Flotsam and Jetsam - Biden Delays Unpleasant Phone Calls

At Da Caller, Harris Faulkner Appears Stunned When Reporter Says Biden Hasn’t Yet Contacted Families Of Slain US Service Members. According to  Olivia Murray at Am Think, Gold Star parents of soldier killed in drone strike required to fill out ‘paperwork’ to get a condolences call from Slow Joe Biden. Fox, Parents of fallen soldier remember daughter killed in drone strike: 'I just miss her' "White House said Biden spoke with families of fallen US soldiers Tuesday." I guess it took a while to fill out the paperwork. Charlotte Hazzard at JTN reports Biden says he's decided on fatal drone strike response, US doesn't need 'wider' Middle East war "Biden has not elaborated on what the response would look like." Althouse, "Mr. Biden did not specify what the U.S. response would be. Some Republican lawmakers have urged him to attack Iran directly..." The PM reports White House admits US has troops on the ground in Yemen. Anxious anxiously touts Biden's Middle East moonshot: Behind the Curtain.

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 01.30.24 (Evening Edition). Vox Popoli discusses Great Replacement Reality, Don Surber: Turning the border against Trump, at da Fed Jordan Boyd writes Biden Has The Power To End The Border Crisis Without Congress. He Just Doesn’t Want To and John Davidson adds Rep. Ilhan Omar Represents Everything Wrong With America’s Immigration System. The Divine Ms. Devine at NYPo says Joe Biden now doing what he does best — weaseling out of the blame for US border crisis.   At TownHall Cutie Pavlich, Biden Can Stop the Flow of Illegal Immigration Now. He's Refusing and Selene Rodriguez  Under Biden, We Don’t Know Who’s Coming Into the US. Mark Krikorian at compact decries Biden’s Border Chutzpah. PJM's Chris Queen says Say Goodbye to America. From the Free Bacon, Immigration Officials Met With Leading ‘Abolish ICE’ Organization Amid Border Surge. TownHall's Jeff Crouere claims the Goal of Open Border Is to Turn Texas Blue. Breitbart, Soros-Funded Group Seeks to ‘Turn Texas Blue’ with Mass Immigration. At Am Con, Governor Greg Abbott Is Right About the Texas Border Standoff "The Lone Star State is perfectly within its rights to defend its own borders and enforce its own laws." Fox, Texas Gov. Abbott sends stark message to sanctuary cities as migrant crisis continues, expect more buses. Hat Hair's John Sexton listens to DHS Officials: Biden's Promise to Shut Down the Border Makes No Sense. 

Ace, Axios: "Trump, Republicans Plot to Kill Border Deal" "The verb plot connotes secrecy and skulduggery. But Trump and the anti-"deal" Republicans are announcing their position and their intent publicly, with no deception. But Axios, aka Politico for Kidz!, thinks it's just generally underhanded to oppose leftwing Democrat propagandists and traitors." Sundance at CTH, Republican (UniParty) Senators Deeply Worried Border Deal Collapsing, Subsequently Their Ukraine Money Is at Risk. Dan Chaitin at Da Wire writes Speaker Johnson Draws Red Line On Border ‘Shutdown’ Authority “Any border ‘shutdown’ authority that ALLOWS even one illegal crossing is a non-starter. Thousands each day is outrageous. The number must be ZERO,” also, 56 Dems Help Pass Another House Border Measure "The legislation, which seeks to establish new penalties for individuals who engage in high-speed vehicle chases while fleeing Border Patrol agents within 100 miles of the border, secured a 271-154 majority vote." It's not much, but it's something. From the Center Square, Texas sheriffs to trucker convoy heading to border: 'Don’t come to Texas'. At Breitbart Randy Clark says ‘Texas Border Showdown’ Wrought with Political Spin and Misinformation, so, like most "news?"

Stephen Kruiser at PJM claims The Joe Biden Traveling Senility Circus Is Tedious and Tyrannical. Hat Hair's KT is amused when Jill Biden Goes on the Attack in Houston: Trump Wants to Make Joe Biden Look Bad. Sundance, A Troubled, Perhaps Desperate Clyburn, Reminds Young Black Voters if They Don’t Vote Biden “They Ain’t Black”. Detroit News' Bankole Thompson: Biden campaign Achilles' heel is Black voters. Dan Greenfield at Front Page, Biden Asked Xi Not to Hurt Him in 2024 Election. "This exchange alone should probably be impeachable, but won't be." Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw documents How Venezuela's Maduro Keeps Fooling Joe Biden. At Breitbart, a Survey: One in Five Democrats Disapprove of Joe Biden’s Job Performance. 

At Da Mail, Senator Joe Manchin says Biden's White House is dominated by 'far-left liberals' and admits he could 'absolutely' see himself as president. I can't. 

From TNP, Trump’s Lead Over Biden Grew Again After the E. Jean Carroll Verdict. Breitbart, South Carolina Poll: Trump Leads Haley by 35 Points in Her Own Backyard. Off The Press, Trump Holds Massive Lead In Latest Poll In Haley’s South Carolina. Althouse "Mr. Trump’s wing is, by a comfortable margin, the largest and most dominant force in his party." ""No power center in the Republican Party can exist without the blessing of his movement, and we have yet to see a national political figure who can survive even the slightest bit of conflict with it. If there is any remnant of a pre-Trump Republican establishment, the trajectories of the campaigns headed by Ms. Haley and Mr. DeSantis illustrate its imminent fate." From "Trump Has Devoured the Republican Establishment" (NYT)." Hat Hair's KT, Once More With Feeling: New York Congresswoman Nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize "Will this time be the time he is awarded the prize? Nah. We all know that Trump won’t ever receive the recognition he deserves in some areas. That includes the strides he made in the Middle East peace process." Insty, WHEN DID GARCIA START TRYING TO DRUM UP VOTES FOR TRUMP? Greg Price@greg_price11, "Rep. Robert Garcia (D-CA): "The Donald Trump and MAGA plan for the border: Alligator moats, bombing northern Mexico, shooting migrants in the legs, and electrifying the fence and putting spikes on them." At Am Think G. Murphy Donovan is Assessing Donald J. Trump. At Breitbart, Bolton: Second Trump Term ‘Could Cause Government Functions Almost to Break Down’. Stop, I already like him! Don Surber has suggestions for Trump's next Cabinet, "Senators need not bother to apply." At Hollywood in Toto, Is This the Taylor Swift vs. Joe Rogan Election? "Two pop superstars. Two very different takes on America in 2024."

At Off the Press, Haley Goes There, Claims Trump Is In Mental Decline. Sundance asks How RINO Is Texas? – Almost 1 in 5 Support Nikki Haley. Tom Jackson at Hat Hair VIP calls Ron DeSantis the Morning-After Pill for GOP.. PJM's VodkaPundit, We Are So Over Lauren Boebert. I'm not. PM reports Cori Bush faces DOJ probe for alleged misuse of federal funds. Ace, The House Democrat Under Investigation By the DOJ for Taking Taxpayer Money for Security and Paying It To Her Husband is... Cori Bush, Of Course. "I mean, obviously. Duh. She's a fat stupid thug and racist gangster. Lock her up. Lock her up. Lock her up." Insty, Shot: Rep. Cori Bush Doubling Down on ‘Defund the Police’ Despite Requests From Fellow Progressives. —Legal Insurrection, February 10th, 2022. Chaser: As RedState reported on Monday, a House Democrat is currently under criminal investigation for the misuse of government funds under the guise of paying for “security” services. Heavy speculation revolved around that Democrat being Rep. Cori Bush, and that has now been confirmed. —Confirmed: House Democrat Being Criminally Investigated Is ‘Squad’ Member Cori Bush, RedState, today."

Da Caller has schadenfreude as Stacey Abrams’ Nonprofit Implodes After Shelling Out Millions In Failed Election Fights. The James Martin Center speaks out Against Voter-Friendly Campuses. "In North Carolina and elsewhere, Republican taxpayers are turning out the Democratic vote. PJM's Stephen Kruiser says Forget Leftist Voter Fraud — Republicans Are Great at Losing Elections All by Themselves.

At PJM Matt Margolis thinks a Bombshell Discovery Could Save Trump $83.3 Million in Carroll Case, and Vicky Taft says Trump 'Victim's' Cringeworthy Laugh Over Legal Victory Shows How Unserious She Really Was. Matt Vespa thinks E. Jean Carroll Delivered the Sound Bite That Could Win Trump the Election. "Carroll says she and Maddow will "go shopping, get completely new wardrobes, new shoes...Rachel, what do you want, penthouse?" Da Fetched, E. Jean Carroll: I’ll Use ‘Trump’s Money’ to Go Shopping. Jeff Lord at Am Spec, E. Jean Carroll Reelects Trump? "The legal targeting of the former president keeps raising his poll numbers."

The Free Bacon reports Fani Willis Axed Employee Who Blew Whistle on Misuse of Federal Funds

Embattled Georgia DA has a 'pattern' of 'ethical violations, abuse of power' and misusing funds, whistleblower says.  Sundance, Trump’s Atlanta Prosecutor and DA Boyfriend, Nathan Wade, Settles Divorce on Eve of Explosive Hearing to Avoid Testimony. Jazz Shaw, AP Admits Trump's NY Prosecution Would Be Unprecedented. At WaEx, Kaelen Deese reports the Supreme Court interrupts its break for landmark Trump ballot case. TNP documents 3,000+ Leftist Groups Involved in Anti-Trump Efforts. Madeleine Hubbard at JTN reports Illinois election board allows Trump to remain on ballot, appeal expected. Greg Byrnes at PJM snarks Trump Stays on Illinois Ballot Despite Belly Button Lint Charge. At Racket, Matt Taibbi remembers The Anti-Democratic Movement Targeted Ralph Nader First. We Should Have Paid More Attention "The recent ballot access challenges, political investigations, and canceled primaries are just an extension of a phenomenon we should have seen coming twenty years ago."

Gateway claims evidence that January 5th Pipe Bomber Was a “Former” FBI Official. Or, at least, an ex-military guy working for a contractor, and with a security clearance. At Stream, When Will the January FIFTH Insurrectionists Go to Prison? "January 5, 2017 was when the real coup was launched, by Obama and Biden against the American people. Newt Gingrich at Am Spec,  Washington Is Waging a War: First Nixon, Now Trump. "The bureaucratic Left has always resisted reform."

At Da Wire, Pro-Life Demonstrators Found Guilty, Face Up To 11 Years In Federal Prison. Da Caller, Pro-Life Activists Face 11 Years In Prison After Jury Hands Down Guilty Verdict. Jordan Boyd, Dad Of 11 Convicted For Praying At Abortion Facility Alongside 5 Other Pro-Lifers Targeted By DOJ. Shawn Fleetwood, Meet The Mom Being Politically Persecuted For Protesting Massachusetts’ Tyrannical Covid Mandates. 

Insty, CENSORS, STALINISTS, PATERNALISTS, FAUX-LIBERALS, AND OTHERS WHO WOULD SUPRESS FREE SPEECH: YOU’RE ON NOTICE. "The U.S. Supreme Court will hear oral arguments on March 18 in Missouri’s lawsuit alleging the federal government colluded with social media companies like Twitter and Facebook to suppress conservative and libertarians’ freedom of speech. And a lot of us are watching. The Missouri Independent, explains the matter before the court, about which I and my fellow Insta-team members have written before:"  Ace, The Super-Smart Thinkfluencers at Saturday Night Live Have Never Heard the Term "De-Banking" Before, and Think Trump Made It Up. "So smart. Please teach me all of your knowledges." Breitbart, Atlantic Contributor Wants Taxpayers to Save Media from ‘Extinction Level Event. "In other words, the taxpayers should now prop up a rotting and corrupt institution that hates us. You’ll note that Farhi doesn’t want the media to change, or to improve, or to become something Americans might find valuable, useful, honest, and worthy of a subscription. No, he wants a taxpayer bailout, so the liars responsible for this…

• Russia Collusion Hoax
• Hands Up, Don’t Shoot Hoax
• Jussie Smollett Hoax
• Covington KKKids Hoax
• Very Fine People Hoax
• Seven-Hour Gap Hoax
• Russian Bounties Hoax
• Trump Trashes Troops Hoax
• Policemen Killed at Mostly Peaceful January 6 Protest Hoax
• Rittenhouse Hoax
• Eating While Black Hoax
• Border Agents Whipping Illegals Hoax
• NASCAR Noose Hoax
• The Georgia Jim Crow 2.0 Hoax
• Trump Assaulted Secret Service Agents and Grabbed Steering Wheel of Beast Hoax
• MAGA Assaulted Paul Pelosi Hoax
• COVID Lab Leak Theory Is Racist Hoax
• Hunter Biden’s Laptop Is Russian Disinformation Hoax
• Joe Biden Will Never Ban Gas Stoves Hoax
• COVID Deaths Are Over-Counted Is a Conspiracy Theory Hoax
• Mass Graves of Native Children in Canada Hoax
• The Trump Killed All the Fish Hoax
• Hamas Hospital Hoax
• John Fetterman Is Healthy Hoax
• If Reelected, Trump Will Execute People Hoax
• The Alfa Bank Hoax

…can continue to go right on doing it."

Hat Hair's KT, Federal Employees Plan Hunger Strike for Gaza Over Biden's Support of Israel. Great! Karol Markowicz describes How I got kicked out of a Mothers Against Antisemitism group. 

Herr Professor Jacobson at LI reports Cornell Board of Trustees “Unanimous Vote in Support of President Martha E. Pollack”. "DEI is a religion at Cornell. People don’t give up their religion easily." Jazz Shaw hears Cornell: We'll Keep Our Antisemitic President, Thanks. Campus Reform, Dept. of Education investigating University of Wisconsin over anti-Semitism complaint. Hahvahd Crimson, Billionaire Megadonor Ken Griffin Says He Will Stop Donations to Harvard. CJ, Opportunity, Not Tragedy. "The DEI ship at Harvard and other elite universities is probably too big to turn around—it’s time to look elsewhere." Connor Friedsdorf at the Slantic worries about ‘A Constant Drumbeat’ of Racial Essentialism "A lawsuit alleging racial discrimination in Penn State’s approach to DEI can go to trial, and could shape the future of diversity programs on campus." Bruce Thornton at Front Page, The Incredible Denseness of the Academic Mind "Our institutions of higher learning have degenerated into satiric parodies." At the College Fix,  GOP lawmakers try to tax ‘woke’ private universities’ massive endowments. Marty Hackworth, Monday musings: I hate to burst your bubble... "When facing potential annihilation, the DEI industry doubles down. Let's discuss." HE reports New York City doubles down on woke activist education. Mike LaChance at LI  School Board in Stamford, CT, Votes to Remove Veterans Day and Columbus Day From School Holidays "“Honoring Christopher Columbus in statues, parades or the holiday has become a divisive issue given his role in the evolution of colonialism and slavery.”" To be replace with George Fentanyl day? mrcTV hears Milwaukee Public Schools Teaches Staff to 'Decenter Whiteness'. 

At Da Caller, Montana Child Trafficking Story Exposes GOP Weakness In Protecting American Children. Dave Strom concludes Your Children Belong to the State and finds it Infuriating: Iconic Female Surfer Booted in Favor of Fake Woman. From Behind the Black, Today’s blacklisted American: U.S. Court rules against coach fired for simply stating a fact in a casual conversation. More at the Wombat's "In The Mailbox: 01.30.24 (Morning Edition)."

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