The ceasefire and hostage release are challenges for the left – but they’re up to it
The ceasefire is what they screamed that they wanted, for so long. But what they wanted far far more was for Trump to fail – hopefully, with a large dose of humiliation. So now they’re either ignoring the ceasefire, pivoting to how it will fail, or giving Blinken and Biden credit for it.
It’s not the first time they’ve had to be creative.
Tariffs were going to sink us immediately. Maybe they still will – the jury remains out on that. But it must be hard for the left to wait patiently in eager anticipation of catastrophe.
Many district judges have been ruling the left’s way, but appeals haven’t been going all that well for them.
Their own lawfare against Trump and those close to him has made their subsequent outraged cries of “Trump is weaponizing the justice system!” ring hollow to anyone who remembers the last few years. Fortunately, leftists are able to do that mind trick Orwell wrote about so well, where O’Brien counseled Winston on how to forget what the party doesn’t want him to remember.
With all the assassination attempts against Trump, Scalise and GOP members of Congress, and SCOTUS justices, only one attempt worked – that of Charlie Kirk – and he’s become more well-known and his videos have gotten more popular.
No new stars on the horizon except Mamdani, who’s only winning because New York is so deeply blue and perhaps because he has two opponents rather than one. I don’t think he’d work on the national level; at least, I sincerely hope not. AOC has big ambitions, but I don’t think she’d work on the national level, either.
I could go on, but you get the idea.
NOTE: I haven’t yet talked to any of my Democrat friends about the hostage deal, and not one has mentioned it to me, either. Interesting,no?
No King Day, great success. Still no King over the US.
Flipping around YouTube, two live ” No Kings” protests came up so watched a minute, seemed poorly protests.
Think Free Palestine fell through so a quick replacement rage was needed.
Leftists wanted a cease fire in which Israel was clearly the loser.
I’ve seen videos of the “No Kings” protests up here in the NC mountains. Attendees were overwhelmingly white and retirement age.
Blatant hypocrisy is to be welcomed in an enemy of liberty. As anyone who desires or condones the elimination of an individual’s right to speak their mind has declared themselves to be an enemy of liberty.
“If all mankind minus one were of one opinion, mankind would be no more justified in silencing that one person, than he, if he had the power, would be justified in silencing mankind.” John Stuart Mill, “On Liberty”
“men by their constitutions are naturally divided into two parties.
1. those who fear and distrust the people, and wish to draw all powers from them into the hands of the higher classes.
2dly, those who identify themselves with the people, have confidence in them cherish and consider them as the most honest & safe, altho’ not the most wise depository of the public interests.
In every country these two parties exist, and in every one where they are free to think, speak, and write, they will declare themselves.” Thomas Jefferson to Henry Lee, 10 August 1824
They don’t realize it, but they’re old news.
“Intetesting, no?”
Indeed…
Can’t credit Trump, so they’ll just have to wait until the
spinnarrative-meisters come to some sort of Uber-“sophisticated” overarching “explanation”… Oh wait! They already did:Trump actually piggybacked on the genius of Joe Biden!
(Yes! Actually!!)…
and/or…
He’s just trying to get a Nobel Prize!!
and/or…
He’s doing it ‘cuz he’s a poodle-pawn of that ZIO-DEVIL-SPAWN BIBI!!!
and/or…
He’s REALLY doing it for the money / oil / whatever…
—HOLD ON! WHAT OIL??
Answer: Doesn’t matter…
The ceasefire is over and war recommences. https://www.israelnationalnews.com/news/416457
https://www.timesofisrael.com/in-blatant-ceasefire-violation-idf-says-terror-operatives-attacked-troops-in-rafah/
Two bodies were returned to Israel yesterday, verified as Thai farm workers, leaving 16 captive-dead yet to come.
Looks like the cease fire is experiencing problems, as Hamas is now shooting at the IDF.
The anti-Trumpers are now besides themselves, giddy with joy . They are now hoping and yes, even praying, that Gaza once again explodes into a fireball.
Jefferson was right, just like religion it’ll always be there, if not we’ll make it up, gotta worship something!
As usual it’s hard to tell how big a demo is. “No Kings” scored some numbers in big cities.
What I noticed was the presence of American flags and the absence of Mexican and Palestinian flags. Word is that organizers instructed people to be peaceful and meant it.
I’d say Democrats/left realize their rage/riot strategy has backfired in gaining the hearts and minds of middle America, so they are pivoting back to a more wholesome style of protest. For now.
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As Republican leaders attempt to cast the nationwide “No Kings” protests planned for Saturday as anti-American rallies, organizers are pushing back and say that they have spent weeks preparing demonstrators to remain calm, lawful, and nonviolent—even if met with aggression.
https://time.com/7326346/no-kings-protest-violence-oct-18/
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Yeah, well, we know where almost all the aggression has been coming from.
Still, it’s fine with me if they want to protest without rioting, burning and getting people killed. It’s a step in the right direction.
I suspect Trump’s crackdown on Antifa has a lot do with this too. Thank you, President Trump.
@huxely:As usual it’s hard to tell how big a demo is. “No Kings” scored some numbers in big cities.
I have noticed that legacy media is illustrating their articles with photos of rallies from 2017…
What I noticed was the presence of American flags and the absence of Mexican and Palestinian flags.
Not only that, in the constitutional monarchies such as the UK, Canada, and the Netherlands where these totally organic and completely spontaneous grass-roots protests were also scheduled, they have changed the name to “No Tyrants” so they aren’t misunderstood as being actually against kings.
Stupid Demonstration Time
https://www.lakemchenryscanner.com/2025/10/18/well-over-15000-people-in-lake-mchenry-counties-attend-no-kings-protests-against-president-trump/
And the rallies appear to have worked: We still don’t have a king.
Speaking of Mamdani, Branco has a cartoon:
https://comicallyincorrect.com/branco-cartoon-zohran-the-destroyer/