Flotsam and Jetsam - Sunday Morning at the High Tide Line

Yep, we're still talking about Preznit Biden's SOTU speech. Matt Margolis at PJM, Need More Proof Biden Was Drugged for the State of the Union? Here It Is. "Dr. Carole Lieberman, a forensic psychiatrist specializing in elderly dementia patients, pointed out that Biden's increased speed and volume during the address, contrary to his usual slow and stumbling demeanor, could be indicative of stimulant usage, potentially Adderall or another amphetamine. “[Adderall]’s given to focus someone’s attention so if you give it to someone who is not focused and give it to them ahead of a big event like the State of the Union, it will improve their focus,” Lieberman told the Washington Times. “But it’s treating the symptoms rather than boosting the brain and it’s addictive so it’s dangerous.”" At Althouse, "It is theoretically possible, I suppose, that an 81-year-old teetotaling Catholic has suddenly embarked upon a drug-fueled lifestyle." "But this raises the question of why, exactly, we should care that Biden is using these wonder drugs to elevate his public performance. . . . Writes Jonathan Chait, in "Biden Was So Good, Trump Is Accusing Him of Performance-Enhancing Drugs/We need a president who can get high on life?" (NY Magazine)." At WaEx, Byron York: Biden ‘yelled’ through State of the Union to ‘seem younger’ But he just seemed like a jacked-up crazy old man. 

At PM,  Joe Biden says Laken Riley’s killer 'technically not supposed to be here' when asked about using term 'illegal' at SOTU. Nick Arama at RedState, wants you to WATCH as Biden Apologizes for 'Disrespecting' Accused Laken Riley Killer by Calling Him 'Illegal'. Steve Guest@SteveGuest, "WATCH: Joe Biden just went on MSNBC and said that he regrets using the word "illegal" during his State of the Union speech to refer to the killer of Laken Riley. “I shouldn't have used 'illegal.' It's undocumented." Absolutely pathetic." Jason Cohen at Da Caller, Biden Says He Regrets Branding Laken Riley’s Alleged Murderer As ‘An Illegal’ After Liberal Backlash. Breitbart cites the AP: Joe Biden Puts Laken Riley’s Death ‘Front and Center’ in 2024 Race. At WaEx, White House again forced to alter transcript following Biden’s ‘Lincoln’ Riley blunder. PM reports President Trump meets with Laken Riley’s parents ahead of Georgia rally.  At Da Mail, Donald Trump mimics Joe Biden's stutter and dry cough as he used first rally since Super Tuesday to slam president for botching Laken Riley's name at State of the Union. Hat Hair's KT notes Joe Biden Ignored Presence of Ryan Corbett's Wife at SOTU Address. Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair is amazed that SOTU Ratings Up Dramatically, over 32 million. Well, regular TV sucked. Althouse, "Saturday Night Live" satirizes Katie Britt and — wow! — it's Scarlett Johansson. "I don't know what the satire is, but the blast of feminine beauty is thrilling."

mrcTV, Senator on SOTU: If Everything’s So Great, Why Is Biden So Angry? Because they kept him up late, pumped him full of drugs and made him read the teleprompter? Oh, and dementia. From OTP, Oh No, Joe: Biden Confuses Jan. 6 With July 6. On X, Victor Davis Hanson@VDHanson sees One Angry Biden Lie After Another. At Da Fed, Shawn Fleetwood counts, Biden Lied 30 Times During The State Of The Union. JTN, Biden's claim he cut the deficit challenged as false "He made several false and misleading statements, but, you know, that's nothing new," former U.S. Comptroller General says." At NewsBusters NY Times Blames GOP for SOTU Speech Discord -- But Dems Started It with George W. Bush.  Hat Hair, Shots Fired: Snickers Fights Back Against POTATUS Shrinkflation Slander.

Victory Girls note that Biden Tries To Repeat SOTU Speech In PA, Gaffes Badly. Matt Vespa at TownHall thinks In Pennsylvania, It Seems Joe Biden's Memory Drugs Wore Off. Nick Arama again, Biden Snaps at MSNBC Reporter on Israel and Has New, Ugly Supreme Court Remarks. 

From Breitbart, VP Harris Won’t Say Whether She, Biden Will Participate in Debates. At Twitchy, Oops! Kamala Harris Makes YUGE Flub and Admits Biden Will Lose the Election in November RNC Research@RNCResearch "Kamala Harris to NBC Nightly News on why Biden won't take executive action to secure the border: "That's why he's gonna lose in November!"" NYPo, Bill Maher suggests Biden swap Harris for this prominent Republican to create ‘dream’ ticket, Nikki Haley. 

 The Center Square reports Two more Texas counties declare invasion, bringing total to 55. "County judge: 'I’m tired of' fentanyl poisonings occurring on weekly basis." ET, Judge Blocks US Administration From Illegally Diverting Border Wall Funds. "The judge found that the Biden administration cannot ignore federal law." From the Texas Trib, Texas federal judge dismisses Ken Paxton’s lawsuit against Biden’s immigration program. "The Trump-appointed judge has previously ruled against the Biden administration in other immigration-related lawsuits brought by Texas. This time, he said, Texas has no standing to sue." NYPo reports Gangbangers openly sell fake IDs, green cards to migrants on NYC streets as officials warn of danger. Elon Musk@elonmusk "Because I am raising concerns about the flood of unvetted illegal immigrants overwhelming American cities, the press will often characterize me as “anti-immigrant”. As an immigrant myself, nothing could be further from the truth. I am very much in favor of increased and expedited legal immigration for anyone who is talented, hard-working and honest. It is bizarrely difficult and agonizingly slow to immigrate to the USA legally, but trivial and fast to enter illegally! This obviously makes no sense."

End Wokeness@EndWokeness, "11 out of the last 13 jobs reports have been revised down from the original headline-generating numbers. The regime is cooking the books." At Da Wire, Biden Wants To Raise The Minimum Corporate Tax Rate By A Whopping 40%.  Kevin Killough at JTN,  While the Biden administration preserves federal ESG laws, many states are fighting back "Riley said that in the first round of warnings, West Virginia was able to get U.S. Bank to reverse their anti-fossil fuel policies. With $657 billion in assets under management, it’s the fifth largest in the nation."

WaEx explores Hunter Biden’s competing approaches in court to his laptop contents.

Never-Anybody-but-Trump sundance at CTH, says President Trump Appeals to Disillusioned Democrats During Massive MAGA Rally in Georgia and Absolutely Stunning Data Point: The MAGA Movement Supporting Donald Trump Took the RNC from 3 Million to 50 Million E-Mail Subscribers. From Althouse, "In his oddly charmed political life, Trump has benefited mightily from what political scientist Brian Klaas calls the 'banality of crazy'..." Writes Charles Sykes, in "Donald Trump, the luckiest politician who ever lived" (WaPo), and "Former President Donald Trump on Thursday signaled his opposition to a TikTok ban being considered in Congress, arguing that it would help Facebook..." ""’If you get rid of TikTok, Facebook and Zuckerschmuck will double their business,' Trump, 77, claimed in a Truth Social post, apparently referring to Meta founder and CEO Mark Zuckerberg. 'I don’t want Facebook, who cheated in the last Election, doing better. They are a true Enemy of the People!' he added." The NY Post reports." It is true that Zuckerberg might be a bigger threat than China.  Jen Van Laar at RedState reports Michael Whatley, Lara Trump Unanimously Elected to Lead the RNC; Will Things Change Now? Althouse reports the hunt for a suitable never-Trump candidate continues, "We don’t have a candidate. And it’s possible in the end we won’t find a suitable candidate." ""All of the prominent candidates approached by No Labels have refused. That’s because it’s clear that their ticket is a road to nowhere. No serious person wants to end up in the single digits nationally while helping Trump win.” Said Matt Bennett, a co-founder of the Democratic-centrist group Third Way."

George@BehizyTweets, "BREAKING: Sheriff Dar Leaf reveals he has been investigating key players in the Michigan 2020 election including Dominion CEO John Poulos, Dominion employees and contractors, Jocelyn Benson, AG Dana Nessel, and others. "My department is in possession of sensitive documents that are part of an ongoing investigation involving Dominion employees. These Dominion employees directed, and tasks Serbian foreign nationals to remotely access the Michigan election system." Also, George @BehizyTweets "BREAKING: The Lieutenant Governor of Alaska has verified that the signatures gathered for the petition to place the repeal of Rank Choice Voting on the November ballot are valid. The days of RCV in Alaska are numbered." Stephen Miller@StephenM "HUGE VOTE!!! PASS IT ON!!! "Quote Senator Bill Hagerty@SenatorHagerty "BREAKING: Senate will vote this evening on my amendment barring illegal aliens from being counted in allotting congressional seats & Electoral College Votes. We will find out if Dems care more about their political power or the citizens they supposedly represent." Elon Musk@elonmusk "Most Americans do not know that the US census currently counts, for purposes of voting power, all people in a district, regardless of citizenship! Senate Democrats just voted unanimously to defeat an amendment that would have stopped counting illegals for congressional seat apportionment and electoral college (presidential) votes. Since illegals are mostly in Democrat states, both the House and the Presidential vote are shifted ~5% to the left, which is enough to change the entire balance of power! This is a major reason why the Biden administration is ushering in record levels of illegals and doing so few deportations."

ET, New Court Filing Accuses Fani Willis of Multiple Conflicts of Interest "The Fulton County district attorney will have to defend against another court motion." New York Star, Lawyer Who Unearthed Fani Willis Allegations Reveals Prosecutor Met With Kamala Harris in Georgia Senate Hearing. At Da Caller, Fulton County Ethics Board Decides At Last Minute Not To Hear Fani Willis Complaint "The board chose not to review the complaints because it found it lacks jurisdiction to enforce the code of ethics against Willis, as she is a state constitutional officer, according to multiple reports." Eric Lendrum at Am Great calls it Black Kryptonite: The Problem Fani Willis Never Saw Coming. "Harrison Floyd isn't just trying to beat the Fulton County case; he’s using it to expose corruption in Georgia. So far, he hasn’t just knocked Willis off course; he’s winning." Alan Dershowitz to Newsmax: Overwhelming Evidence Against Willis. Hat Hair's Capt. Ed comments "I don't know if McAfee wants to refer this to the state Attorney General. However, McAfee made it explicitly clear during closing arguments that the standard for disqualification is the appearance of impropriety, not proving impropriety beyond a reasonable doubt. And the appearance of impropriety is undeniable in several different ways, especially in the courtroom conduct of the DA and Wade in this hearing."

Madeline Leesman at TownHall hears Letitia James Went After a County for Protecting Women’s Sports. Here’s What Happened Next. "Now, Blakeman and a set of parents are pursuing legal action against James (via Fox News)." NYPo reports FDNY boss hunts down staffers who booed NY AG Letitia James, cheered for Trump at promotion ceremony. 

OTP, Trump Posts Nearly $92M Bond In E. Jean Carroll Defamation Case. Althouse, "Donald J. Trump on Friday posted a nearly $92 million bond in a defamation case he recently lost to the writer E. Jean Carroll..." "... a move that will allow him to appeal the verdict without having to pay Ms. Carroll....The NYT reports."

PJM's Stephen Kruiser has the Trump Derangement Syndrome Meltdown of the Week — SCOTUS Ruined Our Election Interference!

At Da Fed, the unsinkable Mollie Hemingway claims an Exclusive: Liz Cheney, January 6 Committee Suppressed Exonerating Evidence Of Trump’s Push For National Guard. From Twitchy, The Intercept Drops Secret FBI Files and HOO BOY Does It Make the FBI Look BAD. Read all about it at the Intercept, THE FBI’S DOUBLE AGENT "The Informant at the Heart of the Gretchen Whitmer Kidnapping Plot Was a Liability. So Federal Agents Shut Him Up."

Sundance worries when Intelligence Community Influence Operators Schedule to Meet House Intel Committee Ahead of FISA-702 Expiration. Fred Lucas at Da Signal, Here’s What FBI, DHS Said About Russia in Secret Election Briefing. At PM, US intelligence officials are planning to brief Donald Trump on national security matters when he secures the GOP nomination this summer "Biden barred Trump from receiving classified intelligence briefings shortly after he took over the White House in 2021." Well, they don't intend to let him get into office, but they have to maintain the fiction that we have a choice. At TNP, REVEALED: Govt-Corporate Database Tracks Americans With ‘Wrong’ Political Beliefs.

Hat Hair's John Sexton reports Long Beach Public Schools Paid Students to Join a Social Justice Club. "Since 2019 the Long Beach Unified School District has had a contract with a group called Californians for Justice which describes itself as a "youth-powered organization fighting for racial justice." Not only did the district pay the group $2 million in taxpayer funds, it also paid individual students more than $1,000 each to participate." At Tom Klingenstein, Will Thibeau has an Air Force Memo that Reveals Racial Quota System. Greg Lukianoff at the Eternally Radical Idea questions Canceled for writing about cancel culture? And why we are willing to ‘Drive this bus into a wall.' "Bringing you the latest free speech news (3/10/2024)" From BIC, Warner Bros. Discovery Chief DEI Officer Endorses Discriminating Against Employees Who Disagree With DEI Ideology: “They’ll Leave Themselves, Which Is Great”

Insty  has another of  his DISPATCHES FROM WEIMAR AMERICA: Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok, "NEW: Students in Oklahoma schools have come forward and describe a culture of bullying, hazing, manipulation, and pressure to participate in disgusting dares like licking toes and armpits, spitting in people’s mouths, and having garbage thrown on you. This has been going on for YEARS. .
@RyanWaltersSupt has pledged to investigate. SHUT THE WHOLE THING DOWN" From UnHerd, Libs of TikTok’s influence is spreading to Washington. Hat Hair's Beege Welborn kibbitzes "I wonder if Taylor Lorenz is sorry she went banging on Chaya's relatives' front doors? Nah. Lorenz doesn't have that level of self-awareness. Who am I kidding." Sundance is pleased to report Irish Voters Reject Leftist Effort to Change Definitions of Women and Family. The European Conservative writes a long piece on the The Agony of Ellen Page.

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Play Ball! ready as usual at The one and only Other McCain.