Flotsam and Jetsam - Liberation Day!

Thank God Ahmighty we're free at last. No, but seriously, President Trump announce his tariff plan yesterday, which he called liberation day. They are reputed to be reciprocal tariffs, half the other countries tariffs, but the calculations are 'funny', taking into account the trade deficit with each country. I assume these are largely bargaining points, but we shall see. Jeff Charles at TownHall, Trump Announces Sweeping Global Tariffs. ET, How Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ Tariffs Are Set to Reshape Global Trade, "The president will reveal the long-awaited details of his tariff plan at a White House Rose Garden event, set to take place after stock markets close." Atop Da Hill, Watch Trump gives remarks on ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs. Sundance at CTH also hosts the video at White House Message: “Happy Liberation Day, America!”. Jeff Charles again, Guess Who Is Already Backing Down After Trump's Tariff Threats, "Ontario Premier Doug Ford on Wednesday suggested that Canada would drop its tariffs on U.S. goods if President Donald Trump eased up on his tariffs on Canadian goods," and Trump Rakes Democrat Senator Over the Coals for Trying to Stop Tariffs. Hat Hair interprets Anxious, Phrasing Is Everything: Trump Fears Sank Stocks in First Quarter. At WUWT, Alaskan Tribes ‘Applaud’ Trump Admin Revoking ‘Deeply Flawed’ Biden Admin Energy Policy.

At PJM VodkaPundit thinks Trump's Latest Move Ought to Keep Iran up at Night. B2 bombers on Diego Garcia. Sauron's Eye reports Trump envoy Steve Witkoff to meet Russian negotiator at White House. From the Telegraph, How Russia and China are seizing on Canada’s carelessness in the Arctic, "Moscow and Beijing are attracted by the shiver of a weak flank in the Nato security alliance."

Hayden Daniel at Da Fed notices National Review Is Indistinguishable From A Leftist Rag On ‘Signal Gate’. Many National Review writers that I long liked have fallen deeply into TDS. From Da Signal, Be Careful What You Wish For: Biden’s Firing of a Trump Appointee Boomerangs Big Time: Roger Severino @RogerSeverino_, " HUGE. DC Circuit holds @POTUS can fire holdover Biden appointees at “independent agencies.” Cites Severino v. Biden after DOJ worked itself in knots defending Biden’s firing of me before my Trump-appointed position at ACUS expired. Turnabout is fair play." Beege at Hat Hair cites Reuters, Trump Uses Power Against Foes Unlike Any Other Modern US President. "All this 'in the light of day' scares the crap out of these people. They would much rather have a shadow operation snatching people off the streets for wrong-think and kowtowing to foreign adversaries politely while handing over our national sovereignty to international courts." He's pretty much doing unto them what they did to him. From the Guardian, Neil Young says he may be barred from returning to US over Donald Trump criticism, "The US-Canadian dual citizen speculates he may be ‘barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor’ after his European tour, after years of speaking against Trump." A world class whiner. Finally, an April Fools leftover at WUWT, Trump Signs Executive Order: Fahrenheit Now “AmeriTemp”

At LifeZette, ‘FAFO Tesla Terrorist’ Caught on Camera, Gets Confronted by Driver Before Arrest. John Sexton at Hat Hair documents how numerous Tesla Vandals Keep Getting Caught, Democrats Keep Staying Silent. Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal reports Tesla Owners Not Connected to DOGE or Musk Are Acceptable Victims, According to 31% of Democrats. More insidiously from ZeroHedge, "Evil People": Organized 'Bankrupt Tesla' Group Tied To Formerly USAID-Funded Disinfo Queen, Nina Jankowicz. Debra Saunders notices Musk Touts DOGE on Fox News. Matt Margolis at PJM thinks Elon Musk Destroys Jessica Tarlov With Two Minutes of DOGE Truth. A Larry video at Hat Hair, Jessica Tarlov Tries (& Fails) to Trap Elon Musk! John Sexton at Hat Hair, With Tesla Sales Down, Will Musk Leave DOGE Soon? (Update: Musk Calls Politico Report 'Fake News'). From Fox, Liberals admit to shoplifting from Whole Foods as a way to stick it to Jeff Bezos. Beege Welborn, "Is there anything these scumbags can't rationalize? BLM burns your building down? You have insurance. That mentality needs to be wiped."

Duane Patterson at Hat Hair sees Cory Booker Personifies April Fool's Day with a Talking Filibuster. From Althouse, "That speech puts Cory Booker as one of the leaders for the Democratic Party for 2028." "Said "Frank Luntz: Booker marathon speech 'may have changed the course of political history'" (The Hill)." Jimmy Failla @jimmyfailla, "Corey Booker is speaking for 24 hours straight because he’s upset that Elon is taking social security away from DEAD PEOPLE. Gotta admire his commitment to the Democrat base." Jim Banks @Jim_Banks, "Here's what Cory Booker has been speaking out against: 1. Securing our borders 2. Deporting illegal alien criminals 3. Peace through strength 4. Rooting out fraud & waste 5. Unleashing American energy 6. Ending government weaponization It's no wonder Democrats have 27% approval rating." Sister Toldja at RedState, CNN Host Flattened After Whoppers Told About Musk, DOGE in Tense Exchange on Wisconsin Court Race. Twitchy, Martha MacCallum Had ENOUGH of Dem Sen. Chris Coons' Denials About Gov't Waste and Fraud. Mark Lewis at TownHall, Why Are Democrats So Opposed to Eliminating Waste, Fraud, and Abuse? "3.  The waste, fraud and abuse are mostly from the Left’s creations.  And one final reason I suggest Democrats are so opposed to eliminating waste, fraud, and abuse is that they are the ones most guilty of it.  Their sins are being exposed by the light of DOGE—things like money for transgender mice.  They don’t want people knowing that because they know most people would be, rightly, horrified to learn that their tax dollars are being spent on such revolting, useless activities."

Cathy Salgado at PJM, RFK Calls HHS Layoffs a ‘Win-Win for Taxpayers.’ From the Free Bacon, NASA’s Jet Propulsion Lab Laid Off 900 Workers Due to Budget Cuts—But Hasn’t Fired Its Top DEI Officer. "Neela Rajendra said that 'extreme deadlines' hinder 'inclusion' because some people can’t keep up." From Fox, Musk says Social Security scammer who allegedly ripped off 400K Americans faces imminent arrest, "  "I believe someone is going to be arrested tomorrow, because there's someone who actually stole 400,000 Social Security numbers and personal information from the Social Security database," Musk said during a tele-town hall with Wisconsin voters Monday evening. Wisconsin is holding a high-stakes state Supreme Court election Tuesday that will determine if the state's highest court will hold a liberal or conservative majority by filing a retiring justice's seat.  The person was "selling Social Security numbers and all the identification information in order for people to basically steal money from Social Security," he continued."

Bonchie at RedState sees A Seemingly Inebriated Kamala Harris Chimes in on the Wisconsin Election, and She Really Shouldn't Have.  Matt Margolis, Is She Drunk? Kamala's Latest Public Appearance Was… Yikes…  RBe@RBPundit "With four other billionaires’ money." Quote Tim Walz @Tim_Walz "Wisconsin beat the billionaire." Ace, Republicans Boost Their Razor-thin Majority With Two Wins in Florida "Republicans had held these seats, but Matt Gaetz resigned and Mike Waltz joined the Trump Administration as NSA. So both seats, while won by Republicans, were empty. Now two more actual Republican Representatives are in the House." Sundance points out Republicans Retain Two House Seats with Florida Special Election Victories. Atop Da Hill whining that Wisconsin passes ballot measure requiring photo ID to vote. Catturd ™ @catturd2, "We won 2 of 3 special elections and secured voter ID in the state of Wisconsin. And some people are acting like with lost 0-4. lol" At Insty, I’M NOW SKEPTICAL ABOUT IT ALL: Liz Harrington @realLizUSA, "What a neat trick! GOP turn out is off the charts and mobilization “did succeed” but, vou la!, they still lose! It’s not a turnout issue, it’s a fraud issue." Rasmussen Reports @Rasmussen_Poll, ""The data I'm looking at is showing absentee ballots being fed into the system to keep liberal Susan Crawford ahead at a certain rate .. almost as if an algorithm was at work." But that would be totally impossible. Right @CISAgov ?" Quote Peter Bernegger@PeterBernegger, "2025 WI Supreme Court election - Republican Brad Schimel 1,063,244 votes he lost, by 10% points 2023 Democrat Janet Protasiewicz 1,021,370 votes she won, by 10% points, 2 years ago."

Rusty Weiss at RedState, Of Course They Are: Democrats Suing Trump for Trying to Prevent Non-Citizens From Voting. Steve Richards at JTN reports ActBlue adopted 'more lenient' donation standards, received foreign money during 2024 election cycle, "Three House Committees launched probes last year after reviewing evidence that the platform accepted donations from foreign sources and employed lax verification standards."

Ace, Quinippiac Poll: Democrats Fall to Lowest Approval Level Ever, Now at 21% Approval, "A lot of their disapproval comes from fanatical extremist Democrats (also known as "Democrats") who demand that the Democrat Party double down even harder on the 20 side of every 80/20 issue. CNN showed the Democrats at 29%, then NBC showed them at 27%, now they're down to 21%."

From NYPo, Ex-Biden aide Ron Klain was alarmed by ‘out of it’ prez ahead of disaster debate, book says. Ace, Brave and Righteous Reporters Finally Report on Biden's Mental Incapacity, After It No Longer Matters, and They Can Grift Money Off of Information They Hid for Six Years, "Politico: The Biden camp braces for a "book storm" now that reporters have updated their NPC programming and decided that the fact that the president was a mental invalid is now finally newsworthy." Bob Spencer at PJM claims It Was All Fake: Far-Left Billionaires Astroturfed the Tidal Wave of Early Enthusiasm for Harris. Fox, Obama was working against Kamala Harris behind the scenes, didn't think she could win, new book reveals; and he was right. But who did he want? 

Lots more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.02.25.

More later? 

Tattoo Thursday

The Peacock whines Govt. immigration scorecard for deportations relied on tattoos and social posts, court filings show.

I don't really  care, Margret. 

Crab Season Open

At the Southern Maryland Chronic, more than you need to know: Get Ready: Blue Crab Season Hits Maryland April 1

The Chesapeake Bay blue crab season officially opens on April 1, 2025, ushering in a beloved Maryland tradition that runs through December 15. For recreational crabbers, this marks the start of prime time to harvest the iconic “beautiful swimmer,” Callinectes sapidus, known for its sweet meat and vibrant blue claws. With the Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) overseeing regulations, the 2025 season brings updated rules, time-honored crabbing tricks, and some of the best early-spring hotspots across the state.

The Chesapeake Bay, the heart of Maryland’s blue crab fishery, supports over 50% of the U.S. harvest, making it a cultural and economic cornerstone. After a record low of 227 million crabs in 2022, the 2023 winter dredge survey showed a modest rebound to 323 million, though juvenile numbers remain below average. This has prompted careful management to ensure sustainability, blending science-based limits with the traditions of watermen and recreational enthusiasts alike.

 

2025 Recreational Crabbing Regulations

The Maryland DNR sets strict guidelines for non-commercial crabbers to protect the blue crab population and other species, like the diamondback terrapin. Here’s what you need to know for 2025:

• Season Dates and Times: April 1 to December 15 in the Chesapeake Bay and its tidal tributaries. From April 1 to December 15, crabbing with gear like trotlines or crab pots is allowed from one half hour after sunrise to sunset (April, October-December) or one half hour before sunrise to sunset (May-September). Handlines and dip nets can be used 24 hours a day. Wednesday crabbing is prohibited, except when a state or federal holiday falls on a Wednesday or Thursday.
• Size Limits: Hard male crabs must measure 5 inches across the carapace from April 1 to July 14, increasing to 5¼ inches from July 15 to December 15. Male peelers require 3¼ inches (April 1-July 14) or 3½ inches (July 15-December 15), while soft crabs need 3½ inches year-round. It’s illegal to keep egg-bearing (sponge) crabs or female hard/peeler crabs.
• Catch Limits: Unlicensed individuals can take one bushel of male hard crabs daily or two bushels per boat with two or more people. Licensed crabbers face gear-specific limits (e.g., 10 pots yield one bushel).
• Gear Rules: Handlines, dip nets, trotlines, and collapsible traps are permitted, but crab pots require annual registration and must feature two cull rings and a turtle reduction device (TRD)—a rectangular wire or plastic piece (1¾ inches high by 4¾ inches long) at each funnel entrance to prevent terrapin bycatch. Traps that auto-close, like the “Crab Alert,” are illegal. Gear must be marked with the owner’s DNRid or name and address and kept 100 feet from others’ setups.
• Licensing: No license is needed for handlines or dip nets. A recreational crabbing license ($5-$15) is required for trotlines, net rings, or more than two pots. Waterfront property owners can register up to two pots license-free.
• Prohibitions: Selling crabs, harvesting while SCUBA diving, or tampering with others’ gear is banned. Fines for violations, like missing TRDs, can reach $1,000.

The Natural Resources Police (NRP) will ramp up enforcement in 2025, following a 13.6% increase in citations from 2022 to 2023. Compliance with TRDs remains critical, with past checks showing rates as low as 53%.

 Time for the Bay to start filling up with crab pots. I like to eat crabs, but fishing is more fun.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Special Elections, Win Some Lose Some

Yesterday, April Fools Day, special elections were held in Florida, to replace two Republican Congressmen how had bowed out to join the Trump cabinet (Matt Gaetz, of course, didn't make it), and a Wisconsin Supreme Court Justice, of national interest largely because another Democrat on that court could lead to redistricting and gerrymandering away Republican seats. I'm happy to report Republicans held the Florida seats, but lost the Wisconsin justice contest. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Early Election Day Musings and Hello, Wisconsin! Althouse was watching Turnout in the Wisconsin Supreme Court election. Stacy McCain reports Liberal Wins in Wisconsin After GOP Wins Two Florida Special Elections, "Something like $100 million has been spent on the Wisconsin Supreme Court special election between liberal Susan Crawford and conservative Brad Schimel, making it the most expensive judicial election in American history." Cathy Salgado at PJM, Crucial Wisconsin Supreme Court Race Decided. Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Election Results – 2 FL Wins, Voter ID Won in WI; WI Supreme Court Seat a Likely Loss. 'Becca Downs at TownHall, Dems' Hopes Dashed in Florida's 6th Congressional District. PJM's Chris Queen had LIVE RESULTS: Special Elections in Wisconsin and Florida.

JTN's Natalia Mittelstadt reports GOP-led states remove hundreds of thousands from voter rolls, finding non-citizens had registered. "The GOP-led states of Idaho and Missouri took nearly 300,000 registrations off their voter rolls after finding inactive, ineligible, or deceased voters, in addition to duplicates and voters who moved. Non-citizens ineligible to vote under those states' laws have also been removed." Great, now find a way to do it blue and purple states. 

NewsMax hears Trump Says He Will Be 'Kind' With Tariffs as Deadline Looms. Sundance at CTH, Looks Like Wall Street and GOPe Has Picked Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to Attack for Tariffs They Hate. Speaking of hating tariffs, from Reason, Peter Navarro Says Tariffs Will Be a $6 Trillion Tax Increase, but Also a Tax Cut, "If true, then these tariffs would be the biggest peacetime tax increase in American history," The Hidden Politics of Whiskey Prices, "Donald Trump is determined to make everything from Canadian whiskey to Mexican avocados more expensive. Can anyone stop him?" and To Remain Canadian, Our Northern Neighbors Should Become a Little More American.

At JTN Misty Severi  Trump creates 'investment accelerator' that fast-tracks approval for investments over $1 billion, "The order creates a new office within the Department of Commerce that will speed up the approval process for investments, and encourage countries to invest in the U.S. by reducing regulatory burdens," and Kevin Killough, Trump announces plan to roll back to 2020 automobile 'environmental standards.' "Trump said his administration would "probably go back to a 2020 standard."

From NYPo, China delays $23B sale of Panama Canal ports to US-backed consortium led by BlackRock. Beege Welborn, Chinese Water Torture: CCP Blocking the Sale of the Panama Canal Ports. Cathy Salgado, Trump Delivers Deadly ‘Either/Or’ to Houthi Terrorists.

At the Pop Times, Billion-Dollar Survey? Musk’s DOGE Exposes Even More Shocking Federal Waste. LifeZette, Musk Debunks Liberal’s Fake News on Medicaid, Social Security Cuts “DOGE will make sure you get your Social Security,” Musk declared, earning loud applause from the crowd. “DOGE will make sure you get your Medicaid. There will be no cuts to legitimate payments—whatsoever.” From Fox Business, Can DOGE dent inflation? Elon Musk says yes, "Musk said he thinks DOGE's spending cuts will slow the pace of inflation, helping consumers." At NYPo the Divine Ms. Devine wants you to Meet DOGE’s patriotic Musketeers — led by Elon and the belief that America needs their expertise, now. "For starters, they look nothing like the image that has taken hold in the public imagination, driven by a story in Wired about a group of pimply teenage nerds with online nicknames like “Big Balls” running riot through government systems." Beege Welborn is DOGEing the Question: Yo, USIP - Is That a Taliban in Your Pocket or You Just Glad to See Us? AMAC, DOGE Sparks International Government Efficiency Push. From Ace, Musk: DOGE Is Now Investigating How So Many Congressmen Become "Strangely Wealthy." "He says that the US government gives billions to NGOs, who then transfer it to other NGOs, who then transfer it to other NGOs -- you know, like a criminal mafia organization laundering money through shell companies -- before that money is ultimately paid into the accounts of congressmen." At Rasmussen, Anti-Musk Message Taking Its Toll. "The latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone and online survey finds that 45% of Likely U.S. Voters view Musk favorably – down slightly from 48% earlier this month – including 28% with a Very Favorable impression. Fifty percent (50%) now view Musk unfavorably, including 41% with a Very Unfavorable opinion of the tech mogul tapped by President Donald Trump to lead DOGE."

At Breitbart, Man Arrested for Allegedly Tossing Nails and Screws in Driveways of Trump Supporters. Greg Price @greg_price11, "This is a completely batsh*t insane story. A lib psychopath from my hometown in Bucks County, PA has been arrested for throwing nails and screws on the driveways and under the cars of people with Trump signs. He got caught because he came to a grocery store FIVE TIMES to throw nails under the car of one of the employees because he overheard her talking about supporting Trump while shopping." Steve Huntley at John Kass, Are Democrats Whitewashing Hitler with Lame Attacks on Trump? Gorka to Newsmax: 'Tolerant Left' Burning Teslas. Da Fetched, Pam Bondi Cracks Down on Domestic Terrorism: Tesla Firebomber Faces 20 Years. "US Attorney General Pam Bondi announced federal charges against Cooper Frederick, 24, in the firebombing of the Tesla dealership in Loveland, Colorado." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Due To Tough Economy, Professional Tesla Bomber Forced To Take Second Job As Bernie Rally Attendee."

From ET, Court Halts Trump Admin’s Move to Revoke Protected Status of Venezuelans. LifeZette, Trump Blocked by Obama-Appointed Judge Over 350K Deportations. NewsMax, US Judge Blocks Trump From Firing Federal Employees on Probation. At PJM, Matt Margolis wants you to WATCH: Sen. John Kennedy Destroys Nationwide Injunctions, so:

At WaEx, Newt Gingrich calls recent federal rulings against Trump a ‘judicial coup d’etat.’ Sundance at CTH, Former Speaker Gingrich Outlines Judicial Coup D’etat to Congress. Matt Vespa at TownHall wants you to Watch Darrell Issa Obliterate Jasmine Crockett's Self-Righteous Performance About Protecting Judges. NewsMax, Nonprofit Groups, Dems Sue Over Election Executive Order. ET, DNC, Schumer Sue Trump Over Order Targeting Illegal Immigrant Voting. They really want illegal aliens to be able to get away with voting. I wonder why? Mike Davis @mrddmia, "The Chief Justice's approach has been to incrementally move the Supreme Court to the right--but to appease the leftist media elite on high-profile cases, like ObamaCare. He believes he is protecting the Court's legitimacy, which he conflates with his reputation in outlets like the New York Times. But the Chief Justice must understand and appreciate these lawless and dangerous orders by Democrat activist judges who sabotage the duly-elected President as he is carrying out his core Article II executive duties is the breaking point for the federal judiciary's legitimacy. If the Chief Justice doesn't stop these judicial saboteurs, the federal judiciary will lose its legitimacy--which is all that it has. Will the Chief Justice side with the Constitution--or protect his DC buddy Jeb Boasberg? We will likely find out this week." 

Atop Da Hill, Trump announces $100M deal with law firm tied to Doug Emhoff, Jan. 6 House panel. ET, What to Know About Trump Admin’s Actions Against Certain Law Firms, "While one has negotiated a deal with the White House, three other firms have filed lawsuits in federal court." 

From Ace, An FBI Employee Confirmed the Authenticity of the Hunter Biden Laptop in October 2020.
The FBI Immediately Slapped a Gag Order on the Entire Matter to Keep Anyone from Repeating the Confirmation to Anyone Else. "This isn't the FBI trying to remain non-partisan. Remember, they organized a "tabletop simulation" which coached the media on how to suppress a "hypothetical" story about Hunter Biden's laptop being revealed to the public by, supposedly, Russian hackers. The FBI really set up this "hypothetical" wargame to coach the media to be prepared for this eventuality and censor the story when it came out." At Twitchy, Catherine Herridge and Michael Shellenberger Team Up to Prove the FBI Interfered In the 2020 Election. From Ars Technica, FBI raids home of prominent computer scientist who has gone incommunicado, "Indiana University quietly removes profile of tenured professor and refuses to say why." I'm going to guess Chinese espionage. At Da Caller, Conservative Org Urges Congress To Root Out Biden Officials Who ‘Ruthlessly’ Waged War On Christian Schools.

Dave Strom, The Democrats Assume That a List of Credentialed 'Experts' Is Convincing. At Da Caller, Researchers Axed Data Point Undermining ‘Narrative’ That White Doctors Are Biased Against Black Babies, cited by Justice Katanji Brown Jackson.

Misty Severi at JTN reports one less dishonest lawyer in Washington DC, as Hunter Biden agrees to give up law license in Washington DC. "The board on Tuesday recommended that the D.C. Court of Appeals, which has final say on all attorney discipline cases, accept Biden's consent to disbarment."  TownHall's Guy Benson reads a New Book: Yes, There Was a Massive Internal Cover-Up of Biden's Deterioration. At PJM VodkaPundit want to Stop the Presses: Joe Biden Had 'Frailties' Even BEFORE That Debate! andStephen Kruiser, says its a shame that Apparently It's Illegal to Tase Journalists Who Write Tell-All Books About Biden's Dementia, now that the Democrats lost. 

At Da Caller, Chuck Todd Issues ‘Warning’ To Kamala Harris About Political Future, don't run for CA Gov. Scott Jennings @ScottJenningsKY, "Turns out when you die on every 80-20 hill, you wind up at roughly 20% approval. Who could’ve known?" Quote The Patriot Oasis™@ThePatriotOasis, " #BREAKING: per CNN, Democrats in Congress now have a whopping 21% approval rating. Democrats are self-combusting." Jeff Charles at TownHall reports Sen. Cory Booker Has Been Railing Against Trump on Senate Floor for 16 Hours. Dave Strom digs into Anatomy of a Propaganda Campaign. Stephen Kruiser has Your Friendly Reminder That There Are No Grassroots Efforts on the Left. Cynical Publius at Am Great defines Grifterism: The Economic Engine of Democrats, "Democrats run an economy of 'Grifterism,' where Billionaires, Productives, and Dependents fuel a system designed to keep the ruling class in power while stifling real economic freedom."

The WSJ whines Trump Sends More Migrants to El Salvador Prison. "Bukele’s notorious maximum-security facility has become a cornerstone of the U.S. president’s deportation strategy." Stop using the euphemism "migrants" and start calling them the legal term for what they are, illegal aliens. Misty Severi, Trump administration deports more than 100,000 illegal migrants in first 70 days of second term. "The numbers are a combination of arrests and deportations by both U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and Customs and Border Protection (CBP), an ICE official told Just The News on Tuesday." Matt Margolis, The Atlantic Caught Pushing Another Anti-Trump Hoax Story. Matt Vespa, The Atlantic Got Caught Lying Again. This Time on a Deportation Fake News Sob Story. Tricia McLaughlin@TriciaOhio, "The individual in question is a member of the brutal MS-13 gang— we have intelligence reports that he is involved in human trafficking. Whether he is in El Salvador or a detention facility in the U.S., he should be locked up. Remarkable @TheAtlantic and other MSM continue to do the bidding of these vicious gangs and ignore their victims." Quote The Atlantic @TheAtlantic, "EXCLUSIVE: The Trump administration has acknowledged that it grabbed a Maryland father with protected status and mistakenly deported him to El Salvador—but claims that courts are powerless to order his return, @NickMiroff reports: https://theatlantic.com/politics/archi" Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "The Atlantic: Trump deported a poor father from Maryland to an El Salvador prison! Reality: He was an MS-13 gang member. You don’t hate the media enough." Dave Strom, Deported 'Maryland Father' Was MS-13 Gang Member and Had Deportation Order. Jordan H Knight @jhk_______ "The fundamental challenge for every left-leaning managerial government in the West today is whether you can bring in migrant voters at a faster rate than your current voters turn against you." Quote "The Noticer@NoticerNews, "Australia has added 740,000 new voters in just three years." Scott Adams@ScottAdamsSays, "MSNBC is pretending this isn't their fault. All they had to do was tell the truth about The Fine People Hoax in 2020. None of this would have happened. And they know it." Quote Steve Cortes@CortesSteve, "Watch MSNBC’s Morning Joe show highlight a damning chart of the illegal immigration spike over the last four years under Joe Biden’s failed policies: “The border was not Biden’s finest moment, frankly. You can see what happened here. And Trump is not wrong when he talks about."

Bob Hog at RedState, CBS Faceplants Yet Again—Lesley Stahl Asks Freed Hamas Hostage Jaw-Dropping Question About His Captivity

Unbelievable.

Leslie Stahl looks straight into the eyes of a Hamas hostage and ask him if Hamas really intended to starve him — or whether they just didn’t happen to have that much food. pic.twitter.com/VTUUb5IEYE

— Townhall.com (@townhallcom) March 31, 2025

Sarah at Insty, THAT WAS BACK WHEN HE WAS A RELIABLE DEM: Democrat Lawmaker Smears Journalist Matt Taibbi As ‘Serial Sexual Harasser’ During Censorship Hearing. CHASER: Matt Taibbi Lays Out Biden-Era Censorship of Conservatives on Social Media.

NewsMax, Trump Admin. Pauses $210M to Princeton Over Antisemitism. John Sexton reports Universities are Suspending Students for Justice in Palestine Chapters. 

Misty Severi again, with a report that Over a dozen Democratic lawmakers join rally in support of transgender rights on National Mall, "Democratic California Rep. Sara Jacobs reintroduced her legislation on Monday to formally recognize March 31 as "Trans Day of Visibility."" John Sexton believes We're About to Find Out What Gov. Newsom Really Believes About Trans Athletes.

Ace, Pete Hegseth: We're Restoring Old Combat Standards, and Will No Longer Have Different Standards for Men and Women. "Oh no anything but this. Note that the physical standards will be higher for "combat arms" MOS's (military occupational specialties), as opposed to support/technical MOS's. Will women be able to qualify for combat roles... if they meet the same standards demanded of men. We'll soon have a very large-scale study about whether it's true that there is no difference in the physical abilities of men and women, as the leftists and Trans Cultists insist." At Real Clear Defense, U.S. Naval Academy Ends Affirmative Action in Admissions.

Ace, cites Industry Analyst: Hollywood's Long String of Bombs Is Creating Negative Feedback Loop Which Will Further Depress Theater Attendance. "In other words, they're pumping out so much bad product that theaters will go bankrupt, and then Hollywood will have fewer "stores" to sell their future terrible products at."

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.01.25 (Morning Edition), EBL: Winning Elections By Disqualifying Your Opponent, and Wisconsin: Vote for Brad Schimel for Supreme Court
Twitchy: WI Vote Turnout May Exceed November’s, And That’s Great News For Brad Schimel, Cory Booker Starts Yelling Like A Crazy Person on The Floor Of The Senate, and Now That The Media Doesn’t Have To Cover For Biden, The Bizarre Truth Is Coming Out, Louder With Crowder: Jasmine Crockett, new head of the Democratic Party, goes on racist rant about who a Congressional colleague is married to, “This is mind-blowing”: Elon Musk drops disturbing data on the massive social security fraud committed by non-citizens (and how), Stephen A. Smith goes scorched Earth on media’s SignalGate obsession, JD Vance GOES THERE, torches media over SignalGate after they shilled for Joe Biden’s disastrous Afghanistan withdrawal, and RFK Jr. is fat-shaming governors to their faces, and it’s amazing, Vox Popoli: Diversity Was Not Their Strength, A WORKING MAN Wins, The Retardery is Relentless, and Europe Gambled and Lost, CDR Salamander: No, The European Strategic Autonomy Drive Is Not Trump-Related, and Don Surber: Vance destroys anti-tariff argument.

The Wednesday Wetness

Iran's water crisis at tipping point in threat to Islamic regime's stability, says the Jerusalem Post, hopefully. "Iran expert Dr. Sharona Mazalian Levi says prolonged water outages, empty reservoirs, and crop failures may be a recipe for social unrest."

“Iran is drying up,” Dr. Sharona Mazalian Levi from The Alliance Center for Iranian Studies at Tel Aviv University affirmed, painting a grim picture of what she described as one of the most pressing environmental challenges facing the Islamic Republic today.

“Iran is facing an unprecedented water crisis that threatens the nation’s stability,” Mazalian Levi said. She explained that multiple factors have converged to create this critical situation, with several major provinces now reaching what she deemed “a tipping point.”

People get testy if you don't provide adequate water.