Political Pistachio
By Douglas V. Gibbs
As the Supreme Court’s upcoming redistricting decision may reshape the electoral map if the justices rule that maps based on race violate the Fourteenth Amendment’s equal protection clause, there are other reasons that the 2026 Midterm Elections may create a political earthquake in the United States.
Historically, the opposition party tends to win midterm elections. It’s a pattern that reaches back a couple centuries. But, I believe it is very possible that 2026 will break that mold. Why? Because Donald Trump isn’t just holding the line, his presidency has been flipping the script.
The economy is roaring back. Prices are dropping. He just convinced the Middle East to reduce their oil prices. American industry is rising from the ashes. We’re seeing the early stages of a manufacturing renaissance that is poised to create real jobs, real wages, and real investment in the American worker. And then there’s the unthinkable: a peace deal between Israel and Hamas. Even Democrats who can’t stand Trump are admitting that what President Trump pulled off was nothing short of a diplomatic miracle.
But it doesn’t stop there.
Dominion Voting Systems has been purchased by a conservative Republican in a deal by founder and chairman of Liberty Vote, Scott Leiendecker. The lawsuits against conservatives are fading; a condition of the deal. Remember, this is the same company that went after Fox News and scored a huge settlement in a case that also led to the firing of Tucker Carlson. Dominion also launched a $1.3 billion case against Mike Lindell, accusing him of spreading false claims about the company’s role during that 2020 presidential election. The company also filed a $1.3 billion defamation lawsuit against Sidney Powell, and another against former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani. All of those lawsuits are being dropped by Dominion Voting Systems as a part of the acquisition agreement. Under the new leadership the plan is to move all operations entirely into the United States, and implementing third-party auditing standards. In a press release Leiendecker stated, “Liberty Vote is committed to delivering election technology that prioritizes paper-based transparency, security, and simplicity so that voters can be assured that every ballot is filled-in accurately and fairly counted.” The hand-marked paper ballots initiative the company plans to establish aligns with President Trump’s executive order, “Preserving and Protecting the Integrity of American Elections.” That means the cloud of suspicion that’s hung over our elections since 2020 is beginning to lift. And with it, the alleged shenanigans that many believed compromised the integrity of the vote in 2020.
Now add to that the Trump administration’s push for voter ID, the cleanup of bloated voter rolls, and a renewed focus on election security. For the first time in decades, we may actually see elections that are truly safe and secure: not just in name, but in practice.
But there’s one more piece of the puzzle: vote by mail.
I’m not talking about absentee ballots for valid reasons. I’m talking about the mass mail-in voting systems we’ve seen in blue states, and in Oregon since 1998. These mail-in ballot systems open the door to fraud, ballot harvesting, and manipulation. Trump is working to rein that in too.
And let’s not forget the border. As Rush Limbaugh used to say, the “undocumented Democrats” (a.k.a. illegal aliens) are being deported. That means fewer non-citizens on the rolls, fewer loopholes, and more confidence in the system.
So what does all this mean?
It means the red wave in 2026 won’t just be a reaction, it’ll be a realignment. If the Supreme Court rules as expected regarding how district lines are drawn, if voter ID becomes the norm, if vote by mail is curtailed, and if the Trump agenda continues to deliver results, Republicans may not just win, they may win big. Big enough to finish the job. Big enough to govern without Democrat interference.
This isn’t just about politics. It’s about restoring the republic.
This all is tied into the future of federalism, and how the states and We the People are reclaiming our rightful place under the Constitution.
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By Douglas V. Gibbs
The United States Supreme Court has heard opening arguments for the Louisiana v. Callais case, a case I believe could reshape how congressional districts are drawn across the country. At issue is whether Louisiana’s attempt to create a second majority-Black district, allegedly to comply with the Voting Rights Act, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment.
Now, let’s be clear. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was born out of a noble desire to ensure fairness in the electoral process. But over time, its application has drifted from equal protection toward preferential treatment. And that, my friends, is where the constitutional problem begins.
The Fourteenth Amendment does not call for special laws for certain groups. It calls for equal protection under the law… for individuals, not collectives.
When race becomes the driving factor in redistricting, we’re no longer talking about equality. What we have been seeing is a form of affirmative action which undermines the very principle of neutrality.
From my originalist perspective, the Voting Rights Act itself is constitutionally suspect. Article I, Section 4 of the Constitution gives Congress the power to “make or alter” election regulations, which means it is their job to negative state election laws after a state has acted if they believe the law to be tyrannical. It does not grant Congress preemptive authority to dictate how states draw their districts. In fact, the idea of Congress being able to negative state laws was proposed by James Madison during the Constitutional Convention, and it was rejected. Any federal influence on the states was designed to be rare, and specifically indicated in the Constitution if it could happen at all. The Founders understood that federal intervention must be rare, and a reactive move used only when necessary.
So what’s really happening here? Louisiana drew its map. A group of plaintiffs argued that it didn’t give enough representation to Black voters. But the Supreme Court now seems poised to say: race cannot be the reason districts are drawn. Period. And if that happens, it won’t just affect Louisiana. It will ripple across the country. California, New York, Illinois; places where race-based gerrymandering has become a political tool.
Much of what is going on in the world of redistricting is a response to Texas. Critics say Republicans are gerrymandering there, so the Democrats have decided to wage a gerrymander war. The problem is, what is going on in Texas is simply the GOP undoing the gerrymandering that Democrats embedded years ago. The goal should be neutrality and districts that don’t look like salamanders…not racial engineering, not partisan manipulation.
If the Court rules as I expect, it will be a victory for constitutional clarity. It will affirm that equal protection means equal, not engineered. It will remind us that the way to end discrimination is not through reverse discrimination, but through a return to principle.
Stay tuned, folks. The decision could be seismic.
By Douglas V. Gibbs
We’re told it’s in our best interest to use every digital protection available to secure our information. Change your passwords often. Use multi-factor authentication. Many of us comply. We see no reason not to. We want to keep our information safe so we use PIN numbers, fingerprint scanning, facial recognition and other biometric methods. In this age of technology it is a no-brainer to do all you can to prove we are who we say we are, and to ensure only we access our accounts.
Biometric verification is touted as a powerful tool for privacy and security, and it is. It relies on unique biological traits: fingerprints, irises, facial geometry. These things are nearly impossible to replicate.
The effectiveness of biometric verification is not the problem. The problem is regarding who runs the system. Can we trust the watchers who hold our data and biological markers?
Vietnam recently deactivated over 86 million bank accounts under a new biometric verification mandate. The State Bank of Vietnam claims this initiative will combat fraud and cybercrime. Funds weren’t seized, they say. Just locked away until account holders submit to biometric authentication.
Did they take a page out of the Borg playbook?
Resistance is futile.
To many, this reeks of what Christians call the mark of the beast. It echoes warnings from the Trump Administration about Central Bank Digital Currency. It mirrors Canada’s freezing of truckers’ accounts when they defied government orders. And when paired with the U.K.’s new digital ID system, one wonders: is this the blueprint for total surveillance and control?
Should Americans who value liberty and individual choice be concerned?
Absolutely. Vietnam’s actions and the broader global shift toward digital IDs and biometric verification raise serious questions about privacy, autonomy, and government overreach. Though marketed as tools for security and efficiency, these systems can easily become instruments of control. The examples from Vietnam, Canada, and the U.K. show how financial access can be weaponized to enforce compliance. And, don’t be fooled. They do indeed set a precedent that could reach American shores.
Let’s not forget Greece during its financial crisis. The government imposed capital controls, limiting how much citizens could withdraw from their own accounts. Allegedly to prevent a bank run, the move exposed just how fragile personal financial access can be. Tyranny wears many masks. When governments assume authority over individual finances, liberty is already under siege.
Combine Greece’s capital controls with Vietnam’s biometric mandates, Canada’s account freezes, and the U.K.’s digital ID rollout and a tyrannical pattern emerges. A pattern of vulnerability. A warning about the ease with which governments can restrict financial access. A call to defend individual financial freedom.
We must recognize and resist the erosion of liberty and the expanding reach of government surveillance. Digital IDs, biometric verification, and financial restrictions are not isolated innovations, and I get it when as individuals we decide to use these technologies, but also understand that they are also a part of a larger architecture of control. As technology becomes inseparable from daily life, the solutions to modern challenges increasingly rely on the very systems that threaten our autonomy. We’ve embraced these tools because they’re convenient. But convenience and safety is a poor trade for freedom if we allow governments to have unfettered access and use of these technologies.
Benjamin Franklin once said: “Those who would give up essential Liberty, to purchase a little temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety.”
We shudder as we watch global events unfold, sensing the alarms in our minds. Then we close our eyes, unsure what to do, and go about our day paying for everything with a phone or a plastic card.
Forget “Resistance is Futile.” We’ve raised the flag of serfdom ourselves. If we don’t reclaim control of the system, the system will finish its march to control us. A part of keeping some control is to keep physical currency in play. Use cash when you can. Keep cash king. Without it, the cell doors will slam shut, and we will be imprisoned inside a surveillance fortress that we may never escaped from save from a total loss of worldwide electricity.
If that happens, the dystopian vision behind the World Economic Forum’s “Welcome to 2030” essay will no longer be speculative. “You’ll own nothing and be happy” will slam into place as the cold and honest truth.
Angry? Good. What are you going to do about it? How are you going to influence the system? Attend political meetings? Run for office? Use cash most of the time?
The clock is ticking.
By Douglas V. Gibbs
The deal has been made. Trump signed the peace deal in Egypt, and for now we have something nobody had been able to pull off before: Peace in the Middle East. Trump commented that the deal took thousands of years to finally come to fruition. “Can you believe it?” he said. “And it’s going to hold up, too.” Except, that is not how Islam operates. It’ll hold up for now. It’ll last until they believe it is in the will of Allah to attack again.
Don’t get me wrong. Trump is the great dealmaker, and this is more than simply a hostage exchange and ceasefire; Trump aims to be a businessman about it and bring to Gaza something it never had before. Investors. It’s peace the way a businessman would broker it. He sees it as a “historic dawn of a new Middle East.”
Donald Trump is the greatest comeback story in history with a long list of accomplishments, but the President said this might be his greatest accomplishment, yet. It is something the world has been waiting for since the reestablishment of Israel as a nation. Politicians and historians have suggested it may never happen, yet here it is. No one thought it was possible, but the great negotiator took the art of the deal to a whole new level.
Trump said it was a moment where everyone came together in a way that six months ago would not have been possible. According to President Trump, “they all wanted this to happen. And, it’s one of the most beautiful things I’ve ever seen.”
Everybody has always wanted this, but it never worked because the negotiators were appeasers and Islam back then knew they had the patience and ability to regroup, re-arm, and hit back again when they believed the environment was on their side. Perhaps, that’s their thinking now. But then again, they never had a deal like this, before.
One thing I’ve always said is that Islam only responds to strength. Trump bombed Iran. He refused to give them, or their proxies, weaponry. He got out of the way when Israel responded to October 7 two years ago, and watched as they waged their war on Hamas. He waited, and didn’t try to stick his nose into the mess until it made sense. Timing is everything, sometimes, and when it comes to making deals Donald Trump is a master when it comes to timing.
Trump hasn’t fallen for the cries for a Palestinian statehood, he hasn’t stumbled under the hard-left’s pleas for going against Israel, but he also recognized that while Islam and Hamas are a part of a bloodthirsty belief system, even they have things they want that can be leveraged when making a deal.
Israel respects Trump’s resolve, and Islamic leaders respect his bold strength and willingness to hit them with military strikes if necessary. The bunker buster in Pakistan during this first term, and the strikes against Iran’s nuclear aspirations during this term was enough to get their attention. This is a man not to be trifled with, but if you work with him the deal-making can be good for you.
Now, as a result, families are being reunited. Hostages held for two years are coming home. “The hostages are back,” Trump said in Jerusalem. “It is a good feeling. Isn’t that nice to say? … It feels so good to say it.”
Crowds in Hostages Square erupted into chants of “Thank You Trump.”
Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu proclaimed, “Donald Trump is the greatest friend the State of Israel has ever had in the White House,” before a cheering Knesset.
Middle East investors are now contacting Trump saying they want to contribute to the rebuilding of Gaza. They are willing to put up whatever money is necessary according to Trump. The Middle East, and in particular the Palestinian zones, have always been violent places beyond hope, sucking in American money for the wrong reasons. Now, Trump has turned Gaza into an investment opportunity, and everyone wants to participate.
Calls for a Nobel Peace Prize to Donald Trump have been deafening. The vote went to someone else, but Pakistan is not only adding to the long list of countries and people wanting Trump to receive a Nobel Peace Prize, but added, “I think that you’re the man this world needed most at this point in time.” In other words, it’s time for a recount.
Trump has made peace in the Middle East largely through the help of another past rival, Marco Rubio. The once big-time establishment Republican from Florida has become one of Trump’s biggest allies and accomplices in the road to peace in the Middle East. Trump said, “Marco will go down, I mean this, as the greatest Secretary of State in the history of the United States… and he and I we really fought it out… he was tough. He was nasty. Who the hell thought this was going to happen, Marco, right?”
Steve Witkoff, the United States Special Envoy to the Middle East, also got a shout out by President Trump. “Steve just wants to get the job done. He wants to do what’s right.”
Despite the attacks, the doubts and lack of faith exhibited by Trump’s political opponents, he did what they couldn’t do. The businessman did what politicians could never accomplish. The so-called experts called him someone who had no business in politics. Hillary Clinton claimed he didn’t have the temperament to pull something like this off. The Democrats claimed what they do about every Republican since Barry Goldwater – he’ll start wars. You can’t trust him with the nuclear button.
“Actually, I have a personality that is all about stopping wars,” Trump told a crowd in Jerusalem. “[and] it seems to work.”
It’s gotten to the point that some of the Democrats, even his staunchest opposition in the political ranks and the media, are beginning to give President Trump credit for his peace process in the Middle East. Politicians. Media personalities. Journalists. Except for the loudest voices against Trump regarding Israel. People like Rashida Tlaib. Ilhan Omar. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (AOC). Regarding the peace deal? Silence.
Senator Fetterman addressed that silence, wondering why there are those out there not willing to admit the truth. “Absolute elation…you’ve had human beings held underground for over two years and tortured and beaten and starved. Forced to dig their own graves and things. And now they can finally come back home. And now everyone, now everyone should be celebrating these things.”
But, the winning isn’t over just yet. Now, Trump is ready to make a deal with Iran. He said, “…even to Iran whose regime has inflicted so much death on the Middle East the hand of friendship and cooperation is open. I’m telling you, they want to make a deal. That’s all I do in my life. I make deals. I’m good at it. I’ve always been good at it. And I know what they want.”
Then?
Trump is ready to turn his eyes northward from the Middle East. If Israel and Hamas can come to an agreement, so can Russia and Ukraine.
And this is only the beginning. More than three years still remains of Trump’s presidency. If he can do all of this in a little over six months, what can he accomplish in the next three years? And if the Mid-Term Election strengthens the Republican majority in both Houses of Congress, the sky’s the limit. Peace, prosperity, and making America great again will be just the appetizers.
With all of this winning, I am beginning to feel pretty good about President Trump’s upcoming meeting with the Chinese in South Korea next month. He has a record that can’t be contested, both in strength and deal-making. I wonder if he will be able to make China’s Xi Jinping become putty in his hands. Stranger things have happened…you know, like Israel and Hamas agreeing to one of Trump’s deals.
President Trump is a historic figure that keeps winning in everything he touches, and the world is beginning to realize it.
But…
Islam never decides anything permanently. In a world with Islam lurking in the shadows the reality is that as a threat they will always be there. Another October 7 always whispers as a possibility in the darkness. Public killings still remain in Muslim countries. Women being treated lower than animals is a part of their culture. Fear if one dares to step out of line just a little bit resides in the minds of those who live in Muslim countries. Muslim gangs and violence continues to rock the world no matter which country it is. Islam is not defeated. Peace has simply been achieved for now in a small corner on the south side of Israel… for now. Peace when it comes to Islam occurs when they are too fearful to do otherwise. It is monumental what President Trump has accomplished, and I hope the peace is lasting for a reasonable amount of time, and perhaps even influences other locations around the world; but be assured the primary aim of Hamas is to regroup, re-arm, and prepare for their next opportunity to kill Jews, kill Christians, kill Americans, and kill anyone else they deem their enemy. That is not being doubtful – it is a recognition of a reality that goes back in time longer than the existence of America.
For now, however, the great dealmaker is winning. The dealmaker has brought peace. Blessed be the dealmakers, for people like Trump impacts the world in ways that even the political left cannot deny.
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Mr. Constitution Douglas V. Gibbs
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By Douglas V. Gibbs
The conspiracy against Donald J. Trump has been so large that I can’t even count the number of players involved. Many we may never know. The Deep State, The Swamp, is being investigated, and the raid of John Bolton’s house and office tells us the offensive push is beginning to make ground movement. The legal troops, you could say, are on the march.
Earlier this year we learned that the Justice Department was conducting a criminal investigation of both former CIA Director John Brennan and former FBI Director James Comey. A part of the referral to the DOJ involves perjury on Brennan’s part when testifying before Congress and during Special Counsel John Durham’s inquiry. While the precise criminal offenses have never been made clear, there was certainly plenty of malfeasance by both of them regarding the Russia collusion fiasco which represents only a part of the overall conspiracy.
Through the investigation dirt has been revealed on Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama, and others. During questioning, Comey justified the electronic surveillance of President Trump’s foreign policy advisor Carter Page, using invalid FISA warrants to initiate the surveillance. Peter Strzok, deputy assistant director for counterintelligence, drafted and signed out the communication initiating the probe, who answered to Andrew McCabe, who was the deputy director and Comey’s direct connection. These people were Comey’s inner circle, as was John Brennan who was a determined partisan. And they were the ones who fed the conspiracy with “Crossfire Hurricane,” the FBI investigation of the Trump Campaign when Peter Strzok wrote the communication opening the case.
Regarding the Russian Collusion part of the grand conspiracy, National Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard released documents proving that Barack Obama was intimately involved in calling the shots in the Trump-Russia deep state hoax. Since then, Senator Tom Cotton announced that he is working with FBI Director Kash Patel in reviewing James Comey’s actions during his tenure as FBI Director.
The Democrats were confident in their conspiracy. Perhaps even arrogant. The people in place were true to the cause. When Obama picked Brennan to head the CIA, he had become the ultimate Democratic insider and loyalist. When Obama ordered his people to target Trump, they did so without question.
They did have one problem: General Michael Flynn. He had been a Democrat, and an insider. Flynn as Trump’s National Security Advisor was a dangerous part of the game from the point of view of the Democrats. So they targeted him, trying to destroy Flynn’s life. Now, Flynn is among those calling for immediate prosecution of Barack Obama and his Deep State allies for the criminal conspiracy to overthrow the United States Government and sabotage the will of the American People when they played the game they’ve played against Donald Trump.
According to a whistleblower, former Attorney General William Barr held secret meetings to plot prosecutions against Donald Trump. Barr provided a list of targets, and many of these individuals were subpoenaed to testify before the January 6 Committee or faced charges related to January 6 or the 2020 Election.
Media figure Armstrong Williams began talks with Facebook to develop “anti-Trump” social media content. Danielle Kersey, the Government and Politics Manager, had meeting notes indicating Meta was creating content focusing on claims that Trump was destroying the democracy – altering the algorithm to persuade Republicans to reject Trump and try to show them that he did not represent the Republican Party. Concerted efforts were then made to conceal the covert meetings regarding establishing these strategies.
When Tulsi Gabbard revealed evidence of the conspiracy accusing Brennan, DNI James Clapper, and Comey of their roles in the conspiracy to undermine Trump after Donald Trump entered office for his second term, the deep state took action in an attempt to stop her from revealing the information.
During the conspiracy, John Bolton was also knee-deep in the conspiracy. Recently, his home and office were raided by the FBI. According to reports, the investigation is partly seeking to look into Bolton’s alleged retention and leaking of classified documents. The investigation isn’t new – it’s a part of the larger conspiracy I’ve been writing about in this article and in the past, but this is the first time we’ve seen some real movement. If there was a raid, that means there is probable cause – or at least enough to convince a judge to sign off on the warrant. Some information has suggested that the investigation into Bolton may be larger than classified documents. If that information was leveraged, used as a part of an influence-for-sale business, the investigation could lead to naming violations of the Espionage Act.
This we know:
- John Bolton had access to classified information about national security.
- John Bolton leveraged that knowledge for personal material gain.
- Bolton was not alone in his influence-for-sell business, a.k.a. Influence Peddling.
- The raid against Bolton, and the emergence of this new investigation, has a lot of people who are a part of the larger network of corruption in D.C. nervous,
FBI Director Kash Patel regarding the raid posted on X, “No one is above the law.”
Interesting, when we consider that is what John Bolton and pretty much the whole litany of Democrats had been saying while serving as a part of the conspiracy against Donald Trump.
In the end, it is clear that the Democrats launched a criminal effort to undermine Trump. It was they who were committing insurrection, not the persecuted patriots from January 6. And it was nothing new. Before all of that emerged, the FBI illegally tracked “extremists” intending to attend the January 6 rally where Trump was scheduled to speak. A phony narrative that Trump would incite a riot had been established as early as May 2020.
It was all a part of the playbook. January 6 and the Russia collusion were just two more deceptions in a long line of hoaxes and false narratives planned against Trump. They could not win in the arena of ideas and honest debate, so they had to destroy the man through slander, impeachment, indictment, and doing what they could to influence the elections be it removing Trump from ballots, providing false poll numbers, or fraudulent activities directly influencing the vote.
Could John Bolton be the first domino to fall? Fox News legal analyst Gregg Jarrett predicts that there’s more than meets the eye. According to Jarrett, if Bolton kept classified documents in his home or his office, that is a crime. If he leaked information that he had in his head to somebody who is unauthorized, that also is a crime. They convinced a judge, based on probable cause, that a crime may have been committed. They were searching for evidence of that crime. So, yes, John Bolton is in legal jeopardy. When he was NSA he was privy to a daily stream of classified information and then he went and published a “tell-all” book without waiting for final written approval from the government. Years ago a federal judge reprimanded him for endangering national security by rushing to publish his memoir. Even back then, he was gambling with the national security of this country. According to reports there is also evidence that Bolton transmitted classified emails over a private server system and they were intercepted by a hostile foreign country’s spy service. Hmmm, sort of sounds like Hillary Clinton’s email server deal, as well. This puts Bolton under investigation for violating the Espionage Act. The evidence, without seeing the solid evidence yet, has the progressive leftists so nervous that the media has abandoned the “retaliation” narrative. But, J.D. Vance in an interview on Meet the Press said something interesting. “Classified documents are certainly part of it.”
Part of it? Is there more that we can’t see?
Well then, I ask this very simple question: What if it is more than just classified documents and influence peddling? What if this is just the surface excuse because they are sure that he has information, paperwork or computer data, that can unravel the entire conspiracy against Trump implicating Obama, Clinton, Brennan, Clapper, Comey and so forth beyond a shadow of a doubt?
For those of you waiting for the fittings for orange jumpsuits and the clink of handcuffs around the wrists of a nice long list of conspirators, this may be the first step in that direction.
Other trickles of the truth is already beginning to come to light. Remember, Donald Trump has been telling us that they are really after us, conservatives. He’s just in the way. Recently, major bank executives have spoken out and revealed that they were under pressure from both the Obama and Biden administrations to debank conservatives. They were called Operation Choke Point and Operation Choke Point 2.0 – target conservatives by pressuring banks through regulatory measures. Under Obama the Tea Party was targeted by the IRS, as well.
It was all a part of the grand conspiracy. Take out Trump, and then take out conservatives so that the Democrats can establish one-party rule through devious political games. But Donald J. Trump somehow beat them, twice, and now he’s the hunter and the Democrats have never been the hunted like this before. It’s unraveling. The walls are closing in. John Bolton’s legal worries are only just the beginning.
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