Tea at Trianon: Massacre on Bourbon Street

John Wilson Croker on Marie-Antoinette

"We have followed the history of Marie Antoinette with the greatest diligence and scrupulosity. We have lived in those times. We have talked with some of her friends and some of her enemies; we have read, certainly not all, but hundreds of the libels written against her; and we have, in short, examined her life with– if we may be allowed to say so of ourselves– something of the accuracy of contemporaries, the diligence of inquirers, and the impartiality of historians, all combined; and we feel it our duty to declare, in as a solemn a manner as literature admits of, our well-matured opinion that every reproach against the morals of the queen was a gross calumny– that she was, as we have said, one of the purest of human beings."

~from History of the Guillotine by John Wilson Croker, 1844

Edmund Burke on Marie-Antoinette

"It is now sixteen or seventeen years since I saw the queen of France, then dauphiness, at Versailles; and surely there never lighted on this orb, which she hardly seemed to touch, a more delightful vision. I saw her just above the horizon, decorating and cheering the elevated sphere she had just begun to move in, glittering like a morning star full of life and splendor and joy. Oh, what a revolution....Little did I dream that I should have lived to see such disasters fall upon her, in a nation of gallant men, in a nation of men of honor and of cavaliers! I thought ten thousand swords must have leaped from their scabbards, to avenge even a look which threatened her with insult. But the age of chivalry is gone; that of sophisters, economists, and calculators has succeeded...."

~Edmund Burke, October 1790

Friday, January 3, 2025

Massacre on Bourbon Street

From Leo's Newsletter:

The FBI has been all over the board when it comes to its description of the New Orleans truck jihadist who killed 15 people and wounded 35 on New Year’s Day.
First, they said it was not an act of terrorism, then they said it was indeed terrorism and the jihadist, Shamsud Din Jabbar, did not act alone but as part of a larger cell. Now they’ve switched back to saying he did act alone.
Which theory should we believe?
Former FBI agent Bobby Chacon told Fox News that he believes Mr. Jabbar was likely part of a sleeper cell that had been activated and included at least three or four other people. This indicates we should expect more terrorist attacks in the final 19 days before Trump’s inauguration, and likely even more after he’s sworn into office.
The more chaos the better, as far as the globalists are concerned. But they will also use law enforcement and the media to continue propping up the matrix, a society where a large segment of the population continues to live in ignorant bliss, for as long as possible.
The reason law enforcement changed their tune and said Jabbar acted alone was because the alternative was too scary and would have caused people to lose business leading up to tonight’s big Sugar Bowl college football game. If there are three or four other terrorists at large in the New Orleans area, that’s bad for business. Too many football fans pack up and go home under that scenario, before emptying their wallets at the city’s restaurants, hotels and bars.
So, the cops changed their story and said Jabbar was a lone-wolf terrorist, not part of a cell.
The truth is, we have many sleeper cells awaiting activation here in the United States of America. (Read more.)

From Coffee and Covid:

Officials provided even more detail, including describing an improvised explosive device found in the car, inside a cooler filled with nails. They reported finding two more cooler-bombs placed “nearby” on Bourbon Street. And, get this, officials already reported having surveillance footage that shows at least three men and one woman planting possible explosives at various locations throughout the French Quarter before the deranged truck attack.
It was the first time in recorded memory that the FBI identified, confirmed, and described a mass killer within twelve hours of the attack. It might be the only time the FBI ever speculated about a possible broader conspiracy within the first day, never mind describing in real time what they saw on incoming security footage. Weird. But if it’s a new trend of transparency, it’s welcome.
Also weird is the hint of a conspiracy. The FBI historically has been, well, reluctant to find co-conspirators for these types of attacks. Remember, the FBI never found anyone else involved in: the Las Vegas shooting, the Oklahoma City bombing, the Centennial Park Bombing (also a US Army veteran) the Matthew Crooks assassination attempt, or the Ryan Routh assassination attempt, just to name a few. (Read more.)