It only takes one asshole to stop up the works. A day after Trump and the Iranians declared the Strait of Hormuz open for business again, the IRGC started firing on shipping to other gulf ports, claiming that by maintaining the blockade on Iranian traffic, Trump has violated the terms of the ceasefire. I sort of get the point, but they need to be made to come to the realization that they're not dictating the terms. They also need to figure out who's really in charge. NYPo, Iran fires on at least two ships near Oman after re-closing Strait of Hormuz — as Trump warns Tehran against ‘blackmail’. I think he means extortion. At DW.com, Iran war: Trump says Tehran cannot 'blackmail us'. Dave Strom at Hat Hair reports IRGC Closes Strait Again, Calls Iran's Foreign Minister an 'Idiot,' Fires on Oil Tankers. TownHall's Joe Chalfant says The Iranians Are at It Again in the Strait of Hormuz and This Radio Chatter From the Iranian Attack on an Oil Tanker Is Crazy. سيف الدرعي| Saif alderei @saif_aldareei, "The Indian tanker captain in the Strait of Hormuz explodes in anger over the radio, confronting the Iranian Revolutionary Guard boats: “You gave me clearance to pass! My name is listed as number 2 in your papers! Now you’re firing on me?! Give me a chance to turn around and go back!” This is the reality in the Strait of Hormuz today. The Iranians… as naturally as they breathe… they lie… they betray… and they stab you in the back." At Althouse, "Merchant ships were sent scrambling to retreat after Iran fired on multiple vessels on Saturday morning, part of its sudden decision to re-close the Strait of Hormuz." "The Washington Examiner reports." and "Iran decided to fire bullets yesterday in the Strait of Hormuz — A Total Violation of our Ceasefire Agreement!" At RedState, Nick Arama hears a Report: Trump Planning to Drop Another Hammer on Iran and Their Ships. "The U.S. military is preparing in coming days to board Iran-linked oil tankers and seize commercial ships in international waters, according to U.S. officials, expanding its naval crackdown beyond the Middle East." "if the regime is sane, there's only one way out of this. But it's the Iranian regime, so it isn't, and they keep stepping in it. and picking the insane option." It's only a day late, but still stale from sundance at CTH, With Strait Open, British Prime Minister Kier Starmer Says He’s Organizing EU Security Force in Effort to Remain Relevant, maybe next time, say Monday. The Great Victor Davis Hanson at Am Great explains Trump’s Weeklong Strategy to Bleed Iran Dry.
Scott McKay at Am Spec, No, You Morons, Iran Has Not ‘Won.’ "The final chapter in this war has yet to be written." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, "CNN's Melissa Bell reveals she doesn't know what a navy is." Quote Furkan Gözükara@FurkanGozukara "CNN's Melissa Bell reveals the world is completely bypassing the United States. Over 30 global leaders met in Paris to secure the Strait of Hormuz, deliberately excluding Washington. The international community is actively organizing to survive Trump's disastrous war." Dave Strom notes Iran Giving Mixed Signals, But Europeans Are Talking Tough, So US Must Have Won. From Da Blaze, CNN's Christiane Amanpour issues crazed response to Hegseth criticism of the media. "And finally an observation: the current Secretary of War, f/k/a Defence, left the military with the rank of Major," she added. "I recall my dogtag in the first Gulf war had the rank of major ... the very same rank. Just sayin'!" Jerry Dunleavy IV @JerryDunleavy, "I am told Amanpour may have been referencing a press ID she was given during the Gulf War, which listed the fake administrative rank of "major" for access purposes, which is actually more insane, becuz she is comparing that to U.S. troops who actually achieve the rank of major..." Dave Bernstein at Insty, SO, WE SHOULD HAVE A FORMAL DEFENSE TREATY WITH ISRAEL AND STATION THOUSANDS OF SOLDIERS THERE: "The latest meme among Democrats (and some Republicans) is that we should treat Israel “like every other ally,” i.e., no military aid. I think US aid to Israel is a mixed blessing for both countries, but I want to focus here on the underlying dishonesty. Yes, Israel officially gets “foreign military aid” and the others don’t. But that’s an artifact of budget shenanigans, in particular Democrats historically insisting that our military relationship with Israel be put in the foreign aid budget to help get the rest of the (unpopular) foreign aid budget passed. But the US provides massive in-kind subsidies to our other allies in the form of US soldiers stationed there and mutual defense pacts, allowing countries like Canada to freeload off US defense. And then they won’t even let the US use their bases when needed." Steve Cortes at Am Great, thinks It’s Time to Rethink NATO, "NATO won the Cold War—but clinging to it now drains U.S. power from the Indo-Pacific, where the real contest for the future is unfolding."
Ryan Gerritsen @ryangerritsen, "“An RBC report released Tuesday confirmed that new investment in Canada has completely collapsed during the Liberals’ tenure in power” Trudeau cost our Country 1 TRILLION DOLLARS in investments. Just a reminder, he was taking advice from the “master economist” currently running our Country." John Sexton sees Signs That Things Could Be Ramping Up in Cuba.
NYPo, String of missing or dead scientists ‘too coincidental’ not to be major concern, congressman says — as 11th mystery emerges. Atop Da Hill, White House, FBI looking into case of missing scientists: ‘No stone will be unturned.’ I remain unconvinced, but convincible.
Jesús Enrique Rosas @Knesix, "
Trump is going to frame this and put it in the Oval Office, isn't he?"
Habeas Corpus Linguistics @HabCorpLinguist, "
Average Mamdani scandal: High level staffer discovered to have anonymous account where he posted "Wallahi, we will wage jihad on the zionists of Crown Heights" Average Eric Adams scandal: I approved a permit for a guy who gave me a free plane ticket upgrade." Quote 𝖓𝖎𝖓𝖊 @atlanticesque, "That’s the thing about Adams, most of his “scandals” were actually just the hijinx and misadventures of his ratchet ass staff But the man was loyal to his people, for better and for worse x.com/daniela__127/s…" VodkaPundit at Insty says
MOVE ALONG, NOTHING TO SEE HERE: "
Ilhan Omar Says She Isn’t a Multimillionaire, Blames Accounting Error. "An Omar disclosure filed last year showed she and her husband held assets of between $6 million and $30 million, a massive rise in wealth from her previous annual filing. That jump triggered questions among Republicans eager to scrutinize a critic of the president." Republicans pounce!" At the Free Bacon,
Michigan Senate Hopeful Abdul El-Sayed Blamed US for 'Creating' Terrorism: 'What Happens When People Are in Pain?' "The remarks came at a sparsely attended campaign stop in July, where El-Sayed questioned how the US might cause a terrorist to 'think that we don't see them.'"
Althouse highlight's a Supreme Court leak to the NYT,
"Secret memos obtained by The New York Times illuminate the origins of the court’s now-routine 'shadow docket' rulings on presidential power." Conn Carroll @conncarroll, "
This is an odd way of saying, “How the Obama administration gamed the appeals process to enact costly and illegal regulations on the energy sector.”" Quote The New York Times @nytimes "Secret memos by Supreme Court justices, obtained by The New York Times, show how they decided to bypass time-tested procedures and create the modern “shadow docket,” a controversial new way of doing business. https://nyti.ms/4csrD0l" At Twitchy,
From Whose Office Could the NYT Have Obtained Classified SCOTUS Memos? Sotomayor and Jackson are the leading candidates.
𝔻𝕠𝕔𝕥𝕠𝕣 𝔽𝕒𝕥𝕖 @georg3, "
It’s a real mystery who dislikes the shadow docket and would leak this information. I hope we can find out one day. In other news, KBJ has thoughts…"
Sunny @sunnyright, "
Another leftist presumably employed in the chambers of the Supreme Court has leaked confidential court items to the media to help the left. Fire everyone below Justice who had access. Start new."
Austin Justice @AustinJustice, "
The judge who kept a criminal on the street -- until he killed 26-year-old UT engineering grad Larissa Herold -- was accused of sexually assaulting a 16-year-old Brazilian foreign exchange student living in her home. In 2006, Chantal Eldridge gave the student alcohol and asked him to play strip poker with her, before they had sex in his bedroom. Her 8-year-old son was in the house..."
Clint Brown @DissidentClint "Hey
@S_Fitzpatrick I was Kash Patel’s Sherpa on the transition. I spent nearly all day everyday with him for 3+ months and have been with him frequently since. I have never seen the type of behavior that you’re describing from him. Your anon sourced story is BS...." quote
Sarah Fitzpatrick @S_Fitzpatrick, "EXCLUSIVE
@TheAtlantic On multiple occasions Patel’s security detail had difficulty waking him because he was seemingly intoxicated, according to info supplied to DOJ and White House officials. A request for “breaching equipment”was made because Patel had been unreachable behind locked doors."
Gitmo (Health is a Wealth) @Gitmo99, "
Proud Boys were innocent The star witness who convicted the Proud Boys of seditious conspiracy just recanted. His name is Jeremy Bertino. He was the entire case. The prosecution had nothing without him. Here's what he's now saying publicly: The FBI threatened him with 25 years in prison. Told him what to say. Coached him until he said it the way they needed. Then put him on the stand."
Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando, "
The Proud Boys just went around beating up violent communist terrorists. That’s it. They just beat up communist domestic terrorists. And that made them public enemy number one, because Antifa’s whole organizing strategy fails if CIVILIANS bash them up instead of police."
Stacy McCain is on fire with
The Ivy League Is Decadent and Depraved and
Guess Who Made an Interesting Point? "Where do I start in explaining my hatred of Nick Fuentes? That this preposterous Jew-hating homosexual has been elevated to podcast royalty — the Pied Piper of 21st-century neo-Nazism — is one of those phenomena that makes me despair for the future of humanity. And I honestly fail to see what it is that makes Fuentes so appealing to younger people, but then again, I don’t understand the appeal of Ariana Grande or Sabrina Carpenter, either." Tits? "The truth is still the truth, even if the person saying it — Nick Fuentes or David Frum or Donald Trump — is someone you loathe. And as for J.D. Vance, why should I condemn or distrust him for having abandoned his earlier Frum-approved establishment beliefs, when I wish everyone else (including Frum) would do the same? We are supposed to be living under a representative government, and yet Frum seems to believe that people who disagree with him don’t deserve representation."
Camus @newstart_2024, "
Helen Andrews dropped a blunt explanation for why wokeness proved so hard to kill: It’s rooted in feminine patterns of conflict — where disagreement isn’t debated, it’s treated as emotional harm that must be punished or silenced..." Because that's how you have to deal with children, but not adults. VodkaPundit at Insty,
SO MANY OF OUR CURRENT ILLS STARTED WITH OBAMA: Zineb Riboua @zriboua, "
I’ve warned you all. Third-Worldism is the fastest growing ideological movement in the United States."
NYPo,
Lefty love boat: Greta Thunberg’s freedom flotilla rocked by sexual misconduct allegations. "“A senior leader within the flotilla — a member of the steering committee, the highest governing body of the organization — engaged in sexual relations with multiple activists while on the boat heading to Gaza. Not one person. Not two. Three different individuals,” claimed Palestinian group Heart of Falastin in a social media post earlier this week ... One Brazilian group named the alleged horndog as activist Thiago Avila, in an X post unearthed by media watchdog Honest Reporting and shared with The Post." I'm shocked, shocked!
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