Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Budget Passes Senate

Which I assume is more difficult than getting through the House. Hat Hair hosts Hugh Hewitt, (whew), Budget Battles in Congress: Akash Chougule Breaks Down Trump’s Latest Move and cites Anxious, Senate GOP Advances Trump's Backup Budget After Grueling All-Nighter. "Between the lines After 25 rounds of voting on amendments, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.) said Republicans "were forced to go on record and defend their plans to cut taxes for Donald Trump's billionaire friends."" Beege Welborn adds "Poor Chuckles - it's not so hard for Senate Republicans to 'defend' their votes for any Trump agenda plans that were part of his campaign promises to the American people. Quite the opposite of what his problem as majority leader was. While Trump had endorsed the House version - which isn't done yet - he wasn't upset at all by what the Senate finally came up with:"

As came through at the end of yesterday's morning (actually afternoon) post, the Senate finally got around to confirming Kash Patel as FBI Director. Fox, FBI nominee Kash Patel confirmed in narrow Senate vote, "Patel has suggested his top two priorities were 'let good cops be cops' and 'transparency is essential.'" Jeff Charles at TownHall, Senate Votes to Confirm Kash Patel As FBI Director. Matt Margolis at PJM, Kash Patel Confirmed as FBI Director and Here’s How Kash Patel Responded To Being Confirmed, “The American people deserve an FBI that is transparent, accountable, and committed to justice.” At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed has Senate Confirms Kash Patel as FBI Director, 51/49 and Beege Welborn, Kash-in' In UPDATE "The media meltdowns are already in progress. This is pure progressive poetry by anyone's standard." At Twitchy, 'Lawyer Up!' Senate Votes to Make Kash Patel the Next FBI Director As Dems Sweat Profusely. Insty, A FRIEND WRITES: "I have to assume Kash Patel is taking all precautions to keep himself from being set up by the premier set-up law enforcement agency on the planet. Anything from straight-up assassination to some kind of golden showers child porn fakery, whatever. You know they aren’t just thinking about it. Someone’s working on it. You’d be crazy to think otherwise at this point. But I think Kash knows that better than we do." Althouse catches the NYT whining "The Senate on Thursday narrowly confirmed Kash Patel as the next director of the F.B.I., installing a hard-line critic of the bureau whose unwavering loyalty to President Trump has raised questions...." "The 51-to-49 vote, with two Republican defections, means that Mr. Patel will now oversee the vast surveillance and investigative powers of the F.B.I., whose mission is seeking out the truth even if it angers the president...." The NYT reports." Brenden Dilley@WarlordDilley, "This is peak Democrat party 2025. Five assholes huddled around a microphone with zero constituent support, trying to block a patriotic American (@Kash_Patel) from doing his job." And his first job is already lined up, from Tom Knighton at Bearing Arms, Democratic Senator Sure Looks Like He's Asking for Violence Against Trump, Musk. Sister Toldja at RedState, FAFO Time: Musk-Threatening Dem Congressman Begins Backtracking After Letter From the DOJ.

At Fox, Rand Paul endorses Trump 3 months after Election Day, admits 'I was wrong.' "'Don’t expect this endorsement to be fawning,' Paul wrote. . .But now, I’m amazed by the Trump cabinet (many of whom I would have picked). I love his message to the Ukrainian warmongers, and along with his DOGE initiative shows I was wrong to withhold my endorsement," Paul declared in the tweet." Hank Berrien at Da Wire hears ‘He’s Copying Frank Sinatra, Doing It My Way’: Poll Shows Trump ‘Remaking The Electorate.’ "You break the normal rules of politics." WokeSpy, Texas Democrat Jasmine Crockett Blames ‘Dim-Witted’ Americans for Trump’s Rising Popularity. Liberty Nation News saw A Month of Meltdowns as Captain Chaos Crushes His Critics. "It’s a mini Trumpiversary – and The Resistance has devolved into a herd of cats." From WaEx, Kathy Hochul lets loose on Trump after congestion pricing dismissal. RVM invites you to watch Jon Stewart Torches Democrats’ Over Their Trump is a Fascist Narrative. Sundance at CTH hosts Hassett, Miller and Waltz Join Karoline Leavitt During White House Press Briefing. 

Capt. Ed hears rumors, 'Wiped Out': Trump Reacts (?) to Hamas Horribles' Propaganda Parade of Hostages and Coffins. That was certainly my reaction. Time to go biblical on Hamas. Chaz Lipson at the Telegraph, reminds us Democrats built America’s over-mighty presidency. Now Trump is bending it to his will, "The president isn’t trying to dismantle the centralised state. He is using its powers to take on the Left." At Da Caller, Trump Admin Reportedly Set To Can Notorious Liberal General. "Air Force Gen. Charles Q. Brown, the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, is reportedly on a list of suggested dismissals provided to congress, according to CNN. The move comes as Trump seeks to make good on his campaign promise to root out “wokeness” in the military." Getting the government out of our bathrooms. At the Daily BS, Hegseth set to remove generals and senior officers – report. George @BehizyTweets, "BREAKING: Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth is on the verge of firing a lot of generals and flag officers as early as this week - NBC The list will include all those close to former Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin and those who worked on DEI initiatives or voiced opinions against President Trump's agenda. LET'S GO BABY!" Gun Owners of America@GunOwners, "BREAKING ATF’s Chief Counsel Pamela Hicks has been fired and escorted out of the Washington, D.C. headquarters. Hicks oversaw the enforcement of every Biden infringement of the Second Amendment since taking the position in 2021." At USA Today, Low flow no more? Trump to roll back rules on toilets, showers and lightbulbs. Althouse, "That was a bad bump." "How to react to turbulence, Trump-style: . . And, yes, please check on the gold in Fort Knox. A walk-though, live-streamed, would be so reassuring. Let's all grimace playfully. It's the new whistle a happy tune . . . What if they went into Fort Knox and all they found were empty bottles of Prohibition Era hootch?" UPI whines when RFK Jr. issues guidance on 'restoring concept of biological truth' of 2 sexes.

At the Brussels Signal, Europe disdained US Republicans for years, now euro-elites are in a frenzy. Hat Hair's Dave Strom calls it Not Smart: Zelenskyy Just Blocked Truth Social in Ukraine. "I don't share the antipathy that many people feel for President Zelenskyy, but he sure isn't doing himself any favors by continuing to pick fights with Donald Trump." Possibly related, Sundance at CTH notes Planned Press Conference with Zelenskyy and Envoy General Kellogg Cancelled by U.S. Side. At Radio Free Europe, Zelenskiy: Ukraine Elections Possible This Year If Martial Law Ends.

At NYPo, 4 Nations anthem singer intentionally changed ‘O Canada’ lyrics over Trump’s 51st state comments. Oh, and the US lost the game. So sad. John Carter@martianwyrdlord, "1/37 Trump’s talk of annexation strikes many as a negotiating troll, and an absurd and irresponsible one at that. Canada’s conservatives were poised to win the next election, and now that’s been endangered, and for what? Canadians would never give up their sovereignty, they hate America! Well, it’s not so crazy as all that. There are compelling reasons for Trump to make a play for Canada. And it is not so unrealistic to expect that Canadians will change their mind about this. Buckle in. This is a long thread, in which I’ll explain why Canada has become a security threat to the US, and how Canada can be probably be bloodlessly conquered by colour revolution." The thread is handily unrolled here. 

Charles Rotter at WUWT says President Trump’s Latest Executive Order Unleashes the DOGE Revolution!: A Game-Changer for Liberty.' NewsMax opines Trump Right to Scour Executive Branch, Federal Spending and Elon Musk to CPAC: Taking Chain Saw to Bureaucracy. WaEx, Howard Lutnick says Elon Musk committed to cut $1 trillion. At Da Blaze, NEW poll reveals Americans SUPPORT Elon Musk and DOGE. Will Dems continue with lawsuits despite the mandate? Althouse cites Elon Musk, "I think we're seeing an antibody reaction from those who are receiving the wasteful and fraudulent money." Hat Hair hosts, as Javier Milei Surprises Elon Musk With A Special Gift, "Argentinian President Javier Milei surprised Elon Musk on stage today at CPAC with a special gift: what has been dubbed the "Chainsaw for Bureaucracy!" Austin Bay calls the Deep State and Big Debt: America's Self-Inflicted Strategic Threat. Hat Hair's John Sexton, Judge Rules Against Unions, Says Trump Administration Can Fire Government Workers. Don Surber asks The question unasked, "Why didn't you take the buyout?" Dave Strom has the Feel Good Story of the Day: He Was Suspended for Helping DOGE; Now He Runs the Agency, Social Security. Capt. Ed notes Trump Draining the Biden Swamp: 6000 IRS Probies to Get Laid Off. RandoLand.us @RandoLand_us "Department of State contract (2022) Recipient: Miscellaneous Foreign Awardees Amount: $133,472 Purpose: FAC - replace the tennis court surface at Rilindja Ridge Country: Albania https://usaspending.gov/award/CONT_AWD." Beege Welborn, I Have Questions about the $2B of the EPA Stash Zeldin Found at Citibank Was Going to Stacey Abrams. A Hat Hair video, 'Root Out This Corruption!' Katie Pavlich Questions Comer, Habba on Left Wing Scheme. Corey A. DeAngelis, school choice evangelist @DeAngelisCorey, ""Texas State Rep. James Talarico is employed by Maya Consulting" Maya: "We are a team of consultants who support school districts" "$1,503,573.75 was paid by districts to Maya Consulting" Quote James Talarico @jamestalarico "Billionaires are trying to close our public schools with something called private school vouchers. They say it’ll help poor kids go to private schools. They call it “school choice.” It all sounds so noble." Data Republican says Data Isn’t Transparency: Why USASpending.gov Buried the Truth (and DOGE Dug It Up), "An explanation of data indexing and why critics like Mark Cuban are misguided."

Hat Hair calls it A No Brainer, Da Caller announces Mitch McConnell To Announce He Will Not Run For Reelection and Sen. McConnell Won't Seek Reelection, Ending Tenure as GOP Power Broker. At NRO, Mitch McConnell Announces He Won’t Seek Reelection Next Year. About time.

Stacy McCain goes to CPAC, CPAC: Too Early to Think About 2026? and CPAC: Today Is Vice President Day and CPAC: New Heights of Awesomeness.

Dave Strom, Yikes! Democrats Hit Lowest Approval EVER. VodkaPundit at Hat Hair VIP sees Politico Finally Notices That Maybe Bidenomics Wasn't so Great, Ackshully. John Sexton, Left-Leaning Economist: Bidenomics Was an Expensive Failure.

At the NYSun, Judge Tables Decision on Whether To Dismiss Charges Against New York Mayor as Requested by Trump. "The judge acknowledges he has little latitude, but still wants to carefully consider the government’s request." The judge can't force them to prosecute, but he's really like to. 

Jordan Peterson interviews Dr. Simone Gold: What Really Happened on January 6th. I'm not going to embed this but you should really watch this one.

From atop Da Hill, whining that Noem ends protections from deportations for Haitians. The Free Bacon reports Trump Admin Halts $769 Million Contract to Left-Wing Group That Says Immigration System ‘Intentionally Designed’ To Exploit Minorities. "Stop work order comes after Free Beacon investigation into Acacia Center." Citizen Free Press @CitizenFreePres, "BORDER WALL CONSTRUCTION UNDERWAY IN TEXAS AND ARIZONA." Libs of TikTok@libsoftiktok, "Denver City Council member discusses using tax dollars to raise the budget for a legal defense fund to protect criminal illegal aliens." Da Signal notes Newsom Diverts $50M from Californians to Fight Trump on Immigration.

A Hat Hair video, Stephen Miller Rips White House Reporters for Covering Up Biden Cognitive Decline to Their Faces. Stephen Kruiser at PJM thinks Media Hacks' Trump 'Gotcha!' Questions Aren't Getting Anyone. From NYPo, CNN anchor Pamela Brown insists she ‘doesn’t know anything’ about nonbinary ex-Biden nuclear official Sam Brinton during heated exchange: ‘I’ll be transparent’. Brad Slager at RedState sees The Press Has Descended to a New Level in This AP vs. White House Battle and Claims of Censorship. Matt Vespa at TownHall thinks The Associated Press' Latest Statement About Trump Gave the Whole Game Away and cites Matt Taibbi at Racket Trump is Trolling the AP, "The real issue is why Trump felt it could bar the AP at all. Normally the White House is afraid to make enemies of a big, influential news organization. They stop being afraid when a) those organizations lose audience or influence, or b) when they figure they have no chance of getting anything but negative coverage anyway. Both factors come into play now. News organizations want to force politicians to treat them well. When they lose the ability to do that despite enormous resources, they should ask themselves why. Will AP ask itself that question?"

Rasmussen Reports 53% Approve Trump Ending DEI Policies. Paula Bolyard at PJM, BOOM! Univ. That Shut Down Conservative Speech Just Got Slapped With a Civil Rights Complaint. From NYPo, McDonald’s to let white students apply for Latino scholarships after DEI lawsuit. Beege Welborn, It's Not Nice to Defraud Investors Over Market Risks of DEI/LGBWhatever Activism: Florida Sues Target. From the Free Bacon, Pete Buttigieg, Whose Mayoral Admin Held Diversity Trainings Lecturing Cops on 'Sizeism,' Now Takes Aim at 'Portlandia' Diversity Trainings. Althouse picks this up, "What do we mean when we talk about diversity? Is it caring for people’s different experiences and making sure no one is mistreated because of them..." ""... which I will always fight for? Or is it making people sit through a training that looks like something out of Portlandia, which I have also experienced. And it is how Trump Republicans are made." Said Pete Buttigieg, at a "Future of the Democratic Party" forum, responding to a question from David Axelrod about the "spectacle of the Democratic National Committee chair election," quoted in "Pete Buttigieg slams Democrats' 'Portlandia' approach to pushing diversity" (Yahoo! News)." Matt Vespa, Political Commentator Delivered the Perfect Parable for the DEI Bureaucracy "They decided to give a cash reward for every person who brought in a dead snake, thinking that, you know, two plus two equals four, all the dead snakes will be gone. Turns out if you give a cash reward for dead snakes, people will breed snakes and kill them and start snake farms. And it turns out there are way more snakes at the end of this dumb program than there were at the beginning. That's kind of like what DEI Bureaucracies are."

At Chronicles, Democratic Con Artists, the ‘Dads Caucus,’ and the Transgender Agenda. "Democratic Party leaders are masterful message fraudsters, but Democratic voters are finally coming to see the party’s true colors. What Democrats say and what they do are two different things. And while there are multiple examples of Democratic Party hypocrisy, the transgender agenda tops the heap." J.K. Rowling @jk_rowling "Trans-identified man who was appointed as head of an endometriosis charity compares a female nurse who doesn't want to take her clothes off in front of a male colleague to a convicted child killer." Quote Steph Richards: (She/her) - Always Block GC! @PompeySteph, "I did not sleep well last night. I suddenly thought about what Dr Beth Upton said about nurse Sandie Peggie, which left her "upset and afraid." I suddenly thought: "That nurse could be looking after me." Many trans people won't access NHS healthcare for fear of embarrassment,Show more" At Twitchy, Krystal Ball Says Recognizing Only Two Sexes Is the 'Literal Opposite of Biological Truth' Dr. Sydney Watson @SydneyLWatson "What are the other sexes, Krystal? I didn't know who she was, but unsurprisingly, she turns out to have been an MSNBC host. From WokeSpy, First Openly Gay Federal Judge Threatens to Block Executive Order on Transgender Troops, Claims Two Genders “Not Biologically Correct.” I'll bet her/she/what is not a biologist...

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