep on Iran or even on the US's relationship with Israel's goverment (as distinguished from the Jewish people). Vance resigning wouldn't have been better, and might have been worse, abandoning Trump altogether.
It's a long way to 2028 and the chance we have is yet to be determined.
He's the elected Vice President. Why would he resign?
I dont think he wanted to stay vice president, and he can't be president now. Who would trust him?
No Vice President has ever resigned over policy differences with the president. Not even Jefferson when he was Vice President under Adams.
Totally agree. Vance is a no-go for me, for sure.
I’m a small government conservative and I am not giving up on Israel. I do not want to see Islam in my country. If that makes me a bigot, I’m okay with that.
I’m trying to figure out how the DSA candidates are going to be sworn in. I was in the city council and we had to raise our hand, and swear to uphold the Constitution and the laws in front of a roomful of people. I took that seriously.
You are not a bigot. All cultures are not compatible with each other. I don't want to see Islam, which is antithetical to the US Consitution, in my country either. The infiltration is very real though. My town south of Seattle has permitted a very large mosque to be built about a mile from my house. I do not plan to be living in this house when that mosque is completed. I'm already running into women in full hijab with only their eyes showing in my local grocery store, and I'm really not up for living in a place that embraces that.
No one who believes that the Koran is the word of God should be allowed to get two feet in America. It says three times that rape of slaves is permitted, and seven times that Muslims cannot make friends with infidels. And the mealy-mouthed W Europeans are still wondering "How can we get them to assimmilate?" We *can't*. Islam regards itself as "the super-tribe of the faithful". It is both a religion and *an ethnicity*. It regards itself as having "sovereignty": the right to control territory. And it demands *integration* of church and state. This is not Rocket Science ...
At least we have a chance. Western Europe does not.
Hey will do it easily because they are lying scum
El stayed will put his hand on a Koran.
Sasha, you’re spot on. The irony of this ‘victory lap’ is that they are celebrating a wave that is destined to crush them. These people are currently drunk on their ‘blue wave,’ but they have no concept of the reality that follows. As a former surfer, I can tell you that a wave is deceivingly simple on the surface. The real danger is the wipeout. It’s a violent, disorienting struggle in the impact zone, where the pressure is immense and the water tosses you around until you lose all sense of up or down.
The arrogance is astounding because they aren’t even hiding their endgame anymore; they have openly declared their intent to dismantle our government institutions and scrap the Constitution. They are riding a crest while trying to destroy the foundation of the country they occupy. They might think they’ve won the surf, but they have no idea what it’s like to be trapped in the impact zone. The tumble is coming, and they will find that the water is much deeper than they anticipated.
Bob, well said — and don't underestimate the potential for scorched-earth internecine warfare between the old, dug-in (liberal) Democrats and the rebel (socialist) newbie Democrats. They may well burn each other up rather than collaborate closely enough to get anything done that they ran on.
Yes, the socialists have already said they’re coming for Hakeem Jeffries next. It’s all reminiscent of the French Revolution, where the Jacobins eventually turned on each other. The Robespierre brothers are screaming out from their graves right now.
you’re right to spot the fissures, but I suspect the outcome is even more inevitable. You’re looking at a three-way collision between the legacy liberals, the radical socialists, and the DSA-aligned hardliners—a true red-green-blue recipe for total instability.
The reality is that the 'Old Democrat' party doesn’t exist anymore; it has been completely digested and transformed into the DSA as a whole. They passed the point of no return years ago. They can’t look back, and they certainly can’t moderate. Like all movements that abandon their foundational principles, they’ve birthed a dragon they can no longer control, and it will eventually turn inward. They won’t just fight; they will consume each other.
Putting it out here that another variable is at play...the registration of millions of non citizens on to the voter rolls between 2024 and 2026. Voting machine hacking on steroids. Perhaps I am projecting wishful thinking but some of the 'wins' are beyond rational explanation. Maybe the uniparty is after Hegseth because they caught the whole thing in real time. I get it that the do nothing Rinos in congress were uninspiring at the ballot box, MAHA ignored by Trump, but R turned out. Where did all these 'extra' D voters come from? 2 million in TX. Bidens imported voters? They turned out.
It's very similar to the supposed 81M votes that the dementia patient received in 2020. Talafreako and Hinojosa got some huge number of votes than Kamala got in 2024.
Sasha, don't give up. The Right has got to figure this out. we don't want to become the Left.
Keep writing, Sasha, and try to not let the grifters get you down.
Don't discount Trump, either. He's full of surprises, remember The Art of the Deal?
Finally, and most importantly, I stand with Israel, and it's my "no compromise" stance.
Hang in there.
I'm not Jewish, but I'm gonna bet on the Jews. They're the only ones with any sanity any more.
It’s hard to admit for some, but Marjorie Taylor Greene, Tucker Carlson, Thomas Massie, and Megyn Kelly’s warnings were in part, correct. Nobody wants to listen to these voices because of their views on the Joos. Lack of affordability for a lot of American’s, and Trump administration’s contributions to making it less so (war, gas prices, tariffs) can turn the vote. Don’s promise of $5K if R’s kept Congress was Trump admitting he knew this, but couldn’t do much about it without a transaction - which is on-brand for this president.
Praying that true patriots everywhere will wake up to the woke on either end. The woke Left are insane and the woke Right are just plain stupid.
You have a home. With us. Your followers and fans, and I mean the real ones, we who recognize your insights from both liberal and conservative perspectives, admire your courage and we'll all get through this storm together. Hugs and hang in there; you're among friends here.
That “victory” might not last or be what they thought it would be.
We shall see.
I’m a three time Trump voter and it’s unlikely I’d ever vote for JD. If he’s the nominee I’ll more than likely sit the election out. Tucker the fucker was partially responsible for JD being the VP nominee and now they are both stabbing Trump in the back. Hopefully Rubio or DeSantis emerge.
Never, ever “sit out” an election. Not with full blown crazies as your opponent.
I liked your comment except we CAN NOT sit out elections! Vote for everyone R except Vance if you must, but VOTE.
"Sell everything! Flee! Buy crypto!" I hear the ice cracking. Podcasters are having a field day inciting panic.
Here's an idea: In a sea of insecurity, let's be lighthouses, providing light, calm, restraint, and focusing on true values like family, friends, freedom and justice.
Circa twenty years ago, a blogger who called herself Babba Zee posted the following on Little Green Footballs, which was primarily an anti-jihadist blog back then: "The far left, the far right, and radical Islam all meet at Jew-hate Junction."
I described this last July as the horseshoe theory with Jews in the middle being squeezed by the Left/Islamist alliance and the woke Right.
https://barrylederman.substack.com/p/ebrief-from-life-7-how-about-some?r=o30r9&utm_medium=ios
IMHO there is a demonic force at play when it comes to Trump. Just read that Harmeet Dhillon is resigning, and there are rumors that Rubio is about to jump ship. Tucker, MTG, Megan Kelly (who turned on him as if suddenly overcome by delirium) are now popping the champagne. If NATO nations had stood with Trump in liberating the Iranians from the Iranian Leadership the war would have been over in two weeks. Republicans in the Senate wouldn’t push the Save Act through, seemingly to spite him. Why on God’s green earth won’t anyone who cares about western civilization stand with Trump? The hatred started the day Trump declared his candidacy. He loves America and they tried to kill him. They are still trying. They may well succeed. The Democrats are already building a guillotine. The evil on this earth is running amok.Time for this nation to get on it’s knees and beseech God for mercy.
If you're in Pennsylvania, the first thing you should do is get out of Pennsylvania. Go directly to Oklahoma. Buy some guns. Buy a farm. Walk, no, run away from what ails you. There's tons of good life out there.
Still no accountability. Stuff "just happened", as if we didn't deliberately do all of it.
A huge issue, one every pollster and interviewer even among Republicans has noted, though none in any leadership position have mentioned it (very telling):
Rampant, unheard of, never before seen corruption.
In the name of anti-Woke, we have created America, the banana republic.
That's on us.