Flotsam and Jetsam - A Funny Thing Happened in DC

Streiff at RedState observes Hundreds of Patriot Front Demonstrators Hit DC's July 4 Celebration and Minds Are Blown "Allegedly, Patriot Front is a Texas-based White nationalist group classified as such by the ADL and SPLC. It was created in the run-up to the infamous 2017 “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville, Virginia. A teenager named Thomas Ryan Rousseau executed a coup d’etat inside the “Vanguard America” organization by seizing its website and Discord server and declaring himself the Obergruppenführer, or whatever. After the rally, which we now know was organized and subsidized by the “anti-hate” group Southern Poverty Law Center (see SPLC Funneled $270K Cash to Charlottesville Hoax Rally Planner — ‘Manufacturing Racism’ – RedState), Rousseau rebranded the group as the “Patriot Front.” Here at RedState, we have noticed some peculiarities about this organization." RazörFist @RazorFist, "Reminder: Patriot Front were one of many "right-wing" organizations we recrntly learned the Southern Policy Law Center had funded. You guys can ditch the faggy gimp mask and buy a second outfit now." Quote Aaron Parnas @AaronParnas "White nationalists are marching down the streets of Washington, D.C. on America's 250th." John Ocasio-Rodham Nolte @NolteNC, "It’s simple logic… In the same we know the moon landing was real because of it weren’t, the Russians would’ve said so, if these were actual right wingers, the corporate media would have doxxed them by now." Quote Mike Lee @BasedMikeLee, "Patriot Front: Brought to you by leftists who don’t know that patriots don’t wear masks." Seattle Extremist @SeattleIndepen1, "How do you know Patriot Front is fake? If they were legit, the media would be in a feeding frenzy to find out who is funding them, there would be endless efforts to infiltrate with hidden cameras to capture compromising and embarrassing conversations, relentless efforts to dox members. There isn’t. Which means it’s a protected psyop." PoIiMath @politicalmath, "Patriot Front is a funny organization b/c left-wingers are like "these are the racists you support" & the right-wingers I know are like "go ahead and arrest them all"" Quote Adam Cochran (adamscochran.eth) @adamscochran, "1/10 Want to know how they quickly got 400 makes extremists in DC? It's because many of them are Republican staffers." Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "This black lady must feel extremely safe surrounded by dozens of federal agents." Quote Aaron Parnas @AaronParnas, "This image is from today. A Black woman sits on the DC metro as masked white nationalists prepare to march on our nation's capital. This is America's 250th anniversary. REUTERS/Cheney Orr."

Noticed they paid the fare instead of jumping the turnstile https://t.co/Pl1LHpf6Ro

— Mostly Peaceful Memes (@MostlyPeaceful) July 5, 2026

To be fair, one of them did duck under the turnstyle. I'd really like to know who they really are, and who is paying, besides the SPLC.

PJM's Sarah Anderson notices The World Lights Up for America’s 250th, While the American Left Opts to Whine About It. At Twitchy, Lefties Melt Down Over US Men's World Cup Boost: Beg Balogun to Voluntarily Sit Out So Belgium Won't Cry. "Earlier, we told you the red card against the American men's World Cup Soccer team was rescinded. It's alleged President Trump intervened. The unhinged America haters (that makes them xenophobic) are falling apart over it."

Sundance at CTH hosts Sunday Talks: Secretary Burgum -vs- Dana Bash, Ambassador Hoekstra Interview Highlights How Canadian Govt Controls Canadian Media, A Shift Begins? Canadian Media Start Discussing Six-Month USMCA Termination Possible and President Trump and Russian Federation President Putin Held an 85-Minute Phone Call.

From Fox, Trump pardons 9 people convicted of tampering with emission controls on diesel engines "Alaska veteran Mac Spurlock was among those freed after armed EPA agents raided his shop over engine modifications." I believe he also revoked the regulations under which they were arrested.

Betsy McCaughey at Hat Hair, Mamdani's Rent Freeze Threatens Everyone Who Owns Anything. Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "Yeah, I don’t know that Mamdani is even worth responding to seriously because DSA rhetoric is just an incoherent pastiche of ideological slop that last had real salience more than 50 years ago. A meta-criticism pointing out that retarded theater kids have commandeered a major political party yet lack the requisite cognitive capacity to form a coherent ideological narrative for what they’re doing is probably closer to the target than responding to his midwit provocations in earnest." Quote Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi, "This Mamdani-style anti-American chic that gets gushing reviews from self-hating upper class neurotics is just a revived late-sixties/early 70s fad that was boring and stupid then, and still is now x.com/bobbyness11/st…" Vicky Taft at PJM features an Explosive Spencer Pratt Video which Dismantles Mamdani and Communism Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "The communist always must destroy your history. History is what attaches you to something. Memories make a home. The communist attacks your history to unmoor you from your home, so you won’t fight him when he demolishes it and renovates it in his image." Quote CSPAN @cspan "NYC Mayor Mamdani on American exceptionalism: "We are told that America is exceptional because we are richer, stronger, more powerful than everyone else... The truth, my friends is that America is exceptional because here, nothing is fixed into place."" Mark Hemingway @Heminator, "“If I’m being honest I have a much easier time connecting with baristas, nonprofit workers, grad students…” Uh, we know." Quote Lee Kuan Yimby @LeeKuanYimby, "R/Socialism: Men that build and maintain the things I think are basic human rights make me sick." Hat Hair's Larry Elder asks When Will Obama Say, 'What's Happened to My Party?'. My guess is never. Joel Pollak @joelpollak, "Obama invited the terrorist Ayers to his presidential library opening last month, after years of denying they had a relationship." Quote Stu Smith @thestustustudio, "Bill Ayers and Princeton’s Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor Mark July 4th With No Patriotism, No Borders, and “Fuck the USA” As you celebrate Independence Day, remember that there is an entire class of activists, including many embedded in higher education, who spend their days trying to dismantle the country..." Jonathan Turley seems to be losing hope, “You Cannot Kill the Beast Until You Name it”: Democratic Politician Denounces the Declaration of Independence. "Pennsylvania state and socialist Chris Rabb, the Democratic nominee for Pennsylvania’s 3rd Congressional District, has joined the growing chorus of Democrats denouncing the founding documents and core institutions in the country on our 250th anniversary. The Democratic socialist is running unopposed for Congress and will almost certainly be a member of Congress after November."

From Da Caller, Ex-CIA Director John Brennan Sues Trump Admin Over Probe Into Russiagate, "claiming he is being “vindictively singled out for investigation and prosecution” by officials, according to court documents." As an architect of Russiagate, he knows a vindictive, partisan prosecution when he sees it.

NYPo finds Biden’s illegal immigration surge triggered 30% rise in home prices, $ 20% in rents, Fed paper finds. It's pretty simple economics, increase the demand without increasing the supply and prices rise. From CIS, DOJ Vows to Crack Down on Birth Tourism in Response to ‘Birthright’ Opinion. We'll see. Hat Hair's Josh Hammer claims Congress Can Still Ban Birthright Citizenship. Here's How.

Greg Lukianoff at the Eternally Radical Idea all about America turns 250! A full-on Frederick Douglassfest! Matt salutes Tom Paine! & more! "Bringing you the latest free speech news (7/5/26)" From the Chicago Boyz, Musings on the Declaration of Independence "The Constitution is the means of government; it is the Declaration that announces the ends of government. – Justice Clarence Thomas, Remarks on the 250th Anniversary of the Declaration of Independence, Apr 20, 2026." ((Aaron Walker))) @AaronWorthing, "Yes, but you can’t speak freely in that pub" Quote No Context Brits @NoContextBrits, "America is 250 years old. This pub is 1,466 years old."

From the Campus Reform, Those who agree with Charlie Kirk ‘deserve to go out like him,’ anonymous student says, "An anonymous student posted a message on an app called ‘Fizz’ implying that people who agree with assassinated Turning Point USA founder Charlie Kirk should be murdered as well." At the College Fix, Massachusetts principal apologizes to Arab students after lesson on Holocaust. In a slightly more hopeful sign, NYPo finds America’s medical schools tiptoe away from DEI — for now.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Time for Escape from New York?

This post inadvertently left in draft until this morning; I thought I'd just put it out there anyway.

In the wake of the Marxist's victories in NYC, Derek Hunter says Let New York Suffer. That's pretty much my take too. NYC has gone through these cycles before, electing wreckers before waking up and electing somebody to clean up. If they fail to do the latter this time, oh well. We don't really need it as a thriving financial hub anymore, it's all being done on the internet. Just don't force us to pay the bill. The Manhattan Contrarian notices In New York, The Democrats Go Completely Crazy. Nate Silver @NateSilver538, "Depending on the definition, maybe 3-5% of the US population is smart but seriously mentally unstable. That group heavily selects into politics, though. So maybe you're getting more like 10-15% among certain political types. That's enough to have a real influence on movements." Insty quips HONESTLY, THAT’S A LOWBALL NUMBER I THINK. Twitchy hears No Money for Schools? Mary Katharine Ham Schools the Commie on NYC's $40K-Per-Student Disaster Mary Katharine Ham @mkhammer, "“No money for schools.” NYC has a $43 billion dollar school system whose funding has gone up as enrollment has gone down. It has the highest per-student expenditure in the nation of up to $40K a year. 28-29% of students test proficient in math and reading (NAEP)." Quote Marco Foster @MarcoFoster_ "Darializa Avila Chevalier: “What we need is a mentality of people over profit. You can’t tell me there is no money for schools, there’s no money to address childhood poverty, there’s no money to address this housing crisis, while voting time and time again to send billions to a war machine to a country that’s currently enacting a genocide”"

Erick Florack calls Joe Biden The Perfect Symbol of Today's Democrat Party. Hat Hair's John Sexton manages some faux tears over Scott Wiener's Struggle Sessions. Shipwreckedcrew says The Supreme Court Produced No High Profile Decisions Last Week -- So Lets Look At "Dead Man Walking" Graham Platner in Maine. "Lets consider the "Bernie Bro" communist running in a state with the oldest electorate and where the number of "Independent" voters who decide elections is the largest." Scott McKay at Am Spec, Where Are the Bill Kristols and Michael Steeles on the Democrat Side Today? "Democrats and Republicans are not flip sides of the same coin." At Shooting News Week, Oops: Dems Concede Gun Control Isn’t Top Issue For Them Any More.

Caleb Howe at Howe It Is, 'Just The Latest Blow': White House Rips Newsom Over New Burden On Families — EXCLUSIVE. "He's all about punishing Americans. Citizens and journalists, anyway." "His scheme, a monthly per-enrollee tax on Medicaid, ObamaCare, and health plans at work, is going to see higher premiums across the board for working residents in the state. Genius!! No wait, that other thing. Terrible! That’s it." Mark Tapscott at Insty, WHEN REALITY BITES … NEWSOM: "He mocked Justice Alito’s majority opinion in the Supreme Court’s Hawaii decision on individuals carrying firearms in public. The Chief Executive of the state with the highest poverty rate and the most tax-paying citizens fleeing to Texas, Florida, Arizona, etc. etc. ought to know better." Hat Hair cites Kaitlyn Schallhorn from Orange County Register "(I Dunno - Top Chef?) What’s Next for Katie Porter After Ca Gov Loss?" She's so well known for her "special" mashed potatoes. Cathy Salgado at PJM hears Hilton: Audio Seems to Capture Becerra Detailing an 'Assembly Line' for Migrant Children. Wall Street Apes @WallStreetApes, "Leaked recording of Xavier Becerra at HHS under Biden saying he was putting illegal migrant children “in an assembly line” He clearly says the American people will be upset knowing how much Democrats were spending on children who shouldn’t even be here in America, and he’s instructing his staff to place them as quickly as they can without doing the proper checks How is this guy not rotting in prison “This is not the way you do an assembly line” “We need to get discharges up — Every time we have to go to the Hill and explain why we're spending so much money when most people are struggling to spend a little bit of money for their kids on a daily basis, we try to explain how we're spending more than $1,000 a day for kids who may not even have the legal right to be here” This is your reminder he was also called out in official testimony for placing children with sponsors using strip clubs as addresses Arrest him." Jen O'Connell at RedState sees Karen Bass Blames Environmental Racism For Boyle Heights, Spencer Pratt Nails Her to the Wall. Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt "Toxic soil, 6,000 homes destroyed, 12 people burned alive, 400+ excess deaths from toxic smoke exposure…but that was in the Palisades, so who cares about us, right? No, THIS is a turning point. This one structure fire. What a soulless goblin Karen is." Quote Mayor Karen Bass @MayorOfLA "People who are familiar with Boyle Heights know this fire did not happen in a vacuum. Environmental hazards have too often fallen on communities like this one. This moment must be a turning point. We will hold those responsible..."

Wokal Distance @wokal_distance, "Leftists claimed Elon Musk could end world hunger for only 6 Billion dollars, and then Mackenzie Scott spent 4 times that amount and it didn't do anything to solve world hunger." Quote Pubity @pubity, "Jeff Bezos' ex-wife MacKenzie Scott has given over $26,300,000,000 to charity, making her one of the biggest individual donors in history. She wants to spend the majority of her Bezos fortune on helping others and making the world a better place." Driscoll at Insty, WAIT, I THOUGHT NET NEUTRALITY AND GLOBAL COOLING, WARMING, CLIMATE CHANGE, CLIMATE CHAOS HAD KILLED EVERYONE ALREADY: Wilfred Reilly @wil_da_beast630, "We pointed this out with global mortality data a weeks ago - but this is better and more region/state specific." Quote arctotherium @arctotherium42, "Did Elon Musk kill millions of people by cutting USAID? We now have preliminary 2025 mortality data from several African countries, and the answer may shock you: no. There is no detectable mortality signal at all. x.com/AldenWhitfeld/…" USAID was welfare for the credentialed class.

AMAC thinks President Trump’s Approval Rating Roars Back as Oil Prices Plummet. Sundance at CTH looks at USMCA Status – Canada in Recession, Mexico GDP Grows Double Expectations "Canada is combative. Mexico is collaborating." I&I says CAFE Kills, And Trump Is Doing Something About It.

MD Kittle at Da Fed thinks the Senate GOP Should Know Better Than To Ignore Trump’s Political Instincts On The SAVE Act. Jen O'Connell has another of her Hot Takes: John Cornyn Casts Shade at Americans Supporting the SAVE America Act—and It Boomerangs on Him. At RCM, Grassley and Klobuchar Have Created a Monster That Won't Die "The “monster” is the American Innovation and Choice Online Act (AICOA), which the two senators have recently reintroduced. AICOA would terrorize leading American technology businesses, as well as workers and consumers." Kurt Schlichter @KurtSchlichter, "I AM MAD BECAUSE THE PROBLEMS DECADES IN THE MAKING THAT REALLY TROUBLED ME HAVE NOT BEEN INSTANTLY SOLVED BY DECREE DESPITE THE RESISTENCE OF THE LEFT SO I’M GOING TO GIVE UP AND ALLOW THE LEFT TO WIN." Quote Native Patriot @LaNativePatriot, "There’s been a sentiment not just from myself, but from many on the conservative side of “checking out” politically. I’ve been racking my brain trying to figure out what that could be, and I believe it’s been the results of the Trump Presidency so far..." At Twitchy, 'Hello, Mr. French': DataRepublican Turns Her Attention to David French and HOOBOY, YIKES, and HAAAAA.

Driscoll calls it ENDER’S GAME, WITH UKRAINIAN SUBTITLES: Jay in Kyiv @JayinKyiv, "A whole new level.. Russians complaining that Ukrainian Forces are now outsourcing drone operations to gamers all over the world by connecting hundreds of drones to a virtual server and inviting skilled drone operators to take out battalions, with cash prizes awarded for each." "If you ever get a war without any gore, well, I'll be the first to go" John Cleese @JohnCleese, "Is there one particular window that they are all falling out of, or it just any old window that happens to be large enough." Quote Olena Rohoza @OlenaRohoza, "The first one’s gone. In Moscow, Lieutenant General Sergei Kobylaš, commander of the Russian Air Force, accidentally fell out of a window."

Sundance at CTH has Ohio Governor with Deep Personal Ties to “Shithole Country”, Says It’s More Important to Protect Haitians Than Americans and on Sunday Talks – Jake Tapper Laments Deportation for Haitian and Syrian Migrants. Cathy Salgado likes how Brandon Gill Shows How Dems Used Temporary Protected Status to Change Red States. Steve Cortes @CortesSteve, "Exactly correct — the hordes of Third World “temporary” migrants did not settle in tony Ruling Class enclaves. They were sent to working class communities like Charleroi, PA, which I profiled as the town struggled to deal with the influx…" Quote Brandon Gill @realBrandonGill, "By the way, many of the Haitians who were given TPS under Joe Biden did not come from Haiti. They were living in nations like Brazil and Chile and came here to take advantage of Biden's open border. They were sent, not to Martha's Vineyard or Sherman Oaks, but to blue collar, midwestern towns like Springfield, Ohio. And the people there were called racist for objecting to the culture of the town they built being fundamentally changed overnight."

D_Hartley @DH_1997_, "The irony in a Muslim saying this is fucking insane" Quote Mehdi Hasan @mehdirhasan, "Maybe the Europeans should have thought about all that back when they were colonizing Africa in the 19th century. x.com/jasonlawlor100…" Twitchy finds a Woke CA Teacher who Brags About Marrying Gaza Resident Online for Green Card — 'It's for Palestinian Rights' "The odd couple tied the knot April 5 in Utah, which allows marriages to be conducted via Zoom, according to records posted online by the Utah County Clerk and obtained by Israeli nonprofit NGO Monitor."

Greg Lukianoff at the Eternally Radical Idea says the FCC won’t let ABC be, Gwar draws Secret Service ire, Battle for Your Brain wins Ashurbanipal award, & more! "Bringing you the latest free speech news (6/28/26)."

Hat Hair's Josh Hammer sees World Cup Tourists See What Too Many Americans Have Forgotten. J. @PresentWitness_, "We’re building frontier AI and catching reusable rockets while Europe is debating whether or not air conditioners are safe."

From the College Fix, ‘Fully substantiated’: Report says Biden leaders pushed ‘gender’ rule on schools despite court order. Jared Whitley at Am Spec want you to Meet the Secret Proponent of ‘Transing’ the Kids: Big Pharma, "The transgender ‘rights’ and ‘acceptance’ movements are the only civil rights movements in history where the primary driver has been corporate greed." There's plenty good money to be made, supplying the groomers with the tools of the trade.

The Monday Morning Stimulus

Earth.com claims Drinking more coffee doesn’t always mean more caffeine in your body

A small, hidden difference in how the body processes caffeine appears to shape diabetes risk in ways everyday habits fail to explain. The signal does not come from the coffee cup, but from what happens after caffeine enters the bloodstream.

Genetic differences that slow the body’s breakdown of caffeine were associated with about 19 percent lower odds of type 2 diabetes, independent of coffee intake. Using DNA as a guide, researchers at the Karolinska Institutet (KI) looked past coffee cups and focused on caffeine levels inside the body.

Dr. Susanna C. Larsson led the work at KI and coordinated data analysis for this project. Her team studies how diet-related exposures and genetics combine to shape long-term risk for metabolic and heart disease. The results put caffeine biology, rather than beverage habits, at the center of debates about weight and diabetes.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Spent Sparklers and Fireworks

Bob Spencer at PJM thinks Trump's Mount Rushmore Speech Outrages the Media Like Nothing Since the Days of Reagan. Wrong, they're way more outraged by everything and anything Trump does since he beat their anointed one, Hillary. I remember back to the days of Reagan; they were nasty, but not this nasty. Sundance hosts Secretary Rubio: “250 Years of America” “America has never been merely a proposition. It has always been a very real and living civilization. A unique and distinctive people, unlike any nation or people in the history of the world.” And Happy 250th Birthday America from the White House. At Data Republicans substack, On Our 250th Anniversary: The History Jefferson Warned Us Not to Forget "A Fourth of July reflection on what every American should study." History, especially the parts they don't want you to know. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, 'The Enemy of 1776': Trump Celebrates America 250 While Rebuking Mamdani. At No Pasaran! Trump's Outstanding Speech for America at 250: "Communism is an ideology of mass theft, mass control, mass lies, and mass murder—It is the Enemy of July 4th, 1776."

Hat Hair cites CBS, A Look at 'the Good Stuff' About America. Maybe Bari Weiss is having some effect! BostonWriter@bostonwriter, "If this sort of thing doesn’t stop you in your tracks and make even the slightest twinge of pride rise in your soul… well… I feel sorry for you."

Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "Happy 4th of July, SPLC." Quote Mitchell Miller @mmillerwtop, "A group of masked men gathered at Union Station today and called for reclaiming the country and getting rid of immigrants. Some held Confederate flags. They have been marching across Capitol Hill."Steve Guest @SteveGuest, "Can’t wait to find out which left wing NGO is footing the bill for this nonsense." Quote philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_ "Members of the group Patriot Front ride the metro as a commuter looks on, during the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence in Washington, D.C., U.S., July 4, 2026. REUTERS/Cheney Orr" Auron MacIntyre @AuronMacintyre, "Which woman was safer on the metro?" The black women between the PFers, or Iryna Zarutska? "Jonah Goldberg @JonahDispatch, "I just think it’s funny that the “Patriot Front” jabroneys are too embarrassed to show their faces carrying the American flag. Not very patriotic. Likewise, it’s funny that people who call themselves American patriots carry flags for a cause that sought to destroy America. But, hey, if they want to march in equatorial heat to be mocked by pretty much everyone that’s cool. I just don’t think they’ve thought through any of this very well." Quote Mitchell Miller @mmillerwtop, "The group marched away from Union Station, carrying various flags, including Confederate flags." Enguerrand VII de Coucy @ingelramdecoucy, "I’m entirely in favor of a law making wearing a mask in public without a documented medical reason a misdemeanor and believe such a law would have broad bi-partisan support. I want these guys unmasked as much as I want Antifa unmasked, no one ever wore a mask like this to do good. I want to know who they are as well, and who is paying for the 'uniforms.'

From Twitchy, 'You Showed Us EXACTLY Who You Are'! Zohran Mamdani Tries Again and NOBODY Is Buying It. Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "So Mamdani is now trying to clean up after himself following that horrifically hateful speech he gave. Yet he still cannot help himself. Even on his best behavior, with an army of advisors undoubtedly telling him not to further besmirch America on the Fourth of July, he still cannot resist dwelling on America’s flaws. ..." Quote Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani @NYCMayor, "Today marks 250 years since a small group of newspaper editors, farmers, and soldiers signed a document declaring our nation’s independence — a truth that feels self-evident now but was revolutionary then. ... Today and all days, let us remember that patriotism is not pretending our nation is without flaws. Patriotism is every act of righteous dissent — because loving our country means fighting for the best version of it." David Burge @iowahawkblog, "America is exceptional because the people who bitch about it the loudest refuse to leave." Nick Arama at RedState thinks Elon Decimates Mamdani's America 250 Speech With 1 Simple Fact - Then DeSantis Drops in Off the Top Rope. Elon Musk @elonmusk, "Mamdani has built nothing. He is a taker, never a maker." Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "NOW: Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis NAILS IT PERFECTLY "When I see the Mamdanis of the world, they're basically offering these ideas, they claim they're progressive. They're really REGRESSIVE. These are things that the founding fathers REJECTED!" "Their ideas have FAILED throughout history. And we have a chance now with 250 to look back and say — we're inheritors of an awfully GOOD legacy. We got LUCKY to have founding fathers pledge their lives, fortune and sacred honor the way they did when they did it!"" Comfortably Smug @ComfortablySmug, "Turns out like all communists, Zohran lies and demands the people sacrifice while he is blasting the A/C in his office." Young Americans for Liberty @YALiberty, "Mamdani demands the peasants turn their thermostats to 78, cracks the A/C at City Hall to 63. Rules for thee, not for me! An absolute commie classic."New York Post @nypost, "Mandani's wife Rama Duwaji ditches America 250 bash for Islamic 'spiritual wellness' retreat in Spain https://trib.al/ehm1Vuk." TownHall's Scott McLallen reports Ellison's Independence Day Video Sparks Backlash Amid Pardon Scandal. Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Minnesota AG Keith Ellison shares a message for 4th of July suggesting we import millions more foreigners and grant them citizenship This comes just says after he pardoned a foreign child rapist to shield him from deportation." James Lindsay, anti-Communist @ConceptualJames, "Amazing." Quote political jew @PoliticalJewTT, "David Duke, the former KKK Grand Wizard, has now endorsed Ilhan Omar, Zohran Mamdani and Darializa Avila Chevalier. No, this is not a joke."

Matt Margolis at PJM asks if you Need Another Reason to Loathe Michelle Obama? I can't say I really loathe her; I don't think about her all that much. Hannah Knudsen at Flopping Aces likes hos America 250 Exposed the Democrats: They Want to Rule a Country They Don’t Love. At Am Great, Roger Kimball tells a A Tale of Two Countries. "On the 250th anniversary of the Declaration, America’s story is cast as either triumphant inheritance or unfinished grievance, with no neutral ground in between." RazörFist @RazorFist, "Communism isn't popular. Never has been. Hence all Communist revolutions are spearheaded by a small number of academic elites, while the underlings—the ones who invariably perish in such a revolt—must be manipulated into participating with some other pet issue." Quote Count of Andria @RaymondBerengar Replying to @RazorFist, "The problem we have today is that, as ever, Communism is really, really popular... before it's implemented. You would think people would learn from history, but I can assure you, they don't." Steve Moore at Hat Hair tells us What England Can Teach Us About 'Democratic Socialism'. It's not democratic and it makes the common people lives worse.

Rusty Weiss at RedState hears Top Dem Admits They’ll Nuke the Filibuster—But Trump Has Plan for GOP to Win Elections for ‘100 Years.’

Don Surber asserts Girls sports is for girls only, "5 middle school girls helped convince the Supreme Court to stop the transgender madness" while still allowing it, if that's what a state decides.

Joe Chalfant at TownHall reports Illegal Alien CDL Holder Kills Pennsylvania State Trooper in Horrific Accident. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_ "BREAKING: DHS confirms to @FoxNews that the semi-truck driver charged w/ killing PA State Trooper Michael Pahira Jr. in a crash in PA on Wednesday is a Haitian illegal alien who flew into the US via the Biden administration's CHNV mass parole program in 2024 & received his CDL from the state of Massachusetts. ..."

Althouse is amused by the usual suspects whinging about how bad July 4 celebrations are, now that Trump is in office, "Fireworks release tiny particles that can irritate lungs and trigger asthma attacks, along with gases like carbon monoxide and sulfur dioxide..." "... and sulfur dioxide and metals including aluminum, manganese and cadmium, according to the American Lung Association. Even Freedom 250, the Trump-backed group that helped organize the event, acknowledged on its website that 'air quality will decline' and visibility 'may become compromised.'" and "Visitors in red, white and blue darkened with sweat stood in lines for hours, sometimes screaming in frustration and other times collapsing from exhaustion." ""The Independence Day parade was canceled and the Great American State Fair delayed. Steel fences and closed roads made photos of iconic monuments hard to capture. Both white supremacists and liberal activists marched through the city, each demanding their country back...." I'm reading "America’s 250th celebrations marked by severe weather, political division/Officials ordered thousands of people to evacuate the National Mall after a severe weather warning that delayed President Donald Trump’s speech." That's in The Washington Post (not the NYT, as I'd accidentally had written)." Tim Young @TimRunsHisMouth, "A special Happy 4th of July shout out to the patriots at @JimmysSeafood who expanded their business this year by telling anti-American trash to go fuck themselves. This was one of my favorite X moments ever…"

Enguerrand VII de Coucy @ingelramdecoucy, "Finally, scientific backing to my long held belief that the Spanish aren’t real Europeans."

Hat Hair's John Sexton reports the NY Times Defends Organizer of 'Muslims Only' Swim Party. Some pigs are more equal than others.

At Twitchy, Variety: Rob Reiner Gets the 'Last Laugh' Against Trump With Secret Final Role. Sadly that may be his lasting legacy.

Hat Hair's Beege Welborn is laughing as Merriam-Webster - Yes, the Dictionary People - Dunk on the British: Merriam-Webster @MerriamWebster, "Why is it ‘cancelled’ in the U.K. but ‘canceled’ in the U.S.? Because we gave them that L in 1776."

Stacy McCain discusses Our Patriotic Duty to Fill the Sky with fireworks. I hope his went off better than ours.

Palm Sunday

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