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Greenland, Iran, My Tribulations and Dumb Old Harry.

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Greenland, Iran, My Tribulations and Dumb Old Harry.

Yet another stunted comeback show

Matt Jordan

Sep 21, 2026

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I don’t know how you’ve done it! How have all of you survived these many months without me - the center of your universe?

My absence of presence on Substack and Rumble has indeed gone far beyond what I initially anticipated in March. I left you to seek new shelter. The exercise was a comedy of tragedies. Or is it the other way ‘round.

Anyway, as you may remember, we had a number of deals fall through as we rapidly approached the vacate date at our place in Colonial Beach.

To shorten the tale, we now live in Yorktown in a great 3 and 2, with a two-story, detached wood shop. Totally cool layout. But there are 1000 little things wrong that continue to eat away at my time.

There’s more going on here. I’ll get to it later. For now - what the hell happened to the world in my absence?!

The Donald continues to win the game while losing his marbles.

I left the discussion telling you I was an agnostic on the Iran war issue. I have not a care that we are killing phony “religious” nut bags. But I strongly disapprove of the way the Donald went about it.

I also told you that Tucker Carlson and Megyn Kelly had their heads squarely up their asses on the issue. I believe that even more so now. Let’s dispose of those two knuckleheads before we get to the big picture.

Tucker, several weeks back declared, in a girly huff, that he could never vote Republican again. No fan of party politics, me - I still think this ranks as one of the dumbest things he’s ever said. And he is generally not a dumb person. He just believes his own press.

In his taking-his-marbles-speech he said he had been a loyal supporter of the Republican cause for more than 30 years. Certainly there was nothing on the Left end he would get behind. And now he is turning his back on all this is because of the Iran war.

To be against the war, even angry about it, is perfectly legitimate. To rant, as Carlson does, about how Israel stole our sovereignty by convincing Trump to attack Iran is a claim without an ounce of logic. This particular rant has been ongoing for a long time and is drenched in Jew-hatred he denies while spewing it. It’s not the Jews so much as all of Israel (a country he calls ugly), and all supporters of Israel and all of AIPAC Tucker hates. That’s pretty much all Jews.

But the Republican Party is and will always be far more than a party that kills Iranians…as fun as that is. And here Tucker is foreswearing any care for borders, the free market, sane people on the bench, keeping people like the DSA out of office because no one listened to him about Iran.

Tucker! You’re not that important, pal. You’re a podcaster. You’re often phony (one second cackles followed by scrunchy serious face - both theatrical, neither sincere). DJT is a fickle, inarticulate man who always wants to get his way. As POTUS he attacked Iran because he has always hated everything Iran and all Muslim lunatics stand for. That his actions actions Iran were in concert with Israel, even after Israel actually started the shooting this time, means nothing in terms of “our sovereignty”. It was fully within Trump’s authority as he understands it. And unfortunately, his understanding of his authority is all we legitimately have until he leaves office.

I strongly believe, like Joe “Morning Blow” Scarborough, Tucker Carlson is still holding a grudge against the entire administration and the party behind it because he didn’t get a post. I believe Tucker REALLY believes he is that important.

When I last heard Kelly talk about Iran, she was still saying we need to just stop. JUST STOP! And just “peace out” from there. There’s less hate in her attitude, but some staggering naiveté in the “just stop” nonsense.

Okay, Megyn. You wish DJT didn’t take this particular route at this time. I agree with you. But he did. Once you attack another nation, even if a lot of people think you shouldn’t have done it, or that you are doing it wrong, “just stop” IS NOT an option.

Blood has been spilled, dear. We have lit a fuse over there. If Trump were to walk away now two things would be certain. First, the people he has declared mortal enemies, proving his belief by killing a bunch of them, will be politically stronger than they ever have in their history. The temporary loss of wealth doesn’t phase the pretend “religious” leaders at all. If Trump pulls out, Iran is the victor. We will have zero friends left over there. Iran WILL dictate how oil flows for the foreseeable future. And they are fucking bitter. Extrapolate, honey. How does that world look to you.

Second, Iran and ALL their proxies get new life. Money from China and Russia will come pouring in. These scumbags WILL attack the West and the US with renewed vigor. That they did so for so long BEFORE Trump bumbled into this operation isn’t a criticism of Trump. It is an indictment of the stupid, vacillating, “sophisticated” administrations who let Iran run wild, and commit acts of war, since the peanut farmer was in office.

No, babe. We don’t just “peace out” (what an outdated, immature term). Bitch as we might about whether we SHOULD be there. Bitch as I might about how we did so with no serious preparation, WE ARE THERE! I am not in favor of yet another exercise where people die and we leave the area as bad or worse than the way we found it. And that is what “JUST STOP” would facilitate.

For DJT’s part, like his moronic tariff ideas, he has shown himself to be a lightweight in the deep decision-making department. He saw himself and Bibi as FDR and Churchill. He literally forgot his no more needless war talk from just a year before. He didn’t intentionally turn his back on it. He FORGOT. He and Bibi got hard ons about taking out the Iranian government. Trump’s cabinet obviously has no influence on him when he is in this state. The entrenched bureaucrats who hate the guy, in all likelihood, saw an opportunity here. Ya want a plan? SURE! Here’s a plan. Go get ‘em! They knew the operations they designed, what we’ve seen play out, would redound to DJT’s detriment. If they didn’t see that, then they are stupid - not nefarious. But I am opting for nefarious.

And if Trump’s closest advisors saw the problems, mostly logistical, in the plans, no one in the administration was able to dissuade Trump from acting on those plans.

From week one of the “war” Trump has been saying the same stupid thing over and over again, week in and week out. You can set your watch by it. The Iranians want a deal. The want a deal”very badly”. And if they don’t agree (surrender) this time we’ll… a. Annihilate them, b. Kill the whole government, c. Bomb this or that infrastructure. Take your pick. He’ll be saying it again next week.

There are no real negotiations going on. Nobody, including Iranian mullahs or the IRGC have a clue who is really in charge over there. Even if some of them want to make a deal, they don’t have the authority to buy. If one party signs, the other will kill them, even though the other party would sign if they thought they would be be safe.

It’s a shit show. We didn’t crank out the arms we needed (we could have done it quietly under the guise of arming Ukraine). Regardless of my criticism of the war as an idea, theater commanders should have been court-martialed for their handling of Navy assets and resupply. Nobody saw the most obvious issue, the straights, until the Iranians started targeting shipping. And Trump does himself no favors with the weekly threats.

In my book I talk about the need for political winners to be teaching. Educating the public on the finer points of this pickle we’re in, and where we need to go from here, is the most important thing the administration should be doing as I write this. But that will NEVER happen. To do so would mean the Donald, or his people stating plainly that Trump fucked up. He’ll NEVER do that and anyone who even implies it will be gone in the blink of an eye - likely to write a tell-all book.

This might be a good time for Marco to pull chocks and fly out of there. His fortunes will sink with DJT if he stays on.

Home Front

We settled in to the new house and I started to wrap my head around chores AND writing. I was back, baby!

Then came the car deal. I am as obsessive when shopping for a vehicle as I am shopping for a house. It’s a 15 - 20 hour per day quest until we sign papers. No writing articles. No recording shows.

But that’s all over now. I bought a Subaru Forrester. It’s a huge jump down from the Ram 2500. And yes, I DO miss my truck. But the compensation is 34 mpg on long trips and opposed to 11 - maybe. And it is a very comfortable ride.

There are things about the deal I am uncomfortable with. For one, I think it might be named for one of the Japanese Carriers at Pearl Harbor in ’41. The Akagi (Red Castle), Kaga (Increased Joy), Hiryu (Blue Dragon) and Subaru (Lefty Man Bun Virtue). I feel like I need wear blousy, hemp shirts and sandals. I have a sudden urge to get persnickety with people who don’t recycle. Does anyone know where I can get some “stop global warming” or “Coexist” bumper stickers?

Well…the mileage his good anyway.

The Doof and Doofus of Sussex are back in the news.

Poor Harry. He got played so badly by Her Highness the Doofus. She wrecked his life because she wanted to be Diana Junior. She made up no end of shit about her experience in the palace(s) and thought the world would see her as a martyr.1 And he was moron enough to play along.

There really is something wrong with the men in that family going back generations. I was hoping Wills would break the streak of hereditary stupidity before Chuck kicked the bucket. But Will is all about welcoming Muslim nut bags and other ungrateful foreigners, no matter what they do the people he is responsible “to god” for. He is also a GW/CC sucker.

So why would Harry NOT go along with his hot piece of Hollywood ass. She had him convinced they’d be rich and successful without the Palace carrying them. And so they were…until they weren’t. Every project they embarked upon folded. This was due almost entirely to Meghan Markle.

Adding heavily to his woes, Harry decided to take on a bunch of media outlets and file lawsuits against them for things they said or wrote about him and the Doofus back when he was still officially a Doof. That didn’t go well. He lost across the board. And it appears that in England, loser pays. Is 41 million pounds sterling the correct amount?

OH!!! That’s gotta hurt. Almost as much as the 25 million King Chuck signed away to cover for his retarded, pervert brother.

And now (cue the royal music), the Doof and Doofus are returning to Jolly Olde England, tails tucked, with no royal portfolio. Their spawn are already in school there. But according to Hollywood wags, this may not be a team arrangement for long. It seems Harry has been dipping his wick in strange wax. Markle is pissed. And she can be mean according to…well…everybody.

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I’m still not totally back, as it turns out.

One cool development coming from the move to Yorktown is that I am rebuilding my library lost to storage since the days of yore. A few books are missing. Some I sold off sold off for space. I am now buying duplicate books to resell. I am dealing books to support my book habit.

I see books as a form of wealth. I am not speaking of monetary wealth. There is no such thing. Books are a way to live a wealthy, rich life without a lot of money. And there is something much more substantial in reading a book versus my kindle.

And now that I have my books and I am writing again, you might be saying, “Oh, thanks be to GOD! The P4B and Free Zone are back! MJ will now bless us with his wit and wisdom every week! Life is now perfect!” You might be saying that. But you’d be wrong.

Did you see the black boxes to the right in that photo?

Just when I thought it was safe to be with my audience again, I discovered Zettelkasten; analog Zettelkasten to be precise. If you are a writer, social media algorithms have long ago introduced you to Scott Scheper. I’ve been seeing his ads for years. I would occasionally let the ad play out and think, “huh…neat” and then go back to kitten and puppy videos…or porn.

But about a month ago I decided to check out his book. This is really amazing. I am only a few weeks in and already I can see the benefits.

In the near term, it helps me focus my ADHD-like brain. I am a man given to distraction. By making me an active participant in my reading experience, especially when there is a goal in mind2, I am gaining a lot more from my reading. But the big long-term benefit is quality work and a lot more of it starting, say 6 to 12 months form now.

Scheper calls his version of the system the “Antinet”, and no, that doesn’t mean what you think it means. It isn’t anti as in against anything. But if you check it out, you’ll get it.

It is kind of traditional with this particular program to name your card boxes. As it will one day be your second brain or even second mind, why not? I named mine Diesel. No, not after the engine, but after the guy who invented it; one of the finest minds of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.

Ambitious, I know. But hey, I gotta be me…and Diesel.

So, from now on, my newsletter (one per month) and an occasional interview will be the output of the Political Party Pooper Playbook. I want the content to be high-quality and substantial. I am hoping that with each show or article you will come away with a point of view or information no one else is providing. I want you to have a quality experience every time you visit.

But learning the Antinet and making it work for me…for YOU…will take time. Please continue to be patient with me. And hey! The site is still free to subscribe. So I demand you patience along with all your love and adoration. What do you want for nothing, rrrrrrubber biscuits?3

Finally…

I saw this one coming.

For a few months, back in ancient times, before the WNBA turned into an emotional gaggle of weird women, Trump was talking, in his typical crass and silly way, about how Greenland should be a part of the United States. He hurled insults at Denmark and laughed when pundits would lose their lunch over the thought.

But the thought made a lot of military and economic sense. Seeking more influence there has been a quiet pursuit of the US government since the Revolution. And we have had a presence there of varying size since. Trump just said the quiet part out loud.

Denmark couldn’t just leap to agree. The media hates Trump and would have called the Dane government weak and witless. There had to be a period in which they were appearing to be tough and sort of negotiating.

Well, chalk up another win for the Donald. He didn’t win because of any brilliant things he said and did back then. He won because it was a good idea and long overdue. Denmark is now officially not the guarantor of Greenlands security, we are. As if that is new. The only thing new about that part is that it is on paper. What is new is the access and concessions that come with it. We will soon be pulling minerals out of there. And why not? Someone needs to.

The grant has no expiration and we have veto over who comes and goes in Greenland. Now that is power. It is the power the next administration or the one after that will sell to China or Russia for personal gain.

But for now, we put one in the “win” column for DJT and the USA.