Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Arraigned

As Ace noted yesterday, after I had finished, The Regime Will Arraign Its Chief Political Enemy at 3pm. "Update: Trump pleads not guilty; no gag order." At ET, Trump Pleads Not Guilty in Historic Federal Case. There were, of course, raucous demonstrations for and against Trump, but nothing beyond the pale. I saw on anti-Trumper dressed in prison stripes get hammered by the cops after assaulting a Trump supporter. Sundance at CTH has President Trump Spokesperson Alina Habba Delivering a Statement From Outside the Federal Courthouse in Miami. Matt Vespa at Town Hall, Whoever Wrote This Chyron at Fox News Deserves a Massive Raise. At PJM Matt Margolis has a FLASHBACK to that time Biden Promised to Use His Power to Prevent Trump From Returning to White House.

From the Free Bacon, Most Republicans Think Trump Indictment Is Political, Poll Shows. Acrpss da pond at Da Mail, EIGHT in 10 Republicans believe Trump's federal indictment is politically motivated: Poll shows ex-president's faithful base is still behind him as he prepares to face judge. Capt. Ed, who seems to lean away from Trump notes "Assuming this remains static (and accurately reflects the mood of the electorate), it is another reason to question whether Trump might win the nomination and lose the general election. However, reading further into it, Trump’s support in the primary has actually declined slightly from a month ago from 49/19 against DeSantis to 43/22. In other words, don’t expect this to remain static, and the lack of a significant bump in this series from the indictment announcement may signal that Trump can’t expect any more rally effect." Sundance hosts Robert Barnes on Trump Indictment – Deep State vs A Constitutional Republic

At Reason,C.J. Ciaramella, The 'My Boxes' Theory Is All You Need To Explain Trump's Behavior "There's no deep mystery behind why Trump kept boxes of classified documents. He wanted them."  For some reason, KT at Hat Hair pays attention to Jill Biden: It's "a little shocking" that some Republicans still support Trump after indictment. At 1945, You Are Crazy If You Think Donald Trump Is Finished

Extraordinary is what Donald Trump does. "If there is anyone who could pull off a presidential win from jail, it would be him." 

Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw, They keep changing the rules for Trump's trial. Town Hall review hosts Carol Platt Liebau: Unequal Application of Prosecutorial Discretion. Addison Smith at JTN reports a Federal prosecutor in Trump probe reprimanded in earlier case for secretly recording defense lawyer. "The prosecutor has been identified as Karen Gilbert, who has been identified as a U.S. Attorney's Office's lawyer in the 2009 case." Ace, Oh, My: CNN Brings In Top Expert to Explain How Hillary Clinton's Hiding of Classified Documents Cannot be Compared to Trump's Case. That Expert? Disgraced Liar and Hillary Donor Andrew McCabe. "CNN is the Democrat Party's communications shop, but with lower ratings than their actual communications shop." At NewsBusters, Rubio Battles CBS Hosts Over Trump Indictment, Blatant Two-Tiered Justice System. ET, Vivek Ramaswamy Announces FOIA Request to Expose Merrick Garland’s Communications. Forbes, Sen. J.D. Vance Threatens To Block DOJ Nominees Over Trump Indictment.

Jazz Shaw reviews, Burisma boss claims to have tapes of the Bidens. Sundance hosts Senator Grassley Revealing FBI Confidential Human Source Alleging Biden Bribes Has Recordings of Himself Talking to Joe Biden. Cutie Pavlich at Town Hall points out The FBI Hid Biden's Bribery Calls With Black Ink 'Redactions.' John Solomon and Ben Whedon at JTN report House GOP seeks records of Hunter Biden's relationship with Russian oligarch. "The younger Biden's dealing with Baturina coincided with the Euromaidan revolution in Ukraine that ousted pro-Russian President Viktor Yanukovych as well as Biden's dealings with Ukrainian energy company Burisma." NYPo reports Senate Republicans demand special counsel to investigate Biden bribery claim. Capt. Ed reluctantly goes along, "As much as I hate special counsels, Garland may have no choice in this instance — especially since he’s hardly refrained from that option in the past. But these Senate Republicans may be giving Garland exactly what he needs … the political cover to pass the buck and bury the investigation. Jonathan Turley pointed this out earlier in alerting everyone that special counsel Robert Hur has all but disappeared since getting appointed to look into Biden’s unauthorized retention of classified material." Elizabeth Stauffer at Power Line hopes the  Corruption case against the Bidens is on the verge of exploding. 

'Bonchie' at Red State thinks a Visibly Angry Ted Cruz Becomes All of Us While Laying Into the Deputy Director of the FBI. The Right Scoop wants you to WATCH as Sen Ted Cruz EVISCERATES Deputy FBI Director over Biden bribery allegations. 

At Da Wire, Conservative Outlets Face Cyberattacks After Reporting On Alleged Recordings Of Joe And Hunter Biden. I'll bet Merrick Garland's DOJ gets right on that. At Fox, GOP Rep. Ogles introduces impeachment articles against Biden, Harris. "Rep. Andy Ogles’ impeachment articles come as Biden faces a special counsel investigation into his handling of classified documents after leaving the vice presidency."

'Becca' Downs at Town Hall hopes, Has the Day of Reckoning Come for Adam Schiff?

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— Anna Paulina Luna (@realannapaulina) June 13, 2023

At the Messenger worries Biden Is Preparing Evacuation Plans for American Citizens in Taiwan. Capt. Ed, "I saw this earlier and think it’s probably nothing more than game-planning. After the disgraceful exit from Afghanistan and the fumbled response to the collapse in Khartoum last month, perhaps the State and Defense Departments finally wised up." 1945, Is Joe Biden’s ‘Cognitive Decline’ A GOP AI Trick? No, he really does have paste for brains. Hat Hair's KT is amused that Karine Jean-Pierre violated the Hatch Act and created election interference. No sanctions, though.

PJM's Stephen Kruiser sees Trump's Enduring Appeal—He Never Does What Dems Want. Noah Rothman at NRO says Anti-wokeness won't be enough to beat Trump. Capt. Ed, "Or, and hear me out on this, perhaps it’s possible to make multiple arguments in a single campaign. Governors as successful as DeSantis have to do that constantly, and his 19-point landslide last November demonstrated his skill in that regard. Not only did DeSantis appeal to the broadest swath of Republicans, he also carried a lot of independents and Democrats along the way too. It may be better to exercise some patience and to wait for more of the campaign than just twenty days or so to see what DeSantis will do. It’s certainly too early to call for a change in direction." At WaEx, pro-Trump Charlie Kirk: Record Turning Point USA $80 million raised is just a start. Ace, DeSantis Vows War on the Deep State, "Famously, when he was elected governor, he had all of his staff research all powers of the governor, even the ones that have been forgotten about, because he intended to use every last one of them. So he's not blowing smoke when he says he intends to use presidential power to the limit to dismantle the Deep State." Capt. Ed asks DeSantis' war plan against a 'weaponized' DoJ: Could it work? Eddie Scarry at Da Fed thinks it's Time For Ron DeSantis To Do It Live. 

There are three fundamental truths in life. One plus one is two. When it rains, the ground gets wet. And when DeSantis confronts his corrupt critics in the press, voters fall in love.

We’ve seen it a million times. The clips of DeSantis raining verbal beatdowns on reporters who attempt to distort his policy record are legendary among his fans. He corrects the narrative and humbles a dork all at once. There is no downside.

Do it on live television. And when it’s dealing with newspapers, DeSantis should record videos of himself reading deceitful coverage and dismantling it with the facts. Then post it on Twitter. It would be an instant hit.

Tom Jackson at Hat Hair VIP thinks the Purported 'Nazis' boosting DeSantis at Disney a little too convenient. TNP has DATA: Over 25% of Republicans Will NOT Consider DeSantis, Just 14% Say No to Trump.

Hat Hair's KT, Chris Christie's CNN town hall: "This is a vanity run amok."

Jazz Shaw reports A truce for Freedom Caucus and McCarthy. Sort of. It's dynamic tension.

Twitchy features Tucker on Twitter, Episode 3: The Trump indictment and Trump’s sycophants. At SLAY, Tucker Carlson Explains Real Reason Behind Trump Indictment in New Episode of Twitter Show. Sundance, Tucker Carlson – President Trump vs The UniParty Neocons. Hat Hair's Dave Strom sees NPR shoot self in foot to make stupid point. Boycotting Twitter. "Sure, NPR is state funded. But it is rather rude to point this fact out!" At TechRadar, a whine, Twitter can't become a town square if Elon Musk is in it.

From Da Caller, ‘Wow!’: FBI Official Stuns Hawley When He Claims The Bureau ‘Unintentionally’ Spied On ‘278,000’ Americans. How do you have "an accident" 278,000 times? Wired is concerned that The US Is Openly Stockpiling Dirt on All Its Citizens. "A newly declassified report from the Office of the Director of National Intelligence reveals that the federal government is buying troves of data about Americans." But we trust them not to use it in a partisan way, amIright?

At Da Mail, 'This is the White House not a hookers-n-blow photo from Hunter's laptop': Conservatives slam White House Pride party as a 'disgrace to our country' after trans model bared her breasts. At The Spec, Topless trans guests reveal systemic inequality at the White House "A trans woman bore her breasts yet covered her nipples on the White House lawn." 

Trans women! If you ever get to visit the White House, don't be afraid to show Joe Biden your boobs. #Pride pic.twitter.com/D2JWk4quBZ

— Not Tina Kotex (@NotTinaKotex) June 12, 2023

Cutie Pavlich at Town Hall is unimpressed with how the White House Responds to Topless Fondling During Biden Pride Event. Rose Montoya banned for life, or maybe the rest of the Biden admin.  At NYPo, White House bans ‘disrespectful’ topless trans influencer Rose Montoya. Althouse, "Why is my chest now deemed inappropriate or illegal when I show it off? However, before coming out as trans, it was not." "All you are doing is affirming I’m a woman. All you're doing is saying that trans women are women, because, for some reason, people like to sexualize women's bodies and say that they are inappropriate." Somehow, I think shirtlessness at the White House was frowned upon in both sexes. Twitchy, WH condemns topless trans activist THEY invited to Pride event and (s)he just can't DEAL (watch). At the Messenger, White House Condemns ‘Disrespectful’ Trans Model for Baring Breasts at White House Pride Event. 

PJM's Stephen Kruiser, Pride Month Week Two—We're Clearly Not Being 'Phobic' Enough. John Schindler at WeEx worries that The Pride flag is now the flag of American empire. Capt. Ed, "The Left looooooved to complain about American imperialism, especially cultural imperialism when it came to promoting democracy and fighting communism and socialism. This is a new American imperialism, along with abortion, that the Left is waging around the world." John Sexton sees Community outrage after Burlington, MA Middle School students counter-program Pride celebration. “…groups of students were heard chanting, ‘U.S.A are my pronouns,’ and students glared intimidatingly at faculty members showing pride,”At Twitchy, 'U.S.A. are my pronouns!' Middle school students protest pride event and we’re here for it.

At the Blaze, Tech exec fired for listing 'Assigned By God' as his preferred pronouns sues former employer. Da Mail reports Garth Brooks faces fans' backlash as they vow to 'throw out his records' after he said his bar would serve 'every beer' including Bud Light despite the controversy over the brand's link up with Dylan Mulvaney. He's been hanging with the Hollywood crowd too long. Matt Margolis reports LGBTQ Activists Send Bomb Threats to Target Locations for Betraying Their Community. Dave Strom, ABC: alphabet people threaten Target, so keep the Pride merchandise or conservatives win. "Notice how this article frames the issue: it seems as if the threats of violence are coming from “anti-LGBTQ” activists and white supremacists. It takes a bit to notice that the only documented threats–not vague suggestions that moms doing TikTok videos complaining about the merchandise–are from PRO-LGBTQ activists threatening the company with bombing if they do not put the controversial merchandise back." Maybe it would have been better not to play the game in the first place.  Brad Palumbo back at WaEx, Call of Duty joins the LGBT mob’s cancel crusade Recently, a streamer and gaming personality known as “Nickmercs” faced widespread backlash online and even had his merchandise deleted from Call of Duty in response to some seemingly innocuous comments about LGBT-related issues. Here’s what went down. . . ."

At Fox, Martina Navratilova rips transgender cyclist's latest triumph in North Carolina: 'What a joke'. Campus Reform has a POLL: Opposition to men in women's sports is on the rise "69% of Americans believe that athletes should play against athletes of their own sex, regardless of transgender identification. Only 26% of respondents said that transgender individuals should be allowed to compete with opposite-sex athletes. Althouse, The view that it's "morally acceptable... to change one's gender" has declined from 46% to 43% in the last 2 years. "And the view that it's "morally wrong" has increased from 51% to 55%. . . . Wouldn't you think a lot more people would say things like I don't really know what you're talking about or Yeah, this is a big controversy and I have enough sense to stay out of it?"

Dave Strom pretends to be amazed by the left's linguistic contortions, New definition of woman: "non-man". At MSN, Elliot Page groomed and sexually abused by two men and woman as a teen.
"Elliot, formerly known as Ellen Page, told The Guardian the director who groomed him took him to dinner, stroked his thigh under the table and told him: “You have to make the move, I can’t.” Just before he turned 18, Elliot said he was also targeted by members of the ‘Hard Candy’ production team."

The New Neo delves into How online communities feed the transgender spread. Libs of TikTok with an EXCLUSIVE: Whistleblower exposes hospital for performing genital sex change surgeries on minors.

Althouse looks at drag, "I think the biggest misconception is that we are making fun of gender, or somehow romanticizing gendered clichés." I don't object to drag, which I regard as female black-face. On the other hand, I would resent like hell my grandkids being dragged to a drag show by the school, church or library. 

Stacy McCain thinks California is Approaching the Nadir of Wokeness with their proposed laws that would force parents to affirm their child gender choice and fund fertility treatment for gay couples. Oh, no, they can go lower. At Hat Hair, John Stossel on Fighting Woke. "Florida leads the nation in school choice. That’s great. We’re better off when politicians give power back to parents. Then parents who want their kids taught the ‘1619 Project’ can have that. Those who don’t are free to pick another school. Choice is better than diktats from politicians."

the Cavinder Twins

At Twitchy, Smoking hot college female athletes are making lots of money and the NCAA is outraged

In 2021, a Supreme Court ruling forced the NCAA, the governing body of college sports, to change their rules about athletes profiting off Name, Image and Likeness (NIL), or more simply, it allowed players to make money through personal endorsements. The concern now is it is not always the best players snagging the high dollar deals, particularly in women's sports. Rather, it is the best looking players who may also have mediocre stats. The Free Press published an article about the Cavinder Twins, 2 beautiful blondes who play basketball for the University of Miami. The two are making millions off of their stunning looks, while better players who might not be as traditionally attractive are not getting the branding deals.

At The Freep,  The NCAA Has a ‘Hot Girl’ Problem "The Cavinder Twins, the emerging oligarchs of women’s college basketball, aren’t the best players. But they might be the best-looking." The NCAA want to spread the wealth because it's no fair that nobody wants pinups of Lea Thomas. 

PJM's Ben Bartee notices the WEF Wants to Restrict Car Ownership for Climate Change. Keean Bexte@TheRealKeean, "BREAKING: World Economic Forum publishes plans to forcibly reduce the number of personal vehicles globally from 1.45 billion to 500 million by the year 2050." I think I can guess who they think deserves to keep them. 

Ilya Somin at the Volokh Report describes how How America's Growing Diversity Weakens the Case for Racial Preferences in Education. "Affirmative action becomes harder to defend when it entails discrimination against a variety of racial and ethnic minority groups." John Sexton, If the Supreme Court ends affirmative action there's reason to think progressives won't be able to bring it back. And that's a good thing. Imagine all the unemployment in the college DEI departments! 

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