Flotsam and Jetsam - Bolton to Plead Guilty, More Platner Problems

Ben Whedon at JTN reports John Bolton to plead guilty to retaining classified information: reports, "The FBI searched Bolton's home in August of last year. The investigation began during the Biden administration." From Ace, John Bolton Reaches Deal to Plead Guilty to Mishandling Classified Documents, "But wait I thought Trump was "weaponizing the DOJ to punish his enemies"? No? Or is it more like, as Bolton said many times, "No one is above the law"?" Greg Price @greg_price11, "When John Bolton was indicted last October, he compared Trump to Stalin and said he was the "latest target in weaponizing the DOJ to charge those he deems his enemies." Today, he plead guilty." They clearly had him dead to rights with classified files at home well after he was out of the administration. I assume the deal will require little or no jail time. That's OK. After Trump was charged, a host of others, including Joe Biden and Mike Pence were found to have been more than a little careless with classified information, and managed to skate free. It must be a strong temptation to hold onto it once you have it in your grasp. I once admired Bolton, but apparently when he found he wasn't allowed to call the shots under Trump, he reverted to childish anti-Trump antics.

First, Ace reports Keith Edwards, a Democrat Podcaster and Political Strategist Who Got Advance Word of the Eric Swalwell Sexual Assault Accusations, Now Says the NYT and WaPo Are Racing to Report That Graham Platner Sexually Assaulted "Multiple" Women. Bill Melugin @BillMelugin_, "NYT just dropped a new Platner story." "A couple takeaways...Platner allegedly referred to women as "hatchet wounds" (crude remark re: their physical anatomy) and allegedly said if anyone ever broke into his home he would rape them to assert dominance, but "not in a gay way". Platner campaign doesn't dispute the remarks." Ace, NYT: Ex GF of Platner Says He Knew All About "My Totenkopf," Used Physical Force Against Her, Bragged That He Would Rape His Male Enemies, "Not in a Gay Way," But to Show "I'm Dominant" "Coming soon: Claire McCaskill demsplains that fantasizing about homosexual rape of your enemies to prove your dominance is not psychopathic, but rather "authentic" and "blue collar." Well this is definitely not the sexual assault exposé I was expecting, or that I got you amped for, but... eh, maybe for now, it's enough." At Althouse, "Lyndsey Fifield, 40... recalled [Graham Platner] as 'cavalierly contemptuous of women’s emotions, of our "weakness."'" ""Ms. Fifield, who dated Mr. Platner from roughly 2013 to 2015, said that his offensive online posts 'reminded me of just how much he hated women.' Jenny Racicot, 41... who said she dated him casually off and on between 2019 and 2021, said the posts deepened her belief that he did not respect women. 'When I saw the old comments that he made online,' she said, 'I recognized a version of him that I had experiences with.'... Ms. Racicot also said that in 2021 he arrived at her house drunk, after she had asked him not to come over. She declined to elaborate, but said she cut off contact soon after that episode and found his behavior 'reckless' and 'unsettling.'" Amber Duke @ambermarieduke, "NEW from @dailycaller on the NYT's catch and kill operation: - A source tells @wupton that the NYT had two women prepared to make sexual assault allegations against Platner. - Those details were revealed to Fifield, presumably to make her feel more comfortable coming forward - They never made it into the story, allegedly being removed at the behest of NYT editors and Platner's lawyers. - The Platner campaign was originally only given two hours to respond, but that stretched into 24 hours, contrary to what interview subjects were told." Will Upton at Da Caller, Graham Platner’s Alleged Victims Came Forward. The New York Times Fed Them To The Wolves. "Let me be clear: the New York Times story was not journalism. It was a soft catch-and-kill operation. It was a favor to Platner’s campaign, a disservice to readers, and an insult to the women who say they were hurt by him." Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "This is going just great for Sanders and Warren." Quote Mike Berg @MikeKBerg "Platner campaign admitting he said he would rape men, but “not in a gay way.”"

TownHall's Matt Vespa thinks you should Watch These Two Guests on CNN Absolutely Cook Dems Over Their Support for Graham Platner. Jim Geraghty at NRO wonders Do Senate Democrats Really Buy Graham Platner’s Assurances? Comfortably Smug @ComfortablySmug, "My prediction is that the Democrats remain predictable: Platner doesn't drop out. Senate Democrats continue to support him. They don't "believe all women" or believe in anything, actually, other than power If that means backing the Nazi tattoo guy who abuses women they will." From NYPo, Mamdani guru reportedly working with Graham Platner wanted to put his penis in creepy ‘puberty guide’ for 10-year-olds "Mayor Zohran Mamdani’s campaign guru Morris Katz wanted to feature his penis in a “puberty book” for “curious boys” as young as 10-years-old, but decided against it at the behest of his publisher." Josh Kraushaar @JoshKraushaar, "Democratic strategist, to NY Mag: "Are we going to see pictures of Graham Platner’s penis before this is all over? I think we almost certainly will.""

Then there's the other current Democrat male heartthrob, James Talerico. Chris Queen at PJM thinks The Left’s New Favorite Christian Politician Has a Theology Problem. TownHall's Amy Curtis notices James Talarico Compares Unborn Children to Parasites.

Hat Hair's Dave Strom is suspicious Are They Stealing the Los Angeles Primary? As the late, mail-in vote is counted, it leans improbably Democrat. MJTruthUltra @MJTruthUltra, "Red flag… 39.3% vote in… Karen Bass had 117,579 Spencer Pratt had 86,323 42.4% vote in… Karen Bass 130,429 Spencer Pratt 86,323 Virtually every candidate received votes except for Spencer Pratt. Impossible." Ace, Claim: The Man Stealing the California Mayoral Election Previously Stole the 2004 Washington Gubernatorial Election, "The fear is that this guy is either going to "discover" votes that put Basura over 50%, or "discover" votes to put Nithya Raman ahead of Spencer Pratt. This article says he's done it before. He's very, very good at "discovering" votes in the 5th Quarter of an election, where Democrats really shine." Northern Barbarian @xnoesbueno, ""Without evidence" were the buzz words in every single news report about suspicions of voter fraud in the 20/20 election. The words were in fact inserted without evidence. Claims or suspicions of malfeasance were dismissed without being examined. It was a novel news tactic, outright dismissal rather simply reporting that a claim had been made by parties with standing in the matter. Part of the broader lefty strategy we see from American elections to British murders. There are three basic responses to any crisis that reflects poorly on the left. 1) Shut up. You can't say that. Accusations of racism fall under this category. 2) Denial and dismissal. "Without evidence." 3) Utterly ignore or actively censor. Combinations of those tactics may be applied in any given situation. Actually examining or addressing the claims is not part of the playbook. But when you see any of those tactics at play, as in the Hunter Biden laptop case, you know you're on to something." Quote, "ABC7 Eyewitness News@ABC7, "President Donald Trump, without evidence, is accusing Democrats of trying to "steal" the California gubernatorial and Los Angeles mayoral primaries. He first called out the use of mail-in ballots in a post on Truth Social. In a follow-up post, he accused Democrats of holding up."

From Fox, I'm Ohio's state auditor — Medicaid fraud is not just a Washington problem. "Audits found payments to dead people, prison inmates and residents enrolled in multiple states." At Da Caller, Obamacare Enrollment Fraud May Cost Taxpayers Billions In 2026, New Study Shows. It's a feature, not a bug. Amy Curtis observes Francesca Hong Wants to Control Wisconsin's Budget, but Can't Seem to Manage Her Own Finances. "Francesca Hong wants to be the next Governor of Wisconsin, but it turns out Hong was just sued for more than $30,000 in credit card debt." PJM's Rick Moran wonders Is He Nuts? Sen. Sanders Wants to Take 50% of AI Profits to Create a Sovereign Wealth Fund. I'm surprised he didn't demand it all.

At News Wax, Trump Confirms Mass Rally, Scrapping US 250th Concerts and Trump Unveils Plan to Add 'Trump Promenade' to Lincoln Memorial. "Trump said the walkway would link the huge marble monument, built to commemorate Civil War-era president Abraham Lincoln, to the nearby Potomac River. "They want to call it the Trump Promenade," Trump told reporters in the Oval Office as he unveiled the project for the first time. "I don't know if I want to do that, but it's going to be beautiful." Reuters whines Trump signs order to make it easier to fire 8,000 federal workers. "The order, released by the White House and the Office of Personnel Management, strips job protections from a mostly senior group of federal workers earning up ​to almost $200,000 a year and who are deemed to be "influencing" government policy." James Thorne at RCP discourses on Bessent and the Hamilton Standard. "Like Hamilton before him, Bessent has stepped into an economy weakened by a long period of policies that, however well-intentioned, failed to serve the enduring interests of the American domestic economy."

PJM's Sarah Anderson approves, The President Endorses the Tiger, in Columbia. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair reads the WSJ: Putin's Losing His Oligarchs And Hawks Over Ukraine. Becky Noble at RedState records that Trump Admin Goes Over the Ayatollahs’ Heads With New Message to Iranians. "a new video put out by the State Department goes over the heads of Iranian dictators and speaks directly to the Iranian people, saying to them, "The Iranian people are not the problem. A leadership that fears openness and chooses confrontation over opportunity is the problem.""

Dave Strom says It Sure Looks Like SPLC Is Cooked, Sliced, Diced, and Served Up on a Platter. Sounds unappetizing, but I know what he means.

Josh Blackmun at the Volokh Conspiracy asks If Judge Ross's "Improper Sexual Activity" "Greatly Damage[s] [Her] Credibility as a Judge," Does That Satisfy the Standard for Impeachment? There are standards for impeachment? I thought it was whatever you could get away with.

From Ace, Black Jurors Struck from Karmelo Anthony Murder Trial Because They Admit They Don't Want to Send a "Brother," Even a Murderer, to Jail "So are we all just now interested in nothing more than advancing the interests of our particular race? Are you sure you want to do that? Because this current situation in which every race except whites gets to act ruthlessly and selfishly in its own tribal interests is unstable and will not last much longer."

The Annapolis Cap Gazette reports ICE barred from using Anne Arundel County-owned facilities. I hope Homan responds appropriately. Campus Reform hears NJ spends $8.2M to defend illegals from deportation, including through university law clinics.

Stephen Kruiser says Bari Weiss Came to Chew Gum and Shake Up CBS News and She Is SO Out of Gum. At Am Spec, Scott McKay sees 60 Minutes Is Burning. Bring Marshmallows. "The establishment journalists who once ruled CBS are suddenly learning what accountability feels like." At his substack Insty notes Scott Pelley Is Out. So What? "The demise of the news anchor as someone who matters." VodkaPundit at Insty responds YOU DON’T HAVE TO SELL ME ON IT, I ALREADY WANTED HIM GONE: Media Reporter: Pelley Firing May Trigger ’60 Minutes’ Exodus.

At Twitchy, Do NOT Forget This. EVER: Seb Gorka Comes Out Swinging at the Woke Right and It's a BEAUTIFUL Thing. Sebastian Gorka DrG @SebGorka, "The Truth about @megynkelly and @ShawnRyan762. They want to “unite” with those who hate America and call MAGA fascists. Do not forget this. Ever." Quote Britta | NoSoup4Knowles @nosoup4knowles, ""The line between LEFT and RIGHT is merging, there's something rising out of the MIDDLE of that" MEGYN KELLY loves Ana Kasparian and says there can be common ground between "the leftists who are not trying to cut off the body parts of our children and people on the right who are willing not to make 'you must fight with me to stop it'" a condition for unity."

Dave Strom sees As More Details Come Out About Nowak Murder, It Only Gets Worse; UPDATE—Konstantin Kisin Explains How Konstantin Kisin shares his thoughts on Youtube. Francis Turner compares The Martyrdom of Henry Nowak And the parallels with St George of Fentanyl. Sarah Hoyt at Insty notes MEANWHILE IN FORMERLY GREAT BRITAIN: "The Hampshire police have bravely decided to hide their entire website for foreigners. This includes the “Race Action PLan 2024-2026” which seems to have some bearing on the Henry Nowak case. Fortunately A FRIEND saved a copy yesterday that lost all the formatting but otherwise contains everything relevant. Click here to read the PDF and shine a light on these “brave” people." Concerned Citizen @BGatesIsaPyscho, "People are accusing the UK Police Force of being infected by Woke ideology. There were signs." Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "You want to know why UK police mocked, arrested, and left to die an innocent student while they treated his murderer’s false claims of “racism” as the highest priority? Because this is the system setup for policing in the UK." John Ʌ Konrad V @johnkonrad, "“Elon Musk is interfering with our politics and inciting division.” I don’t think he is mate." Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "Member of Parliament Shabana Mahmood when it’s a black criminal who died of a drug overdose vs an innocent white guy George Floyd: “Regarding protests across the U.S… I share their anger at this unspeakable outrage.” Henry Nowak: “The scenes this evening are completely unacceptable. Those responsible can expect to face the full force of the law.” Unreal."

Herr Professor Jacobson at LI, on DEI discrimination: “trying to get it out is like trying to get soap out of a sponge” “… every time you squeeze it, you find more and more. At the Equal Protection Project, we’re trying to squeeze discrimination out of the system.” Aaron Hanscom at PJM, ‘Jews Eat Children’: Deranged Outburst or Growing Threat? Embrace the healing power of "and." The Chi Trib whines Some Republican governors are rebranding June with conservative alternatives to Pride.

Still more at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.04.26 (Afternoon Edition) and In The Mailbox: 06.04.26 (Evening Edition).

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Forget It Jake It's Baltimore

Jones Falls MD

 From the Bay Journal, Proposed Baltimore waste site now eyed for streamside park

Sometimes problems turn into opportunities, lemons into lemonade.

Only time will tell, but that could be what’s playing out with Baltimore’s Jones Falls, the long-abused stream that flows through the heart of the city before emptying into the Inner Harbor. Last summer, Baltimore’s public works department proposed moving a trash and recycling drop-off station from a bluff overlooking the falls in the Remington neighborhood. The new spot: even closer to the stream, just across the two-lane Falls Road.

The announcement sparked an outcry and a “Don’t Trash the Falls” campaign. Residents, environmentalists and even local businesses warned that the new site was flood prone and likely to increase pollution and litter in the stream. They feared the move would also dash community hopes to eventually transform the once-industrial Jones Falls valley into a magnet for outdoor recreation and tourism.

The uproar prompted Mayor Brandon Scott to put the move on hold and form a task force to study the issue. After several months of back and forth, the group could not agree on a suitable alternative site for the drop-off center. Then, in March, the script flipped. The developer whose interest in acquiring the existing drop-off site had triggered the relocation plan instead struck a deal to buy the construction equipment yard on Falls Road where the city had wanted to move it.

And while developer Thibault Manekin said the firm he co-founded, Seawall, wants to build something there — maybe housing, shops or both — he sees converting most of the rough-looking tract into park-like green space.

Jones Falls advocates welcomed the news, though with some wariness borne of decades of fighting to protect and clean up the stream. Sandy Sparks, president of the Friends of Jones Falls, calls the potential development a “fantastic opportunity.”

When life gives you landfills, make parks.

Flotsam and Jetsam - SPLC Paid For Cross-Burning, Charlottesville Buses

Apparently, there isn't enough racism and right-wing violence in America anymore, so the SPLC had to subsidize it. Tyler O'Neil @Tyler2ONeil, "READ IT The Justice Department just secured a superseding indictment against the Southern Poverty Law Center, and it reveals some new bombshells" "F-30 wasn't the only one. F-31 & F-32, KKK members, wanted out in 2010. The SPLC bribed them to stay in the movement. These Fs used the $ to attend extremist rallies and to gain a leadership role. SPLC reimbursed them for cross-burning materials." "F-37, a member of the leadership chat for the Charlottesville rally in 2017, made racist posts under an SPLC employee's supervision and arranged transport for others to attend the rally. SPLC paid this person $300K." From NYPo, Far-left Southern Poverty Law Center reimbursed Klan members for cross-burnings: feds. Techno Fog, Sordid Southern Poverty Law Center paid for cross burnings, "And - SPLC employee in a romantic relationship with "hate group extremist". Hat Hair's Beege Welborn, The SPLC Turns Out to Have Been an Equal Opportunity KKKind of Place. TownHall's Matt Vespa notices So, the Premise Behind Biden's 2020 Run Was Built on a Lie Paid for By the SPLC? How much did Biden's handlers know, and when did they know it?

The DOJ recently announced that it would hold hold NGO's funding violent protests responsible for the consequences. Will this mean the SPLC will be charged in the death of the one person killed at Charlottesville? I hope so. At Data Republican's Substack, Which NGOs Are Organizing the Newark Protests, and How "How a six-word Signal message shut down a thousand-person protest." "What happened between Sunday morning and Sunday night was a single message in an encrypted Signal group, as discovered by @bitchuneedsoap. A Cosecha NJ communicator posted a six-line announcement: “Cosecha is NOT mobilizing to Delaney Hall tonight. We are talking to strikers and their families to regroup.” No negotiation, no vote, no gradual loss of enthusiasm. Some switch had been flipped off ... On May 28, six days into the hunger strike and four days before the stand-down, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent told the White House press room that a joint IRS-FBI investigation into protest funding networks had made “substantial progress.” Then he added the line that mattered: “If a grant recipient is violent, if they are suppressing people’s rights, then YOU are responsible for that.”

Homeland Security @DHSgov, "Last week, the state of New Jersey’s health inspectors went to Delaney Hall and didn’t find one SINGLE violation. Compare this to the “DEPLORABLE” conditions of the New Jersey state prison system. See for yourself" NBC New York, NJ prison inmate was beaten to death in his cell. Officers didn't check on him for 2 days. "Warning: Some of the details of the case are disturbing." In other words, he started to smell. Nick Sortor @nicksortor, "One of our reporters, who got locked up in a New Jersey jail while documenting the chaos outside Delaney Hall a few nights ago, asked for toilet paper after being in a holding cell for 18 hours. They told him to use his hand. Wanna condemn that, @GovSherrillNJ?" At Twitchy, Chef José Andrés Shown the Dinner Menu at ICE Detention Facility Where Hunger Strike Is Alleged. Homeland Security @DHSgov, "Chef, Chicken Fried Steak was on the menu for dinner last night." Gina Milan @ginamilan_, "You wanna hear something funny? Lemme tell y’all what Rep. LaMonica McIver just said to Secretary Mullin during the hearing. Paraphrasing but you get the gist… “You wanna talk about racism and everything… tell me why every person locked up in Delaney Hall is a foreigner?” Who’s gonna tell her that ICE facilities ONLY house illegal aliens? GOOD LORD! Democrats are truly the stupidest breed out there." Insty at his NYPo gig, From Delaney Hall to ‘Freedom 250,’ lefty violence is what real insurrection looks like. No Pasaran! Doxxing & Double Standards: In Case You Are Wondering, Here Is the Real Reason Why ICE Officers Are Masked. The Manhattan Contrarian explores What Percent Of U.S. Households Headed By Illegal Immigrants Receive Welfare Benefits? SightBringer @_The_Prophet__, "Trump is using Treasury and financial institutions to target illegal immigration, cartel finance, fraud, and access to the U.S. financial system. This is the domestic financial-border regime starting to appear. The physical border is only the visible layer. The deeper border is access to banking, payments, welfare flows, payroll, credit cards, remittances, debit cards, prepaid cards, and identity-linked financial rails. That is what this is really about..." Trump understands that money talks. 

Twitchy, OUCH! Dem Senator Did NOT Like Scott Bessent Spotlighting the Reason He's Slandering Treasury. Greg Price @greg_price11, "BESSENT: "Sen. Wyden has slandered the Treasury building to cover up his son having an investment with Jeffrey Epstein." WYDEN: "Nobody is interested in the rambling of a capo in the most corrupt regime in American history." BESSENT: "Your son's largest investment position was Rick's Cabaret. Did your son and Epstein talk about poll dancing?" Jen O'Connell at RedState, With the Quickness: Scott Bessent Easily Divests Ron Wyden and Thom Tillis' Half-Baked Questions. Driscoll has a Driscolly post on it at Insty, OLD AND BUSTED: "Gambling Going On in Rick’s Café. The New Hotness? Ron Wydon’s son investing in Rick’s Cabaret!" Sarah Anderson at PJM, Day 2: Rubio Enters a Hostile Clown Show, and... Well, You Just Have to See This. Nick Arama at RedState, Absolute Killer: More Rubio Jabs at Hearing As He Leaves Dems Fuming, but the Rest of Us in Stitches.

At Althouse, "President Donald Trump has spent much of his second term putting his personal stamp — and in many cases his image — on American institutions. Now his eponymous impulses ..." "... have expanded to the celebration of America’s 250th anniversary. Trump’s face will be stamped on a celebratory gold coin marking the semiquincentennial. His stern visage will peer from commemorative passports. Administration officials are pushing for a $250 bill featuring the president’s portrait. On Trump’s 80th birthday, June 14, the White House lawn will transform into a ring for a 'Freedom 250' UFC fight.... Whines Writes Cleve R. Wootson Jr., in "America’s 250th birthday celebration increasingly centers on Trump/From a $250 bill to special passports to a presidential rally, many Independence Day commemorations will revolve around the president" (WaPo).

Nick Arama sees John Cornyn's New Post About TX Senate Race Is Raising Eyebrows: What the Heck?. He may tepidly 'support' Paxton, but he's not above 'I told you so.'

Hat Hair's John Sexton reports Drones Hit St. Petersburg as Putin's Annual Economic Forum Opens, It's not like he has the standing to complain.

From NYPo, Trump predicts meeting with Iran’s probably gay Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei: ‘Getting along quite well.’ Sundance hosts President Trump Gives Extensive Interview on Iran Issues – Confirms Testy Conversation with Benjamin Netanyahu, with the Divine Ms. Devine.

On the California primary elections, Vicky Taft at PJM, Not So Fast, Karen, Spencer Pratt Isn't Done With You Yet. At Ace, California Primary Results. "Although California will take days or weeks to full tabulate the " " " votes " " ", it appears that Karen Bass will take about 35% of the vote, Spencer Pratt will take 30%, and communist carpetbagger foreigner Nithya Raman 22%. That means that Bass and Pratt will go on to the general election, which will be held on November 3rd. Unless Karen Bass's fraudulent vote elves can print up enough fake votes to get her over 50%, in which case she wins immediately. But I think that's too big a lift even for the Democrat fraudsters of the Home of "Ballot Harvesting," California." Dave Strom, California's Elections Are a Bad Joke; UPDATE: Suddenly Raman Is Ahead of Pratt in the Odds. At Althouse, "Obviously, God wanted 5 more months of me exposing all the failures of our mayor, so it's going to be a fun ride. I hope she's ready!" "Now, I have 5 months to get deep into every community that hasn't heard my message to make them safe. So I'm actually very excited because I felt very rushed. It's a big city and I was not able to talk to as many people as I look forward to talking to. This is the first time since 2005 an incumbent is going to a runoff." Sundance, Steve Hilton Gives Speech in California as AP Reminds Everyone Votes Change for Days/Weeks Depending on Democrat Tally Requirements. In a Hat Hair vid, Larry notes MSNow Slips up and Reveals California Mail-in-Ballot Scheme. Matt Vespa sees Oh, Here We Go Again: Those Damn Mail-in Ballots Have Severely Cut Into GOP Vote Totals in CA.

John Sexton hears In Private, Dems Asked Platner If There Would Be More Allegations to Come. Michael Trujillo @mikehtrujillo, "Umm yeah, not trying to disclose everything I do, but YES there is more on Platner and anyone saying there isn’t is 100% gaslighting you." Quote Politics & Poll Tracker @PollTracker2024, "WSJ: Senators Privately Ask Graham Platner Whether New Allegations Will Emerge Maine Senate candidate tells Democratic lawmakers, "The worst of the rumors we’ve all heard are not true" and denied credible allegations of assault are forthcoming." Ace, Erick Erickson: "Alarming" Rumors Swirl About Graham Platner's Ejection from Elite Boarding School; More Is Coming About His "Behavior" with Women. From the Free Bacon, 'What a Cool Pic': Totenkopf-Tattooed Graham Platner Admired 'German Helmets' in WW2 Photo of Nazi-Allied Troops, Deleted Post Shows, "Platner has spent the last six months trying to explain his Totenkopf, or Death's Head, Nazi tattoo, which he wore for 18 years before having it covered up last October." Mary Katharine Ham @mkhammer, "I do continue to crack up at this idea that Democrat politician moral fiber was so high at some point. When I started working, the Senate Democratic caucus was home to Sen. Killed That Girl in Chappaquiddick, Sen. Waitress Sandwich, and Sen. Klan Member." Quote Western Lensman @WesternLensman, "My favorite interview genre right now is watching Democrats attempt to run on superior morals and higher standards of conduct, then get asked about Platner. The immediate switch to dodge and deflection mode is hysterical." AMAC discusses James Talarico and the Myth of the Moderate Democrat. Dave Strom hears Democrats in Washington So Excited About Talarico's Chances That They Expect Coattails! But Texas isn't inside the Beltway.

Hat Hair's Capt. Ed calls it Too Fun to Check: Jeffries Balks At Wasserman Schultz Endorsement For Majority-Minority Seat.

Stacy McCain finds Democrats Electing Jew-Haters, While Losers Blame … THE JOOZ! Jerry Dunleavy at JTN reports Michigan Democrat Senate hopeful Abdul El-Sayed a protégé of firebrand Muslim activist Linda Sarsour. "Abdul El-Sayed, who is currently front-running the Democratic Party primaries has been backed up by Bernie Sanders surrogate and controversial Muslim activist Linda Sarsour for nearly a decade." Ace, Democrats Nominate Al Qaeda and Hamas-Linked Advocate for the WTC Bombing Mastermind for Congress "January 6th protesters stole a chair and a coat-rack so MAGA must be purged. Meanwhile, Democrats are electing actual Al Qaeda terrorists. This cannot go on. And the good/bad news is-- it will not.Via David Strom"
At PJM, Bob Spencer calls it the Embarrassment of the Week: ‘Islamophobic’ Killer Is Named… Yeah, You Guessed It, Mohamed Rage.

Matt Margolis reports Joe Biden Crashed Jill's Book Event, and It Was an Absolute Train Wreck. Whoopie! Ace, Joe Biden's Childhood Stutter Crashes Doctor Jill's Book Promotion to Ask Her How Much She Loves Him, "The childhood stutter flares up from time to time, resulting in dementia."

Jennica Pounds at Am Mind, on Feeding the Fraudsters, "The largest COVID fraud case yet reveals systemic blind spots."

Cam at BA rejoices Virginia Judge Delivers Win for Gun Owners, Smacks Down AG and Governor on Background Checks.

TownHall's Jeff Charles Trump Just Confirmed What We Already Knew About J6. Fedsurrection.

Sundance hosts Senate Intelligence Vice-Chair Mark Warner Reduced to Quivering Rage Over Bill Pulte Appointment – Video and Pulte Panic Reaches Fever Pitch – Democrats Threatening to Block FISA 702 Reauthorization.

Ace hears of a Virginia Judge: It's Unconstititional To Ban That a Repeat Convicted Child Sex Offender from Loitering Outside a Children's Swimming Pool. "The judge is so determined to set the pedophile free to molest children that he's decided that it's "unconstitutional" to mandate that a repeat sex offender who has admitted he gets off on exposing himself to children can't, well, go into the YWMC lockers when little girls are present and expose himself. He insists that the pedophile maintains that right, and that anyone attempting to restrict him via the sex offender registry is violating the Constitution." Dave Strom, Judge: Paedo Sex Offenders May Use Girls' Locker Room. From the Free Bacon, Harvard Divinity School Launches Journal Devoted to ‘Queerness,’ ‘Palestinian Liberation’, "'We are not scholars,' the editors write in volume one, with 'support' from dean’s office." Virginia Kruta at Da Wire thinks Conservatives Are Winning War Against LGBT Ideology, Major Poll Shows.

At Althouse "Race and partisanship have closely tracked each other for decades. But the justices said that under their new standard..." "... courts must disentangle the two and could step in only if race, not politics, was at play. Analysts who cheered as well as those who criticized the ruling agreed that the justices were signaling that from now on lawmakers — not the courts — should be in the driver’s seat of redistricting." From "In Alabama Ruling, Supreme Court Signals Limited Role for Federal Courts in Redistricting Fights/In an emergency ruling on Tuesday night, the court’s conservative majority gave a first glimpse into congressional district battles under a weakened Voting Rights Act" (NYT)."

PJM's Stephen Kruiser is happy CBS Fires Professional Prevaricator Scott Pelley. At NRO, Charles Cooke thinks Scott Pelley Is Ridiculous in All the Usual Ways. Brad Slager at RedState thinks Some of Scott Pelley’s Comments Explain the Type of Man He Is and Explain How Journalism Was Not Attacked. State of the Day's, State of Tuesday: THE TRUTH BEHIND SCOTT PELLEY'S EPIC CBS MELTDOWN. At Althouse "Yesterday, you hijacked my first meeting with staff to disparage me, my qualifications, and my intentions with remarkable incivility and contempt... a performative display of hostility...." ""Your antipathy to the future of the show has come through loud and clear. And I have heard you." Said Nick Bilton, "60 Minutes" executive producer, quoted in "Scott Pelley fired from ‘60 Minutes’ after confrontation with new boss/The termination marks the latest shake-up during a tumultuous period for the iconic newsmagazine" (WaPo)." Ace says Scorned Woman Pelley Shrieks Out. Driscoll's take REASON’S MICHAEL MOYNIHAN AND MATT WELCH ON SCOTT PELLEY’S CRASH AND BURN: The Fifth Column @wethefifth, "Pompous ass @ScottPelley deserved to be fired from 60 Minutes. From our new episode." T. Becket Adams @BecketAdams, "The CBS tantrums are even funnier when you remember they’re not in reaction to some fringe right-winger, but a lesbian Obama-Democrat." Quote Neera Tanden @neeratanden, "Decades from now @BariWeiss will be best known as a destroyer of greatness."

Dave Strom, Shock! (NOT): Henry Nowak's Killer Was a 'Known Wolf'. Stole knives from the Sikh temple! Kevin Sorbo @ksorbs, "Weird, because that excuse was rejected by BLM when George Floyd overdosed." Quote Visegrád 24 @visegrad24, "Hampshire police claim that Henry Nowak would have died anyway, regardless of whether he was handcuffed or not. The Hampshire police have issued an official defense for the actions taken by the officers who handcuffed 18-year-old Henry Nowak as he was pleading for help. The medical examiner has testified that Vickrum Digwa’s 21 cm blade had caused a catastrophic wound directly to Henry's heart. Because the blade penetrated so deeply, the blood was pooling inside his chest cavity rather than soaking his clothes immediately. According to the pathologist, the trauma to his heart was unsurvivable from the moment it occurred, arguing that it didn't matter who was handcuffed at the scene first. The Deputy Chief Constable has publicly stated that "the pathologist who spoke in court was clear: there was nothing officers could have done that day to save Henry. His wound was deep and internal, the bleeding extensive but internal." Henry's father, Mark Nowak, stressed that while the wound was fatal, the police's mishandling denied his son the right to die with dignity, care, or peace. Essentially, the British police shifted their narrative on Henry Nowak from "we did nothing wrong" to "he would have died anyway, so the delay doesn't matter."" Beege Welborn hears Nigel Farage Is the Bad Guy for Being Angry: Ed Davey @EdwardJDavey, "Nigel Farage is trying to exploit Henry Nowak’s murder to divide people – exactly what Henry’s father asked us not to do. We need a different kind of politics that brings people together to stop knife crime." leilani dowding @LeilaniDowding, "This is just 1 police force! Look at the amount of our tax money going on ridiculous jobs."

John Sexton wonders What is the Point of Education If Everyone is Cheating? Pretty soon, education will be come a matter of teaching how to ask AI the right questions (and how to detect AI hallucinations.)

Tattoo Thursday

At People, Hailey Bieber Shows Off New Rib Tattoo That's Seemingly in Honor of 21-Month-Old Son Jack Blues

Hailey Bieber has some new ink, and it seems to be in reference to her toddler son.

On Monday, June 1, the 29-year-old Rhode founder posted a few photos on her Instagram where she wore a dark string bikini and lay on the ground. Bieber's side was exposed, which showed a tiny "22" tattoo on her ribcage.

The 22 could be in reference to her birthday, November 22, and her 21-month-old son Jack Blues' birthday, August 22.

Go big or go home.