Sunday, March 16, 2025

Flotsam and Jetsam - Trump Hounding the Houthis

From Fox, President Trump signs continuing resolution, officially averting a shutdown, "Sen. Chuck Schumer received backlash from his own party after announcing he would vote for the legislation." Dan Chaitin at Da Wire, Speaker Johnson Touts GOP’s ‘Team Effort’ While Dems Fall Into Disarray. At Hat Hair, Capt. Ed reads Politico: Well, Dems Really Blew That Week, Huh? and Van Jones: Schumer Really Misread the Room. Nick Arama at RedState sees a Dem Civil War: Fetterman Tells AOC Exactly What He Thinks of Her on Fight Over CR—It's Not Pretty. At TownHall Matt Vespa also sees Dems in Disarray: Pelosi Urges Total Revolt Against Chuck Schumer and Why Sinema Woke Up Yesterday Morning and Chose Violence Against her Old Dem Colleagues. Stephen L. Miller @redsteeze, Tim Miller and Bill Kristol worked their entire lives to defeat the Democratic Party and never actually succeeded until they joined it." Quote Stephen L. Miller@redsteeze "A lot of media pundits out here wondering today how Schumer and the Democrats ended up in the same position as the GOP 15 years ago and I guess I say it's because they let Bulwark Kristol and Longwell and Miller take over their messaging (Kamala promoting Dick Cheney's x.com/kris_kinder/st…Show more."

Hat Hair's Dave Strom notes Trump Approval Bouncing Back Bigly. Nick Arama hosts when Bill Maher Asks Batya Ungar-Sargon If She Regrets Supporting Trump—She Levels Him in Response. At Twitchy, Bill Maher's Attempt to Get Batya Ungar-Sargon to Admit Regretting Support for Trump Backfired Just a Bit.

John Solomon at JTN, Top ISIS leader killed in joint U.S.-Iraqi operation "President Trump hails killing as major milestone in war on terror." At Hat Hair, Another One Down: Trump Announces Death of ISIS Leader. That's nice, but it's kind of like eating Doritos; eat all you want, they'll make more. Bonchie at RedState, NEW: Trump Orders Large-Scale Attacks on Houthis, Embarrasses Joe Biden in the Process. From Althouse, "Today, I have ordered the United States Military to launch decisive and powerful Military action against the Houthi terrorists in Yemen." "Writes Trump, on Truth Social."

At Da Blaze, Trump, Putin have 'very good and productive' call on negotiations to end 'horrible, bloody war'. NewMax cites Ukraine's Zelenskyy who Says There Is Now a Good Chance to End war. At Am Con, Romania’s Electoral Coup Is a Blow to Europe. "The European Union is reenacting the Soviet playbook in Romania." From Da Mail, Trump set to ban people from 43 countries from travelling to the US including Russia and Belarus - with nations warned they will stay on banned list 'if governments do not address deficiencies within 60 days'. Matt Vespa, We Have a New Trump Travel Ban Coming. At ET, Trump Works to Cut US Dependence on Foreign Nations for Critical Minerals. Good. Am Mil News says Trump orders military to plan for ‘reclaiming’ of Panama Canal: Report. I'm sure there a few plans on the shelf, but we should dust them off and de-DEI them. At TAG, Lawmakers Pushing Commerce Secretary To Dump Biden Admin’s Gun Export Restriction. 

WaEx reports Appeals court lifts block on Trump’s DEI executive orders "An appeals court on Friday lifted a block on executive orders seeking to end government support for diversity, equity, and inclusion programs, handing the Trump administration a win after a string of setbacks defending President Donald Trump’s agenda against dozens of lawsuits. The decision from a three-judge panel allows the orders to be enforced as a lawsuit against them plays out. The judges halted a nationwide injunction from U.S. District Judge Adam Abelson in Baltimore." Atop Da Hill, Trump suggests federal government take over DC if local leaders ‘can’t do the job’. Sundance hosts President Trump Tarmac Presser Departing Washington DC and the Victory Girls note What? TrumpHitler Didn’t Explode and Have Reporter Arrested? when she hit him in the face with the mic.

From Fox, DOGE claims cuts have saved whopping $115B, or around $700 per taxpayer. "The figures were revealed in DOGE's weekly update." Dean Berquist, DOGE Cancels 239 Wasteful Contracts, Including Trans Farmers’ ‘Food Justice’ Grant [WATCH]. On Da Hill, Trump signs order to dismantle seven federal agencies focused on media, libraries, homelessness. At WokeSpy, CNN Panel Implodes as Kevin O’Leary Calls for Bigger Cuts to Bloated Government. Stephen Moore at Hat Hair says Want to Soak the Rich? Tax University Endowments. Matt Vespa, We Have an Update on Joe Biden's Autopen Use. It's Not Good. NYPo, Biden sources suspect key aide may have abused autopen as Trump’s ‘far more restrictive’ signing rules revealed. Matt Margolis hears Trump Has Something To Say About the Biden Autopen Scandal. "“Crooked Joe Biden got us into a real mess with Russia and everything else he did, frankly,” Trump begain. “But he didn't know about it and he, generally speaking, signed it with autopen. So how would he know? That autopen is a big deal? I don't know.” Trump continued, “You know, they're having, who's, who's doing this? When my people come up, Will and all of the people, Steve, they come up and, ‘Sir, this is an executive order.’ They explain it to me and you know, 90% of the time I sign it, 99% of the time I say, 'Do it,' but they come up and I sign it. But you don't use autopen. Number one, it's disrespectful to the office. Number two, maybe it's not even valid because you know who's getting him to sign? He had no idea what the hell he was doing. If he did, all of these bad things wouldn't be happening right now.”" Sarah Arnold at TownHall reports Joe Biden's Daughter Faces IRS Scrutiny Over Unreported Donation. At WokeSpy, BOMBSHELL SCANDAL: ICE Confirms Biden Admin Cooked the Books on Illegal Alien Arrests. Althouse, If you want to get excited about 2028, here are the names that have emerged thus far: Walz, Buttigieg, and Pritzker. "Yikes!" Natalia Mittelstadt at JTN reports Five states considering required voter ID to stop non-citizen voting and boost election security. "Only about half of the states require voter photo ID, and just 15 explicitly prohibit non-citizen voting."

At Am Great, Roger Kimball calls Trump’s DOJ Speech A Reckoning for the Deep State and a Media Meltdown. "Trump’s DOJ speech called out corruption, promised justice reform, and sent the media into a frenzy over his bold rebuke of the establishment." Vicky Taft at PJM hears Trump Makes Huge Announcement About FBI's Future, and It's a Fantastic Gut Punch to the Old Guard. No new building; they'll get stuck in the old Commerce building ""about 25% the size" of the J. Edgar Hoover building." From Da Mail, Jake Tapper shocks viewers by airing list of grievances he AGREES with Trump on. WokeSpy, CNN Panel Melts Down When Jennings Brings Up Protestors “Storming Trump Tower.” Grassley, Johnson Release Records Showing FBI Obtained Trump, Pence Cell Phones, Conducted Sweeping Interviews to Advance Anti-Trump Arctic Frost Investigation. Matt Margolis, Now We Know Biden's Role in the FBI's Witch Hunt Against Trump. Sundance at CTH, Senators Grassley and Johnson Provide Documents Outlining FBI Operation Arctic Frost, the 2022 Targeting of President Trump by the FBI. At Da Wire, Gabbard ‘Aggressively Pursuing’ Intel Community Leaks To Legacy Media, "She said that leakers were sharing information with NBC News, The Washington Post, and others."

Jeff Charles at TownHall sees Judge Halts Trump Executive Order Targeting Democrat-Aligned Law Firm. "U.S. District Judge Beryl A. Howell argued that Trump used “extraordinary power” and that the law firm suffered damages from the executive order, according to The Washington Post. The judge granted the firm a temporary restraining order, which would prevent some of the punishments from going into effect, and said she will hold an additional hearing before issuing a full ruling on the matter.The executive order bans federal agencies from hiring Perkins Coie or from working with contractors who use the firm’s services. It bars Perkins Coie employees from entering federal buildings while suspending their security clearances. The judge noted that Trump’s order could cow other law firms from taking on cases or clients that might go against the president’s interests. She further pointed out that the order seemed to violate the law firm’s First Amendment rights and was done without due process, The Post reported."

At Althouse, "Invocation of the Alien Enemies Act Regarding the Invasion of The United States by Tren De Aragua." "A proclamation by President Trump." "NYT summary: "Alien Enemies Act: The Trump administration has issued an executive order invoking the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, an obscure law that could allow it to remove unauthorized immigrants with little due process. The order says that adult Venezuelans who are in the United States without authorization and are part of the Tren de Aragua gang are 'liable to be apprehended, restrained, secured and removed.'"" NewsMax, Trump Invokes 18th Century Law to Speed Deportations, Judge Stalls it Hours Later. “I do not believe I can wait any longer and am required to act,” Boasberg said during a Saturday evening hearing in a lawsuit brought by the ACLU and Democracy Forward. “A brief delay in their removal does not cause the government any harm,” he added, noting they remain in government custody but ordering that any planes in the air be turned around. Boasberg
From the California Policy Center, Why was a brilliant kid rejected by the University of California? "Despite a 4.2 high school grade-point average, near-perfect SATs, and the fact that he founded a software company while still a high school sophomore, Stanley Zhong was rejected by admissions officers at UC Berkeley, UCLA, Davis, San Diego and Santa Barbara – every University of California campus he applied to."
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