Flotsam and Jetsam - Biden Not Refilling SPR, Jill Protests Poor Polling, Jack Smith Squawks

In Key Bridge coverage, three from the Balmer Sun, Thousands of Baltimore port workers face uncertain futures, Baltimore approves $1M in wage assistance for workers impacted by Key Bridge collapse and Massive cranes on ‘standby’ at Key Bridge collapse have storied pasts. One, a 1,000 ton crane, was originally built by Howard Hughes to help the CIA lift a sunken Soviet submarine off the bottom of the Pacific Ocean. From Da Caller, Here’s Why It Could Take Longer To Rebuild The Baltimore Bridge Than The Whole Transcontinental Railroad. Regulations, of course. Newt Gingrich on Rebuilding the Francis Scott Key Bridge. "Congress must insist on a loan against future insurance payments and that the bridge is rebuilt with a fast, responsible, and entrepreneurial approach." As my engineering buddy Tom likes to say, faster, cheaper, better; pick two. Via Hat Hair, 

William Doyle on Baltimore | CEO Dredging Contractors of America & Former Port Director

1️⃣Update April 2, 2024
2️⃣Ever Forward Lessons Learned 2022
3️⃣What's Next Going Forward
4️⃣Impact on Port of Baltimore https://t.co/jEYS34xcgq

— Sal Mercogliano (WGOW Shipping) 🚢⚓🐪🚒🏴‍☠️ (@mercoglianos) April 2, 2024

Spencer Brown at TownHall, 'Too Expensive': Biden Cancels Plan to Refill Strategic Petroleum Reserve, which he raided in prior to the 2022 election to drive down the price of gas. Nick Arama at RedState says Biden's Latest Strategic Petroleum Reserve Failure Shows Just How Bad His Policies Are Versus Trump's. Beege Welborn at Hat Hair, POTATUS Backs Out of Latest SPR Buy Cuz...? Hey! That's *&%#'s Expensive! Chad Prather@WatchChad, "Biden has DOOMED America. He has spent the last FOUR years DRAINING our Strategic Petroleum Reserve with the promise to refill it. Today, he canceled the refill plan because oil is too expensive. He is leaving America EMPTY." At Twitchy, Peter Doocy Turns KJP Into a Sputtering Mess Over Biden's Perpetually Depleted US Oil Reserve. Aw, come on! She was already a sputtering mess.

At PM, Trump bests Biden in 6 out of 7 swing states: WSJ poll. "Only in Wisconsin does Biden hold a lead over his predecessor." Ace, WSJ Poll: Trump Leads Biden in 6 of 7 Swing States. "Actually, He Leads in the Last One, Too, in a Five-Way Race." The N'SCOMAF -- the Non- Stuttering Clusterf*ck of a Miserable Failure -- is failing.  Hat Hair's Dave Strom has More Bad News for Biden: Gallup. Hat Hair's KT,  Jilly From Philly Jumps on Morning Show Host over Poor Poll Numbers. Nick Arama, WATCH: Jill Biden Snaps at CBS Reporter When Told How Badly Joe Is Doing in Battleground States. Da Fetched, Jill Biden Flips Out When Told Trump Is Dominating Biden in Battleground States – WATCH. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.03.24 from Twitchy, a  Hot Take – The Only Reason For The Polls Is The Right-Wing Capture Of Media.

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.03.24, Behind the Black thinks Biden’s anti-Christian Easter proclamation means the Democrats believe their November victory is certain. PJM's Chris Queen says Biden's Holy Week Antics Demonstrated the Left's Elitism. Frp, Fox, Former ESPN host says her Biden interview was entirely 'scripted' by network execs: 'Every single question.' "'I was on script and was told not to deviate,' former 'SportsCenter' host Sage Steele told Fox News Digital." Nick Arama again, Biden Shows Up at Noon -- an Hour Late for Event -- and Here's Why People Think He Overslept. CPAP lines still on his face. RNC Research@RNCResearch, ""Today, Biden OVERSLEPT and was late to an 11:00 a.m. speech. He didn't show up until an hour later," says @JesseBWatters. "If you look closely, you can see the CPAP creases on his face ... If he has a creasy face at noon, he just got out of bed." At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.03.24 EBL: Biden Bud Light.

Da Fetched again, Biden Campaign Upset at Trump for Calling Murderers “Animals”. At Hat Hair watch a Chicago Resident Takes a Blowtorch to Biden's Illegal Immigration Crisis. VodkaPundit at PJM VIP, Is This Why Biden Demolished Our Southern Border?  "During the week of March 16, records show that 386,422 people attempted to register to vote throughout the country — without a photo ID. More than a third of a million in one week." At PM, Somalian terrorist on FBI watch list apprehended, released by border agents in 2023 rearrested after spending 1 year living freely in US. Ace, Illegtimate Tyrant Biden Further Weaponizes the Federal Government By Sending 90% of Secret Illegal Alien Flights to Florida and Texas. "So what you're saying is that the people have no part in the federal government, and that the federal government is a hostile occupying force. Karen Townsend . . ." Dave Strom reports that in the UK Elderly are Being Forced to Sell Their Homes To Be Used for Migrants. That house is too big for just the two of you anyway. Beege Welborn, New York, New York Is a Helluva Mess. "New York City Mayor Eric Adams proposed Monday that New Yorkers accept illegal immigrants into their private homes and get paid for it." Stephen Kruiser at PJM thinks New York City Isn't Going to Survive the Democrats' Reign of Error. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.03.24, The Federalist Biden Has Let In Almost As Many Foreigners Illegally As Ellis Island Did Lawfully In 60 Years.

At Insty, HUH, WHAT HAPPENED FOUR YEARS AGO? Here’s how much Americans say they need to retire — and it’s 53% higher than four years ago. At NYPo, Developer of Brooklyn’s tallest skyscraper defaults on $240M loan — 93-story building faces foreclosure. JTN, US job openings increased in February: report. "The most job openings increased in the departments of finance, entertainment, local government and recreation. David Middleton at WUWT decries The Incredible Dumbness of Biden’s War on LNG. Hat Hair's Stephen Moore, Planes, Trains and Automobiles ... and Trucks and the EV mandates. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.03.24, BattleSwarm: Biden Admin Tries To Infect Chip Makers With DEI.

Sarah Arnold at TownHall, Did Trump Just Secure This State Ahead of the 2024 Election? Michigan. Larry at Hat Hair says Fear Is the Only Weapon They Have Against Trump! Jazz Shaw, has a Poll: Most Voters Agree on Core American Values? Sorta. From WaEx, Democrats face ‘horrifying’ reality amid young minorities’ exodus: ‘Leaving in droves’. At Da Fed, Shawn Fleetwood  sees Voters Prohibit ‘Zuckbucks’-Style Private Funding And Staff From Wisconsin Elections. Beege Welborn, Hello, Wisconsin! Cheeseheads Seem to Be Waking Up. 

From PM, Tulsi Gabbard rejected RFK Jr.'s VP ask before he chose Nicole Shanahan.  "After careful consideration," Gabbard said, "I respectfully declined."" That would have been interesting.  At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.03.24,   American Greatness: RFK Jr. Says Biden Bigger Threat Than Trump, Virginia Kruta at Da Wire hears RFK Jr. Double Down On Calling Biden A Threat: ‘He Has A License For Any Kind Of Atrocity’.

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.03.24, Herr Professor Jacobson reports on the Florida Trump Persecution – Jack Smith Throws Fit Over Possible Jury Instructions That May Sink His Case, and EBL, Jack Smith – ME SO MAGA MAD. Kaelan Deese at WaEx reports Trump prosecutor signals appeal in classified documents case, rebukes judge. Sundance at CTH, Jack Smith, Andrew Weissmann and Norm Eisen Are Big Mad at Judge Aileen Cannon Overseeing the Trump Documents Case. Also, Jesse Watters Summarizes Judicial Bias/Corruption in the New York ‘Hush Money’ Case. At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.03.24, Legal Insurrection: Judge in Trump’s New York ‘Hush Money’ Case Won’t Delay Trial. At Loomered, Loomer’s Exclusive Reporting on Judge Merchan’s Anti-Trump Bias Leads to Gag Order on Trump as Loomer Further Exposes Loren Merchan’s Work With Prominent Leftist Organizations Including The Resistance Network and More of Judge Merchan’s Anti-Trump Bias Exposed as New York AG Letitia James Employed Merchan’s Wife and The Democrat Attorney’s General Association Paid Loren Merchan’s Authentic Campaigns Company. 

Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok "The DOJ is demanding prison time for the person who discovered Ashley Biden’s diary. Here’s a reminder of what she wrote. Joe Biden showered with his daughter." PM, DC judges warn of 'threat to democracy' to coming presidential election when sentencing J6 defendants. Judge Kollar-Kotelly told a J6 defendant that democracy "will be destroyed" unless it is protected. According to CBS News, Kollar-Kotelly mentioned an "insurrection" 10 times during his court proceedings, however, none of the J6 defendants have been charged with insurrection." But she's not biased. Larry Elder at Hat Hair, MSNBC: One Man's 'Election Denier' Is Another Man's TV Host. 

Rick Moran at PJM reports 'Autonomous Zone for Palestine' Set Up in New York City Park. 

From Da Caller, DHS-Linked ‘Misinformation’ Researcher Says She Advised, Influenced Twitter’s Censorship Regime. NewsBusters reports Soros-Backed 'Fake News' Queen Visited Biden WH Nearly 20 Times. Charles Glasser at Insty finds it  NOT SURPRISING BUT STILL WRONG: JustTheNews published an investigative piece today that shows at least two well-funded and (duh) left-leaning groups are responsible for injecting climate hysteria into news and entertainment. It appears that no narrative is too silly for the MSM to barf out: “Ahead of the Easter weekend, multiple media outlets reported that chocolate prices are soaring, and according to the coverage, the main culprit driving the inflating costs is climate change.” There is no data at all that shows cocoa yields have dropped due to climate change, and NPR didn’t even bother to try and find supporting data." Sundance has some Site Notes and Updates "They have been unable to take down The Conservative Treehouse over platform content, so they shifted strategies with the spider crawling. We are now under attack by Google Inc. for comments made by you. [see example below]:"

Insty, LET’S SEE SOME DEMOCRACY SHUTTING DOWN PRO-PALESTINE SPEAKERS, THEN: Pro-Palestine protesters shut down Dem congressman’s speech, University of Maryland president calls it ‘democracy’ in action. "On the other hand, seeing this happen to lefty mouthpiece Jamie Raskin is kinda sweet, to be honest." Amen!

At NRO, UT Austin Administrators Tried to Punish Professor over Anti-DEI Crusade. He’s Fighting Back. From the Dallas Morning News, UT lays off dozens of staffers to comply with Texas’ DEI ban, advocacy groups say. "A week after a lawmaker warned university leaders about repercussions for not following Texas’ DEI ban, UT announces more efforts to reduce its programs." KXAN Austin, Sources: At least 20 UT employees linked to DEI to lose their jobs. John Sexton, University of Texas Lays Off 60 Employees to Belatedly Comply with DEI Prohibition. KTTH, Rantz: School district takes next step in ditching Seattle gifted program. "Outraged more by the success of white and Asian students than by the untapped potential of black and Hispanic pupils, progressives would rather drag achievers down than elevate everyone." Dave Strom, UCLA Med Students Forced to Pray to 'Mother Earth'. Aaron Sibarium@aaronsibarium, "NEW: During a mandatory "structural racism" class at UCLA medical school, a pro-Hamas guest speaker led students in chants of "Free, Free Palestine" and demanded that they bow down to "mama earth" for a prayer. We have obtained exclusive audio."

From Twitchy, Wisconsin Governor Tony Evers RATIOED Into Orbit for Veto of Bill Protecting Girls' School Sports. 

The Wombat has FMJRA 2.0: Adrift Somewhere In The Anacostia River up and garnering clicks at The Other McCain.