Flotsam and Jetsam - Some Random Pickings on Sunday Morning

Kind of a slow day, but we're still talking about Tucker. At Spiked, Brendan O'Neill attempts to explain Why they hate Tucker Carlson. It's easy enough. They hate anyone who opposes them, and the higher they rise, the more they hate them. At Da Mail, 'Fox News is going to regret the decision.' Tucker Carlson's shocked neighbors in his quaint Maine town rally round the firebrand known locally as a 'modest, pickup truck-driving good guy' who likes to fish and chop wood. Paul Bedard at WaEx, Outfoxed: Tucker Carlson ‘more popular’ than Fox. At SLAY, Tucker Carlson Had More Views Wednesday Than All Cable News Shows for Entire Day Combined, sure, but some of that is just news value. Bob Spencer at PJM, Okay, Hold Everything: Tucker Carlson WASN'T Fired, Says ‘I’m Still Employed by Fox’, still an evolving situation.

Former Top Fox News host and insider Megyn Kelly reveals Tucker not actually FIRED from Fox yet— This is what's REALLY happening...

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— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) April 27, 2023

From Mediaite, Joe Rogan Says There’s No 2024 Solution for Democrats ‘Other Than Biden Dying — Like Very Soon’. He should avoid Arkansas during the campaign. At Western Journal, Pinko CNN Commentator Reveals Biden Is Actually Trojan Horse for Another Candidate in 2024. "Are you voting for Kamala Harris in 2024? The polls say no, but Van Jones says yes — you just don’t know it yet." At Fox, Kamala Harris could be most consequential running mate in modern history as Republicans see weakness. "Conservative columnist Kristin Tate told Fox News Digital 'Kamala Harris is one of the most unlikable and uninspiring public figures in modern political history'" Benny Johnson@bennyjohnson "Savage New Yorkers take turns ROASTING Joe Biden over 2024 re-election launch: "His slogan should be 'I QUIT!'" How a lot of people feel right now. From Da Caller, Disinformation ‘Experts’ Are Keeping Quiet After Latest Twist In Hunter Biden Laptop Scandal, well, they have been pretty thoroughly discredited. Jonathan Turley seems extra-pissed about this  "

Daddy Dearest: Hunter Forced to Appear in Arkansas in Fight Over His Child’s Name and Support  "If one were to combine all of Hunter’s influence peddling, drug abuse, orgies and prostitution controversies, they would not hold a candle to the utter depravity shown toward this little girl." Althouse, "President Biden, who has frustrated some reporters with his lack of press conferences, showed up with jokes (and some serious remarks) to the White House correspondents’ dinner." "The best joke isn't quoted in the WaPo article!"They say I'm over the hill. Don Lemon would say: That's a man in his prime."" The man is a tottering joke himself. 

Dave Winston at Roll Call opines Trillion-dollar deficits: Biden’s new normal, "It's time for the president to meet Republicans at the negotiating table." At SLAY, Biden Advances Plans for Americans to No Longer Own Money. You'll take their digital currency whether you want to or not, and they will use it to control how you spend it. At the PI, Regulators Knew Silicon Valley Bank Was in Trouble Since 2021, Did Not Step In. Neglect is a feature, not a bug. Charlie Gasparino at NYPo says Clueless Yellen fails to stave off bank crisis as First Republic sinks. WaEx, GOP seizes on debt ceiling vote to target vulnerable Democrats in new attack ads, "Seize!"

Hat Hair's KT, Pro-DeSantis PAC launches offensive against Nikki Haley. She needs to be careful, she might want to be his VP.

The Beeb, Pence testifies about Trump and the Capitol riot. At the Blaze, QAnon Shaman files motion to vacate conviction: 'Due process rights were clearly violated'  "The motion, filed in federal court on Thursday, argued that the Department of Justice violated its Brady obligation to provide potentially exculpatory evidence to Chansley before he pled and before his sentencing. Because the DOJ withheld the CCTV footage from inside the Capitol building, footage that indicated that Capitol police escorted Chansley throughout his time inside, Shipley claimed that the government had denied Chansley "due process."" Seems true to me.

Jazz Shaw at Hair is amused that the FBI is proud We're not spying on nearly as many Americans as we did last year. Trying to look good for the FISA renewal. 

Althouse reads the NYT, "To many women, Mr. Trump has come to represent male sexual entitlement. I heard this repeatedly as I researched my book about why accusers are often doubted." "Writes Deborah Tuerkheimer, lawprof and author of "Credible: Why We Doubt Accusers and Protect Abusers," in "The Importance of E. Jean Carroll’s Lawsuit Against Donald Trump" (NYT)." So Trump is stand in for all the fumbling males down through history.

Jazz Shaw wonders Will the FTC wade into the blue check apocalypse? I don't see where it's their business, but when has that stopped them? Ben Whedon at JTN reports Jim Jordan subpoenas three federal agencies for docs on censorship. "The Twitter Files and other public reporting have exposed how the federal government has pressured and colluded with Big Tech and other intermediaries to censor certain viewpoints in ways that undermine First Amendment principles." 

At Breitbart, Musk: Education ‘Indoctrination’ Causes ‘Woke Mind Virus’ that Is anti-Free Speech and Endangers Civilization. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Maher and Musk discuss the 'woke mind virus.'

At City Journal, Kay Hymowitz discusses The Transgender Children’s Crusade. "With its vision of autonomous young people in touch with their innermost desires, gender identity negates all we know about growing up." Kathy Anderson at PI, Poll Shows a Whopping 20% of Gen Z is ‘LGBT.’ How Did This Happen? Social media, peer pressure, and groomers in education. From Twitchy, Anheuser-Busch assured that it’s ‘absolutely critical’ to stand in solidarity with Dylan Mulvaney. Might as well, they've already ruined the brand. Also, Colorado Dem argues against indecent exposure law that targets drag queens and the trans community.

'Becca Downs at Town Hall, 'Parental Crap': Virginia Dems Keep Stepping in It as Hot Mic Moments Capture Them Demonizing Parents

HOT MIC:

VA Democrat Sen. Monty Mason was caught saying Virginia parents protecting their children's online data was "parental garbage" and "stupid". pic.twitter.com/wWx6y7wCqD

— RSLC Rapid Response (@RSLC_Rapid) April 24, 2023

Believe them when they speak.

Ace's KT has a long query on How can we slow the crumbling of western civilization?

Palm Sunday

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Oregon, My Oregon

 John Sexton at Hat Hair, Oregon Democrats propose bill to decriminalize homeless camps

It feels like this was always inevitable in Portland though I doubt other cities in the state will be happy about it. The Oregon legislature is considering a bill which would decriminalize homeless camps in public spaces. Not only would HB 3501 make the camps themselves legal, they would give homeless people a right to privacy wherever they decide to pop up a tent. In fact, any homeless person being asked to move from their home would have the right to sue.

A new bill in the Oregon legislature is proposed as the Right to Rest Act. House Bill 3501 would decriminalize camping in public places…

Under HB3501, homeless individuals would be able to have “a privacy interest and a reasonable expectation of privacy in any property belonging to the person, regardless of whether the property is located in a public space” – i.e., granting the individual rights to treat public spaces like a private residence “without discrimination and time limitations that are based on housing status.” Homeless individuals would also be able to sue for up to $1,000 if swept, told to relocate, or otherwise “harassed” as per the bill.

CNN has some reactions to the bill from people on both sides:

“We cannot give these people legal protection to do as they please in our public spaces, and strip our citizens of their own rights to use these same spaces,” wrote Portland resident Carlin Scott. “Portland is struggling right now to retain residents, and the increasing encroachment of homeless camps on our public lands is a big reason why we’re losing residents.”…

Others who support the bill say they believe unhoused people are deserving of help just as anyone else is.

“For too long law enforcement has acted to effectively enclose public land from common use, especially use by down-on-their luck Oregonians,” said Jackson Miller, a Portland resident. “While this bill is no public housing guarantee or major zoning reform, it does seem like it will ensure certain rights of homeless individuals and as such represents an important step in the right direction.”

I hope the last taxpayer in Portland remembers to shut off the water when he/she/it leaves. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Sleepy Joe, Talking Tucker

Yeah, we're still talking Tucker. At the Wombats, In The Mailbox: 04.28.23 Am Con's  Bradley Devlin describes A Last Supper with Tucker Carlson, "Did Fox News strike after Tucker Carlson spoke about God at the Heritage Foundation’s 50th Anniversary Gala?" It's long, but a good read IMHO.  Also from the Wombat, Da Fed's Auguste Meyrat says Tucker Carlson’s Fox Departure Signals The End For Corporate Media. If only. Also at Da Fed, Stella Morbata reports I Taped A Show With Tucker On Censorship Right Before He Was Fired. 

Ace hears a rumor from Matt Boyle: Fox Is Trying to Keep Tucker Carlson Off The Air Through the 2024 Election. "We've been hearing this, but Matt Boyle is excellent confirmation. Tucker Carlson hired him out of college to work at the Daily Caller (which Tucker used to own; I think he sold it because Fox forced him to)." PM hears from Newsmax's Carl Higbie that BlackRock played a role in Tucker Carlson's Fox ouster. At 1945, Tucker Carlson To 19FortyFive: I’m Still Employed By Fox “I’m still employed by Fox,” ,"Carlson said in a text message to 19FortyFive. Carlson, however, did not go into detail why he believes his show was cancelled." Hat Hair's Capt. Ed says "That’s likely going to be a very temporary situation. Fox may want to sit on Tucker for as long as possible to keep him from competing, but Tucker could then have a breach-of-contract claim against Fox. I’d guess that attorneys on both sides are crafting an exit agreement that will force Fox to pony up the rest of their contract or let him get on with his work elsewhere. Or a blend of both." PJM's Matt Margolis, The Fox News Feud With Tucker Carlson Is About to Get Ugly, with blackmail rumors. Amber Athey at Spec World cited at Hat Hair, Tucker guest: Plaintiff in lawsuit repeatedly talked about how she loved working for the show. 

Bob Spencer at Front Page thinks Fox Commits Suicide. "Why would a network fire its top-rated show host?" Larry O'Connor at Town Hall wonders Has Fox Finally Blown It?  Breitbart, claims an Exclusive — Disarray Consumes Fox News as Murdochs Attempt to Reassert Control with Carlson, Bongino Ousters. Virginia Kruta at Da Wire, Tucker Draws 18 Million – And Counting – With Video Statement. Sundance at CTH, Scale – Tucker Carlson 2 Minute Video Had More Viewers Than All Cable News Programming Combined in 24 Hour Period – 72.7M vs 53.1M. At the Wombats, In The Mailbox: 04.28.23 Louder With Crowder reports Joe Rogan thinks Tucker Carlson going to Rumble would be “f*cking huge” and these numbers back him up. At NewsMax, Newsmax Beating Down Tucker Carlson's Door, Wants Him to Run Entire Channel.

Capt. Ed reads Anxious: Part-time president -- and his handlers -- seek to avoid "age trap" "Some of us are morning people. Some of us are night people. And one of us, according to Axios, is more of a “between lunch and naptime” person." At Da Wire, Report: Biden Is Only Functional Six Hours A Day, Five Days A Week. PJM's VodkaPundit, White House Makes a Startling Admission About Biden. At Fox, Even Biden advisers admit president's age is a liability, ‘diminished his energy’: Axios report. "White House aides have described the president as 'an aging king,' protected by a 'tight-knit palace guard of longtime aides'" At the Wombats, In The Mailbox: 04.28.23  Power Line,  The Age Issue: Biden Vs. Reagan. Ace, The Sundowner Chronicles: Biden Has Revealed His Campaign Plans, And It's Basement Biden 2.0, Reports the NYT and Axios "NORMZZZ! Have the normzzz been restored to your most delicate of satisfactions, NeverTrump cvcks?

At the Wombats In The Mailbox: 04.28.23 Victory Girls: Democrats Have More Than Five Reasons To Worry About Biden and Weasel Zippers: Biden Struggles To Read His Teleprompter During Biden-Harris 2024 Kickoff Event. Breitbart has a Poll: Joe Biden’s Approval Hits Record Low as He Launches Reelection Effort. I&I claims Joe Biden Is Why We Can’t Have Nice Things. 

At Da Caller, ‘Can You Wait Your Turn?’: Multiple Journalists Press KJP On LA Times Reporter’s Question Being Written On Cheat Sheet. Ace, Yesterday a Photograph Was Published Showing Biden's Cheat-Sheet for Calling on Reporters Who Had Pre-Screened Their Questions. Today, CNN Says Republicans are "Seizing" On This Blatant, Stage-Managed Fraud and The Washington Post's Media "Reporter:" AKSHUALLY We in the Media Have Been Telling Democrats Our Questions In Advance for Years and Years and There's No Problem With That, We've Decided. At the Wombats In The Mailbox: 04.28.23 Jon Tobin at Da Fed, How Far Will Corporate Media Go To Cover For And Re-Elect Joe Biden? How far do they need to?

From John Nantz at Front Page, IRS Whistleblower Playing it by the Book, "What protections do whistleblowers really have?" Hat Hair's Dave Strom digs into What really makes me angry about the Hunter Biden stories, "Everything, really. But I will boil it down to a minor rant." Bob Spencer again, Nothing to See Here: Blinken Used Private Email Address to Keep in Touch with Hunter Biden. Margot Cleveland at Da Fed warns The Russia Hoax Orbiting Hunter Biden’s Laptop Is So Much Bigger Than Blinken  and  8 Ways Government Shielded Joe Biden From The ‘Laptop From Hell’. John Solomon at Charlotte Hazard at JTN report James Comer pointedly warns against witness intimidation, too narrow DOJ focus in Hunter Biden probe. "We've got witnesses that are scared to death to come forward, "alleged the Kentucky Republican, chairman of the House Oversight and Accountability Committee. "They fear for their lives." At PI, Wayne Dupree, GOP Senator Grassley Accuses FBI of Covering Up Biden Family ‘Potential Criminal Conduct. Breitbart has another Poll: Majority Believe Biden Family Received Millions from Chinese Government-Linked Sources. From the Free Bacon, ‘The China Way’: Biden Campaign Co-Chair Lavished Praise on China in Interview with CCP Propaganda Outlet. Joe Weber at JTN reports Biden again doesn't include son Hunter's out-of-wedlock child when talking about his grandchildren.

Breitbart, Biden Energy Secretary Wants U.S. Military to Adopt an All-Electric Vehicle Fleet in 7 Years, I'm looking forward to seeing her solutions with aircraft and tanks. Breitbart has another Poll: Majority Are Concerned About Price of Gas, Want Lawmakers to Focus on Oil and Gas Drilling. At the Free Bacon, The ‘Su Tax’: California Businesses Are Still Paying for Biden Nominee Julie Su’s $31B Mistake, failing upwards. At Fox, Biden’s mortgage redistribution plan may burden one minority group the most, "Asian Americans already face higher mortgage denial rates despite higher credit scores." Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw wonders Can the GOP repeal the war on good credit? Rick Moran at PJM notices GDP Numbers Point to a Recession Just in Time for the 2024 Presidential Election. Breitbart, Biden Adviser: We Won’t Negotiate on Debt Limit Because No One Can Say ‘It’s Either My Way’ or Default, it's his way or the highway. At WaEx, Five things to know about the debt ceiling bill passed by House Republicans "It has virtually no chance of raising the debt ceiling as it is currently written. Democrats hold a slight edge in the Senate, and the McCarthy legislation is essentially dead on arrival. Democrats oppose many of its provisions, such as increasing work requirement strictures for welfare." At the Peacock, First Republic most likely headed for FDIC receivership, sources say; shares drop 40%. Well, Cramer recommended it!

Ace, Noted Scientific Genius Kamala Harris Ponders the Mysteries of Time Itself, "Biden is attempting to rehabilitate Kamala Harris' credibility and approval for the tenth time. . . . I don't want to make any predictions about the future success of this venture, but I have a feeling that, once again, White Men Will Fail to Position Kamala Harris for success." At Am Great Nice Deb notes ABC News Airs ‘Hatchet Job’ RFK Jr. Interview, Cuts Out Comments on COVID Jabs and Other Vaccines. I don't want him for Preznit, but compared to Biden? A least his brain works. At NYPo, Fellow Democrats, recognize how dangerous is an ambitious AOC.

Wayne Dupree at PI, Florida GOP Introduces Bill to Allow DeSantis to Run for President as Governor, which pisses off Never-DeSantis sundance, Florida House Passes Bill Allowing DeSantis to Run in 2024 Without Resigning – Heads to Governor Desk for Signature, After He Returns from Overseas Tour. Star News reports Republican Presidential Hopeful Ramaswamy Lays Out ‘Path to Victory’ — America First 2.0. I saw him on Gutfeld the other night, and he was smart, but I don't see it happening. We'll probably do worse. At JTN, Trump drops new Biden nickname in New Hampshire speech  There are so many that could work. Sundance, Donald Trump Talks About “Letters to Trump” and Current Events With Steve Bannon Josiah Lippincott at Am Great fears Conservatives Lost the Culture War and the Trump Agenda Is the Only Path Forward.

Jonathan Turley, Bagging “Jim Eagle”: 11th Circuit Upholds Florida’s Voting Reforms. "Yesterday, the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit upheld critical provisions in Florida election law reforms, including provisions that Democratic politicians and pundits spent years misrepresenting as “a return to Jim Crow.”" Capt. Ed, "It’s also significant in another sense. Walker took the Disney lawsuit against DeSantis too even though Walker has made public criticisms of DeSantis’ policies. He’s widely expected to side with Disney on the Reedy Creek dispute, and just as widely expected to get overturned on it by the 11th Circuit. Assuming, of course, that the legislature doesn’t moot it entirely by passing statutes undoing the arguable basis for Disney’s last-minute deal." Hat Hair's Beege Wellborn claims NC reinstates RACISM...I mean Voter I.D. 'Bonchie' at Red State, Massive Supreme Court Rulings in North Carolina May Have Just Saved Republicans in 2024. At Da Blaze, North Carolina Supreme Court hands down ruling on gerrymandering that will have huge implications in 2024. At Twitchy, Democrats prevented from cheating to ‘ratify’ the Equal Rights Amendment. 

At Am Think, Stephen Baskerville thinks he knows How Conservatives Got the Trump Indictment Backwards. The Redoubtable Julie Kelly at Am Great warns the Outcome of Proud Boys Trial Could Decide Trump’s Fate; "Guilty verdicts in the most consequential January 6 trial will be the green light the Justice Department has been waiting for to go after the former president." ET notes how Manhattan DA Seeks to Prevent Trump From Publicizing Evidence in Criminal Case. He doesn't want us to see how weak the case is. 

According to MRC TV, FBI Used Database of ‘Incidental Collection’ Info about U.S. Citizens 3.4M Times – 30% in Error – Rep. Jordan Reveals. Sundance, Wait, WHAT? – DOJ Inspector General Reveals More than 10,000 Federal Employees Have Access to NSA Database for Surveillance Inquiries. At Breitbart, Internal Revenue Service Hiring Armed Agents for All 50 States. "Among the major duties of IRS special agents is to “be willing and able to participate in arrests, execution of search warrants, and other dangerous assignments.”Another duty is to “carry a firearm.”" Brandon Drey at Da Wire reports a Catholic Group Sues DOJ, FBI In Leaked Anti-Catholic Memo Case. 

Matt Margolis has An Update on the Nashville Trans Shooter’s Manifesto "Frankly, I’ll believe the manifesto will be released only after it has actually happened. But the public has the right to know what’s in it, and it should be revealed." Mark Tapson at Front Page worries about Trans Days of Violence "Gender ideology + violence = terrorism." HE, Trans activist mob shuts down screening of film on women's rights at Edinburgh University. Bob Spencer at Front Page, Enough is Enough: Gender Madness at Wisconsin High School. "A man claiming to be a woman is allowed to shower with girls." At Da Wire, Tennessee Officials Sued By Biden Hit Back With Promise To Fight Child Sex-Change Push. Libs of TikTok, Rural Texas school promotes chatrooms for children to talk to strangers about gender, tells parents to affirm trans kids. Da Caller, Mayor Loses It At School Board After Discovering ‘Filth.’  Dave Strom observes how Brave teachers refuse to be silenced in San Diego and Matt Walsh show free on Twitter

Liz Wheeler

At Fox, Virginia college students get heated protesting Liz Wheeler's 'Ideology of Transgenderism' speech, "Demonstrators lined up both inside and outside the venue to protest Wheeler's appearance at the event put on by YAF." At Blaze, Montana legislature formally gives trans Democrat the boot for 'encouraging an insurrection.' Ace catches the AP: "Zooey Zephyr," the Transgender Who Aided and Abetted an Insurrection in the State House, is a Hero For Our Age -- Nay, Any Age, "He's a credit to her gender -- the human gender. So weird how this gets a completely different style of coverage than the J6 disruptors." 

Chicks on the Right sees Dylan Mulvaney Is Out Of Control. KT at Hat Hair, Dylan Mulvaney: Misgendering should be illegal; Griner: banning men from women's sports should be a crime. At Da Wire, Brittney Griner: It’s A ‘Crime’ To Stop Biological Males From Competing Against Women. Send her back. Outkick, Trans Swimmer Argues Michael Phelps Had 'Biological Advantages', therefore you should let men compete against women. Zach Dean at OutKick says Hey, Bud Light, Stop Pandering To Us With 'Chicken Fried'. At the Mix Harry Potter Actor Jim Broadbent Declares He Would Support J.K. Rowling On Transgender Ideology Issues. 

WaPoo whines ‘DEI is dead’: At VMI, Youngkin’s diversity chief slams diversity, equity, inclusion. 

Lincoln Brown at PJM, Elon Musk Drops the Hammer on Twitter Account Debuting Pedo Flag. On Da Summit, Elon Musk Nukes Account That Tweeted Pedophilia ‘Pride Flag’ “Not tolerated on this platform” When will they make a necrophilia flag? Sundance catches Ukraine Intelligence Admitting to Using FBI to Remove Facebook Content They View as “Against Our Country.” At Front Page, YouTube Silencing Catholic Voices, "Latest victim: John-Henry Westen."

Leading Report@LeadingReport "BREAKING: Pfizer silently funded groups advocating for vaccine mandates and passports during the COVID pandemic." At PM, ABC censors RFK Jr over anti-Covid vax comments, "We should note that during our conversation, Kennedy made false claims about the COVID-19 vaccines."" Hat Hair's John Sexton highlights how an Epidemiologist takes issue with how Randi Weingarten and the CDC used her study of COVID transmission in schools and a Minnesota bill would create database of 'bias incidents' including certain opinions about the coronavirus. Liberty Unyielding calls it A Bad Couple of Weeks for the U.S. Press. More like a bad couple of years. 

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Rule 5 Saturday - Anna Alimani

PM, Police searching for trans-identified con artist that allegedly drugged, robbed NYC model

A New York City model claims to be the victim of a heinous crime after a trans-identified male allegedly scammed and robbed her at a high-end night club in the East Village with staff members accused of being in on the scheme.

Anna Tchorbadjiev, 25, filed a lawsuit against Madison Square Garden Entertainment (MSGE) for $1.5 million in a Manhattan Supreme Court over the alleged incident that occurred at Little Sister Lounge earlier this year, according to the New York Post.

Tchorbadjiev, who has modeled for Glamour and Harper's Bazaar, claims in the suit that she was out drinking with a friend at the Baccarat Hotel in Midtown when Angela Acosta de Mastronardi, a trans-identified male, approached her and asked her to get drinks at Little Sister Lounge in East Village.

The model told the outlet that she agreed to go to the club because "We were all chilling" and "It seemed very normal."

"I had no reason to get suspicious of this person," Tchorbadjiev said, who models under the name Anna Alimani.

"She (sic) offered to pay and then her card declined, and I was like, 'Let me pay,'" the model told the outlet, who proceeded to take a sip of her espresso martini.

Within minutes of drinking the martini, the model says that she became significantly ill and left the club. She then quickly noticed that her credit cards were missing from her wallet. The alleged trans-identified scammer followed Tchorbadjiev and suggested they "stop for water" at another Tao club, according to the New York Post.

That's when the model confronted Angela, who denied stealing her credit cards. Tchorbadjiev says that she got her credit cards back after "grabbing Angela by the hair" who then dropped the cards into her purse. After the confrontation, Angela attempted to follow her into her building.

"I was like, 'No way, b*tch, you'll rob me blind.' I had to push her out of the elevator," she said.

After getting inside her residence, the model found two credit card charges that were made at Little Sister. One charge was for a $500 tip for the two drinks, and the second charge was for a $1,000 tip, the outlet reports.

A detective with the New York City Police Department told Tchorbadjiev that this trans-identified male is the suspect in similar scams in Miami, New York, and Las Vegas.

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Oregon, My Oregon

From the Free Bacon, Portland Has Given Millions to a Sketchy 'Anti-Racist' Group That Won't Say What It Plans To Do With The Money

The City of Portland, Oregon, last week reaffirmed its commitment to giving a $5 million grant to an "anti-racist" group that won't say what it plans to do with the money.

The city in 2020 agreed to fund the progressive advocacy group Reimagine Oregon to the tune of $1.9 million a year, with no end date specified. At the time, Portland mayor Ted Wheeler (D.) called the grant the "centerpiece" of his budget proposal. Three years later, the organization has not said what it plans to do with the grant money. Nor has it spent a penny of the nearly $5 million in taxpayer funds, which are now sitting, untouched, in city coffers.

Formed by black activists in 2020, Reimagine Oregon outlines policy ideas to "dismantle systemic racism" through policies such as defunding the police and redistributing wealth. Last week, Portland city commissioner Mingus Mapps (D.) proposed terminating the grant and redirecting the money to other causes. But after fierce blowback from local black activists, the commission and mayor tanked his amendment on Wednesday.

Mapps, the only black member of the Portland city commission, told the Washington Free Beacon he was disappointed by the opposition to his proposal.

"I was trying to push these dollars out to African-Americans," Mapps said. "We have to be more competent at the basics of government."

Portland lawmakers’ recommitment to Reimagine Oregon comes after high-profile "anti-racist" and equity groups have come under fire for their murky finances and shoddy track records. One co-founder of Black Lives Matter Global Network, the umbrella group for the grassroots movement, secretly bought a $6 million house with the group’s funds. Another BLM executive allegedly stole $10 million for his own use.

Commissioner Carmen Rubio blamed the city for preventing Reimagine Oregon from accessing the funds and claimed that a city agency will submit a plan for the grant money in May. "That’s when we will all learn" how the group intends to spend $5 million, Rubio said.

Reimagine Oregon does not appear in the IRS directory of tax-exempt organizations and boasts just one staff member: Justice Rajee, a podcaster who is also running this year for a local school district board seat. The group was reportedly organized under the umbrella of a few nonprofits, including Urban League Portland and the Coalition of Communities of Color.

Urban League Portland and Reimagine Oregon did not respond to a query about its legal status.

They vote poorly. 

Cascadia Burps, West Coast Alerts

Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair, Cascadia fault line could be ready to shift. And that would be VERY bad

Oceanographers working off the coast of Oregon have made a potentially alarming discovery. They’ve found a vent in the ocean floor that is pushing out warm water. On the surface, that may not sound all that remarkable or dangerous, but the chemical composition of the water suggests that it’s coming up from a deep vent and it’s located on top of the Cascadia Subduction Zone. We’ve covered this topic here in the past, but if you’re not familiar with the CSZ there are some good documentaries online where you can learn the details. The short version of the story is that the CSZ “slips” on a regular basis every 300 to 400 years. When it does, it causes an earthquake of at least magnitude 8 or 9. And very shortly after that, a tsunami that looks like nothing seen in our lifetimes comes ashore from southern Canada to northern California destroying everything in its path. This leaking vent in the seafloor could be an early indicator that the next slip is on the way.

The Cascadia Subduction Zone (CSZ) is a massive fault line stretching from Vancouver Island to Northern California—and it’s the source of the vast majority of earthquakes and tsunamis in the region. In fact, scientists believe that the fault line will likely be the source of the next Big One, an anticipated megathrust earthquake so powerful it’ll wreak death and destruction the likes of which we’ve never seen before from a geological event.

So, it goes without saying that researchers have a special interest in studying the CSZ—and they may have uncovered something that could clue us in on what’s going on with the incredibly powerful ticking time bomb.

The last CSZ quake happened in January of 1700. The Native Americans still talked of it in their oral traditions and told the first European settlers arriving in the region about it. The death toll was horrific, though there was very little in the way of construction to be destroyed in the region at the time. It’s a given that another one is coming and we’re already in the window of time when it would typically happen.

The question is, what are we supposed to do with this information? We’ve known this is coming for quite a while now and back in 2016 officials were conducting emergency evacuation drills in Oregon to try to prepare for it. But there’s only so much you can do, realistically. Scientists believe that from the time the fault slips and the earthquake hits, it will be as little as 30 minutes before the wave hits. There are three-quarters of a million people in Seattle. There are nearly as many in Portland. You simply can’t evacuate that many people in half an hour, particularly when they’re already scrambling through the wreckage of a category 9 earthquake. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Still Talking Tucker

Yep, we're still talking about Tucker's firing at Fox, even though we have no more real information on what spurred it, or what's going to happen in the future. Why not, he's not going to miss any meals. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.27.23 (Early Morning Edition) EBL wonders How is Rupert Murdoch doing?, Twitchy: Tucker Carlson Has Some Things To Say, Da Tech Guy: I’ll Bet Real Money That This Video From Tucker Carlson …out draws Fox, CNN & MSNBC, and at da Fed, Sam Mangold-Lennet say  Tucker Carlson’s Ability To Break Through Calcified Conservatism With Fresh Ideas Is Indispensable. Then, at the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.27.23 (Evening Edition), Twitchy, #TuckerTwitterFiles – Carlson Censored For Complaining About Big Tech Censorship?, Tucker Carlson has some things to say in first (incredibly viral) video since leaving Fox News, Louder With Crowder, Tucker Carlson broadcasts for first time since firing, sends strong hint on what his future plans are, The Geller Reports a Fox Ratings WIPEOUT! Tucker’s Time Slot Loses Another Million Viewers, While Tucker’s Twitter Video is Viewed 43 MILLION TIMES, also, Ex-Tucker Carlson Producer Suing Tucker Carlson Has Never Even Met Tucker Carlson.  At Da Caller (which Tucker founded), Tucker Carlson Seen Publicly ‘Howling In Laughter’ Despite Corporate Media Attempt To Destroy Him.  At Am Spec Dan Flynn says  Tucker Carlson Firing Shows Elites, Not Remotes, Control, "Firing the top-rated host on cable news represents a rebellion of the elites against the choice of viewers" and Itxu Diaz warns Tucker Carlson Can’t Be Shut Up,"He says whatever he wants, and perhaps that is his greatest asset."  TNP claims to know The Rationale Behind Globalist Murdoch’s Fox Firings: Dividing the Right. Ace, Fox News Is Smearing Tucker Carlson to Intimidate Him. On Da Summit, How Nice Of Them, "Fox News blackmailing Tucker." Althouse, ""In video obtained by The Times... Mr. Carlson is shown off camera discussing his 'postmenopausal fans' and..." "... whether they will approve of how he looks on the air. In another video, he is overheard describing a woman he finds 'yummy.'" Ace's Quick Hits,   "They provide no context for this dirt. In one clip, Tucker wonders how he looks, and if "pre-menopausal women" watching him will think he looks okay. We don't know the context of this, we don't know if they were just talking about something and the topic turned to menopause."  J Bob Smith at Am Think thinks Tucker Carlson is Right: It’s about Evil. Brian Lonergan at Am Great calls Tucker Carlson the Indispensable Border Champion. No wonder the left hates Tucker Carlson (D. Parker at Am Think). PJM's Stephen Kruiser hopes Tucker Carlson's Haters Are Going to Be Disappointed. 

Stacy McCain asks (rhetorically) Why Are the Media Playing Along With Biden’s Make-Believe Presidency? The Victory Girls accuse the Media of Openly Collaborating With Team Biden Hat Hair's KT thinks it Shocking! That and ABC reporter asks a real question of Joe Biden during press conference - another gets caught cheating. Steve Miller at Da Spec thinks Biden’s pre-written questions present a crisis of confidence, "So much for ‘speaking truth to power’" Noah Rothman at NRO (cited at Hat Hair, The new collusion scandal -- of the media. From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.27.23 (Early Morning Edition) Weasel Zippers notes Wow! 70% Of Voters Say They Don’t Want Joe Biden To Run For Re Election In 2024 and Helen Raleigh at Da Fed thinks the Crisis Of Enslaved Migrant Kids Should Disqualify Biden From A Second Term. Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.27.23 (Evening Edition),Da Tech Guy, Joe Biden is using Environmental Justice Executive Orders to fundamentally transform the US into a Marxist hellhole, Victory Girls: The GOP Is No More, If It Can’t Beat Old Joe, Watts Up With That: Biden to Veto Tariff Rises on Forced Labor Chinese Solar Imports, Weasel Zippers: Biden Gives Nonsensical Answer On His Refusal To Negotiate With Republicans On Debt Limit, also, U.S. Economic Growth Slows To 1.1% In Q1 2023 Amid Sky-High Bidenflation

At Am Con, Biden Is Walking for President, just barely. At NYPo, Biden can’t recall recent Ireland visit, seems to forget Hunter’s love child during Q&A with kids and If the GOP can’t figure out how to beat old Joe, they’re useless. From Da Mail, Nikki Haley says Biden will likely DIE within five years: 2024 hopeful attacks presidents age after he announced his run for President. Hat Hair's Capt. Ed comments "At least Haley took aim at Biden rather than a Republican. It’s a mistake to get this direct on the age question, though. It’s much better to discuss energy, vigor, and sharpness and let voters connect those dots, especially for those seeking the top of a ticket. Once again, one gets the impression Haley’s running for VP/chief attack dog."  Duane Patterson at Hat Hair VIP wonders Will 2024 end up being (insert GOP nominee here) versus Kamala Harris? and Hot Hair cites Shapiro: Joe Biden Threatens To 'Finish the Job'"But what, precisely, is the job? Biden’s first term record is abysmal . . ." Free Bacon, Dog Whistle: Biden Launch Video Features Notorious Child Killer "Prominent anti-Semite also appears in reelection announcement" A brilliant Axios imitation. I&I thinks ‘Finish The Job’ Sounds More Like A Threat Than A Promise. Joe Klein at Front Page, Biden Leans Even Further Left to Secure the Votes of ‘Progressive’ Young Adults, "But will it be enough?" At Breitbart, Bernie Sanders Endorses Joe Biden, Will Not Run Against Him. Nice Deb at Am Great sees that the Biden White House Launches Effort to Make Kamala Harris More Popular. Margot Cleveland at Da Fed reports Grassley Corroborates Whistleblower Claim: FBI Labeled Damning Evidence ‘Russian Disinfo’ To Protect Bidens. At NYPo, IRS head vows ‘no retaliation’ against whistleblowers when pressed on alleged Hunter Biden tax fraud probe coverup. Insty, LARRY KUDLOW: McCarthy’s Debt Ceiling Victory Turns the Tables on Biden. 

“President Biden has been prattling on for weeks and months, saying he won’t negotiate until the House Republicans come up with a budget. Well, they just did, and it’s going to force him to the negotiating table sooner than he and his minions think. Speaker McCarthy notched an enormous victory by passing a debt ceiling bill that would lift the federal borrowing allowance by $1.5 trillion over the next year in return for nearly $5 trillion of deficit reduction over the next 10 years. This changes the political fiscal game — completely.”

Related: Kevin McCarthy Basks in Rare Win After Republicans Unite to Pass Debt Ceiling Plan.

Also: White House Regroups After McCarthy’s Debt Ceiling Success.

UPDATE: You know it’s going well, because suddenly the GOP is “seizing.” GOP Seizes on Debt Ceiling Vote to Target Vulnerable Democrats in New Attack Ads.

At PJM Athena Thorne watches Dueling Campaign Ads: Trump Crushes 'Failing, Weak' Biden Admin in New Video and Chris Queen wonders Is DeSantis Winning the Public Relations Battle Against Disney? Fox, Nikki Haley's Disney invitation lambasted by conservatives as 2024 hopeful takes veiled shot at DeSantis. "Haley invited Disney to relocate about 400 miles up US-301 from its longtime location on 'America Reports'" At Spiked, Ron DeSantis is right to fight back against woke capitalism
Corporate meddling in politics is out of control. Pushback is needed.  From Da Wire, DeSantis Nukes Reporter Over ‘Totally BS’ Claim: ‘Focus On The Facts And Stop Worrying About Narrative.’ Capt. Ed, Will Justice be done on Manchin in West Virginia? 

At Am Spec, Jeff Lord says Mediaite Still in Denial About 2020 Election, "Trump is right." The great VDH at Am Great, Dominion vs. ‘Russian Collusion’ and ‘Disinformation’, "Massaging a U.S. election by conspiring to concoct a disinformation campaign must be as actionable as Dominion’s postelection claim of $757 million in damages. That's exactly what happened in 2016." Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed wonders rhetorically, Why Aren’t Legacy Media Freaking Out Over Democrat Election Officials’ Plans To Attend A Summit Held By A Left-Wing, Dark Money Elections Group?.

PJM's Ben Bartee, notes  Trump's Civil Rape Case Begins: Does It Have Legs? Althouse catches an interesting exchange in cross examination, "The cross-examination has turned to an email [E. Jean] Carroll received... [that] refers to Trump, a 'scheme,' and states 'we must do our patriotic duty.'"

"Trump’s lawyer asks what this scheme was, and Carroll says several times that she doesn’t remember anything about it."

From "Live Updates: E. Jean Carroll Is Being Cross-Examined Over Trump Rape Allegation/Defense lawyers questioned why the writer could not remember the precise day she claimed that Donald J. Trump had raped her in the 1990s. She responded, 'I wish we could give you a date'" (NYT).

Lloyd Billingsley at Am Great, Masked Murder Manifesto "The FBI has ruled out a full release of Audrey Hale’s documents." Dan Chaitin at Da Wire, Montana House Votes To Punish Transgender Member Who Said Colleagues Have ‘Blood On Your Hands’. Tristan Justice at Da Fed, Montana Democrat Banned From House Floor After Transgender Insurrection.

Da Caller claims Gov. Greg Abbott Does Not Seem Concerned That He’s Funding A Texas University Lab That Worked To Censor Conservatives. WaEx, Actor Tim Robbins unloads on Democrats and media for abandoning free speech. Matt Taibbi at Racket, America, the Single-Opinion Cult. "Narrowing permitted ideas on both left and right, one unsuitable voice at a time." Don
Surber, Media says voting threatens democracy, citing a WaPoo article. 

Fox reports Vermont school district removes 'male,' 'female' from reproductive system lessons. "Females would be described as 'persons who produces eggs' in the puberty lessons for fifth graders." TechnoFog, Biden DOJ: Kids have a Constitutional Right to Puberty Blockers. Capt. Ed, "It’s insane, and by the way, it would then also contradict the Left’s big push to outlaw “conversion therapy” for LGB kids — a psychological approach rather than an irreversible pharmaceutical and/or surgical therapy. It’s too much to expect consistency from “all the feelz” lefties, but come on, man." Ace, Lousiana Legislative Committee Votes to Ban Teachers From Hiding a Child's Transition From His or Her Parents; Groomers and Youth Attracted Persons Explode in Pain and Rage ""I am a Big Gay Baby!," declared a rancid pervert and likely schizophrenic who wants to talk to your children about transitioning."The videos are priceless, and disgusting. At Hat Hair, Dave Strom contributes Minnesota bill normalizing pedophilia dropped after backlash. They got caught. Madeleine Hubbard at JTN reports Transgender surgery comes under scrutiny after study resurfaces about teen who died, "After describing the teen's death, the researchers still conclude the study by saying that "vaginal reconstruction has a positive influence on the quality of life in transgender women."" KT at Hat Hair, Transgender runner admits the truth: “I get it … I’m not a woman." At Da Wire, ‘It’s Not Fair’: Tennis Legend Blows Up At Lia Thomas, Martina Navratilova.

Bri Teresi

'Bonchie' at Red State, Dylan Mulvaney Cost Bud Light, Now He Wants Journalists Arrested. Matt Walsh @ MattWalshBlog, "Dylan Mulvaney calls for the arrest of people who call him a man. Do you still think I’ve been too mean to this guy?" Kevin Downey at PJM says Some People Never Learn: Indiana Bar Goes Down With the U.S.S. Bud Light, Begs for New Regulars. They can recruit from the 0.06% or so who identify as trans. Lowder with Crowder, Bikini babe shoots up cases of Bud Light and Tampax, Bri Teresi. At Breitbart, Maybelline Partnership with Dylan Mulvaney Leads to Calls for Boycott. Well, I won't use any Maybelline products, that's for sure. John Di Leo at Am Think thinks about How Ayn Rand Predicted Dylan Mulvaney. 

GO WOKE GO BROKE pic.twitter.com/MwTlrqLQ59

— Bri Teresi (@briteresi) April 25, 2023

Ace, Ace Hollywood's Hollywood Minute - You're Never Going to Believe This, But Disney Has Rebooted an Old IP, and Then Race- and Gender-Swapped the Main Character!

PJM's Bob Spencer, Arizona State Rep Caught Hiding Bibles. Guess Which Party She Belongs To. At NewBuster, WashPost Columnist Urges People To Harass Republicans At The Grocery Store, Church. Da Fed's Stella Morabito warns Leftist Invaders Will Soon Be In Your Corner Of Red America — If They Haven’t Colonized It Already. "They’ve been dubbed “leftugees” because they can’t shake their politics even though they fled from the consequences of them."  Oh, they're here. They're mostly nice people who vote poorly. 

Dave Strom at Hat Hair, Randi Weingarten is an evil liar. At Twitchy, Scott Jennings BLASTED Randi Weingarten face-to-face on school closings.

.@ScottJenningsKY to @rweingarten: "I am stunned at what you have said this week...I think you'll find that most parents believe you are the tip of the sphere of school closures...I hear no remorse whatsoever about the generational damage that's been done..." pic.twitter.com/gVCDgpP3dN

— Kevin Tober (@KevinTober94) April 28, 2023

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Flotsam and Jetsam - Tucker Speaks

Tucker Carlson, free from Fox, posted a short video, which said, reading between the lines, keep the faith, I'll be back. From Matt Margolis at PJM,  Tucker Carlson Breaks Silence, Releases Video Statement. Town Hall Staff write 'See You Soon': Tucker Carlson Breaks His Silence and at Red State, Bonchie pens Tucker Carlson Releases Telling Video Update Following His Divorce From Fox News. At Da Wire, Tucker Carlson Breaks Silence After Ouster From Fox, Offers 3-Word Response To Biden Officials Celebrating His Removal, “Ha! I’m sure.” Sundance at CTH, Tucker Carlson Broadcasts an 8:00pm Message, “True Things Prevail”, noting it happened at the same time his Fox broadcast would have been. 

Meanwhile, rumor abound. Rolling Stone claims Fox Has a Secret ‘Oppo File’ to Keep Tucker Carlson in Check, Sources Say. At the WSJ Tucker Carlson’s Vulgar, Offensive Messages About Colleagues Helped Seal His Fate at Fox News, "Prime-time host called senior executive the c-word in redacted missive; network grew wary of further embarrassment from possible disclosure." John Sexton, Another factor in the firing of Tucker Carlson, his text messages. "Generally speaking, harsh language from people in the news business probably doesn’t qualify as news. However, other news outlets were working to get hold of those redacted messages and might have done so eventually. Add that to the 90 or so videos of Carlson’s staff making offensive and allegedly anti-Semitic comments and you can see how this would very easily turn into a week-long storm of condemnation from every national news outlet." NYT, In a Lawsuit, Tucker Carlson Is Accused of Promoting a Hostile Work Environment "Carlson’s former head of booking, Abby Grossberg, said that male producers regularly used vulgarities to describe women and frequently made antisemitic jokes." Curiously, she and Tucker never worked in the same office.

Matt Margolis again, Tucker Carlson Has a Theory on Why He Was Fired, the Murdochs are preparing to sell Fox. At Summit, one of the whackier theories, Video: Days Before Being Fired, Tucker Carlson Exposed WEF Efforts To Force People To Eat Bugs.

At PM, 'That's a big one': Trump tells Newsmax's Greg Kelly he was surprised by Carlson's departure from Fox. Trump judges everything by whether it's good or bad for him. Jake Heilbrunn at Spec World (cited at Hat Hair) on Tucker Carlson and the revenge of the neocons. Kurt Schlichter at Town Hall hopes Struck Down, Tucker Will Become More Powerful Than You Can Possibly Imagine. Mark Judge, (of the Kavanaugh hearings fame) has Career Advice From the Canceled for Tucker Carlson  "The left has given conservatives a lot to shout and be outraged about, so we do need champions on cable TV and Twitter. Yet we also need journalists who can work a beat for months and come up with stories, as I did, that challenge liberal narratives and maybe even historic perceptions. Tucker can make that happen." Across da pond at Da Mail, 'Appetizers plus entrée!' Looks like Tucker Carlson doesn't give two Fox about his ouster from network - gleefully telling DailyMail.com his future plans while tooling off to a romantic date night with wife Susan.

Red State's Nick Arama thinks Fox's Post-Tucker Numbers Show Actions Have Consequences as Breitbart reports Angry Fox Nation Subscribers Follow Tucker Carlson out the Door. Ace, Fox News' Ratings Fall at 8pm. "Rupert Murdoch fired his most important anchor just because his ex-fianc´e wanted to cuck him with Tuck." A short-term problem. Will it become a long-term problem? Maybe.

PJM's Stephen Kruiser asks Was That a Biden 2024 Campaign Launch or a Drunk Hostage Video? Dave Marcus at He thinks It’s time to have ‘the talk’ about Grandpa Joe as he launches re-election bid.  From the Free Bacon, a FLASHBACK: We Were All Told Biden Would Only Serve One Term. Matt Margolis again, KJP Says the Quiet Part Out Loud About Biden Serving Two Full Terms. “Does the president plan to serve all eight years?” . . . “I’m not — I’m just not going to get ahead of the president,” she replied. “That’s something for him to decide." Matt Palumbo at Bongino catches Biden Randomly Making Up a Story About Being Born in Same Hospital His Grandfather Died at Weeks Prior "At this point, it’s looking like George Santos was more honest about his upbringing than Joe Biden." At NYPo, Biden cheat sheet shows he had advance knowledge of journalist’s question. He needs all the help he can get, and he's getting a lot.

Michael Goodwin at NYPo notes Voters say no to Biden, but Joe is intent on finishing the (awful) job. At Town Hall, Cutie Pavlich says We Have to Stop Joe Biden. VodkaPundit at Insty, THE PROBLEM IS THAT “GENERIC REPUBLICAN” WON’T APPEAR ON THE BALLOT: Lamest Campaign Launch Ever: Biden Loses to Generic Republican 41%–47%.

At the Free Bacon, Biden Admin Taps Ford's Top Electric Vehicle Lobbyist as Energy Department Adviser, "Auto giant's head of government affairs has defended partnership with Chinese battery maker." But from Front Page, Biden to Double Cost of Electricity "How many Americans can afford to pay twice as much for their utilities?", and charge a car? I&I, You’ll Have No Power And You Will Like It as SEC Seeks to Impose Costly, Ideologically-Driven Climate Regulations on U.S. Corporations (Jerome Corsi, Am Think.)

CNN, Hunter Biden lawyers meet with Justice Department. NewsMax, Hunter Biden's Lawyers Meet With DOJ Officials. Madeleine Hubbard at JTN reports Hunter Biden attorney asks IG to probe how ex-Trump aide 'illegally' got client's bank records. At WaEx, Liz Stauffer asks Did the spies who covered for Hunter Biden's laptop interfere in the 2020 election?. Of course they did, that was the point. But was it illegal? Well, if you try hard enough, you can certainly find a federal law to cover it.

At Power Line, Liz Stauffer asks Is Kamala Harris the ‘dumbest person’ ever to be elected Vice President in history? VP's tend to be eminently forgettable, so maybe not. Cutie Pavlich notes Joe Manchin Desperately Keeps Trying to Run Away From His Key Biden Vote. The hyperinflation act. 

John Sexton at Hat Hair E. Jean Carroll testifies at civil trial that she was raped by Donald Trump in 1995 or 1996; she's not sure.

Never-DeSantis sundance is pissed that Florida Senate Pass Bill 28-12 Allowing DeSantis to Run Without Resigning, NBC Reports Announcement Coming Mid-May. At the Right Scoop, Florida clears the way for DeSantis to run for president! Capt. Ed at Hat Hair hears Trump: DeSantis owes it to me to drop out. If you want loyalty, buy a dog (and not a husky). KT at Hat Hair notes  Asa Hutchinson formally launches a dead-end presidential campaign, which may be the last we'll hear from him.

At Breitbart, Michigan Democrat Sentenced to House Arrest for 2020 Ballot Sabotage "Funk had won the Democratic nomination by just 79 votes out of about 5,300. A recount was not conducted, and she subsequently won the general election that fall. Investigators say she sabotaged the ballot box after the primary election, an act that would make those ballots ineligible for a recount." Nope, there is no voter fraud. 

The redoubtable Julie Kelly at Am Great says ‘It’s Fairy Dust’: The Proud Boys Case Goes to Jury "The fate of five men who supported Trump and protested Joe Biden’s election on January 6 lies in the hands of a biased D.C. jury." Joe Weber at JTN, Seven arrested in protest that disrupted Montana House hearing on youth transgender bill.  "Montana House GOP leadership described the incident as a "riot by far-left agitators." Throw them in the hole and lose the key. There's precedent. Ace, Montana State Legislature Votes to Ban Transgender Insurrectionist Representative from State House. "A transgender legislator aided and abetted the insurrectionists who seditiously interfered with government functions a week ago. The media doesn't think it's a problem when their leftist paramilitaries Attack the Heart of Democracy, but the Montana state legislators do." Bob Spencer at Front Page, Left-Fascists Vandalize Utah State Senator’s House "For daring to protect kids from trans madness."

At ET, Legal Group Sues Justice Department for Documents Related to Political Weaponization

Andrew Lowenthal at Racket has An Insider's Guide to "Anti-Disinformation"  At New Neo, ‘Disinformation” and the search for truth: more Twitter files "We have gotten very close to that obliteration of truth and its replacement by propaganda, and the internet – originally thought to help foster truth – has facilitated that propagandist process, especially through the dominance of social media."

Ace, Woke Corporations Are #Cancelling Mothers Day, Because Motherhood Is Too Controversial Now, "The same corporations that fill your in-box with hundreds of solicitations per year are now offering you the chance to opt-out of Mother's Day promotions, because Mother's Day may be triggering to some.  MRCTV, Charlie Kirk: Now That Companies Are Letting People Opt-Out of Mother’s Day Ads, Can We Opt-Out of Pride Month, Too? At PJM Bob Spencer  hears Fake Female Swimmer Lia Thomas Say Those Who Think He Shouldn’t Compete Against Women Just Hate Women and Megan Fox snarks Transgenderism Is Less Palatable to Americans Than Abortion, According to Beer Marketing Experts. At NYPo, Joe Rogan slams ‘attention whore’ Dylan Mulvaney, mocks ‘cliche’ new Bud Light ad. Ace thinks it's Horrifying hos Medical Journal Article Recounts Tale of 18-Year-Old Boy Killed on the Operating Table in Quixotic Bid to "Become a Woman" "He had been on puberty blockers since he was young. He died during a "vaginoplasty" -- a thoroughly stupid and pointless bit of experimental surgery where they take a man's penis, cut down the middle like a hot dog, rip out the insides, and then invert it and stuff it back into the pelvis to become a totally not convincing fake vagina." From Da Wire, Musk On Allowing Trans Treatments On Minors: ‘Parents Or Doctors Who Do This Should Go To Prison For Life’

Stacy McCain contributes two odd ones to the Culture war section, Crazy Furries Are Dangerous and News From Zimbabwe, U.S.A. (California), where they're tearing down the statue of someone no one remembers, for reasons that can only be described as obscure. 

Ace, The Nation's Top Veterinary Schools Are Now Teaching CRT, "How come all the white dogs are with the docs getting their testicles fondled, and all the black dogs are still in cages waiting to be served?!?!" From Da Caller, South Dakota University Ditches Policy Used By Official To Silence Pro-Gun Students. John Sexton,  A majority of colleges have dropped SAT requirements, Matt Yglesias has an interesting theory why. It makes it easier to hide their discrimination by race.