Maryland, My Maryland

Sara Dogan at Front Page calls the U. Maryland Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies  A Case Study in ‘Jew Hatred’

The Harriet Tubman Department of Women, Gender, and Sexuality Studies (WGSS) at the University of Maryland has repeatedly promoted Jew hatred and demonstrated its disdain for academic neutrality by using official university channels to demonize Israel, condone Hamas terrorism, and delegitimize the world’s only Jewish state.

On October 13, just six days after Hamas’s barbaric attack that killed over 1200 innocent Israeli civilians in the most brutal ways imaginable, WGSS posted a statement on the official department website concerning “violence in Gaza and Israel.” The statement was attributed to the National Women’s Studies Association and was reproduced in full on the Maryland WGSS departmental page as an obvious show of solidarity and agreement with its precepts.

Instead of condemning Hamas for its brutal and unprovoked attack on Israeli civilians or excoriating their use of rape as a weapon of war, the Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies Department attempted to whitewash the terrorist group’s action, urging that “The current escalation must be viewed in the context of decades of illegal Israeli military occupation and systemic violent campaigns.”

Using anti-Semitic language which demonized and delegitimized Israel, the world’s only Jewish state, the statement went on to condemn “the ongoing and persistent U.S. government’s support for Israel’s apartheid regime” and to characterize the Palestinians and Hamas as exemplars of “liberation and resistance movements led by other indigenous, colonized, and oppressed peoples everywhere.”

Lending a note of irony, the statement claimed that “As feminists, we recognize that violence and war often inflict gendered and sexualized harms on women and queer, trans and non-binary people.” It is clear from the context of the statement, that its authors believe such “sexualized harms” to stem from the actions of Israel, a laughable claim given that Hamas forces literally raped and mutilated women and children on video during the October 7th massacre and punish homosexuality in Gaza with death.

The statement also vowed its support for the genocidal and Hamas-directed Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) campaign against Israel: “Today, we reaffirm our unwavering support for the Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions (BDS) resolution, which NWSA passed in 2015.”

Not content to let this tribute to Jew hatred stand on its own, approximately a week later, WGSS posted a second statement on the official department website “in solidarity with the people of Gaza.” The statement was attributed to the executive committee of the American Studies Association.

Making absolutely no mention of Hamas’s unprovoked atrocities on innocent Jews at a music festival and elsewhere in Israel, the statement instead alludes only to “the escalation of violence in Palestine and Israel” as if Hamas—which controls Gaza—was not the sole instigator of the recent barbarity. It goes on to explain that the organization “continues to stand with the Palestinian people and their ongoing struggle for liberation” and to offer “support [to] those who speak out against the intensifying onslaught on Gaza, whose destruction has killed nearly four thousand Gazan residents and displaced hundreds of thousands more.” Instead of condemning Hamas’s brutal terrorism and violence to civilians, the statement urges the “need to situate today’s events in a historical, political and regional understanding.”

Rather than demanding that Hamas immediately cease its genocidal war on Israel and the Jews—an objective stated plainly in the Hamas charter—the statement instead called for “an immediate ceasefire and release of humanitarian aid to Gaza” as well as for “the US to end support of Israeli apartheid and work toward negotiations.”

Divest from the University of Maryland.  

MDDNR Proposes To Throw Charters a Rockfish Bone

Chesapeake Bay Mag, DNR Offers Charter Boat Compromise On Rockfish Fish-Per-Day Limits

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources (DNR) has offered a compromise to one of the most contentious changes to the state’s striped bass regulations.

Charter boat operators say the modification “helps some” but they’ll continue to fight East Coast fishing regulators in court.

When striped bass were found to be overfished on the East Coast and fishery managers called for a reduced harvest, individual anglers in Maryland were hit with a one-fish-per-day limit. Charter boat guests, on the other hand, were allowed to take home two fish per day. The two-fish bonus for charters was offered as an incentive to reward captains for participating in the FACTS Charter Pilot Program. Those who reported their catches through the FACTS program would get to keep two rockfish per guest.

But this year, amid dismal juvenile rockfish numbers on the Bay, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission (ASMFC) voted in January to tighten coastwide striped bass limits even further, leaving Maryland responsible for adjusting catch limits to fit the reduction.

The 2023 striped bass juvenile recruitment numbers were the second-lowest they’d been since 1957 in Maryland. And they were lower than usual in Virginia, too.

 

One of the steps Maryland proposed for 2024 was to eliminate the two-fish-per-angler charter exception. Charter captains didn’t take the news well. Rockfish is the biggest draw for Chesapeake Bay charter guests, and business owners said many anglers wouldn’t bother booking excursions for only one fish a day.

Two groups from the state’s charter fishing industry filed a lawsuit in March against ASMFC, calling the new limits “illegal, unnecessary and improperly premised.”

The Delmarva Fisheries Association and Maryland Charter Boat Association and two of their members had a preliminary injunction denied in the case, after a judge determined they would need Maryland’s Office of the Attorney General to get involved. They’ve appealed to the state and to Attorney General Anthony Brown, but so far the state has not stepped in on their case against ASMFC.

One of the members involved in the lawsuit, Severna Park, Maryland, charter captain Ken Jeffries from Sellfish Charters called the one-fish limit “just terrible”.

He and the other charter groups estimate their industry will lose 70 percent of its business over the tighter limits. He points to tackle shops that are closing and an increase of charter
captains leaving the business.

Jeffries says, “The DNR did support giving us a second fish,” but the natural resources department is tasked with imposing limits that accomplish ASMFC’s controls.

DNR attempted a compromise, announcing on Friday, “Starting with the 2024 open striped bass recreational season, the special harvester flexibility for the Charter Pilot Program has been modified.”

Under the modification, charter guests this year will still only get to keep one fish per person. However, charter captains participating in the FACTS catch reporting program will be allowed to land “up to two additional striped bass (one for the captain and one for a mate, if present, per day) in addition to their clients’ one-fish per person limit.”

So if a charter captain has eight guests on board, they can keep eight fish plus two for the captain and mate, for a total of 10 fish on the boat.

It's a bone, but it's not much of a bone. Looking at a charter captain like Pete, who typically takes 4 or 5 anglers per day, an additional 1 fish (ostensibly "his" fish, but the last thing he wants for dinner every night is rockfish), amounts to about a 20-25% increase in the "meat" landed, not enough to get excited about. A larger charter boat, which could carry 10-12 or even more anglers, but also has a mate, the situation is similar, but slightly worse. Now, a lot of Pete's anglers don't care if they can't keep the fish, he'll have no trouble filling his book, but the larger, head boat type charters will likely lose a lot of business. I don't see a way out of that, unless the state wants to subsidize the industry.

I still foresee another moratorium in our future.  Maryland’s Striped Bass Emergency Closure Continues into May. Fortunately, there are plenty of Blue Catfish to catch.

Forget it Jake, It's Baltimore

Pikesville High School Principal Eric Eiswert

From Brady Knox at WaEx, Baltimore principal was framed by school athletic director using AI to fabricate racist attack 

A former Baltimore County athletics director was arrested after being caught using AI to frame a principal for making racist and antisemitic remarks.

According to the Baltimore Banner, Pikesville High School Principal Eric Eiswert was temporarily removed from his position after an audio clip surfaced appearing to show him making disparaging remarks about black students and the Jewish community. A police investigation found the clip was created using AI, the alleged work of embittered former athletic director Dazhon Darien, who was arrested.

Dazhon Darien

“The audio clip … had profound repercussions,” police wrote in charging documents, according to the outlet. “It not only led to Eiswert’s temporary removal from the school but also triggered a wave of hate-filled messages on social media and numerous calls to the school. The recording also caused significant disruptions for the PHS staff and students.”

Darien is also being charged with theft, retaliating against a witness, and stalking.

In January, an audio clip was published on the Instagram account murder_ink_bmore, appearing to show Eiswert saying that black students “couldn’t test their way out of a paper bag,” and that if he got “one more complaint from one more Jew in this community, I’m going to join the other side,” among other remarks. The post, made on an account with over 200,000 followers, garnered over 7,000 likes and gained the attention of the school.

Though Eiswert was briefly removed, authorities and AI experts soon began questioning the clip’s authenticity. In charging documents, police said that Darien had searched for OpenAI tools on the school’s network on several occasions. He was also connected to an email account that distributed the recording.

That certainly speaks of a level of tech savviness that I night not have expected from a Baltimore area jock.

Kill a Tree, Save a Stream?

Bay Journal, 'Chop and drop' tree felling aims to improve stream ecosystems in Pennsylvania

To the unknowing angler or backwoods explorer, stumbling onto the scene can be jarring: mature hardwood trees growing along the banks of high-quality streams, chain-sawed at their base and intentionally dropped across the water. Exposed root balls winch into the streambank. During high water, the obstructions shunt water out of the stream and onto the forest floor.


Is it eco-vandalism? No. It’s a carefully orchestrated and increasingly popular stream improvement technique embraced by public land managers and conservation groups in Pennsylvania.

The practice is known officially as “large woody material stream restoration” but more commonly as “chop and drop.”

Advocates say it is a valuable tool to help build populations of disappearing native eastern brook trout, boost aquatic insects, reduce stream erosion and sediment buildup, and to generally improve the stream ecosystem.

“It’s one of the most effective methods for habitat improvement,” said Luke Bobnar, watershed scientist for the Western Pennsylvania Conservancy. “I think it’s growing because we now have a cultural recognition that wood is part of a vibrant ecosystem.”

The conservancy has carried out chop-and-drop projects on 56 miles of streams in the Allegheny National Forest, state game lands and other places.

Trees and branches have been dropping generous loads of woody debris into streams, without help from humans, for all of Earth’s history — until the last few centuries, when old growth forests virtually disappeared in a geological blink of an eye. And even where second-growth forests have taken their place, the trees are not old enough to regularly supply woody material to the streams.

Enter chop and drop, where teams of trained workers armed with little more than helmets, chainsaws and perhaps winches trek deep into the woods, where heavy machinery can’t go. There, they restore a long-missing link to high-quality streams, especially in inaccessible and vital headwaters.

“What we’re trying to do with this process is replicate what an old growth forest would be doing naturally. We’re just speeding that up and accelerating the process,” said Michael Wright, who oversees resource management in the 90,000-acre Michaux State Forest in central Pennsylvania.

Allegheny National Forest staff and Pennsylvania chapters of Trout Unlimited were the pioneers for chop and drop in the state, treating more than 70 miles of streams in its only national forest. The work has attracted volunteer groups as well, such as Backcountry Hunters and Anglers.

Chop and drop is not a new concept. It has been around for 20 years or so, first used in Western states and now in the East. But only eight years ago, it was not permitted on Pennsylvania streams.

Advocates of the technique with the Pennsylvania Fish and Boat Commission and the Pennsylvania Department of Conservation and Natural Resources persuaded the state Department of Environmental Protection to permit chop and drop by classifying it as fish habitat enhancement.

“You couldn’t do these activities before because there was no permit for it. Now it’s exponentially growing every year,” said Mark Sausser, stream habitat chief for the Fish and Boat Commission. “This opened up a huge amount of forested watersheds all over the state.”

The Pennsylvania Game Commission is inviting chop and drop on its high-quality streams on the 1.5 million acres of state game lands.

This almost makes too much sense to be carried out by a government agency. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - DOJ Retroactively Revoked Trump's Security Clearance

But first, at the Bay Journal they get around to noticing the Key Bridge salvage raises concerns about stirring toxic sludge. Of course it will happen, but will it matter with the rest of the toxic sludge that's constantly being resuspended in Baltimore Harbor? 

The Supreme Court heard arguments for and against presidential immunity as a shield from Trump's prosecution from Jack Smith in the J6 case, and by most reports reports it went well for Trump. Althouse highlights 6 quotes from today's oral argument in Trump v. United States. "I listened live and took some handwritten notes, so I could find various things in the transcript. Here are the 6 quotes that made the cut for me. All but one are from the Justices." From Twitchy, Justice Brett Kavanaugh Asks Why Barack Obama Was Never Prosecuted for droning an innocent American citizen. Collin Rugg@CollinRugg, "JUST IN: DOJ lawyer Michael Dreeben says it's perfectly fine for Obama to drone strike innocent civilians while arguing in favor of prosecuting Trump for "election interference." Remarkable." Also at Twitchy, Maybe the Supreme Court Should ‘Take a Walk:’ A Deep Dive Into Thursday’s Oral Arguments, a suggestion that the Supreme Court could stall until after the election to let things sort out. From the Victory Girls, Immunity Case – Ketanji Brown Jackson Not A Genius Either. Greg Price@greg_price11, "Justice Jackson gets embarrassed by Trump lawyer John Sauer when she tries to describe America where the president has immunity: “The regime you've described is the one we've operated under for over 234 years.”" Nicole Silvero at Da Caller, notes Turley Says SCOTUS Could Throw ‘Wrench’ Into Jack Smith’s Case Against Trump.

From Da Fed, Brianna Lyman has The 3 Most Shocking Discoveries Just Unsealed In Trump Classified Docs Case. "1. DOJ Allegedly Threatened Lawyer’s Judicial Nomination . . . 2. White House Allegedly Involved From The Start . . . 3. Trump’s Security Clearance Allegedly Retroactively Revoked . . . Biden’s Department of Energy also allegedly revoked Trump’s security clearance after Smith indicted Trump in June 2023, according to a 2024 motion to compel discovery from Trump’s lawyers posted on X by Kelly."

PJM's Vicky Taft thinks Democrats May Regret Trying Trump in N.Y. Court After His Latest Announcement. A rally at Madison Square Gardens? Jim Antle at Am Con, The Bragg ‘Interference’ Allegations Are Business as Usual "The furore (sic) around the case underlines how vague the concept of “election interference” is." It's illegal election interference for a Republican to try to win. At HE, The Trump prosecutors are still trying to litigate 2016. Jack Poso@JackPosobiec "Someone has to say it: The Democrats are putting Trump on trial for 'election fraud' so they can claim the 2016 election was stolen As they have always believed And they have the entire force of the state behind them."

PJM's Matt Margolis want you to WATCH: Roseanne Barr’s Epic Roast of E. Jean Carroll "I would never insult a sexual assault victim,” Barr said in reply to one criticism. "I was talking about E. Jean Carroll."

Hat Hair's KT is teed off that a Watchdog says Biden Administration Used Campaign Slogans in Official Communications. I thought their official communications were campaign slogans. Radar reports President Joe Biden Repeats Claim That He Was Once A Truck Driver, Despite Being Called Out For Fib, but he did drive a school bus for a while. Bob Hoge at RedState thinks it's a Shocker, the NY Times Absolutely Shreds Joe Biden for Hiding From the Media. 

Virginia Kruta at Da Wire notices Biden Rubs Americans’ Noses In The Fact That He’s Done Nothing On The Border Crisis. Leading Report@LeadingReport, "BREAKING: Nearly half of Democrats would support former President Trump’s plan for mass deportations of undocumented immigrants during his second presidential term, according to a new Axios/Harris poll." TNP reports another Illegal Arrested for Fatal Stabbing at Motel. Dave Strom at Hat Hair VIP, Sanctuary Cities Keep Releasing Sex Offenders to Avoid ICE Detainers.

Dave Harsanyi at Da Fed observes Joe Biden Just Promised America A Massive Tax Hike by threatening to repeal the 'Trump tax cut.' Steve Moore at Am Great explains Why Small Businesses Hate Bidenomics. "If the economy is so good, why do small business leaders feel so bad?" JT Young at Am Spec warns Could the Stock Market Burst Biden’s Bubble? "Bad economic policies may catch up with Biden’s elite supporters just in time for November." Ace, Unexpectedly, Dow Drops Over 600 Unexpected Points After GDP Unexpectedly Flatlines to Unexpectedly Low 1.6%. "Bidenomics, baby!"

At Hat Hair, Trump: Working Class King, College Encampments Crushed!

Tristan Justice at Da Fed, is pissed that After Selling Out GOP Voters On The Border, Mike Johnson Courts Democrats At Columbia University. At TNP Reheem Kassam wonders  What the Fuck is Mike Johnson Doing?  “Never interrupt your enemy when he is making a mistake.” At Da Fed, Shawn Fleetwood reports a North Carolina Democrat Claims County Officials Bribed Voters To Support His Primary Opponent and MD Kittle warns One Word In Your State Constitution Could Open Up Your Elections To Foreign Nationals.

Ace, Of Course: One of LA Soros DA George Gascon's Top Employees -- the Attorney "For Ethics and Integrity Operations" -- Illegally Accessed Police Files on Political Opponents. "How much degradation and brutalization by evil communists can this country withstand?" At CJ, The Deep-State Virus, "A recent book chronicles how critical theorists captured American intelligence agencies."

Capt. Ed at Hat Hair leery as Big Sister Returns: Criticism of My Work Is a Dire Threat to Democracy. At Hat Hair, Stephen A. Smith Forced Into Apology Over Pro-Trump Comments. "ESPN, Disney, or some other rogue actors have gotten ahold of Stephen A. Smith after his comments praising Donald Trump for telling the truth — and now he's been pressured into issuing a groveling apology to appease the powers that be."

Someone, likely George Soros and his get, appear to have decided to make the Isreal/Hamas war the the excuse for this year's long hot summer of protest. I think it's a poor choice, but it's what they have. Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair sees Pro-Hamas Protesters Attack NYPD Chief. Nick Arama at RedState has a Wild Video of NYU Protesters Chasing and Surrounding NYPD Shows How Out of Control Things Are Getting. Commissioner Reagan wouldn't allow it. At the Free Bacon, NYU Encampment Organizers Encourage Protesters To Join Pro-Hamas ‘Resistance Network’ "Resistance News Network functions as an unofficial mouthpiece for Hamas and other terrorist organizations." and Lawmakers Ask IRS To Probe Chinese Funding to Anti-Israel Protests  Capt. Ed comments A Hamas network? Wouldn't that make these groups affiliates of a State Dept-listed terror network? One has to wonder why the DoJ and DHS begun to deal with this as a national security/counter-terrorism issue. And for that matter, it sounds like a conspiracy of sorts, too, which would allow prosecutors to use RICO statutes to prosecute everyone involved. Hugh Fitzgerald at Front Page, At Yale, ‘Peaceful Protesters’ Hit Jewish Student in the Face with a Flagpole. Hahvahd Crimson reports Dean Dunne Warns of ‘Disciplinary Consequences’ for Participants in Harvard Encampment. Capt. Ed "Will this be a red line like Minouche Safik's at Columbia? I suspect so, given Harvard's lack of response to this nonsense over the last six months. But via Twitchy, they may be signaling a change . . . " Olivia Reingold at Freep is Camping Out at Columbia’s Communist Coachella "Ivy League activists, armed with melatonin gummies, gluten-free bread, and friendship bracelets, stand up against ‘the violent Zionist settler entity.’ "Insty cites RICH LOWRY: It’s Columbia 1968 — the antisemitic version. Bob Graboyes at Bastiat's Window says Columbia Delenda Est, "Destroy one university to salvage the rest." At Campus Reform, PERJURY? Pro-Hamas Columbia prof says he was never fired, claims President Shafik 'lied on the stand' "Pro-Hamas Columbia University Professor Mohamed Abdou says he was never fired and accused the school's president of lying." Capt. Ed, "Well, someone's lying. Congress should immediately subpoena the personnel records to determine who's lying and who's telling the truth. If Shafik lied, then Congress can issue a contempt citation and demand that Merrick Garland prosecute it, as well as a perjury charge. At that point, though ...." Spencer Brown at TownHall, Pro-Hamas Students Set Up Another Camp... but This Jewish Student Isn't Cowering. Hat Hair's KT, Chaos: Pro-Hamas Protesters at Emory University Clash with Police. Sarah Dogon at Front Page, UIUC’s Department of Latino Studies Endorses ‘Jew Hatred.’ “We know a free Palestine is only possible through queer, racial, gender, reproductive, and environmental justice.” From Breitbart, Elite Universities Breed the New Hitler Youth and Netanyahu Blasts Antisemitism on U.S. Campuses: ‘Like Germany in the 1930s’. Ilya Shapiro at CJ says Abolish Anti-Semitic Student Groups. "The government may prohibit even nonviolent “material support” for terrorist organizations, including legal support and other advice, without violating the First Amendment." Insty, TOM COTTON IS RIGHT. AGAIN: The Russian word “pogrom” refers to an organized effort to displace Jewish populations from the spaces in which they reside by force. That is precisely what we’ve seen on far too many college campuses since the October 7 attack." At his substack, Insty writes Education Apocalypse Now? "The Ivy League Hits An Iceberg." Finally, from the The Babylon Bee@TheBabylonBee, "Palestine Protester Tries To Argue With Skinhead But They Just Agree On Everything https://buff.ly/40lMpHa."

Mike LaChance at LI is outraged when a MA Middle School Responds to Trans Student’s Threats of Violence With Anti-Bias Training, ‘Empathy’ for the Student. “The district placed a higher priority on the transgender student’s comfort than the safety of 40 other individuals.” Beege Welborn calls it the Face of Farcical Wokeness: Respecting a 16-Year-Old Runaway's Pronouns. Misty Severt at JTN reports DeSantis says Florida will not abide by new Title IX changes aimed at transgender inclusion. "The Department of Education expanded the definition of sex discrimination to include gender identity and pregnancy on Friday, and reinstituted protections for students who have survived sexual assault." The Free Bacon, At 'Women for Sherrod Brown' Event, Progressive Hosts Slam Trump and 'Heteronormal Men'. So, he's queer? From Da Wire, How The Biden Admin Enables Government Employees To Change Genders. "Biden admin publishes guides on how to help workers 'transition,' warns that misgendering could be fireable offense." Kay Hymowitz at CJ discourses on The Pyrrhic Victory of “Gender Identity”. "By obscuring the definition of “women,” the Biden administration’s new Title IX rules undermine the very people whom the law was intended to help."

Fish Pic Friday - Haley Bashlor

Haley Bashlor@haleybashlor Georgia M.S. CCC-SLP Cheers

Maryland, My Maryland

Maryland to mandate Climate Change indoctrination at public schools. Balmer Sun, Maryland Gov. Wes Moore issues executive order calling for environmental literacy 

Gov. Wes Moore issued an executive order Monday establishing an environmental literacy program in an effort to empower Maryland youth to conserve and restore the state’s natural resources in the face of climate change.

“We owe it to the people of Maryland to keep our drinking water clean, keep our air safe, and preserve our national treasures — from the Western Mountains to the Chesapeake Bay,” Moore, a Democrat, said in a statement Monday evening.

Moore announced the creation of the Maryland Outdoor Learning Partnership, which is charged with conducting a review of climate change education efforts and providing recommendations to ensure students engage with the environment and have access to environmental education.

My experience with Maryland education, based on my children (who admittedly have been out of school for a good long time now), is that there is plenty of environmental propaganda already. The real trick will be to make the children of Baltimore stay in school to receive it.

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Team Pleads Immunity Case

Nick Arama at RedState sees the Biden White House Rushes to Cover Up Joe's Latest Wild 'Ron Burgundy' Moment, the tell tale pause. On X Megyn Kelly@megynkelly  says "He might have just lost. Seriously. Watch this." Ace, Biden Slurs His Way Through a Shpeech About Funding His Paymaters In Ukraine, Update: At Fundraiser, Biden Accidentally Reads Aloud the Scripted Stage Directions. "He immediately signed the bill into law, then let his Ukranian masters know that the Biden Brand is all about prompt service." At WokeSpy, Biden Says He Gets Flipped Off by Children Regularly. "The kids are alright after all." From PM, Speaker Johnson APOLOGIZED to Joe Biden for rolling his eyes at SOTU, "When Nancy Pelosi ripped up Trump’s SOTU speech, she was considered a hero by Democrats." At Althouse, "[T]ensions between the White House and the [New York] Times... had been bubbling beneath the surface for at least the last five years " . . . Writes Eli Stokols, in "Inside the NYT-White House Feud" (Politico)." "The Biden position seems to be that professional news coverage ought to appear to slant toward Biden because Trump is so awful, and the Times is unprofessionally attempting to create the look of balanced coverage." Twitchy, We Warned You: Totally-Not-A-Dictator Biden Admin Plans to Use 'Climate Crisis' to Get COVID-Like Powers

At NotTheBee, The DNC just launched focus groups to figure out why Americans don't like Kamala and the results were what anyone with two brain cells expected and a Report: One of the VP's Secret Service agents attacked other agents at Joint Base Andrews on Monday and there are "DEI concerns" about his hiring. Insty quips LOOK, HE WAS JUST UPSET HE DREW THE SHORT STRAW TO GUARD THE IDIOT: Secret Service officer protecting Kamala Harris came to blows with other agents at Joint Base Andrews. 

Hat Hair's KT reports Texas Grand Jury Indicted 140 Illegal Aliens the Day After Judge Dismissed Charges. Thumb in the judge's eye. From Da Blaze, DHS enlists anti-ICE immigration detention official who doesn't want illegal migrants behind bars. 

Hat Hair cites BEA, NEW: Q1 GDP Only 1.6%. Capt. Ed comments "This is not good news, not for Joe Biden or anyone else. Consumer spending allowed this to remain in positive turf, but even that dropped from a 3.3% increase in 2023Q4 to 2.5% in Q1. The biggest hit appears to be exports, which fell from 5.1% in Q4 (amd 5.3% in Q3) to 0.9% in Q1."

Jim Geraghty at NRO asks How’s That Gaza Pier Coming, Mr. President? Capt. Ed, "The delivery of the pier was supposed to be in May. That seems too short a timeline now, but there are new developments on the security situation." Well, it's a bad idea anyway.

Jen Van Laar at RedState, DA Finally Reveals Underlying Crime Trump Allegedly Committed, and the Bidens Should be Nervous "According to Fox News, "New York prosecutor Joshua Steinglass on Tuesday said the other crime was a violation of a New York law called 'conspiracy to promote or prevent election.'" Isn't that what politicians are supposed to do? At Twitchy, Prosecutors in Trump’s New York Trial Prove Their Witness Is a Lying 'Pecker' Who Faked Evidence. At NYPo, Secret Service Has ‘Started Planning’ for What to Do if Trump Is Thrown in Jail.A triple at Althouse, "Biden and his supporters are intent on making Trump the Nelson Mandela of America," "I said: 'This is a terrible, toxic relationship, you and Trump. And you’ve got to break up '" "Said Tom Arnold, "the actor and comedian best known for his role on the 1990s sitcom starring Arnold’s ex-wife, Roseanne Barr," and Listen to the live oral argument in Trump's immunity case. "Here."

Sundance at CTH looks at the BIG PICTURE – Judge Cannon Unseals and Un-redacts Trump Legal Motion that Exposes DOJ Fraudulent Case Against Him. "The special counsel was looking for documents held by Donald Trump that touched on declassification and/or pertained to John Durham and Crossfire Hurricane.   They were looking for documentary evidence against them that Trump may have held (he did and likely still does)." Ace, Released Emails Show Biden's White House Conspiring With Bureaucrats to Force the Documents Issue. "Manufacturing a fake crime." Matt Vespa at TownHall, New Biden Emails Reveal Details About the Ukraine Whistleblower Who Got Trump Impeached. Leading Report@LeadingReport "BREAKING: The CIA has failed to produce documents for Congress relating to Barack Obama’s alleged illegal spying on the Trump campaign."

At JTN, Meadows, Giuliani and other former Trump aides indicted in Arizona 2020 election probe "Eleven other Arizona Republicans have also been indicted on the felony charges." "“Defendants and unindicted coconspirators schemed to prevent the lawful transfer of the presidency to keep Unindicted Coconspirator 1 in office against the will of Arizona’s voters,” the 58-page indictment states." Hat Hair cites WaPoo, BREAKING: Arizona Indicts 11 Fake Electors, Meadows, Giuliani, Others.

Paul Mirengoff at Ringside posts Washington Post puzzled that people who agree with Trump's policies are supporting him. Hat Hair's KT reports Melania Trump Officially Returned to the Campaign Trail With Celeb-Studded Fundraiser. His better half, for sure. And Dave Strom thinks After Seeing These Polls, It’s Going to Take a Miracle (or Something) for Biden to Win. Trump ahead in most battle-ground states. 

At TNP, Jamie Raskin Is Getting Sued! "Tony Bobulinski, a former associate of Hunter Biden, filed a $20 million defamation lawsuit against Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) yesterday. Bobulinski, the witness for the Republican impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, has filed several lawsuits against Democrats over their commentary about him. According to Bobulinski, Rep. Raskin has refused to comply with multiple requests to retract and delete allegedly defamatory remarks, necessitating the lawsuit." From the New Jersey Globe, Donald Payne Will Win The Primary Posthumously. Here’s How Democrats Will Pick His Replacement. Forbes, ‘Only Goodbye For Now’: Ex-Rep. George Santos Ends Bid For Congress. Too bad, he was at least amusing, and not half the liar that Joe Biden is.

Da Fed's Brianna Lyman reports 8 GOP States (And Counting) Ban Biden’s DOJ From ‘Intimidating’ Voters At 2024 Polls.

Mary Chastain at LI, FBI Director Christopher Wray: ‘We Don’t Monitor Protests’. "You can’t protest abortion, males using female spaces, or support Trump. You can definitely call for the murder of Jews!" Dave Strom, You Can Protest Republicans, but...Protesters Arrested Outside Schumer's Residence. 

Althouse reports "New York’s highest court on Thursday overturned Harvey Weinstein’s 2020 conviction on felony sex crime charges."" "The NYT reports. Free access link. In a 4-3 decision, the New York Court of Appeals found that the trial judge who presided over Mr. Weinstein’s case had made a crucial mistake, allowing prosecutors to call as witnesses a series of women who said Mr. Weinstein had assaulted them — but whose accusations were not part of the charges against him." Will they apply the same logic to Trump?

WSJ, NPR Chief Defends Coverage, Accuses Critics of ‘Bad Faith Distortion’ of Her Views. "Katherine Maher said controversy stemming from an editor’s essay criticizing the radio network has been a distraction." Chris Rufo at CJ discourses on Catherine Maher’s Color Revolution "The NPR boss is a symbol of regime change—foreign and domestic . . . There is no way to discern whether Maher was an agent, asset, or otherwise connected with the CIA. But her official status, however interesting it may be to speculate about, is irrelevant. In practice, Maher was undoubtedly advancing the agenda of the national security apparatus and working to advance the agenda of the Color Revolution." John Sexton,  NPR Struggles Despite Its Commitment to the 'North Star' of DEI. Despite?  Jazz Shaw at Hat Hair wonders Can States Pay the Salaries of Journalists? "New York State is poised to do something about it. The state government announced plans to dole out millions of dollars to local media outlets to help pay the salaries of journalists." But I'm sure there won't be any strings. At Da Wire, ‘Mary Poppins Of Disinformation’ Returns With New Group To Defend Disinformation Industry, "Nina Jankowicz says criticism of 'disinformation researchers' poses 'greatest threat' to country." Capt. Ed adds "Government control over information is the chief threat to any democracy, especially combined with a censorship campaign that silences dissent. Jankowicz is the threat, not the solution." At NewsBusters, NEED A HANKY? Taylor Lorenz Ugly Cries Over Neutral Meta Policy Because It Affects Lefties Too.

Begee Wellborn at Hat Hair, says What Conspiracy? Anti-Trump Media Lawyers Zoom Calling Once a Week, Sometimes Have 'Special Guests'. Sundance, Report, Lawfare Beach Friends Meet Every Friday to Discuss Legal Filings and Best Trump Attack Strategy.

Eva Evans

Stacy McCain has the sads as a TikTok Inluencer Hangs Herself

While hanging yourself is bad, it beats lighting yourself on fire, I suppose. Unless and until the contents of Eva’s suicide note are made public, we have no idea what motivated her suicide, but probably a lot of social-media “influencers” are desperately depressed. Engaging in online exhibitionism in a competitive quest for “clout” isn’t the sort of occupation that emotionally stable people are apt to pursue — really, have you seen the kind of kooks that LibsOfTikTok finds? — and you could see how such a career might lead to feelings of hopeless despair. But why hang yourself? Just log off and delete your account. A recent study found 74% of teenagers feel happier without their smartphones. As the song says, “If it makes you happy, then why the hell are you so sad?”

Liel Leibovitz at CJ reports Columbia Is Beyond Reform "It’s time we approached our elite universities not as critical institutions we must repair but as national security threats." From the Free Bacon, Palestinian Terrorists Declare Support for Columbia Encampment, Call for 'Escalation'. PJM's Chris Queen sees Columbia University Has Become the Epicenter of Insidious Hate. NRO's Charles Cooke thinks Columbia Is in the Grips of a Perverse Selma Envy and Rich Lowry, The KKK at Columbia. "Imagine if a contingent of alt-right students established their own encampment on a corner of the quad and began to shout antisemitic slogans — say, the infamous chant “Jews will not replace us” from the “Unite the Right” rally in Charlottesville in 2017." Hat Hair's John Sexton shares Scenes from the Columbia 'Liberated Zone'. From Fox, Jewish-American alum says Columbia president should have taken these steps 'the second' protests started. "Daniella Greenbaum Davis is a third-generation Holocaust survivor whose great-great-grandparents were murdered in Auschwitz." At WaEx, Mike Johnson stares down jeers at hostile Columbia University: ‘Enjoy your free speech’. Ben Whedon at JTN reports Stefanik pushes Biden admin to pull federal funding from Columbia University. Chris Datoc at WaEx reports the White House bobs and weaves through questions on Gaza campus protests. WokeSpy spies Ilhan Omar’s Daughter “Frantic” After Being Suspended From College. From the Babylon Bee, Columbia Switches To Online Classes So Jewish Students Can Participate From The Attics Where They Are Hiding. 

At Althouse, "Out of control New York University protesters swarmed and berated an NYPD chief and his officers – calling them 'f–king fascists'..." WokeSpy, The Woke Eats Their Own: Far-Left Loonies Attack Alec Baldwin in Far-Left NYC. The Midwesterner, ‘Death to America’ fliers circulate at University of Michigan Gaza camp. John Sexton, USC: Protesters Scuffle With Police, Campus Closed. mrcTV reports Rep. Ocasio-Cortez Thanks RNC for Posting Video of Her Praising ‘Peaceful’ Campus Rioters. 'Bonchie' at RedState wants you to watch, WATCH: Texas DPS Shows Up at a Pro-Hamas 'Encampment,' and Beautiful Chaos Follows.Hat Hair's KT, Heavy Presence of Law Enforcement Greets Protesters on UT-Austin Campus. Althouse, "What I do know is that even the most peaceful of protests would be treated as outrages if they were interpreted as, say, anti-Black..." Guy Benson at TownHall thinks This Post on the 'Progressive' Pro-Hamas Mob Absolutely Nails It

Beege Wellborn, Anyone Keeping Track of Why Hamasholes on Campuses? Some Students Seem Confused 

Tony Bobulinski, a former associate of Hunter Biden, filed a $20 million defamation lawsuit against Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-MD) yesterday. Bobulinski, the witness for the Republican impeachment inquiry into Joe Biden, has filed several lawsuits against Democrats over their commentary about him. According to Bobulinski, Rep. Raskin has refused to comply with multiple requests to retract and delete allegedly defamatory remarks, necessitating the lawsuit

NEW: Pro-Palestine protester has no clue why she is protesting and then asks a friend why they are protesting who also has no clue.

Remarkable.

Reporter: "Why are you protesting?"

Protester: "Demanding that NYU stops! I honestly don't know what NYU is doing... Do you know what… pic.twitter.com/cI46n6YNht

— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) April 24, 2024

At WJ, Mike Rowe Adds Insult to Injury for Embattled Ivy League Schools with Pointed Comparison to Trade Schools. At the Freep, Kids Are Giving Up on Elite Colleges—and Heading South. ‘Even if I could’ve gotten into Harvard, I wouldn’t have gone.’ PJM's Stephen Kruiser says Let the Protesters Stay Until Academia Burns to the Ground. Charles Gasparino at NYPo thinks Ivy League grads risk losing prized jobs for schools allowing antisemitic protests to fester: Wall Street honchos. At CJ, Unchurched—and Anti-Semitic? "The case for “shallow Christianity” as a seedbed for rising hostility to Jews."

At the Martin Center, Why Plagiarism Matters "To ignore high-level cheating is to tear down the rule of law itself." James Nault at LI reports Thomas Jefferson High School Drops Out of Top Ten Nationwide After Adopting “Equity” Admissions Policy. “TJ for the first time dropped out of the top 10 of the US News list of top US high schools, falling from being number 1 2020-2022, to 5 in 2023, to now 14 in 2024”

Jazz Shaw tells How Some Homeowners Eliminated Squatters. John Lott at the WSJ,  The Media Say Crime Is Going Down. Don’t Believe It "The decline in reported crimes is a function of less reporting, not less crime."

John Sexton, Labour MP Admits to Misleading Parliament About the Cass Review (You'll Never Guess Where It Started). From Da Caller, BBC Forced To Issue Apology To J.K. Rowling. "The BBC apologized to “Harry Potter” author J.K. Rowling after incorrectly suggesting her comments on transgenderism could be a criminal offense." Becky Noble at RedState is heartened by the PA Middle School Girl who Confronted School Board When They Ignore Warnings of Trans Student Assaulting Others. At Twitchy, Just When We Thought 'Drag Queen Story Hour' Couldn't POSSIBLY Get Any More Repugnant..., toss in support for Hamas. 

Tattoo Thursday

Ash Putnam

Business Insider, A woman said her tattoos got her rejected for a job, but experts say personality is far more important

TikToker Ash Putnam was frustrated after T.J. Maxx denied her application — and she thinks her tattoos were to blame.

Some of her visible designs include a skull with horns on her neck, solid black patches on her arms, and a pattern on her forehead. Putnam, 23, also has multiple facial piercings, including a large silver ring hanging from her septum.

"I hate that my tattoos are such a defining factor for me getting a job or not," she said in a recent TikTok. "Just because I have tattoos doesn't mean I'm not going to be a good worker."

Putnam, from California, said she went into the store to ask why she hadn't gotten the job, and the hiring manager told her she didn't have enough experience. The hiring manager also denied that her tattoos played any role in the rejection. T.J. Maxx did not respond to a request by Business Insider for comment.

MDDNR Seeks Women Boaters

MDDNR, ‘Women on the Water’ Fishing and Boating Workshop Offered May 9

The Maryland Department of Natural Resources is hosting “Women on the Water,” a free introductory workshop on boating and fishing for women and girls aged 12 and older, at Seneca Creek State Park on May 9 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m.

New or returning boaters and anglers can receive Information about boating education and opportunities, followed by fishing instruction. Department staff will provide fishing gear for use and teach the basics of fish identification, rigging a rod, and casting techniques.

Following instruction on land, participants can take to the water in a kayak, which will be provided along with required safety equipment. Kayak instructors will teach the basics and guide participants onto Clopper Lake for an evening of paddling and fishing. Participants who prefer to stay ashore can practice casting into the lake from shore.

Anglers aged 16 and older must possess a Maryland non-tidal/freshwater fishing license prior to attending if they wish to fish in the lake (licensing will NOT be available at the event). Licenses may be purchased online at compass.dnr.maryland.gov or at a license agent.

The event is part of the department’s efforts to recruit and reactivate anglers and boaters. Registration opens May 1; more information is available online. Questions can be directed to Donna Morrow at donna.morrow@maryland.gov.

Sure, why not, it's already scary enough out there sometimes. 

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Trial Proceeds

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.23.24, at Da Fed, Tom Crist explains why we should Prepare For A Slow, Spendy Baltimore Bridge Rebuild That Won’t Satisfy Anybody. "Engineering priorities have become secondary to other interests, which is why we cannot have nice things quickly at a reasonable cost." And right on cue, at theUniversity of Maryland Center for Environmental Science UMCES scientists on the ecological impact of the Key Bridge collapse and recovery, as they prepare to make perfect the enemy of good.

At TNP, Trump Trial Day 1 Summary: Here’s What Happened in the Opening Arguments… Bill Otis at Ringside asks and answers How bad is Alvin Bragg's Manhattan prosecution? "Worse than you thought, because it will do more long-term damage than you thought." Nicole Silvero at Da Caller, ‘This Is Embarrassing’: Turley Says He Is In ‘Utter Disbelief’ Over Bragg Trial Opening Statements “What is clear is in this case, Trump is right,” Turley said. “I mean, this is an embarrassment. I mean, the fact that we are actually talking about this case being presented in a New York courtroom leaves me in utter disbelief. I mean, the arguments today did in fact capture all the problems here. You know, you had this misdemeanor under state law that had run out. This is going back to the 2016 election. And they zapped it back into life by alleging that there was a campaign finance under the federal laws that doesn’t exist. The Department of Justice doesn’t view it this way.” At Althouse, "After listening to Monday’s opening statement by prosecutors, I still think the Manhattan D.A. has made a historic mistake" and Jon Stewart's view of the Trump trial: It's a test of the media's fairness and accuracy.  PJM's Vicky Taft, Spoiler Alert: Prosecutors' Tortuous Trump Case Is 'Confusing' to Nearly Everyone and New York DA's Trump Circus Has Found Its Clown (Michael Avenatti)  Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw thinks Trump Trial 'Catch and Kill' Claims May Backfire. At NYPo never-Trumper Andy McCarthy admits ‘Hush money’ is not a crime, and Bragg has no case against Trump. Spencer Brown at Town Hall, Judge Clashes With Trump Attorney at Gag Order Hearing. Althouse, "This hearing, ostensibly about violations of a gag order, doubled as a complete onslaught on the Trump ethos. " ""Justice Merchan clarified that politics infused everything that the former president does and insisted on hearing good faith arguments, and the truth, wherever possible. We knew this was going to be a big moment; it was even more revealing than expected." Writes Jonah Bromwich, covering the Trump trial at the NYT. . . . It seems to me, we are talking about gagging a presidential candidate, whose prosecution might be political persecution, and that's inescapably political. It's not something to be brushed off as some sort of "ethos" of Trump's that deserves "a complete onslaught."  Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth,  Social@TrumpDailyPosts "HIGHLY CONFLICTED, TO PUT IT MILDLY, JUDGE JUAN MERCHAN, HAS TAKEN AWAY MY CONSTITUTIONAL RIGHT TO FREE SPEECH. EVERYBODY IS ALLOWED TO TALK AND LIE ABOUT ME, BUT I AM NOT ALLOWED TO DEFEND MYSELF. THIS IS A KANGAROO COURT, AND THE JUDGE SHOULD RECUSE HIMSELF! Donald Trump Truth Social 11:00 AM EST 04/23/24." Hat Hair's Dave Strom thinks Trump Should Ignore the Gag Order. Breitbart cites Alina Habba: Criminal and Civil Courts Being Used Against Trump Because ‘They Cannot Beat Him in the Polls.’ At Da Caller, a CNN Panel Finds It ‘Pretty Remarkable’ Juror Can Go To Dentist Appointment While Trump Restricted From Major Events.

Mary Chastain at LI reports NYC Judge Rules Trump’s $175 Million Bond From Civil Trial Stands, despite Letitia James attempts to void it so she can confiscate Trump property. 

TNP, Unredacted Docs Reveal Biden, Garland, Jack Smith Collusion in Trump ‘Documents’ Case. The redoubtable Julie Kelly@julie_kelly2 "NEW: Thanks to order by Judge Cannon, key evidence related to classified docs case is now unredacted. On the left: What DOJ/Jack Smith wanted to conceal. On the right: Now we know why. More proof of collaboration btw Biden White House and NARA to concoct a case."

mrcTv reports New Guineans Outraged Over Biden’s 'Cannibals Ate My Uncle' Idiocy. At Da Mail, Biden, 81, suffers ANOTHER embarrassing gaffe as his attempt to brand Trump untrustworthy spectacularly backfires at Florida rally "How many times does he have to prove we can't be trusted?"

From the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.23.24, at Da Fed David Harsanyi notes Joe Biden Says There Are Very Fine People On Both Sides Of The Oct. 7 Debate Also at Da Fed, Tristan Justice asserts that By Media Standards, Joe Biden Is A Terrorist Sympathizer Until He Personally Condemns Antisemitism. But then, he might lose Michigan. And Margot Cleveland wonders Is Biden’s IRS Meddling In The IG Investigation Of Hunter Biden Whistleblowers? Of course, what good is power if you don't use it to protect your kid?

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.23.24,  Mary Chastain at LI, Judge Declares Mistrial for Rancher Accused of Killing Illegal Alien on His Property "The jury voted 7-1 not guilty."  Hat Hair's Jazz Shaw reports a Mistrial for Arizona Rancher Who Shot Illegal Migrant. Sundance at CTH, Judge Declares Mistrial in Murder Case of Rancher George Kelly Accused of Shooting Illegal Alien.Steve Cortes at Am Great sees Migrant Pain for the Heartland. "Biden turned Whitewater, Wisconsin, into a border town." At TNP, Middle School Boots Special Needs Students to Make Way for Migrant Kids. From Da Caller, Judge Dismisses Riot Charges For Over 100 Migrants Who Rushed Border, Ruben Morales. At Front Page Byron York says "Biden, we have a problem," Growing Latino Support for Border Wall, Strict Enforcement.

Christopher Chantrill at Am Think wonders Can ‘Get Trump’ Beat Failing Bidenomics? Leslie Eastman at LI, Bidenomics: Energy Prices Skyrocket Nearly 30% Under Biden, 13 times Faster Than Previous 7 Years "A look at how energy price inflation, driven by “climate crisis” policies, is impacting California and the United Kingdom….versus Ohio, where fossil fuel based energy is leading to a decrease in electricity prices." Tristan Justice at Da Fed observes To Celebrate Earth Day, The White House Locks Off More Alaskan Earth From American Use. At Da Caller, Retail Clothing Company Express Files For Bankruptcy, Will Close More Than 100 Stores. 

Leslie Eastman at LI reports Biden Administration Trying to Implement Its Own ‘Pandemic Treaty’ "Team Biden is is using the monkeypox outbreak in the Congo as the rationale for the “Global Health Security Strategy”." Getting ready for the fall election?

At Am Spec Gary Anderson says Biden Has Allowed the Marine Corps to Become Irrelevant. "The current leadership focuses on obtaining anti-ship missiles while its worldwide force readiness slides."

From the Babylon Bee, America Honors Earth Day By Recycling Used Presidential Candidates. At TownHall, Media Stunned by Trump's Soaring Poll Numbers. "New polling out this week shows exactly how the American people feel about Trump — and it's not good news for Joe Biden, or the media who are devastated to report the news." I&I wonders Will Israel Be A Game-Changer In The 2024 Election? I&I/TIPP Poll. 

Shawn Fleetwood at Da Fed thinks Ignoring Primaries Gives The GOP Establishment Permission To Be Awful, like they need excuses. Jed Babbin at Am Spec, sees Republicans Being Stupid. "Republicans can no longer afford to be the Stupid Party. There is too much at stake." Matt Margolis at PJM says If You're Considering Voting for RFK Jr., Think Again. I'm not. At Twitchy, Kamala Harris Community Noted So BRUTALLY Even Elon Musk Can't Help but LAUGH His Arse Off. The Free Bacon observes Bob Casey Does Delicate Dance With Besieged 'Squad' Member Summer Lee. "The Pennsylvania senator tries to have it both ways, standing by his endorsement of the anti-Israel Democrat in the face of a primary challenge but keeping his distance, too " and Jon Tester Voted Against the Border Wall, But It Features Prominently in His Reelection Ads. 

At the Wombat's In The Mailbox: 04.23.24, Brianna Lyman at Da Fed sees  8 GOP States (And Counting) Ban Biden’s DOJ From ‘Intimidating’ Voters At 2024 Polls. Also at Da Fed MD Kittle explains Why West Virginia’s Secretary Of State Won’t Follow Biden’s ‘Illegal Directives’ Federalizing Elections. From Da Fetched, Facebook Meddled with U.S. Elections Almost 40 Times Since 2008, Study. 

Dave Catron at Am Spec, explains Why he thinks SCOTUS Will Toss 350 J6 Convictions. "A clear majority questions the DOJ's use of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act to prosecute J6 defendants."

Sundance GOes DEEP – Speaker Johnson Changed Mind on FISA/Deep State after Lobbying from Pompeo and Intelligence Community. What do they have on him? Also, DOJ Pays Gymnasts $138 Million Settlement for FBI Misconduct in Larry Nassar Sex Assault Cases. ABC, DOJ announces $139M settlement with Larry Nassar's victims over claims of FBI misconduct "These allegations should have been taken seriously from the outset." But they were having too much fun going after Catholics. Don Surber says Lawyer up, Republicans. "Either start suing Biden or shut the hell up"

PJM's W. Joe Campbell thinks NPR's Uri Berliner Was Right. Hollywood in Toto wonders Can Colbert Ignore ‘Genocide Joe’ Chants at DNC? "‘Late Show’ to shoot around anticipated pro-Palestinian protests." At Front Page, Dr. Phil Video: DEI Advocate Destroyed by Black Conservatives

Meritocracy or enforced diversity? From Compact, Ryszard Legutko details How the West Suppresses Dissent. 

John Sexton reports The TikTok Bill Could Finally Become Law This Week.

Stacy McCain, It’s ‘Protester,’ NOT ‘Protestor,’ Dammit! Thanks. That cleared it up for me. At PJM, Stephen Kruiser says Psst...Merrick Garland — I Found Your Domestic Terrorists, and Matt Margolis, Alan Dershowitz No Longer Feels Loyal to the Democratic Party. At LI, ‘Death to America:’ Anti-Israel Encampments Pop Up at More Universities "Faculty members and professors have started showing support for the anti-Israel students," and Biden Condemns ‘Antisemitic Protests,’ But Also People Who Don’t Get “What’s Going on With the Palestinians’. "Sounds like Biden thinks there’s “very fine people on both sides.” From Breitbart, Sen. John Fetterman Slams ‘A**Hole’ Anti-Israel Protesters: ‘Not Appropriate’, Anti-Israel Protesters Arrested at New York University, Adams: Jewish Students Are Facing What Black Students Faced in Little Rock and Obama’s Passover Message Adds Palestinians Into the Story; Omits Hostages. At the Free Bacon, Columbia Professors Declare Solidarity With Student Protesters and Call for Shafik's Resignation, NFL Funded Left-Wing Group Bailing Out Anti-Israel Bridge Blockers, and Northwestern Investigates Flyer Targeting Jewish Community Center,

"Flyer calling on university to end relationship with Hillel may have violated anti-harassment policies." From Da Wire, FLASHBACK: Columbia President After 9/11 Said Terrorism Is ‘A Form Of Protesting.’ "Minouche Shafik, facing calls for her resignation, says she rejects terrorism 'full stop,' Ilhan Omar Tries To Defend Columbia Protesters (And Her Daughter), And It Backfires Immediately and Democrat Ritchie Torres Slams ‘Rabid Racist’ Mohamed Hadid For Vile Messages. Bella and Gigi's dad. The Dersh, cited at Hat Hair, Ivy League Anti-Israel Protests Could Prove More Dangerous Than January 6 or Charlottesville. Jazz Shaw, Amazingly, Harvard Suspends Pro-Hamas Student Group. John Sexton, 150 Protesters Arrested at NYU 'Liberated Zone'. Da Caller, Josh Hawley Calls On Biden To Send National Guard To Protect Jewish American Students On Columbia’s Campus. At NYPo, Patriots owner Robert Kraft calls tenured Columbia professors one of the ‘biggest problems’ as anti-Israel protests roil campus. 'Becca Downs at TownHall looks at What Kathy Hochul, Chuck Schumer Are Saying About Columbia University's Pro-Hamas Protests. Collin Rugg@CollinRugg, "JUST IN: Columbia University has announced classes will be remote for the rest of the year as anti-Israel protests rock the school. There are now growing calls for tuition refunds for the $70k a year college now that it has practically turned into an online school." At Campus Reform Columbia has 'made clear' it 'does not want NYPD' on campus as pro-Hamas occupation takes over school.

Ace is incensed that Democrat Party Takes a Cut of Donations for Bail for Pro-Hamas Criminals; NFL Donated to Group Providing Free Bail to Terrorism Supporters, "The Soros-backed Tides Foundation is bailing out the criminals shutting down our key infrastructure in an effort to strangle the country into compliance with the terror agenda" and  Amid Violence and Chants of "Death to America" and "Burn Tel Aviv to the Ground," the Gaslight Media Races to Give the Pro-Hamas Criminals a Media Glow-Up "Below, aggressive "protesters" demand that Jews leave "their space," which is Columbia University's grounds, where the Jews in question are paying a hundred grand a year to attend. They also demand that spectators observe their self-declared "community guidelines" and not photograph them as they publicly protest in a public space." Jazz Shaw, The DNC Learned Nothing From 1968. At PJM Athena Thorne thinks Democrats Are Riding the Tiger Right Into a Spicy Summer. Capt. Ed, Once Again, With Feeling: Decolonize Academia Now! From the Babylon Bee, Columbia Admins Promise To Carefully Investigate Whether 'Let’s Kill Every Jew We See On Campus' Chant Violates School’s Conduct Policy and Columbia Protestors Clarify They Only Want Death To America After America Is Done Paying Their Student Loans. 

At Front Page, Dan Greenfield explores How the Neo-Nazi Left Brainwashes its Recruits to Kill. “We’ll see you at your house. We’ll murder you.” From Da Caller, Fleeing To Red States Won’t Spare You From The War Against Wokeness and John Fetterman Says GOP Senator Should Be Harvard President To ‘Recalibrate’ It ‘From Far-Left Orthodoxy’. From the College Fix, College hosts professor who calls for ‘defending democracy from its Christian enemies’. At Da Caller, An Overlooked Trump Cabinet Pick Could Upend The Left’s Grip On Power.

At Da Wire, DEI Official At UCLA School of Medicine Massively Plagiarized Her Dissertation On DEI. "Uber-woke UCLA says Natalie Perry’s job is to teach med students to “do what’s right.” Her academic career is built on fraud." CJ, Academic Dishonesty at UCLA "A prominent administrator at the university’s medical school appears to have plagiarized." They never expected anybody would read that shit. John Sexton, Rebranding: Wisconsin DEI Worker Says the Name of Her Organization Changed but the Workers Are the Same.

VodkaPundit at PJM, School Ignored Trans Student's 'Hit List, Leading to a Bloody Beat-Down. Da Wire, WATCH: 13-Year-Old Girl Tearfully Tells School Board She Watched Classmate Brutalize Female Student ""We had to sit in there and watch them clean up the blood." "Reduxx reported that the attacker is a trans-identifying male student who identifies as “Melanie.”" Ace,  Already Facing a Boycott Over Its Transgender Policy, Planet Fitness Doubles Down and Hires a CEO Specializing In, Get This, "Diversity." "There will be a diversity of penises in the girls' locker room for your daughters to choose from." At Da Fetched, Top Volunteer Quits Major Children’s Charity over ‘Trans Grooming’. Dave Strom reports that in Germany: Parents Can Declare Infants Trans at Birth. At Hat Hair, They’re Talking About ‘Species-Affirming’ Surgery Now.