Flotsam and Jetsam - Reflections on the Reflecting Pool

Dr. Clayton Forrester @DrClaytonForre1, "Trump hired a bunch of chuds to restore the Reflecting Pool, which they did on time and on budget. Liberals are absolutely furious because they don't want voters to see that you can just fix things." Quote The White House @WhiteHouse, "“Our Great ‘Warriors’ who fixed and rebuilt the Reflecting Pool!” - President Donald J. Trump." richard wolf @RawdogDMonkey, "Wait, you can fix things without a $452m study to determine if we should perform a $36m environmental impact study before awarding a $875m contract to do what some pool guys did for $3m?" At Althouse, Live feed of the filling of the Reflecting Pool, and a poll, Can we all just say it looks beautiful? Pick the answer closest to what you think. 1) Never. It looks like Trump. That's all I see and that's always ugly. 2) Let's be empathetic to those who are so deeply troubled by Trump that they can't see what is true. 3) It's objectively beautiful, and everyone ought to acknowledge what is true.

Imagine being angry about this https://t.co/GfBt1FVWvq

— Marc Thiessen (@marcthiessen) June 6, 2026

Breccan Theis at Da Fed approve of how Rubio, Bessent Show Obsequious GOP How To Give No Quarter To Propagandists. They won't be polite, or give you the benefit of the doubt, so show them no weakness or mercy and stand your ground. A vid at Hat Hair, Border Security Funded, Family Values Defended: Conservatives Deliver on Capitol Hill. 

Sundance at CTH hosts Secretary of War Pete Hegseth Delivers Remarks Honoring D-Day Anniversary. Cynical Publius @CynicalPublius, "He paid his own way so that he could honor our war dead and teach his children the accurate lessons of history leftist filth like you would deny them in the classroom. Just when I think the so-called profession of "journalism" could not stoop any lower, you surprise me." Quote John Hudson @John_Hudson, "Hegseth takes six of his children to France on official trip, reports @taracopp https://washingtonpost.com/national-security/2026/06/05/hegseth-takes-six-his-kids-france-official-trip/"

Andrew Breitbart and Lyndsey Fifield

Stacy McCain sings the praises of The Unexpected Heroine Lyndsey Fifield. "When the story broke Thursday, I was stunned. The ex-girlfriend of Graham Platner featured in the lengthy New York Times story was someone I’ve known since 2010. I spent most of the afternoon calling and texting friends who also knew her, and they were similarly surprised." Atop Da Hill Jonathan Turley observes that 8 years after Kavanaugh, Democrats have stopped believing all women. They never really did; it was always selective. Althouse finds Dirtbagism. "I'm reading "Graham Platner and the Rise of the ‘Dirtbag’ Democrat/And what the Maine candidate reveals about politics today" in the NYT." At Hat Hair, Mark Judge observes The Left Covers for Graham Platner and Dave Strom sees The Irony of Graham Platner's Campaign. Chuck Ross @ChuckRossDC, "The guy who divorced his wife when she was 9 months pregnant has some thoughts on Graham Platner’s sexts," Quote Sahil Kapur @sahilkapur, "Sen. Ruben Gallego, D-Ariz., on Platner: “We know that Graham has lived not your typical political experience. He's been very clear and open with his wife, and they worked through whatever they worked through. At the end of the day, this man has had 60 more town halls than Susan." Liz Mair @LizMair, "My grandfather never physically injured my grandmother in the course of an altercation. He served in WWII. My father-in-law is also not a wife-beater; he ran logistics for the British Army during the Falklands War, in theater." Quote David Weigel @daveweigel, Replying to @daveweigel, "Khanna says that Democrats should respect the women who came forward to talk about Platner while understanding that he changed and that veterans were “broken” in stupid wars." 

Matt Whitlock @MattWhitlock, "This is a really valuable read to understand how Graham Platner rose - it wasn't some organic populist surge. It was a well-funded op - including glowing NYT and GQ profiles BEFORE he even announced, promoting a very specific curated message intended to get libs online buzzing." Quote Jim Geraghty @jimgeraghty, "So… it was, and is, “an op.” The right Democratic political consulting and media firm created an artificial buzz and persuaded all of these publications that Grähäm Plätner was The Next Big Thing™. You see, that company is called “Good Influence” because it helps Democrats." Coddled Affluent Professional @feelsdesperate, "The Chapo guys (except the one who had the stroke), AOC, Mamdani, Platner, ‘Claire Valdez,’ etc. - they all have the same bios: They come from affluent backgrounds and have educated and/ or wealthy parents but are downwardly mobile, they fail to launch and then find a foothold in leftist politics." Quote Corey Walker @CoreyWriting, "Graham Platner is a trust fund kid that attended elite private schools. Stop pretending like he's some everyman. x.com/musepwt/status…" From Twitchy, He MAD! Graham Platner’s Antisemitic RANT at John Fetterman for Calling Him Out As a Creeper Is DAMNING. New York Post @nypost, "Fetterman vows to ditch hoodie for suit if Graham Platner proves he didn't send 'd-k pics' to minors https://trib.al/vM0kJRk." Graham Platner for Senate @grahamformaine, "John Fetterman seems to genuinely think that the reason no one likes him is because he refuses to wear a suit. It's not the hoodie, dude. It's because you've become a stooge for AIPAC and the Republican party." Joe Chalfant at TownHall wonders Why Are Democrats Siccing Staffers on People Asking Questions?

Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, "It's not that hard. The left lets institutions and communities break down to a point of total degradation to prove why more government and non profits are the answer. The goal is to purposely not solve problems and make life and safety worse. See the entire defund the police movement and homelessness nonprofits in California. Gavin Newson promised to end homelessness and instead it ballooned on purpose. This is why there was such enormous flip out over Trump renovating the reflecting pool or spencer Pratt's campaign. Once people realize that things can be improved a lot of nonprofits and public union/money dries up. ... Because once an AI is programmed to tell people that boys can become girls it's the death of truth. Data centers being built isn't the problem, the data in those data centers is." Quote David Sacks @DavidSacks "While I’m no fan of socialism or arbitrary confiscations of wealth, I can see why Bernie Sanders’ proposal (for the government to take a 50% stake in AI companies) resonates, including with many on the right. The CEOs of the leading AI labs have told us repeatedly that they will cause massive job loss. This is not a story that I believe, nor does the data bear it out, but this is what they have told us. Similarly, they have hyped the risks of AI without putting an equal or greater emphasis on the benefits or readily available mitigations... From NewsWeek, China Backs U.S. Social Media Opposing AI Data Centers. It's shaping up to be a big topic in our county, and our socials are full of anti-data center propaganda.

Matt Vespa at TownHall asks Is This Why It's Taking California So Long to Count Its Ballots? "In Los Angeles, the election nerve center has rows of empty seats and plenty of space, despite having a $330+ million budget (via NY Post)." At AOL, Thieves swipe Bay Area mail-in ballots as questions swirl about vote count. Susie Crabtree at RCP observes Newsom’s Gerrymander Power Play Fizzles. "With early primary returns now in, the grand gerrymandering plan looks like it’s unraveling – or at the very least, won’t deliver the sweeping seat eliminations Newsom and Democrats had hoped for in California where Republicans previously held only nine of the state’s 52 seats." Wait, they're not through manufacturing votes.

California Globe @CaliforniaGlobe, "California Dethroned: Fortune 500 Crown Goes to Texas. This isn’t “California Derangement Syndrome” as Gov. Gavin Newsom claims. This is the economic reality by businesses to California’s toxic business climate, and as the Billionaire Tax threat looms large. @CaliforniaGlobe" USA Today, Bye, Chicago! Bears announce major step toward Indiana stadium. I can't imagine why?

NYPo, Bill Maher says artists quitting America 250 concert makes it look like Dems ‘don’t love America’ "Maher argued that the performers made a mistake by abandoning the event celebrating America’s 250th birthday and said their exit only turned it into a full-blown “MAGA rally.”" Nick Arama at Red State sees Police Bring Down the Fire When Radical Activists Create Chaos at TPUSA Women's Summit in TX. From Twitchy, Lefty Thug Trying to Block Vehicles at ICE Detention Center Gets Introduced to the Pavement. Dave Strom, Police Leaving Newark ICE Facility Exposed to Riots Tonight.

Driscoll at Insty hears JENNIFER LOPEZ: “You have to be born in New York to be a New Yorker!” Bonchie @bonchieredstate, "Do you think she realizes the broader implications of what she’s saying? Or nah?"

API whines about the FBI firing several analysts tied to disputed ‘Catholic ideology’ memo. Disputed? Even Wray and Garland turned their backs on it when they were caught en flagrante. At Da Fed Bryanna Lyman thinks Bolton’s Guilty Plea Makes Media Attacks On Trump DOJ Look Even More Ridiculous. The Wash Stand, Feds to Probe Criminal Fraudsters Who Boast of Their Success on Social Media and Tell Others How to Do It. Shooting News Week, hears so-called ‘Experts’ are Troubled the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division is Now Working to Protect Civil Rights Guaranteed by the Second Amendment. At Da Caller, FBI Docs Reveal Trump’s Would Be Assassin Contacted Butler Officials Before The Attack "The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) was forced to release heavily redacted documents that revealed Thomas Matthew Crooks, one of President Donald Trump’s would-be assassins, had exchanged emails with a Butler County Sheriff’s deputy prior to his attack on July 13, 2024 ... The file indicates that a deputy had “checked her emails and records and only had two email communications” from Crooks. The nature of the communication was redacted, and the unnamed deputy said she had not had any “personal interaction” with Crooks."

NYPo opines that the Self-righteous mutiny at ‘60 Minutes’ isn’t about saving the show — it’s about sabotage and being a martyr for the rotting left. At Althouse "Do you think Bari Weiss needs to be removed?"/"Oh, gosh, yes. Look, she’s a lovely person. And her Free Press organization that she founded has been very successful. But television’s not her thing." ""This is like somebody walking up to me and saying, 'There’s a 747, there are 400 people on it, we need you to fly it to Paris.' I’m going to decline because I don’t have a clue. And it would have been so much better if Bari Weiss had been offered this job and said, 'Oh, that’s not for me, I don’t know how to do that.'"That's Scott Pelley, answering a question in "The Interview/Scott Pelley on the Bari Weiss Era and His Last Days at '60 Minutes'" (NYT)."

Keir Starmer kneeling to BLM

Also at Althouse An intervention. "I'm reading, in the London Times, "Why JD Vance is so critical of Keir Starmer’s Britain/Having intervened on the murder of Henry Nowak, the US vice-president was accused of trying to ‘stir up division’ by the put-out prime minister." Vance "intervened"? Vance published a statement. He said something. (We talked about it here, yesterday.)" Dave Strom exposes How Britain Treats Actual Hate Crimes Committed By the 'Right' People. The British Patriot @TheBritLad, "BREAKING: Multiple reports are coming in that Britain citizens are kneeling inside local police stations across the country." Conrad Black at the Brussels Signal, What killed Nowak: One murderer and all the malignancy of collective self-hate. The Telegraph worries How bad will white rage get?

Andrew Sullivan explains The TQ+ Threat To LGB Rights, "The return to the narrative of gays as queers, freaks, and child-obsessed is dangerous."

Palm Sunday

 with Grace Boor:

WFLA, Black bear cub found abandoned in palm tree taken to Florida zoo. Bears and palm trees. Now there's a juxtaposition you don't see every day.

Maryland, My Maryland

 From the Balmer Sun, Maryland ‘fudged the numbers’ on disability budget cuts, lawmaker says

When Maryland lawmakers slashed $126 million from the state’s disability budget earlier this year, they justified the move with a dire warning: The state’s waiver program for home and community-based care was at risk of federal termination unless the budget was reined in.

But advocates, and a state lawmaker who proposed a last-minute amendment to reverse the cuts, now argue that the state’s fiscal alarm was manufactured. They say that by drastically recalculating the cost of institutional versus community care, state officials narrowed the “cost neutrality” gap, creating a mathematical illusion of crisis to justify sweeping cuts to services for thousands of vulnerable Marylanders.

Federal officials appear to be contradicting the state’s narrative. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) told Spotlight on Maryland it has never issued any notice indicating that Maryland’s waiver was at risk of termination due to cost-neutrality concerns. The dispute centers on the Developmental Disabilities Administration (DDA) Community Pathways Waiver, which provides services to Jennifer Gallatin and thousands of others. While the state insists the recalculations were a necessary correction of faulty accounting from the previous administration, critics charge that the numbers were intentionally “fudged” to balance the state budget at the expense of a population they knew lacked the political muscle to fight back.

“They’re trying to suggest… that the entire waiver is at jeopardy, you know, we risk losing the entire thing. No, we don’t,” said Jessica Gallatin, who cares for her disabled sister, Jennifer, along with Jessica’s three kids, at home in their single-wide trailer in Cecil County.

What is cost neutrality? Under federal rules, states participating in Medicaid waiver programs must demonstrate “cost neutrality,” meaning it cannot cost more to care for someone in a home or community setting than it would in an institution.

For years, the math provided a comfortable buffer. The state projected institutional care costs $333,000 per person annually, compared to $164,000 for home and community-based waiver services. But last year, the state drastically altered those estimates, dropping the cost in an institution down to $217,000 and raising the cost of the waiver up to $182,000. The result was a shrinking of the cost gap from $169,000 to just $35,000.

After that, cost neutrality became a key talking point for Democratic lawmakers in justifying budget cuts to the Developmental Disabilities Administration, or DDA. “The cost neutrality provision is — we are up against it,” said Appropriations Committee Chair Ben Barnes, a Democrat representing Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties, during a March floor debate. He explained that additional cost growth under the waiver could lead to the state losing its waiver altogether, representing $1.7 billion of federal funding.

I confess I don't understand this fully, but it sounds like Gov. Moore is trying to balance the states budget (a good thing) by screwing the disabled (a bad thing). 

Flotsam and Jetsam - 2016: Punch a Nazi. 2026: No Not That one.

 Graham Platner is still an ass, but before we go there Hat Hair's Capt. Ed says BOOM: Jobs Market Adds 172,000 Jobs in May, +93K in Revisions. From Ace, May Jobs Report "Unexpectedly" Smashes "Expert" "Expectations" "Good news. Not enough to reverse the public's sour impressions of the economy, I'm afraid. And inflation is still a problem." Dan Bongino @dbongino, "Amazing how President Trump’s opponents keep attributing this all to “luck.” As if lower taxes and reductions in government red tape had no role? Even if it were “luck,” I’d rather gamble with Trump than a communist Democrat." Quote RNC Research @RNCResearch, "President Trump more than DOUBLES expectations for the May jobs report CNBC: "172,000...that is a really strong number.""

Sundance had a busy day with USMCA - Canada Officially Requests Renewal as U.S. Triggers Forced Labor Protection Tariffs, Usual Suspects - Senate Fails Again to Pass Save America Act, Voter Integrity Legislation, Ukraine President Volodymyr Zelenskyy Proposes a Ceasefire and Direct Talks with Russian Federation President Vladimir Putin, President Trump Responds to Media and Congressional Criticism over Acting DNI Bill Pulte Appointment and Federal Fraud Taskforce and Dept of Justice Announce First 14 Indictments in Major Fraud Action in Ohio, Many More to Follow.

The Washington Monument reflecting pool is now refilled, after being renovated by Donald Trump at a fraction of the cost the Biden regency had planned. The White House @WhiteHouse, "The water is ON, the Reflecting Pool is reflecting, and D.C. is looking better than ever. We are so back. THANK YOU, PRESIDENT TRUMP." Sister Toldja at RedState sees Newsom's tweet 'Didn't Age Well': Newsom's Press Office Gets Inconvenient Update About Trump's Reflecting Pool Project Rapid Response 47 @RapidResponse47, "One might wonder why Newscum's team would post something so idiotic, but it makes sense considering they've never actually seen a project completed. It's a foreign concept to them." Right Angle News Network @Rightanglenews, "A Democrat in DC says she hates she’s forced to admit the Reflecting Pool now looks good. “I thought it was a stupid idea to paint the Reflecting Pool, but it looks really good. It makes the reflection look extraordinarily prominent in a way it did not before, and I hate that.”" Suburban Black Man @niceblackdude, "President Trump isn't allowed to restore our fountains and monuments, or build stunning structures showcasing American craftsmanship, engineering, and architectural excellence. Apparently, government spending is only acceptable when it's funding drag queens, the Taliban, Somalian pirates, and the pockets of Ukrainian oligarchs." At Althouse I just wanted to get a look at the refilling of the newly blue Reflecting Pool. "But I couldn't avoid seeing this video, shared by Trump:"

🚨 LMAO!! President Trump just dropped this absolute GEM: He's filling the newly improved Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with leftist tears

Straight from the source 🤣🤣

📽️ @TheRicanMemes pic.twitter.com/NJrOdFR750

— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) June 4, 2026

Tim O'Brien at PJM, Karoline Leavitt Is Enjoying Motherhood, and the Left Is Having a Cow “Karoline Leavitt appears to be turning a blind eye to America's ongoing cost-of-living crisis and instead focusing on cooking with pricey ingredients,” the Mirror's Ellie Hook wrote. The article then goes on to provide in uncomfortable detail what’s in one of the food photos." Mike LaChance at LI notes New York Democrats Pass Legislation That Changes ‘Mother’ to ‘Gestating Parent’ “It’s an example of how out of tune the New York legislature is. It’s an unnecessary and wasteful use of time” Tap In Daily @the_tapindaily, "White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt’s announcement of her daughter Viviana’s birth on May 1st has unexpectedly triggered a diplomatic confrontation. While Leavitt shared the news as a joyful family milestone, the Consulate General of Iran issued a harsh response. The Iranian post claimed Viviana would eventually feel "shame" over her mother’s alleged involvement in the "massacre of children in Iran and Minab." This aggressive move, injecting geopolitical grievances into a personal celebration, has ignited a fierce online debate. Critics argue the response crosses a moral line, while others view it as a stark reflection of the deepening tensions between Washington and Tehran. Disclaimer This post is for informational purposes only. We acquire news from various online sources; in case of any objection, claims of rights, or misinformation, please contact us directly."

Speaking of Iran, ToI hears ‘Khamenei’ says US, Israel hit by ‘decisive blow’ amid mixed signals on talks, US security alert "DC said to demand signing of a deal in Geneva next week; US embassy in Jerusalem warns citizens ‘security environment can change quickly,’ tells them to check where nearest shelter is." Jeff Charles at TownHall, Netanyahu Discusses Phone Call With Trump: 'We've Always Found a Way'. I wish Trump would give Israel the green light to peel another 3-4 layers off the Iranian leadership onion. WSJ notes The Strait of Hormuz Squeeze Is Redrawing the Oil Map for Good.

At Althouse, Platner presents his weary face to the camera "Chris Hayes confronts Platner with the damaging accusations that the NYT published. He was, he say, "not a good boyfriend." He was "self-medicating with alcohol." It was a "pretty dark period' of his life." Matt Vespa, An Ex-Sanders Aide Noticed Something Odd About Graham Platner's MS Now Interview. Symone D. Sanders Townsend @SymoneDSanders, "Planter’s campaign did not deny the allegations about him getting physical to the New York Times, but Platner is repeatedly denying it on MS NOW. Why didn’t they deny it in the piece?" Hat Hair's Capt. Ed hears 'Pathological Liar': M-SNOW's Mission to Rescue a Violent Nazi-Tatted Socialist Candidate and Beege Welborn sees Dems and Progs All In, Do Tearful 'Leave Britney Alone' Meme for Their Nazi Tattoo Boy. EducatëdHillbilly™ @RobProvince, "2016: Punch a Nazi. 2026: No not that one." Quote Zaid Jilani @ZaidJilani, "FWIW I do think Platner figured out the tattoo sometime within the last 18 years but if he had it covered up five years ago the story would’ve been he’s trying to hide his Nazi past. The way he handled it was the best way to politically handle it." Twitchy calls it A Set-Up All ALONG: Lyndsey Fifield SHREDS The New York Times for Using Her Story to HELP Graham Platner. PJM's Matt Margolis, NYT Deliberately Withheld the Most Explosive Graham Platner Allegations From Its Own Story. Matt Vespa at TownHall, Well, the NYT Caved and Omitted This Serious Allegation Against Graham Platner. Saul Sadka @Saul_Sadka, "Cenk is right! Since when was the New York Times meant to report corroborated facts about Nazis who want to be senators? Their job is to report the real news, like how Jews train r-pe dogs and worked out how to starve kids with fat parents." Quote Cenk Uygur @cenkuygur, "I didn't know @nytimes was a gossip rag now. They hyped up this bullshit story against @grahamformaine and then delivered rumors from a relationship when he was in his 20's. They only found one who alleged anything. It was uncorroborated and she's a GOP operative. Come on." Ace, Catch and Kill: The New York Times Had Two Witnesses Prepared to Accuse Graham Platner of Sexual Assault but Didn't Publish Their Stories. "So there's the answer: Yes, there were "multiple women" accusing the Nazi of rape, but the New York Times ran a catch-and-kill operation to suppress their stories, while only reporting on less serious charges. (Though still serious enough.) In newspaper parlance, "catch and kill" is a technique for "getting" a story with the intent to suppress it." At the Victory Girls Dems And Media On Platner: Believe All Women UNLESS She’s A Republican. PoIiMath @politicalmath, "I'm teaching my daughters that feminists and liberal women will NOT support them if they are abused by a left-wing man with any power They will run the old familiar "you can't believe that bitch" playbook b/c, ultimately, they are religious zealots and their religion is politics." Quote Emma Vigeland @EmmaVigeland "Here's the chair of the Independent Women’s Forum, the right-wing group where Lyndsey Fifield is a fellow, bragging about helping draft Susan Collins's remarks when she voted to confirm Brett Kavanaugh. Fifield is NYT's main source, and the only one alleging anything physical." Mark Hemingway @Heminator, "I would like to remind everyone that there is, to this day, no piece of evidence or testimony corroborating whether Bret Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford WERE EVER IN THE SAME ROOM. That was the number one story in America for months. The Platner story is much more robust." Quote Joe Wrote @joewrote Replying to @AltoidTopochico, "The Times states that they reviewed her texts and messages and read her diary. And they still couldn't corroborate it. Personally, if the story is "Heritage Foundation staffer says this happened," I don't think it should be printed." Eyal Yakoby @EYakoby, "Ro will be traveling to Maine tomorrow to actually campaign for Graham Platner. You quite literally cannot make this up." Nick Arama at RedState thinks a New Report on That Tattoo and What Platner Says Now Should Have Dems Very Concerned "When the pair dated years ago, Platner would call the tattoo “my Totenkopf,” Fifield alleged in the bombshell report. “I would never have known what that was,” she told the outlet. “He would joke about it being a Nazi tattoo.”" At Twitchy, Nazi-Tatted Nepo-Baby Just Delivered the Final Nail in #MeToo’s Coffin — And the Left Can’t Stop Cheering. James Lee Bright Law @JLBrightLaw, "All it took was a female abusing, Nazi tattooed, veteran hating, nepo baby fake oyster fishing, Porto potty masturbating, rape shaming dude from Maine to finally kill the MeToo movement. And surprise, surprise it was the Left that killed it in pursuit of power. Who’d a’ guessed?" #MeToo isn't dead; it's like a vampire waiting for fresh Republican blood to revive itself. (((Not That Crown, Maybe))) @CrownMaybe, "Here are things that might come out: 1. "I thought we were serious and he clearly wasn't." 2. "I introduced him to my family and we still broke up." 3. "He was an ass." Things that won't: "He locked me in a room for any length of time." "He manhandled me." "He scared me."" Quote Evan Barker @evanwch, "Every man out there (if they’re being honest) is reading this Graham Platner story and thinking: “gee, what would happen if the biggest newspaper in the country interviewed all of my exes and asked them about our drunken fights?” That’s why this story ultimately won’t land..."

Ace, Graham Platner & Al Qaeda’s Congressman-Elect from New Jersey Are the Consequence of Democrats Failing the “David Duke Test” with Mamdani. Dave Strom says Watching This Made Me Sick Capt. Ed reads WaPo: Dems Worrying About Freaky Senate Candidate *Not* Named Platner, Too. At PJM Stephen Kruiser thinks Talarico Is Continuing Proof That Dems Don't Do Jesus Stuff Well and VodkaPundit asks What in the Actual Hell Is a Democrat These Days? JT Young at Am Spec wants you to Meet the Post-Biden Democrats: Biden’s Democrats, "The failed president still defines the Democrats’ 2028 field." Atop Da Hill, Campaign autopsy? James Carville gave Democrats the only one they needed. Still on crack, at YaHoo!, Hunter Biden hints at 2028 presidential run.

Ben Whedon at JTN reports Feds announce major fraud busts in Ohio, "Oz detailed a string of fraud findings involving illegitimate recipients of public funds for healthcare." PJM's Vicky Taft has another West Coast, Messed Coast™ — A Medicaid Scam You Never Saw Coming Has California Circling the... Drums. Dominic Pino @DominicJPino, "A new report from @Paragon_Inst estimates there are more low-income enrollees in the Obamacare exchanges than there is eligible people in 28 states. Florida is the worst, with over 3M enrollees from an eligible population of 636,000." Eric Boehm at Reason asserts The Feds Wasted $186 Billion on 'Improper Payments' Last Year "That total is a low-ball estimate because some federal agencies didn't report their totals to the Government Accountability Office."

Hat Hair's Dave Strom, There's Nothing Suspicious About It At All, You Know... Benny Johnson
@bennyjohnson, "How are Democrats cheating in L.A.? Let me show you… There are 26 registered voters at this toilet in Los Angeles. I’m not kidding. I have the voter records. See for yourself. The only thing here is a stinky port-a john inside an empty parking lot. No homes. No mailboxes. No businesses. Yet TWENTY SIX ‘people’ are casting ballots here. Straight-up voter fraud out in the open. This just a glimpse of what’s happening under Gavin Newsom. This is why California desperately needs Voter ID — and we must pass the Save Act NOW." Shawn Farash @Shawn_Farash, "So California has been found to have: Hospice fraud SNAP fraud Homeless shelter/funding fraud Healthcare/Medicare fraud Immigration fraud And many other forms of fraud... But NO voter fraud? Sure, Jan." The Law Offices of Dindu Nuffin @DinduNuffinLaw, "@grok how many votes went to Pratt from the latest batch of 24,834 total votes and what are the odds for f that result?" Replying to @DinduNuffinLaw @EndWokeness and @grok, Grok @grok, "**0 votes for Pratt** in that specific batch of 24,834. Prior to the batch, Pratt held ~28-30% support in counted votes. Under a binomial model with p≈0.28-0.30: - Expected Pratt votes: ~6,950–7,450 - Standard deviation: ~70–72 - Observed: 0 → **~98 sigma** below the meanShow more" Twitchy, Well, Well, WELL... What Do We Have HERE?! Even NBC Notices Late Ballot Drops Always Seem to Benefit Dems. Rasmussen Reports @Rasmussen_Poll, "That Pratt-Free LA Ballot Drop: 'It didn't happen!!!' But it DID Happen Bass: +12,853 Raman: +9,521 Miller: +1,227 Others: +1,233 Pratt: 0"

PJM's Cathy Salgado is shocked Supremacists Used SPLC Money to Buy KKK Hoods and Cross-Burning Gear. Ace, Revealed: The SPLC Paid "Informants" to Burn Crosses, Paid "White Supremacists" Who Wanted to Quit to Remain, "So much racism in America we need billion-dollar leftwing grifter organizations to bribe people to be "racist." SPLC paid for KKK cross burnings, robes and hoods, recruitment, living expenses, racist merch: explosive indictmen. Oh, and an SPLC employee was fucking one of the Cosplay Racists she was paying:"

At the Chronic, How to Fill the Supreme Court with Justices Like Clarence Thomas. J.T. Alexander @JTAlexander, "Former Prosecutor— Yeah, this is standard practice pretty much nationwide. You cannot trust teachers or academics on a jury. They will do all manner of mental gymnastics to view the offender as a child in need of a second chance that they can be the ones to grant." Quote FischerKing @FischerKing64, "This is hilarious. The prosecution struck 3 potential jurors who were black, and the defense objected. The prosecution responded that it struck them "because they are teachers." The prosecution didn't think teachers would be willing to give a guilty verdict - probably true. x.com/nypost/status/…"

Sundance is delighted Congress is Getting Nervous About Reauthorizing FISA-702.

Libs of TikTok @libsoftiktok, "BREAKING: NJ Governor Mikie Sherrill announces an additional $12 million in taxpayer dollars for legal fees for illegal aliens." Fox, Secret Signal chats reveal how anti-ICE agitators coordinated Newark riots.

Driscoll at Insty, LOCAL MAN ENJOYS AIRLINE AMENITIES: Bethany O’Leary @BethanyForTruth, "BREAKING: Major Security Breach at Houston’s George Bush Intercontinental Airport; 25-year-old Houston man Abdulrahman Oriyomi is facing felony charges after authorities say he slipped through TSA screening with a fake boarding pass and boarded a United flight to Los Angeles. He moved through multiple security layers, blended in with passengers, and got past the gate while employees were distracted. Once onboard, he sat in the wrong seat, bounced between bathrooms, used a false name, and even helped force the plane back to the gate. The flight was delayed for hours. HOW does this happen at one of America’s busiest airports? TSA and airport security have some serious explaining to do. Our so-called security systems are an absolute joke."

Politico whines American journalist pleads guilty to acting as unregistered agent for China, "But there were no hints dropped at the court hearing about the identity of the Trump administration official linked to the probe." PJM's Kevin Downey, asks Where's the Beef? A Long-Gone Livestock-Eating Bug Is Back, and I have a Theory As to Why. Chinese bioweapon.

From the Free Bacon, New York Times Stirs Baseless Panic Over Trump, Vaccines, and Childhood Diseases "‘Anecdotal indications from doctors on the ground that public statistics don’t currently confirm’" Mark Judge at the Chronic outs Reid Hoffman and the Left’s Ongoing Operation to Control Public Opinion. Scott McLallen at TownHall sees Susie Wiles, WH Smack Down Fake News Report From the Daily Mail.

The Martin Center wonders What Would a Pro-Family Academia Look Like? "Colleges can do more than bemoan falling birth rates."

At NYPo, The moral woke abyss that got Henry Nowak killed. TCW asserts Henry Nowak’s death is a sign of civilisational collapse. Sundance watches Outrage Grow in U.K. as British People Witness DEI Outcome and Two-Tiered Policing in Brutal Murder. Dave Strom thinks British Elites Don't Get Why People Are Upset. Althouse finds "Henry Nowak died the same way a civilization dies: abandoned, handcuffed by authorities who neither trusted nor cared for him, and accused of hate crimes he did not commit." "Writes JD Vance:"

The College Fix reports the Justice Department launches probe into ASU for alleged illegal DEI practices following viral videos.

Stacy McCain examines The Liberal Gospel of White Guilt. "White guilt has become a religion for liberals, and they don’t understand why the rest of us aren’t heeding the altar call." More at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 06.05.26.

Rule 5 Saturday - Grace Boor

This week's Rule 5 wonder is Grace Boor:

Grace Boor is a famous American fashion model, Instagram star, and social media influencer. She rose to fame after posting photos of herself on social media. She is also the 2019 Miss Windmere Teen USA.

She is a fashion model who was born in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA. Grace Boor's nationality is American and she is of white ethnicity. She grew up in Florida alongside her younger sister named Gabriella.

Grace attended Windermere High School and graduated in 2020. While there, she joined the drama club and performed in a few school plays.