January 6 was not some spontaneous uprising of grandmothers with flags. It was a federal and Democrat operation that used real patriots as props. There is so much evidence at this point that it is hard to see how anyone honestly looking at the facts can still pretend it was a “MAGA insurrection.” Now we have a new twist. Investigative reporting alleges that the so-called “pipe bomber” may have been a former Capitol Police officer who later wound up at the CIA. At the same time, Democrats are melting down because their leadership caved on the government shutdown. Is it better to fight or to foldYou already know where I stand. J6 Was A Setup And The Pipe Bomber Story Is Getting Worse On January 6, 2021, authorities discovered two pipe bombs near the RNC and DNC headquarters in Washington, D.C. The FBI has consistently said the devices were real, contained explosive powder, and were planted the night before. To this day, the Bureau publicly claims it has not identified the suspect and is still offering a reward for information. Those bombs became part of the emotional backdrop for branding J6 as an “insurrection.” DOJ and the January 6 Committee leaned heavily on that language, treating the entire day as proof that ordinary Trump supporters were domestic terrorists. Yet years later, the official story has more holes than answers. The FBI has released carefully edited clips, but basic questions remain. Why did a bomb-sniffing dog on video walk right past the alleged device without reacting if this was a serious, live bomb ready to explode Into that vacuum stepped independent investigators. Blaze Media and others have published a detailed analysis using gait, build, and insider whistleblower information alleging that the “pipe bomber” appears to match a former Capitol Police officer, Shauni Kerkhoff, who reportedly later took a position with the CIA. These reports claim a very high gait-match score between her and the bomber footage. Let me be clear about what we know and what we do not. As of the time I am writing this, the federal government has not publicly confirmed that identity and still lists the bomber as unknown. The Blaze reporting is an allegation, backed by analysis and whistleblowers, but it is not yet a formal indictment. Here is the point. If you or I had been within fifty yards of that pipe bomb, we would already have been indicted and probably sitting in a cell. Hundreds of Americans have been prosecuted and imprisoned over J6, many for non-violent offenses. When the trail leads toward entrenched federal interests or connected insiders, everything slows to a crawl. Will Pam Bondi and the current DOJ actually prosecute anyone involved in orchestrating J6 if that trail runs into the federal family itself? So far we see a lot of noise about old villains whose power is fading. What we do not see is a serious house-cleaning of the people and agencies that engineered J6, buried the truth, and left ordinary citizens holding the bag. The Shutdown “Win” And The Real Question: Do We Fight Or Fold After weeks of standoff, the Senate broke the deadlock with a bipartisan vote that allowed a new funding bill to move forward and a partial shutdown to end. Several Democrats crossed over and backed a deal that, among other things, extended funding at essentially flat levels and did not lock in long-term expansions of Affordable Care Act subsidies that progressives wanted. Republicans, for their part, avoided deep cuts to veterans’ programs and SNAP while pushing the next big funding fight out to a future date, after another election cycle. The result is being spun by establishment voices as a “responsible compromise.” On the left, activists and commentators exploded. They accused their own senators of betrayal for giving up leverage and for failing to secure permanent expansions of Obamacare-style benefits. Here is what interests me. Behind every shutdown fight is a basic question of character. Do you ever use lever