Flotsam and Jetsam - Tucker is Back!

 At Da Caller, ‘Things Happen’: Karine Jean-Pierre Defends Biden’s Falls, yes they do, but they happen more often and with greater impact to old decrepit people. The Messenger Opinion opines Biden’s 2024 Hail Mary: Name Barack Obama as His Running Mate? I doubt this; beyond the constitutional problem of having Obama in the backup spot (does the VP have any other real job?), can you imagine Barack playing second fiddle to Joe, even for a minute?

Casey DeSantis

Ringside at the Reckoning, explains How DeSantis Can Win. "Be supple, build on the strengths already there, and tell the electorate you'll change the things they want changed." Dave Strom at Hat Hair hears it's a Scandal! DeSantis is close to Clarence Thomas! Had dinner with him and hugged him! From Fox, Newsom threatens DeSantis with 'kidnapping charges' over migrant flights to Sacramento, "California governor calls Ron DeSantis a 'small, pathetic man'" Good press for both of them, at least for their base. At Da Spec, Cockburn examines the Behind the Trump-DeSantis influencer Twitter bloodbath. Internet troll gonna troll. Stephen Kruiser at PJM pens Democrats Hate Pretty Republican Women—Casey DeSantis Edition  "It’s a provable fact that ugly, bitter, Third and Fourth Wave Feminist Democrats are threatened by happy, attractive Republican women. I’m not saying that all feminist Democrat women are ugly, by the way. Many are attractive until they open their mouths and begin screaming like tortured banshees about TEH INEQUALITIEZZZZZ!"

In the also running department, Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw thinks Tim Scott hit it out of the park. He successfully bearded the lioness in her den. At NRO Noah Rothman hears Tim Scott’s Happiness Is a Problem, Apparently "among Republicans who value pugnacity as an end in itself over whatever that pugilism is supposed to achieve, Scott’s affability is no asset." The NYT, cited by Hat Hair claims Chris Christie enters GOP presidential primaries for a couple of reasons. Capt Ed, "Yeah, whatever. Christie seems under the impression that he represents a wide swath of the Republican primary voter base. That wasn’t true in 2015 when he ran the first time, and it’s even less true eight years later. Is he a smart guy? Sure, but no one in the field is a dummy. And if he tries to take on DeSantis over his record in Florida, DeSantis will eat him alive over Bridgegate and the somewhat fumbled response to Hurricane Sandy." RCP calls it Christie’s High-Risk ‘Spoiler’ Run. 

At Da Wire, McCarthy’s Speakership ‘Absolutely Safe’ After Debt Ceiling Deal, GOP Rep Says. Da Caller thinks the  Freedom Caucus Tanks Gas Stove Ban In Payback For Debt Ceiling Vote. Nose, scissors, face. Capt. Ed thinks "Meh. Maybe everyone needs to calm down and get back to business. The CPSC rule on gas appliances needs to get blocked more than Rep. Clyde needs to get payback. Maybe they should focus on the voters a little more than themselves."

John Solomon at JTN reports Joe Biden bribery allegations involve Ukraine, first raised with FBI in 2017, key investigator says. "Informant was deemed reliable enough to be paid $200,000 by bureau over several years." WaT, House oversight chairman: FBI says Biden bribery investigation active, involves shell companies. Just not very active, as they're trying to stall past the statutes of limitations. Madeliene Hubbard and John Solomon at JTN, Comer to hold Wray in contempt, says FBI still investigating Biden bribery claim 3 years later, "Comer said, "The investigation is not dead. This is only the beginning."" Jazz Shaw, Wray to be held in contempt. Still stonewalling, but...  

Lunden and Navy Roberts

The FBI claimed that their reticence in releasing the document was at least in part, because it related to an “ongoing investigation.” But they revealed to Comer and Raskin that they didn’t believe they had enough evidence to go beyond an “assessment” to a “preliminary investigation.” So it doesn’t sound as if they’re investigating it at all, at least at this point. That’s fairly remarkable when you consider all of the other documents that have come to light demonstrating the spiderweb of LLCs that the Biden’s clearly set up to launder foreign money.

Jerry Dunleavy at WaEx reports Hunter Biden faces possible jail time in Arkansas child support battle. At Da Mail, Hunter Biden ordered to appear in court in July and warned he faces JAIL for allegedly concealing his finances in child support payments to daughter he has with stripper. Thomas Lifson at Am Think thinks there is a Stunning TV interview (in Australia!) on the Hunter Biden laptop evidence.

At RCI, Russiagate Prober Durham Neglected DNC Hack Claim, Despite Evidence It Too Was a Democrat Sham. From the Conservative Brief, He’s A Criminal’: Paulina Luna Vows To Hold Schiff Accountable For Trump-Russia Lies. The Daily Fetched, Republican Anna Paulina Luna: “Adam Schiff Is a CRIMINAL, He Will Be Held Accountable”. Dave Strom is highly amused when James Comey warns that if Trump is elected he might behave as Jim Comey did. Ace is outraged, Comey: We Cannot Allow Trump to Become President Again, Or He'll Weaponize the Government Against the People Weaponizing the Government Against Him, "We can't have that."

John Solomon and Nicholas Ballasy at JTN reports on J6 Unmasked: Security footage confirms Capitol door opened, allowing 300 to enter building freely, "Capitol Police officers eventually made their way to the Upper West Terrace doors but didn't block the entrance as more rioters flowed into the building."

Brittany Sheehan at Red State, Donald Trump's Attorneys Just Met with DOJ for Just Under 2 Hours; Trump Responds on Social Media. Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed reports Jim Jordan Demands Merrick Garland Forfeit Records Over The FBI’s Mar-A-Lago Raid. Sundance at CTJ is disgusted that Andrew Weissmann Celebrates Pending Federal Indictment of Trump After Writing Main Justice Memorandum for Lisa Monaco to Use.

Indiana Cap Chronic, Fort Wayne man charged with felony in harassment of Congressman Banks "In an interview with the United States Capitol Police, Thompson admitted to being intoxicated and calling Banks because he disagreed with his political views. In his messages, Thompson said he owned a gun as allowed by the Constitution and told Banks to choose between himself or his daughters, according to the June 2 filing.“Here’s the choice. Your daughters grow up without their dad or you grow old without your daughters,” Thompson allegedly said. “… boom, boom you pick …”"

Julio Rosas at Town Hall, He's Back: Tucker Carlson Releases the First Episode of His New Show. 'Bonchie' at Red State, Tucker Carlson's First Episode Melts Twitter, Here's What He Said That Will Have Heads Exploding. At Twitchy, Tucker Carlson debuts his new Twitter-based show: Tucker on Twitter. Sundance, Tucker Carlson Emerges on Twitter to Deliver Monologue. Asserted his belief that Ukraine blew the dam. Althouse, Tucker Carlson begins his Twitter endeavor.

Andrew Lowenthal at Racket, Twitter Files Extra: How the World's "No-Kidding Decision Makers" Got Organized. John Sexton, Former ByteDance exec: Chinese Communist Party could access TikTok with 'god credential' that let them see everything and Gen Z is surprisingly okay with the idea of 1984-style in-home surveillance by government. 

Stephen Kruiser at PJM thinks Pride Shouldn't Be the Only Deadly Sin With Its Own Month.

Matt Margolis at PJM wonders Did Ellen ‘Elliot’ Page Just Pull a Jussie Smollett? Ace, Ellen Page Declares She Survived a Transphobic Attack; A Dangerous, Unnamed Person Walked Up to Her and Said, And I'm Quoting, "I'm Going to Gay-Bash You, F****t." "Jussie Smollett just wrote me an email saying, "SEE?! SEE?! That sh1t's exactly what happened to me, too!"" Althouse reads the NYT, "Page doesn’t really delve into questions of masculinity, or what it means to be a man, but he brings to life the visceral sense of gender dysphoria..."

Dan Chaitin at Da Wire, ‘What Is A Woman?’ Blows Past 170 Million Views On Twitter. "A documentary censored by social media and shunned by legacy outlets is now one of the most popular and influential documentaries of all time." Also at Da Wire, Joe Curl claims America Has Spoken: There Are Two Genders. Period.  Lawrence Person reports Abbott Signs Law Banning Child Genital Mutilation.  Beege Wellborn at Hat Hair is pissed when Fed judge says "Not so fast" to FL's trans health ban for children. At Twitchy sees a Master class: Fifth grade teacher calmly but savagely demolishes radical trans activists’ arguments. Dave Strom reports on a Gay civil rights attorney who comes out fighting for kids. Twitchy again, notes Dan Bongino triggers frothy-mouthed HORDE with tweet BLASTING lefties for talking to kids about sex. To be fair, it's too easy to trigger frothy-mouthed hordes of lefties. Andy Ngô@MrAndyNgo "Liberals were left stunned as Muslims & Islamists gathered on Tuesday to protest the Montgomery County (Maryland) School Board over its LGBTQ+ curriculum. The Muslims want to be able to remove their children from the classroom when that material is taught." At Campus Reform, Boston 'sex-positive' org 'Pleasure Pie' hoping to host events on college campuses.

'Bonchie' hears a Formerly Anonymous Lia Thomas Teammate Speaks Out, Shares Disturbing New Details

In the interview with Walsh, Scanlan shared the shocking treatment she and her other teammates endured at the hands of the university’s leadership. The women were put in such an uncomfortable position that many of them were forced to change in adjacent stalls due to Thomas’ presence in the locker room. The women were not allowed to ask questions or object to their treatment, and Thomas, a biological male, would reportedly flaunt his genitalia with no care for the feelings of his teammates.

But while those details of the situation were already known, Scanlan is now saying that she and others were also threatened with retribution by the school’s athletic department if they dared to speak out.

At Fortune, Bud Light only has a few months to prevent sustained market share loss, warns former Anheuser-Busch sales exec. Hat Hair's Capt. Ed, says Happy 4th of July: Target funds group supporting BDS, defunding US police and military. Nick Arama at Red State recounts Elon Musk and Kevin O'Leary Reveal Next Shoe That May Drop on Target After 'Stunning Collapse. Elon Musk@elonmusk, "Won’t be long before there are class-action lawsuits by shareholders against the company and board of directors for destruction of shareholder value" John Hinderacker at Power Line sees CEOs Dodging the Social Issues in the future. Capt Ed has a better title, It doesn't sound like the C-suite has learned a lesson, "I’ll believe it when I see it, but the hornet’s nest HAS been kicked repeatedly of late. The question still remains whether the elite learn from getting stung, or just keep keep kicking on the hope that the hornets get tired of doing damage."

Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal, Far-Left Group Puts Moms for Liberty on Map With KKK Chapters, SPLC. Capt. Ed, "The SPLC is a joke. Their listing is nothing more than a “people we don’t like” list, and any organization that uses it for other purposes is willfully corrupting themselves." John Hinderacker at Power Line, Moms For Hate? Hat Hair's KT notes a State of Emergency declared by Human Rights Campaign, guidebook included. It's an emergency that their side might lose!

From the Center Square, Fight against DEI picks up steam nationwide. "U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio, R-Fla. introduced the Fairness in Higher Education Accreditation Act,  which would ban accreditation officials from considering an educational institution’s DEI or affirmative action policies when determining accreditation." At Breitbart, BlackRock’s DEI Push Is ‘Chinese Social Credit System Applied at the Corporate Level’. Jason Rantz, Equity director fired after racist comment about Mexicans, hoist on her own petard. At Behind the Black, The explanation as to why Democrats today are fearless in proposing insane policies,

The problem is that Townsend, as well as most Americans, still assume that elections are real and that these corrupt Democrats can be defeated at the polls.

That assumption however is utterly wrong. Democrats might have lost in Virginia, but I am quite certain sadly that this is now the exception, not the rule. The willingness of Democrats to suddenly in only the last five years to become so passionately in favor of the worst of the queer agenda, including cutting up little kids — against their parents’ wishes — is because they are now utterly confident they can rig any election in their favor. Since Trump’s election Democrats have been honing their election tampering techniques, first tested nationally in 2020 to defeat Trump, then refined significantly in 2022 to prevent Republicans from winning a number of state elections while reducing their victories in Congress.

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