Finally...

Pro-Choice has been restored. 

 And at least half of the states now define "pro-choice" as either:

1) raise the child, or 

2) offer the child up for adoption. 

This was the case when ol Karl was born in the 60's and adopted by a couple who had been on a 2-year waiting list. My birth Mom was pro-choice, and I lived. How many can say that?

And how many cannot? Look at what we as a nation have to live with (source):

Having just celebrated Juneteenth, I can add: that is 16 babies that were killed for every one slave that was given his freedom by a Republican president.

I've updated my Abortion Comparison Table for this momentous day. As you can see, only Communism has a higher kill rate.

 

I suspect many will try to claim credit for today's Supreme Court decision. (Not to diminish the efforts of the Pro-Life activists!) But we all know, there is only one person who made this happen. He promised this in at least one of the 2016 presidential debates, despite the NeverTrump losers saying he'd fail.

Congratulations, and THANK YOU, President Trump! You should be proud of what you have accomplished. So proud, in fact, we should have a Pride Month in your honor!

UPDATED 6.25.22:

UPDATED 6.26.22: And the hits keep on coming...

UPDATED 8.1.22: Found at Filthie's

Sabbatical Continued

 Greetings comrades! It has been four years!

I have, I am, and I will remain on sabbatical. But lets call it what it is: retirement. I have plenty to say, but we know those days are over. You have plenty to say too, but comments are off for the same reason. We've all had way too much to think, and this is the new United States. Or as the other Karl would call it: The Dictatorship of the Proletariat.

Were those four years of Trump amazing or what!? The man set a new standard for honor, integrity, fighting for and getting results. I was, as you were, hoping for just four more years of peace and prosperity before the nation was crushed under the weight of envy, resentment and the pursuit of free stuff, but alas, it wasn't to be.

Don't fall for the noise that says Trump failed, or Pence for that matter. Don't let them cloud the issues,  minimize our great men or values. They want us fighting each other for breadcrumbs. The law failed us - at the state level with the election, and our supreme court when it ignored the evidence brought to it by 14 states. That third branch of government is no more. It is dead to me, and to you. The commies can stack the court or disband it - makes no difference. And having lost that third branch, our Constitutional Republic is now... something else.

Trump promised to drain the swamp, but the swamp could not be drained. If a powerfully moral and driven man like Trump couldn't do it, nobody will. Which means, if the swamp ever does get drained, it will be after a bottom-up process rather than from the top-down. My sincere thanks to President Trump for trying the less-messy of the two options. Only a principled and bold man would have even tried.

President Trump flew too close to the swamp and it grabbed him and pulled him in. But, along the way, from day #1, he grabbed its pussy. The swamp used to live in the shadows. Now 75 million Americans are aware of it. And, they are really pissed off about their votes being stolen. How will that anger express itself in the coming months and years? It should be interesting.

Predictions:

Trump accomplishments that Biden* will fail to continue:

1. Peace. Trump's economic warfare was a paradigm shift that delivered results but not bombs. China was on its knees, Iran and North Korea were all but silent, and a few countries now recognize Israel. Biden*, et al, are incapable of imitating that brilliant statesmanship and will start dropping bombs in 3, 2, 1...
2. Prosperity. Where Trump gave us record growth, Biden* will give us focus-group-tested excuses and tell us a return to prosperity is 'just around the corner.'  How do I know this? Because this is what every commie dictator does. If you're not prepared for bad times, you're behind the curve.

Trump failures that Biden* will continue:

1. Fiscal policy. Trump continued Obama's government spending habits, and Biden* will continue expanding the debt ad infinitum. What will it look like when they've gone too far? Are you ready? Biden's spending priorities will be to bail out California, Illinois and other failed states, and to prop up union pension funds. You're golden if you fall into one or both of those categories. If not, you're on your own kulak.
2. AGs. As much as Trump was for the rule of law, he was incapable of hiring competent attorney generals. America will continue to suffer from failed AGs, albeit on purpose under Biden*. 

Other predictions:

1. Coup #2. Biden* lasts <1 year. He is pushed out when they can't contain the bad news from their early policies. "A fresh start" is what they will tell us.
2. Foreign troops on US soil. Many of our troops will fail their political loyalty tests, and the US will have to - temporarily - invite Chinese peacekeepers to help contain the domestic terrorists. (I'm not joking. This is my serious face.) Call it a "partnership" between the world's two superpowers. A partnership that includes "sharing technologies, intelligence and goodwill."
3. Lies. So many, don't even try to keep track. Here is one I hope you don't see, but it is best to put this on the record: Karl Ushanka committed suicide. That one will be total bullshit.
4. Sabotage. Poor economic results will be blamed on anti-admin unknowns within the work force. Stalin called them wreckers and internal enemies. Some of this will be true. Most will be the result of D economic policies and will be no fault of the workers. All, however, will be suspect and help accountable in appropriate show trials.
5. Cancelled. Expect this blog and my book to be disappeared, sooner rather than later.
6. Negative Interest Rates. This will be presented as "a temporary measure" and "for the greater good."
   

 

 

I've had a chance to reflect on my activism over these past years. Here are some top picks:

1. NeverTrump. I'm glad I saw the NeverTrump movement for what it was, as early as I did. These are the traitors of the Right, and they did more damage to the country than the Democrats could ever claim.
2. Q. I thank God I never followed Q. It looked stupid, smelled awful, and sounded dumb. Biden* is proof that it was all of the above. There was, and there will be, enough stories of freedom being destroyed that we won't have to go looking for more.
3. The hat. I recognized the Democrats' communist inspirations back in 2006 when I started blogging, and in 2008 when I started selling the Commie Obama hat (later called Glorious Hat). Fuck'in legend.
4. The book. Trade the Ratio is on its second edition. I have followed my own advice in that book, with pleasant success so far...  And yes, I am mulling a third edition with the unofficial title: I Told You So. Here is a prescient quote from page 69:
   

"We all know precious metal values are linked to the US Dollar and international stability. But these predictions above show that the true link is to the US political environment, as those in power can control, or at least influence, those two factors. Another lesson-learned (and the most valuable advice in this book): the next time you see the nation shift left prior to a presidential election, adjust your portfolio to accommodate more precious metals. Individual results will not vary."

Last, we have lost two patriots since I stopped blogging. Join me in promising to never forget.

1. Ol Remus (cancer)
2. Ashlii Babbitt (government)

 

Comrades, I wish you well in the coming days.

If you want to chat, swing by Buckman's Tavern. Approach the thirsty guy in the furry hat with the correct challenge/response:

You: In Concord, April's a spring month.
Me: Whereas in Lexington we're freezing our butts off.

Karl

UPDATED 2.4.21: Added prediction #6, negative interest rates.

Sabbatical

Comrades, it has been my plan to take a break from Ushanka after the Trump victory.  I always admired people who 'get out on top,' and if this isn't the top in the fight against Communists and their useful idiots, I can't imagine what is.

Last October marked Ushanka's 10th year.  The Democrat Party's Communist take-over attempt has inspired over 3,960 Ushanka posts, first in 2006 with Pelosi as Speaker, then in 2008 with Obama.  Their election victories did not lead to the takeover they wanted, and Trump's victory promises to reverse some of the damage the Democrats have done to our country. I am very optimistic.

The fight against the Communist-inspired masses will continue.  My new focus will be on projects similar to Ushanka.  To succeed, I must walk away from the fun distraction that is the daily Ushanka posts.  I will update the left column with new book reviews and other items as they happen.  It is just the daily posts - this right side - where I am taking a break.

Three things, Comrades:

1) The Ushanka Maxim: A Communist takeover is impossible where traditional family values and religious values prevail.  View every liberal act to lower standards as an effort to dilute one or both of these values.  And crush it with vengeance.

2) Even though America narrowly missed a '1000 years of darkness' event with the Trump win, others still suffer.  Please consider giving to Liberty in North Korea (LiNK) to help those who have risked all to escape the worst Communist state on the planet.

3) Be sure to visit the great minds at the blogs listed in the Blogroll at the left.  Good people.

Make America Great Again,

Karl
January 21, 2017

President Trump

[orig post 1pm Jan. 20, 2017]

Taking the oath:

Inauguration Speech:

Transcript (emphasis mine):

Chief Justice Roberts, President Carter, President Clinton, President Bush, President Obama, fellow Americans and people of the world, thank you.

We, the citizens of America, are now joined in a great national effort to rebuild our country and restore its promise for all of our people.

Together, we will determine the course of America and the world for many, many years to come. We will face challenges. We will confront hardships. But we will get the job done.

Every four years we gather on these steps to carry out the orderly and peaceful transfer of power.

And we are grateful to President Obama and first lady Michelle Obama for their gracious aid throughout this transition.

They have been magnificent.

Thank you.

Today's ceremony, however, has a very special meaning because today we are not merely transferring power from one administration to another or from one party to another, but we are transferring power from Washington, D.C., and giving it back to you, the people.

For too long, a small group in our nation's capital has reaped the rewards of government while the people have bore the cost. Washington flourished, but the people did not share in its wealth. Politicians prospered but the jobs left and the factories closed.

The establishment protected itself, but not the citizens of our country. Their victories have not been your victories. Their triumphs have not been your triumphs. And while they celebrated in our nation's capital, there was little to celebrate for struggling families all across our land.

That all changes starting right here and right now, because this moment is your moment.

It belongs to you.

It belongs to everyone gathered here today and everyone watching all across America.

This is your day.

This is your celebration.

And this, the United States of America, is your country.

What truly matters is not which party controls our government, but whether our government is controlled by the people.

January 20th, 2017, will be remembered as the day the people became the rulers of this nation again.

The forgotten men and women of our country will be forgotten no longer. Everyone is listening to you now. You came by the tens of millions to become part of a historic movement, the likes of which the world has never seen before.

At the center of this movement is a crucial conviction that a nation exists to serve its citizens. Americans want great schools for their children, safe neighborhoods for their families and good jobs for themselves.

These are just and reasonable demands of righteous people and a righteous public.

But for too many of our citizens, a different reality exists.

Mothers and children trapped in poverty in our inner cities, rusted out factories scattered like tombstones across the landscape of our nation.

An education system flush with cash but which leaves our young and beautiful students deprived of all knowledge.

And the crime and the gangs and the drugs that have stolen too many lives and robbed our country of so much unrealized potential. This American carnage stops right here and stops right now.

We are one nation, and their pain is our pain.

Their dreams are our dreams, and their success will be our success. We share one heart, one home and one glorious destiny.

The oath of office I take today is an oath of allegiance to all Americans.

For many decades we've enriched foreign industry at the expense of American industry, subsidized the armies of other countries while allowing for the very sad depletion of our military.

We've defended other nations' borders while refusing to defend our own. And we've spent trillions and trillions of dollars overseas while America's infrastructure has fallen into disrepair and decay.

We've made other countries rich while the wealth, strength and confidence of our country has dissipated over the horizon.

One by one, the factories shuttered and left our shores with not even a thought about the millions and millions of American workers that were left behind.

The wealth of our middle class has been ripped from their homes and then redistributed all across the world. But that is the past, and now we are looking only to the future. 

We assembled here today are issuing a new decree to be heard in every city, in every foreign capital and in every hall of power. From this day forward, a new vision will govern our land.

From this day forward, it's going to be only America first, America first. Every decision on trade, on taxes, on immigration, on foreign affairs will be made to benefit American workers and American families. We must protect our borders from the ravages of other countries making our product, stealing our companies and destroying our jobs.

Protection will lead to great prosperity and strength. I will fight for you with every breath in my body, and I will never ever let you down.

America will start winning again, winning like never before.

We will bring back our jobs.

We will bring back our borders.

We will bring back our wealth, and we will bring back our dreams.

We will build new roads and highways and bridges and airports and tunnels and railways all across our wonderful nation.

We will get our people off of welfare and back to work, rebuilding our country with American hands and American labor.

We will follow two simple rules: Buy American and hire American.

We will seek friendship and goodwill with the nations of the world, but we do so with the understanding that it is the right of all nations to put their own interests first.

We do not seek to impose our way of life on anyone, but rather to let it shine as an example.

We will shine for everyone to follow.

We will re-enforce old alliances and form new ones and unite the civilized world against radical Islamic terrorism, which we will eradicate completely from the face of the earth.

At the bedrock of our politics will be a total allegiance to the United States of America, and through our loyalty to our country we will rediscover our loyalty to each other.

When you open your heart to patriotism, there is no room for prejudice.

The Bible tells us how good and pleasant it is when God's people live together in unity. We must speak our minds openly, debate our disagreements honestly, but always pursue solidarity. When America is united, America is totally unstoppable. There should be no fear. We are protected and we will always be protected. We will be protected by the great men and women of our military and law enforcement. And most importantly, we will be protected by God.

Finally, we must think big and dream even bigger. In America, we understand that a nation is only living as long as it is striving. We will no longer accept politicians who are all talk and no action, constantly complaining but never doing anything about it.

The time for empty talk is over. Now arrives the hour of action.

Do not allow anyone to tell you that it cannot be done. No challenge can match the heart and fight and spirit of America. We will not fail. Our country will thrive and prosper again.

We stand at the birth of a new millennium, ready to unlock the mysteries of space, to free the earth from the miseries of disease, and to harness the energies, industries and technologies of tomorrow.

A new national pride will stir ourselves, lift our sights and heal our divisions. It's time to remember that old wisdom our soldiers will never forget, that whether we are black or brown or white, we all bleed the same red blood of patriots.

We all enjoy the same glorious freedoms and we all salute the same great American flag.

And whether a child is born in the urban sprawl of Detroit or the windswept plains of Nebraska, they look up at the same night sky, they fill their heart with the same dreams and they are infused with the breath of life by the same almighty creator.

So to all Americans in every city near and far, small and large, from mountain to mountain, from ocean to ocean, hear these words: You will never be ignored again. Your voice, your hopes and your dreams will define our American destiny. And your courage and goodness and love will forever guide us along the way.

Together we will make America strong again, we will make America wealthy again, we will make America proud again, we will make America safe again.

And, yes, together we will make America great again.

Thank you.

God bless you.

And God bless America."

That speech was nothing less than an indictment against Obama's 8 years of reign.  As it should be.

Congratulations President Trump.

UPDATED and BUMPED 11pm:

Signing his first executive order, in the Oval Office.

It begins.

UPDATED 1.20.18:

GP has a list of Trump's first year accomplishments, which includes:

Supreme Court Justice Neil Gorsuch,
Tax Reform, with ObamaCare Mandate repeal,
Highest GDP ever,
Defeating ISIS,
Reversing Obama climate BS,
Pipelines and drilling,
The first President to speak at the March for Life,
and more.

Basically, President Trump has been the anti-Obama.  What was either seen by America's commie left as impossible, a low priority, or unlikely for many liberal and anti-American reasons, Trump has done it.  With ease.  His results have matched his bold statements of his inauguration address above.

I spent 2017 wanting to relive 2016. That was a fun year!  (My election night post)  There are many reasons in 2018 why I'd want to relive 2017 too.  But with the momentum of year one, I think the thing to do is to celebrate each new accomplishment as it happens.  I hope you are having as much fun as I am.

Inauguration Day Cigar

Before you even ask, the answer is "Yes."

Yes, today's Rocky Patel Sun Grown tasted better than any before it.

Perhaps the cigar was so good because Comrade Zhukov sent me this photo from a Battalion HQ updated Chain of Command wall somewhere at Ft. Bragg.

Perfect.

UPDATED 10pm:

Zhukov shares another gem:

Quiz: A Woman's Fall from Power

I haven't seen a face like this...

or this....

since Imelda lost her shoe collection, and...

Elena lost her trial.

What do all these women have in common? 

A) None are missed.
B) A lust for power.
C) Disgraced.
D) Removed from power.
E) All of the above.

Changing of the Hats

FB Comrade Bill just posted this symbolic photo - just moments before Donald J. Trump takes his oath of office.

One hat replaces another.

And I'd have it no other way.

Today we celebrate.  For the EXACT SAME REASON these people celebrated 26 years ago:

Tomorrow, we start the hard work to Make America Great Again!

U/T: Bill

Not the Change They Hoped For

This doesn't convey the frustration and depression that comes with watching your country be sold out by an anti-American.  If you want to see that, just click through the history here at Ushanka.

But today is trash day, and America comes first again.

The State of the Inner City

From FreeAtLastPAC:




Here is a video I made 8 long years ago.  I wonder what that place looks like now.



Trump's promise of a border wall was the biggest campaign promise I'd ever heard.  Until he promised to turn things around in America's inner cities.  The only way I can imagine him doing so within 8 years is with school vouchers.  Make parents choose their children's schools and bypass the unions.  Will he do it?  Or will he waste tax payer money, or expect Ben Carson to do anything positive as the leader of the bureaucratic HUD?

U/T: FB Comrade Andy

Question of the Day

Found at Imgur:

Meanwhile, earlier today in DC: