Flotsam and Jetsam - So Looking Forward to Trump's Third Term

But maybe we should wait a couple of weeks before starting the next election season. Atop Da Hill, whining that Trump says he’s ‘not joking’ about a possible third term. At Twitchy, More Scripted Narratives: Try to Spot the SUBTLE Media Similarities Around 'Trump's Third Term' TheFOO@PolitiBunny "And then the Presidential Election Fairy comes down from the sky and bops Democrats on the head …" Quote FactPost @factpostnews "Trump announces that he's 'not joking' about running for a third term. He says 'there are methods' to do so, like JD Vance running for office and then passing the role to Trump." Althouse, "Trump won’t rule out seeking a third term in the White House, tells NBC News ‘there are methods’ for doing so." "NBC News reports.

“A lot of people want me to do it,” Trump said in a Sunday-morning phone call with NBC News, referring to his allies. “But, I mean, I basically tell them we have a long way to go, you know, it’s very early in the administration.... I’m not joking...."...NBC News asked about a possible scenario in which Vice President JD Vance would run for office and then pass the role to Trump. Trump responded that “that’s one” method.

NewsMax, Trump Says He's 'Very Angry' With Putin, Threatens Tariffs. PJM's Matt Margolis, Trump Is ‘Pissed Off’ at Putin and Here’s What He Plans To Do About It. NewsMax again, Zelenskyy Sees Better Polling, May Seek Elections. At CTH Sundance sees Zelenskyy, With EU Support, Continues Looking for Any Excuse to Derail or Avoid Peace Talks – Rejects Mineral Deal, Demands EU Ascension and Security Guarantees and hosts President Trump Holds Impromptu Presser from Air Force One. J Post, Iran urges confidentiality in letters exchanged between Trump, Khamenei. "The report comes amid contact between the Islamic Republic and the US over reported efforts to reach a nuclear deal." NewsMax, Trump: 'There Will Be Bombing' If Iran Does Not Make Nuke Deal. The B1s are already at Diego Garcia. Also at NewsMax, Trump: 'We'll get Greenland, 100 Percent'; Military Force Not 'off Table'. Bob Hoge at RedState watches 'Blood and Bravery': Trump Drops Powerful Video About US Sacrifices in Greenland During WWII. Eric Daugherty @EricLDaugh, "Trump just posted this video that pushes for the U.S. to take foothold in Greenland It goes all the way back to WORLD WAR 2 when the Arctic was targeted by Germany. "Now is the time to stand together again - for the future. America stands with Greenland.""

Sundance hosts Sunday Talks: The Happy Quokka Outlines the MAGAnomic “Golden Age”  and Lara Trump Interviews Susie Wiles. Breitbart has The Hypocrisy of VATs and Free Trade.

Driscoll at Insty says HMMMM: “Signalgate” is a Masterclass in the application of Useful Idiots. "I lean towards a theory of “Signalgate” being intentional (1), starting with some of the members the chat." Sundance, Goldberg Says Mike Waltz Claims About Never Knowing him or Speaking to Him are “simply not true”, "According to Jeffrey Goldberg, despite Waltz’s numerous denials, the National Security Advisor and journalist do know each other.," and Where’s The Audio, Kirsten? "In this segment on NBC Meet the Press, and the follow ups that appear on NBC Nightly News, notice how they do not provide the actual recorded interview, only the quotes, which Kirsten Welker then interprets for the audience." At Twitchy, 'Sad Little Man': X Bodies David Frum for Cheap Joke About Pete Hegseth's Wife. At Common Defense, VA Secretary Doug Collins Just Cooked CNN’s Kaitlan Collins In About 2 Minutes. Althouse, This is so good, it feels scripted. Not saying it's scripted. Just saying it's so tightly worded and delivered: Tim Burchett @timburchett, "Nah, I just increased his exposure," Quote, I Meme Therefore I Am@ImMeme0, "Rep. Tim Burchett just ended this little guy career. “Do you trust Trump’s national security team to keep our war plans top secret?” Burchett: “Do you trust your mother every night to fix your Hot Pockets and make sure your Game Boy is turned on?”

At Da Wire, Top FDA Official, Who Played Key Role In COVID Vax, Reportedly Forced Out, "Dr. Marks went after RFK for "misinformation and lies" in his resignation letter." CBD at Ace's says RFK Jr. May Be Crazy, But Getting Rid Of A Mandate-Loving, Science-Torturing Bureaucrat Is A Very Good Thing!

At Substack, Insty has Three Small Items, "On political passion in Trump's second term." "One of the big questions about the Trump phenomenon is this — is it actually just a Trump phenomenon, or is it a movement? That is, is the movement based on personality, or is it based on a deeper seated desire to, I dunno, make America great again that goes beyond support for Trump himself?"

From Twitchy an Asphalt Assault: Anti-Tesla Protesters Unleash Their Scariest Weapon Yet - Nazi-Infused Line Dancing! Driscoll at Insty calls it GREAT MOMENTS IN ASTROTURFING. Jason Rantz on KTTH Radio @jasonrantz "Anti-Musk protesters have their chants — in large font — scripted out in case they forget them." At Althouse, "You're pretending that these people are all coming out to see you. But they're coming out to see you 'cause you're giving them money and free food, right?", ""And you know, you're handing out water bottles, and everybody gets a sign, and everybody seems like they're kind of a part of a team. And for a lot of losers, a lot of people that don't have things going well in their life.... I was a loser at many points in my life. If somebody called me up and said, Hey man, you wanna make 400 bucks and just go to this Kamala Harris rally? I'm like, yeah, let's go. I would 100% go.... and I'd be like, yeah, I'm fucking voting for her, dude. He's Hitler, that guy. We gotta stop Hitler. And I'd be holding up that stupid sign — if you found me when I was 21. 100%. I would've taken that 400 bucks."" ABC, Man strikes Tesla counter-protester with vehicle in Idaho, police say. Nick Arama at RedState sees Elon Weighs in on Wild Video of Protesters Screaming at Ohio Tesla Owner. "Elon Musk responded to the screaming video saying it was time to arrest the people who were "funding the attacks" on Tesla, and that "arresting their puppets and paid foot-soldiers won’t stop the violence." Sen. Mike Lee replied, "Rico prosecutions work."" AP whines Authorities investigate damaging fire at New Mexico’s GOP headquarters. Presumptive domestic terrorism. At Althouse, "Do better; this is simply not possible."

From Fox, Bill Maher favors cutting public broadcasting funding, rejects NPR CEO's testimony that outlet is unbiased "'Give me a break, lady,' the HBO host reacted to NPR chief Katherine Maher's claim of non-bias." Beege Welborn at Hat Hair reads Sky News, It's Trump's Fault the US Can't Save Myanmar Post-Quake or Something and notes "They're Australian and much closer. Help them yourselves more until we get there if we're so awful."

Twitchy calls it AWFUL: Julie Kelly EXPOSES Bully and Coward Judge Beryl Howell Who Worked VERY Hard to Keep J6rs In Jail. Julie Kelly@julie_kelly2, "In Feb 2021, then DC chief judge Beryl Howell created a special framework for judges to use in determining pre trial detention for J6ers—meaning keep them behind bars awaiting trial. What became known as the “Chrestman factors” turned due process and standard bail rules on their head. Even nonviolent J6ers charged with conspiracy or obstruction with no criminal record could be held in a federal prison—often hauled cross country to the DC gulag—because as part of the “mob that attacked the Capitol,” they represented a danger to their community. A J6er’s release was not considered on a case by case basis—which is normally required—but rather how big of a role in the “insurrection” (how Jeb Boasberg describes it) the defendant played. Howell now claims she is the victim of a smear campaign by Trump’s DOJ." Nick Arama reveals Here's How the GOP Is Planning to Fight Back Against Activist Judges. AMAC, Congress Primed to Curtail Activist Judges. Josh Blackmun at the Volohk Conspiracy says A Rendezvous With Humphrey "The Justices have had plenty of time to think about how to resolve Humphrey's Executor and should not punt." If you don't know what Humphrey's Executor is, don't feel bad, I had to look it up too.

Hat Hair's Larry Elder notes Gavin Newsom Gaslights on 'Latinx,' the Budget and His Minimum Wage Hike That Killed Jobs. Twitchy sees the Same PLAYERS: Sen Chris Murphy Called Out In DAMNING Thread for Working with Shady Groups to Unseat Trump. Mike Benz @MikeBenzCyber, "Chris Murphy, the Senator who openly claimed credit for destabilizing then toppling the democratically elected government of Ukraine in 2014 through astroturfed protests, is working with the Indivisible and MoveOn on their astroturfed protests to destabilize Trump & Elon." Althouse, "How far Ms. Ocasio-Cortez can go is a hot topic for many Democrats right now." "Writes Michelle Cottle, in "What Ocasio-Cortez Wants for the Democrats" (NYT)." Kyle Becker @kylenabecker, ""To be clear: undocumented folk contributed approximately a hundred billion dollars in taxes. They pay into Social Security, and they don't get to draw down on it. So stop allowing them to divide us and demonize them." Source: Jasmine Crockett." So, we need serfs? Paul A. Szypula @Bubblebathgirl "Jasmine Crockett was prank called by The Steve Harvey Morning Show on Friday morning. She was too low IQ to realize it and started going off on how she worked hard to make sure white people were discriminated against by giving contracts to businesses only owned by black people." At Da Caller, Black Voter In Swing State Says The One Thing Democrats Don’t Want To Hear “I approve because he’s weeding out a lot of things that the other, I would say Biden and Kamala Harris, disrupted in the United States. It’s going to be a tough job for him in the Trump administration as a whole, but I’m just willing to wait and see what goes forth from now.” At TownHall Derek Hunters says Hillary Clinton Can Go Straight to Hell.

At LifeZette, Wisconsin Election Integrity Battle: 5,000 Allegedly Illegal Registrations Submitted. From WokeSpy, EXPOSED: Wisconsin Supreme Court Candidate Caught Red-Handed Making False Claims.

Dan Greenfield at Front Page notes Trump Secured Border for Only 0.2% of the Cost of the Border Crisis, "Media hypes cost of securing border, refuses to discuss the cost of open borders." Driscoll, OH HOW IT MUST HAVE PAINED THE L.A. TIMES TO WRITE THIS HEADLINE: California-Mexico border, once overwhelmed, now nearly empty. Breitbart reports Coyotes Are Smuggling Migrants Out of the United States. Rasmussen Reports @Rasmussen_Poll, "Nearly two-thirds of voters back President Donald Trump’s effort to deport members of the Venezuelan gang Tren de Aragua, and about half want to impeach the federal judge who ordered a halt to the deportations." Hat Hair reads the LAT, Isn't That Nice? Dem Senators Went to Gitmo to Visit the Venezuelans. Bart Marcois at Am Great Is Tren de Aragua a Military Incursion? You Bet! "Judge Boasberg blocks Trump’s use of the Alien Enemies Act to deport Tren de Aragua, despite intelligence linking the gang to Venezuela’s government and acts of sabotage in the U.S.." Breitbart claims ICE Has Nearly 50,000 Illegal Migrants in Detention. "Federal data shows that detentions had reached to 47,892 detainees as of March 23. The number exceeds the 39,703 reached during the Biden years. It isn’t yet as high as the 60,000 reached during the first Trump term, but it seems clear that record will be broken." Da Wire reports Tom Homan Steps In After Officers In Sanctuary City Targeted For Helping ICE. "According to the Rochester Police Locust Club, Homan said during a conference in Nashville, Tennessee, that he’s “coming to Rochester.”"

Bob Hoge has a Liberal Angst Alert: White House to Take Over Briefing Room Seating Chart. CNN, White House Correspondents’ Association cancels plans to have a comedian headline annual dinner. "Instead, the association says it will celebrate the First Amendment and the free press." Rick Moran, You're Not Going to Believe Why the WH Correspondents' Association Fired Comedian Hired for Annual Dinner:

Who is Amber Ruffin? She hosted her own late-night show on the streaming service Peacock and is a writer for "Late Night with Seth Meyers." I don't know how this recommends her for a prime comedic gig.

At any rate, Daniels should have done a little more research. Ruffin appeared on the Daily Beast podcast and immediately proved why she might be ready for an underground sex club, but not for the stage of the WHCA dinner.

On Thursday, Amber Ruffin sparked MAGA outrage when she said that she wouldn’t try to make sure that her jokes targeted both sides of the political spectrum during her set, as she had been instructed to do by the White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA).

She told hosts comedian Samantha Bee and Beast Chief Content Officer Joanna Coles that the Trump administration are “kind of a bunch of murderers,” adding that playing to both sides “makes them feel like human beings, but they shouldn’t get to feel that way, ‘cause they’re not.”

From Spiked, It was the woke elites who ‘purged’ America’s museums, not Donald Trump. "Don’t believe the media hysteria: Trump’s executive order on history and truth deals a welcome blow for sanity."

The plagiarism scandal moves north, the Canadian National Post reports their new Prime Minister, Mark Carney faces plagiarism accusations for 1995 Oxford doctoral thesis. "Carney's doctorate in economics from Oxford shows 10 instances of apparent plagiarism, according to academics who reviewed the material." You weren't supposed to read that shit, let alone check it!

WokeSpy, University of Michigan Ditches DEI — Cites Trump EOs, Potential Loss of Federal Funding. Campus Reform, University of Michigan ends DEI office, cracks down on $250M DEI campaign after string of controversies. At the College Fix, Columbia scholar: ICE detention of pro-Hamas student example of ‘white Christian nationalism’.

Tyler O'Neil at Da Signal reports ‘Empire of Gender Secrecy Policies Is Going to Crumble’ After Trump Education Probe in California, Lawyer Says. Across da pond at Da Sun, Toddler kicked out of nursery for ‘being transphobic or homophobic’ as shocking stats laid bare.