Flotsam and Jetsam - A Trashy Tuesday

Lots of links, but nothing really sticks out as title worthy material. At Breitbart, Three Soldiers from Georgia Identified as Troops Killed in Jordan, "Sgt. William Jerome Rivers, 46, of Carrollton, Georgia; Spc. Kennedy Ladon Sanders, 24, of Waycross, Georgia, and Spc. Breonna Alexsondria Moffett, 23, of Savannah, Georgia." Althouse "The United States believes Iranian-backed militants were behind the drone strike, and Biden is ramping up a reelection campaign against a leading Republican opponent who boasts of his toughness against Iran, making any option politically perilous as well as militarily fraught." "A deeply disturbing statement. Please note the word "believes." Dave Strom at Hat Hair not enthused by KJP's wording,  Killed Soldiers 'Military Folks' Who Died For the Administration, could be because of instead of for. CDR Salamander explores Tower 22's White Swan, "only a matter of time." Duane Patterson at Hat Hair VIP, Joe Biden Warned Iran Not to Do Anything. Iran Did Something. Again. So Now What? From Da Wire, Biden Admin Accused Again Of ‘Previewing’ To The Enemy Its Response To 3 Dead U.S. Soldiers. Twitchy,  OOPS! Joy Reid's 'Hot Mic Incident' About Biden Differs From MSNBC's Usual Hackery (She Apologized). Robby Starbuck@robbystarbuck "Joy Reid caught on a hot mic calling out Biden for "starting another f**king war" Out of all the stuff she’s done, this is both the most sane thing she’s ever said AND the most likely to get her into real trouble with her bosses at MSNBC."  Snark from The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee. "Biden Cleverly Distracts From Civil War By Starting World War https://buff.ly/3SC8j6D"

At the Volohk Conspiracy, Jon Adler explains No, Texas Has Not "Defied" The Supreme Court. Am Great's Chris Roach calls it Fort Sumter on the Border. "A more robust federalism that empowers states to act where the federal government is overburdened or unwilling to enforce its own laws would relieve some pressure on the existing system."  Breitbart,  69% Side with Texas over Biden in Southern Border Battle  At CJ,  Dave Seminara calls it Biden’s Border Catastrophe, "The president’s recent pledge to “shut down” the border suggests that, if nothing else could, his political survival might finally motivate him to enforce the law." From Da Caller, Biden’s Border Crisis Exposed America’s Dirty Foreign Agent Secret. Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw, About That Letter From National Security Leaders. Breitbart, Joe Biden’s Unvetted Afghans to Score Green Cards as Part of Senate Deal. Ace, Pro-American-Invasion Biden Begs Congress to Pass His Mass Amnesty Bill. "Fuck you. Note that Biden is eager to play footsie and cut deals with his Iranian frenz -- but refuses to negotiate with Republicans in good faith about the border." Jed Babbin at Am Spec explains Another Bad Border Deal. "Biden would do nothing to secure the border with the new powers provided in the Senate bill." PJM's Rick Moran sees Chicago Mayor Johnson Now Hiding the Welcome Mat For Illegal Aliens. At Da Blaze, Awkward silence hits CNN airwaves when Gov. Kristi Noem confronts host for defending Biden on border crisis. Lawrence Pierson's Battleswarm Blog is Debunking The “700,000 Truckers To Texas” Story "Sometimes a story comes along that’s so ludicrous that you rush to debunk it. Such as with the “700,000 truckers are descending on the Texas border to protest Biden’s refusal to halt the flood of illegal aliens” story."

Dave  Catron at Am Spec, Is This What Biden Meant By ‘Unity’? "The only thing Americans are unified about is that Biden needs to retire." Ace, Biden's Third-Year Approval Rating the Worst Since... No, Guess. "I mean, you know, the thing." Breitbart has a Report: Manchin to Launch 2024 Bid If Biden Has ‘Health Scare.’ CNN worries Joe Manchin could upend Biden’s reelection campaign – and blow up No Labels along the way. Bob Spencer at Front Page, Wisdom from Old Joe Biden: ‘Oooh, Earth Rider, Thanks for the Great Lakes’. "The confused Figurehead-in-Chief." At PM, Biden declares Donald Trump is 'sitting president' in latest gaffe, or is he looking ahead? At Da Fed, Tristan Justice reminds us Five Years Ago Today, Joe Biden Spread The Jussie Smollett Hate Crime Hoax. Mike Cantrell at PJM, The Biden Campaign Is Planning to Deploy a Secret Weapon to Re-Ignite Voters, Taylor Swift?  What if Kelsey picks Trump? 

Matt Margolis at PJM, No Evidence? Biden Associate Testifies That Joe Biden Met with China Energy President. To discuss weather? 

PJM's Cathy Salgado figures out The Economy Isn’t Growing. The Government Is Just Adding Debt, and Matt Margolis says Ouch: Janet Yellen Threw Joe Biden Under the Bus Over Inflation. No, prices aren't coming down, ever. mrcTV notices Energy Sec Plays Dumb Over Biden's Vow To 'End' Fossil Fuels. Will Kessler at Da Caller is outraged that Dems’ Energy Permitting Reform Bill Includes Billions For Eco-Activist Groups, business as usual. The Free Bacon is happy that Biden Admin Backs Off From Proposed Aggressive Gas Stove Ban. 

Pete Van Buren at Am Con say simply Trump Will Win. "The fundamentals simply do not favor Biden." Paul Ingrassia at Am Great warns Attention, Deep State: You Are Headed for a Shellacking Come November, "The Trump Train’s momentum cannot be stopped." No Pasaran reminds us When the transnational left regurgitates that Trump threatens “democracy,” they are not speaking of true democracy, but of “their own democracy”, i.e., their dictatorship. Breitbart, Prediction Market Gives Donald Trump 94% Chance of Securing GOP Nomination, 55% Chance of Beating Joe Biden. At Hat Hair, Salena Zito says Trump's Inflection Point Began Where No One Was Looking, East Palestine. No, Joe has not visited yet.   Fox reports the Trump admin cut funding to UN agency now accused of participating in Hamas attack ‘for reason.’ "'The previous Trump administration cut all funding for a reason,' Rep. McCaul said of Trump ending funds to the UN agency." 

Sundance at CTH Dr Ben Carson Responds to Suggestion He Is Possible VP Selection. OK with me, but I still think it's Elise Stefanik. John Sexton at Hat Hair, Vivek Ramaswamy Joins the Taylor Swift 'Psy-Op' Bandwagon (Update). The Babylon Bee, Trump Promises If Elected He Will Ban Taylor Swift From Football Games. Me? Now that Tom and Giselle broke up, I'm looking for a new couple for the breeding program. 

At Breitbart, Exclusive: Turning Point Action Identifies 4.5 Million ‘Disengaged’ GOP Voters Across 10 Battleground States, but how to engage them? Karl Pfefferkorn at Am Spec on The Heartbreak of the Brideshead Republicans "The neocons lost their party after melding with the Washington elite and ignoring concerns of the average American." Sundance, Alright, Alright, Alright – Carlson and Peterson Agree on the Foundational Principle, STOP PRETENDING, SPEAK TRUTH. Capt. Ed at Hat Hair is outraged by Ilhan Omar: US Gov't 'Will Only Do What the Somalians in the US Tell Them to Do.'  At Am Think Steve McCann thinks about The Death of Citizenship. ET explains How Courts are Reshaping 2024 Congressional Races. "Since 2022, court rulings in at least eight states have revamped congressional districts or allowed challenged districts to remain in place for 2024 election."

Matt Margolis notices Trump Prosecutor Fani Willis's Troubles Just Got Much Worse. Nick Arama at Red State, More Heat Just Dropped on Fani Willis With Move by Georgia State Senate. Leading Report
@LeadingReport "BREAKING: Georgia Lt. Governor Burt Jones to announce the members of a new investigatory committee that will have subpoena power and will be looking into Fulton County DA Fani Willis. With six Republicans and three Democrats on the bipartisan committee, it will investigate Willis’ relationship with her alleged lover, Nathan Wade, and the alleged misuse of taxpayer funds." Henry Rogers at Da Caller, EXCLUSIVE: GA Lieutenant Governor Burt Jones Announces Members Of New Investigatory Committee Looking Into Fani Willis. Ace, Georgia Senate Approves Special Investigatory Committee to Find Out What the Hell Is Going on With Fani Willis' Pustular Snootch. "Hear, hear."

ABC is thrilled that Dissolving Trump's business empire would stand apart in history of NY fraud law. "Within days, Donald Trump could have his sprawling real estate business empire ordered “dissolved” for repeated misrepresentations on financial statements to lenders, adding him to a short list of scam marketers, con artists and others who have been hi..." Matt Margolis again, Did E. Jean Carroll Admit Her Real Motivations for Her Accusations Against Trump?  Hat Hair's KT reports Retired Republican Judge Argues Trump Should Not Appear on Illinois Primary Ballot. At TNP, Judge Who Says Trump Should Be Off Illinois Ballot Was Appointed By RINO Who Backed Clinton in 2016. Kurt Lash at The Volokh Report on Section Three and the "First Insurrection" … That Wasn't. Ted Noel at Am Think thinks about Grammar for Attorneys "I just received one of my daily emails from “Justia Verdict,” a legal blog. In it, Dean Falvy lays out a number of legal questions regarding the Supreme Court case to resolve the Colorado effort to remove Donald Trump from the ballot. His leftist leanings should not be surprising, given his legal heritage in the Poison Ivy League (Harvard) and position on the Left Coast (University of Washington). Twice he is unable to hide his prejudice and says the quiet part out loud. . . "

Sundance grudgingly notes IRS Contractor Receives 5 Year Sentence for Stealing President Trump Tax Returns Along with Thousands of Other Taxpayers. CNN whines Man who stole and leaked Trump tax records sentenced to 5 years in prison. Da Wire, Man Who Leaked Trump Tax Returns Sentenced To 5 Years In Prison. I wonder if Joe will pardon him? WaEx, Judge questions DOJ leniency in Trump tax leaker case, gives five-year prison sentence. Nicholas Ballasy at JTN, Justice Department hands House grand jury subpoena, purportedly over member misuse of security funds  "Just the News has confirmed with a congressional source that the subpoena pertains to a DOJ investigation of a House Democrats' misuse of federal funds allocated for personal security purposes." Margot Cleveland at Da Fed sees Texas AG Ken Paxton Seeks Help From State Supreme Court To Halt Lawfare.

Ace, Nancy Pelosi: I Reject That These Pro-Palestinian Protesters Are Real. They Must Be Russian Stooges. I Demand an Investigation Into These Russian Agents. "I demand an investigation into the funding of the domestic terrorist groups antifa and BLM. How's that grab ya, Granny Rictus McBotoxImplants?"  In San.com, Pelosi team clarifies calls for FBI probe into Palestinian protesters. Bob Zimmerman at Behind the Black explains why he thinks The FBI must be wiped clean, or wiped out, on Day One of the next Repubican administration. 

From NewsBusters, WashPost's Philip Bump Claims Fox's 'Fake' Facts Hurt Trust in MSNBC. From Da Caller, ‘What The F*ck Are You – That’s Not A Headline’: Maher Calls Out NYT, Says They Have Ridiculous And Biased Coverage. Hollywood in Toto ‘SNL’ Ignores Biden’s Gibberish, Invents Attack on Trump, "Show's bias, ignorance shines through in embarrassing Weekend Update." Lee Fang at Da Fed reports Censorship-Industrial Complex Enlists U.K. ‘Misinformation’ Group Logically.AI To Meddle In 2024 Election. At the Babylon Bee, a Tragic Report Reveals Thousands of Journalists Still Have Not Been Laid Off.

At the Free Bacon, a report that Not Just Claudine Gay. Harvard's Chief Diversity Officer Plagiarized and Claimed Credit for Husband's Work, Complaint Alleges, also  National Republican Club Speakers Call for ‘Dismantling’ Jewish State and Deny Hamas Atrocities, "Author Max Blumenthal and Israeli-American activist Miko Peled spoke at Capitol Hill Club." John Sexton wonders Has Anything Really Changed at UPenn? Prolly not. At Campus Reform, Binghamton University facing federal civil rights investigation over anti-Semitism complaint: "The Department of Education Office for Civil Rights has opened an investigation into Binghamton University in New York over its alleged failure to respond to harassment of Jewish students." Capt. Ed adds "Alinsky’s Rules advises anti-establishment activists to apply their own rules against them. Hopefully that works as well when it’s the establishment that’s radical." Herr Professor Jacobson at LI, It’s Cornell Trustees Time For Choosing Whether To Rescue The Cornell Brand From The DEI Downward Spiral. 

Twitchy, Mark Cuban Admits to Violating Anti-Discrimination Law, Promptly Gets Owned by EEOC Commissioner. 

Bethany Hamilton

Spiked wonders Why is a full-grown man competing against teenage girls in swimming? "A 50-year-old professor has been allowed to identify himself into a swimming league for schoolgirls." Capt. Ed, "He’s competing against adolescent girls because he’s a narcissistic scumbag who only acts out of his desire for self-gratification. He’s only allowed to do so because Canadian authorities lack the sense and the will to tell him to pound sand … and it’s not much better south of the border, either." Mary Chastain at LI hears  Oregon High School Girls Tennis Coaches Resign Because of ‘Boys Playing Girls Tennis’

“They’re boys saying they’re girls. They’re playing a fall sport, come back and playing a girl’s sport and go back to playing a boy’s sport. All they have to do is change the paperwork in the district office.” From OutKick, Bethany Hamilton Doubles Down On Trans Stance After Rip Curl Women Promotes Male Surfer. Capt. Ed adds "Good for Bethany Hamilton, whose life story was immortalized in the film “Soul Surfer,” which is well worth another watch these days. Shame on RipCurl for selling out girls and women to score a few extra DEI/ESG points."  Sky News Australia, ‘Go woke, go broke’: Rip Curl scorched for promoting trans woman surfer. 

From Da Caller, a REPORT: Montana Family Accuses Govt Of ‘Kidnapping’ Teen Daughter After They Refused To Affirm Her Gender Transition. Ace, American Nightmare: Immigrant Family Flees Back to India After Teacher Secretly Transitions Their Daughter, and Then "Stalks" Her. "Before you get excited: I think this family were legal immigrants."

mrcTV, 'What's The Big Deal About Losing It?' - Planned Parenthood Releases Video About Virginity for Kids. VodkaPundit at PJM, How About Free Money for Non-Gender-Conforming Illegal Aliens? How about no? 

The Wombat has Rule 5 Monday: The Master Race Strikes Again and FMJRA 2.0: F*** Snow up on time and under budget at The Other McCain.