If You Can't Beat 'Em ...

... Feed 'em to the kids. NPR, When an invasive fish is also tasty, Maryland schoolkids can help 'eat the problem'

It's lunchtime at Preston Elementary School, on Maryland's Eastern Shore. Kids file in, get dollops of food on their segmented trays, and maybe grab a chocolate milk. But one option on today's menu is special, served alongside grapes and broccoli.

"I got a catfish sandwich!" announces Ben Rochon, a second-grader. Between mouthfuls, he tells me how it is: "It's yummy." He's eating a catfish cake, also known by its nickname, the "catty patty." Some kids like it with ketchup or mayo. Fifth-grader Teagan Donovan goes minimal. "I like it by itself with no toppings, because it's pretty good by itself," she says. In Teagan's case, "by itself" is literal: "I ignore the bun."

Not everyone's into the fish cake — after all, this sunny Friday is also pizza day at Preston, and cheese slices are tough competition. But more kids have been trying catfish when it's served a couple of times a month. That's good news to Beth Brewster, who oversees food services for Caroline County Public Schools. "It tastes great. It's great for you," she says of the fish cake.

 

It has another benefit: It's made with blue catfish. Since spreading to the Chesapeake Bay in recent decades, the fish has become an apex predator. It can grow to more than 100 pounds; its voracious appetite is fueling worries that it's eating too many native species. 

"It tastes so good because it eats everything we love — crabs and rockfish, and all kinds of things that we love to eat," Brewster says. Beth Brewster led her chefs in developing a catfish cake known as the "catty patty." Brewster is the supervisor of food services for Caroline County Public Schools.Ryan Kellman/NPR

State officials first asked Brewster to help tackle this problem about eight years ago.

"I was like, 'Beth, we have this invasive species. It tastes pretty good, is what we've been hearing. Can you do something about it?'" says Karen Fedor, administrator of the Farm and Food Programs at the Maryland Department of Agriculture.

 

Fedor describes Brewster as an "out-of-the-box thinker" who'd be up for the challenge of experimenting with recipes that appeal to kids — and also conform with federal dietary requirements. That's how Brewster's team landed on a crabcake-like dish made of blue catfish. "It was kind of fun for my chefs to play with the recipe," she says, adding that because they have USDA approval, the cakes can be served anywhere in the U.S.

The pandemic initially slowed the effort down, Brewster says. But then she heard that Virginia was partnering with a California-based program called Bay2Tray to connect seafood with schools. Brewster got in touch with a simple message: "I have a fish for you."

Now, other school districts in both Maryland and Virginia are serving blue catfish. In Preston, a rural community near the Choptank River, kids are excited to do their part by chowing down on the catty patty. "It kind of tastes like crabs, but in a fish way," says fifth-grader Raelynn Truitt. "It's like, really really good."

Blue catfish does taste good, and I reckon kids on the eastern shore are used to eating fish. But I would like to point out MDE has health advisories published for consumption of Blue Catfish caught for sport that depend on the age of the consumer, the size of the fish, and the tributary they are caught in. With commercial catfish, you have no idea where they originate. Of course, MDE has exempted commercial fish from those advisories. That's convenient.

Maryland, My Maryland

 From the Balmer Sun, Trump administration sues Anne Arundel schools over gender policy

The U.S. Department of Justice on Tuesday filed a lawsuit against Anne Arundel County Public Schools over its gender policy, a move the Trump administration had forecast amid a separate lawsuit by parents and hints at potential federal funding cuts to the district. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court, comes after AACPS updated its gender policy at the start of this school year to clarify that it may not infringe upon parental rights.

In its complaint, the DOJ alleged the school system is “facilitating the secret ‘transitioning’” of students’ gender identities without parents’ consent. The suit claims the district allows staff to “exclude parental involvement.” “These policies require staff to facilitate a student’s social transition at school, to memorialize that transition in education records, and to obscure or withhold this information from parents,” the DOJ wrote in its complaint, filed in U.S. District Court.

Tuesday’s lawsuit claims the district violated the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act and the Protection of Pupil Rights Amendment when it applied its policies to a specific student, who is referred to as Mary Doe in the lawsuit. The DOJ alleges eight counts of district violations in the suit, including failure to obtain parental consent before asking students for “protected” information.

AACPS “illegally obtained” Mary Doe’s preferred male name and withheld it from Mary Doe’s parents, the DOJ alleges in the lawsuit. “When Mary’s parents tried to exercise their rights to their daughter’s education records, AACPS staff told them some records required an appointment and others a subpoena,” the lawsuit claims.

AACP denies the charges, and claims that their policies reflect the current regulations that came in under Trump. Of course, that doesn't mean everybody is abiding by those policies. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Bolsonaro's Brazilian Bugout

Open Source Intel @Osint613, "REPORT: Brazilian Senator Flávio Bolsonaro is en route to the United States, according to allies cited by Folha de S.Paulo. His Brazilian passport was cancelled by authorities after the Supreme Court ordered him to surrender his passports. He is under criminal investigation. Allies claim he crossed through Argentina. Other reports say he may be flying to the U.S. on a private jet. Lawmakers from Lula's Workers' Party have asked for his arrest and an Interpol Red Notice. Bolsonaro lost the presidential election to Lula a day ago. His route and whereabouts are still unconfirmed." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, Brazil Bug Out: Bolsonaro Bolts for the Border. AG @AGHamilton29, "In case you thought the corruption couldn’t get any more obvious, Moraes had federal police seize the passport of Lula’s opponent, Flavia Bolsonaro, one day after the election. How long before they invent some charges to imprison him?" Quote AG @AGHamilton29, "Lula and Moraes have spent several years engaged in absurd levels of corruption. They have stolen money, locked up political opponents, ordered silencing of critics etc. They were never going to give up power easily. You can vote communists in. Much harder to vote them out." Twitchy says WOW! Flavio Bolsonaro Escapes Brazilian Regime With Family, Headed to FL As Trump Offers Protection. Glenn Greenwald @ggreenwald, "CRUCIAL FACTS ON THE FLAVIO BOLSONARO MATTER: It's not just Flavio Bolsonaro who fled Brazil to escape the tyrannical persecution of Alexandre de Moraes and the pro-Lula wing of the Supreme Court. There are dozens of Brazilian exiles who have done the same: dissident journalists, activists, bloggers, and politicians who all fled to avoid certain prison for political opposition...." Kyle Becker at RedState says Rubio Comes to the Rescue in Aftermath of 'Rigged' Brazilian Election. Matthew Lynn at Da Spec sees Brazil has voted for economic chaos. ¡No Pasaran! notes A Week Before the USA's Mid-Terms, the NYTimes Gushes Over Lula's Presidential Win, Gloating that Brazil Hands a "Stunning Rebuke to the Right." Insty asserts BRAZIL IS NOW A COMMUNIST DICTATORSHIP. IT NEEDS TO BE TOPPLED. Does this scenario seem likely in the US? Catturd ™ @catturd2, "Tweet of the week." Quote The Drunk Republican @DrunkRepub, "Imagine watching Communists straight up steal an election in Brazil and sitting out the midterms over gas prices."

A shouting match turned into a shoving match when Cuban representatives at the UN objected to the US UN Ambassador characterizing the Cuban government as a corrupt tyranny. NYPo, Mike Waltz gets in shouting match with Cuban delegate at UN as American diplomat assaulted. Rusty Weiss at RedState, ‘Back Up!’ Cuban Official Charges Mike Waltz at UN, Staffer Assaulted in Wild Scene. At Not the Bee, Cuban goes viral for trying to stop US ambassador from telling UN about regime’s corruption.

Sundance at CTH finds the Russian Readout: President Vladimir Putin Holds Phone Call with President of Finland Alexander Stubb and Prime Minister of Norway Jonas Gahr Störe interesting.

Mike Solana @micsolana, "democrats: if we take power we will seize elon musk's companies and put him in prison and no, we do not care if he technically committed any crime or not also democrats, somehow: why is elon musk funding republicans?" Quote Elizabeth Warren @ewarren, "Elon Musk is dumping half a billion dollars into Republican races. Why? Because Democrats in Congress won’t be a rubber stamp for Donald Trump and will actually fight to lower costs." Ryan @tslryn, "Elon Musk has done more for America in a single month than you’ve accomplished in your entire miserable life, you moron. You’ve spent your career living off the American taxpayer while sneering at the very people whose hard work, ingenuity, and sacrifice keep this country running." Quote Senator Alex Padilla @SenAlexPadilla, "INVESTIGATE ELON MUSK." Sam E. Antar @SamAntar, "Thread of the Day: Senator Alex Padilla: “INVESTIGATE ELON MUSK.” Elon Musk: “Investigate your wiener.” Brad Shannon: Shortest congressional investigation ever. Elon Musk: 😂"

PJM's Eric Florack wonders, rhetorically, Why Don't Democrats Want to Talk About the Record Drop in Crime? Because criminals are part of their base. Inez Stepman @InezFeltscher, "Just your daily pre-midterm reminder that *5,000* Americans who would have statistically been homicide victims have not been murdered in the U.S. in the past two years because Donald Trump deported a whole bunch of criminals."

At Althouse, "I'm really good at real estate and fixing things. I fix things very good..... I always build beautiful and inexpensive.... I can do it naturally.... It actually relaxes me...." "If you would have seen the White House... it was in horrible condition.... The plaster was falling off the exterior.... They had four or five windows where literally the ornamentation was up on one side and had fallen off or half fallen off in the other. And I fixed it. We made a mold of the good one and we put it on the other one and we got it all beautiful. And then we skim coated with an exterior plaster that's phenomenal. The entire exterior with the best artisans you've ever seen.... The White House is now in better shape than it was in 1792, when it was built.... Look, tell Obama the following: The White House is a symbol of America. And when it's dirty, filthy dirty and broken, when the windows are cracked, when the exterior monuments — they call them monuments on the outside — when they're good on one side but missing on the other side of a window, people notice that..." Hat Hair's John Sexton has Shocking News: Trump's Arch Would Cast Shadows "The Post built a 3D model of the arch and the land around it and then shows us where the shadows will fall the longest (May 12) for the brief time when the sun is low on the horizon. "6:02 a.m. For nine minutes, it falls on the John F. Kennedy Memorial, briefly covering the eternal flame. ... If you keep reading, the Post admits that Arlington Cemetery isn't even open to the public until 8 AM. At that point, the shadows are long gone."... "Google tells me there are 9,800 trees at Arlington. Many of them cast shadows on graves. In fact, some are planted specifically to do that. So this isn't really about shadows on graves, it's about progressives willing to do and say anything to prevent Trump from leaving a mark on the nation's capital. That's what they really care about. It's the same with the ballroom. Everyone knows a ballroom is long overdue. The problem (for the Post and other progressives) is the person building it." VodkaPundit at Insty says ANALYSIS: TRUE. The Anti-Trump Left Has Descended Into A Persistent Hallucinatory State.

Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee, "It’s official now: DSA = DNC Vote Republican!" Quote Townhall.com @townhallcom, "UNDERCOVER: GAVIN NEWSOM SAYS THE DSA IS "GOING TO BE DOMINANT" AND "MAINSTREAM" IN THE DEMOCRATIC PARTY! "The DSA, the energy and the desire and demand for bold change, not incremental change, is very much going to be dominant. I mean, that's going to be a mainstream Democratic movement. Absolutely. No question about that..." The Drunk Republican @DrunkRepub, "10 years ago they mocked us for claiming Obama was a socialist. Now they are proudly proclaiming their allegiance to Communism. All they ever do is lie." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "Newsom Touts California As The Only State Where You Can See A Homeless Man Defecating On A Beach And On A Mountain In The Same Day."

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair sees a 'Proud Democrat' Fundraiser Drops *Another* Bombshell on El-Sayed, "David Kramer, a prominent Michigan Democratic fundraiser who served as the chair of Rep. Haley Stevens’ (D-MI) Senate campaign, told Jewish Insider on Monday in an interview and written statement that, despite reservations, he plans to support Republican former Rep. Mike Rogers in next week’s Michigan Senate election." From the Free Bacon, He’s Literally a Rapist’: Top Abdul El-Sayed Aide Slammed Joe Biden as ‘Dipshit’ Who Must Be ‘Held Accountable’ for Rape, Called America ‘Cringe,’ in Deleted Posts, "El-Sayed, who badly needs the support of black voters, has carefully limited his criticisms of Biden to his Israel policy," and Abdul El-Sayed Gets Cozy With Hamas-Loving Editor Who Wants Jews Sent ‘Back to Poland’: Candidate Urged To ‘Soothe’ His Arab Supporters, "El-Sayed said Republicans will try to ‘steal’ the election in interview at offices of Hamas supporter Osama Siblani." Dave Strom at Hat Hair hears from Hochul: It's the Jews' Fault That People Hate Them. Tim O'Brien at PJM has a Cautionary Tale: Pittsburgh Is What the Country Will Look Like Under DSA Rule. Payton Alexander @AlexanderPayton, "Late-stage democracy is more descriptive than “end-stage capitalism.” What you’re seeing is a predictable failure mode of a system in which people can vote themselves more money. That’s not a failure of capitalism, that’s unrestrained democracy robbing capitalism." Quote Wealthy New Yorkers Who Take The Bus @bri_guy_ny, "I'm in my 40s. I'm a lawyer. My wife is a lawyer. We both work full time. We cannot afford the house my parents purchased on a single electrician's income in their 30s."

Bob Spencer at PJM sees Ilhan Omar Finds the Most Outrageous and Offensive Possible Way to Brazen It Out. "Fox News reported Monday that the marginally embattled Somalia-First congresswoman “is set to share the stage with far-left streamer Hasan Piker on Monday night despite mounting opposition from fellow Minnesota Democrats, some of whom have publicly urged the congresswoman to cancel the appearance just eight days before the midterm elections.”"

Misty Severi and Greg Piper at JTN reports an Ex-transgender woman says CNN town hall organizers banned her from Talarico event. "Aldaco, who is suing a therapist and counseling provider regarding her double mastectomy, told podcast host Katie Miller that she was hoping to question Talarico on his stance regarding so-called gender affirming care." Dan Flynn at Am Spec is Feeling Minnesota, "A popular Republican and an unpopular status quo could make Minnesota the surprise of November." Beege Welborn swears This Ad for MN Sec. of State GOP Candidate Tad Jude Should Touch Every Red, White, and Blue Heart. Jeff Charles at TownHall reports a Democrat Candidate Served Criminal Summons at Campaign Rally. From Twitchy, Eric Swalwell’s Beverly Hills Hangout Just Got the FBI Treatment and Gosh, Golly, GEE It Looks BAD. John Sexton, FBI Raids Beverly Hills Mansion Connected to Eric Swalwell.

Cathy Salgado at PJM reports Maine Absentee Ballot Envelopes Ended Up at a Soros-Tied Organization in Maryland. The Maine Wire @TheMaineWire, "NEW: Maine closed the missing ballot envelope case without answers - records show. A detective recovered 498 blank absentee envelopes sent to a Soros-funded NGO in Maryland. UPS said it would need a subpoena; the AG's office determined there wasn't enough information to issue one. The case is closed. That's how seriously Maine takes election integrity..." They wouldn't have been found except they were delivered to a wrong address. I wonder where the actual ballots went. Don Surber says Make AMERICAN Votes Count, "California fights in court to count votes from noncitizens."

Misty at JTN sees the Trump DOJ charges James Comey with transmission of national defense information in third case, "A grand jury has not indicted Comey on the latest charges, but the case has been playing out under seal since Oct. 5, and Comey's defense attorneys sought to have the charges dismissed last week." Sundance celebrates as DOJ Unseals James Comey Criminal Information (Indictment) Surrounding Leaks to Media and Violation of Espionage Act. From NYPo, the Divine Miranda Devine claims FBI agents finally face accountability after trying to smother the Hunter Biden corruption scandal. John Solomon at JTN reports Emails cast doubt on Jack Smith testimony he followed rules to protect attorney-client privilege. "Emails sharply contradict Smith’s testimony just weeks ago to the Senate Judiciary Committee. He expressed confidence his team had followed the proper rules to keep attorney client privileged testimony out of the hands of agents and investigators who weren’t legally entitled to have it." It's not polite to lie to Congress, but it's only illegal when Republicans do it. At Da Fed, Mark Mazman has 6 Ways To Hold Banks Accountable For Debanking Conservative Customers and Abhi Kambli explains Why Elissa Slotkin’s Threats To Trump Staffers Are Probably Unconstitutional. From Campus Reform, College students fire back after Democratic Sen. Slotkin vows to target young conservative staffers.

Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "This is one of the most shocking drops yet. Coordination with foreign powers to overthrow our government? Shockingly awful. Having said that, I'd like to correct something I said on a Spaces where I commented that organizing with a foreign power to overthrow our government is "the very definition of treason." I did some legal research and that's not quite true. The federal law governing this is 18 U.S. Code § 2381, which reads as follows: "Whoever, owing allegiance to the United States, levies war against them or adheres to their enemies, giving them aid and comfort within the United States or elsewhere, is guilty of treason and shall suffer death, or shall be imprisoned not less than five years and fined under this title but not less than $10,000; and shall be incapable of holding any office under the United States." The question then becomes, what is an "enemy" that must be "adhere[d]" to in order for it to be treason? Like with most complex issues of law, there is not a 100% straightforward answer, but an 1863 SCOTUS case, U.S. v. Greathouse, suggests that an "enemy" in this context must be in an open state of armed conflict with the U.S. for a nation to be an "enemy." So, technically, the Color Revolution plotters are likely not legally committing "treason" unless they are coordinating with Iran, the only nation we are currently in armed conflict with. (And they may well be, who knows!) Sedition, OTOH?" Quote DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "THE DEMOCRACY FILES / ILLEGITIMACY PLAYBOOK, PART 10: THE ROLE OF FOREIGN STATES (First post deleted for typo)." Sound file at source. Martin Hackworth at Howlin’ at the Moon in ii-V-I says DataRepublican sees long, hard times to come. "Former USAID officials, deep state actors and Blue State pols attempting to goad Donald Trump into invoking the Insurrection Act are not just fever dreams. But be careful what you wish for."

Fox News Politics @foxnewspolitics, "An Illinois man allegedly mailed letters filled with white powder to four members of Congress — then put his own return address on every single one. Matthew G. Unglesbee now faces two felony charges after the FBI says he sent the letters as a fake anthrax hoax, telling law enforcement the substance was salt and that he chose it specifically because it looks like anthrax. He told the FBI he knew recipients would respond with hazmat suits. The FBI got tipped off after someone overheard Unglesbee bragging about the letters at a restaurant. A search of his home turned up a fifth unsent letter."

Cathy Salgado is happy to see Feds Step in: DOJ Charges Illegal Alien Who Smashed the Iwo Jima Statue at Quantico. Beege Welborn thinks a 'Virginia Man' Picks a Bad Day to Get Picked Up By ICE. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement @ICEgov, "Another sob story headline that conveniently leaves out the facts. Amaury Jose Monsalve Figuera, a CRIMINAL ILLEGAL ALIEN from Venezuela, was arrested for firearms, ammunition, drug, and open-container offenses. His green card was revoked following immigration fraud proceedings, and an immigration judge ordered his removal on October 19. Work authorization or a pending application does NOT make you an American citizen or give you the right to remain in this country. He remains in ICE custody pending DEPORTATION." Rusty Weiss likes how DHS Slaps '60 Minutes’ With Receipts After They Cut Footage From Interview on Illegals: Gotcha. Twitchy shouts BOOM: DHS's James Percival LEVELS 60 Minutes By Sharing Footage From Interview on Illegals They CUT.

Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "For some reason, NBC's Kristen Welker is asking Abdul El-Sayed about running for president. "Do you think that America is ready for a Muslim president?" El-Sayed: "I think Michigan is ready for a Muslim Senator." Welker: "But you don't rule out the possibility?" El-Sayed: "I think Michigan is ready for a Muslim Senator. I have no intention of ever running for president." Hasan Piker's best bud hasn't even won his election yet and Welker is already priming him for a presidential run." From Da Wrap, a Former Biden Speechwriter Accuses NY Times of Stealing News Startup’s Pollution Reporting Without Attribution.

Althouse finds "France has beautiful days ahead of it... its recovery begins here in Orléans. This is the symbol of the fight against stupidity, against abandonment, against resignation." "Said Marine Le Pen, addressing supporters of France’s "far-right" National Rally in Orléans (where Joan of Arc defended France in 1429)." Dave Strom interpretes Burnham: The Manifesto We Ran on No Longer Applies to Immigration and Macron: Censorship Is the Answer to Riots. Martin A.Armstrong @ArmstrongEcon, "There are no mirrors in government. The enemy is always external, and as they lose control, governments will become more authoritarian." Quote Global Dissident @GlobalDiss, "Macron says social media is "damaging French democracy" – as riots tear France apart. The man with 17% approval is blaming the internet for the chaos his own policies created."

Attorney General Ken Paxton @KenPaxtonTX, "BREAKING: The nation’s first-ever Detransition Clinic is now open as a result of my historic settlement with Texas Children’s Hospital." From the Center Square WA, Soccer team, security scrutinized after podcaster, group removed over t-shirts. "Pressure is increasing on Providence Park Stadium and the Portland Thorns soccer team following an incident Friday night in which Seattle podcaster Brandi Kruse and several others said they were assaulted and forcibly removed from the game because they wore shirts from XX-XY Athletics, a brand that maintains women’s sports should be for women and girls only."

From the College Fix, ‘Comprehensive kink guides,’ ‘dildo-making contest’ part of University of Southern California’s annual Sex Week. Kids these days...

Plus, still more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 10.27.26 (Early Evening Edition).

The Wednesday Wetness

HuffPo, We Asked Experts Whether Drinking Days-Old Water Is Dangerous — And Their Answer Was Surprising

I regularly drink from stray glasses of water I see scattered around my house that were poured the day before. I think I'm being efficient and resourceful, but am I being safe?

Experts say there is actually a tipping point at which it is better for your health to dump that glass of water and start afresh.

Kristen Smith, a dietitian and spokeswoman for the Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics, said that she personally follows a 12-hour rule for a glass of water. After 12 hours, Smith will pour it out and drink a new glass. However, she said you can drink a day-old glass of water "as long as it hasn't been exposed to contaminants or left uncovered."

Microbiologist Jason Tetro, a.k.a. "The Germ Guy," also said 12 hours was the limit for drinking leftover water in glasses. To him, the potential bacterial problems wouldn't come from air contaminants but from the tap. One study found that bacterial cell concentrations in drinking water increase overnight. Infrequently used drinking water taps can also harbor high levels of bacteria.

  Sure, dump it out and get fresh, we'll be happy to sell you more.

Oregon, My Oregon

 The most Portland thing you'll see all day:

I could not have scripted a better scene. She created him. She doesn't see it.

— Peter Boghossian (@peterboghossian) October 26, 2026

Flotsam and Jetsam - A Week to Go

Before the midterms. At PJM, Stephen Kruiser thinks El-Sayed Gives Obama a Chance to Work Out His Trump Daddy Issues, Modern Democrats Really Should Swap Out the Donkey for a Swastika and Scott Pinsker claims Republicans Have a Secret Weapon to Win Michigan — and His Name Is…: The El-Sayed Slayer |"His name is Mehmet Cengiz Oz, and he’s the Muslim son of Turkish immigrants. Better known as “Dr. Oz,” he’s the most famous Muslim doctor in America. And unlike “Doctor” El-Sayed, Dr. Oz is a real, actual doctor: He’s been legally licensed, fully credentialed, completed his residency, popularized life-saving treatments, and was the professor of surgery at Columbia University." Capt. Ed at Hat Hair hears GOP Will 'Steal' Election, El-Sayed Tells Hamas-Backing Dearborn Editor. Plus: Goo Goo Ga Jewb? TownHall's Matt Vespa asks Is This the Most Antisemitic Ad to Ever Air for a Senate Race? and wants you to Watch Van Jones and Scott Jennings Tear Apart This Pro-El-Sayed Ad on CNN. Jorge Bonilla @BonillaJL, "WATCH: Kristen Welker bravely intervenes on behalf of the moderate Muslim who might feel alienated by Mike Rogers' denunciation of the media's refusal to cover Abdul El-Sayed's personal and familial ties to the Muslim Brotherhood." VodkaPundit at Insty has a CIVIL RIGHTS REMINDER: Here’s a Quick Second Amendment History Lesson For Michigan’s Islamo-Socialist Senate Candidate, Abdulrahman Mohamed El-Sayed. John Sexton at Hat Hair hears from NYC: Woman Charged for Attacking Jews With Syringe. Amy Curtis at TownHall sees the NYC Comptroller Sounds Alarm After 30,000 Private-Sector Jobs Left the City in Just Two Months. Gee, I wonder why? Hat Hair's Beege Welborn says Color Me Constantly Amazed at How Big Cities Squeeze Money Out of Rocks. Kyle Olson at TownHall hears Gavin Newsom Calls DSA 'Mainstream Democratic Movement' Heading Into 2028 Presidential Election. At Hat Hair a Larry vid shows a Hidden Camera Footage Capture Gavin Newsom Predicting Democratic Socialists Will Dominate His Party. RedState's Bob Hoge has the Feel Good Story of the Day: Think Tank Ranks the Nation's Worst Governors, and the List Is Spot On. The Drunk Republican @DrunkRepub, "Crazy we thought this shit was over when the Wall fell. Turns out Communism is a lot like herpes; you can’t cure it, you can only treat the flare ups."

Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "LMAO! Scott Bessent is TROLLING Obama by having lunch at the Cheesecake Factory today, after Obama threw shade at the restaurant yesterday “This is the man who built the museum that looks like DARTH VADER’S TOMB! I would tell the Martha's Vineyard set to give it a try.” What a legend." Steve Soucup at Am Great says Thanks Again, Obama, "Without Obama, Trump would never have become president, and that’s true both literally and figuratively." Richard “Beebo” Russell @proverbs_14_23, "For anyone curious about what it actually looked like to kill a generation of functioning cars, here’s an actual video from 2009 and brief explanation: ... So just like that, in order to increase prosperity and save the environment, 677,000 entire running cars and trucks were turned directly into rebar worth a few cents per pound. The entire Obama administration was like a chapter out of atlas shrugged."

Anxious anxiously informs us Anthropic model accessed voter information, in Georgia. Buck Throckmorton at Ace's MORNING RANT has A Reminder that the Purpose of Election Prediction Markets Isn’t to Gauge Voter Sentiment but to Influence It. At Hat Hair, Dave Strom sees Suddenly Protecting the Ballot Is Good Policy in Washington state, and cites Gallup: Republicans Rank Patriotism As Important, Democrats Disagree. Sundance calls this Interesting – President Trump Notes Reward for Identifying Voter Fraud. Fox goes Inside House GOP's far-reaching push to monitor midterm elections and prepare for legal fights. "Committee on House Administration's program could pave the way for recounts and lawsuits if improprieties found." Politico claims a Poll shows Trump is mobilizing more Democrats against him than Republicans for him. "A new POLITICO Poll shows that even some of the president’s most loyal supporters are willing to put winning first." It could be true, but I don't trust polls and I don't trust Politico.

You may have heard, Brazil held an election, and the process and results were, uh, interesting. At Variety, Lula’s Election Win: How Fan Accounts for Taylor Swift, Billie Eilish and More Helped Him to a Historic Victory and Defeat for Trump, "Lula’s 51.79%/48.21% defeat of far right candidate Flávio Bolsonaro is a massive win for Brazil’s cinema and, more importantly, the environment, health service and democracy." At the Rio Times, Brazil Stocks Halted After Lula Win, "São Paulo’s exchange, B3, halted share trading for 30 minutes at 8:57 a.m. ET after a plunge of more than 10%...Futures. Contracts on the Ibovespa, Brazil’s main stock index, fell nearly 20% at the worst point." Ace, Leftwing Brazilian Strongman Lula Puts His Personal Lawyer on the Supreme Court, Who Then Orders the Polls to Remain Open in Lula Strongholds. Eugene Kontorovich @EVKontorovich, "This is modern liberalism. After winning an election by having his own lawyer, now a judge, keep polls in favorable districts open, Lula immediately seeks to crack down on free speech to keep the Right from having a chance again. We saw such crackdowns in Hungary, and will see them in the U.S." Visegrád 24 @visegrad24, "BREAKING: Flávio Bolsonaro has been summoned by the Federal Police to hand over his passport within 24 hours by order of Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes. The Supreme Court Justice argues that there is a risk that Bolsonaro could flee abroad to avoid prosecution." Bill Mitchell @mitchellvii, "WHAT IS THE LESSON OF BRAZIL? If you ever give the Marxists power, they'll never give it back." The Babylon Bee @TheBabylonBee, "After Late-Night Ballot Drop, Joe Biden Wins Brazilian Presidency With 81 Million Votes."

Elsewhere abroad, Hat Hair's John Sexton reports Cuba's Government Has Collapsed and Cubans Know Who to Blame and Beege Welborn sees More Syrupean Economic Bleeding From the Tariff Fight. Sundance at CTH, ConocoPhillips Plans Job Cuts in Canada, Effective Tomorrow. VodkaPundit at Insty says IF YOU WANT PEACE…: "The Nordics are preparing for war. “The border region’s economic decline and rapid militarization are emblematic of the entire Nordic region’s radically changed approach to relations with Russia and the United States. During the Cold War and to a lesser extent after it, Finland and Sweden managed relations with Moscow through a combination of pragmatic diplomacy, deterrence, and trade. Today, after Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, both diplomacy and trade have been severely downgraded. These two Nordic nations, which touted an enlightened neutrality during the Cold War and maintained good relations with both the Soviet Union and the West, have recently joined Nato."

Chris Queen at PJM looks at The Cost of an Ordinary Life: A Stronger Energy Supply Means More Than Cheaper Fill-Ups. At the Am. C on Safety and Health, Why is diesel so expensive? It's all in the chemistry "Diesel used to be cheaper than gasoline. Not anymore. Both fuels come from the same crude oil, so why the big price difference? Economics plays a role, but chemistry deserves much of the blame. Especially the surprisingly difficult and expensive business of getting rid of stinky sulfur."

Collin Rugg @CollinRugg, "NEW: Robert Reich calls for the "defunding" of Elon Musk, calls for Democrats to go after Musk's companies. "Democrats ought to [start] laying the groundwork for nationalizing Starlink & SpaceX... It should be a public corporation." Does he want Musk to drop another $50M on the midterms? Swan @AndySwan, "5 years ago: Starlink is such a stupid idea. Anyone wasting money investing in this Musk scam deserves to lose everything. Today: Starlink is essential to the defense of an invaded nation. Access to Starlink is a human right! Nationalize it!" Outer Space Today @outerspacetoday, "BREAKING: SpaceX $SPCX has secured access to some of the Pentagon’s most precise satellite-tracking data, giving its Starlink network new capabilities for monitoring spacecraft and collision risks in orbit. First reported by Breaking Defense and examined in new reporting by The Guardian, the agreement allows SpaceX to access portions of the U.S. military’s High Accuracy Catalog. In exchange, SpaceX provides tracking observations from Stargaze, a network of sensors aboard its approximately 11,000 Starlink satellites. The military data includes detailed estimates of orbital trajectories and potential collision risks, improving the ability to monitor objects that could threaten spacecraft...."

At WaEx, The Fed thinks it’s fighting inflation. It’s starving the cure. Sundance reports Audi Announces Intent to Build $4 Billion SUV Plant in Macon Georgia – 4,500 Jobs. Wall Street Mav @WallStreetMav, "She is absolutely nuking the reputation of The Economist with these interviews. First she gets decapitated by Elon Musk, now Jamie Dimon mocks how ridiculous she is." Quote Garrett Wright @garrxttt, "JPMorgan CEO Jamie Dimon mocks The Economist during a tense exchange after being told he’s sounding like Trump: “I’m not Trumpian. I’m factual.”" Interviewer: “You’re sounding Trumpy.”

From Ace, In a Since-Deleted Tweet, Ilhan "Omar" Wished a Happy Fathers' Day to Her Real Father, "Nur Said," and Not "Omar". "I've mentioned this before but none of you guys ever believe me (and I can't say I fault you for that). So believe Just the News." Dave Strom wonders Did Ilhan Omar Send a Veiled Threat to Her Somali Constituents?

Capt. Ed reports Comey Indicted for Nat-Sec Leaks to Media. Keep after him. Nothing will stick with a DC or NoVa jury, though. The Divine Ms. Devine has a podcast episode with AG Blanche, I Risked My Career for President Trump. Cam Edwards at BA sees a Man Who Failed to Rewrite Second Amendment Asks SCOTUS to Finish the Job. "Robinson's argument goes something like this: I tried to start a grassroots campaign to amend the Constitution and update the language of the Second Amendment that went nowhere, so now the Court should step in and declare that the Second Amendment's prefatory clause is "extinct," and the right to keep and bear arms extends solely to self-defense and hunting for food, not any other lawful purpose. Also, a purely hypothetical conversation between an imaginary 9-year-old girl and her equally imaginary teacher proves that the Second Amendment does not protect semiautomatic firearms."

At Da Signal, Trump’s Deportations Are Making America Safer. Ace, It's Hard to Believe, But When You Deport Tens of Thousands of Career Criminals, Crime in America Falls. "How can this be? If we're deporting so many criminals, how can crime still be dropping?" From Da Wire, An Illegal Immigrant Killed My Daughter. Steve Descano Could Have Stopped It. "Descano campaigned on the idea that deporting a criminal is "a perversion of justice," and my daughter paid for it." At the Gateway Pundit, Judge Ignores ICE Detainer, Grants Bond for Illegal Alien Suspected of Decapitating Iwo Jima Memorial.

AP whines the Trump administration asks Washington to set aside ballots from 400 voters it says may be noncitizens. Insider Wire @InsiderWire, "#BREAKING: The DOJ just charged 48 foreigners with illegally voting in U.S. elections." Rusty Weiss at RedState points out Well, That '60 Minutes’ Deportation Sob Story Sure Blew Up in a Hurry.

PJM's Vicky Raft sees The Real Target of the Paris Riots Comes Into Focus — and It's Not 'School Funding' and Aaron Hanscomb notes Barcelona Burns, and Spain’s Left Blames Israel. Capt. Ed thinks Macron Channels LePen, Proposed Consequences. Now the 'Yellow Vests' Are Joining Protests. From Quotulatiousness “This alliance between Islamist and left-wing forces is known in France as islamo-gauchisme.“ Ace argues Islamocommunism Is Choking On Its Own Internal Contradictions, "Leftwing white women have a problem..." Defiant L’s @DefiantLs, "Rioters in France set fire close to a building. A woman from the side yells "There are kids in that building!" The rioter replies "We don't give a f*ck, we want our rights" I don't see how nearly setting a building on fire gives you any rights..."

John Sexton likes how a Conservative Lawyer Points to a Double Standard at the NYTimes. There are "right-wing" law professors, but no "left-wing" law professors. Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "CNN calls Karen Finney a "political commentator." Karen Finney was Hillary Clinton's press secretary. She was also the communications director for the DNC." Quote David J. Urban @DavidJUrban, "Karen Finney went on CNN and chalked up Trump’s rise after Obama to “whitelash” and “hate groups,” as if opposing the far left is about bigotry. Then riddle me this. Why is @AbdulElSayed's Democrat primary oppenent, Haley Stevens, refusing to campaign with her own party’s nominee? It isn’t race. It isn’t hate. It’s that his policies are too crazy radical even for fellow Democrats. The left calls it bigotry because they can’t admit the truth. Voters are rejecting bad ideas."

Karlyn Borysenko, anti-communist cult leader @DrKarlynB, "Exclusive. "The United States Government must fall." Earlier today, members of the Chicago Teachers Union collaborated with activist students and teachers in France. On that call, they explicitly called for violence, destruction, killing, and the fall of the United States Government. The full, unedited recording is in the post below." Legal Phil @Legal_Fil, "Please tell me more about the need to vote for the party that nominated a Nazi-insignia tattooed individual to combat Nazis."The Patriarch Tree @PatriarchTree, "The mislabeling is not accidental, of course. The Left calls any opposition “fascist,” “Nazi,” etc., as a way of justifying extralegal measures to suppress dissent, including terrorist violence." Quote Joel Pollak @joelpollak, "It's not a victory over "authoritarianism" if a nationalist loses an election. Putin is an authoritarian. Trump is not, nor is Bolsonaro. The left enjoys this "resistance" cosplay, ignoring authoritarian behavior in its own ranks. Anything to distract from French riots, I guess.."

Heather McDonald at CJ asserts Cornell’s Real Crisis Is Irrationalism, Not Rape, "In claiming a campus rape crisis, the university’s students are egged on by radical professors who betray the cause of reason for an ideology of victimhood."

A Tuesday Tune - Heart of Stone

At Metal Talk,  New Album Trail Of Gold Is Electrifying, Captivating & Flawless

Hailing from Hamburg, Velvet Rush comprise formidable vocalist Sandra Lian, guitarist Dennis Henning and a rhythm section of Tom Zeschke and Tim Black on drums and bass, respectively.

Tailing a transient, ethereal introduction, Heart Of Stone ignites with a riff reminiscent of a quickened Girls Got Rhythm. As soon as Sandra enters the fray, one senses her authority. Rhythm she certainly has, but add power, range and projection too. The musical backing is characteristic of all that follows, lacerating guitars urged along by a most pulsating rhythm section.