ASMFC Cuts Menhaden Commercial

At the Bay Journal, Commission sets lower limits on Chesapeake Bay menhaden harvest:

Facing mounting pressure to protect struggling ospreys and Maryland watermen, East Coast fishery managers reached a “compromise” to reduce the commercial menhaden harvest in the Chesapeake Bay.

The Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission voted Nov. 11 in Newport, RI, to limit industrial-scale menhaden harvest in the Bay to about 21% of the species’ total East Coast catch for the next two years. For 2027, the maximum harvest would be 27% lower than the longstanding cap. The allowable catch would be lowered again in 2028.

Overall, the move will reduce the current Bay cap of 51,000 metric tons per year to 33,847 in 2028.

The decision capped nearly two years of impassioned debate pitting conservationists and recreational anglers against employees and supporters of the Virginia industry that “reduces,” or processes, menhaden into fish meal and oil.

It's about time. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Bidens Milk-bombed in Motherland

From Althouse, "Biden, 83, was accompanied by former first lady Jill Biden to a ceremony where their son, Hunter Biden, accepted the Gold Medal for Outstanding Contribution for Public Discourse." ""Demonstrators and spectators gathered outside the venue during the event hosted by the College Historical Society (HIST). As Biden departed, some people stepped forward and threw objects." From "Joe Biden swarmed by protesters during surprise Dublin visit to support Hunter/Chaos broke out near the event attended by Biden and his family" (Independent). Sunny @sunnyright, "I don’t like Biden but my default policy response here is we start airstrikes immediately on the attackers." Quote Breaking911 @Breaking911, "Joe Biden was pelted with milk cartons in Dublin, Ireland, as he took cover behind an umbrella. Police wrestled with protesters while he was rushed into his SUV." Nick Arama at RedState finds Biden Revisits Infamous Debate With Delusional New Take – But Then Came a Surprising Admission. Clash Report @clashreport, "Joe Biden: If I had known that I was feeling lousy because I had cancer, I would have resigned. I would not have gone forward because I don't think an 80-year-old man with cancer should be running. But that wasn't the case. It was a circumstance where I thought that I had the capacity, I think I did, to bring a wider array of support for the United States and our positions from around the world. I had very good relationships with all the major leaders in the world. And so I believe that, on an objective basis, I was the best-equipped person to do the job." Steve Cortes @SteveCortes, "Joe Biden now claims his 2024 presidential debate against President Trump, which forced him to drop out of the race, was not very consequential: “To me it was not very consequential. First of all I thought there would be another debate, which there wasn’t. Notwithstanding the fact that there wasn’t another debate, it didn’t disturb me because it wasn’t consequential.” Just 24 days after the “not very consequential” presidential debate, Joe Biden ended his campaign for President." Whatever lets you sleep through the night, Joe.

Also at Althouse "Asked whether pursuing the failed impeachment effort had been worth it, Mr. Massie said it 'absolutely' had been, because it provided proof that his party was still in thrall to Mr. Trump." "I'm reading "Republicans Turn Back Effort to Impeach Hegseth/The G.O.P. banded together to shelve impeachment articles against the defense secretary, sparing him from a damaging rebuke and potential ouster"." Ace adds Arkansas "Republican" Says He Might Vote to Impeach Pete Hegseth, "He talks like a tough guy -- he's trying to make his vote with the left sound #Based -- but he's a spoo-splattered cum chasm.*" A Larry vid at Hat Hair sees Progressives Turn on Jeffries After Absent Democrats Let Hegseth Impeachment Stall.

At Am Mind, Jeff Anderson tries to explain What Happened in the Midterms. PJM's Scott Pinsker claims a World Exclusive: A New Political Theory Explains the GOP’s Defeat — and How We Win Again in 2028. Sundance at CTH has a REMINDER: 14 Specific Outcomes to Anticipate, "So far, #1, #2, #3, #6, #8, #13 and #14 have been highlighted by media, and those events are currently unfolding." At Da Signal Deroy Murdock calls it A Time for Ruthlessness: Lame-Duck Session Should Finish Work of Lazy-Duck Senate. I'm not holding my breath. 

Katherine Doyle @katiadoyl, "NEW: Washington gears up for a new era of congressional investigations with the White House adding 15 staff to its counsel’s office as Democrats prepare to take control of Congress." Sundance at CTH has White House Pushes Back Hard Against Threats from Incoming House Oversight Chairman Garcia. "‘The Supreme Court has held that “fiJnvestigations conducted solely for the personal aggrandizement of the investigators or to ‘punish’ those investigated are indefensible.” Watkins United States, 354 U.S. 178, 187 (1957)." Matt Vespa at TownHall says Markwayne Mullin's Interview on Fox News Did Not Go Well. Here's Why. Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "JUST IN: DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin is open to PERMANENT LEGAL STATUS for DACA illegals, per politico NO. That’s AMNESTY. NOT what we voted for. We cannot give an INCH on this issue. “If we want to have an immigration reform where we can look at DACA and figure out a way that these individuals can become maybe legal permanent citizens or something like this, that’ll be up to Congress to do that. I’ll be open to talk to anything,” Mullin says." DACA is the tough case in illegal immigration. At Althouse, Trump calls in to CSPAN. Rusty Weiss at RedState, The Left's Big Veterans Day Smear of Trump Just Collapsed, and the Proof Was Right There on Screen. Hat Hair's John Sexton observes Trump Really Called This One. "On April 23 of this year, the FDA approved a new treatment which has the ability to restore hearing to a small number of children born with a genetic condition that leaves them deaf." Deaf activists protested. From Althouse, "The judiciary should not be abused to politicize a structure designed to unite our nation.... We will continue making the case for this beautiful and fitting monument...." "Said a White House spokesman, quoted in "Kennedys sue to block Trump's arch, arguing it would cast shadow on JFK's grave" (BBC). I don't know about the legal arguments but: 1. The monument is already political, and its hard to see how it can ever rise above its political origin. 2. Even if it is "designed to unite our nation," which I doubt, it's obviously not uniting us, and it's hard to see how it ever could. 3. It's not "beautiful and fitting" to me and to a lot of us Americans, and it shouldn't be built until there is far more consensus and desire for this immense thing in such a conspicuous and hallowed place." I don't care about the arch, but I do care about judges assuming too much power.

CBS, Bessent relocates from D.C.-area home to military base following Iran threats. Cathy Salgado at PJM sees both Bessent, Miller Move to Military Base as Iran Regime’s Assassination Effort Intensifies. Teri Christoph at RedState hears Rubio Reveal Why Trump Doesn't Need to Drop Another Bomb on Iran "The economic pain that is being inflicted on Iran right now, on that regime, is extraordinary. It compounds, it's growing every day. These sanctions get worse over time, they get more painful as time goes on. It's all brought about by the fact that this radical regime of lunatics is imposing this on their own people. They're destroying their own country."

From NYPo, ExxonMobil inks preliminary deal to return to Venezuela after calling the country ‘uninvestable’. Town Moron @townmoron, "These motherfuckers are terrified that Bukele will actually solve the problem. That his solution to violence and corruption is and has always been the only real solution. 75 years of nation-building aid strategies accomplished nothing worldwide; Bukele helped Haiti in a week." Quote The Economist @TheEconomist, "The worry, if President Nayib Bukele’s ambitions in Haiti turn out to be large, is of a scorched-earth strategy that kills a lot of civilians."

John Sexton at Hat Hair hears Talks Between Ukraine and Russia Yield a Prisoner Swap. Sundance, Following Two Days of Negotiations in Abu Dhabi – Ukraine, Russia and U.S. Hold a Press Availability and Zelenskyy Ridicules President Trump on Same Day Trump’s People Trying to Mediate an End to Ukraine Conflict.

At Hat Hair, John Sexton chuckles as Pro-Palestinian Protesters Hold 'Day of Rage' and Chant Against Mayor Mamdani, Dave Strom says If You Can't Condemn Iran... and Capt. Ed sees a Failed DSA Poacher: Just Another Case of Dems Exploiting 'Black Leadership.' From the Free Bacon, Revealed: Chris Rabb Has Longtime Relationship With Organizers of Antisemitic Boycott He Won’t Condemn, Joined Them in Effort To Free Cop-Killer Mumia Abu-Jamal. At the Jewish Chronic, Exclusive: Green councillor said Muslims who condemn October 7 attack ‘bear shame of supporting Jews’.

Byron York @ByronYork, "More than a week after the election, Alaska has managed to count 84% of its votes. Mary "Dirty Trick" Peltola has a 4,250-vote lead over Sen. Dan Sullivan. The two candidates recruited to damage Sullivan have 9,345 votes." From Shooting News Week, Newly Elected Dems Waste No Time in Pushing to Transform Texas Into Virginia.Tim O'Brien at PJM notes Josh Shapiro Won the Trifecta, Which Means ‘We’re Comin’ for Your Guns’. Carrie Severino @JCNSeverino, "Even so-called moderates among 2028 hopefuls are endorsing court-packing and “real reform” of the Supreme Court. Court-packing is no longer a fringe idea in the Democrat Party." At Twitchy, ALREADY? 'Rapid Onset Buyer's Remorse' Spotted in Maine Just a Week After the Senate Election American AF @iAnonPatriot, "I can’t believe a Democrat is already exposing his own party like this Don Leonard, the Democrat who just won Ohio’s 15th District, says senior House Democrats warned him what happens if he won’t back Hakeem Jeffries for Speaker: “Making my life a living heII for the next two years here in Washington as well as being sure to lose my election” He says they “expect you to wear the team jersey” and “be a good team player” They don’t want representatives, they want obedience." Dave Strom, 'Muh Democracy': Democrats Work to Overturn Gender Ballot Issues. From Wa Ex, Colorado Democrats plot to overturn the will of their voters. Making gender bending more affordable. Dave Strom, Not So Fast on Colorado Gender Victories: The Legislature Has the Final Say, Not the Voters. The Manhattan Contrarian worries Is The "Climate" Agenda Poised For A Comeback In The U.S.?

Dave Strom says Tim Walz Oversaw Massive Fraud and Let Minneapolis Burn—StarTribune Calls It 'Compassion'. At Twitchy, You Again? Chris Rufo Exposes yet ANOTHER Gavin Newsom Scandal, This Time at His Napa Wineries. Christopher Rufo @christopherrufo, "EXCLUSIVE: We spent weeks in Napa Valley investigating Gavin Newsom's wine empire. According to a whistleblower, the operation is built on undocumented migrant labor, in violation of the law. Illegal aliens pick the grapes—and Newsom sells the wine for up to $7,000 a bottle."

At Da Signal, Socialism, Affordability, and the Future of Capitalism. Amy Curtis at Town Hall thinks DC's Plan to Address Bus Riders Who Skip Paying Fares Is Peak Socialism, make the minority of legit payers pay more.

Cathy Salgado reports a Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Tries to Storm Plane’s Cockpit, Claims He Has Bomb. From Ace, Perfect: Twice-Deported Illegal Alien Arrested for Making a Bomb Threat Against a Plane In Flight, "This guy gets Cultural Enrichment right." Gina Milan @ginamilan_, "Hey @ABC… Why did you conveniently leave out that Rony Alexander Gomez-Alberto, the suspect who threatened to blow up a plane flying from Newark to New Orleans, is an illegal alien from Honduras who had ALREADY been deported TWICE? That’s not a minor detail. That’s a HUGE part of the story. Why aren’t you reporting it?" Dave Strom says You Voted for This: Democrats Fight ICE While Judges Release Hijackers and Rapists. Eric W. @EWess92, "A Guatemalan woman found her dad taking inappropriate pictures of her teen niece. She took pictures of his inappropriate pictures, and used those to blackmail the niece and try to protect her father. That's a deportable offense, per Judge Kobes. Petition to review denied."

Aizenberg @Aizenberg55, "Hamas & Islamic Jihad have now themselves, in their own martyr notices, admitted that SIXTY-TWO "innocent Gazan journalists" were in fact combatants killed in action. Despite obsessive interest in the Gaza war, not one major mainstream media outlet has covered this story." Quote Aizenberg @Aizenberg55, "Was Musab Al-Zaza an innocent Gazan journalist killed by the IDF while sheltering at Gaza City's Salah Al-Din School? No. Hamas confirmed in a recent video that he was a combatant; one of 120 (so far) confirmed Hamas & PIJ fighters killed in Gaza schools used as military bases." At PJM VodkaPundit celebrates a French Author Risking a Year in Prison for Comments About Muslims. The Jewish Chronic reports Activists raise Palestinian flag over German Reichstag on eve of Kristallnacht anniversary, "The stunt came as Chancellor Friedrich Merz admitted antisemitism had become ‘omnipresent’ in the country."

Capt. Ed cites a Judge to BBC: Trump Has a Defamation Case, You Know. Althouse notices Axios portrays DeSantis and Rubio as "alligator people." "Link." From Ace, CNN Director: We Focus on the Race of the Criminal When He's White But Hide It When He's a "Minority" Plus: The Media Gins Up a Fresh Race Hoax. "You don't say. You do not say. This is a hidden-camera sting admission, of course. He would never admit this publicly." Fact Leaks @FactLeaksQ, "BREAKING: CNN director admits they only focus on the race of criminals when they are white, covers up when black assailants attack Asians."

At Hollywood in Toto, Pop Culture Proves It: The Left Loves Political Violence, "Dave Chappelle, Jennifer Welch just tip of hateful, alarming iceberg." At Da Wire, Erika Kirk’s Message For Dave Chappelle After His Chilling Remark About Charlie’s Assassination. "A culture that laughs at assassination is one of profound moral decay."

Dave Strom reports on a Survey: Over 80 percent of Students Expect Lower Grades If They Don't Say They Hate Western Culture. Defund American Universities, now! 

Fred Lucas at Da Signal hears the Supreme Court Orders a New Look at Male Inmate’s Women’s Jail Case. 

Tattoo Thursday

The Kansas City Star, Brittany Mahomes’ pregnancy announcement had some worried about her tattoo

When Kansas City Current co-owner Brittany Mahomes announced Tuesday night she was pregnant with baby No. 4, there were congratulations all around. But that also generated a conversation about a potential baby names because Brittany and her husband, Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes, have named their first three children after precious metals. That’s daughters Sterling and Golden, and son Bronze.

Some people believe the new baby wasn’t expected because of a social media post that Brittany Mahomes shared a view weeks ago. She got a tattoo with the names of the three kids and their birthdates.

How is a fourth name going to fit with that tattoo? That’s what some folks were wondering on social media.

 

Forget It Jake, It's Baltimore

The Balmer Sun, Baltimore’s Domino Sugars sign turned off because of trespassers

Baltimore’s iconic Domino Sugars sign went dark this week after trespassers tried to access it, company spokesperson Peter O’Malley said. The sign was completely dark Tuesday night and for part of Monday, O’Malley told The Baltimore Sun. He said the sign, which sits atop the American Sugar Refining plant, would be turned back on Wednesday night.

Police responded to the refinery around 8:30 p.m. Monday for a report of trespassing. Security found a 23-year-old man stuck atop a fence while attempting to leave the property, a police spokesperson told The Sun. The man told police he was attempting to participate in a TikTok trend by recording a video with the Domino Sugars sign. He was given a warning after telling officers he would not return to the property, officials said.

O’Malley said the factory had installed “extra security measures” to prevent further attempts to access the sign.

Perched 160 feet above the Inner Harbor, the sign has cast its red neon glow over the city since 1951.

Happy Veteran's Day

 Thank you for your service.

51 Years Plus 1 Day Ago

 The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald:

She has a nice voice, and a decent, if repetitive guitar pattern and the sound is excellent for a home recording. But it needs an instrumental bridge, and I really miss the pedal steel guitar.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Hegseth Impeachment Out, Thune In, Johnson Out, Jordan In

Ace sees Anti-American Operative Thomas Massie Demands Impeachment of Pete Hegseth; Pete Hegseth Blasts Him. "Massie's argument was that Pete Hegseth should be impeached for limiting lawyers' ability to veto operations or impose lethal restrictions on troops fighting for America." Stacy Lennox at PJM says I Don't Care If He's Mad. Thomas Massie Just Needs to Go Away and Vicky Taft hears Hegseth Brings Flamethrower to Massie's 'Farcical' Impeachment 'Sabotage.' Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "This is the truth. This is not about Hegseth. It's about cowing the men and women in uniform into not following lawful orders because they might wind up in Leavenworth. This is an extension of the Seditious Six ploy. This is about co-opting the one American institution that has remained true to the Constitution: the U.S. military. Hegseth stands between us and tyranny, which is why they hate him so and seek to destroy him." Quote DOW Rapid Response @DOWResponse, ".@SECWAR “MAKE NO MISTAKE ABOUT WHAT IS HAPPENING. This is not about me. Politicians in Washington have accused the sailors and pilots who struck narco-terrorist boats of WAR CRIMES for doing their job." Rod Martin likes Pete Hegseth’s Speech at the Naval War College. "The Secretary of War’s sweeping Pentagon reforms are exactly the defense revolution America needs, and exactly why the Democrats want his head on a pike." At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed hears Hegseth to Schumer: Stop Your Grinnin' and Check Your Linen, I'm Not Leaving. Open Source Intel @Osint613, "Hegseth, asked about Schumer wanting to put him on trial: "This is what happens when you put people with ideological agendas in charge of institutions. If they want to talk about America's, or excuse me, President Trump's foreign policy and national security record. Let's do it. I'll see you there. Let's have a conversation about the success that I outlined here." InfantryDort @infantrydort, "Just gonna leave this here to remind everyone of the mood of the force after the disastrous withdrawal from Afghanistan. Anyone crying for impeachment now and didn’t back then is wildly hypocritical. Wildly." Quote Tom Sauer @thomasbsauer, "Aug 30, 2021 Been hearing from friends on active duty. Total loss of confidence in top brass. “I think after this whole incident I’m just gonna spend the rest of my time at ..." InfantryDort @infantrydort, "Nah man. I’m not gonna let this go unchecked. As a GWOT veteran I can’t. I listened to Massie drone through his articles of impeachment against Pete Hegseth and I recognized the sickness immediately. We fought under this ridiculous worldview during GWOT, and it cost us dearly. Massie is merely an acolyte of the bloodless bureaucratic religion that puts the lawyer in the center of the kill chain, treats every American use of force like a moral emergency, and somehow always finds more sympathy for the enemy being hunted than for the American sent to hunt him...."InfantryDort @infantrydort, "This is a phenomenon of late stage republics. It’s what happens when a society becomes so feminized and bureaucratized that it begins to fear the very qualities that once kept it alive. This is lawfare on the grandest scale. The process becomes the punishment. ..." Quote Tony Shaffer @tspooky, "In summary: the Impeachment of @SecWar is simply a form of Lawfare by formerly male, who's now @jamestalarico's favorite Trans @RepThomasMassie... Massie has crossed the line and become engaged in acting "under the color or law", and by definintion, engaged in sedition against the United States. There is zero legal basis for the action and all 8 of the articles are to the incoming @DemSocialists what fluffers do in a pornos...Massie is now supported by the extreme left anti-American group @codepink - that is funded by the CCP/PRC...@FBIDirectorKash needs to examine the elements required to prove Sedition and look at Massie's actions... "At Hat Hair, Dave Strom notes Rubio Backs Hegseth as the Vultures Circle Overhead and a Larry vid, The Pete Hegseth Impeachment Just Got Even More Heated. At NYPo, Trump White House unites behind Pete Hegseth as War Secretary dodges articles of impeachment. The House voted 211-204 to send it to the impeachment to the Judiciary Committee, where it will languish until Jan at least. Sister Toldja at RedState, 'Seditious Six' Member Slips and Makes Telling Admission About Attempt to Impeach Hegseth, Jonathan Turley @JonathanTurley, "Rep. Jason Crow (D., Co.) just told Martha McCallum that the impeachment of Hegseth is "not really about impeachment" but rather just a desire to remove him. He said that this is just another means. That is precisely what the Framers did not want impeachment to become..." Gary Anderson at Am Spec on what happens When Generals Wander Into the Swamp, "The Pentagon’s brass has developed a dangerous taste for Beltway intrigue." At News Busters, propaganda by OMISSION: Nets Hype Hegseth Impeachment Chatter, Ignore Senate Dems in Disarray.

And who says Republicans can't walk and chew gum at the same time? In addition to blocking the Hegseth Impeachment, Republicans spent the day considering how to rearrange the chairs on the Titanic. Ace, Only Eight GOP Senators Have Called for a Delay In Senate Leadership Elections as John Thune Rushes to Push a Re-Election Vote; Charles Schumer Might Be Purged by the Islamocommunists He Supported. Mollie @MZHemingway, "The idea that Senate GOP could get this brutal ass-whooping and respond by rolling its decrepit leadership back into power is honestly EMBARRASSING. “Let’s keep the same pathetic leadership.” HAVE SOME DECENCY! Step down as a matter of honor! Stop crapping on your own voters!" Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "Not satisfied by the shellacking they just got, Republicans are hellbent on losing even harder in 2028 LMAO." Quote Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "BREAKING: Sen. Majority Leader John Thune has been re-elected by Senate Republicans and will serve as Senate Minority Leader in the new Congress when Dems take power. Senators Barrasso, Cotton, Capito, and Lankford have all also been re-elected to their positions. Sen. Bernie Moreno (R-OH) will now serve as NRSC Chairman instead of Sen. Tim Scott."Matt Vespa at TownHall, sees John Thune Got Roasted on Social Media Again and What He Said Afterward Didn't Help, Burgess Everett @burgessev, "Thune suggests that there wasn't a ton Republicans could have done differently to avoid the midterm losses and said in meetings today he "wasn't apologizing for anything that we did." ` He said that tax cuts are "the most consequential piece of legislation I've worked on" and blamed government shutdowns for slowing down the GOP Congress "I think on the political side, I don't know what else we want. There was a lot of money that we raised ... but it's a good example that money sometimes doesn't matter if you don't have the winning message"" Stephen Kruiser at PJM, Oh, NOW John Thune Wants to Listen to American Voters. From Not the Bee, In order to best continue doing nothing, Senate Republicans reelect John Thune as Minority Leader.

On the House side, Speaker Johnson stepped down, and the party elected Jim Jordan to be the Minority Leader going forward in January. I like Jim Jordan, but I don't know about him being able to herd the cats; I've always thought of him as one of the cats. Ace, Mike Johnson Takes Accountability and Steps Down from House Leadership; Jim Jordan Elected to Replace Him "Mike Johnson did what McConnell's protege and butt-boy John Thune refuses to do: He stepped down from leadership. Jim Jordan was elected in his place. I'm not thrilled about that either, but at least someone demonstrated some accountability." His opponent was Steve Scalise, who I could see as SotH. Stephen Kruiser quips Jim Jordan May Have to Bring Back Dueling to Deal With GOP Senators. Cam Arcand at TownHall observes House Republicans Have a New Leader – and It's a Notable Shift. Sundance at CTH, Jim Jordan Becomes House Minority Leader in GOP Caucus Election. "Despite popular opinion to the contrary, with reservations and brutal honesty CTH predicts this will not end well for the MAGA or Conservative cause in the House. Despite publicly positioning himself as a firebrand supporter of President Trump, when it comes to actionable measures – Jim Jordan was the roadblock within the failed weaponization committee."

Don Surber says Ya ain’t getting the party back "Flake? Romney? Thune? Screw ’em. Scroom all" From Shooting News Week, ‘Went to Bed Red, Woke Up Blue’: Enough Already…It’s Time to Deal With What’s Next. AMAC notes A Defeat Creates Opportunities, "The 2026 midterms were a rout for Democrats, but Republicans now have the opportunity to plan a comeback in 2028." Art Schaper at Am Great takes A Contrarian View on Election 2026: Trump Was Right, GOP Was OK, Voters Were Wrong. "The fallout falls fully on the voters. They are wrong, and they foolishly voted against their own interests out of short-term." Dominic Pino @DominicJPino, "Makes sense. The US is at full employment and the poverty rate is at a record low, yet 1 in 8 people were enrolled in SNAP last year." Quote The Washington Sun @washingtonsun, "The Agriculture Department is proposing to sharply restrict eligibility for federal food assistance, a change it estimates would cut millions of people from the program." Dave Strom cites Trump: Iran War 'Effectively Over'. From Da Caller, Trump Pushes To Speed Pipeline, Power Plant Approvals Before Democrats Take Over. Better late than never, but you could have been doing more all along. Mary Chastain at LI sees Mullin Signals Openness to DACA Deal as Trump Faces GOP Backlash. "DHS Secretary Markwayne Mullin said he would consider legislation granting DACA recipients permanent legal status while insisting that amnesty is “never going to happen.”"

Sundance hears Incoming House Oversight Chairman Robert Garcia Name His Targets from Trump Administration. Open Source Intel @Osint613, "Sen. Ted Cruz: "We'll have at least one impeachment of the president. We might have more than one. We will see the same thing directed at Trump family members. We will see the same thing directed at multiple cabinet members."" Glenn Beck @glennbeck, "The Left has begun to unleash a campaign of vengeance on @elonmusk. But did they even think this through?! Because it won’t end well for them. Last Saturday, two chartered party buses, funded by a network of left-wing non-profits, rolled up right in front of Elon’s house. They danced in the street for an hour and hit a Cybertruck piñata. But wait... aren’t these the same leftists that were insisting just last week that Elon was buying the election? Maybe they were celebrating that they were wrong. Then you have NYU Professor Scott Galloway. He went on stage and boasted to a crowd about taking a dump in the passenger seat of his own Tesla before selling it. I can guarantee Elon wasn’t hurt by that. The only people affected by his “protest” were whoever bought that car from him and whoever had to clean up that mess. And now, there’s incoming Texas governor Gina Hinojosa. She’s already pressuring state agencies to hold off on SpaceX land deals right next to Starbase until she takes office..." PJM's Rick Moran thinks Elon Musk's Greatest Sin Is That He's Unapologetic About His Success. From Fox, HUGH HEWITT: Three big legal fights are looming, and Trump needs answers before January, "Get ready, America, there is an epic clash coming between the powers of Congress under Article I of the Constitution and the powers of President Trump under Article II."

Mary Katharine Ham @mkhammer, "I don’t think the former site of the Landover Mall needs to be an untouchable memorial to the Build a Bear it once housed." Quote Polymarket @Polymarket, "JUST IN: Maryland activist helps block a $5B AI data center planned for the site of an abandoned shopping mall that closed 24 years ago, after gathering over 25,000 signatures." Anthony Mansfield, M.S. @mechamansfield, "Third worldism in action: facing a $150M deficit, the county is turning down a $5B project to keep a mall lot that's been abandoned for 24 years. 25,000 signatures for $0 in revenue. I guarantee the same people will be complaining about underfunded social programs next." Leslie Eastman at LI, NPR Celebrates Activist Whose Data Center Campaign had Ties to China-Linked Socialist Group "A look at urban environmental hero, Taylor Frazier McCollum, billionaire Marxist Neville Roy Singham, and how 40 American data center projects were rejected by voters." Dave Strom sees Everything Is Stupid Now "Are all decisions based on moral panics now?" It's a popular tool of politics on both sides. 

From Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog. John Sexton hears Russia Shuts Down Its Last Independent Newspaper and Ukraine Takes Out 30 Percent of Russia's Refinery Capacity. 

Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "El Salvador delivers humanitarian aid to Haiti." Quote Inevitable West @Inevitablewest, "This is unreal: Haitians are sending Bukele the coordinates of local gang compounds on X and Bukele is taking them out."

From ¡No Pasaran! Without Trump, Is Israel Facing a Diplomatic Nightmare? "Donald Trump is neither lame nor a duck"

From Sundance, Trump Letter to Biden Revealed in Joe Biden Book At Althouse, "Dear Joe, Coming to work every day in the Oval Office is a blessing beyond imagination. History resounds from every wall, every statue, every beautiful painting..." ""... and every corner of this magical place. Each staircase, hallway, and door leads to yet another door and memory, another inflection point in the glorious story of America. I hope you take a moment every single day to take stock of where you are and the people who came before you, the titans who shaped the course of human events. You now have the opportunity to choose your place in history, and I know you will be true to yourself and the American people. Many presidents have come and gone who simply governed as Republicans or Democrats. Largely, they did not change history, they were just swept along in its relentless tide. This will not happen to you because I know how much you love the American people...." Wrote Donald Trump, in the letter he left in the Oval Office for Joe Biden, quoted in "'I Know How Much You Love the American People,' Trump Told Biden in 2021 Letter/The letter, which former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. details in a new book, is remarkable for a warm tone starkly at odds with his predecessor’s public comments" (NYT)."

At WaT, Schumer fed the militant liberal wolves; now they turn on him. "Senate Democrats he helped elect now threaten the leadership he spent years building." John Sexton sees Sanders, Slotkin Don't Support Chuck Schumer As Leader. Ace notes Obama-Connected Democrat Operative Van Jones Smiles as He Admits the "Affordability" Op Was, In Pure Obama Fashion, an Organized Astroturf Campaign, "An Obama simp? Running an astroturf operation? With Concerned Christian Conservatives fretting about whatever the Democrats' Fake Issue of the Day is? Where have I heard this before?" Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, " The results are in. Texas Republican voters didn’t stay home, or switch sides and vote Blue Republican voters showed up with larger numbers than before. The problem is, Democrats l somehow materialized 1.6 MILLION new voters Here’s where it gets really corrupt, Democrats somehow pulled higher numbers in Texas for midterms than they did during the 2024 Presidential Election - Kamala Harris received 4,835,250 Democrat votes in Texas - Somehow Democrats had 5.2 million voters during this Midterms in Texas It makes no sense. There is no way, especially when Republicans didn’t switch sides because Republican vote totals actually increased These results are impossible to believe." Could there have been a nationwide plan for illegal mail-in votes to steal the election? It's hard to imagine a conspiracy that big could stay concealed. VodkaPundit at PJM echoes Rand Paul's Message to Texas: Don't Use the 'Venezuelan Socialist Playbook'.

John Sexton says It's Finally Official: the California Wealth Tax Failed. Sanity in Californica? Whoda thunk! Capt. Ed, California Dreamin'? Voters Reject 'Billionaire' Wealth Tax. Dave Strom, Astonishing Incompetence, or a System Doing What It Is Designed to Do? "It's tempting to assume that Virginia Gov. Spanberger is blindingly incompetent after a series of blunders in which voting rights were "restored" to a felon in jail, a dog, and a person without a name, but you really should consider that the indiscriminate nature of the process by which the governor is redistributing voting rights is a product of a system intended to be indiscriminate." It's just constituent services. Dogs never vote for Republicans. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair has a Note To Self - When Your State Starts Legislatively Defining 'Islamophobia,' You Have a Problem, "New Jersey is leading the way to Dystopiaville." Rusty Weiss at RedState says So Much for Democracy: Seattle’s Socialist Mayor Has a Plan for Voters Who Didn’t Vote Her Way. 

Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "It’s not exactly at NYT-endorsed Nicholas Kristof dog rape Hamas propaganda regurgitation level. But yeah. Scott Galloway is now forever the guy whose @elonmusk derangement syndrome bragging rights are pooping in a Tesla he just sold. Couldn’t just put one of those dumb stickers on it, could he?..." litquidity @litcapital, "We should not let Jensen Huang’s affair overshadow this clip of Scott Galloway admitting to taking a shit in his Tesla as a form of protest against Elon Musk Prof G has been a clown for years, but now he’s also mentally insane." Quote Exec Sum @exec_sum, "TRENDING: NYU marketing professor Scott Galloway says he took a shit in his own Tesla to get even with Elon Musk." David Marcus @BlueBoxDave, "Could be a Seinfeld episode." Quote Megan Basham @megbasham, "Imagine being the guy that bought Scott Galloway’s car and this is how you find out."

Matt Margolis asks How Stupid Is the Left for Taking the Bait Again?. The left's reactions to Trump "offering" UFC CEO Dana White the job of Press Secretary. We all know that job is reserved for pretty girls.

Kevin Killough at JTN reports the House Oversight Republicans release final report on Epstein investigation, clears Trump of crimes, "The report found that President Donald Trump was not implicated in Epstein's sex trafficking operation." Teri Christoph at RedState, House Epstein Investigation Uncovers No Trump Crimes, Refers Two Powerful Men to DOJ. This won't shut Democrats up about it; they have a picture of Trump and Epstein standing together! 

Their reaction proves her value, Harmeet K. Dhillon @HarmeetKDhillon, "You guys have twelve likes in two days on your attempt to dunk on me. I post a photo of tomatoes or flowers I grew — thousands. (I am an authentic gardener) Hat I knit — thousands. (I have real world skills, several). Opinion I have on current affairs — tens of thousands. Which of us is relevant?" Quote The Atlantic @TheAtlantic, "Harmeet Dhillon, the head of the Justice Department’s Civil Rights Division, has resigned, leaving a trail of destruction behind her—just as she intended, @GrahamDavidA argues."

Gene Volokh at the Volokh Conspiracy reports a Lawsuit Against New York AG Letitia James over Letter Alleging Group's Event Was Connected to "White Nationalist Ideals" … "can go forward on First Amendment coercion, First Amendment retaliation, and defamation grounds, a federal district court concludes."

Heartbroken Eric Swalwell Learns Chinese Intelligence Has Been Seeing Other People https://t.co/No4Sg3PvSh

— The Babylon Bee (@TheBabylonBee) November 10, 2026

Capt. Ed says it's Miller Time: Mamdani's ICE Pipeline Got Keystone XL Treatment? Beege Welborn sees Looks Like Everyone's Having a Good Time Springing Immigration Surprises on Their Countries. "Mark Carney is going forward with plans to introduce a MILLION new permanent foreigners to his country...THIS YEAR. He can't imagine why anyone's upset."

Ace hears Jennifer Welch Bitches That She's Being "Cancelled" Just For Encouraging Assassinations and Murder. Clown World ™ @ClownWorld, "It’s wild how these people can be completely heartless and cruel, but the second the internet turns on them, they play the victim." Quote Oli London @OliLondonTV, "Jennifer Welch claims she is a victim of online hate after receiving backlash for laughing about Charlie Kirk’s body being dug up. “I’m getting about 400 death threats a minute on my Instagram…I want an inclusive world and non-violent world.”" At Twitchy, Who's Laughing NOW, Uber-Hag? Jennifer Welch Is BIG MAD at Conservatives for 'Bullying Her Sponsors, ' and THIS! Tyrus Just Delivered the Most Damaging Dig yet on Pod-Hags Jennifer Welch and Angie Sullivan. TV News Now @TVNewsNow, "NEW: Fox’s Tyrus delivers a POWERFUL response to leftist podcasters laughing at Charlie Kirk ‘joke’: “One of the greatest compliments to your life’s work is that your enemies are still fighting you after you’re gone… Every time they do that, they’ve just inspired another person to go, ‘Who was that man?’” He adds: “His memory will go on even further by the ones that he made uncomfortable still squirming over him. So his family should take that with a grain of sugar instead of salt,” adds @PlanetTyrus."

From NYPo, Cornell student paper blasted out names of alleged frat rapists — but bylines of own writer accused of sex assaults mysteriously vanishes.

Visegrád 24 @visegrad24, "BREAKING: Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk after the Krakow shooting: “What’s banned in the real world must also be banned in the digital world. We will resume work on laws concerning the abuse of freedom on the internet”" Krueger @Mr1beard, "He's upset because he said the shooter was "far right" and it took the Internet all of 2minutes to prove he was lying. The solution. Restrict people's freedoms on the Internet. Stop people from exposing his lies."

Amy E. Sousa, MA Depth Psychology @KnownHeretic, "Tonight the Seattle School Board voted unanimously to fight I-638, a measure Washington voters just passed. They talked it over behind closed doors, then came out and voted against the voters. So I said it to their faces: "35 counties said YES. King County doesn't get a veto!" One school board doesn't get to overrule the rest of the state. Respect the vote. Justice delayed is justice denied. 638 NOW."

Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Wait... replacing all the masculine male characters with lgbtq people and “girlbosses” makes boys not want to read? Who could’ve possibly seen this coming."

At Campus Reform, Trump administration targets DEI in college accreditation overhaul.

And still more, more, more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 11.09.26 and In The Mailbox: 11.10.26.

The Wednesday Wetness

The Guardian whines US households pay 62% more for water than they did a decade ago, study finds. As someone intimately involved in setting the cost of water in our community (which has not raised rates in 5 years), let me tell you energy inflation during the Biden regency was a big problem. Regulatory costs (for example, repeated testing for PFAs, essentially non existent in our deep ground water) is also a factor.