December 19, 2025

LIKE MOWING THE GRASS, THIS HAS TO BE DONE REGULARLY: Trump counterterrorism chief: U.S. has eliminated nearly 450 terrorists, warns of ISIS resurgence.

“As of this morning, we are at 449 jihadis who have been terminated since the President was sworn back in again,” the Senior Director for Counterterrorism, Dr. Sebastian Gorka, told the Just the News, No Noise TV show on Thursday. “That is excluding the Houthi campaign, excluding the cartel drug boats.”

Gorka said the administration has zeroed in on the resurgence of terrorist groups like ISIS in the wake of the Afghanistan withdrawal and lax border enforcement during the Biden administration.

In his first term, “the President declared war on the ISIS caliphate, and within a matter of weeks, the physical caliphate that had been established by the jihadi threat group in Syria in Iraq was gone. However, there are always survivors,” Gorka said.

Gorka said because the Biden administration shifted terrorism focus to domestic terrorism, which earned the administration significant criticism, it gave space for Islamic terrorists to recover from the defeat of the caliphate in Syria.

“As a result, a breathing space was afforded jihadis, and they reconciled, reconstituted themselves, especially in Africa,” Gorka said.

Whenever you think Trump might be moving too slowly on this or that, remember how many messes the Biden cabal left behind.

Posted at 12:46 pm by Stephen Green

OH, TO BE IN ENGLAND: We need more people ready to fight, military chief says.

The UK needs “more people being ready to fight for their country” as the nation seeks to deter a potential confrontation with Russia, the head of the military has said.

Chief of the Defence Staff Air Chief Marshal Sir Richard Knighton said “a whole-of-society response” was needed, including an increase in regular forces, cadets and reserves.

He also called for more school leavers and graduates to join the defence industry.

While the chief of the defence staff suggested there was only a remote chance of a direct Russian attack on the UK, he told an event at the Royal United Services Institute that so-called hybrid attacks showed the threat was worsening.

Sir Richard said: “Sons and daughters. Colleagues. Veterans will all have a role to play. To build. To serve. And if necessary, to fight.

“And more families will know what sacrifice for our nation means.”

To be fair, they’re busy sacrificing for the nation by being locked up for writing spicy tweets: Police make 30 arrests a day for offensive online messages.

The police are making more than 30 arrests a day over offensive posts on social media and other platforms.

Thousands of people are being detained and questioned for sending messages that cause “annoyance”, “inconvenience” or “anxiety” to others via the internet, telephone or mail.

Custody data obtained by The [London] Times shows that officers are making about 12,000 arrests a year under section 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and section 1 of the Malicious Communications Act 1988.

As Kurt Schlichter tweets:

This notion that young British men — specifically the working class ones — are going to sign up to go fight Russia for Ukraine is hilarious. This applies to other countries too, but let’s focus on the Brits. It’s a lesson in how the left skin-suits an institution, demands respect, and finds that it receives none.

These are the same young men who have been told they, their country, and their culture are garbage for the last 20 years. Racist, sexist, transphobic — you know the score. When they dare complain about their communities being changed without their consent, they get slandered. When foreign invaders rape their sisters and wives, the ruling class covers it up. If they take action, or even speak about it, they will be jailed. Yeah, I bet they’re just chomping at the bit to go get killed at the behest of their tormentors.

Of course, Old Blighty’s newfound saber rattling could simply be Labour’s version of Obama’s “stray voltage” mechanism to ride out a particularly bad news cycle:

UPDATE: Oceania has never been at war with Oceania:

Airstrip One has certainly done an exceptional job in recent years preparing its young men to fight for their nation:

Posted at 12:30 pm by Ed Driscoll

GOODER AND HARDER HAS ESCALATED TO GOODERER AND HARDERER: Ten Dollar Gasoline: Coming Soon to California. “Studies based on California’s own data suggest they’re headed for between $8 and 1$0 dollars a gallon by the end of 2026. Sacramento responded to this report with vitriol and an attempt to discredit those doing the study. There was no attempt to dispute the data. Just denial, and an attempt to shut down the people who did the study.”

Meanwhile, in America: Gas prices forecast to drop to $2.79 per gallon on Christmas, lowest since 2020.

Posted at 12:15 pm by Stephen Green

THERE MUST BE NOT ONLY RESTORATION, BUT RETRIBUTION FOR WHAT WAS DONE, DELIBERATELY AND WITH MALICE AFORETHOUGHT:

Posted at 12:07 pm by Glenn Reynolds

LET THE PUNCHING BACK TWICE AS HARD BEGIN: White men urged to report DEI-related discrimination to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission.

A report from Compact Magazine titled “The Lost Generation,” speaking about the job market between the mid-2010s and 2024, stated, “In industry after industry, gatekeepers promised extra consideration to anyone who wasn’t a white man—and then provided just that.” It drew on examples from the TV-writer industry, where in 2011, “white men were 48 percent of lower-level TV writers,” and that dropped to just below 12 percent by 2024. In a number of other examples, the report showed that the percentage of white men employed in white collar professions dropped off.

The move from the Trump administration builds on its message to eliminate DEI and discriminatory practices based on race. Some on X replied to Lucas, asking if they would be able to qualify for claims of discrimination.

One user said, “They made me sign a document saying I can’t sue them if I wanted my severance. I think a lot of people won’t be eligible.”

“If that document barred you from participating in the EEOC process, it is illegal. You may have waived your right to money, but you still have the right to blow the whistle and participate in the EEOC process—and EEOC can sue on behalf of a class,” Lucas responded.

Much more to come, I hope.

Posted at 11:44 am by Stephen Green

MORE HOLIDAY TERRORIST ATTACKS COMING: Intel experts are still saying they see abundant evidence pointing to the likelihood that more terrorist attacks are coming in the U.S. over the holidays. Richard Pollock updates.

Posted at 11:40 am by Mark Tapscott

JOSH HAMMER: Chanukah Is Relevant for Everyone — But Not in the Way You Might Think. “Yet paradoxically, especially in light of tragic recent events, something occurred to me for the first time: This stridently particularist Jewish holiday does have broader — indeed, global — relevance. It’s just not the relevance liberal politicians have ascribed to Chanukah. Indeed, it’s the exact opposite.”

Posted at 11:13 am by Stephen Green

CHANGE: Trump signs order reclassifying marijuana as Schedule III drug. “Under the Controlled Substances Act, Schedule I drugs are defined as having a high potential for abuse and no accepted medical use. Schedule III drugs – such as anabolic steroids, ketamine, and testosterone – are defined as having a moderate potential for abuse and accepted medical uses.”

Posted at 10:42 am by Stephen Green

ANALYSIS: TRUE.

How long ago was it that Glenn (at least I think it was Glenn) coined, “Credentialed, not educated?”

It certainly feels like a long time ago.

Posted at 10:26 am by Stephen Green

OSWALD SPENGLER, CALL YOUR OFFICE:

Related:

Posted at 10:22 am by Ed Driscoll

WELL, THERE’S NO WELL-OILED MEDIA/NONPROFIT/GOVERNMENTAL MACHINE OPERATING ON BEHALF OF WHITE GUYS:

Posted at 10:16 am by Glenn Reynolds

GOOD LORD: Half of $18B in federal funds for Minnesota-run programs may have been defrauded, official says.

First Assistant U.S. Attorney Joe Thompson said the scale of fraud puts services at risk for people who need them, including adults leaving addiction treatment centers who needed help finding a stable place to live and children with autism who were seeking one-on-one therapy.

While prosecutors typically see fraud manifest as providers overbilling, Thompson said during a news conference in Minneapolis that companies have been created to provide zero services while submitting claims to Medicaid and pocketing federal funds for international travel, luxury vehicles and lavish lifestyles.

“The magnitude cannot be overstated,” Thompson said. “What we see in Minnesota is not a handful of bad actors committing crimes. It’s staggering, industrial-scale fraud.”

Meanwhile: Tim Walz Pivots To Attacking White Men When Asked If Somalis Will Be Held Accountable For Fraud.

Posted at 9:40 am by Stephen Green

THE HEADLINE NUMBERS NEVER TELL THE WHOLE STORY:

There’s a shift from government employment to private sector employment, and from employing illegals to employing citizens.

So much winning.

Posted at 9:24 am by Stephen Green

ABOLISH THE IVY LEAGUE:

Related:

Posted at 9:15 am by Glenn Reynolds

TRUMP’S HARANGUE: Donald Trump has repeatedly demonstrated in the past decade that he hears the American people more accurately than any other major national political figure. So how to explain that tone-deaf 17-minute Oval Office diatribe? Bob Maistros, one of the sharp pens at the Issues & Insights shop, offers some on-point suggestions.

UPDATE: For the record, people, my problem with Trump’s speech was definitely not the factual content, but rather the delivery. He’s had an extraordinary first year of a second term and my view is the roaring economy in 2026 will make the mid-terms a GOP win, contrary to the conventional wisdom.

UPDATE II: 🏳️🏳️🏳️! 

Posted at 9:04 am by Mark Tapscott

CHRISTMAS IS A PAGAN HOLIDAY? It’s that time of year when you hear such claims, but as the latest “What Would You Say?” video from the Colson Center on HillFaith, the historical facts just don’t add up to such a conclusion.

Posted at 8:45 am by Mark Tapscott

WHAT HAPPENED TO GOODER AND HARDER? DOE orders WA coal plant to continue operating despite state ban.

The state’s last coal plant was scheduled to close at the end of this year and Puget Sound Energy, which had bought coal-fired electricity from the plant, had agreed to convert the plant to burn natural gas. The closure had been negotiated between the state, TransAlta and climate and energy advocates in an agreement first reached in 2011.

The order, which mirrors other efforts by the Department of Energy at other soon-to-retire coal plants across the country, sets the state and federal government up for a political fight, said Lauren McCloy, a utility and regulatory director of the NW Energy Coalition.

All Washington state utilities are required to stop using coal-fired electricity after this year, under the state’s Clean Energy Transformation Act. The landmark climate law also calls for utilities to become greenhouse gas “neutral” by 2030 and have emission-free electricity by 2045 or risk steep fines.

More:

The federal order cites a report commissioned by the region’s largest utilities that has said the risk of rolling blackouts during extreme weather events like cold snaps and heat waves due to insufficient power generation is increasing across the Northwest.

In short, the Trump administration probably just saved Washington state residents from unnecessary rolling blackouts.

But maybe they shouldn’t have.

Posted at 8:38 am by Stephen Green