Flag Wars, A National Sheriff Flex, And My Hardest Hitting Ellie Article Yet! – by Travis Mateer

Today my freelance article for Western Montana News hits and I’m hoping it hits HARD, staring with the title: Ellie Boldman, Lucifer, and the Breaking of the Liberal Mind. Check it out.

On the local news front, Missoula just enacted one of the dumbest policies possible with the adoption of the pride flag as an official city flag, flouting the state effort with flags. ALL of this flag virtue signaling is stupid, but the reason Missoula’s choice to wage a flag war is, by the far, the dumbest is because of how financially strapped this stupid town is, thus dependent on the state for assistance if they want to dig out of the hole they’re in.

For a town that LOVES to scapegoat the state for nearly all the problems they, themselves, help to create, what the fuck is this idiocy supposed to accomplish? In the cost/benefit analysis our local officials never seem to understand how to calculate properly, red meat for the disgruntled socialist base upset that their drug den is being shut down just doesn’t match up to the immense cost of once again pissing off nearly everyone outside the Missoula bubble.

For an example of what Montana’s Governor thinks about this, here’s the comment as it appeared on X:

The encampments Gianforte is referring to are rife with illegal drug abuse, and abusing illegal drugs is ILLEGAL. So where is the Missoula County Sheriff’s Office? Why isn’t Sheriff Jeremiah popping up his head from wherever he hides out from the media to explain why his office is helpless when it comes to encampments?

One of my long-standing contentions is that there is IMMENSE power in the role of the Sheriff in ANY County. In Missoula, for example, a Sheriff/Coroner has the power to literally euthanize someone. And Nationally, when the Sheriffs flex, even the mighty Trump administration backs down!

The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) on June 1 removed a previously published list of so-called sanctuary jurisdictions across the United States, which were accused of failing to comply with federal immigration law.

The move comes following criticism from a national sheriffs’ group that has mostly been supportive of Trump’s tough-on-crime policy approach.

In a statement, National Sheriffs’ Association President Sheriff Kieran Donahue said, “This list was created without any input, criteria of compliance, or a mechanism for how to object to the designation. Sheriffs nationwide have no way to know what they must do or not do to avoid this arbitrary label.”

Why are Sheriffs so stumped about their role in law enforcement? Is it because they are ELECTED members of law enforcement and therefore even MORE politically oriented that police chiefs appointed by Mayors?

While I don’t have ALL the answers, I definitely have a more-informed perspective than most, and I plan on continuing to share my perspective in fun and creative ways, so stay tuned!

And, as always, thanks for reading.

Police Teach Poor Citizen Journalist Valuable Lesson As City Devolves Into Chaos – by Travis Mateer

Last night my relative poverty got me arrested again. I was pulled over because I don’t have $400 dollars to install a new headlight, then I was arrested because my license is still technically suspended, even though it’s been more than 6 months since my Marijuana DUI arrest, which was dismissed.

As the cop drove me to jail I heard a report through his radio that a male was threatening a woman at the Johnson Street Shelter and punching the wall, but he biked away before cops could respond. Isn’t that hilarious?

Missoula is a VERY FUNNY place to watch society collapse. Back in March, the shadow government known as the Missoula Redevelopment Agency asked the public for input on the violent open-air drug market the Johnson Street Shelter supports. How should this area be redeveloped, the well-paid retards inquired?

The Missoula Redevelopment Agency is seeking your input on eight acres of land north of the Montana Rail Link Park — also known as the Northern MRL Triangle.

Partnering with design firm GGLO, the MRA will conduct a nine-month engagement process featuring workshops and surveys.

The first meeting will be held from 5:15 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Wednesday in the meeting room at the Stockman Bank on Brooks Street.

If this sounds retarded it’s because it is. Also, since Stockman’s Bank is mentioned, I’ll mention how this bank got public tax money once up on a time because citizens in this town are dumb by design.

If you would like an example of a dumb citizen who thinks he’s not, check out John’s comment on Facebook:

John is adorable because he still thinks there are sensible uses for Tax Increment Financing and the reason he thinks this is because he fails to include FUCKED UP HUMANS in his multimodal analysis. I hate to break it to John, but it doesn’t matter how much something “makes sense” on paper when it comes to public infrastructure near homeless services, as this recent Reddit thread highlights:

Of course I’m being a little hyperbolic when I dismiss this entire town as being dumb because there are actually NOT stupid people who live in this valley, they just don’t have any actual ability to influence the decisions of the retards who direct policy. But that won’t stop keyboard warriors from stringing together sensible observations on Reddit!

Learn to play the Helena game? Ok, but here’s the problem: Missoula has been sending legislators like Ellie Boldman to Helena, and Ellie Boldman is a total and complete DUMPSTER FIRE, as my article appearing tomorrow at Western Montana News will continue to show, in case anyone gives a shit.

After that bomb drops mid-week, I’ll start preparing for an X spaces chat with anyone who would like to come by and listen. Here’s the handle of the woman hosting:

What will I be talking about? Lots of stuff, like my growing curiosity about the “wisdom” Gianforte showed in picking Ellie Boldman to be a part of his housing task force back in 2022. Here’s the Ellie quote I highlighted at the time:

If “wisdom” means creating one of the most complicated taxing jurisdictions in the country, then I guess Governor Gianforte is a VERY WISE politician.

In a post-session press conference, Senate Tax Committee Chair Greg Hertz, R-Polson, who witnessed several of the tax bills he opposed in committee later brought back to life to the Senate floor, proclaimed Montana’s property tax system “the most complicated tax system of the United States.”

What’s going on here? Well, I think a bipartisan land-grab is brewing, and Missoula is going to have some serious influence on this land-grab with bullshit like promoting “workforce housing”.

I’ll keep my eye on this to the best of my ability, but lawfare takes a serious toll. After my arrest last night, there will be MORE MONEY squeezed from me, because that’s what most of the strife in this world comes down to: money.

Thanks for reading!