Well, that was a nice break; after medical stuff in the morning (no, not the eye, but it turns out I don't have skin cancer, yet), a niece from the Left Coast showed up with one day's warning with her boyfriend in tow. They were travelling between a wedding in Manhattan, and a skate park in North Carolina. We had a nice long walk on the beach, and we showed them how to find shark's teeth, not that they found any, and had a genuine Slower Maryland dinner at a low-key seafood restaurant in Solomons, where our only regret was that they had no soft-shell crabs. Gabby was fascinated by her first cousin once removed (I had to check) and her tattoos, and showed off outrageously, only having a minor hissy when we denied her request for cranberry juice for dinner. I persuaded the waitress to bring her a small glass of cranberry juice, which she stubbornly finished off, but admitted that apple juice was the better choice after all.
To no one intelligent's surprise, with the Trump endorsement, Ken Paxton easily beat John Cornyn in the runoff election in the Republican primary for a Senate seat in Texas. This may mean the Republicans have to work harder to keep the seat, but I think it's still likely. While not actively anti-Trump, Cornyn had not been shall we say, a consistent supporter of Trump's goals, particularly in regard to immigration and voter fraud. Decision Desk HQ @DecisionDeskHQ, "Decision Desk HQ projects Ken Paxton wins the TX US Senate Republican Runoff." John Sexton at Hat Hair, Paxton Runs Away With the Texas Senate Primary Runoff. Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "OMG. Ken Paxton just WON an election day vote drop in Texas with **87%** of the vote KORNACKI: "Oh my goodness! Election day, full knowledge of the Trump endorsement...WOW. A 74-point margin!" Time to BRING IT HOME!" Sarah Fields @SarahisCensored, "Al Green, who has been kicked out of the chamber multiple times for his theatrics, just lost the Democratic primary by 40 points. Goodbye forever, Al Green!" Acyn @Acyn, "Cornyn: Tonight we've come up short in this primary runoff. I've always supported the Republican ticket and I intend to do so again in this general election." Sundance at CTH, Texas AG Ken Paxton Speaks After the Triumphant Victory in Texas Republican Primary – Senator John Cornyn Delivers Somber Concession. Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital, "This is bigger than Trump’s endorsement… Voters don’t want amnesty. That era is over." Quote Geiger Capital @Geiger_Capital, "I’ve seen enough… Ken Paxton has defeated Cornyn. Blowout." At Althouse, Paxton wins and gives us a dose of his comedy stylings... I know some people seem to think that's hilarious. I don't see the value of kicking someone around for being a vegan. You'll say but Althouse is not a Texan. I sort of am though." So somebody who has a gay, vegetarian son in Austin doesn't appreciate the humor? Imagine how we feel about Stephen Colbert... From Twitchy, Scott Jennings Reminds Dems on CNN That James Talarico’s Bizarre Beliefs Clash With Mainstream Texans.
CNBC, Russia tells Marco Rubio U.S. citizens should leave Kyiv ahead of ‘systematic’ strikes on Ukrainian capital. John Sexton, As Russia Struggles, Putin Makes Threats and Recruits More Soldiers.
Sundance is suspicious, Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs – Mysterious Camp David Cabinet Meeting Moved Back to White House. Looks like we may get strong thunderstorms in the PM; not stuff you want to fly choppers in.
At QZ, Bond traders are surrendering to inflation fears. It's raising the stakes for Washington. "Bond markets are betting that inflation is here to stay, elevating the stakes for policymakers steering an economy under mounting strain." John Hinderaker at Power Line, Who’s Behind the War on Data Centers? China and Soros. Heist @mapeslover69, "Basically there is no genuine far left movement in the US. It's totally astroturfed by China and a small handful of sociopathic freaks in large cities. No one wants this stuff which is why it keeps losing." Quote Reddit Lies @reddit_lies, "So it turns out PSL has a LOT of Reddit moderators (and therefore subreddits) under its control. r/TheRightCantMeme r/GenZedong..."
At Althouse, "Just as the Founding Fathers might have anticipated (had they been microdosing while drafting the Declaration of Independence)...", ""... the American republic will celebrate its two-hundred-and-fiftieth anniversary next month with a full card of mixed-martial-arts brawls on the South Lawn of the White House. Weigh-ins will take place at the Lincoln Memorial. The night of mayhem is also meant to celebrate the eightieth birthday of the President of the United States, a longtime fan of the sport...." So begins "Dana White Thinks Everyone’s a Fighter/The U.F.C. president on his decades of friendship with Donald Trump, his relationship with Joe Rogan, and his 'awesome' night at the White House Correspondents’ dinner" in The New Yorker, written by David Remnick. I wanted to quote that here because I feel as though I'm seeing a trend in Trump-hating writing..."
NPR whines U.S. military strikes Iran as Trump says negotiations move forward for deal to end war. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair, WSJ: Project Freedom Back On (Or Not?) As Iran Stalls. Don Surber has hopes Ti-i-ime is on Trump’s side, "The artist of the deal negotiates with the American people and Iran."
Spencer Pratt @spencerpratt, "Karen Bass just violated election law here. She is so accustomed to breaking the law with no accountability, she even filmed herself doing it. Well, those days are over. We just filed a formal complaint for illegally gaming the election. We must protect our democracy. Electioneering within 100 feet of a ballot box is AGAINST THE LAW. Soliciting votes at a ballot box is AGAINST THE LAW. These clear violations show a reckless disregard for the rule of law and our democratic process. Someone in a position of power should be especially respectful of our democratic laws, but this is just emblematic of Karen's mafia-like regime. It's "rules for thee, but not for me". Here is the formal complaint we filed this morning. We will uphold the rule of law and our democratic norms. Enjoy your conference calls with your lawyers, Karen!" jay plemons @jayplemons, "Mayor Karen Bass just gave Spencer Pratt the best ad possible: LA was clean and affordable when she grew up. Now it’s full of tents and unaffordable. She ran for mayor to fix it… and has failed. Time for real change." Mark Hemingway @Heminator, "he claimed Bass supported Fidel Castro in her younger years" Karen Bass praised Castro -- a mass murderer who threw poets and gays in jail -- as recently as 2016, when he died. What are we doing here Variety? Quote "Variety @Variety, "#SpencerPratt has responded to Lisa Rinna after telling Variety at the #AMAs that she doesn’t want to see a reality TV star become mayor of Los Angeles: “Hey Lisa, if you’re against me because I was on a TV show in my 20s, wait till you learn what Karen Bass was doing in her 20s…” Pratt’s message included a clip from a TV interview in which he claimed Bass supported Fidel Castro in her younger years." Auron MacIntyre @AuronMacintyre, "Piker is so stupid he literally lays out how an oligarch he met with in Cuba is funding a Chinese communist effort to radicalize leftist NGOs in the US He didn't even bother to cut a deal with the feds, he just blurted out all of his leverage on stream." Quote Asra Nomani @AsraNomani, "On Twitch just now, Marxist Hasan Piker makes an important admission: he says American Marxist pro-China tycoon Neville Roy Singham has funded a "political movement" in the US. That's a significant characterization. PIker went to Cuba as part of a convoy."
Dave Strom at Hat Hair, This Time Democrats Want Something Different, So They Choose a Nazi for Senate. Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "After years of insisting Republicans should oppose Trump out of principle, Democrats now think it’s inexcusable to not support a literal Nazi." Quote Saikat Chakrabarti for Congress @saikatc "Jake Auchincloss is essentially endorsing Susan Collins in Maine. Absolutely no excuse for a Democrat in the House to back a Republican for Senate in a crucial swing seat. Auchincloss should be primaried. His primary election is September 1 in a safe, D+11 seat." Jake Auchincloss @JakeAuch, "Susan Collins is a rubber stamp for the worst admin in history. Claims that I would endorse her, implicitly or otherwise, ignore my track record supporting Democrats to take back both chambers. As I said months ago, I find Platner's Nazi tattoo and his commentary about it personally disqualifying. If it were me I'd vote for someone else in the Maine Democratic primary. Regardless of what happens in Maine, Democrats need to take back the Senate and I'll keep working hard to make it happen.." Will Chamberlain @willchamberlain, "It only took 24 hours for you to bend the knee to the Nazi tattoo guy? Your ancestors are rolling in their graves." Twitchy, AOC's Former Chief of Staff 'Threatens' a Fellow Dem (Who's Jewish) for Refusing to Back a Nazi *POPCORN.*
VodkaPundit at PJM, Mamdani Did the Right Thing on Crime, and the Left's Reaction Is Priceless. A Larry vid at Hat Hair, Joe Scarborough Freaks Out As Tim Walz Publicly Humiliates Himself. Hen Mazzig @HenMazzig, "Democratic Party fundraising platform ActBlue has ended the facilitation of donations for TX-35 Democratic primary candidate Maureen Galindo. You may remember Galindo for campaigning on castrating Jews and sending us to camps, prompting condemnation from many Democrats. Nobody should be funding this sort of hate." Teri Christoph at RedState thinks Virginia's Rebellion Has Officially Begun.
Jonathan Turley "Let Them Eat Impeachments: Dan Goldman Fights to Keep the Rage — and His Career — Alive."
Sundance reports Vice President JD Vance Holds State AG Roundtable on Federal Investigation into Fraud Cases. NYPo, US government overpaid welfare and Medicare recipients by $186 billion last year — after a shocking surge. Ace, All Democrats Boycott JD Vance's Anti-Fraud Roundtable, Because They're the Party of Looters and Shooters; Nick Shirley's Right-Hand Man Says That Autism Billing Went Up 47,000% (Which Means 470x) In Past Few Years, "A reminder from last week: the Trump Administration charged 15 Minnesota Men for pillaging $90 million from American citizens." Catturd ™ @catturd2, "That’s because they’re involved in the fraud." Quote Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "NOW: EVERY SINGLE DEMOCRAT state Attorney General has REFUSED to show up for JD Vance's anti-fraud roundtable at the White House Republicans showed up, but Vance specifically sent out an olive branch and invited Dems."
Shipwreckedcrew likes how SCOTUS Smacked Obama/Biden Appointees With A Newspaper Across The Nose For Wrongfully Acting Like A "Roving Commission Looking For Wrongs To Right." "A very pointed Per Curiam Opinion issued this morning identifies the Fourth Circuit as a repeat offender in deciding cases on issues never raised by the parties -- THAT is judicial activism." Betsy McCaughey at TownHall thinks The Supreme Court Should Strike Down the E. Jean Carroll Verdict. They should, but I don't trust them to.
Sundance asserts John Solomon’s “Trust me Bro” Reporting is Dangerous. The Truth Guardian @TruthGuardianQ, "House Ethics Committee Just Dropped the Bomb: Liz Cheney Was in a Sexual Relationship with Jamie Raskin the Entire Time on the January 6 Unselect Committee Witch Hunt It wasn’t “duty to country.” It wasn’t “principled conservatism.” It was pure, sleazy, backstabbing personal power at its finest. The January 6 Ethics Committee Report confirms Cheney was in an inappropriate relationship with that sniveling little Democrat Jamie Raskin before January 6 even happened. She sold out her party, her president, and her country because she was completely infatuated with the guy. “Ms. Cheney’s involvement was likely more out of affection for Raskin than a duty to her country,” the report states..." To be fair she had lots of reasons to hate Trump besides her genitals.
Sundance reports Pam Bondi is Battling Thyroid Cancer as President Trump Appoints Her to Advisory Role on AI. That sucks, but a lot of thyroid cancers are survivable. "Thyroid cancer generally has an excellent prognosis, with an overall 5-year relative survival rate of approximately 98.3%. Outlook depends heavily on the specific type, tumor stage at diagnosis, and the patient's age."
Beege Welborn at Hat Hair predicts Summer ICE Wars Heating Up. Oilfield Rando @Oilfield_Rando, "Understand that these are tryouts for the NGO industry. The folks up front monologuing are minor league non profit activists auditioning for a spot in the major leagues. Six-figure revenue subawards recipients trying to join the 7-9 figure revenue prime award recipients." Quote Andy Ngo @MrAndyNgo, "Newark, N.J. (May 26) — Federal law enforcement arrest rioters who are shutting down access to the Delaney Hall Detention Center. For days, the militants have been building an autonomous zone and blocking egress." Will Chamberlain @willchamberlain, "Covering the Abrego Garcia case was an eye-opener in terms of how fast and loose some immigration attorneys will play with the facts This is great to see." Quote Nicole Sganga @NicoleSganga, "NEW: A top homeland security official has directed ICE attorneys to aggressively pursue administrative fraud cases against immigration lawyers accused of filing false asylum claims. @CBSNews exclusively obtained the DHS memo directing the new ramp up." At Mediaite, Trump Admin Makes Major Change On How to Apply For a Green Card. From out of the country. The Denver Post whines that With no options left, a Venezuelan family living in Colorado walks into ICE custody, seeking to go back home. "Thousands of immigrants have sought voluntary departures, especially as families lose breadwinners." SaltyGoat @SaltyGoat17, "Christian McGhee was suspended from Central Davidson High School in Lexington, NC for using the term Illegal Alien in English class. Just FYI... Illegal Alien is a longstanding U.S. legal terminology used in federal statutes So his family sued the school board and WON!! - $20,000 - Public apology - Nothing on his record OUR COUNTRY IS HEALING!!!!"
Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby, "BREAKING: Masked Islamists in Montreal paraded a Jew being hanged through the streets. Get every single one of these terrorists out of the West. Enough of this." Bo French @bofrench, "How badly do you have to hate America, our people, and our culture to put a terrorist sympathizer in charge of a school?" Quote Carlos Turcios @Carlos__Turcios, "BOMBSHELL Fort Worth ISD announced Shayma Alzubi as the new principal of Western Hills High School. Alzubi has posted pro-Palestinian content and reposted content supportive of Sharia Law. Is Fort Worth ISD endorsing this?" Margot Cleveland @ProfMJCleveland, "By 1900, the United States had achieved a 90% literacy rate largely by using McGuffey Readers in one-room schoolhouses. But, yeah, NYC’s problem is it’s not spending enough money."
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