Flotsam and Jetsam - Border Patrol Backs Texas

At Twitchy ARGLE BARGLE RAAAAR! Biden Absolutely Melts Down in Angry, Bizarre Rant About Trump and Holy Crap (Watch), So, another day ending in "y." Nick Arama at RedState, Biden Freaks Out in South Carolina and Starts Screaming About Trump. From PM, Biden tells crowd 2024 is 'last year' of his administration "The president appeared to forget that he was running for re-election and could serve another term if he wins in November," or maybe he knows something we haven't heard yet. Mediaite notes Snopes Fact-Check Calls True Biden Story ‘False’ Despite Photos THEY Included in Post — Then Reverses It. NottheBee, Snopes wrote an entire fact-check to convince you Biden didn't wear this hard hat backward. Hollywood in Toto hears Adam Carolla: Biden Is a ‘Senile, Corrupt Old F***’  That's one way to put it. 

Hat Hair's KT says Told Ya: CBP Friday News Dump Reports December 2023 was Highest Month Ever Recorded. At Da Blaze, CBP says there were more than 302,000 southwest border encounters in December. CNN whines Texas seized part of the US-Mexico border and blocked federal Border Patrol agents. Here’s what happened next  Hat Hair, Ken Paxton Throws It Back at the Biden Admin. Attorney General Ken Paxton@KenPaxtonTX  "Today, I denied the Biden Administration’s unfounded requests & issued counter-demands. By February 15, DHS must supply the official plat maps & deeds demonstrating the precise parcels to which they claim ownership, an explanation of how Texas is preventing access to those specific parcels, documentation showing that Eagle Pass or Texas ever granted permission for DHS to erect infrastructure that interferes with border security, & proof of Congress empowering DHS to turn a Texas park into an unofficial & illegal port of entry. If the federal gov. is going to make such claims, it must provide proof. . . " PM, Texas is 'prepared' for clash with Feds after 10 states send troops to help secure border. ET reports Biden Vows to ‘Shut Down’ Border If Congress Passes Deal. "Johnson says deal ‘dead on arrival’ in House . . .  An alleged leaked draft of the deal, which has been refuted by Republican negotiators, appears to suggest the terms would allow for up to 5,000 illegal immigrants to be released into the country per day, on average over a week, or up to 8,500 in a single day, before border patrol agents must remove them. This is purportedly among other concessions." 'Bonchie' at RedState calls it HUGE: Border Patrol Turns on Joe Biden, Proclaims Support for Texas National Guard. Border Patrol Union - NBPC@BPUnion, "Rank-and file BP agents are not going to start arresting TX NG members for following their LAWFUL orders. That's fake news. TX NG and rank-and-file BP agents work together and respect each other's jobs. Period. If TX NG members have LAWFUL orders, then they have to carry out those orders." Mark Lewis at TownHall discourses on The State of Texas and the Founding Principles of the American Government, "The state of Texas is 100% correct in its current battle against Joe Biden and the national government." From Da Caller, Texas Revives The Alamo Spirit With Fat Middle Finger To Joe Biden’s Face. NY Daily News, NYC Council leaders call on Adams admin to open more migrant ‘reticketing centers’ to avert street homelessness. Sundance at CTH hosts Tucker Carlson Interviews Texas Governor Greg Abbott, “We are Prepared for Conflict with Federal Authorities”

At Da Caller, House GOP Drafts Articles Of Impeachment Against Mayorkas. Insty, YESTERDAY: "Andrew Cuomo plots comeback with border attacks on Biden. Also yesterday: DOJ says Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed 13 women. Cuomo’s a scumbag, sure, but still, I question the timing."

From WaEx, Hunter Biden has received $6.5 million in loans from Kevin Morris since 2021. Jonathan Turley, Who is Kevin Morris? Even Hunter’s Lawyer Seems Unsure.

Althouse, I think this "person close to Trump" is trying to lure Joe Biden into undercutting his capacity to denounce Trump for his lowly insulting rhetorical style. At WaEx, Joe Biden’s reversal confirms Donald Trump was right about Houthis. Insty, IT’S TIME TO ADMIT THE SHUFFLEBOARD TOURNAMENTS ON THE TITANIC ARE THRIVING: Shot: It’s time to admit the economy is thriving. —Business Insider, December 31st.  Chaser: Max Tani@maxwelltani "In an internal email this morning, Business Insider CEO Barbara Peng announced that the company is laying off 8% of its staff." at LI,Leslie Eastman  Biden Pauses Liquefied Natural Gas Export Approvals in Desperate Bid to Appeal to Climate Cultists. "Team Biden is scrambling to assure our European allies they will get the LNG promised, Meanwhile, the pause is impacting facilities in Texas (making the timing suspicious)" and  Biden’s EPA Planning to Ban Methylene Chloride, an Industry-Essential Chemical "Business organizations assert that the EPA’s impact analysis did not include the detrimental effects on the national economy, which appear to be enormous and highly destructive." Da Caller, Biden Administration Sells Off Crucial US Helium Stockpile. 

CNN whines, Opinion: Democrats could be repeating their mistake from 2016. Not cheating hard enough? At WaEx, Paul Bedard's Biden Report Card: Even Obama is worried about beating Trump. From TNP, Trump Now Leads Haley 81 Points to 18, As She Continues to Brag About Globalist Cash Haul  and Bannon: ‘I’d Return to Campaign, White House if President Trump Asked.’  From Breitbart, a Poll: Trump 27 Points Ahead of Haley in South Carolina. But, as Sundance notes Nikki Haley Wins Coveted Liz Cheney Support. Wow, both Behar and Cheney! 

Billy McMorris at Spec World worries Will Covid voting rules stay in place in 2024? "As campaigns hit their stride, state voting regulations loom large, particularly in the battleground states."

A reminder from Fox, Trump ordered to pay more than $80 million in E. Jean Carroll defamation trial, "President Trump says he will appeal the 'absolutely ridiculous' verdicts." Sundance sees Righteous Indignation – Furious Trump Defense Counsel Alina Habba Gives Statement Following New York Lawfare Fiasco. Also, Rudy and VDH Debrief on the New Lawfare Era Showcased by the E Jean Carroll Nonsense. Curt at Flopping Aces says The Trump-Carroll Case is Blatantly the Greatest Miscarriage of Justice in Modern American History. Althouse, "Donald J. Trump might one day have to pay E. Jean Carroll the $83.3 million she was awarded, but that day is not today....".  Victor Davis Hanson@VDHanson. "83 million? . . . The E. Jean Carroll case is the most baffling of all five. She, the alleged victim, did not remember even the year in which the purported sexual assault took place, nearly three decades ago. Observers have pointed out dozens of inconsistencies in her story."

Mia Cathell at TownHall, Fani Willis Faces Articles of Impeachment. At Da Fetched, Fani Willis, Nathan Wade to Be Subpoenaed for Alleged Affair. Phil Hallowoy at TownHall, The Fani Willis Affair: Will Fulton County’s RICO Case Against Trump Die a Death of 1,000 Cuts?

Drew Allen at PJM thinks It’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like 1776.  At RedState 'Streiff' notes Ninth Circuit Finds FBI Search Resembled 'Those That Led to Adoption of the Fourth Amendment' and Becky Noble sees DEI Strikes Again: The FBI Hiring the Obese and the Barely Literate. Roger Kimball at Am Great, Our Democracy™: The Democratic Weaponization of Government and the Need for Decentralization. "The Constitution aimed to limit the power and reach of government; its rival aims to make government triumph everywhere."

A double dose of schadenfruede from Stacy McCain, Thank You for the Orgasmic Pleasure when Taylor Lorenz bewails the loss of journolist jobs and What Part of ‘Learn to Code’ Do We Need to Explain to Laid-Off Journalists? "So here is Jean Guerrero, who certainly doesn’t look like some kind of peasant mestizo, bemoaning her recent layoff . . ." Jean Guerrero@jeanguerre "I’ve been laid off from my job as a columnist for the LA Times today, with 100 of my best colleagues. It’s a dark day. I was the only Latina columnist for the opinion desk. Trump is looming & I’m author of Hatemonger. If you're hiring, I’m at jeangue619@gmail.com." Twitchy, NBC News: Latino Layoffs at LA Times Threaten Coverage of Election Disinformation "Professional journalists were our best guard against disinformation, such as the COVID lab leak theory, Donald Trump's secret back-end connection to a Russian bank, or Biden's laptop. And with the layoff of Latino journalists at the Los Angeles Times, were in danger of being overcome with disinformation in an important election year." From the Babylon Bee, Laid-Off LA Times Reporter Sits On Street Corner With Sign Reading 'Will Call You Racist For Food'

From the College Fix, Professors rip Haley’s, Ramaswamy’s ‘colorblindness’: gives credence to white supremacy. Twitchy, High School Senior Throws Her Conservative Christian Father Under the Bus at School Board Meeting. Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair You at Least Need a Diploma to Join the Navy. Oh, Wait... Chris Rufo at CJ (cited at Hat Hair), Defame and Punish "The playbook is simple. The SPLC and ADL paint a target on an individual critic, then mobilize a decentralized network of private and public assets to degrade, censor, and punish that target. On the private side, the groups activate left-wing journalists to smear the target in the press, demand that social media companies censor the target’s online speech, and encourage left-wing editors to denigrate the target on his Wikipedia page. On the public side, the groups send notices to state and federal law enforcement, hoping to mobilize the government to open investigations and intimidate critics with the threat of state repression, even incarceration."

At Da Wire, Harvard Employee Harasses Jewish Student Suing School For Anti-Semitism, Asks To Debate 9/11 Conspiracies. "The employee told the student that if he didn't show up, he'd 'use a puppet or potted plant to represent' him in the debate." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair comments "These unhinged anti-Semites have been indulged for so long, they feel perfectly comfortable letting fly with their twisted invective, and then are really, REALLY surprised when someone objects. Or, even better, they have to pay the piper." At the Messenger, Meta’s Mark Zuckerberg Wades Into Antisemitism Fight at Harvard. "The Facebook founder is backing a venture capitalist friend for a seat on the board of overseers, which will help pick a new president." Matt Vespa at Town Hall, Pro-Palestinian Protesters Showed Up at John Fetterman's House. His Reaction Was Priceless. Hat Hair's KT, Up on the Roof: John Fetterman's Amazing Response to Anti-Israel Protesters at his Home. "Anti-Israel protesters showed up at his home in Pennsylvania. As they did their thing, chanting their nonsense and holding a Palestinian flag, what did Fetterman do? He went up to the roof and held up an Israeli flag."

Fox, Oregon high school girls tennis coach resigns, cites Title IX's transgender-related policy. "Brown coached tennis at Canby High School in Oregon." Dave Strom at Hat Hair hears scuttlebutt that Lia Thomas Has Been Secretly Waging a Legal Battle to Be Eligible for Olympics, paving the way for second rate male swimmers to get gold at the Olympics. "It’s pretty difficult not to despise Lia Thomas. I know I do. What a sad, pathetic, disgusting human being. I don’t despise him because he thinks he is “transgender.” If he wants to cosplay being a woman, it is no skin off my nose or anybody else’s. I think he is mentally ill or pretends to be, but as somebody who has mental illness in my family, I certainly don’t despise people for being afflicted." A buncha stuff at Ace's Pay attention, boys and girls!