Flotsam and Jetsam - Bobby Bites the Big Mac

Confirmation Fever seems to have abated a bit over the weekend. The big news seems to be RFK Jr eating McDonalds on Trumpforce 1. Althouse is all over it, with Bobby surrenders, "Omnivore, Intermittent Faster, Reformed Twinkie Lover: the R.F.K. Jr. Diet/Mr. Kennedy... could wield considerable influence over the nation’s food supply. Here’s what we know about his own habits." "The NYT asks "What does Robert F. Kennedy Jr. eat?" Go down one post to see him feasting on McDonald's things alongside Donald Trump and Elon Musk. But let's check out this article:" and "RFK Jr. Fact-Check Dispute: Social Media vs. New York Times."  At Twitchy, He Ain't Lovin' It! RFK Jr. Being Served McDonald's on Trump's Plane Sparks Hilarious Memes.

Which is not to say the appointment and confirmation noise isn't still a thing. Hat Hair watches CNN Fret Trump Not Having Corrupt FBI Vet Some of His Nominees. Fox, Wasserman Schultz sparks backlash for claiming Tulsi Gabbard is a Russian asset. Walter Kirn has Marvelous News About Who Might Be the Choice to Head Up the NIH, Jay Bhattacharya. WUWT, Trump Taps Fracking Executive and “TV-ready Evangelist for Fossil Fuels” for Energy Secretary. Sundance at CTH, President Trump Announces FCC Commissioner Brendan Carr.  Trump War Room@TrumpWarRoom, "@SpeakerJohnson on President Trump's cabinet nominees: "They are persons who will shake up the status quo ... You can't have status quo appointments in a moment like this."" At NewsMax, Newt Gingrich says This Is 'Most Reform-Oriented Cabinet'. Sundance hosts Sunday Talks: Oklahoma Senator Markwayne Mullin Says He’s “Undecided” Whether to Support President Trump Nominations and Sunday Talks – Senators Eric Schmitt and Tommy Tuberville Discuss Supporting President Trump Nominees. The Peacock whines the Trump transition team compiling list of current and former U.S. military officers for possible courts-martial "All of the officers were involved in the chaotic U.S. withdrawal from Afghanistan, which independent reviews have blamed on both the Trump and Biden administrations." Charlotte Hazard at JTN reports Trump senior adviser says economic picks for upcoming administration will be unveiled next week. "Lewandowski said that either Square Group founder Scott Bessent or Cantor Fitzgerald Chair and CEO Howard Lutnick have the best shot at being named Treasury Secretary." AP whines Donald Trump Jr. says pushback against Cabinet picks proves they’re the disrupters voters wanted.

CNN whines Trump allies lobby him to fire FBI director early and install loyalist Kash Patel. Wokespy  Reports Pentagon Officials Plot Against Trump’s America-First Agenda. Jeff Charles at RedState hears Lincoln Project Co-Founder Just Found a New Anti-Trump Grift and It's Hilarious. "The group, called the Two Plus Two Coalition, plans to “target the hidden sources of disinformation and expose them for what they are,” according to a donor prospectus being circulated this past week. The group asked donors for a minimum investment of $1 million, and was aiming for an annual budget of $10 million to $15 million."

At Fox Business, DOGE could target SEC, CFPB – are both agencies needed? "Musk and Ramaswmay are taking applications for DOGE through direct messages on X." Twitchy, It Is SOOO On! Vivek Ramaswamy Going OFF on Federal Govt Waste and ENDING It Is a BEAUTIFUL Thing (Watch). Sundance, Sunday Talks – Vivek Ramaswamy Outlines Intention of New Dept of Government Efficiency. Da Mail, NASA staff beg Elon Musk to 'clean house' after agency spent millions of Americans' money on DEI agenda. Cathy Salgado at PJM reports NASA Staff Ask Elon to ‘Clean House’ After Cash Lavished on DEI. Clint Russell@LibertyLockPod, "DEI employees threatening to quit over Sec Def Hegseth appointment FDA employees threatening to quit over RFK Jr HHS appointment DOJ employees threatening to quit over AG Gaetz appointment At this rate Elon & Vivek won't have to fire hardly anybody. Fkn tremendous." Insty, LOTS OF ROOM FOR LAYOFFS: Elon Musk@elonmusk, Quote Ian Jaeger@IanJaeger29 "BREAKING: The Pentagon has just failed its 7th audit and says it cannot account for what its $824B budget is spent on." At WUWT, DOE Efficiency Standards: Consumer Time? “It’s time to go big. Scrap DOE and part-out whatever missions are worth saving. And whatever missions are deemed worth saving should be saved only with thorough scrutiny of zero-based budgeting.” ET, Net-Zero Rollback: How Trump Might Achieve De-regulation Goals. From Campus Reform, Education Cmte. will work with Dept. of Government Efficiency to 'cut back waste' in higher ed: Rep. Burgess Owens. WokeSpy, FEC Chairman Accuses DOJ Of Breaking Federal Policies With Letter To Elon Musk. Matt Margolis, Trump’s Energy Policy Will Be ‘Inclusive’ in a Good Way. 

NYPo, Harris’ campaign blew $2.6M on private jets in final weeks of campaign. But the climate! At Politico, Kamala Harris raised $1B-plus in defeat. She’s still sending persistent appeals to donors. NewsMax claims Big Voter Turnout This Year Benefited Republicans, Contradicting Conventional Political Wisdom. Stephen Moore at Hat Hair thinks Climate Change Was the Big Election Loser. Fox Business, Teamsters president offers blunt assessment of Dems' 2024 election loss: 'A lot of soul-searching to do'. "Sean O'Brien says the Democratic Party 'lost touch' with working-class voters."  Twitchy sees a Political FIASCO! Lefty's Thread SLAMMING Kamala for Trotting Liz Cheney Out Is Schadenfreude on STEROIDS. Driscoll at Insty, FORMER SOCIALIST “IT GIRL” SEARCHING FOR HER NEXT 15 MINUTES OF FAME: AOC says there are ‘things we can learn’ for Republicans as Democrats admit they are ‘out of touch.’ Maybe she's not a dumb as she acts? Nah. At Breitbart, Maher: The Basis for Dem Campaigns Is ‘Intellectual Incest’ that ‘We’re the Smart People’ and Voters Aren’t  PJM's Rick Moran hears Centrist Democrats Say 'I Don't Want to Be the Freak Show Party', too late. At Spiked, The tyranny of the cry-bully "The woke have weaponised their emotional incontinence." The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee "Unclear If Angry-Looking Bald Person A Neo-Nazi Or Leftist Woman." Twitchy, Election Victory Creates Voter Reveal Parties in Deep Blue States: OMG, My Neighbor's a TRUMPER! and Trump Voters in Hysterics as Lefties Promise Absurd 'Awokening' with WOKE 2.0. Bob Hoge at RedState, Letting Their Freak Flags Fly: More and More Secret Trump Voters Revealing Themselves. The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee, "Conservative Husbands Sacrificially Volunteer To Have Twice The Sex To Make Up For Lib Sex Strike." Capt. Ed has the FAFO of the Week: I Didn't Mean I'd *Kill*-Kill Trump Voters! "Meet Annie Dunleavy, Connecticut teacher and brand-new TikTok star for all the wrong reasons." Former teacher. 

Sundance, Ann Selzer Announces Retirement from Polling to Seek “Other Ventures and Opportunities.” Famously found Harris leading Iowa by 10 just before the election. Driscoll at Insty, ACCIDENTAL STAR OF 2024 RETIRING TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH HER FAMILY: Ann Selzer leaving election polling after Iowa whiff.

Meanwhile Joe Biden is still in the Preznit's office. WWIII? Sundance, Big Trouble Before Exit – Joe Biden Approves U.S. Targeting Systems and Long-Range Missiles for Ukraine to Strike Deep Inside Russia. Sarah Arnold at TownHall, Human Smugglers Told to Rush to the Border Before Trump Takes Office. At Breitbart, PHOTOS: Thousands of Migrants Still Entering Mexico to Use CBP One App. John Solomon at JTN, Weaponization to the very end? Jim Jordan probing last-minute Biden DOJ blitzkrieg, "Jordan sent a letter to Assistant Attorney General for Antitrust Jonathan Kanter demanding answers about a recent spate of activity since Trump won the Nov. 5 election." Why would they stop now? Misty Severi at JTN, Federal judge ends Biden administration's overtime expansion rule.

CDR Salamander hosts The Opportunities With Trump's Return, with Jerry Dunleavy. Charlotte Hazard at JTN, House Ways and Means chairman lays out plans to deliver Trump tax cuts for seniors, tip workers. Paul Bedard at WaEx hears Pollster Zogby to Dems: Give Trump his ‘honeymoon,’ don’t ‘Adam Schiff’ him. 'Becca Lower at RedState, thinks it's funny, WATCH: 'SNL' Brings Home the Laughs With Skit Showing Trump, Biden Meet-Up at White House. Better than SNL's average, it's merely meh. Ace, Famous Warmonger and Literal Hitler Fails Utterly At Fulfilling His Destiny: Ukraine War Will End Sooner? That's Not What We Were Promised! "Let's be honest. Donald Trump is a sh*tty anti-Semite...he is a sh*tty totalitarian...he is a sh*tty misogynist. And worst of all? He is a sh*tty warmonger! Everything he touches turns to...peace? What the hell! We were promised Armageddon, WWIII, armies of White Supremacists marching through the streets." Victory Girls see the Transgender Mob In Panic Over Trump. 

Matt Margolis, Democrat Officials Are Helping Bob Casey Steal the Election He Lost, and basically daring the courts to stop them. From Sister Toldja at RedState, What's Going On? Terrible Optics From NC Board of Elections As Supreme Court Race Still Not Decided. Center Square NC, Counties fail to complete canvass; judicial race remains undecided.

John Sexton Hat Hair hears LA Times Owner: 'We Want Voices From All Sides'. I don't believe it.

Rachel Zegler

At Hollywood in Toto, Megyn Kelly says Disney Must Fire Rachel Zegler. "Podcast superstar skewers Zegler's hateful comments about Trump voters." Unless it's a business decision, I disagree. Actors and actresses have a right to be disagreeable. We have the right to disagree with them. 

Charlotte Hazard at JTN sees Oklahoma school boss prepares for a post-U.S. Education Department era that empowers parents, "We're going to end education coming out of Washington, D.C.," Trump said in a policy video. "We're going to close up all those buildings all over the place.......we're going to send it all back to the states."

mrcTV, High School Student Confronts Teacher Who Tells Class He 'Can't Be Friends With' Trump Supporters. Terrible quality video, but funny.