Flotsam and Jetsam - Iranian Leadership Hiding Under Hajibs, Trump Demands Unconditional Surrender

i24NEWS English @i24NEWS_EN, Iran delays naming next supreme leader due to concerns that the new leader could be targeted - report." I don't think it matters much, Israel is pursuing a "kill 'em all, and let Jehovah sort them out" plan. Asaad Sam Hanna @asaadhanna, "The IRGC leaders in Iran now are wearing hijab to hide from the American/Israeli surveillance." jimtreacher.substack.com @jtLOL, "TFW your society has brutally subjugated women for 50 years and now you gotta avoid the consequences by dressing up as one." John Hinderacker at Power Line has A Stunning Revelation [Updated]: Dr. Eli David @DrEliDavid " Breaking: IRGC Quds Force commander Esmail Qaani is confirmed safe in Israel. It can now be revealed that he played a key role in the elimination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Hezbollah leaders Nasrallah and Safieddine, and elimination of Khamenei and top IRGC generals."

Cathy Salgado at PJM, Trump: Iranian Regime Must Give ‘Unconditional Surrender.’ From Althouse, "There will be no deal with Iran except UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER! After that, and the selection of a GREAT & ACCEPTABLE Leader(s), we, and many of our wonderful and very brave allies and partners..." ""... will work tirelessly to bring Iran back from the brink of destruction, making it economically bigger, better, and stronger than ever before. IRAN WILL HAVE A GREAT FUTURE. 'MAKE IRAN GREAT AGAIN (MIGA!).' Thank you for your attention to this matter! President DONALD J. TRUMP." Writes Trump, at Truth Social." At WSJ, ‘Decapitate and Delegate’: Trump Tests New Model of U.S.-Led Regime Change "Will taking out the leaders of America’s enemies be enough?" Anxious anxiously whines Trump says he must be involved in picking Iran's next leader. Da Signal's Great Victor Davis Hanson: The Real Reason Iran Won’t Negotiate. "No, you can’t negotiate with them because their whole currency is lying, and they’re fanatic ideologues. And they have a supernatural view of what’s going to happen, and they’re on the right side of Cosmic Divinity and all of these ideas. I think [former Iranian President Akbar Hashemi] Rafsanjani in a disputed statement, but I think it was accurate, said that Israel was a one bomb state, and that was the advantage that you got half the Jews in the world in one place, where all you needed was one bomb. So you can’t negotiate." Vox claims Iran had a plan to fight Israel and the US. It all collapsed after October 7. Laughing Wolf, Surprise, Response.

Lawrence Person's BattleSwarm Blog looks at Iran Strikes: Day 6 "They now have an inalienable right to a pine box." Or a being entombed in a pile of rubble. News Wax sees More Tankers Come Under Attack as US-Iran Conflict Spreads. End Wokeness @EndWokeness, "February: Iranian naval ship IRIS Makran has a "Down With USA" parade March: USA downs IRIS Makran." The Iranian navy had 32 ships. Had. The Great Translation Movement 大翻译运动 @TGTM_Official, "Breaking news: China secretly supplied Iran with 50 CM-302 supersonic anti-ship missiles. Reports say Iran launched them during the ongoing war, but none hit their targets and none were intercepted by the United States. The missiles may have failed mid-flight due to technical issues. Once again, Chinese equipment appears to have malfunctioned. Chinese foreign ministry refuted this claim according to global times." From Twitchy, China Sold Iran Fancy CM-302 Missiles—Turns Out They're Temu Trash: 100% Failure Rate in Real War. Or did China sabotage them, knowing that they might piss off Trump? Capt. Ed at Hat Hair sees Dire Strait: Sure Looks Like China Is Writing Off the Ayatollahs. Reuters China @ReutersChina, "Chinese air force activity around Taiwan has fallen sharply in recent weeks, with no flights at all in the past week, a sudden drop in what had been daily military manoeuvres that could signal Beijing is recalibrating its pressure on Taipei." Running out of gas, or just prepping to invade Taiwan while we're busy in Iran?

Ace, War Powers Act Vote to Limit Iran Action Fails, Meaning This Is Now a Congressionally Approved War. "Okay okay, that's kinda bullshit. But you will agree, this means that this is not a Congressionally disapproved war. And because double negatives are effectively positives -- yes, Congress has voted affirmatively to not stop the war." Betting on Congressional inaction is usually safe. PJM's Cathy Salgado is outraged 53 Dems Vote Against Calling Iran the Biggest State Sponsor of Terror. Their not against the war; they're on the other side. From Althouse, "Adam Schiff falls right into Bill Maher’s trap..." The Vigilant Fox @VigilantFox, "Adam Schiff falls right into Bill Maher’s trap as he criticizes a statement he thought was from Trump but was actually from Obama. MAHER: “This statement from the administration: ‘The president had the constitutional authority to direct the use of military force because he could reasonably determine that such use of force was in the national interest.’ That’s too vague for you?” SCHIFF: “Totally vague.” MAHER: “Okay. Because that’s from Obama about Libya.” Brutal setup. Watch Adam Schiff try to dig himself out of this one." Walter Curt @wcdispatch, "Here comes the legacy media screaming about how President Trump “forgot” to refill our strategic petroleum reserves. I know they enjoy lying for clicks, but this is a particularly retarded story. Let alone the fact that it was Biden who drained them, they also forget to mention what it takes to refill them, and how long it would take to do so. Ole’ Sleepy Joe ROBBED the SPR as if it was his midterm campaign fund. . ." Bonchie at RedState thinks The Story of the United Kingdom's Betrayal in Operation Epic Fury Is Absolutely Wild "I'm going to be frank. The United States can not have a "closest ally" that can't even be counted on to provide defensive support from ballistic missiles because they are too busy arguing over the finer points of something as irrelevant as "international law." At no point did the Trump administration ask Starmer to participate in the offensive attacks on Iran. All that was requested was help in suppressing the Islamic regime's attacks on civilians. That the UK didn't immediately oblige and instead spent days playing politics, even as the missiles fell, is a damning indictment of a once special relationship." 

Matt Vespa hears An Iranian Political Prisoner Said This About Obama and October 7...and CNN Panicked. "Tajbakhsh plainly stated how flawed the Obama administration’s logic was with this negotiation, and how giving this regime, the largest state sponsor of terrorism, billions might have led to the October 7 attacks. The fingerprints are all over it—the “straight line” as he said before, host Abby Phillip pulled the plug."Erick Erickson @EWErickson, "“CNN is operating in Iran only with government permission.” Quote CNN @CNN, "CNN's Frederik Pleitgen is on his way to Iran's capital, Tehran, as Israel and the US continue their aerial campaign against the country. CNN is operating in Iran only with government permission." Nicholas Fondacaro @NickFondacaro, "CNN has been running around calling Fox and CBS state TV, meanwhile they go crawling to the Iranian regime to beg their permission to be in the country. And the only way Iran would let them in is for them to act as state TV." Quote CNN @CNN "CNN's Frederik Pleitgen encounters more checkpoints than usual and armed personnel on the road to Iran's capital, but sees no signs of panic. Shops are open and stocked, and gas appears readily available with no long lines."

PJM's Sarah Anderson hears Trump Says 'Cuba Will Fall,' Plans to Send Rubio. Austin Petersen @AP4Liberty, "If you've ever felt stupid, just remember there are people out there who actually believe this about Cuba. @MailynSpeaks. PJM's Stephen Kruiser, Trump's Not Taking His Eyes Off of the Narcoterrorist Cartels. Bad Hombre @Badhombre, "I was reliably informed by geopolitical experts Marjorie Taylor Greene and Thomas Massie that arresting Maduro would lead to a long, bloody, and costly war between the U.S. and Venezuela. Why is the exact opposite happening?" Quote The Kobeissi Letter @KobeissiLetter "BREAKING: The US and Venezuela have agreed to re-establish diplomatic relations."

Austin Petersen @AP4Liberty, "The multipolar dream of America's enemies is dead. Trump killed it. Nothing now stands in the way of another century of greatness, capitalistic achievement, and American exceptionalism." At NewsWeek Josh Hammer opines Donald Trump Is a Great Man of History. Vic Joecks at RCP, Trump Exposed the Crazy Things Democrats Believe. Ace, Candace Owens to Military-Aged Men: Trump Has Betrayed You, Do Not Join or Remain in the Military, Abandon Your Posts and Take Dishonorable Discharges "She wants people in the military to desert." Chasing clicks for money.

 

Yesterday's lead story is almost gone, at Althouse, "Trump picks his cabinet in part for their aesthetics, and their ability to perform well on TV and Noem was famed for never missing a photo op...." ""But her hunger for publicity also contributed to her demotion. Under Noem’s watch, $220 million of taxpayers’ money was spent on an advertising campaign for border security that prominently featured footage of her on horseback, dressed as a 'cowgirl,' in front of Mount Rushmore...."

At Hat Hair, Capt Ed Gulps US Loses 92,000 Jobs in February After Health-Care Strike and Larry argues Refusing the SAVE Act Should End Several Careers. But then, there are so many good reasons to get rid of a lot of Congresscritters. Rueters whines Kennedy's new US autism panel to examine potential causes. To my, the acetaminophen link is looking strong, but not yet gospel. 

Dave Manney at PJM believes Bill Clinton Can Find a Loophole in a Stop Sign. Now He’s Rewriting His Oath Record. Lying about lying. Loren Culp @LorenCulp, "The law that created this "slush fund" for the Congressional sexual perverts was signed into law by...wait for it... then President Bill Clinton January 23rd, 1995. Surprised? Here's what might surprise you, it was sponsored by Senator Chuck Grassley, co-sponsored by Bob Dole, Fred Thompson, Joseph Lieberman and John McCain among others." Quote "Loren Culp @LorenCulp, "Imagine sexual perverts being allowed to vote on whether or not their sexual perversion is made public while they use your money to quiet the victims. Welcome to the Congress of the United States."

DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "Had an amazing two days meeting with representatives from all over the world. I discussed foreign NGO situations with representatives from: Estonia, Romania, France, Germany, Moldova, Croatia, Georgia ... and many more countries. The takeaway: the NGO situation is identical all over the world. Everyone felt their people aren't truly in control of the country, and NGOs are imposing policies on them which nobody voted for. @DataInterpretr and I are following up with every single representative to make sure we get names of specific NGOs so we can make sure that zero federal dollars are going to them. Thanks @RepLuna for the invite!" Data Republicans new publication at Am Mind, The Fall of the NGO-Administrative Complex. If this is autism, give us more. 

POLARIS National Security @PolarisNatSec, "@GavinNewsom walks back calling Israel an apartheid state: "I was specifically referring to a Tom Friedman column where HE used that word." "I can't just sit back in terms of my values and beliefs," he says. Does Newsom believe anything?" Hair gel. Driscoll at Insty, QUESTION ASKED AND ANSWERED: "How did San Francisco become such an abomination of a city? As Adam Carolla notes, “San Francisco represents the progressive movement at its purest form. This is when they get to do everything they want. That’s San Francisco. And so I’m not even going to make a judgment call. I’m just going to say take a bunch of Americans, show them San Francisco then, show them San Francisco now, and go this is the result of them doing everything they want.”" Anna Kasparian at RCP asks Can Billionaire Tax Cure California’s Healthcare Woes? No. John Sexton at Hat Hair hears Chevron Warns California It May Not Survive More Cap-and-Trade Taxes.

Capt. Ed has Flashback Friday to That Time Talarico Demanded An Abortion Clinic in Every Federal Office. Benny Johnson @bennyjohnson, "Everyone in America: “Women” James Talarico: “neighbors with a uterus” This guy is insane."

From the Free Bacon, Kennedy Scion Jack Schlossberg Had No 'Earned Income' in 2025 But Has Four Trust Funds, Disclosures Show, "The congressional candidate also disclosed a stake in a California restaurant with mixed reviews at best." At Twitchy, JFK's Grandson Jack Schlossberg’s Shocking ‘Jew Blood’ MAHA Recipe Post Exposes a Very Dark Side (WATCH). 

.@JBKSchlossberg is a sick freak who needs to seek help. pic.twitter.com/xGMssDQZDG

— RNC Research (@RNCResearch) March 6, 2026

At NottheBee, NOT SATIRE: Come learn how Biden spent your tax dollars "to make the maps more gay" House Foreign Affairs Committee Majority @HouseForeignGOP, "@RepBrianMast: How do you make a map more gay? @UnderSecPD brings reciepts exposing just what the Biden State Department wasted tax dollars on for four years."

From Ace, "Prohibited Access:" Kash Patel Now Examining the FBI's Dark Files, the Hidden History of the Deep State, "Via JackStraw, whistleblowers revealed that the FBI keeps two separate books. You know, like Mafia dons keeping separate books for their fake transactions and their real transactions," and Oh No! GOP Lawmakers Push for Perjury Charges Against Madison Cornbread for Fabricated J6 Testimony, "CNN is sad! They're so sad they try to hide Madison Cornbread's identity by calling her by her criminal alias "Cassidy Hutchinson.""

Dave Strom at Hat Hair hears Indiana Judge Rules That Abortion Is a Religious Sacrament...Seriously, She Did. LifeNews.com @LifeNewsHQ, "BREAKING: Indiana Judge Christina Klineman has issued a ruling claiming there is a religious right to kill babies in abortions. Klineman issued a permanent injunction blocking Indiana's abortion ban based on the outrageous claim. The judge blocked the ban for a certified class of people who claim killing a baby in an abortion is an exercise of their religious beliefs. Klineman ruled that the state’s 2022 abortion law violates Indiana’s Religious Freedom Restoration Act by substantially burdening the religious exercise of people who say their religion supports killing babies in abortions. Attorney General Todd Rokita will appeal the ruling to a state appeals court." There is a certain level of honesty there. From Shipwreckedcrew, the 7th Circuit Court Of Appeals Hands Down Stern Rebuke To District Judge Who Tried To Dictate ICE Tactics in Chicago "Judge Sara Ellis is an Obama appointee who nakedly opposed Trump administration immigration enforcement by trying to tie the hands of ICE Officers in conducting investigations and making arrests." But what does a "stern rebuke" to a judge really mean? Nothing; there is no mechanism for actual accountability for a judge who is consistently overruled at higher levels. Meantime, she get to continually obstruct Trump.

Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "BREAKING: The employee of Gov. Tim Walz who keyed SIX Teslas causing over **$20,000** in damage in retaliation against @ElonMusk has been given a ONE DAY SUSPENSION from his Minnesota government job THAT’S IT. He’s not even being PROSECUTED. Minnesota is a FAILED STATE!"

And much much more at the Wombat's double stuffed In The Mailbox: 03.06.26.

Rule 5 Saturday - Shae Smolik

This week's Rule 5  Inspiration: Meet Shae LeRae Smolik:

Hi Shae LeRae, can you start by introducing yourself? We’d love to learn more about how you got to where you are today?

I got started in acting when I was about eight years old. I did modeling first in Iowa, then branched into acting and got representation in Chicago. After booking several jobs, my family and I realized that I loved being in front of the camera, so we pursued a bigger market in Los Angeles and moved here. We thought there would be more opportunities in the Hollywood area as opposed to the Midwest.

I am also a Country music singer, and I’ve been doing that for a few years. I really love doing live performances. I have recently started writing my own music and my first single totally written by me will be out this month as well as a music video!

Would you say it’s been a smooth road, and if not what are some of the biggest challenges you’ve faced along the way?

I feel with acting, it’s like a roller coaster! You get an audition, and it can go many different ways from there. You may get a call back which is super exciting and possibly pinned and book the role or it could go the other way, and you audition and you never hear another word about it. It gets kind of nerve-racking at times. With singing, it’s a constant struggle trying to find gigs to play that are age-appropriate, new music, trying to produce the music, and of course, practicing. I am currently looking for a guitarist and a drummer so that we can do more live gigs together.

Thanks – so what else should our readers know about your work and what you’re currently focused on?

I am an actress, country music, singer, model, and influencer. I started off at an early age modeling, and then that flowed into acting, singing, and eventually developing on social media. My true passion is acting, I love developing characters and being on set with the cast and crew.

Busy girl!

Flotsam and Jetsam - Noem Out Mullin In at DHS

Or at least that's the plan. Her official end date is 31 March. At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed started the morning with A Modest Proposal: Paxton for Homeland Security? UPDATE: Noem Out, Trump Appoints Mullin. John Sexton, Kristi Noem is Out, Trump Picks Mullin to Replace Her. PJM's Matt Margolis, Trump to Replace Noem at DHS With Mullin. Bob Hoge at RedState, Noem Out As Trump Names New Secretary of Homeland Security. Sundance at CTH, President Trump Announces Senator Markwayne Mullin Will Replace DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. Ace, Trump Eases Kristi Noem Out of DHS Spot, Promoting Her Downwards to Head an Agency No One Ever Heard Of And I don't mean a cool sexy agency no one ever heard of like UNCLE. I just mean, I have never heard of "Shield of the Americas" before. Sounds kind of cool. Also sounds made-up." At Althouse, Noem ousted. "Just now. The NYT reports. President Trump fired his embattled homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, on Thursday and announced plans to replace her with Senator Markwayne Mullin of Oklahoma, after she was grilled by Republican lawmakers this week at congressional hearings.... On Thursday, the president contradicted remarks that Ms. Noem made under penalty of perjury in her hearing before a Senate panel on Wednesday: that Mr. Trump had signed off ​on a border security advertising campaign featuring Ms. Noem. “I ​never knew anything about it,” ​Mr. Trump told Reuters.... Ms. Noem has faced scrutiny ​from lawmakers about the campaign, on which the government spent $220 million. The firm handling it was connected to the husband of Ms. Noem’s former spokeswoman. The ads prominently featured Ms. Noem, including in a scene filmed on horseback at Mount Rushmore in ​the former ​South ⁠Dakota governor’s home state...." Robby Soave at Reason, Trump Fires Kristi Noem From DHS "Even Republicans were sick of her reckless spending and habitual lies." At TownHall Matt Vespa explains, Here's What Caused Trump to Fire DHS Secretary Kristi Noem. News Wax cites the Breitbart Chief: Noem Ad Campaign 'Biggest Scandal' of Trump Administration. I, for one, was tired of that ad. However, I hate giving into Democrats and getting nothing back in return. Democrats have already expressed their glee, and are saying it's not enough to open DHS.

From Fox, Operation Epic Fury destroys Iran's navy and cuts missile attacks by 90% in ongoing campaign. AP whines Sri Lanka recovers 87 bodies from Iranian warship sunk off its coast by a US submarine. ABC whines US sinking of Iranian ship raises questions of legality. Their "Experts say the incident highlights the need for a declaration of war." NYT, Trump Says He Wants to Destroy Iran’s Navy. Here’s What to Know. "The United States has long considered Iranian naval ships a serious threat, even as the country’s nuclear and missile programs dominate discussions of its military capabilities." I believe I heard that the US had sunk 40 Iranian ships as of yesterday. CDR Salamander, The Sinking of the Dena Was Textbook "...the chart don't lie..." From Quotalaciousness, “[I]nternational law is not law; it is a set of rules and claims that pretends to be law.” Aaron Hanscom at PJM, U.S. and Spain in Standoff Over Iran War: What’s the Truth?

Meanwhile in Iran, Hat Hair's John Sexton wonders Is the Iranian Regime Cracking? Police, Soldiers, and Even IRGC Members Not Showing Up to Work, Capt. Ed cites WaPo: Here Come the Kurds?, Dave Strom notices the UK is Becoming a Pariah in Gulf and Have You Noticed That Gulf States Are Implicitly Allied With Israel?, and Beege Welborn on Making Friends, Influencing People: Now the Iranians Done Pissed the Azerbaijanis Off UPDATE. Jeff Charles at TownHall thinks the Iranian Regime Is About to Find Out Why Attacking Arab Nations Was a Stupid Idea.

At Beyond the Ideological, Zineb Ribqua thinks China is Scrambling. From Sundance at CTH, China Halts Refiners from Exporting Diesel and Gasoline and hosts Newsmax Carl Higbie Outlines the Stakes for China from Operation Epic Fury. Jake Broe @RealJakeBroe, "China is the nation facing the biggest economic catastrophe from the Straits of Hormuz being closed. If the US and Israel cannot get the situation under control as fast as possible, then the Chinese economy will be the first to go into crisis." Capt. Ed, Broken Axis: Russia, China Suddenly Have No Time for Mullahs. From the Brussel's Signal, The Great Game of Oil: Why Iran is about leverage not liberation. I hope Iranians liberate themselves, but it's not exactly necessary. 

Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "I'm getting tired of explaining this, but I'll do it again because there is so much stupidity out there. Here is the Seven Step Plan: 1. Decapitate Iran's leadership and destroy its military. 2. A new regime comes to power that will no longer fund Hamas/Hezbollah. 3. Without Iranian arms and cash, Palestinians have no choice but to make a lasting peace with Israel. 4. With the Palestinian conflict ended, the Gulf Arab countries will have the political breathing room to fully engage with Israel as a regional partner. 5. Peace in the Middle East, at long last. 6. Trump once again gets rebuffed for the Nobel Peace Prize in favor of a transgender Coptic nun in Madagascar who rescued a species of hermit crabs. 7. Profit." At I&I, Trump’s Axing Of Evil Ends Both Neocon And Mad MAGA Ideology. Bricktop_NAFO @Bricktop_NAFO, "IN A BOMBSHELL INTERVIEW PROFESSOR JIANG PREDICTS THE UNITED STATES WILL LOSE THE WAR AGAINST IRAN AND EXPLAINS EXACTLY HOW After everything thats going on and watching Iran's methods of retaliation. This all makes sense. THIS IS A SHOCKING MUST WATCH!" Hans Mahncke @HansMahncke, "I had never heard of this “Professor” Jiang until a few days ago, and now he’s suddenly everywhere, which is an obvious sign that he’s astroturfed agitprop. Meanwhile, the people giving him a platform are just retards." David French @DavidAFrench, "We absolutely need to know if this was an American strike. It's looking increasingly like it was, and if so it will be one of the worst individual incidents of civilian deaths in a generation or more." Quote Malachy Browne @malachybrowne, "Official statements placing U.S. forces in the area – along w/ analysis of social posts, videos, sat. images – suggest U.S. forces bombed a school in Minab, Iran during strikes targeting an IRGC base. Over 150 were killed, Iranian officials say." Scott Kid @under2point5g, "A tragedy regardless. But please @DavidAFrench @jaycaspiankang stop siding with radical Muslims who put military infrastructure next to schools again and again over this country that’s given you everything. Act like sober adults for once under this admin!" At Althouse, "It seems that the Democratic Party, broadly, has concluded that the roughly 120-hour-old campaign is a disaster that the public is destined to despise...." "Writes Noah Rothman, in "The Democrats’ Iran Gamble" (National Review)." Don Surber, Democrats go to war Against Trump. Go? They have been since he came down the elevator. Amy Curtis at TownHall hears Secretary Hegseth Blasts the Democrats for Rooting for America to Fail in Iran. Mark Judge at Hat Hair writes of Iran and the Vindication of Christopher Hitchens. Althouse, sees "That this country sits back and allows a country such as Iran to hold our hostages to my way of thinking is a horror." from Trump talking to Rona Barrett in 1980. From Sundance, Division, Derision and the Economics of the Thing. DataRepublican (small r) @DataRepublican, "Honored to have my first byline published by @theammind. For 40 years, the democracy-promotion establishment protected Khamenei while claiming to oppose him. When the strikes came, they dispatched the protest machine to protect the regime. Why?"

VodkaPundit at PJM sees The Weirdest Thing Just Happened in Ukraine... Again Ryan Mauro @ryanmauro, "Global Seditionist Movement Alert: Russia is deploying a line that you should expect to appear in the Seditionist-Right media soon. The claim: Ukraine is committing “genocide” & “ethnic cleansing” against the Hungarian minority in Transcarpathia (southwest Ukraine) by disproportionately sending them to die on the battlefield. Putin is hoping to popularize pan-Hungarian irredentism so that Russia can offer Transcarpathia to Hungary if it joins the Axis. Be on the lookout for Russian efforts to build armed proxies in the Hungarian-populated areas of Ukraine and on both sides of the border." I expect the Trolls at Althouse to pick up on it.

Sundance, Hemispheric Boss Level: Epic – Venezuela Edition. TheLastRefuge @TheLastRefuge2, "... Interior Secretary Doug Bergum standing next to Venezuela interim President Delcy Rodriquez, as the govt thanks President Donald Trump.... who just forcibly snatched Nicholas Maduro. Um, that's a level of ultimate boss beyond what I ever thought possible. Wow. Just Wow." Quote Emmanuel Rincón @EmmaRincon, " Translated from Spanish Delcy Rodríguez thanks Donald Trump, the man who two months ago bombed Caracas and forcibly took Maduro."

Ace crows Schmolls: Trump's Second Term Approval Is Higher Than That of the "Popular" Barack Obama and George Bush Too "From Real Clear Politics:" I am loathe to point out that both were succeeded by someone from the other party. Althouse likes her NYT, "Every president, of course, creates a decision-making structure tailor-made for his own style."

Sundance claims Ken Paxton Offers to Drop Out of Race if Thune and Cornyn Will Eliminate Filibuster and Pass SAVE Act. Sounds like a good deal to me, so it won't happen. Matt Van Swol @mattvanswol, "#BREAKING: Lakeshia Alston, the woman running for election as a REPUBLICAN in North Carolina's Senate District 22 in a full hijab... ...and was revealed to actually be a LIFE-LONG DEMOCRAT RAN COMPLETELY UNOPPOSED AND IS NOW THE GOP CANDIDATE!!!! WHAT?!!!!"

Beege Welborn notices CA Gov Race a Cluster to the End and State Dem Leaders Are Spazzing. At Althouse, Trump and "good looking men." "And speaking of good looking men, Katie Couric asks Gavin Newsom if he's "just ridiculously good looking" and whether he has "a Zoolander problem.""

Corey Walker @CoreyWriting "I think it's ok to be "uptight" over Nazi tattoos, but whatever I guess." Quote Matthew Yglesias @mattyglesias "I think the effort to cancel Platner over tattoos or podcasts or whatever has basically backfired and people are actually ready for a less uptight Democratic Party. I'd just like to see him extend that to some more flexible thinking about policy."

Katya Sedgewick at the Everyman Commentary, New York, Islam and Why Every Dog will Still Have its Day. "The recent row on X between Nerdier Kiswani and Congressman Randy Fine over dogs in New York City shows how the notion of a shared American culture has gone to the dogs."

WJ, Masked Man Arrested Outside GOP Campaign Event - Cops Bagging Multiple Rifle and Pistol Magazines - No Injuries.

Shipwreckedcrew, In 9-0 Decision The Supreme Court Remove A Barrier Used By Some Appellate Judges To Slow The Pace Of Removing Illegal Aliens "Appeals Courts must accept facts as found in immigration courts if supported by "substantial evidence" -- and may reject such findings only if a "reasonable adjudicator would be compelled" to do so." PJM's Cathy Salgado, reports DHS Is Revetting Nearly 200K Afghans Let in by Biden. Dan McCarthy at RCP explains how Immigration Enforcement Saves Lives.

From Da Mail, CBS boss 'OUTRAGED' by clip showing Texas TV reporter being told not to cover jubilant Iranian protests after Trump had Ayatollah killed. X Freeze @XFreeze, "The “Wikilaundering” scandal is finally blowing wide open and it’s worse than we thought. A massive investigation by The Bureau of Investigative Journalism just exposed the ugly truth: Wikipedia is corrupt to its core You do not get information. You get propaganda.... articles manipulated by the highest bidder, billionaires, PR firms, and woke activists Here’s exactly how the rot works..."

Nancy Pearcey @NancyRPearcey, "Just last week, I told one of my students that virtually all societies have practiced slavery, from the Chinese to the Arabs to the Native Americans. My student responded: "I thought it was just Americans." Quote "The Rabbit Hole @TheRabbitHole "Most Hispanic, Black, and Asian women think “white people invented slavery.” Most Liberal Millennials think the same." At TCW, My journey from professor to pariah. At the College Fix, Video: UCSF staffer allegedly threatens to ‘hunt’ down and ‘kill’ conservative activist. Mike LaChance at LI, NY Judge Overturns Disciplinary Actions Against Columbia Students Who Took Over Building in 2024, “the panel’s determinations that petitioners committed most of the charged disciplinary violations… are arbitrary and capricious.” Amy Curtis, Leftist Gets Schooled About Why There's a Charlie Kirk Banner at the Department of Education.

At Hollywood in Toto, Punk Fail? Rockers Cancel Festival Over Trump. "Jello Biafra leads wave of rockers pulling out of tour over tepid Trump ties." Bummer; I guess.

Stacy McCain has a Violence Against Women Update. "Newly obtained police records and body-worn camera footage shed additional light on a physical altercation involving Black Lives Matter organizer Clyde McLemore and a woman who worked with him at the Black Lives Matter Resource Center in Waukegan."

And yet, still more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 03.05.26 (Afternoon Edition).

Fish Pic Friday - Amy Grigg

Amy Grigg@Coloradotightflies , Tying flies and catching fish 🎣🦟💥 DM for Prices/Ordering on Instagram

Some awfully pretty looking flies.